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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER  1,  1893.

NO.  528

T H E   R O C K IN G   C H A IR .

A  waving spot  of  sunshine,  a  signal 
light  that  caught  the  eye  at  once  in  a 
waste  of  commonplace  houses,  and  all 
the  dreary  dimness  of  a  narrow  city 
street.

Across some low  roof that made a gap 
in the  wall of masonry,  shot a level, bril­
liant beam of the just setting sun, touch­
ing the golden  head of  a  girl  in  an open 
window.

She sat  in  a high-backed  rocking-chair 
with brass mountings  that glittered as it 
swuug,  rocking slowly  back  and  forth, 
never  lifting  her  head,  but fairly  light­
ing  up the street  with  the  glory of  her 
sunlit  hair.

We two  stopped  and  stared,  and,  so 
staring,  caught sight of  a small  sign in a 
lower  window—“ Furnished  Lodgings.” 
With a common  impulse  we  crossed the 
street  and  knocked  at  the  dingy  front 
door.

Slow,  even  footsteps  approached  from 
within,  and a  soft  girlish  laugh  ceased 
suddenly  as the door opened,  showing us 
an old  woman,  with  a dull expressionless 
face and  faded eyes.

Yes,  she  had  rooms  to  let.  Yes,  we 
could see them.  No,  there  was  no ser­
vice.  No, 
there  were  no  meals.  So 
murmuring  monotonously,  she  led  the 
way up-stairs. 
It was  au  ordinary house 
enough, ou a poor sort of  street,  a house 
in no way  remarkable  or  uulike  its  fel­
lows.

She showed us two  rooms,  connected, 
neither  better  nor  worse  than  most  ol 
their  class,  rooms  without  a  striking 
feature  about  them,  unless  it  was  the 
great brass-bound  chair  we  found  still 
rocking gently  by  the window.

But  the  golden-haired  girl  was  no­

where to be seen.

i fancied  1  heard  the  light  rustle  ol 
girlish  robes  in  the  inner  chamber—a 
breath of that  low  laugh—but  the  door 
leading  to  this  apartment  was  locked, 
and  when  1 asked  the  woman  if  we could 
see the other rooms  she  said  she  had  no 
other rooms to  let.

A few words aside with Hal, and we de­
cided to take take these two and move in 
at once.  There was no reason we should 
not.  We  were looking for lodgings when 
that swinging sunbeam  caught  our eyes, 
and  the  accommodations  were  fully  as 
good as we could pay for.  So we closed our 
bargain on  the spot,  returned  to  our  de­
serted  boarding house  for  a few belong­
ings,  and  were settled  anew  that  night.
Hal and I  were young newspaper men, 
“ penny -a-liners,”  part of that struggling 
crowd of aspirants who  are to  literature 
what  squires  and  pages were to knight­
hood in  olden  days.  We were  winning 
our spurs.  So far it was slow work,  un­
pleasant and  ill-paid—so  was squireship 
and pagehood, I am sure;  menial service 
and laborious  polishing  of  armor;  long 
running  afoot  while  the  master  rode. 
But  the  squire  could  at least honor his 
lord  and 
leader,  while  we,  alas!  had 
small  honor  for  those  above  us  in  our 
profession,  with  but  too  good  reason. 
We,  of  course,  should  do  far  nobler

things  when  these same  spurs were won!
Now  it  may  have  been  mere  literary 
instinct—the  grasping  at  “material”  of 
the pot-boiling writers of  the day,  and it 
may have been another kind  of  instinct 
—the unacknowledged attraction  of  the 
fair  unknown;  but,  whatever the reason, 
the place had  drawn  us  both,  and  here 
we were.

Unbroken  friendship  begun  in  baby­
hood held  us two  together,  all  the more 
closely  because Hal  was a merry, prosaic, 
clear-headed  fellow,  and  I  sensitive and 
romantic.

The  fearless  frankness  of  family  life 
we shared,  but  held  the  right  to  unap­
proachable  reserves,  aud  so  kept  love 
unstrained.

We  examined  our  new  quarters  with 
interest.  The  front  room,  Hal’s,  was 
rather  big  and  bare.  The  back  room, 
mine,  rather small  and  bare.

He  preferred 

that  room,  I  am  con­
vinced,  because of  the  window  and  the 
chair.  1 preferred  the  other,  because of 
the locked door.  We neither of  us men­
tioned  these  prejudices.

“ Are you sure  you  would  not  rather 
have this room?”  asked  Hal,  conscious, 
perhaps,  of  an  ulterior  motive  in  his 
choice.

“No,  indeed,”  said  I,  with  a  similar 
reservation;  “ you  only  have  the  street 
and 1 have areal  ’view’ from my window. 
The  only  thing  1  begrudge  you  is  the 
chair!”

is 

“ You  may  come  and  rock  therein  at 
any hour  of  the  day  or  night,”  said  he 
magnanimously. 
tremendously 
comfortable,  for all  its black  looks.”

“ It 

It was a comfortable chair, a very com­
fortable  chair,  and  we  both  used  it  a 
great  deal.  A  very  high-backed  chair, 
curving a little  forward  at the top,  with 
heavy  square  corners.  These  corner 
the ends of the rockers,  the  great sharp 
knobs  that  tipped  the  arms,  aud  every 
other point aud  angle  were  mounted  in 
brass.

“ Might  be used  for  a  battering ram!” 

said  Hal.

He sat smoking in  it,  rocking  slowly 
and complacently  by  the  window,  while 
I  lounged  on  the  foot  of  the  bed,  and 
watched a pale young  moon  sink slowly 
over the  western  housetops.

It  went  out  of  sight  at last,  and the 
room grew darker and darker till  I could 
only  see  Hal’s  handsome  head  and  the 
curving  chair-back  move  slowly  to and 
fro against the dim sky.

“What brought  us  here  so  suddenly, 

Maurice?”  he asked,  out of the dark.

“Three  reasons,”  I  answered. 

“Our 
need  of lodgiugs,  the suitability of these, 
and  a beautiful head.”
“Correct,”  said  he. 
“Anything else?”
“ Nothing  you  would  admit the exist­
ence of,  my sternly  logical  friend.  But 
I am conscious of  a  certain compulsion, 
or at least attraction,  in  the case,  which 
does  not  seem  wholly  accounted  for, 
even by golden  hair.”

"For once I will agree with you,”  said 
Hal.  “1 feel the same way  myself,  and 
I am not Impressionable.”

We  were  silent  for  a  little.  1  may 
have closed  my eyes—it  may  have  been 
longer  thau  I  thought,  but  it  did  not 
seem another  moment  when  something
brushed softly  against  my  arm,  and  Hal 
in  his great  chair was  rocking beside me.
“ Excuse me,”  said-he,  seeing me  start. 
“This chair  evidently  ‘walks,’ I’ve seen 
’em before.”

So bad  I; on carpets,  but  there was no 
carpet here,  and I thought  I was awake.
He pulled  the  h e a v y   thing back to the 

window again,  and  we  went to bed.

Our door was  open, and  we could  talk 
back  and  forth,  but  presently 1  dropped 
off and  slept  heavily until morning.  But 
I must  have  dreamed  most  vividly,  for 
he  accused  me  of  rocking  in  his  chair 
half  the  night; said  he could  see my out- 
ine clearly  against  the starlight.
“ No,”  said I,  "you dreamed  it.  You’ve 

got rocking-chair on  the brain.”

is, 

it 
then,”  he  answered 
“Dream 
cheerily. 
“ Better  a  nightmare  than  a 
contradiction; a  vampire than  a quarrel! 
Come on,  let’s go to  breakfast!”

We wondered greatly  as the days  went 
by  that  we  saw  nothing  of  our  golden­
haired  charmer.  But  we  wondered  in 
silence,  aud  neither mentioned it to the 
other.

laugh  somewhere 

Sometimes  I  heard  her  light  move­
the  room  next  mine,  or  the 
ments  in 
soft 
the  house; 
but the mother’s  slow  even  steps  were 
more  frequeut,  but  even  she  was  not 
often  visible.

in 

All  either  of  us  saw  of  the  girl,  to 
my  knowledge,  was  from  the street,  for 
she  still  availed  herself of  our  chair  by 
the  window.  This  we  disapproved  of, 
on principle,  the  more  so  as  we left the 
doors locked,  and  her  presence  proved 
the possession of another key.  No;  there 
was  the  door  in  my  room!  But  1  did not 
mention  the  idea.  Under 
the  circum­
stances,  however, we  made no complaint, 
and  used  to  rush  stealthily  aud  swiftly 
up-stairs,  hoping  to  surprise  her.  But 
we never succeeded.  Only the chair was 
often  found still  rocking,  and sometimes 
1  fancied  a  faint  sweet  odor  lingering 
about,  an  odor  strangely saddening and 
suggestive.  But one day when  1  thought 
Hal  was  there  I  rushed  in  unceremoni­
ously  aud  caught  her. 
It  was  but  a 
glimpse—a  swift,  light,  noiseless sweep 
—she  vanished  into my own  room.  Fol­
lowing her with apologies for such a sud­
den  entrance,  I  was  too  late.  The  en­
vious door was  locked  again.

Our landlady’s fair  daughter  was  evi­
dently shy enough  when  brought to bay, 
but strangely  willing to take  liberties in 
our absence.

Still,  1  had seen her,  and for that sight 
would have forgiven  much.  Hers  was a 
strange  beauty,  infinitely  attractive yet 
infinitely  perplexing. 
I  marveled  in  se­
cret,  and  longed  with  painful  eagerness 
for another meeting;  but  I said  nothing 
to Hal of  my  surprising her—it  did  not 
seem  fair  to  the  girl!  She  might have 
some good  reason  for  going  there;  per­
haps  I could meet  her again.

So  I  took  to  coming  home  early,  on

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one excuse or another,  and  inventing all 
manner of errands  to  get 
the  room 
when  Hal  was not in.

But it  was not  until  after  numberless 
surprises ou  that point, finding him  there 
when  1  supposed  him  down-town,  and 
noticing something  a little  forced  in  his 
needless  explanations,  that  1  began  to 
wonder  if  he  might not  be on  the same 
quest.

Soon  I  was sure  of  it. 

I  reached  the 
corner of  the street one  evening just  at 
sunset,  and—yes. there  was the  rhythmic 
swing  of 
that  bright  head  in  the dark 
frame  of  the open  window.  There  also 
was  Hal  in  the street below.  She looked 
out,  she smiled.  He  let  himself  in  and 
went  up stairs.

1 quickened  my  pace.  1  was  in  time 
to see the  movement  stop,  the  fair  head 
turn, and Hal  standing  beyond  her in  the 
shadow.

1  passed 

the  door,  passed  the street, 
walked  an  hour—two  hours—got a late 
supper somewhere,  and  came  back  about 
bedtime  with  a sharp  and  bitter  feeling 
in  my  heart  that  1  strove in  vain  to  rea­
son  down.  Why  he  had  not  as good  a 
right  to meet her as I it were hard  to say. 
and  yet  1  was strangely  angry  with  him.
When  1  returned  the  lamplight  shone 
behind the  white curtain, and the shadow 
of 
the  great  chair  stood  motionless 
against  it.  Another  shadow  crossed— 
Hal—smoking. 

I  went up.

He  greeted  me  effusively  and  asked 
why I  was so  late.  Where i got supper. 
Was unnaturally cheerful.  There  was a 
sudden  dreadful  sense  of  concealmeut 
between  us.  But  he told  nothing and  1 
asked  nothing,  and  we  went  silently  to 
bed.

I blamed him  for saying no word about 
our fair mystery, and yet  I had  said  none 
concerning  my own  meeting.  1  racked 
my  brain  with questions  as to how  much 
he had  really  seen  of  her;  if  she  had 
talked to him;  what  she  had  told  him; 
bow long she  had  stayed.

I tossed  all  night and  Hal  was  sleep­
less  too.  for  1  heard  him  rocking  for 
hours,  by  the  window,  by  the  bed,  close 
to my  door.  1  never  knew  a  rocking- 
chair to  “ walk” as that one did.

Towards  morning the steady creak  and 
swing  was  too  much  for  my  nerves  or 
temper.

“ For goodness’ sake,  Hal,  do  stop that 

and go to  bed!”

“ What?”  came a sleepy  voice.
“ Don’t fool!”  said  1,  “ 1  haven’t  slept 
a  wink 
jo u r  everlasting 
rocking.  Now  do  leave  off  and  go  to 
bed.”

to-night  for 

“Go to bed! 

I’ve  been  in  bed  all  night 
and  1  wish  you  had!  Can’t  you  use  the 
chair without  blaming me  for it?”

And  all  the  time  I  h&trd  him  rock, 

rock,  rock,  over  by  the  hall  door!

I  rose stealthily  and  entered  the room, 
meaning  to  surprise  the  ill-timed joker 
and convict  him  in the act.

Both  rooms  were full  of  the dim  phos­
phorescence  of  reflected  moonlight;  1 
knew  them even  in  the dark;  and  yet  1 
stumbled just  inside  the  door,  and  tell 
heavily.

Hal  was out of  bed  in  a  moment and 

bad struck  a  light.

“ Are you  hurt,  my dear  boy?”
I  was  hurt,  and  solely  by  his  fault,  for 
the chair  was not  where  1 supposed,  but 
close to my  bedroom door, where he must 
have  left  it 
to  leap  into  bed  when  he 
heard  me coming.  So it was  in  no ami­
able humor  that  1  refused  his offers  of

assistance  and  limped  back  to  my own ! 
sleepless pillow.  1  had  struck  my ankle 
on one of  those brass-tipped rockers, and 
I  never  saw  a 
it  pained  me  severely. 
chair so made to  hurt  as  that  one. 
It 
was so  large and heavy  and  ill-balanced, 
and every joint and corner so  shod  with 
brass.  Hal  and  I  had  punished ourselves 
enough  on 
it  before,  especially  in  the 
daik  when  we  forgot  where  the  thing 
was standing,  but  never  so  severely  as 
this. 
It  was  not  like  Hal  to  play  such 
tricks, and both  heart and  ankle ached  as 
1 crept  into  bed  again  to toss  and doze 
and  dream  and  fitfully start  till morning.
llal  was  kindness  itself,  but he  would 
insist that he bad  been  asleep and I rock­
ing all  night,  till  I  grew  actually  angry 
with  him.

“ That’s  carrying  a  joke  too  far,”   I 
said  at  last.  “ I  don’t  mind  a joke,  even 
when  it hurts,  but there  are  limits.”

“ Yes,  there  are!”  said  he.  significant­

ly,  and  we dropped the subject.

Several  days  passed.  Hal  had  repeat­
ed  meetings  with the gold-haired  damsel; 
this 1 saw  from  the  street;  but  save  for 
these  bitter glimpses  I  waited  vainly.

It  was  hard 

to  bear,  harder  almost 
than  the growing estrangement  between 
Hal  and  me,  and  that  cut  deeply. 
I 
think  that at last either one of  us  would 
have  been  glad  to  go  away  by  himself, 
but neither  was  willing to leave the other 
to the room,  the chair,  the  beautiful  un­
known.

Coming home  one  morning  unexpect­
edly.  1 found  the dull-faced  landlady  ar­
ranging the rooms,  and  quite  laid  myself 
out to make  an  impression  upou  her,  to 
no purpose.

“ That 

is  a  fine  old  chair  you  have 
there,” said  I,  as  she stood  mechanically 
polishing  the  brass  corners  with  her i 
apron.

She  looked  at 

the  darkly  glittering 

thing with almost a flash of  pride.
“ Yes,”  said she,  “a fine chair!”
“ Is  it old?”  1  pursued.
“ Very  old,”  she answered  briefly.
“ But I thought  rocking-chairs  were  a 

modern American  invention?”  said  I.

She looked at  me apathetically.
“ It  is  Spanish,”  she  said,  “Spanish 
leather*  Spanish  brass,
oak,  Spanish 
Spanish----- .” 
I did  not  catch  the last
word,  and  she  left  the room  without an­
other.

It  was  a  strange  ill-balanced  thing, 
that chair,  though  so  easy  and comfort­
able  to  sit  in.  The  rockers  were  long 
and  sharp  behind,  always  lying  in  wait 
for the  unwary,  but  cut  short  in  front; 
and  the  back  was so  high  and so heavy 
on  top,  that what  with  its weight and  the 
shortness of  the front rockers,  it  tipped 
forward  with  an  ease  and  a  violence 
equally astonishing.

our 

This  I  knew  from  experience,  as  it 
had  plunged  over  upon  me  during 
frequent  encounters.  { 
some  of 
Hal  also  was  a  sufferer,  but 
in  spite I 
of  our manifold  bruises,  neither  of  us 
would  have  had  the  chair removed,  for 
did  not  she  sit 
it,  evening  after 
evening,  aud  rock  there  in  the  golden 
light of the setting sun.

in 

So,  evening after  evening,  we two fled 
from our  work  as early  as  possible,  aud 
hurried home  alone,  by  separate  ways, 
to the dingy  street and  the glorified  win­
dow.

I could  not endure forever.  When Hal  j 
came  home  first,  I,  lingering  in the street 
below,  could  see  through  our  window  j 
that lovely  head  and  his  in  close  prox-1

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imity.  When  I  came  first,  it  was  to j 
catch perhaps a  quick  glance from above j 
—a  bewildering  smile—no  more.  She 
was  always  gone  when  I  reached  the 
room,  and  the inner door of  my  chamber 
irrevocably locked.

At times I even caught the click of the 
latch,  heard the flutter of  loose  robes on 
the other side;  and  sometimes this daily 
disappointment,  this  constant  agony of 
hope  deferred,  would  bring  me  to  my 
knees  by that door,  begging her  to  open 
to me,  crying to her in every  term of pas­
sionate endearment  and  persuasion  that 
tortured heart of man could think to use.
Hal  had  neither word nor look  for  me 
now,  save 
those  of  studied  politeness 
and  cold  indifference,  and  how could 1 
behave  otherwise  to  him,  so  proven  to 
my  face a liar?

It  was  more 

I saw  him from  the street one night, in 
the  broad  level suulight,  sitting in  that 
the  beautiful  head  on  his 
chair,  with 
shoulder, 
than  I  could 
bear.  If he had  won,  and  won so utterly,
1 would ask  but to speak to her once, and 
say  farewell  to both  forever.  So I  heav­
ily  climbed  the  stairs,  knocked loudly, 
and entered  at Hal’s  “Come  in!” only to 
find him sitting  there  aloue,  smoking— 
yes,  smoking  in  the  chair  which  but  a 
moment since had  held her too!

He  had  but just lit  the  cigar,  a  paltry 

device to blind my  eyes.

“ Look here,  Hal,”  said I, “ I can’t stand 
this  any  longer.  May  I  ask  you  one 
thing?  Let me see  her  once,  just once, 
that  I  may  say  good-bye,  and 
then 
neither of you need see  me again!”

Hal  rose 

to  his  feet  and  looked  me 
straight in  the eye.  Then he threw that 
whole  cigar  out  of 
the  window,  and 
walked to  within two feet of me.

“Are you crazy,” be said.  “J  ask her! 
J!  1 have never had speech of her in my 
life!  And  you—”  He  stopped  and 
turned away.

“And  1  what?” 

I  would  have  it  out 

now whatever came.

“ And you  have seen  her day  after day 
—talked  with  her—I  need not repeat all 
that my eyes have seen!”

“ You need  not,  indeed,”  said  I.  “ It 
would tax even  your  invention. 
I have 
never  seen  her  in  this  room  but  once, 
and  then  but  for a fleeting glimpse—no 
word.  From the street I have  seen  her 
often—with you!”

He turned very  white and walked from 

me to the window,  then turned again.

“ I  have never seen  her  in  this  room 
for even such a moment  as  you  own  to. 
From the street I have  seen  her often— 
with you!"

We  looked  at each other.
“ Do  you  mean 

to  say,”  I  inquired 
slowly,  “that I did  not see you just now 
sitting in  that  chair,  by  that  window, 
with her in your arms?”

“Stop!”  he  cried, 

throwing  out  his 
hand  with  a  fierce  gesture. 
It  struck 
sharply on the corner of  the chair-back. 
He wiped the  blood  mechanically  from 
the  three-cornered  cut,  looking  fixedly 
at me.

“I saw you,”  said I.
“You did not!”  said  he.
I turned slowly on  my  heel  and  went 
into my room. 
I could  not  bear  to  tell 
that man,  my more  than brother,  that he 
lied.

1 sat down on my bed with my head on 
my hands,  and  presently  I  heard  Hal’s 
door open and shut,  bis step on the stair, 
the front door slam  behind him.  He had 
gone,  I knew not where,  and if  he  went

to  his  death  and  a word  of mine  would 
have  stopped  him,  I  would  not  have 
said  it. 
I  do  not  kuow how  long 1 sat 
there,  in  the  company  of  hopeless  love 
and jealousy  and  hate.

Suddenly,  out  of  the  silence  of  the 
empty room,  came  the steady  swing  and 
creak  of  the  great  chair.  Perhaps—it 
must be!  1 sprang to my  feet and noise­
lessly opened  the  door.  There  she  sat 
by the window,  looking  out,  and—yes— 
she threw a kiss to someone below.  Ah, 
how beautiful  she  was!  How  beautiful!
I  made a  step  toward  her. 
I  held  out 
my  hands,  I uttered  I  know  not what— 
when  all  at once  came  Hal’s  quick step 
upon the stairs.

trium phant 

She heard it,  too,  and  giving  me  one 
subtle,  mysterious, 
look, 
slipped  past me and  into my room just as 
Hal  burst in.  He saw  her go.  He came 
straight  to me  and  I  thought  he  would 
have struck  me down where I  stood.

“Out of  my  way,”  he cried.  “ I  will 
speak to her. 
Is it  not enough  to see?” 
—he motioned toward  the  window with 
his  wounded  hand—“ Let me pass!”

“ She is not there,”  1 answered.  “She 
has gone through  into  the  other room.”
A  light  laugh  sounded  close by us.  a 
faint,  soft,  silver  laugh,  almost  at  my 
elbow.

He  flung  me  from  his  path,  threw 
open  the  door,  and entered.  The  room 
was  empty.

“ Where  have  you ' hidden  her?”  he 
I coldly  pointed to the other 

demanded. 
door.

“So her room  opens  into  yours,  does 
it?”  he  muttered  with  a  bitter  smile. 
“No  wonder  you  preferred  the  ‘view!’ 
Perhaps I  can  open  it too?”  And he laid 
his  hand  upon the  latch.

I  smiled 

then,  for  bitter  experience 
had taught me that it was  always locked, 
locked to all  my  prayers  and entreaties. 
Let  him  kneel  there  as  I  had!  But  it 
opened  under his hand! 
I  sprang to his 
side,  and  we  looked  into—a closet,  two 
by  four,  as bare and shallow as  an empty 
coflln!

He turned to me.'-as  white  with  rage 
I  was  not  think­

as I was with terror. 
ing of him.

“ What have you  done  with  her?”  he 
cried.  And then  contemptuously—“ That 
I should  stop  to question  a liar!”

1  paid  no  heed  to  him,  but  walked 
the  other  room,  where  the 

back 
great chair rocked  by  the window.

into 

He  followed  me,  furious  with  disap­
pointment,  and  laid his  hand  upon the 
swaying back,  his strong  fingers  closing 
on  it till  the nails  were  white.

“ Will you  leave  this  place?” said  he. 
“ No,”  said I.
“ I will  live no longer with a  liar  and 

a traitor,” said he.

“Then you  will  have to kill  yourself,” 

said I.

With a muttered oath  he  sprang upon 
me,  but  caught  his  foot  in  the  long 
rocker,  and  fell heavily.

So  wild  a wave  of  hate  rose  in  my 
heart that  I  could  have  trampled  upon 
him  where he  lay—killed  him  like a dog 
—but with a mighty effort I  turned from 
him  and left the room.

When  I  returned  it  was  broad  day. 
Early and still,  not  sunrise  yet,  but  full 
of hard,  clear light on  roof and wall  and 
roadway, 
I stopped on  the  lower  floor 
to  find  the  landlady  and  announce  my 
immediate departure.  Door  after door 1 
knocked at,  tried  and opened;  room after 
room I entered and searched thoroughly;

in all that house,  from  cellar  to garret, 
was no furnished  room  but ours,  no sign 
of  human  occupancy.  Dust,  dust  and 
cobwebs everywhere,  nothing else.

With a strange sinking  of  the  heart I 

came back-to our own  door.

Surely  I  heard  the  landlady’s  slow, 
low 

inside,  and 

that  soft, 

even  step 
laugh.  1 rushed in.

The  room  was  empty of all  life;  both 

rooms utterly empty.

Yes, of all  life;  for,  with the love of  a 
lifetime  surging  in  my  heart,  I sprang to 
where  Hal lay  beneath the  window,  and 
found him dead.

Dead,  and  most horribly  dead.  Three 
heavy  marks—blows—three  deep,  three- 
cornered gashes—I started  to  my  feet— 
even  the chair had  gone!

Again  the  whispered  laugh.  Out  of 
that bouse of  terror  I  fled  desperately.
From the street  I  cast one shuddering 

glance at the fateful  window.

The risen sun was gilding all the house­
tops,  and its level  rays, striking the  high 
panes  on  the  building  opposite,  shone 
back  in  a  calm  glory on  the great chair 
by  the  window,  the  sweet  face,  down- 
dropped eyes,  and  swaying golden  head.

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A M O N G   T H E   T R A D E .

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Caro—B.  W.  White  has  sold  his gro­

cery  stock to E  G.  Wilsey.

Evart—L.  J.  Lemeit  has  opened a to­

bacco and confectionery  store.

Saginaw—D.  C.  Fox  has  removed  his 

drug stock  from Cadillac  to this  place.

Concord—Frank  S.  Gauiard  has  sold 
his grocery stock to Brodock & McKenzie.
Plymouth—Win.  A.  Bassett, of  Bassett 
& Son,  furniture dealers and undertakers, 
is dead.

Adrian—Samuel  E.  Hart, of the whole­
sale and  retail  drug firm of  Hart &Shaw, 
is dead.

Battle Creek—C.  E.  Fuller & Co.  suc­
ceed J.  M.  Gailoup & Son  in  the  jewelry 
business.

Three  Rivers—The  general  stoek  of  j 
M.  Tracy  & Son  has  been  turned over to j 
the  creditors.

Detroit—John S.  Hanes  succeeds John 
S.  Hanes & Co., incorporated, in the lum­
ber and coal  business.

Plainwell—S.  H.  (Mrs.  C.  M.)  Link 
has removed  her clothing  stock  from Me­
nominee to this  place.

Charlevoix—J.  Z.  Linton 

Linton  &  Denton 
in 
confectionery  business.

succeeds 
the  grocery and 

Battle  Creek—Atherton  &  Keyes,  gro­
cers,  have  dissolved,  Albert  J.  Keyes 
continuing the  business.

Ann  Arbor—Samuel  Langsdorf  has 
purchased  the  hat,  cap  and  furnishing 
goods  stock of  Louis  Blitz.

Rockford—E.  W.  Johnson  has  retired 
from  the  Rockford  Hardware  Co.,  the 
style of the firm  remaining the same.

Kalamazoo—Zander  &  Walter,  dealers 
in  wall  paper and  paints, have dissolved, 
E.  P.  Walter continuing the  business.
Sault  Ste.  Marie—C.  W.  Piekford 

is 
succeeded  by C.  W.  Piekford  &  Son  in 
the drygoods,  furnishing  goods  and  boot 
and shoe  business.

Hastings—John  Harper  has  sold  his 
bakery  stock  and  business  to Denton  & 
McGuinan,  who  will  continue the  busi­
ness at  the same  location.

Howard  City—T.  M.  Lauder,  formerly 
engaged  in  the produce  business  at  Mus­
kegon,  Benton  Harbor  and  Morley,  has 
opened  a  flour  and  feed  store at  this 
place.

Muskegon—Louis  Kolkema,  formerly 
engaged  in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery 
bnsiness  at  East  Holland,  has  removed 
his  stock  to  this city  and  re-engaged  in 
business.

Carsou  City—Krohn  &  Netzorg  have 
opened  a branch dry  goods  and clothing 
store at  Ed more. 
It  will  be  under  the 
personal  management  of  a  brother  of 
Mr.  Krohn.

Shelby—Babcock  &  Loomis,  furniture 
dealers,  are closing out  their  stock  and 
will  remove to  Breckenridge,  where they 
will  take the Breckeuridge  flour mills, in 
which  they  were engaged  before  coming 
here.

Howard City—C. A. Van Denbergh and 
Alex.  Denton  have  moved  into their new 
brick store building,  which  is  admirably 
adapted  for  their  purposes.  The  store 
vacated  by  Mr.  Denton  will  be  occupied 
by Fred Ashley  with  his dry  goods stock.
Nashville—Miss  E.  L.  Smith’s  grocery 
stock  has  been  seized on  chattel  mort­
gage at the  instance  of  B.  Desenberg & 
Co.,  of  Kalamazoo.  Miss  Smith  claims 
that the  mortgage  was  secured  by mis­
representation  and 
threatens to appeal 
to the Circuit Court.

Detroit—Articles  of  association  have 
been  filed  by  the  Hammond  Beef  Co. 
The  authorized  capital  stock of the cor­
poration 
is  §30,000,  of  which  §20,000 
worth  has  been  paid  in.  The  incorpor­
ators are James  D.  Staudish,  Thomas  R. 
Jones and Sidney  R.  Dixon.

