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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  27,  1893.

NO.  523

FOILED  BY  A  BOY.

Our village of  Glendale  had  a popula­
tion of about 600,  and  for  many years it 
was the boast  of  the  people  that  they 
went to bed at  night  without  locking  a 
door  or window.  Sometimes,  when two 
old pioneers got together  and exchanged 
reminiscences,  they  would  recall the ar­
rest of  a  man  for drunkenness or  relate 
theft,  but  those 
the  particulars  of  a 
things  were  all 
legendary.  Nothing 
whatever in  the  criminal  line  had  hap­
pened  for years and  years.  The  tavern 
was  strictly  ‘‘temperance,”  no  saloons 
were allowed  in the place, and the justice 
of the peace  and  constable  had  nothing 
to do outside of  a  lawsuit at  long inter­
vals.

the 

An epoch in  the  history of  our  town 
was the arrival of  a man  with a  washing 
machine.  The  excitement  was  general, 
but  most  subdued.  Our  people  had 
heard and read of washing machines, but 
none had ever seen  one.  The  man gave 
his name  as  John White,  and  when  he 
gave out  that  he  had  secured  the  best 
room  at 
tavern  and  might remain 
four weeks at  SI  per week,  it was whis­
pered  that  he  must  be  both rich and 
reckless.  He  was  a  fat,  smooth-faced 
man,  with  a hearty  way  about  him.  He 
was jolly,  sympathetic,  temperate,  and 
religious.  Our people couldn’t have rea­
sonably  demanded  those  qualities  in  a 
stranger  whose sole object was to lighten 
the  burdens  of  American  women  on 
washdays,  but his having  them  was duly 
appreciated  by one  and  all.  About  the 
first move  Mr.  White  made  after  estab­
lishing himself in Glendale was to deliver 
a temperance  lecture,  and  the  next was 
to  attend  church  service  and  drop  a 
whole dollar  into  the  contribution  box. 
From 
that  date  he  was  solid.  He 
might  have  driven  a  horse  “ faster 
than  a  walk”  across 
the  bridge  over 
Rocky  River and  no one  would  have en­
tered complaint.  Other  things occurred 
to place  Mr.  White  on  a  pedestal  to  be 
looked at and  talked about  and  admired. 
He could  “ pitch  the tune”  and  lead  the 
singing;  he could exhort;  he  donated $5 
to a  minister’s salary;  he  could  talk  to 
Sunday school  children;  he  was  one  of 
the  first  converts  baptized  by  Henry 
Ward Beecher.

Mr.  White brought  his  own horse and 
wagon and  rode  about the country to ex 
hibit his  washing  machine.  He  didn’t 
want to sell  single  machines,  but to dis­
pose of county rights. 
It  was  afterward 
remembered that whenever any one  was 
ready to buy  Mr.  White  himself blocked 
the sale  by waiting for  certain  legal  pa­
pers to arrive  from  Boston. 
It  is  time 
to tell you now that  I was  a  son  of  the 
man  who owned  and  conducted  the inn 
or tavern. 
It  was such  a  house  as  you 
will find  to-day in any village off the rail­
road—a homelike  place  with  good  beds 
and family fare.  Mr.  White  had  a room 
next to mine,  and  though  he  made extra 
efforts to win my  friendship  1 was shy of 
him from  the  first.  There  are  people 
you distrust at  first  sight  without being 
that  way
able  to tell  why,  and  I  felt 

toward  Mr.  White.  He  probably  sus­
pected  it and did  ali  he could  to win me 
over,  but the more he did  the greater was 
my distrust. 
I hadn’t  the  slightest sus­
picion that he  was anything but what  he 
claimed to be,  but within  a week after his 
arrival  I  was watching him.  There was 
a  door  between  our  rooms  which  had 
been  nailed  up  for years.  1 bored  a hole 
in 
to  observe  his  movements  at 
night.

this 

Mr.  White hadn’t  the  “ best  room”  in 
the house.  He had  taken No.  12  of  his 
own  choice.  The  back  window 
in  it 
opened on the roof  of  the  inn  kitchen, 
the same  as  the  back  window  in mine. 
One night  about 
two  weeks  after  Mr. 
White’s  arrival  I  was  awakened about 
midnight  by  some  noise,  and  I  looked 
through the hole  in  the  door to find  his 
candle  alight  and  him  moving  about. 
While I  watched  I  saw  him  put on a set 
of  false  whiskers,  which  instantly  pro­
duced a great change  in  his  looks.  He 
also put on  a  hat  I  had  never seen him 
wear before,  and after some other prepa­
rations to complete  his disguise  he blew 
out his light and left  his room  by  way  of 
the back  window.  From  my  window I 
saw  him carefully descend  the roof in  his 
stocking feet and drop off  the lower cor­
ner into a lane  never  used  except to go 
and return from the  tavern  barn.  You 
can  imagine  my  surprise  and  mystifica­
tion. 
I  was but a iad, and  knew nothing 
of the  wicked  ways of  the  world,  but  1 
instinctively realized that Mr. White was 
up to  some  deviltry.  Perhaps  I  was  a 
bit queer in my  ways. 
It never occurred 
to  rouse  up  father  and tell him 
to me 
I  simply  decided  to 
what  I  had  seen. 
wait  and  watch  further. 
It  was  half 
past 2 o’clock  before Mr. White returned, 
and  he came up the roof  as  carefully  as 
he had  gone down. 
I also made out that 
he had some sort  of  a  bundle  with him. 
He did not light his candle on his  return, 
but l heard  him  unlock  and  relock  his 
trunk  and get into bed.

There was great  excitement  in  Glen­
dale next  morning,  or  rather  about  8 
o'clock  that morning.  The principal dry 
goods  store  had  been  robbed  during  the 
previous  night—the  first  real  robbery 
known in  the annals of the  village.  The 
robber had got  in  by  a  back  window. 
There was a private  bank  in town  and so 
he had secured only a few dollars in cash, 
but he had  taken  about  8300  worth  of 
silks.  Business  was  practically  sus­
pended  for  half a day.  Six  funerals,  two 
circuses,  and  Fourth  of  July  all coming 
at once could not  have  upset  the public 
mire.  1  ought 
to  have  instantly cor- 
nected Mr.  White  with  that robbery as a 
matter of course,  but  the  idea never  oc­
curred to me. 
I was  mystified,  but  not 
suspicious.  He  was  a  prominent  figure 
thaf  day. 
In  his  bygone  days he  had 
been  a detective,  he  said.  He  assisted 
the  county sheriff  and 
town  constable 
with  his advice;  he helped  them  to  find 
clews;  he  had  theories  and  plans;  fce j 
to  any  reward 
would  add  ten  dollars 
which might be offered. 
It was conclud­
ed that the  robbery  was  the  work  of  a

traveling gang,  and  the  sheriff  spent  a 
week riding about  the  country  and then 
gave up  the chase.  Three  days after the 
burglary a tin  peddler  put up  at the  inn 
for the night.  He was  a stranger to all, 
but made himself perfectly  at  home  with 
everybody.  He took  a  deep  interest  in 
Mr.  White’s washing machine,  and about 
10 o’clock in  the  evening  was  invited  up 
to the latter’s room  to inspect some  legal 
papers connected  with  it.  1  went  to my 
post at once,  and  during the  next hour  I 
saw a bundle taken out  of  Mr.  White’s 
trunk,  some  money counted  down,  and 
the peddler and the  bundle slip down the 
roof 
the  darkness.  What  aston­
ished  me more than  anything else  was to 
see the pair drink  from  a  bottle  in  pos­
session  of the  peddler—a  bottle  which  I 
believed  to  contain  whisky.  Mr.  White 
not only drank  but  smacked his lips and 
seemed  to find great satisfaction  in  it.

into 

to 

i now  felt that  there  was  something 
wrong with  the  man,  but  was  uot sharp 
enough  to grasp the situation. 
If I  went 
to  father  with  what  I  had  seen  he  would 
scarcely believe  it,  and  would  also  be 
highly  indignant  at  my  having  played 
the spy on  a  guest of  the  house.  After 
debating the matter  for  a  day or  two  I 
concluded to  keep  quiet,  the  more  espe­
cially  as the man  with  the  washing  ma­
chine was now  talking of buying a home, 
joining the church,  and  bringing  on his 
It  was  about a week 
family  from  Ohio. 
after tne  coming  and  going  of 
the  tin 
peddler before  l  made  any new discov­
ery.  Then one dark  and  rainy  evening, 
at about  10 o’clock,  I  saw  Mr.  White  put 
on  his disguise  and  make  off  down  the 
I  at once set out to  follow 
kitchen roof. 
him,  but  owing 
the  storm  and  the 
darkness  lost sight of  him  after dogging 
his footsteps for a couple of  squares. 
I 
then  returned  and went to bed,  but  kept 
awake until  he returned,  which  was at 2 
o’clock  in  the morning.  He  went to  bed 
in the dark,  and  I did  not  hear him open 
his trunk.  Next  morning  Glendale  was 
upset  again.  The  bank  and  post-office 
had  been  robbed.  The  banker  was  the 
postmaster,  and  both  institutions were 
in  the  same  building.  The  safe  door 
had  been  drilled,  and 
the  robber  got 
about 82,000 in cash,  a  hundred  dollars’ 
worth of stamps,  and  a  dozen registered 
letters.  He  had  gained  access  to  the 
building by means  of  a  false key.  Mr. 
White was sent  for  before he was out of 
bed,  and  it  was  the  same 
thing  over 
again.  He practically took charge of the 
case,  and  under  his direction  a dozen or 
more men were sent  out to pick  up clews. 
There  was  talk  of  getting  a  detective 
from  Boston,  but  he  discouraged  it and 
kept  up  the  hunt  until  the  banker was 
satisfied that  the  robber had  made good 
his escape.

I  was  now  perfectly  satisfied  in  my 
own  mind that  Mr.  White was the robber 
in  both  instances,  but  1  dared  not lisp 
my suspicions. 
I  argued that  l  would  be 
put in  prison  if  I  could  not  prove  him 
guilty,  and 
that  some  of  his  friends 
would kill me  if he  was  punished on  my 
evidence.  The thing  was such  a mental

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

burden to me that  I  went  about looking 
as  if  I  bad  not  long to live.  One  day 
when the hunt  had  begun  to  grow  slack 
I  was  sent  by  father on  an errand  to  a 
farmer 
three  miles  away.  By  taking 
a  cut  through  woods  and fields  I  could 
save  half  the  distance.  On  a  creek  in 
the woods  was  an  old  at.andoned sawmill 
which  1 had  visited  a  score  of  times be­
fore.  1 took  it  in  on  this t ’dp,  of course. 
I  was close  to it,  but still  sheltered  from 
sight  by  the  bushes,  when  I  heard  some­
one moving about.  Creeping forward  on 
hands  and  knees,  1 discovered  Mr.  White 
just as he was  leaving  the place.  When 
he  had come  down  the  old  “ logway”  he 
stopped  and  listened  and  looked  about, 
and  when  he  finally  started  off  he acted 
as  crafty  as  an  Indian.  Waiting  until 
he  had  been  out  of  sight  ten  minutes,  1 
rose  and  entered  the  old  ruin.  1  ex­
pected  to  find  something  there,  but  1 
went climbing  about  for a quarter of  an 
hour before anything  turned  up.  Then 
it  was a  parcel  wrapped  in  brown  paper 
and  bidden  behind  a  beam. 
I  nearly 
jumped out of my  jacket  when  I  saw' the 
conteuts.  There  was a  great  package of 
greenbacks and  nine  registered  letters, 
which had  been opened.  There  was also 
a  big  envelope  with  a  lot  of  postage 
stamps. 
I  replaced  the  parcel,  left the 
mill,  and  went  straight  to  father  and 
told  him everything.  About  the  time  1 
was  telling  my  story  the man  with  the 
washing machine  was attending a funeral 
in  the outskirts of  the town and showing 
as  much  emotion  as  any  one  of the be­
reaved.  Father  was  as  pale as  a giiost 
and ail  of  a tremble  when 1  had  finished. 
He knew  1  must be  telling the truth, and 
yet  he replied:

“ Sam,  you  waut  to  be mighty careful! 
If you’ve been  dreaming  ail  this  I'll  give 
you  the awfulest  licking a boy ever got!”
I  convinced  him  that  1  had  been  very 
wide  awake  all  the  time,  and  he  was 
more  frightened  than  1  was.  He  was 
afraid  of  the  law,  afraid  of Mr.  White, 
and  afraid  that  he  would  somehow  be 
blamed  for 
I  don’t  know 
what  course  would  have  been  pursued 
but  for mother.  He had just commanded 
me not to lisp a  word  to  her  when  she 
came  into  the  room  and  demanded  to 
know  what  was  going  on.  She  got  the 
story,  and  father 
to  make  her 
promise  to keep quiet  until  he could  see 
his way clear,  but  she  replied:

the  affair. 

tried 

“George,  you don’t  want  to  have  any­
thing to do  with  this case.  You  are  half 
scared  to death  already,  and  you  will  be­
tray  yourself and  let  that  scoundrel es­
cape. 
Just leave  everything  to me.  and 
1  warrant  you  I’ll  laud  him  in  State 
prison.”

Mother  was the  “ better  man,”  as  the 
saying  is,  and  father  had  to  give  way. 
That  afternoon  she  drove  over  to 
the 
county  seat and  gave the  Sheriff  all  the 
particulars.  He  put  a couple of his  best 
deputies  to  watch  the mill day and night, 
and  mother,  a third deputy,  and  myself 
agreed  to wratch  Mr.  W hite’s  movements 
about the inn.  Nothing  occurred  to dis­
turb him  in  the  slightest.  Four  or five 
days after I  discovered  him  at  the  mill 
he  delivered  an  evening  lecture on  the 
subject of  temperance  and  morality,  and 
dozens  of  oar  citizens  congratulated 
themselves  on  the  fact  tiiat  he  was to be­
come a resident  among  us. 
it  was  fully 
three  weeks  after  the bank  robbery  be­
fore  he  made  another  move.  Then  he 
left his  room  by  night  and  in  disguise. 
The deputy  and  I  tried  to  tra.l  him,  hut

Chocolate  Cooler  Co.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

HOCK  DOn  TABLES  ID   SHELVING

AND  MANUFACTURERS  AGENT  FOR

Koch  Adjustable brack­

ets for Shelving.

This 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  M IC H IG A N  
TRUST  CO.  B U IL D IN G .  If you cannot visit office, 
send  for catalogue.

A  Displeased  Customer

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

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

j mand  a superior price.  Ample proof 
¡of this fact  if furnished  by  increased

GAIL  BORDEN

EAGLE  BRAND

"•tear tile signature,

^JHud^ons^eetjtewYo^

Condensed  Milk  recorded  each  year.  Do  your  customers 
I get this  brand  when  they  call  for  it?

he  was  too  “ fly”  for  us,  though  he did 
not  know  we were after  him.  Believing 
he  would  make  for  the  mill  to bring  in 
his plunder,  we  hastened  to  the locality 
and  gave the alarm  to the  watchers.

It was  his  intention  to call  at the  mill,
I but  he  had other  business  lirst.  He  en- 
j tered  the  house of a Justice of the  Peace 
by  the  way  of  a  window,  ransacked  it 
S from  top to  bottom  without  disturbing 
| anybody,  and  secured  §200  in  cash,  a 
I gold  watch,  and  some articles of jewelry.
I  It  was midnight  when  he  arrived  at  the 
[ mill,  and not  a  move  was  made  un*il  he 
I  was 
leaving  it.  Then  he  was  nabbed 
with  all  the  plunder.  He  had,  as  we 
I subsequently discovered,  made  a hiding 
i place  in  the chimney  of  his  room  at  the 
| inn.  and  was going to deposit everything 
there.

Mr.  White  made  no  resistance  when 
the  men  sprang  out  upon  him.  On  the 
contrary  he  was  very  passive.  He sat 
down on an  old  saw  log  and  expressed 
his deep sorrow and lasting  grief that he 
should  be  suspected  of  anything.  He 
quoted  Scripture;  he  exhorted;  he 
for­
gave.  Then  lie  made  a  break for liberty, 
and  had  he  not fallen  over  me as  1  tried 
to get out of  his  way  he  might  have got 
clean  off.  When  roped  and  handcuffed 
he  betrayed  his  true character,  and  his 
I blasphemy  was  something  appalling, 
j He  was  so  neatly  trapped  that  it  was  a 
clear case  from  the  start,  and  the  jury 
which  tried  him did not  leave their seats. 
He got  twenty years  in  prison,  and  it  is 
still 
town  how 
he cursed Judge  and  jury  and  vowed  to 
| get even.  The inn still  stands,  with  its 
| sign  swinging  in  the  wind,  and  in  the 
| attic 
the  washing  machine  which 
played  such  an  important  part  in  intro- 
| ducing Mr.  White to  the  people of Glen­
dale.  The  merchant  ami 
the  banker 
j both  rewarded  me.  The  first  presented 
! me  with  a shilling straw  hat.  the second 
I with 
firecrackers  for 
| Fourth  of July.

two  bunches  of 

remembered 

the 

in 

is 

A  D angerous  Paper.

A  German  genius  was  very  much  dis- 
j  appointed  lately  when  he  applied  for a 
i patent on an  invention  of his  to have the 
patent refused,  and  the manufacture and 
j sale of  his invention  forbidden, 
it  is  a 
paper so  prepared  that  any  writing  on 
I it,  made  with any  known  sort  of ink, can 
j  be easily  and  quickly  erased  by  the  sim­
ply  application  of  a moist sponge.  The 
| paper  was made of  the ordinary  ingredi- 
j cuts,  with  the  addition  of  asbestos  and 
| parchment  glue.  The  paper  pulp,  after 
| rolling,  was  immersed  for  a  short  time 
i (from  six  to  thirty-five  seconds,  accord- 
I ing to the  thickness  of  the  paper  to be 
| prepared  from  it)  in  concent rated  sul- 
I plniric  acid  at 20  degrees,  diluted  with 
j 10  to  15  per  cent,  of  water. 
It  was 
I then  pressed  between  glass 
rollers,
| passed  successively  through  water,  am- 
! nionia solution and  a second time through 
, water,  strongly  pressed  between  rollers 
| and  dried  on  felt  rollers,  and  finally on 
| polished  and  heated  metal  rollers.  The 
j finished  article  is  said  to  be  precisely 
| like ordinary  paper. 
Its  sale  has  been 
j prohibited on  account  of  the  misuse  to 
|  which it can  be  put.

Self-Lighting  Cigars.

A  Boston c.igar dealer  has  taken  out  a 
patent  for  an  automatic  cigar 
lighter, 
comprising  some  chemical  compound, 
which  is rubbed  on  the  end  of the cigar. 
When  the  point of  the  cigar  is  cut  off, 
and  the smoker  begins  to puff,  the  prep- 
| aration  ignites,  the  cigar  lights  itself, 
and  the smoker  does  the  rest,  as  usual. 
It is said  that cigars  thus  treated can  be 
kept for  an  indefinite  time in  boxes,  or 
oenri  H  the 
and  will  be ready  for
use at any  lime.

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s
We  have decided not  to  carry  over  any of  our

T O  

C L O T H IN G  

8tock’ 

it 

pay y°u  we^  to see  our ^ne

ready-made  clothing  of  every  description;  none 
J T E R C H A N T S   ! 
better,  few  as  cheap;  and  these  reduced  prices 
place  us  lowest of  all, as every  vesture  must  be  closed  out.  Write  our 
Michigan representative,

WILLIAM  CONNOR,

Box  34G,  Marshall,  Mich.,  and  he will soon  be  with  you.

M IC 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 o t ic e — William  Connor  will  be  at  Sweet’s  C U S T O M E R S ’ 

Hotel, Grand Rapids,  Mich., on  Thursday  and Fri- 
day,  October 5  and (5. 

E X P E N S E S  
A L L O W E D .

O il  H e n t e r s

WE  ARE  AGENTS  FOR

THE  WILGOX  HEAT  LIGHT  CO.

AND  THE

GLAZIER  STOVE  GO.
THE  NO.  9  P E L ,
PERFEGT  OIL  HESTER

AS  WELL  AS

ARE THE  BEST  OF THEIR  KIND.  WRITE  US  FOR  A  CATALOGUE.

Progress  of the  Commercial  Traveler.
W r itte n  to r  T h b  T r a d e s m a n .

It is a well-known  law of Nature  that 
everything  must  advance  or decline,  go 
forward or retrograde.  There is no such 
thing as standing still.  Physical science 
teaches  us  that even  the  frostbound  gla­
ciers of the Alps silently  but  powerfully 
force their way  through  their rockbound 
environs. 
is 
more positively  made known,  as it  is our 
nature to improve  mentally  or  morally, 
or as certainly  go backward.

In  mankind 

this  axiom 

In  no  class  of  men  or professions is 
this advancement or  improvement  more 
pronouuced than  in  the commercial  trav­
eler  of 
to-day  as  compared  with  our 
brother of a decade  ago.  The  policy  of 
our jobbing houses in the past was “ What 
is  the  least  salary  for  which  you  will 
travel?”  To-day  it is “ What  is the  most 
you  can  earn?”  The  cheaper  man  is 
usually the more expensive  and  unsatis­
factory  in  the  end,  and  the  dissipated 
“ rounder”  of  the past  has  given  place 
to  the  dignified,  intelligent  representa­
tive  of  to-day,  as 
the  employer  well 
knows that his  business  is  usually  sized 
up  by the impression  his  traveler makes 
upon  the retailer  who  is  to be  his future 
customer.

traveler  of 

the  village 

The  commercial 

to-day 
comes  from the ranks of the most intelli­
gent of our young  men.  He  is  depend­
ent upon  his own  resources for support. 
He has the highest regard for the general 
welfare  of  the  country and  takes  at  all 
times  a  lively  interest in  what  is  going 
on around him.  He  is full of that cour­
age,  determination  and  confidence  that 
always  insure  success.  He  starts  out 
alone.  He is  the man  of  all  men  to in­
spire all  with  whom  he comes in  contact 
with that spirit of advancement of which 
he is  so  full.  With  his  natural  force 
of character  he pursues  his calling.  He 
brings towns into  close communion  with 
each other and  inspires one city  to emu­
late the other  in public  and  private  ad­
vancement,  in  trade,  buildings  and soci­
ety.  He changes  the habits aud dress of 
one section to  conform  with  those of an­
other,  and 
tailor  depends 
more  upon  the  wide-awake  “drummer” 
for the latest  thing in coat or  pants than 
upon  his  fashion  plates  from  the £ast, 
while the village  oracle repeats,  without 
fear  of  successful  contradiction, 
the 
prophecies  of  some  well-known  agent 
regarding the  future  price of  potatoes, 
the  disposition  of  the  Sherman  Bill  or 
the result  of  the  coming  election.  He 
leaves the  impress  of  his  individuality 
wherever he goes,  and he has  introduced 
that  spirit which  has  made  the  steam 
railway,  telephone,  telegraph,  newspa­
per and  electric  light not  luxuries  but 
necessities.  He has  thus  compelled the 
people  to  use  carpets,  napkins,  cleau 
table and  bed  linen,  and  to  eat  with  a 
fork,  and has educated  them to habits of 
cleanliness  by demanding  an occasional 
change  of  towels.  His  suggestions  to 
his  customers  in 
the  management  of 
business  have often  carried  well-mean­
ing but  unwise tradesmen safely through 
the dangerous rocks of the  credit system 
and  reckless buying.  The greatest com­
mercial  prosperity  of  our  nation 
is 
marked  by the  time  when  the commer­
cial 
traveler  became  most  numerous. 
Who,  then,  will  gainsay  the  fact that he 
has contributed  largely to  the humaniz­
ing,  christianizing,  civilizing aud  devel­
oping of  our country?

Claiming  that  the  traveling  man  de-

T H B   M iG H lG A i^
serves  ail the  good things  that  are said 
about  him,  I  do not  think will  be  called 
egotism on  my  part. 
I  have  known  the 
traveling  man intimately  for many  years, 
and,  judging from  the representatives of 
his  calling  that 1  have  met  from  other 
countries and  from every part  of  this,  in 
all of the characteristics that go  to make 
up a large-hearted,  noble  aud intelligent 
manhood 
they  are  all  alike.  1  have 
watched  his  evolution  in  public opinion 
from  the time  when  a few  loud-mouthed, 
aggressively  dressed,  swaggering  and 
swearing  travelers  were  taken  as  the 
type  of  all;  when  the  name  “ traveling 
man”  brought  up in  the minds of  the  un­
informed  a burlesque picture of  the  real 
man as  he has  always  existed,  until  to­
day  when  he  has  won  by  his  sterling 
qualities,  his 
intense  humanity,  his 
broad charity,  his  disgust  and contempt 
for  all  kinds  of  hypocrisy,  his  upright 
and  uncompromising  manhood,  the  re­
spect and  confidence  of  all  classes.  He 
is  welcomed  among  the  best  circles of 
society.  Cities,  towns  and  hamlets  vie 
with  each other  for his  citizenship,  and 
in  our own  State  the  cities  and  towns 
boast of  containing  the  largest  percent­
age  of traveling  men,  as they  boast  of 
their unequaled school  and  church priv­
ileges,  or of any  of  the  other advantages 
they can  offer  that  go  to  make  up  the 
model  place for a home.

in 

No  member  of  society  deserves  more 
sympathy  and  encouragement 
life, 
few  deserve  more  honor  in  death;  the 
the  world,  however,  has  neither  sym­
pathy  nor  encouragement  for  them  in 
life.  The soldier is  always  honored,  al­
though he  is  merely  a  machine  in  the 
hands  of  his  superior;  yet  in  life  he  is 
surrounded  by comrades,  encouraged by 
his friends and  supported by his country. 
In victory  he  is honored,  in  defeat  sym­
pathy springs  to  his  side,  in  death the 
nation  mourns  his 
loss  and  dots  the 
valley  and  hillside  with  monuments  to 
his  memory.  The  merchant,  after  his 
business  cares are  over,  is  met  with  the 
welcome voices of  his  wife  and children 
in a bright  and  happy home.  Social  in­
fluences  and  true  friends  surround  him. 
Unlike the soldier with  but one object in 
view,  the commercial  traveler  must  be 
his own  dictator.  No matter  how  faith­
ful to duty,  if his efforts result in failure 
no sympathizing friends  come to his res­
cue.  He has  comrades,  but,  instead  of 
stauding  shoulder 
and 
touch to  touch,  each  comrade  is  a com­
petitor striving for the  same prize.  Un­
like  the  merchant,  no  true  companion 
wishes him  success  as  he  starts  to  his 
daily task,  no  happy  voices greet  him  at 
the  twilight  hour,  no  social  influences 
act  as  a  safeguard.  Home  he  has,  but 
without 
the  power  to  guide;  family, 
without the  opportunity  to  cherish  and 
encourage;  business  ever  in 
the  pros­
pective;  acquaintances,  without  the  time 
to  make 
them  sympathizing  friends; 
beset with  the  dangers of  freedom;  har­
assed  with  opposition:  but,  in  spite  of 
all this,  the  record of  the life of  the com­
mercial  traveler of  to-day  stands forth  as 
a model  of  integrity,  faithfulness,  hon­
esty  and virtue.  Defalcations  aud  pecu­
lations  are  almost  unknown,  and 
the 
ability and  importance of our  profession 
are  recognized 
the 
press and  in  the halls of Congress.

in  the  pulpit,  by 

shoulder 

to 

L.  M.  Mil l s.

In  a way men  are  all  alike,  only  some 
who  will  bear  watching  are  not  worth 
the trouble.

