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NO .  508

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THE  HIPPOLYTE  FONCE  TRACT. 
Bright Mr.  Dalrymple,  the senior part­
ner of a  solid firm of  lumber  dealers  of 
Grand Rapids, read  over  the  epistle for 
the  third  time with  evident  signs of  a 
disturbed spirit.  This letter was  signed: 
John  Scales  pine  land looker and esti­
mator.”  It  informed  the  firm  that five 
sections—3,200  acres,  more  or 
less—of 
heavily timbered pine  lands adjoining  a 
small  river  in  the  Upper  Peninsula of 
Michigan were for sale  at a fair price by 
Old Hip. Fongshay”  (Hippolyte Fonce), 
of  whom  the  firm  had  often  sought in 
vain  to  purchase;  that  “the  old French 
muskrat has finally concluded to sell out, 
and you  better nail the  old fellow  right 
off,  because a  Chicago  firm  is  going to 
send a man  up here with full  powers in­
side of a fortnight.”

Nice  pickle!”  grumbled  the  bald- 
headed senior partner,  walking  the floor 
of his private office with his hands crossed 
behind  his  back.  “One  partner  gone 
East,  t’other  never  did  any of  our land 
buying; besides, we can’t spare him  from 
the office. 
I can’t  go,  especially  in  the 
dead of winter—kill me sure.  Hang  the 
old  Frenchman!  Why  couldn’t  he  sell 
when  we wanted to buy  last fall, or wait 
till next  spring?  Got  to have  that land 
most  have  it; exactly what  we  want. 
Who’ll  I  send?  H—m-m—wonder  if  I 
could trust young Wabbleson—with care­
ful instructions, of course?”

In  John  Scales’  letter  were  two  sen­
tences  that  struck  Mr.  Wabbleson’s at­
tention:  “There’s  a crust  on the  snow 
now strong enough to bear up an ox,  and 
if you  send  a  man  before  it  melts, or 
snows  again,  we  can  make  the  thirty 
miles  to  old  Fongshay’s  and  look  the 
tract in  a quarter of  the usual  time and 
to the best  advantage.  I shall stay here 
at the railroad  station  until I hear from 
you.”

Acting upon  this information Wabble­
son took his  safety bike with him;  if  he 
could run on the crust it would save him 
much labor.

After  meeting  Scales  and  discussing 
the  probabilities,  he  went  out with his 
wheel and ascertained that he could  run 
with  ease  anywhere in  the open woods 
now 
lying  under  a  two-foot  depth  of 
strongly-crusted  snow.  After  the  first 
few miles  the road  would  run  through 
the woods uncut,  but cleared of  logs and 
obstructions,  with a smooth  crust all the 
way.  The crust  was  strong  enough  to 
hold  a man on skates,  and  the cold  was 
severe  enough to precluds any fear of  a 
thaw or sudden change.

Early  in  the  morning  Scales  started. 
He was  warmly  clad,  wore  moccasins, 
carried  hatchet  and compass  in his belt 
and  a light  ride on  his shoulder.  Two 
hours  later  Wabbleson  started  on  his 
wheel.  He, 
too,  was  well  fortified 
against  the  cold. 
In  his  belt  were re 
volver and  hunting  knife,  and overcoat, 
slippers, etc., were strapped to the wheel
The woods  were  as  silent  and appar 
ently deserted as they always are in  win 
ter, especially during a  “crust.”  About 
2:30 o’clock  they  crossed  a  small  open 
j rill,  whose  swift  current  prevented  the

NO.  508

the furious  horse  seemed  to  shine bale- 
fully  in  the  shadowy  light.  Ever}  hair 
of 
its  body  was  roughened  by  fury. 
With  a  shrill scream  of  anger  the crea­
ture rushed  upon  them; but  they seper- 
ated and  scrambled  behind big trees  on 
either  side of the  road,  so that the stal­
lion plunged snorting between them, and 
then stopped in  bewilderment.  As both 
cowered close  out  of  sight,  after  a mo­
ment or two the stallion  tore away down 
the road  with  another  dreadful  scream, 
and,  dashing aside  into the  wood,  disap­
peared.  After  the  last  crashing  sound 
had died away  the two men stole together 
again into the road.

“That  just  finishes  my  saw 
Scales said,  heaving a long breath.

logs!” 

“What  do  you  suppose  made  that 

horse act so?”

horse,  anyhow.”

“That  stumps  me;  blamed  French 

“But  a  French  horse  doesn’t act that 

way  without  some cause.”

“Cause?”  Couldn’t  be  any  cause. 
Perhaps it’s  just his  condemned  French 
superbuess.”

Wabbleson,  picking up  his  wheel,  as 
they  walked  anxiously  forward  pres­
ently disclosed  the issue  of  his  ponder­
ing.

“That horse was mad,  too.  Must have 
been bitten  about the  same  time  as  the 
dog.”

Scales abruptly halted. 

“Look you;” 
he  said,  “if that is  so,  it’s  likely Fong­
shay’s is full of  mad things!  Maybe the 
whole  family  are  bitten  and  all  the 
stock.  We’re  running  right 
into  the 
devil’s own nest.”

The horse  was  saddled  and bridled; 
that  shows  that  somebody  is  alive  and 
sane.”

Sane!  Mad  as  a March  hare!  Man 
alive!  do  you  suppose  any  man  in  his 
sober senses would put  saddle or rein on 
that  screaming  thing?  1  tell  you  old 
Fongshay  is  raving  crazy  this  minute! 
We shall meet  him next,  and  find every­
thing broke loose at the shanty.”

“Great  heavens! 

I  fear  so.  Come 

along.”

“Yon are in a  hurry  to  go  where  the 
least touch is  likely  to  be  death.  But 
keep a  little  cool.  What’s  become  of 
that revolver you had last night?”

“By George!  I forgot all  about  that! 

Here it is.”

“Look there!”
Perhaps ten yards below  them  a large, 
gaunt,  reddish-yellow hound trotted over 
the bank of  the brook and made his way 
to  the water.  There  was  something in 
its appearance  that  might  well  appall; 
its mouth  slavered  with  ropy  foam; its 
face was  wrinkled  ferociously;  the  tail 
drooped  side-long,  half  dragging;  and 
the  hair  on  its  lank  body  was erected 
savagely.  Luckily  it  did  not  see  the 
men,  but ran into the water and plunged 
its muzzle  into the  icy stream,  while its 
whole  body  knotted  and  struggled 
in 
strangely difficult efforts to swallow.

It’s  one of  old Fongshay’s  hounds,” 
whispered Scales;  “but, great Lord!  what 
ails him?”

While  speaking he  raised and  cocked 
his rifle.  At the  sharp click of  the lock 
the dog  jerked  his  bead  from the water 
and  stood  a  moment  glaring  at  them 
with  an expression of  face,  body and at 
titude  expressing 
fiendish  malignity 
Then  uttering a  horrible  hoarse howl  it 
plunged madly  toward  the  two  staring 
men.  Fortunately  Scales  was  a  prac­
ticed  hunter  and  a  sure  shot.  At  the 
crack  of  the  rifle  the  charging  hound 
rolled over and over,  snarling  and howl­
ing  unnatural 
like  hoarse 
screams,  and tearing at itself  and  every 
object  in  reach with  demoniac ferocity. 
Then,  its  struggles  having  turned  its 
head away from  the men,  it staggered to 
its feet and charged, reeling,  up the bank 
and so away into the  woods.

sounds, 

The two men stood  and stared after it, 
and then  turned  with  amazement  upon 
each other.

“Well,”  said Scales,  who was  first to 
recover,  “that  bursts  my  boom  wide 
open!”

“That dog was mad!”  said Wabbleson.
“Couldn’t be, noways,” retorted Scales; 
“its the  dead o’  winter; ’tisn’t dog days. 
Besides,'I never  heard of  a  mad dog in 
the whole Upper  Peninsula.  Moreover, 
I’ve  heard  that  dogs  never  go  mad  of 
themselves; they must be  bitten by some 
other dog or animal that is mad!”

a 

thicket 

stopped 

of 
few  rods  ahead 

Discussing  this  topic  the  pair  pro­
ceeded  constantly  searching  the  forest 
about them,  They were now well within 
the  Fonce  tract,  and the tall pines stood 
all about  them,  shedding  a dismal  twi 
light  along  their  road.  They had  pro­
ceeded perhaps  a  mile  when they simul 
taneously 
in  another  quick 
beside 
panic.  Out 
the  path 
there 
proceeded  an  unearthly  noise  of  loud 
and  vicious  snorting  screams,  the  like 
of  which neither had  ever before  heard, 
mingled  with  the  noisy  trampling and 
plunging of  some  heavy animal.  Then 
there  burst  out  into  the  clear  space  a 
saddled  French-Canadian black stallion, 
with  torn  halter  and  dragging  bridle, 
which  stood  for  a  moment  staring  at 
them.  The  bloodshot,  bulging  eyes  of

a 

“Better not forget  it  again.  Keep  it 
handy  as we go. 
I’ll be ready  with  the 
rifle for whatever shows  up.  Go  ahead 
it is.”

In  a  few  moments  they reached the 
cleared land lying upon the banks of the 
river, in the  center  of  which  near  the 
river side,  stood the log house  and  barn 
of Hippolyte Fonce. 
Some dozen years 
earlier M.  Fonce  had  come  to  the  pine 
woods from Canada with  a  cash  capital 
of $16,000;  and,  foreseeing the  rapid  in­
crease in value of pine  lands,  had  pur­
chased  the  best tract in  all that region. 
After  building  a  log  house  and  barn, 
and clearing a few  acres  on  the  river 
bank,  he  settled  down  to  an  easy  life, 
half spent in  hunting.

About two years  before  the  date  of 
this sketch Madam Fonce  died,  leaving

'T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A B E SM A N f,
“Come,  you,  quick!  Help  bring  up 
I Ma’m’selle Julie.  She freeze—big cold— 
hurt bad!”

| beast,  using a sled-stake  club instead  of 
a whip.

him as  broken in spirit as if all his  am­
bition and life purposes  were  buried  in 
her lonely forest grave.  Only the gentle 
affection and care of his  daughter  Julie, 
now a tall, charming, dark-eyed girl of 18, 
kept him  from sinking  into  a  hoplessly 
moody and effortless depression of spirit. 
As it was,  he ceased  all  business,  dis­
missed  his  men,  and retired into a sul­
len seclusion that repelled  acquaintance 
and denied  hospitality.  The  situation, 
therefore, 
intolerably 
lonely to his spirited and naturally joyous 
and social daughter; and it was she  who 
had urged him  to sell  his tract,  now that 
he could obtain double or treble its cost, 
and return to  Montreal,  where  society 
and old  associations  might  arouse  him 
to renewed  interest in life and  save  her 
from  wasting the vigor and  sweetness of 
her young life in the wilderness.

became 

soon 

in 

The men  approached  the  house  with 
hesitating caution.  They  noticed,  first, 
that no smoke arose  from  the  chimney; 
next,  that  the  front  door  was  partly 
open.  Entering, 
they  carfully  visited 
all  the  rooms,  finding  no  one,  and the 
principal room in  disorder,  with  chairs 
overthrown and table askew,  as  if  flung 
violently aside.  Going to the barn  they 
found  two  mares 
the  stable,  who 
greeted them with eager whinnies.  The 
pigs in the  yard  set  up  an 
impatient 
squealing and  the  poultry  flew  about 
them with hungry demonstrations.  Two 
cows and  a  pair  of  oxen 
lowed  and 
twisted  about  in  their stalls.  None of 
these animals showed  any  symptoms  of 
madness' and as soon as  the  men  were 
sure of this they set to work  and  speed­
ily furnished them  with food and  water. 
They then returned to the house,  where 
Wabbelson built a fire,  while Scales took 
a pail and returned to the  barn  to  milk 
the cows.

While  Scales  was  gone  Wabbelson 
was twice startled  by muffled  sounds,  as 
of some one moving  in  the  house.  On 
the first alarm  he  stood  for  a  minute 
with his hand on  his  revolver,  listening. 
Hearing nothing further  he  started  his 
fire,  The second  alarm  then  followed, 
and,  after listening,  he  cautiously  re­
visited all  the  rooms,  finding  nothing. 
Returning  puzzled  to  the  main  room, 
where a brisk  wood fire was  now  crack­
ling in the stove,  he sat  down  to  enjoy 
the growing warmth,  when  be  was again 
like  a  hard 
startled  by what  sounded 
breathing  beneath 
followed 
presently by a  soft  footstep  upon  the 
cellar stairs and a sound  as  of  someone 
at  the  trap-door.  By 
this  time  his 
courage had returned a  little: and,  hold­
ing his  pistol  ready  for  instant  use  if 
necessary,  he suddenly  lifted  the  trap. 
Then he recoiled from  the opening,  more 
from astonishment than  alarm.

him, 

A quarter-breed  Indian  woman  stood 
on  the  steps,  armed  with  a  hatchet, 
which she  held  swung  back  above  her 
head  with  a  threatening  gesture.  Her 
face expressed  a  desperate  resolution; 
her  black,  coarse  hair  hung  tangled 
over her shoulders; cobwebs,  straw  and 
dirt adhered  to  her  dressi  as 
if  from 
some  ill-hiding  place.  Seeing  Wabble- 
son,  she  stepped  higher  and 
looked 
about the room,  as 
if  fearlul  of  some 
hidden danger.  Finding that  the  cause 
of her evident fear  was  gone,  she  flung 
down  the  hatchet,  grasped  Wabbleson 
by the arm and asked eagerly:

“He gone—Monsieur Fongshay?”
“There  is no one here  but  myself and 

John Scales  who is out at  the  barn.”

cold,  her 

So saying she pulled  him  toward  the 
cellarway,  down  the steps  of  which  she 
hurried,  followed  by the young man. 
In 
■ an  unused  potato bin.  amid  old  straw, 
they  found Julie lying hidden.  She  was 
shivering  with 
face  was 
streaked  with blood  from a  wound  upon 
her head,  over which the  Indian  woman 
had  bound  half of a torn apron.  When 
they got her  upon  her  feet  she  could 
hardly  stand.  As  gently  as  possible 
they half  led,  half  carried  her  up  the 
stairway  and seated  her beside the stove. 
Scales came in  with  a  foaming  pail  of 
milk  and  the woman gave her  some of it 
to drink,  after which she  softly  sponged 
the blood  from  her  face  and  wounded 
head  and  carfully  brushed  the  straw 
from  her  clothing.  Then  she  went to 
prepare a bed.

By  this time  the  girl’s  shivering  had 
abated.  The wild look had left her face, 
and the Indian  woman  led her to her pre­
pared  room.  From  behind  the  closed 
door  Wabbleson  heard  a  few  sentences 
of  inquiry and reply in French.

As soon as she had  put  her young mis­
tress to bed the woman  came out and be­
gan  hastily  to  prepare  a  meal.  While 
she  worked  her  tongue  was  also busy, 
relating in  clipped English  the  story of 
the household  tragedy and  shrewdly ad­
vising what should be done.

About a  month before,  one of  the two 
hounds  had been  taken  ill. 
It  became 
first  restless,  then  sullen,  with  sudden 
fits  of  fierceness.  M.  Fongshay had tied 
it in the barn. 
In the morning it gnawed 
loose from  the  strap  and  furiously  at­
tacked  the  stallion 
in  his  stall.  M. 
Fongshay ran  to the  stable at  the noise, 
when the dog seized and  badly lacerated 
his hand.  Then  it ran  out  of  the door 
and  savagely  attacked  the  other  dog. 
On M.  Fongshay following,  it  fled  away 
into the  woods  and  was no  more seen. 
M.  Fongshay did not believe that the dog 
was mad.

Nevertheless,  by way of precaution,  he 
repeatedly washed  his wounded  hand  in 
strong  brandy  and  vinegar.  The  lace­
ration  healed  kiudly  and  quickly,  and 
they  thought  no  more  about  it.  But a 
few  days  before,  the  stallion  began  to 
show  signs  of  strange  disorder.  His 
temper  had  always  been  savage,  so  M. 
Fongshay  thought  more  of  his  staring 
coat of  hair than  of  his  fits  of  sullen 
fury,  and  treated him  for some  distem­
per.  Then  M.  Fongshay  himself  bad 
mysterious  flashing chills  and  fevers  at 
intervals.  He  ate 
little.  During  the 
night  he  rose  and  roamed  about  the 
In  the 
house,  muttering  to  himself. 
morning  he  complained  of  a 
raging 
thirst,  but when he would drink the mus­
cles of  his throat knotted  painfully and 
he  could  swallow  but  little.  He com­
plained of  agonizing  cramps in  his arms 
and  chest,  and  took  morphine 
in  the 
hope  of  relief.  Then  he  went  to visit 
his wife’s grave  by the river side.  Pres­
ently  they  heard  him  cry out  hoarsely, 
and  he  came  hurrying back  with  a wild 
and terrifying countenance.  He went to 
the  barn  where  the  black  stallion  was 
screaming and  kicking in  a paroxysm of 
fury,  and  presently  appeared,  bare­
headed,  mounted  upon  the  frantic ani­
mal,  which  he had  managed  with  over­
mastering strength  to  bridle  and saddle 
in  spite of  its struggles.  He rode to the 
door  upon  the  snorting  and  plunging

Mile. Julie had  been  terribly afraid of 
hydrophobia  ever  since  her 
father’s 
strange illness began,  and was even then 
dressing herself to take one of the mares 
! and  ride away  for help.  Now  she went 
| out of the door to beg her  father to come 
in  and  go  to  his  room.  The  stallion 
rushed at her.  and as  she ran struck  her 
down  upon  the  threshold.  The  Indian 
woman drew  her  in  and  shut  the door. 
But  as she  did  so  M.  Fongshay  leaped 
from the  horse and  rushed at  the door, 
beating  it open  with  his  club.  He did 
not seem  to  see his  daughter,  though be 
stumbled  against her  as she  lay,  but he 
chased  the  Indian  woman  through  the 
house.  Avoiding him  in the kitchen she 
ran  out,  closing  the  door  upon  him, 
raised 
caught  up 
Ma’m’selle Julie and  hid with her  in the 
cellar,  dropping  the  door  after  them. 
For  some  time  she  heard  the  madman 
raving  about the  house.  Then he went 
out.

the  cellar  door, 

When  the  men  came  she  knew  they 
were two by  their  steps and  voices,  but 
waited a  little  to  guess their  character. 
If  they were  strolling  woodsmen  it was 
safer  to wait  and  discover  if  they  had 
been  drinking  before  revealing  herself 
and  Ma’m’selle Julie.

Finally,  Ma’m’selle Julie was hurt; she 
needed 
a  doctor.  Ma’m’selle  Julie’s 
father  was  gone,  she  feared,  into  the 
woods to  die; they needed men to search 
for him.  One  of  the  good  gentlemen 
should  go  to  the  settlement  for assist­
ance; the other should stay  to defend the 
place.  The  gentleman  who  would  go 
should take  a horse  from  the  stable and 
ride at once,  as  soon as he had eaten, and 
make all possible speed.  Help could not 
come  until another day at best,  and they 
had need of it already.

While they ate  they consulted.  Wab­
bleson proposed to ride for assistance on 
his  wheel.  He  reminded  Scales  how 
they had  observed  that  the  legs of  the 
black stallion  were cut and  bloody  from 
the snow  crust,  and  that  a  horse could 
not travel  thirty miles over  such  a road 
in many hours,  if  at all.

“True,”  said  Scales,  “and  you  won’t 
get any  doctor  to come  till it thaws,  un­
less he  be  willing  to  come  on  foot,  for 
that same reason.  You can  get a couple 
of  men  on  foot  and  maybe  a  woman 
(whom  the men  will draw  on a  sled),  at 
the  first  house,  seventeen  miles  out— 
that’s  Joe  Dalzei’s.  Then  you  can  go 
and try  for a doctor  at the  station; but I 
reckon it’s no use.  We’d best look at the 
Fongshay gal  before  you  start.  Maybe 
she don’t  need  a doctor,  and  anyway we 
can guess  wh at you  had  better  get  tor 
her.”

Wabbleson  knew  a  little  about  the 
treatment  of  wounds  and  something of 
medicines.  The  Indian  woman was also 
versed in  various  simples.

The pale patient submitted  to have the 
wound upon her head carefully examined 
by Wabbleson,  smiling thaukfully  as she 
answered  a  few  questions,  while  he 
dressed  the  hurt.  Then  he  started  for 
the doctor.

By this time it  was dark. 

In the  pine 
woods the  darkness was  deep and  still, 
but  the moon  would  soon  rise and  make 
it  lighter.  At  first there  seemed some­
thing awful  in the solemn  gloom of  the 
| forest, 
through  which  his  soundless 
I wheel glided like a ghost.

He dreaded  suddenly encountering the

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fury of  a  plunging  mad  horse,  or  the 
still  more  awful  frenzy  of  a  madman 
rushing upon him through the dark shad­
ows of the wood.

But he rapidly  outrode  these  fears as 
the moon rose and the  pines became less 
dense  and  high  beyond  Fonce’s  tract. 
With  steady  strength be drove his flying 
wheel,  until 
in  two  hours’  time  he 
reached  the  first  settler’s  house,  and 
found  Joe  Dalzel,  his  wife  and  a man 
willing to start at once  for Fonce’s upon 
promise  of  fair  pay.  Leaving  them 
hastily  preparing,  he  ran  on  to the sta­
tion,  where, as John Scales had predicted, 
the doctor,  after  hearing  what had been 
done  for the  young lady,  refused  to go, 
but gave some  good  advice for her treat­
ment.

Although Wabblesonhad already made 
a run  of  sixty  miles that  day  upon  his 
wheel,  he  prepared  to  immediately  re­
turn,  an  additional  thirty  miles.  The 
track  had been  smooth,  the  work  easy; 
he was but little fatigued,  and the vision 
of  the pale  heiress  of  the  Fonce  tract 
rose  before  his 
imagination.  He  felt 
that he  would best know  what was to be 
done in  case of  unfavorable  symptoms. 
Midnight found him  again upon his way 
at  a  steady  speed.  He  overtook  and 
passed the Dalzel’s  just before  entering 
the Fonce  tract,  and  had  food provided 
for them when they arrived. 
v  Morning found  Ma’m’selle Julie so far 
recovered that  she was able to  sit  up in 
her bed and eat, and she rapidly improved 
under  the  directions  of  Wabbleson  as 
carried out by the Indian woman.  With 
returning strength came the ever-increas­
ing  anguish  of  anxiety  for  her  father. 
To divert her  mind as  much  as possible 
from  this  Wabbleson  devoted  himself 
chiefly to entertaining the patient.

Meanwhile  the  other  men  spent  the 
day in  thoroughly searching  the  woods. 
It  was  easy  to  track  the  mad  stallion, 
and his body,  torn  by wolves,  was found 
in the  afternoon  in  a  swamp  some  six 
miles  distant.  But  never  a  trace  was 
found  of  Hippolyte  Fonce,  though  the 
country  was  searched  for  miles around. 
Somewhere  in  the  vast  forest  the  un­
happy victim perished alone  and misera­
bly, or he  may have  mercifully plunged 
into  the  icy river,  and  his  body,  after 
lying  concealed  under  the 
ice  until 
spring,  been swept  away  into  the  great 
lake by the May freshet.

Here,  then,  was  an end to  the present 
sale  or  purchase  of  the  Fonce  tract. 
Nevertheless,  while  Ma’m’selle  was  re­
covering,  Scales  and  Wabbleson  care­
fully examined it  and estimated  its pine 
and the expense of  getting  it to market. 
After reporting this by letter to his firm, 
Wabbleson  remained two  weeks  longer 
to aid Ma’m’selle  Julie in  preparing the 
probate of  her  father’s  estate,  preceded 
by such  proofs  as  left  no  doubt of  his 
death,  so  that  in  due  time she could be 
put in  full  legal  possession.  While at­
tending to this business he was assiduous 
in his attentions to the beautiful orphan, 
who relied more and more  upon  his ever 
ready sympathy and his  trained business 
energy and skill.

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A traveler in Italy says that the barom­
eter most used  and trusted  by the  com 
mon people of that  country is  a leech in 
a bottle.  The  bottle  is  left  open,  and 
partly  filled with  water,  which  must be 
changed  about once  a week.  The leech 
is  fed by  pouring  a  spoonful  of  blood 
into the bottle about every week.  When 
the  weather  is good  the  leech  will  re­
main coiled up at  the  bottom of the bot 
tie; whenever rain is near at hand it will 
creep up  to the top  and stay there until 
the weather is settled  again. 
If wind is 
imminent  it  will  be  very  restless  and 
dart  about  in  the  water  as  though  in 
pain,  while before a thunderstorm it will 
appear  to  be  in  convulsions. 
generally  trusted  that  at  haying  time 
and other seasons  when fine  weather  is 
important  the  leech  is  one  of  the  the

It 

Some month’s later Mr. Wabbleson was 
again dispatched by the firm  to purchase 
the Fonce  tract,  Ma’m’selle  Julie  being 
now competent to sell and anxious to dis 
pose of her  estate  and  remove  from the 
scene of  so  much  sorrow,  to  join  her 
friends  in  Montreal.  At  the end  of 
fortnight,  during  which  Mr.  Wabbleson
had  not satisfactorily  reported,  he  re- i most useful members of the household

ceived the following telegraphic message 
from the firm:
W. Wabbleson, Sprague Station:
answer. 

Have  you  purchased  the  Fonce  tract?  Wire 
To  which  the  wires  returned  the fol­

DALRYMPLE.

lowing answer:
Dalrymple, Grand Rapids:
Married it this morning, and raise price $20,000. 
Wedding trip to  Montreal.  Accept  my  resigna­
tion.  Full report by mail.

W. WABBLESON.

P ro d u cers  an d   N on -P rod u cers.

Who are they?  Are the  cooks  in  our 
kitchens  producers?  Wall  street  men 
are  often  nettled  when  told  that  they 
produce  nothing,  that  all  they do  is  to 
swap  and  lie.  That’s  a  too  prevalent 
opinion of  the dealers on the various ex­
changes  of  the  world.  A  company  is 
formed  to  water  the  dry  lands  of  the 
West—to run canals  of  water  hundreds 
of miles long to bring the  dry earth  into 
fertility.  The promoters of  these excel­
lent schemes come to Wall  street for the 
money. 
In  order  to  the  consummation 
of  these  projects  clerks,  book-keepers, 
brokers  and  bankers  are  an  essential 
part  of  the  job,  without  whom  these 
canals  couldn’t  be  built  nor  provided. 
The Wall street men are as useful in this 
business as the  men  who  dig  the water 
course  and  build  the  necessary  imple­
ments with  which to  do the work.  You 
see it now,  don’t  you?  Or  take the case 
of  the  stockholder 
in  a  new  railway 
which brings  the  country  parts  close to 
the  town  and  cities.  Thirty  thousand 
stockholders  here  and  there  agree 
to 
put  their  money  into  this  new  enter­
prise;  from all quarters of  the continent 
they send  their money  into Wall  Street 
for some of this new paper of  which they 
think  well.  The  Wall  Street  man  at­
tends to the  business  for  a commission. 
Will anyone  say that  the broker and his 
customer are  not as  much  producers  in 
this case,  too,  as  are the many hands en­
gaged in  building  or  running  the road? 
Why,  the fact  is  they  count  first  and 
chiefly.  Can 
it  be  possible  that  you 
don’t see this?  As well might it be  said 
that the  dealer  in  leather  is  a  non-pro­
ducer  because  he  is  not  a  tanner  nor 
shoemaker.  We  wouldn’t think of say­
ing that  a  draper  adds  nothing  to  the 
comfort  or  wealth  of  the  world,  as  he 
stands officially  between  the actual pro 
ducer  and  the  wearer  of  the  garment 
We are all essential  the one to the other 
—all except the rumseller; we know what 
he  produces.  Don’t  miss  the  truth  in 
matters.  A  thousand  dollar  bond  or a 
hundred  shares  of  stock  of  the  New 
York  Central  Railway  Is as  legitimate, 
substantial  and necessary  to  our  well­
being,  as a ton of  pig iron or  a barrel of 
mess pork.  That’s  all,  and  surely  it is 
enough. 

Geo.  R.  S cott.

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▲MONO THB  TRADE.

ABOUND THB  STATE.

McBain—G.  W.  Storrey succeeds Stor- 

rey & Ward iu general trade.

Saginaw—Fred  Stork  succeeds  R .H. 

Williams in the  meat  business.

Charlotte—J.  L. Colosi  succeeds W.  P. 

Wyman in the hardware business.

Hudson—J.  Roney  &  Son  succeed 

John Roney  in the grocery business.

Saginaw—H.  W.  Warren  is  succeeded 

by E.  H. Wells in the grocery business.

Hancock—Andrew Johnson  & Co.  suc­
ceed the Hancock  Lumber  & Supply Co.
Ypsilanti—Goodale &  Mead have pur­
chased the grocery stock of W.  P.  Stone 
▲ Co.

Speaker—Percy  Williamson  has  pur­
chased the general  stock  of  F.  L.  Van 
Camp.

Detroit—Farnham Bros., grocers,  have 
dissolved, Jas.  Farnham  continuing  the 
business.

Charlevoix—W.  H.  McCarthy succeeds 
W.  H.  McCarthy & Co.  in the  stationery 
business.

T H E   AUCTÎIô ^JM  t h a jd e s m a jn t .

sion  saturated  Robinson’s  clothes  with 
turpentine,  which  caught  fire  from an 
overturned lamp.  The young man rushed 
from the  store  with  his  clothes  ablaze 
and  made  for  the  river.  Some people 
caught him  and deluged  him  with water. 
He  was  taken  home,  and  after  intense 
suffering  died.  He was  23 years of  age 
and leaves a widow.

MANUFACTUBIN6  MATTERS.

Detroit—Visger  &  Labadie  succeeds 
Yisger & Dunn  in the  chair manufactur­
ing business.

Ionia—Geo.  J.  Wendell  has  sold  his 
cigar  factory to  Harvey Dye  and Melvin 
Ives,  who will continue the business.