Cadillac—The  brick  plant  formerly 
owned  by Mosser &  Co.  was  purchased 
at  assignee's  sale  by  H.  G.  Rose,  of 
Petoskey, 
for  §2,505.  The  purchaser 
subsequently  transferred  the  property  to 
W.  L.  Smith,  C.  J. Manktelow, Albert M. 
Manktelow  and  Chas.  C.  Henry,  who 
will  continue  the  business  under  the 
style of the Cadillac  Brick Co.

Traverse  City—Geo.  Linn  &  Son,  of 
Chicago,  have  purchased  through  their 
agents,  James  Hidglin  and John  Muilin. 
the  old  Winnie  &  Fleming  warehouse, 
just  west of  the G.  R.  & I.  freight depot, 
and  have several  men  at  work  repairing 
it and getting  it  in  shape  for the  winter. 
They  will  store  between  eight  and  ten 
thousand  bushels of  potatoes  there  until
spring.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Oscoda—The  Oscoda  Lumber  Co.  is 
the  project  of  adding  a 
considering 
shingle  mill  to  its  plant. 
Its construc­
tion  will  depend  upon  the  ability  of  the 
company  to secure  a  stock  of  logs  for 
next season.

Otsego—The Otsego  Buggy Co.,  a new 
firm  composed  of  C.  A.  Bussell,  E.  R. 
Miller and  W.  Dennison,  has  bought  the 
stock  of 
the  Russell Carriage Co.  of C. 
W.  Edsell  and  intends to continue  in the 
manufacture of carriages  and  road  carts.
Saginaw—The Wail & Webber sawmill, 
which  has  been  running  with  very  short 
stops since January  1. has  shut down  for 
the season.  The  firm  has  started  one 
camp  on  the Tobacco  River and  has  let 
two or three jobs  to other  parties  to put 
in  small  lots.

Ludington—James  Foley  will  start  a 
camp  for  the  Pere  Marquette  Lumber 
Co.  in  Lake county,  three miles  from  the 
Flint  &  Pere  Marquette  Railroad.  Be­
tween 4,000.000  and 5,000.000 feet of logs 
will  be  banked 
this  winter and  about 
8,000,000  feet  next  summer.

Dodge—The  Lansing  Lumber Co.  has 
somewhat changed  its  plans.  The  saw-  I 
mill  here  shut  down 
last  week.  The 
shingle  mill  will  ruu  three weeks  longer. 
It is  announced  that  the  company  will  ! 
cut  15,000,000 feet of  logs  this winter  to 
stock  the  mills next  season.

Muskegon —  Lumber 

shipments  by 
water continue to  improve and the record 
for October equalled  the total of Septem -! 
ber,  August  and  July.  The shipments I 
were nearly  all  consigned  to  Milwaukee. 
In  general  the  lumber boats that are  not 
already  laid  up are  preparing to do so.

Cadillac—Mitchell  Bros,  have  stopped 
logging,  and 
their  sawmill  at Jennings  | 
has  been  closed on  account of stagnation  ! 
this  firm  ' 
of trade.  The  shipments  of 
have  been  regular  but  insufficient 
to 
warrant the  continuance  of  operations.  I 
As soon  as  better  trade  conditions  war­
rant it the firm  will  resume  operations,  | 
both  in  mill  and  woods.
Cadillac—Cobbs & Mitchell  have  fin- j 
ished 
in  Kalkaska  county and  I 
are  preparing  for extensive operations in  I 
Grand  Tiaverse  county.  The  logs  will 
be  put into Boardman  River and  floated  I 
to Cobb’s Junction,  thence  by  the Grand 
Rapids & Indiana to the mill  at Cadillac. 
This firm  reports lively  shipping  during ‘ 
October,  compared  with August and S ep-'

logging 

tember,  though  it has  been  about  one- 
fourth 
less than during the same period 
of previous years.

Menominee—The  total  shipments  of 
lumber  from  Menominee  to date  for the 
season  are  185,950,000  feet,  as  compared 
with  315,962,500 
for  a  corresponding 
period  last year,  all of  which  shows  that 
there  has not  only  been  a  falling  off  in 
the cut,  but that, though sales were mod­
erately good early in  the  season,  manu­
it  necessary  to  pile a 
facturers  found 
large  percentage  of 
the  season’s  cut, 
owing to the  fact that payments were not 
forthcoming for a major portion  of what 
had  been  disposed of.

their 

Saginaw—Wylie Bros,  have  only  man­
ufactured 3,000,000 shingles  this  season 
and have gone out of the shingle business, 
finding that there is  more  profit  in con­
verting 
logs  into  lumber.  They 
expect to convert  their shingle  mill  into 
a  band  sawmill,  and  are  negotiating  for 
100,000.000 feet of Canadian  pine to start 
there  is §3 a thou­
it.  Mr.  Wylie  says 
sand  more in catting  logs 
lumber 
than  into shingles.  He  has  been  in  the 
shingle  business 
twenty  years,  cutting 
about 25.000.000  annually.

into 

Manistee—October  shows  up  pretty 
lumber  shipped 
well  in  the amount  of 
from 
this  port.  We  had  as  many  as 
twenty-five  barges and  schooners loading 
one  day  last  week  and 
the  forests  of 
masts in  the  little  lake reminded  us  forc­
ibly of  the  palmy days  of 
last  season 
when  everybody  was  at  work.  Ship­
ments of salt  have  been  unusually  heavy 
of  late,  and,  besides 
the  ordinary  ship­
ments 
to  Chicago  and  Milwaukee,  we 
have loaded  several  large  boats  for  Du­
luth  and  other  Lake  Superior points. 
The  Peters  plant  has  been  running  full 
force on  salt,  and  is  packing  from  2,000 
to 2,500 barrels daily.

light.  Usually  at 

Bay  City—The  manufacturing  and 
shipping season  is  nearing  the  end.  A 
large quantity of  lumber  will  remain  on 
the  docks  at  the  close,  as it is  selling 
very  slowly,  and  buying  for this  fall  de­
livery  by  water  has  been  suspended. 
Some of  the mills  will  run  well  into No­
vember,  and  with  few  exceptions 
they 
are  now  running.  While  fair  records 
have  been  made  by  nearly  all  of  the 
mills,  the depression  in  business  has re­
the  output.  Lake  shipments 
stricted 
continue  very 
this 
date there  is a hustling 
to  get  cargoes 
away,  but  at  present  there seems  to  be 
no hurry,  and  in  fact there  is very  little 
lumber  sold  to go forward,  and  none,  so 
far as reported,  has  been  bought  to carry 
over.  Last year at  this date  millions of 
feet  had  been  purchased  for spring de­
livery.  Shipments  last week  aggregated 
only  2,320.000  feet,  about  one  day’s 
movement  in  active  times.  Lake  rates 
ou  lumber  are  firm  at 81.50 to Ohio ports 
and  §1.75 
to  Buffalo  and  Tonawanda. 
This  is the lowest  rate in  years  at  a like 
date.  A number of lumber carriers have 
gone out of commission.

F rom  th e  A m erican A rch ite ct.

The  Significance  of “Labor  Day.”
We  must confess  that  we  never  hear 
“ Labor Day”  or  “ Labor’s  Holiday”  men­
tioned without a feeling of contempt and 
disgust for the impudent  demagogism on 
the one side,  and  the  cowardly  servility 
on  the other,  which  have brought the de­
scendants of those  who  prepared  and de­
fended the Declaration  of  Independence 
down  to 
the  embodiment in  legislation 
of  the idea that,  instead of all  men  being 
born  free and  equal,  there  are two sorts 
of men in  this republic, one consisting of 
the  members  of  certain  organizations,

it 

and  the other  including  the miscellane­
ous persons  who  do  not  belong to these 
organizations,  and  that those who  do be­
to  favor  and 
long to them  are  entitled 
recognition  from  the  government  which 
is  not  accorded  to  other  people. 
In  a 
community  whose whole public system is 
founded  upon  the idea  that  there should 
be no  class  legislation, 
is  certainly 
ludicrous to  find,  of  late  years,  statute 
after statute enacted  at  the  demand  of 
the crafty and  ambitious  foreigners  who 
control the  forces of  “organized  labor.” 
For  several  years  “organized  labor” has, 
or  would  have  bad,  but  for  internal 
squabbles,  things  pretty  much  its  own 
way  in the legislatures, but just now cir­
cumstances  which  neither 
legisiaturtg 
nor walking delegates  can  control  have 
large  number of citizens 
given  a  very 
more 
than  usual  for  thinking, 
leisure 
and 
there  are 
indications that  a  good 
them  are  reflecting  whether, 
many  of 
alter all,  they might not  be  as  well off in 
the simple capacity of  “ free  and  equal” 
citizens of  the  republic  as  they are now 
in  that  of  abject  slaves  of  a  foreign 
tyranny  which  dictates  to  them  when, 
how,  with  whom and at  what  price they 
shall  work,  which  prevents  them  from 
teaching their own  business to their own 
children,  and  which  forces  them  to  sit 
idle and see  their  families  suffer,  when 
work  is plenty,  for  the sake of  “ sympa­
thizing”  with  some  other  people,  of 
whom they never heard,  and  whose rela­
tions to them  consist solely  in  a concert­
ed  scheme of  their respective  leaders for 
their private advantage.

He  Knew.

Head of Firm—Have you  had  any ex­
perience  with double  entry?
Prospective  Bookkeeper—I  should  say 
so! 
I’ve  been  shipping clerk  for  one of 
the largest  houses in  the trade.
Head of  Firm—But  you  didn’t  learn 
anything about double entry,  did  you?
Prospeetive  Bookkeeper — Certainly, 
sir.  When 
the  goods  were  shipped  I 
made one entry,  and  when  they  were re­
turned  I  made  another.  Ain’t 
that 
double entry?

J.  M.  Shaffer, drugs  and  groceries,  G lad w in : 

“Can’t get along w ithout T u b   T r a d e s m a n .’'

FOR  SALE,  WANTED.  ETC.

A dvertisem ents  w ill  be  inserted  un d er  this 
bead  for two cents a word  the first insertion  and 
one  cent a word  for each  subsequent  insertion. 
No advertisem ents, taken for  less  than 25 cents. 
A dvance payment.

BDKINKNN  C H A N C E S .

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799

FOR  A DRY 

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for sale cheap.  Located  in  best  m anufac­
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will step right Into a  good  paving business.  Ad- 
dress  No  801. c  re M ichigan Tradesm an. 
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.STOCK  OF  DRY 
goods.  A ddress  lock  box  254,  Lansing, 

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l,*b0 inhabitants in  Eastern  M ichigan, trib- 
to  large  farm ing  trad e;  lake  and  rail 
on |y  lwo  drug  stores  in  tow n;  rent, 
per y ea r;  stock  will  inventory $2,5uu:  sales 
J20 a day.  Reason  for  selling, ow ner  w ishes to 
from  business.  A ddress  No.  752,  care 
retire 
Michigan Tradesm an. 
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at a bargain.  A ddress  box  634,  T raverse  City, 
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pharm acist  by  m an  w ith  sixteen  years’
experience.  References  furnished,  if  desired. 
A ddress,  stating  salary, No. 798, care Michigan 
T r a d e s m a n , 
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G R A N D   R A P ID S   G O S S IP .

Van Zwaluwenberg & Michmershuizen, 
wbo have lately opened  a meat market at 
Holland, will shortly add a grocery stock. 
The Olney  &  Judscn Grocer Co.  has the 
order for  the stock.

The Committee  on  Trade  Interests  of 
the  Retail Grocers’ Association  has pro­
mulgated a new sugar schedule,  reducing 
the price of granulated  to the  following: 
Single  pound,  6)4  cents;  four pounds, 25 
cents;  eight  pounds,  50  cents;  seventeen 
pounds,  $1.

The Excelsior Steam  Laundry  has  fol­
lowed  the  example  set  by  the  Baxter 
Steam  Laundry  and  adopted  the  coupon 
book  system  for 
the  use of  those cus­
tomers  who do  not  find  it convenient  to 
leave the cash for their  laundry at  their 
homes or  places of  residence.

The Standard  Oil  Co.,  which  has  here­
tofore  carried  only  XXX  WVV Michigan 
Headlight  oil 
in  its  tank  wagons,  will 
hereafter  carry  Eocene  as  well.  The 
present tank  wagon  price of  Headlight is 
514  cents,  while  7  cents 
is  asked  for 
Eocene.  This arrangement  will  be  ap­
preciated  by  those  dealers  who  have a 
demand  for  a  higher  priced  oil  than 
Headlight.

Thos.  Wasson  has  uttered  a  chattel, 
mortgage on his grocery  stock  and  book 
accounts  at 17 South  Division  street  for 
$2,394 68,  making Wm.  Judson  trustee 
for the tollowiug  local  creditors:  Olney 
& Judson  Grocer Co.. $818.02;  I. M. Clark 
Grocery  Co..  $800;  New  York  Biscuit 
Co.. $210;  Valley  City  Milling Co.,  $210; 
C.  B  Metzger,  $190,  and  O.  A.  Ball, 
$106 66.  There  is  about $500 due outside 
creditors,  who do not  relish  the  idea  of 
being shut out  in  such  a  way.

J.  P.  Visner’s  difficulty  with  his 
would-be partner  has  not  yet  been  set­
tled.  Last  week  Lakin  asked  for  and 
obtained  an order  from  the Circuit Court 
appointing a receiver.  Acting  under his 
attorney’s 
instructions,  Mr.  Visuer  re­
fused  to allow the  receiver  to  enter  the 
premises,  and 
the  m atter  was  compro­
mised  by  his being  made  the  agent  of 
Lakin.  As  such,  Mr.  Visner  admitted 
him,  when  he  immediately drew  from his 
pocket  bis instructions  as  receiver and 
proceeded  to take possession  in  that  ca­
pacity.  Then,  instead  of  disposing  of 
the  stock  on  hand,  he eugaged  a  baker 
and  went  to  work  to stock  up  the  store 
in  baker’s goods.  As  this was exceeding 
his authority as  receiver.  Judge  Hatch, 
Mr.  Visner’s  attorney,  laid 
the  matter 
before Judge Adsit,  who vacated  the or­
der  appointing 
the  receiver,  and  there 
the case  rests  for the present.  The mat­
ter was to have  been  heard  in  chambers 
by  Judge  Adsit  Monday  morning,  but 
was continued  until  Wednesday  morning 
at 9 o’clock.

Gripsack Brigade.

Wm.  Connor,  the  versatile  traveling 
representative  for Michael  Kolb  &  Sou, 
of Rochester,  was  in  town  last  week  and 
will be  here again  Nov.  10.

At 

L.  J.  Allen,  who was on  the road many 
years,  with  headquarters at Battle Creek, 
has  purchased  a  farm  near  Chesaning 
and will  hereafter follow  rural  pursuits.
the  regular  monthly  meeting  of 
Post  E,  held  at  Elks’ Hall  Saturday even­
ing,  President  Barclay  was  unavoidably 
absent and  E.  A.  Stowe  acted  as chair­
man.  The  minutes  of the  last meeting 
were  read and approved and several bills I

to  arrange 

were  presented  and  ordered  paid. 
It 
was decided  to hold  an  entertainment at | 
the hall  on  the eveuing of  November  18, 
and  Ben.  VanLeuven,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  C. 
L.  Lawton  and  Henry  Dawley  were i 
named  as a  committee 
the 
necessary  preliminaries.  The  commit­
tee  will  meet  during  the  present  week 
and decide  upon  the program  to  be  ob­
served.  Secretary  Mills,  of the State or­
ganization,  stated  that  the  membership 
had  now  reached  the 2,000  limit.  Secre­
tary  Blake  was 
instructed  to circulate a 
paper among the  traveling  men  of  the 
those  who  were  not  al­
city,  soliciting 
ready  members  of 
the  Post  to become 
members  without delay,  and  the  meeting 
adjourned.

there  seems 

Sparta Sentinel:  A  large  number  of 
traveling men  who come to this  town  on 
Monday  always hire  a livery  rig  to  take 
them  to  Newaygo,  stopping at  Kent City, 
Casnovia,  Bailey  and  Grant on  their  way 
there.  At present 
to  be 
quite a  little difficulty  between them  and 
Dick  Myers,  who  runs  the Commercial 
House livery  barn.  The  traveling  men 
claim 
that  Dick’s charges are  too  high, 
that  he drives too slow,  and  other things 
of little consequence,  and  therefore  they 
have been  sending  to Newaygo for teams 
to meet them  here.  Livery  men  say that 
Dick  does not charge  too much,  and  that 
Hart,  of  Newaygo,  is cutting  rates  in or­
der 
to  get  the  business,  and  as  he also 
runs a hotel,  and  by  getting  the  job  of 
carrying  them  up  there  will  get  them  to 
stop  at  his  house,  this  is  probably  the 
case.  Some of the  merchants  here  are 
up 
in  arms  about  the matter,  and  say 
they  will not  buy goods of  any  one who 
who  will  not  patronize  home  liveries. 
What  the  outcome  will  be  we  do  not 
know,  but hope that the  matter  will  be 
settled satisfactorily to all concerned.

“The drummer is  an  educator,”  said 
Rev.  Alonzo  Monk,  of  Tennessee,  re­
cently. 
“ You are mistaken  if you  think 
education  comes altogether  from  books, 
if  you  place a  man  in  a common  sphere 
of society,  however  refined  he  may  be in 
his  breeding,  he  is  bound  to  deteriorate. 
Travel  is an educator,  and  therefore  the 
converse  of  my  remarks  holds  good. 
There are  many  men now on  the  road,  I 
venture  to  say,  who  are  educated,  pol­
ished  gentlemen,  much  of  which  finish 
they  have acquired by  being thrown  into 
contact  with  the  world,  and  by  visiting 
new scenes continually.  Thus  it is that 
the drummer is a welcome guest at every 
home,  for not only does he bring his good 
humor  with  him  as  invariably  as he does 
his  sample  case,  but  be  has  always a 
a  fund  of 
information  concerning the 
places  be  has  visited,  and  the  people he 
has met,  that is a source of delight to his 
hosts and  their families.  The generosity 
of the drummer 
I  have 
is  proverbial. 
seen  him extend  a helping  hand 
to  the 
widow and orphau  in  distress,  and  to his 
fellow travelers  as  well,  and  when 
the 
collection  plate goes around  in  church of 
a Sunday,  the drummer in  the  congrega­
tion 
is  by  no  means  the smallest con­
tributor.”

The  Grocery  M arket.

Sugar—The  market  sustained  a  local 
decline  of  31  pence  on  granulated  and 
most other grades  last  Friday and  a gen­
eral decline of  19 pence occurred on Mon­
day.  This brings the price of granulated 
from even 6 cents to a fraction below 5% 
cents.  The  market is still  unsettled and 
further declines are by  no  means  unex- 
I pected.

price 

continues 

Cheese — The 

to 
strengthen,  but  it  is  now  about as high 
as it can  go,  except at the expense of  an 
advance in  retailers’  prices, which would 
tend  to  curtail  consumption.  The  sea­
son’s  output  is  considerably  short  and 
dealers  would  do  well  to  lay  in  their 
winter supply  without delay.

Oranges—Not  many  to be  had and they 
are generally  small  and green.  The new 
Floridas  are  well  on  the  way,  however, 
and,  after this  week,  the  supply  will  be 
good.  The demand is,  as usual,  good.

Lemons—Nothing  to  be  had  but  the 
tail end of the summer crop  and  the very 
expensive  Maorias.  There  are  plenty  of 
Malagas,  but they  are so  poor  as  to  be 
worthless,  and  not  wanted.  The  new 
crop  Messinas  will  begin  to move about 
the end  of this  month.

Bananas—Owing  to  the increased  risk, 
on  accouut of  cold,  prices  are  expected 
to  move  up.  The supply  is fair.  As  a 
rule the  fruit  is small,  but  the quality  is 
good.

Purely  Personal.

in 

Frank  E.  Leonard  has  gone 

to  Piae- 
ville,  Ky.,  where  he will  spend several 
weeks,  hunting on  the Blue  Ridge  Moun­
tains.

W.  B.  Beam,  who is  in  charge  of  the 
clerical  department of  the  Wetzel I  Mer­
the  Wetzell  Turning 
cantile  Co.  and 
Works,  at  Wetzell,  was 
last 
week.

town 

Chas.  E.  Olney  has  returned  from 
Thompson, Conn.,  where  he  spent  the 
summer.  He  will  remain  long  enough 
to  assist  in  the annual  inventory of the 
Olney  & Judson  Grocer Co.,  sailing  from 
New  York  on  the  i'uerst  Bismarck Nov. 
16.  He will  tarry  about  ten  days  at  Al­
geria, 
for 
Naples,  wheuce he  goes  to  Nice  for  the 
winter.  Of  course  he  will  be  accom­
panied  by  his  family.

the  next 

steamer 

taking 

The  Drug  M arket.

Opium  is dull  and  lower.
Morphia is  unchanged.
Quinine is very  firm and  advancing.
Gum  assafcetida,  prime, 

is  higher. 

Low  grades can  be  sold  at  a  less  price.

Oil cassia has  advanced.
White mustard  seed  has declined.
Celery  seed  has advanced.
Canary  seed  is lower.
Alcohol  has  been  advanced  again  by 

the trust.

It  is  anticipated  that the repeal of  the 
purchasing  clause  of  the  Sherman  law 
will cause an  upward  trend  in  many  art­
icles  in  the drug line,  as the  uncertainty 
of the past few  months has  forced  many 
staple  articles  down  below  the  actual 
cost of production  and  importation.

The  Wool  M arket.

There has been a slight  falling  off  in 
price  for  weeks  past,  but  so slight as  to 
be almost inappreciable. 
It shows, how­
ever,  the tendency of  the market,  which 
is downward. 
Sales  for  the  past week 
were small  and,  what is  unusual  for this 
season,  were mostly  speculative in  char­
acter.  Manufacturers bought very little, 
nothing like as much as  in  past  weeks, 
which 
least. 
There is  nothing  doing  in  the  local  mar­
ket,  and  prices are stationary.  Offerings 
are  straggling,  depending  on  the  grow­
ers’  necessities.  The price is the buyer’s.

is  ominous, 

to  say 

the 

Hides,  Pelts  and  Furs.

Hides—The market has shown  a steady 
decline,  and,  as  a  consequence,  buyers 
are shy,  not caring to purchase on  a fall-

ing market.  Should  prices  take  an  up­
ward  turn,  it  would  have  a  tendency  to 
improve  business,  and,  as  prices  can 
hardly  go  below  present  quotations, a 
is  a 
rise  may  possibly occur,  but  when 
question  no one can  answer.  The 
local 
market  shows no change,  unless  it  be for 
the  worse.

Pelts—Are  extremely 
No change from  last  week.
Tallow—Weak  and  lower.

low  and  dull. 

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  T he 
Tradesmax office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade:

E.  E.  Hewitt,  Rockford.
Wetzell  Mercantile Co.,  Wetzell.
L.  M.  Wolf,  Hudsonvilie.
F re d   E.  C lo se  &  C o.,  B y ro n .
T.  H.  Atkins,  West Carlisle.
E.  J.  Mcinshum,  Fisiier.
R.  D.  McNaughton,  Coopersville.

Loses  Many  Millions.

Charles L.  Fair,  the son of the  multi­
millionaire of 
the  Pacific coast,  has  lost 
a good  round  sum  by  marrying a disre­
putable  woman,  against  his  father’s  pro­
test.  Exact  y,  it  is  $14.999.900. 
It  has 
been  reported  that  his  lather  broke  up 
the  match  by  having  his wild  son,  who 
is a  very  tough  customer,  arrested  as  in­
sane,  but it appears  that this  report  was 
groundless,  and  that young  Fair and  his 
questionable spouse succeeded in eluding 
the  old  gentleman,  as  well  as  sundry 
creditors,  who  were anxious  to interview 
the young man,  and  in getting across  the 
boundary of the State.  They are now on 
the  way  to  Europe.  When  ex-Senator 
Fair heard  about his  son’s  escapade,  he 
sent  for  his lawyer and added  a codicil 
to  his  will  revoking the  bequest of  $15,- 
000,000  which  he had  made  to  his  son, 
and 
It  is  said 
that the  new  Mrs.  Fair kept a  disorderly 
house  in  San  Francisco,  and  has a good 
lot of cash,  and  young  Fair  has  a reason­
able  sum  which comes from  his mother’s 
estate.

leaving  him 

just  $100. 

It is  rough on  a  country  when  a  new 
statesman  is  trying to  make  a record  for 
himself  at  the country’s expense.

If  you  can’t pay  your account make  a 

note of it.

PSODCCE  MARKET.

is 

in 

Apples—C arefully  selected  Greenings,  Spys 
and  B aldw ins com mand $.{ per bbl., w hile Snows 
bring 13.50.  No. 2 stock  is  held  at  $1.75(g,$2 per 
bbl.

Beans  — Dry  stock 

freely. 
H andlers  pay $'.40 for country cleaned and $1.50 
for country  picked.

com ing 

B utter—H ardly so strong as a week ago  ow ing 
to the large am ount  of  butterine throw n on  the 
m arket.  Jobbers pay about 24c for choice dairy, 
holding at 26c.  Creamery com mands  2S@30c.

Cabbage—Home grown, $2@3 per  100.
Carrots—20c per bushel.
cauliflow er—$1  per doz.
Cranberries—Early Blacks from Cape Cod have 
p ut  in  an  appearance,  com m anding $2  per bu. 
crate  or  $6  per  bbl.  T he quality  is  fine, being 
large in size  and  richly colored.

Celery—Home  grow n  com m ands  15c  per  doz.
E .g s —The  m arket  is  about  the  same  as  a 
week ago.  H andlers  pay  18c, holding at 20c per 
doz.

Grapes—New York Concords com m and 20c per 
8-lb. basket.  Cataw bas bring 25c, w hile Malagas 
in  55-1 b. kegs  bring $5.

Honey— w bite  clover  com m ands  14c  per  lb, 

dark buckw heat brings  12c.

O nions—H om egrow n com m and 55@6Cc per bu. 

Spanish are held a t  $ i.5 j  per c r a te .

Potatoes—The  m arket  is  a  little  w eaker  and 
low er than  a  week  ago, dealers paying 5  c here 
and 4~>c at the principal  outside  buying  points. 
The w eakness in the m arket  is  due  to the rush 
on th e part of  grow ers to get  their product m ar­
keted  at  present  prices;  and  w hile  this  rush 
may tend  to  force  prices  still  low er,  it  is  the 
opinion of most buyers th at prices w ill rule con 
siaerably higher in  th e  course of a m onth or six 
w eeks

Q uinces—$1.50 per bu.
Squash—H ubbard, 2c per lb.

|  Sweet  Potatoes—Jerseys  com m and  $3.53  and 
j  Baltim ores $2.50 per bbl. 
i  Turnips—25c per bu.

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .
Dry Good»  Price rurreut.

DEMINS.

u n b l ea c h e d   COTTONS.

1>L 

“  Arrow  B rand  4V 
“  W orld W ide,  ts
“ 
...............  4*4
Full  Y ard W ide....... 6*4
Georgia  A ................   6*4
Honest W idth.........   6
H artford A  ...............5
Indian  H ead.............  5*4
King  A  A .................... 6*4
King E C ....................6
Lawrence  L L .........  4*4
M adras cheese cloth 6%
N ew m arket  G .........  5%
B  ........   5
N ........6*4
D D ....  5*4
X ........ 6*4

Noibe R .....................5
Our Level  B est....... 6
Oxford  R ..................  6

P equot........................  76

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BLEA CH ED   COTTONS.

¡Top of th e  H eap__ 7
A B C .........................   8*41 Geo.  W ashington...  8
A m azon..................... 8  Glen M ills..................  7
A m sburg................... 6*4 Gold  M edal.................  7*4
Art  C am bric........................10  Green  T ick et.8V
Blackstone  A A.......  7*4 G reat F a lls ................  6*4
Beats A ll...................   4*4  Hope...........................   7*4
Boston
J u st  O n t.......   4V@  5
12 
C abot............
7*4  King  P h illip ............   7*
Cabot,  % ...
6k  
OP....... 7*4
C harter  Oak 
5*4 1 Lonsdale  C am bric.. 10
Conway  W .
Lonsdale
C le v ela n d ...............  64
M iddlesex  ........  @ 5
Dwight A nchor__   8-v
No N am e...................   7
“ 
shorts  8
Oak  V iew ................   6
Edw ards.....................6
Our  Own  .................   5*4
.......................7
E 
Pride of th e W e st.. .12
R osalind...................... 7*4
F  
1......................7*4
a  I  F ruit of th e  Loom.  8*4
Sunlight  ...................  4*4
U tica  M ills...............8V4
F itch ville
F irst  P rlze................7
N onpareil  ..10
F ruit of th e Loom %.  7
V ln y ard .....................8
F alrm ount................ 4*4
W hite  Horse  .........  6
F ull V alue................6*4
“  Rock.............. 8
C abot..........................  7*4| D w ight A nchor
F arw ell......................8 

H A L F  BLBA CH ED   COTTONS.

8*4

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CANTON  FL A N N E L .

H ousewife  ÿ  

Bleached. 
.. 
R  ....

