VOL.  XL

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MAY  30,  1894.

NO.  558

CANDY.

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GRAND  R A PID S,  W ED N ESDA Y ,  M AY 30,  1894.

NO.  5Ò8

THE REVOLT OP THE  -----

A  Page  from  the  Domestic  History  of 

the Twentieth Century.

Mr.  Madax  sat  before  his  desk  in  a 
most  despondent  attitude,  his  head  in 
his  hands,  and  his  hands  in  his  hair. 
Things were going badly in the  city,  as, 
alas,  they  often  do.  Mr.  Madax  was 
alone in his office in Old Gold alley.  He 
wanted time to think, and  had  given  or­
ders that he was not to be disturbed.  All 
the thinking he appeared able to  do  did 
not  seem  to  help  matters, so at last he 
pulled  himself  together  and  paced  up 
and down the room.  Finally  he  stopped 
and  said  to  himself:  “That  seems  the 
only thing to  do. 
I  shall  consult  with 
my wife. 
I wish  she  came  home  more 
frequently, and then we could  talk  over 
these matters.”

He seized a telegraph blank and wrote: 
“Mrs.  John  Madax,  20  Bullion  Court, 
city.  Can  you  run  over  to  Old  Gold 
alley for a few minutes ?  I  wish to con­
sult you oh business.—Ma d a x.”

He rang the bell for  a  telegraph  boy, 
and sent the message; then paced up and 
down  his  room  again,  waiting  for  his 
wife  to  appear. 
Instead,  there came  a 
prompt answer, which he  tore  open  and 
read  feverishly:  “Sorry  I  can’t  come 
this forenoon.  Too busy.  Call on me at 
1 o’clock and I will take you to  the  club, 
where we  can  lunch  and  have  a  quiet 
talk.—J oan Ma d a x.”

The worried man consulted  his watch. 
It  was  not  yet  11. 
It  would  be more 
than two hoars before  he  could  see  his 
wife.  He sat down at  his-  desk  and  de­
voted  himself  for  those  two  hours  to 
what business there was in  hand.  Then 
he  brushed  himself  up  a  bit,  took his 
walking stick, and drove in  a hansom  to 
his wife’s offices in  Bullion  Court.  Af­
ter having sent in his name, a neat  little 
girl  showed  him  into  a  room  and told 
him that Mrs. Madax would' be with  him 
presently.  She  was  sorry  to keep him 
waiting,  but she sent a copy of the Sketch 
for him to look over during the  interval. 
The Sketch was  a  paper  started  in  the 
nineteenth century,  and was at that time 
considered  to  be  rather  in  advance  of 
other  slow-going  weeklies.  Now,  how­
ever,  it  was  thought  to  be  the correct 
paper  for  a  man  to  read, although the 
women paid little attention to it. 
In the 
reception room two  or  three  other  men 
were waiting, nursing  their hats.  Pres­
ently the office girl came in and told them 
all,  except  Madax,  that  Mrs.  Madax 
couldn’t possibly see them until  later  in 
the day, as she had an appointment;  and 
wonld they be good enough to call  about 
4 o’clock.  So the men  took their depart­
ure, and Madax was left  alone  with  his 
paper,  although  his  wife  entered  very 
soon after.  She was a tall woman,  with 
fine, clear-cut,  decided features.  As far 
as the upper part of  her  was  concerned 
she was dressed almost like a  man.  She 
wore  a  somewhat  glaring necktie and a 
stand-up  collar.  Her  brown  hair  was 
cut short and parted  at  the  side,  while 
the  hair  of  her  husband,  dark  and

streaked with gray, seemed to  part  nat­
urally in  the  middle.  The  neat  tailor- 
made skirt which Mrs.  Madax  wore  had 
pockets at each side, high up,  and  very 
similar in cut to  a  man’s  pockets.  Her 
right hand was thrust into  one  of  these 
pockets, and she jingled some  coins  and 
keys as she entered the room  where  her 
husband was  waiting.

“Well, John,” she  cried,  “excuse  me 
for keeping you,  but we have had a  very 
busy  morning.  However,  if  you  are 
ready now I am.  We will go to the Pine 
Ear  Club  and  have  lunch.”  She  ap­
proached her husband as  she  spoke  and 
patted  him  with  some  affection  on the 
shoulder.  He  looked  up  at  her  and 
smiled.  Somehow  her  influence  had a 
soothing, protective air  about  it,  which 
made the man feel  he  was  not  battling 
with the world alone.  One  of the num­
erous  girl  clerks  came  in  with  a long 
ulster, which Mrs. Madax put on, thrust­
ing  one  hand  in  the  armhole and then 
the  other,  while  the  girl  held  the  gar­
ment by  the  collar.  When  Mrs.  Madax 
had  buttoned  up  the  ulster  and  put a 
jaunty round hard hat on  her  head  she 
looked  more  like  a  man than ever, and 
Madax himself seemed almost  effeminate 
beside her.
“Is  my  brougham  at  the  door ?” she 
asked the girl.

“Yes, madam.”
“Come along, John,  we have no time to 
lose,”  said  Mrs.  Madax  decidedly, and, 
leading the way, she opened the carriage 
door, whereupon he stepped inside.

“To the Pine Ear Club,”  said the lady 

to the coachman.

She took her seat beside  her  husband, 
and  the  carriage  drove  off  toward  the 
West End. 
In a short  time  it  drew  up 
before a palatial building standing where 
the Hotel  Metropole  once  stood.  This, 
as  evexy  one  knows,  is  the  Pine  Ear 
Club,  the  sumptuous  resort  of  women 
engaged  in ^business  in  the  city. 
It  is 
higher priced than the Carlton or Reform, 
but is much more luxurious  than  either 
of these old-fashioned men  clubs.

“Call for me at half  past  three,”  said 

the lady to her  coachman.

The  stately  doors  of  the  club  were 
opened  by  two  girl  porters,  and  the 
couple  entered.  The  lady  wrote  her 
husband’s name in a book which  was  on 
a stand in the hall, and together they en­
tered the large dining room,  where  they 
took  their  places  at  one  of  the  small 
tables set for two near one  of  the  large 
front windows.

“We  will 

regular  club 
lunch,”  she  said  to  one of the waiters. 
“And bring a bottle of  ’84  champagne— 
a large bottle.”

“I—I  don’t  think  I  care  for  cham­
pagne,”  said  Madax,  hesitatingly;  “It 
gives me a headache.”

“Nonsense,” cried  his  wife;  “a  glass 
or two will do you good.  You  look wor­
ried.”

“I  am  worried,  and  that  is  what  I 

take 

the 

wished to see you about.”

“Well, we won’t talk  business  during 
lunch,  if  you  please,”  adding,  as  she

leaned back in her chair,  “it’s a  habit  I 
never indulge in.  It’s bad for  one.  We 
can  have  a  talk  in  the  smoking  room 
afterwards.  How  are the children ?” 

“Very well, thank you.  The  girl is  a 
little hard on  the  boy  and  knocks  him 
about a bit, but they are getting  on very 
well.”

“Poor little fellow,”  said Mrs. Madax. 
“Boys are such a worry to their  parents, 
when one thinks that  they-have  to  en­
counter  this  world  alone. 
I must  run 
down  and  see them next week, if I can.” 
“I wish you would,” said Madax;  “the 
children  miss  you  very  much.  Why 
don’t you come home oftener?”

“Well, very soon I expect to be able  to 
do  so,”  she  replied;  “but,  like  you,  I 
have a great deal on my mind at present, 
and  the  market  requires  close  watch­
ing.”

“Can’t  you  come  home  with  me  to­
night ?” he asked.  “The children would 
be so pleased to see you.”

“No,” she answered.  “I  have to take 
Sir Caesar Camp out to  dinner  to-night.” 
“To-morrow  night,  then?”  he  sug­

gested, deprecatingly.

“No,” said the lady, shaking her head, 
“it’s  worse  still  to-morrow  night. 
I 
have a lot  of  stockbrokers  dining  with 
me at the Holborn.”

“It must cost you a lot of money, these 

dinners on every night ?”

“Yes, it  does,” said Mrs.  Madax; “but 
my experience is, if you want to  make a 
good business deal with a man, you must 
I  always  see that 
first  feed  him  well. 
the wines are irreproachable. 
I will say 
one  thing  for 
the  men—they  always 
know good wine when they taste it.” 

“Well,” said Madax,  “I  will  tell  the 
children 
that  you  send  your  love  to 
them,  but  1  think,  you  know,  that  a 
woman  shouldn’t  lose  sight  of her chil­
dren,  even  though  business  is  absorb­
ing.”

She  urged him to take his share of the 
champagne, but Madax declined,  saying: 
“A  man  must  keep  his  head  clear for 
business nowadays.”

“Yes,”  said  his  wife,  “1  suppose  a 

man must.”

There was a slight  tinge of sarcasm in 
her voice, and she  put  unnecessary  em­
phasis  on  the  noun.  Madax 
looked 
grieved,  but  said  nothing.  How  often 
do women in their  thoughtless  rudeness 
cause pain to the tender  hearts  of  those 
who love them !

After lunch was over, Mrs.  Madax  led 
the way upstairs to the  private  smoking 
room  which  she  had  reserved  for their 
use. 
It  was  in  a  corner  of  the  club 
building, overlooking a bit  of  the  river 
and commanding a view  of  the  Charing 
Cross railway bridge.

“We will be quite  undisturbed  here,” 

•¡he said,  “and can talk business.” 

Ringing a bell  to  give  an  order,  she 

asked her husband:

“What will you drink?”
“Nothing, thank you,” he replied,  but 
added afterward,  “I will have  a glass of 
milk and soda, if you can get it.”

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wife.

“You will smoke, of course,”  said his 

“A cigarette,” answered Madax.
When the waiter appeared, Mrs. Madax 
said,  “Bring a glass  of  milk  and  soda, 
some  of  the  best  Egyptian  cigarettes, 
two Havana cigars, and a glass of special 
Scotch with seltzer.”

When  these  materials  were  brought 
and  the  waiter  had  disappeared,  Mrs. 
Madax walked to the door aud turned the 
key in it  Her husband lighted his ciga­
rette from the match she held out to him, 
and then, biting the end  from  her  own 
cigar, she began  to  smoke.  She  thrust 
her two hands deep  down  in  her  pock­
ets, and began to pace up and  down  the 
room.

“Now, John,” she replied, “what’s the 

trouble?”

Mr.  Madax’s  name  was  Billy,  but 
everybody called him  John  because  his 
wife’s name was Joan.  Mr. John Madax 
was the name he was known by.

“Some months ago,” began Mr. Madax, 
“I went into a wheat  deal,  and  1  don’t 
quite see my way out.”

Mrs. Madax stopped in her  pacing and 

faced her husband in surprise.

ought to take a run to Brighton, or go off 
to Monte Carlo,  and  give  up  bothering 
about city affairs.”
The man sighed.
“That’s all very  well,  but  you  don’t 
see that I want to make some  money for 
myself.”

“But you  are  not  making  it;  you’re 
losing it.  You  say  you  are  up  to  the 
neck;  how much does that mean?” 

“Twenty-five  thousand  pounds,”  he 

said with a sigh.

“Dear, dear,”  she  said,  “and  I  sup­

pose that is all the money you have.”

he answered.

“It is more than all the money 1 have,’' 
“I wish you had spoken to  me  before; 
it is too late now.  Don’t you  see  that?” 
“Yes, but 1 had something  to propose. 
You spoke of taking Sir Caesar  Camp  to 
dinner.  Now, I  don’t  know  what  you 
want to get him  in  on,  but  1  do  know 
that I eould get him on  my  side  of  the 
wheat  deal,  and  he  would  bring  in 
others.  Then we might  be  able  to stop 
the break in the market.”

Mrs.  Madax’s  eyes  sparkled  as  she 

looked down at her husband.

“Can you really do  that?”  she  asked, 

“A wheat  deal?”  she  cried.  “Which 

almost breathlessly.

side of the market are you on?”

“Oh, I’m on for  a rise.”
His  wife  made  a  gesture  of  despair 
and  began  walking  up  and  down  the 
room again.

“What in heaven’s name did  you  buy 

for a rise for?”

“Well,”  said  Madax,  very  humbly, 
“you see, the American wheat  crop  had 
practically failed,  and  1  thought  1  was 
pretty sure of a rise.”

“Why didn’t  you  speak  to  me  about 

it?”  she cried.

Her husband flushed uneasily.
“I wanted to do something off  my own 
bat,” he said.  “Of course, 1 had no idea 
at that time there would be  a  corner  in 
wheat.”
“Corner!”  she  cried, contemptuously, 
“there’s always a corner,  there’s  bound 
to be a corner.  Don’t you  know enough 
not  to  look  to  the  United  States  any 
more for indications of  the  wheat  mar­
ket?  India and the Baltic hold  the  key 
to the situation.”

“Yes, I know;  at least, I  know  now,” 
he said;  “but there is no use  in upbraid­
ing me for what 1 have  done.  1  am  up 
to the neck in wheat,  and  the  signs  to­
day are that it is going lower  than  ever. 
Now,  what would you advise  me  to  do, 
Joan?”
“Oh, advise you!” she cried.  “What’s 
the use of coming to  me when  it  is  too 
late?  I advise you  to  get  out  of  it  as 
cheaply as you can.”

Her husband groaned.
“I  am  afraid,”  he  said,  “that  will 

mean practical ruin now.”

“Well, my opinion is that wheat  is go­

ing still lower.”

Madax, dejectedly.

“Then it is  utter  ruin  for  me,”  said 

Mrs. Madax stopped once more  in  her 
pacing  the  room,  and  confronted  her 
husband.  “John,” she said,  “why don’t 
you give up your office  in  the  city  and 
go home and take care of  the  children?” 
A spark of resentment appeared in the 

man’s eyes as he gazed at his wife.

“I don’t want to be entirely dependent 

on you,” he said at last.

“Pooh,” said  his  wife,  and  then  she 
added, “I will make you a  handsome  al­
lowance for housekeeping and  as  much 
as you want besides.  You are  worrying 
yourself to death  about  business.  You

“Yes, if 1 had  any  assurance  that we 
would  get  out  with  a  little  profit. 
It 
seems  to  me  that  all  their  influence 
thrown  in  on  our  side  of  the  market 
would give us rise enough to  get  out  of 
the hole, at least.”

“Oh!" said his  wife,  “that is  a  differ­
ent matter. 
I didn’t know you  bad  any 
plans.  Yes,” she added,  after  thinking 
a moment with knitted  brows,  “that’s  a 
first-rate  idea.  How  much  money  do 
you think it would all total up to?” 

“About  a  million,” 

said  Madax, 
pleased to see that he was  getting  more 
attention than censure.

“A million,”  said  his  wife,  more  to 
herself than to  him.  “Are  you  certain 
you could get  all  that  amount  on  your 
side of the market?”

“Quite certain.”
Mrs.  Madax, as she continued  her pac­
ing up and down, seemed  to  be  making 
some  mental  calculation.  She  finally 
asked:

“Whom are you running against?  Who 

is at the head of the corner?”

,

“Oh, that,” said  Madax.  “none  of  us 
knows.  The  business  is  done  through 
the Tokio  and  Jamboree  Bank,  but  we 
don’t know who is behind it.” 

“Now, doesn’t it  strike  you  that  the 
first thing for you  to  do  is  to  find  out 
whom you are butting against? 
If it’s a 
stone wall the  sooner  you  know  it  the 
better, so that you can stop  before  your 
If  it’s  a  hedge  you 
head  gets  hurt. 
might manage to get  through. 
It would 
have been my first work to  find  out who 
was against me.”

“But,” said her husband,  “don’t  I tell 
you that I didn’t  know  there  was  any­
body on the other side of the market?” 

“Oh!”  said  his  wife,  impatiently, 
“you can always count on  somebody be­
ing on the other side of the  market.  So 
you can’t find out who it is?”

“We can’t,” said her husband.
“Very well,”  she  said.  “Now  listen 
to  me.  You  have 
twenty-five  thou­
sand pounds in this, and if you can get all 
the money of Sir Csesar  and  his  friends 
to help  you  I  will  guarantee  that  you 
will come out with  double—that is, fifty 
thousand pounds.”

“Do you mean it?” cried  her husband, 

eagerly.

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pure sugar,  pure coffee,  and  tea.

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soggy  on  yonr hands.  Put  up  in  an  attractive and salable manner.  When 
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obtained from jobbers and dealers.  For prices, see price current on other page. 
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Tool  Steel, 
Ball  Bearing  throughout,  Tangent 
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Pneumatic  Tires,  Hardened  Tool 
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must have  a strictly  High  Grade  Wheel  with  Strength  and  Lightness com­
bined,  at  actual  value.  Price $75.

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Our  two  “Fireworks  Prize Pack­

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They  are  the  larg< st,  best  selling 
article  of  any  on  the  market.  Now  is 
the time to put them in  stock.

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"1 mean it,” said his wife solemnly. 
"And may I  tell  Sir  Csesar  that  you 

said so?”  he asked.

‘‘No;  whatever  information  I  wish 
Sir Ctaesar to  have  I will  give  him  my­
self.  You will tell  him  that  you  have 
had private information,  and are  not  al­
lowed to mention the dealer’s name.” 

‘‘Very  good,”  said  Madax,  with  in­

tense relief in his face.

‘‘Do not let it get out,”  continued  his 
wife.  “Use  all  your  force  and  see  if 
you can raise the market, and as  sbon as 
the  price  gets  up,  sell  out  at  once. 
Have  all  your  plans  made  for  selling 
out.  Promptness is  the  thing  in  these 
matters.  Now, 1 must go. 
I  will  drop 
you down at your office.”

Mr. Madax  knew  what  his  wife  said 
about the markets generally  came  true, 
so  he,  in  great  jubilation,  telegraphed 
Sir Cfesar Camp and others to  meet  him 
at his office, and  they  did  so.  He  told 
him  that  he  bad  private  information 
about the market, and, after  some slight 
hesitation,  they  all  went  in.  He  ar­
ranged  with them that the  sale would be 
made at once after the rise.

twenty-five 

Next day it was announced  that a mil­
lion of money was  put  against  the  cor­
ner,  and wheat sprang up  a  few points, 
but not as much as they  had  expected it 
would.  Madax  could  have  sold  out 
without loss, but saw that  he would  not 
double  his  money,  for  the  corner  was 
stronger than any of them  had  thought; 
but after the slight rise  down  went  the 
price of wheat again.  The  very  bottom 
seemed to have dropped out of  the  mar­
ket.  Madax’s 
thousand 
pounds were swept out  of  sight, and  so 
was the million his deluded  friends  had 
put  in  with  him.  All  confidence  that 
Madax had put in his  wife  had now  de­
parted, so he merely telegraphed  to  her 
that  he was  ruined,  and  went  home 
broken man.
About 8 o’clock that  night  a  carriage 
drove up to the door, and his wife sprang 
out and let herself  into  the  house with 
her  latchkey.  When  she  entered  the 
room her husband never  looked  up, but 
she crossed to where  he  sat  and  patted 
him on the back.

“Come, come, my  poor  infant.  Cheer 

up!”  she said.

anguish.

Madax’s only  answer was  a  groan  of 

“And so your  little  twenty-five  thou 
sand has gone with the  rest?”  she  said 
“You  told  me  I  would  double  my 

money,” said he,  “and  I  believed  you 

“Of course you believed  me, and here 
it is,” she said, taking a  check from her 
purse. 
“There’s  my  check  for  fifty 
thousand pounds,  so  you  have  doubled 
your  money.”

“What  do  you  mean  by  that?”  said 

her husband,  looking up.

“Mean?  You  poor  child! 

I  mean 
that  I  am  the  head  of  the  corner.  It 
doesn’t matter now who  knows it.  That 
was the reason I had Sir  Caesar  and  the 
others dining with  me. 
I  had  no  idea 
that  you  were  on  the  other  side,  and 
when you  told  me  that  you  could  get 
them to assist, it seemed too  good  to  be 
true;  for I did want that  million.  Hus 
bands are of some  use  after  all.  Now, 
my  boy,  you  take  that  check  and  go 
down to Monte Carlo. 
I may be  able  to 
go  after  all  this  work  is  over.  I  am 
very much obliged to you for the million 
you threw  in  my  way,  and  consider  it 
cheap at  £50,000.  Draw on  me  for  all 
your  expenses while  you  are  at  Monte

Carlo.  1 am sure you will find the tables 
much/ less  expensive  than  the  London 
wheat market. 
I am sorry  that  I  can’t 
stay with you, but I am on  for  a  dinner 
in the city.  Those  who  were  with  me 
in the wheat corner are giving  me a din­
ner to-night, and  I  am  due  there  at  9 
o’clock. 
I am sorry 1 can’t  wait  to  see 
the children.  Give them  my  love,  and 
tell them 1 will run down in  a  few days 
and pay them a visit—that is, unless you 
take them with you to  Monte  Carlo. 
It 
must  be  lovely  down  there  just  now. 
Well, ta-ta.  Take care  of  yourself  and 
your  check. 
I  may  see  you  at  Monte 
Carlo.”
And with that she  left  the  room,  and 
was waving  good-by  from  the  carriage 
window as the  dazed  man  stood watch­
ing her through the open door, before he 
had quite realized  the  situation.

Ro bert  Ba rr.

tion.

Grand Rapids Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
At  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids Retail Grocers’  Association,  held 
at Protective Brotherhood Hall,  Monday 
evening.  May  21,  President  Viergever 
presided  and  the  minutes  of  the  last 
meeting were read and approved.
Peter Schuit. chairman  of  the  special 
Committee on  Flour,  asked  for  further 
time to report, owing to  the  absence  of 
Manager Rowe of the Valley City Milling 
Co.  The request was granted.
E.  A.  Stowe,  of  the  Municipal  Com­
mittee, presented a  report, outlining the 
the  Committee 
work  undertaken  by 
on  the  license  schedule  matter,  which 
was accepted.
The.  following  letter  was  presented 
from the Director of the Poor:
Grand  Rapids,  May 21—1 notice  that 
I am announced  to  address  your  meet­
ing  to  be  held  this  evening.  Now, 
while I am anxious—and believe it would 
be for the best interest of  the  city,  and 
also  for  those  receiving  aid  from  the 
city—to adopt  the  method  proposed  by 
me, I do not feel that  it  would  be  good 
policy for me to urge the matter through, 
as I am only  acting in  this  matter  as  1 
believe  to  be  for  the  best  good  of  all 
concerned. 
the 
Council  and  also  before 
the  public 
through the city press. 
I do  not  feel  it 
my duty to take further  measures for its 
adoption.  You  will,  therefore,  please 
excuse me  from  being  present  at  your 
meeting this evening.

It  is  already  before 

W m.  Mof.rd yk.

B. Van Anrooy moved that a committee 
of two  persons be appointed to  circulate 
a petition among the retail  grocery trade 
of the city, praying the Council to  adopt 
the plan proposed by Mr. Moerdyk.  Lost.
Henry J.  Vinkemulder  presented  the 
following  resolution, which  was  unani­
mously adopted:
Resolved—That we heartily approve of 
the plan of Director  of  the  poor,  Moer 
dyk, abolishing the city supply store and 
substituting therefor a  system of  orders 
good on any retail grocer in  the city.
that 
Mr.  Vinkemulder  also  moved 
every member of the  Association see the 
aldermen of his  ward in relation  to  the 
matter  and  urge  the  adoption  of  the 
plan.  Carried.
The following letter was read from the 
Secretary  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Whole­
sale Grocers’ Association  and laid on the 
table:
Grand  Ra pid s,  May  11—Replying  to 
your letter of May  8,  I  would  say  that 
the new rule adopted  by  the  Wholesale 
Grocers’ Association of charging  cartage 
is  not  under  the  control  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Wholesale  Grocers’  Association; 
neither,  indeed,  is  it  within  the  juris­
diction  of 
the  Michigan  Wholesale 
Grocers’ Association,  as  the  same  rule 
has been adopted  and  is in  force  in six 
States,  all  of  which  are  equally  inter­
ested.  Your  communication,  however, 
has been handed to  the  Secretary of the 
State Association, and will, doubtless, be 
referred to the proper committee.

Sumner  M.  Wells,  Sec’y.

There being no  further  business,  the 

meeting adjourned.

S E E D S t

Everything  in seeds is kept  by  us—  

Clover, Timothy,

Hungarian,  Millet,

Red  Top,  Blue  Grass, 
Seed  Corn,  Rye, 
Barley,  Peas, 
Beans,  Etc.

If you have  Beans  to  sell,  send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will  try  to trade with  you.  We  are 
headquarters  for egg cases  and  egg 
case tillers.
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

If  You  would 
know

How  to  conduct  your 
business  without 
the 
loss  and  annoyance  at­
tendant upon the use of 
the  pass  book  or  any 
other  charging  system, 
send  for  samples  and 
catalogue of our

Coupon  Book 
System,

Which is the  best meth­
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of the retail dealer  on  a 
cash basis.

T radesman 
Company,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

The Poorest  Man

On  Earth

Can afford the  BEST  salt.
The  Richest  Man

On  Earth

CANNOT  afford any  other.

See Quotations in Price Current.

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1.  Hot Weather.
2. A Circus.
3.  Fans.

Of  all  the  past  and  by-gone  adver­
tising fakes,  none  bold  their  own  with 
the ever present

Picture Card.

Other  “fakes”  come  and  go,  and 
their whiskers sprout, turn gray and fall 
out,  but  tbe  picture  card  ever  bobs  up 
sereuely,  and  when  it  comes  to  a  card 
and  fan  combined,

WHY!

The children want them;
The  old  folks want  them—for  the chil­

dren,

Grandma wants one,
The fat man needs one,
The dude has to have one,

and  Remember

All these people are advertising the man 

who gives away the fan.
BUT  THEY  COST  !
W ELL  I  SHOULD SAY  NOT

Just  see our  late  samples  and  lead tbe 
procession with  an  advertising  fan 
on Circus Day.

TRA D ESM A N   CO M PA NY ,

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

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ABOUND THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Willow—Jesse  Butler  succeeds  R.  J . 

Moore in general trade.

Marquette—E.  Farnhain  succeeds  L. 

W. Toles in the drug business.

Charlotte—A.  B. Allen &  Co.  succeed 

L. H. Turner in the feed business.

Merrill—R.  P. Grattan  has  purchased 

the jewelry stock of Geo. L. Kiuch.

Reed City—John  Watkins has sold  his 

business to Houseman & Kautzman.

Ithaca—E.  D. Hamilton has purchased 

the grocery business of Balch Bros.

Hancock—Lignell &  Olauder  succeed 

Carl G. Printz in the drug business.

Fenton—Snyder  Bros.,  grocers,  have 
dissolved, Snyder & McCracken  succeed­
ing.

Fenton—Snyder &  McCracken succeed 
Snyder Bros, in the grocery and crockery 
bnsiness.

Haire—Horner  &  Gulleckson  have 
opened a dry goods  and  notion  store  at 
this place.

Detroit—Bachmeyer  & 

Pendleton, 
druggists,  have dissolved,  McClellau  C. 
Pendleton succeeding.

Stanton—Stevenson Bros, have opened 
a  branch  store  at  Sheridan,  putting  in 
lines of  dry  goods,  clothing  and  boots 
and shoes.

Coldwat^r—The  Shively  Dry  Goods 
Co. stock has gone into the  possession of 
L. S. Baumgartner &Co., of  Toledo,  by 
virtue of a chattel mortgage.

Kent City—Alfred Herendeen  has pur­
chased  a  half  interest  in  the  general 
stock of Eugene O’Connor.  The new firm 
will  be  known  as  O’Connor  &  Heren­
deen.
Wayland—W.  B.  Hooker  and  E.  E. 
Whitmore have  formed  a  copartnership 
under the style  of  Hooker  &  Whitmore 
and  will  shortly  embark  in  the  hard­
ware  business.

Poutiac—Perry Weed  has  severed  his 
connection  with the firm  of  W.  I).  Har- 
shaw & Co., dealers in drugs,  paints and 
oils.  He has purchased  the  drug  stock 
of Henry M.  Linabury and will  continue 
the business at this place.

New Era—A. J. Rankin has  closed out 
his general stock  and retired  from  busi­
ness  here.  He  sold  his  dry goods and 
groceries to  Frank  Veltman,  his  boots 
and shoes  to  O.  L.  Cedarquist  (Ferry) 
and  his  hardware  to  the  Co-operative 
Store (Shelby).

Detroit—T. W. Palmer has commenced 
the  erection  of  a  brick  block,  50x120 
feet,  six  stories  and  basement,  on  the 
northwest  corner  of  Lamed  and  Cass 
streets, to cost $35,000.  Lee & Cady will 
occupy it as a  wholesale  grocery  house, 
and it will be constructed  with  especial 
reference  to  that  trade,  the  walls and 
floors being of  extra  strength.

Alma—The Alma  Mercantile  Co.  has 
been organized by J.  Henry  Lancashire, 
Sarah H.  Lancashire,  Wm. C.  Clark  and 
Lester A. Sharp with a  capital  stock  of 
$25,000, of which  $12,000  is  paid  in,  to 
conduct a general  merchandise  business 
in the opera house block.  The  directors 
comprise the officers  of  the  corporation 
as follows:  President, J. H. Lancashire; 
Vice-President, Wm. C. Clark;  Secretary 
and Treasurer, L. A.  Sharp.

