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STRIKING  BACK.

George Streeter  was in  Paris, because 
he hoped  and  expected  to  meet  Alfred 
Davison there.  He  knew  that  Davison 
was going  to be  in  Paris  for  at  least a 
fortnight,  and he had a particular reason 
for  wishing  to  come  across  him  in the 
streets of Paris rather than in the streets 
of London.

Streeter was a  young author  who  had 
published  several  books,  and  who  was 
getting  along  as well  as  could  he  ex­
pected,  until  suddenly  he  met a check. 
The check was only a check' as far as his 
own  self-esteem  was  concerned;  for  it 
did not in  the least retard the sale of his 
latest book,  but  rather  appeared  to in­
crease  it.  The  check  was  unexpected, 
for where he  had looked for a  caress he 
received a  blow.  The  blow was so well 
placed  and  so  vigorous,  that  at  first it 
stunned  him.  Then  he  became  unrea­
sonably  angry.  He  resolved  to  strike 
back.

The review of  his  book  in the  Argus 
was vigorously severe, and perhaps what 
maddened him  more than  anything  else 
was  the fact  that,  in  spite of  his self­
esteem,  he realized the truth of the criti­
cism. 
If  his  hooks  had  been less  suc­
cessful, or if  he  had  been  newer  as an 
author, he  might  possibly have set him­
self  out to  profit  by  the  keen  thrusts 
given  him  by 
the ’Argus.  He  might 
have  remembered that  although Tenny­
son  struck  back  at  Christopher North, 
calling him rnsty, crusty and musty,  yet 
the poet  eliminated  from  later  editions 
all blemishes  which  musty  Christopher 
had pointed out.

Streeter  resolved  to  strike back  with 
something more tangible than a sarcastic 
verse.  He  quite admitted, even to  him­
self, that a critic had every right to criti­
cise—that  was what  he  was  for;  but he 
claimed that a man  who pretended to be 
an author’s  friend,  and  who praised his 
books to his face,  had  no right  to go be­
hind  his  back  and  pen  a  criticism  so 
scathing as  that  which  appeared in  the 
Argus,  for  Streeter  knew 
that  Alfred 
Davison had  written the criticism  in the 
Argus, and  Davison had pretended to be 
his friend;  and  had  pretended,  as well, 
that  he  had  a  great  admiration  for 
Streeter’s books.

As Streeter  walked  down  the  Boule­
vard des Italians,  he saw,  seated in front 
of a  cafe, the  man  whom  he  hoped  to 
meet;  and,  furthermore, he  was pleased 
to  see  that  the man  had  a  friend  with 
him.  The  recognition  of  author  and 
critic was mutual.

“Hello,  Streeter!” 

cried  Davison; 

“when did you come over?”

“I left  London  yesterday,”  answered 

Streeter.

“Then sit  down  and  have  something 
with  us,”  said  Davison,  cordially. 
“Streeter, 
this  is  my  friend  Harmon. 
He  is an exile  and  a  resident  in Paris, 
and,  consequently,  likes  to  meet  his 
countrymen.”

“In that  case,”  said  Streeter,  “he  is 
probably well  acquainted  with the  cus­
toms of the place?”

“Rather!”  returned  Davison; “he has

become so much of a Frenchman—he has 
been  so  contaminated,  if  I  may  put  it 
that way—that  I believe  quite  recently 
he was  either  principal  or  second  in a 
duel.  By  the  way, which  was  it,  Har­
mon?”

“Merely a second,” answered the other.
“I don’t  believe  In  dueling  myself,” 
continued  Davison;  “it  seems  to  me an 
idiotic custom,  and so futile.”

“I  don’t  agree  with  you,”  replied 
Streeter, curtly; “there is no reason why 
a duel  should  be futile,  and  there seem 
to be  many reasons why a duel might be 
fought.  There  are  many  things, worse 
than crimes,  which exist in all countries, 
and  for which  there is no remedy except 
calling  a man  ont;  misdemeanors,  If  I 
may so term them, that the  law takes no 
cognizance of;  treachery,  for instance— 
a  person pretending to be a man’s friend, 
and then,  the  first chance  he gets,  stab­
bing him in the  back.”

Harmon  nodded his  approval of  these 
sentiments,  while Davison  said jauntily;
“Oh,  I  don’t  know  about  that!  It 
seems to  me  these  things,  which I sup­
pose  undoubtedly  exist,  should  not  be 
made important  by  taking  much notice 
of them.  What  will you  have to drink, 
Streeter?”

“Bring me a  liqueur  of brandy,” said 
Streeter to the  garcon  who  stood  ready 
to take the  order.

When the waiter returned with a small 
glass, into  which  he poured  the brandy 
with the deftness of a Frenchman,  filling 
it so that not a drop more conld be added, 
and  yet  without  allowing  the  glass to 
overflow, Streeter  pulled out  his  purse.
“No, no!” cried Davison;  “you are not 
going to pay for this—you  are  drinking 
with me.”

“I  pay  for  my  own  drinks,”  said 

Streeter, surlily.

“Not while I invite you to  drink  with 
me!”  protested  the  critic.  “I  pay  for 
this brandy.”

“Very well;  take it then!”  said Street­
er,  picking up the  little glass  and  dash­
ing the contents in the face  of  Davison.

Davison took out his  handkerchief.
“What the devil do you mean by  that, 
Streeter?” he asked,  as the color mounted 
to his brow.

Streeter took out his card and penciled 

a word or two on the pasteboard.

“There,” he said,  is  my Paris address. 
If you do not know what I mean by that, 
ask  your  friend  here;  he  will  inform 
you.”

And  with  that  the  novelist  arose, 

bowed to the two and departed.

When he returned to his  hotel,  after a 
stroll along the brilliantly-lighted boule­
vards, he found waiting for him Mr. Har­
mon and a Frenchman.

“I had  no  idea  you  would  come  so 
soon,”  said Streeter,  “otherwise I would 
not have kept you waiting.”

“It does not matter,”  replied Harmon, 
“we have  not  waited  long.  Affairs  of 
this kind require prompt action.  An in­
sult lasts but twenty-four hours,  and  my 
friend and principal has no desire to put 
you to  the  inconvenience  of  repeating 
your  action  of  this  evening.  We  are

taking it  for  granted  that  you  have  a 
friend prepared to act  for you;  for  your 
conduct appeared  to  be  premeditated.”
right,”  answered 
Streeter;  “I have two friends to whom  I 
shall  be pleased to introduce you.  Come 
this way, if you will  be so kind.

“ You  are  quite 

The  preliminaries  were  speedily  ar­
ranged and the meeting was to take place 
next morning at daylight,  with pistols.

Now that everything was  settled,  the 
prospect did not look  quite  so  pleasant 
to Streeter as It had  done  when  he  left 
London.  Davison had  asked for  no  ex­
planation;  but that, of  course,  could  be 
accounted for,  because this critical sneak 
must be well aware of the reason  of  the 
insult.  Still,  Streeter  had  rather  ex­
pected that he would perhaps  have  pre­
tended ignorance,  and  on  receiving  en­
lightenment might have avoided  a meet­
ing by apologizing.

Anyhow,  Streeter resolved  to  make  a 
night of it.  He  left  his  friends  to  ar­
range for a carriage and see  to  all  that 
was necessary,  while he donned his  war­
paint  and  departed  for  a  gathering  to 
which he had been invited,  and where he 
was  to  meet  many  of  his  countrymen 
and countrywomen in a fashionable part 
of Paris.

His hostess appeared  to  be  overjoyed 

to see him.

“You are  so late,”  she  said,  “that  I 
was afraid something had  occurred  that 
would  keep  you  from  coming  alto­
gether.”

“Nothing  could  have  prevented  me 
from coming,”  said  Streeter,  gallantly, 
“where Mrs. Woodford was hostess!”

“Oh,  that  is  very  nice  of  you,  Mr. 
Streeter,”  answered  the  lady;  “but  I 
must not stand  here  talking  with  you, 
for 1 have promised to introduce  you  to 
Miss Neville,  who wishes very  much  to 
meet  you.  She  is  a  great  admirer  of 
yours and has read all your books.” 

“There are not very  many  of  them,” 
said Streeter,  with a laugh;  “and, such as 
they  are,  I  hope  Miss  Neville  thinks 
more of them than I do myself.”

“Oh, we all know how modest authors 
are!”  replied  his  hostess,  leading  him 
away to be introduced.

Miss  Neville  was  young  and  pretty; 
and she was  evidently  pleased  to  meet 
the rising young author.

“I have long wanted to see  you,”  she 
said,  “to  have  a  talk  with  you  about 
your books.”

“You  are  very  kind,”  said  Streeter, 
“but  perhaps  we  might  choose  some­
thing more profitable to talk about?”

“I am not  so  sure  of  that.  Perhaps 
you have been  accustomed to  hear  only 
the nice  things  people  say  about  you. 
That is the misfortune of many authors.” 
“It  is  a  misfortune,”  said  Streeter, 
“ What a  writer  needs  is  somebody  to 
tell him the truth.”

“Ah!” said Miss Neville,  “ that  is  an­
other thing I am not so sure about.  Mrs. 
Woodford has told  you,  I  suppose,  that 
I have read all your books.  Did she add 
that I detested them?”

Even Streeter was not able  to  conceal 
the  fact  that  this  remark  caused  him

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

some  surprise.  He  laughed  uneasily 
and  said:

“On the  contrary, Mrs. Woodford  led 
me to  believe that you had liked  them.” 
The  girl leaned back in  her chair  and 

looked at him with half closed  eyes.

“Of course,”  she  said,  “Mrs.  Wood­
ford does not know. 
It is not likely that 
1 would tell her  I  detested  your  books 
while I asked for an introduction to you. 
She took it for granted that  I  meant  to 
say pleasant  things  to  you,  whereas  I 
had made up my mind to do the exact re­
verse.  No one  would be  more  shocked 
than  Mrs.  Woodford—unless,  perhaps, 
it is yourself—if she knew  I  was  going 
to speak frankly with  you.”

“I  am  not  shocked,”  said the  young 
man,  seriously;  “I recognize that there 
are many things in my books  which  are 
blemishes.”

“Of course you don’t  mean that,” said 
the frank young woman;  “ because if you 
did you  would not  repeat  the  faults  in 
book after  book.”

“A  man  can  but  do  his  best,”  said 
Streeter,  getting  annoyed 
in  spite  of 
himself,  for  no  man  takes  kindly to a 
candid  friend.  “A  man  can but do his 
best,  as  Hubert  said  whose  grandsire 
drew a longbow at Hastings.”

“Yes,”  returned Miss  Neville,  “a man 
can but do his best,  although  we should 
remember  that  the  man  who  said that 
said  it  just  before  he  was  defeated. 
What  I  feel  is  that  you  are not doing 
your best,  and that you  will  not do your 
best  until  some  objectionable  person 
like myself has a good  serious talk  with 
you.”

“Begin the serious talk”  said Streeter; 

“I am ready and eager to listen.”

“Did you read the review  of  your lat­
est book which appeared in  the Argus ?” 
“Did  I?”  said  Streeter,  somewhat 
startled—the  meeting  that  was so close 
and which  was coming closer,  and which 
he had forgotten for the  moment,  flash­
ing over him.  “ Yes,  1 did;  and  I bad  the 
pleasure  of  meeting 
the  person  who 
wrote it this evening.”

Miss  Neville  almost  jumped 

in  her 

chair.

“Oh, I did not inteud  that  you should 
know  that!”  she  said.  “ How  did  you 
know  it?  How  did  you  know  that  I 
wrote reviews for the Argus?”

“ You!”  cried  Streeter,  astonished  in 
his turn.  “Do you mean to say that you 
wrote that review?”

Miss  Neville  sank  back  in  her chair 

with a sigh.

“There!”  she  said,  “my  impetuosity 
has,  as  the  Americans  say,  given  me 
away.  After  all, you did  not know that 
I was the writer!”

“I thought Davison  was the writer. 

I 

had it on the very  best authority!”

“Poor  Davison!”  said  Miss  Neville, 
laughing,  “why he is one of the best and 
stanchest friends you have;  and so am 1 
for  that  matter—indeed,  I  think  I  am 
even more your friend than Mr. Davison, 
for I think you can  do good work,  while 
Mr.  Davison is foolish enough to  believe 
you are doing it.”
At  this  point 

the  conversation 

Streeter looked hurriedly at his watch.

“Ah!  I  see,”  said  Miss Neville;  “this 
conversation  is  not to your taste.  You 
are going to plead an appointment—as  if 
anyone  could  have  an  appointment  at 
this hour in the morning!”

“Nevertheless,” said Streeter. “I have; 
and  I  must  bid  you  good-bye.  But 
I  assure  you  that  my  eyes  have  been

in 

opened,  and that 1 have  learned a lesson 
to-night which I will  not soon forget.  1 
hope  1  may  have  the pleasure of meet­
ing  you  again  and  continuing this con­
versation.  Perhaps  some  time  I  may 
tell you why I have to leave.”

Streeter found  his friends waiting for 
him.  He  knew  it  was no use trying to 
see  Davison before  the meeting.  There 
was  a  long  drive ahead of them,  and it 
was  gray  daylight  when  they  reached 
the  ground  and  found  the  other  party 
waiting.

Each man took his place and the  pistol 
that  was  handed 
to  him.  When  the 
word  “Fire!”  was given Streeter dropped 
his hand to his side.  Davison stood with 
his  pistol  still  pointed,  but  he did not 
fire.

“Why don’t you shoot,  George?”  said 

Davison.

Harmon,  at  this  point,  rebuked  his 
principal,  and  said  he  must  have  no 
communication  with  the  other  except 
through a second.

“Oh!”  said  Davison,  impatiently,  “I 
don’t pretend to understand  the rules of 
this idiotic game!”

Streeter stepped forward.
“I  merely  wished  to  give  you  the 
opportunity  of  firing  at  me  if  you 
cared to do so,”  he  said;  “and now I de­
sire to  apologize  for  my  action  at  the 
cafe.  1 may  say that I  did  what  I  did 
under  a  misapprehension.  Anything 
that  1  can  do  to  make reparation I am 
willing to do.”
“Oh, that’s all  right!”  said  Davison; 
“nothing more need be  said. 
I  am  per­
fectly  satisfied.  Let  us get back to the 
city.  1  find 
it  somewhat  chilly  out 
here.”
“And yet,”  said Harmon,  with a sigh,1 
“Englishmen will  have the cheek to talk 
of the futility of French duels!”

K o b e r t   Ba r r .

In 

the 

A  R e p rehensible  P ra ctice.
From  the Confectioners’ Journal.
this  pushing,  driving  age,  many 
practices are  often resorted  to to secure 
trade  which  are  entirely  at  variance 
with the golden rule of doing  “ to others 
as you  would wish them to do unto you,” 
besides being unprofitable  from a purely 
selfish point of view.  One of these prac­
tices,  and  not 
least  pernicious 
either,  is  that of dividing profits  with a 
customer in order  to secure the trade  of 
a competitor.  Besides  accustoming peo­
ple to a scale of prices  which is entirely 
incompatible with reasonable profit, thus 
demoralizing  trade,  it  is  the  baneful 
source of competitive strife which  often 
leads  to  the  most  extravagant  limits, 
and  ultimately to  all  kinds of adultera­
tions  and  sophistications,  from  which 
traders and customers are alike sufferers. 
In all  classes  of  business,  especially in 
the large cities and towns, are found pic­
ayune  dealers  and  manufacturers  who 
have  no  reputation  at  stake,  and  very 
little money,  but  are willing to  do busi­
ness on  a small  margin, or  even at  cost 
or below.  These guerillas are to be found 
everywhere, and are pests wherever they 
are,  but  it  is  a  great  mistake  to  fight 
them  with their own weapons, as you en­
able them to  be  your  masters from  the 
moment that you  consent to follow their 
lead.  This  undercutting  is  rarely  re­
sorted to except by men who have neither 
capital  nor  reputation  at  stake,  whilst 
you have both to protect.  As a rule it is 
always  the  best  thing  to  ignore  these 
pests  altogether,  and  try  to  hold your 
trade intact by keeping up the quality of 
the goods you sell and prices in  harmony 
with  that  quality.  This  kind  of  com- 
petion is never  very long-lived,  and it is 
always the  most  profitable course to  let 
these  desperados do  the  fighting  whilst 
you  simply  look on.  You  may  suffer 
some loss  for the  time  being,  but it will 
be  far less as a passive spectator than as 
an  actual  slugger.  This  is  one of  the 
many  cases  where  the old  axiom comes 
in,  and is as applicable in  business as in 
morals:  “Of two  evils choose the least.”

A  Displeased  Customer

Is  Often  a  Lost  One 1
EAGLE  MILK?  Well, now, madam, 
here is a  brand we warrant is ‘‘just as 
good1’  and  it  comes  a  little cheaper. 
Having  been  imposed  upon  once be­
fore  she  leaves  the  store  displeased 
and  is  very  likely  to  trade  with  a 
dealer  who  supplies  his  customers 
with  what they  require.

A   reputation  of  over 30  YEARS 
for unexcelled quality is is not readily 
set  aside  by  the  “just at good”  mer­
chant, and superior  quality will  com­

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of this fact if furnished  by  increased 

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8

T H E   C O N SPIR A C Y   A G A IN ST   GO LD .
The recovery in business  so anxiously 
desired will be greatly accelerated  if,  at 
the coming session  of Congress, the Sher­
man act is repealed promptly and uncon­
ditionally,  and  by a vote sufficiently de­
cisive  to  put an end to all further agita­
tion  for  the free coinage of  silver.  For 
it is not to be denied that the fear  of  re­
payment  in  silver  hinders  the  flow  to 
this country of  European capital,  which 
would  both  supply  the  demand 
for 
money and  furnish  means  for  carrying 
on  many  useful  enterprises  now  sus­
pended. 
indeed,  the Sherman 
act is not so mischievous  as most  people 
think  it  is. 
Its  primary tendency is to 
inflate  the  currency and drive out gold, 
but this,  just now,  is more than counter­
acted by the shrinkage of credit going on, 
and  is  not,  therefore,  harmful.  The 
purchases of silver which it requires also 
do no more than  furnish  the silver min­
ers  with  a  market  for  their product at 
high  prices.  Still,  the  indications  are 
that  the  repeal  of the act will be made 
the test of the strength in Congress of the 
cause  of  free  silver,  and  the vote upon 
it will be to that extent significant.

In itself, 

The  fall  in  the price of silver,  which 
was produced by the  announcement that 
the free coinage of  the  metal  had  been 
suspended in India,  and the further fall 
which  our  American  silver  miners  so 
passionately  declare  will  follow the re­
peal of the  Sherman  act,  have  demon­
strated that the struggle on behalf of sil­
ver is no longer  a struggle for its admis­
sion to coinage in conjunction with gold, 
but  one  for  the  exclusion of gold from 
use  as  money altogether.  For with the 
increase  of  the  production  of silver in 
the world from  63,000,000 ounces in 1873 
to 152,000,000 ounces in  1892,  and with a 
consumption of the metal in manufactures 
of only,  at the utmost,  25,000,000 ounces 
a year, it is impossible  to  coin  it at the 
ratio of 16 to 1  and retain  gold in  circu­
lation. 
In  spite  of  all  the  assertions 
about the high cost of mining  silver,  the 
fact remains undisputed  that in the face 
of a steadily declining price the quantity 
produced  has  steadily  increased  since 
1877. 
In  that  year the world’s product 
was 62,648,000  ounces  and  the  average 
price  was  $1.20  per  ounce.  The  next 
year,  although the price declined to $1.15 
per  ounce  the  product increased to 73,- 
476,000 ounces.  The  price went on  fall­
ing  year  by  year  till  it  was  $1.05  per 
ounce  in  1890,  but the product had con­
tinued  to  increase  until  in that year it 
reached 134,380,000  ounces. 
In 1891  the 
price was 99 cents per ounce and the pro­
duct  143,994,000  ounces. 
In  1892  the 
price was between 80  and  90  cents  per 
ounce and  the  product  was  152,000,000 
ounces.  Now  that  the price is 72  cents 
per  ounce,  there  is, for  the  first  time, 
talk of reducing the  production.

It  needs  no  prophet  to  foretell  that 
when  15%  or 16 ounces of coined silver 
shall have been  made  by  law  equal  to 
one  ounce  of  gold  the  coinage  of gold 
will  cease. 
It  was  suspended  in  this 
country from 1790 to 1834 merely because 
we made one coined  ounce  of it equal to 
but 15 coined  ounces  of silver,  whereas 
Europe was giving 15% ounces of coined 
silver for one ounce of  gold.  The  coin­
age  of  silver  likewise  ceased 
in  this 
country  in  1834,  because we then began 
to require 16 ounces of it as  the  equiva­
lent of an ounce of gold, whereas Europe 
would  give  an  ounce  of  gold  for  15% 
there­
ounces  of  silver. 

long, 

So 

fore,  as the gold miner can sell  his  gold 
in  Europe  as  he  can  now  for  a  price 
equivalent to thirty ounces  of  silver  or 
thereabouts, coining it  at  a  ratio  of  16 
to one is out of the question.

It  is  idle  in  the  face  of  this simple 
truth  for the  silver men to assert that a 
conspiracy  has  been formed against sil­
ver. 
It  is  they,  on  the  contrary,  who 
are conspiring  against  gold.  The  real, 
though not avowed,  object of  their  con­
ventions,  their  speeches, 
their  resolu­
tions,  their  addresses,  and  their  frantic 
appeals to the avarice  of  debtors,  is  to 
substitute silver for  gold  as  the  single 
standard of value.  Much  of  what  they 
say is indeed  so  extravagant  that  they 
must know that it will not be taken seri­
ously.  When  Mr.  Warner  asserts  that 
the  present  monetary  stringency  has 
been made artificially  for the purpose of 
creating a public sentiment,  under cover 
of which the single gold standard may be 
established,  and the closing of the mints 
of India is “ part of the  same  great  con­
spiracy”  we are in  doubt  wether to  re­
gard him as a lunatic  or as a wilful  liar. 
To “establish”  the single  gold  standard 
in this country neither a panic nor a con­
spiracy  is  necessary. 
It  is  already es­
tablished and has been  established since 
1834.  All  through  the war the Govern­
ment  received  only  gold  for  customs 
duties  and  paid  in  gold the interest on 
its bonds. 
It was in gold,  and not in sil­
ver, that we undertook in 1875 to resume 
specie payments,  and  the coin which we 
procured  for  the  purpose was gold coin 
and not  silver  coin.  At  this  very  mo­
ment  gold  is  the  universal standard of 
value all over the country,  as  the  silver 
men  themselves complain.  They  advo­
cate  the  free  coinage of silver because, 
being  cheaper  than  gold,  prices  meas­
ured in it, they say,  will be higher than 
they are now.  If this is not so, the argu 
ment  they  address 
to  the  cotton  and 
wheat  growers,  that  with the free coin­
age of silver the  prices of their products 
will rise,  is based upon a falsehood.

Still more absurd is the assertion in the 
address  adopted  by the  Silver  Conven­
tion  at Denver,  that  the  repeal  of  the 
Sherman act is “the consummation of the 
conspiracy  organized  at the  close of the 
Franco-Prussian war to  destroy  one-half 
of the coined  money of  the  world,”  and 
even this is outdone by the the following 
paragraph in the same address:

their 

It is  idle  to  hope  that  reducing  the 
value  of  silver to  the lowest  stage will 
force Great  Britain to seek international 
solution of  the  dilemma.  The  home of 
the single standard is in her islands.  Its 
members have  fully anticipated  the low 
degree  to  which  silver  will  descend. 
They have  discounted its  disturbance of 
her Indian trade and  steeled their hearts 
against 
Indian  subjects.  The 
power that could  plot for  seventy-seven 
years; 
that  could  force  its  yoke upon 
Germany,  the  Latin  Union, Austria and 
the United States;  that could  gain to its 
use the daily  press of  the  country; that 
could  control  for twenty  years  the Na­
tional conventions of the great American 
political  parties—granting in their plat­
forms professions of  bimetallism,  but al­
ways  securing  Presidential  candidates 
unalterably  opposed  to  it; 
that  could 
change 
sentiment 
an  overwhelming 
among  the  people  for  bimetallism  to  a 
feeling  of  enmity  or  indifference,  can 
never  be induced  to  relent;  for  it  has 
counted  the  cost  and  has  learned  its 
power.

This reminds one of nothing so exactly 
as of  the letter  written on behalf of  the 
Watertoast Association of United Sympa­
thizers  by  Gen.  Cyrus  Choke,  and  re­
corded in  the  veracious  pages of  Dick­

ens’  “ Martin  Chuzzlewit.” 
“In  free­
dom’s name,  sir,”  says  the  General,  “I 
advert with  indignation  and  disgust to 
that accursed  animal  with  gore-stained 
whiskers,  whose  rampant  cruelty  and 
fiery  lust  have  ever been  a  scourge,  a 
torment to  the world.  The  naked visit­
ors  to  Crusoe’s  Island,  sir;  the  flying 
wives of Peter Wilkins; the fruit-smeared 
children of the  tangled bush;  nay,  even 
the  men of  large stature  anciently bred 
in the mining districts of Cornwall,  alike 
bear  witness 
its  savage  nature. 
to 
Where,  sir,  are 
the 
the  Cormorans, 
Blunderbores, 
the  great  Feefofums 
named in history?  All,  all exterminated 
by its destroying band. 
I  allude,  sir,  to 
the British Lion.”  Still crazier and more 
violent  is  the  talk  of  the  Governor of 
Colorado  about an  appeal  to  arms,  and 
threatening that “ blood shall  flow  to the 
horses’  bridles”  if  the single gold stand­
ard is maintained.

Of the 58,000,000 ounces of  silver pro­
duced in  the United States  in 1892,  Colo­
rado contributed 24,000,000 ounces,  Mon­
tana,  17,500,000  ounces; Idaho,  3,000,000 
ounces;  Nevada,  2,500,000  ounces,  and 
Utah,  7,750,000  ounces;  making  in  all 
54,750,000 ounces.  The  aggregate popu­
lation of those States and Territories,  ac­
cording  to  the  last  census,  is  888,408. 
This little  handful of  people,  to  uphold 
the price of their  product, demand legis­
lation  the inevitable effect of  which will 
be to abolish the gold  standard  and sub­
stitute  silver  in  its  place.  They  have 
conspired  for  the purpose with the spec­
ulators and  landowners of  the West and 
Southwest,  and threaten to resort to war. 
Their success would reduce to half  their 
present  value  the  wages  of  10,000,000 
laboring  men,  the  deposits  of  5,000,000 
savings  bank  depositors,  and  the life in­
surance of  1,250,000  policy  holders,  as 
well  as the  investments of  unnumbered 
owners of railroad  and municipal bonds, 
of shares  in  moneyed  corporations,  and 
creditors  generally.  That a  scheme  so 
monstrous should have even a  chance of 
accomplishment  is  impossible,  and  the 
sooner it is knocked in  the head the bet­
ter. 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

Prevents and cures

On cars or boat.

Sea  Sickness
The  cool  exhilerating  sensation 

follow 
ing its use is a luxury to  travelers.  Convenient 
to carry in the pocket;  no liquid to drop or spill; 
lasts a year, and costs  50c  at  druggists.  Regis­
tered mail 60c, from

H.  D. CUSHMAN, M anufacturer, 
Three  Rivers,  Mich.

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Grand Rapids, Mich

It  is  popularly  believed  that  bank 
checks  and  drafts  cannot  be  raised in 
amount, without  easy  detection,  where 
the  amounts for  which  they  are  issued 
are  punched  out  with  perforating  ma­
chines.  This,  however,  is a mistake, as 
recently two drafts for  $20 and $25 were 
raised to $2,000  and  $2,500  respectively 
by the  skillful  punching  out  of  addi­
tional  ciphers,  thus  making  the figures 
correspond with the  amounts written,  as 
they were  changed.  Care  should there­
fore be  taken in  using  perforating  ma­
chines to  cut out  some character  before 
and  after  the  figures  punched,  which 
may prevent  any  further  figures  being 
punched without showing  the alteration.
Impious and unholy  Bob Ingersoll has 
lately  expressed  himself  freely  on  the 
silver question  now  agitating  the coun­
try.  He said:  “This is a bankers’ panic. 
The  bankers  have  been  predicting  a 
panic for years,  and have  done  all  they 
could  to  fulfill their prediction.  They 
tell us that the Sherman law has done all 
the  damage,  and they point to the pres­
ent price of silver as one  of  the  results 
of  the  Sherman  law.  Certainly  silver 
did not fall in price because the Sherman 
bill  made  a market for 4,500,000 ounces 
a month.  You cannot put  prices  down 
by buying.  Silver has fallen  because it 
was demonetized.  The  value of a thing 
depends somewhat  upon its  use,  and the 
main  use  of  silver  has been destroyed. 
Suppose  gold  had been demonetized in­
stead  of  silver,  what  would  gold  be 
worth?”

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AM O N G   T H E   TR A D E .

ABOUND THE  STATE.

Hesperia—O.  A.  Rowland has sold  his 

general stock to E.  W.  Rowland.

Eagle—A.  R.  Drovenstadt  succeeds H. 

W.  Partlow in the drug business.

Dundee—Ronig & Beig  succeed  Wm. 

H.  Ronig in the grocery business.

Benton  Harbor—Rowe & Hill  succeed 

Bagley & Hill in  the meat business.

Adrian—W.  R. Palmer  has  purchased 

the grocery stock of Clarence Frost.

in 

Ogden Center—S.  A.  Johnson succeeds 

S.  A. Johnson & Co.  in general trade.

Detroit—Geo.  P.  Harmon  has  pur­
chased the drug stock of Daniel O’Leavy.
Bessemer—R. J. Bawden,  Jr., succeeds 
R. J.  Bawden, Jr.  & Co. in general trade.
Detroit—F.  Cronenwett,  of  the  flour 
and feed firm of F.  Cronenwett &  Son, is 
dead.

Schoolcraft—Albert  L.  Campbell  suc­
the  grocery 

ceeds  Campbell  Bros, 
business.

Croswell—Graham &  Higgins  succeed 
Graham Bros,  in  the  drug  and  jewelry 
business.