** 

0*4

W hy the Co-operative Delivery System  

Failed to W ork  a t  Ha sting's.

“ 

in 

and 
come, 

H a s t in g s .  Oct.  20—Yours 

As stated  in   T h e   T r a d e s m a n   o f  last j  A d ria tic ....................7
week,  the  co-operative  delivery  system | A r g y le .................   6
A tlanta A A ...............6
adopted  by  the grocers  of  Hastings  has 
A tlantic  A ................6«
been  abandoned.  The  reason  for 
its 
H ...............   6*4
“ 
non-success is thus told by  the grocers of 
P ..............  5
“ 
D ...............   6
“ 
that place:
“  L L .................  5
to  hand, 
A m ory........................   634
making enquiry  as to the “ rise and down­
A rchery  B u n tin g ...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..
fall  of  the  co-operative  or  general  de­
Blackstone O, 32__   5
livery system”  for  the  grocers  of  Hast­
Black C row .................  6
ings,  and  asking  me  to  give  you  some 
Black  Rock  .............  6
Boot,  A L..................   7
idea of the  workings and  some of the ad­
Capital  A  ................ 5*4
vantages or disadvantages of the system. 
C avanat  V ................ 5*4
Well,  1  may be prejudiced,  but  so  far as 
Chapm an cheese cl.  3 k
C lifton  C R ...............5*4
we  have tried  it and our experience  with 
C om et..............................6 V
it  in  our  town goes.  I  would say that it 
Dwight S tar..............
has no advantages.  They  are  all disad­
Clifton C C C ............   5k   Solar
vantages.  There  might  be such a  thing 
as  a  general  delivery  being  successful, 
provided  it  were  started 
the  right 
way,  under  the  right  conditions,  and— 
like successful enterprises  in  general— 
advertised  and  advertised  beforehand. 
Our  town  may  be  different  from  other 
towns,  and  may  not;  but  our  customers 
generally  rose  up  in  arms  against  the 
departure  from  the  good  old  way,  and 
their  reasons  were  as  various  as  their 
complaints  were  numerous.  One  good 
she  had  be­
lady  objected  because 
the  old  de­
come 
acquainted  with 
liveryman 
hated 
have 
to 
stranger 
delivery 
yet  our 
man  is  not  a  beauty,  although  he  may 
have  a  taking  way.  Another  one  did 
not like it  because everyones’ goods  were 
thrown  in  together,  e tc ;  but the main 
complaint  was  on  account  of  the  taroi- 
ness of  the delivery  of  the goods,  which, 
let  it  be  ad mi tied,  was  not  always  the 
fault of  the del  verymau.  for  the  goods 
were not  always  ready  for  him.  and one 
store  being slow, delayed all.  And right 
there comes in  the  biggest objection with 
the merchants,  for  every  grocer  deeply 
interested  in  his  business  is  anxious and 
alert  to have  the  wants of  his customers 
attended  to  and  that  promptly.  People 
want  a  good  deal  of  waiting upon;  and 
who can  blaine  them? 
It is a luxury and 
they  are  willing to  pay  for  it:  so  better 
wait  ou  them  and  make  things  pleasant. 
Then  when  your  own  wagon  goes  out 
your own customers are  under  your own 
supervision  and  if  your  deliveryman or 
boy 
is  waiting for  you  your  customers 
are served  to suit  them,  and  a good  deal 
depends on  the prompt and orderly deli v- 
ery  of goods. 
If we  were  going to start 
a general  delivery,  we  would  want  all 
things favorable.  First,  we  would  want 
old and  tried deliverymen  who  know  the 
town  thoroughly; next, friendship among 
the dealers,  free  from  petty  jealousies; 
next,  merchants  and  clerks  prompt  with 
goods to be delivered,  so as  not  to keep 
the  wagon  waiting; next,  nicest  kind of 
weather,  and  out  of  the  fruit  season 
when  the cooks  and  housewives  are  not 
very  busy  and  when  alt  are  perfectly 
free from  malaria,  neuralgia,  corns  and 
all  other annoying ills;  the  wind  in  the 
west,  and  the smell  of  blossoms  in  the 
air.  Then  we thiuk  the  butter and sugar 
begrimed  green  grocer  might  repair to 
his couch at  10  p.  m.  without  any  linger 
marks on  bis  face and  his  hair all  in.

fo ratin e  ..................19  5i
Schilling’s ...................... 9 00
Davis  W aists  __   9  00
G rand  R ap id s.......   4  5ti
Armory 
A ndroscoggin.......
B iddeford..............
B runsw ick........
Allen turkey  reds 

P ............ 14*4
Peerless,  w hite..  ..  18 
Integrity 
Hamilton 
 

U nbleached.
H ousew ife  A ....... .
"  
B  ....

CORSETS.

colored 

.......

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CABPET  WARF

¡Integrity  colored..
.2 *   W hite S t a r .............
“  colored.
DRESS  GOODS.

“ 

................18*4| 
..................8  Nameless.
9
.................10*4
G G  C ashm ere___ .2 '
Nameless  ..................16
......... ........ 18

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84  50
W onderful 
B righton.................... 4  75
Bortree’s ................   9  00
A bdom inal..............15 00
CORSET  JEANS.
...  6*41 N aum keagsatteen..  7*4
....  7*4  Rock port......................6v%
■ ■  6  Conestoga....................7*4
--  6*41 W alworth 
................. 6k
PR IN T S .
5*4[Berwick  fan cies__   5*4
5 »4 Clyde  R o b e s ...........
robei
pink a  purple  5*4  c h a rte r Oak fancies  4*4 
...  Sh   DelM arlne cashm ’s  5v. 
buffs 
pink  checks.  :*4| 
m ourn’g  5*4
staples 
.......   5  Eddystone  fancy  .  5-4
shirtings 
..  4
chocolat  5*4
5*4
American  fancy  ...  5 
rober 
American indigo  ..  5 
sateens.  5-4
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5*4 
American shirtings.  4 
f *4 
A rgentine  G ray s...  6 
.. 
staple 
I 
Anchor S hirtings...  4 
M anchester  fancy 
5*4 
...  6
Arnold 
new  era.  5 4
A rnold  Merino 
...  6 
M errimack D fancy.  5)4 
long cloth B.  9*4 
“ 
M errtm'ck shirtings.  1 
“  C  7*4
“ 
Repp tu rn  .  8*4
“ 
century cloth  7 
Pacific  fancy  ............5*
10*  
gold seal. 
“ 
..........   6
“  green seal TR 10*4 
6*4 
Portsmouth  robes. 
yellow  seal  10*  
“ 
Simpson m ourning..  534 
11*4
“ 
¿erg "—  
g re y s.. 
..  5k 
“  Turk...’  red .  10*4 
solid black.  534 
W ashington Indigo.  b*4 
“ 
“  Turkey ro b e s..  7* 
“ 
.  7*4 
“  plain T k y  X  34  8*  
“  X.  .10
“ 
“ 
“  Ottom an  T u r­
.........     6*4
key red 
M artha W ashington 
Turkey red 34. 
.  7*4
M artha  W ashington
Turkey red  ...........  9*4
R lverpoint robes....  5*4
W indsor fancy  ____6*4
indigo  b lu e...........10*4
H arm ony..................  4*4
A C  A ..........................13
Pemberton AAA.... 16
Y ork............................10*4
Swift River............  7*4
Pearl River............12
W arren 
C HiLLOga 
............... 16
« 5 |n o  Name
¡Top of  Heap

red and  orange  ..  6
..........   5;
“ 
oil b lu e........ 6
.  6
“ 
“  green 
“  F oulards 
51
“ 
7
red 34 
“  % ...............9!
“ 
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“ 44 
10
“  3-4XXXX 12
“ 
Cocheco  fancy.........  5
“ 
m adders...  5 
“  XX tw ills..  5
“ 
solids...........5

Amoskeag A C A. ...12*4
H am ilton N  ---------   7*4
D .............. 8*4
A wning. .11
F an n er  .....................  8
F irst  P ris e ...............10*4
Lenox M ills ...........18
COTTON  _
A tlanta,  D ................  tifelsta

BaHoi’ solid b lack..
colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
serlin  solids 

.....  8

India robes 

gold  ticket

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

t i c k i n g s .

robes 

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J.  H.  V a n   A r m a n .

H a s t in g s ,  Oct.  19—1  think  the co-op­
erative delivery system  is  a  good  thing, 
if  alt  the  dealers  go  into  it:  if  not,  it 
doesn’t  work.  We  were  well  pleased 
with  it.  One  of  our  dealers  drew  out 
and  that stopped  it. 
It  is cheaper for  us 
to have our goods delivered.

Jos.  R o g e r s   & Co.

H a s t in g s .  Oct.  19—There  should  be 
no  good  reason  why  the  co-operative 
system of delivery  should  not be a good 
one,  but  whi'e  a  merchant  or  grocery- 
man  harbors little,  petty,  jealous  ideas, 
the thing,  iu our opinion,  will  not work. 
We  tried  it  here  for one  month  and  all 
went  well  until  one  little  mistake  was 
made—not  by  the  deliveryman,  either, 
but  by  a  customer—when  one  grocery- 
man  drew out and the system here closed. 
We  believe  the  system  a good  one,  and 
but for selfishness  would  succeed.

C o o k  &  C o o k .

Many  men of  crooked  ways are now in 

straitened circumstances.

Hasn’t somebody  got  a   good  portable 

w in d -b re a k   th a t   c a n   b e  s e n t  to  Congress? i C lifton, k ................7 

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A m oskeag......... ....... ...

9 0*...............
b ro w n .......
A ndover....................11*4
Beaver Creek  A A ... 10 
B B ...  9
C C ....
Boston  Mfg Co.  b r..  7

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blue  8*4
“ 
“  d a  tw ist  10*4 
Colum bian  XXX  b r.lo  
XXX  bl.19
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Colum bian  brow n.. 12
Everett, blue........ 12*4
brow n .........12*4
Haymaker  blu e.......   7k
b ro w n ...  734
Jeffrey ........................11*4
Lancaster  .................12*4
Lawrence, 9 oz..........13*4
No. 220.. ..13
N o .250  ...11*4
No. 2 8 0 ... 10*4

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«INSHAMS

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A m oskeag.................  6*4
“  Persian dress  7 
Canton  ..  7
“  
AFC  ........10*4
“  
T eazle.. .10*4
“ 
“ 
A ngola.. 10*4
“ 
P ersian..  7
A rlington stap le__ 6*4
..  4\
A rasapha  fancy 
Bates W arwick dres  7*4 
staples.  6
C entennial.............. 10*4
.............  10Vi
Criterion 
C um berland  staple.  5*4
C um berland............. 5
E ssex............................4*4
Elfin  .........................   7*4
Everett classics  ....  8*4
E xposition..................7k
G lenarie  ..................    6*4
G lenarven...................6%
O le n w o o d ..................7*4
H am pton......................6*4
*4 
Johnson Chalon  cl 
Indigo bine  9*4 
zephyrs..  16

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Lancaster,  stap le...  6 
fancies 
..  7 
N orm andie  8
L ancashire................  6
M anchester..............   53i
Monogram  ...............  6*4
N orm andie..................7*4
P ersian .........................7
Renfrew  Dress.........7*4
Kosemont  .................. 6*4
S latersv llle................ 6
Som erset...........  . . . .   7
.....................7*4
Tacoma 
Toll  dn N ord...........10*4
Wabash 
.  ................. 7*4
seersucker..  7*4
W arwick  ................  7
W hittenden..............   8
heather  dr.  7*4 
Indigo blue  9 
W am sutta staples...  63i
W estbrook................  8
................10
w inderm eer.............6
Y o r k ............................6k

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag.................14 
S tark .........................   19 
..  ............................
A m erican.................14*41  ....................................

¡Georgia 

.....................14

T H R E A D S.

I B a rb o u r's ................ f6
Clark’s Mile E nd... .45 
Coats’,  J.  & P ..........45  M arshall’s ...................81
H olyoke....................22*41

No.

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

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

K N ITTIN G   COTTON.

W hite.  Colored.

38 No.  14... ...3 7
3S
16...
...38
18... ...3 9
40
41
20... ...4 0
CAM BRICS.

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W hite.  Colored
42
43
44
45

slater  ........................  4*4
W hite S tar.......... 
4**
Kid  Glove  ................4M
N ew m arket —  .......   4!*

...............  4*4
Edw ards 
Lockw ood.................4 >4
............   ..  4*4
Wood’s 
B ru n sw ick .............  4)4

R E D   FLA N N EL.

F irem an....................32*4
Creedm ore................27*4
Talbot  XXX............. 30
Nameless  .................27*4

T W   .......................... 22*4
F T  
...........................32*4
J   K  F, XXX..............35
B uckeye....................32*4

M IX ED   FLA N N EL.

Grey S R W ...............17*4
W estern W  ............... 18*4
D  R  P 
...................... 18*4
Flushing X XX......... 23*4
M aultoba.
.23*4

Red  & Bine,  plaid
Union  R  .................. 22*4
W indsor  .................. 18*4
6 oz W estern............20
Union  B ...................22*4
N am eless....... 8  @  9*41 
.......   8*4@10 

DOM ET  FLA N N EL.

I 

10*4
H*4
12
20

@10*4
12*4
Brown. Black
10*4
H k
12
20
- 10*4
.12*4
.13*4
.13H
.12*4

c a n v a s s   a n d   p a d d i n g ,
9*4
lu*4
11*4
12*4

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Brown. Black rílate
»V l-*4
10V4 I lk
I l k 12
12*120
DUCKft.

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Slate.
9*4 
10*4 
11*4 
12*4
Severen, 8 oz............   9*4
M ay lan d . 8 oz...........10*4
G reenwood, 7*4 o s ..  9*4 
Greenwood. 8 o z ...  11H 
Boston, 8 oz.

West  Point, 8 os 
10 os
“ 
Raven,lO oz.......
stark 
.. 10*41 Boston, 10 oz___
w a d d in g s.
25  I Per hale. 40 d o s .
.20 
¡Colored  “  __
s i l e s i a s .
8
Red C ross....  9
............10*4
Best 
Best A A .........12*4
..........................7*4
...........................8*4

P aw tucket.................10*4
Dundie  ......................   g
Bedford  ....................10*4
Valley  City............ 10*4
K K .............................  10*4

White, dos 
Colored,  dos.

Slater, Iron Cross

“

SEWING  s il k .

< 'ortlcelll  knitting, 
per *4oz  bail  .......30

Corticelll, dos......... 85
tw ist, d o z. A f 
50 yd, d oz.. 40
HOOKS  AND  E TES— P E R  GROSS.
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No  1  Bl’k A W hite..10 

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2 
3 

|N o  4 Bl’k A White.,15
.12  “  8 
..20
..12  I  “  10 
..25
PIN S .
INo 4—15  J   8*4........... 40
I

No 2—20, M C ......... 50 
3—18, S C ...........  45 

No  2 W hite A  Bl’k.,12  No  8 W hite A  Bl’k  20
.2 3
..28

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6 

cotton  t a p e .
..15 
“ 10 
-.18  I  “  12 
s a f e t y   p i n s . 
....2 8  
|N o 3.
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SCHOOL  SUPPLIES,

COTTON T W IN ES.

N ash u a.......................18
Rising Star 4 ply___17
v, 
17
North Star 
...  20 
Wool S tandard 4 plyl7*4 
Po what, t a n ............... 18

3 P*y 

< >

K  *

TABLETS,
SLRTE8.

Mount  P leasant___6*4
< fuel da  ..................5
Prymont  ..................  5%
K audelm an..............   6
Riverside  ................   fjj
Sibley  A ..................  6k
T o le d o ...................

AND  A  FULL LINE  O

STAPLE  STATIONERY,

20  &  22  Monroe  St.

Cotton Sail Tw ine .28
C ro w n ....................
.12
D om estic...............
.18*4
A n ch o r..................
.16
B risto l....... ............
.13
Cherry  V alley__ .15
I X L ........................
.18*4
P L A ID   0 8
A labam a................
t v
.  6*4
A lam ance..............
A n g u sta ................
-  7*4
Ar  sa p h a ................ .  6
G eorgia..................
.  6k
G ranite
-  5k
Haw  R iv e r............
.  5
Haw  J .................... ..  6

18*4

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p.  ^

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V  A
V  i

MEN  OF*  MARK.

in 

It  was 

Brown  Co.

is  now  within 

Alfred J. Brown,  President of  the A. J.
Alfred J.  Brown  was  born  in  1360,  at 
“ Old  Croydon,”  England,  about  seven 
miles from  London.  Croydon  is  one of 
the oldest towns in  England.  History  is 
sileut as to when  it  was  founded,  but  it 
tells  us that the old  church  was  repaired 
about  1,000 A.  I).,  by no  less a personage 
than  John  Smith,  who,  though  not quite 
so numerous,  was,  eveu  in  that  distant 
day,  found 
in  considerable  numbers. 
The walls of  the church,  whicli  is now  a 
cathedral,  are  from four to six feet thick, 
in  an  almost  perfect  state  of 
and  are 
preservation. 
this  ancient 
structure  that  Alfred J. was baptized and 
received  his name.  His  father,  Thomas
E.  Brown,  was a  market  gardener,  and 
emigrated to  America  (coming  direct  to 
Grand Kapids)  in  1872.  He  rented  a  farm 
township,  south  of  the  city, 
in  Paris 
which 
the  city  limits. 
Alfred  attended  school  in  England  for 
several  years before coming to this coun­
try,  and closed  his scholastic career  with 
two years  in  the old  Seymour  school  in 
Paris  township.  He  would  have  quit 
school  sooner  but 
lacked  an  excuse. 
English  fathers are not given  to allowing 
their  sons  to  become  idlers,  so  it  was 
either  school  or  work,  until  one  day 
while passing 8.  D.  Jackson’s  Peoples’ 
Dry  Goods store on  Monroe  street,  (now 
a part of the  Boston  Store) he saw  in the 
window the  legend  “ Boy  wanted.”  Not 
that he loved  work more,  but  because  he 
loved  school 
less,  he  applied  for  the 
place.  He  was  accepted,  and  his  ser­
vices paid  for at  the  munificent  rate  of 
$2  per week.  He remained in  this situa­
tion  about  a  year,  when  he  left,  and, 
much to  his  disgust,  was  compelled  to 
go back  to school,  but  only  for  a  short 
time,  however,  when  he secured  a situa­
tion  in  W.  G.  Osborne’s  grocery.  His 
old employer is now  the Secretary of  the 
A.  J.  Brown  Go.  About  two years  later 
Mr.  Osborne sold his  grocery  business to
F.  C.  Hawkins  and  turned  his  attention 
to  farming.  He owned a farm  near Dorr, 
and  thither Alfred proceeded  and  began 
his  brief and  more or  less brilliant career 
as a tiller of  the soil.  Brief  it certainly 
was,  for  it  lasted  but  two  weeks,  at the 
expiration of  which  time  he returned to 
Grand  Kapids  and  went  to work  for  Mr. 
Hawkins,  remaining  about  a  year.  He 
then  tried  gardening  with  his  father. 
It  will  never  be  known  with  any degree 
of certainty  whether  he would  have  been 
a success as  a gardener  or  not.  He  was 
only in the business three  weeks,  which 
was  hardly  sufficient  time  in  which  to 
demonstrate  his ability,  or want of  it,  in 
that direction.  He  then drove a delivery 
wagon  for  Horton  &  Stewart,  grocers, 
for about a  year.  He  then  entered  the 
store  as  clerk,  also doing  the  buying on 
the market,  for three  years  longer.  He 
then accepted a position as bill clerk  with 
the I.  M.  Clark Grocery Co.  It  was still a 
case of a square  peg  in  a round  hole,  for 
he  kept  the  place  but  two  weeks.  He 
then  “ went on the road” for IraO. Green, 
dealer  in  produce  and  grocers’ sundries, 
with whom he remained four years.  In the 
spring of  1885  he  left the  road  and  start­
ed  a  small  produce  store 
the  old 
D’Ooge building  on  East  Fulton  street, 
near Spring  street.  Three  months later 
the floor  of  the  building  collapsed  and 
precipitated  everything  into  the cellar. 
Mr.  Brown  had  but  an  instant  before 
stepped to the door to  speak to his  team­

in 

T H E   MICHIG-AJSr  T R A D E S M A N .

to 

last 

ster,  which circumstance  probably  saved 
his  life.  Teams  were 
immediately  se­
cured,  and  in  a  few  hours  the business 
was again  in  full  operation  in  the  Wen- 
ham block.  No.  18  North  Division  street. 
From  this time the  growth  of  the  busi­
ness  was rapid  and  in  1887 the  adjoining 
store  was rented.  About  this  time  the 
business  was enlarged  by  the  addition  of 
a full  line of  farm  and garden seeds, gar­
den  tools,  implements,  and  fertilizers. 
A  constantly expanding trade compelled 
Mr.  Brown  at 
look  about for a 
building better adapted  to  his  business 
than  the  premises  in  the  Wenham  block, 
but not  finding  any.  he  determined  to 
erect one  which  would  meet his  require­
ments.  So the  five-story block at 24 and 
26  North  Division  street,  the  present 
home of  the business,  was  built in  1890. 
For the two  following years the Y.  M.  C. 
A.  occupied two floors,  but  on  the com­
pletion of  their own  building moved  out, 
since  which 
the  whole  building, 
from  basement 
to  garret,  has been de­
voted  to the produce and  seed  business. 
The space actually in  use is 19,040 square 
feet,  something  over  half  an  acre. 
Iu 
addition  to the establishment in this city, 
the firm  have  storage  at  Traverse City 
and  a  warehouse  at  Elk  Rapids,  with 
seed  farms  in  Grand  Traverse,  Antiiin, 
Charlevoix.  Mason,  Allegan.  Ottawa  and 
Kent counties,  in  all  about  1,400 acres. 
Steady  and substantial  growth  has char­
acterized the business  from the start,  es­
pecially in  the seed department,  which  is 
the largest establishment of  the kind  in 
Western  Michigan,  there  being  but one 
larger  in  the State. 
In  July  of this year 
the  firm  of  A.  J.  Brown  &  Co.  was 
merged  into  a  joint  stock  company  of 
which Mr.  Brown is  President and  W. G. 
Osborn,  Secretary.

time 

in  1887 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  member  of  Imperial 
Lodge Knights of  Pythias,  and  of the Y. 
M. C.  A.  He  was  married 
to 
Miss  Sallie  Thrasher,  of  Indianapolis, 
lnd.,  and  resides in  a beautiful  home  at 
209  Paris  avenue.  He  Is  essentially  a 
man of affairs,  and  knows  his  business 
down  to the smallest detail.  He  attends 
strictly  to  business,  but  if  at  any  time 
you should  want  to  attract his attention, 
say  “quail.” 
It  won’t  be  necessary  to 
say  it twice,  for he is one of  the  most en­
thusiastic quail  hunters in  the city.

Avoiding'  All  Risk.

Mr.  Willious—Are you  sure  1  take  it 
all?
Mrs.  Willious—Yes,  according  to  the 
directions.
Mr.  Willious—But  I  understood  the 
doctor to say  “ one teaspoonful.”
Mrs.  Willious—Well,  we  will  follow 
the directions, dear, and  then  if anything 
should  happen,  you  know,  1 can  sue him 
for damages.

T h ese  p rices  a re   fo r cash,  buyerg,  w ho 
pay  p ro m p tly   an d   bu y   in   fu ll  p ackages.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dig.

Snell’s ................................................................  
60
40
Cook's  ............................................................... 
Jennings’, genuine..........................................  
25
Jennings’,  im itation........................  
50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.’...........................*  7 00

 

“ 
1 
• 

D. B. B ronze.................................  m 00
S.  B. S. Steel.................................   8 00
D. B. Steel......................................  13 50

bolts. 

BARROWS. 

dl8.
......................................................8  14 00
Railroad 
.................................................net  30 00
Garden 
dis.
Stove.  ............................................................    50*10
Carriage new list.............................................. 75*10
Plow...................... 
40*10
Sleigh s h o e ...................................................... 
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................8 3  50
Well, swivel.....................................................  4 00
dl8.
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright Sast Joint................60*.0

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

W rought Loose P in ............................................. 60*10
W rought  T able.....................................................60*10
W rought Inside B lind........................................ 60*10
W rought  B rass....................................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s ...................................................... 70*10
Blind,  Parker’s ...................................................... 70*10 j
Blind, Shepard’s 
70 1

............................................. 
BLOCKS.
O rdinary Tackle, list April 

1893.............. ro* 10  ;

Cast S teel.........................................................per lb

CROW  BARS.

CA PS.

Ely’s 1-10......................................................... per m
“
Hick’s  C.  F ................................................. 
G. B .................................................   “
M usket.................................................... 
“

CARTRID G ES.

Rim  E ire...........  .................................................
Central  F ire ..................................................dig.

t
Socket F irm e r.......................................................7
Socket F ram ing .................................................... 7
Socket C orner......... 
............................................7
Socket S lic k s........................................................ 7
B utchers’ Tanged  F irm er................................

C H ISELS. 

.... 12©124 dis. 10

c o m b s . 

c

kiss

Curry,
Curry,  Law rence’s .............................................
Etotoh
CHALK.
White Crayons, per  gross.... 
COPPER.

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
14X52, 14x56, 14x60 ......................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48..........................................  
Bottom s............................................................  
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks........................................  
Taper and straight Shank..............................  
Morse’s Taper Shank....................................... 

DRILLS. 

“ 

DRIPPING PANS.

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

dlB.

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

07
64

ELBOWS.

'om. 4  piece, 6 in ............. ................dcs. net 
'arrogated  ................................................ dis 
vdlustahle.............................................................dis. 40*1«

75
40

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dis.

Clark's, small, 8>N;  large, 826........................ 
Ives’, 1,818:  2. 8:4;  3$3> 
............................. 
Dlsston’8 
New  American 
Nicholson’s 
.......................................................... 
Heller’s 
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  

30
25
piles—New List. 
........................................................ 60*10
...............................................6O&1O
....................................................60*10
50
50

dis

GALVANIZED IKON

15 

13 

12 

dis.

dig.

28
17

N A IL S

MATTOCKS.

Discount, 60

locks—door. 

mauls. 
mills. 

MOLASSES SATES. 

knobs—New List. 

14 
GAUGES. 

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

50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s........................ 
Door, mineral, Jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, Jap. trimmings................... 
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings  .........................  
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.................... 
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new  list  .......... 
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
55
Branford’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s ........................................................ 
55
Adze Rye..............................................816.00, dis. 60
Rant Bye..............................................815.00, dis. 60
Bunt’s ..........................................818.50, dis. 20*10.
dis.
50
■Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
dis.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables... 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Cla ik’s ................... 
40
“  Enterprise 
......................................... 
30
Stebbin’s Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbin's Genuine............................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
Si
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base...............................................  
Wire nails, base........................................1  75@1  80
60......................................................... Base 
Base
50...........................................................  
10
25
40...........................................................  
25
30........................................................... 
20  .........................................................  
35
16...........................................................  
45
45
12...........................................................  
50
10........................................................... 
60
8............................................................. 
7 * 6 ...................................................... 
75
4...............................  
90
3.....................................................................  
1  60
2............................................................. 
FlneS................................................... 
160
65
Case  10................................................. 
75
8................................................. 
90
6 ................................................. 
Finish 10..............................................  
75
6............................ 
90
6 ............................................... 
1  10
70
Clinch; 10.............................................. 
8 ...........................................  
80
6.............................................. 
90
Barrel! *  .............................................. 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................   ©40
Sclota  Bench................................................. 
®50
Sandnsky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................  ©40
Bench, first quality..........................................  ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme................................  ..............dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dis. 
70
dlS.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs................................  50—10

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

PLANES. 

RIVETS. 

PANS.

diS.

 

 

 

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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

Broken packs Mo per pound extra

1 50

HAMMERS.

 

25

dlS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Haydole  *  Co.’s.........................................dis. 
Kip’s ........................................................................dis. 25
Yerkes *  Plumb’s ................................................ dis. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..........  ..............30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  H and. . .  30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ............................. 
dis.60*10
State............................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  In. 44  14  and
34
longer............................................................. 
Screw Hook and  Eye,  4 ......................................net 10
“  %........................... net  84
“ 
“ 
net 74
l i ...................... 
“ 
56........................... net  74
“ 
“ 
Strap and T  ..............................................   dis. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti friction................................  60*10
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................... 
40
Pots...................................................................   60*10
Kettles...............................................................  60*10
Spiders  .............................................................. 60*10
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin W are..................................new list 70
Japanned Tin W are......................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are.......................new list 3314*10
wire goods. 
dis.
Bright........................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes..............................  
70*10*10
 
70*10*10
Hook’s ................................ 
Gate Hooks and Eyes.......................  
70*10*10
<H8.7q
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .......................
Sisal, 14 Inch and larg er................................ 
M anilla............................................................  
Steel and  Iron..................................................  
Try and Bevels....................................... 
M itre.................................................................. 

71
¿f
2f
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
»2 95
3 05
3 05
3 15
8 25
8 35
All  sheetB No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

SHEET IRON.
Nos. 10 to  14............................ 
54  05 
Nos. 15 to 17 ........................................   4  05 
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4 05 
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26.............................................4 25 
No. 27 ....................................................  4  45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ dis. 
Silver Lake, White  A .......................... 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ROPES.

9
13
dlS.
 

SQUARES. 