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

A R O U N D   T H E   STATIC.

business at  42  Mason  avenue  under  the 
same style as before.

Lake Ann—Burnett & Holland succeed

S. S.  Burnett  in  general  trade.

Durand—R.  K.  Perry  succeeds  Perry

& Winans in  the meat  business.

Climax—Fred  VV.  Rice  has  purchased 

the  harness business of  L.  E.  Finout.

Reed  City—Hyman  Joseph  has  sold 
his dry goods stock  to  Mrs.  A.  Jacobson.
Traverse City—H.  E.  Gibbs  has  sold 
his  stock of fruit  and  confectionery to  F. 
J.  Lillie.

Litchfield—T. W.  Mohn  has  removed 
his harness  business  from Schoolcraft to 
this place.

Constantine—Blair &  Straw  has  pur­
the  restaurant  business  of  A. 

chased 
Traverse.

Ironwood—Peter Darwin  has  removed 
to 

his  stock  of  general  merchandise 
Claire,  Wis.

Negaunee — Perry  &  Clark  succeed 
Perry  & Brand  in  the grocery  and crock­
ery business.

Burr  Oak—Jay  Keesler  is  succeeded 
by F.  E.  (Mrs.  D.  B.) Millman  in  the gro­
cery business.

Ionia—M.  M.  McGarry  &  Co.,  grocers, 
have dissolved,  M.  M.  McGarry continu­
ing the business.

Ann  Arbor—Pardon & Esselbach, meat 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  W.  E.  Pardon 
continuing the business.

Menominee—Gauthier,  Pelletier & Co., 
boot and  shoe  dealers,  have  dissolved, 
Jos.  Pelletier continuing the  business.

Caledonia—Kinsey  &  Myers  have  just 
It 
improvement  over  the  old 

moved  into their  new store  building. 
is  a  great 
quarters.

Otsego—E.  J.  Rose  has purchased  the 
grocery  and  bakery  stock of Mitchell  & 
Vaughn,  and  will  continue  business  at 
the same  location.

Beldiug—Ed.  Belding  has  retired  from 
the grocery  firm of  the  Welsh  &  Belding 
Co.,  having  sold  his  interest  to  C.  A. 
Eddy and  Thos.  Welsh.

Vassar—L. D. Buck has sold his grocery 
stock  to  Benson  and  Peter  Mitts,  who 
will  continue  the  business  at the same 
location  under the style  of  Mitts Bros.

Plainw ell— Geo.  E.  Starr  has  pur­
chased  the  interests of  Levi  and  George
T.  Arnold  in  the  drug  firm  of  Geo.  E. 
Starr  & Co.  and  will  continue  the  busi­
ness  under the style of Geo.  E.  Starr.

Traverse City—A.  Pohoral,  for several 
years  past  in  the employ of  S.  K.  North- 
am,  has  rented  the  Smith  building,  re­
cently  vacated  by  A.  A.  McCoy  &  Son, 
and  will  put  in  a stock of hardware.

Traverse City—C.  M.  Beers  and  Peter 
Wurzburg  have formed  a copartnership 
and  will  put a stock of furniture into  the 
new  Wurzburg  building.  They  expect 
to  be  able  to open  for  business  abcut 
Oct.  15.

the  local-option 

Paw  Paw—Dr.  Jerome  D.  Hamilton, 
the druggist,  was  convicted  in  the  Van 
Buren Circuit Court,  Wednesday,  of  vio­
lating 
law  by  selling 
liquor to a person  in  the  habit  of  getting 
intoxicated.  He  was not  sentenced,  and 
will  probably  take an  appeal  to  the Su­
preme Court.

Muskegon—Jacob  Masema  has  pur­
chased  the  interest of  G.  H.  Bennink  in 
the  flour  and  feed  firm  of  Bennink  & 
Son.  The  business  will  be  continued  by 
him and  John  Benuink  under  the  style 
of the  Muskegon  Hay  Baling  Co.,  at 48 
Mason  avenue  and  88  Delaware  street. 
G.  H.  Bennink  will  coutiuue the grocery

More Anniversary Congratulations.
Inter-State Grocer:  We note that T he 
Mich ig a n  T radesm an  has  passed  its 
tenth  milestone.  We  desire to  offer our 
congratulations to our neighbor  with  our 
best  wishes  for its future prosperity.

Shoe and Leather Review:  Last week’s 
issue  of  T h e  Mic h ig a n  T radesman 
marked  its  tenth  year  of  success  and 
prosperity,  and  it  reviewed  the  years 
that  have passed since  its  inception in  a 
very fitting  manner.  T h e  T radesm an 
has always  been ably conducted.

Boots and Shoes  Weekly: 

American Artisan:  The  issue of T h e 
Mich ig a n  T radesm an  for  September 
13  makes  the  decennial  anniversary  of 
that prosperous and  ably-edited  publica­
tion. 
Its  marvelous  progress  is  what 
might  have been expected  when you  take 
into account  the  editorial  and  business 
ability that has  been  be-Stowed  upon  it.
In  its  cur­
rent  issue T h e  Mich ig a n  T radesm an 
celebrates  the  tenth  anniversary  of  its 
appearance with an interesting  biograph­
ical  sketch of its  progress for the decade. 
Clean,  careful  and  progressive,  no  jour­
nal comes  to our  desk  that  is more cor­
dially  welcomed,  and  we  wish  for  it  in 
the future  the  full  meed  of  success  its 
aim and energy so richly deserve.

American Grocer:  The  last  issue  of 
T he  Mich ig a n  T radesman  celebrated 
its tenth  anniversary.  This  took  a  very 
practical  rather 
than  an  ornamental 
form.  Various  of 
the  financiers  and 
merchants of  Grand  Rapids contributed 
articles to  its  columns,  forming  a  note­
worthy  symposium.  We  congratulate 
our esteemed and  worthy contemporary, 
and  wish  for  it  a  constantly expanding 
field of usefulness  and  a  full measure of 
prosperity.

New  Jersey  Trade  Review: 

T he 
Mich ig a n  T radesm an,  one  of our most 
valued exchanges,  receutly celebrated its 
tenth  anniversary. 
It  enters  upon  the 
second  decade  with  unmistakable  evi­
dences  of  prosperty  stamped  on  every 
page.  Brother Stowe is a  man of ability 
which,  combined  with  large  experience 
and  ample  capital,  will  make  our  es­
teemed contemporary  more invaluable to 
the merchants of michigan  in the future 
than  it  has  beeu  in the past—if that  were 
possible.  May  the  largest  measure  of 
success attend  him.

Toledo  Business  World:  T h e  Mic h i­
gan  T radesman of  Sept.  13  devotes  a 
page or  two to some very interesting his­
torical  and  biographical  reminiscences 
in  connection  with  its tenth  anniversary, 
which  is reached  with  the  issue of that 
date.  T h e  T radesm an  was  born  in a 
little room  in  the  third  story of  a build­
ing on Lyon street, and it  has grown until 
it now occupies  all  the  available  space 
in  a handsome  three-story and  basement 
block,  and  at  the  expiration  of  its  pres­
ent  lease it  hopes  to  erect  a home of  its 
own.  During  aii  this  time,  the  ruling 
genius  of  the establishment has been  E. 
A.  Stowe,  who  first  conceived  the plan 
of  its  publication,  and  who  has  devel­
oped  and  perfected  his  ideal  until  it is 
embodied  in one  of  the  ablest and most 
successful  trade papers of the land.

She  Takes  to  Millinery.

It is reported from  New York that Mrs. 
Cyrus W.  Field,  a daughter-in-law of the 
late capitalist of that  name,  has  become 
a  partner  in  a  millinery  establishment 
on  Fifth avenue,  with  the  avowed  pur­
pose of trying to  pay off some of  her hus­
band’s  debts  incurred  through  the  ras­
cality  of his brother  Edwin.  “ Society” 
is  said  to  be  shocked  at  the  news,  but 
Mrs.  Field  has some illustrious examples 
before her,  even  if  her honorable inten­
tion  needed  any justification.  Not a few 
ladies of the English  nobility  have gone 
into trade,  as  is  well  known.  The  “so­
ciety”  which  is  shocked  has  quite  for­
gotten  that there are  not  a  few  people 
yet alive  who dealt  with Cyrus W.  Field, 
Sr.,  when  he  followed  the humble,  but 
profitable,  occupation of junk dealer, aud 
laid  the foundation  of the  fortune  which 
enabled  him  to  become  famous  as  the 
patron of the  first Atlantic cable.

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News  from  the  M etropolis---Index  of 

the  M arkets.

Special Correspondence.

N ew  York,  Sept.  23—Matters  in  this 
town,  from a business point of  view,  are 
not altogether  satisfactory,  aud,  in  fact, 
have  assumed  an  appearance  not  as 
hopeful  as  a  week  ago.  Banks  have 
more  money,  but this  fact of  itself does 
not satisfy.  Merchants are  going to find 
more  difficulty  in  securing accommoda­
tions than  they did  in July and  August, 
and  the failure of those who cannot meet 
their  obligations  will  be  regarded  with j 
complacency.  A great deal of paper comes 
due next month  and much  anxiety  is felt I 
as to the  turn  affairs will  take during the 
next fortnight.  Theuum ber of  idle men 
here is appalling,  and,  though  a few  fac­
tories  are  starting  up,  many  are closed 
yet,  and  it  seems  as  though  the  unem­
ployed  from  all  sections  were  flocking to 
New  York.  Retail  stores  are  doing  a 
good 
trade,  but  the  goods,  as  a  rule, 
must be C.  O.  D.

The  embargo  placed  on  foreign  fruit 
by reports of  cholera  has had  the effect 
of  causing firmer  prices  on oranges and 
lemons,  and, jn  time,  will  also  influence 
many other  articles.  The  market  has 
been  so  awfully  dull  all  this  summer 
that  importers  will  be glad of  a change. 
The crop of  Florida oranges  promises to 
be large beyond  precedent  this year and 
we  shall  enjoy  this  splendid  fruit  far 
more than 
the  huge  imitation  peaches 
here now  from California.  Of all  insipid 
fruit  these  things  are  the  worst.  One 
basket of  Delaware,  Jersey  or  Michigan 
fruit,  so  far  as  flavor  is  concerned,  is 
worth ten of California, w hich are labeled 
“6 for 25 cents.”

they  will  be  before 

Apples are  in  rather  light supply,  yet 
our commission  houses offer quite a vari­
ety  and  at  prices that  are low,  compared 
to  what 
long. 
Peaches and  pears are fairly  glutting the 
market  for a  few days.  Cranberries are 
beginning  to  arrive  in  good  quantities 
and the  crop  appears  large.  They  are 
worth  85  per  bbl.  for  fine  Cape  Cods, 
though  very  good ones  can  be  purchased 
for 84.
In  dried fruits there  is  a fair demand 
for evaporated apples,  but  receipts  are 
not  large.  New  are  worth  about  9)£e, 
and  for  1892,  from  7%@9a.  California 
apricots are  firm  at 10c,  aud  this  is about 
the same as the Coast price.
Creamery  butter  is  in  fair demand,  but 
receipts  are only moderate  and  the price 
June 
remains quite  firmly  held  at 27c. 
extras, 24c,  fresh  State dairy,  25c, Welsh 
tubs,  23c,  imitation  creamery,  22@23c, 
and  factory,  17@20c.
Cheese has taken  an  upward  turn  and, 
although New  York  seems  to  be  about 
the  lowest  market in  the country on  the 
article,  some  factories  have  sold  their 
entire output  for  11c. 
Fancy  colored, 
full  cream  is  worth  lOJ^c,  and  white 
brings  the same,  if strictly gilt edge.
Canned  goods  aie  growing  firmer  all 
the  time and  tomatoes of reputable brand 
are  very scarce at less than 81.  Standard 
peaches,  81.50.  Marrowfat  and  Early 
June peas, 81 @1.25.  California apricots, 
$1.40@1.60.
The  coffee  market  has  an  uncertain 
appearance  and  dealers  are  holding off 
to  see  what  the  future  has 
in  store.
I Quite large  shipments  are  on  the  way 
| aud  already  the price  quoted a week ago 
has  receded,  the  top notch  now for Rio 
No.  7  being  17%@l8e. 
Importations  of 
coffee  from  Turkish  Arabia  were  pro­
hibited recently  on  account  of  cholera, 
but 
this  has  now  been  partially  with­
drawn  and  larger  supplies  of mild may 
be looked for.
Deliveries  of  refined  sugars  are  still 
running  behind,  but  prices  remain  as 
they  have  been  for so long  a time.  Not 
a jobber in town  has  a  great supply  and 
it  is  very doubtful  whether  large stocks 
could be obtained,  even  if  the money to 
purchase  was  at  hand.  Granulated re­
mains at 5 3-16@5%c.
Raisins,  prunes  and  currants  are  in 
better demand,  boxes  of  new  layer  Va­
lencia  raisins  selling  at  CK@6%c,  and 
I the  price  subsequently  advancing to 7c.
! A cargo of currauts due  about  Oct.  10  is 
:  held at 2 ^ c   in  bbls.  and 2%c in cases, 
i  Dates,  figs and  nuts  are all  improving

two  cargoes 

in tone as the  weather grows cooler,  and 
the  market  will  be  pretty  well  cleaned 
up before the arrival of many new goods.
E.  L.  Goodsell  will  make  another  at­
tempt  to  introduce  Florida oranges  into 
the English  market this  sea  on,  and  will 
send  over 
in  November, 
sparing  no  expense  to  have the trial  a 
success.
Overshadowing  everything else,—Con­
gress, 
tariff,  McKinley,  cholera,  train 
robbers  and  all—is  the  forthcoming  in­
ternational  yacht  race.  The  World’s 
Fair is  not  “ in  it.”  and  our papers  from 
now on  will  be  given over to the discus­
sion of the  respective  merits  of  the two 
racers.
Much unfriendly comment is heard up­
on  the appointment  President Cleveland 
has made of  Minister  to  Italy,  Mr.  Van 
Alen.  He is described  as being decidedly 
a  snob,  and  affects  English  airs  to  an 
extent that  leaves  one in doubt as to his 
nationality.  His  confirmation may meet 
with  opposition.
An  interesting  feature  is  the  number 
of  immense clothing stores being opened 
and  the selling at retail  of  the stocks  of 
two of  the  greatest  wholesalers in  town 
to realize ready  money.  Clothing is won­
derfully cheap,  and  for 88 or 810 a serv­
iceable suit may  be had. 

J ay.

Time is money,  and  there  is  lots of it 

now.

Contract all  the debts  you can.  That 
is, contract them by making them smaller.
We would  have  no  objection  to  some 
people  “ shooting  off  their  mouths”  if 
their  mouths  would  thereafter  become 
permanently disabled.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED.  ETC.

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

«PglSKSS  CHANCES. 

785

787

758

____________________ 

V1TANTED—Position  as  second  engineer  or 
i f  
fireman b  young man  of  two  years’ ex­
perience.  Best of references.  J. M. Hammond, 
52 East Bridge street, Grand  Rapids  Mich.  786
I  TOR  SALE--THE  THEODORE  KBWINK 
drug stock  and fixtures  on  West  Leonard 
street.  Paying  inves merit.  Will  sell  at  half 
real value.  For  particulars,  enquire  of  Henry 
idema, Kent County Savings  Bank, Grand Rap-
ids. 
\ \ T ANTED—AN  EXPERIENCED  RETAIL 
i t  
grocery salesman used to city trade.  Must 
speak Holland and German.  Address, with city 
references,  stating  amount  of  experience. No. 
788,  care Michigan Tradesman 
IT CATION  WANTED—BY  REGISTERED 
assistant pharmacist, 19 years  of  age, with 
454  years’ experience  in  first-class  drug  store. 
Temperate habits.  Can furnish good references. 
Address  F.  Northey,  Negaunee,  Mich.,  Box 
690.__________________________  
789
F OR  SALE—The only meat market In  a  town 
of 400 inhabitants, doing a good trade.  New 
building  good  lumber slaughter  house and  Ice 
house.  For  particulars  aodress  Box  21, South 
Boardman,  Mich. 
YVANTEH-FOSlTION  AS  DRUG  CLERK 
' I  
by a young lady,  graduate, registered  In 
Michigan.  Good  reference  furnished.  Ad­
dress  Box  46,  Brooklyn,  Green  Co.,  Wiscon­
sin. 
782
■  ANTED  CLERKSHIP IN A WHOLE  ALE 
or  retail  grocery  or  clothing  establish­
ment.  Best references.  Address  No.  783,  care 
7r3
Michigan  Tradesman. 
\ \ f  ANTED—A  PARTNER, EITHER Ai TIVE 
i i  
or silent,  in  a paying retail shoe business 
on one of  the principal stri ets in Grand Rapids. 
Object, to  increase  capital  commensurate with 
demand of trade.  Address,  781,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
ANAGKR  OR  CLERKSHIP  WANTED—BY 
a competent, sober  and  industrious phar­
macist. ten years’ experience.  Address  No. 7»1, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
rpO   EXCHANGE—A  STOCK  uF  MEKC11AN- 
-L  dite for unencumbered farm  or  city  prop­
erty.  Address  222  Washington  Ave.  N.,  Lan 
sing,  Michigan. 
I ¡TOR  >AI.E—Drug stock  in  business  town of 
1,200 inhabitants in Eastern Michigan, trib­
utary  to  large  farming  trade;  lake  and  rail 
freights;  only  two  drug  stores  in  town;  rent. 
$200 per year;  stock  will  inventory $2,500;  sales 
$20 a day.  Reason  for  selling, owner wishes to 
retire  from  business.  Address  No.  752,  care
Michigan Tradesman._______ 
752
\A7ANTED—A  practical  druggist, with  some 
V V 
capital, to take charge of a first-class drug 
store.  Address  C.  L.  Brundage,  opera  house 
block, Muskegon, Mich. 
USINESS  HOUSE  AND  STOCK  OF  GRO 
ceries for sale  on  Union  street.  Will  sell 
at a bargain.  Address  box  634,  Traverse  City, 
Mich. 
B o o k s  o n   w i n d o w   d r e s s i n g .
Window  supplies  of  every  description. 
Send  fi k Catalogue.
The Window  Dresser,  Decorator  and  Supplier, 

________________________  

H tK K Y   HARMAN,

Room 1204 Woman’s Temple, Chicago.

756

781

747

784

778

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Andrews,  Brown & Co.  have  arranged 
to manufacture  the  peanut  warmer  in­
vented  by  Chas.  E.  Raper,  of  Big  Rap­
ids,  and  will  handle  same on  a royalty.

The  regular  quarterly  meeting of  the 
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society 
will  be held at the office of the  Hazeltine 
& Perkins Drug Co.  Wednesday  evening.
The Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company  has 
sold the Freeman general  stock,  at  Man- 
celona,  to J.  M.  Flanagan,  who  will con­
tinue the business for the  present  at the 
same location.

Gilbert  Stevens,  formerly  engaged in 
the  grocery  business at  Fallasburg,  has 
opened  a  grocery  store  at  Austerlitz. 
The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished 
the stock.

Dr.  O.  W.  Barber,  formerly engaged  in 
the  drug  business  at  Caledonia,  has 
opened  a  drug  store  at  the  corner  of 
W ealthy  avenue  and  Diamond  street. 
The Hazeltine &  Perkins  Drug  Co.  fur­
nished the  stock.

From April 30 to Ju n e 5 the City Sealer 
turned  into  the  City Treasury  $1.40,  as 
the  recipts  of  his  office.  During  that 
period  he  rsceived  from the  City Treas­
urer the sum of  $85  for  salary  and  ex­
penses. 
the  city 
government  were  conducted  with equal 
the  commonest  business 
disregard  of 
principles, 
take  many 
months to plunge  the  municipality  into 
bankruptcy.

If  all  branches  of 

it  would  not 

Gripsack Brigade.

Geo.  F.  Owen  has  returned  from To 
peka,  Has.,  whither  he  went on  business 
for himself.  He  was not  present  at the 
opening of  the  Cherokee  strip,  but  saw 
enough subsequent to the opening day to 
convince him  that  the  World’s  Fair was 
“ not in  it” compared with the excitement 
and enterprise shown by the land  seekers 
and town  builders in  their wild scramble 
for priority.

it 

It  says  that  the  report 

The Boston Herald has  the latest stab 
at the Chicago drummer,  who  is  made to 
stand  all  sorts  of  unmerciful  jibes and 
jests. 
that  a 
Chicago drummer has  been  unmercifully 
beaten  by  a  Virginia  mob  is  very im­
probable,  to  say  the  least. 
If a Chicago 
drummer should  meet a victorious army 
he  would  talk  to them  until  they all  re­
treated.  Last  summer, 
is  reported 
that  a  Chicago  drummer  met  a  shark 
while bathing  at  one  of  our  seaside re­
sorts.  They  both  looked  at  each  other 
while a  gleam of  recognition  came over 
their  features.  Then  the shark  blushed 
and  retired.  The  Boston  paper says  all 
this, but its argument  is  weak.  Its prem­
ises are  wrong. 
It  states  that  the  Chi­
cago drummer was  in  bathing!

The  “ boys”  never tire  of  relating  the 
particulars of  a joke some of  them once 
played on  a fresh  Boston chap,  who was 
on his first  trip out for a clothing  house, 
but  held  himself aloof  from  the  “ boys” 
and  was  a  crowd  all  to  himself.  The 
party  were speuding the  night  at a cen­
tral  point aud  a  few  miles  away  was  a 
watering station  which  we  will call  Sand 
Springs.  During  the  evening the sales­
men  waited  until  the  plug-hat-silk-um­
brella  drummer  was  within  earshot, 
when one of  them  said:  “ Weil,  1  got in 
one  nice  order  yesterday  from Jones  at 
Sand  Springs.” 
“ Yes,”  said  another, 
“1 fixed  him  with  his  boots  aud  shoes.”

along.”  The  dude 

“And I,” said another,  “ sold him a splen­
did order of notions.”  Another one said, 
“ I  heard him  wish a clothing man  would 
come 
drummer 
pricked  up  his  ears,  went into the ticket 
office  and  asked 
the  agent,  “ Where  is 
Sand Springs?”  The  agent  told  him  it 
was  the  first  station  west.  The  next 
morning  he  purchased  a  ticket aud  had 
his  seven  big 
trunks  shipped  to Sand 
Springs.  When  the  train  arrived  there 
the  baggageman rolled  his trunks out on 
the  prairie.  The  salesman  inquired  of 
the  burly  Irishman  who  ran  the  pump 
engine,  “ Where’s  the  town,  sir?”  “ Be 
jabers,  it’s meself  and  this  water tank  is 
all there is uv it.”  “ Why,” said the puz­
zled drummer,  “ is there  not a Mr.  Jones 
starting a large  store here?”  “ Divil  the 
bit,” said  Pat. 
It soon dawned  upon  the 
Bostonian that he  had  been  the victim  of 
a cruel joke.  He had to skirmish  around 
to find  a  farmer,  who taxed  him  $3  to 
haul  his baggage  back to the city.  When 
he returned one of the boys gave him  the 
“grand  hailing  sign” and  told  him  why 
it was done.  He set ’em  up in  fine  style 
and said  he would  ever  after  be ready  to 
extend 
to  a 
worthy  brother whenever  he should  find 
him.

the  hand  of 

fellowship 

The  Grocery  M arket.

Sugar—The demaud  for  refined  sugar 
is still  in  excess of the demand.  Refiners 
refuse to accept  orders except subject  to 
“ indefinite delay” —which  means  all  the 
way  from  two  to three  weeks—and  some 
local  jobbers have  paid  as  high  as 48c 
per  100  premium  for  immideate  ship­
ment 
from  Philadelphia.  Complete 
relief  from  this  condition  is  not  looked 
for before the  middle of next  month.

Canned  Goods — Tomatoes  have  ad­
vanced  10c  per  doz.  Western  packers 
have  practically  ah  sold  out  aud some 
are endeavoring  to get  out of  their con­
tracts.

Peas—Green  have declined 50c per bu., 
consequent  upon  the  large crop  in  Wis­
consin.

Coffee  —  Manufacturers  of  package 
brands  have  advanced  their  quotations
He.