Saranac—A law suit  at Grand  Rapids, 
in which  Rabecca  Thomas  was  plaintiff 
and  S.  A.  Watt  was  defendant,  took  a 
number of Saranac  people to the  Valley 
City  last  week.  The  suit  was  decided 
in favor  of  Mrs.  Thomas and  judgment

TOE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

was rendered against  Mr.  Watt for $584. 
The case will be appealed to the Supreme 
Court.  The verdict  was  a great  suprise 
to those who knew the facts  of  the  case 
and is regarded by them as  very  unjust.
Benton Harbor—Fred Hollister has re­
tired from the  wholesale  grocery  house 
of Kidd,  Dater & Co.  and will  embark in 
other business.  John R. Price, who  has 
been a partner in  the  business  since  it 
was established, but  who  has  continued 
to travel for H. C. & C. Durand and their 
successor  (the  Durand  &  Kasper  Co.), 
has  concluded  to  devote  all his time to 
Kidd, Dater & Co. hereafter and take the 
position in the house rendered  vacant by 
the retirement of Mr.  Hollister.

Marquette—H.  H. Stafford & Co.  have 
merged  their  drug business into a stock 
company  under  the  style  of  the  H.  H. 
Stafford Co.  The corporation has a capi­
tal stock of $30,000,  all  paid  in.  There 
are  only  three  stockholders  and  they 
comprise the directors and officers  of the 
organization, as follows: President, H. H. 
Stafford; Vice-President, M.  H.  Stafford; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  W.  D.  Man- 
ness.  The business was  established  by 
the President of the corporation in  1859.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Kalamazoo—The style  of  the  Kimble 
Engine Co.  lias been changed to the Com­
stock Manufacturing Co.

Clarence—The Clarence Lumber Co. is 
building  a  narrow  gauge  logging  road 
running  to  its 
timber  in  Greenwood 
township.

Kenton—Wm.  Kroll has purchased the 
sawmill  built  by  Townsend,  Heath  & 
James,  under  the  name  of  the  Kenton 
Lumber Co.

Detroit—The Ryan  Brothers  Knitting 
Co.  have filed articles of association with 
the county clerk.  Maria Keane and Anna 
Ryan have  749  shares  each,  Dennis  T. 
and John T.  Ryau one  each.  The  capi­
tal  stock  is  $25,000,  of  which $2,500 is 
paid in.

Sault Ste.  Marie—Ainsworth  &  Alex­
ander have  closed  a  contract  with  the 
Manistique  Lumber  Co. 
for  sawing
15,000,000 feet of logs.  The logs will be 
rafted down  from  Grand  Marais.  This 
contract,  in  addition 
to  Ainsworth  & 
Alexander’s own  logs, will  be  sufficient 
to keep their mill  running  steadily  day 
and night during the entire season.

Manistee—The sawmills have been cir­
culating some money here  of  late,  their 
first pay day for  the  season  being  May 
15.  The  Peters  concern  came  to  the 
front  with  $42,000,  while the Buckley & 
Douglas  Lumber Co.  was a close  second 
with  $35,000.  This  amount  of  money 
put in circulation after a long,  hard win­
ter ought to  relieve  the  pressure  some­
what.

Manistee—Louis Sands has  shut down 
his  shinge  mill  for  the  present  and 
cleaned off his dock, as he  did  not  have 
enough stock to  keep  the  mill  running 
full, and the  price was  no  great  object 
to continue.  Carpenter & Co.,  who were 
running their  mill  nights,  have  closed 
out 
their  night  crew,  thinking  they 
could  lose  enough  money  in  the  day­
time, at present figures.

Greenville—W.  H.  Bradley has merged 
his cigar business into a  stock  company 
under the style of Bradley Cigar Co. The 
corporation has a capital stock of $5,000, 
all  paid  in,  Will  H.  Bradley  holding 
one-half the stock and A.  Magee  and  L. 
W.  Hyde each  on6-quarter.  These  gen­
tlemen comprise  the  directors,  the  offi­

cers being as  follows:  President, W. H. 
Bradley; Vice-President, A. Magee;  Sec­
retary and Treasurer, L.  W.  Hyde.

Saginaw—There is  very  little  induce­
ment to manufacture  lumber  just  now. 
In all the lumbering history of  the  Sag­
inaw valley there has not been  such  in­
difference manifested by  manufacturers. 
They do not seem to  care  whether  they 
do anything or not.  There is such  little 
demand for lumber that  there  is  no  in­
ducement 
to  manufacture.  Charles 
Merrill & Co.,  who  have  15,000,000  feet 
on the docks, say that during  the winter 
they did  a  little  something  in  the  car 
trade,  but  now  nothing  is  doing,  and 
there  is  no  likelihood  that  they  will 
start  their  mill  this  season.  Whittier 
& Co. well  not  start  their  shingle  mill 
this season.  The Wylie mill will  not be 
started, and  Ed  Andrews,  who  usually 
manufactures  several  million  shingles 
each season, says he wishes  he  had  not 
started his mill.

The  Hardware Market.

General Trade—Keeps  up  fairly  well 
and indications point to a study  increase 
for the remainder of May.

Wire Nails—Are  much  firmer,  as  the 
coal  and  coke  strikes  have  interfered 
very much with the mills,  a  number  of 
them being short of fuel,  aud some  clos­
ing down.  Detroit and Chicago  are firm 
at $1.30 rates,  aud this market is quoting 
$1.35@1.30.  Whether  this  advance  has 
come to stay is uncertain,  but it is doubt­
ful if it can  be  held,  should  the  strike 
soon end and  the  mills  get  to  running 
again on full tiine.

Barbed  Wire—The  same  conditions 
have affected  wire  as  nails.  The  mills 
are asking  $1.85  for  painted  and  $2.25 
for galvanized,  while from stock  jobbers 
are quoting $2.20  for  painted  and  $2.60 
for galvanized.

Window  Glass,  bar  iron,  sheet  iron 
and many other lines are all  affected  by 
the strike and prices have been advanced 
all along the line. 
It does  seem  an out­
rage that such troubles should commence 
just as business seems to be  ready  to re­
vive a little.

The Drug Market.

Opium  is  dull  and lower.  The  pros­
pective  large  crop  and  the belief  that 
the article will come  in  duty  free  have 
tended to unsettle speculation.

Morphia  was  reduced  10c  per  ounce 

by all manufacturers on May 21.
Quinine is firm,  but unchanged.
Oils  orange  and  lemon  are  in  full 

stock and lower.

Oil cubebs has declined.
Cocoaine has been reduced by the com­
bination and is now quoted  at  $5.75  per 
ounce in ounce vials and $6  in  %  ounce 
vials.

Menthol is in light supply aud has  ad­

vanced about $1 per pound.

Salacine is firm and higher.
Turpentine is higher.

Prom Out of Town.

Calls  have  been 

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

T.  H. Shepherd & Bro.,  Martin.
R. Gannon, White Cloud.
W. M. Briggs, Shelbyville.
S. Steinberg, Traverse City.
Maley & Snyder, Edmore.
A. L. Power,  Kent City.
Bates & Troutman, Moline.
O’Connor & Herendeen, Kent City.
F. J. Pomeroy, Lisbon.
Eli  Runnels, Corning.

Taking: It Easy.

There are some  people  who have  had 
things pretty easy in the past,  and  they 
think, poor things, that it is going to last 
forever and ever.  It is a mistake; things 
will change, and  you’ll  have  to  hustle. 
Life  is  a  tussle,  a  race and fight, with 
enemies and obstacles innumerable.  One 
needs  to  be  wide  awake,  and not easy 
going, to hold his own.  The  ninety  and 
nine will  make  themselves  comfortable 
at  your  expense.  Waken  up  and  stir 
round,  or you’re distanced  and  doomed. 
In contests drowsy people never  come in 
ahead, and there  are  contests  in  every­
thing to which we put our hands.

George  R.  Scott.

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

Asparagus—Home grown advanced to  50c  per 
doz.  bunches,  on  account  of  cold  weather 
which prevented growing stock from  maturing, 
but the price will probably recede to  30c  before 
the end of the week.

Beans—Stronger  and  higher.  Dealers  pay 
$1.40®1.50  for  country  picked,  holding  hand 
picked at $1.8 5.

Beets—New Illinois, 50c per doz. bunches.
Beans—Wax, $2 per bu.  String, $1.50 per bu.
Butter—Supply is good.  Creamery, fancy, 16® 
17c;  choice, 15@16c;  Dairy, extra, 14® 15c;  rollB, 
fresh U®12>4.

Cabbage—Poor in quality and appearance,  yet 
all that come to this market are quickly  snapped 
up at $2.50®2.75 per crate.

Cranberries—The Cape Cod cranberry growers 
are organizing a combine for the purpose of pre­
venting a repetition of the ruinous prices which 
prevailed last season.  Sixty growers,  represent­
ing  28,000  barrels  of  the  crop of 1893, have al­
ready  united  with  the  organization  and  it  is 
confidently  expected  that, two-thirds  of 
the 
growers will take this means of dictating  prices 
to the commission houses, instead of  being  die 
tated to by the latter.

Cucumbers—50c  per  doz.  aud  tending  down 

ward.

Eggs—Dealers pay  9^®10c, holding at  lie.
Field  Seeds—Medium  and  mammoth  clover, 
$6@6.25;  Alsyke,  $8®8.50;  Alfalfa,  $6.?5@7.50; 
Timothy,  $2.15;  Red  Top,  75c;  Orchard  Grass 
$1.80.

Greens—Beet, 50c per bu  Spinach, 30c per bu
Honey—White clover, 14c; buckwheat, 12c.
Lettuce—Higher,  on account of cold  weather. 

Dealers pay 6c and sell for 8c per lb.

Onions—Louisiana nock Is in ample  supply at 
$..25 per bu. or $3.25 per bbl.  By  far  the  finest 
stock now in market is from Mexico,  command­
ing $1.  0 per bu. in sacks.  Green  onions  are  in 
small demand at 8®10c per doz. bunches.
Peas—Green from Illinois. $1.50 per bu.
Pie Plant—lc per lb.
Radishes—Canada  stock  is  now  eclipsed by 
home  grown,  which  command  10c  per  doz. 
bunches.

Tomatoes—$3.50 per o-basket crate.
Potatoes—The market  is  strong  and  excited 
and higher prices are pretty sure to  rule  in  the 
near future, owing to the  scarcity  of  old  stock 
and the lateness of Southern  stock,  due  to  the 
cold, unfavorable weather.  Handlers  pay  70c, 
holding at 80c, ana will probably have to  pay $1 
before the end of another  week.

Strawberries—Southern  Illinois  and  Indiana 
command 10®12Kc  per qt, according  to quality. 
Some Benton Harbor berries are expected in  be 
fore the end of the week, but they will probably 
be higher in price than the  stoca  now  arriving 
from further  South.

Watermelons—A  short  time  ago  it  was  re­
ported that a cold wave  had  ruined  the  water 
melon  plants  in  Georgia,  and  that,  therefore, 
the  crop  would  amount  to  nothing  this  year. 
Tne  frost,  late  and  severe  as  it  was, did not 
cause much damage,  however.  An  inspectiou 
of the melon territory in that  State  shows  that 
the area of cultivation this season is  7,376  acres, 
as  compared  with  8,839  acres  last year.  The 
melons this year will ripen about one week  late. 
The  first  shipment  from  Georgia  will  not  be 
made before June 10.  A few cars  may  come  in 
from  Florida  before  that  time.  One  railroad 
company running through Southeastern Georgia 
handled  3,633  cars  of  watermelons  from  that 
section  last  year.  Of  this  number  1,076  cars 
were carried East and 2,577 West.  It  is  thought 
that in spite of the decreased acreage,  the  ship, 
ments will be almost as heavy this year,  for  the 
vines are covered with young melons, which are 
now about the  size of a man’s  fist.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Lyon  &  Boynton  are  succeeded  by 
Lyon Bros, in the grocery  business  at  3 
Robinson  avenue.

The  annual  convention  of  the  Mich­
igan Funeral Directors’  Association  will 
be held in this city  July  11  and  12,  in­
stead  of  a  month  earlier,  as  was 
in­
tended at the last  meeting.  The change 
was  made  so  that  the  members  could 
have  the  benefit  of  the  semi-annual 
furniture  exhibit  which  occurs  at  that 
time.

So far as T he  Tradesman  is  able  to 
learn,  no one  in Western  Michigan  has 
been able to  get  any  information what­
ever in regard to the next meeting of the 
Michigan State Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion.  The same was true  last  year,  no 
member  from  Western  Michigan  being 
present  at  the  meeting  and  very  few 
members being informed as  to where  or 
when the meeting was  to  be  held.  Ex- 
President  Wurzburg,  of  this  city,  has 
written the present  Secretary, exquiring 
as to the status of things,  but up  to  this 
time has  received  no  reply  to  his  en­
quiries.

Foster, Stevens & Co.  are in possession 
of the wholesale stock of the Gunn Liard- 
ware Co.  and expect to  be  able  to  com­
plete the  inventory  thereof  two  weeks 
from Saturday.  They will  take  posses­
sion of the retail stock, on Monroe street, 
June 4, and will begin taking  an  inven­
tory  immediately.  A.  L.  Zwisler  has 
been engaged  temporarily  to  cover  the 
trade of F.  R. Miles,  who  is  engaged  in 
inventorying  the  Gunn  stock.  Foster, 
Stevens &  Co.  state  that  they  will  re­
double  their  efforts  hereafter  to  avoid 
getting out of goods,  as they realize they 
will not have any stock to sort  up  from.

m  •  m--------
Gripsack Brigade.

Geo.  Sherwood,  formerly  engaged  in 
the manufacture of cigars  at  Ionia,  has 
gone on the road for  the wholesale cigar 
house of Kuhl Bros.

Wilbur  J.  Lynes,  of  Corunna,  died 
May 22, as a result of heart  failure.  Ue 
was an  early  member  of  the  Michigan 
Knights of the  Grip,  holding  certificate 
No. 315.

“Did 1 ever tell  you why  I  swore  off 
smoking?”  asked  a  veteran  traveling 
man,  as  the  younger  members  of  the 
party lighted up their weeds and  settled 
back  for  an  afternoon  smoke.  “No? 
Well, I’ll amuse myself with a  recital of 
my troubles,  while you fellows  are busy 
trying to make chimneys  of  yourselves. 
1 think 1 must have had a  hereditary de­
sire to smoke.  Anyhow,  1  started in be­
fore I had reached my  teens,  borrowing 
my respected parent’s old briar  pipe and 
burning up his strong  tobacco  out  in  a 
secluded  corner  back  of  the  old  barn. 
Of course, 1 was  discovered  and  read  a 
severe lecture on the  danger  to  a  boy’s 
health from the  nicotine.  Of  course,  I 
promised not to do  it  again,  but  some­
how in  my  childish way  I  figured  out 
that my health was as good as  my  dad’s 
and that if  he  could  stand  it  1  could. 
So I kept on sub rosa.  One day  when  1 
dropped a match and  nearly  burned  the 
barn down I did get a  fright,  and let the 
weed alone for a  couple  of weeks,  but it 
was not long before  I  was  at  it  again. 
The older  I  grew  the  more  I  smoked, 
and  between  pipe,  cigar,  and  chewing 
tobacco,  1  managed  to  keep  using  to­
last
bacco  pretty  continually.  The 

at 

the 

smile 

The Pure  Pood  Exposition 

The  Pure  Food  Exposition  opened 
Monday  evening  under  very  flattering 
auspices,  with every  indication  of a suc­
cessful  exhibition.  Mrs  Rorer  begins 
her two weeks’  course of demonstrations 
in practical cookery  this  afternoon,  ob­
serving the following programme:
TUESDAY,  MAY 29,  S  p.  HI. 
Subject:  Egg  Cookery.

law, and Mr. Chick stood  in  to  buy  the 
timber at a pre-contract  price of  $1.25 a 
thousand for the white pine,  and  $1  for 
norway, taking his title  from  the timber 
and stone men.  When the party reached 
Tower they were met by 100 homesteaders 
and sympathizers.  They seized Mee and 
Morrison and put ropes about their necks 
and beat  them  without  mercy.  Had  it 
not  been  for  the  intercession  of 
the 
Mayor, the men  would  have been  hung. 
Cook made his  way  through  the  crowd 
and  hid  in  a  baggage  car;  Chick,  not 
being  known,  escaped.  Lumbermen, 
generally, 
unseemly 
squabble, and are wasting  sympathy  on 
neither party.

T S E   M IC S IG L A J S r  T R A  D E 8 M A  N
thing before I went to bed in the evening 
I would drop  a little chunk of juicy plug 
in  my  mouth  and  roll  off  to  pleasant 
dreams. 
If I did not find it  there in the 
morning  it  did  not  make  much  differ­
ence.  For a long time I  did  not  realize 
how strongly the  tobacco  habit was  be­
coming fixed on me. 
I  always  flattered 
myself with the belief that I  could  quit 
whenever I wanted to, but I never wanted 
to.  One bright summer day I planned to 
go out with  a  friend  to  spend  the  day 
shooting  in  the  conntry  about  fifteen 
miles  from  town.  My  friend  did  not 
smoke. 
In  the  morning when we  were 
starting out I  carefully  provided  a  big 
pouchful of tobacco, a handful of cigars, 
a pipe, and a generous hunk of chewing. 
These I did up in a bundle  and  dropped 
in the rear of the  buggy with  the  guns. 
I had a  little  plug  in  my  pocket,  and 
this kept me pretty busy until we reached 
the shooting ground.  The  first  thing  I 
did was to look for  my  ‘supplies.’  You 
can imagine  my  horror  and  dismay  to 
find them  gone.  The  bundle  had  been 
jolted out of the buggy on  the way  out. 
It was then that I  realized what  an  im­
portant part of my existence tobacco had 
become.  Ail  day  long  1  suffered  the 
tortures  of  Tantalus. 
I  could  do  no 
shooting. 
I was  too  nervous  for  that. 
I could do nothing but speculate  on  the 
possibility of getting  tobacco  to  satisfy 
my longings. 
If there had been  a  place 
within five or  six  miles  where  1  could 
get some I would have  cheerfully  gone. 
But there was not.  My friend could  not 
understand my sufferings,  but  he  could 
see that 1 was suffering.  He tried to get 
me interested  in  other  things  in  vain. 
Finally, 1 proposed  that we  go  back  to 
town early in the  afternoon.  He  good- 
naturedly  consented,  and  we  started. 
My one idea  when we  started  back was 
to get to some place where I could  get  a 
cigar  as  quickly  as  possible.  But  I 
never  smoked  the  cigar  I  wanted  so 
badly. 
I  have  never  smoked  it  yet. 
Somehow the scales  fell  from  my  eyes 
before 1 reached town and  I saw  myself 
wearing all the galling chains  of  abject 
slavery  to  a  foolish  habit. 
I  made  a 
declaration  to  myself  then  and  there. 
I said,  ‘Nicotine,  old  boy,  you’ll  never 
have a  chance  to  torture  me  this  way 
again.’  He never did. 
It was the great­
est battle  of  my  life.  The  enemy  did 
not die until he  reached  the  last  ditch, 
but 1 beat him.”

Sublect:  Roasting,  Broiling, Larding. 
Larded  Fillet,  Mushroom Sauce, 
Hamburg Steaks,
Broiled Steaks.

French Omelets,
Shirred  Fggs,
Omelet  Souffle,
Frothed Eggs,
Beauregard  Eggs.

White  Bread,
Whole  Wheat  Bread,
German Horns 
Rolls

Boudins, Sauce Bechamel,
Fillet.  Horseradish Sauce,
Curry  in Rice Border.

FRIDAY,  JUNE  1,  3  p.  HI.
Subject:  Warming over of Meats. 

Bouillon,
Tomato  Soup,
Turkish  Soup,
Stock

A side of beef will be  cut  and  explained 

Pop  Overs,
Rice  Muffins,
Milk  Biscuits,
Crumpets.

WEDNESDAY,  JUNE 0,  3 p. m.

SATURDAY,  JUNE 2,  4  p.  Ul. 

Subject:  Diet for the Sick.

TUESDAY,  JUNE 5,  3  p.  HI. 

WEDNESDAY,  MAY  30,  3  p.  UJ.

THURSDAY,  MAY 31,  3  p.  Ul. 

Subject;  Quick Breads.

MONDAY,  JUNE  4,  3  p.  DO. 

before the udience.

Subject:  Bread.

Subject:  Soups.

Koumis,
Mergg’s  Food,
Beef Tea,
Barthelow’s Food.

THURSDAY,  JUNE 6,  3  p.  Ul. 

Purely Personal.

H. 

S.  Maley,  senior  member  of  the 

Subject:  Pastry.

French  Paste,
Patties,
Lady’s Locks,
Plain  Paste.
Subject:  Poultry.

FRIDAY,  JUNE  8,  3  p.  m.

Trussing and Roasting Chicken, 
White and Brown  Fricassee.
SATURDAY,  JUNE 9,  11 a.  m. 

firm  of  Maley  &  Snyder, general dealers 
at  Ed more,  was  in  town  one  day  last 
week.

Lester J.  Riadge  was  taken  seriously 
ill last week  with  inflammation  of  the 
stomach and for a time his condition was 
considered pecarious.  He was  so  much 
improved Monday  that  his  recovery  is 
now considered certain.

A Duluth  correspondent  thus  chroni­
cles the movements  of  a  Grand  Rapids 
man in  that  vicinity:  Chas.  H.  Chick, 
the Grand Rapids  timber  buyer,  accom­
panied by a trio of assistants  from  Man­
istee, Finlay Morrison  (his agent),  Harry 
Mee (his attorney),  and W.  H. Cook  (his 
explorer),  started to visit the  pine  fields 
in dispute at Tower recently.  Cook, Mee, 
Morrison, et al., had plastered the  home­
steads  all  over  with  timber  and  stone 
men;  these  men  proposed  to  prove  up 
by swearing that the  other fellows  were 
prevaricators and insufficient  under  the |

Subject:  Salads.
Ceylon Tomato  Salad,
Potato  Salad,
Lobster Salad.

Sa tu r d a y,  .June  9,  4  p.  m. 

Subject:  How to use the Chafing  Dish. 

Lobster a la Newburg,
Lobster a la  Bordelaise,
Eggs Brouilli,
Welsh Rarebit.

Better  to  learn  ten  things  you  will 
have no use for than  to omit to learn one 
that  will  be  a  benefit  to  you  through 
life.
The  best  testimonial  of  an  employer 
to  an employe is a  voluntary increase of 
salary.
Mind your business when it orders you 
to be up and doing.

5

The Dry Goods Market.

The  market  continues  quiet  in  most 
departments,  but  the retail movement in 
seasonable fabrics holds on  well,  which 
helps to  keep  up  a  fair  jobbing  trade. 
The  business  is  largely  confined 
to 
prints,  sateens and thin summer stuffs in 
the way of lawns,  ducks,  etc.,  that  are 
selling  at 
low  prices.  Brown  and 
bleached  cottons  are  dull  with  agents, 
and the  situation  is  yet  unsatisfactory, 
although a fair export  movement  in the 
former still prevails.  Dress  woolens job 
slowly,  while  agents  report  very  few 
new  orders, although the mills are fairly 
busy for the  present  on  old  orders  for 
fall.  Men’s-wear woolens  are  dull, and 
the outlook is very bad.  Old  orders are 
well  along  towards  completion,  while 
new business is  very  meager.

Knew His Business.

Young Clerk—These ladies’  shoes  are 
getting shop worn.  Shall  I  mark  down 
their prices?
Head  Clerk—No.  Mark down the size.

631

g32

____  

capital 

plements.  A good all around man, willing to do 

■ ANTED—TINNER,  ONE  WHO  CAN 

FOR  SALE.  WANTED.  ETC.
clerk in store and understands  farm  im­
anything.  Address  S.  A.  Howey,  Lake  City, 
Mich.
X \T  ANTED—$500  TO  *1.000  ADDITIONAL 
TV 
in  a  manufacturing  business 
Party to take active interest.  No debts.  An  ex 
cellent  opportunity,  open to full  investigation 
Address  -Business,”  care  Michigan  Trades­
man 

must be dirt cheap.  Will pay  spot  cash 

Address at once, E. E.  Day, Bedford. Mich.  6t3

■ ANTED—SMALL  STOCK  OF  GOODS;
I lOR SALE—A GENERAL  STOCK  OF  MER- 

chandise in a hustling town of  3,000.  Will 
place  Address  “M.”  care  Michigan  Trades­
man____________________ ___________ 630
HAVE  BUYERS  FOR  ALL KINDS  OF 
business, whether you want to buy, sell or 
exchange. .Write to Mutual Business Excnange, 
Bay City, Mich. 

inventory  about  16.000.  Best  location  in  the 

spot cash.  Address Warner  &  Dunbar,  Parma. 

chandise  of  any  description.  Will  pay 

■ ANTED—TO  BUY  STOCKS  OF  MER- 
IflOR  RENT—THE  STORE  FORMERLY  Oc­

cupied  by  E.  J.  Ware,  druggist,  corner 
Cherry and East streets.  Also meat market, east 
end same building, with good ice box. 
John C. 
Dunton, old County  building. 
618
F IOR  SALE—LARGE-STEED  THREE  KNIFE 
rotary meat chopper in good  order.  Cheap 
for cash
616
ash.  N. M. Wilson, Sand Lake. 
T3LANING  MILL—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE 
JL 
the North Side Planing Mill,  which is first- 
class in every  respect,  or  will  receive  proposi­
tions to locate the business in some other  thriv- 
ingtown.  Correspondence and inspection solic- 
ited,  Sheridan, Boyce A Co., Manistee. Mich. 613

F OR SALE  «HEAP—STORE  AND  DWELL 

ing in first-class location  in  town  of  1,000 

inhabitants.  Address E. L., box 158, Thompson- 

ville, Benzie Co., Mich. 
m n E   BEST  PLACE  IN  THE  STATE  TO 
JL 
start a dry goods store is Big  Rapids.  Has 
only two. 

Mich. 

608

628

g24

593

the only delivery wagon In  town.  Stock  about 

820

$2,500. 
ville,  Mich. 

SITUATIONS  W ASTED.

F or  r e n t—e x c e l l e n t  lo ca tion  fo r

grocery  store.  No  other  grocery  within 
four  blocks.  High  and  dry  basement  under 
J.  W. 
store.  Come  and  see  for  yourself. 
Spooner, 6 Arcade, Grand Rapids. 
609
F OR  SALE—THE  THEO.  KEMINK  DRUG 
stock,  corner  West  Leonard  street  and 
Broadway. 
Purchaser  gets  great  bargain. 
Henry  Idema,  Kent  County  Savings  Bank, 
610
Grand Rapids. 
■   CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR 
■ ANTED—POSITION  AS  CLERK  OR

Sale;  good  trade,  cheap  for  spot  cash; 
Investigate.  Address  box  15,  Centre- 

book-keeper.  Have had three years’ prac­
tical experience in  a  well known  general  store 
in  this  city.  Address  No.  629,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.  Speaks several languages. 
ANTED—POSITION  BY  REGISTERED 
assistant pharmacist of three  years’ prac­
tical experience.  Can furnish best of city refer­
ences.  Address No. 634, care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
634
W ANTED—POSITION  BY  EXPERT  Ac­
countant.  Books opened or closed.  Bal­
ances rendered.  Partnerships adjusted and any 
other work of similar character  promptly  done. 
578
Address No. 578, care The  Tradesman. 
TXT ANTED— THOROUGHLY  COMPETENT 
VV  and  experienced  young man would  like 
position as book-keeper, cashier  or  other  office 
work  with  jobbing  or  manufacturing house. 
Address “H” care The Tradesman. 
P E T P  
HEADACHE 
1 
POWDERS
Pay the best profit, c Order from your jobbeT

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l - j w r v   O  

629

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEMINS.

6

The  Race  for  Success.

