•i Michigan Tradesman.

Published Weekly.

VOL.  10.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  JU LY 19,  1893.

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  513

W h o le s a le   M a n u fa ctu rers  o f

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A.  E.  BROOKS  &  CO.,

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IN  27  AND  36  INCH.

P .  8 T E K E T E E i  S O N S

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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 
No. 2 Fillers,  15 

of 10),  35c each. 
sets in a No 1 Case, $1.50.
V.  T.  LAMOREflUX  CO., 128,130 and 132 W. Bridge St., Grand Rapids.  Mich.

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

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M anufacturers  of

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We carry  the best Tennis Shoes 

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THE  PENALTY  OF  DECEPTION.
Had any one  told  me  in  June  of  the 
year 1848,  when I graduated in the class­
ical  department  of 
the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  that 1 was  destined to be­
come a wanderer  on  the wild wastes be­
tween the Missouri River  aud the Pacific 
Ocean, I should  have  been  truly aston­
ished. 
I,  Maurice de la  Roche,  only son 
of  the far-famed  and  wealthy  Dr.  Jean 
de la Roche,  of  Philadelphia,  had  every 
reason  to  believe  that  Dame  Fortune 
would smile  as  kindly upon  me  as  she 
had for ages  smiled upon  my forefathers 
in  la  belle  France,  and  1  confidently 
looked forward to  a brilliant future.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JULY  19,  1893.
speed over the dreary wilderness between 
the  Rockies  and 
the  Sierra  Nevadas, 
seated 
in  a  comfortable  Pullman  car, 
with abundant ice water  and a hotel car 
in the  rear,  can have  little idea of what 
we endured in the dismal  weeks  during 
which  we  wandered  onward 
through 
those arid plains and vast sandy deserts, 
where  not  only  the  rare  springs  and 
streams,  but  the  very  air  we  breathed 
was poisoned  with  the  alkali  that satu­
rated the soil,  where for  days at  a  time 
no vegetation would gladden the eye save 
the everlasting sage brush.  Occasionally 
we would stumble upon some green oasis 
in the  desert,  and  some  shaded  stream 
would afford us  refreshing water where­
with  to fill our canteens and water-kegs; 
sometimes  we  would  fare  sumptuously 
on sage hen,  wild duck,  and  other game, 
but  the  greater  part  of  our  route  lay 
through  scorching  sands,  dense  clouds 
of  alkali  dust,  with  never  a  blade  of 
grass or drop  of  water  to  gladden the 
eye,  when  we  lived  on  hard bread and 
mouldy,  dried  meat,  when  our  more 
dainty provisions  failed  us,  when even 
sugar gave out,  and  very  often  we were 
obliged to dispense with our one remain­
ing  luxury,  coffee,  because  of  the  low 
state  of  our water  supply,  when it was 
all we could do  to  keep life in our jaded 
cattle  and 
in  our  own  famished  and 
drooping bodies.

Alas!  how uncertain,  how  changeful, 
is the tide of  human affairs!  Before the 
frosts of autumn  had blighted vegetation 
my  revered  parents  had  been  stricken 
down with cholera, their princely fortune 
had  been swept away through the failure 
of  the  banking-house  with  which  my 
father  did  business,  and  I, their  only 
child,  was  alone  and  penniless  in  the 
world. 
Instead of  sailing for Europe  to 
pass four years  in  the German universi­
ties,  as had been  planned,  I  sought and 
obtained  a  position  as  teacher  In  the 
high school.  Close application,  grief and 
disappointment told upon my health, and 
as jnst  about  this  time  the  air became 
filled with accounts  of  the vast deposits 
of gold  in the wonder-land of California, 
I resolved to turn my face westward.

Circumstances  of  no  moment  to the 
reader  led  me  to  join  a  party  of  emi­
them  gentlemen  of 
grants,  many  of 
broken  fortunes 
like  myself,  that  set 
forth from St.  Joseph  on  May  5,  1849, 
with  seventeen  well-laden  wagons, each 
drawn by from three to six yoke of oxen. 
Light indeed of heart was I daring those 
first days of nomadic life, when I seemed 
to gain in health and strength with every 
hour.  Visions  of  sudden  and immense 
wealth  kept  darting  through my brain, 
and I wondered  how I  could most safely 
invest the  money that  must soon fill  my 
pockets.  Many  of  my  comrades,  had 
they confessed their thoughts, must have 
told of  similar day-dreams,  and  thus  it 
ever is with seekers of fortune.

During the  first weeks of  onr journey 
we passed through  rolling prairies,  rich­
ly studded  with  flowers,  and  along the 
banks  of  beautifully  wooded  streams. 
We found abundant game,  and it seemed 
to me that if  we were roughing it no one 
could be better adapted to rude  life than 
I.  There  was  little  to  mar  our  enjoy­
ment.  No  storm  overtook  ns  against 
which our wagons  could  not provide us 
shelter,  and we  saw just  enough  of  the 
noble rovers  of  the  plains,  such  as In­
dians and  buffaloes,  to  give  us  a  little 
spice of excitement.  Even  after we  en­
tered  the  Rocky  Mountain  region,  the 
invigorating atmosphere,  the  delights of 
our  hunting  expeditions,  and  the  deli­
cious supplies of elk and antelope we ad­
ded  to  our  larder,  kept  us  in  a  good 
humor.

But after leaving  behind us the South 
Pass  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  in  early 
June the  scene  changed.  The  traveler 
who  has  been  whirled  with  lightning

Sorry,  indeed,  was our condition when 
late in  August we found ourselves at the 
foot  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains. 
True,  we  had  been  spared  the  hideous 
tragedies in  which  so many emigrants of 
the plains  had  taken  part.  Death  had 
not  stalked  about  remorselessly  in  our 
midst;  none of our cattle  had  fallen  by 
the wayside to rise no more; weakened we 
all were by the perils of the way, yet suffi­
cient life and energy remained to brave the 
hazardous  mountain  ascent  before  us. 
Abundant means were now found to sus­
tain life,  but in the  two  hundred  miles 
we traversed before  we reached  the first 
settlement  our  wagons  became  so  bat­
tered that we were very near being  com­
pelled to end our journey each riding on 
an ox.

As the grateful  haven  appears  to the 
tempest-tossed  mariner,  so  the welcome 
valley of  the  Sacramento  looked  to me 
as we  approached  it,  and,  forgetful  of 
all  weariness  of  limb,  I  plodded  on in 
advance of my comrades that  I might  be 
the first  to set foot  on the  broad,  level, 
green  valley. 
I  thought  my  troubles 
were over.  Alas!  they  had  but  begun. 
I had trodden the soil of the Great Amer­
ican  Desert,  bat  the  word Duff had  not 
yet fallen upon my ear.  But,  whist!  It 
is not yet time to discuss Duff.

After  resting a few days and spending 
our last dollars in  laying in  a  fresh sup­
ply of  provisions,  we proceeded  to  the 
Yuba  mines,  recommended  to  us as  the 
most desirable  scene for our  operations. 
long  I  was  numbered  among  the 
Ere 
delvers  of  the  soil. 
I  had  come pre­
pared for hard  labor,  but  had little idea 
how much brute force would  be required 
to  win  the  gold  of  the  placers.  How­
ever,  I labored  faithfully in  a  business

NO.  513
that might  well be  compared  with  dig­
ging wells and ditches  at home,  and was 
just beginning to reap  a  little harvest of 
reward  when  I fell  ill  of  brain  fever, 
caused  by my exertion  beneath  a burn­
ing  sun.  Some  comrades  carried  me 
down to  Sacramento  City,  that  I might 
receive  medical  aid,  and  with  me they 
took  my hard earned pile of  gold. 
It is 
needless- to  say  that  before I  was  well 
enough for work my store was exhausted, 
and my search  for  wealth  had to be  be­
gun all over again.

But  how  about  that  Duff?  you  say. 
T*ray  have  patience.  Give  me  a  little 
more time and you shall hear all.

in my  way. 

The spring of 1850 found me trying my 
hand at  any and  every  honest  job  that 
came 
I  posted  the  books 
and ran errands for the merchants of the 
cloth stores—all the stores of Sacramento 
and houses,  too,  were  made of  cloth in 
those  days;  I  drove  oxen  and  mules; I 
was  not  above  filling  the  most  menial 
offices.  Nor was I the only educated man 
thus  employed; 
physicians, 
schoolmasters,  statesmen  and  divines 
were  my  comrades.  The  California  of 
that period  was  a great leveler of  pride 
and  anything like aristocracy of employ­
ment.

lawyers, 

Finally,  I saved a little money, bought 
a store of  provisions  and various knick- 
knacks  such  as  miners  delight  in,  and 
set  forth  for  the  Yuba  mines,  feeling 
confident that I would find a ready trade. 
Little  did I  dream  that  I was  only has­
tening onward to a cruel fate.

It was in November,  and the  third day 
after  leaving  Sacramento  the  first rain 
that had fallen since spring began  to de­
scend,  not  in gentle  showers but in per­
fect torrents.  The rainy season was set­
ting in with  fury.  When  I came to  the 
ford of  the Yuba,  that must  be crossed 
to  gain  the  mines, 
the  stream  was 
swollen  so  high,  that,  had I  been  wise, 
I should  not have  attempted  to stem its 
current.  Without  the  slightest  realiza­
tion of my danger,  1 managed to urge my 
cattle  onward  until  we  were  within  a 
few  rods of  the  bank  for  which  I was 
steering, when the poor beasts,  suddenly 
yielding  to  the  force  of  the  whirling 
waters,  wheeled  about,  and,  in less time 
than 1 can  tell the  tale,  plunged  into a 
deep hole,  into which they and my wagon 
with its precious goods  were speedily in­
gulfed. 
I  made  a  desperate  effort  to 
save myself,  was dashed about wildly by 
the  swift  waters,  and  finally  washed 
ashoie,  where I was found senseless by a 
friendly  Indian  to  whom  I  bad  shown 
some trifling kindness during my first visit 
to the Yuba.  He  nursed  me  faithfully 
through  the savage  attack  of  ague that 
followed,  and  I can  safely  say  that  to 
him I owe my  life.

After parting from  the good  Indian, I 
made haste  to reach  the nearest  mining 
settlement,  known  as  Rose’s  Bar. 
I 
stood  in  front of  one  of  those  stately 
cloth palace hotels  common  to the local­
ity,  pondering  upon  ways  and  means, 
when  my attention  was  attracted  to  a 
portly man,  with flushed  face  and rest­
less  eye,  talking  excitedly  to  a  young

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

man  who  merely shrugged his shoulders 
and stalked away. 
I stepped  quietly  up 
to the  portly  individual,  correctly  sur­
mising  him  to  be  the  landlord  of  the 
house  whose  darning  sign-board  pro­
claimed it to be  the “Blue Bell.”

“Can I  be of  any service  to  you sir?” 

said I,  instinct dictating the words.

“Service?  You!  Well,  you  look  like 

it,”  was the gruff reply.

“For all  that I may  be  able to  do you 
the very  service  you  require,”  cried  I, 
emboldened  by  my  needs.  “Pray  tell 
me what is your trouble.”

“If  you  must know,”  said the worthy 
landlord,  “the  young  man  yonder  was 
my  cook,  and  he  has left  me  because I 
found a  little fault  with  his  seasoning. 
I  have a  houseful  of  boarders,  and  un­
less I  can find  a cook  within  an  hour I 
am  a ruined man.”

I forbear  to  quote  the  delicate  oaths 
and choice  slang with  which the  speech 
was interlarded.

“Seek no  farther. 

I am a cook,”  said 
I,  with  an  audacity  that  surprised my­
self.

“Heaven  bless  you!”  cried  the  land­
lord.  “You are the last  person  I should 
have thought of taking for a cook.”

“I am a French cook,” said  I,  with des­

perate resolve.

Did I not  speak  the  truth?  French  I 
certainly  was  by  descent,  and  many  a 
mess had  I cooked on  the  plains.

“A French cook!” quoth  he  in  tones of 

mingled  wonder and  respect.

“A  French  cook,” I  reiterated.
“And what wages do you  want?”
Now those were  the days of big wages 
and  big prices,  when one hundred dollars 
would not go much  further than  ten  dol­
lars in ordinary times and  places,  there­
fore you  need not be  surprised at  my re­
ply.

“Two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  a 

month,” said  I.

looked  grave.

The 

landlord  shook  his  head  and 

“That  is  pretty  steep,”  he  replied. 
“It would  be a great card  for me  to have 
a  French  cook,  but  I  vow  1  could  not 
stand  such  wages.  Mine is  a first-class 
boarding  house,  my  customers  are 
mighty particular,  but  1  never paid  my 
cook  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars a month in  my life.”

“And I never  made a  professional en­
gagement for  one cent less less than  two 
hundred  and  fifty,”  said  I,  which  was 
true enough,  as I  had  never  cooked for 
pay at any price.

I  knew well  that  everything  depended 
upon keeping  up my reputation,  and  so 
it took  considerable  bantering  before  1 
could  be induced  to accept  the final offer 
of  one hundred  and seventy-five  dollars 
a month.

Fancy me now  installed in  the kitchen, 
with sleeves  rolled  up and a  big  white 
apron on,  preparing  dinner for those re­
nowned first-class  boarders.  Fortunately 
for me,  I  had been  fond  in  my boyhood 
of  haunting  the  kitchen  of  my  be­
loved  home. 
I  had  stood  by  my  dear 
mother’s side while  she made her dainty 
puff-paste,  her fine jellies, custards,  pud­
dings and cakes;  I had made friends  with 
the  colored  cook  and  trotted  after her 
while she made bread,  and  cooked  meat, 
vegetables and  sundry  attractive  dishes. 
My keen  observation and  retentive mem­
ory  now served  me  in  good  stead,  and 
the boarders  unanimously declared they 
had never  tasted  a  better meal  than the 
first dinner I  placed  before them.

As the days wore on I  would occasion­
ally produce some dish the like of  which 
had  never  been  beard  of  before,  and 
which  would  cause  some  grumbling 
among the  boarders. 
I  generally  man­
aged to soothe  and quiet  them,  however, 
by  saying,  with much  show of  dignity, 
that 1 deeply  regretted their lack  of ap­
preciation  of  French  dishes.  The  pal­
ate must be  educated  to them,  I  admit­
ted,  and in  the course of time I hoped to 
educate  the  palates of  all  who enjoyed 
my cooking.

Thus,  in spite of every blunder,  I kept 
the  good  will of  the  boarders  until one 
fatal  Sunday  morning,  when  there  ar­
rived  a  party  of  sailors.  They seemed 
disposed  to  sniff  at  everything  on  the 
breakfast  table,  and  at  dinner  time 
growled 
loudly  because  one  dish  for 
which they called was found wanting.

“ What  did  you say  was  the  name of 

the dish?” I asked the waiter.

“It  was  some  outlandish  name,”  said 
the waiter.  “Gruff,  or  rough,  or  some­
thing of that sort.”

“This  is  a  civilized  house,”  said  I 
sternly.  “We  serve only French  dishes 
here. 
I,  for  my part,  should  be  unwil­
ling  to  countenance  anything  of  the 
rough or gruff  order.”

The  waiter  must  have  reported  my 
sage  remarks  for 
loud  guffaws  soon 
reached me  from  the  dining  room,  and 
from  that  moment  my peace  was at an 
end.  Henceforth  I  was  pursued  with 
fault-finding and  suggestions  that  were 
mortifying to my professional pride, and, 
indeed,  my right hand  must  have forgot­
ten its cunning,  for  never had  1  made so 
many pitiful  failures as  during the days 
that ensued.

One morning  the  landlord  visited  me 

in  my cabinet of state.

“Cook,”  said he,  and  he  scratched his 
head  nervously as  he spoke,  “I  am afraid 
you  will  never be able  to educate  those 
boarders of mine  up to your  French  no­
tions.  There is a row at every meal,  and 
unless  we have some change soon I  shall 
have an empty  house.”

“It  is  all  the  fault  of  those coarse 
sailors you  have taken  in,” cried  I,  con­
temptuously. 
“They  have  completely 
undone  my  work.”

“Why not pacify them a little?”  urged 
the landlord.  “Let them  have  their duff 
for  once,  and  perhaps  we  may  have 
peace.”

At the  word duff cold  shivers ran over 
me. 
It  was  neither  rough,  then,  nor 
gruff that  the sailors  wanted,  but  duff. 
What in the name of all that was miracu­
lous could duff be?  Determined not to be 
ruined  by a word of  four letters,  1  gath­
ered up all my courage and cried:

“ Duff!  How  can  you ask  a scientific 
French cook  to  prepare  so vulgar a dish 
for a first-class boarding house?”

“I ask  it because 1  must meet the de­
mands of  my  customers,  and  these sail­
ors are  bound to  have their duff.  They 
say  they  must  have  it  at  least  once  a 
week,  and no decent boarding house pre­
tends to live without it.  Now, cook,  you 
may as  well  lay aside  your  prejudices, 
and  give  us  a dish  of  duff  for  Sunday 
dinner.”  .

There was a determination in the land­
lord’s  voice and  manner I had never no­
I  saw  that  resistance 
ticed  before. 
would  be  useless. 
It  was  very  plain 1 
must  do  or  die;  in  other  words  I must 
make a  dish of  duff or lose  the most lu­
crative employment 1  had  found in Cali­
fornia.  Pride,  as  well  as  expediency,

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forbade  a plea of ignorance. 
bold  front.

I put on a 

“Very good,”  said  I,  “if the appetites 
of  these  sailors do  not  soar  above duff 
the fault is not mine,  and  duff they shall 
have.  Tell  your  boarders  to  expect  a 
dish of duff for Sunday dinner,  and even 
in duff  I may hope  to have  some elevat­
ing  influence  on  the  coarse  tastes  of 
these debased sailors.”

What a  good  soul  that landlord  was!
I  shall  never  forget  him.  He  actuallv 
threw  his arms  about  me  in  his grati­
tude and thanked me most humbly.

“Cook,” cried he,  and  his eyes  fairly 
glistened,  “this is the  second  time  you 
have  saved  me  from  ruin.  Put  these 
jolly sailors in a  good  humor with your 
duff,  and  mark  my  word  your  wages 
shall  be  two  hundred  dollars  next 
month.”

As  he  reached  the  door  he  paused, 
cleared his  throat,  scratched  his  head, 
and called back over his shoulder.

“But,  cook,  please  do  not  make  the 
dish too high-toned,  that’s a good fellow. 
Those  sailors  all  have  their  revolvers 
and their knives,  and  it will be as much 
as your life is worth  if the dish does not 
suit them.’,

This  was  Wednesday—Wodan’s  or 
Odin’s day.  “Help me.  Allfather  Odin; 
stand by me  in  my  dire  need  or  I  am 
lost!”  I ejaculated.

I  hoped  for  some  good  spirit,  some 
kind fairy,  for the  Norns  themselves to 
help me, but no superior  being  came  to 
my rescue,  Stealthily  I formed  all  my 
plans to take French leave in case of ex­
tremity,  and 1 kept my brain sufficiently 
clear  to  remember  to draw my  month’s 
wages on Saturday night.

Sunday  morning  dawned  upon  us 
bright  and  clear.  The  household  was 
astir early.  At  the  breakfast-table  the 
sailors  were  in  high  glee. 
I alone was 
miserable.  A face  was  thrust  into  the 
kitchen at 10 o’clock.

“Now,  cook,  do  not  forget  that duff 
for dinner to-day.  A  good  dish of hon­
est old duff,  boy,  will soften the heart of 
every sailor in the house.”

immediate 

Thus  exclaimed  a  rollicking  voice, 
and no  sooner  were  the  words  uttered 
than  the  merry  face  was  withdrawn. 
Should  1  take 
flight?  Or 
should 1 trust to  my mother-wit?  Some 
evil  genius  whispered  to me to  pursue 
the latter course.  I would  invent a dish 
call it duff, and if it  failed to give satis­
faction  declare  that  such  was  the  duff 
used in  France.

1 rolled out some dough,  and  with  it 
covered  the  bottom  of  a  six-quart  tin 
pan,  threw  in  a  handful of  garlic and 
some dried apples, peaches,  baked beans 
potatoes  and  fat  pork,  seasoned with i 
plentiful  dash  of  mustard,  a  good 
sprinkle of pepper-sauce,  and half a pint 
of  claret sweetened  with molasses,  then 
covered  the  whole  with a  thin piece of 
dough, which I crinkled into the most fan 
tastic and artistic shapes.  Last of all I set 
the whole in the oven,  and  baked until it 
was crisp,  and beautiful to behold.

Dinner  was  announced.  The  guests 
sat down to the table.  The soup,  meats 
and vegetables were  discussed,  and gave 
unusual satisfaction.

Presently  the  waiter appeared  in t he 
kitchen like the grim  messenger of fate, 

“Now for the duff, cook,” cried he.
“It is ready,”  I said,  and my voice was 
tinged  with  the  calm  of  desperation 
“Here it is.”

“Where?” asked the waiter innocently

“Why,  here in this pan,” said I.
“This!”  he  exclaimed,  grinning  most 
diabolically,  I  thought,  and  fixing  his 
eyes in derision on the baked dish.

“Why, cook,  this will not satisfy them,

I fear.”

The  rascal  had  evidently  been wiser 
than I,  and had  learned  what was meant 
by duff.

“ I do not care what  you  fear,”  I  ex­
claimed,  choking  down  as  best I could 
my  rising  terror.  “Carry  in the pan at 
once  and  place  it  at  the  head  of  the 
table.  Do  you  not  hear  those  unruly 
sailors stamping  their  feet  with  impa­
tience?  Carry  in  the  pan,  and  if  the 
sailors find any fault,  tell them you  have 
served them the choicest French duff.

Not knowing what might  be the result 
of  my  bold ruse, I hastily cast aside my 
apron,  donned  my  hat  and  coat—my 
money  I  had  already  secured  in a belt 
about my  waist—and  stationing  myself 
behind the open door, gazed  through  the 
crevice  that  I  might watch the current 
of events.  As the waiter set the pan be­
fore a brawny sailor,  who  with uplifted 
knife and fork was ready  to  dissect  the 
coveted  dish, 
I  heard  a  unanimous 
cry of—

“Waiter,  what  under the sun  is this?” 
Perhaps a still  warmer word than sun 

was used,  but it does not matter.

“It is the duff,  French duff,  gentlemen, 

cook told me to say.”

By this time the sailor  had slashed his 
knife  into the  mixture,  and  there went 
up a universal howl of  rage at sight and 
smell of the red, lava-like,  garlic-scented 
mess that oozed forth.

Shall  I  ever  forget  the  glaring  eyes 
that  surrounded  that  dreadful  dinner 
table!  Every sailor grasped his revolver 
or his bowie knife,  and  there was a gen­
eral  stampede  for  the  kitchen  door. 
What amusement the sailors found there 
shall never  know,  for  I  was  over the 
hills and far  away before they were well 
under way in their search for me.

Had  I  known  then,  as  I  know  now, 
that duff is nothing more nor less than  a 
provincial English  word  for  dough,  and 
is  used,  especially  by  seamen,  for  a 
boiled or bag pudding made of stiff flour, 
I  should  haved  been  spared  years  of 
misery.  From the day of  my flight until 
the  present  time  I  have  succeeded  in 
nothing 
I  have  undertaken.  Those 
wretched  sailors  seem  to  be  scattered 
all over California, and some one or other 
of them  always  turns  up  to  defeat me 
whenever  I  launch into  any new  enter­
prise.  After the money  I had earned as 
French  cook  was  exhausted,  I  was one 
day driving mules through  the streets of 
Marysville  when I  heard  a savage  yell, 
and lo and behold! a Rose Bar sailor con­
fronted me with—

“There he is!  There  is the  cook  that 
palmed off a vile  baked mess on some of 
us  poor  fellows for duff. 
If  I can once 
get my hands on him,  I will  hang him as 
high  as the main-mast.”

He seemed to  be  making  a plunge  at 
me,  and,  forsaking  my  mule,  I  disap­
peared.

Once I  stood behind a  counter  in Sac­
ramento  City. 
I  had  good  wages  as  a 
clerk,  and was  giving  immense satisfac­
tion  to  my  employers.  Suddenly  a fa­
miliar voice smote upon my ear.

“Hello!  Have  you  any  French  duff 

for sale?” I heard.

With  a  bound  I  had  cleared 

the 
counter, and that refuge was closed to me.
Tears  M er  I  taught  school  in  San

Francisco. 
I had survived  many adven­
tures,  and  now  I  was  comparatively 
peaceful  and  happy,  as  well as beloved 
by  my  pupils.  One  day  a  rosy 
little 
chap,  a  great pet of  mine,  walked  up to 
me,  and 
looking  eagerly  into  my  face, 
asked:

“Teacher,  what is French duff?”
I shuddered.
“Why  do  you  ask,  my  little  lad?”  I 

finally managed to gasp.

‘Because  my  father  says  there  was 
once  a  cook  that  came  near  losing his 
life for  making  a  dish  of  French  duff. 
If the  sailors  he made  it for ever  catch 
him,  they will hang him  as sure  as fate, 
father says.”

I did not enter that school  room again.
California  had  become  a  prosperous 
State,  fortunes  were  being  made  all 
around me,  but no sooner did I enter any 
of the numerous avenues of  wealth than 
some  sailor  with  his  everlasting  duff 
would  remorselessly banish me  from it,
I have worked  my  way down  to South­
ern  California,  the  garden of  the earth, 
and  am  now  teaching  school  in  Santa 
Clara.  Since entering this blessed haven 
of rest the  word  duff  has  not  fallen on 
my ear, and I now cherish the sweet hope 
of  being  able  to  remain  here  in  peace 
during my declining years.

And this is the story of a ’49er.

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THE  .MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

AMONO THE  TRADE.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Detroit—J.  Z.  Ilawkins  has  sold  his 

drug stock to J.  Pinkerton.

Saginaw—Green Bros,  succeed  F.  Hu­

bert & Co.  in the fish business.

Anderson—A.  G.  Wilson  succeeds H. 

H.  Swarthout in general trade.

Saginaw—J.  M.  Weil, wholesale liquor 

dealer,  is removing to Cincinnati.

Galesburg—W.  Schroder,  of  the  drug 

firm of  Schroder & Carson,  is dead.

Midland—A.  S.  Arbury succeeds  Ar- 

bury Bros,  in the  grocery  business.

Weston—The  grocery  stock  of  G.  N. 

Negus is in  the  bands of his creditors.

Detroit—Marr & Taylor succeed James 
Lowrie & Sons in  the dry goods  business.
Otsego—Sherwood  Bros.  & Tubbs suc­
ceed  H.  D.  Mills  in  the  hardware  busi­
ness.

Bay City—T. Dichtelmiller is succeeded 
by Dichtelmiller &  Mitchell  iu  the meat 
business.

Jackson—The  Michigan  Heating  Co. 
succeeds  W.  L.  Seaton  in  the  plumbing 
business.

Meade—Begrow  &  Lefurgey  succeed 
Begrow  Bros,  in  the  grocery  and  cold 
storage business.

Owosso—The dry goods stock  of  E.  S. 
(Mrs.  G.  H.) Warren has been  sold  under 
chattel mortgage.

Laingsburg—J.  H. Webster & Co. have 
removed  their dry goods  stock from East 
Jordan  to this place.

Britton—Haight  &  Calkins,  hardware 
dealers,  have dissolved,  Jas.  Haight con­
tinuing the business.

Detroit—J.  S. Crook  &  Co.,  dealers in 
electrical supplies,  is  succeeded  by J.  S. 
Crook  & Co.,  Limited.

Ayr—Gideon  Noel  has  purchased  the 
general stock of J.  L.  Reichert,  who  has 
removed to Petoskey.

Jonesville—Stephens  &  Dusenbury 
succeed E.  A.  Stephens  &  Co.  as propri­
etors of the E.  A.  Stephens Pad Co.

Blissfield—Collins,  Randall  &  Rouse, 
lumber and coal dealers,  have dissolved, 
Moses  F.  Randall  continuing  the busi­
ness.

Roscommon—Edward  Kiely  & Co., dry 
goods  dealers  and  grocers,  have  dis­
solved,  Edward  Kiely  continuing  the 
business.

Hastings—F.  W.  Greble  has  sold his 
furniture  stock  to  Hiram  Rogers,  of 
Carleton,  who will continue the business 
under  the management  of Theo.  Rogers.
Owosso—Some  of  the  stockholders of 
the Owosso  and Corunna Street Railway 
Company have  become  dissatisfied  with 
the  way  the  road  is  managed  and  have 
asked to have a receiver for the same ap­
pointed.

Augusta—Augusta  is rising  from  the 
ashes.  A  new sidewalk  has  beeu built 
over the burnt district by the village.  L. 
Crane’s meat  market is  nearly ready  for 
occupancy.  John Fowler,  H. Marvin and 
Wicks  will  rebuild at  once.  The  post- 
office  is now  in  a  blacksmith  shop,  but 
will  be  moved 
into  the  Marvin  Bank 
building.

Sparta—R.  A.  Hastings  has  sold  an 
interest 
in  his  drug  stock  to  Frank | 
Holmes,  who  has  long  been  identified 
with  the  business  in  the  capacity  of 
clerk.  The new  firm  will  be  known  as 
R.  A.  Hastings &  Co.  The  change will j 
enable the senior  member  to  devote his I 
entire  attention  to  the  Sparta  Milling 
Co., of  which he  is manager.