Corn Syrup—Firmer aud stronger,  hav­
ing  advanced  fully  3  cents  per  gallon 
during the past two  weeks.

Oranges  and  bananas—In  such  light 
demand  as  to  be  practically  out of the 
market, on account of  the  plentiful  sup­
ply of domestic  fruits.  Florida oranges 
will  be  in condition  to  ship  in  about  six 
weeks,  by  which time  the domestic  fruit 
season will  have ended.

Lemons—Are  in  steady,  though  light, 
demand. 
The  quality  of  the  fruit  is 
growing  better  and  prices  are  reason­
able.

Killed  by His Own  Orders.

H. E.  Ringer,  a  prominent merchant of 
Wells,  Minn.,  had  occasion to leave home 
the other day  to be absent till  late  in  the 
night,  and  as  he  had  noticed  a  vicious 
looking tramp prowling about  the  neigh­
borhood,  he left an employe of  his,  Allen 
Corr,  at the  house to protect  his  family 
till  his  return.  Ringer  returned  home 
late in  the  night,  and  Corr  hearing him 
in  the  house,  and  taking  him  for  the 
tramp,  attacked  him  with  a  knife  aud 
stabbed  him  fatally  before  he  was  recog­
nized.

BUSH’S  BONANZA.

Drawing: Three  Times  as Much  Money 

as He Receives.

that  the  administration  of 

Some weeks ago T h e T ra desm an gave 
the  results of  its  investigation  into the 
“ workings”  of 
the  office  of  Sealer  of 
Weights  and  Measures.  Facts  and  fig­
ures  were  given  which  proved  conclu­
sively 
the 
office  was  a  farce,  to  use  no  harsher 
term,  and  that  the  heaviest  part of  the 
work done by  the Sealer  was the signing 
of a  monthly  voucher  for his pay.  The 
statements  made  in 
that  article  have 
never been  contradicted.  The reason  is 
obvious.

in 

turned 

fees  amounting 

The  article  alluded to dealt  with  the 
year  ending April 30,  1893.  Since  that 
date, for  the  four  months  of  this  year 
ending  Aug.  31,  the  Sealer  has  even 
eclipsed  his  record  for  the  past  year, 
having 
to 
only  $130.20  for  the  term  named.  At 
this rate  he  will  have  paid  into the City 
Treasury,  at  the  end  of  the  year,  the 
magnificent sum  of  $390.(50.  During the 
four  months  named  the  Sealer received 
as  salary  the  sum of  $300,  and  for  the 
keep of  a horse  the  further sum of  $40. 
A  bill for “ sundries,” amounting to $3.55, 
brings the cost of the office up to $343.55. 
Deducting  the  $130.20  collected by  the 
Sealer,  it  will  be seen  that  the office of 
the  City  Sealer  cost  the  taxpayers  the 
neat sum ot  $213.35.  Following  are the 
payments made both by  the Sealer to the 
Treasurer  and  by  the  Treasurer  to  the 
Sealer with  dates of payment:

R E C E IPT S  FROM   E .  W.  BU SH .

June 5__
July  3.
Aug. 3__
Sept. 4 —
Total

$  1 40 
40  00 
19 48 
24  85 
44 47
$130  20

P A ID   TO  K. W .  B U SH .

June 2.. 
July  6.. 
Aug. 3. 
Sept. 7.. 
“  13.

$ 85 00 
85 00 
85 00
85 00
Total.................................................... $343 55
No one  will  have  the  hardihood to as­
sert  that  the  present  incumbent of  the 
office is  giving  value  for  the  money he 
receives.  He  does  not  make,  appar­
ently,  one  official  visit  a  day,  or,  if  he 
does,  no  record  is  kept of  it.  He  is re­
sponsible to no one and gives account  to 
no one,  consequently,  can make as many, 
or as few,  visits as he  pleases.  While it 
is not  desired  to  cast  any  aspersion  on 
his honesty,  it is  yet true that it is abso­
lutely  impossible to ascertain  how  much 
money  he  actually  collects.  His  pay­
ments to  the City  Treasurer  mean  noth­
ing  except that he collected the amounts 
so  paid.  He  can  collect  ten  times  the 
amouut 
the  Treasurer’s 
books and no one  be  one whit  the wiser. 
It is high time that  the office  were either 
abolished or that some system  be devised 
which  would  be  a  check  on  the Sealer 
and  at the same time  protect the people 
against  fraud  in  the  administration  of 
the office.  With  such a system  is needed 
a  man  as  Sealer  who  understands  the 
duties  of  the  office  and  will  conscien­
tiously  perform them in the best interests 
of  the  public in  whose  interest the ordi­
nance  was  passed,  and  of 
the  dealers 
whose  weights  and  measures  are  to be 
inspected.

recorded  on 

It  is  estimated  that $20,000,000 is the 
value of the  honey and  wax  produced  in 
the United  States during the past year.

When  a bore is  telling  a long story  it 
is  useless  to  look  at  your  watch.  He 
will  only  grab you  by  the  arm  and begin 
again afresh.

Grains  and  Feedstuffe.

Wheat—Receipts  at  primary  markets 
were  heavier  than  the  preceding  week 
and export clearances  were smaller.  As 
a consequence,  the market closed  weaker 
with a decline of  3 cents.  There  are no

feverish  symptoms,  however,  and 
a 
speedy  recovery  may  be 
looked  for. 
While  this is the  opinion  of  some,  there 
are others  who say that a  further decline 
is more  than  probable,  and  point to  the 
estimated  visible  supply  which,  it  is al­
leged,  will  show  an  increase  of  fully 
1,000,000  bushels,  in support of  their po­
sition.  But  greater  activity  in  export 
buying  is  anticipated,  which,  it  is  ex­
pected,  will  more  than  counterbalance 
the 
increased  visible  supply.  Alto­
gether,  the  tone of the market is hopeful, 
aud the prospect of  better prices good.

Flour—Unchanged  and  firm,  with  in­

creasing demand.

Millstuffs  — Unchanged,  with  supply 

and demand  about  at par.

Purely Personal.

John  M.  Shields  has taken  a  position 
the  Lemon  &  Wheeler 

in  the office  of 
Company.

Wm.  Logie has gone  to Boston,  which 
he  will  make  headquarters  while select­
ing the spring  line for Rindge,  Kalmbach 
& Co.

Frank  A.  Jenison,  the  Manton  mer­
chant,  has  removed  his  family  to  this 
city,  locating  them  in a handsome resi­
dence  he  has  purchased  on  Jefferson 
avenue.

Albert  Retan,  formerly engaged in  the 
mercantile  business  at  Muir  aud  St. 
Johns,  has returned  to his home in  Little 
Rock,  Ark.,  after  spending  the summer 
in  Michigan.

G.  Adolph  Krause and Jacob  Wilhelm, 
of the firm of Hirth,  Krause &  Wilhelm, 
left  Saturday  for  New  York,  whence 
they  will  sail  Wednesday on  the Trave 
for  Bremen.  They  will  spend  two  or 
three months in  Germany, returning just 
before  the Christmas holidays.

Mrs.  S.  M.  Frost,  wife of the Manistee 
stationer  aud  bookseller,  died  at  that 
place last Friday and was interred in the 
Paris cemetery  near  this  city,  Sunday. 
Mrs.  Frost  was  a  woman  of  excellent 
character and  leaves  many warm  friends 
in this city  who  have  known  her  siuce 
childhood,  where  she  attended  school 
aud  resided  until  three  or  four  years 
ago,  when  the  family  removed  to  New­
aygo.  Deceased 
leaves  two  children, 
both daughters,  to share  the grief of the 
husband  aud father.

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been 

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

Fred  R.  Price,  Sault Ste.  Marie.
Geo.  F.  Cook,  Grove.
Arthur Mulholland,  Ashton.
L.  Cook, Bauer.
Eugene O’Conuor,  Kent City.
John  Pikaart,  Brookside.
P.  A.  Reed,  Fennville.
T.  E.  & E.  G.  Hubbel,  Chauncy.
G.  K.  Coffey,  White Cloud.
Wm.  Hazen,  Clarksville.
M.  S.  Scoville,  Kalamazoo.
M.  S.  McNitt,  Byron Center.
Geo.  E.  Burley, Canada Corners.
H.  F.  Hamilton,  Sand  Lake.
Randall  & Frost,  Manistee.

The Dry Goods M arket.

Cottons—Lawrence  L L  is  now  quoted 

The Amoskeag Mills closed out a large 
quantity  of  ginghams,  ticks  aud  sheet­
ings at  M@lc per yard  less than regular 
prices.  This  has,  temporarily,  demor­
alized the market in these goods.

at 4%@4%c.

low as 4c.

Prints—About the same as a week ago.
Cambrics—Standards  are  now sold as 

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CHEROKEE  STRIP  POLICY. 

W r itte n  f o r  T h e  T r a d e s m a n .

in 

than 

For the  second  time,  at  least,  in  the 
history of our country,  occurred  on  the 
16th  of  September,  1893,  a  scene  illus­
trative of  a  custom  “ better  honored  in 
the  breach 
the  observance,” 
which  may  well  weaken  one’s faith in a 
happy destiny  for  our  so-called  free in­
land 
stitutions.  An 
immense  body  of 
belonging to  the  whole  people  of 
the 
United  States,  having  a  present  actual 
value of millions  of  dollars  and  a  pro­
spective  value  fifty  times  as  great,  is, 
without reason,  without  equity,  with no 
excuse  of  necessity,  and,  apparently, 
in  mere  wantonness  of  prodigality, 
thrown  to the  ravening  maw of a greedy 
crowd  of 
land  grabbers—just  as  a
drunken  spendthrift  would  scatter  his 
dimes and pennies among a horde of  beg­
gars to  see  the  scramble that  is sure  to 
follow.

the 

into 

territory 

What adds to the puerility and  absurd­
ity  of the transaction  is the solemn  prep­
aration made by  Government officials, or­
ganizing 
counties, 
spending large sums  for surveying,  plac­
ing guards around the tract to beep  “soon­
er s”  from  becoming 
too  previous,  and 
closing the program  by  a  public  procla­
mation  from  the President,  officially  ap­
pointing a day and hour for the disgrace­
ful  scrimmage  to  commence.  Thus  in 
the nineteenth  century,  in  the presence 
of  the world,  who  are  for  the  time our 
guests,  a scene  is  proudly  exhibited as  a 
special  proof  of  republican  progress  in 
the science of  settling  new  territory and 
transferring  large  bodies  of real  estate 
by the  instantaneous  process.

What  the reflections  of  our  guests  are, 
in  view  of such  stupendous  folly,  it may 
be neither  pleasant  nor  profitable to con­
template.  But  it  makes  one  tired  to ob­
serve of how  little use  it  is  to teach  the 
sciences of  civil  government  and  polit­
ical economy  in  our  public schools  and 
well-endowed  colleges,  while  the gradu­
ates  who have  been  called  to their prac­
tical exemplification  set  such  inconsist­
ent  and  destructive  precedents  as  the 
Cherokee Strip  and  Oklahoma  purchase 
have shown.

There was a time, fifty years ago, when, 
for  good  reasons, 
the  public  domain 
could  be  profitably and justly  donated  in 
part,  under  wise restrictions, for the pur­
pose of aiding the settlement of  a  conti­
nent  whose  eastern  and  western  limits 
were separated  by two thousand or more 
miles  of  wilderness  and  hostile  Indian 
tribes.  But  the system of free grants of 
land adopted long  ago outlived  all justi­
fication  for 
its  existence,  and  brought 
upon  us evils  for  which  the highest  ben­
efits claimed  can  hardly compensate.

For the last  twenty  years  we  as a na­
tion  are paying the  penalty  for continu­
ing the policy  longer  than  necessity  re­
quired. 
It has  become  to the  American 
people like  the  opium  habit  to  an  indi­
vidual. 
It  has  created  and  intensi lied 
into a mania false  theories  as to the ob­
ject of our peculiar form  of  government. 
The public  mind  has  been  so  saturated 
with  the arguments  used  by  charlatans 
in  statecraft 
that  even  an  honorable 
United  States Senator  openly  avowed as 
his belief that the  wisest scheme  of gen­
eral  policy  to  benefit the greatest  num­
ber consisted  in  a plan of  universal loans 
whereby  all  the  people  should  be  bor­
rowers,  and the  general  government the 
lender at  a rate of  interest  merely nom -! 
inal.  On  that  statement  of  policy  he 1

U N BLEA CH ED   COTTONS.

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BLEA C H ED   COTTONS.

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Adriatic
A rgyle..................   6
Atlanta AA............ 6
Atlantic  A..............6k
... 6*
..  5

“  Arrow Brand  4V 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL...............   4*4
Pull Yard Wide......  6*4
Georgia  A..............  6*4
Honest Width........  6
Hartford A  ............   5
Indian Head...........  5H
Amory....................   6k
King A  A............... 654
Archery  Bunting... 4
King EC.................  5
Beaver Dam  AA..  4k
Lawrence  L L........  414
Black stone O, 32__  5
Madras cheese cloth ¿k
Black Crow............   6
Newmarket  G........  5%
Black  Rock  ...........6
B  ........  5
Boot, AL................  7
N.........  6k
Capital  A ............... 554
DD___6*4
Cavanat V______ 514
X ........6k
Chapman cheese cl. 3k
Noibe R..................5
Clifton C R............   5*4
Our Level  Best...... 6
Comet.....................   evJOxford  R
Dwight Star............  6k-Pequot..................  7
Clifton CCC...........  5k Solar.......................  6
I Top of the Heap___  7
A B C ......................854¡Geo.  Washington...  8
Amazon.................  8  Glen Mills.............   7
Amsburg............... UV4 Gold Medal.............. 7H
Art  Cambric.......... 10
Green  Ticket......... 854
Blackstone A A......  714
Great Falls.............   654
Beats All................   454
Hope.......................   754
Boston.................. 12
Just  Out......  414®  5
Cabot......................   754
King  Phillip  .........  754
Cabot,  % ■■■............   654
OP......  754
Charter  Oak.......... 554
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Conway W 
7*4 [Lonsdale...........  @  8k
Cleveland 
Middlesex  .......  @5
Dwight Anchor
8*4  No Name................   754
shorts  8  ¡Oak View...............  6
Edwards................. 6  ¡Our Own...................  554
Empire__ 
j Pride of the West.. .12
Farwell...................7*4 Rosalind.....................754
Fruit of the  Loom.  S5s!Sunlight...................  454
Utica  Mills.............. 854
Fltehville
First Prize............
“  Nonpareil  . .10 
Fruit of the Loom %
Vlnyard
Fail-mount..............  454!White Horse...
Full Value..............  6541 
“  Rock__
Cabot......................   7*41 Dwight Anchor
Farwell..................   8 

H A LT  B LEA CH ED   COTTONS.

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854

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Unbleached. 

CANTON  FL A N N E L .

Bleached.

Housewife  A...........55a'Housewife  Q............654
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L. 
M  . 
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N..
O...........21
P........... 1454

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PR IN T S .

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CORSET  JE A N S .

G G  Cashmere 
Nameless  ...  .

D R ESS  GOODS.
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-20 
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18 
CORSETS.
19 50¡Wonderful. . .  

Peerless,  white.........18 ¡Integrity colored...20
Integrity................. 18541 
Hamilton 

colored___20 ¡White Star................18
“  colored..30
............... 3  Nameless.................. 20
25
••  ........... 2754
..............30
.................3354
............... 35
joraline
14 50
Schilling’s .............  9 00 Brighton...............4  75
Davis Waists 
...  9 00 Bortree’s ................  9 00
Grand  Rapids  ....  4  50|Abdominal.......... 15 00
Armory..................   654 |Naumkeag satteen..  754
Androscoggin.........7*4 Rockport..................  654
Biddefora.............   6  Conestoga.................754
Brunswick.............   6541 Walworth  ...............6314
Allen turkey  reds..  554:Berwick fancies__  554
robes...........  554 Clyde  Robes...........
pink »purple 554¡Charter Oak fancies  454 
buffs 
654  DelMarlne cashm’s  554
pink  checks
moum’g  554
554! 
staples  ........  5
5  Eddystone fancy...  554
shirtings  ..  4
4 
chocolat  554
American  fancy —   5 
5 
rober  ...  554
sateens.  554
5 
American inalgo  . 
5
American shirtings.  4 
1  Hamilton fancy.  ...  554
Argentine  Grays...  6 
6 
staple__ 654
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
4  Manchester fancy.  554
“  —   6
Arnold 
6  I 
new era.  554
...  6 
Arnold  Merino 
Merrimack D fancy.  554
long cloth B.  954 
“ 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
Repp furn .  854
“ 
“  C.  754
“ 
century cloth 7
Pacific  fancy..........554
“  gold seal......1054
robes..............6
“  green seal TK1054 
Portsmouth robes...  654 
“  yellow seal.. 1054
Simpson mourning.. 554
" 
serge...........1154
greys........  5%
“  Turkey  red.  3054 
solid black.  5%
Washington Indigo.  654 
“ 
“  Turkey robes..  754
“  India robes__754
“  plain T’ky X k   854
..................    X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur-
Foulards  ...  554 Martha Washington 
red k   ■ • • 
“  % —  
“ 44 
“  3-4XXXX  12 

key red  ..........  654
• ■  754
Turkey red.......  954
iRiverpofnt robes_554
Cocheco fancy........  5  I Windsor fancy........  654
“ 
I  Indigo  blue....1054
¡Harmony........   454

Ballou solid black..
colors.
Bengal bine,  green, 
red and  orange  ..  6
Berlin solids......
554 
“  oil blue..
6 
6 
7 
...10 

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“  madders...  5  I 
“  XXtwills..  5 
“ 

Turkey red k  • 
. 9541 Martha Washington

solids......5 

gold  ticket

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TIC K IN G S.

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Amoskeag AC A....13541 AC A ......................13
Hamilton N  ...........  754 Pemberton AAA__16
D.  854 York.  ............ .....................1054
Awning. .11
Swift  River............ 754
Farmer....................8
Pearl  River........... 12
First Prize.............1054
Wahren...................1354
Lenox M ills..........18
C KtLi-Oga  ............ 16
Atlanta,  D.............   6k|Sta  A 
............8
Boot........................ 6k  No  Name................... 754
Clifton, K............... 7  ¡Top of  Heap............  9

COTTON  d  ra  .

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADE8MAM
Dry Goods Price Current.

D EM IN S.

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Amoskeag...................
9 oz.............
brown.......
Andover................. 1154
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
BB..  9 
“ 
CC....
“ 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
“ 
blue  854
“  d a  twist  1054 
Columbian XXX  br.10 
“ 
XXX  bl.19

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........1254
brown....... 12 54
Haymaker blue......   7k
brown...  7k
Jaffrey.................... 1154
Lancaster  .............. 1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 1354
No. 220....13
No. 250— 1154
No. 280.... 1054

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Amoskeag..............   654 Lancaster,  staple
fancies

“ 
“ 
“ 
GINGHAM S.
“ 
Persian dress  7 
“  Normandie  8
Canton ..
Lancashire...........  6
AFC........1054
Teazle... IO54 
Manchester............   5k
Monogram.... .........  654
Angola. .1054 
Normandie.............  754
Persian..  7
Persian...................  7
Arlington staple —   6k
Renfrew Dress........754
Arasapha  fancy__  4k
Bates Warwick dres  754 
Rosemont...............   654
Slatersvllle............6
staples.  6
Centennial...............1054
Somerset......... .......  7
Tacoma  ...................754
Criterion...............  1054
Toll  duNord......... 1054
Cumberland  staple.  554
Wabash.................   7K
Cumberland..........5
seersucker..  754
Essex........................454
Warwick...............   7
Elfin.......................  754
Whlttenden............   8
Everett classics......854
heather dr.  754 
Exposition............... 734
Indigo blue 9 
Glenarie.................   634
Wamsutta staples...  6k
Glenarven..............   6k
Westbrook..............  8
Glenwood........  ....  754
............. 10
Hampton.................. 654
Windermeer...........  5
54 
Johnson Uhalon cl 
York  .... 
 
6k
Indigo bine  954 
zephyrs__16 
I
Amoskeag...............14 
¡Georgia
Stark.....................   19 
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... 
American................14541  ...............
Clark's Mile End__45 
¡Barbour s
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s
Holyoke................. 22541
White.  Colored.
38
39
40
41
CAM BRICS.

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

No.  14 .......  37 
16.........38 
“ 
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18........ 39 
“ 
20........ 40 

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

KN ITTIN G   COTTON 

GRAIN  BAGS.

TH R EA D S.

Slater......................  4k¡Edwards.  .............  4k
White Star.......   ..  4k  Lockwood.............. 4k
Kid Glove  .............   4k Wood’s..................  4k
Newmarket............   4k ¡Brunswick...........   4k

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R E D   FLA N N EL.

Fireman................. 3254
Creedmore..............2754
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless................2754

¡TW........................2254
FT  ........................ 32k
J R F , XXX............35
Buckeye.................3254

M IX ED   FLA N N EL.

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Grey SR W............1754
Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R..................2254
Western W  .............1854
Windsor................. 1854
D R P ......................1854
6 oz Western...........20
Flushing XXX........2354
Union  B................. 2254|ManItGbà
“   “  I 
...... 2354
DOM ET  FLA N N EL.
Nameless......  8  @ 9541 
“ 
...... 9  @1054
“ 
......   854@10  I 
......  
1254
Slate. Brown. Black.¡Slate
Brown. Black.
954
9k p H
1054
1054 1154 
1154
1054
115412
12
1154
1254120
20
1254
DU CK S.
Scveren. 8 oz..........   954¡West  Point, 8 oz
1054
M ayland, 8 oz......... 1054
lOoz  ...1254
Greenwood, 754 oz 
954  Raven, lOoz............1354
Greenwood, 8 oz
............1354
1154 ¡Stark 
Boston, 8 oz........... 1054  ¡Boston, 10 oz............1254

CANVASS  AND  PA D D IN G .
954
1054
1154
1254

1054
UH
12
20

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W ADDINGS.

White, dot............ 25  ¡Per bale, 40 do*...  #3 50
Colored,  doz..........20  ¡Colored  “ 
...........7 50
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Pawtucket.............. 1054
“  Red Cross....  9
Dandle...................   9
.1054
1254 Valley  City............1054
754 K K ......................1054

Best.............10541 Bedford.
Best AA.

SILK SIA S.

.... 854
SEW ING  SIL K .

2 
8 

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Cortlcelll, doz.

(Cortlcelll  knitting, 
per 54oz  ball....... 30

twist, doz. 
50 yd, doz.
HOOKS  AND  E TES— P E R  GROSS.
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|No  4 Bi’k & White.,15 
No  1 Bl’k & White..10 
..20
“ 
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8 
“ 
..25
..12  I “  10 
PIN S .
No 2—20, M C......... 50  ¡No 4—15  J  354........40
•  3—18, SC..........45  1
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k  20 
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No 2

COTTON  T A P * .
..15  “ 10 
..18  I “  12 
SA FETY   F IN S . 
.  . .28  (No 3.
N E E D L E S—P B R   M.

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A. James.................1  401 Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eved...............1  50
Marshall’s .............. 1 00| American.................1  00
¡5—4  ... 1  65  6—4...2 30
5 -4 ....  1  75  6—4... 

TA B LE  O IL  CLOTH.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.................... 12
Domestic............... 1854
Anchor...................16
Bristol....................13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL....................... 1854
Alabama...... .........   Ck
Alamance...........  ..  654
Augusta...................754
Ar  sapha..................6
Georgia.....................6k
Granite .  ...............  5k
Haw  River...........  5
Haw  J ..................   6

COTTO N TW IN ES.
Nashua
Rising Star 4 ply__
„  
3 ply.  ..
North Star..............
Wool Standard 4 ply 
Powhattan  ............

P L A ID   OSNABURGS

Mount  Pleasant.
Oneida..  ...........
Prymont  ...........,
Kandelman........
Riverside...........
Sibley  A ..........
Toledo..............

■ •  654

..  6 
..  f-k 
• •  6k

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,
SCHOOL  BOOK,

SCHOOL  SOPPLIES,TABLETS, 
SLATES.

VXD  A  FULL  LINE  O

STAPLE  STATIONERY,

20  &  22  Monroe  St.

Chas. B.  Kelsey, Pres. 

E.  B. Seymo 

, Sec’y. 

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

‘Chicago” Linen Hinge and

Mullins Patent Flat Opening Books. 

SPECIAL  KOOK  ifINDING. 

Telephone '243.  89 Pearl street,  Old  Houseman 

Block,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

“ ' i l i o   K e n t / *

Directly Opposite Union  Depot

AMERICAN  PLAN
RA TES, 82 P E R   DAY
STEAM   H EA T  AND  ELEC TR IC   BELLS
F R E E   BAGGAGE  T R A N SFE R   FROM   UNION
DEPO T.

BEACH  i  BOOTH,  Props.

A tlas  S oap

Is Manufactured 

only  by

HENRY  PASSO LT, 

Saginaw,  Mich.

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

washing  purposes.

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Valley.

