GRAND  R A PID S,  SEPTEM B ER   20,  1893.

NO.  522

VOL.  11.
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A re  o n e  o f th e g o o d  th in g s to b e o b ta in ed   from  
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If you have Beans to sell, send us samples, stating quantity,  and we will try to 
trade with you.
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of 10), 35c each. 
No. 2 Fillers,  15 
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Piles.  At  any  rate  there  is  no  need  of  suffering  the  discomfort, 
and  taking  the  chances  of  something  more  serious  when  you  can 
secure  at  a  trifling  cost  a perfectly  safe,  reliable  cure.

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Your  druggist will tell  you  that  among  the  hundreds  of  patent 
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It is  guaranteed  absolutely  free  from 
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are  sufficient  for  a  cure,  and  in  no  ease  will  it  fail  to  give  imme­
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H e y m a n   C o m p a n y ,

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JOHN  ROE’S  JOKE.

John  Howard  Hue  was  a  merchant 
prince—that is, he  was the owner of the 
largest dry goods store in Superior, which 
gave him a legal right to the .title in that 
vicinity  at  least.  He  was  a  keen, 
shrewd  business  man,  honest 
and 
straightforward  in  all his dealings,  and 
with a countenance so  open  that trades­
people trusted him implicitly.

The  establishment  over  which  John 
Rue presided was not a department store 
and he didn’t advertise it as sneh.  True, 
it  occupied  two  floors,  but  then  the 
rooms  were  not large and the goods not 
placed  on  the  shelves  in  that  compact 
manner so characteristic of the large city 
stores.  Still  he  did  a prosperous busi­
ness,  and since the  opening  of the great 
Silurian mines near the  town  his  trade 
j had increased considerably.

Susan Buer was one of the three sales­
women employed in the store, and, being 
the youngest,  there  devolved  upon her 
all the odd duties which were not thought 
to be in keeping with  the  dignity of the 
other  employes.  Susan  was  not  ugly, 
but just common—common  girls  are al­
ways  called  Susan.  She  was  such  a 
hard worker, so accommodating and even 
tempered that you  liked her just a little 
in spite of  yourself.  Susan  was the es­
pecial delight of the old ladies, and made 
much of by the children.

Mr. Rue thought a great  deal of little, 
plain, common Susan  and with good rea­
son.  Two  years  before,  when  his wife 
was  ill with typhoid fever and no  nurse 
could be had, she went to  the house  and 
attended her,  lavishing all the  attention 
and  care  of  a  daughter  on  the  sick 
woman.

The  other  clerks  were almost sure it 
was mock sympathy  displayed  to obtain 
a  higher position  in the store, but their 
suspicion,  like all idle  gossip,  proved to 
have no foundation.

The good lady had  died and Susan re­
sumed  her  place  at  the  store,  with  no 
perceptible change  in  her manner.  Mr. 
Rue may have talked to  her  oftener and 
more confidingly since then, but  no  one 
could say she had not done a kind, noble 
action;  and  why  should  he  not  feel 
grateful?

It  was  Christmas  eve.  The  great 
crowd of  customers which had  thronged 
the store  all day  had  departed,  leaving 
the clerks  half  buried  in  the  immense 
pile  of  goods  which  had  been  pulled 
down for inspection.
John  Rue  stood  by  his  desk  looking 
abstractedly into a dark corner.  He was 
revolving  a  great  question  in  his mind 
and  was  oblivious  to  all  surroundings. 
Indeed,  it  was  not  until  Mr.  Worder 
shoved the great shutters into place with
a  loud  bang  that  the  proprietor  was 
awakened to a sense or his surroundings.
Christmas  trade  was  over,  certainly, 
and now John Rue would distribute pres­
ents  to  the  clerks  and  then  go  home. 
He called  the clerks.  “You shall select 
your  own  gifts  this  year,”  he  said. 
“What do yon wish, Miss Hoyt?”

“Me?  Oh,  I  should  like  a  dozen  of 

those silk handkerchiefs so much.”

“And you, Miss Sherwood?”
“Do  you mean to  give  me anything  I 

wish?”

“Certainly.”
“Well, I do want a muff and boa.” 
“Very well.  Mr. Worder, justgetdown 

a set of  furs for Miss Sherwood.”

“Now,  Susan”—everybody  addressed 
Susan by her given name—“what do you 
want?”

“I really  don’t  know, Mr.  Rue;  I  am 
supplied  with  everything  I  need,”  re­
plied Susan.

“Did you ever see  such a  simpleton?” 
whispered Miss Hoyt to Jennie, who was 
standing near.  “Actually throwing away 
her chance of  getting a present!”

“Can’t you  think of  anything at all?” 

continued Mr. Rue.

“Not  a thing,  unless—yes, you  might 

send me a husband.”

It  was really  the  only  witty  remark 
they had ever  heard her  make, and  that 
fact  made  it  so  ridiculously funny  that 
they all laughed.

“Very well,” said  the proprietor,  still 
smiling,  “I’ll find  you one  in  the  morn­
ing.  Mr.  Worder,  you  will  find  your 
present in this envelope. 
I wish you all 
a merry Christmas;  good night.”

John  Rue  walked  toward  his  hotel 
with  a  broad  smile  on  his  face,  which 
every few minutes seemed to  get beyond 
control and break into  an audible laugh. 
People  passing  on  the  street  turned  to 
look  at  him,  trying,  if  possible, to see 
what amused him so much, but John did 
not  notice  their  amazement — he  was 
planning something.

Susan  Buer  arose  the  next  morning 
and busied herself  in  the preparation of 
the Christmas dinner.  They were to have 
a real feast, her  two  little brothers, her 
mother and herself,  and  there was  not a 
little labor  connected  with  its prepara­
tion.  There was the turkey to roast, the 
cranberry sauce to make  and  the plumb 
pudding, which  must  be just right to he 
good;  all  this  Susan  had  undertaken 
after getting her  mother  to  promise not 
to interfere.  She was  just  about to put 
her hands into  the  flour  when some one 
knocked at the door and  a  man  in  blue 
overalls entered.

“Please, miss, you’ll  have to sign this 
yourself,” said the young man, extending 
a bit  of  paper;  “your  mother  took  the 
package into the parlor.”

Susan wondered a little as she reached 
for the paper.  It was a receipt and read: 
“Received  of  John  Howard  Rue,  in 

good  order, one model husband.”

“Write your name on the bottom line,”

said the expressman.

Susan  couldn’t  understand  what 

it
meant.  The  paper  plainly  said  “one 
model  husband;”  could  it  be  possible 
that Mr.  Rue had carried the joke so far. 
She  looked  at  the  expressman.  There 
was just a suspicion  of  a  twitch  in  the 
corners of his mouth, and  for  a  minute 
she  felt  3he  could  kill  him  with  good 
grace.

She signed  her name and dropped into 
a chair.  Here was a pretty pickle;  what 
if the husband was a real  live  one?  Su­
san wished the  house would  fall,  but  it 
never stood so firmly.  The walls  didn’t 
even quiver with the  combined  noise of 
a horn and  drum  in  the  hands of  the 
youngsters.  Just then  her mother came 
in.

“Susan,  the  expressman  just  left  a 

present for you;  it is in the parlor.”

This  last  was  too  much,  and  Susan 
burst out laughing at the ridiculous situ­
ation in which  she  found  herself.  She 
couldn’t back out now, and she went into 
the front room.

Fifteen minutes  later she  returned  to 
the sitting room where  her  mother  and 
the two little  boys  were.  She  had  her 
Christmas gift with  her,  and  seemed to 
be perfectly reconciled to it. 
It was Mr. 
Rue, actually blushing, with a big tag on 
his coat containing Susan’s name and ad­
dress.

They are  married  now, and  Mrs. Rue  • 
strictly forbids  him  to  allow the clerks 
to choose their  own  Christmas presents.

J ack T odd.

G row th o f  th e  C oupon  B ook   B u sin ess.
One of  the marked  tendencies  of  the 
present business  depression  is the great 
number of  merchants who  are abandon­
ing the pass  book  and  other  antiquated 
charging systems and  adopting the  spot 
cash system absolutely, or a combination 
of  the  cash  and  coupon  book  system, 
which is a  happy  medium  between  the 
oldtime  charging  system  and  absolute 
cash.  This  is  practically the  same  as 
the cash business, as  it enables the mer­
chant to put his business on a cash basis, 
the coupon book  restricting the time and 
line of credit, which is almost impossible 
in  the  case  of  the  pass  book.  The 
Tradesman  Company was the  pioneer in 
introducing  the  coupon  book  system  in 
this country  and  has kept  pace with the 
growing  demand by the adoption of  fre­
quent  improvements  and  the  introduc­
tion  of  special  machinery,  so  that  its 
output is now greater than that of  all its 
competitors  combined.  Among  its cus­
tomers  are included  merchants  in every 
state  and  territory  in  the  Union, all of 
whom are strong in praise of the system, 
as its use enables the dealer  to avoid all 
the  losses  and  annoyances  incident  to 
the pass book and all other charging sys­
tems.

A  creditor  seldom  goes  so  far  as  to 
seize  a coffin  about  to be  carried to  the 
grave.  But  this  happened  in the  open 
street  in  Berlin  a  few  days  ago,  and 
created  considerable  excitement  and 
great  indignation.  A  cabinetmaker’s 
wagon  had  just  stopped  in  front  of  a 
house  near  the  Alexander-Platz  in  the
German  capital,  with  a  coffin  for  the
wife of  a  locomotive  engineer  who  had 
died.  As  the  coffin  was  about  to  be 
borne into  the  house  an  official of  the 
court appeared, placed his  seal upon the 
oaken box and  ordered  it  transferred to 
the Berlin pawn-office.  The official  had 
acted on  behalf of a  relentless' creditor. 
The engineer pleaded in vain for the cof­
fin.  The record  fails  to say whether he 
succeeded in getting another.

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TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAJST.

A   SUMMER  OUTING,  W ITH  RE­

FLECTIONS.

W ritte n   fo r Th e  Tradesman.

It is an agreeable  change  for  anyone 
to step from behind the counter, whether 
it  be  in  the  city  or country,  and drive 
over the roads of a well-settled and pros­
perous  agricultural  region, in the glori­
ous  days  of  summer,  drinking  healthy 
draughts from a  fresh  and invigorating 
atmosphere  not  charged  with  carbona­
ceous  compounds,  nor  trembling  with 
the vibration of  machinery and the rush 
of  moving  trains.  There  is  a  restful 
quietness  in  this  primitive  method  of 
conveyance that  brings  forgetfulness of 
the  year’s  commercial  round.  Behind 
an old roan mare, my  faithful tractor in 
many previous summer  jaunts,  I  sit  in 
an easy-riding covered  carriage and sur­
vey the wonderful  aspects  of  nature as 
they appear under the quickening rays of 
a July sun.  Up hill and down dale, over 
stretches  of  level  road,  now  winding 
through patches of forest glade and anon 
toiling through interminable  furlongs of 
dry  sand,  which  crunches  beneath  the 
wheels  with  a  dreary,  swishing  sound, 
while here and  there  a  glimpse  of lake 
or river sparkling  in  the  sunshine adds 
pleasure to the  prospect—thus with fre­
quent rests each day was spent, and morn 
always found the appetite eager for more 
road and more scenery.

It is like viewing a panorama, only the 
pictures are stationary and are seen from 
a point that is constantly moving.  There 
is  but  little  movement  visible  on  the 
landscape as the scroll  seems to unwind 
its ever changing  beauties  before  one’s 
eyes.  Of the hard  working  farmer  one 
seldom gets a glimpse.  There  is repose 
instead  of  activity  in  the  vicinity  of 
every dwelling.  A dog sometimes adver­
tises the  fact that the house is inhabited, 
by making a noisy  demonstration  and  a 
few awkward sallies  from the front gate 
to warn off intruders.  Once in a while a 
child of tender years appears as if to join 
the dog in his remonstrances.

On  the gentle  breeze,  when  it  blows 
from  behind,  comes  a  cloud  of  yellow 
butterflies  floating  and  fluttering  on 
either  side  like  will-o’-the-wisps. 
It is 
easy  to  imagine  one’s  self  an  Indian 
prince, like the Nawab of  liampur,  trav­
eling in state through his dominions, and 
these  gayly  colored  satellites  one’s  re­
tainers  and  subjects.  Often  the  tinkle 
of a bell is heard, and as the rider on his 
safety glides noiselessly  on, he-seems to 
fit into the pageant as a courier sent ahead 
to announce one's coming.  A little later 
in the season, if one  starts  in  the early 
morning, on either side of the road can be 
seen hundreds of  dainty laces spread on 
the dewy grass,  carrying out the idea of 
magnificent  profusion  and  royal  waste.
Occasionally there is  heard  a buzzing 
sound  from  some  meadow  out  of  sight 
that  proclaims  to  experienced  ears  a 
mowing  machine  at  work.  On the hill 
to the right the revolving arms of a bind­
ing  reaper  show  that  life  is  not  alto­
gether stagnant, as  the  automatic  force 
moves  unheard  by  us  over  the  field. 
Memory  recalls  the  olden  time  with 
gangs  of  workers,  whereas  now  horse 
power and brain power shorten the labors 
of  harvest,  once  so  excessive.  And  so 
the curious product  of  man’s  invention 
moves  in  shortened  swaths  around  the 
field, not to destroy,  but  to gather in  the 
least  space  of  time  the  ripened  grain. 
Once in a while my sensitive beast starts 
in  fright  as  an  object  appears  by  the 
roadside, but her fears  are quieted when

sober  second  view  recognizes  a  human 
form  in the  calico and sunbonnet so dili­
gently  engaged  gathering  berries  from 
the bushes that flourish in the fence cor­
ners.  At times a busy group of threshers 
in some farmyard  greets the  vision,  and 
the  rattle  of  the  separator  singing  a 
merry  harvest  refrain  is  heard,  while 
the  stack  of  refuse  slowly  rises  to  an 
immense height, and the  golden grain is 
borne to the dark recesses  of the garner. 
Only as one comes to compact settlements 
and  stops  at  the  village  store  is  the 
silent  communion  with  Nature 
inter­
rupted  by  contact  with  men  and  the 
interchange of talk about the weather or 
business;  for,  be  it  known,  it  was  not 
wholly from love of Nature or a wish for 
change  that  lured me to this roving life 
for a season.

A traveler, if  he  keep  his  eyes open, 
is  always  learning  something,  be  he 
globe-trotter  or  only  a  wanderer  over 
the limits of  his own  county.  A lesson 
in geography,  when  learned  in  earliest 
school  days, was  no  more  difficult than 
what I have lately been forced to acquire 
by  painful  experience.  So  long  as  1 
traveled where the country was level and 
the  roads  divided  it  into  squares  of  a 
mile each,  I  could  see  my way clear to 
any  place  desired  by  a  simple  mental 
diagram that was as easy as the first few 
moves of  a  tyro in  a game of  checkers. 
But where  river,  lake,  swamp  or  steep 
irregularity of  surface forbade a  rectan­
gular  system  of  roadmaking, that  por­
tion,  in  addition to  being a  terra incog­
nita,  was  often  a  labyrinth  that  occa­
sioned  no end  of  perplexity and  delay. 
On leaving each town  and cautiously en­
quiring of someone  most likely to  know 
the  chorography  of  his  vicinity,  I  re­
ceived directions  that  were  well  meant 
and  only  partially  obscure.  As  Hope 
and 1 advanced together  the way seemed 
clear  enough  until,  following  the well- 
used highway that twisted in and  out  to 
avoid material  obstacles, I came sudden­
ly upon a divided passage not mentioned 
by  my  adviser  at  the  start,  and,  what 
was  worse, there  was no house in sight, 
nor human being of whom  to seek coun­
sel.  The  doctrine  of  chances  is  not  a 
comfortable  thing  to  cling  to  in such a 
strait,  but it  often offers  the only solu­
tion of  the problem. 
In some  cases my 
intuition  brought  me out  all  right,  but 
more often  later  information compelled 
me to retrace my  steps—or  rather  those 
of my mare—or  go  much  further than I 
should to  reach the  proper  destination.
Once,  desiring  to  go  from  a town in 
the edge of  Jacksou  county  to a  place 
called  Pentacost,  I  received five  or  six 
different directions at  as many points on 
the road.  Finally,  after  losing  both my 
way and  patience,  I  brought  up  at  a 
store in  a small hamlet  1  really desired 
to visit, but which for days I had entirely 
given up as  lost and  canceled  from the 
map,  because I  could  find  no  native  of 
that  region  able  to  determine  its exact 
locality.  Luckily I  secured information 
here that in less than an hour brought me 
to  a  railway  station  and  to  town  and 
creature  comforts.  Thence it  was  easy 
to find  a  path  blazed  ahead,  so  that I 
soon got “out of the wilderness” and safe 
home once more.

I well remember  a certain  summer  in 
the forties when it became my duty, for a 
special purpose,  to thoroughly  canvass a 
county  in  Illinois.  My  route  lay over 
most of the roads then in use, and, had  1 
been deaf and dumb,  1  could have easily

T R A D E ' S   D U E E !

O F   C O U R S E   I T   I S .
He is simply stocked up with 
all  kinds  of  uncalled  for,  un­
known  and  unsaleable  goods 
under  the  delusive  idea  of  a 
greater profit;  has recommend­
ed  them  to  customers  in place 
of  tried,  reliable  and  staple 
brands.  Result—questionable 
customers  of  doubtful  credit; 
the  best trade is  soon  dissatis­
fied  with 
the  “Unknown” 
brand  of  goods  and  gives its 
patronage  to  reliable dealers. 
You  will  find that the

Gail  Borden 

“BAGBB  B R A N D 99

Condensed  Milk  is  the leading one in 
all  the principal  and successful stores.
It will  pay you to sell  it if you do not.

PREPARED  BY  THE

M Culnui  M Go.

IT  HAS  NO  EQUAL.

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Chocolate  Cooler  Co.,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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Tliis combination renders the  furniture of  a  store 
portable—not fixtures, to be  retained by the landlord 
and utilized  by the next  tenant.  This  arrangement 
enables  the  merchant  to  move  his  store  furniture 
more quickly and easily than he  can  move his stock, 
thus enabling him to resume  business  in a new loca­
tion  without loss of  valuable time.  Samples of each 
line  on  exhibition  at  office,  315  MICHIGAN 
TRUST  CO.  BUILDING.  If you cannot visit office, 
> send for catalogue.

T H E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

Oil  Heaters

3

found my way to every place desired, be­
cause of  the signs  that  hailed my atten­
tion whenever indecision called a halt.

We  are  accustomed  to  compare  the 
present with  the past, to  the  disadvan­
tage of  the latter  as lacking  in  intelli­
gence and public spirit in regard to local 
enterprise;  but  one thing is  certain, the 
men of the past generation knew enough 
to  put  guideboards  where  they  were 
most  needed  by  the wayfaring  nonresi­
dent.

It seems to be taken for granted to-day 
that because a free  public school system 
has  placed,  at  reasonable  distances  all 
over  this broad  land of  ours, neat  and 
comfortable  houses  where  maps galore 
adorn  the walls  and  local  and  physical 
geography  are  part  of  the  curriculum, 
no special  effort is  needed  in the direc­
tion of  affording practical  knowledge to 
the  public who  are  forced  to  travel on 
the highways. 
In  old  times  when edu­
cational  facilities were  few and scatter­
ing, and  to  be  obtained  only  by money 
tuition  paid  in  installments, the people 
felt that  at least one kind of  knowledge 
should  be  free.  So  at  every  crossroad 
where  human  intelligence could not, by 
prima facie evidence or parole testimony, 
easily discern  the  direction  one wished 
to  go,  a  guideboard  was  set  up, with 
finger  pointed to  each  name  of  place 
likely to  be  the  object  of  enquiry, and 
also  the  number  of  miles  that  lay be­
tween.

This boasted age of  progress and  per­
fected inventions  has  given  us  nothing 
so good  in this  line save once in a while 
a telegraph wire  stretching  along  from 
one town  to  another.  Signs  there  are 
then in  plenty on  board  fences  and  on 
barns, but all placed  to serve  the selfish 
purpose of some dealer in the next town, 
calling  the  attention  of  the  reader to 
some wonderful medicine, tooth  powder 
or cosmetic, or  advertising  this,  that or 
the  other  concern  as  the  only  place 
where the buyer can get the worth of his 
money.  To one who  travels these roads 
for the  first  time  and,  coming to where 
the path  bisects,  halts  in a quandary as 
to what way to go next, it  is  like seeing 
the face  of  an  old friend to find a large 
board nailed to the trunk  of  a  tree just 
ahead.  But who  shall  describe his vex­
ation  when,  on  investigation  of  that 
friendly looking sign, the announcement 
stares him  in  the  face  that  “Slocum & 
Go., of Gunter’s Mills, are slaughtering a 
large  stock  of  boots  and  shoes;  also 
clothing and dry goods at prices one-third 
off  from  bankrupt  rates?”  When  the 
next fork is reached, another  board with 
its back to one’s vision appears.  Eagerly 
searching for deliverance from doubt, on 
scanning the printed  side  the  disgusted 
traveler reads  that “An  auction  sale  of 
blooded stock  will take place in Hooger- 
hideville;”  or  is  informed  that  “the 
annual  picnic  of  the  Out  and  Outers 
will occur on such and such a date.” Thus, 
in one of the most intelligent  and  popu­
lous counties  of  the  State, where maps
and information  abound  free  as the air 
we breathe, one cannot travel from Rome 
to Snedicor’s Corners  by private convey­
ance without falling  among  the  thieves 
of disappointment who  steal  away hope 
and courage  by counterfeit enticements, 
leaving one in a state of mind productive 
only of anathemas that strangely contrast 
with the holy calm  of  country  air  and 
cheerful sunshine.

Musing  on  this  theme  I  find  myself 
wishing I were a  tenfold millionaire and

about to decide  how my name  should go 
down  to  posterity through  the use  of  a 
portion of my enormous wealth.  Unlike 
most  wholesale  givers  eager  to  endow 
universities that fill  the land with a sur­
plus of  graduates educated beyond their 
opportunities  for  usefulness,  I  would 
make  a  departure,  though  my  name 
might never  be  advertised  through  the 
same channels, nor  glitter  in  letters  of 
gold on the front marbles of  some archi­
tectural wonder as a memorial of liberal­
ity.  Rather would I  scatter my millions 
through  every  country  district  in  this 
great land, leaving  in  every  spot where 
ignorance enquires  the  way  an  answer 
true and legible.  These friendly guides, 
in enduring colors on material lasting as 
the skill of  man  could  procure,  should 
stand for all time visible reminders that, 
in my love for  humanity, I  chose to put 
the wealth so  many squander in  a  form 
where  it  would  be  constantly seen and 
acknowledged  as  a  boon  by millions of 
my grateful countrymen.

S. P. Wiiitmarsh.

R evival  M ay  Be  S w ift.

From  th e N orthw estern  Lum berm an.
There  is one  feature  of  the  situation 
favorable to  a  speedy  revival  of  trade 
when  the  tide  shall  fairly  turn  from 
dullness to comparative activity.  When 
the June panic sent currency into hiding 
and  prostrated  credit,  manufacturers 
were obliged to slow down in production, 
run  on  reduced  time,  and  many  shut 
down entirely.  Merchants to a large ex­
tent  stopped  purchasing  new  goods, 
though  consumption of  those  on  hand 
went forward steadily.  This  stagnation 
in the movement of  manufactured goods 
and  wares  came  at  a  time  when  there 
was no  great  surplus  on  hand  in most 
lines.  If  it  had  come  when  there  had 
been  large  overproduction,  the  result 
would  have been  much  more disastrous 
than it was.  Furthermore, the  fact that 
the panic came when there was an active 
movement of  products,  simply  for  the 
reason that  there  had been  little  over« 
production  and  general  prosperity, is  a 
guarantee that  when confidence  shall be 
fully restored and  people go  about their 
business  again with  faith  in the future, 
there  will  be  an  immediate  and  pro­
nounced  revival  of  demand.  For  this 
reason  we may not  look for  such a long 
period  of  depression  as  followed  the 
crisis of  1873.  The  country  is  ripe  for 
an advance. 
It  is  seen  that  the  panic 
was 
largely  a  scare  about  national 
finances and the gold and silver question, 
which the  average  business  man knows 
little about and  can prove less  by actual 
contact with the  forces that govern pub­
lic  affairs.  Convince  the  average man 
that the trouble is over and he will go to 
work with zeal to  make up for lost time. 
Invigorating  fall  weather  will  make 
much  difference  with  the  mood  of  the 
people, especially in the Northern States. 
It will be found, when trade  shall be re­
sumed with  confidence,  that the  supply 
of various kinds of products has run low, 
and it will be necessary to push business 
with energy to meet  the demand.  From 
various  points  comes  the  intelligence, 
through  press  and  commercial  agency 
reports, that trade is  picking  up in this, 
that  and  the  other  lines.  This shows 
that the new energy in business is begin­
ning to be felt.  One  line starts another, 
and it will not be long before the volume 
of  trade,  swelled  to  large  proportions, 
will be rolling over the land.