It is no small matter to keep  up in the 
great  race.  Business  has  come  to  be 
such  a  different  thing  in  these  days, 
when ships skip  like  a  deer  across  the 
ocean;  in  these  days  when  everything 
seems to have  swift  feet,  and  must  be 
done on the minute. 
It  is  trained  peo­
ple that must come to take hold, and un­
less  they  have wit, have it  about them, 
and have it sharpened, they  shall fall to 
the rear.  Life at best is  a  great  strug­
gle.  Let us help each other,  every man 
of us,  every  woman,  by  kindly  words, 
by encouragement. 
If  you  should  pos­
sess a good art to achieve  success do not 
put  a  patent  on  it.  Let  us  hand  it 
around, give it  to  the  next  one;  say  to 
him,  “Pass it on  to  your  brother,”  and 
so let the world  be  filled  with  joy  and 
brotherliness  and  uplifting  until  this 
world  shall  be  filled with  good-will  to 
man.  1 had  the  greatest  respect  for  a 
little boy on a winter  day  that  sat  at a 
street corner rubbing  his knee.  He had 
slipped down in passing  from  the  curb, 
and to the man  who  came  right  behind 
him he said,  “Mister,  don’t  step  there; 
that is where I fell down.”  We will  say 
that, marking the places where  we  slip­
ped,  but we will say  more:  “Here  is the 
way to get up;  take  hold  of  this  hand, 
and this one, and let us help each other.” 
A friend said  to  me  yesterday,  that  in 
one of  these  automatic  machines where 
you can drop in a nickel to  get  a  piano, 
or something else, that  when they  came 
to open  the  box  they  found  that  some 
people  had  put  in  buttons,  and  little 
strips of leather, and  stones,  and  a  bit 
of lead, and a lot of  things that were not 
nickels by any  means.  1  do  not  know 
what happened when  these articles were 
dropped into the slot,  but  this  1  know, 
that  there  did  come  a  day  when  the 
machine was opened, when it  was  found 
out that somebody had  some  day proved 
untrue.  They tried  to  get,  and  maybe 
did get, a prize  without  the proper  pay, 
but the day came  when  it  was  all  told 
out against them. 
If  you  try  to  get  a 
thing  without  toil,  without  honest  en­
deavor, it will not  be worth  anything to 
you.  You will say,  “I obtained  this for 
nothing, and I  can get  another  and  an­
other for nothing.”  And it will take out 
of  you,  besides  your  own  self-respect, 
the spirit of effort, and it will dwarf you, 
and you shall be that much less a man.  We 
can only really get  what  we  deserve  to 
have In this world  and  the  next.  Keep 
on in the line  of  earnest  endeavor,  and 
you shall  find  the  flowers at your  feet, 
and the music further on, and still higher 
up the friends  to  greet  you,  and  smile 
upon you, and bless you,  and far beyond 
it all the best of friends  to give you wel­
come, when all this  weary world  and its 
work  behind  you—a  friend  who  shall 
say,  “Well  done,  good  and  faithful 
soldiers,  enter  into  greater  joys  and 
blessed rest” 

J ohn  Waxam akkk.

Put  Life into Your Work.

A young man’s interest and duty  both 
dictate that he should  make  himself  in­
dispensable to his employers.  He should 
be  so  industrious,  prompt  and  careful 
that  the  accident  of  his  temporary ab­
sence  would  be  noticed  by  his  being 
missed.  A young man should  make  his 
employer his friend by  doing  faithfully 
and minutely all that is entrusted to him. 
It is a mistake to be over-nice or  fastidi­
ous about work.  Pitch  in  readily  and 
your  willingness  will  be  appreciated, 
while the “high-toned” young  man  who 
quibbles about  what  is  and what is not 
his place to do will get the cold shoulder. 
There is a story that George  Washington 
once  helped  roll  a  log  that  one  of his 
corporals  would  not  handle,  and 
the 
greatest  Emperor  of Russia worked as a 
shipwright 
in  England—to  learn  the 
business.  That is just what you want to 
do.  Be  energetic,  look  and  act  with 
alacrity, take an interest in your employ­
er’s  success,  work  as  though  the busi­
ness  was  your  own,  and  let  your  em­
ployer know that he may place  absolute 
reliance on your word and  your act.  Be 
mindful; have your mind  on  your  busi­
ness,  because  it  is  that  which is  going 
to help you, not those outside attractions 
which some of the  “boys”  are  thinking 
about.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic.................  ?
Argyle  ...................  5k
Atlanta A A.............6
Atlantic A

Arrow Brand  4k 
-   World Wide.  6
“  LL................  4%
Pull Yard Wide...... 6k
Georgia  A..............6k
H .............   6*
“ 
P ............  5
“ 
Honest Width........  6
Hartford A .............5
D.............  6
“ 
Indian Head...........  5k
“  LL...............4k
Amory.....................6k
King A  A..................6k
Archery  Bunting...  4
King R C.................6
Beaver Dam  A A..  4k
Lawrence  L L........  4k
Blackstone O, Si__  5
Madras cheese cloth 6k
Black Crow............ 6
Newmarket  G..........5k
B...........5
Black  Rock  ...........  5k
Boot, AL................  7
N ...........6k
Capital  A ................514
DD....  5k
Cavanat V..............5H
X ........6k
Chapman cheese cl.  3 k
Noibe R ..................5
Clifton  C R ............ 5Î4
Our Level  Best...... 6
Oxford  R...............   6
Comet..................... 614
Dwight Star............  6kiPequot...................... 7
Clifton CCC...........5k Solar...........................6
ITopof the  Heap__7
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills..............  7
Gold Medal............ 7k
Green  Ticket......... 8k
Great Falls............. 6k
Hope....................... 7k
Just  Out........4k@  5
King  Phillip...........7k
OP......7k
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale...........   @ 8
Middlesex.........  @ 5
No Name.................7k
Oak View...............   6
Our Own................   5k
Pride of the West...12
Rosalind................. 7k
Sunlight..................  4k
Utica  Mills............ 8k
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vinyard..................  8k
White Horse...........6
8k

A B C ................«...  8k
Amazon...................8
Amsburg.................6
Art  Cambric.......... 10
Blackstone A A......7k
Beats All.................4
Boston....................12
Cabot......................   6k
Cabot,  X.................6k
Charter  Oak...........5k
Conway W ..............  7k
Cleveland.............  6
Dwight Anchor—   8 
shorts  8
Rdwards................. 6
Empire....................  7
Farwell....................7 k
Fruit of the  Loom.  8
Pitch ville  ............  7
First Prize..............6
Fruit of the Loom X- 7k
Falrmount..............4k
Rock —
Full Value..............6k
Cabot......................   6k I Dwight Anchor
Farwell...................7hi

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Unbleached. 

Housewife  A........... 5k

CANTON  FLANNEL.
Bleached. 
Housewife  O .... 
R.....
“ 

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O........... 21
P .......... 14k

CAEPET  WABF.

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Peerless, white......... 17  {Integrity  colored... 18
colored — 19  White Star............... 17
Integrity.................18kl 
Hamilton 
 
9
................. 10k
GG  Cashmere........ 20
Nameless............... 16
................18

DRESS  GOODS.

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CORSETS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

Eink* purple 5k

Coraline..................... 69 50
Schilling's................... 9 00
Davie  Waists......  9 00
Grand  Rapids........ 4 50
Armory.................... 6k
Androscoggin......... 7k
Blddeford..............   6
Brunswick.........  -.6 k
FBI]
Allen turkey  reds..  5k 
robes...........5k
u ffs...........  5k
pink  checks.  5k
staples........5
shirtings ...  3k 
American fancy—   5k 
American indigo...  4k 
American shirtings.  3k 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
....  6
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino...... 6
long cloth B.  9 
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“  C.  7k
“ 
century cloth 7
“  gold seal......10k
“  green seal TR 10k 
"  yellow seal.. 10k
“ 
serge.............Ilk
«  Turk*,/ red.. 10k 
“ 

Wonderful.............64 50
Brighton.................. 4 75
Bortree’s .................9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Naumkeag satteen..  7k
Rockport................ 6k
Conestoga............... 7 k
Walworth.............. 6k
ITS.
Berwick fancies__  5k
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4 
DelMarine cashm's.  5k 
mourn’g  5k
Eddystone fancy...  5k
chocolat  5k
rober  ...  5k
sateens..  5k 
Hamilton fancy. —   5k
staple__5k
Manchester fancy..  5k 
new era.  5k 
Merrimack D fancy. 5k 
Merrim’Ck shirtings.  4 
“  Repp furn .  8k
Pacific fancy..........5k
" 
robes............6
Portsmouth robes...  6 k 
Simpson mourning.. 5k
greys........5k
solid black.  5k 
Washington indigo.  6k 
“  Turkey robes..  7J(
“  India robes__ 7k
“  plain Tky X k   8k 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................   6k
Martha Washington
Turkeyred k ...... 7k
Martha Washington
Turkeyred.......... 9k
River point robes....  5k
Windsor fancy....... 6k
indigo blue......... 10k
Harmony.................   4k
Amoskeag A C A.... 11 k
AC A .................... Ilk
Hamilton N  ...........  7
Pemberton AAA__16
D..............8
York....................... 10k
Awning.. 11
Swift River............ 7k
Pearl  River............12
Farmer......................8
First Prise..............10k
Warren...................12k
Lenox M ills...........18
Conostoga............. 16
Atlanta,  D..............  6k|*tark  A 
........... 8
Boot........................ 6k No  Name.................  7k
Clifton,K................. 7  ITopof Heap............it

Ballon solid black..
color*.
Bengal bine,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids...........5k
“  oil blue.......   6
“  green  ....  6
“ 
“  Foulards  ...  5k 
red k ■... 
“ 
7
“  X ......... »k
“ 
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“  4 4........  10
“ 
“ 3-4XXXX 12
Cochero fancy........5
“  madders...  5 
“  XXtwills..  5 
“ 
solids........5

gold  ticket

COTTON  DRILL.

TICETEOS.

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Amoskeag. .............. 12
9oz......14
brown .14
Andover.................Ilk
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
BB...  9
CC....
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 

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blue  8k 
“  d a  twist 10k 

“  Persian dress 6s 
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Colombian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19
Amoskeag..............   5
Canton ..  7
AFC........8k
Teazle... 10k 
Angola.. 10k 
Persian..  7 
Arlington staple....  6k
Arasapha  fancy__4k
Bates Warwick dres  7k 
staples.  6
Centennial.............. 10k
Criterion...............10k
Cumberland staple.  5k
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................4k
Elfin.......................   7k
Everett classics......8k
Exposition..............7 k
Glenarle.................  6k
Glenarven.............. 6 k
Glenwood............... 7k
Hampton.................5
Johnson Chalon cl 

k  
indigo blue 9k 
zephyrs__16
GRAIN
Amoskeag...............13  I
Stark...................... 17
American...............13  |

Columbian brown.. 12
Everett, bine.......... 12k
brown.......12k
Haymaker bine......7k
brown...  7k
Jeffrey.................... Ilk
Lancaster...............12k
Lawrence, 9 os........13k
No. 250. ...Ilk  
No. 280....10k

“  No. 220— 13
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GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  5 
fancies —   7 
“ 
“  Normandie  7
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester............   5k
Monogram................6k
Normandie............  7
Persian...................   7
Renfrew Dress........7k
Rosemont................. 6k
Slatersvllle.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7k
Toll  duNord......... 8k
Wabash..................   7k
seersucker..  7k
Warwick................  6
Whlttenden............   8
heather dr. 7k 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6k
Westbrook................8
.................10
Wlndermeer...........   5
York......................... 6k
BAGS.
Georgia...................13k

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No.

KNITTING  COTTON.

Clark’s Mile End.... 45  I Barbour's................95
Coats’, J. A P.........45  Marshall's................90
Holyoke..................22kl
White.  Colored
White.  Colored.
42
38 No.  14... ....37
43
“  16... ....38
39
44
40
“  18... ....39
45
41
“  90...
...40
CAMBBIC8.
Edwards................  4
Slater........................ 4
Lockwood................ 4
White Star.............  4
Wood’s ..............  
  4
Kid Glove  ............... 4
Brunswick........... .  4
Newmarket.............. 4

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

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

Fireman................32k
Creedmore............. 27k
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 27k

RED  FLANNEL.
|TW ... 
...............S k
............®k
FT
J R F , XXX............36
Buckeye.................82 k

MIXED  FLANNEL. 

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10k
H k
12
20

DOMBT  FLANNEL.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
9k
10k
Ilk
12k

Grey S R W.............17k
Red & Bine,  plaid..40
Western W  .............18k
Union R .................22k
DR P ......................18k
Windsor................. 18k
Flushing XXX........23k
6 oz Western..........20
Union  B.................22k¡Manltoba................ 23k
Nameless...... 8  @  9k I 
...... 9  @10k
12k
......  
...... 8k©10  I 
Brown. Black.
10k
Ilk
12
20

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Slate. Brown. Black. Slate
9k 10k
9k
10k Ilk
10k
Ilk 12
Ilk
12k 20
12k
DUCKS.
Severen, 8 oz..........   9k
May land, 8 oz......... 10k
Greenwood, 7k oz..  9k 
Greenwood, 8 oz — Ilk  
Boston, 8 oz............ 10k
White, doz............. 25  IPer bale, 40 doz__ 68 50
Colored, doz.......... 20  IColored  “ 
.......... 7 50
SILESIAS.
Pawtucket...............10k
Slater, Iron Cross..
8 
9
Dandle...................   9
“  Red Cross...
“  Best.............10k
Bedford...................10k
Best AA......12k
“ 
Valley  City.............l«k
K K ......................... 10k
L .............................7k
G............................. 8k
Cortlcelll, doz.........85  [CortlcelU  knitting,

West  Point, 8 oz.... 10k 
10 oz  ...12k
“ 
Raven, lOoz.............13k
Stark 
.............13k
Boston, 10 oz........... 12k
WADDINGS.

SEWING  SILK.

..12 
“ 8 
..12  I  “  10 

per koz  ball........ 30

twist,doz..40 
50yd,do*..40  I
HOOKS AND EYES— PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k ft Whlte.,10  INo  4 Bl’k ft Whlte.,15 
“ 
..20
“ 
..25
No 2-20, M C......... 50  INo 4-15  / 8 k ........ 40
‘  8—18, S C .......... 45 
No  2 White ft Bl’k.,12  INo  8 White ft Bl’k..20 
.28
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..26
NO 2.

COTTON  TAFE.
“  10 
..15 
|  “  12 
..18 
SAFETY  FINS.
....28 
|NoS...
NEEDLES—FEE  H.

A.James.................1 401 Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1  85 Gold Eyed............. l 50
Marshall's...............1 00| American............... i  oo
5—4....  1 75  6—4... 
15—4....1  65  6—4. ..2 80

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

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COTTONT WINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.....................12
Domestic............... 18k
Anchor................... 16
Bristol..........  ........ 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
IX  L 
................. 18k
A labam a...................... 6X
Alamance....................6 k
Augusta..................7k
Ar> sapha................  6
Georgia................... 6k
G ranite....................5k
Haw  River............   a
Haw  J ....................   6

Nashua................... 14
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
S-ply__ 17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4-plyl7k 
Powhattan............. 16

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Monnt  Pleasant....  6k
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont................  5k
Randelman.............  6
Riverside................  5k
Sibley  A.................6k
Toledo  ..................
Otis checks.............7k

PLAID  OSNARURGS

WE  HAVE  MADE

H.  SCHNEIDER  GO..

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.,

Distributing Agents for the Old Reliable

CIGARS.

AMERICAN  CIGAR  CO.

EATON.  L IN  & CO.

NEW  STYLES  OF

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS

ALWAYS

STANDARD

AT WHOLE-(ALE BY

Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug Co. 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co. 
Olney  & Judson  Grocer  Co.
B  J  Reynolds.

FINEST QUALITY. 
POPULAR  PRICES.

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GENUINE  :  VICl

A  LADY’S

SHOE,

Plain toe in opera and  opera  toe and O.  S. heel. 
D and  E and  E E widths, at 61.50.  Patent leather 
tip.  61 55.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

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

Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Wrought Loose Pin........................................   40
 
Wrought Table............................. 
40
Wrought Inside Blind......,  ...........................  40
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark's...............................................70*10
Blind, Parker’s.............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

 

Home the Foundation of All Patriotism.
If every family  in  the  United  States 
owned its  home,  however  humble,  and 
was able to live  by  honest  labor,  there 
would be no valid  reason for  discontent 
among the people, and in all  probability 
there would be Done.

The  man who  is  dissatisfied  because 
he is not as rich as  A  or  B  deserves no 
sort of consideration.  The  woman  who 
repines and bemoans  her  hard  fate  be­
cause  she  has  no  diamonds,  or  is  not 
able to  keep  a  carriage,  is  entitled  to 
no sympathy or commiseration.  But the 
man who, however  industrious, sober or 
temperate,  is deprived of  the  ability  to 
take proper care of  his  family, and  the 
woman who, at  the  end  of  the  month, 
is not  sure  of  having  a  roof  over  her 
head for  a  week  longer,  are  truly  ob­
jects of profound pity.  The main  thing 
is the house. 
If a rooftree were assured, 
the problem of  feeding  and  clothing  a 
family would come much easier  of  solu­
tion.  Keally it would be  a  triumph  of 
statesmanship and philanthropy  to  sup­
ply every family in  the  country  with  a 
home.

Of course, it could not be  done now in 
any country without the  instrumentality 
of  a  violent  revolution.  There  was  a 
time in the  United  States  when  such  a 
thing would have  been  possible.  From 
the purchase of Louisiana, in 1803, to the 
Gadsden  purchase from Mexico, in 1853, 
the United States  secured  possession  of 
more  than  1,000,000,000  acres  of  land, 
exclusive  of  the  original  old  thirteen 
States.  Here was land  enough  to  give 
every family in the union to-day  a good- 
sized farm.  Of this amount,  near  100,- 
000,000 acres have been granted  to  rail­
roads, and much more  has, by  a  system 
of juggling with the  public  lands, come 
into possession of great corporations and 
land syndicates, and the land hunger ex­
hibited  by  the  wealthy  classes  has  so 
operated to monopolize the real estate of 
the country that the day  is  not  far  dis­
tant when the  vast  area  of  the  United 
States will be owned by a  comparatively 
small number of landlords.

The menace of such a  future, and  the 
vast dissatisfaction now  existing  in  the 
country,  have given rise to several plans 
for counteracting the evils  produced  by 
the absorption of the lauds by  a  limited 
class.  One  proposition,  which  has  at­
tracted  considerable  attention,  is  em­
braced in a plan to levy all the  taxes  on 
lands, and to exclude  all other  property 
from taxation.  Whatever  is  to  be  the 
outcome of such a scheme  does  not  yet 
appear, as it is,  so  far,  a  mere  theory, 
never having reached the stage of exper­
iment.  But  however  much  the  advo­
cates of such a scheme may  vaunt it as a 
remedy  for  existing  and 
threatening 
evils, it lacks one requisite which under­
lies  the  entire  fabric  of  American  so­
ciety, and that is  the  home.  The  home 
is the  foundation  of  all  patriotism,  as 
the family is the begiuning of the  State, 
No man cau feel in a rented  house as he 
would under a rooftree  he  can  call  his 
own,  and no socialistic disposition of the 
land  would  gratify  the  demand  for  a 
home any more thau a  communistic  dis­
tribution of  the women  of  the  country 
would minister  to  the  demands  of  the 
family  affections.  Without  homes  and 
families  there  is  no  patriotism  in  the 
sense that it is now known.

The wisest statesmanship should, then, 
seek to  cherish  the  domestic  aifections 
and gratify the  home  feeling by  giving

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every head of a house a home.  Just  how 
this is to be  done  does  not  readily  ap­
pear, but  it  does  not  seem  impossible. 
The  homestead  associations  accomplish 
something on a small  scale.  The  United 
States  might  do  more  on  a  wide  and 
comprehensive  basis.  The  Government 
has accomplished  something by  the  sys­
tem of  homestead  entries  in  the  public 
lands.  There  are still  resources  in  this 
direction,  and  if  the  enormous  grants 
out of the public  domain  were  canceled 
as far  as  possible,  and  the  land  made 
available  for  homestead  entry, 
there 
would be still  further  progress  in  that 
direction.  The  time  may  also  come 
when the  Government will  find  it  nec­
essary to expropriate  lands  in  order  to 
provide homes for the people, to  be sold 
to them on a system of partial  payments 
on long time.  The land  itself would  al­
ways be security for the  payment of the 
purchase money.

The homestead right ought  to  be  pro­
tected  by  the  most  stringent  laws,  so 
that it could not be alienated lightly and 
except under a great general  rule.  This 
exemption should not be made to apply to 
any real estate, save  the homestead;  but 
all other lands should be subject to legal 
execution.  The entire prosperity  of the 
people, as  well  as  the  preservation  of 
free institutions, depends largely on pre­
venting the monopoly of the  lands  by  a 
wealthy and limited class, and  in  secur­
ing  to  the  people  the  ownership  of 
homes.  When the masses of the popula­
tion shall  become  mere  tenants  at  the 
will of the landlord, they are  actually in 
a worse condition than were  the  slaves, 
or the Russian  serfs,  who  were  always 
sure of a home, or were,  in  the  case  of 
the latter, fixtures of the soil.

The entire  problem  of  preserving  the 
free institutions  and  the  personal  inde­
pendence of the  American  people is one 
that demands  the  ablest  statesmanship. 
Its  solutions  will  be  postponed,  doubt­
less, far into the future;  but it  is of  the 
greatest  importance  that  it  be  settled, 
and  that  as  soon  as  possible.  Every 
family ought to have a  home.  How is it 
to be accomplished?

Frank Stowell.

Twitted on  Facts.

Brown—Have  you heard the news?
Smith—What about?
Brown—About Jones.  He has got reli­
gion.
Smith—Well,  may  be  he  has;  but 
I’ll  bet  you, if he has, it  is  in his wife’s 
name.

The premature explosion of  mouths of 
men has done vastly  more  damage  than 
the 
the  premature  explosions  from 
mouths of cannons.

Hardware Price Current.

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AXES.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
Snell’s.........................................
Cook’s ......................................... ................60*10
...........x____  
40
Jennings’, genuine.....................
25
........C  ... 
Jennings’, Imitation.................
............... 50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze......... ............... 8 6 51)
S. B. ri. Steel......... ......  ......   7 50
D. B. Steel............ ...............   13 50
Railroad  ..................................... ...  812 00  14 00
Garden  ......................................
......   net  30 00
dls.
Stove............................................. ............... 50*10
Carriage uew list 
...........  ........ ............... 75*10
Plow.  .......................................... ................40*10
Sleigh shoe.................................. ................ 
70
Well,  plain  .........................  ..... ............... 8  3 50
Well, swivel 
...........  4 00
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70* M
Wougtu Narrow, bright 5ast Joint  40.......80*10

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

BUTTS,  OAST. 

BARROWS.

BUCKETS.

BOLTS.

dls.

dil.

....................................... 
BLOCKS.
CRADLES.

Ordinary Tackle, list April  189*4............... 60*10
G rain ........................................*..................41*10

CHOW  BARS.

Cast Steel............................................per lb  5
Bly’sl-10 
........................................ perm 
.....................................  
Hick’s C. F 
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Musket 
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Kim  Fire.........   ..........................................  
Central  Fire............................................dl«. 

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

65
60
85
60

so
2b

dig.

dls.

Socket Firmer.............................................. 75*10
Socket Framing............................................ 75*10
Socket Comer................................................75*10
Socket Slicks................................................75*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

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

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

“ 

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

drills. 

dls.

DRIPPING PANS.

Small slses, ser pound....  
 
Large slses, per  pound  ............................... 

 

 

 

28
26
23
23
22
50
50
50

6%
06

ELBOWS.

dls.
dlB.

expansive bits. 

Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................ dos. net 
75
Corrugated........................................... dls 
40
Adjustable............................................ dls. 40*10
dls.
Clark’s, small, 818;  large, 826...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, *18 :  2, 824 ;  3,830  ............................ 
25
Dlsston’s ..................................................60*10-10
New American................. 
60*10-10
Nicholson’s .............................................60*10-0
Heller’s .........................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse R asps................ 
 
50
GALVANIZED IRON.

piles—New List. 

dls.

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

12 

13 

15 

 

Discount, 60 -10

14 
GAUGES. 

28
16 17

 

50

dls.

NAILS

locks—door. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....................  
55
Door,  porcelain, Jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelvin, trimmings......................... 
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain  .................  
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
........ 
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk's....................................... 
 
55
A die Rye  ............... . ^ f * 8'... .816.00, dls. 6C-10
Hunt Bye..................................... 115.00, dig. 8C-10
Hunt’s ........  ......... J. 
............818.50, dls. 20*10.
dig.
Speiry * Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
50
dls.
ColTee, Parkers  Co.’s .................................... 
40
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable*.... 
•*  Landers,  Ferry *  Cls rk’s.................  
40
“  Bnterprlse 
.....................................  
80
dlB.
60*10
Stobbln’s Pattern............................... 
Stebbln’s Genuine.........................................66*10
Bnterprlse, self-measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base...............................................iso
Wire nails, base.............................................1  30
60.................................................................... Base Base
SO......................................................  
10
25
40......................................................  
30......................................................  
25
35
20.........  
 
45
16......................................................  
12......................................................  
45
50
10...................................................... 
8........................................................ 
60
7 * 6 .................................................  
75
4.......................................................  
go
8........................................................ 
1  20
1  60 
FlneS..............................................
1  60 
Case  10.............................................
65 
75 
8 ...............................................................................
90 
6 ...............................................................................
Finish 10..........................................
75 
3...........................................
90 
6 ..........................................
1  10 
Clinch; 10..........................................
70 
80 
8 .........................................................................
90 
6 .........................................................................
Barren *  ........................................
1  75 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...... ..........................  ©40
Solota Bench.............................................  ©50
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.......................  ©40
Bench, first quality......................................   ©40
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s  wood...........50*10
Fry,  Acme............ ............................... dls.60—10
Common, polished................................ dls. 
70
dli.
Iron and  Tinned..........................................50—10
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................   so—10

“  
“  
“ 
“ 

Riv#rs. 

PLANES.

PANS.

dls.

“  
“  

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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

Broken paoks Ho per pound extra.

‘ 

“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE FURNISHING  GOODS.

May dole  *Co.’a.....................................dls. 
25
Kip’s ....................................................... dls. 
25
Terkes *  Plumb’s...................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ......... 
dis.60*lo
State........................................... per dos. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 ln. 4H  14  and
3H
longer........................................................ 
Screw Hook and  Bye, H ........................net 
10
%........................ net  8H
%.........................net  7H
Ji........................ net  7H
Strap and T .............................................dls. 
50
dls.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .60410
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots-.............................................................. 60*16
Kettles........................................................... 60*10
Spiders......................................................... 60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped  TlnW are...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware.....................................  
25
Granite Iron W are......................new 11s 
2»
Blight..................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Byes............................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes...................... 
70*10*10
dls.7n
Stanley Rnla and Level  Co.’s  .....................
Sisal, H inch and larger............................. 
Manilla................ 
...................  
Steel and  Iron........................................ 
Try and Bevels.............................  
Mitre............................................................  
„  
Nos. 10 to  14....................................84 05 
Nos. 15 to 17.................................... 4 05 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 05
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 05 
Nos. 25 to 26.......................................425 
No*27  --...... ....................................  4  45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................dls. 
Stiver Lake, White A..............................list 
“ 
Drab A................................... “ 
11  White  B........................  
 
Drab B.............................. 
“ 
“ 
White C...................... 

2 80
2 90
8 00
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

  71*19
&•
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com
82 70
2 7J

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
55
1 50
>•  5*
-o

levels. 
ROPES.

wire goods. 

SHEET IRON.

SQUARES. 

7
9
dl*.

dls.

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

wire. 

TRAPS. 

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

Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.... 

Solid Byes............................................ per ton 825
1 
20
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot....  50
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot....  30
“  Champion  and  Blectrlc  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot............................... 
so
 

dls.
Steel, Game............................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhonse’s ...... . 
85
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __  
70
Mouse,  choker.................................... 18c per dos
Mouse, delusion............................... 81.50 per dos
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market................................................10
Coppered Market...................................... .**  50
Tinned Market..............................................  9214
Coppered Spring Steel............................ .... 
59
Barbed  Fence, galvanised...........................  2 so
painted................................  2  10
Au  Sable  .......................................... dls.  40*10
Putnam.......................................... 
dls.  05
Northwestern................................  
dls. 10410
dls
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled................  
so
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. * 
59
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,
76
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*i(
Bird Cages....................... 
 
59
Pumps, Cistern..................................... 
  ” 75*19
Screws, New List.......................................... 70*10
Casters, Bed a  .d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American....... .............................  
49
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HOBSS NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

dig

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METALS,
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................   X c
Pig Bars.......................................................  
28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
660 pound  casks........................................  
gv
Per pound.............................................. . 
7
HOH ....................................................................
Extra W iping.............................................  
  u
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELYH GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............ ........................... 8 7 50
14x20 IC, 
.....................................   7 50
10x14 IX, 
......................................   925
......................................  g 2f
14x20 IX, 

Bach additional X on this grade, 81.75.

•• 

10x14 IC, Charcoal....................................... 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

75
......................................   6 75
......................................   8 25
...  ...................................   9 25
ROOFING PLATES

Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.

“  Worcester..............................  e  50
14x20 IC, 
" 
14x20 IX, 
..........................   8 50
’• 
20x28 IC, 
is 50
......................... 
11  Allaway  Grade................ 
6 00
14x2010, 
 
•’ 
14x20 IX, 
750
“ 
20x28 IC, 
..................   12 60
20x28 IX, 
“ 
.................  15 50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX....................................................... 814  on
14x81  IX................................................  ....  16 00
14x66 IX, for No. 8 Bollen, I ___ 
ln „
f por pound —   1000
14X60IX,  “  “ 9 

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“ 
“ 

“ 
« 
“ 

“ 

 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
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'ITTTC  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Aside from being an  engineering  feat 
of no small  importance,  the  building  of 
the  canal  cost  an  immense  amount  of 
money, and  it  is  questionable  whether 
the traffic through it  will ever realize the 
expectations of its projectors. 
It is true 
that the canal has enabled ocean tonnage 
to load and unload at the docks  of  Man­
chester; but it is also true that  the  navi­
gation of the canal has been  both expen­
sive and dangerous to  ocean-going  craft 
of  large  size. 
It  is,  therefore,  likely 
that, as an avenue for  ocean  traffic,  the 
canal  will  have  but  a  limited  success; 
but it will, nevertheless,  prove  of  ines­
timable  benefit  to  the  cotton-spinning 
section of Lancashire by  affording  water 
competition 
in  the  matter  of  freights 
between Liverpool and Manchester.