Leroy—Henry  Fiook  and  Samuel 
England have purchased  the  timber  on 
240 acres of land on section 15  and  will 
immediately erect a sawmill thereon and 
cut the timber.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—The  Ainsworth  & 
Alexander sawmill  started  a  week  ago 
and will run day and  night. 
It  has  re­
ceived one raft of 1,500,000  feet  of  logs 
from Waiska bay.

pointed by 'Gov.  Rich  as  trustee  of  the 
Northern  Michigan  Insane  Asylum  at 
Traverse City,  Mich.,  for six years.  The 
salary  will not  make  him  rich,  but  he 
will,  no doubt,  have  an  interesting  ex­
perience,  and it will  have a  soothing in­
fluence upon  the lunatics there,  as  he is 
noted  for his mitdand  persuasive  man­
ner and fascinating make up.

freight 

West Bay City—The  projected  freight 
car  factory  here  is  said  to  be  a  go. 
Handy  Bros,  are  the  head  of  the  con­
cern,  and  it will  be  located  on  the  old 
Smith mill  site.  They have  secured an 
lease  on  the  ground,  paying 
optional 
therefor  $13,000.  The 
cars 
turned  out will be of  ordinary size,  and 
will  be built  under contract  and sold to 
different  roads  and  companies  in  the 
United  States. 
It  is estimated that  the 
business the first year  alone will amount 
to  many  thousands  of  dollars.  Work 
will be started as soon  as the deal for the 
property  has  been  properly  closed  up. 
and it  will not  be  many  weeks before it 
will  be  iu operation. 
It  will consume a 
large quantity of lumber and timber.

charged his  lawyer and pleaded his own 
case,  securing  a  verdict  in  his  favor 
which was set aside by  the  court,  is well 
remembered.  Just  before  he  died  he 
claimed to  have  had the  papers all pre­
pared to begin  suit against  R.  G.  Dun & 
Co.  for  $250,000  for  damages,  and it was 
his chief  source  of  regret on  his  death 
bed that he could not live to carry on  liti­
gation in  which  he  was involved,  the re­
sults of which he never doubted.

T he  D rug  M arket.

There is little of interest to note.
Opium is unsettled and lower.
Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine  is  in  fair  demand  at  steady 

prices.

higher.

facturers.

Lycopodins  is  in  better  demand  and 

Epsom salts is quoted  higher by manu­

When a man  wants damages  and  goes 
to court for them,  the  damages  come  to 
him in the shape of lawyer’s fees.

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and children’s shoes at  a discount for spot 
all  purchased new since April  1.1892, of eastern 
factories, and  no  jobbing  house  lots.  Will  In­
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store building in good  railroad  and  manu 
factoring  town.  Address  P.  O.  Box  NO.  93, 
Thompsonville, Mlcb.___________________ 738

737

F OR  SALE—IN  A  DESIRABLE  LOCALITY 

of tbe beautiful city  of  Kalamazoo,  a gro­
cery  and  meat  business,  situated  on  a  corner. 
Brick veneered  building  and  dwelling, 4x8 lot, 
small cottage of seven rooms  on  rear  end ;  also 
barn,  carriage  house,  smoke-house  and 
ice­
house  All  new,  and  in  first-class  condition, 
doing a  good  and  prosperous  business.  Stock 
all new and  fresh.  Store  and  market  fixtures 
all new and first-class  Only reason  for  selling 
is tbe  proprietor’s  failing  eyesight  For  infor­
mation inquire of Chas. Snarron, corner Parsons 
and Edwards streets, Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

■ ANTED  A  PLACE  BY THE  MONTH  OK 

year  upon  a  farm  bv  a  steady married 
man, or would  rent  a  small  place  in  a  good 
neighborhood  for  days’  work.  Address,  Noah 
Rice,  No.  33  Livingston  street,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 

735

734

■ ANTED—A  STRONG  BOY  OR  YOUNG 

F or  s a l e—o n e  o f  t h e  f in e s t   a n d  

man to assist in working  and  clerking in 
general store.  Wages. 835 per month.  Good ref 
erence required.  Address, Morse  A  Schneider, 
Seney, Mich.___________________________ 733
best selected drug stocks in northern Mich 
town; brick building; steam heat and all modern 
Improvements.  Rent  moderate;  terms  reason­
able  Address J. W. Balcom, Tawas  City,  Mich­
igan. 

igan, excellently  located  for  business;  in  live 

stationery or clothing store.  First-class location 

F or  r e n t —t h e  n e w l y  f it t e d   sto r e 

at 88 Canal street.  Suitable for a hardware, 
in center of business part near court house, next 
door  to  best  paying  drug  store  in  the  city. 
Twenty-four feet  front  and  100 feet deep, high 
celling,  etc.  For  terms  apply to  239  Jefferson 
avenue, Grand Rapids.__________________ 731

73o

F or  sa l e  o r  r e n t —st o r e  b u il d in g
F or  s a l e —tw o-sto ry  f r a m e  sto r e

at  Sparta.  Tip-top  place  for  hardware. 
Address No. 726, care Michigan Tradesman.  726
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
■   _____  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR 
■piOR  SALE-
cash;  also store  building and  lot, Including 
two dwelling  houses, on time.  Address No. 691,
care Michigan  Tradesman._____________ 691
LEGANT  OFFER—IT’S  NO  TROUBLE  TO 
find drug  stocks for sale, but you  generally 
“find a nigger in the  fence.”  I have an elegant 
drug business for sale; stock about 84,000; 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

MI SC EI. I. AN KOCH.

■   stock it 

■  ANTED

______  1  WANT  A  BOOT  AND  SHOE
stock in exchange for a sawmil, camp out-
_ 
fit, 400 acres of land and 1,500,000 hardwood  and
James  McDonald,  Benton 
hemlock  timber. 
Harbor,  Mich

SPOT  CASH  FOR  WOOD—SEND FULL  PAR- 

tlculars as to price and  kind  of  wood.  Ad- 
dressM.E. Lapham, 481 East Bridge  St.,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 

______

704

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to 

in  reference 

Detroit—Chas.  Reckmeyer  has  been

Fowlerville—Ora  R.  Fowler 

is  suc­
ceeded by Wickmau & Co.  in the grocery 
business.

Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Co.  have  sold 
their grocery stock toChas’ Weiffenbach, 
late of Dayton, Ohio.

Pori—C.  P.  Anderson  is  succeeded  by 
Benz.  Rosted  in  general  trade  and  the 
drug business.

Munith—Holmes,  Dancer  &  Co.  suc­
ceed Holmes &  Dancer in  the dry  goods 
and grocery  business.

Marquette—L.  W.  Toles  has  sold  a 
half  interest  in  his drug stock to G.  E. 
Blodgett,  who hails from Saline.

Mecosta—J.  Wendling  &  Co.  have is­
sued a  circular  to  their  customers,  an­
nouncing that they will close their books 
on July 1, on and  after which  they pro­
pose to do a strictly cash business.

Ludington—The Pere Marquette Lum­
ber Co.  has let a contract to James Foley 
for cutting  and  delivering  at  the  com­
pany’s mill  35,000,000  feet  of  logs,  the 
timber standing on  a tract near Nirvana. 
The  logs  are  to  be  taken 
in  over  the 
Flint & Pere  Marquette  Railway.  Ope­
rations are to begin  next fall.

Owosso—M.  T.  Keeley  and  G.  W. 
Paulucci,  under the firm name of  Keeley 
& Paulucci,  have taken possession of the
foundry and  machine  shop  lately occu-, of piece stuff.
pied by  J.  W.  Miles  and  will continue 
the business.

Manistee—Most of the good  lumber is 
sold  that we  are  manufacturing.  Com­
mon  inch sells readilly and at  prices that 
are easily  maintained.  The  only strong 
fight  seems  to  be  on  piece  stuff.  Of 
course the bill stuff men  are  as  anxious 
as  the yard  men to have  the  piece  stuff 
go off,  as in  that  way  they  can  secure 
lower prices for bills,  the  prire being as 
a  rule  regulated  by  the  selling  price

Saginaw—Deeds  were  put  on  record 
last week in Gladwin county for the sale 
by  Martha  Hay,  of  this  city,  to  Thos. 
Pitts, of  Bay City,  of  about  6,000  acres 
of land,  the consideration  being 8215,000. 
It  is  said  this  trade  was  made several 
months ago.  There  is  about  30,000,000
feet of  stumpage embraced  in  the deal, 
admitted as a special partner in  the  firm I and the timber will  be  manufactured at 
of A.  W.  Reckmeyer  &  Co.,  furriers,  the Pitts mill iu  Bay City.
contributing $5,000 capital  until  June 6, 
1896.

Saginaw—Some men are born to  litiga­
tion  and  some  have 
litigation  thrust 
upon them.  The  late Charles  H.  Plum­
mer seemed  to have been adapted  to both 
of these contingencies.  During his busy 
and  erratic  career  as  a  lumberman  he 
was  rarely  without  a  lawsuit  on  hand 
and generally  he was  mixed  up  in  half a 
dozen of  them.  He  used to  say that he 
shed  a bushel  of  sweat  for  every dollar 
he made  and  it cost  him  two bushels to 
keep the dollar when he got it.  And  his 
litigation  did not  die  with  him,  but was 
a bequest  to  his  estate.  His  property, 
including  saw  and  shingle  mill  and a 
large body of timber  land in  Florida,  the 
plant being located at St.  Mark,  is in  the 
hands of  a  receiver  and  the  courts  will 
straighten  it  out,  and  George  W.  Wea- 
dock,  his executor,  began  suit last week 
against  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad 
for $20,000  for failure to carry out a con­
tract 
freight  rates. 
The  declaration  sets  forth  that  in  1884 
he  operated  a  sawmill  at  Ogemaw 
Springs,  and  a planing  mill and lumber 
yard in  Jackson,  and  desired  to  manu­
facture  the  timber  owned  by  him 
in 
Ogemaw county and ship  a large portion 
of the same to Jackson,  and  in consider­
ation of  such  shipment  over the defend­
ant’s railroad,  the  defendant on the date 
above mentioned,  made and entered into 
a  certain  verbal agreement with Charles 
H.  Plummer,  in  and  by  which 
it  was 
agreed,  on the  part of  the railroad  com­
pany that it would carry, haul  and deliver 
over its railroad any and all  timber,  lum­
ber and  freight which Plummer  shipped 
from  Ogemaw to  Jackson  at  and  for the 
rate of  7%  cents  per  100  pounds.  The 
plaintiff avers that  Plummer carried out 
merged  their  grocery  business  into  a  Manistee—Bark 
is  bringing  a  good 
his  portion of  the  contract  and shipped 
stock  company  under  the  style  of  the  price this season, but is about three weeks 
from his sawmill at Ogemaw to his plan- 
Parker & Fleming Co.  The  corporation  later than  usual,  and,  as a consequence, 
iug  mill  and 
lumber  mill at  Jackson, 
has a  capital  stock  of  $20,000,  all  sub-  peelers are very scarce and there will  be 
large quantities of  freight from July  12 
scribed and paid  in.  The  incorporators  considerably  less  gotten  out  on that ac- 
1884,  to November  1,  1892,  amounting to 
are Parker & Fleming,  Thomas  A.  Wil-  count than  was  anticipated.  This  scar- 
50,000,000 feet,  and by reason of tbe con­
son,  J.  H.  Fuller and  Fred W.  Kirtland.  city of  peelers  will  affect  the  hemlock 
tract  heretofore  stated,  he  was entitled 
The  following  officers  were  chosen  by  lumber  trade  later  on,  as  it  has  got so 
to have  a  freight  rate  of  7%  cents per 
the new organization:  Isaac  R.  Parker,  now  that  a  man  cannot  afford  to  cut 
100  pounds,  but  tbe  defendant,  disre­
president;  Thomas A.  Wilson,  vice pres-  hemlock  logs  without  using  the  bark, 
garding  its  contract,  charged  and  col 
secretary  and  and if  they  cannot get  the bark  peeled 
ident;  D.  S.  Fleming, 
lected from  Plummer,  against  his  pro­
treasurer. 
they  will  not cut the lumber for another
test,  10 cents per 100 pounds,  and by  rea­
Williamston—Harry  Robinson,  a clerk  season,  thus making a shortage, 
in  his  father’s  drug  store,  was  terribly j  Bell—Lumbermen 
son whereof  said  suit is  brought  to col 
occasionally  get
lect the  difference  of  2%  cents  per 100
burned  by  an  explosion  of  turpentine,: into  office.  W.  A.  French,  the  pictur- 
Wednesday  evening.  He  poured  the ; esque mill owner,  who is  about  to  visit j pounds on all  freight shipped during the 
turpentine  into  a  jug  believed  to  have  Minnesota for the purpose  of making an  |  period  mentioned. 
suit 
contained  sulphuric  acid.  The  expío-  investment  iu  pine timber,  has been ap- ,  against a  Buffalo  firm,  in  which  he dis

Bay  City—William  Crampton,  of  this 
city  has closed  a contract  for  sixty car­
loads of  black ash and  hard maple logs, 
Saginaw—It  was  recently  discovered 
to be  cut in the  northern section of  the 
by  a  groceryman  that  a  huckster  was 
State  and  shipped  to  a  piano  manufac­
going  about the city defrauding the peo­
turing  firm 
in  New  York  City.  The 
ple  by  selling  potatoes  measured  in  a 
freight alone will  amount  to over $6,000, 
false  measure.  The  measure  was  sup-
posed to  hold  a  bushel,  but  in  reality I and  some of  the  logs  are  of  the  bird’s 
held  only  three  pecks.  The  case  was  eye variety,  worth $40 a thousand.  They 
immediately reported  to  the police,  who  will  be cut into veneering.  The ash logs 
are on the lookout for the man. 
will be cut up and made to imitate black

Jackson—Parker  &  Fleming  have  walnut 

Plummer’s 

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GRAND  RA PID S  GOSSIP.

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

Klingman  & Limbert,  furniture manu­
facturers’  agents,  will  be succeeded July 
1  by P.  J. Klingman.

John Giles & Co., of  Lowell  have  ap­
pealed  from  the  decision  of  Justice 
Brown in  the suit brought  against  them 
by W.  J.  Gould &Co., as recorded  in  last 
week’s  T r a d e sm a n.  The 
case  will 
likely  be tried at  the September  term  of 
the Kent Circuit Court.

A.  J.  E lliott,  P resid en t  o f  th e  G rand

R apid s  R etail G rocers’ A sso cia tio n .
Albert  J.  Elliott,  one of  the  leading 
grocers  of  Grand  Rapids,  was  born  at 
Union  Mills,  Laporte county,  Ind., Nov. 
19,  1848.  His  father  was  engaged  in 
general trade at  that  place.  Selling his 
business 
the  senior  Elliott 
moved  to  Westville,  lnd..  where  he re­
mained until  April,  1861,  when  he again 
moved,  this time going to Michigan City,

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J.  W.  Milliken, 

the  Traverse  City 
merchant,  was in  town  Saturday  on  his 
way to the World’s Fair.

Frank  A.  Rockafellow,  President  of 
the Rockafellow  Mercantile Co.,  Carson 
City,  was in  town  a couple  of  days  last 
week.

Harry  L.  Hall,  utility  man  for  the 
Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  spent 
Sunday  at Whitehall,  where  his  wife is 
visiting for the summer.

Caleb  Chase,  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Chase  &  Sanborn,  of  Boston, 
spent three  days in  the  city  last  week, 
the guest of  his  nephews,  Frank  E.  and 
Herbert T. Chase.

Wm.  H.  Hoops,  of  Chicago,  came to 
town  Saturday  with  the  remains of  his 
father-in-law,  who  died Thursday at the 
family  residence  in  the  World's  Fair 
City.  Mr.  Hoops  has lately taken hold of 
the Mecca Hotel, on Thirty-fourth street, 
and  expects to  entertain  several thous­
and  Michigan  merchants  before the end 
of  the  Exposition.  Those  who  are  so 
fortunate  as to  enjoy  an  acquaintance 
with  Mr.  Hoops  need no  assurance that 
they  will  receive  a  warm  reception  at 
the Mecca.

H o w  to  P ro secu te PeddlerB.

L.  E.  Lott & Bro.,  of  Elmwood,  writes 
T h e  T r a d e sm a n  enquiring  what  steps 
to take to prosecute people  who are ped­
dling goods  without a license.  The law 
is very plain  and explicit ou  this point, 
instructing  prosecuting  attorneys  to re­
ceive complaints from  any  person  who is 
in  possessicn  of  sufficient  evidence  to 
convict. 
It is not enough  that a peddler 
is seen with goods in his wagon—he must 
actually be  seen selling  goods  from  that 
wagon,  and  it is  best  to  have  the testi­
mony of  more  than  one  person  on  this 
point.  Messrs.  Lott & Bro.  are thus in a 
position  to rid themselves of some of the 
numerous  unlicensed  peddlers  who ema­
nate from  this city daily,  setting the law 
at naught and  seriously interfering with 
the  legitimate  trade of  the regular deal­
ers in the smaller towns hereabouts.

T he  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar—The  market  has  not  particu 
larly  changed,  except  that  on  grades 
confectioners’  A,  which  has 
above 
been  advanced 
is 
strong  and  an  upward  change  is  ex 
pected soon.

l-16c.  The  demand 

Oatmeal—The  decline in  oats has not 
yet  been  followed  by lower prices  in oat 
meal,  but a decline  in  the  latter is daily 
expected.

Cheese—The market is on  a downward 
tendency,  the  standard  brands  having 
been  declined  J£@lc  during  the first of 
the week.  As  the price  is considerably 
above that of a year ago at this time,  the 
producer certainly  has no cause for com­
plaint.

Fish—Whitefish,  both  No.  1  and fam­

ily,  are 50@75c lower.

in  the same  State.  Here  the  subject of 
this  sketch  attended  school  until  the 
spring  of  1868,  when,  having  completed 
his education,  he set  out to seek his for­
tune.  Muskegon,  Mich.,  was  his  first 
stopping  place,  where  he  engaged  as a 
clerk with  Whittaker  &  Tole,  grocers. 
Here he  “met  his fate”  in the  person of 
Miss  Minerva  C.  Morman,  daughter  of 
Wm.  Mormau,  of Grand Rapids, to whom 
he  was  married  on  March  24,  1870. 
Shortly  after this important event, he re­
turned  to  Michigan  City,  lnd.,  and en­
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  root  beer. 
Two years later he  came to Grand  Rap­
ids,  where he  has resided ever since,  and 
associated himself with Wm.  H.  Wykes, 
the  firm  name  being  Elliott  & Wykes. 
For five years  he  was engaged,  with  Mr. 
Wykes,  in  the manufacture  of  root beer 
and  pop,  but this  business  dying a nat­
ural death,  when the  Grange store  was 
started  on  Ionia  street,  Mr.  Elliott  ac­
cepted  a  situation 
institu­
tion,  and 
four  years  did 
the  delivering.  “Speaking  of  my  con­
nection  with  the  Grange  store,”  said 
Mr.  Elliott,  “1  grew  tired  of  driving 
the  delivery  wagon,  and  so  told  the 
manager that  when he wanted  any help 
inside  I  would  like to be  given the first 
chance.  He  answered  that 
I  might 
know how to  make root  beer,  but  that I 
knew  nothing  about  the  grocery  busi­
ness. 
I  had  been  brought  up  in a gen­
eral store,  aud thought 1 did know some­
thing about  it.  Well,  an order had  just 
come in  for  200  pounds  of  sugar,  to be 
put up  in  ten-pound  packages,  and,  to 
test my ability,  he  told me to put up the 
sugar. 
I  did  so,  and  left  the  delivery 
wagon that day.

for  over 

that 

in 

bought  one  share,  but  hadn’t  paid any­
thing  on  it  yet.  One  share  was  worth 
$10.  That was  the way a  good  many of 
them  did.  They  would  come  nosing 
about,  pulling  over  the goods,  and  ask­
ing questions about the  business.  They 
all firmly  believed  that  every man  em­
ployed in the  business was a thief  and a 
robber,  who  was  not  to  be trusted,  but 
must  be  closely and constantly watched. 
Weren’t they justified in their suspicions? 
No; I don’t believe there was  a dishonest 
clerk  in  the  store.  Some  crookedness 
was discovered  higher up,  but the stock­
holders had no knowledge  of  it,  at least 
till  long after.”

After severing his connection  with the 
Grange  store,  Mr.  Elliott  accepted  a 
clerkship in  the  store of  W.  Bemis,  re­
taining that position six years.  He  then 
engaged  with E.  E.  Walker,  at  101  Mon­
roe street,  aud a few  months  later,  with 
W.  L.  Freeman,  purchased the  business 
from  Mr.  Walker,  which  has  since that 
time been  conducted  by  these  two  gen­
tlemen  under the  firm  name  of  Elliott 
& Co.

Mr.  Elliott has not attaiued  his present 
position  without discovering,  what every 
successful  business  man discovers,  that 
success  is  reached  only by  hard  work, I 
and  that 
to  keep  one’s  own  means 
equally  hard  work.  The  grocery  busi­
ness of  which Mr.  Elliott is the head, has 
steadily grown until  now it is one of the 
best in  the city.  This is  due  largely to 
his  genial,  hearty  disposition,  which 
makes it a  pleasure to  do business with 
him.  He  is  well  known  in society cir­
cles,  having developed into something of 
a  “jiner,”  being  a  member  of  all the 
Masonic  bodies;  also  of  the  Maccabees 
and  several other orders.  Mr.  Elliott is 
an active  and useful member of  the Re­
tail Grocers’  Association,  and is its pres­
ent  President.  Mr.  Elliott’s  extensive 
experience  in the  grocery  business, and 
his  knowledge  of  the  requirements  of 
his constituents,  has given him a volume 
of  trade  which is  at once  flattering and 
remunerative.  Being  still in the  prime 
of  life,  there  is no  reason  why  his suc­
cess should  not  continue,  and  his busi­
ness grow  as the years  go by.
Early  Closing and Closing on Holidays 
F rem ont,  June  3—Although  I  am an 
old-time  subscriber  of  your  paper,  I 
confess I have derived  unusual satisfac­
tion from  its perusal during the past few 
months,  by reason of  the fact that 1 find 
in  its columns so  many letters regarding 
the  early  closing  movement  and  the 
proper observance  of  legal  holidays,  all 
of which goes  to show that  the question 
is being more  seriously  thought of,  thus 
tending toward discussion  and agitation 
Merchants are  not  fools,  any more than 
people  engaged in other  means of  gain­
ing  a  livelihood,  and,  when  brought to 
see  this  question  in  its  proper  light, 
they will  rapidly fall  into line to demon 
strate the  fact.  The  question  must,  of 
course,  be  discussed  pro  and  con,  that 
merchants  may know  its  advantages  or 
disadvantages  (providing there be any of 
the  latter),  for no man  should go into  a 
thing  blindfolded.  1  am  glad  to  note 
that  you  have  opened  the  columns  of 
T h e  T r a d e sm a n  for its  discussion,  and 
sincerely  hope  that  many  may  avail 
themselves  of  this  opportunity  of  ex 
changing 
thoughts  aud  opinions  on 
this subject.  1  hope  you  will  continue 
to lend  your  valuable  assistance in  the 
future,  as you have in the past.
Yours truly.

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counties,  estimated 
to  cut  19,000,000 
feet of timber,  for $80,000, the sale being 
made on contract.  Gamble paid  $33,000 
on  the  deal  and  ceased  payments  and 
transferred his interest  in  the  contract 
to  Lindsay  &  Gamble,  of  Detroit. 
In 
1891 Wylie brought foreclosure  proceed­
ings  and  the  case  was  tried here last 
October,  the jury finding for Wylie.  The 
case went to the Supreme Court and  last 
week the verdict of  the  lower court  was 
affirmed.  The amount involved,  includ­
ing principle,  interest and costs,  is  $76, 
000.  Not a stick of timber on the  lands 
in question has  been cut.  Gamble’s  de­
fence was that the timber  fell  far  short 
of the original  estimate  on  which  pur­
chase was  made.

A new counterfeit $5 United States sil­
ver  certificate  has  recently  been  dis­
covered to be in circulation. 
It is of the 
series of 1886,  check letter 13 B,  bearing 
the signatures of W. S. Rosecrans,  Regis­
ter,  and E.  H.  Nebeker,  Treasurer,  and 
has a small scalloped seal.  The portrait 
of  General  Grant  is  poorly  engraved, 
having a scratched appearance, and some 
of the lettering  is irregular.

Success  that  is  not  deserved  is  not 

likely to be permanent.

‘The  Proof of the  Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

SMOKERS  ONCE  SMOKERS  AL­

W AYS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED

B e n   - H u r ,

The great  10c Cigar,  and

ffecord  f^reaker,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on  Honor. 

Sold on Merit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

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sneezing, 

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stops 
snuffing, 
coughing  and  heandache. 
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price of Inhaler.  Continued 
use will  complete the  cure.
Prevents Sickness.  The
_________ sensation  following Its  use is
cool, exhilarating
a luxury to travelers by rail or boat.
■ i .   n „ ,j  Onmndir  for COLDS and SORE
TllB  B88t  KBIllBuU  t h r o a t , 
is  a
dainty pocket  piece, 
it  cannot  get  out  of  or­
der;  does  not  require  renewing;  there  is  no 
liquid to drop or spill;  lasts a year, and costs 50c 
at druggists.  Registered mail 60c, from

it 

H.  D.  CUSHMAN,^Manufacturer, 
Three  R ivers,  M ich.

^"Guaranteed  satisfactory.

“You  know  the  stockholders  of  that 
concern were  farmers.  One  day  an old 
man,  who,  from  his general appearance, 
we knew  was a  farmer,  walked  in  and 
began  examining  the  goods. 
I  asked 
him if there was  anything I could do for 
him.  No,  he  didn’t  want  anything; he 
was  just  looking over  the stock.  1 told 
him it was not customary for people who 
Saginaw—Robert  Wylie,  of  Wylie 
did  not  want to buy  to come  in and pull 
In  1886  Wylie
over the stock.  He then  remarked  that
he  was a  stockholder  and  I  asked him  Bros,  sold to Henry Gamble,  of this city, 
how much stock  he held.  Well,  he had I a tract of land in Alger  and  Schoolcraft

Bros.,  is a happy  man. 

W il l J.  H o pper.

6

G rand  R apid s  R etail  G rocers’  A sso c ia ­

tion .

The regular meeting  of  the Grand Rapids Re­
tail Grocers' Association was  held at Protective 
Brotherhood hall Monday evening, June 5.

The special  Committee  on  Entertainment  re­
ported progress and was  instructed  to complete 
the arrangements, so  as t.)  hold an open session 
on  the  evening  of June  19,  at  which  time  all 
grocers in the city are Invited to be present.

The  death  of John  G.  Gray was  announced, 
and E. A. Stowe, E. J.  Herrick  and  E. J. Carrel 
were appointed a committee  on resolutions, and 
subsequently prepared  and  adopted the follow­
ing resolutions of respect:
W hereas.  The  hand  of  Providence  has  re­
moved  from  our  ranks  our  esteemed  member 
and associate, John G. Gray:
Resolved, That while we bow with humble sub­
mission to the will  of  the Most High  we do not 
the less mourn  for  our  brother  who  has  been 
taken from us.
Resolved, That  in  the  death  of John  G.  Gray 
this Association laments the  loss  of  a  member 
whose utmost  endeavors were  exerted  for  the 
welfare and prosperity of  the organization, and 
who has  ever  shown  an  active  interest in  the 
success of its affairs, as well  as  establishing for 
himself an  enviable  reputation  as  a merchant 
and business man.
Resolved, That the  heartfelt  sympathy of this 
Association  be  extended  to  his  family in their 
deep  loss and sore affliction.
Resolved, That these  resolutions  be spread on 
the  records  of  the  Association,  and  a  copy be 
sent to the family of  our deceased brother,  and 
to each of the newspapers of this city.
On motion  of  Mr. Vinkemulder  a  committee 
was appointed to  procure  an  appropriate fforal 
offering.

It was decided to meet at the store of G. H. De- 
Graaf, on South Division street, at  1:3) o’clock, 
and attend the funeral in a body.

Daniel Abbott, associate editor of The Trades­
man, presented a detailed report of  the result of 
his investigations on  the peddling question.

F .  H. Barnes, local manager of Scofield, Shur- 
mer  &  Teagle,  addressed  the  Association  at 
some length on the subject of  ‘Oil.”

On  motion of J. F.  Ferris,  a  committee com­
posed  of  Messrs.  Ferris,  Herrick  and  Harris 
were appointed to wait  on  the  local  wholesale 
grocers on the occasion of their weekly meeting, 
and endeavor to  secure  the more hearty co ope 
ration of the wholesale trade.

Peter Schuit  brought  up  the  matter  of  gro­
cers’  day  at  the  World’s  Fair,  and  suggested 
that delegates  be  appointed to attend the meet­
ing.  Action on the suggestion was deferred un­
til the next meeting

There being no  further  business, the meeting 

adjourned.

C om m on  S en se in   J u stic e   C ourt.
Tbeopbilus  Harrington,  a  Vermont 
judge in  the early  part of  this  century, 
was a man who loved the right and cared 
little for mere legal quibbling.  “If  jus­
tice  controls  your  verdict,”  he  would 
often say to the  jury,  “you will not miss 
the general principles of  the law.”
At one trial,  when  the possession of  a 
farm was  in question,  the  defendant of­
fered a deed of the premises to which the 
plaintiff’s  lawer,  Daniel  Chipman,  ob­
jected,  because it had no seal.
“But  your  client  sold  the  land,  was 
paid for  it,  and  signed  the deed,  did he 
not?” asked the judge.
“That makes no difference,” said Chip- 
man.  “The deed has no seal,  and cannot 
be admitted in evidence.”
“Is  there  anything  else  the  matter 
with the deed?”  asked the  judge.
“I don’t  know that there is.”
“Mr.  Clerk,”  said the  judge,  “give me 
a  wafer  and  a  three-cornered  piece  of 
paper.”
The clerk obeyed,  and the judge delib­
erately made and affixed the seal.
“There,  Brother  Chipman,”  said  he, 
“the  deed is  all  right  now. 
It  may be 
put in evidence.  A  man  is not going to 
be cheated out of his farm,  in  this court, 
when there is  a whole  box  of  wafers on 
the  clerk’s desk.”

F or  C losin g  M ilk  B o ttle s  A ir T ight.
An exchange  accredits it  to a French­
man,  and it  consists simply  of  a disk of 
red India  rubber  with a conical finger or 
nipple on its  under side.  This goes into 
the  neck  of  the  bottle,  and  the  milk 
is then  boiled  by  immersing  the  bottle 
in a bath  of  boiling  water. 
It  is  after 
ward cooled  by withdrawing  it from the 
water,  and  the  partial  vacuum  inside 
the  bottle sucks the cork  firmly into  the 
neck and effectually closes  it.  A metal­
lic cover  is then placed over  all.

Use  Tradesman  CouporilBooks.

Chas. B. Kelset, Pres. 

E. B. Seymour, Sec’y. 

J. W. Hannen, Snpt.

‘Chicago” Linen Hinge and

Mnlllns Patent Flat Opening Books. 

SPECIAL  b o o k   b i n d i n g . 

Telephone 1243.  89 Pearl street,  Old  Houseman 

Block,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

“ike  Kent.*9

D irectly Opposite Union l>  pot.

AMERICAN  PLAN
R A T E S, $2 PER  DAT
STEAM  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC  BELLS
FREE  BAGGAGE  TRANSFER  FROM  UNION
DEPOT.

BEACH  i  BOOTH,  Props.

A tlas  S oup

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  Yalley.

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

We are state agents for the

People’s
Typewriter.