Eleazer C.  Shaw,  86  years old,  is  the 
veteran merchant, in point of  both years 
and experience, in  Portland, Me., but he 
never fails to be at  his  store at 7 o’clock 
every  morning,  and  enjoys  the  health 
and vigor of a  man of  60.  He is said to 
have  been  the  first  drummer  who ever 
made a trip  through  the State with sam­
ples.  That was  in  1846, and  his sale on 
the  occasion  of  $1,000  worth  of  goods 
was considered large.
The young doctor  cannot expect to  do 
a  spanking  busiuess  the  moment  he 
hangs out his shingle.

WE  ARE  AGENTS  FOR

THE WILCOX  HEAT  LIGHT CO,

AND  THE

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THE  NO.  9  MODEL.

THE  PERFECT  OIL  HEATER

AS  WELL  AS

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TO

CLOTHING 

W e   have  decided  not  to  carry  over  any  of  our 
fall  stock. 
It  w ill  pay  you  well  to  see  our  line  of 
ready-made  clothing  of  every  description;  none 
HERCHANTS!
better,  few   as  cheap;  and  these  reduced  prices 
place  us  lowest  of  all,  as  every  vesture  must  be  closed  out.  W rite  our 

M ichigan  representative,

B ox 346,  M arshall,  Mich.,  and  he  w ill  soon  be  with  you.

W I L L I A M   C O N N O R ,

M I C H A E L   K O L B   &  S O N ,

W H O L E S A L E   C L O T H IE R S,

R O C H E S T E R ,  N .  Y .

N otice— W illiam   Connor  w ill  be  at  Sweet’s 
Hotel,  Grand Rapids, M ich., on W ednesday, Thurs­
day  and  F rid ay,  Sept.  20,  2 1  and  22,  W e st  M ichi­
gan  F air  week.

CUSTOMERS’
EXPENSES
ALLOWED.

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

4:

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

ABOU ND  T H E   ST A T E .

Detroit—Sequin &  Boehrt  succeed the 

Detroit Pie Co.

Detroit—G.  A.  Berg  has sold  his drug 

stock to Peter J. Sauer. 

•

Nashville—F.  G.  Baker  has  sold  his 

bakery to P. H. Brumm.

Detroit—P. F.  Nasmyth succeeds John 

U. Ruxton in the drug business.

Sturgis—Jas.  Ryan  succeeds  Ryan  & 

Newman in the grocery business.

Hadley—Stimpson Bros, succeed Salis- 

burg & Stimpson in  general trade.

Saginaw—Frank Profka succeeds F.  J. 

Shoemaker in the grocery business.

Burr  Oak—VanEtta  &  Crandell  suc­
ceed  M. O.  Rockwell  in  the  drug busi­
ness.

Ovid—Haight  &  Morehouse  succeed 
Haight & Bement  in  the millinery busi­
ness.

Mulliken—H. P.  French has purchased 
the building  which he  occupies with his 
drug stock.

Carleton—Mrs.  P.  O. Coverth  has  re­
moved her  millinery stock  from  Dundee 
to this place.

St. Johns—L. J. Calkins & Co., grocers, 
have dissolved,  L. J. Calkins  continuing 
the  business.

Ishpeming — Thoney  Bros,  succeed 
Hoch  & Thoney Bros,  in  the wholesale 
liquor business.

Cadillac—Robt.  McCormick  has  re­
moved  his  harness  business  from  Au 
Sable to this place.

Iron  Mountain—H.  Borgreu  is  suc­
ceeded  by Nelson, Thorstenson  & Co.  in 
the baking business.

Bad Axe—Donaldson & Kewley,  drug­
gists, have dissolved,  ().  E.  Kewley con­
tinuing the business.

Matchwood — Larson  &  Schumacher, 
grocers,  have  dissolved,  D.  Hubbard & 
Co. continuing the business.

Blissfield—Rothf uss & Co., grocers and 
hardware dealers, have  dissolved,  How­
land & Rothfuss succeeding.

Bellaire—H. A.  Snyder & Co.  are suc­
ceeded  by Hemstreet  Bros.  & Snyder  in 
the grocery and feed business.

Tekonsha—Simonson & Doolittle,  boot 
and shoe dealers,  have  dissolved,  Byron 
G. Doolittle continuing the business.

Hastings — Frank  Beamer  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery stock of  G.  K.  Beam er
and will  continue  the  business  at  the
same location.

Baldwin  —  Thomas  Hetfernan, 

the 
druggist,  has  purchased  the Occidental 
Hotel  property and will  retit  and refur­
nish the house.

Central  Lake—Dennis  Crothers  has 
purchased  the  furniture  stock of  C. II. 
Whittington and  will  coutinue the busi­
ness at the same location.

Mancelona—C.  P.  Phillips  has  pur­
chased J.  L.  Beebe’s stock of  dry goods, 
groceries,  boots  and  shoes,  and  moved 
the same to his own building.

Paris—J.  L.  Davenport  <&  Co.  have 
sold their drug stock  only  to Bradley & 
Co.  They  retain  their  grocery  stock 
and  will  continue  the  business  at  the 
same location.

Ypsilanti—C. F.  Comstock  has retired 
from the  dry  goods firm  of  E.  M. Com­
stock  &  Co.,  Burt  H.  Comstock  and 
Frank McKinstry being admitted to part­
nership.  The  style  of  the firm remains 
the same.

Greenville—G. C.  Townsend, formerly 
engaged  in general  trade and  the  hotel 
business  at  Baldwin,  but  for  the past

few years  engaged in the  land and lum- 
j  her  business  at  Kenton,  has  leased the 
Banders  House, at  this  place, where  he 
will be pleased to meet his former friends 
j among the traveling fraternity.

M A N U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

Harrison—Wilber  Merchant  will erect 
a  stave and  heading mill  in  connection 
with his sawmill here.

Lilley—C. II.  Myers has ceased cutting 
shingles at his mill at this place and will 
hereafter devote  his  entire  attention to 
his  shingle  mill  at  Wellston,  Manistee 
county.

Cheboygan—Thompson  Smiths’  Sons, 
at Duncan  City, have  20,000,000 feet  of 
lumber piled  on their  mill  docks await­
ing  shipment.  The  docks  of  nearly 
every mili in Cheboygan are full.

Saginaw—The  shingle  mill  of  S.  W. 
Tyler & Son, which  has been shut down 
two weeks on  account of the depression, 
started again with  a  full crew, and will 
doubtless continue  until the close of the 
season.

Lake  George — The  Church  shingle 
mill shut down a  week ago  for two days 
to make  slight  repairs.  The  firm has a 
large stock of logs on hand and tributary 
to the mill,  and if  business  continues to 
pick up intend to run the mill all winter.
Hesperia—J.  I>.  Gowell, who recently 
purchased the interest  of A.  Burton  in 
the  shingle  mill  and  general  stock  of 
Gowell  &  Burton, has sold a half inter­
est  in  the  business  to  F.  E.  Woodruff. 
The new firm will  be  known  as Gowell 
& Woodruff.

Saginaw—C.  K.  Eddy  &  Sons  some 
time ago purchased  a large tract of Can­
adian  timber,  and  last  fall  they  pur­
chased a camp outfit and  a small body of 
timber,  including  a  quantity  of  logs. 
They have started camps, and the future 
stock of their large mill  here will chiefly 
come from Canada.

Bay  City—The  situation  in  financial 
circles has  materially  brightened.  Cur­
rency is becoming more plentiful and the 
banks are  accommodating  business men 
more  freely in the  matter of  discounts. 
There  is also  an  awakened  inquiry for 
lumber  and  shingles,  and  a  number of 
mills  that  have  been  idle  are  starting 
again.

Saginaw—John G. Owen,  who operates 
a sawmill at Owendale,  expected to shut 
down twoweeks ago owing to the the strin­
gency in the  money market and inability 
to sell lumber,  but having received some 
orders  he  decided  to  keep  the  mill  in 
motion and it is still  running and now he 
expects that he  will  be able to continue 
without a stop.

Mancelona—The Antrim  Chemical Co. 
has been organized to embark in the man­
ufacture  of  wood  alcohol  from  smoke 
drawn from the charcoal kilns of the An­
trim Iron Co.  The smoke will  be drawn 
from  the  kilns  by  means  of  fans, and 
conducted 
condensing  room 
through  a  large wooden pipe, whence it 
passes through various  processes  in the 
manufacture of alcohol.  The new corpo­
ration has ample capital, and will imme­
diately begin  the construction of a plant 
350 feet in  length.  The  works  will  be 
in operation by Dec. 1.

the 

to 

Menominee—The  mills  are  still  run­
ning full  time.  Many  of  them are put­
ting in  overtime, and  three or  four are 
running  night  and  day. 
It  would  ap­
pear that  the  managers are  doing  their 
best to see how quickly the  stock of logs 
now on hand  and  those  which  are com­

ing  into  the  booms  can  be  consumed. 
The yards and docks are still crowded to 
their  utmost  capacity,  notwithstanding 
the fact that lake  shipments  alone have 
increased 50  per cent,  since  our last re­
port.  Over  6,000,000  feet  will  go  to 
Buffalo  this week,  and  up to  date eight 
of  the  largest  Lake  Michigan  carriers 
have arrived and  departed,  which would 
represent  a  total  shipment  of  over 10,- 
000,000 feet.

W eek ly   R eport  o f  S e c re ta r y   M ills.
Grand  Ra p id s,  Sept.  16—Certificates 
of membership  have been  issued  to the 
following new members:

3322  Joseph Marks, Saginaw.
3323  A. C. Rockwell, Grand Rapids.
3324  David Goldstein, St. Louis, Mo.
3325  Sam. R. Thrush, Ludlow, Ky.
3326  H. C. Howells, Hartwell, Ohio.
Proofs of  the death of  B rother W illiam
VanBuren,  Lansing,  who  died  Aug. 27 
of  heart  disease,  have been received at 
this office, and will be paid from the sur­
plus now in the treasury.
As  the  evenings  are  now  growing 
longer, I  would suggest  that the officers 
of  posts  take  measures  to  arrauge  for 
regular meetings  and  to  make  arrange­
ments for the coming convention in  Sag­
inaw, as it  is  meet that as this has  been 
the most  prosperous year in  our history 
that  we  close  the  record  with  one 
of 
as  well 
as 
in 
our  existence.  The  Saginaw  mem­
bers  are  making 
royal  preparations 
for our  entertainment  and  I can  assure 
every member that it  will be time profit­
ably spent to arrange to be present.  Our 
Railroad  Committee is  now  engaged  in 
an effort  to secure a  special rate  of  one 
fare for the round trip.
The  hotel  contracts  are  now  in  the 
printer’s hands and will be ready for de­
livery next  week,  by the Hotel Commit­
tee,  which has been largely  increased by 
Chairman  F.  M.  Douglass,  for  this pur­
pose.
The  time for  the  payment  of  assess­
ments No. 3 and 4  has been  extended to 
Sept. 25. 

successful 
anuual  meetings 

L.  M.  Mil ls,  Sec’y.

the  most 
enjoyable 

From  O ut o f T ow n.

Calls  have  been 

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

J. W.  Milliken, Traverse City.
H. E. Hogan, South Boardman.
O. P. DeWitt, St. Johns.
D. E. Crandall, Grawn.
L. R.  Lansing.  Wayland.
W.  D.  Hopkinson,  Paris.
H.  Wilensky, East Jordan.
F.  D. Saunders, Sheffield.
A. Purchase, So. Blendon.
C. F. Alderton, Saginaw.
T.  H.  A tkins,  W est Carlisle.
Hiram Munger. Sullivan.
C. F. Walker, Glen Arbor.
Nelson & Sieber,  Behind.
Reed & Brown, Sunfield.
Walker Bros., Levering.
W. W. Galloway, Mesick.
A.  Rogers, Ravenna.
John Cazier, Conklin.
Sullivan Lumber Co., Sullivan.
C. H. Myers, Wellston.
A. McKay, New Lathrop.
J. F. Moloney, Cheboygan.
Leland Lumber Co., Leland.
Gowell &  Woodruff, Hesperia.
Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
Chas. V. Riegler, Freeport.
B. Voorhorst, Overisel.

S e v e n   Old  M axim s.

“It is well to moor your bark with two 
anchors.”
“A good reputation  is  more  valuable 
than money.”
“Learn to see in another’s calamity the 
ills which you should avoid.”
“Everyone  excels 
in  something  in 
which another fails.”
“Fortune  is  like  glass—the  brighter 
the glitter, the  more easily broken.” 
“Any one can hold the helm when  the 
sea is smooth.”
“In  every  enterprise  consider  where 
you would come out.”

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PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Pippins, Wines, Greenings  and  Kings 
are  about all there  are  in  market.  They  com­
mand  $2.25@2.75  per  bbl.  Cooking  apples  $2@ 
2.25 per bbl.

Beans  — Dry  stock  is  beginning  to arrive. 
Handlers  pay  $1  for  country cleaned and $1.10 
for country picked.

Butter — Higher.  Dealers  pay  21@22c  for 
choice  diary  and  hold  at  23@24C.  Factory 
creamery is In moderate demand at 28c.
Cabbage—Home grown, $2®3 per 100.
Carrots—25c per bushel.
Cauliflower—$1.50 per doz.
Cranberries—The present  crop promises  to  be 
a full one, according to the reports of the Amer­
ican  Cranberry  Growers’  Association.  That 
body has agreed to contribute  three per cent, of 
the crop of its members for  export to Europe in 
hopes of establishing a foreign market.

Celery—Home  grown  commands  15 @ 16c  per 

doz.

holding at  14c.

Cucumbers—50c per bu.
Eggs—Slightly  stronger.  Dealers  pay  13c, 
Egg Plant—$1.50 per doz.
Grapes—Concords  and  Wordens  command 2c 
per lb , and Niagaras bring 2%c.  At these prices 
there is little, if any, profit to the producer.

Honey—W hite  clover  commands 12!4c per  lb, 

dark buckwheat brings 10c.

Melons—Watermelons  command  12 @ 15c  for 
Indiana and 3@5c for home grown.  Osage bring 
50c per doz., and Musk 2Q@25c per doz.

Peaches—Old  Mixons,  $1.25  per  bu;  Chills, 
$1.50;  late  Crawford’s,  $1.75.  This  promises  to 
be a big week with the late varieties.

Pears—Bartletts  and  Flemish  Beauties  com­
mand  $1.50 per  bn.  Clapp’s  Favorites  go  at 
$1.25@1.50.
Plumbs—Lombards, Blue  Damsons and Green 
Gages are source and high,  commanding $202.50 
per bu.

Potatoes—Dealers  pay  55c  per  bu.,  holding 
at 60c.  The advance of  5c per  bu. is caused by 
drought and prospect of short crop.

Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys  command  $4.50  and 
Baltimores $4 per  bbl.  The  latter  stock  Is  the 
finest of the kind which ever came  to  this mar­
ket.

Tomatoes—50c per bu.
Turnips—30c per bu.

Coffee—The  market  on  Rio grades Is 
strong, consequent  upon  the  revolution 
in Brazil, and manufacturers of package 
goods  have  advanced  their  quotations 
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GRAND  R A PID S  GOSSIP.

Trumble & Baxter  have opened  a gro­

way, owing to Mr. Ball’s utter ignorance 
of the various attractions  in  that depart­
ment of the show.

cery store on Evergreen  avenue.

eery stock  of  Geo.  Orr, at 1066  Madison 
avenue, and  will  continue  the  business 
at that locatiou.

G.  C.  Bonneil  has  sold  his  bakery 
business  at  307  Jeiferson avenue to Mr. 
Herring,  late  of  Jackson,  and has pur­
chased the grocery stock of D.  B.  Monroe 
& Co., at 704 Wealthy avenue.

The appointment  of  Dr. Chas.  S.  Haz- 
Ernest Graves  has purchased  the gro-  eltine, President of  the Hazeltine & Per­
kins Drug  Co.,  to the position  of  Consul 
at Milan,  Italy,  is  a  compliment to  the 
appointee, the  house  of  which he is  the 
head,  the city and the State.  Dr.  Hazel- 
tine is  in every  respect well qualified to 
discharge  the duties of the position, and 
will lend to  the office  the  grace and dig­
nity befitting an official representative of 
this  great  republic.  The  consulate  at 
Milan  is  greatly  sought  for  by  men  of 
wealth and social  station,  as  it is  one of 
the  few  positions  within the  gift of the 
government  that  carries  with  it  high 
social  standing and  wide  acquaintance 
with the best  people  of  two continents. 
Dr. llazeltiue and family are well versed 
in the social amenities of  life, and  their 
residence  in Milan will  reflect  credit on 
them and the  country whose  official rep­
resentatives they are.

The Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company  bid 
in the  Freeman general stock, at Mance- 
lona, at chattel mortgage sale, for $2,450. 
The company will  continue the business 
until an  opportunity to  sell  the stock is 
presented,  having placed  the business in 
the hands  of  J.  M.  Flanagan, whose ex­
perience  with  bankrupt  stocks  is  wide 
and varied.

P u rely   P erson al.

cigar  manufacturers  of  Troy,  covering 
Central  and  Northern  New  York.  Six 
months later he engaged with G. W. Van 
Slyke  &  Co.,  of  Albany, for  whom  he 
traveled  in  the  Empire  State  for some 
time, removing  to  Grand  Rapids twelve 
years  ago, where  he  has  since  resided. 
He  was  married  Oct.  20,  1868,  to  Miss 
Henrietta  F.  Nickerson,  of  Appleton, 
Wis., and  has two children, Fred Hyman, 
who is connected with the  Grand Rapids 
Fire  Insurance  Co.,  and  Miss  Jennie, 
who is attending school.  They reside in 
a handsome  home  of  their  own  at  143 
Paris  avenue,  where  good  cheer  and 
good living always prevail.  Mr.  Hyman 
covers the entire  State of Michigan,  and 
is  probably as  well  known  as  any man 
in  the  business.  Many  know  him  as 
“Up and Up,”  by which  nickname he is 
known wherever he goes.  He is a hearty 
liver  and a  jovial  good  fellow, and  the 
world would be none the worse if it were 
full of just such fellows.

C. S. Udell, of  the  S. P.  Bennett Fuel 
and  Ice Co.,  is  spending  a  few days in 
Chicago.

O.  A.  Ball  and  daughter,  Miss  Jessie 
Ball, go to Chicago Wednesday for a few 
days at the World’s Fair.

Fred  Kincaid,  manager  of  the Hines 
drug stock, at  Hersey,  was  married  last 
week to Miss Gooch, of the same place.

Plin  M.  Grice,  of  the  drug  firm  of 
Grice & Gay, at Allegan, was married one 
day  last  week  to  a  charming  Allegan 
lady.

Eli Lyons, general dealer at Altona, is 
rejoicing  over the  advent  of  a  boy who 
was born on the third  anniversary of his 
daughter’s birth.

C.  F.  Walker,  general  dealer  at  Glen 
Arbor,  was in  town  last  week.  Owing 
to  the  poor  condition  of  Grand  Bapids 
water, he left the city as soon as possible 
for Chicago.

David  Holmes,  manager  of  the  Elk 
Bapids Iron Co.’s mercantile department, 
at Elk  Bapids, was  in  town  a couple of 
days last  week on  his  way  home  from 
the World’s Fair.

Geo. F* Cook, the Grove general dealer, 
was  in town  Monday  on his way to the 
Fair.  He was  accompanied by  his wife 
and J. V.  Crandall,  who  was  for many 
years engaged in trade  and  the  lumber 
business at Crandall’s Corners near Sand 
Lake.

G rip sa c k  B rig a d e .

Jose  A.  Gonzalez  has  recovered  from 
his recent illness  and  left Monday for a 
trip through Indiana.

A.  L.  Wirth, traveling manager for the 
National  Distilling  Co.,  of  Milwaukee, 
was in town several days last week.  He 
represents  the  yeast  department  of  the 
corporation,  which does  business under 
the  style of  the  Red  Star  Compressed 
Yeast.

Robert  Hanna,  formerly  connected 
with  the  cigar  department  of  the  Ball- 
Barnhart-Putman  Co.,  has  engaged  to 
travel  for  the  Banner Cigar Co., of De­
troit.  His territory will  include  all  of 
the  available  towns  in  Western  Michi­
gan.

Richard B. Sheeran,  who was the first 
traveling salesman  employed  by Foster, 
Stevens  &  Co.,  and  who  subsequently 
assisted in the  organization  of the Gunn 
Hardware Co.  and acted as General Man­
ager  of  the  business  for  a  couple  of 
years,  died  at  his  home  in Detroit last 
week,  at the age of 40,  from rheumatism 
of the heart.  At the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  connected  with  the  Northville 
Knife  Co.  He  was  well  known  to  the 
taade of this State and was popular with 
all  who  knew  him.  The  funeral  was
held  at  St.  A loysius  Church  Friday
morning.

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C.  E. Storrs, State Dairy and Food Com­
missioner,  was  intown  Saturday on  his 
way from  Lansing  to his home  at North 
Muskegon.  Mr.  Storrs has  made a com­
pilation of J,he food laws of the State and 
the  copy  is  now  in  the  hands  of  the 
printer. 

Win. C. Nelson, of the Leland Lumber 
Co., was in town last  week as a delegate 
to  the  Maccabee  convention.  Mr.  Nel­
son is also  a member  of  the firm of Nel­
son  &  Sieber,  general  dealers,  besides 
publishing  a  newspaper,  with  time  to 
spare for sporting and politics.

Robt.  B.  Hyman  was born at  Troy,  N. 
Y., Feb.  8, 1843.  He resided there with 
his parents  until 12  years  of  age,  when 
his  parents  removed 
to  Gloversville, 
where  his father  started  the first  paper 
box factory in Fulton county.  Here the 
young  man  attended  a  private  school, 
which  afterwards obtained  considerable 
notoriety as an academy, taking the Eng­
lish and  classical  courses,  on  which he 
graduated  at  the  age  of  19  years.  He 
then  went  to  Little  Falls,  where  he 
clerked  in  a  dry  goods  store  about six 
months. 
In 1862 he  enlisted in the 153d 
“Tony”  DeKruif,  the  Zeeland  drug­
New York Infantry, remaining in service 
gist,  who has been at the U.  B. A.  Home 
three  years  and  four  months,  during 
here  several  weeks  under  the  care  of 
which  time  he  participated  in  the Red 
Dr.  R. M. Luton, has recovered his health 
River  campaign  under  General  Banks
sufficiently to permit his returning home.
He is  rapidly  gaining  in  strength  and  and the  Shenandoah Valley under Sheri­
dan.  He  was  discharged  at  Savannah, 
flesh and will soon be behind the couuter 
and in October, 1865, returned to Glovers­
again.
ville and  embarked in the grocery trade. 
□ S.  M.  Lemon  goes  to  Chicago  next 
Not liking  the  business,  he  sold  out at 
week for his first inspection of  the Fair. 
the  end of two  years and  took the man­
He has  arranged  with  Fred  Ball  to ac­
agement  of  his  father’s  factory,  where 
company  him as  chaperon,  but will  be 
he  remained  ten  years.  He  then  went 
compelled to  secure  the  services of  an­
on  the road  for  Seligman  &  Robertson,
other  guide  when  he  reaches  the  Mid-

T he  H ard w are  M arket.

We  are  pleased  to  note  that general 
trade is getting a  little better,  and along 
with it  comes  an  easier  feeling  in  the 
money  stringency.  Any  great  revival 
this  fall,  however, we  do not expect,  as 
all dealers  feel disposed  to  go slow  and 
only  buy what  they  find  is  absolutely 
necessary  and  what  they  can  pay for. 
This,  we  believe, is  the  right  course to 
pursue.  Be  careful  what you  sell,  and 
use care in  your buying  and spring  will 
find every merchant in good condition.

There  is but little  change  in all lines 

of hardware.

Wire Nails—Still  scarce, owing to the 
long stoppage of all  mills,  but now they 
are starting up, one  by one,  and  assort­
ments will soon  be  plenty.  The  manu­
facturers  have,  as  yet,  been  unable 
to  agree  on  any  plan  to  secure better 
prices,  and  it  looks  now  as  if  there 
would be no higher  price this  fall, $1.65 
@1.70 being the present price.

Lead  Pipe—Has  fluctuated  in  price 
quite a little of late, but  at present 5c in 
full  coils  is  asked.  Pig  lead  has  ad­
vanced  $8  a  ton,  owing  to  the  closing 
down of the  silver mines, as most of  the 
pig  lead  is  mined  from  silver bearing 
rock.

Shot—In sympathy  with  the  advance 
in lead, shot has  gone up 10 cents a bag,
$1.50  for drop  and $1.75  for  buck being
quoted in this market.

Loaded  Shells—Are  now  in  great de­
mand.  We  quote 40 and 10  from stand­
ard list.

Powder—DuPont’s rifle powder is now 
quoted  as  follows:  25-lb  kegs,  $3.50; 
12J£-tb kegs, $2; 6K-ft> kegs, $1.15.

Woodenware—Owing  to  competition, 
pails and tubs are  being offered at lower 
figures than  formerly.  We quote as fol­
lows:
No. 1 Tubs.........................................# 6 00 dozen
No. 2  “ 
.........................................   5 50 
4 50 
No. 3  “ 
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l  30 
2-Hoop palls  ............................
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1  50 
7 50 
No. 1 Cedar Tubs  ...................
6  50
No. 2 
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5 50
No. 3 
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Horse Pails........................................   2 50

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two  reasons:  Wheat,  as  the one great 
staple, ought always to command a  good 
price,  say 90c a  bushel, which  would be 
good money for all  concerned, and  from 
the present tone of the market the cereal 
will bring  that  figure  before  snow flies; 
again,  the  advancing  price of  wheat in- 
cates  a  decided  “let  up” in  the money 
stringency.  Activity  in  wheat  means 
increased  circulation  of  money through 
all  arteries of  trade,  and good times for 
everybody.

