Michigan Tradesman.

Published Weekly.

VOL.  10.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  JU LY   12,  1893.

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  512

S u g a r  

is  A d v a n c in g !

Send for Price  List.

MILLET, 

HUNGARIAN, 

TURNIP  SEED,
RUTABAGA,

BUCKWHEAT, 
SEED  CORN, 

MANGEL  WURZEL, 

CARROT.

Write ns when in want of anything in the line  of Seeds.  We carry the largest line, 
and are always prepared to fill orders on  short notice.

ALFRED  J.  BROWN,  S e e d s m a n ,

24  and  36  N orth  Division Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

g R E A M S .

A Ä A M J 5L S .  
H O C O E A T E S .
SPECIALLY  FINE  LINE  FOB  RESORT  TRADE.

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Orders given us for  Oranges,  Lemons and  Bananas will  receive careful  attention.

▲.  E.  BROOKS  &  CO.,

46  Ottawa St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

-THAT  MEANS-

HIGHER  PRICES  FOR  GOHFEGTIONERY.

Order in Round  Lots  Now.

P U T N A M   C A N D Y   CO.
W E   K E E P   .-.  A L L   .-.  S I Z E S

All  Wool Bunting Flags,
Cotton Printed Bunting Flags, 
Cotton (G^ 8) Printed Bunting Flags,

FLAGS  ON  STICKS  FROM  NOS.  I  TO  12  AT  LOW  PRICES,  AND  PLAIN 

IN  27  AND  36  INCH.

COLORS  RED,  WHITE  AND  BLUE,  FOR  DECORATION,

P.  STEKETEE1 SONS

S B B D S !

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

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

If you have Beans to sell, send us samples, stating quantity,  and we will try to 

trade with you.
We will sell Egg Cases and Egg Case Fillers.  No.  1 Egg Case,  complete(in lots 
of 10), 35c each. 
No. 2 Fillers,  15 
sets in a No 1 Case, $1.50.
V. T. UM0RE1UX GO., 128,130 and 132 V. Bridge St„ Grand Rapids, Mich,

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

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

M anufacturers  of

BRUSHES

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

O ur goods are  sold by all  M ichigan  Jobbing  Houses.

CHAS.  A.  C O Y B ,

M anufacturer  of

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

HORSE  AND  WAGON  COVERS

Jobbers of  Oiled ¡Clothing  and  Cotton  Ducks.

11  Pearl St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

T ea s, C offees  a n d   G rocers*  S u n d ries.

I  and 3 Pearl  Street,
GRAND  RAPIDS
R I N D G E , K A L M B A C H   &  CO.,

Dealers in

M anufacturers  and ‘W holesale 

Boots. Sloes aoJ 

is.

12,14 and 16 Pearl  Street.

Our Styles, Qualities and Prices 
are Right.  Give, us a trial.
We carry the best Tennis Shoes 

made.

Agents for the  Boston  Rubber  v 

Shoe Co.
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JOBBERS  OF

Clover, Timothy, Millet, Hungarian,  Field  Peas,  Etc.
Green Vegetables, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, and Fruits of all kinds 

EGG  CASE  FILLERS,  Ten sets  No.  1, with  Case,  $1.25.

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

STANDARD

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

DEALERS  IN

Ulmninating and  Lubricating

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office,  Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth A w

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ALLEGAR.

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AGENTS

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

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

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Save tbe Tin-Foil  Wrappers and our White Diamond Labels, 
and  when  you  have  TWENTY-FIVE  send  them  (or  fifteen 
cents),  to our agency  and they will  send  you  a  full  deck  of 
“FERMENTUM”  PLAYING  CARDS.
For Purity and  Excellence  FERMENTUM,  the  only reliable 
COMPRESSED  YEAST  is  superseded,by  none. 
It  is  made 
from selected Corn.  Rye and  Malt. 
It  does  not  contain  any 
acids or chemicals to make it white,  being sold  in  its  natural 
state, the color of Rye.  Try it, and you will always have good 
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You only Chew the String when  you  read  this  advertisement.  To 
Prove the Pudding, you must send  for  a  sample  order  of  Tradesman, 
Superior or Universal  Coupon Books. 
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  JU LY   12,  1893.

NO.  512

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Eyes  tested  for  spectacles  free of  cost  wlht 
latest Improved methods.  Glasses In every style 
at  moderate  prices.  Artificial  human  eyes  of 
every color.  Sign of big spectacles._______

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are  now  ready.  An  Immense  line  of  Kersey 
Pants, every pair warranted not  to  rip.  Bound 
swatches or  entire line sent  on  approval to the 
trade.

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MR.  BROWN’S  SECOND  MARRIAOE.
His parishioners watched the Rev.  Mr. 
Brown  with  peculiar  interest  as he left 
the  graveyard,  leading  his  two  little 
girls  by  the  hand.  They  wondered, 
knowing how mnch she had been to him, 
how he  would endure  the terrible  blow 
of  his  wife’s death.  His  face  was  like 
marble as the coffin was lowered into the 
grave; there was  no outward sign  of an­
guish,  but no  one doubted for a moment 
that  he  suffered  keenly.  He  had been 
rather a mystery to  his  congregation al­
ways; but  they knew  him to be  capable 
of deep  feeling,  in spite of his  cold,  im­
passive manner.  A noisy,  demonstrative 
show of grief would have been impossible 
to him.  He was a man of great tranquil­
ity of  mind,  and  with  little  energy  of 
disposition.  He took all that Providence 
sent him  very dutifully, without any ef­
fort  to  change  or  amend  it,  no  matter 
how  objectionable  it  might  be;  and he 
possessed  in perfection  the  art of  ’‘put­
ting  up  with”  whatsoever  befell  him. 
He was not a favorite with his flock;  but 
he  was  by no  means  unpopular. •  The 
poor loved him,  for his  hand was always 
ready to go to his pocket  at a tale of dis­
tress,  limited as were his means,  and his 
reproofs were always of the mildest sort. 
The  rich, though  they had  little  to say 
for him,  had nothing  to say against him. 
They  invited  him  frequently  to  their 
houses,  entertained  him  handsomely, 
and  bore  very  complacently  with  his 
habit of falling into a brown study at the 
dinner  table.  As  for  the  younger por­
tion of  his flock,  his good looks,  his rich 
chestnut hair and dreamy dark  eyes had 
early  impressed  them  profoundly,  and 
they sang his praises without stint.

It  was a  source  of  regret  to  many of 
the young ladies—and a few of  the older 
ones—that  Mr.  Brown  was  a  married 
man.  Many years before he had come to 
the church at  Barstow,  he had  wedded a 
gentle,  sweet-tempered  girl,  who  fairly 
worshiped  him,  and  who proved herself 
a good wife  and  devoted mother.  Their 
wedded life had flowed on  as calmly as a 
meadow brook, undisturbed by any petty 
domestic  jars  or troubles. 
It had never 
occurred to Mr. Brown  that it might  not 
go on so  forever.  He did  not notice his 
wife’s failing health,  and as she was one 
of the kind  who never complain,  he was 
utterly  unprepared  for  her  death. 
It 
stupefied  him; he  could not  understand 
it. 
It seemed  to him  incredible,  impos­
sible,  and  he felt  bewildered  and  half- 
puzzled  even  when  he  beard  the  sods 
falling on the coffin.

He went back  to his  lonely home with 
his two  little girls, and shut  himself  up 
in his  study, where  he  lay down  on the 
well-worn  lounge,  a  dull  pain  in  his 
head. 
It  seemed  to  him  that  his lost 
Laura  must know  how much  he needed 
her.  He could  not realize  that she was 
gone.  He  lay  there,  half  expecting to 
see her enter and to feel her tender touch 
on  his brow,  soothing  away  the pain as 
she had often  done  when  he was  brain 
weary.  But  hour  after  hour  went by, 
and no one came near  him,  and he heard 
only  the  voices  of  his  children as they

talked loudly to the cook in  the kitchen.
The  next  day  he  went  out  as  usual, 
pursuing his accustomed round of duties 
as tranquilly and patiently as ever.  His 
parishioners  were loud  in  their expres­
sions of admiration to each other as they 
saw how  well  he bore  his great sorrow, 
and  they were  very  kind to  him,  espe­
cially in the matter of advice.  His “dis­
tressing  situation”  was  the  subject  of 
debate in almost every house in Barstow. 
It was talked over at the meetings of the 
sewing circle,  the  reading  club,  and the 
Indian  Relief  Association,  and  it  was 
unanimously  agreed  that  the  best  thing 
the poor widower could do was to employ 
a  governess,  who  wonld  also  act  as 
housekeeper and general  manager.

But it was not an  easy matter  to  find 
the right kind of a woman for  the place, 
though there  were  many  applicants for 
it. 
It was  decided  that  only a  middle- 
aged,  respectable,  quiet  woman,  who 
would be incapable of scheming to fill the 
late Mrs.  Brown’s place,  and  who would 
be competent to take charge  of  the little 
girls wonld do,  and  such a  one was hard 
to find.

It was  Miss Anastasia  Bowen  who at 
length found  just  the right  person, and 
as Mr.  Brown  was  willing  to  do  just 
what Miss Bowen thought best, that lady 
took the responsibility of installing  Miss 
Susan  Piper  in  the  parsonage  without 
further delay.

Miss Piper was  neither old nor young; 
she had no pretensions  whatever to good 
looks,  and she  was  so  exceedingly  shy 
that if the minister  spoke to her on even 
the most  trivial topic she  blushed as red 
as a peony.  But  these,  said  Miss Ana­
stasia,  were  such  trifling  drawbacks  as 
almost  to be looked upon  in the light of 
advantages  under the circumstances.

Miss  Piper  was,  as  Mr.  Brown  soon 
saw,  a  very  good  woman,  exceedingly 
conscientious and  painstaking.  She did 
her best for the two little girls—healthy, 
happy,  pretty little creatures of 9 and 11 
years—who  learned  the  simple  lessons 
she  gave them  from pure  love for  her, 
not because they feared  her displeasure.
Probably there was no lady in Barstow 
who took a deeper  interest in  the house­
hold  affairs  of  the  bereaved  widower 
than  Miss  Anastasia  Bowen.  She was, 
in  spite of  the fact that  youth had long 
since  left her,  of  a  sentimental  turn  of 
mind,  and  the  pale,  high-bred  face  and 
gentle  manners  of  Mr.  Brown  had  in­
spired  her  with  an  intense  admiration 
for  him,  which,  after  the  death of  his 
wife, ripened into an undisguised attach­
ment which was  patent to every one but 
the object of  it.  Not a  chance  did  the 
spinster  lose  of  seeing  her  idol,  and 
scarcely a day pased that she did not run 
into  the  parsonage on one excuse or an­
other.

But  the  minister,  absorbed 

in  his 
books and the memory of his dead Laura, 
was  utterly  and  sublimely unconscious 
of  the  passion  he  had  inspired.  The 
idea of a  second marriage  had never en­
tered his mind.  He never even asked him­
self whether he liked Miss Bowen or not, 
but so constantly did she press her advice

respecting  every  subject upon him  that 
he  grew to depend upon  her  in  a  great 
measure,  and often  consulted  her  upon 
different household  and  church matters, 
never touching, however,  in  any manner 
whatever  upon  the  subject  of  matri­
mony.

The fact that she was making no head­
way  in  spite  of  her  tireless  efforts,  in 
spite of the attentions she  lavished upon 
the two little girls,  at  last  dawned upon 
Miss  Anastasia,  and  she  set  herself  to 
work to discover the  reason.  She  came 
to the conclusion,  after  a careful review 
of  the ground,  that  Mr.  Brown was  too 
comfortable by far.  Miss Piper attended 
most  assiduously  to  his  creature  com­
forts, and the society of his children pre­
vented any feeling of great loneliness.

“He wouldn’t hold out a  month  if  he 
was left  utterly  alone,”  meditated  the 
ambitious lady.  “If  he  had  no  one to 
see after him or to talk to,  he’d be apt to 
think of me.  There’s  no  one  else  he’d 
turn to.  He’s  one  of  the  kind  to  take 
what comes nearest and  is  most conven­
ient.”

In which last  conclusion Miss Anasta­
sia  was  quite  right,  as  my  story  will 
prove.

She  decided  that  no  time  was  to  be 
lost,  and that it was  best to begin opera­
tions at  once.  So, after  carefully map­
ping out a course of  action,  she repaired 
to the parsonage and asked  boldly to see 
Mr. Brown privately.

Miss Piper, meek and humble as usual, 
exhibited no surprise  at the request, but 
made baste  to  show  the  visitor at once 
into the  minister’s  study,  where  he  sat 
reading at  his desk.

The intention  of  “having  a  talk” on 
some 
important  subject  was  written 
plainly on  her  hard,  lean  face,  and Mr. 
Brown laid down  his  book  at  once and 
prepared to  listen  to  whatever  she had 
come to say.

“I hope  I’m  not  disturbing  you,  Mr. 
Brown,”  began  Miss  Anastasia,  with  a 
little nervous cough,  as she took  a  seat. 
She felt quite agitated,  and an  unwonted 
color brightened her sallow  cheek.  Her 
mission  was so important, so much  hung 
upon its success,  that it was  not strange 
she was not quite  as calm as usual.

“No,  oh  no,”  answered  Mr.  Brown 
with a faint  sigh,  as  he  glanced  at  his 
beloved  book.  “I  am  always  glad  to 
have you come. 
I  hope there is nothing 
wrong?”  anxiously.

“The truth is,  Mr. Brown, I’ve come to 
see you  about  the  girls.  They  are  not 
managed as  well as 1  could wish.  Miss 
Piper is  a  good  woman,  but  she  can’t 
have  the  authority a—a—mother would 
have,  you  know,  and  she  lets  them  do 
about as they please,  and  they are grow­
ing up rude and wild.”

Mr.  Brown looked startled. 

It did not 
occur to him to question Miss Anastasia’s 
statements.  He took them in good  faith 
always,  being simple  enough  to  believe 
her to have his interests at heart.

“Why,  you  were  the  one who recom­
mended Miss  Piper  to  me,”  he  said  at 
length,  “and  I  have  been well satisfied 
with her.”

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .
“Do  you  want  me  to  get the  girls 
ready,  sir?”  she asked,  trying to speak 
cheerfully.

G RO CERS I

2

“She does the  best  she  knows  how,” 
said  Miss  Anastasia,  “but  she  hasn’t 
sufficient authority to govern  them prop­
erly.  Ah,  poor  little  creatures, 
they 
need the care of  a mother.”

This was  a bold  stroke.  A  flush rose 
to the minister’s  high,  pale brow,  but he 
gave no other sign of emotion.  Any ref­
erence to his dead wife pained him, even 
now  that she had  lain in  her  grave two 
years,  but of course he did not say so.

“You are very kind to take such an in­
terest,” he murmured a little indistinctly. 
“What would you advise?”

“I  would  advise  their  being  sent  to 
boarding-school,  Mr.  Brown. 
I  have  a 
friend who keeps  a very select seminary 
at Woodstock.  She  would  be delighted 
to take charge of Flora and  Annie,  I  am 
sure.”

“I should not like  to part with them,” 
said  Mr.  Brown  meditatively.  “And— 
and—what would become of Miss  Piper?
1 wouldn’t like to hurt  her feelings,  and 
she loves the girls dearly.”

“There’d  be  no  cause  for her to feel 
hurt.  Tell her  simply  that force of cir­
cumstances  compels  you to dismiss her. 
A month’s notice will  be sufficient.”

“It will be very  unpleasant,” said the 
minister  in  trepidation. 
“And  where 
will she go?  She  has no  home but this, 
and not a relative in the world.”

“She must find another situation,” said 
Miss Anastasia.  “She can  begin at once 
to  look for one.  You can tell her of the 
contemplated  change 
this  evening,” 
and,  after  promising to write at once to 
the  principal  of  the  seminary at Wood- 
stock, Miss Anastasia left,  walking home 
in  a  state of bliss bordering on ecstasy. 
She  felt  sure  that  she  had  put in  the 
first wedge that would  lift her toward  a 
home in the  parsonage,  and  already be­
gan  to  plan  the  changes  she  would 
make in  its arrangement.

But  a  shadow  had  been thrown over 
Mr. Brown’s peaceful life.  His soul  was 
filled  with  despair  unutterable  at  the 
thought  of  that  conversation  he must 
have with Miss  Piper.  The  mere  possi­
bility  of  her  shedding  tears  made  a 
shudder  run 
through  his  frame.  He 
could not make up  his mind to speak to 
her,  and  day  after  day  passed,  until  it 
lacked only two weeks  of the time when 
the seminary was to  open.  Then at last 
he spoke.

He  came  into the sitting-room,  where 
she sat darning his  socks by the light of 
a student lamp,  the girls  having gone  to 
bed.  She looked  up 
in  surprise  as  he 
entered, for he seldom  left his study un­
til midnight;  but  not the faintest intui­
tion  had  she  of  the blow  which was to 
fall upon her.

“ Miss  Piper,”  began  the  poor man, 
feeling  profoundly  wretched,  “I— 1— 
have decided to make a change.”

“A change!”  The sock  Miss Piper was 
darning  fell from  her  hand.  She  began 
to tremble,  and  her face turned deadly 
pale.

“Yes.  Miss Anastasia  thinks—and of 
course—I—it  is  all  for  the  best  you 
know—Flora  and  Annie  ought to go to 
school,”  faltered the minister.

“And  you  wish  to  give  me notice,  I 
suppose,  sir,” said the little governess  in 
a  tremulous,  aggrieved  tone, that stab­
bed Mr.  Brown to the  heart.  “When do 
you  wish  me  to  leave, sir?”  looking at 
him  with a quivering smile.

“Oh,  any  time;  suit  yourself—your 
stammered  Mr. 

own  convenience,” 
Brown.

“If you will be so good,” he answered. 
Her  quiet  resignation made him utterly 
wretched.  He  would  rather  have seen 
her  hysterical  or  indignant a thousand 
times over.

“1  will see to it, sir.”
And then  he left the room, feeling like 
a criminal.  But as he reached the study, 
he happened  to  think  that  Flora  and 
Annie were yet to be told of the impend­
ing change.  He  would go back  and ask 
the little governess to  tell them  for him, 
for he was sure of open rebellion.

He pushed open the door of the sitting 
room again,  but started  back conscience 
stricken,  for  Miss  Piper,  with her face 
buried in her arms,  was  kneeling by the 
sofa,  while  a  melancholy sound of sob­
bing  and  crying,  pitiful  to hear,  filled 
the room.

“My  dear  Miss  Piper,”  he said for­

lornly,  “I am so sorry—”

it. 

She started up,  and tried to wipe away 
her  tears  with  the  sock  which she still 
held.

“ Excuse  me,  sir,” she faltered,  “I—I 
I  am  so fond of the 
couldn’t  help 
girls,  you  know,  and  I’d  begun to feel 
so much at home  here.”

Mr.  Brown  walked  up  and down the 
room,  with  his  hands  clasped  behind 
him  and  his head on his breast,  for sev­
eral  moments  without  speaking.  The 
sobs  in 
the  poor  little woman’s voice 
struck  him  to  the heart.  He was turn­
ing her out  of  her only home.  And she 
had done her duty  toward the girls, cer­
tainly.

“Suppose you stay  here,  Miss Piper,” 
he said suddenly.  “You can  keep house 
for me, anyhow.”

A deep flush dyed  the pale face of the 

little governess.

“Oh no, I couldn’t,  indeed,” she cried, 
in a horror-stricken  tone.  “ It  would be 
impossible.”

“You  might—stay  as  my  wife,  Miss 
Piper,”  cried  poor  Mr.  Brown desper­
ately.

“Oh,  Mr.  Brown,  you  don’t  mean it! 
You’re  just  sorry  for  me,  I’m  sure,” 
cried  Miss  Piper, 
the thought flashing 
through  her  mind,  however,  that per­
haps it was love,  and  not pity, after all, 
and  he  had  only 
just  discovered  the 
state of his heart as  he was about to lose 
her.  She  had  read  of  such  things  in 
novels.  Why  should  it not be so in her 
case as well?

“ Well, 

the  blushing 

“I—I—don’t know—it is  the only way 
you can stay,” stammered  Mr. Brown in 
a confused  manner.
if  you  think  it  best,” mur­
mured 
little  governess. 
“I’m sure I’ll try to make you happy.”
“I don’t doubt that,”  said Mr.  Brown.
And  thus it  was  that  the  minister’s 
second marriage came about.
1 need hardly say  that  Miss  Anastasia 
was furious.  No words could adequately 
describe her surprise  and  chagrin.  The 
very  course  she had taken with  a view 
to  installing  herself  in  the  parsonage 
had installed Miss  Piper there.  All  her 
plans  had come to naught.  Her  castles 
in  the  air had fallen to the ground with 
a  crash.  Her  visits  to  the  parsonage 
ceased  entirely.  She  no  longer consid­
it  necessary to advise and counsel 
ered 
Mr.  Brown.
The minister never  fonnd cause to re­
gret  bis  second  marriage.  The  little 
governess proved a devoted,  dutiful wife 
and 
and 
she  never 
what
a slender thread her happiness bad hung, 
nor  could  imagine why it was that Miss 
Anastasia  Bowen  treated her as a mor- 
I tal enemy.

stepmother, 

a  faithful 

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There are a number of new brands of Condensed Milk being 

put on the  market that  are  experiments.  The
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Condensed  Milk  long ago ceased  to  be an  experiment. 
It has 
been  on  the market for more than  80  YEARS.

You cannot afford to take into stock  goods that lie  on  your 
shelves until  spoiled  and  that are never safe in  recommending. 
We  are aiding the  sale of the  “EAGLE” Brand  by advertising 
it to consumers in  your section.'  That will  help you.

Also,  proprietors  of  CROWN,  DAISY  «fc  CHAMPION 

BRANDS  of  Condensed  Milk.

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W R IT E   F O R   P A R T IC U L A R S ,

The  C onsum m ate M an  o f  B usiness. 
Consummate business men or  consum­
mate men  of  business—either  seems  to 
answer the text.

Owen Feltham said that man is but the 
lower  part  of  the  world  that  is  not 
brought up to business affairs.

for  organizing,  great 

Hazlett represents the man of business 
as a  mean sort  of  a  person,  yoked  to a 
trade  or profession,  keeping in  a  beaten 
track  and  letting  his  affairs  take  their 
own  course.  With 
this  sentiment  we 
disagree.  We  know  there  are  narrow­
minded  men of  business,  as  there  are 
narrow-minded literary  men and legisla­
tors; but there are,  also,  business men of 
large  and comprehensive minds, capable 
of  action  on  the  very 
largest  scale. 
Burke once said that he  knew statesmen 
who  were  peddlers and  merchants who 
acted  in  the  spirit  of  statesmen.  We 
should  take  into  account  the  qualities 
necessary for the conduct of a successful 
business. 
It  requires  special  aptitude, 
promptitute  of  action  in  emergencies, 
capacity 
tact, 
knowledge  of  human  nature,  constant 
self-culture and  growing  experience  in 
the practical affairs of  life.  The school 
of  business is by no means as  narrow as 
some would have  us believe.  The truth 
is well spoken when we say that consum­
mate  business  men  are  rare—almost  as 
rare  as  veritable  saints  and  martyrs. 
The path of success in business is invari­
ably the path of  common sense.  A good 
deal is said about lucky hits,  but the best 
kind of success in every man’s life is not 
that  which  comes  by  accident.  Every 
youth should  be early made  to  feel that 
if  he would get  through  the world  use­
fully  and  happily  he  must  rely  upon 
himself  and  his  own  energies.  Teach 
him to understand  that  he  has  his own 
way  to make  and  that it depends solely 
upon  his  own  exertions  whether  he 
starve or  not.

An  eminent  judge  once  said,  when 
asked what  contributed most  to success 
at the bar:  “Some succeed  by great tal­
ent,  some  by high  connections,  some by 
miracle,  but  the  majority  by commenc­
ing without  a shilling.” 
It seems  to be 
a  fact that  the  men  who  are  most suc­
cessful in business  are  those  who begin 
the world in  their shirt sleeves,  whereas 
those who begin with fortunes frequently 
lose them.

Business  is  employment;  serious  en­
gagement;  something  to  be  transacted; 
something  required  to be  done.  Every 
human being has duties to be performed, 
and,  therefore,  has  need  of  cultivating 
the capacity for doing them.  Attention, 
application,  accuracy,  method,  punctu­
ality  and  dispatch  are  the  principal 
qualities  required  for  the  efficient  con­
duct  of  business  of  any  kind.  These 
may be  thought to  be small matters,  yet 
they are  essential;  and  when  men have 
broken  down in  business it  will almost 
invariably  be found  that  it was  due to 
the neglect of little  things. 
It is  the re­
sult of  everyday experience that  steady 
attention  to matters of  detail lies at  the 
root of  human  progress,  and  that  dili­
gence,  above all,  is  the  mother of  good 
luck.  Accuracy is also of  much import­
ance and  a,mark of  good business train­
ing.  Accuracy in  observation,  accuracy 
in  speech,  accuracy in  the  transactions 
of  affairs—what  is  done  in  business 
should be  well  done. 
It  is much better 
to accomplish perfectly a small amount of 
work than to half  do  much more  imper­
fectly.  Method is  essential and  enables

a  larger  amount  of  work  to  be  got 
through  with  satisfaction.  Method  is 
like  packing  things  in  a  box—a  good 
packer  will  get  in  as  much  again  as a 
poor one.

Be prompt; do instantly whatever is to 
be done and take the hours of  recreation 
after business—never  before it. 
If that 
which  is first  in hand  is  not  instantly, 
steadily and  regularly dispatched,  other 
things accumulate behind it until  affairs 
begin to press all  at once and no  human 
brain can stand the confusion.

Economy of  time is  another  essential 
for the perfect business man.  Men often 
say,  “Time  is  money,”  but  it  is much 
more the proper improvement of it in self­
culture, self-improvempnt and growth of 
character.  Fifteen  minutes  a  day  de­
voted to self-improvement will be  felt at 
the end of a year.  An economical use of 
time is the true mode of securing leisure. 
It enables us to get through business and 
carry it  forward instead of  being driven 
by It.  A  great  man  once  said,  “I owe 
all  my  success  in  life  to  having  been 
always a  quarter of  an hour  before  my 
time.”  Punctuality is  the duty  of  gen­
tlemen  and  the  necessity  of  business 
men.  Nothing  begets  confidence  in  a 
man sooner  than the practice of this vir­
tue and nothing shakes confidence sooner 
than the  want of  it.  He who  keeps his 
appointments  and  does  not  keep  you 
waiting  shows  that  he  has  regard  for 
your time  as well as  his own.  The per­
son who  is  careless  about  time  will be 
careless  about .business,  and is  not to be 
trusted  with matters of  importance. 
It 
will  generally  be  found  that  the  men 
who are habitually behind time are habit­
ually behind success.

“Honesty  is  the  best  policy”  is  an 
axiom  which is  upheld by the  daily ex­
perience of life, integrity being found as 
successful in business  as anywhere else. 
Integrity of  word and  deed  ought to be 
the corner stone of  all  business transac­
tions to the tradesman, the merchant and 
manufacturer.  It should be what honor is 
to the soldier  and  charity  to  the Chris­
tian.  We  may  succeed  for  a  time  by 
fraud, by  surprise,  by  violence, but we 
can succeed  permanently only by means 
directly opposite.  Trade tries character 
more severely  than any other  pursuit in 
life. 
It  puts  to  severe  tests  honesty, 
justice  and  truthfulness;  and  men  of 
business  who  pass  through  such  trials 
unstained are worthy of great honor.  It is 
possible that the scrupulously honest man 
may not grow rich so fast as the  unscru­
pulous and  dishonest  one,  but  the suc­
cess will be of a truer kind,  earned with­
out fraud or injustice; and, even  though 
a man should be for a time unsuccessful, 
still he must  be honest.  Better  lose all 
and  save  character,  for  character  is 
itself a fortune. 

Geo.  W.  Ba k e r.

T a ra n tu la s in th e  B a n an as.

It  is  reported  that  a  clerk in a fruit 
store in Lebanon, Ind., was bitten on the 
hand  by  a  tarantula  a  few days since, 
while handling a bunch of bananas.  He 
was  immediately  made as drunk as pos­
sible,  but is in a  very serious  condition, 
as  last  heard  from,  and his recovery is 
thought to be doubtful.  When the bunch 
of  bananas  was  examined a nest of tar­
antulas  was  found  within it,  and some­
thing  like  200  young  ones were killed. 
Banana  bunches seem  to be the favorite 
resorts for these poisonous spiders of the 
tropics,  and they should be handled with 
care. 

_______

Gen. Nelson A.  Miles was  a clerk in  a 
Boston  store  and  familiar with  a  yard­
stick before he took  hold of a sword.

AMONG THE TRADE.

ABOUND  T E E   STATE.

Ashley—L.  E.  Pease  has  opened  a 

meat  market.

Union City—E.  Doty has  sold his gro­

cery business to L. D.  Johnson.

Detroit—Geo.  W.  Alexander  has  re­
tired from the  wholesale  cigar business.
Escanaba—Edward  C.  Voght succeeds 
Yoght & Daley in  the  grocery business.
Detroit—C.  H.  Mills  &  Co.  succeed 
Gamble  & Partridge  in the  carpet  busi­
ness.

Schoolcraft—Albert  L. Campbell  suc­
ceeds Campbell Bros,  in the grocery bus­
iness.

Detroit—Julius  Rosenthal  succeeds 
Solomon  «&  Rosenthal  in  the  boot  and 
shoe business.

Saginaw—D.  E.  Prall  &  Co.  succeed 
Prall & Jones in the wholesale and retail 
drug business.

Allegan—C.  D.  Ritchie,  merchant 
is  succeeded  by E. C.  Derhamer, 

tailor, 
late of Otsego.

Schofield—J.  W.  Fulcher  &  Co.  are 
succeeded  by  J.  W.  Fulcher  in the gro­
cery  business.

