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FINNEGAN’S  ABSALOM.

I knew him  from  the  time  his  birth, 
twenty-four years  ago,  shook  the nurse­
less and physicianless frontier communi­
ty in Jack  county,  which  was  then  on 
the foremost edge  of  advancing civiliza­
tion,  to its foundation.

Finnegan had been  a respectable clerk 
in his native Ireland,  at a starvation sal­
ary,  and  Mrs. Finnegan a poor dependant 
who acted as nursery governess and gen­
eral slave and scapegoat in the  family of 
a coarse,  unfeeling,  well-to-do  relative.
They had  loved  each  other  long and 
faithfully,  but  timidly,  and  dared  not 
venture  marriage  on  poor  Finnegan’s 
pittance of salary.  But  things  come  to 
people—even so far off  as  Ireland—who 
wait  patiently long  enough,  and  do  not 
die;  and  when this  pathetic couple were 
middle-aged a legacy came to Finnegan— 
without apology for its tardiness—which 
enabled them  to  marry,  and with which 
they immediately came  to  Texas,  of  all 
places,  and bought, of all things,  a cattle 
ranch.

However,  Fate appears sometimes pos­
itively ashamed to  be unkind  to such in­
nocents,  when  they  are  delivered over 
into her hands;  and  the Finnegans  were 
as  prosperous  as  most  of  their  neigh­
bors.

Their loneliness was  dispelled  in  the 
course of a’year or  two by the arrival of 
a son,  the only child of  this  gentle pair, 
and the or’nariest baby  that  ever howled 
the roof off  a  shack.  At  two  or  three 
years old,  when he got to be an expert on 
his feet and with  his  fists and his voice, 
he made the ranch  house so hot that the 
boys were glad to give it  the cold  shake, 
and be out on  the range  or in camp;  and 
by the time he was four he ran the ranch, 
whaled and  hit  any one  that interfered 
with him,  and made himself snch  a  ter­
ror that not a Mexican  would stay on  the 
place.  Finnegan  had  to  build  a mess- 
house  for  the  men,  although the head­
quarters house  had  not  long since been 
made large  purposely  to  have  them all 
together.

member he was 
in  the  camp  one  day 
when  we  were  moving  about, >  getting 
ready to go to  a roundup.  He had a new 
California  rope  he was  awfully tickled 
with,  and  he  kept  riding up behind  the 
men,  roping  them,  jerking  the  noose 
tight around  them,  arms  and all,  so they 
were helpless  till  he got done whooping 
and laughing and slacked up on them.

I saw  Frosty  get  out  his  big-bladed 
knife,  as sharp as a razor,  and  when the 
kid,  after  awhile,  threw  his  rope  over 
him,  Frosty slashed  it  smooth  in  two at 
the point where it  lay  for  a  moment  on 
his saddle horn.  Robbie  went  back  al­
most  out  of  his  saddle,  as  he  braced 
backward for  the  jerk that never came; 
and when he saw his new California rope 
cut in two he yelled with rage.

He  ran  his  pony  up  to Frosty’s, and 
raised his quirt,  blubbering like  a  great 
baby:

“You  cut  my  ro-o-ope!  I’ll  ki-i-ill 

you!”

“You little gadfly,” said Frosty,  catch­
ing  his  arm,  “you touch  me  with  that 
quirt,  and I’ll pull you off your pony and 
wear you to frazzles  with  it  
I’ll  stripe 
you like a zebra—I’ll  skin  you.  You’ll 
get it once  in your life,  if I’m fired for it 
before  sundown.  Now  cut 
loose  and 
quirt me if you  want to!”

But  the  kid  didn’t want to any more. 
He had had a taste  of  the  sort of  thing 
that would have  cured  him  all  along; 
and he went off as  quiet as  a  lamb,  and 
never did monkey with Frosty any more.
He  followed  Alex.  McRaven’s  outfit 
along  one  day—Alex,  was  one  of  my 
wagon  bosses—and  kept  up  his  usual 
tricks  of  roping  the  riders,  stealing 
things out  of  the  mess case, and charg­
ing into the middle  of  the remuda, scat­
tering the horses in every direction.

Finally Alex,  a  slow,  serious  Scotch­
man, but as hard to turn as a buffalo bull 
when his  blood is hot, jerked him off  his 
pony, and  gave  him  a  regular  Scotch 
Covenanter thrashing.

Those who witnessed the spectacle say 
it was a most pleasing  and diverting one 
—Robbie howling like  a  pack of  timber 
wolves,  with  grief,  terror  and  amaze­
ment,  Alex,  thrashing  away  conscien­
tiously  and  methodically,  almost  with 
tears 
in  his  eyes,  as  he reflected that 
Aunt Mary would execrate him,  and Fin­
negan  fire  him  immediately;  but  deter­
mined to finish  the  Lord’s  work  at  any 
cost to young  Finnegan’s anatomy or his 
own  feelings.  When  he  had  done,  he 
hog-tied  the  bellowing  victim,  dropped 
him in the wagon like  a  pig,  pulled  the 
little saddle  off  his  pony and  turned  it 
into the remuda.

Toward  evening  the  outfit  came  to 
headquarters,  and  Alex,  untied  the  en­
tirely extinguished  Robbie,  set  him  out 
of the wagon without looking at him and 
after putting the pony in  the pasture and 
the saddle in  its place,  went to the mess- 
house.

Not a  word was ever heard from  head­
quarters  about  this  awful,  treasonable 
deed,  any  more  than  there  had  been 
about Frosty’s little  scrap  with  the kid ,1

which  made  us  all  wonder 
if  Robbie 
hadn’t  some  decent  points  about  him, 
and  if plenty  of  thrashing  might  not. 
after all,  make a man of him.

At sixteen the boy had  a  little  brand 
of his own—all  stolen  except  what  his 
father had given him,  for  he was  begin­
ning to be  the  most  audacious,  skilful, 
and successful  thief  in  the  Panhandle. 
His earlier,  and  always  his  most exten­
sive stealings,  were from his father;  and 
from them he  graduated  into  a  regular 
full-fledged rustler.

The  foreman  of  the  Quarter Circle Z 
ranch  met  him  one  morning,  skirting 
around their  pastures with  his rope out 
and  swinging,  and  Robbie  had  a  very 
lame explanation of  why  he  was  there. 
He had always  a  branding  iron  in  his 
boot or about his saddle.

He mavericked his father’s calves more 
freely  than  any  others,  and  under  the 
very noses of the old  man’s cowboys; and 
it was this heartless  ingratitude,  and his 
poor old father’s untiring love,  and inex­
haustible  admiration  and  fondness—a 
tenderness  which  followed  and  pro­
tected the young scamp from  the  conse­
quences of his  rascality,*and  which  re­
fused  to  see  or  hear  anything  wrong 
about  the  boy—that  suggested  to  some 
one the descriptive  title  of  “Finnegan’s 
Absalom,” which immediately stuck and 
entirely superseded his  proper name. 
I 
don’t believe half the  people in the Pan­
handle—to which  newly op'ened country 
1 had come to ranch  for myself,  and they 
had followed later,  when  he  was  about 
twelve—knew that his  name was Robert 
Emmet Finnegan.

When he was about  nineteen,  the  old 
folks gathered  him  up  rather  suddenly 
and sent him  to college.  He had  got  to 
be a big,  fresh-colored,  rather  fine-look­
ing  fellow,  with  an  investigating  blue 
eye,  and a peevish under lip; the kind  of 
fellow  all  the  girls  naturally  go  wild 
over,  but  no  man  could  see  without 
wanting  to  kick,  unless  his  legs  were 
paralyzed.

I knew the whole  Panhandle to a man 
thirsted  for  his  blood,  and  yet  he  was 
safe from bodily injury  for  the  sake  of 
his  poor  old  father  and  mother.  But 
everything could  not  be  borne;  the  old 
man  was  gently  but  firmly  offered  an 
alternative;  so  off  to  college  Absalom 
went.

An  account  I  incidentally  overheard 

one day  ran like this.

“Say!  Finnegan’s Absalom’s gone  off 

to college.”

“No!”
“Yes.  Country  got  to  hot  for  him, 

and Finnegan sent him away.”

“What was it?”
“Oh,  they  said  he  swung  too  long  a 
loop for them,  and they wasn’t  going  to 
stand  it any more.”

Aud  this was a clear  statement  of  the 

case,  in cattle  vernacular.

He  was two years at  college,  spending 
his vacations at San  Antonio  and  other 
cities.  Then they had to bring him home. 
In  the  first  place,  his  prodigality  was 
about  to  rain  them;  the  cattle  just

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The foreman,  who was myself,  and the 
cowboys  only  stayed  for  love  of  Mrs. 
Finnegan—Aunt  Mary,  we  called  her— 
and I was  always  losing  my best hands 
on account of the little cuss.

He was smart  enough;  he  didn’t  lack 
enterprise and savey.  He learned to ride 
—and ride  like  the dickens,  too—before 
he was six.  He  used  fairly to  roar and 
cavort because the  men would not stand 
still and let  him  rope  them.  He  prac­
ticed on every animate and inanimate ob­
ject about the ranch;  and  by the time he 
was eight he  could  ride  a  cutting pony 
that was just lightning,  and rope  a calf, 
or even a yearling,  with  the  best of  us.
In  the  course  of  a  couple  of  years 
things  got  very  much  worse.  Hereto­
fore we had only to  stay  away from the 
headquarters house to be rid of him;  but 
now,  on  his pony, he haunted the camps, 
the outfits,  and  roundups,  and  was  the 
most  everlasting,  lively,  ingenious tor­
ment.

When  he was  about ten or twelve I re­

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wouldn’t  hold  out.  Then,  too,  it  was 
judicious  to  withdraw  him  when  they 
did,  instead of waiting for expulsion.

Shortly after Finnegan’s  Absalom was 
sent away to Austin, the Finnegan house­
hold had acquired a  new member.  This 
was a half Mexican girl of  about  fifteen, 
whose  parents,  attempting  to  cross  the 
treacherous Canadian at night,  when  the 
river was up,  had missed the ford, gotten 
into the quicksands and  been drowned 
a thing easy enough  of  accomplishment 
in  the Canadian,  even  in  daylight,  and 
without an extra big stream.

Ysabel  was  the  offspring  of  one  of 
those  strange,  incongruous  unions  you 
see  sometimes  on  the  frontier,  where 
such  odd  jetsam  and  flotsam  from  the 
great sea of  life  are  drifted  and  tossed 
together in fantastical combination.

Her peregrinating father had long been 
a sort of institution  in all north  and west 
Texas, 
in  the  guise  of  the  harmless, 
necessary peddler.

A  Yankee  of  the  Yankees,  selling 
patent  churns,  new-fangled  household 
implements  and  recipes 
for  making 
everything  in  the  world  you  wouldn t 
want—in  Texas—including  all  sorts  of 
perfumes,  marvelous  cements,  furniture 
polish and fancy temperance  drinks.  A 
man of iron muscles and tremendous will 
power,  there seemed to  be  a lack  in him 
that  prevented  him  from  using  his  re­
markable and varied  forces except to the 
most trivial ends.  A crank,  that lacked 
but  a  balancing  touch  to  be  a  genius; 
full of strange  contrivances  and  inven­
tions,  a devourer of all books and papers, 
author and admirer of all  sorts  of  wild 
social,  financial  and political  schemes.

Only  a little  weight,  a  touch  of  con­
tinuity,  a  little  sequence 
in  his  ideas, 
persistence in  any  one line of thought or 
effort, and  he might  have  been  a  states­
man,  a financier,  a  leader  of  men,  and 
left his mark  upon  bis  time  and  place, 
instead of one of Fate’s  blank cartridges 
—an adventitious  Bohemian,  blown  idly 
hither and thither by every  little gust of 
destiny.

It was in  one  of  his  outbursts  of  re­
forming  social  conditions,  wiping  out 
prejudices and breaking  down  race  dis­
tinctions that Jason Tuttle married Felice 
Qomez.

got  the  child  and  brought  her  home.
Her position in the household was a mix­
ture of  adopted daughter and petted,  in­
dulged servant.

laboring 

Being the only child, Ysabel w as much 
educated and  trained,  in the most singu­
lar,  erratic  and  contradictory  manner, 
by  her  strangely  assorted  parents;  her 
mother  watching  and 
inces­
santly to the  end  that  the  child  should 
read  and speak only Spanish,  and  grow 
up  an  ideal  Spanish  señorita;  and  her 
father feeding her  active brain  upon  the 
most emancipated literature,  and  indus­
triously pumping the  most  advanced  of 
his radical  ideas into her receptive mind.
It spoke well  for the girl’s  native  force 
and judgment that she  really  found  out 
some  things,  formed  some 
ideas,  and 
drew some conclusions of  her  own from 
this bewildering process.

When  she  first  became  a  member  of 
the Finnegan  household she was  a  slen­
der slip of a girl, quiet as a little shadow, 
but  with ample promise of beauty if any 
eye  had 
looked  discerningly  at  her. 
And in the two years that elapsed before 
the son and heir came home,  that prom­
ise  bloomed  into  most  opulent 
fulfill­
ment.

Her form  was pretty and graceful;  but 
it  was a  curious  air  of  individuality,  a 
strong personal  and  original  note in her 
bearing,  despite 
its  still  demureness, 
that  piqued  and  attracted.  And then 
the rich red  shining  lambently  through 
her  creamy  cheeks  and  breaking  into 
open crimson  on  her  full  lips,  the  big 
black eyes, with their long fringes down 
cast,  and  the  dashing  white  teeth  that 
helped  to  maice dazzling her  rather  rare 
mile—an 0f these were calculated to  in 
dame the susceptible masculine heart.

this 

All the  unattached  cowboys  and  cat 
tlemen in all the  adjoining counties cast 
approving  eyes  upon 
glowing 
beauty,  and some  had  endeavored  to do 
a little covert sighing  at  her shrine,  but 
the old  people,  who had  come to be very 
fond  of  her,  were  now  as  careful  and 
watchful of  her  as  of  a  daughter;  and 
Ysabel herself was  a  model  of  demure 
discretion.

When Absalom came  home  and found 
this enchanting  creature  in  the  house 
his instinct  was  just  to  reach  out  and 
take possession of it—to have and please 
himself  with it.  Wasn’t  it  the  same as 
everything else on the ranch,  his?

The  girl  was  of  a  Mexican  family  of 
some traditions,  a little  property in  land 
and cattle,  and much  pride,  refusing  to 
associate upon terms of equality with the 
run of poor Mexicans in  the country, and 
insisting  apoplectically  upon  Castillian 
blood  whenever  such  a  matter  was 
broached.  They had some teaching, and 
a few old Spanish books  which they read 
persistently; and not one of  them  could 
be got to confess to the understanding of 
an English sentence by  so  much  as  the 
turning of an eyelash.

The funny  part of  the matter came  in 
the attitude of  the Gomez family  toward 
this marriage.  They  were furious.  They 
proceeded  to  regard  the  connection  as 
little better than  a disgrace,  and  to  cast 
Felice off,  in the most correct and  edify­
ing old Spanish manner.

And so it came about  that  when,  six­
teen years later,  Tuttle and his  Mexican 
wife were drowned in the  greedy,  faith­
less Canadian,  that  has  stolen  away  so 
many  lives entrusted  to it,  their  fifteen- 
year-old  Ysabel  was  left as  utterly alone 
and  forlorn  as  a  little  woodpecker  or 
squirrel,  orphaned before yet old enough 
to leave the  nest;  and  the  kind-hearted 
Finnegans,  hearing  of 
it,  went  and

For once  the  old  people  opposed him 
stoutly  and  undinchingly,  and  prepared 
to send her to a convent  school at Trini­
dad.  Upon the heels of a long and some­
what stormy  interview  with  Ysabel,  in 
which he found her as determined in her 
views as the old people,  and entirely sat­
isfied to  go  away  to  school,  he flung in 
upon his parents with the announcement 
that he was going to marry her.

At first blush  this  seemed  as terrible 
to them, with their strict Old World ideas 
of caste,  as that  he should entertain less 
honorable  intentions  toward  her.  But 
their resistance  was,  as  usual  when the 
boy  wanted  anything,  short-lived,  and 
their final capitulation entire.

Of  course  everybody’s  notion  of  the 
matter was that  Finnegan’s  had  simply 
gotten another adoring slave;  and squad­
rons and battalions of  her masculine ad­
mirers,  with  their  weapons  and  muni­
tions of  war all cleaned and primed,  were 
breathing fire and  waiting  to defend her 
against the wrongs and  insults  they felt 
sure would  be  heaped  upon  her attrac­
tive little head,  or  avenge  them in  large

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quantities  of  the  very  best  blood  her 
wronger and insulter had about him.

Vain solicitude!  Ysabel needed no de­

fense.

As with all the women of  her race and 
class,  marriage made  a  great change  in 
her.  From  being  nobody,  with nothing 
to say,  she  became  suddenly very much 
somebody,  with  a  great deal, entirely to 
the point,  to  say.  The  dignity  of  her 
titles,  her  possessions  and position,  was 
strong within  her,  and  she  showed  her­
self  entirely  capable  of  managing  not 
only Finnegan’s  Absalom,  but  Finnegan 
himself,  in  a  daughterly and deferential 
manner,  when  he  gently counselled  her 
to a conciliatory policy toward the young 
bully.

Capable of  managing  Finnegan!  She 
was  only  too  able  to  manage  the  en­
tire ranch,  and could have run the whole 
Panhandle,  financially,  politically  and 
socially,  ha^  she  ever  got  any  sort  of 
cinch on  it.

It was not for nothing that she was the 
daughter of her father, with her mother’s 
balance-weight of  unpretending,  dogged 
persistence.  Finnegan’s  didn’t  know 
itself.  The  ranch  was  gradually  meta­
morphosed,  and run on  a plan that came 
directly from behind  those  black brows 
of Ysabel’s.  And its transformation par­
took humorously of  the  dual  strands in­
tertwisted in her  nature.  Through  her 
suggestion  a  live,  hustling  young busi­
ness man  was brought  from  Kansas City 
to  do  the  clerical  work,  and the hand­
some  stationery  upon  which  he  wrote 
with his  typewriter the  able  and  diplo­
matic letters evolved  by himself and Ys­
abel in conclave bore a neat lithographed 
head  which  read:  “Rancho  del  Santa 
Cruz.  Graded  Hereford  cattle;  Merino 
sheep;  Imported  Norman  Percherons. 
Cattle and  sheep grazed  and  herded  on 
shares.”

The  cowboys  used  to  assert  that  the 
cows on remote ranges were mysteriously 
aware  of  the stern regime,  and  forbore 
straying off  to the Salt Fork for the pur­
pose  of  bogging  up  as  heretofore;  that 
they  came  meekly  in,  unpersuaded,  at 
branding time,  and presented their calves 
to be monogramed; and that  even the in­
frequent  maverick—that  Arab  of  the 
plaius  who owns  no  master—showed  a 
chastened  joy  and  pride 
in  having 
Ysabel’s  rapidly  increasing  brand—Y. 
T.  F.,  over a Roman cross—singed on his 
uufettered ribs,  and sported it thereafter 
as a decoration,  not a badge of  serfdom.
Absalom had his allowance—a  liberal 
enough  one—and  was  not  permitted  to 
overrun  it;  and the place emerged from 
debt as time  went  on.  Ysabel’s  besom 
made a clean sweep of  sweaters,  loafers, 
shirks,  abuses and all sorts  of  superflu­
ities,  which had accumulated  like  barn­
acles upon the easy-going  old  Irishman 
and his soft-hearted wife; and the Finne­
gans were on the road to wealth.

She relapsed,  almost immediately after 
her  marriage,  into  her  beloved  mother 
tongue; and  compelled  her  husband,  if 
he  wished  to  hold communication with 
her, 
to  speak and understand Spanish. 
It was as comical  as  it  was  amazing  to 
see how she tamed him.  When he sought, 
in the early days of  his  subjugation,  to 
relieve his overstrained heart by abusing 
his  father  and  mother,  saying  to  them 
what he would not  dare  to  so  much  as 
look at her,  he  met  with  a  violent  and 
unexpected check.

Ysabel was tenderly and gratefully at­
tached  to  the  old  people.  She  would

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roll those great black eyes on him, fairly 
nailing him,  and with  her arm stretched 
straight out  at  him  would  ejaculate  in 
her sonorous Spanish:

“What,  ungrateful  one!  Wilt  thou 
speak so to  my  honored  father  and  my 
beloved  mother?  Go  hence  with  thy 
evil  words!  Take  thy  face  away  from 
me till I have patience to  look  upon  it! 
Go'

And Absalom  would  stand  irresolute, 
evading  those  compelling  eyes,  making 
desperate  efforts  to  get  himself  to  the 
point of revolt;  but doing always eventu­
ally as he was bidden.  This fellow,  the 
holy terror of an entire section,  was thor­
oughly  broke  to  all  sorts  of  gaits  and 
any  kind  of  harness  by  a  little,  soft, 
plump  scrap  of  a  girl  that  wouldn’t 
weigh more than  a hundred  pounds!

He that was bellicose is meek;  he  that 
was insolent is polite;  he,  the arch tyrant 
of Finnegan’s,  speaks  civilly  to  his  in­
feriors; he that thought it brave to  blas­
pheme,  and  witty to be profane  and  im­
pious,  goes to mass—ay,  to early  mass— 
of a raw and nipping February  morning!
All these wonders were worked simply 
by the ascendancy of her  strong,  intent 
spirit over his noisy,  ungoverned  weak­
ness.

If  she  doesn’t  convert  the  goods  she 
has on hand into  a  man,  it  will  not  be 
from  lack of skillful,  intelligent and per­
sistent  effort  in  its  evolution,  develop­
ment,  manufacture,  manipulation;  and, 
further,  if  she  doesn’t  finally  achieve 
her idea of a Spanish  gentleman,  it will 
only be because  the stuff wasn’t there.
A lice  MacGowan.

P o st’s 
E u rek a 
S a p  Spou ts.

OVER  20,000,000  SOLD.

T h e s e  S p o u ts  w ill n o t T e a k

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Highest  Award  of  Merit  from  the 
W orld’s  Industrial  Exposition.

Essentials  of a   Good  Grocer.

From  the  New  York Com m ercial Tribune.

“I’ll tell you what it is,”  said  our  old 
grocer friend to us  the  other  day,  “you 
can  set it down  as  a  fact  that  there  are 
poor grocers as well  as  poor doctors and 
lawyers—and that’s saying a  good  deal. 
Why,  just  look  about  the  city and  see 
what a promiscuous lot  of  chumps there 
are in  the business;  some of  them as  ig­
norant as mules and  dirtier  than  swine; 
scores of them that know no  more of po­
liteness  and  how to  win  and  treat  cus­
tomers than  they do  of  the  ancient  Az­
tecs or the heroes of mythology; and oth­
ers of them that  know nothing whatever 
of groceries and  couldn’t  make  out  an 
order if they didn’t  have a printed price 
list before their eyes.
“I’ll  tell  you  the  nearer a grocer can 
come to being  a  cultured  gentleman—in 
actions, deportment,  manner  and  a  gen­
eral  knowledge  of  his  business,  the 
greater his chances  are  of  success.  He 
needn’t be a  scholar  nor  a  Chesterfield, 
but he ought to  be well  informed  in  all 
that pertains to his calling, and a courte­
ous gentleman always.  He  can  sell  po­
tatoes, draw molasses and fill  an oil can, 
and still  be  cleanly in  person,  decorous 
of deportment  and winsome  of  speech. 
A boor is out  of  place  in  any  business 
house,  but  1  do  hate  to  see  him  in my 
line.
O “And yet,” said our good friend, rather 
reluctantly,  we thought,  “I  believe he is 
found in  the  grocery trade  oftener  than 
anywhere else.  There  seems  to  be  an 
idea that it  is  an  easy business  to  learn 
and  easy to  manage;  and  so,  I  suppose, 
when a man  fails at  everything  else,  in­
stead of sawing wood  fora living he goes 
into  the  grocery  business.  And,  as  a 
rule,  he is the  ‘grocer’ who  makes a fail­
ure of it,  and ends by soaking a long line 
of trustful jobbers.”

A  Common  Commodity.

“When I was in the country  last sum­
mer,” said Van Arndt,  “I struck a store­
keeper who was in  pretty  queer  shape. 
He was out of everything but—”

“Well,  but what?”
“Debt.”
A  loafer 

wages.

is  never  satisfied  with  his 

Spout  No.  1,  actual  size,  with  Heavy  W ire  Hanger,  that  does  not 

break like hangers cast on the spout.

P a ten t  I m proved— Sugar makers acknowledge  a very  large  increase 
in the flow  of Sap by the  use of the  Self-Sealing Air Trap  in  the Improved 
Eurekas,  as claimed for them.

GET  YOUR  ORDERS  IN  AT  ONCE  so  as  not  to  get  left. 

Write for prices.

