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GRAND  RAPIDS,  A PR IL  19,  1893.

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“ ANDY  RICK’S  HANDY  TRICKS.”
Andrew Rick was in trouble.  He  was 
very much in trouble.  The  trouble was 
all 
the  greater  because  it  was  such a 
little one. 
It  is  much easier to stop the 
barking of a dog than  the  singing  of  a 
mosquito, and Mr. Rick resented his state 
of mind because he knew it to be entirely 
unworthy of him.

It was this way.  He stood at the head 
of  his  party  in  Quantico  county.  His 
elevation to that autocracy had been  en­
tirely creditable to his political abilities. 
Less  than  five  years  before,  as the new 
sheriff,  he  had  come  to the county seat 
from  the  obscurity of  Ricktown.  With 
him he  had  brought  Colonel  Marcellus 
Bodson,  a gray-haired partisan who,  in a 
lifetime  of  office-seeking,  had  let  his 
aspirations sink  from  Congress  through 
all the grades  of  political  possibility  to 
the hnmble duties of a deputy sheriff.  It 
was  his  last  chance,  and  he  took  it, 
partly  because  Andrew  Rick  insisted, 
and  largely  because  he  needed the in­
come.  This  was  sad,  because  the  Bod- 
sons  were  people  entirely  unworthy  of 
their  poverty,  especially  the  daughter, 
Miss Jnlia Bodson.

When the bosses tried  to  defeat  Rick, 
because they thought him the sort of man 
who  could  be  put  aside, Rick,  with the 
active  assistance  of Bodson,  utilized the 
popular sentiment against the bosses and 
turned the  tables.

So up came Rick. 

It was the happiest 
moment of his  life.  He could never for­
get the joy that filled him  when  he  saw 
himself  chosen  unanimously a chairman 
of  the  county  committee.  He was  the 
clerk of the court now,  and  his  income 
was nearly $4,000,  and  there  was  really 
no  reason  why  the  exhilaration  of  his 
first victory should  not  have  continued. 
But—there are always huts  even in poli­
tics—it did not last.  He  soon found out 
that the throne of a boss was not an easy 
chair padded with roses.  It  had thorns.
Safety,  he discovered,  lay  in  getting  all 
he  coaid  and  then getting out,  and thus 
it was that he began to lose sleep.

Ricktown needed a railroad.  For years 
Andrew Rick had failed to recognize this 
fact, bat now be saw it clearly.  It need­
ed it  because it would increase the price 
of  real  estate.  The  fact  that  Andrew 
Rick  owned  a  large  part  of  this  real 
estate may also have a parenthetical  im­
portance.  To get the road, it was neces­
sary  to  secure  from  the  Legislature  a 
charter,  and  with  it  legislation author­
izing  Quantico  county 
to  indorse  the 
bonds.  A  man  must  be  in the Legists 
tnre to  work  it,  and  therefore  Erastus 
Crawley,  a  good  gray  patriot, who  also 
owned Ricktown land  and  who  was  in 
Andrew’s  confidence,  was  nominated. 
Mr.  Crawley  professed  great  reluctance 
about accepting  a  place  on  the  ticket, 
and Mr. Rick told the people  that he ap­
preciated Mr.  Crawley’s unselfishness  in 
bowing to his party at the sacrifice of his 
personal preferences.  The  voters  swal­
lowed it all, and Mr.  Crawley  was  elect­
ed.  Everything went well,  and  the rail­
road  scheme  was  being  so quietly man­
aged that  it  promised  perfect  success.

But  it  so  happened that the smoothness 
of its progress had a  bad  effect  on 
the 
political ambitions  of  Mr. Crawley.  He 
had been  i n office before.  The school in 
Ricktown district needed a  new  teacher. 
In an unhappy moment Mr. Crawley told 
Mrs. Crawley that  he  could  get  it  for 
their  daughter  Mary.  After  that  the 
idea  took  possession  of  Mrs.  Crawley, 
mind, body  and  soul,  and  Mr.  Crawley 
was sent off  to town to see about it.  He 
found Andrew Rick in an unguarded  in­
terval, and  he  went back home with the 
promise of  the  boss  that  his  daughter 
Mary should have it.

This was the trouble.  Ordinarily  An­
drew Rick could have  managed  it.  But 
circumstances  alter  cases.  Miss  Jnlia 
Bodson,  the daughter of  Colonel Marcel­
las Bodson,  had  quietly  applied  for  the 
position on her merits,  without  the  for­
mality of first seeing the boss.  She  was 
young,  and  charming,  and  gifted,  and 
Miss Mary Crawley was not any of these. 
To  make the  case worse,  Andrew’s wife 
Jane had always been an intense admirer 
of  Miss  Bodson.  When  it  was  known 
that Miss Julia wanted the place,  she be­
gan to talk about it  and  to  sandwich  it 
between  the  mouthfuls  of  Andrew’s 
meals.  This  made  Mr.  Rick  unhappy, 
and his appetite  began to fail.

“You  know,  Andrew,”  Mrs.  Rick 
would  say,  “I  never  bother  you about 
offices,  because  I  don’t  think  women 
ought to have any business with politics, 
hut  I  do  hope  you will get that school 
position for Julia.  She  is  the brightest 
girl in  the county,  and she  needs  it  and 
everybody wants her to have it!”

That  was  the  trouble  again.  Every­
body  did  want  her  to  have  it, and  he 
knew it.

In his way Mr. Rick was  a  good  man. 
He was trusted,  and  his  business career 
had been without dishonor.  People said 
that if there was profit to be  got  out  of 
anything  he  generally  got  it—bnt  then 
that  was more of  a merit than a failing. 
These  same  people  sometimes  said  he 
was tricky in politics,  but  they expected 
that, and  in  a  measure  forgave  it.  A 
man in a rural community can do a great 
many things,  provided his neighbors  say 
“he is a good  man  in  his  home.”  This 
could be asserted of  Andrew  Rick  with 
entire truthfulness.  There  was  never a 
better husband.  He delighted in making 
his wife happy,  and  whenever  the  con­
versation reached a time or subject when 
he could not say yes,  he generally put on 
his hat and took a walk.

That was why  he  left  the  house  and 
started down town.  He went at once  to 
Paul  Reed’s  office.  Reed was his ablest 
lieutenant.  He  had  come  to him,  so to 
speak, from his predecessor.  He always 
respected him because he was one of  the 
few  men  who  seemed to be serving the 
party without wanting pay or office.

He took his usual  chair,  and  in a few 
minutes  conversation  had  drifted to the 
Legislature.

“I see you  got  a  favorable  report  on 
your  railroad  bill,”  said  Reed.  “I  re­
ceived  a  printed  copy  to-day.  Every­
thing is there and it  is  all right.  When

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the  road  is built  I suppose  you  will be 
getting  91,000  apiece  for  building  lots 
carved  out  of that  $20 an  acre  farm of 
yours.”

Andrew laughed and said,  “It’s a  good 
thing for  the  county,  isn’t  it?  It  will 
add to the taxable basis,  won’t it?”

‘‘Of  course, of  course,  and,  incident­
ally,  it may  increase  the bank  accounts 
of Andrew Rick and Erastus Crawley.” 

There was  another laugh,  but Andrew 
grew a  little red in  the  face.  He  liked 
Reed, but  he did  wish that  he  would be 
a little less personal.

“By the way,  Andrew,  1 wanted to see 
you about  a matter.  They  are  going to 
appoint  a 
the  Ricktown 
school next week, and Miss Julia Bodson 
wants it.”

teacher  for 

Andrew’s cheerfulness sank.
“1 don’t suppose there’ll be any trouble 
about  it,”  Reed  went  on.  “She  is  a 
charming young woman,  too  good by far 
for the work, but 1 suppose she needs it, 
and she  ought  to  have  it. 
I  wish  you 
would  see  that  it is  pushed through  at
once.”

Andrew  shifted uneasily in  the chair. 
He tried to  collect  himself.  He  waited 
so long that  Reed  asked,  “ You’ll  do it, 
won’t you?”

Andrew stammered.  “Reed,” he said, 
“I’ve  promised  it  to  Crawley  for  his 
daughter Mary.”

“The devil you have!”
“I  had  to  do 

it.”  pleaded  Rick. 
“Crawley’s wife  is set on  it, and unless 
Mary gets it I’d never hear the end of it, 
and  Crawley  wouldn’t  have  any  more 
peace as  long as he lived.”

Reed quickly comprehended  the situa­
tion.  He  took  up  a  paper  knife  and 
tapped  on the  desk  as  if  to  emphasize 
his thoughts.

“Look  here,  Rick.”  he said,  “you  are 
going  too far,  and it’s  about time  that 
one  of  your  friends  gave  you  a  little 
plain advice.”

Andrew looked  at the  young  man  in 

amazement.

“I  speak  plainly,”  continued  Reed, 
“because you  need  plain  speech.  You 
are getting the idea that  you are bossing 
this  county,  and  are  looking  upon  the 
offices as  belonging to  you  for  personal 
distribution.  You get flattery and abuse, 
and  you  take  both  as  tributes  to  your 
power.  You  are making a mistake,  and 
unless you draw in  your reins a little you 
will soon reach  the end of your rope.” 

“Reed,”  said  Andrew,  “keep  your 

coat on and talk  sense.”

“ Well,  I  will,”  replied  Reed.  “You 
have said once or twice lately that you're 
tired of  putting  up  with  Bodson.  You 
think you  have done  too much  for him. 
Now,  the truth  is,  you have  used him  in 
your work,  and now  that he  is old  and 
poor and is drinking  more than he ought 
to  you  want  to visit  all  his weaknesses 
on his family.”

“ Reed,  you’re  going  too  far,”  said 
Rick  with emphasis as he arose.  “When 
the  place  was  promised  to  Crawley,  I 
didn’t know  Julia Bodson  was  an appli­
cant.”

“That explains  things,  but it does not 
excuse  you.  You  had  no  business  to 
promise a school  position.  Such  places 
ought to be given on merit alone.”

“Oh!”  exclaimed  the  manager,  with 
some  contempt  in  his  voice,  “you’re 
turning civil service reformer,  are you?” 
“It’s  not  a  question  of  reform;  it’s a 

matter of justve.”

“ You  can’t run  politics  on  theories,”

said  Andrew,  standing  in  front of  the 
desk with  both  hands  in  his  trousers’ 
pockets.  “You  can’t  distribute  offices 
like prizes in  a spelling bee.  You can’t 
manage a party like a sewing society, but 
you can talk  beautifully  how  the thing 
ought to be done  and lay down opinions 
that are as lovely as a sixteen-year-old in 
a new  gingham  frock.  1  know  men  in 
this country  who  are not  able to raise a 
crop of  black-eyed peas,  who think they 
can run  the United  States  Government 
better  than  the  President, the  Supreme 
Court and Congress all put together, and 
believe they  ought to  be drawing $5,000 
a year  for  setting  on  goods  boxes  and 
talking  about  the  weather.  What  has 
Bodson  done  for  this  country?  What, 
except to  swash  around  and  speechify 
and get into debt?  You’ve  got to  judge 
a man  by what he’s done and by what he 
does, and  you’ve got  to let  him manage 
his own affairs.”

“But  the  party’s  affairs  are  not one 

man’s affairs.”

“Yes,  they are, if the party places him 
at  the  head  of  its  management,  and  I 
defy  you ot  anybody  else  to  say  that  I 
have  not  tried  to  do  the  best  1  could. 
I’m not  going  to let  up business piinci- 
ples now and  run into sentiment.  When 
1  make  a  promise  1’il  stick  to  it,  and 
what’s more, I’m going to depend on you 
to help me out.  You  drew up that  rail­
road bill for us!”

“I will not help you out  in this school 
appointment,” replied Reed with consid­
erable deliberation; “and the  sooner you 
get old Crawley to  release you  from this 
pledge the  better it  will be  for you and 
the party.  As  for  the  railroad  bill,  1 
don’t care a continental whether you get 
it through or not.”

Andrew stood  in  silence.  He walked 
to the fire and  meditated,  and  looked to 
the ceiling and  yawned.

“ Well,” he said, as if tired of the con­
versation.  “I’ll  see  what 1  can  do.  1 
guess I’ll go home and go to bed.”

*  *  *

The next  morning,  which  was  Satur­
day,  Mr. Crawley, on his way home from 
the Legislature,  which took a recess  un­
til  Tuesday, called  at the  house of  Mr. 
Rick.  The two gentlemen  went at  once 
into executive session.

“The bill  is all  right,”  sgid Crawley. 
“ 1  have  promised to  vote for  things for 
near about everybody  in the  Legislature, 
and  they  are going to  run our  railroad 
through 
in  return.  Politics  are  just 
about  as  they  were  twenty  years  ago 
when 1 was there—the  same old game of 
you vote  for  my  bill  and  I’ll  vote  for 
your  bill, you  tickle me  and I’ll  tickle 
you.”

“Don’t let them  put you off too long,” 
said Mr.  Rick;  “their promises might not 
keep.”

“That’s  all  right,”  said  Mr. Crawley 

“The bill is safe.”

Then Mr.  Crawley  moved his  chair  a 
bit closer  and  asked,  “How  about  that 
little appointment for my daughter?”

“I don’t know,” said  Mr.  Rick  ambig­

uously.

“Ain’t it all right?”
“Yes,  1 think  it  is.  But  you  know 
Julia Bodson has applied, and to tell you 
the truth she’s got a mighty strong senti­
ment back of her.”

“I don’t care if  she has,” Mr. Crawley 
broke  in  vigorously.  “Yon  promised 
my daughter the place, and you’ve  got to 
give it to her.”
“Don’t  you  see,”  expostulated  Mr. 
Kick,  “Pm  doing  all  I  can?  But  look

P u r ity .

Q u a l i t y .

Price.

Three characteristic feature of our good swhich make them 

popular and profitable to handle.

W E   A R E   T H E   P E O P L E   in  o u r  line.

THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

PO TA TO ES.

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.

S im p le,  D u ra b le,  P r a c tic a l.

U sed   b y   H u n d r e d s   o f  F a r m ers,

1 Denstraled Success.

As  N e c e s s a r y   to  F a r m e r s  a s  a  C o r n  

P l a n t e r .

S u r e   to  Sell.

Works Perfectly  in Clay, Gravel  or  Sandy  Soil,  Sod  or  New  Ground. 

Plants  at any  and Uniform  Depth  in  Moist Soil.

(PAT.  MAT,  1888.)

F o r  S a l e  b y

FLETCHER, JENKS & CO., 

DETI  OIT,  MICH. 

FOSTER, STEVENS & CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Price,  $24 per  Dozen.

Liberal  Discount  to  Dealers.

B A N A N A S!

L a r g e   B u n ch es.
C lean ,  P lu m p   F ruit.

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THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

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here, Crawley,  why can’t you let her wait 
until the next vacancy?  It’s going  to be 
a hard fight to make it this time,  and  she 
might be defeated.”

Mr. Crawley gasped,  as if  the proposi­
tion had taken his breath away.  “Great 
Scott,  Andrew, you don’t know what this 
means.  My wife is set on it.  She brings 
I won’t get 
it up every time I go  home. 
any  peace  until  it’s  done. 
If  Mary 
should have to give way to Julia Bodson, 
I’d  just  as well  buy a  lot in  that ceme­
tery which  we  are  going  to build when 
we get our railroad to Ricktown.”

“I know all that,”  said Mr. Rick,  “but 
it’s a very ticklish  position  for  me, and 
will be very foolish for both of us  if  we 
go to jeopardizing our railroad by a fight 
over a little school appointment.”

“It’s not that at all,”  said  Mr.  Craw­
ley.  “There  isn’t  a  bit  of  danger. 
You’re just afraid of Bodson; that’s what 
you are.  Now  why  don’t  you  act  sen­
sible? Drop Bodson.  You’ve done enough 
for him,  and if  you’ll  keep  on  trying  to 
drag  him  along  he’s  going  to drag you 
down.  He’s a fool and you know it, and 
since he took to drink in his old age  he’s 
worse than a fool.  No  man  ever makes 
anything by backing a  fool.  Drop  him, 
Andrew, drop him,  and  let  him shift for 
himself.”

This sounded hard.  Mr.  Rick felt that 
it  was  hard,  but  it did seem to be busi 
ness-like.  He  had  wanted  to say some 
thing of the sort himself, but he couldn’t 
do it.  Now  it  eased  his  mind to know 
that someone else had said it for him,

Saturday was a busy day  at  the  court 
house.  Usually Mr. Rick  had his hands 
full,  attending  to  his business ventures, 
He  left  the  work  of  the  office  to his 
deputy.  Late  in  the  afternoon  he  en­
tered the office,  and  found  Colonel  Mar- 
cellus Bodson in a demoralized condition 
—also  the  work. 
It  made  him  angry, 
He had the ideas of a man who had pros­
pered  on 
temperance.  He  abhorred 
drunkenness.  The  more  he  thought 
about it,  the  worse  his  humor  became 
There  was  no  one  in the room but the 
two men.  Mr. Rick suddenly stepped  to 
the front of  the desk  on  which  Colonel 
In 
Bodson was resting his weary  brain. 
crisp,  clear-cut  English  he 
told 
the 
Colonel what he thought of  him.

“This sort of thing must stop,” he said 
“For three Saturdays the books have not 
been kept  up,  and  it  can’t  go  on  any 
longer.”

It required several  minutes  to  arouse 
the Colonel.  When he did get awake, he 
was vigorous and belligerent.

“Then why don’t you come in here and 
help?” he asked.  “If it hadn’t  been  for 
me, you  would  never  have  been  clerk; 
but I am your deputy, and therefore  you 
must draw $3,000 a  year,  while  I  get  a 
miserable $600 and  do  all  the  work. 
I 
want you to understand that  I’ve  got  as 
much right in this office as you have.”

Mr. Rick  was  nettled.  He  turned  a 
shade paler, and his fingers clutched ner­
vously at the leaves of the book.  He did 
not reply at  once,  for  he  objected  to  a 
scene.  He  had  expected  the Colonel to 
cower at his reproof.

“If you want the books fixed,  you  had 
better help do it,”  added  the deputy ag­
gressively.  “You haven’t done an honest 
days work in this office for a month.”

Mr. Rick’s courage was not of the phy­
sical  sort.  At  this  attack  he prepared 
for a retreat.  But  before  he  could get 
himself started, Colonel  Marcellus  Bod­

son,  under the stimulus of  his condition, 
advanced  again  in  heavier  array  than 
ever.

“I want to know,” he said,  “what  you 
mean by  trading  a  school  appointment 
for  Crawley’s  vote  on that crooked rail­
road  bill  of  yours,  and  cheating  my 
daughter out of her rights?”

His voice was thick,  but his anger was 
unmistakable.  As  he  spoke, his  clear­
ness  of  mind  seemed  to  increase.  He 
arose  and steadied himself by holding to 
the  desk.  Although  physically  uncer­
tain, he was intensely in  earnest.

*1 am waiting for an explanation,”  he 

added with dignity.

Mr.  Rick  was  totally  unprepared  for 
this turn  in  the  interview.  As quickly 
as he could,  he  asked  the  Colonel  to go 
home and come back  Monday  and  settle 
it then.

No, I won’t,”  said the Colonel.  “We’ll 

settle it now—man to man.”

Then 

there  is  only  one  way,”  ex­
claimed Rick, summoning all his courage. 
Leave the office.”
“Not before you pay me what you owe 

me.”

You  have  overdrawn  your  account, 

and I don’t owe you a cent.”

“You’ve tricked me, and used me,” ex­
claimed Mr.  Bodsoa, holding up his hand, 
“and now you want to cheat me.”

“1 repeat, you’ve  overdrawn  your  ac­

count.”

The conversation was rapid.  Each was 
under great excitement.  Suddenly  Bod­
son plunged toward Mr. Rick.  He seemed 
to have lost his balance, but  Andrew be­
lieved it  to  be  an  intentional  advance. 
They  were  near  the  entrance, and Mr. 
Rick met the movement by  grasping  his 
deputy under his arm.  Before  he  could 
struggle, he pushed him out of  the office 
and locked the door.

When Mr. Rick sat down  he was trem­
bling from his head  to his feet.  Perspi­
ration was standing on his forehead.  He 
had  never  been  in  such a mess before. 
He would have given $1,000 to be  out  of 
it then.  But  it  was  not  his fault.  He 
saw that clearly; and yet he knew people 
would  talk.

“It’s always this way,” he muttered to 
himself.  “When one thing  goes wrong, 
everything goes wrong.”

It did go wrong with a vengeance.
He  looked  through  the  side window. 
People were  hurrying  toward  the  front 
of the court house.  He locked the  safes 
and closed the shutters.  His nerves were 
still rebelling, but he felt cooler when he 
turned  the  key  in  the door and started 
home.

He drew  near  the  outer  vestibule  of 
the court house.  Suddenly  he  saw men 
holding  an 
improvised  stretcher,  on 
which was the prostrate form of  Colonel 
Bodson,  from whose face blood was flow­
ing.  Somehow his heart suddenly  grew 
sick.  Even 
explanation,  “The 
Colonel  fell  down  the  steps  and  was 
stunned—that’s  all,”  did  not  reassure 
him.  He offered to help,  but  he was not 
needed.

As soon as he could, he went miserably 

the 

towards his home.

He entered the house,  staring as  if  he 
scarcely  recognized  it.  But  when  he 
passed on into the sitting room, he  came 
to himself as if from a shock.

Sitting near the window was Miss Julia 
Bodson,  chatting  with  Mrs.  Rick  and 
praising  the  fancy  work which she had 
just  completed.  Mr.  Rick  stammered j

“Good evening,” but  he  was plainly not 
himself.  Suddenly  his  wife  looked  up 
and exclaimed:

“For mercy’s  sake, Andrew, what  ails 

Nothing,”  he said, “only tired—noth­

you?”

ing at all.”

I  know  there  is,”  she asserted deci­
sively.  “You are as  white  as  a  ghost. 
You look as if you’ve got a chill—doesn’t 
he, Julia?”

“Indeed you  do, Mr.  Rick,” said  Miss 
Julia,  “and  I am  afraid  that Mrs.  Rick 
will have to try her  new  remedy  for the 
ague,  which  she  has  been  telling  me 
about.”

Mr.  Rick  attempted  to  smile,  but  it 

was a ghastly  failure.

“I  must  be  going  now,”  said  Miss 
Bodson.  “I  suppose  father  has  gone 
home?”  This to Mr. Rick.

“Yes,” said  M% Rick,  “he has gone.” 
She arose,  and was  about to say good­
bye,  when  Mr.  Rick  looked  at her  and 
said, as bravely as he could:

“Miss Julia,  you must not be alarmed, 
for it is not  serious,  but your father met 
with an accident, and—”

“How?” she asked breathlessly.
“He fell  and cut  himself—that’s  all. 

It was not serious.”

Miss Bodson started  towards  the door. 
“One  moment,  Miss  Julia,”  said  Mr. 
Rick.  “The  Colonel forgot  to draw his 
salary  today,  and  maybe  you—I  mean 
he’ll  need  it.  He  might  want  some 
things.”

“Thank you,  Mr.  Rick,”  said the  girl 
with  candor,  “we  shall  need  it.  Now 
good-bye.”

They  had  not  observed  Mrs.  Rick, 
She had  put on her  hat and  shawl,  and 
when Miss Bodson started she said:

I am going with you, dear.  Andrew, 

you’ll find the supper  on the table.”

An hour afterwards Mrs. Rick returned. 

The supper was untouched.

I do  think  that  some of  these  town 
folks have the least sense of  any  people 
I  ever  knew,”  was  her  first  sentence. 
“They  were  crowding  in  that  room 
enough to suffocate  anybody,  especially 
a man  who  had  been  in a  faint.  The 
doctors were away  and it  did seem  that 
nobody understood just what ought to be 
done,  and so  I had to order them all out 
—all except Mr.  Reed and Julia!”

“Is he much hurt?” asked  Mr. Rick. 
“After  washing  off  the  blood  and 
smoothing  out his  hair,  Mr.  Reed  and I 
got  the  bleeding  stopped  and wrapped 
his head up in  bandages and  got him  to 
drink  some hot  coffee and  eat  a  little 
piece of  toast,  and  all  the  time  he was 
thanking  me,  and  I was telling  him not 
to mind  that,  for his folks would be glad 
to do  the same  for  us,  and he  said they 
certainly would,  and—no,  he ain’t much 
hurt; he’ll be all right soon.”

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

Kent  County Savings

GRAND  RAPIDS  ,MICH.

J no. A.  Covode,  Pres.

Henrt  Idema, Yice-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Veboieb,  Cashier.

K. Van Hop, Ass’t C’s’r. 

Transacts a General Banking  Business. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A.  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Pox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowne,  Henry idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, 
J. A. S. Verdier.

Deposits  Exceed  One  m illion  Dollars.

EstabUshed  1868.

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WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Building  Papers,  Carpet  Lin­
ings,  Asphalt  Beady  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.

In Felt, Composition and Gravel,

Warehouse and Office 

Cor.  LOUIS and  CAMPAIT  Sts..

Grand  Rapids, 

Mich

Wm. Brummeler & Sons,

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Phone 640

260 S.  Ionia St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

NET PRICE LISTgOF SAP PAILS PER 100.

IC
$14
.  15
.  19
.  10 25

IX
$17
18
22 50

1 gal. I C Syrup Cans, per 100.

These  goods are  full size  and are guaranteed 
not to leak.  The pails are made almost straight 
flaring enough to pack  conveniently.

In  lots  of  500  we  will^allow  5  per  cent, off 

above prices.  Terms, 30 days net.

Send for price list of general line of  tinware.

BURNED  OUT.

Sunday and Monday were days of  tor­
ture to Mr.  Rick. 
It was  noised around 
that there had  been a fight  between  the 
two men,  that  Colonel  Bodson  had been 
discharged and  knocked  down; all  sorts 
of rumors were  flying over the town and 
through  the  county.  Mr.  Rick  refused 
to  discuss  the  matter,  except  to  deny 
that  there  had  been  any  physical  diffi­
culty.  To  his  callers  Colonel  Bodson 
stated that  the  differences  between  Mr. 
Rick and himself  were purely  personal, 
but that they were of  such a nature that 
he  would not return to his duties as dep 
uty clerk.

(Continued on page 18.)

B ut w ill be  unning again  by MAY  1st.

EVERYTHING  NEW.

Lasts and  Patterns  the  Latest.

SNEDICOR  &  HATHAWAY,

DETROIT,  MICH,

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

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AMONG  THE TRADE.

A R O U N D   T H E   S T A T E .

Palo—John Galloway will shortly open 

a new grocery store here.

Blaine—Newberry Bros, succeed Myron 

Jefferson in general trade.

Detroit—0.  L.  Howard  has  sold  his 

grocery  stock to  A lbert Jeffrey.

Macomb— H.  Schipper  succeeds  A.

Van Hoe, Sr.,  in general trade.

McBain—G. W. Storry is succeeded  by 

Storry & Ward  in general  trade.

Hastings—S.  E.  Phillips succeeds Phil­

lips & Preston  in the grocery business.

Kalamazoo—Lamb & Koediger succeed 
Geo.  A.  Lamb in the furniture  business.
Metamora—O.  Moses  &  Son  succeed 
Dayton A. Travis  in  the furniture busi­
ness.

Mt.  Pleasant—Leahy & Donaghue  suc­
ceed L.  M.  Winters in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Wise—Jas. D.  Loomis has removed his 
general  stock  from  Rosebush  to  this 
place.

Lawrence — Kelly  &  Bowen  succeed 
Julius  H.  Kelly  in  the  hardware  busi­
ness.

Hudson—Kirkup  &  Rooney,  grocers, 
have dissolved,  John  Rooney  continuing 
the business.

Coldwater—Bro jvn  &  Burrows,  furni­
ture dealers,  have dissolved, A. R. Brown 
&  Co. succeeding.

Kalamazoo—W.  A.  Randall  succeeds 
Randall & Nichelson in the fruit and con­
fectionery  business.

