Michigan Tradesman.

Published Weekly.

YOL.  10.

L e m o n s

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.

GRAND  R A PID S,  M AY  17,  1893.
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O ran g es.

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

Grain Bags. 

Burlap  in 

and  8  oz.
Wadding.

#  

€£

All Grades in Sacks 
From  1  to 20 lbs. 

T w i n e s .

F e a t h e r s ,

P e e r le s s   W a r p s   in   A ll  C o lo rs.

Prints,  Dress  Goods,  Outing  Flannels,  Chevrons,  Ginghams, 

Satines,  and  a new,  complete line of

T oile  du  N ords  and  A.  F.  C. W ash  Ginghams.

P.  S T E K E T E E 1  SONS

S E E D S !

Everything  in Seeds is kept by us—Clover,  Timothy,  Hungarian,  Millet,  Red 

Top,  Blue Grass,  Seed Corn,  Rye,  Barley,  Peas,  Beans,  Etc.

No. 1 Fillers, 10 sets in a No.  1 Case, $1.25. 

If you have Beans to sell, send us samples,  stating quantity,  and we will try to 
trade with you.
We will sell Egg Cases and Egg Case Fillers.  No.  1 Egg Case,  complete(in lots 
of 10), S5c each. 
No. 2 Fillers, 15 
sets in a No 1  Case, $1.50.
W.  T.  LRMOREJUX CO., 128,180 and 182 W. Bridge St., Brand Rapids, Mich.
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For  1898
NEW  CHOP  SEEDS 
Every  article of value  known.  You will 
make  money  and  customers if  you buy our 
seeds.  Sena for wholesale price list. 
CLOVER and  GRASS  SEEDS, ONION  SETS and SEED 
POTATOES.  All the standard varieties in vegetable seeds
ALFRED  J.  BROWN,  Seedsman,

84  and  86  NORTH  DIVISION  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

C a n d y
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Largest  Variety

We carry the

and can show yon the

Finest  Goods

made In this country and will make

Lowest  Frices

quality considered. 

A. E.  BROOKS  &  CO.,

46  Ottawa St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich

$1  Per  Year.
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NOS.  188  and  X84  LOUIS  STREET. GRAND  R A PID S.  MICHIGAN.

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USB.

M O SB L E Y   BROS,

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JOBBERS  OF

Clover, Timothy, Millet, Hungarian,  Field Peas,  Etc.
Green Vegetables, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, and Fruits of all kinds 
EGG  CASE  FILLERS,  Ten sets  No.  1, with  Case, $1.25.

26, 28, 30 and 32  Ottawa  St., Grand  Rapids, Mich.

G ran d   R a p id s   B r u s h   Co.,

M anufacturers  of

BRUSHES

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Our goods are  sold.by a ll  M ichigan  Jobbing  Houses.

DO  YOU  GIYE  CRAYONS 

AS  PREMIUMS ?

W e  have the latest designs 
in 
frames,  and  G U AR­
A N T E E   our  Crayons  to 
deliver.  Prices  that  hold 
trade.  Drop  us a  line.

NATIONAL  BOOK  &  PICTURE  CO. 

CHICAGO .

CITAS.  A .  COYE,

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

M anufacturer  of

HORSE  AND  WrAG0N  COVERS

Jobbers of Oiled  Clothing  and  Cotton  Ducks.

Send for Price  List. 

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STANDARD OIL CO.

GRAND  RAPmS,  MICHIGAN.

DEALERS  IN

Uluminating and Lubricating

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Ave.

CRAN'D  RAPIDS, 
BIG  RAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN.

BULK  WORKS  AT

MUSKEGON, 
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HOWARD  CITY,

MANISTEE,

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FERMENTUM
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Far  superior  to  any  other• 
Endorsed  wherever  used•

MANUFACTURED  BY

RIVERDALE  DISTILLERY.  CHICAGO.  ILL.

Main  Office, 270  Kinzie  St.,  Chicago, 111

AGENCIES.

Grand Rapids,  Mich.,  106 Kent St. 
Toledo,  Ohio,  707 Jefferson St. 
Cleveland, Ohio, 368 Prospect St. 
Indianapolis, Ind,, 492 Park Ave.
Fort Wayne,  Ind., 195 Hanna St, 
Milwaukee,  Wis., 317 Prairie St.
St. Paul,  Minn., 445 St.  Peter St.
St. Louis,  Mo., 722 S.  Fourth  St. 
Kansas City,  Mo., 24th and Terrace Sts. 
St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  413  Edmund St. 
Rochester,  N.  Y., 409 E.  Main St.

New York,  20 Jane St.
Boston,  Mass.,  19 Broadway.
Albany, N.  Y., 98 Green St.
Allegheny City,  Pa.,  123 Sandusky St. 
Davenport, la., 513 West 3d St. 
Dubuque,  la.,  327 Main St.
Terra Haute,  Ind.,  1215 North 8th St. 
Topeka,  Kans., 516  S. Fillmore St. 
Denver, Col., 2004 Champa St.
Omaha, Neb., 413 S. 15th St.

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Pants  and  Overall  Co.,

L a n s in g ,  M ich.

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

E.  D.  VOORHEES,  Manager.

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

Wholesale  Grocers

Grand  Rapids.

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

Manufacturers  of  Show  Gases  of  Euery  Description.

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FIRST-CLASS  WORK  ONLY.

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BICYCBBS
Can make money by  buying some 
of the wheels  we  are  offering  at 
Special  Prices to clean  up  our  stock—Many  1893  Model  High  and 
Medium Grade Wheels will be sold at less than Cost.

Agents wanted for the most complete line of Wheels in the State. 
Repairing and changing wheels a specialty.

PERKINS  &  RICHMOND, 

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MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GRAND  R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  M AY  17,  1893.
HEROLD-BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.,

A  CAR  ACQUAINTANCE.

“Be sure you write  as soon as  you get 
there, daughter.  We shall  feel  anxious 
until  we  hear  that  you  are  safe  with 
Grace.”

“Beware of  pickpockets, Ada.”
“And don’t make acquaintances on the 
cars,  dear.  Above all things, be on your 
guard against those who would draw you 
into conversation.  Young  girls can’t be 
too careful when traveling alone.”

“Oh,  Mother, yon  must  think  I have 
no  discretion,”  said  Ada,  with  a little 
laugh,  as she  kissed her parents and sis­
ter  good-by  and  stepped  into  the  car. 
“ Remember  that I’m no longer a baby.” 
Then  she  found  a  seat,  stowed  her 
satchel,  umbrella and  traveling shawl in 
a corner,  and,  raising the  window, nod­
ded gaily  to the  dear ones  on  the  plat­
form,  as,  with a shrill  whistle,  the train 
moved out of the little station.

She  was on  her way  to  visit  an  old 
schoolmate, who  resided in  a large town 
a  couple of  hundred  miles  distant,  and 
to whom she was  greatly attached.  Her 
heart bounded  with  joy  at the  thought 
of the pleasant time she  would undoubt­
edly  have  with  her  friend,  and  she 
glanced into  a small  mirror which hung 
over the  water-cooler at  one end of  the 
car,  wondering if  Grace would think her 
improved in appearance.

There  had  never  been  any  question 
about Ada’s  beauty.  Her features were 
regular,  her  eyes  large,  dark,  and  ex­
pressive, her hair  abundant,  glossy,  and 
black  as  the  raven’s  wing,  while  her 
complexion was a  pure  olive.  No won­
der  a little  pardonable vanity  filled her 
heart  as  she  saw  her  reflection  in the 
mirror.  Naturally  she  was  glad to  be 
able to feel that she was looking her best 
just as she was going among strangers. 

“Is this seat engaged?”
This question,  asked in  a low,  defer­
ential  tone, 
interrupted  her  pleasant 
meditations,  and  she looked  np to see  a 
tall,  handsome man of about  35 years of 
age,  standing beside her.

“No,”  she  answered,  drawing  her 
dress  aside.  Putting  the valise  he car­
ried on  the floor, the  stranger sat down, 
drew a  newspaper  from  his  pocket and 
began to read.

Ada,  glancing  furtively  at  him,  de­
cided  that  he  coaid  not  possibly  be  a 
pickpocket, for he was elegantly dressed, 
and looked like a man of fashion.  There 
was about him,  too,  a blase,  languid air, 
that was  especially  attractive to the in­
experienced  young  girl,  nearly  all  of 
whose  life  had  been  spent  in  a  small 
country  village.  She  decided  that  his 
choosing  to  sit  beside  her  was  a  very 
delicate  compliment to  her appearance, 
for there  were  other  vacant  seats  that 
he might have taken.

“Would you  like to  have the  window 
put down?”  he asked  presently,  as Ada 
drew her  traveling  shawl  more  closely 
about her shoulders.

“If  you please,” she answered.
“One is very  apt to  take  cold  on such 
a day as  this,” said  the stranger.  “The 
sunshine  deceives ns  into exposing our­
selves more than is prudent.”
“I don’t catch cold  very  easily,”  said

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Ada; “ but just now I should dislike very 
much to  be sick,  for it  would  spoil my 
visit to West Edgerton.”
“West  Edgerton!” 

the 
stranger. 
that  is  my  home. 
What good  fortune  that we  should have 
met!  May  1  ask  who  you  are  to  visit 
there?”

repeated 

“Why, 

“Miss Manning,” answered Ada.  “Do 

you know her.”

“I regret  to say by sight only,”  he an­
swered.  “But is not out of  the range of 
possibilities that we may meet, neverthe­
less;  and I feel sure  that yon will be  as 
charmed with  West  Edgerton  as  it will 
be with you.”

Ada,  unaccustomed to  flattery of  any 
kind,  was  much  pleased  with 
this 
speech,  and  continued  to  converse with 
the stranger  until the cars  steamed into 
the depot at West Edgerton.

Grace  was  on  the platform,  eager  to 
meet her friend,  and,  after  the first  ar­
dent  greeting  was  over,  when  Ada 
turned to  look  for  her  late  traveling 
companion,  he was nowhere to  be  seen. 
For  some  reason,  which  she  perhaps 
could have  not  have  defined  even  to 
herself,  she  did  not speak  of him  to 
Grace,  and it  was  not  until  she  was 
alone  in her  room that  night that  she 
recollected that she had not even learned 
his name.

the  reflection 

She felt a little guilty  as she  remem­
bered her  mother’s  parting  injunction; 
but she found balm for her  uneasy  con­
science in 
that  no  one 
could  possibly  have  objected  to  the 
stranger 
in  any  way.  His  manner, 
though  flattering,  had  been  perfectly 
respectful,  and  he  had  proved  himself 
no pickpocket.

Time passed,  and  amid  gayeties  of 
every sort, and  the  attentions  of a cer­
tain  Ernest  Harland,  Ada’s  memory 
s eldom  reverted to her car acquaintance. 
It was  evident  to all her  friends  that 
Ernest  was  becoming  deeply  attached 
to her,  and  he  was  a  young  man  of 
whose affection any  woman  might  well 
be  proud.  Ada  was  happy beyond her 
wildest  dreams,  and  the  future  was 
looking rose-colored indeed,  when  sud­
denly  a  black  cloud  spread  like  a pall 
over the  horizon of  her joy.

She was walking down the main street 
of the town one day, Ernest,  as usual,  by 
her side, when suddenly, on glancing up, 
her eyes met those  of  her  car acquaint­
ance.

She  bowed  most  graciously,  a  rosy 
glow  suffusing  her  cheeks,  and  the 
stranger  returned  her  recognition  by 
raising his hat,  with the cordial smile of 
an old acquaintance.

“Do you know Mr.  Slatterley?”  asked 
Ernest,  as  they passed on.  There was & 
shade of surprise in his tone.

“Yes,” answered  Ada,  blushing  more 
deeply still.  “I met him some time ago.”
“And  know  him well,  perhaps?”  con­

tinued Ernest.

“Quite  well,”  answered 

“Don’t you think him handsome?”

the  girl. 

“Very,”  answered  Ernest  in  a  cold 
tone.  “But would  you  mind telling me

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true,  affectionate  wife,  she  could never 
think  without  a  pang,  and  a  blush of 
shame,  of  that  episode  of  her  youth 
which had cost her so dearly.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .
Boyne City  to  Get  Out of  the  Woods.
The Boyne City  &  Southeastern  Rail­
way has  been  organized  with  a  capital 
stock of $56,000,  to construct and operate 
a broad guage railway  from Boyne Falls 
to Boyne City.  Of  the  authorized capi­
tal  stock,  $30,000  has  been  subscribed 
and  $12,000  paid 
in,  the  stockholders 
being  W.  H.,  Thomas,  Jas.  A.,  Geo., 
Robert  V.  and  Lyde  White  and  E. A. 
Campbell.  The  officers  elected  are  as 
follows:

F l o r e n c e  B.  H a l l o w e l l .

by whom you were introduced  to  him?” 
“We were—that  is—I  don’t  see  why 
you question me  so,  Mr.  Harland.  Cer­
tainly it cannot matter to you.”

“No,  it does not matter,” said  Ernest. 
“But I am  sorry you  are not  willing to 
tell me.”

“We—we—we  met—and—oh,  never 
mind,”  said  Ada,  little  dreaming  how 
her  blushes  and  coufusion  were being 
construed  by  her  companion.  “Let 
suffice that  Mr. Slatterley and  I became 
friends.”

“Certainly,” said Ernest.
They had now reached the  door of Mr 
Manning’s house,  and  with a rather cold 
adieu the young man left her and walked 
away.

Three days  passed,  and Ada saw noth 
ing of him.  At the end  of that time she 
heard that he had gone West to establish 
himself on a sheep ranch.

Her surprise and sorrow can  better be 
imagined than described.  She could not 
solve the  mystery of  his  sudden depart­
ure,  and  her friends were quite as much 
in the dark as herself.

Unable to  bear the  pity of  those who 
had watched with interest her growing at 
tachment  to  Ernest, and  longing  in her 
misery for  the  quiet  of  her  own home 
Ada said  good-by to West  Edgerton for 
ever.

As she  stood in the depot  with Grace, 
waiting the arrival  of  the train  she was 
to take,  some  one  brushed  close to her 
It was Mr. Slatterley.

“Are you about to leave us?” he asked. 
“Yes,”  she  answered, 
to 
smile.  “My visit is over.”

too  sad 

“ Why, Ada!”  exclaimed  Grace,  draw 
ing  her aside.  “ What  made  you speak 
to Dick Slatterley?  Where  did you ever 
meet bim?”

“Oh, I met  him  on the  cars,  when  1 
was coming on,”  answered  Ada,  willing 
to confess  to Grace what she  would  not 
to Ernest.  “Isn’t he handsome?”

“Yes; in a "bold,  loud style,” answered 
Grace.  “But  he  is  the  worst  man in 
West Edgerton.  No woman of any repu­
tation ever speaks  to him,  his  character 
is  so  well  known.  He  is  a  regular 
blackleg.  His  poor  wife  died  of  a 
broken  heart  three  years  ago. 
It  was 
just like him to speak to you on the cars. 
He boasts  of  his powers of  fascination, 
and  the  conquests  he  makes  of  young 
girls  who  have  no  acquaintance  with 
him.”

The truth  flashed upon Ada  in an  in­
stant  She knew  now  why  Ernest Har­
land  had  left  so  suddenly  for  Kausas 
without  bidding  her  good-by.  She  re­
membered how she had spoken to him of 
Slatterley;  how she had  blushed and be­
come confused.  No wonder  that he had 
put the  worst construction  upon her re­
fusal to  explain  her  acquaintance  with 
the man,  who had indeed proved himself 
no pickpocket,  but who had  stolen some­
thing of far greater value than her purse 
—her peace,  her happiness.

Kegret,  bitter,  unavailing regret,  filled 
her breast.  How  earnestly  she  wished 
that she had obeyed her mother’s injunc­
tion,  and  avoided  a  car  acquaintance 
which had resulted so disastrously.  She 
had  ample time  to  reflect  on her  folly 
during the long  ride  home, and to make 
a hundred  good  resolutions  for  her fu­
ture guidance.

But  she  never  saw  Ernest  Harland 
again; and  though  many years  later she 
married  another,  to whom  she proved a

MAKE  YOUR  OPPORTUNITIES.
The true way to deal  with adverse cir­
cumstances  is  to  be  a  still  greater cir­
cumstance  yourself.  Nine  out  of  ten 
of  the  men  who  have  been  eminently 
successful  in their  callings  have fought 
the battle of  life up hill  against any op­
posing  forces. 
Instead  of  bemoaning 
their  hard  lot,  they  have  bowed to  the 
inevitable and used it to their advantage. 
Instead  of  asking  for  an  impossible 
chess board,  they have taken the  one be­
fore  them and  played  the game.  Look 
at that tireless  worker,  Lord Brougham. 
Can any one  believe that  by any  combi­
nation of circumstances his talents could 
have been kept from asserting themselves 
and  winning  recognition? 
It  has  been 
said that if his station had been that of a 
bootblack  he  would  never  have  rested 
content  until  he  had  become  the  first 
bootblack in England.  The luck of  Na­
poleon and  Nelson  consisted, they said, 
in  being  a  quarter  of  an  hour  before 
their  time.  When,  in  the  darkest hour 
of  the Indian  mutiny,  a  handful of  En­
glishmen,  poorly armed and provisioned, 
but splendidly  lead,  won eight  victories 
in  succession,  the  revolted  sepoys  said 
their conquerors  had “ the devil’s luck;” 
but the  only  luck  in the  case  was that 
of force and will,  invincible courage and 
skill in  arms.

Good luck is  desirable even  when you 
have done  your very best to succeed,  but 
remember  that the  most  favorable  cir­
cumstances or  strokes of  fortune are  of 
little  value  unless  you  have  prepared 
yourself to take advantage of  them.  Of 
what  advantage  would  Hayne’s  fiery 
speech have  been  to  Daniel  Webster if 
he had not,  with the  instinct of  genius, 
long before equipped  himself for the as­
sault which he repelled with such crush­
ing  energy?  Had  he  not  previously 
weighed  and  refuted  in  his  own  mind 
the charges of  his  opponent,  his  reply, 
instead of  ranking  among  the  greatest 
masterpieces  of  oratory,  might  have 
only revealed his own weakness.  Thou­
sands  of  men  had  seen  the  prints of  a 
horse’s  hoofs  in  the  soil  before  Faust 
had discovered by them the art of  print­
ing.

The discovery by Edison  of the carbon 
by  which  he  had  perfected  his  tele­
phone seems a happy  accident; but such 
accidents never happen to  common men. 
The great  inventor  scraped  some  soot 
from the blackened chimney  of his  lab­
oratory lamp, and in a  spirit of curiosity 
tested its  properties. 
It  proved  to  be 
the  very  thing  he  was  searching;  but 
behind  this  fortunate  discovery  was a 
series of exhausting and  exhaustive  ex­
periments  with  all  kinds of  likely ma­
terials,  absorbing  the  energies  of many 
months.  The  lucky hit  rewarded 
the 
presistent will  of patient workman.  So 
with the young  and obscure  lawyer who 
conducts and wins a difficult case,  as did 
Thomas Erskine,  in  his  elder’s  illness; 
or the struggling surgeon who has a sud­
den chance of distinction  offered to him; 
he must have had a  long  and  laborious 
preparatory training before he can profit 
by  such  an  emergency. 
In  short,  a 
great opportunity is worth to a man pre­
cisely what  his  antecedents  have  en­
abled him to make of it.

President—W.  H.  White.
Vice-President—Thos.  White.
Secretary—E. A. Campbell.
Treasurer—Jas. A. White.
The company has purchased nearly all 
the right of  way necessary  for  the road 
and  expects  to  have  the  grading  com­
pleted by  June 1,  and  the iron  laid and 
the road  in  operation  by  July  1.  The 
company  has  purchased  of  Gratwick, 
Smith & Fryer  seven  miles of  30-pound 
steel rail,  eighteen  logging  cars  and  a 
Baldwin 
locomotive,  which  were  for­
merly used on their road aPJudge’s, near 
Grayling.

All  the  hardware  used  in  the  great 
Morman  Temple, 
in  Salt  Lake  City, 
bears either the device or the  beehive— 
the Mormon name of their country being 
“Deseret,”  or “the 
land of  the  honey­
bee”—or  the  clasped  hands,  which  is 
also one of the  symbols of  their Church. 
In the basement  all  the  door-knobs and 
hinges are of solid brass, polished.  Those 
upon the first floor are plated  with  gold, 
on the  second  floor  with  bright  silver, 
on the third  floor  with oxidized  silver, 
and those on the top floor  are of antique 
bronze.

wayne county mm Bonn. Den, Mien.

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of Michigan.  Officers  of  these  municipalities about 
to issue bonds will And  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 
4 per cent, on deposits, compounded semi-annually.
B. D. ELWOOD, Treasurer

The Lansing
Co.

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The best Roofing for covering over  Shingles 
on old roofs of houses, barns, sheds, etc.;  will 
not rot  or  pull  loose, and  when  painted  with 
our

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Roofing  and  for  samples  of  Building  Papers,
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GRAND  R APIDS  ,MICH.

J ko.  A.  Covode,  Pres.

Henbt  Idem a, Vice-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Ve r d ie r,  Cashier.

Transacts a General B anking  Business. 

Interest  A llow ed  on  T im e  and  Savings 

K. Van Hop, Ass’tC’s’r. 

D eposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O’Brien.  A. J  Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
J. A. S. Verdier.
Jno.W.Blodgett, J. A. McKee, 
D eposits  Exceed  One  M illion  D ollars.
D o  Y o u   w a n t   a   C u t

OF  YOUR

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For  use  on  Letter  Heads,  BUI  Heads, 

Cards,  Etc.?

Are now ready for business with 
a full line of Wooden ware and 
would  ask for a small share  of 
trade,  and  will  endeavor,  by 
fair dealing, to  merit more.

Lansing  Voodenware  Co.,

Lausing,  Mich.

GINSENG  ROOT.
PECK BROS.,

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Engravers  and  Printers,

GRAND  R A PID S,  MICHIGAN.

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written from the experience and  observation  of 
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great Interest to every one In trade.  $1.50. 
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Grand Rapids, Mich.

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"OMNI”  AND  THE  DRUMMER.

T he  L atin   P refix  A p p lied   to  th e   T ra v ­

ele r  In H is  V ariou s  A sp ec ts.

E. A. Owen in Shoe and Leather  Gazette.

The drummer  is  omnipresent.  He  is 
everywhere present with  us.  Wherever 
two or three  are  gathered  together  for 
purposes of traffic, there will  the  drum­
mer be found in the  midst of  them.  No 
lumber shanty was  ever  erected  in  the 
depths of  our impenetrable  forests  that 
the drummer  did  not  find,  and  no  min­
ing camp  can be  found  in  the  deepest 
canons of the mighty West  with barriers 
sufficiently strong to keep  him out.  He 
is not confined  within  geographical lim­
its, for no trading post,  however  remote 
from the  pale of  civilization, 
is  able to 
avoid him.  He is not only found at every 
place but he is aboard  of  every  vehicle 
of conveyence  that  moves by day or by 
night, on his way to  some  other  place. 
The ordinary man governs his  perambu­
lations  by  the  three  great  conditions, 
“where,”  “when,”  and  “how,”  but  the 
omnipresent drummer  perambulates  on 
one condition—motion.  Any  means  of 
conveyence  that  moves  will  find  him 
aboard.  Where it  goes,  when  it  goes, 
and  how  it  goes  are  immaterial  con­
siderations with  the  drummer.  Does it 
go? is the only essential  query,  and  if it 
does the drummer goes with  it.  And he 
goes  with  as  much  resignation as  the 
saw,  axe,  water-tank or  any of the other 
fixtures.
It  may  not  be  the  proper  thing  to 
speak of him as a fixture,  but, really,  the 
omnipresence of a drummer in a  railway 
coach is similar  to that  of  the  water- 
tank, and the absence of one would be as 
noticeble  as  would  that of  the  other. 
They both appear free and easy  and  not 
in the least disturbed by their  surround­
ings,  and  the  amount  of pleasure  and 
amusement they afford the passengers de­
pends altogether  on  how  full  they  are 
kept.  The drummer  is  the  only  speci- 
man of the human family that can  come 
and go simultaneously or  appear  every­
where at  the  same  time. 
It  is  under­
stood that the  drummer’s  omnipresence 
does not apply to any other world.
If he 
The  drummer  is  omnivorous. 
were not so he  would  be a  failure  as a 
drummer.  He  visits  all  places,  under 
all conditions and circumstances,  and he 
must attune himself accordingly.  When 
among Christians he dines  like  a  Chris­
tian,  but when  he drops  off at  a  half- 
breed settlement  he  must  connect  his 
gizzard with  the  regular  organs  of  di­
gestion and eat his  muskrat  stew  with 
the usual degree  of  nonchalence  which 
so distinguishes  the  drummer from  the 
rest of  humanity.  When  he  is  among 
Romans he must eat  what  Romans  eat, 
and  if he  lacks  a  gizzard  (which every 
successful  drummer  possesses),  he will 
not be able to do business  with  the  Ro­
mans.  The  drummer  who  cannot  eat 
what is set before him, and digest it,  has 
mistaken his calling.  A man may travel 
for the benefit  of  his  health,  but  the 
man who travels for the  purpose of sell­
ing $50,000 or $75,000 worth of goods per 
year, 
tenderfoot  or 
pleasure seeking tourist.  He is a  drum­
mer,  with a  nerve of  iron,  a  cheek  of 
brass,  and a gizzard that  would do  up a 
turkey buzzard the first round.
The drummer  is  omniscient.  He is  a 
walking encyclopedia of  universal anec­
dote.  He is the great and only traveling 
bureau of statistical information, boiled- 
down facts, and  doubly distilled  humor. 
The drummer is the commercial mission­
ary of  the age,  and is  doing more  then 
any other agency,  secular or relirier?, to 
bring about the  dawn of  that future era 
which so  many  are  dreaming  of,  when 
men shall  look upon each  other  as indi­
vidual factors  in  one  common  brother­
hood.  The drummer knows neither Jew 
nor Gentile.  Commerce,  the great civil­
izer,  is world-wide in its scope,  reaching 
out to the uttermost part of the earth and 
to the remotest islands of the seas,  wher­
ever man is found, soliciting and extend­
ing a  helping  hand  in  the  exchange of 
products, thereby placing earth’s choicest 
natural  productions  and  the  fruits  of 
man’s inventive  genius  where they may 
be  obtained  and  enjoyed  by  universal 
man.  This  is  the  civilizing  work  of

is  no  delicate 

commerce,  and who  but the  drummer is 
the apostle of commerce?  The  inventor 
may  evolve the  thought  and  the manu­
facturer  may give,It material  form, but 
it  is  the  drummer  who  proclaims  its 
merits  and  introduces  it  to  the  world. 
The knowledge he  gathers  and dissemi­
nates  as  he  goes  from  city  to  country 
hamlet,  and  from  hamlet  to  town,  and 
from  town  to  city  again,  passing from 
State to  State, ever  gathering  and  ever 
disseminating—is  not  confined  to  com­
mercial matters.  He is the  great travel­
ing equalizer of  the opinions of  the day. 
He generalizes  and molds public opinion 
on the leading topics of  the day by gath­
ering  ideas at  one point  and dispensing 
them at  some other point.  He is a keen 
observer,  a  liberal  thinker,  and  a  true 
reflector of  man’s latest  and best efforts.
The drummer is  omnifarious,  that  is, 
there  are all  kinds of  him.  He  repre­
sents every phase of  human character as 
well as all  kinds of  business.  He  is  of 
all  nationalities  and  kindreds.  The 
drummer reads, thinks and  digests,  and, 
consequently, he is  strongly opinionated 
on all the social,  scientific,  political and 
religious questions of the hour.  To learn 
how exceedingly  omnifarious  he  is, one 
has but to hear him  express his opinions 
on  these  various  questions.  No drum­
mer was ever  hung,  however,  for being 
too warmly attached to his religious opin­
ions.
The drummer firmly  believes in omni­
parity  between himself  and  his brother 
drummers  in  good  standing.  He  will 
steal  a march  on  his  rival  if  he has to 
ride  astride of  the locomotive  boiler or 
cut across  lots and  climb  over a  barbed 
wire fence to do it; he will  look his rival 
steadily  in  the  eye  and  lie  as  only  a 
drummer can  lie,  about  the  tremendous 
orders  he  captured  the  day before;  he 
will do up his bosom friend if  he can,  in 
a  little,  innocent,  before-going-to-bed 
diversion with  the paste-boards—but let 
that rival meet  with misfortune  or need 
a helping hand,  ah,  then  it  is  that the 
true  metal  of  the  drummer  rings  out 
clear and  certain.  Then  it  is  that  his 
big heart  beats  with fraternal throbs of 
sympathy,  and his strong  right arm goes 
out with  relief  prompted  by  a spirit of 
perfect equality and brotherly love.
The  drummer  is  omniform.  He  is 
long,  short,  fat, dark,  fair,  homely  and 
handsome.  He  is supposed  to  be  less 
handsome,  however,  than  he  imagines 
himself to be.  This  imagination  varies 
in degree—reaching its maximum in  the 
country hamlets and its  minimum in the 
cities. 
In  justice to the drummer,  I am 
constrained to  say,  however,  that  he is 
the best looking,  finest  formed,  and best 
behaved class of fellows that ever placed 
autographs  upon  a  hotel  register  or 
winked at a pretty girl in a dining room.
If  he 
were, there would  be no stupid  railway 
employes or  Chinese cooks born into the 
world. 
If  the  drummer  could  create 
everything,  we  would  have  fire-proof 
hotels,  wholesome and well cooked food, 
aud  an  automatic  switch  tender  that 
would  never  fail  to  do  its  duty.  Nor 
would  he fail  to  create  a pair  of  wings 
that would  enable  him,  at  the  close  of 
the week’s  business, to  fly  away to  the 
dear ones at home.  No,  the drummer is 
not  omnific;  if  he  were,  the hotel office 
would  be  a  drearier  place  on  Sunday 
that it now is.
The drummer  is  not omnipotent,  but 
he believes in the omnipotence of  an all­
wise Creator more generally according to 
his  numbers,  than  any  other  class of 
business  men. 
It  is the  puny, narrow­
minded,  short-sighted,  callous-hearted 
pygmy  whose  limited  vision  shuts  out 
the starry heavens,  who  worships  not at 
the shrine of  Omnipotence.  The  drum­
mer is not so constructed.  He is robust, 
liberal,  generous,  big-hearted,  and  best 
of all, he is reverential.
Omnia  vincit  amor is  the  drummer’s 
motto,  and  the  secret of the mighty con­
quests he is credited with.
In  conclusion,  let  me  say  that  the 
drummer rides in the omnibus.

The  drummer  is  not  omnific. 

Paste  This in Your  Hat.

Successful business  men do not  regu­
late their prices by their neighbors’ quo­
tations,  but  rather by 
the  quality  of 
their own work.

Thi *ee characteristic feature of our good swliich make them 

popular and  profitable  to  handle.

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

THB  PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

WM. H, THOMPSON l CO.,

Commission  Merchants,

166 South Water St., 

CHIC A GO.

(Refer to Bank of  Commerce, Chicago.)

We can  use a  few cars of good, sound potatoes.  Parties having stock 
to offer please write us, naming variety and condition  of stock offered, also 
price, and when they can load and  ship.

THE  ACHE  HAND  POTATO  PLAHTER.

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  of  F a r m e r s .

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  by

FLETCHER, JE M S  & 00,, 
Price,  $24 per  Dozen. 

DETROIT, MICH. 

FOSTER, STEVENS & 00.,
Liberal  Discount  to  Dealers.

GRAND  R APIDS,  MICH.

TELFER  Sl’lCE  COMPANY,

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MANUFACTURERS  OF

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G r o c e r s ’  S u n d r ie s .

)  and 3 Pearl  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS

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TECH!  M IC H IG A N   T B A D E 8 M A N ,

AMONG  THE TRADE.

ABOUND THE  STATE.

Cross Village—Miss Jennie Morris  has 

opened a millinery store.

Scotts—Taylor  & Myers succeed  J.  Z. 

Adams in the meat business.

Standish—J.  B.  Sperry  has  sold  his 

hardware stock to N.  B.  Weaver.

Perry—Moore & Shay lor succeed Moore 

& Sanborn in the hardware business.

Escanaba—L.  M.  Kioux  & Co.  succeed 

Anclam,  Kioux & Co.  in general trade.

Ovid—J. M.  Bryson  has  removed his 
clothing stock from Edmore to this place.
Laingsburg—The J.  M.  Bryson  M’f’g 
Co.  has  removed  its  clothing  stock  to 
Ovid.

Fennville—J.  E.  Reynolds has sold his 
meat  market and  retired  from  the busi­
ness.

Detroit — Frank  McMahon  has  pur­
chased the  drug  stock  of  James  J. Mc­
Mahon.

Red Jacket—A.  B.  Scott  will remove 
his  tea,  coffee  and  glassware  stock  to 
Houghton.

Marquette—Misses  A. J.  & B. Molitor 
succeed Mrs.  P.  Moran  in the  dry goods 
and notion business.

Monroe—C. A. Boehme,  dealer in rope 
and twine,  is  succeeded  by the Boehme 
& Rauch Cordage Co.

Muskegon — Veltman  &  Vanderwerp 
succeed A. J. Smith in the furniture and 
undertaking business.

Manton—Ernest Hartley has moved his 
grocery stock to Kingsley where  he  will 
re-engage in business.

South Ann—Wm.  E. Bisnett and Hugh 
Weatherup have formed a  copartnership 
and opened a meat market.