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

THE  MTCHTGATST  TRADESMAN

7

posed  as  a  champion  of  the  poor  man 
against the  rich  (though  he  was  himself 
a millionaire,  many  times  repeated),  and 
was seriously  considered  as an  available 
candidate for presidential  honors.

come 

If one so high  in  the  councils  of  the 
nation can  indulge  in  such  loose  ideas of 
a republican  form  of government (which, 
truly  understood,  means  a  government 
of the  people ami  by  the  people),  it  is  no 
that  an  unlimited  number  of 
wonder 
hangers-on  to  national  generosity 
are 
ever ready to  follow  the scent of  plunder 
whenever such  baits  as  Oklahoma  and 
the  Cherokee  Strip 
in  view. 
Among this  large collection of laud grab­
bers  the  proportion  of  honest,  worthy 
applicants  who  need  the  favor sought,
and are  willing  to  use  it  for  the  purpose 
designed,  is  but  a  tenth of  the  whole. 
The mass is made up of  two classes,  and 
are  either  foolish  visionists,  who  are 
never satisfied  with  their  present  allot­
ments in life,  but  crave  something differ­
ent and  better,  or  else speculators,  pure 
and simple.  These  last  have  no  inten­
tion  to  become  tillers of  the  soil  or ac­
tual  settlers and  residents  of  the  towns 
laid  out;  but,  instead,  they  intend  to 
cultivate  the  tillers  for  wliat  is  to  be 
made  by  them  and  deserve  the  name of 
second  hand  farmers.  They  are  of  all 
occupations  in  life,  and  out of this  op­
portunity  they secure  their  proportion of 
excitement  and  profit.  The  result 
is 
that millions of acres,  common  property 
of  the  people,  are  wasted  to  satisfy  a 
horde of  hungry  speculators  that a  few 
industrious  and  enterprising  workers 
may each get  a  farm  for a song.

theory 

Whether  for  good  or  ill,  the  trend of 
popular opinion to-day is setting  towards 
the 
that  all  lines  of  business 
which  affect the general  welfare directly, 
whether in  the  way of travel,  transporta­
tion of  products,  use  of  inventions  that 
improve the conditions of  living,  such as 
all  forms  of  electric  service,  including 
lighting,  and  water  supply,  shall  be car­
ried on  by Government and become fused 
into our  political  system.  Should  such 
theories obtain  ascendency,  our  popula­
tion  would  be  divided  into  two  equal 
classes,  those who are the salaried agents 
of  Government  and  those  who  are not. 
The 
though,  perhaps,  better 
served  for  a time,  will  find  their  oppor­
tunities  for  legitimate  business  enter­
prise  much  restricted,  and  eventually 
through  political  proscription, 
them­
selves  become serfs rather than  free citi­
zens.

latter, 

These consequences  are  sure  to  flow 
from the abuse of a  plan  at first intended 
only  to  afford  temporary  assistance  to 
those  who pioneered the enterprise of lo­
cating  and  maintaining  the  outposts  of 
civilization.  When the emergency passed 
the momentum of precedent  never lost its 
force but  compelled  the  continuance of 
an  unwise  policy  into  the  succeeding 
.generation. Our national landed estate has 
thus been  reduced to a few paltry deserts 
and  mountain  wilds  and our children’s 
inheritance 
the 
to  a  mere  hurrah  for 
Fourth of July, without the  fireworks.

A  precedent  that  appeals  to  personal 
greed  is sure  to  stick  like  the  shirt  of 
Nessus.  Our free  land  policy,  as  well 
as  our 
immigration  policy,  originally 
well  meant  and  useful  to  a certain de­
gree,  have  both  become  overmastering 
evils,  with  which  our  wisest  statesmen 
find  themselves  unable  to  successfully 
grapple  and  every  year  increases  the 
difficulty  of reform.

8 .  P .  W lIIT M A K S H . 

I

R E P R E S E N T A T IV E   R E T A IL E R S .

J .  A.  S m lts,  P r e s id e n t  o f  th e   R e ta il 

G ro c e rs ’  A sso c ia tio n .

Jacob  A.  Smits, of  the firm  of Smits & 
Englewood,  grocers  at 503 and 505 Ottawa 
street,  and  President of the Grand Rapids 
Retail  Grocers’  Association,  was  born  in 
the  Netherlands,  Dec.  15,  185:5.  When 
he  was two years of  age  the family emi­
grated to the  United  States,  settling in 
Holland,  Ottawa  county,  Mich.  Here, 
when  of  proper  age,  the  boy  entered 
school,  ending  in  his  15th  year,  with  the 
preparatory  course  of  Hope  College. 
The disastrous  fire of 1871,  which  almost 
wiped  Holland off the  map  of Michigan, 
put an end  to  his  schooling. 
Ilis  father 
lost  everything  and  the  boy  was  com­
pelled  to  leave college and take his place 
as  a  breadwinner  for  the  family, 
lie 
served  two years as  a carpenter’s appren­
tice,  but,  not liking  the  business,  came 
to Grand  Rapids and secured employment 
in  the  factory of the Michigan Barrel Co., 
where  he remained  three} ears.  He then 
went to  work  in the  McCord  &  Brad field 
Furniture  Co.’s  factory,  where  he  re­
In 1880  he  began 
mained for four years. 
the  manufacture  of  brooms 
at  149 
Eleventh  street,  which  business  he 
followed  for  eleven  years. 
In  1891  Mr. 
Smits entered  the  grocery business  with 
Frank Englewood  at  their  present  loca­
tion,  503 and 505 Ottawa  street,  the  firm 
being known as Smits & Englewood.

annually 

That  Mr.  Smits enjoys the confidence of 
his  friends  and  acquaintances  is  evi­
denced  by  the fact that  since  1889 he  has 
been 
re-elected  Supervisor 
of the Sixth  Ward  by  very  decided  ma­
jorities.  His work  as  Supervisor is  per­
formed thoroughly  and  conscientiously, 
“ without  fear  or  favor,”  and generally 
to 
the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 
Though  only  two  years  in  the  grocery 
business,  he  is  already  recognized  as  a 
leader,  having  been elected  President  of 
the  Retail  Grocers’  Association  at  the 
last annual  meeting.  His  knowledge of 
city  politics  and  intimate  acquaintance 
with  the  public  men  of  the  city  will 
make  him  a  valuable  aDd  useful  officer 
of the Association.  He  was  appointed a 
member  of  the  Jail  Improvement Com­
mittee at  the June  session  of  the  Board 
of Supervisors.

Mr.  Smits  is one  of  the Board of Dea­
cons  of  the  First  Reformed  Church,  of 
whicli he has  been  a member for eighteen 
years.  He  resides  with his family at  149 
Eleventh street.

The  wot Id  uses  every  year  6,400,000 
tons of sugar.  Of this  amount 3,800,000 
tons  are  made  from  beets and 2,600,000 
from cane,  of  which  the  United  States 
consumes  2,000,000  tons,  or  about  70 
pounds for each person.

Wrought Loose Pin....................................... 80*10 I
Wrought  Table............................................. 60*10 |
Wrought Inside Blind...................................60*10 j
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s............................................. 70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1893................e0A10 !

Grain....................................................dis. 50*02 1

CRA DLES.

CROW  BARS.

CAPS.

Cast Steel............................................ per lb 
Sly’s 1-10 ............................................ per m 
“ 
Hick’s  C. F ...................................  
G. D ....................................................  
“ 
Musket...............................................  
“ 
Rim  Fire......................  
Central  Fire...........................................dig. 

CA RTRID G ES.

 

5
65
so
35 !
60
50 |
35

chisels. 

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

dis.

dis.

combs. 

“ 

ÖS«.

40
05
I2QÎ2V4 dis. 10
28
26
23
25
50
50
50

Curry,  Lawrence's....................................... 
Hotchkiss................................................. ” 
CHALK.
White Crayons, per  gross__
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
14x52,14x56, 14x60 ...... ...............  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60__
Cold Rolled, 14x48.................
....  
Bottoms..................................
............  
D R IL L S.
Morse's  Bit  Stocks....................
.............. 
Taper and straight Shank........... ................ 
Morse’s Taper Shank.................. ...............  
D R IP P IN G   PA N S.
Small sizes, ser pound............
07
...............  
Large sizes, per  pound.......
5VS
......... . 
ELBOW S.
Com. 4  piece, 8 in...........
75
..  dog. net 
■ OTTUgStSd.....................
40
.  __dis 
Adtustabla..............  ................ .........«Hs. 40*10
dis.
Clark’s, small, $18;  large, $26.  . ...............  
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2. *24;  3.$30......
25
Disston’s .......................
New American  .......................... ................60*10
Nicholson’s ................................ ............... 60*10
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ................. ................ 
50
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27  28
17
List 

piles—New List.

GALVANIZED IKON

EX PA N SIV E   BITS.

......... 

dis.

12 

13 

15 

Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

dis.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rale and  Level Co.’s.....................  
50
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings............ .... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelsin, trimmings........................  
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
55
MATTOCKS.
Adze Bye................................  
. ..*16.00, dis. 60
Hunt Bye......................................... $15.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s...................................... *18.50, dis. 20*10.
dig.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
50
dig.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’g...................................  
40
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__ 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cla rk’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
30
Stebbin’s Pattern...................................   ...60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine.........................................60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, oase.....................................;....... 1  50
Wire nails, base.....................................1  75@1  80
60...........................................   ...... Base 
Base
50......................................................  
10
40......................................................  
25
30...................................................... 
25

MOLASSES GATES. 

mauls. 
mills. 

MAILS

..........  

dig.

 

 

16 
dig.
dis.

HAMMERS.

 

“ 
‘ 

dis.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WAKE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

May dole  & Co.’s...............................................dis. 25
Ktp’S................................................................. dis. 25
Yerkcs *  Plumb’s ............................................ dis. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ................................dls.60*10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 
14  and
longer........................................................ 
3*
Screw Hook and  Eye, V4.......................... net 
10
%.......................... net  8H
X .......................... net  7}4
%.................................. net 754
Strap and T .............................................. dis.  50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anil-friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track............................. 
4c
............................................................  60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled...........................................   40*10
Stamped  TinWare...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are.....................new list 88)4*10
dlB.
Blight..................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Hooks........ 
Gate nooks and Eyes.................... 
70*10*10
dis.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s.......
Sisal, V4 Inch and larger...................... 
Manilla  .............................................. 
SQUARES. 
Steel and  Iron........................................ 
Try and Bevels..................... ’ 
Mitre...................................... ...............;;;; 
SHEET IKON.
_* 
NOS. 10 to  14...................................... $4 05 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4  05 
| Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26..........................  
4  25 
j No. 27...............................................  4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................di*. 
Silver Lake, White A............................. list 
DrabA.................................. ;• 
White  B............................... > 
Drab B.................................   ** 
White C.................................>• 

75
g,
a
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
»2 91
3 (35
3 pi
3 15
3 05
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

BAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

LEVELS.
ROPES.

9
” "  13
dis

WIRE GOODS. 

50
50
55
51-,
55
35

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

„ 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WRIGHTS.

 

dig.

WIRE. 

saws. 

TRAPS. 

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

“ 
Silver 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
Cuts,  per  foot............................................  

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton »25
og
70
50
30 
30
ills
Steel, Game............................................  
80*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ............ 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per do«
Mouse, delusion............................... »1.50 per doz
dig
Bright Market........................................ 
35
Annealed Market........................... 
 
Coppered Market............................*  60
Tinned Market................................ . . . .
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................. . . . . . . . . . 
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  a 80

50
painted...................................« 40
Au1  Sable...................  
dis.  40*10
Putnam.......................................... 
dig  05
dig. 10410
N orthweatern................................  
dis
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine...............   ................... 
” 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,.!.!!!!. 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
Bird Cages  . . ......,.................................... 
’gg
Pumps, Cistern.....................................   "  "  75*10
Screws, New List.......................................... 70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods...!.’65*10 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

.  70  in

"dip

“ 

METALS,
PIG TIN.

26c
age

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars...................................................... 
Duty:  Sheet, 2V4c per pound.
600 pound  casks........................................... 
Per  pound.............................................. ” ” 

ev
7
.............................................................. .
jg
Extra W iping.................................................  
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson............   .........................per  pound
Hallett b......................................  
“ 
TIN—MKLYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal................................ 
14x20 IC, 
..................................   " 
7  0
9 25
............................... 
10x14 IX, 
................................ . . . ”  9 25
14x20 EX, 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal........................   .........   » 6  75
1 75
...................... 
r  75
“ 
14x20 IC, 
10x14ix, 
....................................;;;  325
“ 
14x20 IX, 
....................................  g 25
“ 

Each additional X on this grade, 11.75.

Each additional X on this grade 31.50.

13
» 7

BOOPING PLATES

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  Worcester..........................  6 fro
14x20 IC, 
..........................  egg
>■ 
14x20 IX, 
.........................  18 53
“ 
20x28 IC, 
14x20IC, “  Allaway  Grade...................  
6  00
7  50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12  50
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15  50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX........................................................»14  00
14X31  IX.......................................................   15  00
14x5fi IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1 
,n ^
| pur ponua....  10  00
14x50IX, 

“  t( 

“ 
" 
“ 

 
 
 

h 

9 

 
 
 

Fines..
Case  10.

Finish 10

“ 
‘ 
1 

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices  are  for cash,  buyers,  who 
pay  prom ptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dlS.
Snell’s ..........................................................  
60
Cook’s ..........................................................  
40
Jennings', genuine......................................  
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10
AXES.
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..  ......................$ 7 00
1).  B. Bronze.. 
....................  i* 00
8.  B. S. Steel..................  ......   8 00
D. B. Steel..............................   13 50
...................................................I  14 00
Railroad 
.............................................  net  30 00
Garden 
dis.
bolts. 
Stove.  ...  ............................ 
50*10
Carriage new list.......................................... 75*10
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well,  plain  ................................................. I 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin. figured................................ 704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60**0

BUTTS, CAST. 

BARROWS. 

BUCKETS.

dlS.

 

1  10
70
80
90

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

dlS.

PLANES. 

Barrel! *  ................................................  
Ohio Tool Co.’g, fancy................................   ©40
Sciota Bench............................................. 
350
Sandusky Tool  Co.’g, fancy.........................  ©40
Bench, first quality....................................   ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’g  wood........... 50*10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.SO—10
70
Common,  polished................................ dig. 
dig.
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................   50—10

rivets. 

PANS.

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

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

Broken packs 54 c per pound extra

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

pCfflGj^Tradesman

8

A  WKBKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  TUB

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

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—  BY  T H E  —

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  87,  1893.

lias  been 

SERIOUS  ELEMENT  OF  WEAKNESS.
If  the financial  storm  which  has  just 
passed over the  country  has  taught any 
lessou  at all,  it  is  that  the  money  system 
which 
the  past 
quarter  of  a century  is  only  adapted  to 
fair  weather.  When  a  pressure  comes, 
all  the  banking  institutions  close  their 
vaults  and  leave  commerce  and  indus­
tries to take care of themselves.

in  use  for 

What  is  wanted  is  a system  of finance 
that  will  stand  the  stress.  What  hap­
pens  in  London,  for  instance,  when  a 
money  panic comes,  is  that  the  Bank of 
England  raises  the  rate  of interest and 
forces  its  customers  to  pay  higher  for 
money;  but there  is  never  a time  when 
they  cannot  get  money,  provided  they 
can  furnish  reasonable  security  in  the 
way of collaterals or indorsements.  The 
Bank  never  closes 
It  has 
always  money  and  it  is  always  ready 
to do business.  The  only  change  which 
takes place  is in  the rate of  interest.

its  vaults. 

In  the American  system  it  is  wholly 
different.  When  a  storm  comes 
the 
banks  lock  up  the  money  on  hand  and 
will  not  let it out on any account.  More­
over,  it is  by  no means  unusual  for  them 
to  suspend  payment  and  thus  deprive 
depositors of  the  use of  their own money. 
In  such  cases  all  commerce  and  indus­
tries  are  abandoned  to  the  fury  of  the 
tempest.  They  cannot  even  command 
their own  resources,  and  as  for aid  from 
the  financial  institutions,  it  is not to be 
thought of.

Heretofore,  when  a  financial  panic 
threatened  the country,  the Government 
would come  to  the  aid  of the  people by 
calling in  its  bonds  and redeeming them 
before they  were due,  thereby  placing  in 
circulation  large  amounts  of  money  to 
meet 
the  suddenly  increased  demand. 
But  in  1893  the Government was  found 
with  an  empty  treasury,  barely  able to 
pay  its  own  creditors  and  wholly  de­
prived of the  power  to  come  to  the suc­
cor of commerce and  industries.

Such  a condition  of  affairs is  likely  to 
happen  again  and  many  times,  because 
the  expenses  of 
the  Government  have 
been  so enormously increased,  with  little 
prospect  of  any  reduction,  that there is 
no  possibility  of  any  considerable  sur-

plus  being  in  the  treasury  for  a  long 
time to come. 
Indeed,  there  is  already 
in  sight  a  very  considerable  deficit  in 
the national revenue, and it is a problem,
I without  borrowing  money, 
to  provide 
for  it.

With  the  Government  wholly  unable 
to go to the assistance  of the banks,  and 
with  the  banks so  constituted  that  they 
must close  their vaults  at  the  first sign 
of trouble,  it may  well  be  expected  that 
these financial  panics which  come upon 
the country  every  dozen  or twenty years 
will  continue  to  throttle  the  commerce 
and 
in 
the 
future as  they  have done in the past.

industries  of 

the  people 

is 

How  to provide against  the recurrence 
of  such  disastrous  visitations 
the 
problem  which  American statesmanship 
and  financial  wisdom  have  to  solve. 
No  matter  what  system of finance shall 
be decided on,  it must be so contrived as 
to  furnish  funds  whenever 
they  are 
needed  by  the legitimate  business of the 
country. 
It  must  be  able  to  keep  the 
vaults  open  in  the  face  of every emer­
gency.  Simply  because 
the  bubbles 
of  speculatiou  are  allowed  to  collapse, 
is  no  reason  why  the  legitimate  busi­
ness 
the  country  should 
be abandoned  to shipwreck.  There must 
always  be  money  to sustain  these.

interests  of 

Just  how  such  a system is to  be framed 
may for the  present  be  left  to the  “ wise 
men” of Congress,  but  something of that 
sort is  absolutely necessary.  A financial 
system that  locks  up  the  money  when  it 
is  most needed  to prevent national, social 
and commercial  disaster,  is like a water 
system which  locks  up the  hydrants and 
shots off the mains  when  the  city  is on 
fire.  The  need  is  obvious  to all. 
Just 
how 
is  to  he  supplied  is  the  great 
it 
question.

COMPARATIVE  INDEBTEDNESS.
The  returns of  mortgage  indebtedness 
upon  farms  and  homes,  made  from the 
Census  Bureau,  are  furnishing  a  vast 
deal  of  important  and 
in­
formation  of 
financial  status  of 
the  people  of  the  several  States.  The 
returns  have only  been  made  for  twenty- 
two  States  out  of  the  total,  forty-four, 
and  as  they embrace  States  out of nearly 
every important  group  the 
information 
afforded  is quite  instructive.

interesting 

the 

iu 

the 

Debts 

contracted 

the  ordinary 
routine  of  commercial  operations  are 
so  constantly  varying  that they offer no 
real  information of  the  financial  condi­
tion of  the  people  of  a  State,  but  the 
indebtedness  fastened  upon 
land 
gives  a  great  deal  of  insight  into  the 
true financial  status  of  the  inhabitants. 
Here is a  statement  of  the  debt  which 
is  secured  by  mortgage  on  real  estate 
; in twenty-two of  the  commonwealths of 
the Union,  estimated to each head of pop­
ulation.  This means that  were the mort­
gage  debt  distributed  among the whole 
population  of  a  State  each  individual 
would owe  by States as follows:
Alabama...................................................... 
Arkansas...................................................... 
Colorado...................................................... 
Connecticut.................................................  
Florida............................................................  
Illinois.......................................................... 
Indiana....................................... 
Iowa............  
Kansas  ........................................................ 
Maine............................................................. 
Massachusetts............................................. 
Minnesota................................................... 
Missouri.........................................................  
Nebraska....................................  
 
New Hampshire.............................................  
New York..................................................... 
Oregon.................................................. 
 
Pennsylvania............................................... 
Rhode  island............................................... 
Tennessee......................................................  
Vermont.........................................................  
Wisconsin........................................................ 

$26
13
206
10;
loo
 
101
170
144
152
126
268
117
106

 

 

 

 

The New  England and  Middle  States, 
with their great cities and  vast manufac­
turing interests,  can  bear mortgage obli­
gations to the  head  of  population  that 
would  be destructive in a purely  agricul­
tural  country.  For  instance,  New York 
can easily carry its $268 per head of pop­
ulation,  while  $144  for  Massachusetts, 
$117  for Pennsylvania,  and $106 and $107 
respectively  for  Rhode  Island  and  Con­
necticut,  are  light  burdens.  But  when 
it is seen  that in such agricultural States 
as Kansas,  Nebraska  and  Iowa every  in­
dividual  owes  more  than  $100  each,  it 
will  be understood  that  the  expression 
so  commonly  used  of  being  “ plastered 
over  with  mortgages”  means  something. 
Plainly,  the  West  is  heavily  burdened, 
indeed,  while 
the  Southern  States are 
carrying such light  loads  as  $13  for Ar­
kansas, $26  for Alabama, $23  for Tennes­
see.  Florida, so far, is the only Southern 
State that seems  in  any  way  burdened, 
and  her load  is  only $40 per  head.

W hat 

is  an  ability 

IS  GENIUS  DISEASE?
is  commonly  termed  genius  is 
intellectual  activity 
an  extraordinary 
and  power. 
It is  the  capacity  to  form 
in  a moment  judgments  which ordinary 
minds would reason  out  by slow degrees. 
There 
to  perceive  with 
clearness  and  to  comprehend  with  ex­
treme quickness  subjects  of  knowledge 
which  an  average intelligence  would  be 
able to master only  by painful study and 
prolonged  attention.  Genius  seems  to 
possess some  interior  source of informa­
tion  independent of  the external  senses, 
while ordinary  minds first  perceive  with 
the  senses,  and  subsequently  consider 
with  the  intellectual  faculties.  Genius 
is always  favored  with some  sort  of  in­
spiration or interior  illumination,  while 
the  common  grade  of 
intelligence  is 
foreed  to  labor and  delve  for  the infor­
mation  it  gains.

the  higher 

Such  definitions  of  genius  are  crude 
and  lacking  in  detail,  but they  will an­
swer  the  purpose  of  a  basis  for 
the 
observations  that  may  be  offered  here. 
Naturally,  all  thinkers  who  believe  in 
the  spiritual  as  well  as  the  physical 
organization  of  man, 
in  studying  his 
mental constitution,  will  carry  their  re­
searches  into 
regions  of 
psychology,  but  the  materialists,  who 
recognize only  material  causes,  seek  for 
the sources and  springs  of  intelligence 
in  the physical  frame,  aud  they  do not 
recognize  or  acknowledge  any  interior 
illumination or inspiration  in  the opera­
tion of the mind. 
It  is not  strange that 
this class of investigators  should  attrib­
ute all  extreme  intellectual  activity  to 
physical  disease  or  abnormal  bodily 
development. 
In their estimation, genius 
is only one form of  brain  disorder,  just 
as insanity  is  another,  and  idiocy still 
anothor.

 

si

40

Genius,  they  hold,  is a state of brain 
excessively  developed  in  certain  parts 
and  unduly  excitable  or  irritable. 
Its 
operations  are  unusually  vigorous  and 
rapid,  but they are rather the operations 
of a fever,  or  of  a  sort  of  stimulation, 
than  of a regular and proper  brain  func­
tion.  But the brain of genius  is born so. 
Insanity  is the disordered state of a brain 
which  was once  normal  and  proper,  but 
has  been  subjected  to  injury.  The idiots, 
or weak-minded,  possess  from  infancy  a 
poorly  developed  brain  organization. 
Thus  it  appears  that  genius  is  consid­
23 Î
ered  a state of  disease,  as  are  insanity 
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These  are,  in
and  weak-mindedness. 

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51
 

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49

brief,  the  views  of  Prof.  Cesare  Lom- 
broso,  Dr. W.  H.  Hammond, Prof. Schule 
and other recent  writers  on the  psychol­
ogy of mental diseases.

But,  after all,  the distinguished names 
mentioned  above give no  real  authority 
or force  to  a  lot  of  finespun  theories. 
There  is  no  means  of  discovering  the 
truth  of  such  notions.  When  a  great 
man dies and his  brain  is found affected 
with some  lesion  or injury,  that does not 
prove that his genius was due to any such 
disorder,  because  many  very  common­
place  people  suffer  from  cerebral  dis­
ease.  Ccesar,  Mahomet,  Petrarch,  Napo­
leon,  Byron  and  other  eminent men suf­
fered  with  epilepsy,  but  so  have  vast 
numbers of men of  average brain  power. 
Dr.  Hammond  cites Tasso,  Burns,  Swift, 
Mozart,  Haydn,  W alter  Scott,  William 
Blake and Poe as  showing  symptoms  of 
insanity  towards the close of  their lives, 
but the  brain  disease  which  caused  the 
symptoms in question was not necessarily 
the source of their genius.

is 

The  simple  fact 

the  forces  of  decay. 

that  all  human 
beings are  subject  to  the  same general 
laws  of  decay.  Some  hold  out  longer 
than others,  while  still  others  succumb 
at  an  earlier  period  of  their career,  but 
there  is  no  great  difference.  Genius, 
virtue and  nobleness of life do not secure 
one  against  disease  and  decay.  Prob­
ably  an overworked  brain,  as  well  as  an 
overworked  body,  is  specially  sensitive 
to  attack,  but there  are not  a few exam­
ples  of a powerful  and  brilliant  mind 
maintaining  its  sway after the body  had 
yielded  to 
It  is 
difficult to believe  that  the  intellectual 
and  spiritual  elements of  human  nature 
are  mere manifestations  and qualities of 
matter,  aud  that  they die  with  the death 
of the  body.  There  is  no  physical evi­
dence of such  death,  while  there  are in­
numerable  hopes,  aspirations  and  spir­
itual  desires which  persuade to  the con­
trary,  and  many  analogies of nature  that 
afford  a strong basis of  reasonable  belief 
immortal. 
in 
It  only changes  its 
Not an atom is lost. 
forms  and  combinations. 
If  m atter 
never  dies, 
is  never  destroyed,  why 
should the  spirit  and  intelligence  that 
animate it be supposed  to  die.  Persons 
and  individuals as to  their  bodies decay 
aud are dissipated  into  their elements to 
be  recombined  in  other  existences,  but 
why should  an individuality,  or  a  per­
sonality,  be  extinguished  or  dispersed? 
There is no  proof  to  the  contrary,  any 
more 
intel­
lectual  mediocrity  is  health,  and  bril­
liance and  genius  are  forms of  disease. 
But it is the fate  of 
the  m aterialist  al­
ways 
to  be  wrong,  because he attends 
only  to one  side  of  life.  To  know  the 
truth,  one  must  know  all.  They  who 
willfully  remain  ignorant  are judicially 
blind.

immortality.  Matter 

than  there 

is  proof 

that 

is 

THE  SENATE’S  DELAY.