Deckerville—West  &  Laughran  suc­
ceed J. West & Farley in the agricultural 
implement business.

Gagetown—Jas. Gage  is  succeeded  by

A.  A.  McKenzie  in  the  furniture  and 
undertaking business.

Pomona—G.  H.  Spencer  has  sold  his 
stock of  general  merchandise  to  G.  E. 
Dye, late of  Nessen City.

Escanaba—Geo.  Preston  is  succeeded 
by  F.  JB. Johnson  in the drug,  news and 
stationery  business.

Slocum’s Grove—C.  E.  Mills  succeeds 
Ira A. Woodward  in  general  trade  and 
the shingle business.

Bay  City—H.  J.  Goldsmith  has  re­
moved his clothing stock from  West Bay 
City to this place.

Muskegon—Peterson,  Chapel  &  Co., 
hardware dealers,  have dissolved,  Peter­
son & Damm succeeding.

Hubbardston—J.  A.  Damon  has  pur­
chased  the  F.  A.  Holbrook  drug stock 
and will continue the business.

Capac—E.  B.  Fuller,  doing  business 
under the style of  Fuller Bros.,  has  sold 
his general stock to W. O.  Fuller.

St.  Louis—F.  N.  Humphrey  succeeds 
Humphrey  Bros,  in  the  hardware  and 
agricultural implement business.

Kalamazoo—Purdy  &  Dibble  succeed 
W.  A.  Purdy in  the grocery  business at 
the  corner  of  Parsons  and  Edwards 
streets.

Owosso—Edward  M.  Johnson has pur­
chased the old  brewery building from  M. 
L. Stewart,  and will utilize  the building 
as a bakery and candy factory.

Coral—Abram Shook has been admitted 
to partnership in the general merchandise 
establishment  of  D.  L.  Shook,  and  the 
new firm  will  be known as  Shook & Son.
Eaton Rapids—T. J.  Waddell  has pur­
chased Wm.  Rogers’  interest in the  meat 
business of Rogers & Manning.  The new 
firm will be known as  Manning  &  Wad­
dell.

Marqnette—George McDonald has sold

the entire cut  of  his  sawmill  at  Three 
Lakes  to  Eastern  parties.  The lumber 
will be shipped through all rail as fast as 
dry.

Traverse City—D.  D.  Paine,  who  went 
to  Pueblo,  Col., 
last  October  for  his 
health,  died  at  that  place  on  Monday. 
His  wife  and  daughter  were with him. 
Mr. Paine bad been in the furniture busi­
ness in this village  since 1887.

Middleton—J.  M.  Trask,  who  was as­
sociated  with the  Nelson-Barber  Co.,  at 
Ithaca,  for over ten years, has purchased 
an  interest  in  the  general  merchandise 
firm  of  Naldrett  Bros.  The  new  firm 
will  be known as Naldrett Bros.  & Co.

Muskegon—The  drug  store of  Padley 
Bros,  was closed  April  14 by  S. H.  Las- 
ley,  administrator  for  the  Ferdinand 
Weller estate, which holds a chattel mort­
gage of some  $3,500  on the  stock.  The 
action was taken on a petition from Fred 
Brundage, who holds notes to the amount 
of $2,700 from Padley Bros., and endorsed 
by 
the  late  Ferdinand  Weller.  Mr. 
Brundage set up in his petition that Pad- 
ley  Bros,  were  selling  out  their  stock 
without replenishing it.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Cedar Springs—J. H.  Worden succeeds 
the  sawmill 

Worden  &  Nickerson 
business.

Romeo—Wellington  Jersey is succeed­
the  flouring 

ed by  Hare & Murdock  in 
mill business.

in 

Trout  Creek—The  Trout Creek  Lum­
ber Co.  is  about beginning  work  on the 
construction  of  a  logging  railway,  six 
miles  long.

East Tawas—The  East  Tawas  Stave 
Co.’s mill is  finished  and  the  mill  will 
begin  the  mauufacture  of  staves  and 
heading  this  week.  The  company  will 
also erect a hoop mill.

Onekama—The Onekama Lumber Co.’s 
sawmill started on Monday  of last week. 
This company has  a  full  supply  of  logs 
on hand,  and,  as more cau be brought  in 
by  rail,  a  full  season’s run on hemlock 
and hardwoods is expected.

Au Sable—The Au Sable & Northwest­
ern Railroad,  owned  by  Loud & Sons, is 
to  be  extended  to  Lewiston,  the  new 
lumber town on  the  Twin  Lake  branch 
of  the  Michigan  Central,  and work will 
begin  this  week.  There  is  only  eight 
miles of road to build.

Watervale—Leo F.  Hale  is  adding 200 
feet to the length of his dock, which will 
give  him  sufficient  depth  of  water  for 
any vessel to load there.  He has started 
his shingle mill  for  the  season  and  ex­
pects  to  have  all  his lumbering enter­
prises in full operation by June 1.

Saginaw—G.  B.  Wiggins  will  not  re­
build his  planing  mill  here  which  was 
burned  last season, but will erect a plan­
ing mill in  connection with  his  sawmill 
on the  Gladwin branch of  the  Michigan 
Central  at  Highwood.  He  has  banked 
5,000,000 feet of  logs  which  will  be cut 
at this mill.

Manistee—About all the sawmills here 
are now making sawdust again.  Both of 
the Peters mills started April 4,  the Can- 
field mills on  the 6th,  the  Eureka on the 
10th and Canfield & Wheeler’s and Sands’ 
on the 13th.  The Filer mill is so crowd­
ed  with  salt  that  it  cannot  start  until 
some of the surplus is shipped.

Coleman—Farault  &  Williams, of  To­
ledo,  have  purchased  J.  H.  Peters’ head 
lining mill here.  The price was $14,500, 
and they also paid $18,000 for  stock  and 
other property.  They  own  17,000 acres

of hardwood  land  in  this  vicinity  and 
will put up a  sawmill  and  hoop  mill  to 
operate  in  connection  with  the  head 
lining  mill.

Cadillac—The Cummer Lumber Co. ex­
pects to finish  cutting its  pine timber in 
Missaukee  county by  July  1. 
It  is ex­
pected that the company’s sawmill in Har- 
ristown will  be replaced by  a new double 
band mill which will  manufacture  lum­
ber  for  Blodgett,  Cummer  &  Diggins. 
The  three band  mills  of  Cobbs  &  Mit­
chell at Cadillac are all in operation.

Saginaw—C.  K.  Eddy  & Son  will start 
their sawmill April  19.  Some  improve­
ments have been  made in the  method of 
handling the lumber from the mill to the 
yard,  and the  entire product of  the mill, 
about 20,000,000  feet,  will  be handled in 
the yard trade.  Heretofore from 10,000,- 
000 to  12,000,000  feet  has  been  sold in 
cargo  lots.  The firm  has not  a  foot  of 
unsold lumber on the mill dock.
Tbe Hardware Market.

Trade continues in very gratifying vol­
ume  and  there is general  activity  in all 
parts of the State, both jobbers and retail­
ers  doing  a  very  satisfactory  business. 
While  there is an excellent  demand for 
nearly  all  kinds  of  hardware,  there  is 
special  activity 
in  seasonable  goods. 
Builders’  hardware  is  also  moving  in 
large quantities,  with  a  good  demand; 
also heavy  hardware. 
In  several  lines 
there  is difficulty  in obtaining  goods as 
fast as  called  for,  and  the  market  in 
some  branches  shows  an  improvement 
in  tone,  with  slight  advances  in quota­
tions.

Wire  Cloth—Jobbers  have  advanced 
the price to 81.50 per 100 feet by the full 
roll,  and $1.75 where cut to length.  Even 
thus early it is now very scarce, as, despite 
the increased output by the factories,  the 
demand  has  exceeded  all  anticipation 
and stocks have been run off rapidly.

Cut Nails—The  new card of  advances 
on cut nails has now gone into effect and 
they  are the  same as  wire  nails.  The 
base,  or  price,  for  60d  nails  is  $1.55, 
with the regular advance for  other sizes.
Wire  Nails—The  market is  in  excel­
lent condition and  prices are very firmly 
held. $1.80@1.85  being the  present  quo­
tation.

Barbed  Wire—There  is  a  heavy  de­
mand for barbed wire, and shipments are 
with  difficulty  made  by  manufacturers 
as promptly  as  desired by  their custom­
ers.  The  price  is  firm  at  $2.40  for 
painted  and  $2.80  for  galvanized,  with 
higher prices in prospect.

Carriage and Machine  Bolts—In keep­
ing  with  other  lines,  bolts  are  very 
firm,¡75 and 10 discount now being quoted.
Rope—In sympathy with the condition 
of the hemp  market,  prices  for  manilla 
and sisal  rope  are slightly lower.  Sisal 
now commands  8%@9c.

Window Glass—An  advance  of  5  per 
cent,  has been  made  on  all  grades  of 
widow  glass,  80  per  cent,  to  80  and  5 
being now the  extreme  discounts  made.
Agricultural  Tools—Everything in the 
line  of  garden  rakes,  forks,  hoes, etc., 
are very scarce.  The manufacturers find 
it impossible to provide ahead a sufficient 
stock to take care of their orders and the 
result  is  everybody  has  to  be  incon­
venienced.

Caught by  Chicago  Thieves.

From the Shelby Herald.

A.  E.  Souter has  been in  Chicago  this 
week  in  the  interest of a number of po­
tato  shippers  who  had  made  consign­
ments to Miles & Warner.  He found the

firm  out  of  business,  thoroughly  irre­
sponsible  and uncollectable;  in fact, the 
members of  the  firm  were  under  arrest 
for embezzlement upon the complaint  of 
a  Lansing  man.  The  experience  of 
Oceana  county  people  in  shipping  po­
tatoes  on  consignment  to  two  or three 
snide  commission  houses  will  make  it 
difficult  for  solicitors  hereafter  to  get 
produce  unless  they  have  the  cash  to 
hand over when the stock is weighed.  It
will,  no  doubt,  affect  the  shipment  of 
fruit on consignment this season.

FOR  SALE.  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements  will  be  Inserted  un„-r  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. 

-TWO-STORY

OR  SALE —TWO-STORY  FRAME  VI''RE 
F
building and dwelling at Levering,a tiuriring 
Northern Michigan town.  Property well rented. 
Will  sell  cheap or  exchange  for  city  property. 
A. M. LeBaron, 65 Monroe St.. Grand Rapids. 702
one of the best business streets of the  city. 
ue,  with  profitable  cash  trade  and  good  will 
thrown in.  For fall information apply to  E. A. 
Stowe, 100 Louis S t, Grand Rapids._____ W0

F or  sa le—clea n  g r o c ery  stock  on 

Stock and fixtures will be sold at inventory  • al- 

691

698

F or ex c h a n g e- i  w ish  to  ex c h a n g e

hotel and  furniture for  stock  of  merchan­
dise.  Hotel doing the best business in Northe  a 
Michigan.  Electric lights,  steam heat; In  fai■*, 
all modern  improvements.  Or  will  sell  furni­
ture  and  lease  the  property.  Address,  Hotel 
McKinnon, Cadillac, Mich. 

and  well  selected, excellently  located  fo 
business on main thoroughfare in this city.  Ad 
6!'
dress No. 697, care Michigan Tradesman. 
cash;  also store building and  lot, inclndln 
two dwelling  houses, on time.  Address No. 69 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 

F or  sa l e- sm all  d rug  stock,  c lea  f
F or  s a l e- stock  o f  g r o c e r ies  f o p
FOR  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK ana 
F or  sa le  o r  t r a d e  f o r  c lea n  stock

fixtures.  Will sell together or separately, a? 
desired.  Cheap for  cash  Chas. E. Williams, C. 
Carrier street. Grand Rapids. 

groceries—Handle factory.  Plenty of cheap 
timber.  Good shipping facilities.  Good chance 
right  parties.  Address  No.  683,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

■ O  EXCHANGE—FOR  STOCK  OF  CLOTH- 

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

ing or boots and shoes, two good hard  timber 
farms of eighty  acres  each.  Thirty-five  and 
seventy acres  Improved.  Title  clear.  Address 
Thos. Skelton. Big  Rapids._______________ 680
find drag  stocks for sale, but you  generally 
"find a nigger in the  fence.”  I have an elegant 
dfug 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  abont| terms.  Address 
quick,  John  K.  Meyers,  Muskegon,  Mich.  670 

683

693

S IT U A T IO N S   W A N T E D .

711

WANTED—SITUATION  AS  CLERK 

IN 
boot  and  shoe,  hardware,  dry  goods  or 
general store by young man who  has  had  three 
years’ experience in general  store.  Best  of ref­
erences.  Address Sherman  Wightman,  Monroe 
Centre,  Mich. 

or general store by  young  man  with  two 
years’ experience.  References  furnished.  Ad­
dress H, Lock Box 41, Vernon, Mich. 

■ ANTED—SITUATION  IN  DRY  GOODS 
■ ANTED—CLERKSHIP  OR  MANAGER 
W A N T E D—POSITION  IN  H ARD W A RE 

by registered pharmacist  with  ten  years' 
experience, and A1 references.  Address No. 710, 
Tradesman. 

store by young man of  nineteen  who  has 
had one year's experience  Wages  reasonable. 
Bertrand  Collins,  care  Wm.  Morrison,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. 
TKYANTED—POSITION  AS'  BOOK-KEEPER 
vv  by  steady young  man, with  family.  Un­
exceptional  references  furnished  and  satisfac­
tion guaranteed.  Address C. E. Weaver, Adrian, 
Mich. 

690

710

695

705

MISCELLANEOUS.

F OR  SALE—$5,000  STOCK  OF  BOOTS  AND 

shoeB in good town of 1,500.  Only  stock  in 
town.  All new goods. 
I wish to sell, not trade. 
Object,  ill  health.  Don't  answer  unless  you 
mean business.  Address No.  713 care Michigan 
Tradesman._________________________712

686

OR RENT—STORE  WHERE  THERE IS  A 
good  opening  for  a  druggist.  Rent  low. 

Enqnlre at Michigan Tradesman office. 

Rapids, Mich______________________   704

tlcnlars as to price and  kind  of  wood.  Ad­
dress M  E. Lapham, 481 East Bridge  St.,  Grand 

fountain  and  complete  charging  apara- 
tus,  of  Tuft’s  make.  For  particulars  address 
F. D. Hopkins, Alba, Mich. 

SPOT CASH  FOR  WOOD-SEND FULL  PAR- 
F OR  SAL E—FIRST-CLASS  SODA WATER 
F OR SALE—CLEAN 3TOCK OF DRY GOODS, 
boots and  shoes  and  groceries,  located  in 
best town  In  Michigan.  Rent  low.  Stock  wil 
nvoice about $2,500; will take part cash, balance) 
well secured.  W. E. Thorp, Hart, Mich. 
706
ANTED—POSITION  AS CLERK  IN  GEN- 
eral  store.  Two  years’  experience,  and 
best of references  as  to  character  and  ability. 
Address No. 707,  care Michigan Tradesman.  707

■ ANTED—AN  EXPERIENCED  BUTTER- 

maker.  Apply to  C.  M.  Northrop,  Lake- 

703

view, Mich. 

709

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Paddock  &  Toby  succeed  A. Bunnell 
in the grocery business at 600 South Divi­
sion street.

Geo.  Orr  has  purchased  the  grocery 
stock of John Price at  1066  Madison ave­
nue and will continue the business.

H. E. Finch has purchased the  grocery 
stock of Jones & Babcock  at  the  corner 
of Wealthy avenue and Henry street.

S. 
their 
strei' 
at tl

Bolles & Co.  will shortly  remove 
<  holesale  cigar  stock  from  Pearl 
to the store  in  the  Kendall  block
corner of Monroe and Park streets.
John  Allgier  and  R.  W.  Pritchard 
have  formed  a copartnership  under the 
sty ;  of  Allgier & Pritchard  and opened 
a b 
t and shoe store  at 196  East Bridge 
stre. t.

T  e Gauthier grocery stock,  at 561 and 
563 Cherry street,  has been purchased by 
H  M.  Liesveld,  who  will  continue  the 
b 
.ness at both locations until fall,when 
h  vill remove his stock from his present 
s.ore at the  corner  of  Cherry  and  East 
streets to the Gauthier location.

•\  J.  Parker,  of  the  former  firm  of 
,cker,  Coade  &  Parker,  has  leased 
jund  floor space in the  store  of  Bunt- 
i.g& Davis  and  the  office  above  their 
.»  ace  of  business,  and  engaged  in  the 
h mdling of butter, cheese,  eggs,  poultry 
a id egg case supplies,  under the style of 
a. J. Parker & Co.

Frank  Yidro  is  building  a  two  story 
•rick  store  building  at  184  Stocking 
street, which he hopes to have completed 
y  midsummer. 
It will be  occupied by 
V. Vidro with  his  grocery  stock,  when 
le will devote his  own  double  store  at 
186, 188 and 190 Stocking  street  entirely 
so his dry goods  stock.

The  wholesale  price  of  granulated 
sugar  to  the  Grand  Rapids retail trade 
last week was 85.30 per 100 pounds.  The 
retailers’ price  was 6 cents  a  pound  or 
eighteen  pounds  for  81.  The  Atlantic 
and Pacific Tea Co.’s local manager came 
out with a card  in the newspapers, offer­
ing  twenty  pounds  for 81.  The cut ap­
peared to excite little interest on the part 
of the consumer, but  the  wholesale  and 
retail grocery  trade  took  advantage  of 
the opportunity and kept a steady stream 
of buyers purchasing granulated in dollar 
packages,  as  the  cut  in  price  put the 
staple  below 
the  wholesale  price—17 
cents a hundred  below  the  cost  to  the 
Jobber  laid  down  in  Grand  Rapids,  in 
fact.  Some  of  the  jobbers succeeded in 
getting several barrels  of  granulated  in 
this  manner  and  several  of  the  retail 
grocers managed to get enough to supply 
their regular trade for  several  days.  A 
peculiar feature  of  the  episode  was the 
overweight given  by the A. and P. people 
nearly every package containing upwards 
of twenty  pounds,  the  overweight  rang­
ing  from  one  to  eight  ounces  on  each 
package.

Gripsack  Brigade.

F.  L.  Anderson,  Western  Michigan 
representative  for  the  Rogers  Shoe Co. 
of  Toledo,  was in  town  last Saturday.

F.  H.  White,  who  has  been  confined 
time  for  the 
to his house  most  of the 
past month,  has so  far  recovered  as 
to 
be able  to resume  his  regular visits  to 
the trade.

C.  M. Woodard,  formerly  on  the  road 
for Barlow Bros.,  but  for  the  past three

months with  the Globe Company, of  Cin­
cinnati, has  returned  to  his old position 
with Barlow Bros.

Gus Oswald,  city  salesman  for  A.  E. 
Brooks  &  Co.,  was  married  April 10 to 
Miss Mary Frey at  the  family  residence 
at the  corner  of  Plainfield  avenue  and 
Coldbrook street.

Fred  E.  Morley,  Junior  member  of 
the former  firm  of  Morley  Bros.,  gen­
eral  dealers  at  Cedar  Springs,  has 
engaged  to cover  the trade of the Upper 
Peninsula for the  I.  M.  Clark  Grocery 
Co.  and  will  take  up  his  residence  at 
Marquette.  He  has  closed  out his boot 
and shoe  business  at  Rapid City,  South 
Dakota.

A local post of  the  Michigan  Knights 
of the  Grip  was  recently  organized  at 
Traverse City  by  Geo. Gane, Vice-Presi­
dent, and  J.  L.  McCauley,  Secretary,  of 
the State organization.  The  post  starts 
out  with  twenty-two  charter  members 
and  the  following  officers:  C.  M. Beers, 
President;  L. M.  Pemberton, Vice-Presi­
dent;  A.  L.  Bachant,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer;  Riley  Sweers,  Sergeant-at- 
Arms.

Frank L>.  Kelly,  who has been confined 
to  his  house  since Feb. 2 by dropsy and 
stomachal trouble, is  now  able  to retain 
and  assimilate  nourishment,  in  conse­
quence of which he expects to be able  to 
get on his  feet  again  in  a  short  time. 
Carson,  Pirie, Scott & Co., his employers, 
have sent him  a  check  for  his  regular 
salary each month,  which  is  certainly  a 
very  commendable  thing for them to do 
under the circumstances.

Purely  Personal.

Summer Wells, of the I. M.  Clark  Gro­
cery  Co.,  spent  several  days  last  week 
in the Upper Peninsula.

A. H. Cleland, who has served as book­
keeper for the Giant Clothing Co.  for the 
past year, has  resigned his position, and 
will  spend  the  summer  in  his  father’s 
store at Coopersville, unless a more lucra­
tive opening presents itself.

John W.  Ver  Hoeks & Co.,  the Grand 
Haven  general  dealers,  celebrated  the 
tenth  anniversary  of  their  starting in 
business  April  13.  The  firm  has  built 
up a large and satisfactory trade,  and de­
serves the congratulations of its friends.
B.  M.  Adams,  son of  G.  O. Adams, the 
Dushville general dealer, has been spend­
ing several days in the city,  looking over 
the various points of interest. 
It  is  his 
first visit to this  market  and  his  initial 
impressions  have  been  pleasant beyond 
expectation.

C.  Billman,  general  dealer  at  Solon, 
was in town  last Thursday on  his way to 
Central  Indiana with several carloads of 
potatoes.  He predicts that the  Manistee 
A Northeastern Railroad will build a spur 
from its main line to  some  Lake  Michi­
gan point in Leelanaw county this season, 
but thinks it  an  open  question  whether 
the branch  starts  from  Solon  or  Lake 
Ann.

that 

Geo.  H.  Reeder has returned from Bos­
ton  and  Lycoming,  where  he  placed 
orders for fall stocks of shoes and rubber 
goods.  Mr.  Reeder  is  strongly  of  the 
opinion 
the  dealer  who  delays 
placing his order for rubber  goods  until 
after July 1, in  all  probability  will  not 
get any rubbers in  time for the fall trade, 
as the members of  the rubber trust seem 
disposed to manufacture only for present 
wants  and  assert  that they will not an­
ticipate the  needs  of  the  trade  in  the 
least degree.

CUSHMAN’S

[Me n t h o l   In h a l e s .
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,aMich.,|U.  8. A.

“The  Proof of the Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

SMOKERS  ONCE  SMOKERS  A L­

W AYS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED

B e n   -   H   u r ,

The great 10c Cigar,  and

¡Record  J-freaker,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on Honor. 

Sold on Merit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

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MANUFACTURERS,

D E T R O I T .

Unlike the Dutch  Process 

—  O R  —

No  Alkalies
Other  Chemicals
™ W . Baker & Co.’s
Breakfast  Cocoa,

a re  used  in   the 
p re p a r a tio n  o f

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w h ich   is   absolutely p u r e  

a n d   soluble.

A d escrip tio n   of  th e   chocolate 
p la n t,  an d   of  th e  v ario u s  cocoa 
an d  chocolate p re p a ra tio n s m an­
u factu red  by W alter B ak er & Co. 
will be s e n t free to  an y  d e a le r on 
ap p licatio n .

W. BAKER &  GO.,  Dorchester,  Mass.

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differ  very  materially  on  account  of the section  of the 
Island of Java on which they are grown and the method 
used  in  cultivating,  some  being  grown  by  private 
planters, other under the government supervision.  Some 
of these Javas are delicious, others rank and worthless.
The D iam ond J ava is a blend of those Javas wuich ex­
cel in any peculiar degree In fine flavor or full  strength, 
and which mingling harmoniously together produce the 
perfection of a coffee.
The D iam ond J ava »packed  In  air-tight cans  when 
taken hot from cylinders, and its fragrant aroma Is  thus 
preserved  until  used.  This  brand  of  Whole  Roasted 
Coffee is Intended for those that appreciate a fine article 
and desire to use the best coffee th »t c?n be obtained.
‘  A S K   YOTTR  GROCER FO R IT .
If he conn ot supply you send us his name.

No charge for cans.  No returning 
cans.  Cans  given  away  with  our 
finest Coffees—the best in the world. 
Get what  you  can  for  cans  and  re­
duce prices.

Ask for an  explanation of oar new 
system  in handling  roasted  Coffees.

EDWIN  J.  SILLIES  &  CO.,

New  York.

J.  P .  V IS N E R ,  A gt.,

139  Canal  St.,  Grand Rapids.

F.  H.  WHITE, 

Manufacturers' agent and jobber of

PAPER  AND  WOODENWARE,

125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

INDUCEMENT

TO  TH E

IDk t j o o -i s t s
AND

C3-e 2s t s e ,j l l   S t o r e s .

Do  Yoil  Sell

DIAMOND  TEH?

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 81.90 
per  doz., which  amounts  to  only 
85.70,  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  CO.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

Diamond  Tea is sold  by all whole­

sale druggists.

Dry Goods Price Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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...  5)4

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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A driatic.................  7
Argyle  ...................  6
Atlanta A A.............S
Atlantic A..............  6*
H..............6*
P .............  5)4
D ..............6
5
Amory.................... 6%
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5)4 
Blackstone O, 32—   5
Black Crow............ 6
Black R ock.........  6)4
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A................5)4
Cavanat Y................5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  3%
Clifton  C R ............ 5)4
Comet....................... 6%
Dwight Star............  6)4
Clifton CCC...........6)4

Arrow Brand 5V 
Worldwide.  6
LL................. 4)4
Full Yard Wide...... 6)4
Georgia  A..............  6)4
Honest Width.........6)4
Hartford A ............ 6
Indian Head...........7
King A  A................. 6)4
KlngEC.................  6
Lawrence  L L ........5
Madras cheese cloth 6)4
Newmarket  G....6)4
B...... 5
N.....6)4
DD 
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Nolbe R.................. 5
Our Level  Best.......6)4
Oxford  R................6
Pequot.....................7
Solar....................... 6
Top of the Heap....  7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ........................8)4
Amazon...................8
Glen Mills..............  7
Gold Medal.............. 7)4
Amsburg.................7
Green  Ticket..........8)4
Art  Cambric..........10
Great Falls..............6)4
Blackstone A A...... 7)4
Hope....................... 7)4
Beats All.................. 4)4
Boston................... 12
Just  Out........4)4®  5
King Phillip...........7)4
Cabot........................ 7)4
OP.....  7)4
Cabot,  %...................6)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak...........  5)4
Lonsdale............  @ 8)4
Conway W................7)4
Cleveland...............7
Middlesex.........   @ 5
Dwight Anchor...... 8)4
No Name.................. 7)4
shorts.  8
Oak View............... 6
Edwards................   6
Our Own.................. 5)4
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire....................7
Rosalind................. 7)4
Farwell.....................7)4
Sunlight..................4)4
Fruit of the Loom.  8)4
Fitchville  ............. 7
Utica  Mills.............8)4
“  Nonpareil ..10
First Prize..............7
Vlnvard..................   8)4
Fruit of the Loom X-  7)4
Falrmount..............4)4
White Horse...........6
Full Value..............6)4
Rock............ 8)4
Cabot...................... 7)41 Dwight Anchor.........8)4
Farwell...................8  I

BAUT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached. 

Housewife 

Unbleached.

Housewife  A............5)4
B........... 5)4
C........... 6
D........... 6)4
E ...........7
F ........... 7)*
G  ..........7)4
H ...........7)4
1........... 8)4
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L.  ------10
M  ......... 10)4
N .......... 11
O...........21
P .......... 14)4

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T ........... 8)4
U............9)4
V ........... 10
W...... .10)4
X..........11)4
Y..........12)4
Z ........... 13)4

CARPET  WARP.

Peerless, white.......18  llntegrity  colored...20
colored....20  White Star..............18
Integrity.................18)41 
“  colored..20
Nameless................ 20
Hamilton................ 8
......... 25
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G G  Cashmere........20
......... 30
Nameless  ...............16
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CORSETS.

CORSET  JEANS.