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

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.

Booksellers  and  Stationers,

2 0   A   22  MONBOB  ST., 
GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Cnrrent.

DEMINS.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic...................  7
Argyle......................  6
Atlanta A A ..............6
Atlantic A ................. 6%
H ................. 634
“ 
“ 
P ..............  5*
D ............... 6
“ 
“  LL............... 5

Amory...................... 6%
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5)4
Blacks tone O, 32__   5
Black Crow..............6
Black Rock  ............  6*4
Boot. AL.................  7
Capital  A ................. 514
Cavanat V ................. 5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  35£
Clifton  C R..............514
Comet..........................6M
Dwight Star.............  614
Clifton CCC............6)4

Arfow Brand  5 
Worldwide.  6
“  LL...................434
Full Yard Wide.......634
Georgia  A ................. 634
Honest Width..........634
Hartford A .......... 
5
Indian Head............  7
King A  A .................634
King EC. 
.........   5
Lawrence  L L........   5
Madras cheese cloth 634
Newmarket  G........ 534
B  .......  5
N ........ 634
D D ....  5J4 
X .......634
Noibe R....................  5
Our Level  Best......634
Oxford  R.................  6
Pequot......................  7
Solar.........................  6
Top of the  Heap__ 7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ........................8)4
Glen Mills...............  7
Amazon.................... 8
Gold Medal............. 734
Amsburg.................. 7
Green  Ticket.......... 834
Art  Cambric...........10
Great Falls...............  634
Blackstone A A.......?M
Hope......................... 734
Beats A ll..................  4)4
Just  Out........   434® 5
Boston.....................12
King Phillip............734
Cabot.......................... 7)4
OP.......734
Cabot,  %..................   634
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak............  5*4
Lonsdale............  & 834
Conway W................. 7)4
Cleveland................634
Middlesex.........   @5
No Name..................  734
Dwight Anchor.......8)4
Oak View.................  6
shorts.  8
Our Own..................  534
Edwards...................6
Pride of the W est.. .12
Empire......................7
Rosalind...................734
Farwell...................... 734
Sunlight...................   434
Fruit of the  Loom.  834
Utica  Mills............. 834
FitchvUle  .............. 7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize...............7
Vinyard....................  834
Fruit of the Loom X.  734
White Horse............  6
Falrmount................. 434
“  Rock............. 834
Full Value............... 6*
Cabot........................   734|Dwlght Anchor.......834
Farwell.................... 8 

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

‘1 

“ 

“ 

|

CANTON  FLANNEL.

-.634

Unbleached. 

...834 
■  934 
..
..10 
.1034 
..1134 
..1234 
-.1334

B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G
H.
I. J 
K.
L. 
M  .
N . 
O. 
P . 

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q ....
R .......
S.
T.U.
V. 
W.
X.
Y.
Z . .

Housewife  A............534
534 
....6  
...634 
....7  
— 73»
....734 
....734 
— 834 
—   8»
- 
»34
...10 
...1034 
.
...11 
.
....21 
.
....1434
CARPET  WANT.
¡Integrity  colored...20
White Star...............18
“  colored..20
Nameless.................20
..................25
...................2734
..................30
.  ................3234
...................35

Peerless,  white........18
colored— 20 
Integrity.................. 1834
Hamilton....................8
.  9 
.1034
G G  Cashmere.........20
NamelesB  .................16
18
CORSETS.

DRESS  GOODS.
* 
‘ 
* 
* 
S 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

CORSET  JEANS.

robes............6
pink * purple 6
b u ffs............  6
pink  checks.  6
staples........ 6
shirtings ...  6 

Corallne....................... 99 50
Schilling’s .....................9 00
Davis  Waists.......  9 00
Grand  Rapids.........4  50
Armory....................   634
Androscoggin..........734
Blddeford................  6
Brunswick..........  . ■  634
Allen turkey  reds

Wonderful.................. 94 50
Brighton........................4 75
Bortree’s ...................... 9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Naumkeag Batteen..  734
Rockport.................... 634
Conestoga.................. 734
Walworth................  634
PRINTS.
6  (Berwick fancies 
534
lyde  Robes  ...
Charter Oak fancies  434 
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
monrn’g  6 
Eddy stone  fancy...  6 
chocolat  6 
rober  ...  6 
sateens..  6 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
staple....  6 
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrim’ck shirtings.  434 
Repp fu rn.  834
Pacific fancy...........6
robes.........634
Portsmouth robes...  634 
Simpson mourning.. 6
greys.........6
solid black.  6 
Washington Indigo.  634 
Ballou solid black..
“  Turkey robes..  734
colors.
“  India robes___ 734
Bengal blue,  green, 
“  plain T ky X 34  834 
red and  orange...  6
“ 
“  X...10
Berlin solids............  534
“  Ottoman  Tur­
oil blue........634
key red....................634
“  green
“ 
Martha Washington
“  Foulards 
Turkeyred 34.........734
“  red 34- 
Martha Washington
“  %
“ 
-  934 
.10
“ 
“ 44
Turkeyred............. 934
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
Rlverpolntrobes....  634
Windsor fancy...........634
Cocheco fancy.........6
I 
“  madders...  6 
Indigo blue...........1034
«  XX twills..  634,
“ 

American  fancy—   534 
Amerlcanlndigo...  634 
American shirtings.  434 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
“  —   634
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino-----6
long cloth B. 1034 
“ 
» 
«  C.  834
“ 
century clout 7
“  gold seal.......1034
“  green seal TR1034 
“  yellow seal.. 1034
“ 
serge............. 1134
"  Turkey red.. 1034 
*• 

..  .  5
AC A ......................13
Amoskeag A C A .... 1234
Pemberton AAA— 16
Hamilton N ............. 734
York.......................... 1034
D ............. 834
Swift River................734
Awning. .11
Pearl River..............12
Farmer......................8
Warren......................1834
First Prise...............1034
C 
o g a ...............16
Lenox M ills........... 18
Atlanta,  D ................6K|8tark  A 
..............8
Boot...........................64( No  Name...................734
Clifton,K...  .......... 7  ¡TopofHeap..............9

solids.........5*4 ¡Harmony

gold  ticket

COTTON  DRILL.

TICKINGS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

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

blue  834 
d * twist 1034 
Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19

“ 
“ 

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

eiNSHAMS.

Amoskeag................  634 Lancaster,  staple

“ 

Persian dress  8 
Canton  ..  8
AFC........ 1034
Teazle.. .1034 
Angola..IO34 
Persian..  8
Arlington staple....  634 
Arasapha  fancy....  434 
Bates Warwick dres  734 
staples.  634
Centennial..............  1034
Criterion.................1034
Cumberland staple.  534
Cumberland............ 5
Essex.......................... 434
Elfin..........................  734
Everett classics...... 834
Exposition.................734
Glenarie...................  634
Glenarven..................634
Glen wood.................. 734
Hampton.................... 634
Johnson Chalon cl 
34 
Indigo blue 934 
zephyr8....16

“ 
“ 

634
fancies —   7 
Normandie  8
Lancashire— ...........6
Manchester..............  534
Monogram................. 934
Normandie..............  734
Persian....................... 8
Renfrew Dress........ 734
Rosemont...................634
Slatersville............... 6
Somerset.....................7
Tacoma  .....................734
Toll  du Nord.......... 1034
Wabash...................... 734
seersucker..  734
Warwick.................  7
Whittenden..............  8
heather dr.  734 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook............... 8
.........................10
Windermeer............ 5
York............................834

“ 
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“ 

“  

Amoskeag................ 1634|Valley City................ 1534
Stark........................  1934 ¡Georgia.....................1934
American................ 15341 Pacific......................

DRAIN  BASS.

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End... .45  IBarbour's.................81
Coats’, J. & P ..........45  Marshall’s ................. 81
Holyoke................... 22341

KNITTING COTTON.

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
“  16... ...38
39
18... ...39
40
“ 
“  20... ...40
41
CAMBRICS.

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

..33
...34
...35
...36

No.

Slater........................   434
White Star..............  434
Kid Glove  ...............  4V4
Newmarket..............  434

Edwards.................  434
Lockwood..................434
Wood’s ....................  434
Brunswick.............  434

Fireman...................3234
Creedmore...............2734
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless.................2734

RED  FLANNEL.
............... 2234
T W ...
F T ............................ 8234
J R F , XXX............. 35
Buckeye...................3234

MIXED  FLANNEL.

“ 

“
“

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Red A Blue,  plaid..40
Union R................... 2234
Windsor................... 1834
6 oz Western............20
Union  B .................. 2234
Nameless.......8  @ 9341 
.......  834010  I 

Grey S B  W..............1734
Western W .............. 1834
D R  P ........................1834
Flushing XXX.........2334
Manitoba..................2334
01034
1234
Slate.  Brown.  Black. Slate  Brown.  Black.
1034
934 
H34
1034 
1134 
18
1234 
20
Severen. 8 oz........... 934
May land, 8 oz..........1034
Greenwood, 734 01..  934 
Greenwood, 8 oz — 1134 
Boston, 8 oz..............1034

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
934 
1034 
1134 
1834 

West'Point, 8 oz— 1034 
10 oz  ...1234
“ 
Raven, lOoz..............1334
Stark 
..............1834
Boston, 10 oz.............1234

9k  1034 
1034  1134 
1134  18 
1834  80 
DUCKS.

1034 
H34 
18 
20 

“ 

WADDINGS.

SILKSIAB.

SEWING  BILK.

Corttcelli  knitting, 
per 3401  ball........ 30

.83 50 
.  7  50
Pawtucket................1034
Dundle.....................   9
Bedford.................... 1034
Valley  City..............1034
K K ............................1034

White, doz..............25  IPer bale, 40 dos
Colored,  doz...........20  IColored  “ 
...
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
"  Red Cross....  9
Best...............1034
" 
“ 
Best  AA.......1234
L.................................. 734
G..................................834
Cotticeli!, dos..........85
twist, doz.. 40 
50 yd, doz..40
HOOKS AND ETES— PER GROSS.
No  4 Bl’k A White..15
No  1 Bl’k A White..l0
“ 
“  2 
..12
..20
“ 
«  8 
..12
“ 
..85
“ 
NO 2-20, M C..........50  INO 4—15  F  834.........40
•'  3—18,8 C...........45  I
COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White A Bl’k..l2 
10 
..15
“  4 
12 
-18
«  6 
SAFNTT  PINS.
....28 
|N o3...
No 2.
NEEDLES—PER  X.

|No  8 White A Bl’k.,20 
.28
..26
.36

A. James.................. 1  401 Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s................. 1  35 Gold  Eyed............... l  50
Marshall's................1 00|American................. 1 00
5 -4 ....2  25  6—4...3 2515-4....1  95  6—4. .  2 96

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“  ...8 101

“ ....2 10 

8 
10 

FINS.

" 
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“ 
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COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine.. 28
Crown.......................12
Domestic..................1834
Anchor.....................16
Bristol...................... 13
Cherry  Valley......... 15
I X L ..........................1834
Alabama.....................644
Alamance...................634
Augusta....................734
At  sapha................... 6
Georgia.......................634
Granite....................  544
Haw  River................5
Haw  J ......................  6

T‘ 

Nashua.....................18
Rising Star 4-ply___17
3-ply— 17
North Star................20
Wool Standard 4 plyl734 
Powhattan.............. 18

Mount  Pleasant....  634
Oneida......................  5
Prymont.................   544
Randelman..............6
Riverside.................  SM
Sibley  A .................. 6)4
Toledo......................

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Commercial  Printing.

0. S. A. in Business.
An  examination  of  the  stationery of 
the  average  merchant,  in  the  smaller 
cities, brings to light some curious things. 
Take letter  and bill  heads,  for  instance.
A great many men,  who desire to be con­
sidered as  possessing good  taste and fair 
judgment,  use letter heads  which are the 
extreme  of  simplicity—very  often  not 
more than  two or three  lines in addition 
to  the  date  line.  That  is  good  taste; 
such a heading is  neat,  quiet, and meas­
urably  attractive; but  when it  comes to 
the  bill  head,  nine  men  out  of  ten 
insist on  printing on  their bill heads the 
title  of  almost  every  article  in  stock. 
My opinion is that if  results  are desired 
from this species of advertising,  the plan 
should  be  reversed.  The 
letter  head 
would be more apt to sell goods  than the 
bill  head.  Letter heads are  used in cor­
respondence with prospective customers, 
as  well  as  with  present  ones,  and the 
prospective customer is the man at whom 
advertising  should  be  aimed.  The bill 
head goes to the man who has bought the 
goods;  he  never  sees it  until  he has be­
come a  customer,  and then  there is very 
little to be gained by enumerating a long 
list of goods to him.
in  mind  a  firm  whose  letter 
head  bears the simple, wording:

I  have 

Bla n k  &  Bla n k,

Wholesale  and  Retail 

HARDWARE,

and  the date  line; their  bill  head,  on the 
contrary,  names  over  a  lot  of  goods— 
there  are  nineteen  articles  named,  by 
actual count—In  addition to  the  words 

Bla n k  & Bl a n k,

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all 

kinds of

H a r d w a r e,  Iron,  T ools  a n d  N a il s, 

B u il d e r s’,  Mech a n ics,  and  Man­

u fa c tu r er s’  Su p p l ie s.

Would it not be better to  tell the pros­
pective customer all the goods you carry, 
instead of the present customer?
The name is  the  most  important part 
of a bill  head. 
It would be just as good 
in every  way  if  it contained nothing  re­
ferring  to  the  business,  while  a  letter 
head  should  properly  state  the  line  of 
trade it  represents,  and  might  be valu­
able advertising. 
In regard to envelopes, 
it  is  sufficient  to 
indicate  plainly  the 
sender’s  name  and  address. 
Postal 
clerks are not,  as a rule,  given to reading 
anything  besides the  address on  the en 
velopes  that  pass  through  their hands 
so that advertising to  them is a  waste of 
ammunition.  Business  cards  are  made 
to  serve  so  many  different  ends  that I 
have no criticisms  to make on  their pre 
paration.  However,  there  are  certain 
unwritten  laws  governing  the  general 
style and  get-up  of  cards  representing 
various  trades  and  professions,  and  if 
your  printer  is  “modern”  you  will do 
well to let him  arrauge the style.  Print­
ers  are  generally  pretty  clever  people, 
and very  frequently,  unless  you  are an 
“expert,”  a little latitude given your  fa­
vorite  printer in  regard  to style will re­
sult 
in  a  much  more  satisfactory  job 
than  if  you  dictated  an  arbitrary  ar­
rangement.
Many  a  printer  is  compelled  to turn 
out work at which his heart sickens,  and 
which reflects  badly upon  the workmen 
in  his  employ,  because  his  customer 
“used to  set  type  himself.”  Of course, 
he gets his pay for it,  but that makes the 
matter  no  easier to  contemplate  if  the 
job is a discredit to him.

Change  of the  Market of Fruit.

From the Empire of Trade.
All  people  of  the  great  cities of our 
country have noticed a  gradual  increase 
of the tropical fruits in our markets, and a 
great decrease in the price of such things 
also,  and the extent that such things  are 
being consumed by our people more than 
in years  past.
We  will offer a  few  words on the sub­
ject to  propose that  such  change in the 
market  and  consumption  of 
tropical 
fruits by people of the United States will 
continue until the whole  country is sup­
plied  by such  goods  at a  proper  price, 
and the production of  them in the warm 
countries is greatiy increasod as a conse­
quence,  and a far greater business in the

goods  created  for  our  commerce  and 
markets.  When  the  use  of  such  pro­
ducts is  continued a  few years longer it 
is to  be found  that  they will  consider­
ably take the place of domestic products, 
and  be  converted  into a  variety of  food 
of still  different  kinds,  appropriate  for 
people  in a  cooler  climate. 
In  the ba­
nana there is a substance capable of sup­
porting human  life, and there is no plant 
in the world  so  adapted to many uses  as 
it  is,  and to uses  for  feeding  animals as 
well as  people.  People  will  hardly be­
lieve that  it  can  be  grown in  the  waim 
climate of the  Spanisb-American nations 
to an extent to supply all  the population 
of  such  countries  with  food,  and  if not 
used there,  can  supply  the place of  corn 
in our country.  Such  is the fact,  and by 
and  by  it  will be done  to a great extent, 
and be  the means  of  greatly increasing 
the  food  supply of  both  the South  and 
North  American  continents.  The  plant 
but  the corn of  our  country more de­
veloped in  the hot  latitude, and any per­
son can  see  both a corn  cob  and  places 
for the kernels in the banana, and matted 
husks for its cover.
In the pineapple there  is another good 
source of food  whose uses are but partly 
seen  yet,  and it  can  supply all  the con­
fectioners of the  country  with a delight­
ful  substance  for  flavoring  all  that  is 
needing  such a substance.  The produc­
tion  of  the  plant  is  limited  at present, 
but  it is  increasing,  and so is  the  con­
sumption  of  it 
in  our  country.  The 
whole of  our people must in  the near fu­
ture be supplied  with  the valuable plant 
as  cheaply  as  they  are  now  supplied 
with  potatoes,  or  any  important  edible 
fruit.  The production  and  consumption 
of oranges are increasing also,  and  when 
the full  use of  the fruit  is obtained  all 
people  will  have it as  plentifully  as ap­
ples are  now supplied  by  the  farms  of 
the country.

A  Good  Memory.

Mrs.  Robinson,  who  keeps  a  cigar 
stand in  the  business  part  of  Chicago, 
has  a  memory  that  would do credit to 
the  best  detective 
in  the  country.  A 
year ago a  fellow  bought  a  few  cigars 
from her and tendered a $20 bill  in  pay­
ment.  She made  his  change,  when  he 
cleverly palmed a $10  bill,  and  claimed 
that  she  had  given him that much  too 
little.  She gave him the $10,  but  when 
she made tip  her cash she  found that she 
was just $10 short.  A few days  ago the 
same man came to her stand,  and calling 
for a cigar,  laid  down  a  $10  bill.  She 
knew him  at  a  glance,  and,  promptly 
sweeping  the  bill  into her cash drawer, 
told him  that they  were  even.  He  de­
manded  an  explanation,  and  she  re­
minded  him of the transaction of  a  year 
ago.  He  protested that it was a  case  of 
mistaken identity,  and  threatened to call 
the  police,  but  she  was  firm,  and he 
went away and did not come back.  __ J

When You Get Tired

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

Prices seldom higher.

A.  J.  PH ILLIPS *   CO.,

Fenton,  M ich.

Hardware Price Current.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash,  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dlS.
Snell’s ................................................................  
60
Cook’s ................................................................ 
49
Jennings’, genuine..........................................  
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................... 50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.............................*700
D.  B. Bronze.............................  i* 00
S.  B. S. Steel..................................   8 00
D. B. Steel.......................................  13 50

AXBS.

“ 
• 
* 

BARBOWS. 

dlS.

bolts. 

Railroad.......................................................... * 14 00
Garden......................................................  net  80 00
dis.
Stove.  .................................................................50*10
75*10
Carriage new list.  .......... 
Plow.................................................................... 40*10
Sleigh shoe  ...................................................... 
70
Well,  plain  .......................................................*3  50
Well, swivel...........................................................  4 00
dlS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright Bast joint................664,0

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

 

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

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892............... C0&10

 

Grain...........................................................dis. 50*02

CRADLES.

OBOW BARS.

Cast Steel................................................per®» 
Ely’s 1-10........   ..................................... per m 
Hick’s C.  F ............................................ 
“ 
G. D ..........................................................  “ 
Musket....................................................   " 

CAPS.

5

65
60
35
60

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

Rim  Fire........................................................... 
Central  Fire................................................dis. 

56
25

Socket Firmer................................................... 70*10
Socket Framing.................................................70*16
Socket Corner.....................................................70*10
Socket Slicks.....................................................70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer..............................  
40

dis.

dis.

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

40
Curry,  Lawrence's..........................................  
Hotchkiss.........................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross............... 12©12V4 dis. 10

“ 

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

DRILLS. 

dis.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

2S
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

07
6Vi

ELBOWS.

HAM M ERS.

d i s .

HIN G ES.

H A N GERS. 

HOLLOW WABB.

HOUBB FURNISHING  GOODS.

25
Maydole  A Co.’s ........................................dis. 
25
Rip’s ............................................................dis. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s .....................................dis. 40*19
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.......................... 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__ 30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 .................................dls.60*10
State...............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  In. 4Vi  14 and
3Vi
10
Vi............ ............. net
h ................... — net
»Vi
X .......................... net
7Vi
%............ ............. net
7V4
50
............dis.
Bara Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti friction................................  60*10
Kidder, wood track......................................... 
40
Pots...................................................................   60*10
Kettles..............................................................   60*10
Spiders  .............................................................. 60*10
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware..................................new list 79
Japanned Tin Ware......................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 33)4*10
wire goods. 
Bilght........................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes..............................  
70*10*10
 
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
70*10*10
dis.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ............... ........
9
Sisal, Vi Inch and larger................................ 
Manilla..............................................................  13
diS.
Steel and Iron..................................................  
Try and Bevels................................................. 
Mitre.................................................................. 

75
6?
2t
Com. 
•2 95 
3 05 
3 05 
3  15 
3 25 
8  35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inche* 

Com.  Smooth.
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 uot less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, '86  ........................................ dis.
Silver Lake, White A .................................list 
Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B ..................................  * 
Drab B .....................................  “ 
White C....................................“ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
hopes.

SHEET IRON.

50
50
55
50
55
85

SQUARES. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

dis.

Discount, 10.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In.............................. doz. net 
Corrugated................................................. dis 
Adjustable.............................................................dis. 40*10

75
40

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dlB.

files—New List. 

Clark’s, small, 818;  large, 826........................ 
30
25
Ives’, 1, *18:  2, *24;  3,*30............................... 
dis.
Disston’s ............................................... 
60*10
New American  ................................................60*10
Nicholson’s .......................................................60*10
Heller’s ............................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  
50

OALVANIZBD IRON.

Discount, 60

14 
causes. 

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

13 

12 

15 

28
17

dis.

dis.

MAIL»

MATTOCKS.

locks—door. 

MAULS. 
hills. 

MOLASSES OATES. 

knobs—New List. 

dis.
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.'s.................. 
50
 
dis.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...................... 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
56
Door,  porcelsln, trimmings  .......................... 
55
Drawer  and  Shatter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .......... 
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
55
Branford’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s ........................................................ 
56
Adze Eye.............................................. *16.GO, dis. 60
Hunt Eve.............................................. *15.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s .'.......................................*18.50, dis. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
dis.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
46
P. S. A W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable*.... 
Landers,  Ferry *  Cle rk’s................... 
40
Enterprise 
......................................... 
30
Stebbln’s  Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine............................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base.................................................. 1  50
Wire nails, base............................. 
.....1   75@1  80
60......................................................... Base
50.......................................................
40......................................................
30......................................................
20..........  .........................................
16......................................................
12.......  ............................................
10......................................................
8..................................................... 
7 * 6 ......................................................  
4.............................................................
8............................................................. 
2............................................................. 
Fine 8...................................................  
Case 10................................................. 
8.................................................  
6.................................................  
Finish 10..............................................  
8...............................................  
6................................................ 
Cllnchj 19.............................................. 
8.............................................. 
g 
 
Barrell* 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...................................   ©40
Solota Bench.................................................  
©50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   ©40
Bench, first quality..........................................  ©40
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dis. 
70
dis.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................  
40
Copper Rivets and B u n .................................. 60—10
i  “A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
"B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 
I  Broken packs Vic per pound extra

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

“ 
•« 
« 
•* 
“ 
ii 

<so
75
1  *
1  60
160
65
75
90
75
90
1  10
70
80
go
1 75

PLANN8. 

r iv e t s. 

PANS.

d is.

 

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

saws. 

traps. 

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

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 125
20
70
50

“ 
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cats, per foot,__  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
"  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot_______ 30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 

30
Steel, Game......................................................  60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s _______  70
Moose,  choker....................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.................................. 81.50 per dos
dis.
Bright Market..................................................   65
Annealed Market............................................. 70—10
Coppered Market.............................................  60
Tinned Market.................................................  62 Vi
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................  2 80
painted.......................................  2 40

wire. 

dis.

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

An  Sable...............................................................dis. 40*10
Putnam.............................................. 
dis.  05
Northwestern...................................  
dis. 10*10
dl*
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*10
dlfs.
Bird Cages.......................................................  
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
75*10
Screws, New l  ist..............................................70*10
Casters, Bed a  d  Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.......  6.'*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METALS,

FIG TIN.

7

ZINO.

26c
23c

SOLDER.

The  prices  of 

Pig  Large................................................ 
Pig Bars..................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2Vic per ponnd.
680 pound  casks.....................................  
644
Per pound......................................................... 
Vi© Vi.........................................................................1«
Extra W iping..........................................  15
the many other  qualities  of
solder m the market Indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
Cookson...........................................per  pound
Hallett’s ..:.....................................  
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal..........................................  17
14x2010, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

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

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

ANTIMONY

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

Each additional X on this grade 11.50.

“ Worcester.................................   6 Bo
14x20 IC, 
“ 
.............................  8 59
14x20 IX, 
'* 
20x28 IC, 
...........................  18  50
6 00
“  Allaway  Grade................ 
14x2010, 
7  50
•* 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12  50
“ 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
“ 
15  50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14X28IX............................................................ 114  00
14x81  IX...........................................................   15 00
1&60 i
} P «  Pound •  ■  * > «

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TUR  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Michigan Tradesman

A  WSEKLT  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

lOO  Louis  St., Grand Rapids,

—  BY  THE —

TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

One  D ollar  a  Year,  Payable  In  Advance.

A D V ER TISIN G   RATES  ON  APPLICATION.

ing  laws  unmitigated  by merely  tempo­
rary expedients.

As to the issue of bonds,  the President 
is  clearly  and  properly opposed to forc­
ing upon the country a large lot of bonds 
at the rate of  interest now authorized by 
law,  when it will be possible for Congress 
a few months hence to make provision for 
a bond at  a materially lower rate. 
It  is 
plainly  the  wish of  Mr.  Cleveland that 
Congress  should  repeal  the  obnoxious 
Sherman  law before  efforts are  made to 
permanently restore the reserve.  To re­
habilitate  the  reserve  now  would  be 
merely an  invitation  to Europe  to  con­
tinue to drain  us of our gold.

Communications  invited  from practical  busi­

ness men.

Correspondents must give their full  name and 
cddress,  not  necessarily for  publication, but as 
a guarantee of good faith.

Subscribers may have  the  mailing  address  of 

their papers  changed as often as desired.
Sample copies sent free to any address.
Entered at Grand  Rapids post office as second- 

class matter.

j3^”When  writing to  any of  our  advertisers, 
please  say that  yon  saw  their  advertisement in 
T h e   M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  14,  1893,

THE  PRESIDENT’S  FINANCIAL  POL­

ICY.

As  was to have been  expected,  the an­
nouncement  on  the  part  of  President 
Cleveland of his intention to call  a spec­
ial session of Congress in September  for 
the purpose  of  enabling  the  National 
Legislature to correct the existing imper­
fections in the  laws controlling the finan­
ces of the country  has  produced  a  most 
favorable effect in  financial  circles. 
It 
is  now  known that  the  President is  de­
the  repeal  of  the 
termined to  secure 
Shermau  silver law  and 
to  thoroughly 
rehabilitate the finances.

It has for  some 

time  been  expected 
that an extra session  would  be  called, 
but  until 
the President  announced  his 
determination  in  the  m atter there  natu­
rally existed just  enough  of  doubt 
to 
keep  the money  interests of  the country 
on  an  anxious  bench.  With  the  proba­
ble date of  an  extra  session  authorita­
tively  announced  all  the  uncertainty  has 
been  removed,  and  it  is  now  known  that 
Congress  will,  within  a few months,  be 
given  an opportunity to remedy the  mis­
takes made in 1890,  untrammeled by the 
slow  routine of a  regular  session,  with 
its endless  wrangle  over  appropriation 
bills.

There is,  therefore,  a reasonable  hope 
that the causes  which  have  so  seriously 
upset the  financial  equilibrium  of 
the 
country  will  be removed during the com­
ing  fall,  hence,  while they must  in 
the 
their  bane­
meantime continue to exert 
ful  influence, 
the  prospect 
that 
they 
will  cease to exist within  a  few  months 
will,  in  a  great  measure,  restrict  their 
hurtful  effects  from  this  on.

It  is  now  clear  that  President  Cleve­
land  is determined  not to issue bonds for 
the purpose of restoring the gold  reserve 
prior to the action  of  Congress,  and  it  is 
equally evident  that  he  intends  to con­
tinue to  use the  reserve in  the  ordinary 
course  of  the  Government’s  business, 
even should  it  be reduced  as low as $50,- 
000,000, or  even  lower. 
It  is evidently 
the President’s  intention  not to attempt 
to provide  temporary  remedies,  prefer­
ring that  Congress,  when  it  assembles, 
should view  the  evils produced  by exist­

U N EQ UA L  JUSTICE.

It  has  been  the  constant  cry of  the 
“poor  man’’  that  it  is  money  and  not 
justice that  decides the  case (in law)  as 
between the rich  man  and  the poor man. 
The  rich man  can engage  the best legal 
talent to conduct his case; he can buy the 
jury,  and even the  bench,  and so secure 
a  verdict; while  his  opponent,  because 
of his poverty,  has no redress.

While this  may  be true  in  some cases, 
as a  rule,  the  opposite  is  true.  One of 
the hardest  things  to  contend  with  in 
this day  and  age of  the world is  the an­
tipathy of  the  average  juryman  to  the 
rich  men  when his  opponent in  a  court 
of law  is a man of  small means. 
It is  a 
matter  of  common  remark  among  pro­
fessional  jurymen that they decide their 
verdicts  more  largely  on  the  financial 
condition  of  the  litigants  than  on  the 
merits of  the  case.  Such a case was  re­
cently brought  before Judge Brevoort of 
Detroit,  resulting in  a verdict  of  $3,000 
against  the defendant,  who  is a million­
aire.  One of  the  jurymen  subsequently 
admitted  that  the  jury  were  influenced 
largely  by the  wealth  of  the defendant, 
whereupon Judge  Brevoort  set aside the 
verdict.  These verdicts,  in  favor of the 
poor man and  against the rich,  are the re­
sult,  largely,  of  the  lawyers’  appeals to 
the passions and  prejudices of  the  class 
from  which  a  majority of  the  jurymen 
are drawn.  The hard life of  the poor is 
pictured  in  heart-moving  terms,  while 
the easy  life  of  the rich,  surrounded  by 
luxury,  indulging in  all  the pleasures of 
life,  and bis  grinding  oppression of  the 
poor,  are  held up  in contrast.  And  so, 
moved  by passion  and swayed  by their 
prejudiced  sympathies,  the  jury  give 
the  verdict to  the  poor  man. 
In  Can­
ada a lawyer  is not  allowed to appeal to 
the  sympathies  of  the  jury,  but  must 
confine himself to a recapitulation of the 
evidence,  stating the law in  the case and 
giving precedents.