From  these  facts  it  will  be  seen  that 
in  the  rural  districts  of  the  United 
States  there  are  more 
than  4,500,000 
home  farms,  only  about  100,000  of 
these  being  larger  than  500  acres.  To 
these  country  homes  must  be  added
3,000,000  more  of  homes  in  cities,  mak­
ing  between  7,000,000  and  8,000,000 
homes  owned  by  the  American  people. 
It  must  be  understood  that  the  great 
number  of  these  home-owners  are  poor 
people,  working  people.  Some  have 
large  families  and  others  small;  but 
each  home,  it  may  well  be  supposed,  is 
gauged  by  the  needs  of  its  inmates. 
When  it  comes  to  the  wealthy  classes, 
they  do  not  count  for  much in  the  long 
run,  since  statistics  show  that 
there 
are  only  about  4,000  millionaires in this 
country.

8
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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,  MAT  30  1894.

THE INTEGRITY  OF THE  HOME.
Elsewhere  in this week’s paper  Frank 
Stoweli discourses at  some length on the 
benefits  that  would  arise  if  every  re­
sponsible bead of a family in the country 
could  possess  a  homestead,  properly 
protected by  wise  laws  and  secured  to 
his family in case of the unworthiness of 
the owner.

This  view  seems  to  be  in  direct  an­
tagonism  to  a  class  of  theorists  who 
hold  that  land  ought  not  to  be  owned 
by  anybody,  but should  be  held  in com­
mon  for  the  use  of  all,  and  that  such 
ownership  should  be made  undesirable, 
if not  impossible,  by a system of excess­
ive  taxation.

system 

Since  all  organized  society  begins 
with  the  family, every  system of  distri­
bution  of  wealth must  recognize the dif­
ference  in  families  and  the  particular 
needs  of  each.  Any 
that 
ignores  this  principle,  and  only  takes 
account  of  so many  individuals as  such, 
is  absolute  communism.  Ail  modern 
civilization  is  founded  on  the  family, 
which  is  the  foundation  of  the  State, 
and  on  the  home,  which  is  the  begin­
ning  of  all  patriotism,  and  these  prin­
ciples are too  solidly  founded  in  human 
nature  to  be  overthrown  by  any  sort 
of  communism,  every  attempt  to  estab­
lish  it  having  totally  failed.

to 

Conceding  the  supreme  importance of 
the  home  in  this  country,  some  exam­
ination  of  the  subject  will  be  worth 
while.  According 
the  returns  of 
the  census  of  1890,  there  are  within 
the  United  States  4,564,641  separate 
farms,  averaging  about  137  acres  each, 
of which, in  the  Eastern,  Middle,  West­
ern  and  Pacific  States,  80  per  cent,  are 
occupied and  managed  by  their  owners. 
The  area of  the  United  States,  omitting 
Alaska,  comprises, 
in  round  figures,
1,900,000,000 acres.  Somewhat  less than 
one-third  of  this  area,  or  623,218,619 
acres,  is  now occupied  as farm  property 
and 
is  assessed  and  valued  under 
that  title.  As  shown  by  the  eleventh 
census  (1890),  the  farms  are  classified 
as  follows:
Under 1) acres 
....................................  151,191
Over 10 and under 20 acres......................  265.590 1
Over 20 and under f 0 acres.....................   902,777
Over 50 and under 100 acres  .................  1,121,485
Over 1U0 and under 500 acres  ................. 2,608,694
Over 500 and under 1,000  acres...............   84,395
1,000 acres and  over...........................   31,546 '

would  placo them  all  on  an  equality, 
and  ‘not  allow  the  wealthy  churches 
opportunities  for  revenue  that  poorer 
ones do not enjoy. 
It would not weaken 
churches  to  be obliged  to pay  taxes  on 
their  property.  A  church  member 
would  or  should  feel  more  self-respect 
if  he  felt  that  religiously  as  well  as 
in  other  ways  he  was  paying  his  way 
in  the  world.  We  believe  religious  in­
terests  would  be  promoted  by  taking 
away  from  the  churches  the  tempta­
tion to  cloak  business  enterprises  as  it 
is  done  in  our  large  cities  under  the 
privilege  of  exemption  from  taxation. 
For the sake  of justice to all and for  the 
best  interests  of  the  church  we  think 
church property should be taxed.

There is one form  of  advertising  that 
all lovers of nature should earnestly pro­
test  against. 
It  is  that of allowing the 
patent medicine men to destroy the beauty 
and  individuality  of  farmers’  homes 
by 
immense  placards  on  their  barns, 
fences and even their lawns,  advertising 
nostrums. 
It  is bad enough  to  see  one 
of these farms as we are passing by,  but 
how the people who live there can  stand 
it day after day, year in and year out,  is 
an  inscrutable  mystery.  How  can  a 
home be made a home when it is allowed 
to  be  used  as  a  mere  billboard?  We 
would as soon see the walls  of  a  church 
decorated with placards advising  the use 
of Fetchem’s pills, as to see  hideous  an­
nouncements on God’s beautiful scenery. 
“The groves  were  God’s  first  temples,” 
and  the  advertising  artist  should  be 
taught to respect them.

The food, clothing and money given to 
tramps would  buy  enough  fertile  land 
in the West to maintain them all  in  the 
fruits of honest labor.  The tramp prob­
lem is becoming a  serious  one,  but  the 
couditions that  make  tramps  need  our 
first attention.  No  one should suffer  or 
be idle in this great  land  of  plenty,  nor 
would they be  if  our  social  machinery 
were not out of gear.  Too  many people 
are engaged in scheming how to  get con­
trol of what  somebody  else  has  earned 
or  evolved.  Between  the  broadcloth 
gentry with tramp ideas  and  the tramps 
themselves,  those  who  do  honest work 
have a vast unproductive  army  to  feed.
The compilation of the statistics in the 
hands  of the  Census  Bureau  show  that 
in  American  manufactures 
is 
generally a less  number  of  concerns  in 
operation  than  ten  years  ago,  but  the 
total capital and  number  of  hands  em­
ployed  have largely  increased.  The  in­
crease in product  in  many lines is  from 
200  to  500  per  cent.  This  increase  is 
largely  due  to  the  invention  of  labor 
saving machinery,  which fact also fa» or3 
the massing of manufacture in fewer and 
wealthier hands.______

there 

stepping into a  hardware store.

An  Intelligent Hardware Clerk.
“Got any cow  bells?”  asked  a farmer, 
“Yes; step this way.”
“Those  are  too  small.  Haven’t  you 
any larger?”  asked the farmer,  after  he 
had inspected some small cow bells.
“No, sir; all the largest ones are sold.”
Rusticus started off, and  got  as  far as 
the  door,  when  the  clerk  called  after 
him.
“Look here, stranger, take one of these 
bells for your cow, and  you  won’t  have 
half the trouble in finding her,  for when 
you hear her bell you  will  always  know 
she  can’t  be  far  off. 
If  you  were  to 
buy a big bell that can  be  heard  a  long 
distance, you would  have to  walk  your­
self  to death finding the cow.”
The  farmer bought the bell.

Any effort  to  attack  the  great  holders 
of  real  estate,  the  land  barons,  by  lay­
ing  all  the taxes  on  lands,  will  oppress 
the  humble  holders of  more  than 7,000,- 
000  homes. 
It  would  be  a  blow  that 
would  strike  all  those millions  of  farm­
ers  and  working  people,  and,  perhaps, 
strike  them  down,  in  order  to  disable 
and  humble  a  few 
thousand  mil­
lionaires,  supposing  that  they  were  all 
large  landholders;  but  the  fact  is  that 
many  men  of  enormous  wealth  have 
not  it 
invested  in  real  estate.  Many 
of  them  are  railroad  wreckers  and spec­
ulators,  so  an 
tax 
would  not  reach  them.  They  would 
escape  with  all  their  ill-gotten  gains, 
while  millions  of  small 
landholders 
would  be  destroyed  in  order  that  a  few 
thousand rich men might be punished.

exclusive 

land 

The 

taxing  power  is  conferred  on 
Government  for  the  exclusive  purpose 
of  furnishing  a  revenue  to  pay  the  ex­
penses  of  Government,  and  should  be 
so  regulated  as to oppress the  people  as 
little  as  possible.  Most  popular  revo­
lutions  that  have  overthrown  govern­
ments  were  inspired  by unjust,  unequal 
and  oppressive  taxation.  People  will 
submit  to  many  iniquities  on  the  part 
of  their servants  who  compose the  Gov­
ernment.  They  will  endure  to  be  de­
prived  of  their  liberties;  but  when  the 
tax  collector  deprives  them  of  their 
homes,  and  reduces  them  to  beggary, 
they  will  rise  up  and  resist.  The  na­
tional  constitution  guarantees 
to  the 
people  the  enjoyment  of  their  homes, 
free  from  inquisitive  search  and  un­
necessary  invasion;  but, sooner or  later, 
there  will  be  laws,  not  to  tax  the  peo­
ple  out  of  their  homes,  but  to  insure 
them  from  being  driven  out  and  beg­
gared,  either  by  the  public  or  private 
creditor.  Some  such  provision  will  be 
necessary  to  protect 
the  sanctity  of 
American  homes.  The  preservation  of 
the  home  and  the  family  is  the  condi­
tion upon  which  the  free  institutions of 
this  country  are  founded.  There  is  no 
other basis for  human liberty.

THE  MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL.
The Manchester Ship  Canal  has  been 
lormally declared open to  the  commerce 
of  the  world  by  Queen  Victoria.  The 
actual opening  of  the  canal  took  place 
more than  four months ago, and more or 
less traffic has been carried on through it 
since;  but  the  loyal  Britishers  did  not 
consider  the  great  work  formally  in­
augurated until it had  been  honored  by 
the  presence  of  royalty.  Accordingly, 
Queen  Victoria  made  an  excursion  on 
the canal last Tuesday  and  formally  de­
clared it  open.

The high rail charges  on  cotton  from 
Liverpool to  Manchester  were  the  pri­
mary cause  for  the  construction  of  the 
Manchester Canal.  Should the canal, by 
affording a cheap route between  the  two 
cities, cause a material  reduction  in  the 
transportation  of  cotton  from  the  sea­
port  to  the  mills,  it  will  have  accom­
plished its original purpose, even should 
the success  of  Manchester  as  a  seaport 
fall  short  of 
the  hopes of  the  more 
sanguine promoters of the canal.
A FALSE  DEDUCTION.

It  is  understood  that  Mr.  Hatch,  of 
anti-option  bill  fame, 
is  preparing  to 
bring up his bill in the House  of  Repre­
sentatives as  soon  as  the  appropriation 
bills are out of the way, and press it vig­
orously to a vote.  While  it  is  scarcely 
possible that the chairman  of  the  Agri­
cultural  Committee  can  be  dissuaded 
from his purpose by any argument, how­
ever good, still he would do well to care­
fully  study  the  signs  of  the  times, so 
that he may learn how  inappropriate  at 
the  present  moment  his  bill  must  ap­
pear.

Mr. Hatch’s bill is  based  on  the  idea 
that  speculation  is  responsible  for  all 
periods of depression in  farm  products. 
At the present time the  agricultural  in­
terests  of  the  country  are  passing 
through the worst  season  of  depression 
in more than a generation.  The present 
evils can certainly not  be  attributed  to 
speculation,  because there is  practically 
no  speculation.  The  real  cause  of  the 
dullness  is  the  unwillingness of  manu­
facturers and consumers of  our  agricul­
tural products to carry  the  surplus sup­
plies of our staples.  As there is no specu­
lation,  they  can  follow this policy  with 
impunity, having no competition.

It  is,  therefore,  evident  that  the ab­
sence of speculation  has  intensified  the 
dullness, because,  were  speculation  ac­
tive, the consumers would have  to  meet 
the  competition  of  millions  of  outside 
capital,  and 
this  competition  would 
naturally force prices up.  That specula­
tion is practically dead is due  largely  to 
fears  of  just  such 
legislation  as  Mr. 
Hatch proposes.  The  advocates  of  the 
anti-option bill  have,  therefore, an excel­
lent opportunity of  guaging  in  advance 
the  probable  effects  of  their  pet meas­
ure.
TAXATION  OF  CHURCH  PROPERTY.
The  question  of  taxation  of  church 
property  should  not  be  considered  as 
a  religious  but  a  business  matter. 
In 
advocating 
taxation  of  church 
property  we  are  not  assailing  religion 
nor  religious  institutions.  We  would 
simply  put  churches  on  a  more  inde­
pendent and  business-like  footing.  We

the 

THE  MICHIGAN"  TRADESMAN

9

A REVIVAL OF PROSPERITY.

Prosperity up to certain  limits  means 

abundance of credit.

When all business is  reduced to a cash 
basis,  every  consumer  only  purchases 
what he can pay for at the moment.  The 
entire community lives in a stinted  way, 
and  all  business  is  contracted,  and, 
since the cash on hand  must be  made  to 
purchase  as  much  as  possible, the con­
sumer  seeks  the  cheapest  market.  No 
dealer has any regular  customers  under 
such circumstances, because  the  buyers 
will  necessarily  spend 
their  money 
where they can get the most for it.  This 
is plainly exemplified in a  panic  period, 
when  credits  of  all  sorts  are  rejected, 
and  cash  alone  is  demanded  for  mer­
chandise.

When  the  entire  community  is  on  a 
cash basis, or when credit is  extended to 
a favored few, the period is  always char­
acterized as “hard times,” and it  is  only 
in poor countries that  credit  fails,  save 
in  the  exceptional  periods  of  financial 
panic.  The return of credit means a  re­
turn of prosperity,  out  the  credit  must 
be based on something  solid.  Every in­
dustrious,  sober  man  who  has  steady 
employment has credit for  necessaries at 
the grocery.  On the faith of  this  credit 
be buys more liberally than if he  had  to 
pay cash down, and he lives better, while 
the  grocer  gets  the  benefit  of  a larger 
trade, and so the fact that the  masses  of 
the people  have credit reacts on  the  en­
tire  volume of trade,  and  the  commerce 
of the country,  which was restricted to a 
sort  of  hand-to-mouth  condition,  soon 
grows into a great traffic.

Thus it is seen that  all  commerce  de­
pends  on  the  masses  of  the  people, on 
the  masses  of  the  consumers,  for  it is 
consumption that makes  trade.  But  the 
revival of trade,  while  it  is  wholly  de­
pendent on the consumers, does not com­
mence with the people. 
It  begins in the 
fact that, by reason  of  a  long  stoppage 
of  industries  and  production,  the  sup­
plies of necessaries are so reduced that it 
becomes absolutely  requisite  that  more 
shall be made  to  supply  immediate  de­
mands, for there is  no  speculative  mar­
ket 
after  a  monetary 
panic.

immediately 

Thus  commences  the  starting  up  of 
mills and factories, the  re-employing  of 
work people,  and the paying of wages to 
people who have been  suffering enforced 
idleness.  Then 
the  people  who  for 
months have had little or no money  now 
begin to make up for the  starvation  and 
nakedness  they have been forced  to  en­
dure.  They buy,  and  soon  the  dealers 
v* no know them again extend credit. 
In 
this  way  a  revival  of  business  com­
mences,  and  in  no  other.  The  money 
which has been locked up, because  there 
has been no field for its  safe  and  profit­
able investment, is  brought  out,  loaned 
and otherwise invested, and  before  long 
the  entire  business  of  the  country  is 
spinning along  on  credit.  That  means 
prosperity. 
It is only in  this  way  that 
prosperity can be  restored.  There is no 
It comes from the bottom and ex­
other. 
tends upwards. 
It never comes from the 
top down. 
It makes no difference to the 
country what  the  rich  men  are  doing. 
“What is  the  condition  of  the  masses; 
what are people doing; and how  are  the 
crops ?”  These are the  great  questions 
that  must  be  answered  in  a  favorable 
manner  before  anybody  is  capable  of 
predicting a revival of prosperity.

THE  RULINO  CLASSES.

The ruling classes in  a  goverment  of 
the people, by the people, for the people, 
it is proudly proclaimed,  are  the  people 
themselves.  But this is only on the  sur­
face.

There are those who believe in  the  di­
vine right of kings, and  who  teach  that 
an  aristocracy,  or  privileged  class,  is 
necessary  to  maintain  the  dignity  and 
grandeur  of  a  country.  Of  course,  in 
the opinion of  such  persons  the  people 
count for very little.  They may  not  be 
precisely slaves, but they are in  the con­
dition  of  being  born  with  saddles  on 
their backs,  or  yokes  on their necks, so 
that they may draw or bear the loads im­
posed on them by  the  privileged  ruling 
class.

In  this  republic  the  ruling  class  is 
composed  of  organized  hordes  of  poli­
ticians who manage, for the most  of  the 
time,  to  keep  themselves  in  political 
place,  using the  powers  and  opportuni­
ties of their  official  positions  to  enrich 
themselves  and  advance  their  private 
interests.  These  place-seekers 
and 
place-holders are found in every  depart­
ment of the  Government,  Federal, State, 
county and municipal.  They  constantly 
play into the hands of  persons who have 
grown rich at the cost of the people,  and 
who,  to  advance  their  interests,  con­
stantly secure  legislation  that will  give 
them fat contracts,  special  privileges,  or 
monopolistic  powers  to  control  certain 
branches of trade.

These politicians,  be they in Congress, 
in  State  legislatures,  or  city  councils, 
form a close corporation with contractors 
manufacturers  and  monopolists,  and  it 
may well be understood  that a communi­
ty of interests implies  a division  of  the 
profits.  The favored classes can  always 
be  depended  on  to  secure  in  election 
times,  with  substantial  contributions, 
the  return  to  office  of  their  willing 
servants,  while  the  subservient  politi­
cians  make  return  by  enacting  such 
legislation as their  patrons  and  backers 
may require;  while the  true  masters  of 
the  placeholders, 
the  people  at  large, 
not only get no returns,  but  are  robbed 
right and left.  Under the theory  of  our 
popular government,  the  masses  of  the 
people are  the  ruling  class;  but  in  re­
ality, rings of politicians  and the friends 
and  jobbers  who  are  associated  with 
them are the real rulers  of  the  country.

to-day.”

Enquired for the  Whole  Family.
A freckle-faced girl  stopped  at the de­
livery  window of a certain  country post- 
office the other day, and yelled out; 

“Anything for the Boggses?”
“No,” said the delivery clerk, “nothing 
“Anything for Jane Boggs?” 
“Nothing.”
“Anything for Fun Boggs?”
“No.”
“Anything for Tom Boggs?”
“No, Miss there is nothiug.”
“Anything for Bob  Boggs?”
“No.”
“Anything for Sallie Boggs?”
“No,  nor  for  Pat  Boggs,  nor  Dennis 
Boggs, nor Pete  Boggs, nor Paul  Boggs, 
nor  any  Boggs,  dead,  living,  unborn, 
native or  foreign,  civilized,  uncivilized, 
savage, 
franchised  or  disfranchised, 
naturalized  or  otherwise.  No,  Miss, 
there is positively nothing for any of the 
Boggses  either 
jointly, 
severally, now  and forever, one  and  in­
separable.”
The girl looked at the general delivery 
clerk in astonishment  and said:  “Please 
to look and see  if  there  is  anything for 
Clarence Boggs.

individually, 

Lse  Tradesman  Coupon  Bonks.

‘•CRESCENT,” 

“WHITE ROSE," 

“ROYJiL."

These  brands  are  Standard  and  have a National  reputation. 

Correspondence  solicited.

1/OIGT  R11LLING  GO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich,

A lIV1B O Ì f

C H E E S E .

Is  the  very  best  that  can  be  produced

herefore  nothing  that  we  say  can  make  it 
any  better.

OLNEY1JUD80N  GROßER GO.

Grand Rapids, JMich•

A M B O Y

C H E E S E .

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l-td-hi  MlUHIGrAJH  TRADESMAN,

ALL ABOUT TEA.

Notwithstanding 

its 

Prize  Article  Prepared  by  a  Toronto 

Various  circumstances  have 

Orocer.
Robert H ills in  Canadian G rocer.
Of the  many  articles  handled  by  the 
grocer, none is so  important  as  that  of 
tea.  This  importance  arises  from  its 
value as a  profit-producing  article,  and 
also from  Its  effectiveness  in  retaining 
and increasing  the  general  trade  when 
supplied with such  quality  as  will  give 
continuous  satisfaction  to  the  general 
public and to the regular customer.
importance,  it 
may  be  stated  (of  our  own  country at 
any  rate)  that  there  is no other  article 
the quality and value of which is so little 
understood.
largely 
to  this  ignorance  on  the 
contributed 
subject.
Our  country, being a  new  one, has in 
many districts been  rapidly  opened  up, 
and into such fields many  with  little  or 
no previous business training have  been 
tempted to embark.
Until  within  a  comparatively  recent 
period,  also,  we  have  been  largely  a 
green-tea-drinking people, when  the  de­
mand was for something  sharp, pungent 
and  of  pleasing  appearance,  and 
the 
selection  of  such  teas  required  much 
less  judgment  and  discrimination  than 
have  since  become  necessary, when the 
public  taste  has  turned  so  largely  to 
black teas. In Great Britain, where young 
men  have  been  compelled  to  serve  a 
long apprenticeship, such  has  generally 
been  undertaken  with  houses  fully  ac­
quainted with every part of the business, 
and the results have been  widely  differ­
ent.  Her people, too, have  long  been  a 
black-tea-loving people, and on her  mar­
kets, also, the productions of  every  tea­
growing country had to  find  their  place 
of sale, and here,  also,  the  excellencies 
of new producing districts received early 
recognition,  the  result  of  all  these ad­
vantages being  that  with  her  the  man­
ipulation  of  tea  has  developed  into  a 
science.
Our own taste having largely turned to 
black teas, it now requires much  greater 
discrimination than was formerly  neces­
sary, and the advent of Indian  and  Cey­
lon teas has still further complicated our 
position.
Assailed as the  grocery  trade  is  now 
from so many quarters,  the necessity  for 
better knowledge and attention is  appar­
ent, if those engaged in that  calling  and 
to  whom  it  oi  right  belongs  are not to 
witness the almost entire  withdrawal  of 
this  article  from  their  realm  of  busi­
ness.
To  understand  the  buying,  handling 
and selling of tea, is to  be  possessed  of 
an  enviable  knowledge  and  experience, 
and while such proficiency is not possible 
to everyone, the study of these  points in 
any measure will be both  profitable  and 
entertaining. 
It  may be said that such 
study  will  take  up  too  much  valuable 
time, and that it is  much  better  to  buy 
from others having the knowledge,  capi­
tal, and experience; but even should this 
method  of  doing  the  trade  be  the  one 
adopted, the great necessity  for  a  better 
acquaintance  with  all  these  matters 
must be plain to everyone.

Every grocer should  be  provided witl 
a small kettle and  apparatus  for boilin 
water as conveniently and as  quickly  a 
possible,  proper  scales 
for  weighin 
small samples of  tea,  pots  for  drawlni 
and  cups  for  tasting  same,  and  so  b 
ready to start from the beginning.  Thi 
process of drawing samples  is  so  genei 
ally known that  it  need  not  be  partic 
nlarized.
Samples of the kind of  tea wished  fo 
having  been  procured  from  variou 
houses,  they  should  be  drawn,  tasted 
and examination made of leaves  of each 
their color, size and smell  being  closel; 
noted. 
In such a draw there will  in  ai 
probability be  some  teas in competitioi 
that may safely be placed  aside througl 
having  some  objectionable  character 
j istics.  Those remaining should  then  b< 
j carefully placed in  order  of esteem, bu 
should any difficulty  be  experienced  ii 
giving a decision between several sample: 
that  are  deemed  to  rank  above  thi 
I others,  then  the  draw  should  be  re

these  others, 

peated, these alone this time  being  con­
sidered, thus narrowing down  the exam­
ination. 
V_.  J
Where it may be difficult to  trace  any 
difference in  drawing  qualities  of  such 
samples, then the style or make  of  leaf, 
their  weight,  and  their  bulk  should  be 
carefully looked into.  These are matters 
for careful  consideration  in  any  event, 
and will  generally  be  found helpful  in 
making required  decision.  This  having 
been  obtained,  however,  the 
tea  es­
teemed most may be higher in price than 
others  approaching  it  very  nearly  in 
drawing qualities and style,  and  should 
this be the case, and it  is  found  that  it 
cannot be purchased excepting at  a  con­
siderably  higher  figure  than  some  ap­
proaching  it  closely  in  every  respect, 
then, all  points  considered,  it  may  be 
better to purchase a tea  ranking  second 
or third in “draw.”
It  is  a  good  plan  always  to  have  a 
sample of tea wished to be replaced,  and 
which has been known  from  experience 
to  have  given  satisfaction,  placed  in 
competition  with 
and 
should  it  prove  to  be  better  than  any 
of them, then it will be advisable to  pro­
cure other samples, and  that  the  whole 
process  be  repeated  until  something 
equal to, if not better, may be secured.
Samples of  teas  of  various  districts, 
and  others  known  to  have  been  good 
value, should always be kept  handy  for 
reference,  and  in  good-sized  air-tight 
tins,  properly labelled  with  their  char­
acter and year of production.  These are 
exceedingly valuable  to  anyone when in 
the market buying or replacing tea.
Purchases  of tea should be confined to 
houses of  good  standing  and  of  enter­
prise.  They are the most  likely to have 
the  right  article,  and  confining  your 
trade generally to  them, they will  learn 
your taste and wants, will take an  inter­
est in your business in this line, and will 
be sure  to  bring  under  your  notice  at 
any time samples  having, In  their  esti­
mation,  special  value.  Having  good 
judgment  themselves,  and  having 
in 
their employ those who  are experts,  and 
giving their whole time to  the  study  of 
the question, their advice or  suggestions 
will be exceedingly valuable.
It  is  impossible  here  to  specify the 
kinds of tea to  buy;  they  are  of  almost 
infinite  variety  and  flavor,  and  can 
only be touched on in  the  most  general 
way.  The  first pickings of  any  variety 
are generally  the  most desirable.  They 
are superior in flavor and in keeping and 
blending  qualities.  The  new  season 
crop should  also receive  preference, tea 
losing its goodness  by keeping, the  deli­
cate aroma  gradually  passing  off.  Cer­
tain districts are famed for fine teas,  but 
this should not always be  relied  on,  the 
quality  sometimes  differing  very  much 
with character of season.
Japans and green teas are in  great  de­
mand in some sections,  and may be more 
easily judged than other varieties.  They 
are  all  more  or less  colored, and  great 
attention should  be  paid  to  this  point, 
and  if to  a large extent  they  should  be 
discarded.
Indians  and  Ceylons  are  now obtain­
ing a very large sale, and require special 
attention, as  they vary  much  in  flavor. 
Their  peculiar  sharpness  and  great 
strength,  together  with  their  moderate 
price,  make  them  desirable  goods  to 
handle.
With these and  China blacks, some  of 
which  are  justly  esteemed,  there  is  a 
wide  field  for  selection,  and  an  acute 
sense  of taste  and  smell will  especially 
be required when  these  are  to  be  pur­
chased.
Musty, unclean, minty  or  earthy  teas 
and those  having  rank  or  peculiar  fla­
vors,  should  be  studiously  avoided;  a 
very small portion  of any such will spoil 
the best tea combined  with them.
The  character  of.  water  prevailing 
where tea is  to  find  its  market  should 
not be lost sight of.  So  much  stress  is 
paid to this in Great Britain that London 
tea houses are said to procure samples of 
water  used  in  those  places  to  which 
their travelers are to be sent.
As a general rule it may be stated that 
North China  teas, classed  as  black-leaf 
Congous  (Mondings),  are  adapted  for 
hard-water districts.  South China or red- 
leaf Congous (Kaisows)  drawing  to  best

We  pay  Highest  Market  Prices  in  Spot  Cash  and  measure  bark

when  Loaded.

Correspondence  Solicited.

We have the best line of roasted coffees 
in  the  West,  carefully  selected, 
from the leading roasting  estab- 
lishments in the country•

If  you  want  to wear diamonds handle 
our coffees•  A.11 packed in  50 lb.
tin cans, with latest improved lid 
of our own invention•

Jewell's  Arabian  Mocha,
Jewell's Old Government Java,
Jewell’s Old Government Java and Mocha,
W ells’ Perfection Java, 
W alls' Java and  Mocha, 
W eaver’s Blend, 
Saneaibo,
Ideal  Golden  Rio,
Crushed Java and Mocha.