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Corallne..................99 60
Schilling’s ............... 9 00
Davis  Waists......  9 00
Grand  Rapids.........4 50
Armory.................. 6)4
Androscoggin......... 7)4
Blddefora..............   6
Brunswick..............6)4
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Allen turkey  reds..  6 
robes........  6
u ffs...........  6
pink  checks. 6
staples........   6
shirtings...  6

EInk * purple 6

American fancy... 
American Indigo... 
6)4
American shirtings.  4)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4)4 
“  —   6)4
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino. . . .   6 
long cloth B.10)4 
“  C.  8)4
century cloth  7
gold seal......10)4
green seal TR1054 
yellow seal.. 10)4
serge.............11)4
Turkey red.. 10)4 

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Wonderful............64 60
Brighton......................4 75
Bortree's.................... 9 00
Abdominal...........15 00
Naumkeagsatteen..  7)4
Rockport.................6)4
Conestoga............... 7)4
Walworth..............   6)4
ITS.Berwick fancies__5)4
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone fancy...  6)4 
chocolat  6)4 
rober....  6)4 
sateens..  6)4 
Hamilton fan
6)4
stähle. 
6
I 
Manchester fancy..  6 
fai
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy. 6 
Merrim’ck shirtings.
Repp furn .  8)4
Pacific fancy..........6
robes............6)4
Portsmouth robes...  654 
Simpson mourning..  654
greys........6)4
solid black.  6)4 
Washington Indigo.  6)4 
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
“  India robes__ 7)4
“  plain Tlty X M  8)4 
“ 
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“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................   6)4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 34...... 7)4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred.......... 9)4
Rlverpolntrobes....  5)4
Windsor fancy........6)4

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For humanity sweeps onward; where to-day the 

On the morrow crouches Judas,  with  the  silyer 

Far in front the cross stands ready and the crack­

martyr stands,

in his hands;

ling fagots burn,

awe return

While the  hooting  mob  of  yesterday  in  silent 

To glean  up  the  scattered  ashes  into  History's 
—James Bussell LoweU.

golden urn. 

A  R eprehensible  P ra ctice.

From  the  Confectioner’s Journal:
In  this  pushing,  driving  age  many 
practices are often resorted to  to  secure 
trade  which  are  entirely  at  variance 
with the golden rule of “doing to  others 
as you would wish them to do unto you,” 
besides being unprofitable from a  purely 
selfish point of view.  One of these prac­
tices, and not the least pernicious either, 
is that of  dividing  profits  with  a custo­
mer in order to secure the trade of a com­
petitor.  Besides accustoming  people  to 
a scale of prices which is entirely incom­
patible with reasonable  profit,  thus  de­
moralizing trade, it is the baneful source 
of competitive strife  which  often  leads 
to  the  most  extravagant  limits,  and 
ultimately to all kinds  of  adulterations 
and sophistications, from  which  traders 
and customers  are  alike  sufferers. 
In 
all classes of business  especially  in the 
large cities and towns,  are to  be  found 
picayune dealers and manufacturers who 
have no  reputation  at  stake,  and  very 
little money,  but who are  willing  to  do 
business  on a  small  margin, or  even at 
cost or below.  These guerillas  are to be 
found everywhere,  and  are  pests where- 
ever they are,  but  it is a  great  mistake 
to fight  them  with  their  own  weapons, 
as you  enable them  to  be  your  masters 
from the moment that  you consent to fol­
low  their 
This undercutting is 
rarely resorted to except by men who have 
neither capital nor  reputation  at stake, 
whilst you have  both  to  protect.  As a 
rule, it is always the best thing to ignore 
these  pests altogether,  and try to  hold 
your  trade  intact  by  keeping  up  the 
quality of  goods  you sell and prices  in 
harmony with that  quality.  This  kind 
of competition is  never  very long-lived, 
and  it  is  always  the  most  profitable 
course to let  these  desperadoes  do the 
fighting whilst you simply look on.  You 
may suffer some loss for the  time being, 
but it will be far  less as a  passive spec­
tator than  as an  actual  slugger.  This 
is one of the  many cases  where  the old 
axiom comes  in,  and it is  applicable in 
business as  in  morals:  “Of  two  evils 
choose the least.”

lead. 

Be  H onest  W ith   Y our  C u sto m ers.
There are some persons who believe in 
paying  a little more  for an  article  and 
getting a good thing, believing in the end 
that  it is  cheaper to  do  so.  There are 
merchants who,  when they get  hold of a 
customer,  will tell  him that the  cheaper 
article  is  just  as  good  as  the  higher 
priced  one, and all the  while they know 
it is not.
No  merchant has the  right to  deceive 
his  customers.  “That’s  too  dear,”  the 
customer says.  Very  well,  let  the cus­
tomer  see the  cheaper  article,  but  let 
him know at the same  time that it is not 
as  good  as  the  first,  and,  if  possible, 
show  him  the  difference,  and  then  let 
him  decide for  himself.  You  may say, 
“You  can  go to  other  places,  and they 
will  tell you one is as good  as the other, 
but they are not equally as good; because, 
if they were,  we would  charge  the same 
for each.”
We  know it to be  true that  customers 
like  to be  treated  in  this  manner, and 
soon the  merchant gets  a class  of  trade 
advertisements  of  his 
that  all  the 
competitors  cannot 
from 
him.  Time 
and 
again 
I  have  heard  persons  say:  “I  al­
ways trade  with  Mr.  Blank.  He  is  so 
reliable, and  has  never  sold  me  a poor 
thing yet.”  There are today men in every 
line of business  which  competition can­
not effect.  Why?  The  reason is simple 
enongh.  Those  merchants  have  dealt 
honestly  with  their  trade,  and  their 
trade knows it, and yon couldn’t get them 
away  with a  derrick.  You  may not be­
lieve, it but it is true all the same.
Use  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.

take  away 
time 
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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Amoskeag..............12)4
9os...... 18)4
brown .18
Andover.................11)4
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
BB...  9
CC.... 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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“  d a  twist 10)4 
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Columbian xx_x br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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Columbian brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12)4
brown....... 12)4
Haymaker bine........ 7)4
brown...  7M
Jeffrey.................... 11)4
Lancaster................12)4
Lawrence, 9 os........18)4
No. 220....13
No. 250....11)4
No. 280.... 10)4

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Amoskeag................ 6)4
“  Persian dress 8 
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Canton ..  8
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AFC........10)4
“ 
Teazle...10)4 
Angola.. 10)4
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Arlington staple....  6)4 
Arasapha  fancy....  4M 
Bates Warwick dres 7)4 
staples.  6)4
Centennial.............. 10)4
Criterion................10)4
Cumberland staple.  5)4
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Everett classics......8)4
Exposition............... 7)4
Glenarie.................  6)4
Glenarven................ 6)4
Glenwood.................7)4
Hampton...................6)4
Johnson Chalon cl  H
Indigo blue 9)4 
sephyrs....l6

Lancaster,  staple...  6)4 

fancies....  7 
Normandie  8
Lancashire............... 6
Manchester.............  5M
Monogram................6)4
Normandie...............7)4
Persian.....................8
Renfrew Dress........7)4
Rosemont................. 6)4
Slatersville.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toll  du Nord......... 10)4
Wabash.................... 7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick................  6)4
Whlttenden............8
heather dr.  7)4 
lndlgo'.blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6)4
Westbrook..............8
...........10
Wlndermeer........... 5
York......................... 6)4

GRAIN  RAGS.

Amoskeag.............. 16541 Valley City............... 15)4
Stark......................18X Georgia.....................15)4
American...............iSMlPaclfic....................

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KNITTING  COTTON.

Clark’s Mile End__45  [Barbour's................. 81
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ................81
Holyoke................. 22)41
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
“  16... .7.-88
39
•*  18... ...39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CAMBXICS.

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

.83
..34
..85
..36

No.

Slater...................... 5
White Star............   5
Kid Glove.................4)4
Newmarket............ 5

Edwards. 
Lockwood.
Wood’s ..................   6
Brunswick........... .  5

RED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................32)4
Crecdmore............. 27)4
Talbot XXX........... 80
Nameless............... 27)4

T W ........................22)4
F T ............ .............82)4
J R F , XXX............85
Buckeye.................82)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Grey SR W.............17)4
Red & Bine,  plaid..40
Western W .............18)4
Union R.................22)4
D R P ............ .........18)4
Windsor.................18)4
Flushing XXX........23)4
6 os Western..........20
Manitoba................ 28)4
Union  B................22)4
DOXET  FLANNEL.
Nameless...... 8  @ 9)41 
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12)4
Slate
Black.
Black.
Slate.
10) 4
10) 4
9) 410) 4 
1&
11) 4 
11) 4 
12 
12 
11) 4
11V4 
12) 4
12)4
20
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DUCKS.
WestTPolnt, 8 os__10)4
Severen.8os..........   9)4
10 os  ...12)4
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Raven, lOoi.............18)4
Greenwood, 7)4 os..  V# 
.............18)4
Stark 
Greenwood, 8 os.... 11)4 
Boston, 10 oz............12)4
Boston, 8 os............ 10)4
WADDINGS.

CANVASS  AND  PADDINO.
Brown.
9) 4
10) 4 
11# 
12)4

Brown.
10) 4
11) 4 
12 
20

SILBSIAS.

White, dos............ 25 
Colored, dos.......... 20  IColored  “ 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9
Best............. 10)4
Best AA......12)4
7) 4
8) 4

|Per bale,40 d as....83 50
.......... 7 60
Pawtucket...............10)4
Dundie...................   9
Bedford........ ......... 10)4
Valley  City.............10)4
K K ......................... 10)4

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SEWING  SILK.

Corti celli, dos.........85  [Corti celli  knitting,

per 540s  ball........80

twist,dos..40 
50yd,dos..40  I
HOOKS AND ETES—TER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10 
..12 
‘* 8  
..20
..26
..12  I  “  10 
No 2-20, M C......... 50  INO 4—15 F  3)4...........40

FINS.

2 
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8-18, S C ...........46  I

NO  2 White A Bl’k..12  INO  8 White A Bl’k..20 
.28
..26

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..15 
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..18  I  “   12 
SAFETY  FINS.
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HENRY  PASSOLT, 

Sagiuaw,  Mich.

For generallaundry 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.

We are state agents for the

Retail price, $ 2 0  each.
Agents wanted in every town in the state.

EATON,  LYON  &   CO.

Booksellers  and  Stationers,

20  ft  22  MONROE  ST., 
GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

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Our  machine  has a reversible  rotary  motion 
of both upper and lower washboards, giving the 
true  hand-rubbing  principle.  Clothes  never 
bunch while washing, common fault with others 
necessitating rearranging;  not a pleasant task.

“The Kent.”

Directly Opposite Union Depot.

AXE BICAN  FLAN
R A T E S, 92 P E R   DAY
8TEAM  HEAT  AND  ELEGTBIC  BELLS
F R E E   BAGGAGE  T R A N SFE R   FROM   UNIO N
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BEACH  1   BOOTH,  Props.

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“  colors. 
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and orange...  6
Berlin solids.............5)4
oil bine.......   6)4
“  green 
6)4 
Foulards
5)4
red H .........  7
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«  «  4 4.......... 10
“  «  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........6
“  madders...  6
“  XXtwills..  6)4 
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Amoskeag A C A.... 12)4
Hamilton N............ 7)4
D............ 8)4
Awning..11
Fanner....................8
First Prise............. 10)4
Lenox M ills..........18
Atlanta,  D..............6)4|8Urk  A 
Boot........................ 6)4 No  Name.............. 
Clifton, K............... 7 

gold  ticket
Indigo blue......... 1
Harmony................
AC A....................1
Pemberton AAA —  1
York.......................I
Swift River.............. 7)4
Pearl River.............12
Warren....................18)4
C 
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............8
|Topof  Heap............9

COTTON  DRILL.

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..........1  85 Gold  Eyed.
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COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............18)4
Anchor.................. 16
Bristol..........  ........13
Cherry  Valley........15
I X L .....................18)4
Alabama...................6M
Alamance.................6)6
Augusta...................7)4
Ar< sapha................  6
Georgia.....................6M
Granite..................  5)4
Haw  River............ 5
Haw  J .................... 6

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

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Mount  Pleasant__ 6)4
Oneida....................  6
Prym ont................  5)t
Randelman............ 6
Riverside...............   6M
Sibley  A ................   6U
Toledo  ..................

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HOW   SHALL  UNJUST  EXACTIONS 
OF  TBADES  UNIONS  BE  AVOIDED? 
W ritten for Tan  Tradesman.
Between  the  threatening  attitude  of 
trusts  and  the  arbitrary  exactions  of 
trades unions, the  mind of  the  mass  of 
the  people  is  considerably  exercised. 
Though the former style of  combination 
is,  perhaps, equally to be feared,  the lat­
ter causes  a  greater  local  irritation,  if 
one might express it that way.

Let  me point  out one  or two  ways by 
means of  which  the arbitrary  character 
of  the  trades  unions  might  largely  be 
nullified.  And,  first,  I  would  say,  by 
reason.

As a  preliminary,  I  will  endeavor to 
show what a trade union really  is in the 
abstract,  and that without the  historical 
data of  the first  inception  of  such com­
binations.

the  most 

Many employers are  more than gener­
ous to their  employes;  but  it  cannot  be 
denied that many are all too eager not to 
give them  what they  earn,  but  as  little 
as they  can afford  to work for,  and yet, 
strangely enough,  this class of employers 
is  largely  made  up  of  those  who were 
but a  short time  before employes  them­
selves.  Man is a gregarious animal,  and 
it  is but  natural  that,  when  acts of  in 
justice  were  committed  by  employers, 
the workers  should  seek some  means of 
protection.  Then 
logical 
course  was  combination—an  agreement 
whereby they bound  themselves to allow 
no arbitrary  acts or  injustice  from  one 
workman to another, from a foreman to a 
workman, or from an employer to a work 
man.  So far,  so  good.  Many of  these 
combinations  added  a  form  of  savings 
society or  beneficiary  plan to  its propa 
ganda,  but in  a.,very  modest way.  The 
scheme ..of  trades  unions‘worked  this 
way:  Say a  dozen men of  average com 
petence and skill are employed in a shop 
and,  for  reasons  as  above  stated,  some 
form  of  agreement  is  entered  into, one 
of the  features of  which is  that none of 
them  will  unuerbid the other in the mat 
ter  of  wages,  and  that  the  least  they 
figure they,  as skilled  workmen,  can af 
ford to  take is,  say, $15 per week.  This 
is the minimum figure, leaving any  work 
man of  exceptional  skill to  obtain such 
extra  compensation  for  his  services  as 
the employer sees fit to give.  So.far the 
scheme is not to be  condemned.

Now comes the rock over which  we all 
fall:  A stranger  workman  comes along 
and offers his  services  at  $12  per  week 
and  is  employed.  He  is  a  competent 
workman and his  co-laborers think  he is 
selling his labor  below the  market  rate 
and they  approach him j>n  the  subject 
explaining their  plan.  He thinks it is 
good one,  and informs his  employer that 
he  wants  $3  more.  The 
employer 
guesses he ‘‘doesn’t  want him  just now 
anyhow,” and  is about  to discharge him 
when  the  man says  he’d  ‘‘just  as lief 
work for the $12.”  This  alters the case 
and so another  man—a $15  man—is laid 
off instead. 
It  does not  take a  very as 
tute mind to see  that the ‘‘combination’ 
is crumbling.  Now, 
to  sum  it  up,  the 
men  don’t demand  the  discharge of  the 
cut-rate worker—that is  if  they are sen 
sible; but they  say that they  can’t  work 
in  the  same  shop  with  him. 
It  is not 
easy to  replace twelve skilled workmen 
so the cut-rate  worker has  to  give  way 
and the  standard-rate  man  comes back 
Now,  all  this does  not  seem'so  very 
much out of  reason.  But,  when incom 
petent  men are taken into the  combina 
tion; when  an employer  needs help and

has to  pay, say,  three  men  $15  who are 
not  worth  $10,  or  else  see  his  whole 
staff walk out,  then  comes  the injustice.
I emphatically protest against blaming 
the  “leaders” —so-called—of  the  labor 
organizations  for  the  arbitrary  acts  of 
these bodies.  They are much more often 
disgusted  with  the  pig-headed majority 
whose  servants they  are. 
It  is  much 
more often  the  glib  utterance  of  some 
noodle  that  precipitates  an  important 
vote to the side of folly.  So  strange  is 
human nature, men  whom trades unions 
will not honor with  office  will  often  in­
fluence  to  a  degree 
almost 
ludicrous, were not the matter so serious, 
convention of  their  fellow-workers  to 
make  laws  and  demands  unwortny  of 
consideration.

that 

is 

Did employers have more cause  to  be­
lieve 
in  the  intelligence  of  the trades 
unionists, much might be done to nullify 
the pernicious element that grows fat  on 
discord.  There  is  too  much  misrepre­
sentation of trades unions.  The men,  as 
rule,  want  to  discuss  matters  fairly 
and impartially, but, as  a general  thing, 
they are not diplomatic. 
If  they have a 
request to make,  it  is  a  demand.  Agi­
tated by a labor  press  whose  profits  lie 
in agitation—preaching  false  economies 
and misstating facts—it is a wonder that 
they are as successful as they are.

Let the employers publish papers  that 
will  review  trade  difficulties  without 
prejudice.  Papers should  be  published 
for an exchange of views.  Labor papers 
go exclusively to workmen;  financial and 
trade journals almost  exclusively to em 
ployers.  Let us have a medium of  com 
munication,  and  it  should  be  cheap 
enough  and  plenty  enough  to  scatter 
broadcast  throughout  the  land;  and  in 
these papers let it be preached that right 
is right and  that  wrong  is  wrong.  The 
scheme  is  practicable.  Let  employer: 
invite workmen to economic conferences 
and let the reports be published  in  full 
Teach the workman to think for  himself 
and act like a man  of  business.  Let  us 
come down from our pedestal  and  listen 
to reason,  and perhaps,  as the  matter  is 
argued, the trade union club will be held 
in a slacker grasp as the  strings  of  the 
wallet  are  held 
in  a  less  determined 
clutch. 
Ravenswood, 111.

Alb e r t  H en r y,

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.

HATCH  CHICKENS  BY  STEAM  
Excelsior  Incubator.
Simple,  Perfect,  Self-Regu­
lating.  Thousands in sno- 
eessral operation.  Gnaran 
teed to natch a larger per­
centage of  fertile  eggs at 
lees  cost  than  any  other 
Hatcher.  Lowest  priced 
first-class  Hatcher  made. 
GEO. H. STAHL, Quincy,111

Hardware Price Current.

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ADSORB AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy  in  full  packages.
dls.
Snell’s........................................................... 
l
Cook’s ........................................................... 
<
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
I
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................$7
D.  B. Bronze............................  12
8. B. S. Steel................... .........  8
D. B. Steel................................  13
dlS.
Railroad......................................................$ 14
Garden.................................................   net  80
dls.
Stove.............................................................. 50*10
Carriage new list.......................................... 75*10
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well, plain  ................................................. $ 8 50
Well, swivel.................................................   4 00
dll.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright But Joint.............. 60A.0

BUTTS, OAST. 

BARROWS. 

BUCKETS.

bolts. 

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

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

50

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

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

................. .............. . 
BLOCKS.
CBABLXB.

CROW BARS.

65
60
35
60

56
35

Cast Steel............................................pert»  5
Ely’s 1-10.................'...........................per m 
rack’s C. F ..........................................  “ 
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Musket................................................  “ 

cabtbidgbs.

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

CHISELS. 

dlS.

Socket Firmer.............................................  70*10
Socket Framing.............................................70*16
Socket Corner................................................ 70*10
Socket Slicks................................................ 70*10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............................... 
dls.
Curry,  Lawrence’s.......................................... 
Hotchkiss..................................................... 
35
White Crayons, per  gross..............12©12Vi dls. 10

combs. 

40

40

CHALK.
COPPER.

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

drills. 

 

28
36
23
23
35
50
50
SO

dls.

DRIPPING PARS.

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

ELBOWS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Com. 4 piece, 6 in ............................dos. net 
75
Cosrugate d ........................................... dls 
40
Adjortable............................................dls. 40*10
dlS.
Clark’s, small, $18;  large, 826...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30............................  
25
Disston’s ...................................................... 60*10
New American......   ...................................60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s  ........................................................ 
so
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ..................................  
60

files—New List. 

dls.

SALVAKIZED IRON.

38
17

dls.
dls.

Nos.  16  to  30;  32  and  34;  35  and  26;  27 
List 
16 

15 

13 
Discount, 60

12 

14 
sauses. 

die.

locks—noon. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
50
Door, mineral, Jap. trimmings....................  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................  
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings
55
Door,  porceleln, trimmings......................... 
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
55
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler *   Co.’s............................ 
56
Branford’s ................................................... 
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
66
Adze Bye......................................... $16.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye......................................... $15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s.......................................$18.50, die. 20*10.
dls.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post, handled...................... 
50
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .................................... 
40
P. S. A W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleabies.... 
Landers,  Ferry A Cls rk’s.................  
40
Enterprise 
...................................... 
30
Stebbln’s Pattern.......................................... 60*10
Stebbln’8 Genuine.........................................66*10
Buterprlse, self-measuring..........................  
25

MOLABBBB SATES. 

mauls. 
mills. 

MATTOCKS.

dls.

MAILS

 

 

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Advance over base: 

Steel nails, Due....................................................1 85
Wire nails, base.....................................1  80@1  90
Steel.  Wire.
60......................................................Base 
Base
50......................................................Base 
10
40 
30 
20 
16 
12 
10
8......................  
85
7 * 6 ..................................................  40
4......................................................  60
3...............................................................1 00
2........ 
1  50
FlneS................................................ 1 50
Case  10.............................................  60
8.............................................   76
Finish 10.V.V..’.‘.".'.‘. V . '. '. V . '. '. V 85
8 .................................................1 00
6............................................ 1 15
Clinch^ 10..........................................  86
8 ........................................................................1 00
6...........................................1 15
Barren %...........................................1 75
Ohio Tool Co.’*, fancy................................   ©40
Sclota Bench.............................................  O60
Sandusky Tool Co.’*, fancy 
Bench, first quality 
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’*, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme.............................................dls.60—10
70
Common,  polished.................................dls. 
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
40
Copper Rivets and B u s............................... 50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 84 to 27  10 30 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 35 to 27...  9 30 

PATENT PLANISHED IKON.

rivets. 

PLANES.

PANS.

dls.

Broken paoks Vie per pound extra

“  
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“ 

HAMMBBS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HIHGK8.

HANDERS. 

HOLLOW WARB.

HOUSE FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  A Co.’s....................................dls. 
25
rap’s.......................................................dls. 
25
Yerkes A Plumb’s.................................dls. 40*10
Muon’s Solid Cut Steel........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid C ut  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 In. 4 Vi  14  and
longer........................................................  3Vi
Screw Hook and  Bye, Vi.......................net 
10
X....................... net 
“ 
“ 
8Vi
“  %....................... net 
“ 
7V4
“ 
“ 
%....................... net 
7V4
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..................................... 
36
Granite Iron W are..................... new llst33Vi*10
Bright.....................................................70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s ................................................ 
.70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes.........................  70*10*10
dls.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .....................
Sisal, Vi Inch and larger.............................   9
Manilla.........................................................  13
dls.
Steel and Iron..............................................  
Try and Bevels............................................. 
M itre............................................................ 

75
6C
20
Com. 
82 96 
3 05 
3 05 
8  15 
3 25 
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Com.  Smooth.
Nos. 10 to 14.....................................$4 05
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................4 05
Nos.  18 to 21....................................  4 05
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  405
NOS. 25 to 28 .....................................  435
No. 27 ...............................................   4 45
wide not less than 3-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................dls.
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A..................................  “ 
“ 
“  White  B................................  * 
“ 
Drab B...................................  “ 
“  White C............................  
 

SAND PAPER.
BASH CORD.

50
50
55
50
55
“  36

levels. 
ROPES.

wise goods. 

SHEET IBON.

SQUARES. 

dls.

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

dls.

saws. 

wire. 

traps. 

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

Solid Byes............................................ per ton 826
“ 
20
Sliver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__  70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cats,  per  root.............................................  30
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Onelaa Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per dos
Mouse, delusion............................... $1.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.............................................  62X
Coppered Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanised..........................   2 85
painted...............................   2 40
An  Sable............................................dls.  40*10
Putnam.......................................... 
dll. 05
Northweetern................................  
dla. 10*10
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled....................  
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
dlS.
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
76*10
Screws, New List.......................................... 70*10
Cuters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods........65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

11 

METALS,

PIG TIN.

7

ZINC.

SOLDER.

The  prices  of 

Pig  Large............................................  26o
Pig Bars............................................... 
38c
Duty:  Sheet, 2Vic per ponnd.
660 pound  casks..................................  
84i
Per ponnd....................................................  
V4©Vi ...................................................................J®
Extra Wiping.......................................  15
the many other  qualities  of
solder In the market indicated by wivato brand*
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  ponnd
HaUett’s....................................... 
13
TIN—MXLYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................$ 7
14x2010, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20IX, 

...........................-............  7  0
........................................   9 26
..................................  ...  9 25

Bach additional X on this grade, 11.75.

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10x14 IC,  Charcoal.........................  ...........9 6 76
6  75
14x3010, 
10x14 IX, 
8 25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

Bach additional X on this grade $1.50.

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14x20 IC, 
6
“ 
..........................   8
14x20 IX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
.........................  18
"  Allaway  Grade................  6
14x2010, 
7
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14X28IX........................................................«4
14x81  IX.......................................................   16
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E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  A PRIL  19,  1893.

POPULATION  AND  PRODUCTION.
There has been  before  the  New  York 
State  Legislature  a  bill  providing that 
Brooklyn and  a number  of  other  neigh­
boring  towns  and  cities  should  be  an­
incorporated  with  the 
nexed  to  and 
metropolis. 
It  is  reckoned  that  New 
Y ork city now has about 1,700,000  popu­
lation,  and  that  Brooklyn  has  810,000, 
while  the  other  towns  and  suburbs to 
have been annexed would include 100,000 
more of people,  giving  a  grand  total  of
2,520,000,  bringing  New  Y ork 
in  the
scale of cities next to London.  The  bill
has 
ju st  been  defeated  and  the  project
will have to be abandoned.

New  York  is  poorly  situated  for the 
needs  of  an  extremely  populous  city, 
being built on a long,  narrow island, and 
surrounded by  wide,  navigable  bodies of 
water,  which,  if  they  are  bridged,  must 
not have their ship channels  obstructed. 
Most of the railways which approach the 
city  from  the  West  and  Southwest are 
not able to run their trains into the  city, 
but most deliver  and  take  freights  and 
passengers on the New Jersey side of the 
Hudson  River.  As a consequence,  much 
of the business which  should  really  be­
long  to  the  New  York  metropolis  is 
really done in another State,  or  in  other 
towns outside the corporate limits of the 
metropolis.  More 
this,  a  great 
number of the people who do daily  busi­
ness in the city live outside  its  jurisdic­
tion, and  they are put to much  cost  and 
inconvenience in getting to and  from the 
city to their homes.

than 

For a variety of reasons, but chiefly be­
cause  of  the  contracted  and  pent-up 
situation  of  the  city  upon  an 
island, 
New  York  is  a most expensive place to 
live  in,  and  no  expedient that has yet 
been  adopted  has  been able to cheapen 
necessaries.  The  masses of  the working 
classes cannot afford to live out of  town, 
and,  therefore,  they  must  find  quarters 
in the crowded parts of the city  in  tene­
ment houses,  badly ventilated,  filthy, un­
sanitary 
in  the  extreme,  and  forced  to 
pay the highest prices for the means of a 
scant subsistence.  The  squalor  of  the 
tenement-house  districts  of  New  York 
has  been  declared  to  be more hopeless 
than is that of the  poorest parts of  Lon­
don.

it does not appear that  the annex-1 their needs

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

ation  of  surrounding  towns  and  cities 
can  ameliorate  the  condition  of 
the 
people who live on Manhattan Island.