 

50
list 50
55
50
55
35

“ 
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“ 
“ 

Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B ..................................  ‘ 
Drab B.....................................  “ 
White C .................................. “ 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

dis.

wire. 

SAWS. 

TRAPS. 

Silver Steel  Dla.  X Cuts, per foot,__ 

Solid Eyes................................................ per ton 825
“ 
Hand  ..........................................  
20
70
  50
“  Special Steel  Dex X Cuts, per foot 
“  Special Steel  Dla.  X Cuts, per foot....  30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 
30
Steel, Game........................................................80*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s  ... 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... I8c per do*
Mouse, delusion.................................. 81.50 per doz
dis.
Bright M arket...................................................  65
Annealed Market..............................................70—10
Coppered Market.............................................   60
Tinned Market.................................................  624
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...........................  2  so
painted.........................  ....  2 40
Au  Sable  ..............................................dis.  40*10
dis.  05
Putnam.............................................. 
Northwestern...................................  
dis. 10*10
dla.
30
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
Coe’s  Genuine  ....................................... 
 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,............ 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.......  .........................75*10
dis.
Bird Cages 
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
7f&10
Screws,New l i s t ............................  
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. 

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METALS.
PIG TIN.

616
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 24c per pcuDd.
6m 1 pound  casks............................................... 
Per  pound......................................................... 
4 @ 4 .........................................................................16
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brand* 
1 20
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson..............  ...........................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—MXLTN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................8  7
14x2010, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

 
Each additional X on this grade, <1.75.

7  0
9  25
9  25

“ 

 
 

 

 

1 75

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

 
Each additional X on this grade 11.50.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 

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TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
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BOOPING PLATES

“ 
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*• 
“ 
“ 

"  Worcester.............................  6  5o
" 
.............................  8  50
'* 
...........................   18 60
6  00
“ Allaway  Grade......................  
7  50
“ 
11 
12  50
“ 
15  50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20  IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14X28IX ...................................................................814 00
14x31  IX..................................................................  15 00
14x54 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I ___ 
in nn
14x601x1 

fper  pound 

** “  9 

10 00

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rtTK  MICHIGAN  TRAJDESA1AJN.

A  W E S K L T   JO U RN A L  DKVOTBD  TO  TH B

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

lOO  L o u is  St., G ra n d   R a p id s,

—   B T   T H E  —

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please  say th a t  you  saw  th eir  advertisem ent in 
T h e   M i c h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W E D N E SD A Y ,  N O V E M B E R   1,  1893.

CO - OPERATION  AND  PROFIT- 

SHARING.

Among the expedients devised by  phil­
anthropic  men  to increase  the  bonds  of 
interest between employes and employers, 
and  to eliminate the disturbance  to  busi­
ness  caused  by  labor strikes  have  been 
schemes for  profit-sharing and co-opera­
tive business.

Theoretically,  they  are perfect;  prac­
tically,  most  of  the  experiments  have 
failed.  But  there still  survive a few in­
stances of successful  co-operation  on  a 
considerable scale,  and  that they  do sur­
vive is due chiefly  to  the  wise  and  ex- 
celent  management  by one  man  in each 
case,  and  to his desire to  benefit  others. 
From a strictly  business  point  of  view, 
co-operation,  where  the  various  persons 
have any  say in  affairs,  is  sure  to  come 
to grief.  That  has  always  been  the  re­
sult  of  such  undertakings,  save  where 
there  was a one-m an control.

The  difficulties  which  attend  profit- 
sharing  or  co-operative  enterprises 
in 
this country  is that  it  is difficult  to bring 
a   large number of  members  to submit  to 
discipline if they have  direct  pecuniary 
investments  in  the  business.  When  a 
man  puts money  in  a  concern,  he natur­
ally  claims  a  share  iu  the  management, 
and  iu  a  bank  or  other corporation  he 
gets  representation  in  the  board of direc­
tors;  but  when  a  few  put  in  the  money, 
and the greater  number only  put in  their 
labor,  the capitalists of  the concern  will 
not submit to any  dictation  or  interfer­
ence by  the working  partners  who  have 
no capital.  As  a  cousequenee, the work­
ing  members  really  have  no  voice  in  the 
management,  and.  unless they  are guar 
anteed  wages,  which  is  not  always  the 
case,  if  there are no  profits  they  will get 
nothing  for their  work.  Laboriug  men 
who live on  their  daily  labor cannot take 
the  risk  of  working  for  a  prospective 
profit  instead of  regular  wages,  and  that 
is the  reason  why  there  are  so  few  co­
operative  establishments  on  a 
large 
scale.

Of  the few  that exist,  the greater num­
ber  are  in  Europe.  There  is the Bon 
Marche of  Paris,  which  is,  perhaps,  the 
most  celebrated. 
It  is a  mercantile es- I 
tablishment,  founded by  Aristide  Bouci- |

cault. 
It has some  3.000  working  staff, 
all  of whom  participate  in  the  profits; 
but this excellent arrangement  is due  to 
the  wisdom  and  philanthropy  of 
the 
founder,  who acted as  father to  his  em­
ployes,  and not to anything on  the  part 
of the employes,  save their  good  behav­
ior  and  capability.  Every one  of  the 
employes  who was found  to  be  unsuited 
to  the scheme  was  weeded  out,  and  only 
those were  retained  who  were  able  and 
faithful.  And  this,  after all,  is  the  best 
possible relation  between  employers and 
employes.

It is said  that the great iron  and  steel 
establishment of Erupp,  in  Germany,  is 
conducted on  this  plan.  Only the  most 
skillful  workmen  and  faithful  employes 
are engaged  and  retained,  and 
they  are 
paid  according to their  worth.  The  pro­
prietors by this  means are able to escape 
the disorganization and trouble of strikes, 
because it is to  the  special 
interest  of 
the employes to stay where  they are, and 
not to change or jeopard their situations. 
It would in every case  be  of  the  highest 
benefit to  proprietors of  large establish­
ments to secure  the  best  help  possible, 
and  keep it  by just such  means,  instead 
of picking  up cheap  men simply  because 
they  seemed to be cheap,  but  who  might 
prove the dearest in  the end.

The only  profit-sharing  practicable  is 
some  such  arrangement  between  em­
ployer  and  employe,  but  this can  only 
occur in isolated cases. 
It is impossible, 
as a general  rule,  because the average  of 
employers  and  of  employes are wholly 
selfish,  regarding only  their  own  direct 
interests.  Such employers care  nothing 
for the  welfare of  those  who serve them, 
and  such  employes  are ready in  a mo­
ment to turn  against  employers  should 
the notion strike them.  The  old  story 
of the merchant who cherished  his  faith­
ful apprentice,  and drove out  the  faith­
less one,  illustrates  the  true relation  be­
tween capital and labor.  Unfortunately, 
few regard the  lesson.

H U M B L E   B U T   P O W E R F U L   F R IE N D S .
in  a scientific age,  when  physical  phe­
nomena  have  been so extensively  investi­
gated  and the  principle  has been  so con­
clusively established that material results 
must come from physical causes, diseases 
are no longer attributed  to supernatural 
forces or are credited  with  being  the off­
spring  of  self-generation. 
It  is  of  the 
greatest moment  to discover,  if  possible, 
the origin  and  means of  propagation of 
the  affections  which  assail  and  disorder 
the organs and  functions  of  the  human 
body.

It  is  now  pretty  generally  admitted 
that diseases are due  to  direct  and  posi­
tive causes.  Either injuries  inflicted  by 
some  physical  force  or  attacks  by  some 
creature capable of  affecting  the human 
body are  required  to  produce  the  results 
which  are  termed sickness.  Exposure to 
inclement  weather,  excessive  mental  or 
physical  exertion,  the eating or  drinking 
of substances that are  unwholesome,  are 
charged  with 
the  production  of  many 
bodily  disorders,  but  the  most important 
and  considerable  cause  of  disease  is  a 
microscopic 
either 
animal or  vegetable,  known  as microbes, 
microphytes,  etc.,  under 
the  generic 
name of  bacteria.

living  organism, 

Just  how 

these  bacterial  organisms 
originated  is  entirely  unknown,  but  how 
they  subsist  and  propagate  until  they 
are  able  to  attack  a  human  being  and 
produce the disease  which they  are capa­

ble of creating is  a matter of  the utmost 
importance. 
Included  in  this branch of 
inquiry is how they  are to be  destroyed 
or  rendered  innocuous.  Every  disease 
which is considered  contagious or infec­
tious is credited  to  a particular bacillus. 
There  is  one  sort  for  cholera,  another 
for  yellow  fever,  another  for  typhus, 
while small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, 
glanders,  hydrophobia,  and  many other 
such  disorders  are  attributed  each to  a 
special  organism,  which,  being  once 
lodged  in a human  body  under  circum­
stances favorable to its development, will 
produce its  particular disease.

It  seems  to  be  well  established  that 
these  bacteria subsist in  the  soil  of  the 
earth,  that  part  which  is  immediately 
near to  the  surface.  They  are  capable 
of existing under  many  conditions,  but 
extreme dryness  and  exposure  to  light 
are not favorable to their survival.  They 
are  readily  killed  by  certain  chemical 
substances,  but  if  the  earth  be  damp 
they  seem able  to  exist  in  it for indefi­
nite periods. 
It is easy  to see how these 
creatures get  into the earth,  since that  is 
the receptacle of all  filth  and  the refuse 
of men  and  animals. 
It may  be possible 
that  bacilli  of  different sorts  may  be ca­
pable of intergeneration,  and  thus create 
the cause of a disease  which  partakes of 
the qualities of the originals but possesses 
characteristics distinct from either.  This 
is a branch  of microphytic science which 
has not been  pursued  at all,  but it has  its 
possibilities.

Certain  it is that  all  accumulations of 
filth are hotbeds or generating  establish­
ments  for the most  deadly  germs of dis­
ease.  As the soil  is  the  repository and 
reservoir  of  the  germs  of  disease  it  is 
easy to  conceive  how  they  can  danger­
ously 
impregnate  the  water  of  wells 
and  how  they can  be set  free by  digging 
up the soil.  Digging in  ground  impreg­
nated  with  filth  is  particularly  danger­
ous.  Probably  it  would  become impossi­
ble to live  in  regions  which  have  long 
been covered by  human  habitations  and 
where  the ground is saturated  with filth, 
so overpowering would be the swarms of 
deadly  bacteria,  but  for  the  fact  that 
some sorts  are eternally at  war with  the 
others and  never cease  to attack and ex­
terminate  them.  Fortunately  the sapro­
phytic  bacteria,  which  are  harmless to 
human  life,  are in  a  large  majority,  and 
they  wage  an  unceasing  war  upon  the 
pathogenic  or  disease  producing  sort. 
The  former are,  apparently,  a  ferocious 
and  able-bodied  race,  and  they  readily 
master all the  dangerous  germs,  except 
those that  produce  tetanus  or  lockjaw. 
These are competent  to meet their  adver­
saries  and  to  bold  their  own,  but  the 
other  sorts  are  unable 
to  stand  “ the 
racket,” and succumb  to  the  assaults of 
the  benevolent  bacilli.  Therefore,  by 
reason of these excellent creatures, dead­
ly diseases are the exception,  and the hu­
man  race has  been  able  to  increase and 
multiply  upon  the  earth.

THE  TAX  ON  CIRCULATION.

It appears  that  the deliberations of  the 
Coinage Committee of  the  House of  Rep­
resentatives have  led  to the taking  up of 
the question  of  the liability  of banks for 
the  10  per  cent,  tax  on 
the  clearing­
house  certificates  issued  during  the re­
cent panic.  Some  people  hold  that the 
certificates  should  be  taxed,  but it ap­
pears to be the desire  of 
the  Congress­
ional Committee to  overlook  any  techni­
cal  violation of  the law  which may  have

by 

occurred,  owing to  the peculiarity  of the 
circumstances  attending 
the  financial 
flurry of the past summer.

used 
as 

issued  by 

and 
same 

the  case  of 

cities 
the 
In 

In treating of this matter, the clearing­
house certificates  issued  by  the clearing­
houses  in  many of  the  large  cities,  like 
New York and  Boston,  must not  be con­
founded with  the  certificates  issued  by 
smaller 
the 
circulating 
banks 
the  clear­
notes. 
ing-house  certificates 
the 
larger  cities,  they  were  in  no  sense 
circulating notes,  and  were not  used  as 
such, or in  any  way  substituted  for cur­
rency in  the hands of the people.  Their 
only employment  was  in  settling differ­
ences between  the banks themselves, and 
were,  in  fact,  nothing  more 
loans 
bearing regular rates of 
interest and  se­
cured  by collateral,  the  same  as  other 
loans. 
It is,-therefore,  absurd  to  think 
that such certificates  iu  any  way  became 
liable for the  10 per cent,  tax  on circula­
tion.

than 

in 

Had the certificates  been  issued to the 
people 
lieu  of  money,  there  might 
have  been some cause for  believing that 
technically  violated, 
the  law  had  been 
and  in the case of some  of 
the  smaller 
the  certificates  actually 
cities,  where 
were 
issued  to  depositors,  that  view of 
the matter has been  taken by  the  author­
ities;  but,  even  in  such  instances,  Con­
gress would  do well  to remit  any  penal­
ties  which may  have  been 
incurred  on 
account of the  altogether  extraordinary 
circumstances in which  the  banks were 
placed.

Some  of  the  daily  papers of  the city 
have placed  themselves  in  a peculiar po­
sition during the past week  by criticising 
the action  of Judge  Adsit,  of  the  Kent 
Circuit Court,  for taking the  McKee case 
from  the  jury  and  dismissing  the  com­
plaint  against  the  respondent.  The pe­
culiar feature of  the criticism is that the 
newspapers assume  a condition of affairs 
which does not  actually  exist,  thus plac­
ing themselves in  a most ridiculous posi­
tion,  from  a 
legal  standpoint.  T he 
T r a d e s m a n  is not in  harmony with  the 
present method  of  law courts,  whose de­
cisions are  based  on  precedent instead  of 
equity, but so long as the present method 
bolds, judges  should  not  be subjected  to 
ignorant criticism for following the path­
way  which  has  been  pursued  for genera­
tions by  the ablest of  judges and jurists.

Bacteria  on  Bank  Notes.

Two  accomplished  bacteriologists  of 
Ilavanna  have been  making an investiga­
tion  of the  bacteria to  be  found on  bank 
notes, especially the Spanish notes,  which 
circulate  iu  that city.  They  have shown, 
in  the first place, that the weight of  these 
notes increases  iu  the course of their cir­
culation,  by  reason  of 
the  addition  of 
foreign  matter.  At  the end  of a certain 
time  the  bacteriological  analysis demon­
strated  a  considerable 
increase  in  the 
number of  microbes,  in  two  eases this 
number rose to  more  than  19.000.  The 
physicians discovered  specially  the pres­
ence  of  a  septic  bncl'lui,  which  rapidly 
kills animals  inoculated  with  it;  this,  to 
speak  properly,  is the specific microbe of 
the bank  note,  and  Talamon  thinks  that 
the name,  bacillus septlcus aureus,  could 
be justly given  to it.  Messrs. Acosta and 
Grande-Rossi  have,  besides,  recognized 
distinctly in  the  bank  notes examined  by 
them,  eight  pathogenic  species,  among 
which  were the bacillus  of  tuberculosis, 
that of diphtheria,  and  the streptococcus 
of  erysipelas.

The Pacific Ocean  is supposed  to  cover 
sixty  million  square miles,  or  fully  oue- 
1 third of the  whole earth’s  surface.

.TEDES  AOCIÎJŒA2ST  T R A D E S M A N ,

if 

that 

to  say 

I am  very  glad 

the  subject of 
nutrition  in cheese has  been  brought to 
the  front.  Dr.  Kellogg  says 
that it is 
now generally conceded that  “ the ripen­
to  the  bacteria.” 
ing of cheese is  due 
This simply means that  in 
the ripening 
of cheese the change  which 
takes place 
is similar to  that  which  occurs  in the 
ripening of game,  beef,  etc.  Thereupon 
Dr.  Kellogg sets  up  the  half  truth  that 
bacterial ferment  may  be dangerous. 
I 
think the  true scientists are beginning to 
comprehend the  useful  function  of  bac­
teria  in  working a part of  the  processes 
of digestion and  thus  relieving  the  hu­
man  stomach of that  which  might over­
their  work 
burden  it.  Bacteria  begin 
the instant 
is offered. 
the  opportunity 
Would  it not be absurd 
that,  in 
order to  be  wholesome,  meats  must be 
eaten the instant the animals are slaugh­
tered,  even  before  the  animal  heat has 
left the  body?  Yet 
there  is  even  a 
half-hour’s delay the bacteria have beguu 
the  work  which  ends  in  decomposition 
and  putrefaction.
Without  being  myself  a  scientist,  it 
seems to me clearly established that there 
is  a work  of dissociation of tissues which 
prepares  food  for digestion,  but  which, 
if carried  to the end,  becomes  decompo­
sition.  There  is a distinct difference be­
tween ripe and  rotten cheese,  as  there is 
a difference between  tender  and decayed 
meat.
The  waste  of  skimmed  milk  in  this 
country  is excessive,  so far as  I  have an 
opportunity  to  investigate the matter.  1 
have even found one very skillful  farmer 
who made use of an  excess  of  skimmed 
milk to fertilize a field  of  grass. 
I ven­
ture to suggest to  cbeesemakers the pro­
duction of a  new  compound  which may 
be put into the  market and,  perhaps,  be­
come very  popular.  Raw  cheese  made 
of skimmed  milk  is not  fit  to  eat;  when 
cooked or dealt  with  under  the  instruc­
tions given  by  Dr.  Mattieu  Williams  it 
becomes  very digestible and  is very appe­
tizing to a great  number  of  people.  A 
taste  for it may  become acquired so as  to 
become  a  national 
in  Italy, 
Switzerland,  Germany and  even  in  Eng­
land,  where cheese eaten  with  bread  in 
the  place  of  butter  makes  up  for  the 
scarcity  of meat.
1 conceive that it would be a very sim­
ple m atter  to  deal  with  skimmed  milk 
cheese, even  without  ripening, drying or 
pressing it by putting a little bicarbonate 
ot soda or potash  with the cheese as soon 
as made,  according to the  instructions of 
Dr.  Williams,  in  due  proportion  with 
each  parcel  of  cheese,  and  then  slowly 
cooking it at a moderate  heat  in  jars or 
cans in which  it can  be  sealed.  Cooked 
cheese, 
the 
very 
form  of  paste  would 
valuable  element 
the  supply  of 
nitrogen—the  nitrogenous  element 
in 
food  being  at  present  the  most  costly

hermetically  sealed 
be 

taste,  as 

in 
a 

in 

Prof.  Vaughan  on  the  Wholesomeness 

of  Cheese.

A n n   A r b o r ,  Oct.  30—In  regard, to the 
wholesouieness of cheese and  its value as 
an  article  of  diet,  a  great  diversity of 
opinion  evidently  may  be  expressed. 
Prof.  Henry  has  emphasized 
the  fact 
that what is a food to one man  may  be a 
poison 
to  another.  Good  American 
cheese,  made from  good,  whole  milk,  is 
a nutritious article  of  diet. 
It  is  true 
that some  people  cannot  digest  it,  but 
these make  the  exception  and  not  the 
rule.  Cheese  made  from  whole  milk 
contains about 35  per cent,  of  proteid, 30 
per  cent,  of fat  and  between 2  and  3  per 
cent,  of carbo-hydrates,  aud  at  16 cents a 
pound,  the price at  which  it  is  now  re­
tailing in Ann  Arbor,  it  is a cheaper art­
icle of diet than  beefsteak,  which  retails 
it contains  more 
at  18 cents per pound, 
of both  the  proteid  and  the  fat,  while 
carbo-hydrates  are  wholly  wanting 
in 
the  meat.  The  proteid  of  cheese 
is 
casein,  one of the most easily digested of 
all  the  proteid foods used  by  man.  The 
fat of  milk  is  also  digested  with  more 
ease  than  any  other  fat.  Of  course, 
cheese is a highly concentrated  food  and 
should  not be eaten  in  large  quantities 
at any  one  time.

the  milk 

The objection  that  cheese  is  made by 
processes  which depend  upon  putrefac­
tion  will  hold  equally good  concerning 
many other  foods.  When  we  driuk  un­
sterilized  market milk  we  swallow  large 
numbers of germs.  Bread  is made, when 
yeast is  used  in  its preparation,  by  a  pu­
trefactive process.  The  manufacture of 
beer depends  wholly  upon  the growth of 
the yeast,  and even  in  those  foods  in  the 
preparation  of  which  putrefactive  pro­
cesses are not employed,  such  processes 
do occur after the  food  has  been  taken 
into  the  alimentary  canal.  Germs  are 
never absent  from  the small  intestines of 
man,  and  these effect proteids  and carbo­
hydrates  iu  all  our  foods.  The  point 
may  be  said to  lie in  the following:  The 
ripening of cheese  is  due  to a  fermenta­
tion caused  by certain germs and  moulds. 
Unfortunately, 
from  which 
cheese  is made  may contain  harmful  as 
well as  harmless germs.  When  oue  be-1 
comes  acquainted  with  the  manner  in 
which cows are  kept,  in  filthy barns  and 
barnyards;  allowed to lie iu  manure and 
other  kinds  of  filth; 
the  udders,  as  a 
rule,  not  washed  before  milking;  and 
the  milking  ofteu  done  with  unclean 
hands aud  the  milk  received  iu  unclean 
receptacles—l  say,  recognizing 
these 
facts, one will  cease to  wonder that cases 
of cheese poisoniug occur so  frequently. 
Cheese  poisoniug  is  not  so  common  as 
milk  poisoning.  Since  the  discovery of 
tyrotoxicon,  it  has  been generally  recog­
nized  by  medical  men  that  the  acute 
summer diarrheas of  infancy  are due  to 
this aud other poisous  generated  by  put­
refactive processes in  milk.  Ten  years 
ago the number of cases of acute summer 
diarrhea  occurring  in  children  in  this 
country  was  not  less  than 250,000,  and 
all of  these  were due  to  milk  poisoning. 
Since attention  has  been  called  to  the 
fact that  these  poisons  are generated  in 
milk,  much greater care  has  been  given 
to this article of  food  as supplied  to in­
fants,  and  the  death  rate has  markedly 
decreased.  Would I)r.  Kelloggadvise the 
discontinuance  of  milk  as an  article of 
diet  on  account of  the  large number of 
deaths  which  formerly  and even  now  re­
sult  from  the taking of this  food  after  it 
has  undergone processes of putrefaction? 
The  solution  of 
tiie  question  will  be 
found  when 
the  bacteriologist  deter­
mines which  species of germs and moulds 
are  necessary  to  the  proper  ripening of 
cheese,  and  when  ail  other lower  forms 
of  life are  excluded  in  the  preparation 
of this  article.  We need some  oue  who 
will do for the  manufacturer  of  cheese 
what  Pasteur  has  done  for  the  manu­
facturer  of  beer.  When  this  has  been 
accomplished,  cases of  cheese poisoning 
will no  longer  occur.  The  milk  when 
brought  to the factory  will  be sterilized, 
and  after  cooling  it  will  be inoculated 
with the germs  which  have  been  found 
to  be essential  to the ripening of  cheese, 
and  all  harmful  germs  will  be excluded. 
Moreover,  this  discovery,  which  must 
come sooner  or  later,  will  be  of  great 
commercial  value.  One cheese differs in 
flavor from another according to the germs

lie  desires 

which cause the ripening process. We will 
then  know  just  what  germs  to  add  in 
order 
to  produce  a  cheese  of  a  given 
If  some  of  the Government ex­
flavor. 
periment stations  should give their time 
and  attention 
to  this  point,  results  of 
great  value  to the cheesemaker  might  be 
secured.  Most of  these experiment  sta­
tions expend  their  money,  time and en­
ergy  in  making  analyses  of  milk  from 
different  races  of  cows  and  from  the 
same cows  kept upon  different  kinds of 
food.  This  work  is valuable,  but  what 
is  now  being done is  simply a repetition 
of  that which  has been done equally well 
for  the  last ten  or fifteen years.  Let the 
chemists and  bacteriologists in  some  of 
our experimental  stations  turn  their at­
tention  to the bacteriology of cheesemak­
ing,  and sooner or  later  valuable results 
will  be obtained.
In Dr.  Hurd’s  letter I find two or three 
statements which  are  amusing  to  one  at 
all  familiar  with  the  history of  cheese 
poisoning. 
to  know  why 
cheese  poisoning  has  occurred  only 
within  the last  few  years.  Every one  at 
all  familiar  with  the  subject  of  foods— 
and  evidently  the  Ohio  food  inspector 
cannot be accused  of  this  familiarity— 
knows that  cheese  poisoning  has  been 
reported  for more than  a  hundred  years 
in certain countries,  and  the word  “ tyro- 
toxicou,”  which  simply  means  cheese 
poison,  was used  more  than  fifty years 
ago.  Will  Mr.  Hurd claim  that  oxygen 
did  not exist and that men did not breathe 
it  before it  was discovered  by  Priestly,  a 
little more  than  a  hundred  years  ago? 
Such  a  claim  would  be  equally  rational 
with  the statement which  he makes con­
cerning  tyrotoxicon.
I  am  strongly  of the opinion  that  bac­
teriology  will  yet do much  for the  dairy­
man—as  much  as  it  has  done  for  the 
brewer. 
I  think  that  dairymen  should 
demand  of  those  who  control  the  w'ork 
of experimental  stations  that  they give 
some  attention  to  the  bacteriology  of 
milk  and cheese. 
I  desire to say, in con­
clusion,  that credit  is due to Prof.  Conn, 
of Connecticut,  for  some  valuable  work 
already done  in  this  direction,  but,  so 
far  as  1  know,  he is the only one  of  the 
great  army  supported  by the government 
in  our  agricultural  experimental  sta­
tions who  has done anything in  this line.

Yours  respectfully,

V ic t o r  C.  V a u g h a n .

Edw ard  Atkinson  on  the  Digestibility 

of Cheese.

letter 

1  think  it  was  your 

the  publication  of 

B o s t o n ,  Mass.  Oct.  19.—You  are at 
liberty  to  make  any  extracts  from  my 
book  on  the  ‘’Science  of  Nutrition” to 
any  extent,  and  so  far as this declaration 
is  granted  to any 
may  go that  privilege 
and all  persons,  irrespective of the copy­
right,  even  to 
the 
whole  book. 
I could  m>t  find  a publish­
er aud  it cost me about $800 to get it into 
print.
that led to 
my  first communication on  the subject of 
cheese,  and, not  regarding  my  reply as 
oue  which  would  be  published,  1 made a 
somewhat  hasty  reference  to  Dr.  J.  H. 
Kellogg,  which  requires  an  apology.  11 
said  “ Dr.  Kellogg is  probably  a crank,” 
and  in  the ordiuary  use  of 
that term  it 
might  be considered  an  offense.  I, there­
fore,  withdraw  it unless  Dr. Kellogg con- 
strues the  word as  1 do  myself.  1  have 
so often  been  called  a crank that I have 
become somewhat proud of  the term and 
my  reply is,  “ 1 am  a  crank;  but bear in 
that  makes the 
mind  it 
the  crank 
world go round.”  He  who 
is esteemed 
is  very apt to  be 
a crank  at one  period 
held  up  as a person to be emulated a lit­
tle later.  1  think 
the  same  rule will 
hold in  regard  to the  common  use of the 
word  “scab”  when  it 
is applied among 
workmen. 
lectures to workmen, 
which  I am  very  fond of giving—as there 
is  no audience so interesting as one which 
does not  wish to  believe  a  single word 
that is spokeii  to it, or an  audience which 
must be  convinced  against 
its  will—I 
have often  held  that  as  time goes cn the 
word  “ scab” will  take 
its  place along­
side of the word  “Yankee,”  which  was 
first used  as  a term of  derision and  then 
adopted as a  synonym  for  a  man  who 
maintains  bis  personal  liberty  and  who 
keeps  his own  skill  and  his  own time 
within his own control.

In  my 

is 

9
one. 
I  trust  that  some  skillful  cheese- 
makers  may  adopt  this  suggestion  and 
each send me a glass jar of cooked cheese 
made of skimmed  milk.  1  have  myself 
made  most  appetizing  and  digestible 
compounds of  cheese  such  as  are  sug­
gested in  Dr.  Williams’  book,  and I can 
imagine  no  greater  boon  to  people  of 
very  small  means than  to be able  to add 
such a delicious element  to their  fare as 
may  be made from skimmed  milk cheese, 
stale bread  and  skimmed  milk,  seasoned 
after the  manner  of  the  Welsh  rarebit 
with  mustard,  pepper  and  salt,  a little 
soda added  and  the  compound  cooked  a 
long time at  a low heat.

Yours very  truly,

E d w a r d   A t k in s o n .

The American Grocer is  in  receipt  of 
a card  from  the proprietors of  a  hotel  in 
New  Hampshire, which  reads as  follows: 
“Stop at the Eagle  Hotel.  My  wife  and 
I  proprietors.  The  only  second-class 
house in  the United States  that  charges 
everybody first-class  prices.  No  special 
rate to preachers, showers or drummers.”

P O D L T R Ï.
Local dealers  pay  as  follow s:

DRESSED.

F o w l.................
Ducks 
...........
C hickens...........