Grayling—Harry  W.  Evans  succeeds 
Carrie ^Mrs.  A.  S.)  Larrabee in the drug 
business.

Mulliken—B.  I.  Whelpley  has  pur­
chased  the hardware and  drug  stock of 
J.  W.  French.

Weston — Geo.  W.  Holden  succeeds 
Holden & Morris  in  the  agricultural  im­
plement  business.

Reed City—Jos.  Hyman  succeeds  the 
estate of  A.  Jacobson  in  the  dry goods 
and clothing business.

Altona—Eli  Lyons  has  enlarged  the 
capacity of  his general store  by the erec­
tion of a substantial addition.

¡Saginaw—Dollie A.  Jackson  has been 
admitted into the drug  firm of  C.  E.  Mc­
Lean & Co., Geo.  F.  Cross retiring.

Hartford—Silas  Webb,  Sr.,  has  pur­
chased the bakery stock of Frank Stowel 
and H.  L. Gleason the  stock  of  confec­
tionery.

Detroit—Geo.  N.  Huff & Co.,  commis­
sion  butter  and  egg  dealers,  have  dis­
solved,  Geo.  N.  Huff  continuing  the 
business.

Detroit—M.  Uirsch & Co., manufactur­
ers  of  clothing and hats and  caps,  have 
dissolved,  M.  Hirsch  continuing  the 
business.

Clarksville—L.  A.  Scoviile  has  sold 
his drug stock  to  C.  W.  Williams,  form­
erly  a member of  the drug firm of  L. E. 
Benson & Co.,  at Woodland.

Watervliet—Mr.  Syms  has  rented  his 
store  building  to  the  Dunlap  Drug  & 
Grocery Co., of South  Haven,  which  will 
put in stocks of drugs and groceries.

Traverse  City—Cox  &  Hurley,  who 
conduct a clothing and  men’s furnishing 
goods  store  at Elk  Rapids,  will  open  a 
similar  store  here  about  Aug.  1  under 
the style of Cox,  Hurley & Co.

Negaunee—The clothing  store  of  Ja­
cobson,  Levitan & Co.  has been  attached 
by  Cohen  Bros.  &  Co.  of  Milwaukee. 
Their claim is for only §700, but was pre­
cipitated by chattel  mortgages,  recently 
filed.  The stock is probably worth about 
§10,000;  liabilities undetermined.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Saginaw—Col. Bliss has received 8,000,- 
000 feet of logs from  Georgian  bay  this 
season,  a raft containing  over  5,000,000 
feet coming  over  last  week.  They  are 
very fine,  large logs.  Lake  rafting  has 
It  is
been  very  successful this  season. 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

said that there are more logs on the mar­
ket now than at any previous  period  in 
six  months.  They  have  been  snapped 
up as fast as offered until  recently,  but 
the changed conditions have affected  the 
log market as in  lumber.

Port Huron—Frank D. Jenks succeeds 
the  lumbering 

Smith,  Jenks  &  Co.  in 
business.

Negaunee—Finch  &  Ericson  succeed 
the Negaunee Sash & Door Co., A.  Boul- 
son,  proprietor.

Cheboygan—Hays  & Munroe are  man- 
facturing from 90,000 to 150,000  shingles 
a day,  and have  set the stake  at 20,000,- 
000 for the  season.

Saginaw—Brown  & Ryan  report  that 
they sold  §12,000  worth  of  lumber  last 
month at  their  Toledo &  Detroit yards, 
against §15,000 for the  preceding month.
West Bay City—Ross,  Bradley  &  Co. 
have 1,000,000  feet  of  lumber  piled  In 
their new  yard  here,  and  the  work  of 
erecting their new  plant  is  progressing 
rapidly.

Traverse  City—Chas.  Cavis  has  sold 
his interest in the cigar factory of  Cavis 
& Phillips to his partner,  who  will  con­
tinue the business under the style  of  J.
A.  Phillips.

Clare—New machinery is being  added 
and an addition being  built  to  the  dry 
kiln of the Clare Woodenware Co., which 
will increase the  capacity  of  the  plant 
about one-third.  The factory has orders 
and stock to keep it busy the rest of  the 
season.

Marshall—A stock company,  composed 
of  a few of  Marshall’s  stanch  business 
men,  has  been  formed  here for the pur­
pose  of  manufacturing  road  and  farm 
wagons,  etc.  This  new 
corporation 
starts  off with  a capital  of  §18,000,  will 
afford  employment  to  twenty-five  men, 
and  will  occupy a  portion of  the  build­
ings  now  used  by the  Page  Bros.’  car­
riage works,  when  they  move into their 
new building. 
It will probably not com­
mence  active  operations  before  the last 
of  September or the first of October.

Bay City—The business stagnation has 
not  affected  lumber  manufacturing  as 
yet and the mills are  making  the  usual 
record.  There has been  a falling  off  in 
new orders,  but as a number of firms are 
sawing on contracts they  have not as yet 
felt  the  depression  to  the  extent  that 
pervades other branches of business.  So 
much lumber has been sold  for delivery, 
of this season’s cut,  that there  is not  an 
over accumulation on the mill docks, and 
many of the local yards  are  engaged  in 
filling orders booked before  the  depres­
sion  struck  us.  While  the  impression 
exists that we are likely to  have  a  dull 
fall and no higher range of values, there 
is no talk of a serious decline.  Bay City 
lumbermen were never  in  better  shape 
to meet dullness,  although  a  continua­
tion of the activity  of  the early  months 
would have been  very gratifying.

Au Sable—A decision of some  interest 
to lumbermen was handed down  by  the 
Supreme Court the other  day,  affirming 
the verdict  of  the  Circuit  Court.  The 
parties to the suit were John  W.  Hughes 
et al.  vs. Charles Tanner, and  arose  out 
of the Potts failure at Au Sable.  Tanner 
owned a mill at Oscoda and  sawed  lum­
ber  during  the  season  of  1890  for  the 
Potts company on a contract.  Some lum­
ber was sold by this company to Hughes, 
the lumber remaining on  Tanner’s  dock 
at the time of the failure.  Tanner  then 
refused to let the lumber be  taken  from 
his docks except on payment of the  saw

bill.  Hughes replevined the lumber.  A 
trial in  Iosco county in  February,  1892, 
resulted in a verdict for Mr.  Tanner  for 
§2,644.09.  Hughes appealed and the Su­
preme Court affirmed the verdict  of  the 
lower court.

Manistee—Louis Sands’ shingle mill is 
doing good  work.  He made  a good con­
tract for  his  shingles  before  he  began 
operations,  and  moves  them  as  fast as 
made.  There is very little accumulation 
of pine shingles here this  season as most 
of  the  operators  disposed  of  their cut 
early in  the season,  a good  many going 
out by rail.  Some of  the  Chicago yards 
are beginning to feel this scarcity already 
and are making  Inquiry for  some  of the 
popular brands of  which  they have  not 
been  able to procure a sample in the past 
two months.  There  was a great  deal of 
rivalry among  the  operators last winter 
who were  expecting  a  lively  trade this 
summer  and  they  ran  up  the  price of 
logs, in  some  cases paying  over  §7 for 
them.  Still,  if  they  can  get  as  many 
thousand cedar  shingles  out of  a  thou­
sand logs as  they  claim  they  can,  they 
are making money even at §1.75.

Bay City—There will  be some clearing 
up and any number of small jobbers cut­
ting  hemlock,  shingle  timber  and hard­
wood in this section of the State the com­
ing fall  and winter,  but the  number  of 
big  firms that  will  put in  considerable I 
quantities  of  logs can almost be counted 
on the fingers.  The  A.  W.  Wright Lum­
ber  Co.  will  put  in the  usual  quantity 
in Clare county and C.  Merrill  & Co. will 
lumber  on  the  Molasses.  Bliss  & Van 
Auken  purchased 40,000,000  feet on  the 
Twin Lakes branch and are now lumber­
ing there,  aud  the  Smalleys  have about 
5,000,000  feet  on  the  same  branch  to 
come  here.  Col.  Bliss  has  five  years’ 
cut  in  Midland  and  Gladwin  counties, 
and the  Kern  Manufacturing  Co.  has  a 
number of years’ stock that comes by  rail 
from the  Mackinaw division.  Jonathan 
Boyce has also  a stock  for a  number of 
years to  come from  Roscommon county, 
and  it is  said  that  S.  O. Fisher has yet 
some timber  tributary to  th6  Mackinaw 
division.  This  constitutes  the  bulk  of 
the operators  who will  put in  timber in 
this  section.  The rest will nearly all of 
them  depend  upon  Canada  and  other 
sources of supply.  Of course,  there will 
be numerous  small lots of  hemlock  and 
hardwood cut that will come  here.

G ripsack B rigade.

Frank Dela Clare has engaged to travel 
for Jennings & Smith, covering the trade 
of  Southern  Michigan  and  Northern 
Ohio and Indiana.  He hails from Goshen.
Wm.  Connor,  traveling  representative 
for Michael Kolb  &  Son,  was  in  town 
two or three days last week.  He will  be 
here again the week of  the  races,  begin­
ning Aug.  8.

A.  V. Wood  has  resigned  his position 
as city salesman for the Crescent Milling 
Co.  He is  succeeded  by T.  J.  Haynes, 
who  was  formerly  connected  with  the 
defunct Model  Mills.

J.  B.  Stone,  who  for  the  past  three 
years  has represented  the  Fox  Machine 
Co.  in  England  and  on  the  continent, 
sails for  his  field  of  labor  via City  of 
Paris to-day.  Mr.  Stone  has  been  visit­
ing his brother, F. A. Stone, of the whole­
sale  crockery  house  of  H.  Leonard  & 
Sons.

James A.  Massie was 42 years old  last 
Saturday,  and his wife improved the op­
portunity to treat him to a genuine  sur­

prise in the evening.  About forty neigh­
bors and friends were present and a  de­
lightful  evening  was  enjoyed  by  all. 
Progressive  pedro  and  choice  refresh­
ments were the special order of the even­
ing..  The boys of  the I.  M.  Clark  Gro­
cery  Co.  presented  Mr.  Massie  with  a 
handsome chair and other remembrances 
of the event were left by  friends.

“I had a very  conscientious  customer 
in  Peterboro,”  says  a  traveler  in  the 
Canadian Orocer.  “He came to the con­
clusion one day  that  it  was  wrong  for 
him to sell tobacco,  so he  quit.  Shortly 
afterward he sold out  his  business  and 
moved to Coburg,  where he again started 
into business.  By this time he had come 
to the conclusion that it was  not  wrong 
to sell tobacco, so he placed an order for 
a lot.  But,  would  you  believe  it,  the 
very night of the  day  that  the  tobacco 
arrived,  burglars  broke  into  his  store 
and stole every  blessed  pound  that  he 
had.”

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

761

752

760

Port Huron, Mich. 

late  A. Foster.  Address  Foster  Brothers, 

F or  sa le - t h e stock o f shoes o f t h e
F or  sa le—c lea n  stock o f g r o c eries

In  well  settled  residence  locality  In  this 
city  Rent, 
reasonable.  Living  rooms  con­
nected with store if desired  Reason for selling, 
ill  health.  Address  No.  761,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
OR  SALE—SQUARE  MARBLE  SODA 
Fountain,  complete.  Good  as  new.  Cost 
$125.  Will sell for $75.  No  trade  is  the  reason 
for selling.  Address  P.  M.  Cleveland  &  Son, 
druggists, Nimica, Mich. 
762
W ANTED—Partner  to  consolidate  stock  of 
$3,000 to $10,000 with  mo  in  a  No. 1 loca­
tion.  Large  store,  doing  a  heavy and  strictly 
c ash trade.  The very best  references given ana 
expected.  Address  No.  750,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
750
SITUATION  WANTED  BY  A  REGISTERED 
pharmacist of three years’ experience.  Ref­
erences  unquestionable.  AddresB  No.  751, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 
______751
F OR  SALE—Drug stock  in  business  town of 

1,200 inhabitants in 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 
Michigan Tradesman. 

WANTED—A  GOOD  OPENING  FOR

Clothing business in  town  from  1,500  to 
3,000  Address, with  particulars,  A.  B. Q., care 
Michigan  Tradesman. 
m o   RENT—A  FIRST-CLASS  STOKE 
IN 
X  
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.______________________________ 754

take charge of  my canning factory.  Ad 
dress Edwin Fallas, Grand Rapids, Mich.  755

capital, to take charge of a first-class drug 
store.  Address  C.  L.  Brundage,  opera  house 
block, Muskegon, Mich.  ______________ 756

WANTED—A  MAN  OF  EXPERIENCE  TO 
WANTED—A  practical  druggist, with  some 
w TANTED—MERCHANT WITH ANYSMALL 
F or  sa l e- t h e  b est  pa y in g  g rocery

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.  _____________757

stock  (doing the best business, has the best 
location,  in  the  best  town  of  its  size)  in  the 
State;  doing a business of  $35,000  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 Al security only.  Will  not  sell for less 
than 100 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
town in Michigan of 5,000 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
man. 

I LAYING SHOE STOKE FOR SALE—IN BEST 

753

749

1 

747

POSITION  WANTED  BY  A  REGISTERED 

Pharmacist with experience in both whole­
sale  and  retail  houses.  Good  references  fur­
nished.  Otis Jones, Burnips Corners, Mich.  745
TJTJSINESS  HOUSE  AND  STOCK  OF  GRO 
X>  ceries for sale  on  Union  street.  Will  sell 
at a bargain.  Address  box  634,  Traverse  City, 
Mich. 
IHOR  SALE—YOST  TYPEWRITER,  USED 
IilOR  KENT—THE  NEWLY  FITTED  STORE 

'  but a few months, and  practically as  good 
as new.  Send  for  sample  of  writing.  Trades­
man Company, Grand Rapids.  _________ 736

at 88 Canal Btreet.  Suitable for a hardware 
in center of business part near court house, next 
door  to  best  paying  drug  store  in  the  city. 
Twenty-four feet  front  and  100 feet deep, high 
ceiling,  etc.  For  terms  apply to  239  Jefferson 
avenue, Grand Rapids._________________731

stationery or clothing store.  First-class location 

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

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

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G RAN D   R A P ID S   G O S S IP .

Johnson & Co.  have sold their  grocery 
stock at 138 Stocking street to S.  A. Cur­
tis,  formerly connected  with the grocery 
store of O.  W.  Pettit  on  Plainfield  ave­
nue. 

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Ruby S.  Walbridge has traded two lots 
in the Dunham  addition for the  John K. 
Meyer drug stock  at  Muskegon.  Before 
the stock was all shipped, it was attached 
for  debt  by Dr.  O.  C.  Williams,  whose 
claim for rent  amounted  to  about  $500. 
Mrs.  Walbridge  promptly  furnished  a 
bond for  $2,800,  with two  sureties,  and 
replevined the stock,  which she has since 
removed to this city.

L.  W.  Loveland recently sold  his  gro­
cery stock  at Belding to M.  B. Divine, of 
Greenville,  who took possession July  17. 
The Olney & Judson Grocer  Co.,  which 
had a claim against Loveland  amounting 
to about $1,300, replevined goods  to  the 
amount of one-half its claims,  and levied 
on a farm  belonging  to  Loveland,  and 
garnisheed his bank  account  at  one  of 
the savings banks  in  Belding  to  secure 
the balance of the  claim.  As  the  farm 
is a valuable piece  of  property,  the  at­
taching creditor will  undoubtedly realize 
on its claim.  The stock replevined  was 
subsequently  sold  to  Mr.  Divine,  who 
continues the business at the  old  stand.
A.  Merryman,  who  recently  uttered  a 
bill of sale on his  grocery  stock  at  the 
corner  of  Wealthy  avenue  and  East 
street to T.  R.  Van  Wert,  informs  Tine 
Tradesman that the  document  was  is­
sued with  no  intent  of  defrauding  his 
creditors,  as Van Wert promised  to  sat­
isfy the  claims  of  the  creditors  before 
putting the bill of  sale  on  record. 
In­
stead of  doing  so,  he  immediately  re­
corded the bill of  sale,  took  possession 
of a horse,  and took steps to obtain  pos­
session  of  the  stock.  Mrs.  Merryman 
then asserted her  rights  and  uttered  a 
chattel mortgage for $175 to the Olney & 
Judson Grocer  Co.  on  the  ground  that 
the stock was hers and  that  the  bill  of 
sale was fraudulent.  The Olney &  Jud 
son Grocer Co.  foreclosed the  mortgage 
but  subsequently  stopped  proceedings 
and  placed  Mr.  Merryman  in  charge 
with instructions to close  out  the  stock 
and convert it into  money as  rapidly  as 
possible,  which he is proceeding to do.

from 

It is a fact worth recording that,  while 
other  sections  have  suffered  most  se 
verely 
the  existing  monetary 
troubles,  this  city  and  section  have  so 
far escaped without serious  losses. 
It ii 
true  that  some  inconvenience  has  re 
suited to business interests from scarcity 
of  money,  but the  resulting  trouble ha 
been  infinitesimal  compared  with 
that 
experienced in  other  parts of  the coun 
try.  This  fact is being  generally recog 
nized and  is even being commented upon 
by traveling  men  who  cover  a wide ex 
tent of  territory  and  find  the  trade  of 
Michigan  in  a  more  healthy  condition 
than that of any other state.  The  cause 
of this  comparative immunity  from dis­
aster which we now enjoy is to  be found 
in the general  conservatism  and caution 
which have prevailed in  business circles 
for  more than  a  year  past. 
It is  also 
worth  noting that there  has been  abso­
lutely no inflation in this section.  There 
were,  therefore,  no  excessive  liabilities 
to be liquidated,  when the era of contrac­
tion set  in,  hence  the only  effect which 
has  been  experienced  is  the  check  to 
fresh  enterprises  which  has  resulted.

Although  the  present  state  of  things 
hampers trade  activity  and  discourages 
enterprise,  it  has prepared  the business 
community  to take  prompt advantage of 
the earliest  evidences  of  returning con­
fidence.  There  are  no  wrecks to  clear 
away  here,  and,  in  fact, nothing  to pre­
vent a  prompt expansion of  business ac­
tivity in proportion to the gradual relax­
ing of  the  tension  which  has  existed. 
The most encouraging feature of the out­
look  is  the  magnificent  promise  of  the 
staple crops of this section.  The  condi­
tion of the crops and  satisfactory  prices 
in  everything  except  wheat  and  wool 
make it certain that, whatever the present 
scarcity of available money may be now, 
there is  a practical  certainty that  when 
the  crops  begin 
to  move  there  will 
be a  great improvement in  money facili­
ties.  This promising outlook should en­
courage our business men to put up with 
existing  inconveniences  with  patience 
and  cheerfulness.

Legitimate trade scored a  decisive vic­
tory last week.  The cases  of  the  three 
peddlers who were convicted in  the  Po­
lice Court of violating the peddling ordi­
nance,  and  who  entered  appeals  to  the 
Superior Court,  were  discontinued,  the 
peddlers paying the costs and taking out 
licenses.  This virtually ends  the  oppo­
sition to the ordinance,  as the  fight  was 
started in the first place by  a  third-rate 
lawyer,  whose only hope  was to  make  a 
little money out of the ignorance  of  the 
foreigners who were engaged in the ped­
dling business.  He probably discovered J 
that nothing more was to be  made  after 
his defeat in the Police  Court,  and,  see­
ing that his  influence  was  gone,  aban­
doned the cause. 
It was  in  the  nature 
of a farce-comedy  from  the  start,  with 
the attorney for the defense in  the  part 
of star comedian.  He filled  the  part  to 
perfection,  too. 
It had its  serious  side, 
however.  Here were  a  number  of  for­
eigners,  without the faintest  conception 
of what citizenship means, many of them 
degraded  to the  lowest  level  consistent 
with any  degree  of  civilization,  whose 
only  idea of the liberty which this coun­
try guarantees to all  within  its  borders 
is the liberty to do as they please,  in  de­
fiance of all law  and  authority,  encour­
aged in their law  breaking  and  anarch­
istic  proclivities  by  a  man  who  calls 
himself a lawyer,  who was born  and  ed­
ucated in this country,  and  who  claims 
to be an American citizen.  These people 
come here to make a  living—that is  good 
so far as it goes;  and if they would go to 
work and make  an  honest  living,  obey 
the laws and live honestly  and  decently, 
they would receive nothing  but  encour­
agement from every  right-thinking  per­
son. 
Instead of doing so, they  herd  to­
gether like animals in filthy  dens  which 
are hardly  fit  habitations  for  animals, 
live on  what  would  nauseate  a  decent 
person,  pay no taxes for the  support  of 
civil  institutions, and then propose to go 
into a business which enters  Into  direct 
competition  with  one  of  our  most  im­
portant commercial  interests—the  retail 
grocery  trade—which  pays  large  taxes 
and  is  a  necessity  to  the  comfort and 
convenience of  every  individual  in  the 
city.  Then, because  the  city  proposed 
to regulate a business  that  is  generally 
regarded as a nuisance,  and tax those en­
gaged in it,  there  was  a  howl  of  rage 
from the whole  dirty  pack.  The  howl 
dwindled to a whine when they saw that 
the city was in earnest and would enforce 
the regulation;  the Mayor and City Clerk

were besieged by them day after  day  in 
their frantic endeavors to obtain permis­
sion to peddle  without  paying  the  pre­
scribed fee. 
It  is to  be  regretted  that, 
in some instances,  they were  successful, 
the Mayor exercising the  “privilege”  of 
his office  and  granting  permits.  Those 
who  could  not  get  permits  refused  to 
take out licenses because others had per­
mits.  Then  “Lawyer”  McBride  came 
to the front with his “opinion” that  the 
ordinance was invalid,  advising the ped­
dlers not to pay the fee.  Then  the  fun 
began.  One peddler opened up  in front 
of police  headquarters,  so  certain  was 
he that  the  police  could  not  interfere 
with him.  He was promptly  “run  in,” 
however.  Several others were  arrested, 
but,  because of a flaw in  the  ordinance, 
the cases were discontinued.  The  ordi­
nance was subsequently amended by  the 
addition of inspection clauses,  and other 
arrests  immediately  followed.  These 
cases were tried in the Police  Court  be­
fore Judge Haggerty and a conviction se­
cured in every  instance.  Then,  with  a 
great  flourish  of  trumpets,  it  was  an­
nounced  that  an appeal would be  taken 
to the Superior  Court,  where  the  ordi­
nance,  which is  “an outrage upon Amer­
ican freedom,  sir,”  would  be  knocked 
higher than  Gilroy’s  kite.  Now  comes 
the  finale,  the  last  act  in 
the  farce. 
Three of the cases in  which  convictions 
were secured were to be  “taken up.” 
It 
was so announced by the “star.”  He had 
made his victims believe that Judge Hag­
gerty  would  not  convict.  But  Judge 
Haggerty did convict,  upon  as  positive 
testimony as was  ever given  in  a  court 
of law.  This weakened their confidence 
in the ability  of the “star”  to  play  his 
part out before the higher court,  and  he 
evidently realized he could  not,  so  that 
when the  stampede  began  he  made  no 
effort  to  stop 
it.  The  appeal  was 
dropped,  and even the three  men  whose 
cases  were  to  be  appealed,  took  out 
licenses.  Thus ended the farce,  and the 
next man who endeavors to persuade the 
peddlers that they need  not  pay  the  li 
cense fee had  better  use  the  telephone 
and keep at a safe distance.  They  have 
been duped,  and they know it.  Not only 
have they been compelled to pay the  fee 
for the license,  but they had to  “retain” 
Mr. McBride,  and,  finally,  pay the  costs 
of the suits.  This is  an  important  and 
decisive victory. 
It settles the peddling 
question,  at least for  this  season.  The 
only thing to be done now  is  to  enforce 
the  ordinance,  and  this  is  being  done 
right  along.  The  city  officials  have 
found that they have  the  decent  public 
on their side,  and are doing  all  in  their 
power to carry  out  the  public  will,  as 
expressed  in  the  ordinance.  Assistant 
City Attorney Carroll has proved himself 
to be the right man  in  the  right  place 
and  deserves  the  thanks  of  the entire 
community for his untiring efforts in the 
interests  of  law  and  legitimate  trade 
and too much praise cannot be given  the 
police department,  from  Superintendent 
Carr down,  for  their  vigilance  and  ac 
tivity.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—All  grades of  refined  declined 
%c  Monday, in  consequence  of  the de­
cline of  raw sugar in  London.  The lat­
ter decline  was  due  to  the  failure  of 
speculative holders  and does  not change 
the statistical position of the crop.

Oranges—Are in  very poor supply, but 
the supply is fully equal to the  demand. 
Last week’s prices are still in force.

Lemons—The hot weather is  the  only 
thing which keeps the price where  it  is, 
and the price is nothing  to  brag  about, 
considering  that  the  supply  is  hardly 
equal  to  the demand.  A  drop  in  the 
thermometer  means a drop in  the  price 
of lemons, while continued  hot  weather 
may, possibly,  enhance the  price  some­
what.  There is  no change in  the  price 
from last week.

Bananas—Easy,  with quotations  same 

as last week.

Meant W hat  He  Advertised.

A merchant at Skagit, Wash.,  thus an­
nounces his  intention  of  retiring  from 
business in a local paper:
1  am  going  to  close  out  my  entire 
stock of dry  goods,  clothing,  hats,  boots, 
shoes  and notions.  Also blankets,  com­
forts, lamps  and  glassware.  Hundreds 
of  useful  things  that  everybody needs. 
I don’t  want  ’em.  Come  and  get  ’em. 
They  will be  sold  at  a  price  that  will 
lift  ’em  from  my  store.  1  don’t want 
’em  and  won’t  have  ’em.  Have  been 
keeping store for forty-five years,  and its 
long enough. 
‘Nothing  in it.’  Goin’  to 
raise hogs.

Elmer Thompson, book-keeper for Per­
kins & Hess, goes to Kinderhook  Friday 
to spend a  week  with  his  brother.  He 
will be accompanied by his family.

The  Proof of the  Pudding  is  Ask­

ing  for  More.”

MOKERS  OSCE  SMOKERS  A L 

WAYS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED

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The great  10c Cigar,  and

¡Record  f^reaker,

The  Great  5c  Cigar.

Made on  Honor. 

Sold ou  Merit

First-Class Dealers  Everywhere.

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All the Novelties in  Lasts  and  Patterns.

State  Agents  Woonsocket  and  Lyco­

ming  Rubber  Co.

Dealers wishing to see the line address 
F.  A.  Cadwell,  33  Park  street,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

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T H E   Q U E ST IO N   O F  A N CE ST RY .
The people  who are  striving  to prove 
that  they are  descended  from beasts in­
stead of  from ancestors  who,  according 
to the most ancient records,  the most an­
cient human  remains  and  from  positive 
testimony of  the  most  ancient  descrip­
tion,  agreeing  with  existing laws  of  na­
ture,  were always of  the human species, 
propagating  after their  kind,  are  seri­
ously put about to find arguments to sup­
port their theories.  All their arguments 
are  built  upon  meie  fragmentary  sug­
gestions,  and are built upon theories,  not 
upon  facts.

Here is  an  example:  A  writer in  the 
Chicago Open  Court finds  great comfort 
in the fact that when people walk rapidly 
they swing  their  arms.  To him  this is 
the plainest  sort of  proof that  man was 
once a quadruped, going  upon four legs, 
but that by a long course of evolution he 
learned to  stand  on his hind  legs  like a 
bear or a monkey, and, finally, to use only 
his hind legs  in  the  process  of  locomo­
tion.  Another partisan of man’s beastly 
origin  asserts  that  to  the  pernicious 
habit of walking erect must be attributed 
many of  the diseases peculiar to women. 
If  they  had only  remained  quadrupeds 
they  would  have  been  free from  many 
complaints  to  which  they  are  subject. 
This  is,  of  course,  mere  assertion,  as 
there  is  not  a particle  of  proof  in any 
such  assumption,  and  none is  possible. 
The women of savage tribes walk  as con­
stantly  erect  as  do  those  of  civilized 
races,  but  they are  seldom,  if  ever, af­
flicted  with  organic  displacements  and 
disturbances to  which their civilized sis­
ters  are liable.  Disorders  that  may  be 
attributed  to  modes  of  dressing  have 
nothing to  do with the standing posture.
But the  writer who  sees in  the swing­
ing of the  arms of the human  pedestrian 
a relic of the four-footed gait which men 
are assumed to have once commonly used 
is confounded  with the fact that the bear 
standing  erect,  or  the  monkey  walking 
on his hind legs,  does not swing his fore­
legs  as if he were  actuated by the quad­
rupedal  instinct.  On  the  contrary,  he 
is  forced  to  balance  himself,  to  adjust 
the  altered  center of  gravity  to suit the 
new conditions, and  so he does  this, not 
by swinging his  forelegs,  but by moving 
them,  as does a tight rope  actor his pole, 
merely  as is required to preserve his equi­
librium.

The  joints  of  the  human  arms  are 
more akin  to  those  of  a  bird’s  wings. 
The  ostrich when he  runs flaps his rudi­
mentary wings  to  help  his  progression, 
and that  is  why  a man  swings  his arms 
when he  walks  fast.  Man  is  quite  as 
likely  to be  descended  from  a  bird as 
from a four-footed beast.

The conformation  of  man is  not fitted 
for four-footed  progression.  His  knees 
should  be in  his  arms  and  his  elbows 
should be in his legs to  suit such a mode 
of locomotion.  The  missing link  which 
connects  the ape  with  man  has  never 
been  found,  and,  until  he  shall be, he 
must be regarded as purely an imaginary 
creature.  Of  course, 
there  are  some 
men so beastly in their natures as to sug­
gest a  beastly  origin;  but  when  human 
beings have  a choice  of  ancestors,  it  is 
strange  they should  choose  an  ape  in­
stead  of  a  man  made  in  the  image  of 
God. 

F r a n k  Sto w ell.

The United States  has more merchant 
vessels, including those on inland waters 
as well  as those on  the ocean,  than any 
other nation.  The  figures  are:  United 
States,  24,383;  Great  Britain,  21,543; 
France,  15,047; Germany,  3,639.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Current.

D EM IN S.