New York  maintains  its  metropolitan 
supremacy by the  vast  concentration  of 
wealth that was secured through the fact 
that it has  long been  the  gateway  of  a 
rich and rapidly  growing  region  in  the 
West. 
Its railways  and  the  Erie  Canal 
gave it the readiest  communication  with 
the  rich  and  populous  States of  Ohio, 
Indiana and Illinois, and  their  develop­
ment made its first greatness.  Now  that 
it  is  the  money  mart  of  the  Western 
world,  it  commands  trade  from  every 
quarter.  But  while  it  may  retain  its 
place as  the financial capital of  the con­
tinent, the day  will  come  when  it  will 
cease to be the first in population.

An inevitable result of a great increase 
in the population of a country is the  les­
sening of  wages.  There are more work­
ers,  and,  therefore,  more  competition. 
This means  a decrease  of  wages,  and  it 
necessitates  a  cheapening of  all the ex­
penses  of  living.  People  will  flock  to 
the  great  producing  regions  in order to 
be nearer to the sources of  food  supply. 
These  conditions  are  already exerting a 
marked  influence  on  the  cities  of  the 
West,  such  as  Chicago,  St.  Louis  and 
others in the rich valleys  of  the  Missis­
sippi, the Ohio and the Missouri.  Within 
a  decade,  Chicago  has  risen  from  the 
position of the fifth city in point of popu­
lation to be the  second,  while  the  prog­
ress  of  others  in  the  West,  if  less  re­
markable,  is  also  notable.  This  is the 
rule  that  governs  the position of all the 
great cities of  the Old World.  They aro 
in 
the  heart  of the country and nearest
the great sources of  supply.  The  great
central  valley  of  our  continent  is,  for 
obvious reasons,  to be the seat  of  a vast
population.  Enorm ous  cities  will  grow
up on the banks of its great rivers,  while 
the  wide  regions  between them and the 
mountains will be  covered  with  towns, 
villages and myriad farms, and traversed 
in  all  directions  by  railways  leading 
chiefly  to  the  grand  cities  which  will 
stand  on  the shores of the great interior 
waterways.

IN  WAGES.

THE  INCREASE 
That the wages of all  classes of  labor­
ers  and  artisans  in  this  country  have 
risen very materially in the past twenty- 
five years is true,  and is a  matter for re­
joicing  on  the  part  of  every one inter­
ested in the material and intellectual ad­
vancement  of  oar  people.  The  reason 
for this rise is not far  to seek.  Progress 
in the arts and sciences; the  all but uni­
versal  diffusion  of  knowledge,  cheap 
books and  newspapers,  either  of  which 
can be  had for  about one-third  of  what 
they cost twenty-five  years ago;  and the 
growing luxuriousness of the people gen­
erally  have  combined  to  make  an  in­
creasing purchasing power  on their part 
an absolute necessity. 
In all ages of the 
world,  as  civilization  has  advanced,  the 
needs of the  people  have  increased.  A 
growing intellectuality means  a discard­
ing of  barbarous  habits  and  modes;  an 
abandonment of the rudeness  of  barbar­
ism necessitates new and more congenial 
surroundings  and  concomitants.  The 
simplicity of  the social and political  sys­
tems  of  the  past  has  given  place  to  a 
condition  complex  and  costly  to  an ex­
treme.  For  hundreds of  years oar fore­
fathers were  tillers of  the soil and were 
satisfied with what the earth  gave them, 
being  almost  entirely  phy­

sical.  Very  few  concerned  themselves 
with  intellectual  pursuits.  Now  all 
this  is  changed.  Knowledge  has  been 
disseminated, and has become a common 
possession of  all; we are an  intellectual 
people  today,  and  even  our  pleasures 
and  recreations  partake  largely of  that 
character.  Barbarity and rudeness have 
given  place to  a  refined  luxuriousness, 
confined to no class, but, in some degree, 
common  to  all.  That  this  has  enor­
mously  increased 
is 
plain, and the reason is obvious.  People 
eat finer  and  a greater  variety  of food, 
have more and  costlier  pleasures, travel 
more,  wear  more  expensive  clothing, 
read  more,  give  more  largely to objects 
of  benevolence,  have  finer  houses  and 
better  famished—indeed,  the  list of in­
creased expenses is almost endless.

living  expenses 

It is claimed  by some, who have given 
but little thought to the subject, that the 
increase  in  wages  has  been  brought 
about  by  the  trades unions  through the 
mediums  of  “agitation”  and  strikes. 
The fact is that laboring men have never 
been benefited,  but the  very reverse, by 
the  agitation  of  the  unions.  Strikes, 
and lockouts,  and boycots are the  legiti­
mate children of unionism, and the birth 
of these progeny  has  been attended with 
enormous expense,  without a  particle of 
compensating  gain.  Were  it  not  that 
wage earners have shared  in the marvel­
ous prosperity  and  advancement of  the 
country, 
their  condition  today  would 
be worse  than  it was  twenty-five  years 
ago.  But not until  these last  relics of a 
discarded  barbarism,  the strike  and the 
boycot,  have  been left far  behind,  will 
all  our  people  receive  the full measure 
of  the  blessings  of  nineteenth  century
civilization.

NEW  YORK.

E pitom e  o f  th e   M a rk ets—T rad e  N ew s 

a n d   G ossip.

N ew   Y ork,  April  15.—The  grocery 
trade of New York is not  just at present 
in a condition to cause any  great  elation 
among dealers, and  the  spring rush that 
has  been  awaited  for the last six  weeks 
is still to materialize.  This  may be due, 
in some measure, to the  fact  that  many 
buyers will go to Chicago this spring who 
have heretofore made this city  their  ob­
jective point. 
It  must  be admitted that 
the  Exposition  is  a  factor in trade this 
year,  and the East  will  feel  its  effects. 
The tide, perhaps,  will  set  this  way  in 
the fall, but, at present,  the policy is one 
of waiting for “something better  farther 
It is sincerely to be hoped the tide 
on.” 
may soon turn.
For the past  few  years  we  have  had 
somewhat of a glut  of  food  expositions, 
embracing all phases  except those of  in­
terest.  The  manufacturers  are  finally 
beginning  to  protest  at  being  so  fre­
quently called upon to “make a display,” 
as the financial  results  have  beeu  very 
unsatisfactory;  and it is to be hoped that 
a breathing spell will be given the public 
now.  There  are  innumerable  “fakes” 
invariably to be found at the expositions, 
and the real object  of  the  exposition  is 
too frequently overshadowed by  “grease 
extractors,” “furniture  polish,”  “potato 
scrapers,”  etc.  What  is  wanted  is  an 
exposition which will show the processes 
of  manufacture,  the  methods  of  filling 
packages,  the  manner  of  roasting coffee 
and other practical demonstrations of the 
manner of preparing our food supply.
The matter of  a  National  Association 
of Retailers  is  being  agitated 
trade 
there  is  not  much  en­
circles,  but 
thusiasm,  apparently. 
It  would  be  a 
good thing,  could  such an association be 
thoroughly  organized,  but  it  is felt that 
there is still a vast amount  of  local  or­
ganizing that should be done  before  the 
matter  can  be  successfully  made a na­
tional affair. 
In  other  words,  it  seems 
like beginning at the wrong  end  of  tbe 
subject

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The returnable berry-crate question  is 
one of those things which will not down. 
Time alone will settle the matter, and, it 
is hoped,  to the  satisfaction  of  all  par­
ties.  The  consumer  intimates  that  the 
berry  boxes  are  growing  smaller  each 
year,  and  that  they  will soon disappear 
altogether, or, at least, consist  of  a  box 
with the “bottom on top,”  and  thus  the 
matter will settle  itself.
In the entire range  of  groceries  there * 
is nothing that has undergone any recent 
striking variation in price,  but,  when we 
compare  present  values  with  those  of 
Jan. 1,  we  see  a  very distinct apprecia­
tion  in  nearly  all  lines:  Tomatoes  on 
Jan.  1  were  worth  $1@1.05,  while now 
they  are  fairly  quoted at $1.17K;  corn, 
peas,  apples and peaches all show an up­
ward 
though  not  so  strongly 
marked as in  the  case  of  tomatoes.  A 
striking exception to the general upward 
turn  is  the  case  of  California  raisins. 
They bang,  and hang,  and hang.
It is pleasant to learn from  the  Michi­
gan crop bulletin that  “a  large  acreage 
of celery will be  planted  in  Kalamazoo 
county.”  If anything  pleases  the  New 
York housewife,  it  is  the  long  lines  of 
Kalamazoo  celery  to  be  seen in the big 
markets. 
It is to be hoped it  is  all  the 
genuine article, but Kalamazoo is famous, 
on  account  of  its  celery,  and,  perhaps, 
counterfeits will now and then appear.
rather 
plenty, but the quality is poor and prices 
Jay.
are high. 

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The C ream ery  S y stem  All R ight.

Gra nd  Ra pid s,  April  17—With  yeur 
permission,  Mr.  Editor,  I  would  like to 
say a word or two to the readers of  your 
valuable trade  journal in  defense of the 
modern creamery system. 
I say defense 
—not that it requires any defense on  my 
part, its practical utility under favorable 
circumstances  having  been  clearly  and 
satisfactorily demonstrated—but because 
certain  unscrupulous  busybodies,  who 
can see  nothing but  evil  in every move­
ment in which  they do  not  play  a lead­
ing  part, have  rushed  into  print  from 
time  to  time  with  ridiculously  foolish 
statements  which  are  misleading  and
which  tend to  create  a  feeling of  anti­
pathy  in  the  minds  of  the  farmers  to­
ward the creamery system.
Some of these wiseacres  proclaim that 
all $5,000 and 86,000 creameries are dead 
weights  and  that $1,500  creameries  are 
all right.  Tnese  foolish  statements are 
made regardless of the capacity required 
for  the handling  of,  not  only  the  milk 
product  secured  in  the  beginning,  but 
also  the  prospective  product  contribu­
tory  to the  creamery.  Such  a  proposi­
tion  is utterly  devoid  of  the  least sem­
blance of  business  principles.  No mat­
ter  what the  required  capacity  may be; 
no  matter  what  the  quantity  of  milk 
product,  both  guaranteed  and  prospec­
tive, may be—a $5,000 or $6,000 creamery 
is a costly  mistake,  and a  $1,500 cream­
ery is all right!
Now, I wish  to state,  most  emphatic­
ally,  that no  contrivance  can be  set  up 
and put  into operation,  however  crude, 
whereby the  best results  in butter mak­
ing can be obtained, whether the product 
be  1,200  pounds  or  less,  at  a  cost  of 
$1,500. 
It is the cheap,  battened struct­
ures,  wooden tubs, etc., that the farmers 
cannot  afford  to  put  their  money  into; 
such  a  “crude”  beginning  would  be a 
foolish  waste  of  money.  A  creamery, 
like  every  co-operative  adventure,  will 
surely  be a  failure  if  its inception be a 
blonder  as to  location,  its  cost  greater 
than the possibilities warrant, or the  co­
operation of  its  promoters  and  patrons 
be not harmoniously  active.  To build a 
creamery  where  there is  no milk;  to in­
vest a  capital of  $6,000  where $3,000 or 
$4,000  would  meet  all  future demands; 
to subscribe stock and then  “stand aloof” 
and withhold  patronage  until  they “see 
how it’s going to come out,” or to permit 
a  spirit  of  discord  and  contention 
to 
creep in and destroy co-operation,  would 
be to coart failure, sure and certain.
In a future article,  if permitted, I will 
show up the  fallacy of some  of the state­
ments  made  by  these  self-constituted 
traducers  of  the  modern  creamery  sys­
tem. 

S .  K. F e l t o n .

•ttfooff  uodnoj umusopojj, os_q_

MEXICAN  MERCANTILE  CUSTOMS. 
Written for The Trad* sman.

Between the average city retail palace, 
with its scores of brisk salesmen and  as­
sistants,  and a general store  in  a  small 
village there is  an  immense  contrast  in 
relative value and importance.  Yet both 
are products of one cizilization.  hach in 
its locality  fills satisfactorily  the  meas­
ure of service the public requires.

A person who leaves this land  of  pro­
gressive business methods and notes  the 
customs and  peculiarities  of  people  in 
other countries will find many  surprises 
in store for his curiosity; and  much  that 
will interest him by way of  comparison.
A glimpse of  a  Mexican  store  to  one 
who is accustomed to our  system  of  re­
tail  traffic,  is  a  novelty  worth  jotting 
down in a traveler’s note-book  not  only 
for the oddity of the stock in  trade,  but 
also for its  arrangement,  and  the pecul­
iar ways of both buyer aud seller.

The building is of  one  story,  usually 
constructed of rough  adobes,  sometimes 
plastered  on the outside, and as white as 
lime can make it.  The roof is either flat, 
supported by timbers of paim,  or is com­
posed of rafters set at a steep pitch,  and 
shingled with palm leaves which  give  it 
the appearance of a heavy thatch.  There 
is a frout door seldom closed in the  day­
time, and a window or  two  barred  with 
iron rods and provided with solid wooden 
shutters  by  which 
is 
hermetically 
sealed  at  night.  Some­
times,  but  not  often,  there  is  a  brush 
covered  booth,  that  helps  to  give  the 
store  a  semblence  of  coolness  and  is 
a relief from the  scorching  rays  of  the 
sun that  would  otherwise  pour  on  a 
glaring unprotected front.

room 

the 

The  floor  is  usually  of  dried  clay, 
packed,  pounded,  and  often  sprinkled 
with salt water to discourage myriads  of 
fleas that are in the habit  of using  it  for 
a gymnasium at all hours of the day  and 
night.  Some wealthy  merchants  in lar­
ger towns have floors of brick,  and furni­
ture to the extent of  a  few  solid  home 
made chairs  and  a  table  or  two.  The 
fixtures are of the most plain  and primi­
tive construction  and  generally  occupy 
but one side of  the  room.  The  counter 
is a medley  of  several  distinct  articles 
composed of wood,  set end to end,  as the 
increase of business  caused  them  to  be 
added to the nucleus of a  box  that  first 
served a temporary purpose.  The shelv­
ing clambers all over  the  wall  back  of 
the counters,  and  is  formed  of  empty 
boxes placed in the most disorderly array. 
Some  goods  are  scattered  through  the 
shelves.  Some hang from the  beams  of 
the ceiling,  and  some  occupy  the  most 
picturesque positions on  the  floor,  and 
are used by urchins and  sleepy  peons  to 
lounge  upon.  Bundles  of  sugar  cane 
stand  against  the  walls  in  convenient 
corners,  and are in constant  demand  by 
youngsters with large mouths filled  with 
sharp white teeth  that  crush  the  juicy 
pith,  and strip the  tough  outer  integu­
ment; while the dripping sweetness trick­
les down their chins with the utter aban­
don of a cider press in its last agonies.

A few bolts  of  dry  goods,  mostly  of 
cotton texture,  are piled on  counter and 
lower shelf—chiefly calico in  gay  colors 
and large figure,  which suit the  tastes of 
customers of.both sexes. Very few woolen 
goods are kept in stock,  but gay  rebozos 
both of silk and mixed fabric  are  in  de­
mand by black eyed dames and senoritas.
The finer  styles  are  to  the  wearers 
their

what the  seal-skin  cloak  is 

to 

i  i-i Hy  JMLlCJtdLlOj^JN 
sisters of a northern  zone,  at  once  the ! 
seal and token of wealth or gentle  birth. 
Serapes (an outer  wrap  for  gentlemen) 
are also for sale,  in tamer colors than the ! 
rebozos  but none that are not  striped  or 
tinted to some extent.  A few sombreros, 
or wide rimmed hats,  with corded  bands 
and spangled with tinsel and  gtitter,  are 
a part of the stock in trade. 
...  .
Whatever is kept in the line of  staples 
for  housekeeper’s  supplies  is  usually 
meager in quantity; and often  when  en­
quired for are not on hand but  promised 
for the morrow.  There are no convenien­
ces as with  us in the matter of paper and 
twine with which to  make  up packages. 
If cloth is sold it is rolled  up  or  folded 
wrong side out but no wrapper is applied. 
If rice, beans  or  other  articles  of food, 
the purchase is  poured  into  the  apron, 
handkerchief  or  bowl  brought  by  the 
customer to  receive  it  and  carried  off 
without further ceremony.

There  is  a  back  room  where,  in the 
seasor,  new  wine  is  kept  on  draught, 
and a  cask of  the fiery  mescal,  a  liquor 
strong  enough to  draw  tears  from 
the 
eyes of an Angora goat, is always kept on 
tap.  Piled  in out of the  way  places are 
frail articles  of  native  crockery,  globe- 
shaped with a small opening on  one side 
—terra  cotta in  color,  with  no  glaze or 
finish—used  for  containers  because  of 
their peculiar qualities  as coolers for the 
water,  that whether from  wells,  springs, 
or streams,  is too warm for drinking pur­
poses.  The  native  sugar kept  in stock 
is neither  refined  nor  grained,  but  in 
cakes,  as  maple  sugar  is  sold  with  us. 
Peppers  are always  a  part of  the stock 
considered most essential, as they are the 
universal condiment of a Mexican house­
hold.  Cigarettes  and  the  materials for 
making them are another daily necessity, 
but  matches are a  luxury,  and  flint and
steel  w ith  prepared  tinder  fu rn ish   the
ordinary  substitute.  All  purchases are 
made in the  smallest  possible quantities 
to meet  pressing wants  only,  since very 
few patrons  have  more  coin  at  any one 
time on hand than will serve daily needs. 
Even the washerwomen purchase rice  to 
starch their  clothes by  handfuls  as each 
emergency requires.

Business  activity is  not characteristic 
of  the  dwellers  in  a  Mexican 
town. 
Time with them does not  seem what it is 
to  us,  a  measure  of  enterprise.  On  its 
sands no  one takes  the  trouble  to make 
footprints.  So far as action is  concerned 
there  is  no  to-day  with  them.  There 
was  a  yesterday;  and  they  sometimes 
speak of it incidentally,  as of  a fact that 
has gotten  the best of  them.  The pres­
ent is theirs  to have aud  to hold as long 
as it  lasts.  Having come without  effort, 
it is  consumed  without  haste  or worry. 
But all  their  hopes,  purposes  and  am­
bitions  center in the  future; and  “man- 
ana” or to-morrow,

“That never yet

On any human being ever rose or set,” 

is the  receptacle  for  all  duties  left un­
done,  and  every  purpose  not  fully  di­
gested. 
If anything is to be done or paid 
or  achieved,  to-morrow  is  the  time set 
for the action to  begin.  This  dolce  far 
niente spirit governs all  transactions ex­
cept  a  bull  fight  and  pay  for  the last 
round of  drinks.  Neither  of  these will 
admit of indefinite postponement.

Thus the business of  a Mexican dealer 
will naturally resemble his surroundings. 
As no one can be hurried, he gets into the 
habit of never  hurrying  himself,  lest he 
get ahead of the crowd and provoke lone­
someness.  He  finds  it  useless  to  push

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9

G« OCERIES ; DRY GOODS «

let 0 Eg

Farming  3 a Failure.  We have tried it in this community for twenty years.

Farming is a grand success.  We  have  a  Butter  and  Cheese  Factory that was built flva 
years  ago  and 'has  made our  community  what  it  is  now.  Should you need  a Butter and 
Cheese Factory i n  your community correspond with 
DAVIS & RANKIN  BLOG. & MFG. C O .,  240-252  W. LAKE ST., CHICAGO* 

Also Manufacturers of Dairy Machinery and Supplies. 

_____

_ _

_ 

PYRAMID  PILE  GURE.

A new remedy which  has created a sensation  among physicians by its wonderful 
effects in speedily  curing  every form of  piles. 
It is the  only remedy  known  (ex­
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 gives  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.
I  only used  one  package 
of  the Pyramid Pile Cure  and 1 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  had  suffered  for years,  and  I 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.

From  J. W.  Waddell,  Zulla, Va.—I  am a cured  man. 

It is the surest,  safest and cheapest Pile Cure sold.
It has come to be an established fact that this  is  the  best  Pile  Remedy  on  the 

market, and every live druggist has it in stock.

U n i t e d   S t a t b s   B a k i n g   C o .,

M u sk eg o n   B ranch.

M uskegon,  Mich

O rig in a to rs   o f  th e   C e le b ra te d   C ak e,  “ M U S K E G O N   B R A N C H .” 

Write for samples of New and Original Crackers and  Cakes, before 
purchasing for your Spring trade.

H A R R Y   F O X ,  M & nsg6F.

Mail orders a specialty. 

Candy  
Candy
Candy

!

Largest  Variety

We carry the

and can show you the

Finest  Goods

made In this country and will make

Lowest  Prices
quality considered. 

A.  1’.  BROOKS  & CO.,

4 6   O tta w a  S t., G ra n d   R a p id s ,  M ic h .

exhausts 

IO
sales,  since his customers  “want but lit­
tle  here  below,”  and  they  are  not  dis­
posed  to  buy  to-day  what  may  not be 
needed to-morrow.  Hence he is in no dan­
ger of  being  overstocked  and compelled 
to  a  quarter-off  sale.  Should  an unex­
pected demand arise in any line of goods, 
he meets it  unflinchingly  with  what  he 
has  on  hand,  and  apologizes  or  prom­
ises  for  the rest  Customers  having  a 
fellow  feeling are  wondrous kind  to de­
lays that  would  wear  the  lives  out  of 
more impatient people with the  sickness 
of  hope  deferred.  Each  purchaser 
the  store, 
saunters  negligently  into 
and 
of 
compliments before approaching the sub­
ject of traffic in any form.  As time is of 
no  importance  to  either  party, there  is 
an endless amount  of  chaffering and de­
lay; and even after the  purchase is made 
there is  still  the  important  question of 
peton,  or  premium  that  belongs  to  the 
purchase,  without which no  sale is con­
sidered Anal.  This gratuity may be large 
or small,  according  to the  worth of  the 
article  sold;  but the  pelon  is de  facto a 
material  part  of  each  transaction,  be­
cause  in  most  cases  it  represents  the 
agent’s commission.  So a  glass of  wine, 
a  few  pins,  or  trinkets,  cigarettes  or 
small  confections  closes  the  purchase, 
and keeps up the entente cordxale  so nec­
essary to be maintained between the par­
ties,  and the  buyer is  politely  requested 
to call again.

vocabulary 

his 

There are  customs of trade  among the 
people of Mexico that compare favorably 
with our  own.  Credit  is used as  freely 
as with us; but there are not so many legal 
restrictions that stand in the way of  col­
lecting  debts.  The  lower  class  (which 
idcludes  the 
though 
often in debt through improvident habits, 
are more punctual in fulfilling their obli­
gations.  With fewer laws  than we have, 
debts are more  promptly collected.  The 
more primitive the  habits of  the people, 
the  greater  regard  is  paid  to  pledged 
word.

large  majority), 

It  is  common  for  the  debtor  to  have 
but one  creditor,  who  makes all  deeded 
advances,  and  is paid from  time to  time 
out of the debtor’s  earnings.  The latter 
may not  contract  his  time  to  any  other 
person  except by consent of  the creditor. 
In some  instances in order  to secure the 
services of a valuable employe,  the party 
desiring his  service will  pay to  the  first 
creditor the  amount of  his claim in full, 
and thus  he becomes the  patron entitled 
to the labor of the debtor at fair wages so 
long as his claim remains in force.  This 
is  the  form  of  commercial 
thralldom 
known as peonage,  that is not in harmony 
with what we  consider  the spirit of  our 
institutions.  Yet in practice it works no 
more injustice  than  our  laws  do,  as we 
are accustomed to see them administered. 
A similar condition  has  long  existed  in 
the Southern States, with far less reason. 
After all  no  Mexican  debtor,  under the 
system of peonage,  is likely  to feel  such 
glaring injustice  as  honest  creditors do 
in this country  under the  laws and cus­
toms we are taught to consider vastly su­
perior.  Their  system  of  traffic  is  no 
doubt  suited  to  the  people  of  a f land 
where nature is kind  and man’s material 
wants  are more  easily  supplied than in 
our rigorous climate.

The cities of Mexico,  concentrating as 
they do the luxurious  habits of  the peo­
ple,  may no  doubt  show  as  sharp  con­
trast in mercantile  ways  with  the small 
towns as seen  in this  country.  The  ef­

l ' i U ü   M I C M I G a j n   t h a h h m m   a   im

forts and  inventions  of  our  civilization 
may  bring many  comforts  to  the  poor 
man’s door  that he  never dreamed could 
be  produced.  But  his wants have been 
proportionately 
increased,  while  the 
waste  inseparable  from  modern  enter­
prise,  that  forgets the  future in  pursuit 
of  present gain,  has  given  his children 
little to hope for,  and the sum of  human 
happiness remains as before.

It is sometimes  pleasant, therefore,  to 
witness  the  content  of  a  people  whose 
habits  and customs  have  not  yet  been 
disturbed by the wild activities and com­
mercial methods of  our  American enter­
prise.  Perhaps if we  had lived  as long 
as they under  the  same indulgent skies, 
and  breathed  the  same  enervating  at­
mosphere,  our  Northern  vigor  would 
have received  a  less  harmful  stimulus; 
and the  benefit derived  therefrom  be at 
once apparent in a healthier tone of busi­
ness life, and a greater  measure  of  gen­
eral  happiness. 

S.  P.  W h itm a rsh.

REEDER  BROS.  SHOE  CO.,

JOBBSB8  OF

Boots  and  Shoes,

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I  FeM Boots «»4 Alaska Soeks. 
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state

1 6 7 - J 6 9   f i f T H  M . C H Ì C A & Ò .

The

Famous QUICK  IDEAL

158 &  160 Fulton St., Grand  Rapids.

University  Extension.

If 

It may be  a  sweeping  statement,  but 
there Is not a university, in the true mean­
ing  of  the  word, upon  the continent of 
America to-day.  There are several insti­
tutions of learning  which are called  uni­
versities,  while,  in  fact,  they  are  noth­
ing  of  the  kind.  Such  an  institution 
with such a name should be able to train 
a young man or  young  woman  for  any 
position or business in  which  they  may 
desire  to  engage. 
It  should  be  within 
the reach,  as to  cost,  of  any  person  in 
any walk  of  life. 
it  does  not meet 
those requirements it is not a university. 
It  may  do  thorough  work  as  far  as it 
goes, but it does not  go  far  enough. 
It 
may give its students  a  thorough  train­
ing  in  its several departments,  but only 
a small moiety of the population are in a 
position to take advantage of  it, because 
the great majority of the people have not 
the necessary means.  There is not a col­
lege  or  university  in  the  country that 
gives a training  for  any  calling  outside 
of the so-called professions,  if we except 
those devoted to special pursuits,  such as 
the agricultural colleges.  The mechanical 
trades  are  entirely  ignored.  Sentiment 
has  been  largely  responsible  for  this 
latter  condition,  however,  for  manual 
labor has been thought to  be  degrading, 
and the man  who works  with  his  hands 
was supposed to belong to a lower  strata 
of society  than  the  man  who  used  his 
brains more and his hands less.

The university of the future will  train 
young men and women for  any vocation, 
while  developing  them  mentally to the 
fullest possible extent.  Distance will be 
no obstacle to the youth who  desires  an 
education, for by a system of correspond­
ence  the  benefits  of  the university may 
be extended  to  the  remotest  hamlet  in 
the 
land.  Now  there  is  an  iron-clad 
curriculum  of  studies,  any  departure 
from which our college faculties seem  to 
regard as a crime.  The university of the 
future will give to each student only such 
studies as he can do  justice to, consider­
ing his means and  mental  capacity. 
In 
other words, the benefits  of  a university 
training will  be extended to every person 
of both sexes in any section of  the coun­
try  who may desire to take Advantage of 
it.  This  is  “ university extension,”  and 
if our government  undertakes  the  erec­
tion  of  a  national  university, as  men­
tioned  in  last  week’s  T ra desm a n,  its 
scope and purpose should be no less than 
is outlined above. 

Da n ie l  Arbott.