&  © •  

IosterJStevens

M°SNTR°e
Michael  Kolb  &  Son,

Wliolesale-'.-ß othiers

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

Full  line of spring goods now ready;  also a  few lines  of  ulsters  and  overcoats, 
which we are closing out at a considerable  reduction.  MAIL  ORDERS  PROMPT­
LY  ATTENDED  TO  and  samples sent on  approval,  or  our  Michigan  representa­
tive will be pleased to wait on you  if you will address him  as follows:

WM.  C O N N O R ,

MARSHALL,  MICH

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TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

who has 
business I cases

AMONO  THE  TRADE.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Albion—L.  L.  Putnam  succeeds  E. 

Keller in the grocery business.

Sturgis—Chas.  Schweder  succeeds  1. 

Alringer in  the grocery  business.

Hastings—Geo.  W.  Soule  &  Son  have 

opened a bazaar and novelty store.

Sturgis—L.  P.  Zent is succeeded by T. 

H.  Straphagle in the meat business.

McBain—De  Leon  &  Co.  succeed  De 

Leon & Esterle in the drug business.

Greenville—L.  W.  Sprague  succeeds 
Sprague Bros,  in the  hardware business.
Erie—W.  H.  McClain  succeeds W.  H. 
McClain & Co.  in  the  sawmill  business.
Shelby—Hart Bros,  have  closed  their 
meat market and retired  from  the  busi­
ness.

Leonard—Terry  &  Hamilton  succeed 
James C. Chamberlain in  the  meat  busi­
ness.

Detroit—F. C.  Mueller has removed his 
dry goods stock from  Metamora  to  this 
place.

Lansing—Thos. J.  Champion  has  re­
moved  his boot and shoe  stock  to  Paul­
ding,  Ohio.
Marshall—Radford  &  McDonald  have j 
purchased the grocery  business  of  Geo. 
W. Coleman.

Big  Rapids—John  Hansen—boot  and 
shoe  dealer  will  remove  to  Manistee 
about March 1.

Muskegon—J.  D.  Huntley  &  Co.  are 
succeeded  by  J.  Geo.  Dratz  in  the dry 
goods business.

Fremont—W.  W.  Tanner has gone into 
in  the 

partnership  with  W.  C.  Bryant 
furniture business.

Battle Creek—Clemens  & Young,  gro­
cers,  have  dissolved,  E.  H.  Young  con­
tinuing the business.

Middleton—lsham  &  Kelly,  hardware 
dealers,  have dissolved,  F.  T.  lsham con­
tinuing the business.

South  Lyon—Blackwood & Jones,  un­
dertakers,  have  dissolved,  D.  H. Jones 
continuing the business.

Dundee—Payne & Borchert, meat deal­
ers,  have  dissolved,  Shuler  &  Borchert 
continuing the business.

Imlay  City—Morris  B.  Gordon  suc­
ceeds Smith  &  Gordon  in  the  grocery, 
bakery and wall  paper business.

Hickory Corners—Chas.  B.  Lawrence 
has  been  admitted  to  partnership  with 
Frederick B.  Lawrence in the meat busi­
ness.

East  Jordan—Dr.  Warne  has  pur­
chased  and  removed  to  this  place  the 
Calkins  &  Warne  stock  of  drugs  from 
Central  Lake.

St.  Louis  —  C.  Whittaker,  of 

the 
“racket” store,  gave a chattel  mortgage, 
and also made an  assignment January 19. 
Assets and  liabilities,  unknown.

Charlevoix—The Fox estate  has  taken 
the shoe stock of  Fox  &  Miller,  the sur­
viving partner  retiring, and  the  stock is 
being closed out to settle up the estate.

Greenville—W.  J.  Fowler  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  F.  W.  Briggs in 
the hardware firm  of  Fowler  &  Briggs 
and  will  continue  the  business 
in  his 
own  name.

Rockford—Hessler Bros, druggists and 
proprietors  of  the  Rockford  Hardware 
Company,  have dissolved,  W.  F.  Hessler 
continuing the drug business  and  H.  C. 
Hessler  continuing  the  hardware  busi­
ness.

Vickeryville—H.  L.  Carpenter  has de­
cided to remove his drug  stock  to  some 
point in Tennessee.  This  leaves a good

opening for a live  druggist,  as  consider- 
I able  country  trade  is  tributary to  this 
place.

St.  Louis—Perry S.  Leonard, 
conducted  the  boot  and  shoe 
here  for  the  past  two  years,  made  an 
assignment Jan.  19  to  Geo.  D.  Reeves, 
with  liabilities  of  $700  and  assets  of 
$1,000.

Bancroft—Sherman,  Worden  &  Co. 
succeed  R.  Sherman  &  Son  in  general 
trade.  The Exchange  Bank,  which  has 
been conducted  in  connection  with  the 
general  store,  will  be  continued  by  R. 
Sherman & Son.

Freeport—Wilbur H.  Pardee  has  sold 
his stock of  general  merchandise  to  S. 
C.  Woolett,  formerly engaged  in  general 
trade at Alto.  Mr.  Pardee  contemplates 
taking a trip through the West before lo­
cating permanently.

Muskegon—Henry Cummings,  for  ten 
years engaged in the retail  grocery busi­
ness,  has sold his stock to Wm.  H.  Reed. 
It  is  reported  that  Mr.  Cummings will 
remain in  Muskegon  and  engage  in  the 
wholesale grocery business.

Shelby—A.  G.  Avery,  who  has  been 
engaged in general  trade  here  for  over 
twelve  years,  has  sold  his  stock,  the 
transfer  to  take  place  April  1.  The 
identity  of  the  purchaser  has  not  yet 
been disclosed,  but  it  is  thought  to  be 
Newton Phillips.

Detroit—T.  B.  Rayl & Co. have merged 
their business into  a  corporation  under 
the style of the T.  B.  Rayl Hardware Co. 
The  capital  stock  is  $60,000  of  which 
$42.000  is  paid  in.  The  incorporators 
are  T.  B.  Rayl,  Dudley  W.  Smith, 
Alexander Paton and James Wilke.

Stanton—J.  N.  Crusoe, who  has  con­
ducted the general  merchandise business 
several  years under the  style  of  Crusoe 
Bros.,  has  admitted  Claude  Howell  to 
partnership and  the  firm  will  hereafter 
be  known  as  the  J. N. Crusoe Co.  Mi. 
Howell has  been head clerk  in  the  Cru­
soe store for several years.

Detroit—The  Detroit  health  depart­
ment  has  turned  over  to  the  garbage 
company twelve cheese which  have been 
in  possession  of  the Food Inspector for 
some time.  The cheese were seized some 
time ago,  and when Food  Inspector Har­
vey  tried  to  sample  the  cheese  him­
self he  became  deathly sick.  The  first 
cheese was found at Hert’s  stall  on  the 
market. 
It was found  to  contain  tyro- 
toxicon in  large  quantities,  and when  it 
was learned  that Hert had purchased the 
cheese  from  A.  W.  Frink  &  Co.,  at  42 
Woodward  avenue,  the  balance  of  the 
lot  was  seized.  They were  shipped  to 
this city by J.  H. Green, of Jasper,  Mich. 
Since that time  all  of  the  cheese  have 
been examined and all  found  to  contain 
tyrotoxicon 
in  sufficient  quantities  to 
cause poisoning of a serious nature.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

the 

Owosso—The  Johnson  Baking Co.  has 
candy  manufacturing 

purchased 
business of Hodge Bros.

Ludington—The  Carter  Lumber  Co. 
will start its new  sawmill  March  1,  un­
less the ice should prevent.

Delray—The name of the Bureau Man­
ufacturing Co.  has  been  changed  to  the 
Louis J.  Bureau  Soap  and  Manufactur­
ing Co.  The  corporation  has  a  capital 
stock  of  $100,000,  of  which  $40,600  is 
paid  in.

Corunna—John M.  Fitch &  Son  desire 
to  remove  their  planing  mill  plant  to 
Owosso.  They  value their machinery  at

$8,000 and ask the  people  of  Owosso to 
give them as a bonus the $1,500  it would 
cost to make the change.

Muir—The first of the Davis & Rankin 
against  those  who  subscribed  to 
the capital stock  of  the  Palo  creamery 
and failed to pay  it  resulted  in  favor  of 
Wellington Jordan,  the  defendant,  it be­
ing  satisfactorily proved  that  the  sub­
scription  was obtained by misrepresenta­
tion.

Sparta—Z.  V. Cheney,  of  Grand  Rap­
ids, is now the owner of the one-third in­
terest in  the Sparta Flouring Mill hereto­
fore held  by his  brother,  A.  B.  Cheney, 
of this  place,  the  transfer  having  been 
made  last week.  The  other  two-thirds 
interest remains,  as before,  in the  bands 
of R.  A.  Hastings and Joseph Lown.

Alpena—George  N.  Fletcher  & Sons’ 
sulphite paper pulp  factory  turned  out 
3,914,000 pounds of  pulp in  1893,  as com­
pared with 7,121,000 in 1892.  The mill was 
shut down  during January and February 
on account of  additions and repairs,  and 
was  shut down three months  during  the 
dullest period of the season passed.

Alpena — Alger,  Smith  &  Co.  have 
made a proposition to Alpena to transfer 
their  rafting  operations 
from  Black 
River,  Alcona county,  to  Alpena.  They 
want right of way for railway  tracks  to 
certain  mills  and  for  banking  ground, 
and  a  bonus  of  $5,000. 
It  is  expected 
the matter will be definitely  settled  the 
present week.

D etroit—A rticles of  association of  the 
C.E.  K eefer M anufacturing  Co.  has  been 
filed,  the object of  the corporation  being 
to  m anufacture  fu r and  leather  goods  at 
Hillsdale.  The capital stock of  the cor­
poration  is  $5,000,  divided 
into  500 
shares,  and $2,000 of  the  am ount  is  paid 
in.  The 
incorporators  are  Judson  E. 
Lyon,  Charles  E.  Keefer  and  Alex.  G. 
Comstock.

Saginaw—C. Merrill & Co. are not lum­
bering as yet.  Their big mill cuts about
24.000.  000  feet  annually,  and,  as  they 
have 100,000,000 feet of standing timber, 
they naturally dislike  to  have  the  mill 
remain 
the  circum­
stances,  they would rather have the lum­
ber in the  trees  than  tied  up  on  their 
docks,  on  which  they are  now carrying
16.000.  000 feet,  or more  than  two-thirds 
of the entire output of  the mill  the  last 
season.

idle,  but,  under 

Adrian—The Adrian  Creamery is hav­
ing a hard time.  Burnap  &  Burnap,  of 
Toledo,  who  put  up  building  and  fur­
nished machinery, solicited subscriptions 
from  influential men,  stating they  would 
not be called on to pay.  Now the Toledo 
house comes on and  demands  pay  from 
every one,  and a  warm  time  is  coming. 
A few subscribers  will not  pay  because 
the building was not put up  where  they 
understood  it  was  to be.  Others claim 
that  it  cost  them  $1,500  more  than 
it 
ought.

Saginaw—W.  S.  Thompson,  of  Sagi­
naw,  who has operated what is known as 
the  Gould  sawmill  here  the 
last  two 
years,  has about finished  building a mill 
at  Cedar  Lake,  Clare  county,  for  the 
Clare  Lumber  Co.,  in  which  Nelson  & 
Church,  of Ithaca,  are concerned.  They 
own  about 10,000  acres  of  land  in  that 
vicinity, on  which  there  is  estimated  to 
be about 35,000,000 feet of timber,  a con­
siderable  portion  of  which  is  pine  and 
hemlock. 
It  is  a  circular  mill,  with  a 
capacity of  40,000  feet,  with  a  shingle 
and lath mill in connection.  Mr.  Thomp­
son will  operate  the  mill  for  the  com-

000 feet for 1892 against 35.000,000 

000  feet  of lumber and 41,000,000 

pauy,  sawing  by the  thousand,  aud  will 
also operate the Gould mill  here.

Holland—Negotiations have been going 
on  for  the  past week  or  two  between 
Kalamazoo parties and some  of our  busi­
ness  men  for  the  building  of  a paper 
mill  here.  Last  week  Jacob  Hoek,  of 
Kalamazoo,  was  here  and  met  some  of 
the prominent business  men  to  talk  the 
matter up.  Mr. Hoek  is  an  experienced 
paper mill man, having built the mills at 
Otsego,  Plainwell  and  Kalamazoo,  and 
has been twenty-seven years  in the busi­
ness.  He  explained  the  methods  and 
made a proposition that  he  and  some  of 
his friends would take $20,000 stock, pro­
viding  the  citizens  here  took  $10,000 
stock, $30,000 being required.  The busi­
ness men thought well of the project and 
the necessary stock  has  been  taken. 
It 
is  proposed  to  build  a  mill employing 
about forty  hands  and  the  pay  roll  will 
be  about  $350  per week.  A No. 2 book 
paper will be  principally manufactured.
Manistae—The returns  from  the  saw­
mills of their cut of the past season make 
very interesting reading.  A  comparison 
with  the  cut  of  1892  shows  a  quite 
marked curtailment.  One mill that made
21.000. 
shingles in  1892 could only show  12,000,- 
000  lumber  and  23,000,000  shingles  for 
1893.  Another made  12,000,000  lumber 
in each year,  but the shingle  product  of 
1892 was 27,000,000 and  for  1893,  14,000,- 
000.  A comparison of the stock on  hand, 
from the reports so far  received,  shows
29.000. 
feet for 1893,  which  is  a  much  less  ex­
cess on hand than one would have thought 
possible,  as  stocks  were  shipped  out 
much closer than is  ordinarily  the  case 
in the fall of 1892,  the demand  from Chi­
cago being so great that  shipments were 
continued far into December.  In shingles 
there is a more marked  increase  of  the 
amount held over,  which  proves  that the 
shingle business was in a relatively much 
worse state last year  than  lumber.  The 
reports  received  show  about  27,000,000 
on  band  in  1893  against  about  13,000,- 
000 pieces in 1892.

As long as prize fighting  pays so much 
better than  preaching,  the devil  will  feel 
that he still owns the earth.

Some fiddlers can  play  a  tune  on  one 
string,  but it never makes  anybody  want 
to dance.

W A N T E D ,

Shippers  of  live  and  dressed  poultry,  butter, 
eggs, pork, veal and  country produce  to  corre­
spond  with  us,  as  we  can  do you good in this 
market.  We handle  all  goods  on  commission, 
and quote you  our  market  as  follows  for  this 
week:

LIVE  POULTRY.

Spring Chickens.........................................8®8Kc
Fowls..........................................................7@7ttc
Turkeys.....................................................9® 9HC
Ducks and geese...........................................9@l0c

D R E SSE D   PO U LTRY .

Spring Chickens......................................ll@,ll!4c
Fowls........................... 
9!4@10c
Turkeys......................................................ll@12c
Ducks and Geese....................................... I0@,ilc

Roll, A1....................................................... 19@20c
Cooking....................................................... w an e

BUTTER.

Fresh, per doz............................................ 15@16C
Held, per doz....................................................14c

EGOS.

V EA L.

PORK.

Prime...........................................................7@7Kc

Prime....................................................  ..  6@6(4c
We handle butter and pork for 5 per cent., and 
eggs for 1 cent per  dozen;  poultry and  country 
produce at 10 per cent.  Can send you references 
of some of  the best  shippers  in  Michigan.  We 
solicit your consignments  and  correspondence.
0.  CLYDE  TUCKER  &  CO.,

GRAND  R APIDS,

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Rooks & Wilson  have  opened  a  drug 
store at Stanwood.  The  stock  was  fur­
nished  by  the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug Co.

Frank  E.  Thatcher  and  Henry  Gannon 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style of Thatcher & Gannon and arranged 
to open  a  new drug  store  at  Ravenna. 
The  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.  has 
the order for the stock.

E.  F.  & E.  Hambergh  have  opened  a 
general  store at  Kent City.  P.  Steketee 
& Sons furnished the dry goods;  Rindge, 
Kalmbach  &  Co.,  the  boots  and  shoes; 
the OIney  & Judson  Grocer  Co.  and  the 
Telfer Spice Co.,  the groceries.

H.  E.  Grand-Girard  and Belden Reagan 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style  of  Grand-Girard  &  Co.  and  em­
barked in the business of manufacturing 
pharmacists,  selling  agents 
for  drug 
store  property and  employment  bureau 
for drug clerks.

Gripsack  Brigade.

Geo.  W.  Stowitts  has  returned  from 
Mansfield,  Ohio,  where he spent a month 
with his house and relatives.

Arkansas  Gazette:  Commercial  trav­
elers,  as a rule,  are  extremely  fortunate. 
Of all the  railroad wrecks,  train  robber­
ies and disastrous  eyclones  of  the  past 
year  the “invincibles”  have  invariably 
emerged  from  the  tangled  ruins  “right 
side  up  with  care.”  They stilt “tote” 
the mystic grip with  the  same  graceful 
mien  as though nothing unusual had hap­
pened,  and  continue  to  make  glad  the 
hearts  of  those  they  visit with  “special 
bargains”  and humorous anecdotes.  The 
fact that they are  “angels of  commerce” 
very  likely accounts for the apparent in­
tervention of Providence.

Frank Goodyear,  traveling  representa­
tive for the Upjohn Pill  &  Granule  Co., 
of Kalamazoo,  died at the Saratoga Hotel, 
Chicago,  last  Friday.  The  Associated 
Press reports state that death  was proba­
bly  caused  by a combination of whisky 
and  morphine.  Mr.  Goodyear  formerly 
traveled for the  Lemon & Wheeler Com­
pany,  of  this  city,  previous  to  which 
time he  was engaged  in  general trade  at 
Hastings for a number  of  years,  where 
his business ended in  failure.  He  was a 
man of generous impulses  and  good  in­
tentions,  but  was driven  to  questionable 
acts through  slavery to  the  drink  habit.
C.  W.  Leggett,  whose  experience with 
an  explosive  bomb which  he received in 
the mail  was described in  T he  T rades­
man of  last  week,  sent  the  package  to 
Chicago  for  examination,  when  it  was 
ascertained that the explosion  was  only 
the fulminite,  which  was intended  to ex­
plode  what  was  evidently  a  dangerous 
bomb. 
Its  faulty  construction  was  the 
only thing that saved  Mr.  Leggett  from 
being blown to  pieces.  The  post  office 
officials  are  trying  to  determine  where 
the dangerous  thing came from, bnt there 
seems little  likelihood of their being able 
to do so,  although  Mr.  Leggett  is  pretty 
well satisfied as to the source from which 
it emanated.

"Every few days  we  read about people 
being  caught  in  folding  beds,”  said  a 
traveling man  at  the  Morton  House  the 
other night,  “and strangled  to  death  or 
rendered cripples  for  life. 
It  is  easy to 
prevent this.  Every folding bed  can  be 
easily fitted with hooks or bolts that will 
fasten  into unobtrusive staples  or  sock­
ets in the floor and make it impossible to i

close the bed  without  unfastening  them 
or pulling  up  the  floor.  Every one  of 
them should  have  some  protection.  A 
traveling friend of mine  who often  stops 
at  hotels where  folding  beds  are  used 
carries a strong  nickel  chain,  like  those 
used  in  hanging  window weights,  in his 
valise,  and at either end  there is a sharp 
screw eye.  The chain is  about  six  feet 
long  aud  takes  up  scarcely  any room. 
When he strikes a  room  with  a  folding 
bed he  lets the bed down,  screws  one  of 
the screw eyes in  the floor on one side of 
the  bed  at  the  foot,  carries  the  chain 
over the frame and under the mattress to 
the other side,  draws  the chain  taut and 
sinks the  other  screw eye  in  the  floor. 
This  method  was  adopted  by my  friend 
after he had nearly lost his  life in one of 
the beds.  They are as  dangerous as un­
loaded guns.”

The  H ardw are  M arket.

It is yet early in  the  year to form  any 
definite idea of just what the spring trade 
will be.  We are,  however,  looking  for 
a fairly good  business,  although  not  as 
good  as last  year. 
In  some  respects  it 
should  be better,  as  all  goods  are very 
low and a little  money goes a long ways; 
but in some cases  it  is  hard to get  that 
“little money.” 
In  many  lines of goods 
for  future  shipments  orders  are  being 
placed very  freely.  Screen  doors,  win­
dow  screens,  wire  cloth,  nails,  barbed 
wire,  corn  planters,  potato  planters,  ag­
ricultural  tools,  etc.,  are  specified  for 
March and April spipments.

Wire  nails—The  market  remains sta­
tionary at  the  low price,  with  but very 
little prospect that It  will go higher.  We 
quote  $1.50  from  stock  and  $1.20 
if 
shipped direct from the mill.

Skates—Seem to  be about the liveliest 
thing at  the  present  time,  as everybody 
wants them,  and  stocks  in  the hands of 
jobbers are much  broken  and the winter, 
being more than  half over, it takes a good 
deal of courage  to  reorder  at  this  late 
day.

Chains—We  quote  the  following  on 

different qualities of chains,  net:
1-4................................ ...  6V¿
5-16................................. ...  4 9-10
3-8.................................... ...  4tf
7-16.................................. ...  4

5 4-10
5
4V4
Post Hole Diggers-—We quote:

Common. BB. BBB.
8ÍÍ
7H
6H
°3d
Dozen.
.  $8 50

Champion.......................
Little Giant....................
Schiedler........................

.  16 50
Barbed  and plain  wire—The open win­
ter has created quite a  demand  for wire 
of all kinds,  both for present use and fu­
ture deliveries.  Jobbers  from stock are 
naming as  follows:
No. 9  plain annealed..................................  81  75
' Nos. 10 and 11, plain annealed...................  1  85
No. 12, plain annealed................................   1  95
No  13, plain annealed.................................  2 05
.............................   2  15
No. 14, plain annealed 
2 20
Painted barb.......................... 
Galvanized barb.....................  
2 60

Galvanized, 40c. advance.

 

 

 

The  Drug  M arket.

Opium has advanced on  account of  re­
ceipt  of  cables  from  the  primary mar­
ket that frosts have injured the  growing 
crop.

Morphia is  unchanged.
Quinine  is  very firm,  with  a  further 

advance looked for soon.

Cuttle bone has declined.
Assafoetida  is  higher.  The  customs 
appraisers at New York  refuse  to  pass 
inferior gum  and  only that which  is  up 
to the  pharmacopeia  standard.  As this 
grade 
is  scarce,  a  sharp  advance  has 
taken place.

Quicksilver is lower.
Turpentine is lower.

The  Dry  Goods  M arket.

Nearly all grades of  bleached  cottons 
have declined  J^@%c per  yard.  Brown 
cottons in  the better grades have dropped 
%c.

American light prints  are  now  quoted 

at 3%c and blues 53^c.

Black sateens have declined %c.
Amoskeag  and  Lancaster  ginghams 

have declined %c.

Cambrics  are now sold  at 4c.
Jobbers  are  showing  new 

lines  of 
spring  outing  flannels  at  8@10>£c  in 
stripes and plaids.

All  lines of  ticking have dropped  fully 
Xc.  Low grades  are offered at  6%@7M 
@8c, which formerly sold at73^@8@8)^c. 
At these prices  the goods  are very cheap.
Ginghams are  sold  cheaper  now than
they  have  ever  been  offered.  All  the 
IOXc grades are being sold at 8%c.  The 
makes  are  Toile  du  Nord,  A.  F.  C.  and 
Bates.

The  Wool  M arket.

is  reported  to  be  very dull. 

The  wool market is still  in  an  unset­
tled  condition.  Prices  in  several  cen­
ters have dropped a trifle lower and busi­
ness 
Im­
provement will come,  if it  comes  at  all, 
with  the  preparation  for  next 
fall’s 
trade.  Woolen mills in  the East are, one 
by one, starting up, but with  fewer hands 
and at  largely  reduced  wages.  Some of 
them  are  merely  “cleaning  up”  and 
may  run  but  a few weeks.  No business 
is  being  done  in  the  local  market,  as 
buyers are afraid  of  a  still  further  de­
cline in prices.

John F.  Robbins,  who is now  a peddler 
of tobacco and  cigars  about  the  streets 
of  Cincinnati,  in  18fifi  paid  the highest 
price ever paid  for  a  hogshead of a  cer­
tain  kind  of 
tobacco—55,115.25.  He 
worked it into a special brand of plug to­
bacco,  and made a fortune.  He got to be 
worth $250,000,  but the  Government offi­
cials detected him  in  shipping manufac­
tured  tobacco  without the  stamps.  The 
trial took every  penny of his fortune and 
he was never able to regain his feet finan­
cially.

Strawberries  will  soon  be  around  in 

high-bottomed boxes at high prices.

p b o d u c k   m a r k e t .

Apples—Baldwins, Greenings,  Ben  Davis and 

Wine Sap varieties command $4.50 per bbl.
Beans—Pea and medium are active and strong, 
with  increasing  demand.  Handlers  pay  $1.25 
for  country 
for  country  cleaned  and  $1.40 
picked, holding  city  cleaned  at  $1.55 In carlots 
and $1.65 in  less quantity.
Butter—Dealers  pay 15@17c for choice  dairy, 
holding at 17@19c.  Creamery  is  dull and  slow 
sale at 22@24c.