There should be  wholesome legislation 
on this point,  to the end  that the rich,  as 
well as  the poor,  may  be able to  obtain 
equity and equal  justice in the courts of 
the land.  _________________

THE  FINANCIAL  SITUATION.

While the  past  week has  developed a 
considerable  number  of  failures  in  the 
West,  it has  also brought  some relief to 
the  financial  situation.  The  nervous­
ness in  London  which  followed  the col­
lapse of  so many  Australian  banks gave 
place  to  a  more  confident  feeiing,  and, 
as a  consequence,  the rate  for discounts 
in  the  open  market  gradually declined, 
while on Thursday  the Bank of  England 
saw  proper to lower the money rate from 
4 to 3 per cent.

There  has also  been  a  decline in for­
eign  exchange,  which  naturally  has 
stopped  the outflow of  gold for the time

being.  President  Cleveland’s announce­
ment that  an extra  session  of  Congress 
would  be called in  September,  and  that 
every effort to repeal  the  Sherman  silver 
law  would be made,  has  also  inspired a 
feeling of greater confidence.  The banks 
at the leading financial  centers have now 
thoroughly  re-enforced  their  positions 
and are now prepared, at least so it is be­
lieved,  to meet any emergency.  They are, 
consequently,  in  a  position,  while  still 
following a  conservative  coarse,  to  ex­
tend ampler  facilities  to  general  trade, 
so that there  is every prospect that from 
now on  there will  be a gradual softening 
of the tension  which  the recent financial 
contraction has  created.

It  is  generally  beleived  that  with  a 
healthier  money  market  abroad  and  a 
restoration  of  confidence  in  American 
markets by a strong agitation in  favor of 
the prompt repeal  of  the  Sherman  law, 
there will  be a brisk  revival in  the value 
of American  securities,  and  the  banks 
will extend  more 
liberal  assistance  to 
merchants, thus permitting the wheels of 
trade to  resume their normal motion.

It is  gratifying  to  reflect  that  while 
the  financial  excitement  has  been 
in 
progress in the West and North the mer­
chants of Grand Rapids  have  continued 
mere  indifferent  spectators. 
It  is  true 
that there has  been  some  hardening  of 
local money  rates  as  a  matter  of  wise 
precaution,  a  closer scanning of  credits 
and  an indisposition to enter into new or 
extensive enterprises,  but  there  has  ex­
isted not  the  slightest  apprehension  of 
trouble or fear that  local  interests  will 
be in any  way affected  by the liquidation 
which appears to  be  going  on  in  other 
parts of the country.

EXTRA  SESSION  OF  CONGRESS.
President Cleveland,  so it is given out, 
has announced his intention of  calling a 
special  meeting of  Congress  in Septem­
ber,  If  not  sooner demanded  by the pub­
lic exigency,  to legislate  upon the finan­
cial situation.

It is  understood  that  it will be  neces­
sary to  repeal  the  Sherman  silver bill, 
which,  while  providing a  means for the 
stripping  of  the Government of  its gold 
reserve,  has had no effect  to increase the 
value or uses of the silver.  The result is 
that  the  gold  reserve  in  the  Treasury, 
which  should never  be below  $100,000,- 
000,  has fallen  to near $90,000,000,  while 
the drain on it continues with  a promise 
of  lowering  it  still  further.  This  fact 
has  exerted a  most  painful  impression 
upon  the  finances of  the  country,  and 
particularly  in  the  West,  where  there 
has been an excessive inflation.

It becomes  necessary,  then,  that  Con­
gress shall stop the drain of gold,  replen­
ish the depleted supply,  place silver in a 
condition  where it,  and  not a  paper rep­
resentative,  can  be put  to some  useful 
purpose.  All  these  evils  are  serious 
ones, and  it  will  require  the  most  ex­
alted statesmanship to remedy them.

THE  FIRE  W A ST E .

The statistics  giving the fire  losses in 
the  United States  and Canada  are  now 
available and show a gratifying improve­
ment  in  the  waste,  compared  with the 
other  months  of  1893.  The  figures,  as 
compiled  by  the New York  Commercial 
Bulletin,  show that the total during May 
aggregated  $10,427,100,  as  compared to 
$14,669,900 for the preceding  month. 
It 
is  true  that,  compared  with  the  same 
month  last  year,  there  was a  moderate 
increase,  but  compared  with the  month

of May, in  1891,  the improvement is very 
large.

During last month there was a total  of 
165  fires  of  a  greater  destructiveness 
than $10,000,  scattered over the country, 
principally,  however,  in the  North  and 
West.  The  great  bulk  of  the  fires was 
during the latter  part of  the month,  the 
first  half  being  remarkably  free  from 
serious losses.

The  improvement during  May has not 
been sufficiently marked  to show the  ef­
fects of  the  reforms  instituted  recently 
by the underwriters all over the country, 
the  increased  rates  in  many  instances, 
and the more careful inspection of risks, 
but these measures  are expected to show 
their  effects  by  a gradual  improvement 
from month to  month.

Unquestionably  the  fire  waste  in  the 
United States  has passed beyond all rea­
sonable limits,  and some remedy  was im­
peratively  needed  to  reduce  the  enor­
mous losses that the country has suffered 
during the past few years.  Whether the 
remedies that already  have been  applied 
will  stop  the  destruction  remains  to 
be seen,  but  for the  moment  it is  satis­
factory to  note  that last  month  showed 
some improvement.

T h e  T r a d e sm a n  has  been  a  hearty 
supporter of the administration of Mayor 
Stuart,  as it believes he  has  endeavored 
to serve the city faithfully. 
It is,  there­
fore,  a  matter of regret that his attitude 
on  the peddling question  has proved  far 
from satisfactory.  The  Common  Coun­
cil established  certain  fees  which  ped­
dlers must pay before obtaining a license 
to hawk their goods from  door  to  door. 
The  Council  put  itself on record as op­
posed  to  granting  licenses  to  hawkers 
and fruit peddlers  for less  time than one 
year, yet the Mayor  has set the action of 
the Council at naught  by  granting  per­
mits authorizing the City Clerk  to  issue 
licenses for three months.  Mayor Stuart 
has granted a dozen or more free permits, 
his excuse for so  doing  being  that  the 
persons are so near  the pauper line  that 
they are unable to pay  for  licenses  and 
would otherwise have to be supported by 
the poor department.  It stands to reason 
that a man who has no  money to pay for 
a license fee has  no  money  to  pay  for 
fruit,  and he is,  therefore,  compelled  to 
take it out of  the  garbage  barrels  and 
dump  heaps of  the  commission  houses, 
sowing disease and death among the peo­
ple who consume the stuff.  T h e  T r a d e s­
m an  is not  disposed  to  criticize  Mayor 
Stuart harshly in  this matter,  as  he  has 
evidently been led astray  by  his  sympa­
thy for suffering,  and  T h e  T r a d e sm a n 
believes  that  as  soon  as  the  matter  is 
presented  to  him  in  a proper light,  he 
will decline to interfere farther with the 
enactments of the  Council  and  turn  a 
deaf ear to entreaties which tend to make 
him generous before he is just.

Where Do You Keep Rope?

One  hardware  dealer,  says a  London 
exchange,  has  hit  upon  the  following 
plan for keeping his stock out of the way 
and out of  sight,  and yet convenient  for 
inspection and  making sales.  The stock 
is kept in the cellar in rolls or on drums, 
and  one end  of  each size  is  drawn  up 
through a  hole in the  floor  and fastened 
to the front of  the counter.  Thus a cus­
tomer  can  easily  make  his  selection 
without going  down stairs,  and the rope 
selected  is easily drawn up,  measured off 
as it comes and cut at the desired length.

People are  more prone  to growl about 
the price of bread than the price of  beer.

A  Leaf Torn Prom  the  Book  of  Expe­

rience.

W ritte n  f o r  T h r  Tradesm an.

A man who has  spent a portion of  his 
life behind the  counter,  dealing out sup­
plies to  his fellow  men,  followed by an­
other period of  his existence  in front of 
the counter  in  the  capacity  of  an ordi­
nary customer,  has learned  many things 
which he never knew  before.  While he 
stands behind the counter, he is ever at a 
loss  to  account  for  the  strange  freaks 
and many little eccentricities on the part 
of  his  customers;  but  when  he  is pro­
moted  to  a  position 
in  front  of  the 
counter,  clothed  in  the  garb  of  a  com­
mon,  everyday customer himself,  subject 
to all the  conditions  and  conflicting cir­
cumstances  which  fall  to  the  common 
lot of  all  common,  everyday customers, 
then  it  is that the  mists clear  away and 
many things which were matters of won­
der,  previously,  are  made  clear  to his 
mind.  He  can  then  see  clearly why  it 
was  that Jones changed his trading place 
•immediately  after  being  presented with 
that 87 account.  Jones  had  been one of 
his best customers.  He had a large fam­
ily,  was  a  liberal  buyer,  and  very  sel­
dom allowed  his  grocery  bills  to exceed 
$15  before  paying  up. 
It  had  never 
been  necessary to  present  Jones with  a 
bill—he  always  called  and  voluntarily 
paid  up  when  the  amount  had reached 
its  customary  limit. 
It  was on  the eve 
of  the  maturity  of  a  jobber’s  bill,  and 
the  necessary  funds with  which to meet 
it,  owing  to  slow  collections,  were  not j 
in  hand.  Jones  was  in  front  of  the | 
counter,  and,  although his  bill  was only 
$7,  he  would,  no  doubt,  be  sufficiently 
accommodating  to  help  out. 
It  was  a 
mistake.  Such  mistakes  are always oc-  i 
curring and  always  will occur  until the 
man  behind  the counter  and  the man in 
front  of  the  counter  understand  each 
other  better.  Jones  was  accommodat­
ing. 
If he had been  in a position to pay 
it,  all would  have been  well;  but,  as  it 
was,  he  went  away  stung  with  the 
thought  that  the  grocer’s  trouble  was 
caused,  partially,  by his  inability to pay 
that small bill.  He paid it at the earliest 
opportunity and  resolved to run no more 
grocery  bills  if  he  had  to  go without 
seme things occasionally.  This little  in­
nocent  act  cut  out  an  average trade of 
$10  per  week and  sent it  to down  town 
cash stores,  and  Jones’  true motive was 
never rightly understood until the grocer 
had taken  Jones’  place  in  front of  the 
counter. 
If  he had then  known  what he 
now  knows,  he  would  not  have  inter­
fered  with  Jones’  business.  He would 
not have  dunned  Jones  for  an  amount 
which  Jones  did  not  suppose  was due, 
and  for  which,  accordingly,  he was not 
prepared  to settle.

The conception of the ex-grocer has be­
come  clear  in  other  matters.  He  now 
understands why it  was that so many of 
his customers  would  fall  into  the habit 
of  dodging his store  and  spending more 
or less of  their spare  change elsewhere, 
whenever he  presented  them  with  bills 
which  they  happened  to  be  unable  to 
meet.  He  used  to think  hard  things of 
them,  and  ascribe  their  strange  freaks 
to  perversity and  a natural  proneness to 
shirk  their  obligations  as men.  Some­
times he went so  far as  to  mistrust that 
they  were tainted  with  a  disposition to 
play the part of a  “beat.”  It is all clear 
to him now.  He has  become a customer 
himself,  and  the  experiment  has  made 
him  wiser.  He  has  learned  that  the

'XTEEfcÖ  MICH1GAISÍ
common,  everyday  customer  will  occa- I 
sionally get  into a  tight place—so tight, 
in fact,  that sometimes he never becomes 
able to  extricate  himself.  But  whether 
he  ever  gets beyond  redemption  or  not, 
the  fact  remains  that  there  will  come 
times when  the average  customer cannot 
meet  his  grocery  bills.  The  ex-grocer 
gets there himself,  sometimes; and  being 
thus enabled to  view  the  situation from 
both standpoints,  be  can  see  that  much 
difficulty might  be  avoided  by the  exer­
cise of  a little calm  judgment  and com­
mon sense on  the part of  the grocer.

Of  course,  when collections  are  slow 
and bills  are pressing  for  payment,  the 
grocer is quite  apt  to  lose his head  and 
give way to petulancy;  but  he should re­
member that all of  his customers are not 
to blame for an  injudicious  extension of 
his credits,  and that  some  of  those who 
are not prepared  to  settle their bills are 
disposed  to  be  just  as  accommodating 
and obliging as those who do settle.  Next 
time  the  scale  may be  reversed—those 
who pay  to-day  may  be  numbered with 
the incapables then,  while those who are 
in  a “pinch” to-day  may  be  flush  next 
time.

Every grocer ought  to  be a student of 
human  nature.  He  ought  to be able to 
distinguish  between  the  sheep and  the 
goats, and  treat each accordingly. 
If he 
cannot so distinguish  he  will be continu­
ously committing  irretrievable  blunders 
which will cripple his efforts and weaken 
his chances  for  success.  When  caught 
In a tight place himself to lose  his  equi­
poise  and  jump  upon  every  customer 
with  the  same  force  and  in  the  same 
manner,  is to commit an  egregious  blun­
der.

He  has  been  caught  napping,  and he 
charges his own carelessness to everyone 
who  owes him a dollar.  He  must  have 
money,  and  he  draws  the  line between 
the sheep and the goats on  a  dollar and 
cents basis—those who  are  prepared  to 
pay on the spot are counted as sheep and 
treated accordingly;  while those who are 
not  prepared  to  pay  on  the  spot  are 
treated as  goats.  This  has been  a com­
mon  occurrence  among  grocers 
this 
spring,  and so disastrous has it proved  in 
some cases that its evil  effects can never 
be fu lly  overcome. 
It is  true  that  at  a 
time when there is an unusual stringency 
in  money matters,  like the present,  there 
may  be a good  valid  excuse  for such oc­
currences;  but  I refer more particularly 
to  ordinary conditions  when  the  status 
of a man’s business is  a true index of  its 
management.

Sheep  are  shyer  and  more  sensitive 
than goats,  and to treat one as  a  goat is 
a fatal mistake.  No wonder they become 
timid and wander into other  folds.  Pre­
sent a customer of this kind with his bill, 
accompanied with a  heartrending appeal 
for help,  and that  customer,  if he  be un­
able to pay  the  bill at  once,  will become 
conscience  stricken.  He  will  feel  hu­
miliated.  Every time  he  meets you  on 
the street he feels like apologizing to you. 
Every time  he passes  your  store  he  is 
freshly 
reminded  of  his  obligation. 
Probably he promised  to have it for  you 
by a  certain  time  and was  disappointed 
in  his  expectations.  This 
lowers  him 
still  more 
in  his  own  estimation.  He 
must  still  continue  to  eat,  however, 
whether  that bill  is  paid or not.  Days, 
weeks pass,  and  the bill remains  unpaid 
—the daily income being barely sufficient 
to keep the  house  running.  He reduces 
his  rations  to homeopathic  doses.  The

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A new remedy which  has created a sensation  among physicians by  its wonderful 
effects in speedily  curing  every  form of  piles. 
It is the  only remedy  known  (ex­
cept a surgical operation)  which can  be relied on to give instant relief and a lasting 
cure in  Itching, Protruding,  Bleeding or Blind Piles.

Briefly stated,  it has  the  following  advantages  over a surgical operation  or  any 
other  pile  cure:  It  is  absolutely painless;  it contains no mineral  poisons nor in­
jurious  substance;  it gives  immediate  relief  from  the first  application:  it  can be 
carried in the  pocket and  used while  traveling or anywhere  without  the  slightest 
inconvenience or interference with  business;  and,  last,  but  not  least,  it  is  cheap, 
costing but a trifle.

The following  letters  speak for  themselves  and  need no comment  except to say 
we have hundreds of  similar ones and  could fill this paper  with them if  necessary:
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much surprised at the rapid  and thorough effect of the remedy.  Truly yours,  J. W. 
Rollins,  Marmaduke  Military Academy,  Sweet Springs,  Mo.

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

I  only used  one  package 
of  the Pyramid Pile Cure  and 1  can state to the  whole  world  that it has cured me, 
and I had them so bad  I could  hardly walk; and I  would  have them now if  my  wife 
had not insisted on my trying it, and I  kept it some time before she could get me to 
use it,  but I now thank  God such a remedy  was  made,  and  you  can  use this  letter 
in any way  it will do the most good.

Mrs.  Mary  C.  Tyler,  of  Heppner,  Ore.,  writes—One  package  of  Pyramid  Pile 
Cure entirely cured me of  piles  from  which 1  had  suffered  for years,  and  I have 
never had the slightest return of them since.

Mr.  E.  O’Brien,  Rock  Bluffs,  Neb.,  says—The  package  of  Pyramid  Pile Cure 
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you that the  reputation of  this  remedy was  built up on  its  merits  as a permanent 
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THE  RESTRICTION  OF 

IMMIGRA­

TION.

The  question of  restricting  immigra­
tion  to  this  country  was  raised  some 
time  since  in  the  supposed  interest of 
manual  laborers,  who  feared that  their 
field of  employment  would  be  usurped 
by others  who  had  failed  to  reach this 
country  so soon as those laborers,  owing 
to  later birth or other  causes.  This agi­
tation  eventuated  in  a  law  preventing 
immigrants from  landing  on our  shores 
who had  employment  by prior  arrange­
ment  already assured  to  them,  but  al­
lowed those immigants to come here who 
were not so thoughtful or provident,  and 
therefore more liable to become a burden 
to this  country. 
It is  needless  to criti­
cize such legislation.
Probably this question  would not have 
started  up  again  in  legislation,  though 
occasional growls from the press or from 
public speakers  would have  been heard, 
had  not  the  cholera  presented  itself. 
Now, there is a great  anxiety to prevent 
the  arrival of  any  immigrant  lest  the 
cholera  should  accompany  him  across 
the ocean.  To certainly  prevent  the ar­
rival of such a visitant we must  inexora­
bly stop all intercourse  with Europe and 
persuade  the  rest of  America  to  do the 
same,  for the  bacillus of  cholera travels 
with the  rich as  well  as  with the  poor, 
can  exist  comfortably  in  clothes,  bag­
gage and freight,  and starts  into activity 
in  the most unexpected times and places. 
The  barbarous  system  of  quarantine, 
wherein  shiploads or  trainloads of  peo­
ple are penned up till discomfort, fatigue 
or fright can develop the dreaded disease, 
which as practiced  abroad we have often 
laughed  at,  and  which was  tried in  this 
country last  summer,  is now admitted to 
be ineffectual.  Cholera broke out in  five 
different places  in New  York  City  last 
ummer,  but  was  effectually suppressed 
by  the  city  board  of  health.  England, 
which  lies near  the  afflicted  countries, 
and into  which thousands of  immigrants 
enter,  and where  many remain,  adopted 
no  such  system  of  quarantine,  yet  it 
eradicated this disease wherever it broke 
out,  and  looks  forward  to  the  coming 
summer  without  apprehension.  With a 
World’s  Fair in  progress,  we can  hardly 
ask  for  any  legislation  which  will  re­
strict or  hamper travel  during  the com­
ing  summer.  Anyhow,  such  measures 
are intended to be  but temporary and are 
designed  to  prevent  the  spread of  dis­
ease,  and are  not intended as  an expres­
sion of  the  policy to  be  adopted  on the 
question of immigration.

In the past,  immigants have come here 
in  great numbers; thousands arrive every 
week,  and  in  a  year  more  than 500.000 
land  on our  shores.  Picture  the scene. 
The  steady  tramp  of  advancing  thou­
sands is heard;  a multitude,  equal to five 
large armies of  100,000  soldiers each,  is 
throwing  itself  yearly on  this  country. 
Does not the mind revert to the last days 
of the Roman Empire, when hordes upon 
hordes of  barbarians,  migrating  armies, 
marching with  their wives  and children 
and  household  goods,  threw  themselves 
against  the  bulwarks  of  civilization; 
forced back  after heroic  and exhaustive 
effort  on the  part of the defenders,  they 
gained renewed strength from the hordes 
pressing on in  their rear, and came again 
and  again to  the attack,  till  finally they 
exhausted  and  overwhelmed  the armies 
of  culture  and  civilization?  That  ad­
vance was fierce and  destructive; this  is 
quiet  and  constructive.  Then  the 
in­
vaders  subdued  the  country;  now they 
are absorbed and lost among the inhabit­
ants.  Then they introduced a new  soci-

the 

grocer’s 

counter, 

IO
grocer makes  a note  of  it and his suspi­
cions are  aroused.  His  delinquent  cus­
tomer  must  be  trading  at  some  other 
store. 
If  he is not  running  a bill some­
where,  where  does he  spend  his money? 
The grocer finally concludes that his cus­
tomer 
is  inclined  to  play  a  game  of 
“beat,”  and he  unwittingly conveys this 
impression  to  him  by  a  change  in  de­
meanor.  Up to  this  point  the customer 
has been  loyal.  He  has been practicing 
rigid  economy,  which  accounts  for  the 
falling  off  in  his  trade.  He  has spent 
every  dollar with  the  grocer,  although 
human  hature  has  prompted  him 
to 
spend it elsewhere, for the  simple reason 
that,  every time  he  threw a dollar upon 
the 
grocer 
seemed to say:  “Why,  where do you get 
your money?  If you’ve  got  money why 
don’t you pay  up the old  score and  start 
in  afresh?”  But,  when  he  notices  the 
grocer’s change of front  he makes a firm 
resolve.  He resolves that  when  he  gets 
even with  that  grocer  he  will quit him 
forever.  The wheel takes  a  turn,  as  it 
generally does,  and  the customer is pros­
perous once more.  He  pays  the old bill 
like an  honest  man,  but  his experience 
has made  a cash customer for some other 
grocer.  Can  you  blame  him?  He was 
treated as  a goat  when  the grocer ought 
to have  known  that he was  a  sheep. 
It 
is the same  old  story—a misunderstand­
ing between the man  behind  the counter 
and  the  man  in  front  of  it.  A grocer 
should never make  his  heartrending ap­
peals  to the sheep.  He ought to remem­
ber that the sheep are  sensitive,  and the 
simple  presentation  of  their  bills  is all 
that is necessary.  When  a  sheep is  un­
prepared  to  meet his  bill he always has 
a valid reason  for not doing so. 
It hurts 
him worse than  it  does  the  grocer,  and 
the grocer ought to have sense enough to 
know it.  The  sheep  may be  scarce,  as 
compared  with the goats,  but  every gro­
cer  has  a  sprinkling  of  them,  and  he 
should cultivate their acquaintance if he 
wishes to  retain their trade.

E.  A.  Ow e n.

L am en tab le L ack   o f  E n terprise.
“Let me  have three fingers of whisky,” 
he said to the  clerk of  a drug  store in a 
Kansas town.”

“I can’t,”  replied  the  clerk,  who  did 
not know the  customer.  “This is a pro­
hibition State.”

“I can’t get a drink of whisky,  eh?”
“No,  sir;  not  without  a  physician’s 
prescription,  when  it  is to  be  used as a 
medicine.”

“Is there no emergency at all in  which 
you  would  be  permitted  to  dispense a 
small  quantity  of  whisky  without that 
formality—a  case  of  life  and death,  for 
instance?”

“IJhy,  yes,”  replied  the  clerk.  “I 
suppose  if a  man were to be  bitten by a 
rattlesnake,  and  it  would require  some 
time to go to a doctor and get a prescrip­
tion,  in  that case  it might  be  allowable 
to give him whisky.”

“Do you  know  where  I  could  find  a 

snake?”  was the next question.

“Why,  no,”  replied the  clerk,  greatly 

surprised at the query.

“Well,”  commented  the  thirsty  one, 
with a great  deal of  disgust in  his tone, 
“it seems  to me  that,  if this  drug store 
had  any enterprise,  it  would keep a rat­
tlesnake on  hand for use in cases of emer­
gency.”

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their  children?  Can  they  be classed  as 
a rule  among the  slothful, the  shiftless 
and the vagrant?  Do they not rather be­
speak the  bone and  sinew of  the land— 
though poor,  yet healthy and aspiring?
□ Shall we judge  of  the  future  by  the 
past?  Who denies  that  the  immigrants 
have immensely aided  the  development 
of  this  country?  Have  they  not  per­
formed the heavy  manual  labor  of  this 
country from which the  native-born  in­
habitant  shrank—built  our  railroads, 
cleared our  forests,  and  excavated  our 
mines?  Can it be said that such a  work 
is over?  Are  not  the  undeveloped  re­
sources  of  this  conntry still great,  and 
can it not support a population ten times 
greater than  the  present?  For  myself,
I  consider such material development as 
of little moment, and I believe  the  hap­
piness of each citizen to be  the  sole  ob­
ject  of  a  government, and I believe the 
citizens can be just  as  happy  and  the 
proportion of wealth  of each citizen just 
as great,  regardless  of  the  number  of 
people under that government; of course, 
the aggregate wealth will not be so great. 
However, 
the  question  of  aggregate 
wealth is the  one  generally  considered, 
and certainly in this  respect  our  imme- 
grants have aided us immensly.

We seek to have a population  not  dif­
fering  in their aims and aspirations,  and 
it is objected that large numbers  of  for­
eigners may produce  among  us  diverse 
tendencies  and objects.  Have not those 
who  have  united their fortunes with us 
the same destiny?  Do  they not  wish  a 
perfect  government?  Have 
they  not 
felt the irksome restraints of other lands, 
and do they not seek to avoid them here, 
while  striving  to  have  a  government 
which will protect them in  their  rights, 
but leave them alone to  work  out  their 
individual destinies?  Can they not offer 
their quota to our advancement?  Do we 
possess  all  wisdom?  Are  our  practices 
and our laws perfect?  Do we respect our 
laws as we should?  Do  we never  resort 
to  mob-law?  Cau  we  obtain  no  usful 
ideas  from  other  lands?  Has  not  the 
new continent of the southern seas,  Aus­
tralia,  taught us how to purify our  elec­
tions,  and has she not inaugurated a  new 
and simpler system  of  passing  title  to 
land?  Is it not true  that  contact  with 
others enlarges and liberalizes our ideas, 
and do we not  tend  to  become  narrow 
minded as we shut ourselves  up  in  oui 
own  domains?  Are  the  Chinese,  the 
pioneers  in  the  arts  and  sciences,  but 
who adopted the rule of  non-intercourse 
with other  nations,  right 
in  declaring 
themselves to be the children of the  sun, 
and  all  others  to be barbarians?  Is it 
certain that the corruption  of  our  elec­
tions is  due  overmuch  to  our  foreign 
population?  Do we  not  know  that  the 
vast  development  of  wealth  and  the 
prizes  obtainable  by 
legislation  have 
provoked  much  corruption,  and 
it 
clear that our native population can  look 
askant on  our  foreign  population?  Is 
not corruption often as  glaring  in  our 
native farming districts as  in  our  over­
crowded foreign  precincts?

is 

But is there not  a  higher  and  nobler 
view of the whole question?  Why should 
the 
we  not  open  our  doors  to  all 
world?  Have we not always  proclaimed 
that this land was the refuge  for the op­
pressed—that  all,  whether  the  victims 
of  tyrants,  society,  or  adverse fortune, 
were  welcome  to  our shores; that  here 
they might begin  anew  the  battle  for 
life?  If  we  abandon  our  high  moral 
position do we not injure ourselves men­
tally  and  morally?  And  who  can  say 
how  much  of  our  prosperity,  our  ad­
vancement, is  due  to  the  mental  and 
moral  stamina  of  our  people?  Ideas 
sustain a people more than wealth.  Are 
we  not  ashamed  to  deny an  asylum  to 
any  unfortunate?  Must we say  that  we 
each seek merely the selfish acquirement 
of wealth?  Is not this  government—the 
in­
triumph of the ages—based  on  the 
telligence  and moral pith of our people? 
take  away  principle,  and  how 
soon 
would our republic totter?
Who are we who  look  with  contempt 
on other peoples?  In the  revolutions  of 
the  centuries various nations have risen 
to the zenith of  grandeur,  often  eelips 
ing  all  rivals,  and have passed into in 
significance  and  obscurity.  Permanent 
predominance has  been  the  heritage  of

the 

patient 

In  the  hardy  Norwegian  do 
none. 
the  Vikings  who 
see  again 
we 
the  shores  of  all 
irresistibly  swept 
Swede 
Europe?  Does 
look  like the dashing  soldier  carried  to 
the  pinnacle  of  glory  by  Gustavus 
Adolphus  and  Charles 
the  Twelfth? 
Does  the  “melancholy Dane” recall the 
marble idealizations  of  Thorwaldsen  or 
the  quaint,  inimitable  stories  of  Hans 
Andersen,  which  delight  the  childhood 
of every land?  Does the  dark-eyed  son 
of Portugal remind  us  of  the  poems  of 
Camoeas or of the earliest and most  dar­
ing  explorers  of  the  sea?  Behind  the 
Swiss clockmaker do we  see  his  Alpine 
crags,  where for  nearly six centuries  he 
has kept burning  the  torch  of  liberty.
Is  the  volatile  Frenchman  ready 
to 
charm  us with the  lines  of  Racine  and 
Moliere,  or to gaily  follow  the  conquer­
ing legions of  Charlemagne  or  a  Napo­
leon?  Did not the swarthy  sons of Spain 
cross  an  unknown  ocean  to  find  this 
land,  while  their Murillas delight every 
artistic  mind,  and  their  Don  Quixotes 
laughed an obsolete chivalry out of exis­
tence?  Is not the Dago  the  son  of  the 
erstwhile  Mistress  of  the World; have 
not  his brothers,  Angelo  and  Raphael, 
perpetuated ideal beauty in  marble  and 
canvass,  and  Dante  and  Tasso  sounded 
the depths  of  humau  sensibility,  while 
the  western  world  is  leaning 
to-day 
on the colossal  structure of Roman juris­
prudence?  When  our Jewish neighbors 
pass before us do we remember that dur­
ing the mists of ages they  preserved  the 
noble and  spiritual  belief 
in  a  man’s 
theistic  religion,  and  “their  poets  in­
dulged in strains which yet  embody  the 
highest exaltation of human thought.”

favoring 

ignorant 

Are  we  to  forget  that  the  diamond 
often exists in the  rough—the sculptor’s 
triumph is  in the  unhewn  marble,  that 
“honor  dwelleth in the  meanest habit,” 
that genius and  immortality are not sub­
ject to  social  laws?  Men  and  races are 
much  the  creatures  of  circumstances, 
and  certainly  with  favoring  conditions 
surrounding  them  the  children of  our 
most 
immigrants  will  be 
brought  to the  general  level of  intelli­
gence and prosperity.  All European na­
tions  are  admitted  to  be  of  the  same 
racial stock,  and none  have been so long 
and so ruthlessly crushed  that they have 
lost their  mental spring  and are incapa­
ble  of  producing  men  of  the  greatest 
capabilities  under 
circum­
stances.  The  Hebrew  race  for  many 
centuries  were  treated  in  Europe more 
like wild  beasts than human  beings,  al 
most denied the  privileges of  a  bare hu­
manity,  and regarded  much in  the char 
acter  of  lepers, creatures to be avoided 
Yet as  these  restrictions  have  been  re 
moved,  as  they have  been  recognized as 
equal members of  society,  they have be 
come  undistinguishable  in  the  mass of 
the  citizens  in  Germany,  they  have  so 
distinguished themselves  that a political 
animosity,  the  Judenhitze,  has  arisen 
against  them.  Their fellow  citizens as 
sert that  they occupy the dominant posi 
tions in the higher  occupations of life in 
numbers far  in excess  of  their  relative 
proportion  to  the  population.  What 
i 
commentary is  their success  on the pre 
judice and  contempt  of  past  ages!  W< 
admire  the  Japanese  and  contemn  the 
Chinese,  yet  they  are  of  the same race, 
and  all  the  earliest  advances  in  knowl­
edge  seem  to  have  originated  with the 
latter,  who  for centuries  have preferred 
learning to  all else.  Can  it be anything 
but their  religion  which has  kept them 
stationary for so many centuries?