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Haying re-organized our  business  and  acquired  the  fac 
tory  building  and  machinery  formerly occupied  by  the Hud- 
son  Pants  <fe  Overall  Co.,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish  the 
trade a  line of goods in  pants, overalls, shirts aid jackets which 
will  prove  to  be  trade  winners  wherever  introduced. 
If 
you  are  not  already  handling  our  goods,  and  wish  to secure 
the  agency  for  your  town,  communicate  with  us  immedi 
ately.  An  inspection  of our  line solicited.

J.  M.  E a r l e,  President  and  Gen l  Manager.
E.  D.  V oorhees,  Superintendent.

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advantage  with  soft  waters. 
Indians 
and  Ceylons do not show quite  so  much 
difficulty in this respect.
Scented  orange  Pekoe  and  Capers 
should be  used,  if at all, very sparingly, 
and, at any rate, they  are  in  much  less 
demand than formerly.
Teas already blended and in bulk form 
are  now being  extensively  offered,  and 
where a small  business  may be  done, or 
where there is  neither  time  nor  ability 
to  perform  this  properly,  it  is  a  good 
plan to  buy such  teas.  With a properly 
prepared article there is some  chance  of 
giving satisfaction,  but with one  put  up 
at haphazard there is almost  none what­
ever. 
If  this  course  is  adopted  there 
will still  be the necessity for testing the 
various blends, the  same as  the  simpler 
forms, especially to see  that  uniformity 
is being  maintained.
Packet  teas  are  also  being  offered 
under different  names,  and while  many 
are good, it  is not to  the grocer’s advan­
tage to help to introduce an article liable 
to be handled by those iu  other  lines  of 
business.

H A N D L IN G   T E A .

The  object, 

The utmost  care  is  necessary  to  pre­
It 
vent  tea  acquiring  foreign  flavors. 
should,  therefore, if possible, be kept by 
itself  in  a  moderately warm  room, 
if 
this cannot be done, great care should be 
taken  to  keep  it  out  of  reach  of  all 
strong-smelling  articles,  as  soap,  or­
anges, apples, etc.
When any of  the packages are  opened 
and the contents not  all  removed,  great 
pains should  be  taken  to  replace  lead 
lining and cover so as to exclude dust.
Tea should never  be  exposed  in win­
dow or at shop door, as is  so often  done, 
where  the  air,  light  and  dust  quickly 
and surely destroy all  semblance  to  the 
original, delicately flavored article.
The practice  of blending  teas  has  ob­
tained very largely, more especially since 
Indians  and  Ceylons  have  made  their 
appearance, and for  the  successful  car­
rying on of the trade  is  now  absolutely 
necessary.  To do so, however, requires 
an  intimate  acquaintance with the  vari­
ous  productions, and  also  a  knowledge 
of  the  manner in which teas affect  each 
other  in  combination.  The  reason  for 
blending  is  that  different  teas  possess 
varying  qualities  and  characteristics. 
Some  teas  possess  fine  flavor,* others 
strength, and others  body  or  thickness; 
no single variety has all  these  qualities 
to any marked degree.
therefore,  sought  by 
blending is to bring  these  various  attri­
butes  together  in  such  proportions  as 
will satisfy the greatest  number of  con­
sumers,  and  at  the  smallest  possible 
cost.  The taste for  tea prepared  in this 
manner being an acquired  one, the proc­
ess  must  be  performed  with  exactness 
and  uniformity, a  record  being  always 
kept  of  the  component  parts  of  each 
mixture  and  a  sample  carefully  pre­
served for future reference.  In the blend­
ing process, teas should  always  be  care­
fully  weighed,  not  measured.  Certain 
teas are  improved  when  combined  with 
other  varieties,  bat 
impaired  when 
others are substituted in blend.
This fact has been the stumbling block 
in the  way to  success  of  many grocers. 
They  have  mixed  indiscriminately,  and 
the ever-varying qualities of  their goods 
have  resulted  from  ignorance  of  this 
fact and want of exactness in  manipula­
tion.
A common tea should never  be  mixed 
with a fine one in  order  to  reduce  cost. 
The flavor of the  former  will  most  cer­
tainly  prevail,  and  the  good  qualities 
of  the  other  be  entirely  lost.  A  tea 
mill and  cutter  are  almost  a  necessity 
for  the proper preparation  of  any  mix­
ture, the cutter giving  an  even  appear­
ance to it, and making  available the leaf 
of  large make but good quality.
this  manner 
should be placed  in  bins  excluding  air 
as much as  possible  and  kept  for  some 
time  before  being  used.  The  various 
parts will influence each other or be "as­
similated,” and in the process be greatly 
improved.  There  is  infinite  variety  of 
combination possible, and it  is  well, es­
pecially  in  high-class  and  medium 
blends,  to  cultivate  a  peculiarity  of 
flavor  that  shall  distinguish  and  place 
In
them above  all  other  preparations. 

All  teas  handled 

in 

that 

Great Britain,  where  competition  is  ex­
ceedingly keen, many  grocers  prefer  to 
do all this work  themselves,  claiming  it 
to  be  impossible  for  any  blending  firm 
to  please  all  sections  of  the  country, 
also  claiming 
those  purchasing 
frqm  such  make  a  serious  mistake  by 
sacrificing  their  individuality,  thus  los­
ing touch with their customers.  "This,” 
it 
is  remarked,  “emphasizes  the neces­
sity of every  dealer  studying  the wants 
of  his  neighborhood  and  of  placing 
his  tea 
independent 
basis.”

trade  upon  an 

S E L L IN G   T E A .

Having  succeeded  in  procuring  teas 
that may be  expected  to  please,  a  most 
important  consideration  is  how  best  to 
bring  them  to  the  notice  of  customers 
and  the public  generally.  Treat  them 
not as  a  well-known “staple,”  but  as  a 
new  article  requiring  special  effort  for 
introduction.
A  prominent  display  in  half-chests 
and smaller packages  should  always  be 
seen inside of store,  as  also  samples  of 
various  district  productions  convenient 
for  examination,  some  specially  at­
tractive display occasi.nally being made 
in  window  with  handsomely  put  up 
packages of  your blends.
'  Outside,  the  sign  boards  and  wagon 
must  also  impress  everyone  with  the 
specialty of this branch of business.  All 
bags should be of fine quality, great care 
being  taken  to  obtain  neatness  of ap­
pearance  in  ail  tea  parcels.  Nothing 
gives so bad an impression  to  customers 
as  the  careless  and  slovenly parcelling 
so  often  seen.  Let  all  tea  bags  and 
papers be  neatly  printed.  Have  a  spe­
cial name for yonr blend, this  appearing 
prominently  on  them,  as  also  instruc­
tions  for  its  proper  making.  Small 
hand bills, short,pointed and catchy, may 
be  placed  in  every  purchase.  Sugar 
bags  should  have  special  notices,  and 
will reach many who only deal with  you 
in sugar.  Salesmen  should  talk  tea  as 
often but as  judiciously as  possible.
Ascertain  where  customers  in  other 
lines get  this  one, what  kind  and what 
price they use, and if possible  a  sample 
of  it.  Examine  this  carefully  and  be 
prepared to show  that  you  cannot  only 
match it, but  are  able  to  do  better  in 
both quality and price.  Give them some 
to prove this.
If a customer  drops  off, quickly notice 
this and find the reason of  it, thus show­
ing him  yonr  anxiety  to  retain  custom 
and your willingness  to remedy any dis­
satisfaction.  Sample your neighborhood 
occasionally  with  neat  parcels  of  the 
line deemed suitable for snch locality.
The grocer  has  long  loaded  his  teas 
with  excessive  profit,  endeavoring  to 
make up here for small returns on  other 
goods.  Change your ideas on  this  point 
considerably.
Handle  bigb-grade  goods, striving  al­
ways  to  show  that  the  finer  kinds  are 
really the most economical.
This  kind  furnishes  better  profit  to 
the  seller  and  more  satisfaction to  the 
consumer,  and 
the  tendency  of  such 
kinds  is to make talk  on  the subject and 
to  win increasing trade.

The Right to Work.

From  the A lbany P ress and Knickerbocker.
Labor is at once a  property  and  a  ne­
cessity.  The man who is denied the right 
to control his own  labor or to  dispose of 
his own property would  be no  worse  off 
living  in  Russia than in the land  of  the 
free  and  the  home  of the other  person. 
You  might  as  well  order  a  man off  to 
Siberia  at  once  as  to  come  up  to  him 
when  he  is  employed, 
trying  to  earn 
something  for  himself  and  his family, 
compel  him  to  drop  the  implements of 
his trade, and oblige him to  go  out  into 
the  streets  and  become  a  burden  on 
society. 
If such a person is not  allowed 
to work when he  is  willing and able and 
has the opportunity, he  has far  less  in­
dividual liberty than the Southern  slave 
before  the  Rebellion.  There  is  such  a 
thing as the white slave,  and  the  black 
slave,  but  the  worst  and  most  slavish 
slave of the lot is the poor fellow who  is 
prevented from using the  hands God has 
given  him  to  work,  and  must  let them 
drop  purposeless  at  his  side at the  beck 
and  will  of  another.

LA WN S, 

ORGANDY,

CHALLIES,  DOTTED M ULL, 
SERPENTINE  CREPE,  PERCALES, 

SEERSUCKER,  SHIRTINGS,

In  all  grades to sell at  Popular Prices.

Samples cheerfully sent  on  application.

P.  Steketee  & Sons,

83  Monroe  St.

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Wholesale  Glothing  Manufacturers,

ROCHESTER,  N.  T.

ESTABLISHED  37  YEARS. 

All  Mail  Orders  Promptly  Attended to.

Our representative,  William  Connor, who resides at  Mar­
shall, Mich.,  will be pleased to wait upon you if you will favor 
him with  a line to do so, and should he not have what you  re­
quire  will  thank  you  for  looking through our line.  Perfect 
fit and excellent garments.  Low Prices  Guaranteed.

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WOMEN  IN  BUSINESS.

They Are Gradually Usurping the Mas­

culine Avocations.

From  th e New York Tribune.*
Women are  found  to-day  in many  an 
employment  which  until  very  recently 
was regarded  as the  exclusive  privilege 
of man.  For instance,  one  of  the most 
successful  ranch-owners in Kansas is not 
a  robust  and  able-bodied  man,  but  a 
woman fair of  face, petite in  form,  and 
not more than 30 years old.  Advertising 
is another business in which  women  are 
beginning to  figure prominently.  There 
are two very  large  advertising  agencies 
in  Boston,  the  members  of  both  firms 
being  women  and  all 
their  employes 
women.  They make  their contracts and 
attend  to  the  most  intricate  business 
problems  themselves,  and  have  large 
contracts for  entire  railroads and  street 
cars in  the  largest  cities  in  the United 
States.  One woman in this city who had 
an  excellent  musical  education  in  her 
youth  took  a  thorough  and  systematic 
course in the theoretical  study and prac­
tice of  piano  tuning,  and  soon  proved 
her capacity in  excelling the  male  com­
petitors in  the  establishment.  She  has 
now a very large  number of  patrons and 
comfortably  supports  herself  and  two 
children.  The first woman railroad pres­
ident in this  country succeeded  her hus­
band on his death;  he was  the president 
of the Pennsboro &  Harrisville Railroad. 
The  First  National  Bank of  Lexington, 
Neb.,  has  for  its  president  Mrs.  H.  R. 
Temple,  and  for  vice-president  Miss 
Temple.  The recent election of the wife 
of a senior member of  a large New  York 
firm  of  short-line  railway  builders  as 
president  of  the  Hains  Medina  Valley 
Railroad  Compamy  in  Texas  makes the 
second  instance  in  this  country  of  a 
woman  appointed  to  fill  this  position. 
There is only one  woman  railroad  engi­
neer.  There is  a little  stretch  of  road 
known as the  Cairo  Short  Line,  and on 
this  the  daughter  of  one  of  its  chief 
owners rode to school daily, and at a very 
early  age  seemed  deeply  interested  in 
machinery, and always had the workings 
of  the  engine  explained.  Finally  she 
manifested a greater interest in mechanic­
al  and  railroad  engineering,  and as  all 
things come to him  (or her) who waits, a 
chance  arrived.  The  engineer  of  this 
narrow-gauge road  became  ill,  and dur­
ing  this  illness  the  young  woman  in 
question  took  his  place  and  made  the 
runs  without  any  mishap.  Upon  the 
death of the engineer she assumed charge 
of the train,  which she is  still  running, 
to the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  parties 
concerned. 
In Texas there  is  a  female 
contractor in  the  employ of  the  United 
States Government.  Her  contract is for 
carrying the mail  from  Keith  to  White 
Hall.  Georgia has a  woman mail carrier 
who not  only  delivers  the  mail on  her

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and during the  racing  season  they  will 
open a large branch  at  Monmouth, N. J. 
One of the busiest  importers  of artificial 
flowers in this city  died  three years ago, 
and left his  business in a  most  distress­
ingly tangled state.  His  wife,  a woman 
of exquisite taste,  goes  downtown to the 
office daily, goes  abroad  to do  her  pur­
chasing in the Parisian  market,  and her 
business  is  now  in  a  most  flourishing 
condition.
The  largest  typewriting  business  in 
the whole world  is  also in this  city, and 
is conducted  by two  sisters.  The  elder 
took  a  course  in  stenography  for  her 
own pleasure.  She became so  proficient 
in this  art  that  she became  anxious  to 
utilize  her  knowledge,  and  accepted  a 
position 
lawoffice. 
Presently her mother died and the father 
became  incurably ill.  She  then  taught 
the  two  younger  sisters  this  art,  and 
opened  a  school  with  twelve  pupils, 
whom  she  taught  every  evening  after 
getting through  with  her  duties  down­
town.  To-day this  young  woman  is  in 
partnership  with  one  sister,  has  five 
offices,  one  school,  and  employs  from 
sixty  to  sixty-five  stenographers  and 
typewriters,  and  owns  all  of  her  ma­
chines.  One rule  which they invariably 
follow,  and  which  has  insured  their 
marvelous  success,  is  that  any  work 
promised is delivered at  the time  stated 
if it takes half of  their working force all 
night to finish  it.  For emergency  work 
they  have  a  reserve  force,  besides  em­
ploying many  women to  translate  legal 
documents and dramas in every language 
spoken—excepting  Garner’s  monkey- 
talk,  which  thus  far  has  not  been  de­
manded.  There are  many women riding 
teachers in this city,  and one of the most 
successful  dentists  here  does  all  the 
mechanical  work,  while  her  assistants 
attend to  the  toothpulling  in  the  office. 
An  entire block of  houses  was  papered 
by a young  woman  who takes  the  con­
tract  for  such  work  from  our  largest 
builders.  The  only  woman 
thus  far 
heard of who earns  her  living by break­
ing in and training horses for  the saddle 
is a  beautiful  Virginian  of  aristocratic 
lineage.  Chemistry 
field 
which women  can  now  enter.  A  drug-1 
I gist in Upper New York engaged a female 
prescription  clerk,  at  which  his  other 
clerks demurred,  eventually  refusing  to

little black pony  over a  forty-mile route 
tri-weekly, 
in  a  bleak  and  sparsely 
settled region, but manages a  large farm 
as well,  doing much of  the manual labor 
and  supporting  her  aged  parents  and 
crippled sister  by  her  indefatigable  in­
dustry and energy.  She  is  but  twenty- 
two years o
In  Cincinnati  an excellent restraurant 
is in the Chamber of Commerce Building, 
and is patronized exclusively by the fore­
most  business  men  in  that  city. 
It  is 
run  by  three  Scotch  women,  and  upon 
strictly 
temperance  principles.  Every 
one predicted  their  failure when  it  was 
announced that  positively  no liquor was 
procurable  in 
restaurant,  and 
people scoffed  to  think  they  could  not 
even get a glass of beer with their meals; 
but their  predictions  proved  erroneous, 
for besides paying  an  annual  rental  of 
$5,000  for  their  magnificent  premises, I 
they  clear  annually  from  $10,000  to 
$15,000.
The  lady  guide  is  an  institution  in 
London and an  innovation now being in­
troduced in  American cities. 
In London 
these guides are for the  express purpose 
of supplying women  tourists  with mem­
bers of their own sex to pilot them safely 
over  the  well-known  tours  of  England 
and the  British  Islands in  general,  and 
in fact anywhere they wish  to go on  the 
Continent.  These guides are refined and 
cultured,  speak  French  and  German 
fluently, else  their  application  for  this 
rather agreeable position will not be con­
sidered,  and  have  excellent  credentials 
as to character  and  sobriety.  They  are 
supposed to work eight  hours a day, and 
their charge is  but ten  shillings,  equiv­
alent to two dollars and  a half of Ameri­
can  money.  When  one  considers  the 
aggravations one is  spared  by  having a 
guide, and  the  surety  one  feels  of  not 
having spent too much  for anything pur­
chased,  it will be found that this amiable 
courier has saved her  employer fully the 
amount of  her  salary. 
In  New Orleans 
one of the  finest  orchestra? is  composed 
entirely of women, and the leader and her 
corps of well-trained musicians  are  seen 
at every  entertainment  of  note  in  that 
In Astoria. L. 1.,  many of the 
gay city. 
largest  hothouses  are  controlled  and 
managed  by  women. 
In  Gotham  is  a 
blacksmith’s  shop  managed  entirely by 
the  three  daughters  of  the  blacksmith, 
who are intelligent  young  women.  The 
father  died 
twelve  years  ago, 
and  the  mother  took  charge  of 
the 
establishment; and looking to the future, 
she had her girls  instructed  not  only in 
the  art  of  horseshoeing,  but  in  every­
thing pertaining to  the trade.  Since the 
mother’s death one of the sisters married, 
and now  the married  sister and the  two 
young girls employ five men, but person­
ally superintend every horse that is shod. 
Among their  patrons are  numbered  the 
wealthiest  owners of horses in  this city,

pay highest market price.

is  another 

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work  with  her.  The  woman  was  ca­
pable,  young,  and  courageous,  and told 
the proprietor  that she had come to stay, 
and hoped he  had no  fault to  find  with 
her filling of the  prescriptions.  He  was 
so well pleased  that he  married her, and 
he has now  a doubly  interested  partner 
as well as first-class assistant in his busi­
ness.  A young woman  is the  proprietor 
of  a  drugstore  in  Pennsylvania,  and 
makes the compounding  of  medicines  a 
specialty.

The  Spice  Habit,

tipple.  These 

The New York  physician  calls  atten­
tion to an injurious practice which many 
frequenters  of  barrooms  fall  into,  aud 
which he says is  almost,  if  not  quite  as 
injurious  as  the  drinking  habit.  He 
calls it the “spice habit.”  Says he:  “In 
every  well  ordered  barroom  nowadays 
is to be found a tray containing  some  or 
all  of  the  spices  generally  used,  and 
from it three men  out  of  five  who  take 
drinks in the  place  will  select  a  bit  of 
this  or  that  condiment  after  finishing 
their 
substances  are 
taken in a majority of  cases either to re­
move the  taste  of  the  liquor  from  the 
drinker’s  mouth  or  the odor  of  it  from 
his breath,  but so common has the  prac­
tice become that in  many instances  it  is 
as  much  a  habit  as  the  drinking  it­
self.  The evils of it are severe  and  va­
ried.  Cloves are a  powerful  irritant  to 
the stomach, and  not  infrequently  they 
remain in it  unassimilated,  serving  as  a 
nucleus for the crystallization of alkaline 
properties,  until  finally  they  gather  a 
coating which gives them the appearance 
of  globules  of  glass. 
Peppercorns, 
which  many  drinkers  eat  between  tip­
ples,  have  a  highly  debilitating  effect 
upon  the  system:  cinnamon  depresses 
the action of the  heart,  and  calamus,  or 
sweet  flag root, has a bad effect upon the 
liver.  The  spice  habit—and  many 
drinking men are  such slaves  to  it  that 
they carry cloves or other  condiments  in 
their pockets to nibble at  in  their work­
ing hours—is  scarcely  less  injurious  to 
its victims  than  alcohol. 
It  is  an  evil, 
moreover,  which  proprietors  of  saloons 
are largely responsible for increasing.”

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Baseball from  a  Business  Standpoint.
P etoskey,  May 25—The young men of 
Petoskey who are  interested  in  athletic 
sports  have purchased a tract of  ground 
near the Bay View resort and  have  laid 
out a base ball park,  with the  intention, 
later on, of building a  bicycle track and 
lawn tennis courts.  Some  of  the  over- 
zealous Christians of  the  place  thought 
athletic sports were not quite the  proper 
thing,  and,  like  the  editor  of  T h e 
T ra desm a n,  thought  it  took  business 
men from their work too  much  and  the 
younger  people  from  the  prayer  meet- 
ingsjheld during the week.  With a view 
to  ascertaining 
the  opinions  of  all 
classes, a public  meeting  was  called  at 
the opera house  Sunday,  May  6,  when 
addresses were  made by  several  gentle­
men on both sides  of  the  question.  A. 
W. Peck, representing  the  Hazeltine  & 
Perkins Drug  Co.,  was  called  upon  to 
express  his  opinion.  He  stated  that 
some business men were  so engrossed in 
the pursuit of the Almighty  Dollar  that 
they could see no benefit  or  pleasure  in 
athletic sports.  He then read the follow­
ing article, clipped from  T h e  Mic h ig a n 
T radesm an,  and  commented  severely 
on the editor’s position:
Baseball is once more In full  swing,  and  the 
base ball crank is again abroad in the land,  and 
about_ all  that  can  be  heard  in  office, store or 
hotel is “Great hit,” “Well caught,” ‘That was a 
hot one.”  and “Slide, Kelly, slide.”  The  air  is 
full of “base hits,” and “home runs,” and “foul 
tips.”  The same old  chestnuts  are  heard,  too. 
The clerk says his mother in-law is  sick and not 
expected to live, and asks to be excused  for  the 
afternoon;  the  “old  man”  is  not  feeling very 
well, and thinks he will go home; and the  clerk 
and the old man find themselves side by side  on 
the  grand  stand  watching  the  game.  Great 
sport!  But is It not something of  a  nuisance as 
well?  Business  men  neglect  their  business 
and employers their work—all to  see  a  number 
of men knock a ball all  over  the  field  and  run 
themselves out of breath in the endeavor  to get 
back before  the ball does.  People  come from  a 
distance to do business and go away  without ac­
complishing their  purpose,  because  those  they 
want to see are at the  ball  grounds.  There can 
be  no  objection  to  base  ball,  but  it is carried 
away beyond reason, and is becoming  a  serious 
detriment to  business.  The  people  are  surely 
going base ball mad.  Something must  be  done, 
or  it will be necessary to suspend business  dur- 
iuK the summer season and let everybody  “play
After a speech lasting upwards of half 
an hour,  Mr. Peck closed by saying  that 
it was usual in religious  meetings,  when 
revivals were being held,  to  have  those 
who had experienced a  change  of  heart 
stand  up, and  he thereupon  asked  that 
those  who  did  not  agree  with  T h e 
T radesm an and over-zealous  Christians 
and believed that athletic sports  did not 
detract from business,  religion, or  good 
character, to please arise.  The audience 
arose  en  masse.  He  then  called  upon 
those  who  were  opposed  to  stand  up. 
The  entire  audience  remained  seated.
Mr. Peck has the  reputation  of  being 
a clever salesman,  and,  judging  by  his 
specious argument before the  good  peo­
ple  of Petoskey,  he  is  clever  in  other 
things  besides  selling  goods.  T he 
T radesm an has never been so foolish as 
to condemn  athletic  sports  and  games, 
per se, and doubts whether any  business 
man can be found who would  take  such 
a position.  Moreover,  T h e  T radesm an 
does not discuss any subject  from  a  re­
ligious standpoint,  its  text  being  busi­
ness and all its premises being  based  on 
business  principles.  Such  being 
the 
case, the attempt of the Petoskey gentle­
man  to wring  T h e  T radesm an  into  a 
discussion from the standpoipt of morals 
and  religion  is  more  creditable  to  his 
shrewdness as  a  disputant  than  to  his 
sense  of  candor  and  fairness. 
T h e 
T radesm an  is  prepared  to  prove  its 
premises  of  a  few  weeks  ago— as  set 
forth in the  article  above  quoted—that 
baseball, as  at  present  conducted,  mo­
nopolizes too  much  time  which  should 
be devoted to  business,  especially when 
business is as quiet as it  is  this  season. 
When Grand Rapids had  a  bad  case  of 
baseball fever, three or  four  years  ago, 
it was next to impossible to find  a  busi­
ness man  at his desk  long  after  dinner 
any bright afternoon  and  country  mer­
chants  who  came  in  on  the  afternoon

remain  over  night. 

trains to buy  goods  were  compelled  to 
transact  their  business  with  clerks— 
which  was  just  as  well,  perhaps,  al­
though merchants  who  seldom  come  to 
market like to meet  the principles  with 
whom  they  do  business  on  such' occa­
sions—or 
T he 
T radesm an  has  no  objection  to  base­
ball as a recreation,  but as a steady diet, 
day  after  day  for  weeks,  resulting  in 
wholesale absence from business and ne­
glect of imperative duties, it  has  objec­
tions  of  a  very  serious  nature.  The 
good  people  of  Petoskey  may  put  the 
seal  of  approval  upon  baseball,  horse 
racing,  or  any  other  sport,  but  when 
they  come  to  get  a  daily  diet  of  any 
game, as Grand Bapids did  a  few  years 
ago,  necessitating  a  partial  suspension 
of business during the afternoon and un­
fitting business men for work during  the 
forenoon by reason of  the  discussion  of 
the previous game and speculation  as to 
how the next  game will  terminate, it  is 
barely  possible  they  will  come  to  the 
conclusion that they  have  been  a  little 
too fast  in  condemning  the  statements 
of  a  publication  which  knows  more 
about  the  subject  from  actual 
expen-
ence than they do.

The Wheat Market.

Since my last report nothing  of  great 
importance  has  transpired,  except  the 
Daily Record Breaker,  until  No.  2  Red 
has dropped to 53^c per bu.  This price 
is lower than ever known.  While wheat 
in the early days may have sold lower, it 
should  be  borne  in  mind  that in those 
days  it  cost  nearly  25c  per  bushel  to 
ship it to export points,  while  to-day  it 
costs  only  6@8c  per  bushel.  Still  the 
short sellers keep on pounding the wheat 
for lower levels, and the talk and drift is 
for wheat to go below 50c per  bushel,  in 
order to get it  to  an  export  basis,  and, 
as the exporters’ demand is  not  what  it 
should be, I see no reason  why  it  won’t 
go lower or to an export  basis.  With  a 
liberal decrease last week and  the  week 
previous,  and a shortage of  acreage,  the 
Northwest  will  be  25,000,000  bushels 
short of  last  year.  With all these facts 
before  us,  wheat  keeps  on  slumping 
every day, and bow  long ‘this  will  con­
tinue  no  one  seems  able 
to  solve. 
As everything has an  end,  so  will  this 
record  breaking  come  to  an  end.  and 
some fine day  we  will all  wake  up  and 
find the wheat all used up.
Many claim this is splendid weather for 
wheat. 
them. 
While there are some  good  fields,  many 
are spotted, and  the wheat will  be  very 
uneven.  1 also  think  that  the  crop  re­
porters  over-estimated  the  acreage,  as 
on my trip last week to  Cincinnati  I  did 
not find as much acreage as one  and  two 
years  ago;  especially  two  years  ago, 
when I went over the same territory, and 
it seemed that it was  a  continual  wheat 
field all the way, while  this  year  wheat 
fields  are  scattering, corn  and  oats  are 
more plentiful.  Why should this not  be 
so?  Oats  are  worth 
per  pound,
corn is worth four-fifths tents per  pound 
and are exactly the same price per pound 
of  wheat.
The  past  week  there  was  received  in 
this  city  sixty-eight  cars  of  wheat, 
fifteen  cars  of  corn  and  of  oats—nine 
cars  more 
than  double  the  number 
received  in  Detroit.

I  claim  to  differ  from 

C.  G.  A. V oigt.

We have made  H.  Schneider  Co.  dis­
tributing agent for the old  reliable S. K. 
B. cigar.  American Cigar Co.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

13

The Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The market was so  weak  dur­
ing the past week that a decline  Monday 
of a sixpence on some grades of hards and 
J^con most  grades  of  softs  occasioned 
no  surprise.  The  market  is  still  weak 
and unsettled  and  further  declines  are 
by no means unexpected.

Cheese—The market  is tending  down 

Bananas—Are in ample  supply at  fair 

ward, but will probably not  go  down 
the butter basis.
prices  for  common  to  choice  grade 
Large  bunches  of  fancy  fruit  bring 
rather high figures, and wholesalers  find 
no difficulty in placing all  they can  get. 
Prices range from $1 to $2.25 per  bunch 
according to  size  of  bunch  and  quality 
of fruit.
Cocoanuts—Continue  to  move  readily 
at prices quoted.

Dates  and  Figs—Continue 

to  sell 
fairly well, as do  other  staples.  Prices 
fluctuate a  little, but  quotations,  as  ap 
pear elsewhere, are  uniformly correct.