Cabbage—Home grown, $5@6 per 100.
Carrots—20c per bushel.
Cranberries—Cape Cod are lower commanding 
$2 per bu. and $5.75 per bbl.  Jerseys  are in mod­
erate demand at $5.50.

Celery—Home  grown  commands  15@18c  per 

doz.
Eggs—The market  h a B   gone  to  pieces, hand­
lers paying 14c  for fresh and 10©Uc for pickled 
and cold storage stock.

Grapes—Malaga  are  in  moderate  demand  at 
$4.50 per keg of 55  lbs.  net.  California  Tokays 
are  in  fair  demand  at  $2.50@2.75  per crate of 4 
5-lb. baskets.

Honey—White  clover  commands  16c  per  lb.‘ 
dark  buckwheat  brings  13c.  Both  grades  are 
very scarce and hard to get.

Lettuce—Grand Rapids  forcing, 12%c per lb.
Maple Sugar—10 per lb.
Nuts—Walnuts  and  butternuts,  75c  per  bu. 

Hickory nuts, $1.10 per bu.
Onions—Handlers  pay  40c,  holding  at  50c 
per bu.  Spanish  are  in  small  demand  at $1.25 
per 40 lb. crate.

Potatoes—Weaker,  except  seed  (red)  Bose, 
which commands a premium of 10c per bu.  over 
the whiter and  more  edible  varieties.  Dealers 
pay 45c for red and 35c for other varieties, hold­
ing the latter at 45c per bu.

Squash—Hubbard, l%c per lb.
Turnips—25c per bu.

Hides,  Pelts  and  Furs.

for 

Hides—The market  has  eased  up  all 
along the line,  tanners finding  little  en­
couragement in  the  face  of  the  limited 
demand 
leather.  Notwithstanding 
that the shoe trade  shows  a welcome  ac­
tivity in  some quarters,  hides are still on 
the down  grade,  with  little  prospect  of 
improvement.  Buyers  are  shy,  not  car­
ing to purchase on  a falling  market,  and 
are merely  filling standing orders.

Pelts—Are not  in  it.  They  are  dead 

property.  Prices unchanged.

Furs—Are off  and  dull.  Prices  have 
fallen on  account  of  the  slump  at  the 
great  London  sale,  which  proved a dis­
appointment in several  respects.  Local 
buyers  are  cutting  close,  shaving  right 
down  to  the hide,  as there  has  been  no
money in furs  at  the  prices  which have 
prevailed so far this season.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

552

849

Michigan Tradesman. 

man  for  farm  work  who  can  take full 

Must  be  cheap.  Address  No.  849,  care 

Bash  fo r  stock  o f  m er c h a n d ise.
■ HO  WANTS  A  COMPETENT  MARRIED 

charge of same?  City  references.  Address,  N. 
Rice, 49 Dudley Place, Grand Rapids, Mich.  850 
OR TRADE—FARM OF 100 ACRES, HEAVY 
loam soil, new buildings insured for $2,200, 
to exchange for half  long  time  and  balance  a 
stock of goods, or Grand Rapids real estate.  Ad­
dress “Farmer,” care Michigan Tradesman.  551 
OR  SALE—A  NEW  STOCK  OF  CLOTHING 
and  gents  furnishing  goods.  Or  will  ex­
change for cheap pine or hardwood lumber.  Ad­
dress Box 70S. Owosso, Mich. 
W T ANTED—A  MAN  WHO  HAS  $2,500  OF 
Tv  General  Merchandise,  or  would  like  to 
help increase a stock where they will  be sure of 
camp trade of fifty men, and  a  general trade  of 
$10 000 to $15,000.  Ready pay.  This will bear day­
light.  Lock box 31, Farwell, Mich. 
848
FOR  SALE—SMALL  STOCK OF OROCERIES 
and fixtures in a good location.  For partic­
ulars  address  P.  O.  box  1000,  Traverse  City, 
847
Mich. 
m o   RENT—AFTER  FEBRUARY  1,  1894, 
JL  storeroom  21x100  feet;  brick;  best  store 
and location in  town;  good  opening  for  drugs 
and wall  paper,  hardware  or  dry  goods.  Ad­
844
dress R. S. Tracy,  Sturgis, Mich. 
PARTNER  WANTED—I  WISH  TO  ADD  A 
$2,000 shoe stock and my time to  a  general 
stock in good town.  Must be reliable party.  Or 
will exchange  $1,200  shoe stock  for  dry goods. 
Address No. 843, care Michigan Tradesman.  843 
OR  EXCHANGE—FOR CITY OR COUNTRY 
real estate, a new stock of clothing and fur­
nishing  goods,  invoicing  from  $5,009 to $6,000. 
Address No. 832, care Michigan Tradesman,  832
Sale;  good  trade,  cheap  for  spot  cash; 
$2,500. 
Investigate.  Address  box  15,  Centre- 
ville,  Mich. 
\ X r ANTED—WOODENWARE  FACTORY  OR 
W   Saw Mill, with good power, to locate here. 
Substantial  aid will  be  given  the  right  party. 
Address S. S. Burnett, Lake  Ann. Mich. 
'
SITUATIONS  WANTED. 
~ W rANTED—POSITION  AS  WINDOW  TRIM 
VV  mer, book-keeper or  salesman,  by young 
man of five years’  experience  in  general  store. 
References  if  desired.  Address  No.  829,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

■  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR 

the only delivery wagon in  town.  Stock  about 

819 

829

820

A   B i g  D r i v e
IN ALI  SILK  (SAI.  EDGE)  RIBBONS.

Having purchased  a  large lot of 
All  Silk  Ribbons  at  the  great per­
emptory sale in  New York for cash, 
we are enabled  to offer you the fol­
lowing bargains:
5...............................40c
No. 
No, 
7..............................52c
No. 
9............................... 68c
No.  12....................................84c
Or we will  assort  you a box each 
of Nos. 5, 7, 9 and  12, at 52y$c  aver­
age, and  you  can  select  your own 
colors.
We make  a  specialty of Ribbons, 
and you will  find  that we  have the 
largest and  most complete  stock of 
these goods in the State.
We  solicit  your  inspection  or 
mail orders.

Corl,  Knott &  Co.,
GRAND  RAPIDS,  fllCH .

20-22  No.  Division  St.,

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MEN  OF  MARK.

F ra n k  A.  S tone, M a n ag er  o f th e  G rand 

R apide V ap o r S tove Co.

taking  all 

Frank  A.  fjtone  was  born  in  this  city 
in the year 1854.  He received his educa­
tion  in  the  common  schools  of  the city, 
finishing with  a  full  business  course  in 
Prof. Swensberg’s business college.  Pre­
vious  to  entering  the  business  college, 
however,  he spent a  year as  salesman in 
Bissell  &  Son’s  crockery  store.  Upon 
leaving college he  entered  H.  Leonard & 
Sons’  establishment, 
the 
“grades”  in  succession,  as  chore  boy, 
salesman,  then  in  the wholesale  depart­
ment as shipping clerk and billing clerk. 
About  nine  years  ago  the  wholesale 
crockery department was  removed to  its 
present  location.  Mr.  Stone  went  with 
it as a salesman,  but was soon  promoted 
to  the  position  of  assistant  buyer.  He 
was  advanced  from  one  position  to  an­
other  until  he  became,  in  fact,  though 
not in  name,  practically  manager,  other 
large  interests of the firm not permitting 
them to always give their personal super­
vision  to  the  crockery  business.  When 
the announcement  was  made  at  the  be­
ginning of  this  year  that Mr.  Stone  had 
severed  his connection  with  the  whole­
sale  crockery  business  of  H.  Leonard’s 
Sons, it occasioned considerable astonish­
ment.  He  had  been  connected  with the 
business for twenty years and  his friends 
supposed  he was a  fixture in  it and that 
he  would  eventually  become  a  member 
of  the  firm.  Several  months  ago,  how­
ever,  he received  a  flattering  offer  from 
the  Grand  Rapids  Vapor  Stove  Co., 
which,  after  mature  consideration,  he 
decided to  accept.  Many  of  his friends 
are  of  the  opinion  that  he  has  chosen 
wisely.  Mr.  Stone  himself  is enthusias­
tic  over  the  prospects  of  the  business 
the  management  of  which  he  has  as­
sumed.  He  has  taken  hold  with  his 
usual  energy  and  determination  and  is 
rapidly  getting  things  into  shape.  His 
thorough  business  education,  together 
with his long experience in  such a house 
as  the Leonards’,  peculiarly  fit  him  for 
the  duties  of  his  new  position,  and  the 
Grand  Rapids  Vapor  Stove  Co.  is  to  be 
congratulated upon securing him  as busi­
ness manager.  A man of  keen  business 
foresight,  energetic  and  aggressive,  he 
yet has  secured  and  holds the  esteem of 
all  with whom he has  had business  rela­
tions.  T h e  T radesm an wishes him suc­
cess in his  new  sphere,  and  predicts  for 
him  a large measure of  it.

No  W ish  To  In tru d e.

Business Man—Show me some of  your 
soft black  hats.
Hatter’s  Clerk—Yes,  sir.  Here’s  a 
line that will just suit you.  Best quality 
latest  style.  Gentleman’s  hat. 
and 
What size?
“Haven’t  you  something wider  in  the 
brim  and a little higher in the crown?”
“ Yes,  sir.  That’s the  kind  we  sell to 
Chinamen.”
“Let me see some of them,  please.”
“Yes,  sir;  but  I don’t  think they will 
suit you at all.  Nobody but a Chinaman 
buys that sort of hat now. 
I’ve sold ’em 
two  dozen  of  that  kind 
last 
in  the 
month.”
“That style just  suits  them,  does it?”
“Always.”
“It’s  what  they  ask  for  when  they 
come in, is it?”
“Every time.”
“And you don’t  try to  sell  them  any 
other kind,  do you?”
“You bet I don’t.”
“Well, I guess  I’ll  go  to  some  store 
where they are  as  anxious  to  please  a 
white man as they are  to please a China­
man.  Good evening.”

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

M
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Adriatic
Argyle  ...................  6
Atlanta AA.............6
Atlantic  A..............  6K
H..............6)4
“ 
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P ............   5
D..............  6
“ 
“  LL..............  5
Amory.....................  63£
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4X
Blackstone O, 32__  5
Black Crow............ 6
Black  Rock  ...........  6
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A ............... 5)4
Cavanat V..............5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  3 \
Clifton  C R ............ 5)4
Comet..................... 6S
Dwight Star............  65£lPequot
Clifton CCC...........5MiSolar

“  Arrow Brand 4M 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL............... 4X
Full Yard Wide...... 6)4
Georgia  A..............6)4
Honest Width........  6
Hartford A  ............ 5
Indian Head...........  6)4
King A  A................. 6)4
KlngEC.  ..............  5
Lawrence  L L........  4)4
Madras cheese cloth 6X 
Newmarket  G........  5X
B  ...
.  5  '
N .... •  6X
DD.. •  5X
X  ...
•  6X
Noibe R.
.  5
Our Level Best...
.  6
Oxford  R
.  6
.  7
Pequot—
Solar.......
.  6
Top of the  Heap.. .  7
BLEACHED  COTTONS.
A B C ......................8)4¡Geo.  Washington.
Amazon.................. 8
Glen Mills
Amsbnrg.................6
Gold Medal.............. 7)4
Art  Cambric...........10
Green  Ticket......... 8)4
Blackstone AA......7)4
Great Falls..............   6)4
Beats Ail................   4
Hope......................... 7)4
Boston....................12
Just  Out........  4 K @ 5
King  Phillip............  754
Cabot......................   7
.................  6*
Cabot,  \
OP......7)4
Charter  Oak...........  5)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Conway W..............  7)41 Lonsdale...........  @  8)4
Cleveland.............  6  Middlesex........   ©  5
Dwight Anchor—   8  No Name...............   7)4
shorts  8  ¡Oak View...............   6
Edwards..................6  Our Own.................. 5)4
Empire...................  7  Pride of the West.. .12
Farwell....................7)4 ¡Rosalind...................  7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8  ¡Sunlight................   4)4
Fitchvllle  ............  7  Utica  Mills............   8)4
First Prize..............  6 
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Fruit of the Loom %.  7)4 Vlnyard................   8)4
Falrmount..............4)4 White Horse.............6
Full Value..............  6X! 
“  Rock.........   .8)4
Cabot......................   7)4lDwlghtAnchor.....8)4
Farwell...................  8  I

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

8

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Unbleached.

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
A .... --5 X Housewife  Q...
.  6X
“
B  ... ....5)4
R...
“
C.... - - 6
s — "X
T ... — 8X
D ....
.  6)4
“
E  ... __7
U...
. . .  9X
44 V  ...
...10
F .... ....7X
w  .
G  ... ■ —-7)4
lox
44
X  .. -.11)4
H  ... — 7X
I __ .... 8*4.
Y...
. . . 12%
J  ... ...  8*
Z  ...
...13)4
K  ...
9X
L ...........10
M  .........10)4
N ...........11
O.............21
P ...........14)4

c a r p e t   w a r p .

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Peerless,  white.... 18
colored— 20
Integrity.................18)41
Hamilton................   8
.  ..............   9
 
G G  Cashmere........20
Nameless  ...............16
............... 18

Integrity  colored...20
White Star..............18
colored. .20
[Nameless................ 20
......... 25
......... 27)4
......... 30
......... 32)4
......... 85

DBESS  HOODS.

10)4

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CORSETS.

“ 

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.. 

c.

PRINTS.

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CORSET  XBANS.

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“ 
“  century cloth 7
“  gold seal.......10)4
“  green seal TR 10)4 
“  yellow seal.. 10)4
“  serge.............11)4
“  Turkey red..10)4
“ 

Corallne.................W 50|Wonderful.............14 50
Schilling's.............   9 00 Brighton.................. 4 75
Davis  Waists  —   9 00 Bortree's...............  9 00
Grand  Rapids......  4 50|Abdomlna!............15 00
Armory..................   6X|Naumkeagsatteen..  7)4
Androscoggin.........7)4 Rockport.................... 6)4
Blddeford.............   6  Conestoga.................7)4
Brunswick..............8Xl Walworth...................63£
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4¡Berwick fancies—   5)4
robes...........  5)4 Clyde Robes...........
pink a purple 5)4 Charter Oak fancies 4)4
buffs...........  5)4 DelMarine cashm's.  5)4
mourn'g  5)4
pink  checks.  5)4 
Btaples  ........  5  Eddystone fancy...  5)4
chocolat 5)4
shirtings ...  4 
American  fancy—   5)4 
rober—  5)4
sateens.. 5)4
American Indigo...  5)4 
American shirtings.  4  Hamilton fancy.  ...  5)4
staple__5)4
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Manchester  fancy..  5)4 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
new era.  5)4 
“  —   6
Arnold 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
Arnold  Merino......  6
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
long cloth B.  9)4
Repp f urn .  8)4
Pacific fancy..........5)4
robes............  6
Portsmouth robes...  6)4 
Simpson mourning..  5X
greys........5X
solid black.  5X 
Washington Indigo.  6)4 
“  Turkey robes..  7M
“  India robes__ 7)4
“  plain Tky X X  8)4 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................. 6)4
Martha Washington
Turkey red x ...... 7)4
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........   9)4
Rlverpolntrobes....  5)4
Windsor fancy........  6)4
Indigo  bine......... 10)4
Harmony.................   4)4
AC A......  ........... 13
Pemberton AAA — 16
York.......................10)4
Swift River............   7)4
Pearl  River............12
WarTflU............ -.13)4
C 

Ballou solid black..
«  colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6 
Berlin solids  .........   5)4
oil blue..
“  green  —   6
“ 
"  Foulards  ...  51 
“ red X .... 
7
“  X  
“ 
 
9i
“ 
“ 
4 4.  .10
“ 
»  34XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........  5
“  madders...  5
“  XXtwills.,  5
“ 
solids.........5

Amoskeag AC A...  12)4
Hamilton N  ...........  7)4
D............ 8)4
Awning.. 11
Farmer....................8
First Prise..............10)4
Lenox M ills.......... 18
c o tt o n  d MLL.
Atlanta,  D..............6X|Stark  A
Boot.........................6X No  Name.................... 7)4
Clifton, K................7 

og a..............168

¡Top of Heap.............9

gold  ticket

TICKINOB.

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T H E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.
Dry Goods Price Cnrrent.

DEH INS.

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Amoskeag....................
9oz............
brown......
Andover..................11)4
Beaver Creek A A... 10 
BB...  9
CC....
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 

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blue  8)4 
“  d a twist  10)4 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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GINGHAMS.

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

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fancies 

Amoskeag................ 6 Lancaster,  staple

staples.  6

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

“  Persian dress  7 
Canton ..  7
“ 
AFC........8)4
“ 
Teazle.. .10)4 
“ 
“ 
Angola.. 10)4 
“ 
Persian..  7 
Arlington staple —   6X 
Arasapha  fancy—   4X 
Bates Warwick dres  7)4 
Centennial.............  10)4
Criterion................10)4
Cumberland staple.  5)4
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Everett classics......8)4
Exposition............... 7X
Glenarie.................  6)4
Glenarven................ 6X
Glenwood.................7)4
Hampton...................5
Johnson Ghalon cl  X 
Indigo bine 9)4 
zephyrs— 16
Amoskeag................14 
Stark........................19 
American................14 
Clark’s Mile End.... 45 
I Barbour's..............95
Coats’, J. & P ......... 45  Marshall’s ..............90
Holyoke.................. 22)41

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| ....................

I Georgia............... 14

DRAIN  BASS.

THREADS.

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No.

KNITTING  COTTON.
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14...
“  16...
39
40
“  18...
“  20...
41
CAMBRICS.

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

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

White. Colored
42
43
44
45

...37
...38
...39
...40

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

Fireman.................32)4
Creedmore............. 27)4
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 27)4

Edwards...............   4
Lockwood................ 4
Wood’s ..................  4
Brunswick...........   4
IT W........................22)4
F T .......................... 32)4
J R F , XXX.............35
Buckeye..................32)4

RED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOHET  FLANNEL.

Red & Blue,  plaid.. 40  [Grey S R W............17)4
Union R ................. 22)4 Western W  ............. 18)4
Windsor..................18)4 D R P .......................18)4
6 oz Western...........20  Flushing XXX.........23)4
Union  B...........  .. .22)41 Manitoba...............23)4
9  ©10)4 
Nameless......  8  @ 9)41 
“ 
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12)4
Brown. Black.
Slate.
10X
9) 4
«  X
10) 4 
12
UH 
20
12)4
Severen, 8 o*..........   9)41 West  Point, 8 os
10)4
10 oz  ...12)4
Mayland, 8 oz......... 10)4
9)41 Raven, lOoz............13)4
Greenwood, 7)4 oz 
Greenwood, 8 oz
............13)4
11)4 Stark 
Boston, 8 oz............ 10)4 ¡Boston, 10 oz............12)4

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Brown. Black. 1[Slate
9X lox
10)4 11X
11)4 12
12X1¡20
DUCKS.

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

10X
U X
12
20

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WADDINGS.

SILESIAS.

White, doz............ 25  IPer bale, 40 doz___88 50
Colored,  doz.......... 20  [Colored  “ 
.......... 7 50
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 Pawtucket...............10)4
Dundle...................   9
Bedford...................10)4
Valley  City.............10)4
K K ......................... 10)4

Red Cross
“  Best.............10)4
Best AA......12)4
“ 
L............................. 7)4
G..............................8)4
Cortlcelll, doi.........85  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

SB WING  SILK.

..12  “  8 
..12 I  “  10 

per Hoi  ball........30

twist,doz..40 
50yd,doz..40  I
HOOKS AND BTES— PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  |No  4 Bl’k A Whlte..lS 
“  2 
..20
“ 
..25
3 
No 2—20, M C......... 50  INo 4—15  /  8)4........40
*  8—18, S C ...........45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20 
.28
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.36

COTTON  TAPE.
-15  “  10 
-18 I  “  12 
SAFETY  FINS.
-..28  INo8..
NEEDLES—PNB  H.

A. James.................1  401 Steamboat...............   «0
Crowely’s................1 35 Gold  Eyed...............1 50
Marshall’s ..............1 00|American.................l  00
J5—4....1  65  6—4...2 30
5—4....  1  75  6—4... 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

FINS.

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6 

COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine.. 28
Crown.....................12
Domestic................18)4
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.................... 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L........................18)4
Alabama...................6X
Alamance................. 6)4
Augusta...................7)4
Ar  sapha..................6
Georgia........................ex
G ranite..................  5X
Haw  River.............  5
Haw  J ....................   5

Nashua....................U
Rising Star 4-ply___17
3-ply---- 17
North Star...............20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7)4 
Powhattan............. 16

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Mount  Pleasant__ 6)4
Oneida....................  5
Prymont...............   5X
Randelman............ 6
Riverside...............   5X
8Ibley  A .................  6X
Toledo....................

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coughing  and  headache.  This  relief  is  worth 
the  price  of  an  Inhaler.  Continued  use  will 
complete the cure.

Prevents and cures

On cars or boat.

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The  cool  exhllerating  sensation 

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to carry In the pocket;  no liquid to drop or spill; 
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T H E   MTCTETTGLAlTST  T R A D E S M A N ,

7

Damage  for  E rrors  in  T elegraph  Mes­

sages.

The law imposes  upon  a  contract  of 
carriage by which  a  telegraph company 
transmits  a  message  many 
liabilities 
which the express  contract  between  the 
parties does  not  contain.  The ordinary 
conditions  attached  to  the  contract  of 
telegraph delivery are  briefly as follows: 
That in order to guard  against  mistakes 
or delays the sender  of  a  message  shall 
order it repeated,  for  which  one-half of 
the regular rate  is  charged  in  addition; 
it is agreed  between the sender of a mes­
sage and the telegraph company that the 
company shall  not be liable for mistakes 
in the transmission or delivery or for the 
non-delivery of any unrepeated  message 
beyond the amount  received for sending 
the same,  nor for  mistakes  or  delays in 
the transmission  or  delivery or  for  the 
non delivery of any repeated  message be­
yond  fifty  times or  other specified  multi­
ple of  the sum  received  for  sending  the 
same,  unless  specially  insured,  nor  in 
any case for delays arising from unavoid­
able interruption  in  the working of  the 
telegraph line or  for  errors in  cipher or 
obscure messages.  Under  such  a  con­
tract as this,  it  is  apparently clear  that 
unless the sender of  a message has it in­
sured  by the company and  pays the pre­
mium  for their assumption of  the liabil­
ity,  he is limited  in  his recovery for any 
damage  which  may  result to the amount 
specified  by the condition  upon  the con­
tract.
This is not strictly true.  A  telegraph 
company, in  the  eye  of  the  law,  is  a 
common  carrier,  and  there  are  certain 
liabilities  against which  a  common  car­
rier  cannot  contract.  Notwithstanding 
such  a  contract  as  this,  the  telegraph 
company,  for instance, will be held abso­
lutely  liable  for  all  damages,  without 
limit,  which  may  result  from  its negli­
gence, or the negligence of  its employes. 
The telegraph company,  by operating its 
line,  assumes to  do  its work  with a rea­
sonable degree  of  care,  and  against  the 
consequences of neglect of  that duty the 
law will not permit  it  to contract.  The 
measure of damages for  the  delay,  non­
transmission,  or  missending  of  a  tele- 
graDhic message is  the actual proximate 
damage  which  results  from  the  neglect 
or fault of  the company.  This is,  under 
the  rule  of  damages,  such 
injury  as 
might reasonably be  expected  to  result 
from the error complained of.
The rule for the  recovery  of  damages 
as  tyas stated in  the  leading  case  upon 
that subject in this country  in one of the 
early  New  York  decisions is  in  the fol­
lowing  language:  “The  party  injured 
is  entitled  to  recover  all  his  damages, 
including  gains  prevented  as  well  as 
losses sustained; and  this rule is subject 
to but two conditions; the  damages must 
be such  as  may  fairly  be  supposed  to 
have entered  into  the  contemplation  of 
the parties when they  made the contract 
—that  is,  they  must  be  such  as  might 
naturally  be expected  to follow its viola­
tion; and they must be  certain,  both  in 
their nature and in  respect to  the  cause 
from which they  proceed.”  Under  this 
rule,  only nominal  damages or the price 
paid  for transmitting the message can be 
be recovered for  neglecting  to  transmit 
or to deliver it,  if  its  purport  is not ex­
plained to the agent of  the  company  or 
its operator,  or if  it is written in cipher, 
or is wholly  unintelligible to him; for no 
other damages in such  a  case  could  be 
within  the contemplation of  the parties. 
The operator who receives  and who rep­
resents the company,  and  may  for  this 
purpose be  said  to be the other party  to 
the contract,  cannot be said  to look upon 
such a message as one pertaining to trans­
actions of  pecuniary  value  and  impor­
tance,  and in respect to  which pecuniary 
loss or  damages  will  naturally  arise  in 
case of his failure or omission to send it. 
If ignorant of its real  nature and  impor­
tance,  it cannot be said  to have  been  in 
his contemplation at the time of  making 
the contract that  any particular damage 
or injury would be  the  probable  result 
of a breach of the contract  on  his  part.
It will,  therefore,  be seen that it  is  of 
importance to the  business man,  in send­
ing  telegraph  messages  which  are  of 
grave concern to  him,  to take the trouble 
when  he  sends  the  message to call the 
attention  of  the  receiving  clerk  or  the

representative of  the company,  whoever 
it  may  be,  who  receives  the  message 
from him,  that it is a message of  impor­
tance  and  must  be  handled  with  care. 
While 
it  is  true  that  the  fact  that  a 
merchant resorts to  the telegraph  of  it­
self indicates that the  matters  involved 
are of enough  importance to  justify  the 
expenditure of the increased cost of tele­
graphing over that of  postage,  that fact 
imports no more,  and. therefore, is notice 
only to the company that it is  of  impor­
tance to the sender to the  amount of  ex­
pense which  he  incurs  for  sending  it. 
It is for this reason  that,  in  the  absence 
of  any  notice  of  further  liability  thau 
this,  the  law  holds  the  company  only 
to  liability  for  the  price  of  the  mes­
sage.  But if the contents of the message 
itself are  such  as  without  explanation 
convey to the operator or to  any  intelli­
gent  person  upon  reading  it,  sufficient 
notice of its importance as to charge him 
with  knowledge that breach of  his  duty 
with  regard  to it would result in  pecuni­
ary  loss,  then  the  message  itself  is  of 
sufficient notice; but, as a rule,  with tele­
graph messages,  they  themselves do not 
contain  the  information  which  would 
put a person  ignorant of the contempora­
neous  circumstances  upon  his  guard. 
Nor  can  the  company  upon  receiving 
notice that pecuniary responsibility of  a 
specified  amount is involved in the trans­
action  of  the message refuse to transmit 
it unless it is insured and  an  additional 
fee charged for that insurance. 
It is the 
legal duty  of  the  company  to  transmit 
the  message  and  transmit 
it  without 
negligence on  its part,  and if  notified of 
the results  which  would  naturally follow 
from  neglect in respect  to  the  message, 
although  the  company  might  refuse  to 
send  the  message  unless 
insured,  and 
state upon  receiving it that it  would  be 
liable  for no damages beyond the amount 
of  the  message unless insured,  it would 
still be liable as a matter of  law for any 
damages  resulting  from  the  negligence 
of its servants,  as this it cannot contract 
awav  if properly notified of the probable 
result of negligence should it occur.