Although  strenuous  efforts have  been 
made  to shut off  the  protracted debate in 
the  Senate on  the  repeal  bill,  the advo­
cates of the  passage of that measure  have 
so  far failed  to  secure  definite  pledges 
from  the silver men.  These  latter hold 
to the  privilege of  talking  the m atter to 
death  in  the orthodox  manner in  vogue 
in  the Senate,  and,  so far, no means have 
been  found  to  dislodge  them  from  this 
position.  They  plainly  hope  to  defeat 
repeal altogether through delay.

The result of  this course of the Senate 
has  been  to  put something  of  a check

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

9

MEN  OF  MARK.

F rank  Jewell,  M anager  of  the  I.  M.

Clark  Grocery  Co.

Frank Jewell,  Vice-President of  the I. 
M.  Clark  Grocery  Co.,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer of the Clark & Scudder Lumber 
Co., and Director of the Clark Iron Co.,  of 
Duluth,  Minn.,  made  his  debut in  this 
world  October  15,  1857,  upon  a  farm 
twenty  miles  north  of  Grand  Rapids. 
The country  at that time  was  wild,  and 
the neighbors few  and  far between.  His 
childhood  days,  up 
to  the  age  of  12 
years,  were  spent  on 
the  farm,  riding 
the old  horse  to  cultivate corn,  picking 
up  potatoes,  hunting cows, tramping one 
and one-half miles  to the country school 
house,  trapping  muskrats  and  smoking 
out  woodchucks;  and, like all true  Amer­
ican  boys,  preferring  the  latter  occupa­
tions to the former. 
In  1869  his  father, I

booming at that  time  and  the new con­
cern did  a thriving and  prosperous busi­
ness from  the  start,  but,  as the old say­
ing is,  “ It  is hard  to  learn  an  old  dog 
new  tricks,”  and  Mr.  Jewell  soon began 
to long for  the old  trapping ground and 
the  old  business.  He  is  an  ardent ad­
mirer of  Tacoma,  however,  and  will  to­
day  resent  any  insinuation  detrimental 
to Tacoma which  favors  its rival  neigh­
bor,  Seattle. 
In  1891,  he disposed of  his 
interests in Tacoma  and  again returned 
to  Grand  Rapids,  re-engaging 
the 
wholesale grocery  business,  the  firm of 
I.  M.  Clark  &  Son  being  merged  into a 
stock  company  under  the  style of the I. 
M.  Clark  Grocery  Co.,  of  which  he  is 
Vice-President and General  Manager.

in 

A few years ago Mr. Jewell  made some 
good  investments 
in  pine  and  mining 
lands  in  the  vicinity  of Duluth,  Minn.

upon  the  improvement  in  business  af- 
fairs.  Of  course,  the  prompt  action  of 
the House  and  the belief that the Senate 
will  eventually  agree 
to  repeal  have 
helped greatly to  restore  confidence  and 
relax 
the  pressure  as  far  as  ordinary 
business transactions  are concerned,  but 
all  important  enterprises  and  financial 
transactions involving looking ahead  for 
a  considerable 
time  are  still  impeded 
through  uncertainty  as  to  the  action of 
the Senate.

Normal  business  conditions  cannot, 
therefore,  be  fully  restored  until 
the 
Senate acts,  as there  will  always be  pos­
sible  a  continuance  for  some time  to 
come  of  the  causes  which  were origin­
ally  responsible for  the panicky  feeling 
which prevailed this summer.

The  Senate  is,  therefore,  standing  in 
the  way of  the full  restoration  of  confi­
dence,  and  we believe  that the Senate in 
adopting  this  course is  not obeying  the 
demands of the great mass of the Ameri­
can  people.  Outside  of  a  few  States, 
the demand  for  the  repeal  of  the Sher­
man  law  is overwhelming,  and should  be 
hearkened to.

j list of  friends  by  geometrical  progres- 
[ sion.
| Grand Rapids  Retail  G rocers’ Associa­

tion.

At the  regular  meeting  of  the  Retail 
j Grocer’s  Association,  held  at Protective 
Hall,  Monday evening.  Sept.  18,  the ap­
plication  of  Albert  E.  Boldt,  grocer at 
179 Shawmut avenue,  was  presented  and 
accepted.
President Smits  announced  the stand­
ing  committees  for  the  ensuing year,  as 
follows:
Executive—A.  J.  Elliott,  A.  Buys,  A. 
Brink, B.  Van  Auroy,  Peter Schuit.
Trade  Interests—H.  J.  Vinkemulder, 
J.  F.  Ferris,  A.  Rascb.
On  motion of  Mr.  VanAnroy,  the  Sec­
retary and  Messrs.  Lehman  and  Herrick 
were  appointed  a  special  Committee  to 
wait  on certain  grocers,  with  a  view to 
securing their applications.
A.  J.  Elliott moved  that postal card no­
tifications of  all  meetings  be  sent to the 
members  hereafter,  which  was  adopted.
There being  ns  further  business,  the 
meeting adjourned.

Adversity is a medicine  which  people 
are  rather fond  of  recommending indis­
criminately as a panacea for their  neigh­
bors.  Like  other  medicines, 
it  only 
agrees  with certain constitutions.  There 
are nerves which  it  braces,  and  nerves 
which it  utterly shatters.

POULTRY.
Local dealers pay as follows :

D R ESSED .

Fowl___
Turkeys. 
Ducks  ... 
Chickens,

8

12;S@13 
12  @13 
9  @11

L IV E .

Live broilers 1& lbs. to 2  lbs.  each, per
...................................................
doz 
Live broilers  less than  1-1 ¡4 lbs.  each,
per doz  ..............................................
Spring  Chickens............................. . . ”  8  @9
Fowls........................................................ 7 @ 8
Spring turkeys.........................................io @12%
Spring Ducks.........................................   8 @  9

there 

is  enough 

There  must  be  a  screw  loose  some­
where  in  the  municipal  machinery  of 
this city when such  a condition of things 
as is to be found  in the office of the Sealer 
of Weights  and  Measures  is  allowed to 
continue  for  months,  and  even  years, 
and  no  questions  asked. 
In  no  other 
department of the  city’s  business  would 
such  looseness  and  lack  of  system  be 
permitted.  Apart  altogether  from  the 
manner in  which  the  ordinance  is being 
administered, 
in  the 
loose  business  methods  of  the  office  to 
call  for an investigation, if found  in con­
nection  with  any  other  department. 
But the office itself,  as conducted  by  the 
present  incumbent,  is  a  sinecure,  and 
sinecures  are  always impositions.  Not 
that the inspection of  weights and  meas­
ures is unnecessary or useless,  if done as 
it  should,  but  at present,  and for some 
time,  the administration  has  been  a bur­
lesque  and  a  laughing-stock. 
It is  time 
that something should  be done  to put an 
end to  the present  disreputable  state of 
affairs and a new  order  of things  inaug- 
rated.

A  Simple  Barom eter.

About the simplest barometer that one 
can  have,, and  it is said  one  of  the most 
efficient,  is made of two  bottles and some 
water.  One  of  them should  be an  ordi­
nary  wide-mouthed  pickle jar, filled  with 
water to near the top.  The other should 
be a long,  slim  flask,  which  will  go into 
the neck of the jar.  This  should  be in­
verted  and plunged  into the  jar  so that 
it will not  reach  the  bottom.  This  ar­
rangement gives  a  complete  barometer. 
In  fine weather the  water  will rise  into 
the neck  of 
the  flask  higher  than  the 
mouth  of 
the  pickle  bottle,  in  wet  or 
windy  weather it  will  fall  to within  an 
inch of the mouth of the flask.  Before a 
heavy gale of  wind,  and  at  least  eight 
hours  before the  gale  reaches  its height, 
the  water has,  it  is  said,  been  seen  to 
leave the flask  altogether.

Bay  City  Grocers  Active.

Bay City,  Sept.  20—There  has  been 
some talk  of  organizing  our Association 
under the State law and I  was instructed 
to ask  you  if  you  were so  organized  in 
your city; also will you  please send  us a 
list of  the  fees  which your  city  charges 
peddlers?  We  have  commenced  active 
operations  by adopting  a uniform  price 
on sugar;  also  by  instructing  our  Com­
mittee on  Trade  Interests  to  call  upon 
our jobbers  and request them  to discon­
tinue retailing.

Sam.  W.  Waters, Sec’y.

the 

family 

returned 

Hon.  Edward Jewell,  removed  to  Cedar 
Springs and  engaged  in  the general mer­
chandising business,  and,  out  of  school 
hours,  Frank  received  his  first instruc­
tions  in the mercantile  business.  Owing 
to  the ill  health of his  father, in  1873 the 
family  moved  to California.  During the 
two years  they  remained  in  California 
Frank’s  occupation  was  a  varied  one. 
He  was employed  for  a  while as  herder 
on  a 
large  stock  ranch,  spending one 
summer in  a cheese  factory.  When  not 
otherwise  employed  he  spent  his  time 
hunting,  and  made  his  pocket  change 
from  the proceeds of  the  game sold. 
In 
1875 
to  Cedar 
Springs, and  his  father re-engaged in  the 
mercantile business at that place.  Frank 
assisted  his  father  in  the  store until  Oc­
tober 19,  1876, when he removed to Grand 
Rapids  and engaged  with  I.  M.  Clark & 
Co.  as traveling salesman.  The  first or­
der taken  by  the new salesman was from 
Jacob Leibler,  of  Caledonia,  who  is still 
in  trade at the old  stand.  He spent  four 
years on  the road and was then  promoted 
to a position  in  the house,  which  he held 
until  the firm  of  I.  M.  Clark  & Co.  was 
succeeded  by Clark,  Jewell  & Co. in  1883, 
when  he became assistant manager of  the 
business. 
In  1890 Frank  had  a  bad  at­
tack of the Western  fever  and  the  firm 
of Clark,  Jewell & Co.  was succeeded  by 
I.  M.  Clark &  Son.  He  removed  to Ta­
coma, Wash.,  and,  in  company  with  two 
other  gentlemen, 
the  Puget 
Sound  Hardware  Co.,  of  which  he  was 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Tacoma  was

formed 

This  property  has 
increased  in  value 
very  rapidly  since  the  purchases were 
made,  and  is still owned  by  him.

Mr.  Jewell  was  married  in  1885  to 
Miss  Jennie  Osterhout  and  has  three 
children,  a boy of 5,  a daughter of 3 and 
another daughter only a few months old. 
The  family reside  on South Union street, 
but  will  soon remove to  their own  home, 
which  has been  in  process  of construc­
tion  during the summer on South College 
avenue,  adjoining the  residence of  Gen­
eral  Manager  Ueald,  of  the C.  &  W.  M. 
Railway.  Mr.  Jewell  has always  had  an 
ideal den  in  his  mind—a library,  smok­
ing  room  and  curiosity  shop  combined, 
in  which the  trophies  of  the  chase cap­
tured by  himself can  be displayed.  This 
ideal  will see its  realization  in  the new 
home,  which is said to  embody  about as 
many  of the comforts  and conveniences 
incident to home life  as it is  possible  to 
encompass  within  four walls.

Mr.  Jewell,  like most  other successful 
business men  has  a  hobby—in  fact,  two 
hobbies.  One  is  tea,  of  which  he is a 
most  excellent  judge  and  on which  his 
opinion  is frequently invoked.  The other 
hobby  is  hunting,  and  in  furtherance of 
this hobby  he  has  a  collection  of  dogs, 
guns,  ammunition,  etc.,  large enough  to 
enable him to  make  a  considerable  ex­
hibit  in  a  dog show and  remind one  of 
an  arsenal.  He is a man  of strong  likes 
and  dislikes,  but  has  about  as  many 
friends to the square inch  as any  man  in 
the grocery  business;  and  in  all  proba­
bility  he  will  continue  to  increase  his

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as 
barrels,  f. o.  b.  Grand Rapids:
Eocene..............................................
XXX  W.  W. Mich.  Headlight.......
Naptha..............................................
Stove Gasoline................................ ,
Cylinder...........................................
E ngine.............................................
Black, 15 cold  test.......................... .

follows,  in

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and  Note  Headings,  Patented 

Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards,  Letter 

O ur Specialty !

Articles,  Maps and Plans.
TRADESMAN  COHPANY,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

HIRTH, WÜ8Ë  l CD.,

CHILDREN’S  SHOES

And Shoe Store supplies.

12  &  14  Lyon  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

I O

T

i m

  A l T C H T G A 'N r  

PAYING  FOR  DEAD  HORSES.

W r i t t e n  f o r  T h e  T e a d is m a n .

Who likes to pay for a dead horse?  No 
one.  Men  who  are  abundantly  able  do 
so because they  have  to.  and,  no doubt, 
there is now  and  then  a  man  who is  so 
scrupulously  honest 
that  he  actually 
finds some  satisfaction  in  paying  for  a 
dead horse,  that  is,  if  he  has  all  the 
horses  he wants  and  more  money  than 
he knows what to do  with. 
I  would  not 
be dogmatical  in  the  matter,  and  I  am. 
therefore,  willing  to  grant  that in  some 
unknown  regions there  may exist excep­
I have never met  any 
tions of  this  kind. 
of  them  in  my 
travels,  however.  No 
man,  as  I  know  him,  shows  a  woeful 
lack of pent up  joy  when called upon to
pay  for a  lately deceased  horse.

to  witness, 

Man  cannot  eat  his  cake  and keep  it, 
too,  and  after it  is eaten  he  doesn’t like 
to pay  for it.  When  he  does  pay  for it, 
the  amount  of  gall  and  wormwood  he 
gets out of 
it  depends  altogether  upon 
his paying ability;  if  he  is  in  free  and 
easy  circumstances,  his  groaning?  are 
less audible;  but.  if  he has to go without 
cake today  in  order  to  pay  for the cake 
he ate yesterday,  his sufferings are some­
thing  terrible 
lie  takes  a | 
philosophical  view of the  ease,  and won­
ders  why  satisfaction  for  past  hunger 
should  interfere  with  the demands of the 
present.  When  a man  gets into a corner 
where  he  is compelled  to  cut  down  on 
bare  necessities  for  the  sake  of  paying 
for a dead horse—well,  he  doesn’t  do  it, 
that’s  all. 
It  may  be that he ought to do 
it,  but be doesn’t.  He  is  not built  that j 
way. 
If  he is strictly honest,  something 
tells him  that  he ought to  starve in order 
to pay  his debts,  but  the  demands of  na­
ture get  the  upper  hand  of  his  fine no­
tions and he doesn’t  do  it. 
If  all  men j 
hate 
to  pay  for  dead  horses,  can you  ! 
blame a man of this kind for eating when j 
he is  hungry, even  though by doing so he j 
has to let the bill  for that eaten  last week | 
go unpaid?  “That  depends,”  say  you. 
It does not depend on  anything. 
If  the 
man 
is  honest  and  industrious,  he  is 
justly entitled  to  eat  when  he is  hungry j 
if he can  honestly  procure  anything  to j 
eat,  let the  circumstances  be  what  they ; 
may;  and,  if he be not honest and  indus-! 
trious,  he  will do so anyway, for he is an . 
animal. 
the  creditorj

In  either  case 

ought  to be better posted  in  human  na­
ture than  to  expect  anything  different. 
If  the debtor  be of  the former  class,  he 
will pay  when  he  can;  if  he  be  of  the 
latter,  the creditor ought to  lose  it  as  a 
penalty  for aiding and abetting indolence 
and  unworthiness.

A dead  horse  has served  its usefulness 
and is a  very  unpleasant  thing  to  con­
template.  That  is  why  a  man  hates to 
pay  for it.  When  a man sells a horse he 
ought  to  get  his  pay  before  the  horse 
dies. 
It  is always  easier  to  collect  pay 
for  a  live  horse  than  for  a  dead  one. 
There are  various  kinds  of  dead  horses 
some of which  might be  described.

When  a  man  buys  a S3  pair of shoes 
on  “tick”  iu  the  summer,  and  wears 
them  until they lose  their  soles  and  the 
ground  becomes  frosted,  and  he 
then 
finds that S3 is the  extent  of his “ pile,” 
and  that nobody cares to trust  him  to an 
other pair,  the shoe  dealer might as well 
write  "dead  horse”  over  that  shoe  bill, 
for that would  be  its  true name.  A shoe 
bill  becomes a dead  horse  if not paid  be­
fore the remains of the goods are thrown 
the  rubbish  heap  and  a  new  pair 
on 
takes their place.

A grocer’s bill  becomes  a  dead  horse 
the  instant  the  grocer  becomes  a  dead 
grocer. 
If you don’t  believe  it,  ask the 
administrators  of  the  estates  of  some 
dead grocers you  used  to  know. 
I  have 
known  men  to  pay  their  grocery  bills 
promptly  and cheerfully  while their  gro­
cers  were  alive,  but  the  instaut  their 
grocers died,  they  seemed  to think their 
bills  had died  also.  Some  who  were  not 
responsible  refused 
to  pay  outright, 
while those  who  were  responsible  paid 
only  under  a  vigorous  protest.

To  sell  out  or  retire  from  business 
will  work  a  similar  metamorphosis  in 
the  nature of  all  ledger  accounts. 
It  is 
a great  mistake  on  the  part  of any  re­
tailer of merchandise to step out of  busi­
ness  for  the  purpose  of  collecting  his 
book  accounts. 
Frequent  “dunnings” 
in  hardscrabble  times  will  convert  al­
most any  bill  into a  dead horse,  and age, 
alone,  in  the  very  best  of  times  will 
bring about a like  conversion;  but death 
or retirement  from  business will  accom­
plish  it every  time.  Any  man  who has 
had experience in  the  matter  knows  that 
a retailer can collect a  larger percentage

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of  his  uncollectable-by-law 
accounts 
while  in  the harness  than  he,  or any  one 
acting  for him,  can  do after he  is out of 
business.  He  can  also  collect  his  gilt- 
edged  accounts easier and  with  less fric­
tion  while  in  business,  from  the  simple 
fact  that they  have not  yet  become alien­
ated  by  passing into a  dead  horse condi­
tion.

it 

is 

inclined 

a  spirit  of 

If all  men  were  disposed  to take every 
possible  advantage  of  each  other  for 
their own  pecuniary  benefit,  it  would  be 
impossible  to  carry  on  a community of 
business.  No  rule  of  conduct  iu  the
form of  law  would  have any force among 
men,  if it  was not written upon the hearts 
of a considerable  majority of the people 
as  well  as upon our statute boobs.  When 
its only  place of  record  is  upon the stat­
ute.  it  will  be  unobserved  and  impotent, 
but  when impressed  upon  the  hearts of 
the  people,  it  will  be  active  and  power­
ful.  Thus 
that  as  men  become 
more enlightened  they  are more  strongly 
actuated  by 
fair  play 
and  more 
to  overlook  each 
other’s foibles  and  mistakes,  instead of 
seizing  upon  them  for  the  gratification 
of  selfish  desires. 
It  is  only  when  an 
obligation to pay  becomes  a  dead  horse 
that tlie  lingering  taint of primal  condi­
tions  reasserts  itself  and  we  relapse into 
a barbaric  State  again.  When  a  claim 
upon us  becomes a dead  horse it  irritates 
our selfish  propensities  and  arouses our 
combativeness.  We put the claimant on 
the offensive  while we  fortify  our  nega­
tive position  in  every  possible  way  and 
remain  on  the  defensive.  We  look  for 
overcharges,  offsets and  other errors and 
are disposed  and  prepared to  take advan­
tage of every  little technical  irregularity 
in  defeating  that  claim,  and  if  we are 
forced  to  surrender  at last,  it  is  because 
we  can’t  help  ourselves.  Now 
this 
change  of  front 
is  brought  about  by 
treating a live,  respectable  account  with 
indifference  and  cold  neglect  until 
it 
ossifies into a dead horse.

A  man  will  not  do  what  he hates to do 
if its omission will  hurt  him  less  than  its 
commission.  All  men  hate 
to  pay  for 
dead  horses.  Some  men  hate to pay  for 
live horses.  This  constitutes  about  all 
is  between  "good 
the  difference  there 
pay”  customers  and 
so-called  "dead i 
beats.”  The intrinsic  value of  the obli- |

gâtions  of  either  depends  upon 
the 
amount  of  “ stuff”  they  may  happen  to 
have around  them,  the size of  their obli­
gations,  and  the  nature of  the  collection 
laws.

There  will  be  more dead horses  record­
ed on  the  retail  mercantile 
ledgers  of 
this country  before the  snows  melt away 
next spring than  have been on record  for 
the  past  twenty  years.  This  nation  is 
rich. 
It  is  made  up  -of  07,000,000  of 
units,  but these  national  units  are  not 
all  rich.  The most of  them  are  poor and 
helpless.  They depend  upon  industrial 
motion  for clothes,  food  and  fuel.  When 
there is  motion  they  are  supplied;  but 
when there  is industrial  inertia,  they are 
helpless  and  destitute.  Another 
long 
winter is just  at  hand.  These  national 
units  must  and  will  eat,  wear clothes 
and  keep  from  freezing,  whether  the 
wheels turn or  not  or  whether the store 
bills now pending  be paid or not. 
If the 
difficulties through which  we are  passing 
will  bring about  a  revolution  from  the 
present  excessive  credit  system  to  one 
which  will  have more  use  for the circu­
lating medium of  the  country,  then  we 
will  not  have  suffered 
in  vain.  This 
measure of  values  should circulate more 
freely  among  the people  and  be  used  by 
them 
in  measuring  their  exchanges  in 
the daily purchases of commodities.  This 
would place  the  retail  mercantile busi­
ness on  a  safe  and  sound financial foun­
dation,  and,  at  the  same time,  develop 
more noble  and  self-reliant  citizenship 
among the masses of  the people.  Credit 
is the curse  of  this country. 
It  has  re­
duced  us to  the  humiliating position  we 
find ourselves in  today. 
It  licenses indo­
lence,  wasteful  extravagance  and  vice; 
and  debt,  its  legitimate  offspring,  fills 
our homes with despair,  and  our  ceme­
teries and  asylums  with  its  unfortunate 
victims.

No man  can  enjoy  the  sweet  consola­
tions  of  Christianity  who  is  burdened 
with debt and  whose  slumbers  are  dis­
turbed by dead  horse ghosts.  The  Good 
Book  recognizes  the  fact  where  it says: 
“ Owe no man  anything.”  The  counter­
part to  this  is:  “Credit  no  man  any­
thing,  which is  the  only  way  to  avoid 
dead horses.” 

E.  A.  Ow en.

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Wholesale Price Current*
Linseed Oil.

ACIDTJK.

Acetleum...................  
8®  10
Benzoicum  German..  65®  75
Boraclc 
....................  
an
Carbollcum.............. 
25®  35
Citrlcum...................  52®  55
Hydrochior................. 
3®  5
.................   10®  12
Nltrocum 
Oxallcum....................  10®  12
30
Phospborlum dll........ 
Salley licum ...............1  30@l  71
Sulph uri cu m ................  
lî£@  ¡
Tannicum..................1  40@1  60
Tartarlcum................  30®  33

AMMONIA.

a 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  3X@
20  deg................5H®
Carbonas  ................... 
ia®
Chlorldum.................   12®

Black........................2 0G@2 25
Brown.......................   80®1  00
Bed.............................   45®  50
Yellow...................... 2 50@3 00

BACCAE.
40).

Cubeae (po 
Juniperus  —  
X&nthoxylum

3.®
25®  30

BALSAM UM .

Copaiba......................  43®  45
Peru............................  ®1  80
Terabln, C anada__  
45®  50
Tolutan......................  35®  50

CORTEX .

Abies,  Canadian............  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Euonymus  atropurp
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po.......   20
Prunus Virginl...............   12
Quillala,  grd..................   10
Sassafras  ............................  1
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

EX TR A C TU X .

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

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F B R B U

Carbonate Preclp......
Citrate and Quinta...
Citrate  Soluble.........
Ferrocy anldum Sol...
Solut  Chloride.........
Sulphate,  com’l........
pure...........

“ 

Arnica .... 
Anthemls  . 
Matricaria

®  15
®3 50 
®  SO
®  50
@  15
2 
.9®®
7
18®  20 
31®  35 
50®  65

roj.iA.

“ 

50
28
35®  50

Barosma 
Cassia  Acuti fol,  Tin-

...................  18®

nlvelly.............  25® 

“ 
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“ 
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“ 

etrxxi.

“  Alx. 
Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
U ra Tirsi

and  Ms.............  15®

Acacia, 1st  picked__

8®
®
....  ®
2d 
3d 
....  @
®
sifted sorts... 
po..................  60®
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50® 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  @
Socotrl. (po.  60).  ®
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
16)............................  ®
1
60 
Ammoniac.................  55®
35 
As8afcetlda, (po. 35)..  30®
55 
Bensoinum.................   50®
58 
Camphor»..................   55®
Euphorbium  po  ........  35®
10 
_l2 50 
Galbanum..............
0®  7b 
Gamboge,  po.........
Guaiacum, (po  35).
®  30 
Kino,  (po  1  10)....
@1  15 
M astic...................
®  80
U, ,^U. TV, ........  @  40
Myrrh, (po. 45).
75@2 85
Opli  (po  3  85)............2 
Shellac  .....................   35®  42
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth...............   40® 1  00

“ 
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Absinthium.....................  ..  35
Eupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  %
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  VIr.........................  25
Rue......................................   30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   35

X A SX B SIA .

Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  23
Carbonate, K. &  M__  20®  25
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36

ORBU X .

70@1 80
25®3 50

Absinthium................ 3 50® 4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc.......   45®  75
Amydalae, Araarae___8 00@8 25
A nisl............................1 
Aurantl  Cortex...........2 30®2 40
Bergamll  ...................3 
Cajlputi.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll...............   75®  80
Cedfar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodii...............   @1  60
Clnnamonll...............   90®1 CO
Cltronella..................   ®  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................  80®  go

Declined—Opium.
Cubebae...................•.  @ 3 00
Exechthitos...................  2 50@2 75
Brlgeron......................... 2 oo@2 10
Gaultherla......................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipll, Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................2 10@2  30
Juniper!.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Llmonis......................2 40@2 60
Mentha PI per.............. 2 75@3 50
Mentha Verid.............2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal............. 1 00@1  10
Myrcla, ounce.............  @  50
Olive............................  85@2 75
Plcis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  1:
Rlclnl.......................  1  23® 1  2
Rosmarlnl.................  
75@1 00
Bosae, ounce...................6 50®8 50
Succinl.......................  40®  45
Sabina.........................  90®1 00
Santal  .......................3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................   50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce....  ®  65
Tlglfl..........................   @  90
Thyme.......................   40®  60
_  
.  o pt.................  ®  60
Theobromas...............   15®  30

P0TA8SIUX.

R A D IX .

BJ C «b.......................   15®  18
bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Garb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23®25)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @  15
Petass Ultras, opt...... 
8®  10
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®  9
Prussiate..................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18
Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................   12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12) ......  
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
„ (I» -® )................... 
©  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po....  15®  20
Inula,  po.................... 
is©  20
Ipecac,  po....................... 2 20@2 30
Iris  plox (po. 35@3S)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rbei............................  75@1 00
‘  Cut......................  @1  75
PV.........................  75@1 35
Spigella.......................   35® 38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria...................  30® 32
Senega.........................  55® 60
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @  25
Sclllae, (po. 35)............   10® 12
Syniplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po.......................   @ 35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a .................... 
18® 20
Zingiber  j ................... 
18® 20

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Anisnm,  (po. 20).. 

..  @ 15
lum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
4®  6
rd, Is.......................... 
Carui, (po. 18)..............   10® 12
Cardamon....................1 
00@1 25
Corlandrum.................   10® 12
Cannabis Sativa.........   4® 
5
Cydonlum....................   75®1 00
Chenopodinm  .............  10® 12
Dlpterix Odorate........ 2 25®2 50
Foenlcnlum...................  @ 15
Foenngreek,  po.........   6®  8
Lin!....................... . 
4  @ 4M
Uni, grd,  (bbl. 8M)...  4  @ 4M
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__ 
4®  5
R apa.............................  6®  7
Slnapls  Albu............ 11  @13
Nigra...........  11®  12

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BFIRITUS.
Frumentl, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R ...... 1  75@2 00
 
Junlperis  Co. O. T ....1  65@2 00
“ 
Saacharnm  N. B.........1 75®2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll............ 1 75@6 50
Vlnl Oporto.................1 
Vlnl  Alba....................1 

25®1 50
75@3 50

25@2 00
25@2 00

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SPONSBS.

Florida  sbeeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 2 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ...................... 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car-
rlage.......................  
Hard for  slate  nse__ 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 

use............................... 

50@2 75
2 00

1  10
85
65
75
1 40

STRUTS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferrl Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................   50
Rhel  Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Sclllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   GO
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunas  vlrg.........................  50

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TIN C TU R ES.

‘ 

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“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

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‘ 
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28®  30 
32®  34 
M® 3

“  Co.................... «O
ammon................. 
“ 

Aconitum Napellls E .........   60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   go
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica.............................  
50
Asafoetlda...................   
0
Atrope Belladonna............  
60
Benzoin...............................  go
„  “  ,  GO......................... .!  50
Barosma......................... 
50
Cantharldes...................’ ” ’  75
Capsicum............................... 50
Ca damon.............. 
75
c o .....................;;;;  75
Castor...............................  1 00
Catechu............................ 
’  50
Cinchona............................... 50
Co.................... 
60
Columba.......................... 
  50
Conlum................. 
01
Cubeba.......................
Digitalis..................  
50
grgot...................................   so
Gentian...............................  go
Gualca....................................£)
60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamns................ ” [ [  50
Iodine..................................  75
“  Colorless......... .  . 
75
Ferrl  Chlorldum........... 
35
K ino................................   ;  50
Lobelia............................ 
Myrrh.........................50
Nux  Vomica............ 50
OpH.....................................  85
Camphorated...............   50
Deodor.........................o 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia................... 
50
hatany.............................'  50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
„ 
Co..............  50
Stramonium.................. .]’[  60
Tolutan.......................... 60
Valerian....................  .....  50
VeratrumVerlde............ 
50
M I8CELL ANEOU S.
Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..
T‘ 
“  4 P ..
Alumen......................
ground,  (po.
. 7>  • • •.......................   3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antimonl, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
AUipyrip..................   @1  40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  55
Arsenicum................. 
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharldes  Russian, 
po ............................
@1  00 
Capsid  Fructus,af...
®  26 
®  28 
Spai*
@  20 
Caryophyllns, (po.  15) 
10®   12 
Carmine,  No. 40.
®3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
CocouS  .....................   ®  40
Cassia Fructus...........  ®  25
Ceutrarla....................  @  10
Cetaceum...................  @  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
„  
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  35@1  80
Chondrus...................  20®
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®
German  8  @ 
Corks,  Ust,  dig.  per
cent  ......................
Creasotum...............  
®
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  ®
“  prep...,.............. 
5®
g®
“  preclp...............  
“  Rubra.................  ®
Crocus...................... 
40®
Cudbear......................  @
Cuprl Sulph...............   5 @
Dextrine.................... 
io@
Ether Sulph...............   70®
Emery,  all  numbers..  ® 
Rrgotajpo.)  75...........  70® 75
Flake  White...............   12®  15
Galla............................  @ 23
Gambler......................7  ® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper...........  ® 70
French............   40® 60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10.
Less than box  66X
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®  15
“  White...............   13©  25
Glycerlna...................14M@  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  85 
“ Cor ....  @ 80
Ox Rubrum  @  90
Ammonlati..  @1  00
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  64
.1 25@1 50
Uhthyobolla, Am.. 
Indigo.........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform.....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  65®  70
Macis.........................  70®  75
Uquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Uquor Potass Arslnltis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Manilla,  S. F ..............  60®  68

IX)............................ 2M@ 4

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Morphia, S.  P. & W.  2 20@2 45 
,   C.  Co....................  2 10@2 35
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristica, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
@2 00
PICls  Llq, N..ci, M gai
doz  .........................
@2  00 
Plcis Llq., quarts......
@1  00 
pints.........
@  85
PI1 Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
@
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  @  3
Plx  Burgun...............   @  7
Plrnnbl Acet..............  14®  15
Pul vis Ipecac et opll. .1  io@l  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
&P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
8®  10
Quasslae.................... 
Quinta, S. P. & W......  29®  34
S.  German__  20®  30
Bnbla  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv. 
20® 22
Salacln.......................1  75®1  80
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W...................... 
i2@  14
io@  12
M....................... 
“  G............ ..........   @ 15

“ 

opt.

Seldlltz  Mixture........  @ 20
Slnapl
@  IS 
@  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................. 
lVi®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash.................... 3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether Co..........  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dorn......  @2 25
“  Myrcla Imp.......   @3 00
*'  Vlnl  Rect  bbl.
.  ..7........................ 2 19@2 29
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......1 40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl..............2M@  3
“  Roll.............  2  @ 2M
Tamarinds................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae..............45  @  48
Vanilla......................9 00®16 00
Zlncl  Sulph.

7®

Linseed, pure raw

Bbl. Gal
70
70
75
so
45
42
36
39

11

“  

p a i n t s . 

Unseed,  boiled.........  39
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
so
strained................ 
Spirits Turpentine__  31
b b l .

39
lb.
Red  Venetian.i...........im  2©8
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  1M  2@4
“  
B e r .............1M   2@ 3
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M@3
“  s^ictly  pure......254  2M@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..................   13@16
Vermilion,  English. 
65@70 
Green,  Peninsular..
70@75 
Lead,  red...............
“  w hite...........
Whiting, white Span 
@70 
Whiting,  Gliders’ ... 
@90 
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting
,  Paris  Eng,
cliff......................... 
1  4P
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints.................... 1 00@1  20
No. 1 Tnrp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
‘ ,  „ rP........... 160@1 70
Coach  Body...............2 75©3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn.......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Dnmar__1  5E®1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70® 7 5
Tulurp.

6?i®7 
6M@7 

V A R N ISH ES.

M E T I  & P E I®  DICCÍ.

so

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  Varnishes.

D E A L E R S  

I X

S o l e   A g e n t s   f o r   t h e   C e l e b r a t e d

SWISS  VILLA  PREPARED  PAINTS.

Full  Lie of  Staple

W e  a r e  S o l e  P r o p r i e t o r s  o f

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy,

W e  H a v e  m  S t o r k   a n d   O f f e r  a F u l l  U n e  o f

WHISKIES,  BRANDIES,

GINS,  WINES,  R U M S ,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN"  TRADESMAN.

GROCERY  PRICE  CURRENT.

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

6 00

gross 
7 CO
5 50
8  00 
7 fO
6  00

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora......................  55
Castor Oil.................  60
Diamond...................  50
Frazer’s.................... 
75
Mica  ........................  65
Paragon 
.................   55

1 fl>  “ 

'*  2  “ 

BAKING  POWDER. 
U lb. cans, 3 doz...............  
Vi lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
Bulk............................. . 
M lb cans 6 doz  case.........  
Vi lb  “ 
1  ft  “ 
5  fi>  “ 
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case 
16 ** 
“
Red Star, Vi H> cans.......
Vi B>  “ 
“ 
........
“ 
Teller’s, Vi lb. cans, doz
“ Vi lb.  “ 
“
“ 
“ 
“ 
_____ Dr. Price’s.

Acme.
45
2  “  ................  85
1  “  .................  1  00
10
Arctic.
55
4 doz “ 
.........   1 10
2 doz “ 
..........2  00
..........9  CO
1 doz  “ 
Fosfon.
80 
2 00 40 
75 
1  40 
45 
85 
1  50
45
1 lb cans.........1  50
per doz
Dime cans..  95
.1  40 
.  200 
..2 60 
..3 90 
..5 00 
12  00 
18 25
22 75 
41  80

OîPRICCs  •“
S-oz
CREAM
12 oz
16-oz
baking 
25i-lb
1-lb
Bowden
5-lb
10-lb
¡•uaurBoSi

Our Leader,  V lb cans....  
H lb cans 

'ttKiatrr ^  

1 lb.  “

......

 75

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen in case.

“ 

“ 
“ 

8 oz 

BLUING. 

Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..................   3 63

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  80
Domestic.............................   70
Gross
“ 
..............6 75
“  pints,  round..........   9 00
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
... 8 00
“  1 oz ball  ...................   4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4 oz..........3 60
“ 
8 oz......... 6 80

“ 
BROOMS.
.40. 2 Hurl...............................  1 75
No. 1  “ 
...........................  2 00
No. 2 Carpet...................  ..  2 25
No. 1 
“ 
.......................  2 50
Parlor Gem......................... 2 75
Common Whisk................. 
90
“ 
Fancy 
.................1  15
Warehouse...............................3 25
BRUSHES.
1  25 
Stove, No.  1.................
1  50 
“  10..................
1  75 
“  15..................
85 
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row 
1  25
Rice Root  Scrub. 3 row
Palmetto, goose..................  1  50

“ 
“ 

BUTTER  PLATES. 

Oval—250 in crate.

No.  1...................................   6
No.  2 ..................................  7
No.  3.................................. 
8
No.  5................................... 1  0
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.............  10
Star,  40 
9
Paraffine  .................  .......  10
Wicking  .......................... 24

CANDLES.

“ 

 

 

CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Little Neck,  l i b .................1  20

“  2  lb...................... 1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb.................... 2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb........  ..
.  65
2 lb.............
1  to
Lobsters
Star,  1  lb....................
2  lb...................
.3 50
Picnic.lib...............................2 Of
21b...........................2 9(

Salmon.
“ 

Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...........................1 25
2  lb.........................2 10
Mustard,  2 lb .......................... 2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb................. 2 25
Soused, 2 lb.................... 
.2 25
Columbia River, flat........... 1  80
tails................1 65
Alaska, Red......................... 1
pink.............................. 1 10
Kinney’s,  flats......................... 1 95
Sardines.
American  Vis.................  @
/is..................6 Vi®
Imported  Vis.....................10® 1
Vis.....................15®1
Mustard  Ms......................  ®7
Boneless.......................... 
2
Brook,! lb...............................2 50

“ 
•• 

Trout.

“ 
“ 

Fruits.
Apples.

85
3 00

Gages.

Cherries.

Apricots.

3 lb. standard  — .... 
York State, gallons.... 
Ilamburgh.  *•
Live oak.....................  
1  75
Santa  Cruz................. 
1  75
Lusk’s......................... 
1  75
Overland..................  
1  75
Blackberries.
B. A  W....................... 
95
Red............................1  10@1 20
1  75
Pitted Hamburgh  . . . .  
W hite......................... 
1  50
Brie  ..........................  
1  15
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
1  10
Erie............................ 
California..................  
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
125
Peaches.
Pie............................
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ..................
California..................
Monitor 
Oxford
Domestic....................  
1 20
Riverside.................... 
2 10
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
2 75
grated........ 
Booth’s sliced............  ®2 51
grated...........  @2 75
1  10
1  30
1  50

Quinces.
Common....................  
Raspberries.
Red............................. 
Black  Hamburg.........  
Erie,  black 
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1  25
Hamburgh................. 
1  25
1  20
Erie............................ 
Terrapin....................... 
1  10
Whortleberries.
Blueberries............... 
1  00
Corned  beef  Libby’s..........1  85
Roast beef  Armour’s..........1  70
Potted  ham, Vi lb...... 
1  40
“  M lb.................  85
* l b .........   85
95

Meats.

Pears.

“ 

 

tongue, Vi lb..................1 35
chicken, Vi lb.........  

“ 
V e g e ta b le s .

1 25

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

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

soaked......................

Lima, green..............................1 40
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 35
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked................1 35
Picnic Baked.............................1 00
Hamburgh............................  1 40
Livingston  Eden.....................1 20
Purity.................................
Honey  Dew..............................1 40
Morning Glory...................
Soaked ...............................
Hamburgh  marrofat................1 35

Corn.

Peas.

“ 

90

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

early June.........
Champion Eng.. 1  50
petit  pois...........1  75
fancy  sifted___ 1  90
aoaKeu ............................
Harris standard.............. ...  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat__
.1  10
...1  30
early  June..
Archer’s  Early Blossom....1  35
French............................ ...2 15
French............................
Erie...............................
Hubbard.........................
Hamburg......................... ...1  40
Soaked ............................ ...  85
Honey  Dew.................... ...1  50
E rie..........................   ... ...1  35
Tomatoes.
Hancock.......................
..  1  00
Excelsior 
....................
Eclipse............................
Hamburg.......................
Gallon....................
CHOCOLATE.
Baker’s.

German Sweet............
Premium.......................
Breakfast  Cocoa...........
CHEESE.
Amboy.......................
Acme..........................
Lenawee.................... @11
Riverside 
Gold  Medal
Skim.......................... 
Brick.
E d am ........
Leiden 
Llmbnrger 
Pineapple.. 
Roquefort..

23
37
43
@115k
©HVi
11V4
@10V4
6® 7
11
1  00 23 
©10 ©25 
©35

3 75

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

domestic 

“ 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles  .......   2 75
Pint 
.........   4 60
Quart 1 doz bottles 
8 50
Half pint, per  doz..............1  35
Pint, 25 bottles  .................. 4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................3 75
5 gross boxes................40@45
35 lb  bags.....................   @3
Less quantity  ..............  ®3Vi
Pound  packages  ........  6Vi®7

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair................................. 
17
Good....................................18
Prime..................................20
Golden................................20
Peaberry............................ 22
Fair.....................................18
Good................................... 20
Prim e................................. 21
Peaberry  ............................22
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.....................................21
Good....................................22
Fancy................................. 24
Prime................................. 23
M illed.......................  ...... 2i
Interior..............................25
Private Growth..................27
Mandehling...................... 28
Imitation...........................25
Arabian..............................28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast 
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.
M cLaughlin's  XXXX..  24  95
Bnnola  ..........................   2
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case —   24  95 
Extract.
Valley City  Vi gross  .
Felix
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1  50
2 5C
“ 

tin 
CHICORY.
B ulk...........................
Red................................
Cotton,  »Oft.........per doz.  1  25

CLOTHES  LINES. 

“ 

50 ft 
60 it
70 ft..........  
soft..........  
60 ft..........  
72 ft". 
. 
4 doz. in case.

“ 
“ 
te 
‘ 
CONDENSED  MILK. 

“ 
“ 
“
“

:
:

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

C O U P O N   B O O K S .

 
 
 

“Tradesman.’
 
 
 

3  1, per hundred...............   2 Of
“ 
2 50
#2,  “ 
“ 
3 00
#3,  “ 
“ 
8 Of
( 5,  “ 
“ 
#10,  *’ 
4 Ou
5 OP
#20,  “ 
“ 
“Superior.”
.  2 50 
S  1, per hundred........
..  3 00 
#2,  "
..  3 50 
« 3, 
4 00 
< 5, 
..  5 00 
# 10, 
6 00
#20,

 

 

Universal.”

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

#  1, per hundred. 
.........   S3 00
............... 3  50
$2, 
..............4  00
! 3, 
............... 5  00
*5, 
#10, 
................ 6  00
#20. 
7  00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over. 
500  “ 
1000  “ 

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

.  __ 5  per  cent.

“
“

COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
ICan  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from #10  down. | 
20 books......................8  1  00
50
1 00 
3 00 
100250
6 25 
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

CREDIT  CHECKS.

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

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......  6Vi
Family  XXX.....................   6
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6Vi
Salted XXX.........................  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........  6V4
Kenosba 
.........................  7Vi
Boston................................
Butter  biscuit....   .............. 6Vi

Soda.

Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City...........................   7Vi
Soda,  Duchess....................  8V4
Crystal Wafer.....................10
Long  Island Wafers 
....... 11
8. Oyster  XXX....................  6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Farina  Oyster....................6

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure.....................  
30
Telfer’B  Absolute................   3
Grocers’..........................  15@2

53!£
10V4

11

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

“ 

Peaches.

Apples.
quartered 
Apricots.

Sundrted, 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.  “ 
 
“ 
Pears.
California in  bags 
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
...................
25 “ 
Prunelles.
301b.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
In  barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

“ 

“ 

8

 

in  bags.....  10H

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crown.............................
3 
“ 
.............................
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
2  crown...............................
“ 
3 
...............................

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

© g

Peel.

25  “ 
25  “ 
Raisins.

Patras,  in barrels............  
3 \
In  Vi-bbls..............  4
In less quantity__ 
4U
Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  2C 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11
Ocdura, 29 lb. boxes.  © 6V£
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120 ..............  9
90xl00 251b.bxs.9V4
80x90 
.10
10V4
70x80 
60x70 
6!4

“ 
“ 
“
Turkey......................... 
Silver..........................
Sultana............................
French,  60-70..................
70-80.................
80-9)...... ............
90-101.................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1, 6V4..........................  #1  75
N0.2.6V4..........................  1«0

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

i  50
1  35
1  25
1  00
95
1  00

......
No! 2, 6----   . 
XX  wood, white.
No. 1, 6Vi.........................
No. 2, 6Vi 
......................
Manilla, white.
6 Vi  ..................................

Coin.
Mill  No. 4...........
FARINACEOUS GOODS.

100 lb. kegs...................

Farina.
Hominy.

Grits...............................
Lima  Beans.
Dried............................
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported....................10V4© • - V4

Maccaroni and Vermicelli.

Oatmeal.

35k
..  3 00
.  3  50
3K@t

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 50
Half  kegs.................................2 00
Quarter  kegs...........................1 15
lb  cans.............................   30
i lb  cans.  .........................   18
Kegs..........................................4 59
Half  kegs.................................2 50
Quarter kegs.............................1 40
"" lb cans.............................   34
Kegs 
............................. 11  00
Half  kegs 
.........................5 75
Quarter kegs............................ 3 00
lb  cans............................  60

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

8age..
Hops.
Madras,  51b. boxes.........
S. F„ 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes..

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

lb. palls.

30

@  50 
@] 7Ì

Peas.

Pearl Barley.

Kegs..................... ............  2M

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu.........................  1 45
Split  per l b ...............   25k@3
Barrels  180.................  @4  60
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 40
German.............................   4V4
East India..........................   5
Cracked..............................

Wheat.

Sago.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

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

3V4
5V4

Smoked...................... 10V4@11

Halibut.

Herring.
“ 
“ 

(5 

“ 

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

Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs....................... 8  50
No. 1,40 lbs.......................   3
No. 1,  10 lbs.......................  1  05
Family, 90 lbs....................   6 00
10 lb s.................   7T
6!

Russian,  kegs.................... 

Sardines.

“ 

Trout.

No. 1, Vi bbls., 1001 bs......... 6 00
No. 1 Vi bbl, 40  lbs..............
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................  80
No. 1,8 lb  kits....................  68

Whlteflsh.

Family 

No. 1

Vi bbls, 100 lbs...........#7 CO #2
Vi  “  40  “ .......... 3 10  1 40
10 lb.  kits...................  90  48
8 lb.  “ 
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

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

Souders’.

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

Regular
Grade
Lemon.
doz
2 oz  ...  I 
4 oz  __ 1  50

Regular
Vanilla.
doz
2 oz  ...,#i 
4 oz......2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.......81  50
1 oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......$1  75
4 oz........ 3 50

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 oz regular panel .7 5  
1  20
4 oz 
...1 50 
6 oz 
.. .2 00 
No. 3 taper... 
  135 
No. 4  taper...........150 

2 00
250

“ 
“ 

2 00
3 no

LICORICE.

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

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

“ 

MATCHES.

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

MINCE  MEAT.

mb

3 doz. case........................  2 75
6 doz. case........................  5 59
12 doz. case.........................11 00

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

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

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

New Orleans.

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

16

20
30
18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

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

Barrels, 2.400 coant. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 

6 00
3 50

Small.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216........................ 1 75
“  T. D. full co u n t.........  75
Cob, No.  3...........................  1 25

POTASH.

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

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

RICE
Domestic.
6
No. 1......................5 Vi
No. 2....................  5
Broken.............................    4

“ 
“ 

Imported.
Japan, No. 1..........................5Vi
No. 2......................5
Java....................................  6
Patna..................................   5 Vi

“ 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN".

Koot  life r  Extract.
“ 

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

Whole Sifted.

SPICKS.
Allspice................. 
10
Cassia, China in mats  ......   7
Batavia in bund__ 15
Saigon in rolls........ 32
Cloves,  Amboyna................SB
Zanzibar..................12
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy................ 75
“  No.  1....................... 70
“  No.  2....................... 60
Pepper, Singapore, black...  10 
“ 
“  white...  .20
shot.........................16
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.
Allspice................................15
Cassia,  Batavia...  .............18
and  Saigon.25
“ 
“  Saigon....................S5
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African................... 16
K  Cochin..................  20
Jam aica.................£2
“ 
Mace  Batavia....................71
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .22
25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ................... 75
Pepper, Singapore, black__16
“  white...... 24
“ 
“  Cayenne...............  20
Sage.  ..................................20
■‘Absolute” in Packages.

“  Trieste  ........  

“ 

SAL  SODA.

14s  Ms
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  155
Ginger,  Jam aica......  84  1  55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  155
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage............................  84
Kegs.................................  
IK
Granulated,  boxes..............  ilk
A nise.........................  @12)4
Canary, Smyrna.........  
6
10
Caraway.................... 
Cardamon, Malabar  .. 
90
Hemp,  Russian......... 
4K
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
5K
Mustard,  white......... 
10
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
6
Cuttle  bone...............  
80
STARCH.

SEEDS.

Corn

 

 

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

SNUFF.

Gloss.
 
 

20-lb  boxes........................   5v
40-lb 
5K
l ib packages  .................  ..  5K
3-lb 
5K
6-lb 
5ik
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  33k
Barrels................................   33k
Scotch, in  bladders............37
Maccaboy, in jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars......43
Boxes....................................5H
Kegs, English........................43g
100 3-lb. sacks......................... |2 26
2 00
“ 
60 5-lb 
2810-lb.  sacks...................  1  85
2014-lb.  “ 
2 25
24 3-lb  cases..........................   1 50
32
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
drill  “  16  18
28 lb.  “ 

SALT.
 
 

SODA.

 
 

Warsaw.

32
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags.. 
..................................... .... 
18
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75
75 
56 Jb. dairy in linen  sacks 

Ashton.
Higgins.

Soiar Rock.

56 lb.  sacks.........   .  ........  27

Common Fine.
Saginaw 
Manistee...................  
SALERATUS.

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

70
70

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

“ 

Church’s ...........................  5K
DeLand’s ............................  5K
Dwight’s ............................. 5K
............................5
Taylor’s 
SOAP.
Laundry.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dingman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  l-lb  ......... 3 2 •
Good Cheer, 601 lb................3 90 i
White Borax, 100  5£-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 . .$4 00 
plain...  3 94
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  4  00
Brown, 60 bars.................... 2 40
80  b a rs...................3 25

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

Acme.................................  4 Oo I
Cotton Oil............................6  00
Marseilles..........................  3 95
Mafter 

..........................  .  4 35 1

“ 

“ 

Smoking.