West  Bay  City—When  C.  Castainer |

opened his  grocery store  on  July  11,  he 
found  his safe  ruined  and the  contents 
missing.  The  place  had  been  visited 
during  the  night by  safe-crackers,  who 
had performed  a very successful  piece of 
work  without  the  neighborhood  having 
any  knowledge  of  what  was  going  on. 
The crackers stole  chisels from  the rail­
road repair shops,  with which they  pried 
the safe door off.  Old coats and blankets 
were  then  thrown  about the  safe  and a 
charge  of  powder  fired  which  blowed 
open  the  money  drawer.  About  $60 in 
cash  was secured.

MANUFACTUBING  MATTEKS. 

Grayling—Sailing,  Hanson  & Co.  have 
removed  the  Henry  Stevens  &  Co.  saw­
mill from St.  Helens to this place.  They 
expect to start the mill  by  Sept.  1.

Rodney—Plato  &  Renwick  have  shut 
down  their shingle mill  for the last time, 
both  partners having  decided to quit the 
shingle business.  They will run the saw­
mill one more season.

Sanford—H.  J.  Yates &  Son are build­
ing a circular sawmill on the site  of  the 
one  reecently  burned  four  miles  south 
of this place. 
It will  have a capacity of 
25,000 feet a day,  and  will be running in 
three weeks.  The  firm  has  four  years’ 
work for the mill in this locality.

Owosso—E.  M.  Johnson,  A.  W.  John­
son,  Grant  Tannihill  and  J.  D.  Foster 
have formed a copartnership for the pur­
pose of equipping the old brewery  build­
ing as  a  cracker  factory.  They  expect 
to be able to begin operations by Sept.  1, 
with a capacity of 100 barrels per day.

Manistee—Salt  is  sharing  the depres­
sion and  is now  lower  than  it  has been 
for  years,  but  still  with  the  increased 
facilities  for  cheap  manufacture  our 
mills cau turn  out  salt cheaper than  can 
be done in any other part of  the country. 
The output  for  last  month  was  107,000 
barrels,  of which the Peters concern  con­
tributed one-third.

Manistee — About  12,000,000  feet  of 
timber well  up on  the headwaters of  the 
Manistee  has  just  changed  hands  for 
120,000,  or  about  $10 stumpage,  which 
will  make  the  logs  cost  about $16 laid 
down  at the  mill  here.  Of  course  the 
quality is of the best.  Another group of 
20,000,000 was recently  bought for $150,- 
000,  and the purchaser is  negotiating for 
another  group  of  about  the  same  size. 
All  these are very significant  indications 
that there is  faith  in the  future of  pine 
and that our mill  men are picking  up all 
that  offers and are  not  afraid  to  pay  a 
good  price for it.

Manistee—A sale was made recently of 
about  500,000  feet  of  car  decking and 
about the same amount of  sills,  at  prices 
as good  as  obtained  this spring  for the 
same  class  of  stock.  Prices  on  piece 
stuff are  held  at $10.25 for  short  and a 
dollar  better  for 
long,  and  sales have' 
been made at that figure  during the past 
week.  For  good  common 
inch  we  are 
having some  inquiry and for flat common 
there  is also  a call.  Our choice inch  as 
well as thick lumber has been pretty well 
picked  up,  although  there  may be  con­
siderable 
later  on.  Hemlock  is  being 
asked for more and more every day.

Wrecks  of  the  Canning  Industry. 
The  American  Grocer  reproduces the 
letter  from an  Ontario  fruit canner,  pub­
lished  in  T h e  T radesm an  last  week, 
commenting thereon  as follows:

This  is  the  old,  old  story.  Harford 
county,  Md.,  is dotted  with  wrecked can­
ning  factories.  Scores of  farmers  have

become  bankrupts  and  beeu  forced  to 
Temple.  He  serves  lunches  delivered 
sell their estates  and personal  property, 
each morning  at the  offices  or stores  of 
owing to losses  in  small canning houses. 
his customers.  The  lunches are  varied 
In  the Western States small factories and
every day and  are  wrapped  in  paraffine
many  large  ones have  sunk  money from | paper and packed in  a box  with a  Japan-
the  start. 
In  California  the  profitable 
ese napkin.  Here is a  sample lunch for 
canning factory is  the exception,  not the 
Wednesday:  Tongue  sandwich,  ham 
rule.  And yet the industry is  spreading 
sandwich,  pickle,  angel’s food,  Washing­
all over the country,  being stimulated  by 
ton  cake, 
two  lemon  wafers,  orange. 
offers  of  a  donation  of  land  by small 
The charge for a single lunch is 25 cents; 
towns  desirous  of  encouraging  new in­
by  the week,  six  lunches,  90 cents.  Milk, 
dustries. 
Inexperienced  men  enter the 
coffee,  tea or  chocolate is  served  in  bot­
field  and  throw  unknown  brands  of 
tles at 5 cents  each.
staple articles on  the market to compete 
with  well-known  and  long  established 
popular  brands.  Farmers become pack­
ers and  profess to be  satisfied if  the re­
sult of  their work shows that  they have 
obtained  more  per  acre  from  raising 
vegetables  for canning than  if  they had 
raised  wheat or  corn.  Canning is  a sci­
ence,  and so is  the art of  cooking.  Fac­
tories require trained men  and  large cap­
ital,  and  unless  these are  available  it is 
folly to start new packing  enterprises

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

$3,001 to $10,000 with  mo  in  a  No. 1 loca­
tion.  Large  store,  doing  a  heavy and  strictly 
i ash trade.  The very best  references given ana 
expected.  Address  No.  750,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

WANTED—Parmer  to  consolidate  stock  of 

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED.  ETC.

B U S I N E S S   C H A N C E S .

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—All grades of  refined  have ad­
vanced l-16c.  Refiners  are  oversold  on 
some grades and  retailers will  probably 
soon  be annoyed at their  inability to get 
orders filled  entire.

Cheese—The  Lenawee  county  manu­
facturers have advanced  their  prices j^c 
and  evidences of a stiffening  market ap­
pear 
in  other  quarters,  giving  ground 
for  the  belief  that  bottom  has  been 
touched for this  season.

Oranges—The  quality  of  the  fruit  is 
poor,  but the  demand  is  steady and  the 
market consequently firm.

Lemons—Although  the  demand  has 
been tremendous,  on  account of  the hot 
weather, no advance  in  prices is record­
ed.  A  steady demand,  fairly  adequate 
supply  and  firm  prices  are  the  chief 
characteristics.

Bananas—Are steady,  in  fair demand, 
and prices are firm.  The  advent  of  the 
smaller fruits,  berries,  cherries, etc ,  has 
had some effect on  the  market,  but,  so 
far,  has not depreciated  prices.
The  H a rd w a re   M arket.

As  July is  generally  considered  to be 
the dullest  month  in the  year,  we  have 
no reason  to say  this year  that it is  any 
exception.  General  trade  is  quiet  and 
more so than  usual,  owing  to  trouble in 
the financial  world.  No one seems to  be 
buying anything, except for actual needs, 
and all are  trying to  do as  near a  cash 
business as  possible.  This,  we  believe, 
is  the proper  course  to  pursue  for  a 
short time.  The  mills  are  nearly  all 
closed  down  for  the usual  midsummer 
repairs or owing to the depressed  condi­
tion of the market.

Wire nails are only  a lit’le  firmer, ow­
ing  to the  scarcity  caused  by  the mills 
all being  closed,  and  they  say they will 
not start up for a month. 
If stocks once 
get low,  better prices may be looked  for.
Trade in barbed  wire and cut nails has 

ceased.

The rope  maiket  is  firm  at  8>£c  for 

sisal and  12%c for manilla.

The  W ool  M arket.

Wool has been  in  more  active demand 
for the past week,  manufacturers buying 
more largely  than  heretofore,  but,  some­
how,  it is the manufacturers, and not the 
dealers,  who make the prices.  The mar­
ket is dull and uninteresting, being with­
out new features.  Foreign  wool  has not 
been  in  demaud to  auy  appreciable  ex­
tent, one  cargo  being  shipped  back  to 
England,  after  being  offered 
in  open 
market here.

A  novelty  in 

the  way  of  business 
lunch has  been introduced by a  Chicago 
man,  who  calls  himself  “The  Chicago 
Caterer,”  and holds  forth in the Masonic

1,200 inhabitants in Baste

750
pharmacist of three years’ experience.  Ref-

SITUATION  WANTED  BY  A  REGISTERED 
erences  unquestionable, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. Address  No.
F UR  »ALE—Drug stock  in 

■ ANTED—A  GOOD  OPENING 

business  town of 
Eastern Michigan, trib­
utary  to  large  farming  trade;  lake  and  rail 
freights;  only  two drug  stores  in  town;  rent. 
*200 per year;  stock  will  inventory $2,500;  sales 
$20 a day.  Reason  for  selling, owner wishes to 
retire  from  business.  Address  No.  752,  care 
752
Michigan Tradesman. 
FOR 
Clothing business in  town  from  1,500 to 
I 3,000  Address, with  particulars,  A.  B. Q., care 
I Michigan  Tradesman. 
r n o   RENT—A  FIRST-CLASS  STORE 
IN 
A   small  town  where  clothing  business  has 
| been 
successfully  carried  on.  Advertiser 
wishes  to  sell  the  hats  and  gent’s  furnishing 
stock, but wont  sacrifice very much, as opening 
is  gilt  edge.  Reason  for  moving,  going  to  a 
large town.  Address Y.  M.  C.  A., office of  this 
paper. 
AITANTED—A  MAN  OF  EXPERIENCE  TO
V v 
take charge of  my canning factory.  Ad 
dress Edwiu Fallas, Grand  Rapids, Mich.  755 
\ \ T ANTED—A  practical  druggist, with  some
V t 
capital, to take charge of a first-class drug
store.  Address  C.  L.  Bruudage,  opera  house 
block, Muskegon, Mich. 
TXT ANTED—:MERCHANT WITH ANYSMALL 
V V 
stock  to  take  one  side  of  drug  store. 
Brick  building,  and  best 
location  in  good 
hustling town.  Rent, reasonable.  Address lock 
box 211. Lake City, Mich. 

756

757

753

751

749

759

For  sa l e- t h e  b est  pa y in g  g rocery

stock  (doing the best business, has the best 
location,  in  the  best  town  of  its  size)  in  the 
State;  doing a business of  *3  ,(XX)  to  *40,000 per 
year;  shows a net profit of over $3 000.  Stock in­
ventories about  $5,000  but  could  be  reduced. 
Cash or A1 security only.  Will  not  sell for less 
than loo cents on  the  dollar.  The  chance of a 
lifetime.  Owner  engaged  In  manufacturing 
business and wants  to  devote  whole time to it. 
Address No. 758, care Michigan Tradesman.  758
and  experienced  man  in  grocery  and 
crockery store.  In writing give  experience and 
salary  wanted,  and  state  whether  married  or 
single.  Also  give  reference  from  former  em­
ployers.  D. Gardiner, Luther, Mich. 

» ANTED—AN  HONEST,  TEMPERATE, 

Box 501, Traverse City, Mich. 

and  fixtures  in  best  town  in  Michigan. 

FOR  SALE—Confectionery  and  bakery  stock 
I LAYING SHOE STOKE FOR SALE—IN BEST 

744
town in Michigan of o.iOO inhabitants, loca 
tion fine, clean stock, invoice $6,500, sales$17,000. 
Best of reasons for selling.  Good bargain.  Ad- 
diess Boots and  Shoes,  care  Michigan  Trades­
m a n ^ ^  
POSITION  WANTED  BY  A  REGISTERED 
A  Pharmacist with experience in both whole­
sale  and  retail  houses.  Good  references  fur­
nished.  Otis Jones, Burnips Corners, Mich.  745
Bu sin ess  ho u se  a n d  stock  o f  g r o-
ceries for sale on  Union  street.  Will  sell
at a bargain. 
Address  box  634, Traverse  Citv, 
Mich.
747’
TflOR  SALE—SECOND HAND  STORE  ELE 
-*-  vator, cheap,  or  will  exchange  for  horse, 
carriage or anything I  can  use.  W.  F.  Taylor, 
Mt. Pleasant. 
r p o   EXCHANGE—SIX  HUNDRED  ACRES 
A 
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, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

but a few months, and  practically as  good 
as new.  Send  for  sample  of  writing.  Trades- 
man Company. Grand  Rapids. 

F or  sa l e- yost ty p e w r it e r ,  u sed
F o r  sa l e—o n e  o f  t h e  f in e s t  and

736
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
able  Address J. W. Balcom, Tawas City,  Mich­
ig a n . _________________ __________ 73p

F o 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  100 feet deep, high 
ceiling,  etc.  For  terms  apply to  239  Jefferson 
avenue, Grand Rapids.______  

F or sa le  o r  r e n t—sto re  b u il d in g

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

743

742

731

Compelled  to  sell  by reason  of  failing  health. 

THE  MIOEUG-AM  TRADESMAN

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

J. C.  Shaw  has  removed  his  grocery 
stock  from 54  Lyou  street to  107 Canal 
street.

Wm.  Karpowsky,  grocer  at  90 Crosby 
street,  has sold his stock to Wm.  Wencz- 
kauski.

Martin  Dunnewind  has  removed  his 
grocery  stock  from  Irving  Place  to 384 
Jefferson  avenue.

James  W.  Lake,  clothier aud boot  and 
shoe  dealer  at  691  Broadway,  has  re­
moved  his stock to 696 Broadway.

Mrs.'Anna  Maybee  has opened  a gro­
cery store on Irving Place, occupying the 
store recently vacated  by Martin Dunne- 
wiud.  The  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co. 
furnished the stock.

The H.  Timrner  grocery  stock,  which 
was  sold  at  chattel  mortgage  sale  last 
Wednesday,  was  bid in  by Fred  H.  Ball, 
as trustee for the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co.  and the  Olney &  Judson  Grocer Co.
P.  H.  Kilmartin &  Son  have erected a 
two-story  double store  building on  East 
Wealthy avenue,  just west of  Lake ave­
nue,  and  bave  opened 
their  general 
stock,  which they removed  from  Orange, 
in  the  west  store.  They  hope  to  rent 
the other  store room  for a  meat market 
or drug store in the near  future.

The  annual  salary  of  the  sealer  of 
weights and measures in this city is $900. 
During the twelve months ending May  1, 
1893,  he turned over  to  the  City  Treas­
urer the sum of $5*38.  This appears  to be 
a small sum  for  300 days’  work,  consid­
ering that there  are  many places  in  the 
city  which  yield  three  or  four  dollars 
apiece for a few minutes’  work, and T iie 
T radesman wishes that  all dealers  who 
have paid  fees  to  the  inspector  during 
the year ending May  1  would bring their 
receipts to this office,  with a view to ver­
ifying  or  disapproving  the  Inspector’s 
reports.

A.  Merrimau recently uttered a bill  of 
sale on the grocery stock at the corner of 
Wealthy avenue and East street, the con­
sideration  being several  village lots near 
Holland alleged  to be worth  $750.  The 
bill of sale  was made to T.  R.  Van Wert, 
who will be  remembered as formerly en­
gaged  in  business at  Alba.  The trans­
fer was  immediately put  on  record,  but 
Mrs.  Merriman  objected  to  the transac­
tion  and gave  the Olney &  Judson Gro­
cer Co.  a  chattle mortgage  on the  stock 
for $175,  on  the  ground  that  the  stock 
was hers and  the bill of sale executed by 
her husband  was fraudulent.  The Olney 
& Judson  Grocer Co.  has  foreclosed the 
mortgage  and the  officers are  in  posses­
sion of the stock.

The Gunn Hardware Co., which was or­
ganized  as  a corporation  in  1885 to con­
duct the  retail  hardware business estab­
lished  about  forty years  ago  by  W.  S. 
Gunn  and  to  embark  in  the  wholesale 
hardware business on South  Ionia street, 
has decided to abandon  the jobbing busi­
ness,  and will close out the stock  as rap­
idly as  possible  between  now  and  No­
vember 1,  when  the building  now occu­
pied  by the  wholesale  department  will 
be  taken by the  Reeder  Bros.  Shoe Co. 
Wm.  S.  Gunn,  President of  the corpora­
tion,  states that the abandonment of  the 
wholesale business is due  to a determin­
ation on his part to lay down  some  of the 
burdens of life,  as befits a man  who has

reached the age of 69 years.  The change 
will enable  him  to  devote more  time to 
the Gunn  Folding  Bed Co.,  of  which he 
is the  largest  stockholder,  and  also  en­
able him  to  give  more  attention  to  his 
real  estate  interests,  which  are  varied 
and extensive.  He  is the  sole owner  of 
five  business  fronts  on  Monroe  street, 
worth  not  less  than  $350,000,  against 
which  there is not  a penny of  indebted­
ness.  The  same is true of  the block oc­
cupied  by the  wholesale  store  on  Ionia 
street,  and his  entire  property  interests 
will  probably  aggregate  $500,000,  which 
is  a  monument  to  the  shrewdness  and 
far sightedness of the owner.

On Tuesday last,  eleven peddlers  were 
arraigned  before Judge  Haggerty,  of the 
Police  Court,  on  a  charge  of  peddling 
without  a  license. 
In  every  case  the 
complaint  was made by  a police  officer. 
The evidence  in  each  case  was  conclu­
sive,  proving  not only  the  charge  made 
against  the  defendants,  but  showing  a 
tendency on the  part  of  the peddlers  to 
defy  the  authority of  the city.  Jas.  E. 
McBride,  attorney for  the peddlers, con­
tended  that,  as  the  first  ordinance  had 
been  repealed  and  a  new  one  enacted, 
his  clients  could  not  be  convicted,  be­
cause the  schedule  of  fees  should  have 
been re-enacted  at the same time,  and,  as 
they  were  not,  there  were  no legal  fees 
which they could be  called upon  to  pay. 
Furthermore,  he  claimed  that  the  ordi­
nance was invalid, on  the ground that it 
was contrary to law  in that  no ordinance 
should deal  with  subjects  not  embodied 
in the title.  The  title of  this ordinance 
is,  “An Ordinance Relative to the Licens­
ing of Hawkers and  Peddlers in the City 
of  Grand  Rapids.”  It  prescribes  the 
fees to be paid  by each class of peddlers, 
and,  in addition thereto,  provides for the 
inspection of  fruit,  bread,  cakes,  etc.,  a 
subject not  mentioned  in the  title.  For 
these two  reasons  he asked  for the dis­
charge  of  the  respondents.  Assistant 
City Attorney Carroll contended that the 
ordinance  passed  May  11,  of  this year, 
had  not  been  repealed  and  that  there 
was  not  a  word  in  the  amended  ordi­
nance which called for the  repeal of any 
portion  of it;  the ordinance was amended 
by the addition of two sections,  imposing 
new duties on  those  entrusted  with its 
enforcement; it was entirely unnecessary 
for the Council to re-enact the resolution 
fixing the  fees to  be  charged  under  the 
ordinance,  as 
the  amending  sections 
make no  difference  in  the  status of  the 
peddlers before  the  law; the question of 
fees does  not enter  into the  case  at  this 
point; the only question is, did these men 
engage in  the business of  peddling con­
trary to the  provisions of  the ordinance, 
that 
is,  without  taking  out a  license? 
According to  the  evidence  and by their 
own  admission,  they did  so engage,  and, 
therefore,  they are  guilty as  charged; if 
the court  holds the fee  to be  exorbitant 
then,  perhaps,  the  ordinance  is invalid, 
but it must be so determined by the court. 
After some further talk  between  the op­
posing  counsel,  an 
agreement  was 
reached as to the  cases which  should be 
appealed to the  Superior  Court  in order 
to  test  the  validity  of  the  ordinance. 
Judge Haggerty gave his decision, which 
was to  the  effect  that,  according  to  the 
evidence,  all the respondents were guilty 
as  charged,  but,  as  an  appeal  was to be 
taken,  he  would only pass sentence upon 
three  of  the  respondents.  These  were 
fined various sums,  and  the rest  were re­
leased  under  suspended  sentence  pend­

ing the result of the appeal. 
It is hoped 
to  get  the  appealed  cases  before  the 
Superior Court during this term.  Other­
wise it must go over until Ooctober.

Gripsack Brigade.

Chas.  S.  Brooks and wife  leave to-day 
for a ten  days’ visit to the World’s Fair.
Harry  Hartmyer,  traveling representa­
tive forL.  Pricket & Co.,  of Boston,  was 
in town Monday.

Ad.  Baker  has  returned 

from  the 
World’s  Fair, coming via  Traverse City. 
Mrs.  Baker returned with him.

Sol.  F.  Downs  is  disconsolate  nowa­
days,  his wife having gone to Union City 
to spend the heated term  with  relatives. 
Her son accompanies her.

E.  R.  Wills,  formerly  traveling  repre­
sentative for  Hawkins  &  Company,  has 
taken  a  position  with  the  Lemon  & 
Wheeler  Company,  covering  Central 
Michigan.

Hi Robertson  writes  from  Waukesha 
that his health is considerably  improved 
and that his physician gives him encour­
agement that a permanent cure can be ef­
fected  by  means of a thorough  course of 
treatment.

Byron Davenport is  spending his Sun­
days  during the  summer months on  the 
farm  of  his  father-in-law,  in  Mecosta 
county.  The supposition is that his rela­
tive is  building a stone  dwelling  house, 
as Byron  regularly carries home a couple 
of rocks  nowadays,  concealing  same  in 
a  telescope  he lugs  about  for  that pur­
pose. 
It is  evidently  his  desire  to  se­
cure a collection  embodying  rocks  from 
each  county  in  his  territory,  and  T h e 
T radesm an  trusts  his  customers  will 
assist  him in  the  matter  in  every  way 
possible.

At the meeting  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
traveling men,  held  at  Elk’s Hall Satur­
day  evening,  George  F.  Owen,  W.  F. 
Blake and E.  A.  Stowe were appointed a 
Committee  on  Transportation  to  ascer­
tain and promulgate the  best  route  and 
the  most  favorable  rate for those wish­
ing  to  attend  the  World’s  Fair  during 
Commercial Travelers’  Week,  which be­
gins July 25.  The Goodrich boats are so 
well  patronized  this  season  that it was 
found impossible to  obtain  any  conces­
sion  by  that  route,  and  the Committee 
therefore  recommended  the  C.  & W.  M. 
route to St.  Joseph,  thence by Graham & 
Morton  boat  to  Chicago,  be  selected. 
The  regular  round  trip  rate  for  this 
route is $6.50,  but by  obtaining  mileage 
books  with  the  names  of  the  family 
thereon,  which  are  sold  at  the  regular 
price,  the  eighty-five  miles  between 
Grand  Rapids  and  St.  Joseph  can  be 
covered for $1.70, and the trip across the 
lake  for  $1,  making $3.70 for the single 
trip  or $5.40 for the  round trip.  Before 
the end of the week,  however,  Assistant 
Passenger  Agent  Fuller is confident the 
rates  to  the  World’s  Fair  will  go  to 
pieces,  owing  to the fight in the Centr al 
Traffic  Association,  in  which  case  the 
round  trip tickets  will,  undoubtedly,  be 
sold for $3.90,  the  regular fare one way. 
A considerable number  of traveling men 
will leave by the “White  City  Flyer” in 
the  morning,  spending  the  day  at  St* 
Joseph  and  Benton  Harbor and leaving 
on  the  4:30  boat,  arriving in Chicago at 
8:30 in the evening;  others  will  leave on 
the  1:35  train,  making connection with 
the same boat,  while others  will  leave  at 
6:30  p.  m.,  connecting  with  the  night 
boat  and  arriving  in  Chicago  Tuesday 
morning.  The  program  for  the week’s

entertainment  in  Chicago  is varied and 
interesting, and ail  who can possibly at 
tend  should do so.

Purely Personal.

Mrs.  John  W.  Dykstra,  wife  of  the 
West  Leonard street  grocer,  is  severely 
ill  with typhoid fever.

Heman  G.  Barlow  and  family  spent 
last  week  at  the 
in  this 

the  latter  half  of 
World’s  Fair,  and  are  putting 
week at Ne-ah-ta-wanta.

E.  J.  Herrick has  leased the  Coleman 
cottage at Ottawa Beach  for the remain­
der of  the season and takes  his family to 
that resort to-day.

T.  H.  Thurston,  senior  member of  the 
firm of  Thurston & Co.,  general  dealers 
at  Central  Lake,  was in town a couple of 
days last  week.  Mr.  Thurston  had not 
visited the  Grand Rapids  market before 
for ten  years  and  was greatly  surprised 
at the growth of the city  and the increas­
ing importance of  the market.

Stanley  E.  Parkill,  President  of  the 
Michigan State  Pharmaceutical Associa­
tion,  sails  from  New  York  to-day  for 
Europe,  accompanied  by D. B.  Perry, of 
West Bay City.  They will land  at Glas 
gow,  taking  a  trip  through  Scotland, 
then into England  and thence  will go to 
Switzerland,  to  remain  several  weeks. 
They  will  return  home the  last of Sep­
tember.

Jackson  Jottings.

J ackson,  July  17—Geo.  Hadden  has 
opened a grocery store in his  building at 
the  corner  of  Perrin  and  East  Main 
streets.  Tin stock was furnished by the 
Jackson Grocery Co.
P.  R.  Butterfield,  for  many  years  in 
the grocery business  on  Francis  street, 
has purchased the grocery stock of Orson 
Leach,  on  Greenwood  avenue,  and  will 
continue the  business  at  that  location. 
Mr.  Leach  will  retire  from  trade on ac­
count of illness in his family.

Some  people  may not  know that after 
you  have  scraped  out  a  word  that has 
been written  in ink, if  you  will  rub the 
place with  the handle  of  your  knife or 
any  hard  and  smooth  surface,  until  the 
glazing is  renewed,  you  can  write over 
the place  without blotting.

“The  Proof of the Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

SMOKERS  ONCE  SMOKERS  A L ­

W AYS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED

B e n  - H u r ,

The great  10c Cigar,  and

J ^ e c o r d   £ £ r e a k e r ,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on  Honor. 

Sold on Merit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

SEO.  MOEBS  I  CO.

MANUFACTURERS,

D E T R O I T .

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The  Wife  in Business.

From the  Merchants’ Review.

the  bachelor  merchant, 
Although 
perhaps,  has an advantage in  respect  of 
his  cheaper 
living  expenses,  yet  the 
prospects  of  success  of 
the  married 
dealer should, on  the  average,  be  more 
promising,  other things being  equal,  on 
account of the assistance  which the wife 
can render her husband  at  critical  per­
iods,  when accurate  judgment  is needed 
to steer a  right  course,  and  when  two 
heads should be better than one.
A  man’s  wife often knows more than 
he does  about a  great  many things,  and 
while  he  need  not lower himself in her 
estimation  by  admitting  her  mental 
superiority,  it is sometimes  well for  him 
to silently recognize her superior intelli­
gence,  and  profit  by it.  If he is a wise 
man,  he  will not be too ready to come in­
to accord  with the  opinions  of his wife, 
but  will affect a great  deal  of wisdom of 
his own.  even  though  he  knows  he  has 
none. 
It never  increasses  a  wife’s  re­
spect for her husband  to know that he is 
her inferior in anything,  and it certainly 
does not incresse her respect or her affec­
tion  to  have  him  intimate  by  word  or 
look that she does not  know anything at 
all.  The  judgment  of 
the  average 
woman  regarding  the  disbursement  of 
money  is often  better  than  that  of  the 
average man,  particularly when  it comes 
to  spending  money  for  domestic  pur­
poses. 
It takes a  shrewd  tradesman  to 
get  over  the  average  sensible  woman, 
while  the  tradesman  finds 
it  easy  to 
work  off stale goods on the average man; 
and  the  most  conceited  man  might  as 
well acknowledge frankly  that  his  wife 
can  attend  to  most of the affairs of her 
own  household better than he can attend 
to them  for  her.  Women  very  ofte n 
have  the  most  acute perception regard­
ing business affairs. 
If men  would only 
“talk  business”  with their wives, instead 
of  taking 
it  for  granted  that  women 
“don’t understand anything  about  busi- 
nesf,”  there  would  probably  be  fewer 
failures.  Many  a  successful  business 
man owes his success to  the keenness of 
judgment of a partner  whose  name does 
not appear in  the firm or  over  the  shop 
window,  and  who  is  not  supposed  to 
have any connection  with  the  business 
and that partner is  his wife,  in  whom  be 
is wise enough to coufide.

One Way to  Circumvent the  Swindler.
A good  way  to test a swindling scheme 
is to  offer  a  non-negotiable  note  when 
the  time  comes  for  the  note  signing. 
Mark out  the words  “or  order” or  “or 
bearer”  which  always  follow  the  blank 
line  in  which  the  name  is  written  to 
whom the note is given.  Make the  note 
payable to  him  and  to him  alone.  That 
saves you  all your rights. 
If the note is 
given in  view of  a  contract  which  the 
other party offers,  just write on  the note 
ahead  of  your  signature  these  words, 
“the  payment of  this note  is made con­
ditional  upon  the performance  of  a cer­
tain contract for which it is given.”  Al­
ways  remember  that no matter what oral 
contract you  have,  it  will  have nothing 
to do  with the  payment of  a  note unless 
it appears on the face of the note.
You  will  never  get an  agent  for any 
fake  or  swindling  scheme  whatever  to 
take a note  payable only to  or referring 
on  its face to the contract  he makes. 
It 
is  not always a sign  that it is  a swindle 
when a negotia  le note is demanded,  but 
in dealing  with  strangers  you  will win 
nine  times  where you will  lose once  by 
refusing to deal  with strangers or travel­
ing agents at all.