Detroit—Immel  &  Kirchberg,  dealers 
in groceries and meats,  are succeeded  by 
the Immel-Kirchberg Co.,  Limited.

Bradley—Dr. J. H. Reed has purchased 
a store building and taken  possession  of 
same with his drug and  grocery  stock.

Gobleville—J.  C.  Johnson  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  Geo.  Post, 
and  will add a line of  musical  merchan­
dise.

Bridgeton—Robert S.  Shiffert has pur­
chased  the  general  stock  of  Geo.  H. 
Rainouard  and  consolidated  the  stock 
with his own.

Springport—Caster  &  Caster,  dealers 
in  groceries and  drugs,  have  dissolved. 
The business will  be  continued  by Cas­
ter, Bement & Co.

Berlamont—Ed.  Luce has  sold  a half 
interest  in  his  general stock  to  Walter 
Luce,  and  the  firm  will  hereafter  be 
known as Luce & Bro.

Greenville—E.  Rutan  has  sold  bis 
stock of house-furnishing goods  and fur­
niture to A.  W.  Luther, of  Detroit,  who 
will add a line of hardware.

Whitehall—James  J.  Gee  has  sold an 
interest in his hardware  stock  to  M.  R. 
Carr,  who has  served the  establishment 
about a dozen years as  head clerk.

Owosso—Chas.  Hagan  and  John  Car- 
mody have formed a copartnership under 
the  style  of  Hagan  &  Carmody,  and 
opened  a  grocery store  at  117 Exchange 
street.

Bradley—Fred  Whitney,  formerly en­
gaged in the hotel  business at  Wayland, 
has re-engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
here,  occupying  the  former  location of 
Snell  & Whitney.

Hillsdale—W.  B.Uowlett  has opened  a 
new shoe store.  Mr.  Howlett  was  for­
merly of the firm of Wade & Howlett, deal­
ers in boots and shoes at this place, since

which time he has been on the road for a 
Rochester shoe house.

Rockford—Seymour  Hunting has pur­
chased the interest  of  Frank O.  Kelsey, 
in the grocery firm of Hunting & Kelsey, 
and will  continue  the  business  at  the 
same location—Geo.  A.  Sage’s old stand 
—under his own name.

Hastings—Will H.  Goodyear  has  pur­
chased the  brick store  building  opposite 
his  building  which  was  demolished  by 
fire, and is fitting same up for the  recep­
tion of his drug stock.  He  will  erect  a 
handsome building on the location of the 
old structure.

Interlochen—J. Courville  has removed 
his grocery and  hardware stock to Trav­
erse  City,  where  he  will  continue  the 
business.  He has  leased his store build­
ing here to A. D. Martin, of Biteley, who 
will  remove  his  general  stock  to  this 
place.

Bay  City—Armour  &  Co.  has  made 
Bay City  its  Michigan  headquarters and 
appointed J.  O.  Asman  its agent.  The 
company  recently  became a corporation 
and  under  the laws  must  have a repre­
sentative in the State  in case any person 
wishes to  serve a legal process upon him 
in the commencement of a suit.

Pierson—The  Davis &  Rankin  Build­
ing & Manufacturing Co.  has sued  those 
subscribers  to the  stock  of  the  Pierson 
creamery who have  not  paid  up in full. 
Five  creameries  in this one  county,  lo­
cated  respectively at  Crystal.  Sheridan, 
Edmore, Trufant  and  Pierson,  have be­
come  involved  in  litigation  with 
this 
house before starting to run.

The  Meeting  of  Poet  E.

At  the  regular  monthly  meeting  of 
Post E,  Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip, 
held at Elks’ hall last  Saturday evening, 
letters of  regret  were  read  from Presi­
dent Jones and  Director  Bardeen.  Sec­
retary McCauley  was present  by invita­
tion  and  addressed  the  Post  at  some 
length upon subjects pertinent to the or­
ganization.  He said the number of mem­
bers in  good  standing  previous  to  the 
last  assessment  was  1,290,  of  whom 
1,050 had paid  the assessment,  and  that 
the 240 delinquents  were  gradually pay­
ing up and being reinstated.  He assured 
the Post  that  he  would  work  and vote I 
for Grand  Rapids  as the  next  place  of 
meeting,  as he  realized the  selection of I 
Grand  Rapids  would, 
undoubtedly, 
double the membership of the local Post.
Brief addresses  were made by Geo.  F. 
Owen,  J.  A.  Gonzalez,  C.  L.  Lawton, 
Leo A. Caro and Jas. B. Mclnnes.
Geo.  F.  Owen moved  that a committee 
be appointed  to  draft  appropriate reso­
lutions,  embodying  the  thankfulness of 
the Post for the kindness  shown the late 
Edward  Menzer  by  his  employer,  Wm. 
Barker, of Troy.  Adopted.
E.  A.  Stowe offered the following reso­
lution,  which was adopted:
Resolved,  That we  heartily  commend 
the bill now before the  Legislature,  pro­
hibiting the lowering of  upper berths in 
sleeping  cars  on  occupants  of  lower 
berths,  unless  the same are  occupied by 
bona fide purchasers.
Resolved,  That  we  earnestly  request 
our  Senators  and  Representatives  to 
work and vote for  this measure.
W.  E.  Richmond  moved  that  a  social 
session be  held  by the  Post  on  May 27, 
and that a committee of five be appointed 
by the  chair to  make  the  necessary  ar­
rangements.  The  motion  was  adopted, 
and  the  chairmen  appointed  as  such 
committee W.  E.  Richmond,  B.  J.  Van 
Leuven, A.  E.  McGuire, Jas.  B.  Mclnnes 
and C.  L.  Lawton.
There  being no  further  business,  the 
meeting adjourned.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Dodge—The Lansing  Lumber  Co.  ex­
pected to run its sawmill here  night  and 
day,  but  since  the  financial  embarass- 
ment of the company the idea of running 
the mill nights has been abandoned.

Clare—Hubei & Co.  have put in a shin­
gle mill here,  with a capacity of 25,000  a 
day.  The cut of the  mill  has  been  sold 
to George S. Hyde, of McBride,  who  has 
also  purchased  the  output  of  Rhodes’ 
mill, at  Farwell,  and the  Clute  &  Tur- 
bush mill, at Russell.

Manistee—Louis  Sands’  shingle  mill 
is getting  into  shape,  but  will  not saw 
much before the first of  Juue.  The mill 
will  be one of  the best in  the State. 
It 
will  have  two  ten-block  and two hand- 
machines, and a capacity of about 400.000 
daily.

Cadillac—The  Cummer  Lumber Co.’s 
sawmill,  at Harristown,  is  running over­
time to keep up  with  the supply of  logs 
furnished it  from  camps now  in opera­
tion. 
It is expected the  camps will quit 
in June,  and then,  as  soon  as  the  logs 
are  manufactured,  the mill  will be dis­
mantled  and  replaced  with  a  new band 
mill, to be  operated  in  cutting  logs  on 
the Blodgett tract.

Eaton Rapids—The work of  invoicing 
the  Jas.  Gallery’s  Son’s  planing  mill, 
machine shop, foundry and  lumber yard 
stock by Messrs.  H.  P.  Webster  and W. 
Vaughan has  been  completed  and  the 
same turned over to the  Bissel  Plow Co. 
at $7,500.  The  directors  have  ordered 
the building of two  warehouses, one  at 
the plow  works site and  the other at the 
Lake Shore depot.  Two  10 per cent,  as­
sessments  of  stock  have already  been 
called  in, and  the  work of  getting  the 
plant ready for business  is  progressing 
favorably.

The  committee  above  referred to met 
immediately  after the  adjournment  and 
perfected  arrangements  for  the  enter­
tainment,  which  will  be  entirely  novel 
and  unlike  anything  ever  before under­
taken by  the  traveling  men of the  city. 
It was  decided to  invite  every traveling 
man in  the city and  lady,  and to  assure 
those  who  attend  that  no  assessment 
will be levied,  as the expenses of the en­
tertainment  will  be  provided  for  in  a 
unique and ornate manner.

P r o sp e cts  o f th e   U m b rella  T rade.
From the Retailer and Jobber.
It is said that a larger business will be 
done it umbrellas this season than usual. 
The  holiday  trade  was  usually  large, 
because the goods  were of  the most  at­
tractive kind ever offered.  Much admira­
tion  was  expressed,  even  by  buyers 
themselves,  of the  high  degree of  taste 
displayed  in finishing the  article.  Han­
dles  are  in  greater  variety  than  ever, 
and 
far  more  elaborate  in  design. 
A great advance is shown in each  season 
in the tastefulness  of  these  goods,  and 
the present  lines  are  most  striking  in 
the richness of  the  materials  used  and 
the artistic  effects which  are  produced. 
Theje is  remarkably  good  taste  shown 
in  everything,  and  some of  the  high 
grade  goods  are  In  the  most  exquisite 
design  and  combinations  conceivable. 
Competition  among  American  manufac­
turers has resulted in making  each  con­
cern more determined to give  originality 
and prominence  to  its  own  lines.  The 
close-rolling umbrella has naturally  met 
with  much  favor,  since 
it  has  been 
shown that the roll  is  not  accomplished 
by squeezing  and  pulling  the  silk; but 
that it is a  natural  and  compact  condi­
tion  which Is  provided  for  in its  con­
struction.  American  umbrella  manu­
facture stands  pre-eminent  for  durabil­
ity and attractiveness.

The church member who lets somebody 
else do ail his giving is selling his  birth­
right for a very small mess of  pottage.
The man  who howls and  growls  every 
time his wife wants  a  little  money  very 
often  buries  her  in  a  rosewood  casket.

Prom Out of Town.

Calls  have  been 

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

Seymour Hunting,  Rockford.
L.  W.  Atkins &  Co.,  Ishpeming.
J.  R. Harrison, Sparta.
A. J.  White,  Bass River.
L.  B.  Bellaire, Cadillac.
R.  B.  Gooding & Son,  Gooding.
A. W.  Fenton A Son,  Bailey.
A.  Purchase,  South Blendon.
John H.  Westover,  Fruitport.
Thurston & Co., Central Lake.
M.  P.  Gale & Co.,  Bundy.
Central  Lake is finally in possession of 
an institution it  has coveted  for several 
months—a  first-class  local  newspaper. 
The new venture is a seven column folio, 
and is called the Torch. 
It is owned and 
published by  C. E.  Ramsey,  the Central 
Lake merchant,  and J.  C.  Gray,  a  prac­
tical  printer  from  Kalkaska,  who  will 
probably find  the field a pleasant and lu­
crative one,  as the  business men of  Cen­
tral Lake  are  as  enterprising  and  pro­
gressive a lot of  fellows as can be found 
anywhere.

A down-town grocer  has a sign in  his 
window,  “Picnics Supplied.”  He was a 
little taken  aback when  a yong  fellow 
came  in and  ordered  one girl  for  the 
Fourth of July.

FO B  SA L E ,  W A N TED .  ETC.

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

BU8INE88  CHANCES.

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OK  SALE  OR  RENT—STORE  BUILDING 
at  Sparta.  Tip-top  place  for  hardware. 
Address No. 726, care Michigan Tradesman.  726 
OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK OP GROCERIES. 
Doing a good business in  the  booming  city 
of Owosso.  Will  invoice  *2,200.  Will  sell  for 
*1.600.  Address 221  N. Washington St.,  Owosso, 
Mich. 
OR  SALE—A  GOOD  PAYING  RETAIL 
lumber, coal, lime  and  agricultural  imple­
ment business; situation good; reasons  for  sell­
ing on application.  Address box 108,  Richland. 
Mich. 
’
|i1UK  SALE—ONLY  HARDWARE  STOCK  IN 
A   town of 6,00  inhabitants  in  Central  Michi­
gan.  Four factories in place.  Good schools and 
churches.  Sales, 1892,  *7,000.  Best  of  reasons 
for selling.  A rare chance for person with small 
capital.  Address No. 721, care Michigan Trades­
man______________  
F OR  SALE—*5,000  STOCK  OP  BOOTS  AND 

shoes 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.  712 care Michigan 
Tradesman. 

______________ 

I lOR  SALE — TWO-STORY  FRAME  STORE 

building and dwelling at Levering,a thriving 
Northern Michigan town.  Property well rented. 
Will  sell  cheap  or  exchange  for  citv  property. 
A. M. LeBaron, 65 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. 702 
OR  SALE-STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR 
cash;  also store  building and  lot, Including 
two dwelling  houses, on time.  Address No. 691,
care Michigan  Tradesman.__________  
OR  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  and 
fixtures.  Will sell together or separately, as 
desired.  Cheap for  cash.  Chas. E. williams, 60 
Carrier street, Grand Rapids._______  
r p o   EXCHANGE—FOR  STOCK  OF  CLOTH- 
A  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
EELEGANT  OFFER—IT’S  NO  TROUBLE  TO 
J  find drug  stocks for sale, but you  generally 
“find a nigger in the  fence.”  I have an elegant 
drug business for sale; stock about *4,000; bright, 
clean  and  oldest  established  trade.  Prominent 
location;  brick building;  stone walk; rent mod­
erate;  city  30,000;  reasons  for  selling  made 
known.  Suit  yourself  about  terms.  Address 
quick,  John  K.  Meyers,  Muskegon,  Mich. 
670

712

693

691

MISCELLANEOUS.

725

■ ANTED—I  WANT  A  BOOT  AND  SHOE 
stock in exchange for a sawmil,  camp out­
fit, 400 acres of land and 1,500,000 hardwood  and 
hemlock  timber. 
James  McDonald,  Benton 
Harbor, Mich. 
IOR SALE—WISHING TO DEVOTE ALLMY 
time  to the  manufacture  of  medicines, ex 
tracts, etc., will sell my retail drug stock at a bar­
gain.  Stock  worth  between  *2,00 )  and  *3,000. 
Address Theo. Kemlnk. 83 West Leonard St.  717 
POT  CASH  FOR  WOOD—SEND PULL  PAR 
ticulars as to price and  kind  of  wood.  Ad­
dress M  E. Lapham, 481 Bast Bridge  St.,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich 
EnOR SALE—CLEAN STOCK OF DRY GOODS, 
A-  boots and  shoes  and  groceries,  located  in 
best town  in  Michigan.  Rent  low.  Stock  will 
nvoice about *2,500; will take part cash, balance) 
706
well secured.  W. E. Thorp, Hart, Mich. 

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GRAND  R A PID S  G O SSIP.

G.  T.  Coombs  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Edgerton.  The  Lemon  & 
Wheeler Company furnished the stock.

Mrs.  M. G.  Rowe  has 

removed  her 
grocery stock  from  the  corner  of  Tur­
ner and Eleventh  streets  to  305  Broad­
way.

The Olney &  Judson  Grocer  Co.  sup­
plied  the  grocery  stock opened  at  the 
corner of Eleventh and Turner streets by 
Floyd J.  Everhart.

F.  D. Hare has opened  a general  store 
at  Ferris.  Voigt,  Herpolsheimer  & Co. 
furnished the  dry goods,  Rindge, Kalm- 
bach & Co., supplied  the boots and shoes 
and  the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.  fur­
nished the groceries.

“When  you  se<s  the  dagos  hanging 
around a  commission  house,” remarked 
a leading representative of that business, 
“you can make  up your  mind that there 
is  rotten fruit  around,  as  the  dago has 
no use for anything but carrion.”

El wood  Stanley  and  James  Ernest 
have formed a  copartnership  under  the 
style of  Stanley &  Ernest  and  engaged 
in  the  drug  and  grocery  business  at 
Maple  City,  Hawkins  &  Company  fur­
nishing the  groceries  and A.  H.  Lyman 
the drugs.

A. W.  Fenton  & Son,  whose  stock and 
store building  were destroyed  in the re­
cent  conflagration  at  Bailey,  have  re­
engaged in  the drug and grocery business 
in  a  rented  building.  The  Hazeltine & 
Perkins  Drug  Co.  furnished 
the  drug 
stock,  and the Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. 
supplied the groceries.

A special  meeting  of  the Retail  Gro­
cers’  Association,  held  on  Grandville 
avenue last Tuesday evening,  added  five 
names to the membership list—Cornelius 
Stryker,  250  Grandville  avenue;  Geo. 
Goosman, 391  Grandville  avenue;  Gust, 
Koopman & Co., 433  Grandville  avenue; 
M. J.  Telder,  161  Hilton  street;  Wm. 
Kievit, 425 Grandville avenue. 
It is  ex­
pected that as  many  more  applications 
will be received by the time of  the  next 
meeting.  Special  missionary  meetings 
of the  same  sort will  be held on  West 
Leonard street,  Plainfield  avenue  and 
East street,  with a view to bringing  into 
the  Association  every  reputable grocer 
in the city.

A new schedule for the  retail  price  of 
sugar went into effect May 11.  Granula­
ted is now 6%  cents  per  pound  or  six­
teen pounds for  $1  and  White  Extra  C 
(No. 6)  is now 6 cents per pound or seven­
teen pounds  for  81.  At  the  price  of 
granulated—5.67  per  100  pounds—six­
teen pounds  cost  the  dealer  a  fraction 
below  91  cents,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
shrinkage necessarily  attending  the  han­
dling of sugar.  Adding to this cost 10 per 
cent.,  as the expense  of doing business— 
and few retail grocers can  keep their  ex­
pense accounts  much  below 15 per cent. 
—brings the actual cost of sixteen pounds 
of granulated  up  to  $1,  just  what  the 
dealer  receives for  it.  Before the pres­
ent  arangement  went  into  effect,  most 
grocers were selling sugar at actual cost, 
or  less so  that the present  arrangement 
enables the dealer to get out whole on his 
sugar  sales,  instead  of  conducting that 
portion of his business at a loss.

J.  L.  Covey,  general  dealer  at  Reno, 

was in town Monday.

t h e   MxcirrG^Lisr  t r a d e s m a n

G ripsack  B rigad e.

C.  T.  Hurd,  who  organized  the Mich­
igan division of the T. P. A.  in this  city 
last winter,  is now  engaged  in  organiz­
ing an Alabama division at Birmingham.
C.  H.  La  Flamboy,  general  dealer  at 
McBride’s,  has  gone  on  the road for C. 
Elliott &  Co.,  of  Detroit,  covering  the 
territory  formerly  visited  by  W.  J. 
Saunders.

The wife of Dr.  Josiah  B.  Evans dedi­
cated their new home  on  State  street  by 
falling down stairs,  breaking  her  wrist 
in two places and sustaining other injur­
ies of a serious character. 
She is recov­
ing as rapidly as could be expected.

What is  the  difference  between  Fred 
Nielson, the Pentwater banker, and Chas. 
Moody,  buyer  for  Sands  &  Maxwell? 
Nielson  leaves  town  when  his  friends 
come up to see him,  while Moody dresses 
up, looks at them and goes off and leaves 
them  standing 
the  middle  of  the 
street.

in 

D.  Morris,  Secretary of  the  Michigan 
Commercial  Travelers’  Association, 
writes  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   as 
follows, 
under  date  of  May  6:  “The  Board of 
Trustees  of  the  Michigan  Commercial 
Travelers’ Association held their regular 
monthly meeting  Saturday,  May  6,  and 
admitted six new members,  which makes 
thirty-five new ones so  far this year, and 
good prospects ahead.  The death proofs 
of Frank L. Kelly, of Grand Rapids, who 
died  April 26,  were  before  the  Board, 
and his  beneficiary,  Mary E.  Kelly,  was 
ordered to be  paid in  the sum of  82,500, 
for which I have already  sent her a New 
York draft.  The prospects of the  Mich­
igan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association 
look very bright,  and we  hope  to add a 
goodly number of the Grand Rapids boys 
to its ranks before the close of the year.”
“A few  days  ago,”  says  a  traveling 
man,  “in passing  through a  town which 
had been badly wrecked  by a small hur­
ricane,  I  met  a man  who  had protected 
himself against loss by cyclone, and  who 
was able to survey the ruin of all he pos­
sessed on earth with the  utmost  compla­
cency,  while  his  neighbors were almost 
distracted with grief. 
I asked him casu­
ally  why be  had  taken  the  precaution, 
having learned that he was the only man 
in town who had such a policy.  He told 
me that when a boy he  had narrowly es­
caped being killed  by a cyclone,  and the 
danger  had  so  impressed  him  that  he 
had carried cyclone  insurance ever since 
he had started  housekeeping,  which  was 
well nigh  a generation  ago.  The senti­
ments of  the neighbors  toward this for­
tunate man were quite  interesting.  One 
or two, of  course,  were  small enough to 
be  jealous of  him and to  tell anecdotes 
of  how some  folks  had more  luck than 
they  deserved,  but  the  majority  spoke 
more in  admiration than envy,  and there 
seemed  to  be  a  general  sentiment  that 
the man who  had thus  provided  against 
danger  in  the  midst  of  safety  was the 
most suitable  man in the  district to run 
for Congress.”

Purely Personal.

Arthur Webster,  manager of the  F.  E. 
Avery general store,  at  Gobleville,  has 
received a commission  as  postmaster  at 
that place.

L.  B.  Bellaire, 

the  Cadillac  grocer, 
was in town last week for the purpose of 
purchasing  fixtures  for a  new  store  he 
will shortly  occupy,  directiy  opposite 
his present location.

Clarence H.  Gould, of j the firm of  W.

J. Gould &  Co.,  Detroit,  is  in  town for 
the purpose of  attending a  suit brought 
against  John Giles & Co., of  Lowell, on 
account  of  a  tea  deal.  The  suit  is 
brought in justice court.

Ben.  W.  Putnam  has  purchased  the 
Pyle farm  on the  West Side  river road, 
between  the D.  & M.  Junction  and Mill 
Creek, and has already  taken possession 
of  the  premises.  The  farm  comprises 
sixty acres,  bounded on the east  side by 
Graud  River,  and  has  good  buildings, 
pure  spring water,  and all the accesories 
of a  desirable rural residence.  Mr.  Put­
nam  finds  he  can  drive  from  his  new 
home  to his  place of  business  in  about 
thirty  minutes  and  is,  naturally,  very 
much pleased over his acquisition.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The European beet sugar  mar­
ket  declined  %c  last  week,  in  conse­
quence of the liquidation of the speculat­
ive  holders,  which  was  followed  by  a 
similar reduction in this country,  and  on 
Monday the refiners reduced their quota­
tions  y&d  on  all grades.  This  turn  of 
the market was entirely  unexpected  and 
would probably  not  have  occurred  had 
European holders of raw  not  been  com­
pelled to lie down.

Coffee—Rio grades are a little stronger 
Package  manufacturers 

and  higher. 
have raised their quotations  %c.

Fish—Scaled  herring  are  higher  and 
advancing.  Holland  herring  are lower.
Oranges—Keeping poorly.  The price is 

unchanged.

Lemons—Without change in  the  local 
market,  although  the  Eastern  markets 
are stronger and higher.

Bananas—The  price is  advancing,  on 
account of the  revolution  in the  central 
part of South America.  One of the larg­
est  banana  boats  there  was  recently 
seized  and made  into a  war vessel,  and 
the  workmen  on  the  plantations  have 
been  drafted  into  service.  This  is the 
season,  too,  when  men are  most needed 
to harvest the fruit.  Under these condi­
tions  boats must  go  to  a  good  deal  of 
trouble  in  order  to  get  even  part  of  a 
cargo.  There  is  a  scarcity  in Chicago, 
good fruit  costing the  buyer 81.75@1.90 
per bunch laid down.

The  Hardware Market.

General trade in the hardware line has 
not been  as good  during  the  past week 
as was  anticipated.  The  continued  un­
settled  weather, no  doubt,  had  its influ­
ence, but  when it  comes off  warmer,  we 
may look for great activity.

Wire Nails—Contrary  to expectations, 
the market has  not held firm,  as was ex­
pected and  hoped  by  all.  While we do 
not  hear  of  any  lower  prices  being 
quoted,  there is a  feeling that wire nails 
will  be  lower  before  they  are  higher. 
The only  alternative the  mill  men have 
is  to  look  forward  to  cheaper  ore and 
steel,  as well as a reduction  in the price 
of  labor. 
It is conceded  by all  that the 
present price does not produce the goods 
and,  if  lower prices  prevail,  it is feared 
that  some  mills  will  not  weather  the 
storm.  One dollar and eighty cents base 
is still quoted in this market,  while 81.55 
at mill can be secured.

Cut Nails—In sympathy with steel and 
iron, the  cut nail trade  is not brisk and 
prices  from  mill  are  not  held  firmly. 
There  are  few  carload  buyers in Michi­
gan,  so we quote less than carloads 81.30 
at mill and 81.50 at Grand  Rapids.

Window  Glass—Prices  are well main­

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tained at 80 to 80 and  5 by the box, with 
10 per cent,  added by the light.

Wire  Cloth—Where 

Doors and  Sash—The scarcity of  lum­
ber suitable  for doors  and sash  still ex­
ists and recent advances  are firmly held, 
40 and 10  on  doors  and  60 per  cent, on 
sash being as low  as any one  is offering.
is  it?  Who  has 
got it?  Reports from all the larger mar­
kets are that nobody has any wire  cloth. 
Grand  Rapids  jobbers  are  drained, not­
withstanding  they  had  their  orders  in 
with  the  mills  by  January  1.  Every­
body,  including  manufacturers  and  job­
bers,  are  promising,  but  are not  fulfill­
ing.  Two cents  per square  foot  is  the 
present quotation.

Screen  Doors  and  Windows—For  all 
regular  sizes  screen  doors  the present 
price 
is  88  per  dozen,  and  for screen 
windows 83.75@3.50, according to size.

“The  Proof of the Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

SMOKERS  OSCE  SMOKERS  A L­

W AYS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED

B e n   - H u r ,

The great 10c Cigar,  and

¡ R e c o r d  

J ^ f r e a l c e r ,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on Honor. 

Sold on Merit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

GEO.  MOEBS  &  CO.

MANUFACTURERS,

D E T R O I T .

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 WAYNE 
LF-MEflSURING

2 ^  Measuring one quart

and half  gallon  at  a 
single stroke.

Pumps.

NET  PRICE  LIST.
First floor  Tanks  and 
1 bbl..................... $13 00
2bbl..........  
15 00
3 bbl.....................  18 00
4 bbl.....................   22 00
5 bbl.....................  27 00
Cellar Tanks A Pumps.
1 bbl......................*14 00
2 bbl.....................   17 00
3 bbl....................... 21 00
4 bbl.....................   25 00
5 bbl.....................  30 00
Pump  without
Tank.............  9 00

First Floor Tank and Pump.

Manufactured only by the 

WAYNE  OIL  TANK  CO., 
Fort  Wayne, Ind.

T H E   M IC E nG A N   T R A D E SM A N .
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEMINS.

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Apple Pie and Cheese.
Tour flavored creams and ices 
And your dainty angel food 

Are mighty fine  devices 

To regale the  dainty dude.

Your terrapin and oysters,

With wine to wash ’em down,
Are just the thing for roisterers 

When painting of the town.
No flippant, sugared  notion 
Shall my appetite appease,
Or 'bate my soul’s devotion 

To apple pie and cheese.

And cheese!  No alien  in it, sir.
That’s brought  across the sea;

No Dutch Antique nor Switzer 

Nor glutinous De Brie,

There’s nothing I abhor so 

As mawmets of this ilk,

Give me the harmless morceau 

That's made of true-blue milk!

No matter what conditions 
Dyspeptics come to freeze,

The best of all physicians,
Is apple pie and cheese!

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R efu se to   P erm it  B ills  to  L ap.

People often  wonder how  it is  that a 
storekeeper  gets  so  many  bad  debts 
among his accounts.  To  the dealer who 
has  had  the  “experience,”  while  the 
deadbeats  have the “money,” the opera­
tion is a very simple one.
The  whole  trouble  arises  from  the 
slowness of the dealer to say “No,” when 
more  credit  is  wanted.  The  merchant 
grants a  little more  credit,  in  order, as 
he thinks, to  keep his  customer in  good 
nature  and so  secure  the  old  balance. 
But it is  just here he  makes a fatal mis­
take. 
If  a  customer  cannot  pay  one 
week’s or one month’s bill,  certainly the 
lapse of  time  would  not  help  matters, 
but the account will get so large that the 
customer  will find it  “cheaper to  move 
than to pay rent,” as the expression goes, 
and be  jumps  his  account  and  goes to 
look for some other victim.
This is  the history of  three-fourths of 
all  the  cases  of  bad  debts, and if  the 
merchant had said  “No,” when  the first 
bill was in  arrears, his loss  would  have 
been  small compared with what it finally 
was.  Furthermore,  a firm  refusal to ex­
tend credit  would often  have the  effect 
of making the  customer pay  up, hoping 
for  another  chance  to  “get in”  on  the 
grocer.  Then  is  the  time  to  give  the 
deadbeat  the  grand  bounce  and  be rid 
of him.
Bear in mind and  act upon the knowl­
edge,  that  if  a  man  cannot  pay  one 
week’s  bill,  he  certainly  cannot  pay  a 
two week’s bill.

P a ten t  P o sta g e   S tam p s.

About the last  thing  that  one  would 
think of patenting  seems to be a postage 
stamp, but a bright Virginian has thought 
of that  and  patented  a  device  for  one, 
too.  The idea  is  simple  enough. 
It is 
merly this:  Discontinue  the  manufac­
ture of stamps of  an  odd  denomination, 
and let the  even  denominations—2-cent 
stamps,  for  instance—be  composed  of 
two small 1-cent stamps, perforated down 
the  middle,  with  the  figure 2 over  the 
perforated line.  Then  you  buy  only 2- 
cent  stamps,  and  when  you  want  a 1- 
cent  stamp  separate  a  two.  The  two 
stamps as a unit are not  as  large  as one 
of the  Columbian  stamps  now  in use. 
With these  stamps  it is  an easy  matter 
to make the proper  change. 
It will also 
prove much more economical to the  gov­
ernment, for it will reduce  the contracts 
one-half.  There are many  other  advan­
tages which will  present  themselves  to 
the public,

Paper stockings  are said  to be a  new 
German  invention.  A Berlin shoe trade 
journal  says that the stockings  are made 
of a specially prepared and impregnated 
paper stock,  which,  it is  claimed,  has an 
extraordinary effect  on  perspiring  feet. 
The  moisture is  absorbed  by the  paper 
as rapidly  as  it is formed,  and the  feet 
remain  dry and  warm,  while the  con­
stant  temperature  maintained 
the 
shoes is  said to be a  great  preventative 
of colds.

in 

America  manufactures  nine-tenths of 

all the  rubber goods used iu the World.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic...................7
Argyle......................  6
Atlanta AA..............6
Atlantic  A ...............  6%
H.................6*
“ 
“ 
P .............   5tt
D...............  6
“ 
“  LL................5
Amory.......................654
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5>*
Blackstone O, 32__   5
Black Crow..............6
Black  Rock  ............6%
Boot, AL.................  7
Capital  A .................514
Cavanat V ................. 5)4
Chapman cheese c l.  314
Clifton  C R ................514
Comet.......................
Dwight Star.............  614
Clifton CCC............614

Arrow Brand 5
Worldwide. 6
“  LL.................4)4
Full Yard Wide.......6)4
Qeorgia  A ...............   6)4
Honest Width.......... 6)4
Hartford A ..............5
Indian Head............  7
King A  A................. 6)4
King E C .................   5
Lawrence  L L.........  5
Madras cheese cloth 614
Newmarket  Q........ 514
B ..........5
N ..........6)4
D D ....  5)4
X ......... 614
Noibe R ....................  5
Our Level  Best.......6)4
Oxford  R.................   6
Pequot....................  7
Solar..........................  6
Top of the  Heap__ 7
ABC.  ................   814
Geo. Washington... 8
Amazon................... 8
Glen Mills...............  7
Amsburg...................7
Gold Medal..............7)4
Art  Cambric........... 10
Green  Ticket.......... 8)4
Blackstone A A.......714
Great Falls...............  6)4
Beats A ll...................414
Hope..........................7)4
Boston..................... 12
Just  Out........   414® 5
Cabot.........................  7J4
King  Phillip............ 714
Cabot,  X .................. 614
OP........7)4
Charter  Oak............6%
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Conway W............... 7)4
Lonsdale............  @ 8I4
Cleveland.................. 6)4
Middlesex.........   @ 5
Dwight Anchor.......8)4
No Name..................7)4
shorts.  8
Oak View.................6
Edwards...................6
Our Own..................5)4
Empire..................... 7
Pride of the West... 12 
Farwell.....................7)4
Rosalind...................7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  814lSunllght...................   4)4
Fltchvllle  .............. 7
Utica  Mills..............8)4
First Prize............... 7
“  Nonpareil ..10
Fruit of the Loom X. 7)4
Vlnyard....................  8)4
Falrmount............... 4)4
White Horse............6
Full Value...............614
Rock.............  8)4
Cabot........................   7)4|Dwlght Anchor
8)4
Farwell.................... 8 

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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|

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
Housewife  Q..........6)4
“ 
R ............ 7
“ 
S............ 714
“ 
T ............ 8)4
“ 
U............ 9M
“  V .............10
“  W...........1014
“  
X ............11)4
“ 
Y...........12)4
“  Z..............13)4

Unbleached. 

Housewife  A............5)4
5)4
......6
.......6)4
.......7
.......7)»
.......7)4
.......714
.......8)4
....  8)4 
. . .   9)4 
...10 
....10)4 
...11 
....21 
....14)4
CABPBT  WARP.
Peerless, white........18 
Integrity...................18)41 
Hamilton.................. 8
...................9
...................10)4
G G  Cashmere........ 20
Nam eless................16
.................18

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integrity  colored...20
colored— 20  White Star................18
“  colored..20
Nameless.................20
...................25
...................27)4
...............30
...................82)4
...................85

DBESB  GOODS.
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COBS

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CORSET  JEANS.