Flour—Has  advanced  sharply, on  ac­
count  of  the  rise  in  wheat. 
Increased 
demand is a  decided feature of the  mar­
ket,  caused,  no  doubt,  by  the  poorer 
classes  of  people using  more bread  and 
less  of  other  things  which  cost  more 
money.

T he D ru g  M arket.

Opium  is  decidedly 

steadily advancing in Smyrna.

strong  and  is 

Quinine is still tending higher.
Bromides  potash,  ammonia  and  soda 
have all been advanced  by  manufactur­
ers.

Linseed oil has declined.
Sugar—The famine in granulated  and 
some of  the C  grades  continues.  Some 
shipments  are  arriving,  but  nowhere 
near enough to meet legitimate demands. 
While there is no advance at the refinery, 
spot goods command  a  premium of  J£@ 
c  the  moment  they  are  in  jobbers’ 

hands.

A  Solace  Sweet 

and  best 
by far,

in  these  quiet  times

S m o k e

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B e n -H u r

C igar.

GEO.
MOEBS
& C 0 .

Make  them,

All  leadimr  dealers  sell  them.

G rains  and  Feedstuff's.

Wheat—The market  has risen steadily 
until  it  has  reached 61  cents.  The ebb 
and flow of  the market last week carried 
it lc  higher at the end of  the week,  and 
caused  a slight  fluctuation  in  the other 
direction as  well, but left  it with a sub­
stantial  advance  of  4c  over  the figures 
given last week.  This is  gratifying  for

Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards,  Letter 

and  Note  Headings,  Patented 

Articles, Maps and Plans.
TRADESMAN  COHPANY,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

T H E  AflCHTGLAN  TRADESM AN
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEMINS.

6

An  Everyday  Incident.

W ritten fo r Th e Tradesman
“Have you seen anything  of  my Ed’n 

or Gawrge?”

Mrs. Applebee  looked  in  at  the store 
door  and  said  that  she  was  in  such  a 
hurry, and was  so  much  worried about 
her boys, that she couldn’t possibly come 
in.

“No’m, we haven’t seen the boys since 
about  9  o’clock  this  morning.”  It  was 
then 2 p.  m.

“Wall, I  swan  to  goodness,  I’d  like 
t’know where they’ve got to. 
I sent ’em 
down  to  Mrs.  Johnson’s  to  borry  her 
apple parer,  an’ 1  haven’t  seen hide nor 
hair on ’em  sence. 
If I  once get hold o’ 
them young ’uns—Oh,  where’d  you  get 
them there lovely  lamps?  Why  they’re 
the prettiest I ever see.”

And  Mrs.  Applebee,  forgetting  her 
family troubles,  sailed  in and proceeded 
to examine the goods mentioned above.

them 

feller  what 

sass  dishes—forty 

“Hain’t  that  shade 

just  harnsome 
now?  Why  that  must  a  cost  a  heap. 
Only a dollar an’  a  half  fer  that  lamp! 
My, ain’t it cheap!  I don’t  see how they 
make ’em fer that, an’ you  have  to have 
your  profit,  too.  Still  I  expect  they’re 
dear  enough,  fer  they  don’t  look  as  if 
they’d  stand  an  oflle  lot o’  bangin’, an’ 
my young ’uns air ter’ble rough on chiny. 
What’s  that  there  dingerfiamus  on  the 
side fer?  To pump  ile?  Oh, to lift  the 
wick.  Why,  it  works  good,  don’t  it? 
that 
The 
thought  o’ 
contraption  don’t  never  need 
to  go 
out  to  days’  work  fer  a  livin’.  Where 
d’ye  get  the  ile  into  it?  Through  that 
hole?  Waal  now,  ain’t  that  complete. 
An’ 
cents 
fer  a  set  uv  ’em?  They’re  most  too 
good  to eat  offen.  1  must  have  my old 
man  get  me  a  couple  o’  set.  They’d 
make dried  apple sass  taste good just to 
look at ’em.  An’  you’ve  got  some  new 
prints.  My!  You  got  lots  o’  stuff, 
hain’t ye?  Them’s  dreffle  nice patterns 
o’ print, only that  yaller ’n’  green looks 
kinder fady.  Gimme  the old laylock fer 
all yer  new-fangled  fancy colors.  How 
much  is  yer  cheapest  sugar  a  pound? 
Five  an’  a  half?  Waal,  that’s  pretty 
steep  fer this  time o’  year.  Hev ye got 
any o’ yer old kind o’ dust tea yet?  The 
last  we  had  was  about  the  wust  I ever 
see.  We  hev to hev  the  best er none  to 
our house,  an’ when we pay twenty cents 
a pound we expec’  to  get a first-class  ar­
ticle.  Some  folks  think  they  can’t  get 
nothin’ fit ter drink fer  less’n half a dol­
lar,  but I  hain’t that way.  I know what's 
good when I drink it, I tell ye,  no matter 
how  much  the  price  is,  and  I  hain’t 
afraid  to  speak  my  mind,  either.  Oh, 
I’ve  got  to  find  that  Ed’n  an’  Gawrge. 
Hain’t you no idee  where  I’d better look 
fer ’em?”

very

“If 

they  went  to  Johnson’s, 

likely they’re there yet.”

“Land!  Do  you  think  so?  I  never 
thought  o’  that.  Waal,  I’m  goin’  after 
’em,  an’  when  I  do ketch  ’em,  hark to 
the music o’ my  wrath.”

And as  she passed  from  view  her re­
treating  footsteps  kept  time  with  the 
rythmic ditty,

“O, you,
Ed’n ’n’ Gawrge!”

Geo.  L.  T hurston.

L. E. Slusser  (editor  Herald), Mance- 
lona:  Please accept  congratulations for 
the  continued  welfare  and  success  of 
T h e  T radesm an.  May  its  success  of 
the past be  eclipsed  only by  its  success 
of the future.

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Amazon.................. 8
Glen Mills.............   7
Amsbnrg.................6*4
Gold Medal............   7«
Art  Cambric...........10
Green  Ticket......... 8Vi
Blackstone A A......7V4
Great Falls.............   62
Beats All.................414
Hope....................... 7*4
Boston.................... 12
Just  Out........  4V@ 5
Cabot.......................  7V4
King Phillip...........7v
Cabot,  \ .................   6J£
OP......7*
Charter  Oak...........  BV4______
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Conway W..............   TüiLÔnsdalë..........   <a 8V
Cleveland.............  6VÜ Middlesex.... 
0 5
Dwight Anchor....  8V4|NoName..........  
71
shorts  8  Oak View................6
“ 
Edwards..................6  Our Own..................  514
—   ■ 
7  Pride of the West... 12
1....................7V4 Rosalind.................... 744
Sunlight.................   4V4
Utica  Mills............   8V4
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vinyard..................  814
White Horse...........  g

fru it of the  Loom.  8V4
Fltchvllle  ............  7
First Prize..............  7
Frultof the Loom %.  7V4
Falrmount..............4)4
Full Value..............6M
Cabot......................   7V4[DwlghtAnchor
Farwell...................8 

Rock
HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

BLEACHED  COTTONS,

“ 

|

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q .... 
R ......
** 

Unbleached.
Housewife  A ... ....5Ü
B...
“ 
....5Vi
c ... ----6
“ 
D... —  6Vi
“ 
E ...
“ 
....7
F ... --- 73»
“ 
G  .. — 7V4
“ 
H...
“ 
....734
I.... ....854
“ 
J ...
“ 
. . .   8 Vi
K...
“ 
•  9)4
...10
“ 
L.  ..
“  M__ ...lOVi
...11 
...21 
...14V4
CABPET  WARP.

•6Î4

• 11V4
• 12V4
• 13V4

“ 

Peerless, white.......18
.
colored__20 
Integrity.................18V4I
H s.mHt.nn.......................   8
................. 9
.............. 10VÍ
G G  Cashmere........20
Nameless  ...............16
............... 18

“ 
“ 

“ 

Integrity  colored...20
White Star..............18
colored..20
Nameless................20
......... 25
......... 27V4
......... 30
......... 32V4
......... 35

DRESS  GOODS.

CORSETS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

CORSET  JEANS.

American  fancy —  
American indigo  .. 
American shirtings. 
Argentine  Grays... 
Anchor Shirtings... 
Arnold 
....
Arnold  Merino......

long cloth B .lOVi 
“ 
“ 
“  C.  8V4
“ 
century cloth 7
“  gold seed......10V4
“  green seal TR 10Vi 
“  yellow seal. .10V4
“  serge.............11V4
“  Turkey red. .lOVi 
11 

Corallne..................19 50
Wonderful.
#4 50 
Schilling’s ...............9 00
Brighton..
4 75 
Davis  Waists  ___   9  00
Bortree’s
9 00
Grand  Rapids........ 4 50
Abdominal...........15 00
Armory..................   634|Naumkeagsatteen..  7V4
Androscoggin.........7)4'Rockport..................  6*4
Biddeford.............   6  Conestoga.................714
Brunswick.
6 V4| Walworth................ ¿5£
PRINTS.
Allen turkey  reds..  5%
Berwick fancies
5>4
robes.............5VÎ
Clyde Robes__
pink a purple  5V4
Charter Oak fancies 4V4 
buffs............  5V4
DelMarine cashm’s.  5Vi 
pink  checks.
moum’g  5Vi 
staples........  5vi  Eddystone fancy...  5Vi
shirtings . 
chocolat  5Vi
rober__5 Vi
sateens..  5Vi 
I Hamilton fancy.  ...  5Vi
staple__ 5 vi
Manchester fancy..  5Vi 
new era.  5vi 
Merrimack D fancy.  5J4 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  444 
“  Repp furn .  8Vi
Pacific fancy.......... 6
“ 
robes..........   8V4
Portsmouth robes...  6 Vi 
Simpson mourning..  534
greys........  5*
solid black.  534 
Ballon solid black..
Washington Indigo.  6Vi 
“  colors.
“  Turkey robes..  7V4
Bengal bine,  green, 
“  India robes__7V4
red and  orange...  6
“  plain T’ky X 34  8Vi
Berlin solids...........  5V4
................. .  X...10
“  oil blue.......6
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“ 
“  green —   6
key red................ 8vi
“  Foulards ....  5Vi
Martha Washington
red %.........  7
“ 
Turkeyred 34...... 7V4
“ 
“  * ...........  9V4
Martha  Washington
“  4 4..........10
“ 
Turkeyred..........   9Vi
3-4XXXX 1
Rlverpointrobes  ...  5Vi
Cocheco fancy........5V4
Windsor fancy........6Vi
“  madders...  5 vi
“  XXtwills..  5Vi
Indigo  blue......... 10V4
“ 
solids........ 5)4
Harmony...............   5
Amoskeag A C A.... l2Vi
AC A..................... 13
Hamilton N  ...........7Vi
Pemberton AAA__16
» ............ 8 V4
York....................... 10Vi
Awning.. 11
Swift River............  7vi
Farmer....................8
Pearl  River............ 12
First Prize..............lOVi
Warren....................1334
Lenox M ills...........18
C 
o g a.............. 16
COTTON  Dm u -.
Atlanta,  D..............6X!Stark  A
8
Boot........................ 634 No  Name............. 
7V4
Clifton, K............... 7  ITopof  Heap.............  9

gold  ticket

t ic k in g s.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag.

Lancaster,  staple...  6Vi

-  ...........12V4
9 oz..... 13Vi
brown .18
Andover.................livi
Beaver Creek AA... 10
“ 
BB...  9
o p __
<• 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
“ 
blue  8Vi
“  d a  twist  10Vi 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19  I
•* 
Amoskeag.................0V4
“  Persian dress 8 
“ 
Canton ..  8
“ 
AFC........10Vi
“ 
Teazle... 10Vi 
Angola.. 10 vi 
“ 
Persian..  8
“ 
Arlington staple__6)4
Arasapha  fancy__434
Warwick dres  7V4 
staples.  6Vi
“ 
Centennial............   lOVi
Criterion................ lOVi
Cumberland staple.  5Vi
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................4 Vi
Elfin.......................  7vi
Everett classics......8Vi
Exposition............... 7V4
Glenarie................     6)4
Glenarven................ 634
Glen wood.................734
Hampton...................634
Johnson Chalon cl  Vi 
indigo blue 9Vi 
zephyrs__16

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, bine.......... 12 vi
brown....... 12V4
Haymaker bine......   734
brown...  734
Jaffrey.....................II34
Lancaster................12V4
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 13V4
“  No. 220....13
“  No. 250.... 11 Vi
“ 
No.280. ...lOVi
GINGHAMS.
“ 
fancies__7
11  Normandie  8
Lancashire............6
Manchester............   534
Monogram..............  6Vi
Normandie.............734
Persian................... 8
Renfrew Dress........734
Rosemont...............   6Vi
Slatersville............ 6
Somerset.................7
Tacoma  .................   734
Toll  duNord......... lOVi
Wabash..................   7V4
seersucker..  734
Warwick...............   7
Whlttenden............   8
heather dr.  734 
Indigo bine 9 
W&msutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............8
............10
Wlndermeer........... 5
York  ......................6*

“ 
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“ 

GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag............... 1534 Georgia
Stark.......................19
American................ 155-4

THREADS.

Clark's Mile End,...45
Coats’, J. & P .........45
Holyoke..................22 Vi

Barbour's................£6
Marshall’s...............81

KNITTING  COTTON.

No.

White.  Colored. 

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

38
39
40
41
CAMBRICS.
Slater......................   434
White Star............   4*4
Kid Glove...............  4?4
Newmarket.............  454

White. Colored
42
No.  14......... 37 
16......... 38 
“ 
43
44
*•  18......... 39 
45
“ 
20  
  40 
Edwards................  4)4
Lockwood................ 4V4
Wood’s ..................   4V4
Brunswick............   414

RED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

IT W........................22 Vi
F T ......................... 32 Vi
JR F , XXX............35
Buckeye.................3254

Fireman.................32 Vi
Creedmore............. 27V4
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless............... 27Vi|
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R..................22V4
Windsor.................. 1834
6 oz Western_____ 20
Union  B................. 22V4
Nameless...... 8  @  9Vi! 
..... 8Vi@10  I 

Grey SR W............1734
Western W ............ 18Vi
D R P ..................... 1834
Flushing XXX........23Vi
M a n ito b a ...................... 23 Vi
@10V4 
12 Vi
Brown. Black.
1034
11 Vi
12
20

“
»
Slate. Brown. Black. Slate
9* IO34
934
10V4 m<
10V4
1134
11 Vi 12
12 Vi
12 Vi 20
Severen. 80Z..........   934
West  Point, 80Z  .  .lOVi 
May land, 8 oz......... 10V4
10 oz  ...123i
Greenwood, 7Vi 01..  9V4 
Raven, lOoz............ 1334
Greenwood, 8 oz__1134
Stark
1334
Boston, 8 oz............lOVilBoston, 10 oz.............12Vi

10V4
UVÍ
12
20

934
10V4
1134
12V4

“ 

“ 

“ 

9

WADDINGS.

SILESIAS.

White, doz............   25  IPerbale,40doz....33 50
Colored, doz.......... 20  IColored
50
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Pawtncket...............1034
Red Cross....  9
Dnndle...................   g
Best.............1034
Bedford...................1034
Best  AA......12V4
Valley  City.............invi
H
K K ......................... 1034
8V4

SEWING  SILK.

ICortlcelll  knitting, 
per Vioz  ball........30

Cortlcelll, doz.........85
twist, doz. .40 
50 yd, doz.. 40
HOOKS AND ETES—PER GROSS.
No  1 Bl’k & White..10 
“ 
“ 
..12
..12
“ 
“ 
„  
No 2—20, M C........... 50 INo 4—15  J  3«

f i n s .

2 
3 

No  4 Bl’k A Whlte..l5
..20
..25

8 
10 

3-18.SC .............45 I

“ 
“  

» 
“ 

4 
6 
No 2.

COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White & Bl’k..12 
No  8 White A Bl’k..20 
10 
.28
..15
12 
..26
..1 8
SAFETY  FINS.
...28  INo3...................  36
NEEDLES—PER  M.

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH. 

.Jam es.................1 401 Steamboat.
Crowely’g..............1  351 Gold  Eyed..........~!i  50
Marshall’s .......... 
.1 00 [ American......... »...1 00
6—4. ..2 30
5 —4 . . . .   1
is
Nashua................. 
Rising Star 4-ply___17
3-ply___17
North Star...............26
Wool Standard 4 plyl7V4 
Powh&ttan............. is

15—4... .1  65

COTTONTWINKS.

6—4... 

“ 

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.....................12
Domestic................1834
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.................... 13
C h erry   V a lle y ........... 15
'X L .........................18 Vi
Alabama................... 634
Alamance................. 6Vi
Augusta...................7V4
Ar> sapha..................6
Georgia.....................6)4
Granite.................534
Haw  River............   5
Haw  J .................  5

Mount  Pleasant__ 6Vi
Oneida....................  5
Prymont...............   534
Randelman............ 6
Riverside...............   6U
Sibley  A...........  ...  6M
Toledo.................

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Is Manufactured 

only  by

HENRY  PASSOLT, 

Saginaw,  Mich.

For general laundry and  family 
Only brand of first-class laundry 

washing  purposes.

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Talley.

Having  new  and  largely  in­
creased  facilities  for  manu­
facturing  we  are well  prepar­
ed  to 1111 orders promptly and 
at most reasonable prices.

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,
SCHOOL  BOOK, 
SCHOOL  SUPPLIES,

TABLETS,
SLATES.

AND  A  FULL  LINE  O

STAPLE  STATIONERY,

20  &  22  Monroe  St.

Ch a s .  B .  K e l s e y .  P res. 

E .  B .  S ey m o 

J. W. H a n n e n ,  Supt.

, Sec’y.

OOK. 
INDING 
CO.

E ST  
LANK 
OOKS

‘‘Chicago” Linen Hinge and

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

SPECIAL  BOOK  BINDING. 

Block,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

‘‘T he  Kent. 99

Directly Opposite Union  Depot

AMERICAN PLAN
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STEAM  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC  BELLS
FREE  BAGGAGE  TRANSFER  FROM  UNION

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THE  MICHIG_AJSr  THAHESISJLAJ^.

7

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

G oods M erchant.

J.  W .  M illiken,  th e   T raverse  C ity D ry 
James W.  Mllliken  was  born  at Den­
mark, Maine,  May  20, 1848.  His father 
was a  lumbermen, and  the boy received 
the  benefit  of  excellent  schooling? until 
he was 16 years of  age, when he entered 
a dry goods  store at Saco,  Maine, where 
he  remained  four  years. 
In  1868,  in 
company  with  Frank  Hamilton,  who 
was a clerk in the same store,  he went to 
Traverse  City on  the  invitation  of  the 
late  Smith  Barnes, and  entered the dry 
goods department of  Hannah,  Lay & Co. 
Here  he  remained  until  August,  1873,

velopment  Association,  which  promised 
to secure important  results for the terri­
tory  covered,  and  would  undoubtedly 
have done so  had it had the co-operation 
of the railroads.

Mr. Milliken is  happily married and is 
the  father  of  a  bright  child.  He  is  a 
leader in  religious and charitable under­
takings,  and  is looked  upon  as a  model 
citizen.  As an  instance of  his generos­
ity,  it  may be  mentioned  that  he pur­
chased  and  placed  on  a  lot  near  the 
World’s  Fair  a  portable  cottage, where 
he has  entertained  at  various  times  all 
of the clerks in his  employ, paying their 
expenses to  and  from Chicago and their 
salaries  while  absent.  The  world 
would be the  gainer  if  there were more 
men of Mr.  Milliken’s character.

when  the firm of  Hamilton,  Milliken  & 
Co. was  formed  by Frank  Hamilton,  J. 
W. Milliken,  Hannah,  Lay & Co.  and the 
late Smith Barnes.  The  new firm put in 
lines of clothing, dry goods and merchant 
tailoring,  but  the  shrinkage  in  values 
consequent upou the  panic which struck 
the country a  few months  after the firm 
began  business  nearly  swamped  it. 
It 
rallied  from the blow,  however,  and,  in 
1880, Messrs. Hamilton and Milliken pur­
chased the interests of the other partners 
and  continued  the  business  under  the 
firm name of  Hamilton & Milliken.  This 
copartnership continued  until February, 
1892,  when  the firm  dissolved,  Mr. Mil­
liken  taking  the  dry  goods,  carpet and 
cloak  lines  and Mr.  Hamilton the cloth­
ing, hats and caps.  In 1888 the firm pur­
chased a  lot on the  corner of  Front  and 
Cass streets and erected a handsome two- 
story  and  basement  brick  building, 
which  the  owners  jointly occupy,  Mr. 
Hamilton in  one store and  Mr.  Milliken 
in the other.

In addition  to being a  successful mer­
chant, Mr.  Milliken  has  found  time  to 
devote much attention to matters outside 
of his business.  He was an active mem­
ber  of  the  Common  Council  for  two 
years,  and  has  been  President  of  the 
Traverse  City  Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion for  about four  years, during which 
time the organization has achieved a great 
many  victories,  in  a  commercial  way, 
for the town of  which  it is the unofficial 
representative.  Mr. Milliken’s policy in 
connection  with  this  organization  has 
been broad  minded  and  liberal,  and  to 
the energy and  aggressiveness of  which 
he is  a leading exponent are largely due 
the rapid strides Traverse City has made 
as a manufacturing and  commercial cen­
ter.  He has also  served as President  of 
the  Republican  County  Committee  and 
President of  the  Northern Michigan De­

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

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1893 ..............  60*10

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

CRADLES.

CROW  BARS.

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

CAPS.

CARTRIDGES.

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

50
25

CHISELS. 

dls.

dls.

Socket Firmer...............................................70*10
Socket Framing.............................................70*18
Socket Corner................................................ 70*10
Socket Slicks................................................70*10
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer

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

COMBS.
Curry,  Lawrence’s .................
Hotchkiss................................
CHALK.
..12©12*4 dls. 10 
White Crayons, per  gross__
COPPER.
28
per pound 
Planished. 14 oz cut to size..
14x52,14x56,14x60 .
23
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................ 
23
Bottom s...............  
25
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks........................................  
50
Taper and straight Shank............................... 
50
Morse’s Taper Shank....................................... 
50

 
DRILLS. 

dls.

40

“ 

 

DRIPPING FANS.

Small sizes, ser p o u n d ...................................  
Large sizes, per  pound...................................  

07
6*4

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................. do*, net 
75
40
Corrugated............................................... dis 
Adjustable.................................................dls.  40*10

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dls.

piles—New List. 

Clark's, small, 8l8;  large, $26........................ 
30
Ives’, 1, *18:  2, *24;  3,#30............................... 
25
Disston’s ............................................................60*10
New American  ................................................60*10
Nlcholson’B ...................................................... 60*10
Heller’B................................................................  
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  

dls.

50 1
50 I

galvanized iron

dls.
dls.

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

15

13
Discount, 60

12 

14
GAUGES.

dlS.

dls.

MATTOCKS.

locks—DOOR.

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

knobs—New List.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ...........
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings.........
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings__
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings..
Door,  porcelain, trimmings.............
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.......
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s .................
Branford’s ..........................................
Norwalk’s ............................................
Adze Eye.............................................816.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye.............................................815.00, dls. 60
Kant’s ..........................................818.50, dis. 20*10.
dlB.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
40
“  P. 8 .*  W. Mfg. Co.’s M alléables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Clerk’s ................... 
40
30
......................................... 
“  Enterprise 
Stebbln’s Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  botn  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, Dase........................................................ 1 50
Wire nails, base........................................ 1  75@1  80
60......................................................... Base 
Base
50...........................................................  
10
40...........................................................  
25
30...........................................................  
25
20..........  
35
45
16...........................................................  
45
12...........................................................  
10........................................................... 
50
8............................................................. 
60
7 * 6 ...................................................... 
75
90
4............................................................. 
8............................................................. 
1  20
1  60
2............................................................. 
Fine 8 ............................................................ 
Case  10................................................. 
65
8.................................................  
“ 
75
on
i*  a 
Finish 1 0 . . . V . .V.'.’. ï "  .’.V  '. 
75
“ 
90
“ 
70
“ 
80
90

8...............................................  
6...............................................  
Clinch; 10.............................................. 
8.............................................. 
6.................... 
 

N A ILS

PLANES. 

Barrell %......................................................  
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................   ©40
Sclota  Bench..................................................   ®50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   040
Bench, first quality..........................................  ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
70
Common,  polished....................................dls. 
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and B ars................................   50—10

rivets. 

dlS.

dls.

1

 

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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

Broken packs %o per pound extra.

P u sh ed   In to  a  F ortu n e.