Thompson & Chute Brands.

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

“ 

SUOAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf.................................$6 30
Powdered................................6 23
Granulated..................... 
5 98
Extra Fine Granulated...  6  It
Cubes.......  
XXXX  Powdered................6 4:
Confec. Standard  A...........5  73
No. 1  Columbia A..............  5 67
No. 5 Empire  A  ................. 5 54
No.  6  .................................. 5 48
No.  7....................................5  30
No.  8  ....................... 
No.  9....................................5  17
No.  10.................................   5 11
No.  11.............................. 
5 05
No.  12................................   4 98
No.  13.................................   4 86
No 14..................................  4 36

 

Catlin’s  Brands.
Kiln  dried.................. 
  17
I Golden  Shower  ..................19
Huntress  ................. 
26
Meerschaum...............   .  . .29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork  ............................3G@32
German............................... is
F rog....................................33
Java, Ks foil.........   ...........32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish..............38
Gold Cut  ............................ 28

Scotten's Brands.

Warpath.............................. 15
Honey  Dew......................... 30
Gold  Block......................... 26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless.....................  
26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
6 23
Handmade...........................41

Brands.

Leldersdorf’s Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

Rob  Roy..................... 
26
Uncle  Sam.........   ........ 2£@32
Red Clover...........................32
5 23
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn................... 
  30
Plow  Boy...................... 30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels...............................  22
Half bbls..............................2l
F air.....................................  19
Good....................................  25
Choice  ................................   30

Pure Cane.

SWEET  GOODS

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

8
8
9
8K
8K

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

81 for barrel.

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

YEAST.
.... 
 

TEAS.

Japan—Regular.

SUN C U R E D .

BA SK ET  F IR E D .

F air............................  @17
Good.... .....................   @20
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest....................... 32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12
F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest....................... 32  @34
Dust............................. 10 @12
F air..............................18  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest....................   @35
Extrachoice.wire leat  @40
Common to  fail........... 25 @35
Extra fine to finest___ 50 @65
Choicest fancy.............75 @S5
@26
Common to fair...........23 @30
Common to  fair........... 23  @26
Superior to fine............ 30  @35
Common to  fair........... 18 @26
Superior to  fine........... 30 @40
Fair..............................18 @22
Choice...........................24 @28
Best..............................40 @50

E N S L IS H   B R E A K FA ST .

OUNPOWXf er.

TOUNO  HYSON.

IM PE R IA L .

OOLONS. 

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

. 

Pails unless otherwise noted
Bazoo —  
  @30
Can Can......................  @27
Nellie  Bly................   27
Uncle ben...................21
»22
Hiawatha  ...............
tiU
34
Sweet Cuba...............
McGinty....................
25
“  K bbls.........
29
Dandy Jim .................
24
Torpedo.....................
23
in  drums__
28
Yum  Yum  ...............
23
1S92............................
22
“  d ram s...............

“ 

Plug.

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

41
29
41
26
38
34
4u
32

H ID E S.

HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

lows:
Green...........................   2g2K
Part Cured...............   @3
Full 
.................  @ 3=k
Dry..............................  4 @5
Kips,green  ................   2 @3
“  cured................   @4
Calfskins,  green........   4 @ 5
cured........   4 @5
Deacon skins............... 10 @25

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides K off.
PE L T S .

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

WOOL.

Washed....................... 12 @18
Unwashed....................S @14

M ISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow........................  3 @  41-4
Grease  butter  ............  1 @2
Switches....................  1K@ 2
Ginseng................... 1  75@2 CO

GRAINS and FEKDSTUFFS

W H EA T.

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

59
59

M EAL.

Bolted.........................
Granulated.................

...  1  40
1  65

F L O U R .

“ 

Straight, In  sacks  ......
...  3 50
“  barrels__
“ 
...  3 75
Patent 
“  sacks......
...  4 50
“  barrels__ ...  4 75
“ 
Graham  “  sacks__ ...  1  70
Rye 
“ 
...... ...  1  70
M IL L 8T U FF8.
Car lots
Bran..............$13 50
Screenings__  13 00
Middlings......  14 50
Mixed Feed...  Is  no
Coarse meal  .  17 50

Less
quantity
$14 Ù0
13 00
15 00
18 50
18 OO

CORN.

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

OATS.

Car  lots  ...................... ...... 32
Less than car lots........
...  31

No. 1 Timothy, car lots 
No. 1 

H A T .
ton lots

“ 

...11  no
.  13 00

WOODENWARE.

Tubs, No. 1.....................
.  6 00
“ No. 2......................
.  5 50
“ No. 3.....................
.  4 50
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
1 30
“ No. 1,  three-hoop  . .  1 50
Bowls, 11 Inch................
“
13  “ 
.................
90
**
15  “ 
.................
.  1 25
17  “ 
.................
.  1 90
“
19  “ 
...............
.  2 40
21  “ 
................
Baskets, market.................   35
shipping  bushel.,  l  15 
..  1  25
full hoop  “ 
5 £5

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

“ 
“ 
1 
“ 

“  No.2 
“  No.3 
“  No.l 3 25
“  No.2 
“  No.3 

splint 

IN D U R A TED   W A RE.

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

6 25
7 25
4 GO.
4 75

-18

Palls.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PO R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

Mess............................................................  18 CO
S hortcut.................................................  
id oo
Extra clear pig, short cut............................
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat  back............................................   20 00
Boston clear, short cut........  ......................
Clear back, short cut...................................   20 00
Standard clear, short cat. best................. 
21 00

sausaoe—Fresh and Smoked.

 

........................................  SK

Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................  
g
Frankfort Sausage 
Blood Sausage...............................................   7
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna,  thick................................................  6
Head Cheese...................................................... 7
LA R D .
Kettle  Rendered  ................ 
iok
Granger.........................................................ie>*
Family..............................................................sjk
Compound......................................................  8
50 lb. Tins, %c advance.
20 lb. pails, Kc 
“  3kc
10 lb. 
51b. 
s c  
“ 
3 lb. 
" 
l c

“
“

 

B E E P   IN  B A R R ELS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
‘‘ 
“ 
“ 

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......... .................50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.....................   7 50
Boneless, rump butts.....................................12 00
Hams, average 20  lbs...................................... 1134
16 lbs...................................... 114
12 to 14 lbs...............................113k
picnic...................................................  9
best boneless.......................................   12
Shoulders..-..................................................  314
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..............................14
Dried beef, ham prices...................................iok
Long Clears, heavy..........................................
Briskets,  medium.  ........................................

light................................ ..............  UK

„ 

DRY  SALT  MEATS.

 

P IC K E E D   PIGS*  F E E T .

Butts.........................................................  
D. S. Bellies...................................................  12k
Fat Backs......................................................  9K
Barrels............................................................  8 00
Kegs...............................................................  1 90
Kits, honeycomb  .......................................... 
65
Kits, premium..............................................  55
Barrels............................................................22 00
Half barrels.................................................... 11 00
Per pound............ 
11

B E E F   TONGUES.

T R IP E .

 

FR E SH   B E E F .

F R E S H   PO R K .

Carcass...................................................  4K@ 5;
Fore quarters........................................ 
4
Hind quarters........................................ 6  @ 6!
Loins No. 3 ............................................ 8!-Sfjl0
Ribs........................................................7
9
Rounds................................................. 5*4@ 6
Chucks...................................................  3K@ 4
Plates.................................................... 3  @3!
Dressed............ .................................
Loins  .................................................
Shoulders  ......................................... .
Leaf Lard...........................................
Carcass.................................................5*4@ 7
Lambs....................................................   6  @ 6V4
Carcass.................................................   5ys@ 7K
714
Pork, links............................................. 
Bologna.................................................  
6
Liver....................................................  
7
Tongue ................................................
8K
Blood ...................................................
Head cheese........................................
Summer................................................
Frankfurts...........................................
FISH  AND  OYSTERS.

7K
IOK8
10K

MCTTON.

SAUSAGE.

V EA L.

13

FRESH  FISH

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as  follows
.............................................
WhlteflBfa 
Trout 
.................................................
Black Bass........ 
..........................
Halibut..................................................
Ciscoes or Herring....................... .........
Bluefish.................................................
Fresh lobster, per lb.............................
Cod........................................................
No. 1 Pickerel........................................
Pike.......................................................
Smoked White......................................
Red  Snappers  ......................................
Columbia River  Salmon.......................
Mackerel................................................
Fairhaven  Counts................................
F. J. D.  Selects.....................................
Selects...................................................
F. J. D....................................................
Anchors................................................
Standards..............................................
Extra Selects.........................................
Selects...................................................
k tandards..............................................
Counts...................................................
Scallops  ...............   ..............................
Shrimps  ................................................
Oysters, per  100 
Clams.

oysters—Cans.

oysters—Bulk.

SHELL  GOODS.

@10 
@10 
UK @15 
@ 5 
@12K 
21 
10 
@10 
© 8 @ 8 
13 
20 
2P@25
@ 40@33
@25
@25
@22
@21

2 00 
1  75
1  25
2 20 
2 60 
1  25
50©1  75 
25@1  50

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

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

Standard,  per  lb__
“  H.H...........
T w ist......
“ 

Boston Cream ...............   SK
8K
Cut  Loaf.........................
..  SK
Extra H.  H.............. 

Bbls. Pails.
7K
6H
6K
7K
6K
7K
SK

MIXED  CANDY.

Bbls.

Standard.......................................6
Leader.......................................... 6
Royal............................................ 6K
Nobby........................................... 7
English  Rock...............................7
Conserves.....................................7
Broken Taffy....................baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
“  8
French Creams..............  ............
Valley  Creams.............................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets..........................
Modern, :-0 lb. 
............................

“ 
fancy—In bulk

“ 

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

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

, 
_ 
Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed........................................  u
Chocolate Drops............................................   1144
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops......................................................  544
Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops......................................................   8K
imperials.......................................................   10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops.......................................... '60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops............................................. j  00
A. B. Licorice Drops.......................................go
Lozenges, plain................................................ 60
65
Imperials......................................................... 60
Mottoes..........................................................” 70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar.................................................."55
Hand Made Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams....................................... 1  00
String  Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds............................................1  00
WIntergreen  Berries.......................................60
CARAM ELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
 
5i
No. 1, 
 
No. 2, 
28
No. 3, 
.........................
8
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...................................
Small....................................................   J  50@1 75
Medium................................................2 01 @2 50
Large  ....................................................
Messina, choice  360........................
fancy, 360.........................
choice 300.........................
fancy 380  .........................
O TH ER   FO R EIG N   F R U IT S .

3 50 
5 00
4 00
5 00
Figs, fancy layers, 6» ............................  @12K
“  10»..........................   @12K
“  14»..........................   @14
“  20» ..........................

“ 
“ 
“ 
BANANAS.

LEM ONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 
2 
3 

 
 

“ 
“ 
“  50-lb.  “ 

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................  @  7K
..........................  @  6*«
Persian, 50-lb.  box.....................   4K@ 5K
N U TS.
Almonds, Tarragona.............................  @16K
Ivaca...................................  @1544
California.............................  @17
Brazils, new...........................................  @10K
Filberts.................................................   @11K
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @13K

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

Marbot.................................  @
Calif.......................................11  @13
Table  Nuts,  fancy................................   @13
@12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,..........................  @’3
Cocoanuts, full sacks...........................   @4 50
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns..........................
@ 6 
“  Roasted..............
@  7K @ 6 
Fancy, H.  P., Flags.........................
“  Roasted.............
@ 7K
Choice, H. P.,  Extras.....................
“  Roasted...........
@ 6K

“ 
“ 
“ 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE.

PE A N U T S.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

FRUIT JARS.

6 doz. In box.

Pints............................................................9 5 50
Quarts..........................................................   6 00
Half Gallons..................................................  g 00
Caps.............................................................   2 50
Rubbers........................................................ 
45
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No. 1  “  .........................................................  50
No.2  “  .........................................................  75
Tubular  .........................................................   75

LAMP BURNERS.

LAMP CHIMNEYS.  Per bOX.

“ 
“ 

Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXXFUnt.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun......................................................... 1  75
No. 1  “  .........................................................1  88
No.2  “  .........................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................2 10
“ 
No. 1  “ 
....................................2 25
“  .......................................3 25
No. 2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................................2 60
No. 1  “ 
“  .......................................2 80
No.2  “ 
“  ...................................... 3 86
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled................... 3 70
“ 
No.2  “ 
...................470
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.......................1  25
No.2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz.......................................1  35
No. 9  “ 
........................................1  60
No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
 
28
No. 1, 
 
No  2, 
38
 
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz...............   .......................   75
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
K gal. per doz.
Jugs, K gal., per doz..............
1 to 4 gal., per gal..........
Milk Pans, H gal., per doz__

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

 
 
 

“

“ 

“ 

1  “ 
STONEW ARE— BLACK GLAZED.
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal....................
Milk Pans, K gal...................................
............ .....................

1  “ 

“ 

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14:

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GREAT  AND  SMALL  MEANS.

It is a consoling  reflection  that talents 
of a high  order  may be  exercised  within 
a limited and obscure sphere of life,  and 
that  there  are,  probably,  many  great 
men  whose  names  are  not  known 
to 
fame.  As the  same  mathematical prin­
ciples are applied  in  the measurement of 
a corn  field as  in the triangulation of the 
starry  heavens,  so  in  the  conduct  of  a 
private  business on  a  small  scale many, 
if  not  all,  those  accomplishments  are 
brought  into  requsition  which  win  ap­
plause for statesmen,  diplomats and em­
inent  financiers.  Some  one has gone so 
far  as 
to  claim  that  it  requires  more 
ability  to  conduct  successfully  a  little 
family  grocery 
than  to  discharge  the 
duties  imposed  upon  the  Chief  Magis­
trate  of  the  United  States.  The retail 
grocer has,  so  to  speak,  to cultivate his | 
customers. 
lie must  be  a  man  of tact,  j 
agreeable,  and  yet  firm.  He  must  be 
surefooted  and circumspect in that doubt­
ful  territory  which  lies  between  rash 
prodigality  on  the  one hand and  repul­
sive  penuriousness  on 
the  other.  He 
must  maintain  a  strict  coincidence  of 
credit  and  confidence,  and  must some­
times  draw  the  line  even  in his friend­
ships.  And  in  buying  he must  be quite 
as  careful  as  in  selling. 
In  laying  in 
his stock  lie must  have  a  keen-eyed  re­
gard 
the  needs,  the  tastes  and  the 
means of  his patrons.  Dead  stock would 
be a reproach  upon  his  shelves,  a haunt­
ing reminder of irreparable loss. 
It goes 
without  saying that he  must  constantly 
and  vigilantly  scan  the  market  reports, 
and make his purchases  precisely  at  the 
right  time.  Altogether  he  has  a great 
deal of head  work  to do,  and  his employ­
ment is a kind of  culture  that keeps the 
wits bright,  adroit and  prompt.

to 

resources  of 

and  they embody  a  vast  deal of unwrit­
ten  wisdom and  learning.  They are the 
fundamental 
humanity  ! 
triumphing over  the crude  earth  and its 
inclemencies.  There 
is  no  mammoth 
factory,  however  well  supplied with  in­
genious  and  powerful  machinery, 
that 
cannot  be  traced  back  to  some  stithy 
where  a stalwart  smith  made  his  anvil 
ring  with  toil’s  most  heartsome  music 
day after day,  through  storm  and  shine, 
ever  and ever  so  long  ago.  We  make 
much  of  our  advance  in  these  times, 
our organization and subdivision of labor 
and  our  scientific  appliances  of  every 
sort;  but let  us magnify no  civilization 
that  would  minify  a  man.  Certainly  it 
is  better to work  in one’s  own shop than 
to count as  a colorless  unit in  an  indus­
trial  army  that  knows no  individuality 
and  no  independence.  The 
important 
point  is not to  have great  means,  but to 
manage your own.  Originality is genius, 
individuality is  life. 
It  is  not  the  fac­
tory  hand only  who  surrenders  his  free­
dom.  Many  a high-placed and  seemingly 
powerful man  is in reality  a slave.  The 
thorough-paced  professional  politician— 
the very  man  who has  gone into politics 
not to serve  others,  but  to  help  himself 
—has  foregone 
luxury  of  candid 
opinions.  He  waits  to  hear  what  the 
people  say,  and  fawns  like a  sycophant 
at the feet of  the majority.  Freedom  is 
a  frequent  word  upon  his  lips,  but  he 
knows not the thing itself. 
It is not our 
intention 
to  decry  the  advantages  of 
wealth.  At the  bottom of  its heart  the 
world  is  skeptical  of 
that  philosophy 
which  professes  superiority  to  abund­
ance;  but,  after all,  the  main question  is 
whether the man  owns the  money or the 
money owns the man.

the 

We  would  not  have  to go far afield to 
find  further  illustrations  of  this  view. 
The  successful 
farmer,  as  everybody 
knows, is a man  who  makes  every edge 
cut. 
It  is his art to  make  nature  serve 
him at every turn,  and  his genius is dis­
played  in  his  readiness  to take her prac­
tical  hints.  He  studies  the  soil  pro­
foundly,  and  deals  with 
it  with  the 
utmost consideration,  changing its  work 
and  its diet from  time  to time,  and ever 
and  anon  giving 
it  a  complete  rest. 
Then  he  reads  to  keep  up,  for his is a 
progressive science;  but he  has  such  a 
multitude  of  labors  to  perform,  such  a 
variety of interests to  occupy  him out of 
doors,  that one might  well  wonder how 
he finds  time for  books and papers.  He 
must look after the  comfort  of  his vari­
ous  animals,  his  horses  and  mules,  his 
cows and  oxen,  his  sheep  and  hogs and 
poultry.  His  barn,  his stable,  his fences, 
bis  vehicles and harness must be  kept  in 
repair.  Though  his place  may  be small, 
it  is  a  little  world  in  itself,  and  has a 
familar geography all  its own  and  more 
interesting  to  him  than  the map of Eu­
rope.  Even  a  tyro  can  tell  when  it is 
well  kept,  and  when  it is  what  it  ought 
to be it is  a smiling  picture of thrift and 
independence.

Greatness  displayed  in 

the  manage­
ment of small  means is necessarily genu­
ine. 
It  is clothed  with  no adventitious 
grandeur.  The  station  there  is  not  so 
much  in evidence as  the  man,  and it  is 
beautiful to  see him  holding his own on 
the  planet,  making  good his  title to life 
by his  own  industry  and  skill.  Nearly 
all  the  trades  are  old  and  traditional. 
They  have  been  handed  down  from 
father  to  son  for  uncounted  centuries,

In  the nature of things the larger num­
ber must be poor  so far  as material  pos­
sessions  are  concerned,  and  what  we 
wish  to insist upon  here  is  that this con­
dition is  not a  sufficient  reason  for  de­
spair or  repining.  There are degrees of 
poverty,  and  the  fierce  hunger  of  the 
famishing is  at  a far  remove  from  that 
enjoyable appetite  which  imparts to  the 
dish  its  finest  flavor.  The  comfortable 
class  is  the class that is free from gnaw­
ing  anxiety.  Not  to  be  sure of  suste­
nance for one’s  self  and  family,  not to 
know  how  long the  children  will have a 
shelter  that  they can  call  their own,  is 
unquestionably  to  be  in  evil  case,  and 
there  are too  many  who  know  that bit­
terness.  But beyond  the confines of that 
dread pale it is possible, as we have said, 
to  live  grandly  upon  small  means.  Of 
course,  everything  depends  upon  one’s 
conception of  life. 
If  a  man’s  ideal of 
happiness is  a  dream of  costly  luxuries 
and display,  small  means will not suffice 
for his contentment. 
If  he  is greedy of 
public  honors and  power,  he will  be im­
patient of  obscurity.  But  if  he  under­
stands  the  wisdom  of  plain  living  and 
high  thinking;  if  self-respect,  personal 
friendship  and good  will are  enough  for 
him,  he  will  not require an immense  in­
It  has  been  said  that  a  man  is 
come. 
well  off  when  he 
to  procure 
everything that he really needs,  and that 
he is  rich when  he  is  able  to gratify his 
imagination. 
If  this  distinction  is  cor­
rect,  it is evident  that  the  character  of 
the imagination  is of the  highest import­
ance.  Many persons gratify their  imag­
inations  by  reading  works  of  fiction, 
others  by  living 
in  day-dreams  or  in 
vague  and  aimless  revery;  but  the test 
question  is:  W hat is it that you imagine

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you  want?  What  is  it  that  you  would 
like to have or to  do?  Ask  your friend, 
if  you  would  probe  him  deep,  how  he 
disposes  of  the  million  that  he  makes 
and  spends  when  he  gives  rein  to  his 
is 
fancy.  Mere  physical  subsistence 
commonly  a  simple  problem,  but 
the 
craving of the hungry ego has no answer 
at.all.  People  speak of  enjoying them­
selves  very often  when  they  mean  that 
they  find  pleasure  in  music,  companion­
ship or  study;  but there  are  those  who 
might  use the  phrase  quite literally  and 
sincerely  because  they  have scarcely  any 
conception  of  an  enjoyment  that  does 
not consist  in  the  gratification  of  their 
senses or  their vanity.  He  who  would 
truly  enjoy  himself  should  be constantly 
developing,  mentally  and  morally. 
In 
other  words,  he  should  be  continually 
adding to his store of internal  resources. 
If  your  mind to you  a  kingdom  is,  it  is 
because you  have  learned  to take an  im­
personal interest in  many  things.
The  highest  actual  value  of 

large 
means to their  possessor  is  the  increased 
power of service  which  they  coufer.  The 
owner of a great  fortune  ought  to  feel 
that his wealth is  a  kind  of  trust  fund 
which  he  has  no  right  to  spend upon 
himself beyond  reasonable  limits.  The 
idea that  a man  may  justly  amass  mil­
lions  and  keep or  spend them  all  for the 
pleasure  and  distinction of  himself  and 
family  is  preposterous.  But  it is  a  mis­
take  to suppose that riches  are indispens­
able  to a career of  extended  usefulness. 
Many of  the greatest  benefactors tof  the 
human  race  have  been  poor men.  There 
is a saying  to  the  effect  that  mankind 
pays  best of  all  those  who  slaughter  it 
—that  is  to say, its  military heroes;  that, 
after them,  it  pays  most  to  those  who 
amuse it;  and  least of  all  to  those  who 
instruct  it.  This  may  not  be  strictly 
true;  but it  is certain  that  they  who de­
vote themselves  to  the  intellectual  and 
moral enrichment of  the  world  must ac­
cept  compensation  largely  in  kind.  A 
faithful  and  efficient 
is  doing 
well  if he is  paid $100  for a month’s hard 
work,  while a popular  singer  or  actor is 
paid twenty times as  much.  But  the re­
wards of intellectual  labor and of  philan­
thropic service seem  large enough  when 
they are  measured  by  the  standards of 
the wise.  How  poor  is  that  man,  how­
ever heavy  his bank  account,  who  never 
knows a generous  thrill, and  to  whom  no 
gratitude is due or given.  How  poverty- 
stricken  is  he  who  has  no  coin  that  is 
current  in  the commerce of  noble minds! 
Fortunately,  the most  essential  and  the 
most enjoyable  things  in  life are cheap. 
Air  and sunshine and  water are  free  for 
all,  and  wholesome  food 
is  not  dear. 
Books,  if  we compare  the  benefit we de­
rive from them with the small  sums  they 
cost,  are,  we should  say,  the very  cheap­
est things  that are sold  for money.  Then 
the  splendid  spectacle  of  nature  is  al­
ways  open  to the seeing  eye,  and  every 
blade  of  grass  that  grows  and  every 
breathing  creature 
is  a  study  fraught 
with endless  fascination  and incalculable 
significance.

teacher 

So,  theu,  we  conclude  that  the  world 
was not  made  for the  rich  alone,  and  it 
is a  mistake to  devote  one’s self  to  the 
pursuit  of  material  gain  as 
the  only 
means of  enjoying life.  To  achieve  in­
dependence  it is  chiefly  necessary to  de­
pend  upon  the  most  useful,  the  most 
beautiful and  the most interesting  things 
for  happiness.  There  Is,  to  be sure,  a 
to  be
certain  undeniable  satisfaction 

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found  in  the management of  a practical 
business,  in  the conduct of  important af­
fairs,  in  the  administration  of  compli­
cated  inderests  demanding  a  high  de­
gree of  mental  power;  but  we  have seen 
that  this  satisfaction  may  be  enjoyed 
in the direction  of  a  small  trade and  in 
the development  of  a  very  little  estate. 
It  is  really  sad  to see such  long and  ar­
duous journeys in  search of  things that 
lie all  round,  sad  to  see  the  hurrying, 
striving  unrest  of  modern  society,  im­
pelled,  as  it  is,  to  sacrifice  repose and 
dignity  to  a  false  theory  of  life. 
If it 
were only  the  ambitious  who suffered  it 
would  not  matter  so  much;  but  the poor 
are caught  and  crushed in  the  machinery 
of an  industrial  organization  which  was 
not  devised  for  their  benefit.  We  are 
told  from  time to  time  that  we  are  ap­
proaching  an  era of  widespread  revolt 
and  reaction; but if  we are to reach  it,  it 
will  be because the  existing  system  has 
become  intolerable.

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

The  New  Style  of Shoe  Clerk,

From th e W ashington Post.