American  fancy—   5)4 
American Indigo...  6)4 
American shirtings.  1)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Arnold 
“  —   6)4
Arnold  Merino.......6
“ 
long cloth B.10)4 
“ 
“  C. 8)4
“  century cloth 7
“  gold seal.......10)4
“  green seal TR10)4 
“  yellow seal.. 10)4
“ 
serge............. 11)4
“  Turkey red.. 10)4 
“ 

Coraline....................... 19 50
Schilling’s .....................9 00
Davis  Waists.......  9 00
Grand  Rapids.........4 50
Armory.....................6)4
Androscoggin..........7)4
Blddeford................  6
Brunswick............... 6)4
PBIl
Allen turkey  reds..  6 
robes............ 6
EInk «purple 6
u ffs............  6
pink  checks.  6
staples.........6
shirtings ...  6 

STS.
Wonderful.............84 50
Brighton........................4 75
Bortree’s ...................... 9 00
Abdominal............. 15 00
Naumkeag satteen..  7)4
Rockport.................6)4
Conestoga...............7)4
Walworth...............644
ITS.
Berwick fancies....  6)4
Clyde  Robes............
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
monrn’g  6 
Eddystoae fancy...  6 
chocolat  6 
rober....  6 
sateens..  6
Hamilton fancy___ 6
staple__ 6
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  444 
“  Repp furn .  8)4
Pacific fancy...........6
robes.............  6)4
Portsmouth robes...  6)4 
Simpson mourning.. 6
greys.........6
solid black.  6 
Ballou solid black..
Washington indigo.  6)4 
colors.
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
Bengal blue,  green, 
“  India robes__ 7)4
red and orange...  6
“  plain T*ky X 44  8)4 
Berlin solids............5)4
" 
“  X...10
“  oil blue.........   6)4
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“  “  green ....  6)4
key red....................6)4
"  Foulards ....  5)4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 44.........7)4
11  red X  _____ 7
Martha Washington
“  “  X ............  9)4
“  “ 
4 4.......... 10
Turkeyred...........   9)4
“  «  3-4XXXX 12
Riverpolntrobes  ...  5)4
Cocheco fancy.........6
Windsor fancy........ 6)4
“  madders... 6
»  X Xtwills..  6)4 
indigo blue..........10)4
“ 
solids.........5)4
Harmony.................  5
Amoskeag A C A .... 12)4
AC  A ......................13
Hamilton N ............. 7)4
Pemberton AA A__ 16
York.......................... 10)4
D ............. 8)4
Awning.. 11
Swift River................7)4
Farmer......................8
Pearl  River..............12
First Prize.............. 10)4
Warren......................13)4
Lenox M ills............18
C 
o g a ...............16
OOTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D .............. 6* I Stark  A 
...............8
Boot..........................   644 No Name................... 7)4
Clifton, K.................7  1 Top of Heap..............  9

gold  ticket

TIC K IN G S.

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Amoskeag................12)4
9 01.......13)4
brown .18
Andover...................11)4
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
B B...  9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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blue  8)4 
“  d a  twist 10)4 

Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue............12)4
brown........12)4
Haymaker blue.........74a
brown...  7X
Jeffrey...................... 11)4
Lancaster................. 12)4
Lawrence, 9 oz......... 18)4
No. 220....13
11)4
No. 250 
No. 280.... 10)4

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GINGHAMS.

“ 

Amoskeag..................6)4
"  Persian dress 8 
Canton ..  8
“ 
AFC........ 10)4
“ 
Teazle.. .10)4 
“ 
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Angola..10)4 
“ 
Persian..  8 
Arlington staple....  6)*
Arasapha  fancy__ 4%
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)41
Glenarie...................  6*4
Glenarven..................644
Glen wood...................7)4
Hampton.................... 6)4
Johnson Uhalon cl 
)4 
indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs__16

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Lancaster,  staple...  6)1
fancies__ 7
Normandie  8
Lancashire...............  6
Manchester..............  544
Monogram................. 6)4
Normandie.................7)4
Persian.....................  8
Renfrew Dress........ 7)4
Rosemont...................6)4
Slatersville................6
Somerset.....................7
Tacoma  .....................7)4
Toll  duNord.......... 10)4
Wabash...................... 7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick.................  7
Whittenden.............   8
heather dr.  7)4 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  644
Westbrook............... 8
............... 10
Wlndermeer............ 6
York............................644

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag................16)41 Valley City.................15
Stark........................  1944 Georgia.....................19
American................ 15)4! Pacific.......................

THREADS.

Clark’B Mile End....45  I Barbour's.................81
Coats’, J. A P..........45  Marshall’s ................. 81
Holyoke................... 22)41

No.

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

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored. 

No.  14......... 87 
16  
“ 
38 
18......... 39 
“ 
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20......... 40 

White. Colored
42
43
44
45

38
39
40
41
CAMBRICS.

Slater.......................... 4*
White Star..............  444
Kid Glove................   4)4
Newmarket..............  444

Edwards.................   444
Lockwood..................444
Wood’s .....................   444
Brunswick__   .......«X

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman...................32)4
Creedmore...............27)4
Talbot XXX............ 30
Nameless.................27)4

T W ............................22)4
F T ........................... 32)4
J R F , XXX.............35
Buckeye.................. 32)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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Red A Blue,  plaid. .40  IGrey S R W..............17)4
Union R .................. 22)41 Western W ............... 18)4
Windsor...................18)4 D R P ................ 
18)4
6 oz Western...........20  Flushing XXX.......... 23)4
Union  B ..................22)4¡MaBltoba...................23)4
DO MET  FLANNEL.
Nameless.......8  @ 9)4| 
.......9  @10)4
8)4@10 
12)4
Brown.  Black.
Slate
Black
9X
10) 4
10) 4
10)4
11) 4 
11) 4 
1D4
12 
12
12)4 20
20
DUCKS.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
9) 4 
10) 4 
11) 4 
12) 4 

Brown.
10)4
1D4
12
20

Slate.
9) 4
10) 4
11) 4
12) 4
Severen, 8 oz...........   9)4
May land, 8 oz.......... 10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 oz..  9)4
Greenwood, 8 oz__ 11)4
Boston, 8 oz..............10)4

West'Point, 8 oz.... 10)4 
“ 
10 oz  ...12)4
Raven, lOoz..............13)4
Stark 
..............13)4
Boston, 10 oz.............12)4

“ 

WADDINGS.

SILESIAS.

White, dos...............25  IPer bale, 40 dos___83 50
Colored,  doz........... 20  IColored  “ 
........... 7 50
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 Pawtucket.............10)4
Dundle.....................   9
Bedford.................... 10)4
Valley  City..............10)4
K K ............................10)4

Red Cross....  9
Best..............10)4
Best AA......12)4
......................7)4
........................8)4

SEWING  SILK.

Cortlcelll, doz......... 85  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

per )4oz  ball......... 30

twist,doz..40 
50 yd, doz..40  1
HOOKS AND ETES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  INo  4B l’kAW hlte  15
20
..as
No 2-20, M C..........60  INO 4-15 F  8)4............40

..12 
“ 8 
..12  I  “  10 

PINS.

2 
8 

8-18, 8 C........... 45  I

No  2 White A Bl’k.12  INo  8 White A Bl’k.20 
.28

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4 
6 
No 2.

COTTON  TAPE.
..15 
«  10 
..is  «i* 
SAFETY  FINS.
....28 
|N o3...
NEEDLES—PER  M.

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A. James...................1 401 Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s.................1  85 Gold  Eyed...............1 50
Marshall’s ................1 00|American.................1  00
5—4....2 25  6—4...8 2515—4....1  95  6—4.  2 95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“  ...8 10|

....2 10 

COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.......................12
Domestic..................18)4
Anchor.....................16
Bristol......................18
Cherry  Valley.........15
I X L — ....................18)4
Alabama.....................644
Alamance.................. 6)4
Augusta.................... 7)4
Ar> sapha................... 6
Georgia...................... 6)4
Granite....................  5)4
Haw  River..............  5
Haw  J ......................  6

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

71 

Mount  Pleasant....  6)4
Oneida......................  5
Prymont.................   544
Handel man..............  6
Riverside.................   544
Sibley  A ...................  6U
Toledo......................

PLAID  OSNABURGS

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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.

Tä*  K e n t.*9

V  4

D irectly Opposite Union Depot.

AMERICAN  PLAN
RATES, $2 PER DAT
STEAM  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC  BELLS
FREE  BAOeAOEBTRANSFER  FROM  UNION
DEPOT.

BEÄCH  i  BOOTH,  Props.

ÄTLÄ8  80flP

Is Manufactured 

only  by

HENRY  PASSOLT, 

Saginaw,  Mich.

For general laundry and  family 

washing  purposes.

Only brand of first-class laundry 

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Talley.

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

We are state agents for the

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

EATON,  LYON  &  00.

Booksellers  and  Stationers,

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

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

It follows, therefore, that  the  first-class 
hardware  salesman  is  the  product  of 
long and careful  training.  To  this  the 
salesman must add  what  his special apt 
itude and  quickness  of  preception  can 
suggest  from  his  experience  with  cus­
tomers.

The  Hardware  Man.

The typical hardware man  is quite  a 
different personage  from his  neighbor in 
business—the grocer,  the  tailor  and  the 
jeweler—and all  because  of this  reflex 
action of the man  and  his  occupation. 
The grocer appeals to the stomach of his 
customer,  the tailor  and  the  jeweler  to 
his vanity, and the  dry  goods  merchant 
to the artistic  taste  of  his  customer’s 
wife.  But there is something dreadfully 
earnest about the  hardware  mau’s  pur­
suit.  His business is not on the gay and 
frothy  side  of  life.  His  wares  repre­
sent  civilization.  He  traffics  in the im­
plements  whereby nature 
is  subdued. 
Power, 
conquest,  multiplication  of 
strength,  progress 
in  enlightenment, 
dexterity in action,  constitute  the  stock 
iu trade that passes  over or  around  his 
counter  at  every  sale.  Metal  imple­
ments that are tools of  strength,  forged 
in glowing heat,  beaten into shape under 
tremendous  pressure—these  are 
the 
wares he  handles.  Consciously  or  un­
consciously  the typical hardware  dealer 
imbibes the spirit  of  his  goods.  There 
is  something  rugged  and  sterling  in 
his make-up, a trace of the General Grant* 
The fiber of his personality is that of un­
yielding  metal. 
It  commands  respect, 
repels  invasion 
and  overcomes  ob­
stacles.  The grocer  is suave and cheery, 
harmonizing himself  with  the  appetite 
of his customers.  The tailor is wrapped 
up in the contemplation of  the fit  of his 
garments.  The  mind  of  the  dry goods 
merchant runs  to feminine  fineries  and 
laces.  The  hardware  man  is  made of 
sterner stuff.  He represents the  accum­
ulated material forces of the ages.

Wrought Loose Pin..........................................GOA 10
Wrought  Table................................................. 60410
Wrought Inside Blind......................................60410
Wrought Brass................................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s ...................................................70410
Blind,  Parker’s ................................................. 70410
Blind, Shepard’s 
76

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BLOCKS.

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

50

Grain...........................................................dls. 50408

CRAPLKB.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel.................................................per lb 
5
Ely’s 1-10.................................................per m  66
60
Hick’s C. F .............................................. 
“ 
G. D ..........................................................  “ 
85
Musket....................................................   “ 
60

CARTRIDGES.

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

dls.
chisels. 
Socket Firmer..... .................... 
.70410
Socket Framing................................................70410
Socket Corner...................................................70410
Socket Slicks...................................................70410
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................... 
40

50
85

 

 

 

combs'. 

dls.

Curry,  Lawrence’s ..........................................  
40
Hotchkiss.......................................................... 
35
White Crayons, per gross...............13®la* dls. 10

CHALK.

COPPER.

“ 

Planished, 14 os cut to size........ per pound 
14x53,14x56,14x60.......................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................ 
Bottoms............................................................. 
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................................... 
Taper and straight Shank............................... 
Morse’s Taper Shank....................................... 

DRILLS. 

dlB.

DRIPPIN0 FANS.

Small slses, ser pound.................................... 
Large slses, per pound.................................... 

38
36
33
23
35
50
50
50

07
6)4

BLBOWS.

75

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Com. 4 piece, 6 In...............................doz. net 
Corrugated .............................................................dls 40
Adjustable.............................................................dls. 40410
Clark’s, small, $18;  large, S36........................ 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  3, $24;  3,$30............................... 
25
Disston’s ............................................................60410
New American........   ...................................... 60410
Nicholson's...................................................... 60410
Heller’s ............................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse R asps.....................................  
60

files—New List. 

dls.

dls.

GALVANIZED IRON.

Monarch  of  All  He  Surveys. 

Everybody knows  what  the  office boy 
is.  He always  owns  the  office  within a 
week after  he  has  entered  it.  He  has 
his  own  ideas  abont  dignity,  and  it is 
useless to try to change or even to modify 
them.  His  manifestations  of  “cussed­
ness” are  various.  The  writer  was  in 
the office of a friend the other day,  when 
an  elderly  gentleman  entered  and  ad­
dressed  himself  to  the black-eyed office 
boy  guarding the  rail  before  the  inner 
rooms.
“Is  Mr.  C-----   in?”  asked  the white-
haired and venerable citizeu.
“What’s  your  name?”  asked  the boy 
coolly.
“I asked  you  if  Mr.  C-----   were in,”
said he of the old school,  reprovingly.
“ What’s  your  name?”  repeated  the 
autocratic youth, looking the other in the 
eye.
“That isn’t what  I came  to  tell  you,” 
answered the venerable caller.  “I came
to  see  if  Mr.  C-----  were  in.  That  is
what I asked  you.  That is what I want 
to know.”
“Well,  what’s  your  name, 
then?” 
asked the boy placidly.
“Is  he  in?”  demanded  the  old  man, 
sternly.
“What’s  your  name?”  repeated  the 
boy calmly.
The  venerable  citizen  looked  around 
and then gave a gesture of despair.
“I’m Mr. Brown,” he said in a subdued 
voice.
“ Well,  you  can’t  see  him,”  said  the 
czar  of  that  office  in  a  voice  in  which 
there  was  decision,  but  no  trace of tri­
umph.

to him.”

won’t see me.”

“Why?” asked the  conquered caller. 
“Because he’s engaged.”
“Well,  take my name  in and see if  he 
“He’s engaged.”
“I don’t care if  he is.  Take my name 
“I can’t.”
“Why not?”
“He’s engaged.”
“Well, young man, you can go into bis 
private  office  and  leave my  card, can’t 
you?”

“No, sir.”
“Why not?”
“Can’t.”
“Why not?”  with great sterness. 
“Because he’s engaged in a negotiation 
at  Chicago, and won’t be in  town till to 
morrow,” and the  boy began  to question 
another  visitor  in  the  coolest  of  cool 
manner.

Exactions  of  the Hardware Trade.
Few of the general  lines  of  trade  are 
so  exacting  in  the  price  of  success  as 
general  hardware. 
In  most  lines  the 
principle  of  department  organization 
and the  development  of specialties  find 
ample scope,  but  in  the  general  line of 
hardware it  is  less  applicable. 
In  the 
great jobbing  houses this  fact is  not so 
marked, as the various  classes of  goods 
are  generally  handled  separately. 
In 
the smaller  stores of the  retailers,  how­
ever,  where  anything  from  a  finishing 
nail to a  traction  engine  is  offered for 
sale,  the  difficulty  is  obvious.  Aud  it 
is probably  true  that,  among  a  given 
number of men  of  average  intelligence 
and information,  more competent clerks 
could be  secured  for  almost  any  other 
line than for the sale of hardware. 
It is 
not enough for a hardware clerk to know 
the difference between an ax and a hand­
saw,  and  to  be  able to  read  the  price 
marks correctly,  but he must be ready to 
supply the deficiency  which so  often ex­
ists in the knowledge of the purchaser.
In hardware, men are almost  the  only 
buyers and,  while less  placable than the 
fair sex,  are generally less well informed 
as to what  they  want.  Able  lawyers, 
learned  theologians  or  shrewd  specu­
lators whose judgment  in their  particu­
lar spheres of activity  is  scarcely  ques­
tioned, will come in  quest  of a screw or 
a  piece  of  simple  repairs  with  such a 
confusion  of  ideas  that  even the  most 
expert salesman sends  them  away  with 
just the thing of all  others  least  suited 
to their purposes. 
It  avails  nothing  to 
say that  they  do  not  know  what  they 
want—the necessity of  the  situation de­
mands that the  salesman  shall  discover 
from  the  “symptoms”  what  is  needed.

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HAMMERS.

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RINSES.

HANSERS. 

wire goods. 

HOLLOW WARE.

25
Maydole  4  Co.’s ........................................dls. 
25
Kip’s ............................................................dls. 
Yerkes 4  Plnmb’s .....................................dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................   ... 80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__ 80c 40410
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 .................................dls.60410
State............................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4)4  14  and
longer............................................................. 
3)4
Screw Hook and  Bye, * ..........................net 
10
“ 
%.........................n e t  8)4
* .............................net  7)4
“ 
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* .............................net  7)4
Strap and T ................................................dls. 
50
dlS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50410
Champion,  anti friction................................  60410
Kidder, wood track......................................... 
40
Pots..................................................................... 60410
Kettles..............................................................   60410
Spiders  .............................................................. 60410
Gray enameled........................................ 
40410
HOUSE  furnishing  goods.
Stamped  Tin Ware..................................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware........................................  
26
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 33*410
dia.
Blight........................................................... 70410410
Screw  Eyes................................................70410410
Hook’s ..........................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................... 
70410410
dls.7o
Stanley Rnle and Level  Co.’s .......................
9
Sisal, )4 Inch and larger................................ 
Manilla..............................................................   13
dls.
Steel and  Iren................................................... 
Try and Bevels................................................. 
Mitre.................................................................. 

75
60
20
Com. 
$3 95 
3 05 
3 05 
3 15 
8 35 
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14........................................ $4 05
Nos. 15 to 17........................................ 4  05
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4 05
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  05
Nos. 25 to 26 ........................................   4  25
No. 27....................................................  4 45
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’8 6 ........................................ dls. 
Sliver Lake, White A ................................list 
“ 
Drab A ...................................   “ * 
**  White  B .................................   1 
“ 
Drab B.....................................  “ 
“  White C........ ................   .......“ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ROPES.

Com.  Smooth.

SHEET IRON.

50
50
56
50
55
35

squares. 

Discount, 10.

BASH WRIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

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

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

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton $25
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game........................................................60410
Oneida Community, Newhonse’s ................. 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __  
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.................................. $1.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market...................................................  65
Annealed Market........................... -................70—10
Coppered Market.............................................   60
Tinned Market.................................................  62*
S red  Spring  Steel.................................... 
50

d  Fence, galvanized..................................  2 80
“ 
painted........................................  2 40

wire. 

dlS.

HORSE NAILS.

wrnnohbs. 

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

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METALS.

PIS TIN.

ZINO.

36o
38o

6*
7

BOLDER.

The  prices  of  the  many other qualities 

Pig  Large..................................................... 
Pig Bars........................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2*c per pound.
660 pound  casks........................................... 
Per pound......................................................... 
tt O * .........................................................................16
Extra W iping................................................  15
of
solder fn the market Indicated by private brand*
vary according to composition.
Cookson...........................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal...........................................$ 7
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

............................................   7  0
 
9  25
............................................  9 25

Each additional X on this grade, 11.75.

ANTIMONY

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Bach additional X on this gTade $1.50.

10x14 IC,  Charcoal.........................................$ 6 75
6  75
14x2010, 
10x14 IX, 
8 25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

 
 
 
ROOFING PLATES
Worcester.............................  6 5u
8 50
18  50 
6  00 
7  50 
12 B0 
15  50

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x2010, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX,
14X28IX...................................................................$14 00
14x31  IX..................................................................  15 00
14x60S ’,

9 Boh6™’ [per pound..  .  10 00

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

Allaway  Grade.

A little  Boston girl  only  3 years  old, 
who had had no experience in the matter 
of broken limbs  beyond that afforded by 
the casualties in her family of  dolls, had 
the misfortune to fall and break her own 
arm,  and as soon as  she discovered what 
had happened to her she cried out:  “Oh? 
mamma,  will  it  drop  off?”  “No,  dar­
ling,” the mother answered;  “I will hold 
it  so  that  it will  not  hurt  you  till  the 
doctor  comes,  and  he  will  fix  it  all 
right.”  “Well,  mamma,”  the  little one 
said,  pressing her  lips together  and try­
ing  to  be  brave,  “do  hold  on  tight so 
that the sawdust won’t run out!”

HATCH CHICKENS  BY  STEAM
Excelsior Incubator.
With  the  im proved  Cyrokinr  Innihatnr
rSisnpte,  Perfect^ Self-Regu- 
I latino.  Thousands in «uo- 
r eessral operation. Ga&ran 
r teed to natoh a larger per* 
} centage of  fertile  eggs at 
less  cost  than  any  other 
fHatcher.  Lowest  priced 
first-class  Hatcher  made. 
CEO. H. STAHL, Quincy,lit

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  4   CO.,

Fenton,  M ich.
Hardware Price Current.

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AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyer»,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
d ig .
60
Snell’s ................................................................. 
Cook’s ................................................................  
46
J ennlngs’, genuine..........................................  
35
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................... 50410
First Quality ,8. B. Bronze.............................S 7 00
D.  B. Bronze.............................  is 00
S.B .S. Steel..............................   8 60
D. B. Steel....................................13 50
dlB.
Railroad...........................................................$ 14 00
Garden.....................................; .............. net  30 00
d ls .
Stove....................................................................50410
Carriage new list.............................................. 75410
Plow.................................................................... 40410
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................I 8 50
Well, swivel......................................................   4 00
d ig .
Cagt Loose Pin, figured....................................704
Wrought Narrow, bright Sast joint................604.0

b u t t s ,  o a st. 

BARROWS. 

BUOKBTS.

b o l t s. 

dls.
dls.

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

12 

13 

15 

28
17

Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.

dls.

NAILS

MATTOCKS.

locks—door. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES OATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’b........................ 
50
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t ..........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s ..............................  
55
55
Branfora’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’» .........................................................  
55
Adse Eye.............................................. $16.00, dls. 60
Hunt Eye.............................................. $15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ..........................................$18.50, dls. 20410.
dig.
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’B  Malleable*.... 
11  Landers,  Ferry 4 Clark’s ................... 
40
"  Enterprise 
......................................... 
30
Stebbin’g Pattern..............................................60410
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 66410
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base.................................................. 1  50
Wire nails, base........................................ 1  80®1  90
60..........................................................Base 
50...........................................................
40...........................................................
30...........................................................
20...........................................................
16...........................................................
12...........................................................
10...................................   .....................
8............................................................. 
7 4 6 ......................................................  
4............................................................. 
8............................................................. 
2............................................................. 
Fine 8...................................................  
Case  10.................................................  
8.................................................  

60
75
90
1  20
1  60
160
65
75
75
90
8................................................ 
6...............................................  
1  10
70
Clinch; 10.............................................. 
8..............................................  
80
on
it 
B arren*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy....................................  040
Sdota Bench.................................................-  ®60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   040
Bench, first qnaUty..........................................  060
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood............  410
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dls. 
70
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.................................. 50—10

Finish 10.’.'.'.’..’.'.'.'.’..'...'...’.’.’ 

FLAXES. 

rivets. 

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FAMS.

dlB.

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PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
"B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 26 to 27...  9 20 

Broken packs ho per pound extra

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WEDNESDAY,  H A T   17,  1893.

GROCER  V S.  PEDDLER.

The public hearing accorded the repre­
sentatives of the retail grocers and huck­
sters  by the  License  Committee  of  the 
Grand Rapids Common Council last Wed­
nesday evening  disclosed  some interest­
ing  features,  with  which  the  general 
public ought to be made  familiar.  Rep­
resentatives of  the Retail Grocers’ Asso­
ciation asked that the present license fee 
required of  hucksters be increased  from 
$11  to $51 per  year,  payable  annually in 
advance.  The hucksters were out in full 
force and demanded that  tbe  fee be left 
the same as it Las been in tbe past.  The 
Committee heard the arguments on  both 
sides and decided to concede the demand 
of the  grocers  in  regard  to  annual  ad­
vance payment and increase the fee from 
$11  to $21.  Although this is not entirely 
satisfactory to the grocers, they feel that 
it is a  great  victory  over  the  combined 
efforts of the cohorts of  peddlerism,  and 
it will  stimulate  them  to  further effort 
in the same  direction  next  season,  with 
a view to  raising  the  fee  to the desired 
limit.

Chairman Herrick,  of  the  Retail Gro­
cers’  Association,  in  summing  up  the 
matter at the close of the hearing,  stated 
that  be  was  willing  that  the  Council 
Committee should  decide  the  matter on 
the  statements  of  the  hucksters  them­
selves,  as  he  believed  they  had shown 
the weakness of  their  position on every 
point in the discussion.  Such  seemed to 
be tbe opinion  of  all  present;  certainly 
the  decision  of  the  Committee  would 
seem to indicate  that  tbe  hucksters had 
made out  a poor case for themselves, al­
though they were  given  ail  the latitude 
they desired,  and lugged  into the discus­
sion a dozen topics in  no  way connected 
with the subject under  discussion.

Tbe main  point made  against the ped­
dlers is that they sell  inferior  goods,  in 
consequence  of  which  their  custom  is 
mainly confined  to the  poor people,  who 
purchase low grade goods  on the suppo­
sition that they are  getting  just as  good 
quality as  the higher  priced  goods han­
dled  by  the  grocers.  While  a few ped­
dlers are men of  respectability and han­
dle  only  wholesome  goods,  fully nine- 
tenths  of  them   purchase  and  peddle 
goods which are  rejected  by the grocery

trade  and  should  be  dumped  into  the 
river,  instead  of  into  the  poor  man’s 
stomach. 
It  is  a  matter  of  common 
knowledge  that  the  commission houses 
are  constantly  watched  by  hucksters, 
who are always  ready  to pay a  pittance 
for goods so  far along  in the  process of 
decomposition as'to render their removal 
an immediate  necessity.  A  commission 
house in the  rear  of  T h e  T r a d e sm a n 
office has a row of  barrels, into which  is 
damped refuse  fruit,  sach  as rotten and 
rotting  bananas, 
lemons  and  oranges. 
These barrels are constantly being  over­
hauled  by a  couple  of  peddlers of  for­
eign  extraction,  who  sort  out  tbe  par­
tially  decayed  fruit  and  distribute  it 
among the  people  living  in  the  poorer 
portions of  the  city.  Others haunt  the 
commission  houses  at  the  close  of  the 
day and pick np the fruit and vegetables 
rejected  by  the grocers.  So flagrant are 
these violations of tbe laws of health that 
T h e  T r a d e sm a n  is willing  to  stake  its 
reputation on the statement  that the  ap­
pointment and  maintenance of a compe­
tent health officer  would  solve  the ped­
dling  question  by  removing  from 
the 
field pretty much all  the goods  oidinar- 
ily handled by the hucksters, leaving the 
wholesome  products for the regular gro­
cery trade, as is now the case, and dump­
ing in the  river the  inferior stuff  which 
now breeds  illness and  death among the 
poorer classes.

SYM PATHT  FOR  CRIM INALS.
A remarkable sentimentality in  behalf 
of murderers is one of the characteristics 
of the present day.  When a murderer is 
on trial he attracts  sympathy  in propor­
tion  to  the atrocity of  his crime,  and if 
women have been his victims he is  more 
likely to become an object of  interest  to 
not a few of  the  softer  sex,  and  such a 
criminal  is often  made  the  recipient of 
flowers,  delicacies  and  every  mark  of 
favor which  the  law  allows  to  be lav­
ished on prisoners.

The keepers of jails in every city could 
tell  extraordinary stories  of  the women 
of respectable  social  position  who flock 
to the  prisons to  satisfy  their  curiosity 
or gratify their sentimentality  in gazing 
upon and even expressing admiration for 
the  perpetrators  of  the  most  revolting 
crimes. 
In  this  prosaic  age  there  are 
few  opportunities  for  romantic  adven- 
ures and  situations, and,  as men  oat of 
the  common  sort  are  scarce,  criminals 
furnish  about  the  only  subjects  for  a 
foolish and extravagant sympathy.

In response to  this remarkable expres­
sion in behalf  of  murderers,  for  crimi­
nals who are  not  shedders of  blood are 
never  coddled  into  heroes,  bills  have 
been offered in a number of  State Legis­
latures to  secure  the  abrogation  of  the 
death penalty.  A striking  exception  to 
this tendency is  the sentiment  in Michi­
gan  created  by the  escape  and  second 
murder  of  Latimer.  Within  a  month, 
also,  two  murderers  have  escaped from 
one of  the New  York  penitentiaries, so 
that if the sentence of the law is not ren­
dered  abortive by  the  insecurity of  the 
prisoners and the dishonesty and incapa­
city of the prison officials, some State ex­
ecutive, either through  the  operation of 
the pernicious  sentimentality  which has 
become so  much  in  vogue  or  under  the 
pressure of  political  influence,  will step 
in to cheat justice and to empty of  their 
worst  inmates,  the  prisons  under  his 
control.

The  result  of  this vicious  sympathy 
with  murderers has  been  greatly to en- j

“ ‘Does  anyone  know  how  you  are 
fixed?’  I asked.
‘I 
“ ‘No  one  but  you,’  he  replied. 
haven’t  told a soul but you.  Everybody 
else thinks I’m all right.’

“ 4 How about the banks?’  I asked.
“ ‘They don’t know,’ he answered.
“ ‘Then 1 had him go  over  the  whole 
situation until I  knew  as  much  of  his 
affairs  as  he  did.  He  was  involved 
badly,  but I could  see  the  way  out  for 
him.  He  couldn’t see anything but rain 
ahead. 
I felt perfectly certain that if he 
could  maintain  the  existing  confidence 
in him for a few months he  would  be all 
right. 
I  could  see  that  his  business 
would carry him if he could  only get out 
of  the  entanglements.  After 
I  had 
learned everything  I made  him promise 
that he would do  exactly  as 1 told  him. 
He  was  ready  for that  and  he  did  it 
blindly.
“ ‘Can you  borrow $5,000 cash from the 
bank?’ I asked.
"  ‘Oh,  yes,’  he  said. 
‘I  can  do  that 
easy enough.’
“ ‘Go and  get it,*  I  said.  Give  your 
wife $4,000  and send  her  to  Chicago to 
buy the  finest  carriage and  team which 
the money  will  get.  Tell  her  to  bring 
back something  that  will  outshine any­
thing this town has ever seen.’
“I went away.  Some days  later 1 was 
in Chicago on business  and met the wife 
of my business friend.  She said she was 
up their  to  buy  a  carriage  and  horses. 
She wanted  me  to  go  and  look  at  car­
riages.
‘You  have  taste.  Go 
ahead and  get  the  most  attractive  and 
stylish carriage you can find.  Then buy 
the best  span of  horses you can secure.’
“When I returned I saw my friend.
“ ‘When your wife gets back with  the 
outfit,’  said  I,  ‘you  must  give  her the 
other $1,000.  Tell  her  to  put  it in  her 
pocket  and  go  shopping.  She  needn’t 
buy a  great  deal,  but  she  can  look  at 
things, buy occasionally, and always pay, 
showing her  pocketbook  full  of  money 
and  explaining  that  you  have  insisted 
that you want no  bills run, but prefer to 
pay  cash.  Meantime  you  keep  away 
from that  carriage.  Don’t  you  be seen 
in it or  near it.  Wear  your  old clothes 
and stick to your business, jast as if yon 
couldn’t  afford to  be away  long enongh 
to sleep and eat.’
“Then  I went off  about my own busi­
ness. 
I was walking down street several 
weeks  afterward,  when  I  saw  the most 
splendid  establishment  on  wheels  that 
1  had  ever  seen.  Great  Scott!  How 
that carriage did shine!  And the horses! 
And the gold-mounted  harness!  Whew! 
It was gorgeous,  I tell you!  I met some­
body I knew,  and I asked:

“ ‘No,’ I  said. 

“ ‘Whose rig is that?’
“ ‘Why,’  was  the  answer,  ‘that’s  Jim 
Blank’s.  He  bought  it  at  Chicago  for 
his wife.  Blank’s  making  more money 
than he knows what to do with.’
“I  walked  down street and went  into 
one of the banks.  After  some conversa­
tion I asked the president of the concern 
how Blank was doing.
“ ‘Making  more money than  any man 
in this town,’ was the reply.
“I  made a  few  more  inquiries.  The 
answers were  all the  same.  Everybody 
was impressed with  the idea  that Blank 
was coining  money,  and  he  and I alone 
knew that he was as near bankruptcy as a 
man ever gets without going down.  But 
it wasn’t six  months until he  was doing 
what  everybody  thought  he  had  been 
doing  all 
time—making  money. 
Blank kept right along,  exactly as I told 
him,  too  busy to talk.  He cleared away 
all  of  the  entanglements  and  went  on 
without the world ever knowing.  To-day 
he is  worth a  million  and  a  half.  He 
had a possibility when he  was just ready 
to  give  up.  That  possibility  and  the 
$5,000 borrowed  investment in  carriage, 
horses  and pocket money  did the  whole 
thing.”

the 

courage and  increase  the  commission of 
such crimes,  and  to  incite to  the inflic­
tion of  popular  vengeance  the  enraged 
people who  have  been  particularly out­
raged by  such  criminals.  One  thing  is 
certain, and that is,  that all the instincts 
of self-protection will  arouse the masses 
of the people to rise and combine against 
criminals  of  all  sorts. 
If  through the 
weakness  of  the law officers or the  cor­
ruption of juries or from any other cause 
the perpetrators of  atrocions  crimes are 
not  punished,  the  people  will  act  for 
themselves in  such matters.  The neces­
sity for such  action  can  only  be the re­
sult of a state of affairs  in which courts, 
juries  and State  executives are recreant 
to  their  obligations  and  duty. 
In  the 
presence  of  such  a  deplorable  state of 
affairs there  is no  other  hope for public 
protection but  the  action  of  the people 
themselves.