Tie Lansing 

W elfare Co.

will  open  up  about  April  1, 
in the  City of  Lansing, Mich., 
and would  like  to  correspond 
with all manufacturers of goods 
in that line.  Address

F.  P.  MESRELL,

Ithaca, Mich.

H o w   to  K e e p   a  S tore
By  Samuel  H.  Terry.  A  book  of  400  page 
written from the experience and  observation  < 
an old merchant  It treats of Selection  of Bus 
ness.  Location.  Buying,  Selling, Credit, Adve 
using, Account Keeping, Partnerships,  etc.  C 
great interest to every one In trade.  $1.50. 
THE  TRADESMAN  CO., Ag’ts.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

06869910

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Corner  Monroe st. and  Fifth aye.

Our specialties:  Pants from 87.50 to 836  per doz. 
warranted  not  to  rip.  Shirts  from  82.50 to 815 
per uoz.  Spring line  now ready.  Samples  sent 
on approval.l

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Secure  the  Sale.

Made.

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

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11

TOLD  OP  THE  TRAVELER.

H is  T rials,  H is  T ro u b les  a n d   His 

Travels.

The commercial  tourist is  a fixture,  as 
well as  a factor of  the great  commercial 
axle  on which  business  in  these  latter 
days revolves.  Who  is it  who  does  not 
know the drummer?  Who  is it  who has 
not laughed at  his yarns,  listened to  his 
lies,  and wept  over the  pathetic  tale of 
the  man whose  home  is  any  hostlery 
wherein  Fate  may  chance  to  toss him? 
And  where  is  the country  lad  who has 
not gazed  with  longing, envious  eyes at 
the  drummer, and  sighed  for  a  sample 
case  and a  mileage  ticket,  that  he,  too, 
might go forth into the  great busy world 
with  the  air of  a  conquering  hero,  and 
sell goods and be a  drummer?  But once 
let  the  lad  leave  the  sequestered  vale, 
wherein  nestles the  country store,  pack 
bis  little  grip,  and  enter  upon  his  new 
life  in  the role  of  a  commercial tourist, 
and  if  he  does  not  discover  that  Mr. 
Drummer’s  pathway  often  diverges  far 
from  the  metaphorical  garden of  roses, 
then I know not whereof I speak.  When 
the traveling man  bobs into the store  of 
his country customer,  full of new stories 
and  new  lies,  and  sings  his  oft  sung 
song, extolling  the virtues of  his wares, 
their wondrous cheapness and marvelous 
splendor,  he  appears  a  happy  man in­
deed;  but is  he?  He fails  to sell  a bill, 
and  his expenses are  accumulating,  and 
the thumping  of  a heavy  heart  is sadly 
out of tune with the bon homme air with 
which  he would  cajole  and  capture  his 
intended customer.  He  may have in his 
pocket a letter from  his house  notifying 
him that his trade is not holding up,  and 
that unless it improves they  will have to 
call him in,  but he  must  wear a  benign 
smile on  his  face, even though he wears 
such  a letter  in  his  pocket.  He  fairly 
talks old Skinflint’s arm off, but old Skin­
flint  is  obdurate  and  he  sells  him  no 
goods.  He is  too  early  or  too late, and 
is 810  out of  pocket  and  not a  dime in, 
and  yet  he  must  come  up  smiling  and 
take his  medicine,  and,  be  it said  to his 
credit, he does it,  and  does it well.  But 
he does not always live in his bad streak. 
He  does sell  bills.  Big bills  and  little 
bills,  good  bills and  bad bills,  and then 
he is  happy,  and  the  smile  he  wears is 
not a  mere facial fraud,  but  wells up in 
one continuous  flow  from  his  soul,  for 
drummers  have  souls,  even  though the 
average  heathen  who  makes life  a bur­
den to  him,  has  been  known  to remark 
to the  contrary.  The  country merchant 
is as happy to get rid of a drummer with­
out  buying  a bill  as the  drummer is-in 
having made a  sale, and these  two,  who 
could not live the one  without the other, 
are eternally  and infernally  at  war. 
If 
the man of the grip and sample case is to 
be believed,  the  rural merchant needs a 
big  stock of  his line,  and  if  you  are to 
accept Mr. Merchant’s statement, he does 
not require  a thing in  the world,  and it 
is  on  the  compromise  as  they  split  the 
difference that the two exist.

The drummer  who  only  makes  “elec­
tric light towns” enjoys a continual  pic­
nic,  so  to  speak,  when  his  lot  is com­
pared to that of his less favored  brother, 
whose trade takes him  to the small  ham­
let and country store away from the rail­
road.  Not long ago I was inveigled  by a 
genial traveling representative  into  tak­
ing a drive into  the  country,  he  having 
no  difficulty  in  convincing  me  that  a 
buggy trip across a long stretch  of  pine

barrens would be great sport.  I believed 
him  then—now  we  are  no  longer  on 
speaking terms.  The  trip  agreed upon, 
the  necessary  arrangements  were  soon 
made,  and  we set out from our rail point 
in high spirits.  We  lumbered  along  all 
day,  my companion selling  a  few  bills, 
while  I  amused  myself  as best I could. 
Night and rain caught us at a backwoods 
hotel,  where we  arranged  for  a  night’s 
lodging.  We  were  assigned  the  bed 
room off the  parlor,  with  special  privi­
leges  as  to  the  latter room, which con­
tained the regulation outfit of  the  coun­
try  hotel,  including  the  cheap colored 
print of “Mary  and  Her  Little  Lamb;” 
the  girl  with  the  lap  full  of  roses, 
labeled  “Spring Time,”  and  the  demure 
brunette who  is supposed to be chill and 
cheerless  “Winter.”  Ah!  surely such  a 
one cannot have been a drummer.

We  had  supper, a  most  frugal  meal, 
and the young men of  the house came in 
to entertain us and  make  us  wish  they 
were dead,  but  as  a breakfast by candle 
light was ahead of  them, and  they knew 
it,  they  failed  to  linger long,  and once 
alone, it was a race to see who would get 
to bed first.  The  great feather bed over 
in the corner  looked  most  tempting  in­
deed.  Covered  with  a  snowy spread, it 
looked so nice that I longed to get into it. 
It seemed just ready to embrace me  in  a 
great warmth of welcome, and I hastened 
to embrace it in turn, but  by  the shades 
of my forefathers that bed was the great­
est  fraud  ever  perpetrated  ou  a  tired 
traveler.  Putting  one  foot  on the high 
edge of the bed rail, 1  made a great dive 
for the center, and I landed plump on the 
slats. 
I rolled over,  and as if  by  magic 
the feathers seemed to disappear.  At last 
I managed to imprison a handful  or  two 
’twixt  my  tired  anatomy  and  the  bed 
slats, and waited the coming of  my com­
panion,  who  fared not half  so well as I. 
How those people ever managed to  blow 
that bed up is a mystery  I have yet been 
unable  to  solve,  and  1  fear  it  will go 
sounding  down  the  ages like the undis­
covered arts of  the necromancers of old.
Bright  and  early  next  morning  we 
were on the  porch performing our morn­
ing  ablutions  and  were  ushered  into 
breakfast.  The  family  was  assembled 
before  us,  the  old  man  of  the  house, 
weazened and  scrawny,  the  mother  of 
the family,  full of  pride  and conscious­
ness,  and  sons  and  daughters  galore. 
The  morning  meal  was  on  the  board, 
smoking  hot,  and  even  the  fat  biscuit 
and  black 
coffee,  the  yellow-legged 
chicken  and fried  eggs  looked  inviting 
and even appetizing. 
I observed that the 
family were  standing as we entered, but 
took that  as a  mark  of  respect  to their 
distinguished  visitors,  but I was soon to 
be undeceived. 
I  reached  for my chair, 
which sat with its back to the board,  but 
was stopped by the  eldest son  and heir, 
who  informed  us that  we  had  left  the 
land of the heathen  and fallen in among 
Christian  people,  who  always  knelt  in 
prayer  before  the  morning  meal.  The 
old gentleman at once began to get down 
on his knees on the  floor, and  rested his 
arms  on the  seat of  his  chair.  He  was 
followed by the family in solemn proces­
sion,  and I  looked at my companion and 
he looked  at me,  and  we  both  gazed in 
awe  at the  kneeling  group  around that 
solemn  board.  My  chum’s  knees  com­
menced  to  weaken  and  I  saw he  was 
going to  join his  host  and  humble him­
self  in  prayer  (for  even  drummers  can 
pray),  so  I  joined  him,  and  when  all

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were in  proper  posture  the head  of  the 
house  lifted  up  his  voice 
in  tearful 
prayer.  He prayed  long  and he  prayed 
loud,  and  the pine  floor got  harder and 
harder.  He prayed for  everyone he had 
ever heard of  and a great  many he  had 
never  heard  of,  and  as  he  continued I 
could see the thin  rings of  smoke which 
rose from the chicken  dish grow thinner 
and  thinner,  and  finally  disappear  in 
the  atmosphere  near  the  ceiling.  At 
last, weary and worn, we were permitted 
to arise,  partake of a cold breakfast,  and 
pay  for our  entertainment at the rate of 
$2 per  day,  with no extra charge  for the 
prayer.

Such experiences  are  common  in  the 
life of a drummer, yet he is said by some 
thoughtless persons to be a heathen,  and 
knows not of  heaven, but  this  is an un­
truth and injustice to the traveling sales­
man,  for  what  he  knows not of, and is 
not willing to swear he knows all  about, 
must be a poor thing indeed.

We continued our  trip, full  of  adven­
tures, and finally got back  to civilization 
alive,  but  all  my  illusions  as  to  the 
glorious rest of a buggy trip far from the 
shriek  of  the  locomotive  whistle,  the 
rattle of the car over  the  pavements  of 
the  city  and  hurrying, of  hundreds  of 
feet and  busy  hum  of  voices  of  great 
communities,  1 had left  far  behind  me. 
and I was  satisfied  that  the  life  of  a 
drummer leads him far from the ways  of 
play and pleasure.

Seated around a hotel stove,  and  spin­
ning yarns, a drummer is a whole-souled, 
devil-may-care  cuss,  whom  everybody 
loves, and whose very good humor is con­
tagious,  but  hustling  for  business  on  a 
buggy  trip  he  is  a  mournful  wretch

T H hi  M IC H l& A iS  TK-Ä-DKöMii-JN

whom  one  would  scarcely  recognize in 
the whilom entertainer of the hotel lobby. 
But  he  has  his  pleasures as well as his 
troubles.  Some  of 
them  have  been 
known  to relate a true narrative, and all 
of them are remarkable  for  their  ability 
to metamorphose a lie so  that  it  will  so 
closely resemble the truth as to pass cur­
rent for the genuine article.  There is no 
barometer known  to man  which tells the 
true state of trade like a drummer’s face, 
even though he lie like a dog, and  swear 
he has just  sold  the  biggest  bills  ever 
dreamed of.  The wealth of  information 
these genial, wholesale fellows possess is 
a matter to marvel at.  The  energy they 
display in  meeting  competition  is  most 
surely  worthy  of  all  praise,  and while 
there are among  them black sheep,  such 
characters are few  and far between,  and 
loyalty to one another  is  the  drummer’s 
most  lovable  characteristic.  An  under­
hand 
trick—is
enough to  read a man out  of  the  drum­
mer’s  social  camp  the instant he is dis­
covered,  for the great majority of travel­
ing men are  an  ornament  to  any  com­
munity  and a credit to any profession.
Hunt  McCalkb.

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small 

U npardonable Offenses.

Certain sins of ommission and commis­
sion there are for which  there is  neither 
forgiveness nor absolution.
A  woman  will  forgive  the  man  she 
loves  for  squandering  her  fortune, de­
stroying her peace of  mind,  dishonoring 
the name be has given her, but woe unto 
him  if  he  forgets  to  kiss  her  good by 
when he goes down town in the morning. 
He  may  take  off  his  coat,  roll  up  his 
sleeves, 
take  a  week  off  for  it,  buy 
flowers, bon  bons,  theater  tickets,  be so 
good and  penitent that  he doesn’t  know 
himself  and has  to be  introduced to his 
mirror  every  morning—he  can’t  make

that right  until the crack of doom.  She 
never forgives  and  forgets  that, even if 
she says she does.
Another unpardooable sin  is to spell a 
man’s name  wrong.  You  may  tread on 
his toes,  steal his  umbrella,  cheat him, 
give him  the wrong  points on  the races, 
but don’t spell his name wrong if you de­
sire him for a friend.
A  woman  never  forgives  a  man  for 
criticising her perfume;  a man hates the 
the  brand  of 
fellow  who  runs  down 
cigars he likes.
A woman  may  forgive  the  man  who 
puts  his  umbrella  down  where  it will 
drip  all  over  her  in the car;  she never 
forgives the woman that sits  down  next 
to her with a dress that spoils hers.
A little woman rather likes to be called 
a  pussy  or  a  chicken  by  a  big, good- 
natured man,  but she never forgives  him 
if he calls her a cat or an old hen.
She  never  forgives  the  woman  that 
coaxes  her  servants  away  by  offering 
them better  wages, or  the  woman  who 
knows her age and tells it, or the woman 
the man she likes  admires or  praises, or 
the  woman  who  always  looks  a  little 
finer,  dresses  a  bit  handsomer,  does 
things a shade better than  she  can  her­
self.  We all know that woman and hate 
her,  while we smile  into  her  eyes  and 
kiss her goodby, acknowledging ourselves 
her inferior.  No woman sits  down  and 
bewails her inability to  wear  the  Astor 
diamonds or to rival the famous beauties 
of the world, but  it  is  the  woman  who 
buys one more gown than we can  afford, 
who keeps two servants  when  we  have 
only  one,  who  fades  our pinks with her 
roses  and  dulls  our  charms  with  her 
graces whom it is hard to  forgive  as  we 
would be forgiven.

The  Starting  Point  to Millions.

Among  the self-made  millionaires  of 
California is  the  President  of a bank  in 
San Francisco,  whose story  of  the  way 
in which he made his  first dollar is inter­
esting.
“I had come over a poor boy from Ger­
many,  and  went  to Los  Angeles,  where 
I had a cousin  then  living.  1  got a job

in a store to sweep out and  act in  a  ca­
pacity of general utility.  1 was engaged 
at the rate of $25 a month  and  board, or 
about 95 cents a day.
“Never  shall I  forget  the  first  few 
jingling coins  that  were  paid me.  The 
exultant feeling of independence and the 
satisfaction that 1 was doing so well  put 
I and kept me in good humor.  That to me 
was a handsome compensation. 
It was a 
great deal more  than a boy of my  age— 
16 years old— could get at my old  home 
beyond the ocean. 
I let the  money  ac­
cumulate until 1 had  $200,  and  then  I 
bought an acre of ground with it.
“That acre I have to-day, and  my  Los 
Angeles residence  is  on  it. 
It  is  just 
diagonally across from the  Westminster 
Hotel, near the  post office,and  since then 
1 have  been  offered, 
instead  of  $200 
originally  paid,  $200,000.  1  worked 
three years for my employer,  and during 
that time  in  addition  to  saving  money 
right along from my salary,  1  paid  $5  a 
month and attended a night school.
“At the end of three years I  had  sand 
enough to start iu a small  way in a  store 
I stuck  to this  until  1868, 
of my  own. 
when 1  went  into  banking.  Our  bank 
was the  first  one  incorporated  in  Cali­
fornia  south  of  San  Francisco. 
It  is 
about thirty-five years  since  I  acquired 
my  first dollar. 
Its  acquisition  has  af­
forded me more satisfaction than  any  of 
the sums acquired  since,  no matter  how 
large.
“ I encourage my children, even the lit­
tle ones of five or six years,  to save  their 
pennies, and  whenever  they got  a  little 
money have  opened  accounts  for  them 
at the savings banks.  The first dollar  is 
a good one to invest properly,  and when 
it is so invested  causes much  pleasure. 
It is good,  however,  to have liberality go 
with business  discretion.
“No period of my life has been so grat­
ifying  to  me in  a  substantial  way  as 
when  I  was  sweeping  the store  for  the 
first  dollar  I  ever  had,  attending  the 
night school  and  casting  about  to  see 
what  I should do,not only  with the ‘orig­
inal dollar, but those which  came  along 
after it at that time.”

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lation which naturally appeals to  people 
of moderate means;  the articles  “given” 
having  a  flashy  appearance,  seem  de­
sirable to those who have not the  money 
to purchase articles of  substantial  merit 
and greater cost.  The  goods themselves 
are generally worthless and unfit for use.
Dealers should discourage this kind  of 
business by every means  in their power; 
show up the quality  of  both  goods  and 
gifts, and  educate  the people up to buy­
ing good goods at honest  prices.  Money 
would  be  saved  in  the  end by all con­
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THE  SPIRIT  O P  SPECULATION. 

Written for The  Tradesman.

Speculation is the bane of trade and of 
tradesmen. 
It  is  destructive  of  those 
finer sensibilities by which  right  is  dis­
tinguished from wrong in business trans­
actions;  it is brutalizing in  its  tendency 
and  utterly  vicious  in  its  results.  No 
man can enter upon a career  of  specula­
tion,  without  casting  honor and honesty 
to  the  winds,  for  he  must  live  and 
prosper by preying upon his fellows, and 
build  his  fortune upon the ruin he him­
self  has  wrought.  He  is  but  one  re­
move  from  the  highwayman  who  de­
mands his victim’s money at  the  muzzle 
of  a revolver.

The  speculative  mania  is  found  not 
the  Wall  streets and stock ex­
only  on 
changes  of  the  country; 
it  affects  all 
classes  alike,  from  the  humble  laborer 
who  earns  but  a  dollar  a  day  to  the 
millionaire who  counts  his  earnings  by 
the hundred thousand.  The  latter  may 
speculate  in  “futures,” and  stocks,  and 
bonds,  while  the  former  “draws”  on 
baking powder, or soap, or tea.  The ob­
ject of both  is  the  same—to  get  some­
thing for nothing, or with  as  little labor 
as  possible  and  in  the shortest possible 
time.

One result of  this  mania  for  specula­
tion has been to lead men to  despise  the 
ordinary  methods  by  which money is to 
be  accumulated.  These  are  too  hum­
drum and commonplace,  too slow for  the 
times in which we live.  Hard,  plodding, 
honest  work,  in  the  office  or  shop,  and 
its sure result—a  solid  competence  and 
honorable 
reputation—have  been  dis­
carded for the rapid,  if risky, methods of 
the  wheat  pit  and  stock exchange;  and 
the  good  name,  which,  we  are  told,  is 
“rather to be chosen  than great  riches,” 
is  despised  for  the  sometimes  odorous, 
always shady,  reputation  of  the  broker 
or operator.

Another and very  important  phase  of 
this subject—important  because  its per­
nicious effects are felt all over the land 
is  found  in  connection  with  the retail 
grocery trade.  It is the “gift enterprise 
the “something for nothing” craze in an­
other form.  Gifts  with  tea,  and  coffee, 
and  soap,  and  baking  powder;  in  fact, 
with almost everything sold ir  the  ordi­
nary  grocery,  is  the  order  of the day. 
Some customers believe  that  the  grocer 
who  cannot  offer  his  customers  some­
thing in the way of a “gift” is “not in it” 
with  his  neighbor  who  can,  albeit  his 
goods are undoubtedly of  better quality. 
But  he  gives  nothing,  so  this  class  of 
peoDle pass his door and  go  to  the  man 
who does;  but when the quality of  these 
prize goods is considered, it seems strange 
that  people  with  brains  can  be  so  de­
luded.  There may be some exceptions, but 
they are generally trash.  Take  the  gift 
coffee as an example;  it is the vilest stuff 
imaginable,  and  not  worth  carrying out 
of the store,  yet it is bought  and  used— 
solely because a gift goes  with  it. 
It  is 
the same with other articles.  The result 
of this  kind  of  “business”  is  that  the 
people,  many of them,  have acquired the 
habit  of  buying  an  inferior  quality of 
goods,  to  the  detriment  of  legitimate 
trade  and  honest  goods.  Moreover, 
many  people  now  imagine  they have a 
right to a gift with  the  goods  they  pur­
chase.  and  to  see  them  running  from 
store  to  store  in search of “gift goods” 
would be ludicrous were  it  not  such  a 
pitiful  illustration  of  the  weakness  of 
human nature. 
It is a species of  specu­

T he  D rug  M ark et.

Gum opium is decidedly firmer,  on  ac­
count of the unfavorable weather for the 
growing crop.

Quinine is steady.
Morphine is  unchanged.
Sugar of milk has declined.
Short buchu leaves are lower.
Balsam of Peru  has advanced.
African ginger is steadily declining.
Alcohol has  declined  2c,  the  present 

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10 gallons.......................................................
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E a st B ay L u m b e r  Co.

Mitchell & Mahan,  who  have  been en­
gaged  in  the  lumber  business  at  East 
Bay since 1866, have merged  their  busi­
ness  into  a  stock  comdany  under  the 
style of East Bay Lumber  Go.  The  cap­
ital stock is $25,000,  all paid  in,  divided 
among the  following stockholders in the 
amounts named:
Wm.H.C.  Mitchell....................................*11,040
Wm.  Mitchell.............................................  2,000
Jas. E.  Mahan.............................................  4,430
Chas. E.  Mahan..........................................  4,430
Harriet A  Martin.......................................  3,100
The Directors are Jas. E.  Mahan, Wm. 
Mitchell and Wm.  H.  C.  Mitchell,  and 
the officers are as  follows:

Mitchell.

E.  Mahan.

President  and  General  Manager—Jas. 
Vice-President—Wm. Mitchell.
Secretary  and  Treasurer—Wm.  H.  C. 
The corporation acquires the  property 
of the old firm,  consisting  of  over  2,000 
acres of land,  containing  4,000,000  feet 
standing pine, 1,000,000 hemlock, 500,000 
cedar,  sawmill,  and  about  $4,000  worth 
of lumber  already  cut.

M onthly  M eeting  o f P o st  E.

At the last meeting  of  Post  E,  Michi­
gan Knights of the Grip, Wm. Kortlander 
donated a water color painting as a pedro 
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vote of thanks.
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Mills,  Ben  Van  Leuven,  C.  L. Lawton, 
Geo. F.  Owen and R. B.  Hanna  were  ap­
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Rapids, requesting  the  State  Board  of 
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President—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. 
Vice-Presidents—I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  Buchanan;  F .  W.  B.
Perry, Detroit;  W. H. Hicks, Xorley.
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HOW   TO  FIT  TRUSSES.

Were any one of us to talk with a dozen 
different druggists on the subject of truss 
fitting  and  selling,  we  should  probably 
find their  opinions about equally divided 
regarding  it.  Some would say that they 
like it,  that they find it an interesting, in 
the main a pleasant, and  a  fairly  profit­
able  branch  of  their  business;  others 
would  pronounce  it  a  nuisance—more 
bother than it is worth.  This  difference 
of  verdict  may  be due somewhat to the 
differences in the druggists in matters  of 
taste and in mechanical skill, but 1 think 
it  is  due  principally  to  their different 
modes of conducting  the  business.  The 
first  requisite  to  successful  truss fitting 
is to have a clear  conception  of  what  a 
hernia  is.  To  be  able  to recognize the 
varions forms of rupture, and to know in 
each case in jnst what direction  to apply 
pressure in order  to  reduce  the  hernia, 
and  also  to  hold it most securely and at 
the  same  time  most  comfortably to the 
patient.  There  are  published  various 
anatomical  charts  which  illustrate  the 
subject.  A person may gain a very good 
knowledge  of 
it  by  studying  Gray’s 
Anatomy. 
In  their  catalogue  of  1889, 
I.  B. Seeley  &  Co.  give  a  chapter  on 
hernia, illustrated to some extent, which 
is well worth reading.  Not least import­
ant  is  that  part  of  the  chapter which 
treats  on  “Affections often Mistaken for 
Hernia,” and also the  other  part  of  the 
chapter, which  discusses  “Symptoms  of 
Hernia often Mistaken for those of Other 
Affections.”
The  second  requisite  to  successful 
truss  fitting  is  a  good  outfit.  No man 
can do good work without  a  good  place 
to work in and a good assortment of good 
tools to work with.  Under  the  head  of 
outfits I would place first of ah a suitable 
room, where one is retired, not subject to 
interruptions, where  things are neat and 
clean,  comfortably  warm,  and  where 
trusses  and  tools are or can be arranged 
conveniently at  hand.  One  works  at  a 
decided disadvantage  when he takes  his 
customer behind the prescription case, or 
down cellar, or  into  a  back room among 
barrels and boxes, subject to constant in­
terruptions,  and  where it is  so cold that 
the patient in his exposed condition soon 
becomes uncomfortable and impatient.
Next in order comes a good assortment 
of trusses.  By a good assortment I don’t 
mean that one should try to keep some of 
every  kind  and style that are made, and 
buy  every  new-fangled,  doubltfgeared 
contraption that comes along.  He should 
select  a  few  good  styles, which  by ex­
perience  he  knows  that  he can do good 
work with,  and then have  a  fu ll  assort­
ment of sizes of these kinds.  As to what 
is  the  best  truss  to  keep,  good judges 
would no doubt  give  different  opinions. 
One  thing  certainly  is  true,  that no one 
truss  is  the  best  truss  for  all  cases. 
Were  a  new  man  in the business, just 
putting in a new stock,  to  ask  me to ad­
vise him  in making a  selection,  I should 
say to him, Get a few elastic belt trusses, 
a  few  soft  kid-finished,  light  spring, 
French  pattern,  including  infant  sizes, 
and  then  get  the  greater  part of your 
stock  In  hard-rubber  covered  trusses. 
Of 
hard- 
rubber 
the 
ones 
in  Seeley’s  Catalogue 
as  Figures  3,  5  and  6 
(“Hood’s” ). 
I think very highly of  the Hood pattern; 
it seems to me  to obtain the lifting pres­
sure,  resembling  that  which  one  exerts 
when  holding a  rupture  on  himself  by

I  would  select 

the  different 

styles  of 

trusses 

shown 

T H E   m i c h i g -A j s t   T R A D E S M A N - .