Jelly—The  manufacturers  have  put 
this article on the rebate  plan,  the  mar 
gin of  the  jobber  depending  altogether 
on his maintaining the established price 
Lemons—Still  remain  cheap and  de 
mand is  limited  to  actual  needs,  which 
owing  to  the  cold  weather,  are  small 
Our  market  is  well  supplied,  but  not 
overstocked.  Prices are about  the  same 
as quoted last week, excepting  for  300s 
which are worth 25c per box more.

Oatmeal  and  Rolled  Oats—Advanced 
25c per bbl.  by the manufacturers,  which 
has been followed by  a  similar  advance 
by the jobbing trade.

Oranges—California  oranges are about 
gone.  What is  being  offered  now  con 
sists  of  a  lot  of  small  inferior  fruit 
which is  without  value,  excepting  now 
and  then  something  which  was  put  in 
cold  storage.  Our  market  holds  but 
very  little  of  it,  local  dealers  having 
cleaned up early  and  now  depend  upon 
Messina  and  Sorrento  fruit.  This 
packed very nicely  and,  while  selling a 
little high as compared  with the price of 
Californias, sells very readily and stands 
up well.
Peanuts—Are a shade higher  and held 
firm.
Pepper—The  present 
low  price  of 
Singapore black pepper has been brought 
about  by  overproduction.  The  acreage 
planted until within  the  last two  years 
had increased to such an  extent that  the 
supply exceeded the demand,  and,  even 
at the low rates now  ruling,  there  is  no 
briskness in the trade.  The  cost of pro­
duction  is  just  about  covered,  that  is, 
by  the  Chinese  system  of  cultivation. 
The next year’s crop is estimated  to turn 
out less than the present  one,  but not to 
uch  an  extent  as  to  materially  affect 
values, which would depend  more  upon 
the demand for the article in Europe and 
America.  By July,  1895,  however,  the 
production is expected to  be  reduced  to 
quite 30 to 40 per cent,  under  what it  is 
now.

Lakeview Laconics. 

L a k ev ie w ,  May 15—Eckert  Brothers, 
(John and Will)  who  have  been  in  the 
photograph business here for a couple of 
years, have discontinued  business.
T. J.  Banks  has  invented  a  concern 
for sprinkling potatoes  with  water  and 
paris green  by horse  power. 
It  consists 
of a 15-gallon galvanized sheet iron tank, 
placed upon a  horse’s  back,  with  small 
rubber hose attached to each  side so that 
two  rows  can  be  worked  at  a  time. 
Straps connecting  the  horses  fore  legs 
with the machinery upon  the tank,  work 
the  apparatus. 
It  is  thought  to  be  a 
valuable invention.

CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
Bbl a. 
6 6 e

STICK  CANDY.
Caaea

Standard,  per lb......  

“  H.H............... ;;
Twist...............
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Boston Cream.................. 
sv4
Cut  Loaf............................  
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Extra H.  H........................  g>4
MIXED  CANDY.
o._  a  a 
Standard....................
Leader......................
Koval...................... .
Nobby..................... . ‘
English  Rock.........
Conserves..................  
" 7
Broken Taffy................".'baskets
Peanut Squares....................  
>< 7
French Creams..........................
Valley  Creams................,,
Midget, 30 lb. baskets........ 
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Modern, 30 lb. 

Bbls
...... 5*
......5*
...... 6H

88H9
13
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................" '    .............  J“

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fancy—in bulk....................

Palls.
7
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Lozenges, plain.......................  
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Chocolate Drops................................ "  "  
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  i.,.y
Gum Drops...................................................  7’*
Moss Drops....................................  
714
Sour Drops....................*...............................  u??
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fancy—in 5 lb. boxes........Per Box
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Sour Drops................... 
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Peppermint Drops............................................«n
Chocolate Drops.................................  
75
H. M. Chocolate Drops__i.. ” ....................... 01
Gum Drops....................................  
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Licorice Drops...................... . " ................... ;
A. B. Licorice Drops........... 
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Lozenges, plain.........................  
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Imperials..........................  
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Mottoes........................... 
Cream Bar....................... 
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Molasses Bar.............................. 
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Plain Creams.................... 
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Decorated Creams......... ................................. Si
String  Bock..................... 
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Burnt Almonds...............  
Wlntergreen Berries...........60
CARAMELS.
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No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........  
No. 1, 
N°-2. 
Navels, 96-1128................. .................

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Fancy  Seedlings,  126s........

150-176 200-2265  I!” ; " " '
150-176-206-2268
250s.................
Messinas.

3 50
4 00
2 75
3 252 ’,5
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Imperials, 160s.............. 
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200s ...............
Half boxes or flats  100s
.........................200
LEMONS.
Choice,  360...................... 
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Choice 300................................... .................   o ¡Jx
Extra choice 360........................................... 3 «
Extra fancy 300................... 
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Extra fancy 360.................... .........4 00
BANANAS.
Large bunches................................. 
2 rn
Small bunches......................  ........ '*****""  j  .¿5
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy layers, 81b..........................   @12H

I4fl>...........................  
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.......................... 

“  201b ..........................  @ 14
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Persian. 50-lb.  box..................  "   * 5*
lib  Royals...................................... 
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Almonds, Tarragona.............................  
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California............................ 

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Brazils, new.................................. 
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Filberts..............................................I ."   g j.
Walnuts, Grenoble..........................  
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Table Nuts,  fancy................................  
choice.............................  
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  ...................... 
Chestnuts...................................... . 
Hickory Nuts per bu.................... 
Cocoanuts, full sacks...................3 75
_  
Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................  
a   5L4
“  Roasted....................  
a  7
Fancy, H.  P., Flags............................... 
a  517
a   7
“  Roasted...................  
Choice, H. P., Extras............................  @  4^
@ 6
The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows:

PEANUTS

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POULTRY, 
Local dealers pay as follows:
Turkeys.....................................
Chickens...
Fowls........
Ducks........
Geese........
Turkeys__
Chickens... 
Fowl.............
Ducks......
Geese.............
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Chickens....
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14
D r u g s   M e d i c i n e s .

State Board  of Pharm acy.

O ne  Y ear—O ttm ar E berbach, Ann  Arbor.
Two Year*—G eorge G andrum. Ionia.
Three  T ears—C. A. B ugbee. Cheboygan.
F our T ears—8. E. P ar k ill, O wosso.
F iv e T ears—F. W . R. P erry, Detroit.
President—Ottm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor, 
f  eeretary—S tanley E. P a r till, Owosso.
V reasnrer—G eo. Gandrum . Ionia. 
_  os.
C om ing  M eetings—Star  Island,  June  28  and  26, 
H ough ton , Aug. 29 and 30;  L ansing, Nov.  «  and  <•

M ichigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 
President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor. 
V ice-P resident—A. F. Parker, D etroit.
Treasurer—W . D upont,  D etroit.
S ecretay—S. A. T hom pson, D etroit.

|G rand  Rapids Pharm aceutical Society 
P resident, W alter K. Schm idt;  Sec’y , Ben. Schronder

The Rennet Ferment in Plants.

A ferment which, from its resemblance 
to  the  rennet  of  the  animal  organism, 
may be presumed to belong  to  the  class 
of proteohydrolysts, has  been  noted  by 
many observers as being  widely  distrib­
uted in the vegetable  kingdom. 
Its  oc­
currence is much like that of  the  peptic 
and  tryptic  classes,  it  being  found  in 
very  various  parts  of  different plants. 
Prior, in his Popular  Names  of  British 
Plants,  speaks  of  a curious property of 
galium verum, which was noted by  Mat 
thioli  in  the  sixteenth  century,  who 
wrote of it, “Galium inde nomen soritum 
est suum quod lac coagulet.”  Even now 
in the West of England it is  the  custom 
of dairymen to put this  plant  into  milk 
to set the curd ready  for  cheesemaking 
The active principle seems to be  located 
in the flowers.

associated with the trypsin already  men­
tioned, as well as  with  another  ferment 
be described  presently.  The  enzyme 
often present in  good  quantity,  or  it 
has  very  energetic  powers,  a  glycerin 
extract in one  experiment  curdling  two 
and  a  half  times  its  volume of milk in 
five minutes.  The salt  solution  extract 
acts much more slowly, netural  salt  be­
ing  a  hindrance  to  rennet,  as  it  is to 
trypsin.  Different seeds, however, con­
tain  very  varying  quantities  of  the 
enzyme.

In the germinating lupin  seed,  rennet 
exists  side  by  side  with  trypsin,  but 
there is much less of it present.

The rennet from ricinus is  capable  of 
acting in either acid, neutral, or alkaline 
solutions.  Too  much  acidity  obscures 
the  action,  as  the  acid  itself  tends  to 
throw down the casein of the milk 

The  so-called  “naras”  plant of South 
Africa also contains rennet  in  the  peri­
carp, in the pulp, and  in  the  expressed 
uice  of  its  ripe  fruit. 
It  differs from 
the examples just quoted  in  not  having 
any in the seeds.  The  enzyme in naras 
s destroyed by  boiling,  but  it  will  re 
main for an almost indefinite time  in the 
dried  rind. 
It  differs  from  most  fer 
ments,  according  to  Marloth,  in  being 
soluble in alcohol of 60 percent, strength
J.  R.  Gr e e n .

The power of curdling milk was stated 
by  Linmeus  to exist  in  the  leaves  of 
pinguicular  vulgaris,  which,  he  say 
were  used  for  that  purpose  by certain 
Lapland tribes.  Pfeffer  says  that  they 
are also used in the  Italian  Alps  to  the 
same end.  Darwin noted that the secre 
tion  of  the  glands  of  droscra  had  the 
same  power.  The 
latex  of  carica 
papaya, the bast of the stem of  clematis 
vitalba,  and the  petals  of  the  artichoke 
also curdle milk, when allowed to remain 
immersed in it.

The ferment has been extracted  in  re 
cent years from a large number of  seed 
some before and others  during  germina 
tion.  The fullest account of its  proper 
ties  has  been  given  by  Lea,  who pre 
pared  it  from  the  resting  seeds  of 
withanio  eoagulans,  a  shrub  which 
grows freely in Afghanistan  and North 
ern  India.  Withania  is a  genus of the 
natural order solanacecc, and has  a  cap 
sular fruit containing  a  large number 
small seeds.  From these  it  can  be  ex 
tracted either by glycerin or  by a moder 
ately strong solution of common salt, 
is destroyed by boiling, but it  can  with 
stand a  moderately  prolonged  exposure 
to alcohol. 
Its activity is about the same 
as  that  of  most  commercial samples 
animal rennet.

Martins  has  shown  that  commercial 
papain contains rennet,  but he  does  not 
speak of its situation in the  plant.

During the last  few  years  the  writer 
has  met  with  vegetable  rennet  in  the 
seeds of datura stramonium, pisum  sat­
ivum, lupinus hirsutus, and rtcinus com­
munis, in the two former in the  resting, 
and in the two latter in  the  germinating 
condition. 
In ricinus it does not exist in 
the resting state,  but the seed  will  then 
give up to an appropriate solvent a prin­
ciple in which  the  milk-curdling  power 
can be developed by warming with dilute 
acids.  From the endosperm of germinat­
ing seeds the  enzyme  can  be  extracted 
by either salt solution or  glycerin. 
It is

Reverie of a Lead  Pencil.

W ritten fo r Thk  Tradesman.

There  are  clerks  and  clerks.  Every 
shopper knows this,  and  so  does  every 
merchant.  There are clerks  with whom 
it is a pleasure to  deal,  who  make  you 
feel like shaking  hands  with  everybody 
ou meet; and then again when  you  get 
through with some clerks, you  feel  like 
going out and kicking  somebody.  Some 
clerks are mere machines, dummies, who 
get what you want  without a word, have 
no  suggestions  to  offer  if  you  should 
happen to have any difficulty  in  making 
a  choice,  and  who  stand  and  stare  at 
you with about as intelligent  an  expres 
sion of countenance as is seen on a  cloak 
store dummy.

Then  there  is  the  clerk  who  moves 
about in such a dull and listless  manner 
that you are tempted to  box  his (or her) 
ears, in order to infuse a  little  life  into 
him (or her).

You  have  met  the  officious  clerk, of 
course—the kind that knows better  than 
you do what  you  want. 
“I  think  this 
will  answer  your  purpose  better,”  or 
“Here is something  you  ought  to  try, 
or “I know exactly what you want,” and 
then he produces an article that you do not 
want and that has not the remotest  rela 
tion to your  requirement.  After  trying 
in vain to get what you want, and, in the 
end, taking what you had  never  thought 
of purchasing, you go out  with  revenge 
in your heart and a settled determination 
never  again  to  buy  anything  in  that 
store.

The  talkative  clerk.  Female?  Not 
always,  and  by  a  large majority.  The 
talkative clerk is generally of the mascu­
line persuasion, so that 1 am justified  in 
using the pronoun “he”  in  speaking  of 
this  particular  clerk.  He  talks  about 
everything—the  weather,  the  last  per­
formance at the theatre, the  “old  man,” 
his fellow clerks—one continuous stream 
of  talk,  until  your  head  swims.  You 
forget what you went in for, and  go  out 
and  take  the  wrong  car  and never dis. 
cover your mistake until you  have  gone 
half a mile in the wrong direction.  That 
clerk will die some day and  the  commu­

nity of shoppers will heave a sigh  of  re­
lief  and  wish  there  were  only  one  of 
him.

The giggling clerk, who giggles  like  a 
lunatic  on  the  slightest  provocation. 
Silly  is  no  name  for  it.  She  giggles 
from morning until night, and those who 
ought  to  know  say  she  giggles  in  her 
sleep.  Her  idiotic  giggle  follows  you 
for hours, and makes you feel something 
like an escaped lunatic yourself.

Then  there  is  the  clerk who mashes. 
Of all the  mean,  contemptible,  disgust­
ing creatures the  masher  is  the  worst. 
He  ogles  and  smirks  at every lady who 
comes near  his  department,  and,  when 
no better game offers,  will  try  to  mash 
his  fellow  clerks.  One  dose  of  the 
masher is enough and no lady  ever  puts 
herself in his way more than once if  she 
can help  it.  He is a  libel  on  manhood 
and a disgrace to his  calling.  However, 
there  are  not  as  many  of him as there 
were, and it is to be  hoped  he  is  dying 
off.
There is another kind of clerk and this 
kind is nearly always  feminine.  She  is 
the one who looks at you, as you approach 
her counter, with an expression  of coun­
tenance which clearly indicates that  she 
regards you as  a  mortal  enemy  who  is 
only waiting an  opportunity to  “do  her 
up.”  She  attends to your wants in grim 
ilence.  Sometimes  a  smile  flits  over 
her face, but that is  her  way  of  saying 
she is “onto you.”  The  temperature of 
her  department  is  always  below  zero, 
and  you  are  glad  to  get  out  into  the 
warm sunshine and get thawed out.  But 
ou  feel  mean  enough  to  kick  the cat 
when you get home,  and  you  slap  your 
neighbor’s  little  boy  because  he  was 
playing  on your doorstep, and get into a 
row with your neighbor  that  lasts  until 
ou  cool  down  and  explain  to  her the 
reason; and then she says  it’s  all  right, 
ihe doesn’t blame you  in  the  least—she 
has been there herself.

twelve  pupils,  whom  she  taught  every 
evening  after  getting  through  with  her 
duties  down  town.  To-day  this  young 
woman is in partnership  with one sister, 
has five  offices, one school,  and  employs 
from  sixty  to  sixty-five  stenographers 
and typewriters, and owns all of her ma­
chines.  One  rule which they invariably 
follow, and which has insured their mar­
velous, success, is  that  any work  prom­
ised is  delivered  at the time  stated  if  it 
takes  half  of  their  working  force  all 
night to finish it.  For  emergency work 
they have  a  reserve  force,  besides  em­
ploying  many women  to  translate  legal 
documents and dramas in every language 
spoken—excepting Garner’s monkey talk, 
which  thus far  has  not been  demanded.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.
J A V A   O IL
RAW AND BOILED 

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

Pilreln  Vegetable,
adapted to all work  where  a  more  eco­
nomical oil than Linseed is desired.
Free  From  Sediment.

Write for prices.

has better body, dries  nearly  as  quickly 
and with better  gloss  than  Linseed  Oil. 
Especially adapted to  priming  and  min­
eral painting.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Try a sample can of five or  ten  gallons. 

This  Oil  is  a Wi
H. ffl.  REYNOLDS  &  SON.
Seely’s Flavoring Extracts
Every dealer should sell  them.
Extra Fine quality.
Lemon,  Vanilla,  Assorted  Flavors. 
Yearly sales increased by  their  use. 
Send trial  order.

There are several other kinds of clerks, 
but I want to recall only  one  more.  He 
is  the  kind  who  wait?  on  you  intelli­
gently and  promptly.  You  know  what 
you want and he knows  that  you  know 
and  acts  as  though  he  did. 
If he has 
something  new  to  show you in the line 
you  have  called for, he does it in such a 
way  that  you  are  glad  he  did and the 
chances are that you purchase the newer 
article.  He is a gentleman and shows it, 
and no matter how  exacting you may be, 
or how much you may  try  his  patience, 
his temper is unruffled to the last.

Yes,  there  are  clerks  and  clerks,  as 
everybody  knows, but I heard it said not 
long ago that clerks are just about  what 
customers  make  them,  and next week I 
may  have  something  to  say  about  the 
other side of the  question.

Only a  L e a d  P e n c il.

They Have Their Rights.

The  New York Tribune gives  the  his­
tory  in  brief  of  a  prosperous  business 
enterprise  conducted  by a  lady  in  New 
York, which  furnishes  a  telling  com­
mentary on  the talk,  which some  promi­
nent women  still  loudly indulge  in,  as 
to  the  inequalities  and  injustices  that 
women  have  to  contend  with  in  the 
struggle for existence.  This lady, whose 
father was making a comfortable  living, 
undertook to master  stenography merely 
for her own amusement.  Becoming pro­
ficient, she  insisted  on taking a  position 
in an office and making  her  own  living. 
Her  father  met  with  reverses  and  fell 
ill,  and  she  found  that  the  support  of 
the family was devolving upon her.  She 
proceeded to teach her two  younger  sis­
ters  the  art,  and  opened  a  school  with

■Ill's Lemon,

(Wrapped)

(Wrapped)

Doz  Gro.
1 oz.  $  90  lO  20
2 oz. 
t  20  12  60
4 os.  2  OO  22  80
6 oz.  3  OO  33  OO
Seelu's  Vanilla
Doz.  Gro.
1 oz. $  1  60  16  20
2 oz.  2  00  21  60
4 oz.  3  75  40  80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
Plain  N. 8.  w ith 
corkscrew at same 
price if'preferred.
Correspondence

Solicited.
SEELY  MFG.  CO.,  Detroit,  nich.

BALD
HEADS

DANDRUFF  CURED.

NO  MUSTACHE.
NO  PAY.

NO  CURE. 
NO  PAY. 
1 will take Contracts to grow hair on the head 
or face with  those  who can call  at  my office or 
it the office of  my agents, provided  the head is 
not  glossy, or the pores of the scalp not closed. 
Where  the  head  is  shiny or  the  pores  closed, 
there is no cure.  Call and  be examined  free oi 
charge.  If you cannot  call, write to me.  State 
tho exact  condition of the scalp and your occu­
pation 
Room 1311 Masonic Temple, Chicago

PROF. G. B1RKHOLZ,

THE  MICHIGAN  TBADE8 MAM

Wholesale Price  Current•

Declined—Gum Opium,  Oil  Orange,  Oil  Cubebs,

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Advanced—Salaclne, Turpentl 
Oil Lemon, Morphia, Cocoaine.

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▲Olb DM.
Acetlcum.................
8®  10
Benzolcum  German .  65®  75
Boradc 
...................
20
Carbollcum..............
20®  30
Cltrlcum...................
52®  55
Hydrochlor..............
3®  5
.  10®  12
Oxallcum................. .  10®  12
Phoaphorium dll......
20
Sallcyllcum.............. .1 30@1  70
Sulphurlcum............ .  1*@  5
Tannlcum................. .1  40® 1  60
Tartarlcum................
30®  33
AMMONIA.
4®  6
Aqua, 16  deg............
20  deg............
6®  8
Carbonas  ................. .  12®  14
)  ► Chlorldum................ .  12®  14
ANILINE.
Black......................... .2 00@2 25
Brown.......................
80@1  00
Red............................ .  45®  50
Yellow...................... .2 50@3 00

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8®  10
2 5 ®   30

BACCAE.
Cubeae (po  36)........
Junlperos.................
Xantnoxy lum ... 
... . 
BALflAMUM.
Copaiba....................
4 5 ®   50
Peru........................
@ 2   25
Terabln, Canada  — 6 0 ®   65
Tolutan....................
3 5 ®   50
CORTEX.
Abies,  Canadian__ .........   18
........  11
Casslae  ....................
Cinchona F la v a...... ...............  18
Kuonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po.............  20
Pronus Vlrglnl....................   12
Quill ala,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Uhm» Po (Ground  15)........  15

EXTRACTOR.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
“ 
po...........
Haematox, 1G lb. box..
“ 
la..............
“  M«...........
“  Ms.............
Carbonate Preclp........
Citrate and Quinta —
Cltratia  Soluble...........
Ferrocy anldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure............

FBRRÜ

•• 

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

®  15 
®3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
®  15

FLORA.

Arnica................   18® 
Anthemls............  30® 
Matricaria 

20
35
.......  50®  65

FOJ.1A.

nlvelly.............   25® 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tln-

...................  18®  50
28
35®  50
and  Ms....................   15®  25
..................    8®  10

Salyla  officinalis,  Ms
Ura Ursl 

«  Alx. 

“ 

s u m m i.

“ 
“ 

®  60
Acacia, 1st  ploked—  
®  40
.... 
“  2d 
....  @  30
**  8d 
sifted sorts... 
®  20
“ 
11  po.........   60® 
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po.60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Soootrl, (po.  60).  ®  50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
16)............................  ®  1
Ammnnlae.................  55®  60
AssafOBtlda, (po. 35)..  40®  45
Bensolnum.................  50®  55
Camphor»..................   46®  50
Bupnorblum  p o ........  35®  10
Gafbanum...................  ®2  50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  7b
Guaiacum, (po  35) —   ®  30
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1  15
Mastlo...................... ■  @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @ 40
Opll  (po  3 80®4 001. .2 30@2 35
Shellac  .....................   45®  42
bleached......   33®  35
Tragacanth........  40®1 
00

herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................   23
“  Y lr.........................  25
Hue.......................................  30
Tanaoetum, Y ......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat..............  56®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

MASMBSIA.

OLEUM.

Absinthium............... 2 G0@3  00
Amygdalae, Dole____  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae__8 00®8  25
A n isi..........................l  8i @1  90
Aurantl  Cortex......... 1  80®2  00
Bergamll  .................. 3 00®3  20
Cajlputl....................  60®  65
Caryophylll...............   75®  80
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodll...............   @1  60
Clnnamonll............   .1  1G@115
Cltronella..................   @  45
Conlum  Mao..............  35®  65
Copaiba......................  80®  90

 

Cubebae..........................  
2 
Bxechthltos........... 
:  50®l  60
Brlgeron.....................1  50® 1  60
Gaultherla..................1  70@1  80
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  .................. l  25@l  40
Jumper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonls...................... 1 40®  60
Mentha Piper.............. 2 85@3 60
Mentha Verld.............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal.............1 30@l  40
Myrcla, ounce................  @ 50
Olive..........................  90@3 00
Plcls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini.......................   1  22@1  28
Rosmarini............  
l  00
Rosae, ounce............   6 50@8 50
Succlnl.......................   40®  45
Sabina.................  ...  90®1  00
San tal  .......................2 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tlglfl...................  
  @1  00
Thyme............... .......   40®  50
opt  ...............   @1  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20

“ 

POTASSIUM.
15®  18
BICarb...................... 
ia@  14
bichromate................ 
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Carb......... : ................   12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @  15
Potass Nltras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

RADIX.

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Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................   12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhlsa, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po....  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po........................1  eo®i 75
Iris plox (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rhel.................... '.....  75@1 00
“  Cut......................  @1  75
“  PV.......................   75@1  35
Splgelia......................  35®  38
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpen tari a.................  45®  50
Senega.......................  55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
M  @  25
Scillae, (po. 85)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fret)
dus,  po....................  ®  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a .................... 
18® 20
Zingiber  j ................... 
18® 20
SEMEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  20). 
..  @ 15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  22®  25
Bird, Is......................... 
4® 6
Carol, (po. 18)..............   10® 12
Cardamon........................l  00@1 25
Corlandrum.................   11® 13
Cannabis Satlva.........  4® 
5
Cydonlum....................   7501 00
Cnenopodlum  ............   10® 12
Dlpterfx Odorate........ 2 40®2 60
Foenloulum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........  
6®  8
L in i..........................   4  © 4M
Lini, grd.  (bbl. SM)...  3M© 4
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__  3  @ 4
Rapa.............................  6®  7
Slnapls  Albu............ 7  @ 8
r  Nigra...........  11®  12

sprarrus.
Frumenti, W..D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R ......1  7502 00
1  25@1  50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T ....1 65®2 00
“ 
1  75@3 50
Saacharom  N.  B........ 1  75®2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli........... 1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto.................... 1  2S@2 00
Vini  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

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»p o n s e s .

Florida  sheepe’  wool
carriage....................... 2 50@2 75
Nass an  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
oarrlage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................  
Hard for  slate  use —  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
use..........................  

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

8TBUP8.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................   50
Rhel Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Bdllae..................................   50
“  Co.............................   50
Toiatan...............................   50
Pranascvlrg.........................  50

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OO

TINCTURES.

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Co...............„  

Aconitum  Napellls R .........   60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica................................   50
Asafoetlda............................  o
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
„  “  Co..........................   50
Sangulnarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon...........................   75
Co.........................  75
Castor................................. l 00
Catechu...............................   50
Cinchona............................  50
60
Columba.............................   60
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba.................................  50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................   50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
“ 
ammon....................   60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..................................  75
“  Colorless...................  75
Ferrl  Chlorldum.................  35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrn..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pll.....................................  g5
Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor........................ 2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
K hatany..............................  so
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia 
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
ValerlaD..............................  50
Veratrum Verlde.................  50

Acutlfol......  50
“ 
Co......  50

“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

‘ 
“ 

“ 
“  Bpo.  @ 20

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

"  
ground,  (po.
7).............................  
3®  4
Annatto.......................   55® 60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrln...................  @1 40
Antlrebrln..................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  @  48
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__ 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N.............2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Me.  14)..............  @  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................  @1  00
Capsid  Fructus,af...  @  26
po....  @  28
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  ......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  Q  25
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetaoeum...................  @  40
Chloroform................  60®  68
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........ 1 5001  80
Chondros..................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A W  15®  20
German 8M@  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
oent  ...................... 
75
@  35
Creasotum.............. 
Creta, (bbl. 75)......  
®  2
prep............  
5®  5
preclp.............. 
9®  11
Rubra................  @ 8
Crocus......................  50®  55
Cudbear......................  ®  24
CuprlSulph...............   5 ®  6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Bther Sulph...............   70®  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po...................  @  6
iota, (po.)  75.........   70®  75
Flake  white..............  12®  15
Galla..........................   @  23
Gambler......................7  ® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  60
French...........  30®  50
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box 75.
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®  15
Glyoerlna...................  14®  20
Grana Par adlsl...........  ®  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor Mite..  @  75
“  C or....  @  65
Ox Rubrum  @  85
Ammonlatl..  @  95
Unguentum. 45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  65
IcnthyoDolla, Am..  ..1 2S®1 50
Indigo.........................  75® 1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80®3 90
Iodoform....................   @4 70
Lupulin......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  10®  ’’’5
M ads.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannia,  8 .F ..............  60®  M

1M).......................... 2M®4

“  White................  19®

“ 
11 
“ 
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S.  N. Y. Q.  A

Morphia, S.  P. A W.  2 15®2 40 
C.  Co....................  2 05@2 30
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls  Liq, N.»C., M gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  @1  00
pints.........  @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22).  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__  @  3
Pllx Burgun................  @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  lo@l  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Qua8slae.................... 
8®  10
Quinta, S. P. & W......34*@39M
s.  German....  27®  37
Rubla  Tlnctorum......  12®  14
Saecharum Lactls pv. 
12®  14
Saladn...................... 2  10@2 25
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W.....................   12®  14
11  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

“ 

Seldlltz  Mixture.......
@  20 @  18
Slnapls.......................
“   opt..................
®  30 
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  
_
@  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda et Potass Tart...  24®  %
Soda Carb.................  1M@  2
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 17@2 27
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Stiychnla Crystal......1 40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............ 2M@ 3
“  Roll..............2  @ 2M
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  80
Theobromae............. 45  @  48
Vanilla.....................9 00® 16 00
Zlncl  Sulph...............   7®  8

Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............ ..  SO
Lard, No.  1............
.  42
Linseed, pure raw.. ..  52

Bbl. Gal
70
85
45
55

“ 

paints. 