It  seems  that  chair-pushing  at  the 
World’s  Fair has  almost as much of pos­
sibility about  it  as coach-driving  in the 
way  of  marrying  a  fortune.  Charles 
Blakely is a young collegian who thought 
to add  something  to his slender  income 
and  further his  education  by pushing a 
chair.  He  is fairly good  looking, toler­
ably  well  informed, and  wholly  wide­
awake.  One day he found that the occu­
pant of  his  chair  was the daughter of a 
millionaire  manufacturer  of  England. 
She was  young  and  pretty as  well, and 
Blakely made the most of  his opportuni­
ties.  The first  day he  made  so decided 
an impression that the young lady would 
have  no  chair  but  his,  and  at  the 
end  of  a  week  they  eloped.  The  old 
millionaire is  furious,  but  there  is only 
one  sensible thing  that he  can  do, and 
he  will  probably soon  do  it  gracefully. 
When  he  does,  Blakely  will  push  no 
more  chairs.  The  business  seems  to 
offer great possibilities for pushing young 
men.

A s Good, a s H avan a.

California  has  never been known as a 
tobacco growing state,  but  according  to 
a  paper  read  recently  before  the State 
board  of health the  industry  is rapidly 
assuming proportions there and the prod­
uct is little, if any, inferior to the best Ha­
vana  tobacco.  The cost of production is 
put at $50 per acre,  manure not being so 
necessary  as  in the  South to the matur­
ing  of  the  crop.  The  average  yield  is 
from 1,000 to 1,500  pounds  of cured leaf 
to the acre, the value  of  which  is  from 
20 to 25 cents a pound.  Wrapper tobacco 
commands a higher price,  and in favored 
localities the  smoking  kind sells readily 
for  50  cents  a  pound.  The main criti­
cism of the  California  product is that it 
is  too  strong,  but  smoothness of flavor 
can be attained by  scientific cultivation. 
Two crops are raised every year.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” said  an auc­
tioneer at a  sale,  “I  have to  inform you 
that  a  gentleman  present  has  lost  his 
pocketbook  containing  $300.  He  offers 
$50  for  its  return.” 
Instantly  a small 
man in  the  background  sprang  upon a 
chair  and  cried  out  vehemently,  “I’ll 
give a hundred.”

Hardware Price Current.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

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

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BARROWS. 

d iS .

bolts. 

Railroad...........................................................8 14 00
Garden......................................................  net  30 00
dls.
Stove.  .................................................... 
50*10
Carriage new list.  ........................................... 75*10
Plow.................................................................... 40*10
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
70
Well,  plain  .......................................................*3   50
Well, swivel...........................................................   4 00
dlB.
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint................68*.0

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

 

HAMMERS.

d ls .

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  A Co.’s ........................................ dls. 
25
Kip’s ....................................................... dls. 
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s ......................................dls. 40*10
M aso n ’s S olid C ast S te e l................................30c lis t 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ........   ...................... dls.60*10
State...........................................per do*, net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4*4  14  and
3*
10
*4........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
8*4
K........................ net
7*4
%........... ............ net
7*4
...........dls.
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  antl-frlctlon..............................   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 3314*10
Blight...................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70*10*10
dls.7o
Stanley Rale and Level  Co.’s.....................
Sisal, *4 Inch and larger.............................  
9
Manilla.........................................................  13
dls.
Steel and  Iron..................................................  
7t
Try and Bevels................................................. 
6*'
M itre.................................................................. 
30
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
82 95
3 05
8 05
3 15
325
3 85
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14.......................................... 84 05 
Nos. 15 to 17............................................4 C5 
Nos.  18 to 21.........................................  4 05 
Nos. 22 to 24 .........................................   4 05 
Nos. 25 to 26........................................   425 
No. 27 ....................................................  4  45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ dls. 
Sliver Lake, White  A ................................ list 
Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B ..................................  1 
Drab B....................................   “ 
White C ................................... “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ropes.

wire goods. 

50
50
55
50
55
35

SHEET IRON.

SQUARES. 

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dls.

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

dls.

wire. 

saws. 

TRAPS. 

lampion 
Cuts,  per  foot.

H and............................................ 

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

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 825
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game........................................................ 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s __  
70
Mouse,  choker.......................................18cperdoz
Mouse, delusion..................................81.50 per doz
dls.
Bright M arket...................................................  65
Annealed Market..............................................70—10
Coppered M arket.............................................   60
Tinned Market....................................................  62 ¡4
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.............................  2 80
painted..................................  ¿40
An  Sable............................................. dls.  40*10
dls.  05
Putnam ..............................................  
N orth western...................................  
dls. 10*10
dls
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  G enuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*10
dls.
Bird C ages.........................  
so
 
 
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
75*10
Screws, New List.............................................. 70*10
Casters, Bed a  d P late............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.........65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

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METALS,
PIG TIN.

6%
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2*4e per pound.
660 pound  casks............................................... 
Per  pound......................................................... 
*4©*4.........................................................................16
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
1 60
Cookson............................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—XXLYN GRADE.
10xl4IC, Charcoal..........................................   8 7
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

7  0
9  25
9  25

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

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ROOFING PLATES

10xl4IC,  Charcoal.........................................8 6  75
1 75
14x20 IC, 
............................................  6  75
10x14 IX , 
............................................   8  25
............................................  9 25
! 14x20 IX, 
!  Each additional X on this grade 81.50.
14x20 IC, “  Worcester...................................   6  50
14x20 IX, 
.............................  8  50
...........................   13  50
20x28 IC, 
6  00
14x20 IC, “  Allaway  Grade.......................  
7  50
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
12  50
20x28 IX, 
15  50
14x28 IX ...................................................................814 00
14x81  IX..................................................................  15 00
14x56 IX, for No. 8 BoUen, 1 ^
14x60 EX,

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 ponlld....  10 „j

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8

aTHOS  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

A WKKKLY JOURNAL DKVOTKX» TO TH1

B est  In te r e sts  o f  B u sin e ss  M en.

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  20,  1893.

PROBLEM  OP  THE  UNEM PLOYED.
“What to do  with the  unemployed” is 
no  new demand made upon the civilized 
world.  At  many  periods  in  the  past 
great  multitudes  of  men  have  been 
turned  loose  upon  society  to  subsist 
upon charity  or to  live  by crime.  This 
was a state of  affairs  common in Europe 
until the discovery and colonizing of the 
New  World  furnished an  outlet  for the 
excessive population of  the Old.

After the close of  the  wars which fol­
lowed the readjustment of  affairs in  Eu­
rope  consequent  upon  the  fall  of  the 
Roman  Empire,  the  history  of  every 
country is full  of  statements concerning 
the  disorderly  conditions  arising  from 
the disbandment of  armies  and the pres­
ence everywhere of great numbers of un­
employed men who mostly lived by plun­
dering  the  commercial  and  industrial 
classes.  The  crusades  carried  off  vast 
numbers to die in Palestine and upon the 
long and  toilsome  march  thither,  while 
epidemics  of  disease decimated the pop­
ulation  in  many  countries  and  made it 
possible for  the  survivors  to  work  and 
prosper.  But  for  some  such  means  of 
depleting  the  excessive  population  of 
Europe  the  conditions  which  Malthus 
wrote  about  would  have long ago  been 
realized,  conditions in  which  the earth 
is found containing  a population  far be­
yond its ability to feed, and a consequent 
struggle  for  existence,  until  all  the su­
perfluous people should have  been killed 
off and, to a large extent,  eaten.

The discovery  of  the  Western  Hemi­
sphere  has  been  the  grand salvation of 
Europe.  From the beginning of  the six­
teenth  century  to  the  present,  Europe 
has been pouring its teeming hordes into 
the  Americas  and  Australian  countries 
until,  in this way, one hundred  millions 
of  souls  have  been  got  rid of,  and still 
the  tide  of  emigration  continues. 
It 
was  not  until  the  dawn  of  the  seven­
teenth  century  that  England  began  to 
colonize in America, and the situation in 
that  country may be  discovered  from a 
treatise  written  by  Richard  Hakluyt, 
of England,  in  1584, in which he advises 
the removal of the  surplus population to 
the New World.  Says  he:  “But we, for 
all the statutes that  hitherto  have  been

devised,  and the sharp execntion  of  the 
same in punishing idle  and lazy persons 
for want of  sufficient occasion of  honest
employment, cannot deliver our common­
wealth  from  multitudes  of 
loiterers 
(tramps we  call  them)  and  idle  vaga­
bonds.  Truth  it  is  that,  through  our 
long peace and seldom sickness, two sin­
gular  blessings of Almighty God, we are 
grown  more populous  than  ever hereto­
fore;  so that now there are  of  every art 
and science so many that they can hardly 
live one by another;  nay, lather they are 
ready to eat up  one  another;  yea, many 
thousands of idle persons are within this 
realm,  which, having no way to he set on 
work, be either mutinous and seek alter­
ation in the State, or,  at  least, very bur­
densome to the commonwealth, and often 
fail to pilfering  and  thieving  and other 
lewdness, whereby all  the prisons of the 
land  are  daily pestered  and stuffed full 
of them,  where either they pitifully pine 
away, or else  at  length  are  miserably 
hanged, even  twenty  at  a  clap  out  of 
some one jail.  Whereas, if  this  voyage 
were put in execution, these petty thieves 
might be condemned  for certain years in 
the western  parts.

Well, America  is  becoming  filled  up, 
and yet the  movement  hither  from  the 
Old World continues.  There is still room 
for  many  more,  particularly  in South 
America,  vast  regions  of  which  are 
scarcely explored, much less occupied by 
the whites.  Nevertheless  it  is impossi­
ble not  to feel that  some  time  the  eud 
will come, when the excess of population 
will  be  unmanageable.  The  enormous 
development of  machinery and its adap­
tation to every industrial and economical 
purpose are  contributing  to  hasten  the 
time when there will be a vast surplus of 
population  for which  there  will  be  no 
work,  and,  consequently,  no  earnings. 
If there are no earnings,  then  what?

The  good  people  who  are  constantly 
preaching peace on  earth,  and are advo­
cating arbitration instead  of war for the 
settlement of  international  disputes, do 
not seem to realize that  war,  despite its 
horrible bloodshed and  awful  brutality, 
is not wholly unmixed  with beneficence. 
Even  in  peace,  a  war  establishment  is 
not  utterly  unproductive  of  good.  To­
day, in Europe, there  are some 5,000,000 
soldiers  constantly  under  arms.  They 
engage  in  no  industries;  they  produce 
nothing  for  use in domestic economy or 
in commerce.  They  are  the great mili­
tary  police  who  maintain  the  peace  of 
Europe,  and are always on guard.  They 
consume.  The  rest  of  the  population 
work for their support.

But, although  these  5,000,000 men are 
withdrawn from every productive indus­
try, there is no lack of labor in the coun­
tries they guard.  So  far  from there be­
ing any lack of labor,  there is  an excess 
of it, and this  labor  is  constantly  emi­
grating to America.  Suppose, in the in­
terests of peace, all the European armies 
were  suddenly  disbanded,  and  these 
5,000,000 men relegated to industrial pur­
suits;  what  would  happen?  Why,  the 
labor  market  would  he  suddenly  and 
enormously  overstocked,  wages  would 
decline to a large  degree, and vast num- 
I hers being unable to secure employment,
| and many others unable  to make an ade- 
| quate support, there would  be enormous 
| and widespread  distress  and  numerous 
! accessions to the army of the vicious and 
criminal classes.

It will thus be  seen  that  the  problem 
I of  what  to  do  with  the  unemployed  is |

nothing new.  It is  as old  as the world, 
and  it  has  never  been  settled  by  any 
peaceful and  wise  policy of legislation. 
Human  laws  have  trifled  and  paltered 
with it until some  vast  and  momentous 
crisis arose and an adjustment was made 
by bloody revolutions,by prodigious social 
and  political  outbreaks,  by awful inva­
sions of disease, or by  tremendous  phy­
sical cataclysms.  In the light of the mar­
shaling of the forces  of  anarchic social­
ism,  is  it  likely  that  there is any more 
wisdom  to-day  to  tackle  the  problem 
than there was in past ages?

A S  TO  STRIKES  A N D   TR UST8.
In the course  of  the  exercises  of  the 
American Bar Association,  held  at  Mil­
waukee  a  couple  of  weeks ago,  U.  M. 
Rose,  of  Arkansas,  read  a  paper  on 
strikes and trusts.  Mr. Rose took strong 
| grounds against  all  forms  of  monopoly 
which  seek  to  advance  the  prices  of 
man’s work or of  the  merchandise made 
by that work. 
In regard  to  commercial 
trusts and monopolies,  he  applauded the 
United  States  statute  of  1890  against 
trusts and  combinations  in  restraint of 
trade, and expressed the  belief that  this 
law,  fearlessly executed,  would  control 
and put down all such monopolies.

is 

the  Government 

Without doubt  the  issues growing out 
of the relations of  labor  and capital are 
among the  most  important  problems  of 
modern  politics.  The  entire  business 
of 
to  provide 
for the protection of all the classes of the 
people of the country  in  the  proper en­
joyment of their rights;  to insure to all a 
fair opportunity to do the best and to get 
the best for themselves according to their 
several abilities, and to prevent combina­
tions  of  any  force  or  power,  whether 
physical, moral  or  financial, to  oppress 
and to destroy those  not  included in the 
combination.  The wisest  statesmanship 
and the broadest  patriotism are required 
to deal with these  great  subjects, and  a 
government that addresses  itself  to  the 
task of securing the  greatest  amount  of 
good for its  people, and  of  maintaining 
them  in  the  conditions  most  favorable 
for  their  prosperity  and  development 
and happiness, is the best.

In regard to strikes, the address of Mr. 
Rose,  mentioned  above,  contains  some 
interesting and  valuable  points.  Every 
thoughtful  person  will  agree  with  him 
that  strikes  and  lockouts  are  serious 
evils, both  being attended  with loss and 
hardship  to  both  parties,  both  being 
liable to disturb the  public peace and to 
end in the destruction of life or property. 
They are  the last  argument  of  the  con­
tending parties.  Like international wars, 
they  are  demoralizing  and  dangerous, 
victory  being  often  purchased  at  too 
high a price.  Strikes are  more  destruc­
tive than formerly,  not  only  because of 
the  great  expansion  of  the agencies of 
production  and  the  grouping  of  vast 
numbers  of  laborers  together,  but  be­
cause, owing to the minute subdivision of 
labor that exists in  modern  times, there 
is  a  more  complex  interdependence be­
tween different classes of laborers.  Thus 
the strike among the  cotton  spinners of 
Preston,  England,  in  1839, 
including 
only  G60  operatives,  had  the  effect  of 
throwing out of employment 1,840weavers 
and others  who  had  nothing to do with 
the  subject  matter  of  the  quarrel. 
In 
the  recent  strike  in  the cotton trade in 
Lancashire,  at the end of the first twelve 
weeks the operatives had  lost  in  wages 
1 alone  84,500,000.  Four  strikes  that oc­

curred in England between 1870 and 1880 
involved  a  loss  in  wages  of  more  than 
$25,000,000.
Of  22,000  strikes  investigated  by  the 
National  Bureau  of  Labor  it  was  esti­
mated that  the  employes suffered a loss 
of about $51,800,000, while the employers 
only  lost  about  $30,700,000. 
In  some 
cases where  strikes  have  been attended 
with  riots  the  losses  to  the  employers 
have  been  immense.  Thus  the  Pitts­
burg strikes of 1877  resulted in a loss of 
$30,000,000  of  railway  property,  but  it 
cannot  be  said  that  the  strikers  made 
anything,  though  they  lost  heavily  in 
wages.  Of 2,352 strikes  which occurred 
in England from 1870 to 1880,  2,192 were 
lost  by  the  strikers,  seventy-one  were 
gained  and  ninety-one  were  compro­
mised.
The only  remedy for  strikes is to stop 
striking.  All talk  about  courts of arbi­
tration or boards of  investigation  is the 
merest  balderdash,  which  is  only  in­
dulged in when strikers find  they cannot 
gain their point by legitimate or  illegiti­
mate  means.  The  recent  action  of 
Chief  Arthur  has  given  boycotting  its 
deathblow,  and  the  strike  will,  in  all 
probability,  soon  meet  the  fate  of  its 
twin infamy;_____________

NOTIONS  ABOUT  HOTELS.

If there is an  institution  which is  pe­
It is 
culiarly American,  it is  the hotel. 
commonly  a  very  large  building,  in  a 
showy style of construction, wonderfully 
fitted  with  passenger  elevators,  baths, 
electric  bells, and  all  sorts  of  conven­
iences.  Meals are served  almost contin­
uously in great  halls,  where  large num­
bers  of  guests  assemble  to  eat  and  to 
look at  each  other,  and  for  everything 
there is only  one charge of  so much  per 
day.

Such  is the  American  style of  accom­
modation  for  travelers.  Of  coarse,  not 
always are  the best  viands served in the 
finest buildings, nor  are  the  attendance 
and accommodations  in  due  correspond­
ence  with  the  outside  pretensions,  but 
there must be exceptions.  A good Amer­
ican hotel is the highest point yet reached 
in  the  preparation  of  accommodations 
for travelers and transient visitors.  Nev­
ertheless there  are  many people who do 
not like  the American  style.  They pre­
fer to  hire a room  by the  night  and  to 
purchase  a  meal  by  the  piece  and  to 
chaffer over each item.  To  these,  what 
is  known as  the  European  plan  is the 
only sort of  accommodation  which is ac­
ceptable. 
In  this  connection  the North 
American Review prints two expressions 
of opinion  on hotels.  One  is from Gen­
eral  Rush  Hawkins  and  the  other  is 
from  W. J.  Fanning.  No  two opinions 
on any subject could  be more oppositely 
different. 
It is interesting to briefly con­
trast them.

General Hawkins can find  nothing but 
evil  in  an  American  hotel  kept  in  the 
American  style.  His  opinion  is  thus 
summed up:
The defects in the American system of 
hotel keeping  are  general  and  organic, 
for which no particular landlord or man­
ager can  or should  be held  responsible. 
Not one in fifty among them  knows any­
thing,  practically,  about  cooking,  and 
they have to  depend upon the  supposed 
knowledge of  a lot  of  German,  French, 
Italian  and  Irish  upper  scullions,  who 
come  over  here  and  easily  p;ass  them­
selves  off  for  chefs.  They  are  cheap, 
and  that is the  reason  why the  average 
American landlord and manager employs 
them.  They  are  no  more  cooks  than 
they  are  astronomers.  In  European 
kitchens  they  probably  trimmed 
the

joints, peeled  potatoes, stirred  the soup 
kettles and washed  the onions, but were 
never permitted to interfere with a joint, 
entree or sauce.  But,  like  other classes 
in Europe, they act upon  the theory that 
anything is good  enough  for the Ameri­
cans, who like to be humbugged, and the 
American hotelkeeper is quite  willing to 
take this particular class of  impostors at 
their word.
Possibly  this  is the  opinion  of  many 
Americans  who  have  had  their  tastes 
cultivated and  their  perceptions  sharp­
ened  by a  few  months of  travel  in Eu­
rope, but it does  not voice the masses of 
the  American  people,  who  like  every­
thing  in  a  good,  generous  democratic 
style.  Many Europeans,  too,  find an ad­
vantage  in it.  Of  course, a  great  deal 
depends on  the cookery. 
It  is  not nec­
essary  that  every  dish shall have a for­
eign name  and  be served  in a  so-called 
French  style.  The  foundation  of  good 
cooking  is  to  have  good  meats,  good 
bread and  good tea  and  coffee.  No for­
eign  culture is  necessary to  cook these. 
It is a simple  enough  matter if  good ar­
ticles are provided.

the 

Mr.  Fanning,  who  champions 

American style, says:
Much has been  written  upon the rela­
tive merits of  the  American  and  Euro­
pean hotels, and  the  different  modes of 
conducting  them.  Unfortunately,  how­
ever, it too often  occurs  that  those who 
enter upon the discussion  of this subject 
possess  only  a  superficial  knowledge 
thereof and not  infrequently exhibit un­
mistakable prejudices, which  warp their 
judgment  and render their  testimony  of 
little or  no value.  There is  the  Anglo­
maniac,  who,  after  a  brief  European 
experience, mistakes  novelty for superi­
ority,  and,  flattered  by  the  profuse  at­
tentions  and  obsequiousness of the con­
tinental  landlord  and  his  assistants, 
hastily  pronounces  in  favor  of the for­
eign  article.  On  the  other  hand,  we 
have  the  American  of  the  provincial 
type,  who is  unable  to  recognize  merit 
anywhere outside the  domain  of  Uncle 
Sam.  But  the  concensus  of  opinion 
expressed  by  unbiased  travelers,  both 
European  and  American,  is  clearly  in 
favor  of  the  American  hotel,  taken  as 
a whole. 
In  its  appointments  it is far 
in  advance  of  the  hotels  of  Europe. 
Until quite recently  it  was an admitted 
fact  that  the  American  cuisine was in­
ferior  to  that  of  Europe.  This  is  no 
longer  true  of  our  best  city  establish­
ments.  On  the  contrary,  they now ex­
cel the hotels  of  Europe  in  the variety 
and, in many instances, in the quality of 
the  viands.
Of course, people are  entitled  to their 
preferences  in all  matters of  taste,  but 
the  American  hotel  is  essentially  an 
American  institution  which  has  grown 
out  of  the  peculiar  disposition  and  de­
mands  of  the  American  people. 
It  is 
universal in this  country,  and is becom­
ing  naturalized  in  other  parts  of  the 
It  will  make  its  way  abroad 
world. 
because  of  its  obvious  advantages. 
It 
will continue to  grow  and  improve and 
be  always  more  American,  and  so  im­
press itself upon the world.

THE  AGE  OF  ELECTRICITY.

Probably one  of  the  most remarkable 
works of engineering construction in the 
world is the Ferris wheel  in  the Colum­
bian Exposition at  Chicago.  Mr.  Ferris 
is an American engineer, a native of Illi­
nois, and has heretofore acquired  a  rep­
utation  for  boldness  and  originality in 
building  bridges.  He  is  to  build  one 
with a span of  1,800  feet.  His  famous 
wheel, which is  only  a  plaything,  was 
constructed as  a rival work of  engineer­
ing to the  Eiffel  tower  at  Paris, and  is 
considered a more daring exploit.

Mr.  Ferris is  a  designer of much bold­
ness, and all his works  so  far have been

9
The  labor  market  is  consequently now 
largely  over  stocked,  and  according  to 
the natural laws  of trade prices must de­
cline.  With diminished  cost  of produc­
tion  trade  will  again  revive and an in
creased  demand  for 
labor  will  ensue. 
The wise course, therefore,  on  the  part 
of the working classes,  is, not to remain 
idle waiting for  work  at old-time  union 
wages, which will  probably  never again 
be realized,  but to accept employment at 
a  rate  that  it  will  be  an object to em­
ployers to pay.  Many  a house would be 
built if  masons’  and  carpenters’  wages 
were  a  fourth .or  third 
less  than  at 
present,  which will not  be  built  at  the 
present scale,  because there is not suffici­
ent profit in it to induce capital to invest 
in building.  To illustrate: a large reales 
tate owner assures us that last year after 
his taxes were paid his  property yielded 
him considerably less  than two per cent, 
on  its  cost.  This  we  believe  is  very 
often the case, and  explains  why people 
are slow to improve property  whicli they 
otherwise could and would build upon.
The sooner the  working classes recog­
nize the true  situation  and  adapt them­
selves to it the sooner they will again be 
in  a  position  of  reasonable  prosperity. 
Wages are bound  to come  down, and no 
edicts of organized  labor can prevent it. 
But with the  reduction  of wages every­
thing else  will  be  cheapened, so that in 
the  end  the  loss  will  not  be  seriously 
felt,  while a healthier  condition of trade 
and greater certainty of employment will 
perhaps fully make up  for  all  that  has 
been sacrificed.
The  wise  men  are  those who remain 
idle  the  shortest  time,  irrespective  of 
wages.
Grand  Rapids  Retail  Grocers'  Association.
President, J.  A.  Smits;  Secretary,  E. A. Stowe.

Official  Organ—M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n .

ciation.

W est  Side  (Saginaw)  R etail  Grocers’ Asso­
P re sid e n t, C. F. A ld e rto n ; S e cretary , J o h n  D o err.
Kay County Retail Grocers’ Association. 
P re sid e n t,  T hos. W a ls h ; S ecretary   S. W . W aters.

Jackson  Grocers’  Union,

P re sid e n t,  D .  S.  F le m in g ;  Sec’y, W .  H.  P o rte r.

Grand  Haven  Retail  Grocers’  Association. 
P re sid e n t, J o h n   B o er;  S ecretary , P e te r V erD u in .