THE  FIN A N C IA L  SITUATION.
In spite of the fact that tbe  scare over 
the exports of  gold  has  subsided,  and 
that  a fair  measure of  confidence is ex­
pressed on all sides in the financial  pol­
icy of the Government,  it is  noteworthy 
that a spirit of  uneasiness  prevades the 
leading  financial  centers.  This is  seen 
in tbe course of events in Wall Street and 
the conversatism of the banks in lending 
money.  While it  is  true that  money is 
comparatively  easy in  most markets,  it 
is  equally  evident  that  accomodations 
are not granted as  freely  as  ordinarily, 
and,  as a result, a  number of enterprises 
have recently been  forced to  the  wall, 
some of which are solvent and  would be 
able to  weather  the storm,  were  their 
usual lines of  credit  extended  by  the 
banks, instead  of being  refused or  cur­
tailed.  The recent bank failures  in this 
and adjoining States  cut little figure,  as 
they are mainly attributable  to  specula­
tive  mauagement  on  the  part  of  their 
projectors  and not  to  local or  general 
business depression.

While, therefore,  it  cannot  be  denied 
that  there  are  unfavorable  features  at­
tached to  tbe  financial  situation  which 
suggest conservatism, it is, nevertheless, 
true that the effect so far on general bus­
iness has been surprisingly  small.  This 
indicates a healthy condition  of  general 
trade and points  to  the  probability  that 
as  soon  as  the  liquidation  consequent 
upon the troubles in the New York  mar­
ket are  completed,  business  will  prove 
more  active  than  ever  before. 
In  the 
mean time, the man  who  is  doing  busi­
ness on borrowed  capital should hug  the 
shore as closely as possible and  keep  his 
sails well  trimmed,  to  the  end  that  he 
may  not  be  engulfed  in  the  maelstrom 
which  has  pulled  down  business  enter­
prises which were  entirely  solvent,  but 
which trusted too much to  the  liberality 
of banks and backers in time  of  trouble.

ESTABLISHING  A   CREDIT.

B old F inancial B luff T hat  S a v ed  a  P ro s­

p e c tiv e   M illionaire.

‘•I never tire relating the story  of how 
I assisted a friend to play the biggest bus­
iness bluff ever worked in  the State,”  re­
marked a shrewd business man  the other 
day.  “My  friend’s name was not James 
Blank,  but I always  refer  to him in that 
way.  He bad  extensive 
interests,  but 
had  become so tied  up  through  a  part­
ner’s  operations  that  he  didn’t  know 
what to do.  He sent for me and said:
“ ‘I have made np my mind  that  there 
is nothing ¿or me to do but to  assign. 
I 
am broken up.  There isn’t  any way out. 
But I want your advice before I act.’

v  4

It is a fact not generally  known,  but 
it is a fact,  nevertheless,  that  Michigan 
leads all other states  in 
the  Union  in 
point  of  inland  commercial  fisheries. 
The catch in  1892 was  valued at  $1,058, 
028, the fish  freezing  indnstry  of  the 
State  alone  annually  employing  4,000 
men.

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N E W SPA PE R   CIRCULATIONS.

Probably there are few distinctive mat­
ters about which so many  wilful lies are 
told  as  concerning  the  circulation  of 
newspapers.  One other subject,  the ages 
of women,  will  doubtless  surpass  it  in 
the  amount  of  falsehood  evoked,  but 
there are few,  if any,  others.

Of  course,  a  large newspaper circula­
tion is not secured  in a short time, or by 
any  spasmodic  effort. 
It  is  commonly 
the result of persistent  effort  through  a 
period of  time which,  whether longer or 
shorter,  is  never  brief.  Since  nearly 
the whole commercial  value of  a  public 
journal depends on its having a large cir­
culation, it  is  highly necessary to  have 
one,  and,  therefore, every effort must  be 
made to secure it.  Too often,  in default 
of fact,  it is considered necessary to mis­
represent the circulation  of  a  paper  in 
order to give it value which  it  does  not 
really merit.

In  general  terms,  it  may be  said  that 
news  is what  is  most desired  by the pa­
trons of the press, and as there are many 
sorts of  news,  it  becomes  necessary to 
deal  in  every description  of  the  article 
so as to please all customers.  Neverthe­
less,  it is certain that the journals which 
have the largest  circulation in  the world 
are not newspapers in  any sense as they 
go in America.  For  instance,  the  Petit 
Journal, of Paris,  is  issued  daily to the 
extent of  1,000,000  copies,  and  the Petit 
Parisien to  that  of  500,000.  These  are 
not  newspapers,  but  are  distinguished 
for brief satirical and often  abusive crit­
icisms  on  public  men,  measures  and 
morals.  Scandals  furnish  much  mate­
rial for  such  comment,  and  add spice to 
the utterances of  the  editors.  Scandals 
and the material  out  of  which quarrels

P H E   j v o c t l x ö a j s t   t u  a  i d i g í s j v l a  n

are  started  are  the  common  stock  in 
trade, and it  is  this sort of  thing which 
seems to attract the  greatest  number  of 
French  readers.  The  Berlin  Tagblatt, 
the leading German paper, is reported to 
print 70,000.

The American press rivals that of Eng­
land.  Probably the London Times prints 
daily 400.000 copies.  The Daily News is 
reported  to  issue  300,000 
to  350,000. 
The  Standard,  which  is the  great Tory 
paper, is said to  issue  250,000.  Coming 
to the  American  papers,  the  New York 
World claims at the head of  its editorial 
page to issue 375,000 daily.  The Herald 
declares  190,000.  The  Boston  Globe 
claims 165,000 to 175,000, the  Herald, of 
Boston,  140,000 to  150,000,  and  the Chi­
cago  Record  105,000.  Some  journals 
make glittering  statements  as  to  their 
circulation,  but  fail  to  parade certified 
statements of  the  same.  Of  course,  all 
such  declarations  have  to  be  taken on 
the  testimony  of  parties  interested  in 
making up the largest  circulation, since 
they do not  show their  books  any more 
than the  ladies  are expected to  display 
the  family  Bibie  to  substantiate  their 
statements.  Everybody  understands that 
people are not bound to  tell the truth on 
such  matters.  All  wild declarations are 
usually fully  discounted and  do not de­
ceive  to  any  extent  the  persons whom 
they were  designed  to  impress.  As  to 
the cause for a  large circulation,  doubt­
less reliable news is  the most important. 
But every good  paper has its characteris­
tics which  make for  it  friends  and  pa­
trons.  One journal is valued because it is 
morally clean and free  from extravagant 
and wild statements; another is esteemed 
for the  conservatism  and  soundness  of 
its  opinions  on  important  matters  of

principle  and honor.  Another gathers a 
following from its lack of high qualities, 
and  because it  is  a  scandal-monger,  an 
inciter to  discord  and  strife,  or  is  the 
advocate of  violent and radical opinions 
and measures.  No  single  paper pleases 
every  class,  but  those  which  have the 
largest  following  and  exert the  largest 
amount of influence are the papers which 
are the  exponents of  honesty,  truth  and 
justice and work  for the  welfare of  the 
people  as  nearly  as  human  efforts  can 
formulate  and  teach  the  doctrines and 
principles  that  conform  to  those  high 
standards.  The  great  body  of  public 
sentiment is in  favor of those principles. 
Men’s  aspirations  are  doubtless always 
higher than their  attainments,  but  it is 
the loftiest  aspiration  and  the  highest 
principle that  should  and do inspire all 
that is  best in  human  life  and society, 
and the  journal  which seeks to work up 
to such  a course,  if  it be  also  complete 
and  excellent  as a  newspaper,  will  al­
ways  be  at  the  head  of  the  American 
press.

in e ss  is   W a r.”

“ O nce  W ar  w a s   B u sin ess,  N ow   B u s­
From Business.
When  reading  the  above  sentiment 
some months ago, it impressed  me as be­
ing  singularly  apt  in  expressing  the 
marked  change  which trade  and  com­
merce have undergone  during  the  past 
generation. 
In the  days  of  our  forefa­
thers business  was  conducted  on  staid 
and conservative plans; he who had  suc­
ceeded in establishing a  fair  trade  and 
won  a  showing  could  feel  reasonably 
safe  in  retaining  bis  advantages,  even 
though his efforts might be somewhat re­
laxed.  Conditions  were  primitive  in 
many sections—the distribution of  goods 
slow  and  cumbersome,  population  scat­
tering,  and all those elements  which en­
ter into the  affairs  of  modern  business

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It  was 
transactions  utterly  different. 
hardly less  so in  most  affairs  of  daily 
life.  Men took time—they had time.
By contrast  how  different  the  condi­
tions to-day;  rushing,  booming  activity 
on  every  hand.  Success  made  largely 
dependent  upon  tireless  energy.  The 
fiercest competition generated in struggl­
ing for  a footing  or for  supremacy. 
In 
short,  war.  War  in  contrast  with  the 
peace of other days.
It does not  follow  that  all  has  been 
gain;  on the contrary much of  what may 
be termed  “modern”  in  business  meth­
ods and business tactics, is to be strongly 
deprecated.  The loss of  commercial  in­
tegrity is to be deplored.  Still,  we must 
draw a  wide  distinction  between  those 
engaged  in  legitimate business  transac­
tions and  those  who  care  not  for  the 
means so  their  ends  be  attained.  The 
professional  stock  operator  is a product 
of the times.  When  he enters  the arena 
and declares  war,  the  meaning  of that 
word is literally  carried  out.  His  mis­
sion is to loot and plunder; his sole aim to 
accumulate.  This becomes  the end and 
purpose of his life.  May  we  hope  that 
enough  is left of the  sturdy  qualities of 
our  forefathers  to  stand  proof  against 
the pernicious  influence exerted by such 
pirates,  enough of  commercial  integrity 
to keep the path well blazed that leads to 
honorable business eminence.

S ta te   o f th e   M atrim onial  M arket.
The New York  Tribune  gives  the fol­
lowing quotations of the prices of foreign 
titles 
for  American  girls:  German 
barons, $17,000;  French  counts,  $50,000 
to $200,000,  according  to  family,  place, 
etc. 
In Italian princes the  stock is very 
speculative,  the title  sometimes going as 
high as  $300,000,  and  at  other  seasons 
failing to  a  ridiculously low figure. 
In 
fact,  all the  continental  patents  of  no­
bility may be said to have fictitious value 
and fluctuate considerably,  but  for solid 
investment there is  nothing like English 
titles.  These  have  increased  in  value 
enormously  of  late  years,  and  it  now 
takes $500,000 to $1,000,000 to  buy a  no­
bleman of high rank.

DEALERS  WILL  FIND  TANGLEFOOT  THE  MOST PROFITABLE 

AND  SATISFACTORY  FLY  PAPER.

SELL  WHAT  WILL  PLEASE  YOUR  TRADE  BEST.

The price for Tanglefoot in  the United States east  of  the  Rocky  Moun­

1  Box....................................................................................................&0  45
1  Case  (10 boxes)....................................................   ..........................3  75
5  Cases at one  purchase......................................................per case,  3  65
10  Cases at one  purchase...................................................... 
3  55

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Sticky Fly  Paper.

S E A L E D

NEW  STYLE.

IN  NEW  PACKING. 

NEW  PKICE. 

WITH  NEW  HOLDERS.

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Each double sheet  of  Tangle­
foot  is  separately  sealed  with 
our Wax Border, which, while it 
permits  the  easy  and  ready 
separation  of  the  sheets, abso­
lutely prevents  the  sticky  com­
position from running  out  over 
the  edges.  This  Border  pre­
serves each  sheet independently 
and indefinitely  until  used  and 
prevents all loss and  annoyance 
to the dealer.

Each  box  of  Tanglefoot  will 
contain  25  double  sheets  of 
Tanglefoot  and  two  Tanglefoot 
Holders—15 loose double sheets 
and two  packages  each  consist­
ing of a Holder  containing  five 
double sheets.

Push 

the  new  package with 
your family trade,  they will  all 
buy it if it is  brought  to  their 
notice. 
It  will  increase  your 
sales of  Tanglefoot  by  encour- 
aging a more liberal  use  among 
your  trade.  Your  customers 
will  appreciate  the  new  pack­
age and will soon ask for it.

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   TRADESMAJST

PRISON  TO  PROMINENCE.

R om antic H istory o f a M ulti-M illionaire 

W h o C on q u ered  F a te.

Charles T.  Yerkes is about to build the 
finest residence in  all New  York.  This 
house  will  be  princely  in  its  magnifi­
cence. 
It will cost more than $1,000,000.
And it will be a monument to a  fact— 
the fact that there is  no false step which 
a man cannot live down.
When next  September  comes  Charles 
T.  Yerkes will be  preparing to enter his 
New  York  palace.  Twenty-one  years 
ago next September  he was  preparing to

CHARLES  T.  YERKES.

It 

leave  a public  prison.  To-day  Charles 
T.  Yerkes is a millionaire, a philanthrop­
ist,  and  a financial  and  political leader 
in the  second  largest  city on  the conti­
nent.  Twenty-one  years  ago he was  a 
blue garbed  convict  suing  for  pardon. 
He got  the pardon  and the  commuity at 
large got a  useful citizen. 
It  is one  of 
the strangest stories that ever wove itself 
into the life of a clever man.
Yerkes  was  born  with  a  talent  for 
speculation.  His  ability  was  only  ex­
ceeded  by  his  desire. 
is  said  that 
when he  was only  10 years  old he  wan­
dered  away  from  his  father’s  middle 
class home in  Philadelphia  one day and 
strolled down  among  the  docks. 
In an 
obscure cross  street a  sheriff’s  sale was 
in  progress.  A  little  soapmaker  had 
failed  in  business  and  was  paying  the 
penalty of  his  bad  management or mis­
fortune.  Little  Yerkes  stopped  and 
looked on.  The  bidding  was  spiritless. 
Finally $17 was  offered for  all the soap- 
maker’s small stock. 
It seemed to young 
Yerkes that there was a lot of soap there 
to  be sold for  $17,  so  he  bid  $18.  At 
this figure the soap was sold to him.  He 
had no  money,  but  he induced  the auc­
tioneer to wait until  he  could run home. 
Rushing into his father’s shop,  he said:

“Father,  I want $18.”
“What for,  my son?”
“I don’t want to  tell you  just yet; but 
if you will lend me $181 will return it to 
you to-morrow.”
Finally Yerkes,  Sr.,  consented  to this 
arrangement,  and the  boy ran  out with 
the precious  $18  clasped  tightly  in his 
hand.  He paid  for  his soap  and  hired 
an  expressman to  drive  around with  it 
to  various  grocery  stores,  to  which he 
sold  it in small  quantities.  He paid the 
expressman, and the  following day gave 
the $18  back to  his  father.  After  this 
was over he had  $31  left as the net prof­
its of  the transaction.  And  he was only 
10 years old then.

It was but natural that  a boy so gifted 
at  10 years  with  the  financial  instinct 
should be,  at 20,  a broker’s clerk.  Nor 
is it  surprising that  a broker’s  clerk so 
full of  the  genius of  speculation  at  20 
should, at  25,  be  the  junior  member of 
the firm.  From  the  junior  member he 
became  the senior  member  and  finally, 
before 1871,  when his  trouble  came,  he 
was one of  the  most  important  brokers 
in Philadelphia.
Among  his  customers  was  a  man 
named  Marcer.  He  was  prominent  in 
finance and politics and  was elected City 
Treasurer. 
In order  to explain  exactly 
what  this  position  meant  I  will quote 
the,  remark  of  a  well-known  Philadel­
phian.  Said he:
“Up to the time of  the Marcer trouble 
to  be  City  Treasurer  of  Philadelphia

meant to  get rich. 
I  don’t mean to  say 
that  every  City  Treasurer  speculated 
with  the  public  funds;  but  I  do mean 
that  had  they  done  so  it  would  have 
caused  less  comment  than  it  would  in 
most cities.  The methods of  accounting 
were very imperfect, and the City Treas­
urer was  rarely  called  upon  to make a 
report  of  his  stewardship  until  he was 
ready to withdraw from office.  Then, of 
course, he could see  that everything was 
all right,  and  should  there, in  any cir­
cumstances,  be a  deficiency,  his  bonds­
men would, of  course,  temporarily  help 
him out of his difficulty.”
Whether this  was true or  not of  Mar- 
cer’s  predecessors  it  was  not  true  of 
Marcer. 
It may be  that  this  statement, 
which partially  justified that gentleman 
for the course he took,  grew out of noth­
ing else but a  desire to  justify him.  At 
any rate, no such lenient course was pur­
sued with  him.  He was  called upon for 
an  accounting,  and  city  moneys  were 
found 
Investigation 
showed that  they had  been used  in pri­
vate speculation.
Then entered Mr. Yerkes, the specula­
tive genius,  in a  new role.  As Mr.  Mar- 
cer’s broker,  he was  called upon for  in­
formation  concerning  the  City Treasur­
er’s investments.  Then  came the  start­
ling  statement  that  Yerkes  knew  that 
the money  Marcer had  given to  him for 
investment  had  been drawn  wrongfully 
from the public  coffer.  This  statement 
finhlly found a foundation strong enough 
to  secure  the  indictment  of  the  City 
Treasurer’s  broker,  as  well  as  the City 
Treasurer.  The  trial created  great  ex­
citement in  Philadelphia,  as  both  men 
were  well  known  and  popular.  Their 
popularity,  however,  did  not  prevent

to  be  missing. 

MRS.  CHARLES  X.  YERKES.

their  conviction.  Both  were  declared 
guilty.  With  that event ends the inter­
esting  connection  of  Mr.  Marcer  with 
Mr.  Yerkes’ history.
In  the office  of  the District  Attorney 
in  Philadelphia’s  white  elephant  city 
hall exists this  condensed  record of  the 
end  of  Yerkes’  prominent  life  in  that 
town. 
It tells of  his trial  for embezzle­
ment and  larceny,  conviction  and  sen­
tence to two  years  and  nine  months in 
the Eastern Penitentiary at Philadelphia 
and a $500 fine.  This was Feb.  10,  1872.
In  accordance  with  this  judicial  de­
cree the  promising  young  financier,  al­
ready inured to prison life  by long wait­
ing in grim, gray walled Moyamensing for 
trial,  was  taken  on  a dreary  drive to  a 
dreary  place.  Fairmount  avenue  was 
the route  of  the  journey,  and  it ended 
on  round  topped  Cherry  Hill,  where, 
since 1829, the massive walls of the East­
ern  Penitentiary—thirty-seven  feet  of 
good old-fashioned  masonry—have parti­
tioned off  ten acres  for the  confinement 
of  malefactors.  The  Eastern  Peniten­
tiary  is  unlike  Michigan  State prisons. 
It  is  the  place  where  the  life  prisoner 
made  famous  by  Dickens’  “American 
Notes”  was confined,  and from  the time 
when the  great novelist  saw and  wrote 
of  that  man  to  the  time  Charles  T. 
Yerkes was  locked in  a cell  near to the 
one be  then  still  occupied,  there  had 
been little change in the methods of deal­
ing with  criminals.  The  imprisonment 
is not “solitary”  by any  means,  but it is 
separate.  There  is  no  congregating of 
prisoners for work or excercise.  Almost 
every cell has  connected  with  it a little 
high walled yard,  in  which its  occupant 
or occupants may walk for an  hour each i 
day  and  take  the  air.  The  prison 
is 
light,  well-ventilated  and  clean. 
It  is 
comfortable by comparison  to our Tombs |

fully  appreciating 

or Sing Sing,  but it is  a prison built  ex­
ceeding strong and  governed  with strict 
rigor.
This,  for  the next seven months,  was 
Charles T.  Yerkes’  home.  With his oc­
cupancy of it began a pretty little drama 
which his friends watched with pleasure 
and  approval, 
its 
pathos,  and  afterward its  semi-tragedy.
Yerkes’  wife  was young  and  it is said 
that  she  was  very  pretty.  She  is also 
credited with broad culture and brilliant 
conversational powers.  During his trial 
she  scarcely  left  his  side,  and  after he 
had been  locked  up on  Cherry  Hill  she 
doubled  her devotion.  There  was little 
or nothing left of  the fortune which had 
been theirs before the wreck,  so she took 
cheap  rooms;  These  rooms  were  near

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THE  YERKES  RESIDENCE  IN  CHICAGO.

the  prison, and  as  often  as  the  prison 
rules allowed  she went from them to her 
husband’s  cell to  cheer  him in'his mis­
fortune.  She kept  him  constantly sup­
plied  with  little  delicacies  to  brighten 
the prison fare  and added many pleasing 
comforts to the rough furnishings of  his 
cell.  This was the  one  pleasing feature 
of the  episode—this  faithful  wife’s  de­
votion.
At the  end of  seven  months, Septem­
ber 27, 1872,  Mr.  Yerkes’protestations of 
innocence  were  seemingly  accepted  by 
the Pennsylvania authorities, for on that 
date he was granted full pardon  and dis­
charged  from  custody.  But  with  this 
agreeable event  came  what  looked  like 
the  tragedy  of  the  domestic  picture. 
Charles  T.  Yerkes  disappeared  com­
pletely from  Philadelphia,  and  the de­
voted  wife  was  left  behind  without 
knowledge of her husband’s whereabouts. 
People  who knew  her  then say that she 
was almost heartbroken.
For  several  years  thereafter  nothing 
was heard  in  Philadelphia  of  the finan­
cial genius  and  pardoned prisoner.  He 
bad  buried  himself in the  West,  and,  it 
is  said,  had  temporarily  abandoned the 
name of  Yerkes until  he should  recover 
from the blow.
The story goes that no one in Philadel­
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He  immediately  entered  the  specula­
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and learned to love during the voluntary 
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and  uniform  success. 
It  was  evident 
that he had laid out a campaign of  many 
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of them.  The first  was  won when  with 
one  carefully planned  speculative  coup 
he cleared  many thousands.  This done, 
he started without an  instant’s delay for 
Philadelphia,  and  sought  out his appar­
ently  forgotten  wife. 
It  is  said  that 
when he returned  to  Chicago he left the 
thousands  which  he  had  won with  her 
in  Philadelphia,  giving  her  enough  to 
make her more than  merely comfortable 
for life, as reward for  her old time devo­
tion.  Then  came  a  divorce  suit,  and 
Charles T.  Yerkes was  legally free from 
the last  tie  that  bound  him  to  the old 
life in Philadelphia.
Shortly after  this  divorce  Mr.  Yerkes 
married  the  woman  he  had  met  in the 
West.  She has shared all  the  triumphs 
—and they are many—which have marked 
his subsequent career.
No better  illustration  of  this remark­
able  man’s  life  methods—the  methods 
which have enabled  him to rise superior 
to  disasters  which  would  have  ruined 
most men—is known  than  the course he 
pursued,  after  he  had  firmly  gripped 
success  in  Chicago,  concerning  the  un­
pleasant episodes of his career.  Charles 
T.  Yerkes was  too  courageous  a man to 
be afraid of  his past.  He was too sensi­
ble  a  man  to  conceal  anything  which, 
should it be revealed,  would  injure him. 
He decided to draw out all the opposition 
at  once,  and,  defeating  it  all  without 
evasion,  have done with  it  forever.  He 
went to the private office of  the editor of 
one of Chicago’s greatest newspapers.

“I  have  come  to  see  you,”  said  Mr. 
Yerkes,  in substance,  to  the editor,  “for 
the purpose of telling  you all about my­
self. 
It is  a  story with unpleasant pas­
sages. 
I  pro­
I want  you  to  print  it. 
pose to make  my name  a  power in Chi­
cago. 
I propose to  be,  in every sense of 
the  word,  a  leader. 
I  propose  to  be  a 
financial  power  in  the city.  1  propose 
to be at the front in  philanthropic enter­
prises.  No door  shall  be  closed  to me 
because  I shall open every one  with my 
success.  My wife  shall  be  foremost in 
everything  in  which  she  is  interested. 
The name of Yerkes shall be everywhere 
known and  everywhere  respected.  For 
that reason—because  I  propose to make 
myself  important  in  the public  eye—I 
want the public to  know  just what kind 
of a man I am. 
I want no fear of an ex­
posure  hanging  over  my head. 
I  have 
perhaps made mistakes,  and  I  have per­
haps  been  wronged. 
In  either  case  if 
there is anything to  live down i want to 
live it down  like  a  man  and hide noth­
ing.”
With  this  preface  Mr. Yerkes handed 
to the newspaper man a  manuscript tell­
ing the story of his life in detail and lay­
ing especial stress upon  the disagreeable 
portions of i t
This  action was  repeated  with  every 
Chicago newspaper.  So whatever Charles 
T.  Yerkes  may be  charged  with  he can­
not be accused of cowardice.  The clear, 
sensible  brain that  has  shown him how 
to make  millions,  showed  him  that  the 
only way to  make  his high position safe 
was to conceal nothing—to see  to it that 
no one could hold him in his power.
It was a  bold  stroke and probably one 
unparalleled, but  it  gave  the  man  who 
made it  a  self  confidence  and  fearless­
ness that never could have been his with­
out it.
Every  one  of  Yerkes’  predictions of 
what he should  do in  Chicago  has come 
true but one.  He has come to be a finan­
cial factor of  grffat importance.  He is a 
multi-millionaire  and owns  a  large part 
of  Chicago’s  enormous  cable  railroad 
system.  He has become a  leader in phi­
lanthropic  work,  and  has  arranged  to 
give  the University of  Chicago the larg­
est and  finest telescope in existence.  He 
has become a  quiet but  potent factor  in 
Chicago politics.  He has  become an in­
ternationally  famed  patron  of  culture 
and arts, and  has a  private collection of 
pictures worth more than  $1,000,000 and 
inferior to only a few in the world.  But 
his  social  success  in  Chicago  has  not 
kept pace with his  other conquests.  He 
and  his  wife  have  been  received  with 
open  arms  abroad,  and have been prom­
ised much recognition in New York;  but 
in Chicago they have not reached the top 
rung of the social ladder. 
It is said that 
this is  one reason  why  Mr.  Yerkes will 
desert Chicago for New York.

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If  splendor  of  facilities for entertain­
ing counted for everything in  New York 
society,  there would  be no  question that 
Mr.  and Mrs.  Yerkes would at  once step 
to the  front  in  New  York.  Their  new 
house,  which  is  already  under  way  at 
Fifth avenue and Sixty-eighth street, will 
be the  most  splendid  private  residence 
in America.  The  lot  cost  $300,000, the 
building will  cost $600,000,  and the fur­
nishings will cost about $500,000.  Twelve 
stone steps will lead to the entrance, and 
the stone for each cost $1,000.
That Mr. Yerkes has been  contemplat­
ing removal  to New York for some time, 
however,  is  shown  by  the  fact  that in 
June,  1891, he  had  completed  in Green­
wood  Cemetery  the  most  massive tomb 
in America.  This alone cosPhim $50,000 
without the double sarcophagus which is 
locked  behind its  bronze  doors  waiting 
for the  bodies of  Charles T.  Yerkes and 
his wife.
Such is the  story of  a man.  Whether 
he was  innocent or  guilty  of  the  crime 
charged against him in Philadelphia,  the 
moral  is  the  same.  The  rise  and  fall 
and the second rise of Charles T.  Yerkes 
show that it  pays to be energetic, that it 
pays to  be  open  and  above  board,  and 
that—and this  is  the  most  important— 
there is no rebuff from  which a man may 
not recover, no  folly or  mistake so great 
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in his  family and  he  went to the under­
taker’s and  asked  whether he had a cof­
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wanted,  and  the man  explained  that in 
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some,  silver-mounted  burial  caskets,  to 
which  the  bottom  was 
attached  by 
springs.  After  the  funeral  ceremonies 
are over,  and the coffin has been  lowered 
into the  grave,  the  mourners  withdraw 
and the  coffin  is  lifted  out,  leaving  its 
bottom  and  the  corpse  in  the  grave. 
These show caskets are let to the poor at 
reasonable  rates,  and  they  can  have  a 
fine funeral at small cost.  The Norwich 
undertakers had no  such  contrivance on 
hand, so  the  Russians  laid  their  heads 
and purses together and had a handsome 
show coffin constructed,  which they will 
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threads are unwrapped  from  the bundle 
of tea leaves  and the  bundle,  about the 
size of  a short  stubbed  cigar,  is  put in 
the tea cup.  The heated water is poured 
on the tea  and another cup is put on top 
of the one cup in order to keep the steam 
and flavor  from the  tea  from  escaping. 
This first cup stands about  a minute and 
a half or two  minutes when  by the dex­
terous  manipulation of  the  top cup the 
tea is  strained out  into  another  cup al­
ready heated.  As there is no tea dust or 
tea  chips,  there  is  no  necessity  for  a 
strainer,  and the pure  light brown tea is 
readily  poured off.  There is a knack in 
using this upper cup fora strainer which 
it  takes  an  American  some time  to  ac­
quire.  At the first trial  the American is 
more likely  to upset  all  the  tea  on the 
table.
With these tea leaves now increased in 
volume until they fill the cup, the second 
cup of  tea is made in  like manner,  only 
that it stands  twice  as  long.  By  a like 
process a third cup is made,  only the tea 
in  the  third  cup  stands  six  or seven 
minutes  longer,  By  this  time  all  the 
best qualities of  the  tea  leaves  are  ex­
tracted,  and  they  are  thrown  away  or 
dried and broken up to be used in mixing 
with cheaper tea.
The second  cup is  supposed to  be the 
best.  The first  drawing  takes the  edge 
off the tea, the second gets its full flavor, 
and the third  extracts what  is left.  By 
this time  the  tea  leaves  have  fully  ex­
panded, and the little things which looked 
like twigs  have  developed into  the full 
tea  leaf  of  full  size,  and  with  a pale 
green  color.  The  fibers  of  the leavers 
plainly show.
With this  tea  no  sugar  or  cream  or 
anything else is taken. 
If the Chinaman 
wants sweetening  with his tea he drinks 
a special Chinese  rice  liqueur,  which is 
strongly  alcoholic  and  almost  cloying. 
This liqueur is not poured in the tea, but 
it  is  served  in  a  little  china  pot  and 
poured from it into  pictured china cups, 
which  hold  as  much  as  a  large-sized 
thimble.  This  liqueur  is  sipped  with 
the tea and gives the sweetening.  It also 
adds to the exhilarating effect of the tea. 
The Chinese name for this liqueur sounds 
as much as if one would  say sam shoo.
So great has  become the American de­
mand for this high  class  of  tea that the 
Chinese companies  have  increased their 
importation of  it,  and  at  one  time this 
spring  all  the  leading  shops  had  sold 
their entire stock and  had  none  of  this 
It  is  handy  in  a 
tea for  three  weeks. 
number of  ways as it requires no teapot, 
no tea  ball,  and no strainer. 
It  is  easy 
enough to get the  tea when  the Chinese 
shops have  it  in  stock,  if  one insists on 
it,  but it is a great deal harder to get the 
Chinese liqueur  which  is served with it. 
Possibly one  reason  for  this  is that the 
liqueur  is  undoubtedly  alcoholic,  and 
that in selling it the Chinese shopkeepers 
may feel  that  they  may  come  into con­
flict with  the exeise  authorities.

12

CELESTIAL  BREWING.

Costly  Tea,  Carefully  Prepared  and 

Worth  All  You  Pay.