Angels weep  on  the day a young man 
begins to spend  more money  than  he can 
make.

A hypocrite feels better  satisfied  with 
himself every time he  sees  a  good  man 
make a misstep.

BALD
HEADS

DANDRUFF  CURED.

NO  MUSTACHE.
NO  PAY.

NO  CURE. 
NO  PAY. 
I  will  tak e  C o n trac ts to  grow  h a ir on  th e  head
or face with  those  ’w ho  can  call  at  my office or
at  the office of  m y ;igents. provided  the head is
not glossy, or the pores oll  the scalp not closed.
Whr-re  the  head  is shitty or  the  pores closed.
theire is no cure.  Cail an<1  be examined fiee ol
charge.  If you cannot  ca11  write to me State
tho exact  condition1 of th<'i scalp and yotir occu­
pation. 
0 -»om  1011  M asonic T   'u p le,  C hicago

HR«i»r.  g.  ltl l tKHo l. rs

Hardware Price Current.

These  prices are  for cash  buyer»,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages,
d ig.
60
Snell’s...........................................................  
Cook’s ........................................................... 
4®
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
25
Jennings’, Im itation....................................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................8 7 00

AUGUB8  AND  BITS. 

AXES.

" 
• 
• 

D.  B. Bronze..............................   m 00
S.B.S. Steel...............................  8 00
D. B. Steel..................................  18 50

BABBOWS. 

d ig.

b o l t s. 

Railroad 
...................................................8 14 00
Garden 
...........  ...............................  net  80 00
Stove..............................................................50*10
Carriage new list.  ........................................75*10
Plow.  ............................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well, plain  .................................................18 50
Well, swivel................................................   4 00
d ll .
Cast Loose Pin, figured................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright Oast joint..............60*.i

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

dig.

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

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

G rain............................................................dig. 50*02

CBADLES.

CROW BAB«.

60
85
60

50
25

Cast Steel................................................ per tt> 
5
Ely’s 1-10.................................................per m  65
Hick’s  C. F .............................................. 
G. D .........................................................  
M usket....................................................  

CAPS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

OABTBIDSBS.

Rim  F ire...........................................................  
Central  Fire...............................................dig. 

CHISELS. 

dlS.
Socket Firm er................................................... 70*10
Socket Fram ing................................................ 70*10
Socket Corner....................................................70*10
Socket Slicks....................................................70410
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er............................... 
40

combs. 

dls.

Curry,  Lawrence’s ..........................................  
40
H otchkiss.......................................................... 
25
White Crayons, per  gross...............12©12tf dls. 10

COPPER.

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

D BILLS. 

dls.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

07
6V4

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................. dos. net 
75
40
C oim gated..................................................dls 
Adjustable.................................................. dls. 40*10

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dig.

piles—New List. 

Clark's, small, 818;  large, 826........................  
30
Ives’, 1, 818 :  2, 324 ;  3,830  ............................... 
25
Disston’s ............................................................60*10
New American  ................................................ 60*10
Nicholson’s .......................................................60*10
Heller’s ............................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  
50

dls.

0ALVAHIZED IRON.

dig.
dls.

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

13 

15 

12 

28
16 17

Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.

dig.

N A ILS

dlS.
dls.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s........................ 
50
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
56
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
55
Branford’s ........................................................ 
55
Norwalk’s ........................................................ 
816.00, dls. 60
Adze Eye..................................... 
Hunt Bye...............................................815.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ..........................................818.50, dls. 20*10.
Speiry *  Co.’s, Post, handled.........................  
50
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
P. S. A W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable*.... 
Landers,  Ferry *  Cla rk’s ................... 
40
Enterprise 
.........................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern.............................................. 60*10
Stebbln's Genuine............................................ 60410
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base........................................................ 1 50
Wire nails, base........................................ 1  75@1  80
60..........................................................Base 
Base
50............................................................ 
10
40...........................................................  
25
80...........................................................  
25
20....................  ....................................  
35
45
16...........................................................  
12...........................................................  
45
10...........................................................  
50
60
8............................................................. 
7 * 6 ......................................................  
75
4............................................................. 
90
8............................................................. 
1  20
1  60
2............................................................. 
F ln eS ............................................................ 
65
Case  10................................................. 
8.................................................  
75
90
g 
Finish 10.V.V..V*.V.V.‘.V” .V." ’.’.*.’....!
90
8..................................... 
6...............................................  
1  10
Clinch; 10.............................................. 
70
80
8. . . . . ................................. 
B a r r e u * ::::::: ::::;:::: :::::::: ::: 
1 ?§
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................   040
050
Solota  Bench..................................................  
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   040
Bench, first quality..........................  
040
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dis.60—10
70
Common,  polished....................................dls. 
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs................................   50—10
. 
"A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9  20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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

“ 
it 
“ 
« 
“ 

PLANES. 

bivets. 

PAMS.

dlS.

Broken pacts He per pound extra.

 

HAMMERS.

dig.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

14  and
* ........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
X ........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
...........dls.

Maydole A Co.’s.................................... dls. 
25
25
Kip’s .......................................................dls. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s..................................dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................ 80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ......  ..................... dis.60410
State........................................... per do*, net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 
3*
10
8*
7*
7V4
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  antl-frictlon................................  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 38)4*10
Blight........................................................  70410*10
Screw  Eyes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
70*10*10
dl*.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ........................
Sisal, K Inch and la rg e r................................  
9
Manilla  .............................................................  13
dlS.
Steel and  Iron................................................... 
Try and Bevels.................................................
M itre..................................................................
Com.  Smooth.

75
60
20
Com. 
82 95 
8  05 
3 05 
8 15 
8  25 
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 80  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14........................................ 84  05
Nos. 15 to 17........................................ 4  05
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4 05
N08. 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  ........................................ dls.
Sliver Lake, White  A .................................list
Drab A ................................ 
 
White  B................................   *
Drab B ....................................  “
White C .............................. 
 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

LEVELS. 
ROPES.

8 86

wire goods. 

SHEET IRON.

SQUARES. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

dig.

“

“

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,_______ 70

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

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 826
20
50
30
30
Steel, Game........................................................ 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
85
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s _______  70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per do*
Mouse, delusion.................................. 81.50 per dos
dls.
Bright M arket...................................................  65
Annealed M arket..............................................70—10
Coppered M arket.............................................   60
Tinned M arket.................................................  62H
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanised..................................  2 80
painted.......................................  2 40

wire. 

dls.

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

wrenches. 

40*10
An  Sable................................................dls. 
Putnam ..............................................  
dls.  05
dls. 10*10
N orthwestern...................................  
dls.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
80
Coe’s  G enuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*10
dls.
Bird Cages 
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................  
75*10
Screws, New List.............................................. 70*10
Casters, Bed  a  .d Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........65*10

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

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METALS,

PIG TIN.

6X
7

ZINC.

26o
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.......................................................... 
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2J4c per pound.
680 pound  casks...............................................  
Per  pound.........................................................  
t t O t t .........................................................................16
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by nrivate brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONT
1 60
Cookson......................  ...................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—MELTN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal— ..................................... 8 7
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

............................................   7  0
........................................  9  25
.........................................  9 25

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal.............................. 
“ 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 

75
.........................................  6  75
.........................................   8  25
.........................................  9  25

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.

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“ 

ROOFING PLATES
Worcester.................................   6 So

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX , 
20x28 1C, 
20x28 IX,
14x28 IX ...................................................................814 00
14x81  IX ..................................................................  15 00
14X58g ;fo rN R S B o n e rs, ^

" 
“ 
BOILEB size tin plate.

Allaway  Grade.
 
 

8  50
...  18 50
6 00
... 
....  7 50
12  50
15  50

 v m a A _   10 qo

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8

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

MCfflGAf®ADESMAN

A WigKLT JOCHNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

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

E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  JA N l'A RT  24.  1894.

THE  ONLY  WAY  TO  GET  MONEY.
Some time ago a member of the British 
Parliament,  speaking upon  the finances, 
is reported  to  have said  that “No wonder 
so many  people  are  paupers when  there 
is  such  a  deficiency of shillings and  six­
pences in circulation.”

Without  doubt  the  honorable  gentle­
man  was quite right,  but  the  remedy he 
proposed  was  not  the  correct  one.  He 
wanted  to coin  more.  The  trouble  was 
and  is  in  every  country  where  there  is 
poverty  that it  is  not  the  lack of money, 
but the  lack of  a  general distribution of 
it  that  causes  the  distress.  There  is 
plenty of  money  if  only it  were divided 
out.  No  legislation  has ever discovered 
a  way  to divide  out  money so  as  to en­
rich all  the  people.  A  general  distribu­
tion once a  month  of  all  the  money  in 
the country  would  not maintain any con­
dition of  financial  equality,  because  the 
spendthrifts ana prodigals would quickly 
make away  with  theirs, while the shrewd 
traders  and  sharpers  would  as  quickly 
get  it.

There is  but  one  way  to  secure  the 
general  diffusion  of  money,  and  that  is 
to  establish  such  a  condition  of  indus­
trial  and commercial  activity as will give 
the people  steady and  remunerative em­
ployment.  That  will  produce  general 
prosperity,  and  there is no  other way  to 
get it.  Coining shillings or  dollars  will 
not put  a single  penny  into  the  pockets 
of  the  people  unless  they  can  earn  it. 
There is no scarcity of money to-day, but 
such  vast  numbers  of  men  are  earning 
nothing that they cannot get  hold  of  it. 
There is  no other  way  to get  a dollar  bat 
to earn it.

The theorists  who want to restore pros­
perity  by  having  the  Government issue 
unlimited  treasury notes  are today con­
fronted  with  the  fact  that  the  Govern­
ment is suffering for  the  lack of  funds. 
The income from  taxation  is deficient to 
the extent of  about $10,000,000  a month, 
and  by so  much  inadequate to  meet the 
expenses  of  the  Government.  But  the 
question is asked:  Why should the Gov­
ernment ever  be short of  funds  when  it 
can create money  at pleasure?

The question is answered  by the state­
ment that the Government  cannot create

no  other  resources  but  taxation levied 
npon  the  people,  and  it  has  no  more 
credit than can  be based on  a  fair  taxa­
tion.  Suppose,  that,  in  order  to  meet 
the debts and expenses of a government, 
the  taxes  should  become  so  enormous 
as that the  people  could  not  and would 
not  endure  them.  Then  the  people 
would  rise  up  and  refuse  to  pay,  and 
overthrow the Government.  That would 
be  repudiation,  for  which  there 
is  no 
remedy.

Thus it  will  be seen  that  the  credit of 
a nation is limited to the amount of taxa­
tion  that  the  people  will  endure,  and 
that is the end of its resources.  So  long 
as  the  people  are  prosperous they  will 
never complain of taxes;  but  break  up 
their industries  and  destroy  their  pros­
perity and it will  be  dangerous  to  push 
taxation too far.

CIVILIZATION  AND  MORALITY.
The optimist in human  progress  is  al­
ways ready to  uphold  the  doctrine  that 
material  advancement is a  sure  sign  of 
moral  improvement,  and  that  the  best 
results of social life and the highest con­
ditions  of virtue  accompany a  state  of 
genera]  prosperity.

It is  a pleasing belief to hold that man­
kind  is  constantly growing  better,  and, 
as education is diffused  among  the  peo­
ple,  and  the appliances  of  engineering, 
the processes  of  chemistry and  the  dis­
coveries of  the  electrician  are  brought 
more  and  more  into  the  economics  of 
daily  life,  the  human  race  by  just  so 
much  attains  a  higher  plane  of virtue
and morality.

A writer  in  the  January Forum,  who 
has undertaken to define morality,  meets 
with  many difficulties  by  reason  of  the 
various notions that have  been  held  on 
the  subject.  He  observes  that  among 
the  ancients  virtue  meant  courage. 
Sometimes  loyalty to the  king is  the  su­
preme test  of  morality.  Among women 
very extensively,  and  frequently  among 
men,  “immorality” signifies sexual irreg­
ularity.  Thus a person is a defaulter, is 
cruel to  his wife,  is  a  drunkard,  but  he 
is not immoral.  A great  many religious 
teachers believe and  inculcate  the  doc­
trine  that  there  can  be  no morality in 
thought,  word or deed,  except  under the 
inspiration of the  spirit  of  God  in  the 
soul.  As  some  hold,  the  same  act  may 
be  moral  or  immoral,  according  to  its 
motive.

But,  after all,  morality is  best  defined 
as that course of life which does the least 
injury to  others  without  neglecting  im­
portant  personal  interests.  Many  men 
who would not steal  do  not  hesitate  to 
take every advantage  in  business  of  the 
inexperience,  imprudence  or  ignorance 
of others.  This is as  immoral  as  steal­
ing,  but it is not as criminal, or not crim­
inal at all,  under the  law.  The  golden 
rule will come nearer  illustrating a true 
standard of morality than  can  any other 
brief expression.

A high state  of  civilization  is  always 
one  of  growing  immorality.  The  vast 
concentration of wealth  in  the  hands of 
a few creates a class that is  able  to  op­
press those who  are  dependent  upon  or 
under its control.  Such  a  class,  by  rea­
son  of 
its  wealth,  becomes  more  and 
more luxurious and self-indulgent, while 
the power of  riches  to  corrupt  officials 
and persons in civil  power gives to those 
who possess it a  liberty and  license  not 
attained  by  the  humbler  classes.  The 
effect,  too, of  great  wealth  upon  society

generally is  also  bad.  Those  who  have 
it not are driven to envy those who have, 
and,  as a consequence,  there are  tempta­
tions to do acts which would not be found 
in  a social state where there  are  no  rich 
men,  and  where  people  are  comfortably 
off,  earning  honest  livelihoods  and  gen­
erally contented.  Such a community re­
alizes the  highest  state  of  social  moral­
ity.

The extremes of  wealth,  on  one  side, 
make  people 
arrogant,  overbearing, 
haughty,  proud  and  tyrannical;  while, 
on the other side,  those who are made  to 
feel the  lack  of  it  are  rendered  discon­
tented and often  desperate and  revenge­
ful,  while  those  envying  the  ease and 
pleasures of the  rich  are  tempted to se­
cure  them  by  lives  of  profligacy  and 
reckless  immorality.  There 
is  always 
danger in extremes of social position.  In 
the ages of  the worst  immorality and so­
cial  prodigality,  it  has  been  remarked 
that virtue and morality were scarcely to 
be found, save in the middle classes.  The 
great ruling castes  fell  to  the moral de­
gradation of the slums.

In this  country there  is  no  ruling  or 
privileged  class, 
save  what  extreme 
wealth can  create.  That  now embraces 
only a very few people, not enough to af­
fect the great masses  of  the  population 
to any serious extent. 
In  the same  way, 
the degraded and brutal  classes make up 
a very  small percentage  of  the  popula­
tion.  Thus it is  that  the  vast  body  of 
the American  people  are  honest,  virtu­
ous,  industrious and  the  conservators of 
home and  family life. 
It  is  the  family 
which is the foundation of  American so­
ciety. 
It is  in  the  sacred  precincts  of 
the  home  that  the  embryo  citizen  is 
trained in the practice of honesty and in­
tegrity. 
is  by  the  hearthstone  that 
patriotism and  the  sweet domestic affec­
tions are developed.  Love of  country is 
the  love  of  home  and  all 
it  contains. 
This is the foundation  of  all  patriotism. 
It is in  the  millions  of American homes 
that  the  virtue,  honor, 
liberties  and 
safety of the people  of  this republic are 
nurtured,  and  so  vast  and  potential  Is 
this home influence that neither  the cor­
rupting power  of  wealth,  nor the degra­
dation of the slums,  will  be  able to suc­
cessfully assail  it. 
It  will  take  a  long 
time to civilize  all  the good  out  of  the 
American  people.

It 

THE  FIRE  WASTE  DURING  1893. 
The  New York  Journal o f  Commerce, 
the recognized authority on such matters, 
has  published  a  statement  showing  the 
total  fire  loss in the  United  States  and 
Canada during the  year  1893,  with com­
parisons with  previous years.  Large as 
the totals  for  the  two  preceding  years 
were,  those  of  1893  show a still greater 
waste from the ravages  of  the  fiery  ele­
ment.  The total  for  the twelve months 
ending with  December was $156,000,000, 
as  compared  with  $132,000,000  in  1892 
and $137,000,000 in  1891.

One  would  naturally  attribute  ^hese 
heavy losses  by fire to  the depression in 
business which  has  been  so  general  in 
the United States  during  the  past year, 
but an  analysis  of  the  statistics  proves 
that no such explanation is possible.  As 
a matter of fact,  the  entire excess in  the 
fire waste  occurred  during  the  first  six 
months of the  year,  when  trade  was rea­
sonably active;  while  during the last six 
months,  during which the financial panic 
and trade  depression  prevailed,  the in­
crease  over  the  same  six  months  last 
year was trifling.

I  money out of  nothing.  There is no real 
j money but that  which  is  coined  ont  of 
silver  and  gold.  These  metals  have  a 
| recognized value by weight in every com­
mercial country.  They can be used per­
fectly  well without  any  stamp,  but  the 
stamp is a guarantee of  the  weight  and 
fineness,  and  for that  reason  it  is  valu­
able.  Thus,  while  a  Government  can 
coin gold and  silver into money,  it  can­
not  create  those  metals,  and  has  no 
other means of getting them but  to  buy 
or borrow them.  A  treasury  note is not 
real  money,  but  a  promise  to  pay  s o 
much gold and silver,  and,  in  Issuing  a 
treasury  note,  the Government must  be 
sure of having  the  requisite  amount  of 
the  precious  metals  with  which  to  re­
deem  the  notes  when  called  on.  And 
now,  when  the  finances  of  the  country 
are actnally on  a  gold  basis,  the Govern­
ment must be able to  redeem  the  silve r 
certificates with gold if  such  a  demand 
be made.

There  is  no  individual  but  can  get 
money  on  his  personal  notes if he have 
the requisite credit,  or  can  put  up  the 
necessary  securities.  Credit  must  be 
based  on  something  real, 
if  a  man  is 
known  to have unincumbered houses and 
lands he can  borrow money  by  giving  a 
mortgage  on  them. 
If  he  have  good 
bonds and stocks,  be can deposit them as 
securities to borrow  money. 
If he have 
steady  employment  by  which  he  earns 
money, 
this,  coupled  with  an  honest 
reputation,  will  gain  him  a  certain 
amount  of  credit;  but  it 
is  plain  that 
credit must be  based on  something  sub­
stantial.  As it is with  individuals,  so it 
is  with governments.

it 

The United States needs money.  Sup­
pose it were to print and issue $100,000,- 
000  of  treasury  notes.  They would be 
readily  accepted  for  its  debts,  because 
the republic  has  excellent  credit.  But 
this batch of  notes would  be necessarily 
payable in gold  at sight,  and the Govern­
ment has not gold  to  pay  with.  There­
fore 
issue  prom­
ises to pay unless there  is in sight some­
thing to pay  with.  The  world  has  just 
been  treated  to  the  spectacle  of  the 
United States having  to pay out its gold 
reserve to redeem  its treasury notes,  and 
that  is  liable  to  happen  at  any  time. 
Hence the danger of issuing  sight  notes 
that have to be  redeemed  at a moment’s 
warning.

is  dangerous 

to 

It is to avoid such a risk  that  the  Sec­
retary of the Treasury proposes  to  issue 
bonds.  Bonds  payable  in  forty  years, 
for instance,  will enable the Government 
to  borrow  all  the  money it  needs,  and 
there will  be no immediate or unexpected 
is  the 
demand  for  redemption.  That 
reason  why,  if  the  Government 
is 
in 
need,  it is better to borrow on  long time 
than  to  live  from  band  to  mouth  on 
treasury  notes  which  have  no  backing, 
and  may have to be redeemed when there 
is no preparation to meet them.

Let it be  understood  that  every indi­
vidual  has no other way of getting money 
except  by  earning  it with  labor,  or  by 
means of labor  producing  something for 
sale.  To get  money  any other  way is to 
steal it, 
free  gifts,  of  course,  excepted. 
In  the  same  way  the Government  must 
earn  its  money  by giving  protection  to 
the people.  For  this  service it  earns,  or 
is supposed to earn, taxes.  The services 
of  a  government  are  commonly  fully 
paid for with  moderate taxes,  and  so ex­
cessive taxes are nothing  more  nor  less 
than  robbery.  Then,  a  government  has

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9

This is  rather  a  puzzler for the expo­
nents of  the  moral  hazard theory in fire 
insurance to explain.  According  to  the 
moral hazard idea,  losses would naturally 
be much larger during  a  period  of  de­
pression  and  financial  disaster  than  at 
other times,  and yet the  statistics of  the 
present  year  utterly  fail  to  show  any 
such result.  The Journal  of  Commerce 
calls attention  to  this  point,  and attri­
butes the showing to  the greater success 
of the underwriters  in  discerning where 
the moral hazard applied.

The  same  journal  attributes  the  in­
crease in  the  fire  loss to  carelessness in 
the installation of  electric  lighting  and 
power plants. 
It  is  announced that ex­
perts are  thoroughly  investigating  this 
danger  from  electric  plants,  and  are 
making  a  close  study  of  electric fires 
with  a view  of  inaugurating  needed re­
forms.