Muskegon  Retail  Grocers’  Association. 
President, D. Christie;  Secretary, F.  B. Aldrich.

ajHE!  MICHIG^JSr  TRADESM AN

to 

the 

the least, has been the undue oppressions 
of  organized  labor.  Wages  have  for 
some  years  past  been  established  arbi­
trarily  by  trades  unions,  and  without 
any just regard  to the  value of the  pro­
duce of the labor  rendered.  Very many 
branches  of  business  have  thus  been 
made  unprofitable 
investors. 
They have been  crippled financially and 
finally compelled to shutdown altogether 
and lay off their unprofitable help.
Could the  unions  have been wise  and 
considerate, and have fostered the enter­
prises  which  were to  afford steady  em­
ployment  to their  members,  very much 
of the  present troubles would have been 
averted; the unions would have remained 
useful agencies, and  the condition of the 
working classes would have continued to 
improve.
But history repeats itself.  The grasp­
ing labor  organizations  have  killed  the 
goose which laid the  golden egg; and for 
some years to come  have destroyed what 
for so  many years  the wiser  men in the 
labor  ranks have been  laboring  to build 
up.  For the reign of  trades unionism is 
over for  the present,  and  for  some time 
to come it will be every man  for himself 
in the scramble for work.  Such reaction 
is only the natural consequence of an ex­
treme in the other  direction.  The inter­
ests  of  labor  have  really been  injured, 
and seriously injured,  by the  ill-consid­
ered  oppression which in the  day of  its 
power  trades  unionism  inflicted on  the 
employing enterprise of the country.
A case is  authentically reported  to  us 
where, a  year  or  two  since, a  business, 
which was  carried on  at a loss of  $100 a 
day, and  where  the  employes  full  well 
knew  the fact, was arbitrarily forced,  to 
avoid the embarrassment of  a strike,  to 
pay 10  per  cent,  more  than  the regular 
union wage, and  by so  much  more than 
was paid  by competing  concerns.  This 
is only one instance of the tyranny which 
has been  practiced, and  which  has  con­
tributed  so largely  to  the  present crisis 
with its  hundreds  of  thousands  of  men 
seeking  work  and  finding  none.  The 
gold-laying  goose  has  truly been killed. 
When  only loss can  result  from the em­
ployment of labor  employers  are forced 
either  to  close  their  establishments  or 
seek  for  cheaper processes by which the 
monthly  pay  roll  may be  reduced  to a 
basis that will  afford a  margin of  profit.
The high wages of the  past few years, 
too, have  tempted  a  large  immigration 
to this country from Canada and Europe.

quantity 

is  need 

infinitely  abundant 

found entirely practical.  He has a great 
notion about  the  future  of  electricity. 
He believes its uses will be vastly multi­
plied, furnishing  power for all transpor­
tation and  machinery;  heat  for  all pur­
poses  of  smelting  ores  and  working 
metals, cooking, warming houses and the 
like;  besides its  present  employment  in 
the transmission of news, in illumination 
and for every other  economical purpose.
Instead of burning coal to produce this 
electricity,  it is proposed  to  use  all  the 
water power in the  country  to  generate 
electricity.  From these  generating  sta­
tions, power,  light and heat will  be con­
ducted  to  the  cities  and  to  all  other 
places  where 
there 
for 
them.  Electricity  is 
the  one  poten­
tial  agent  which  exists  in  practically 
supply  and 
an 
whose 
is  never  reduced. 
There  is  just  as  much  as  ever  there 
was, and  the  amount  will  never  be  di­
minished,  because  electricity  is  never 
consumed, nor is its  power weakened by 
use. 
It never tires and it  never  departs 
into some  distant  or  inaccessible  place, 
it  pervades  the  earth  and  its  atmos­
phere,  is  always at  hand,  and  only re­
quires the  use  of  certain  mechanical  or 
chemical  processes  to  develop it at  any 
moment.  The  development  may be car­
ried on by means of natural water power, 
and  in this  way,  barring  the  wear and 
tear of the  machinery,  what  is virtually 
perpetual  motion  may  be  employed  to 
furnish  the  electric  force.  Whenever 
the  business  of  developing  and  using 
electricity  for  every  purpose  shall  be 
fully  established,  it  will  be  furnished 
for  all  industrial  and  economical  pur­
poses,  just  as  gas  or  coal  is  provided. 
Already  it is  only  necessary to  touch a 
button  in order to  light  up a  house or a 
city. 
It will soon be  just as  practicable 
to touch another button in order to warm 
up  the  sitting  room,  heat  the kitchen 
range, start  up the  smelting  furnace or 
the  smith’s  forge,  or  set  in  motion the 
machinery of a great  factory.  This goal 
is already  so  nearly  reached  that  but a 
few  finishing strokes of the inventor  are 
necessary to  make  every  process  com­
plete.  The Edisons and the Ferrises and 
many others  are  working  in  that  direc­
tion, and it  will  not  be  long  before the 
age of  industrial and  economic  electric­
ity will be in  the full blaze of  its  glory.
With a view to assisting those who are 
out  of  work  to  obtain  positions,  T h e 
T radesm an  herewith  offers  to  insert, 
free  of  charge,  the  advertisements  of 
those who are in want of  employment of 
any  kind and  of  employers  who  are in 
search  of  help.  This  offer  will be held 
open until January 1,  by which time it is 
hoped that the financial situation will be 
so  far  improved  that  few  people  who 
wish to work  will be  unable to  find em­
ployment.  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

A corporation  has  been  organized  at 
Jackson to embark in the manufacture of 
potato  starch.  On the basis  of  25 cents 
per  bushel  for  potatoes  at  the  factory, 
which is a low  figure, the  actual  cost of 
starch is estimated at 4 cents  per pound. 
Should the  present  or next  Congress re­
peal the  duty of  2  cents per pound, it  is 
quite  likely that  the people  of  Jackson 
will have occasion to  regret their invest- 
ment.

O verdone  O rganization .

From the Detroit Tribune.
Among the  several  causes  for  the ex­
isting prostration of  trade,  by no means

By discarding tlic  pass  book  and  other  antiquated  charging 
systems and  adopting the  cash  and coupon book system, which 
has stood the test of  a dozen  years  and  is  now  in  successful 
operation by thousands  of  progressive  dealers in  all  parts  of 
the country.
We  are  the  originators  and  sole  manufacturers  of  three 
kinds of coupon  books,  samples  of  which  will  be cheerfully 
sent to  any dealer on  application.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

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

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THK  ^fTCITTOATsT  TR A D ESM A N

D r u g s  ^  M e d i c i n e  s .

Stale Board of Pharmacy.
One  T ear—Jam es  Vernor, D etroit.
Two  Year*—O itm a r E berbach, Ann  Arbor 
Three  Y ear«—Geonre Oondrom, Ionia.
Four  Y e ars—C.  A. Buff bee. C heboygan.
F ive Years— S. E. Parkil.1, Ow om o.
President-—Ottm ar Eberbach. Ann Arbor.
Secretary—Stanley E- P a rk ili, Owog*o.
T reasurer—Geo. Gnndrnm. Ionia.

N ext  M eeting—M arquette,  Aug. B , 9 a.  m.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Am ’d. 
P re sid e n t—A. B. S tevens, Ann Arbor. 
V ice-P resident— A. F. Parker, Detroit.
T reasurer—W, Du non t,  Detroit.
Secretary—EL A. Thom pson, Detroit.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
P re sid e n t, John D. Muir;  Sec’y , Frank H. E sco tt.

A ll  F lesh   Is  G rass.

The  introduction  of  new  theories  in 
the practice of the healing art will bring 
forth  some  valuable  facts.  They  are 
generally  not  accepted  kindly  at  first, 
but if there is  any good in them the new 
notions finally come to be  recognized.

The germ  theory  of  disease,  which is 
by no means new. but  is, at least,  as old 
as Pythagoras—B.  C.  500—was  greeted 
with many protests and much resistance, 
but it  has conquered  at  last.  No inno­
vation in medicine  has  been more vigor­
ously resisted  than  that of  Hahnemann. 
In a  century it  has  gained  much  atten­
tion  and  many  followers.  Many  years 
ago  an attempt  was made  to  introduce 
a strictly vegetarian  diet  into  the  med­
ical practice of  the  Western  World. 
It 
is an old usage of  the Hindoos and other 
follows of  Buddha  to  refuse  to  eat any 
creature endued with  animal life.  This 
was  probably  like  the  Jewish  dietary 
law, partly a  religious and partly a sani­
tary matter.  The  vegetarians of a trop­
ical  country  contended  they  were  free 
from diseases  whieh  attacked the habit­
ual eaters of meat.

Efforts to introduce vegetarianism into 
meat-eating  England  have  not  been 
largely successful,  but  it  is  known that 
in  Norway and  in  many  parts  of  Ger­
many the  people who  perform  the most 
arduous  and  exhausting  labors  subsist 
chiefly on  milk,  cheese  and  vegetables, 
with but little meat, and  they are strong 
and  vigorous  in  every  respect.  Many 
persons  of  intelligence  and  some  able 
medical  men  have  written approvingly 
on the subject  of  a vegetable diet.

Probably  the  greatest  number  of  the 
diseases to  which man is heir are caused 
by some derangement of the functions of 
digestion.  Possibly much  of  this  func­
tional disturbance is the result of  eating 
improper food.  Every man is, to a great 
extent, a law to himself in the matter  of 
what  food  is  wholesome  to  him,  but 
there are evidently great general  laws to 
which  ail  are  amenable. 
It is  claimed 
by some  that the  numerous  maladies of 
the  stomach  and  the  intestines,  from 
simple  catarrh to  the  most  serious dis­
eases of the organs, are often due  to our 
appetite for  meat and  other  stimulants.
Dr.  Bonnejoy, a  writer  on vegetarian­
ism, bolds  its real  doctrines  do  not rest 
solely upon the eating of  vegetable food, 
but  they  are  based  on  three  dietetic 
axioms:  First, 
the  general  rebuilding 
power lies  in cereals,  seeds, vegetables, 
tubers, fruits, eggs, milk and their diriva- 
tives;  second, the  food, the  air,  and,  in 
general,  everything  that  is  introduced 
into the  body should  show  absolute pu­
rity,  freshness  and  entire  absence  of 
falsifications,  mixture and adulterations, 
even in  the smallest quantities; third,  it 
is  necessary, as far  as may be  possible, 
for each  one  to  manufacture  his  foods 
and  drinks at  home,  in  order  to  reach 
the desired results.  These are  the prin-

cipal  dogmas  of  the  vegetarians.  Man 
is not  intended to  eat meat.  His jaw is 
made  to  grind  grain  and  fruits.  His 
hands  are  made  to  gather  them.  The 
Darwinian theory  does not permit us for 
an  instant to  doubt  the frugivorous na­
ture of man.  His intestinal canal is also 
a proof. 
In  the lion this  is three  times 
as long  as  his  body;  in  man,  seven  or 
eight times as  long.

The human  body is  a  machine which, 
to be kept in good working order,  should 
be nourished according to scientific rules, 
and  not  at  the  desire  of  our  fancies. 
Four classes of  substances are necessary 
for the maintenance of  life—the albumi­
noids,  the  carbohydrates,  the  fats,  the 
minerals.  Now, meat contains but three 
of these,  while the vegetables contain all 
four.  But it is not necessary to go to the 
sea  for  brain  food.  When  Moleschott 
declared that there is no thought without 
phosphorus, 
there  arose  a  common 
notion  that  this  necessary element  was 
to be found only in  fish;  but  this  is not 
true.  Chemists  tell  us  that  the  phos­
phorus  contained  in  vegetable  food  is 
almost  double  the  amount  contained in 
animal food.

But these are not all the advantages of 
vegetarianism.  Those  who  believe that 
meat  gives the rose  color to  the cheeks 
and lips  must be  shown their error. 
It 
is not  meat,  but  iron  that  gives the red 
color  to the  blood, and many vegetables 
are richer in iron oxide than is any meat. 
However,  vegetarianism  is not  too pre­
sumptuous with  regard to  its wonderful 
powers. 
Its  doctrines  demand,  at  the 
same time, the  constant  and  intelligent 
practice  of  all  sorts  of  hygienic  rules. 
It calls to its aid  pure air,  light,  heat or 
cold,  water,  excercise, and, commencing 
with  alcohol,  the  condemnation  of  all 
stimulants.  In these conditions it is diffi­
cult  to  say  which  would  prove  more 
beneficial,  the  renunciation  of  meat  or 
the  application  of  a  well-understood 
hygiene. 
indisputable 
that vegetarianism, at its best, comprises 
in  its  accessories  many  things  which 
make it worthy of general sympathy.

It  is,  however, 

Since  medical  science,  so-called,  is 
largely  experiment,  and  so  much  re­
mains yet undiscovered, it  is  wise to ex­
amine  and  to prove  every new  idea  be­
fore adopting or rejecting it,  but it is the 
opposite of wise  to reject  and  denounce 
notions  and  proposed  remedies  because 
they  are  new  or  are  not  introduced by 
the  annointed and  accepted  authorities. 
A thing  is good  because  it  is good,  and 
not  because it has been recommended by 
an accredited person.

in 

relation 

thought 

W o m a n   in  th e  B u sin e ss  W o rld .
Much is said and written in these days 
of  advanced 
to 
woman’s position in the  business world. 
It seems to be a hobby with certain  writ­
ers and publications to place great stress 
—facetiously and sarcastically sometimes 
—on the fact that  women  are  now com­
ing to the front and  that  men must look 
out for  their  laurels.  Particularly does 
this seem true in relation  to  the inroads 
women  are making  along all lines of ed­
ucational and  journalistic work.

Now, we admire  a  person  who treats 
this  subject  fairly and  squarely, minus 
all  warped  prejudices;  but  we  don’t 
relish the class  of  publications,  backed 
by the sort of men who sneer  at women, 
and say because  she  is  a  woman she is 
not capable of having just as much brain 
force as  they  possess  and  just as much

ability to  manage  affairs  in  general  as 
they are able to produce.

We are not ranting “women’s righters,” 
in the common  acceptance  of  the  term. 
We have no fondness for women who dis­
gust men, as well  as  members  of  their 
own  sex,  by their  arbitrary methods  of 
attempting  to  secure  what 
they  are 
pleased to sum up as their “rights.”

Talk about “rights!”  Why,women have 
more rights than they for a moment real­
ize;  more, perhaps  than  they know how 
to use to their  best  advantage.  Women 
cannot be deprived of  that which  natur­
ally  belongs  to 
them,  the  ability  to 
think,  act, and do  the thing most in line 
with their inclinations.  There are times 
when she  may seem  to  be  turned  from 
her purpose by reason  of  her  surround­
ings,  but  to  the  person  who  firmly  re­
solves to win, there  is  no  such word  as 
failure.

The time  has  been  when  women,  by 
reason of  their  environment,  could  not 
follow out,  to  any  marked  degree,  the 
possibilities  of  their abilities and tastes 
in matters outside the walls of their own 
homes—and  often  not  even  there;  but 
that  day  has  gone. 
It  has  taken  the 
course  of  all  worn-out  theories  and  is 
banished with others  of  its  kind to  the 
oblivion of the past.

A  well-known  and  very  successful 
business  man  said  to  me  recently,  in 
speaking of  the relative values  of  work 
and wages, as  applied  to  both men and 
women:  “ What an absurd thing it would 
be for  Congress,  or  any  other  body  of 
public officers, to attempt  to  establish  a 
uniform rate  of  wages.  What  death  it 
would be to all  energy and personal am­
bition;  what  a  blow to  hope,  that great

stimulant to  personal  effort  and higher 
attainment!”

Men and  women  must be measured by 
the same  standard of  excellence  in this 
struggle of  human kind  for bread, posi­
tion and fame.

A woman, entering the  business world 
in  whatever  capacity,  must  expect  to 
struggle for the high round of the ladder 
by  the same  ways  and  means  which  a 
man must  employ.  She  must expect  to 
fight her way as he  must fight his  way— 
to win.  Some  personal  favors  may  be 
shown her  because she  is  a woman,  but 
she is  not  to  look  for  nor  expect  such 
favors.  Real  worth,  real  ability, these 
are  the  elements  that  must  carry  her 
through,  backed  with  strong  courage 
and undaunted determination.

“There  is always room  at  the top,” is 
an  old  saying,  but  it  is  solid  truth. 
There is  such a  woeful lack of  earnest­
ness  of  purpose and  ability to  do  some 
one thing well among the common run of 
people.  Real talent, real  ability,  are al­
ways  in  demand,  and  the  public  are 
ready to pay for honest, genuine service. 
So  we  claim  that 
individual  ability 
must  determine  the  position  which  we 
are to occupy, and the amount  of money 
it will bring us.  Let the  would-be busi­
ness  woman  understand  this,  and  con­
sider  well  wherein  her  special  talent 
lies; and let  her ever  be willing to stand 
on her worth in  all the  avenues of  work 
which  have  heretofore  been  so  exclu­
sively filled by men.
When  she has  established her  ability 
to occupy  positions  of  responsibility  in 
the  business  world,  and  certain  old- 
fogyish  men  have  banished  from  their 
brains  the  idea  of  woman’s  inferiority 
by  reason  of  sex,  then  shall  we  see 
rapid advancement  toward mutual help- 
fullness.  We are convinced that that day 
is not so very far distant. 

A. S. M.

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Advanced—Opium.

Bromide Potash.

Declined—Linseed Oil.

ACISUX.

Acetlcum.....................  
8® 10
Benzoicum  German..  65®  75
Boradc 
....................  
30
Carbollcum................. 
25® 35
Citricum.....................   52® 55
Hydrochlor................  3®  5
...................  10® 12
Nltrocum 
Oxallcum....................   10® 12
Phosphoriom dll........ 
20
Sallcylicum.................1 
Sulpnuricnm__...  ..  1 X®  5
Tannicum....................1 
Tartarlcum................  30®  33

30®1 70
40@1 60

AXHONIA.

n 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  314®  5
20  deg..............  5M@  7
Carbonas  ...................  12®  14
Chlorldum.................  12®  14

ANILINB.

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

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po  40)........  35®  40
Juniperus...................  8®  10
Xantnoxylum............   25®  30

BAL8AXUX.

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

COBTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................   18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Buonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  20
Prunus Virgin!....................  12
QuHlaia,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

BXTBACTUX.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
Is..............  13®  14
Vis.............  14®  15
16®  17

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“ 
“  M8............
Carbonate Precip........
Citrate and Quinta—
Citrate  Soluble...........
Ferrocyanldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure............

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

7BBRU

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18®   20
A r n i c a ................................. 
Anthémis...................  30®  35
50®  65
 
Matricaria 

 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

...................  18®
nivelly....................   25®
“  Alx.  35®
and  Ms....................   15®
8®

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
TJraUrsl 

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

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Acacia,  1st picked.... 
2d 
....
.... @ 30
3d 
sifted sorts... @ 20
po................. 60® 80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)... 50® 60
® 12
“  Cape, (po.  20)...
Socotrl, (po.  60). @ 50
Catechu, 1b, (Mb. 14 M8.
@ 1
16).........................
55® 60
Ammonlae.................
30® 35
ABsafoetlda, (po. 35)..
50® 55
Bensolnum.................
55® 58
Camphor»..................
35® 10
Euphorblum  po  ........
@2 50
Galbanum...................
Gamboge,  po.............. 70® 7b
Gualacum, (po  35) — ® 30
15
@1
Kino,  (po  1  10).........
80
@
M astic.......................
® 40
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........
Opil  (po  3  85)...........2 90@3 00
35® 42
Shellac  ......................
bleached......
33® 35
40®1 00
Tragacanth  ...............

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hbbba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium ...........................   25
Bupatorium ...........................   20
Lobelia....................................  25
M ajorum................................   28
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
“  V Ir...........................   25
Rue..........................................   SO
Tanacetum, V ........................  22
Thymus,  V .............................  25

KAONBSIA.

Calcined, P at...............  55®  60
Carbonate,  P at............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35®  36

O LB IJX .

Absinthium .................. 3 50®4 00
Amygdalae, D ulc........   45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae__ 8 00®8  25
A n isl.............................. 1  70@1 80
Auranti  Cortex............2 30®2 40
Bergamii  .....................3 25@3  50
C ajlputi...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll.................  75®  80
C ed ar...........................   35®  65
C henopodll.................  @1  60
Cinnam onll.................  90®1 00
C ltronella....................   ®  45
Conlnm  Mac...............   35®  65
Copaiba........................  80®  90

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Cnbebae...................  .  @300
Bxechthltos..............  2 50@2 75
Brlgeron.....................2 00®2 10
Gaultherla................. 2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gosslpli, Sem. gal......   70®
Hedeoma  ...................2  10@2 20
Juniperl.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Llmonls...........................2 4d©3 60
Mentha Piper...................2 75@3 50
Mentha Yerld................. 2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal..................1  00@1 10
Myrcla, ounce................  @ 50
Olive............................  85@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal.,35)  10®  12
Ricini.......................   1  22@1  28
Rosmarini............  
75@l  00
Rosae, ounce...................6 50@8 50
Succlnl.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................   90@1  00
Santal  ........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................   50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce....  ®  65
Tiglll..........................   ®  90
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt  ...............   @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

BiCarb.......................   15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide....................  40®  43
Carb............................  12®  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 Ultras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................   28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

BADIX.

Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................   12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhiza, (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,  X8..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei................... 
....  75@1  00
“  cut.............. 
  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Spigelia......................  35®  38
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentario.................  30®  32
Senega.......................  55®  60
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
M  @  25
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Sytnplocarpus,  Foatl-
dus,  po....................   @ 35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
inglber a .................... 
18® 20
Zingiber  j ................... 
18® 20

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SBXBN.

Anlsum,  (po.  2 0 ) ....  @  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, Is......................... 
4® 6
Carni, (po. 18)..............   10® 12
Cardamon....................l  00® 1 25
Corlandrum.................   10® 12
Cannabis Satlva.........   4® 
5
Cydonlum....................   75@1 00
Chenopodlum  .............  10® 12
Dlpterlx Odorate.........2 25®2 50
Foeniculum......  ......   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L in i............................4  ® 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 8M) ■ ■  4  @ 4M
Lobelia  .......................   35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__ 
4®  5
Rapa............................. 
6®  7
Slnapls  Albu............ 11  @13
Nigra............   11® 12
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, 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.  Vini  Galli............1  75@6 50
\yni Oporto.................1 25®2 00
Vini  Alba....................1  25@2 00

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SPONOBS.

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

STBUPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Auranti Cortes....................   50
Rhei  Arom..........................   50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................   50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan..............................     50
Prunus  vlrg.........................  50

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TIHCTURES.

 

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Aconltum Napellis R .........   60
F ..........  50
Aloes..........................  
 
and myrrh...................  60
A rnica..................................   so
Asafcetlda............................  o
Atrope Belladonna................  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguinaria.........................  so
Barosma.............................   so
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
Co........................  75
„  “ 
Castor..................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Co........................  60
Columba.............................   so
Conium...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................   50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   so
“ 
ammon....................  60
Zingiber.............................   so
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..................................   75
Colorless..................   75
Ferrl  Chlorldum................   35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pll.........................  .........   85
“  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor.........................2 00
Auranti Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhei.....................................   50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonlum.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
Veratrum Verlde.................  50

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XISCBLLANBOU 8.

‘ 
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.¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  28®  30
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen....................... 2&® 3

ground,  (po.

squlbbs

“ et Potass T.  55®  60

7).............................   3®  4
Annatto.....................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
Antipyrin...................  @1  40
Antlrebrln..................  @  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)..............  @  U
Cantharides  Russian,
po............................
@1  00 
Capslci  Fructus, af...
@  26 
@  28 
B po.
@  20 
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)
10®   12 
Carmine,  No. 40.........
@ 3  75
Cera  Alba, 8. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava
Coccus ...........
Cassia Fructus
Centraria........
_
Cetaceum......  
Chloroform................  60®
@1  25 
1  35@1  60
Chloral Hyd (Äst..................
Chondros...................  20®
Clnchonldine, P.  A W  15®  20
German 8  ®  12
Corks,  list,  die.  per
60
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum................  @  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
5®  5
prep................... 
preelp............  
9®  11
Rubra................  @  8
Crocus......................  40®  50
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph...............   5 ®   6
Dextrine....................  
io@  12
Bther Sulph................  70®  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po...................  @  6
Ergota,Ypo.)  75.........   TO®  75
F lu e   White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................   @  23
Gambler......................  7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10. 
Less.than box 66X
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  is
“  White................  18®  25
Glycerlna.................. 14 M®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ®  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  85
“  C or....  ®  80
Ox Rubrum  @  90
Ammonlatl..  @1  00
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   ®  64
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1 25®1 50
Indigo.........................  75@1 00
Iodine, Resubl.......... 3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  66®  70
Macis.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass ArslnltlB  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  S .F ..............  60®  63

1M)............................2M® 4

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60
“ 

S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia, S.  P. & W.  2 20@2 
C.  Co....................  2 10@2
Moschus Canton........  @
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)..  @
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  :
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co ............................   @2 1
Picis  Liq, N.«.C., M gal
doz  .........................  @2 I
Plcls Liq., quarts......  @1  1
pints.........   @  l
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @  !
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @  :
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   ®  i
Plx  Burgun................  @
Plumb! A cet..............  14®  ]
Pul vis Ipecac et opll.. l  io®l  i 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @15
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  !
Quasslae ....................   8®  1
Quinla, S. P. & W......   29® 
i
S.  German__  20®  l
Rubla  Tinctorum......   12®  1
20® S
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
Salacin.......................1  75@l  f
Sanguis  Draconis......   40®  s
Sapo,  W......................  12®  1
,T  M.......................  10®  1
“  G.......................   @  1

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Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  20
Slnapls........................  @  18
"  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.................  1M@  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb............   @  5
Soda,  Ash...............    3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Bther C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......   @2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........  @3 00
••  Vlni  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ......................... 2 19®2 29
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Stiychnla  Crystal.......1  40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............ 2M@ 3
“  Roll..............  2  @ 2M
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae.............. 45  @  48
Vanilla...  ............... 9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph...............   7®  8

OILS.

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   75 
Lard, No.  1...............   42 
Linseed, pure raw....  37 

Bbl.  Gal
70
SO
45
40

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paints. 