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Lancaster,  staple...  654 

Amoskeag..............1254
9 oz...... 1354
brown .13
Andover.................1154
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
BB...  9
CC-...
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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blue  854 
“  d a  twist 1054 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
Amoskeag..............654
Persian dress 8 
Canton ..  8
AFC....... 1054
Teazle.. .1054 
Angola.. 1054 
Persian..  8 
Arlington staple—   63* 
Arasapha  fancy....  454
Arasapna  fancy....  454 
Bates Warwick dres  734 
staples.  654
Centennial.............  1054
Criterion.............. 1054
Cumberland staple.  554
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................454
Elfin.......................   754
Everett classics......854
Exposition............... 75*
Glenarle.................  65*
Glenarven................ 654
Glenwood.................734
Hampton.................. 654
Johnson Chalon cl 
54 
Indigo blue 954 
zephyrs__16

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........1254
brown....... 1254
Haymaker blue........ 754
brown...  754
Jeffrey.................... 1154
Lancaster................1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 1354
No. 220....13
No. 250....1154
No. 280.... 1054

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GINGHAM S.
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester............   554
Monogram..............  654
Normandie............... 754
Persian...................   8
Renfrew Dress........754
Rosemont................. 654
Slatersville............ 6
Somerset.................  7
Tacoma  ...............-.  754
Toil  duNord......... 1054
Wabash...................  754
seersucker..  754
Warwick...............   7
Whittenden............ 8
heather dr.  754 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook..............  8
Wlndermeer........... 5
York  ........................654

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag............ .. 16541Valley City..............1554
Stark.....................   1954 Georgia...................1954
American...............15541 Pacific.....................

THREADS.

KNITTING  COTTON.

Clark’s Mile End... .45  IBarbour's............... 86
Coats’, J. A P........ 45  Marshall's................ 81
Holyoke.................22541
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... — 37
“  16... ....38
39
*•  18... — 39
40
“  20... — 40
41
CAMBRICS.

White. Colored
42
43
44
45

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

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

No.

Slater.........
White Star.. 
Kid Glove  .. 
Newmarket.

....  434 ; Edwards................  454
...  454 Lockwood................ 454
....  454 Wood’s ..............  
  454
....  454¡Brunswick...............454
RED  FLANNEL.

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MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

IT W......................... 2254
F T ............. 
3254
J R F , XXX............ 35
Buckeye..................3254

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
954
1054
1154
1254

Fireman.................3254
Creedmore............. 2754
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 2754
Red A Blue,  plaid..40
Grey SR W.............1754
Western W .............1854
Union R.................2254
DR P ......................1854
Windsor.................1854
Flushing XXX........ 2354
6 oz Western..........20
Union  B................22541 Manitoba.................2354
Nameless...... 8  @ 9541 
...... 9  @1054
.......  854@10  I 
....... 
1254
Brown. Black.
1054
1154
12
20

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Slate. Brown. Black. Slate
95* 1054
954
1054 1154
1054
1154 12
1154
1254 20
1254
Severen. 8 oz..........   954
May land, 8 oz......... 1054
Greenwood, 754 oz..  954 
Greenwood, 8 oz— 1154 
Boston, 8 oz............ 1054
White, doz..............25  IPer bale, 40 dos
Colored, dos.......... 20  ¡Colored  “ 
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Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
“  Best.............1054
••  Bait  AA......1254
L............................. 754
G..............................854
Cortlcelll, dos.........85  [Cordcelll  knitting,

West  Point, 8 oz— 1054 
10 oz  ...K k
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Raven, lOoz.............1354
Stark 
.............1354
Boston, 10 oz............1254
WADDINGS.
IS 50 
7 50
Pawtucket...............1054
Dundle...................   9
Bedford...................1054
Valley  City.............1054
K K ......................... 1054

1054
1154
12
20

SEWING  SILK.

per 540s  ball........30

twist, doz..40 
50yd,doz..40  I
HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A Whlte..l0  INo  4 Bl’k A White..15
“  2 
..20
“ 
..25
3 
No 2—20, M C.........50  INo 4—15  F  854........ 40

..12 
“ 8 
-12  j  “  10 

siLEsiAS.

PINS.

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6 

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“ 
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No 2.

COTTON  TAPE.
-15 
“  10 
-18  |  “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.
....28  IN08...
NBEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1 401 Steamboat...............   (0
Crowely’s................1  85 Gold  Eyed..............1  50
Marshall's...............1 00| American............... 1  00
5-4.  -2  25  6—4...3 2515—4....1  95  6 -4 .-2  95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

COTTON TWINES

“ ....2 10  “  ...3 lo)
Cotton Sail Twine..28
Crown.............. ...12
Domestic................1854
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.................... 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I XL........................1854
Alabama...................6St
Alamance................. 654
Augusta...................754
A r sapha..................6
Georgia.....................65*
G ranite..................  53*
Haw  River.............. 5
Haw  J ....................   5

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

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Mount  Pleasant__ 654
Oneida....................  5
Prymont...............   53*
Kandel man..............g
Riverside...............   55*
Sibley A...........  ...  65*
Toledo....................

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A tlas  S oap

Is Manufactured 

only  by

HENRY  PASSÖLT, 

Sagiuaw,  Mich.

For general lanndry and  family 

washing  purposes.

Only brand of first-class laundry 

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Talley.

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

People’s
Typewriter.

Retail  price, $20 each.
Ageuts wanted in every town in the state.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.

Booksellers  and  Stationers,

2 0   &  22  MONROE  ST., 
GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

Chas. B. Kelsey, Pres. 

E. B. Seymour, Sec’y 

J. W. Hannen, Supt.

‘'Chicago” Linen Hinge and

Mullins Patent Flat Opening Books. 
Telephone 1243.  89 Pearl street,  Old  Houseman 

SPECIAL.  BOOK  BINDING. 

Block,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

K en t. 99

Directly Opposite Union  11  pot.

AMERICAN  FLAN
RATES,  $2 FEB DAY
STEAM  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC  BELL8
FREE  BAGGAGE  TRANSFER  FROM  UNION
D EPO T.

BEACH  i  BOOTH,  Props.

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Adriatic.................7
Argyle....................  6
Atlanta A A.............6
Atlantic A..............  63*
H................654
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P .............  5*
D..............  6
“ 
“  LL..............5
Amory.....................63*
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A..  55*
Blackstone O, 32__  5
Black Crow............ 6
Black  Rock  .............654
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A — ......... 5 5*
Cavanat V..............554
Chapman cheese cl.  3%
Clifton  C R ............ 554
Comet..................... 6%
Dwight Star............  6%
CliftonCCC...........  654

U N BLEA CH ED   COTTONS.Arrow Brand  5 
World Wide.  6
“  LL............... 454
Full Yard Wide...... 654
Oeorgla  A..............654
Honest Width......... 654
Hartford A ............ 5
Indian Head...........  354
King A  A................654
KingKC.................  5
Lawrence  L L ........5
Madras cheese cloth 644
Newmarket  G........554
B........   5
N........ 654
DD....  654
X ........654
Nolbe R..................  5
Our Level  Best...... 6
Oxford  R...............   6
Pequot....................  7
Solar.......................6
Top of the  Heap__7
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal............   754
Green  Ticket......... 854
Great Falls.............   654
Hope....................... 754
Just  Out........  454® 5
King Phillip...........  754
OP.....  754
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale...........  @ 854
Middlesex........   @ 5
No Name................ 754
Oak View............... 6
Our Own................   554
Pride of the West.. .12
Rosalind...................754
Sunlight..................  454
Utica  Mills............ 854
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vlnyard..................  854
White Horse...........6

A B C .  ...................854
Amazon...................8
Amsburg.......  ...... 7
Art  Cambric..........10
Blackstone A A......  754
Beats All................   454
Boston................... 12
Cabot......................   754
Cabot,  X.................  654
Charter  Oak...........554
Conway W..............754
Cleveland.............. 654
Dwight Anchor......854
shorts.  8
Edwards................. 6
Empire....................7
Farwell...................754
Fruit of the  Loom.  854
Fitchvllle  ............  7
First Prize..............7
Fruit of the Loom X-  754
Falrmount..............454
Full Value..............  654 
Cabot......................   7541 Dwight Anchor
Farwell...................8  |

“  Rock.
HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Unbleached 

Housewife  A...........554

Bleached.
Housewife  G__
R ...
s
T.
U. 
V.. w.
X.
Y.
Z. 

6*.7
-754
.854•954
10
1054
1154
1254
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1354

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

......834
....  854 
95*
...10 
....1054 
.
...11 
.
....21 
.
....1454
CARPET  WARP.

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PRINTS.

DRESS  GOODS.

Peerless, white.......18  ¡Integrity  colored...20
colored— 20  White Star..............18
Integrity.................18541 
“  colored..20
Hamilton................ 8  Nameless..................20
.25
.2754
.30
.3254
.35

9
G G  Cashmere.......20
Nameless  ..............16
.18
CORSETS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

Coraline.....................89 50
Wonderful.................84 50
Schilling’s ...................9 00
Brighton......................4 75
Davis  Waists......   9 00
Bortree’s ...................  9 00
Grand  Rapids........4 50
Abdominal............15 00
Armory..................   654INaumkeagsatteen..  754
Androscoggin......... 75*1 Rockport....................654
Blddeford.............   6  Conestoga.................754
Brunswick....... 
..  654|Walworth...............654
Allen turkey  reds..  6
Berwick fancies 
654
robes...........6
Clyde Robes —
pink a purple 6
Charter Oak fancies 454 
buffs...........  6
Del Marine cashm’s.  6 
pink  checks.  6
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone  fancy...  6 
staples  ........  6
shirtings...  6 
chocolat  6 
American  fancy—   554 
rober  ...  6 
American indigo...  6 
sateens..  6 
American shirtings.  154 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
staple....  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Manchester fancy..  6 
Arnold 
“  —   6
new era.  6 
Arnold  Merino. . . .   6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
long cloth B.IO54 
“ 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  454 
Repp furn .  854
“ 
“  C.  854
“ 
century cloth 7
Pacific fancy..........6
“  gold seal......1054
robes..............654
Portsmouth robes...  654 
“  green seal TR1054 
“  yellow seal..1054
Simpson mourning..  6
“  serge............ 1154
greys........  6
solid black.  6 
“  Turkey red.. 1054 
Washington indigo.  654 
“ 
“  Turkey robes..  754
“  India robes___ 754
“  plain Tky X 54  854 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................. 654
Martha Washington
Turkey red 54........ 754
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........   954
Rlverpolntrobes  ...  554
Windsor fancy........ 654
Indigo  Dine..........1054

Ballou solid black..
“  colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and orange...  6 
Berlin solids...........  554
oil blue.... ..  6  '
“  green  . ..  6
Foulards
.  554
red u ....
-   954
“  x  ...
..10
“  4 4  ..
“  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy.......6
“  madders...  6
“  XXtwills..  6
“ 
solids.........53*
Harmony................  5
AC A....................13
Amoskeag A C A.... 1254
Hamilton N............ 754
Pemberton AAA.... 16
York.......................1054
D............ 854
Awning..11
Swift River............ 754
Farmer......................8
Pearl  River........... 12
First Prise............. 1054
Warren...................1354
Lenox M ills...........18
C 
o g a............. 16
Atlanta,  D..............  654|Stark  A 
..............8
Boot........................  654 No  Name...........  
Clifton, K ...............7  ¡Topof  Heap............9

gold  ticket

COTTON  DRILL.

TICKINGS.

.  754

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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Cohesion as  Applied to  the  Retail Gro­

cers’ Association.

Cohesion,  as  every one  knows,  is one 
of  the  fundamental  laws  of  nature. 
There  could be  no  order,  no  harmony, 
nothing  but  direst  confusion  and  dis­
aster without the law of  cohesion. 
It is 
more than law; it is force—force so pow­
erful  that  It  will  hold  the  body,  upon 
which it  is  operating,  together,  though 
all its kindred forces  be in opposition to 
it. 
It is  the  force  by which  all  bodies, 
whether  solid  or  liquid,  are  bouud  to­
gether,  and  is  an  absolute  necessity in 
all  organisms  and  organizations.  Na­
ture would go to  pieces but for this law.
All  organizations,  whether  of  matter 
or of men,  depend upon the force of cohe­
sion  for continued  existence.  How long 
would this  great Republic  hold together 
but  for  this  wonderful 
law,  which, 
stronger  than all  individual or  local in­
fluences  (forces),  binds  the seventy mil­
lions  of  atoms 
into  one  harmonious 
whole?  What  is  true  of  the  Nation is 
equally  true  of  the  state  and of  each 
community in the state;  is true of  every 
organization  of  men  for  any  purpose 
whatever.  Certain  conditions  must ob­
tain if  this  law is to  have its full effect, 
and its effect will  be seen in  varying de­
gree  as  these  conditions  are  or are  not 
found in the  body in which  it is  operat­
ing. 
Its  fullest  effect is  seen when the 
particles of  the body are  like,  and when 
the particles of the body are  in apparent 
contact.

for 

sympathy 

cohesion as applied to the Retail Grocers’ 
Association. 
Intelligence  mu3t  recog­
nize the necessity for “sticking together,” 
for only as it is  seen  that  there  can  be 
nothing  done  which  will  benefit  the 
grocers as a class so long as  each grocer 
is a distinct and  separate  “atom,”  hav­
ing  no 
the  other 
atoms,” each  having  a  separate  exis­
tence  and  separate  interests,  will  there 
be any  tendency  on the part of the indi­
viduals  to  “come  together”  in  a body. 
Grocers  must  think,  and  think  beyond 
the confines of the  four  walls which en­
close their stock.  Their  thinking  must 
comprehend all the members of the class 
to which they  belong,  for,  when all are 
thinking towards a common end,  and not 
each for himself alone, then will be gen­
erated that mutual sympathy,  or  attrac­
tion,  without which there can be  no  ef­
fective  or  permanent  organization.  A 
recognition of the relation of the parts to 
the  whole,  of  each  individual grocer to 
the  grocery  trade,  will  tend to bind all 
together into a solid,  compact body,  pre­
pared  to  resist  every  disintegrating in­
fluence  which  can  be  brought  to  bear 
upon it.  There are  many  reasons  why 
the retail grocers ought to be united as a 
body, moving  together  as  by a common 
impulse,  unified  by  common  interests 
and mutual sympathy; there is absolutely 
no reason  whv  they  should  remain  as 
scattered atoms, each  liviug  for  himself 
alone,  warring  not  upon  the 
forces 
which are opposed  to  the  business,  but 
upon those who are engaged in the  busi­
ness. 

Da n ie l Abbott.

Let us  see how  this will  apply to the 
Retail Grocers’ Association.  The organ­
ization could not live a  day but for cohe­
sion,  and the full operation of the law of 
cohesion,  here  as  elsewhere,  depends 
upon the  conditions named  above.  The 
particles  (members)  are  like, 
that  is, 
they belong to the  same class,  or are en­
gaged in  the  same  calling. 
In  nature, 
particles of matter which are  like have a 
mutual  sympathy,  attraction,  each  for 
the  other.  Retail  grocers  have, 
ought  to  have,  mutual  sympathy,  for 
they  have  identical  interests;  what,  in 
business,  will  be  beneficial  to one,  will 
be beneficial to all;  what  will  injure one 
will injure all.

Then,  again,  in nature,  the full opera­
tion of  this law  can only  be seen  when 
the particles  of  matter  which it  unites 
are in apparent contact.  The  retail gro 
cers  must get  together;  they must come 
in contact  one with another,  or the inti 
mate relation in which each stands to the 
other will never be recognized. 
It is the 
mutual  sympathy  of  the parts  for each 
other  which  makes  it  possible  for  the 
body to  “stick  together,”  and there can 
be no  such  thing  as  sympathy,  one  for 
the other, unless the parts are “in touch.
It  will  readily  be  seen  that  no  law 
could be made, no force put in operation 
which has so much  depending upon it as 
has the law of cohesion,  without  the ex 
ercise of judgment and will  based  upon 
intelligence.  There is so  much at stake 
so  much 
that  is  vitally  necessary  to 
man’s existence and well-being,  depend­
ing upon the constant  operation  of  this 
law  that  one  does  not  care  to  believe 
that it was simply a development of  nat­
ural  circumstances,  or,  what  is  worse, 
that it came by  chance.  One  naturally 
prefers to believe that it was intelligence 
which recognized  the  necessity for such 
a law.  and that the same intelligence still 
sees the necessity and  will  continue  to 
keep it in operation.

So  with  the  operation  of  the law of

Good  Report from the M.  C. T. A.
D e t r o it ,  July 20—At the last meeting 
of the Board of Trustees of  the M. C.  T. 
A., the  'death proofs  of Lucius  A.  Ran­
dall,  who  died  June  10,  was  presented 
and ordered  paid  in the  «urn of  $2,500. 
The  Board also  ordered Advance  Death 
Assessment  No. 2  for  1893,  which  will 
close August 21.  We  have  so  far  this 
year admitted thirty-nine new  members.

D.  Mobbis,  Sec’y.

ure.  P leasant-S afe-

Peck ham’s “I
SiCroup~ROUP  O

FECK HAWS 
'roup  R em edy 
h e  C hildren's 
g h   Cure.  Pleasaut-.Safe-C ertain.  Get  a 
you may need it
bottle  today:  m-n 
to n ig h t.  One (  
r A l
i n  dose  w ill prove
ts value. Save 
I  U U p t h e   C hildren!
W hooping-Cough.  Croup  Colds,  Co ughs, 
luieuly yield to  its  use 
K eep it at hand.  Lari 
bottles25c.  All druggis

-Remedy

PRICE  TO  THE  TRADE:

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

cent, with 6 doz.

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

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy in  fu ll  packages.

AUGUR8 AND BITS. 

dlB.

55
^

Snell’s ........................................................... 
Pnnk’fi 
...................................................  
Jennings’, genuine......................................
Jennings’,  Imitation......................................
First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................# 7 00
D.  B. Bronze..........................  i» 00
8. B. 8. Steel...........................  8 60
D. B. Steel..............................13 50
d ig ,
Railroad................................................•••;* J* 00

BARROW S. 

•7 
‘ 
« 

A XES.

b o l t s. 

d is .

Stove..............................................................S?*in
Carriage new list...........................................
Plow.............................................................. 40* ^
Sleigh shoe...................................................
BUCKETS.
Well, plain  ................................................. • 3 50
Well, swivel.
b u t t s -OAST.'.................. dis 
™ire(i 
...................704 
Cast Loose Pin, figured 
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint..............60*.0

h a m m e r s .

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

Wrought Loose Pin...................................... 60*10 
Wrought O T e ™ ..; ..................................OOAIO | Majrdole  * Co.’. ......................................
Wrought Inside Blind.................................60*10  K lp i.......................................................
Wrought Brass............................................1 * 5
Blind,  Clark’s............................................. TO&IO
Blind,  Parker’s............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70
Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892..............C0&10
Grain......................................................dis. 50*02
Cast Steel..............................................per®>  5
Ely’s 1-10............................................. perm 
“ 
Hick’s C. P ............................................ 
G. D ....................................................  
Musket.................................................. 
“ 

HANGERS. 

CROW BARS.

CRADLES.

65
60
35
60

CARTRID6K8.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE FURNISHING  GOODS.

25
Yerkes 4 Plumb’s..................................dis. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.................. —  80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand  ...80c40*10 
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ........  .................... dls.60A10
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4*4  14  and
longer.......................................................  814
Screw Hook and  Bye, 14.........................net 
10
•• 
9i..........................net  814
“ 
5£..........................net  714
« 
“ 
“ 
“  %..........................net  714
Strap and T ...........................................dis. 
50
dlS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60*10
Kettles........................................................... 60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped Tin Ware.............................. new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 3814*10
Blight...................................................  70*10410
Screw  Byes.............................................70*10410
Hook’s..  ................................................ 70410*10
Gate Hooks and Byes...................... 
70*10*10
<Hs.7o
Stanley Rale and Level  Co.’s .....................
9
Sisal, 14 Inch and larger.........................  ■ • 
Manilla.........................................................  13
dis.
Steel and Iron.............................................. 
 
 
Try and Bevels...................................  
M itre..........................................................
Com.  Smooth.
Nos. 10 to  14.....................................$4 05
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................4 05
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 06
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 05
Nos. 25 to 26 .....................................  4 25
No. 27 ...............................................   4 45
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19,’86  .....................................dis. 
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A..................................  “ 
“ 
“  White  B................................  ‘ 
“ 
Drab B...................................  “ 
“  White C..................................“ 

75
60
20
Com. 
$2 95 
3 05 
3 05 
3  15 
3 25 
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

l e v e l s. 
ROPES.

wire g o o d s. 

sheet iron.

50
50
56
50
55
85

squares. 

dis.

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dlS.

SAWS. 

TRAPS. 

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

Solid Byes............................................ per ton $25
20
70
50
30
30

“ 
Sliver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot, —  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot—  
“  Champion  and  Klee trie  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot....................’■....................... 

dlB.
Steel, Game.............................................. 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ........... 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s  ... 
70
Mouse,  choker................................... 18cperdos
Mouse, delusion...............................81.50 per doz
dis.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppened Market  ..........................................  60
Tinned Market........................................  6214
Coppered Spring  Steel...........................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  2 80
painted.....................................  2 40

WIRE. 

“  < 

HORSE NAILS.

wrenches. 

An  Sable...........................................dis.  40*10
Putnam..........................................  
dftvSS
N orthwestern................................  
dis. 10*10
dis.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
dlS.
Birdcages....................... ...........................
75*10
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
Screws, New List..................................   ■ ■ •
Casters, Bed a  .d Plato...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METALS.
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

280
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars.......................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2*4c per pound.
680 pound  casks........................................... 
644
Per pound...................................................  
•
14014..................................................................
BxtraWiping ....................... ................
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s......................................  
18
TIN—MEL YN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................ $7
14x2010, 
I
ioxu it, 
9

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Bach additional X on this grade, 91.75.

BOOTING PLATES

TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

10X14IC,  Charcoal.......................................$6
®
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8
14x20 IX, 
9
Bach additional X on thli grade 11.50.
14x80 IC, 
14x80 IX, 
80X28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
80x28 IC, 
20x28 IX,
14x28 IX.
i4x8i  K . .V.7.7.7.V.V..’.  V
14x5« IX, for No. 8 Boiler«, I 
14x60 IX,  “ 

•  Worcester..........................   6
..........................   8
« 
'* 
13
 
‘  Allaway  Grade................  6
7
i* 
i* 
12
» 
15
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. 

. w
ponna.... 

f ^   ^

“ 
•• 
» 

•• 
<• 
« 

“ 9 

 
 
 

“ 

“ 

 
 
 

^

 

 

8
S
S
8
S
S
S

 

S
S

io 

 

8

C H ISELS. 

d lB .
Socket Firm er.............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................TO*}«
Socket Corner............................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks...............................................70*10
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40 
Curry,  Lawrence’s 
25
H o tch k iss
White Crayons, per  gross..............12®1214 dis. 10

c o m bs. 

:hJ

d is .

CHALK.
COPPER.

 

“ 

dis.

drills. 

ELBOWS.

dripping pass.

28
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
26
14x52,14x56,14x60 .......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
23
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
23
Bottoms...........................................................     25
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks..................................... 
50
50
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
50
Morse’s Taper Shank......
Small slses, ser pound................................  
07
  614
Large sizes, per pound..............................  
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................doi. net 
75
40
Corrugated........................................... dis 
Adjustable............................................dis. 40*10
dlS.
Clark’s, small, $18;  large, $26...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30............................ 
25
dis.
..................................
60*10
New American  ......  
Nicholson’s ..................................................60&I0
Heller’s .........................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .................................. 
50
28 j
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and 24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
16 
17
dis.
dis.

files—New List. 
 

13 
Discount, 60

knobs—New List. 

GALVANIZED IRON.

14 
GAUGES. 

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

12 

15 

 

 

dis.

dlS.

NAILS

mattocks.

locks—door. 

MAULS. 
MILLS. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....................  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................  
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
55
Door,  porcelsin, trimmings......................... 
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *  Co.’s ............................ 
“5
Branford’s ................................................... 
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
56
Adse Rye........................... .$16.00, dis. 60
Hunt Bye......................................... $16.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s. .....................................$18.50, dis. 20*10.
diS.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
50
dlS.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s........................ 
  40
 
40
«  p. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cla rk’s ................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine.........................................
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
2E
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel and Wire,
Steel nails, case.....................................• ‘¿ m l  59
Wire nails, base.....................................1  75@l  so
60.................................................... Base 
—
50......................................................
40......................................................
30......................................................
20......................................................
16......................................................
............................
10......................................................
8...........................
7 * 6 .................................................
............................
3.......................................................
Fine ......................................
Case  10..................................
8..................................
6..................................
Finish 10................................
..................................
..................................
Clinch; 10...............................
8..............................
6...............................
Barren %.............................
p l a n e s .
Ohio Tool Co.’«, fancy................................   O’”
8c!ota Bench........................................
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy......................  040
Bench,first quality....................■................  Of0
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood........... 50*10
Fry,  Acme.............................................iK!'60-*!
Common, polished................................
Iron and  Tinned..........................................« ,1 a
Copper Rivets and Burs............................... 
to
*.A ’’ Wood’s patent planished. Noe 84 to 27  10 20
I “B” Wood’s pat planished, Nos. 26 to 27...  9 20

_  _____ pat. p ___
Broken paoki i(a per pound extra

p a t e n t  p l a n is h e d  ir o n .

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8

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

MichiganTradesman
A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO TRE

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

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please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement in 
T h e   M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A. STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  26,  1893.

TOO  M UCH  ED U C A TIO N .

There is an excessive supply of highly 

educated men in Germany.

Every  able-bodied  male  between  the 
ages  of  18 and 45 years is liable to mili­
tary duty in  the  German  Empire.  Not 
only is he liable, but he must serve.  He 
must  enter the active service and gradu­
ate through  the  entire  course  until  he 
comes into the reserve.  The laws of ser­
vice are  very  strict,  nevertheless  they 
favor the educated classes,  since univer­
sity  students  have  privilegs  which  en­
able them to reside at home and complete 
their  studies,  while professional men of 
all descriptions enjoy certain exemptions 
from  the  drudgery  of  a  soldier’s  life. 
One  large  result  of  these  laws  is  that 
young meu  who desire to escape the hard­
ships  of  military  service  have  entered 
the universities and educated themselves 
for  professional  pursuits.  This sort of 
thing  has  gone  on  until  men with uni­
versity education are  largely  in  excess 
of the supply and find  it difficult to earn 
a  subsistence  in following  their profes­
sions.

impelling 

In  order  to  remedy the evils growing 
out of this state of affairs an effort is be­
ing made  to ship the excessive supply of 
professionals  to  foreign  countries.  A 
circular  letter  addressed  to  prominent 
parties  in  this  country,  sets  forth  the 
situation. 
It says,  in effect,  that especi­
ally  in  the learned professions a super­
abundance  of  forces  and talents is con­
tinually  increasing  and 
its 
possessors  to  seek fields and opportuni­
ties for their application in foreign lands, 
being 
led  by  the  same  impulses  that 
drove  men  from  the  fatherland to  dis­
tant climes.  The missionary spirit from 
time  immemorial  sent  forth  the  clergy­
men,  but  now  physicians,  pharmacists, 
chemists, engineers, jurists,  teachers and 
others would be willing  to seek their for­
tune  abroad  if  anyone call  them, or at 
least  instruct  them  about  the  places 
where  they  might  display their talents 
and  utilize 
their  education.  Aimless 
and  aidless  this  surplus  of  forces  will 
waste at  home,  aidless  and  aimless  it 
will  exhaust  itself  abroad,  unless it be 
rightly  informed  and  guided by special 
agencies  and  organizations  established 
in  its behalf.
Education 

in  the  German 

univer­

in 

for 

their 

yearly 

studies 

is  considered  very 

thorough, 
sities 
go 
and  many  Americans 
the  purpose  of 
to  Germany 
extending 
those 
celebrated  institutions  of  learning,  and 
when they  return  to  their own  country 
they have no  difficulty in  securing posts 
of  instruction  in our best  schools.  But 
would  it be  desirable  to  encourage  the 
wholesale  immigration  of  these univer­
sity men?  How would it affect our home 
supply  of  teachers  and  professionals? 
The American theory  is that  it is impos­
sible to have too many educated citizens, 
and,  if  it  were  possible,  every  citizen 
should be  given a  university  education. 
In  one  sense  this  is all  right. 
In a re­
public every citizen  should  have  an op­
portunity and the best  facilities possible 
for doing  his best  work and  developing 
his talents to the  highest point. 
It is by 
competition that  the best  results are se­
cured  in  any  department of  life.  Not 
all can  reach the  summit, bat  each can 
advance as far as bis  abilities  will carry 
him,  and each individual should  be stim­
ulated to put forth his best efforts.

Unfortunately,  there  is  a  notion,  too 
commonly  entertained,  that  education 
unfits men for manual work.  It is impos­
sible to dispense with hand skill.  Hand­
icraftsmen are precisely  as necessary  as 
are brain-workers. 
If  education has the 
effect  of  unfitting  men  for  handwork, 
there  is  something  wrong  in  it.  But 
T h e  T radesm an  does  not  take  any 
It is  only a lit­
stock in such  a notion. 
tle learning that is  dangerous. 
It is the 
smatterer  who  is  accurate  and  well- 
informed in  nothing that  is undesirable 
for any sort of  work.  Thoroughly  edu­
cated men,  provided  they are all right in 
character,  habits and  health,  are  good, 
no  matter  where 
they  are  placed. 
Their education  is no bar  to any sort of 
excellence.  The more of  them the  bet­
ter it will be for our  great Republic.

T H E   W O R L D ’S  M ONEY.

The  history of  modern  finance  dates 
from  the  discovery  of  America.  Then 
were opened to Europe the rich gold and 
silver mines  of  Mexico,  Peru  and other 
parts  of  Central  and  South  America. 
The spirit of discovery and foreign adven­
ture having been aroused by the voyages 
of the great Genoese, other nations,  such 
as Portugal,  Holland and  England,  imi­
tated the example of  Spain in colonizing 
and  conquests  in  the  Indies,  both  East 
and West

It is  estimated that  in 1492  there was 
in Europe a total stock of  coined money, 
both of gold  and  silver, of  £34,000,000, 
equal to $170,000,000 of our money.  The 
total population  of  Europe was  40,000,- 
000, making to each  head of  population, 
$4.25.
1  Up to 1492,  and long  afterwards, busi­
ness  was  done for  cash  in  coin  or for 
barter.  There was no  paper money and 
foreign  bills  of  exchange  were  not  in 
use.