The  bill relating to butterine,  recently 
introduced in  the  United  States  Senate 
by  Senator  Hill,  of  New  York,  while 
harmless in itself,  since  it  does  nothing 
more  than  place  the  article  under the 
laws of the State or Territory into which 
it  may  be  introduced  from  any  other 
State  or Territory,  is  deserving  of  more 
than  passing notice. 
It is national legis­
lation  which  is  intended  to  be  supple­
mentary to State legislation,  the purpose 
being to regulate the  traffic in  an  article 
supposed  by many to  be  deleterious  in 
its nature and injurious  to  health.  The 
law  regulating,  and,  to a  certain  extent, 
at least,  restricting,  the  sale  of  butter­
ine,  is,  ostensibly,  in  the  interest  of  the 
health of the people.  The  law puts  the 
traffic in  butterine  on  a  level with  the 
traffic in intoxicating  liquor,  since it  im­
poses restrictions on  its sale and compels 
the vendor to take out a license  and  pay 
a heavy fee.  A more senseless or unjust 
piece of legislation  was  never  passed  by 
Congress.  The  materials  out  of which 
the compound is made  are  no  more  in­
jurious to health than  are the component 
parts  of  butter.  These  materials  com­
bined and made into what is  called  but­
terine  are  no  more  unhealthful  than  is 
the article  called  butter. 
It  is  utterly 
impossible that  bacterial  germs  can  be 
carried through the process of  manufac­
ture of butterine,  since it is  subjected to 
a degree  of  heat which  is  sufficient  to 
effectually destroy all  microbic  life. 
In 
the manufacture  of  butter  sour  cream, 
or,  in  other  words,  cream 
in  the  first 
stage of decay,  is used,  in  a  majority of 
cases.  As  it  is  now  thoroughly estab­
lished that the process of decay is caused 
by the  presence  of  bacteria,  it  will  be 
seen that thp material  out  of  which  but­
ter is made is  more  likely  to  cause  dis­
ease than  are  the  materials  from  which 
butterine is made,  since no  heat  is  used 
in  the  process  of  buttermaking,  and, 
therefore,  if  bacteria  are  present,  there 
is  a  possibility  of  their  being  carried 
through to the finished  article.  But it is 
well known that the  law restricting  the 
sale of butterine was not passed solely in 
the  interest  of  health,  but  because  the 
sale of it was a direct  menace  to  butter- 
makers. 
lessen  the 
profits of the dairy  and creamery,  and  so 
farmers  and  creamery  men  demanded 
that the sale of  it  be  suppressed,  or,  if 
not entirely suppressed,  at  least  materi­
ally  restricted.  The  reason  given  for 
this demand  was  anything  but  the true 
one.  Butterine was  declared  to  be  un­
wholesome,  disease-breeding,  and  the 
process of making filthy in  the  extreme;

It  threatened  to 

that it was,  in fact, entirely unfit for hu­
man food. 
If the manufacture of butter­
ine is carried on  in as dirty surroundings 
as is much of  the  buttermaking  of  the 
country,  then,  perhaps,  some  of  the 
things said about it may be true,  but un­
til  buttermakers  institute  a very  radical 
reform  in this respect,  and  do  a  consid­
erable  amount  of  cleaning  up, 
their 
abuse of butterine can  hardly be  termed 
consistent. 
It  can  be  truthfully  said 
that much of  the  butter  offered  for  sale 
is  not  fit  for  food  and  is  certainly  un­
wholesome,  and  for  this  reason  there 
would be as  much  sense  in  a  law regu­
lating the sale of butter as there is in the 
law relating to butterine.  The  true rea­
son for the passage  of  butterine  legisla­
tion was that it afforded the politicians  a 
chance to gain the  favor  of  the  butter- 
makers,  whose name  is  legion.  Butter­
ine makers are few in number  and  noth­
ing was to  be  gained  by securing  their 
good  will.  There are thousands  of  peo­
ple  who  cannot  afford  to  buy  butter 
when the price reaches  high-water mark, 
and butterine is a cheap, wholesome sub­
stitute,  far better  in  quality than  much 
of the butter  for which  a  much  higher 
price is usually asked.  The  “hard times” 
has  vastly increased the  sale  of  butter­
ine  and  done  much  to  destroy the  un­
reasoning prejudice which existed in the 
minds of the people  against  this  much- 
abused  article.  There  are  many  people 
using  it  to-day  from  choice who  began 
its  use from necessity.

Michigan  dairymen  are  rejoicing  over 
the fact  that  the  State Agricultural Col­
lege has now at the head  of  its  agricul­
tural department a man who does  not be­
lieve that the sum  and  substance  of  the 
dairy  industry is embraced in  the  devel­
opment of the breed of steers best adapt­
ed  for  beef.  Prof.  Clinton  D.  Smith 
comes from a  Dairy State  and  is  giving 
the Michiganders  a  foretaste  of  a  dairy 
In all  probability his  effort  in 
school. 
this  direction  will  culminate, 
in  the 
course of  a  few years,  in  a  completely 
equipped dairy  school,  such  as is now in 
successful  operation  in  Minnesota,  Wis­
consin  and  Iowa.  Such  an  institution 
would do  more  to  build  up  the  latent 
dairy  business  of  the  State  than would 
ten  times the amount of  money involved 
expended in any other direction.

The  Grand  Rapids  School  Furniture 
Co.  is on  the boycott list of the American 
Federation of  Labor,  the national organ­
ization of the trades  unions.  The Grand 
Rapids School  Furniture Co.  is  the  only 
furniture corporation  in  this  city  which 
continued  operations  through the panic 
of 1898 with a full  working  force  with­
out making any cut  in  wages  and  paid 
the largest dividend  from  the  profits  of 
the year’s  business of any manufacturing 
concern  in  the  city.  The  moral  to  be 
drawn from this statement  is  obvious— 
if  you  wish  to become rich  and prosper­
ous,  get yourself boycotted by the trades 
unions.  The universal hatred of all true 
Americans  for  such  un-American  and 
disreputable  weapons  as  the boycott in­
variably  turns  the  tide  in  favor  of  an 
establishment  which  is subjected to the 
murderous attacks of trades unionism.

T h e T r a d e sm a n has already expressed 
itself on the subject of  the  proposed  in­
come tax,  and this  week  presents  diver­
gent views on the question  from the pens 
of  Matthew  Marshall  and  Harry  M. 
the
Royal.  The  former 

is,  probably, 

ablest financial  writer in  the country and 
the latter is editor and publisher  of  the 
Shelby Herald.

Use and Abuse of the Telephone.
“What is the matter with my telephone? 
Why, I can’t  hear  good;  there  must  be 
something  wrong with the phone.”

This  was  the  answer  given  in  the 
presence of a T r a d e sm a n representative 
to a telephone repairer,  in  answer to his 
query  as  to  what  was  the  matter  with 
the telephone.  After  a  little  searching 
the  trouble  was  located  in  the  phone, 
some paraffin having melted and,  getting 
out of place,  obstructed  the  mechanism 
of  the phone.

“Well,” said the  repairer,  “it  wasn’t 
your  fault  this  time,  except  that  you 
have your telephone too near  the  stove. 
You see.  wax  is  used  to take the impres­
sion made by the voice,  and,  if care is not 
taken to protect the telephone  from  the 
heat,  the  wax will  melt and you  will  be 
running to your neighbor’s telephone  to 
call  up  500.  How is  it  that  telephones 
get out of order so frequently?  Because 
the users are either  careless or ignorant, 
generally the latter.  Most people,  when 
talking  through  a  telephone,  do  not 
speak directly  into  the  instrument,  but 
turn  their  faces  sideways  and  speak 
away from it,  so that the voice  does  not 
strike the transmitter  with enough force 
to cause sufficient  vibration to  make  the 
necessary impression.  As a result,  they 
are  not  heard  clearly.  Put  your  face 
about two  inches  from  the  transmitter, 
speak  directly  into  it,  in  your  natural 
tone of voice,  and  you  will  be heard dis­
tinctly.  You  don’t need to  shout if  you 
are close enough to the instrument. 
¡See 
here,”  and handing  the phone to the re­
porter,  and  putting  his  face  about  the 
distance  he  had  named  from  the  tele­
phone,  he blew into it.  The  sound  was 
distinctly  heard 
through  the  phone. 
“There are other  people,”  resumed  the 
repairer,  “who are continually pounding 
on  the  telephone. 
If  Central  does  not 
answer  as soon  as  they ring,  they  rap, 
rap,  rap,  either with the phone  or  their 
hand,  as if the sound  of the blows would 
be heard sooner than  the ringing  of  the 
bell. 
If  they had any knowledge of the 
mechanism of the telephone,  they  would 
know that this works a positive injury to 
the instrument.  Every time they  strike 
the  telephone,  this  point  (opening  the 
box  containing  the  transmitter)  makes 
an 
impression  upon  the  wax,  and  the 
harder the telephone is  struck the deeper 
the impression.  Then  when they speak 
into  the  transmitter  the  needle  cannot 
make sufficient impression upon  the wax 
to transmit  the  voice  clearly—and  then 
they  kick  about  their  telephone  not 
working  properly.  The  working  parts 
of  the  telephone  are  very  delicate  and 
are easily  pnt  out  of  order  or  injured, 
but a good many people use  them  as  if 
they  thought 
it  was  impossible  to  do 
them any harm.”

And  the young  man  slung his tool  bag 
over his shoulder and  departed  with the 
air of a man who had  a grievance.  Per­
haps  he had.

Financial  Matters.

The Grand  Rapids  Chair  Co.  recently 

paid a 4  per cent,  dividend.

Th6  Zeeland  Furniture Co.  paid a 3% 
per  cent,  dividend  on  the  business  of 
1893.  The old  directors  have  been  re­
elected  and  the  plant will  be  enlarged 
and otherwise improved.

J.  P. Yisner, on  his  return  from  Chi­
cago,  will be unable to  reach  the  trade 
as soon  as anticipated,  owing  to  the  un­
expected  length of time taken  in  writing 
up  the  large  line  of  bargains selected 
from the immense stock of  John A.  Tol- 
man Co.  ’Phone 1413.

Of  Interest 
to  Book= 
keepers.

I 

will teach my system of In­

fallible  Proof,  whereby  an 
error in posting or in trial  bal­
ance can  be located in  the  ac­
count in which it has occurred. 
No  book keeper  should  be 
without this system, as it saves 
weeks of  labor each year.  No 
new  books  or  slips required. 
It can  be taken  up at any time 
without change of books.
Also my  system  of  keeping 
Accounts Payable Account, 
which  saves  opening  an  ac­
count  on  the  ledger  of  those 
from  whom  goods  are bought.
Price  for  both  system s

$5 .00.

WM.  H.  ALLEN,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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Two  Year»—G eorge Onndrnm. Ionia.
T hree  Year»—C. A. Buarbee. Cheboygan.
Four Year»—S. E. P arkin, Owoeeo.
F ire Y ear»— F. W ,  R. Perry, Detroit.
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Secretary—Stanley E. P a rk  ill, O w o sso .
Tream»rer—Gk>o. Qnndrnm. Ionia.
Next  Meeting:—Orand Rapid». March 6  and 7. 
S ubsequent  M eetings—Star  Island.  June  *5  and  26; 

H o u g h to n , Sept.  1; Lansing:. N o t . •  and 7.
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THE  INCOME  TAX.

Cogent  Reasons-for  the  Enactm ent  of 

the  M easure.

W r itte n  f o r  T u b  T r a d e s *  a x.

The subject of taxation  is the most im­
portant question  relating  to  the  science 
of  government,  and  the  agitation  of  a 
proposed income tax  has  brought  forth 
much  discussion  upon  that  method  of 
collecting  government  revenues.  This 
is a matter  which  has  not  assumed  the 
position  of  a  party  question  and  may. 
therefore,  be  discussed  without the re­
straint  of  political  prejudice.  One  of 
the  strongest  arguments  I  have  seen 
against  such a tax was The Tradesman's 
editorial of  Jan.  10 but  the basis of that 
very  able article rested upon.  (11  an  as­
sumption of the dishonesty of those upon 
whom  it  would  fall,  and  the  consequent 
evasion of it:  (2)  that  it  is not necessary, 
and  (31  that  it  would  be unpopular.

The  first  proposition  has  no  further 
weight  than  the  same  argument  would 
have  against  the  present system of  local 
taxation,  which the income  tax idea more 
closely  approaches,  it  being  an  assess­
ment  upon wealth instead  of  upon  con­
sumption: that  is.  a tax  upon  what  men 
have,  rather than upon  what  men  need, 
as is the present  system.

I am not so sure that  it  is  not  neces­
sary.  We  know  that  the  present  law 
(the McKinley  billl  does  not  provide  a 
sufficient  revenue  and  that  Secretary 
Carlisle  estimates  a  deficiency  of  more 
than S~fi.000.000  for  the fiscal  year  end
It is claimed that the
ing June 50. 894. 
Wilson bi 11 will  leave a still greater de-
ficiency.  and. certainly. SOffie  scheme of
equitably di dributing the burdens of
for raising  snch revenues as
taxation.
will  not be provided by the  present
method.  $houId be devis ed.

life,  liberty and happiness,”  and I  fur­
ther believe that wealth  should  give  up 
some  portion  of  its  regular  accumula­
tions for the maintenance of  the govern­
ment  by  which  it,  as well  as the  man  in­
dividually.  is  protected and made secure.
The principle of  tariff taxes is specific 
in its  nature  and  levies  practically  the 
ante amount upon the man  with  an  in­
come of 850,000 per  year  as  the  laborer 
with  S500.  This  may  or  may  not  be 
ustice.  but  as it  is not under discussion, 
neither is it proposed  to  abandon  it,  but 
to make the income tax  a supplementary 
one.  I  prefer to regard  it  as a tax upon 
individuals,  and  leave the matter of ad- 
usting  the  proper  proportion  of  a  tax 
levy by  these two systems to further dis- 

ission.
An  income tax  then.  is.  in  my opinion, 
but  a just contribution  from  the  wealth 
of the nation  of its share toward the sup­
port of the government. 
It  is  not  pro­
posed  to  collect  it  from  those  who  are 
not able to pay.  but  from  those who are.
Aside from the theory of  dividing  the 
taxation  equitably  between  a  tax  upon 
individuals, 
irrespective  of  wealth— 
which the tariff practically  does—and of 
wealth  as  wealth—which  must  be  done 
by  a  direct  tax  levy  like  the  munici­
pal  system,  or an  income  tax like the one 
proposed—I  can  conceive  of  no  system 
which  is  adapted  to  so  fully  meet  the 
requirements  of  an emergency measure, 
especially  when  there is  prospect  of  its 
necessity for some  years,  at  least,  as  an 
income tax.

No  one.  1 

imagine,  will  deny  the 
justice  of  asking  capital  to  give  up  a 
small part  of  its earnings to  support  the 
government under which  it  accumulates 
such  earnings.  To  do  so  would  be  to 
pronounce  as  wrong  the  whole  system 
by  which our State,  county  and  munici­
pal  taxes  are  raised.  Yet 
is  well 
known  that millions  are every  year paid 
in  dividends  upon  foreign  capital 
in­
vested  in  this  country,  the  owners  of 
which  are in no manner  reached  by  our 
present system,  yet  would  be  by  an  in­
come tax  upon the earnings  of  corpora­
tions. 

H a k k t   M.  Ro y a l.

it 

Shelby.  Mich..  Jan.  19.  1894.

Michigan Starts the Nucleus  of a Dairy 

School.

To «iy that it is  unpopulair is no argu-
ment  a^ainst its justice. for any  tax. DO

:ter what. is  unpopuitar.
is  made that  it  W'
he  point
Tt 
icult  of collection and  wo

be
dif
evaded.  No doubt  there is much evasion 
of the internal  revenue  taxes,  and  tha 
they  are unpopular with  those  who  pay 
them,  but  the  Government  derives  an 
enormous  revenue  from  them  and  re­
peated  violation  is  regarded as bazar 
ous.

Lansing,  Mich.,  Jan.  15—The  Short 
Dairy  Course  at  the  Michigan  Agricul­
tural  College  has  begun  with  nineteen 
active,  energetic  and  brainy  young  men 
in  attendance.  Seven  of  these 
intend 
running  creameries  next  summer.  The 
other? are  here  for  work  along the home 
dairy lines.
It  pained me  greatly  to  have  to  send 
applicants  away  who  desired  help 
in 
cheesemaking,  but  we have  no  facilities 
for doing  work in  that line.  Let us hope 
that in the very  near future the lack will 
be supplied:  1 can  assure you  that  our 
dairy  room  is  a  very  interesting  place 
these  days.  A  brighter  and  more  en­
thusiastic set of young men is to be found 
nowhere else,  and to  see  them  handling 
milk,  running 
skimming 
constituency than | creamers,  studying  boiier  and  engine.
learning and operating the Babcock test, 
is  inspiring indeed.  They churn in  sec­
tions  of  eight  and.  to  my  surprise  and 
gratification,  already  turn  out  a  very 
salable  article  of  butter.  We  are  sur­
prised at  the readiness with  which  they 
comprehend the spirit of the instructions 
given  and  how  few  mistakes  are  made. 
Although  the  cream 
is  thus  churned
every day  by  at least eight different men,
I  believe that every  man should  bear a 1 50 carefully  is the weighing and measur-
mg done that even in color the batter 
| almost perfectly  uniform.

has a more Intel.:gen 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n ,  nor  readers more in­
terested 
in  the  questions  of  political 
science,  and  I  believe  that,  as  business 
men.  they  would  collectively  resent  a 
reflection  upon  their  honesty,  at  least, 
and that they  would  oppose  an  attempt 
to maintain or increase the  tax  burdens
ipon those least  able to bear them. 

Probably  no  newspaper  in  the  State 

separators, 

ment  which  protects  him in  the exercise 
of his rights and the  peaceful pursuit of

C l i n t o n   D.  S m i t h , 

Professor of Agriculture.

T H E   ^ I I C H I G A l S r   T R A D E S M A N .
REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

R.  Van  Bochove,  the  South  Division 

S treet  Druggist.

Probably in  no city of  equal  size  and 
population  are  there  more  successful 
business men whose  only capital  in  the 
start was brains and energy.  Of course, 
some  credit  for  their  success  must  be 
given  to  the  magnificent  opportunities 
which  Grand  Rapids  offered,  and  still 
offers,  to  men  who were willing  to work 
for  and  deserve  success.  Among  the 
successful  business men  of  the city who 
have  built  up a successful  business by 
honesty and industry and who  have won 
the confidence of  the business communi­
ty.  none  deserve  mention  more  than 
Richard  Van  Bochove,  who  conducts 
drug stores at 225  South  Division  street 
and 209 Straight street.  He was  born in 
1862 
in  the  city  of  Kalamazoo.  His 
father,  now nearly 80  years  of  age,  is  a 
manufacturer  of  sash,  doors  and blinds 
in  the  Celery  City.  Richard  attended 
school  in  his native city for about eleven 
years, delivering  papers  for  the  Dally 
Telegraph  after school  hours.  On  leav­
ing school  he  became  a  telegraph  mes­
senger  for the  G.  R.  &  I.  Railroad.  He 
soon  became  a  proficient  operator  and 
during the next  five  years was  a  “light­
ning slinger”  on  several  different  roads; 
but telegraphing did not seem  to  him  to 
be  the  true  road  to  success,  and,  after 
five years,  he quit  it  and  devoted  him­
self to  the study of  pharmacy.  He  had, 
while engaged as  a  telegraph  operator, 
done  considerable  “reading  up,”  and so 
it  was  Bot  long  before  he was  prepared 
to go into business for himself,  which he 
did,  in  1885. at  the  corner  of West Ful­
ton  and  Straight 
streets.  Later  he 
opened a branch store at 446 Lyon street. 
Fire  drove  him  from  this 
location  in 
1892  and  he opened  a store at  225  South 
Division  street. 
In  addition  to his drug 
business he  has  made  several  fortunate 
real estate investments  in  the  city,  is  a 
member of the  order  of  Elks,  the Grand 
Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society and  the 
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion.  and an  all-around good fellow.  He 
is  unmarried,  which must be  entirely  his 
own  fault, as it  is not to be supposed that 
j  Grand  Rapids young ladies have  not  an 
eye to the main  chance,  or  that  they do 
j not  know  a good  “catch”  when  they  see 
one.  However,  he is  a  young  man  ye 
and  there is hope  for him.

W omen  Supplanting  Men.

filled 

It is reported that  the army  of  the  un 
employed  in  New  York City  is  about  to 
I be  considerably  increased  from  a  new 
source.  The stores  there, especially the 
j large  retail  shops,  in  decreasing  their 
force of  clerks after  the-  holidays,  have 
been,  as  far  as  possible,  substituting 
I women for men.  and  a  great  many  of 
[the latter have lost  the  places that they 
I have 
for  many  years.  A.  T 
Stewart's  old  establishment,  now  man 
| aged  by  Hilton.  Hughes & Co.,  has been 
one  of  the  last  to  fall  into  the line of 
; women  employing,  but  is now coming to 
it.  There have been 1,200 men employed 
| there,  and it  is  said  that  all  but  200  of 
| them are to be  replaced  by  women,  who 
j  presumably  will  be  expected  to  do  as 
j  much  work  as the  men and  take  less  pay 
[ for it  
If  things  go  on  in  this line,  it 
will not  be long  until  the women  will  be 
j the  recognized  bread-winners of the or- 
| dinary family,  and  the  men  will  have to 
! stay  at  home  and  manage  the  house, 
i while their wives are  at  work.

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

REEDER  BROS.  SHOE  CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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WE  WANT  THEM  ALL,
NO  MATTER  HOW  MANY.

Lemon  &  Wheeler Company,

Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

Before  You  Buy

SEE  THE  SPRING  LINE  OF  FINE 
GOODS  MANUFACTURED  BY

DETROIT,  MICH.

A  FEW  OF  OUR  NEW  SPECIAL 
TIES  IN  OXFORDS  ARE:

The  Juliet  Bootee.  Three  Large 

Button  Newport.  Southern 

Tie  and  Prince  Alberts.

Dealers  w ishing  to  see  the  line address 
F.  A.  CADWELL,  67  Terrace  Ave., 
Grand Rapids,  Mich.

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W holesale  P r ic e   C u rren t•

Advanced—Gum Opium.

Gum Asafetida.

Declined—Cuttle Bone.

Turpentine.

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S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia, S. P.rA',W.  2 10®2 35 
C.  Co....................  2 00@2 25
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
C o ..........................   @2 00
Plcls  Uq, N.-C., M gal
dos  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., q uarts......  @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__  @  3
PIx  Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
AP. D.  Co., doz......   @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Quinia, S. P. & W ......  32®  37
S.  German__  25®  31
Rubla  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Ladle pv. 
20®  22
Salacln...................... 2 00@2  10
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
,T  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

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

OILS.

Bbl. 
Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............ ..  so
Lard, No.  1............ ..  42
Linseed, pure raw.. ..  48

iGal
70
85
45
51

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paints. 

Unseed,  boiled.........  51 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   65 
SplrltsTurpentlne__  35 

54
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............IX  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ IX  2@4
“ 
Ber........IX  2@3
Putty,  commercial__ 2%  2M®3
“  strictly  pure......2M  2X®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......  
70®75
Lead,  red....................  6  ®6M
“  w hite............... 6  ®6M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gliders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting.  Paris  Bng.
1 
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1  00@1  20

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

VARNISHES.

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

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

70®? 

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Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A geitB  for the  Celebrateo

SWISS  VILLI  PREPARED  PRINTS.

L in e  Of  Sti

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy,

We Have in Stock and Offer a F u ll Line ol

W H IS K IE S ,  B R A A 'D / E S ,

G IN S,  W IN ES,  R U M S .

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

H AZELT1S E   4  P E I D E I I   C O .

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

“ 

Acetlcum.................
8®  10
6E@  75
Benzoicnm  German.
20
Boraclc 
..................
20©  30
Carbolicum..............
52@  55
Cltricum...................
Hvdrochlor..............
3®  5
Nltrocum 
...............
10®  12
10®  12
Oxallcum.................
20
Phosphorlum  dll......
Salicylicum.... ......... 1  30@1  70
Sulphurlcum............
1X@  5
Tannlcum................. 1  40@1  60
30®  33
Tartarlcum................
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg............
20  deg............
Carbonas  .................
Chlorldum................
ANILINE.
Black......................... 2 00@2 25
80@1  00
Brown.......................
45®  50
Red............................
2 50®3 00
Yellow......................
BACCAS.
Cubeae (po  36)........
Juniperus.................
Xanthoxylum -  - 
...
BAL8AMUM.
45®  50
Copaiba....................
Peru............................ @1  90
Terabln, Canada  — 60®  65
Tolutan...................... 35®  50

3M@  5
5M@  7
12®  14
12®  14

21®  30
8®  10
25®  30

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian........ ........  18
Casslae  ..................... ........  11
..  .  .  18
Cinchona Flava  ......
Bnonymus  atropurp.. ........  30
........  20
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po..
Pranus Vlrglnl........... ........  12
QuUlala,  grd.............. ........  10
........  12
Sassafras  ........ ........
Ulmus Po (Ground  15) ........  15

EX TR A  CTU H . 
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
“ 
po............
HRematos, 15 lb. box..
la...............
“ 
“  Ms...........
Ms.............
“ 
PKRRC
Carbonate Preclp.......
Citrate and Quinia —
Citrate  Soluble...........
Ferrocyanldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure............

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24®  25 
33®  35 
11®   12 
13®  14 
14®  15 
16®  1?

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

Arnica...............   18® 
Anthemla..........  3d® 
Matricaria 

20
35
...  50®  65

FO M A .

Baroama 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-
nlvelly...........   25® 
Salvia  officinalis,  Mb
and  Ms...........   15® 
UraUrsl 
................... 

...................  18®  50
28
Alx.  35®  50
25
8®  10

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SUHXI.

 
“ 

55@ 60
40® 45
.  50® 55
55
.  35® 
@2 1050
.  70® Vb
@ 30
@1 )5
@ 80
@ 40
.2 50@2 60
.  45® 42
bleached — 33® 35
.  40® 1  00

Acacia, 1st  picked—   ®  60
2d “ 
“ 
  ® 
40
....  @ 30
“  3d 
sifted sorts...  @  20
“ 
“ 
po........  60® 
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po.  60)...  50®  60
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  @  12
Socotri. (po.  60)  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
.... ....................
Ammonlae..............
AssafCBtlda, (po. 35).
Benzoin urn..............
Camphors...............
Euphorbium  p o ---
Galbannm................
Gamboge,  po...........
Gualacum,  (po  35)  .
Kino,  (po  1  10)......
M astic............ .......
Myrrh, (po. 45)........
Opll  (po  3  50)........
S hellac...................
Tragacanth  ............
Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majornm.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Bue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

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herba—In ounce packages.

m a g n e s ia .