his fingers on  the same  side, the nearest 
of any truss that I have ever used.  The 
“Crossbody”  style  worked  well in  the 
few cases of femoral hernia which I have 
ever had.  For  inguinal  hernia I  do not 
consider  it as  good as  the  other  styles 
mentioned.  The best way to store trusses 
is in boxes,  with a cut  showing the style 
of truss which each  box contains  pasted 
on the  outside of  the box  and  the  sizes 
distinctly  marked  on 
it.  The  boxes 
should  be  arranged  on  shelves,  where 
the marks can be readily seen.
Next  to  the  trusses  themselves  one 
should  have  a vise  and  a  good  pair of 
large  pliers,  to be  used  in  bending and 
twisting  springs.  A  No.  8  vise  is suffi­
ciently  large,  screw  driver,  tape meas­
ure,  alcohol  stove  for  warming  hard- 
rubber trasses,  matches, etc., should all 
be in their places.  And the outfit is  not 
complete without  a chair  in which a pa­
tient  can be  gradually  let  down flat on 
his  back  and  gradually  be brought up 
again  to a  sitting position  without  any 
action on his  part.  Such a  chair is bet­
ter  than a  couch,  because  when  neces­
sary to fit a truss to a person lying down, 
the straining required in his rising is apt 
to  throw  everything  out  of  place.  A 
cheap surgeon’s chair answers every pur­
pose. 
In the  absence of  snch a  chair a 
couch is  infinitely  better  than the floor 
or even some boxes.
With  your  room,  your  trusses,  your 
vise,  chair,  etc., all in  good  shape,  the 
□ext question is  how to  handle your pa­
tient?  This  is  frequently  a  compound 
and a  complex  question. 
If  1  could do 
jnst as  1  would  like  with  a  patient,  I 
should examine  him,  make np my mind 
what kind of a truss  is best for his case, 
take a hard-rubber truss of  that pattern, 
fit it to  him,  paying  no  attention to his 
suggestions,  being  sure  to  have  it stiff 
enough to hold him,  and then tell him to 
come again  after a  few days.  Then,  on 
his coming  in,  if I thought  that I  could 
weaken the spring so  as to make it more 
comfortable  for  him  and still  keep the 
rupture  secure,  I  would  do  so.  That 
would be comparatively  simple and easy 
work;  but,  as  a  rule,  we  can’t do it in 
that way.  The  customer  is  apt to have 
ideas  and  whims,  to ignore  which will 
offend him and  leave him dissatisfied,  no 
matter  how  good  work  you  may do on 
him; while to yield  to which  will insure 
poor  results.  A  man  who  has  worn  a 
truss is apt  to think that he understands 
the truss  question  and  knows  what he 
wants  better  than  anyone  else  can tell 
him.  And even  a  man  who  has  never 
worn a truss is apt to  have preconceived 
ideas  which  he is  slow  to  relinquish. 
The question  then,  how to  handle your 
patient, is a double one—not merely how 
to treat his rupture,  but how  to manage 
him.  Or,  as one truss fitter expressed it, 
“how to fit  his head as  well as  his rup­
ture.”  1 don’t suppose that surgeons or 
eminent truss  fitters  are  troubled  with 
this first  question,  but  with  the average 
druggist it is the most troublesome ques­
tion in  the whole  truss  fitting business, 
and,  therefore,  we will now  give it first 
attention.
When a man has  worn a  certain  kind 
of truss and wants another just like it,  if 
you happen  to  have  that  kind it  is usu­
ally best to  give It  to him,  and  practic­
ally let  him fit himself, even though you 
may know that it is not the best truss for 
his  case.  You  might  exhaust  yourself 
persuading him to take the kind that you 
know to be best for  him,  but most likely 
you  would  do  him  no  kindness.  Ten 
chances to one he would  bring it back to 
you  after a  few  days  pronouncing  it  a 
failure,  and his  poor  opinion  of  your 
ability as  a truss fitter  would be  estab­
lished  forever.  Most  men  wear  their 
trusses too  low;  they do  not understand 
that the aperture is above the tumor. 
If 
you  place the  pad  where  it should  be, 
the first thing that  they do is  to shove it 
down out of place. 
It Is the truss fitter’s 
duty to  explain to them  the anatomy  of 
the parts and why the pressure should be 
placed higher than they  suppose, and,  if 
possible,  “educate  them up” to  wearing 
the pad where it belongs.
In cases where the  patients are not at­
tached to  a truss  which  they have  been 
wearing,  but still  are disposed  to follow 
their own idea,  make their own selection 
of  a truss  and  dictate how they want it 
adjusted,  I  say  o  them  pleasantly,  “I

think 1  know  a great  deal  better  than 
you do what your  case requires. 
If  yon 
will permit  me to select  your truss  and 
fit  it to  you,  and  if  you  will  wear  it 
where I place  it,  I will guarantee that it 
will suit yon  or I will take  it  back  and 
refund  the money  to you.”  When a pa­
tient proposes to take one or  more of my 
trusses home  and try  them,  I  say,  “No, 
you may  select your  truss and  fit  it  to 
yourself here, and if you desire I will as­
sist  you,  but  I take no  chances on your 
truss  fitting.  You  must  pay  for  the 
trass before you  take it  home, and after 
you  take  it  home  you  must  keep  i t ” 
After a  little firm  but kind talk  of  this 
sort the patient will  usually put himself 
in my hands. 
In  talking  that  way to a 
patient I mean  just  what I  say. 
I will 
not let  any  man  take  my  trusses home 
and  try  them. 
If  they  don’t  fit,  he 
doesn’t know how to  make  them fit,  and 
he  is almost  sure to  bring  them  back, 
soiled more or less. 
I have then had my 
trouble and the damage to my trusses all 
for nothing. 
I will  take my  chances on 
my  own  truss  fitting,  and  the  patient 
must  take his  chances  on  his.  On this 
point it pays to be independent and posi­
tive.
In  cases  where a  person  is  strenuous 
for a  belt  truss,  either  because  he  has 
been  tortured  by  a  poorly  fitted spring 
truss, or  for any other  reason,  if I think 
that  a  belt  truss  will serve  him fairly 
well I follow his preferences.
As to  the best trusses for  women  my 
experience  is  limited.  Two  lady  phy­
sicians have been  in the habit of coming 
to me for trusses to fit their lady patients 
with; they have  frequently described the 
cases to  me and  have  asked my  advice. 
From that  experience I have  formed the 
opinion  that,  while a  woman may  face 
the mnsic  and have a  tooth  pulled  with 
less ado than a man  (and  dentists tell us 
such is the case), when it comes to a pro­
tracted  discomfort  they  have  less  pa­
tience  and endurance than a man; more­
over, they form opinions  from the  looks 
of a truss. 
If a trass looks hard and un­
comfortable  it  will  burt  her  when she 
wears it,  and if  it  looks  nice,  soft, and 
comfortable,  she will find it comfortable. 
Therefore,  for  women  I  would  select 
neat, soft, kid  covered  French patterns, 
with  as light springs as  possible.
So much on the management  of  a cus­
tomer.  We will now consider briefly the 
matter of  adjusting  the  truss.  Exactly 
how to adapt a truss to each individual it 
would  be  impossible  for  any one to ex­
plain without a clinic of variety of cases, 
but  certain  general  instructions  may be 
given:
First.  Insist  on  exposing  the  patient 
sufficiently to have a fair chance at  him. 
Working  under  several  layers  of cloth­
ing,  from  undershirt  to  overcoat,  and 
among a tangle of suspenders, etc., is too 
much  like  cutting  a man’s hair with his 
hat on.  Take off coats, let down trousers 
and pin shirts up out of the way. 
If the 
patient wishes to wear the truss over  his 
underclothing  he  can  do  so;  after  you 
get it fitted, the thickness of the clothing 
will  probably  make  no  difference  with 
the  set  of  the  truss,  but  fitting over a 
shirt  is  blind  work.  Have  the patient 
stand up straight with his heels together, 
and bearing his weight  equally  on  both 
feet,  reduce the hernia while in that posi­
tion if it can be  done easily. 
If  that  is 
not easily  done, select  the  truss  which 
you are to use,  put  your  patient  on  the 
chair,  reduce  the  hernia,  hold  it  with 
your fingers while you bring him back on 
to his feet,  then  put on the truss and re­
move the fingers.  Iu some very bad cases 
it may be impossible to remove the fingers 
and  adjust  the  pad  without letting the 
rapture partially escape. 
In  such cases 
put the truss on him, get the rear adjust­
ment all right, them put him on his back, 
lift up each pad,  reduce the rupture,  put 
the  pad  in  place, then  carefully  bring 
him  on  to  his  feet.  Then  sit down in 
front of him, have him cough and change 
positions;  if  it  escapes,  watch  and  see 
just where it escapes. 
If  it  is  possible, 
be sure to have the hernia completely re­
duced before the  truss is put on.  Some­
times in an old hernia certain growths or 
adhesions have taken place which render 
a complete reduction impossible.  What­
ever can be  returned  to  the  abdominal 
cavity  without  materially  lifting 
the 
spermatic cord should be held there.  Be

Rupture  in  infants. 

sure to have the truss completely holding 
him before you let him go.  A truss  that 
is pinching an intestine which has partly, 
even in a small degree,  slipped  by it is a 
very  uncomfortable  and  often  a  very 
harmful  truss.  For  that  reason  it  is 
better to have  the spring too stiff  rather 
than too weak. 
It is  better  to  say  to  a 
patient,  “I  think  this  spring  is  stiller 
than  you  will  need it permanently,  and 
after you have worn it a few days, if you 
will come in, I will slack it up,”  than  it 
is to say to him,  “I want  to  make  it  as 
easy as possible  for  you; 
I  will  try  a 
limber spring;  if  it  doesn’t  hold  yon,  I 
will make it stiffen” 
If  it  fails to hold 
him he is liable to consider you  a failure 
and to want to try some one else.  So  on 
the start, whatever else  yon do or fail to 
do, be sure, i f possible, to establish the fact 
that  you  can  hold  him.  At this point I 
would emphasize again the importance of 
keeping  a  full  assortment of sizes, it is 
too  bad  to  fail of a perfect job just be­
cause you have to use a truss which  is  a 
size too large or too small.
Keep a record of every  truss  that  you 
fit;  it will be of service  to  you  iu  many 
ways.
It  is  sometimes 
almost impossible to  put  onto  the  little 
fellows  trusses  which  will  be  comfort­
able,  or  which  will  keep  in  place. 
I 
think  that  as  a  rule  a  spring trass is 
bettor than a compress, and  that  a  soft, 
leather-covered  French  pattern  is  the 
best.  A  hard-rubber  trass  woald  be 
cooler and more  cleanly,  but  it  is  more 
apt to slide out of place.  The  following 
device  has  worked  well  in  some light 
cases:  Take two corn or bunion plasters, 
stick their  gummed  sides  together  and 
stick them onto a piece of adhesive strip. 
The plasters make a good compress  with 
the  hole  in  the  middle;  place the com­
press on the hernia and fasten it in place 
with the strip.  This should  be changed 
quite frequently,  and each time  the strip 
should be  fastened  to  a  new  place. 
If 
more  pressure  is  needed  an  additional 
bandage can be attached  to the compress 
and passed around the body.
Sometimes  a  person  coming  to  the 
druggist for a truss brings along his phy­
sician to superintend  the  matter.  As  a 
rule,  physicians  are  not  practical  truss 
fitters.  I have found that the most satis­
factory way in  such  cases  is  simply  to 
tender  the  physician  the  use  of  your 
room and your assortment of trusses  and 
leave the case entirely in  bis  hands. 
If 
he declines your tender, as most likely he 
will,  he  will  be  careful  not to interfere 
with your work to make any  suggestions 
that will embarrass you.

H.  G.  Colman.

T oots  F rom   R am ’s  H orn.

The  heart is the  largest thing  in  the 
world,  because  it  takes  more  than  the 
world  to fill it.
The world is full of  people  who  want 
to  do good  but  they  are  in no  hurry to 
commence.
When we  get  to  heaven  we  will  all 
find  that we have  had  something  to  do 
with building it.
One  of the  saddest sights  upon which 
angels have to look is the life of a lonely 
child.
Whether we get  to heaven or not  is to 
be decided by what we love, not by what 
we know.
If you  want to have power to lead  oth­
ers,  learn to control the  man  who  wears 
your own hat.

The woman who paints her cheeks and 
the  man  who  dyes  bis  whiskers  never 
fool bat one person.
Fear to die  until  you  have done  some 
good that will always live.

The man  who worships  a  golden  calf 
The strongest man in the  world  is the 
There is nothing easier to believe than 

is burning incense to himself.
one  who can best control  himself.
a pleasing lie abont ourselves.

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1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.................... 1 00@1  20
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................160®1  70
Coach Body.............. 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn.......1  00@l  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp......................... 
70® 7 5

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  Varnishes

DEALERS  IN

Sole Agents for the  Celebrated

SWISS  IIIUI  PREPARED  PRINTS.

M   lie   of  Staile  Druggists’  M e s

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

We Have in Stoch and Offer a Full Line of

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

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

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

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

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ACIDUM .

Acetlcum...................
8®   10 
Benzoicum  German..
65®  75 
90
Boraclc 
....................
Carbollcum ..............
27®  36 
50®  52 
Cltrlcum...................
Hydrochlor................
3®  5
Nltrocum  ...................
10®   12 
Oxallcum...................
10®  12 
Phosphorlum dll........
20
1 30@1  70 
Sallcylicum................
IX®  5
Tannicum................. .1  40@1  60
30®  33
Tartarlcum................
AMMONIA.
■  3 m   6
Aqua, 16  deg.............
.  5M®  7
20  deg............
Carbonai  ................. .  12®  14
Chloridum................ .  12®  14

a 

A N ILIN E.

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

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po  40)........  40®  45
Junlperus...................  8®  10
Xantnoxylum.............  25®  30

BALSAM UK.
 

Copaiba................  
  45®  50
Peru...................  
  @1  10
Terabin, Canada......   60®  65
Tolutan......................  35®  50

COBTBX.

Abies,  Canadian............  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a............  18
Bnonymus  atropurp......  30
Myrica  Cerlfera, po.......  20
Prnnus Vlrglnl...............  12
Qulllala,  grd..................  10
Sassafras  ............................  1*
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

BXTBACTUH.

“ 

Glycyrrhlsa  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
13®  14
14®  15
16®  17

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M B..........
M b . —
FEBBTJ
Carbonate Preelp..
Citrate  Soluble.........
Ferrocy anidum Sol...
Solut  Chloride.........
Sulphate,  com’l ........
pure...........

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®  15
®3 50
®  80®  50
®  15
.9®
®

Arnica.......................   18@  20
Anthemls...................  8(®  35
Matricaria 
40®  50

 

FLO RA .

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

...................  20®  50
nlvelly........  .........   25®  28
_
and  Mb....................   IS®  25
...................  8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  ¡4* 
XJraUrsl 

*• Alx.  35®  50

“ 

oumxi.

“ 

Acacia, 1st  picked.... 
“  2d 
“  3d 
“  
sifted sorts... 
" 
"  po.........   60® 

®  75
....  @  45
  ® 30
®  25
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
«  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Soootrl, (po.  60).  ®  60
Catechu, Is, (M*. 14 M*>
16)............................  ©  l
Ammonlae.................  55®  60
Assafcstlda, (po. 85)..  30®  36
Bensolnnm.................  so®  55
Camphors...................  55®  58
Euphorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum...................  @2  50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  7b
Gualacum, (po  30)  ...  @ 25
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1  15
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opll  (po  4  50)............ 3 30@S 10
Shellac  .....................   «©   38
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth...............   40@1 00

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mbbba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Kupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia................................   25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
"  V lr.........................  26
Rue........................................   80
Tanaeetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  Y..........................  25
Calcined, Pat..............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M....  20®  25 
Carbonate, JennlngS..  35®  36

masnbsia.

OLBUM.

75@1 00

Cubebae........................   @ 
Exechthltos..............  2 50@2 75
BrlgeTon..................... 2 25@2 50
Gaultherla.................. 2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipi!, Sem. gal......   70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................2 10@2 90
Juniperl.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Llmonls...................... 2  40®2 60
MenthaPlper...............2 75@3 50
Mentha Verid............. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..............1  00@1 10
Myrcla, ounce............   @  50
OUve............................  90@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal. .35)  10®  12
Ricini.......................   1 22@1  28
Rosmarini................. 
Rosae, ounce............... 6 50@8 50
Succlnl.........................  40® 45
Sabina.........................   90@1 00
San tal  ........ 
8  50@7 00
Sassafras....................   50®  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce....  @  65
Tlglfi..........................   @  90
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt.................  @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

B1 Carb.......................   15®  18
Biohromate................  18®  14
Bromide....................  36®  40
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23®25)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..........................2 96@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bitart,com...  ®  15
Potass Nltras, opt......   8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................   28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

RADIX.

Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................   12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  26
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po....  15®  20
Inula,  po....................   15®  20
Ipecac,  po................... 2  30®2 40
Ins pi ox (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei..............................  75@1 00
“  out......................•  @1 75
“  pv.........................  75@1 36
Splgella......................  85®  38
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  80®  32
Senega.......................   65®  70
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H @ 40
M  @  25
Scillae, (po. 86)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foatl-
dus,  po....................  @  36
Valeriana, Bng. (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
lnglbera.................... 
18® 20
Zingiber J................... 
18® 20

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SBMBM.

Anlsnm,  (po.  20)------  @  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bud, Is.........................     4®  6
Carni, (po. 18)...............  8® 12
Cardamon....................1  00® 1 25
Corlandrum.................   10® 12
Cannabis Satlva.........   3H@4
Cydonlum....................   7601 00
Cnenopodlum  .............  10® 12
Dlpterfx Odorate........2 2S®2 60
Foenlonlum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L ini............................4  ® 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 8M)...  4  ® 4M
Lobelia.........................  85® 40
PharlarlsCanarian....  6  @ 6M
Rapa.............................  6®  7
Sinapls  Albu............ 11  @18
•r   Nigra.............  11® 12

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SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co. .2 00®2 50
D. F. R ...... 1  75@2 00
1  25®1  50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T __ 1 66®2 00
« 
1 75@3  50
Saachamm  N.  B........ 1 76®2 00
SpL  Vini  GalU........... 1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto.................... 1  25®2 00
vini  Alba........................1  25@2 00

 

SPONOBS.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 50®2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ....................... 
Harafor  slate  use__  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................  

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

Absinthium................ 3 50®4 00
Amygdalae, Dale........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8  00®8 25
A n isi........................... 1  70@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex...........2 30®2 40
Bergamll  ...................3  25®S 50
Cajlputl....................   60®  65
Caryophylll................  85®  90
C edar.........................  86®  66
Chenopodll................  @1  60
Clnnamonll................  90@1 00
Cltronella...................  @  45
Conlum  Mac..............  36®  65
Copaiba  ....................   80®  90

STRUTS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................   50
Rhel Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Sdllae..................................   50
“  Co................: ............  50
Tolutan...............................  so
Prunes  vlrg.........................  50

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TINCTURES.

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Aconltum  Napellls R .........   60
F ..........  50
Aloes....................................  60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica.................................  50
Asafoetlda............................  0
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................   60
.  “  Co...........................  50
Sangulnarla.........................  so
Barosma..............................  50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................   75
Co......................  75
Castor.......................................1 00
Catechu...............................   50
Cinchona............................  50
Co......................  60
Columba..............................  50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba.................................  50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  so
“  Co...........................   60
Gualca.................................  60
“ 
ammon..................  60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine......... 1.......................  75
Colorless................   75
Ferrl  Chloridum...............  35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................   50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pll.......................... 
86
“  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor..............................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................   50
Quassia...............................  50
Khatatiy.............................   50
Rhel.....................................   50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

• 
“ 

dither, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen....................... 234® 3

ground,  (po.

“ 

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“ 
« 

“ 
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squlbbs.. 

“ et Potass T.  55®  60

7).............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  65®  60
Antlmonl, po..............  4®  5
Antlpyrln...................  @1 40
Antlfebrln..................   @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  @  60
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............ 2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Me
12;  Mb,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
p o ...................   @1  00
Capsid  Fructus, af...  @  26
po__   @  28
Bpo.  @  20
Caryophyllns, (po.  18)  14®  15
Carmine,  No. 40.  @8 75
Cera  Alba, 8. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  ......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  ®  25
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetacenm...................  ®  40
Chloroform...............   60®  68
@1  25
Chloral Hyd C nt........ 1  35®i  60
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Clnohonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20 
German 8  ©  12 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ...................... 
60
Creasotnm................  @  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
“  prep...................  5®  5
“  preelp.............. 
9®  11
'*  Rubra................  ©  8
Croons............................ l 00®i 10
Cudbear......................  @  24
CuprlSulph...............   5 ®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Bther Sulph................  70®  75
Bmery,  all  numbers..  @
po...................  @  6
Ergota, (po.)  75 .........   70®  75
Flake  white..............  12®  15
Galla......................... 
©  28
Gambler......................7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........  @  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10. 
Less than box 66 H
Glne,  Brown..............  9®  15
>'  White................  18®  25
Glycerine...................14M®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  56
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ©  86 
“  C or....  ®  80
Ox Rubrum  ®  90 
@100
TJnguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  64
TohthyoboUa, Am..  ..1  25®1 50
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine, Resubl........... 3 80®3 90
Iodoform....................   @4 70
Lupulln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  60®  66
M ads.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararglod  ...............   @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnitts  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannia,  S .F ..............  60®  68

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN-.

GROCERY  PRICE  CURRENT.

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

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora....................  55
Castor Oil...............   75
Diamond.................  50
Frazer’s ......... ........  80
Mica............... ........  75
..  .. ........  55
Paragon 

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

Acme.

Fosfon.

“  2  “ 

BAKING  POWDER. 
% lb . cans, 3  d o z.................... 
45
85 1 60 
H lb. 
i l b .  Balk.
10
60 
u  lb cans. 
*4ft  “ 
1  20 
lb  “*»  “
2 00 
9 60
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
16  “ 
.. .2 00
Red Star, Is ft  cans..........  
40
“
“ 
“ 
1  40 
45as
“ 
i. 
1  50 
45 
75 
“ 
1  50
“ 
per doz
Dime cans .  90
.1  33
“
4-oz 
1  90
“
G-oz 
.2 47
“
3-oz 
.3 75
“
12-oz 
.4 75
“
16-oz 
11  40
2*4-lb  “
18 25
4-lb
21  60
“
5-lb 
41  80
10-lb 
“

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........ 
*4 ®  “ 
.......
1 ft  “ 
Teller's,  is lb. cans, doz 
“
*4 lb.  “ 
i ib.  “
Our Leader, 1» lb cans...
*4 lb cans__
l lb cans. —
Dr. Price’s.

pRPR IC E’s  
I CREAMI
b a k in g
powder

BLUING.

sur ■
BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.
..  90
English..........................
..  so
Bristol.............................
...  70
Domestic.......................
Gross
.  4 00
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals...........
.  7 00
“ 
...........
.10 50
“  pints,  round.......
.  2 75
“  No. 2, sifting box. 
.  4 00
“  No. 3, 
..  8 00
“  No. 5, 
. .  4 50
“  1 oz ball  ..............
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz — ..  3 60
8 oz......
“ 
.  6 80
“ 
BROOMS.
.  1  75
«.40. 2 Hurl.......................
....................... ..  2 00
No. 1  “ 
2 25
No. 2 Carpet....................
..  2  50
No. 1 
“ 
....................
.  2 75
Parlor Gem......................
90
Common Whisk..............
..  1  15
Fancy 
..............
..  3 25
Warehouse.....................
..  1  25
Stove, No.  1....................
..  1  50
“  10....................
“  15.................... ..  1  75
85
Rice Root Scrub.. 2  row-.
Rice Root  Scrub. 3 row.. ..  1  25
Palmetto, goose.............. ..  1  50

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BRUSHES.

Oval—250 in crate.

BUTTER  PLATES. 
No.  1...................................
No.  2...................................
No.  3...................................
No.  5................................... 1  00

8 oz 

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CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............   10
Star,  40 
..............  9
Paraffine  .................  .......11
Wicking  .......................... 24

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CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish.
Glams.

“ 

“ 

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Little Neck,  11b................. l  20

“  2 lb...................... 1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb......................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  U d............
1  00 
2 lb............
.1  85
Lobsters.
Star,  I  lb....................
2 50 
“  2  lb....................
8 50
Picnic, li b ............................... 2 00
“ 
21b............................... 2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...........................1 25
2  lb.........................2 10
Mustard.  2 lb .......................... 2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb.................2 25
Soused. 2 lb...................     .2 25
Colombia River, flat........... 1  90
tails................1 75
Alaska, Red..............................1 45
pink..............................1 25
Kinney’s,  flats......................... 1 95
Sardines.
American  14s ...............  @  5
As..............  .6*4® 7
Imported  14s ................... 10®11
*48....................15® 16
Mustard Ms......................  ®8
Boneless.......................... 
21
Brook, 8 Ib............................... 2 50

Salmon.
“ 

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•• 

Trout

“ 
“ 

3 00

Fruits.
Apples.

1 05

Cherries.

3 
lb. standard......... 
York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  “  __
Apricots.
Live oak...................... 
1 75
Santa Crus................. 
1  75
Lusk’s......................... 
1  75
Overland..................  
i  75
Blackberries.
B. A W ....................... 
95
Red............................  1  10@1 20
Pitted Hamburgh...... 
1  75
W hite......................... 
1  50
Brie............................ 
1  20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
1  10
E rie............................ 
California..................  
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  25
1  25
Pie............................  
Maxwell....................
1  65
Shepard's..................  
California..................  
2 20
Monitor 
................... 
1  65
Oxford.......................

Peaches.

Gages.

Pears.

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DomesUc.................... 
1 20
Riverside.................... 
2 10
Pineapples.
Common.....................1 00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
grated.......  
2 75
Booth’s sliced............  @2 50
grated...........  @2  75
1  10

Quinces.
Common.................... 
Raspberries.
Red.............................  
l  30
Black  Hamburg......... 
1  50
1  30
Erie,  black  ...............  
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1  25
1  25
Hamburgh................. 
1  25
Erie............................  
1  10
Terrapin....................... 
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
1  00
Corned  beef,  Libby’s .......... 2 10
Roast beef,  Armour’s .......... 2 10
Potted  ham, *4 lb.................1 30
“  541b.................  80
tongue, *4 lb..............1 35
*4 lb.........   85
chicken, *4 lb.......... 
95

“ 
Vegetables.

Meats.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless...........1 25
French style....... 2 25
Limas.................. 1  35
Lima, green..........................1 40
soaked.......................  75
Lewis Boston Baked............1 85
Bay State  Baked..................1 35
World’s Fair  Baked............1 35
Picnic Baked........................ 1 00
Hamburgh........................... 1 40
Livingston  Eden.................1 20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew..........................1 50
Morning Glory...................
Soaked...............................  75
Hamburgh  marrofat............1 35
early June.........
Champion Eng.. 1  50
petit  pols............1 75
fancy  sifted___ 1 90
Soaked.................................  75
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  10
early -June.......1 30
Archer’s  Early Blossom___1  35
French..................................... 2 15
French.............................. 17®22
Erie.....................................   95
Hubbard...................................1 25
Hamburg...................................1 40
Soaked.................................  85
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 50
E rie.......................................... 1 35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
" Squash.
Succotash.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

Tomatoes.

Hancock.............................
Excelsior.................................1 25
Eclipse......................................1 25
Hamburg.................................. 1 40
Gallon..................................... 3 25

CHOCOLATE.

Baker’s.

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

Amboy....
Acme.......
Riverside

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peel.

25  “ 
25  “ 

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

“ 
“ 
Raisins.

In  *4-bbls..............  4*4
in less quantity__ 
4*4
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
“ 10
Lemon 
11
Orange 
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes.  @ 8
“ 
Sultana, 20 
10  @12
Valencia, 30  “ 
@7
Prunes.
California,  100-120.............. 10*4
90x100 25 lb. bxs .11*4
..12*4
80x90 
70x80 
13*4
60x70 
.14
Turkey.............................. 
8
Silver..........................  14@15
Snltana.................................9*4
French, 60-70...................... 13
70-80..................... 12
80-99......................H
90-10  .....................10
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1, 6*4..........................  81  75
No. 2,6*4............................  160

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

doz
2oz  __3  75
4  oz--1  50
Regular 
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz  ....81  2d 
4 oz......2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz......81  50
4 oz.......  3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz......$1  75
____ 4 oz........ 3  50

Jennings’ D  C.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 oz folding box...  75 
120
3oz 
...1 00 
1 50
4 oz 
...1  50 
2 80
3 00
...2 00 
6 oz 
8 oz 
.. .8 00 
4 00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“Tradesman.’

“  “ 
“  “ 
“ “ 
“  “ 
“  “ 

1  per hundred...........   2 00
, 
...............   2 50
................3  00
, 
, 
.................  8 00
, 
............... 4  00
, 
............5  00
, per hundred...............   2 50
3 00
3 50
4 00
5 00
6 00

“Superior.”

‘Universal.”

Gold  Medal...............   @12*4
Skim..........................  9  @11
Brick.............................  
11
Edam  ........................ 
1  00
Leiden  .  .................... 
23
Llmbnrger  ...............   @10
Pineapple...................  @25
Roquefort..................   @35
Sap Sago....................  @22
Schweitzer, Imported.  @24
domestic  __  @14

“ 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

*• 

Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles  .........2  75
Pint 
...........4 50
Quart 1 doz bottles 
__3 50
Half pint, per  doz..............1  35
Pint, 25 bottles....................4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................. 3 75
5 gross boxes.................  @40
351b  bags.....................   @3
Less quantity...............   @3*4
Pound  packages.........6M@?

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  s h e l l s .