Detroit—The  Fletcher  Hardware  Co. 
succeeds  Fletcher,  Jenks  &  Co.  in  the 
wholesale hardware business.

Calumet—The  stock  of  John  Ekman, 
dealer in groceries,  boots and  shoes and 
men’s  furnishing goods,  has been closed 
out on chattel mortgage.

Traverse City—W.  Thurtell  has  pur­
chased  the  interest of  J.  A.  Morrell  in 
the grocery  firm of  Morrell  &  Thurtell 
and will  continue the business  under his 
own name.

Allegan—Albert  Stegeman closed  the 
Grange  store  July  7 and it will  remain 
closed  until  the 18th,  in order that  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Stegeman  and  the  employes 
may have an  opportunity  of visiting the 
World’s Fair.

Traverse City—Geo.  E.  Dye,  formerly 
engaged  in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery 
business at Nessen  City,  has removed  to 
this place and purchased an interest in the 
grocery stock of  Richardson & Co.  The 
new  firm  will  be  known  as  G.  E.  Dye 
& Co.

Hamilton—Burglars entered  the  store 
of  Klomparens  &  Brower  the  night  of 
June 29, and blew open the safe,  drilling 
two holes  and blowing  the  door off  en­
tirely.  They  secured  a  little  money, 
took  a few goods, and  destroyed or  car­
ried away some deeds,  insurance policies 
and  a  note  for  $25.  They  evidently 
kDew  what  they  were  about.  Sheriff 
Stratton offered a reward of $50 for their 
arrest, but as yet nothing has been heard 
of them.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar — Refined  are  unchanged 

for 
bards,  but  softs  were  advanced  l-16c 
from  Nos. 9 to 13  inclusive  on Wednes­
day and l-16c  on  Nos.  3 and 5  on Thurs­
day,  and  a further advance is  generally 
expected,  affecting  all  grades.  The  re­
finers are  oversold  on nearly  all grades 
and the  demand  is  increasing  rapidly. 
With light  stocks  throughout  the coun­
try, and an  abundance of fruit,  it is rea­
sonable to  look fqr a large  consumption 
and  steady demand  for  the  next  three 
months.  There  is an  entire  absence  of 
speculation and  the  uncertainty  regard­
ing  prices  in  October,  when  new beet 
sugar  should  become  available,  will 
check  any  tendency  in  this  direction. 
The estimated  deficiency  in  the world’s

production  is now  placed  at  upward of 
300,000  tons.  The  actual  offerings  of 
beet sugar  are  exceedingly  small,  and 
the knowledge  that  we  must  look  to 
Europe  for  sugars to  carry  us  through 
the season  will  without  doubt result  in 
higher prices a little later.

Oranges—California  fruit is  about ail 
there  is  to be had  in this line.  The  de­
mand is fairly good.

Lemons—The  demand  for  Fourth  of 
July  trade  was  good,  and  good prices 
were the  rule,  but  since then  trade has 
been 
indifferent and  prices have sagged 
somewhat.

Bananas—Are  scarce, 

the  demand 
being  considered,  but  the keeping qual­
ity of the fruit is against it, and the price 
is unsteady.

G ripsack B rigade.

Geo.  W.  McKay is  accompanied by his 
trip  this  week. 
the  next four or five 

wife  on  his  northern 
She  will  put  in 
weeks at Petoskey  and Traverse City.

Hi.  Robertson has  gone  to  Waukesha, 
Wis.,  to secure relief from  a  threatened 
attack  of  Bright’s  disease,  his territory 
being covered in  the  meantime  by B. J. 
Robertson and  M.  M.  Mallory.

B. 

Frank  Parmenter  and  family  are 

spending  a  couple  of  weeks  at 
the 
World’s Fair.  Mr.  Parmenter’s territory 
is  being  covered  in  the  meantime by 
Geo.  Williams,  whose place  in the house 
is taken by  R.  B. Hanna.

The  following  call 

is  handed  T h e 
T radesm an by a representative traveler: 
All members of the  Knights  of  the Grip 
and all traveling  men residing  in Grand 
Rapids or making  headquarters  here are 
requested to meet next Saturday evening 
at  8  o’clock,  at Elks’  Hall.  Matters  of 
great  importance  will  come  before  the 
meeting,  among them  being  the  trip to 
Chicago on the last week of July (Travel­
ing  Men’s  Week),  which  will  be  dis­
cussed.  The railroads  have promised  a 
very low  rate for  that  week.  All posts 
in  the  State  will  be  represented  there 
and  Grand  Rapids  should  send  a large 
delegation. 
It will be the cheapest  way 
to  see  the  Fair.  This  will  be the last 
meeting of the Post until fall.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Beans—Handlers pay 81.75  for country-picked 
and bold at 82.  City hand-picked are'quoted  at 
10@25c above these figures.

Beets—25c per doz.
Butter—Dealers now  pay  12‘4@14e  for choice 
dairy, holding  at  14@16c.  Creamery  is  In  fair 
demand at 19c.

Cabbage—Home grown, 50c per doz.
Carrots—15c per doz.
Cherries—Common red  are  in ample supply at 
81 50 per bu.  It is expected that the price will go 
to 81 before the end of the week.

Currants—Red  are  in fair supply and demand 

at 81 per 16 qt. case.
and holding at 14c.

Eggs—Unchanged,  dealers  paying  12'/»@13c 

Green Beans—Wax, 75c per bu.
Green Onions—10320c  per doz. bunches.
Greeu Peas—50c per bu. for marrofat.
Honey—White  clover  commands  I5c  per  lb. 

dark buckwheat brings 12%c.

Onions—Tennessee  stock  commands  81.50® 

1.75 per bu.

Pineapples—81.25381.50 per  doz., according  to 
size and quality.

Plums—Tennessee  Wild  Goose  command  82 

per 24 qt. case.

Potatoes—Missouri stock commands 85c per bu.
Radishes—5c per doz. bunches.
Raspberries—Both  red  and  black  are  begin­
ning to come in  freely, commanding  8310c  per 
qt.  As the yield  of  both  is  sure  to  be  heavy, 
the  price will  probably  go  considerably  lower 
during the course of the coming week.

Squash—81 per box.
Tomatoes—81.25 per 4 basket crate.
Turnips—Home grown, 20c per dozen bunches.
Watermelons—The  Georgia crop  is  coming  in 

freely,  commanding  18@25c apiece.

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

Official  Organ—Michigan  T r ad esm a n.

Jackson  Grocers’  Union 

President,  D. S. Fleming;  Sec’y, W. II. Porter.

Grand  Haven  Retail  Grocers’  Association. 
President, John Boer; Secretary, Peter VerDuin.
Muskegon  R etail  Grocers’  Association. 
President. D. Christie;  Secretary, F.  B. Aldrich.

Social M eeting  o f th e  Ja c k so n  G rocers’ 

U nion.

For a long time the  members  of  the  Jackson 
Retail Grocers’ Union have been studying plans 
to create an added  interest  among  its members 
and the trade generally, with a view to bringing 
the grocers closer together and creating  a  more 
friendly  feeling.  It  devolved  upon  the  ladies 
to solve the problem  of  how It was  to  be done. 
At the regular meeting  of  the Union, held June 
15, the members were  surprised with  an invita­
tion from the wives  of  the  grocers to attend an 
informal reception on the evening of June 29.

Grocers have  generally been  allowed  to have 
their own way and say in nearly everything, but 
on this occasion  they were not allowed  to have 
anything to  say or  do  about  the  reception;  in 
fact, the ladies undertook the work, and  the ex­
cellent  program  of  the  eveniug,  which  was 
finely rendered,  showed  their  ability.  The en­
tertainment consisted  of  musical  solos,  duets, 
quartets and speech making.

Mrs. D. S. Fleming  acted  as  mistress  of  cere­
monies.  The President  of  the Union  gave  the 
welcoming address.  Mr  Baker, of  the Jackson 
Grocery Co., addressed the gathering on the sub­
ject  of  “The  Consummate  Man  of  Business.” 
[The address will  be  found  in  full  in another 
portion of this week’s  paper.—E d.  T radesm an.]
The  remarks  of  Mr.  Baker  were  treated  to 
hearty  applause,  as  were  also  the  remarks  of 
Mr.  H.  S.  Griggs  of the  Jackson  Grocery Co., 
who spoke upon the subject “The  Ladies.”

After the literary and  musical part of  the pro 
gram all present were invited igto the large hall 
to a bountiful  spread  of  lee  cream,  cakes  and 
flowers, to which ample justice was done by all 
There was  a large number present, and all were 
highly delighted with the pleasures of the even­
ing.

After the  supper a meeting  of  the Union was 
called, and it was resolved  to  hold  the  annual 
excursion  and  picnic  at  the  same  place  and 
same date asiast year, Bawbeese  Lake, Aug. 10.
On motion a vote  of  thanks was  tendered the 
ladies for their hospitality at the informal recep­
tion. 

W. H.  Porter. Sec’y.

A s  Good  a s  a   Side  Line.

We were sitting in the L.  &  N.  depot 
at Cincinnati when  a man whom anybody 
would have spotted for a  detective came 
into the waiting-room,  looked  about  for 
a minute,  and then stepped up to  a trav­
eler for a New York  tobacco  house  and 
said:
O  “No row, now,  or I’ll  have  to  put  on 
the bracelets!”
mer.

“Am  I  arrested?”  inquired  the  drum­
“You  are.”
“Got  a warrant?”
“Sure I’m the man you want?”
“I never made  a  mistake  in  my man 
yet.  Are you  coming?”
“Oh!  certainly.  Anything  to  oblige, 
yon know!”
“What  can  be  wrong  with  him?” 
I 
asked of one  of  the  boys  after the pair 
had disappeared.
replied. 
“Well,  bless  my soul,  if  Jim  isn’t  the 
luckiest dog I  ever  met  with  in  all  my 
travels!”

□ “That’s all  right—come on!”

“Nothing  whatever,”  he 

“Lucky to get arrested?”
“You bet!  He’s as square a man as you 
can  find  in  America,  and 
it’s  another 
case  of  mistaken  identity.  Say,  he’s 
been collared about four times a year for 
the last five years,  and he’s never let ’em 
off under $200.  They  locked  him up  in 
Philadelphia  last  winter  for  two  days 
and  he raked  down  exactly $500 in cold 
cash for damages.  Hang that  detective, 
why couldn’t he have taken me instead!” 
“But  I  don’t understand,” 1 persisted. 
“ Then I’ll  enlighten you.  The chances 
are that the  police  received  a  telegram 
this  afternoon to look  out for a medium­
sized man,  plainly dressed,  brown hair, 
blue eyes and  a  brown mustache.  That 
description  hits  Jim,  as  it  does  about 
every  tenth  man  you  meet.  Can’t  tell 
where the  telegram  came  from  or  who

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they were after,  but that officer made the 
arrest  without  a  warrant.  Even  with 
one,  somebody here  would  be  liable;  in 
this case Jim won’t  take a cent less than 
$250.”
“You mean he’ll  sue  for false impris­
onment?”
“He won’t have to sue.  He’ll be taken 
up to  headquarters,  searched,  recorded 
and sent  down stairs  to the cooler.  To­
morrow  morning  the chief  will  want to 
see him.  He  may tumble at once to  the 
fact that he’s  got the  wrong  man,  but if 
he doesn’t Jim can put him in the way of 
finding out pretty fast.  Then he'll begin 
to  apologize  and  try  to  smooth  things 
over,  and  he’ll rnn  up  against  a  stone 
wall.  Jim will crook his finger for a hat 
full of money and  let  him know that the 
Constitution  of  this  glorious  republic 
guarantees  even  a  drummer certain in­
alienable rights, one of which is liberty.”
“But who will  pay damages?” I asked.
“The  chief,  if he  has  good, common- 
sense and doesn’t want to lose his official 
head. 
If  he  can’t or won’t  a complaint 
will be  laid with the  commissioners and 
they will  also  be  requested  to pony up. 
If  they  gig back there  will be  a $20,000 
suit for false  imprisonment.  Jim’s  had 
three or  four  to my  knowledge,  and  in 
every  case  they have  settled  with  him 
for good money.  He travels  for a prom­
inent  bouse,  belongs  to  all  the  social 
orders, and  is chuck-a-luck  with  a heap 
of  newspaper  boys. 
It’s  just  like roll­
ing off  a log  for him  to rake down dam­
ages.  How  coolly  and  calmly  he  took 
things!  That’s  his  policy,  you  see. 
It 
wasn’t  two  month’s ago  that  he  raked 
down $400  from  the sheriff  of  a certain 
county  in  Kentucky  for  spending  one 
day in  jail,  but I  suppose he got tired of 
the  monotony  and  wanted  another  go 
with  somebody  for a  change.  He’s got 
it,  and  here’s $20 to $5,  which  says  that 
he  comes  out  winner  by at  least $250. 
Jnst  see  liow luck  comes  to  some men! 
He’s getting  a  salary  of  $3,000  a  year, 
straight,  with  no night traveling  and no 
second-class  hotels,  and  on  top  of  this 
comes four  chances  a  year  to be locked 
up and  get  a  first-class  bulge  on  from 
$200 to $500 for false imprisonment!  Je- 
hosofat! but it makes me tired!”

746

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC. 

749

747

741

Advertisements  will  be  Inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first Insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  Insertion. 
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 25 cents. 
Advance navmeut.
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and  fixtures  In  best  town  in  Michigan. 
Compelled to  sell  by reason  of  falling  health. 
Box 501, Traverse City, Mich. 

IilOH  SALE—Confectionery  and  bakery  stock 
IJAYING SHOE STORE FOR SALE—IN BEST 

town In Michigan of 5,< 00 inhabitants, loca­
tion fine, clean stock, invoice 86,500, sales $17,000. 
Best of reasons for selling.  Good bargain.  Ad- 
diesa Boots and  Shoes,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 

Box 327, Stanton, Mich. 
ceries for sale  on  Union  street.  Will  sell 
at a bargain.  Address  box  634,  Traverse  City, 
Mich. 

Pharmacist with experience in both whole­
sale  and  retail  houses.  Good  references  fur­
nished.  Otis Jones, Burnlps Corners, Mich.  745
general stock, if offered at  big  discount 

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■ ILL  PAY  SPOT  CASH  FOR  ANY  LARGE 
Bu sin ess  h ouse  a n d  stock  o f  g r o-
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carriage or anything I  can  use.  W.  F.  Taylor, 
Mt. Pleasant. 
m o  EXCHANGE—SIX  HUNDRED  ACRES 
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first-class farming land, free  and  clear  of 
incumbrance,  forty miles  north  of  Grand Rap­
ids, to exchange for a stock of general merchan­
dise.  Address  for  particulars C. E. Herrington,
742
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Doing  nice  paying  business.  Present
owner has other business.  Address, “Antidote,” 
739
care of Michigan Tradesman. 

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but a few months, and  practically as  good 
as new.  Send  for  sample  of  writing.  Trades- 
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best selected drug stocks In northern Mich 
igan, excellently  located  for  business;  in  live 
town; brick building; steam heat and all modern 
Improvements.  Rent  moderate;  terms  reason­
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Fo r  r e n t—t h e  n ew ly  f it t e d   sto re

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

■ OR SALE  OR  RENT—STORE  BUILDING 

at  Sparta.  Tip-top  place  for  hardware. 
Address No. 726, care Michigan Tradesman,  726

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Hawkins  & Company  have apparently 
embarked in  the  shoe  business,  having 
opened  a  line  of  goods  supplied  by 
Rindge,  Kalmbach & Co.,  Herold-Bertsch 
Shoe Co.  and  Reeder Bros.  Shoe Co.

Ezra Ware has sold  his  interest in the 
firm  of Ware  & Olin  to  S.  D. Young, of 
Geneva,  Ohio.  The  business  will  be 
continued at the same location by Young, 
Olin & Co.,  under  tiie style of the  Michi­
gan Brush Co.

Harm  Timiuer,  who uttered  a chattel 
mortgage  to  the  Ball-Baruhart-Futman 
Co. 
last  December  for  $721.32,  is  no 
longer  engaged  in  the grocery  business, 
the  stock  having  been  seized  by 
the 
mortgagees  on  July  3  and  removed  to 
the store of the company.  The sale will 
occur on  Wednesday.

The first decision  under the  inspection 
of weights  and  measures ordinance  was 
given by Police Court Judge Haggerty on 
Monday, July 3.  Messrs. Gaskill & Goss, 
grocers at the corner of  East Bridge and 
Clancy  streets,  were  arraigned  on  a 
charge  of  using  a  measure  which  had 
been  condemned  by  the  city sealer,  E. 
W.  Bush.  The  sealer  testified  that  on 
June 15 he tested all the measures in  the 
store, and  among them the quart measure 
with which the  offense  was  committed; 
that passing tiie store several times after­
wards he saw the measure in  a basket of 
beans in  front  of  the  store,  and on one 
occasion saw Mr. Gaskill, one  of  the de­
fendants,  using it.  D.  S.  Arnold, of Col­
lege avenue,  who  played  the  role of pri­
vate detective,  swore that  on June 17 he 
went to the store  of  Gaskill & Goss and 
purchased a quart  of  beans,  Mr.  Gaskill 
waiting  on  him;  that  the  beans  were 
measured  in  a  measure  on  which  was 
pasted  the  “condemned”  slip  of 
the 
sealer.  For  the  defence,  Mr.  Goss, one 
of  the defendants, testified that the meas­
ure in question had never been used as a 
measure after its condemnation, but only 
as a scoop.  Mr.  Gaskill,  the  other  de­
fendant,  made  substantially  the  same 
defense. 
It was  agreed  between the at­
torneys in the case  that the beans should 
be  weighed on the same  scales on  which 
the  defendants 
they  were 
weighed  at  the  time  they were sold  to 
Mr. Arnold.  Clerk Stevens,  of the Police 
Court,  took the beans  to the defendants’ 
store and weighed them.  On  his  return 
to the court room Mr. Stevens announced 
the weight of  the beans to be one pound 
eleven and  one-half  ounces.  The  legal 
weight of a pound of  beans is one pound 
fourteen ounces, so  that the shortage  in 
the beans  sold  by  Mr.  Gaskill  was  two 
and one-half  ounces.  The  discovery of 
this  discrepancy  decided 
the  case,  of 
course,  according to agreement.  The at­
torney  for  the  defense,  Mr.  Walker, 
made a strong  plea  for  the  leniency  of 
the Court  towards  his clients,  which un­
doubtedly  went  far  towards  mitigating 
the sentence.  Judge Haggerty, in giving 
sentence,  remarked that,  as there was no 
evidence  against  Mr.  Goss  he was  dis­
missed;  that  he  took  into  account  the 
previous good character of the defendant, 
Mr. Gaskill, and,  as  this  was  not  only 
his first  offence,  but  also  the  first  case 
under  the  ordinance,  he  would impose 
the  minimum  penalty  allowed  by  the 
law,  which was $1 and costs  of  the suit, 
$6.57 in all.  This amount  was  paid and 
Mr. Gaskill was discharged from custody.

claimed 

Cornelius Stryker,  the  Grandville Ave­

nue  Grocer.

to 

Cornelius  Stryker was  born in Assen, 
Province of Drenthe, in  the Netherlands, 
November  17,  1850.  Like  all  his coun­
trymen,  the  boy was reared to hard work, 
getting only such  learning as the limited 
educational  resources of  the country af­
forded.  When  he  was  15  years  of  age 
his  father  emigrated 
the  United 
States, to which country he was followed 
three  years  later by  the  subject of  this 
sketch.  Here,  as  do  the  Hollanders al­
ways,  he  did  whatever  honest  work he 
could  get  to  do,  until,  having  saved a 
little money,  he  purchased  an outfit and 
began 
the  business  of  peddling,  and 
shortly afterwards  opened a  small store 
on Chestnut street.  He  conducted busi­
ness at this location for about  six years, 
when he erected the building at 250 Grand­
ville  avenue,  which  he  still  occupies. 
He has since  built the  stores  at 254,  256 
and  258  Grandville  avenue.  He  also 
owns the  building on  Chestnut street in 
which he started  business.  Mr.  Stryker 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  and  was 
elected  to the  Common  Council  by his 
own  ward,  the First, in  1889, serving two 
years.  Coming to this country at the age 
of  18,  a  stranger to  its  customs and  in­
stitutions,  and  unable  to  speak  its lan­
guage,  he  has  yet  so thoroughly  identi­
fied  himself  with  American 
interests 
that he is now in  everything essential an 
American.  By  industry,  frugality  and 
fair  dealing he  has built up a large and 
lucrative  business,  which  now  affords 
him an ample income and euables him to 
enjoy  much  of  leisure and  recreation. 
While  not  a  politician  in the  ordinary 
sense of  the term, he yet possesses many 
of  the  characteristics  which  distinguish 
the  leaders of men, and would,  undoubt­
edly, make his  mark in  politics if he de­
voted himself to it.  Mr. Stryker  owns a 
cottage  at Central  Park,  Black  Lake,  to 
which  he  annually  hies  himself  at  the 
beginning of the heated term,  and where 
he is at present  located  with his family. 
He is an ardent disciple of  Isaak Walton 
and enjoys  nothing better than “baiting 
the finny denizens of the deep.”  A long- 
suffering public will  be overjoyed to heai 
that he  has no fish  stories to  tell,  as he 
is  too modest to  boast of  bis  own prow­
ess with the  rod  and  reel.

Mr.  Stryker declares this country to be 
far superior to the old country as a home 
for working  men,  but  does  not think  it 
is  much of  a place  for  idlers; that any 
man,  if  he  is  honest,  industrious  and 
economical  can not only  make  a  living 
here,  but  “get a little ahead of the world 
as  well.”  Not  many  will  dispute  this 
opinion.  Mr.  Stryker  is  an  honored 
member of  the  Fifth  Reformed Church, 
of  which society he is  a trustee.

Back  from the Puget  Sound.

Frank Jewell and M.  J. Clark returned 
last week from their trip  across the con­
tinent,  after  a  three  days’  stay  in  Ta­
coma,  Washington.  Mr.  Jewell  said 
concerning  his trip:

“We left Grand Rapids on June 24, and 
were four days  making the  distance  be­
tween  this  city  and  Tacoma.  We went 
by the  Great  Northern  Railroad,  which 
has  only been  in operation  about  three 
weeks. 
the  pleasantest 
route to  take,  as it is the  farthest north 
of  any of  the  transcontinental  lines in 
this country.  They  use  the  switchback 
in  crossing  the  Rockies,  but  we  were

It  is  much 

told that it was  the intention of the com­
pany to cut a  tunnel through the  moun­
tains in a  short  time. 
It  will  be about 
three miles long.  We found Tacoma suf­
fering from a reaction from the big boom 
they have been having for  several years. 
Business was in a terribly depressed con  | 
dition,  with no  immediate  prospect of a 
recovery.  Rents  have  fallen  one-half, 
and in  many  instances  fully two-thirds 
since I was there three years ago.  Wash­
ington  is not,  and never  will  be,  an agri­
cultural State,  though  there is  consider­
able tillable  land; but there is  plenty of 
timber,  if it could only be got to market. 
The  difficulty is  they must come East to 
find a  market, and  the  long  haul  across 
the  continent is  against  them.  Still,  a 
good  many  Washington  cedar  shingles 
are  marketed  in  the  East,  and  find  a 
ready sale,  even in  this  State.  Without 
doubt,  in  a few years Washington lumber 
of all  kinds will  be a prominent  feature 
in 
the  Eastern  market.  At  present, 
however, 
lumbering,  in  common  with 
every other  interest,  is in  a  bad way out 
there.  The panic in the financial centers 
in the  East  has  compelled  Eastern capi­
talists  to draw  out  most  of  the  money 
upon  which  much  of 
the  business  in 
Washington was done,  and this,  taken in 
connection  with  the  collapse  of  the 
boom,  has  put  business  in  pretty  bad 
shape.  The people,  however, have great 
faith in  the future  of  the  State,  and are 
looking  for a revival  in the near future. 
I went out there  expecting to get hold of 
some  timber lands  at a favorable figure, 
but the  people are  so  confident of  a re­
covery from the  present  depression that 
no deal  was made.

“Crops along the line we traveled were 
looking fairly  well,  but  nothing  above 
the average.  1 tell you its a sight for an 
Easterner  to  see  in  the  Dakotas miles 
upon  miles  of  wheat  without  a  single 
break; enough,  one would think,  to feed 
the world.

“What  do  I  think  of  Washington? 
Well,  I’ll  tell you  a story.  A  company 
of real estate men  had built  a  new town 
out West—on  paper.  Among those who 
came to invest  was a Chinaman,  who was 
taken  over  the  ground  by  one  of  the 
boomers,  who  said  to  him,  ‘Bye  and by 
there will be  a big hotel on  that corner, 
and a bank on that; and bve and by there 
will  be  a big  factory  here,’  and  so  on. 
He took the  heathen all  over the site of 
the town,  said all  he had to say about it, 
picturing its future  in the most  glowing 
terms.  John never said a word until his 
guide asked  him what  he  thought of  it. 
‘Too muchee  bye  and  by,’  was  his an­
swer; and  that is  my opinion.  There is 
too much bye and by about it for  me. 
I 
have traveled pretty extensively over the 
West,  and every  time  I get  back  I  am 
better satisfied  with our own  State,  and 
am more and  more convinced  that there 
is more  money to  be made right  here in 
Michigan.  The  country  out  there  has 
been  boomed to  death,  and it  will take 
years for  it  to recover  from the collapse 
which has  overtaken  it,  and which  was 
inevitable.  Michigan  is  good  enough 
for  me. 
It  is  the  best  State  in  the 
Union,  and Grand Rapids is the best  city 
in the  State.” 

*

From Out of Town. 
Chas.  F. Sears,  Rockford.
F.  N.  Lindsley, Big Rapids. 
Gerrit Tibbe,  Moddersville. 
A.  D.  Martin,  Biteley.
E.  E.  Hewitt,  Rockford. 
Frank L.  Lord,  Grand Ledge.
C.  Westerhouse, Ferrysburg.
G.  K.  Coffey,  White Cloud.

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my throat  I  could 
wet; The moon is a I

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purchase 
five  gal­

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Good for any time of year.
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GROCERS’  ORGANIZATIONS.

Some  of  the  Reasons  Which  Militate 
Written for Th e Tradesman.

Against Their  Success.

Organization  is the watchword of  the 
hour.  From  the  men who  delve  in the 
sewers to  the millionaire capitalists,  all 
are organizing,  and  all for  the one pur­
pose—the protection of  the class or call­
ing  to  which each  belongs.  Men  have 
learned,  what seems  almost self-evident, 
that only in union is there strength,  that 
unity of  purpose is  possible  only when 
there is  an  organized  unity  of  action. 
Whether this  principle is  recognized by 
all  the individuals  may be doubted, but 
that it has  been recognized by the domi­
nant  minds  in  all  divisions  "of 
labor 
should be gratifying to everyone who be­
lieves in  and desires the moral and mate­
rial progress of his fellows.

It  is  not 

strange  when 

laborers 
and  mechanics  and  manufacturers  are 
organizing  for  mutual  protection  and 
profit,  that  so  important  an  interest as 
the retail grocers, engaged  in a business 
of  such  vital  importance  to  the  public 
generally,  should  turn  to  organization 
as a possible  means for the amelioration 
of  their  condition.  No class  of  men of 
equal  intelligence  and 
thrift  work as 
hard  and get so  slight  remuneration for 
their  labor,  and  to  no  class of  men is a 
fair return for  their labor so grudgingly 
given. 
It  is  generally  conceded  that, 
no matter  what  may be  a man’s calling, 
he is entitled  to a fair  living,  and some­
thing over,  but the public seems to think 
the  grocers  should do  business  and sell 
goods at  a  “profit”  which  barely  meets 
expenses.  But the  retail  grocer’s worst 
enemy has not been  the public which he 
serves,  but  his  fellow  grocer. 
In  no 
other  line of  trade  has  there  been  the 
same amount of  jealousy,  and bickering, 
and  backbiting,  cutting  of  rates,  and 
undermining  of  each  other’s trade,  and 
all  the  while  they  were  establishing a 
condition  of  things  and  fastening upon 
tbe trade an  incubus which should ham­
per  it and  hinder its  progress  for many 
years.  The  pecuniary  loss  to  the  gro­
cery trade,  because  of  this strife among 
themselves,  has  been  enormous,  while 
the enmities  engendered  were  most  de­
plorable.  Organization has done much to 
change all  this,  and  to-day the business 
stands  upon  a  better  footing,  upon  a 
stronger  basis  of  profit,  than  was  even 
dreamed of some years ago,  while the es­
timation in  which  it  was  held  by  the 
public  has vastly improved.  Of course, 
this has  reference  more 
to  tbe  larger 
towns  and  cities, but  even 
in  remote 
country districts the reflection of the im­
provement has  been  seen and felt.

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The  strangest  thiug  connected  with 
the  organization  of  the retail grocers is 
that anyone should  object to their organ­
izing.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  many of 
those who  are  themselves members of a 
trade  or  labor union are the loudest ob­
jectors,  asserting  that  the grocers have 
organized  solely for  the purpose of rais­
ing  prices.  Will  these  people  tell  us 
what is their purpose  in organizing,  if it 
is not to raise the price of their time and 
labor?  Then  why  should 
they  find 
fault  with  others  for  doing  what they 
themselves  have  done,  especially when 
the  others  have as good,  if not a better, 
reason for their action? 
It depends very 
much on  whose foot the boot is,  whether 
it  pinche  or  not,  that  is,  if there sis a 
“ boot” in question.

One  would  naturally  suppose 

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For general laundry and  family 

washing  purposes.