Cubebae...................  .  @300
Exechthltos..............  2 50@2  75
Krlgeron.........................2 00®2 10
Gaultherla......................2 00®2 10
Geranium,  ounce__  @  75
Gosslpli,  Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................1 25@1  40
Jum perl......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90®2 00
Llmonls...........................2 40@2 60
Mentha Piper...................2 85®3 60
Mentha Verld................. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..................1  00@1 10
Myrcla, ounce............   @  50
Olive..........................  85@2 75
Plcls Llqulda, (gal..35)  10®  12
Rlclnl.......................   1  22@1  28
Rosmarlnl............  
75@1  00
Kosae, ounce...................6 50@8 50
Succlnl.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................   90®1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras.....................  50®  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tlglfi..........................   ®  90
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt  ................  @  60
Theobromas...............  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

BICarb.......................   15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 96@3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @ 15
Potass  Nltras, opt......   8®  10
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

BADIX.

 

(po. 35).........  

Aconltum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po  ...  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po........................1 60®) 75
Iris  plox (po. 35@3S)..  35®  40
.Talapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut  ....................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Splgella......................  35®  38
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  30®  32
3enega.......................  55®  60
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
M  @ 25
Sclllae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dtis,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
lnglber a .................... 
18® 20
Zingiber  j ................... 
18® 20

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SBKBH.
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
..  @ 15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  13
Bird, Is......................... 
4® 6
Carul, (po. 18)..............   10® 12
Cardamon........................1  00®1 25
Corlandrum.................   10® 12
Cannabis Satlva.........  4® 
5
Cydonlum....................   75®1 00
Chenopodlum 
...........  10® 12
Dlpterlx Odorate........ 2 25® 2 50
Foenlculum...............   @ 15
Foenngreek,  po.........  
6®  8
L in l..........................   4  © 4X
Uni, grd.  (bbl. 8M>...  3M@ 4
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__  3  @ 4
R apa.............................  6®  7
Sinapis  Albu............ 7  @8
Nigra...........  11®  12

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

25@2 00
25@2 00

25@1 50

8P0N8B8.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................  
Hard for  slate  use —  
Tellow Reef, for  slate 
n se.......................... 

50@2 75
2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

OLEUM .

Absinthium.................... 3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amyd&lae, Amar&e__ 8 00@8 25
Anlsl................................1  70@1 8<i
Aurantl  Cortex..........2 30®2 40
Bergamll  ...................3 25@3 50
Cajlputl.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll...............   75®  80
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodi!................  @1  60
Clnnamonli.....................1  10@1 15
Cltronella...................  @  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................   80®  90

SYRUPS.

Accacla...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri  lod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................   50
Rhei Arom..........................   50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Sclllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Toiatan...............................  50
  50
Pranas  vlrg............... 

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TIN C TU R ES.

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Aconltum Napellis R.........   60
F ..........  50
Aloes....................................  60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica.................................  50
Asafcetlda............................  o
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................   60
“  Co...........................  50
Sanguinarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................   50
Ca damon............................   75
Co......................  75
Castor....................................... 1 00
Catechu...............................   50
Cinchona............................  50
Co......................  60
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................   50
Cubeba.................................  50
Digitalis..............................  50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
“ 
ammon..................  60
Zingiber.............................   50
HyoscyamnB.......................   50
Iodine..................................   75
Colorless................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum..............   35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................   50
Nux  Vomica.......................   50
O pll.....................................  85
“  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor..............................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhei.....................................   50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
“  Co...............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonlom.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
ValerlaD.............................   50
Veratrum Verlde....   .........   50

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MISCBLLANEOU 8.

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ASther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 F .  32®  34
Alumen........ .............  2M@ 3

“ 
ground,  (po.

“ et Potass T.  55®  60

7)  ............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
4®  5
Antipyrin..................   @1  40
Antlfebrin..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  51
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__ 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)..............
@  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................
@1  00 
Capslcl  Frac tus, af...
®  26 
@  28 
®  20
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 76
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  .....................   @  40
Cassia Fractal...........  Q  25
Centrarla....................   @  10
Cetaoeum...................  @  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral HydCrst........1  35@1  60
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Clnchonldine, F.  *  W  15®  20
German 3  ®  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ...................... 
60
Creasotnm.............. 
@  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)......  
@  2
“  prep............  
5®  5
“  preclp.........  
9®  11
“  Rubra................  @ 8
50®  55
Crocus...................... 
Cudbear......................  @ 24
Cuprl Sulph...............   5 ®   6
Dextrine........ 
10®  12
Bther Sulph...............   70®  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po...................  @  6
ErgotaLVpo.)  75 .........   70®  75
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................   @  23
Gambler......................7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper........
70
@.  40®
French.........
60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10.
Less than box 66X 
9® 15
Glue,  Brown...........
“  White.............. .  13® 25
Glycerins................. .  14® 20
Grana Paradisi...........  @  22
Hamulus....................  25®  55
@  85 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite. 
“  Cor
@  80
Ox Rubrum  @  90
Ammonlatl.
@1  00
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  64
Ichthyobolla, Am..  . .1  25@1  50
Indigo.........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
@4 70 
Iodoform. 
@2 26
Lupulin.
Lycopodium..............  70®  ’S
Macis.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg lod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  19
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  S. F ..............  60®  63

IX)............................ 2M© 4

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T E A D E 8 M A N ,

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.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora........... ........  55
Castor Oil...... ......  60
Diamond................   50
Frazer’s......... ...... 
75
Mica  .....................   65
..  .. ........  56
Paragon 

gross
6 00
7 OO
5 50
8 00
7 50
6 00

BAKING  POW DER.

“  2  “ 

45
44 lb. cans, 3 doz...............
75
441b.  “ 
2  “  ..............
1  “  ............... .  1  eu
lib .  “ 
10
Bulk...................................
Arctic.
55
K k> cans 6 doz  case  .......
......... 110
44 lb  “  4 doz  “ 
..........  2 00
1  lb  “  2 doz  “ 
......... 9 00
5  fit  "  1 doz  “ 
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case. ..  80
.2 00
“
16  “ 
40
Red Star, 44 lb cans.........
75
“ 
..........
......... .  1  40
“ 
45
Telfer’s,  44 lb. cans, doz.
85
“ 
“  . .  1  50
“ 
Our Leader, 44 lb cans— 45
7b
“ 
.  1  50
“ 
per doz
Dime cans.. 95
..1 40
“ 
4-oz
.  2 0O
6-oz
“ 
8-oz
. .2 60
“ 
12-oz
.3 90
“ 
..5 00
16-oz
“ 
12 00
244-lb “ 
t-lb
“  18 25
5-lb
“  22 75
10-lb
“  41 80

44»  “ 
1 ft  “ 
441b.  “
lib .  “ 
44 lb  cans......
1 lb cans----
Dr. Price’s.

pmces
CREAM
Ba k in g
powder
•»»■moi*

BATH  BRICK.
2  dozen In case.

BLUING.

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

8 oz 

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BROOMS.

 

do. 2 Hurl..........................  1  75
NO. 1  “ 
2 00
No. 2 Carpet.........................2 25
2  50
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 75
Common Whisk................. 
80
Fancy 
.................   100
Warehouse.........................8 00

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BRUSHES.

Stove, No.  1.......................  125

IO...................

Rice Root Scrub, 2  row. ...  85
Rice Root  Scrub. 8 row....  1  25
Palmetto, goose............ ...  1  50

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes........ ...1 0
......... ...  9
Star,  40 
Paraffine  ..................... ...  10
...................... ...  24
Wlcking 

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CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

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Little Neck,  1 lb...........
...1  20
“  2 lb...........
...1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb...............
.2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  lib .............. ....  75
21b.............. ...1   45
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb...................... ----2 45
2  lb......................
...8 50
Píenle, 1 lb.................... . . . 2  00
21b.................... ....2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb............... . .. 1   10
2  lb.............. . . . 2  10
Mustard,  21b..............
....2 25
Tomato Sanee,  21b...... ....2  25
Soused, 2 lb..................
.2 25
Columbia River, flat...
...1  80
tails__ ....1 65
Alaska, Red.................. ....1  25
pink..................
...1  10
Kinney’s,  flats..............
...1  95
Sardines.
American  44s ............... 444©  6
As.............. 644© 7
Imported  44s .................
.  @10
. 15@16
44»  ...............
Mustard  *£■
.  7©8
Boneless
21
Brook, 8 l b ................... . . . 2   50

Salmon.
“ 

Trout.

“ 
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“ 

Fruits.
Apples.

1  10

Gages.

Peaches.

Cherries.

lb. standard......... 
3 
York State, gallons  .. 
Hamburgh.
Apricots.
Live oak.....................  
1  40
1  40
Santa Crus................. 
1  50
Lusk’s......................... 
Overland..................  
1  10
Blackberries.
F. A  W....................... 
90
Red............................. 1  10@1 25
Pitted Hamburgh___ 
1  75
W hite......................... 
1  50
E rie............................ 
1  30
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie............................ 
1  20
California................... 
1  40
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  25
P ie............................  
90
Maxwell.................... 
1  26
Shepard’s ...................
California...................  160@1  75
Monitor 
.................
Oxford.......^ . ...........
1  25
Domestic....................  
Riverside.................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
2 75
grated........ 
Booth’s sliced............  @2 5)
grated........  .  @2 75
Quinces.
1  10
Common.................... 
Raspberries.
Red............................. 
1  10
Black  Hamburg.........  
1  50
1  20
Erie,  b lack ...............  
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1  25
Hamburgh................. 
1  25
Erie............................  
1  20
1  05
Terrapin....................... 
Whortleberrl es.
Blueberries...............  
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s..........1  95
Roast beef  Armour’s ..........1  80
Potted  ham, 44 lb................1  40
“  44 lb.................  85
tongue, 44 lb..............1 35
44 lb.........  85
chicken, 44 lb......... 
96

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Vegetables.

Meats.

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“ 
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Beans.

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Peas.

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11 

Com.

Hamburgh  stringless...........1 25
French style.......2 25
Limas..................1  35
Lima, green......................... 1  25
soaked...........  65
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 85
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 35
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1  35
Picnic Baked............................ 1 00
Hamburgh............................... 1 40
Livingston  E den.....................1 20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew......................... 1 40
Morning Glory...................
Soaked...............................  75
Hamburgh  marrofat........... 1 35
early June.........
Champion Eng.. 1  50
petit  pole...........1 75
fancy  sifted___1  90
Soaked.................................  75
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat......   .1  10
early June.......1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  25
French..................................... 2 15
French..............................19©21
Brie.................................... 
85
Hubbard...................................1 15
Hamburg...................................l 40
Soaked...... .........................  85
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 50
Brie.......................................... 1 35
Hancock...................................1 15
Excelsior  ...........................
Eclipse.................................
Hamburg.............................
Gallon  ...  — ......................... 8 50

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.

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CHOCOLATE. 

Baker’s.

CHEESE.

German Sweet............ 
23
37
Premium..........................  
Breakfast Cocoa.............. 
43
Amboy.......................   ©13£
Acme..........................  1244©13
Lenawee....................  ©1244
Riverside..................  
1344
Gold  Medal...............   ©UK
6@10
Skim..........................  
11
Brick..........................  
E dam ........................  
1 00
Leiden.......................  
28
Llmburger  ................  ©10
Pineapple...................  ©25
Roquefort— .............  ©35

3 10

Sap Sago.......................   ©21
Schweitzer, Imported.  ©24 
domestic  —   ©14

CATSUP.

“ 

Blue Label Brand.
......  
Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles...........2 75
Pint 
.4  50
Quart 1 doz bottles 
.. 8 50
Half pint, per  doz............. 1  35
Pint, 25 bottles....................4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................. 3 75

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes................. 44@45

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags......................  @3
Less quantity...............   ©344
Pound  packages...........644<8,7

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair.....................................18
Good...................................19
Prime................................. 21
Golden................................21
Peaberry............................23
Fair.................................... 19
Good...................................20
Prime.................................22
Peaberry  ............................ 23
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.................................... 21
Good...................................22
Fancy................................. 24
Prime.................................23
M illed............................... 24
Interior..  .......................... 25
Private Growth..................27
Mandehllng...................... 28
Imitation................  ......... 25
Arabian..............................28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add He. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX  24 45
Bunola.............................  23  95
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  24  45

Package.

Extract.

Valley City 44 gross  . 
75
1  15
Felix 
Hnmmel’s, foil, gross........  1  50
“ 
........2 50

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On 
CHICORY.

Bulk.....................................5
Red......................................7

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 f t......... perdos.  1  25
140
160
1  75
1  90
85
1  00

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Jute 
“ 
CONDENSED  MILK.

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

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4 doz. In case.

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

Peerless Evaporated Cream.

COUPON  BOOKS.

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“Tradesman.’
8 1 books, per  hundred 
8 2
8 8 
8 6 
810 
820 
8  1 books, per hundred 
8  2 
8 3 
8 5
810 
820 

"Superior.”

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.  2  00 
.  2 50 
..  8 00 
.  3  004 0U 
..  5 00
..  2 50 
..  3 00 
..  3 50 
..  4 00 
..  5 00 
6 00

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8 1  books, per hundred. 
83 00 
8 2
.  3 50 
8 3
.  400 
8 5
.  5 00 
810 
6  00 
820
7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5  per  cent 
500 
1000 

..10 
.20 

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COUPON  PASS BOOKS. 
(Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down. |
20 books.........................8  1  00
50
2 00 
3 00 
100250
6 25 
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

CREDIT CHECKS.

600, any one denom’n ......S3 00
1000,  “ 
...... 5 00
2000,  “ 
....... 8 00
Steel  punch....................... 
75

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CRACKER8.

Butter.

Seymour XXX....................... 544
Seymour XXX, cartoon........6
Family  XXX.....................   644
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6
Salted XXX.........................  544
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........6
Kenosha 
..........................   744
Boston..................................  7
Butter  biscuit......................6
Soda, XXX......................  .  544
Soda, City............................  744
Soda,  Duchess......................844
Crystal Wafer...................... 1044
Long  Island W afers..........11
S. Oyster XX X ...................  544
City Oyster. XXX.................  544
Farina  Oyster....................   6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure...................... 
30
Teller’s Absolute.............. 
30
Grocers’............................ 15©25
DRIED  FRUITS. 

7
744
11
14
1444
8

Domestic.
Apples.

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Peaches.

Sundrled, sliced in bbls. 
quartered  “ 
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
Apricots.
California In  bags........ 
Evaporated In boxes 
.. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes....  
............  
Nectarines.
TO lb. bags...................... 10
251b. boxes.....................1044
Peeled, in  boxes.........
 
Cal. evap.  “ 
“ 
Pears.
California In bags 
Pitted Cherries
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
25  “ 

in bags...... 10
10

.................  10
Prunelles.
301b.  boxes..................15
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

1044

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Loose  Muscatels in Boxes.
2 crown.............................   1  29
“ 
3 
............................. 1  60
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown......................  —   4
“ 
3 
............................... 5

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
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Patras,  in barrels............  
In  44-bblB............... 
In less quantity__  
cleaned,  bulk........ 
cleaned,  package.. 

244
25^
3
5
544 
Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11

25  “ 
25  “ 

Peel.

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Raisins.

© 8

Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes..  ©  744
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “

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Prunes.
California,  100-120 ..............  6J4
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  6%
80x90 
. .8
844
70x80 
60x70 
.  9

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Turkey.........................
Silver..........................
Sultana...............................
French,  60-70......................
70-80......................
80-90......................
90-10'....................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

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No. 1, 644..........................  81  75
No. 2. 644  ........................   1  60
No. 1, 6.............................   1  65
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50

XX  wood, white.

 

No. 1, 644..........................  1  35
1  25
No. 2, 644 

 
Manilla, white.

644  ...................................   1  00
6........................................  
95
Mill No. 4.........................  1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

Oatmeal.

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs................... 
3%
Barrels.................................800
Orits.....................................3 50
Dried......... ..................   34i@4
Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 121b. box.... 
56
Imported.....................1044©, 1
Barrels 200 .......................  4 25
Half barrels 100................   a 25
Kegs..............................  
  234
Green,  bu.........................   1 25
Split  per l b .................3£@3
Barrels 180.................  @4  25
Half  bbls 90..............  ©2%
German.............................   444
East India..........................   5
Cracked.............................. 

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

6

Yarmouth..........................

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Pollock..........................
Whole, Grand  Bank......  5@544
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6@8
Boneless, strips..............  6@8
Halibut.
Smoked..................  
Herring.
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Holland, white hoops keg 
bbl 
Norwegian.......................
Round, 44 bbl 100 lbs........  2 40
......... 
1 25
Scaled............................... 
is

11@1244

70 
9 50

14  “  40  “ 
Mackerel.

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No. 1,  100 lbs...........................11 00
No. 1, 40 lbs............................  4 TO
No. 1,  10 lbs............................  1 30
No. 2, 100 lbs............................ 7 75
No. 2, 40 lbs............................  3 50
No. 2,10 lbs....................... 
Family, 90 lbs.........................  6 00

92
10  lb s.................   70

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FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

Soaders’.

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

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

SÜHVI
IffiitnH VJ! 
r m L  
doz
2. 
...1  75
2  
^   4 OZ......  1  50

2oz 

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2  oz...81  20
4  oz.... 2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.......81  50
4  oz..  3 00
XX Grade 
2oz......81  75
4 oz........ 3 50

DAYT&tiSHH  Vanilla.

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2oz regular panel.  75 
2 00
4 oz 
...1  50 
3 00
60* 
...2 00 
No. 3 taper_____ 136 
200
No. 4 taper...........1  50 
2 50

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GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont's.

Kegs......................................3 25
Half  kegs............................. 1 90
Quarter  kegs....................... 1 10
1 lb  cans.............................   30
44 lb  cans............................  18
Kegs......................................4 25
Half  kegs.............................2 40
Quarter xegs.......................  1 35
1 lb cans........... 
34
Kegs.................................... 11 00
Half  kegs  .........................  5 75
Quarter kegs........................ 3 00
1  lb  cans.............. 
60
Sage.....................................15
Hops.................................... 15

 
Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

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INDIGO.

55
50

Madras,  5 lb. boxes........  
S. F„ 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JELLY .
17  lb. palls.................  @
................  ©  70
30  “ 
Pure.....................................   SO
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12

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LICORICE.

LYE.
Condensed,  2 doz...............1  25
4 doz............... 2 25
No. 9  sulphur..................... 1  65
Anchor parlor.....................1  TO
No. 2 home..........................1  10
Export parlor.....................4 00

MATCHES.

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MINCE  MEAT.

Mince meat, 3 doz. in case.  2 75 
Pie  preparation,  3 doz.  in
case....................................... 3 00

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

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

Sardines.

Trout.

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

55

No. 1, 44 bbls., lOOlbs........... 6 01
No. 1 % bbl, 40  lbs..............2  75
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................  80
No. 1,8 lb  kits....................  68
Family 
44 bbls, 100 lbs..........87 50 83 50
M  “  40  “  ..........  3 50  1 65
110 lb.  kits..................  
90  50
45
75 
................... 
8 lb.  “ 

Whiteflsh.

No. 1

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rloo.

Sugar bouse...................... 
Ordinary..........................  
Prime  .............................. 
Fancy...............................  
F air..................................  
Good................................. 
Extra good........................ 
Choice..................... 
. - 
Fancy__ 
One-half barrels, 3c extra.

New Orleans.

14
16
20
80
18
22
27
32
40

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .
00@5 00
00@2 50
00@3 00

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

SOAP.
Laundry.

Cil

T/ 

'

Vj  Í  P

PICKLES.
Medium.
Barrels, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  count.. 
Barrels, 2,400  conut. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 

Small.

PIPES.

©4 50
©2 7r>
5 50

3 25

Clay, No.  216.............................1 70
“  T. D. full count...........  70
Cob, No. 8............................ 120

Babbitt’s ..............................   3 75
PennaSalt  Co.’s ..................   3 00

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head.......................6
“  No. 1.......................5Vi
“  No. 2......................5
Broken..............................  4

Imported.

Japan, No. 1.......................... 5Vi
Java............................ 
6
Patna..................................   5*

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice...............................   9/i
Cassi a, China In mats........  8
“  Batavia In bund___ 15
“  Saigon In rolls......... 32
Cloves, Amboyna................22
11  Zanzibar.................. llVi
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy................... 75
“  No.  1.......................70
“  No.  2.......................60
Pepper, Singapore, black — 10 
“ 
“  white...  .20
shot.........................16
“ 
Pure Oround in Bulk.
Allspice................................15
Cassia,  Batavia................... 18
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon.................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar................. 18
Ginger, African................... 16
K  Cochin..................   20
.22
" 
Mace  Batavia......................65
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste.................... 25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“ 
“  white..... 24
“  Cayenne..................20
Sage......................................20
‘‘Absolute” In Packages.

Jam aica............  

“ 

Vis  Vis
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.......................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jam aica......  84  1  55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  155
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage.............................  84

SAL  SODA.

Kegs...................................  
lVi
Granulated, boxes..............  lit

SEEDS.

Anise.........................  ©15
4
Canary, Smyrna......... 
Caraway....................  
8
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4V£
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
5@6
Mustard,  white.........  
10
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape......... '...............  
5
Cuttle  bone................ 
30
STARCH.

Corn.

 

 

“ 

20-lb  boxes..........................  5M
40-lb 
5H
1-lb packages.......................   5*4
8-lb 
5V4
6-lb 
6*
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  33£
Barrels.................................  3&

Gloss.
 
 

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SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, In jars................35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

SODA,

Boxes....................................51«
Kegs, English........................4£

SALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks......................12 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
2 00
2810-lb. sacks....................  1 85
2 25
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases.......................  1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32
28 lb.  “ 
drill  “  16  18

Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags...  32
28 lb.  “ 
18
56 lb. dairy In linen sackB..  75 

Ashton.

.. 

s 

“ 

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks.  75 

Higgins.

Soiar Rock.

56 In.  sacks.......................   27
Saginaw..........................  
75
Manistee.......................... 
75

Common Flue.

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s .............................  5Vi
DeLand’s ............................  5**
Dwight’s................................554
Taylor’s...............................  5

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  1-lb...........3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb..............3 90
White Borax, 100  l£lb........3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

Concord............................. 3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.......................6 75
6  oz......................... 4 00
Lenox 
.  .........................  3 65
Mottled  German............... 3  15
Town Talk.........................3 25

Dingman Brands.

“ 

“ 

Single box.........................  3  95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk A Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp’d. .$4 00 
plain...  3 94
N.  K.  Fairbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  4 00
Brown, 60 bars...................2 40
80  b a rs................. 3 25
“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.
Acme.................................3 75
Cotton Oil.......................... 6 00
Marseilles..........................   4 00
Mafter  .................................4 00

Thompson & Chute Brands.

r

SILVER
SOAP

Silver................................ 3 t.5
Mono................................ 3 35
Savon Improved...............   2 50
Sunflower...........................305
Golden............................... 3 25
Economical  ......................  2 25

Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50 
hand, 3 doz..........2 50

“ 

Scouring.

SUGAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  30 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
Is  not  30  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf.................................85 61
Powdered.................................5 05
Granulated............................  4 61
Extra Fine Granulated...  4  14
Cubes....... 
...................... 5 05
XXXX  Powdered..................   5 36
Confec. Standard  A........... 4 61
No. 1  Columbia A............   4 48
No. 5 Empire  A.................442
No.  6..................................4 36
No.  7.................................. 4 30
No.  8..................................4 24
No.  9..................................4 17
No.  10................................   4  11
No.  11................................   4 05
No.  12...............................  3 99
No.  13............................. ;.  3 92
No 14................................   3 80

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels.................................17
Half bbls..............................19
F air.....................................   19
Good....................................  25
Choice..................................  30

Pure Cane.

TABLE  SAUCES.

“ 

Lea & Perrin’s, large..........4 75
small........  2 75
Halford, large.........................3 75
small.........................2 25
Salad Dressing,  larg e........ 4 55
small........ 2 65
*’ 

“ 
“ 

TEAS.

jafxn—Regular.

BUN CUBXD.

BASKET  FIRED.