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair.....................................20
Good................................... 21*4
Prime..................................23*4
Golden................................ 23
Peaberry............................ 25
Fair.....................................21
Good...................................22
Prime................................. 23
Peaberry  ............................24
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.....................................21
Good................................... 22
Fancy..................................24
Prime................................. 23
M illed................................24
Interior.............................. 25
Private Growth.................. 27
Mandehling.......................28
Imitation............................25
Arabian.............................. 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add *4c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin’«  XXXX  22.80
Bunola.............................
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__

Package.

Extract.

Valley City *4  gross...........  75
Felix 
..........1  15
Hummel’s, foil, gross........1  50
“ 
........2 50

“ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

Bulk.
Red..

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft.... ... per dos.  1  25
140
160
175
1  90
90
1  00

“
50 ft..
41 60 ft...
44 70 ft...
44
80 ft...
Jote
60 ft...
7 2 ff..

“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
“ 

CONDENSED  MILK.

4  doz. In case.

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

COUPON  BOOKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

1 1, per hundred............S3 00
# 2, 
............... s  50
............... 4  00
S3, 
3 5, 
...............   5 00
310, 
................6  00
820. 
...............   7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over.............  5 per cent.
GOO  “ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS BOOKS.
I Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down. | 
20 books........................ 3 1  00
50
2 00 
3  00 
100250
6 25 
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

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

“
«*

 

CREDIT CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ...
1000,  “ 
2000,  “ 
Steel  punch.................... .. 

.33 00
..  5 00
..  8 00
75

“
“ 

“

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX................. . . .   6
Seymour XXX, cartoon..
.6*4
Family  x x x ................... ..  6
Family XXX,  cartoon... • •  6*4
Salted XXX.................... ...  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ... ...6*4
Kenosha 
....................
...  7*4
Boston............................. ...  8
Butter  biscuit..............
6*4

Soda.

Soda, XXX.....................
.  6
Soda, City.....................
...7*4
Soda,  Duchess 
............ ...  8*4
Crystal Wafer................. ...10
Long  Island Wafers  — ...11
...  6
S. Oyster  XXX..............
...  6
City Oyster. XXX...........
Farina  Oyster........— ...  6

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure........0 ..........  30
Tellers  Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............................ 15@2G

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

16*4

Pears.

Peaches.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced In  bbls. 
7*4
7*4
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  @11 
Apricots.
California In  bags......  
Evaporated in boxes. 
..  17
Blackberries.
In  boxes.....................   8  @9
Nectarines.
701b. bags....................... 
15
15*4
25 lb. boxes..................... 
Peeled, In  boxes.........  
16
Cal. evap.  “ 
........... 
14
“ 
In bags........ 
13*4
California In bags......
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
...................
25 “ 
Prnnelles.
301b.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
In barrels...................... 
501b. boxes.................... 
...................... 
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

22
23
24
Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
crown..........................  1 50
2 
8 
“ 
.............................   1 65
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown.................................5*4
“ 
3 
.................................6*4

“ 

XX  wood, white.

No. 1,6..........................  165
No. 2, 6.............................   150
No. 1,6*4..........................   1  35
No. 2,6*4..........................  1  25
6*4  ...................................   1 00
6........................................  
95
Mill  No. 4.........................  1  00
FAR1NACEOU8 GOODS. 

Manilla, white.

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs................... 
3k
Barrels.................................300
Grits.........................................8 50
Dried............................  

Lima  Beans.

4*4

Maccaroni and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported.....................10*4@;  *4

Oatmeal.

Barrels 200.......................   475
Half barrels 100....................   2 50

Pearl Barley.

Kegs..................................  2X

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu.............................  2 00
Split  per l b ..................294@3
Barrels 180.................  @4 50
Half  bbls 90..............  @2  38
German.............................   4*4
East India..........................   5
Cracked..............................  

Wheat.

Sago.

5

FISH—Salt.
Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth...........................   1 40
Pollock..........................  
3*4
Whole, Grand  Bank......  
5*4
Boneless,  bricks............   @8
Boneless,  strips.............. 
7

Halibut.

Herring.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Smoked...................... 10*4@11
Holland, white hoops keg 

75 
bbl  11  50
“ 
9 00
Norwegian.......................  12 00
Round, *4 bbl 100 lbs........  2 85
........  1  45
Scaled............................... 
17

“ 
“ 

“ 

«  40  “ 
Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs.......................12 00
No. 1,40 lbs..........................5 05
No. 1,  10 lbs........................  1 85
Family, 90 lbs.....................  8 25
95
65

10  lb s.................  
Russian, kegs....................  

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1, *( bbls., lOOlbs............6 75
No. 1 *4 bbl, 40  lbs...............3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   85
No. 1,81b  kits....................  70

Whltefish.

No. 1

Family 
*4 bbls, 100 lbs...........38 00 35 00
*4  “  40  “  ...........  3 45  2 25
101b.  kits...................  95  65
81b.  “ 
80  55
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

..............:.. 

Bonders’.

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

GUNPOWDER. 

66  LZ Vacrfi 

Austin’s Rifle, kegs.............3  50
9 Q0
Crack Shot, kegs ..8 60 
*4 kegs 2 00
Club Sporting  “  4 50 
*4  “  2 50

“ 
“ 

HERBS.

Sage..
Hops.

Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........
S. F„ 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes..

17  lb. palls. 
30  “ 

“
LICORICE.

65@
90®

Pure.....................................   80
Calabria...............................   25
Sicily...  ..............................  12

LTE.
Condensed, 2 dos.....................1 25
4 doz.................... 2 25

“ 

MATCHES.

No. 9  sulphur...........................1 65
Anchor parlor...........................1 70
No. 2 home................................1 10
Export  parlor.......................... 4 00

MINCE  MEAT.

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon............................  81  75
Half  gallon.....................   1  40
70
Q uait...............................  
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

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rloo.

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

New Orleans.
 

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

 

14

16

20
30

18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count...  @6 50
Half bbls, 600  count..  @3 75

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

8 00
4 50

Small.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216.........................1 75
“  T. D. full count...........  75
Cob, No. 8.............................1 25

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.....................   4*4
Broken...............................   3

Imported.

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

THE  MICHIGAN  TE^JDESM^JST.

17

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice............................... 10
Cassia, China In mats........  7
“  Batavia In bund.... 15
Saigon In rolls........ 33
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................12
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
“  No.  1....................... 70
“  No. 2....................... 60
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 10 
“ 
“  white...  .80
shot.......................16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.

“ 

Allspice............................... 15
Casna,  Batavia...................18
" 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon.................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar..................18
Ginger, African................... 16
“  Cochin.................... 20
Jamaica..................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................76
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste.................... 25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black— 16
,r  white...... 24
“  Cayenne..................20
Sage..................................... 20
‘‘Absolute” in Packages.

Ms  Vis
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1 55
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......... ............  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  156
Sage........ 

84

 

 

SAL  SODA.

Kegs...................................  
lVi
Granulated, boxes.................lit

SAUERKRAUT.

SEEDS.

Gold  Medal...............   @8 25
A nise.........................  @12 J4
6
Canary, Smyrna......... 
Caraway....................  
10
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4Vi
Mixed  Bird................ 
5Vi
Mustard,  white.........  
10
Poppy....................... 
9
Rape..........................  
6
Cuttle  bone................ 
SO
STARCH.

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

“ 
“ 

“ 

SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders.............87
Maccaboy, In Jars................35
French Rappee, In Jars.......43

SODA.

Boxes.................................. 5*»
Kegs, English...................... 4*

SALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks......................... 12 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks.......................   1 85
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases.............................1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
28 lb.  “ 

2 00
2 25
32
drill  “  16  18

 

Warsaw.

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

Ashton.

R 

.. 

“ 

Higgins.

Solar Rock.

56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks. 

75 

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

Common Fine.

Saginaw  . 
Manistee

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

85
85

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ...........................   5*4
DeLand’s ............................  5M
Dwight’s......... 
.................. 5*4
Taylor’s...............................  5

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb........ ..3 50
Good Cheer, 601 lb........... ..3 90
White Borax, 100  M-lb... ..3 95
Concord............................ .  3 45
Ivory, 10  oz...................... .  6 75
6  oz....................... ,  4 00
Lenox............................... 3 90
Mottled  German.............. .  3 60
Town Talk....................... .  3 25
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd..$4  00 
plain...  8 94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................   4  75
Brown, 60 bars.................... 2 85
80  b a rs...................3 50

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

Acme.................................  4  00
Cotton Oil............................ 6 00
Marseilles............................ 3  95
Matter  .................................4 35

“ 

“ 

“ 

SUGAR.

Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50
hand, 3 doz......... 2 50
The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.>  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf.  .........................$5 98
Powdered............................5 61
Granulated.........................5 30
Extra Fine Granulated —   5  42
Cubes  ...................... 
XXXX  Powdered...............  5 98
Confec. Standard  A......... 5 23
No. 1  Columbia A..............  5 17
No. 5 Empire  A ................. 5  11
No.  6....................................5 05
No.  7....................................4 98
No.  8.......... 
4  92
No.  9...............  ................ 4  86
No.  10.................................. 4 80
No.  11.................................. 4  80
No.  12..,...........................  4 73
No.  13................................   4 42
No 14..................................   4 36

 

 

SYRUPS.

Com.

Pure Cane.

SWEET  GOODS.

Barrels........................2 2
Half bbls..............................24
F air.....................................   19
Good ...................................   25
Choice..................................  30
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams............
Frosted Creams.........
Graham Crackers......
Oatmeal Crackers......
VINEGAR.
40 gr............................. 7 @8
50 gr............................ 8 @9

8
8
9
8*4
8*4

YEAST.

81 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per g a l..............
Beer mug, 2 doz in case.. 
Magic,.............................
Warner’s  .........   ...........
Yeast Foam  ...................
Diamond.........................
Royal.............................
japan—Regular.

TEAS.

30
1  75
.1  00 
.1 00 
.1  00 
.  75 
.  90

SU N  C U B ED .

B A SK E T   F IR E D .

@17
F air............................
Good..........................
@20
Choice......................... 24
@34
Choicest......................32
D ust........................... 10
@12
F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice...........................24 @26
Choicest....................... 32 @34
Dust..............................10 @12
F air..............................18 @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest....................   @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fail........... 25 @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @65
Choicest fancy.............75 @85
@26
Common to fair...........23  @30
Common to fair...........23  @26
Superiortofine............ 30  @35
Common to fair........... 18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
F air............................. 18  @22
Choice..........................24  @28
Best............................. 40  @50

oolong. 
IM PE R IA L .

EN G LISH   B R E A K FA ST.

YOUNG HYSON.

GU N PO W D ER.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Palls unless otherwise noted
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can Can......................  @27
Nellie  Bly....................27  @24
Uncle ben.................... 21  @22
60
Hiawatha................... 
34
Sweet Cuba............   . 
27
McGinty....................  
*4 bbls.........  
25
Dandy Jim .................  
29
Torpedo..................... 
24
In  drums.... 
23
28
Yum Yum  ................ 
1892............................  
23
“  drums................ 
22

“ 

“ 

Plug.

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

Smoking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

38
29
39
26
38
34
40
32

Kiln  dried...........................17
Golden  Shower................... 19
Huntress  ........................  .26
Meerschaum....................... 29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork............................. 30@32
German............................... 15
F rog....................................33

Brands.

Scotten’s Brands.

Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Gut  .............................28
Warpath..............................15
Honey  Dew.........................30
Gold  Block......................... 26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................41
Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle  Sam.....................2S@32
Red Clover....................... 32
Tom and Jerry.....................25
5 61
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn...........................30
Plow  Boy......................30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

Leidersdorf's Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

OILS.

The  Standard Oil Co.  quotes
as  follows,  In barrels,  f. o.  b.
Grand Rapids:
Eocene.......................
8M
Water White, old test
@ 7*4
7
W.  W.  Headlight, 150
Water  White  ........... @  6M
Naptha....................... @ 7
Stove Gasoline.........
@ 6M
Cylinder.................... 27  @36
E ngine.................... 13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test.... @ 8M
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol-

lows:
HIDES.
..2*4 @3 *4
Green.......................
@ 4
Part Cured...............
@ 4*4
Full  “ 
................
Dry............................. 5  @ 5
Kips, green  .............. 3  @ *
@ 5
“  cured...............
4  @ 6
Calfskins,  green......
cured...... 7  @  8
Deacon skins............ 10  @30

“ 

No. 2 hides M off.
PSLTB.

Shearlings................. 10  @  25
.................... 25  @1  50
Lambs 
Washed.................... 20  @29
Unwashed................ 10  @20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

TUBS.

Tallow...................... 4  @  5
1  @ 2
Grease  butter  .........
1*4@2
Switches..................
Ginseng.................... 2 00@2 75
Outside prices for No. 1 only.
50@1  00
Badger......................
B ear.......................15 00@25 00
Beaver................................... 3 00@7 00
40©  50
Cat, wild..................
10@  25
Cat, house...............
Fisher....................... 4 00@6 00
Fox,  red.................. 1  00@1  60
Fox, cross................. 3 00@5 00
50@1 00
Fox,  grey.................
Lynx......................... 2 00@3 00
Martin, dark............ 1  00@3 00
pale & yellow 50@1 00
40@2 00
Mink, dark...............
03®  17
Muskrat....................
15®  30
Oppossum.................
Otter, dark  .............. 5 00©8 00
25®  90
Raccoon..............................
Skunk  ................................. 1  00@1  25
W olf....................................... 1 00@3 00
Beaver  castors,'lb. . . 2 00@5 00
10
Thin and  green.............
20
Long gray, dry...............
25
Gray, dry 
.......................
35
Red and Blue, dry. . .
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8

d e e r s k i n s — per pound.

. .  
. .  

“ 

W H EAT.

H E A L .

65
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
65
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test)
..........  1  40
Bolted.....................................
.  1  65
Granulated.........................
F L O U R .
Straight, in  sacks — ..........   360
..........  3 85
“  barrels..
“ 
..........  4 60
Patent 
“  sacks. . . .
..........  4 80
“  barrels..
“ 
...  1  70
Graham  “  sacks...
. . . ......   1  90
Rye 
“ 
Buckwheat,....................... ..........   3 90

“ 

H IL L ST U T T S

Less
Car lots quantity
817 00
14 50
18 00
19 50
19 00

Bran..............816 00
Screenings —   14 00
Middlings..........17 00
Mixed Feed...  18 50
Coarse meal  . .  18 00
Car  lots.................... .........45
...............50
Less than  car  lots. . .
...............38
Car  lots  ..............................
...............40
Less than car lots. . . .
H AY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots___ 13 50
ton lots ..........14  50
No. 1 

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

FRESH  MEATS.

“

Beef, carcass..................
“  hindquarters.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

.  6*4@ 8
.  7  @  9
fore 
.  5*4® 6
loins,  No.  3. 10  @11
.  8  @  9
ribs......................
rounds...............
.  6*4®  7
@ 6
Bologna..............................
@11*4
Pork lolnz

1 00
1 60
2 25
2 75

“ 

F R E S H   F IS H .

liver.  @7

shoulders .......  @9
Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
“ 
“  Frankfort  —   @9
Mutton  .................7*4@ 8*4
Veal............................ 7  @8
FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
Live broilers lib to lMlb
each, per  doz......... 4 56@5 00
Live broilers less than 
lib each, per doz  .. .2 G0@3 00
Whlteflsh  *................
@ 9 
8  @ 9 
Trout  .........................
@15 
Halibut......................
@  6 
Ciscoes or Herring__
@18 
Biueflsh......................
20
Fresh lobster, per lb ..
10  @12 
Cod.............................
@ 9 
No. 1 Pickerel............
Pike............................
@ 8
Smoked  W hite......... @10
10
Finnan  Haddies........
12
Red  Snappers............
Columbia River  Salmon 
20
15
Mackerel.....................
o y s t e r s—Cans.
Fairhaven  Counts — @40
F. J. D.  Selects......... @33
Selects....................... @28
Anchor....................... @¿3
Standards  ...............
@20

SHELL  HOODS.

" 

B U LK .

Oysters, per  100......
........ .1  50@1  75
Clams, 
.1  00@1  25
Counts, per g a l.........
2 20
1  75
Extra  S elects........... ... 
1  20
Standards  ...............
Scallops....................
2 00
1  25
Shrimps  ...................
P A P E R  A  W O O D E N W A R E

PAPER.

Straw 
.................... ...........1M
Rockford................. ...........2
Rag su g ar............... ...........2M
Hardware. 
............. ...........2%
Bakers..................... ...........2%
Dry  G ood s............... ..  5  @6
J u te  M an illa............
......... 5H
Red  Express  N o.l.. 
No.2..
...........4*4
TWINES.

48 Cotton.................. ........20
Cotton, No. 1............ ......... 17
“  2............
........13
Sea  Island, assorted ........  30
......... 15
No. 5 Hemp..............
........15
No. 6  “ ......................

*• 

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WOODENWARE.

Tubs, No. 1..............

........  7 00
“  No. 2............... ........6 00
“  No. 3............... ........5 00

 

 

 
 
 
 

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.  135 
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—   1  60 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —  
40
Bowls, 11 inch....................  80
 

13  “ 
15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 
21  “ 
...................3 00
Baskets, market.................   35
shipping  bushel..  1  25 
..  1  35
full  noop  “ 
“ 
No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l 3 50 
No.2 4 25
“ 
.No.3 5 Of
“ 
INDURATED WARE.
Pails............................  3 25
Tubs, *4 doz.......................

“ 
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“ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 15
“ 
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splint 

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POULTRY.

D R E SSE D .

Local dealers pay as  follows:
Fowl..........................12  @14
Turkeys.....................16  @18
Ducks  .......................16  @18
Chicken.....................13  @15
Chickens,..................11  @12
Fowls.......... ..............10  @11
Turkeys.....................10  @14  1
Duck......................... 11  @13  ■

L IV E .

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

F O R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

Mess,...........................................................   t7 58
Short c u t.....................................................   20 00
Extra clear pig, short cnt............................
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................. 21  00
Boston clear, short cut.................................   21 50
Clear back, short cat..................................... 21  50
Standard clear, short cut, best...................  
22 00

s a u s a g e —Fresh and Smoked.

L A R D .

Pork Sausage....................................................10*4
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage.............................................. 9
Frankfort Sausage  ........................................  9*4
Blood Sausage.................................................  7
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna,  thick..............  ...............................  6
Headcheese.................................................... 7
Kettle  Rendered............................................llSi
Granger...........................................................U
Family................................................... 
8*4
Compound............................. •'.......................  8
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
201b. palls, *4c 
101b.  “  Me 
51b.  “  *c 
3 lb. 
l c  
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs..........................  9 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing...........................   9 00
Boneless, ramp butts..........................................14 50

B E E F   IN   B A B R E L 8.

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

“ 
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“ 
“ 
" 

Hams, average 20 lbs......................................13M
16 lbs...................................... 13*4
12 to 14 lbs.............................. 14
picnic.................................................. 11
best boneless......................................   13*4
Shoulders....................................................... 10*4
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................ 13
Dried beef, ham prices.................................. 10*4
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium..........................................

light................................................11

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LEMONS.

CARAMELS.

Plain Creams.............................................80@90
Decorated Creams.............................................1 00
String Rock....................................................65
Burnt Almonds...  .......................................1  00
Wintergreen  Berries......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes........................   34
.........................  61
No. 1, 
No.2, 
.........................  28
No.3, 
.........................
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...................................
Small..................................................... J  50@1  75
Medium................................................2 0G@2 50
Large....................................................
Floridas, fancy...................................   2 50@3 50
Messinas, 200s.........................................-  @3 25

“ 
“ 
“ 
BANANAS.

ORANGES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 
2 
3 

. 

300s........................................

“ 

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“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

Messina, choice, 360.............................   @350
fancy, 360.............................  @4 00
choice 300.............................  3 50@3 75
fancy 390  .............................  
4  00
Figs, fancy layers, 6ft............................  @12*4
101b..........................  @12*4
141b..........................  @14
20ft..........................  @15

“ 
extra  “ 
“ 

Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................  @7*4
..........................  @6*4
Persian, 50-lb.  box.....................   4*%@  5*4
NUTS.

“ 
“ 
“  50-lb.  “ 

Almonds, Tarragona.............................  @19
Ivaca.....................................  @18
California.............................  @18*4
Brazils, new...........................................  @9*4
Filberts.................................................   @11*4
Walnuts, Grenoble................................  @13*4

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

Calif....................................... 11  @13
Table Nuts,  fancy................................   @13*4
choice.............................   @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  ..........................12  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks...........................   @4 25
Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................  @  8
“  Roasted....................  @  9*4
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  ©  8
“  Roasted...................   @ 9*4
Choice, H. P.,  Extras............................  @6*4
“  Roasted.................  @8

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

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

ST IC K   CANDY.
Cases 
Standard,  per lb........................ 
“  H.*H.............................. 
“  Twist  ..........................  
Boston Cream................. 
8*4
Cnt  Loaf.......................................... 
Extra H.  H......................  8*4
M IX ED   CANDY.

Bbls.  Pails.
6*4 7*4
6*4 7*4
6*4 7*4

Bbls. 

Palls.

 

“

“ 

7
7*4

“ 
f a n c y — In bnlk

Standard.......................................6 
Leader.......................................... 6
Royal............................................6*4 
Nobby...........................................7
English  Rock.............................. 7
Conserves.................................... 7 
8
Broken Taffy....................baskets 
8
Peanut Squares................. 
9
8 
French Creams.............................
13
Valley  Creams.............................  
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.......................................8
8
Modern, 30 lb. 
Pails.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed.........................................   11
Chocolate Drops.............................................  11*4
Chocolate Monnmentals...............................  13
Gum Drops......................................................   6*4
Moss Drops.....................................................  8
Sour Drops......................................................   8*4
Imperials.........................  
10
Per Box
Lemon Drops...............  
55
Soar 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................................................... 55
Hand Made Creams.................................. S5@95

f a n c y —In 5 lb. boxes. 

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CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

FRUIT  JARS.

6 doz. In box.

Quarts..........................................................

Pints........................................................... I
alf Gallons................................................
Caps..............................................................
Rubbers.....................................  ................
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No. 1  “  .........................................................  50
No.2  “  .........................................................   75
Tubular...........................................................  75

LAMP  BURNERS.

8*4

LAMP  CHIMNEYS.  Per bOX.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. OSnn.......................................................   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
“  .......................................2 80
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
“  .......................................3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  •* 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.......................1 25
No.2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz...................................... 1  35
No.2 
........................................160
“ 
No. 0, per gross..............................................  23
 
28
No. 1, 
 
No. 2, 
38
 
No.3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz.........................................   75
STONEWARE—AKBON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
“ 
*4 gal. per doz......................  60
Jugs, *4 gal., per doz...................................   70
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
MUk Pans, *4 gal., per doz..........................  60
“ 
.........................  72

l  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

LAMP WICKS.

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................  07
Milk Pans, *4 gal..........................................  65
............ ...........................   78

1  “ 

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18

THE  MICEŒGAJN'  TBAJDESMAJST.

Early Tuesday  morning  Mr.  Rick met 
Mr.  Crawley.  The  Honorable  Erastns 
was  on his  way  to  a  train  that  would 
take him to the State Capital.

“ You are the very man I want to see,” 
he exclaimed.  “What’s  all  this  I  hear 
about Bodson?  Discharged, is he?  What 
in  tarnation were  you thinking about,  to 
quarrel with him now?”

“Why, Erastus,” gasped Andrew, “you 

were the very one  to tell  me to do it.” 

“Consarn it  all,”  replied  the  old man 
hotly,  “there are more ways of  getting a 
man out of your house  than kicking him 
down the steps.”

“I didn’t kick him,” retorted Mr. Rick, 
warming  up.  “I  did’t  even  discharge 
him.  He discharged himself.”

“It’s all  the  same.  Why  did  you let 
him do it?  You know that bill  comes to 
a  vote  to-morrow,  and  you’ll  bust  up 
everything.  Why  in thunder didn’t you 
make him hold on?”

Mr.  Rick was  exceedingly  wroth,  but 
the ruling passion was still strong.  “You 
attend to the bill,”  he said,  “and  I’ll at­
tend to  this.”

Mr.  Crawley  was in  a  hurry,  but  he 
tarried  long  enough  to  add  with  great 
earnestness,  “For the  Lord’s sake,  fix it 
up somehow!”

Whatever  his  other  faults  may have 
been,  Mr.  Rick  was  a  man  of  action. 
He took the  dilemma by  the horns.  He 
went to see Mr.  Reed.  He no longer dic­
tated; he entreated.

“Paul,” he  said,  with  unwonted  hu­
mility,  “if  you  will get me  out of  this, 
there isn’t  anything in  the  world that I 
won’t do for you.”

“All  right,”  replied  Reed  sen ten tl- 

ously.  “Get out of it.”

“But how?”
“Ask  the  commissioners  to  vote  for 
Miss Bodson,  and  invite the  Colonel  to 
come back into your office.”

“ You know that I  can’t do that. 

I’ve 
promised  Crawley,  and I  must  keep my 
word.  Colonel Bodson is welcome to take 
his  place  again,  but  the  school  posi­
tion—”

“Well,”  interrupted  Reed,  “I’m  just 
revising a  nice  little editorial  that is to 
come  out  in  the  Quantico  Weekly  the 
morning the commissioners meet  to elect 
a teacher. 
I happen to own a large part 
of that  great organ of  popular  opinion. 
Here  it is. 
It is  headed,  ‘Andy  Rick’s 
Handy Tricks,’  and it is  full of  salt for 
your wounds,”  Mr. Rick  took the proof 
and slowly read  it,  as if  it were  a death 
sentence.

“You wouldn’t do  that?”  he implored. 
“Oh,  yes, I  will,  unless  you  agree to 
certain  things.  When is  that bill to be 
voted on?”

“Crawley said  he’d get  it  through to­

morrow.”

“How is your health?”
“All right.”
“There is where 1  differ from you. 

It 
seems to me that  you are going to be  ill 
for a few days.  Do  you  feel any  symp­
toms?”

Something began to dawn on the  mind 
of  Rick,  and he said he didn’t  know;  he 
was not positive either way.

“Well, you do look as if you need rest. 
You will,  therefore,  please  get  sick to­
night and  be sure that you  do not show 
yonrself  until Sunday  morning. 
In the 
meanwhile it  will be  well for you not to 
hinder you convalescence by  thinking of 
school appointments.”

“Reed, you don’t intend—”
“Never mind what I  intend. 

I’ll save

you if you’ll do as I say; but if you don’t 
get  sick  and  stay  sick,  ‘Andy  Rick’s 
Handy  Tricks’  goes  into  the  Quantico 
Weekly Saturday morning.”

Mr.  Rick  did  not  arise  from  his bed 
the next  morning,  and his  indisposition 
continued  throughout  the day.  Late in 
the evening a telegram came announcing 
the passage of the railroad bill.  He felt 
like  celebrating, but  it  was  out  of  the 
question.  Then  came  the  hardest part 
of  it  all—the  enforced confinement dur­
ing the rest of the week.

“I hardly know what’s the matter with 
Andrew,” said  Mrs.  Rick  to  Miss Julia 
Bodson,  who had called  to  inquire  for 
him,  bringing with her a dainty pudding 
for the invalid.  “Sometimes I think it’s 
his  liver,  and  then  again  I  believe  it’s 
nervous  prostration.  He  says  all  he 
needs is  rest,  but  the  doctor  has given 
him a lot of  medicine which  seems to be 
doing him good.”

Not even  the  artless  Jane  knew that 
the medicine was promptly administered 
out of the window;  and the old gardener 
who found a lot of  pills on the ground is 
still  speculating  as  to  what  variety of 
seed they  were.

*   #  

*

Saturday came.  The contest was to be 
settled and the contestants were in town. 
With  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crawley  was  Miss 
Mary  in a  new  dress,  tight  shoes  and 
abundant  ribbons.  She  was  trembling 
in  the  expectation  of  the  honor.  Mr. 
Crawley rushed to the house of Mr.  Rick, 
but was informed  that  he  could not  be 
seen.  He  came  back  mumbling  words 
with the odor of brimstone.