LIVE.

. . . .   8
...10 @12 
&   9

Live broilers 1J£ lbs. to 2  lbs.  each, per
doz 
....................................................
Live broilers  less than  1-1 yt lbs.  each,
F ' >  uw*  ...................
Spring  C hickens....................................
F o w ls .......................................................
spring turkeys........................................
Spring  D ucks.........................................

. . . 6   @  7 
... 5>4®  6t4 
..1 0   @::!V4 
...  S  @  9

O IL S .

BA.KUELS.

T he  S tandard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as

follow s :

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

E ocene............................  
XXX  W.  W.  Mich.  H ead lig h t...........
7 k
N aptha 
.............................................
@  e>4 
Stove G asoline........................................
®   7%
oy @36
c y lin d e r..................................................
E n g in e .................................................... ...13 @21
Black. 15 cold  test 
...........
@  S&
FROM   TA N K   WAGON.
Eocene 
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  H eadlight.........

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

......... 

RATE  REDUCED

FROM  $2  TO  $  1 25  PER 

DAY  AT  THE

K e n t H o tel,

D irectly  opposite  Union Depot, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

S tea m   H e a t  a n d   E le c tric   H ells.  E v e ry ­

th i n g   N ew   a n d   C le an .

BEACH  &  BOOTH,  Prop’rs.

General  Stampede
Curse  of  Credit.

FROM  TH E

Hundreds of  merchants  are now abandoning the 
old-time credit system and discarding the pass book 
for the  cash  and  coupon  book  system,  which  en­
ables the  dealer to  avoid  all  the losses  and annoy­
ances inseparably connected  with  the  credit  busi­
ness.

If  you are  a  victim  of  the  credit  business  and 
desire  to  place your business  on  a cash  basis,  send 
to us for  a  catalogue  and  samples  of  our  several 
kinds  of  coupon  books, which will  be  forwarded 
free on  application.

Tradesman  Company.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

T H E   M IC H IG A lSr  T R A D E S M A N .

IO
D r u g ’s  0  Medicines*

S ta le   B o a rd   o f  P h a r m a c y .  

O ne  Y ear—J a m e s Y e rn o r, D e tro it.
T w o  Y ears—O ttm a r E b erb ac h , A nn  A rbor 
T h re e   Y e ars—G eorsre G a n d m m . Io n ia.
F  *«r  Y e ars—C.  A  Bngrbee.  C heboygan.
F iv e Y e ars—S. E. P a rk ill. Owosso.
P re sid e n t—O ttm a r E b erb ac h , Ann  A rbor. 
S e c re ta ry —S ta n ley  E  P a rk ill, Owosso. 
tr e a s u r e r —Geo. G n n d ru m , Io n ia.

W tch lg a n   State  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A m ’ d . 

P re sid e n t—A. B. S tevens. A nn A rbor 
Y Ice-President—A.  F.  P a rk e r, D e tro it.
T re a su re r— W.  D upont,  D etro it.
S e c re ta ry —S.  A  T hom pson, D e tro it.
G ra n d   R a p id a   P h a rm a c e a tic a l  S o cie ty . 
P re sid e n t, Jo h n  D. M uir;  Sec’y, F ra n k  H. E seo tt.

T H E   O L D -T IM E   D R U G G IS T .

W ritten  fo r  T h b T radesman.

The  first  drug  store  was  started 

in 
Grand  Rapids  in  1835.  The  late  Dr. 
Chas.  Shepard  came  here  in  that  year 
from  Herkener,  N.  Y.,  with  a  stock  of 
drugs  and medicines and  settled down to 
the practice of both  medicine  and  phar­
macy.  Nearly everything in  the  shape 
of  drugs  was  purchased  in  New York 
City,  coming by  way of  the Erie canal to 
Buffalo,  thence through  the  great  lakes 
to Chicago, thence to  the mouth of Grand 
river and  up  the river to  Grand  Rapids. 
This  was the route taken  by  freight,  but 
most of the  emigrants  followed  a differ­
ent route.  The Michigan of  sixty years 
ago was  far  from  being the  Michigan  of 
to-day,  any  more than the Grand  Rapids 
of that time  was the Grand Rapids of  to­
day.  Then  it  was  an  all  but  trackless 
wilderness,  the home of wild  beasts and 
Indians.  Dense forests covered the land, 
upon  which the axe  of  civilization  had 
hardly begun  to make  an  impression, the 
only  roads  being  Indian  trails  through 
the  woods.  The population of the whole 
territory  was  only  a  few 
thousands, 
while  the  population  of  Grand  Rapids 
was not more than  fifty.  But  the  wild­
ness of natuie has  retreated  before  the 
trium phant  march of Progress and Civil­
ization,  and cultivated  farms and  homes 
of  comfort  and  plenty  cover  the  land. 
The  bloodthirsty  savage,  who  knew not 
the value  of  his  heritage,  has  vanished 
from the land,  and in his  stead  there  is 
found  a  prosperous  and  peace-loving 
people  who  will  work  out  the  glorious 
destiny of  this  highly  favored  country.
Few  people can  realize  the  hardships 
and  difficulties  which were  encountered 
by the  early  settlers  in  Grand  Rapids. 
A letter  written  sixty  years  ago  by  the 
first English speaking  settler  in  Grand 
Rapids 
the  writer,  extracts 
from  which  may  not  be  uninteresting. 
The letter is dated  “ Grand  Rapids,  Dec. 
23,  1833,”  and  is addressed  to  friends in 
York State,  whence  the emigrants came:
“After we left  Buffalo  we  had a com­
fortable  passage  to  Detroit,  at  which 
place  we  landed in  safety  in  three days. 
We staid in  Detroit  two days,  to refresh 
ourselves,  and  also  to  purchase  teams 
and  wagons  and  cows.  After  we  bad 
supplied ourselves  with such necessaries 
as  we  thought  proper,  we  started  for 
Grand  river,  a  distance  of  180  miles, 
sixty-three in number,  men,  women  and 
children.  *  *  *  We had  a  good  road 
for thirty-five miles.  We  then  left  the 
road,  hired  a pilot,  and proceeded  on  an 
Indian trail,  winding  our way  through a 
wilderness of about  150  miles,  inhabited 
only  by  wild  beasts  and  Indians.  Our 
progress  was  slow,  as  we 
travelled 
through  many forests  of  as  heavy  tim­
bered  land  as  I  ever saw.  Our  women 
and children  underwent considerable  fa­
tigue,  as they travelled  most  part of the 
way on  foot,  sleeping on  the  ground  at 
night,  and  almost suffering  in  some  in­
stances  for water,  as  it  was  very  scarce 
some  part  of  the  way.  *  * 
*  We
buried one of Mr.  Dexter’s  little ones  in 
the  wilderness  about  forty  miles  from 
inhabitants.  - *  *  *  We  had  provis­

is  before 

ions  a  plenty,  and  a good  pilot,  and  in 
sixteen days from Detroit  we  landed  on 
Grand  river  *  *  *  near the  junction 
of the Maple river.  *  *  *  After look­
ing about for a home,  I  thought  best  to 
move about fifty  miles down Grand  river 
to a place called Grand River Falls.  *  *  * 
No one  here then that could  speak  Eng­
lish except a French  trader  named Cam- 
pau.”

Think of  it!  “ In  sixteen  days  from 
Detroit we landed on  Grand River.”  Now 
the trip  is  made,  in  ease and  comfort,  in 
an  elegant  parlor  car,  in  four  hours. 
Think,  too, of delicate women  and  young 
children  undertaking  such a journey on 
foot and  sleeping  on  the  ground.  We 
take our comforts and conveniences  as a 
matter of coarse,  and grumble if we miss 
a street  car  and  are  compelled  to  wait 
for  a  few  minutes,  little  recking what 
hardships,  and  toils,  and  dangers,  had 
to  be endured  before the  present  condi­
tion could even  be a possibility.

It  was when Grand  Rapids  was  a mere 
collection of log huts,  the  total  popula­
tion,  exclusive of the  Indians,  being but 
fifty,  that the  late  Dr.  Shepard  opened 
his stock  of  drugs,  bung  out  his  sign, 
and began his long career  of  usefulness 
and  prosperity, dying  at  the  advanced 
age  of  81  years,  in  March,  1893.  This 
was the beginning of  the drug  trade  in 
this  city,  a  trade  which  is  now repre­
sented by seventy retail  and  four whole­
sale stores.  For  twelve  years  the  pio­
neer  store  had  no  competition,  but  in 
1846  Samuel  R.  Sanford  came 
to 
the  city,  and  the  second  drug  store 
in  what  was  known  as 
was  opened 
Irving  hail, 
located  on 
the  present 
site  of  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.’s book store. 
The  population of  the  city  at that time 
was about 5,000.  The city  had no  meat 
market then,  and  for a considerable por­
tion of the year the  people had  no  fresh 
meat,  unless,  as one old settler remarked, 
“ Goveneur Rathbun  went out  and  stole 
a critter.  When  he did  all  his  particu­
lar friends  had  all  the  fresh  meat  they 
wanted  while the beef held out.”  In  the 
fall  of  the  year  the  Indians brought in 
venison  and,  as  deer  were  plentiful, 
there  was  no  lack  of  fresh  meat  while 
the  season  lasted.  The  finest  saddle 
seldom  cost  more  than 75 cents.  Then 
Cole &  Wilson  opened  a  drug  store  on 
Canal  street,  opposite  what  is now Cres­
cent avenue.  Mr.  Wilson  moved  to  the 
old  Rathbun  block  (now 
the Ledyard) 
and the firm of  Wilson  & Harvey  began 
business. 
They  subsequently  bought 
and  built  on  the  corner of Monroe  and 
Ottawa  streets,  where  Scribner  &  Aid- 
worth are at  present located.  Wilson  & 
in 
Harvey  were  somewhat  eccentric 
their  business  methods. 
They  kept 
neither  books  nor  bank  account,  but 
divided the proceeds of  each day’s busi­
ness  upon  closing  up  for 
the  night. 
Then,  when  bills  were  presented,  each 
“ went  down  into  his  pocket” and  paid 
his due proportion.

These were the  pioneers  in  the  drug 
business in this city,  and the record  they 
made for  themselves,  professionally  and 
as citizens,  is  alike  creditable  to  them 
and an  honor to  the city  whose  interests 
they did so much  to  advance. 
In  many 
respects the druggists of those days were 
a different class of  men  from  those who 
have taken their places as the dispensers 
of drags.  As a rule,  they  were  men  of 
acknowledged  medical  skill.  Doctors 
were not as  plentiful  then as now,  and  a 
knowledge of pharmacy  much more diffi­
cult  of  attainment,  so the combining of 
the two professions in  one seemed a nat­

to 

of 

and 

skill 

acumen 

ural  aud  very convenient  arrangement. 
Then,  when  to his  medical  and  pharma­
ceutical skill,  was superadded  the analy­
tical 
the 
chemist,  you  had  a  man  who  was 
to  auy  emer­
prepared 
respond 
gency  which  might 
arise 
in  his 
practice as a physician.  The druggist of 
sixty years ago  was also a herbalist,  who 
knew 
the  thereapeutic  value  of  every 
“ yarb”  in  forest  or  plain,  and  who 
gleaned  from  the great herbary of nature 
much  of  the  material  in  his  stock 
in 
trade.  He was  not  a  college  graduate, 
and  so  had  little  or  no  knowledge  of 
“ Rugby,” or  “ association;” and  probably 
he never pulled  “stroke”  or  “ bow”  in  a 
boatrace,  or saved the honor of  his alma 
mater “on  the diamond,”  but even  with­
out these present-day  essentials to  a fin­
ished education,  he  was  generally  con­
sidered a  “ pretty  good  sort  of  a  drug­
gist.”  But,  perhaps,  it  was  because his 
customers were  as  rude and  uncultured 
as himself. 
If he was  “queer,”  as many 
people considered him,  or  run  more  to 
“angles” and  “ sharp  points”  than  does 
his successor in  the  business  to-day,  it 
must  be  remembered  that  his  profes­
sional education  was  acquired  under the 
tutelage  of  a single individual,  and that 
he did not have  the  immense advantage 
of  classroom  friction.  But  head  and 
heart were both in  the  right place,  and, 
with all  his eccentricities,  he  was  usual­
ly  the best-loved individual in  the  com­
munity. 
the  chief  reward  for 
his  toil  was  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
his “ constituents.”   The  druggist of to­
day is practically  unknown  to  the  great 
majority  of  bis  customers.  He  is  no 
longer the physician  and friend,  as well 
as the dispenser of  drugs,  and so the  in­
timate relationship of  the past exists no 
longer and  is  unnecessary.

Indeed, 

So the old-time druggist has almost dis­
appeared from the face of the earth.  The 
rude  and  primitive  conditions  which 
made  him  a  necessity  aud  a  blessing 
have passed away  and  left  him  without 
a place or a  vocation.  Occasionaly  one 
is met  with,  but,  like  milestones on the 
highway, 
they  serve  but  to  show  the 
progress  that  has  been  made in  the pro­
fession  they  so loved  and honored.  Like 
the Man of  Nazareth,  they  “ went  about 
doing good,”  healing the  sick,  cheering 
the  downhearted, 
relieving  necessity 
and making for themselves a name and  a 
place in the hearts of  the people  among 
whom they  lived  and  moved,  which  is at 
once 
their  best  monument  and  most 
eloquent eulogy.

A  Canny Trick  of Trade.

F ro m   th e   New  Y o rk  Son.

Hundreds of men look back upon A. T. 
Stewart’s  establishment  as  both  a  pri­
mary and  a  grammar school  for the dry 
goods trade in this city,  and one of these 
hundreds told this  story the other night: 
“Stewart’s store,” he said,  “ was opposite 
City Hall Park.  Ball,  Black  & Co.,  jew­
elers,  and  Leary,  the  hatter,  had stores 
on  the  block  below.  Stewart  noticed 
every day that  there  were  private  car­
riages standing in  front  of  these stores 
while  the  occupants  were 
inside,  and 
there  seldom  were  any  in  front  of  his 
store.  Private carriages  were  conspicu­
ous in  New  York at  that  time,  for there 
were very few of them.  Stewart  wanted 
them to stand  in  front of his place  as an 
advertisement. 
It  would  give  the  im­
pression that  the  occupants,  who repre­
sented the  wealth of New  York,  were in­
side  buying goods.  He hit upou a scheme 
| that kept a row  of  private  carriages  in 
front of his  store  all  day.  He paid  the 
driver  of  each  carriage a shilling a day 
to drive up to his door and wait there un­
til  be was  wanted.”

J*  *

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221  E.  M ain   S t., K a la m a z o o , M ich .

Our entire  line  of  Cotton  W orsted  P ants  on 
If  interested 
hand to be sold  at  cost  for  cash. 
w rite for samples.
M ilwaukee Office:  Room  502  M atthew   Build 
ing.
Our fall line of P ants from  ¥9 to ¥42 per  dozen 
are  now  ready  An  im m ense  line  of  Kersey 
Pants, every pair w arranted not  to  rip.  Bound 
sw atches of  entire line sent  on  approval to the 
rade.

Catarrh, 
MeniM  Meier
Hay Fever, 

CUBES

^  Headache,
Nemliia,  C ol  Sore  Throat.

The first  inhalations  stop  sneezing,  snuffing 
coughing  and  headache.  This  relief  is  w orth 
the  price  of  an  Inhaler.  C ontinued  use  w ill 
complete the cure.

Prevents and cures

S e a   Sickness
sensation 

On cars o r boat.

The  cool 

exhilerating 

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

H .  1).  C lisH M A N .  M a n u fa c tu re r, 
T h re e   R iv e rs ,  M ich .

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Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards,  Letter 

and  Note  Headings,  Patented 

Articles, Maps and Plans.
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Wholesale  thrice  Current•
A dvanced—Gum A ssafoetida.  Oil  Cassia.  Celery Seed.  Alcohol. 
D ecliued—W hite  M ustard Seed. 

Canary  Seed.

ACIDUM .

8® 10
A c e tlc n m ......................... 
Benzolcum  G erm an..  65®  75
80
........................ 
Boracic 
C arb o llcu m ................  
25®  35
Cltrlcum  
..................  
52®  55
H y a ru c h io r..................  
3®
....................   10®   12
N itrocum  
O x allcu m ......................  10®  12
Phoaphorium   d ll......... 
20
S alley licu m .................1  3o@i  70
Sulphur!cum ..................   1^@  5
Tannicum   ....................1  40@1  60
T artarlcum ..................  
30®  33

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  d eg .................. 3)4® 
5
7
20  d eg ................ 5yj® 
Carbonas  ......................  12®  14
C h lo rld u m ....................  12®  14

A N IL IN E .

B lack..............................2 00®2 25
B row n............................  80@1  00
Red  ................................   45®  50
Y ellow ...........................2  50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po  35).........  
30®  35
Juniperus 
8®  10
.................. 
X anthoxylum ...............  25®  30

BAL8AM UM .

C opaiba.........................   42®  45
P eru ...............................  
 
60®  65
Terabin, C anada  —  
T o lu ta n .........................   35®  50

  @1 9.

COBTBX.

Abies,  C anadian......................   18
..................................   11
Ca8slae 
Cinchona F lava  ....................  18
Buonym us  atropurp.............  30
M yrlca  Cerlfera, p o ...............  20
P runus V lrg ln l.......................   12
Q uill a! a,  g rd ...........................  10
Sassafras 
..............................   12
Ulm us Po (G round  15).........  15

EXTRACTUM .
24®  25
G lycyrrhlza  G lab ra.. 
p o ............   33®  35
Haem atox, 15 lb. b o x ..  11®  12
I s .................   13®  14
V4s...............   14®  15
14s ........... 
  16®  17
F K R R U

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C arbonate P reclp......... 
®   15
C itrate and Q u ln ia—   @3  50
C itrate  Soluble............. 
®   80
P errocyanldum  Sol —  
®   50
Solut  Chloride  ........... 
®   15
Sulphate,  com’l .................9® 
2
p u re ............... 
®  
7

“ 

A rn ic a ...........................   18®  20
A n th e m is......................  * ®   35
M atricaria 
50®  65

 

FLO R A .

 
F O M A .

Barosm a 
Cassia  A cutlfol,  Tin-

......................  18®  50
n lv e lly .......................   25®  28
A lx.  35®  50
and  Vis........................  15®  25
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  ¡4s
U raU rsl 
......................  

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A cacia, 1st  p ic k e d .... 

2d 
3d 
sifted s o rts ... 
p o ............  60® 
“  Cape,  (po.  20 )... 
Socotrl,  (po.  60). 

®   60
....  ®   4o
....  @  So
®   20
80
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...  50®  60 
®   12
®   50
Catechu, la, ()4s, 14
t t   1
 
Am m onlae  — .............  55®  60
A ssafastlda,  (po. 35).. 
33®  36
B enzoinum ....................  5u@  55
C am phor»......................  50®  55
Euphorbium   po  .........  35® 
lo
®2  50
G albanum  
................. 
Gamboge,  p o ................  70®  75
G ualacum ,  (po  35)  ... 
®   3
Kino,  (po  1  10)...........  @1  5
M astic 
..................  @  80
M yrrh,  (po  45)............   @  40
(po  3  75)............ 2  7f @ ; 7i
Opil 
............... 
Shellac 
IV®  42
“ 
bleached.......  
33®  35
T ragacanth 
..............   40@1  oo

berba—In ounce packages.

A b sin th iu m .............................  25
B upaiorlum .............................   20
Lobelia 
..................................   25
M ajo ru m .........  ......................  28
M entha  Piperita 
.  ........... 
23
V lr .........................  
“ 
25
8o
......................  .. 
Rue 
22
T anacetum , V  .................... 
Thym us,  V 
....................  
25

M AOKB8IA.

Calcined, Pat  ..............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat  ...........  20®  22
Carbonate,  K. &  M  ...  2o@  25
Carbonate,  Jennings. 
35®  30

OLEUM.

. 

A bsinthium  
.......3  5fl@4  00
45®  75
Amygdalae, D ulc  .. 
A m ydalae, A m a ra e ..  8 on@s  25
.. 
Anlsl 
.............1  ?i® l  8
.. 
A urantl  C ortex.........  2 3 ® 2   40
....................3  25®3  50
Bergamlt 
...................... 
C ajlputl 
60®  65
C aryophylll..................  75®  80
Cedar 
.........................   35®  65
® l  6o
................  
Cbenopodll 
.............  1  1J@ 15
Clnnam onli 
Citrouella 
................ 
®   45
Conlum  M ac..............  
35®  65
8<®  90
Copaiba 

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

C ubebae............................   @ 3 Oo
BxechthitOS................   2 50@2  75
E rlg e ro n ............................. 2 <»@2 10
G a u lth e ria .................... 2 00®2  10
G eranium ,  o u n ce.......   @  75
Gossipli,  Sem. g a l.......   70® 
:5
Hedeoma  ...................... 2  If @2  i
J  uni p erl...........................   50®2 00
L a v e n d u la ......................  90@2 00
L im onls..........................2  4' @2  60
M entha P iper.................2 75@3  50
M entha  V erld...............2 20®2  30
M orrhuae,  g a l............... 1  00@1  10
Myrcla, o u n ce...............  @  50
Olive  .............................  8’@2  75
Plcls Liquids,  (gal..35)  10®  12
R l d n l ...........................  1  22@1  28
75@1  00
R osm arlnl............... 
Rosae,  o u n ce.................6 50@8 50
S uccinl..........................  40®  45
S a b in a ...........................   9n@i  00
Santal  ............................3  50®7  00
S assafras.  ....................   50®  55
Sinapls, ess, o u n ce__  
®   65
T lg lil...............................  @  90
T h y m e ...........................   40®  50
opt  ..................   @  60
Theobrom as..................  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

J5@  18
B iC arb ........................... 
b ic h ro m a te ..................  13®  14
Brom ide.......................  
40®  43
C arb ................................   12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25)..  24®  26
C y an id e.........................   50®  55
Iodide...................................2  9H®3 00
Potassa, B ltart,  p u re..  27®  30 
Potassa, B ltart, com ...  @  15
Potass  N ltras, o p t.......  
8®  10
Potass N ltras................  
9
7® 
P ru ssla te.......................   28®  30
Sulphate  po..................   15® 
IS

RADIX.

A c o n ltu m ......................  20®   25
A lthae.............................  22®  25
A n c h u s a ........................  12®  15
Arum,  p o .......................  
®   25
C alam us.........................   20®  40
G entlana  (po. 12).......  
8®  10
G lychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
H ydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................... 
®   30
Hellebore,  Ala,  p o __   15®  20
Inula,  po .......................   15®  20
Ipecac,  p o ....................  1  60®)  75
Iris  plox (po. 35®S8)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  p r......................  40®  45
M aranta,  14s ................ 
®   35
Podophyllum , p o .........  15®  18
R hei.................................  75@1  00
“  e u t.........................   @1  75
“  p v ...........................   75@1  35
S p lg ella.........................   35®  38
Sangulnaria,  (po  25).. 
®   20
S erpentaria....................  30®  32
S e n e g a ...........................  55®  60
Slm llax, Officinalis,  H @ 4 0
@  25
M 
Sclllae,  (po. 35).............  10®  12
Syuiplocarpus,  Poatl-
dus,  po.......................   @  35
V aleriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®   25
15®  20
G erm an... 
ingiber a ....................... 
18® 20
Zingiber  j ...................... 
18® 20

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SEMEN.

© 1 5
A nlsnm ,  (po.  2 0 ) ..... 
l r@  18
Aplum  (graveleons).. 
4®  6 |
Bird, I s .............................  
Carol, (po. 18).................  10® 12
C ardam on............................1  uo@l 25
C orlandrnm ....................   10®   12
5
Cannabis S ativa...........  4® 
C vdonlum .......................   75©l On
in®  12
Cnenopodlnm   ............... 
Dlpterlx O dorate......... 2  25®2  10
Poenlcnlnm   ____ 
®   15
 
Foenngreek,  p o ........... 
8
6® 
4  ©   ,44
L in !.........  
U ni, grd,  (bbl. 8) 
..  3 4®   4 
3:®   40
Lobelia 
Pharlarls C an a rian ..  3  @ 4
6®   7
v apa 
Sinapls  A lb n ..............   7  @ 8
N ig ra............   11®  12
' 

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SirfRITUS.
Frum eutl, W., D.  Co. .2  00®2  50 
D. F.  R ...  1  75@2 00
1  25® 1  VI
Juniperls  Co. O. T ___1  65@2  00
.........1  75@3  50
saacharum   N.  B ..........1  75@2 00
pi  Vlni  G alll............. 1  75®.  50
.................1  2S©2  00
Vial Oporto 
V lnl  A lba........................... 1  25@2 00

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BFONSBS.

carriage 
carriage 
wool  carriage 
carriage 
rlage 

Florida  sheeps'  wool 
Nassau  sheep*  wool 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’ 
Extra  yellow  sheeps’ 
. 
Grass sheeps’ wool car 
... 
Hard for  slate  n se__  
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
use  — ....................... 

2  50@2 75

t uu
1  lo
85
65
75
1  40

STBUFS.

511
............................... 
Accacla 
50
Z in g ib e r................................. 
Ipecac 
....................................   60
Ferrl  Io d ..................................   50
A urantl  Cortes........................  50
Rhei  A rom ...............................  50
Slm llax  Officinalis................   60
CO.........  50
Senega 
....................................  50
Sclllae.......................................   50
50
T o lu ta n ....................................  50
P runes  tlr g .............................  50

**  Co................................. 

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t i n  

 

 

 

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“ 

U 

A conltum   N apellls R ...........  60
EG
A loes...........................................   60
and  m y rrh ......................  60
A rn ic a ........................................  so
0
A safcetlda................................. 
A trope B elladonna..................   60
B enzoin......................................   60
„  
CO.................................  50
50
Sangulnaria  ................... 
B aronina..................................   50
C antharides.............................  75
C ap sicu m .................................  50
Ca  dam on.................................  75
„  
C o..........................  75
C a sto r........................................1 00
C atech u ....................................   so
C in c h o n a ................................   50
Co..........................  60
C olu m b a..................................   so
50
C o n lu m ..................  
C ubeba.......  ...........................   50
D ig ita lis ..................................   50
E rgot.........................................   50
50
G e n tia n .....................  
C o.................................  60
G u a lc a ......................................  50
am m on.....................  60
Z in g ib e r..................................   50
H yoscyam us...........................  50
Io d in e........................................  75
Colorless...................  75
F errl  C hlorldum ....................  35
K in o .........................................   50
Lobelia......................................  50
M yrrh........................................  50
N ux  V om ica...........................  50
O p il...........................................   85
“  C am phorated..................  50
“   D eodor............................2 00
A urantl C ortex........................  50
Q u a ssia ....................................   50
K h a ta n y ..................................   50
R hei...........................................   50
Cassia  A cutlfol......................  50
Co................   50
S erp e n ta ria .............................  50
Stram onium .............................  60
T o lu ta n ....................................   60
  50
V a le ria n .......................  
V eratrum  V erlde....................  50

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M ISCELLANEOUS.

11 

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T‘ 
ground, 

Capslcl  F ructus, a f ... 

“ et Potass T .  55®  60

.¡Ether, Spts  N it, 3 F . .  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
A lu m e n .........................2)4®  3
(po.
7 ).................................. 
4
3® 
A n n atto .........................   55®  60
4®   5
A ntim onl, p o ................ 
A n tlp y rln ...................... 
®1 40
A n tifeb rln .....................  @  25
A rgentl  N ltras, ounce  ©   55
5®  
A rsenicum .................... 
7
Balm Gilead  B u d __  
38®  40
Bism uth  S.  N .............. 2 20®2 25
Calcium  Chlor, Is, (H s
12;  fcs,  14)................  @  11
C antharides  Russian,
p o .................................  @1  00
®   26
p o __   @ 2 8
B po.  @ 2 0
Caryophyllus,  (po.  15)  10®  12
Cartnlne,  No. 40...........  @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. *  F .......   50®  55
Cera  F la v a ....................  38®  40
.......................   @  40
Coccus 
Cassia F ru ctu s.............  @  25
©   10
C entrarla.......................  
C etaceum ......................  @  40
C h lo ro fo rm ..................  60®  63
sq u lb b s..  @1  25
Chloral H yd C rst.........1  35@l  60
C houdrus 
..................  2u®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  &  W  15®  20 
G erm an  3  ©   12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
6>
...................... 
@  35
C reaso tu m ................  
2
Creta,  (bbl. 75).......  
@ 
p rep ..............  
5® 
5
9®  U
preclp................  
R u b ra..................   @ 8
Crocus 
40®  50
ludbear.........................   @  24
Cuprl  S u lp h ..................  5 ®  
6
....................  10®   12
D extrine 
Ether S u lp h ..................  70®  75
Emery,  all  num bers..  @
6
...........  @ 
Ergots,  (po.)  75...........  71®  15
Flake  W hite................  12®  15
G&lla 
...................   @  23
Gambler. 
G elatin,  Cooper  .........   @  70
.........  40®  64>
Otrit  >iv box  ,0 A 10 

..............   7  @ 9

“ 
cent 

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

F rench 

Less than  box  6644 
u iu t  »¡UWU 
9®  15
W hite 
......... 
13®  25
............. 14)6®  2t>
Glycerin» 
G raua P arad lsl............  @  22
H um ulus 
............      25®  55
Hydraag  Chlor  M ite..  @  85 
@  8> >
“  Cor 
Ox  Rubrum   @  9u
@1  0
A m m onlatl. 
U nguentum .  4:@  55
H ydrargyrum  
...........  @ 6 4
.1  25®1  50
Ijhthyobolla,  Am. 
.........................  75@1  00
Indigo 
Iodine,  R esubl.............3 8n@3  9u
Iodoform .......................   @4  70
©2 25
Lupultn 
L ycopodium ................  70®  "TS
...........................  70®  75
M arts 
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod  ..................   @  27
Liquor Potass A rslnitls  10®  12 
M agnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
M annla,  S. F ..............  