F air...............................   @17
Good..............................  @20
Choice...........................24 ©26
Choicest....................... 32 @34
Dust.............. 
10  @12
F air...............................   @17
Good ..............................  @20
Choice...........................24 @26
Choicest....................... 32  @34
Dust............................. 10 @12
F air..............................18  @20
Choice............................  @25
Choicest.........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  ©40
Common to  fall...........25 @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @65
Choicest fancy.............75  @85
@26
Common to fair...........23  ©30
Common to fair...........23  ©26
Superior to fine............ 30  @35
Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
F air............................. 18  @22
Choice.......................... 24  @28
Best.............................40  @50

oolong. 
IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

TOUNO HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

“ 

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet..............30  @32
31
Tiger........................... 
D. Scotten & Co’s Brands.
60
Hiawatha................... 
Cuba........................... 
34
Rocket.......................  
30
Spaulding & Merrick's  Brands.
Sterling...................... 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can Can......................  @27
Nellie  Bly..................24  @25
Uncle Ben.................. 24  @25
McGinty....................  
27
25
“  Vi bbls.........  
29
Dandy Jim .................  
Torpedo..................... 
24
in  drums.... 
23
Yum Yum  ................ 
28
1892............................  
23
“  drums................. 
22
Sorg’s Brands.

Ping.

Spearhead...................... 
Joker............................. 
Nobby Twist....................  
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo................................. 
Hiawatha........................  
Valley City..................... 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty...................  
Jolly Tar............... — 
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax (8 oz., 41c)_____ 
Green Turtle................... 
27
Three Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler's Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson A McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope...................... 
Happy Thought.........  
37
Messmate........................ 
No Tax............................  
Let  Go............................  

32

39
27
40
26
38
34
40

39
30

26
43
32
31
27

Smoking.

Gatlin’s  Brands.

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

Scotten’s Brands.

Leidersdorfs Brands.

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

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

VINEGAR.

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

*1 for barrel.

YEAST.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per gal  ................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75 
Magic,................................ 1  00
Warner’s  ..........  ................1  00
Yeast Foam  ........................100
Diamond.............................   75
Royal..................................   90
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
Green............................  2@2Vi
Part Cured.................  @3
Full 
0   33£
Dry............................. 4  @5
Kips,green  ................2  @3
“  cured.................  @ 4
Calfskins,  green........  3  ©  4
cured........5V»@ 7
Deacon skins........... ..10 @25

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

HIDES.

“ 

No. 2 hides Vi off.
PBLTB.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Shearlings............... ..  5 ©  20
................... ..15 @  50
Lambs 
WOOL.
............. ..12 @16
Washed.. 
Unwashed.............. ..  8 @12
Tallow.................... ..  4 © 5*4
Grease  butter  ........ ..  1 @ 2
Switches................. ..  lVi© 2
Ginseng.................. . .2 00@2 50
Badger.......................  80@1  00
B ear.......................15 00@25 00
Beaver............................ 3 00@7 00
Cat, wild....................  50©  75
Cat, house.................  10@  25
Fisher.......................   3 00@6 00
Fox,  red......................... 1 00@1 40

PURS.

14 00

2 

80

48

 

“ 

00@1 25
0002 00

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

FRO VISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

Fox, cross...................3 
Fox,  grey....................   50@ 70
Lynx............................1 
Martin, dark...............1 
pale A yellow.  75@1 00
Mink, dark...................  25@1 00
Muskrat........................   3@ 13
Oppossum.....................  5@ 15
Otter, dark............... 5 00@10 00
Raccoon......................  30® 75
Skunk.........................1 
W olf............................1 
Beaver  castors, lb....  ©5  00
Above  prices  are  for  No.  1
furs only.  Other grades at cor­
responding prices.
Thin and green............  
Long gray, dry.............. 
Gray, dry 
................... 
Red and Blue, dry.......  
WOODENWARE.
Tubs,No. 1..................  600

quotes as follows:
Mess......................................... 
Short c u t..................................................... 
14 50
Extra clear pig, short cut.............................  16 00
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................  15 00
Boston clear, short cut.................................   15 50
Clear back, short cut.....................................  15 50
Standard clear, short cut. best.................... 
16 00
Pork, links............................................. 
8
Bologna.................................................. 
6
Liver..................................................... 
6
8Vi
Tongue.................................................. 
Blood....  .............................................
Head cheese.......................................... 
6
Summer.................................................. 
10
Frankfurts............................................. 
7Vi
Kettle  Rendered................. ...........................  9Vi
No. 2.............5 50
“ 
Granger...........................................................83£
“ 
No. 3.............  4 50
Family............................................................   63£
1  30
Compound......................................................  6V4
“  No. 1,  three-hoop_  1  50
Cottoline...................... ..................................   7*
SO lb. Tins, Vic advance.
13  “  ............  90
“ 
20 lb. pails, Vic 
..............  ..................1  25
15  “ 
“ 
10 lb.  “  Me 
“ 
17  “  ............  1  80
51b.  “  %c
“ 
19  “ 
........... 2 40
31b. 
’*  1  c 

Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Bowls, 11 inch....................

deerskins—per pound.

SAUSAGE.

10
10
15
25

LARD.

“
“
“

...................
Baskets, market..........   35

21  “ 
shipping  bushel..  1  15
.. 1 25
full hoop 
“ 
No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 75
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l 5 25
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

No.2 4 25
No.3 4 75

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

splint 

“ 

INDURATED WARE.

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

Butter Plates—Oval.

Washboards—single.

250  1000
60  2  10
No.  1......................... 
No  2.........................  70  2 45
No. 3 ......................... 
80  2 80
No.  5.........................  1  00  3 50
Universal.................................2 25
No. Queen............................... 2 50
Peerless Protector....................2 40
Saginaw Globe.......................   1 75
Water Witch............................ 2 25
Wilson......................................2 50
Good Luck................................2 75
Peerless..................................   2 85
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF» 

Double.

WHEAT.

53 
53

MEAL.

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
Bolted....................................  1 40
Granulated............................  1 65
«Patents.................................  2 15
•Standards............................   1 65
•Straight...............................   1 55
Bakers’..................................   1 35
•Graham...........................  1  60
Rye.........................................  1 60
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

MILLSTUFFS. Less

Car lots  quantity

Bran............... *14 00 
»15 00
12 50
Screenings —   13 00 
Middlings......  15 00 
16 00
16 50
Mixed Feed...  16 00 
Coarse meal  .  16 00 
16 50
Car  lots.................................. 38 H
Less than  car  lots..............42
Car  lots...............................32
Less than car lots................35

CORN.

OATS.

HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 11  <X)
No.l 
ton lots........12 50

“ 

FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whiteflsb 
....................  © 9
T ro u t............................  © 9
Black Bass................. 
12V4
Halibut.......................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring....  © 5
Bluefish......................  @15
Fresh lobster, per lb .. 
20
Cod.............................  
10
No. 1 Pickerel............   @10
Pike...............................  @ 8
Smoked White...........  @10
12
Red  Snappers............. 
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ......................... 
12V4
Mackerel....................   20@25
oysters—Cans. 
Falrhaven  Counts —   ©35
F. J. D.  Selects.........   @30
Selects.......................   @23
F. J. D.........................  @23
Anchors.................  ..  @20
Standards...................  @18
Favorite.....................   @16
oysters—Bulk.
Extra Selects..per gal.
Selects .......................
Standards...................
Counts.......................
Scallops............   ......
Shrimps  ....................
Clams.........................
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100......... 1
Clams, 
.........

1  75
1  40
1  00
2 20
1  50
1  25
1  25
25@1  50 
7501  00

" 

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
’• 
“ 
“ 

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs............................ 7 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing............................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts.......................................... 10 00
Hams, average 20 lbs......................................

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

16 lbs.......................................10
12 to 14 lbs................................10
picnic........................................................8 Vi
best boneless........................................  9
Shoulders.......................................................  8
Breakfast Bacon  boneless............................  ll
Dried beef, ham prices....................................10
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium.................................   ......   8

light........................................ .......   8Vi

DRY  BALT  MEATS.

Butts..............................................................   9
D. S. Bellies...................................................  12Vi
Fat Backs......................................................   10
Barrels...........................................................  8 00
Kegs..............................................................  1  90

FICKEED  FIGS’  FEET.

TRIFE.

BEEF  TONGUES.

Barrels................................................................22 00
Half barrels........................................................ 11 00
Per pound............ -........................................  11
Dairy, sold packed........................................   14
Dairy, rolls....................................................   14Vi
Creamery, solid packed................................   18V4
Creamery, rolls.............................................  19

BUTTERINE.

FRESH  BEEF.

Carcass...................................................  5  @7
Fore quarters........................................ 4Vi® 5
Hind quarters........................................ 6  @ 6Vi
Loins No. 3.............................................  8  @10
Ribs........................................................7  @9
Rounds..................................................5  @ 6
Chucks...................................................   @ 4 Vi
Plates....................................................   @ 4Vi
Dressed..................................................  6V4@6V4
Loins...........................................  
7?£
Shoulders  ............................................. 
6J£
Leaf Lard..............................................  
10Vi
m u t t o n .
Carcass.................................................   6  @ 6Vi
Lambs................................ 
@ 6
VEAL.
Carcass..................................................  @ 7

FRESH  FORK.

 

 

 

 

CROCKERY AN D   GLASSWARE.

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun.........................................................   45
NO.1  “  .........................................................   50
No.2  “  .........................................................   75
Tubular...........................................................  75

l a m p   c h im n e y s.  Per box.

6 doz. in box.

 

Pearl top.

“  .......................................2 25
“ ........ 
:.........................3 25

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun..........................................................1 75
No. 1  “  ..........................................................1 88
No.2  “  ..........................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................... 2  10
No. 1  “ 
No.2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................................... 2  60
N o.l  “ 
“  ....................................... 3 80
No.2  “ 
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled....................3 70
No.2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4  88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.  ....................1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz........................................1  35
No.3  “ 
........................................160
No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
................................................  28
N o.l, 
No.2, 
................................................  38
No.3, 
................................................  75
Mammoth, per doz..........................................  75
STONEWARE—AKRON.

La Bastle.

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
" 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
“  Vi gal. per doz......................   60
“ 
Jugs, Vi gal., per doz...................................   70
■r  1 to 4 gal., per gal................................   07
Milk Pans, Vi gal., per doz..........................  60
11 
.........................  72

1  •• 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

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

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14

TH E  MICÎIIGAJ^  T R ADESMAN,

THE  PROPOSED  INCOME  TAX.
The scheme of  income  taxation which 
has been discussed  by  the  House  Com­
mittee of Ways and  Means  contemplates 
the imposition of a tax of 2 per cent,  up­
on  all  incomes  above §4,000 a year,  and 
the exemption  of  the  rest.  This,  it  is 
computed,  will yield  an  annual revenue 
of about  §30,000,000,  which will  be paid 
by about 100,000  citizens.  The  number 
of voters in  the  United  States  is about 
11,000,000,  all of whom may be presumed 
to have incomes  of  some  amount,  great 
or small,  and all of whom, except 100,000 
will,  if the income  tax  is 
laid  as  pro­
posed,  be benefited  to  the amount of the 
§30,000,000  a  year which the other 100.- 
000 will be compelled to pay.  That such 
a tax  is unequal  no  argument is  needed 
to show,  and  none ought to be necessary 
to prove that it is  also inequitable.  For, 
if the principle  upon  which  it  rests  be 
sound,  there is no  need  of  limiting  the 
amount to  be  raised  by  it to §30,000,000 
a year,  nor  of  imposing  it upon  100,000 
citizens.  A list  was made,  not long ago, 
of the names of  4,000 men in the United 
States possessing fortunes  of  §1,000,000 
and upward,  making  a  total  of  at  least 
§4,000,000,000,  and probably much  more. 
Still, putting the amount at only §4,000,- 
000,000,  and  assuming  the  income from 
it to be but  5  per  cent,  per annum,  we 
should have §200,000,000  of  incomes lia­
ble  to  taxation;  and  by  increasing  the 
rate from 2 per  cent,  to  50  per cent,  we 
could make it  yield  §100,000,000  a  year 
instead of  §30,000,000  a  year.  A  more 
rigorous search into private affairs might 
also unearth still  more 
income  to  tax, 
and  it is not  impossible  that  by putting 
the rate high enough  the  whole expendi­
tures of  the  national  Government,  pen­
sions and all,  might be extorted from our 
millionaires.  Besides,  unany 
lawyers, 
physicians,  railroad  presidents,  man­
agers of  great  industrial  undertakings, 
newspaper  proprietors  and  editors,  in­
ventors,  and other  fortunate citizens en­
joy annual  incomes equal  to  5  per cent, 
and more upon §100,000,000,  all  of which 
might De  taxed at any rate short of com­
plete confiscation.  For,  if  incomes  be­
low §4,000 are  to  be  exempted,  there is 
no reason  why  all  below §40,000  should 
not be exempted likewise, and if a tax of 
2 per cent,  per  annum  upon  incomes of 
§4,000  each 
is  just,  no valid objection 
can be made to one of  50  or  even  of  90 
per cent,  upon those  Qi  §40,000 and  up­
ward.

legislation.  Usually, 

they should not be relieved, even in part, 
from their proportionate burden of taxes.
It cannot be seriously  contended  that  a 
poor man receives less  personal  protec­
tion  than  a rich one from  the  army  and 
navy of the United States, or derives less 
benefit from the Federal  courts and from 
Federal 
too,  he 
has some property,  if not  much,  which, 
according  to  its  amount,  profits  by all 
the measures  taken for the  nation’s wel­
fare.  His earnings,  too,  are as much his 
income as  if  they were the rents of  real 
estate,  the  interest  on  money,  or  the 
gains of mercantile,  manufacturing  and 
mining business.  To exempt  them from 
their due share of the nation’s taxes is to 
make  an  unfair  discrimination  in  his 
favor.

The proposed  tax  upon incomes would 
also bear unequally even upon  the  rich.
It would take from the earnings  of  pro­
fessional  men,  and  of  capital  actively 
employed by  its  owners,  but  would  let 
go free unproductive  real  estate,  which 
is rising in value  through  the  improve­
ment of the locality in which  it  is  situ­
ated.  Hence it would be a penalty upon 
industry and  enterprise and  a  premium 
upon apathetic indolence.  The man who 
invests his capital in undertakings which 
gives employment to his fellow  men  and 
benefits  the  whole  community  is  to  be 
punished  by a fine  of  part  of  his  earn­
ings,  while  he  who  merely  waits  upon 
time and reaps  the  reward  of the  labor 
of others is to  escape.

That  an  income  tax  is  a  direct  tax, 
which,  according  to  the  Constitution, 
must be apportioned according  to  popu­
lation,  it is probably too late to contend. 
The Supreme Court of  the United States 
decided the contrary  in  1868,  and  a  re­
versal of their  decision,  since  it  would 
involve  the  return  to  those  who  paid 
them of  the many millions of  dollars  of 
taxes  collected  under  the  Income  Tax 
law of the period  of  the  war,  is  not  to 
be  expected.  Nevertheless,  a  just  in­
come  tax,  applying  as  it  should  to  in­
creased values,  as well as to rents, inter­
est and dividends,  is  to  all  intents  and 
purposes a direct tax upon  property, and 
probably,  if  the  question  were  a  new 
one,  it would be declared  to  be  such  by 
the Supreme  Court.

Hard  Times Are  Hade 

Easier

by  N EIL’S  OIL-TANK  O UTFITS,  be­
cause  they  stop waste.  They  save oil and 
save time!  It isn’t a question  whether you 
can afford  to  lay out the money for such 
a convenience and  luxury in storekeeping; 
it’s  a  question whether you  can afford  to 
continue  the  waste!

Find  this out by trying.  An  outfit will 
be  sent  you  for  TRIA L  30  days:  You 
can  ship it back  if  not found convenient, 
clean  and  a  means  of  saving  its  cost. 
W rite  direct to  the  manufacturers.

WM.  NEIL,  &   CO.,  11  & 13  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago.

S U R E   SE L L E R S .

C lea n ed   b y   ou r  p r o c e ss—n ot 
w a sh e d .  T h e y   are  th e  b est 
a n d   c h e a p e st.  R e a d y   for  im -
m ed ia te  use.

A Case ;

30  Packages.
36  Pounds.
FULL  WEIGHT.

f in é

A.Iso  in  B u lk :

•MPorted

cleaned by 

g r a n d RAP1DS
< , IT CLEANING co.

¿Rand rap,ds.Mich.

25  lb.  Boxes,
50 lb.  Boxes, and 

300  lb.  Barrels.

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The only principle which underlies the 
imposition  of  a  discriminating  income 
tax is one derived from  a false idea that 
the  contributions  to  the  expenses  of  a 
government,  rightfully  collected  from 
In defence of this taxation of  large in­
citizens  in  proportion  to  the  benefits 
comes and the exemption of  small  ones, 
which  they  receive  from  it,  are  of  the 
a maxim  laid down  by  Adam  Smith  in 
same character as those  which  are  vol­
his “Wealth of  Nations”  has been cited, 
untarily  made for  religious,  benevolent, 
to the effect that “the subjects  of  every 
or  social  purposes.  The  soul of a mil­
State ought to contribute to the  support 
lionaire is  of  no more value than  that of 
of the Government as nearly  as  possible 
the poorest day  laborer,  and yet,  when  it 
in  proportion  to  their  respective  abil­
comes to paying for the support of church- j 
ities.”  This,  however,  it  will  be  seen, 
es the rich man contributes  according to 
falls far short of saying that a  few  citi­
his abundance and the  poor man accord­
zens should contribute much and the rest 
ing to bis poverty.  The  mite which the 
little,  and that it expressed no such  idea 
widow casts into the collection plate and 
the thousand-dollar check of the million­
in Adam Smith’s mind is  proved  by  his 
immediately adding,  “that is,  in propor 
aire  are,  in  a  religious  point  of  view, 
equal.  So it  is  with  donations  to  hos­
tion to the revenue which they respectively 
pitals  and  asylums,  and  so,  also,  is  it 
enjoy under  the  protection  of  the  State, 
The expense of government to  the  indi­
with the entertainments which are given 
viduals of a great nation  is  like  the  ex­
by  friends  to  one  another.  The  same 
pense of management to the joint tenants 
expenditure is not expected  from people 
of limited  means  that is almost exacted 
of a great estate who  are  all  obliged  to 
contribute in  proportion  to  their respec­
from the rich,  and  if  the rich fail  in  this 
respect they suffer in  social  estimation. 
tive interests in the estate.”  Hence, un­
less it be established  that  citizens  with 
To infer from this  that  the  rich  should 
incomes of less than §4,000 a year receive
be compelled by law to pay for  the  sup-
no benefit from the national Government, j port of the government,  and the poor  be

O R D E R   F R O M   Y O U R   JO B B E R

IMPORTED  AND  CLEANED  BY

Rapids  Fruit  Gleaning  Go.,

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich igan .

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods,  Garpets and Gloaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

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

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Ui\, Hsbeier & Go.,

4 8 , 8 0 ,  8 2   O tta w a   St.,

G rand  R a p id s.

T H E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

such  an  officer  should  be  continued  in 
his  place,  taking  money  from  the  city 
treasury for which he  gives no  adequate 
return,  is something which no one seems 
able  to  explain.  The  office  is  an  ap­
pointive  one,  the Mayor  making  the  ap­
pointment  and  the  Council  confirming. 
The  responsibility,  therefore,  for  the 
continuance of  the present  discreditable 
condition  of  things  rests  equally  upon 
the Mayor and Council.

THE  DRUMMER  HUSTLER.
The hustler, being unbeloved 

By every grace  and muse,

He eats at night in Boston and 

Next morn in Syracuse.

From the Adirondack  Mountains 

To the far  Pacific Slopes 

He plays with lines of latitude 

Like little skipping ropes.

His home Is in the sleeping car—

No vine or fig-tree’s shade—

His muBlc is  its clanking wheels,

His poetry is trade.

This missionary of the mart 

He spreads the true faith’s germs,

The endless merits of his house 

Above all  other firms.
He buttonholes the kings of trade,

His sample case unrolls,

And talks until the love of life 

Grows feeble in their souls.

The bolted doors swing wide for him.

He heeds not bolts nor bars,
And fears not any face of man 

Beneath the sun or stars.

The heroes of baronial times 

Were armed from  hair to heel,
With iron pots upon their heads 

And pantaloons of steel.
The hustler hero of  to day 

Is armorless and weak,

But for the vigor of his tongue.

And blusbless breadth of cheek.

He meets all men with fearless mien,

Nor knows to pause or swerve;

With Lilliputian bashfulness 
And Brobdignagian nerve.

No dim abstractions vex his soul;

His creed and happiness 

Is just to make a sale and catch 

The 2 o’lock express.

“ ‘Can I have a piece of string to tie this 
bag?’  she asked me.
G “ ‘Why,  certainly,’  said  I,  and,  point­
ing to a bag of twine which  hung  in  the 
rear  part  of  the  store, I told her to help 
herself  and  take  as  much  as  her con­
science allowed her to.
“The woman  went back to the  end  of 
the  store  and  commenced  to wind  the 
twine  rapidly around  her  finger.  After 
a minute she asked me to  cut  the  twine. 
When I went back  to cut it I noticed  she 
had  considerable  more  than  I  thought 
she needed.
“ ‘Have  you  all  you  want?’  I  asked, 
and  she  said  she  had. 
‘Well,  I  would 
just  like  to  measure  your  conscience,’ 
said  I,  and I got a yardstick and measured 
the twine.

“It was just 37%  yards  long.
“The woman  and 1 had  a  good  laugh 

over it,  and she went home satisfied.”

Grand Rapids  Ai Indiana.
Sohedule  In  effect Dec. 24,1893.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

ArriTefrom   Leave going 

South. 

North.
7 :40 a m
4:50 p m
10:2ft  p m

For M’k iu aw .T rav . City and Sag. 7:20 a m  
For C adillac and S agin aw ..........  2:15 p m  
For  P e t o s k e y  & M ackinaw ..........8:10 p m 
From K alam azoo............................. 9:10 a  m
From C hicago and K alam azoo..  9:50 p m 
d aily.  O thers trains d aily excep t Sunday.

Trains arrivin g  from  south a t  7:20 a m  and  9:10 a  m 

T RA INS  GO IN G   SO U TH .

Arrive from   L eave g oin g 
8outh.
6:60  a m
10:40  a m  
2:00 pm 
8:00  p m 
11:20 p m

North. 
For  C in cin n a ti.. . .   .......................................... 
For K alam azoo and  C hicago 
40 a  m 
For F ort W ayne and th e  E a st..  11
:15 p m 
For  C incinnati..................................  6
1:55 p m 
For K alam azoo  &  C h ica g o .. . .
:40am  
From Saginaw .................................... 11
55 p m
From S aginaw ....................................10
d a ily ;  a ll  oth er  trains  d a ily  excep t Sunday.
Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

Trains lea v in g  south  a t  6:00  p m  and  11:20 p.  m. run 

10:10am   2  00 p m  
4:00p m   9 :0 0 p m  

U :2 0 p m
Lv Grand  Rapids 
7 :05am
Arr Chicago 
10:40  a  m  train   solid  w ith  W agner  B uffet  P arlor 
Car.
11:80  p m  train   daily,  th rou gh   coach  and  W agner 
S leeping Car.
11:40 p m
Lt  C hicago 
7:20  a m
Arr Grand Rapids 
4:15  p  m solid  w ith   W agner  Buffet  P arlor  Car  and 
D ining Car.  11:40 p m  train daily, through Coach and 
W agner Bleeping  Car.

6:50 a m   4:15 p m  
2 :1 5 p m   9:50p m  

For Muskegon—L eave. 

M uskegon, Grand Rapids Sc Indiana.
9:40 a m
7:35  a m  
5:40  p m  
5:20 p m

From M uskegon—Arrive

Sunday train   leaves  for  M uskegon  a t  7 :45 a   m , ar­
rivin g a t  9:16  a m .  R eturning,  train   leaves  Muske 
gon  a t  4:30 p m, arrivin g a t Grand  Rapids a t  5:50 p m.

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Michigan (Tentrai

Sam Waltkr Foss.

M easuring  Her  Conscience.

From th e C hicago  Tribune.

“You  say you  would like to know how 
anybody  could  measure  a  woman’s  con­
science,”  said  a  merchant  of  Polo,  111. 
“Well,  I will  tell  you.  One  day about 
three weeks  ago  a  farmer’s  wife  came 
into my store and bought a lot of provis­
ions.  After  she  had  selected  what she 
wanted she dumped the goods  in a large 
grain  bag.

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect  Sunday, Nov. 19,1893.) 

»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20 d m...........Detroit  Express........... 7 00 a m
5 30am ......»Atlantic and  Pacific.......ll  20 pm
1  30 p m........New York Express........  5 40 p m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  7:00 am ;  re­
turning, leave Detroit 4:55 pm, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communicatlOH  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
•  A.  Almquist, Ticket Agent,

Union Passenger Station.

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allowed to enjoy its benefits gratis,  is  a 
kind  of  communism  which,  however 
beautiful  it  may  be  when  voluntarily 
practised,  cannot  with  justice  be  en­
forced upon those who are  unwilling  to 
submit to it.