The chronic state of war which existed 
' in all countries  since the  fall  of the Ro­
man  Empire had produced a state of  na­
tional  disquiet  which  had  impaired  all 
national credits,  and no loans  were made 
save  on  pledge  or  pawn  of  valuables. 
National  and  personal credit  are  the re­
sult  of long periods of  peace and  of ex­
tensive commercial  intercourse and gen­
eral  prosperity,  and of confidence begot­
ten  by such  conditions.  Paper  money 
and hanking are the fruits of civilization.
To-day  the  commercial  nations  of 
Europe  and  America  can  no  longer  be

Gold

silver, 

Countries

separated  from  the  rest  of  the  world. 
embraces  every  country  and 
Trade 
brings  them  into  business 
relations. 
Once there  was a time  when  India  was 
thought of only as a  country to be plun­
dered.  Now  it  is a  commercial  power, 
and the shutting of  its mints against sil­
ver makes at once a most serious impres 
sion  upon  every  other  trading  nation. 
An  estimate,  recently  made  by  the  di­
rector of the  United  States Mint,  of  the 
total amount of  gold and silver coin and 
paper  money in  the  world,  gives,  gold, 
$3,632,000,000; 
$3,968,000,000; 
paper  money not  covered by deposits of 
bullion,  $2,285,000,000,  making  a grand 
total of  $9,885,000,000,  while  the  earth 
has a  population  of  some  1,200,000,000 
people.  What a contrast compared  with 
the condition of  the  world’s  finances in 
1492,  as shown  $bove. 
In the statement 
of the  world’s money the  chief  nations 
are credited as follows:
Silver
$100,000,000
Great Britain......... ...  $550,000,000
France................... ...  800,000,000
700,000,00)
...  600,000,000 .  210,000,000
Germany..............
575,000,000
United  States......
...  654,000,000
55,000,000
Belgium...............
65,000,000
Italy.....................
50,200,000
93,605,000
Switzerland.........
15,000,  (*)
15,000,000
2,000,000
4,000.000
Greece..................
...  100,000,000
125,000,000
Spain....................
10,000,000
Portugal..............
40,000,000
Austria-Hungary..
31.330,000
90,000,000
Netherlands........
25,000,000
65,000,000
10,coo,000
32,000,000
Scaudanavian Union. 
Russia..................
60,000,000
190,000,' 00
50,000,000
Turkey..................
45,060,000
Australia..............
7,000,000
...  100,eco,O' 0
...  100,000,000
15,000,000
Egypt...................
50,000,000
Mexico.................
5,000,000
500,000
Central  America..
45,000,000
South America__
25,000,000
Japan ..................
50,000,000
90,000,000
900.000. 
India....................
700.000. 
China  ..................
Canada................
Cuba, Hayti,  etc...

5,000,000
2,000,000
Totals................. -..*3,632,935,000 $3,938,700,000
the  silver
It  will  be  observed  that
countries in the order of  the quantities
held as money are  India,  China,  France
and the United States.  The gold coun-
tries are France,  the  United States, Ger­
many and Great  Britain.  France has an 
immense  stock  of  silver,  but  is  also 
largely provided with gold.  The United 
States should  have  no  difficulty in han­
dling the  present  stock  of  silver,  pro­
vided it be put into  circulation and kept 
there and  a gold supply for the Treasury 
be secured.

16,000,000
20,000,f 00

.  . 

O PPO RTU N ITY   FO R   C O U N T E R FE IT ­

E R S.

The present price of silver presents an 
unexampled opportunity for counterfeit­
ers.  Pure  silver  can  be  bought  at  71 
cents an ounce.  An ounce of silver con­
tains 480 grains troy.  Take  of  it  371% 
grains of pure metal and  40%  grains  of 
copper  and  coin  into  a  dollar  of  the 
proper fineness  and weight.  Of  course, 
in  stamp  and  external  appearance  it 
must be an exact imitation of  the  genu­
It will  be  of  precisely  the  same 
ine. 
It will contain about 
weight and value. 
55 cents’ worth of silver. 
It  will  be  in 
every  way as good  as the geauine,  save 
that it  is  made  without  the  sanction  of 
the law,  and will,  therefore,  be  a  coun­
terfeit,  and those  who  make  it  will  be 
subject to  the penalties of the law.  Nev­
ertheless,  if  perfectly  made,  the  mint 
and treasury authorities will  be  unable 
to detect it from the genuine.

Such a coin,  containing 55 cents’ worth 
of silver,  can be manufactured  in  large 
quantities  at  a  cost  not  exceeding  10 
cents apiece. 
It will cost  to  its  manu­
facturers 65 cents,  and can be  put  upon 
the market without fear of detection,  for 
100 cents,  leaving to the  counterfeiter  a 
profit of 35 cents.  Of course,  the  coun­
terfeiter would require dies and^a  coin­

ing press as good as those in use  by  the 
UDited States, but the  unlimited  oppor­
tunity for business,  the large  profit  and 
security from detection invite to the  en­
terprise.  Counterfeit  coins  are  com­
monly made of base metal,  but  when  a 
money metal becomes so  vastly  cheaper 
than its official  stamped  value  as  that 
counterfeit coins can  be profitably made 
of it, then some readjustment  of  values 
is necessary.

IN   A U ST R A L IA .

T H E   C R ISIS 
The results of  the financial crisis pre­
vailing in  Australia  are now  beginning 
to become manifest.  The recent advices 
from that country report  the  prevalence 
of  widespread distress  as a sequel to the 
stagnation  to general business  resulting 
from the  immense  shrinkage  in  values, 
the shaking of  confidence  and the disas­
ters to so many of  the Australian banks.
The  great  number  of  bank  failures 
have  tied up the deposits of  a very large 
number of  persons and  have withdrawn 
a large  amount  of  money  from circula­
tion.  As a  result, a  general  process  of 
contraction has  followed,  which  has put 
a stop to  manufacturing enterprise, par­
alyzed  trade and  thrown  large numbers 
of people out of employment.

All these  disasters  are  directly  trace­
able  to 
the  extraordinary  expansion 
which  took  place  in  Australia  a  few 
years  ago.  During  the boom  period all 
sorts  of  enterprises  were  overdone. 
There  were investments in  real estate to 
000
000
fabulous  limits  which  absorbed  vast 
sums of  money.  The  actual  expansion 
of  the business  of  the  country  was not 
commensurate with the vast investments 
made, and,  as a  result,  there has been  a 
steady  contraction,  culminating  in  the 
recent panic.

The crisis  in  Australia  is one  of  the 
most conspicuous  instances of  the inevi­
table reaction which  must always follow 
undue  inflation,  and  should  serve  as  a 
lesson to those sections in our own coun­
try where  there is a tendency to inaugu­
rate fictitious booms.

T h e  T radesm an  gives  place, 

this 
week,  to an interesting description of the 
recent  cheese  poisoning  cases at Mans­
field, Ohio.  Such  cases  are of frequent 
occurence,  Michigan  having had her due 
share  of  such  troubles,  although of re­
cent  years  she  has been singularly free 
from poisoning cases. 
It is a peculiarity 
of  poisoning  by  cheese that no one has 
ever  died  from  this cause.  This state­
ment  is  made  on  the  authority  of Dr. 
Vaughan, the discoverer  of tyroloxicon, 
who bases the statement  on scientific re­
searches covering  a period  of more than 
200 years.  ________________
From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  T h e 
T radesm an office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade:

E.  W.  Pickett, Wayland.
Geo.  H. Smith,  Pearle.
J.  C. Neuman & Co.,  Dorr.
A. W. Fenton, Bailey.
N.  Bouma,  Fisher.
Thurston & Co., Central Lake.
E. E. Hewitt,  Rockford.
Seymour Hunting,  Rockford.
E. T. Coombs, Edgerton.
Jackson Coon,  Rockford.
R.  B.  Gooding, Gooding.
H. C. Carpenter & Son, Woodland.
Geo. S. Curtiss, Edgerton.
B.  I.  Whelpley,  Mulliken.
John Marin,  Reed City.
J. Cohen, White Cloud.
T. J. Jardine, White Cloud.
John Kinney, Kinney.

THE  MICHDLG^ISr  TH ADE8M A\

THE  PUTNÄM  BANDY  BO.,

9

JOBBERS  OF

O R A N G E S , 
L E M O N S   —* 
F O R E I G N   N U T S .
T h e   P U T N A M   C A N D Y   CO.

Such  a  man  is  dubbed  a  plodder.  He 
clings to  antiquated  ideas and  is looked 
upon,  in  this bombastic age,  as a sort  of 
a bump on  a log.  He is to  the  world of 
traffic  what a  cherry pit  is to a  pie—in 
it,  but not of it.  Were it  not for the fact 
that he is compelled to  occupy space,  no 
one would  know that he was in existence.
A merchant  who  cannot be honest with-  I 
out confining himself  to dry,  hard,  stale 
facts,  and  who  cannot  tell  the  truth 
without representing things  just as they 
are,  was born  into the  world at too  lat e 
a date to  ever win  distinction  as  an  en­
terprising  business  man.  He  is  of  too 
old a  pattern to  be made  over,  and  will 
have to peg out the remainder of his  days 
under the old superstitious  notion that a 
business man can tell a lie if he wants to 
as easily as a man  who is not in business. 
Funny,  isn’t  it?  Still,  it  must  be  re­
membered that  they are  the  relics  of  a 
by-gone  age,  perfectly  harmless,  and 
will soon have disappeared entirely.

Hyperbolical  Bombast  an  Evidence of 

Enterprise.

Written for Thk Thadksman.

I do not wish to be  understood as inti­
mating that  hyperbolical  bombast is en­
terprise, or that it  is the  key  which uu- | .' 
locks the  way  to  true  prosperity;  but I 
do say that it is a sure evidence that those 
who  indulge in  it to  the greatest extent 
are the ones who are credited with being 
the most enterprising.

We Americans of  the  present genera­
tion  have  been  reared  on  condiments. 
We do not  relish plain  food  as we  once 
did.  Everything  must  be  spiced  and 
highly seasoned;  and  we are  constantly 
demanding a change of  diet.  Our diges­
tive  organs  are  all  out  of  “ whack,” 
being no longer able  to masticate and di­
gest  good,  old-fashioned,  salted-down 
facts.  There is a  sort of  mold  on them 
which  does not  agree with  us,  and  the 
only way we  can get  one down is  to di­
lute it  in  about  nine  times  its  bulk  of 
pure fiction and sugar-coat it with sensa­
tion.  We have been fed  on invention so 
long that nothing  but  the  most startling 
mental  impressions  will  attract  our  at­
tention.  This  hyperbolical  bombast  is 
not confined to  the mercantile  world—it 
is universal.  The  largest congregations 
are  found  where  the  most  sensational 
pulpit  orators  hold  forth and  the most 
successful  revivals  are those  under the 
leadership of  evangelists who  are strik­
ingly  original  in  declaration  and  novel 
in  method.  The  fakir  on  the  street 
corner who catches  the greatest  number 
of  suckers is the  fellow  who can  invent 
the biggest lies and fire them off  without 
a  twitch or  a  twinge. 
In  the  literary 
world the  writer who can hug the border 
of forbidden territory the closest without 
falling  into  it  is  the  one  who  wins re­
nown and gathers in the shekels, whether 
his productions are intended for the peri­
odical.  the library or  for rehearsal upon 
the stage.  The newspaper credited with 
the largest  degree of  enterprise and en­
joying  the most  extensive  circulation is 
the  one  which  makes  the  most  liberal 
use  of  expletives  and  explosives,  and 
flaunts the most blood-curdling and  soul- 
blistering  headlines.  As an illustration 
of modern  journalism of  the  enterpris­
ing and  public-pleasing type,  let us sup­
pose  that  some  fourcorners  somewhere 
not  shown on  the  map,  containing  one 
store, two  houses,  a  saloon,  blacksmith 
shop and  a barn,  was visited  by a wind­
storm wnich blew the  roof off the black­
smith shop  and  the  9ign  off  the store, 
killing the  saloonkeeper’s dog and skin­
ning the  storekeeper’s  nose.  The  next 
morning,  while passing  down the street, 
the  enterprising  paper’s  street  agents 
arouse our morbid curiosity by shouting: 
“Morning  Palliator—aM  about  the  cy­
clone-only five cents.”  We give up our 
last nickel,  and,  while  we  read  the fol­
lowing  glaring  headlines,  our  eye-balls 
become transfixed:

A  CYCLONIC  TERROR.

A  P rosperous  T own  W ip e d   Of f  th e 

F ace  of  th e  E a r th.

T rem endous  L oss  of  L if e - 

th e  De a d .

-L ist  of

It is the evidences of mercantile enter­
prise  I wish  more  particularly  to point 
out. 
In the first  place I wish  to  state— 
and I do so without the least fear of con­
tradiction—that the retail  merchant who 
conducts his  business on strictly matter- 
of-fact principles  is unrecognized by the 
public as an  enterprising  business man.

For SOCIETIES,

CLUBS,
CONVENTIONS,
DELEGATES.
COMMITTEES.

The Largest Assortment of Ribbons 
and Trimmings in the State.
THE  TRADESMAN  CO.

The enterprising  merchant is  a differ­
ent kind  of  fellow.  He  is  hyperbolic- 
ally bombastic  and  is never caught pos­
ing as a roost  for  flies.  Like  the enter­
prising  newspaper  man,  he  humors  the 
whims of  the people,  keeping  plenty of 
If  you  are ever  troubled  with  Piles in  any form,  itching, 
bait on hand,  so that the  public is never I
permitted  to tire of  one  kind before an-  protruding or bleeding, do  not forget that the safest and  surest, 
w e j j   M   tfce quickest and  cheapest remedy  is the
other  is thrown  out.  He  is  in  it  up to 
kin 
thorn  hfl  Oil IT  ITQITIO  in  thO 
his neck and if  there be any game in the 
puddle he is going to have his share.  He 
is  enterprising  in  the  modern  sense of 
the  term,  and,  therefore,  not  amenable 
to any code of morals.  According to the 
latest  improved  ethical  standard,  he  is 
divorced  et vinculo  from  liis  own  con­
science,  and 
invention,  unlimited  and 
universal, is placed at his disposal.

PYRAMID  PILE

n.wl 

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"

It is no  evidence  of  enterprise  to ap­
pear in  a  four-inch  space  and modestly 
announce  that  you  have  good,  clean, 
fresh  family  groceries for sale at  mode­
rate prices.  There  is  nothing  startling 
about  this;  it  sounds  too  much  like a 
fact,  and,  whether it be  one or not,  the 
public looks  upon  it as such and turns it 
down.  The  public,  nowadays,  can  be 
actuated only with a spirit of enterprise, 
and if  a man feels as though he can’t do 
business without springing  a fact on the 
people every now  and then,  he will have 
to destroy  its identity by inflating it with 
hyperbolical  gas to  seventeen  times its 
true  size,  or get out  of the way for more 
enterprising men.  Elasticity is what the 
people are  educated  up  to,  and  a  busi­
ness  man who  can’t  stretch himself  up 
to an unlimited number of times his true 
size is a  drone  in  the  modern  bee-hive. 
If you  want  to know  who are setting the 
North River on  fire, look over the morn­
ing  paper—the  great reflector of modern 
enterprise.  There  is  Geta,  Moveon  & 
Co.,  with  a  whole  page  of  bombast. 
They have  salted  down the proceeds  of 
their  spring trade and have recently laid 
in a  heavy stock  of  “half-off” goods  for 
the regular  summer  trade.  Here  is  an 
exhibition  of  enterprise  which  the peo­
ple  dearly love—not a  single depressing 
or  discouraging  fact  in  it.  They  have 
been  waiting  some  time  for the  arrival 
of  the  “half-off” goods  and now there is 
a  regular  stampede  for  them.  Nothing 
shows  the  wonderful  progress  made  in 
merchandizing  by  this  spirit  of  enter­
prise to better  advantage  than  a  review 
of  these  summer  sales. 
In  old  fogy 
times,  midsummer was a breathing spell. 
Inventories  were taken  during  the lull, 
and  preparations  made  for  the resump­
tion of business in September;  but,  when

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R O C H E S T E R ,  N .  Y „

MR.  CRAMER, clothing merchant of Kalamazoo, Mich., remarked:  “It’s quite  true when  I have 
failed to fit a man in other lines I  have got a 36 coat of  Kolbs, for a man who takes  a  36, and it  is 
sure to fit.  Then again Mr. Tripp, a clothing traveler, remarked:  “Mr. Connor, you  may well sell 
so many goods, for Mr.  Kolb’s clothing is as staple as  flour,  always  reliable, well  made  and  ex­
cellent titters.”  Mr. Mercer of East Saginaw, clothier, says :  “Mr.  Connor, don t  leave Kolb, for 
his goods cannot be beat, besides  Mr. Kolb is a good, square dealing  man,  and  no  one  can  find 
fault with his prices.” 
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W I L L I A M   C O N N O R ,

Box  346,  Marshall,  Mich.

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FRIDAY  and  SATURDAY  next, 20th,  21st and  22d inst.  Customers’ expenses  allowed.

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T H h!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

the  spirit  of  enterprise  asserted itself, 
summer  siestas  and  periodical  dozing 
spells  were  driven  into  the  shadows. 
Special  “off”  lines  of  goods  were pro­
vided  for  these  occasions.  At  first  it 
was  “10 off,”  and,  as soon as  the people 
could  stand it,  “quarter off'’  lines  were 
put in.  Next came “third off’ lines, and 
now the people have been educated up to 
a  point  where  they  will  pay  the  big 
margins  of  profit  levied  on  a  “half- 
of  merchandise.  This 
off” 
spirit 
enterprise 
caught 
the  public  fancy  and  the  time  is  not 
far  distant  when  the  people  will  pay, 
without a twitch of reluctance,  the enor­
mous  profits  of  a  “three-quarter-off” 
special  line of merchandise.

class 
of 

has 

If  Hooperup  was  not 

You  will notice,  also,  the two-column, 
special  sale  “ad.”  of  Hooperup, 
the 
River  street  shoe  man.  He  got  stuck 
with  a  heavy  line  of  men’s  $4  shoes. 
They must be sold,  and Hooperup,  being 
an enterprising  man,  is equal  to the  oc­
casion.  He  marks those  $4 shoes  up to 
$5,  advertises  a  “half-dollar-off”  special 
sale of men’s  fine  shoes,  with a  25-cent 
(costs 12J^ cents)  blacking brush thrown 
in with each pair.  Will it  work?  Most 
certainly  it will—genuine enterprise al­
ways works. 
in 
the  business  for  all  there  is  in  it,  he 
would  not be  an  enterprising  man,  and 
the sheriff would have to help him out at 
the present time.  And there is the ever­
present  profile  of  Dr.  O.  Mud  Clapp in 
the column  adjoining  that  of  Lydia £. 
Pinkham.  The  Doctor  dearly  loves  to 
see his name in  print.  He declares  he is 
the great and  only  two-legged trick-per­
former  and  miracle-worker  that  ever 
tamed a cyclone or sprouted new life into 
a dead man.  Does  he  succeed?  Well,  I 
should  say  he  did.  The  mail  brings 
him  bank  notes  every  day  from  every 
point  of  the  compass. 
It  is  simply  a 
case  of  enterprise.  The  people  don’t 
care a continental for the  intrinsic value 
of a thing, if it be sufficiently bombastic. 
They are swayed by their mental impres­
sions  received  through  the  avenues  of 
the senses;  and these  avenues,  being in 
constant communication  with  the exter­
nal sounds,  sights,  tastes  and smells,  are 
monopolized  by  enterprising  men 
in 
molding these  impressions for their own 
individual  beuefit.  Modern  advertising 
is based  on this  scientific  principle. 
It 
matters not  what method is made use  of 
so that it is  sensational or  startling. 
It 
takes  something  unusual  or  extraordi­
nary to  form  an  impression,  hence  old 
barriers  are  broken  down  and the  re­
gions of invention  are explored  for wild 
exaggerations,  extravagant  figures  of 
speech,  crazy  creations—anything 
to 
startle,  and  impress  the  public  mind. 
No wonder  that the  matter-of-fact  mer­
chant is left out  in the cold.

Leaving  the  morning  paper  and 

its 
“half-off”  supporters out of the question, 
the drummer deserves a seat  in the front 
row as the great champion  “enterpriser” 
in the art of narrating events.  His  won­
derfully varied  experience,  and  his  lin-1 
gual attainments justly entitle him to this 
proud  distinction.  His lingo is,  really, 
something remarkable. 
I do not wish to 
insinuate  that  the  drummer makes  use 
of  linguistic colors  not true  to  nature; 
but I do assert that were his territory ex­
tended so  as  to take  in  the  sun,  moon 
and stars; and  were his experience a hun­
dred-fold  more  multifarious,  and 
the j 
number of his eyes, ears  and tongues ex­
ceeded that of a devil  fish’s arms,  no one |

would  listen  to  his  story,  if  it  was  a 
truthful  narrative  of  the  most extraor­
dinary  occurrence 
that  was  ever  wit­
nessed  or  experienced  by  him.  The 
drummer 
is  an  enterprising  business 
man.  He keeps  his finger  on the  pulse 
of the  people.  He knows  they have be­
come too  delicate to  digest facts,  and he 
is too much of a gentlemen  to  impose on 
them. 
In  fact,  no  drummer  in  good 
standing,  was  ever caught  in the  act of 
palming off a  fact on any  one—not even 
his most inveterate enemy.

Facts went out of date when the drum­
mer and the  morning  paper  made  their 
appearance.  Enterprising business men 
recognize this  fact and  give  the  people 
the  popular  substitute — hyperbolical 
bombast. 

E.  A.  Owen.

W hat Makes a Good Clerk?

Clerks need to be live, energetic, oblig­
ing and original.  At  no time in the his­
tory  of  business  was this more impera­
tive  than  to-day.  And  no  matter  how 
well  qualified  a  merchant  himself may 
be  he  has  little chance of success if his 
staff  of  clerks  are  not  of  the  desired 
stamp.  Here one  meets a  clerk  who  is 
little  better  than a machine.  He shows 
the  customer  just  what he wants to see 
and just what he  asks for, nothing more 
and  nothing  less.  New  goods  his  em­
ployer may have in  stock,  but he appar­
ently  knows  nothing  about  them,  no 
matter  how  desirous it may be that they 
should  be  introduced.  The only differ­
ence between the  mechanical  clerk  and 
the  nickel-in-the-slot  machine  is  this: 
you drop a word iu  the  ear of one and  a 
nickel in the slot of  the other.  The ad­
vantage,  however,  is rather with the  lat­
ter,  because  it  is  cheaper.  And  if  the 
principle  of  the  nickel-in-the-slot  ma 
chine goes on extending in  the future as 
it  has  in  the  past, it is  probably but a 
matter of time before  the metal  machine 
will supplant the  automatic clerk.  You 
can already get a cup  of  coffee,  a cigar­
ette,  and  in fact numerous other things 
by  dropping  a  nickel  in  the  slot,  and 
why  not  a  pound  of  tea or sugar, or a 
can of fish,  meat or vegetables?
A clerk,  to be of  any  value,  must  be 
live and energetic,  a man prolific in ideas 
and  that  has  judgment  to  turn 
these 
ideas  to  account  whenever a  favorable 
opportunity  offers. 
It  is  the only road 
to  success. 
If  one  employer  does  not 
recognize your services  it  is only a mat­
ter  of  time  before another will.  Merit 
will meet  with  its  reward  in  the  long 
run.  Push  goods  at every opportunity, 
and if you  have a new  or  desirable  line 
in  stock  be sure and  acquaint each cus­
tomer of the  fact.  But  tact is as essen­
tial as any other qualification. 
It would 
be infinitely better for some  clerks,  and 
merchants,  too,  for  that matter,  if they 
never undertook to  induce a customer to 
purchase  something  in addition to what 
he  or  she  may  have  entered  the  store 
for. 
In  their  anxiety to sell they over­
reach themselves. 
It is not advisable to 
be  too  pressing;  and  here  is  where  a 
good  many  make  a  mistake.  Never 
force  goods.  To  state  that you have a 
nice line of such and such  an  article  in 
stock,  to point  out  its  peculiarties as to 
quality or cheapness, and  to politely ask 
if the customer would  like  to  try  it  is 
practically all that is  necessary.  When 
they give a negative answer do  not  per­
sist.  People  do  not  like  to  be  bored. 
Some  people  are particularly difficult  to 
approach;  and  this suggests the idea of 
the advisability of  all  clerks  making  a 
study of human nature in general  and of 
the  peculiarties  of  their  customers  in 
particular. 
No  two  are  constituted 
alike,  and  the  man  who fails to realize 
this will neither make a  successful  mer­
chant nor a successful clerk.  Learn the 
likes and dislikes of  your customers and 
| how you can best  handle them.  That is 
| the foundation of  success;  and  there  is 
| no other.

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RAW  AND  BOILED.

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

Purely  Vegetable,

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

Free  From  Sediment

has better  body,  dries  nearly  as  quick 
and with better gloss  than  Linseed  Oil. 
Especially  adapted to  priming and min­
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This  Oil  is  a  Winner I

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

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH,

MICHIGAN

Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Organised  1881.

DETROIT,  M ICHIGAN

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brick.  Location  (midway  between World’s Fair and  business 
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Beautiful Rooms, with  Bath,  Single,  $1  to  $1.50 per Day; 

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

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Other  Chemicals
. Baker & Co.’s
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a re  used  in   the 
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a n d   soluble.

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p la n t,  an d   of  th e  v ario u s  cocoa 
an d  chocolate p re p r »-atIons m an 
u factu red  by W alter B ak er & Cc 
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Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

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J no  A. Sbymoub, Ass’t Cashier.

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REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

Wm. Brink, Senior Member of  the Firm 

of Brink  Bros.

Wm.  John  Brink  was  born  July  8, 
1835,  in Rotten,  Province  of  Drenthe, 
Netherlands.  His  father was  a  farmer. 
He early  manifested  a  desire  and  apti­
tude  for  study,  entering 
the  public 
school at  the  extremely  early  age  of  4 
years,  and at  5 years of  age he was con­
sidered  one  of  the  best  readers  in the 
school.  He  continued in  school  twelve 
years, when  he  took  his  place  as  one 
of  the  “bread  winners”  of  the family, 
working  with  his  father  on 
the  farm. 
At 25  years of  age he  married, continu­
ing  to work  as a  farm laborer  for three 
years  longer,  when  he  began  peddling 
dry goods,  at the same time conducting a 
small grocery  store.  He  was 35 years of 
age  when,  in 1869,  he  took  ship with his 
family for  this  country.  Arriving here 
he went first to Illinois, but, after a short 
stay, came to Grand  Rapids.  Soon after 
his arrival  he  purchased  the  lot,  now 
known as  34  Grandville  avenue,  where 
his  present  place of  business is located, 
for  $400, paying  $80 down  and  erecting 
a small dwelling  house.  Securing a few 
necessary tools,  Mr.  Brink  began  work 
as  a  carpenter.  After  five  months  he 
entered  the  Widdicomb  furniture  fac­
tory,  where  he 
remained  seventeen 
months.  He then  purchased the grocery 
business of M.  Witter, on Monroe  street, 
selling his  property  on  Grandville  ave­
nue for  $800.  The  business  on Monroe 
street was a  partnership,  the  firm  being 
known  as  Brummeler  &  Brink.  The 
firm  continued  in  business  for  seven 
years,  Mr.  Brink  then  retiring  and en­
gaging  in  the  flour  and  feed business. 
After an experience of  only four months 
in 
that  line,  he  again  went  into  the 
grocery business, this time with G. Quint, 
at 46 Grandville  avenue.  This  partner­
ship  continued  for  one  year,  when  Mr. 
Brink once more purchased his old  prem­
ises at 34 Grandville  avenue,  re-organiz­
ing  the  firm  as  Brink  Bros.  &  Quint, 
Adrian Brink  being the new  member of 
the  firm.  Mr.  Quint  remained  in 
the 
firm thirteen years,  when  he retired, and 
now  conducts  a  store at  460 Grandvill6 
avenue.  Since  Mr.  Quint’s  retirement 
the firm has  been known  as Brink  Bros.
When Mr.  Brink made  his first invest­
ment in real estate on Grandville avenue, 
there were but  two houses on  the street 
between what is now known as Ellsworth 
and Wealthy avenues.  He  has seen that 
section  of  the  city  develop  until  now 
there is very little unoccupied land to be 
found. 
Indeed,  the growth of the whole 
city during the period that Mr.  Brink has 
been in  business  has been  phenomenal.
To say that the business of  the firm of 
which Mr.  Brink is  the  head  has  been 
successful,  is but  to  state  a fact  well- 
known to  anyone at all  acquainted with 
the  commercial 
interests  of  the  city. 
Starting  in  this  country  twenty-three 
years  ago,  without  money,  with  only a 
very limited knowledge of  the language, 
he has  with his  “bare  hands”  wrought 
out a competence.  Years ago he gained, 
and has ever  since retained to a remark- 
*able  degree, the  confidence, not  only of 
his fellow  countrymen,  but  of  all  with 
whom  he  has  had  business  relations. 
Rigid honesty,  sterling integrity  and un­
flagging industry,  as  life  principles, not 
business policies,  have  won  success  for 
him,  as they always will for the man who 
puts them  in  practice.  Mr.  Brink  is  a 
member  of  the  Spring  Street  Holland

Reformed Church,  of which he is also an I 
elder.  He is the father of eight children, j 
seven of  whom died  in early  childhood. | 
One only  child  remains,  a  son,  who  is : 
now a student  in the  Holland Reformed j 
Theological  Seminary  in  this city.  He { 
will enter the  ministry of  the church on j 
his graduation.

It is but  just to Mr.  Brink  to say that 
he  objected  to  the  publication  of  any 
sketch of his  life, on the  ground that  it 
savored too much of boasting,  something 
to  which  he  has  the  greatest  repug­
nance; and it was only after much persua-1 
sion  that he  consented  to  furnish 
the I 
necessary data  to make  the sketch  com­
plete. 
W hat  Becomes  of 

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the  One-Legged 

Man’s  Odd  Shoe?