The  Value  of Confidence.

From the Philadelphia Grocers' Review.

It is a good  sign  when  a grocer enjoys 
the confidence of the community in which 
he does business,  and it  is a big addition 
to  his  capital  stock.  Many  customers 
prefer paying  a  higher price to a grocer 
in whom  they have confidence  than  to go 
elsewhere and obtain  goods at a slightly 
lower price when they feel that they may 
be taken  in.  How often we hear  the re­
mark,  “Well,  Mr.  So-and-So  is  a  little 
higher in his prices than  some other gro­
cers,  but  then  we  can  always  depend 
upon  what  we  get  as  being  the  best.” 
Such a reputation  is well  worth  working 
for and, when once obtained, is deserved.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEMINS.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

Arrow Brand  5 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL............... 4)4
Full Yard Wide...... 6)4
Georgia  A..............  6)4
Honest Width......... 6)4
Hartford A ............ 5
Indian Head...........  5)4
King A  A................. 6)4
King EC.................  5
Lawrence  L L ........  5
Madras cheese cloth 614
Newmarket  G........614
B.........   5
N.........6)4
DD....  6)4
X ........ 614

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Adriatic.................7
Argyle....................  6
Atlanta AA.............6
Atlantic A..............  6%
H..............6*
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D.............   6
“ 
“  LL.............   5
Amory.......................6%
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A..  S'*
Blackstone O, 32__5
Black Crow............ 6
Black Rock  ...........6)4
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A................5)4
Cavanat V..............5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  3%
Clifton  C R............ 5)4
Comet....................... 614
Dwight Star............  6%
Clifton CCC...........6)4

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Nolbe R..................5
Our Level  Best...... 6
Oxford  R...............   6
Peqnot....................7
Solar....................... 6
Topof the Heap....  7
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal.............. 7)4
Green  Ticket......... 814
Great Falls.............   6)4
Hope....................... 7)4
Jnst  Out........414® 5
King Phillip...........714
OP.....  7)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale...........  @  814
Middlesex........   @5
No Name.................  7)4
Oak View...............   6
Our Own.................. 5)4
Pride of the West.. .12
Rosalind.................7)4
Sunlight..................  4)4
Utica  Mills............ 8)4
Nonpareil  ..10
Vlnyard..................  8)4
White Horse...........6
Rock............  8)4
8)4

A B C ................
••  8%
Amazon..............
..  8
Amsburg............
..  7
Art  Cambric......
..10
Blackstone A A.. ••  7%
Beats All............
..  4)4
Boston...............
..12
Cabot.................. ••  7%
Cabot,  %............
-•  6%
Charter  Oak......
..  5)4
Conway W...........
7%
Cleveland.......... • •  6%
Dwight Anchor.. ..  8H
shorts.  8
Edwards................. 6
Empire....................7
Farwell...................7)4
Fruit of the Loom.  8)4
Fltchvllle  ............  7
First Prize..............7
Fruit of the Loom X. 7)4
Falrmount..............4M
Full Value..............6*
Cabot...................... 7M! Dwight Anchor
Farwell...................8 

BAUT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
Housewife  Q__R......
S......

5)4
___6
......6)4
......7
......7)*
......7)4
......7)4
....8*
......8)4
. .  .  9)4 
...10 
....10)4 
...11 
....21 
....14)4
CARPET  WARP.

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Amoskeag..............12)4
9os....... 13)4
brown .18
Andover.................11)4
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
BB... 9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  b r..  7

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“  d a  twist 10)4 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
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Amoskeag................ 6)4
**  Persian dress 8 
Canton ..  8
“ 
AFC........10)4
“ 
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Teazle... 10)4 
“ 
Angola.. 10)4 
“ 
Persian..  8 
Arlington Btaple—   6)4
Arasapha  fancy__4%
Bates Warwick dres  7)4 
staples.  6)4
Centennial..............10)4
Criterion................10)4
Cumberland staple.  5)4
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Everett classics......8)4
Exposition..............7M
Glenarie..................  6)4
Glenarven.............. 6%
Glen wood...............7)4
Hampton.................6)4
Johnson Chalon cl  %
indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs__16

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

Lancaster,  staple...  6)4

fancies__7
Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester............   5%
Monogram..............  6)4
Normandie............... 7)4
Persian...................   8
Renfrew Dress........7)4
Rosemont................. 6)4
Slatersvllle.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toll  duNord......... 10)4
Wabash...................  7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick...............   7
Whlttenden............ 8
heather dr.  7)4 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6%
Westbrook..............8
10
Wlndermeer........... 6
York......................... 6%

GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag.....   16)41 Valley City.......................15)4
Stark.......................  13% Georgia...................19%
American................15%  Pacific...................

THREADS.

No.

KNITTING  c o t t o n .

Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbour's............... 86
Coats’, J. & P ......... 45  Marshall’s ...............81
Holyoke.................. 22*1
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
«  16... ....38
39
«  18... ....39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CAMBRICS.
Edwards................  4)4
Lockwood................ 4)4
Wood’s ..............  
  4)4
Brunswick.............  4)4

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

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

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

RED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................82)4
Creedmore.............27)4
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless...............27)4

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

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R ..................22)4
Windsor.................. 18)4
6 os Western...........20
Union  B................. 22)4
Nameless...... 8  @ 9)41 
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Grey SR W.............17)4
Western W .............18)4
D R P ............ ......... 18)4
Flushing XXX........ 23)4
Manitoba................ 23)4
9  @10)4 
12)4
Brown. Black.
10)4
11)4
12
20
West  Point, 8 os__10)4
“ 
10os  ...12)4
Raven, lOoz.............13)4
Stark 
.............13)4
Boston, 10 os............12)4

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

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Brown. Black. Slate
9M 10)4
10)4 11)4
11)4 12
12)4 20
DUCKS.

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Slate.
9) 4
10) 4
11) 4
12) 4
Severen. 80s...........  9)4
May land, 8 os......... 10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 os..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 os— 11)4 
Boston, 8 os.............10)4

10)4
1D4
12
20

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WADDINGS.

BILESIAS.

White, do*............. 25 
| Per bale, 40 dos.... *3 50
Colored,  dos..........20  ¡Colored  “ 
...........7 50
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 Pawtucket...............10)4
Dundle...................   9
Bedford...................10)4
Valley  City.............10)4
K K ......................... 10)4

Red Cross....  9
“  Best............. 10)4
«  Best AA...... 12)4
L............................. 7)4
G..............................8)4
Cortlcelll, dos.........85  (Cortlcelll  knitting,

SEWING  SILK.

..12 
..12 

“ 8 
I “  10 

per Hos  ball........30

twist,dos..40 
50yd,dos..40  I
HOOKS AND STBS—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  ¡No  4 Bl’k A White..15 
“ 
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“ 
..25
No 2-20, M C......... 50  ¡No 4-15  F  8)4........40
•'  3—18, S C ...........45 
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  ¡No  8 White & Bl’k..20 
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COTTON  TAPE.
..15 «10 
I «  12 
..18 
SAFETY  PINS.
....28 
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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1  40| Steamboat...............   10
Crowely’s............... 1 85 Gold Eyed...............1 60
Marshall’s..............1 OOlAmerican................ 1  00
5-4. ...2 25  6—4...3 25|5—4....1  95  6-4. ..2 95 

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TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
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COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2 10 

Cotton Sail Twine.. 28
Crown.....................12
Domestic................ 18)4
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.................... IS
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL.... ...................18)4
Alabama...................6%
Alamance................. 6)4
Augusta...................7)4
Ar  sapha..................6
Georgia.....................6)4
G ranite..................  5%
Haw  River.............. 5
Haw  J ....................   5

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

Mount  Pleasant__ 6)4
Oneida....................  5
Prymont...............   5%
Randelman............ 6
Riverside...............   5M
Sibley  A.................  6M
Toledo....................

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Only brand of first-class laundry 

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Saginaw  Yalley.

Having  new  and  largely  in­
creased  facilities  for  manu­
facturing  we  are well  prepar­
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at most reasonable prices.

We are state  agents for the

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

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Peerless, white....... 18  (Integrity  colored...80
colored....20  ¡White Star..............18
“  colored..20
Integrity................. 18)41 
Hamilton................   8
Nameless............... 20
................. 9
.................25
................. 27)4
................. 10)4
G G  Cashmere........20
.................30
Nameless.............. 16
................. 82)4
................35
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CORSET  JEANS.

Elnk A purple 6

long cloth B. 10)4 
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century cloth 7
“  gold seal......10)4
“  green seal TR 10)4 
"  yellow seal.. 10)4
“ 
serge............ 11)4
“  Turkey red.. 10)4 
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Corallne.....................89 50
Schilling’s ...................9 00
Davis  Waists......   9 00
Grand  Rapids........4 50
Armory...................  6)4
Androscoggin.........7)4
Blddeford..............   6
Brunswick..............6)4
Allen turkey  reds 

robes...........6
u ffs...........  6
pink  checks.  6
staples........  6
shirtings...  6 
American  fancy....  5)4 
Americanlndigo...  6 
American shirtings.  4)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Arnold 
....  6
Arnold  Merino......6

Wonderful.............84 50
Brighton..................4 75
Bortree's...............  9 00
Abdominal...........15  00
Naumkeag satteen..  7)4
Rockport................ 6)4
Conestoga............... 7)4
Walworth.............. 6)4
PRINTS.
6  (Berwick fancies 
5)4
¡Clyde Robes....
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone fancy...  6 
chocolat  6
rober__6
sateens..  6
Hamilton fancy......6
staple__ 6
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrim’ck shirtings.  4)4 
“  Reppfurn.  8)4
Pacific fancy..........6
“ 
robes..............6)4
Portsmouth robes...  6)4 
Simpson mourning..  6
greys........6
sona black.  6 
Ballou solid black..
Washington Indigo.  6)4 
colors.
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
Bengal blue,  green, 
11  India robes__7)4
red and  orange...  6
“  plain T’ky X M  8)4
Berlin solids...........  5)4
•................. X..10
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blue.6
“  Ottoman  Tur­
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key red.................. 6)4
11  Foulards —   5)4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred X...... 7)4
“ 
red %..........  7
Martha Washington
“  £ ...........  9)4
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Turkeyred..........   9)4
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Rlverpolnt robes....  5)4
Cocheco fancy........  6
Windsor fancy........  6)4
“  madders...  6
x x tw ins..  6 
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Indigo blue......... 10)4
Harmony..............   5
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solids........514
Amoskeag A C A.... 12)4
AC A....................13
Hamilton N............ 7)4
Pemberton AAA— 16
York.......................10)4
D............ 8)4
Awning..11
Swift River............   7)4
Farmer....................8
Pearl River............12
First Prise..............10)4
Warren...................18)4
Lenox M ills...........18
C 
o g a............. 16
Atlanta,  D ..............  6)4¡Stark  A 
........... 8
Boot........................ 6)4  No  Name................. 7)4
Clifton, K............... 7  ¡Top of Heap..............  9

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THE  IMPENDING  SILVER  PROBLEM.
The silver question is now to the front. 
The Bimetallic  League has called a con­
vention of  the  silverites,  to  be  held  at 
Chicago,  commencing  on  the  1st of Au­
gust and  to  continue  in  session  indefi­
nitely,  as may be  considered  necessary. 
The avowed object of  the  convention  is 
to maintain silver  as  money for all pur­
poses,  and to  prevent  the establishment 
of  a  single  gold  standard of values.  A 
pamphlet  circulated  along  with 
the 
printed call which  has been sent out de­
mands  free  and  unlimited  coinage  for 
silver as well as for gold.

It  is  a  remarkable fact that although 
the silver  interests  have controlled Con­
gress  ever  since  they succeeded  in  se­
curing the  remonetization  of  silver  by 
the act of  Feb.  28,  1878,  and  have  been 
able to  compel  extensive  legislation  in 
their behalf,  they  have  never  forced  a 
demand  for free  coinage.  Congressman 
Bland, of Missouri,  who has long  been a 
member,  and  for  a  considerable  time 
chairman,  of  the  house  committee  on 
coinage,  etc.,  has always  been  an  advo­
cate of  the  free  coinage  of  silver,  but, 
for some powerful  reason,  while talk of 
free coinage was greatly indulged in, the 
demand  for  it was  never pushed.  The 
silverites  contented themselves with  se 
curing legislation that would  force upon 
the Government the burden  of  purchas 
ing as much silver  as  possible  so  as to 
relieve the producers of it.

The act of Congress of 1878 authorized 
the  coining  of  silver  dollars,  and  re 
quired the United States to buy  and coin 
not less than $2,000,000 of silver a month 
The act of  July  14,  1890,  required  the 
Government  to  purchase  not  less  than 
4,500,000  ounces  of  silver  each  month 
and to give  in exchange for  it Treasury 
notes.  This silver was  not to be coined 
but  to be  stored. 
It  does  not  require 
much examination of this sort of  legisla 
tion to see  that  its chief  object  was  to 
secure a  certain and constant market for 
all  the silver produced by  the American 
miners.  What was needed was to enable 
the  silver producers to  dispose of  their 
commodity. 
If they  had been  in earnest 
in desiring to put silver  in  circulation as 
money  they would  have  demanded  free 
coinage outright.  But they did not want 
silver money.  What they  were  seeking 
and what  they got  was  a ready  market 
for  their  product.  Once  out  of  their 
hands,  they bad no interest in  silver as i 
circulating medium.

The working of the silver legislation i 
seen  in the fact that  although  $416,412, 
835  in  silver  dollars  has  been minted 
there was in  the Treasury  on the  30th of 
June,  just passed,  of these  same  silver 
dollars,  the  enormous sum  of  $362,30' 
707,  showing that  there is  in circulation 
of them only  $54,109,128. 
In  addition to 
the silver dollars in the Treasury,  which 
the Government cannot  pay out,  because 
none of  its  creditors  will  accept  them 
there is in bar  silver  118,173,820 ounces, 
worth,  at the  Government  price  of  70 
cents an  ounce, $82,721,674,  but capable 
of being  coined  into  near  $270,000,000, 
which nobody  will  accept in payment of 
dues  from  the  Government.  Thus it  is 
seen  that  the  silver  miners  have  suc­
ceeded in  loading the  vaults of  the Gov­
ernment  with  more  than  $600,000,000 
worth of silver withdrawn from  circula 
tion because nobody  wants silver money, 
notwithstanding the  loud  professions of 
devotion to the white metal.

Now, if  we suppose  free  coinage had

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been granted to silver when the  “daddy” 
dollars were  authorized,  in  1878,  the sit­
uation  to-day would be  something  very 
different.  Free coinage of  silver  means 
that  any  owner  of silver  will  have  the 
right to take his bullion to the mint,  and, 
on the payment of  the regular charges or 
seigniorage,  have  his  metal  made  into 
dollars.  But  he  has  no  choice of  the 
money  he  will receive from  the mint.  If 
silver be  coined,  he  will get his  returns 
in silver  dollars. 
If  gold be  coined,  he 
will get back  gold.  Then,  if  there had 
been  free  coinage  of  private  silver,  in­
stead  of  selling it  to  the  Government, 
some 600,000,000  of  silver dollars  would 
now be  in  private  circulation instead of 
in the vaults of  the Treasury,  and a cor­
responding  amount  of  paper  money 
would never have been  issued.

to  go  to  heaven 

Does anyone  who has  given the matter 
consideration  think  that  under  such  a 
condition the country would be  worse off 
than  it  is?  We  think  not,  and  by  this 
time the  people  would have  had  an op­
portunity to  test the meaning of  the sil­
ver  problem  in  all 
its  phases  and 
might  be  ready  to  demand  a  change, 
they 
but  now,  not  understanding 
it, 
are  readily  deceived  by  the 
spe­
and 
cial  pleading  of  the 
silverites 
are  ready 
kqows 
what  extravagant  and  ruinous  lengths. 
Free coinage upon top of  $600,000,000 of 
Government silver already in  the Treas­
ury would drive out of the country, or into 
hiding,  the last  ounce  of  gold  remain­
ing,  and,  while  placing gold at an extra­
ordinary premium,  bankrupt  every indi­
vidual  and  corporation  in  the  Union, 
that  has  contracted  to  pay in  gold. 
It 
must not be forgotten that every railway, 
every trust company and many other cor­
porations,  and  a  vast  number of 
indi­
viduals, that have in  the past twenty-five 
years  borrowed  money,  in  many  cases 
abroad,  have bound themselves to pay  in 
gold.  Under  such  circumstances  they 
could not  get gold,  and  widespread ruin 
would  be the  result.  The  silver  flood 
threatens a  deluge vastly more  destruc­
tive than  has ever  been  experienced  in 
this country from  river or sea.

How  to  utilize  silver  in  parity  with 
gold,  and  save  the  country  from  what 
seems  an  impending calamity,  is a grand 
problem.

F ra nk Sto w eli,.

When  folding  circulars,  or  anything 
which you are particular to have straight, 
it is  well  to sit at a  table  which  is close 
to  the wall,  and  then  you can  put  one 
end of the  circular against  the wall  and 
bring  the other  end  over  and  fold  it 
This plan will save a  great deal of time, 
and make a neat looking circular.

Hardware Price Current.

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AXES.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash,  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dlB.
60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ..................................................... 
40
........... 
25
Jennings', genuine..........................
...........50410
Jennings’,  Imitation.......................
...........8 7 00
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..............
...........  i» 00
D.  B. Bronze..............
S. B. S. Steel.............. ...........  8 00
D. B. Steel................. ...........  13 50
dis.
Railroad........................................... ......... 8 14 00
Garden.............................................not  90 00
dls.
Stove............................................................. 50410
Carriage new list.......................................... 75410
Plow.............................................................. 40410
Sleigh shoo................................................... 
70
Well, plain  ................................................. 8 8 50
Well, swivel.................................................   4 00
dls.
Cast Loose Fin, figured.................................704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast Joint.............. 604.0

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

BARROW S.

BOLTS. 

Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60410
Wrought Table.............................................60&10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60410
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70410
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70410
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1893..............£0410

....................................... 
BLOCKS.
CRADLES.

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

....................... die. 50402

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel.............................................per lb  5
Ely’s 1-10.............................................perm  65
60
Hick’s C. P ..........................................  “ 
G. D ....................................................   “ 
35
Musket................................................  “ 
60

CAPS.

CARTRIDGES.

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

50
25

OHISBLB. 

dls.

Socket Firm er.............................................  70410
Socket Framing.............................................70410
Socket Comer................................................ 70410
Socket Slicks................................................ 70410
Botchers’ Tanged Firmer..................  
40

40
Curry,  Lawrence’s. 
25
Hotchkiss..............
White Crayons, per  gross..............12® 12 ft dls. 10

combs. 
.................................... 
.................................... 
CHALK.
copper.

dls.

 

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

drills. 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

dls.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

RLBOWS.

75

BXPANSIVB BITS. 

Com. 4 piece, 6 In............................dos. net 
Corrugated........................................................dls 40
Adlustable........................................................dls. 40410
Clark’s, small, 3x8;  large, 326...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, 318 :  2, 324 ;  3,330  ............................  
25
dls.
Disston’s .......................................................60410
New American  ......  
60410
Nicholson’s ..................................................60410
Heller’s .........................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ..................................  
50

piles—New List. 

dls.

 

 

GALVANIZED IRON.

28
16 17

dls.
dls.

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

12 

15 

13 
Discount, 60

14 
sausbs. 

diS.

60
56
55
55
55
70

■mg i TTfirK A

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

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 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l is t...................  55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
55
Adze Bye.......................................... 816.00, dls. 60
Hnnt Bye.......................................... 815.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... 818.50, dls. 20410.
dls.
50
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
11  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleablea.... 
"  Landers,  Ferry 4  Cls rk’s.................  
40
.....................................  
30
11  Enterprise 
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60410
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66410
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base........................................— 1  50
Wire nails, base.....................................1  75@1  80

MOLABSBS OATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

NAILS

dls.

160
65
75
9Q
90
1  10
70
80
1 75

   

   
FinishlO.'.'.V..‘.'.'.‘.‘.V.'.V.'.’.'.V

F ines............................................... 
Case 10..........................................  
8........................................... 
g 
8...........................................  
6......................................... 
Clinch; 10.......................................... 
8.......................................  

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dls.

PLANES. 

Barren 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Solota Bench..............................................   ©50
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  ©40
Benoh, first quality....................................   ©40
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s  wood.........50*10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
Common,  polished.............................. dls. 
70
dlB.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Bars.............................   50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 26 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

RIVETS. 

Broken packs ftc per pound extra

FANS.

HAMMERS.

dls.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW  WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

25
Maydole  4 Co.’s.....................................dls. 
25
Kip’s....................................................... dls. 
Yerkes 4 Plumb’s .................................. dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__30c 40410
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 .............................. dls.60410
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4ft  14  and
3ft
10
* ........... ............ net
%........... ......— net
8ft
3Í........................ net
7ft
%........... ............ net
7ft
50
...........dls.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50410
Champion,  antl-frlctlon..............................   60410
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60410
Kettles..........................................................  60410
Spiders  .........................................................60410
Gray enameled..............................................40410
Stamped TlnWare...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new Ust33ft410
Bilght...................................................  70410410
Screw  Eyes.............................................70410410
Hook’s .....................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70*10410
dls.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s.....................
9
Sisal, ft inch and larger.............................  
Manilla.........................................................  13
dls.
Steel and Iron.. 
Try and Bevels. 
M itre...............

75
60
an
Smooth. Com.
82 95
...84 05
Nos. 10 to  14.....................................14 05
...  4 05
3 05
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................4 05
..  4 05
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 05
3 05
...  4 05
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 05
3  15
...  4 25
3 25
Nos. 25 to 26 .
...  4  45
3 35
No. 27 ................................................  4  45
over 30 inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’8 6 .....................................dls.
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B...............................  ‘ 
Drab B.................................   “ 
White C................................ “ 

All  sheets No. 18  and  Ugh 
SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

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

w ir e  g o o d s. 

SHEET IRON.

SQUARES.

l e v e l s . 

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r o p e s . 

50
50
55
50
55
35

dls.

*

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
 
 

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 325
" 
Hand........................................  
20
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot 
30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  root.............................................  30
Steel, Game................................................... 60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley * Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker.................................18c per dos
Mouse, delusion...............................81.50 per dos
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market............................................   62ft
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  2 80
painted....................................  2 40

wire. 

dls.

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

An  Sable........................................... dls.  40410
Putnam..........................................  
dls. 05
Northwestern................................  
dls. 10410
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........... 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
dls.
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
■Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75*10
Screws, N ew List.......................................... 70410
Casters, Bed a  .d Plate...........................50410410
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods......   65410

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METALS,
FIG TIN.

“ 

ZINO.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................   26c
Pig Bars.......................................................  
28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2ftc per pound.
680 pound  casks........................................... 
6%
Per pound.................................................... 
7
ftO ft^ ............................................. -..........}§
Extra W iping.................................................  16
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson............ ...........................per  ponnd
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................3 7
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

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BOOPING PLATES

10x14 IC, Charcoal.......................... ............8 6 79
6 75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8 25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

Bach additional X on this gTade 81.50.
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 rx, 
20x28 IC,

'  Worcester...............................  6 50
' 
...........................  8 SO
...........................  18  50
1 
1  Allaway Grade................   6 00
7 50
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'• 
12 BO
* 
15  50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x28 IX.............................................................814 00
14x31  IX............................................................   15 00

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9 28
9 25

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Michigan Tradesman

A WEEKLY JOURNAL DKYOTKD TO THB

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

100  Louis  St,., Grand Rapids,

—  BY  THE —

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tSP~When  writing to  any of  our  advertisers, 
please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement In 
T h e  M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  19,  1893.

stances at least,  will exceed  the amount 
of the license fee.

The passage  of  the  ordinance and its 
proper  enforcement  was  an  act of sim­
ple  justice  to  the 
ligitimate  grocery 
trade of  the  city.  The  men  who  have 
large interests in the city,  who are taxed, 
and taxed heavily for the  support of the 
city government,  believe the  imposition 
of the fees for peddling  under the ordin­
ance  would  be  some  slight  protection 
against  a  class  of men who have no in­
terest  whatever  in the city,  who pay no 
taxes,  and who,  as a rule,  are opposed to 
all government.  The retail grocers of the 
city  are not beggars  and they do not go 
to  the  Mayor  or Council  whining about 
their  poverty  and their Inability to pay 
their  taxes.  They  demanded  the  pas­
sage of  the ordinance as a matter of jus­
tice,  as  they  now  demand  its  proper 
enforcement. 
If,  as has  been  said,  it is 
a matter of politics,  the grocers and their 
friends  want  to  know  it.  Then,  when 
the proper time comes,  they will  be in a 
position  to  do  what  is  necessary  to  be 
done,  and  to do it  effectively. 
“A word 
to the wise is sufficient.”

VICTORY IN  THB  LOWER  COURT.
“I can drive a coach  and four through 
any law ever put upon the  statute  book 
by  the  (British)  House  of  Commons.” 
So  said  Daniel  O’Connell  many  years 
ago. 
If  he  were  alive  now and in  this 
country,  it is hard  to  imagine  what  he 
would  think  of  the laws,  especially the 
ordinances  passed  by  some  of  our city 
governments.  The Common  Council  of 
the  city  of  Grand  Rapids has been  very 
prolific  of  laws  and  ordinances  which 
would not  “stick,” but  are  broken  upon 
the first test.  A  case  in point is the 01- 
dinance relative to  the licensing of haw­
kers and peddlers,  whi ch,  while not ex 
actly  “knocked out,”  was yet withdrawn 
from operation for fear it  would be.

Two sections were added and passed  by 
the  Council,  and  the  police were again 
entrusted  with the  work  of  its  enforce­
ment  The original ordinance was passed 
and  went into effect early in May,  and all 
these weeks a third-rate attorney has been 
able  to  render  nugatory  the  excellent 
work done by the police  force, and  to baf­
fle Assistant  City Attorney  Carroll,  who 
is admittedly  a  lawyer of ability,  in his 
efforts to  bring the  violaters  of  the  or­
dinance to justice.  However,  an impor­
tant victory was  gained  last  week  when 
a  number  of peddlers  were convicted in 
the  Police  Court  of peddling without a 
license.  Three were fined  varying sums, 
and  the remainder  were  released  under 
suspended  sentence  upon 
furnishing 
bonds.  The  three  cases  which  were 
finished  in  the Police Court were appeal­
ed  and  will  be  carried  to the Superior 
Court and the validity  of  the ordinance 
determined. 
In the meantime the police 
force  will  go on arresting offenders,  and 
the ordinance will  be in active operation 
until  the  decision  is  rendered  by  the 
Superior Court.  Several of  those  who, 
under  Attorney  McBride’s  leadership, 
have  been  “fighting  the ordinance,”  as 
they  called  it,  have grown tired of pay­
ing lawyer’s fees for  nothing  and  have 
taken  out  licenses. 
It  is  safe  to say, 
had  it  not  been  for  McBride’s advice, 
opposition to the  ordniance  would have 
died out long ago, and licenses taken out. 
This one man has done everything in  his 
power  to  involve  the  city  in  needless 
litigation,  besides  putting  his  “clients” 
to useless expense,  which,  in many 
in-

TAXING  CLASSES  FOR  MASSES.
It is  generally  conceded  that  when a 
law is passed  in the interest of  any par­
ticular  section  of  the  community,  the 
cost  of  its  administration  should  fall 
upon those who receive the  benefit from 
it; but  that if  the  whole  community is 
equally benefited,  then the cost of its ad­
ministration  should  fall  upon  all  alike. 
In  the case of the “Inspection of Weights 
and  Measures” ordinance,  we have a law 
passed in  the interest of  the whole city, 
with  the  cost  of  administration  levied 
upon  a  comparatively  small  portion  of 
the community.  This  is  not  in accord­
ance with even the common idea  of  jus­
tice.  The  law  is,  undoubtedly,  a good 
one,  and one  which,  if  properly and im­
partially enforced,  is of  great benefit to 
the  public generally,  but that the  users 
of weights and  measures  should pay the 
salary of  the  official  sealer is a palpable 
injustice. 
It  may  be  true  that the fees 
collected,  or at least returned to the City 
Treasurer,  do not  always pay his salary, 
but the fact remains that the fees are im­
posed to  defray the  expenses of  the of­
fice,  the  purpose  being to  make  it self- 
sustaining; and if  the work  is done as it 
ought to  be,  and  fees  collected  for  the 
work done,  not only  wonld the  sealer’s 
salary  be  paid,  but  the  city  would re­
ceive a handsome profit.