From the New York Sun.
The  Chinese  shops  in  the  basements 
and under  the stair ‘cases of Mott street 
are  building  up an  extensive American 
trade in tea and tea things.  There are a 
number of  these shops,  and the  amount 
of trade they  do cannot  be measured  by 
their  appearance,  either  outside  or  in­
side.  The  business  is  good,  for  there 
are  always  several  clerks  busily  em­
ployed,  although  the  room  where  the 
shop and goods  are is rarely over fifteen 
feet square.  The  fashionable  specialty 
which these  shops have  now  is tea of  a 
kind and prepared  in a way that  cannot 
he obtained at  any grocery store or  any 
of the fancy  up-town shops.
This tea comes in the  original Chinese 
boxes.  They  are made of  straw  boards 
with a cover  of  cloth of  brilliant colors 
and  Chinese  characters  woven  in  silk. 
There  is  also  a  lid  with  a  fastening, 
which serves for a lady’s work box when 
the tea is out, or a glass  cover which en­
ables one to  see the  Chinese certificates 
of  excellence on  the slip  of  paper  dis­
played like  a trade mark and  advertise­
ment under the glass.  Every box of this 
tea has its certificate.  The makers have 
not  yet  got  to  cultivating  an  English 
trade sufficient to  have their  certificates 
printed  in  English,  but  any  English- 
speaking  Chinaman  can  translate  the 
Chinese certificate  which extols  the vir­
tues, excellence  and  choice  selection  of 
the tea.
When the lid  is opened and the certifi­
cate  slip,  which  is about the size of  the 
top of the box, is taken out, there are sev­
eral wrappings of thin brown paper over 
the tea.  When these  wrappings  are re­
moved  the  tea  appears  wrapped  up in 
small bundles with  pure silk  gaudy-col­
ored threads.  The  tea is not  powdered 
or  broken,  as is  the  tea  known  to the 
American grocery store,  but every leaf is 
dried  and  twisted  up  separately,  and 
these separate leaves are  put in  bundles 
of twenty-five  or  thirty.  The  tea looks 
like a bundle of thin twigs,  and one does 
not see the perfect leaf  until it  has been 
steamed,  when the twigs unfold  into the 
tea leaves  about the  size though  hardly 
the  shape of  a wintergreen leaf  in  full 
growth.
This  tea  requires  no  strainer  or  tea 
ball of any kind.  There  is  no  tea dust 
or broken tea  or  tea  chips.  Every leaf 
is a whole,  perfect  leaf  and  twisted be- j 
fore it  was entirely dry, so that it retains I 
its shape.  The  threads  which  bind the 
leaves together are real  silk.  Every lit­
tle bundle  is  separate.  A box  weighing 
about half a pound holds forty or fifty of 
these bundles arranged in  the boxes like 
cigars,  the  length  of  the  bundle  being 
crosswise  in 
the  box.  The  certificate 
shows where it was grown,  the  firm that | 
put it  up,  and  the  grade  and  quality, i 
The box costs from  forty cents  to a dol­
lar and  a  quarter,  according  to its size. 
At  that price it  is  equivalent to tea at a 
dollar and a half  to two dollars a pound. 
This is much  higher  in  price  than  the 
tea ordinarily sold  by any grocery store, 
but it is a different tea, such as an Amer­
ican usually never  sees.
Besides this the Chinamen keep the or­
dinary,  cheaper  grades  of  tea,  which 
they sell at about the same price charged 
by the grocery stores.  They  have  even 
cheaper  teas,  put  up  in  cheap  yellow 
paper packages,  which  sell  for  five and 
ten cents.  This  is  the  broken  tea  and 
tea dust, which does not enter at all into 
the expensive boxes.
The way the  Chinamen make their tea 
may  be  instructive  to  many  American 
housewives.  One  of  the  silk-wrapped 
bundles is good  for  three cups, not that 
more cups could  not  be  made out of it, 
but  the  Chinamen  say  that  when they 
have got three  cups  all  the tea  is  good 
for then is  to  be  dried  up  and  sold to 
Americans.  The  three  cups  are  not 
made at  the  same  time  by  putting the 
tea in a teapot,  but  every cup  is  made 
separately.
First the  water is  heated  to a  boiling 
point and  the cups  are arranged  on the 
table.  The hot  water  is  poured  into a 
cup  to  make  it  thoroughly  warm  and 
then,  when the  cup  is  heated,  the silk

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THB GREAT STOMP ABD BOCK
ANNIHILATOR.

The Queen  is Thrifty.

The English papers,  some of them, are 
indulging in remarks  anent  some  facts 
brought out in a  case recently  tried.  A 
carter on  the  queen’s  private  estate  at 
Windsor  was the  defendant  in a  civil 
suit, and  said  that  he  was too poor to 
pay.  The queen, he said,  paid no better 
wages than  other  people,  and  her  em­
ployes had to work harder.  He  got  only 
10  shillings a week  and  lodging,  and it 
left him very little after feeding himself. 
The  magistrate  reminded  him  of  the 
honor of serving the queen,  but the man, 
to the amazement of the court,  said that 
he could see very little honor  in 10  shil­
lings a  week.  The  British  papers  say 
that  these  wages are  from 2 to  4 shil­
lings a week less  than  those  prevailing 
in the district where the  estates  are  sit­
uated, and  they  indulge  in  some  very 
invidious  remarks  about  her  majesty’s 
frugality, not to say parsimony.

It  is  said  that  the  $10,000  gold  note 

bears a picture of Andrew Jackson.
More  powder was  burned  in  making 
the Hoosac tunnel than in the war of the 
rebellion.

The  first  lucifer  match was  made by 
John Komerer,  in  a German dungeon in 
Ludwigsberg.

SOCIETIES,
CLUBS,
CONVENTIONS,
DELEGATES.
COMMITTEES.

The Largest Assortment of Ribbons 
and Trimmings in the State,

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S ta tu s o f th e  W e lls & Son  F ailu re.
T here w as an indignant crow d of cred­
itors at Chase  last T hursday  w hen  it w as 
announced that  Judge  Jud kins  had  or­
dered  a  postponem ent o f  the sale of the 
J.  £ .  W ells  &  Son  assets  u n til  T uesday 
o f th is  w eek.  M any  o f the  creditors had 
come  a  long  distance  to  attend  the sale, 
and freely  asserted  that  they  w ere not 
being treated  fairly  in  the  m atter.  T he 
assign ee  appeared  to be  as m uch in  the 
dark as  any  one  present,  as  he  w as  not 
aware,  at  th at  tim e,  w hy  the  sale  w as 
further postponed.

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A  fu ll  list o f the creditors  of  the bank­
rupt firm  discloses th e  fact  th at th e  lia­
b ilities  are  $16,464.90,  divided  am ong 
eighty-nine  creditors  in 
the  follow ing 
am ounts:
Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co., O’d Rapids..  $939 99 
..  335 39
Olney & Judson GrocerjCo., 
Foster, btevens & Co., 
162 47
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60 84
Standard  Oil Co., 
6 . R. M’f’g. & Implement Co., 
..  298 72
Rlndge, Kalmback & Co., 
H. Leonard & Sons, 
B. H. Stafford & Co., 
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Belknap Wagon & Sleigh Co., 
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., 
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24 00
Glovervllle National Glove Co., Detroit.. 
99 75
ButzelBros. & Co., 
..  33 00
Aeme White Lead Co., 
..  60 00
Basley & Thorpe, 
27 00
American Harrow|Co., 
..  8133
Standart Bros., 
..  82 19
Freeman, De Lamater & Co., 
..  96 30
T. S. Jennett & Co., 
3134
D. M. Ferry & Co., 
44  11
H. D. Edwards &  Co., 
52 25
Michigan Stove Co., 
26 90
Peninsular Stove Co., 
46 26
Detroit Stove Works, 
..  302  25
Heavenrich Bros., 
..3 8 1 2 5
Fletcher, Jenks & Co., 
..  712  96
H. S. Robinson & Co., 
..  346  46
Max E. Pollasky Co., 
..  281  13
Stanton & Morey, 
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412  79
Edson, Moore & Co., 
49 95
Williams, Davis, Brooks  & Co., 
..  959  05
Burnham, Stoepel & Co., 
70  72
SaulsonI& Vineburg, 
..  508  41
Simons Bros. & Co., 
..  439  07
A. C. McGraw & Co., 
..  262  08
A. Schloss & Co., 
160  75
W|Buhl & Co., 
..  31150
Schloss &  Co., 
..  626  95
W. J. Gould & Co., 
Hanselman Candy Co., Kalamazoo.......... 
36 85
J. E. Doyle & Co.,  Kalamazoo..................  
44 61
D. Burrell & Son, Kalamazoo....................   142 15
E. Bement & Sons,  Lansing......................  130 31
Clark & Co.,  Lansing.................................. 
61  00
Capitol Wagon Works, Ionia..................... 
3600
Wells-Stone Mercantile Co., Saginaw__   759 54
U. S. Graphite Co., 
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Daudt-Watson Co., 
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Morley, Ewen & Co., 
....  29 73
Spangler & Davis, 
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Purch Manufacturing Co.,  Ludington... 
11  70
First National Bank, Reed City............... 1,500 0)
50 03
Muskegon Cracker Co.,  Muskegon.......... 
Flint Wagon Works, Flint.........................  
98 38
58 00
Manistee Manufacturing Co., Manistee.. 
Ypsllanti Machine Works,  Tpsilantl....... 
71  69
Wells Atwater Co., Milford........................ 
16 00
Chas. Messenger,  Chase.............................  235 00
9 75
Wieth & McCully,  Newark........................ 
Consolidated Steel & Wire Co., Chicago..  721  36 
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.,  “ 
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75 00
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Walker, Holliday & Co., 
35 00
110 65
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9125
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74 00
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Thorsen & Cassiday, 
152 63
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M. D. Wells & Co., 
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Kuchue & Kapplems. 
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20 00
Dayton Globe Iron Works, Dayton..........  317  18
Buffalo Glove & Whip MTg Co.. Buffalo  31  63
Henry Luther Co.,  Berlin, Wis................. 
5 75
15 75
L. L. May & Co., St  Paul........................... 
Northwestern Sleigh & Carriage Co., Mil­
waukee ...................................................... 
80 00
George E. Cribb,  Milwaukee....................   211  60
Miller Oil  Co.. Indianapolis...................... 
49 56
McShiff &  Co., New York..........................  302  35
Adams, Jewett <& Co., Cleveland............. 
87  51
24  12
Atlas Oil Co., Cleveland......................... 
Empire Drill Co., Cleveland  ....................  
50 00
D. Rogers, Cleveland.................................. 
75  00
Fuller. Watson & Co....................................  120 75
Work Bros. & Co..........................................   638  75
Jos. P. Waithur &  Co..................................  167 25
T he  total  assets  are $520 in  real estate, 
all  but $20 of  w hich  is exem pt;  m erchan­
dise  to  the  am ount  of  $5,555.93  w hich 
w ill probably  sell  for  about  $3,500,  and 
book  accounts  to  the  am ount of  $388.06, 
w hich  may,  possibly,  bring h alf as much. 
T his w ould  seem   to  indicate resources  of 
about 25  per cent,  of  the  liab ilities,  but 
the  expenses  attending  the  assignm ent 
and  the costs  o f  the litigation   w hich  may 
ensue,  w ill  probably  reduce  th is  ratio 
to about 10 or 15 per cent.  T his  am ount 
m ost  o f  the  creditors  do  not  seem   dis-

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ure is a questionable  one, and  that duty 
to  themselves  and  their  customers  de­
mands heroic  treatment  on  their  part. 
It is possible that  they would  accept an 
offer of  50  per  cent,  cash,  but  as the 
j unior member of the firm has apparently 
left the  country—and  it is  supposed he 
has in his possession the  proceeds of the 
failure—such  an  amount will  hardly be 
forthcoming.

Wages  of  Typewriters.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

and  German.  No 

Not  so many  years  ago  a  finely edu­
cated, native  woman earned $30  a week 
as a  typewriter.  She  left  teaching  for 
the  new occupation  in  high  glee.  She 
could read and  answer  business  letters 
in  French 
such 
“plums” in the profession nowadays. 
It 
has been ruined,  not  exactly by Chinese 
cheap labor,  but by the most extraordin­
ary  influx of  girls.  Prices  have  fallen 
with  a  dull  thud.  You  can  get  the 
French and  German  writer, with  short­
hand throw in,  for  about $12 or $15, and 
the plain, ordinary  typewriter,  without 
the frills,  for  $5 to  $7. 
I know  a man, 
pretty  expert,  willing to  work  his ma­
chine for $12 a  week.  He’s been  out of 
work half the time for the last two years.
Typesetting,  boxmaking,  almost any­
thing  is  a  better  trade  for  girls  now. 
The  inexorable  law  of  supply  and  de­
mand grinds away, even though its victim 
be a sweet young thing with  fluffy bangs 
and an apron.

Tit  For  Tat.

Jeweler (to  grocer)—I  beg  your  par­
don,  but  didn’t I  see  you put  two  or 
three finger rings and a scarf pin in your 
pocket?
Grocer—Certainly.  When  you  come 
into my place aren’t you always  picking 
in  your 
up things  and  putting  them 
mouth?

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

Apples—Weaker and  lower.  Spys  are  about 
out of the market, but Baldwins and Russets are 
in small demand at $2.50 per bbl.

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  paying  price  for  choice  dairy 
has  dropped  to  17c,  since  which  time  dealers 
have held the market at 20c.  Factory  creamerv 
has declined to 23®26c.

Cabbage—Mobile  stock  sells  readily  at  $2.50 
per crate, while Frenler  is  in moderate demand 
at $3.25.

Carrots—25c per doz.
Cider—13@15c per gallon.
Cucumbers—$1 per doz.
Eggs—About  He 

lower  than  a  week  ago. 

Dealers now pay 1334c and hold at 1434c.

Green Beans—$2 per  bu.  Wax  $2.75  per bu.
Green Onions—12c  per doz. bunches.
Green Peas—$2 per bu.
Honey—White  clover  commands  15c  per  lb. 

dark buckwheat brings 1234c.

Lettuce—Handlers pay 9c for  first-class  stock, 

4 50

137 97

Maple Sugar—Jobbers pay 8@8%c and hold  at 

holding at  12c.

10c per lb.

Onions—Old  are  Bcarce at $1.25 per bu.  Cuba 
stock  is  in  ample  supply  at  $2  per  bu.  cate 
and Bermuda stock  is  In  fair  demand  at  $2.25 
per bu. crate.

Parsnips—26c per bu.
Pieplant—2c per lb.
Pineapples—$1.2501.75  per  doz.,  according to 

size and quality.

Potatoes—The  market  continues  to  advance 
and handlers are making  desperate efforts to se­
cure enough stock to fill  their  orders, with poor 
success.  Everyone  supposed  the  country was 
full of potatoes, but when  it  comes  to  a  show 
down it is found that the crop  is  about all mar­
keted.  Dealers  pay 65c,  as  they  have  no  diffi­
culty in finding purchasers who  will par 75c on 
track.

Radishes—25c per doz. bunches.
Spinach—50c per bu.
Squash—4c per lb.
Strawberries—The market is not well supplied, 
as the Tennessee crop  is  about  at  an  end, and 
the Illinois  crop  is  only beginning to  arrive in 
moderate  quantities.  The  price  varies  from 
$2.75@3 per 24 qt. case.

Tomatoes—$3 per 6 basket crate.
Turnips—Mississippi  stock,  25c  per  dozen 

bunches.

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N ,
Sweet  ones  (one  of  them  a  lady,  of 
course),  Detroit a  Swift  one,  and Mar­
shall one always on the Gallup,  Traverse 
City  and  three  others  those  who  can 
Wait, Detroit and five others good Walk­
ers, Big Rapids  a Wiseman, Allegan and 
four others Young men.

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Drugs  Medicines*

S tate  B oard   o f  PM arm acy. 
One Year—James Vernor, Detroit. 
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Two Years—Ottmar Eberbaoh, Ann Arbor’j 
Three  Years—George Gundrum, Ionia.
Four Years—C. A. Buirbee. Cheboygan.
Five Years—S. E. Parkill, Owosso. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit, j 
Treasurer—Geo. Gnndrnm, Ionia.___________

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M ichigan State  Pharm aceutical  A ss’n. 
President—Stanley E. Par kill, Owosso. 
Vice-Presidents—I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  Buchanan;  F.  W.  R.
Perry, Detroit; W. H. Hicks. Morley.
Treasurer—Wm. H. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—C. W. Parsons, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—H.  G.  Coleman,  Kalamazoo; 
Jacob Jesson, Muskegon:  F.  J.  Wurzburg and  John 
E. Peck, Grand Rapids;  Arthur Baseett, Detroit. 
Local Secretary—James Vernor.
Next  place  of  meeting—Some  resort  on  St.  Clair 
River;  time to be designated by Executive Committee.
Grand  Rapids Pharm aceutical Society, 
President, John D. Muir;  Sec’y, Frank H. Escott.

STUDY  OF  MICHIGAN  DRUGGISTS. 
From the Pharmaceutical Era.
A careful  survey  of  the  long  list  of 
registered  pharmacists  in  Michigan re­
veals some queer  facts.  Detroit,  for ex­
ample,  has an  alderman,  who is a drug­
gist,  and a druggist  (Vernor), who is an 
alderman.  The  State  at large  has  any 
number of  “favorite  sons”  as Adamson 
at  Ulby and South  Bay  City, Allison  at 
Lennon,  Anderson at Detroit and several 
other places, Atchinson  at Gladwin,  At­
kinson at Novi and Michigamme,  Colson 
(three of  them)  at Alaska,  Dennison  at 
Muskegon, Dolson.  Finlay son  (these two 
“sons” are daughters), Uankinson, Jame­
son,  Karmson,  Patterson,  of  Detroit, 
Ferguson of  Coldwater  and Middleville, 
Gilson  of  Croswell  and  Grand  Kapids, 
Gibson  of  Coloma,  Harrison  (magnum 
ct  venerabile  nomen)  at  half  a  dozen 
places, Henderson at  Jackson and Owos­
so,  Hudson  at  New  Haven  and  twice 
elsewhere,  Hutchinson  at  Ann  Arbor, 
Jackson at Dundee,  Johnson  at  Detroit 
and a baker’s dozen of  other towns, Jud- 
son at Brighton and  Alpine,  Madison of 
East 
Jordan,  Morrison  of  Constan­
tine and  Wayne,  Munson  of  Republic, 
Nelson  of  Manistee,  Newson  of  Grnd 
Rapids, Nicholson of Lansing, Parkinson 
of  Grand Rapids  and Saginaw,  Pierson 
of  Kalamazoo and Kitchi,  Richardson of 
Ithaca  and  Dundee,  Robertson  of  De­
troit and four  other places,  Robinson of 
Adrian and three  others, Robson of Wil- 
liamston,Rolison of Hesperia, Sampson of 
St.  Louis and Samson of Tpsilanti, Slaw- 
son and Stawson of  Greenville, Stephen­
son  of  Bangor  and Stephenson of  Mus­
kegon  and three others, Stimson of  Par- 
ama,  Thomson of  Ionia and  three more, 
Tillson of Ishpeming, Tomlinson of Sagi­
naw  and  Au  Sable,  Upson  of  Durand, 
Watson of  Detroit and four  others,  Wil­
kinson of  Colon and  Crystal  Falls, Wil­
liamson  of  Bay  City  and  Detroit,  and 
Wilson of Holly and nine others.
Dons and  dignitaries  are  well  repre­
sented in the  Michigan  trade.  Kalama­
zoo has an  Abbey,  Muskegon  and three 
others  each  an  Abbott,  Cassopolis  a 
Bishop, Niles and Freesoil several Deans, 
Lansing an Elder,  Detroit  a Judge and a 
King  (four other places the latter), Mont­
gomery  and  Muskegon  a  Noble  apiece. 
Battle Creek  and two  others a Chamber- 
lain,  Grand  Rapids,  three  Pages  and 
Sparta a  badly spelled  Paige, Plainfield 
a  Reeve,  Marine  City,  Squires;  while 
there is a Power at Baraga and two other 
towns  and Powers  at  Portland  and On­
tonagon,  and  Detroit  has  at  least  one 
druggist of Rank.
People of other trades  and professions 
have  become  pharmacists  in  wonderful 
numbers.  Adrian and  five  or  six other 
places  have  many  Andrews;  of  Bakers 
there are a dozen;  Barbers and Barbours 
at  Bay  City,  Petoskey  and  elsewhere; 
Barmore  is  a  suggestive  name  at  Bu­
chanan,  likewise  Beaman  at  Charlevoix 
and  Begrow  in  Detroit;  Almont  has  a 
Bowman,  Bad  Axe  and  three  others  a 
Carpenter,  Bay City a Carrier, Cambria a 
Chandler, sixteen towns have Clarks and 
Clarkes  (clerks).  Bay  City  and  eight 
others  Cooks  and  Cookes,  Fowler  and 
Cheboygan  a  Cooper  each,  Detroit  a 
Fuller, Lansing and others Gardners and 
Gardiners,  Chelsea  a  Glazier  and  East 
Lake  a  Glover,  Marshall  a  Goldsmith 
and  Sutton’s  Bay  a  Goldschmidt,  Mt. 
Pleasant a  Granger,  Milan no  less than 
three Harpers, Lowell and Burt a Hunter 
apiece  (the  Hunt  is  in  Flint  and three

other  places),  Flint  and  seven  others 
plenty of Masons, Howard City and other 
towns Messenger  and  Messengers,  Lan­
sing and  eight  others  a  Miller  and  St. 
Johns a  William,  Lansing  a  Piper,  In­
dian  River  a  Soper,  Belding  and  six 
others a Spencer  (steward),  Menominee 
a Sawyer,  Ann  Arbor  and four  others  a 
Schumacher  and  Detroit  a  Schumann, 
Marshall a Seaman,  Niles and three more 
a Shepard or  Shepherd, Detroit  and two 
dozen others have  Smiths, Litchfield one 
given to  Spinning, Boomingdale a  devo­
tee  to  the  Spayde,  Vassar  and  eight 
others  a  Taylor  and  Three  Rivers  and 
three others  a Snyder  (also  tailor), Ra­
venna a  Thatcher,  Big  Rapids  and two 
other  a  Tucker or  fuller,  Flat  Rock  a 
Turner,  Fremont  and  Montgomery  a 
Weaver,  with Webbers or Websters  also 
at  Detroit,  Cadillac  and  Oscoda,  and 
Webb  at Alma and Cassopolis,  Farming- 
ton a  Woodman, Big  Rapids and Adrian 
a Wagener,  Muskegon two Wheelers  (an­
cient  wheelrights),  and  Tecumseh  and 
two more  have  other  Wrights.  Horses 
will  be well looked after  by Bittman, of 
Saginaw,  and Currie of  St. Clair.  Day- 
ton has the only Stryker.
Then there  is  a  Dodge  at  Montague, 
men excellent at Dunnings  in Vicksburg 
and  Allegan,  men  who  can  Hackett  in 
Wolverine or Hewitt and  Hewett in Mil­
ford and Lansing, a Hackney of a druggist 
in Detroit, a Jayne of  a man in De Witt, 
a Kinsman in  Charlevoix,  men of  Means 
in South Haven and two others, Moore of 
a man  in  Saginaw  and  eight  men  who 
Pierce or Pearce in  Allegan,  Ithaca  and 
elsewhere, some  Peters  in  Blissfield,  a 
pearl of Price at the  Soo, a dealer at Ra­
venna  who  can  hoe  his  own  Rowe,  a 
Stark man  who  is by no  means  dead at 
Burlington,  and a  Tripp  that  does not 
trip  at  Cedar  Springs.  The  men  who 
are good to  Neadgold  are  in Luther and 
Maysville.  and  to  Tredway  are  in  De­
troit.  The Mills are in Grand Rapids, and 
the  Townsend  at  Jackson.  At  Ann 
Arbor and Charlotte are the traders good 
on a Levy,  and at Whittemore  he who  is 
always  a  Wakeman.  Wards are  found 
in Detroit and twice elsewhere.  Time is 
looked  after by  Day  at  Kalamazoo and 
four other  towns,  and  Weeks  in  Grand 
Rapids and three others.  The man whose 
word is as  good as his bond is at Muske­
gon and  Fair Grove.  Coffman  is useful 
at Mackinaw City.

The  personnel of  the  trade  in  Michi­
gan is truly superior.  Grand Rapids has 
one  dealer who  is  Oldworth,  Bay City 
one  who  is  Allworth,  Mt.  Pleasant one 
who is none the worse for being a Barker, 
and Boyne  City a reputable Batcheler;  a 
Bigg man  is in Detroit  and  a Grossman 
(simply  another  big  man)  in  Saginaw; 
also a Bruske  character  in Saginaw  and 
one who Chatters in Flushing,  a Comfort 
in Nashville,  two  Cross  ones  in  Grand 
Rspids,  but a  Darling  in  Tawas  City, 
Frank gentlemen in Detroit and Kendall, 
a French man  at Hillsdale,  an  Irish one 
at Ferry,  Finns in Detroit and elsewhere, 
a  gentleman from  Holland  in  Edwards- 
burg, and another  from Wales  at  Battle 
Creek, a Gambell who  probably does not 
gamble  at  Medina,  Goodsell at  Jasper, 
Goodwin at Detroit and Nashville, Good­
year at Ann Arbor  and  Hastings, a Hard 
thinking  man  at  Clinton  and  a Handy 
one at Boyne,  a  Humburg  who  is  not a 
humbug at  Detroit,  men of  Joy at Mar­
shall  and  Bath,  a  reliable  Klingman  at 
Dexter and a  Kane  at  Holland  who has 
no murderous  propensities, men of  Law 
at Leroy and Grand Rapids, Luce trades­
men  not  loose  at  Lansing  and  Caro,  a 
Mann  indeed  at Detroit and  two others, 
while  another  is  learning  the  trade  in 
Deerfield;  Charlevoix  and  Dimondale 
have  pharmacists  of  Merritt,  Detroit a 
Prittie man,  Seattle a  Quick one, Wake­
field one (apparently  an  Irishman)  that 
can  give  you  a  Raizon  and  another  a 
Reasner,  Lansing  a  Peck  who  is  not 
reckless,  Baraga  a  real  man,  Manistee 
and  Middleville  Rich men,  Fenwick  a 
good  Rinker and  Shelby  and Buchanan 
good Runners,  Ann Arbor a Robb who is 
not  a  robber,  Edmore  a (high?)  Roller, 
Benton Harbor  a  Rouse  and  Lansing  a 
Rouser,  East  Saginaw  an  enlightened 
Savage, Detroit a Slyman not of the Joey 
Bagstock  species,  Grand  Rapids  a man 
of Soule,  Carsonville  a Sterling  dealer, 
Reed City a  Strong one, Carson City two |

cotton gin.  On  one occasion a suit  was 
being  tried  in  a  court  in  one  of  the 
Southern States to  test  the  value  of his 
invention.  Whitney sat there and heard 
the  judge  render  a  decision,  based  on 
evidence which had been adduced during 
the trial,  that his gins were of  no value, 
and that,  therefore,  the  inventor could 
not recover  damages or  royalty for their 
use; and at the same time, not a hundred 
yards from  the court  house,  two of  his 
machines  were  in  operation,  and  the 
noise they made was as distincly audible 
as were the  tones  of  the  judge deliver­
ing  the decision  which  robbed  the  in­
ventor of money  that was  both lawfully 
and justly his.

Bottle.

pencil).

Glyressen soap,  use as dirictid.

cents worth Pulverized Bourix.' 

Kruckeberg, Minneapolis, Minn.: 

ten.
plaster with the holes in.  Oblinge. 

W hat  a  Druggist  Must  Know. 
Here are  some orders  filled  by  H. C. 
Tincker Rhubarb.
5 cts.  tanen, 3 cts alem.
Roubbarb 5 cts. 
grifinburg pills.
Allie Lung  Bolsom  for Gold a  25 cent 
Doctor McLanes Worm  virmifuge. 
Janesis vermifuge.
2 
i  Want  5 cent  with  lay  pencel  (lead 
5 Gent Seany.
Camfor  Speriti.
5 cts Rosechell Salts.
Patrolem  Jelle,  a  small  Botle  and 
On Densen Quinarn Pills, 2 gr.
Sugar of Lade 3 c.
25 cent Diamond  Dey, Brown  for Got­
Please  give  this  boy  1  Benadonal 
Garbatig Ferseline. 
iers liver pills.
Carl Brlick ossack  (carbolic acid). 
Spirt of Nither.
Dear  Sir.  Please  sent  me  5  coug 
Senelip te.  (senna tea).
Dr. Bulls Chouh Syrup 25 Cent, 
i want 5  envalop an $3?  stamp if your 
5 c Gloride Pottass.
no 11 pilles off Specific humpreyS.
Whole Fleckseed for 10 c.
5 c.  sweet Nighter.
Mrs.  Winsos Suting Sroup.
5 c aloes Gum I  dont  know  if  that is 
the name but it a physic black and bitter. 
Tansiff tea (tansy).
5 c Flor sulfer 5 Karway Seed,
Please  Send me  5 cts  worth  Gerosive 
Suplement for Gleaning Beod Steats.
Aciitic Accit,  acter Suplement of Mur- 
kury for Bett Box (bed bugs) Poison, 15 c. 
25 Rutt Bur.
Nerve and Bone Lin.
R  Oil oliveo. 
auq armonico.
Sp. Per  Brinth.
The Clarksville  Drug Go., Clarksville, 
Tenn., received the following:
10 ct Worth Ceilus PoWders.

Drops.

please.

H e W a n ted   a n   E stim a te.

A very dirty and  bedraggled specimen 
of  the genus tramp  strolled  into  a gro­
cery store  on  Division  street  the other 
morning,  and the’ first man  he met  was 
the proprietor.
“Gan you  gimme a  dime?”  asked  the 
visitor meekly.
“I  can,  but I  hardly  think  I  shall,” 
was  the  cheerful  response.  “Why  in 
thunder don’t you go wash yourself?”
“I can’t afford to,”  whined  the tramp.
“Can’t you,  indeed?  Water’s  plenty, 
and soap doesn’t cost anything.”
“Don’t it?”  queried the tramp.
“No, it don’t?”
The tramp edged over toward the door.
“Waal,” he said,  with his hand on the 
latch,  “If it don’t,  I’d like you to figure 
out for me  what your  per cent, of profit 
is on every bar  you sell  to your deluded 
customers.”  And  with  that  he  dodged 
outside and disappeared.

Empress  Josephine Face Bleach

Is the only reliable cure for 

freckles and pimples.

HAZELTIXE &  PER K IN S  DRUG  CO., 

Grand Rapids, Mich.,

Jobbers for  Western Michigan.

THE  INVENTOR’S  LUCK.

B rief an d   P a th etic S tory o f  th e  G oebel 

L am p.

There is  scarcely one  of  the great in­
ventions that  stand to-day as  milestones 
marking human  progress but has its  ro­
mance 
connected.  Morse,  Whitney, 
Howe, Goodyear and Edison have all had 
their experiences in which  romance,  in­
justice and pathos were strongly blended. 
Now comes  the story  of  the  mau  who 
really made the first  incandescent lamp, 
and who  was  robbed,  not  only  of  the 
honor  that  should  be  his  for  having 
made so  important  a discovery,  but  for 
the financial  value  of  his  invention  as 
well.  The  story  briefly  told is  as  fol­
lows:
In  1878 there  lived  in New  York one 
Henry  Goebel,  by  trade a  watchmaker 
and jeweler, who carried  4b his business 
in a small way and spent his spare hours 
experimenting with that strange and sub­
tle agency—electricity.  At  that time he 
was engaged in  developing  his  theories 
of  incandescent  lighting  by  the  use of 
bamboo  filaments.  His little  workshop 
was only  a small  room  located between 
his store  in front  and the  living  rooms 
of  his family,  all located  in a  building 
on Grand street.  His  apparatus  was  of 
the most primitive  character and  mostly 
made  by  himself.  Despite  all  these 
drawbacks,  however,  he  worked  away 
until he had made several  perfect incan­
descent  lamps,  which  he  showed to  his 
friends  as  mere  scientific  curiosities. 
About this  time  a  man  visited Goebel’s 
little store one  day, and,  stating that he 
had heard of his  wonderful lamps, asked 
to see them.  The jeweler was, of course, 
flattered at the request, and with pardon­
able pride exhibited his inventions.
After examining  them carefully for  a 
few moments, the gentleman asked  Goe­
bel what he  would  charge to  teach him 
how to  make  them.  Goebel  reflected  a 
moment and said he thought  it would be 
worth about  «80. 
It is hardly necessary 
to add  that  the  offer  was  promptly ac­
cepted and that on the very next day the 
man came to  take his  first  instructions. 
After mastering the method,  he  struck a 
bargain with Goebel to let him  bring six 
men to his  shop and  have  them  taught 
also.  This  Goebel  valued  at  31,GOO, 
which  his  visitor  agreed  to  pay,  and 
brought his men  there and  spent nearly 
six  months  making  lamps  until  they 
were  experts  thereat. 
Shortly  after 
leaving, 
the  great  subdivision  of  the 
electric incandescent light was announced 
to the public and a large company formed 
to exploit the invention, and as Professor 
Moses G.  Farmer  had  perfected  a  con­
stant potential  dynamo,  the  commercial 
exploitation of incandescent lighting was 
soon in a  fair way  of  being  a  financial 
success.  Goebel  remained  in  obscurity 
with his  invention  in  his little  shop in 
Grand street,  no  one  interested  in  the 
new great discovery  caring to bring him 
out  to the  front,  and  when  the  news 
reached him of  the  great  achievements 
that had  been  made  in  a  financial way 
with the incandescent lamp,  he  began to 
think  how he  had  labored  and  taught 
others, and  was  quite  forgotten  in the 
grand celebration of the great discovery. 
But  his  lot was  cast  among  the lowly, 
and  there  he  remained  unknown  all 
those  years, quite in  ignorance of  what 
was being done in  the electrical field,  in 
which  he  had  been  so  indefatigable  a 
pioneer discoverer of a rich lead.
The strangest  part of it all is that this 
man is still living  in New  York and has 
preserved and still on exhibition his first 
lamps and the simple appliances he used 
in making them.  He states, too,  that he 
is able  to prove by  living  witnesses the 
fact  of  the  priority  of  his  inventions. 
However,  as  he took  out  no  patents on 
them,  nor  even  made  application  for 
any, all this avails him  nothing.
The  above  story,  simple and pathetic 
as it is, reminds one of  the  trials  which 
poor  Whitney  had  to  undergo  with his

Wholesale Price Current.