From the Boston Transcript.

Just what becomes  of the shoes which 
should adorn the missing foot of  a  one- 
legged man is a matter  of some interest,  j 
and  should  furnish  food for thought to I 
minds of a speculative tendency.  While 
the  number  of  men  who  actually 
have but one leg is not  large,  there  are 
many  who  from  one  cause  or  another 
wear but one shoe, or from some discrep­
ancy in their feet have to  have one  shoe 
of an especial pattern.  There  are  also 
the  men  with  artificial  legs,  who,  al­
though  they wear a pair of  shoes,  tread 
much  more lightly  on  the  artificial  leg 
than  on  the  natural  one,  making  one 
shoe  last  about  three  times  as long as 
the other.
There  are  some  shoe  stores  which, 
buying  their  goods  directly  from  the 
manufacturers, are  willing to sell a one- 
legged  man  a  single  shoe,  sending the 
other  back  to  the  factory  to be mated: 
but almost the universal custon is to sell 
only  whole  pairs.  The  question  then 
arises,  “What becomes of the large num­
ber  of  new  shoes  which  are bought in 
this way,  and which are  entirely useless 
to  their  owners?”  The  solution of the 
problem seems to be at  present veiled in 
obscurity,  and to be  known  only  to  the 
one-legged  shoe  wearer  himself.  None 
of the local shoe dealers  who were ques­
tioned couid give any information on the 
subject  which  was  in  any  way  tinged 
with  probability,  nor  could  they 
tell 
where such information  could be had.

Self-Made  Men.

The self-made man  is always an  inter­
esting study.  There is  always the  dan­
ger that he will  think too  much of  him­
self; that  being self-made,  as the  world 
goes,  he  will  worship  his  maker; but 
when  a good  job  has  been  done,  the 
maker  is entitled  to  some  credit.  Men 
who were poor boys, who educated them­
selves and  became  great  men,  are  the 
best  types of  self-made  men.  To have 
accumulated  a  large  fortune  is  some­
thing,  but  money does not  make a man. 
The  getting of  it  often  makes  a  mean 
creature of  the  young  man  who has no 
other aim  or  ambition  than that  of  be­
coming  rich.  Young men  who  inherit 
riches may become useful  citizens.  The 
chances are against  them.  They will be 
careless  of  all  things  save  their  own 
pleasure.  A story is being told of a rich 
Hebrew of this city.  He  is a good man, 
kind and  considerate of  others,  like one 
who  knows what  it  is to  be  poor.  He 
has two sons who spend all they can get, 
and  may  be  called  rapid.  Father  and 
sons buy cigars  at the  same store.  The 
boys pay 25 cents apiece for their cigars; 
nothing is  too good for  them.  The rich 
old man, reared  with habits of economy, 
takes his modest 5-center in the morning. 
“Look  here,”  said  the  curious  cigar 
dealer, one day,  “how  is it that you pay 
so much  less for  cigars  that  your  boys 
pay?”  “Got in Himmel,  mien  friendt!” 
said the considerate parent.  “Dose boys 
uv  mien  haf  a  rich fadder;  I haf none. 
Dat is now it vas!*

125 Court St., Grand Kapids, Mich.

C a p ita l,  $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

T*1  T 7  r ' < T /  * O   HEADACHE
) r   H i U l Y   O  
P O W D E R S
Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber.

DIRECTORS.
D. A. Blodgett.  Geo. W. Gay. 
A. J. Bowne.  G. K. Johnson. 
C  Bertsch. 
Wm  H. Anderson.  Wm. Sears.  A. D. Rathbone 

8. M. Lemon.

John Widdicomb. 

N. A. Fletcher.

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Business.

12 
Proposes  to  Retire  from  the  Grocery 
Deaeon Prodder in Kalamazoo Telegraph.
Any man who  attempts  to ran a little 
one-horse, half-baked grocery and occupy 
the  position  of  church  deacon  at  the 
same time is taking a big contract on his 
hands,  and  if he holds out faithful until 
the assignee gets hold of his stock (which 
is  generally  about  six  months after he 
receivss his first  consignment  of codfish 
and  white  beans)  he  is a corker;  he is 
also entitled to  a  full-grown crown  and 
a  harp  with  a  million  strings.  There 
probably isn’t any business on earth that 
will take a plain,  unvarnished every day 
citizen and convert him into a ruffled and 
ornamental  liar as  quickly  and  effectu­
ally  as  the grocery business.  The dea­
con  business,  if  run  properly and on a 
paying basis, conflicts with the watering 
of  oysters  and  the  mixing of  browned 
peas with  eoffee  to such  an extent, that 
the profits of  the  business are  seriously 
interfered with.
I was busily engaged in  pouring about 
a gallon of water upou a  quart  of  sorry 
looking  oysters  the 
and  disappointed 
other  day,  when  my  pastor  appeared 
upon the scene,  and  1  realized  at  once 
that  in  order  to  hold  my  job  in  the 
church  I  had  got to do some pretty tall 
figuring  right  away,  so  I stated to him 
that 1 had contracted  these  oysters  to  a 
hospital,  and  they required me to water 
them  as in their natural state they were 
too strong for the patients.  He tumbled 
but  I  caught  him,  and  he  said,  “How 
thoughtful  of  you.  deacon!  A  great 
many worldly dealers  would  have  sold 
these  oysters  without  watering!  A pa­
tient might have swallowed one and died! 
What a boon  religion  is to the business 
world!  If you get through watering your 
time,  deacon,  come  out  to 
oysters in 
prayer meeting tonight.
A woman drove up in front of my store 
last night,  crawled out of  the  back door 
of  the  wagon  and  entered  my  office. 
When I say office,  I  perhaps ought to ex­
plain.  Some  men  in  business  like 
to 
make  a  great  show,  and  have  a  little 
room all  partitioned  off,  with  a  carpet

THE  MJLGÜlGr^JS  THAJDidjSJM A JS.

on the floor  and  sometimes a table,  some 
even going  to  the  expense  of  having it 
varnished.  This to my mind is all vanity, 
and  shows  a  very weak and debilitated 
mind.  My  office  is  on  the  top  of  a 
cracker barrel;  that is  the place where I 
transact all of my official business, where 
I  keep  my  books  and  look intelligent. 
As I was saying,  a  woman  drove  up  in 
front of my store  last night,  crawled out 
of  the  back  door  of  the wagon and en­
tered my office-  The  look  of determina­
tion in  the eye  of  the advancing female 
warned me of the fact that she was about 
to paralyze me.  1 had,  being  a married 
man,  seen  a  similar  expression  before, 
and knew it  meant  business when worn 
by  a  female  woman.  Just  as  she was 
about  to  open up and flood me with her 
eloquence,  her  representative of a horse 
fell  down,  and  it  took  our  combined 
efforts to get him into  a  sitting posture. 
I suggested to the  female  that  she  put 
corsets  on  him, as 1 thought they  would 
stay by him longer than anything  he had 
taken internally lately.
“I did  not come  here  to  be  insulted, 
Deacon  Prodder! 
I came down here  ten 
miles  to inform  you  that  I  bought  six 
eggs of  you  last week  and that three of 
them were bad!  Now, sir, do you expect 
to hold my trade by  any such  treatment 
as  that? 
I  was  recommended  to  come 
here  and  trade  because  you  were an 
honest man and  a deacon in the  church, 
but I have found you  out, sir,  and if you 
don’t make this  matter right with me,  I 
will publish  you  to the  world  and  your 
name will be  Dennis.”
I could  see the trade  I had nourished, 
cherished,  and  worked so  hard to  keep, 
I knew I must 
slipping from  my grasp. 
make one  mighty effort  to vindicate my­
self,  and  placing  one of  my most expen­
sive and fascinating smiles  in a comfort­
able  and  reclining  position  upon  my 
countenance,  I said:  “Madam, 1 think  I 
can explain  this to  your  entire satisfac­
tion.  First, 
let  me  inquire,  did  you, 
upon the day in question, convey the eggs 
to your mansion  with  the  festive  horse 
who is now  resting so  peacefully  at the 
door?”

“Yes,  sir, that is the identical animal.”
“Then,  my dear madam,  I think  I can 
ease you  mind  of  any lurking  suspicion 
you may have of  my honesty.  Eggs  be­
ing  largely  animal  matter  will  decay 
sooner than sawlogs or many other vege­
table condiments; conveying the  eggs  in 
the  way  you  state  explains  the  whole 
matter—they were  perfectly  fresh when 
they left here, but spoiled in  transit.”
The woman was satisfied, and regained, 
in  a measure,  her  shattered  confidence, 
and  before  she  went  out  I  sold  her  a 
quarter of  a  pound of  tea  and  a  2-cent 
yeast  cake.  This  shows how  necessary 
it  is to  be honest  and candid with  your 
customers.
I am a little undecided  what to do;  the 
deacon business  is fearfully overdone in 
this vicinity;  they are  about as  thick as 
generals and majors  were right after the 
war.  They make a  deacon out of a man 
nowadays 
they  wouldn’t  have 
thought good  enough to  pass the platter 
fifty years  ago, so  I have not decided  to 
go  into that  for a  regular  business; the 
grocery  business  is  practically  played 
out and I  have about  decided to give  up 
both  and  go into  the  Christian  Science 
business,  which  has  the  advantage  of 
being fresh,  at least.

that 

LAZY  MEN.

An exchange puts in a word in defence 
of lazy men  by saying  that “we  are  in­
debted to them for most of our labor-sav­
ing  inventions.”  This  may  be  true,  as 
we have not a full history of  all such in­
ventions  and  inventors,  but  we  do  not 
believe it.  All  that we know of, or have 
any authentic  account of,  were invented 
by active,  energetic men,  who  could not 
accomplish  as  much  work  by the slow 
process  and 
imperfect  machinery  they 
had,  and set  themselves at  work  to  find 
a method  by which more work  could  be 
done in the  same  time.  We  have  seen 
some  so-called  labor-saving  inventions, 
patented by lazy men, but never saw one

that was worth the  room  it  occupied in 
the shop, field  or  house,  any  more  than 
was its inventor.

A man  is  not necessarily lazy because 
he stops to think  about  his  work while 
he is doing it, or because he may at times 
desire to change his occupation for a few 
hours,  and  exercise  a  different  set  of 
muscles,  while  the  man  who  works  a 
specified number  of  hours each day at a 
certain regular rate of  speed,  as steadily 
as the clock ticks, may  be too lazy to run 
down hill unless  running  is  easier than 
walking.  They have  not energy enough 
to change their habits, or  even  to think 
about  any  possible 
improvement  in 
methods.  They  do  not  really  live, but 
they exist,  and continue to do so because 
it is  too  much  trouble  to  do  anything 
else,  and are  as  useful  and  reliable  in 
their day and generation as  the sun dial, 
and for the same reason.  Wherever they 
are put they are always  there.

The true secret of  success  in  life,  the 
agency  whereby others  are  made  to  as­
sist in  your  advancement,  is  tact,  says 
the Boston Transcript.  Without it, even 
the best intentioned are  forever meeting 
with obstacles and  hindrances,  while he 
who possesses  it has  hundreds  who  are 
ever ready to  help  him  on his way. 
It 
has  been said  that  honesty is  the  best 
policy,  but  honesty  can  never compete 
with tact.  Tact is  the true savoir faire, 
whether  it be  in business,  in politics,  or 
in  social  affairs. 
It  is  the  attribute 
which hides  one’s  motives,  as  the bitter 
components of a pill  are secreted within 
their  environment  of  sugar; and,  while 
smiling upon  and making himself  pleas­
ant and agreeable to everybody,  the man 
of tact is all the time getting in his work. 
It accords with one’s  idea of  cleanliness 
when the grocer  places a sheet of brown 
paper  in his  scale to  receive the  butter 
one is  purchasing,  and  one  looks  upon 
the act approvingly, and will come again. 
Cleanliness,  it is  said,  is  next  to  godli­
ness; but in this  instance it  is only tact.

DEALERS  WILL  FIND  TANGLEFOOT  THE  MOST  PROFITABLE 

AND  SATISFACTORY  FLY  PAPER.

SELL  WHAT  WILL  PLEASE  YOUR  TRADE  BEST.

S E A L E D

S tic k y   F ly  Paper,

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NEW  STYLE.

IN  NEW  PACKING.

NEW  PBICE. 

WITH  NEW  HOLDERS.

★

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

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

Push 

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

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

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

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Now that the fact has been established 
that the peddlers must take out  licenses 
or pay the penalty of the law,  a  number 
of  Russians  have  conceived  the 
idea 
of going before the  Committee  on  Poor 
of  the Common Council  and  rehearsing 
their story of  alleged  poverty  and  dis­
tress, threatening to become city charges 
in case the Council refuses to grant them 
free permits to peddle from door to door. 
In a recent hearing  before  the  Commit­
tee,  Joseph Houseman and  Max Tyroller 
appeared and championed  the  cause  of 
the  peddlers.  These  gentleman  cer­
tainly  know little about  the  actual  cir­
cumstances of the men for whom permits 
are asked.  So far from  their  being  de­
serving cases,  the  fellows deserve  to  be 
arrested and punished for their  attempt 
to  impose upon  the  people.  S.  Weiss, 
one  of  the  applicants,  who  lives  on 
Stocking  street, 
is  in  better  circum­
stances than  many  men  who  make  an 
honest living without begging or  asking 
for exemption from  payment  of  taxes. 
He owns a horse and  wagon,  selling  dry 
goods in winter and vegetables and fruit 
in  summer.  He  disposes  of  as  much 
goods as many a man in  legitimate  busi­
ness.  The  man  Cohen,  for whom also a 
permit was desired,  is a common  drunk­
ard,  and though he has  been  started  in 
business  several 
times  by  friends,  he 
to  be  penniless  now,  and 
professes 
wants 
the 
him 
another  chance;  at  least  his  friends 
do, as they are tired of  supporting  him. 
The city has a place where it sends such 
of the poor as  are  unable  to  work  and 
cannot  support 
its 
business is not conducted in the  interest 
of  paupers,  and  no  one  has  a right  to 
expect  a  remission  of  taxes because of 
poverty.  Many hard-working men,  mak­
ing an honest living for  themselves  and 
families,  paying taxes for the  education 
of  their  own  and  neighbors’  children, 
and for the support of the municipal and 
State governments,  have  undergone ex­
traordinary  privations 
to  meet  their 
taxes,  rather  than  ask  the city to remit 
them.  There  is  a  hundredfold  more 
reason for remitting  the taxes of the in­
dustrious  poor  in  such  circumstances 
than  in  permitting  these men to peddle 
without paying the license fee.  They pay 
no taxes,  and have no interest in  the city 
beyond  the  making  of a living. 
In  the 
case of the man Cohen,  he not  only pays 
no taxes,  but because of his  intemperate 
habits,  is a detriment  to  the  city,  both 
morally and  materially.  Of  course  his 
family must live,  but it  would be  better 
to support them from the poor fund than 
that such a man should be permitted to en­
ter  a  business  which  comes into  direct 
competition with legitimate trade.  A per­
mit is  also  being  sought  for  a  peddler 
named  Farber,  who,  only  a  short  time 
ago, purchased  a  horse and  wagon. 
It 
hardly seems possible that  he  is  a  pau­
per, although, morally, he appears to pos­
sess the necessary qualifications.  Permits 
were sought for two others, rag peddlers, 
who  are  not  even  residents  of the city 
There can be no reason for granting per­
mits to non-residents.  They are outside 
the city and the town in  which  they  re­
side should support them,  if they cannot 
make  an  honest  living.  The people of 
this city do not care to be burdened with 
the  support  of  paupers  from  other 
places.  Mr.  Houseman  has the reputa­
tion of being  a  large-hearted, charitable 
gentleman,  whose  benevolences  are  as

widespread as the necessities of the poor, 
and, without doubt, the reputation is de­
served;  but the cases  brought before the 
Poor Committee are not of the sort which 
calls  for  the  exercise  of much charity. 
Mr.  Houseman,  when he hears the actual 
facts,  will,  probably, withdraw  his  sup­
port from the impostors.

W eekly  R e p o rt  o f  S e c re ta ry   Mills.
Grand  Ra pid s,  July 24—During  this 
week  a large proportion of our members 
have remitted for assessments Nos. 3 and 
4,  but,  as  a  number  have failed to re­
ceive  the  notice  which  was  mailed  to 
every member upon our old list June 3, I 
am  authorized by the Board of Directors 
to mail a duplicate notice  in a sealed en­
velope,  with return  card, to every mem­
ber who has not paid  these  assessments 
previous  to  July 25, extending the time 
for payment of same to August 25, which 
will  be  considered  a  legal notification, 
and prevent any  member from becoming 
delinquent unjustly,  as it is our desire to 
retain every old member,  as  well  as  to 
add the new ones.
As there has been no  statement of our 
financial  condition  presented 
to  our 
members for  some time,  and as some er­
roneous  ideas  are  prevalent  regarding 
the  probable  number  of  future assess­
ments,  I would  say  that  we  now  have 
over  $5700  in our general fund,  and that 
when the assessments now being collect­
ed are all in,  there will  be  a  surplus  in 
our death fund of from $51,000  to  $51,500, 
after paying all  claims  now  on  file  in 
this office,  which,  in all probability,  will 
make any  further  assessments  for  this 
year unnecessary.  During  the  months 
of January and February our losses were 
equal to that  of  any  entire  year  previ­
ously, owing to the prevalence of  pneu­
monia and similar  diseases,  so  fatal  to 
our  profession,  and  the  experience  of 
our Association is only that of  all  simi­
lar organizations,  and  if  each  member 
will  use  discretion 
in  soliciting  new 
members,  the extra expense of incorpora­
tion  and  medical  examination  will  be 
unnecessary.
Certificates of  membership have  been 
issued  to  the  following  new  members 
under date of July 22:
3267  G.  W.  Weathervyax,  Ludington.
3268  Gustavus Meyer,  St.  Louis.
3269  H.  E. Graham,  Mason.
3270  Richard Tell,  Milwaukee,  Wis.
3271  Thos.  H.  Baker,  Shelby.
3272  Scott Woodward,  Traverse  City.
3273  Ed. C.  Mangold, Grand Rapids.
3274  Walter R.  Whiting,  Chicago.
3275  C.  C.  Burbank,  Lapeer.
3276  Elba H.  Boyd,  Clio.
3377  F.  F.  Hedden,  Traverse City.
3280  Geo.  W.  Bearss,  Armada.
3281  H. S. Williams,  New Lisbon.
3282  L. Perrigo, Allegan.
3283  W.  H.  Parsons,  Chicago.
3284  Jas. W. Sleight, Chicago.
3285  W.  H.  Pierce, Grand  Rapids.
3286  L.  Langland,  Muskegon.
3287  Sam J.  Litt, Chicago.
32S8  Chas.  E.  Hall, Grand Rapids.
3289  II.  M.  Harrington,  St. Clair.
3290  H.  B.  Fairchild, Grand Rapids.
3291  M.  E.  Stockwell,  Grand  Rapids.
3299  Alfred S,  Witherbee,  Kalamazoo.
3300  Henry N.  Hawkins,  Toledo.

L.  M.  Mills,  Sec’y.

The  Financial  Situation.

The past week has witnessed a decided 
relief from the financial strain which has 
prevailed for many weeks past.  It is true 
that the improvement has  been but mod­
erate,  but 
it  has  been  none  the  less 
marked,  and  at  the  present  moment 
there are symptoms  of gradually return­
ing confidence.  The  semi-annual settle­
ments,  dividend  and interest  payments, 
are now  over,  and  with such  disturbing 
influences which for a  time tied up large 
amounts of  money  out of the way,  there 
has been a  gradual easing  up of  money 
rates in  New York,  which indicates that 
the extreme pressure  of  a month  ago no 
longer exists.

No one  looks for  an immediate return 
to a  healthy state  of  things,  nor for a

permanent  removal of  financial  uneasi­
ness,  until the Sherman law has been re­
pealed; but now that the extra session of 
Congress is  known to be  but  a fortnight 
off,  and that  the  prospects  of  repealing 
the Sherman law are good,  there is a dis­
position  to  regard  the  situation  more 
cheerfully,  and,  as  a  consequence,  the 
tendency  toward  contraction  has  been 
checked.

Locally there has also been an improve­
ment noticed in  the  monetary situation. 
The scarcity of  money apparent a month 
ago has given  place to  a more comforta­
ble  state  of  things,  and  the  confidence 
always felt that  the disturbance in other 
sections of the country would  be without 
evil  results  in  Grand  Rapids  has  been 
immensely strengthened.  No one actually 
looks  for  cheap  money until  the  crops 
begin  to  move,  but  the  pressing  needs 
having been  in  a  measure  supplied  by 
the recent dividend and interest disburse­
ments, the  merchants are in  a condition 
to go ahead steadily until  harvest.

While,  therefore,  money may rule firm 
for some little time to come,  the outlook 
far  a  plentiful  supply  next  winter  is 
most excellent.

Bank  Notes.

F.  E.  Turrell  succeeds  Turrell  & 
Sprout  in the  banking  business at  Bel- 
laire.

C.  W.  Chapin & Co.,  bankers at  Stan­

ton,  have suspended payment,  and  in all 
probability will retire from business.

H.  R.  Wagar,  the Stanton banker,  pub­
lishes  a  sworn  statement  of  his  assets 
and liabilities,  showing  total  assets  of 
$297,722 and  liabilities of  $30,235,  mak­
ing his  net worth  $267,487. 
Included in 
the  schedule  is  pine land  in Alabama, 
Mississippi and  Washington,  city  prop­
erty in Ionia,  Mobile,  Stanton and Aber­
deen, stock  in  the  Wagar  Lumber  Co., 
Ionia  County Savings  Bank  and  Lake 
Odessa  Savings  Bank,  notes,  mortgages 
and cash.

E. J.  Mather,  the  Lakeview  banker, 
suspended  payment  July  15,  promising 
to  resume  on  the  18th.  The  promise 
failed  to materialize, and the people who 
were so unfortunate as  to  have deposits 
in the  defunct  institution  talk strongly 
of summary treatment  for the author  of 
their  trouble.  The  bank  never  should 
have had  the confidence of  anyone,  as it 
was  conducted  in  his  wife’s name by  a 
man who  was himself a bankrupt.  The 
liabilities  are  $24,300  and  the  assets 
about half  the amount of  the liabilities, 
the  deficiency  having  been  squandered 
by Mather  in  mining schemas and other 
wildcat  investments.  Having  reached 
the end of his  rope,  he lays  down on his 
friends  with a  view  to  making  his  de­
positors bear the burden of  his bad man­
agement.  T h e  T radesm an  exposed 
the questionable  character  of  this insti­
tution something like a half  dozen years 
ago,  and,  if  the people  of  Lakeview had 
profited by the exposure, they would not 
now be in  the position of  mourners who 
refused to be comforted.

Purely Personal.

David Holmes,  buyer for  the Elk Rap­
ids Iron Co.,  was in town last  Friday  on 
his way to  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
will spend a week with bis parents.

R.  M.  Hutchings  succeeds the late W. 
N. Ford as general  agent  for the Jas.  G. 
Butler Tobacco  Co.,  with  headquarters 
at Chicago.  Mr.  Hutchings  hails  from 
the  Pacific coast where  he made  an en­
viable record for the corporation.

The  appointment  of  Ralph  Stone  to 
the position of attorney for the Michigan 
Trust Co.  is  a  worthy  honor,  worthily 
bestowed.  Mr. Stone is recognized as  a 
rising young man  whose  mental  endow­
ments are in  keeping with  his  ambition 
to climb to the top.

Frank Jewell is jubilant over the  arri­
val  of  a  bran  new  boy  at  his  house, 
weighing from  11 to 11K pounds, accord­
ing to the amount  of  clothing  included 
in the weighing  process.  This  acquisi­
tion gives  the  Jewell  family  two  boys 
and  a  girl,  all  of  whom  inherit  their 
mother’s beauty and their  father’s  busi­
ness capacity.
Collapse of the  Cut-Rate  Drug Store In 

Chicago.

From  the Western  Druggist,
At last the united and  organized effort 
of retail  druggists,  in opposition  to cut 
rates in Chicago, has borne fruit.
On the  10th of  July, as  a thunderclap 
from a clear sky,  the  announcement was 
made that the  Economical  Drug Co.,  the 
original cut-rate concern of Chicago,  had 
confessed  judgment  for  $40,000.  The 
reasons for the assignment were:  Doing 
too large a business on  small capital; in­
ability to  meet notes or their  extension; 
and,  lastly,  that business  had decreased 
25 per cent,  during  the last few months.
It started in fifteen  months ago with a 
great flourish  and  a  capital  of  $550,000. 
Events  show  that  this  was  mostly  bor­
rowed from  banks  and  individuals.  Of 
the preferred creditors the American Ex­
change  Bank is  listed for  over  $20,000, 
and the  Chicago  National Bank $12,000. 
The decrease in business is no doubt due 
to the fact of  the central stores  meeting 
the  cut  rates.  On  the  other  hand  it is 
equally  true  that, without  the  work of 
the  Inter-State  League,  demoralization 
would now have been general,  and so ex­
tended as  to make  recuperation imprac­
ticable.  The  expense  incident  to  the 
difficulty experienced  iu securing  goods 
no doubt also hastened dissolution.
Coming as it does in the midst of finan­
cial stringency,  the  failure  should  em­
phasize the lesson to bankers and capital­
ists  that a business  run on  the cut-rate 
principle  is  a sort  of  bnzz-saw,  that it 
doesn’t  pay  to  fool with, especially  if 
the chief operator happens to  be  a  man 
with  an  established  smash-up  record. 
Druggists  should  give  the two  creditor 
banks to  understand  further support of 
the  concern  will  not  pass  without  due 
recognition.
With Manager  McConnell  back  in the 
show-bill business,  the druggists of  Chi­
cago should have no farther  difficulty in 
returning  to  standard  prices.  There is 
no  longer  any  excuse  for  the  cut-rate 
policy.
Tart Reply to  an Impertinent Enquiry.
Some one has said,  “One of the advan­
tages of living in a large city is that peo­
ple are obliged to mind  their  own  busi­
ness;”  and it is a matter  of  regret  that 
this “advantage”  is  not  enjoyed  in  all 
localities.
An old farmer in Maine who cared but 
little  for  his  personal  appearance  was 
one day on his way to town with  a  load 
of hay drawn by  a  yoke  of  oxen.  The 
day  was  sultry,  his  heavy  shoes  hurt 
him,  and  he  removed  both  shoes  and 
stockings to be  “more comfortable.”  As 
he approached the village he was met by 
one of those persons who try to be  witty 
at other people’s expense.
Thinking that  here  was  an  opportu­
nity to i:ave some fun, the  man,  with  a 
twinkle in his eye,  said:
“Do all  the  people  up  your  way  go 
barefooted?”
“Well,” said the  old  farmer,  “we  go 
barefooted part of the time,  and the  rest 
of the time we mind our own  business.”
The twinkle left  the  man’s  eye,  and 
no further comment was made.

It is now  generally conceded  that  the 
ripening of cheese is due to bacteria, not 
by a single species of  bacteria, but by  a 
number of  species  working in  conjunc­
tion.  When they  are not present ripen­
ing does  not take  place.  The  mast im­
portant of  these  are the  ones  that give 
odor.

so happy as when he is  assisting  a  per­
son  younger  in  years  than  himself  in 
climbing upward.  His advice is  always 
to be had for the asking,  and it is usually 
worth a good many  times  its  cost.  His 
hobby is fishing and playing jokes on his 
friends,'' but he is  charitable  enough  to 
appreciate a joke on himself  as  heartily 
as though he was  the  instigator  instead 
of the victim.

THE  MICHIGLAIST  TRADESMAN.
He tries  faithfully  to obey  the  spirit 
and intent of  all laws passed to  regulate 
his  relations to  the public, and  thus se­
cures both the  confidence of the best ele­
ments of  society  and  the  respect  of the 
worst.  Living  where his  whole  life  is 
open as daylight to  public criticism,  and 
people have  time  to  notice  all  he  says 
and does,  he is often misunderstood, even 
while having the best intentions.  Some­
times  be will nearly  break his  neck try­
ing to keep  his month shut,  when  there 
Is an inward  impulse in  the opposite di­
rection  almost irresistible.  But  the dis­
cipline is wholesome, strengthening both 
mental and moral vertebra.
Country  druggists,  as  a  rule,  do not 
make the most of their privileges.  They 
are too apt to let routine lessen  their en­
thusiasm, and so do not keep up with the 
progress of  the times.  This is unavoid­
able,  because  their drug  business is not 
large enough to fill one’s whole time and 
attention,  and  must be supplemented by 
other liness of trade.
They  constitute, however,  an element 
that if properly directed and encouraged 
will respond to the aims and purposes of 
the State Association  for a better organi­
zation that  shall develop,  to the  fullest 
extent, pharmacy as a profession.

Starting  out in  life  while  still  quite 
young,  his only capital  a  fair education, 
sound common  sense  and  a  determina­
tion to succeed,  Mr.  Hess has,  by the ex­
ercise  of  those  qualities,  which  have 
been the dominant characteristics in  the 
lives of most of our  successful  business 
men,  acquired a competence and  made  a 
name for himself which is worth more to 
him than  all  he has made besides;  while 
his success  proves the truth of  what has 
been so often asserted in these  columns, 
that honesty and industry are sure to win 
in the long run.

14:
Drugs |S£ Medicines*

State Board  of Pharmacy.
One Year-—James Venn or, Detroit.
Two Years—Cttm&r Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Three Years—George Gundrum, Ionia.
Four Years—C. A. Bugbee. Cheboygan.
Five Years— S. E. Parkill, O w o sso .
President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Secretary—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Geo. Gnndrum, Ionia.

Next Meeting—Marquette, 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. Muir; Sec’y, Frank H. Escott.

M EN   O F  M ARK.

Wm.  T.  Hess,  Treasurer of  the  Grand 

Rapids  School  Furniture Co. 