Shall  we,  a  conglomerate  race—as 
Anglo-Saxons,  being  a  commingling  of 
Celts,  Romans,  Saxons, Danes,  Normans 
and  French,  with  lesser leaven of  other 
nationalities—claim  a  superiority  over 
our  kindred stock?  Shall  we  who  have 
reached the  promised  land,  break down 
the bridge against those following in our 
footsteps?  Shall  we  not  recognize  the 
universal  brotherhood of men?  If other 
persons  feel higher  and  nobler  aspira­
tions,  shall we not allow them to develop 
them 
in  our  land?  If  Europe  is  con­
gested in  parts  shall we  not permit  the 
overflow to reach our  shores and  thereby 
give  a chance  for  life  and  perhaps for 
happiness to  those  left behind?  Do  we 
fear a  lower  civilization?  Does  not in­
telligence always  conquer?  Will  we not

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make  drafts upon  the  genius  of  every 
people in our midst?  Will not exclusive­
ness,  narrow-mindedness  and  prejudice 
vanish 
in  the  cauldron  of  universal 
ideas,  and  as the  steam  ascends  will  it 
not form the idealized figure of a govern­
ment  supported  on  a  pedestal  of  the 
united  genius and  aspirations of  all the 
nations?  When  such  ideas  become the 
main-spring 
pol­
icy,  and  we  recognize  the  universal 
brotherhood  of  man,  our  moral  power 
will go far to impose peace upon  the war­
ring  nations,  and we  will  not  look  for 
annexations  or  protectorates  to  obtain 
coaling  stations in  time  of  war.  Then 
the  vision of  the poet  may  be  realized, 
wherein
“The war drum  throbbed  no  longer, the  battle 
In the parliament of  man, the  federation of the 

our  nat'onal 

flags were furled
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S.  S.  Me r r il l.

N e c e ssity   of a  Surplus.

All traders should have at  least  three 
strings  to  their  bow  for the  unknown 
emergencies which  are  pretty  sure,  in 
some  way  or  other,  to show themselves 
and demand  sharp  attention.  Well-con­
ducted banks do not distribute yearly all 
their gains: they  “put past”  liberally for 
the apprehended misfortunes  of  coming 
years,  so that those  depending  on  their 
dividends may not be  inconvenienced by 
a  reduction. 
In  this  way,  panics  and 
bad crops  are not felt  seriously  by  the 
stockholders  of  well-regulated  banks. 
If the institution has good  luck,  au extra 
dividend  is handed  out every  few  years 
without  impairing  the  surplus  or  rest 
account.  Ample provision for the  roor­
backs of the future is the idea,  and it  is 
an idea which  should  ever  be  present 
with all merchants,  big and  little.  Those 
who  are  now  unable  to  weather  the 
storm are the people who forgot to  have 
a fat reserve for the hard knocks.  On a

of 

these 

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stand 
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small capital they  became  foolishly  ex­
tended.  The collapse is not owing  to the 
business,  but to  the  management,  to  a 
dependence on the one  thing  instead  of 
the  three.  Three  are  better  far  than 
one, so take our  advice  and  don’t  ven­
ture in  without  seeing  your  way out  if 
the  worst  should  come  to  the  worst. 
He  who 
storms 
prospers. 
the 
ablest—those  who are  most  foresighted. 
The politicians  have this  saying  among 
themselves and  it  applies here:  “Don’t 
bite off more  than you can chew.”  Don’t 
overload  your  boat,  you  may  lose  all. 
Better  make  two  trips.  What  trouble 
and ruin everywhere over the world  just 
now  because  of  this  common  mistake! 
A firm  failed  the other day  owing $300,- 
000,  and only $75,000 with  which to pay, 
including  cash,  stock  and  bills  receiv­
able.  They  couldn’t  float  any more of 
their  own  paper.  Exit  geese.  Toung 
men  and  old,  prepare  for  to-morrow’s 
tornado. 
In  that  way  live.  Neglect it 
and go under. 

Geo.  R.  S c o t t.

Checking Sampling.

A good  plan  was recently adopted by a 
Louisville confectioner to check the sam­
pling  operations of  his  customers.  He 
filled his counters with all  kinds of April 
Fool  candy.  Some  of 
it  was  red  hot; 
other pieces  had  small lumps of soap  in­
side,  and  others  cork  and  rubber. 
It 
was  very amusing  to  watch  the  young 
women as they helped  themselves to the 
sweets.  The  faces  they  made  would 
have  damaged  a 
looking  glass.  One 
piece was  enough.  The  trick  caused a 
great deal of merriment among the clerks 
I of the store.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
THE  M AN  W ITH  A   FAILING.

H is  E fforts to  R eliev e th e  In ten se A nxi­

e ty   W ere  N ot  A p p recia ted .

It was 10:30  o’clock  at  night,  and the 
rain  and  wind and  darkness  made  it a 
wild oue,  when  the train suddenly came 
to  a halt.  Someone had swung a lantern 
on  the track  about  a quarter of  a mile 
from the  bridge  spanning  Shady Creek. 
Those  of  us  who  turned  out  to learn 
what was  up saw a  farmer-looking man 
come back  to  the  smoking  car with the 
conductor,  and when in out of  the storm 
the latter asked:

“Now, 

then,  you 

say  that  there’s 
trouble  ahead?  What  is it?  Talk fast, 
1 am now twelve  minutes  behind  time.” 
The  man  was  about  40  years  old, 
dressed in  coarse clothing  and  was wet 
to  the skin.  The  lantern  was  an  old 
fashioned one,  made of tin,  and the light 
was  furnished by a piece of candle about 
three inches long.

“Look  a-here,  gineral,”  he  replied to 
the  conductor  in  a  nervous way,  “go 
sorter slow  on me,  or I can’t tell yo’  the 
story.”

“What do you mean?”
“I’ve—I’ve got  a failin’.  If yo’  git me 
excited I’ll stut-stut-stutter  till yo’ can’t 
understand a word I  say.”

“Very  well; you stopped us?”
“Yes;  I felt  called on  to do it.  Hold 

on,  now!  Don’t push me!”
“I’ll  give  you  time.  You  live  near 
here,  don’t you?”
“Right up by the branch thar’.  Lived 
thar’  going on twenty years.  Keep cool, 
I’m 
gineral,  and don’t  get me  nervous. 
a-doin’ all right so fur.”
“Well,  you felt  called  upon  to  stop 
us?”
“I did. 
It’s been  rainin’  purty steady 
fur about a week.”
“Yes.”
“The branch has  jest  been a-humpin’ 
“Yes, the water has been rising.” 
“Hold  on,  gineral!  Don’t  chip in too 
fast. 
I’m a-holdin’ of  myself as hard as 
I  kin,  but  1  feel  my  tongue  wobblin’

of herself fur the last two days.”

around.  This  noon  I  seen  the  water 
risin’  mighty  fast  and I felt  it my duty 
to watch it. 
I went up agin  about  dark 
and then  agin  an  hour  ago. 
I knowed 
when you was due here,  and—”
“And you  stopped us.  Good heavens, 
man!  but the bridge is gone!”
“Hold on,  gineral!  You  are going too 
fast!  1 t-t-told you  if you  g-g-got me ex- 
ex”—
“Take it easy,” replied  the conductor. 
“Just think  what  you  want  to  say and 
then speak  very slow.  Great  lands’ but 
what an escape!”
“Gineral,  1 reckoned yo’d worry about 
the bridge.”
“Yes,  I’ve  been  very  anxious  about 
it.”
“Yo’  knowed the water  was risin’ way 
I up.”
“ Yes.”
“1  told  the  old  woman  you’d  worry 
about  it,  and that I’d best git the lantern 
and  stop  the  t-t-train  a-a-and  t-t-tell— 
tell”—
“Take it  easy,  man,  there’s  no hurry. 
You got  your lantern  and stepped  the 
train  to  tell  us  that the  bridge had been 
floated off by the  freshet. 
I understood, 
and I can promise you”—

“Gineral!”
“Yes.”
“The  bridge is  all  right!  I reckoned 
yo’d  worry over it,  and  so  I got the lan­
tern and  stopped  the  train  to  tell  you 
that  the  water had gone  down four feet 
and the bridge hadn’t suffered a hair!”
I  don’t  remember  all  the  conductor 
said  when  he got  at  the  facts,  nor  how 
many  passengers  helped  to  throw  the 
man down  among  the bushes,  but when 
the  train  moved  on he  was banging the 
old tin lantern around and calling:
“G-G-Gineral,  I’ll  be  h-h-hanged  if  I 
don’t see this  old r-r-road  in  T-T-Texas 
before I ever  do it  another  fa-fa-favor!”

H is D ig estio n   G ood.

A recent  advertisement in  an English 
country  paper reads  thus:  “For sale— 
A bull terrier dog, 2 years old.  Will eat 
anything; very fond of  children.  Apply 
at this office.”

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 atone  purchase..........................................................  
3  55

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tains:

S E A L E D

S t i c k y   F ly  

.

NEW  STYLE.

IN  NEW  PACKING.

NEW  PRICE. 

WITH  NEW  HOLDERS.

★

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.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Barbed Wire—Quite  unusually the de­
mand continues as great as earlier in the 
year.  All mills have all they can do and 
are  from three  to five  weeks  behind on 
their  orders.  The  local  market  is firm 
at $2.30 for painted and $2.70 for galvan­
ized.

UNLICENSED  PEDDLERS.

L ist o f  M en d ican ts  W h o  A re  G ranted ' 

F ree P erm its  b y   th e   M ayor.

By the courtesy of  Mayor  Stuart  T he 
T r a d e sm a n  is enabled to give  a correct 
list of those fruit and vegetable  peddlers 
to whom free permits have been granted. 
Their residence,  the  time when  the per­
mit expires,  together  with the  name of 
the  person  or  persons  by  whom  they 
were  recommended  are  also  given. 
It 
will be taken as a favor if anyone having, 
or who may procure,  any  information  as 
to the  circumstances of  anyone or all  of 
those 
to  whom  permits  have  been 
granted  will  communicate  with  this 
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Mayor Stuart  says these  permits were 
granted only on the personal recommend­
ation  of  well-known  and  reputable citi­
zens,  who  testified to  the  character and 
indigent circumstances of the applicants. 
It  was a question  whether to grant these 
people  permits or  throw them  upon the 
charity  of  the  city; the  Mayor  thought 
the better way  was to permit them to sell 
for a short time without a  license.

It is suspected,  however,  that a strong 
appeal  had  been  made  to  the Mayor’s 
sympathies,  and  that  he  had  been,  in 
several instances, at least, imposed  upon. 
It need  hardly be said that  he  has acted 
in  perfect  good  faith,  but  it  will  be 
shown  to him,  and  to  all  others  inter­
ested,  that the  plea of  poverty,  in  some 
cases,  at  least,  was  false.  But  even  if 
they were  all as  poor  as  they  say  they 
are,  it is not necessarily  a sufficient  rea­
son for granting them a permit. 
It  may 
be the  reverse. 
If  all that  these whin­
ing curs  say about  themselves  be  true, 
they cannot, even if they have no license 
fee  to  pay,  buy  any fruit  at  all,  much 
less good fruit, so  they must,  as some of 
their number have  been seen  to  do,  rake 
over  the refuse  heaps back of  the com-

mission houses,  pick out  the rotting and 
rotten  fruit and  sell it.  But the  policy 
of  granting  permits is  a doubtful one at 
best. 
It  allows  a  class  of  people who 
are a  disgrace  to  the  city,  who  pay  no 
taxes  and  have no  interest  here beyond 
money-making,  to come into  competition 
with  reputable dealers,  who  are heavily 
taxed,  and who,  because of  the demands 
of  the  public,  are  compelled  to  carry 
heavy  and  expensive  stocks  of  goods. 
That there are a few honest hardworking 
men among the fruit peddlers  is  not de­
nied—men who own property here,  upon 
which they pay  taxes for the  support of 
the city government.  Why should  these 
be  compelled  to  pay  the  license  fee, 
while such  lazy vagabonds as are most of 
these itinerant  peddlers  are permitted to 
sell without paying the fee?  It is an in­
justice  both  to the  retail  grocers and to 
many of  the fruit  dealers.  Did  anyone 
ever  know  one  of  these  people  to  do 
an  honest  day’s  work?  Never.  They 
would  starve  first.  Other  foreigners 
come to this  country  and  go to  work at 
anything  by  which  they  can  make  an 
honest living.  But not so with  the class 
whose whining  hypocrisy procured them 
the  privilege free  of  cost of  competing 
with  honest  trade.  They  will  make  a 
living in but one way or starve,  and that 
is  by  selling  something.  They  must 
live,  however,  says  someone.  Then  let 
them go  to work,  as  all  honest  men  do. 
And  if  they  will  not  work of  their own 
will, they should be  compelled to by the 
city which must  support them if they do 
not.
It  begins to  look  as if  the fruit  ped­
dlers  were  going  to  carry  out  their ex­
pressed determination of  not taking  ou* 
licenses.  Two lone names appear on the 
City Clerk’s register as  having paid,  and 
these,  not  for  the  full  year,  but only 
until  August  1.  The  Council  declared 
that no  license  should be  granted  for a 
shorter  term  than  one  year;  but  these 
short time  licenses were  granted by the 
Clerk on a special order from the  Mayor
as follows: 

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1
Grand R apids, Mich., June 6,1693.  f 

Mayor’s Offic e, 

Wm. A. Shinkman, City Clerk:
D ear Sir—Please issue license to Casino Aner- 
Ino. to sell  fruit  from  a  basket  In  the  city of 
Grand Rapids, from  May 1  to  August 1, for #10, 
including office fees.

Yours resp’y,

Wm. J. Stuart, Mayor.
I 
Mayor’s Office, 
Grand Rapids, Mich., June 6,1693. | 

Wm. A. Shinkman, City Clerk:
D e jr   Sir—Please  Issue  license  to  Leonard 
Cablnzarro. to sell fruit from a basket In the city 
of Grand  Rapids, from  May  1  to  August  1, for 
#10, Including office fees.

Yours resp’y,

Wm. J . Stuart. M ayor.

The short  term  clauses of  the license 
schedule were struck out,  from  which it 
was to be inferred that it was not the in­
tention of  the  Council  to  grant licenses 
for  a  less  term  than  one  year.  The 
Mayor  has  granted short  term  licenses. 
Here appears to be a conflict of authority.

T he  H ard w are  M arket.

General  trade  for  the  first  week  in 
June  has  been  fairly  satisfactory,  al­
though  a  general  feeling  of  caution 
seems  to pervade dealers generally.

Wire Nails—No  change for  the better 
to report.  Prices at the mills seem to be 
quite demoralized.  Manufacturers  have 
decided  to  close  down  their  factories 
during July,  which will have a tendency 
to make  the market  firmer.  No  change 
to note  in the  local  market,  $1.70@1.80 
being quite regular.

Cut Nails—In sympathy with wire nails 
are  adversely affected.  We  quote $1.50 
rates.

1 3

REEDER  BROS.  SHOE  CO.,

JOBBERS  OF

Bools  and  Shoes,

Felt Boots and Alaska  Socks.

State Agents for

158 A  160 Fulton 8t., Grand  Kupido.

Ih e W a p e  

S e l f   M e a s u r i n g  

-  

•  

.....................................O i l   T a n k ,

Measuring one quart and half  gallon at  a single 

stroke.

NET  PRICE  LIST.
First floor  Tanks  and 
Pumps.
1 bbl....................... $13 oo
2 bbl.............. 
15 00
3 bbl.........................   is 00
4 bbl..............  ...  22 00
bbl.........................   27 oo
Cellar Tanks <J 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  W AYNE,  IND.

JA V A  OIL

RAW  AND  BOILED.

A  substitute  for  linseed,  and  sold  for 
much less money.

P u r e l y  

l / e g e i a l i l e ,

adapted to all work  where  a  more  eco­
nomical oil than  Linseed is desired.

F r e e   F r o m   S e d i m e n t

has better  body,  drie3  nearly  as  quick 
and with better gloss  than  Linseed  Oil. 
Especially  adapted to  priming and min­
eral painting.

Plain  Wire—No 

change 

to  note. 

Prices,  as  well as  demand,  is firm.

Rope—No decline  has  taken  place; if 
anything,  the  market 
is  firmer.  Sisal 
8%c  and  manilla  12Kc  are  regular on 
small orders.

the 

Binder  Twine—While 

jobbing 
hardware  houses  do  not  sell  binder 
twine,  we are advised as to the situation, 
and would  say for  the past two or three 
weeks there has  been more or less uncer­
tainty  in  the  binder  twine  market,  re­
sulting  largely  from the possibility of  a 
shortage.  Arrangements have now been 
made,  it 
is  understood,  by  which  the 
twine held  by banking concerns,  as  col­
lateral,  may  be released  and  put  upon 
the  market.  The  warmer  weather  for 
the past  few  days,  in  different  sections 
of  the  country,  has  increased  the  im­
portance of  prompt  shipment  of  twine, 
and  the tendency is toward stiffer prices. 
The withdrawal of  the National Cordage 
Company,  as  a factor  in  the  trade,  has 
had a tendency to  increase the  business 
of outside factories  to a considerable ex­
tent.

Potato  Planters  —  The  demand  has 
been  larger than ever this year and man­
ufacturers  are all sold out,  so those  who 
are not  supplied  will  find it  impossible 
to get further supplies.

Wire  Cloth—Still  scarce  and  hard to 

get even at 2c per square foot.

Screen Doors  and Windows—Owing to 
the scarcity of  wire  cloth,  screen  doors 
and  windows are  getting  to be a  scarce 
article,  and in  some sizes are impossible 
to get at any price.

Glass—No  change to  note  in window 
glass.  Prices  are firm,  and as  factories 
soon  close down,  we look  for  no  lower 
prices.

The  Wool  Market.

The price  is ridiculously  low,  but  no 
improvement  can  be hoped for,  so  long 
as  the tariff  agitation  continues.  Cer­
tainty  in  any  direction  will,  without 
doubt,  improve the market.  Anyhow,  it 
is  to  be  hoped  the  bottom  has  been 
reached.

After  having been  the victim  of  sev­
eral  defaulting cashiers,  a  French  bank 
advertises  for  one  “who  is  honest  as 
possible and paralized  in both legs.”

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

Kent  c ity  Savings Bank,

GRAND  R APIDS  ,MICH.

J no.  A.  Covode,  Pres.

Henry  Idema, VIce-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Verdikr,  Cashier.

K. Van Hof, Ass’tC ’s’r. 

Transacts a General B anking  Business. 

Interest  A llow ed  on  Tim e  and  8ayhags 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A.  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Pox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett.J. A. McKee, 
J. A. 8. Verdier.

D eposits  Exceed  One  M illion  Dollars.

T h i s   O i l  

i s   a   W i n n e r !

Try a sample can of  five  or  ten gallons. 
Write for prices.

MICHIGAN

Fire k Marine Insurance Co.

Organised  1881.

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN

H. M. REYNOLDS &  SON

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH,

1 4
Drugs 0  M e d ic in e s*

State  Board  o f Pharm acy.
One  Tear—James Vemor, Detroit.
Two Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Three Years—George Gundrum, Ionia.
Four Years—C. A  Bugbee. Cheboygan.
Five Years—8. E. Parkill, Owosso.
President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vemor, Detroit..
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia._________

3 fic h ig a a   S tate  P h a rm a c eu tica l  A m ’h . 

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

advantage  of  both,  confidence would at 
once succeed to  alarm  and  distrust. 
It 
was  thus  that  the panic of 1857 passed 
away,  and that of  1860,  complicated  as 
it was  by  the  war  of  secession,  disap­
peared as soon  as the nation saw the full 
extent  of  the task that lay before it and 
set  earnestly  to  work to accomplish it. 
The troubles of 1873  lasted  longer,  but 
they,  too,  ultimately yielded to the efforts 
of  enterprise  and  industry.  Those  of 
1884 were of short duration,  and so were 
those of 1890,  though  perhaps  some  of 
their  consequences  were never fully re­
moved,  and  now  remain  to  plague  us. 
According  to  all  precedent,  therefore, 
we ought  speedily  to recover  from  the 
prevailiug depression.

THE  READJUSTM ENT  OF  DEBTS.
The most encouraging features  of  the 
financial  situation are the activity mani­
fested in the work of clearing  away  the 
wrecks of the  various firms and corpora­
tions  which  have been  forced into insol­
vency,  and the good  prospect  discernible 
of their soon  being  able  so  to  readjust 
their debts that they can resume the man­
agement of  their own  affairs.  The Rich­
mond  Terminal  re-organization,  which 
has been for a long time delayed by the ef­
fort of some of  the  persons interested in 
it to obtain better terms  for  themselves 
than the facts of the  case  warrant,  has 
been brought  forward  anew  in  a  form 
which promises  to  meet  with  success. 
The  Reading  Railroad Company is also 
in  the field,  after being only three months 
bankrupt,  with  a  proposition,  which 
may or may  not  prove  acceptable,  for 
securing  another respite and another op­
portunity of retrieving its often shattered 
fortunes.  The  National  Cordage  Com­
pany  and its  officers  are  busy  effecting 
a private composition  with  their  credit­
is  making  a 
ors.  The Whisky  Trust 
similar  effort 
in  order  to  avoid going 
into the  hands  of  a  receiver.  As  for 
smaller concerns,  such  as  the  National 
Bank of  Deposit,  the  Domestic  Sewing 
Machine  Company,  and  the  numerous 
little banks, manufacturing corporations, 
and  private  persons  and  firms  who 
have  recently  failed,  they,  too, are busy 
arranging settlements with  their  credit­
ors  and  extricating 
themselves  from 
their embarrassments.

This  cheerful  co-operation  of  both 
debtors  and  creditors 
in  the  task  of 
readjusting  the  burden of debts to meet 
the  necessities  of  circumstances 
is  a 
characteristic  of  modern  civilized com­
merce,  and especially  of  the  commerce 
of this country.  The debtor is no longer, 
as he used to be,  the slave of  bis  credit­
ors; he cannot now  even  be  imprisoned 
for failing to pay  his debts,  as  he  could 
both in Europe and this country until not 
many years ago; he  is  viewed  as being, 
in  a  sense,  the partner of  his creditors, 
and therefore  entitled  to  divide  with 
them the loss incurred  through his  want 
of skill or  want of  luck.  Besides, it  is 
seen that,  as a live dog is  better  than  a 
dead  lion,  so a customer  in  active  busi­
ness,  with  even  moderate means,  is of 
more  benefit  to  trade  than  an 
idler 
whose hands are  fettered  by obligations 
which he cannot discharge,  and  who  is 
a dead  weight when  he might  be  an  ac­
tive force.

Under ordinary  conditions the  prompt 
readjustment of debts after a collapse of 
credit such as we are  now  experiencing 
would speedily  produce a more  hopeful 
feeling,  and  restore business to  its  nor­
mal course.  Debtors having made settle­
ments with their creditors to the  mutual

What renders it  impossible  to predict 
with confidence  the usual  happy  result
in the present instance is the uncertainty 
that hangs  about  the policy  of  the Na­
tional Administration and the legislation 
of  Congress.  The  repeal  of  the  Sher­
man act is  viewed,  in the Eastern portion 
of  the  country,  as the  one  thing  alone 
needful to remove all cause of apprehen­
sion  and  permit  business  to 
revive. 
Whether  the  act  has  produced  ail  the 
mischief  that  is  attributed  to 
it,  and 
whether  it  has  not  also,  by  averting 
other  mischiefs,  deserved a credit which 
it  has not  got,  may be  disputed,  but its 
workings  in the Eastern States certainly 
inspire  alarm  and  unsettle  confidence. 
When  the  Administration  came 
into 
power,  three  months  ago,  we  were  as­
sured on  all  sides  that the  act  would be 
repealed as soon  as Congress could be got 
together,  if  it took  all  President  Cleve­
land’s  influence and  patronage  to  do it. 
Then we heard  that a  canvass was mak­
ing of the new House of  Representatives 
to ascertain the  sentiments  of  its mem­
bers 
in  regard  to  repealing  the  act. 
Then an  ominous suppression of  the re­
sult of this canvass led  to the unpleasant 
suspicion  that  it  showed  a  majority of 
Representatives  against  the repeal,  and 
the suspicion  has been  confirmed by the 
President’s  failure to call,  as  yet,  an ex­
tra session.  Now we  are informed  that 
he  is  waiting  for  events  to  strengthen 
public  opinion in  favor  of  the  repeal, 
and  thus  to  compel  a  majority  of 
members  of  Congress  to  vote  for  it. 
When this  result  will  be  attained,  and, 
indeed,  whether it will ever  be  attained 
at  all,  is  thus  left  in  doubt,  and  the 
doubt postpones recuperation.

It is the same thing  with  regard to the 
maintenance  of  gold  payments  by  the 
Treasury.  To  this  maintenance  Presi­
dent Cleveland is committed,  personally, 
by numerous  utterances  made  both  be­
fore and after his inauguration; and pub­
lic  opinion,  generally  speaking,  would 
sustain him  in the exercise of even doubt­
ful  powers 
in  preserving  it.  But  his 
course on  the subject  has  been perplex­
ing,  not  to  say vacillating.  His  Secre­
tary of the Treasury,  it is notorious,  was 
ready to suspend the payment of gold  on 
the Treasury notes of  1890,  and had sub­
stantially,  if  not  formally, 
issued  an 
order to  that effect.  The  President has 
the credit of  having  countermanded  the 
order,  bat no  one who  knows  him will 
believe  that it  was  issued  without pre­
viously  consulting  him.  Again,  it was 
at  first  confidently asserted  that  bonds 
would be  sold for  gold to  replenish the 
gold reserve as soon as it fell below $100,- 
000,000,  and  figures  were  daily promul­
gated  from  the  Treasury  Department 
i showing that the reason  why  bonds were

T H E   MICHIGLAJST  T R A D E S M A N .

not issued was  that the $100,000,000 was 1 
still  intact.  At  the  same  time  an ap-  1 
peal was  made to  the  banks throughout 
the  country to  come  forward  with their 
gold and make the issue of  bonds  unnec­
essary.  Now the talk is that the reserve 
will be  allowed to fall  even  to $50,000,- 
000  before bonds are issued,  and it is not 
asserted  confidently  that  they  will  be 
issued then.

A similar  uncertainty  prevails  in  re­
gard to the repeal  of  the prohibitory tax 
on State-bank circulation.  The platform 
upon  which  President  Cleveland  was 
elected  demands  the  adoption  of  this 
measure. 
It cannot  succeed without bis 
assent,  and  his  opposition  would  prob­
ably kill it;  but whether  he  favors it or 
is  hostile  to  it  has  not  yet  been made 
known.  The revision of  the tariff,  also,
to which the party  in  power  is pledged, 
is  another  disturbing  financial  factor, 
the full  effect  of  which cannot  be esti­
mated until the  extent  and character of 
the revision are announced,  and  yet  not 
a word comes  from  any one  having au­
thority  to  speak  which  indicates  what 
they probably will be.

Until these embarrassing  impediments 
are removed no  healthy improvement  in 
business affairs can  be hoped  for.  The 
suspense which  prevails  is  worse  than 
the  certainty of  calamity would  be. 
If 
the Sherman  act is  to  continue  in  force 
another two years we  can  make  our ar­
rangements to  meet  its  results. 
If the 
gold in the Treasury is  to  be  gradually 
paid out without  being replaced we  can 
also prepare for  that contingency.  And 
if we are to be afflicted with  a  deluge of 
State bank paper,  and the tariff  is  to  be 
radically changed we can provide against 
these measures also.  But,  as things are, 
we are in the  midst  of  a  fog,  and must 
therefore keep  still,  or,  at  best,  proceed 
cautiously and slowly.

reading,  sewing or writing.  When writ­
ing,  should  the 
light  come  from  the 
right  side,  the  shadow  of  the  hand and 
pen  or  pencil  falls  on  the  paper,  con­
stantly shading the line of  work  and  fa­
tiguing the eye.  Veils,  especially  spot­
ted  ones,  are injurious  to the eyes;  and, 
if veils  must be worn,  they should be of 
the  softest,  clearest  net.  The  eyes 
should be rested five or ten minutes after 
each hour’s  reading.  The study of  mu­
sic and German is  hard on the eyes,  and 
the eyes should be rested more frequently 
and  longer  at  a time  when  engaged in 
these  studies.  Avoid  facing  the  lamp- 
1 light  when  studying.  A  bad  stomach 
sometimes  makes  bad  eyes.  Attend  to 
the  digestion. 
Poor  ventilation  fre­
quently  weakens  the  eyes.  When they 
feel tired,  bathe  them  with  soft  water, 
hot  or  cold,  whichever  on  trial  proves 
more  comfortable.  The  hot  water gen­
erally proves more beneficial.

W ork   th e   S e c re t  o f  S u cc e ss.

From Zola’s Address to Paris Students.

In conclusion, gentlemen, 1 presume to 
offer you  a faith;  yes,  I  beseech  you to 
pat  your  trust and  your  faith  in work. 
Toil,  young men,  toil!  I am keenly con­
scious of the triteness of  the advice. 
It 
is the seed which is sown at every distri­
bution  of  prizes  in every  school,  and 
sown in  rocky soil; but  I ask  you  to re­
flect upon  it  because  I,  who  have  been 
nothing but a worker, am a witness to its 
marvelously  soothing  effects  upon  the 
soul.  The  work  I  allude  to  is  daily 
work; the duty of  moving one  step  for­
ward  in  one’s  allotted  task  every  day. 
How often  in the  morning  have  I taken 
my place at my table, my head,  so to say, 
lost, my mouth bitter,  my  mind tortured 
by  some  terrible  suffering—and  every 
time,  in spite of the  feeling of rebellion, 
after  the  first  minutes  of  agony  my 
task proved a balm and a consolation. 
I 
have invariably  risen  up  from my daily 
work,  my  heart  sometimes  throbbing 
with pain,  but  firm  and  erect,  able and 
willing  to  live  till  the  morrow.  Yes! 
work is  the one  great  law  of  the world 
which leads organized matter  slowly but 
steadily  to  its unknown goal.  Life has 
no  other  meaning,  and  our  one mission 
here  is  to  contribute  our  share  to  the 
total sum of  labor,  after  which  we van­
ish from the earth!