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

“ 

s  

S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia,  ® P. & W.  2 20®2  45 
C.  Co......................  2 10@2 35
Moschus Canton.........  @  40
Myrtstlca, No  1 .........  65®  70
Nuz Vomica, (po20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia......................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
ÖO...............................  @2 00
Plcls  Llq, N>c., M gal
doz  ...........................   @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts.......  @1  00
pints..........   ®   85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Plz  Burgun.................   @ 
7
Plumbl A cet...............   14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  10®1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv............  15®  25
Quassiae......................  
8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. & W.......  29®  34
21®  30
S.  German.... 
Rubia  Tlnctorum.......  12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv. 
20®  22
Salacin......................... 1  76@1  80
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40® 650
9apo,  W........................  12® * 14
M.........................   10®  12
............  @115

“  G......... 

“ 

Seldlltz  Mixture..........  @  20
Slnapls......................  @ 
18
30
“  opt................   ® 
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes......................  @ 
»5
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
Soda Boras, (po. l l ) . 
.  10®  11
Soda  et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb..................   1M@  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb...............   @  5
Soda,  Ash..................3M@ 
4
Soda, Sulphas..........  @ 
2
Spts. Ether C o.........  50® 
55
“  Myrcia  Dom.......  ®2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........   ®3 00
•'  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
— 7..........................2 21®2 31
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal.......1  40® 1  45
Sulphur, Subi..............2y,@  3M
Tamarinds...............  
10
8® 
Terebenth Venice....  28® 
30
Theobromae.............. 45  @  48
VanlUa....................... 9 00®16 00
Zlncl  Sulph.............. 
8

Roll...............  2M@  3

7® 

OILS.

Bbl.  Gal
Whale, winter............  70 
70
Lard,  extra................ 1  10  1  15
70
Lard, No.  1................   65 
Linseed, pure raw__   51 
54

“ 

paints. 

Llndseed,  boiled.......  54 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained..................   80 
SpIrltsTurpentIne....  36 

15
67
85
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian.............. ik   2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IK  2@4
" 
Ber.........IK  2®3
Putty,  commerdal__2M  2M@3
“  strictly  pure......2M  2K®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13@16
Vermilion,  English.... 
66®70
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red......................  ck@7
“  w h ite................. 6K@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  GUders  .........   @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
c liff....................... 7.. 
140
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.......................1  00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Eztra Turp................. 160@1  70
Coach  Body................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1  00@1  10
EutraTurkDamar....l 55®1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  
70@75

Advanced—N o thing.

ACrDUM.

Aceticum....................  
8®  10
Benzol cum  German..  65®  75
30
......................  
Boracic 
Carbollcum...............  
27®  36
Cltrlcum....................  
50®  52
Hydrochlor................. 
3® 
5
Nitrocum 
...................  10®  12
Ozalicum.....................   10®  12
Phosphorium dll......... 
20
Salley licum'.................. 1 
Sulphuricum__ ...  ..  IK®
Tannlcum..................... 1 
Tartarlcum.................  
AMMONIA.

30®  33

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

s  

30®1 70
40@1 60

ANILINE.

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

50@3 00

00@2 25

BACCAB.

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

BALBAMTJM.

Copaiba........................  45®  50
Peru...............................  @1  95
Terabin, Canada.......  60®  65
Tolutan........................  35®  50

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Ca88lae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Euonymus  atropurp............  30
Hyrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunus Virgin!......................  12
Qulllala,  grd..........................  10
Sassafras  ...............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15).........  15

EXTRA CTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
po............
“ 
Eaematoz, 15 lb. b oz..
Is...............
“ 
“  Ms............
“  Ms..............

FERRO

Carbonate Predp.........
Citrate and Qulnla—
Citrate  Soluble............
Ferrocy anldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride............
Sulphate,  com’l ..........
pure..............

“ 

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

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

Arnica..........................  18®  20
Anthends.....................  30®  35
'Matricaria 
........   40®  50

FOJ.1A.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

.....................  18®  50
nlvelly.....................   25®  28
Alz.  35®  50
and  Ms..................  15®  25
8® 10

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsl 

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

« 

« 

16)

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
" 

Acacia, 1st  picked....  ®  75
....  ®   45
2d 
3d 
....  ®  30
®  25
sifted sorts... 
p o...................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ®  50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
®  1
Ammoniac...................  55®  60
ABsafratlda, (po. 35).. 
30®  35
Bensolnum...................  50®  55
Camphor»....................   55®  58
Euphorbium  po  .........  35® 
lo
Galbanum....................   ®2 50
Gamboge,  po...............   70®  7b
Gualacum, (po  35)....  ®   30
Kino,  (po  1  10)..........   @115
Mastic  .... 
®   80
Myrrh, (po. 45)............  @  40
Opll  (po  4  50)............3 30@3  40
Shellac  ........................  43®  40
33®  35
Tragacanth.................   40@1 00

“ 
u b b a —In ounce packages.

bleached....... 

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

Absinthium................... .......  25
Eupatorlum ................... .......  20
Lobelia........................... .......  26
Majorum........................ .......  28
Mentha  Piperita.......... .......  28
....  25
Rue.................................. .......  30
Tanacetum, V........... .......  22
Thymus,  V.............. .......  25

“  Vlr...................

Calcined, Pat  ..............  56®  60
Carbonate,  Pat............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M ....  20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLEUK.

Absinthium.................. 3 50®4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc.........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae___8 00@8 25
A nlsl.............................. 1  70@1 80
Auranti  Cortez............2 30®2 40
Bergamll  .....................3 25@3  50
Cajlputl...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll.................   85®  90
Cedar...........................   35®  65
Chenopodil.................   @1  60
Clnnamonil.................  90®1  00
Cltronella....................   ®  45
Conltun  Mac...............   35®  65
Copaiba  ......................  80®  90

Declined—N othing.
Cnbebae...........................  @ 3 60
Ezechthltos...............   2 50@2  75
Erigeron...................... 2 25®2 50
Gaultheria...................2 00@2  10
Geranium,  ounce....... 
®   75
Gossipi!, Sem. gal.......  70®  75
Hedeoma  .....................2  10@2 20
Junlperl........................  50®2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Llmonls........................ 2 40©2 60
Mentha Piper................2 75@3 50
Mentha Verld....*.......2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal.............. 1  00@1  10
Myrcia, ounce..............  @  50
Olive.............................  90®2  75
Plcls Liquida,  (gal..35)  10®  12
R icini..............................   i  22@1 28
Rosmarini.............  
75@l  00
Rosae,  ounce.................6 50@8 50
Succlnl.........  ..............  40®  45
Sabina...........................   90®1 00
San tal  ........  
3 50®7 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__   @  65
Tlglfl.............................  @  90
Thyme..........................  40®  50
_  opt  .................  @ 6 0
Theobromas.................  15®  20

 

POTASSIUM.

BiCarb........................ 
is®  18
Bichromate.................   13®  14
Bromide...................... 
36®  40
Carb............................... 
la®  15
Chlorate  (po  23®25)..  24®  26
Cyanide.............. 
  50®  55
Iodide.................................2 90@3 00
Potassa,Bitart,  pure..  27®  30
Potassa, Bltart, com ...  @  15
Potass Nitras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass Ultras...............  
9
7® 
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po.................   15®  18

 

RADIX.

Aconltum.....................  20®  25
Althae...........................   22®  25
Anchusa......................   12®  15
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)....... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35).....................  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  p o....  15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po..........................2 20@2 30
Iris ploz (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr....................   40®  45
Maranta,  Ms...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhel..................... 
75@1  00
Out........................  @1  75
pv.........................   75@1  35
Splgelia........................  35®  38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  ®  20
Serpentari a...................  30®  32
Senega.......  ...............   65®  70
Slmllaz, Officinalis,  H @ 4 0
M  @  25
Sclilae, (po. 35)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foatl-
dus,  po......................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  ®   25
German...  15®  20
lnglbera................... 
18®  20
Zingiber j ................. 
is®  20
SEHEH.

“ 

‘ 

 

Anisum,  (po.  20).........  @  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  13
Bird, Is.........................  
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18).............. 
8®  12
Cardamon......................1  00@1 25
Corlandrum.................  10®  12
Cannabis Sativa..........   3M@4
Cydonlum....................   75®1  00
Cnenopodlum  ............ 
io®  12
Dlpterix Odorate......... 2 25®2 50
Foenlcnlum.................  @  15
Foenugreek,  po..........  
6®  8
L in i................................. 4  @ 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. SM)...  4  @ 4M
Lobelia.........................   35®  40
PharlarisCanarian....  5  @ 5M
Rapa............................. 
6®  7
Slnapls  Albu............... 11  @13
,r  Nigra............  11®  12

“ 
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8PIRITU8.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R.......1  75@2 00
1  25@1 50
 
Junlperis  Co. O. T ___ 1  65@2 00
“ 
1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  5 ..........1  75®2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli.............1  75®6 50
Vini Oporto.................. 1 25®2 00
Vini  Alba..................... 1  25©2 00

 

SPONSES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage......................2 50@2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
2 00
carriage  ................... 
Velvet  eztra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........  
1  10
Eztra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................  
65
75
Hard for  slate  use__  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se ............................. 
1  40

STRUTS.

A ccad a..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................   50
Ipeeac.....................................   60
Ferri Iod........................... 
  50
Auranti  Cortes......................   50
Rhel  Arom.............................  50
Slmllaz  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega....................................  50
Sclilae.....................................   50
“  Co................................   50
Tolutan..................................  50
Prunes  vlrg...........................   50

“ 

“ 

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

Co.............  75

Co.............   60

Aconitum Napellls R..........   60
F ..........   50
..  “ 
Aloes.......................................  60
“ 
and myrrh...................  60
Arnica....................................  ¡0
o
Asafcetlda............................... 
A trope Belladonna...............   go
Benzoin..................................   60
„  “  Co.............................   so
Sangulnaria...........................   50
Barosma................................   50
Cantharides...........................   75
Capsicum.............................   50
Ca damon...............................  75
Castor.....................................1 00
Catechu..................................  50
Cinchona..............................   50
Columba................................  50
Conium..................................  50
Cubeba....................................  50
D igitalis................................  50
Ergot.......................................  50
Gentian..................................  50
„   “  Co..............................   60
Gualca...................................   50
Zingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine......................................  75
Colorless....................   75
Ferrf  Chlorldum...................  35
K ino.......................................  50
Lobelia...................................   50
Myrrh.....................................   50
Nuz  Vomica.........................   50
OpM........................................   85
’  Camphorated.................  so
*  Deodor................................ 2 00
Auranti Cortez......................  50
Quassia..................................  50
Rhatany................................  50
Rhel........................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol.....................  50
Co...............   50
Serpentaria...........................  50
Stromonlum...........................  60
Tolutan..................................  60
Valerian................................   50
VeratrumVeride...................  50

ammon.........  60

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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ground, 

either, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen..........................254® 3

(po.
7)................................ 
3®
Annatto........................  —
Antlmonl, po...............
et Potass T.
Antipyrin....................   @1 40
Antlfebrin....................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  @  60
Arsenicum................... 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  B ud.... 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N .............2 20®2 25
Caldum Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)...............  
®  11
Cantharides  Rutplan,
PO..............................   @1  00
Capsid  Fructus, a f...  @  26
p o....  @  28
Bpo.  @ 2 0
Caryophyllus,  (po.  18)  14®  15
Carmine,  No. 40..........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava...................  38®  40
Coccus.........................   @  40
Cassia Fructus............  @  25
Centraria......................  @  10
Cetaceum....................
Chloroform.................
squlbbs..
Chloral Hyd Chit........1
Chondrus ....................
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  w   1 
German 3 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  .........................
Creasotum...................
Creta, (bbl. 75)............  @  2
“  prep....................  
5®  5
“  predp...............  
9®  11
11  Rubra.................  @  8
Crocus.........................   75®  80
Cudbear........................  @  24
Cupri Sulph.................  5 ®   6
Dextrine......................  10®  12
Ether Sulph.................  70®  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  ®
po....................   @ 
6
Brgota,  (po.)  75..........   70®  75
Flake  White...............   12®  15
Galla.............................  @  23
Gambler....................... 7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   @  70
French............  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by boz 70 & 10. 
Less, than boz 66X
Glue,  Brown...............  
9®  15
"  White.................  18®  25
Glycerine....................14 M@  20
Grana Paradlsl............  @  22
Humulus......................
25®  55 
Hydraag Chlor Mite..
@  85 
“  Cor 
@  80 
Oz Rubrum
®  90 
Ammonlatl..
@1  00 
45®  55 
Unguentum.
Hydrargyrum. 
@  64
Icnthyobolla, 1
Am___ 1 25®1  50
Indigo............................  75®1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 80@3 90
Iodoform......................   ®4 70
Lupulln.........................  @2 25
Lycopodium...............  60®  65
M ads...........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod...................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltla  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,_S.F...............  60®  63

1M)...............................2M® 4

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Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils ^ Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

* 

Sole A gents for th e Celebrated

SWISS  VILLA  PREPARED  PAINTS.

Fi Line of Staile Druggists’ Sites

W e are Sole Proprietors o f

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e H ave In Stock and Offer a F u ll Idne o f

WHISKIES,  BRANDIES,

GINS,  WINES,  RUMS.

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

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

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

XX  wood, white.

No. 1,6................................  165
No. 2, 6................................   150
No. 1,634.............................  1  35
No. 2,634.............................  1  25
634  .......................................  1 00
6 .... 
95
Mill No. 4...........................  1  00
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 

Manilla, white.

Coin.

 

 

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs.......................... 
Barrels.................................... 300
Grits................~ ..................3  50
Dried.................................... 

Lima  Beans.

Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs.........................................3 50
Half  kegs................................2 00
Quarter  kegs......................... 1 15
1 lb  cans................................  30
34 lb  cans............................... 
is
Choke Bore—Dupont’s.
Kegs.........................................4 50
Half  kegs................................2 5«
Quarter kegs...............   ....  1 40
lib  can s................................   34
Kegs  ..................................... 11  00
Half  kegs  ............................. 5  75
Quarter kegs..........................3 00
1  lb  cans............................... 
60
Sage........................................is
Hops....................................... 15

Eagle Duck—Dupont's.

HERBS.

3*

434

INDIGO.

AXLE OREASE.
doz
Aurora............ ........   55
Castor Oil....... ........   75
Diamond........ ........   50
Frazer’s .......... .........  80
M ica................ ........   75
..  .. ........   55
Paragon 

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

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Acme.

Arctic.

 
 
Fosfon.
2  “ 

BAKING  POW DER. 
M lb. cans, 3 dos................. 
45
85
2  
lb.  “ 2  “  .................  
i  “ ..................... l  eo
n b .  “ 
Bulb....................................... 
10
K ft cans..............................  
60
1  20
H ft  “ 
2 00
lft  « 
ft  “ 
9 60
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
16“ 
...2 00
“ 
Red Star, 3* lb  cans............ 
40
“ 
75
............ 
.............  1  40
“ 
Teller’s,  % lb. cans, dos. 
45
85
“  .. 
“ 
“  ..  1  50
“ 
Our Leader, 34 lb cans....... 
45
341b cans......... 
“ 
75
1 lb cans.......... 1  50
“ 
Dr. Price’s.
per doz 
Dime cans..  90
4-oz
.1  33 
.  1  90 
6-oz
..2 47 
8-oz
. 3  75 
12 oz
..4 75 
16-oz
11  40 
254-lb
18 25 
lb
4- 
21  60 
lb 
5- 
41  80
10-lb

n«PMCE&
I CUBAMI
b a k in g
pow der

* f t   “ 
l f t   “ 
34 lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 

BATH  BRICK.
2 
dozen in case.

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8oz 

BLUING. 

E nglish..................................  90
Bristol.....................................   80
Domestic................................   70
Gross
Arctic, 4 os  ovals...............  3 60
“ 
............... 7  00
“  pints,  round............  9 00
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
. . . 8  00
1 os ball  .....................4  50
“ 
Mexican Liquid, 4 oz........   3 60
8 oz..........   6 80
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BROOMS,
■40.2 Hurl.............................. 1  75
No. 1  “ 
.............................. 2 00
No. 2 Carpet......................... 2  25
No. 1 
“ 
.........................   2 50
Parlor Gem...........................2  75
Common Whisk..................  
90
Fancy 
...................1  15
Warehouse...........................3  25
Stove, No.  1.........................1  25
“  10..........................   1 50
“  15..........................   1 75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—  
85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row —   1  25
Palmetto, goose...................  1 50

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BRUSHES.

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BUTTER PLATES. 

Oval—250 in crate.

No.  1.......................................  <
No.  2.......................................  I
No.  3.......................................  I
No.  5.......................................1 l

CANDLES.

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

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CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

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Little Neck,  lib ...................l 20
“  2 lb...................1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb........................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  lib ......................1  00
21b...................... 185
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb.............................. 2 50
“  2  lb.............................. 8 50
P icn ic,lib............................2  00
“ 
21b.............................2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, lib ........................1 25
2  lb..................... 2 10
Mustard,  21b......................2 25
Tomato Sance,  2 lb.............2  25
Soused, 2 lb..........................2  25
Columbia River, flat...........1  90
tails...........1  75
Alaska, Red...........................1  45
pink...........................1 25
Kinney’s,  flats.....................1  95
Sardines.
American  34s..................   © 5
AH...............   834® 7
Imported  34s.......................10@U
34s....................... 15@16
Mustard  5£s.......................   ®8
21
Boneless............................  
Brook, 8 lb........................... 2  50

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
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Trout.

“ 
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Fruits.
Apples.

1  05
8 00

Cherries.

lb. standard.......... 
3 
YorkState,gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  “  —
Apricots.
1 75
Live oak...............  . . .  
1  75
Santa  Crus................... 
Lusk’s...........................  
1  75
1  75
Overland....................  
Blackberries.
B. A  W.........................  
95
Red..............................   l  io@l 20
1  75
Pitted Hamburgh....... 
W hite...........................  
1  50
Brie..............................  
1  20
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
Erie..............................  
1  10
California....................  
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common...................... 
1  25
1  25
P ie............................... 
M axwell......................
1  65
Shepard's....................  
California....................  
2 20
Monitor  ...................... 
1 65
Oxford..........................

Peaches.

Gsices.

Pears.

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1  20
2 10

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

Quinces.
Common......................  
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................  
130
1 50
Black  Hamburg..........  
130
Brie,  black  ................  
Strawberries.
Lawrence....................  
1  25
1  25
Hamburgh................... 
Erie............................... 
1  25
l  10
Terrapin.........................  
Whortleberries.
Blueberries................. 
1  00
Corned  beef,  Libby’s ...........2 10
Roast beef,  Armour’s ...........2 10
Potted  ham, 34 lb .......................1 30
“  34 lb...................  80
tongue, 34 lb................... 1 35
34 lb ...........  85
chicken, 34 lb.........  
96

Meats.

“ 
Vegetables.

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Beans.

“ 

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Peas.

Com.

Hamburgh  stringless...........1  25
French style...... 2  25
Limas.................. 1  35
Lima, green................................ 1 40
soaked...........   75
Lewis Boston Baked............ 1 35
Bay State  Baked........................1 35
World’s  Pair  Baked............ 1  35
Picnic Baked...............................1 00
Hamburgh.................................. 1 40
Livingston  Bden.......................1 20
Purity.....................................
Honey  Dew.................................1 50
Morning Glory....................
Soaked.................................. 
75
Hamburgh  marrofat.............1 35
early Jane..........
. 1 50
Champion Eng 
petit  pois............. 1 75
fancy  sifted____1 90
Soaked....................................  75
Harris standard....................   75
VanCamp’s  marrofat...........1  io
early Jane....... 1  30
Archer's  Early Blossom___1 35
French............................... 
French................................17®22
Erie.........................................  95
Hubbard.................................1  25
Hamburg.................................1  40
Soaked....................................  85
Honey  Dew............................1 50
Erie......................................... l 35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

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2 15

Tomatoes.

Hancock................................
Excelsior..............................1  25
Eclipse....................................l  25
Hamburg................................ 1  40
Gallon....................................8 50

CHOCOLATE. 

Baker’s.

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

Amboy__
Acme........
Leu a wee.. 
Riverside

©12*©12«
©1234©12*

Gold  Medal.................  ©1234
Skim............................   9  ©11
Brick...................................  
11
Edam  ..........................  
1 00
Leiden..............................  
23
Llmbnrger  ....................  
©10
Pineapple........................  ©25
Roquefort........................  ©85
Sap Sago.........................  
©22
Schweitzer, imported.  ©24
domestic  —   ©14

CATSUP.

Bine Label Brand.

“ 

Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles............2 75
Pint 
............  4 60
Quart 1 doz bottles 
.  8  50 
Half pint, per  doz...............1  35
Pint, 25 bottles......................4 50
Quart, per  d o z .................... 3 75
5 gross boxes...................40©45
351b  bags.......................   ©3
Less quantity.................  ©334
Pound  packages............6*©?

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.

Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair........................................ 17
Good.......................................18
Prime.....................................20
Golden................................... 20
Peaberry  .........................*....22
Fair........................................18
Good...................................... 20
Prime.................................... 21
Peaberry  .............................. 22
Mexican and Guatemala.
Fair........................................21
Good...................................... 22
Fancy.................................... 24
Prime.................................... 23
M illed...................................24
Interior.................................25
Private Growth....................27
Mandehllng.........................28
Imitation..............................25
Arabian.................................28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 34c. per lb. for roast 
lng and 15 per  cent  for shrink 
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX  22.30
Bunola................................
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case —  

Package.

Extract.

Valley City 34 gross............ 
75
.......... l  15
Felix 
Hnmmel’s, foil, gross.........1  50
“ 
.........2 50

T‘ 

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tin 
CHICORV.

Bulk.
Red..

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton, 40 ft.... ...per doz.  1  25
14C
1  60
175
1  9C
9C
1  OC

GO ft.... ... 
60 ft....
70 ft....
80 ft....
60 f t . . .
72 f f  ...

St
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Jute
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CONDENSED  MILK.

4 doz. In case.

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• 1, per hundred...............  83 00
8 2, 
.................3 50
8 8, 
.................4 00
8 5, 
.................5 00
....................6  00
810, 
820. 
.................7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over.................5 per  cent
500  “ 
1000 
“  
COUPON  PASS BOOKS. 
ICan  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down. |
20 books...........................8 1 00
2 00
50 
3 00
100 
6  25
250 
500 
10 00
1000 
17  50

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

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CREDIT CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ... ..83 00
..  5 00
1000,  “  " 
2000,  “  “ 
..  8 00
Steel  punch......................
75

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CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX.................. ...  6
Seymour XXX, cartoon.
...634
Family  XXX.................... ..  6
Family XXX,  cartoon... ...  634
Salted XXX...................... ...  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ... ...  634
Kenosha.........................
...  734
Boston..............................
...  8
Butter  biscuit...............
...  634

Soda.

Soda, XXX......................
Soda. City.......................
Soda,  Duchess...............
Crystal Wafer.................
Long  Island Wafers  ...
S. Oyster  XXX...............
City Oyster. XXX............
Farina  Oyster...............

Clyster.

.  6
...734
...  834
...10
...11
...  6
...  6
...  6

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure....................
30
Telfers  Absolute............
39
Grocers’............................. 15@25
D RIED  FRUITS.

Domestic.
Apples.

“ 

734
734

Peaches.

quartered  “
Apricots.

Sundrled, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes ©11
California In  bags........
1634
Evaporated in boxes.  ..
17
Blackberries.
In  boxes.......................   8 ©9
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.........................
15
25 lb. boxes.......................
1534
Peeled, In  boxes............
18
Cal. evap.  “ 
............
14
“ 
In bags........
1334
California In bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels............................
GO lb. boxes................
.....................
25 “ 
Prunelles.
30 lb.  boxes....................
Raspberries.
In  barrels.......................
501b. boxes...................... 
251b.  “ 
.......................  
Raisins.

22
2
2
Loose  Muscatels in Boxes.

Pears.

“ 

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Eagle....................................   7 40
Crown......................................6 25
2 crown................................  1  60
Gennlne Swiss............................7 70
3 
................................  1 80
American Swiss..........................6 70
2  crown....................................534
3 
....................................634

“ 
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
“ 

COUPON  BOOKS.

Foreign.
Currantg.

“ 

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Peel.
“ 
25 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.

Patras,  In  barrels............  
In  34-bbls...............  
in less quantity.... 

4
4*
434 
* 
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
“ 10
Orange 
11
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes..  ©  8
“ 
Sultana, 20 
..  834® 9
Valencia, 30  “ 
© 7
Prunes.
California,  100-120................1034
90x100 25 lb. bxs .1134
..1234
80x90 
“ 
70x80 
I3M
“ 
60x70 
.14
“ 
Turkey........................... 
8
Silver............................   14@15
934
Sultana................... 
French,  60-70....................... 18
70-80....................... 13
80-90....................... n
90-10  
10
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,634...........................  81  75
No. 2, 634............................   1  60

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“Tradesman.’

 

“  “ 
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“  “ 

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

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“Superior.”

 
 

‘Universal.’

Domestic, 121b. b ox.... 
Imported............................1034@i 34

55

Oatmeal.

Barrels 200..............................   5 00
Half barrels 100......................   2 63

Pearl Barley.

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

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bn...............................   2 00
Split  per lb ................... 2*@3
Barrels  180..................   @5  00
Half  bbls 90...............   @2 63
German................................   434
East India.............................  5
Cracked................................. 

Wheat.

Sago.

5

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.
Cod. 

yarmouth...................................  1 40
Pollock............................. 
334
WTiole, Grand  Bank....... 
534
Boneless,  bricks..............  ©8
Boneless, strips...............  
7

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Smoked........................ 1034® 11

Halibut.

Herring.

“ 
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“ 
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Holland, white hoops keg 

75
bbl  10 00
7 50
“ 
Norwegian..............................   12 00
Round, 34 bbl 100 lbs........   2 85
....... 
1  45
Scaled.................................. 
19

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34  “  40  “ 
Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs............................. 12 OO
No. 1, 40 lbs.................................5 05
No. 1,  10 lbs.................................1 35
Family, 90 lbs...........................   8 25

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

Sardines.

95
65

Trout.

No. 1, 34 bbls.. lOOlbs............6  75
No. 134 bbl, 40  lbs...............3 00
No. 1, kits, io lbs...................   85
No.  1,81b  kits......................  70

Whlteflsh.

No. 1

Family 
34 bbls, 100 lbs............87 50 84 50
34  “  40  “  ............  3  25  2 05
iOlb.  kits....................  
60
8 lb.  “ 
50
....................  
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

90 
75 

Bonders’.

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

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

doz
2oz  ...  8  75 
4oz.......1  50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz---- 81  2o
I 4 oz......2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
I 2oz....... 81  50
4 
oz..  3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz....... 81  75
___4 oz............ 3 50

Jennings’ D  C.
Lemon. Vanilla
120
2 os folding box...  75 
3 oz 
...1 0 0  
150
4 oz 
...1  50 
2 00
601 
...2  00 
3 00
4 00
...3  00 
Soz 

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

55
5o 

JELLY.
17  lb. palls...................  65®  70
30  “ 
.................   90®  95

“ 
LICORICE.

Pure.........................................  so
Calabria..................................   25
Sldly.......................................   12

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

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MATCHES.

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

MINCE  MEAT.

%  é   •+

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon.........................   ..  $1  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
© n an ..................................   3 75
Pint......................................  2 25

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Prime..................................  
Fancy..................................  

New Orleans.

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

16

20
30

18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count...  @5 75
Half bbls, 600  count.. 
©3 39

Barrels, 2.400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 

6 75
3 88

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.........................5
“  No. 1.........................4J4
“  No. 2........................4
Broken..................................   3

Imported.

Japan, No. 1........................... 534
Java.......................................  5
Patna......................................  5

♦  3

\ n

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

17

Root  B eer  K itract.
“ 

Williams’, 1 doz........................  l 75
3 doz..........................5 00
Hires’, 1  doz.............................  1 76
“  3 doz...............................  5 00

Scouring.

SUGAR.

The  following  prices

8PICKS.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
11 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
E 
“ 

Allspice..................................10
Cassia, China In mats........   7
Batavia In band___16
Saigon in rolls.........32
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
Zanzibar................... 12
Mace  Batavia........................80
Nutmegs, fancy.....................75
“  No.  1........................ 70
“  No. 2........................ 60
Pepper, Singapore, black___10
“ 
w hite...  .20
shot..........................16
“ 
Pore Ground In Bulk.
Allspice.................................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia.....................18
and  Saigon.25
Saigon.....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
Zanzibar..................18
Ginger, African.....................16
Cochin..................2 0
Jamaica................. 22
Mace  Batavia........................ 70
Mustard,  Bng. and Trieste..22
Trieste.....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................75
Pepper, Singapore, black___16
“   white....... 24
Cayenne..................20
Sage.........................................20

“ 
“ 
“Absolute” In Packages.
Vis
Vis
14»
.  81 1 55
Allspice........................  84
84 1 55
Cinnamon.....................  84
84 1 55
Cloves...........................   84
84 1 55
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84
84 1 55
African............  84
84 1 55
Mustard........................  84
84 1 55
Pepper..........................  84
84
Sage........ 

..............
SAL  SODA
Kegs..............................
1*
Granulated,  boxes...............   ljfc
SEEDS.
@12*6
A nise..........................
Canary, Smyrna........
Caraway.....................
10
Cardamon, Malabar..
90
Hemp,  Russian
ULViupj  xiunoi
4Vi
Mixed  Bird. 
5*
Mustard,  white.
10
Poppy.................
96
Rape...................
80
Cuttle  bone.......

“ 

STARCH.

Corn.

“ 

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

« 
“ 

SNUFF.

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

SODA,

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

S A L T .
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks........................32 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks......................  1 85
2  25
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases.........................  1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32
281b.  “ 
drill  “  16
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags... 
281b.  “ 
..
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks.. 

Warsaw.

Ashton.

“ 

s  

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 

Higgins.

Solar Rock.

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

27

Common Fine.

Saginaw  . 
Manistee

SALERATUS. 

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s ............................ .  5Vi
DeLand’s ........................... ..  6%
Dwight’s ............................. ■ ■  5 Vi
Taylor’s .............................. ..  5

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb........ ..3  40
Good Cheer, 6011b............ ..3 90
White Borax, 100  *-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.. .  3 94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus........................ .  4 75
Brown, 60 bars.................. .•2 85
80  b ars................. .  3 50

“ 
Lautz Bros. A Co.’s Brands.

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

“ 

“ 

freight.

exclusively.

Extra Fine Granulated.

Confec. Standard  A.

No.  7. 
No.  8. 
No.  9.

Com.

No 14....................................  4 ¡

SYRUPS.
Barrels............... ....21
Half bbls................................ 23
Pure Cane.
Fair.........................................  1
Good.......................................  25
Choice.....................................  30
Ginger Snaps...............
Sugar Creams..............
Frosted Creams..........
Graham Crackers.......
Oatmeal Crackers.......
VINEGAR.
40 gr................................ 7 @8
50 gr...............................8 @9

SWEET  GOODS.

8
8
9
8Vi
8 Vi

SI for barrel.

YEAST.

WET  MUSTARD
Bulk, per g a l...................
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case..
1  75
Magic.................................. ..1  00
..1  00
Warner’s  ..........................
..1  00
Yeast Foam  ....................
Diamond...........................
..  75
..  90
R oyal................................
j a f a n —Regular.

TEAS.

SUN CURED.

Fair..............................
@17
Good............................. @20
Choice...........................24 @26
Choicest........................32 @34
D ust............................. 10 @12
@17
Fair........................
Good......................
@20
@26
Choice............................24
@34
Choicest........................ 32
Dust........................ 10
@12
BASKET  FIRED.
Fair................................ 18  @20
Choice...........................  @25
Choicest........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to fall............25  @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @65
Choicest fancy..............75 @85
@26
Common to fair............23 @30
Common to fair............23 @26
Superior to fine..............30 @35
Common to fair............ 18 @26
Superior to  fine............ 30 @40
Fair................................ 18  @22
Choice.............................24 @28
B est............................... 40 @50

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG. 

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................. 
McGinty......................  
27
25
Vi b b ls....... 
Dandy Jim................... 
29
Torpedo....................... 
24
in  drums__  
23
Yum Yum  ................. 
28
1892............................... 
23
“  drums................... 
22

“ 

“ 

Plug.

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

Sm oking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

41
29
41
26
38
34

40
32

Kiln  dried............................. 17
Golden  Shower..................... 19
..............................26
Huntress 
Meerschaum..........................29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy..........................40
Stork.................................30@32
German.................................. 15
Frog........................................33
Java, Vis fo il........................32

Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
...1 6
....38
....28

n  Banner...........................
n  Banner Cavendish.......
Gold Cut.......................
Scotten’s Brands.
1  Warpath........................
-  Honey  Dew...................
i  Gold  Block...................
r 

....30
....26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s
Peerless..........................
....26
Old  Tom.......................
....18
[  Standard........................
...22
1  Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
;  Handmade.....................

Brands.

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

Rob  Roy.......................... ....26
Uncle Sam.................... 28@32
1  Red Clover...................... ....32
Tom and Jerry................ ___25
Traveler  Cavendish__ ...3 8
1  Buck Horn...................... ....30
Plow  Boy........................ 30@32
Corn  Cake...................... ...1 6

OILS.

Tbe  Standard  Oil  Co. quotes
as  follows,  In barrels. Í. 0.  b.
Grand Rapids:
Eocene...........................
8*
Water White, old test. @ 7 Vi
W.  W.  Headlight, 150°
7
Water  White  Mich.. @  6?á
Naptha.........................
@ 6VÍ
Stove Gasoline............
@  7V*
Cylinder......................27 @36
E n gin e............... ........13 @21
Black, 15 cold  test.... @  8Vi
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

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

cured...................

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

HIDES.

“ 

No. 2 hides Vi off.
PELTS.