William T.  Hess was a native of West­
chester  county, N.  Y.,  and  was  born 
August 26,  1837.  He  is  of  German  ex­
traction,  his grandfather being  a  native 
of Darmstadt, Germany.  His father, Ja­
cob Hess, was a physician,  a graduate  of 
the  Herkimer  (N.  Y.)  Medical  College. 
W. T.  attended school  at  North  Salem, 
finishing his education at Beekman.  Af­
ter leaving school he engaged  in  garden­
ing  for two years at Hunt’s Point, on the 
East River,  above New  York  City,  after 
which,  for a further period of two years, 
he clerked  in  a  produce  store  in  New 
York. 
In 1858 he came to Michigan  and 
bought a farm in the  vicinity  of  Reed’s 
Lake,  Kent county,  but soon  after  relin­
quished it to engage  in  lumbering  near 
Newaygo.  He continued  lumbering  un­
til the breaking out of the war,  when  he 
enlisted in Company  D,  First  Michigan 
Engineers,  being mustered in  as  Second 
Lieutenant.  He was compelled to resign 
his commission  and leave  the  service  in 
July,  1863,  on  account of  an affection  of 
the eyes,  which  almost  resulted  in  the 
loss of  his  eyesight.  The  trouble  with 
his eyes compelled  him  to  idleness  for 
several months,  but  he  finally  resumed 
his 
lumbering  operations,  going  into 
Ionia  county  in  1864,  remaining  about 
four years,  when,  on account of the state 
of his wife’s health,  he  returned  to  the 
East,  going  to  Connecticut.  Mrs.  Hess 
never  recovered  her  health,  and,  after 
her death,  Mr.  Hess  returned  to  Michi­
gan,  and for two years  was  engaged  in 
the sale  of  agricultural  implements  in 
the vicinity of Grand Rapids.  Mr.  Hess 
then joined the late  Wm.  Woodward  in 
the hide and pelts business  in  this  city, 
the firm  being  known  as  Woodward  & 
Co.  They  continued  this  business  for 
some time,  then sold  out  and  opened  a 
boot and shoe store.  They continued  in 
this  business  until  the  spring  of  1875, 
when the firm of Perkins & Hess was or­
ganized,  succeeding  Perkins  Bros,  in 
wholesale  hides,  pelts  and  furs.  This 
has been  Mr.  Hess’  business ever  since, 
but for  the  past  half  dozen  years  his 
partner has devoted his  entire  attention 
to the  Grand  Rapids  School  Furniture 
Co.,  which was founded by  Messrs.  Per­
kins and Hess, and in  which  enterprise 
they are  the  largest  stockholders,  Mr. 
Perkins being President of  the  corpora­
tion and Mr.  Hess acting in the  capacity 
of Treasurer.  This company has  had  a 
most remarkable growth,  starting with a 
capital stock of $50,000,  which has grad­
ually been increased until it is now some­
what in excess of  $300,000,  operating  a 
plant which is conceded to be one of  the 
most complete and extensive in the  city.
Mr.  Hess is a man of strong  likes  and 
dislikes,  as  befits  a  person  of  positive 
ideas.  His friendship for young men  is 
somewhat remarkable,  and  he  is  never

In Memory  of  the  Late  W.  N.  Ford.
The J.  G. Butler Tobacco  Co.  has  is­
sued a  very  appropriate  announcement 
of the death  of  W.  N.  Ford,  including 
portrait of the deceased and  the  follow­
ing memorial:
St.  L ouis,  Mo., July 13.—We have sad 
news,  indeed,  to announce the  death  of 
Mr. William N. Ford,  our General  Agent 
in the Northwest, who was stricken with 
peritonitis and  passed away Wednesday, 
July 5,  at his home in Chicago,  and  was 
interred at Lafayette,  Ind.,  July 8.
In making this announcement we  feel 
the sad news will be received  with  uni­
versal  regret  by  his  trade  in  general, 
whose hearts his manly,  straightforward 
ways could not have failed to win as they 
won ours.
William N.  Ford  was  born  in  Mays- 
ville, Ky.,  August 17,  1851,  and  was  an 
only son.  He leaves a wife,  a baby  boy 
a few months old,  and six sisters.
When he was a mere infant his mother 
died and he  was  thus  deprived  of  that 
great blessing,  a mother’s love and  care. 
When 8 years of  age  his  father  moved 
the family to  Indianapolis;  young  Will­
iam received his education  there  in  the 
public and high schools under  the  care­
ful  direction  of  his  sister  Eliza,  who 
raised him from the time of his mother’s 
death.
first  lessons  in  business  were 
His 
given him by Mr.  Lee in a fancy grocery 
store in Indianapolis, where he  laid  the 
foundation of  the  vigorous,  systematic 
and original business methods for  which 
he was so noted.
On June 28, 1882, he married  Marcella 
Cox, of Lafayette,  Ind.,  at  which  time 
he was engaged in the spice business.
In 1883 his father died,  after which he 
engaged  in  the  tobacco  business  with 
Robert  Hamilton,  by  whom  he  was 
thought most highly  of.
In 1886 he came to  this  company  and 
became its  ablest,  truest  and  most  be­
loved agent, remaining with us until  his 
death, faithful to the last.
The  many  admirable  qualities  dis­
played by Mr.  Ford during his long  and 
brilliant  career with  his  company,  en­
deared him to the hearts of all its officers 
and employes,  and  makes his  loss  most 
keenly felt.
His uniformly kind and  generous  dis­
position,  coupled with  a  most courteous 
and  affable  manner  under  all  circum­
stances,  made him a prime favorite  with 
all who knew him.
Mr. Ford was a man of indomitable en­
ergy,  boundless resources,  at  all  times 
fully 
alive  to  his  surroundings  and 
abreast of the times,  which,  with his  ac­
tive brain and broad  views,  particularly 
fitted him for the important  position  he 
so creditably filled,  and made him one of 
the brightest lights in his chosen calling.
At a special meeting of the board of di­
rectors of the Jas. G. Butler Tobacco Co., 
held  July  10,  1893,  a  resolution  was 
passed that this memorial be spread  up­
on the records of this company,  and that 
a copy of the same,  accompanied  by  our 
tenderest sympathies, be  mailed  to  his 
bereaved  widow  and  sisters.  Also  a 
copy be mailed to each of  his  friends in 
the trade.
As a further token of  sorrow  and  re­
spect,  the board directs that  the  annual 
banquet tendered the  general  agents  at 
the  close  of  each  year  be  omitted for 
1893, and that in its stead the same even­
ing in December be set apart for memor­
ial services by  his  colleagues,  our  gen­
eral  agents,  now  so  widely  separated, 
when they can  unite  in  common  privi­
lege,  testifying their love and sorrow  at 
the loss of their leader, William N. Ford.

To  Erase Ink  Stains.

Gr a n d   Ra pid s,  July  22.—Druggists 
are very often called on  to prepare some­
thing to erase  ink  stains. 
I  have  been 
experimenting and found  the  following 
to be a fine thing:
Mix thoroughly equal  parts  of  alum, 
amber,  sulphur and  saltpetre  and  keep 
the mixture in a well closed  bottle.  By 
sprinkling some of the powder  upon  an 
ink stain or recently  written  characters 
and rubbing with a white  linen  rag,  the 
stain  or writing will  at  once  disappear. 
If amber can not be obtained,  rosin  will 
J.  De Boe, 
do, but not so well. 
Chemist Hazleton & Perkins Drug  Co.

The  C o untry  D ru g g ist *

When a request came to me lately  from 
your Secretary  that I appear  to-night in 
response to  one of  the toasts on  the list 
it had all the suddenness and part of  the 
effect of a dynamite explosion,  for I have 
always lived  outside the whirl,  far from 
the busy haunts of men,  and the thought 
of discussing any question off-hand in the 
presence of  the  learned members of this 
Association was enough to appal one who 
makes  no  claim  to  keep  step  with  the 
tront  ranks of  scientific  inquiry.  Like 
many other rural dispensers,  I came into 
the profession  by sheer force of  circum­
stances,  and  remain  by  grace  of  the 
Legislature,  and  an  annual  permit,  a 
registered  druggist  without  passing the 
ordeal  of  official  examination.  This 
makes us  naturally bumble, and  though 
we enjoy with others  the feast of reason 
and interchange of sentiment on an occa­
sion like this,  we  cannot be  expected to 
do more  than  report  ourselves  present 
and ready to listen to business.

I  therefore appear  to-night  to answer 
for the country druggist, and to say he is 
still on deck,  doing  his duty to  the  best 
of his ability,  and  earning a reward that 
no one is disposed to  question more than 
they would any other  deferred  dividend. 
At other times and  places,  I have called 
public attention to the peculiar hardships 
of  the  country  druggist,  that  are  not 
shared by  his  brethren in  cities,  but it 
would not be  in harmony  with the  joy­
ous nature  of  our  present  gathering to 
rehearse the tale of  woe one might truly 
tell;  nor would  it  be  a  fair  return  for 
your  indulgence.  Let  us  rather  look 
on 
the  bright  side  and  cherish  every 
hopeful  feature  of  a  calling  that  fur­
nishes many opportunities of usefulness, 
and sometimes  is a school  from which a 
few  graduate  to  more  ambitious enter­
prises.
One thing can  be  said  of  the country 
druggist,  compared with  others  and the 
chances be has had,  he makes fewer mis­
takes in dispensing.  He is conservative, 
lacking,  perhaps,  push  and  perfumery; 
but  he  is  cautious,  and  therefore  safe. 
There is but little  danger of mixing pre­
scriptions behind  his cabinet,  since they 
come to him  like angels’  visits,  and one 
never  treads upon  another’s heels.  He 
keeps  good  drugs,  beause  that  is  the 
only  way to maintain  the confidence of a 
custom  that  is  not  transient  and  will 
brook  no  imposition.  He  keeps  full 
lines of both  staples  and  patents at the 
risk of  accumulating  much  dead stock. 
He upholds  the hands  of  the  local phy- 
sian by commending  his work  whenever 
called 
to  express  an  opinion  thereon. 
He  even  orders  new  pharmaceutical 
products as fast as they are suggested by 
each  new  practitioner.  He  knows  no 
pathies or school of medicine; but makes 
the best of what trade  he can secure,  al­
ways treating  them  with  true  business 
and professional  courtesy,  whether it is 
reciprocated or not.  He never prescribes, 
but gives advice,  and  sells his medicines 
to  those who  insist on  diagnosing their 
own ailments.

•Response by  S.  P. Whitmarsh  at the  annual 
banquet of the Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association.

Criticism of the Policy of the M. S. P. A.
Ayr, July 8—I notice in T h e T r a d es­
man that the eleventh annual meeting of 
thd Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  As­
sociation was not well  attended and that 
the cause is  attributed  to invitations not 
having been sent to all members.  What! 
Members  of  a  society have to be invited 
to  attend  their  own  meetings!  That 
seems strange.
The only and  legitim ate  object of the 
M. S.  P.  A.,  as I  contemplated it when I 
sought  membership,  is  to  promote  the 
efficiency  of  pharmacy  and  to  secure 
needed legislation.  While it has accom­
plished  something  in  that  direction,  it 
has whipped  off  on  to  banqueting  and 
other  expensive  social  features, so that 
the druggist of  moderate  means  cannot 
avail himself of the benefits of  the meet­
ings.  Hence his indifference,  no  matter 
how much he is  interested in developing 
the true interests of pharmacy.  I cherish 
the social amenities of life and feel that, 
if  they  are  properly  cared  for  in  the 
home and immediate surroundings,  their 
good  effects  will  crop  out  in  business 
life and association.
An impairment of  the  success  of  the 
Association is found  in too often  chang­
ing  officers,  particularly  that  of  Secre­
tary.  The  pseudo-political  scheme  of 
giving one man  not  over  two  terms  of 
office, with the view of holding the other 
fellows in the party  in  the  hope of get^ 
ting an office,  won’t  work  in the practi­
cal affairs of  life.  A  faithful,  efficient 
man  should  be retained in an office just 
as long as he will consent to  serve,  and, 
in proportion to the  care  and  responsi­
bility, ought to  be compensated.

Gideon  N o ei,.

The criticism of  Mr.  Noel  relative to 
the desirability of the members receiving 
invitations  to  the  meeting  is  not  well 
taken,  as  the  inivtation  embodied  the 
only notification of the place and  date of 
the meeting the members received.  The 
convention  of  1892 adjourned to meet a 
year hence at some  point  on the Detroit 
River,  to be thereafter  designated by the 
Executive  Committee.  The  members 
were,  therefore,  in  the  dark  as  to  the 
place and  date  and were  compelled  to 
wait  the  official  notification  from  the 
Secretary. 
It  is  a matter of regret that 
in  some  cases  the  invitations  failed to 
reach  the  members,  so that a consider­
able number who otherwise  would  have 
attended the  convention  were  deprived 
of the privilege. 
It  is due Ex-Secretary 
Parsons to state that he  insists  that  he 
mailed  a  notice  of the meeting to every 
member of the  Association. 
It is unfor­
tunate  that  so  many of his communica­
tions should have been miscarried by the 
mails,  but if the invitations left his office 
in  good  condition  his 
responsibility 
ceased  and  he  should  not  be  held  ac­
countable for the miscarriage.

THE  MICHIGAN*  TRADESMAN,

1 5

Wholesale Prioe  Current•

Decllned—Acid Citric.  Acid Carbolic.  Gum Opium.

Nitrate Silver.

Gum Opium Po. 
3 00

“ 

S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia,  ® P .4W .  2 20@2 45
C.  Co....................  2 10@2 35
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristlca, No  1 ........  66®  70
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcis Liq, N.»C., *4 gal
doz  .........................  @3 00
Plcis Liq., quarts......   @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Plx Burgnn...............   @  7
Plumb! A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethram,  boxes  H 
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @1 25
Pyrethram,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae.................... 
8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. & W......  29®  34
S.  German__  20®  30
Rubia  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
30®  22
Salacln.......................1  75@1  80
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
M.......................   10®  12
“  G.......................   @115

“ 

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

vlnl  Rect.  bbl.

OILS.

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

“ 

FAINTS. 

Llndseed,  boiled  ....  54 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   80
Spirits Turpentine__   34

57
85
38
b b l.  lb.
Red Venetian............. 1M  2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1M  2@4
“ 
Ber........1M  3@3
Putty,  commercial....2M  2*4®8
“  strictly  pure...... 2*4  2£@3
Vermilion Prime Amer-
lcan..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English.... 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......   70®75
Lead,  red....................  6*i®7
“  w hite................6M@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’..........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20©1  4 
Swiss  VUla  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1 00@1  20

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

1  40

VARNISHES.

No. lT urp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................166@1  70
Coach  Body...............2 75@3  00
No. 1 Turp F um ....... 1  00®1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1 55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70® 7 5
Turp......................... 

Importers  ami  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils #  Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

8WIS8  VILLA  PREPARED  PAINTS.

M   line  of  Staple  Druggists'  Sundries

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e H ave in  Stock and Offer a  F u ll Line oi

W H I S K I B S ,   BRANDIBS,

GINS,  W INBS,  R U M S c

We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only.
We give our personal attention to mail orders and guaranty satisiaction.
All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them, 

fiend a trial order

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TINCTURES.

’’ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

F 

Aconltum  Napellls R .........   60
50
Aloes.......................................60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica................................   50
  0
Asafcetlda.........................  
Atrope Belladonna..............  go
Benzoin...............................   go
_  “  ,  Co...........................  50
Sanguinaria.........................  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  ..............................  50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca.................................  50
“ 
ammon....................   60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine.......................  
75
“  Colorless...................  75
Ferrl  Chloridum.................  35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opll......................... 
85
1  Camphorated................  50
“  Deoaor.........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................   50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhel.....................................   50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
„  “ 
Co..............   50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonlum.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian......................  
50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

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M ISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

1 25

......  

1 
“ 

.¡Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen....................... 2*4® 8

“ 
ground,  (po.

D .............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrln...................  @1 40
Antlrebrin..................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ©  55
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud....  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharides  Russian,
PO............................
@1  00 
Capsici  Froctus, a f...
@  26 
@  28 
B po.
@  20 
Caryophyllus, (po.  15) 
_
10®   12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, 8. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®
......  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Froctus...........  @  25
Centraria....................  ©  10
Cetaceum...................  @  40
Chloroform................  60®  63
squlbbs ..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  85@1  60
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Clnchonldine, P.  A  w   15®  20
German  3  ©  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  .......................
60 
Creasotum.................
®  35 
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @
~ 
2 
5®
“  prep..................  
5
9®  11 
®  8
Crocus......................  40®  50
Cudbear
©  24 
Cupri Sulph...............   5 @
6
“ 
Dextrine.................... 
io@  12
Ether Sulph................  70®  75
Emery,  au  numbers..  @
11 
po...................  @  6
jota,TOo.)  75.........   70®  75
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................   ©  23
Gambler......................  7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10. 
Less than box 66M
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White................  18®  25
Glycerins...................14*4®  20
Grana Paradlsi...........  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  66
©  85
Hydraag Chlor  Mite.. 
“  C or....  O  80
Ox Rubrum  @  90
Ammoniatl..  @1 00 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  64
Tchthyobolla, Am..  ..1 25@1 50
Indigo.........................  75@l 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  65®  70
M arts.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass ArslnltlB  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,iS. F ..............  60®  68

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

" French 

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Advanced-

AGIOUM.

Acetlcum................... 
8®  10
Benzolcum  German..  65®  75
Boracic 
....................  
30
Carbolicum.............. 
25®  35
Cltricum...................  52®  55
Hvdrochlor.................  3®  5
Nltrocum 
.................  10®  12
Oxallcum...................  10®  12
Phosphorium dll........ 
20
Sallcylicum................ 1  30®1 70
Sulphuricum_______  1 M@  5
Tannlcum....................1  40@1 60
Tartarlcum................  30®  33

AMMONIA.

a 

Aqua, 16  deg................314®  5
20  deg................5*4®  7
Carbonaa  ...................  12®  14
Chloridum.................   12®  14

ANILINE.

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

BACCAX.

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

BAL8AM UM .

Copaiba......................  42®  45
Peru............................  @1  80
Terabln, Canada  ....  45®  50
Tolutan......................  35®  50

CORTBX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona P lav a.................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica Cerifera, po.............  20
Prunus Vlrginl....................  12
Gulllala,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

BXTBACTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra..'.
po...........
“ 
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is..............
“ 
“ 
Ha............
“  MB............
Carbonate Preclp........
Citrate and Qulnla—
Citrate  Soluble...........
Ferrocyanldum Sol__
Solnt  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure.............

FERRU

" 

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

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

Arnica.......................   18®  20
AnthemlB...................  30®  35
Matricaria 
50®  65

 

FLORA.

 
POJilA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin

...................  18®  50
nlvelly...................  25®  28
“  Alx.  35®  50
and  *4b....................   15®  25
...................  8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsi 

“ 

OUMMI.
“ 
“ 

©  75
Acacia, 1st picked—  
2d 
“ 
....  @  45
“  3d 
®  30
.... 
sifted sorts...  @  25
“ 
“  po..................   60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
"  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Socotri, (po.  60).  ©  50
Cateohn, 1b, (Mb, 14 Mb,
16)............................  ®  1
Ammoniac.................  55®  60
Assaf(Btlda, (po. 35)..  30®  35
Bensolnum........... 
50®  55
Camphor»..................   55® ■ 58
Euphorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
@2 50
Galbanum.
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  7b
@  30 
Gualacum, (po  35). 
@1  15 
Kino,  (po  1  10).
@  80
Mastic ....  ......
Myrrh, (po. 45).
a ix u , vi». ...................  @ 40
60@2 65
OplI  (po  is 75)........... 2 
Shellac  .......................   35® 42
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth.................   4G®1 00

“ 
hkrba—In ounce packages.

Abslnthlnm.........................  25
Bupatorlnm.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majoram.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  Y lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  80
Tanacetnm, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................  25

M A8N B8IA .

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

OLEUM.

  85@2 75

 

Cubebae........................   @ 
Bxechthltos..............  2 50@2 75
Brigeron.........................2 00®2 10
Gaultheria......................2 00®2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   ®  75
Gosslpll, Sem. gal......   70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................2 10@2 20
Juniper!.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90®2 00
Llmonis......................2 40®2 60
MenthaPiper.............. 2 75@3 50
Mentha Verld.............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal............. 1  00@1  10
Myrcla, ounce............   @  50
Olive......................  
Plcis Liquida, (gal. .85)  10®  12
Rlcinl.......................  1  22®1  28
Rosmarinl.............  
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce...................6 50@8 50
Sucdnl.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................   90@1 00
Santal  ....................... 8 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  ®  65
Tlglfi..........................   ©  go
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt.................  ©  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
BICarb.......................   15®  is
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide....................  38®  4;
Carb............................ 
ia@  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25) ..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @  15
Potass Nltras, opt......   8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

POTASSIUM .

RA D IX .

Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................   12®  15
Arum,  po....................  ©  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po........................2 20@2 30
Iris plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  ®  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel................... 
  75@1  00
"  cut......................  @1  75
“  PV.......................   75@1  35
Spigelia......................  35®  38
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  30®  32
Senega.......................  65®  70
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @ 25
Scillae, (po. S5)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcetl-
duB,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a ................. 
18®  20
Zingiber  ] ...,.......... 
18®  20

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Anlsum,  (po.  20)........  ©  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird. Is.......................... 
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)..............   10® 12
Cardamon....................1  00® 
Corlandrom.................   10® 12
Cannabis Satlva.........   4® 
5
Cydonium....................   75@1 00
Cnenopodlum  ............   10® 12
Dlpterlx Odorate........ 2 25®2  50
Foenlcolnm...............   @  15
Foenngreek,  po.........   6®  8
L ini..........................   4  O 4M
Llnl, grd,  (bbl. 3*4)...  4  @4*4
Lobelia.........................  36® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__ 
4®  5
Rapa.............................  6®  7
Slnapls  Albn............ 11  ®13
Nigra...........  11©  12

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BPIBITUB.
Frumentl, W..D.  Co..2 00®2 50 
D. F. R .... .1  75@2 00
1  25@1  50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T___1 65@2 00
“ 
1 75@3  50
Saacharum  N.  B.........1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll............1 75®6  50
Vlnl Oporto................ 1 25@2 00
Vlnl  Alba....................1 25@2 00

 

8FOHOB8.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2 50®2 75
Nassau  Bheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
200 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
1 10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage .......................
Hard for  slate  nse__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
n se..........................

1 40

50®4 00

70@1 80
25®3 50

Absinthium................ 3 
Amygdalae, Dale........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
AnlBl........................... 1 
Aurantl  Cortex...........2 30@2 40
Bergamll  ...................3 
Cajlputi....................   60®  65
Caryophylll................  75®  80
C edar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodli................  @1  60
Clnnamonll...............   90@1 00
Cltronella...................  ®  45
Conlnm  Mac..............  36®  65
Copaiba  ....................   80®  90

SY RUPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferrl Iod.............................   50
Aurantl Cortes....................  50
Rhel  Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  Offidnalls..............  60
CO........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae........................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus  vlrg.........................  50

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

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

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

“ 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Triumph Brand.

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

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

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

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

Package. 

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 
Valley City Vi gross..........  
75
1  15
Felix 
Hummel's, foil, gross.......  1  50
“ 
“  —   2 50

Extract.

.... 

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tin 
CHICORY.

Bulk..............................  
5
R e d ..............................  
7
Cotton,  40 ft......... per dos.  1  25
1  40
1  eo
175
1  90
80
100

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

50ft..........  
60 f t..........  
70 ft..........  
80 ft........... 
60 ft.........  
72 f f ........ 
4 dos. in case.

CONDENSED  MILK.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Jute

8  1, per hundred..............  83 00
3 50
8  2, 
-----
4 00
8 3,
5 00
8 5,
810,
6 00 
7 00
820.
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over............   5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000 
“  
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
(Can  be  made to represent’any 
denomination  from 810  down. |
20 books..................... 8j1 00
50
: 00 
3 00 
100
6 25 
250
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

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

10 
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CREDIT CHECKS

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

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CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......6Vi
Family  XXX......................  6
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6V4
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........6Vi
Kenosha 
..........................  7 Vi
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@2R

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.
Apples.

“ 

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundrled, sliced in  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California in  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes......................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.......................
25 lb. boxes.....................
Peeled, In  boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
In bags...... .*
California in bags......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
25 “ 
...................
Prunelles.
30 lb.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
251b.  “ 
......................
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

1 75
1 75
1 75

Gages.

Peaches.

Cherries.

Fruits.
Apples. *
3 lb. standard............
York State, gallons....
Hamburgh,  “  —
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
Santa Crus...................... 
Lusk’s.............................. 
Overland........................ 
Blackberries.
B. *   W....................... 
95
Red............................  1  10@1 20
Pitted Hamburgh...... 
1  75
W hite.............................  
1 50
Brie............................ 
1  20
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
Brie............................ 
1  10
1  70
California................... 
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  25
P ie............................ 
1  25
Maxwell....................
1  65
Shepard’s ..................  
California..................  
2 20
Monitor 
................. 
1  65
Oxford.......................
Pears.
1  20
Domestic....................  
Riverside.................... 
2 10
Pineapples.
Common.................... 1  00®1 30
Johnson's  sliced........
grated........
Booth’s sliced............
grated...........
Quinces.
Common....................
Raspberries.
Red.............................
Black  Hamburg.........
Brie, b lack ...........
Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
Hamburgh.................
Erie............................
Terrapin.......................
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............
1  00 
.1  75
Corned  beef  Libby’s...
Roast beef  Armour’s..........1
Potted  ham, Vi lb................1  40
J4 lb.................  85
tongue, Vi lb...............135
“  Vi lb_____  85
chicken, Vi lb.......... 
95

1  10
1 30 
1  50 
1  30

Meats.

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“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

Vegetables 

Beans.

AXLE GREASE.
doz  gross
Aurora....................   55 
600
Castor Oil..............   60 
7 CO
Diamond.................  50 
5 50
Frazer’s.................  ~5 
8 00
M ica.......................   65  7 50
Paragon 
................  55 
600

“ 

BAKING  FOWDER. 

Acme.
u  lb. cans, 3  doz.............  
45
2  “  ................  85
2  lb.  “ 
1  “  .................  1 60
1 lb.  “ 
Bulk...................................   W
Arctic.
M Si cans 6 doz case..........  
55
..........  1  10
u i b “ 
4 doz  “ 
2 doz  “ .......  200
1  a>  “ 
5  S>  “  1 doi  “ 
..........  9 00
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
16  “ 
.. .2 00
"  2  “ 
40
Red Star, M, lb cans........... 
“ 
Vi B>  “ 
75
.............  
...........  1  40
“ 
IB)  “ 
45
Teller’s,  U lb. cans, doz. 
85
“ 
“  .. 
¡4  lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
“ 
“  . -  1 50
Our Leader, M lb cans...... 
45
yt lb  cans........  75
“ 
...  .  1  50
“ 
1 lb cans 
Dr. Price’s. 
per doz 
Dime cans..  95
..1  40
“ 
4-oz
.  2 00
“ 
6 oz
..2 60
“ 
V-oz
“ 
.  3 90
12-oz
“ 
..5 00
16-oz
2Vi-lb “  12 00
“  18 25
4-lb
“  22 75
5-lb
“  41  80
10-lb

'fuS nE B P
pouters
CREAK
«AK lH g
¡fOWDEW

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

ioz

BLUING 
Arctic,4 oz  ovals...

“  pints,  round......
“  No. 2. sifting box 
“  No. 3, 
“  No. 5, 
“ 
“ 

EngUsh...............................  90
Bristol..................................  80
Domestic.............................   70
Gross 
.  3 69 
.  7 00 
.  9 00 
.  2 75 
.  4 00 
8 00
1 oz ball  ................  4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4 oz........  3 60
8oz......... 6 80
“ 
BROOMS,
¿0.2 H url........................  1 75
.......................... 2 00
NO. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.......................2 25
No. 1 
“ 
.......................2 50
Parlor Gem........................ 2 75
Common Whisk................. 
90
Fancy 
.................1  15

,r 
“

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“ 
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“ 
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Corn.

“ 
BRUSHES.

Stove, No.  1.......................  125
“  10......................   1  50
“  15.......................  1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—   85
.  1  25
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row. 
Palmetto, goose.................  1  50

Hamburgh  stringless..........1  25
French style.......2 25
Limas..................1  35
Lima, green.........................1  40
soaked.......
Lewis Boston Baked...........1  35
Bay State  Baked................. 1
World’s Fair  Baked...........1  35
Picnic Baked....................... 1  00
Hamburgh.......................... 1  40
Livingston  Eden................1  20
Purity....................
Honey  Dew........................ 1  50
Morning Glory........
¡SOSULBU.............................
BUTTER  PLATES. 
Peas.
Oval—250 in crate.
Hamburgh  marrofat........
..1  35
.  60
No.  1..................................
early June—
.  70
No.  2..................................
Champion Eng ..1  50
.  80
No.  3..................................
petit  pols...... ..1  75
.1 00
No.  5..................................
fancy  sifted.. ..1  90
Soaked.............................
10 Harris standard............... ..  75
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............
9 VanCamp’s  marrofat......
Star,  40 
..............
..1  10
10
Paraffine  ..........................   10
..1  30
early June...
24
Wicking  .......................... 24
Archer’s  Early Blossom.. ..1  35
French.......................  
.. ..2 15
Mushrooms.
French..............................1?@22
Pumpkin.
Erie.................................. ..  95
Squash.
Hubbard.........................
.1  25
Succotash.
Hambnrg...............................1 40
Soaked.........................  ....  85
Honey  Dew.......................... 1 50
E rie...................................... 1 35
Hancock.............................
Excelsior............................
Eclipse.................................
Hambnrg.............................
Gallon ...  ...........................3 75

.1  20
Little Neck,  l i b ...............
. 1  90 
“  2 lb...............
Clam Chowder.
.2 25
Standard, 8 lb.................... 2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb............
2 lb............
Lobsters.
.2 50 
Star,  1  lb....................
.3 50
“  2  lb....................
Picnic, 1 lb.........................2 00
2 90

CANNED  GOODS.

CANDLES.

Tomatoes.

F i s h .
Clams.

“ 
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“ 
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21b.