If 

it. 

All this  perplexity could  be  removed 
by calling together Congress at once, and 
laying the entire subject  of  the national 
finances  before 
it  repeals  the 
Sherman act,  that element of disturbance 
will  be  disposed  of.  though  I  am  far 
from  believing that the repeal  will be an 
unmixed  good.  It will  stop the exports 
of  gold,  indeed,  but  it  will  stop  them 
only  by  stopping  the  additions  to  the 
currency  which  now facilitate them,  and 
it will thus  increase  the  financial strin­
gency.  Should Congress refuse to repeal 
the act,  the next thing would  be  to  ask 
from  it legislation  authorizing explicitly 
the  issue  of  bonds  for  gold  for the re­
demption in gold both of  the greenbacks 
and of  the notes issued under  the act  of 
1890.  At present  no  authority for such 
an  issue  exists,  although  some  astute 
lawyers  and  politicians  think they  can 
spell it  out  of  some of  the obsolete and 
laws  already  on  the  statute 
forgotten 
book.  A  vote  of  Congress 
is,  at  all 
events, needed to remove every doubt on 
the subject.  A decision on  the question 
of repealing the tax on  State bank circu­
lation  ought  likewise  to  be  had,  and  a 
policy in  regard  to  the  tariff should be 
enunciated which will  enable merchants 
to make  an approximate  estimate  of  the 
changes they may expect.  Without some 
action  on  these  subjects  the  existing 
state of  uncertainty  will  continue,  and 
deliverance from it will  be impossible.
M a t t h e w   M a r s h a l l .

C are  o f th e   E y es.

Avoid reading  when  lying down.  Sit 
with the back to  the light or so the light 
will  come  over  the  left  shoulder when

Use Tradesman Coupon Boohs.

Notice ra Trade

On  and  after this  Date we 
will not receive for credit any 
empty  Kegs  or  Cans  except 
those  sent  out  by  ns.  All 
others will  be  subject  to  or­
der of  sender.

HAZELTINE  k  PERKINS

DRUG  COMPANY.
Grand  Rapids,  May 25,  1893.

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I’M 'K IIV M S

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Heck ham

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rieasaiit-K afe-C ertain.  G( t  it 
Cough  Cure. 
bottle  today: 
to n ig h t.  One 9 
r A | t   S"V dose  will prove 
its value. Save V /  I   V  U   Ar  th e   C hildren !
W h o o pin g -c o u g h,  C r o u p  Co l d s,  Co u g h s,
quickly yield to  its  use 
K eep it a t hand.  Large 
bottles25c. All druggi

£ Remedy

you may need it

price  to  thbJtrade:

$2 a dozen;  5 per cent, with  3  doz.  order, 10 per 

cent, with 6 doz.

On receipt of dealer's  printed  address we will 
forward, free of charge,  a tablet  of  9x12 white 
wrapping paper, cut  from  40-pound  book, bear 
ing dealers card  neatly printed thereon.
Order PECKHAM ’8  CROUP  REM HOY  of 
your jobber, and send your  label  to  Peckham  
RemedycCo.,  Freeport, Mich.

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,

Aceticum........   r....... 
8®  10
Benzoicum  German..  65©  75
Boracic 
......................  
20
Carbolicum  . -............  
27®  36
Cltricum....................  
50©  52
Hydrocnior................. 
3©  5
Nltrocum 
...................  10®  12
Ozalicum....................   10®  12
20
Phosphorium dll........  
Salley licum .................. 1  30@1 70
IX©  5
Sulpnuricum.......... 
Tanni cum......................1  40@1 60
Tartarlcum................. 
30®  33
AMMONIA.

Aqua, 16  deg...............  3M@  5
20  deg...............   6H@  7
Carbonas  ....................   12®  14
Chlorldum...................  12®  14

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ANILINE.

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

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po  40).........  3:®  40
Junlperus....................  
8®  10
Xantnoxylum..............  25®  30

BAL8AMUX.

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

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Caaalae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Ruonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunua Ylrglnl......................  12
Qulllala,  grd..........................  10
Sassafras  ...............................  12
TJlmus Po (Ground  15).........  15

EXTRACTOR.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
“ 
po............  S3®  %
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
la................  13®  14
<• 
•>  %e...............  14®  15
J4b + ...........   16®  17
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FBRRU

Carbonate Preclp........  
®  10
Citrate and Quinta....  ®3  50
Citrate  Soluble............  ©   80
Ferrocyanldum Sol—   @  00
Solut  Chloride............  ©  
ljj
Sulphate,  com’l ................9©  2
pure..............  ®  7

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Arnica.........................   18®  20
Anthemis....................
Matricaria 
50®  65
 

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

....................   18®  50
nlvelly......................  ~5@  28
«  Alx.  35®  50
Salvia  officiralls,  M s ______
and  Hb......................  15©  25
UraUrsl 
8®  10

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11 

Acacia,  1st  picked....  ©

2d 
.  .. 
©   45
3d 
....  ©   ao
silted sort»  ..  ©  25
p o ......  .......  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. GO)...  50©  60 
©  12 
“  Cape, (po.  30)...
©  50
Socotri. (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
©  1 
1 6 )..-........................
55®  60 
Ammonias............. .
30®  35
Assafetida,  (po. 35)..
Bensoinum..................   50©  55
Camphors....................  55®  58
Eupnorblum  po  ........   35® 
lo
Galbanum....................  @2 50
Gamboge,  po...............   70®
Guaiacum, (po  25) —   @  30
Kino,  (po  1  10)..........  @1  15
M astic.........................  
©  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)............  @  40
Opll  (po  4  20).........2  90@3 00
Shellac  ........................  35©  «
33©  35
Tragacanth.................  40@1  00

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herb a—In ounce packages.

bleached....... 

Absinthium...........................   25
Rupatorlum...........................  20
Lobelia  ..................................  25
Major um ...............................  28
Mentha  Piperita...................  28
"  V ir...........................   26
Rue..........................................   SI
Tanacetum, V ........................  22
Thymus, Y .............................  25

MA8NESIA.

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

Cnbebae....................   .  @ 3 60
Exechthltos...............  2  50®2 75
Erlgeron.......................2 25©? 50
Gaultherla ....................2  00©2 10
Geranium,  ounce....... 
©  75
Gosslpli,  Sem. gal.......  7C@  15
Hedeoma  ...................  2  1C®2 30
Juniper!..........................  50@2 00
Lavendula....................   90©2 00
Llmonis........................2  4fl@2 60
Mentha Piper................2 75@3 50
Mentha Verid..............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal.............. 1  00@1  10
Myrcla, ounce..............  @  50
Olive..............................   90@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal.,35)  10©  12
R icini..........................  1  22®1 28
Rosmarini.............  
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  6  50©8 50
Succiai.........................   40©  45
Sabina.................... 
  90@1  00
Santa!  ..........................3  50©7 00
Sassafras......................  50©  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  
©   65
Tigli!............................. 
®  90
Thyme.........................   40®  50
opt..................   ©   60
Theobromas.................  15©  20

POTASSIUM.

BICarb.........................   15®  18
Bichromate.................  13©  14
Bromide...................... 
36®  40
Carb..............................  13©  15
Chlorate  (po  23©25).. 
34© 36
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide.................................2 90@3 00
27® 30
Potassa, Bitart,  pure.. 
®  15
Potassa, Bitart, com... 
Potass  Nitras, opt....... 
8©  10
Potass Nitras...............  
7®  9
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po.................  15®  18

RADIX.

Aconitum....................   20®  25
Althae...........................  22®  25
Anchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  ®  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)....... 
8©  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15).. 
16© 18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
©  30
(po. 35)..................... 
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15©  20
Inula,  po......................  15©  20
Ipecac,  po..........................2 20@2 30
Iris  plox (po. 35@38).. 
35© 40
Jalapa,  pr....................   40©  45
Maranta,  Ms...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15©  18
Rhei..............................   75@1  00
“  cut........................  @1  75
“  pv.  ......................   75@1  35
Splgella........................  35©  38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  © 2 0
Serpentario..................   30©  32
Senega.........................  65©  70
Similar, Officinalis,  H  © 4 0  
©  25
M 
Scillae, (po. 35)............  10©  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcstl-
dus,  po......................  @  35
Yaleriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a ..................  
18®  20
Zingiber  j ................. 
18®  20
SEMEN.
©  15
Anlsum,  (po.  30).. 
.. 
IE®  18
Apium  (graveleons).. 
Bird, Is........................ 
4©  6
Carni, (po. 18)..............  10®  12
Cardamon  ................... 1  00©1  25
Corlandrnm............... 
10®  12
Cannabis Satlva 
Cydonlum....................  75®1  SO
Chanopodiuai  ............  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate.........2 25@2 50
Foenlculom ............... 
©  15
Foenugreek,  po..........  
6®  S
L in i.............................  4  ® 4M
4  © 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3)4) - 
Lobelia.........................   35©  40
Phariarls Canarian__ 4M® 
5
Rapa............................  
6®  7
Slnapls  AIbu............  11  @13
Nigra...........   11®  12

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

SFGNSBS.

Florida  ti. aeps!  wool
carriage..........   ....... 2 50©2  75
Nassau  sheeps'  wool
2 00
carriage  ................... 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........  
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................  
65
75
Hard for  slate u se.... 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
1  40
u se .............................

STRUTS.

A ccacia..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac......................................  60
Ferri  Iod................................  50
Auranti Cortes......................  50
Rhei  Arom.............................  50
Simllax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega...................................   50
Sclllae.....................................   50
“  Co................................  50
Tolutan..................................  50
.  60
Pranas  rirg.................... 

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TINCTURES.

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Aconltum  Napellis R ..........  60
F ..........   50
Aloes.......................................  60
and myrrh....................   60
Arnica.....................................   50
Asafoetlda............................... 
o
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin..................................  60
“  Co.............................  50
Sanguinaria...........................  50
Barosma................................  50
Cantharldes..  ......................   75
Capsicum..............................   50
Ca  damon...............................  75
Co.........................  75
Castor...........................................1 00
Catechu....................................  50
Cinchona...............................  50
Co.........................  60
Columba................................  50
Conlum....................................  50
Cubeba....................................  50
D igitalis................................   50
Ergot.........................................  50
Gentian...................................     50
‘  Co..............................   60
Gualca......................................  50
1 
amnion.....................  60
Zingiber..................................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless......................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum....................   35
K in o.......................................  50
Lobelia....................................  50
Myrrh.....................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
Opll.........................................  85
“  Camphorated.................  50
Auranti Cortex......................   50
Quassia..................................  50
Khatany................................   50
Rhei.........................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol......................   50
Co...............   50
Serpentaria...........................   50
Stramonium...........................   60
Tolutan..................................  60
Valerian..................................  50
VeratrumVeride.....................  50

Deodor................................ 2 00

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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T‘ 
ground, 

^Sther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen..........................2M® 3

“ et Potass T.  55©  60

(po.
7)................................ 
3®  4
Annatto........................  55©  60
An timón!, po............... 
4®  5
Antipyrin....................   @1 40
Antifebrin....................  ®   25
Argent!  Nitras, ounce  ©  60
Arsenicum................... 
5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
@  11
12;  Ms,  14)...............
Can tharldes  Russian,
p o ...............................
@100 
Capsid  Fructus,af...
@  26 
®  28 
@  20 
Bpo.
14®  15 
Caryophyllus, (po.  18)
Carmine,  No. 40..........
@3 75 
Cera  Alba, S. A F .......  50®
~  56 
40
Cera Flava...................  38®
Coccus 
........................  @  40
Cassia Fructus............  @  25
Centrarla......................  ©   10
Cetaaeum....................   @  40
Chlorcfarm.................   60®
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst.........1  35©1  60
Chondros....................   20®  25
Ciuchonidina, P.  A  W  15®  20
German 8  ©   12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  .......................
@ 35
Creasoium..................
@ 2
Creta, (bbl. 75)............
5® 5
“  prep....................
“  preclp...............
9® 11
® 8
“  Rubra.................
70® 75
Crocus  ........................
® 24
Cudbear........................
5 © 6
10® 12
70® 75
@
® 6
70® 75
ia S 15
© 28
Galla....................
Gambler....................... 7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper............  @  70
French.............   40® 60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 A 10,
Less than box  66 X
Glue,  Brown................. 
9®  15
13®  25
Glycerins......................14M@  20
Graua Paradlsl.............  ©  22
Humulus.......................   25®  56
Hydraag Chlor Mite..  @  85
“  Cor....  @  80
Ox Rubrum  ®   90
Ammonlatl.. @100
TTnguentum.  45®  56
Hydrargyrum...............  @  64
TchthyoboUa, Am..  ..1  2S@1 50
Indigo..........................   75@1  00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 80@3 90
Iodoform......................  ©4 70
Lupulln........................  ©2 25
Lycopodium................  66®  70
M acls............................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg Iod...................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnitls  10®  13
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  8 .F ..............   60®  68

Emery,  au  numbers.. 
_  “ 
po..................

IX )............................... 2H® 4

“  White............. 

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OLEUM.

Absinthium................. 3 5G@4 00
Amygdalae, Dale. . . . .   45®  75 
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
A nlsl............................. 1 70©1 80
Auranti  Cortex..........2 30®2  40
Bergamli  ....................3 25®3 50
Cajlputi...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylli.................  85®  90
Cedar 
. ........................   35®  65
Chenopodll.................   @1  60
ClnnamoRil.................  90®t GO
Cltronella  ...................  ®  45
Conlum  Mac...............   IS®  65
Copaiba  ......................  80®  90

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Wholesale P rice  Current,
Declined—Opium.
Advanced—Lycopodium.

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Morphia,  ® P. A W.  2 
S.  N. Y. Q.  &
C.  Co......................  2
Moschus Canton........
Myristlca, No  1 .........
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia......................
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co...............................
Plcls Liq, N.-C., H gal
doz  ...........................
Plcls Llq., quarts.......
pints..........
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80).. 
Piper Nigra,  (po. 22)..
Piper Alba, (po g5)__
Plx  Burgun.................
Plumbi A cet...............
Pulvis Ipecac et opll..1 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P.D .  Co., doz.......
Pyrethrum,  pv............
Quasslae......................
Quinia, S. P. A W .......
S.  German__
Rubla  Tlnctorum.......
Saccharum Lactls pv.
Salacin......................... 1
Sanguis  Draconls.......
Sapo,  W........................

“ 

20@2 45
10®2 35 
@  40 
65®  70 
@  10 
20®  32
@2  00
@2  00 
@1  00 
@Y85 
@150 
@  1 
@£3 
@  7
14®  15 
10@1 20
@1  25 
15®  25 
8®   10 
29®  34 
20®  30 
12®  14 
30®  23 
76@1  89 
40®  50 
12®  14 
10®   12 
@  15

Seldllts  Mixture.........  @  20
Slnapls..........................  ©   18
“   opt....................   ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................   @  35
Snuff .Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb..................   1 /,©   2
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............  @  5
Soda,  Ash......................3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas.............   ®   2
Spts. Ether C o............  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom.......  @2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........   @3 00
•’  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ..........................2 19@2 29
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1 40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............. 2M© 3
Roll...............  2  @ 2M
Tamarinds..................  
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  30
Theobromae..............45  @  48
Vanilla........................9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph................. 
7®  8

OILS.

Whale, winter............  70 
Lard,  extra.................1  10 
Lard, No.  1.................  65 
Linseed, pure raw —   51 

Bbl.  Gal
70
1  15
70
54

“ 

paints. 

Llndseed,  b oiled __   54 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
80 
Spirits Turpentine__   35 

1 5
57
85
40
bbl.  Ib.
Red  Venetian.............. IX  2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IX  2®4
“ 
Ber.........l x   2@3
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M@3
“  strictly  pure......2% 2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ................................ 
Vermilion,  English__  
Green,  Peninsular....... 
Lead,  red......................  ex®7
“  w h ite.................6X@?
Whiting, white Span... 
@70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  
@90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting.  Paris  Eng.
Cliff............................. 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints...................... 1  00@1  20

13@16
65@70
70®75

V A R N ISH ES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  90
Extra Turp.................160@1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Fum ....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55© 1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 

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

70®75

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A gents for th e Celebrated

SWISS  M l   P R EP A R ED   PAIN TS .

Line  of  Staile  B rnisls’  Sundries

W e are Sole Proprietors of

Weathers's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e Have ln Stoch and Offer a  F u ll Line of

WHISKIES,  BRANDIES,

G I N S ,  W I N E S ,  R U M S *,

We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only.
W e g iv e  our personal attention to m ail orders and guarantee satisfaction.
fljl orders shipped and invoiced the  sam e day w e receive them .  Send a trial ordsr

HAZELTISE  &  PERKINS DRUB  C0,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

below  are* given  a8  representing  average  prices  for  average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers  or those  of 
^ T o f ^
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.

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

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

“ 

MATCHES.

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

MINCE  MEAT.
SI*.

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

70

_  gallon  .............................  81  75
Half  gallon.......................   1  40
Quart.............................  
45
 
W nt..................... 
Half  pint  .......................... 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon..........................  7 00
Half gallon...................  4 75
Quart.............................   3 75
Pint.................................  2!»

 

Sugar house......................-  14

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.

Cuba Baking. 
Porto Rico.

Ordinary.

Prime  . 
Fancy.

New Orleans.

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

18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels. 1,200  count...  @5  75
Half bbls, SÜ0  count.. 

@3 38

Barrels, 2.400 count. 
Half bbls, l,20u count 

6 75

3  88

Small.

PIPES.

doz

Clay, No.  216............................... 1 75
Cob, No.  8....................................1 26

“  T. D. full count.............   75

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

4  00

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head...................  • • -5
No. 1......................... 4 Vi
No. 2....................... 4
3'

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

« 
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Imported.

Japan, No. 1.............................5Vi
No. 2 ............................. 5*
J a v a ................................................   5
Patna.....................................   5

XX  wood, white.

NO. 1,6................................  165
No. 2,6................................  1  50
No. l,6Vi.............................  1  35
No. 2, 6Vi............................   1  26
6Vi  .......................................  1  00
95

Manilla, white.
................................  

Coin.

Mill  No. 4.................................  1 00

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs....................  
3h
Barrels.................................. 8 00
Grits..................................... 3 50
Dried............................... 
4 Vi

Lima  Beans.

Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 

Domestic, 12 lb. box —  
Imported............................10Vi@- Vi

55

Oatmeal.

Barrels 200...........................   4 50
Half barrels 100...............  

 

2 40

Pearl Barley.

Kegs....................................   2S£

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs.........................................3 50
Half  kegs............................... 2 00
Quarter  kegs.........................1 15
'  lb cans................................  30
lb cans.  ...........................   18
Choke Bore—Dupont’s.
Kegs........................................ 4  50
Half  kegs............................. .2 50 
Quarter xegs...............   — 1  40
1 lb cans.............................. .  34
............................... 11  00
Kegs 
........................ 5  75
Half  kegs 
Quarter kegs......................
60
1  lb  cans__   ■  . 
—
.15 
Sage......................................
Hops..................................... 15

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s

HERBS.

INDIGO.

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

55

JELLY.

7  lb. palls 
“
30  “ 
LICORICE.

65®
90®

3 00  w

Fruits.
Apples.

1  75

1 75
1 75
1 75

55
8 00

Cherries.

Apricots.

3 lb. standard.............  
York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  *•
Live oak..................   .. 
Santa Crns........................ 
Lusk’s ................................  
Overland..........................  
Blackberries.
B. A W ......................... 
95
Red.............................:  1  10@1 20
Pitted Hamburgh....... 
1  75
W hite................................ 
1 50
B rie...................................  
1 20
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
Brie.................................... 
California....................  
Gooseberries.
Common...................... 
P ie............................... 
M axwell......................
Shepard’s ....................  
California....................  
Monitor 
................  
Oxford..........................
Pears.

1  70
1  25
1  25
1  65
2 20
1  65

Peaches.

Gages.

1 10

Domestic...................... 
Riverside...................... 
Pineapples.

1  20
2 10

1  10

“ 
“ 

1  30 
1  50 
1  30

Common.....................   1  00©1  30
- - 
- 
2 50
Johnson’s  sliced
2 75 
grated........
m  50 
Booth’s sliced.............
@2 75
grated............
Quinces.
Common......................
Raspberries.
Red................................
Black  Hamburg..........
Brie,  black 
.  .
Strawberries.
Lawrence....................
Hamburgh..................
Brie...............................
Terrapin.........................
Whortleberries.
Blueberries.................
Corned  beef  Libby’s.
Roast beef  Armour's  ..
Potted  ham, V4 lb ........
“  *  lb ............
tongue, Vi lb .......
“ 
* lb ...
chicken, X lb............ 
V « g e t s  blew .

Meats.

1  00

95

Beans.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
2 50
“ 
“ 

“ 

Corn

Hamburgh  stringless...........1  25
French style........2 25
Limas..............  ..1  35

soaked

Lima, green.................................1 40
Lewis Boston  Baked............ 1  35
Bay State  Baked...................1  35
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1 35
Picnic Baked..........................1  00
Hamburgh.........................   .1  40
Livingston  B den..................1  20
Purity................................... .
Honey  Dew.................................1 50
Morning Glory....
75
Soaked ..................
Peas.
Hamburgh  marrofat............. 1 35
early June
Champion Bug.. 1  50
petit  pols..............1 75
fancy  sifted____ 1 90
Soaked....................................  75
Harris standard....................   75
VanCamp’s  marrofat...........1
early June....... 1  30
Archer’s  Barly Blossom__ 1
French....................................2
French.................................17@22
Brie.........................................
Hubbard.................................1
Hamburg.................................1
Soaked...................................
Honey  Dew............................1
Brie.........................................1

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

Tomatoes.

Hancock................................
Excelsior...............................
Bclipee....................................
Hamburg...............................
Gallon....................................8

CHOCOLATE.

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

gross
6 00
9 (0
5 50
9 00
8 00
6 00

BAKING POW DER.
V lb. cans, 3 doz................. 
45
2  “  .................  
2  lb.  “ 
85
l lb.  " 
l  “  ...................   l ?o

Acme.

“  2  “ 

Vi ®  “ 
IB)  “ 
VS lb.  “  “ 
l lb.  “ 
“ 
yz lb  cans........  
l lb cans 
Dr. Price’s.

Arctic.
55
U  B> cans 6 doz  case......... 
..........   1  10
“ 4 doz  “ 
Vi ®> 
1  ft  “ 2 doz  “ 
............ 2 CO
5  lb 
“ 1 dot  “ 
............   9  00
Foefon.
5 oz.  cans, 4 doz. In case...  80 
“  ■  2 00
16  “ 
Red Star, *  fl> cans...........  
40
»
“ 
.......... 
...........  1  40
“ 
45
Teller's,  *  lb. cans, do* 
“ 
. .  85
.. l 50
“  ’ 
Our Leader, \  lb cans........  45
75
“ 
...  .  1  50
“ 
per doz 
Dime cans..  95
.1  40 
“
4- oz 
2 CO
“
6-oz 
.2 eo 
“
8-oz 
.3 90 
“
12 oz 
.5 <10 
“
16-OZ 
2J4-lb  “
12 00 
18 25 
“
41b 
22 75 
lb
5- 
41  80
10-lb 
“

O'PRICES
CREAM
g A K lN |
Rq w d c s
■ÜUBBran^H

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

“ 

“ 
“ 

BLUING. 

Bngllsh..................................  90
Bristol.....................................  ®
Domestic................................  70
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals...............3 60
8 oz 
“ 
...............  7 00
“  pints,  round  ............9 00
“ 
so . 2, sifting box... 2 75
“  No. 3, 
... 4 00
“  No. 5, 
... 8 00
1 Ol ball  .................. 4 50
“ 
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........ 3  60
8 oz........  6  80
“ 
“ 
BROOMS,
.40. 2 Hurl...............................1  75
NO. 1  “ 
.............................2 06
No. 2 Carpet..............................  2 25
No. 1 
« 
Parlor Gem..................................2 75
Common Whisk..  .............. 
90
Fancy 
.................. 1  15
Warehouse..............................3 25
Stove, No.  1.................  1 25
“  10.................  1 50
“  15.................   1 75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—  
85
Rice Root  Scrub. 8 row —   1  25
Palmetto,  goose...................  1 50

“ 
BRUSHES.

“ 
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BUTTER  PLATES. 

Oval—250 in crate.
No.  1.......................................  60
No.  2 
....................................  70
No.  8.......................................  80
No.  5........................................1 00

CANDLES.

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

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CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

« 

“ 
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

Little Neck,  1 lb............... l  20
2 lb ............... 1  90
Standard, 31b........................2 25
Standard,  l i b ...................... 1  00
2 1 b ................... 185
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb..............................2  50
“  2  lb..............................3  50
Picnic, 1 lb.............................2 00
« 
21b............................2  90
Mackerel
Standard, lib ....................... 1 25
2  lb ......................2  10
Mustard,  2 lb .......................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb ............ 2 25
Soused, 2 lb .......................... 2 25
Salmon.
Columbia River, flat.............1  90
“  »alls............. 1 75
Alaska, Red.......................... 1  45
pink.......................... 1  25
Kinney’s,  flats..................... 1  95
Sardines.
American  V4B...................  @ 5
¿ s .................. 6Vi@ 7
Imported  bin..........
1Ö@11
*■.........
15@16
Mustard  X*............
Boneless.................

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

Gold  Medal  ...............  @iovi
Skim.......................   . .7   © 9
Brick................................ 
11
Bdam  .......................... 
1  00
Leiden.........................  
23
Llmbnrger  .................  @10
n ow p iu e....................
@35
Roquefort....................
Sap Sago......................
Schweitzer. Imported. @24
®14
domestic  ....
CATSUP.
....2  75
Half  pint, 25 bottles
4 5t)
Pint 
Quart 1 doz bottles
3 50
Half pint, per  doz  ....... ....1  35
Pint, 25  bottles............... __ 4 50
Quart, per  d o z .............
...  3 75
5 gross boxes................. 40® 45
@3
351b  bags...............
Less  Quantity  .............
@3*
6£@7
Pound  packages..........
COFFEE.

Blue Label Brand.
.......
Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

•• 

Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair................................
.  ..17
Good..............................
....18
...  20
Prime.............................
Golden......................... . ....20
22
Peaberry.......................
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
Mandehling.........................  28
Imitation...............................25
Arabian..................................28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast 
lng and 15 per cent,  for shrink 
age.
M cLaughlin's  X X X X ..  23 30
Buuola  ..............................
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__

Package.

Extract.

Valley City Vi gross.............  75
Felix 
..........
Hummel’s, foil, gross.........
“ 
.........2 50

7‘ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORY.

Bulk. 
Red  .

CLOTHES  LINES.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“

'* 
‘ 
• 
‘ 
Jute 

50 ft...........  
80 ft...........  
70 ft...........  
80ft...........  
60 ft........... 
72 ft  ______ 

Cotton.  40 ft..........per do*.  1
1
1
1
1
“  1
CONDENSED  MILK.
Bagle.....................................  7
Crown......................................6
Genuine Swiss.......................7
American Swiss.....................6

4 doz. In case.

COUPON  BOOKS.

‘Tradesman.’

 
 
 

8 3,

8  1, per  hundred...............  2 00
8  2,
 
“ 
2 50
“ 
•* 
.................8 00
3 00
 
« 
.......
8 5 , ” 
" 
“ 
 
4  OU
810,  “  “ 
...........
5 00
 
“ 
820,  “
“Superior."
2 50
8  1, per  hundred.......
“
8 2,  “ 
3 00 
8 50
4 00
5 00
6 00

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

CHEESE.
@8 Amboy.........................
21 Acme............................
Lenawee............. ........
..2 60 Riverside....................

@11*
@ ii*
@10 Vi
@10*

‘Universal.”

« 
“ 
« 
“ 
“ 

1, per hundred...............  83 00
2 
.................3 50
3 
.................4 00
.................  5 00
5, 
o! 
.................6 00
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.
1 Can  be  made to represent any
denomination  from ilO down. 1
20 books........................ .  8 1  00
....................... ..  2 00
50  “ 
..  3 00
100  M 
......................
........................ ..  6 25
250  “ 
..  10 00
500  “ 
............  .......
moo  “ 
17 50
......................

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

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CREDIT  CHECKS.

5no, any one denom’n .
1000,  “ 
2000,  “ 
Steel  punch  .................
CRACKERS.

“ 
“ 

“
“

...83 00
...  5 00
...8 0 0
... 
75

Batter.

Seymour XXX......................
Seymour XXX, cartoon__
Family  XXX........................
Family XXX,  cartoon........   6H
Salted XXX...........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .........6Vi
Kenosha 
...........................   7Vi
Boston.....................................  8
Butter  biscuit......................  6Vi

Soda.

Soda,  XXX...........................  6
Soda, City..............................   7Vi
Soda,  Duchess......................  8 Vi
Crystal Wafer.......................10
Long  Island Wafers  ------- 11
S. Oyster  XX X .....................  6
City Oyster. XXX...................6
Farina  Oyster......................  6

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure.......................  
30
Teller’s  Absolute...............  
31
Grocers’............................... 15@25
DRIED  FRUITS. 

Dom estic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

Pears.

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Blackberries.
Nectarines.

Sundried, sliced In  bbls. 
7Vi
7Vi
Evaporated, 50 lb.‘boxes  @11 
California in  bags........  
16Vi
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
17
In  boxes....................... 8  @9
70 lb. bags.........................  
15
15 X
25 lb. boxes....................... 
Peeled, in  boxes............ 
16
Cal. evap.  “ 
............ 
14
“ 
In bags......... 
13Vi
California In bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels.............................
50 lb. boxes....................
.....................
26  “ 
Prnnelles.
301b.  boxes....................
Raspberries.
In  barrels........................ 
501b. boxes...................... 
........................ 
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

22
23
24
Loose  Muscatels in Boxes.

2 crown................................   1  60
3 
................................  1  80
2  crown....................................5V4
3 
.................................. 6 Vi

“ 
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
“ 

“ 

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peel.

25  “ 
26 “ 

“ 
“ 
Raisins.

Patras,  In barrels.............  
tn  Vi bbls...............  
In less quantity  ... 