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Having  new  and  largely  in­
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Retail  price,  $ 2 0  each.
Agents wanted in every town in the state.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Arrow Brand  5 
World Wide.  8
“  LL............... 4ft
Full Yard Wide...... 6ft
Georgia  A................(V
Honest Width......... 6ft
Hartford A ............ 5
Indian Head...........  5ft
King A A................6ft
King EC.................5
Lawrence  L L........5
Madras cheese cloth 6ft 
¡Newmarket  G........5ft
B........ 5
N__   6ft
DD....  5ft
X ....... 6ft

A driatic.................7
Argyle....................  6
Atlanta AA.............6
Atlantic A..............  6*
“  H............  6ft
P...........  5*
D..............  6
“ 
“  LL..............  S
Amory.....................6ft
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5ft 
Blackstone O, 32....  5 
Black Crow............ 6
Black Rock  ...........6ftJ 
Boot, AL................  7 
Capital  A................5ft 
Cavanat V..............5% 
Chapman cheese cl.  3ft Nolbe R...................5
Clifton  C R ............ 5ft  Our Level  Best.......6
Comet..................... 6ft  Oxford  R................6
Dwight Star............6ft  Pequot.....................  7
Clifton CCC...........  6% Solar.......................   6
¡Top of the Heap....  7
A B C ......................8ft
Geo. Washington... 8
Amazon...................8
Glen Mills.............   7
Amsburg.................7
Gold Medal............ 7ft
Art  Cambric........... 10
Green  Ticket......... 8ft
Blackstone A A......7ft
Great Falls.............   6ft
Beats All.................  4 ft
Hope.......................   7ft
Boston....................12
Just  Out........  4ft@ 5
Cabot.......................  7ft
King Phillip...........7ft
Cabot,  %.................   6ft
OP...... 7ft
“ 
Charter  Oak........... 5 ft_______
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10 
Conway W...............  7ft|Lonsdale..
@  8ft 
Cleveland............... 6ft Middlesex
@ 5
Dwight Anchor...... 8ft No Name.....................7ft
shorts.  8  Oak View............... 6
Edwards.................   6  Our Own...................5ft
Empire....................7  Pride of the W est...12
Farwell...................7ft Rosalind.....................7ft
Fruit of the Loom.  8ft|Sunlight..................  4ft
Fitchvllle  ............  7  Utica  Mills............ 8ft
First Prize..............7 
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Fruit of the Loom ft.  7ft Vlnyard..................  8ft
Fairmount..............  4ft White Horse...........6
Full Value..............6ft| 
“  Rock.............. 8ft
Cabot...................... 7ftlDwight Anchor........ 8ft
Farwell...................8

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

“ 

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
Housewife  O__
“ 
R ......
“ 
8
“  T.
“  U.
«  V.
«  W.
“  X.
“  Y.
“  Z.

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

Housewife  A...........5ft
5ft
.6 
6ft 
• 7 
•7ft 
•7ft 
• 7ft 
■ 8ft 
8ft 
9ft
10 
10ft 
11 
2114ft!

CARPET  WARP.

“ 

Peerless, white....... 18
colored__20
Integrity................. 18ft
Hamilton.................8
.................9
.................10ft

“ 
“  

“ 

Integrity  colored...20
White Star..............18
“  colored..20
Nameless............... 20
................. 25
 
87ft
.................30
.................32ft
.................35

DRESS  GOODS.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

u 

“ 

“ 

*' 

PRINTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

CORSET  JEANS.

G G  Cashmere........20  1
Nameless.............. 16
|
................18 
COBS
KT8.
Corallne.................89 50
Wonderful.............84 50
Schilling’s ...............9 00
Brighton..................4 75
Davis  Waists___  9 00
Bortree’s .................9 00
Grand  Rapids........4 50
Abdominal...........15  00
Armory..................   6ftINaumkeag satteen..  7ft
Androscoggin......... 7ft I Rock port....................6ft
Blddeford.............   6  Conestoga.................7ft
Brunswick.........  ..  6ft| Walworth..............   6ft
Allen turkey  reds..  6 
Berwick fancies 
5ft
robes...........  6
Clyde Robes...........
pink a purple 6 
Charter Oak fancies 4ft 
buffs
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
6
pink  checks.  6
mourn’g  6 
staples  ........6
Eddy stone fancy...  6
shirtings ...  6
chocolat  6
American fancy__5ft
rober....  6
American indigo...  6 
sateens..  6
American shirtings.  4ft 
Hamilton fancy___6
Argentine  Grays...  6 
staple....  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Manchester fancy..  6 
Arnold 
....  6
new era.  6
Arnold  Merino...... 6
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4ft 
Repp furo .  8ft
Pacific fancy..........6
robes........... 6ft
Portsmouth robes...  6ft 
Simpson mourning..  6
greys........6
solid black.  6 

“ 
long cloth B.lOft 
“ 
“  C.  8ft
“  century cloth 7
11  gold seal......10 ft
“  green seal TR 10ft 
“  yellow seal.. 10ft
“ 
serge.............lift
“  Turkey red.. 10ft 
“ 

Ballou solid black..
“  colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids...........  5ft
“  oil bine........ 6
“  “  green  ...  6
“  Foulards  ...  5ft
red f t.........   7
“ 
“  X  ..........9ft
“ 
“  “  4 4..........10
“ 
“ 3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........6
“  madders...  6
"  XX twills..  6
“ 
solids.........5ft

Washington indigo.  6ft 
“  Turkey robes..  7ft 
“  India robes.  ..  7ft 
“  plain T’ky X ft  8ft 
" 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................. 6ft
Martha Washington
Turkey red f t......7$$
Martha Washington
Turkey red.......... 9ft
RI verpolnt robes...  5ft
Windsor fancy........6ft
indigo  blue......... 10ft
Harmony................  5
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag ACA.
12ft|AC A...................... IS
Hamilton N ............  7ft
Pemberton aaa .... ie
D...........8ft
York........................10ft
Awning.. 11
8wlft River.............. 7ft
Farmer....................8
Pearl  River.............12
First Prise..............10ft
Warren....................13ft
Lenox M ills...........18
C 
o g a..............16
Atlanta,  D..............  6ft|Stark  A 
........... 8
Boot........................ 6ft No  Name................... 7ft
Clifton, K ...............   7  ¡Top of  Heap...........  9

cotton  d r il l.

gold  ticket

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

" 

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag..............12ft
9 0«......13ft
brown .13
Andover.................lift
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
.“ 
BB...  9
CC....
“ 
Boston Mfg Co. b r..  7 
“ 
blue  8ft 
“  d a  twist 10ft 
“ 

“ 
“ 

'Columbian brown.. 12
Everett, blue.......... 12ft
brown.......l2ft
Haymaker blue...... 7ft
brown...  7ft
Jaffrey.....................lift
Lancaster................12ft
Lawrence. 9 os........lift
No. 220.. ..18 
No. 850.... 11 ft 
No. 880....10ft

Lancaster,  staple...  6ft 

Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
Amoskeag...............6ft
“  Persian dress 8 
Canton ..  8
“ 
AFC........10ft
“  
Teazle... 10ft 
“ 
“ 
Angola..10ft 
“ 
Persian..  8 
Arlington staple....  6ft
Arasapha  fancy__4ft
Bates Warwick dres  7ft 
staples.  6ft
Centennial.............  10ft
Criterion...............10ft
Cumberland staple.  5ft
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................4ft
Elfin.......................   7ft
Everett classics......8ft
Exposition............... 7ft
Glenarie.................  Oft
Glenarven................ 6ft
Glenwood.................7ft
Hampton...................6ft
Johnson Chalon cl 
ft 
indigo blue 9ft 
zephyrs__16

“ 
“ 
“ 
GINGHAMS.
fancies ....  7 
11 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire............... 6
Manchester.............  5ft
Monogram................6ft
Normandie............... 7ft
Persian..................... 8
Renfrew Dress....... 7ft
Rosemont................. Oft
Slatersvllle.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7ft
Toll  duNord......... 10ft
Wabash.................... 7ft
seersucker..  7ft
Warwick...............   7
Whlttenden............   8
heather dr.  7ft 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsuttastaples...  6ft
Westbrook..............8
..............10
Wlndermeer........... 5
Y ork...............  

  6ft

“ 
11 

“ 
11 

“ 

« 

“ 

GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag...............16ft I Valley City...............15
Stark......................  19ft! Georgia...................19
American............  15ft | Pacific...................

th r ea d s. 

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Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbour's............... E6
Coats’, J. & P......... 45  Marshall’s................81
Holyoke..................22ft |

KNITTING  COTTON.

6  ..
8...
10...
12...

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

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

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

Slater........................4ft
White Star.............  4ft
Kid Glove...............  4ft
Newmarket.............  4ft

Edwards................  4ft
Lockwood.................4ft
Wood’s..............  
  4ft
Brunswick...............4ft

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman................. 82ft
Creedmore..............27ft
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless................27ft

T W ..........................22ft
F T ............ ............. 32ft
JR F .X X X ............ 35
Buckeye................. 82ft

MIXED  FLANNEL.

“ 

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R................. 22ft
Windsor................. 18ft
6 oz Western.......... 20
Union  B.................22ft
Nameless...... 8  @ 9ft | 
......8ft@10  j 

11
«
Slate. Brown. Black. Slate
9ft 10ft
9ft
10ft
10ft lift
lift 12
lift
12ft 20
12ft
Severen.Sos............ 9ft
May land, 8 oz..........10ft
Greenwood, 7ft os..  9ft
Greenwood, 8 os__ lift
Boston, 8 oz.............10ft

Grey S R W.............17ft
Western W .............18ft
D R P ............. 
18ft
Flushing XXX........23ft
Manitoba................ 23ft
©10ft
12ft
Black.
1 0ft«ft12
20
West 'Point, 8 os__10ft
“ 
10 os  ...12ft
Raven, lOoz.............13ft
Stark 
.............13ft
Boston, 10 oz............12ft
WADDINGS.

Brown.
10ft
lift
12
20

9ft
10ft
lift
12ft

“ 

SILESIAS.

White, dos..............25  ¡Per bale, 40 dos
Colored, dos...........20  ¡Colored  “ 
...
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9
Best..............10ft
Best AA.......12ft
L............................... 7ft
G...............................8ft
Cortlcelll, dos......... 85

.88  50 
.  7 GO
Pawtucket...............loft
Dundle....................  g
Bedford...................10ft
Valley  City.............loft
K K .......................10ft

Cortlcelll  knitting, 
per ftos  ball........30

twist,doz..40  I 
50yd,do*..40  I 
HOOKS AND STBS—FEB GROSS.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k A Whlte.,10
..12
„12

N o  4 Bl’k A White..15
..80
..85
N o  2-20, M C......... 50  ¡No 4—15  F  8ft........ 40

SEWING  SILK.

8 
10 

PTES.

2 
8 

3-18, S C ...........45  I

“ 
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“ 

4 
6 
No 2.

COTTON  TAPE
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12 
10 
..15
..18
12 
BAFETT  PINS.
....28  IN0 8 ...
NEEDLES—FEB  M.

¡No  8 White A Bl’k.,20
.28
..26
.36

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

TABLE  on.  CLOTH.
“ 

...3 10|
COTTOH TWINES.

..2 10 

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.....................12
Domestic................ 18ft
Anchor ....................16
Bristol..........  ........ 18
Cherry  Valley........15
* XL...................... 18ft
Alabama...................6ft
Alamance................. 6ft
Augusta.................. 7ft
Ar  sapha..................6
Georgia.....................eft
G ranite....................5ft
Haw  River............   5
Haw  J ....................  5

Nashua................... is
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply.... 17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17 ft 
Powhattan............. is

T‘ 

Mount  Pleasant__ 6ft
Oneida....................  5
Prymont................  5ft
Randelman............ 6
Riverside................  6ft
Sibley  A .................  6ft
siDiev
Toledo

PLAID  OSNABUBGB

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4   «  *

every  grocer  would  be not only willing 
but  anxious 
to  join  an  organization 
which  has  been  of such great benefit to 
the trade,  and  the benefits of which can 
be  so  readily  seen. 
Instead of this be­
ing the case,  there are many grocers who 
regard membership in  the association as 
detrimental to their  interests,  and an in­
jury to their  business. 
If their custom­
ers discover that they are members of an 
organization,  they  will  go  somewhere 
else to trade;  and  if  they  are members 
of  the  association,  and  a  neighboring 
dealer  “cuts”  on  an  article,  they cannot 
meet him,  as  the rules of the  association 
forbid it.  As to the latter of these objec­
tions,  so  far  as  the  association in this 
city is concerned,  no prices are made ex­
cept on  sugar;  and sugar, as every dealer 
knows,  is  usually  sold  at  a loss,  when 
the  expense  of  doing business is taken 
into  account,  and  to cut on that article 
is  only  to increase  the loss,  with no re­
sulting  benefit  whatever.  One  of  the 
first  objects  of  the  association  is  to do 
away  with  cutting  altogether,  and this 
can  only  be  accomplished  by  united 
action,  and there can be no united action 
in  this,  or  any  other,  direction unless 
the  grocers “get together”  in an organi­
zation,  and  they  cannot  get together so 
long  as  one  waits  for another,  and will 
not  join  unless his neighbor does.  The 
independent  business  man—the  man 
who  keeps  his eyes on  his own business 
and not on his neighbor’s— the man who 
makes up his mind  to  sell his goods at a 
fair  price  with  a  reasonable  profit—is 
the  man  who  will  make  money out of 
his business.  Sell your goods at a good, 
fair  living  profit,  and  don’t  let some 
other dealer compel  you to sell at a loss. 
Join  the  association,  learn  its  objects, 
how it proposes to attain  them,  and then 
do your level best to help.

*  

*  

*

It  is amusing to listen to some of those 
grocers  who  do  not believe  in the asso­
ciation;  at  least  it  would  be amusing if 
it  were  not  such a  pitiable  display  of 
ignorance  and  cowardice.  One  grocer 
said  this  was  a  free  country,  and  he 
wasn’t  going  to  let  the Retail Grocers’ 
Association  make  a  slave  of him.  He 
wasn’t  going  to  be  bound  not  to  sell 
goods  below  his  neighbor  if he wauted 
to;  and he wasn’t  going to be compelled 
to close his store at a  certain hour every 
night.  He  got  up  at  3  o,clock  every 
morning  and he wasn’t going to close up 
at night  until he got ready.  Time would 
be wasted arguing with  a  man who calls 
himself  a  free man while he is working 
from  3  o’clock  in  the morning until  10 
at night,  and  then makes but a bare liv­
ing out of his  business.  He dare not fix 
a  fair  price  upon  his goods for fear his 
neighbor will undersell him,  and he dare 
not close  his  store  at a reasonable hour 
in the evening for fear  his neighbor will 
keep  open  later  than  he does.  He will 
not be bound by the  rules of an  associa­
tion that is doing everything in its power 
to  better  his  condition, but he will be a 
slave  to  the  catchpenny 
tricks  and 
schemes  of  his  competitors  who are do­
ing  all  they  can  to take his trade from 
him.  Of course,  it  costs  something  to 
be  a  member  of  the  association.  The 
work  it  is  endeavoring  to do cannot be 
done  for  nothing,  and no honest grocer 
will  want  to  receive  benefit  from the 
work of the association  without paying a 
fair share of the expense.

*  

*  

*

In no business in  the country  is there

f H E   MICHlGAJNr  TRADESM AN.

such a variety in prices as in the grocery 
business.  Each 
individual  grocer  has 
fixed  his  own  prices,  generally with a 
view of  underselling  his rival. 
Instead 
of getting  together  and  mutually agree­
ing on prices  which  would  leave  a fair 
margin of  profit,  not  only  over  the ex­
penses  of  conducting  the  business,  but 
also over the expenses of  the household, 
one has  made a  price which he  thought 
was a  trifle lower than  his  competitors’, 
then  the  competitor  has  cut,  and  so it 
has gone on in this “dog eat dog” fashion, 
until the people have lost both confidence 
in  and respect  for the  retail grocer. 
In 
the  wholesale  grocery 
trade  uniform 
prices  rule,  because  the  wholesale  gro­
cers  are  thoroughly  organized.  The 
bakers  have uniform prices for the same 
reason; so  with many  other  branches of 
trade.  There is no reason why the same 
uniformity  of  prices should  not prevail 
in the retail  grocery  trade, the  only ob­
stacle in the way being the obstinacy and 
shortsightedness  of  the  grocers  them­
selves. 
If  those who  have  so  far  held 
out,  for any reason or no reason,  will fall 
into  line  with  those  who  have already 
joined the  organization,  and  render  the 
assistance  which  is  in  their  power  to 
give, the retail grocery business will soon 
be lifted out of the mire and placed upon 
the firm ground.

*  

*  

*

The work of  all  such organizations  is 
too generally left to the officers.  Each in­
dividual member should feel that he has a 
share,  not only  in the  benefits,  but  also 
in the work by which the benefits are se­
cured. 
Individual effort is what tells  in 
the  long  run  in  connection  with  the 
work  of  the association; and no  associa­
tion  can prosper  where there  is an  ab­
sence of such effort.

D a n i e l   A b b o t t .

Possible  Without Blowing  Out the Gas.
From the  Milwaukee Sentinel.
“I  am  sure I do  not  look  like  a hay­
seed,”  said a commercial  traveler,  “and 
yet 1 practically  blew  out the gas  at my 
hotel last night.
“ You  see,”  he  continued,  “there are 
both gas and electric light fixtures in the 
rooms,  and 
they  are  close  together. 
Well,  1 started  to  turn  out the  electric 
light,  and  made  a  mistake  and  turned 
the thumbpiece of  the gas burner, open­
ing it, of  course.  As  the  electric  light 
did not go out,  I at once saw my mistake, 
and  corrected  it by turning the  electric 
light  button, 
the 
while.  When  I got up in the  morning I 
discovered  that in  my  amusement  over 
my error I had  forgotten  to turn the gas 
thumbpiece back  again,  and it bad actu­
ally  been open all night.  Thinkof it!”

laughing  at  myself 

“What! and you were n o t-----”
“Oh,  I  wasn’t asphyxiated.  You  see, 
the hotel does not use gas,  and there  was 
nothing but air in the pipe.”

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.......................... 8 7 00
D.  B. Bronze..........................  ia 00
S. B. S. Steel...............................   8 00
D. B. Steel...................................   13 50

AXES.

,T 
‘ 
• 

diB.

bolts. 

barbows. 

dls.
Railroad......................................................$ 14 00
Garden................................................. net  30 00
dls.
Stove.  ........................................................... 50*10
Carriage new list.......................................... 75*10
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well,  plain  ................................................. I 8 50
Well, swivel.................................................   4 00
dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured............ ................... 70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast Joint.............. 604.0

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
Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892 ..............  60*10

....................................... 
BLOCKS.
CRAPLBS.

 

 

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

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

CROW BARS.

CAPS.

Cast Steel.............................................per lb  5
Bly’s 1-10.............................................per m  66
60
“ 
Hick’s C. F .......................................... 
G. D .....................................................  “ 
35
Musket................................................ 
“ 
60
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
50
Central  Fire...........................................dls. 
25

CARTRIDSKS.

chisbls. 

dls.

dls.

combs. 

Socket Firm er...............................................70*10
Socket Framing............... ..............................70*10
Socket Corner...............................................70410
Socket Slicks............................................... 70410
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............................ 
40
40
Curry,  Lawrence’s ....................................... 
Hotchkiss..................................................... 
25
White Crayons, per gross................... 12©12K 
Planished, 14 os cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56, 14x60 .......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
Bottoms...............  
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks..................................... 
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 

CHALK.
COPPER.

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

 
drills. 

dls.

“ 

 

DRIPPING PANS.

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

0?
6K

BLBOWS.

15 

12 

dls.

dls.

dlB.

If AITAriTH

LOCKS—DOOR. 

mauls. 
mills. 

50
55
55
55
55
70
55
55
55
55

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

piles—New List. 

GALVANIZED IRON.

knobs—New List. 

14 
sausks. 

13 
Discount, 60

Com. 4 piece, 6 In............................doz. net 
75
40
Corrugated............................................. dla 
Adjustable..............................................dla. 40*10
Clark’s, small, 818;  large, 926...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, 818:  2, 824;  3,830  ............................  
25
Disston’s .......................................................60*10
New American............................................. 60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s .........................................................  
50
50
Heller’s Horse R asps..................................  
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
28
16 
17
List 
dls.
dls.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings......................... 
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s............................ 
Branford’s ................................................... 
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
Adze Rye..............................................816.00, 
Hunt Rye............................................. 815.00, 
Hunt’a.......................... ............818.50, dla. 20*10.
dls.
50
Sperry *  Co.’a, Post,  handled...................... 
dla.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’a.................................... 
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleablea.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cls rk’s.................  
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbin’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  baee,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base....................................................1 50
Wire nails, base.....................................1  75@1  80
60.................................................... Base 
Base
50......................................................  
10
25
40......................................................  
30......................................................  
25
35
20.........   ................. *......................  
45
16......................................................  
12...................................................... 
45
50
10...................................................... 
8........................................................ 
60
7 * 6 .................................................. 
75
4........................................................ 
90
8........................................................ 
1  20
2.......................................................  
1  60
Fine 8....................................................... 
65
Case  10............................................. 
8............................................. 
75
90
6.................;.......................... 
75
Finish 10........................................... 
8...........................................  
90
6...........................................  
1  10
Cllnch;iO.......................................... 
70
80
8.......................................... 
6................ 
90
Barren %.......................................... 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.................................  ©40
Sclota 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................................ dla. 
70
dlB.
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
40
Copper Rivets and Bars............................... 50—10

 
PLANBS. 

MOLASBBS SATES. 

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RIVETS. 

NAIL8

PANS.

dlS.

dlB.

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

"A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
"B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

Broken packs ife per pound extra

HAMMERS.

“ 
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HINGES.

HANOSRS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

Maydole  * Co.’s.................................... dls. 
25
25
Kip’s .......................................................dls. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s.................................. dls. 40*10
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  Mid  Strap, to 12 In. 4M  14 and
longer.......................................................  
3J4
Screw Hook and  Rye, ft....................... net 
10
“ 
“ 
96..........................net  3*f
X....................... net  7%
“  %..........................net  7\i
“ 
Strap and T ............................................dls. 
50
dlS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track....50*10
Champion,  anti-frlctlon.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60*10
Kettles...........................................................60*10
Spiders.........................................................60*10
Gray enameled....................................  
40*10
HOUSE PURN1BHINS  GOODS.
Stamped  TlnWare...............................new Hat 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new llst38X*10
dls.
Blight...................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Ryes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Ryes...................... 
70*10*10
<Us.7n
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s.....................
dls. 10
Sisal, H Inch and larger.............................  
9
Manilla.........................................................  13
dls.
Steel and Iron.............................................. 
Try and Bevels............................................. 
Mitre............................................................  

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
82 95
3 05
8 05
3 15
3 25
8 85
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14...................................... 84 05 
Nos. 15 to 17........................................4 05 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 05 
Nos. 22 to 24........................................4 05 
Nos. 25 to 26 .....................................  4 25 
No. 27................................................4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................dls. 
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B...............................  * 
Drab B.................................   “ 
White C........................... 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
56
so
55
**  85

levels. 
ROPES.

WIRE GOODS. 

SHEET IRON.

squAREs. 

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Discount, 10.

BASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

dls.

wire. 

saws. 

traps. 

Sliver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,______  70

Solid Ryes............................................ per ton 825
Hand........................................  
“ 
20
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
  50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot....  30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot............................................. 
so
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse's................ 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s _______ 70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion............................... 81.50 per doz
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.............................................  62H
Coppered  Spring Steel................................  
60
Barbed  Fence, galvanised...............................  2 80
painted....................................  2 40
dls. 60
dls. 60
An  Sable............................................dls.  40*10
Putnam..........................................  
dls. 05
N orthwestem................................  
dls. 10*10
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
dls.
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75*10
Screws, New List.......................................... 70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American.....................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

wrenches. 

“ 

METALS,
PIG TIN.

6X
7

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................   26c
Pig Bars.......................................................  
28c
Duty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
600 pound  casks...........................................  
Per pound....................................................  
K©# —.............................................................. 16
Extra Wiping.................................................   15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder fn the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
1 60
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s ......................................  
13
TIN—MXLTN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal....................................... 8 7
14x20 IC, 
10x14 EX, 
14x20 IX, 

Rach additional X on this grade, 81.75.

7  0
9 25
9 25

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10xl4IC,  Charcoal...................................... 8 6  75
6 75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8 25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

 
Rach additional X on this grade 81.50. 

 
 
 
hooping plates

“  Worcester..........................   6 50
14x20 IC, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
..........................   8 50
20x28 IC,  « 
.........................  18 60
“  Allaway  Grade................  6 00
14x2010, 
7  50
“ 
14x20 rX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
12 50
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15 50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX.........................................................814 00
14x81  IX........................................................  15 00
14x56 EX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1
f P®r pound —   10 00
14x60 EX,  “ 

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E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  12,  1893.

EXTRA  SESSION  OF  CONGRESS.
It has all  along been expected that the 
question of  tariff  reform  would  occupy 
a portion of  the attention of Congress at 
its  next extra session,  but  as the gravity 
of the financial situation has forced itself 
on the  notice of  the country,  to  the ex­
clusion  of  all  other  matters,  tariff  re­
form has  assumed secondary importance 
in general  estimation.
It  is  now  stated 

that  Congressman 
Springer is  preparing  a tariff  bill  to  be 
presented  at the  special session.  What 
the  details of  the  bill are  is not  stated, 
but it  may be assumed that they include 
a  general  readjustment  of  the  tariff  in 
conformity  with the accepted Democratic 
policy  as outlined  some years ago in  the 
Mills  bill.

While the terms of the President’s call 
do not exclude the consideration of tariff 
reform,  o*-,  in fact,  any matter connected 
with the fiscal  policy of the Government, 
nevertheless the  gravity  of  the existing 
monetary situation  and the evil  influence 
exerted  on  the  commerce  and  trade of 
the country require that the repeal of the 
Sherman law  and the  remodeling of  the 
currency  system  be  given  precedence 
over every other matter.

The repeal of  the Sherman act and the 
changes  in  our  currency  system which 
must follow from  such a  course promise 
to occupy  a large  share of  the attention 
of the  extra session;  but even  if  all the 
time  were  needed  to  remove  the  silver 
purchasing  act  from  the  statute  books, 
and to  adopt such  measures  as  will re­
store the  financial  equilibrium, no  other 
bill,  not  even  tariff  reform,  should  be 
permitted to interfere.

In  departing  from  his  original  inten­
tion  to  call  Congress  together  early  in 
September,  and  deciding upon Aug.  7 as 
the date for the special session,  President 
Cleveland  practically  admitted  that the 
necessity for meeting the demands of the 
existing  monetary situation  outweighed 
every other  consideration.  The  calling 
of the  session  a  month  earlier  than  at 
first  contemplated was due  solely to the 
increasing  gravity  of  the  financial  situ­
ation,  neither  the  tariff  nor  any  other 
measure having the slightest influence in 
bringing  about a change in  the  original 
It  may,  therefore,  safely
programme. 

THIS  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

be expected that Mr. Cleveland  will give 
the first  place in  his special  message to 
recommendations  connected  with 
the 
financial troubles.

THE  DROUGHT IN EUROPE.

Although the long  drought which  has 
prevailed In Europe has  been  broken by 
rains, there is  now no  doubt  that  irre­
parable damage has been  done  to  many 
of the crops.  This is proven  by the fact 
that the German Governmeut has seen fit 
to  issue  a  proclamation  forbidding  the 
export of  fodder and forage of any kind. 
Such  an  order  indicates  a  prospective 
scarcity of such supplies.

The drought has been quite general on 
the  continent  of  Europe,  France,  Ger­
many,  Belgium  and  Austria  being  the 
worst sufferers.  To such an extent have 
the forage  crops  been  ruined  that both 
France and  Germany will  be  compelled 
to  import 
large  quantities  of  foreign 
forage,  particularly  oats,  corn and  hay. 
Some  shipments  of  these  articles  have 
already gone forward  from this country, 
and more  are  to  follow as  soon as they 
can  be shipped.

In addition to the effects on the forage 
crops there can  be no doubt  but that the 
drought has also  damaged  other import­
ant crops. 
It is likely, for instance, that 
the grain crops  have  been more  or  less 
injured. 
If such  should prove to be the 
case  there  will  be  a  chance  to  export 
some wheat  to  Europe,  as well  as corn, 
oats and hay. 
It is  highly important, in 
the present  state  of  financial  affairs  in 
this  country,  that  the  exports  of  our 
staple products should  be stimulated,  as 
the increase in shipments can alone fully 
liquidate the adverse trade balance which 
has accumulated  against us.

Whatever the effect  on the grain crops 
it is certain that  the  drought  has mate­
rially injured the  sugar  beet  prospects. 
Owing to the favorable  prices  for sugar 
a larger acreage than usual of  beets was 
planted, but  it  is  now believed that the 
damage done  by the  drought will  more 
than offset  the increase in acreage,  leav­
ing  but  small  prospect  that  the  beet 
sugar supply of  the  next campaign  will 
prove adequate.

THE  SILVER  SITUATION.

in 

The relations of silver to the monetary 
system  of  the  United  States make  up 
one  of  the  most difficult problems that 
the  wise  men  of Congress have had to 
face  for  a long  time.  Silver is largely 
produced 
the  United  States,  and, 
naturally, there has been a patriotic wish 
on  the  part  of  the American  people  to 
use  it  as  money.  Congress  has  made 
every  possible  effort not only to encour­
age  the  use  of  silver,  but,  indeed,  to 
compel  it,  but despite every exertion it 
has  been  found  impossible  to force sil­
ver money into circulation.

It  will be worth  while  to look at  the 
facts. 
In  February,  1878,  Congress en­
acted a  law creating  silver dollars, com­
monly  known  as  “daddies’  dollars,” 
making  them  a  legal 
tender  for  all 
amounts.  On  July  1,1892,  after a per­
iod of twelve and a  half years, there had 
been coined about 414,000,000 silver  dol­
lars, of which,  in  round numbers, §375,- 
000,000  remained 
in  the  vaults of the 
Treasury,  while only §57,000,000  were in 
circulation. 
It is simply a  fact that the 
people did not like to be loaded with sil­
ver money and they refused 
to take it if 
they could  get paper.  They did not ac­
cept  silver,  and to-day, despite the loud 
the Treasnry vaults!
talk on the subject, 

that 

are loaded with silver dollars which will 
not  circulate.

law  was  passed in July,  1890. 