There is  oue  society  woman  in  Wash­
ington  who came  home  from  the  World’s 
Fair wiser in some  things  as  to the  ways 
of  the  Windy City  than when she  left the 
primitive  capital  of  the  Nation,  where 
the  shoe store  clerks still  kneel  down  to 
try  on  their customers’  shoes.  The  lady 
in question  tells  the  story  on  herself,  so 
there  can  be  no  harm 
in  repeating 
it. 
It appears that,  having  worn out her 
footgear in tramping  around  the  Exposi­
tion  grounds,  she  went  into  one of  the 
fashionable shoe  stores.  After having a 
number of  pairs of shoes  brought out  for 
inspection,  she  requested  to  have  a  pair 
tried on.  The  clerk  coolly  seated  him­
self on  the sofa  on  her  right  side,  and 
reaching  down  with  a  dexterous  move­
ment  brought  the customers’ left  foot up 
across  his  knee  and  commenced  unbut­
toning  the shoe. 
“Of  course,  I  wasn’t 
going  to let  on that  1  was  green to the 
ways of Chicago,”  said  the  victim of  the 
incident  in  relating  it  afterward,  “so  1 
just sat there as  though  1  had  been  used 
to having  shoes tried on  that  way  all  my 
life,  but  I  must  say  that  the  Chicago 
method  is  a little startling  when  applied 
without  warning.”

There  W as a Man In It.

Some time ago,  with  a great  flourish of 
trumpets,  a  “ Woman’s Baking Company” 
was organized  in  Chicago. 
It  was  to be 
exclusively  a  women’s  concern,  with 
women  to manage its business and women 
to bake and  handle and sell its bread  and 
the  product was  to  be  as  nice as only a 
woman  could  make  it.  The  prospectus, 
which  was issued,  showed  the names of 
many  women  promiueut  in  society  and 
in  various benevolent  and charitable en­
terprises,  and a great  many  women  sub­
scribed  for  the  stock.  The  enterprise 
has come to  grief  and  application  for a 
receiver has  been  filed. 
It is alleged that 
the company  has lost  $47,000  on  the two 
bakeries that it established.  It comes out 
that  the whole  business  was  devised  by 
a horrid man,  who,  contrary  to the dec­
laration  that  no  man  was  to  have any­
thing to do with the  business,  was elect­
ed manager,  and  it  is  asserted that  this 
man  is  the only  person  who  made  any­
thing  out  of  the  company,  as he got a 
commission  of  $12.50  on  every  share of 
the stock  which  was sold.

A  Self-Destroying  Grocer.

Last  winter  an  Iowa  miller 

learned 
that  a  local  grocer  was  ottering  5  cents 
for the return of  sacks in  which  he  had 
sold 
the  miller’s  best  brand  of  flour. 
The  miller said  nothing,  but  vigilantly 
watched  the  grocer.  He  was  rewarded 
by  catching  the  grocer  selling  a  lot  of 
poor  stuff  he  hail  shipped 
in  and  got. 
stuck on,  under the favorite brand  in the 
returned  sacks.  Another  dealer  who 
paid for  sacks returned  was  caught  till­
ing them from  the  full  sacks and selling 
short-weight  flour.  Deception 
is  not 
practiced  so often in  weight and  by mix-

ing as  by selling the  unsuspecting  cus­
tomer a  spurious  brand  for  the  one he 
asks for.
The American  Grocer  reproduces  the 
above  item from  the  American  Miller, 
commenting thereon  as follows:
We have yet to hear of  the person  who 
achieved  either  fame  or  fortune  by de­
treachery  of  any  sort. 
ceit  or  moral 
They  may  flourish  for  a  season,  but  in 
time  their  purposes  are  thwarted,  and 
ruin  and  shame  follow.  Confidence  is 
the basis of  success  in  conducting a  re­
tail  grocery  as  much  as  it  is  in carrying 
on a  banking  institution,  or disseminat­
ing the Gospel.  Trickery belittles a man 
in  his  own  estimation. 
If  he  himself 
knows  he  is a fraud,  he  has  lost  confi­
dence in himself  and  has begun  to  dig 
his  pit  of  misery  and  disaster.  That 
grocer who  debases  quality  in  order  to 
exact a profit—who  deceives  in  any  way 
—robs himself  more  than  his  customer.

W orking  Satisfactorily.

From the M inneapolis N o rth w est Trade.

The coupon system,  as a substitute  for 
the credit system,  is  working  to  the en­
tire satisfaction of  those who  have tried 
it.  W.  D.  Carey,  of the Nicollet Junc­
tion grocery,  says  he  would  not go back 
to the credit system  for  any  amount of 
money,  and  that  where a complete cash 
system  is  not  practicable,  the  coupon 
book  is  the best substitute yet devised.

There has  not  been  a bank  failure in 
China  for  500  years,  probably  for  the 
reason  that a  law of the realm prescribes 
beheading for the  officials of a bankrupt 
bank.

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10:50  p m

TRA INS  GOING- SOUTH.

Arrive fro m   L eave g oing 

North. 

For  C in cinn ati................................  6:30 a m 
For K alam azoo and  C h ica g o ... 
For F ort W ayne and th e  E a st..  11:50 a m  
For  C incinnati................................  6:15p m  
For K alam azoo  &  C h icago........10:40 p m  
From Saginaw .................................11:50 a m
From S ag in aw .................................   10:40 p m
d aily;  all  other  trains  d aily excep t Sunday.

Trains leavin g south at 6:00 p m and  11:20 p.  m. runs 

South.
7:00  a m
10:05  a m
2:00  p m
6:00  p m
11:20  p m

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

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

10:05 a m 
4:10 p m  

2:00 p m  
9:10 p m  

11:20 p m
7:05 a m

10:05 a  m train through W agner  Parlor  Car.
11:20 p m  train  daily,  W agner Sleeping Car.

Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
4:20  p  m  through  W agner  Parlor  Car.  10:00  p  m 
train  daily,  through  Coach  and  W agner  Sleeping 
Car.____________________________________________

4:20 p m  
9:40 p m 

10 00 p m
6 :50  a m

For M uskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
9 :40am
7  00  a m  
4.40 pm
11:25  a m  
5:40  p m  
5:25 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  a t  7 :45 a  rn, ar­
rivin g a t  9:15  a  m.  Returning,  train   leaves  Muske 
gon  a t  4:30 p m, arrivin g a t Grand  Rapids a t  5:50 p in.

General  Passenger and T icket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

NS1ÂKB0.

T O L E D O

“"N ORTH   MICHIGAN 

RAILWAY.

In   connection  w ith  the  D etroit,  Lansing  & 
N orthern  or D etroit, G rand  Haven &  M ilwaukee 
It'ys  offers  a  route  m aking  the  best  tim e  be­
tw een G rand Rapids and Toledo.

Tim e Table in effect May 14, 1893.

Lv. G rand Rapids a t .... .7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m. 
Ar. Toledo a t ..............   1:15 p.  m.  and 10:45 p.  m.

VIA   D .,  L .  &  N.  R ’Y.

VIA   D .,  8 .   H.  A  M.  K ’Y.

Lv. G rand Rapids a t ----- 6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p.  m.
Ar. Toledo a t ................   1:15 p.m . and  10:45 p.  m.

R eturn connections equally as good.

W.  H.  Bennett, G eneral  Pass.  Agent, 

Toledo. Ohio,

CHICAGO 

SEPT- E “
A N »  W ESr  MICHIGAN  R’Y. 

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d R apids...............  7:30am  1:25pm  *ll:.-0pm
Ar. Chicago 
................ 1:55pm  6:50pm  *K :30am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.  C hicago....................7:45am  4:55pm  *11:35pm
Ar. G’d R apids.............. 2:30pm  10:20pm  *6:10am

VIA  ST.  JO SE PH   AND  STEAM ER.
Lv. G rand  R apids.......................1:25pm 
to :30pm
Ar.  C h ic a g o ...................................8:3ipm 
2:(X)am
Lv.  Chicago  9:39am ... Ar.  G rand Rapids 5:25 pm 

TO  AND PROM   M USKEGON.

Lv.  G rand  R apids.........  7:30am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. G rand R apids....... .  9:20am  2:30pm  5:25pm

 
 
 

TR A V ER SE  CITY  CHARLEV O IX   AND  PETO SK EY .

7:30am 
12:40pm  ........... 
3:15pm 
3:45pm 
3:55pm 

Lv. G rand  Rapids .. 
 
2:45pm
Ar.  M anistee...............  12:10pm   
7:35pm
Ar. Traverse C ity ... 
8 ’05pm
 
Ar. C harlevoix......... 
10:45pm
Ar.  Petoskey 
.. 
...........  11:15pm
Ar.  Bay \ie w   ......... 
. . . . . . .   11:25pm
A rrive  from   Bay  View,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:00 p.  m.
Local train to W hite Cloud  leaves G rand  R ap­
ids 5:45 p.  m., connects  for  Big  Rapids and  Fre 
m ont  R eturning  arrives  G rand  Rapids  11:20 
a. m.
PA R LO R   AND  S L E E PIN G   CARS.
To Chicago, lv. G. K ..  7:3  am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
To Petoskey.lv.G. R ..  7:30am  2:45pm 
.............
To G.  R. .lv. Chicago.  7 :45am  4:5  pm  *11:35pm
ToG . R. .lv. Petoskey  5 :0(Jiim  1:30pm 
.............
tE x cep t Saturday.  O ther trains 
week days only.

»Every day. 

DETKOIT,

JULY 30,  1893
LANSING  &  NORTHERN  R.  R.

GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv.  G rand  R apids.........  7:00um  *1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. D e tro it..................... 11:40am  *5:50pm  10:25pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  D etroit.......   ...........  7:45am  *1:45pm  6:00pm
Ar.  G rand Rapids  .......12:45pm  *5:40pm  10:45pm

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

Lv. G R  7 :20am  4:15pm  Ar. G It  11:50am 10:40pm

TO  LOW ELL  VIA  LO W ELL  A  HASTINGS  R .  R.

Lv. G rand  Rapids  ...........  7:00am  1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Low ell................12:45pm  5:40pm  ............

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  G rand  Rap 
ids and  Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on m orn­
ing train.

•Every da...  O ther trains  week days  only.
GEO.  DeIIAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t

M i g h i g a n  C e n t r a l

“ The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect  Sunday, May 23,  1893.) 

»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

A rrive. 
D epart
10  20 p m .............D etroit  E x p re ss ............. 6  5 5 p m
6  00 a m  — »A tlantic and  P acific....... 10 45 p m
1  00 p m .........New York  E x p re s s .........   5  40 p m
Sleeping cars  run on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  ex ­
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  6 :55 a m ;  re­
turning,  leave  D etroit  5 p m, arriving  at G rand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
D irect  comm unicatiO M   made  at  D etroit  w ith 
all through  trains east  over  the  M ichigan Cen 
tral  Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A.  A lmquxst, T icket Agent,

Union Passenger Station.

■  ETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  &  MIL­

WAUKEE  Railway.

Depot corner Leonard  St.  and  Plainfield A vi.

EASTW ARD.

T rains  Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
I o n ia ............ Ar
St.  Jo h n s  ...A r
O w o s s d .........Ar
E.  Saginaw ..A r
Bay C ity .......Ar
F lin t  ..........A r
Pt.  H u ro n ...A r
P o n tia c .........Ar
D etroit...........Ar

tN o.  14 tN o.  16 tN o.  18 tN o.  82
(i 45am
7 40pm
7 40am
8 45am
8 25am 
9 429m 
900am
10 25am
10 50am
11 32am 
10 05am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am
W ESTW ARD.

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

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
ò 05pm 
3 00pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm 
S 50pm
8 25pm 
925pm

.....
T rains Leave  1tN o. 81  'tN o. 11 tN o. 13. tN o. 15
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
10 20pm
G’d H aven,  Ar 
11 20pm 
Milw’keeS tr  “ 
6 30am
Chicago Str.  “

7  25am'  1  00pm
8 30am | 2  10pm
4 00pm 1............

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

tD aily except Sunday
Sunday  only  train  leaves  G rand  Rapids  at 8 
a. in.  for Spring Lake and G rand  H aven;  and at 
7 p. m.  to connect w ith  Sunday  night steam er at 
G rand Ilsv en  for Chicago.
T rains arrive from  the east, 7:20 a.m ., 12:50 p.m ., 
4:45 p. m. and  10:00 p. m.
T rains  arrive  from  the  west, 6:40 a. m.,  10:10 
a  m , 3:15 p.m.  and 9:35 p. m.
Eastw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No.  18 Parlor  Car.
W estward — No.  1  W agner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Parlor Car.  No.  15 W agner P arlor Buffet car.
J ap. Cam pbell, City T ’cket Agent.

23 Monroe Street-

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T K A D E 8 M A J N

PROGRESSION  OR  RETROGRESSION? I nut and popcorn vendor,  will  be  as  nu* j
merous aud noisy,  as  widely  circulated 
W r itte n   t o r  THE T r a d e s h a n .
and as sensational, there as here.  The lrst 
| three shall be first, for  they will be  found 
on  every  street  corner  and  in  almost 
every doorway,  even as  here,  and  Dago 
and  Hebrew will  vie  with each other in 
the effort to  see  who  can  say  the  most 
in  the  meanest  Anglo-Saxon.  Saloons 
will  be  run  “ wide  open”  every  day  in 
the  week  and  every  week  in  the  year, 
and,  behold,  their  lynx-eyed  policemen 
will perceive it not, just like this country. 
And the saloonkeeper, broad-minded,  in­
telligent,  liberal,  by  virtue  of  his uni­
versally conceded  fitness  for  it,  and be­
cause of his  exalted  and  ennobling  oc­
cupation,  shall be given  the box  seat on, 
and even  allowed  to drive  the city politi­
cal  “ masheen.”  The  boozy  bum  and 
beery  beat  will 
then  become  men  of 
mark  and  influence,  and  the  candidate 
will take them by  the  arm  and  whisper 
fairy  tales into  their  willing  ears,  and 
tell  them how much  he  loves  them,  for 
! have they not  votes,  and  are  not  votes 
even as the  pearl  of  great  price  to the 
candidate,  for  which  he  will  give  up 
everything  but  his  hope  of  election? 
The  wire-puller,  and  ward heeler,  and 
the boss—but Canada  has these already, 
in embryo, as it were.

is  not  allowed 

The  city of  Toronto,  Canada,  has de­
cided,  by a majority  of  973,  that it  has 
no  use  for  Sunday  street cars. 
It was 
contended  by  those  who  advocated  the 
running of  Sunday  cars  that  many  peo­
ple  were often  compelled  to  stay  away 
from church  services,  as they could not 
always walk  and  were  too  poor to keep 
a  horse  and  carriage,  which,  being  in­
terpreted,  means that in order that these 
presumably professing  Christians  might 
be able to  attend their  favorite place of 
worship,  street car men must be deprived 
of the privilege of going to church at all. 
Canada  is  a queer country,  anyway. 
In 
that benighted land  Sunday  is  a  day of 
rest—nothing but peace and quietness and 
general  good  order.  No  Sunday  street 
cars,  or Sunday  newspapers,  or Sunday 
theaters.  All saloons,  as they  are called 
in this country,  close at  7 o’clock Satur­
day  night  and  remain  closed  until  6 
o’clock  Monday  morning.  But  Canada 
has  no  saloons  as  we  know  them over 
here. 
If a man  wishes to sell  liquor  by 
the glass he may  possibly  get  a  license 
for that  purpose,  but  if he does he must 
keep a  “ house of  public entertainment.” 
He  cannot  run  a  bar  alone.  Such  a 
thing as  the  “ saloon  in  politics”  is  prac­
tically  unknown,  therefoie.  And  that 
is not the  worst,  or best,  of it.  A whis­
ky seller 
to  hold  any 
public  office,  not  even  poundkeeper. 
He cannot even  take a contract to do any 
public  work.  He  can  vote,  of  course, 
but that is  about  all  he can  do.  As  for 
his  “ inflooence,”  he  simply  hasn’t  any, 
for 
that  land  of  ignorance  across  the 
border has not yet  attained  unto univer­
sal suffrage,  so  the  bum  and  the  beat, 
the scum  and  scourge  of  American citi­
zenship,  cannot  be  bought  for a glass of 
beer or the promise  of a  “ place.”  They 
are  possessed with  the  strange  delusion 
over there that Sunday  is  a  day of rest 
for  everybody,  and  woe  betide the  un­
lucky  wight  who  is  caught  doing  any 
secular work  on  that day,  except  under 
the  press  of  necessity.  He  would  be 
given a rest  with a  vengeance. 
Is there 
any  Sunday  fishing  or hunting?  Well, 
yes,  a little.  But one  never  hears  any 
Sunday fish stories. 
It  would be danger­
ous for a  man  to  boast  of  his  Sunday 
achievements 
in  flood  and  field.  Not 
even  a locomotive  whistle  is  allowed to 
blow within  the  “ sacred  precincts”  of 
Toronto on Sunday. 
“A  holy calm  per­
vades the scene,” or  words to that effect. 
The lordly policeman  walks  his  beat  in 
calm  serenity,  visible  even  to the most 
obtuse  vision—he  knows  he won’t have 
anything  to  do.  The  banana man,  tie  
peanut  vendor,  and  the  popcorn  man, 
those necessary  and  ubiquitous adjuncts 
of city  life,  are  as if they  were not—to­
gether with the  last  hour of  “yesterday” 
they  vanished,  to be seen  no more  until 
the first streak  of  Monday  morning light 
warns them that  it  is time to  be  up and 
about their  useful  and  highly  remunera- 
t've vocation.  And  much  more  to  the 
same effect and even  more so.

“ Toronto the  Good.”  Verily she hath 
made a name  for  herself,  and  many peo­
ple  there  and  elsewhere  do  even  now 
rise up and call  her  blessed.  Long  may 
she  wave.  But  she  can’t  wave  many 
years more,  for Canada cannot hope much 
longer 
tide  of  advancing 
civilization  and  intelligence,  and  soon 
the  Sunday  street  car,  and newspaper, 
and theater,  the Sunday  banana and  pea-

to  stem  the 

So Canada may  hope  and  possess her 
soul  in  patience,  for  the  good  time  is 
coming  when  she  shall  stand  side  by 
side and  shoulder to  shoulder  and  pos­
sess equal  advantages with the  greatest, 
most enlightened,  most  progressive  na­
tion on earth,  our own United States.
D a n i e l   A b b o t t .

The Drug  M arket.

Opium is  slightly  lower  on  account of 
small demand, but is still firm at Smyrna. 

Morphia is  unchanged.
Quinine  is firm  and  advancing slowly. 
Linseed oil is  unsettled.

PRODTJCK  MARKET.

Apples—Pippins, Wines, Greenings  and  Kings 
are  about all there  are  in  market.  They  com­
mand  12.75  per  bbl.  Cooking apples bring $2.25 
per bbl.  Growers  are  beginning  to  pick  Spys 
and some other varieties, with  a  view to  avail­
ing themselves of the present high prices.

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

Butter—Scarce  and 

strong.  Dealers  pay 
21®22c  for  choice  dairy  and  hold  at  23@24c. 
Factory  creamery is  in moderate demand at 2Se.

Cabbage—Home grown, $2®3 per ICO.
Carrots—25c per bushel.
Cauliflower—$1.10 per doz.
Cranberries—Early Blacks from Cape Cod have 
put in an appearance, commanding $2.25  per bu. 
crate  or  $6  per  bbl.  The  quality is fine, being 
large in size  and  richly colored.

Celery—Home  grown  commands  14 @ 16c  per 

doz.

Cucumbers—Pickling stock, 12®15c per lfO.
Etgs—The market  has  advanced 2c  per doz , 
due to the  fact  that  stocks  on  hand have been 
cleared up, and arrivals  are  not  coming in fast 
enough  to supply  the  demand.  Handlers  pay 
15c, holding at 16c per doz.
Egg Plant—$1.50 per doz.
Grapes—Concords  and  Wordens  command 2c 
per lb , and Niagaras bring 2%c.  In  bushel  lots 
the former can be had for lc per lb.

Honey—White  clover  commands  15c  per  lb, 

dark buckwheat brings 12Hc.

Peaches—Late  Crawfords  are  firm  at $1.50® 
small 

1.6\  Chilis  command  $1®1.2>  while 
pickling stock can be had at 75c per bu.

Pears—A few Flemish Beauties are  coming  to 

market, commanding $2 per bu.

Potatoe'—The price has sustained  another ad­
vance of 5c per  bu..  handlers  paying  oCc  and 
holding at 70c.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jerseys  command  $4  and 
Baltimores $3.50 per bbl.  The latter stock is  the 
finest of the kind which ever came  to  this mar­
ket.

Tomatoes—60c per bu.
Turnips—30c per bu.

DO  YOO  GIVE  CRftTOKS 

AS  PREMIUMS ?

We  have the latest designs 
in 
frames,  and  GUAR 
A N T E E   our  Crayons  to 
deliver.  Prices  that  hold 
trade.  Drop  us a  line.

NATIONAL BOOK & PICTURE CO. 
M O S E L E Y   BROS.,

C H I C A G O .

Seeds  Beans,  Fruits  and Proddee,

.JOBBERS  OF

PEACHES furnished daily  at  market value. 
If  you  have any  BEANS, 
APPLES,  POTATOES  or  ONIONS  to  sell,  state  how many  and  will 
try and  trade with you.

26,  28,  30  and  32  Ottawa  Street.

GOLD  IS  COMING!  PROSPERITY  IS  ON  THE  WAY!

AND  THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  BUY

A

SILVER  i
SOAP

1

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At rock bottom  price is now.  A  high  grade  Laundry 
Soap made  especially  for washing,  cleansing  and  puri­
fying.  Now  is the  time to buy.  See  price list.  Order 
from any  wholesale grocer.

THE  THOMPSON 

MANUFACTURED BY
i   CHUTE  SOAP  C0„  Toledo,

V

BEND
FOB 

DESCRIPTIVE | 
PAMPHLET.

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Stomp before a Mast. I Fragm ents after a blast.

STRONGEST mil  SAFEST EXPL0SIV1
POWDER, FUSE, CAPS,

E lectric M ining G oods

K n o w n   t o   t l i e   A r t s .

AND ALL TOOLS FOB STUMP ^BLASTING.

FOB  8 ALB  BY  THE

HERCULES  POWDER  COMPANY.
J .  W . W I L L A R D ,  H a n a g e r «

40 Prospect  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohle, 
AGENTS  FOR

Western  Miehipn.

Write  for  Prices.

THE GREAT STUMP AND BOCK

B zm ovxizgs,
ANNIHILATOR.
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EXTRACTS

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

M U S K E G O N   B A K E R Y

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

CRACKERS,  BISCUITS,  CAKES.

O r ig in a to r s  o f   th e   C e leb ra te d   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 r in ts  a n d   D o m estic  C ottons.

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring &  Company.

M ILTO N   K E R N S 9

E l  Puritano  Cigar.
T H E   F IN E S T
10 Cent Cigar on Earth

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

Bay City.

Grand  Rapids.

D e t r o it  T obacco  Co.,

East Saginaw.

Detroit.  Mich.

Perfect

Covers  for  Biscoits.

o ,UR new glass covers  are by  far the 

rT"’HESE  chests  will 
soon 
■*“  pay  for themselves  in  the 
I breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

handsomest  ever  offered 
to  the 
trade.  They  are  made  to  fit  any 
of onr  boxes  and can  be  changed  from 
one box  to  another in a moment  They
will  save  enough  good®  from  flies,  dirt  and  prying  fingers in  a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them and be  convinced.  Price,  50 cents each.

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

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

the best selling cakes we ever made.

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 
H E S S
P E R K I N S   <&
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,
A  S A F E   IN V E S T M E N T

NOS.  18«  and  184  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

DEALERS IN

An  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.

OUR  SPECIALTY

M E   GONFI

SIDE  ISSUES:

O ran ges,  L em o n s,  N u ts 

a n d   O ysters.

T he 

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

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

Kelt  County Savings  M,

GRAND  RAPIDS  ,MICH.

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Dry  Goods, Carpets and Gtoaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, H em oleiM  & Co.,48> & .S S   s

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GENUINE  :  V IC I  :  SHOE,
Plain toe in opera and  opera  toe and 0. 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.

Jno.  A.  Covode,  Pres.

H enry  I dema. Vice-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Ve r d ie b,  Cashier.

K. Van Hop, Ass’t CVr. 

Transacts a General Banking  Business. 

Interest.  Allowed  on  Time  and  Sayings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

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

Deposits  Exceed  One  Million  Dollars.

RRE  THE  TIMES  HARD?

THEN  MAKE  THEM  EASY 
BY  ADOPTING  THE  COU­
PON  BOOK  SYSTEM  FUR 
NISH ED  BY  THE

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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Our  Goods  are  sold  hv  all  Michigan  Jobbing  Houses.

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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 T radesm an
One pint Mason cans,  packed,  6 doz.  in a case..................................... ..................  85  50
6  00
One quart Mason cans,  packed.  8 doz. in a case...  ................................  
One-half gal.  Mason cans, packed,  6 doz. in a case.............................................  8  00
One  pint Mason  cans,  packed,  1  doz.  in a case...........................................  ..........  7  so
One quart  Mason cans,  packed,  1  doz.  in  a case..................................................... 
8  00
One-half gal.  Mason cans,  packed,  1  doz.  in  a case........................... 
..................  10  00

Don’t delay but send your order at once to

//.  Leonard  &  S o n s

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

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MICH.

’The Following

Is the best line of Coffees in the State.  All roasted by CHASE 
ft  SANBORN.

IF  YOU  WANT  THE  BEST 

THESE  ARE  THE  COFFEES  FOR  YOU  TO  BUY.

J e w e ll’s  A ra 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 erfectio n   Java,
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 ra ,
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.

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If Ion  Wait  Good,  Light,  Sweet  Bread  and  Biscuits,
FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST

T H E   O N L Y   R E L IA B L E

SOLD  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS.

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

MANUFACTURED  BY

The Fermanliiin Company

MAIN  OFFICE:

CHICAGO,  270  KINZIE  STKEET.

MICHIGAN  AGENCY:

GRAND  RAPIDS,  106  KENT  STREET.

And  you  can  depend on  the best qual- 

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ity when  you  buy this Brand* 

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