Shearlings.....................10
Lambs  .......................... 25
Washed..........................10 @22
Unwashed.....................10 @18

WOOL.

@  26 
@1  50

MISCELLANEOUS.

TUBS.

Tallow.............................3 @  4V4
Grease  butter...............  1 @ 2
Switches......................lVi@ 2
Ginseng........................ 2 00@2 75
Outside prices for No. 1 only.
Badger.........................   50@1  00
B ear......................... 15 00@25 00
Beaver..........................3 00@7 00
Cat, wild......................  40@  50
Cat, house...................  10@  25
Fisher............................4 00@6 00
Fox,  red...................... 1  00@1  60
Fox, cross.................... 3 00@5 00
Fox,  grey....................   50@1 00
Lynx............................. 2 00@3 00
Martin, dark................1 00@3 00
pale & yellow.  50@1 00
Mink, dark...................  40@2 00
Muskrat........................  03®  17
Oppossum....................   15@  30
Otter, dark...................5 00@3 00
Raccoon......................  25@  90
Skunk  ...........................1 00@1  25
W olf............................. 1  00@3 00
Beaver  castors,*lb__ 2 00@5 00
10
Thin and  green.............. 
Long gray, dry...............  
20
Gray, dry 
..................... 
25
Red and Blue, dry........  
35
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8

deerskins—per pound.

“ 

WHEAT.

MEAL.

68 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
68
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
Bolted.............................. . 
140
Granulated.........................   1  65
FLOUR.
Straight,  In sacks.......... .  3 60
“ barrels..........  3 85
“ 
“ sacks............  4 60
Patent 
“ barrels..........   4 80
“ 
Graham 
“ sacks............  1 70
“ “ 
............  1 90
Rye 
MILLSTUTFB.
Carlota 
.. 115 00
Bran............
..  14 00
Screenings.
..  17 00
Middlings..
Mixed Feed ..  21  50
Coarse meal ..  20 50
.........50
Car  lots.......
Less than  car  lots— .........52
.........38
Car  lots —
Less than car lots....... ........ 40
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 13  00
No. 1 
ton lots........ 14  00

Less
quantity 
S15 00
14 00
17 00
21  00
20 00

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

FRESH  MEATS.

Beef, carcass....6Vi@ 8

fore 

“  hindquarters...  7  @ 9
“ 
... 5Vi@ 6
“ 
loins,  No.  3...10  @11
“ 
ribs....... 8  @ 9
'•  rounds.....6V4©  7

“ 

Bologna........................  @ 6
Pork lo in s..................   @nvi

@  9*£

“ 

shoulders......... 

“ 
" 

Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
liv e r ..............  @ 7
Frankfort  ....  @ 9
Mutton  ..........................8  @  9
Veal................................. 7  @  8

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whltefisfa 
...................  @ 9
T rout.............................. 8  @ 9
Halibut..........................  @15
Ciscoes or Herring__   @ 6
Blue fish..........................  @16
Fresh lobster, per lb .... 
20
Cod................................. 10  @12
No. 1 Pickerel.............  @  9
Pike.............................  
©  8
Smoked  White............  @10
12
Red  Snappers................. 
Columbia River  Salmon 
20 
Mackerel.................... 
 
25

oysters—Cans. 

Falrhaven  Counts—   @40
F. J. D.  Selects..........   @33
Selects.........................   @28

SHELL  GOODS.

Oysters, per  100  .........1  50@1  75
Clams, 
100@1  25

“ 

 

PROVISIONS.

PAPER.

BULK.
Counts, per gal.......
2 201  75
Extra  Selects........
Scallops...................
2 00 
Shrimps  .................
1  25
PA PER  A WOODENWARE
Straw 
lJi
Rockford................................2
Rag sugar  ...............................2V<
Hardware. 
............................2%
Bakers......................................2*
Dry  Goods.........  .........5  @6
Jute Manilla.................  @6Vi
Red  Express  No. 1............ 5*
No. 2............. 4 V4

.......... 

“ 

TWINES.

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

15

WOODENWARE.

Tubs, No. 1...........................  7 00
“  No. 2........................... 6 00
“  No. 3...........................5 00
.  1  35
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   l  60
40
80
......................   1  00

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes.... 
Bowls, 11 Inch........................  

13  “ 

“ 

Baskets, market 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
* 
“ 
“ 
“ 

15
1  60 
17
2 25
19
2 75
3 00 
21
35
shl
1  25 
ful
1  35
willow crths, No. 1  6 25 

bushel

splint 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
** 

“ 
“ 
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
“ 

No.2 7 50
No.3 8 50
No.2 4 25
.No.3 5 0C

INDURATED  WARE.

Pails.....................................   3 15
Tubs,  No.  1.......................... 13 50
Tubs, No. 2............................12 00
Tubs, No. 3........................... 10 50
Local dealers pay as  follows:

POULTRY.

DRESSED.

LIVE.

Fow l.............................12  @11
Turkeys.........................16  @18
Ducks  ..........................16  @18
Chicken........................13  @15
Live broilers l&lbs. to 2 lbs.
Live broilers less than  1-1V4 
Chickens.......................11  @12
Fowls............................11  @12
Turkeys........................10  @14
Duck.............................11  @13

each, per  doz..........5 50@6 00
lbs.  each, per doz...3  50© 450

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

 

Mess,  .  .....................................  
 
Short c u t............................................................ 21  50
Extra clear pig, short cut...............................
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
dear, fat back..................................................  22 50
Boston clear, short cut....................................   22 50
dear back, short cut........................................  22 50
Standard clear, short cut,  best....................  
23 00

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage.........................................................10V4
Ham Sausage..........................................................9
Tongue Sausage.....................................................9
Frankfort Sausage  ..............................................9V4
Blood Sausage........................................................7
Bologna, straight...................................................6
Bologna,  thick...................................................... 6
Headcheese.......................................................... 7
Kettle  Rendered................................................. 12
Granger................................................................. 11*
Fam ily....................................................................9
Compound..............................................................   8 Vi
50 lb. Tins, %c advance.
20 lb. palls, Vic 
101b.  “  %c 
51b.  “  %c 
3 lb.  " 
l c  

LARD.

“
“
“
“

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs...............................8 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing................................ 8 60
Boneless, rump butts..............................................15 00

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

“ 
“ 

“ 
'• 
" 
" 

Hams, average 20 lbs..............................................14 v<

16 lbs..........................................14*
12 to 14 lbs................................. 15
picnic........................................................ 12
best boneless..........................................  13H
Shoulders..............................................................11*
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................................13Vi
Dried beef, ham prices................................—  10V4
Long dears, heavy.............................................
Briskets,  medium...............................................

ligh t......................................................11

„ 

CANDIES, FRUITS  and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.

Cases 

“ 

Standard,  per  lb ...............
H.H.
T w ist...............
Boston  Cream..................  
Cut  Loaf...........................
Extra H.  H...............  

8Vi
...  8Vi
MIXED  CANDY.

Bbls.  Palls.
6Vi
6V4
6V4

Palls.

Palls.
Bbls.
Standard.......................................... 6
7
..6
7
..6
Leader.............................................. 6
..6VÍ
Royal................................................ .6Vi
7VÍ
8
..7
Nobby..................................
8
..7
English  Rock................................. 7
Conserves........................................7
8
..7
Its
8
Broken Taffy..................... baskets
9
8
PeanutSquares..................
10
French Creams................................  
Valley  Creams........................... .  . 
13
Midget, 30 lb. bsekets.........................................  8
8
Modern, 30 lb. 

 

“ 
fancy—In bulk

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Lozenges, plain............... .................................10
printed..............................................11
Chocolate Drops...................................................lift
Chocolate Monumentals..................................  13
Gum Drops.........................................................   5 Vi
Moss Drops.........................................................   8
Sour Drops..........................................................  8 Vi
Imperials.............................................................  10
Per Box
Lemon Drops........................................................55
Sour Drops........................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops................................................60
Chocolate Drops...................................................65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................... 90
Gum Drops.....................................................40@50
Licorice Drops..  ..............................................1  00
A. B. Licorice Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain........................... 
60
65
printed.....................  
Imperials...............................................................60
Mottoes..................................................................70
Cream Bar............................................................. 55
Molasses Bar........................................................56
Hand Made  Creams......................................86@95

“ 

 

20 50
“ 
“ 
“ 

Plain Creams................................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams.......................................... 1  00
String Rock..........................................................65
Burnt Almonds............................................... 1 00
Wlntergreen  Berries.......................................... 60
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes...........................  34
 
No. 1, 
61
No. 2, 
 
3«
...........................
No.3. 
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes.......................................
Small.......................................................... )  50@1  75
Medium.....................................................2 00@2 50
Large.........................................................
Florldas, fan cy.......................................
Messinas, 200s............................................  @3 50
3008............................................

“ 
“ 
« 
BANANAS.

ORANGES.

3 
2 
3 

“ 

 
 

LEMONS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

50-lb.  “ 

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

Messina, choice, 360................................  @3 50
@»00
fancy, 360.................. 
 
choice 300.................................   3 50@3 75
fancy 360  ................................  
450
Figs, fancy layers, 69>.............................  @12Vi
“  101b...  .......................  @12Vi
“  14B>.............................   @14
“  201b.............................   @15

“ 
“ 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................  @  714
.............................  @6*4
“ 
Persian, 50-lb.  box.....................4V%@  5Vi
NUTS.

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Almonds, Tarragona................................  @19
. Ivaca............................................  @18

California................................  @18V4
Brazils, new...............................................  @ 9V4
Filberts......................................................  @iivi
Walnuts, Grenoble.  ................................   @13V4

“  Maibot......................................   @
Calif............................................i<  @i8
“ 
Table Nnts,  fancy...................................   @13V4
choice................................   @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  .............................12  @14
Cocoanuts, foil sacks..............................   @4  25
Fancy, H.  P.,Snns...................................   @  8
“  Roasted..................  @  9V4
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..................................  @ 8
“  Roasted..................  @  9V4
Choice, H. P.,  Extras..............................   O 6vi
“  Roasted...................  @ s

“ 
“ 
“ 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE.

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

FRUIT  JARS.

P ints........   ......................................................s
Quarts.............................................................. .
Half Gallons.........................................  .........
Caps...................................................................
Rubbers.............................................................
No. 0 Son................................................................   45
N o.l  “  ................................................................   50
No.2  “  ................................................................   75
Tubular..................................................................  75

LAHF  BURNERS.

lamp  chimneys.  Per box.

6 doz. In box.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 San.............................................................  1 go
No. 1  “ 
.............................................................. 1 90
No. 2  “  .............................................................. 2 go
No. 0 San, crimp  top.........................................2  26
No. 1  “ 
“  ..........................................2 40
No.2  “ 
“  ..........................................8 40
No. 0 Snn, crimp top.........................................2  60
“  .......................................... 2 80
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
“  ..........................................3 80
No. 1 Snn, wrapped and  labeled......................3 70
No.2  “ 
......................470
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
......................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.  ......................1  25
No.2  “ 
......................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per'doz........................................... 1 35
No.2  “ 
........................................... 1  60
No. 0, per  gross...................................................  23
 
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
 
No. 3, 
 
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T H E   MICTHGAJSr  T R A D E S M A N

Why  Pork is  High in Price.

Only twice in  twenty  years  have  the 
prices of hog products reached the  pres­
ent level,  and since the  war  every  such 
advance has come one or two  years after 
short corn crops, and has  been  due  di­
rectly to  deficient  harvests. 
It  is  true 
that the corn crop of  189*2 was below the 
average,  and such crops have  heretofore 
been  immediately  followed  by  a  free 
marketing of  swine,  which  the  owners 
thought it  unprofitable,  in  view  of  the 
high price of  corn,  to feed  longer  or to 
keep for breeding purposes;  but  in  the 
present  case  the  usual  procedure  has 
been reversed, as a short  corn  crop  has 
not been  followed  by  increased but  by 
diminished offerings,  the  winter’s pack­
ing having been  only  about  three-fifths 
the number packed in the preceding year.
While  short  corn crops  have  hereto­
fore immediately caused  free marketing, 
to be followed a  little  later  by  dimin­
ished supplies, the minimum of offerings 
being reached in from one  to three years 
after the  harvesting  of a very  deficient 
corn crop,  in  this  instance  the  demin­
ished offerings preceded  as  well  as fol­
lowed the  harvesting  of  the  deficient 
crop of  1892,  and  clearly  are  due  to 
causes other than such as  have governed 
heretofore.
Present conditions,  affecting  the  sup­
ply of the raw material entering into ba­
con,  ham,  and  lard are  evidently  unus­
ual and due to some  cause  relating fur­
ther back  and more  permanent  than a 
deficient corn harvest,  which  otherwise 
would,  as heretofore, have  had the  im­
mediate effect of enlarging the supply by 
promoting  the  marketing  of  an  undue 
proportion of young as well  as  breeding 
animals,  to be  ultimately  followed  by 
such a reduction of stocks  as necessarily 
results from drying  the  current  at  its 
source.  Such results followed  the  defi­
cient corn harvests  of  1874  and  1881, 
and,  in a lesser degree, the short  crop of 
1890.  The present high  range of prices, 
cannot,  however,  be  attributed to  any 
such cause,  as the acreage yield of  corn 
in 1891 was exceptionally high  and  the 
deficient supply of swine was  developed 
while this great crop  was fed and before 
the result  of  the  corn  harvest  of  1893 
could be known.
It is true  that  many  have  attributed 
the deficient  supply  to a  short  crop  of 
pigs in  the spring  of 1891,  but the  def­
icit was  known to exist,  and  was  dis­
cussed as early  as  February,  1892,  as 
likely to obtain  irrespective  of  the  pig 
crop then being weaned.

The  causes  producing  the  present 
shortage  are  unusual  in  the  United 
States,  wholly different from  those here­
tofore producing high  prices,  and  go to 
the very root of  production;  and  there 
seems little probability of this  period of 
high prices being followed by one of low 
prices.  On the  contrary,  present  con­
ditions are neither  temporary  nor  such 
as are likely  to.  end,  as  heretofore, 
in 
prices below a remunerative  level,  even 
if the acreage  yield of corn  shall be for 
several years at the maximum.
With American rural processes a given 
number of  swine imply  a given number 
of  acres of  corn—the  variations  in the 
ratio,  due  to  increased  or  diminished 
yields per acre,  being within a range,  in 
either  direction,  so  narrow  as  not  to 
have exceeded one-twelfth in twenty years 
—as  does  a given population  imply  the 
consumption  of  given quantities of  the 
pork packer’s  products;  and  in the pos­
sible event  that acres  of  corn  shall not 
increase  in the  same  ratio  as  the pork­
consuming  population, then  the relative 
number of  swine is  certain  to diminish, 
although  the  aggregate  may  increase. 
This is exactly what has occurred during 
the last eight  years,  the number of pork 
eaters having  increased fully 11,000,000, 
without  any  increase  whatever  in  the 
number of  those  engaged  in raising the 
commercial supply of swine.  The result 
is seen in vastly diminished relative sup­
plies,  greatly  enhanced  prices,  and  a 
shrinking  volume  of  exports;  and  the 
question is,  how long  such  a  relatively 
lessened  supply  is  likely  to  continue, 
what effect it will have upon our foreign 
commerce and a balance of trade already 
seriously disturbed  by the  low prices at 
which grain and cotton are going abroad, 
and by  the reduced  number  of  animals

and  small  volume  of  animal  product 
being exported?
The determining  factor  in  the supply 
of swine for  a  population  increasing as 
is that of  the United  States  is  the rela­
tive  abundance  or  scarcity  of  feeding 
material,  which  is  here  almost  exclu­
sively corn,  and the supply of  this mate­
rial  cannot  keep  pace  with  population 
unless an immense new acreage is yearly 
brought  under  cultivation  and  new pig 
growers  added, in like  ratio, to  the pro­
ductive  forces.  Without  new  acres  of 
corn there  will  be  few  or  no  new pig 
growers and little addition to  the supply 
of  pigs,  while  the  pig-consuming  ele­
ment increases  in  an  ever progressively 
greater  yearly  ratio.  During  the  last 
eight years pig production in  the United 
States has,  practically, been at a  stand­
still,  while consumption has increased at 
a progressively  augumenting  aggregate.
Since the middle  of  the  ninth decade 
the corn area  has not  increased, nor has 
the number  of  pig  growers  in  any  ap­
preciable  degree,  the  result  being that 
consumption of  pork has  overtaken and 
is  likely  to  outrun  production,  and 
with the  price  advancing to  a level out 
of all proportion to prices for other farm 
staples  the  farmer  has  been tempted to 
part with his breeding stock, thus reduc­
ing the supply of  swine below the usual 
ratio, as  related  to acres of  corn; hence 
some  increase  may  be  looked  for,  al­
though there can be  no increase  propor­
tionate  to  the  increase  of  population 
without a similar increase in the number 
of  pig growers, and this is impracticable 
without  an  increase  of  the  corn  area; 
hence the  supply of  swine, the  number 
of  pig  growers,  the  prices  of  the pork 
packer’s  products,  and  the  volume  of 
exports  all  resolve  themselves  into  a 
question of corn acreage.
Although  in the  last  seven  years  the 
crop  area  has  shown  some  expan­
sion  in  Kansas  and  Nebraska, 
it  has 
steadily declined in  the other  great pro­
ducing  States,  and  even  in Kansas  the 
maximum was  reached in  1889 at an ag­
gregate of  1,000,000  acres  greater  than 
the  acreage of  1892; hence  Nebraska  is 
the only one of  the  great  swine-produc­
ing States where the corn area is not les­
sening.
Iowa,  Kansas  and  Nebraska  are  the 
only States where  any material  increase 
of  the swine  supply seems  probable;  in 
the remainder of the Republic a decrease 
may be  looked for, as the  rapid increase 
of the urban population renders it neces 
sary to devote a progressively increasing 
proportion of  the land to the production 
of dairy products  and  such  other things 
as are consumed near the place of growth.
Present  high  prices  for  swine result 
logically  from  the  cessation  of  the in­
crease  of  the  corn  area  that  occurred 
about the middle of  the  last  decade and 
are likely  to  continue  with  fluctuations 
dependent for  their  range  and duration 
upon an  acreage  yield  of  corn  upon an 
area  constantly  diminishing,  relatively 
to  population,  even  should  such yields 
be  always  at  the  maximum;  and  such 
prices are not likely to be any lower by rea­
son of  the fact  that the swine supply of 
the United  Kingdom  has  declined more 
than 25 per cent,  within the past year.
Cheap pork depends  upon  an increase 
of  the number of pig growers proportion­
ate  to  the  increase  of  population,  and 
the increase of pig growers depends upon 
an  increase of  the number  of  acres  of 
, corn,  which seems  to  be  impracticable, 
or,  at least,  wholly  improbable,  and has 
not obtained  during  recent  years. 
It is 
true that  since 1885 additions have been 
made to the number of farms, but almost 
wholly  in 
region 
where  wheat  is  the  one  commercial 
staple and where swine production hard­
ly  suffices  for  home  needs.  We  may, 
and probably  shall,  continue  to  add to 
the  number of  farms in  the  Northwest, 
but  in  so  doing  shall  add  only  to  the 
wheat  growers,  and,  in  the  towns and 
villages of  that region,  to the pig eaters, 
just as  in the last  eight years  there has 
been no appreciable addition to the num­
ber of  pig growers, although there have, 
in this period,  been no  less than 11,000,- 
000 added to  the pig  eaters; and  the re­
sult, the  inevitable result,  is seen in de­
pleted stocks, ascending  prices, decreas­
ing exports, and some addition  to an ad­
verse balance of trade.

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conditions.  In  1893 it paid losses to policy hold­
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one  foot,  as  paid  by  most  other  companies. 
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T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .

19

WHOLESALE  GROCERS.

Annual Meeting of the  Michigan  Asso­

ciation  at Detroit.

The  annual  meeting of  the  Michigan 
Wholesale Grocers’ Association convened 
at Detroit  last  Thursday,  the  roll  call 
showing  thirty-three  members  present 
and sixteen absent.

President R.  O.  Wheeler delivered the 

following annual  address:

The history of the progress of mercan­
tile affairs in this country is instructive to 
men of the present  time and  suggestive 
of more intimate relations between mem­
bers of the same occupation  and looking 
to adjustment of difficulties  and solution 
of business problems by  combination  of 
experience and the force of  numbers.

Competition has done its perfect work in 
the past, which is attested by the wrecks 
of  business houses  all over  the country. 
Concentration—the massing of large cap­
ital to overcome  competition—has  been 
tried as  a  remedy, but  has  proved  of 
no benefit; nor has it  arrested  the down­
ward  course  or  effected  an  adequate 
compensation for capital and effort.  The 
business world has been  obliged  to look 
further for its solution.  The  old  meth­
ods of individual effort are  untenable in 
the changed conditions that  confront the 
present and are  sure  to be  envolved in 
the future.
Preparation is now the watch  word of 
large enterprises, the necessity for it be­
ing clearly shown in  circumstances that 
have arisen within the very  recent past, 
giving their sure motion  to  every think­
ing merchant  and in  pointing clearly to 
closer relations than  have  ever  before 
been practicable.
Some  three  years  ago  a strong  effort 
was  made,  notably  by  our  friends  of 
Grand  Rapids,  and  repeated  meetings 
were held in this city,  looking to a unity 
*of action on  some  minor points  of prac­
tice.  No  result followed,  except  some 
very  serious  thinking,  then  instigated. 
The idea was there,  but the  preparation 
had not been made.  About the same time 
a  movement  was  inaugurated  in  New 
England, having a much wider scope and 
including the settlement and adjustment 
of the  much  vexed sugar  question.  As 
time has elapsed other  subjects  relating 
to the prosperity of  the grocery business 
have been  taken up  until  the  scope of 
the Eastern  Association  has so widened 
as to correct many other abuses and solu­
tions  of  vexed  questions have  been ar­
rived  at  by  careful  consideration  and 
wise conclusion.  From these beginnings 
the  methods  then  adopted  have  been 
taken up  by one  State after another un­
til, in  an unbroken  wave,  it  has  swept 
from ocean  to Lake  Michigan.  Our own 
State, in a  convention of  grocers held in 
Grand Rapids last November,  formed  an 
association and  unanimously adopted the 
the equality plan for  sugars,  which your 
Executive  Committee  ordered  in  effect 
January 3, and in  the short period it has 
been in  operation  the  members  of  this 
Association  have  cemented,  what  we 
confidently  expect  to be  lasting, a  cor­
dial relation of  friendship  among them­
selves and kept inviolate the agreements 
entered into,  so that  from no quarter  of 
the  State  has  appeared  a  single  com­
plaint  of  infidelity.  And  all  this  has 
been  accomplished,  not  only  without 
friction  among  the  jobbers,  but to  the 
expressed satisfaction of the retailers.
relation 

is 
founded on just principles, and promises 
to be  lasting, 
in  evidence  of  this we 
point to the  years of  experience  of  the 
Eastern  associations.  The  worst oppo­
nents are now its strongest advocates.
These  older  organizations,  having 
proved the wisdom and  benefit of united 
action in many departments of  the busi­
ness, furnish  us a precedent,  founded on 
success in  their  results, that  makes for 
our newer endeavor a  plain path to pur­
sue,  and while the efforts so far put forth 
by  us  have  been  somewhat  restricted, 
yet the way  seems  open  for  further re­
sults, as satisfactory as  those already at­
tained.  Among these  may be suggested 
the regulation of transactions in package 
coffees,  and  concerted  action  regarding 
many  manufactured  articles  that  have 
It  seems
become  staple  in  the  trade. 

The  condition  of 

this 

needless to suggest the wisdom of prompt 
action  in  these  directions.  The  pure 
food bill, so  called,  introduced  into  the 
House of  Representatives of our state is 
a  subject  requiring  our  attention.  No 
one here will object  to  the correction of 
evils in this matter, but there is vast dis­
tinction between sale of perfectly whole­
some and harmless  compounds that have 
been in use for years,  and  a  restriction 
of  sale  to  some  formulas  that have no 
paramount  merit  either  in  purity  or 
wholesomeness.
Too much  cannot  be  said  of  the  un­
tiring and persistent efforts of  the chair­
man  of  your Executive  Committee,  Mr. 
Widdicomb,  of  Grand  Rapids,  who  has 
freely given  his  time  and  labor for the 
Association,  and  whose  wise  counsel 
your commission has followed with great 
benefit to the interests of  every member. 
It is to be  hoped  he  may ba  induced to 
continue with us in this important office, 
as his experience will  be  most valuable.
The greatest effort in  most enterprises 
is  expended  in  their  inauguration,  and 
when this is effected,  the  power  of  con­
tinuance seems to be created  and  to  in­
crease,  so that it is  not  too  much to ex­
press  the  conviction  that  succeeding 
years  will  cement  a  still  closer union 
and a  more  effective and widened policy 
until the  business we  represent wilj  be 
established firmly on a footing  of  tumor 
and success.  To insure this requires the 
hearty  co-operation  of  every  member, 
and a readiness to  abide by the action of 
your  officers,  for  unity of  action  is  the 
only guarantee  of  stability  and,  though 
our association has  hardiy passed its in­
fancy,  yet  it  already  gives  promise  of 
reaching  a  sturdy manhood,  based  on a 
character  of  perseverance, integrity and 
honor.
Wm.  Widdicomb, chairman of  the Ex­
ecutive Committee,  made an  exhaustive 
report  on  the  work  of  his  Committee, 
which was accepted and placed on file.
Mr. Parker  called  the attention of the 
members  to the  confusion  now existing 
relative  to the time  allowed on the vari­
ous  articles of  merchandise  in  the gro­
cery line.  He moved that a special com­
mittee be appointed to present to the meet­
ing a schedule of thirty and sixty day and 
four months’  goods, which was  adopted, 
but the Committee afterward asked to be 
excused, and the matter was turned over 
to the  Executive Committee  for investi­
gation and report.
Mr. Wheeler called the attention of the 
Association to the encroachment of man­
ufacturers  upon  the  retail 
trade  and 
urged the  necessity of  speedy action by 
the Association on the matter.
The Pure Food bill, as  now before the 
State Legislature,  was the occasion of  a 
very  general  discussion,  and  while  all 
present favored the enactment of  a  just 
and reasonable law covering the subject, 
the present  bill was  denounced as  arbi­
trarily circumscribing the rights of every 
citizen.
Mr.  Barlow,  Mr.  Smart,  Mr.  Judson 
and Mr.  Widdicomb  discussed the pres­
ent situation  as  regards  profit in  hand­
ling  package  coffees  and plug  tobaccos, 
particularly “Spearhead.”
Mr.  Musselman  moved  that  the pack­
age  coffee  question  be  referred  to  the 
Executive Committee,  with power to act.
Mr.  Griggs moved to  amend by adding 
Royal baking powder.
Mr.  Musselman  declined  to accept the 
amendment, urging  that the Association 
attempt but one reform at a time.
During  the  discussion  following,  the 
question of  selling  package  coffee at  an 
f. o.  b. or a  delivered price  was brought 
up,  and,  Mr.  Griggs  withdrawing  his 
amendment,  the  motion  of  Mr.  Mussel­
man prevailed.
On motion of  Mr.  Griggs,  Royal  bak­
ing powder was referred to the Executive 
Committee upon the same terms as pack­
age coffee.
The  plug  tobacco  question,  after  a 
thorough  discussion,  was  also referred 
to the Executive Committee.
Mr.  Robson  offered 
the  following, 
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved,  That no  manufacturer  shall 
pay  a bonus  to any  salesman  employed 
by any member of this Association.
The  Committee  on  Nominations  rec- 
omended  the  election  of  the  following 
gentlemen:

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President—R.  O.  Wheeler.
First Vice-President—A. Wierengo.
Second Vice-President—J. W. Symons.
Secretary—Fred H. Ball.
Treasurer—Wm.  Judson.
Executive  Committee — Wm.  Widdi­
comb,  chairman;  James  Edgar,  W.  J. 
Brotherton,  W.  H.  Brace,  W.  J.  Gould, 
W.  C. Phipps,  B.  L.  Desenberg,  H.  S. 
Griggs and S.  Armstrong.
Directors—Fred.  B.  Clark,  D.  L.  Mc- 
Morran,  John  Robson,  Edward  Henkel 
and L. E.  Hawkins.
The report was  unanimously adopted.
Mr.  Wheeler extended  an invitation to 
the  members to attend  a banquet  at the 
Hotel Cadillac in  the evening,  as guests 
of the  Detroit  wholesale  grocers.  The 
invitation was accepted and  the meeting 
adjourned.

In  most  of 

The  Hardware Trade and  Bicycles.
The bicycle has  already found  a place 
in the  hardware trade,  and it  has come 
to stay.  Some  jobbing houses took hold 
of it last year,  and  a still  larger  number 
have added it to  their regular  stock this 
year.  This action of the few will doubt­
less be followed by the many to  the mu­
tual advantage of bicycle makers and the 
hardware  dealers.  The  increasing  de­
mand  for the  wheel  has  made  this  de­
parture  inevitable. 
the 
smaller towns a  special bicycle business 
could  not  be  maintained,  and  yet  the 
aggregate  number  sold in  the  territory 
naturally tributary to such a local center 
is considerable.  The  hardware  trade is 
the natural avenue for such distribution, 
and as roads are improved the number of 
wheels used will  largely  Increase.  The 
prospect  for  a good  increase in  the  bi­
cycle trade  is therefore  almost  assured, 
while the  inevitable  reduction  in  price 
whe the patents  expire  bids fair  to pro­
long the demand indefinitely.

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To-day the number is fifty-one.

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6 00a 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  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  6:55 am ;  re­
turning, leave Detroit 4:40 p m, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:00 pm.
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.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
S c h e d u le   In  e f f e c t  J a n u a r y   29.1893.

TBA INS  GOING  N O RTH .

Arrive from Leave going; 
North.
7:20 am
1:10 p m
4:15 pm
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 am  
For Traverse City & Mackinaw 
9:00 a m 
For Cadillac and Saginaw........  2:20 pm 
For Petoskey A Mackinaw.......  8:10 p m 
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 pm 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

TBAINS  G O IN S  SO U TH .
North
North.
For  Cincinnati..........................   6:30 a
0:80 am
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago...
11:50 a m
For Fort Wayne and the  Bast..  11:60 a
For  Cincinnati............................   5:15 
6:15 p m
For Kalamazoo A  Chicago...... 10:40 pm
10:40 p m
From Saginaw..............................11:50 a m
11:50 am
From Saginaw..............................10:40 pm
10:40 p m
Trains leaving sonth at 6 -.00 p m and 11: 
m and 11:20 p.  m. runs
dally;  all other trains dally except Sunday.

Arrive from Leavegoing 
South.
7:00 a m
10:05 am
2:00 p m
0:00 p m
11:20 P m

pm

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

7:20 a m train  has  Parlor Car 'to  Travers 
City.
1:10  p  m   tra in   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.
1 0 :0 5   a m   tr a in .—Wagner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids to  Chicago.
6 :0 0   p m   tr a in .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
11; 20  p m  tr a in .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.
Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

Lv Grand  Rapids 
ArrChicago 

11:20 pm
6:50am
10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:20 p m train daily, through Wagner  Steeping Car. 
6:45  am
11:46 p  m 

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

10:05 am  
3:55pm 

2:00 pm 
9:00pm 

7:06 am 
2:20 pm 

11:45 pm

For Mnskegon—Leave. 

M uskegon, Grand Rapids St Indiana.
10:00 a m
6:56 a m 
11:25 am  
4:40 pm
6:30 p m 
9:06 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  at  0:05 a  m, ar­
riving at 10:20 a m.  Returning,  train  leaves  Muake 
gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand  Rapids at 5:45 p m.
Tnrough tickets and full  Information  can  be 
had by calling upon A. Almqulst, ticket agent at 
Union  Station,  Telephone  606,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.
_____________General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
NOV.  20,  1892
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’Y.

CHICAGO

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

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 USKEGON.

Lv. CHICAGO...............9:00sm  5:25pm  *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS...... 3:55pm  10:45pm  *7:05am
TO  AND  FROM   BENTON  H A B B O B ,  AND  ST  JO S E P H
Lv. G  R...........   8:50am  1:25pm 
.........  *11:35pm
.........   10:45pm
Ar.  G R ............*6:10am 3'55pm 
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  5:35pm
12:15pm  10:29pm
Ar.  Manistee 
Ar.  Traverse City.........................12:35pm 10:59pm
Ar.  Charlevoix.............................  2:55pm 
...
Ar. Petoskey  ................................  3:30pm  ............
Ar.  from  Petoskey.  etc.,  10:00  p  m.;  from 
Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 p m.

T R A V ER SE CITY  M A N ISTEE  & PE T O S K E T .

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

 

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.

D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   &  Mi l ­

w a u k e e   Railway.

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Ave.

Trains Leave 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia............Ar
St.  Johns__ Ar
Owosso........ Ar
E. Saginaw..Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F lin t............Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac........ Ar
Detroit..........Ar

EA STW A R D .

itNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No.  82
6 50am
11 00;m
7 45am
12 42  m 
8 30am
200am 
3 10am
9 05am
10 50am
6 40am 
11 30am 
7 15am 
5 40am
1005am
12 05pm
7 30am 
5 37am 
10 53am
11 50am
700am
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm
3 45pm
5 50pm 
305pm
4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm 
520pm
6 06pm 
8 00pm 
837pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

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

»No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13. tNo. 15
10 45pm
4 05pm 
7 00am
10 20pm 
8 25am
1120pm 
630am 
6 00am

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

6  50am
1  00pm
2  10pm

»Dally.  tDaily except Sunday 

Trains arrive from the east, 6:40 a.m., 12:50 a.m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 6:45 a. m.,  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 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
Jab. Campbell, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee 
R'ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.