Money is for use as a circulating med­
ium,  and,  seeing 
that-  silver  dollars 
could not be made to circulate,  the Sher­
man 
It 
stopped the coining of silver dollars,  and 
provided 
the  Government should 
purchase  monthly  4,500,000  ounces  of 
bar  silver,  store 
it up in the Treasury 
and 
issue  against it Treasury notes re­
deemable either in gold or silver.  There 
is to-day 
in the  Treasury,  in addition to 
the 375,000,000 silver  dollars,  silver bars 
to the amount of about 147,000,000 ounces. 
None  of  this  vast amount of silver is in 
circulation.  Nobody  will  take  it if he 
can get paper,  and since paper is  always 
to  be  had,  silver  ceases to be  money to 
any  great  extent. 
It is money by law, 
but it is practically demonetized by com­
mon consent of the  people of the United 
States,  while European  creditors refuse 
to receive it on any account.

By 

the  mint  theoretical  standard  an 
ounce of  fine  silver  is  worth  §1.29.  At 
that rate a silver  dollar would be worth 
100  cents.  Within  the  week silver has 
sold at 73 cents per  ounce,  which makes 
a silver dollar  worth 56.46 cents,  that is 
not quite fifty-six aud a half cents.  When 
the silver dollar  was first coined in 1879 
it was worth 86.8  cents. 
It steadily de­
clined  until  1890.  When  the  Sherman 
bill  was passed a dollar  was worth  only 
80.9.  From  the  first to the last effort to 
revive  silver  and  put  it  into  circula­
tion as money it has continned to decline 
in price in the market  until an ounce of 
silver  is  only  worth 73 cents,  while the 
silver dollar contains  less than 57 cents’ 
worth of silver. 
In the  meantime, since 
foreign creditors will  neither accept our 
paper  nor  our  silver in payment of the 
debts we owe them,  but demand always 
gold,  the result is that our country is be­
ing  stripped  of  gold,  while it is loaded 
with silver,  which  even our own people 
refuse to circulate as money.  These are 
the facts that make up  the silver feature 
of the financial  situation.  Let  the wise 
men  remedy  it  as they will.  They can 
do  no  good  by  dosing the country with 
more silver.
NO  ORDER  WITHOUT  GOVERN­

MENT.

None  of the advocates of socialism, no 
matter how bold the doctrine they teach, 
have ever been able to devise any scheme 
to  dispense  with  a  governing  power. 
The socialists,  indeed,  find  it  necessary 
to have  a strong  government  to enforce 
their  proposed  regulations  of  social 
equality.  They  may  demand  an  equal 
distribution  of  all  the  property, 
they 
may  insist  on  absolute  social  equality 
and  the  abolition  of  marriage  and  the 
abrogation  of  all  moral  restraints,  but 
they  must have a strong governing power 
to enforce their notions of equality.

If socialistic equality were the  natural 
system which  brings  human  beings to­
gether,  each  person  would  fall  into his 
place without any trouble, like the drops 
of water which make up the ocean.  But 
there is nothing so little in harmony with 
natural  law  as  equality in  any  depart­
ment of  creation.  The  most  potential 
law  of  nature  is  the  survival  of  the 
strongest.  Violence  is the  rule and  the 
weakest must  succumb.  Government is 
necessary to  put down  the hoodlum,  the 
desperado, the  men  of  prey who  desire 
to subsist  upon the labors of  others and 
contribute  nothing to the  common stock 
themselves.  Government,  and  strong i

government,  is  necessary for the control 
of most  races  of  men—of  all,  indeed— 
and whenever  the  grasp of  power is re­
laxed the people  rush into  the most vio­
lent  excesses.  The  reign  of  terror  in 
France and the  history  of  all  insurrec­
tions and most popular revolutions prove 
this.

In  the case of  the City of  Grand Rap­
ids  vs.  Gaskill  &  Goss,  trial  of  which 
took  place  on  Monday,  July  3,  in the 
Police  Court, J.  F.  Gaskill, one  of  the 
defendants,  was  found  guilty of using a 
quart  measure  which  had  been  con­
demned by the city sealer of weights and 
measures. 
It  would  be  difficult  to  see 
how Judge Haggerty could  have arrived 
at  any  other  verdict.  The  continued 
presence  of  the  measure  in  the  place 
where it  was found when condemned  by 
the  sealer,  was  prima  facie  evidence 
which the Judge could not ignore.  That 
it  had  been  used  almost  continuously 
since  its  condemnation  was  acknowl­
edged by both defendants.  The evidence 
of  the  witness  Arnold would  have  had 
very little  weight,  though the  beans al­
leged to  have  been  sold  to  him  by Mr. 
Gaskill  were  produced  in  court, had It 
not  been  that  it  was  agreed  that the 
weight of  the beans should  be  decisive. 
T h e  T radesm an  has  no  fault  to  find 
with the  verdict,  though  it does not be­
lieve that  Mr. Gaskill was  intentionally 
guilty of a criminal  act. 
It believes that 
the  use  of  the  condemned  measure, 
if it was used as a measure,  was an inad­
vertence.  This appears to have been the 
opinion of  the Court.  T h e  T radesm an 
states again its  belief that the ordinance 
is valid  and its observance binding upon 
every user of  weights and measures,  but 
the  manner in  which  the law  has been 
enforced  by the official  sealer has,  very 
naturally,  brought 
into  disrepute 
among  men  who respect  fair  play  and 
courteous  treatment and  condemn rude­
ness and vulgarity.

it 

No reader  of  T h e  T ra desm a n should 
fail to peruse  the treatise  on  “The Con­
summate  Man of  Business”  in  another 
portion of this week’s paper. 
It is  from 
the pen of  Geo. W.  Baker, of  the  Jack- 
son Grocery Co.,  who has won success by 
carrying into execution the principles so 
graphically and so  succintly set  forth in 
his paper.  No  more  admirable  discus­
sion  of  the  subject  probably  ever  ap­
peared  in  print,  and  it  affords  T h e 
T ra desm an  no small  pleasure to be the 
medium  through  which  Mr.  Baker  ac­
quaints the world with the cardinal prin­
ciples which have enabled him to acquire 
success.

It  Won’t  Last  Long.

A  liquor  dealer  of  Charleston,  S. C., 
has  received from a  wholesale  dealer in 
Boston a  letter advising  him  to  hold on 
to  his  stock  and  prophesying  that  the 
present  system  of  State  control  of  the 
liquor business  would not be of long  du­
ration.  Says  the  Boston  man: 
“Our 
State has tried  almost  everything in this 
line,  and every experiment has been sup­
ported  by  strong  public  sentiment  not 
from fanatics wholly, although they were 
at  the  bottom of  it  all,  but  from  even 
sensible  people,  who  are  willing  to see 
any measure tried to regulate  the sale of 
liquor.  Every  experiment  has  failed, 
and  although  we are  now  getting along 
pretty  well under  high  license,  limited 
in  number,  the  best thought of  our peo­
ple is  tending,  we think,  to  a moderate 
license,  unrestricted in number, and most 
carefully selected as to character.”

Reputation is often got  without  merit 

and lost without fault.

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TRAVELING SALESMEN.

Candid  Discussion of their  Merits and I

Demerits.

One of  the  chief difficulties  encount-
ered  y  the  manufacturer  and  whole­
saler  in  marketing  their  products  and 
merchandise  is  the  selection  of  a force 
of  efficient  and  satisfactory 
traveling 
salesmen.  The  standard  of  qualifica­
tions required of salesmen is steadily ad­
vancing.  The  increasing  pressure  of 
competition,  the  general  advance  in in­
telligence and  business  capacity  among 
retail  dealers,  and 
the  necessity  of 
strict business  methods  enforced by  the 
dwindling profits of  these times,  make it 
necessary for manufacturers and jobbers 
to  employ men of  ability and  character 
to represent them to the trade.

are 

salesman 

These higher  requirements  have  rele­
gated to the shelf  many a  salesman who 
was successful under the old regime,  but 
who had been  unable to make the stren­
uous effort required in  these latter days, 
or  to adjust himself to the  changed con­
ditions which now prevail. 
It  is proba­
ble that a larger proportion of  those  who 
embark as traveling salesmen fail of suc­
cess than the proportion of men who fail 
in any other occupation.
REQUIREMENTS  OF  A   GOOD  SALESMAN.
To  the  making  of  a  good  salesman 
there  go 
tact,  judgment,  good  hard 
horse  sense,  a  knowledge of  human na­
ture, 
the  bargaining  instinct  and  the 
power  and  disposition  for  hard  work. 
The qualifications  required  to  make  a 
successful 
distinctly 
higher  than  those  necessary  to  insure 
success  in  an  ordinary retail  business. 
Yet every retail dealer who fails in  busi­
ness seems to  hold firmly to  the opinion 
that he  is peculiarly fitted  for the  occu­
pation  of  traveling  salesman.  Not  in­
frequently he holds out to the jobber the 
tempting  bait  of  a proposition  to work 
out  in  installments  the  account  which 
represents  the  said  wholesaler’s  wrong 
guess  as to his  chance of  success in the 
retail  business.  Every  jobber  has  his 
ideal of what  a salesman  should be,  but 
I trust  that I will  not be  thought guilty 
of  any discourtesy to  that excellent and 
worthy body of men  who are the couriers 
and missionaries  of  the  wholesale busi­
ness when I say  that the  wholesaler sel­
dom  realizes his  ideal  among the  sales­
men in his  employ.  The  difficulty, per­
haps,  is 
that  those  who  would  make 
ideal salesmen  prefer  to  labor  in  other 
fields, or,  it  may  be, that  in  this,  as  in 
other  departments of  business  activity, 
the man  who attains  unto doing a thing 
in the best manner does not need to do it 
himself, but  can better  find his value in 
seeing that other men do it.
HIS  HIGHER  EDUCATION  A N D   CULTURE.
It  will  be readily  granted  that  every 
salesman  should be a  man of  education 
and  culture,  able  to  quote  Greek  and 
Latin to  those of  his  customers who are 
graduates  of  the  universities,  and  to 
meet 
in  the 
scientific 
discussion  of 
strange 
and 
to  relate, 
success­
ful salesmen who  seem  ignorant of  the 
rules that  pedants  have  formulated  for 
the  use  of  their  mother  tongue,  and  to 
whom Herbert  Spencer’s  famous defini­
tion of evolution would  be a high sound­
ing  jargon  of  unmeaning  words. 
It 
will, doubtless,  be  assumed  that  a good 
salesman  should have  a  knowledge  of 
that  most popular  of  modern  sciences,

literary  questions;  yet, 
there  are  many 

equal  terms 

them  on 

latest 

the 

political  economy,  which  treats  of  the 
production  and distribution of goods,  as 
well as of  other  forms  of  wealth.  Yet 
there are  salesmen  who have discovered 
the secret of selling goods  to the coy and 
reluctant dealer who  do not  have even a 
passing acquaintance  with Adam Smith; j 
to whom  the  tariff  and  currency  ques­
tions  are  a  weariness,  and  who  know 
nothing and care  less  about the  factors | 
of  production  and  the  laws of  distribu­
tion. 
It would be  supposed  that,  to in­
sure  success,  the  salesman  would,  at 
least,  have to  be methodical  and system­
atic in his  work,  and,  while method and 
system are  undoubtedly  valuable, there 
are  successful  salesmen who lack  them 
utterly. 
I know  an  excellent  salesman 
whose  traveling  is  so devoid of  plan or 
system that he cannot  be  bribed, coaxed 
or  threatened  into  furnishing  his  em­
ployer  with  even  a  skeleton  of  a  date 
schedule of a trip.  This unpleasant fail­
ing is tolerated because of his good  work 
in other  directions. 
It  is  often  impos­
sible to  analyze the  qualities  that make 
one salesman  successful or to  define the 
shortcomings that result in  the failure of 
another.  The  personal  characteristics 
of  the salesman  are a  large  part of  his 
equipment,  and  these he  must  use after 
his own  fashion.  For  this  reason,  the 
knowledge  of  how  to  become  a  good 
salesman  cannot  be  communicated,  be 
the teacher and  the learner ever so will­
ing.
RELATIONS OF SALESMAN A N D   EMPLOYER.
The relations existing between a house 
and its  salesmen  should  be of  the most 
confidential  and 
intimate  character. 
How can  you  expect  a  salesman  to ap­
pear creditably before  the  trade as  your 
sole visible representative unless he feels 
identified with  the interests,  the policy, 
the history,  the  plans  and  purposes of 
the house he  represents? 
I  believe it is 
the part of  wisdom and  prudence for us 
to furnish our salesmen with as much in­
formation as they can absorb  concerning 
the business they are called upon to rep­
resent.  Especially should we teach them 
how to  compute  the  cost  of  producing 
and  distributing  goods. 
If  possible, 
they should  be made  sharers  in  the en­
thusiasm  and  anxiety for  the success of 
the business which is felt by those whose 
capital is at stake.

The  difficulties and  trials of  the busi­
ness should be explained to them,  so that 
they  may  be  the  more  resourceful  in 
meeting the  troubles  and  frictions  that 
present  themselves in  their  department 
of  work.  Every  house 
impresses  its 
character and  policy upon  its  salesmen 
to a greater degree  than upon any of  its 
other  employes. 
Is  the  house  disposed 
to yield easily to the  pressure of  compe­
tition?  Then  the  salesman  soon  finds # 
himself  unable  to  secure  remunerative! 
prices for  his goods. 
Is the  house slov­
enly and  unmethodical  in  its  business? 
The  salesman  will  inevitably be  like it 
in  these respects. 
Is the house firm and 
business-like  in  its  policy?  The  sales­
man will acquire spinal  rigidity and will 
learn  without regret to decline unprofit­
able business.

W EAK-K NEED  SALESMEN.

The places where goods are  sold with­
out profit  seems to have  a strange fasci­
nation for some salesmen. 
If a salesman 
of this class finds a dealer who is buying 
goods  somewhere  at  prices  below  zero, 
he becomes  seized with a  mad desire  to 
count that dealer as his own  special cus­
tomer.  Why  cannot  his  house  sell

PYRAMID  PILE  GURE.

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

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

The following  letters  speak for  themselves  and  need no comment  except to say 
we have hundreds of  similar ones and  could fill this paper with them if  necessary:
G e n t l e m e n—Your  Pyramid  Pile  Cure  is  without  an  equal;  it  cured  me in 30 
days or a much shorter  time. 
I waited 15 days or more to be sure 1 was  cured  be­
fore  writing  you,  and can  now say 1 have  not the  slightest  trace of  piles and am 
much surprised at the rapid and thorough effect of the remedy.  Truly yours, J. W. 
Rollins,  Marmaduke Military Academy,  Sweet Springs,  Mo.

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

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

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

Mr.  E.  O’Brien,  Rock  Bluffs,  Neb., says—The  package  of  Pyramid  Pile Cure 
entirely removed  every trace of  itching piles, a  I  cannot  thank you  enough for it.
Ask  your  druggist for the  Pyramid  Pile  Cure,  and a single  trial  will  convince 
you that the  reputation of  this  remedy was  built up on its  merits as a permanent 
cure and not by newspaper puffery.

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

market, and every live druggist has it in stock.

ULSTERSAnd Overcoats for Fall Trade. 

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MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale clothing manufac­
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Michigan representative,

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orders for  our  elegant fitting 
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W ILLIAM  CONNOR.

B  adores

SOCIETIES,
CLUBS,
CONVENTIONS,
DELEGATES,
COMMITTEES.

The Largest Assortment of Ribbons 
and Trimmings in the State.

THE  TRADESMAN  CO.

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

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goods  as cheap  as  any  other?  What  a 
business  this  salesman  could  do  if  his 
employer would but allow him  a reason­
able  discretion  in  prices.  Some sales­
men  lose  their  energy and  efficiency as 
soon  as they  encounter  a  price  which 
they cannot match.  The soul of  a sales­
man of  this sort  is filled  with  terror by 
the  fact that  there is  some  other sales­
man  roaming  around with  lower  prices 
than  he  can  make,  and  he  cannot  do 
business even  where  prices  are  normal 
and  his  scalp  is  safe.  1  have  known 
salesmen who were  completely demoral­
ized by  finding two  or three  places on a 
route  where prices  had  been  cut below 
them.  Some wholesalers and some sales­
men  seem  constantly  to be  in  search of 
rat  holes into which they can pour  their 
goods at or below the cost of production. 
It should  be the  policy of  the salesman 
to develop and  cultivate the trade where 
prices  are  remunerative,  shunning  the 
sections  and  the  special  trade  where 
goods,  if sold at all,  will yield no margin 
of profit.

TIIE  SALESMAN A   NECESSITY.

traveling  salesmen 

It has been frequently said that travel­
ing salesmeu are  employed only because 
of  competitive  necessity.  That  is, it is 
said that there is no real reason why per­
sonal  visits  should  be  made by whole-  I 
saler  to  the  buyer,  for  if  all  jobbers 
would  agree  not  to  send  out traveling 
salesmen  the  demand  for  goods  would 
not Be reduced,  and  the sales of the dif­
ferent  wholesale  houses  would  bear to 
each  other  the  same proportion as they 
do now. 
If no house  had a single sales­
man  upon  the  road, could not the large 
saving  of  expense  be  divided  between 
the  dealer  in  lower  prices and the job­
ber  in  higher  profits?  While  It is true 
that  the  present  method  of  marketing 
goods  through 
is 
costly,  yet  I  am  inclined to think that 
under present  industrial conditions it is 
the cheapest plan that could be devised.lt 
is  certainly  an  error  to  suppose  that 
wholesalers  could  realize  higher profits 
by dispensing with  able traveling repre-  I 
re­
sentatives.  Notwithstanding 
markable  facilities  of  exchange  and 
communication  that  have  marked  this 
era,  it  seems still to be desirable,  if not 
necessary,  that those who buy and  those 
who  sell 
should  either  directly,  or 
through  representatives,  meet  face  to 
face. 
Informer  times,  when few sales­
men  were sent out by manufacturers and 
wholesalers,  the buyer used to visit them 
at least twice a year  to personally make 
his  purchases.  As  a  method  of distri­
bution  this  was  wasteful  and  extrava­
gant, compared  with the present plan of 
employing traveling salesmen.  No man­
ufacturer or wholesaler spends in salaries 
and  expenses  of salesmen as much as it 
would  cost  his  entire roll of customers 
to  visit  his  factory  or  jobbing  house 
once a year.

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PRODUCTION  A N D   PROFITS

A reduction in the general rate of  inter- 
est is always accompanied by falling  pro­
fits. 
Interest  has  slowly  but  steadily  I 
declined  in this country during  the past 
thirty years  (in Illinois it is said to have 
fallen one-half  during that period),  and 
business  profits  have  decreased corres- | 
pondingly.  To the traveling salesmen,  as 
well  as  to  his  employer,  it seems  that 
there  is  an  over-production  of  every­
thing.  The  business,  it seems to them, 
would be in a  much  more healthful con­
dition  if  there  were  fewer  goods  pro- 1  
duced—but this, of  course, applies to all I

lines  except  their  own. 
It  is  held by 
many,  indeed,  that  one  of  the greatest 
barriers  to  prosperity  is  general  over­
production  in  all departments of indus­
try.  Now,  special over-production tends 
speedily  to  correct  itself, by  reducing 
profits  in  the particular business where 
it  occurs,  and  thus  causing  the  with­
drawal from that business of capital and 
persons,  or  what  is  equivalent,  by pre­
venting  capital  and persons from enter­
ing it.  Special  over-production  of cer­
tain goods also tends  to correct itself by 
increasing  the  production  of  all  other 
goods.  For a special  over-production of 
certain  goods  enables  the  people  to 
secure  a  given  quantity  of such  goods 
in  exchange  for  a  less amount of their 
commodities  or 
services  than  would 
otherwise be required, and they are then 
able to demand more  of the other things 
It  is,  of 
that  gratify  their  desires. 
course,  natural  for  those  engaged 
in 
a  business  to  desire  the  supply of the 
kind  of  goods  they are producing to be 
limited.  But  it  must  be  apparent  to 
whoever will think  that the largest pos­
sible production of all commodities  can­
not  militate  against  the  prosperity  of 
the  whole  country.  Bad  times,  which 
mean  deprivation  and  want  to  large 
numbers of people,  are never caused by 
over-production.  People  never  suffer 
from  the  lack  of  clothing,  provisions, 
furniture,  shoes,  stoves,  or  any of the 
other  things  they  desire,  because there j 
are too many of these things produced.

Our productive resources are sufficient 
in this country  to  provide enough of all 
the  commodities  that gratify human de­
sire,  so that every  man,  who  is  not  an 
idler,  might have not only the necessities 
and  comforts,  but  many of the  luxur­
ies of life. 
If many  of those who work, 
or  who  are  willing to work,  are unable 
to  secure  a  good  living,  it must be be­
cause  there  is  some  mal-adjustment in 
our  economic  system  that prevents our 
enjoying,  as  a  people,  the  blessings  of 
comfort and plenty that are easily within 
our reach. 

Ch a r l e s  S.  P r iz e r .

Marine Iron Safes.

The safe or treasure rooms of the lead­
ing  Trans-Atlantic  steamers  are  inter­
esting structures.  Thev  are  so artfully 
concealed and  contrived  and so strongly 
built  that  with  a single exception, that 
of a Pacific liner carrying  gold dust on a 
long  voyage,  they  have never been rob­
bed. 
In  some vessels these safe  vaults 
are  placed  amidships,  in some aft;  but 
they  are  always  at  the  bottom  of  the 
ship,  below everything else,  and practi­
cally  right  on  the  keel.  The  room  is 
generally  some  eight  or ten feet square 
and  high,  and built of iron plates three 
or four inches thick;  and it is furnished 
with such a formidable  array of “locks, 
bolts  and  bars”  as  to  strike dismay to 
the  hearts  of  even the deftest and most 
experienced  individuals  of  the  Charles 
Peace class.

Clean  Them  With Bananas.

Some bright devotee of the russet shoes 
has hit on a plan,  which,  he  says,  keeps 
them always clean and bright,  and  pre­
vents  their  assuming 
that  worn  and 
rusty appearance  which  so  grieves  the 
soul of the  wearer.  His  plan  is  very 
simple,  and very  easily tried.  He tabes 
a bit of fresh banana  peeling  and  rubs 
the leather with the inner surface  of  it, 
and then polishes with a  dry cloth.  He 
says that this will remove all  stains and 
discolorations, and give a fine polish.  It 
is really a good thing that some  relation 
has been discovered  between one’s shoes 
and the festive banana peel,  besides slip­
ping up on it.

If  you  lie  upon  roses  when  young, 

you’ll lie upon thorns when old.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

Q U A L I T Y   W I N S !

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And you  can depend on  the best qual­

ity when  you  buy this Brand•

M I C 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

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

Bath  with  every  suite.  Permanent  structure  of  stone  and 
brick.  Location  (midway  between World’s Fair and  business 
center of city)

Comer  3 1 ,  State  and  Deartiom  Streets.

Conducted exclusively on  the  European plan;  splendid cafe  in  connection  with 
the  hotel,  with  unexceptional  cuisine  and  appointments;  service,  table  d’hote, 
breakfast,  50 cents;  dinner,  75 cents;  service a la carte;  nice  meals  may be had by 
ordering from bill of fare at 25 cents and up.
Beautiful Rooms, with  Bath,  Single,  $ i  to  $1.50 per Day; 

Double,  $2  to  $3  per  Day.

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

WM.  H.  HOOPS,  Prop’r.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.
The  business  of 

the  Government  at 
any time  is not to make  the people  rich 
by  handing  out  greenbacks 
to  every 
comer,  but to establish a wise and proper 
system of finance on  a solid basis, so t .at 
every  dollar  is  equally  good  anywhere 
and  at  all  times.  As for  getting  rich, 
the  people,  protected  by  just and equal 
laws that foster no monopolies and create 
no privileged classes,  must mauage their 
own affairs and prosper or  not according 
to their own abilities.

F r a n k   S to w  e l l .

Pertinent  Advice  to  Boys.

A shrewd  employer  advertised  for  a 
boy.  Thirty  came  seeking  the  place. 
The gentleman’s test  was this:  There is 
a mark,  boys,  and  here is  a ball; let me 
see which of  you,  in seven  chances,  can 
hit  it  oftenest.”  They  all  missed  the 
bull’s eye,  when  he said  to them,  “You 
had better come  back to-morrow  and see 
if  you can do  better.”  None came back 
but  one  little  shaver  who  thought  he 
could stand  the test  now.  He  stood it, 
for he hit  every  time.  “How  is  this?” 
said  the  employer.  “Well,”  said  the 
lad,  “I  wanted 
the  place  very bad  to 
help  my mother,  so I  practiced all night 
in the shed.”  He  went to work  and did 
well,  for  the  thing  was  in  him,  and he 
fetched  it out  for use and  quick promo­
tion.  Do you catch on,  boys?

In  a certain large factory there is what 
is called the boy’s  room,  where  the boys 
assemble  and stay  when not  on errands 
for the men. 
In this room are drawings, 
books and implements for the use of  the 
boys.  They are  selected  and  promoted 
in the  great  concern  according  as they 
use these.  When the foreman sees a boy 
mending  a  broken 
implement—chair, 
maybe—or doing  anything  else  that  in­
dicates thirst  for  education,  he  reports 
him  to  the  head  of  the  house. 
Isn’t it 
true,  boys  and  girls,  that  our destiny is 
in  our  own  hands?  We  are  watched, 
every  one of  us,  by  heaven  and  earth. 
There is  a book of  record  with  all par­
ticulars writ  down  concerning  us.  De­
ceivers and lazy folks have a short run— 
a  run down.  A father  needn’t  take his 
boy to the  phrenologist  to  tell  him  the 
bent of his mind.  By  watching him you 
can easily  discover  his trend;  and,  hav­
ing discovered  it,  assist  him  to  stir  up 
the  gift that  is in  him.  What money is 
wasted  in  trying  to  make  a  pianist of 
Jane or a minister of Bartholomew!  The 
parents who err  here ought  to have con­
sulted  the  bump  man  before  throwing 
away their cash. 

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MONEY  AND  CREDIT.

Every financial pinch  is the result of a 
previous  period  of  great  speculation, 
undue commercial expansion and a large 
circulation  of  money.  The  present 
stringency is no exception.

The Fifty-first Congress spent  and put 
in circulation in two years $1,000,000,000. 
It  earned  the name  of  “Billion  Dollar 
Congress.”  The  Fifty-second 
spent 
about as  much.  Here  were $2,000,000,- 
000 put in  circulation in four  years. 
It 
is  a fabulous  amount. 
It  would  seem 
that  it should  have  made  nearly every­
body in the country rich.  But it did not. 
On the contrary, there was a wild outcry 
for  more money  for the  people,  and the 
Populist party  was  started on that basis, 
namely,  to force the Government to hand 
out wealth to everybody.

These  enormous  expenditures  by the 
Government,  as  everybody  knows,  did 
not have the effect  of  making everybody 
rich.  No  action  that  any  government 
could  perform  would  or  could  accom­
plish that.  What it did  produce was an 
extraordinary  spirit  of  trading  and  in­
vestment  in  all  sorts  of  schemes  and 
speculations,  particularly in  the country 
where  the  greater  part  of  this  money 
was spent,  in the  South and West.  One 
single town,  Sioux City,  Iowa, embarked 
in enterprises and  improvements  to  the 
amount of nearly $40,000,000.  Of course, 
these  operations  were  done  mostly  on 
borrowed  money,  and  as  that  city  has 
less  that  40,000  people,  a  burden  of 
speculation to  the  amount  of $1,000 per 
head  was  imposed.  This was  only one 
example,  as the same  sort of  expansion 
and  inflated  trading  were carried  on in 
almost every part of the South and West. 
Chicago was the seat of enormous specu­
lative enterprises.

Every  bubble  must  burst  sooner  or 
later,  and  everybody  who  owes  money 
must one  day come  to  a settlement. 
It 
is probable that the great season of spec- 
lation would  have gone  on  longer with 
out  disturbance  if  it had  not  been  for 
enormous financial disasters in Australia. 
The  vibrations  of  this  shock  Were felt 
around  the world,  and  on  our continent 
as well as elsewhere.  Loans were called 
in,  debtors  ruled up  to  stringent condi­
tions, and  those  who  could  not endure 
the pressure  succumbed. 
It  was a sud­
den impairment of confidence, not a sud­
den scarcity  of  money,  that brought the 
trouble.

To-day  there  is  no  lack  of  money. 
There  is  just  as much  in  existence  as 
there was  while  speculation  was  at  its 
highest. 
It  is  not  the  money  that  is 
lacking,  but  the  confidence,  the  credit 
that is  impaired.  People  ordinarily  do 
not realize  that money plays but a small 
partin the vast business of a country like 
this.  The bulk  of  it is  done on credit, 
only  money  enough  being  required  to 
settle  the  balances.  Every  man who is 
honest  and  industrious  and has  steady 
employment  at some  reputable business 
has some  credit in  ordinary  times.  He 
can probably buy supplies  for a week or 
a  month  on  his  credit.  Manufacturers 
and  merchants  enjoy  credit  in propor­
tion to the magnitude and merits of their 
commercial  operations.  But  when  a 
pinch or a panic comes confidence is lost, 
credit is gone and an  attempt  is made to 
do the business  of the  country for  cash, 
which 
there 
never  was  and  never  will  be  money 
enough for  the conduct of  the commerce 
and industries of any great country.

is  an  impossibility,  for 

Root Bee

Easily and cheaply made at home, 
im­
proves the appetite,  and aids digestion. 
An unrivalled temperance drink.  Health­
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extract  makes 5 gallons.  Get it sure. 
This is not only “ just as good” 
as  others, but fa r  better.  One 
trial will support this claim. 
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EVERYWHERE

SOLD 

Unlike m Dutch  Process 

— OH —

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

m \ m   a re  used  m   the 
“  *  •  a 
p re p a ra tio n  o f

w hich  is  absolu tely p u r e  

a n d   soluble.