M i).................................2H@  4

60® ^68

........ 

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M orphia,  8.  P.  &  W. 

S.  N.  Y.  Q.  &
C.  Co  ......................  2
M oschus  C anton. . . .  
M yrlstlca,  No  1  ..  .. 
N ux Vomica,  (po 20).
Os.  S epia......................
Pepsin Saac, H.  A P. D.
C o ................................
Plcls  Llq, N.iC., H gal
doz  .............................
Plcls Liq., q u a r ts .......
p in ts ...........
Pll H ydrarg,  (po. 80).. 
Piper  N igra,  (po. 22)..
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
Plx  B urm in..................
Plumbl A c e t................
P ulvis Ipecac et o p ll..l 
Pyre thrum ,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., d oz.......
Pyrethrum ,  p v ............
Q u asslae........................
Q ulnia, 8.  P.  A W .......
S.  G erm an ....
Rubla  T inctorum .......
Saccharum  Lactls p v .
S alacin...........................1
Sanguis  D raconls.
8apo,  W ..................

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20® 2  45 Seldlltz  M ixture__
S inapls......................
10@2 35
“   o p t..................
65®  70
V o e s .......................
20®  22 Soda Boras,  (po.  11)

@ 20
@ 18
@ 30
®   40 Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
O 35
@  10 Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @ 35
.  10® 11
Soda  et Potass T art. ..  27® 30
IK ® 2
®2 00 Soda C arb.................. . 
@ 5
Soda,  Bl-Carb...........
•  3)4® 4
@2 00 Soda,  A sh ..................
®1  00 Soda, S ulphas...........
@ 2
®   85 Spts.  E ther C o ......... ..  50® 55
“  Myrcla  D om ...
@  50
@2 25
“  M yrcla  Im p ...
@3 00
@  1
‘  V ini  Rect.  bbl.
@  3
....7 ......................... • ■2  25@2 35
@ 
7
14®  15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
10®1  20 Strychnia  C rystal... . .1  41 @1 45
-  2V@  3
@1  25
..  2  @ 1)4
20®  30 T a m arin d s................ .. 
8® 10
in Terebenth V enice... ..  28® 30
8® 
.  45  @ 48
29®  34 T heo b ro m ae............
20®  30 V anilla....................... .9 00@16 00
12®  14 Zlnci  S u lp h .............. .. 
7® 8
20®  2 2
75@1  80
40®  50
12®  14 W hale, w in te r........... .  70
10®  12 Lard,  e x tra ................ .  75
®   15 Lard, No.  1................ .  42
.  39

Bbl.  Gal
70
80
45
42

Sulphur, S ubl...........
R o ll............

Linseed, pure r a w ..

OILS.

“ 

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bbl. 

paints. 

Linseed,  boiled..........  42 
N eat’s  Foot,  w inter
s tra in e d .................. 
75 
Spirits T u rp en tin e....  31 

11
45
80
39
lb .
Red  V enetian ................144  a@8
O chre,yellow   M ars...  144  2@4
B er.........144  2@3
“ 
Putty,  com m ercial__ 2)4  2)4 @3
“  strictly  p u re .......2)4  244®3
V erm ilion Prim e A mer­
13@16
ican ............................... 
V erm ilion,  E n g lish __  
65@70
Green,  P en in su lar.......  
70@75
Lead,  re d .......................   644@7
w h ite ..................64(@7
W hiting, w hite S pan... 
@70
W hiting,  G liders’......... 
@90
1  0
W hite, Paris  American 
Whiting.,  Paris  Eng.
C liff..............................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared P alntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  V illa  Prepared 
P a in ts .........................1  00@1  20

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V A R N ISH ES.

No.  lT u r p   C o ac h .... 1  10@1  20
E x tra T u rp ................... li;o@l  70
Coach  B ody..................2  75@3  00
No. 1  T urp  F u rn .........1  00@1  10
E utra T urk D am ar__ 1  55@1  60
Jap an   D ryer,  No.  1 
70@75
T d tp............................. 

Importers  und  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  Varnishes.

D E A L E R S   IN

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Sund ries

W e a r e  S ole P r o p r ie to r s  o t

Weatherly’s  Mictiioan  Catarri  Remeda,

W e  H a v e  m  S to ck  a n d  O ile r a  F u ll L in e  o f

W H ISKIES,  B R A N D IE S,

GINS,  WINES,  RD M S,

We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only.
We give our personal a t te n t io n   to   m a il o rd e rs  a n d   g u a r a n te e   s a tis f a c tio n .
All orders shipped and in v o ic e d   th e   sa m e   d a y  we re c e iv e   th e m .  S e n d   a  t r i a l   order

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TH E  MTCrEUGAJST  TRADESM AN.

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

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

A X L E   G R E A S E  

A u ro ra.............
Castor O il.......
D iam ond.........
F razer’s ...........
Mica 
..............
Paragon 
..  ..

doz
.......   55
60
.... 
.......   50
.. . .  
*5
.......   65
.......   55

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

Acme.

Arctic.
“  4 doz  “ 
“  2 doz  “ 
“  1  d o '  “ 
Fosfon.

B A K IN G   P O W D E R . 
45
V lb. cans, 3  doz.................. 
2  “ 
H lb.  “ 
85
..................  
1  “  ....................  1 00
1 lb. 
“ 
10
Bulk....................................... 
55
14  lb cans 6 doz  ca se........... 
Vi  ft 
.............  1  10
1  lb 
..............2  00
5  ft 
.............  9  00
5 oz. cans. 4 doz. in case...  80 
16  ** 
.  .2 00
“ 
40
Red  Star,  & 1b  ca n s........... 
“ 
Vi  lb 
“ 
75
............  
............  1  40
•* 
1 ft  “ 
45
85
“ 
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“ 
)41b. 
"   ..  1  50
1 lb. 
“ 
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Our Leader, V lb ca n s....... 
45
“ 
75
V ilb  ca n s......... 
...  .  1  50
“ 
1  lb cans 
Dr. Price’s.
per doz

T elfer’s,  14 lb. cans, doz. 

'■  2  “ 

Dime cans.
t-oz 
6 oz
C R E A M   I  i2°ozz
gAKlKG  r  
"OWDEI*;-

B A T H   B R IC K .
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“  No. 5, 
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E n g lis h ....................................  90
Bristol.......................................   80
Dom estic..................................   70
Gross
A rctic, 4 oz  ovals.................. 3  61
8 oz 
pints,  round  ...........  9 00
No. 2, sifting b o x ... 
...  4  00
...  8 00
1  oz ball  .....................  4 50
M exican Liquid, 4  o z.........  3  60
8 oz........... 6  80
i.4o. 2 H u rl...............................   1 75
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 C arpet............................  2 25
 
No. 1 
 
“ 
Parlor G em ......................... 
.  2 75
Common W hisk.................... 
80
Fancy 
....................  100
W arehouse.............................. 3  00

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B R U S H E S .

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Stove, No.  1...........................  125
“  10...........................  1 50
“  15............ ..............   1 75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row —  
85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 ro w __   1  25
Palm etto,  goose.............  ..  1  50

B U T T E R   P L A T E S  

O val—250 In crate.
No.  1.........................................  60
No.  2 
......................................  TO
No.  3 ........................................  80
No.  5 ............................................... 1 00

C A N D L E S.

Hotel, 40 lb. box es..............   10
9
Star.  40 
Paraffine 
............ 
10
W icking 
...............................  24

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C A N N E D   GOO D S. 

F is h .
Clams.
L ittle Neck,  1 lb ....................l  20
2  lb ....................1  90

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Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

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Standard, 3 lb ...............................2 25
Standard,  1 lb ........................  85
21b......................   l  0j
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb .................................2 45
2  lb  ...............................3 50
Picnic, 1  lb ...............................2 00
21b...............................2 90
M ackerel.
S tandard, 1 lb ..........................l   25
2  lb .......................2  10
M ustard,  2 l b ....................... 2  25
Tom ato Sauce,  2 1 b .............. 2  25
Soused, 2  lb ...................... 
Salmon.
Columbia River, fla t............ 1  80
“ 
talig............ 1  65
A laska, R ed. 
...................... 125
p in k .............................l  10
K inney’s,  flats....................... l  95
sardines.
American  % •....................  @  5
A s....................6 >4©  7
.  
.......................   @10
Im ported 
Vi«...................... 15©16
M ustard  Ms.........................   ©7
21
B oneless..............................  
Brook, 3  lb .............................. 2 50

T ro u t

“ 
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Sap Sago. 
~  h t  
Schw eitzer, Im ported.  @24
...  @14

dom estic 

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Blue Label  Brand.
2  75
H alf  pint,  25 bottles —  
P int 
4 60
.......  
Q uart 1 doz bottles 
3  50
Trium ph  Brand.
H alf pint, per  doz  .............. 1  35
P int, 25 bottles  ......................4
Q uart, per  doz 
..................3  75
5 gross boxes  ...................40@45
35 lb  bags.........................  @3
Less  q u a n tity ................  ©3Vi
Pound  packages 
6Vt&7

C L O T H E S   P IN S .
COCOA  S H E L L S .

C O F F E E .

G reen .

Rio.

Santos.

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

F a ir...........................................17
G ood.........................................18
P rim e...................... 
...........20
G olden..................................... 20
Pea berry 
...........22
F a ir .......................................... 18
G ood........................................ 20
P rim e ...................................... 21
Pea berry  .................................22
M exican and G uatam ala.
F a ir.......................................... 21
G ood.......................................   .22
F an cy .......................................24
P rim e ...................................... 23
M ille d .....................................24
In te rio r...................................25
Private G row th.................... 27
M andehU ng..........................28
Im ita tio n ............................... 25
A rabian...................................28

M aracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

R o a ste d .

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add  Vic. per lb. for roast 
Ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
P a c k a g e .
M c L a u g h lin ’s  X X X X  
24  95
B unola 
...........................  24  45
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case  ..  21  95 
E x tra c t.
Valley City  Vi  gross............  
75
1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil,  gross.........  1  50
“ 
....  2  50

“ 

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C H IC O R Y .

“ 

B u lk ...................................  
R ed ............................................7

5

C L O T H E S   L IN E S . 

Cotton  4b f t .  

50 f t ............ 
60 f t ............  
70 f t ............ 
80 f t ............  
60 f t ............ 
72 ft 

per dot.  1  2f
140
160
175
1  90
85
1  ju

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C O N D E N S E D   M IL K .

4 doz.  In case.

1  75

Gages.

1  no
2  90

F r u its .
Applet.
3  lb. sta n d a rd .......
York State, gallons 
H am burgh.  *-
Apricots.
Live o a k ........................
Santa  C ru s..................
Lusk’s ...........................
O verland  ....................
Blackberries
B.  A   W ..........................
Cherries.
R ed ................................
1  10@1  20 
Pitted H am burgh
1  75 
W hite 
...........................
1  50 
B rie ...............................
1  25
Damsons. Egg Plums and Green 
E rie ................................
1  10 
C alifornia......................
1  60
Gooseberries.
C om m on.......................
1  25 
Peaches.
1  CO
P ie .................................
M ax w ell.......................
Shepard’s
C alifornia.
Monitor
O xford
D om estic. 
1 20 
Riverside.
2 10
Pineapples.
Comm on.........................1  00@1  30
2  50
Johnson’s  sliced ......... 
2  75
g rated ......... 
B ooth’s sliced.............. 
©•?  51
g rated ............  
©2  75
C om m on.......................  
1  10
Raspberries.
1  30
Red  ................................ 
Black  H am burg........... 
1  50
1 25
Erie,  black 
Straw berries.
1  25
L aw ren ce...................... 
1  25
H am b u rg h .................... 
1  20
E rie ................................. 
1  10
T e rra p in ................... 
W hortleberries.
1  00
B lu e b erries.................. 
6 75
Corned  beef  Libby’s ...........1  95
Roast beef  A rm our’s ...........180
Potted  ham ,  Vi lb ....................1 to
34 lb ....................  85
tongue, Vi lb ................ 1 35
¡4 lb ...........  
85
chicken, >4 lb ........... 
96

Q uinces.

M eats.

“ 
V eg etab les.

“ 
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Beans.

2 00
“ 
2 50
“ 

H am burgh  stringless.............1 25
F rench sty le........2  25
L im as..................... 1 35
Lima,  g reen .............................. 1 40
soaked.........................  65
Lewis Boston  B aked..............1 35
Bay State  B aked.....................1 35
W orld’s  F air  B aked..............1 85
Picnic B aked..........................  1 00
H am b u rg h ................................1 40
Livingston  E d e n ....................1 20
P u r ity .......................................
Honey  D ew ..............................1 40
M orning G lory......................
75
S oaked.................................... 
H am burgh  m arro fat..............1 35

Corn.

Peas.

“ 

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Champion  Eng
petit  pols..........
fancy  sifted
Soaked ..................................
H arris stan d a rd ..................
VanCamp’s  m arrofat.......
early  J u n e ...
A rcher’s  Early Blossom ..
F re n c h .............. ...................
F re n c h ...................................16®21
B rie ....................................  
85
H u b b a rd .........................................1 15
H am burg........................................ 1 40
S oaked......................................  85
Honey  D ew................................... 1 50
E r ie ................................................. 1 35
Tomatoes.
H an co ck ........................................ 1 10
Excelsior  .  _______
E clipse........................
H a m b u rg ..................
G a llo n ............................................3 50

Mushrooms.
Pum pkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

C H O C O L A T E .

Baker’s.

.2 25

G erm an S w e e t........... 
P rem ium ..............................  
B reakfast  Cocoa............ 

23
37
43

C H E E S E .

... 

A m boy...........................  @13Q
A cm e..............................  12Vi@13
L enaw ee.......................   @12 Vi
13
............  
Riverside 
Gold  M edal  ................   @1254
Skim 
6@10
............................. 
11
Brick  ............................  
Edam   ..........................  
1  00
23
L e id e n ........................... 
Llm burger  ..................  @10
P in ea p p le......................  @25
@35
R oquefort......... 

N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gall  Borden  E agle..............
C row n........................................6  25
D aisy.........................  
5  75
C ham pion................... 
4  50
...............................4  25
M agnolia 
D im e..........................................3 35

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“ Superior.”

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5 00
2  50
3 00
3 50
4 00
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6 00

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S3 00 
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3  50
1 2  
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6 00
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are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
2uu books or over  .  5  per  cent 
500 
1000 

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7 00

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

[Can  be  m ade to represent any 
denom ination  from 110  down. |
20b o o k s ......................... I I   00
50 
100 
250 
500 
1000 

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C R E D IT   C H E C K S .

500, any one  denom ’n ....... 13 00
1000,  “ 
....... 5 00
2TOO,  “ 
....... 8 00
Steel  p u n ch ........................... 
75

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XX  wood, white.

No.  1 ,6 ................................ 
1  65
No. 2 ,6 ........... 
1  50
No.  1, 6Vi  .............................  1  35
No. 2, 6 Vi 
...........................  1  25
6 Vi  .........................................  1  00
6.............. 
96
Coin.
Mill  No. 4............  
.  100
F A R IN A C E O U S   GOO D S. 

M anilla, white.

Farina.
100 lb. kegs...................... 
3M
Hominy.
B arrels...................................... 800
3  50
G rits ........................ 
2 00
3*@ l
D ried................................. 
3 00
M accaronl and Vermicelli.
6 25
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
10 00
Im ported....................... 10Vi@-1
17 50

Lima  Beans.

Oatmeal.

B arrels  900................................  4 60
H alf barrels  100 ..................  2  40

Pearl Barley.

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

2X

Peas.

G reen,  b u ..................................  1 45
Split  per l b ................   2&@3

Rolled  Oats.

Barrels  180....................  @4  60
H alf  bbls 90................  @2  40
G erm an .....................................   4 Vi
Bast India...............................  5
Cracked................................... 

Wheat.

Sago.

5

F IS H —S alt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Y a rm o u th .............................

P o llo c k ...............................
W hole, G rand  B ank.......  
5Vi
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6©8
Boneless,  strips................   6@8

H alibut.

H erring.

S m oked..........................10Vi@12

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9  15

H olland, w hite hoops keg 
bbl 
Norwegian  .........................
Round, Vi bbl 100 lb s .........  2  65
1  25
....... 
17
Scaled.................................... 

Vi  “  40  “ 

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No. 1,  100 lb s...........................11 00
No. 1,40 lb s ..............................4 70
No. 1,  10 lb s ............................  1 30
No. 2,100  lb s............................8 50
No. 2, 40  lb s..............................3 70
No. 2,  i0 lbs  .........................  1  05
Fam ily, 90 lb s........................  6 on
70

10  l b s ....................  

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

65

Sardines.

T ro u t

No. 1,  Vi bbls., lOOlbs.............6 00
No.  1 >4 bbl, 40  lb s ................2  75
No. 1, kits. 1ft lbs....................  80
N o.  1, 8 lb   k its .......................  68

Whltefish.

No.  1

Family 
)i bbls, 100 lb s............ *7  ro  82 75
“  ............ 3  10  1 40
Vi  “  40 
10 lb.  k its...................... 
48
42
81b. 
.................... 
F L A V O R IN G   E X T R A C T S.

90 
75 

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S o u d er» ’.

Oval Bottle, w ith corkscrew. 
Best In the w orld for the money.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.
doz
2 os  ___|
4 0*.......  1  50

Regular
Vanilla.
doz
$12
2 oz   
4 o z .......2 40

XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 o z........81  50
l o z .......   3 00

C R A C K E R S .

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................... 6
Seymour XXX, cartoon ....... 6Vi
Fam ily  XXX.........................   6
Fam ily XXX,  cartoon .........  6Vi
Salted  XXX.............................  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .........  6Vi
K enosha 
.............................  7Vi
Boston....................................... 8
B atter  b is c u it............ .........  6Vi

Soda.

Soda,  XXX.............................  6
Soda, C ity ................................  7Vi
Soda.  D uchess................ ....  8Vi
Crystal W afer.................. ....1 0
....11
Long  Island W afers
Ovster.
...  6
S. Oyster  XXX................
....  6
City Oyster. XXX............
F arina  O vster................ ....  6

C R E A M   T A R T A R .

Strictly  pure. 
T e lle rs   A bsolute.
Grocers’ ........................  

30 
3 '
.  15@25

D R IE D   F R U IT S . 

6h
6J4
11 

D o m estic.

Apples.

“ 

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundried. sliced in  bbls. 
Evaporated, 50 lb.  boxes 
C alifornia In  bags.........
Evaporated in  boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.........................
N ectarines.
70 lb. bag s...........................
251b. boxes........................ 10
Peeled, In  boxes............
Cal. evap.  “ 
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Pears.
8
C alifornia in  bags 
P itted  Cherries.
B arrels...............................
50 lb. b o x e s ......................
25  “ 
......................
Prunelles.

.  .........11

Peaches.

In  bags  —   10V4

“ 

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30 lb.  boxes.....................
Raspberries.
In   barrels.........................
501b. boxes........................
.........................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

Loose  M uscatels in  Boxes.

2 c ro w n ..................................
3 
..................................  1  50
2  crow n....................................fV4
3 
.....................................6V4

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F o re ig n .
C urrants.

Peel.

P atras,  In barrels..............  
In  Vi-bbls..............  
In less q u a n tity ___ 

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Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb.  boxes  2C 
25  “
Lemon 
O range 
25  “
Raisins.
O ndura. 29 lb. boxes 
Sultana, 20 
V alencia, 30 
Prunes.
C alifornia,  100-120.
90x100 25 lb.  bxe.  7Vi 
80x90 
71x80 
8 Vi
60x70 

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Silver 
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S u lta n a ....................................
F rench,  60-70.........................
70-80.........................
80-99..........................
90-10).......................
E N V E L O P E S .
XX rag, white.

No. 1, 6Vi...............................  81  75
No. 2, 6Vi...............................  160

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Rifle—D upont’s.

Choke Bore—D upont’s.

K egs...........................................3  25
H alf  kegs  ............................... I  90
Q uarter  keg s................................1 10
1  lb  ca n s..................................   30
Vi  lb  c a n s.................................  18
K egs.................................................4 £5
H alf  keg s...................................... 2 40
Q uarter kegs...............................   1 35
1 lb c a n s ..................................   34
Kegs 
.................................. 11  00
H alf  kegs 
............................5  75
Q uarter k eg s.................................3 00
1  lb  ca n s................................. 
60

Eagle D uck—D upont’s.

H E R B S .

Sage........................................... 15
H ops....... ........................ ..........15

IN D IG O .

M adras,  5 lb.  boxes  .........  
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

55
50

17  lb. palls  .................. 
30  “ 

©   55
..................   @  80

J E L L Y .

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P u re............................................  SO
C alabria....................................   25
Sicily..........................................  12

L Y E .

Condensed,  2  doz..................1  25
4  d o z..................2  25

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No. 9  su lp h u r.........................1  65
A nchor  parlor........................1  70
No. 2 home 
...........................1  10
Export  p arlo r.........................4  00

M IN C E   M E A T .

3 doz. c a s e ............................  2 75
6 doz. c a s e ..........................  5  59
12 doz.  c a s e .............................11 00

M E A SU R E S .
Tin, per dozen.
..................  ■ 

*1  75
1  gallon 
H alf  g allo n ..............  
1  40
Q u a it....................................  
70
45
..  .......  
P in t...................... 
H alf  p i n t ...........................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1  g a llo n .............................. .  7 00
4  75
H alf gallon 
....................
.  3  7?
Q u a rt................................
2  25
P in t......................................

M O LA SSES.
Blackstrap.

Sugar house.......................

Cuba B aking.

O rd in ary .............................

Porto Rico.
P rim e ........................... 
.
F a n c y ..................................

New Orleans.

F a ir ......................................
G ood....................................
E x tra good.........................
C h o ic e................................
F an cy ..................................

O ne-half barrels. 3c extra.

16

20
30

18
22
27
32
40

P IC K L E 8 .
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  c o u n t...
H alf bbls, 600  c o u n t..

Small.
Barrels, 2,400  count.
H alf bbls, 1,200 count
P IP E 8 .
Clay, No.  216............  
“  T. D. full count
Cob, No.  3 ....................
P O T A S H .

...

48 cans In case.
Babbitt’s ..........................
Penna Salt  Co.’s 
R IC E
Domestic.

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@3  00

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3  50

1  75
75
1  25

4  00
3  25

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V anilla.
2 oz........81  75
____ 4 oz..........3  50
J e n n in g s .

Lemon. V anilla 
2 oz regular panel.  75 
120
4 os 
...1   50 
60* 
.. .2 00 
No. 3  ta p e r..............1  36 
No. 4  ta p e r..............1  60 

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8 00
2 00
2 50

Carolina head 

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6
No.  1....................
5H
No. 2 .......................  5
.  4

B roken.............................

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Jap an , No.  1........................... 5Vi
No.  2........................... 5
J a v a ..........................................  6
P atn a........................................   svi

T H E   M I C H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N .

13

R o o t  B e e r  E x tra c t.

W illiams’, 1 doz....................  1  75
3  d oz....................5 00
H ires’, 1  d o z..........................  1  75
“  3 doz............................  5 00

8 P IC E 8 .

W hole Sifted.

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P ure G round In Bulk.

A llspice.....................................10
Cassia, C hina In m a ts.........  7
B atavia In b u n d .... 15
In  ro lls.......32
Saigon 
Cloves,  A m boyna.................22
Z anzibar...................12
Mace  B atavia..........................30
N utmegs, fa n c y ......................75
“  No.  1.......................... 70
No.  2.......................... 60
“  
Pepper, Singapore, b lack.... 10 
.20
sh o t........................... 16
A llspice.....................................15
Cassia,  B atavia...................... 18
“  and  Saigon.25
“ 
S aig o n ....................... 35
“ 
Cloves,  A m boyna.................22
“ 
Z anzibar.................... 18
G inger, A frican ...................... 16
r*  C ochin....................... 20
.22
11 
Mace  B atavia..........................7t
M ustard,  Bng. and Trieste. .22
T rieste....................... 25
N utm egs, No. 2 ...................... 75
Pepper, Singapore, b la ck __ 16
w h ite....... 24
C ayenne.....................20
Sage...........................................20

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J a m a ic a .............. 

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A llsp ice..........................  84  1  56
C innam on......................  84  1  55
C loves.............................  84  155
G inger,  J a m a ic a .......   84  1  55
A fric a n .............  84  1  55
M ustard..........................  84  1  55
P e p p e r...........................   84  155
Sage.................................  84

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S E E D S .

K egs.........................................  1H
G ranulated,  boxes..................  1\
A n is e .............................  @12 M
Canary, S m yrna.......... 
Caraway 
...................... 
Cardamon. M alabar... 
Hemp,  R ussian........... 
M ixed  Bird 
.............  
M ustard,  w h i t e .........  
P oppy ............................. 
Rape 
........................... 
C uttle  b o n e.................. 
S T A R C H .

6
10
90
4M
5M
10
9
6
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40-lb 
5M
1-lb packages  .........................   514
3-lb 
5M
6-lb 
5*
40 and 50 lb. boxes................   3%
B arrels......................................  3M

Gloss.
 
 

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Corn

S N U F F .

Scotch, In  bladders..............37
M accaboy, In ja rs ................. 35
F rench Rappee, In J a r s ....... 43

S O D A .

SA L T.

B o x es......................................... 5M
Kegs, E n g lish ...........................4K

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100 3-lb. sack s......................12  25
60 5-lb 
........................2 00
2810-lb.  sacks......................  1  85
2014-lb. 
........................  2 25
24 3-lb  cases..........................1  50
56 lb. dairy in  linen  b a g s.. 
32
28 lb. 
18
16 

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W arsaw.

A shton.

Higgins.

56 lb. dairy In drill  b ag s.. 
28 lb. 

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56 lb. dairy in  linen sacks.. 

56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks 

Soiar Rock.

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

Common Fine.

S a g in a w ............................... 
M an iste e.............................. 

32
18

75

75 

27

70
70

S A L E R A T U S .

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

C hurch’s ..................................  5M
D eLand’s ..................................  5V
D w ight’s .......... 
............—   5M
Taylor’s  ...........................  ...  5

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A llen  B.  W rlsley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  l-lb .............3  2 '
Good Cheer, 601 lb ......................3 90
W hite Borax, 100  3£*lb...............3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

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Concord  .................................. 3  45
Ivory, 10  o z ............................. 6  75
6  oz............................... 4  00
Lenox 
.................................  3  65
M ottled  G erm an..................  3  15
Tow n T a lk ...............................3  25

D ingm an Brands.

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Single  b o x .............................  3  95
5  box lots, delivered...........3  85
10 box lots, delivered  ..........3  75

Jas. S.  Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 

American  Fam ily, w rp d ..3 i  00 
p la in ...  3  94
N.  K.  F airbank & Co.’s B rands.
Santa C laus............................. 4  00
Brown. 60 b ars........................2  40
80  b a r s ...................... 3  25

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L autz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

A cm e..................... 
4  Oo
Cotton O il.............................  6  00
M arseilles..............................   3  95
M atter  ...................................... 4 35

 

 

Pails unless otherw ise noted
B azoo.................................  @30
Can  Can.............................  @27
N ellie  B ly...................... 27  @24
U ncle b e n .......................21  @22
H iaw atha 
.......................... 
Sweet  C uba........................ 
M cG lnty.............................  
D andy J im .......................... 
T o rp e d o ........... 
............... 
Yum  Yum 
........................ 
1892.......................................  
“   d ru m s.........................  

“  M bbls...........  

In  d ru m s__  

60
34
27
29
24
28
23
22

25

23

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P in g .

Sorg’s Brands.

S p earh ea d .......................... 
J o k e r .................................. 
Nobby T w ist........................ 

Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo......................................  
H iaw atha............................  
Valley C ity ........................ 

Finzer’s  Brands.

Old  H onesty......................  
Jolly T a r.............................  

31
27
39

26
38
34

40
32

Thompson  & Chute  Brands.

S ilv e r........................................3  65
M o n o ........................................3  35
Savon Im proved...................   2 50
S u n flo w er............................... 3  05
H olden 
Econom ical  .................. 

.............................. 
S c o u rin g .

S ap o lio , kitchen, 3  d o z ...  2 50
hand, 3 doz........... 2 50

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SU G A R.

The  follow ing  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
G rand Rapids,  based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  w ith  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
fre ght.  T he  same  quotations 
w ill not apply to any tow nw here 
the freight rale from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  th e  local 
quotations w ill  perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the  m arket 
than  to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf......................................86 11
P ow d ered ......................................5 92
............................5  4s
G ranulated 
E xtra Fine G ran u lated ...  5  61
Cubes 
................................. 5  92
XXXX  Pow dered  ................  6 23
Confec.  Standard  A ............. 5  42
No.  1  Colum bia A .................  5 30
No. 5 Em pire  A .................... 5  7
No.  6 ........................................ 5  11
No.  7.......................................... 5  05
No.  8  ........................................4  98
No.  9..........................................4  92
No.  1 0 ....  ...............................4  86
No.  11........................................4  73
No.  12......................................  4 el
No.  13.  ......................  
No 14...........................................  3 86

 

S m o k in g .