The  commissioners  met.  Paul  Reed 
was there.  The first vote taken resulted 
in four  for Miss  Julia  Bodson  and  one 
for Miss  Mary  Crawley.  Just  after  the 
election was announced a letter was sent 
to  the  board,  and  in  it  Miss  Bodson 
thanked the gentlemen for their kindness 
and regretted extremely that the circum­
stances were such that  she could not ac­
cept  the  honor.  Then,  the  election  of 
Miss Mary Crawley followed.

Reed went  up  to  explain  matters 

to 
the invalid.  “It was this way,” he  said, 
“Miss  Bodson  applied  for  the  school 
place  before I asked  her to  be my wife, 
and as long  as she had  applied  she  was 
too  proud  to  be  defeated,  and  I honor 
her for it  and did  all I could to help her 
cause.  Andrew,  I’m  glad  to  see  you 
looking so  much better.”

“I knew all  along,”  put in  Mrs.  Rick, 
“that when you got to fighting  for Julia, 
it would turn out this way.  You couldn’t 
help falling in love with her.  I must say 
that I’m  glad that both of you had pride 
enough  to  make  her  win.  But,  my! 
Wasn’t  old  Mrs.  Crawley  as  mad  as  a 
hornet, to think that a Bodson had beat a 
Crawley, even  though  Mary did  get the 
place!”

Later  in  the  evening  Andrew  grew 
strong  enough to  dress  himself and  go 
down stairs.  He picked up the Quantico 
Weekly.  There was no editorial in it on 
“Andy Rick’s Handy Tricks.”

L v ira R.  MKEKras.

We  sometimes  think  we  need  more 

grace,  when all we need  is more rest.

No man  believes the  Bible  to be  true 
who is not trying to be true to the Bible.
Had  the  woman  who  gave  the  two 
mites been trying to  see how  many  tick­
ets she could sell  for  the concert  in the 
temple to help repair the roof,  it may be 
that she would  not  have  attracted  the 
Lord’s attention.

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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.

President, D. S. Fleming; Sec’y, O. C. Leach.

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President, John Boer; Secretary, Peter VerDuin.

A  DREAM.

Written for Thu Tradesman.

Footsore and weary with the trials and 
perplexities of life,  I lay me  down upon 
a grassy knoll and fell into a deep sleep. 
And,  as I  slept, I  dreamed  a  dream. 
I 
dreamed  I was  spirited  away  and  set 
down in a strange place which seemed to 
be a desolate  plain, out of  which  rose  a 
precipitous  mass  of  earth  and  rocks. 
The sides were steep and craggy,  and the 
summit, which was  at a  great elevation, 
was level,  broad,  and  had  the  appear­
ance of a  luxuriant  tropical garden. 
It 
was an  enchanting  scene,  and  I gazed 
long and  earnestly  at  the  giddy height. 
Soft music came to my listening ears as I 
sat  upon  that  dusty  plain. 
I  saw men 
sitting upon richly cushioned  divans  be­
neath vine-clad  bowers of  Gdenic  love­
liness,  while others  were reclining upon 
couches of ease in cool and  shady nooks. 
Great clusters  of  luscious  grapes  hung 
over their heads,  and the costliest of ori­
ental rugs were at their feet.  And,  as  I 
looked,  I  beheld a  beautiful  female fig­
ure come from  the center of  the garden, 
bearing golden trays laden with the most 
delicious  fruits  and the  juices thereof, 
and these  she placed  at the  feet of  her 
favorites.

A bedlam of  sounds  proceeding from 
the base  of  the  mountain  attracted  my 
attention,  and  I  beheld  there  a great 
multitude  of  men  engaged  in  a frantic 
attempt to scale the mountain  and enjoy 
the  enchanting  garden  above.  For  a 
short distance  the  mountain  sides  were 
covered with climbers,  while  at the foot 
thousands were  pushing and  struggling 
in a  mad  scramble  to find  the  easiest 
places  to  make  the  ascent.  1  noticed 
particularly that  nearly  all of them, be­
fore they  reached a  certain  altitude,  re­
linquished their hold and fell back to the 
ground, to  try  some  other place.  1  no­
ticed,  also,  that a smaller number gained 
higher  levels  before  falling  back,  and, 
as I looked,  I saw one reach the summit. 
He seized the golden  rail  with one hand, 
and the female figure  caught him  by the 
other  and  helped  him  over  the balus­
trade into the  garden,  where she placed 
a  laurel  wreath  upon  his  brow  and a 
golden scepter in  his  hand. 
I  observed 
that  those  who fell from  high  altitudes 
very  seldom  rose  again  so  high.  As I 
looked  still  closer,  1  saw  the  ladders 
which  extended from  the ground  to the 
summit.  They  were  attached 
to  the 
rough and uneven surface, following the 
irregular indentations and projections of 
the  mountain  sides,  making  the  ascent 
hazardous and extremly difficult.

My  curiosity  was  now  fully aroused, 
and I  longed  for  an  explanation of  the 
strange  scene.  And,  as  I  sat and  won­
dered,  an  old  man  appeared  before me. 
And  he  opened  his  mouth  and  spoke, 
saying:

“Harken  unto  me, O,  man,  and I will 
give you an  explanation  of  the  strange 
scene you are  beholding.  This  is a pic­
ture  of  mercantile  life.  Yonder  high 
and 
and 
scraggy  mass  of 
that 
rocks 
frowns  upon 
the  mountain  of  mercantile 
us 
is 
life,  up  whose  steep  and 
slippery 
sides every  man  must  climb who would

looms  and 

earth 

those 

reach  the beautiful  garden  of  ease  and 
comfort which you observe located at the 
top, and which  represents  the  rock-sup­
ported plateau  of  wordly success.  The 
beautiful female you saw gliding so grace­
fully about among the bowers of that en­
chanting  eminence,  serving 
to 
whom she is so especially devoted,  is the 
Goddess  of  Fortune.  She carries in her 
golden girdle the  ponderous keys  which 
unlock  the great  storehouse  of  nature 
represented by the mountain before you. 
This charming  goddess  is  said  to  be a 
fickle jade.  She frowns upon  the strug­
gling masses clinging to the rocks below, 
while  she is  devotion  itself  to  all  who 
reach the sacred enclosure.  She will not 
extend a  helping hand to  any man until 
he has  grasped  with firm  hold,  by  his 
own Indomitable pluck, the lower rail of 
that  enclosing  balustrade.  Then  her 
scorn  gives  place  to  the  sweetest  of 
smiles,  and  she  crowns  him  with  the 
laurel  wreath  of  victory,  and  invests 
him with  the golden  scepter  emblemat­
ical of  the power  and  influence  which 
ever accompany the acquisition of world­
ly success.

“Those  winding,  twisting,  frail look­
ing ladders  extending up  the rough and 
uneven sides,  now  following  some deep 
depression where  they are  lost  to view, 
now extending  over some  sharp project­
ing  rock—those  represent  the  various 
branches of  business;  and  although the 
difficulties encountered by the climber, in 
making the ascent, vary  in each case, the 
sum total  of  the difficulties  met by way 
of  any one ladder  does not vary materi 
ally  from  that  of  any  other.  This 
teaches you that, as capital  always tends 
to an equilibrium  in  profits, one  kind of 
business pays  in the long  run as well as 
another. 
It  also  teaches  you  that,  as 
‘There  is  no  royal  road  to  learning,’ 
neither  is  there  a  cushion-seated  hy­
draulic  elevator  running  up  the  moun­
tain side of business life  to the pinnacle 
of  success.

“ You will observe that the masses who 
swarm the  base are  worn out  with fret, 
worry  and  the  loss  of  energy.  They 
rush hither and  thither  looking  for ele­
vators which do not exist.  They  mount 
a ladder with  careless  indifference as to 
their dim bing  capacities,  and when the 
first difficulty Is  encountered  the  major­
ity  of  them  relinquish  their  hold  and 
drop  to  the  ground,  to  try  some  other 
ladder.  Others  reach higher  points be­
fore  loosening  their  hold.  But  it mat­
ters  not  at what point the white feather 
is  shown,  the  vacillating  aspirant  for 
Fortune’s favors must drop to the ground; 
he may not  step from  one  ladder  to  an­
other and maintain his  point of  altitude 
—he must descend to the place of  begin­
ning.  Every  ladder must be mounted at 
the bottom.  This  teaches  you  that  the 
experiences  gained in  any  one  line  of 
business are helps in that  business only, 
and that,  when  that  business is  surren­
dered,  the experiences go with it.”

“How is it,” quoth I, “that one so wise 
as you  should wander,  in your  old age, 
on this dusty  and desolate  plain?  Why 
are  yon not  reclining on  a bed of  roses 
on  that  proud eminence  yonder,  where 
the ambient air is redolent with  the fra­
grance  of  delicious  spices,  and  where 
sweet music greets the ear?”

The old man heaved a heavy sigh, and, 
pointing his  bony  finger at  the  surging 
multitude, he said:

“Look  there!  My  life  was  spent  in 
I  was  too

that tempest  of  excitement. 

timid to rise above the  common level. 
I 
was too unsteady of  purpose—too  vacil­
lating to cling tenaciously  to one  under­
taking. 
I was too impatient to reach the 
top,  and the  first  difficulty  encountered 
drove  me back  to search  for  other  lad­
ders  whereby I  might  sooner  make the 
ascent.  I advanced and retreated; seized 
and  let go;  dropped  this  and  took up 
that; climbed  and  fell,  until  advancing 
years  and wasted  energies  sounded  the 
death  knell of all  my  hopes and aspira­
tions.

“Return,  now,  to  the practical  world 
of  consciousness,  and,  when  you  again 
buckle  on  the  armor,  remember  what 
you have seen and heard.
*

When I awoke from the  dream, I went 
on my way,  feeling that  I,  too, had been 
tattered and torn by  the  sharp angles of 
the rocks protruding between the bottom 
rounds of those ladders.

*

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E.  A.  Ow en.

Organised  1881.

MICHIGAN

Fire k Marine Insurance Co.
DETROIT,  MICHIGAN.  ____
Wayne county savings Bank,  Detroit  Mien.
$500000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
Issued by cities,  counties,  towns  and  school districts 
of Michigan.  Officers  of  these  municipalities  about 
to Issue bonds will find  it  to their advantage to apply 
to this bank.  Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings 
supplied  without  charge.  All  communications  and 
enquiries will have prompt attention.  This bank pays 
1 per cent, on deposits, compounded semi-annually.
S. D.ELWOOD, Treasurer.

G IN SE N G   ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address 
D T,nT7'  D D  HQ  Wholesale  Druggists, 
r i l U l I   IJ lb U o .j  ¡GRAND  RAPIDR.
M i c h i g a n  C e n t r a l

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect’Sunday, Nov. 20, 1892.) 

»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 00 p m..........Detroit Express............6 55 p m
4 30p m ...................Mixed..................   7 00am
10 00am ..............Day Express  ...........   120pm
6 00 a m ......»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  ears  leave  for  Detroit at  6:55 am ;  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.

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  A 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven A Milwaukee 
R’ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.
VIA  D ., L .  A  N .  B ’Y.

Time Table In effect January 29,1893.

Lv. Grand Rapids at......7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t ............   1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m
Lv. Grand Rapids a t......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo at..............  1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m.

v i a   d ., e .   H.  a   m .  r ' t .

Return connections equally as good.

DETROIT, 

W.  H.  B e n n ett,  General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo. Ohio.
JAN~  ”
LANSING A   NORTHERN  R. R. 
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. DETR....................  7:45am *1:30pm  6:05pm
Ar. G  R.......................12:56pm »5:25pm 10:30pm
Lv.GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar.GR. 11:50am 10:40pm

TO  AND  PROM  SAGINAW ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LO U IS.

TO  LO W ELL  VIA  LO W ELL  A  H A STINGS  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- 
lngtrain.

»Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DbHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

T9

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedule  in effect  January  29,189S.

North. 
7:20 a m
1:10 pm
4;15pm
10:10  p m
Train arriving from  south at  6:45 a m   and  9:00 am  

South. 
For Traverse City  and Saginaw  6:45 a m 
For Traverse City Sc Mackinaw  9:00 a m 
For Cadillac and Saginaw.........  2:20 p m  
For Petoskey & Mackinaw.......   8:10 p m 
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 p m 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

TRA INS  GOING  SO U TH .

North.
6:30 a m
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:30 a m
For Kalamazoo and  C hicago...
11:60 am
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:60 a
6:15 p m
For  Cincinnati..............................  6:15 pm
10:40 p m
For Kalamazoo  Sc  Chicago....... 10:40 p m
11:60 am
From Saginaw.................................11:50 am
10:40 p m
From Saginaw................................. 10:40 p m
m and  11:20 p.  m. runs
Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m and  11: 
daily;  all  other trains  daily except Sunday.

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

SLEEPING  Sc  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

7:20 am  train  has  Parlor  Car  to  Travers 
City.
1:10 p  m  train  has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 : 1 0  p m   tra in * —Sleeping  ca  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.
SOUTH—7: OO am train*—Parlor chair oar Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
10:05 am   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  t r a in .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

C hicago v ia G. R. 5s I. R. R.

10:05 a m 
3:56p m 

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

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

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

2:00 p m 
9:00 pm  

7:Q5 am 
2:20 pm 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.

For Muskegon—Leave. 

From Muskegon—Arrive

6:56  am  
11:26 a m  
6:30  p m 

10:00am
4:40 pm
9:06 p m

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 6:45 p m .
Through tickets and full information  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

C H I C A G O  

1888
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’T.
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 PBOM M U 8K ESO N .

Lv. CHICAGO..............9:00am  5:25pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS......3:55pm  10:45pm  *7:06am
TO  AND  PROM   BENTON  H A B B O B ,  AND  8T   JO SE PH
Lv. G  R..........   8:50am  1:25pm 
........*11:35pm
Ar.  G R ...........»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......................................  7:30am  5:%pm
Ar.  Manistee  ............................ 12:15pm  10:29pm
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.

TR A V ER SE  CITY  M A N ISTEE  & PE T O S E E Y .

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.

De t r o it ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   a   Mi l ­

w a u k e e   Railway.

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Ava.

EA STW A R D .

Trains Leave  ¡tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No.  82
liocpm 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
12 42m
Ionia ...................Ar
2 warn
St,  Johns  ...Ar
3 10am
Owosso..............Ar
6 40am
E. Saginaw..Ar
7  15am 
Bay City...........Ar
5 40am 
F lin t ...................Ar
7 30am 
Pt.  Huron...Ar
5 37am 
Pontiac.............Ar
700am
Detroit................Ar

10 20am
11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm
3 45pm
5 50pm 
305pm
4 06pm

6 50am
7 45am
8 30am
9 05am
10 50am
11 30am
10 05am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am
W ESTW A RD .

325pm
4 27pm
5 20pm
6 05pm 
8 00pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

Trains Leave

»No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
10 50am 
6 10pm 
6 16pm

6 50am
1  00pm
2  10pm

............................ 10 45pm
7  06am
8 25am

T.yy  n p t r m t . 
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
Milw’keeStr  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

»Daily.  tDaily except Sunday 

Trains arrive from the east, 6:40 a.m., 12:60 a.m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive from  the west,  10:10 a. m., 3:16 
p.m. and 9:45  p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward—No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
C btair Car.  No. 16 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
J a b .  C a m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

23 Monrce Street-

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

The Wonderful Bide  of J.  A.  C.  Meng.
From th i St. Lords Globe Democrat.
Ton have heard of Sheridan's noted ride,
And  of Putnam's down the stair,
And of Paul Revere, to memory dear,
And of Jennie McNeil, the fair;
Ton have heard of Tam O’Shanter’s ride,
And of William of Deloraine,
And a hundred lies that I despise 
And treat with cold disdain.

Bnt Meng is no soldier with battle scars,
No chivalrous knight with harness bright 
His name is not round in history's page,
He’s only a drummer, or traveling bnmmer,

No hero of old romance,
And world-defying lance.
For glory he gives not a straw;
As they call them in Arkansas.

H e rode from  V arner to W illiam sburg,
T h e aforesaid J.  A. C. M eng,
H e h ired a  pony, both sh aggy and bony,
A poor little  b it o f a  theng.
He carried one grip that contained his blanks, 
For he had some collections to make.
The pony was slow but Meng had to go,
So he cut a long cane from the brake.

At first he tried coaxing the gentle brute,
So he gave her the rein and laid on the cane, 
He had just an hour to ride five miles 
And catch the train or else remain 

But he found that wouldn’t do,
And away that pony flew.
And see a couple of men,
Till U came next day again.

the bogs,

So he Blacked not his speed for the corduroy,
He galloped through the mud and slough,
He jumped the huge logs and  plunged  through 

Whitened with foam and spattered with mud, 
And Meng, it is said, was almost dead,

And the wind through his whiskers blew; 
The pony was thumping and lame.
Bnt he got there all the same.

The Judas  Hair.

For many  centuries  vulgar  prejudice 
in Europe has  associated  red  hair  with 
villainy,  untrustworthiness  and  deceit. 
A  collection  of  proverbs  published  in 
1912  says:  “Proud  are  the  short,  un­
trustworthy  the  red  haired,”  while  a 
French  proverb,  known to  be  over  500 
years  old,  says:  “Salute  a  red-haired 
man, or a bearded  woman,  at thirty  feet 
off with three stones in thy fists to defend 
thee if  need  be.”  From  very  ancient 
times all pictures of Judas,  the  betrayer 
of Christ, were painted with great shocks 
of red hair,  falling  well  down  on  the 
shoulders.  This and  the  fact  that  the 
Judas of the  miracle  plays  was  always 
provided  with red  hair  worked  the  ig­
norant classes of the  middle  ages up  to 
such a pitch of superstition that in many 
places it  was  actualy  unsafe  for  a red­
headed  person  to  appear 
in  public. 
Things came  to  so  serious a  pass  that 
several writers of the  sixteenth century 
felt  it  incumbent on  them  to  write  in 
defence  of 
locks.  Says 
one of  them:  “A  brave  head,  covered 
with  red  hair,  is  nothing else  but  the 
sun in the midst of  his  rays,  yet  many 
■peak  ill of it  because  few  have  the 
honor to be so.”  The  adjective,  “Judas- 
eolored  hair,”  and  many  similar  al­
lusions are often met with in writings of 
the  older  authors. 
In  “As  You  Like 
It,” Rosalind says of Orlando,  “His very 
hair is  of  that  dissembling  color,”  to 
which Celia replies,  “Something browner 
than Judas’.”

flame-colored 

How to Detect Poisonous  Cheese.
F a ir f ie l d ,  Mich..  April 19.—Is  there 
any way to determine if cheese be poison 
without eating it?  Can it  be  tested  with 
some  kind of paper?  What kind?  How? 
Where can the paper  be procured?

A.  A.  B.

Dr. Victor C. Vaughan, who discovered 
the active principle of cheese poison  and 
named  it  tyrotoxicon,  recommends  the 
use  of  blue  litmus  paper for the detec­
tion of poisonous  cheese.  He  says  that 
if a piece of litmus  paper  be  applied  to 
the  freshly  cut  surface of a cheese,  and 
the  moisture 
immediately 
gives the paper an Intensely red  appear­
ance,  the cheese  may  well  be  regarded 
with suspicion.  While all  new or green

therefrom 

cheese  feebly  and  slowly  redden  blue 
litmus  paper, only  the  poisonous  cakes 
give  the  intense  and  instantaneous re­
action. 
If the cheese is  dry, a  bit  of  it 
may  be  moistened  with  water  and the 
paper then applied.  Blue  litmus  paper 
may be obtained at any drug store.

The Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The market is  strong  and  the 
demand enormous,  giving ground for the 
belief that still higher prices will shortly 
rule.  The shortage of the Cuban crop is 
now estimated at 20 per  cent.,  instead of 
22 per  cent., as  set  forth  in  an  earlier 
estimate.  Dealers  can make no  mistake 
In buying sugar,  even at  present  quota­
tions,  as  the  market  is  bound  to  go 
higher  by the  time  the  fruit  season  is 
reached.

Syrup—Corn goods are now within He 
of  the  lowest price  ever  known at  this 
market.

Fish—Whitefish and herring are lower. 

Other lines are unchanged.

Coffee—Brazilian grades continue to de­
preciate in value,  and  package manufac­
turers have declined their quotations %c.

The Dry Goods Market.

American  prints  are  He  cheaper. 
Dress cambrics are He cheaper.  A. C. A. 
ticks are He lower.  Bleached and brown 
cottons  remain  the  same.  Dress  goods 
which retail at 25@50c are scarce  in  cer­
tain  shades,  such  as  reds, 
tans  and 
blacks.  Pattern  lengths  of  prints  sell 
well, both in light and dark assortments.
Chas. C.  Eritzer,  President  and  Gen­
eral Manager of the  Kritzer Milling Co., 
at  Newaygo, has  relinquished  the man­
agement of  the  business and  removed to 
Grand Rapids to take a position  as  office 
assistant for Butterworth &  Lowe.  The 
management  of  the  Newaygo  business 
now devolves upon Will  H.  Eritzer,  who 
also occupies the position of Secretary  of 
the corporation.

The most miserable man  in the  world 
is the one who can’t enjoy his  pleasures 
for fear they won’t last

PRODUCE  MARKET,

Apples—Baldwins and Spies are  each  25  cents 
higher, the former being  now  held  at (3.75  and 
the latter at (3.50.  Russets still  command  (2.75.
Beans—Handlers pay (1.75  for country-picked 
and hold at (2.  City hand-picked are quoted  at 
10@25c above these figures.

Butter—The scarcity continues.  Jobbers  find 

no difficulty in getting 28c for choice dairy.

Cabbage—Fine stock commands (1  perdoz. but 

fair stock is in the market at 50 @ 75c per doz.

Cider—13@15c per gallon.
Cranberries—Practically out of the market.
Eggs—Dealers pay !3H and hold at 15c.  Plck- 
lers and cold storage men  are  offering  as  high 
as 13%c  and  competition  among  the  latter for 
cold weather eggs may send the price up £® £c 
higher.

Honey—White  clover  commands  16c  per  lb. 

dark buckwheat brings  13c.

Lettuce—Hot bed stock  commands  14c.  Hot 

house stock is firmly held at 15c per lb.

Maple  Sugar—Handlers  pay  8 @  9c,  holding 

at 10® lie per lb.

has dropped to (1.25 per bu.

Onions—Lower and weaker.  The selling price 
Parsnips—40c per bu.
Pieplant—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is weaker and  about  5c 
per bu. lower, buyers having reduced  their pay­
ing price to 55c.

Radishes—35c per doz. bunches.
Spinach—75c per bu.
Strawberries—Lower,  commanding  (2.46  per 

case of 24 pints.

Tomatoes—(4 per 6 basket crate.
Turnips—So cheap and plenty as to  be  practi­

cally unquotable.

Bananas—Higher in the East and  the  market 
is firm, while  the  local  market  is  glutted  and 
dealers are selling away  below the market.

Oranges—Lower on account of large stocks.
Lemons—Firm and higher.

MICHAEL IOLE i SON,

fiottile doming  Monuiociurers,

ROCHESTER, N.  Y. 
The oldest firm in the  city  of  Rochester. 

Esta blish ed  36 Y ea r s.

Mail  orders  promptly attended to,  or 
write our  Michigan  representative,  Wil­
liam  Connor,  Box  346,  Marshall,  Mich., 
who  will  show  you  our  line,  and  if  we 
don’t happen to have what you  want  we 
will thank  you  for  the  opportunity  you 
gave us in sending for him.

We always guarantee excellent fits and 

w il l ia m   CONNOR. 

well made garments.

William Connor will be at SWEET’S  HOTEL,  FRIDAY,  NEXT,  APRIL  21st, 

and two following days.

“A n   o u n ce   o f p r e v en tio n  is w o r th   a  p o u n d   of

cu re.”

This is the time of year a little heat is necessary.

T h e “PBRBBCT 99

O il  H ea ter

Supplies it, saving the building of fire in your stove or furnace.

Ctalaogue and Price List furnished  on application.

SsterS tevehs

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Michigan  Bark  &  Lumber  Co.»

BEANS If you have any beans and want to sell, 

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

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

S u c c e s so rs   to

N. B,  CLARK  &  CO.

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

Cracker  Chests. 

Class  Covers  for  Biscuits.

We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1893.  Correspondence solicited.

18  and  19  Wlddicomb  Building.

B A R C U S   BRO S.,

MANUFACTURERS  OF  CIRCULAR

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

S a w   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.  Write lor prices and discounts.
M IC H IG A N .

M U S K E G O N ,

/™vUR new glass covers  are by far the
y   J   handsomest  ever  offered 
to  the

soon 
A  pay for themselves  in  the 

I'  I  ’HKSE  chests  will 

breakage they avoid.  Price $4. 

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

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

CREAM  CRISP. 

NEWTON, a rich  finger with  fig  filling, 

the best selling cakes we ever made.

!

ORANGE  BAR.

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
This  is  bound  to  be  one  of

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods, Carpets and Cloaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

THE  W.  BINGHAM  CO.,  Cleveland,  0.,

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

MU Binittitr i Ci, 48’60-62 9U" ‘ s‘
Spring & Company,

G rand  R a p id s.

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

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

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

assorted  stock  at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.

Have  had  such  flattering  succes in  handling our Bicycles  that  they have  bought 
our entire  output for  1893.  They have  taken  up all  negotiations  pending for the 
purchase of  cycles, and we respectfully solicit for them the good will of our friends.

THE  YOST  MF G.  CO.,

TOLEDO.  OHIO.

N e w  Goods!  N ew  Goods!  N e w  Goods

E v e r y   D e p a r tm e n t  is  full  to  th e  brim   a n d   r u n n in g   o v e r   w ith   o u r  N e w   S p rin g   S e le o - 
S e e   o u r  N e w   P a tte r n s  in  G la ssw a r e —th e y  c a n n o t be see n  e ls e w h e r e —a n d  p rices  are 

tion s. 
Cut!  Cut!  C U T.

The 

t€ Rosemary 99  Assortment• 

N E W   G L A S S W A R E

This is the  lowest priced pattern of Glassware on the  market 

to-day.  Send  for Price List.  The assortment contains:

1 Dozen  4 pee.  Sets.

Pitchers.
Tumblers.
Celeries.
Berry Dishes, 8 in.
Berry Nappies, 
Covered  Honey  Dishes.
Comports, 4 in,
8 in.  Oblong Dishes.

1-2 “ 
2 “ 
1-3 “ 
1-2 “ 
3 “ 
1-2 “ 
2 “ 
1-2 “ 
1-3 “  Molasses Cans.
1-2 “ 

Pickles.

in.

“ 

1-4 Dozen Salvers,  heavy,  9 in.
lOin.
1-4
1-2
1-2
1-4
1-4
1-6
1-6
1-6
1-6

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“  Oils.
“  Bread  Plates.
“  7 Covered Comports.
“  8 
“  7 
**  8 
“  7 Opeu  Bowl,  H.  ftd.
“  g 

** 
*•  Bowl,  H.  ftd.
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S e llin g   A g e n c y   for  th e

Grand  Rapids  Vapor  Stove.

Its many New  Features  TT
make this t h e ............This  Year

Is there  an agency  for  this  Stove  in  your town? 

If not, write us for 
catalogue and  discounts,  and  you  will  see  that  we  offer  you  the  Best, 
Simplest, and  most Powerful  Stove ever offered  for  double  the  price  we 
are introducing it at this  season.

All  sizes and  styles are made but we cannot give the exclusive sale on 
an order for  “ Juniors”  only.  Russia  Iron  Ovens  now  on  hand,  cut 
expressly for  this  Stove.  We  have placed  thousands of these  Stoves  and 
Ovens in  the  largest cities in  the  state,  and  our  advice  is  TO  ORDER 
THEM  EARLY.

Every mail proves our statements by such  letters as this, just received 
from one of the best hardware dealers  in  Michigan:  “If you can keep me 
supplied, I can sell one hundred  Grand  Rapids Vapor Stoves.”

H. LEO N A RD  & SONS,

1 ^ 4   to   2 4 0   JBast  Fulton  St*,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich•