4
4M
4Vi 
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
“ 10
Lemon 
11
Orange 
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes..  @ 8
“ 
Sultana, 20 
..  8Vi@ 9
Valencia, 30  “ 
@ 7
Prunes.
California,  100-120................10Vi
90x100 25 lb. DxellVi
“ 
80x90 
..12*
“ 
70x80 
1314
“ 
60x70 
.14
Turkey........................... 
8
Silver............................   14@15
Sultana....................................9Vi
French,  60-70........................ 13
70-80........................ 12
80-90..............  .......11
90-10.......................10
ENVELOPES.
XX rag. white.

No.  1, 6Vi..................................  8J 75
No. 2, 6Vi.............................  160

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bn............................   2 00
Spilt  per lb ..................  2M@3
Barrels  180......................  @4 50
Half  bbls 90...................  @2 40
German................................  4*
Bast India.............................  5
Cracked.................................

Wheat.

Sago.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth.............................  1  40
Pollock............................. 
3 Vi
Whole, Grand  Bank.... 
5Vi
Boneless,  bricks................7@9
Boneless, strips..................?@9

Smoked.........................10Vi@ll

Halibut.

Herring.
4. 

, 

Holland, white hoops keg
bbl

t
10 00 
7 60
Norwegian  ........................  12 00
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs........   2 85
.........  1  45
Scaled.................................. 
19

44 

40  “ 
Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs......................  12  00
No. 1,40 lb s.................................5 05
No. 1,  10 lbs.................................1 35
Family, 90 lbs...........................   8 25

“ 

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

Sardines.

95
65

Trout.

No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs................. 6 75
No. 1 \  bbl, 40  lbs.....................3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................  85
No. 1,8 lb  kits...............

Whltefish.

No. 1

Family 
X bbls, 100 lbs...........87 50 83 75
M  “  40  “  ...........  3 25  175
10 lb.  kits....................  
50
8 lb.  “ 
....................  
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

90 
75

Bonders’.

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

doz

Regular
Grade
Lemon.
2oz  __ 8
4 o z __ 1
Regular
Vanilla.
2oz  ... .81 
4 oz.......2

XX Grade 
Lernen.
2 oz.......81
4oz.......  3
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......81
____  4 oz.......3

Jennings’ D  C.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 oz folding box...  75 
4 0* 
...1  40 
6 oz 
.. .2 00 
8 oz taper..............135 
4 oz taper.......... ..1 50 

1
2
3 00
2 00
2 50

“ 
“ 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

1 7

0

“ 

shoulders............ 

** 
“ 

Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
liv e r ..............  @ 7
Frankfort  ....  @  844
Mutton  ..........................8  @ 9
Veal.................................. 7 @ 8

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:

FRESH  FI8H.
...................  @ 9
Whlteflsh 
T rout.............................8  @ 9
Halibut..........................  @15
Ciscoes or Herring —   @ 5
Blueflsh.....................  @16
Fresh lobster, per lb.... 
20
Cod................................ 
I®
No. 1 Pickerel..............  @ 9
Pike.............. ...........   @ 8
Smoked  W h ite..........  @10
Red  Snappers 
12
.............. 
20
Columbia River  Salmon 
Mackerel.......................... 
25
OTsTERs—Cans. 

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

SHELL GOODS.

Oysters, per  100  .........1  50@1  75
Ciams, 
..........1 00@1  25

“ 

BULK.

Scallops........................... 
2 00
Shrimps  .........................  
1  25
PA PER  A WOODENWARE

Straw 
....................................IX
Rockford.................................2
Rag sugar  .................. 
244
Hardware................................ 294
Bakers......................................294
Dry  Goods.................... 5  @6
Jute Manilla.................  ©644
Red  Express No. l . t ...........   544
No. 2.................444

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

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

WOODENWARE.

..............  7 00
Tubs, No. 1. 
No. 2.
............... 6  00
No. 3...........................5 00
135
“  No.  1, three-hoop—   1  to
40
80
18  “  ...................  1  00

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

“ 

Baskets, market................... 

1  60 
2 25
3 00
35
shipping  bushel..  1  25 
..  1  35
full hoop  “ 
6 25

“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l 
•• 
“ 
“ 

splint 

“  N0.2 
“  No.3 
“  No.l 3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“ 
.No.3 5 Of

“ 
“ 
1 
“ 

7 50
8 50

IN D U R A TED   W A RE.

Palls..........................................  3 15
Tubs.  No.  1.............................. 13 50
Tubs, No. 2................................12 00
Tubs, N o.3................................10 50

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as  follows:

D R E SSE D .

LIVE.

Fowl..............................12  @11
Turkeys........................16  @18
Ducks  ..........................16  @18
Chicken........................13  @15
Live broilers 19£lbs. to 2 lbs.
Live broilers less than  1-144 
Chickens,.....................It  012
Fowls............................11  @12
Turkeys........................10  @14
Duck.............................11  @13

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

Boot B eer  Extract.
“ 

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

8PICES.

Whole Sifted.

11 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice...................................10
Cassia, China In mats.........  7
Batavia in bund.... 15
Saigon In rolls.........33
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
Zanzibar................... 12
Mace  Batavia........................ 80
Nutmegs, fancy.....................75
««  No.  1..........................70
«  No.  2..........................60
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 10 
“  
w hite...  .20
shot............................16
'■ 
Pure Ground in Bnlk.
Allspice.................................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia.....................18
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon.......................35
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
Zanzibar..................18
Ginger, African.....................16
Cochin.....................20
Jamaica................... 22
Mace  Batavia........................ 7i
Mustard,  Bug. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste.......................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................75
— 16
Pepjjer, Singapore, 
Cayenne..................20
Sage.........................................20
« 8  > 8
Allspice........................  84  156
Cinnamon.....................  84  1  55
Cloves...........................   84  1  55
Ginger,  Jam aica.......  84  1  55
African............  84  1  55
Mustard........................  84  1  55
Pepper..........................  84  156
Sage........ 
Kegs......................................   1H
Granulated,  boxes................. 1*
SEEDS.
A nise...........................   @12*
Canary, Smyrna........
10
Caraway.....................
90
Cardamon, Malabar..
4M
Hemp,  Russian.........
5*
Mixed  Bird  ..............
10
Mustard,  white  .......
9
Poppy..........................
6
Rape...........................
30
Cuttle  bone...............
STARCH.

“ 
•‘Absolute” in Packages.

SAL  s o d a .

6

84

“ 

 

 

Corn

 

 

“ 

“ 
" 

SNUFF.

Gloss.
 
..........................6

20-lb  boxes.............................  6
40-lb 
5X
1-lb packages  ........................544
3-lb 
5*4
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............   414
Barrels......................................514
Scotch, In  bladders..............37
Maccaboy, In jars..................85
French Rappee, In Jars.......43
Boxes....................................... 51»
Kegs, English..........................4K
100 3-lb. Backs............................*2 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks..........................  1 85
? 25
2014-lb.  “ 
243-lb  cases.......... ...........150
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags  . 
32
drill  “  16  18
28 lb.  “ 

SODA.

SALT.

 
 

 

Warsaw.

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

“ 

-

Ashton.
Higgins.

56 Jh. dairy in linen  sacks 

Solar Rock.

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

Common Fine.

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

SALEKATOS,

Packed 60 lbs. In box.
Church’s ..............................  544
OeLand’s ..............................
Dwight’s .................................. »44
T aylor  " s o A p ..............

75 

27

to

L a u n d r y .

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb........... 3  4)
Good Cheer,601 lb ............ 3 90
White Borax, 100  5£ lb.........3 96
Concord................................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz............   ..........6  <5
6  oz........................... 4 oo
Lenox..................................  3 90
Mottled  German.................3 60
Town Talk............................. 8 25
Single box..............-.............3 95
5 box lots, delivered............ 3 85
10 box lots, delivered...........3 75
American  Family, wrp d. .84  00 
plain.  .  3  94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus......................... 4 75
Brown, 60 bars...................... 2 85
80  b a rs.....................350

Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

“ 

« 

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

Thompson & Chute Brands.
Silver................................... 380
M ono....................................335
Savon Improved  ...............   2 50
Sunflower............................3 05
G olden.................................3 25
Economical  ............  .........2 25
Scouring.
SapoUo,kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50
hand, 3 doz.......... 2 50

“ 

SUGAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf....................................16 30
Powdered....................................6 17
Granulated................................ 5 67
Extra Fine Granulated —   5 80
Cubes........ ............................ 6 05
XXXX  Powdered....................   6 48
Confec. Standard  A ............ 5 61
No. 1  Columbia A ..............  5 48
No. 5 Empire  A ...................536
No.  6........................- ...........5  23
No.  7............................................ 5 11
No.  8  ......................................60S
No.  9............................................ 4 98
.........................   4  92
No.  10.... 
No.  11.......................................... 4 |6
No.  12..................................  n4  80
No.  13.........................................  4 48
No 14...................................   4 30

Smoking.

Catlln’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried.........................   17
Golden  Shower.....................19
Huntress 
..............................26
Meerschaum......................... 29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy..........................40
Stork  ...............................3G@32
German..................................15
Frog.......................................33
Java, Jgs foil................... — 32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner....................................16
Banner Cavendish............... 38
Gold C u t...............................28

Scotten’s Brands.

Warpath.................................15
Honey  Dew............................30
Gold  Block.................... 
26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless............................I...26
Old  Tom............;..................18
Standard...........................— 22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade..............................41

Brands.

Leidersdorfs Brands.

Rob  Roy.................................26
Uncle Sam.......... ........... 28032
Red Clover.................... 
  32

Spaulding & Merrick.

Tom and Jerry.......................25
Traveler  Cavendish............ 38
Buck Horn.............................3u
Plow  Bov........................30@32
Corn  Caxe............................. 16

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Pure Cane.

B a rre ls ....................................... 2x
Half bbls................................ 23
Fair.........................................  19
Good.....................................
Choice.....................................  30
SWEET  GOODS.

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

8 
8 
9
844 
344

VINEGAR.

II for barrel.

40 gr................................ 7
50 

@8
.............................  8  urn
WET  MUSTARD.
................ 

Bulk, per gal  . 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75 
Magic,..................- .............. J ft
Warner’s  ..............................J  ft
Yeast Foam  .........................1  ”0
Diamond................................   7“
R oyal.....................................   90

YEAST.

TEAS.

japak—Regular.

Fair..............................   @17
Choice.............................24 @26
Choicest......................... 32  @34
D ust................................1°  @12
SUN CURED.
Fair..............   @17
Good.............  @a>
Choice.............................24  @ae
Choicest......................®  @34
Dust................................w  @12
Pair............................18  @2°
Choice..........  
j *
Choicest............-  - 
@35
Extra choice, wire lear  @40

b a b k b t   f i r e d .

GUNPOWDER.

OOLONG. 

IMPERIAL.

Common to  fall...........25  @35
Bxtra 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  ^ 8
Best............................... 40  @50

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

TOUNO HTSON.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Palls unless otherwise noted
Bazoo...........................   @30
Can  Can........................  @¿7
Nellie  Bly.................... 27  @24
Uncle ben.....................21
Hiawatha....................  
§9
Sweet Cuba................. 
34
McGinty..........
44 bbls
Dandy J im ...
1’orped
Torpedo
« 
in  drums.... 
Yum  Yum  .................
1892.

drums.

41
41

Plug.

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

Finzer’s Brands.

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  In barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
Eocene  .......................... 
814
Water White, old test.  @  744
W.  W.  Headlight, 156° 
7
Water  White  Mich..  @  69i
Naptha........ ................   @  644
Stove Gasoline............  @74»
Cylinder 
....................27  @36
B o g in s....................   13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test —   @ 844

HIDES  PELTS  and

FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

“ 

HIDES.

lows:
Green..............................   2@3
Part Cured.................  3440 4
Full 
Dry....................................5 @  5
Kips, green  ...................3  @ 4
“  cured...................  @ 5
Calfskins,  green..........  4 @  6
7
cured...........6
@30
Deacon skins................10

“ 

@41*

 

 

No. 2 hides 44 off.

Shearlings.....................10
Lambs 
.......................15

Washed.. 
..................12  @19
Unwashed......................8 @16

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow..........................  3 @ 444
Grease  butter  ..............1  @ 2
Switches......................  144 @ 2
G in s e n g ............................2  0 002  50

G R A I N S   a n d   F E E D S T U F F «  

WHEAT.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 

62 
62

MEAL.

Bolted..................................  1 40
Granulated.........................   1 65

FLOUR.

“ 

Straight, In sa ck s.............  3 60
“ barrels.............  3 85
Patent 
“ sacks...............  4 60
barrels...........  4 80
sacks............  1  70
Graham
1  90
Rye

<• 

 

 

MILL8TUFF8.

Bran.................815 00
Screenings —   14 00
Middlings.......17 00
Mixed Feed...  18 50 
Coarse meal  ..  18 00

Car lots  quantity
815 00 
14  00
17  00 
19  no
18  50

CORN.

Car  lots..................................42
Less than  car  lots.............. 40

OATS.

Car  lo t s .............................. 85
Less than car lots................38

HAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots.... 13  «0 
No. 1 
ton lots  ........14  00

“ 

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Beef, carcass...............  644@  8
"  hindquarters...  S44@  9 
fore 
“ 
...  544® 6
loins,  No.  3..  10 @11
*• 
“ 
ribs.....................  8 @  9
*• 
rounds................. 7 @ 744
Bologna.......................   @ 6
Pork lo in s..................   @H9i

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PO R K   IN   B A R R E L S.

 

M ess,.  ........... 
|}  ft
Short c u t..........................................................   *4 ft
Extra clear pig, short cut................................ 23 00
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
Clear, fat back.................................................  ~  *5!
Boston clear, short cut...................................   5* ft
Clear back, short cut.........................................« 3;
Standard clear, short cut. best..................  
22 so

s a u s a g e —Fresh and Smoked.

LARD.

Pork Sausage........................................................
Ham Sausage..........................................................»
Tongue Sausage...................................................  »
Frankfort Sausage  ............................................
Blood Sausage......................................................  *
Bologna, straight..*...............................................®
Bologna,  thick....................................  
Headcheese.  ........................................................ *
Kettle  Rendered................................................
Granger..................................................
Fam ily....................................................
Compound..............................................■
50 lb. Tins, 14c advance.
20 lb. pails, 44c 
9£c
10 lb.  “ 
51b.  “  Xc 
3 lb.  " 
l c  
E x tr a  Mess, warranted 200 lbs........................8 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.........................   8 50
Boneless, romp butts........................................ la w

............................................... 8
“
“
“

BEEF  IN  BARBELS.

844

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

« 
“ 

•• 
•• 
“ 
“  

Hams, average 20 lbs......................................... J3X

16 lbs.......................................... 14
12 to 14 lbs................................. ‘4
p ic n ic....................................................”
b est b o n e le ss..................................................
Shoulders.................... ■.......................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless...............................W4%
Dried beef, ham prices................................  • • • 1044
Long Clears, heavy................................
Briskets,  medium.................................
ligh t.......................................

„ 

11

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

STICK  CANDT.
Cases

Standard,  per  lb............
“  H.H................
Twist  ............
“ 
Boston  Cream  .........—
Dut  Loaf........................
Extra H.  H....................

. 
844
.’.  844
MIXED CANDY.

Bbls. Pails.
744744
644
644
744
644
844

Palls

Bbls.
Standard........................................... J
Leader............................................... ®
S I.......................................... .
...........................................J
English  Rock.................................. 7
.7
Conserves............................ 
Broken Taffy......................baskets
Peanut Squares................... 
8
French Creams................................
Valley  Creams................................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets........................................ »
Modern, SO lb. 
.......................................... 8

 

 

“ 
FAHUT—In bulk

Palls.
LozengeB, plain................................................  }0
Chocolate Drops..................................................J*»
Chocolate Monumentals..................................  *"
Gum Drops.........................................................   “
Moss Drops.........................................................   2
Sour Drops.........................................................   .5
Imperials......................................... -.................  lu
Per Box

f a n c y —In 5 lb. boxes. 

Lemon Drops............... .....................................
Sour Drops.........................................................
Peppermint Drops................................................J”
Chocolate Drops...................................................ft
H. M. Chocolate  Drops.................................— ft
Licorice Drops..  ............................................. 1  ft
A. B. Licorice Drops...........................................ft

Plain Creams................................................. 80090
Decorated Creams........................................... 1  00
String Rock.......................................................--ft
Burnt Almonds................................................ 1  00
Wlntergreen Berries.......................................... 60
1.1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes............................   34
1.1, 
...........................   51
1.2 
............................   28
No. 3, 
...........................
Stand up, 51b. boxes.......................................

CARAMELS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 
2 
3 

Small............................................ 
Medium..................................................... 2  0C@2 50
Large  .........................................................

J 50@1 75

BANANAS.

ORANGES.

LEMONS.

California Riverside Seedlings..............3  2503 50

- 

8

extra 

“ 
“ 
“  50-lb.  “ 

Messina, choice  360................................   4 00@4 50
@5 00
fancy, 360...............................  
choice 300.................................  4 00@4 50
fancy 390................................ 
5  50
01244
Figs, fancy  layers, 6tt>............................. 
“  10ft.............................  @1244
“  14ft.............................  @14
“  20ft.............................  @15

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box............................   @  744
.............................  @ 644
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................... 44»@  544
n u t s .

Almonds, Tarragona................................  @19
Ivaca........................................  
S U
California................................  @1844
Brazils, new...............................................  @  9
Filberts......................................................  @}144
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................   @1344

“ 

©

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

Marbot......................................  
Calif...........................................I’*  @13
Table Nuts,  fancy...................................   @1344
@12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,..........   .  ............12  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks..............................  @4 25
Fancy, H.  P., Suns..................................   @ 8
“  Roasted.......................   @  944
Fancy, H.  P., Flags.................................  O  8
“  Roasted......................  
0  944
Choice, H. P.,  Extras..............................   @ 64%

“ 
“ 
1 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE.

•>  Roasted...................  @ 8

“ 
“ 
•« 

PEANUTS.

1 

Pints......................................................................* 6 75

FRUIT  JARS.

6U

70

* 80
3 86

4 ss

1 5u

LAMP  BURNERS.

Caps........................................................................  3 ft
Rubbers.................................................. 
 
No. 0 Sun................................................................  ft
No.2  “  ................................................................   X®
Tubular..................................................... 
 
LAMP  CHIMNEYS.  Per bOX.

 

 

6 doz. In box.

 
 

“ 
“ 

Foul top«

........................
“  .........................

First quality- 
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

1  80
No. 0 Sun.............................................
1  90
N o.l  “  ..............................................
2 90
No.2  “  ..............................................
a
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top............................................. 2 25
.2 40 
No. 1  “ 
.3  40
No.2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top..........................................* ft
TJo  1  “ 
No! 2  “ 
No. 1 Snn, wrapped and labeled......................3 70
no. 2  •• 
;; 
......................J ft
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.........................1 f t
No. 2  “ 
No. 1  crimp, per doz.............................................1 35
....1   60
.........................
No. 2  “ 
....  23 
No. 0, per  gross................................
....  28 
“ 
No. 1, 
...................................
....  38 
No  2, 
...................................
'5
„
“ .........................................  
No. 3, 
Mammoth, per doz.................  ..........................  75
STONEWARE— AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal................................  ft
“ 
44 gal. per doz........................  ft
Jugs, 44 gal., per doz.......................................  ft
ft
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal...................................  
Milk Pans, 44 gal- per  dot............................. 
ft

La Bastle. 
u 

;; 
it 
“ 

LAMP WICKS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

.

 

 

Imperials...............................................................ft
Mottoes...................................................................<u
Cream Bar.................................................•*_•••
Hand Made  Creams......................................85@»5

STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal............................  
ft
Milk Pans, 44 gal.............................................   ft

THE  MICTHG-AJST  TRADESMAN.

Beef Steak,  Mutton Chops, Cali’s Liver or Ham,
Brook Trout, Lobster Curry,  Scrambled Eggs or Lamb.

All these and  many other most delicious,  savory messes  you  can  cook without 
any bother  in  our  Jewett  Chafing  Dishes.  These  particular  chafing  dishes  are 
Anything  in
handsomely nlckle-plated on  copper,  with  spirit  lamp  attachments,
the food  line  can  be  cooked  in  a  chafing 
dish easily, quickly, nicely, with no trouble 
or annoyance.  Our stock consists of  eight 
different  sizes  and  shapes,  embracing  all 
the desirable features looked for.  A Chaf­
ing Dish,  In summer weather  especially,  is 
a blessing,  and one that all can obtain.

IT  IS  A  MISTAKE

To go through  a  summer  broiling  over  a 
hot stove and heating your house from cel­
lar  to  garret  when  a  gasoline  stove will 
prevent all  this.

D a n g l e r   G a s o lin e  
v i d u a l ,  N e w

S to v e s ,  I n d i -  
P ro e e s s .

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CANNING  FACTORY.

W o u ld   S u ch   a n   E n terp rise P a y   In T his 

City?

Would  a  canning  factory 

in  Grand 
Rapids  pay?  A  representative  of  T h e 
T r a d e sm a n  recently  propounded  this 
question to  the  various  wholesale  gro­
cers  and  others,  who,  from  their  inti­
mate acquaintance  with the  market  and 
the capabilities of the surrounding coun­
try,  are  in a position  to  speak  with au­
thority on the subject.  As was to be ex­
pected,  a wide difference of  opinion was 
met with,  some  holding  that  the  estab­
lishment  in  this  city  of  such  a factory 
was  an  impossibility. 
It  Is  contended, 
in support of this position,  that the local 
market for  vegetables,  such as  are used 
for  canning  purposes,  consumes  prac­
tically all that  is brought to  it,  and that 
much  has  to  be  shipped  in  from  other 
States. 
It  is  asserted,  also, that  fruits 
for canning cannot  be secured here; that 
not only  would the supply be inadequate, 
but  the  high  price  at  which  they  are 
sold  would make  canning at  a profit im­
possible.

On the other hand,  it  is contended, by 
those  who  favor  such  a  project, 
that 
though  the  local  market  now consumes 
all  that  is  brought  to  it,  yet if  such a 
factory were  once  put in  operation,  the 
farmers  and  gardeners  circumjacent  to 
the  city  would,  in  a  season  or  two  at 
most,  find it to their interest to raise suf­
ficient  quantities  for  the  needs  of  the 
factory,  as well  as for the  local market. 
As to  the  fruit  supply,  it  would adjust 
Itself also in  a short time.  Small  fruits 
can  be  raised  just  as  cheaply  here  as 
anywhere,  and  as  to  peaches  and  the 
larger fruits, there is no reason  why they 
could not be procured  in sufficient quan­
tities and  at a  price  which would  make 
canning profitable.

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local  market. 

T h e  T r a d e sm a n  will  not  express an 
opinion  at  this  time,  but  will  give the 
opinions of those interviewed as follows:
Samuel M.  Lemon  (Lemon &  Wheeler 
Company): I cordially believe that in the 
territory  adjacent 
to  Grand  Rapids 
enough vegetables and fruit could be  pro­
vided by the farmers and fruit and vege­
table 
good 
sized canning factory,  in addition to sup­
plying 
I  see  no 
reason why there could not be enough of 
such products raised within a convenient 
distance around this city to  sustain  one 
or more  good  sized  canneries.  We are 
situated  here only about 120 miles north­
west of  Adrian  where  several  canning 
factories have been operated  for  several 
years,  and  are still conducted with great 
success.  Tomatoes  are  also  canned  at 
Grand Haven,  about thirty miles west of 
us.  So far as 1 am able to learn the  soil 
around Grand Rapids is  very  much  the 
same as that  adjacent  to  Grand  Haven 
and Adrian,  and  the climate is just about 
the  same  as  at  either  of  the  places 
named.  Taking these facts into consider­
ation,  together  with  the  fact  that  far­
mers who  are  now  raising  wheat  for 
about 60 cents per bushel, corn for about 
35 cents  per  bushel,  and  many  other 
things in like proportion,  would be glad 
to  turn  their attention more to the rais­
ing of tomatoes,  sweet corn,  beans,  peas 
and the like for  such  an  institution  as
you refer to,  as such an industry as this, 
the farmer would  be  quick  enough  to 
see, would pay  him  much  more  hand­
somely; and instead of bis having to carry 
his corn  and  wheat  sometimes  through

the  winter,  he  would  get cash for his 
products,  and  that  early 
in  the  fall. 
Then  again  this  is  a great country for 
raising peaches,  and  it  is  well  known 
that many of  those  engaged  in  raising 
peaches are not able  to  find  an  outside 
market for their entire crop,  and a  large 
proportion of that which  goes  to  waste 
every year could be brought to  the  can­
ning factory.  The same would  be  trne 
of apples, plums and other small  frnits. 
Then again,  a  canning  factory  situated 
at Grand  Rapids could dispose of nearly, 
if not quite, all of its  entire  product  to 
the  home  market. 
It  certainly  could 
sell its entire  product  within  the  State 
of  Michigan.  The saving  of freights in 
this respect would,  in itself,  be  a  profit 
to those  engaged 
in  such  a  business. 
There are,  perhaps 50,000 or 60,000 cases 
of  canned  goods  shipped 
into  Grand 
Rapids every year,  and  most  of  these 
goods are brought a distance all the  way 
from 500 to 1,000 miles,  and the  average 
freight charges which  we are  obliged  to 
pay  are about 10 per cent.  By this  you 
will readily see that  a  home  establish 
ment of this kind would have  this  great 
freight 
all 
advantage 
in 
and 
outside  points, 
thing 
the 
would  make 
being 
shipping 
such 
goods 
from 
outside  points  almost 
if  not  entirely 
prohibitory.  I would  be glad to see such 
an establishment here,  and  would  prom 
ise not only my  hearty  support,  but 
feel satisfied that  the  entire  home  job 
bing trade  would  sustain 
it  in  every 
reasonable manner.

even, 
in  of 

other 

over 

the 

farmers 

Amos S.  Musselman  (Musselman  Gro 
cerCo.):  The success of  such an enter 
prise depends  not  only on  getting your 
fruits and vegetables in sufficient quanti 
ties,  and at the right figure,  but more es 
pecially in  having the right  man  at the 
head—not merely a man who knows how 
the  goods  ought  to  be  put  up,  but he 
must know how  to make his contracts to 
advantage,  when and where to order his 
cans, he  must be  a  good  salesman, and 
know the  market; be must be able  to in 
the
struct 
for
growing 
of 
his  factory, 
them 
with  the  seed; in  short,  he  must  be 
thorough  business  man,  in  addition 
understanding the  business of  canning 
and he  must have  ample  capital  at his 
back,  as such a business cannot be estab 
lished on just sufficient capital to set the 
machinery 
man,  and other  things being  equal,  per 
haps  a  canning  factory,  on  a  paying 
basis,  might be established  in this place, 
I am strongly in  favor of it if  it is  pos 
sible.

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vegetables 
and  even  supply 

in  motion.  Given  such 

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Frank Jewell (1. M. Clark Grocery Co 

Will  a  canning  factory  pay  in  Grand 
Rapids?  1 have never  given the  matter 
any  thought,  but  I  don’t  see  why 
shouldn’t.  Grand.Rapids  is  the  center 
of  a magnificent fruit country,  and I see 
no reason why the fruit raised here could 
not, in the course of time, be canned here 
as cheaply and as  profitably as  it is done 
in other  places.  As  to  vegetables,  this 
is the garden of  Michigan,  and once con 
vince the farmers and  gardeners that we 
want  more  vegetables,  and  they  will 
grow them fast enough.  Of course, fruit
is  high  here,  but  that  is  because fruit 
raisers ship the bulk of their  crop to the 
Chicago market. 
I  think  that difficulty 
could be overcome in  a  short time,  how 
ever.  Speaking of fruit,  a short time ago

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Enterprise  Oil  Stoves. 
Summer Queen^Oil  Stoves. 
Chief Lamp  Stoves.
Gas Ranges.
Gasoline Ranges.
Oil  Stove  Ovens.
Oil  Stove  Wicks.
Oil  Stove  Furniture.

EVERYTHING  TO  MAKE  YOUR  OIL  OR  GASOLINE 

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Widdiconib  Building.

We are  now  ready  to  make 
contracts for the season of 1803.

Correspondence
Solicited.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

I  made  a  short  trip  into  the  country, 
going out of the city to the south.  After 
going some distance  in  that direction,  1 
turned west and  then north, coming back 
into the city on the north side,  It seemed 
to me  like one big peach  orchard all the 
I had no  idea  that  there were  so 
way. 
many peach  trees in  the country. 
If  we 
may judge of  the rest  of  this section of 
Michigan  by  what  1  saw  on  that  short 
trip,  there ought  to  be  peaches  enough 
for all purposes.  But  about  a  canning 
factory.  1 don’t see why it  could not be 
made to pay. 
I think the  jobbing  trade 
of the city would  stand  by it,  and  if  a 
good grade of goods were put up it would 
soon work its  way  into  popular  favor. 
Yes,  you may put me down  as decidedly 
favoring such a project.

Charles  Remington  (Manager  for  H.
F.  Hastings):  No sir; I  do  not  think  a 
canning  factory  would  pay  in  Grand 
Rapids. 
In  the  first  place,  the price of 
fruit is too high.  In Delaware and  Mary­
land  and  other  fruit-growing  States, 
peaches for  canning  can  be  purchased 
for 25 cents a bushel.  The  price of other 
fruits is equally low in those states.  We 
cannot now,  and I do not think  we  ever 
will be able to  meet  these  prices.  To 
matoes are  bought  by  the  factories  in 
York State for 20 cents a bushel.  What 
farmer in the vicinity of  Grand  Rapids, 
with such a market for  -‘garden  truck” 
right at  his  door,  would  be  willing  to 
raise  tomatoes  at  that  price?  Canning 
factories are never  established  in  large 
cities.  The  place  for  them  is  in  the 
country  village  or  town,  because  the 
farther you go from the  large  cities  the 
cheaper will fruit  for  canning  purposes 
become.  This does not apply to  apples; 
but a canning  factory  cannot  be  estab 
lished  on  apples  alone.  There  is  not 
much left to  can  when  such  a  city  as 
Grand  Rapids  gets  through  with  the 
fruit market.  No,  I don’t  think  a  can­
ning factory  would  pay  in  this  or  any 
other large city.