Linseed,  boiled.........  55 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   65 
SplrltsTurpentlne....  36 

15
58
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian..............im  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  1M  2@4
“ 
Ber........1M  3@3
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M®3
“  strictly  pure..... 2M  2M®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
  13@16
 
ican ................. 
Vermilion, English.... 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......   70@75
Lead,  red....................6  @6M
“  w hite............... 6  @6H
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  GUders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting.,  Paris  Bng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. lTurp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 166@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 
70® 7 6
Turp......................... 

Grand  Rapids, flieh.

We" offer  the following  very desirable 

sponges in eases:

No.  150-A....... .......  100 
“  140—A....... .......  100 
“  130-A....... .......  100 
*•  120  A....... .......  100 
“  110- A....... .......  50 
90-B....... .......  60 
“ 
“  80-B....... .......  50 
“ 
70-B....... __   25 
“  60-B....... __   25 
“  50-B.......
----  30 
40-B.......
“ 
----  18 
30-B....... __  
“ 
12 
10-B....... __  
12 
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per case
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“ 
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X  2 
X—3
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30 
44
X-4.......... ___  18 
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PRICE  $8.50 per  case.

Grass
Slate
Surgeons

strings

retail  5c each.............. ..............8  2
............ ..............  4
.............. ..............  4
..............

“ 
ioc  “ 
«  15c  “ 
“  20c  “ 

50

60
£14  60

8  1 25 to 3 25 per  pound

50 to 1 00 44 
75 to 1 50 44 
O 00 to 2 50 44 
1 00 to 2 50 each

44
44
44

Cham ois S k in s

From $  1  00  to $  20  00  per kip.
“  doz.

60  to 

8  50 

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HMELTINE  i  PERKIN8  DRUB

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G ROCERY  PR IC E   CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are  for the  trade only, in snch 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  u su a lly   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 leature ot  tne 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

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AXLE GREASE.-
doz
Aurora........... ........  55
Castor OH...... ......  60
Diamond........ ........  50
Frazer’8......... ......  
75
Mica  ............ ........  65
..  .. ........  55
Paragon 

gross
6 00
7 00
5 50
9 00
7 50
6 00

BAKING  POWDER. 

Acme.
v  lb. cans, 3 do*...............   «
14 lb.  “ 
2  “  ................  75
1 lb.  “ 
1  “  ............... 1 «
Bulk....................................  10
Arctic.
V lb cans 6 doz  case.........  
55
.............1  10
i t b  
“  4 doz “ 
1  H> 
“ 
.2 00
“  2 doz 
5  B> 
...........  9 00
“  1 doz  “ 
Cream  Flake.
3  oz 
“  6 doz “ 
45
..........  
..........   80
4  oz 
“  4 doz “ 
6  oz 
“  4 doz “ 
.......... 
80
...........  1  10
8  oz 
4 doz •* 
“ 
lb 
“ 
2 doz “ 
.............2 00
.............9 00
lb 
1 doz “ 
“ 
JO
“ 
Vi lb  “ 
...........  75
•• 
lib   “ 
........  1  40
45
“  ..  85
“ 
vi lb.  “ 
lib .  “ 
« 
‘‘ ..1 5 0
45
Vi lb  cans........  75
“ 
1 lb cans......... 1  50
“ 

Our Leader, Vi lb cans...... 

Red Star, V4 tt> cans........... 

Teller’s,  Vi lb. cans, doz. 

BATH  BBICK.
2 dozen in case.

BLUING.

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  80
Domostlc........................   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.

<40. 2 Hurl..........................  1  75

“ 

.......................2 50
No. 1 
Parlor Gem.........................2 75
Common Whisk................. 
80
•pancv 
.................   100
Warehouse.........................

1 

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BRUSHES.
Stove, No.  1.......................   125
io.......................   1  50
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—   85
Rice Root Scrub, 3 row —   1  25 
Palmetto, goose.................  1  50

“ 
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CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............   10
Star,  40 
..............  »
Paraffine  ..........................   10
Wlcklng  .......................... 24

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CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

•* 

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Little Neck,  l lb................ l  20
“  2 lb................ 1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb.....................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................   75
21b....................135
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb........................... 2 45
»  2  lb........................... 8 50
Picnic, l i b ..........................2 00
21b..........................2 90
« 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb........  ...........110
2  lb................... 2 10
Mustard,  2 lb.....................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b............2 25
Soused. 2 lb........................2 25
Salmon.
Colombia River, fiat..........1  80
tails..........I 65
“ 
Alaska, Red.. 
125
 
pink........................1  10
Kinney’s, flats................... 1 95
Sardine*.
American  Vis................ 4Vi@ 5
¿ a ................ 6Vi© 7
Imported  Ms....................   099
Vis.................... 15016
......................  607
Mustard 
Boneless..........................  
21
Trout.
Brook >, lb..........................2 50
F ruits.
Apple*.

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3  lb. standard............  
York State, gallon*—  
....
Hamburgh,  “ 

1 20
3 75

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

Half  pint, 25 bottles..........2 75
............ 4 60
Pint 
Quart 1 doz bottles 
. —  8 50 
Half pint, per  doz..............1 35
Pint, 25 bottles...................4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................. 3 75

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b. bags......................  @3
Less quantity............ ..  @3Q
Pound  packages..........6X@7

Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Mexican and Gnatamala.

Fair......................................18
Good.................................... 19
Prime...................................21
Golden.................................21
Peaberry............................. 23
Fair......................................19
Good.................................... 20
Prime.................................. 22
Peaberry  .............................23
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.

1 40

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast 
Ing and 15 per  cent  for shrink 
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX ..  22 80
Bunola.. ..........................   82 30
Lion, 60or 100lb.  case....  22 80 

Package.

Extract.

Valley City Vi gross...........  75
......... 115
Felix 
Hummel's, foil, gross.......1 65
“ 
........2 85

“ 

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tin 
CHICORY.

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

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
140
1  60
175
I  90
8b
1  00

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

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Jute 
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CONDENSED  MILK.

4 dos. In case.

Apricot*.

Gages.

Peaches.

1 40
Live oak...................... 
1 40
Santa Crus................. 
1  50
Lusk’s ......................... 
Overland..................  
1  40
Blackberries.
F. A  W.......................  
90
Cherries.
Red.............................1  10@1 25
Pitted Hamburgh......
W hite......................... 
1  50
Brie............................ 
1 30
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
Erie..................................... 120
1  40
California................... 
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common.................... 
Pie............................  
1  10
Maxwell.................... 
1  60
Shepard's................... 
1  60
California..................   160@1  75
Monitor 
.................
Oxford........................
Pears.
Domestic.................... 
1  %
Riverside.................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common.................... 1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
2 75
grated........ 
Booth’s sliced............  @2 51
grated...........  @2 75
quinces.
Common.................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
Red............................. 
1  10
Black  Hamburg.............. 
1  25
Erie, black  ...............  
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1  25
1 2E
Hamburgh................. 
1  20
Erie............................  
1 05
Terrapin....................... 
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s_____2  10
Roast beef  Armour’s..........1  80
Potted  ham, Vi lb................1  40
“  M lb.................   85
tongue, Vi lb ..............185
“  M lb...........   85
chicken, M lb..........   95
Vegetables.

Meats.

“ 
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“ 
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Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

“ 
“ 
“ 
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Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless..........1  15
French style.......2 00
Limas..................1  35
Lima, green..............................1 25
soaked.......................   70
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 85
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 35
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1  85
Picnic Baked............................ 1 00
Hamburgh............................... 1 25
Livingston  Eden.....................1 20
Purity  .............................
Honey  Dew..............................1 40
Morning Glory.................
Soaked...............................  75
Hamburgh marrofat........... 1 80
early Jane  .  ...1 50
Champion Eng.. 1  40
petit  pole...........1 40
fancy  sifted___1  90
Soaked.................................  65
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  10
early -June.......1 30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__1  25
French.................................. ..2 15
French..............................19©21
Erie...............................  
80
Hnbbard...................................1 15
Hamburg...................................1 40
Soaked 
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 50
E rie.......................................... 1 35
Hancock............... .........
Excelsior ...— ..............
Eclipse.............................
Hamburg..........................
Gallon......................................8 SO
CHOCOLATE. 

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.
.............................   80

Tomatoes.

“ 

Baker’s.

German Sweet.................. 
Premium........................... 
Breakfast  Cocoa.............. 

23
37
43

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

CHEESE.
Amboy.......................
Acme..........................
Lenawee....................
Riverside...................
Gold Medal...............
Skim..........................
Brick..........................
Edam  ........................
Leiden.......................
Llmbnrger.................
Pineapple...................
Roquefort--------------
Sap Sago....................
Schweitzer, Imported. 
domestic  ....

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9Vi 
0»Vi 
9Vi ©9 
6©8 15 
1  00 
22 
©15 
©25
© 85So
©24
©14

CREDIT  CHECKS.

Peerless evaporated cream.  5 76 
500, any one denom’n ..,...83 00
...  5 00
1000,  “ 
...  8 00
2000,  “ 
75
Steel punch....................... 

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COUPON  BOOKS.

t  1 books, per hundred.. 
8 2 
8 8 
8 5 
810 
820 

“Tradesman.’ 
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“Superior.”
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8 2 
8 3 
8 5 
810 
820 

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.  2  00 
.  2 50 
.  3 00 
.  8 00 
..  4 00 
..  5 00
2 50 
.  3 00 
..  3 50 
.  4 00 
.  5 00 
. .   6  00

Universal.”

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8  1  books, per hundred...  83 00 
....  3 50
8 2 
....  4 00
S3 
. . .   5 00
8 5 
810 
....6 0 0
820 
....  7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5 per  cent 
500  “ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
ICan  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 110. down. |
20 books.........................I  1 00
50  “ 
.........................   2 00
100 
3 00
“   
6 25
 
“ 
250 
“ 
500 
 
10 00
1000 
“ 
 
17 50
CRACKERS.

 
 
 
 
Butter.

..10 
..20 

Seymour XXX....................  5
Seymour XXX, cartoon......  5Vi
Family XXX......................  5
Family XXX,  cartoon........  5Vi
Salted XXX...........................5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........5Vi
Kenosha.............................  7Vi
Boston...................................7
Butter  biscuit....................  6
Soda, XXX.........................  5V4
Soda, City..............................7Vi
Soda,  Duchess......................8Vi
Crystal Wafer......................10Vi
Long  Island Wafers............11
8. Oyster XXX......................5V4
City OyBter. XXX...................5V4
Farina  Oyster....................   6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure......................  80
Tellers Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............................ 15©25

FLY  PA PER. 

Thom ’s  Tanglefoot.

Single  case......................... 3 60
Five case lots...................... 3 50
Ten case  lots...................... 3 40
Less than one case, 40c  per box 

DRIED  FKUITK 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

Pears.

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12 1254 
California In  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.......................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.......................
251b. boxes.....................
Peeled, In  boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
In bags........
California In bags......
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
26 “ 
...................
Prnnelles.
80 lb.  boxes...................
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
50 lb. boxes....................
......................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

Loose Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown.............................   4
8 
.............................   4Q
......................  4M
4  Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown.................................3M
3 
............................... 4

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Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
“ 

Patras,  In barrels..........   2

In  Vi-bbls............  2Vi
In less quantity —   2V£
cleaned,  bulk—  ..  4 
cleaned,  package.. 
5

Peel.

25  “ 
“ 
25  “  “ 

“ 
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Raisins.

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  13 
Lemon 
8
Orange 
10
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes.  5 ©  7 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
. .7V4  @ 8
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120 ................7
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  7M
.. 8
80x90 
70x80 
8 Vi
. 9
60x70 
5

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Turkey......................... 
Silver.........................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. l,6Vi..........................  *1  75
No. 2, 6Vi..........................  1  60
No. 1,6.............................   1  65
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50

XX  wood, white.

Manilla, white.

No. 1, 6V4..........................  1  35
No. 2, 6 Vi 
.......................  1  25
6V4  ....................................  1
6........................................  
95
Mill No. 4.........................  100
FARINACEOUS GOODS. 

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

Oatmeal.

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs........................ 
3fc
Barrels....——......................... 2 75
G rits........................................ 3 00
Dried............................4  @4Vi
Maccaron! and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box—  
55
Imported.................... 10Vi@ll
Barrels 200 .......................  4 75
Half barrels 100....................  2 50
Kegs....................... —........  2Vi
Green,  bu.............................  1 15
Split  per l b .................  
3
Barrels  180.................  @4
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 50
German.............................   4Vi
Bast India..........................   5
Cracked..............................  3%

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................
Pollock..........................
Whole, Grand  Bank...... 4%@5
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6$£
Boneless, strips................6Vi
Smoked...................... 
Holland, white hoops keg 

Halibut.
Herring.
“ 
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l(i@13
70 
bbl  9 50

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Mackerel.

10  lb s........... . 
’

Norwegian  ......................
Round, Vi bbl 100 l b s ......  2 50
“  Vi  “  40  “  .......  1  30
Scaled......................  ......
No. 1,  100 lbs...........................10 75
No. 1,40 lbs..............................4 60
No. 1,  10 lbs..............................1 23
No. 2,100 lbs............................7 50
No. 2, 40 lbs............................  3 30
No. 2,10 lbs....................... 
Family, 90 lbs...........................5 75

90
65
Russian, kegs....................   55
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs........... 5 25
No. 1 Vi bbl, 40  lbs...................2 40
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   68
No  1,81b  kits....................  57
Family 
% bbls, 100 lbs...........86 25 82 25
U  «  40  “  ........... 2 81  120
101b.  kits..............  ..  78  38
8 lb.  “ 
...................  65  33
MATCHES.

Sardines. 
Trout.

White fish.

No. 1

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.....................81 25
XXX Sulphur.........................   1 00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands 
No. 9  sulphur...........................1 65
No. 2 home................................1 10
Export  parlor.......................... 4 00

1 Anchor parlor.......................... 1 70

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

Bonders’.

A  A

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

dos
2oz 
...8  75 
4 os......   1  50

> 

1

*  *  V

4  A
v/ «

4.  »  m

*  %
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1 

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9  V- 
J»  -
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♦  !  •

Regular
Vanilla.

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

2 00
3 00

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Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 os regular panel .7 5  
1  20
4 oz 
.. .1 50 
601 
...2 00 
No. 3 taper......1  35 
No. 4  taper......1  50 

2 00
2 50
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  10
1  75
1  20
2 25

Nortlirop’s
2 oz  oval taper  75 
“  1  20 
3 oz 
2 oz regular  “
85 
4 oz 
“  1  60 

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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
Vi lb  cans............................  18
Kegs.................................... 4 25
Half kegs............................2 40
Quarter kegs.......................  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 Dock—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

INDIGO.

55
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.......... 
50
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JELLY .
17  lb. palls.................  @  54
30  “ 
................  @  81
Pare.....................................   30
Calabria...............................   25
Sicily...................   .............   12
Root.....................................   13

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LICORICE.

LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz...............1  20
4 doz...............2 25

“ 
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 uait...............................
45
f tn t..................................
40
Half  p in t......   ..............
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon......................  4  75
Q uart...............................   3  75
Pint 
..............................  2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house...............—  
Ordinary........................... 
Prime...............................  
Fancy........................ —... 
Fair 
...............................  
Good................................. 
Extra good........................ 
Choice 
............................ 
Fancy............................—. 
One-half barrels, 8c extra*

New Orleans.

1
16
20
30
18
22
27
82
40

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SALERATPS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s .............................3 30
DeLand’s .................................3 15
Dwight’s .................................. 3 33
Taylor’s  ......................  

3 00

@4 00
@2 00
5 00
3 00

SEELY’S  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. P. M. $  90 doz.  $10 20 gro
2  “  N. S.  1  20  “ 
12 60  “
2  “ P. M.  1  40  “ 
14  40  “
Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M. 1  50 doz. 
2  “  N .S .200  “ 
2  “ P. M.  2 50  “ 
Lemon.

16 20 gro
21 60  “
25 59
Rococo—Second  Grade. 

2 oz...........75 doz..........  8 00  “

2 doz........  100 doz......10 50  “

Vanilla.

SOAP.
-Laundry.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  1-lb........... 3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb...................3 90
White Borax, 100  5£U>.............3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

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Concord...............................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.........................6  75
6  oz...........................4 00
Lenox...............................  3 66
Mottled  German................. 3  15
Town Talk.......................... 3 25

Dingman Brands.

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Single box...........................3  95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp’d ..$4 00 
plain...  3 94
N. K.  Falrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................   4  00
Brjwn, 60 bars.................... 2 40
80  b a rs...................3 25

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Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

Acme...................................3 75
Cotton Oil............................ 6 00
Marseilles............................ 4 00
Master 
............................... 4 00
Thompson'^ Chute Co.’s Brands

^   K
V  # - 4

9  + k  *
/   A,

4  V  4

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PIOKLLS.
Medium.
Barrels, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  count..
Small.
Barrels, 2,400 count.
Half bbls, 1,200 count
PIPES.

...1  70
Clay, No.  216...................
**  T. D. full count......
...  70
Cob, No.  8....................... ...1 20

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

RICE.
Domestic.

A  1  A
i   1
f   *
!  1
4 

Carolina head................. ....6
“  No. 1................. ...5 4
«  No. 2................. ...  5
Broken............................ ..  4
Japan, No. 1....................
....54
....5
“  No.2....................
Java............................ «.....  6
i»   -» Patna............................... ..  44
I
>  j  t

Whole Sifted. 

SPICES. 

Imported.

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M  ‘  9|
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♦ 

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“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.

Allspice............................ --  94
Cassia, China In mats........  8
Batavia in bund — 15
Saigon In rolls........33
Cloves,  Amboyna............. 22
Zanzibar......   ........1114
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
“  No.  1.......................70
“  No. 2.......................60
Pepper, Singapore, black — 10 
“  white...  .20
shot.........................16
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia................... 18
and  Saigon.25
« 
“  Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
11 
Zanzibar................ 18
Ginger, Ai'rlcan...................16
”  Cochin..................  20
Jam aica................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia....................65
Mustard, Bng. and Trieste. .22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“  white.......24
“ 
“ 
Cayenne................20
Sage....................................30
•‘Absolute” In Packages.

Ms  Ms
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  1  55
Cloves.................  —   84  1  55
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage?...........................  84

SAL  SODA.

“ 

Granulated,  bbls................   1M
751b  cases........  1%,
Lump, bbls 
.......................1  15
1451b kegs................  1M

“ 

SEEDS.

A nise.........................  @15
4
Canary, Smyrna.........  
Caraway....................  
8
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4%
Mixed  Bird...............  
5@6
10
Mustard,  white.........  
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
5
Cuttle  bone...............  
30
STARCH.

Corn.

 

 

“ 

20-lb  boxes..........................  53i
40-lb 
54
Gloss.
1-lb packages.......................  5
.......................  6
8-lb 
6-lb 
54
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes................34
Barrels................................   34

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“ 

 

8NUFF.

Scotch, in  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, In jars...............35
French Rappee, In Jars.......43
Boxes...................................54
Kegs, Bngllsh...................... 4K

SODA.

SALT.

Diamond Crystal.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Worcester.
“ 
•* 

Cases, 243  lb. boxes........$  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs................  2 50
115 24 lb bags....  4 00
....  3 75
£0 5 
lb  “ 
3010  lb  “ 
....  3 50
Butter, 56 lb  bags............  
65
□  “  24141b bags  ...........  3 50
“  280 lb  b b ls...........  2 50
...........   2 25
“  224 lb 
115 24-lb sacks...................14 CO
60 5-lb 
.................   3 75
3010-lb 
...................3 50
56 lb linen bags...............  
60
38 lb  bags.........................324
1003-lb. sacks.................... 62 10
60 5-lb.  “ 
....................   2 00
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags...  30
281b.  “ 
16
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75 
75 
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks 
56 lb.  sacks.......................  
22
Saginaw.......................... 
80
SO
 
‘Manistee............. 

Ashton.
Higgins.
Soiar Rock.
Common Pine.
 

Common Grades.

.. 

“ 

“ 

I 

i 

, 
i
i 
i

! 

TEAS.

jai*an—Regular.

SUN CURED. 

BASKKT  FIRED.

P air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice.........................24  @28
Choicest..................... 32  @34
D ust........... 
............ 10  @12
r'.VJJ
P a ir...........................'  @17"
Good..........................   @20
Choice.........................24  @26
Choicest..................... 32  @34
Dust............................10  @12
P air............................18  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest....................  
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
O UNPOWDER.
Common to  fall.........%  @35
Extra fine to finest__50  @65
Choicest fancy.......... 75  @85
@26
Common to fair.........23  @30
Common to  fair.........23  @26
Superior to flue..........30  @35
Common to fair.........18  @26
Superior to  fine.........30  @40

oolong. 
IMPERIAL.

TOURS HTBON.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

P air........................... 18  @22
Choice........................ 24  @28
Best....................  ..  .40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Flue Cut.

 

 

 

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

“ 

“ 

 

 

Plug.

39
27
40
26
34
40
32
39
30

24
43
32
31
27

Sorg’s Brands.

38

Spearhead...................... 
Joker.............................. 
Nobby Twist.................... 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo................................. 
Hiawatha............ ,__  
Valley City....................  
Plnzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty...................  
Jolly Tar.........................  
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax (8  oz., 41c)_____ 
Gr-en Turtle................... 
27
Three  Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler’s Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson & McCauley’s Brands.
Gold  Rope...................... 
Happy Thought.........  
37
Messmate........................ 
No Tax............................ 
Let  Go............................  
Catlln’s  Brands.

Smoking.

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
P rog....................................33
Java, Ms foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut 
...........................28
Warpath.............................. 15
Honey Dew......................... 26
Gold  Block......................... 30
P. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom..............................is
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade........................... 41

Scotten’s Brands.

Brands.

LeldersdorPs Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

tl for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  .........  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75

 

 

YEAST.

Magic........................................1 00
Warner’s  ............................ 1  00
Yeast Foam  ....................... 1  00
lUamond................  
75
Royal......  
 
90

 
 

WOODENWARE.

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

Tubs, No. X.........................6  00
“  No. 2.........................5  50
“  No. 3.........................4  50
130
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1 50
90
“ 
1  25
“ 
“ 
1  80
“ 
2 40

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

15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 
21  “ 

13  “ 
 
 

 
 

 

 

“ shipping  bushel.. 
“ 
full  hoop  “ 
“ willow ci’ths, No.l  5 25
“ 
11 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“  No.l  3 75
“ 
“ 

1  15
.. 1  25
No.2 6 25
No.3 7 25
No.2 4 25
No.3 4 75

“ 
“ 
*’ 
“ 

splint 

INDURATED WARE.

Double.

Butter Plates—Oval.

Washboards—single.

Pails..................................  3  15
Tubs, No.  1........................13 50
Tubs, No. 2.........................12 00
Tubs, No. 3.........................10 50
250  1000
No.  1......................... 
60  2  10
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...................  175
Water Witch......................  2250
Wilson..............................2 5=
Good Luck...........................2 7
Peerless..............................  2 85
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
Green............................  2@24
Part Cured...............  
@ 3
Pull 
@ 34
Dry..............................  4 @ 5
Kips,green  ................   2 @3
“  cured.................  @ 4
Calfskins,  green........   4 @5
cured........4  4@  6
Deacon skins............. 10  @25

HIDES.

“ 

“ 

 

 

No. 2 hides M off.
PELTS.

WOOL.

Shearlings.....................5 @  20
Lambs 
......................25  @  60
W ashed..................... 12 @17
Unwashed....................8 @13
Tallow........................   4 @ 44
Grease  butter  ............  1 @ 2
Switches....................  14@ 2
Ginseng......................2 oo@2 50
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8

MISCELLANEOUS.

WHEAT.

MEAL.

PLOUR  IN  SACKS.

48 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
48
Bolted...............................  1 40
Granulated.......................  1 65
•Patents............................  2 05
•Standards.......................   1  60
•Straight..........................   1  55
Bakers’.............................   1  35
•Graham..........................   1  50
Rye...................................   1  40
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour In bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

815 50
13 00
16 00
17 50
16 80

MILLSTUPPS. Less

Car lots  quantity

CORN.

Bran.............. 614 50 
Screenings__   12 50 
Middlings.......  15 f 0 
Mixed Peed...  17 50 
Coarse meal  .  16 30 
Car  lots............................... 44
Less than  car  lots..............47
Car  lots............................... 41
Less than car lots................45
HAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 11  no
ton lots........ 12 50
N o.l 

OATS.

“ 

FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
P.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FRESH  PISH.
Whltefish 
.................  @8
T rout.........................  @8
Black Bass................. 
124
Halibut......... .............   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__  @4
Bluefish......................  @15
Fresh lobster, per lb.. 
20
Cod.............................  
10
No. 1 Pickerel............   @10
Pike............................  @ 7
Smoked White...........  @8
Red  Snappers......... . 
15
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ......................... 
124
Mackerel....................   18@25
oysters—Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts__  @45
P. J. D.  Selects.........
Selects.......................
P. J. D.........................
Anchors.....................
Standards...................
oysters—Bulk.
Extra Selects..per gal.
Selects.......................
Standards...................
Counts.......................
Scallops............ .........
Shrimps  .................... 
Clams.........................
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100......... 1  25@l  75
.  75@l  00
Clams, 

1  25

“ 

714

PROVISIONS.

SAUSAGE.

PORK  IN barrels.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

qnotes as follows:
Mess............................................................. 
12 50
Short c u t...................................... . . . . . . 
13 00
Extra clear pig, short out............................  u   50
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat back............................. 13 50
14 00
Boston clear, short cut........  ......... 
Clear back, short cut............................. ...]  14  00
Standard clear, short cut. best....   .........  
14 50
Pork, lin k s....................................
Bologna............................................................. ¿2
g
Liver..................................................... 
Tongue.............................. 
ul£
Blood...... ................................... ;;;;;;; 
*
Headcheese..............................g
Summer....................................10
Frankfurts..............................7^4
_  
Kettle  Rendered.... .................... 
Granger........................................... 8
Family. 
Compound................................................ 
Cottolene............................................... 7
50 lb. Tins, Mo advance.
201b. palls, 4c 
10 lb.  “  Me 
51b.  “  Me 
3 lb.  " 
l c  

ou
.......................................................   6H
5s?

LARD.

“
“
“
“

. 

 

 

BEEP IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs..................... 7 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing..................... ’  7 75
Boneless, romp butts.....................................  9 50
Hams, average 20 lbs......................................   93?
16 lbs............................. ...."lOM

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

“ 

“ 

• 

best boneless..................................... 

9
Shoulders..........................................................7^4
Breakfast Bacon  boneless...............                   10
Dried beef, ham prices..................................[  10
Long Clears, heavy...............................
 
Briskets,  medium.............................. 

light.............................
DRY  SALT  MEATS.

8

PICKEED PIGS’  FEET.

Butts..................................
D. S. Bellies............................................  
Pat Backs................................................. 7^
Half  barrels..............................................  
3 go
2 On
Quarter barrels..................................... 
K its.................................................................... $
Kits, honeycomb.............................................. 
75
Kits, premium.........   ........................................55
22 00
Barrels............................................. 
Half barrels......................................'."".‘.'.in  00
Per pound......................................................... 
jj
Dairy, sold packed.............................  
13
Dairy, rolls..........................................134
Creamery, solid packed.................... 
1714
Creamery, rolls................................ ............  jg

B E E F  TONGUES.

BUTTERINE.

TRIPE.

FRESH  BEEP.

gaicass...................................................  C4 @ 64
Fore quarters........................................ 4  @ 4^
Hind quarters........................................ ...  @  y
Loins No. 3..............................................  8 @10
g lb8  ^....................................................   8  @10
bounds.................................................   6  @ 64
Chucks...................................................44@ 5

FRESH  PORK.

Dressed.................................................  6M@64
Loins......   ............................................. 
gi?
ga£
Shoulders  ............................................. 
Leaf Lard......................................... 
9^
Carcass.................... ............................  g  @
Lambs................................................. ’ ’  @ 7
Carcass..................................................  5  @5^

MUTTON.

VEAL.

 

CROCKERY  AND GLASSWARE.

LAMP  BURNERS.
 

No. 0 Sun......................  
 
45
No. 1  “  ............................................................ 50
No. 2  “  ................................................ 
75
Tabular..........................................I..'.'...'.'.'..  7r

lamp chimneys.  Per box.

6 doz. In box.

 

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

“ 
“ 
Pearl top.

2 6
“   
" 2
“ ...................................;;;;3

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

1  7s
No. 0 Sun................................................ 
No.l  “  ............................................................ gg
No.2  “  ............................................  
2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.............................  
21
'  " 2 2
N o.l  “ 
“ 
No.2 
“ ............................... 
“ 
'" '3
No. 0 Sun, crimp top............................. 
No. 1 
N0.2 
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No.2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
...................  4  gg
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz....................... 1  26
No.2  “ 
....................... 1 50
No. 1 crimp, per doz.............................. 
1  *
No. 2  “ 
...................................... iieo
No. 0, per  gross..............................................  2
28
N o.l, 
No. 2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
M ammoth, per doz.........................................   73

La B as ti e.