If  the  city  is  ever  to  have efficient, 
honest  inspection of  weights  and meas­
ures,  with the cordial co-operation  of ail 
concerned,  then  the  payment  of  fees 
must  be  abolished,  and  the  entire  ex­
pense of the  work met by a tax  upon the 
whole  city.  Why  an  honest  dealer 
should be fined,  for  it virtually amounts 
to  that, 
for  using  honest  scales  and 
measures,  while  the  dealer  who  is dis­
honest is treated no worse,  is beyond the 
comprehension of the average mind.  No 
honest dealer  will  object  to  having his 
scales and measures inspected and tested; 
but he does object,  and very reasonably, 
to paying all the cost of inspection.

There is  another  reason  why the  fees 
in  connection  with  this office should be 
abolished.  It may be true that the sealer 
pays over  all the  money collected to the 
City Treasurer;  but the  city has  nothing 
for it but the sealer’s  bare word.  He is, 
perhaps,  an  honest  man,  and  nothing 
said here is to be taken as  implying that

be is not.  Still, the fact  that he collects 
the fees,  and that it is utterly impossible 
to tell how much money he actually does 
collect,  is  sufficient  to raise  a suspicion 
of  dishonesty  in  the  minds  of  a  good 
many people. 
It  shows  loose  business 
methods on  the part of  the  city,  to  have 
in its employ a man who is constantly col­
lecting money,  upon whom the city has no 
check  and who cannot possibly be called 
to  account.  The  fact  that  the  sealer 
keeps a record of all  fees collected means 
nothing.  How can  the  city be sure that 
all  fees  collected  are  recorded?  The 
only way to be certain that everything is 
all right is to abolish the fees altogether. 
That  a  new  inspection  ordinance  is  a 
necessity is  almost  self-evident; but  no 
ordinance is  wanted such as the one now 
engaging the attention of the courts rela­
tive to peddling.  What  is  wanted is an 
ordinance which will provide  for the in­
spection  of  scales  and  measures  by  a 
competent official,  the  burden  of  which 
will be shared equally by all.

PLANS  FOR  CURRENCY  REFORM.
It is quite  evident  that the  repeal  of 
the Sherman  law  and  the  abandonment 
of the  poliey of  maintaining  silver on  a 
parity  with  gold  would  involve a  com­
plete  change  in  our  currency  system. 
This has,  naturally,  become  apparent to 
everybody,  and,  as  a  consequence,  the 
Treasury Department  is said  to  be  del­
uged  with  suggestions  as  to  the  best 
methods  of  reconstructing our currency.
It is announced from  Washington that 
one of the plans proposed is  the issue of 
a uniform  currency  or Treasury note for 
the  purpose  of  redeeming  all  the out­
standing  sorts  of  money  guaranteed by 
the  Government.  This  scheme  wonld 
make the Treasury a great National bank 
for  the iss«e of  notes,  to  the  exclusion 
of the  National  and other banks of  the 
country.

We are  not  prepared to  condemn the 
plan  proposed,  or  any  other  plan  for 
that matter,  but  it seems  to us  that  the 
suggestion  of  schemes  for currency re­
form  in  advance  of  the  repeal  of  the 
Sherman 
law,  which  must  necessarily 
antedate  all  such  improvements,  is  en­
tirely  premature  and  calculated  to  do 
harm  by  distracting  public  attention 
from  the main  issue,  which is  the stop­
page of  the compulsory purchase of  sil­
ver.

The repeal of  the Sherman  law prom­
ises  to  be  a  sufficiently  serious  task, 
hence  it  would  be  better  to  devote all 
energy to the creation of  a strong  popu­
lar  sentiment  against  that  dangerous 
law,  rather  than  to  discussing possible 
schemes  for  currency  reform  which 
would be  entirely  worthless  should the 
movement  for the repeal of the Sherman 
act prove a failure.

The proposition advanced by  the  New 
York Chamber of  Commerce,  a few days 
ago,  on  this  subject  of  currency  recon­
struction,  appears  to us  to be the wisest 
recommendation that has  yet been made. 
The New  York  institution  recommends 
that,  after  the  repeal  of  the Sherman 
law  by the  special  session,  a select com­
mission be  appointed  to carefully  study 
the currency  systems of  other countries 
and to prepare a plan to be  submitted to 
the  regular  session  of  Congress which 
meets in  December.

This  suggestion  has  the merit  of  re­
lieving  Congress  of  the  immediate con­
sideration  of currency reform in connec­
tion with the repeal of the Sherman  law,

and promises  to  have  prepared  against 
the regular  session in December  a well- 
considered  scheme for the remodeling  of 
our  circulating medium which would be 
calculated  to  meet  the  approval of  all 
classes as well as guard against mistakes 
similar  to  those  made 
in  the  past, 
through a too  hasty  adoption of  propos­
als submitted to  Congress by  individual 
members of that  body.  The selection of 
a commission would also prevent  the  in­
troduction  of  a  confusing  mass of  bills 
that would  only serve  to  embarrass the 
Coinage Committee and delay needed  re­
forms.
DESTINY OF THE BRITISH COLONIES.
The senseless  report circulated in San 
Francisco,  a few days ago,  to  the  effect 
that  Australia  had  declared  her  inde­
pendence of  the  mother country,  serves, 
in a measure,  to  call to  mind the specu­
lations that  have  been indulged in from 
time to time as to the  future of the Eng­
lish  colonies  scattered  over  the  world. 
That they will  maintain their allegiance 
to the British crown  a9 long as that con­
nection does not prove excessively incon­
venient  there 
little  doubt,  but  the 
question arises:  Will they persist  in re­
maining colonies even in the  face  of co­
ercion  by  the  home  government where 
the Interests  of  the  colonies  are  inter­
fered  with,  or would  Great Britain seek 
to prevent  her  colonies  from  declaring 
their independence by force of arms?

is 

That these  possibilities  have  already 
engaged the attention  of  British  states­
men  is  evidenced  by  the  efforts which 
have been made from time to time,  in re­
cent years,  to  inaugurate a movement of 
Imperial federation which would give the 
colonies  a  voice  in  all  imperial  affairs 
and an interest  in  the  general  defense. 
As  the  distant  colonies  have  become 
more  populous  and  prosperous,  their 
capacity  for 
in­
creased,  and  there  is  unquestionably  a 
danger that some of them may eventually 
desire that even the  light  tie which still 
holds them to the British  crown  may be 
severed.  Undoubtedly an  effort  will  be 
made,  sooner  or  later,  to  so  cement the 
relations  between  the  colonies and  the 
mother country that the danger of future 
separation will be minimized.

self-government  has 

As far as the revolution  in  Australia, 
which was  reported,  is  concerned,  it  is 
likely that the matter was  a canard; but 
it is true that attempts  have  been made 
frequently,  in  recent  years,  to unite the 
several colonies in that part of the world 
into a federation or dominion,  similar to 
that of Canada. 
It  may  be  that  the re­
vival of  some such  movement led to the 
reported revolution.

Lying  is  much  more  expensive  than 
truth  telling.  The  money  a  business 
man pays out for  legal  services is much 
greater than that he gives to the preacher.

A  Use  for Gum  Chewing.

It  is  now reported  that  at  least  one 
good,  practical  use  has  been  found for 
the disgusting and  hitherto useless prac­
tice of  chewing gum. 
It  is  said that  it 
will infallibly stop the nose-bleed.  How 
it operates is not explained, but it is said 
to  be  a  fact  that  if,  while the  nose  is 
bleeding,  the jaws are worked  vigorously 
the bleeding will stop in a very few min­
utes. 
is  recommended  for  persons 
subject to bleeding at  the nose that they 
have a piece of gum convenient, pot nec­
essarily in the  mouth,  preferably in  the 
pocket,  and when the  feeling of fullness 
in the head,  which  usually  precedes  an 
attack,  comes  on,  the  danger  can  be 
averted in a  few  minutes  by a vigorous 
mastication of  the gum.

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to  effect  but  for  the  remonstrances  of I 
Treasurer Jordan,  the  continued  outcry 
for  the  sale  of  bonds  to  maintain  the 
arbitrary $100,000,000 Treasury  gold  re­
serve,  and,  finally,  the collapse,  early in 
May, of the National  Cordage Company,  | 
followed  by  numerous  bank and manu­
facturing corporation  failures  in  differ­
ent parts of the country,  which  revealed 
financial  unsoundness in  so many unsus­
pected quarters that  distrust  of  all  but 
the strongest debtors  became  universal.
All  this  time  the  Sherman  act  has 
been  kept steadily  at work grinding out 
paper  money  at  the  rate  of  between 
$3,000,000 and $4,000,000 per month,  and 
the  mill  cannot  be  stopped  for  two 
months  to come,  at  least,  and  perhaps 
more.  Yet,  as we  see,  gold  shipments 
have ceased, and a little  of  the  metal  is 
coming this  way  again;  Europe  is buy­
ing  rather  than  selling  our  securities, 
and  now  that  all  the  concerns  which 
ought  to  fail  have  acknowledged 
the 
fact, those which remain  solvent  are be­
ginning to enjoy the credit they de serve. 
The  purchases  of  silver with  Treasury 
notes,  under the Sherman  act,  ought un­
doubtedly to be  stopped,  but so  far from 
their being  the sole cause of the prevail­
ing  monetary  stringency,  they  have 
mitigated  it,  and  their  cessation  will, 
for  a  time,  hinder  rather than promote 
the return of financial ease.

THE  BRIGHTENING  OUTLOOK. 
Whatever may  be the reason  for it, the 
feeling of the business world nas become 
much more cheerful  than  it  was.  The 
first of  July  has passed by  without any 
of the  runs  upon  savings  banks which 
were feared,  and  without producing  any 
conspicuous  default,  except  that  upon 
the Reading Consolidated Mortgage inter­
est,  which  was  expected,  and therefore 
created no sensation;  money,  though not 
yet abundant and cheap,  is easier to bor­
row  upon  good  collaterals;  the  New 
York banks have  nearly  stopped taking 
out Clearing House certificates, and have 
begun  to  retire  some  of  those  already 
issued;  not only do  the  exports  of gold 
remain suspended,  but  small imports of 
it  have  been  made,  and  the fall in  the 
price of silver,  which  followed  the clos 
ing of the Indian  mints to the  free  coin­
age  of  the  metal,  no  longer  inspires 
alarm,  but  rather  the contrary.  These 
things  are  not  of  themselves  efficient 
causes of returning  prosperity,  but they 
are  signs  of  it,  and  tend to work their 
own fulfillment.

In the face of  the  fact  that  business 
improved  spontane­
affairs  have  thus 
ously,  as it were,  without any  help  from 
the Federal  Government  and  weeks be­
fore Congress will  meet under the Presi 
dent’s  call  and be  able to  legislate,  it is 
remarkable that the  New  York Chamber 
of Commerce,  which  is  supposed to em­
body the quintessence  of  the mercantile 
financial wisdom of that city,  should have 
committed  itself  to the declaration  that 
the silver purchasing clause of the Sher 
man act is alone responsible for our pre­
sent troubles, and that the repeal of that 
clause is the one essential  to the  prompt 
restoration of national prosperity. 
It is, 
indeed,  true  that  the  operation  of this 
clause has been to  pour into our already 
abundant currency  many additional mil­
lions of dollars  of legal tender notes re 
deemable in gold,  and  it has thus facili­
tated  the export  of  gold  to  supply  the 
Austrian  demand  for  the metal. 
Indi­
rectly,  therefore,  the  clause  has contri­
buted  to  the  alarm which prevails,  and 
the consequence  of  which  has been the 
paralysis of business which the Chamber 
of Commerce deplores,  but it is not true 
that it has been alone in  producing  this 
result,  nor that the mere repeal of it will 
restore prosperity.  These  purchases o 
silver  had  been  going  on  for  several 
months  when  the Baring collapse of 1890 
imperiled credit in  London and  made as 
great trouble here.  They  steadily  con 
tinued while we went through that crisis 
and we endured them  for two  years and 
more  without  suffering.  Then,  about 
the middle  of  last  February,  Secretary 
Foster  took  it  into  his head  to try and 
coerce the New York  banks into supply­
ing him with  gold  by the threat of stop­
ping gold payments if  his  demand  w as 
not complied with,  and  that was the real 
beginning  of  the  present  stringency. 
President  Harrison  promptly  put  his 
foot on his silly Secretary’s schemes,  but 
the mischief had been  done.  The coun­
try banks,  on hearing  of  the Secretary’s 
alarming declarations,  concluded  that a 
panic was imminent  and  began to draw 
currency  from  their  New  York corres­
pondents;  which,  in turn, had to contract 
their loans, and thus to  make borrowers 
uneasy.  Then came  the  bankruptcy of 
the Reading  Railroad  Company early in 
March,  the  order  by Secretary  Carlisle 
to suspend gold  payments  on  Treasury 
notes,  which would have been carried in­

The Largest Assortment of Ribbons 
and Trimmings in the State.

Badges

For SOCIETIES,

CLUBS,
CONVENTIONS,
DELEGATES,
COMMITTEES.

The Chamber of  Commerce,  after thus 
exaggerating  the  mischief  produced  by 
the purchases  of  silver under  the Sher­
man  act,  proceeded  to express its  desire 
for the  appointment of  a commission by 
Congress  to  prepare  a  comprehensive 
plan  for  that  will-o’-the-wisp  of  finan­
ciers,  a  safe  and  “elastic”  currency. 
One  would think  that  their  experience 
with the  law  they had  just  denounced, 
with  its  “elastic”  currency expanding at 
the  rate  of  $3,500,000  per  month,  and 
finally driving gold out of the country by 
the shipload,  would have contented them, 
but  it seems that  it  has not.  As people 
cling to the  possibility of  perpetual mo­
tion,  of  squaring  the  circle,  and of  the 
transmutation  of  base  metals into gold 
so  our  business  men  cling  to the  idea 
that  it is  possible  to  have  a  currency 
which  shall  contract  automatically  as 
well  as  expand,  notwithstanding 
the 
teachings  of  experience  that  currency 
once brought  into existence  stays in ex 
istence,  and  is  never  withdrawn  from 
circulation until  its  withdrawal is made 
compulsory.  This  is  one of  the  objec 
tions to the repeal of the prohibitory  tax 
on State bank  notes.  Take  off  that tax 
and the  country  will  be flooded  with  all 
sorts  of  paper  money,  which,  whether 
The following  letters  speak for  themselves  and  need no comment  except to say 
safe”  or  unsafe,  will,  besides  doing 
we have hundreds of  similar ones and  could fill this paper with them if  necessary:
other mischief,  inflate  prices and  lead to 
Gen tlem en—Your  Pyramid  Pile  Cure  is  without  an  equal;  it  cured  me in 30 
excessive  speculation,  to  be followed in
I waited 15 days or more to be sure I was  cured  be- 
days or a much shorter  time. 
due time by a  revulsion far  worse  than i {ore  writin;?  you,  and can  now say I have  not the  slightest  trace of  piles and am
much surprised at the rapid and thorough effect of the remedy.  Truly yours, J. W. 
that from which we are now  suffering.  A 
Rollins,  Marmaduke Military Academy,  Sweet Springs,  Mo.
currency to be really  useful  must  be in­
elastic.  Only  on  this  condition  will it 
check the excessive  expansion of  credit, 
which  by  Its  own 
inherent  nature  is 
elastic,  and  keep  enterprise  within due 
bounds.

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.

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

THE  TRADESMAN  CO.

PYRAMID  PILE  GURE.

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

The promulgation of these errors by so 
respectable and  representative a body as 
the New York  Chamber of  Commerce is 
the more to be  regretted at this juncture 
because  it tends to overcloud the bright­
ening prospects of  affairs and to prolong 
the continuance  of  doubt  and  distrust. 
Everybody  knows,  or  ought  to  know, 
that the coming contest in Congress over 
the Sherman  act will avail nothing in es-

Mrs.  Mary  C.  Tyler, of  Heppner,  Ore.,  writes—One  package  of  Pyramid  Pile 
Cure entirely cured me of  piles  from  which 1  had  suffered  for years,  and  I have 
never had the slightest return of them since.
Mr.  E.  O’Brien,  Rock  Bluffs,  Neb.,  says—The  package  of  Pyramid  Pile Cure 
entirely removed  every trace of  itching piles. □ I  cannot  thank you  enough for it.
Ask  your  druggist for the  Pyramid  Pile  Cure,  and a single  trial will  convince 
yon 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.
I t  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.

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tablishing the confidence of  American as 
well as of  European  investors in onr  se­
curities  unless  it  is  accompanied  by  a 
complete and final overthrow of  the par­
tisans of  free  silver  coinage.  A  repeal 
of  the  silver  purchase  clause  of  the 
Sherman act upon any terms  which leave 
open the possibility of a future substitu­
tion of  silver for gold as our standard of 
value  will  be  only  a  temporary  pallia­
tive.  The  silver  men  in  Congress  are 
united  and  determined,  and  in  the de­
bates  which  will  take  place  there  on 
financial  measures  they  will  be sure to 
make as much use of the mistake of their 
opponents  as  they possibly can.  When, 
therefore,  they  show,  as they can  show, 
that the  merchants  and bankers of  New 
York  fail to  eomprehend  the true char­
acter and causes of  the  present distress, 
and recommend  a totally impossible  and 
inadequate remedy  for it,  they go far to 
discredit the opinions of those same mer­
chants  and bankers  in  reference  to free 
silver.  It is  a sufficient argument against 
the purchases  of  silver  under the  Sher­
man  act that they unduly inflate the cur­
rency,  but  in  abandoning  this  ground, 
and in  denouncing  the purchases  as the 
cause  of  evils  which they  have not  pro­
duced,  as well  as in giving their sanction 
to the  favorite  heresy  of  the  West and 
Southwest,  an  "elastic”  currency,  the 
Chamber has surrendered tenable ground I 
and planted itself upon a bog.

Nevertheless,  I  have  no  doubt of  the 
final overthrow of  silver,  in  spite of the 
skill and audacity of its advocates and of 
the blunders of its opponents.  The con­
test now  making on  its behalf singularly 
resembles that made on behalf of slavery 
during the  years immediately preceding 
the war of  secession,  and it undoubtedly 
will have  a similar  ending.  The  parti­
sans  of  slavery  were  really few in  num­
ber compared  with  the mass of  their fel­
low citizens,  and their interests were  not 
interests.  They 
identical  with  their 
comprised  the  political 
leaders  of  all 
parties  and  the large  planters  and land 
owners  of  their  section,  and  the social 
system they  struggled  to  maintain  was 
detrimental to everybody but themselves. 
Yet they  contrived  to  make their cause 
the cause of the whole South, and so cun­
ningly did they “fire  the Southern  heart” 
that it  took  four  years  of  costly  and 
bloody war  to  put  them  down. 
In the 
same  way,  the comparatively  few silver 
miners,  landowners,  and  speculators  at 
the West  and  Southwest,  as well as  the 
Tory  landowners of  Great  Britain,  have 
put themselves forward as the champions 
of  silver,  and  as we  are  told  in  Scrip­
ture,  that when David was in the cave of 
Adullam,  “every one that was in distress 
and  every  one  that  was 
in  debt  and 
every one that  was discontented gathered 
themselves  unto  him,”  so  now  every 
man who is burdened with debt,  and sees 
no  way of  relief  but  through a depreci­
ated  dollar,  has  rallied to  the standard 
of  free  silver  coinage.  The  band  will I 
make a stubborn  fight,  and some of  them 
may even vainly attempt,  like the  slave­
owners,  a  resort  to force.  The struggle 
with  them  should,  as  Representative 
Hendrix has  well said,  be made as  short 
and decisive as possible,  and  to that  end 
none but sound arguments should be em­
ployed. 

Ma tt h ew   Ma r sh a ll.

It  must take  the conceit out of  a man 
to  be  made  aware  of  the  fact  that no 
man can ever become  so wise as a parrot 
looks.

STOBMS  AND  STORM  SCIENCE.
In reading the published reports of the 
recent  death-dealing  tornado  in  Iowa, 
even the  most  superficial  observer will 
notice  several  remarkable  occurrences 
which  show that  extraordinary and most 
potential forces were  at  work  while the 
storm was wreaking its  fury,  and not all 
of these can  be credited  to the wind. 
It 
is worth  while to mention them.

At  Pomeroy,  where  the  deadly work 
was worst,  the iron  cylinder of a thresh­
ing machine was torn  out of  the sockets 
in which it was  held  and carried away a 
distance of  twenty rods.  Near  Newell, 
a year-old baby was found in a field com­
pletely stripped of  clothing,  but entirely 
unhurt.  At  the  same  place  trees were 
stripped of  their  bark.  Three-quarters 
of  a mile  west  of  Pomeroy,  the  south 
wall of  a  drug store was torn  out,  leav­
ing the rest  of  the  building  intact  and 
contents  undisturbed.  Rocks  weighing 
several hundred pounds, imbedded in the' 
ground,  were  torn  up  and  hurled  long 
distances,  and,  in  one  instance,  the iron 
pipe  of  a  deep  drove  well,  which  pro­
jected  only four  feet  above the surface, 
the balance being  inserted  in  the'well, 
was completely drawn out.

The above are some of  the astonishing 
operations of this storm,  but they are not 
greatly  different  in  kind  from  others 
that have been  reported  of  many other, 
perhaps of every other, serious tornadoes 
in the United  States.  Now,  all  persons 
who  have  paid  much  attention  to  the 
force  of  the  wind  as  commonly  mani­
fested on  the sails of  ships, or the broad 
surfaces of  buildings  or  other  such ob­
jects which  are  opposed  to  the moving 
force  of  the  air.  must  be  sensible  that 
acts are charged  to  wind  force which it 
cannot  accomplish.  The  moving  force 
of wind is  in  proportion  to  its mass and 
the  velocity  with  which  it  moves.  A 
mass of air one mile  long with a front of 
the  area of the sails of a ship,  or of that 
of the side of  a house,  to which  it might 
be opposed,  the  atmospheric  wave  mov­
ing  at  the  rate  of  100  miles  an  hour, 
would exert  force  enough  to  sweep  the 
ship  before  it,  or  it  would  strike  the 
building with such a  shock  as to demol­
ish  it.  Such  a  force  can  be measured 
and  its operations understood.

But when it comes to tearing  a  wheel 
or  cylinder  out  of  a  machine,  or  to 
stripping the bark  from  a  tree  without 
uprooting the tree from the ground, or to 
tearing  rocks  from  their  beds  in  the 
earth,  there  are  evidences  of  forces 
which  no mere wind can exert,  but there 
must have  been  in  operation  a  power, 
sudden,  spasmodic and  tremendous,  like 
that  furnished  by  gunpowder  or  other 
explosives, or,  possibly, electricity.  But 
how  different  from  the  forces  that  are 
required  to  produce  these  violent  and 
explosive effects  is  the  power  that  can 
transport  a baby through  the  air,  divest 
it of all its clothing,  and  leave  the little 
innocent on  the  grass without  a  bruise. 
How,  too,  will  any  theory  of  wind  ac­
count for a  force  that will remove from 
a house  one  of  its  side walls and leave 
the others  standing,  and all the contents j 
and  interior  arrangements  entirely  un­
disturbed ?

It is plain,  then,  that  we must reverse 
all our theories about wind storms.  There 
I are forces at  work  which  we  can  esti- 
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! same  moment  there are  elements in the 
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the power to choose for their special  vic­
tims  particular  places,  persons  and 
things,  and  at  the  same  moment  to 
choose others to be spared and saved,  as 
if by miracle,  among  the general  havoc. 
After all,  what do we know of the atmos­
phere?  It is  a body of  vaporous  matter 
resting  upon  the  earth  and  extending 
outward 
into  space.  No 
matter  how  brilliantly  and  powerfully 
the sun may shine  and  heat  up  the at­
mosphere  at  the  earth’s  surface,  we 
know by the snow on the  mountains and 
by the temperatures experienced  in  bal­
loon ascensions,  at  the  height  of  from 
five to seven miles  above  the  earth  the 
air is always  freezing  cold,  and  at  the 
height of forty miles,  which  is  supposed 
to be the outside limit of the atmosphere, 
the cold is believed to be  so  extreme  as 
to reach 360 degrees below  zero.  A  few 
months  ago  Prof.  Dewar,  of  London, 
demostrated  in  the  presence of a  large 
assemblage that air  can  be reduced  to a 
liquid  form. 
It was at  such a tempera­
ture  that  Mr.  Dewar  liquified  air. 
In 
this form  air  was found to possess extra­
ordinary  properties  under  the influence 
of electricity,  while it transmitted rays of 
light and heat capable of producing com­
bustion in other  objects,  while  its  own 
temperature was not affected.

In  the  upper  regions  of  space 

is 
nature’s laboratory,  where  the  cyclone 
and the tornado are prepared,  and armed 
with  chemical,  mechanical  and  electric 
energies of enormous  potentiality,  they 
are  dropped  down  to  work  their  will 
upon  the  things  of our planet,  but con­
trolled  by  laws so authoritative as that, 
while  sinking  or  stranding  navies  and 
laying waste continents,  they can  trans­
port unharmed  a helpless  infant and un­
dress  and  lay  it to rest in safety.  The 
universal ignorance  of  the  nature  and 
destructive power  of  these  tremendous 
meteors is a standing reproach to science. 
Let Condress turn  the  physical philoso­
phers loose  upon  this  great problem by 
offering a reward  of  810,000  to any one 
who  will  elucidate  the nature of torna­
does and furnish an  efficient warning of 
such storms at least  twelve hours in ad­
vance. 

F r a n k  Stow elb.

Loafing  in  Country  Stores.

Postmaster-General  Bissell  found 

it 
necessary to  revoke  his  order regarding 
the  appointment  of  country  storekeep­
ers as postmasters.  To  have  attempted 
to enforce  such an order  would have re­
sulted 
in  a  rebellion  or  a  revolution. 
Does  any one  man,  however  powerful, 
propose  to do  away  with  the  country 
postoffice as it at  present exists?  Let the 
Postmaster-General  undertake  to  graft 
a  banana  plant  on the  North  Pole;  let 
him assume a contract to bring down the 
moon to  illuminate the E  street front of 
the  department  building; 
let  him  en­
deavor to measure  the infinity of  bound­
less  space with  a  foot  rule,  or  to chill 
the red,  bubbling  cauldron  of  Vesuvius 
with  an ice machine; but  he must pause 
and  reflect before  he  proposes  to  wipe 
out  of  existence the  country store  as  a 
mail  distributing  point.  The  country 
postoffice is  so time-honored  an  institu­
tion 
in  the  United  States  that  it  has 
come to be esteemed one of  the main  pil­
lars of the Republic.  Around  its cheer­
ful  ruddy  stove  the  politicians of  the 
neighborhood  while  away  the  winter 
evening by converse on subjects political 
and  social,  the  storekeeper  postmaster 
usually presiding as  chairman  of  the so­
cial  group.  The  country  postoffice 
is 
the  real  center  of  village  thought  and 
opinion.  Upon  its  walls are  tacked all 
public notices,  from  the  announcement 
of an auction to the  tempting  invitation 
of the next  church  sociable.  To the in­
fant mind its stores of  fly-specked candy 
seem  inexhaustible;  to the youth  its ar-

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ray of  base  balls  and  marbles  is  ever 
tempting; to the school girl  its dolls and I 
trinkets are deserving ef admiration.  At 
mail time it is a meeting place  for young 
men and maidens, and the matrons of the 
neighborhood  exchange  greetings  and 
gossip  before the mail  boxes.