Linseed,  boUed.........  40 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   80 
SplritsTurpentlne__  34 

43
85
39
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............lx   2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IX  2@4
Ber........lx   2@3
“ 
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M@3
“  strictly pure......2M  2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@46
ican ..........................  
Vermilion,  English.... 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......   70@75
Lead,  red....................  ex@7
“  w hite............... 6X@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........   @90
1  0 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff..........................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints..................... 1 00@1  20

V A R N ISH ES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160@1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn........1  00@1  10
EutraTurk Damar__1  55®1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
76@75
Turp......................... 

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G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

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A X L E   G REASE.
doz
Aurora....................   55
Castor Oil..............   60
Diamond.................  50
Frazer’s................. 
75
Mica  ......................  65
Paragon 
................  55

gross 
6 007 00
5 50
8 00 
7 50
6  00

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B A K IN G   P O W D E R . 

“  2  “ 

ft B>  “ 

45 
8S 
1 60 
10

Acme.
ft lb. cans, 3 doz................
Hlb.  “  2  “  ...
1  “  ....
lib .  “ 
Bulk.......................
Arctic.
M ft cans 6 doz  c a s e ............. 
“ 4 doz  “ 
ft lb 
1  lb 
“ 2  doz  “ 
5  ft 
“ 1  doz  “ 
 
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case 
16  “ 
Red Star, 14 fi> cans........
“ 
...
.........
“ 
lib   “ 
Teller’s,  14 lb. cans, doz 
“ 
“
ft lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “
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Our Leader, ft lb cans...
“ 
ft lb  cans_
l lb cans. . . .
“ 
Dr. Price’s.
*fUUWIII<U
USWncBs
CREAM-
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55
...........  1  10
.............2 00
9 00
 
.  80 
.2  00 
40 
75 
1  40 
45 
85 
1  50 
45 
75 
1  50
per doz
95
1  40
2 OO 
..2 60 
.  3 90 
..5 00
12 00 
18 25 
lb
22 75 
lb 
41  80

Dime cans 
4-oz 
6-oz 
8-oz 
12-oz 
16-oz 
2ft-lb
4- 
5- 
10-lb

RATH  BRICK 
2 dozen In case.

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8oz 

... 
... 

4 00
8 00

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BROOMS.
 

English...............................  96
Bristol..................................  80
Domestic....................
Gross
BLUING. 
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..............3 60
“ 
..............6 75
“  pints,  round...........  9 00
“  No. 2,  sifting  box... 2 75
“  No. 3, 
»»  No. 5, 
“  1 oz b a ll..................   4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........  3 60
“ 
8 oz..........680
i.40. 2 Hurl...........................  1 75
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.........................2 25
NO. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 75
Common Whisk.................  w
Fancy 
.................1  15
Warehouse.......................... 3 25
Stove, No.  1............................  1 25
1  50 
1  75 
85 
1  25 
1 50

Bice Root Scrub, 2  row—
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row —
Palmetto, goose.................
BUTTER  PLATES. 

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BRUSHES.

 

 

Oval—250 In crate.

No.  1...................................   60
No.  2...................................   TO
No.  3...................................   80
No.  5.........................................1 00
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.............   10
Star,  40 
 
Paraffine  ...........................   10
Wicklng 
...........................   24

CANDLES.

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CANNED  GOODS.

F i s h .
Clams.

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Little Neck, lib .................. 120
“  2 lb................ 1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 81b.....................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb..........................1 00
2lb..........................1 85
Lobsters.

Star,  1  lb........................ 2  50
2  lb........................ 8  50
Picnic, 1 lb......................... 2 00
21b.........................2  90

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Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...........................1 25
2  lb.........................2 10
Mnstard,  2 lb.......................... 2 25
Tomato Sance,  2 lb ................. 2 25
Soused, 2 lb............
Salmon.
Colombia River, flat........... 1  80
“ 
tails........... l 65
Alaska, Red..............................1 45
pink..............................1 25
Kinney’s,  flats......................... 1 95
Sardines.
American  fts.................  @5
fts.................6ft© 7
Imported  fts.....................10@ll
fts.....................15@16
Mustard fts......................  ©7
Boneless.......................... 
21
Brook, 3 lb...............................2 50

Trout.

“ 
“ 

Fruits.
Apples.

-

lb. standard............
York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh, 
Apricots.
1  75 
Live oak.....................
1  75 
Santa Crus.................
1  75 
Lusk’s.........................
1  75
Overland..................
Blackberries.
96
B. *   W.......................
Cherries.
Red............................  l  10@1 20
1  75 
Pitted Hamburgh  ..
1  50 
W hite......................
1  15
Brie.........................
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Gages.
E rie............................
1  10 
1  70
California..................
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common....................
Peaches.
1  25
Pie........... .................
Maxwell  ..’.................
1  65
Shepard’s ..................
California..................
2  20 
1  65
.................
Monitor 
Oxford.......................
Pears.
Domestic....................
1  20 
Riverside....................
2 10
Pineapples.
Common..................... 1 00@1 30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
grated........ 
2 75
Booth’s sliced............  @2 51
grated........  .  @2 75
Quinces.
Common....................
1  10
Raspberries.
1  30 
Red.............................
1 50 
Black  Hamburg.........
1  25
Erie,  black
Strawberries.
1  25 
Lawrence..................
1 2!
Hamburgh.................
Erie............................
1  20 
Terrapin.......................
1  10
Whortleberries.
1 00
Blueberries...............
Corned  beef  Libby’s..........1  85
Roast beef  Armour’s..........1  70
Potted  ham, ft lb................1  40
ft lb.................  85
ft lb.........   85
96

Meats.

“ 
“ 

“ 

tongue, ft lb..................1 35
chicken, ft lb.........  

“ 
Vegetables.

Beane.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

soaked

2 00
2 50

Hamburgh  strlngless..........1  25
French style...... 2 25
Limas...................... 1 35
Lima, green..............................1 40
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 85
Bay State  Baked................. 1  85
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1  85
Picnic Baked........................1 00
Hamburgh.......................  .1  40
Livingston  Eden................1 90
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew..............................1 40
Morning Glory
Soaked...............................  75
Hamburgh  marrofat........... 1  35
early June
Champion Eng.. 1  50
petit  pole........... 1  71
fancy  sifted— 1  90
Soaked................................   75
Harris standard
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  10
9
early June.......1 30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  35
French................................2  15
French..............................17@22
Brie.....................................   90
Hubbard...................................1 25
Hamburg...................................1 40
Soaked................ -.............   85
Honey  Dew..............................1 50
Erie.......................................... 1 35
Hancock.............................
Excelsior  .  ...... ..................
Eclipse.................................
Hamburg......................
Gallon....................... ...
CHOCOLATE. 

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.

.8  75

“ 

Baker’s.

German Sweet...........
Premium.......................
Breakfast  Cocoa...........
CHEESE.
Amboy.......................
Acme..........................
Lenawee....................
Riverside..................
Gold  Medal...............
Skim..........................
Brick..........................
Edam  ........................
Leiden.......................
Llmborger.................
Pineapple...................
Roquefort...................

23
37
43
@Uft
© lift
@11
lifttu 
7 
11
1 00 
23 
@10 ©25 
©35

Sap Sago.................  -  @22
Schweitzer, Imported.  @24
..  @14

domestic 

“ 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Triumph’jBrand.

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

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Java.

Santos.

Maracaibo.

Fair..................................... »7
Good....................................18
Prime.................................. 20
Golden.................................20
Peaberry  ...  ........................22
Fair.....................................18
Good............................~— 20
Prime................................. 21
Peaberry  ............................ 22
Mexican and Guataraala.
Fair.....................................21
Good................................... 22
Fancy................................. 24
Prime................................. 23
M illed................................24
Interior..............................25
Private Growth..................27
Mandehllng...................... 28
Imitation...........................25
Arabian..............................28
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add ftc. per lb. for roast 
ing and 15 per  cent  for shrink 
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX..  21 <5
Bunola.............................  23  95
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case....  24  45 
Extract.
Valley City ft gross 
75
i  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1 50
2 50

Package. 

Roasted.

Mocha.

tin
CHICORY.
Bulk...................................
Red................................
CLOTHES  LINES.
Cotton,  40ft......... perdo»

“ 

“
“
“
**
“

50 f t.........  
60 f t......... 
70 ft......... 
80ft.........  
60 ft.........  
72 ft-.
4 doz. In case.

CONDENSED  MILK.

Jute

1 25 
1  40 
1  60 
1  75 
1  90 
90
1

N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle.............   7
Crown.................................   6
Daisy...................................  5
Champion...........................   4
Magnolia  ............................4
Dime....................................3

COUPON  BOOKS.

Tradesman.’

8  1, per hundred...............   2
8 2, 
8 3, 
8 5, 
810, 
820,
8  1, per hundred...............   2
8 2, “
8 8,  “
8 5,  “
810,  “
820,  “

“Superior.”

Universal.’

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

8 1, per hundred..............  83 00
............... 3 50
8 2 ,' 
................4 00
8 3, 
8 5, 
...............   5 00
810, 
................ 6 00
820. 
..............7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over...............5  per cent.
600  “ 
1000  “ 

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

“
“

COUPON  PASS  BOOKS, 
an  be  made to represent'any 
enomlnatlon  from 810  down. I
20 books..............................8:1 00
50  “ 
2 00
3 00
100  “ 
6 25
250  “ 
500  “ 
10 00
1000  “ 
17 50

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

CREDIT  CHECKS.

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

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

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

Soda.

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

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR 

30
Strictly  pure.
nVzl fnr’o  A hco
Telfer’s  Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............................ 15@25

5ft
10ft

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

“ 

Peaches.

Apples.
quartered 
Apricots.

Sundrled, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California in  bags........
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes......................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.......................
25 lb. boxes.....................  9
Peeled, In  boxes.........
Cal. evap.  “ 

...........11
In bags......  10ft
California In bags  —   8 
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
25 “ 
...................
Prunelle«.
301b.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown..............................  1
“ 
1
3 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown...............................6
“ 
8 

 

 

 

6ft

Foreign.
Currants.

Peel.

Patras,  In barrels............  
3ft
In  ft-bbls..............  4
4ft 
In less quantity —  

“ 
“ 

“
“

Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes 
“ 
25  “ 
Lemon 
Orange 
“ 
25 “ 
Raisins.
@ 6ft 
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes 
@ 8
“
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “
California,  100-120..............  9
9ft
..1010ft
.1
6ft

Prunes.
90x100 25 lb. bxs 
80x90 
70x80
60x70 

“ 
Turkey......................... 
SUver..........................
Sultana...............................
French,  60-70......................
70-80......................
80-90......................
90-10  ....................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,6ft..........................  81
No. 2, 6ft..........................  1

“ 
“ 

.’1, 6.......................
. 2,6.......................
XX  wood, white.
1. 1, 6ft  ...................
........................
i. 2, 6ft 
Manilla, white.

1  65 
1  50
1  35 
1  25
1 00 96
Coin.
1 00
Mill No. 4...............
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs................... 
3ft
Barrels................................8 °0
Grits.........................................3 50
Dried............................ 

Lima  Beans.

Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box —  
55
Imported.................... 10ft@..ft

<

Oatmeal.

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

Pearl Barley.

Kegs..................................   2ft

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bn.............................  2 00
Split  per l b .................2ft@3
Barrels'180.................  @4  60
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 40
German.............................   4ft
East India...........................  5
Cracked..............................

Wheat.

Sago.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................
Pollock  ......... 
3ft
 
Whole, Grand  Bank......  
5ft
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6@8
Boneless, strips................6@8

 

Smoked.................   . -10ft@ll

Halibut.

Herring.

“ 

65

Holland, white hoops keg 
bbf
Norwegian.......................
Round, ft bbl 100 lbs........  2 85
........  1  45
Scaled............................... 
17

ft  “  40  “ 
Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs....................... 8  50
No. 1, 40 lbs.........................3 70
No. 1,  10 lbs.......................  1  05
Family, 90 lbs......................6 00
10 lb s.................   70
Russian,  kegs...... .............  65

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1, ft bbls., lOOlbs...........6 25
No. 1 ft bbl, 40  lbs..............3 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   83
No. 1,8 lb  kits....................  70

Whlteflsh.

No. 1

Family 
ft bbls, 100 lbs..........87 00 82 75
ft  “  40  “  ..........3 10  1 40
101b.  kits...................  90  48
8 lb.  “ 
.................   75  42
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

Souders’.

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

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

doz
2oz  __8  75
4 oz......1  50
Regular
Vanilla.

doz
I 2 oz  — 81  2tl 
I 4 oz......2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.......81  50
4 oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
| 2 oz.......81  75
I 4 oz........3 50

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
1  20
2 oz regular panel.,  75 
4 OZ 
2 00
...1  50 
6oz 
...2 00 
3 00
No. 3  ta p er....... .1  35 
No. 4  taper........... 1  50 

“ 
“ 

G U N PO W D E R .
Rifle— Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................3 50
Half  kegs.............................2 00
Quarter  kegs....................... 1 15
1 lb cans.............................   30
ft lb cans............................  18
Kegs......................................4 50
Half  kegs.............................2 50
Quarter kegs........................ 1 40
1 lb cans —   ......................  34
Kegs  ..................................11  oo
Half  kegs 
.......................   5  75
Quarter kegs........................3 00
1  lb  cans............................  60
Sage.
Hops.

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

Madras,  51b. boxes.........
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes..

17  lb. palls.................  @
30  “ 
................  @:

“ 
LICO RICE.

Pure.....................................   80
Calabria....................................
Sicily....................................  12

L Y E .
Condensed, 2 doz.....................1 25
4 doz.................... 2 25

“ 

M A TC H ES.

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

M IN CE  M EA T.

3 doz. case.
6 doz.  case.
12 doz. case.........................

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon...........................1
Half  gallon......................
Q uait...............................
P int..................................
Half  p in t...... .................
Wooden, for vinegar, per <
1 gallon............................
Half gallon......................
Q uart...............................
Pint.......... : ......................

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

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

New Orleans.

F air..................................
Good.................................
Extra good.......................
Choice.............................
Fancy

One-half barrels. 3c extra. 

P IC K L E S.
Medium.

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

Small.

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

©5 00
@3 00

6 00

3 50

P IP E S .

Clay, No.  216............................ 1 7B
Cob, No. 3.................................1 26

“  T. D. full count...........  75

P O T A SH .

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s ............................. 
4 00
Penna Salt  Co.’s..................   3 25

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head................

6
“  No. 1.......................5ft
“  No. 2.....................  5
.  4

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

Imported.

Japan, No. 1..................
......5ft
......5
“  No. 2..................
Java............................... ...  6
Patna.............................. ...  5ft

2 00
2 50

Root  II?«r  Kztract.
“ 

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

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“  white... 
“ 
Pare Ground in Balk.

Allspice................................10
Cassia, China In mats........  7
“  Batavia In band__ 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
.20
shot.......................16
Allspice.............................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia.................. 18
“ 
“  and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar.................18
Ginger, African...................16
r‘  Cochin....................20
Jam aica.................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................70
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black__16
“ 
“  white...... 24
“  Cayenne................. 20
Sage..................................... 20
“Absolute” In Packages.

SAL  SODA.

Mb  Mb
Allspice......................  84  156
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  156
Sage............................   84
Kegs................................... 
lVi
Granulated,  boxes..............  1M
A nise............................   @12)4
Canary, Smyrna......... 
6
Caraway.........................  
10
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4Vi
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
5ft
Mustard,  white.........  
10
Poppy..............................  
Rape................................ 
Cuttle  bone....................  

SEEDS.

9
6
30

STARCH.

“ 

“ 
“ 

SNUFF.

Corn.
20-lb  boxes.................... ...  5M
.................. ......  5 Vi
40-lb 
Gloss.
1-lb packages.................
......................  5M
3-lb 
......  5M
6-lb 
.......................  5M
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  3M
Barrels.......................... ....  3M
Scotch, In  bladders............37
Maccaboy, In jars...............35
French Rappee, In Jars...... 43
Boxes....................................5Vt
Kegs, English........................4K
100 3-lb. sacks......................82 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
2 00
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2 25
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases.......................  1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32
28 lb.  “ 
drill  “  16  18

SALT.
 
 

SODA.

 
 

Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy In drill  bags.
28 lb.  “ 
H
18
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75 

Ashton.

“ 

Higgins.

Soiar Rock.

56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks. 

75 

56 In.  sacks.......................   27

Common Fine.

Saginaw  . 
Manistee

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s ...........................  5Vi
DeLand’s ............................  5)t
Dwight's............................. 5Vi
Taylor’s ---- '.......................   5

SOAF.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb..........3  2)
Good Cheer, 601 lb............. 3  90
White Borax, 100  3£-lb.......3  65
Concord.............................  3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.......................6  75
6  oz.........................4  00
Lenox...............................  3 65
Mottled  German............... 3  15
Town Talk.........................3  25
Single box.........................3  95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3  85
10 box lots, delivered........3  75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp d .. 84 00 
plain...  2 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 Brands.

Acme.................................  4 0o
Cotton Oil.......................... 6  00
Marseilles.......................... 3  95
Matter  ............................... 4  35

“ 

“ 

Thompson & Chute Brands.

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

“ 

SUGAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  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......................... ..$6 30
Powdered....................... ..  6 23
Granulated.................... ..  5  98
Extra Fine Granulated.. .  6  11
Cubes.............................
.  6 23
XXXX  Powdered........... ..  6 42
Confec. Standard  A..  .. ..  5  73
No. 1  Columbia A........... .  5 67
No. 5 Empire  A.............. ..  5 54
No.  6............................... ..  5 48
.  5 30
No.  7...............................
No. 8.......................... ..  5 23
No.  9............................... ..  5  17
No.  10............................. ..  5  11
No.  11.............................
No.  12............................. .  4 98
No.  13............................. ..  4 86
No 14.............................
.  4 36

SYRUPS.

Corn.

. .2#

Pure Cane.

Barrels............................
Half bbls.........................
F air................................ ...  19
Good............................... ...  26
...  30
Choice............................
SW E E T   GOODS
8
8
9
8 Vi
8Vi

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

@8
40 g r.........................
50 gr...............................8  @9

81 for barrel.

W ET  MUSTARD.

30 
1  75

YEAST,

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

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

SUN CURED.

BASKET  FIRED.

F a ir..................................  @17
Good................................   @20
Choice.............................24  @26
Choicest.........................32  @34
D u st...............................10  @12
F a ir..................................  @17
Good................................   @20
Choice............................ 24  @26
Choicest.........................32  @34
D ust................................10  @12
F a ir................................18  @20
Choice...............................  @25
Choicest......... .'............... 
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40 
Common to  fa ll........... 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 a ir................................18  @22
Choice............................24  @28
B est............................... 40  @50

oolong. 
IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

TOUNG HYSON.

eUNPOWbiCR.

TOBACCOS.

F in e Cut.

Pails unless otherwise noted
@30
Bazoo...................
@27
Can Can...............
@24
Nellie  Biy............
Uncle ben............
@22
60
Hiawatha  .................
34
Sweet Cuba...............
McGlnty....................
“  Vi bbls..........
Dandy Jim .................
T o r p e d o ...........................
In drums....
Yum  Yum  ................
1892............................
“  drums.................

“ 

Plug.

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead .................
Joker.............. ..........
Nobby Twist.................
Scotten’s Brands.
Kvlo............................
Hiawatha...................
Valley City................
old  Honesty. 
Jo"  ~
Jolly Tar.

Finzer’s Brands.

Catlln’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried...........................17
Golden  Shower................... 19
Huntress  ........................... 26
Meerschaum....................... 29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork............................. 3G@32
German............................... 15
F rog....................................33
Java, Mb foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut  ............................ 28
Warpath.............................. 15
Honey  Dew......................... 30
Gold  Block................. 
  26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Brands.
Peerless................ 
26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe.Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade........................... 41

Scotten’s 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  Boy...................... 30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

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HIDES.

HIDES  PELTS  and FURS
Perkins  <St  Hess  pay as  fol-

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

cured......
No. 2 hides M off.
FELTS.

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

.................... 15

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WOOL.

Washed.................... 12 @18
ti @14
Unwashed...............

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow....................... 3 @  4
1 @ 2
Grease  butter  .........
Switches....................
lVi@ 2
Ginseng...................... 1 5@2 00
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF®

WHEAT.

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

61
61

MEAL.

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

Straight, In  sacks  ...
“  barrels...
“ 
Patent 
“  sacks—
“  barrels...
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...
Rye 
“ 
MILLSTUFFS.

“

.  1  40
1  65

.  3 50
..  3  76
.  4 50
..  4 75
.  1  70
.  1  70

Bran..............813 50
Screenings —   13 00
Middlings......14 50
Mixed Feed...  18 oo
Coarse meal  .  17 50

Less
Car lots quantity
$14 00
13 00
15 00
18 50
18 00

CORN.

...45
Car  lots....................
Less than  car  lots— ...48

OATS.

Car  lots  ...................
Less thau car lots —

No. 1 Timothy, car lots.
No. 1 

HAT.
ton lots

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...32
...34

..11  «0
..13 00

WOODENWARE.

 

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Bowls, 11 Inch....................

Tubs, No. 1.......................... 6 00
“  No. 2.........................  5 50
“  No. 3...........................4 50
1 30
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  50
“ 
.....................  90
1  26
“ 
.....................   1 80
“ 
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2 40
 
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Baskets, market.........   35

13  “ 
15  “  ......  
17  “ 
19  “ 
21 
“  
shipping bushel..  1 15
full  hoop  “ 
..  1 25
5 25
“  No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l 3 25
“  No.2 4 00
“  No.3 4 75
Pails..................................  3  15
Tubs,  No.  1............................ 13 50
Tubs, No. 2............................. 12 00
Tubs, No. 3............................. 10 50

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INDURATED WARE.

splint 

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TH E  MICHIGAN  TE^DESM^JST,

S m o k in g .

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

 

 

Mess,............  
Short c u t.................................................. 
Extra clear pig, short cut............................
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat  back..........................................    19 00
Boston clear, short cut................................
Clear back, short cut...................................   20 00
Standard clear, short cut. best.................
s a u s a g e —Fresh and Smoked.

17 50
18 50

Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham Sausage....................................................  9
Tongue Sausage...............................................   9
Frankfort Sausage 
.......................................   8 Vi
Blood Sausage..................................................   7
Bologna, straight.............................................  6
Bologna,  thick.................................................  6
Headcheese...................................................... 7
Kettle  Rendered.............................................lOVi
Granger............................................................9J£
Family................................................... 
75Si
Compound.........................................................  7 Vi
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
20 lb. pails, Vic 
10 lb.  “  Mo
51b.  “  %c 
31b.  “  1  c

LARD.

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BEEF  IN  BABRELS.

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

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs..................... 7 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing......................  7 50
Boneless, ramp butts.....................................12 00
Hams, average 20 lbs.......................................11M
16 lbs...................................... llvi
12 to 14 lbs................................11M

“ 
“  picnic................................................... 9
“  best boneless.......................................   13
Shoulders......................................................  HM
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..............................14
Dried beef, ham prices....................................10Vi
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium...........................................

light................................................11 Vi
DRY  SALT  MEATS.
Butts..............................................................  7Vi
D. S. Bellies.................................  
11M
Fat Backs......................................................   9V4
PICKEED  PIGS’  FEET.
Barrels...........................................................   8 00
Kegs..............................................................   1 90
Kits, honeycomb........................................... 
65
Kits, premium..............................................   55
Barrels........................................................... 22 00
Half barrels...................  
11  00
Per pound...........  ........................................ 
11

BEEF  TONGUES.

TRIPE.

„ 

 

 

FRESH  BEEF.

 

FRESH  PORK.

Carcass..................................................   4Vi@  5 Vi
Fore  quarters........................................  
4
Hindquarters........................................6  @  6Vi
Loins No. 3....................................... 
•  8‘i@10
Ribs......................................................... 7V»@ 9
Rounds................................................... 5Vi@ 6
Chucks...................................................3Vi@  4
Plates.................................................... 3  @  3Vs
Dressed.................................................  
7
10
Loins............................................ 
Shoulders........  ..................................
Leaf Lard..............................................  
10
Carcass...........  ..................................... 5*4® 6
Lambs.................................................... 6  @  6 Vi
Carcass.................................................   5i«@ 7Vi
7Vi
Pork, links........................................... 
Bologna.................................................  
6
7
Liver...........  ........... 
 
SVi
Tongue.................................................. 
Blood..................................................... 
7
7
Head cheese.......................................... 
Summer.........................................................  13
Frankfurts.......................................—  
8
FISH  AND  OYSTERS.

SAUSAGE.

MUTTON.

VEAL.

 

FRESH  FISH.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes aB  follows
Whltefisb  .....................................
Trout  .....................................................
Brook Trout  ........................................
Black Bass.............................................
Halibut...................................................
Ciscoes or Herring................................
Blueflsh.................................................
Fresh lobster, per lb.............................
Cod.........................................................
No. 1 Pickerel........................................
Pike.......................................................
Smoked White......................................
Red  Snappers........................................
Columbia River  Salmon.......................
Mackerel......................  .......................
Falrhaven  Counts................................
F. J. D.  Selects.....................................
Selects...................................................
F. J. D....................................................
Anchors................................................
Standards..............................................
Extra Selects..........................................
Selects...................................................
Standards..............................................
Counts...................................................
Scallops..................................................
Shrimps  ................................................
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100....................................1
Clams, 
...............................1
CANDIES.  FRUITS and  NUTS.

o y s t e r s—Bulk.

o y s t e r s —Cans.