» 

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“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...........................1 25
2  lb......................... 2 10
Mustard,  21b.......................... 2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb................ 2 25
Soused, 2 lb............................. 2 25
Salmon.
Columbia River, Bat............ 1  90
“  tails..................... 1 75
Alaska, Red..............................1 45
pink..............................1 25
Kinney’s,  flats......................... 1 95
Sardines.  m
American  Vis...................   © 5
As..............  .6V4@7
Imported  Vis.....................10@.ll
Vis.....................15@16
Mustard  Ms......................  @8
Boneless.......................... 
21
Brook, 8 lb...............................2 50

Trout.

“ 
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CHOCOLATE.

Baker’s.

CHEESE.

23
German Sweet.................. 
Premium..........................  
37
Breakfast  Cocoa.............. 
43
Amboy.......................   @10M
Acme..........................  @9
Lenawee....................  @10
9vi
Riverside................... 
Gold  Medal  .................   @ 8Vi
6@ 
Skim............................. 
Brick..........................  
11
E dam ...........................  
1 
Leiden.......................  
23
Limbnrger  ................  @10
Pineapple...................  @25
Roquefort...................  @35

N.Y.Oond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle............   7  40
Crown................................   6 25
Daisy..................................  5 75
Champion..........................  4  50
Magnolia 
...........................4 25
Dime....................................3 35

COUPON  BOOKS.

Tradesman.’

8 2,  “ 

8  1, per hundred...............   2 00
2 50
8  2,8 8,  •• 
" 
-----
3 00 
......
“ 
8 5,  “ 
4 00
“ 
......
810,  “ 
5 00
“ 
820,  “ 
......
“Superior.’
2 50
8  1, per hundred......
“ 
...
3 00
3 50
........
“ 
8 3,  “ 
4 00
“ 
......
8 5 , “ 
“ 
......
810,  “ 
830, 
‘
7
00

8 00
5 006 00

“Universal.’

Loose  Muscatels in Boxes.
2 crown.............................   1  ‘
3 
“ 
U
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown.................................5
“ 
8 
...............................6

 

 

Foreign.
Currants.

Peel.

Patras,  In barrels............  
4
in  Vi-hbls...............  4M
in less quantity —  
4Vi

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“ 
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“ 
“ 

“
“

25  “ 
25 “ 

“ 
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Raisins.

Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes 
Lemon 
Orange 
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  @8
Sultana, 20 
..  8Vt@ 9
“ 
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120.............. 10
90x100 25 lb. bxs. 11 Vi

60x70 

80x90 
70x80 
“ 
Turkey......................... 
Silver..........................
Sultana...............................
French,  60-70...................... 13
70-80......................12
80-99...................... 11
90-10).....................10
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

“ 
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No. 1, 6Vi..........................  81  75
No. 2, 6H..........................  1  60

.14
7 Vi

“ ..12V4
“ 13J4

Regular
Grade
Lemon.
doz
2oz  __1
4 oz......  1  50

Regular
Vanilla.
doz
2oz___81  2
4 oz........2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.......81  50
4 oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......81  Î
4 oz......  3 1

Jennings’ D  C.
Lemon. Vanilla
2 oz folding box...  re 
4oz 
...1  40 
6 oz 
..2  00 
3 oz taper............ 1 35 
4 oz taper............ 1 50 

1
2
3
2
2

“ 
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XX  wood, white.

No. 1,6.............................  1 65
No. 2, 6....................*.......  1  50
No. 1, 6Vi..........................  1  35
No. 2, 6V4 
........................  1  25
................   1 00
95
Mill  No. 4.
1  00
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 

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

“

Farina.
Hominy.

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

Lima  Beans.

4Vi

Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 

Domestic, 12 lb. box —  
56
Imported.....................10Vi@i  V4

Oatmeal.

GUNPOWDER. 
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs................................. ..3 50
Half  kegs............ i .......... . .2 00
Quarter  kegs.................. . .1  15
1 lb  cans.......................... ..  30
Vi lb  cans......................... ..  18
Kegs................................. .  4 50
Half  kegs......................... ..2 50
Quarter kegs.................... .  1  40
. ..  34
1 lb cans...................... 
.11  00
Kegs 
.............................
.  5 TO
Half  kegs  ......................
Quarter kegs.................... .  3 00
60
1  lb  cans.........................
Sage.................................
Hops..............................

Eagle Duck—Dupont's.

HERBS.

..15
..15

INDIGO.

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

55
50

Barrels 200 .......................  4 60
Half barrels 100 ...............   2  40

17  lb. palls................. @  50
30  “ 
©  75

JELLY.
“ 
................
LICORICE.

Pearl Barley.

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Kegs..................................  2M
Green,  bn.............................  2 00
Split  per l b .................23£@3
Barrels  180.................  @4  60
Half  bbls 90..............  ©2 40
German.............................   4V4
Bast 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...................... 10V4@11

Halibut.

Herring.
“ 
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£ 

“ 

Holland, white hoops keg 
bbl
Norwegian  ...... -..............
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs........  2 85
J4  “  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
95
Russian,  kegs....................   65

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

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Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1,  Vi bbls., lOOlbs...........6 7
No. 1 \  bbl, 40  lbs..............3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   85
No. 1, 8 lb  kits....................

Whltefish.

No. 1

Family 
Vi bbls, 100 lbs...........87 60 83 75
H  “  40  “  ...........  3 25  1
10 lb.  kits...................  90  58
8 lb.  “ 
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

...................  75

Bonders’.

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

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

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

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

MINCE  MEAT.

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

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

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

16

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

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

New Orleans.

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

 

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  count.. 

Small.

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

20
30

18
22
27
32
40

@5 00
@3 00

6 00

3 50

Clay, No.  218.......................1  75
“  T.D. full count...........  75
Cob, No. 8........................... 1 25

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s ........................  
4  00
PennaSalt  Co.’s..............  3 25

RICE.
Domestic.
Carolina bead......................   5
No. 1......................4 Vi
No. 2....................  4
 

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

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Imported.
Japan, No. 1..........................5Vi
No. 2......................5*
Java.....................................   5
Patna....................................  5

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Thompson & Chute Brands.

Silver................................ 3  65
Mono................................ 3  35
Savon Improved...............   2 50
Sunflower...........................305
Golden...............................3  25
Economical  ......................2  25
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50

Scouring.
hand, 3 doz......... 2  50

“ 

SUGAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any town where 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf.  .........................16  30
Powdered........................... 6  11
Granulated.........................5  67
Extra Fine Granulated___ 5 80
Cubes........  .......................  6 11
XXXX  Powdered..............   6 42
Confec. Standard  A...........5  61
No. 1  Columbia A..............  5 54
No. 5 Empire  A...................5 48
No.  6  .................................. 5 61
No.  7....................................5  23
No.  8....................................5  17
No.  9...................................  5 11
No.  10.................................   5 06
No.  11..................................4  98
No.  12.................................  4 92
No.  13...................... 
 
No 14..................................  4 36
SYRUPS.

 

Corn.

Barrels................................2t
Half bbls.............................23
Fair.....................................   19
Good...................................   25
Choice..................................  30

Pure Cane.

SWEET  GOODS.

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

8
8
9
8%
8%

40 gr............................. 7  @8
50 gr............................8  @9

81 for barrel.

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

YEAST.

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

SUN C U B ED .

BA SK ET  F IR E D .

F air...............................  @17
Good.............................   @20
Choice..........................24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
D ust............................ 10  @12
F air...............................  @17
2 00
Good.............................   @20
Choice..........................24  @26
2 25
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12
F air.............................18  @20
Choice............................  @25
Choicest........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fail.......... 25  @35
Extra fine to finest___50  @65
Choicest fancy............75  @85
@26
Common to fair.......... 23  @30
Common to  fair.......... 23  @26
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

oolong. 
IM PE R IA L .

EN G LISH   B R E A K FA ST .

YOUNG  HYSON.

G U N PO W D ER.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

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

“ 

Smoking. 

Catlin’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried................ .........17
Golden  Shower........ .........19
Huntress  ................. .........20
Meerschaum............ .........29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy....................... 40
Stork............................. 30@32
German............................... 15
F rog....................................33
Java, %s 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.

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

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

4 73

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes
’. o.  b.
8%

as  follows,  In barrels.
Grand Rapids:
Eocene.......................
XXX  W.  W.  Mich
Headlight...............
Naptha....................... @ 6%
Stove Gasoline........... @ 7%
Cylinder.................... 27 @36
E ngine...................  .13 @21
Black, 15 cold  test — @ 8%

HIDES  PELTS  and FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay as  fol-

HIDES.

lows:
Green.......................
Part Cured.................
Full  “ 
...............
Dry............................ 5 @ 5
Kips, green  .............. 2 @ 3
“  cured................. @ 4
Calfskins,  green........ 4 @  5
Deacon skins............ 10 @25

cured......
No. 2 hides % off.
FELTS.

“ 

2@3
® 3%
@ 3%

4 @  5%

Shearlings................. 10 @  20
.................... 15 <2*  25
Lambs 

WOOL.
Washed.................... 12 @18
£ @14
Unwashed............

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow.....................
Grease  butter  .........
Switches..................
Ginseng.................... 2 00@2 50

3 @  4
1 @ 2
lVi@2

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8

W H EA T.

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

58
58

M EAL.

Bolted.......................
Granulated...............
F L O U R .

Straight, in  sacks  ...
“  barrels...
“ 
Patent 
“  sacks__
“  barrels...
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...
Rye 
” 
M IL L ST U FFS.

“

.  1  40
.  1  65

.  360
..  3 85
.  4 60
..  4 80
.  1  70
.  1  90

Bran..............$13 50
Screenings__  13 00
Middlings......  14 50
Mixed Feed...  18 no
Coarse meal  ..  17 50

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

CORN.

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

OATS.

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

...45
...43

...35
...38

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

H A T .
ton lots

“ 

Hoot Beer  Extract.
“ 

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

HPICK8.

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
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon....................35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
*• 
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African................... 16
“•  Cochin..................  20
Jam aica................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................7b
Mustard, Bug. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“  white...... 24
Cayenne................20
Sage..................................... 20

“ 
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’’Absolute” in Packages.

“ 

SAL,  SODA.

Ms  Ms
Allspice......................  84  1  55
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  155
Ginger,  Jamaica.......   84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage.............................  84
Kegs...................................  1%
Granulated,  boxes..............  IX
A nise.........................  @12% |
Canary, Smyrna.........  
6
10
Caraway......................... 
90
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4%
Mixed  Bird...............  
5%
Mustard,  white.........  
10
Poppy......................... 
9
Rape..........................  
6
Cuttle  bone....................  
STARCH.

SEEDS.

30

Corn.

 

 

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“ 
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SNUFF.

61088.
 
....................... 6

20-lb  boxes..........................  6
40-lb 
5*
1-lb packages.......................  5%
3-lb 
5%
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4%
Barrels.................................. 5%
Scotch, In  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in jars................35
French Rappee, in Jars......43
Boxes....................................5%.
Kegs, Bngllsh....................... 4X
100 3-lb. sacks......................... 12 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks.......................   1 85
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases..........................   1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
28 lb.  “ 

32
drill  “  16  18

SODA,

SALT.

 
 

 
 

Warsaw.

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

Ashton.

" . . .  

“ 

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 

75 

Higgins.

Soiar Rock.

56 lk..  sacks.......................   27

Common Fine.

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

70
70

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ...........................  5%
DeLand’s ............................  5M
Dwight’s ............................. 5%
Taylor’s ...............................  5

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb............3 40
Good Cheer, 601 lb...............3 85
White Borax, 100  5!£-lb.........3 95
Concord...............................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.........................6 75
6  oz...........................4 00
Lenox...............................  3 65
Mottled  German................. 3  15
Town Talk.......................... 3 25
Single box...........................3  95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrpd.,84 00 
plain...  3 94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  4  00
Brown, 60 bars..................   2 40
80  b a rs...................3 25
“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s ¿rands.
...........4 00
Acme...................
...........  6 00
Cotton Oil............
...........  3 95
Matter  ................. ............   435

“ 

“ 

“ 

shoulders.......   @  8
Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
liv e r...........  @7
“ 
“  Frankfort___  @  8V4
Mutton  ......................6Vi@  7Vi
Veal............................. 6  @  7V4

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

follows:

FRESH  FISH.
Whlteflsh 
.................
@  8
T ro n t.............................
@  8
25@35
Brook  Tront  ...............
8@10
Black B ass.........
Halibut.......................
@15
Ciscoes or Herring —
@  5
Bluefish......................... @10
20
Fresh lobster,  per l b..
Cod.............................
11
No. 1 Pickerel..............
@  8
P ike................................
@  8
Smoked  W h ite ...........
@  8
12
Red  Snappers..............
Columbia River  Salmon
20
25
Mackerel.........................
oysters—Cans.
Fairhaven  Counts__
F. J.  D.  Selects...........
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100  ........1
.........1
Clams, 

©40
@40

“ 

50@1  7
25@1  5

B U LK .

Scallops............................ 
2 GO
Shrimps  .......................  
1  50
PA PER A WOODENWARE

P A P E R .

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

“ 

TW IN E S.

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

W OODENW ARE.

Tubs, No. 1.........................  7 00
“  No. 2.........................6  00
“  No. 3.........................  5 00
1  35
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1 60
40
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__ 
Bowls, 11 Inch....................  SO
....................  1  00

13  “ 

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......................  1  60
“  15  “ 
........................2 25
“  17  “ 
2 75
“  19  “ 
3 00
21  “ 
Baskets, market.................   35
shipping  bushel..  1  25 
..  1  35
full  noop  “ 
No.2 7 50

“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  6 25
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“  No.3 8 50
“  No.l 3 50
“ 
“ 

No.2 4 25
.No.3 5 Of

“ 
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splint 

IN D U R A TED   W A RE.

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

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as  follows:

L IV E .

D R E SSE D .
Fowl..........................
Turkeys — ...............
Ducks  .......................
Live broilers l&lbs. to 2 lbs.
Live broilers less than  1-1 Vi 
Spring  Chickens.........12  @14
Fowls........................... 9  @10
Turkeys......................  9  @11
Spring Ducks..............11  @12%

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

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

P O R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

Mess,...........................................................   17 50
Shortcut..................................................  
17 50
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  20 09
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back............................................   18 50
Boston clear, short cut................................  18 50
Clear back, short cut...................................   19 00
Standard clear, short cut, best.... ............ 
19 00

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

L A R D .

Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage................................................ 9
Frankfort Sausage  ........................................  8Vi
Blood Sausage.................................................   7
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna,  thick................................  
 
Headcheese...................................................... 7
Kettle  Rendered.............................................11
Granger...........................................................loX
Family........................................................  
 
Compound......................................................  7Vi
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
20 lb. palls, Vic 
10 lb.  “  Me 
51b.  “  Me 
31b.  ” 
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....................................... 12X

16 lbs...................................... 13
12 to 14 lbs...............................13
picnic................................................... 10X
best boneless......................................   14
Shoulders......................................................   10M
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................14
Dried beef, ham prices....................................10Vi
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium.  ........................................

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

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CANDIES. FRUITS  and  NUTS.
as follows:

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes
STICK   CANDY.
Cases

Standard,  per  lb.........
“  H.H..............
Twist  ...........
“ 
8%
Boston Cream............. .. 
Cut  Loaf......................
Extra H.  H..................
.. 
8 / ,  
CANDY.
M IX ED

Bbls. Pails.
6%
7%
6%
V%
6%
7%
8%

Bbls.

Pails.

“ 

“ 
fancy—In bulk

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

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

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51
28

5 00

CARAMELS.

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

BANANAS.

3 
2 
3 

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ORANGES.

LEMONS.

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

6

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

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

fancy, 360.............................  @5 50
choice 300.............................   @5 00
fancy 360  ............................. 
5 50
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b..........................   @12V4
“  10®..........................  @12 Vi
“  14®..............................  @14
“  20®.............................   @15
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................  @  7 Vi
..........................   @  6%
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................4Vi@ 5%
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona.............................  @19

“ 
“ 
“  50-lb.  “ 

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
” 

Ivaca........................................   @18
California.............................  @18Vi
Brazils, new...........................................  @9
Filberts.................................................   @11 Vi
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @13%

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

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

“ 
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CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 

“ 
“ 
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PEANUTS.

“ 

FRU IT  JARS.

6 doz. In box.

Pints............................................................f 6 00
Quarts..........................................................   6 50
Half Gallons................................................  850
Caps.............................................................   2 75
Rubbers.......................................................  
45
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No.l  “  .........................................................  50
No.2  “  .........................................................  75
Tubular................................ 
75

LAMP  BU R N ER S.

 

 

lamp chimneys.  Per box.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Pearl top.

La Bastie.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

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  “ 
“  .......................................3 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  26
No.2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz.......................................1  35
No. 2  “ 
........................................160
No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
No. 1, 
..............- ..............................  28
................................................   38
No.2, 
No. 3, 
................................................   75
Mammoth, per doz..........................................   75
STONEWARE— AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
“ 
“  % gal. per doz......................  60
Jugs, % gal., per doz....................................  70
”  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
Milk Pans, % gal., per dos..........................   60
“ 
.........................  72
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................   07
Milk Pans, % gal..........................................  65
............ ...........................  78

1  “ 
STONEWARE— BLACK GLAZED.

LAMP  WICKS.

1  “ 

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Plug.

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

41
29
41
26
38
34
40
32

FRESH  HEATS.

“

Beef, carcass........  .. 5 @ 7%
“  hindquarters.. 7 @  8 %
.  4 @ 5%
fore 
“ 
loins,  No.  3.. 9%@11
“  
7% @   9
ribs...............
”  
rounds........... 6 @ 7%
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THE  MXCHIGAJSr  TRADESMAN.

Committee  was instructed to investigate 
the  matter  and  make complaints to the 
police  department,  in  case  the  reports 
proved true.

The  special  Committee  on Entertain­
ment made a report,  which was accepted, 
with  thanks.

The question of the  annual picnic was 
then presented and E. White moved that 
the  stores  be  closed  all day.  D.  Yier­
giver moved as an amendment  that  they 
be  closed  one  half  day, the  same as in 
the past.  The amendment was  adopted.
Peter Scbuit moved  that the picnic be 
held on Thursday, August 17,  which was 
adopted.  The  same  gentleman  moved 
that proper signs be printed and furnish­
ed  each  grocer  and  meat  dealer in the 
city, announcing the closing of the stores 
for the afternoon in question.

E. A. Stowe then  introduced  the  sub­
ject of the official  inspection  of  weights 
and measures,  advocating  the  abolition 
of  the  fees  now  assessed the merchant 
by the  inspector.  He  closed  by  intro­
ducing  the  following  resolution,  which 
was unanimously adopted:
W h er ea s,  The  people of this city in­
sist upon the inspection  of  weights  and 
measures;  and
Whereas,  such  inspection  Js  for the 

benefit of the public at large; therefore 
Resolved,  That,  in  our opinion,  such 
inspection should be paid for by the peo­
ple,  instead of the expense being saddled 
upon the merchants of the city.

It  was  decided  to co-operate with the 
Coal  Dealers’ Association and any other 
organizations  in  bringing about this re­
form.

The meeting then adjourned.
The  next  meeting of the Association, 
which  will  be held on August 7,  will be 
the annual meeting, at which time officers 
will  be elected  for the ensuing year. 
It 
is hoped that every member  will  attend 
this  meeting,  as matters of vital  impor­
tance to the Association  are  to  be  pre­
sented for consideration and action.

President Elliott announces the follow­
ing special committees to make  arrange 
ments  for  and  superintend  the  annual 
picnic:

P hil.  G raham .
Innes, Dick Warner.

Executive—E.  J.  Herrick, C. Stryker, 
Sports—Fred  H.  Ball,  James  B.  Mc- 
Badges—James A.  Morrison,  Sumner
Programme—Henry  Vinkemulder,  J 
Judges—W.  L.  Freeman,  Amos  S, 
Tables—Thos.  H.  Hart,  C.  J.  Seven 

Wells, C.  C. Bunting.
Geo. Lehman,  H.  Liesveld.  x 
Mussel man,  Wm. C.  Wood.
Julius J. Wagner.

tion.

Grand Rapids Retail  Grocers’  Associa­

The regular meeting of  the  Grand Ra­
pids  Retail  Grocers’  Association  was 
held  at  Protective  Brotherhood  Hall, 
Monday  evening,  July  17.  President 
Elliott  presided and  Chaplain Yiergiver 
tended door.

Chairman  Herrick,  of  the  Municipal 
Committee,  reported progress in the ped­
dling  question,  citing  the  victory  ob­
tained over the  cohorts of peddlerism in 
police court and  predicting a similar re­
sult  in  the  three  cases appealed to the 
Superior Court.

Daniel Abbott was  called upon by the 
chairman  for  some  remarks  upon  the 
subject,  and described in detail the work 
undertaken  by  the  Committee,  closing 
his  half  hour’s  talk  substantially  as 
follows:

Now,  Mr.  President,  if you will permit 
1  would  like 
me,  there are some things 
to  the  members  concerning  the 
to  say
It is true you 
work of the  Association. 
have a Municipal  Committee,  to  which 
is committed thejtask of looking after the 
enforcement of the  laws made in the in­
terest of trade, and  various  other  com­
mittees;  but  these  committees  can  do 
only  a  very  small  portion  of the work 
that is to  be  done. 
In  fact,  the  func­
tions of all  these  committees  combined 
forms but a small  portion of  what  is  to 
be done.  The great task  that  confronts 
this Association is the creation of a  sen­
timent in favor of itself, and the elimina­
ting from the minds  of the  grocers  not 
now members, the false ideas concerning 
it  and  its  work  which  so  many  hold. 
This  can  only  be  done in  one way—by 
each individual member becoming a  mis­
sionary  and  doing  what  he can for the 
conversion of those who still  remain  on 
the outside.  This is  your work,  a work 
which  should  not—indeed,  cannot—be 
left  to  the  officers, but must be done by 
the  membership  at  large. 
It  is  your 
work as much as is the work in the store, 
a  work  which,  if  necessary,  you should 
take time to do.  Until the retail grocers 
are  a  unit  on the principles which this 
Association  was  formed 
to  establish 
there can be little reform  of  the  abuses 
which now so largely prevail in the busi­
ness;  and  unity can oifly be attained in 
one  way. 
It  can  never  be reached by 
meeting on the street  corners  and  talk­
ing  about  it,  for such meetings usually 
result in nothing but  talk. 
It can be at­
tained in but one way and that is  by band­
ing together as an organization  and being 
governed by, and  faithfully  abiding by, 
its  laws  and  requirements.  Law is the 
very foundation of order, and if ever the 
principles which are  fundamentally nec­
essary to success in your  business,  as in 
every other,  if ever the identity of inter­
ests  of  the retail grocers is to be recog­
nized,  and  their  emancipation from  the 
thraldom  of  false ideas and customs ac­
complished,  then there must be law, obe­
dience to which on the part of  all  inter­
ested,  shall  unify  you  as  a  class,  and 
bring  about  an  orderly arrangement of 
the  differences  which  for  so  long have 
militated against  your success.  To this 
end,  I  repeat,  each  individual  member 
must work, must  become  a  missionary, 
disseminating the principles of the Asso­
ciation,  and  persuading  those  not  now 
members that  it is  to  their  interest  to 
join  the  organization.
The following  resolutions,  introduced 
by  E.  A.  Stowe,  were  unanimously 
adopted:
Resolved,  That  the thanks of this As­
sociation  be tendered  Mr. O.  A. Ball for 
introducing  and  championing  in 
the 
Council  the  resolution  prohibiting  the 
Mayor from issuing  permits to peddlers.
Resolved,  That the  thanks of this As­
sociation be tendered  Assistant City At­
torney  Carroll  and Superintendent Carr 
and the police department  for  their  ac­
tivity and agressivenes in  enforsing  the 
present peddling ordinance.
E. J.  Herrick  and  A.  Brink reported 
cases  where  peddlers were running two 
wagens on one license, and the Municipal

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

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There are few changes to  note,  in the 
absence of  all speculative movement, on 
account of the financial situation.

Citric  acid  is  higher  abroad  and  is 

tending higher in this country.

The demand  for carbolic  acid has not 
proved to  be as large  as was anticipated 
and holders have reduced prices.

Opium is dull and weak.  The amount 
of  this year’s crop  will soon  be known, 
when the price will be more steady.

Morphia is unchanged.
Nitrate of  silver  has  declined,  on ac­

count of the low price of  the metal.

German quinine is  weak and lower.
The Major Cement Co.  has reduced the 
price of  its cement  from $1.20 to  $1  per 
dozen.

According  to  a report  by the  French 
Minister of  Finance  148,808  families  in 
France have claimed exemption from cer­
tain taxes  recently voted  by the  Cham­
bers, on account of having seven or more 
children.

Write Us  for Price 
If in  N eed,—

EOSTER&TEVENS

M O N R O E 

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ST.

W A S  IT  TYROTOXICON?

P oisoning C ases.

F ull S ta te m e n t o f  th e  M ansfield C heese 
Ma n s f ie l d ,  Ohio,  July  19—In  reply 
to your favor of July  17 in regard to the 
so-called “cheese poisoning” in this city,
I beg leave to  say that the reports in the 
newspapers in reference  to it were  very 
much  exaggerated,  as  usual. 
It  is true 
that we had  some  fifty or  sixty persons 
who had eaten  a certain make of  cheese 
who  took suddenly  and  some  violently 
sick,  but  with  no  fatal  results.  The 
cheese  in  question  was  made  by  Mr. 
Mabee, who  lives about  five  miles  from 
this  city  and  who  has  manufactured 
cheese  for some  thirty years  and sold it 
in  this city,  without any bad  results, so 
far as we  have any  knowledge until this 
occurrence which you refer to took place.
On  investigation,  we  learned that Mr. 
Mabee purchases  milk from the  farmers 
in his immediate vicinity,  and,  as a rule, 
makes three  cheese  a day,  which weigh 
from twenty-four  to  twenty-five pounds 
each.  The cheese of  each day’s make is 
numbered the same,  and on this occasion 
each of the three  cheese,  which were all 
made from one curd,  were  numbered 55. 
One of the  three was  sold to a grocer by 
the name of  J.  P.  Hering,  who  retailed 
the entire  cheese  within  twenty-four or 
thirty-six hours after he received it.
On investigation  we  found that every­
body who was  taken ill  with this pecul­
iar sickness had  eaten  cheese,  but  that 
everybody who  had eaten  of the  cheese 
did not  get sick;  but  the sickness all oc­
curred among those who  had bought and 
eaten  of  this particular  cheese,  which 
was very  spongy and  moist,  two pounds 
of  which I obtained from  those who had 
bought  and  eaten  of 
the  cheese,  and 
were taken  sick  shortly after  eating it. 
Those two pounds were sent to Secretary 
Dr.  C. O.  Brobst,  of  the  State  Board of 
Health, who  turned it  over  to the State 
Dairy and  Food  Commissioner,  Dr.  Mc- 
Neal,  who,  with an  expert cheesemaker, 
Mr.  Hurd,  visited this city and examined 
into  the character  of  the  symptoms  of 
those who were taken sick, together with 
the process employed  in the manufacture 
of the cheese.
The second cheese was sold to a grocer 
by the  name  of  P.  P.  Ford,  with  the 
same results  following as  in the  former 
case, except  that  he  did  not  sell  more 
than  half of his cheese before he learned 
of the poisoning  resulting  from the  use 
of it,  and stopped  the sale of  it immedi­
ately. 
It  is  only  just  to  say  that  the 
first  grocery  man,  Mr.  Hering,  had sold 
all his  cheese  before  he  learned  that it 
was making any person sick.
In this  investigation  it  is  interesting 
to  note that  the  two  grocerymen  who 
bought the  cheese live  in widely  differ­
ent sections of the city aud that the num­
ber  of  cases  of  sickness  corresponded 
with the amount of  cheese sold;  in other 
words,  there  were  more  than  twice as 
many  cases  of  sickness  in  the  Hering 
district,  where  the  entire  cheese  was 
sold,  as  there  were in  the Ford district, 
where only half a cheese was sold. 
It is 
also  interesting to  note that  the degree 
of sickness depended largely on two par­
ticular  factors:  First,  the  amount  of 
cheese 
the  physical 
strength  of  the  person  who ate it. 
In 
nearly every  instance where  old persons 
or children  who  were  feeble  had  eaten 
the cheese they were affected much more 
seriously,  and,  in  some  instances,  they 
were so  prostrated that  their lives were 
despaired of,  especially the aged,  whilst 
others  who were  strong  and  hardy and 
ate of the same cheese in  the same quan­
tity,  were  not  made  nearly  so  sick,  if 
sick at  all,  whilst  others  were  more or 
less affected,  according to the amount of 
cheese they  had  eaten  and  the physical 
strength  they had  to  counteract  the ef­
fects of the alleged poison.
One very  interesting case  occurred in 
which the  mother was  taken  sick  from 
eating the  cheese and shortly afterwards 
her nursing babe,  which had nursed her, 
was taken sick  with the same symptoms, 
although  it  had  not  eaten  any  of  the 
cheese  at  all,  showing  that the  poison 
which  produced  the  sickness  was  not 
only  a  local 
irritant  to  the  intestinal 
tract,  but  also assumed  a constitutional 
character  and  was  eliminated  through 
the lacteal glands.

eaten;  second, 

The symptoms  were those  of  marked 
prostration  in  the  more  serious  cases, 
which  were  modified  according  to  the 
amount of cheese eaten, and the strength 
of the  person  who ate  it;  consisting of 
a marked  reduction of  the  pulse  force, 
showing  a tendency to  cardiac or  heart 
paralysis,  some  of  the  cases  being en­
tirely  pulseless,  with  cold  hands  and 
feet, cold  perspiration,  accompanied by 
vomiting  and later  by purging  and gen­
eral  prostration.  These  symptoms  at­
tained  in  a  greater  or  less  degree  in 
every  case  so  far  as  we  were  able  to 
learn from the patients and their attend­
ing physicians.
As to whether the  poisoning  was  the 
result of Dr. Vaughan’s  tyrotoxicon  re­
mains to be determined  by  the chemical 
analysis which will  be  immediately  in­
stituted by the  State  Commissioner,  Dr. 
McNeal.
These cases of so-called “cheese poison­
ing,”  the result of eating certain cheese, 
have been of frequent occurrence in  this 
vicinity. 
In 1888  and  1889  samples  of 
cheese  were  sent  by  me  to  the  State 
Board of  Health  from  this  city  which 
were  supposed  to  contain  tyrotoxicon, 
but, on investigation by Professors How­
ard and Webber,  of Columbus, and Prof. 
Schweintz,  of the Bureau of  Animal  In­
dustry of Washington, they  were  unable 
to find Vaughan’s tyrotoxicon in a single 
instance, notwithstanding they  followed 
the directions given by him for its detec­
tion.  Experiments  were  conducted  by 
Prof.  Webber at that time by feeding an­
imals with the extracts  of the poisonous 
cheese  with  no  results.  These  experi­
ments are very questionable  and  uncer­
tain, as we are  all  aware  that  animals 
can eat decomposed organic matter with­
out any serious  results,  whilst,  on  the 
other  hand,  if  eaten  by  the  human,  it 
would produce  serious  sickness,  if  not 
fatal terminations.  The fact  that  tyro­
toxicon was not found in the cheese  was 
no evidence that a  poisonous compound, 
the result of fermentation,  was  not  the 
cause of the  sickness;  and  especially  is 
this true,  as  Prof.  Vaughan  has  found, 
since his discovery of  tyrotoxicon, other 
poisonous  substances  in  cheese,  which 
he claims are  sometimes,  under  certain 
circumstances,  the cause of sickness.