A  d escrip tio n   of  th e   chocolate 
p la n t,  an d   of  th e  v ario u s  cocoa 
an d  chocolate p re p a ra tio n s m an 
u fa c tu re d  by W aiter B ak er Si Co 
will be s e n tfre e  to  an y  d e a le r or. 
ap p licatio n .
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for life.

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Orders by mail given prompt attention.

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Geo.  W.  G a t . Vice-President.

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J no  A. Setm our, Ass’t Cashier.

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

DIRECTORS.
D. A. Blodgett.  Geo. W. Gay. 
S. M. Lemon. 
A. J  Bowne.  G. K. Johnson. 
C. Bertsch. 
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John Widdicomb. 

N. A. Fletcher.

flNOTHER  nR O PI

Genuine Peninsular Fasteners, in  lots  of  10
Genuine  1 eniusular  Fasteners,  single  Gt.

Gt. Gross......................................................70c
Gross 
......... .......................75c

.............. 
Beaton Fasteners same as above.

PRICE  IN  LOTS  OF  100 GT.  GROSS  QUOTED 

ON  APPLICATION.

Elliott  Wire  5  Cents  Less  Than 

Peninsular  Fasteners.

Catarrh,
H ay jFever, 
Headache,
Nenralfia,  Colds  Sore  Throat.

The first  inhalations  stop  sneezing,  snuffing, 
coughing  and  headache.  This  relief  Is  worth 
the  price  of  an  Inhaler.  Continued  use  will 
complete the cure.

Prevents and cures

On cars or boat.

Sea  Sicfcness
The  cool  exhilerating  sensation 

follow­
ing its use is a luxury to  travelers.  Convenient 
to carry In the pocket;  no liquid to drop or spill; 
lasts a year, and costs  50c  at  druggists.  Regis 
tered mail tiOc, from

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T h r e e   R iv e r s,  M ic h .

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By  Samuel  H.  Terry.  A  book  of  400  pages 
written from the experience and  observation  of 
an old merchant.  It treats of Selection  of Bus! 
ness.  Location.  Buying,  Selling, Credit, Adver­
tising, Account Keeping, Partnerships,  etc.  Of 
great Interest to every one in trade.  $ 1 .5 0 . 
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Grand Rapids, Mich

Origin  of  the  Term  Monkey-Wrench.
Many people  wonder why the monkey- 
wrench received  such a  name,  and  ima­
gine it must  have a  connection  in some 
remote way with  the animal  from which 
its  curious  designation  seems  to be de­
Iu fact  its name  is  not monkey- 
rived. 
wrench  at all, this  being a corruption of 
the  title originally given it. 
It  was  in­
vented  by Charles Moncky,  of Williams­
burg,  N.  Y.,  who 
sold  his  patent 
to  a  firm  who  undertook  to  manufac­
ture  ana  put  it  on  the  market. 
In 
it 
honor  of  the  inventor  they  called 
Moncky’s  wrench,  but both  they and he 
were  soon  much  disgusted 
to  find  it 
known as a monkey-wrench.

Thousands of ounces of  strychnine are 
used  on the  Pacific  Coast and  in  the far 
Western  States by agriculturists for kill­
ing  squirrels, etc. 
It  seems  as  though I 
this  promiscuous  use of  such enormous 
quantities  of  poisons  would  sooner  or 
later affect  the  vegetation  and  produce 
destruction of  animal  life not  intended.  |

D E T R O IT ,  M IC H .

Geo. F. Ow en, Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

Residence  59 N.  Union St.. Grand  Rapids.

Wayne county savings Ml Detroit, Mien.
$500 000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
Issued by cities,  counties,  towns  and  school districts 
of Michigan.  Officers  of  these  municipalities  about 
to issue bonds will tied  it  to their advantage to apply 
to this b ink.  Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings 
supplied  without  charge.  All  communications  and 
enquiries will have prompt attention.  This bank pays 
4 per cent, on deposits, compounded semi-annually.

S. D. EL WOOD, Treasurer.

F.  H.  W HITE, 

Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of

PAPER  AND  WQODENWARE,

125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

GINSENG  HOOT.

We pay the highest price for it.  Address
D r n i r   D D n O   W h o le s a le   D r u g g is t s  
l I l U A   JD ilU o.,  U K  A N D   R A P I D S .

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T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

The  Grocer  and  the  Kitchen.

From the American Grocer.

It not  infrequently  happens  that  the 
kitchen  robs a  grocer  of  his  customer, 
injures  bis reputation, calls  in question 
his  accounts  and  stirs  up  no  end  of 
trouble.  This  is  often  the  case  where 
the  route  system  is  the custom of  the 
place or  neighborhood.  Scores  of  cus­
tomers  are  personally  unknown  to  the 
grocer,  who  has never met,  nor  is likely 
to meet  them.  Orders  are  sent  via the 
kitchen  or given  direct by its autocrat— 
the cook.
This  means  that  the  patronage  of 
many of  the  best  customers  is entirely 
dependent upon the relations established 
between the driver of  the wagon and the 
cook. 
In  cases  where  a  steward  man­
ages the household  commissary,  the case 
is  little  if  any  better.  Bribes  are  de­
manded in  the  shape of  a  bottle of  Old 
Rye,  a  dress, or  some other  article. 
In 
many cases a  handsome  fee is  expected 
if  harmony is  to  continue  between  the 
kitchen and the  grocer. 
If the demands 
of the steward or the cook are not granted, 
complaints may  be  anticipated  that the 
butter sent  was not fit  for use except as 
wagon grease; that  the coffee was  horri­
ble; the tea of  wretched  flavor; the flour 
no good; the ham  stale and tough,  if not 
tainted.
Sometimes the driver of  a rival  grocer 
will bribe the kitchen  to spoil the  goods 
of  the competitor in  order that the cook 
may have  a good excuse for  transferring 
the account.  There  is no end to the de­
vices  of  the  kitchen to  thwart the  en­
deavors of  the  grocer  to please  some of 
his best customers.  What is the remedy? 
The answer is not easy.  Some grocers al­
low their  salesmen to  bribe the kitchen, 
finding  it  more  profitable 
to  accede 
to its  demands  than  to  refuse.  We be­
lieve the manly way is to resist every ir­
regular  demand,  and  wherever  there is 
any disposition on the part of the kitchen 
to  discredit  the  quality  of  goods, 
to 
promptly notify its master or mistress of 
the  situation.
It is also  common for  route  drivers to 
volunteer gifts to the kitchen  in order to

secure heavy  orders.  They  put  a  pre­
mium on theft and waste.  Goods are de­
livered  that  go from  the  kitchen unop­
ened  to the  friends  of  the  cook.  Only 
recently a  housekeeper  in looking  over 
her  storeroom  found  several  unopened 
packages of coffee, oatmeal and other ar­
ticles.  The quantity of sugar and butter 
charged  in  her  account was  more than 
twice  the  consumptive  capacity of  the 
family. 
Is  it  any  wonder  that  under 
such  circumstances  customers complain 
of  the size of  their accounts  and charge 
the  grocer  with  error and  intimate that 
there is  fraud?  Efforts  should be  made 
by  grocers  to make  the  acquaintance of 
customers; to  have  stores  so inviting as 
to  induce their  making  frequent  visits. 
This  is one  reason  why the fixtures and 
surroundings  of  a  grocery  should be in 
keeping  with  the  tastes and  habits  of 
those  it  serves.  Evils  will  always  be 
present so long  as human  nature is as it 
is.  The quickest  and best way  to reach 
such an evil as that  under consideration 
is  to  refuse  to  compromise  with 
the 
kitchen; in  fact with  any  sort of  ques­
tionable practice.

Gullibleness of Inventors.
The actual inventor resembles in many 
respects  the  traditional  poet. 
In  the 
first place, he must be born and not made, 
and in the  second  place  he  is,  like  the 
sweet singer,  “to  madness  near allied.” 
No one who  is  at  all  familiar  with  the 
peculiarities  of  great  mechanical  gen­
iuses  will  be  in  need  of  illustrations. 
The starving inventor of some great rev­
olutionizing contrivance or  process  is  a 
too familiar character both in fiction and 
in actual life. 
If not as numerous to-day 
as he was a generation  ago,  he yet exists 
in great multiplicity,  and forms as strik­
ing a contrast when  compared  with  the 
millionaire  made  rich  by his  patent  as 
ever.
The most fatal mental weakness of our 
noble line of  inventors  is  perhaps their 
gullibility.  Their enthusiasm is so great 
that it seems at times to completely drive 
out  from  their  intellectual  apartments 
every vestige bt calm and impartial judg­

ment.  They have but  one  end in view, 
and anything that  has  even an apparent 
tendency to hasten the realization of this 
object is snatched at  as  quickly and un- 
questioningly as a drowning man clutches 
the floating straw, or is followed as hope­
fully as  the  lost  wauderer  pursues  the 
treacherous light of  the will-o’-the-wisp.
That this gullibility exists even among 
the  most successful and accomplished of 
our  inventors  to-day  has  recently  re­
ceived  fresh  confirmation.  While  this 
Jatest instance was  not  particularly dis­
astrous, it was  yet  sufficiently humiliat­
ing,  we  have  no  doubt, 
to  have  very 
keenly affected  the finer  emotions of the 
unfortunate persons upon whom  the im­
position was enacted.  To  be cheated by 
one’s  own  countrymen  is  bad  enough, 
but  to  be  inveigled  into  sending  good 
American money way across the ocean to 
Paris for a bogus  diploma  and  a worth­
less  piece  of  gilded  brass  is  infinitely 
worse.
The details of  this  swindling scheme, 
by which nearly  100 of  our  most  promi­
nent American  iuventors  were  mulcted 
of  various  sums  of  money,  were  un­
earthed by the Franklin Institute of Phil­
adelphia.  The scheme  was  ingeniously 
contrived and  carried  out.  Our  Patent 
Office Gazette was read with discrimination 
by a scoundrel in Paris, who sent a circular 
to a  large  proportion of  those to  whom 
patents  had  been  granted.  This  com­
munication came  from an alleged  “Pari­
sian Inventors’  Academy,” and informed 
the recipient  that  he had  had  the  very 
great distinction  of  having  been elected 
“a member of  honor” of  the Institution, 
and that included in the election was the 
presentation  of  “a  first-class  diploma” 
and “a great  gold medal,” both of which 
would  be forwarded on receipt of $10.
We refrain from adding to their morti­
fication by publishing the names of some 
of those who bit  readily at  this bait,  re­
ceived their “diplomas” and medals,  and 
proudly  hung  them  in  their  parlors or 
offices.  These  foreign 
testimonials  of 
their  distinction  no  longer  occupy con­
spicuous places, and it is safe to say that a 
lesson has been learned well worth every

cent that it cost.  Too  much credit  can­
not be given to the Franklin Institute for 
the  admirable  work  it  did  in exposing 
the fraud.

A  Counterfeit  Equal to  a  Genuine.
Since dollars are  coined  out  of  sixty 
cents  worth  of  silver,  it  is no wonder 
that counterfeiters have  turned  honest 
and are  getting  out  dollars  containing 
the same amount of  silver  as  the  gen­
uine  and  undistinguishable  from 
the 
mint issue. 
In former times when a dol ■ 
lar was  worth  100  cents,  counterfeiters 
had to use baser metals  which  soon  led 
to their detection.  But  when  the  gov­
ernment itself gives  a  fictitious value to 
its coinage,  who  is  there  to  deprecate 
the  acts  of  individuals  who  issue  a 
dollar of the same value  as  the  govern­
ment?

Condensed  Wisdom.
Silence is sometimes slander.
Character teaches above our  wills.
We seek too high for things close by.
The troubles that kill are  the ones we 
There is nothing so terrible as activity 
Sampson  was  the  first  actor  who 
A man who likes anything that is good 
Higher  education  nowadays  begins 

borrow.
without insight.
brought down the house.
for him is a curiosity.
with the ball of the foot.

Orange  and  lemon  growing  by  elec­
tricity is about to be attempted by Ralph 
Granger,  a wealthy ranch owner in Para­
dise  Valley, near  San  Diego, Cal.  Just 
southeast of  the  city limits he is having 
an electric plant put in for his house and 
grounds,  and on its completion will have 
an acre  of  trees supplied with incandes­
cent lights, and  over all will be placed a 
powerful tower light to demonstrate what 
there  is  in the  theory  that  vegetables, 
trees  and  plants  develop  and  mature 
fruit more rapidly under the constant in­
fluence of  a strong  light than  when im­
mersed in  darkness every night.

DEALERS  WILL  FIND  TANGLEFOOT  THE  MOST PROFITABLE 

AND  SATISFACTORY  FLY  PAPER.

SSL  L  WHAT  WILL  PLEASE  YOUR  TRADE  BEST.

MADE  BY

O.&W.THUMCO

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m ic h . 

The price for Tanglefoot in the United  State? east  of  the  Rocky  Moun­
c
1  Box....................................................................................................$0  41
1  Case (10 boxes).................................................................................   3  71
5  Cases at one  purchase......................................................per case,  3  61
10  Cases atone  purchase...................................................... 
'  3  51

tains: 

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SE A JL ED

S t i c k y   F l y   P a p e r.

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  w ill 
contain  25  double  sheets  of 
Tanglefoot  aud  two  Tanglefoot 
Holders—15 loose double sheets 
and two  packages  each  consist­
ing of a Holder  containing  five 
double sheets.

Push 

the  newr  package with 
your family trade,  they w ill  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 w ill soon  ask for it.

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We  have  imported  for  eleven  consecutive years.  They have  been  cured,  fired  and  packed  during  all  these years  by 
the  same well known firm  of  Mourilyan,  Heimann  &  Co., Yokohama,  Japan,  and we  believe we  may with the utmost 
assurance  and  iust pride call upon the hundreds  of  merchants  to  whom we  have  sold these Teas  from  year to year to 
attest that never has there been introduced in Michigan  a “Brand”  or  Chop  of  Japan Teas  that  has  given  for so  long 
a  period  such  general  Satisfaction  as  “FORGET  ME  NOT.”  These Teas range from  17c  to  34c per lb.,  and we want 
every  merchant  in  this  territory  who  has  not  sold  them  to  send  for  one  chest  as  a  sample,  and  to  such  we will 
guarantee  more  than  satisfaction— greater  profit  and  more  pleasure. 
If  any  are  timid  about ordering  in this way, 
samples will  be  sent  on  application.

L e m o n   &  W h e e l e r   Co.,

G R A N D   R A PID S.

PROTECTING  CUSTOMERS.

How 

the  Store  Detective  Neatly

From  the  New  York San.

Trapped Two  Women  Pickpockets.
During  a  busy afternoon  la>t week  a 
rather  gayly dressed  woman  made her­
self conspicuous in  one of the  big  Sixth 
avenue dry goods stores.  She  was young 
and would  have been  pretty if  her  face 
had not been marred by an expression of 
slyness  and  by  traces  of  dissipation. 
She moved  about  very  suspiciously, al­
ways mingling in the crowds,  and  choos­
ing  a  place  in  the  centre,  where  her 
hands  would  be out  of  sight.  She was 
spotted as a  crook by half  a dozen  floor 
walkers and  clerks within  half an hour, 
and cash  girls were  sent flying  in every 
direction  with notes  to the  store detec­
tives.  There  were two  of  the  latter— 
one  man  and  one  woman.  Both  came 
around  and  watched  the  light-fingered 
visitor  for  several  minutes.  Then  the 
man detective  walked up  to the  woman 
detective and said in  a whisper:
“I think she’s playing  the dummy act. 
You keep  your eye on  her and  I’ll  look 
for her pal.”
With that he walked off, moving slowly 
and  deliberately,  while  his  eyes  were 
dancing as they swept now this aisle and 
now that  with  quick,  sharp glances. 
In 
that  way  he  moved  all  over  the  main 
floor of  the store,  but he  was  unable to 
find anybody that  appeared at  all  suspi­
cious.  Then 
it  suddenly  occurred  to 
him that a big  bargain sale  was in prog­
ress  at  the  book  counter  on  the third 
floor.  He  rode  up  in  the  elevator and 
walked  slowly  over  to  the  crowd  of 
women.  They  stood  six  deep  in  front 
of  the  counter,  and  were  shoving and 
pushing 
other  wildly.  The 
clerks  were  busy  as  beavers, 
tak­
ing 
questions, 
making  change,  and  seeing  that 
the 
cash girls  were  prompt.  The  detective 
mingled with the crowd.  He was pushed 
and  shoved  and  trampled  upon,  and a 
dozen  women  scowled at  him,  and made 
audible  remarks  about men  who  could 
find  nothing  better  to  do  than  “go a-

answering 

orders, 

each 

shopping.”  One  woman was  making  a 
number  of  purchases,  and  when  her 
change  came  she  stuffed 
it  carelessly 
into a little  shopping  satchel.  She had 
to struggle  to get out of  the  crowd,  and 
her  movements  caused those  surround­
ing her  to fall  back.  Presently a  score 
or more were pressing  back and pushing 
forward  again,  and  everybody  was  jos­
tling  his  or  her  neighbor.  The  first 
woman  got  out  of  the  melee  finally, 
flushed and  excited,  but in  the scramble 
her satchel  had sprung  open.  She  was 
about  to  snap  it  shut  again,  when she 
felt a hand on her arm, and the detective 
was saying to her:

“See if  you still have your  money.”
She looked at the detective in surprise, 
and then opened her satchel.  The money 
was gone,  and she looked up at him with 
a gasp.
“ Ju s t sit down  at  the next counter  and 
w ait for me,”   w hispered the detective.
Then he wormed his way back into tbe 
crowd  again.  He  noticed  one  woman 
who had  aroused his  suspicions  before, 
although  he had  been  unable  to  detect 
her in  anything wrong.  He now devoted 
his  attention  to  her.  She  was  always 
near the front,  but  she never  purchased 
anything.  The detective saw that while 
she  pretended 
to  be  engrossed  in  the | 
examination of  the books,  she was  also 
watching the purses of the women around 
her.  Apparently  none  satisfied her,  for 
she  made  no  attempt  to  get  ,at  them. 
After  watching  her  the  detective with­
drew  and  rushed  down  stairs  to  the 
crockery department.
“Annie,” he  whispered  to  a  dreamy- 
looking clerk,  “puton your hat and come 
with me.”
In 
the  meantime  the  detective  had rushed 
into the leather department, had grabbed 
a shopping  satchel,  and wa3 back again. 
He took out a $10 bill  and slipped it into 
the satchel.
“Here,  take this,”  he said  to the girl, 
“go up-stairs  and  buy  a book,  and  put 
the  change  in  this  satchel.  Do  it 
everybody  can see  it.  Then carry your 
satchel  carelessly on  your arm.  Hurry,

The girl had her  hat on in a  jiffy. 

through 

now.  Don’t  bother about  me,  and don’t 
recognize any of the other girls.”
A few minutes  later Annie  was at the 
book counter.  The detective was several 
rows  behind  her.  The  clerks 
looked 
surprised  when they saw Annie,  but she 
presented  an  impassible 
face  as  she 
picked up a  book  and  asked  the  price. 
The  clerk  she  addressed  was  going  to 
talk to  her,  but  Annie  winked quickly 
and gave her a look that made her change 
her mind.

“Sixty-nine cents,” said  the clerk.
“I’ll take it,”  said Annie,  quietly.
“Take it with you, or shall I send it?” 
asked the clerk.
“I’ll take  it,”  she  replied, opened her 
satchel, and produced the  $10 bill.
The detective, who was also examining 
books now,  saw the woman he was  shad­
owing glance greedily  at the bill.  When 
the change  came Annie  stuffed it osten­
tatiously into her  satchel, closed the lat­
ter and swung it carelessly onto her arm. 
Then  she  started  back 
the 
crowd.  There  was  the  same  pushing, 
surging  back and  forth  and  jostling  as 
on  the  previous  occasion.  The  woman 
under  suspicion  dropped  the  book  she 
held,  and,  by  a  quick,  deft  movement 
placed  herself  behind  Annie.  With 
equal celerity  the  detective  placed  him­
self  behind  her.  He  reached  out  his 
hand and caught hold of  the strap of the 
satchel.  Presently he felt that somebody 
else was tugging at it.  He could feel the 
clasp spring.  He waited about a  second 
and then  dropped  his  hand. 
It fell in­
side  the satchel  just in time  for  him to 
grab the  hand of  the  thief.  They were 
near the  edge  of  the crowd  now.  Still 
holding the  hand  in a vice-like grip  the 
detective  gave  a  vigorous  shove  and 
landed both Annie and the thief outside. 
Some  of  the  women  gasped  at  the jos­
tling  that  this  unusually  hard  push 
caused,  and  a  number  of  bonnets were 
knocked  out  of  position,  but  the  two 
hands  were  still  in  the  satchel  when 
Annie,  the  detective and  the thief faced 
each other.
“What do-----” began the thief,  with a
fine show of indignation.

“Dry up,”  said  the detective  sharply. 
“If you make a scene it will be the worse 
for you.  Sit down there.”
She  looked fierce,  but  did as she  was 
told.  She  was  well  dressed,  but  older 
than the  other  woman,  and  not so  good 
looking.
“Go down  to the  notion counter,” the 
detective  said to  Annie,  “and  tell Miss 
Gray  to  bring  that  woman  up  to  the 
search room.”
the  detective 
said:

Turning  to  the  thief, 
“You come with me.”
They  went up-stairs to a room set apart 
for  the  purpose,  and  in  a  few  minutes 
they were  joined by  the  other  detective 
and the young  woman.  The  latter  was 
smiling until she saw the other,  and then 
she exclaimed:

“Well,  I’ll b e-----.”
“ V ery  likely,”  said the  detective,  w ith 
a  smile.  T urning  to  his  assistant,  he 
th in k   we’d  b etter  search
added: 
“ 1 
them   both.”
“Yes,”  said  Miss  Gray,  “she  hasn’t 
taken anything since  I’ve been watching 
her,  but  she  might  have  gotten  some­
thing before.”
“I  ain’t got  a  thing,”  said  the young 
woman,  “but you’re welcome to look.”
The other  submitted  with  less  grace, 
and  swearing like a  trooper.  While she 
was  being  searched  the  younger  one 
kept exclaiming:
“Well,  I’ll  be  -----. 
I  thought  I’d
given ’em a steer,  sure.”
As the result of the search the  woman 
waiting down  stairs  received her money 
back;  and  as  much  more,  for  which no 
one  had  applied,  was  turned  into  the 
fund  for sick  employes.  When the two 
crooks  were  put  out  of  the  store,  the 
head  detective said  to them.
“You’d  better keep  away  from  here. 
We’re dead on  to your  scheme,  and  the 
next time we’ll put you through.”

A  hardware  dealer of  Albion,  N.  Y., 
announces  that to every one  purchasing 
a  wheelbarrow  he will  give  a  free ride 
home in it.

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Drugs & Medicines•

State  Board  of Pharmacy*
One  Tear—James Vernor, Detroit.
Two  Tears—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Three  Tears—George Gundrnm, Ionia.
Four Tears—C. A. Bmrbee,  Cheboygan.
Five Years—S. E. Park ill, Owosso.
President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Secretary—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Geo. Gnndrum, Ionia.

Next  Meeting—Marquett$,  Aug. 29,9 a. m.
M ichigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass'n. 
President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor.
Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit.
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—8. A. Thompson, Detroit._______________
Grand  Rapids Pharm aceutical Society* 
President, John D. Muir;  Sec’y, Frank H. Escott.

GROCEE  DRUGGISTS.

W ritten to r  The T radesman.

An article in the drug columns of Thk 
T r a d e s m a n   of  June  2S,  complains  of 
the frequent infractions of the pharmacy 
law by retail grocers,  and calls for com­
ments and suggestions from druggists on 
this  state  of  things,  with  a  view  of 
remedying  the  evil.  There  is  much of 
truth  in  the  charges  made,  especially
against  grocers  who  carry  on business 
where  a  registered  druggist  is  already 
established.  As to  wholesale  druggists 
selling  patents  to  grocers,  and making 
delivery by wagons, I  believe  the  prac­
tice  is  confined  almost  wholly to a few 
specialists who are not  regularly located 
wholesale  dealers,  but  are  guerillas in 
trade,  whose  stock  is  not  carried by 
wholesalers and jobbers of  drugs.  Most 
of  those  who  sell  well-known  leading 
patents  always  give  the  local druggist 
the  preference,  and  only  place  their 
goods in general stores  in small  country 
places,  where there  are no regular drug­
gists,  in  order  to  give them the widest 
possible distribution.

There are,  no doubt, many grocers who 
for  the  sake  of  an  expected profit  en­
croach  on  the  line  of the drug  trade in 
defiance of  law  and  true  business  cour­
tesy.  I regret to say their numbers are in­
creasing.  While thus selfishly encroach­
ing  on  others’ rights,  they gain little  if 
any  profit;  since  cut  rates,  dead stock, 
and occasional bad debts scale down their 
anticipated margin to a zero point.

is 

It is unfortunate that  Section 10 of the 
pharmacy  law  is  loaded  with  so many 
exceptions,  and 
so  ambiguously 
worded.  Else  it  might  be  of some use 
to  the  profession  in  stopping  some  of 
this unlawful  competition. 
In  the first 
sentence  it seems to prohibit the sale of 
“drugs,  medicines,  chemicals,  essential 
oils,  and  tinctures”  unless they are put 
up in  “bottles,  boxes  or packages”  bear­
ing  labels  showing 
the  name  of  the 
manufacturer  or  compounder,  the dose 
for  persons  of  different  ages,  and,  if 
poison,  the antidote for the same.

Immediately follow  exceptions as to a 
list of staples  that cover all the drugs in 
common use, also essences,  and tinctures 
that  are  toxic  in  their  nature with no 
further restriction on these, leaving it to 
be  inferred  that  such  may  be  sold  in 
bulk  by  the  grocer  or any dealer with­
out registering ad libitum et infinitum.

The  only  things they mast not do are 
dispensing and  compounding,  which are 
not necessary  after  all—since their cus­
tomers  are  sufficient  to  themselves 
in 
that  regard,  having made spigot saving 
a science.  To  meet  this evident infrac­
tion of the  true 
intent  and meaning of 
the law,  armed  with such a weapon the 
attorney for the  people  may annoy,  bat 
cannot successfully  prevent  one  who is 
driving  a  coach  and  four  through  the 
statute.  He may  catch him up on some 
technical  point,  but  as  to  getting  six

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

men  to  agree as  to the meaning of  Sec­
tions 9 and  10, or become of one mind as 
to  the  actual  guilt of the party accused 
is  more  than  can  be  reasonably hoped 
for.

As  the  statute  now  reads it  is a nice 
trap to catch a careless druggist who can 
be punished  for plain violations thereof, 
because there is nothing ambiguous as to 
his  obligations  contained  in  the  text; 
and all that is needed is to  prove the act 
or omission complained of.  So  far  as I 
have  heard, those  arrested  hitherto  for 
violation of  the statute  have been drug­
gists  who suffered  from  their  own 
too 
liberal 
interpretation  of  its  meaning. 
Grocers,  not  having  been  interfered 
with,  continue  to  trample  on  the grass 
contrary to the  signs  displayed warning 
them  against  trespass,  until,  so  far as 
they are  concerned,  the  law  might  as 
well have been repealed.

Two  remedies  occur  to  me  by  which 
the present condition  may be  improved. 
One is to amend the law so as to prohibit 
all but registered druggists  from dealing 
in the  articles  mentioned  in Section 10, 
except in places where no such  druggist 
is  in  business. 
In that case  such drags 
might  be  sold, if  poisonous, in  original 
packages, labeled properly for the safety 
of  the  public—all  others  to  be  sold in 
bulk.  Second, the seller  should be com­
pelled to bear  the  responsibility that  is 
now imposed  on the  registered  druggist 
who handies the same goods.  As to pat­
ents, the drug  trade can get no adequate 
relief by legislation  from  cutters, either 
outside or  inside  their own ranks.  But 
since druggists  are by law set apart and 
loaded with a  responsibility  imposed on 
no other class of  legitimate dealers, they 
ought not to  be  left  in  the  condition  of 
poor Paddy,  who,  when  trying to seize a 
cobble  from  the  pavement to meet  the 
savage onset of a bull-terrier, complained 
that in this boasted free country the dogs 
were all let loose and the stones were all 
tied down.

Until  the  law  is  amended  so  as  to 
really and  practically  protect  the drug­
gist, it would be  hardly profitable to put 
it in force against transgressors,  who are 
more than  likely to  escape its  penalties 
by reason of the uncertainties  of its pro­
visions.  When passed it was considered 
the  best  attainable  at  that  time; since 
enough members  opposed it to prevent a 
bill  being  shaped  that  would  promote 
the  best  interests  of  the  profession  of 
pharmacy  and 
the  public  welfare. 
Meantime,  all  druggist  should  unite  in 
efforts through local and  State organiza­
tion  to  create  a  public  sentiment  that 
shall secnre in the  future a statute more 
adapted to promote the end desired.

S.  P.  W hitm a rsh.

A M odel  S avings B ank.

The  greatest  savings  bank  in  this 
country  is  the  Provident Institution of 
Boston. 
It was  started in 1816,  and has 
run until this time with,  to use the words 
of  its  president,  Henry  Lee,  “not  the 
loss of a dollar by dishonesty.”  “There 
is  a  tradition,” said Mr.  Lee,  “that the 
bank  was  founded  partly at the nrgent 
request  of  good  bishop,  afterward  Car­
dinal, Cheverus,  that  his  ‘people,’  as he 
called  them,  might  have  a place of de­
posit,  so  as  not  to  spend  or lose their 
little savings.  A few  years later, at the 
bishop’s  suggestion,  the plan of partial 
withholding  of  the bank’s earnings and 
the  declaration  of  surplus  dividends 
every five years  was  adopted.  This was 
to induce the same people to keep as well 
as  to  deposit  their  savings  in  bank.” 
The  institution  now has over 90,000 de­
positors and over $35,000,000 in deposits.