Catlln’s  Brands.

K iln  d rie d ...............................17
G olden  S h o w e r.....................19
H untress 
................................26
2 25
M eerschaum ........................... 29
A m erican Eagle Co.’s Brands.
M yrtle  N avy............................40
Stork  .................................30@32
G erm an .....................................15
F r o g ..........................................33
Jav a,  %8 fo il...........................32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
B an n er...................................... 16
Banner C avendish.................38
Gold C ut  ................................. 28

Scotten’s Brands.

W a rp a th ................................... 15
Honey  D ew ..............................26
Gold  B lock..............................30
F.  F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 

B rands.

Peerless....................... 
26
Old  Tom ...................................18
S tan d ard ...................................22
Globe Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
41

H andm ade........................ 

Leidersdorf’8 Brands.

Rob  Roy...................................26
U ncle  Sam........................ 28@32
Red Clover............................... 32

Spaulding & M errick.

Tom and J e rry ........................25
T raveler  C avendish.............38
Buck H orn...............................3u
Plow  Boy..........................30@32
Corn  C a k e ..............................16

4 >6

SY RU PS.

Corn.

B arrels....................................   21
H alf bbls................................... 23
F a ir ...........................................   19
G ood..........................................  25
Choice  ......................................  30

P ure Cane.

S W E E T   G OO D S

G inger Snaps................  
Sugar Cream s............... 
Frosted  C ream s........... 
G raham   C rackers.......  
Oatm eal  C rackers.......  
V IN E G A R .

8
8
9
8)4
8M

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

SI fo r barrel.

W E T   M U S T A R D .

Bulk, per g a l ......................   %
Beer m ug, 2 doz in c a se ...  1  75 

Y EA ST .

M agic,.............................................1 00
W arner’s .......................................1 00
Yeast Foam  ............................1  00
D iam ond..................................   75
R o y a l........................................  90

TE A S.

jafan—Regular.

F a ir ....................................   @17
G ood...................................  @20
Choice...............................24  @26
Choicest.......................... 32  @34
D u s t................................. 10  @12

SUN CURXD.

GUNPO W D ER.

B A SK ET  F IR E D .

F a ir ....................................   @17
G o o d ..................................   @20
Choice.............................. 24  @26
Choicest...........................32  @34
D u st............  
................10  @12
F a ir ..................................18  @20
Choice.................................  @25
Choicest............................  
@35
E x tra choice, w ire leaf  @40
Common to  fa ll............ 25  @35
E xtra fine to finest— 50  @65
Choicest fan cy .............. 75  @85
@26
Common to  fa ir............23  @30
Common to  fa ir............23  @26
Superior to fine..............30  @35
Common to  fa ir............ 18  @26
Superior to  fine............ 30  @40
F a ir ..................................18  @22
Choice......................— 24  @28
B e s t................................. 40  @50

EN G LISH   B R E A K FA ST .

YOUNG  HYSON.

oolong. 

IM PE R IA L .

TO BA CCO S.

F in e  C u t.

H ID E S   P E L T S   a n d FU R S
Perkins  &  Hess  pay as  fol-

low s:

HIDES.

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G re e n ...........................
2@2V4
Part  C ured..................
@  3
F ull 
..................
@  3 *
D ry................................
4 @  5
2 @  3
Kips, green  ................
c u re d ..................
@  4
3 @  4
Calfskins,  g reen .......
f> @  6)4
c u re d .......
Deacon sk in s.............. 10 @25

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No. 2 hides M off.
PELTS.

Shearlings....................
Lambs 

5 @  20
........................ 15 @  25

W ashed  .. 
U n w a sh e d ..................

WOOL.
................ 12 @18
8 @14

MISCELLANEOUS.

T a llo w .........................
Grease  b u tter  ...........
S w itch es......................
G inseng  ..................... 1 5@2  50

3 @  4 *
1 @  2
1)4@  2

G R A IN S  a n d  F E E D S T U F F S

WHEAT.

No. 1 W hite (58 lb. test)
No. 2 Red  (60 lb. test)

58
58

MEAL.

B olted...........................
G ranulated..................

FLOUR.

Straight, In  sacks  ...
“   barrels...
“ 
P atent 
“  sack s__
“  b arrels...
“  
G raham   “  sack s__
“ 
“  —
Rye 
M ILL8TUFFS.

.  1  40
1  65

.  3  50
..  3  76
.  4  50
..  4  75
.  1  7U
.  1  70

B ran ................ 413  50
S creenings__   13  00
M iddlings....... 14  50
M ixed F e e d ...  1«  no
Coarse meal  .  18 00

Less
Car lots quantity
$14 00
13 00
15 00
18  5«
19 00

CORN.

Car  lo ts........................
Less than  car  lo ts__

OATS.

Car  lots  ......................
Less than car lo ts....

H AT.

No. 1 Tim othy, car lots.
No. 1 

ton lots

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...43
...45

...32
...36

..11  «O
.13  00

W O O D E N  W A R E .

Tubs, No. 1.............................  6 00
“  No. 2...............................5  50
“  No. 3...............................4  50
1 30
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—   1  50
Bowls, 11 In ch .......................
........................ 
“ 
90
13  “  
..........................1  25
“ 
15  11 
“ 
.......................   1  90
17  “ 
2  40
 
“ 
19  “ 
21 
.......................
“  
Baskets, m arket.................... 
35
shipping  b u sh el..  1  15 
..  1  25
fu ll  hoop  “ 
willow cl’ths, N o.l  5 26 
“  No.2 6 25
No.3 7 25
“ 
“  N o.l  3  25 
“ 
No.2 4 00
“ 
No.3 4 76
P ails.......................................   3  15
Tubs,  No.  1............................13  5t!
Tubs, No. 2.............................12 00
Tubs, No. 3 .............................10  50

INDURATED W ARE.

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P R O V IS IO N S .

T he G rand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follow s:

PO R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

M ess,.....................................................................
Short c u t ........................................................... 
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t.................................
E x tra clear,  h ea v y ............................................
Clear, fat  b ack ..................................................   20 0C
Boston clear, short c u t......................................
Clear back, short c u t..........................................  20 00
Standard clear, short cut, b est.................... 
21  00

19 00

sausage—F resh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage..............................................................83£
Ham S ausage..........................................................9
Tongue Sausage......................................................  9
F rankfort  Sausage 
.............................................  8
Blood Sausage.........................................................   6
Bologna, straig h t....................................................  6
Bologna,  th ic k ........................................................  6
H eadcheese............................................................... 7
Kettle  R en d ered .................................................... 11
G ra n g e r.....................................................................ie&
Family 
.....................................................................  8 »
C om pound...............................................................  8
50 lb. Tins,  %c advance.
20 lb.  pails,  Me 
10 lb. 
“  Me 
5 lb. 
“  %c
1  c 
3 lb.  *• 

LA R D .

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E xtra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s.......................... 8  00
E x tra Mess, Chicago packing...........................   7 5o
Boneless, rum p butts...........................................15  50
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lb s .....................................  

16 lb s .............................................11M
12 to 14 lb s ....................................11.»
p ic n ic .................  
8J£
best boneless.............................................  11m
S houlders...............................................................   SM
B reakfast Bacon  boneless...................................15
Dried beef, ham  prices..........................................10M
Long Clears, h ea v y .................................................
Briskets,  m edium .  ...............................................

 
F IC K E E D   P IG S ’  F E E T .

li g h t....................................................... 11M
B u tts....................................................................  
 
D.  S.  Bellies............................................................  12M
F at B acks.........  
B arrels........................................................................8 00
K e g s ..........................................-............................   1  90
Kits, honeycom b  ................................................. 
65
Kits, prem ium  
....................................................  
55
B E E F   TONGUES.
B arrels......................................................................22 00
H alf b arrels.............................................................11 00
Per p ound...............................................................  
11

D R Y   SALT  M EATS.

T R IP E .

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F R E S H   PO R K .

FR E SH   B E E F .
C arcass.......................................... 
Fore  q u arte rs...............................................  @  4M
H ind quarters...............................................6  @ 7
Loins No. 3  ............................................. .  .  8)4 a l l
R ibs.................................................................  7M 'MO
R o u n d s ..........................................................5M@  6
C hucks............................................................4  @ 4M
P la te s .............................................................   @ 4
D resse d .................  
8
............................................................ 
Loins 
ID*
Shoulders  ............ 
8
L eaf L a rd ...................................................... 
12
C a rc a ss......................................................... 5  @ 6
L am bs............................................................. 5M@  6
C a rc a ss............................................................ 5M@  7M
Pork, lin k s........................................................... 
B ologna.......................................................... 
L iver....................................... 
T o n g u e ................................................................  
B lo o d .............................................................  
H ead c h e e se ................................................. 
Sum m er....................  
F ran k fu rts............................................. —  

6
7
7
7
12
8

SAUSAGE.

MUTTON.

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F IS H   A N D   O Y STERS.

F R E S H   P IS H

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

F.  J .  D ettenthaler  quotes as  follows
W hltefish 
....................................................
T rout 
...............................
B lack B ass.........  
...............................
Hallout.......................................................
Ciscoes or H erring......................................
B luefish.........................   ........... .................
F resh lobster, per lb ...................................
C od..................................................................
No. 1 P ickerel...............................................
P ik e .................................................................
Smoked  W hite..........................................
Red  Snappers  .............................................
Colum bia River  Salm on...........................
Mackerel....................................................
F alrhaven  C ounts......................................
F   J. D.  Selects...........................................
Selects  ...........................................................
F. J. D................................................ ...........
A nchors................................................
S tan d ard s.....................................................
F avorite.............................  .........................
E x tra Selects................................per g a l..
Selects........................................................
*- ta n d ard s......................................................
C o u n ts...........................................................
Scallops.........................................................
Shrim ps  ............ ...........................................
C lam s................ ............................... 
........

oysters—Bulk.

oysters—Cans.

@  9 
@  9
18 M
@15 
@  5 
@18M 20 
10 
@  9 

@ 8 
@  8 

12 
15
20@25
@35
@30
@25
@23
@ 20
@18
@16

1  75
1  50 1  01 
220
2 00 
1  25 
1  25

SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100  ......................................... 1  25@1  50
Clams, 
........................................  @1  00

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G A N D IE S ,  F R U IT S   a n d   NUTS. 
T he P utnam  Candy Co. quotes as follow s:

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

Standard,  per  lb __
H. H .............
T w is t.......

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Boston  Cream  .................. 
C ut  L oaf.............................
... 
E x tra H.  H .............  . 

8M
8)4
8M

Bbls. Palls.
7)4
6H
6)4
7)4
7)4
6)4
8M

Palls.

7
7
7M

M IX ED   CANDY.

Bbls. 

S tandard............................................. 6 
L eader..................................................6 
go y*1....................................................6M 
N obby...................................................7
English  R ock....................................7
C onserves...........................................7
Broken Taffy....................... baskets
“  8
Peanut S quares.................... 
French C ream s..................................
...
Valley  C ream s..................................  
Midget, 30 lb. baskets...........................................   8
 
M odern, SO lb. 
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fancy—In 5 lb.  boxes. 

p rin ted .............................. 

Palls.
Lozenges,  p la in ....................................................   10
11
Chocolate D rops........................................................  11 m
Chocolate M onum entals....................................   13
Gum D rops.............................................................   514
Moss D rops.............................................................   s
Sour D rops.............................................................   SM
Im perials.................................................................  10
Per Box
55
Lemon D rops................... 
Sour D rops................................................................55
Pepperm int D rops...................................................60
Chocolate D rops...................................................... 65
H. M. Chocolate  D rops...................................  
90
Gum D rops........................................................ 40@50
Licorice Drops.......................................................1  00
A.  B. Licorice  D rops..............................................80
Lozenges, plain........................................................ 60
p rin ted ...................................................65
Im perials.................. 
60
M ottoes.......................................................................70
Cream B ar................................................................. 55
Molasses  B a r............................................................55
11
H and Made  Cream s........................................ 85@95
Plain Cream s.....................................................S0@90
D ecorated Cream s................................................1  00
String  Rock..............................................................65
B urnt Almonds.....................................................1  00
W intergreen  B erries............................................. 60
No. 1, w rapped, 2 lb.  boxes.............................  34
No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
28
150,176, 200s......................................................  @3 50
9
Sm all.................................. .'.......................... ]  50® 1  75
M ed iu m ........................................................
L a rg e ............................................................2 0C@2  50
M essina, extra fancy  M aiorias, 360..
fan cy . 6 0 ...............................
fancy 3h0  ...............................
choice 360...............................
choice  300...............................
O TH ER   FO R EIG N   F R U IT S .
Figs, fancy layers, 61b...........................
101b..........................
14 lb ...........................
20ft>..........................
Dates, F ard, 10-lb.  b o x .........................
.........................

 
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@ 7M @ 6M

Persian, 50-lb.  bo x ......................... 4M@  5)4

©12V4
@12M
@14

6  00 
4  CO
3  50

caramels.

50-lb.  “ 

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ex tra 

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2 

10

 
 

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8M

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PEA N U TS.

@16 M 
@15 M 
@17 
@11M 
@11M 
@
@
@13 
@13 
@12 
@  3 
@4  00 
41
@4  00

Almonds, T arragona...........................
Iv a c a .......................................
C alifornia...........................
Brazils, new ...........................................
F ilb e rts ...................................................
W alnuts, Grenoble.  ...........................
“  M arbot...................................
C alif......................................
“ 
Table  N uts,  fan cy ..............................
ch o ic e .............................
Pecans. Texas,  H.  P.,  .......................
C hestnuts..............   .............................
Hickory N u ts ........................................
Cocoanuts, fu ll sacks.........................
Fancy, H.  P .,S u n s.....................................   @ 6
Fancy, H.  P.t F lag s....................................  @ 6
8M
Choice, H. P.,  E x tra s................................   @ 5

“  R oasted.......................   @  7M
“  R oasted......................   @  7M
“  R oasted...............  ..  @  6M

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P in ts ......................................................................
Q uarts...................................................................
H alf G allons........................................................
Caps........................................................................
R ubbers........................................... .....................
No. 0 S u n ..................................................................   45
50
........................................................... 
No. 1  “ 
...................................................................  75
N o.2  “ 
T u b u la r............................................ 
 
75

LAMP  BURNERS.

FRUIT  JABS.

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LAMP CHIMNEYS.  Per bOX.

6 doz. In box.

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Pearl top.

La Bastle.

XXX F lin t

F irst quality.
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No. 0 S u n .................................................................1  75
No. 1  “ 
.................................................................. 1  88
No. 2  “ 
.................................................................. 2 70
to p ..........................................2  10
No. 0 Sun, crim p 
No. 1  “ 
“  ........................................... 2 25
No. 2  “ 
“ 
..................................... 3 25
to p ..........................................2  60
No. 0 Sun, crim p 
No. 1  “ 
“ .............................................2 80
No. 2  “ 
“ .............................................3 80
No. 1 Sun, w rapped and  lab eled ....................... 3  70
“ 
N o.2  “ 
........................4 70
No. 2 H inge,  “ 
........................4  88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz...........................1  25
N o.2  “ 
........................... 150
No. 1 crim p, per d o z..............................................1  35
No. 2 
“ 
.............................................1  60
No. 0,  per  gross......................................................  23
28
No. 1, 
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
M ammoth, per doz................................................   75
B utter Crocks,  1 to 6 g a l..................................   06
“ 
“  M gal. per  d oz.........................   60
Jugs, M gal., per doz.........................................   70
“  1 to 4 gal., per g a l......................................  07
M ilk Pans, M gal., per  d o z...............................  60
“ 
.............................  72
B utter Crocks,  1  and 2 g a l...............................  07
M ilk Pans, M g al.................................................  65
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STONEWARE—AKRON.

STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

LAMP WICKS.

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

To  Dealers  in 

Illuminating  Oils :

When the new law took effect July 1  last, chang­
ing the test of  Illuminating  Oils,  notice was given 
that  we  would  market  from  Tank  Wagons  our 
XXX  W.  W.  Michigan  Headlight  only,  knowing 
full  well  this grade  of  oil  to  be  equal  to  any  oil 
our  competitors  could  furnish  under  any  brand. 
At  the  request  of  many  dealers  in  this  city  we 
have  decided  to  make  deliveries  from  our  Tank 
Wagons our trade  mark  brand  of  EOCENE  Oil 
at  7  cents,  in  addition  to our regular XXX W.  W. 
Michigan Headlight at  5 |  cents per gallon.

We  have  no  hesitation  iiij stating  that  our 
EOCENE  Oil  is  superior  to  any  oil  marketed in 
this  city  or  State,  notwithstanding  a  higher price 
is obtained  for an  oil  inferior  in  quality.

Hereafter when  any change in the price of Tank 
in  this  city  we  will  notify 

Wagon  oil  occurs 
dealers  through  the  M i c h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n .

Standard  Oil  Co.,

J.  0.  BONNELL,  Manager.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Oct.  30,  1893.

JOBBERS  OF

STAPLE  BffD  FANCY

G R O C E R I E S ,

G R A N D   R A P I D S .

WESTERN  MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR

G.  H.  HAMMOND  CO’S  SUPERIOR  BHTTERINE.

14

EVIL  RESULTS  IN  GOOD.

Written for The Tradesman.

This is a reversible  proposition. 

It is 
no  nearer  the  truth  to  say  that  “good 
cometh  out  of  evil”  than  to  say  evil 
cometh  out of good; but,  when expressed 
in this'way,  it loses its luster as a beacon 
star of hope when  evil  is  upon  us,  and 
weakens its  force as  an  incentive  to do 
good.

The fact is,  that good  and  evil  are co­
existent and inseparable.  This indisolu­
ble union is found  in  all earthly  things.
A  misconception  of  this  fact  has  been 
the  prolific  cause  of  much  sorrow  and 
bitter  disappointment  among  the  chil­
dren  of,men. 
Imperfect men and women 
—and no other kind have, thus  far  been 
evolved—set  up  separate  standards  of 
good and evil,  and  when  the discovery  is 
made  that  their beautiful ideals  of  good 
are tainted with evil,  sorrow  and  disap­
pointment is the result. _ If  we could re­
concile ourselves to the fact—for fact it is 
—that there is nothing absolutely  good or 
absolutely  evil  in  the  world  of  matter 
and  facts,  thereby  conforming ourselves 
to irrevocable conditions, our lives would 
run smoother and  be  less subject to  un­
pleasant  surprises.  Good  results  from 
evil.  Proof of the  truthfulness  of  this 
proposition will  not  be demanded  by any 
observant 
Every  passing 
event  is followed  by  good  and  evil  re­
sults. 
If  the evil  appears  to  predomin­
ate  »we  call  the  event  a  calamity,  but 
where a preponderance of good  is appar­
ent  we  accept  it  as  a  blessing.  After 
the ripple of  excitement  caused  by  the 
event  has  passed out of  our minds,  and 
we view it at a  distance,  we  frequently 
discover  that,  what  was  dubbed  a  dire 
calamity at the time of its  visitation,  was, 
really,  a  blessing  in  disguise.  On  the 
other hand,  the lapse of time  will always 
prove that no  event,  however promising 
in its aspects,  will  pass away  and  leave 
no evil in  its trail.

individual. 

The terrible business depression which 
has  befallen 
this  country,  paralyzing 
commercial  activities,  stultifying  ¿the 
spirit of  enterprise and casting a mantle 
of gloom and despondency over the great 
mass of  wage-earners,  is,  apparently,  an 
evil  of  gigantic  proportions. 
Indeed 
statisticians  tell  us 
that,  in  many  re 
spects,  it is the greatest evil of  the kind 
that has ever befallen the country. 
It is 
generally conceded  that  there never be 
fore was such  a  protracted  period of de 
pression.  This protraction  has  weighed 
heavily  upon  the  business  community 
The  suspense  occasioned  by  prolonged 
inactivity  is  very  trying  to  American 
people who are  so  constituted  that con 
tentment is out of  the question  when the 
quickening influences of  active trade are
not  felt.  Whatever 
the  causes  which 
have led  up  to this deplorable  condition • 
of  our  industries,  when  the  clouds roll 
by  and  we  feel  the  revivifying  rays  of 
the sun of  prosperity once  more,  it  will 
be seen that the evil was not an  unmixed 
one—that good came out of  it.  This de­
pression came upon  the country’s indus­
tries  unexpectedly—so  far,  at  least,  as 
the  degree  of  severity  to  which  it  at­
tained 
trade, 
therefore,  was  not  prepared to  meet  it. 
The sluggishness of trade during the win­
ter,  and the  tardiness of  prompt paying 
customers  in  settling  their  bills,  were 
attributed to harsh winter weather,  snow 
blockades, coal  famines and other causes, 
and  it  was hoped and  expected  that  the 
advent of spring would  restore  trade  to

is  concerned—and 

the 

its normal  condition. 
If  the  trade  had 
understood the true  significance  of  this 
unhealthy  condition  of  things; 
that  it 
was prognosticative of the near approach 
of the financial cyclone which burst upon 
the country,  crashing  the  banks,  fright­
ening the circulating medium  into vaults 
and secret  hiding  places,  quenching the 
furnace fires in  our factories,  and paral­
yzing business 
to  such  an  extent  that, 
after six months of  helpless  prostration, 
there are no sure  and  certain  evidences 
of  convalescence,  it  would  have  been 
better prepared  to meet  it.  But  so  far 
as the  good which  will  surely  come out 
of it is  concerned,  it 
is  better  to  have 
happened  as it did.  The mettle of busi­
ness men  has  been tried as by fire. 
It is 
a “ survival of  the  fittest”  contest,  and 
those who  have  gone  down,  and  others 
who will  yet go down, are the ones whose 
houses  were not  “ set  in  order”  to stand 
the pressure.  The story of  their  down­
fall  will  not  soon  be forgotten—of their 
unsound condition;  their  unbusinesslike 
methods;  their  injudicious  and reckless 
extension of  credits,  and  haphazard  pur­
chases of stock;  their neglect of business 
details,  needless  expenditure  in  doing 
business, and foolish extravagance in the 
cost of  living,  and  their 
incompetency 
and  general  unfitness  for  the  business 
they  were engaged  in,  will all  appear as 
red  signal  lights  along  the  highway of 
mercantile activity,  after  the  debris  has 
been  cleared away, to warn all who travel 
thereon of the quagmires, slippery places 
and dangerous  pitfalls which lie on either 
side.  This  is  one  great  good that will 
result from the  present  great evil.  The 
business system  is  being purged and pur­
ified,  and another decade or two will  pass 
away before it again becomes corrupt and 
debilitated. 
is  quite  probable  that 
the  present  generation  of  business  men 
will 
les­
sons 
at 
such  a  woful  expense  of  valuable 
time.  Like the boy  with  his  first gram­
mar lessons,  they  suffer  martyrdom,  see­
ing nothing  but evil  in  it;  but  later on, 
when the bitter tasks  are ended,  the out­
come  of  good  will  be  clearly  perceived 
and  fully  realized. 
It  is  strange  that 
business  men—all  who  are  engaged  in 
commercial 
pursuits,  manufacturing, 
mercantile or otherwise—fail  to  realize 
that  business conditions  are  what  they, 
themselves,  make 
them.  When  over­
speculation,  over-production,  over-bor­
rowing,  over-extension of credit  or  over 
anything  else,  affects  business  condi­
tions,  each  individual  factor of the great 
aggregate that is responsible for it. dodges 
his  share  of 
responsibility  and 
charges it up  to some  hocus-pocus politi­
cal  move on  the  part  of  some  political
party to which he does not  belong.  The 
same  principle is illustrated  on a smaller 
scale in  trade  organizations.  The  indi­
vidual  member overlooks the great math­
ematical  fact that  the  body of  which  he 
is a member  is  a  composite  entity and 
cannot rise  above  the  level  of  its  ele­
mentary constituents;  or, in other words, 
they forget that the aggregate,  or  organ­
ized body,  is  always  equal  in  value  to 
the  sum  of  all  its  parts. 
Interview  a 
member  of  any organized  body  in  view 
of learning something of the  advantages 
which  he enjoys as the result of his mem­
bership,  and,  invariably,  he will  become 
quite  eloquent  in  proclaiming the  won­
derful  things that might be accomplished 
if  they  (meaning  the  other 
individual 
factors)  would only do this or that.  His

bitter 
learning 

forget 
are 

never 
they 

now 

the 

the 

It 

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15

the  difficulty. 

omission  of 
the  pronoun  “ we”  shows 
that  he  entirely overlooks  his  own  re­
sponsibility in the  matter  of  concerted 
action.  The  whole  is  made  up  of  so 
many  parts  that  each  individual  feels 
that the  manner  in  which  he  conducts 
his  part  can  have  no  possible  bearing 
or influence in  the development of  trade 
conditions,  good,  bad  or indifferent;  and 
so,  when  bad  conditions  are  developed 
by the injudicious conduct of  the whole, 
by means of over  production, over-specu­
lation or otherwise,  each  individual  part 
puts on  the cap of  innocence  and  looks 
outside of  himself  and  entirely beyond 
his own field of operations  for  the  true 
cause  of 
If  it  be  true 
that the individual  parts  are  blameless, 
as each one avers,  then it holds  that  the 
whole,  or  body  politic,  is  blameless. 
What,  then,  is the cause  of  the  present 
deplorable  condition  of  things? 
Is  it 
caused  by  pestilence,  war  or  famine? 
No;  we  are  blessed  with  the usual  de­
gree of good health;  we are at peace with 
all mankind, and our granaries and ware­
houses  are packed  from  basement  to roof 
with an  abundance  of  everything  that 
mother earth and  the  ingenuity of  man 
can  produce—and the  cost  of  food  and 
raiment  is  measured  by 53  cent  wheat 
and  10 cent  wool! 
Is  it  brought  about 
through a lack of  exchange  medium  to 
do business  with?  No; 
there never was 
a  time  in  the  history  of  the  country 
when the circulating medium was greater 
than  at  present.  Why  is  it,  then,  that 
three-quarters of a million of  our people 
are this moment  in  a  condition  of  en­
forced  idleness?  Why  is  it  that  thou­
sands  in  this  beautiful  city  of  Grand 
Rapids  have  no visible means of  keeping 
soul  and  body together through the  com­
ing winter—and some of  these  worthy of 
being classed  among the best citizens  of 
the city in everything that goes to  make 
ready 
up  good  citizenship,  except  a 
supply 
is 
that  money  was  never  so  plen­
it 
tiful  and  yet  never  so  hard 
to  get 
hold of? 
Is there no cause for this terri­
ble effect?  Verily there  is. 
It is some-
thing  broader,  deeper,  and  more compli­
cated  than  the  “ High  Diddle Diddle Dish 
Ran  Away  With  The  Spoon”  comedy 
farce  which  is  being played  by  the  Old 
Hen Senatorial Company at  Washington, 
would seem  to indicate.  There is not an 
intelligent business  man  in  this city  who 
does  not  understand  the  true cause, or 
combination  of  causes,  rather,  that has 
led  up  to the present  condition  of things 
better than  the  august  body  of  monied 
aristocrats who are  disgracing  the Uni­
ted States senate  chamber with  their  in­
human exhibition of physical  endurance. 
It must be very  hard on  the  old  fellows 
considering 
their  advanced  ages,  but 
they suffer less real  pain  than  do the peo­
ple who are compelled  to  read  of  their 
daily  and  nightly  antics.  But  let  us 
bear it bravely as  become  the citizens of 
a  mighty  republic.  Let  us  place  our 
faith in  prophecy  and  trust  to the capa­
city  of  Gabriel’s  lungs  and  the  awful 
toot of that final  blast,  as  a sure and cer­
tain means of ending this special  session 
of the senate.

needful?  Why 

the 

of 

The resulting good will be commensur­
ate  with the degree of  evil  suffered.  A 
slight depression  would  have resulted  in 
little  good;  but  the  depression  under 
which  we suffer at present,  by  reason of 
its severity  and  the  protracted period of 
its duration,  will  result  in  great  good. 
Business  men  have  become  disgusted

the 

show, 

invariably, 

failure  and 

that  has  gone  down, 

leaves  a  record  behind 
investigation  of 

with  the  contradictory  diagnostical  as­
sertions  of  the  political  and  financial 
doctors,  and  they  are  investigating  for 
themselves.  They  are  studying politics 
and finance  in  an  earnest  endeavor  to 
ascertain  what bearing  the tariff and  sil­
ver  questions  have  on  the  business of 
the country. 
It is one  continued  object 
lesson.  Every  bank  that has gone to the 
wall; every  factory  furnace fire  that  has 
become  extinguished;  every  mercantile 
and 
concern 
every  business  enterprise 
that  has 
it. 
collapsed, 
these  re­
A  careful 
cause 
cords 
of 
the  damaging  effect 
thereof  on  the  general  business.  The 
list is headed with a crash of two or three 
mismanaged  banks,  dragging  down  with 
them  scores  of well-managed  but  sub­
ordinate banking concerns.  This  is fol­
lowed  by a big scare and inordinate runs, 
which cause a  wide-spread suspension of 
banks;  a withdrawal of deposits;  a cur­
tailment of commercial  discounts,  and a 
sudden  and  mighty  dearth  of  the  circu­
lating medium.  Now,  the  revulsion be­
gins  to  prey  on  its  legitimate  victims. 
The  money  is locked  up,  and  one  after 
auother the  big  bubbles  begin  to  burst 
like wind-stuffed  bladders,* and  such  an 
explosion of wind  was never  before  wit­
nessed.  General confusion  prevails  and 
the 
people  become 
alarmed and  imagine  that  something is 
“ out  of  whack”  at  Washington.  De­
signing  politicians  and selfish  financiers 
take advantage of the  people’s alarm and 
bring  pressure  to  bear  on  Grover  for a 
special  session  of Congress.  He  yields, 
the special  is called,  and  now the  dear, 
innocent  people  know that there  is some­
thing “ out of whack”  at Washington.

innocent 

dear, 

Business men  are not  as  innocent  to­
day as they  were  six  months  ago.  For 
the  first  time  in  their  lives  they have 
been looking outside of their  own  busi­
ness  (they  have had  nothing  else to do), 
and the view  will  make them  wiser busi­
ness men and  more  intelligent  citizens. 
An  attempt to particularize all  the  good
that  will  come  out  of  this  great  evil 
would require a  whole volume  of  space. 
The reader may  read the details  between 
the lines. 