In this same investigation which 1 have 
referred to and which was conducted  by 
the State Board of  Health in  1888,  bac­
teriological examinations were  made  by 
Prof.  Demers with negative  results.  Of 
course,  we may  have  fermentative  pro 
ducts of  an  aikaloidal  character  which 
could not be detected  by  bacteriological 
examinations.  The bacteriologist would 
only be capable of determining a  fungus 
or microbic toxicant,  if such existed,  but 
with  aikaloidal  products  his  investiga­
tions  would prove futile.

to 

analagous 

Since  these investigations by our State 
Board  of  Health,  all  of  which  proved 
negative results  so far as Vaughan’s  ty­
rotoxicon was concerned, the State Board 
of Health considered  it  useless  to  con­
duct any  further investigations  for  that 
poison.  Yet, at the same  time  there  is 
no question but what there is a poison of 
some kind which occurs in the  manufac­
ture of certain cheese, which is evidently 
the result of fermentation,  and whilst  it 
may not always be tyrotoxicon,  it is pos­
sible that under certain circumstances  it 
is;  and  under others it is certainly  some 
compound 
tyrotoxicon 
which as  yet  has  not  been  discovered, 
and which will be sought for in the chem­
ical analysis to be instituted by the Ohio 
State Dairy and Food Commissioner,  the 
result of which we will  watch with great 
interest,  as it is to be hoped that he will 
be able to discover the cause, origin  and 
composition of the substance which  pro­
duces these perplexing outbreaks  of  so- 
called  “cheese poisoning” which usually 
occur in this  section  of  the  country  in 
the summer and fall,  and so far as I have 
been  able  to  observe,  much  more  fre­
quently in the cheese that  is  made  dur­
ing the hot weather.
That it is  the  result  of  fermentative 
changes is certainly quite evident:  Firsf, 
for  the  reason  that  brands  of  cheese 
which are made of pure,  sweet milk,  and 
are made without any  fermentatiod,  ex­
cept that peculiar kind produced by  the 
use of  rennet  for  curdling  the  cheese, 
does  not  produce  “cheese  poisoning;”

second,  that “cheese  poisoning,”  so  far 
as I have been  able to ascertain,  has  oc­
curred in those brands  of  cheese  which 
are  subjected  in  their  manufacture  to 
certain fermentative changes, either pur­
posely or accidental.

R.  Ha k v ey Re e d ,  Health Officer.

The  H a rd w a re   M arket.

There is no special change  to  note  in 
prices or the general volume of business. 
For July,  trade is nearly up to the  aver­
age,  but,  as a rule,  dealers are only  buy­
ing as their wants demand.  The closing 
down of all the iron,  nail and  glass  fac­
tories  has  a  tendency  to  prevent  any 
lower  prices  being  made.  Collections 
are only  fair,  dealers  claiming  the  low 
price of wool,  wheat and other farm pro­
duce makes  it  very  hard  to  collect  in 
what is due  them.  The  result  is  they 
are,  as a rule,  refusing to trust out their 
goods to anyone,  unless  they  know  the 
pay  is  prompt,  whether  they  sell  any­
thing or not.  This,  we  believe,  is  the 
proper course to pursue.  The one  great 
trouble with this  country  to-day  is  the 
ease with which  people can  run  in  debt. 
If this  was,  in  a  measure,  curtailed,  the 
distress would be much less.

We do not look for any marked changes 
in prices of hardware until  the fall trade 
opens,  which  will,  undoubtedly,  be  later 
than  in  former years.
CHICAGO

JUNE  25,  1893
A N D   W EST  M IC H IG A N   K'Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.G’d  Rapids.  7:25am 8:50am  1:25pm *11 :r0pm
Ar. Chicago__12:20pm 3:55pm  6:50pm  *6:30am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO  AND PROM  MUSKKOON.

VIA  ST.  JOSEPH  AND  STEA M ER.

TRAVERSE CITY CHARLEVOIX  AND  PBT08KEY.

Lv. Chicago__8:25am  9:00»m  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.......................... 
.8:30pm  2:00am
Lv. Chicago 9:30am... Ar. Grand Rapids 5:25 pm 
Lv. Grand Rapids....... 8:50am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 10:45am  3:55pm  5:25pm
Lv. G  R......  5:45pm  *7:30am  1:40pm  11:15pm
Ar.Manistee.10:44pm  12:10pm  6:10pm  4:50am
Ar.Trav.C’y.11’10pm *12:40pm  6:00pm............
Ar. Charlevoix........  *3:15pm  8:20pm  7:20am
Ar.  Petoskey.........  
3:45pm  S :50pm  7:50am
Ar.  Bay View.........  *3:55pm  8:55pm  8:00am
Trains  stop  at  Traverse  City for dinner  and
supper.
Arrive from Bay View, etc.,  6:00 a. in., 11:40 a. 
m., 1.05 p. m., *10:00 p. m.
Lv. Grand Rapids...  8:50am  5:45pm 
Lv. Ottawa Beach...  7:00am  3:50pm 
leaves Ottawa Beaeh 6:30 p. m.
To Chicago, lv.G.R ..  *7:25am  1:25pm  *11:30pm 
To Petoskey.lv.G. R..  *7:30am  1:40pm  11:15pm 
To G. R. .lv. Chicago.  8:25am  *5:45pm *11:35pm 
ToG. R..lv. Petoskey  6:05am *1:30pm  +8:20pm 
Free Chair Cars for Manistee 5:45 p m.
♦Every day. 
tBxcept Saturday.  Other trains 
week days only.
D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   a   M i l ­
Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Avs.

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

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.

w a u k e e   R ailw ay.

OTTAW A  BEACH.

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

EA STW A RD .

itNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 tNo.  82
7 40pm
6 45am
8 45am
7 40am
9 42am 
8 25am 
10 25am
900am
10 50am
11 32am 
10 05am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am
W ESTW A RD .

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

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

Trains Leave  ItNo. 81 ItNo. 11  tNo. 13.|tNo. 15
4 55pm 10 20pm 
G’d Rapids,  Lv  7 25am  1 00pm 
6 00pm 11 20pm 
G’d Haven,  Ar  8 30am  2  10pm
6 20am  6 30am 
Milw’kee Str  “  I...........  ...........
6 00am...........
Chicago Str.  “  1  4 00pm | ...........

tDaily except Sunday
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., 12:60 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.
J ab. Campbell, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street

THE  MICHIGAN  T!R_AX)ESM^JSr.

1 9

North.
7:20 « m 
1:20 pm
10:30  p  m

G ran d   R apide  St In d ian a.
Schedule  In  effect June 26,1893.

South. 
For M’kinaw.Trav. City and Sag. 6:50 a m 
For Traverse City & Mackinaw 
1:10 p m 
For Cadillac and Saginaw......... 
For Petoskey & Mackinaw...........8:10 p m 
From Kalamazoo.........9:10 a m
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.. 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.
does not run to Traverse City on Sundays.

Trains arriving from south at 6:60 a m  and  9:10 a m
Also  train  leaving  north  at  7:20  a.  m.  This  train 

9:40 p m

4  15pm

TRA INS  GOING  SO U TH .

North. 

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

For  Cincinnati..........   6:30 am 
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:60 a m 
For  Cincinnati..........  5:16pm 
For Kalamazoo  &  Chicago.....10:40 p m 
From Saginaw.................. 
.......11:50 am
p m
From Saginaw.............................  10:40 
daily;  all other trains daily except Sunday.

Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m and 11:20 p.  ra. runs 

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

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

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

8:00 a m 
1:25 pm 

2:00 p m 
0:10pm 

Lv Grand  Rapids 
11  20 p m
Arr Chicago 
0:60am
8:00 a m train runs solid with  through Wagner  Par­
lor Car.
U-.20pm  train  daily,  through  Coach  and  Wagner 
Sleeping Car.
Lv  Chicago 
0:50 pm
Arr Grand Rapids 
6:50  am
4:15  pm solid train  with  through  Wagner  Parlor 
Car.  9:50 p  m  train  daily,  through Coach and Wag­
ner Sleeping Car.

4:15 pm 
9:40 pm 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids A Indiana.
10:15 am
0:55 am  
11:25 am  
4:40 p m
6:45 p m 
9:10 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  at  7:45 a  m, ar­
riving at  9:15 am .  Returning,  train  leaves  Muske­
gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand  Rapids at 5:60 p m.
Tnrough tickets and full  information  can  be 
had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at 
Union  Station,  Telephone  606,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Michigan(Tbntfal

“ The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect Sunday, May 28, 1893.) 

♦Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Depart
Arrive. 
10 20 p m.........Detroit Express.......... 655pm
10 00 a m..............Day Express  ........ 
120pm
6 00 a m......«Atlantic and  Pacific.......10 45 p m
1  00pm ........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 a m; re­
turning, leave Detroit 5 p m, arriving  at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit with 
all through  traius east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. Almijuist, Ticket Agent,

Union Passenger Station.

DETKOIT,

MAY 28,1893
LANSING  A  NORTHERN R.  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

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

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

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

TO  LO W ELL  VIA  LOW ELL  A  H A STINGS  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. 
GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

•Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

TOLEDO

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 .  &  N .  B ’Y .

Time Table in effect May 14,1893.

Lv. Grand Rapids a t......7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p.
Ar. Toledo a t ............  1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p.
Lv.Grand Rapids at......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p.
Ar. Toledo at..............  1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p.
W.  H.  Bennett, General Pass. Agent,

Return connections equally as good.

VIA D., G. H.  & M.  B ’Y.

 
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THE  MICmaAJSr  TRJODESM^JSr

G OTHAM   G O SSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis—Index  of 

the  Markets.

Special Correspondence.

for 

N ew   Y ork,  July  22—The  average 
price of wheat in New  York in January, 
1893,  was  78.97  cents,  which  was  the 
highest point,  as the average  for  Febru­
ary was 78.35; March,  75.39; April,  75.93; 
May, 76.98;  June, 71.86,  which price has 
been  about  the  average  so far in July. 
For  corn,  the highest point  was in Feb­
ruary,  when the average was 52.82 cents; 
the average in June was  48.14,  and  that 
is  the  average  so  far  for  July.  Flour 
has  shown  very  little  fluctuation, 
the 
average 
January  on  Minnesota 
straights being about  $3.57,  the same for 
February,  $3.52  for  March,  $3.48  for 
April,  the same for May,  $3.50 for June, 
and  the  same  so  far  for  July.  Pork 
averaged  $17.67 -in  January,  $19.52  in 
February,  $18.91 
in  March,  $18.04  in 
April, $20.76 in May, $19.76 in June,  and 
$18.50 so far for July.  Granulated sugar 
in  January  averaged  $4.87%,  $4.84  in 
February, $4.85 in March, $5.14 in April, 
$ 5.40  in  May, $5.51  in June,  and 6 cents 
so  far  in  July.  Coffee  was  sold at an 
average  price  in January of 17.19 cents, 
in February,  18.03,  17.71  in March,  15.85 
in April,  15.72 in  May, and 16.68 in June. 
In canned goods, there has been no great 
appreciation except  in the case of toma­
toes,  which  began to rise soon after the 
new  year,  and  have steadily gone up at 
the  rate  of 2%  cents a week,  until they 
are  now  worth  $1.40@1.45,  and  even 
$1.50.  N.  Y.  State  corn  has  averaged 
almost exactly $1  a dozen since January 
1,  while  peas  have  fluctuated  from 90 
cents to $1.25,  with almost every fraction 
between—these  prices 
for  marrows. 
Peaches started in at $1.75,  and declined 
to  S1.40@1.50  for  Eastern  pack  No.  3. 
Columbia  River  salmon,  tall tins,  have 
averaged  $1.17%  since  January  1,  and 
Alaska  about  $1.47%.  From  all  these 
figures  it  will  be  seen that while there 
has  been  a  decline in nearly the entire 
list, it  has not been  very great—in fact, 
no larger than we might have anticipated, 
for January is,  as a rule,  a timeof higher 
priees  than  is July,  when everything is 
fresh in  the markets.
Dun’s  report,  just  out, says that it is 
astonishing  that  business  has  been  so 
wall  maintained  with  so little evidence 
of  unsoundness.  But  it  is  rather  dis­
couraging  to  read  of 467 failures in the 
country the past  week  against  168  last 
year,  two  of  them  exceeding  $500,000, 
and  101  others  exceeding  $5,000  each. 
Last week  the  failures  were  374.  On 
Wednesday the stock market reached the 
lowest average since 1884,  but since then 
there has been some recovery.  The clos­
ing of some big cotton mills has been the 
subject of much regret,  but it was inevi­
table  in  consideration  of  the unsettled 
state  of  affairs.  Wheat  has  fallen  2 
cents, corn 1 cent,  pork products  and oil 
lower,  and even sugar has gone off a peg, 
notwithstanding all  expectations that it 
would show an advance.  On the  whole, 
the  report  is  not  exceedingly cheerful 
reading.
registering 
daily  at  the  hotels,  and  gradually the 
eyes of the Republic are  turning  Wash- 
ingtonward.  The hot  weather  will  not 
abate a particle of interest in  the  situa­
tion, and as the time of  the gathering of 
Congress draws near,  all  sorts  of  prog­
nostications are made as  to  what  “they 
will do with it.” 
It is  hardly  probable 
that Colorado will be set  up  as  an  em­
pire by itself,  though  to  read  some  of 
their  papers  it  would  seem  that  such 
was  their  desire.  To  an  unprejudiced 
observer  it  would  seem  that  Michigan 
has more to “kick” about than  Colorado 
has,  for her output of iron is  almost,  if 
not quite,  as valuable as the  silver  pro­
duct of Colorado, while the miners  have 
had much smaller wages than  the  silver 
operators.
There is nothing of importance in gro­
cery  circles.  Business  is  as  good  as 
could be expected, and everybody is in a 
sort  of  “ waiting  mood.”  No  changes 
have taken place during  the week of any 
importance,  and  not  many  out-of-town 
buyers are in town.  Prices  of  the  sta­
ples are about as given last  week, coffee

Stray  Congressmen  are 

selling at 17 cents for No.  7 Rio,  with  a 
very dull trading.
Canned goods are  moving  slowly  and 
buyers are not tumbling over each  other 
to  be  first  purchasers.  Tomatoes  are 
not held quite  so tenaciously as  a  week 
ago,  and,  with  new  goods  almost  in 
sight, 
the  holders  are  willing  to  part 
with  what  they  have  at  $1.40.  Some 
Maine gallon apples are being offered  at 
$2,  with scarcely any sale.
Dried fruits are in the  “slumps,”  and 
with the combination of  vast  quantities 
of fruit and tight money,  there  seems to 
be every  chance  for  a  continuation  of 
low prices.  California prunes  in  boxes 
are worth 9%@12c, as to  size;  bags,  8% 
@10c.  Apricots, 10@13c and  California 
peaches,  unpeeled,  in bags,  9@10c.
Butter is about as it has been  for  sev­
eral weeks—18@19c for Western seconds 
to firsts,  with 21c the outside  for  Elgin. 
Cheese has had a  hard  struggle  during 
the week,  and is worth  8%@9c. 
It  has 
got to be extra to bring the latter  quota­
tion.
Fancy Michigan eggs are worth  14%@ 
15c.  Market  dull,  except  for  strictly 
fancy,  which,  of course, are  scarce,  and 
selling at 21c.
A movement is on foot to  “keep”  the 
World’s  Fair  open  next  summer.  Of 
course,  if Chicago can stand it, the world 
at large will  make  no  objection,  but  it 
seems as  if it would  be a  big  undertak­
ing.  However,  to  the  Windy  City  all 
things are possible. 

J a y.

On  the  Inside.

The  insides of  a man are about as im­
portant  an affair,  especially to  the man 
himself,  as any  other  that  can  be  men­
tioned.  The  subject  has  been  studied 
diligently  from  the days  of  Esculapius 
down,  but  to the  average  man  still  the 
most important  machinery in  the world 
to  him is  the  most  mysterious  and the 
farthest beyond inspection until the time 
for a post mortem examination has come, 
at which time his own  interest in his in­
ternal  machinery  has  probably  ceased. 
New light has been  thrown on,  or rather 
in,  the subject  by the  use of  electricity. 
A few days ago Dr. Wendell  Phillips, of 
New  York,  delivered a brief  address be­
fore a meeting of other medical men on the 
use of  electricity  in making a diagnosis. 
The  subject was  one  of  such  interest 
that the newspaper  reporters got hold of 
it,  and much  to the dismay  of  the doc­
tor,  who is  nothing  if  not  strict  in  his 
adherence to the rules of  the profession, 
he was  the  next  day  given  columns  of 
free advertising,  a  liberty which we also 
beg his pardon  for  taking.  Briefly, the 
use of  electricity  to  which  he  referred 
consists  in putting  an electric  lamp in­
side a man, turning  on  the current, and 
illuminating  his  interior  as the  candle 
illuminates  the pumpkin  jack-o-lantern 
of  our  boyhood  days.  Placed  in  the 
mouth,  the veins  and  arteries  and mus­
cles  of  the  face  and  the circulation of 
the blood become visible  to an  observer. 
Placed in  the corner of  the  eye light is 
shed upon  the  interior of  that  delicate 
organ. 
the  stomach,  that 
human laboratory,  which turns meat and 
potatoes and bread into human flesh  and 
blood and  bone,  becomes  revealed,  the 
light  shining  through 
the  walls  and 
muscles. 
Inserted  in  the  bladder,  the 
same  transfiguration  takes  place.  The 
importance  of  such a use  of  electricity 
in  locating certain forms of  disease such 
as a tumor or cancer, or  in  determining 
the extent  of  a  trouble, can  be  readily 
seen.  The  electric  lamp  used  is  of 
course exceedingly small and can be used 
but an  instant at a  time  because of  the 
heat generated;  but a  flash of  lightning 
inside a man,  even if  it lasts  but  an in­
stant or  two,  must  be a highly interest­
ing thing to observe and still more highly 
interesting to experience.

Inserted  in 

Association Picnics.

Three of  the  grocers’  associations  of 
the State  have decided  on  the  dates of 
their annual picnics as follows:

Jackson—At Bawbeese Lake,  Aug.  10.
Bay City and  West  Bay  City—At Bay 

Port, Aug.  17.

Reed’s Lake.

Grand  Rapids—Aug.  17,  probably  at 

M IGA 

IS   T H E   S T U F F .

In These Days the World Could Hardly 

Worry  Alonar  Without It.

From the Chicago  Inter Ocean.
Mica  fills  the  interstices  of  modern 
progress.  A few decades  ago  we  were 
seeking practical use and market for  the 
output of mica mines already found; now 
we are seeking new mines to  supply  the 
multifarious uses to which mica  can  be 
applied.  Thus  the 
law  of  necessity 
changes in its relation to all things.
Mica is now as essential to the various 
uses of electricity as this  great  force  is 
In all ap­
necessary to human progress. 
pliances for electrical lighting and power 
the most important reciprocal  agent  en­
tering into their mechanism is mica.  All 
armatures are built up with its insulation, 
whether  for  dynamos,  motors,  genera­
tors  or  transformers.  Without  its  use 
as an insulation the core of the armature 
would burn  out  with  a  flash.  But  by 
placing sheets of mica between  the  thin 
sheets of iron,  which are secured  to  the 
shaft that runs through the drum of  the 
armature,  insulation  becomes  perfect. 
Thus armatures of even the largest  gen­
erators can be run for  twenty-four  con­
tinuous  hours  without  heating 
them 
more than 80 degrees  Fahrenheit  above 
the temperature of the  surrounding  air. 
By this use of mica the lines of force are 
dissipated,  but do not lose  any  of  their 
electrical  energy.
In all electrical safety appliances mica 
also performs an  important  part  as  an 
insulator.  To  its  infusible  and  inde­
structible nature much of  the success of 
the rheostat can be ascribed.  This won­
derful mechanism,  which is applied  as a 
motor starter,  a governor of speed,  a  re­
versing switch,  and an automatic  safety 
switch, is absolutely  fireproof,  and  can 
be subjected to a red  heat  without  me­
chanical injury.  This is rendered possi­
ble  by  making  the  resistanc  of  thin 
plates of  iron  packed  closely  together, 
but separated by mica.
Thus the lines of force operate on  the 
same principle as in the armature. Aside 
from  these  important  uses  of  mica  in 
electrical apparatus,  it is also applied  to 
a thousand minor  ones,  which  make  it 
the constant and willing  servant  of  the 
greatest power that man  has  turned  to 
intelligent  subjugation.

Mica  is  also  an 

important factor  in 
many branches of  manufacture  and art. 
Owing  to  its  peculiar  elasticity  and 
toughness,  qualities in  which  it  is  not 
excelled by anything natural or artificial, 
it is used  as an  absorbent  of  nitro-gly- 
cerine, and  when so  used  explosions  by 
percussion are  rendered  almost  impos­
sible, while  at the  same time  nothing is 
taken from the  energy of  the  nitro-gly- 
cerine  when exploded  by  fulminates or 
similar  device.  For  such  purpose  the 
plumose  mica is  used, or  that in which 
the  scales  are  arranged  in  a  feathery 
form.
The prismatic or  foliated mica is  also 
used by passing it  through a mill.  This 
vastly  increases  the  mica’s  bulk  and 
forms masses of  bran-like  scales,  trans­
lucent and beautiful.  The French silver 
moldings are also made with this ground 
mica.  The unalterable  nature  of  mica 
and the  fact that  it  entirely  resists the 
action  of  corrosive  acids,  smoke  and 
dust,  make  it  a  valuable  material  for 
edificial  decoration. 
It  can  be  readily 
colored or  metalized,  and  its  transpar­
ency preserves in  all its  pristine beauty 
anything to  which  it  is  applied.  This 
ground mica  is also  used as a  lubricant 
and  axle  grease,  and for such  purposes 
has  no 
superior  except  plumbago. 
Coarsely  pulverized  it  is  also  used for 
roofing material and as a  fireproofing for 
iron safes.
The  cleavage  of  mica is so  perfect it 
is  estimated that  it can  be split  or  di­
vided  into  leaves  250,000  to  an  inch. 
Much of  its  commercial  value  depends 
upon this  wonderful property of lamina­
tion.  The largest plates of mica with such 
foliacious  structure  are  obtained  from 
Siberian  mines,  and they  sometimes  at­
tain a  diameter  of  five  and  seven  feet. 
Crystals over  two feet in  diameter have 
been found in Pennsylvania, eighteen  to 
twenty-four  inches in New  Mexico,  and 
fourteen 
in  North  Carolina. 
IB locks  of  crystals  weighing  over  100

inches 

pounds  are 
frequently  mined.  The 
North Carolina mines are supposed to be 
very ancient.
Mica plates  found in  them  when  first 
discovered  were  trimmed  to  particular 
shapes,  and  it  is  supposed  they  were 
used  for  windows,  mirrors  and  orna­
ments.  The  number  of  the  mines and 
the  magnitude  of  these  ancient  opera­
tions excite wonder.  Some of  the mines 
are tunneled  to  a  considerable  length, 
and  distinctly  show  marks  of  chisel­
shaped tools.  Mica  in some form exists 
all over  the  earth,  but not in  quantities 
of  any  commercial  value. 
It  can  be 
found  in  granite  and  quartz  rebellite, 
green  tourmaline,  feldspar,  lepidolite, 
and  other  minerals,  also  in  granular 
It varies in 
limestone, gneiss and  slate. 
color from white  through green, yellow­
ish and  brownish  shades  to black. 
Its 
chemical  composition  is  silicite of  alu­
mina  and potash,  with a  small  amount 
of iron,  magnesia and  soda  and about 5 
per cent, water.

The  Wool  Market.

There  has  been  considerable enquiry 
for  wool  during  the  past  week,  much 
more  than  at  any  other  time  since  the 
season  opened,  but  sales  have  not  im­
proved  much.  This  increased  enquiry 
means  something,  however.  Manufac­
turers know that,  if  dealers are going to 
buy  goods  at  all,  they  must  very soon 
place  their  orders,  so  that  the  time is 
drawing  near  when  wool  must  be pur­
chased.  Whether prices will  advance or 
not,  remains 
It  is  hardiy 
likely they  will,  but  sales  at  any  price 
are preferable to  the present stagnation. 
There  has  been  no  improvement  in the 
local  market,  prices remaining about the 
same.  Dealers are not looking for wool, 
but are taking what  is  offered,  but in  so 
listless] a manner as to  leave the impres­
sion  that  they are  not  very  particular 
about purchasing.

to  be  seen. 

The Bank of England will be 300 years 

old in 1894.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

Apples—Astricans from Illinois are beginning 

to arrive, commanding 75c for % bu. boxes.

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 is strong, with indications 
of  higher  prices  in  the  near  future.  Dealers 
now  pay  I4@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—Bed  command  $2.25  per  bu.,  and 
black go at  25c  per  bu.  less.  This  week  will 
practically wind up the crop.

Corn—Green, 10c per doz.
Cucumbers—15©lSc per doz.
Currants—Red  command  $2.25  per  bu.  The 

crop is disappointingly light  in amount.
holding at  1414c.

Eggs—Firm  and  strong.  Dealers  pay  1314c, 
Green Beans—Wax, 30c per bu.
Green Onions—10©12c  per doz. bunches.
Green Peas—30c per bu. for marrofat.
Honey—White  clover  commands  15c  per  lb. 

dark buckwheat brings 1214c.

Onions—Dry stock  commands  $1.25  per bu. or 
$3.50 per bbl.  Both red  and  yellow danvers are 
in market.

Plums—California command $1.50 per 4 basket 
crate.
Potatoes—Home grown  are beginning to come 
in  quite  freely,  in  consequence  of  which  the 
price was dropped to 55@60c.  The quality is not 
very good  yet,  owing  to  the  greenness  of  the 
crop.

Raspberries—Red  command  about  8c  per  qt. 
and black about 5c.  This week  will  see an end 
of the crop.

Squash—4c per lb.
Tomatoes—$1 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.

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

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

M u s k e g o n ,  M ich

O r ig in a to r s  o f   th e   C eleb ra ted   C a k e,  “M U SK EG O N   B R A N C H .’

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

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

Mail orders a specialty. 

H A R R Y   F O X .  M a n a g e r

Spring & Company,

IM P O R T E R S  A N D   W H O L E S A L E   D E A L E R S   IN

D re ss   G o o d s,  S h a w ls ,  C lo a k s, 
N o tio n s , 
H o s ie ry , 
G lo v e s,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W o o le n s , 
F la n n e ls ,  B la n k e ts ,  G in g h a m s , 
P r i n t s   a n d   D o m e stic   C o tto n s.

R ib b o n s , 

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.

M I L T O N   K B R N S ’

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

Bay City.

Grand  Rapids.

East Saginaw.

D e t r o it   T obacco  C o.,

Detroit. Mich.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Hoods, Carpets and Cloaks

W e   M ake a  S pecialty of  B lankets, Q uilts an d   Live 

G eese  F eath ers.

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, Homoisloiir & Co.,48> 

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

THE  YOST  MFG.  CO..

TOLEDO,  OHIO.

F.  J. 

DETTBNTHA

WHOLESALE  OYSTERS,  FISH  and  GAME.

LIVE  AND  DRESSED  POULTRY.

Consignments solicited.  Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed.

117  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

I'T ’HESE  chests  will 

soon 
■*"  pay for themselves  in  the 
breakage they avoid.  Price 84.

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

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

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

the best selling cakes we ever made.

S E E   Q U O T A T IO N S .

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. S ears, M gr. 

G R A N D   R A PID S.

^ L A R K   ^ I G A R   ^OMPANY

Corner  Ottawa  and  Lyon  Streets,

GRAND  RARIDS,  MICHIGAN.

STATE  AGENTS FOR  THE  CELEBRATED

QUALITY  WINS!

And  you  can  depend on  the  b est qual­

ity  when  you  buy this  Brand•

P E R K I N S   &  H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

D EA L ER S IN

NOS.  18 8   and  184  LOUIS  ST R E E T . G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N .

WE CARET A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL CSR

II.  Leonard  &  S on s
FRUIT  JARS!

CAN  SAVE  YOU  MONEY  ON

WRITE  FOR  QUOTATIONS  ON

THE  MASON  JARS,

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

THE,  DANDY  BRUIT  JARS,

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

WE CARRY  ALL  SIZES  AND  SHAPES.

T h is  world-famous brand is for sale  on  the  World’s  Fair  Grounds  in  the  only buildings  set 

A G N E S   B O O T H   C I G A R S .
DO .-.NOT.*. D E L A Y

apart for smokers.  No advance over regular retail prices.

IF   Y O U   W A N T   A

harvard  Leather  Bag I

WE  ARE  GIVING  THEM TO  OUR  FRIENDS.

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

THE  DANDY.

KEEP  YOUR  STOCK  U P   DU RIN G   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.