The  largest  deposit  which the manage­
ment is allowed to accept is $1,000.  The 
bank in the early  period paid 5 per cent 
interest,  but  the rate is now 4 per cent. 
The  surplus  dividends  every  five years 
are  no  longer  paid,  as  the  law  of the 
state now requires the  setting aside of a 
reserve  fund.

MEN  OF  MARK.

H.  M.  R eynolds,  F o u n d e r o f th e  Firm  o f 

H . M. R eynolds & Son.

Herbert  Morton Reynolds was born at 
Auburn,  N. Y., June 12,1836.  His father, 
Jehie 1M.,  was  a  native  of  Tompkins 
county,  N.  Y. 
In  1844  his  father and 
family moved to Erie, T>a.,  and from that 
place in 1850 to Adrian, Mich., returning 
to  Erie  three  years  later,  where  the 
father died.  At 16 years of age,  thrown 
on  his  own  resources,  with  only  such 
education  as  the common schools of the 
places  mentioned  afforded,  he  had not 
only  his own way  to  make,  but  had to 
provide  for  his  mother and two sisters, 
and  to  educate  the  latter. 
It is hardly 
necessary to say that this  filial duty was 
performed  faithfully  and  cheerfully. 
The  younger  sister  died  about  twenty 
years  ago,  and  the  elder is still living, 
unmarried,  at Genesseo, 111.  Herbert M. 
held a position in a wholesale drug estab­
lishment for some time,  when the family 
moved  to  Kingsville,  Ohio,  where  he 
entered  the  business  college the better 
to fit himself for a  business career.  On 
the completion  of his course he returned 
to Adrian  and  served an apprenticeship 
at  stonecutting.  Later  he  entered  the 
employ of a large lumbering firm at Louis­
ville,  Ky., 
then  learned  photography, 
which  he  followed in Western Pennsyl­
vania,  Cincinnati,  and  at Niles,  Mich., 
where  he  resided at the breaking out of 
the civil  war.  Mr.  Reynolds enlisted in 
the  Twelfth  Michigan Volunteer Infan­
try  and  was  made color sergeant.  His 
regiment  was assigned to Gen.  Prentiss’ 
Division of the Army of Tennessee under 
Gen.  Grant.  At 
the  battle  of  Shiloh, 
April  6,  1862, he was terribly wounded, 
and  lay  for  twenty-six hours upon  the 
battlefield.  He  was  taken,  “as good  as 
dead,”  to  the  enemy’s  headquarters  at 
Corinth,  his  wound  not  being  dressed 
until  six  days after the battle.  He was 
exchanged,  and  lay  for  many weeks in 
the hospital.  When sufficiently recover­
ed  to  travel,  he  returned to Niles,  but 
again enlisted, this time in the Nineteenth 
Michigan Infantry.  He was successively 
Commissary  Sergeant,  Second  Lieuten­
ant, and Post and Brigade Commissary at 
Guy’s Gap and McMinsville, Tenn.  Upon 
the  reorganization of the  army  for  the 
Atlanta campaign,  he was transferred  to 
the staff of Gen. Coburn as Aid-de-Camp, 
serving in that capacity from Chattanoo­
ga  to Atlanta.  He was ordered into the 
hospital  at  Louisville  on  account  of 
wounds  and a severe  injury through the 
fall  of his  horse.  He was mustered out 
of  the  service  at  the  close of the  war, 
and  once  more  returned  to Niles.  He 
was  in  different  pursuits  until  1868, 
when,  looking about  for a place wherein 
to settle in business  on his own account, 
he 
and 
it  is safe  to say  that  neither  Mr.  Rey­
nolds nor  the  city has had  the slightest 
reason to regret his  choice.  On locating 
here he determined to engage in the bus­
iness  of  roofing.  For twenty-five  years 
Mr.  Reynolds has followed that business, 
and has achieved a success of  which any 
man might  be proud. 
In  the beginning 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  “labored”

selected  Grand  Rapids, 

with  the  best  of  them,  but  hard work, 
economy and  close  attention to business 
have borne their  usual  fruit,  and to-day 
Mr.  Reynolds’ time is fully occupied in a 
general  oversight  of  his large and ever- 
increasing  business.  Fifteen  men  are 
employed,  among  whom are a number of 
experts. 
In  1890 Mr.  Reynolds  took his 
son,  Charles H.,  into the business,  since 
which time  the firm  name has  been  H. 
M.  Reynolds &  Son.  The  firm  are not 
only roofers,  but are jobbers of  ail kinds 
of roofing materials and building papers. 
“Charley”  has  charge  of  the  various 
gangs of  men while at work, and has the 
management of the roofing department of 
the  business.  The  business  office  is in 
charge of  John E.  Bowen,  who  is a hus­
tler, like  every  one  else connected with 
the business.  Mr. Reynolds was married 
in  1863 to  Anna  E.  Glenn,  daughter  of 
Thomas  T.  Glenn,  of  Niles,  one of  the 
pioneers  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 
He resides  in  a  handsome  residence on 
Ransom street,  where  he  enjoys  all  the 
comforts  of  an  ideal  business  man’s 
home.  His mother is  still living,  and is 
a member of  his  family.  Mr.  Reynolds 
has attained  his present  position in  the 
business world in the  usual way.  There 
is no royal road  to business  success any 
more  than  to  learning,  and  honesty, 
hard,  unremitting  work,  and  economy, 
are the prime factors in his success.

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

Kelt  County Savings Ml,

GRAND  RAPIDS  ,MICH.

J no.  A.  Covode.  Pres.

H enr y  I d em a, Vice-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  V e r d ie r ,  Cashier.

K. Yak H op, Ass’t C’s’r. 

Transacts a General Ranking Business. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

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

Deposits  Exceed  One  M illion  Dollars.
REEDER  BROS.  SHOE  CO.,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Boots  and  Shoes,

Felt Boots and Alaska  Socks.

State Agents for

188 &  160 Fulton St., Grand  Rapids,

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C o u g h   C u re.  P le a sa n t-S a fe -C e r ta in .  G ( t  a 
b o ttle  to d a y : 
you m ay need
you m ay need it 
t o n ig h t.  O ne I 
f A  t i n  dose  w ill pro’ 
prove
its value. S a v e  V X  I   \ J  U   1 ^   t h e   C h ild ren
W h o o p in g -Co u g h ,  Cr o u p  Co l d s,  Co u g h .,
Quickly yield  to  Its  use. 
K e e p  it a t  h a n d .  L arge 
b ottles25c.  A ll d ru ggists

Remedy

PRICE  TO  THE  TRADE:

S2 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, cat  from  40-pound  book, bear 
lng dealer’s card  neatly printed thereon.
Order PECK HAM’S CROUP  REMEDY  of 
your jobber, and send your  label  to  Feckliam  
Remedy  Co.,  Freeport, Mich.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

Wholesale Price  C u r r e n t.

Advanced—

Decllned-

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S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia,  “  P. A W.  2 20@2 45 
C.  Co....................  2 10@2 35
Moschus Canton........  ®  40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)..  ®  10
Os.  Sepia....................   20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co............................  ®2 00
Plcls Llq, N.-C., M gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......   @1  00
pints.........   ®  85
PU Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Plx Bnrgun................  @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14®  15
Pnlvls Ipecac et opll.. l  lo@l  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz......   @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae....................   8®  10
Quinta, 8. P. A W......   29®  34
8.  German....  20®  30
Ruble  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv. 
20®  22
Salacln.......................1  76@1  80
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
M.......................   10®  12
“  G.......................   @  15

“ 

Seldlltz  Mixture.........  @  20
Slnapls....................  © 
18
“  opt...............  ® 
30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes....................  @ 
35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
.  10®  11
Soda Boras, (po. 11). 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  27®  30
SodaCarb..............   1M@ 
2
5
Soda,  Bl-Carb.........  @ 
Soda, Ash...............  3M@ 
4
Soda, Sulphas.........  @ 
2
Spts. Ether Co ..:...  50® 
55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 25
“  Myrcia 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............ 2>4®  3
“  Roll..............  2  @ 2M
Tamarinds.............. 
8® 
10
Terebenth Venice...  28® 
30
Theobromae..............45  @  48
Vanilla.....................9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph............   7® 
8

OILS.

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

“ 

p a in t s. 

Llndseed,  boiled__   54 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained............... .  80 
Spirits Turpentine__  35 
b b l. 

15
57
85
40
lb .
Red Venetian..............1*  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ 1R  2@4
“ 
Ber........ix   2@3
Putty,  commercial....2M  2M®3
“  strictly  pare......2M  2X®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
66®70
Green,  Peninsular......   70®75
Lead,  red....................  ex@7
“  w hite................6X@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting;  Paris  Eng.
cliff.....................   .. 
140
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1 00@1  20
No. lTurp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................160@1  70
Coach Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__ 1  55®1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp......................... 
70@75

VARNISHES.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT  MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  %  Varnishes,

DEALERS  IN

S o le  A g e n t s   fo r  t h e   C e le b r a te d

SWISS  VILLA  PREPARED  PAINTS.

M   Line  of  H e   Drigists'  Simdries

W e a r e  S o le  P r o p r ie t o r s  o t

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e H a v e  i n  S to c k  a n d  O ffer a  F u l l  L in e  o f

WHISKIES,  BRANDIES,

GINS,  WINES,  RUMS,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Benzolcnm  German. .  65®  75
20
Boraclc 
...................
Carbollcnm..............
26®  35
Citrlcum...................
50®  52
Hydrochlor..............
3®  5
.  10®  12
Oxalicum................. .  10®  12
Phosphorlum  dll......
20
Sallcÿllcum.............. .1  30@1  70
Sulphurlcum............ ■ 
IX©  5
Tannlcum................. .1  40@1  60
Tartaric um................
30®  33
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg............
■  3X@  5
20  deg............
.  5H@  7
Carbonas  ................. .  12®  14
Chlorldum................ .  12®  14

“ 

Black...............-..........2 00@2 25
oruwu....................
..  45®  50
Red........................
Yellow.................... ..2 50@3 00

BACCAE.
Cubeae (po  40) — .  31®  40
..  8®  10
Juníperas..............
Xantnoxylum......... ..  25®  30

BALBAMUM.

Copaiba.................. ..  420  45
Peru..................  ...
01  80
Terabln, Canada  ... .  50©  60
Tolutan......................  35®  50

Cubebae........................   @ 
ExeehthltOS...................  2 50@2 75
Erlgeron......................... 2 00@2 10
Gaultherla......................9 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gosslpil,  Sem. gal......   70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................2 10@2 20
Junlperl.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Llmonis...........................2 40©2 60
Mentha Piper...................2 75@3 50
Mentha Verld................. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..................1  00@1 10
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Olive............................  90@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal..35)  10®  12
Riclnl............ . . .......   1  22@1  28
Rosmarlnl................. 
75@1 00
Rosae, ounce...................6 50@8 50
Sucdnl.........................  40® 45
Sabina.........................   90@1 00
Santal  ................ 
Sassafras...................
Slnapls, ess, ounce...
Tlglfi.........................
Thyme......................
opt................
Theobromas..............
PO TASSIUM .

3 50@7 00
® 65
@ 90
.  40® 50
@ 60
.  15® 20

“ 

 

Chlorate  (po  23025)

Potassa, Bitart, com..
Potass Nltras, opt__
Potass Nltras............

.  15® 18
.  13® 14
38® 42
.  12© 15
26
.  240
.  50® 55
.2  9G@3 00
.  27® 30
® 15
8® 10
. 
.  7® »
.  28® 30
.  15® 18

3 00

TINCTURES.

"  

* ...... . 

Aconltum Napellls R.........   60
..  “ 
80
Aloes.....................................   60
“ 
and myrrh...................  60
A rnica..................................   50
Asafcetlda............................  0
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.............................   60
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba.................................  50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Guatea.................................  50
ammon....................   60
“ 
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..................................   75
“  Colorless...................  75
Peni Chlorldum..............  35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................   50
Nux  Vomica.......................   50
Opll......................... 
85
"  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor.........................2 00
Anrantl Cortex....................   50
Quassia...............................  50
thatany..............................  50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian......................  
50
VeratrumVeride.................  50

 

 

 

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
.Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca Cerifera, po.............  20
Prunus Vlrginl....................  12
Qulllala,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ............................  12
trimus Po (Ground  15)........  15  Arum,  po

EXTRACTUM .
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra... 
“ 
po...........
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
“ 
lB..............
“  MB...........
“  MB.............

24® 25
33® 35
11® 12
13® 14
14® 15
16® 17
FERKU
© 15
Carbonate Preelp —
Citrate and Qulnla — @3 50
Citrate  Soluble........... @ 80
Ferrocyanldum Sol — @ 50
© 15
Solut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
.9©
@ 7
pure.............

“ 

Arnica.......................
Anthemis..................
......
Matricaria 

18® 20
30® 35
50® 65

FLORA.

FOLIA.

...........

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tln-

18® 50
nivelly.................... 25® 28
Alx. 35© 50
15® 25
8® 10

Salvia  officinalis,  Mb
and  Mb....................
...................
Ura Ural 

“ 

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SUMXI.

Acacia, 1st  picked —

“ 
•' 
“ 
“ 

“ ....
“ ....

2d 
®
3d 
®  25 
sifted sorts...
60®  80 
po.........  .....
50®  60 
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...
“  Cape, (po.  20)...
®  12 
Socotrl, (po.  60).
®
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
16)............................
®
Ammoniac.................  55®
Assafoetlda, (po. 35)..  30®
Bensolnum.................  50®
Camphor»...................  55®
Euphorblum  p o ........  35®  lo
Galbanum...................  ®2 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  75
Guaiacum, (po  35)....  @  30
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1  15
M astic.......................   @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  ®  40
Opll  (po  4  00)........... 2  75@2 80
SheUac  ......................  15®  42
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth................  40®1 00

“ 
hxrba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
y i r .........................  25
Rue...................................'..  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat...  ........  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

KASNKSIA.

“ 

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 3  50® 4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amy dal ae, 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
Caryophylll.
...........   80®  85
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodll................  ®1  60
Clnnamonll...............   90®1 00
Cltronella...................  ®  45
Conlum  Mac......... ,..  35®  65
Copaiba......................  80®  90

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Fosti

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German.

sonlbbi.. 

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

11 
ground,  (po.

Serpentaria.........
Slmllax, Officinalis,

Iris  plox (po. 35®38).
Maranta,  >48.

Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15). 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35) 
Ielle'
Hellebore,  Ala,  po.

ASther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  * F ..  32®  34
Alumen....................... 2)4® 3

Zingiber  ] .........
SEMI
Anlsum,  (po.  20) 
Aplum  (graveleons).. 
Bird, Is............

.  20® 25
.  22® 25
■  12® 15
@ 25
.  20® 40
8® 10
. 
.  16® 18
© 30
•  15® 20
.  15® 20
.2 20@2 30
.  35® 40
.  40® 45
@ 35
.  15® 18
.  75@1 00 
@1  75 
.  75@1  35
.  35® 38
@ 20
.  30® 32
.  65® 70
1  @ 40
@ 25
.  10® 12
@ 35
1)  ® 25
15® 20
18© 20
18® 20
® 15
15® 18
4®
6
10®
12
.1  00@1  25
10® 12
3M@4 
Cydonlum........ 
_
75®1  00
10® 
12
Cnenopodlum  .............  10®
Dlpterix Odorat 
.2 25®2
SO
Foenlcalum...
@ 15
Foenngreek,  po.........   6®  8
L lnl..............................4  ®  4M
Lint, grd,  (bbl. 3M)...  4  ® 4M
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
PharlarlsCanarian....  4M®  5
Rapa.............................  6®  7
Slnapls  Alba.............11  ®13
Nigra...........  11®  12

7).............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po..............  4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrin...................  ®1 40
Antliebrln..................  ®  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ®  60
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 20®2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)..............
®  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
po ............................
®1  00 
Capslcl  Fructus, af...
©  26 
®  28 
@  20 
r * : -
Caryophyllns, (po.  15)
10®  IS 
Carmine,  No. 40.........
®3 75
Cera Alba, S. A F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  88®  40
Cocona.......................   ®  40
Cassia Fruotus...........  ®  25
Centrarla....................  ®  10
Cetacenm...................  ®  40
Chloroform...............   60®  68
©1  25
Chloral Hyd C n t........1  35®1  60
Chondrns...................  20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  &  W  15®  20
German 3  ©  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ....................... 
60
Creasotum.................  ©  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
prep..................  
5®  5
preelp.............. 
9®  11
Bubra................  ©  8
SPIRITUS.
Crocus......................  40®  50
Frumentl, W.. D.  Co. .2 00®2 50
Cudbear......................  ©  24
D. F. R...... 1  75@2 00
CnprlSnlph...............   5 ©   6
Dextrine....................   10®  12
Junlperis  Co. O.T....1  65@2 00
Ether Sttlph................  70®  75
...........1  75@3 50
Emery,  all  numbers..  ©
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1 75®2 00
po...................  ©  6
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll........... 1  75@6 50
l)  75.........   70®  75
Vlnl Oporto..............................1 25@2-00
Flake
te..............  12®  15
Vlnl  Alba.................. 1  25@2 00
Galla
.................   ©  23
Gambler......................7  © 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 A 10.
Less.than box 66X
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  is
11  White................  13®  25
Glycerine...................14M©  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25®  56
Hydraag Chlor  Mite.. 
®  85 
“  Cor ....
®  80 
Ox Rubrum
®  90 
Ammontati  .
© 1  00 
45®  65
Unguentum.
Hydrargyrum............   ®  64
Icnthyobolla, Am..  ..1 25®1 50
Indigo.........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resnbl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................   @4 70
Lupulln......................  ©2 25
Lycopodium..............  65®  70
Macls.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................  ©  27
Liquor Potass Arsinltla  10®  12
Magnesia,  Snlph  (bbl
Mannla,18. F ..............  60©  68

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

Accacla...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
  50
Ferrl Iod.......................... 
Auranti Cortes....................   50
  50
Khei Arom...............  
 
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega.................................  50
Sdllae..................................   50
"  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................   50
Prunus  vlrg.........................  50

IX)............................ 2M© 4

1 25®1  50

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G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

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

 

 
XX  wood, white.

No. 1,6.............................   1 65
No. 2, 6............... 
  150
No. 1, 614..........................  1 35
No. 2,614  ........................   1 25
614....................................  1  00
6........................................  
95
Mill  No. 4.........................  100
FARINACEOUS GOOD8. 

Manilla, white.

Coin.

“

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs................... 
3J4
Barrels.................................800
Grits........................................ 3 50
Dried............................ 

Lima  Beans.

414

Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 

Domestic, 121b. box.... 
55
Imported.....................1014®.  14

Oatmeal.

Barrels 200 .......................   4 50
Half barrels 100 ...............   2  40

Pearl Barley.

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

K egs.................................  2I£
Green,  bu.............................  2 00
Split  per l b ..................2&@3
Barrels  180.................  ©4  50
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 40
German.............................   414
Bast India..........................   5
Cracked.............................. 

Wheat.

Sago.

6

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 50
Half  kegs.................................2 00
Quarter  kegs...........................1 15
1  lb  cans.............................   30
54 lb  cans............................  18
Kegs..........................................4 50
Half kegs.................................2 50
Quarter kegs.. *........................ 1 40
1 lb cans.............................   34
Kegs 
.............................11  00
Half  kegs  ..........................  5 75
Quarter kegs............................ 3 00
1  lb  cans...................  
60
HERBS.
Sage...................................... 15
Hops..................................... IS

Eagle Duck—Dupont's.

 

INDIGO.

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

JELLY .
17  lb. pails.................  ©  55
30  “ 
................  ©  85

55
50

“ 
LICORICE.

Pure.....................................   SO
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12

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

“ 

MATCHES.

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

MINCE  MEAT.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Halibut.

Herring.
“ 
“ 

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................
Pollock..........................  
Whole, Grand  Bank....  
Boneless,  bricks.............. 7@S
Boneless, strips................7©9

314
514

Smoked...................... 1014@11

“ 

£5 

Holland, white hoops keg 
bbl
Norwegian.......................
Round, 14 bbl 100 lbs........  2 85
.........    1 45
Scaled............................... 
18

“  M  “  40  “ 
Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs.......................12 PO
No. 1, 40 lbs........................  5 05
No. 1,  10 lbs........................  1 35
Family, 90 lbs.......................8 25
95
Russian,  kegs....................   65

10  lb s.................  

Sardines.

“ 

Trout.

No. 1,14 bbls., lOOlbs...........6 75
No. 1 % bbl, 40  lbs..............3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   85
No. 1,8 lb  kits....................  70

Whltefish.

No. 1

Family 
% bbls, 100 lbs...........87 50 83 75
14  “  40  “ 
......  3 25  1 75
101b.  kits...................  90  58
8 lb.  “ 
...................  75  50
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

 

Bonders’.

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

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon  .......................    81  75
Half  gallon.......................   1 40
Q uart...............................  
70
P int.................................. 
45
Half  p in t...... ................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon........................  4 7b
O part........... .....................   3 75
Pint..........................
2 25

Sngar house......................  14
Ordinary.........................

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cnba Baking.
Porto Rico.

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

New Orleans.

Fair.................................
Good...............................
Extra good......................
Choice............................
Fancy..............................

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

16

20
30

18
°2
27
82
40

AXLE GREASE.

doz  gross
Aurora......................  55  600
Castor Oil.................   75  9 CO
Diamond...................  50  5 50
Frazer’s....................   80  9 00
Mica  ........................  75  8 00
Paragon 
.................   55  600

“  2  “ 

BAKING  POWDER. 
Acme.
54 lb. cans, 3 doz................ 
45
“ ...............  85
2 
541b.  “ 
1  “  .................  1 60
1 lb.  “ 
Bulk....................................  10
Arctic.
)4 lb cans 6 doz case........... 
55
1  10
 
4 doz  “   
54 B>  “ 
2 doz  “   
I  B>  “ 
2 00
5  lb  “ 
 
1 doz  “   
9 00
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case.
16 *’ 
“
Red Star, 14 1b  cans.......
“ 
........
“ 
........
Telfer’s,  14 lb. cans, doz
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

. .2 00
40
75
¡4 »>  “ 
1  40
lib   “ 
45
85
14 lb.  “
.  1  50
1 lb.  “
45
lb cans...
it lb cans__
1 lb cans  — .  1  50
Dr. Price’s.
per doz 
Dime cans..  95
4-OZ 
6-oz 
8-oz 
12 oz 
16-oz 
2Ji-lb
4- 
5- 
10-lb

P9MHCC&
CREAM
gAKlNfl
POWDER
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.  2 60 
..3   90 
.  5 00 
12 00 
18 25 
lb
22 75 
lb 
41  80

Our Leader, 

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BLUING.

Arctic, 4 oz  ovals.........
“  pints,  round  .... 
“  No. 2, sifting box 
“  No. 3, 
“  No. 5, 
“ 
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Mexican Liquid, 4 oz... 
8 oz......
“ 
BROOMS,
■40. 2 Hurl......................
No. 1  “ 
.....................
No. 2 Carpet..................
No. 1 
“ 
...................
Parlor Gem....................
Common Whisk............
Fancy 
............
“ 
Warehouse....................
BRUSHES.

BATH  BRICK. 
2 dozen in case.
...  90
English......................
Bristol............................. ...  80
...  70
Domestic.......................
Gross
..3  6)
..  7 00
..  9 00
..  2 75 
..  4 00
..  8 00
1 oz ball  .............. ..  4 50
..  3 60
..  6  80
..  1  75
..  2 00
..  2 25
..  2 50
..  2 75
90
..  1  15
..  3 25
..  1  25
’ M  10.................... ..  1  50
“  15..................
..  I  75
..  65
Rice Root Scrub, 2  rcw.
..  1  25
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row.
Palmetto, goose...  ......
..  1  50
Oval—250 in crate
No.  1.............................
No.  2.............................
No.  3.............................
No.  5.............................
CANDLES.
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.......
Star,  40 
.........
Paraffine  .....................
Wicking 
.....................

BUTTER  PLATES.
60
. 
...  70
80
...1   00

..  10
..  9
..  10
..  24

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CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

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2 lb................
Lobsters.

Little Neck,  1 lb...........
“  2  lb...........
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

...1   20
...1  90
Standard, 8 lb................. ...2 25
Standard,  1 lb............... ...1   00
...1  85
Star,  1  lb....................... .. .2 50
“  2  lb....................... ...8  50
Picnic, lib ......................
21b...................... . . . 2  00
“ 
...2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb................. ...1  25
2  lb............... ...2  10
Mustard,  21b................. ...2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b........ .. .2 25
Soused, 2 lb...................
.2 25
Columbia River, flat__ ...1  90
tails__ ...1  75
Alaska, Red.................... ...1 45
pink..................
...1 25
Kinney’s,  flats..............
...1  95
Sardines.
American  54s................. @ 5
As................. 654© 7
Imported  541...................
.10©U 
• 15©16
54«...................
Mustard %a.................... .  ©8
Boneless.........................
21
Brook,3  lb..................... ...2  50

Salmon.
“ 

Trout.

“ 
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“ 

Fruits.
Apples.

Gages.

85 
3 00

3 lb. standard............
York State, gallons__
Hamburgh,  *•
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
Santa  Cruz.................
Lusk's.........................
Overland..................
Blackberries.
B. A  W.......................
95
Cherries.
Red.......... .................  1  10@l 20
1 75
Pitted Hamburgh  . . . .  
W hite......................... 
1  50
Brie...........................  
1  20
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
1  10
Erie............................ 
California................... 
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common....................
1  25 
Peaches.
1  25
Pie............................
Maxwell....................
1  65
Shepard’s ..................
California..................
2 20 
1  65
...............
Monitor 
Oxford.......................
Pears.
Domestic....................
R iverside.......................
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1 30
Johnson’s  sliced
2 50 
crated........
2 75 
@2 50 
Booth’s sliced............
©2 75
grated...........
quinces.
Common....................
1  10
Raspberries.
Red.............................
1  30 
1  50 
Black  Hamburg.........
Erie, black 
.  .  .
1  30
Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
Hamburgh.................
Erie...........................
Terrapin.......................
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............
1  00
Corned  beef  Libby’s...........1 85
Roast beef  Armour’s ........  1  75
Potted  ham, 54 lb............... 1  30
\  lb.................  80
tongue, 54 lb..............135
Si lb-------  85
chicken, 54 lb..........  
95

“ 
Vegetables.

Meats.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

Beans.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Com.

Hamburgh  stringiess........... 1 25
French style........2 25
Limas  .................1  35
Lima, green..........................l 40
soaked.......................   75
Lewis Boston Baked............ 1 35
Bay State  Baked.................. 1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1 35
Picnic Baked.........................1 00
Hamburgh.......................   1  40
Livingston  Eden.................l 20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew.......................... 1 50
Morning Glory.................
Soaked .............................
75 
Hamburgh  marrofat........
.1  35
early Jane —
Champion Eng
petit  pols.........
fancy  sifted..
Soaked.............................
Harris standard...............
VanCamp’s  marrofat......
early June... 
Archer’s  Early Blossom..
French............   ........ 
..
Mushrooms.
French.............................. 17©22
Pumpkin.
Erie.....................................   95
Squash.
Hubbard...............................1 25
Succotash.
Hamburg...............................1 40
Soaked........................ 
85
Honey  Dew...........................1 50
E rie..................................... 1
Hancock.............................
Excelsior  ............................
Eclipse............................... .
Hamburg............... ......
.....................
Gallon  . 
CHOCOLATE 
Baker’s.

Tomatoes.

German Sweet...........
Premium.......................
Breakfast  Cocoa..........
CHEESE.
Amboy.......................
&9%
©9
Acme..........................
Lenawee............ .......
9
Riverside...................
@9
Gold  Medal  ..............
@ m
Skim..........................
m  7 
Brick..........................
11
Edam  ........................
1  00 
Leiden.......................
23 
Llmburger.................
©10 ©25
Pineapple
Roquefort................   ©35

.3 15

 

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

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles...........2 75
............ 4 50
Pint 
Quart 1 doz bottles 
...  3 50
Half pint, per  doz.............1  35
Pint, 25 bottles................... 4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................. 3 75
5 gross boxes.................40@45
351b  bags.............. 
...  ©3
Less quantity...............   ©3J4
Pound  packages...........6It©7

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

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

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

“ 

Package.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX..  23 30
Bunola  ............................  22 So
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case—   23 45 
Valley City 54 gross..........  
75
. 
Felix 
I  15
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1  50
“ 
....  2 50

Extract.

tin 
CHICORT.

Bulk..............................  
Red......................................7
Cotton,  40 ft____  per doz.  1  25
140
1  £0
175
1  SO
50
100

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
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“ 
*• 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
•• 
Jute 
“ 
CONDENSED  MILK.

50 f t .......... 
60ft.......... 
70 f t.......... 
60 ft..........  
60 ft.......... 
72 ft-........  
4 doz. In case.

“ 

5

%

N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk C'o’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle.............   7 40
Crown..............-................. 6
Daisy...................................  5 75
Champion...........................   4 50
Magnolia 
...........................4  25
Dime....................................3 35

COUPON  BOOKS.

“Tradesman.’

8 1, per hundred........... ...  2 00
........... ...  2 50
* 2,  “ 
........... ...  3 0U
8 3,  “ 
8 5,  “ 
........... ...  8 00
810,  “ 
........... ..  4  0U
820,  “ 
...........
. .  5 00
8  1, per hundred........... ...  2 50
.........
8 2,  “ 
.  3 00
............
8 3,  “ 
..  3 50
* 5,  “ 
........... ...  4 00
810,  “ 
........... ...  5 00
820,  “ 
........... ...  6 00

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“ 
“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“Universal.’