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The  Necessity  of  Steering  Straight.
From th e American Orocer.
“There is only one road to success, and 
that  is  in  a  bee  line  from  where you 
stand.”  That  saying  of  a  well-known 
writer upon  commercial  topics might be 
classed  as  one of  the  axioms  of  trade.
Men  follow  it  and  attain  success,  and 
then  comes the  danger,  the  deviations 
and disaster.  The successful man gains, 
besides money,  a  supreme  confidence in 
himself.  And  he  has  a  right  to.  He 
has demonstrated that he is the possessor 
of  those  qualities  which  the world  has 
endorsed as  the chief  requisites of  suc­
cess.  His straight  steering  has brought 
him to affluence and given him a surplus.
That surplus is  the reef upon which  the 
successful man is apt to become a wreck.
He seeks  to employ it  in lines or ven­
tures foreign to the  business he has pur­
sued for a lifetime.  The  personal  equa- , 
tion is  largely  eliminated when  the sur-1 ClJ 
plus goes into the Central American Gold 
Mining  Company; 
Irreproachable 
Patent Dish Washing  Machine;  the Con­
solidated  New  Process  Refrigerating 
Company; the Paradise Railway, or other I 
promising corporation or scheme.
His  money  goes  into  the  control of 
others,  to be used in operations of  which 
he has no  technical  knowledge.  He has 
a voice as  a director or  officer,  in a line 
of business  of which  he is  not a  master I 
—only  a  novice.  He  can  be  and 
is j 
misled,  deceived,  disappointed — often 
ruined.
We  recall  X—with  850,000.  He  be 
came interested  in a  patent  for making  j ^-t 
a  very  merchantable  article  in twenty- 
four  hours,  which  ordinarily  required 
days.  He  pinned  his faith  and  put up 
his  money  to  back the  enterprise.  He 
was told  by  a shrewder  man,  that while 
the  process  was  feasible,  the  product 
lacked keeping qualities.  He was  blind 
to  all  objections;  went  ahead,  built  a 
factory,  produced the stuff,  saw  it spoil 
IDS
as  predicted,  was  chagrined  over  th e, 
failure; lost  his money  and died  broken-1 LL 
hearted.
Recently  the  newspapers  announced 
the failure of a man trained to a business 
that netted  him  875,000 per year.  That 
would enable  him  to  spend  825,000 per 
annum for  living,  and put  away 850,000 
per annum,  and  thereby add  8750,000 or 
more to his fortune every ten years.  But 
he  was  fond  of  schemes;  particularly 
those  controlled  by  patents,  and  into 
them his  money poured;  they proved  so 
many sinkholes, and finally left him high 
and  dry,  minus  his  prestige,  business 
and  fortune.  Almost  every  day  the 
newspapers tell a similar story.
A few days  since,  a manufacturer  who 
started in  life with nothing but one supe­
rior  article,  refused  812,000,000  for his 
business.  He  steered  straight from the 
beginning  up  to  the  present.  Money 
rolls  in upon  him in  huge  volume,  and 
he is  solicited to  enter  innumerable en­
terprises.  Approached  to  Rivest  in an­
other 
long-established  and  profitable 
business,  he  said:  “No!  1 have one in­
flexible rule.  Never  to touch any enter­
prise other  than  my chosen business. 
I 
will not have the care  and responsibility 
of  divided interests.  My surplus income 
goes 
first-class  dividend-paying 
bonds.”  That  man’s  only trouble  out­
side of his business is cutting coupons.
It  is  common  rumor  on  Wall  Street 
that  one  of  the  richest  associations  of 
capitalists in this country has lost money 
in nearly  all of  its operations outside of 
that in which it  is legitimately  engaged, 
and which has made some of the greatest 
fortunes  in  America.  Within  a  short 
time they were forced  to put up millions 
of money  to  protect  an  outside  invest­
ment.  They have been saddled with en­
that  are  unproductive  and 
terprises 
minus a future.
What is true of  giants in  the business 
world  is  equally  true  of  the  men  of 
smaller  means.  Temptation  to  outside 
investment  comes to  the proprietor of a 
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13
loose money,  with  the same  persistency 
that it pursues a millionaire.
We have noted  retail grocers who have 
taken an  interest  in  a  patent  buzz saw. 
carriage  spring,  or  other  notion,  and 
which 
little  side  show  has  withdrawn 
their  attention  from  business,  and  led 
them into annoyance  and losses.
The road  to success  is easy,  plain and 
very straight.  From  success  to disaster 
is a  very inviting  road,  and  many  there 
are traveling thereon.  The  remedy is to 
invest surplus money  where  it brings an 
income from  sources that do not demand 
personal  attention,  and  call  for  addi­
tional capital.  Risks  there must be, but 
keep them as  light as  possible.  To-day 
there are are  teus of  thousands  wishing 
they had in  their main  business the dol­
lars they put into outside enterprises.
Reminiscences of a Lobster Packer.
From  the P ortland T ranscript.
An  elderly  citizen  of  Portland,  who 
was one  of  the  first to pack  lobsters in 
Maine,  and who  began  business in  1850, 
talks very  interestingly 
in regard to the 
great changes in  the  business since that 
early period.  In  1850 the lobsters  caught 
in Portland Bay and  those brought from 
Friendship and Bristol  were sufficient in 
quantity,  but  the business grew,  and in 
1859  the  firm  established  a large plant 
further  down  the coast.  But compara­
tively  few  traps  were necessary then, 
for  every  day  each  trap  would  catch 
from  twenty-five  to thirty lobsters,  and 
frequently  when 
it was  pulled up three 
or  four  great savage fellows,  weighing 
from  fifteen to twenty  pounds, would be 
clinging  to  the  outside.  Disturbed by 
the  movement  of  the  trap, 
they had 
seized 
it  and  pugnaciously  held  on. 
There  was  no  close  time then.  They 
packed 
for  seventeen 
lobsters  there 
summers,  and at the  end of that time  it 
almost  took  twenty-five traps to catch a 
lobster.  They  had  been  packing  an 
average  of  about  20,000  lobsters a day. 
All  that  time they  were  filling orders 
from  the  great  firm of Crosse & Black- 
well, 
in  London.  They  sent  them an­
nually  from  ten  to  twenty  thousand

lobsters 
law 

(between  April 

the  destruction 

dozen  cans  a  year.  The  English were 
very  fond  of  the  spawn  or red roe of 
lobsters,  and  one  specification  was that 
each  can  should  contain  a  piece of it. 
Little  girls  were  employed  to  remove 
this  from  the  female lobsters.  About 
seventy-five to  one hundred pounds of it 
were  handled  daily.  Of  course,  this 
meant 
of  possible 
myriads  of 
in the future;  but 
is  no  more  effective 
the  present 
than  the  absence  of  law then.  It pro­
vides  that  no  female 
lobster  shall be 
taken  with  eggs  attached outside,  but 
those  with  the  eggs,  or roe,  inside are 
still taken.  A law  prohibiting the catch­
ing  of  any  female  lobsters during the 
proper  months 
and 
September,  perhaps)  would  alone  pre­
vent  the  rapid annihilation of this deli­
cious shell-fish that is going on to-day.
In 1874 the firm  was obliged to remove 
to Nova Scotia in quest  of sufficient lob­
sters.  Theirs  was  the first or possibly 
the  second  plant  on  that coast,  every 
little  cove  of  which  has now a packing 
establishment.  They  then paid 35 cents 
for 100 pounds.  Now  the  price is 81.50. 
In so far as he knows our informant was 
the  first  to  stop  the cruel and unneces­
sary practice  of thrusting small  pegs of 
wood  into  the  joint of the lobster’s claw 
to  prevent their biting each other when 
It  was fully twenty 
placed in the cars. 
years  ago  that  he  told his men not to 
lobsters 
“plug”  the 
that  year.  They 
in  the  car and the trifling 
were  placed 
injury  they  did each  other was  nothing 
compared  to the value of  the cans of the 
meat  that  had  been  spoiled  by one of 
those  pine  plugs  being  boiled with it. 
Also  the  vast  time and labor of making 
the  plugs  and plugging the  lobsters was 
saved.  The  plugs  were  about an inch 
and  a half 
long,  flat on one side,  round 
on  the other  and  with  a  sharp  point. 
We learned for the first time, and believe 
that  many who read this will have a simi­
lar  experience,  that 
lobsters are right 
and 
left-handed,  so to speak.  The two 
long claws on either side of  the head  are 
different.  The  larger has no sharp teeth 
on  the  edges,  and  is  used to hold  the

prey  or  food,  while  the 
smaller  has 
many sharp teeth and  is used to tear the 
food,  held  by  the 
larger,  and  carry 
the  fragments  to  the  mouth.  These 
claws  are  on  right  and left sides indis­
criminately  and apparently  with no pre­
ference  cither  way,  as will be seen by 
examining any pile of  lobsters.  Our in­
formant says that  few people are aware 
of  this  fact,  that he has  seldom known 
of a retail fish dealer that knew of it and 
offered  to  make  the experiment at the 
nearest fish market.  We  found that the 
dealer,  though  he  had handled lobsters 
for years had never noticed this peculiar­
ity of their claws.  A  right-handed lob­
ster  would  be  one whose smaller claw, 
which  does  the  tearing  of  food  and 
feeding of the mouth,  is on the right side 
and vice versa.
is  an  unusually large catch of 
lobsters  this  year;  not  for  many years 
have the smacks brought so many to this 
market.  Our authority  says it is due to 
the  fact  that  there  have  been  fewer 
heavy  storms  along  the  Nova  Scotia 
coast than for many years.  Always dur­
ing  his 
long  experience  he has  found 
that more lobsters are caught under such 
conditions.  The  more  the water is dis­
turbed  the  more  they hide away  under 
the rocks, and vice versa.

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Sugar as a Hobby Horse.

From th e Grocer and General Merchant.
The  grocers  on the  other  side of  the 
Atlantic are taking up the various phases 
of the sugar question, and trying to evolve 
a plan  which shall give them  a fair profit 
on  sugar as well  as on  all other articles 
that  they  handle.  They  feel  that  the 
time has come to cease  riding as a hobby 
horse; in other words,  that  they ought to 
do away  with the  system of  commercial 
legerdemain  whereby one  article is sold 
at a loss in order to get an extra profit on 
another  article.  The  custom  has  pre­
vailed on  both sides of the water of  sell­
ing sugar  exceedingly cheap  in  order to 
make it a  “leader”  to attract customers. 
The English  grocers  maintain  that  the 
method is  a bad one,  and  that  every ar­
ticle should be sold  at a fair living profit.

There is  now  a  movement  among the 
wholesalers in this country  looking to an 
adjustment  of  the  sugar  question,  and 
the  indications are  that  the  day for ex­
ceedingly  low  profits  on  sugar is  at an 
end.  The  big  sugar  trust  clears  about 
820,000,000 every year, and it is only fair 
that the  wholesalers and  retailers should 
make a reasonable profit, too.
Thus  it  would  seem  that  the  day  is 
about  over  for riding  sugar as  a hobby­
horse.  Wideawake  grocers  everywhere 
are  adopting  other  methods  which  are 
decidedly  more attractive and modern.

To  Put  Down  "Lie  Tea."

It is reported that the Chinese Govern­
ment has  taken alarm  at the great falling 
off of the tea  trade of  that country,  and 
the increase of the sale of  Indian teas in 
Europe,  and has  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  its  own  people  are  largely  respon­
sible for this undesirable state of affairs. 
The  authorities of  Likin  have  issued a 
proclamation  against the manufacture of 
“lie  tea.”  The  document  points  out 
that  this  scandalous  practice  has  done 
much  to bring  about  the  lamented  de­
cline  in the tea  trade,  and  declares that 
the authorities  are  determined  to put  a 
stop  to  it.  People  are  warned  not  to 
make  any  tea  except  from the  genuine 
tea  leaf;  but,  says  the proclamation,  if 
any person  should disregard the warning 
the punishment  will  be  severe,  namely, 
transportation  for  life,  for  the  maker, 
the seller,  the  buyer and everybody  else 
concerned  in  the transaction.

It does not look  reasonable that six to 
twelve months should  be needed to make 
a billiard ball,  but a  first-class ball  can­
not  be  made  in  less time, owing to  the 
tendency  of  carved  ivory  to shrink. 
If 
it shrunk equally a ball could  be cut and 
polished in a few hours,  but it does not, 
the shrinkage being  greater in  the direc­
tion  of  the  width  than of the length of 
the tusk.  A  ball  must thus be  roughly 
shaped,  then  kept 
for  a  number  of 
months  until  the 
shrinking  process 
has been  completed,  when  the fine cut­
ting and polishing  may be done.

DEALERS  W1L*L  FIND  TANGLEFOOT  THE  MOST PROFITABLE 

AND  SATISFACTORY  FLY  PAPER, 

i  A  L  WHAT  WILL  PLEASE  YOUR  TRADE  BEST.

The price for Tanglefoot in  the U nited  States east  of  the  Rocky  Moun-
................. 80  45
..................  3  75
. per case.  3  65

1  Box.....................................
1  Case  (10  boxes).................
5  Cases at one  p u rc h a se .. 
10  C a s e s   at one  purchase.

S E A L E D

S tick y   F ly   Paper,

NEW  STYLE.

IN  NEW  PACKING.

NEW  PRICE. 

WITH  NEW  HOLDERS.

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

Push 

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

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.

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GOTHAM  GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis—Index  of 

the  Markets.

Special Correspondence.

N ew  Y ork,  July  15—Slow and  easy. 
That is the present status of  the market, 
and  in that condition  It  is  likely to  re­
main  for  an 
indefinite  period.  Stocks 
with jobbers are small,  yet  they seem to 
be amply sufficient to meet the demands. 
There is hardly a particle of  inquiry for 
dried fruits  or  canned  goods,  yet prices 
are such  that ordinarily there would be a 
good demand.  Many retailers in different 
parts of the country are making the most 
of the “stringency” to put off until the last 
moment the payment of bills due, and in 
some cases it is apparent that this excuse 
is  being  worked  for  all it  is worth. 
It 
seems  certain  that many  canneries  will 
limit their output this  year,  and in not a 
few instances will cease  operations alto­
gether. 
It requires more money to oper­
ate a  plant of  this kind than  can easily 
be  obtained.  Stocks are  so  low  that if 
confidence  is  restored  there  will  be  a 
great  rush to fill  up the  depleted  store­
rooms,  and  for this  end  we are  all  anx­
iously watching.
Canned tomatoes,  contrary to  expecta­
tions,  are still  way  up,  and,  it is  said, 
hard  to  obtain  at  a  lower  figure  than 
$1.30@1.40. 
In  all  other  articles in the

canned goods line, prices are low and de­
mand quiet.
Dried fruits  are  feeling the  effects of 
the money stringency,  and it  is reported 
that fancy evaporated  apples are sold at 
7Kc,  and choice at 7c.
Butter aud  cheese are unchanged,  and 
prices are well held.  The supply of best 
grades of  butter  is  small,  and,  unless 
augmented  within  a  few  days,  we  will 
see  an  advance.  Nine  cents  is  top for 
best  full cream  cheese,  and  it  must  be 
extra,  indeed, if it brings more.
Coffee is firm and buyers  are becoming 
convinced  that  they will  make  nothing 
by 
longer  holding  off.  Mild  sorts  are 
selling slowly, and Maracaibo is quotable 
at 19@21c.
Granulated  sugar  is  selling well,  and 
some  very large lots have changed hands 
during the week.
In the  provision  market  the  changes 
have been small, but  numerous,  with no 
change at the close to  speak of.  Pork is 
worth,  for  new  mess,  $18.50@19;  city 
family,  $19;  short  clear,  $20@21.50; 
smoked  hams,  13^@14c; smoked  shoul­
ders,  9)£c.
Eggs are worth  15J£c for fancy Michi­
gan, but the market is dull and sales are 
It  is  bard  work  to  obtain 
not  active. 
strictly fresh  stock,
Potatoes are in liberal supply,  and sel­
ling  at  about $2.25 for best Long Island 
in bulk.  Southern  are held at $2@2.50.

California fruits have  arrived  in such 
large  quantities  that  the  growers must 
feel  “sick”  as they  get  returns.  When 
apricots sell for  75c  a  crate  it  is  most 
discouraging for  the Golden State.
Lemons,  oranges,  pineapples,  bananas 
all in vary moderate  demand.  The for­
mer  article  is  worth  $2.50@3.50  as  to 
quality,  while fancy stock is quotable as 
high as $5  per box.
Watermelons are here in  profusion,  as 
usual, and are worth $15@20 per hundred; 
apples, $2@3.50 for good  Early Harvest; 
pears, $3.50@4  per  bbl.  The supply of 
peaches from Georgia and  Mississippi is 
interfering seriously  with  the  monoply 
California usually enjoys, aud it is likely 
that each  season  will  see  an  increased 
supply  from  the  South  of  all  sorts  of 
staple  fruits.  The  fruit is a long  time 
on  the  way,  and  when it reaches  here is 
apt to be overripe,  and  brings  very low 
prices,  but  with  the  supply  constantly 
enlarging,  the  railway  companies will, 
doubtless,  hasten the arrival,  and compe­
tition for this market between  the South 
and the  “Far West”  is  bound to be  more 
and more active. 

Jay.

Manistee — The  Stokoe-Nelson  mill, 
which has been  sawing on cedar  shingles 
exclusively  all  season,  has closed  down 
until  the  market  for  that  commodity 
braces up somewhat.

THE  CORONATION  OF  CORN.
The return of  the  special agent of the 
Agricultural Department of  the  general 
Government,  revives the  interest  taken 
in the  effort  made by the  last  adminis­
tration to  introduce the  use of  maize in 
Europe. 
It  is  strange  to  read of  the 
prejudice  developed  against  the  use of 
the  Indian  corn  products  among  those 
who are  likely to reap the  greatest ben­
efit  from it. 
In Ireland,  this  opposition 
was  overcome  sometime  since,  and  it 
now uses  more  of  this  cereal  than  all 
the rest of  the  old  world. 
In Germany 
a  good  beginning  has  been  made,  and 
other countries  are giving it  fair consid­
eration.  The  methods  employed by the 
agent is to secure  a semi-official endorse­
ment,  and with  this  prestige gained,  to 
open  public  kitchens  where  the  food 
properly  prepared  is  dispensed  to  the 
public at  cost  of  materials  or  less. 
In 
Sweden  a  corn  banquet  was  given,  at 
which  the United  States  Minister  pre­
sided,  and  many  notables  of  the  king­
dom  were  present.  Everything  offered 
to the guests had  cornmeal as  its princi­
pal  ingredient,  and  such  is the fertility 
of the  agent’s  resources  in this respect, 
that  it is  said  he  could  continue  these 
banquets  almost  indefinitely without  re­
peating  himself.  This  sounds  to  the 
American,  well  acquainted  with  this 
food  supply,  as  a  good  deal like  boys’ 
play,  but  few enterprises of  the general 
Government for the  increase of  the  Na­
tional  trade offers so  good a  promise of 
valuable 
great 
masses of  people in  Europe that  are on 
the verge of  starvation  from  one year’s 
end  to  another  from  a 
lack  of  cheap 
food.  To  them,  the  cornmeal  which is 
chiefly used  in America for  feeding ani­
mals,  will  prove  the greatest  boon. 
It 
is  nutritious  and  palatable,  and  when 
compared  with the  black  bread so com­
mon to  the peasantry of  Europe,  it  is a 
delicacy of  the first  order.  This cereal, 
when  once  introduced,  will  become  a 
favorite food supply to this class,  and as 
it cannot be  successfully  grown,  save in 
the souther* latitudes of the old world,  a 
great market will be opened to the Amer­
ican supply.  The  development  of  this 
trade will  doubtless  be  slow,  but suffi­
cient progress  has  already been made to 
warrant a  continuance of  the efforts be 
gun a year or two ago.  The prospect of a 
poor  harvest in  some  parts  of  Europe 
promises  additional  aid  to  this  corn 
propaganda,  and it  is  probable  that the 
exportation of  this cereal will attain im 
portant  proportions 
the  aggregate 
commercial exchanges of the nation.  Its 
influence upon the corn producing states 
of  the central  area of  this country  will 
be  of  the  most  gratifying  kind.  Corn 
will resume its royal  sway,  and a degree 
of prosperity will  be  infused into all the 
activities of  life  that will  mark  a  new 
era.

returns.  There 

are 

in 

The  Drug  Market.

Quiniue is  dull and German  is  a trifle 

Gum opium is lower.
Morphia  is unchanged,  but is  tending 

Balsam  fir  Is 

in  better  supply  and 

lower.

lower.

lower.

Malaga olive oil has declined.
Oil  cloves is  dull and  lower, in  sym­

pathy  with the buds.

Hemp  seed has advanced.
Canary seed is lower.
Turpentine has declined.

D m i t a t
^ o f tl)c  United  States of America,

To

H E N R Y   K O C H ,   your  c l e r k s ,   attorneys,  ag v r.j, 
s a l e s m e n   and  workmen,  and  all  claiming  or 
holding  through  or  under  you,

Greeting :

l U h  C r C C t S  j   it  has  been  represented  to  us  in  our  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  District  ot

New  Jersey,  in  the  Third  Circuit,  on  the  part  of  the  ENOCH  MORGAN’S  SONS  COMPANY,  Complainant 
it  has  lately  exhibited  its  said  Bill  of  Complaint  in  our  said  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  Stales  for 
of  New  Jersey,  against  you,  the  said  HENRY  KOCH,  Defendant, 
complained  of,  and  that  the  said

the  m akers 

that 
the  District 
therein

touching 

relieved 

to  be 

ENOCH  MORGAN’S  SONS  COMPANY,

Com plainant,  is  entitled  to  the  exclusive  use  of 

the  designation  “ SA PO LIO ”  as  a  trade-m ark  for  securing  soap.

ttoiu, (fcljcrcforc,

do  strictly  command  and  perpetually  enjoin  you,  the  said  HENRY

KOCH  your  clerks,  attorneys,  agents,  salesmen  and  workmen,  and  all  claim ing  or  holding  through  or  under  >ou, 
under  ’the  pains  and  penalties  which  may  fall  upon  you  and  each  of  you  in  case  of  disobedience,  that  you  do
absolutely  desist  and  refrain  from  in  any  m anner  unlawfully  using  the  word  “ SAPOLIO,”  or  ^
substantially  sim ilar  thereto  in  sound  or  appearance,  in  connection  with 
soap  not  made  or  produced  by  or  for  the  Complainant,  and  from  directly,  or  indirectly,

 
the  m anufacture  or  sale  of  an*  scouring 

  Wor^

^

°

By  word  of  mouth  or  otherwise,  selling  or  delivering  as 

SAPOLIO,”  or  when  “ SAPOLIO”  is  asked  for,

that  which 
false  or  m isleading  m anner.

is  not  Com plainant’s  said  m anufacture,  and 

from 

any  way  using 

the  word  “ SAPOLIO 

in  any

T he  honorable  M e l v il l e   W.  F u l l e r ,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
in  said  District  of  New 
United  States  of  America,  at 
Jersey, 
thousand 
eight  hundred  and  ninety-two.

the  year  of  our  Lo«d,  one 

i6th  day  of  December, 

the  City  of  Trenton, 

this 

in 

[ s e a l J  

ROWLAND  COX.

Complainant's  Solicitor.

l s ,0 N “

i

S.  D.  OLIPHANT,

Clerk,

or 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
They  could  give  you  pointers  which 
would be of  great  value  in  buying,  for 
they  are  better  acquainted  with  their 
masters  than  you  are. 
If  they  were 
ashamed of their masters and complained 
of  cruel  treatment  at  their  hands—of 
curses,  kicks,  blows,  excessive burdens 
and short  rations,  you  would  know that 
these  were  the  fellows  who  brought 
pethy,  wind-stuffed  radishes  to  town, 
and  whose  packages  contain  beautiful 
top-layers  beneath  which  there is noth­
ing but  disappointment  and vexation of 
spirit.  Of  course,  horses  think.  But 
here is  one poor old  grey-headed fellow 
sound  asleep.  His  under 
lip  hangs 
down  and  wabbles around  like a rubber 
bowl.  He  hauls 
load  of  garden 
truck every morning,  which  is made up, 
just now of butter beans,  peas,  cabbage, 
onions,  turnips,  carrots,  beets,  a cross­
eyed boy  and  a freckled-faced  woman— 
but the poor old  fellow  looks  tired this 
morning.  Ah!  he  has  passed  through 
the  heat  and  borne  the  burdens  of 
many a day.  The old hide that is drawn 
so tightly  over  his frame,  bears  many a 
sear—sad reminders  of  man’s inhuman­
ity—but let us tread lightly  by  and dis­
turb  not  his  slumbers,  for  he  is  only 
waiting till his  teeth  are a  little longer 
grown  when  he will receive a summons 
from the glue factory.

in  a 

Rapids  there  are  plenty  of  men  who 
smoke a cigar a  mile  long  every  seven 
years!  Don’t you  believe it?  Figure it 
out  for  yourselves  and  be  convinced. 
Consumption statistics always  startle us 
with  their  magnitu de,  and so,  when we 
look over this great quantity of  produce 
in the market,  we  are  startled  to  learn 
that it is only the  regular  daily supply, 
and  that  to-morrow  morning there will 
be  a similar  supply,  the  daily  demand 
being equal to the daily supply.

To give the  readers  of  T h e  T ra d es­
man some idea as to the quantities of stuff 
absorbed in this market,  I will close this 
article by giving a  few  notes  in  refer­
ence  to  strawberries.  From  the  time 
strawberries first appeared in the market 
in farmers’  wagons,  to  the  close  of  the 
pick,  twenty-eight days elapsed.  During 
this time 513,000 quarts, or 16,000 bushels 
succulent  fruit  ex­
of  this delicious, 
changed hands  in this  market. 
I  have 
no authority for naming an average price, 
but at five cents a quart it represents the 
enormous  sum  of  §35,650  paid  out  for 
strawberries  alone!  Particular  pains 
were taken  in  consulting with the most 
expert  market  estimators  in  the  city, 
and the above figures,  without  the least 
doubt, are as near correct as it is possible 
to make them.  Truly,  the human  appe­
tite 
is  something  wonderful,  and  a 
visit to the city  market  is  the best way 
to sharpen it. 

E.  A.  Ow en.

1 4
D ru g s 0  M edicines*

State  Board  of Pharm acy.
One  T ear—Jam es Vernor, D etroit.
Two  Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Three  Years—George Gundrum, Ionia.
Four Years—C. A. Bugbee. Cheboygan.
Five Years—S. E. P arkill, Owosso.
Preeident—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Secretary—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
T reasurer—Geo. Gandrum, Ionia.

N ext  M eeting—M arquette,  Aug. 29,9 a. m.
Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass'n. 
President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor. 
Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit.
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—S. A. Thompson. Detroit.___________ _
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, John D. M uir;  Sec’y, Frank H. Escott.

A  Ramble  Through  the  City  Market.
W ritten to r Trk Tradesman.
He or  she  who  has  never visited  the 
city market at this season of the year has 
never yet witnessed  one  of  the most in­
teresting  spectacles  connected with  the 
city’s daily routine  of  business. 
In the 
“wee sma’ hours” of early morning many 
a farm and market  garden  yard  within a 
radius of fifteen miles is  a busy scene of 
preparation.  Horses  are being fed,  cur­
ried, and harnessed;  lanterns  flit  about, 
and in the farm kitchen is  heard the rat­
tle of dishes and cooking utensils in pre­
paring and  partaking of  an  early meal; 
fruits  and  vegetables,  gathered  the  day 
before,  are  brought  from  cellars,  pack­
ing  houses  and  cool  repositories,  and 
loaded on  wagons;  women  flit  about  in 
preparing the products  of  the dairy and 
poultry  yard  for  these  miscellaneous 
loads;  the little wants of the day are hur­
riedly  enumerated  and  as  hurriedly 
jotted down;  hundreds  of  wagons begin 
to move,  and,  as  they roll  out  into  the 
highway,  hundreds  of  “bye-byes”  are 
shouted out into  the vanishing darkness 
from  upper  windows,  by  hundreds  of 
little  tow-headed  apparitions 
in  white 
robes, as gentle reminders of the promise 
to bring  them  something  from the city. 
About  4  a.  m.  the  wagons  begin to ar 
rive on Che  market,  and,  during the pre 
ceding hour,  these  wagons  loaded with 
produce and  all  the  fruits  and  vegeta 
bles of the season, may be seen approach 
ing the market  from  every  point of  the 
compass,  on  every  avenue  leading into 
the city.

Long  before  the  average  citizen  has 
awakened  from  his  slumber  this  vast 
daily  supply  of 
life’s  necessaries  ha: 
changed hands, and by the time he make: 
his appearance on  the streets, it has been 
transferred  to  the  grocery  stores where 
it is temptingly spread  out beneath cool 
and  spacious  awnings.  If  the  grocer’s 
day of labor were reduced to eight hours 
nearly one-half of  it would  be put in be 
fore the aforesaid average citizen crawled 
out of bed. 
It is  possible  for the groce 
to regulate the closing  hour,  but  at  the 
commencement of  his day’s  labors  he is 
a creature of  circumstances—he must be 
on  the  market,  or  miss  that  which  he 
must  have  and  cannot  otherwise  get 
without 
incurring  additional  expense 
The grocer is  an  early riser  by force  of 
circumstances  if  not  by  his  own  free 
choice.