Chas. C.  Bunting  (Bunting  &  Davis): 
Why shouldn’t  a canning  factory  pay in 
Grand Rapids as well  as in  other towns? 
Vegetables for canning  can be  produced 
in  this section of  Michigan as cheaply as 
in  any  other  part  of  the  United  States. 
Small  fruits,  too,  are  as  plentiful,  and 
just  as  cheap  here  as  anywhere.  Of 
course it would take time  for the market 
to adjust itself to  new conditions,  but  in 
a season or  two farmers  would begin  to 
see  the  benefits  accruing  to  them  from 
the new industry, and would provide  for 
its needs  accordingly.  Tomatoes can  be 
grown  and sold here for 20 cents a bushel 
just as well as in York State.  Don’t lose 
any  sleep  over  the  question  of  supplies 
for such a  factory—get  the  factory  and 
the supplies will be* all right.  But to my 
mind the secret of  success of such an in­
stitution  is in  having  a good  processer, 
that 
is,  a  man  who  knows  when  the 
goods  are  properly  ‘‘put  up.”  With 
such  a  man  to  manage  it,  and  such  a 
country as there is around Grand  Rapids 
for  raising the  necessary  supplies,  it’s 
the  rankest  nonsense  to say that  a can­
ning factory  would  not pay  in  this city.
Fred  H.  Ball  (Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co.):  It seems to me that this  would be 
a good  point at which to establish a  can­
ning  factory.  Grand Rapids  is the cen 
ter of a fine  agricultural and  fruit coun­
try,  and  it  seems  to me  that  fruit  and 
vegetables could  be  purchased  here for 
canning purposes at  a price to  make the 
business  profitable. 
It  is  true,  I  sup­

I give you just  three  minu­
for a wife. 
tes to answer.’
“ ‘I don’t want  ten  seconds, old man,’ 
she  replied,  as  she  shook out the dish 
cloth. 
‘I’m a women of business,  worth 
$16,000,  and  I  wouldn’t  marry  you  if 
you  were  the last man on earth!  1 give 
you  four seconds to git!’ ”

Making  a Raise.

There’s a certain business  man in Chi­
cago who is as cranky as he can  well be, 
at  the  same  time  very  careless  in  his 
business affair.  But he  is very rich and 
has  a  big establishment,  and not an em­
ploye likes  him.  About  a  year ago one 
of  his traveling  salesmen,  getting $1,800 
a year,  approached  him  on  the  subject 
of an increase of  salary.  The  old  man 
got hot in  a minute.
“How much are you  getting now?”  he 
asked.
The clerk  was about  to  tell him  when 
a happy thought struck him.
“Three  thousand  a  year,” he  replied 
firmly.
“Um-um,” he  said;  “you  are  a  good 
man  and I’ll  see what  can  be  done  for 
you.”
Then he dismissed the clerk and called 
in the manager.
“Make Jones’ salary $2,800 a year,”  he 
said.
The manager was about to  offer an ex­
planation.
“Do as I tell you,”  said  the  old  man.
Til teach the  young  upstart to come in 
here dictating to me how much money to 
pay my people.”
By this time the  manager had compre­
hended  the  situation,  and  he  forthwith 
put  Jones  on  the  $2,800  list,  and  six 
months later,  when  the  old  man  found 
how he had been worked, he called Jones 
in,  and told him he would  restore him  to 
the  $3,000  list,  and  Jones  was  shrewd 
enough to  take  the  twinkle  in  the  old 
man’s eye in good faith and say nothing.

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.
Michigan Centrai

//   Hfl. _  i r __*----- Ifn  D ah 4 A  ^

The Niagara Falls Route 

(Taking effect Sunday, May 28,1893.) 

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20p m ............Detroit  Express............6 55pm
10 00 a m...............Day Express  
.........1  20 p m
6 00 a m .......* Atlantic and  Pacific....... 10 45 p
1 00pm ........ New York Express..........  5 40 p m
♦Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  6:o5 a m;  re_ 
turning,  leave Detroit  5 pm, arriving  at Grand 
Rapids 10:20pm. 
..._....
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. Almquist, Ticket Agent,

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Union Passenger Station.

pose,  that at present there  is not enough 
either  of vegetables or  fruit produced to 
supply  such  a  factory,  in  addition  to 
the  local  market,  but  the  establish­
ment  of  a  canning  business  would  be 
sufficient 
inducement to  raise  all  that 
might be  necessary.  The idea is a good 
one,  and  should,  and  no  doubt  will,  be 
encouraged  by the  jobbing  trade of  the 
city; in fact,  1 believe the jobbers of this 
city would  handle the  entire product of 
the  factory  for  several  years  to  come. 
Grand  Rapids wholesalers  handle  in the 
course  of  a  year  not  less  than  60,000 
cases of canned  goods,  which  would tax 
the capacity of  a  newly-established fac­
tory to  supply.  Then think of  the sav­
ing in freight. 
Illinois  corn packers are 
compelled to  pay the freight  charges on 
the goods they sell  here,  and the same is 
true  of  other  factories  selling  other 
lines. 
In  addition  to  that,  a  canning 
factory  in  this  place  would  have  no 
brokerage to pay on the sale of its goods; 
so that, even  if a higher  price had to be 
paid  for supplies than  is paid by similar 
concerns  elsewhere,  the  business  could 
still be  profitably conducted. 
I  believe 
it would, be a success from the start.

factory 

in  Grand  Rapids 

Heman  G.  Barlow  (Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer Co.):  What do you  want  a  can­
ning 
for? 
Canned goods are about as  cheap as they 
can  be  now,  and,  besides,  the  field  is 
pretty  well covered as it is.  There are a 
large number of  canning factories in the 
country,  and all apparently doing a good 
business,  putting up good goods at a rea­
sonable price;  so  that  a  factory in  this 
city  would  be  compelled  to  meet  and 
overcome the warmest kind  of  competi­
tion. 
I don’t want you  to  put me down 
as opposed to  such  a  project. 
I  am  ii 
favor of it, if it is  possible;  but the diffi 
culties seem to me so great as to preclude 
the possibility of making such an  indus 
try  profitable,  at  least  for  some  years 
Anyway,  1 don’t want any stock in it.

T h e  T r a d e sm a n  will  endeavor  to 
obtain further opinions upon this import 
ant subject,  and will  continue its  agita 
tion  of  the  matter  until  some  definite 
and  practical  action is secured. 
In the 
meantime,  it  hopes  that  jobbers  and 
others will not allow the  subject  to  be 
crowded  out of their minds, but will con 
tinue to  give  it  most  serious  consider 
ation.  The columns of this  journal  are 
at the disposal of any who  may  wish  to 
to discuss the matter.

E ll  P erk in s  T ells  T w o  S tories.
My wife,”  said Eli,  “engaged  a  Chi 
nese cook in Shanghai.  When  he  came 
she inquired his name.”
‘ ‘My namee Wong Hang How,’  lisped 
the Chinaman.
“ ‘Oh, I can’t remember all that lingo 
said my wife,  ‘I will call you John.’
“The next morning when the  celestial 
came  he  asked  my wife what her name 
was.
‘My  name,’  said  my  wife,  very 
slowly,  ‘is Mrs.  Melville D.  Landon.’
‘My no can ’membel  all  lat  namee,’ 
said John. 
‘My call you Tommy.’ ”
Mr.  Perkins said he was  simply  rush­
ing through  from the  coast  in  a  great 
hurry.
“I am in about  as  big  a  hurry,”  he 
said,  "as old  Deacon  Marvin  Brewster 
was over in Connecticut.”

How much of a hurry was he in?” 
Well,  old Deacon Brewster  was  al­
ways in  a  hurry.  One  day,  when  he 
made up  his  mind  to  get  married,  he 
rode  over  to Widow Monson’s farm in  a
yellow  buggy,  hustled  into  the  house 
right  in  the  middle  of  dinner,  and 
gasped:
‘Widder Monson, I’m a man  of  bus­
iness.  1 am worth $10,800 and want you

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

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Time Table in effect May 14,1893.

Lv. Grand Rapids at.......7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t.............   1:15 p. m. and 10:4o p. m.
Lv.Grand Rapids at.......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo at...............   1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m.

VIA D ., a .  H.  A M.  B’Y.

Return connections equally as good.

W.  H.  Bennett, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo. Ohio.
JAN.  22, 1893

DETROIT,

L.ANSING A  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv  DETR.......................  7:45am  *l:30pm  6:05pm
Ar.' G  R.......................... 12:55pm *5:25pm 10:30pm

TO AND FROM  SAOINAW,  ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS. 

L v . GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. G R. 11:50am 10:40pm 

TO  LOWELL VIA  LOWELL  A HASTINGS R.  R.
Lv. Grand Rapids............  7:10am  1:25pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell............... 12:55pm  5)25pm  ...

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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

•Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DkHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag t.

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Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedule  In  effect  May 28,1823. 

TRA INS  S O IN S   N O RTH .
North.
South.
7:20 a m
6:45 a m
For Traverse City and Saginaw 
1:10 p m
9:00 a m
For Traverse City A Mackinaw  9 -.00 a m
4;15 p m
2:20 p m
For Cadillac and Saginaw........  2:20 p m
10:30 p m
8:10 p m
For Petoskey A Mackinaw......   ° ,A
8:35 p in
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  ------
6:46 am and  9:00 a ra
Train arriving from  south at  6:45 a i-  _ 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

TRAINS  G O IN S  SO U TH .
North.
North
6:30 am
For  Cincinnati............................  0:30 a
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago.
11:50 am
For Fort Wayne and the  East.----------
5:16 p m
For  Cincinnati............................  5:15 p
10:40 p m
For Kalamazoo & Chicago...... 10:40 p
11:50 a m 
From Saginaw.............................  11:50 a —
10:40 p m
From Saginaw..............................10:40 p m
m and 11:20 p.  m. rim s
Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m and 11:— r 
daily ;  all other trains daily except Sunday.

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

NORTH 

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE.

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7:20 am train  has  Parlor  Car  to  Traverse 
City.
1:1 0   p  m   tra in   has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
10:30 p m  train.—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.

SO UTH —7:0 0  a m  tr a in .—Parlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
10:05  a m   tra in .—Wagner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids to  Chicago.
6 :0 0   p m   tr a in .—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 1 :8 0  p m  tra in .—Through  Coach  and 
Wagner Sleeping Car Grand  Rapids to Chi­
cago.

Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

10:05 am  
1:10 p m 

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

8:00 pm  11:80 pm
9:10 pm  
5:50 am
10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:80 pm  train  daily,  through  Coach  and  Wagner 
Sleeping Car.
10:10 pm
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
0:15  am
10:10 p  m 
train daily, through Coach and W agner  Sleeping Car.

3:10 pm 
8:35 pm 
3:10  p m  through  Wagner  Parlor  Car. 

7:05 am 
8:80 pm 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

N oskegon, G rand R apids & In d ian a.
10:00am
6:56 am  
11:85 am  
1:10 pm
5:30 p m 
9:06 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday train  leaves  tor  Muskegon  at  9:05 a  m, ar­
riving at 10:80 a m.  Returning,  train  leaves  Muske 
gon at 1:30 p m, arriving at Grand  Rapids at 5:15 p m.
Tnrough tickets and full  information  can  be 
had by calling upon A. Almqulst, ticket agent at 
Union  Station,  Telephone  606,  Grand  Rapids,
MiC  ' 

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

CHICAGO

NOV.  20,  1892
AND  WEST  M ICHIGAN  R’V.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

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

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO AND FROM MUSKEGON.

Lv. CHICAGO.............. 9:00nm  5:25pm  *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS......3:55pm  10:45pm  *7:05am
TO  AND  FROM   BEN TO N   H A R B O R ,  AND  ST  JO SE PH
L v .G R ...........8:50am  1:25pm 
...........   *11:35pm
At.  G R ........... *6:10am 3‘55pm 
.........   10:45pm
Lv. G. R ............  8:50am  1:25pm  5:35pm  8:45pm
Ar.  G.  R ....................... 10:45am  3:55pm  5:25pm
Lv  G  R  .........................................7:30am  5:35pm
Ar.’  M anistee...............................12:15pm  10:29pm
Ar.  Traverse C ity........................12:35pm  10:59pm
Ar.  Charlevoix  .............................2:55pm  ............
Ar. Petoskey 
............................   3:30pm  ... .. .. .
Ar.  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  10:00  p  m.;  from 
Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 p m.

TR A V ER SE  CITY  M A N ISTEE  &  PETO SK EY .

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

pm, leave Chicago 5:25 pm . 
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.

. .  

..

TVETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  A  MIL- 
j j   WAIIKEE  Railway.

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Avs.

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

itNo.  14|tNo.  161+No.  18|*No.  8
ill 00'IP 
6 45am!
12 42  m 
7 40am
2 00am 
8 25am
3 15am
I  9 00am
6 40am
10 50am
7 15am 
II 32am 
5 40am 
110 05am 
7 30am 
1205pm 
5 37am 
[10 53am
7 00am
11 50am
W E S T W A R D .

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
3 45pm
5 50pm
3 05pm
4 06pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
o 05pm 
8 00pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

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

♦No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13. ItNo. 15
........ —
4 45pm 10 20pm 
7 00am
6 00pm 11 20pm 
8 25am
6 2l)am  6 30am 
6 00am|  ..........

1  00pm
2  10pm

M 

•Dally.  tDaily except Sunday 

Trains arrive from the east, 6:35 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 
4:45 p. m. and 10:00 a. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the  west, 6:40 a. m.,  10.10 
a. m ,3:16p.m. and9:45p.m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
W estward-No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper  No.  11 
Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
J ab. Campbell, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street

'TTTTC  MIC3HIGAN  TRADESMAN
INTERNATIONAL  MONEY.
Weekly  Report  from  the  Secretary.
Gra nd  Ra pid s, June 12—The  follow­
ing is a list of applicants for membership 
in the Knights of the Grip received  dur­
ing the past week:

In  a  recent  article 

20

MICHIGAN  KNIGHTS  OP  THE  GRIP.

OFFICERS:

President—ST. B. Jones, Lansing.
Secretary—L. M. Mills, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—Geo. A. Reynolds, Saginaw.

Address from President Jones.

To the Members of the Michigan  Knights of the
Grip:
L a nsing. Mich., June 5—At the regular 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip,  held at 
Grand  Rapids  June 3,  J.  L.  McCauley, 
Secretary of  the  Association,  was asked 
to  resign  his  position  by  a  vote  of 
the  Board,  and,  declining  so  to  do, 
the  office  was  declared  vacant,  and 
of  Grand  Rapids, 
L.  M.  Mills, 
Mich.,  was  elected  to  the  position,  and 
ail  members  of 
the  Association  are 
requested to  direct  all  communications 
and make  all  remittances  to him  in the 
future.  Mr.  Mills  is  familiarly known 
to the  members of  the Association,  hav­
ing been  Secretary and President thereof 
in  previous  years,  and  filled  both posi­
tions  with credit to himself  and honor to 
the organization.  A  committee  was ap­
pointed  to go  over the  books of  the re­
tiring Secretary and  make  a  full settle­
ment with him.

w orld’s  f a ir .

The week from  July 24 to  29 has  been 
fixed  upon  as  the time when the  various 
traveling men’s  organizations  will meet 
in  Chicago  to  attend  the  World’s  Fair, 
and July 26 has been  set aside  as travel­
ing  men’s  day,  at  which  time  a  pro­
gramme  will be  carried out befitting the 
occasion.  All  Michigan  Knights of  the 
Grip are invited to be present on that oc­
casion,  and  all the  employers of  travel­
ing men  are asked to give their men this 
week to attend the Fair.

ANNUAL  MEETING.

The Board  of Directors  have accepted 
the invitation  of  Saginaw  and  Bay City 
to hold  the next  annual  meeting of  the 
Michigan Knights of the Grip at Saginaw 
in  December  next,  on  the  last  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday of  the  month.  We  can 
look  forward  to a  royal  welcome and a 
grand good  time on that occasion.

DEATH  BENEFIT  ASSESSMENTS.

We  have  already  paid  this  year  five 
death benefits, amounting to about $2,500, 
and  have  four  more  death  claims  re­
ported, one  of  which  is  not  a  claim on 
the Association  on account of  the mem­
ber being in  arrears for  previous assess­
ments.  We have nearly enough funds on 
hand in  the  benefit  fund  to  pay one of 
these  claims,  but  in  order  to  pay the 
three and  have  the  required  surplus on 
hand  provided  by our  constitution,  the 
Board has ordered an assessment of $2 on 
each  member,  of  which  you  will receive 
notice  from  the  Secretary.  The causes 
of these  deaths  have  been  carefully ex­
amined, and in most cases they are found 
to be  such as  fall  to the  common lot  of 
man.  The grip has  laid the  foundation 
of  disease  in  many  heretofore  healthy 
people,  and  many a  constitution hereto­
fore robust  has  yielded  to  the  fell de­
stroyer  when  seemingly  but  slightly 
attacked.  The Board  believes that  this 
assessment  will be  promptly  paid,  that 
our  just obligations may be met and that 
we  may have  a  surplus  on  hand to pay 
over  to the  widow  of  him  who  may be 
next summoned to cross the dark river.
The  future  of  our  organization 

is 
It  is  growing  rapidly, over 500 
bright. 
new  members  having  joined  since  our 
last annual  meeting  in  December.  Let 
me  advise  and  urge  care  in  the taking 
of  new  applications.  Recommend  only 
such  as are  worthy,  and  who are  justly 
entitled to be  called  traveling men,  and 
look well to their condition of health and 
general good  standing.  Remember  it is 
one of  the cardinal tenets of  our organi­
zation  to  raise  the  social  and  moral 
standing  of  traveling  men,  and  in  so 
doiDg we shall not only benefit our mem­
bership,  but those who employ us.

THE  FUTURE.

By order of the Board of Directors.
N .  B. J ones,  Pres.

Yours fraternally,

William R.  Foster,  Grand Rapids.
D.  G.  Tillotson,  Muskegon.
J.  J.  England,  Detroit.
W.  O. Chapman,  Salamanca,  N.  J.
Andrew P.  Mackie, Grand  Rapids.
A.  P.  Neslmes,  Brockton,  Mass.
Chas  J.  Karg, Toledo, Ohio.
I must ask the indulgence of our mem­
bers,  as it will take some days to transfer 
the  office  outfit  from  Detroit  and  get 
everything started  in  good  shape  here, 
but hope to be able to mail the  circulars 
and assessments No.  3 and 4 by  the  first 
of next week.  A  new  membership  list 
is being made and will  be ready shortly, 
and any members who have failed  to  re­
ceive notices of assessment  in  the  past, 
or who have changed residence  recently, 
will greatly oblige me by  forwarding  to 
this  office  their  former  and  present 
address. 

Very truly yours,

L .  M .  M i l l s ,  S ec’y.

Meeting of Post E.

The regular monthly meeting  of  Post 
E was to  have been  held Saturday  even­
ing,  but the elements  conspired  to  pre­
vent official attendance to warrant Presi­
dent Barclay  in  calling  the  meeting  to 
order.  The rain came down  in  torrents, 
in consequence  of  which 
less  than  a 
dozen  members ventured out.
G ripsack  B rigade.

W.  F. Blake went to Chicago last Friday 
and  put in  three days at  the White City.
Myron Ryder, of Marshall, has gone on 
the road  for the  Thurber-Whyland  Co., 
of  New York.

G.  K.  Coles,  Michigan  representative 
for the Royal  Remedy  &  Extract  Co.,  of 
Dayton,  Ohio,  was  in  town  a  couple of 
days last  week.

Ministers are glad to see traveling men 
in church  on  Sunday  mornings.  They 
know that with a dozen  or two traveling 
men sprinkled  through the congregation 
the contribution fund will be perceptably 
increased.  Not  only  are  the  traveling 
men liberal  givers,  but  those  sitting be­
side them are impelled to give more from 
the example set them.

Trade is  the  object  of  the  business 
man.  What he has to  sell must be sold. 
To secure the  necessary  custom he uses 
every  means  available  to  acquaint  the 
public  with  his  stock  and  prices.  He 
employs men to  travel.  They circulate, 
like the  contents of  a mail  ponch,  here, 
there  and  everywhere.  The  sample 
trunk  and  the  commercial  traveler  are 
the greatest tourists of  the nation.  The 
American  drummer  does  not  confine 
himself  to  the  limits  of  our continent, 
but  pushes  boldly  into  the  marts  of 
Europe.  The  merchants of  cities,  bor­
oughs,  and  even  hamlets,  are  alike  ac­
quainted  with the  commercial  traveler. 
His  winsome  ways  and  his  loquacious 
tongue  are  known  alike.  He  and  his 
sample  case  are  known  everywhere. 
He  has  the  gift  of 
living  high  and 
talking business,  and  in  response to his 
persuasive powers the steamboat and the 
freight train  are  distributing  merchan­
dise from  one end of  the country  to the 
other.  The  secret  of  success 
is  dne 
as largely  to  the  vanity of  the buyer as 
it is  to  the  persuasive  conversation  of 
the  traveling  salesman.  Most  men  in 
business,  as  a rule,  seem  to  appreciate 
the  distinction of  a  personal interview. 
It  must, of  course,  be  paid  for,  but the 
cost  is  nothing  in  comparison  to  the 
pleasure  and satisfaction afforded.  The 
fact  must  be  acknowledged  that  pur­
chasers  appreciate  the  attention  of  a 
bright and active commercial traveler.

in  the  Atlantic 
Monthly on the subject of “International 
Money,”  E.  Benjamin  Andrews  re­
marked:
Immeasurable  good  would  arise from 
the  extra  ease  with  which  accounts, 
prices and  statistics pertaining to one of 
these  countries  would  then  be  under­
stood  by  the people  of  other  countries. 
The absence of such a common  price de­
nominator is  a great  barrier  to interna­
tional  trade,  making  it  a  sort of  occult 
science,  wherein those  specially skilled 
profit at the cost of the ignorant.

leading 

There can  be no  question as to the de­
sirability  of  such money,  or of its great 
utility.  A  comparison  of  the  money 
standards  of 
foreign  nations 
with the  United States  standard will  il­
lustrate  this.  Our  standard  is the gold 
dollar,  containing  25.8  grains  of  gold, 
and worth  100  cents.  This  will  be the 
unit of  value in  reckoning  the value of 
the  coins  of  the  countries  named. 
In 
every  case  this  standard  gold coin  has 
been chosen.  The pound  of  Great Brit­
is  worth  (in  the  United  States) 
ain 
$4.866}£;  the  German  mark 
is  worth 
.238; the French  franc,  .193; the Russian 
rouble,  .617;  the  Austrian  florin,  .381; 
the  Italian 
lira,  .193.  Every  time  an 
American 
importer  receives  a  bill  of 
goods,  the amount of the bill  must be re­
duced to Yankee dollars and cents.  The 
reverse  process  must  be  gone  through 
with  when  the  foreigner  receives  his 
check.  An international standard,  in  the 
shape of a gold coin, each government to 
issue  a gold  certificate  based  upon  its 
issue of  such  international  coin,  would 
obviate the above difficulty,  and make it 
as easy to keep  accounts with foreigners 
as it is between dealers in our own coun­
try.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

Asparagus—25c per doz.
Beans—Handlers pay $1.75  for country-picked 
and bold at $2.  City hand-picked are quoted  at 
10@25c above these figures.
Butter—Dealers now  pay  12%@14c for choice 
dairy, holding  at  I4@16c.  Creamery  is  in  fair 
demand at 19c.

Cabbage—Cairo  stock  commands  $1.50  per 
crate, while Louisiana is in fair demand at $3.50.

Carrots—25c per doz.
Cucumbers—50c per doz.
Eggs—About  steady,  dea'ers paying 1214c and 

holding at 14c.

Green Beans—So scarce that there has been no 
stock in market for  four days;  consequently no 
quotations are available.

Green Onions— 103115c  per doz. bunches.
Green Peas—$1.50 per bu.
Honey—White  clover  commands  15c  per  lb. 

dark buckwheat brings 12%c.

Lettuce—6@8c  per  lb.,  according  to  quality.
New Potatoes—On account of the wet weather 
In  Louisiana,  which  has  seiiously  interfered 
with digging, supplies  are  coming in very slow­
ly, and the price rules high.  The  Chicago  mar­
ket touched $4  per  bbl.  during  the  past  week, 
but Grand Rapids dealers have held their stocks 
at $3.75.

Onions—Mississippi  stock commands $1.50 per 
bu., while Bermuda stock  is  in  limited demand 
at $2.25.

Pieplant—lc per lb.
Pineapples—$1.50 ®$2  per  doz.,  according  to 

size and quality.

per 24 qt. case.

Plums—Tennessee  Wild  Goose  command  $2 

Potatoes—On account of the stiff condition  of 
the market on new potatoes, old stock  is  strong 
and firm, dealers paying 65c,  and  holding at 75c 
per bu.  It is not unlikely that the  price may go 
higher, if  the wet  weather  continues  to  inter­
fere with the marketing of new stock.

Radishes—15c per doz. bunches.
Spinach—Summer, 25c per bu.
Squash—4c per lb.
Strawberries—The Ohio crop is  practically ex­
hausted, and  thiB  week  the  Southern  Indiana 
crop will be at its height.  The  price  continues 
high, $5 per32-qt case being the ruling  figure.

Tomatoes—$1.75 per 4 basket crate.
Turnips—Mississippi  stock,  25c  per  dozen 

bunches.

M IC H IG A N  M E R C H A N T S
And business men who contemplate  a visit to the World’s Fair 
would do  well to  communicate  with  the

MEGBR  HOTEL

first-class 

which offers  the  best  and  cleanest  rooms  and  the  choicest 
cusine to be found in  Chicago for  a reasonable  price.  Every­
thing  new  and 
in  every  respect.  Unanimously 
chosen  as headquarters  of  National  Press Association,  Michi­
gan  Press Association,  and  many other organizations.

650  BOOKS,  ELEGANTLT  FOBBED,

Bath  with  every  suite.  Permanent  structure  of  stone  and 
brick.  Location  (midway between World’s Fair and business 
center of city)  Thirty-fourth street,  between  State  and Dear­
born  streets.  Either  American  or  European  plan,  as  pre­
ferred.

Beautiful Rooms, with Bath, Single, $1.50 per Day;  Double 

$2  to  $3  per  Day.

Elevated station only one block  away;  Cable  cars  pass  door.

L.  W.  SCOTILLE,  Manager.

WM.  H.  HOOPS,  Prop’r.

B A N A N A S

L a r g e   B u n c h e s , 
Y e l l o w   P l u m p   F r u i t .

Grater  CM . 

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

ini

P u t n a m   C a n d y   C o .
P E H K I N S  
S a   H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  122  and  i2 4   LOUIS STREET. GRAND  R A PID S.  MICHIGAN.

WK CARR?  A  STOCK  OP  CARE TALLOW  POR  MiX.L  CSR

Ite

ry H E S E   chests  will 
soon 
■*“  pay for themselves  in  the
breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

✓ ~\U R  new glass covers  are by far the 
y   J   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 I E 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.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  goods, Carpets and Cloaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

flirt Mslinr i Cl, 48 S .S  853E *■

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

SE E   Q U O TA TIO N S.
M u sk eg o n   B ra n ch

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

M u sk eg o n ,  M ich.

O rigin ators  o f  th e  C elebrated  C ake,  “M U SK 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   F O X ,  M a n a g er
S p r in g  &  C o m p a n y ,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

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

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

assorted stock at lowest market  prices.

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

> 5

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.

F.  J .   DBTTBNTflALBH,

WHOLESALE  OYSTERS. FISH  and  GAME,

LIVE  AND  DRESSED  POULTRY.

Consignments solicited.  Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed.

117  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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H.  LEONARD  X  SONS,

1 3 4   &  1 4 0   K.  F u l t o n   S t

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

Do  you  know  how  to  DOOM  trade  an«l  keep  np  your  sales'*  It  is  the  easiest thing  in  the  world.  Just, rem em ber to always  keep  on  hs-nd  a  good  liue  of  sea  »»able

Goods.  I t  is  Now  the  Season  for bum m er  Goods,  for which we  are  headquarters.

STONE  V fA Tt K  l  il.T I US.
Si The water filters through a nat­
ural  stone disc,  which  is  easily 
kept clean.  Every filter warrant­
ed to give perfect satisfaction. 
i 
List each.
No. 8.........................................i» a»
No. 9 ........................................  12 50
Class B su bjec-t to a discount.

i 

GEM  GLOSE  WOVEN  HAMMOCKS.

-------------- O--------------

This  line of close woven  Hammocks  excels all other lines in  the market for strength, durabil­

ity,  and comfort.  We have  the  following numbers in  stock:

Per Doz.  I 

Per Dozoo
No. 400 at......
No. 401 at....... ..........  37 00 i  No. 801  at...... .......... 48 00 i No. 901  at...... ..........  54 00
No. 402 at....... .......... 33 00 11 No. 802 at__ ..........  55 00 I No. 902 at....... ..........  62 00

..........$23 00 1 No. SOo a t....

Per Doz.  I
..........$44  00 1

(.’lass B subject to a discount.

NO.  3  ihO N   LAWN  VASES.

We keep four sizes.

List each.

No.  1, height 30 in .................................... $12 00
No. 3, height 32 in.....................................   12 00
No. 4, height 39 in.....................................   18 00
No. 9. height 21  in.....................................   7 50

(Mass  B subject to a diseouut.

MAMMOCK  SPREADERS

List  per doz.
Aurora (like cut).........................................................  fl  oo
Peerless (with  hooks).................................................  1  60

Class B subject to a discount.

Every  Boy  Waits  an  Air  Bile

in the summer.  How is your stock?

Per Doz.
Markham Ajr  Rifle............................................................$16  • o
King Air R ifle....................................................................  18  00
New Daisy Air Rifle (like cu t)........................................   18 00
Columbia Air R ifle............... .............................................21  no

These prices are subject  to  a  good liberal discount, 

they come under Class B in our 

regular  catalogue.

HAM HOCK  ROPES.

Leiter Rope (likecut)............................. 
Anchor  Rope....................................... 

Class B subject to a discount.

Per  Doz.
..........   SI  50
.................   1  60

MAMMOCK  HOOKS.

No.  98 Plate Hook with four screw s.il  40
No. 88 Screw Hook..............................   1  30
3fo. 156 Hook, like cut.........................  
90
Class B subject to a discount.

F h l  IT  JARS, «PACK ED.

One dozen in a box.

NO  BREAKAGE. 
I  SAVES  PAPER.
NO  STRAW. 
SAVES  TIME.
NO  DIRT. 
I  SAVES  ROOM
•lass.  Write for quotation on Fsuit Jars.

The Jars are  made  of  the  best  Flint  Cnystal 

ENTERPRISE  CHERRY  STONER.

The above cut illustrates our Enterprise Cherry Stoner which we 
particularly recommend to those  desiring  rapid'work.  It  can  be 
adjusted  by  thumb  screws  to  adapt  it  to  the  different  sixes  of 
cherry stones.  It will be found  rapid  in  its woik,  and a decided 
improvement over others of this class.
Tinned finish, per dozen................................................................$14 M
buse, Japanned' finished, per dozen............................................  n   »9

©lass B subject te a discount.

AESTHETIC  WATER  C m ilE h * .

Assorted Colors.  Charcoal  Filled.

3 gallon...................S3 90 I  6 gallon................... $» la
3 gallon...................  3 40  8 gallon 
................  » i t
4 gallon..................   3 90 | 10 gallon........ .........7 70
.« iH

•  lass B subject te a discount. 