“ 
" 
“ 
“ 
“ 

8 1, per hundred..............  S3 00
8 2, 
................3  50
S3, 
................4  00
8 5, 
...............   5 00
.................6  00
810, 
820. 
............  7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over...............5 per cent.
500  “ 
1000  ■■ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.
1 Can  be  made to represent'any 
denomination  from 810  down. |
20 books.......................   8  1  00
2 00
50  “ 
3 00
100  “ 
250  “ 
6 25
500  “ 
10 00
17 50
1000  “ 

............ 20 

10 
“

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

CREDIT  CHECKS.

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“ 

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

“ 
“ 

 

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......6ft
Family  XXX.....................   6
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6%
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........6S4
Kenosha 
.  ......................  7%
Boston..................................  8
Butter  biscuit......................654

Soda.

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

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure......................  &)
Telfer’s Absolute..............  31
Grocers’............................ 15©25

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50’lb. boxes 
California In  bags........
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes......................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.......................
25 lb. boxes.....................
Peeled, In  boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
In bags........
California In bags......
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes..................
...................
25  “ 
Prunelles
301b.  boxes...................
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

Loose Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crown.............................   1  45
.............................   1 65
3 
2  crown...................... 
  514
3 

“ 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
“ 
....................... .  ...  6

 

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Patras,  In barrels............ 
4
In  54-bbls..............  4J4
In less quantity__ 
414
Peel.
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
“ 
25 
Lemon 
“ 10
25  “ 
“ 
Orange 
11
Raisins.
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes. 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “
California,  100-120..............10

“ 
© 8
..  814© 9

Prunes.
90x100 25 lb. bxs. 1114
..1214
80x90 
70x80 
13J4
60x70 
.14
7%

“ 
“ 
“ 
Turkey......................... 
Silver..........................
Sultana.................   ...........
French, 60-70.......................13
70-80.......................12
80-90.......................11
90-10'......................10
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,614..........................  81  75
No. 2,614..........................   160

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“ 
“ 
“ 

•* 
“ 
“ 

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

doz
2oz  __8  75
4  oz..1  50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
I 2 oz......81  2u
I 4 OZ......2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2  oz...81  50
4oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2oz.......81  75
4  oz.... 3 50

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count...
©5 00
Half bbls, 600  count.. @3 00

Small.
Barrels, 2,400  count.
Half bbls, 1,200 count
P IP E 8.

6 00
3 50

Clay, No.  216................. ....1  75
“  T. D. full count__ ...  75
Cob, No. 3....................... ...1 25

POTASH.

48 cans In case.
Babbitt’s ........................
4 00
Penna Salt  Co.’s ........... ..  3 25

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina bead............... .  ..  6
“  No. 1................ ......454
"  No. 2.....................  4
Broken.............. ............ ...  3

Imported.

Japan, No. 1..................
No. 2.................. ......5*4
......514
Java....................................  5
Patna..................................   5

2 00
2 50

Jennings’ D  C.
Lemon. VanUla
120
2 oz folding box...  75 
4 oz 
...1  40 
2 00
6 oz 
.. .2 00 
3 00
3 oz taper............1 35 
4 oz taper............14,50 

“ 
“ 

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

4 7

“ 

“ 
“ 

shoulders...........  @  8H
Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
liv e r............   @7
Frankfort  ....  @  8H
Mutton  ......................7  @ 7H
Veal............................ 7  @8
FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whltefish 
.................  @8
T ro u t.........................  @ 8
Halibut.......................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__  @ 5
Bluefish......................  @10
Fresh lobster, per lb __ 
20
Cod.............................  
11
No. 1 Pickerel............   @8
Pike............................  @8
Smoked White...........  @8
Red  Snappers.............. 
12
Columbia River  Salmon 
20
Mackerel.......................  
25
otstxbs—Cans. 

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

SHELL  GOODS.

Oysters, per  100........1  5G@1  75
Clams. 
.1  00@1  25

“

Scallops. 
2 CO 
Shrimps
1  50
PA PER A WOODEN WARE

it 

“ 

(t  £

TWINES.

Rag sugar  .....................
...2K
Hardware.........................
Bakers............................. ■ ■■ 2%
Dry  Goods.................. 5 @6
Jute Manilla...............
@6H
Red  Express  No. 1.........
..  5K
No.2.........
...4H
48 Cotton.......................... .  £0
Cotton, No. 1.................... ..17
..15
Sea  Island, assorted........ .  30
No. 5 Hemp......................
No. 6  “ ............................. . .15
Tubs, No. 1....................... .  7  00
11  No. 2....................... .  6  00
“  No.3....................... .  5  00
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
1  35
“  No.l.  three-ho’op...
1  60
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes...
40
Bowls, 11 inch..................
80
...................
1  00

WOODENWARE.

13  “ 

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1  60
“ 
15  “  ......  
“  17  “ 
....................... 2 25
2 75
“ 
19  “ 
21  “ 
3 00
Baskets, market.................   35
shipping  bushel..  1  25 
..  1  35
full  hoop  “ 
6 25
“  No.2 
“ 
No.3 8 50
“ 
No.l 3 50
“  No.2 
-No.3 
“ 

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

INDURATED WARE.

Pails..................................  3  15
Tubs,  No.  1........................ 13 50
Tubs, No. 2......................... 12 00
Tubs, No. 3......................... 10 50

7 50

4 25
5 Of

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as  follows:

LIVE,

DRESSED.
Fowl..........................
Turkeys......................
Ducks  .......................
Live broilers l*lbs. to 2 lbs.
Live broilers less than  1-1H 
Spring  Chickens.........15  @16
Fowls........................... 8  @9
Turkeys........................8  @9
Spring Ducks............. 12  @11

each, per  doz.........
lbs.  each . per doz...

Boot Beer  Extract.
“ 

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

SPICES.

Wbole Sifted.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice............................... 10
Cassia, China In mats........  7
Batavia in bund__ 15
Saigon In rolls........32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................12
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
“  No.  1....................... 70
“  No.  2.......................60
Pepper, Singapore, black__10
" 
“  white...  .20
shot.........................16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice................................15
Cassia,  Batavia...................18
and  Saigon .25
“ 
Saigon....................35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“ 
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African...................16
”•  Cochin..................  20
Jam aica................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia.....................7b
Mustard,  Bng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................75
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 16
“  white...... 24
Cayenne................20
Sage......................................20
fcs  Ks
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jam aica......   84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage.............................  84
Kegs...................................   1H
Granulated,  boxes..............  1%
Anise.........................  @1254
Canary, Smyrna......... 
Caraway....................  
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Russian.........  
Mixed  B ird ..............  
Mustard,  white.........  
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
Cuttle  b o n e.............. 
STARCH.

“ 
“ 
•‘Absolute” In Packages.

6
10
90
4H
5H
10
9
6
90

SAL  SODA.

SEEDS.

Thompson & Chute Brands.
Silver................................ 380
Mono................................ 3 35
Savon Improved...............   2 50
Sunflower.........................305
Golden  ............................. 325
Economical  ......................2 25
Scouring.  *
Sapollo,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  38 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any town where 
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............................ 36 36
Powdered................................ 6 *3
Granulated..............................5 73
Extra Fine Granulated__5  86
Cubes....................................   6 11
XXXX  Powdered..................   5 54
Confec. Standard  A........... 5 67
No. 1  Columbia A..............  5 61
No. 5 Empire  A ......................5 48
No.  6  .................................. 5 42
No.  7.................................... 5  30
No.  8........................................ 5 23
No.  9....................................5  17
No.  10................................   5  11
No.  11................................   5 05
No.  12...............................  5 05
No.  13................................   4 80
No 14................................  4 42

Smoking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried...........................17
Golden  Shower....................19
Huntress  ........................... 26
Meerschaum....................... 29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork  ............................ 30@32
German............................... 15
F rog....................................38
Java, %s foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut  ............................ 28
W arpath.............................. 15
Honey  Dew......................... 30
Gold  Block......................... 26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................41

Scotten’s Brands.

Brands.

Leidersdorf s Brands.

Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle  Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................32

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels.................................2i
Half bbls..............................23
F air.....................................   19
Good...... .............................  25
Choice  ................................   30

Pure Cane.

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

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

81 for barrel.

8
8

9
8H
8H

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

 

 

Mess,  .  .........  
19 06
Short c u t.................................................. 
20 00
Extra clear pig, short cut..............................21  50
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................. 21  00
Boston clear, short cut................................  21  50
Clear back, short cut..................................... 21  50
Standard clear, short cut. best.....  .........  
22 00

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................   9
Frankfort Sausage  ..........................................8H
Blood Sausage.................................................   7
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna, thick................................ 
Headcheese.  ..................................................   7
Kettle  Rendered.................  
ll
Granger...........................................................103£
Family..............................................................8
Compound......................................................  7H
50 lb. Tins, * c advance.
20 lb. pails, He 
“  * c 
101b. 
51b. 
“  %c 
3 lb. 
" 
l c  

LARD.

“
“
“
“

 

 

 

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................8 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  8 50
Boneless, rump butts..........................................14 00
Hams, average 20 lbs....................................... 13
16 lbs......................................13V
12 to 14 lbs................................I3K
picnic....................................................11
best boneless......................................   13H
Shoulders........................................................ 10*
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................14
Dried beef, ham prices....................................10H
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium...........................................

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

„ 

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

STICK  CANDT.
Cases

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

8H
. ..  8H
MIXED GANDY.

Bbls. Palls.
6H
7H
6H
7H
6H
7H
8H

Bbls.

Palls.

“

“ 

“ 
fancy—In bulk

Standard...................................... 6 
7
7
Leader.......................................... 6 
7H
Royal............................................6H 
8
Nobby...........................................7 
English  Rock.............................. 7 
8
8
Conserves.................................... 7 
Broken Taffy....................baskets 
8
Peanut Squares................. 
9
8 
French Creams.............................  
10
Valley  Creams.............................  
13
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.....................................  8
Modern, 30 lb. 
......................................   8
Palls.
Lozenges, plain............................................   10
printed.........................................   11
Chocolate Drops.............................................. 11H
Chocolate Monumental«...............................  13
¡Gum Drops................................... ................   5H
1 Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops....................................................   8H
Imperials.......................................................   10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................ :.55
Sour Drops......   ..............................................55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops......................................... — 40@50
Licorice Drops.............................................. 1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................60
printed........................................... 65
Imperials..........................................................60
Mottoes............................................................ 70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar...................................................55
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

“ 

Plain Creams................................... 
80@90
Decorated Creams....................................... 1  00
String  Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds............................................1  00
Wlntergreen  Berries.......................................60
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
 
No. 1, 
61
No. 2, 
 
28
No. 3, 
.........................
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...................................
Small..................................................... 3  50@1  75
Medium................................................2 00@2 50
Large.....................................................

BANANAS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 
2 
3 

 
 

ORANGES.

LEMONS.

California Riverside Seedlings............3 00@3 50

6

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

Messina, choice  360............................. 
5 00
fancy, 360..............................  
@5 50
choice 300..............................  @5 00
fancy 300  .............................. 
5  50
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b..........................   @12H
“  10»..........................  @12H
“  14»..........................  @14
“  20» ..........................  @15

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

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

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

“ 
“ 
“ 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
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FRUIT  JABS.

P ints............................................................ »6 50
Quarts..........................................................   7 00
Half Gallons................................................  9 no
Caps..............................................................  3 CO
Rubbers.......................................................  
50
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No.l  “  ................................ .......................   50
No.2  “  ................................................ 
....  75
Tubular..........................................................   75

LAMP  BURNERS.

lamp  chimneys.  Per box.

6 dos. In box.

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“   

“   
“   

Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun....................................................... 1  go
No. 1  “  .........................................................190
No.2  “  .........................................................2 90
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................2  25
No. 1  “ 
2 40
No.2  “ 
3 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................................2  60
No. 1  “ 
2 80
No. 2  “ 
3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled.................... 8 70
.................... 4 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........................1
No. 2  “ 
....................... 1 50
No. 1 crimp, per doz.......................................1  35
No. 2  “ 
........................................1 60
No. 0, per  gross..............................................  23
................................................  28
No. 1, 
No.2, 
................................................  38
................................................  75
No. 3, 
Mammoth, per doz..........................................  75
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
“ 
“  H gal. per doz......................  60
Jugs, H gal., per doz....................................  70
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
Milk Pans, H gal., per dos..........................   60
“ 
.........................  72

1  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

LAMP WICKS.

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

1  “ 

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“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

OILS.

The  Standard Oil Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  In barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
Eocene......................... 
8I4
Water White, old test.  @ 7%
XXX  W.  W.  Mich.
Headlight................ 
Naptha.......................  @  6H
Stove Gasoline...........  @ 7*»
Cylinder....................27  @36
E ngine..................... 13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test__  @  8H

7

HIDES.

HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

lows:
Green............................  2@3
Part Cured.................  @ 3&
.................   @ 3H
Full 
Dry...............................  5 @  5
1 00
Kips, green  ...............   2  @3
“  cured.................  © 4
Calfskins,  green.........   4 @ 5
cured...........5 @  6
Deacon skins................10 @25

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides K off.
PELTS.

Shearlings....................10 @  20
Lambs 
...................... 15  @  25

W ashed......................12 @18
Unwashed.................... 8 @14

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow........................   3 @  3?i
Grease butter  ............  1 @2
Switches....................   1K@ 2
Ginseng..................... 2 00@2 50

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS

WHEAT.

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

62 
62

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

FLOUR.

Straight, in sacks.............  3 60
“ barrels...........  3 85
“ 
Patent 
“ sacks.............  4 60
“ barrels...........  4 80
“ 
Graham  “ sacks............  1  70
Rye 
“ 
1  90
m il l s t u f f s. Less

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Car lots 
Bran...........
.. 613 50
Screenings. ..  13 00
Middlings.. ..  14 50
Mixed Feed ..  18 00
Coarse meal .  17 50

quantity 
813 50
13 00
14 50
18 50
18 00

CORN.

........45
Car  lots__
Less than  car  lots__ ........43

OATS.

Car  lots  ...
........35
Less than car lots...... ........38

No. 1 Timothy, car lots__13  00
No. 1 
ton lo ts ...... 14  00

“ 

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Beef, carcass..............6  @ 7H
'  hindquarters...  7H@  SH
fore 
1 
...  4K@ 5 H
loins,  No.  3... 10  @11
‘ 
ribs.................  8  @ 9
1 
• 
rounds............   7  @ 7H
Bologna.....................   @6
Pork loins...............  @10*

 

 

 

 
 

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Corn.

TEAS.

SALT.

SODA.

SUN CUBED.

SNUFF.

YEAST.

japan—Regular.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per g a l................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75 
Magic,...................................... 1 00
Warner’s  ................... 
Yeast Foam  ........................1  00
Diamond.............................   75
Royal..................................  90

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

20-lb  boxes..........................   6
53£
40-lb 
1-lb packages.......................  5H
3-lb 
6H
Mb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4K
Barrels................................   5%
Scotch, In  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in Jars................35
French Rappee, In Jars...... 43
Boxes....................................5H
Kegs, English....................... 4X
100 3-lb. sacks.....................12 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb. sacks...................  1  85 [
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases......................  1  50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags..  32
281b.
16  18

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

F air...............................  @17
Good..............................  @20
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest... i .................32  @34
Dust............................ 10  @12
2  00
F air...............................  @17
Good..............................  @20
2  25
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12
F air............................. 18  @20
Choice............................  @25
Choicest.........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fall...........25  @35
Extra fine to finest___50  @65
75 Choicest fancy.........
75 @85
@26
OOLONG.
.23 @30
27 Common to fair........
IMPERIAL.
Commonto fair........ 23 @26
70 Superior to fine......... 30 @35
70
Common to fair......... 18 @26
Superior to  fine........ 30 @40
Packed 60 lbs. In box.
Church’s ........................... 5H F air.......................... .18 @22
5* Choice....................... 24 @28
DeLand’s ..........................
Dwight’s............................ 5H Best.......................... .40 @50
5
Taylor’s.............................

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

56 )b. dairy In linen  sacks. 

56 lu.  Backs............................

Ashton.
Higgins.

SALERATUS.

drill 
Warsaw.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

Common Fine.

Solar Rock.

BASKET  FIRED.

YOUNG HYBON.

GUNPOWDER.

“ 

“ 

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb........... 3  40
Good Cheer, 601 lb...................3 90
White Borax, 100  5£-lb............ 3 95
Concord...............................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.......................6 75
6  oz...........................4 00
Lenox...............................  3 65
Mottled German................. 3  15
Town Talk.......................... 3 25
Single box...........................3 95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd. .$4 00 
plain...  2 94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................4  75
Brown, 60 bars.................... 2 85
80  b a rs...................3 50

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

Acme...................................4 00
Cotton Oil............................ 6 00
Marseilles............................3  95
M after.................................4 35

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TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

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

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Plug.

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

41
29
41
26
38
34
40
32

18

T H E   MICHIGAJSr  TRADESMAN,

The Fight Against Old Age.

Extreme longevity ought to be  desired 
by  none.  Why  should  any  intelligent 
and emotional human being desire to out­
live  his  friends  and companions?  The 
young  and  vigorous  can  have  little or 
nothing  in  common  with  the  aged and 
decrepit,  and  it  is only when there  are 
strong ties of blood relationship between 
them  that  there  should  be expected to 
subsist  anv  mutual  interest  and  sym­
pathetic  affection.  To  outlive our gen­
eration is to be alone in a world of stran­
gers,  and  that could bring but little sat­
isfaction  to  any  unless  it  might  be to 
some  wretch  who  is desperately afraid 
to die.

To  survive  as  “a  lean  and slippered 
pantaloon,” a subject of care and trouble, 
or  an  object  of  pity and contempt,  is a 
lot  so undesirable  that  the  prospect of 
having  life  prolonged to  a century  and 
more, unless such  a consummation were 
possible  for our friends and companions 
also,  would present  but few attractions. 
From  the earliest  times the human race 
has  cherished a notion of immortality,  a 
state  of  being  in which man,  instead of 
growing  old  and  falling  into  decay, 
would preserve all his  faculties at  their 
highest development  and live  forever,  a 
model  of  goodness,  youth  and  beauty. 
This is the idea of the immortality which 
is to be sought in the celestial world,  but 
there  have  not  been  wanting men who 
cherished hopes of  accomplishing such a 
consummation in this world.  The magi­
cians  and  magians  of  the very  earliest 
ages  held  to  the  possibility  of such an 
achievement, and the alchemists and her­
metic  philosophers  of  the Middle Ages 
sought diligently  for  the  philosopher’s 
stone  which  was  to  accomplish  terres­
trial  immortality.

Since,  according  to  holy  writ, 

the 
term  of  human  life  was in  general al­
lotted at three-score  and ten,  it has been 
but  rarely  that  those  limits  have been 
considerably  surpassed. 
It  is  very un­
common  for  men  to  live to or  over 100 
years.  Nevertheless,  it  is  claimed  by 
naturalists  that  man  has a right to ex­
pect a century of life if he shall conform 
himself to such a course  of conduct as is 
prescribed  by  the laws of life.  Within 
a  few  years  several  prominent  physi­
cians, 
like  Drs.  Brown-Sequard  and 
Hammond, claim to have found means to 
restore  the  strength  and  action  of the 
brain and the reproductive powers by in­
jecting  into the  human  body macerated 
preparations of the organs which it is de­
sired 
to  revivify and re-enforce.  Now 
comes  a  writer  in  the June issue of the 
North  American  Review  who sets forth 
a method of prolonging life to 200 years. 
Life commences with  a cell of jelly. 
It 
ends  when  the  organism  so  started  is 
finally converted into stone or earth.

Anatomical experiment  and investiga­
tion show that the chief characteristics of 
old age are deposits of earthy matter of a 
gelatinous and  fibrinous character in  the 
human  system.  Carbonate  and  phos­
phate of  lime, mixed  with other salts of 
a calcareous  nature,  have  been found to 
furnish the greater  part of  these  earthy 
deposits.  As  observation  shows,  man 
begins in a gelatinous condition; he ends 
in an  osseous  or  bony  one—soft  in in­
fancy,  hard  in  old  age.  By  gradual 
change in the long  space of years the os­
sification  comes  on;  but,  after  middle 
life is  passed  a  more  marked  develop­
ment  of 
takes 
place.  Of  course,  these earthy deposits,

the  ossific  character 

which affect all the  physical organs,  nat­
urally  interfere  with  their  functions. 
Partial ossification of  the heart produces 
the  imperfect  circulation  of  the  blood, 
which  affects  the  aged.  When  the ar­
teries are clogged with calcareous matter 
there  is  interference  with  the  circula­
tion  upon  which  nutrition  depends. 
Without  nutrition  there is  no  repair of 
the  body.

How to get rid of this  excess of earthy 
matter  which  clogs  and  blockades  the 
system,  and  at the same  time to nourish 
the body, is  the  problem.  Mr.  De Lacy 
Evans,  who made  careful  researches in 
these  regions  of  science, comes  to  the 
conclusion  that fruits,  fish  and poultry, 
and young mutton and  veal, contain less 
of  the earthy salts  than other articles of 
food,  and  are,  therefore, best  for people 
entering the vale of years.  Beef and old 
mutton  usually  are  overcharged  with 
salts and  should be avoided. 
If one de­
sires to  prolong  life, therefore,  it seems 
that moderate  eating and a diet contain­
ing a  minimum  amount  of  earthy  par­
ticles is  most suitable to  retard old  age 
by preserving the system from functional 
blockades.  Excessive  action  of  atmos­
pheric  oxygen  must  be  counteracted. 
Ossific  matter  deposited  in  the  body 
must be  dissolved as  far  as practicable. 
To produce  this  desired  effect  distilled 
water  and diluted  phosphoric  acid are, 
perhaps,  the  most  efficacious  and 
the 
least  harmless.  Their  combined  chem­
ical action  retards old  age.  Bain water 
is free from mineral  matter.

The powerful solvent properties of dis­
tilled water are well known.  As carbon­
ate of lime exists  in  nearly all drinking 
water, the careful distillation  eliminates 
this  harmful  element.  As  a  beverage, 
distilled water  is  rapidly  absorbed  into 
the  blood;  it  keeps  soluble  those  salts 
already in the blood  and facilitates their 
excretion, thus  preventing  their  undue 
deposit.  The daily use of distilled water 
is, after middle life,  it is claimed,  one of 
the most  important means of preventing 
secretions  and 
the  derangement  of 
health.  As  to  the  diluted  phosphoric 
acid,  it is  claimed  to be one of the most 
powerful influences known to science for 
shielding the human system from the in­
conveniences of old age.  Daily use of it, 
mixed  with  distilled  water,  it  is  said, 
helps to retard the approach  of  senility. 
By its affinity for  oxygen,  the  fibrinous 
and  gelatinous  deposits  previously 
alluded  to are  checked,  and  their expul­
sion from  the  system  hastened.  Waste 
of the tissues is  believed  to  be prevent­
able also by the use  of  hypophosphites.
Thus briefly has been given a synopsis 
of the theory for prolonging life. 
In or­
der to place it  in the light of  a  formula 
the  following  is  given. 
It  is  not  en­
dorsed or recommended,  but  simply pre­
sented as received,  with  the remark that 
it is most unwise for people to “monkey” 
with their health. 
If  they have need of 
aid,  let them consult the best  of  profes­
sional counsel to be had.  But this is the 
formula:  “The  most  rational modes  of 
keeping physical  decay or  deterioration 
at bay,  and thus  retarding  the approach 
of old age,  are avoiding all foods  rich in 
the earth  salts,  using  much  fruit, espe­
cially  juicy,  uncooked  apples,  and  by 
taking daily two  or three tumblerfuls of 
distilled water with  about  ten or fifteen 
drops of  diluted phosphoric acid in each 
glassful.” 

F r a n k   S t o w e l l .

The people  who  need  your  prayers 

most are those you don’t like.

Ik Pages

—OF—

H isto ry

Tell  us that in the beginning of all 
things  there was  nothing.  There 
was  even  less  than  nothing,  for 
there was no  mind  to  realize  the 
nothingness of nothing.  But light 
came,  darkness  disappeared,  and 
today the glorious Nineteenth cen­
tury  sun  shines  with  marvelous 
beauty upon our

M A R T Y   R A T   T R A P S !
Talk about the decimating power of a Gatling gun. 
be compared to that of a Marty Rat Trap.  Think of it,
64  Rats  Lured  to  Destruction  in  24  Hours—64  R odents!

Its destructiveness cannot 

ENTERPRISE 

Sent to their happy hunting ground in one day.  This  is  a  record  that  cannot  be 
beaten.  We have never seen any other rat trap like the Marty, and cannot imagine 
one better.
CHERRY  STONERS 
Are performing a great and 
glorious work in  this good 
land of  ours.  Have  kept 
peace  in  many  a  family, 
prevented many a divorce, 
and  generally  benefitted 
the  human 
race.  They 
will extract  the  pit  from 
any cherry quickly,  neatly 
and  easily.  Nothing 
is 
more annoying than to bite 
into  a  plumb  ripe cherry 
and  break  your  teeth  al­
most  on  the  stone.  The 
man, woman  or child who 
can eat an unpitted cherry 
pie and  at  the  same  time 
preserve  a  look  of  quiet 
peace  and  enjoyment,  is 
fully prepared to be  meas­
ured for  their  halo.  The 
moral of  all  this is to buy 
a Cherry Stoner,  and  you 
will live  respected and die 
regretted.

foHR$TEVEN$
& (6/  *°sNtR0*

18  and  19
Widdicomb  Building.

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

Correspondence
Solicited.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

19

THE  DOW NFALL  OF  SILVER.
The debates  which will  be had in the 
coming  session  of  Congress  over  the 
proposition  to  repeal  the  Sherman  act 
will probably  cover  the whole  question 
of the use of  silver  as  money.  The ad­
vocates of  free coinage will  hardly have 
the  assurance,  in  view  of  the  present 
price of the metal, to insist upon making 
silver  a legal  tender at  our old  ratio of 
16  to 1, and  still  less  at  the  European 
ratio  of  15%  to  1.  Already, 
indeed, 
some of  them have  hinted  at  a willing­
ness to  compromise on the ratio of  20 to 
1, but this is a practical abandonment  of 
their  claim  that  Congress can make the 
ratio at anything it pleases and  maintain 
it without  reference to the  market price 
of  silver bullion. 
It is to be hoped that 
the debates  will at  least  put  an  end to 
the absurd  story  which  has  lately been 
revived, 
that  the  Mint  act  of  1873, 
whereby the standard dollar was omitted 
from the list of the National coins,  was a 
“crime against silver” procured by brib­
ery at  the instigation of  European capi­
talists.  The  fact  is  that  silver  was 
really  demonetized  in  this  country  in 
1834,  when we reduced the weight of our 
gold  coins  so  that  we  required  sixteen 
ounces of silver for one of gold,  whereas 
the  Continent  of  Europe  allowed  one 
ounce  of  gold  for  fifteen  and  one-half 
ounces of silver.  The  consequence was, 
that as soon as the act of 1834 took effect, 
all the  silver coin  which under the pre­
vious law,  whereby  only  fifteen  ounces 
of it were reckoned equal  to one of gold, 
bad exclusively constituted  our metallic 
currency,  left the  country,  and  we had 
nothing  but gold,  with  worn  and light­
weight Mexican fractional silver coin for 
small change.  The scarcity of fractional 
silver  led to  the  passing  of  the  act of 
1853,  providing  for the coinage of  silver 
halves,  quarters,  dimes  and  half dimes 
of less than their  proportional  weight to 
the dollar,  so  that  it  would  not  pay to 
export them.  Thus  the  half  dollar,  in­
stead of containing 206% grains of stand­
ard silver,  or half as much  as the dollar, 
contained  only  192  grains,  the quarter 
only 96 grains, and  so on.  When,  there­
fore,  the  act of 1873  was passed,  we had 
for thirty-nine years  rejected silver as  a 
standard of  value  and  used it  only  for 
token  money.

The act  of  1873,  moreover,  instead of 
having  been first  concocted in 1873,  was 
prepared  in  1869, and  passed the Senate 
in 1871. 
It failed  to reach the  House of 
Representatives  in time to  be passed by 
that  body  that  year,  so  that  it  had to 
come up  again and  be  finally  passed in 
1873.  The  absurdity  of  the  story  that 
its  enactment  was  procured  by  corrup­
tion, in  pursuance of  a  far-seeing  con­
spiracy  against  silver,  is  apparent from 
the fact  that the  standard  silver  dollar 
was  worth  then  3  per  cent,  more than 
the gold  dollar,  and  that both  were at a 
considerable  premium  above  the green­
backs,  which were  the  only legal  tender 
money in  use.  The act did,  indeed,  pro­
vide for  a token dollar of  398 grains, or 
of about the weight of a French five-franc 
piece,  but this  was only  for the  sake of 
symmetry,  to  complete the list of  silver 
coins,  and this light dollar  was properly 
made a legal  tender to  the amount of  85 
and no  more, the  same  as the  fractions. 
At  that  time,  too, 
the  resumption  of 
specie  payments was in the  dim future, 
and  few of  us ever expected to see it ac­
complished.  For  all  these  reasons  the 
Mint act of  1873  excited no public inter­

est,  and it was not until the fall in silver 
a  few  years  later,  which  nobody  could 
possibly  have  foreseen,  showed how  it 
prevented a scaling  down of  debts,  that 
the  agitation  for  the  restoration of  the 
standard dollar was commenced.