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@J0 
@10 
25@35 
12Vi @15 

®  5 @12Vi 
@10 © 8 @ 8 

20 
10 

13 
20 
20®25
@40
@35
@28
@28
@25
@22

2 00 
1  35
2  00 
1  50
50@1  75 
25@1  50

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.

Cases 

Standard,  per lb............. 
»  H.H.................... 
“  Twist  ................ 
Boston Cream.........   .... 
8 Vi
Cut  Loaf......................... 
Extra H.  H......................  8 Vi

Bbls.  Palls.
7Vi
6Vi 
6 Vi 
7 Vi
6 Vi 
7 Vi
8Vi

1Ö

Pails.
7
7
7Vi
8
8
8
8
9
10
13

MIXED  CANDY.

Bbls.
1
Standard..................................... 6
..6
Leader......................................... 6
..6
..6Vi
Royal............................................6Vi
Nobby...............................
7
English  Rock..................
. .7
Conserves........................
its
Broken Taffy................... baskets
8
Peanut Squares................
French Creams.................
Valley  Creams.................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets......
Modern, 30 lb. 
........

“ 
fancy—In bulk

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed.........................................   11
Chocolate Drops.............................................. llVi
Chocolate Monumental«...............................  13
Gum Drops....................................................   5 Vi
Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops....................................................   8Vi
Imperials....................  
10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Soar Drops......   ............................................. 55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops............................................. 1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................60
65
.printed................... 
Imperials......................................................... 60
Mottoes..................................... 
70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams... 1.......................................80®90
Decorated Creams....................................... 1  00
String  Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds............................................1  00
WlntergTeen Berries.......................................60
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes..........................  34
 
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No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
 
“ 
28
.........................
“ 
No.3, 
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...................................
BANANAS.
Small......................................................1  50@1  75
Medium................................................ 2 0t@2 50
Large....................................................
Messina, choice  360.

LEMONS.

3 
2 
3 

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3 50
4 50

fancy, 360...........................
choice 300...........................
fancy 380  ............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

10ft......................................  @12Vi

@12Vi
...............   @14

Figs, fancy  layers, 6fi>.
14B>
20S>
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box
“  50-lb.  “ 

extra

“ 
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@  7 Vi 
____
@  6 Vi
Persian, 501b.  box..................... 4Vt@  5Vi
@16Vi 
@15 Vi 
@17 
@10 
@11 Vi 
@13Vi 
@ @13 
@13 
@12 @13 
@4 00
@ 6 
@  7 Vi
@ 7 Vi 
@ 5 
@  6 Vi

NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona............
Ivaca....................
California............
Brazils, new..........................
Filberts................................
Walnuts, Grenoble...............
“  Marbot..................
Calif......................
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy...............
choice..............
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  .........
Cocoanuts, full sacks...........
PEANUTS.
Fancy, H.  P., Suns...............
“  Roasted...
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..............
“  Roasted..
Choice, H. P.,  Extras...........
“  Roasted.

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FRUIT  JARS.

Pints.............................................................»5 50
Quarts...........................................................  6 00
Half Gallons.....................................  '.......   8 oo
Caps.............................................................   2 50
Rubbers.......................................................  
45
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No.l  “  ................................................ 
  50
No. 2  “  .........................................................  75
Tubular................................  
75
 

LAMP  BURNERS.

 

 

 

lamp  chimneys.  Per box.

6 doz. in box.

 

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2 25
3 25

Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.
“ 
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No. 0 Sun.......................................................... 1 75
No. 1  “  ......................................................... 1  88
No.2  “  ......................................................... 2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top............................................2 10
No. 1  “ 
No.2  “ 
No. 0 San, crimp top........................................... 2 60
2 80
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
3  80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
....................4 70
“ 
No.2  “ 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz........................ 1 25
No.2  “ 
....................... 1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz.........................................1 35
No.3 
“ 
........................................160
No. 0, per  gross..............................................  23
No. 1, 
28
No. 2, 
38
No.3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz.........................................   75
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
“ 
“  Vi gal. per  doz......................  60
Jugs, Vi g&l., Pot doz...................................   70
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
Milk Pans, M gal., per doz..........................   60
“ 
.........................  72
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal..........................   07
Milk Pans, Vi gal..........................................  65
........................................  78

 
 
 
STONEWARE—AKRON.

1  " 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

LAMP WICKS.

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

D. A. B l o d g e t t , President.

Geo. W.  Gat. Vice-President.

Wm. H. A n d e r so n ,  Cashier. 
J no  A. Se y m o u r, Ass’t Cashier

1 4

F a lla cio u s  A ssu m p tion s
W ritte n  f o r  T h e Tradesman.

o f  U nionism .

On pages  26 and  27 of  the Columbian 
Labor Day souvenir programme are to be 
found some of  the most surprising state­
ments, based  upon  the  most astounding 
sequences of  logic  it  has  ever  been the 
fortune of  the  writer  to  read.  “Com­
pulsory membership  inaunions” is there 
declared to be  “absolutely necessary for 
the greatest  good to  the  greatest  num­
ber,”  airily  setting  aside  the  fact  that 
there  may  be  an  honest  difference  of 
opinion as to  what may or  may  not con­
stitute the much desired “greatest good,” 
and just as lightly ignoring another fact, 
of  far more  consequence  to the position 
assumed in the article than'even an hon­
est difference of  opinion, that a vast ma­
jority of the wage earners of the country 
are still  outside  the  unions.  This  out­
rageous assumption of  the right to com­
pel  workingmen  to  join  the  unions  is 
practically declared to be  similar to that 
exercised by the  national government in 
drafting  men  into  the  army during  the 
late war.  A  necessity arising  from  im­
minent peril to the very existence of  the 
nation itself is made to do duty as a prop 
to the claim of the unions that they have 
the  same  right.  Perhaps  the  position 
was assumed in the hope that its magnif­
icent  audacity  might  outweigh  its  ab­
surdity,  but  it  seems  almost  as  if  the 
most  obtuse  and  prejudiced  unionist 
must  see  its  non-sequence.  The  fact 
that  the  men  so  drafted  into  the army 
were,  when  drafted,  members  of  the 
Union,  if I may so phrase it, citizens en­
joying  all the  rights and  privileges and 
protected  by  the  government  of  the 
country in which  they lived, is  a matter 
of no consequence  to the individual who 
penned the article  referred to.  Enough 
for him that they were forced to join the 
(Union)  army,  because  the  “greatest 
good  to the greatest  number” demanded 
it;  and,  therefore,  the  trades  unions, 
whose object is  alleged to be the “great­
est good  to the  greatest  number,”  have 
the  same right.  What  the  Nation  may 
do for  the “greatest  good,” etc., a num­
ber of individuals alleging  their purpose 
to be  the  “greatest good,”  etc., may do, 
also.  For  instance, a  soldier  (many  of 
them,  as  a  matter of  fact)  deserted the 
army during  the war but  was  captured. 
“The greatest good to  the greatest num­
ber,” the  good of  the  service, and,  pos­
sibly, the preservation of the nation’s life, 
demanded  that  such  an  one  be  shot. 
Accordingly,  be  was  shot.  Perhaps  it 
is  right  in  unionism,  also.  Why  not? 
It claims the  right to  use force  in order 
to  compel  men  to  join  its  ranks,  and, 
that  claim  conceded,  there  is  not  the 
ghost of  a  reason  why it  may not, with 
just as much right,  shoot men for deser­
tion from its ranks, always granting that 
“the  greatest good  to the greatest num­
ber” appears to demand it.  But the jus­
tice of this analogous application depends 
for its  force upon  the  claim  that  a ma­
jority of  wage  earners  are  members  of 
the unions. 
It is  readily conceded that, 
if it  has any  force, it  is to  be found in 
the truth of  that  assertion.  Let us see. 
There 
125,000 
working  printers  in  the  United States. 
Of  that  number  considerably  less than 
30,000 are  enrolled  in  the unions.  But 
this very decided minority claims to have 
the  right,  because  it  is  organized,  and 
because it  alleges  its  object  to be “the 
greatest good to the greatest number,” to 
compel the  equally  decided  majority to

approximately, 

are, 

become  members  of  the  union.  There 
are  not far  from 25^000  wage earners in 
this city.  The  unions  of  the  city have 
not  8,000  members,  and  be  it  remem­
bered that this claim was made by Grand 
Rapids unionists.

I  must  not  overlook  one  sentence, 
which  seems  to  be  a  favorite:  “One 
man’s  liberty  ends  when  another’s  be­
gins.”  Such a  meaningless,  and at  the 
same  time  misleading,  sentence  never 
before  appeared  in  print. 
It  has  no 
meaning  except  to  mislead.  To  illus­
trate,  a number  of  men  are engaged  at 
the same  calling.  Several of  them con­
ceive the idea of forming a union.  They 
are at perfect liberty to form one if  they 
think proper.  They  are  equally at  lib­
erty not  to  unite.  Now  see  what  hap­
pens.  Because  they exercise  their  un­
doubted  liberty and  form  a  union,  the 
liberty of the remainder of their number 
is  at an end—they must  join  the  union, 
too.  No matter that the unionists are in 
a minority; they have united, and “there­
fore”  (the writer  of  the  article  in ques­
tion hangs quite a number of conclusions 
on the word  “therefore”  which have  no 
other  visible  means  of  support),  they 
must  be right  and should be  allowed to 
compel the majority  to join  their ranks. 
What  matchless  effrontery, what superb 
conceit!  But  the  liberty  of  one  man 
does  not  end  when  another’s  begins. 
The liberty of  one citizen  runs  parallel 
with that of  every other  citizen,  and no 
man nor any number of men, whether or­
ganized or unorganized, possess the right 
to restrict  or  destroy the  liberty of  one 
who  does  not  wish  to  join a  union, to 
advance the interests of another who is a 
member of a union.  The liberty of both 
has  its  ground  and  guarantee  in  the 
same  instrument,  namely,  the  national 
constitution,  which  maintains for every 
man the  right to  “life,  liberty and  the 
pursuit of  happiness.”  But  here  are  a 
number  of  men  claiming  the  right  to 
starve  their  fellowmen to  death, for  no 
other  reason  than  what  is,  after  all,  a 
mere  difference  of  opinion.  They  be­
lieve in  unionism  and  non-unionists do 
not—that  is the  substance of  the whole 
matter.

Then  follows  a  quotation  from  the 
Twentieth Century—it  should have  read 
the  Twelfth  Century—part  of  which  is 
as follows:
“Trades  unionists  are  accused  of  in­
humanity  because  they strive  to  cut off 
from the  means of  earning  a  livelihood 
tradesmen  and  other  workmen  who  do 
not  belong  to  the  unions.  But  do  not 
the  “learned  professions”  do  the same 
thing?  A man  is not  allowed  to  earn a 
livelihood  by the  practice of  law unless 
he has been formally made  a member  of 
the bar.  A  physician  is  not  permitted 
to practice  the art of  healing  unless he 
can show a diploma  from some approved 
medical  school.  A preacher  is  refused 
license  to  minister  in  the  churches of 
any denomination unless he has been duly 
authorized by the church  authorities.”

“Accused  of  inhumanity! ”  We  read 
with sensations of  horror of the millions 
of human lives sacrificed by almost every 
conceivable means of  torture  during the 
Dark  Ages, by a  church  which  claimed 
to  be  animated  by  the  spirit  of  Jesus 
Christ;  drowned, burned,  sawn asunder, 
torn limb from limb, hacked with knives, 
racked, allowed to die  of thirst and star­
vation, melted lead poured into the eyes, 
the flesh torn with red-hot  pinchers—the 
ingenuity of  man  all  but  exhausted  in 
the  effort to  invent  new  instruments of 
torture in  order to  “convert” those who 
differed  from  the  church  in  their  reli-

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DIRECTORS.
D. A. Blodgett.  Geo. W. Gay. 
S. M. Lemon. 
A. J. Bowue.  G. K. Johnson. 
C. Bertsch. 
Wm. H. Anderson.  Wm. Sears.  A. D. Rath bone 

John Widdicomb. 

N. A. Fletcher.

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write for samples.
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Our fall line of Pants from 19 to $42 per  dozen 
are  now  ready.  An  immense  line  of  Kersey 
Pants, every pair warranted not  to  rip.  Bound 
swatches of  entire line sent  on  approval to the 
trade.

F .  H .  W H IT E ,

Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of

PAPER  AND  WOODENWARE,

125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

P E C K ’S H E A D A C H E

P O W D E R S
Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber.

Catarrh, 
HayjPever, 
Headache,
Neuralgia,  Colis,  Sore  Threat.

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

Prevents and cures

On cars or boat.

Sea  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, Manufacturer, 
Three  Rivers. Mich.

(^"Guaranteed satisfactory.

LADY’S
VICI

SHOE,
GENUINE
Plain toe in opera and  opera  toe and O. S. heel. 
D and E and E E widths, at $1.50.  Patent leather 
tip,  $1.55.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

REEDER  BROS. SHOE CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

T H E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

15

into 

ultimately 

gious  belief.  Well,  why  not?  Was  it 
not for “the greatest good to the greatest 
number?”  The church believed that the 
eternal salvation of  those stay-outers de­
pended upon  their “joining the church,” 
and, since  it  was  right  and  proper for 
them  to be saved,  and the  church being 
responsible  for  their  salvation,  “there­
fore,” the church  was justified in resort­
ing  to  any  means,  however  cruel  and 
“inhuman” 
they  might  seem  to  the 
the 
stay-outers,  to  force  them 
church—union—and 
into 
heaven.  The  church  claimed  to  have 
the  only means of  salvation. 
If  a stay- 
outer was not converted by the somewhat 
harsh  process,  at  least  he  was  forever 
prevented from  exercising his liberty as 
a  stay-outer.  Now  comes  the  trade 
union, with  an  arrogant  assumption of 
superior—nay,  almost,supreme—intelli­
gence, demanding that it be permitted to 
employ  the  methods  of  compulsion  so 
long  and  so  successfully  employed  by 
the “mother  church;” and, in  the event 
of these  not  proving  efficacious  for  the 
conversion  of  stay-outers, then  the pen­
alty  shall  be  death—by  starvation  or 
otherwise, according to the humor of the 
executioners.

Now for the argument upon which this 
right  to starve  men to  death  is  based. 
“A man  is not  allowed  to  earn a liveli­
hood by the practice of law unless he has 
been'formally  made  a  member  of  the 
bar.”  But does anyone  attempt to force 
him into  the  practice  of  law?  Or does 
anyone  try to keep  him  from  the prac­
tice  of  law?  True  he  must fit  himself 
for such  practice, and  must  pass an  ex­
amination to show that he is fitted for it, 
but the  schools  are open  to him,  educa­
tion  is i practically  free,  and  not  the 
slightest  hindrance  is placed in the way 
of his becoming  a lawyer if  he  desire to 
become one.  Again, “A physician is not 
permitted to  practice the art  of  healing 
unless he can show a diploma from some 
approved  medical  school”—for  which 
wise restriction  those of  us who are  un­
fortunate enough  to require the services 
of  a physician are  most devoutly thank­
ful. 
I had  supposed that medicine  was 
a science, not  an  art,  but  possibly 1 am 
mistaken.  However,  the  answer  to the 
first  argument  quoted  is  applicable  to 
this,  and  so  I  leave  it.  So  with the 
third.  Briefly  summarized,  the  whole 
argument  amounts  to  this:  The law of 
the land  refuses permission  to a man to 
practice  either  law or  medicine without 
(shade  of 
the  proper 
Whately,  what 
“therefore” 
unionists  have  the  right  to  say  that  a 
man  who will  not  join  the  union  shall 
not have the liberty to provide bread for 
himself  and family.

and 
logic!) 

license, 

One argument, not found  in the above 
quotation, still  remains:  “A  candidate 
for  the  office  of  teacher  in  our  public 
schools is  rejected  without examination 
if  be  cannot show his  license to teach.” 
The  writer’s  knowledge  of  the  public 
school system is on a par with his knowl­
edge of logic.  The license, or certificate, 
which is probably what  is meant, cannot 
be secured  except  upon  passing  an  ex­
amination.  No  license  to  teach  is ever 
granted,  but  the  certificate  shows  that 
the person holding it is  duly qualified to 
teach, the only disability being a want of 
the necessary qualification.  Entrance to 
the ranks  of  this  most  important  class 
of  wage  earners  is entirely  voluntary, 
and  any member  of  the profession is at 
liberty to lay down the work at any time.

The attempt to force an analogy between 
the fact  that  teachers  and  doctors and 
lawyers are  compelled  to pass an  exam­
ination before  engaging  in these various 
callings, and  the  claims  of  the  unions 
that  they have a  right to  compel men to 
join them, are most ludicrous failures.

The  union  pays  not  the  slightest at­
tention to  the  proficiency—or want of it 
—of its members, nor of those whom it is 
seeking  to  drive  into  its  fold,  but  its 
motto seems to be,  “The  fewest possible 
hours for the highest possible pay.”  For 
the  attainment of  its  ends  it is bending 
every  energy.  Methods  which  outrage 
humanity  are  openly  advocated  by the 
demagogues who  mould its  counsels and 
control its  action. 
It mourns because it 
is  not  allowed  to  enforce  “pains  and 
penalties” upon  those  who will not sub­
mit to its  dictation because they  cannot 
approve  of  its  methods. 
If  unionism 
cannot  succeed  by fair,  honest  civilized 
methods it ought to fail,  it will fail; and 
the surest way to make its failure certain 
I am no 
is to give It the  power  it asks. 
enemy  to  organized  labor. 
I  am a firm 
believer in  it, and  gladly confess  that it 
has  done  much  for  the amelioration of 
the condition of  the laboring man.  But 
this success has  been in spite of,  not be­
cause of, many of  the methods employed 
by  unionists,  and  because  advancing 
civilization  demanded  better things  for 
all, and not  for a portion  of, the people. 
Had  the  unions  been  wisely  led,  and 
their leaders always men of principle, in­
telligent, just, patriotic, as many of them 
undoubtedly are,  labor  would  stand to- 
day upon a plane  which  is, and must be 
for years to come, only a dream, its real­
ization but a hope.  Daniel Abbott.

A   C lever  R etort.

onds.”

That  was  a  clever  and  timely  retort 
which a leather salesman  made to a shoe 
manufacturer in Buffalo last week.  The 
leather salesman had waited  in the man­
ufacturer’s office for more  than an hour. 
Then,  when the  latter  was  in  the act of 
rushing out without  giving the salesman 
an  opportunity  to  speak  to  him,  Mr. 
Commercial Traveler said:

“Can I speak with you a moment?”
“Sorry, but I’m too busy to-day.”
“I only want sixty or  seventy-five sec­
“Can’t spare’em to-day.”
“Well,  now,  see  here,  Mr.  -----,  I’ve
been sitting here for over an hour listen­
ing  to  your  conversation  with  people 
about  unimportant  matters. 
I  know 
you might have  given  me a show  if  you 
had  been  so  disposed.  You  may  get 
mad, but  1 want to  remind you that you 
send salesmen  out who have  occasion to 
ask  a  hearing  from  the  trade.  Would 
you like it if  one of  your  salesmen  had 
been snubbed  the way you  have ignored 
me?”
That  manufacturer  went  back  to  his 
desk  and that  salesman  went  with  him 
and  they subsequently  parted  most am­
icably. 

_______

G erm an D em an d   for  C orn.

to  obtain 

It is said  that the  demand  for Ameri­
can corn  has  grown  so  rapidly  in Ger­
many that  the government of  that coun­
try is  trying  to work  a  plan  to  enable 
consumers 
their  supplies 
directly from the producers in  the West­
ern  States.  The  purpose  of  Freiherr 
von Marschall,  Minister  of  Foreign  Af­
fairs, is  to  do  away  with  the  middle­
men and get lower prices for the consum­
ers.  He has  asked  officially  what  help 
the  Washington  government  will  give 
him in  carrying  out  his  plans,  and  the 
United  States consul there  has  written 
to  Washington  that  the  time  is  ripe to 
form a corn syndicate and gain a  lasting 
hold on the German market.

The  Russian  government 

is  kind 
enough to say that  the Jews may stay in 
Russia until June.

Unlike me Dutch  Process

CHICAGO

AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’T.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.G’d  Rapids.  7:25am 8:50am  1:25pm *11 :?0pm 
Ar. Chicago— 12:20pm 3:55pm  6:50pm  *6:30am 

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO  AND PROM  MUSKEGON.

VIA  ST.  JOSEPH  AND  STEAMER.

TRAVERSE  CITY  CHARLEVOIX  AND  PETOSKEY.

Lv. Chicago__8:25am  9:00nm  5:45pm  *11:35pm
Ar.G’d Rapids. 1:20pm 3:55pm  10:55pm  *6:10am 
Lv. Grand  Rapids....................1:25pm  +G :30pm
Ar. Chicago...............................8:30pm  2:00am
Lv. Chicago 9:30am... Ar. Grand Rapids 5:25 pm 
Lv. Grand Rapids.......   S:50am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........10:45am  3:55pm  5:25pm
Lv. G  R......5:45pm 
11:15pm
7:30am   
4:50am
12:10pm   
Ar.Manistee.10:44pm 
Ar.Trav.C’y .11‘10pm  12:40pm 
.........................
7:20am
 
Ar. Charlevoix........  3:15pm 
Ar.  Petoskey...........  3:45pm 
 
7:50am
Ar.  Bay View.........  3:55pm 
 
8:00am
Trains  stop  at  Traverse  City for dinner  and 
supper.
Arrive from Bay View, etc.,  6:00 a. m., 11:40 a 
m., 10:00 p. m.
Lv. Grand Rapids...  8:50am  5:45pm 
Lv. Ottawa Beach...  7:00am  3:50pm 
leaves Ottawa Beach 6:30 p. m.
To Chicago, lv. G. R ..  7:25am  1:25pm *11:30pm
To Petoskey,lv.G. R..  7:30am 
.........   11:15pm
To G.  R..lv. Chicago.  8:25am  *5:45pm *11:35pm
ToG. R..lv.Petoskey 
.........   1:30pm  +8:20pm
tExcept Saturday.  Other trains 

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

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

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.

OTTAWA  BEACH.

 
 
 
 
 

week days only.
DETROIT, 

-JÜLY30’ 1893
LANSING7 &  NORTHERN R. R.

GOING  TO  DETROIT.
Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:00am *1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. Detroit 
..............11:40am  *5:50pm  10:25pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

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

TO  AND  PROM  SAGINAW ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LOUIS.

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

TO  LOWELL  VIA  LOWELL  A  HASTINGS  R.  R.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:00am  1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:45pm 5:40pm  ..........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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

»Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DkIIAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

M lG H I G A N  f T E N T R A L

“ The Niagara Falls Route/*

(Taking effect Sunday, May 28, 1893.) 

»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

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

L nion Passenger Station.

■ETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  &  MIL­

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield A vs.

WAUKEE  Railway.

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

EASTW ARD.

tNo.  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 ARD.

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm
3 45pm
5 50pm 
305pm
4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
3 05pm 
8 00pm 
837pm 
705pm 
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

1  00pm
2 10pm

4 55pm 
6 00pm 
6 20am 
6 00am

Trains Leave  ltNo. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13. tNo. 15
10 20pm
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
11 20pm 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
6 30am
Milw’kee Str  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

7 25am
8 30am
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., 12:50 p.m., 
4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the  west, 6:40 a. m.,  10:10 
a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 9:35 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.
Westward—No.  1  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
J ab. C a m p b e l l , City Ticket A gent.

23 Monroe Street-

Breakfast  Cacea,

w hich  is  absolu tely p u re  

a n d   soluble.

A  d e sc r ip tio n   o f  t h e   c h o c o la te  
p la n t,  a n d   o f  t h e   v a r io u s   c o c o a  
a n d  c h o c o la te  p re p r  r a tio n s m an  
u fa c tu r e d  by W a lter B a k e r  & Co 
w ill b e  s e n t f r e e  to  a n y  d e a le r  o n  
a p p lic a tio n .

Vil. BAKER & GO., Dorchester. Mass.
H P  H T T P   pe c k h a m ’s  cro u p  r em ed y
u l v U U r   is  the  Clill Iren’s Medicine for 
Colds,  Coughs.  Whooping-Cough,  Croup, 
Pneumonia,  Hoarseness,  the  Cough  of 
Measles, and kindred complaints of Childhood. 
Try Peckham’s Croup Remedy for  the  children 
and be convinced of its  merits.  Get a bottle to­
day,  you  may  need  it  tonight!  Once  used  al-
^ ir ^ r nt' WHOOPING  GOUGH
“My customers are well  pleased with  that  in­
valuable  medicine—Peckham’s  Croup Remedy. 
I recommend it  above  all  others for children.” 
H. Z. C a r p e n t e r ,  Druggist, Parksville, Mo.
“Peckham’s Croup  Remedy gives the best sat­
isfaction.  Whenever  a  person buys  a  bottle  I 
will  guarantee  that  customer will  come again 
for more, and  recommend  it  to  others.”  C. II. 
P h il l ips, Druggist, Girard, Kansas.