E .  A.  O w e n .

F ro m  th e  M erch an ts’ Review .

A ppearances  in  the  Grocery  Store.
Appearances do not count  for much as 
regards the articles handled  by  grocers, 
although  the excessive pains that are lav­
ished  upon  the  labels  affixed  to the cans 
in  which  some  brands  of  canned goods 
are put  up  would seem  to indicate  that a 
different opinion exists in some quarters. 
But  how  many  retailers  and  consumers 
are so foolish as to  buy canned goods on 
the artistic merits of  their  labels? 
It is 
certain  that  coffee  and  tea,  and  butter 
and cheese,  not  to  mention  many  other 
food  products,  must present far more  im­
portant claims to public favor than a fine 
appearance  either  of  the  goods  them­
selves  or  their  coverings.  A  beautiful 
gloss  upon the  coffee  berries,  a tasteful 
blend of the tints of the tea leaf or a rich 
color of the butter  and cheese will count 
for nothing if the  goods  are  wanting in 
flavor,  or possess other  faults  that  will 
repel  the  consumer.  And  the  same  is 
true of  the labels,  however  showy,  that 
may  be affixed to the packages containing 
the goods.
It is quite different,  however,  with  the 
appearance  of  the  store.  Compare  the 
overcrowded,  untidy,  ill-smelling,  dirty 
little  establishments 
that  yet  exist  in 
some parts of this city  with  those owned 
by some of the leaders in  the retail  gro­
cery trade,  and  it  will  be  seen  that ap­
pearances  are  highly  important  in  the 
successful conduct of  the  grocery  busi­

the 

storekeeper’s 

ness. 
It  would  be  well  if  some grocers 
could  be  given  the  power,  not  to  see 
themselves as  others see them,  but to see 
their stores through  the eyes of  disinter­
ested  persons.  The  consequence  would 
probably  soon  be  seen  in a decided im­
provement  of 
the  appearance  of  their 
places of business,  to  the satisfaction  of 
the  public and the increase of their sales 
and profits.  Because a store is small,  it 
need  not  be  an  offense  to  the  eye  and 
nose, and the attractiveness of  a window 
display  is not dependent  upon  the space 
at the window-dresser’s  command or the 
volume  of 
trade. 
Some of the most  tasteful  and  effective 
window  displays  ever  made  by  grocers 
have  been  made  in  the  smaller  stores, 
but,  as a rule,  the show  windows  of  the 
latter class of establishments leave much 
to  be  desired,  being  often  turned  into 
storerooms  for  piles  of  staple  goods 
that  shut  out  the  daylight  and  are  the 
reverse  of  ornamental.  A  little  atten­
tion to appearances,  as  regards  the store 
and  its  fittings,  would  not take  up  much 
of  the  dealer’s  time,  yet  would  be  of 
great benefit  in attracting new customers. 
Cleanliness is one of the principal  essen­
tials,  and  hardly less important is a neat 
arrangement  of 
the  stock.  Dirty  and 
dingy  metal  work  is  an  offense  to  the 
customer’s eye and should not be allowed. 
The cost of  the delivery  service  will  be 
about as great  whether  the  wagons  are 
in  constant need of  a fresh coat of paint 
or  are  on  a  par  with those sent out by 
first-class firms,  and the same  is  true of 
the condition of  the  harness.  A  hand­
some,  freshly-painted  delivery  wagon  is 
a perambulating advertisement of consid­
erable value.  Appearances also count in 
respect of the stationery used in the store. 
It is a false economy  to  use hideous and 
coarse-looking  stationery 
in  dealings 
with the  women  folk,  who  are the  prin­
cipal customers of  retail grocers and  are 
quick 
tasteful  effects, 
whether produced in  the  show-window, 
the  weekly  bill  or  statement  received 
from  the  grocer,  or  in  the  advertising 
matter that he may occasionally send out.

to  appreciate 

Easily  Explained.

“ There  is one  thing I don’t understand 
about you,”  said the manager to the new 
clerk.

“ What is that?”
“ Every time you  see  the  figure 3 you 
call it ‘2.’”
“ Oh,  that’s easily explained.”
“ How?”
“ I  used  to  be a  salesman  in  the  ladies’ 

department of a shoe store.”

TUL. È. DO

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

Tim e Table in  effect May  14, 1893.

VIA  D .,  L.  A  N  K 'T .

Lv. G rand  Rapids a t ....... 7: ¡0 a.  m.  and 1:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t ..............   1:15 p.  m.  and 10:45 p. m.
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.

VIA   D .,  G.  H .  A  M  R’Y.

R eturn connections equally as good.

W.  H.  B e n n e t t ,  G eneral  Pass.  Agent, 

Toledo. Ohio.

Grand  Rapids  Si Indiana. 
S chedule  In  effect A ug. 27,1893.

S o u th . 
F o r M’k in aw .T rav . C ity  an d  Sag. 6:50 a  m  
F o r C adillac an d  S a g in a w .........   2:15 p m  
F o r  P eto sk ey  & M ac k in a w ..........8:10 p m  
F rom   K alam azo o ............................. 9:10 a  m
F rom  C hicago a n d  K a la m a z o o ..  9  40 p m 
d aily .  O th ers tra in s  d aily  ex c ep t Sunday.
does n o t ru n  to  T ra v erse C ity  on Sundays.

T ra in s a rriv in g   fro m  s o u th  a t  6:50 a  m   a n d   9:10 a  m 
T ra in   le a v in g   n o rth   a t   7:20 a. m   d aily .  T his  tra in  

N orth.
7:20 a  m
10:50  p m

4:15 p m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

A rriv e fro m   L eave g oing 

N o rth . 

S outh.
7 :00  a  i
10:06  a i
2:00  p m
6:00  p i
11:20  p  m

F o r  C in c in n a ti................................  6 :S0 a m 
F o r K alam azo o  a n d   C h ic a g o ... 
F o r F o rt W ay n e a n d  th e   E a s t..  11:50 a m  
F o r  C in c in n a ti................................  6 :1 5 p m  
F o r K alam azoo  &  C h ic a g o ........10:40 p m  
F rom  S ag in aw ..................................  11:50 a  m
F ro m  S ag in aw ..................................10:40 p m
d aily :  a ll  o th e r  tra in s   d ally  e x c e p t8 u n d a y .
Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

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

11:20pm
7:06 a m
10:06  a m  tr a in   th ro u g h   co a ch   a n d   W a g n e r  P a rlo  
11:20  p m   tr a in   d a lly ,  th ro u g h   coach  a n d   W a g n er 

Lv G rand  R apids 
A rr C hicago 
C ar.
S leeping C ar.

1 0 :0 6 am  
4:10 p m  

2*00p m  
9:10 p m  

10  00 p  m
Lv  C hicago 
A rr G ran d  R apids 
6  f>0  a  m
4  00  p  m  th ro u g h   W a g n e r  P a rlo r  C ar an d   coaches. 
D ining  c a r  to   K alam azoo.  10  00  p  m  tr a in   d aily , 
th ro u g h   C oach  a n d   W a g n e r  S leeping  C ar.

4:00 p m  
9  «0 p m 

7  05& m  
2 .1> p  m  

F o r M uskegon—Leave. 

M u sk e g o n , G ra n d   R ap id *  &  In d ia n a .
9 4 0 a m
7:00  a m  
11:25  a  m 
4  40  p m
6:40  p m  
6:26 p m

F rom  M uskegon—A rrive

Sunday tr a in   leaves  fo r  M uskegon  a t   7:45 a   m . a r ­
tr a in   leave«  M uske 
riv in g  a t   9  15  a   m .  R e tu rn in g  
go n  a t   4:80 p m , a rriv in g  a t  G ran d   R apids a t   5:50 p m .
O. L.  LOCKWOOD,

G eneral  P assen g e r an d  T icket  A gent.

CHICAGO 

ÜÜ. 24-1893

A N D   W E S T   M IC H IG A N   R ’Y.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.  G’d R apids.............. 7:3ilam  1:25pm  *ll:?0pm
..................  1:55pm  6:50pm  *6:30am
Ar. Chicago 

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

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

VIA  ST.  JO S E P H   AND  STEAM ER.
Lv. G rand  R apids..............  
...  1:2.pm  +6:30pm
Ar.  C h ic a g o .................................. 8:3  pm 
2:00am
Lv. Chicago  9:30am ...A r. G rand R apids5:25 pm 

TO  AND FROM   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  PE T O SK E Y .

7:30am ........... 
Lv. G rand  Rapids .. 
2:45pm
........... 
Ar.  M anistee.............  12:10pm 
7:  5pm
8 -05 pm
12:40pm ........... 
Ar. Traverse C ity .... 
Ar. C harlevoix......... 
...........  10:45pm
3:15pm 
...........  11:15pm
3:45pm 
Ar.  Petoskey 
Ar.  Bay View  ......... 
3:55pm 
...........   11:2  pm
A rrive  from   Bay  View,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:C0p.  m.
Local train to W hite Cloud  leaves G rand R ap­
ids 5:45 p. m., connects  for  Big  Rapids and  Kre 
mont.  R eturning  arrives  G rand  Rapids  11:20 
a.  m.
PA R LO R   AND  SL E E P IN G   CARS.
ToC hlcago.lv  G. R ..  7:3  am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
To Petoskey lv.G. R ..  7:30am  2:45pm 
.............
To G.  R. .lv. l  hicago.  7 :45am  4:5  pm  *11:35pm
ToG . R ..lv.P etoskey  5:0: lain  1:30pm 
.............
tE x cep t Saturday.  O ther trains 
week days only.

»Every day. 

DETROIT, 

J1,L™’lwi

L A N S IN G   &  N O R T H E R N   R.  R .

GOING  TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  D etroit.....................   7:45am  *1:45pm  6:00pm
Ar. G rand R apids.........12:45pm  *5:4opm  10:45pm

TO  AND  FROM   SA GINAW ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LO U IS. 

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

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

Lv. G rand  R apids............ 7 :00am  1:45pm  5 :40pm
Ar. from  Low ell................12:45pm  5:4opm  ............

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  C arson all trains  between  G rand  R ap­
ids and  Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on m orn­
ing train.

♦E veryday.  O ther trains  week days  only.

GEO.  DeIIAVEN. Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

Mich ig an (Te n t m l

“  The Niagara Falls Route/"

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 2s,  1893.)

♦Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.
k 11 il Î1X*  A 11 /vlViAwo /lull r.  j-v zv aa«\4 Civnilaw

A rrive. 
D epart
10  20 d  m ............ D etroit  E x p re ss ............. 6  5 5 p m
6 0 0 a m   __ »A tlantic and  Pacific........M 4 5 p m
1  00 p in  .......New  York  Express  .........  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.
Direct  com m unication  made  at  D etroit  w ith 
all through  trains east  over  the  M ichigan Cen 
tral Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A.  A l m q c ist, T ic k e t  A gent,

Union Passenger station.

■E T R O IT ,  G R A N D   H A V E N   &  M IL ­

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Av3.

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

EASTW ARD.

T rains  Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
I o n ia ............ Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
O w ossa.........Ar
E.  S aginaw ..A r
Bay C ity .......A r
F lint  --------- Ar
Pt.  H u ro n ...A r
P o n tia c .........Ar
D etroit...........Ar

+No.  14 +No.  16 tN o.  18 •S o .  82
6 45am
10 45pm 
7 40am
12 27am
8 25am
1 45am
9 00am
2 40am
10 50am
6 40am 
11 32am
7 15am 
10 05am 
5 4  am
1205pm
7 30am 
5 37am 
10 53am
11 50am
7 Ouam
W ESTW ARD

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

325pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
o 0 5 p m  
8  00pm 
8  37pm
7 (5pm 
S 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

1  00pm
2  10pm

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

T rains Leave 
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d H aven,  Ar 
Milw’kee Str  “ 
Chicago Str.  11

i•S o . 81 tN o. 11 tN o.  13. tN o.  15
10 20pm
11 '-0 pm 
6 30am

7 00am
8 20am
4 00pm
tD aily except  Sunday. 
T rains  arrive  from   the  east,  6:35  a.m .,  12:50 
T rains  arrive  from  the  west, 6:40 a.  m.,  10:10 
E astw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  P arlcr  B uffet 
W estw ard— No. 11  Parlor Car.  No.  15 W agner 

p.m.. 4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
a. m ., 3:15 p.m.  and 9:15 a. m.
car.  No. 18 P arlor  Car.
Parlor Buffet car.

»Daily.

J a s .  C a m p b e l l ,  City T ’cket A gent.

"23 M onroe Street^

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis—Index  of 

the  M arkets.

Special Correspondence.

N e w   Y o k k ,  Oct.  38.—During  the past 
week  there  has  been a better  feeling set­
ting in  among the trade and  the rush  for 
stocks has  been  amazing.  Sugar  stock, 
which could  have  been  bought  last sum­
mer for 66,  is now  104,  and  in  sympathy 
therewith 
there  has  been  an  advance 
along nearly  the  whole line.  Of  course, 
stocks are not actual sugar or  bread and 
butter,  and as to the rise  of  anything in 
the line of staples,  there  has  been none. 
There  is simply  a  feeling  of  more confi­
dence,  and.  perhaps,  a little  more reach­
ing out after goods most  in  demand  for 
the holidays,  such  as  first class  apples, 
grapes,  nice raisins, figs, nuts,  etc.

“ We hail  with joy” the closing  of  the 
World’s  Fair,  for,  really,  its  benefits  to 
New  York  have  been microscopic.

Politics rage and the people  imagine a 
thing.  This  will  continue  until 
vain 
Nov. 7,  wheu  the mill will  begin  to grind 
as  before.  We  rejoice 
to  know  that 
some illegal  registration has been nipped 
in  the  bud  and  that some convictions are 
likely  to follow.
Collections  are  rather  slow—not  as 
good,  in  fact,  as a  fortnight  ago. 
It  is 
tax-paying time and that  is  the  excuse. 
By  the  way,  Vanderbilt  sent  in  a check 
the  other  day  for  his  yearly 
taxes, 
amounting to  half  a  million  dollars  in 
round  numbers.  It is needless to remark 
that Vanderbilt 
is  not  in  the  grocery 
business.
The  market  for  butter shows no im­
provement since  last  writing  and  27}£c 
top  price  for  both  best  Elgin 
is  the 
and  State.  Under  grades  are in ample 
supply  and are  selling  from 33c to 35c.
Cheese  is selling  moderately, but  l l ^ c  
is the  utmost that can  be obtained.
Western eggs are bringing  22%c  and 
are  wanted.  They are good  property  to 
have just now.
In  foreign dried fruits, off-stalk Valen 
cia raisins are quoted  5J^c  and  6J^c for 
layers,  although  the  latter,  to arrive, can 
be  bought for 6JiC, and  even  6J^c.  New 
crop  California, 
to  arrive,  5@5J^c for 
83-crown  loose.  New currants,  2>£@5c; 
Turkish  prunes,  3J^@5c;  California 
boxes,  S@9e;  bags.  7@7)£c;  almonds 
16>£@20e;  Valencia, 24%c;  Jordans, 33c 
Naples  walnuts.  8}£@9c;  new  dates, 
Fard,  in  boxes,  4K@5c and 6c  in  cases 
Brazil nuts are selling slowly at ~%@8% c 
Lemon  peel,  SX@9J4c;  citron,  Leghorn 
1034@ llc.
Lemons  are  selling slowly  and can  be 
purchased  at  low  figures,  ranging from 
§2.75@3.50—the  latter  price  buying 
Jamaica oranges 
really  superior article. 
are  worth $5  in  boxes that  are re-packed 
Pineapples,  S5@12  per  hundred  as 
to 
size.  Bananas  show  no change and are 
selling at SI@1.25 for  firsts.
in  domestic  fruits  apples  are selling 
well  for first-class  stock,  and  are  quot­
able at S2.50@3.50, as  to kind.  Cranber­
ries  selling  slowly,  owing  to  the  large 
accumulation  of  poor stock  here,  and it 
must  be  very  fancy  article  to fetch 85 
per bbl.
Hickory nuts are  worth  from Sl@1.25 
per bushel; chestnnts. 82.75@3.50 per bu.
While  hardly  to be classed as an  arti­
cle  for  grocers,  it may  be of  interest to 
mention  that  Michigan  venison  is plenty 
and sells very slowly  at  10@12 cents,  by 
the saddle,  and  for 5@10c for the whole 
deer.
Potatoes,  S2@2.25  per  bbl  and  81.75 
for sweets.
Canned  goods  are  in a waiting condi­
tion  and  the  week just passed  has seen 
transactions  of  note,  while 
very  few 
prices  are  barely  steady.  Tomatoes, 
however,  are selling  well,  and  are  worth 
$1-02%@1.10  as  to  brand  and  place  of 
packing. 
It  is  thought the pack will be 
about  10 per cent,  larger  than  last  year 
—possibly  more.  Corn  is  very  dull  at 
present prices,  ranging  from 90c@Sl  for 
New York  to 81.10  for Maine.

Sugar remains at  the old  figure of 5%c 
for granulated,  although  there  are  some 
indications  that  this  price may soon  be 
shaded.
It is said  that  Armour & Co.  are pack­
ing  sixty-four  pounds  of  oleo  in  sixty 
pound  tubs,  or  those  that are stamped

sixty,  thus  beating the Government oat 
of  8 cents  revenue on every tub put up. 
Many  frauds  in  oleo  are hinted at and 
vigorous  prosecutions promised.
The  failure  of  Geo.  C.  Napheys,  of 
some  comment 
Philadelphia,  caused 
here.  He  made  a  great  show over the 
“ pure lard” he made. 
It transpires now 
that  among  other  things  he  owes  for 
are  1.000  barrels  cottonseed  oil.  Great 
is purity! 

J ay.

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

Norman  Odell,  the  Jefferson  Avenue 

Grocer.

in 

the 

Norman Odell,  grocer,  at 255  Jefferson 
avenue,  was  born 
township  of 
Warwick,  Lambton  county,  Ontario,  32 
years ago.  His  father,  Cornelius  Odell, 
was one of the sturdy yeomanry of 
that 
stronghold  of  gritism,  and  died  when 
Norman  was but three  years  old.  The 
boy  attended  school in the vicinity of his 
birthplace until  his tenth  year,  when  he 
came to Armada,  St. Clair county,  Mich., 
to make his  home  with an  uncle.  Here 
he remained about three years,  attending 
school  and  working on his  uncle’s farm. 
In  1874  he returned  to Canada,  and  went 
to work  on  a  farm not  far from  his  old 
home.  He had  never taken very kindly 
to farming,  and,  when he was  offered  a 
situation  as clerk  in a grocery and crock­
ery store  in  Forest,  he  accepted it  with 
situation 
alacrity.  He  retained 
three years,  when  he 
to 
Chicago.  There he alternated from driv­
ing a milk wagon  to clerking in a grocery 
store for about two and a  half  years,  at 
the end of which  time he  came to Grand 
Rapids.  He secured  a situation with  Ira 
C.  Hatch,  with whom  he  remained  seven 
years.  Upon  leaving  Mr.  Hatch’s  em­
ploy  be bought  F.  L.  Blake &  Son’s gro­
cery stock,  but,  after only seven  months’ 
possession,  sold out,  and  bought  Lozier 
& Underwood’s  grocery  and  bakery,  on 
the corner of Wealthy and Jefferson ave­
nues.  About a year later  he  moved to 
bis  present 
location  at  255  Jefferson 
avenue.

left  and  went 

this 

Mr.  Odell has  a  business  of  which  a 
much older man  might  justly  be proud. 
He  has worked  hard for his  success  and 
well deserves it, for it is based upon sound 
business principles, integrity and square 
dealing. 
If,  as some one  has  said,  the 
condition of things in the store  is an  in­
dex  of 
the  owner’s  character,  then 
Norman  is a  man  whom 
it will  pay  to 
“tie to.”  His store is the ideal of  neat­
ness and  is as clean  and bright  as  a new 
pin.  No decayed  vegetables  offend  the 
eye or nose,  but everything is  clean  and 
wholesome looking.  Mr. Odell  believes 
that it  costs  less to keep his store look­
ing attractive than it  does to have it re­
semble the interior of a junk  shop.

So far as can  be  ascertained,  he  has 
but one peculiarity—he  is not a member 
of any  secret or  other  society.  He  was 
married  in June of the  present  year  to 
Miss Carrie Chapman of this city.

Grains  and  Feedstuff's.

Wheat—The week  closed with a some­
what  stronger  feeling.  Export  clear­
ances were heavier than  for the  previous 
week  by  fully 600,000  bushels.  The lo­
cal market is 4c  higher  than  last week, 
but,  until  the piling  up of visible supply 
ceases,  there can  be  no  permanent  im­
provement.  The mills  are  compelled to 
go outside for a  portion  of  their  stock, 
as farmers are holding for higher  prices.
is  dull, 
without feature.  Only the regular trade 
is being  supplied.

Flour—Unchanged.  Market 

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N .

V egetable  Scoop  F o rk s.

In shoveling  potatoes or other vegetables from  wagon  box  or  floor with 
the forks as  they have been made,  either  the  load  on  the  fork  must  be 
forced  up  hill  sharply,  or  the  head  of  the  fork  lowered as the  push con­
tinues. 
If the head of the fork is  lowered  the  points will  be  raised  and 
run  into the potatoes.  The sharp edge of oval-tined forks  will bruise pota­
toes and  beets,  and the ordinary points  will  stick into them.

These difficulties are entirely  overcome  by  our  SCOOP  FORK. 

It  has 
IT WILL LOAD TO THE HEAD WITH­
It also  holds  its  load  and  hangs  easy  to 

round tines and  flattened  points. 
OUT RAISING THE POINTS. 
work.

The superiority of  our SCOOP FORK over  the  wire  scoop is in  its  much 
It  is  all made from one piece of steel 

greater  durability  and  handiness. 
and  will  last for years.

The  utility  of  this  fork  is not limited to vegetables. 

It  will  be found 
excellent for handling coal,  lime,  sawdust,  fine manure and  a great  variety 

of  uses.F oster& tevens
I  &<§ MONROfc

ST.

L A M B ’S  

W OOL S O L E S .

tiàsÈÌÌeÌSiiàteStfìfe

N othing is more com fortable for tired  and sore W orld's F air feet than a crochet slipper.  H oliday 
trade is near.  Be prepared.  We  now have  a com plete  assortm ent  in  colors and sizes  a t  bottom 
prices.

HIRTH,  ICR A. USB  &  CO.

SwMSSWt

MUSICBGON  B A K B R Y

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

CRACKERS,  BISCUITS,  CAKES.

O rigin ators  o f  th e  C elebrated  C ake,  “ M U SK E G O N   B R A N C H .”

HARRY  FOX,  Manager,

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

V

Tiy  CLO TH ING  M E R C H A N T S.

We have decided  not to carry over any  of our  fall  stock. 

It  will  pay  you  well  to 
see oar line of ready-made clothing of every  description;  none  better, few as cheap; 
and these reduced  prices place  us lowest of all, as every vesture must be closed  out. 
W rite our Michigan representative,

WILLIAM  CONNOR,

Box 346,  Marshall,  Mich,,  and he will soon  be  with  you.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

WHOLESALE  CLOTHIERS,

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

Notice—William  Connor will  be  at  Sweet’s  Hotel,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  ou 

Thursday  and Friday,  October 26 and 27.

CUSTOMERS’  EXPENSES  ALLOWED.

Tour  Bank Account Solicited.

Kent  County Savings

G R A N D   R A P ID S   .M IC H .

J no.  A.  f -o v i.d e ,  Pres.

H ehrv  Idema. Vice-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Ver d ie r,  Cashier.

K. Van H or, Ass’tC ’s’r. 

T ra n sa c ts  a  G e n e ra l B a n k in g   B u sin ess. 

I n te r e s t  A llo w e d   o n   T im e   a n d   S a v in g s 

D ep o sits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno.  A. Covode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O 'Brien.  A. J   Bowne, 
J  no. W. Blodgett,J. A.  McKee, 

H enry Idem a,
J.  A. S. V erdier.
D e p o sits  E x c eed   O n e  M illio n   D o lla rs .

ARE  THE  TIMES  HERD?

THEN  MAKE  THEM  EAST 
BY  ADOPTING  TH E  COU­
PON  BOOK  SYSTEM  FUR 
NISHED  BY  THE

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

GRAND  r a p id s.

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

GENUINE  :  V ICI  :  SHOE,
P lain toe in opera and  opera  toe and C. S.  heel. 
D and E  and E  E w idths, at 91.50.  Patent leather 
tip,  $1.55.  Try them ,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sam ple dozen.

R E E D E R   B R O S.  S H O E   CO ,

G rand  Rapids, Mich.

S E E   Q U O TA TIO N S.

A . . B . B R O O K S  &  C O .,

M anufacturing Confectioners,  have  a  specially  fine  Hue  for  the  fall  trade—uow

RED-:-8TAR  BOUGHDROPS

ready

They  are the  cleanest,  purest and  best goods in the market.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  goods. Carpets and Cloaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

M ackinaw  Shirts  and  Lumbermen’s  Socks

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt flaraslslBiar k Co., 48'G°;and  r $

s? st-

rT , HESE  chests  will 
soon 
A  pay for themselves  in  the 
I breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

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

NEW   NOVELTIES

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

the best selling cakes we ever made.

CREAM  CRISP. 

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
NEWTON, a rich  finger  with  fig  filling.  This  is  bound  to  be  one  of 
THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

P.  &.  B. 
O Y STER S.

Kqualled  by  Few,

Kxeelled  by  None.

PU T N A M  

CA N D Y  

PACKED  BY  THE

COM PANY.

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GRUND  RAPIDS, 
BRUSH  COMPÌ,
ERS  OF B R U S H E S GRAND  RAPIDS, 

M odel  Oak  S to ves,

B A .R a A .I N S   I N

O a r   G ood»  » re   «old  b r   a ll  M ic h ig a n   J o b b in g   H o u te a .

MANUFACTUR 

MICH.

The best air tight Oak Stove on  the market,  at the lowest price.

SQUARE  BASE  WITH 

ASH  PAN.

List, each.
13 i n ........................... -  89  00
15 i n .............................   H  00
17 i n .............................   12  70
19 i n .............................   15  00

ROUND AIR  TIGHT  OAK,

Screw Dampers,

Will hold fire  48  hours.

List, each.
13 in  .............................810 10
15 in .............................  12 35
17 in .. ..........................  14 50
19 in  .............................  17 20

WRITE  US

FOR  DISCOUNT.

This oak  is as  well made  as  any of  the  highest  priced  goods.  The  doors  and 
dampers have ground edges. 
It  has  a  nickel  ring  on  top,  nickel  foot rail,  door 
plates and  latches,  and is a very good  looker.  The screw air tight damper on  round 
base is a great  selling  point,  and most  valuable feature.  The  base is  one  casting, 
and  the body  heavy  boiler iron. 
If  you  want  to  make  money on oak stoves,  order 
before our stock  is broken.

H.  L E O N A R D   &  S O N S ,

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

You  Wait  Good,  Liilt,  Sweet  Bread  aad  Biscuits,
FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST
ThaFermantUmCompany

SOLD  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS.

MANUFACTURED  BY

MAIN  OFFICE:

CHICAGO,  270  KINZIE  STREET.

MICHIGAN  AGENCY:

GRAND  RAPIDS,  106  KENT  STREET.

Address  all  communications  to  THE  FERMENTUM  CO.

The  Following------  ^

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

IF  YOU  WANT  THE  BEST 

THESE  ARE  THE  COFFEES  FOR  YOU  TO  BUY.

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

M o ch a ,

W e l l s ’  P e r fe ctio n   Java,
W e l l s ’  J a v a   an d   M och a,
W e a v e r ’s  B lend,
S a n to r a ,
Ideal  G olden  R io,
C o m p o u n d   C rush ed  Java.

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

Q U A L IT Y   W IN S !
And  you  can  depend  on  the  best  qual 

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ity  when  you  buy  this  Brand•