A  visit to the market in the early morn 

when  the  air  is  fresh  and  bracing, 
not only healthful  and  pleasurable,  but 
it is a grand object lesson in the study of 
human nature.  Everyone on the market 
at this  early hour  is  there for purposes 
of  traffic,  and  at  no  time  will  men  or 
women  reveal  as  much of  their true,  in 
ner natures as  when  they are  trying  to 
buy  or  sell  something.  Every  grocer 
hotel-keeper,  and  boarding  house  pro 
prietor  in the  city is  there,  either  per

as 

two 

sonally or  by proxy,  and  that  means  a 
conglomeration of  every known  freak of 
nature  of  itself,  to  say nothing of  the 
multitude of vendors who represent both 
sexes and every nationality,  kindred and 
people  so  far  discovered.  Besides  this 
may be seen a  fair sprinkling of citizens 
of both sexes who have come to the  mar­
ket to  take advantage of  first prices and 
save a few pennies.  The grocer  buys to 
sell again,  and  therefore  he  makes  his 
clandestinely  as  pos­
purchases 
sible.  Occasionally 
three 
are  seen  consulting  with  each  other 
as  to the  price  and  quality  of  certain 
lots, but,  as a rule,  each grocer takes his 
own head for it,  flitting up and down the 
long rows  of  wagons,  looking  wise and 
trying  to 
impress  his  brother  grocers 
with his  superiority as an  expert buyer, 
and leading  them to  think  that he buys 
his  stuff  cheaper  than  they  do  theirs. 
The  only way I  can  account  for  these 
harp  practices  is,  that  they are  all try­
ing to act on the oft  repeated maxim,  “a 
thing  that  is well bought is  half  sold,” 
and  that  the  natural,  innate  desire  to 
clip each other’s wings, which is peculiar 
to the  fraternity,  prompts  each to try to 
make the  others  believe that  his stuff is 
half sold before  he buys  it.  Sometimes 
a grocer and a  farmer are  seen  engaged 
in a  spirited  mouth  and  ear  contest— 
that  is,  the  grocer  does  the  spirit  and 
mouth  part  while  the  farmer  listens, 
puffs  away  at  his  pipe,  and  gazes de­
murely  at  the  feet  of  his  off  horse. 
They stand out in  the  street  where none 
but the horses can  hear  what is said,  and 
the grocer  is proving the metal that is in 
him.  As the  flood of  honied  words are 
poured into the farmer’s ear,  he seems to 
be diagraming  the  whole  matter  011 the 
palm of the left  hand by using the index 
finger of  the  right  hand.  He  tells  the 
farmer that  beans are away off  and that 
peas are not  in  it any more.  He says he 
had to  sell one-half the  berries  he  last 
bought of him  at  less than cost,  and the 
other  half  spoiled  on  his  hands.  He 
would  rather  buy  of  him  than  of  any 
other man on  the market, and if he could 
buy the farmer’s red raspberries so as to 
get out  of  it without losing  more than 2 
cents on the quart,  he  would take all the 
farmer had on the wagon; but he couldn’ 
afford to  lose  more  than 2  cents  on  the 
quart;  he  would  sooner keep  store with 
out  berries.  There 
that 
pleases the average farmer better than to 
sell something  to  a  grocer  for  a higher 
price than  the grocer is  able to get for it 
and so he accepts the offer of  5 cents per 
quart,  and  in  less than a half  hour  they 
are spread  out  under  the grocer’s  awn 
ing decorated  with  a big  card  with the 
figure 10 on it.

is  nothing 

What a heterogeneous  conglomeration 
a market is,  anyway.  What a  variety of 
horses  standing  in  a line  resting  after 
their  journey  over  the  sandy  roads, 
Their heads  are all  in line,  and  as  one 
passes  through  the  street 
in  front  of 
them and looks into their  long faces and 
sees a reflection of  the  tall buildings on 
the  opposite  side  in  their  big  eyes,  he 
wonders  what  they  are  all  thinking 
about.  They have  come to  the  market, 
and  backed  up  to  the  sidewalk,  and 
stood  in  that  long  line,  and  stared  at 
those  brick  walls  on the  opposite side, 
and  listened  to the hub-bub,  the bicker­
ing  and  the  bantering  behind  them so 
many  times,  that  they could tell you  (if 
they could speak your language) just the 
exact  number  of  bricks  in  that  wall

*  *

b

What long line of queer  looking  craft 
is that moored to the  docks  on the west 
side of  Spring  street?  Some  look  like 
mud  scows,  while  others  resemble the 
bunk section of a  lumber  camp.  There 
are single deckers, double  deckers,  and 
triple  deckers  with canopy  tops cut  on 
the bias and set  up  on  the  “skew-gaw” 
principle of architecture.  These are the 
one-horse prairie schooners that navigate 
the  streets  and  back-alleys  of  the city 
with  cargoes  of  fruits  and  vegetables 
gathered  up on the market  after the gro­
cers  have  selected  their  supplies. 
It 
would be cruel to call them market scav­
engers,  yet,  were it not for  these  squeak­
ing,  omnipresent  hucksters,  a 
large 
amount  of stuff brought  to  the  market 
would not find  buyers.  The doctors  say 
the remarkable scarcity of  house  flies is 
an  augury  of  a  cholera  visitation this 
fall,  and if this be true,  let us spare the 
hucksters,  for  who  can  tell  what  dire 
calamity  might  befall  us  if  the  brood 
were to suddenly disappear?

What  a  vast  quantity  of  edibles are 
seen  on  the market,  beside a vast quan­
tity  of  stuff  that  is  not  edible,—it 
is 
from  the  latter  stock  that  the  cargoes 
for the  prairie  schooners  are  selected. 
In visiting the market  for the first time, 
the visitor is forcibly impressed with  the 
thought that it must be an extraordinary 
occasion.  There  is  such  a variety and 
such  a  quantity  of  everything,  and  it 
looks so  fresh,  crisp  and tender  in  the 
farmers’  wagons at this early  hour,  that 
he begins  to  wonder  how  in the  world 
it can be preserved until it is all used up. 
After  looking  it  all  over,  he  makes up 
his  mind  that  it  will  require  a  whole 
week,  at least,  for the city to consume it. 
Men  always  underestimate  their eating 
capacities.  When  careful estimates are 
made of the number of  barrels of water, 
tea,  coffee,  buttermilk,  beer,  aud whis­
key,  besides mill-ponds  of other liquids, 
that pass down  our  gullets  in  a certain 
given  time,  and  the  figures  are  placed 
before  us,  we stand aghast with amaze­
ment.  Think of a man smoking  a  cigar 
a  mile 
long!  What a  long  suck  that 
would  be;  and  yet,  right here in Grand

Canadian  Cheese.

From the Canadian  Grocer.

During  the past  thirty odd  years  the 
cheese  trade  of  the  Dominion  has ad­
vanced by leaps and bounds. 
In  1860 we 
exported §13.675 worth;  $674,486 in  1870, 
$3,893,366 in 1880, $9,372,312 in  1890,  and 
for the year closing March 31,  1893, $13,- 
687,851.  A peculiarity of  the exports of 
the last named  year was that they  were 
in millions of  dollars what they  were in 
thousands thirty-three years before.  As 
well  known,  nearly  all  the cheese we 
export goes to Great Britain.  The Cana­
dian  High  Commissioner,  in  his  report 
prepared in January last,  says:  “Canada 
now  occupies  the  position  of  sending 
more  cheese  to  Great  Britain  than  any 
other country.  The  total  value  of  the 
imports  for  the  year  just  ended  have 
been £5,417,770, of which Canada’s share 
was  £2,493,625,  as  against  £1,961,407 
from the United States.”  Judging  from 
the result  at  Chicago,  the  Canadian ar­
ticle is still gaining  on the American.

The  Grocers’  Monthly  Review,  in  an 
article on the  absurd  manner  in  which 
abbreviations are used  in making out in­
voices  and  statements,  says:  “In  this 
connection  we  cite  the  case  of  the  old 
countryman,  who,  upon  the  receipt  of 
his bill from the grocer,  enquired  of  his 
wife what  she  had  been  doing  with  so 
much ditto.  She informed him that she’d 
had  no  ditto.  With  this  assurance  he 
started for the grocer’s, where the matter 
was soon cleared  up.  Upon  his  return 
his wife asked  him what  he  had  found 
out,  and he  told  her  he  had found that 
he  was  an 
ignoramus,  and  she  was 
ditto.”

Peckham’si

’KCKIIAM'K 
roup  JK<‘iii«»<iy 
ho  <'li il (Iron's 
afe-Certain.  Get a 
Cough  Cure.  I’leasant-Safe-C 
you may need it
bottle  today; 
you may need it
f" A f  f 
tonight.  One I  
dose  will prove 
its value. S a v e  V / I  V U  J i  the  Children I 
’ 
up  coeds,  Coughs,
Whooping-Cough,  Cboiti 
quickly yield to  its  use 
Keep it at hand.  Largi 
bottles 25c. All druggist

Remedy

------  

p r ic e   t o   t h e   t r a d e :

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

cent, with 6 doz.

On receipt of dealer’s  printed  address we will 
forward, free of charge,  a tablet  of  9x12 white 
wrapping paper, cut  from  40-pound  book, bear 
ing dealer's card  neatly printed thereon.
Order PEC K IIA B’S  CROUP  REMEDY  of 
your jobber, and send your  label  to  Peekhain 
Remedy Co.,  Freeport, Mieh.

THE  MICHIGJLÎSr

W h olesale  P r ic e   C u rre n t•
Declined—Gum opium.  Olive oil. 

Advanced—Hemp seed.  Cans

Oil Cloves. 

Turpentine.

Balsam fir. 

ACIDUM .
8® 10
Aceticum.................
65® 75
Benzolcum  German.
20
Boraclc 
...................
26® 35
Carbollcum .  ...........
50® 52
Cltrlcum...................
3® 5
Hydrochlor..............
............... .  10® 12
Nltrocum 
Oxallcum................. .  10® 12
20
Phosphorlum dil......
Sallcylicum.............. .1  3001  70
IK® 5
Sulphurlcum —   ..  .
Tarinicum................. .1  4001  60
300 33
Tartarlcum...............
AMMONIA.
5
Aqua, 16  deg............
7
Carbonas  ................. .  12® 14
Chlorldum................ .  12® 14

3 * 0
20  deg............ .  5)40

A N IL IN E .

Black......................... .2 0002 25
Brown....................... .  80@1  00
Red............................ .  45® 50
Yellow...................... .2 5003 00

BACCAB.
35® 40
Cubeae (po  40)........
8® 10
Junlperus.................
Xanthoxylum........... .  25® 30

BALSAM UM .

Copaiba.................... .  42® 45
Peru............................
Terabin, Canada  ....  45®
Tolutan......................  35®

CORTKX.

Abies,  Canadian.................   18
Casslae  ...............................  JJ
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerlfera, po.............  80
Prunus Virginl....................  1*
Qulllala,  grd.......................   JO
Sassafras  ............................  J*
Ulmus Po (Ground 15)........  15

BXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
is...............  13®  14
tts..............  14®  15
2 s .............   16®  17
VXRRU

“ 
“ 
>• 
•• 

Carbonate Precip........  ©  J5
Citrate and Qulnla....  @3 50
Citrate  Soluble........  @  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol....  &  oo
Solut  Chloride...........  @  15
Sulphate,  com’l .............. ®@
pure............   @

” 

no n a.

Arnica.......................   18®
Anthémis...................  *1®
Matricaria 
........  50®

18®

Barosma  ...... . 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

“ 

nlvelly........  .........   25®  28
“  Alx.  35®  50
Salvia  officinalis,  Mo  „ „   „
and  )4s....................  15®  85
UraUrd 
...................  8®  10

omnti.

« 
“ 

“ ....
“ ....

Acacia,  1st  picked....

®
@
2d 
@
3d 
sifted sorts...
®60®
po ........  .....
50®
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...
®
“  Cape, (po.  20)...
Socotrl, (po. 60).
®
Catechu, Is, 04s, 14 fca,
16)............................
®
Ammonlae.................  55©
Assaf cetlda, (po. 85)..  30®
Bensolnum.................  50®
Camphor SB...................  55®
Euphorbium  po  ........  35®
Galbanum..................  
50
Gamboge,  po..............  <0®  7b
Gualacum, (po  35)....  @  30
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @115
M astic... 
................  @  80
Myrrh, (po  45)...........  @  «
Opli  (po  4  00)...........9 70@2 75
Shellac  ......................  45®  42
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth................  40® 1 00

«• 
hibba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Eupatorlum.........................  *o
Lobelia................................   28
Majorum..............................   -g ,
Mentha  Piperita.................  g
“  Y ir........................  »
Rue............ ...........................   ®
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   28

MAHHKSIA.
Calcined, Pat......... 
55®  60
Carbonate,  P a t........  20®  22
Carbonate, E. &  M....  20@  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

O L S tm .

Absinthium................ 3 50®4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae.... 8  00®8 25
A nlsl..........................1  70@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex.......... 2 30@2 40
Bergamll  ...................3  2503 50
Ca]lputl....................  
60®  65
Caryophyill................  75®  80
C edar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodil...............   @1  60
Cinnamonll...............   90®1 00
Cltronella...................  ®  45
Conlum  Mao..............  35®  65
Copaiba......................  80®  90

75®l 00

Cubebae........................   @ 3 00
Exechthltos..............  2 50@2  75
Erigeron..................... 2 00@2 10
Gaultherla.................. 2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gosslpli,  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 Verid............. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..............1  0001 10
Myrcla, ounce............   ©  50
Olive............................  8502 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal..35)  10®  12
Ricini.......................   1 2201  28
Rosmarini................. 
Rosae, ounce...............6 50®8 50
Succini.......................  40®  45
Sabina.........................   90®1 00
San tal  ........ 
3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................   50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tiglfi..........................   @  90
Thorne ........................  40®
o p t.................  @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20

 

POTASSIUM.

Bi Carb.......................   15®  18
Blohromate................  13®  14
Bromide....................  38®  42
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23025)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide.........................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart, pure..  27®  30
PotaBsa, Bltart, com...  @  15
Potass Nitras, opt......   8®  10
Potass Nitras..............  7®  9
Prussiate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

BADIX.

(po. 35). 

Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................   12®  15
Arum,  po.
@  25
Calamus......................  20®
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16® 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
® 
15®
Helletlebore,  Ala,  po...
Inula,  po....................  15®
Ipecac,  po.................. 2 20@2 30
Iris plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr..................   40®  45
Maranta,  )4s............  ®  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  750100
cut......................  @1  75
pv.......................   7501  35

36©
Splgelia
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  ®
Serpentarla.................  30®
Senega.......................  65®
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  ®
M  @
Sdllae, (po. 35)...........  10®
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
ingiber a ................. 
Zingiber  j ................ 

18®
18®

“ 

“ 

8NMXN.

Anisum,  (po. 20)........  @  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, is....................... 
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............   10®  1
Cardamon..................1  00® 1  25
Corlandrum................  10©  12
Cannabis Sativa.........   4© 
5
donlum...................  75®l  00
Çyd
enopodlum  ...........  10®  12
Che
Dipterlx Odorate........ 2 2502 50
Foenlculum...............   ®  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®
L ln i............................4  ® 4)4
Linl, grd,  (bbl. 3)4)...  4  @ 4)4
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Fharlarls Canarian—  
Rapa..........................   6© _
Slnapls  Alba............ 11  ®13

4®

“ 

“ 
« 

Nigra...........  11®  12
SFIRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co. .2 00®2 50
D .F .R ......17502 00
1 2501  50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T — 1  65®2 00
Saacharum  N.  B........1  75®2 00
Spt.  Vinl  GalU................1  75@8 50
Wnl Oporto.................... 1 2502 00
Vini  Alba....................... 1  25®2 00

SPOMons.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 50©2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
2  00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................
Hard for  slate  use —
Yellow Reef, for  Blate 
u se..........................

1  40

SYRUPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................   50
Rhei Arom..........................   50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Sdllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................   60
PrunHB  flrg.........................  60

“ 

“ 

“ 

x  

S.  N. Y. q.  &

Morphia,  ® P. & W.  2 20@2 45 
C.  Co....................  2 10®2 35
Moschus Canton........  @  40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.-C., H gal
doz  ......................... 
03 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......   @1  00
pints.........   ®  85
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5) —   @  3
Plx  Burgun................  @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opli. .1  10®1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
uasslae....................  8®  10
ulnla, S. P. & W......   29®  34
S.  German__  20®  30
“ 
Rubla  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv. 
20®  22
Salacin.......................1  75@1  80
Sanguis  Draconis......   40®  50
lT  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  
0115

Seldllts  Mixture........ @ 20
Slnapls.......................
18
0
© 30
“   opt..................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes....................... @ 35
0 35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  . 10© 11
30
Soda et Potass Tart... 27 0
Soda Carb.................
1K0 2
5
Soda,  Bi-Carb............
0
Soda,  Ash.................. 3)4® 4
Soda, Sulphas............ @ 2
Spts. Ether C o........... 50® 55
“  Myrcla  Dorn...... 
02 25
"  Myrcla Imp.......   @3 00
*'  Vini  Rect.  b#)l.
....7 ............................. 2 1902 29
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.

Roll....................  2  © 2)4

Strychnia Crystal......1 4001 45
Sulphur, Subi............ 3
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  38®  30
Theobromae.................... 45  @ 48
Vanilla...  ...............9 00016 00
Zlnci  Sulph...............   7®  8

OILS.

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

“ 

uiuunoeu,  uoiicu  ....
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............
Spirits Turpentine....
paints. 

1 5
57
54
86
80
34
36
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian............. IK  203
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IK  2©4
“ 
Bor........IK  903
Putty,  commercial__2K  2)403
“  strictly  pure......2)4  2K03
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ...................  
13016
 
Vermilion,  English__ 
65070
Green,  Peninsular...... 
70075
Lead,  red....................  8K@7
“  w hite................63407
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders*........  @9G
1  0 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
1 40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  2001  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1 0001  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1 10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 16001  70
Coach  Body............... 2 7503 00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1  0001  IS
Eutra Turk Damar__1  3501  00
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 

cliff..............................  

VARNISHES.

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

70®T5

Importers  ami  Jobbers  of

TIN C TU R ES.

Aconitum Napellls R.........   60
F .........   50
Aloes.....................................   60
and myrrh...................  60
A m ica..................................   50
Asafoetlda..............................   o
Atrope Bell adonna................  60
Benzoin.................................  60
Co............................  50
Sangulnarla..........................   50
Barosma...............................   50
Cantharides..........................   75
Capsicum..............................  50
Ca damon..............................  75
Co..........................   75
Castor..................................1 00
Catechu.................................  50
Cinchona.............................   50
Co..........................   60
Columba...............................   50
Conium.................................  50
Cubeba..................................   50
Digitalis...............................  so
Ergot.....................................   50
Gentian.................................  50
Co.............................   60
Gualca..................................   50
ammon......................  60
Zingiber...............................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine....................................  75
Colorless....................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum...................  35
K ino.....................................   50
Lobelia..................................   50
Myrrh....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
O pli.......................................  85
“  Camphorated.................   50
Deodor........................ 2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
luasBia.................................  50
ihatany............................  
  50
Rhei.......................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol....................   50
Co................  50
Serpentarla..........................   50
Stramonium..........................   60
Tolutan.................................  60
Valerian...........................  
VeratrumVeride...................  50

 

50

MISCELLANEOUS.

5® 

‘ 
“ 

Æther, Spts Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen......................2>4© 3

T‘ 
ground,  (po.

12:  Me,  14)........  @ 
po.....................   ®1 

4
7)........................  3® 
Annatto................   55® 
60
Antimoni, po........  4® 
5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrln...................  @1 40
Antifebrln..................  @  25
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  ®  60
Arsenicum........... 
7
Balm Gilead  Bud....  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............ 2 2002 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
11
Cantharides  Russian,
00
®  26
Capsid  Fructus, af... 
®  28
po.... 
®  20
“  B po. 
Caryophyllns, (po.  15)  10®  1
Cannine,  No. 40..  ©3 
76
Cera  Alba, 8. A F .  50® 
55
Cera Flava...........  38® 
40
Coccus.................  © 
40
Cassia Fructus.......... 
®  25
Centrarla..............  ® 
10
Cetaceum............   © 
40
Chloroform................  60®  68
squibbs ..  ©1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst....... 1  3501  60
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  *  W  15®  20
German 8  ©  12 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ....................... 
60
Creasotum.................  ©  35
Creta, (bbl. 75).....  ©

-  “ 

“ 
“ 

11 

“ 

11 

“ 

“  prep....................  5®
“  precip...............  
9®  11
“  Rubra.................  ©  8
Crocus................  40® 
50
Cudbear......................  ©  24
CuprlSulph...............   5®   6
Dextrine....................   10®
Ether Sulph................  70®
Emery,  all  numbers..  ©
po...................  @
Ergota, (po.)  75.........   70®  75
Flake  white..............  12®  15
Galla..........................   ©  23
Gambler......................7  © 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10. 
Less.than box 66#
Glne,  Brown..............  9®  15
11  White...............   18®  25
Glycerlna...................14)4®  20
Grana Paradlsi...........  ©  22
Humulus....................   25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  85 
“  Cor ....  ©  80
OxRubrum  ®  90
Ammonlati..  ©100
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   ®  64
Icnthyobolla, Am..  ..1 2501 50
Indigo.........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 8003 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium.............  66®  70
M ads.........................  70®
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
dr arg Iod.................  ®  27
Liquor Potass Arsinltls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Manilla,IS. F ...... .......  60®  63

IK )............................ 2)4® 4

“ 
“ 
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CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils % Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A gents for the  Celebrated

SWISS VILLA  PREPARED PAINTS

M lie of Staile taiïistë Slides

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy,

We Have in  Stock and Offer a P u ll Line of

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

GINS,  W INES,  RUM Sv

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

HAZEIM  4 FEUS IDG CO..

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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

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below are given  as  representing  average  prices  for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong credit  usually  buy ¿ mot Itan 
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  ot  t  e 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

 

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gross
6 00
7 CO
5 bO
8 00
7 50
6 00

Arctic.
“  4 doz “ 
“  2 doz “ 
“  1 do*  “ 
Fosfon.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora......... .........   55
60
Castor Oil — ........ 
Diamond...... .........   50
75
Frazer’s ........ ........ 
Mica............ .........   65
.........   55
Paragon 
BAKING  POWDER. 
Acme.
u  lb. cans, 3 doz...............  
45
u  lb.  “ 
2  “  ................  85
1  “  ..................  1 00
lib .  “ 
Bulk....................................  10
u  ib cans 6 doz  case.........  
55
1  10
V4 lb 
1  lb 
2 00
5  B> 
9 00
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
16  “ 
.  .2 00
“ 
Red Star, 1* lb cans........... 
40
“ 
V4 B>  “ 
...........  75
» 
l lb  “ 
............  1  40
45
85
" 
“ 
Vilb.  “ 
l lb.  “ 
« 
“  ..  1  50
45
Vi lb cans........  75
“ 
1 lb cans-----  .  1  50
“ 
T)r. Price’s.
per doz 
Dime cans..  95
..1  40 
4-oz 
6 oz 
.  2  00 
..2 60 
8-oz 
.  3 90 
12 oz 
..5 00 
16-oz 
2K-lb
12 00 
18 25 
lb
4- 
22 75 
5- 
lb 
41  80
10-lb

nÇPRICE's
■CREAMI
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Our Leader, Vi lb cans...... 

Teller's,  !* lb. cans, doz. 

“  2  “ 

BATH  BRICK. 
2 dozen in case. 

.

“ 

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“

8oz 

BLUING.

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

“ 
“ 

“ 

CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

« 

“ 

“ 

...1  20
Little Neck,  lib ...........
“  2  lb...........
...1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 31b...............
...2 25
Cove Oysters.
...1  00
Standard,  1 lb..............
21b..............
...1  85
Lobsters.
...2 50
Star,  1  lb......................
“  2  lb......................
...8 50
Picnic, lib .................... __ 2 GO
...2 90
“ 
21b....................
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb............... ....1  25
2  lb .............. ....2  10
Mustard,  2 lb..............
....2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb...... ...2  25
Soused, 2 lb.................. . 
.2 25
Columbia River, flat — ...1  90
tails — ....1 75
Alaska, Red.................. ....1  45
pink..................
...1   25
...1  95
Kinney’s,  flats..............
Sardines.
American  Ms...............
© 5
t4s.............. 6Vi@ T
Imported 
................. ..10@11
Via................. .. 15©16
Mustard Mi................... ..  ©8
21
Boneless.......................
Brsok, 8 lb.................... ....2 50

Salmon.
“ 

Trout.

“ 
“ 

Fruits.
Apples.

'■

1  75

Gages.

85
3 00 

Cherries.

Apricots.

3 lb. standard............  
York State,gallons.... 
Hamburgh, 
Live oak..............  . . .  
1 75
Santa Crus...................... 
1 75
Lusk’s.............................. 
1 75
Overland........................ 
Blackberries.
B. &  W....................... 
95
Red............................  1  10@1 20
Pitted Hamburgh----  
1  75
W hite.............................  
1 50
1 20
Brie................................  
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
E rie................................  
California..................  
Gooseberries.
Common................... 
P ie............................  
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ..................  
California..................  
Monitor 
................... 
Oxford.......................
Domestic.................... 
1 20
Riverside.................... 
2 10
Pineapples.
Common..................... 1  00@1  30
2 50
Johnson’s  sliced 
grated
Booth’s sliced............  @2 50

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

Peaches.

Pears.

1 10

grated...........  @2

Quinces.
Common.................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
130
Red............................. 
Black  Hamburg.........  
1  50
Erie,  b lack .............. 
1  30
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1 25
1  2c
Hamburgh................. 
1
Erie............................  
Terrapin....................... 
1  10
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
1  00
Corned  beef  Libby’s .........1  85
Roast beef  Armour’s.........1
Potted  ham, Vi lb...............1  40
“  V&lb.................  85
tongue, Vi lb............1  35
“  M lb.........   85
chicken, M lb.........  
95
Vegetables.

Meats.

Beans.

“ 

Peas.

“ 
“ 
** 
“ 

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless.........1  25
French style..... 2 25
Limas................1  35
Lima, green....................... 1 40
soaked......................  75
Lewis Boston Baked................1 85
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 35
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1  35
Picnic Baked............................ 1 00
Hamburgh................................1 40
Livingston  Eden.....................1 20
Purity
Honey  Dew..............................1 50
Morning Glory...................
Soaked ...............................
Hamburgh  marrofat.  ........ 1
early June.........
Champion Eng.. 1
petit  pois...........1
fancy  sifted___ 1
Soaked................................
Harris standard...................
VanCamp’s  marrofat......   .1
early June.......1
Archer's  Early Blossom__ 1
French.................................2
French.............................17@22
Brie.....................................
Hubbard..............................1
Hamburg..............................1
Soaked.................................
Honey  Dew..........................1
E rie..................................... 1
Hancock.............................
Excelsior............................
Eclipse.................................
Hamburg............................
Gallon .. 
...........................3
Baker’s.

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

CHOCOLATE. 
German Sweet................
Premium..........................
Breakfast Cocoa..............
CHEESE.
Amboy.......................  
©9J4
Acme..........................   @9
Lenawee.................... 
9Vi
©9
Riverside...................... 
Gold  Medal...............   ©  8Vi
6® 
Skim............................. 
11
Brick..........................  
E dam ...........................  
1 
Leiden.......................  
23
Llmburger  ...................   ©10
Pineapple......................  ©25
Roquefort.

Tomatoes.

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 50
Half  kegs.................................2 00
Quarter  kegs......................1  15
1 lb cans.............................   30
V4 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  id  cans.........................

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

Hops..............................

INDIGO.

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

JELLY .
17  lb. pails.................
“ 
................
30  “ 
LICORICE.

...15
...15

55
50

©  55
@  80

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

“ 

LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz...........
4 doz.........
MATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur...............
Anchor parlor...............
No. 2 home....................
Export  parlor................
MINCE  MEAT 

, _ 

■mulWTfr'

...1 25
...2 25

...1  65
...1 70
...1  10
...4 00

XX  wood, white.

No. 1,6.............................   165
No. 2, 6.............................   150
No. 1, 6Vi..........................  1  35
No. 2, 6Vi  ........................   1  25
6V4  ...................................   1  00
6........................................  
95
Mill  No. 4.........................  100
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

Manilla, white.

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

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

Lima  Beans.

4Vi

Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 

Domestic, 12 lb. box—  
56
Imported......................... 10V4@* H

Oatmeal.

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

Pearl Barley.

Kegs..................................

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu.............................  2 00
Split  per l b ..................2$i@3
Barrels  180....................   @4 50
Half  bbls 90.................  @2 40
German.............................   4Vi
East India...........................  5
Cracked.............................. 

Wheat.

Sago.

5

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

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

3V4
5V4

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

Halibut.

Herring.
“ 
“ 

“ 

65

Holland, white hoops keg 
bbf
Norwegian.......................
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs........  2 85
“  U  “  40  “  ......   1  45
Scaled............................... 
18

Mackerel.

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

10  lb s.................   95
Russian, kegs....................   65

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs...........6 75
No. 1 J4 bbl, 40  lbs..............3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   85
No. 1,81b  kits....................  70

Whlteflsh.

No. 1

Family 
% bbls, 100 lbs.......... $7 50 $3 75
54  “  40  “  ..........   3 25  1 75
10 lb.  kits...................  90  58
8 lb.  “ 
...................  75  50
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

Souders’.

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

3 or 6 doz. In case  per doz. 

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon............................  $1  75
Half  gallon......................  1 40
Q uait...............................  
70
P int....................... 
45
 
Half  pint  .......................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7  00
3 75
Q uart...........  ................
2 25
Pint.................................

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Prim e..............................
F an cy ...........................

16

New Orleans.

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

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

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

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz.....$1  2o
4 oz.....2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.......$1  50
4 oz........ 3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
| 2 oz.......$1  75
_____ I 4 oz......... 3 50

Jennings’ D  C.
Lemon. Vanilla
120
2 oz folding box...  75 
2 00
4 oz 
...1  40 
3 00
6 oz 
.. .2 00 
3 oz taper............ 135 
200
4 oz taper............ 1.50 
2 50

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PICKLES.
Medium.

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

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

6 00
3 50

...1  75
“  T. D. full count — ...  75
...1 26

Clay, No.  216.................
Cob, No. 8....................
POTASH.

48 cans in case.
Babbitt’s .......................
PennaSalt  Co.’s ...........

4 00
.  3 25

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head............... ___5
...-4J4
“  No. 1...............
“  No. 2............... __  4
Broken.............. ............ ...  3

Imported.

«  No. 2......... 

Japan, No. 1.................. ......5 Vi
5M
Java....................................  ®
Patna..................................   s

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20
30

18
22
27
82
40

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CATSUP. 

Triumph Brand.

Blue Label Brand. 