The fact is that the collapse which has 
finally  occurred  in  the  price of  silver 
would have occurred long ago  had it not 
been delayed  by artificial barriers which 
have at  last given way  under the  strain 
put  upon  them.  When  Germany,  in 
1873, ceased to  admit  silver to free coin­
age at her mints,  the world’s annual pro­
duction  of  the  metal  was  a  trifle  over
63.000.  000  ounces.  For  the  two  years 
following  it was  even  less,  and in  1876 
was only 67,000,000 ounces. 
In  1877 the 
production  dropped  again  to  62,000,000 
ounces,  but  from 
that  year  on  it has 
steadily  increased,  until  in  1888  it was
108.000.  000  ounces, and  last year rose to
152.000.  000  ounces.  The  cessation  of 
silver  coinage  by Germany  induced  the 
Latin  Union  to  restrict  it  in  1875, and 
finally  in  1877  to  stop  it  altogether. 
Austria-Hungary also  ceased coining sil­
ver in 1879,  and  last year  entirely aban­
doned  the  silver  standard.  The  con­
sumption of the  metal by manufacturers 
being  comparatively  trifling,  amounting 
in  this  country  to  only  about  7,000,000 
ounces a year,  the whole of  the vast sur­
plus has  been  pressing  with  increasing 
weight  upon  the  markets  of  the world, 
and,  in  spite  of  the  absorption  by  our 
Government of  54,000,000  ounces  a year 
under the  operation of  the Sherman act, 
and  of  a  drain  of  40,000,000  ounces  a 
year  to  India,  the  price  has  weakened 
until, as  we saw last  week,  the bare an­
nouncement  that it  would  no  longer be 
coined in India on private account at the 
Government  mints,  sent it  down  to 62 
cents  per  ounce,  from  which  it  has re­
covered,  however,  to  72  cents. 
If,  on 
top of  this,  the  Sherman act  is repealed 
in the  course of  this  year,  it  is difficult 
to see how the present rate of production 
can  be  maintained.  The  miners  and 
smelters of our Western silver-producing 
States  and Territories  have  proclaimed 
with  unnecessary  ostentation  that  they 
are going to  cease work,  but unless they 
are joined  by  those of  Mexico and South 
America  their  action  will  be  of  little 
avail to stay the downward course of the 
market.

The only ground  now  upon  which the 
free  coinage  of  silver  can be advocated 
without  misrepresenting  facts  is  that it 
will give the  debtor  a  cheaper  standard 
of  value than  gold in  which to  pay his 
debts.  On  this  issue  there  will be  ar­
rayed against silver in  this country, not, 
as is  often  asserted,  a  few bloated  mil­
lionaires,  but the vast army of 10,000,000 
workers  for  wages  who  are  creditors 
every Saturday  night for  the amount of 
their  week’s  earnings,  with  whom will 
be found  5,000,000 savings  banks depos­
itors,  1,250,000  life 
insurance  policy 
holders,  and the  unnumbered sharehold­
ers in banks and other moneyed corpora­
tions,  and  people who  have  lent money 
real 
on  personal 
estate.  For 
found 
the 
farmers  whose 
lands  are  burdened  with  mortgages, 
speculators  who  have  bought  property 
with borrowed money, and the great cap­
italists who own  controlling  interests in 
railroad companies which have enormous 
bonded debts. 
It is hard  to believe that 
these  comparatively  few citizens will be 
able to prevail  over the  immense major­

security  or  on 
silver  will  be 

planters 

and 

ity opposed to them,  and the downfall of 
silver  as  a  monetary  standard 
in  the 
United States may therefore be regarded 
as accomplished.

Ma tth ew   Ma r sh a ll.

C learan ce  S ales  S om etim es  a   N eces­

sity.

One  sometimes  hears  it  said  that  a 
merchant is  not honest  in offering goods 
at cost, or in  announcing a clearing  sale 
at prices  below what  seems  reasonable. 
Conservative competitors of  such a mer­
chant sneer at him and say he is a fraud. 
It does not  follow that  such is the case, 
by any means.  A lively, ambitious mer­
chant may fall into error of  judgment as 
to the selling qualities  of  a line he is  at 
first confident will  go.  No man can pre­
dict  exact  results.  The  fact  is,  every 
merchant  has  had  experience  in  this 
way  which  has  cost  him  dearly.  The 
goods are all right,  but at the  price first 
placed  on them  they prove  slow sellers. 
In such event  it is far  better to sacrifice 
all profits and get clear of  the stock than 
to carry it  along.  Like a  captain at sea 
who  has  a  big  cargo,  when  the  storm 
comes up,  he feels that it is wiser to lose 
part of  the  deck load than to risk all on 
board.  By  lightening the  load he saves 
the  vessel  and  part  of  the  goods.  A 
clearing  sale may make  trade somewhat 
demoralized  for  a  time,  but  better  that 
than  crippled  credit.  Few  merchants 
are able to  buy  solely  for  cash.  They 
must make  sales in  order  to  meet bills. 
The momentary inconvenience of forcing 
trade is  offset  by  the  healthier  activity 
that follows  putting in a  new and popu­
It does not pay to carry  dead 
lar stock. 
goods.
ggULJg
CHICAGO 

AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  H’V.
GOING TO  CHICAGO.

TO AND PROM MUSKEGON.

VIA  ST.  JOSEPH  AND  STEAMER.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.G’d  Rapids.  7:25am 8:50am  1:25pm *ll:.-0pm
Ar. Chicago 
12:20pm 3:55pm  6:50pm  *6:30am
Lv. Chicago__8:25am 9:00am  5:45pm *11:35pm
Ar.G’dRapids. 1  20pm 3:55pm  10:55pm  *6:10am
Lv. Grand  Rapids..................... 1:25pm  t6:30pm
Ar. Chicago...............................8:30pm  2:00am
Lv. Chicago 9:30am... Ar. Grand Rapids 5:25 pm
Lv. Grand Rapids.......  8:50am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.......10:45am  3:55pm  5:25pm
TRAVERSE  CITY CHARLEVOIX AND  PBTOSKEY.
Lv. G  R......5:45pm  *7:30am  1:40pm  11:15pm
Ar.Manlstee.l0:44pm  12:10pm  6:10pm  4:50am
Ar.Trav.C’y .ll’10pm  *12:40pm  6:00pm............
Ar. Charlevoix........  *3:15pm  8:20pm  7:20am
Ar.  Petoskey  ... 
3:45pm  8:50pm  7:50am
Ar.  Bay View  ........  *3:55pm  8:55pm  8:00am
Trains  stop  at  Traverse  City for dinner  and 
supper.
Arrive from Bay View, etc.,  6:00 a. m., 11:40 a. 
m., 1.05 p. m.,*10:00 p. m.
Lv. Grand Rapids...  8:50am  5:45pm 
Lv. Ottawa Beach...  7:00am  3:50pm 
leaves Ottawa Beaeh 6:30 p. m.
To Chicago, lv. G. R ..  *7:25am  1:25pm *11:30pm 
To Petoskey.lv.G. R ..  *7:30am  1:40pm  11:15pm 
To G. R. .lv. Chicago.  8:25am *5:45pm *11:35pm 
To G. R. .lv. Petoskey  6:05am *1:30pm  t8:20pm 
tExcept Saturday.  Other trains 

............
9:40pm
Sunday train  leaves  Grand  Rapids 9:30 a. m., 

Free Chair Cars for Manistee 5:45 p m.
♦Every day. 

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.

OTTAWA  BEACH.

week days only.

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

w a u k e e   Railway.

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Av 3.

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

EASTWARD.

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No.  82
11 00rm
6 45am
12 42  m
7 40am 
2 00sm
8.25am
3 15am
9 00am
6 40am
10 50am
7 15am 
11 32am
5 40am 
10 05am
7 30am 
12 05pm
5 37am 
10 53am
7 00am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

10 20am 
1125am 
1217pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm
3 45pm
5 50pm 
305pm
4 06pm

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

Trains Leave ♦No. 81 |tNo. 11 tNo. 13. tNo. 15
10 20pm
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
11 2Cpm 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
6 30am
Milw’keeStr  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

7 OOarn! 1 00pm
8 25am  2 10pm
...........1...........
*Dally.  tDaily except Sunday 

4 45pm 
6 00pm 
6 20am 
6 00am

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., 3:16 p.m. and 9:45 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward—No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Parlor Car.  No. 16 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
J a s.  Ca m p b e l l, City Ticket Agent.

■ 

23 Monroe Street

NORTH

G ran d   R apids  & In d ian a.
Schedule  In  effect June 25,1893

TRAINS  GOINS  NORTH.

Arrive from   Leave going 

. 

South. 
For M’kiaaw.Trav. City and Sag. 6:50 a  m 
For Traverse City A Mackinaw 
1:10 a m  
For Cadillac and Saginaw............................ 
For Petoskey & M ackinaw.........8:10 p m 
From K alamazoo...........................9:10 p m
From Chicago and K alam azoo..  9  40 p m 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.
does not run to Traverse City on Sundays.

Trains arriv in g  from  south a t 0:50 a m  and  9:10 a m 
Also  tra in   leaving  north  a t  7:20  a.  m.  This  train  

North.
7:20 a  m
1:20 p m
4:18 p m
10:30  p m

TRAINS  GOING  SO U TH . 

*
Arrive from   Leave going
South.
7:00  a m
3:00 a m
8:00 p m
0:00  p m
11:20 p m

_  
North. 
For  Cincinnati.............................   0:30 a m  
For Kalamazoo and  C hicago... 
For F ort W ayne and the  E a st..  11:60 a m 
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:15 p m  
For Kalamazoo  &  Chicago.......10:40 p m  
From Saginaw...............................  ll:S 0 am
From Saginaw...............................10:40 p m
dally;  all  other  train s  dally except Sunday.

T ralnsleaving sonth a t 6:00 p m and  11:29 p.  m. runs 

_  

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  OAR  SERVICE. 

7:20 a m  train has Parlor  Car  to  Mackinaw 
City.1:20 p  m   train   has  parlor  cars Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
10:30 p m train .—Sleeping cars  Grand 
Rapids  to   Petoskey and Mackinaw.
SOUTH—7:00 am  train .—P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
8 : 0 0   a m   train .—Runs  solid with Wag­
ner  Parlor  Car Grand  Rapids  to  Chicago. 
2 : 0 0   p   m   train ,—Parlor car Grand Rap­
ids to Fort Wayne.
6:00  p ill train .—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
11= 20  p  m  train .—Through  Coach  and 
Wagner sleeping Car  Grand  Rapids to Chi­
cago.

C hicago v ia G. R.  & I. R. R.

8:00 a m  
1:25 p m  

2:00 p m  
9:10 p m  

11:20 p m
Lv Grand  Rapids 
A rr Chicago 
6:60 a m
8:00 a m tra in  runs  solid with  through W agner  P ar­
lor Oar.
11:20 p m  tra in   dally,  through  Coach  and  W agner 
Sleeping Car.
Lv  Chicago 
0:60 p m
A rr G rand Rapids 
0:60  a m
through  W agner  P arlor  Car.  9:50 p  m 
4:15  p  m 
train  daily, through Coach  and W agner  Sleeping Car.

4:16 p m  
9:40 p m  

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids A Indiana.
10:15 a m
6:65  a m  
11:26 a m  
4:40 p m
5:46 p m  
0:10 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday tra in   leaves  for  Muskegon  a t  7:46 a   m, a r­
riving a t  9:15  a   m.  Returning,  train   leaves  Muske­
gon a t 4:80 p m, arriving a t Grand  RapldB a t 5:60 p m .
Tnrough tickets and full  information  can  be 
had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at 
Union  Station,  Telephone  606,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

Michigan (Tehtm l

 The Niagara Falls Route.’*

"

(Taking effect Sunday, May 28, 1893.) 

♦Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Depart
Arrive. 
10 20p m ...........Detroit  Express...........6 55pm
10 00am ..............Day Express  ...........   120pm
6 00am......»Atlantic ana  Pacific.......10 45 p m
1  00 p m  ......New York Express.........  5 40pm
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex­
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  6:55 am ;  re­
turning,  leave  Detroit  5 pm, arriving  at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. A l m q u is t , Ticket Agent,

Union Passenger Station.

DETROIT, 

MAY 281893

LANSING7 A  NORTHERN  R. R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:10am *1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. Detroit..................11:35am  *5:50pm  10:25pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  Detroit..................7:45am  *1:45pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 12:55pm *5:40pm  10:30pm

TO AND  FROM  SAGINAW, ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS.

Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. G R.ll :50am 10:40pm

TO  LOWELL VIA  LOWELL A HASTINGS R.  R.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:10am  1:45pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:55pm 5:40pm  ..........

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. DbHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

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

Time Table in effect May 14,1893.

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

VIA D ., G.  H.  A M.  R’Y.

Return connections equally as good.  *

W .  H.  B e n n e t t , General Pass. Agent,

Toledo, Ohio.

2 0

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

McGee,  Toledo,  is  proprietor  of 

GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

N ew s  from   th e   M etropolis— In dex  of 

th e   M ark ets.

Special Correspondence.

N e w   Y o r k ,  July  8—Midsummer  dull­
ness  characterizes  all  departments  of 
business,  and  we are  more  interested  in 
window  smashers  and  royal  weddings 
and vacations,  than  in  selling or buying 
gqpds.  The railroads are doing well and 
this is  about  the  best  that  can  be said. 
Collections are  slow,  intolerably so; pur­
chases are small and the utmost conserv­
atism prevails in jobbing circles.  Every­
body  expects  something  to  “turn  up” 
after  Congress  gets  to  work—that  is, 
nearly  everybody.  There are those who 
stoutly  maintain  that  it  is not going  to 
be  so  easy  to  repeal  the  Sherman  law 
after all  unless there be  some substitute 
offered  therefor.  The  “harmony”  that 
is said to  exist is intimated  to exist only 
on  paper,  and  when  the  time  comes 
there promises to be a grand squabble.
T h e  T r a d e s m a n   is doing a  good work 
in  its  exposition  of  the  inspection  of 
weights  and  measures,  and  it  is  to be 
hoped that it will be  helped in its efforts 
by the  entire trade  press.  The  subject 
is  one  of  vital  interest  to  the  retailer, 
and,  in  fact,  to all  who have  a  sense of 
fair  play. 
Probably  there  are  many 
towns besides  Grand  Rapids  where  the 
abuses  exist,  and  constant  agitation  is 
needed.
There is  no change  in the  whole  line 
of groceries worthy of mention.  We are 
to  have  full  crops  of  almost 
bound 
everything,  and  low  prices  are  sure to 
prevail. 
In dried fruits,  particularly,  is 
this  the  case,  for  reports  from  almost 
every part  of  the globe are  of  the same 
tenor.  New  crops  are being received in 
many lines.  The  canners  are not going 
to  be able to  realize  any  such  prices as 
they have during the past few years; yet, 
as a rule, it  cannot be claimed that  they 
have  been  extortionate  heretofore.  Of 
course,  people who  want  California ex­
tra peaches  are willing to pay for  them, 
and a  good round  price,  too.  But there 
are other  grades  that are  j ust as accept­
able to the  average palate,  and  they can 
be had very reasonably, 
if  good prunes 
could be bought for 6 conts a  pound,  the 
consumption  would  be  increased  enor­
mously; but,  when they are  U cents,  the 
consumer hesitates.  One  thing is cheap 
enough,  and  that  is  raisins.  They  are 
selling,  when they move at  all,  for about 
5c for  bag  stock. 
It  is  said  that there 
have been offers of  new evaporated apri­
cots  made  at  9c  on  the  Pacific  coast. 
They are  not liberally  advertised at this 
price,  however,  and  9%c  is  about  the 
prevailing price for such stock.
No change  has  taken  place in  quota­
tions  of  canned  goods.  Tomatoes  are 
selling at  81.25;  new pack, 82)^, 85  and 
90c.  Very little interest is shown  in the 
new pack of  tomatoes,  or,  for  that mat­
ter, 
anything. 
Peaches are worth,  for standard 3s,  East­
ern pack, S1.35@1.50.
Butter  is  quotable  at  22c  for  finest 
State creamery and Elgin.  Western,  17@ 
19c,  and  for  fancy  20@20>^c.  Cheese, 
8^@8%c.  Market  dull  and  tending 
downward.

in  the  new  pack  of 

Lemons,  oranges,  bananas and pineap­
ples are all  selling  slowly,  and  at  low 
quotations.  The market  for lemons has 
not been as  lively as was  anticipated at 
any time this  season.  Beginning in Au­
gust there will be public sales of bananas 
just as are now made of California fruits. 
There are several  advantages  connected 
with this manner of disposing of the fruit 
that commend themselves to buyers,  and 
it is thought the new departure will  be a 
great success.

Sugar  is  in  active  demand,  and,  al­
though prices have  not advanced,  stocks 
are very firmly held.
Coffee is firm and  quotable  at  17c  for 
Rio No. 7;  Mocha,  21j£c;  Java,  22@25e; 
Mexican,  lS}£c.
It is thought that  Louisiana will  send 
to market about 200,000 boxes of oranges 
this year,  and there seems  to  be ground 
for the assertion that  in  time  this State 
will  prove  somewhat  of  a  competitor 
with Florida.  The fruit grown  there  Is 
claimed to be very superior, and quite an 
amount of  territory can  be  given to  its 
cultivation. 

Jay.

Weekly Reports  from  Secretary  Mills.
Gr a n d   R a p i d s ,  July  3—Owing to the 
new certificates of  membership not  hav­
ing been received from the  publishers,  I 
am unable to  forward  them to  members 
who were accepted during the past week, 
but hope  to be able  to do  so  before the 
end of the week.  The  same explanation 
also applies  to  receipts for  assessments 
Nos. 3 and 4, which,  I am happy to state, 
are being  responded  to  very  promptly. 
I  would specially request  every member 
to  fill  out the  remittance  blank accom­
panying the  assessment  notice carefully 
and completely,  as  we are  making a new 
membership  list from  these and  it is of 
the  greatest  importance  that  we  have 
each  name,  initial  and  address  correct, 
in order that each assessment and receipt 
may reach its  destination.
A  copy  of  the  constitution,  by-laws 
and  list  of  members and  hotels will be 
mailed each new member, and any others 
upon  application.

I desire the  Secretary of  each  Post in 
the  State  to  forward  to  this  office,  as 
soon as possible,  his name,  address,  and 
name of  Post,  as  it  is  my intention  to 
notify each Secretary each month of  any 
new  members  who may  be  tributary  to 
his  jurisdiction.
Any information regarding the World’s 
Fair Commercial  Travelers’  days, can be 
obtained  of  the  Committee,  President 
Jones, or Director E.  P.  Waldron.
As  a  means  of  identification  and  in­
troduction among  our  members,  Messrs. 
Wright,  Kay & Co.,  Detroit,  have made a 
very  tasty  buttonhole  badge—a  small 
gold grip,  with  our emblem,  K. G., upon 
it—which they will furnish at $1 each to 
our members.
the Burnett  House—not  the Summit,  as 
reported before. 

L. M.  M il l s ,  Sec’y.

D. 

J uly  10—Certificates  of  membership 
have  been issued  to the  following  new 
members:

3263  Oscar E. Jackson,  Ithaca.
3264  C. C.  Robb,  Bellefontaine,  O.
3265  W. E.  Kingsbury, Edmore.
3266  John  F.  C.  Nottings.  Detroit.
3278  B.  S.  Amoss,  Battle Creek.
3279  Wm.  H. Jewett,  Ypsilanti.
H 33  F.  B.  Stearns.  Northern  Hotel, 

HONORARY.

Big Rapids.

As a  number  of  letters  properly  ad­
dressed  to  members,  as  appears  on  the 
present list,  have  been  returned  to  this 
office  undelivered,  it  is proof that  these 
members  have  changed  their  address 
without  notifying  the  Secretary.  As 
this  is  of  the  greatest  importance,  all 
members  are  earnestly  requested  to at 
once  notify the  Secretary of  any change 
of  addrss,  that  our new  list may be cor­
rect,  as  it is our  determination  to make 
it so as  far as possible.
The  prompt  response  to  assessments 
Nos. 3 and 4, just issued,  is  very gratify­
ing and  will place  a  fine surplus  in our 
treasury for future losses from our ranks.
The  addition  to  our  list of  sixty-one 
new  members and  the  reinstatement of 
nearly  as  many  more  during  June  is 
most  encouraging,  also,  and  with  our 
office  now well in hand,  we are prepared 
to promptly  respond  to  all  inquiries or 
requests from our members.

L.  M.  M il l s ,  Sec’y.

The  H a rd w a re   M arket.

With the  beginning  of  July,  general 
trade  has a tendency to fall off  and  this 
year more than ever, a disposition to buy 
only  what can be  paid  for  seems  to be 
the  rule,  consequently  trade  will  not 
likely  be as  large  in  volume  as  usual. 
The policy of  being  conservative we be­
lieve to be a good one and  the dealer who 
is  careful  in  his  credits  and buys only 
what he can pay for when  it is due is the 
one  who  will  have the  smoothest sailing 
for  the next  two  or  three  months. 
In 
nearly all the  manufacturing  industries 
a general close down takes place in July, 
and this  season it  is more  so than ever, 
owing  to  the  outlook  for  trade  and the 
financial situation.  Many factories have 
closed  down  for  a month, when  usually

induce  buying,  and the  market  is  in  a 
waiting  position.  There is  a difference 
of opinion as to the  prospect,  some deal­
ers holding  that the price  is as low as it 
can  be forced,  while others think  that if 
the  present  financial  stringency  con­
tinues, the  price will  go  still  lower,  at 
any  rate,  until the  money  situation  im­
proves  there will  be  very  little buying. 
Buyers  in the  vicinity  are  taking what 
wool  is offered,  but are  not  looking  for 
any,  the  condition  of  the  market  not 
warranting much business.

S.  A.  MORMON,

Wholesale  Fetoskey, Marblehead 

and  Ohio

L IM E ,

Akron, Buffalo and Louisville

C E M E N T S ,

Stucco and Hair, Sewer Pipe,
Fire Brick and Clay.
W RITE  FOR  PRICES.

10  LYON  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

i one week is sufficient for needful  repairs 
and semi-annual inventory.

Wire Nails—Owing  to  the  closing  of 
all the mills,  prices are well maintained, 
but stocks  as  yet are  complete,  81.65@ 
1.70 from  stock being the average quota­
tion.

Haying and  Harvesting Tools—Owing 
to the immense  crop of hay  in Southern 
and  Central  Michigan,  the  demand  for 
certain  articles,  as  Harpoon  hay forks, 
grapples,  hay  fork  pulleys, door  hooks 
and hay forks has been unprecedented.  It 
has been  impossible for anyone to get or 
keep  a  supply.  While  arrangements 
were  made for  a  large  demand,  it  has 
been  beyond  the power  of machinery to 
keep  pace  with 
the  demand.  Almost 
any price within  reason can  be obtained 
if anybody had the goods.

Rope—The demand  for rope  has been 
very large,  but prices  have not  been ad­
vanced.  Sisal,  8%c,  and  manilla,  12c, 
seem to be about regular.

Glass—All  glass 

factories  are  now 
closed  and  surplus  stocks  are  being 
marked down.  The price of 80 per cent, 
to 80 and 5 is  well maintained  and may, 
if stocks get  light before resumption  of 
the mills, go a little higher.

Wire  Cloth  and  Screen  Doors—The 
supply is  still limited,  due  to  the enor­
mous demand.

Cradles—We quote the  Michigan Mor­

gan as follows:
Wood Brace, per dozen................................117.00
Wire Brace, 
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...............................  18.00
Cradle  fingers.................................................... 60
Scythe stones, per gross........................$4.5O@,6.0O
Bakes, per  dozen..................................  1.15@1.?5

P u re ly   P erso n al.

G. 

K. Coffey,  the White  Cloud  grocer, 

was in town Monday.

was in town Monday.

L. E.  Norton,  the  Hesperia  druggist, 

Wm.  Logie and  wife  left  Wednesday 
for a fortnight’s  trip  down  the St.  Law- 
ence  and up the Saguenay river.

Fred. Danielson,  the Muskegon grocer, 
suffered the fracture  of his left arm one 
day 
last  week  by  being  kicked  by a 
young horse.

S.  Y.  R. Earl,  general  dealer at West 
Cooper,  died  on July 2,  at the age of 67 
years.  He had been engaged in business 
at Cooper for ten  years and was univer­
sally respected.

John Shields,  for some years past con­
nected  with  Daniel  Lynch  in  varying 
capacities of chemist, shipping clerk and 
traveling salesman,  has  taken a position 
as  salesman for  Hastings &  Remington.
Geo.  H.  Reeder,  who has been confined 
to bis home for  a couple of  weeks  with 
an attack of  gastric  fever,  leaves to-day 
for  Milwaukee,  whence  he  proceeds to 
Mackinac Island  and the Soo,  in pursuit 
of renewed health  and strength.

W.  N.  Ford,  formerly  Michigan repre­
sentative of the J.  G. Butler Tocacco Co., 
but  for the past  five  years in charge  of 
the  Chicago office of that company,  died 
in Chicago  July  5.  The  death  was en­
tirely  unexpected,  as  the  deceased  had 
been ill only about ten days.

Wm.  Day,  junior  member of the firm 
of  E.  R.  Spencer  &  Co.,  druggists at 
Belding,  was  in  town a couple of days 
last  week,  accompanied  by  his  bride, 
Miss  Cora  Segar,  to whom  he was mar­
ried on July 4.  The happy  couple  were 
pleasantly entertained by  Grand Rapids 
friends,  after  which  they  repaired  to 
Grand ville to  visit Loren Day.
The  W ool  M arket.

The depression still continues.  There 
is absolutely  nothing in  the situation to

DODGE

Independence  Wood  Split  Pnlley

THE  LIGHTEST!

THE  STRONGEST!

THE  BEST!
HESTER  MACHINERY  CO.,

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

Established  1868.

1 1.  BEHOLDS 

t   SON,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Building  Papers,

Carpet  Lfnings,

Asbestos  Sheathing 

Asphalt  Ready  Roofing,

Asphalt Roof Paints,

Resin,  Coal  Tar, 

Roofing and Paving Pitch,

Tarred  Felt,  Mineral  Wool 
Elastic Roofing Cement, 
Car,  Bridge  and Roof Paints, 

and Oils.

Practical Rooters

In Felt, Composition and Erravel,

Cor.  LOUIS and  CAHPAD  Sts..

Grand  Rapids,  *  Mich. 
Fire k Marine Insurance Go.

MICHIGAN

Organized  1881.

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN

M u sk e g o n   B ra n ch

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

U n i t e d   S t a t e 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 e r
Spring &  Company,

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.

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

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Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,
VOIGT, HERFQLSHEIMER  &  CO.,
Dry Goods, Carpets and Gloaks,

W H O L E S A L E

WE CARRY  A  8TOCK OP  CARS TALLOW FOR BULL  tJSR

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  Sock s.. 

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, Herplflior & Co.,48> G°'an! g

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Have  had  such  flattering  succes in  handling our  Bicycles  that  they have  bough 
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  MFC.  CO.,

TOLEDO.  OHIO.

F.  J.  DETTENTHA.LBR,

WHOLESALE  OYSTERS,  PISH  and  GAME,

LIVE  AND  DRESSED  POULTRY.

Consignments solicited.  Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed.

117  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Grader  Clasts. 

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

rT ’HESE  chests  will 

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

to  the 
handsomest  ever  offered 
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  goods  from  flies,  dirt  and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them and be convinced.  Price, 50 cents each.

O ’kUR new glass covers  are by far the 

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

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

the best selling cakes we ever made.

S E E   Q U O TA TIO N S.

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

L E O N A R D ’ S

NSW  PROGESS  GASOLINE  STOVE.

Cooking

Grand  Rapids  Junior  Gasoline  Stoves.

Has kept pace with civilization.

The Wonderful

‘NEW PROCESS/
¡Once. Everybody had to have This  Evaporating' Vapor StOVe
Is the highest product of the stove-makers skill.  It  is  a stove that  lights like g a s;  does not  sm 
sm ell;  is absolutely safe under all  circumstances; will  save  its price in cost of operation every c 
built by the rule of strength and simplicity—will not get out of order.  A stove that  has simpiiiiei 
ing in all its branches.  Ask your stove dealer for it, or send  for catalogue giving full  particular

The  O riginal

THE  STANDARD  LIGHTING  CO.,  Cleveland.  Ohio.

T   T  
LEONARD  &  SONS,  G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  M ic h .,  are State selling agents for 
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this wonderful make of Gasoline Stoves,  The sale so far this season has 
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greatly surpassed all former seasons,  and it has been  impossible to keep 
any quantity in stock so great has been the demand.  But we  are  up  with  our or­
IF  WE  HAVE 
ders now.  and can  ship promptly  from either our stock or  factory. 
NO  AGENCY  IN  YOUR  TOWN  WRITE  FOR  CATALOGUE  AND  DISCOUNT.

B A N Q U E T   L A M P S .

f  I"'H E  GRAND  RAPIDS  JUNIOR  STOVE  is without  a  doubt  the best Junior 
Stove ever put on the market.  We are receiving  hundreds of  recommen­
dations,  but we only have room to quote what one  dealer says:

I 

G e n t l e m e n—1 have tried the G.  R. Gasoline  Stove. 

H.  L e o n a r d   &  S o n s,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.:
It’s  a dandy.  Nicest in its 
class I have seen,  and I believe it will prove a seller if  it proves  as  good a worker 
as an exhibitor.  Please send me  a  good sized  tin  oven for it,  and with same send 
three double tin ovens  for Double Electric Oil Stove.

J u n e  23,  ’93.

Yours, etc., 

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OUR  LINE  OF

D eco rated  S ta n d  L a m p s

IS  COMPLETE.

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V   X   7"F  are showing the largest line  of  BANQUET  LAMPS  this  season  ever 
shown  by any jobbing house in the West. 
It  comprises  all  the new 
and  best selling patterns from  the  leading  lamp  manufacturers  in 
America, and  we don’tjwant you to place an order for a single lamp until you have 
seen our  new line.
We also have a complete and  beautiful line of FANCY  SHAPED  SILK  SHADES 
which we are offering at  extremely low prices.

L E O N A R D

neys.  We can save you money in freights,  which you will  find quite an item.
thirty days,  in time for the fall trade.  Wait for it.

have over thirty  (30) different patterns of  this popular style  of  lamps  at 
all prices, from 67c each to $4.50 each,  for  lamps  complete, except chim­
Our regular lamp catalogue,  showing  our complete line,  will  be  issued in  about 

DO  YOU  KNOW  WHAT  WE  MEAN  BY  COMPLETE?  We  mean  that  we 
S O N S ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