Herein,  after all,  lies the secret spring 
of  the clamor for the proposed tax  upon 
incomes  and  the  exemption  of 
large 
small ones. 
It  is a disguised attempt to 
plunder ihe skilful,  the industrious,  the 
thrifty,  and  the  therefore  prosperous 
members of society for the benefit of the 
incompetent,  the  idle,  and the thriftless, 
who are consequently  poor. 
It  is of the 
same nature as the agitation in behalf of 
the free coinage of silver,  which is avow­
edly an agitation for means  to rob credi­
tors for the  benefit  of  their  debtors  by 
diminishing  the  amount  of  value  re­
quired for the fulfilment  of  the debtors’ 
contracts.  That agitation  has fortunate­
ly terminated in  the  discomfiture  of  its 
promoters,  and it is to  be  hoped  that  a 
like discomfiture awaits the  advocate  of 
a  discriminating  and  unequal 
income 
tax. 

Matthew  Maksuai.t..

The City Sealer Again.

Some  weeks ago  one  of  the  aldermen 
complained  before  the  Common Council 
that the Sealer of Weights  and Measures 
was not performing his  duties,  and  took 
occasion to  remark that  the office  was  a 
useless  one  and  ought  to  be  abolished. 
The Council did  not  seem  to  be  greatly 
impressed  with  the  alderman’s  state­
ment,  as  no action  was  taken.  Then an 
evening  paper  took  the  matter  up  and 
gave  figures  which  proved  either  that 
the  Sealer  was  sadly  neglecting  his 
duties or  else was  making a “fat  thing” 
out of  the office.  T he  T radesman  has 
always believed that it was simply a case 
of  incompetency,  as  the Sealer  is a  man 
who  does  not  possess  the  first  essential 
qualification  for the proper  performance 
of  the  duties of  his  office.  He  has  not 
made two  official  visits  a  day  since  his 
appointment to  the  position,  and,  where 
he has  visited, the  work  done  has  been 
little better than a farce.  As an Inspect­
or  of  Weights  and  Measures  he  is  an 
absolute  failure,  and  the  money  paid 
him  as  salary  has  been  worse  than 
wasted. 
If  no  better  man for  the  posi­
tion can  be  found  than  the  present  in­
cumbent, then, certainly, the office should 
be  abolished  and  the  money  paid  for 
maintaining  it turned  to better  account.
The  following  figures  show  the  fees 
collected by the Sealer  for nine  months, 
including January,  taken from the books 
of the City Treasurer:  May 1  the amount 
turned  over  was  $1.75;  June  5,  $1.40; 
June  28,  $40;  July  S,  $19.48;  Sept.  4, 
$44.47;  Oct.  2,  $45.68;  Nov.  6,  $43.80; 
Dec.  4, $35.50;  Jan.  2, $29.75;  a  total  of 
$261.83.  During  the  206  working  days 
since May 1  he has  collected  a  fraction 
over a dollar a day. 
If  the  amount  col­
lected  from  each  user  of  weights  and 
measures  was  $1,  it  can  easily  be  seen 
how many visits he has made.  The office 
has  cost,  during  the  same  period,  the 
sum  of  $768.75.  Ninety  dollars  of  this 
amount was for  the keep of  a horse  and 
$3.75  for  repairs,  the  remainder  being 
salary. 
It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the 
office has cost the city $506.92  more than 
the  amount  collected  by 
the  Sealer. 
When  it  is  remembered  that  the Sealer 
can collect more  than  enough  to pay  all 
the expenses of  the office,  it will be seen 
just to  what  extent  be  has  shirked  the 
duties  of  his  position  or—worse.  Why

CHICAGO

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NOV.  19,  1893
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’Y.
GOING TO  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids............ 7:30am  1:25pm *11:30pm
At. Chicago.................  1:45pm 6:50pm  *6:30am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

 
 

 
 
 

TO AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

Lv.  Chicago.................7:45am  4:55pm  *11:30pm
Ar. G’d Rapids............ 2:30pm  10:20pm  *6:10am
Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:30am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........0:55am  2:30pm  10:20pm
TR A V E R SE  C IT T ,  CH A RLEV O IX   AND  P E T 0 8 K E T .
Lv. Grand  Rapids ..  7:30am 
.........   3:15pm
12:10pm 
 
8:15pm
Ar.  Manistee.
.........   8'45pm
12:40pm 
Ar. Traverse City. 
3:15pm 
11:10pm
Ar. Charlevoix... 
3:45pm 
11:40pm
Ar.  Petoskey
and
Arrive  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  1:00  p.
10:00p. m. 
.
Local train to White Cloud  leaves Grand Rap­
ids 5:45 p. m., connects  for  Big Rapids end Fre­
mont.  Returning,  arrives  Grand  Rapids  11:20 
a. m.
PA R LO R   AND  S L E E PIN G   CARS.
To Chicago, lv.G.R ..  7:30am  1:25pm *11:30pm
To Petoskey ,lv.G.R..  7:30am  3:15pm 
...........
To G. R.. lv. Chicago.  7:45am  4:55pm *11:30pm
To G. R.. 1v. Petoskey  5:00am  1:30pm 
...........
•Every day.  Other trains week days only.
DETROIT,

NOV.  19,  1893
LANSING  &  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

TO  AND  FROM   SAG IN A W ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LO U IS. 

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids........7:00am *1:20pm  5:40pm
Ar. Detroit.................. 11:40am *5:25pm  10:25pm
Lv.  Detroit.................. 7:45am *1:45pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........12:45pm *5:40pm  10:45pm
Lv. G R 7:40am 4:50pm  Ar. G R. 11:40am 10:55pm 
Lv. Grand Rapids...........7:00am  1:20pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:45pm 5:40pm  ..........
Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn­
ing train.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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

•Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

■ETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  Sc  MIL­

Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Avj,

W AUKEE  Railway.

EA STW A RD .

Trains Leave 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv  6 45am
Ionia...........Ar  7 40am
St.  Johns  ...Ar  8 25am
Owosso....... Ar  900am
E. Saginaw.. Ar  10 50am
Bav City......Ar  11 32am
F lin t........... Ar  10 05am
Pt.  Huron.. .Ar  1205pm
Pontiac....... Ar  10 53am
Detroit.........Ar 111 50am

i+No.  14 tNo.  16|tNo.  18
10 20am  3 25pm 
1125am  4 27pm 
12 17pm  5 20pm 
1 20pm  o 05pin
3 45pm  800pm
4 35pm  8 37pm
3 45pm  7 05pm
5 50pm  8 50pm 
305pm  8 25pm
4 05pm|  925pm

•No.  82
10 45pm 
1227am
1 45am
2 40am
6 40am 
7 15am 
5 4fam 
730am 
5 37am
7 00am

W ESTW A RD .

Trains Leave

•No. 81
7 00am
8 20am

tNo. 11
1 uOpm
2  10pm

»Daily.

4 55pm 
6 00pm

G’d Rapids............   Lv
G’d  Haven............   Ar
tDaily except  Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35  a.m.,  12:50 
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 10:10 a. m., 3:15 
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
Westward — No. 11 Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 

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

J as. Cam pbell, City T'cket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

r p U B Y A B B   S A Y

“ I t?s  a s   g o o d   a s   S a p o l i o ”  w h e n   t h e y   t r y  
to  sell  y o u  
t h e ir   e x p e r i m e n t s .  Y o u r  
o w n   g o o d   s e n se   w ill  tell  y o u   t h a t   t h e y  
a r e   o n l y   t r y i n g   to  get  y o u   to  a id   th e ir  
n e w   a rticle.

W h o   u r g e s   y o u   to  k e e p   S a p o lio  ? 

Is 
it  n o t  th e   p u b l i c ?   T h e   m a n u f a c t u r e r s  
b y   c o n s ta n t   a n d  
ju d ic io u s   a d v e r t i s i n g  
b r in g   c u s t o m e r s   to  y o u r   s to re s   w h o s e  
fo r
v e r y   p r e s e n c e   c r e a te s   a 
o t h e r   artic le s.

d e m a n d  

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

P E R K I N S   &  H E S S ,

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

Nos.  122  and  124  Louis  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

DEALERS  IN

WE  CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL USE.

A B S O L U T E   T E A .

T h e   A c k n o w l e d g e d   L e a d e r .

T E L F E R   S P IC E   CO.,

SOLD  ONLY  BY

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

H.  E.  GRAND-GIRARD.

G ra n d -G ira rd   &   Co. 

M a n u f a c t u r i n g  

P h a r m a c i s t s ,

DRUG  STOCKS  BOUGHT AND  SOLD. 

DRUG  CLERK’S  EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.

DRUG  BROKERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS.

PORTER  BLOCK,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Correspondence  Solicited. 

Promptness  Assured.

BELDEN  REAGAN,  M.  D.

The Price  of Labor.

From  th e Toledo  Business W orld.

The Michigan Tradesman  has  been 
having  a  disagreement  with  the  Typo­
graphical  Union,  which  has  taken  this 
time of general  prosperity  and  plethora 
of money  to demand an  advance  in  the 
rate  of  wages.  The  Tradesman  de­
clares  that,  inasmuch,  as  it  is  already 
paying the highest market  price  for  its 
work,  it  will make the office independent, 
in  other  words  a  “rat”  office  before  it 
will submit to the  demand. 
In  view  of 
the fact that in the neighboring  city  of 
Detroit  the  Union  has  voluntarily  pro­
posed a reduction  in the scale amounting 
to  some  5  or  6  cents  per  thousand,  to 
check  as  far  as  may  be  the  inevitable 
competition  of  machine  type-setting,  it 
is suggested that The Tradesman might 
import a few Union printers from Detroit 
to excellent advantage.
There  are  a  number  of  valuable fea­
tures about the trades union system,  and 
others that are not  so  good.  The  latter 
arise largely through a lack of  acquaint­
ance  on  the  part  of  the  members  with 
well-established  principles  of  political 
economy,  and a lack of experience in  the 
conduct of business.  Many men  who are 
employed on salary  or  wages,  either  by 
day or piece work,  have never been  able 
to understand that it is as impossible for 
any  continued  length  of  time  to  force 
the  price  of  labor  above,  or  depress  it 
below,  a normal  rate  by  a  combination 
among workmen as it is to fix  the  price 
of wheat or corn or silver by  legislation. 
More than this,  it  is  equally  impossible 
to maintain for any continued period the 
rates of wages in any one industry above 
an equitable ratio  with other industries. 
These are not crude statements,  but  are 
established  laws  whose  workings  are 
recognized throughout the entire business 
world.
Few men employed at fixed wages have 
an adequate idea of the risks and respon­
sibilities of capital in  the conduct of any 
business  enterprise.  Through  the  lack 
of  this  experience  and  the  attendant 
knowledge,  they entertain,  as  a rule,  en­
tirely erroneous  views  as  to  the  actual 
returns of  capital,  believing that in any 
average business they are very  much  in 
excess of the reality.  No man can reason 
correctly who starts from  false premises, 
and it is not surprising  that under these 
circumstances  men  arrive  at erroneons 
conclusions.
Failure  of  the  Board  of  Pharm acy  to 

Sustain  Its  Claims.

From the Belaing Banner.

The  conspiracy  case  brought  by  the 
State Board of Pharmacy against the Me- 
loche  Bros.,  Albert  and  Napoleon,  for 
obtaining  a  pharmacist’s  certificate  in 
the name of the latter by fraud, charging 
that Albert impersonated  his  brother at 
the examination,  which has for  the  past 
three months been  dragging  along at in­
tervals  in  Justice  Nesbitt’s  court  in 
Ionia,  came to an end  last  Friday,  when 
the case  against  them was  dismissed  at 
the suggestion  of  Prosecuting Attorney 
Hawley,  who  became  satisfied  that  the 
evidence  produced  was 
insufficient  to 
warrant  a  conviction 
the  Circuit 
in 
Court.
The books of the Pharmacy Board pro­
duced  showed  that N.  H.  Meloche stood 
next highest  of  any at  the  Saginaw ex­
amination,  on which  his  certificate was 
granted.  Witnesses were sworn to prove 
that it was Albert who was there,  identi­
fying him by his smooth shaven face and 
mustache.  This  was  rebutted  by  evi­
dence  showing  that Albert wore  a  full 
beard in that year.

CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS. 
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes &b follows:

STICK  CANDY.

Gtt6tt

Cases  Bbls.  Palls.
7*7*
7V4

6*

Standard,  per lb.............
“  H.H..................
Twist.............
“ 
Boston Cream.........   ....  814
Cut  Loaf.........................
Extra H.  H......................  8*4

 

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

“ 
fancy—In bulk

MIXED  CANDY. Bbls.
Standard........................................6
Leader........................................... 6
Royal............................................. 7
Royal.. 
Nobby.
English  Rock..............................7
Conserves....................................7
Broken Taffy....................baskets
Peanut Squares...................   “  8
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams.............................
Midget, 801b. baskets.....................................   8 V4
Modern, 30 lb. 

8
Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  9
printed..........................................  10
Chocolate Drops.............................................  12
Chocolate Monumental»...............................  13
Sum Drops....................................................   5*4
Moss Drops.....................................................  8
Sour Drops.....................................................  8*4
Imperials........................................................  10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................75
H. M. Chocolate Drops.................................fc0@90
Sum Drops............................................ ...40@50
Licorice Drops....................................................1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................ 60
printed............................................65
Imperials..........................................................60
Mottoes.............................................................70
Cream Bar........................................................ 55
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Hand Made Creams...................................85@95
Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams............................................. 1 00
String Rock.....................................................65
Bnrnt Almonds..................................................1 00
Wlntergreen Berries.......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
No. 1, 
61
No. 2, 
28
Russets,  96.....................................................
Russets.  126...................................................
Russets,  150-176-200.......................................  2 50
Brights,  126..................... 
2  25
Brights,  138........  
2 50
Brights,  150-176-200-216 ................................   3 00
1 50
Small........................................................... 
Large.........................................................  
2 50
Extra choice 300................................................  5 25
Extra choice 360..............................  
 
Extra fancy 300.................................................  6 00
Extra fancy 360 ..............................................  5 50
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b..........................   @13
“  109k...........................   @13
“  141b...........................   @15
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................   @8
0 7

CARAMELS.
 
“ 
 
“ 
OKANOXB.

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

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

Persian. 50-lb.  box......................  4@  5*4

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 

“  50-lb.  “ 

BANANAS.

DEMONS.

3 
2 

“ 
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NUTS.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Almonds, Tarragona..........................
Ivaca..................................
California..........................
Brazils, new........................................
Filberts..............................................
Walnuts, Grenoble.  ...........................
French.................................
Calif....................................
Table Nuts,  fancy.........................
choice............................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  .......................
Chestnuts...............................................
Hickory Nuts per bu.............................  
Cocoanuts, full sacks............................
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns................................   ©
“  Roasted....................   @
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  5*4@
“  Roasted.......... ........  
7@
Choice, H. P.,  Extras............................  4 Vi©
“  Roasted.................  6@

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
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1  25

OILS.

BARRELS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows:

Eocene................................................... 
8*4
XXX  W.  W. Mich.  Headlight.............. 
7
Naptha...................................................  @ 6*4
Stove Gasoline................  
_   © 7 *
Cylinder................................................. 27 @86
E ngine................  
 
13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test................................  @ g*£
7
Eocene.................................................. 
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  Headlight.............  
5J4

 
 
FROM  TANK  WAGON.

The  Grocery  M arket.

Sugar—The  market  was  steady  and 
featureless until Monday morning,  when 
granulated and one  or  two  other  grades 
were reduced a sixpence.

Oranges—Very  low,  considering  that 
the  quality  was  never  better.  The  de­
mand is fair,  considering the hard times.
Lemons—Uncertain supply  keeps  the 
price  at  the  top  notch.  The  fruit  is 
good and hardy,  and  as  soon as the sup­
ply becomes a little more  regular  prices 
may be expected to “come off.”

POULTRY.
Local dealers pay as follows:

LIVE.

DRAWN.

Turkeys....................................................8 @8)4
Chickens.................................................  7 @8
Fowls........ 
........................................... 6  @6*4
Ducks........................................................8 @9
Geese........................................................8 @9
Turkeys...................................................10 @11
Chickens..... 
........................................10  @11
Fowl.....................................................  9  @10
Ducks...................................................... 10 @11
Geese......................................................10 @12
Turkeys................................................. 9  @  9*4
Chickens................................................  7*4@ 8
Fowls.....................................................  6)4® 7
Ducks......................................................  8 @9
Geese......................................................  8 @9

UNDRAWN.

Tour  Bank Account Solicited.

Kent  County Savings  Ml

GRAND  R APIDS  ,MICH.

J n o .  A.  Co v o d e   Pres.

H e n r y   I d e k a , Vlce-Pres.

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

K. Van Hof, Ass’tC s ’r. 

Transacts a General R anking  Business. 

Interest  A llow ed  on  Time  and  Sayings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

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

D eposits  Exceed  One  M illion  D ollars.

5 25

No,  $2.25  for  1,000  printed 
statements  does  not  buy  very 
good  stock,  but  you  can  send 
for  a sample  and  see  for your­
self what it is.

Tradesman  Company,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

-JOBBERS  OF

GroGGries and Provisions,

Our  BUTCHER’S  LARD  is a Pure Leaf Kettle Rendered 
Lard. 
If  you  want  something  cheaper  try  our  CHOICE 
PURE,  in  tubs  or  tins,  and  guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction. 

Note  these  prices:

Butcher’s,  80-pound  Tubs........................................................   1()|
Butcher’s, Tierces.........................................................................   10|
9
Choice  P u re..................................................................................  

WESTERN  MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR

G.  E   GAIMONI)  GO'S  SUFEBIOfi  B Ü ÏÏE 0M

If  you  w a n t 
Coffees

THAT  WILL  GIVE  PERFECT  SATIS­
FACTION  IN  EVERY  PARTICULAR,

You  Should 
Handle Our Line.

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|Ii Yon  Want  Good,  Lull,  Sweet  Bread  aid  Biscuits,
FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED  YEAST

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

SOLD  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS.

MANUFACTURED  BY

ALL  ROASTED  BY  CHASE  &  SANBORN.

ThePonnontilm Company

MAIN  OFFICE:

CHICAGO,  270  KINZIE  STREET.

MICHIGAN  AGENCY:

GRAND  RAPIDS,  106  KtiNT  STREET.

D A W S O N ’S 

P ea rl  W heat  F la k e s,

T H E   F IN E S T   B R E A K F A S T   D IS H .

C E E A . N ,   W H O L E S O M E ,

Free  from  Dost  and  Broken  Particles,

Put up in  neat Cartons of  2 pounds each,  36 Cartons  per  Case.  Price  $3.50  per 

Case.  Sells at 15 cents per package,  two packages for  25 tents.

T r y   It!  B u y   It!  U se  It!

Sold by all jobbers in  Ohio,  Indiana and  Michigan.

MANUFACTURED  BY

DAWSON  BROTHERS,  Pontiac,  Mich. 

S. A .  Sears.  M gr.

Address  all  communications  to  THE  FERMENTUM  CO.

Grader Chests. 

Glass  Covers  for  Biscaits.

i..,,—_ — - ..  , .r  

r a m

.....  T .

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

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

o tUR new glass covers  are by  far the 

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

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.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

L E O N A R D ’S

. . .   T R A D E   W IN N E R S   . . .

IN   ASSORTFD  PACKAGES

OF  GLASSWARE.

Our  «‘ R A V EN ”  Cheap  Assorted  Package  of  Glassware.

This  is  the  best  cheap  package  of  Glassware in  the market.  Every  piece guaranteed 

first class and  a seller.

41  I  O liT I  4 Y   In  a 

NEW elass-
4 
r \  
I   ware  will  brighten  up
your  stock  and  make your old  goods  look  like new.  Glassware pays  the 
dealer a good  profit and  is  always saleable.

v / V J   I  

The  RAVEN  package contains—

6  37  D 8-inch  Fruit  Dishes,  to retail  at  15c........................................  
6  49  D 6-inch Jellies,  to retail at 10c.................................................... 
6  47  D pt.  Jugs,  to retail  at  10c.............................................. 
 
6  47  D qt. Jugs,  to retail  at 15c.............................................................  
6  47  D Oils,  to retail  at 10c.....................................................................  
6  37  D 5-inch  Bowls,  to retail  at 10 c....................................................  
6  39  D Celeries,  to retail at  15c.............................................................. 
6  47  D 7-inch Nappies, to retail at  15c............................. 
 
6  47  D 6-inch  liaudle Olives,  to retail  at  10c......................................  
6  23  D 8-inch Dish,  to retail  at 15c........................................................  
3 
3  39  D Creams,  to retail at 10c 
3  39  D Spooners,  to retail  at 10c............................................................ 
3  39  D Butters,  to retail at 15c................................................................ 

90
60
60
90
60
60
90
90
60
90
45
30
30
45
$9  00
This package costs the dealer  ONLY  $ 4.80,  with  the original charge 

D Sugars,  to retail at 15c......................... 

for package of 55c,  paying you  over 60  per cent,  profit.

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3 doz.  Tumblers, to retail at 70c doz...........................................  

C T A O T   R I   J C I I V J F 'Q Q   Rolling before your neigh- 
^   1  / \ t v   1 
D U ^ l n  L .Z ? ^   bor.  Don’t wait  for trade 
or your competitor to start you along.  Order  a  few  NEW packages of 
Glassware,  and  be the  first  in  the  market  this  Spring  with  BRIGHT
NEW  GOODS.
1-2 doz.  4-piece sets,  to retail at 75c  per set.........................................  4  50
1-2 doz.  1-2 Gallon Jugs,' to retail  at 50c each.....................................  3  00
2  10
1-6 doz.  7-inch Covered Bowls,  to retail  at 50c ea ch ......................  1  00
1-6 doz.  8-inch Covered  Bowls,  to retail  at 65c ea ch ......................  1  30
1-4 doz.  7-inch Nappies,  to retail at 25c each............................. .........  
75
1-4 doz.  8-inch  Nappies, to  retail at 35c 
each...................................  1  05
doz..................................  1  50
3 doz.  4-inch  Nappies, to retail  at 50c 
1  00
1-6 doz.  10-inch  Salvers,  to retail  at  50c  each..................................... 
75
1-4 doz.  Celeries,  to retail at 25c ea ch ................................................... 
20
1-6 doz.  Pickles,  to retail  at  10c each..................................................... 
60
1-4 doz.  5 inch Bell  Jellies,  to retail  at 20c each................................. 
1-6 doz.  Molasses Cans, to retail  at 40c each......................................... 
80
1-6 doz.  7-inch Oblong  Dishes,  to retail  at 15c 
each............... 
30
1-6 doz.  8-inch Oblong Dishes,  to retail at 20c 
each...............  
40
50
1-6 doz.  Oils,  to retail at 25c each..........................................................  
1  doz.  Salts and Peppers,  to retail  at 5c each................................... 
60
$20  35
This package cost the dealer  only $12.18,  with  the  original  charge 

for package  of  75c..  making a handsome net profit.

Our  No.  15021  New  Assorted  Package  of  Prism  Glassware.

This Prism pattern  of  Glassware  la one  of  the  best selling patterns ever offered to  the 

It is a high quality of  fire  polished  ware,  and  has been  a winner wherever shown.

trade. 

1 5 0 2 4 ^ ^   P a t t e r n

Sugar and Co

Tumble?»,

TO  HOLD  TRADE You  must  have  New  Goods, 

and  there  is  nothing  which 
makes such a showing for so small  an  outlay  as  a  new  package  of  Glass­
ware.  When you get it in  put half  the package  in  your show window and 
mark  it  NEW  GOODS,  JUST  RECEIVED!

1 doz.  4-piecp sets,  to retail  at 65c a set.................................................  $7  80
l 6 doz.  7-inch Comports,  to retail  at  20c each....................................... 
40
60
1-6 doz.  8-ineh Comports,  to retail  at 30c each 
.....................................  
2 doz.  4>£-incb Comports,  to retail  at 60c  a  dozen.............................  1  20
Ft. Jellies,  to  retail  at  15c each........................................... 
1-6 doz. 
30
1-3 doz.  9-incb Salvers, to retail at 40c each.............................................  1  60
1-3 doz.  }4 gal.  Tankards,  to retail at  50c each.......................................   2  00
2 doz.  Tumblers,  to retail at  65c a dozen...............................................  1  30
1-6 doz.  Molasses Cans,  to retail at 40c ea ch ...........................................  
80
50
1-6 doz. Celeries,  to retail at 25c ea ch ....................................................... 
2 doz.  Salts and  Peppers,  to retail  at 5c each.......................................   1  20
1-2 doz.  Handled Olives,  to retail  at 10c each......................................... 
60
1 doz.  Tooth  Picks,  to retail at 5c e a ch ................................................. 
60
1-12 doz.  7-inch Covered  Ft.  Bowls,  to  retail at 50c each.............  
. 
50
60
1-12 doz.  8-incb Covered Ft.  Bowls,  to retail at  60c each.......................  
1-12 doz.  9-inch  square Ft.  Bowls,  to retail  at 50c each.......................... 
50
1-12 doz.  10-inch square Ft.  Bowls,  to retail  at 60c ea ch .......................  
60

$21  10
This package cost the dealer only $12.87, with the ORIGINAL charge for 

package of  90c.

H .  L E O N A R D   & 

SEND  US  YOUR  MAIL  ORDERS  AT  ONCE.

SONS,  G ra n d 