ESago....................  ©22

weltzer, imported.  @24 
domestic  ....  @14 

$  1, per hundred..............$3 00
3 50
3 2,
4 00
S3,
5 00
S 5,
S10,
6 00 
7 00
Half  pint, 25 bottles...........2 75  $20.
Above prices on coupon books 
.............4 GO
Pint 
are  subject  to  the  following 
Quart 1 doz bottles 
... 3 50
quantity discounts:
Half pint, per  doz..............1 35
200 or over.............. 5 per  cent.
Pint, 25 bottles.................... 4 50
500  “ 
Quart, per  doz  .................. 3 75
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
gross boxes................. 40@45
(Can  be  made to represent’any 
_  lb. bags.....................   @3
denomination  from $10  down. |
Less  quantity...............   @314
20books...  .................. $-1 00
Pound  packages........... 65i©7
50  “ 
200 
3 00 
100  “ 
6 25 
250  “ 
500  “ 
10 00 
17 50
1000  “ 

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

_______
..............
..............
..............
..............

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

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

“
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Santos.

Fair.....................................17
Good................................... 18
Prime.................................. 30
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............................... 2»
Java.
Interior................. 
......... 25
Private Growth................. 27
Mandehling......................28
Imitation.......................... 25
Arabian............................. 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin's  XXXX  23 30
Bunola.............................  22  95
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case —   23 45 
alley City Vi gross..........  
75
l  15
Felix 
Hummel’B, foil, gross........1  50
“  —   2 50

Extract.

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tin 
CHICORY.

CLOTHES  LINES.

Bulk..............................  
5
Red......................................  7
Cotton,  40 ft.........per doz.  1  25
1  40i eo
1  75 
1  SO 
90 
1  00

50 ft 
60 ft 
70 ft 
80 ft 
60 ft 
72 ft
4 doz. In case.

CONDENSED  MILK. 

Jute

N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle............   7 40
Crown................................   6 25
Daisy..................................  5 7
Champion..........................  4 50
Magnolia  ...........................4 25
Dime....................................335

COUPON  BOOKS.

Tradesman.’

$  1, per hundred...............   2 00
2 50 
$  2, $ 3, 
8 00 
8 OP
$ 5, 
4 00
$ 10, 
5 00
$20,
$  1. per hundred...............   2 50
$2,  ■ 
$ 3,
$ 5,
$10,
$20,

‘Superior.

“ “

7
00

CREDIT  CHECKS.

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

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CRACKERS.

“ 
“. 

Butter.

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

Soda.

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

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.

30
Strictly  pure..............
Tellers  Absolute............   3)
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.......................
251b. 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....................
......................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

Loose Muscatels in Boxes.

2 crown.............................   1  45
3 
............................. 1 65
2 crown..............................   5V4
3 

“ 
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
“ 
...............................6

F o r e i g n .
Currants.

4

« 
“ 

Patras,  in barrels............ 

“  “ 
“ 

Peel.
“ 
25 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.

in  Vi-bbls..............  4J4
in less quantity —   4V4
Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
P
Orange 
1
Ondnra. 29 lb. boxes..  @ 8
Sultana, 20 
..  8V4@ 9
“ 
Valencia, 30  “
California,  100-120............. 10

Prunes.
90x100 25 lb. bxs. 11  _
..12V4
80x90 
13M
70x80 
60x70 
.14
7V4

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

No. 1,6V4..........................  »1  ’
No. 2, 6V(..........................  II

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THE  iM TCH TG A JSr  TEADESMAN.

Root Beer  extract.
“ 

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

SPIC E S.

Whole 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
11  and Saigon.25
“ 
“ 
Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna...............22
*'  Zanzibar.................18
Ginger, African..................16
**  Cochin................... 20
Jam aica.................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia.....................71
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“ 
“  white......24
“  Cayenne................. 20
Sage.................................... 20
'‘Absolute” In Packages.
Allspice......................  84
Cinnamon...................  84
Cloves.........................  84
Ginger,  Jam aica......   84
“  African...........  84
Mustard......................  84
Pepper.......................   84
Sage.............................  84
lVi
Kegs..................................
Granulated,  boxes..............  lit
SEEDS,
A nise......................
@1254
Canary, Smyrna......
Caraway.................
Cardamon, Malabar.
Hemp,  Russian......
Mixed  Bird 
MuBtard,  white.
Poppy................
Rape.................
Cuttle  bone......

Ms  Vis
1  56 
1  55 
1  55 
1 55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  56

6
10
90
4Vi
5Vi
10
9
680

SAI<  SO D A .

STARCH.

Corn.

 

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“ 
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SODA,

SNUFF.

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

20-lb  boxes..........................  6
5X
40-lb 
1-lb packages.......................  5Vi
3-lb 
5Vi
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4%
Barrels................................   5V4
Scotch, In  bladders............37
Maccaboy, In jars...............35
French Rappee, In Jars......43
Boxes....................................55»
Kegs, English....................... 4£
100 3-lb. sacks......................K 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2014-lb.  “ 
2 25
24 3-lb  cases......................   1 50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
32
drill  “  16  18
281b.  “ 
33
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags... 
281b.  “ 
“  -• 
18
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75

SALT.
 
 

Warsaw.

Ashton.

“ 

 

Higgins.

Solar Bock.

56 J**. dairy In linen  sacks. 

75 

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

Common Fine.

Saginaw  . 
Manistee

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s ...........................  5 V4
DeLand’s ...........................   5J*
Dwight’s .............................5Vi
Taylor’s .............................. 5

SO A P.
Laundry.

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Proctor & Gamble.

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.
Old Country,  80  1-lb..........3  4
Good Cheer, 601 lb.............3 8
White Borax, 100  X-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...  3 94
N .K  Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................   4  15
Brown, 60 bars.................. 2  85
80  b a rs................. 3  50

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

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

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Thompson & Chute Brands.

Silver.................................. 3  65
Mono.................................. 3 35
Savon Improved...............   2 50
Sunflower.......................... 3 05
Golden.................................3 25
Economical  ....................... 2 25
Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz— 2 50
hand, 3 doz......... 2 50

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SUGAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Bapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf............................$6 42
Powdered............................6 30
Granulated........................  5 80
Extra Fine Granulated —   5 92
Cubes.................................   6 17
XXXX  Powdered...............  6 61
Confec. Standard  A......... 5 73
No. 1  Columbia A............   5 67
No. 5 Empire  A ................. 5 61
No.  6  .................................. 5 48
No.  7....................................5  36
No.  8..................................  5 30
No.  9....................................5 23
No.  10................................  5  17
No.  11..................................5  11
No.  12...............................  4  95
No.  13................................   4 86
No 14..................................  4 48

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Pure Cane.

SWEET  GOODS.

Barrels........... .....................2i
Half bbls..............................23
F air.....................................   19
Good...................................   25
Choice..................................  30
8 
8 
9
8* 
8Vi

Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams.............
Frosted Creams.........
Graham Crackers......
Oatmeal Crackers......
VINEGAR.
40 gr............................
50 gr..........................
31 for barrel.

@8
@9

30 
1  75

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per g a l...................
Beer mug, 2 doz in case... 
Magic,.......................................1 59
Warner’s  ............................ 1  59
Yeast Foam  ........................1  00
Diamond.............................
Boyal.......................... .......   90

YEAST.

TEAS.

japan—Begular.

 

F air...............................  @17
Good........................ 
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest....................... 32  @34
D ust.............................18  @12
SUN CUBED.
@17
F air............................
Good...........................„
@2 0@26
Choice......................... 24
@34
Choicest......................32
@12
Dust............................1®
BASKET  PIKED.
F air............................ 18
@ 20@25
Choice.........................
@35
Choicest....................
@40
Extra choice, wire leaf
SUNPOWLEB.
Common to  fail...........25  @35
Extra fine to finest. 
..50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @85
@26
Common to fair.......... 23  @30
Common to fair.......... 23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35
Common to fair.......... 18  @26
Superior to  fine.......... 30  @40
F air.............................18  @22
Choice........................ 24  @28
Best............................ 40  @50

EN8LISH  BREAKFAST.

YOUNO HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

oo lo n g. 

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Pails unless otherwise noted
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can Can....................._   @27
Nellie  Bly.................27  @24
1  @22 
Uncle ben...............
60 
Hiawatha...............
34
Sweet Cuba...........
27 
McGinty.................
25 
vi bbls......
29 
Dandy Jim ..............
24 
Torpedo................
23
in  drums.
28 
Yum  Yum  ...........
23 
1892.........................
“  drums............
22
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
4C
3S

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....................................33
Java, Ms foil.....................   32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut  ............................ 28

Scotten’s Brands.

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

Brands.

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

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

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  in barrels,  f. 0.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
854
Eocene......................... 
XXX  W.  W.  Mich.
Headlight................ 
7J*
Naptha.......................  @ 654
Stove Gasoline...........  @ 75s
Cylinder....................27  @36
E ngine.....................13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test....  @ 854

“ 

2@3

HIDES.

HIDES  PELTS  and FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay as  fol-
lows:
Green .........................
Part Cured................. @  3J4
................. @ 354
Full 
Dry............................. 5 @ 5
Kips, green................
2 @ 3 
@ 4
“  cured.................
Calfskins,  green........ 4 @  5
cured......
Deacon skins............ 10 @25
No. 2 hides V4 off.
PELTS.

4 @  554

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

“ 

WOOL.

Washed ..  ................ 12 @18
Unwashed................ e @14

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow...................... 3 @  *X
1 @ 2
Grease  butter  .........
Switches................... 154@  2
Ginseng.................... 2 00@2 50

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS

WHEAT.

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

MEAL.

Bolted.... ..................
Granulated...............
FLOUR.

60
60

..  1  40
.  1  65

“  

“  

Straight, In  sacks — ..  3 60
..  3 85
“   barrels...
“   sacks— ..  4 60
Patent 
..  4  80
“   barrels...
“  
..  1  70
Graham  “   sacks...
..  1  90
Rye 
“  
. . .
MILL8TUFF8.

Bran..............113 50
Screenings —   13 00
Middlings......14  50
Mixed Feed...  18 no
Coarse meal  ..  17 50

Less
Car lots quantity
813 50
13 00
14 50
18 50
18 00

CORN.

Car  lots....................
Less than  car  lots...

....45
....43

OATS.
Car  lots  .................
....8 5
Less than car lots. . . . ..@...38

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

“  

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Beef, carcass.6  @754

“  hindquarters...  7Vi@  SVi
“ 
... 4V4@ 5V4
*• 
“ 
" 

fore 
loins,  No.  3... 10  @11
ribs...................  8  @9
rounds..............  7  @ 7V4
Bologna......................  @6
Pork loins..  @1054

  @20

“ 

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“ 

shoulders.  ........  @ 8Vi

Sausage, blood or head  @ 7

liv e r......  @7
Frankfort 

....  @  8V4
Mutton  ......................7  @ 7Vi
Veal.............................7  @8
FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:

FRESH  FISH.

 

Whlteflsh 
.................  @8
  @8
Trout  ........... 
Brook  Trout  ............   25@35
Black Bass................. 
8@10
Halibut.......................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring —   @5
Bluefish......................  @10
Fresh lobster, per lb.. 
20
Cod.............................  
H
No. 1 Pickerel............   @8
Pike............................  @8
Smoked White...........   @ 8
12
Red  Snappers...............  
Columbia River  Salmon 
20
Mackerel...................... 
25
oysters—Cans. 

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

SHELL  OOODS.

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

“ 

Scallops. 
2  00 
1  50
Shrimps
PA PER A WOODENWARE 

PAPER.

................................. IK
Straw 
Rockford..............................2
Rag sugar  ........................... 2V4
Hardware. 
....................... 2%
Bakers..............................2%
Dry  Goods..................   5  @6
Jute Manilla...............   @6Vi
Red  Express No. 1...............5Vi
No. 2.............. 4 Vi

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

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

WOODBNWARB.
Tubs, No. 1.....................
“  No. 2......................
“  No. 3......................
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes..
Bowls, 11 Inch................
.................

13  “ 

“ 

7 00 
6  00 
5 00 
1  35 
1  60 
40 
SO 
1  00

1 7
1  60 
2 25
2 75
3 00
Baskets, market.................   35
shipping  bushel..  1  25 
..  1  35
full hoop  “ 
25
“  No.2 7 50
“  No.3 8 60
“  No.l 3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“ 
.No.3 5 0C
Pails..................................  3  15
Tubs,  No.  1........................ 13 50
Tubs, No.2......................... 12 00
Tubs, No. 3......................... 10 50

“ 
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“ willow cl’ths, No.l  6 
“ 
' 
“ 
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“ 

INDURATED  WARE.

splint 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
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POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as  follows:

LIVE.

Fowl__
Turkeys. 
Ducks  .
Live broilers lKlbs. to 2 lbs.
Live broilers less than  1-1 Vi 
Spring Chickens.........15 @
Fowls............................9 @10
Turkeys........................9 @ 9Vi
Spring Ducks..............11 @1254

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

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

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

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

sausase—Fresh and Smoked.

LA R D .

Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham Sausage...................................................  »
Tongue Sausage.............................................. 9
Frankfort Sausage 
.........................................8Vi
Blood Sausage..................................................  7
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna,  thick...............................................   6
Headcheese..................................................7
Kettle  Rendered.............................................]1
Granger.......................................................... ijjM
Family...................................................  ...... g
Compound...................................................... 754
50 lb. Tins, Kc advance.
20 lb. pails, Vic 
101b.  “  2£c 
51b.  “  %e 
3 lb. 
l c  
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs..................... 8 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  8 00
Boneless, rump butts.......................... ..........14 00

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

“
“
“
“

" 

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

“ 
“ 

■* 
’« 
‘ 

Hams, average 20 lbs.........................  ...........*3

16 lbs...................................... 1354
12 to 14 lbs...............................1356
picnic...................................................10K
Shoulders........................................................1054
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................14
Dried beef, ham prices...................................1054
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium.......................................... ..
light..............................................   11

„ 

CANDIES. FRUITS and NUT8. 

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: 

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

Palls.
7
7

Bbls. Palls.
754
654
754
654
754
654
854

. 
854
..  854
CANDY.

“ 
fancy—In bulk

Standard,  per  lb......,.
“  H.H...............
Twist  ...........
“ 
Boston Cream..............
Cut  Loaf......................
Extra H.  H...................
MIXED
Bbls.
.6
Standard......................
.6
Leader..........................
Nobby............................................7
English  Rock............................... 7
Conserves.............................. -— 7
Broken Taffy....................baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
“  8
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams.............................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.....................................  8
Modern, 30 lb. 
.......................................  8
Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed.......................................   JJ
Chocolate Drops............................................   11 Vi
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops....................................................  
|V4
Moss Drops....................................................   °
Sour Drops....................................................   °5%
Imperials.......................................................   lu
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 65
Sour Drops...................................................... *
Peppermint Drops...........................................
Chocolate Drops...............................................*»
H. M. Chocolate Drops...............................-¿-90
Gum Drops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops..............................................1 99
A. B. Licorice Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................6®
65
Imperials......................................................... ®®
Mottoes............................................................ 70
Cream Bar........................................................*
Molasses Bar............................................
Hand Made Creams......   ......................... 85@95

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

printed................... 

“ 

 

5 00

Plain Creams.............................................80@90
Decorated Creams.............................................1 00
String  Rock.................................................... 65
Burnt Almonds..................................................1 00
Wlntergreen  Berries......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes..........................  34
.........................  51
No. 1, 
No.2, 
.........................  28
No. 3, 
.........................
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...................................

CARAMELS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 
2 
3 

BANANAS.

Small.....................................................J  50@1  75
Medium................................................2  0C@2  50
Large....................................................
California Riverside Seedlings............3  00@3  50

ORANOES.

LEMONS.

 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

extra 

Messina, choice  360................................... 

OTHER  FOBBISN  FRUITS.

“ 
“ 
“  50-lb. 

fancy, 360...............  ...........  @5 50
choice 300..............................   @5 00
fancy 380  .............................  
5 50
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b..........................   @1254
10®.........................  @1254
14®.........................  @14
20®........................   @15
“  
NUTS.

Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.........................  @754
@654
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................4Vs@  554
Almonds, Tarragona.............................   @19
Ivaca.....................................   @18
California.............................  @1854
Brazils, new...........................................  @  9
Filberts.................................................   @11 Vi
Walnuts, Grenoble................................  @1354

“  Marbot.....................................  @
“ 
Calif.......................................11  @13
Table Nuts,  fancy................................   @1354
choice..............................  @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  .......................... 12  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks............................  @4  25
Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................   @  8
“  Roasted....................  @  954
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  @8
“  Roasted...................  @ 954
Choice, H. P.,  Extras............................  @654
“  Roasted.................  @ 8

“ 
“ 
“ 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

F R U IT   JA R S .

6 doz. in box.

Suarts..........................................................   6 50

P ints............................................................8 6 00
alf Gallons...............................................  8 50
Caps.............................................................   2 75
Rubbers.......................................................  
45
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No. 1  “  .........................................................  50
No.2  “  ................................................ 
....  75
Tubular...........................................................  75

LA M P  B U R N E R S.

LA M P  CH IM NEYS.  Per bO X .

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

La Bastle.

XXX Flint.

“ 
“ 
Pearl top.

First quality.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun....................................................... 1  80
No. 1  “  .........................................................1 90
No.2  “  .........................................................2 90
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................2  25
No. 1 
“  ...................................... 2 40
No. 2 
“  .......................................8 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................................2 60
No. 1 
“  .......................................2 80
No. 2 
“  ...................................... 8 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled....................3 70
“ 
No.2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.......................1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 1  50
No. 1 crimp, per'doz...................................... 1  85
No. 2 
“ 
........................................1  60
No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
No. 2; 
................................................   »8
No. 3, 
................................................   75
Mammoth, per doz..........................................   75
STONEW ARE— AK RO N .
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
1  “ 
54 gal. per doz......................  60
Jugs, 54 gal., per doz...................................   70
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
Milk Pans, 54 gal., per doz..........................   60
“ 
.........................  72

1  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................   07
Milk Pans, 54 gal..........................................  65
........................................   78

1  “ 

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

IClfiAS BÀI  AND  LIBER  CO,

18
MISTAKEN  IDEAS OF GOVERNMENT.
The Boot and Shoe Recorder in  its last 
issue did  me  the honor  and  courtesy to 
publish 
in  full  the  comments  I made 
upon  its article  on  “Governmental Con­
trol  of  Monopolies,”  which appeared in 
a  recent  issue  of  that  journal. 
I  am 
sorry  I cannot  return the  courtesy, but 
the columns  of T h e T radesm an are not 
at  my disposal.  1 did  not  take the Re­
corder to task for its utterances;  the edi­
tor of that  journal has the  same right to 
give expression  to his  opinions as every 
individual  has in  this  country,  as  have 
the gentleme»  who spoke  ait  the recent 
Social Science  Congress  in  Chicago and 
w&o  were  referred  to  as  “demagogic 
cranks”  by  the  editor  of  the Recorder, 
and  as has  the  humble  individual  who 
is writing these lines.

The Recorder  says, in  reply to  my ar 
tide,  “It”  (the article  referred to)  “is a 
fair sample of the loose style of  general 
ization and rash assertion  which is made 
to do  duty  as argument  and  proof, 
simply  stated,  what is a fact, that we,  in 
this  country, elect  men  to  do  our busi 
ness for us,  referring, of  course,  to pub­
lic  business.  There 
is  no  very  great 
amount  of  generalization  or  rashness 
about  that.  “It is true  in theory,”  says 
the Recorder,  “that the people elect men 
to offices,  and  it  is  true  in  theory  that 
these  men are  responsible  as employes 
and can  be removed at  stated  periods.
I  have always understood  a theory  to  be 
an  idea  which lacks the  confirmation of 
actual practice; on the other hand,  a  fact 
is 
something  actually  accomplished 
That we elect men to  office in this coun 
try seems to me to be a  fact, or,  at least 
it should  be,  after  being  in  practice 
round  hundred  years;  and  that  these 
men  so  elected  are  responsible  to  the 
people  who  elected  them  is  a fact.  If 
they were  not  responsible,  they  would 
not  make  such  a  desperate  attempt  at 
election time to  convince their  constitu 
ents  that  their  record  in  office  was 
good one.  “But how  is it  in  practice?’ 
asks the Recorder.  The fact that some of 
our public officers have been false  to the 
trust  reposed in them  does not affect the 
fact of their election by  the  people,  nor, 
what is  common practice, that  they will 
be removed at the earliest opportunity 
their faithlessness is established.  There 
is no theory about  this,  as  both Republi 
cans and  Democrats can  abundantly tes 
tify.

It is  not true,  as  the Recorder asserts, 

that “almost all forms of  government 
which  we  have  any  historical  record 
started  originally  with  the  idea of 
elected  ruler  or  chieftain.”  The  first 
form of government,  “of  which we have 
any  historioal  record,”  was  the  patri­
archal,  next came  the monarchical,  and, 
after  many  centuries,  “the  idea  of  an 
elected ruler;” but never until the found­
ing of  our own  Republic was  there any 
attempt made at establishing responsible 
government. 
is  hardly  necessary, 
even if I  had the  space at  my disposal, 
to  give  the  reasons  why other  peoples 
failed  to  establish  responsible  govern­
ment,  “of the people,  for the people,  and 
by  the  people,”  and  why  the  attempt 
was successful on this continent.

It 

“The  success  of  modern  democratic 
forms of  government,  in  so  far  as they 
have succeeded,  is  due  to  the fact  that 
the  powers  given  to the  elected  rulers 
have been  strictly limited and encroach­
ments  zealously  guarded.”  Exactly, 
and so they will continue to be zealously

guarded,  though  I  am  somewhat  sur­
prised  the Recorder  should confess that 
the  power  of  any  man  elected  to  do 
public  business  can  be limited,  or that 
encroachments  can  be  guarded  against.
The Recorder asserts  that government 
officials do not give, service  for the sala­
ries  they  receive  equal  to  the  service 
rendered by employes of  private individ­
uals  or  corporations. 
It  may  be  true 
that some government employes are paid 
more than their  services  are worth,  but 
the  majority  are  not  overpaid.  The 
President of the United  States gets $50,- 
000  a  year;  the  president  of one of the 
great railroad corporations  gets  $100,000 
year,  and  spends much of his time in 
Europe.  The Chief Justice of the  United 
States gets  $25,000  a year;  the solicitors 
for several of the great  railway corpora­
tions receive $50,000 a year.  Without  a 
doubt  those  who  hold  office  under  the 
government  are qualified  to make much 
more money than they  receive  from  the 
Government.  As  to  “public  work  un­
der the direction of public officials,” being 
practically prohibited by law, national, 
state,  and municipal,”  there  is  no  such 
law; but in this case, as in so many others, 
custom  governs,  though  as  a  matter 
of  fact,  many  municipalities  do  their 
own  work. 
It would be much  better  if 
the  contract  system  were  abolished  in 
connection with public works altogether. 
The  “jobbery”  in connection with  such 
contracts is notorious.  Take the cities of 
New York, Brooklyn,  Chicago,  Detroit, 
and even Boston, and read the history of 
their public works,  which have all  been 
done  by  contract,  and one will inevita­
bly conclude that almost anything would 
be  better  than  a  system  which  per­
mits  of  such  gigantic  boodling  as  has 
obtained  in  these  cities.  What the Re­
corder fears is that honest men could not 
be found to do the  public  work  in  this 
connection  and  also  in connection  with 
4 he  great  industries  if  the government 
should assume aontrol  of them.  Honest 
men have been found to  do  the  work of 
the Treasury  department,  and so far as 
the writer’s knowledge goes, not even the 
shortage of a cent has ever been discover 
ed  in  the books of that department.  The 
disbursing  officers  of  the  government 
have been uniformly honest and capable, 
so with all having charge of national busi­
ness.  Political  “machines”  may control 
“public  patronage,”  but  they  dare not 
name a man for office who is not both ca­
pable and reliable.  The machine would 
soon find itself “out of a job” if it did.  I 
think it will be generally  conceded  that 
the national officeholders  of  the  United 
States are as honest  and discharge  their 
duties as conscientiously as  do  those  of 
any  country  in  the  world.  We  have 
nothing  to  do,  in  this  discussion,  with 
state  and  municipal officeholders,  for it 
would  be the national government which 
would have control of  the industries.

The Recorder says  the  administration 
of the postal  department  is  a “howling 
farce.”  This is the  first time the writer 
ever heard  such  an  assertion. 
It is the 
general  opinion  that  no  department of 
the  government  is  more  efficiently and 
economically  administered.  The Recor­
der  thinks  the  business should  be done 
without showing a deficit at  the  end  of 
the  year. 
It  never  will  be  until  the 
country  is  thoroughly  settled from  one 
end to the other, and we have rapid tran­
sit  along  every  route  now traversed  by 
Uncle Sam’s mail  carriers.  The  remot­
est hamlet has to be reached by the mails,

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We  are  now  ready  to  m ake 
contracts  for  the season  of 1S93.

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generally  at  a cost out of all proportion 
to the business done.  The postal system 
is being constantly extended  into remote 
sections  of  the  country  which  do  not, 
and  will not  for  years,  pay  more  than 
a  moiety  of the expense of the  service. 
Then,  again,  steamboat  and  railroad 
companies  have  to  be  paid  enormous 
sums for carrying the mails, which would 
be  saved  to  the  country if the govern­
ment controlled the  carrying  system  of 
the  country.  Perhaps  the  Recorder  is 
aware  of  the fact that  very many of the 
mail routes of the  country are  “bid off,” 
to  the  lowest  bidder,  who is  seldom,  if 
ever,  the mail carrier,  but  is  some  one 
who makes a  business  of  “contracting” 
with  the  government  to carry  the mail 
over certain routes  (for  one  man  some­
times  secures  contracts  for  a  dozen 
routes)  and  who  then  sublets  to  some 
one else to do the work.  This is another 
evidence of the  beauty  of  the  contract 
system. 
If  the  government  made  the 
contract  directly  with the man who car­
ries the mail  it would  result  in a great 
saving  to the country.  The only  waste 
in connection with  the  postal service is 
found in that part of it which is done by 
contract.  There 
is  no  comparison  be­
tween the postal service  and the express 
business.  Thousands  of  towns have no 
express offices  which  must  and  do have 
postoffices.  The express business would 
stop very  quickly if  there  was  no profit 
in it,  but the  postal service  must  go on 
though the  entire  cost of  it  were to  be 
paid by  taxes.  Does  the  Recorder ima­
gine that  when he  puts  a  ii-cent  stamp 
on a letter  and starts  it on  its long jour­
ney to,  say,  San  Francisco,  that  he has 
given  full value for the service  rendered 
by the  department in  taking  that letter 
to its destination?  If  he  does,  let  him 
ask  the  express  company  to  deliver  it 
for him.  “Who would think of  sending 
a valuable package by mail?”  laughs the 
Recorder.  Thousands of people not only 
think of it,  but do it, every year,  and the 
parcel post business of the department is 
constantly on  the  increase.  Millions of 
dollars are entrusted to the postal service 
every year,  and  I venture to  say that in 
no business of equal magnitude,  if  there 
is  one  of  equal  magnitude,  is  there as 
small  a percentage of  loss from  dishon­
esty.  The Recorder says:

Just try to imagine this system  (of gov­
ernmental control) extended to one or two 
great  industries  with  the  political  di­
rector generals  and assistants way down 
to the common workers.  Try  to imagine 
all these as rewards in  the way of spoils 
for the victors in  election contests.  How 
much independence would such employes 
have  as  voters  in  calling  the  director 
generals and  grand high  supreme mana­
gers  to  account?  What  human  being, 
once 
in  control  of  such  tremendous 
power as supreme ruler,  would admit in­
competency and quietly give it up?

The  system,  as  has  been  said,  works 
admirably in connection  with the  postal 
service,  the  Recorder to the contrary not­
withstanding,  and would  work  equally 
well if applied  not  only  to one  or  two 
but to all of  the  great  industries.  The 
Recorder has  scared himself  by the  big 
names he has applied to  the men who,  if 
in charge of a private business,  would be 
called  plain managers.  “Director  gen­
erals and grand high supreme managers.” 
A  Secretary of  Industries  might be ap­
pointed,  if  the  position  were  raised to 
the  dignity  of  a cabinet  portfolio.  We 
don’t  ask an  employe  to  admit  incom­
petency  in  private  business;  if  he 
is 
proved to be incompetent he is dismissed.

The  people of  this country do  not take 
kindly to  dictation;  whether in  private 
or  public life,  and  the man  who sought 
to be a dictator  would  soon  find  himself 
“out of a job.”

It is  unnecessary  to  criticise  further. 
What I have said will suggest an answer 
to every question  raised  by the Recorder. 
1 am  glad  to  see  the  prominent  trade 
this  and  other 
journals  discussing 
public  questions. 
It  shows  that  the 
leaven is  working.  There  is  difference 
of opinion,  as  there  always will be,  and 
it is  fitting  that  both  sides  should  be 
heard. 