Time Table in effect January 29,1893.

V IA  D .,  L .  A  N .  R ’T .

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 at.......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo at...............   1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m.

v i a  i ) .,   a .   h .  a  » .   b ’t .

Return connections equally as good.

DETROIT, 

W.  H.  B e n n e t t ,  General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo. Ohio.
.JAy:.3.1893
LANSING  &  NORTHERN K. R. 
GOING TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. DETR.........................7:45am  »1:30pm 6:06pm
Ar. G  R...........................12:55pm  *5:25pm 10:30pm

TO  AND  PROM   8A O IN A W ,  ALMA  AND  ST .  LO U IS.

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

TO LO W ELL VIA   LO W ELL  A  H A STINGS  B .  K.

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

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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

•Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t,

20

ELEMENTS  OF  SUCCESS.

Valuable Suggestions From the Experi­

training, 

From the Cincinnati Tribune.

ence  of  a Successful  Merchant.
To  be  a  successful  retail  dealer  re­
quires  careful 
forethought, 
prudence, and the possession of a knowl­
edge at  all times  as to  “where  you  are 
at.”  Salesmen  and  saleswomen play an 
important  part.  Their  qualities,  char­
acters,  capabilities  and  general  fitness 
should be  carefully  considered,  as  they 
have much to  do  with  the  drawing and 
driving  away  of  custom.  Once  having 
secured  the  right  persons,  the  value of 
their services  should not be  overlooked. 
Their  compensation  should  be  ample. 
A well-paid  salesman  works with an in­
terest and  willingness  that  well  repays 
his employer.
Advertising is  a leading  factor in  the 
success or  failure of  a  retail  business. 
It is  an art  whose  mysteries  should  be 
solved  as far  as possible. 
It  has many 
intricacies, but, from experience  and ob­
servation the  best method  to  pursue  in 
newspaper  advertising  is to  be  modest, 
yet forcible, to  the  point and  dignified. 
Newspaper advertising, alas! is too often 
abused.  Extravagant  assertions  and 
claims are  hurtful  rather  than  helpful. 
Always have in stock what  is advertised 
and sell the ware at  the prices  as adver­
tised.  This  method  wins  confidence, 
whereas  the  -reverse  shakes  it.  The 
show windows  should  not  be  neglected 
by any  means,  neither  should  the  inte­
rior of the store. 
In short,  the best way 
to  advertise  is  to  eternally keep  your 
wares before the  public by  every means 
that is fair.
The cash system  is calculated  and has 
been  demonstrated  by  experience  to be 
the best for any retail dealer.
The dealer should be courteous and af­
fable to his customers  whether they buy 
or  not, and  in sending  out bills,  state­
ments, etc., he  should take care  to spell 
the  names  correctly.  Every  man,  no 
matter  how  modest  he  may  be,  feels 
within him a revolt  when he beholds his 
name  misspelt.  This  carelessness  is 
often the  result of  a loss of  a customer.
With  ordinary  capital  secure  a  good 
location.  Keep  only  fresh goods.  Dis­
play windows strikingly,  but  neatly and 
without  profusion.  Clear  out  old stock 
every  few  months.  Let  yourself  be 
Impress  upon  people  that  you 
seen. 
want their  custom, but  do  not  be obse­
quious.  Do  what  you  advertise. 
If 
people return  and  complain,  have them 
come to  you; then  attend to them.  Bet­
ter lose  a sale’s  profit than  a customer. 
Let people  learn  that  “if  it  isn’t right, 
you’ll make it  right,” and  they will ap­
preciate and stick by  you.
Salesmen:  Have  you  the  kind  that 
wait  on customers  the  way  you  would 
do?  The  kind that  sell  all  a  customer 
needs  and  yet  do  not  overload  with 
useless things?  It  is  not  the  man  who 
makes the  largest  sales that  is  the best 
for you.  Pay  them  as  much  as  your 
profits will allow; a  little more,  at least, 
than other  stores  in  your  line.  Never 
rebuke an  employe  before any  one,  and 
do  not  be  too  ready  to  “dock”  when 
really  sick.  They  will  work  to  stay 
with you, and  realize that  your prosper­
ity is their welfare.
Advertising:  Don’t  advertise  “goods 
below cost,” for even if  so the dear  pub­
lic will  not  believe  you,  and if  it were 
so rival dealers  would  buy  you out and 
profit  by  i t   Don’t  advertise  valuable 
property  in  cheap  papers,  nor  shoddy 
stuff in  high-priced  ones.  Consider  the 
goods you  have  and  cultivate  the class 
that uses them.  Temper the outlay with 
judgment  and  “keep  everlastingly  at 
i t ”  As you have  opportunity  to speak 
with your customers ascertain the papers 
that  brought  them.  Have  your  office 
stationery attractive  and new.
Special  method:  Keep  your name, or 
store,  or  some  article  before  people in 
some standard  style  that  is  applicable, 
but  add  new  methods  around  it.  Get 
people used to you  or your business that 
you  may  become  a  “household  word.” 
Don’t use tricky  wording.
Combining,  etc.:  Don’t  be  afraid  to 
“ talk shop”  with your  competitors; you

Retailers  Owned  by  Jobbers.

Some excellent advice  is  given  to  the 
readers of the Grocers'  Review, the  little 
monthly issued by the  Philadelphia  Re­
tail Groeers’  Association,  by  an  anony­
mous  writer  who  is  familiar  with  the 
grocery business and the perils that beset 
the average beginner  in  that  branch  of 
trade.  He says:
“Too  many  of us do not pay  our  bills 
promptly,  let  alone  discount,  but  steal 
as  much  time  on  them  as  our  jobbers 
will allow us to do, consequently  we  al­
low our bank account to grow; then what 
do we do?  We, as a  rule,  look  aronnd 
and purchase a home,  probably  through 
a building association by paying $500  on 
it of the money that should go to our job­
ber. 
In speaking to a  jobber  the  other 
day of a man who had made a  purchase, 
we remarked he must be  making  money 
when he can do that?  He said,  ‘Yes,  on 
money he should have given me,’ and  he 
opened his book and,  would  you  believe 
it,  he just owed that man $930.  There is 
just where we make a mistake, we should 
not allow any jobber to  own  us,  but  too 
many of us do.  While  in  this  jobber’s 
house we saw another come in, and would 
you think, on a bill of $80 dollars he was 
charged just $2.25 more  than  you  would 
haye paid for same lot.  The jobber  said 
he had to charge interest,  as  he  had  to 
wait so long for his cash,  and  the  buyer 
could not go any place else  to  purchase, 
for the jobber owned him.  We are fools 
to let any jobber own us.  We should  be 
so  fixed,  so  independent,  that  when  a 
man told us a  price  that  we  could  say, 
‘I can do better than that,’ and if you are 
a prompt  discounter  you  will  have  no 
trouble in getting the  best  prices on  all 
goods.”

What  Constitutes  a  Model  Clerk.
A  New York  grocer  advertised  for  a 
model  clerk,  specifying  his  virtues  as 
follows:
He  must  be  strictly temperate and of 
good habits.
Prefer one who  does  not  use  tobacco 
in any form.
One who has a disposition  to  see how 
much rather than how little he can do.
One  who  is  ambitious  to  work  and 
thoroughly learn the business.
One who will  be  patient and attentive 
to  customers.
One  who  has  taste  for  reading  the 
trade journals with  a view to being well 
informed.

One who is neat and orderly.
One who will  try  to  make  himself  so 
useful that we  cannot  dispense with his 
services.
One who is honest with  a  fair amount 
of common  sense.
One who is interested  in  the goods he 
is selling and can make  them interesting 
to others.
One who will not laugh at  a  customer 
if  he  calls  for  “consecrated”  lye  or! 
“graduated”  sugar.
One who  can  command  the confidence 
and respect of all whom he comes in con­
tact with.

All applications must be in writing.

How  It Turned  Out.

F ro m  t h e  W a s h in g to n  S ta r .
“So Bankster  married his  typewriter 
operator?”
“Yes.”
“And she doesn’t do any more work?” 
“It didn’t  turn  out  that  way.  She 

simply doesn’t draw any more salary.”

The  Drug  Market.

There are few changes of interest.
Gum opuim is a  trifle  weaker, but un­

changed.

Morphia and quinine are unchanged.
Rock candy syrup, owing to the higher 
prices  for  sugar,  has  advanced  5c  per 
gallon.

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N ,
will both be benefited by  an exchange of 
opinions.
Experimental:  Novelties  are  always 
taking  and they  set  people  to  talking, 
but  they  must  never  be  tricky.  Be 
ready to  pay for  ideas,  as  well  as mer­
chandise.

T0II HAVE HEARD

The  story  about  the  early 
bird and what he did.

Bit Have  Yoo  Em   Learned

about  the  early  worm  and 
what he did ?

Well, he did this:  He got into the buds  of  your fruit trees  last year, 
he ate into your apples, your pears,  your  peaches  and your  plums,  he de­
stroyed the leaves  of  your  trees, ruined  your foliage, and wrought more 
havoc than can be repaired in many years. 
If  you do not want  a  repeti­
tion of this now is the time you must make preparations to avoid it.

S P R A Y   PUMPS.

Were manufactured especially for use  on fruit trees and are very effectual 
when properly manipulated. 
If  you haven’t any fruit trees to spray, get a 
Meyer’s Spray Pump to wash your windows.

H ave  You  a  Water  Cooler ?

If you haven’t you will want and  need  one  soon.  W e have a nice line of 
them—plain, fancy, large  and  small,  and,  of  course,  of  the  best  make. 
Jewett’s New Era Coolers have no rivals.

Parrot Cages, Mole Traps, Rat and Mouse  Traps, Feather Dusters, Door 

Mats, Foot Scrapers,  Fibre Tubs,  Wash Basins and Pails.

bsTERjSjfiVENS

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HUMAN  BABE  AND LIMBER  CO.,

IS  and  19
Widdicomb  Building.

contracts for the season of 189

Correspondence
Solicited.

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

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  MFG.  CO.,

TOLEDO.  OHIO.

Grader  Chests. 

Glass  Covers  for Biscnits.

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

W H O L E S A L E

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

M a c k in a w   S h ir ts   a n d   L u m b e r m e n 's   S o c k s. 

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, Hirplshfiiiir & Co.,48- l°rJi 
New Prices

st-

RED  STAR

see quotations. 

Raking Powder.
ARCTIC  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Grand  Ranids,  Mich.

You only Chew  the String when  you  read  this  advertisement.  To 
Prove the  Pudding,  you must send  for  a  sample  order  of  Tradesman, 
Superior or Universal  Coupon Books. 
If you have never used  the  Coupon 
Book  System, and  wish to investigate it, sample  books and  price  lists  will 
be mailed free on application.
T R A D E S M A N   C O M P A N Y ,

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

M u s k e g o n   B r a n c h

United  S tate®  B aking  C o .,

M u s k e g o n ,  M ich .

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.

Mail orders a specialty. 

H A R R Y   FO X ,  M a n a g e r .

S p rin g  &  Com pany,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s , 

D re ss   G o o d s,  S h a w ls ,  C lo a k s, 
N o tio n s , 
H o s ie ry , 
G lo v e s,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W ^o o len 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 m   D o m e stic  C o tto n s.

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

assorted stock  at lowest  m arket  prices.

S p rin g  &  C o m p an y.

' I  'HESE  chests  will 

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

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

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

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

the best selling cakes we ever made.

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

F.  J. 

DBTTBNTHÆ
WHOLESALE  OYSTERS.  FISH  and  GAME.

LIVE  AND  DRESSED  POULTRY.

Consignments solicited.  Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed.

117  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

“L eonard’s”

We have them,  and these  prices  are  below  any­
thing we have ever offered.  Constant reduction is 
the order of the day.  No  charge  for  packages  or 
cartage on anything  except  Crockery,  Glassware 
or Lamp Goods.  Terms,  30 days on  Bargain  line 
or 2 per cent,  discount  for  cash  in  ten  days. 
If 
you  haven’t  our Complete  Catalogues,  showing 
nearly everything we offer, ask for them.________

If you are strangers to us,  please give  reference 

to a house with whom you have credit.
Sign your name here.................................................
Ship via.
Town........................................................  

Tear off page and  mail  to

LEONARD  £ SONS.  Braid  Rapids,  Wich.

If you are not  coming  to  the  market  at  once, 
mark your order on the dotted lines,  tear  off  sheet 
and send to us; we will return a  printed  copy  by 
first mail,  and  ship the goods ordered immediately. 
Don’t delay,  and don’t fail to keep up  your  stock, 
as it is the little things your customers ask  for that 
are the easiest to sell. 

_______________ _
White Wash.

Base  B alls. 

per doz
O K ............................................. *0 42
Boys’  League...................... 
85
Champion............................  
85
Star........................................  I S
Atalanta....................................  2 00

B alls—Rubber.

 

 

 

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B all  Bats.

A*32in.  Long......................  
B 40 
H 40 
Boys Wood  Wagon
XX Daisy Wood Axle.......
X Wood  A xle....................
0 
.....
1 Iron Axle............
3 
4 

4  Sponge...........................  
35
60
.........................  
6**»“ 
15 Fluted............................. 
48
“ 
35 
.............................  
87
45 
“ 
..............................  t  35
115  Inflated.......................... 
47
75
“ 
130 
4 SO
205 
“ 
14 Basswood........................  
70
12 Ash.................................... 
72
10 PI Ash....................................  1 ’■»
Pol Basswood........................   1 50
Men’s Willow.................-  2 00
B oy’s  Reins.
45
“ 
 
85
“  Fancy..................2 00
3 30 
3 906 30
7 508 TO
...................................................12  00
...................................10  20
............... 12 00
‘ 
‘ 
15  00
7  “ 
..................................18 00
8 Baggage...............................12 00
IM’Bolv 9x11  ...................... 8 90
03*  “  10x20............ ............10 00
02  “  11x22............ ............ 12 50
.......... 15 00
0  “  12x24............
...  17 00
1  ••  13x28............
2  “  14x31............ ............19 00
3  “  15x33............ ............21  00
Bovs Toy Cart«
80
305x9.......................... . 
„  _
20 Tin Tire...........................   1  20
0 5x10................................
,  2  00 
1% 7x12.............................
.  2 75 
2 7x14.................................
Each 
Bov’s Velocepedes.
.  1  40 
No. 1 Japan......................
.  1  65 
......................
No. 2 
.  1  90 
.......................
No. 3 
2  15 
No. 4 
.......................
.  2  40
No. 5 
......................
Boys' W heelbarrows.  Per dz
No. 0 Varnished................... 2 00
No. 2.......................................  4 00
No. 3........................................6 00
No.  1  Garden.......................   7 50
No. 2 Garden.......................   8 50
Boys Exp Wagons  at  Reduced 

Boys Iron Wagons. 

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Prices.

Basting  Spoons.

“ 

20-13 in. Iron  Hd............... 
012 Flat  Hd.......................... 
1-11 in. Wood  Hd............... 
1-13 
............... 
014.......................................... 
14 in.  Iron............................ 
16 
............................ 
18 
............................
12 in. Wood..............

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28
32
34
4o
38
58
68

50

B iscuit Cutters.

 

2*4  in.  Peed........................ 
12
15
3 in. Peed............................. 
3 in. Stamped.............. 
  20
in.  French........................  
28
34
4J4 in.  Scolloped................  
85
Rotary................................... 
Brushes.
3-0  Shoe............................... 
80
10  “ 
.............................   1  25
.............................   1  40
166  “ 
100 
50
069 
331 
6 00 
220No. 55  Dauberi
75
T.  M.  C................................   2 00
38 
34 Nail.......
1  “  .......
2 25 
35
17-3 Tooth.. 
5143-3  “ 
.. 
117-5  “ 
..
3939-4  “  "
128 Shaving.......................... 
260 
...............
................
155 
305 
..............
310 
...............
3 60 
...............
628 
90 
0 Stove......................
1  50
81  “ 
No. 7 Dust............................  1  00
1  Counter 
...................... 2  00
2  50
2 
7 
...................... ■■■"  3 75
o 
5oo
12 in. Floor..........................   9 00
D D Window.......................   5 00
X X  
......................  6 00
Pope’s eye...............................500
Tampico...............................   4 00

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..............  1  20
...................  1  75
■  ........................ 2  75
40
1  35

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Horse Brushes.

Tampico..............................  
84
A A Din................................  200
X X .......................................  4  20
411 Corn................................  
90
Rice Root.............................  1  75
Leather Back......................  1  92
Palmetto...............................2 00
109 Leather  Back...............   3 50
445 Leather  Back...............   4  50

Scrub Brushes.

Can Openers. 

Carpet Tacks.

Cake Turners.

Bath Brushes.

Clothes  B rushes.

“ 
Cage Hooks.

Holland................................  
35
X X Com..............................  
44
Tampico............................... 
78
30 Block................................  1  25
No.  11....................................2 00
X X  Straight........................  4 75
Bent.......................................   4 75
Bent.......................................  6 00
112..........................................  
85
164 5.......................................   1  25
298..........................................  2 00
605.................................... .. 
3 00
201..........................................  3 50
405..........................................   4 00
165 
.........................  4 75
Per doz
26
No. 3 Cast Steel................... 
Sensible Jap’d ....................  
60
Sprague................................  
72
No. 30  Perfection...............   1  35
No.  200.................................. 
29
No.  50...................................
18...........................................
8 oz. Polished........... per gr
10 oz. Turned............per gr
Honest  count  __ per box  1  00
Carpet Beaters.
1  50 
Steel Wire..........................
1  25 
25 in. Wicker......................
1  75
30 in. 
......................
25
Screw...................................  
25
887  Swing............................. 
866  “ 
.............................
11x10 Swing.........................  
72
72
11x8 
No.  1.....................................  
65
10 qt.  Painted......................  3 00
12 
3 60
12 qt.  Galv............................. 4 25
10 qt Slop  ...........................  3 30
10 qt.  Anti  Slop..................   5 63
Goodell................................   4  75
Enterprise Jap’d ...:..........  5  75
7  25
41 
80 
1  28 
1 60 
3 25 
1  88 2 50
40
60

Tinned..............
30 foot Jute.........................
60 
.............................
50 foot Cotton......................
120  “  Jute..........................
100  “  Hemp........................
75  “  Wire.........................
100 “ 
..........................
Wood......................per  box
U S........................per gross
3-0 6 Bar................................
314-6  Bars............................. 
75
856 6  “ 
..............................  
80
407-J  “ 
..............................   1  25
Cattle Cards.........................  
67
C urling  Iron  Heaters.
No. 2 Iron............................. 
70
Common Sense.................... 
88
Princess...............................   1 2f
Alcohol................................  1  60
*4 pt.  Pieced  ...................... 
19
1  pt. Stamped...................... 
21
22
1 pt.  Pieeed.........................  
Hammered........................... 
27
O Gem................................... 
30
Crown................................... 
75

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Chamber Pails.

“ 
Clothes  Pins.

Cups and  Mugs.

Cherry Fitters.

Clothes  Lines.

Carry  Combs.

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Cover  Lifter.

302 Coppered........................ 
24
38
Black handled....................  
60
No. 1 Nlckled...................... 
Cork Screws.
Garden City................ 
40
 
40
No.  4050 23 ...........................  
No. 800 on  card................... 
44
512 Pocket............................  
77
82 Newark............................  
90
618 
...........................  1  35
..........................   1  60
036 
050 A sst................................  1  75
24 Williams.........................   5  00
135 Wall Jap’d....................... 2  67
........................3 86
350 Wall cop 
118 Lap....................................2 67
314  “ 
 
3 35
430  “ 
4  67

Coffee Mi»ls.

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Crayon.

797 Colored.......T.................. 
75
White  School......................  1 00

Croquet Sets.

No.  ! 
No.  :
X 5 . 
A ... 
X   A. 6.... 
1.... 
3 ....

56 
70 
80 
80 
1  10 
1  20
1  25
2 00
3 00

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D ippers. 

9 00
per doz
38
47
60
58
90
58

3 Asst............................  1 85
4 Shell........................................  3 50
No. 50  Brass...............................3 90
No. 5 Shell................................  4 50
10 Fancy....................................   6 00
11  “ 
7 Nickel......................................10 67
1 qt.  Stamped...................... 
.......... ........... 
2 
2 qt.  Returned....................  
2 qt.  Pieced.........................  
2qt. l x .................................. 
2 qt. x x x ....................................  1 80
2 qt.  Suds.........................
51 Cup................................
D ripping  Pans.
8x10....................................
8x12...................................
9x14...................................
10x15..................................
12*17 ..................................
23x19 ..................................
5*4 x954x2*4........................
D oughnut Cutters,
3 Pieced................................
3 French..............................
No. 29 Asst...........................
No. 1  “ 
........................

I>og  Collars.

96 
1  18 
1  80

E gg  Beaters.

44
Surprise............................... 
60 
No.  2...
80 
.... 
Dover Spoon...............
O............................
.... 
84
Genuine  Dover..........
... .  1  20
__ 1  50
Cup...............................
__ 6 60
Silvers.........................
__ 9 60
No. 1  Keystone............
....10 80 
No. 20 Keystone..........
per  doz 
Fire Shovels.
.... 
32
80...................................
.... 
42
180..................................
.... 
56
56.
40 Gem..................
.......  1  38
300  Monitor..........
Flag.
.Gro  22 
No.  1  1*4x3...........
.  “ 
25
2 214x4.........................
45
“ 
3 3*4x6  .......................
.  “  1  35
5*4  7x11*4....................
.  “  3 00 
7  11*4x18......................
“  6  50 
8  17*2X1714..................
.  “  15 00 
10 28V4X43....................
11  31x50.........................
“   21  00 
. 
.  “  24 00
11*4  35x58....................
Floral Tools.
1  60 
1-3 pcs...........................
55-3 pee.........................
2  00 
4 00 
60-3 pee  .......................
5-4 pee.........................
7 20
70-4 pee.................................   8 50

Garden Trowels.

No. 19  Coppered................. 
6 Ebony................................ 
No.  10 Iron........................... 
No. 12 Wood........................ 

Gim lets.

Gum Labels.

28
60
15
20

40

243 per thousand.
217
“
213 
205 
“
Markham
Daisy...........
King.............
Columbia...

Gnns.

60
..  8 ro
..  9 00 
.  9 00 
..10 50

Graters.

14
Nutmeg................................ 
30
O  K....................................... 
Wood Handles....................  
36
No.  2.....................................  
75
75
Victor.................................... 
Rajah...................................  
90
Hardware  Sundries.
Pinking Irons...................... 
64
56
Cabinet Clamps................... 
Glass Cutters...................... 
42
Iron  Soaps........................... 
36
23
Cage  Springs......................  
Solder Kit.............................  2  25
Gas  Cleaners...................... 
75
5 in Pincers........................ 
24
Veg.  Parers.......................... 
34
Paste Jaggers...................... 
34
28
Door Bolts...........................  
Door Chucks........................  2 75
63
Weeding Books................... 
Flesh  Hooks........................ 
40
Forks........................ 
28
Button  Hooks......................
DoorStops...........................  
20
Gas Burners.............................  4 20
60
Hitching  Rings................... 

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Shutter  Knobs.............Gro  1  50
14 Screw Hooks............  “ 
40
113 Screw  Eyes............  “ 
20
“  Hook  straight  “  3J
113 
10 
“ 
40
“ 
54 Cup  Hooks..............   “ 
90
Gas Hooks...............per doz  60
Nail  Pullers............................. 12 00
30
Pie Crimpers........................ 
Apple Corers.......................  
31
Insect  Guns........................ 
42
H air Curlers.  Per doz
lxL Single......................  37
3  Single................................  
37
06  Double............................ 
  68
A  doable..............................  
73
010 Mustache......................  
62
No. 1 Electric...................... 
83
Little  Gem................................   1 15
9 In.  “ 
1  35
03 Crimpers...............................  1 60
Globe  Pincers..........................  1 78
French Lever...........................   1 80
Chicago  Wager........................  1 80
Ideal.............................................3 10
8 Coppered.......................... 
25 Tack................. 
 
16 Ladies’............................. 
No.  1  Bronze........................ 
201 X  L......................................  1 50
Solid  Steel.................................. 3 50
Hatchets.
4r0 Toy.................................. 
35
450  “ 
 
75
5.............................................  
85
.................  1  50
2 Bronzed..................
No. 22 Jgeye.............. per gr  1  40
“  23 1 in.  eye........per gr  1  50
“  25 1*4  in.  eye__per gr 2  65
“  26 1*4 In.  eye__per gr 3  50

Hammers.
 

Harness Snaps.

20
42
70
87

 

 

Horns.

H at Racks.

H at Hooks.

Harmonicas.

Harps—Irish.

Ham m ock Hooks.
70
98  Screw............................... 
98  Plate................................  
70
156.......................................... 
45
260 3*4 in. Iron..........per gr  1  00
115; Wire.
1  00
43
4  Hook..............
63
65
Gem..................
84
10 Pins.............
1  78
Nickel Daisy... 
2 70
4 Hook Udell...
3 80
40
139-12..................................... 
55
704-76.....................................  
716........................................  
75
90
323-10..................................... 
444 1 10.................................  1 OO
1  50
300-10............
1  75
508-10....................................
444-21-10...............................
2 00
1001-10...........................................
36-574 Celluloid.................
7432-5....................................
7432-6....................................
414...
56..........................................
75
508.......................................... 
31
02 Tin.................................... 
14 in.  Colored..................... 
35
18 in. Pi................................ 
60
25 in. Colored......................  1  30
Iron  Brackets.
36 
4x5 Shelf.........................
60 
5x6  “ 
.....................
79 1 00
6x8  “ 
........................
7x9  11
7x9 Fancy...........................   1  00
Pot Wall.............................
Rival  Swing......................
Jum ping  Ropes.
4 ..........................................
No 420..................................
53.....................................
O K.......................................
1086......................................
1092  Asst.............................
680........ ................................ 
22
100 Brass................ 
75
 
Wood..................................... 
75
Embossed.............................  
90
Wire......................................   2 00
Rd Covered.........................   4 00
139 Retinned........................ 
39
29 
63
73
21 
Gro 
PI  Cedar............................... 
29
140 Perfection...................... 
85
342  Progress.........................   1  90
547 Herald.............................  2 25
321 Mercantile......................  2 90
337 Pilot  ..............................   2 90
339  “ 
................................ 3 25
20
Red and Blue............... Doz 

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Lead PencUs. 

W atch Keys.
 

K nife Boxes.

K ey Chains.

K ey Rings.

Ladles.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Slates. 

Pokers.

63 88 

“  Gas 

Magnets.

Fins............ 

Match Boxes.

Flyers.
“ 

Shoe  Blacking.

1  752 00 

Potato Mashers.

Police  W histles.

4 Glass 50  box..............

1  25 
1  501 65
2 50
15
18
20
83

8 
“
11
9 
1 Flint :
1 Imitation  Agate  100.

2 00
08 
40 
90 
2 00
29
46
54
per box
50
60
70
19

431 Carpenters...............   “ 
20
128 Asst  box.......................   1  50
28
Twin Tin..............................  
No. 30 Iron...........................  
30
Daisy Tin...........................  
40
302 Fancy............................. 
40
Luminous.............................   1  00
264  Fancy.............................  1  35
271 
“  “
101*4
266
3056
328  A................................
328 D................................
328  F ................................
5 in....................................
M achine Oils.
1 oz. Sperm.....................
..................
2  “ 
3  “ 
....................
Marbles. 
Gray 1000 Box...................... 
Polished............................... 
 
No.  1 Glass 100  box............ 

Police Whistles...................
2 Jack  Stones......................
20 
“ 
1*4 
.....................
1 00
Dust  Pans..........................
Picture  Wires.
No.  1 Tinned......................
33
..................
“ 
“ 4 
75
90
“  2  Gilt.................   ........
Picture  Hangers. 
5 x  Brass...........................
18
...........................
3 
22
9  Copper............................... 
38
11 
 
30
17 Nickel..................  
30
3 in Nails..............................  
12
21
No.  11  W ire........................ 
.......................... 
68
Wood...................................  
33
Hotel wood...........................  3 34
37
Toy wood............................. 
36
18 Retinned.......................... 
20 in.  Nickel........................ 
82
35
5001 222.................................. 
5001-182.................................. 
35
3402 Cuckoo.......................... 
30
5001-204..................................  
75
5001 206..................................  I 95
5 in Steel Flat  Plyers........  
90
6 
.........  1 75
Combination steel  “ 
.......2  00
Cast  Pincers........................ 
24
Crown...................................  
40
3  B.........................................  
90
80
Continental.......................... 
1 China 100 box. 
90
Bixby’s ................................. 
“ 
I 
“ .
per doz
3 
“ .
“ 
6 x 9  plain............................. 
28
“ 50  box.
4 
6)4 x 10  “  ............................ 
30
8x12 
............................ 
40
“ 
6 
“ 25 box..........
5x7 Single Cov’d.......... .
7 Figured 12 box........
7x11 
.............
“ 
9x13 
...........
“ 
9
6x9  Double Cov’d.......
White Ballots 100  box....... 
15
“ 
7x11 
.........
Black 
 
20
8x12 
...........
“ 
0 Glazed 300  box.................  
60
Slate Pencils.
“  200  box................... 
1 
00
5)4 Painted............. per box
“  100  box................... 
i 
60
654 Union.................   “
1 
“ 
50  box................... 
60
654 Gilt......................  “
“  36  box................... 
4 
60
Wood  Cov’d ............per gro
M incing Knives.
Soap  Stone.............. per box
No. 3 Single.........................  
34
“  4 Doable........................ 
65
8 in. Retinned...................... 
67
“  8 Single.........................   2 50
37
6 in. Cast............................... 
Double  Gem......................  2  50
6 in.  Steel............................. 
65
990..........................................  1  50
88
A & B.................................... 
84
Little Giant.......................... 
20
2 Hole.................................... 
5 Foot Tailor........................ 
20
4 H o le.................................. 
40
35
0127  Tailor............................ 
No.  3....................................... 1  20
5 Foot Coil............................ 
46
1  25
Delusion.................. 
............................2 00
50 
3 Foot  Spring......................   l  75
80
5  Qt T in............................... 
5 
.......................2 00
...............................  1  10
6 
“ 
25 Foot Coll............... ..........2 80
10  “ 
1  45
 
1  85
14  “ 
 
No.  17 Coppered.................  
28
10 “ 1 x Dairy........................ 2  75
3 Wire.................................... 
34
12 
“ 
3  60
1  “ 
....................................
12 
“  Strainer........................3 75
8 Qt. Galv Iron..........................  2 25
6o
m  pt.....................  
10 
.....................  2 40
2 P t........................................  
64
12 
.....................  2 75
2 Qt. Round  Dinner  Palls  1  75
Seeds..................................... 
75
4
2 00
Gem  ......................................  1  10
3 25
3  “ Square 
“ 
3 Arm  Ash..............  ... .. ..  
75
4 30
“ 
6 
3 Arm Walnnt...................... 
75
3 Tray Nestable 
3  75
6 Udell..................................  
68
4 
“ 
4 38
Tracing W heels,  per doz
Single.................................... 
30
1309 7 in ................................  
15
80
D oable................................. 
20
2110........................................ 
24
2511 Black............................. 
Tea and Coffee....................  
17
3511 Red................................ 
24
0  Bowl.................................. 
23
0303  Fancy..........  
............  
38
34
1  “ 
50
2 Crown................................... 
3-0 Hdl..................................  
40
Asst  box...............................  1  45
76  “ 
40
1250 Arrow.............................. 
75
2 Sherwood................................. 1 10
79
860 Automatic......................... 
1 Coffee......................................  1 50
1450 Fountain......................  
75
3  “ 
3 00
2  Gravy................................  
30
1 Wallace..................per gro  28
30  “ 
70
444 
“ 28
28
Superior Falcon__  
Soap Savers..........................  
79
Copyist......................... 
“  28
Plate Handles...................... 
75
Bank............................ 
“  28
6x8 Broilers.......................... 
30
333................................. 
“  49
8x9 
“ 
45
018 Esterbrook........  
60
No. 1  “ 
1  80
1  60
9x14 
“ 
0 Sponge Racks........................  1 65
Red Wood................ per gro 1  00
2  10 
Cherry.......................per doz  35
2 80 
Lock.............................  
“  45
40 
Gro
89 
45s Trumpet........................ 
 
1  10 
Brg. Beads...........................   1  00
1  25 
Shell Whistles.......................  
90
1  50
Cigar 
90
..................... 
154 in.  Magnets.....................  
90
4 in.  Pocket.......................... 
75
3 in.  Trumpets.......................1  00
5 in. Polished......................  1 75
4*4 Wood w histle...............   1  00
8 in. Agricultural............... 2  15
Monkey on stick............ 
75
  90
Wood  Rattles....................... 
30
2-0 Machine oilers...............  
China Pitchers....................... 
90
 
0 
42
Return Ball............................  
75
.................  
2 
62
Toy  Rings.............................. 
80
6 
.................   1  60

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Penholders.

Bread  Toasters... 
6 in. Veg.  Boilers.
90

 
Tow el  Holders.

Tape Measures.

W ire Strainers.

Penny  Goods. 

P encil  Boxes.

Tack Pullers.

M ouse  Traps.

Tea Steepers.

W ire  Goods.

Zinc Oilers.

Pens.
 

W reaches.

Pails.

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