G rand  R apid s  & In d ian a.
S chedule  in   effect A ug. 17,1893.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

A rriv e fro m   L eave g o in g
N o rth .
7:20 a  m
4 :15 p m
10:60  p m

S o u th . 
F o r M’k in aw .T rav . C ity  an d  Sag. 6:50 a  m  
F o r C adillac an d  S a g in a w ..............................  
F o r  P e to sk e y  & M ac k in a w ..........8:10 p m  
F ro m  K a la m azo o ............................. 9:10 a  m
F ro m  C hicago a n d  K a la m a z o o ..  9:40 p m  
d aily .  O th ers tra in s  d a ily  e x c ep t Sunday.
does n o t ru n  to  T ra v e rse  C ity  o n  Sundays.

T ra in s a rriv in g   fro m  s o u th  a t   6:60 a  m   a n d   9:10 a  m 
T ra in   le a v in g   n o rth   a t   7 :20 a. m . d aily .  T his  tra in  

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

N orth.
F o r  C in c in n a ti...............................
6:30 a m
F o r K alam azo o  a n d   C h ic a g o ..
F o r F o rt W ay n e an d  th e   E ast. .  11:60 a  m
6:15 p m
F o r  C in c in n a ti................................
.  10:40 p m  
F o r K alam azoo  &  C h ic a g o ... . ,
F ro m  S ag in aw .................................
,  11:50 a m  
.  10:40 p m
F rom  S ag in aw .................................
d a ily :  a ll  o th e r  tra in s   d a ily  ex c ep t S unday.

A rriv e fro m   L eave g o in g
S o u th .  ’
7:00  a m
10:05  a m
2:00  p m
6:00  p m
11:20  p  m

T ra in s le a v in g  s o u th  a t  6:00 p m  a n d   11:20 p.  m . ru n s 

C h icago v ia  G.  R.  & I. R.  R.

Lv G ran d   R apids 
A rr C hicago 

10:05 a  m  
4 :1 0 p m  

2:00 p m  
9:10 p m  

11:20 p m
6:50 a m

10:05 a   m  tr a in  th ro u g h  W a g n er  P a rlo r  C ar.
11:20 p m   tr a in   d aily , W a g n e r S leeping C ar.

10:00 p m
L v  C hicago 
A rr G rand R apids 
6:50  a  m
4:20  p  m   solid  tr a in   w ith   th ro u g h   W a g n e r  P a rlo r 
C ar.  10:00 p  m  tr a in   d aily ,  th ro u g h   C oach  a n d  W ag­
n e r  S leeping C ar.

4:20 p  m  
9:40 p m  

F o r M uskegon—L eave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
6:55  a m  
10:15 a m
11:25 a  m  
4 :40 p  m
9:10 p  m
5:40  p  m  

F ro m  M uskegon—A rrive

S unday tr a in   lea v es  fo r  M uskegon  a t   7:45 a   m , a r ­
riv in g  a t   9:15  a   m .  R e tu rn in g ,  tr a in   leaves  M uske 
iron a t   4:30 p m , a rriv in g  a t  G ran d   R apids a t   6:50 p ra.

G en eral P assen g e r an d  T ick e t A gent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee 
R’ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.
VIA  D .,  L.  A  N .  R ’T.

Time Table in effect May 14, 1893.

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

VIA  D .,  G.  H.  &  M.  R’Y.

Return connections equally as good.

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

California,  and  the  merits  thereof  are 
admitted on  all  hands.  The delay thus 
far seems to  have  been  caused  by  men 
not understanding it.
Robberies,  “lootings,” embezzlements, 
and  misappropriations  are  the order of 
the  day,  and  if  people  here do not rob 
trains  as  they  do  in  Michigan,  they  do 
worse—they  steal  the  trust  funds  of 
widows and orphans.  One  has far more 
respect for train robbers  than for such a 
well-known and “popular”  lawyer-thief 
as F. H.  Weeks,  whose  arrest  in Costa 
Rica has been chronicled; but both styles 
of  rascals  ought  to  be where they will 
not be heard of again. 

J a y .

POULTRY.
Local dealers pay as follows:

D R E S S E D .

Fowl......................................................
Turkeys.................................................
Ducks  ...................................................

u n .

Live broilers 1% lbs. to 2  lbs.  each, per
d o z .....................................................
Live broilers  less than  1-1)4 lbs.  each,
per doz................................................
S p rin g   C h ic k e n s ................................................   8 @10
Fowls............................................. 
Spring turkeys.........................................10 @12)4
Spring Ducks..........................................  9 @10

7  @8

16

BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS.

How  “The  Tradesman’s”  Friends  Re­

gard the  Anniversary. 

Cheboygan  Tribune:  T h e  Michigan 
T radesm an last week  entered  upon its 
eleventh year.  It has long ranked among 
the  best  of  the  trade  papers  published 
and  we  are  glad  to  note  its  continued 
prosperity.
Wm.  Judson  (Olney  &  Judson Grocer 
Co.), Grand Rapids:  1  have read with a 
great  deal  of  pleasure  and  profit  your 
valuable edition of the 13th inst. 
I wish 
to  congratulate  you on  your tenth anni­
versary,  and to  assure you of  my appre­
ciation of  your paper.
Grand Traverse (TraverseC ity)H era ld : 
T h e  Michigan  T radesm an  celebrated 
its tenth anniversary  last week, and has 
the  good  will  of every business man in 
the State.  The paper  has been  a power 
for  good  to  the  business 
interests  of 
Michigan, and the  Herald  congratulates 
Mr. Stowe upon his great success.
W.  H.  Hoops,  Chicago:  I  am  in  re­
ceipt of your  issue  of  Sept.  13 and con­
gratulate you on the success of your pub­
lication.  T h e  T radesm an  certainly is 
an Important factor with  the  merchants 
of  Michigan.  You  well  deserve  your 
success, as you  certainly have been, aud 
are  now,  a  very  hard  and  intelligent 
worker.
John T.  Burgess  (N.  K.  Fairbank  & 
Co.), Chicago:  Allow me to congratulate 
T he  Mich ig a n  T radesm an  upon  its 
tenth  anniversary,  and  express  sincere 
wishes  for  the  continued  and  future 
prosperity  of  your  valuable  paper. 
I 
have carefully read your  journal  for the 
past  eight years, and have always placed 
it in the front rank of the trade journals.
Mancelona  Herald:  T he  Michigan 
T radesm an is ten years old  and  is  one 
ot  the  best  trade  papers  in  the  land. 
As well might a merchant  attempt to do 
business without either money or credit, 
as to get  along  without  T h e  Michigan 
T radesm an  in  this  age  of  enlighten­
ment,  where a knowledge of markets and 
trade methods is  absolutely  essential to 
a successful business career.
Grand  Rapids  Evening  Press:  The 
current  number  of  T h e  Mich ig a n 
is  a  souvenir  edition  in 
T radesm an 
honor  of  its  decennial anniversary. 
It 
contains  articles  by  a number of prom­
inent  business  men,  and  is  a  valuable 
issue for preservation.  T h e T radesman 
is  at  all  times  an  excellent  paper,  aud 
has become a  considerable  factor in the 
city’s progress.  The  Press is pleased to 
note that its efforts are  appreciated,  and 
that it enjoys a large  measure of patron­
age and prosperity.
Saranac  Local:  T h e   Mi c h i g a n  
T radesm an celebrated its tenth anniver­
sary this week.  From  small beginnings 
it has worked its way  to  the  top  round 
and is now  a  model  commercial  paper, 
while the facilities  of  the office are sec­
ond to none.  We  congratulate  Brother 
Stowe on the  success  attained and he is 
certainly  entitled  to  these  congratula­
tions for the reason that he has achieved 
success where others  met  with  failure. 
Push,  pluck  and  persistency  have  all 
been displayed in the management of the 
paper since its inception.

Shelby Herald:  With  this  week’s is­
sue of  T h e  Mich ig a n T radesm an that 
journal completes  the  first decade of its 
existence. 
It  has  been  conducted  on 
practical  lines  from  the  start  and  has 
never  experienced  a  backward  move­
ment,  each  year  having  developed  im­
provements  over  the  preceding  period. 
Not so much do  we commend  its success 
in  a  financial  way—and  its  prosperity 
has not been equalled in the State in that 
time—but  the  genius  of  inception  and 
the persistence of  purpose which has es­
tablished  its  claim  for  reliability,  and 
has made it a  necessity to 6,000 business 
men, constitutes a  capital  stock  harder 
to acquire than  money and easier to dis­
sipate.  The  editor  of  the  Herald  is  a 
graduate of  T h e T radesm an—to which 
that paper very kindly  refers—and is in 
a  position  to  know  of  the  painstaking 
efforts  required  in  every department to 
maintain the  position mapped  out for it 
by the ambition of its founder.

S. P. Whitmarsh (druggist and grocer),

the 

the  Markets.

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

Purchasers  from  out  of 

TH E  M ICH IG^JSr  TRADESM AN.
Palmyra:  While  many  who  were your 
friends  and  companions  from  birth are 
congratulating  you  on  having  survived 
the  hardships  and  dangers  of  the  first 
decade, let  me on the  sly throw  out  the 
observation that, for  a  ten-year-old, you 
are a  credit,  both  to  yourself  and  your 
parents. 
I  have  watched  your  career 
for only one-eighth of your earthly exist­
ence, but  must confess  it  has  given  me 
quite a fund of  satisfaction.  One  thing 
1 remember is that  you seem to  appreci­
ate what  your  friends  are  trying  to do 
for you and invariably show  it by grace­
ful acts of business courtesy that incline 
them  to  repeat  their  efforts.  This,  at 
least, I am sure  is the  opinion  of  some 
contributors;  and  having  been  brought 
up to  speak the  truth, as one of  them  I 
take an early opportunity to acknowledge 
the  fact.  There  is  something  in  the 
ethics of the craft that aids and illumines 
all  others,  which  makes  one  who  is a 
worthy  member  susceptible  to  sincere 
praise  from  his  friends.  Encouraged, 
then, by what has fallen to your share of 
late, you may gladly enter  on the second 
decade  with  bright  hopes  and  assured 
prospects  of  success  in  your  efforts to 
please  a  public that  is  often  fickle, but 
sometimes  generous  and  even  just. 
In 
the future  that awaits  us  both  may our 
mutual hopes and  memories  be as pleas­
ant as they are now.
Grand  Rapids  Daily  Herald:  T he 
Mic h ig a n  T radesm an  has  completed 
the tenth year of  an  existence  that  has 
been alike profitable to its publisher and 
to the commercial interests  of  the  city. 
When the paper was launched, ten years 
ago, the  jobbing  trade  of  the  city  was 
small in comparison with its present pro­
portions.  What it is to-day may be cred­
ited  more  to 
influence  of  T he 
T radesm an  than  to  any  other  single 
cause.
The dealers of Grand Rapids have been 
brought into  weekly touch  with  almost 
every merchant in  their  territory.  The 
paper has been a commercial  traveler of 
most obiquitous powers, and always able 
to gain the eye of  the trade. 
It has also 
sought  out  visiting  dealers,  extended 
them many courtesies, interested them in 
Grand Rapids, and  fastened them to this 
market  through the influence of its good 
will.  That T h e T radesm an has gained 
a few dollars in the course  of  its career 
adds to rather  than  detracts  from  the 
merits of the missionary labors.
The interest of  the  decennial number 
of T h e T radesm an is  greatly enhanced 
by a large  number  of  articles  which  it 
prints from the pens  of  prominent busi­
ness  men  of  the  city.  These  articles 
treat of a decade’s  advance  in  the vari­
ous avenues of commerce with which the 
authors  are  identified,  and  taken  as  a 
whole forms  a  highly  gratifying  sum­
mary of the advance which ten years has 
shown in Grand Rapids.

News  from the Metropolis—Idea of the 
Speci&l Correspondence.
New York,  Sept.  15—This is  the day 
set for a general boom to set in and busi- 
dess to grow to such proportions that ex­
tra forces  will  have  to  be  engaged. 
If 
this does not happen, it will be a cold day 
for prophets. 
It  is  certain  that  at the 
moment  trade is  very  easily taken care 
of  by  the  forces  at  command,  and, in 
fact, it  can  grow to  considerably larger 
proportions before  extra  help will  have 
to be employed.  The volume of business 
is commonplace,  and  in the  large  retail 
stores the employes seem to have a vaca­
tion  “at  home”  as  they  stand  around 
watching for customers.
town  are 
scarce, and, if  we may  judge  by reports 
of  those  who  do  come,  are  simply  on 
their  way to  Chicago.  The trains  leav­
ing  for  that  town  are  crowded  before 
they leave  here, and  when  they  get out 
200 or 300  miles  the  jam  must be decid­
edly uncomfortable.  New  York is mak­
ing up for  lost time, and the  number  of 
Fair visitors she  is sending out is simply 
wonderful.
It is possible that the  American House 
of Lords  is to  blame  for  the  backward­
ness  of  trade,  and,  indeed,  this  is  the 
statement made wherever one goes.  “J ust 
wait till the vote  is  taken,  and  you will 
see the stores of this  city full of custom­
ers,” said one.  Until then,  not even the 
opening of  the  Ohio  gubernatorial cam­
paign attracts much attention.
Prices  remain  low,  very  low,  and  in 
many instances have been unchanged for 
weeks.  Rice  has  bobbed  up  almost lc, 
but still  remains  the  cheapest  food  on 
earth.
Some anxiety is felt among coffee deal­
ers at the situation in Brazil, although it 
is  not making  itself  felt in the  price of 
the berry to  any great  extent, although, 
as  compared  with  a  fortnight  ago,  the 
quotations  are  about  2}£c  in  advance, 
and at the  close  of  the  market  for  Rio 
No.  7  is  firm  at  18c,  with  some  quite 
large  consignments  on  the  way  thither 
from  Europe.  Mild  coffees  are  smpa- 
thizingly  stronger  and  buyers  who  se­
cured  a supply at  recent  quotations are 
congratulating  themselves.  Mocha  is 
worth  21@22c, with  Javas ranging from 
22@25c and fancies, 27c.
The  sugar  market  remains  quiet and 
unchanged  for  refined,  granulated  still 
being  quoted  at  $5.3-16@5.3-8.  This 
price has  prevailed since  the latter  part 
of July.
Some activity prevails in  tea, which is 
more than  could  be  said  of  the  article 
during  the past  twelve  months.  What­
ever else  this  nation  is, it  is  surely not 
one of  tea  drinkers.  New  crop  Japans 
are  worth, for  choice,  24@26c,  and  for 
the very best, 30c.
Canned goods  are still  quiet, but  it is 
evident  that  there  will  be  some  sur­
the  retailer 
prises  before  long,  and 
who  buys  now  is  wise.  This  is  in­
dicated  by  many  price  lists  as  well 
as by private letters  which your  corres­
pondent  has  seen  and  by  opinions  ex­
pressed all through the trade.  Tomatoes 
for less than $1  for  standard  No. 3s are 
growing  scarce.  Peaches  are  in  better 
demand, and the  prospects  are  that we 
shall  see  some  sharp  advances  before 
many weeks.
Prices  for  dried  fruits,  foreign  and 
domestic  are  extremely  attractive,  and 
in ordinary times  would  induce  liberal 
purchases, but  now  they  can hardly be 
given away.  New  prunes  are not quot­
able, but 4%c is  reported  to  be  top for 
the four sizes on the coast.
Butter is  meeting with  better demand 
and  best  State  is  worth  27c  with  best 
Western at 25c.  Cheese  is  selling more 
freely  and  prices  are  well  sustained, 
prices of State ranging 8J^@10c.
It  seems  quite  likely  now  that  the 
Torrey bankruptcy bill  will be passed in 
the  near  future. 
If  anyone  ought  to 
have a medal, it  is Jay L.  Torrey, of St. 
Louis, counsel of the  Associated Whole­
sale  Grocers  Association  of  that  city. 
He has worked for years over this matter 
without  compensation  save  the  small 
amounts  raised  by  voluntary  subscrip­
tions.  The  bill  is  one  that  has  been 
thoroughly  talked  over  from  Maine  to

The borrowing family  sent  their  boy 
Jack  over  to  Mrs.  Murphy’s  to  borrow 
some tea and sugar and a plate of butter. 
Mrs.  Murphy was  busy  and  had no in­
clination to lend to  neighbors who never 
returned  anything  they  borrowed.  At 
the same time she did not care to entirely 
offend  them.  “I’d be  glad to accommo­
date yees,” she said,  politely,  “but o’im 
in a hurry  and  haven’t the  time to wait 
on ye. 
I’ve other fish  to fry just now.” 
The boy  went  home  and  reported  that 
Mrs.  Murphy was too  busy  to attend to 
him, and had other fish to fry, etc.  “And 
why didn’t  ye wait?”  asked his  mother 
breathlessly. 
“Go  back  and  take  an­
other  plate  and  tell  Mistress  Murphy 
you’re  in  no  hurry,  and  mother’d  be 
much  obliged  to  her  for  a  plate  of  the 
fried fish!”
There  is  a  Hebrew  junk  dealer  in 
Winnipeg,  according  to report,  who  has 
been  endeavoring  to  get  his  friends  to 
kick  him 
town 
and  back  again.  He  sold  a  hair- 
stuffed  chair  to  a  green  English  im­
migrant  recently,  and  when  the latter, 
finding  the  seat  harder  than desirable, 
took the  chair to an  upholsterer to have 
a new seat put in,  he found $705 in good 
Canada bank notes stowed  away beneath 
the springs.
Wealth  is  so  uncertain  that a fortune 
may be swept away in a  few hours when 
speculators handle the brooms.

around 

the 

all 

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows,  in 
barrels,  f. o.  b.  Grand Rapids:
Eocene................................................... 
8)4
XXX  W.  W. Mich.  Headlight.............. 
7*
Naptha...................................................  @ 6)4
Stove Gasoline.......................................  @ 7J£
Cylinder  ...............................................27  @36
Engine  ..................................................13  @21
Black. 15 cold  test  ...............................  @8)4

ASPHALT

FIRE-PROOF  ROOFING

This  Roofing is guaranteed  to  stand  in  all 
places where Tin and Iron has failed;  is super­
ior to Shingles and much cheaper.

The best Roofing for covering over Shingles 
on old roofs of houses, barns, sheds, etc.;  will 
not rot  or  pull  loose, and  when  painted  with 
our
FIREPRO O F  ROOF  PAINT,
Will last longer than  shingles.  Write the un­
dersigned  for  prices  and  circulars, relative to 
Roofing  and  for  samples  of  Building  Papers, 
etc.

OIL PAINTINGS,

fl.  M.  REYNOLDS & SON.

Practical  Roofers,

ttf, Louis and  Gampau  Sts ,  Grand EapidB,  Midi.

Still  hold  their  place  in  the  front  as

TRADE  PERSUADERS.

Genuine  hand  painted  landscapes  by 

skilled artists,  no daubs.

22 x 36 in 4 inch gilt and oxidized frames,

$9.75  PER  DOZEN.

Also MIRRORS, 18x30,

$ 0 .0 0   P E I (   d o z e n .

30  days  net.  3  per  cent,  10  days.
$00 Cards and a Punch Free.

Special prices to large buyers.

NATIONAL  BOOK  &  PICTURE  «0.»

C H I C A G O .

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods,  Carpets and  Cloaks

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

G eese  Feathers.

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

m  Hemolsleiir & Go.,48> 1°^   S S S E st-

MUSKEGON  BAKERY

U n it e d   S t a t e s   B a k in g   C o.,

CRACKERS,  BISCUITS,  CAKES.

O r ig in a to r s  o f  th e   C eleb ra ted   C ak e,  “ M U S K E G O N   B R A N C H .”

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

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

Spring &  Company,

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

R ib b o n s, 

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

W e   invite  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  our  com plete  and  well 

assorted  stock  at  lowest  m arket  prices.

MILTON  KERNS’

Spring & Com pany.
B1  Puritano  Cigar.
10 Gait Cigar on Earth

I  t h e   f i n e s t ];

jIE LH JR ITA N 0% ^

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TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY
BATEMAN  &  FOX,
B.  J.  REYNOLDS,
R  OPPENHEIMER,
D e t r o it   T obacco  C o .,

Grand  Rapids.

East Saginaw.

Bay City.

Detroit.  Mich.

A S A F E   IN V E S T M E N T

A n   order  placed  with  us  for  goods  of  our  own  manufacture.  Our  fac­
tory  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  State,  and  its  products  are  trade  winners 
wherever  sold.

SIDE  ISSUES:

O r a n g e s ,  L e m o n s,  N u ts 

a n d   O v sters.

OUIi  SPECIALTY:ftfill

Tim  

BUTNÆ M  

CO.

Grader Gleets. 

Glass  Covers  for Biscaits.

'T ’HKSE  chests  will 
soon 
A  pay for themselves  in  the 
[ breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

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

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

CREAM  CRISP. 

NEWTON, a rich  finger with  fig  filling, 

the best selling cakes we ever made.

ORANGE  BAR.

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
This  is  bound  to  be  one  of

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 
GRAND  RAPIDS.
P E R K I N S   «Ss
H
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Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S  IN

NOS.  122  an d   1 2 4   LO UIS  ST R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N .

WB  CARRY A   STOCK OP  CARR TALLOW   POR  MILL  USP.

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JIZ j

Kent Coity Savings Bank,

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

GRAND  RAPIDS  ,M1CH.

Jso.  A.  f ovODE  Pres.

H e n r y   I dkm a, Vice-Pies.

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

K.  Van H op, Ass’tC ’s’r. 

Transacts a General Banking  Business. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Pox, 
T. J. O’Brien.  A. J. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W. Blodgett,J. A. McKee 
J. A. S. Verdier.
Deposits  Exceed  One  Million  Dollars.

ARE  THE  TIMES  HARD?

THEN  MAKE  THEM  EASY 
BY  ADOPTING  THE  COU­
PON  BOOK  SYSTEM  PUR 
NISHED  BY  THE

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

GBAND  RAPIDS.

BDY  THE  PENINSULAR

Once and You aie our Customer 

for life.

Stanton  A  Morey,

DETROIT, MICH.

Geo. F. Owen, Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

Residence  59 N.  Union St.. Grand  Rapids.

MICHIGAN

Fire h Marias Insurance Co.

O rganized  1881.

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN

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

How you can obtain a Pack of A.  DOUGHERTY'S 

Celebrated  World  Renowned

F*L,A.YING  C A R D S   F R E E  !

If you  want  good,  light,  sweet  Bread and  Biscuits use

FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST

T H E   O N L Y   R E L I A B L E

SOLD  BY  ALL  FIRST CLASS  GROCERS.

QUALITY  WINS!

Änd you  can  depend on  the best qual­

ity when  you  buy this  Brand•

BRAND  RAPIDS, 
BRUSH  OOMP'Y,
EES OF B R U S H E S GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MANUFACTUR­

MICH.

Our  Goods  are  sold  be  all  Michigan  Jobbing  Houses.

Save the Tin-Foil Wrappers and our White Diamond  Labels, 
and  when  you  have  TWENTY-FIVE  send  them  (or  fifteen 
cents),  to our agency and they will  send  you  a' full  deck  of 
“FERMENTUM”  PLAYING  CARDS.
For Purity and  Excellence  FERMENTUM, the  only reliable 
COMPRESSED  YEAST  is  superseded  by  none. 
It  is  made 
It  does  not  contain  any 
from selected Corn,  Rye and  Malt. 
acids or chemicals to make it white,  being sold  in  its  natural 
state,  the color of Rye.  Try it, and you will always have good 
Bread.  Follow directions.  Ask  for  and  insist  upon having 
FERMENTUM,  the  only  reliable  COMPRESSED  YEAST. 
Manufactured only by

THE  RIVERDA.LE  DISTILLERY,

THE  OLDEST  MANUFACTURERS  IN  THE  WEST.
General Offices:  264  to  270  Kinzie  St.,  Chicago  111. 
Grand Rapids Agency:  No.  106  Kent  Street.

The Following

Is the best line of Coffees in the State.  All roasted by GHASE 
A  SANBORN.

IF  YOU  WANT  THE  BEST 

THESE  ARE  THE  COFFEES  FOR  YOU  TO  BUY.

J e w e ll’s  A r a b ia n   M och a,
J e w e ll’s  O ld  G o v e rn m e n t  J a v a , 
J e w e ll’s  O ld  G o v e rn m e n t  J a v a   a n d  

M och a,

W e lls ’  P e r fe ctio n   Ja v a ,
W 'e lls’  J a v a   an d   M och a,
W e a v e r ’s  B len d ,
S a n to r a ,
Ideal  G olden  R io,
C om p ou n d   C ru sh ed   Java.

Above are all in 50-pound cans.
Ideal Java and  Mocha in one and two pound cans.

-----FOR-----

mason!
I
FRUIT  JARS 

B—4 the prices  advance, which  they are 
sure to do a little later in the season.  We 
will hold  the  following quotations  open | 
until the next issue of T he Tradesman  |

One pint  Mason cans,  packed, 6 doz.  in a case.......
One quart  Mason cans,  packed.  8 doz. in  a case... 
One-half gal.  Mason cans, packed,  6 doz. in  a case
One pint Mason cans,  packed,  1  doz.  in  a case.----
One quart Mason cans,  packed,  1  doz.  in  a case—  
One-half gal.  Mason cans,  packed, 1 doz.  in  a case 

Don’t delay but send your order at once to

H.  Leonard  &  Sons

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH. 

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