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

Detraction of  Business Rivals.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle.

it 

to 

say, 

the 
talk 

the 
customer 

Some  merchants  were  talking  about 
methods  and  principles of  business in  a 
hotel lobby the other night,  and the sub­
ject  turned  upon  the  advisability  of 
painting rivals in dark  colors.
“For  my  part,”  said  one,  “1  believe 
that,  apart from the injustice  of running 
is  very  bad  policy.
down  a  rival, 
I  have  always  held 
theory 
that 
you 
about 
less 
your  competitors 
the  better.  Does 
the 
‘Jones  has  the 
finest line of  goods in the market,’ don’t 
blurt out that  Jones  is a  fakir,  and  his 
goods are  poor sellers. 
If  the customer 
really thinks  Jones’  goods  are  the best, 
your  mud-slinging  won’t  prevent  his 
buying  from  Jones.  On  the  contrary, 
he is apt  to consider  your  contradiction 
of  his  assertion  an  insult  to  his  judg­
ment, or  he  may be  prejudiced  against 
you by  your show of  bitterness  towards 
Jones, or  he  may think  your remark in­
spired  by  the  knowledge  that  Jones’ 
goods  are the  best,  mixed  with a conse­
quent jealousy and soreness.
“It is  much  wiser to  receive  the cus­
tomer’s remarks  with a  quiet  jest,  or  a 
look  of doubt and shrug of the shoulders. 
Those will have  a great deal  more effect 
upon  the  customer’s  mind.  The  very 
worst  thing  a man  can  do  is  to  make 
competitors 
slurring  remarks  about 
which are not provoked by anything said 
by the customers. 
If the latter tells you 
Jones said  your  goods  were  poor, don’t 
fly in a rage; don’t say  Jones is  a blank­
ety-blank  fool,  liar,  cheat  or  anything 
else.  Just smile  knowingly,  and if  you 
feel  forced  to  say  anything,  content 
yourself  with  the  assertion  that Jones 
seems to be greatly disturbed about your 
goods. 
If  you do  that,  the  chances  are 
ten  to  one that the customer will be im­
pressed  with  the belief  that  Jones was 
inspired  by  a fear  of  your  goods,  and 
that the  latter must  have  some wonder­
ful quality to arouse such a feeling.
“ 1 had  an experience a  short time ago 
which proved to me the soundness of my 
I had secured  a very creditable 
theory. 
stock at the  beginning  of  the  season  at 
an unusually low cost.  1 was, therefore, 
able  to quote very low prices.  The com­
petition in my town is very fierce, though, 
and  1  soon found  that a good  many  lies 
were  being  circulated  about  me.  One 
day I  was in my  office  when an old cus­
‘Say,  Johnson,’ he said 
tomer  came in. 
to me,  ‘do you  know what  your competi­
tors  are  saying  about  you?’ 
‘No,  1 
haven’t  heard,’  said  I. 
‘Well,’  said he, 
‘they say  you  will  probably  burst  in a 
short time.  Smithers  said to me to-day, 
‘I hear  Johnson’s  going  up the spout as 
I  wouldn’t  be  surprised, 
sure as  fate. 
for  he’s  offering  his goods  at  less than 
the cost of manufacture.’ 
‘Did Smithers 
say that?’  1 asked. 
‘Upon  my  word,  he 
did,’ said my customer,  ‘and I know he’s 
telling  the  same  story to  every  man he 
meets.’ 
‘Well,’  said  I,  ‘I  haven’t  any­
thing  to  say  one  way  or  another.  Of 
course,  you  know if what he says is true, 
my  customers  will  profit  by  it.  They 
ought  to hurry  along  before  the smash 
comes.’  Then  I  winked  at  him.  He 
grinned,  and said he’d  come around that 
afternoon to place his order.
“Some of my salesmen  were paralyzed 
at  the  way  I  had  taken  his  remark. 
“Why,  Mr.  Johnson,’  said  one of  them, 
‘don’t you  think  you will hurt  yourself 
by not denying Smithers’  talk?’  ‘My dear 
fellow,’  I  said  to  him,  ‘the  more  that 
story  gets  around  the  better  pleased  I

will be.  Smithers  couldn’t do me a bet­
ter turn than  by spreading  that yarn far 
and wide. 
It  will  have  the  very  effect 
he wants to prevent.  It will make all the 
town  flock here  in  the  hope  of  getting 
the advantage of  our  unreasonably  low 
prices before the failure.’
“The  result  bore  out  my  assertion. 
Our store was jammed with customers all 
through the season and each  one of them 
bought  at least  50 per  cent,  more of  us 
than  he  would  have  otherwise,  on  the 
strength of Mr.  Smithers’  assertion,  that 
my goods were sold below cost.  Why, my 
salesmen had  to  work  nights  to accom­
modate  the crowd,  and if  1 had opened 
my store on Sunday  we would  have been 
busy then,  too.
“As for  Smithers,  it will  be a  wonder 
if  he  himself  isn’t  the  victim  of  the 
smosh-up he predicted  for  me.  While I 
was  doing  a  tremenduous  business,  his 
men were  standing around his salesroom 
with  their hands in their pockets.”

Chinese cigars are notoriously bad; but 
the Americanized  John  only smokes the 
best Havanas  he can  afford,  and during 
the  past year  a  petition  from the  dead 
Chinamen  in America for  smokes has re­
sulted  in  cigars  and  cigarettes  being 
added  to  the  pyre  of  roast  pig  that is 
consumed  at  New  Year’s  Eve  on  the 
Chinese graves.  Egypt is represented by 
a heavy black cigar shaped like a barrel, 
not  quite  three 
long;  it  looks 
strong  enough to  draw  a  load of  wood, 
and has thick white veins upon its wrap­
per  which 
like  pieces  of  string 
look 
rolled around it.
C H IC A G O

JUNE  25,  1893

inches 

A N D   W EST  M IC H IG A N   B ’î
GOING TO CHICAGO.

Lv.G’d  Rapids.  7:25am 8:50am  1:25pm *ll:.'0pm 
Ar. Chicago. ...12:20pm 3:55pm  6:50pm  *li:30am 

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO AND FROM MUSKEGON.

VIA  ST.  JOSEPH AND  STEAMER.

Lv. Chicago__8:25am 9:00am  5:45pm  *11:35pm
Ar. G’d Rapids. 1:20pm 3:55pm  10:55pm  *6:10am
Lv. Grand  Rapids....................1:25pm  +6:30pm
Ar. Chicago..........................  
? :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  PETOSKEY.
L v.G R ......5:45pm  »7:30am  1:40pm  11:15pm
A r.M an istee.1 0 :44pm  12:10pm  C:10pm 
4:50am
A r.T rav .C ’y . 11 • 10pm  *12:40pm  6:00pm   -----
Ar. Charlevoix........  *3:15pm  8:20pm  7:20am
Ar.  Petoskey.........  
3:45pm  8:50pm  »:50am
Ar!  Bay View.........   *3:55pm  8:55pm  8:0Cam
Trains  stop  at  Traverse  City for dinner  and
snpper. 
Arrive from Bay View, etc.,  6:00 a. m., 11:40 a 
m„ 1.05p. 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 :lr>pm 
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 trams 

.....
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   &  m i l

W A U K E E   R a ilw a y .

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Ava.

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

EASTWARD.

itNo.  14 tNo.  16|tNo.  18 tNo.  82
7 40pm
6 45am
8 45am
7 40am
9 42am
8 25am
10 25am
9 00am
10 50am
11 32am
10 05am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm
120pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
3 45pm
5 50pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

325pm
4 27pm 
520pm
5 05pm 
8 00pm 
837pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

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

tNo. 81 I tNo. llltNo. 13.jtNo. li
7 25am  1  00pm  4 55pm 10 20pm
8 30am  2 10pm  6 00pm 11 20pm
...........  ...........  6 20am  6 30am
4 ÓÒpml_____1  6 00am I  ..........
tDaily except Sunday 
.  Q
Sunday  only train  leaves  Grand  Rapids  at 8 
a  m.  for Spring Lake and Grand Haven;  and at 
7 p. m. to connect with  Sunday night steamer at 
Grand Haven for Chicago.
Trains arrive from the east, 7:20 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 
4:45 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 6:40 a. m.,  10.10 
a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 9:35 p.m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.
Westward—No.  1  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
jab. Ca m pb e ll, City Ticket Agent.

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23 MonrGe Street

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

1 9

G r a n d   R a p id s   & Indiana.
Schedule  in  effect June 36,1893.

TRA INS  GOING  NORTH .

Arrive from   Leave going 

Booth. 
For Traverse City A Mackinaw 
For M’kinaw.Trav. City and Sag. 6:50 a m  
1:10 p m 
Cadillac and Saginaw ............................  
Petoskey & M ackinaw............8:10 p m 
Tom Kalamazoo.............................9:10 a m
From Chicago and Kalam azoo..  9:40 p m 
Trains arriving  from  south a t 6:50 a m  and  9:10 a m 
daily.  Others train s daily except Sunday.
Also  tra in   leaving  north  a t  7:20  a.  m.  This  train  
does not run to Traverse City on Sundays.

North.
7:20 a m
1:20 p m
4  15 p m
10:80 p m

TRA INS  GOING  SOUTH.

North. 
For  C incinnati.............................   6:30 a m  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For F o rt W ayne and the  E a st..  11:50 a m 
Cincinnati...............................   6:15 
For Kalamazoo  A  Chicago.......10:40 p m 
i Saginaw...............................11:50 a m
Tom Saginaw......................... 
10:40 p m
Trains leaving south a t 6:00 p m and  11:20 p.  m. runs 
daily;  all  o ther trains  daily except Sunday.

Arrive from   Leave going 
South.
7:00 a m
8:00  a m
2:00 p m
p m 6:00 
11:20 p m

 

p m

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

N O RTH

7:20 a m train  has P arlor  Car  to  Mackinaw 
City.
1 :2 0   p   in   t r a i n   has  parlor cars  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 :3 0   p   m   t r a i n . —Sleeping cars  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.

S O U T H —7 :0 0  a m  t r a i n . —P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
8 :0 0   a  m   t r a i n . —Runs  solid w ith W ag­
ner  Parlor  Car  Grand  Rapids  to  Chicago. 
2 :0 0   p   m   t r a i n . —P arlor car Grand Rap 
ids to Fort Wayne.
6 : 0 0   p  m   t r a i n . —W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 1 :2 0   p  m  t r a i n . —Through  Coach  and 
W agner Sleeping Car  Grand  Rapids to Chi­
cago.

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

8:00 a m  
i:2 5 p m  

2:00 p m  
9:10 p m 

11:20 p m
Lv Grand  Rapids 
6:60 a m
A rr Chicago 
8:00 a m train  runs  solid w ith  through W agner  P ar­
lor  Car.
11:20 p m   tra in   daily,  through  Coach  and  W agner 
Sleeping Car.
9:60 p m
Lv  Chicago 
6:60  a m
A rr Grand Rapids 
4:16  p m   solid  train   with  through  W agner  Parlor 
Car.  9:50 p  m  train   daily,  through  Coach  and W ag­
ner  Sleeping Car. 
_____________ _________________

4:15pm  
9:40 p m 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

M u s k e g o n , G r a n d  R a p i d s  &  I n d i a n a .
10:15 am
6:66 a m  
11:85 am  
4:40 pm
6:46  p m 
9:10 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday train   leaves  for  Muskegon  a t  7:45 a   m, a r ­
riving a t  9:15  a   m.  Returning,  tra in   leaves  Muske­
gon a t  4:30 p m, arriving a t Grand  Rapids a t 5:50 p m .
Tnrough tickets and full  information  can  be 
had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at 
~"nion  Station,  Telephone  606,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

M i c h i g a n (T e n t r a i

“  The Niagara Falls Route.’*

(Taking effect  Sunday, May 23, 1893.) 

»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20 p m..........Detroit Express............6 55pm
10 00 a m..............Day Express  ...........   1 20pm
6 00 a m ......»Atlantic and  Pacific...... 10 45 p m
1  00p 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 p m, arriving  at Grand 
Kapids 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.

D E T R O IT ,

MAY 28,1893
L A N SIN G   &  N O R T H E R N   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  BASINAW,  ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS.

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

»E v ery  d ay .  O th er tra in s   w eek d a y s  only.

GEO. DeIIAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

.  _

. 

TOLEDO

N ORTH   MICHIGAN 

R AILW A Y.

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee 
R’ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.
VIA D ., L.  A  N. B’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 10:4a p. m.
Lv. Grand Rapids at......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo at..............  1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m.

v ia d ., e .  h . *  M.  R’Y.

Return connections equally as good.

W .  H.  B e n n et t, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

THE  MICHIGAJSr  TRADESMAN

20

NO  DEPRESSION.

Michigan  Merchants  Note  no  Diminu­

tion  In  Trade.

Very much  is heard  at  present about 
the “hard times”  wave  which has  swept 
over the country. 
It is  said trade is de­
pressed  and  dull,  and  that  very  far 
from the  usual  volume  of  business  is 
beiug  transacted.  This  may  be true in 
some  sections  and  in  certain  lines  of 
trade,  but  it is  very far from being true 
in  all  parts  of  the country,  this  State 
being so  fortuuately  situated  as to feel 
the effects of  the depression  as  little as 
any State 
in  the  Union.  The  reasons 
why this  State  has  been  so  prosperous 
when  all  the indications and predictions 
were to the contrary,  are obvious.  As a 
rule,  agriculture is in good condition and 
farmers  are  fairly  prosperous.  Prices 
for farm  products,  with the exception of 
wheat and wool, have ruled high,  and.  as 
a consequence,  farmers  have  been buy­
ing much more liberally than previously. 
Among  the  manufacturers  trade  has 
been  brisk,  good  wages  have been paid, 
and so the  mechanic  has  been in  better 
circumstances.  These are  the two main 
factors  in the case;  there are others, but 
these in themselves are sufficient to have 
sustained  the volume of  trade,  and even 
to have  given  it  a  very substantial  in­
crease.  T ub  T radesm an  interviewed a 
number of  the more prominent  business 
men of  the city,  and  the result is a grat 
ifying  corroboration  of  what  has  been 
and is  the opinion  of  this  journal  con­
cerning the prosperity of the State.  The 
following are the statements made:

E.  A.  Moseley  (Moseley  Bros.):  Our 
business during  that period has been en­
tirely satisfactory,  and  collections  have 
been  good. 
it  is  true  that 
Michigan  generally  has felt the effect  of 
the money  stringency less than any other 
State in  the Union.

I  believe 

W.  P.  Granger  (Grand  Rapids Packing 
&  Provision  Co.):  Business  has  been 
much better during the past  six  month: 
than  for the same  period  last year.

Henry  Spring  (Spring  &  Company) 
Taken altogether there has  been  a slight 
increase in  the volume of  business done, 
Collections have been  good.

W.  S.  Gunn  (Gunn  Hardware  Co.): 
Last year was an  exceptionally good one 
in our business,  and we hardly expect to 
excel it,  but,  so  far  this  year,  will  run 
slightly  ahead  of  last,  and  collections 
have surprised  us,  notwithstanding  the 
hard times.  We  are,  as we  have every 
reason to be,  satisfied  with  our  trade so 
far this year.

T.  S.  Freeman,  merchandise  broker: 
With me business has been  very decided­
ly  better  during  the  six  months  just 
closed  than  during  the  corresponding 
period  last year.

C.  T.  Bunting (Bunting & Davis):  Our 
business has been satisfactory during the 
period  named,  though we  have  felt  the 
stringency  in  the  money  market  some­
what.

Frank E. Leonard (H. Leonard & Sons): 
last  year.  Collections 

Much  ahead  of 
good.
S.  M.  Lemon  (Lemon  & Wheeler Com­
pany):  We can speak only for ourselves. 
For the month of June our sales and col­
lections were larger  than  for any corres­
ponding  month  daring  our  business 
career,  and  the  first  six months of this 
year showed  a  marked  increase  in  our 
business  over  any previous correspond­
ing period.  As to the  immediate future 
our  »pinion  would,  at the best,  be mere

ear than last.  The fine weather through 
March and April started the summer trade 
somewhat  earlier  than  usual,  but  the 
half  year  was  above  the  average  all 
through.

E.  B.  Stevens  (L.  F.  Swift  &  Co.): 
Business this  year  is far  ahead  of  last, 
and collections are satisfactory.

J.  S.  Hirth  (Hirth,  Krause  &  Co.): 
Business has been satisfactory with us so 
far this  year,  but  the prevailing depres­
sion has  affected us  somewhat.  We ex­
pect  a still further  depression,  not  only 
in our line,  but  in trade generally.  You 
see,  the fear  of  poor  business  tends  to 
bring about the very  thing feared.  The 
retail dealer fears  he may not  be able to 
sell,  and  so  orders  sparingly.  Small 
orders from the  retail dealer  means less 
business for the  wholesaler,  and,  if  the 
wholesaler  cannot  sell as  much  as  for­
merly,  he cannot buy from  the manufac 
turer,  who is compelled either to shorten 
the pay or  the  hours  of  his  employes 
This  means  a  diminished  purchasing 
power  on the  part of  workmen,  and  so 
results in reduced  sales by the  retailer— 
it runs in  a circle so to speak.

It is evident from the above statements 
made  by  some  of  the leading  business 
men of  the city, that  business  is in any 
thing  but a  bad  condition,  and  that all 
the  signs  point  to  a  fairly  prosperous 
fall and winter.
Weekly  Report  from  Secretary  Mills 
Grand  Rapids,  July  17—I  desire  to 
say to  the members  who have  failed  to 
receive notice of  assessments Nos.  3 and 
4,  issued  June 24  and  closing  July  24 
for $2,  that an  unsealed  envelope,  with 
return  after 10  days”  on  same,  1-cent 
stamp,  containing  notice  of  the  above 
assessments, one  application  blank  and 
circular letter from President Jones,  was 
addressed to and mailed to every member 
upon our membership list, either in good 
standing or delinquent,  and as the envel 
opes were  carefully verified  with  above 
list,  before  mailing,  the failure  to reach 
the parties  addressed  is either  from the 
address  being  wrong  or  the  letter mis­
taken for one of  the many  worthless cir­
culars  now  flooding  the  mails  and  de­
stroyed before learning the contents.  In 
proof of the former explanation, many of 
the  letters  have  been  returned  to  us, 
marked  “no  such  person  at  address.” 
In many instances this is the fault of the 
member  in  not  having  notified the Sec­
retary of his change of  residence,  there­
by  necessitating  much  extended  corre­
spondence to find bis  present address,  as 
it  is our  intention  to  find  every delin­
quent member  and get  him  back,  as  we 
have succeeded in finding a number such. 
If  the  members  who  have  not  received 
notices  of  the  above  assessments  will 
kindly drop  me  a  postal,  giving  their 
present  address,  I will mall  them a du­
plicate  notice and  correct  their  address 
on our new list.
I would specially call  the  attention of 
our  members  to  the programme of  the 
Columbian  Associated  Travelers’  Week 
in Chicago  from  July  25 to  the close of 
the same week, and trust our Association 
may be well represented.
Bear in  mind  that  assessments  No.  3 
and 4 close July 24.  Thirteen new mem­
bers were added to the list the past week 
and certificates will be mailed during the 
present week. 

L.  M.  Miles, Sec’y.

therefore,  few, 

speculation;  but  for  the  past  sixty  or 
ninety  days  retail merchants have been 
reducing their liabilities,  and,  of  neces­
sity,  have to some  extent  reduced  their 
stocks; 
if  any,  have 
much surplus stock on hand  at  present, 
consequently  “a hand  to mouth”  policy 
may  be  pursued  for  some  months  to 
come—and, by the way, that is after all a 
afe  policy  to  pursue,  particularly 
in 
close times.  Assuming,  therefore,  that 
merchants are now carrying light stocks, 
and that the people  must eat in order to 
live, we see no good  reason  why we may 
not look  for the usual  volume of trade.

Amos S.  Musselman  (Musselman  Gro­
cer  Co.):  Have  nothing 
to  complain 
of.  Are  doing  a better  business  every 
day.

Frank  Jewell  (L  M.  Clark  Grocery 
Co.):  Trade  so  far  this  year is better 
than  a  year  ago,  and  collections  have 
been  very  good. 
Business  generally 
throughout the State has been  very good 
and we have lost  less  money  during the 
period named than  in  any similar period 
since the house was organized.

Milton  Reeder  (Reeder  Bros.  Shoe 
Co.):  Business is  better this  year  than 
last,  and collections good.  We are satis 
fied with  it.

M.  S.  Goodman  (Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug  Co.):  Our  business  was  fully 
4 per  cent,  better during the six months 
just  ended  than  during  the  same  per 
iod  last  year.  This  is  very  satisfac 
tory; considering that the country is suf 
fering  from  the  worst  attack  of  hard 
times it has had for years.

Ben W.  Putnam(Putnam  Candy  Co.) 
Our business  shows an increase of from 
the  first six 
10  to  12  per  cent, 
for 
months  of  this  year  over 
the  corres 
ponding period  last year,  and collections 
have been good.  But the financial crisis 
and the World’s  Fair  will  undoubtedly 
have  a  bad  effect upon business for the 
next six months.

Ed.  Donnally  (Houseman,  Donnally 
&  Jones):  Our  business  has  been very 
satisfactory.  Possibly “the dull season 
has led us to put forth an  extra  effort to 
get business;  aayway,  we got it.

Wm.  Judson  (Olney &  Judson  Grocer 
Co.):  Both  sales  and  collections  are 
ahead  of  last  year,  and  we  are  very 
much  gratified with the business done.
S.  F.  Stevens  (Foster,  Stevens  & Co. 

Our  business up  to July  1  this year was 
never  better,  and  collections have been 
good.  As to the future, I am no prophet 
and have no opinion to offer.

J.  Snitseler  (Voigt,  Herpolsheimer 

Co.):  We  have  had  a  prosperous  half 
year.  Collections have been very good
A.  E.  Brooks  (A.  E.  Brooks & Co. 

Our business  has  exceeded  that  of last 
year  in  the  period  named.  Collections 
have  been  excellent. 
I  see  no  good 
reason  why  we should not  have  a  good 
fall trade;  crop prospects  are good,  and 
when that is the case,  business is always 
good.

Fred.  H.  Ball  (Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co.):  Each month has  shown a surpris 
ing  and  very  gratifying  increase  over 
last  year’s  business.  Collections  are 
good.  The  stringency 
in  the  money 
market has not affected  country dealers 
to  any  appreciable  extent.  The pinch 
has  been  felt  mostly in the money cen 
ters  and  among  manufacturers.  The 
prospect for the future might be brighter 
but we are hoping for the best.

J.  W.  Thomas  (Hudson  Tower  Cloth 
ing Co.):  Business has been  better  this

obliged  to  seek  employment  elsewhere. 
He was very popular.

The  suspension  of  the  Northern Na­
tional  Bank of  Big  Rapids  created  no 
surprise  in  business  circles,  as  it  was 
known that  the  finances of  the  institu­
tion  were  in  hard  lines,  owing  to  the 
losses the bank  recently sustained in the 
failure  of  the  Cotter  Lumber  Co.,  of 
Louisville,  and  the  McElwee  Manufac­
turing Co., of  Big Rapids.

PR O D U C E   M A R K E T .

Apples—The  horse  variety  from  Tennessee 

commands 14 per bbl.

Beans—Handlers pay #1.75  for country-picked 
and hold at $2.  City hand-picked are quoted  at 
10@25c above these figures.

Beets—15c per doz.
Butter—The market has  sustained a sharp ad­
vance,  due to  the  drought  in some parts of the 
country.  Dealers  now  pay  14@16c  for  choice 
dairy, holding  at  16@18c.  Creamery  is  in  fair 
demand at 20c.

Cabbage—Home grown, #3 per 100.
Carrots—15c per doz.
Celery—Home  grown  has  put in  an  appear­

ance, commanding 20c per bunch.

Cherries—Red are 50c higher than a week ago, 
commanding  #2  per  bu.  Contrary  to  expecta­
tion, the price will  probably not  go  lower  this 
season, as the people are taking  unusually large 
quantities for canning purposes.

Currants—Red command #2 per bu.  The crop 

is disappointingly light in amount.

Eggs—Higher  and  stronger  at  the  advance. 

Dealers pay 13!4c, holding at 15c.
Green Beans—Wax, 50c per bu.
Green Onions—10015c  per doz. bunches.
Green Peas—30c per bu. for marrofat.
Honey—White  clover  commands  15c  per  lb. 

dark buckwheat brings 1214c.

Onions—Tennessee  stock  commands  $1.25® 

1.85 per bu.

Pineapples—Very  scarce  and  hard  to get, as 

the crop is about exhausted.

Plums—California command $1.50 per 4 basket 

crate.

Potatoes—Missouri stock commands 75c per bu. 
Radishes—7@l0c per doz. bunches. 
Raspberries—Black  command  $2  and  red 50c 
per bu. more.  The crop is  large and the quality 
fine.  This will be the big week.

Squash—5c per lb.
Tomatoes—$1.25 per 4 basket crate.
Turnips—Home grown, 15c per dozen bunches. 
Watermelons—The  Georgia crop  Is  coming  In 
freely,  commanding  15@20c  apiece.
Whortleberries—The Northern  Michigan crop 
is beginning to arrive,  commanding  about $2.75 
for  first quality stock.

DODGE

Independence  Wood  Split  Pulley

THE  LIGHTEST!

THE  STRONGEST!

THE  BEST!
HESTER  MACHINERY  CO.,

45  So.  Div isio n  St..  GRAND  RAPIDS.
S .  A .   MORMAJX,

Bank  Notes.

A.  B.  Taylor,  the  veteran  Saugatuck 
merchant,  has  arranged to  do  a  regular 
banking  business,  having  purchased  a 
new 4,000  pound fire  and  burglar proof 
safe,  with the latest  improved time lock.
A Lawton correspondent writes:  This 
town is suffering for the want  of a bank. 
The  town  is  flooded  with  checks  and 
farmers and traders  don’t  know what to 
do with them.  Harry D. Brown, Cashier 
of the  defunct American  Bank,  will be

Wholesale  Petoskey, 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 R IT E   F O R   PR IC E S.

10  LYON  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,

WHOLESALE  OYSTERS,  FISH  anil  GAME,

LIVE  AND  DRESSED  POULTRY.

Consignments solicited.  Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed.

117  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Grader  desta. 

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

Spring &  Company,

IM PORTERS  A N D   W HO LESALE  D E A LE R S  IN

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

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

assorted  stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring &  Company,

MILTON  K E R N S ’

HI  Puritano  Cigar,

I  T H E   F IN E S T

10 Geat Cigar on Bartl

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY
BATEMAN  &  FOX,
B.  J.  REYNOLDS,
R.  OPPENHEIMER,

Bay City.

Grand  Rapids.

D e t r o it   T o ba c c o  Co.,

East Saginaw.

Detroit,  Mich.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods, Carpets and Cloaks

W e  M ake a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

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

OYERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt HfimolslBifir & Co.,48> 1°’«®!  S S S K st-

SEE  QUOTATIONS.

M u sk eg o n   B ra n ch

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

Originators  of  the  Celebrated.  Cake,  “MUSKEGON  BRANCH.”

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

Mail orders a specialty. 

H A R R Y   F O X ,  M a n a g er.

nPH ESE  chests  will 
soon
"*■  pay for themselves  in  the 
I breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

UR new glass covers  are by far the 
handsomest  ever  offered  to  the 
trade.  They  are  made  to  fit  any 
of  our  boxes  and can  be  changed  from 
one box  to  another in a moment.  They 
will  save  enough  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

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.

T H E   N E W   Y O R K   B IS C U IT   CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

Have  had  such  flattering  succes in  handling our Bicycles  that  they have  bou gh 
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 onr friends.

T H E   Y O ST   M F G .  CO.,

TOLEDO.  OHIO.

H.  Leonard  &  S o n s
FRUIT  JARS!

CAN  SAVE  TOU  MONEY  ON

WRITE  FOR  QUOTATIONS ON

^LARK  ^ J G A R   (oMPANY

Corner  Ottawa  and  Lyon  Streets,  ^

G R A N D   R A D IO S,  M IC H IG A N .

STATE  AGENTS FOR THE  CELEBRATED

T H E   M A SO N   J A R S ,

Packed 1 doz. in a box,  or  the  old  style of  6 and 8 doz.;  also

T H E  

D A N D Y  F R U IT   J A R S ,

The only perfect, self-sealing, all  glass can on the market

THE  DANDY. 

KEEP  YOUR  STOCK  UP  DURING  THE  SEASON. 
We  are  also  headquarters  for

T in   T o p   Jelly  G lasses,
PRESERVE  JARS,

LARGE  MOUTH  TOMATO  JUG,

CAN  RUBBERS,

SEALING  WAX,

FRUIT  PRESS,  ETC.

WRITE  FOR CATALOGUE  AND  QUOTATIONS.

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,   M IC H

JELLY  TUMBLERS.

A G N E S   BOOTH  C IG A R S .

WE  CARRY  ALL  SIZES  AND  SHAPES.

This world-famous brand is for sale on  the World’s  Fair  Grounds  in  the  only buildings  set 

apart for smokers.  No advance over regular retail prices.

DO /.N O T .-. D E L A Y

IF   Y O U   W A N T   A

Harvard  Leather  Bag

WE  ARE  GIVING  THEM  TO  OUR  FRIENDS.

W R I T E   F O R   P A R T IC U L A R S .

Q U A L IT Y   W IN S !

A n d   you   can  d e p e n d   on  th e   b e s t  q u a l ­

i t y   w h e n   you   b u y  th is  B ra n d •

P E R K I N ’ S   &   H E S S
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S IK

KOS.  1* *   m ad  i 2*  LO UIS  ST R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID 8.  M IC H IG A N .

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CARE  TALLOW  FOB  MILL  USE.