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
" 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 

“ 

“ 
,r  1 to 4 gal., per gal..........................
“ 

STONEWARE—AKRON.
Bntter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................   06
4  gal. per doz......................  60
Jugs, 4  gal., per doz..................................
Milk Pans, 4  gal., per doz..........................   60
.........................  re
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal.........................  07
Milk Pans, 4  gal..........................................  65
78

1  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

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

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

1  “ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Savon Improved......................2 50
Sunflower............................... a 80
Golden..................................... 3 25
Economical  ......................  2 25

Passolt’s Atlas  Brand.

Single  box  ......................... 3 65
5 box  lots..........................   3  60
10 box lots................................ 3 50
25 box lots del......................... 3 40

Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...- 2 40 
band, 3 doz........... 2 40

“ 

SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which- the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  Invoice  for 
the  amount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the market  in which 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
Cut  Loaf.................................$4 94
Powdered...............................  i 44
Granulated..............................4 12
Extra Fine Granulated...  4 25
Cubes.....................................  4 44
XXXX  Powdered..................   4 69
Confec. Standard  A........... 4 no
No. 1  Columbia A..............  3 87
No. 5 Empire A ....................... 3 81
No.  6........................................ 3 75
No.  7.........................................3 69
No.  8........................................ 3 62
No.  9......................... 
No.  10.....................................  3 37
No.  11...................................... 3 31
No.  12.................................  3 25
No.  13.....................................  2 94
No 14................................. 
2 81

8YRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels................................. 16
Half bbls.............................. 18
P air.....................................  19
Good....................................  25
Choice..................................  so

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
sm all...... 2 65
*' 

“ 
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3 50

18

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

*   i  *

THE COAL MINERS’  STRIKE.

If the soft coal  miners’  strike  contin­
ues  much  longer, the consequences of it 
will be extremely  disastrous.  We  have 
an  illustration  of  what  they  possibly 
may be in the  experience of  Great  Brit­
ain  last  autumn,  when  a similar exten­
sive strike of coal miners in that country 
paralyzed industry  to  an  enormous  ex­
tent and finally created  so much distress 
in the community  that  the  Government 
interfered, and,  through  the  agency  of 
Lord Rosebery, the  present Prime Minis­
ter, effected a  compromise  by  virtue  of 
which mining was  resumed.  How much 
mischief had been done while  the  strike 
lasted, and how great were the  losses  it 
indicted upon  both  employers  and  em­
ployed  of  all  kinds  using  coal  for the 
production  of  motive  power,  has never 
been  precisely  ascertained,  but 
the 
amount  was  many  millions  of  pounds 
sterling.  We  shall  not  probably  suffer 
to an equal extent, but our  injuries  will 
be sufficiently great to  make  us  solicit­
ous 
ir 
the future.

them,  if  possible, 

to  avoid 

The prevention of strikes by  law,  un 
reasonable as they often are, is not  to  be 
thought of.  Even  where, as in the pres 
ent case, a majority of the  strikers  have 
no grievances  of  their  own  to  redress 
and  stop  work  only  for  the  benefit of 
others of their brethren,  it would be both 
useless and impolitic to attempt to inter 
fere  with  them  by  legislation.  The 
remedy  would  involve  a  restriction  of 
individual liberty  which  would be worse 
than  the  evil  to  which  it  was applied 
Something should be done in the  way  of 
protecting from violeuce  miners who de 
sire  to continue at work, but a moral co 
ercion could and would take  the place of 
force  and  be  quite  as  potent.  So long 
as employers are free to  fix  the  amount 
of wages they are  willing  to  pay,  those 
to whom the wages  are  offered  must  be 
equally free to refuse them, and to make 
their refusal decisive.

Fortunately,  the  mischief  occasioned 
by  the  present  soft  coal miners’ strike 
.  great as it is, is not so great  as  it  might 
be.  For the  fuel  ot  which  it  deprives 
consumers  substitutes  exist  and  are 
largely  employed.  Anthracite  can  be 
burned  and  is  burned  in  factories, 
steamships, and in railroad  locomotives 
Wood,  which of late years  has  been  al­
most entirely driven out by coal,  can  be 
had to an extent  which makes it  an  ele­
ment  of  importance.  Petroleum,  also, 
can be used in some cases.  Then  there 
are, besides the mines of soft coal  which 
are  not involved in the strike, and  from 
which the market  is  still  partially  sup­
plied,  those of Nova Scotia and  of Great 
Britain, which, at a slightly increased cost 
for  freight  and  duties,  furnish  a  very 
considerable quantity of  fuel.  But  im­
proved and enlarged organization may at 
no distant  period  bring  these  resources 
also  under  the  control  of  strikers, and 
then the community must  either  submit 
to their demands or resist them by means 
to which it has not yet resorted.

it limits the rate of interest  for  the  use 
of money, and the principle  thus  estab­
lished has  since  been  applied  to  other 
subjects.  Thus, the Legislature of New 
York, in 1886, limited by  law  the  price 
of  gas  in  New  York  City,  whether  it 
was furnished by corporations or  by  in­
dividuals, and it has since then,  on  sev­
eral occasions,  extended  the  limitation 
to smaller  cities. 
Its  intervention  has 
also lately been  sought  to  reduce  tele­
phone  charges,  and  though  it  has  not 
et made the reduction, its right to do so 
is conceded.

If, therefore, it  should happen  in  the 
course of  events  that  the  comfort  and 
well  being  of  our  citizens  generally 
should  be  impaired  either  by  quarrels 
between  coal  mine  owners  and  their 
miners which cut off the  supply  of  coal 
or by combinations between  the  two  in 
volving  the  exaction  of  an  exorbitant 
price  for  it, 
the  precedent  has  been 
made  both  by  custom  and  by  law  for 
regulating  the  business  by  legislation 
Whether  this  shall  be  done  by  fixing 
miners’  wages and hours  of  labor,  and 
as a consequence,  the  price  of  coal, 01 
whether  the  people  shall  take  posses 
sion of the mines  by what  lawyers  call 
the right of  eminent  domain  and  carry 
them on  itself  as they  carry  on  in  the 
cities  the  business  of  supplying  water 
and  in  many  cities  that  of  supplying 
gas,  is  one  of  those  knotty  questions 
which remain to be answered.

The regulating  by  law  either  of  the 
wages of miners or of  the  price  of  coal 
is open  to  objections  which,  theoretic­
ally,  are  fatal,  and  which  in  practice 
have yet to be  met  and  overcome.  The 
price  of  coal  might  easily  be  fixed  as 
that of gas is  fixed,  or  the  charges  for 
warehousing  grain,  but  no  law  could 
compel mine owners to mine and  sell  it 
at that price if it did not  afford  them  a 
profit.  Nor could  miners  be  forced  to 
work for statutory wages if they thought 
those wages were too low, any more than 
they can be  compelled now  to work  for 
the wages which  the  mine  owners  offer 
them.  The  same  objection  applies  to 
the proposal to  settle  disputes  concern­
ing  wages  by  compulsory  arbitration. 
The arbitrators  may  make  their  award 
carefully and  conscientiously, but  when 
they have made  it  there  is  no  feasible 
method of enforcing  it.  A  strike  or  a 
lockout  against  the  decision  of  arbi­
trators is as easy as  one  against  one  of 
the parties directly  interested  and  just 
as bard  to  put  down.  The  most  that 
any arbitration can effect is to  make  the 
parties to it listen to reason  and  to  dis­
pose them to a settlement  by  offering  a 
a disinterested judgment  for  their  con- 
consideration.  To this extent they  have 
frequently proved successful, but  it  has 
been in consequence of a  voluntary,  not 
a  compulsory,  submission  of  the  con­
troversy.

The Government ownership  and  oper­
ation of the mines, though  earnestly ad­
vocated  by 
the  Socialists,  Populists, 
Nationalists,  or  whatever  other  name 
may  be  given  to  those  reformers  who 
The  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
think that all social  and  financial  evils 
States long ago decided that  the  regula­
could be  remedied  if  only  the  Govern­
tion by the community  through  its  leg­
ment would undertake  the  management 
islative and executive  agents  of  all  in­
of  the  country’s  principal  industries, 
dustries which, to any  large  extent,  af­
have  not  yet  sufficiently  commended 
fected its well being, is  one  of  its  con­
themselves to the  majority  of  our  citi­
stitutional  rights. 
In  the  celebrated 
zens to secure  acceptance.  That we are 
Granger  cases  it  held  that  any  State 
drifting toward them, as we  are  toward 
might,  to  prevent  extortion,  limit  the 
socialism generally, I pointed out  in  my
rates of  storage  for grain  which  ware-
housemen should be allowed to  exact  as I article of four weeks  ago,  but  we  have

It is a trial of strength and  e 

ask. 
ance on  both  sides,  and  much  as  coal 
consumers  may  suffer  from  its  contin­
uance  they  are  without  remedy. 
It  is 
not a tlatteriug  feature  of  our  civiliza­
tion,  but there is no use in  shutting  our 
eyes to it. 

Ma tth ew  Ma r sh a ll.

The  Secret of Success.

“ 1 can’t make out  how it  is  that  Jim 
Johnson always gets  such good  places,” 
said Harry  Smith,  the  carpenter’s  son, 
to another boy, one aftermoon.
And Harry was not  the only  one  who 
thought  thus. 
Jim  was  certainly  no 
pattern  of  cleverness,  of  beauty  or 
strength;  he  could  not  do  more  than 
others,  nor  could  he  do  it  so  well  as 
many; but for all  that it  was quite  true 
he always had good  places,  good  wages 
and a good character.
When  he  left  one  employer  to  go to 
another it  was  generally  said,  *T would 
not  part  with  him  if  1  could  help  it; 
he is a good boy and so obliging.”
This was the secret of his  good  luck— 
he was “so obliging.”  Did the merchant 
want an errand boy,  or did  anyone want 
a job  done at a  moment’s notice,  it was 
only to get a sight of Jim, and  it was  as 
good  as  done;  for  Jim  would  hurry 
through his own  business,  without  feel­
ing it a troube, in order to help.
When  he  was  at  home  he  kept  the 
woodbox full  of  wood,  and  his  mother 
never had to ask him to bring in a bucket 
of water,  and  many  other  little  things 
did be do in a cheerful  manner;  so  that 
he was a great  favorite,  and  if  he  saw 
younger  boys in trouble he would  try to 
help them  out;  and he put  his  shoes on 
again sifter  having  taken  them off,  one 
pouring rainy night, to  walk  two  miles 
to the town for a parcel containing a new 
gown,  which the  carrier  had  neglected 
to  bring  to  the  kitchen  girl,  who  was 
crying her  eyes  out  because  she  could 
not have It to wear next  morning  at her 
sister’s  wedding. 
It  was  not  so  much 
what Jim did,  but  how  he  did  it,  that 
was so agreeable.

No  One Dies Any More.

“The  hard  times  have  played  hob 
with credit in  our  town.  The  doctors, 
even, refuse to visit patients unless they 
get their fees in advance.”

“That’s tough lines, sure enough.” 
“Should  say  so!  We’ve  lost  one  of 
our best citizens by it.  He moved  away 
last week.”

“No!  Who’s that?”
“The undertaker.”

not yet got there, and a great  deal  more 
argument  from  unpleasant  experience 
than we have had so far will be required 
to bring  us  to  them.  Submitting  indi­
vidual  enterprise  to  Government  con­
trol for the sake of  escaping  the  incon­
veniences of strikes and lockouts  is  like 
submitting to military  despotism  to  es­
cape  anarchy. 
It  may  be  an  effectual 
remedy,  but  it  is  a  very  disagreeable 
one.

For the present it looks,  therefore,  as 
if we must  trust  for  the  settlement  of 
coal miners’ strikes  as for those of other 
controversies  between  employers  and 
employed to the old-fashioned process of 
the struggle for  existeuce  and  the  sur­
vival of the fittest. 
It  is  a  case where, 
though  might  may  not  make  right,  it 
makes the result, and, as  has  been  said 
of lawsuits, it is more  important  to  the 
community that strikes should  be ended 
one way or the other than that they should 
go on  forever.  In  the  instance  before 
us, the  soft  coal  miners,  however  just 
their  demands  may  be,  will  have  to 
yield, if  the  mine  owners  are  able  to 
starve  them  into  submission.  On  the 
other hand,  the miners  will win  if  they 
can hold out  until  the  scarcity  of  coal

Syms—Poor  Robinson,  I’m  told,  was 
Smyles—Yes,  he  was  struck  on  the 

killed by hard drink.
head with a cake of ice.

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1 9

THE USES  OP ADVERSITY.

Prom the Shoe and Leather Reporter.
in  seasons  of  adversity,  few  people 
ever give a thought to any  beneficial  re­
sults that may grow out  of  them.  Dur­
ing  the  long  period  of  the  enervating 
effects of the depression  from  which the 
country is slowly  recovering,  there  was 
little said about the value  of  the  lesson 
such  an  experience  of  discipline  wai 
calculated to  teach.  But  now  that  the 
worst of the trouble is over, the debris of 
the  convulsion  cleared  away  and  new 
foundations are being laid on the ruins that 
were made, it is opportune,  and  will  be 
of service, to consider  what  gains  there 
are to  match  the  losses  that  were  suf­
fered.  Panics  never  come  without  a 
cause.  They have their  origin in  trans­
gression of sound  commercial principles. 
They are penalties for mistakes of  judg­
ment and misconceptions of the true line 
of policy which ought never  to  be  devi­
ated from. 
It is  perfectly  obvious  that 
our distress was  largely  attributable  to 
distrust of credit, and  that  the  distrust 
of  credit  was  brought  about  by  the 
alarming  interfusion  of  a  discredited 
metal 
the  circulating  medium. 
When to that was added the  uncertainty 
in respect of legislation upon the revenue 
laws, it was  not  so  very  strange  there 
was a disturbance, though  it  is  difficult 
to understand  why it  should  have  been 
so serious as it was, for, really, the coun­
try was  rich  all  the  while and literally 
teeming with plenty.

into 

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*  

*

However, when people  get into a state 
of  fright,  they  don’t  stop  to  reason 
They run over each  other  to get  out  of 
the way of danger, and in their haste are 
as apt to run  toward  it  as  from  it.  Of 
course,  in all  financial  revulsions  there 
are many wrecks.  And yet few  individu­
als,  firms  or  corporations  ever  fail  if 
they are solvent, and  there is  no  reason 
to suppose that any considerable number 
were carried under,  in the storm of  1893, 
whose  means  were  equal  to  their  in­
debtedness.  On  the  contrary,  it  has 
since been rendered apparent  that  there 
were  some  helped 
through  whom  it 
would have been  better  not to  have  as­
sisted,  because  they  had  so  much  the 
less 
to  divide  among  their  creditors 
when  they  did  stop  payment.  There 
was throughout a universal spirit of  for­
bearance to  debtors,  and  any  one  who 
could  make  a  satisfactory  showing  of 
assets  was  in no great danger of  having 
his  notes  protested.  He  could  always 
get the relief by simply  intimating  that 
he wanted it.  There is nothing creditors 
dread so much  as to  have  their  debtors 
lie  down.  As  long  as  they keep  their 
assets  alive, there is  hope;  the  moment 
there is a  default  in  payment  they  are 
reckoned as dead.  Hence  it is not at all 
hard for parties who  are in  debt  to  ob­
tain  extensions  at 
their 
facilities for procuring  loans are  known 
to be temporarily  circumscribed.  There 
was so much  of  this  sort  of  accomoda­
tion shown last  summer  that  there  has 
been a good deal of  anxiety  for fear evil 
effects would follow later, but so far there 
have been only  a  few  examples  of  the 
inexpediency of  shoring  up  shaky  con­
cerns,  which  demonstrates  pretty  con­
clusively that there was  a  great  deal of 
inherent strength in the  commercial sys­
tem of the Republic.

times  when 

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*  

*

There is one  substantial  and  salutary 
gain that  can  be  credited  to  the  panic. 
It has put a check upon  overtrading. 
It 
is a failing among  business  men  to  ex­
pand  as  much  as  they  possibly  can. 
They  are  enterprising;  they  enjoy  the 
excitement; as long as  they  are  making 
any money they feel  sure that  the  more 
business  they  do,  the  greater 
their 
profits  must  be;  they  like  to  outrival 
their contemporaries, so they  spread out 
at a great rate, enlarge their  expense ac­
count,  incur heavy risks, and if they are 
not remarkably lucky,  they will  end  by 
getting involved in  difficulties which,  in 
spite  of  all  their  efforts  to  surmount 
them by making sacrifices, will prove  so 
formidable that there can  be no way out 
of them. 
In such  cases the finale  is  in­
evitable. 
It is only  a  question  of  time. 
The collapse is certain to  come,  and the 
longer it is delayed the more  complete it 
will  be.  Panics  are  exceedingly  de­

structive of all such  aerial  and  illusory 
structures.  Last year’s  panic did  some 
good in putting an end to the  opportuni­
ties  of  men  to  borrow  money  without 
security.  Nor could anybody have  real­
ized,  until the facts were revealed,  what 
vast sums bankers and  capitalists  of  all 
degrees  bad  been  loaning  for  years  to 
persons whose means were  about  in the 
same proportion to their debts  as a dime 
is to a dollar. 
In  some  instances  there 
were  not  assets  enough  to  defray  the 
charges of liquidation.  Men  do  trade a 
long time on the recollections of the past 
when 
is 
serene.  But that is because  the  parties 
who trust them are  lacking in vigilance. 
It  requires  just  such  warnings  as  we 
have bad of  late to  put  sellers  of  mer­
chandise  and  lenders  of money on their 
guard.  We  are  confident  there will  be 
few  failures  this  year,  and  that  the 
majority  of  the  few  there  are  will  be 
remnants  of  a  by-gone  period,  when 
credits  were  cheaper  than  they  ever 
ought to have been.

the  commercial  atmosphere 

*  *  *

There are other defects in the methods 
of conducting business which have  been 
corrected under the stress of the  exigen­
cies  of  the  situation. 
It  has  been 
demonstrated  that  it  is  not  only  un­
profitable to undertake to force  trade by 
offering  to  sell  goods  before  they  are 
wanted and to name inadequate prices to 
induce people to buy,  but  that the  thing 
cannot  be  done.  The  buyers  will  not 
take hold  until  they  get  ready.  Those 
of them who are of unquestioned respon­
sibility  do  not  care  about  running  in 
debt any more than they are  obliged  to. 
and orders from those  about whose abili­
ty to pay there is the slightest shadow of 
doubt are not  solicited.  This  policy  of 
conservatism has caused a marked abate­
ment in the baneful  practice of  “dating 
ahead,” which  was  so  long  a  topic  of 
animadversion  among  shoe  manufac­
turers, but which they were powerless to 
prevent until the  financial reverse which 
fell upon the country admonished buyers 
as well as sellers that it  was  all  wrong. 
It has also diminished  greatly,  if  it  has 
not entirely done away with, the  custom 
which has,  at  times,  been  disagreeably 
prevalent, of  “countermanding”  orders. 
Much has been said and written concern­
ing  this  usage  from  the  ethical  stand­
point,  and  the  conclusion  we  reached, 
after having heard it  discussed  pro  and 
con for years,  was  that, while  “counter­
manding”  was sometimes  justifiable and 
often  defensible, 
it  was  a  privilege 
susceptible  of  being  abused  and  that 
everybody  in  the  trade  would  be  glad 
to see an end  put to it.  That  would  be 
the natural  sequence  if goods were  sold 
only as  they  were  needed  for  distribu­
tion.  Consequently, manufacturers  will 
not be in any great danger  of  “counter­
mands,”  now that they are selling  goods 
to parties who want them as soon as they 
can be forwarded.

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*

Why should it be, how  can it  be, that 
our country, with  a  superabundance  of 
resources, 
money,  with  inexhaustible 
with  a  productiveness  which  embraces 
everything  that 
is  essential  for  the 
sustenance and comfort  of  mankind,  at 
pease  with  the  world,  and  under  a 
system of government the most  effective 
and the  least  oppressive  which  human 
ingenuity has ever  yet  conceived  of,  is 
perplexed and  harassed  by  doubts  and 
uncertainties that  impede  its  industries 
and impair its credit?

*   *  

*

There are several reasons  for it.  One 
is that we  have  not yet  recovered  from 
the debilitating effects  of the  coinage of 
silver, nor from the feverish anxiety lest 
there  may  be  some  way  found  yet  of 
tampering  with the  currency.  Another 
is that there are 441  men in the  national 
Capitol  charged  with  the  function  of 
legislation, 
In  one  wing  356  of  them 
are supposed  to  be  on  duty  for  about 
four hours per day,  beginning  at  noon, 
for  six  days  a  week.  They 
receive 
salaries  of  $5,000  a  year  each.  The 
principal business  that  has been done in 
that body for  several  weeks  is  hunting 
up a quorum.  At the  other  end  of  the 
building there are 85, and  they are  mak­
ing speeches on  the  tariff.  As  long  as

inhabitants  of 

these 441 men remain in Washington, the 
other  68,000,000 
the 
nation  must  suffer. 
If  they  could  be 
prevailed upon to  adjourn and  go home, 
there  would  be  happiness  unspeakable 
throughout  the land.  But they  have no 
idea of leaving.  They  are  not  at  their 
posts a great deal of the  time,  but  they 
keep up the forms and draw  their pay.
REPRESENTATIVE RETAILERS.

locating 

and  Miller.

in  Ashland 

Geo.  Carrington,  the  Trent  Merchant 
Geo. Carrington,  senior member of the 
firm of  Carrington  &  North,  dealers  in 
general  merchandise  at Trent, was born 
at Leicester, England, April 6,1831.  His 
father owned a factory for the  manufac­
ture of turned spools, but abandoned the 
business when George was 10  years  old, 
removing to this country and  settling  in 
Onondaga  county,  New  York.  George 
subsequently went to California,  return­
ing to Rochester, New York,  and  finally 
emigrating to  Michigan  thirty-six  years 
ago, 
township, 
Newago  county,  where  he purchased a 
farm and proceeded in the  work  of  con­
verting  the  wilderness  into  a  garden. 
Twenty-five years ago last November  he 
purchased a general stock  and  opened a 
store  at  Trent,  which  he  continued to 
conduct seventeen years,  when  he  sold 
an interest in the business to  his son-in- 
law, Chas. North, since  which  time  the 
business has been  conducted  under  the 
style  of  Carrington  &  North.  During 
the summer of 1892 he  built  and  equip­
ped a fifty-barrel Hour mill,  with full rol­
ler process machinery, making one of the 
most  complete  Hour  mills  in  the State. 
In addition to the  original  farm  of  166 
acres, Mr. Carrington  has  another  farm 
of  90  acres,  a  fruit  farm  of  190  acres 
and a 200 acre  farm  in  Moorland  town­
ship,  Muskegon  county,  which  he  is 
rapidly  subjugating and planting to pep­
permint and  onions.

Mr.  Carrington  was  married  thirty- 
seven  years  ago  to  Miss  Sarah  E. 
Mitchell, of Monroe  county,  New  York, 
and has had three children, only  one  of 
which, a daughter,  is still alive.  She is 
married to Mr.  North,  a  partner  in  the 
merchandise business of Mr.  Carrington, 
who is now a grandfather twice over.

Mr. Carrington is a man of tremendous 
energy  and  has  been  very  aggressive, 
both  as  a  farmer  and  merchant.  He 
stands well with the  trade,  is  respected 
by his customers and esteemed by his as­
sociates.  What  more can any man ask ?

Can  Horses  Count?

A Russian doctor has been experiment­
ing to find  how far  some  domestic  ani­
mals can count.  The  intelligence of the 
horse, as  shown  in  mathematics,  seems 
to surpass  that  of  the  cat  or  the  dog. 
The doctor found a horse which was able 
to count the mile  posts  along  the  way. 
It had  been trained by its  master to stop 
for  feed  whenever 
they  had  covered 
twenty-five versts.  One  day  they  tried 
the horse over a road  where  three  false 
mile posts had been put  in  between  the 
real ones, and,  sure  enough,  the  horse, 
deceived by  this  trick,  stopped  for  his 
oats at the end of twenty-two versts,  in­
stead  of  going  the  usual  twenty-five. 
The same horse was accustomed to being 
fed every day at the stroke of noon.  The 
the 
doctor  observed 
clock struck,  the  horse  would  stop  and 
prick  up  his  ears  as 
counting. 
If  he  heard 
he 
twelve 
would 
to  be 
fed,  but  if  it  were  fewer  than  twelve 
he  would  resignedly  go  on  working. 
The  experiment  was  made  of  striking 
twelve strokes at the wrong time, where­
upon the  horse  started  for  bis  oats  in 
spite  of the fact  that  he  had  been  fed 
only an hour before.

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Union Passenger Station.

CHICAGO  ——h-i8.:18M

ANDa W EST  M IC H IG A N   K’Y.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

TO AMD FROM MUSKEGON.

RETURNING  PROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids............ 7:25am  1:25pm *11:30pm
Ar. Chicago.................  1:25pm 6:50pm  »6:30am
Lv. Chicago................. 7:35am  4:55pm *11:30pm
Ar. G’d RapidB............ 2:30pm  10:20pm  *6:10am
Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:25am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........9:15am  2:30pm  10:20pm
TRAVERBS CITY, CHARLEVOIX  AND  PETOSKEY.
3:15pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
7:30am 
Ar.  Manistee...........  12:20pm 
8:15pm
8:45pm
Ar. Traverse City__  12:40pm 
Ar. Charlevoix........  3:15pm 
11:10pm
Ar.  Petoskey 
3:45pm 
11:40pm
Arrive  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:00p. m.
PARLOR  AMD  BLEEPING  CARS.
ToChicago.lv. G. R ..  7:25am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
To Petoskey ,lv.G. R ..  7:30am  3:15pm 
...........
To G. R.. 1 v. Chicago.  7:35am  4:55pm *11:30pm
ToG. R..lv.Petoskey  5:00am  1:30pm 
...........

•Every day.  Other trains week days only.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

DETROIT,

LANSING 7 &  N O R T H E R N   R .  R .
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

TO AND FROM SAGINAW,  ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids. . . . .   7:00am *1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar. Detroit..  ..............11:40am *5:30pm  10:10pm
Lv.  Detroit...................  7:40am *l:lflpm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........12:40pm  *5:15pm  10:45pm
Lv. GR 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. G R. 11:40am 10:55pm
Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:00am  1:20pm 5:25pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:40pm 5:15pm  ..........
Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn - 
ing train.

TO LOWELL VIA  LOWELL A HASTINGS R.  R.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

w a u k e e   R a ilw a y .
EASTWARD.

♦Every day.  Other trains  week days only.
GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.
D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   &  M i l ­
tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No. 82
Trains Leave
G'd  Rapids,  Lv
6 45am
11 00pm 
lo n la...........Ar
7 40am
12.35am 
8 25am
1 25am 
St.  Johns  ...Ar
9 00am
3 10am
Owosso........Ar
10 50am
E. Saginaw. .Ar
6 40am
11 32am
7 15am 
Bay City......Ar
5 41 'am 
10 05am
Flint  ...........Ar
12 05pm
730am 
Pt.  Huron...Ar
10 53am
5 37am 
Pontiac....... Ar
11 50am
700am
Detroit......... Ar
WESTWARD.

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

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
S 05pm 
800pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm 
8 25pm 
925pm

For  Grand naven  and Intermediate
Points  ...........................................t7:35 a. m.
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon...... tl :00 p. m.
“ 
.......t4:55 p.m.
“ 
kee,  W is....................................  *7:30 p.  m.
For  Grand  Haven  and  Milwaukee,tl0:05 p. m. 
For Grand Haven  (Sunday only)........8:00 a. m.

“ 
“  Chicago and Milwau­

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

»Daily.

tDally except Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35  a.m.,  12:50 
p.m., 4:35 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the  west, 6:40 a.  m., 10:10 
a. m., 3:16 p. m. and  10:50  p.  m.  Sunday,  only, 
8:00 a. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner Sleeper.
Westward— No. 11  Parlor Car.  No. 16 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sleeper.

J ab. Ca m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

Grand  Raplda  & Indiana.

T RA INS  GOING  N ORTH.

L eave g o in g  
For Traverse C ity,  M ackinaw City  and S a g ...  7.10 a m
For  Traverse  City and M ackinaw  C ity.............   *10 p  in
For  S aginaw ................................................................5:00p m

North.

T RA INS  GO IN G   SO U TH .

L eave  g o in g  
South.
For  C in c in n a ti................... ......................... .  . . . .   6:50  a m
For K alam azoo and  C h icago.................................12:05 p m
For F ort W ayne and  th e  F a st.............................. 2:15 p m
For  K alam azoo  and  C h icago..............................11:20p m

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

12:06 p  m  train   has through W a g n e r  Buffet  P arlor 
11:20  p m  train  dally, through W agner Sleeping Oar. 

Lv Grand Rapids............. 12:05 p m   2:15 p m  
Arr  Chicago * ...................5:30p m   9 :0 0 p m  
Oar.
9:35 p m
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
7:26 a m
9:35 p m   train  d aily, th rou gh  W agner  Bleeping  Oar.

4:00  p  m  h as  through  W agner  Buffet  Parlor  Oar. 

4:00 p m  
9:15 p m  

0:50 a m  
2:15 p m  

11:20 p m
7:4 0 a m

For M uskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids &  Indiana.
9:40 a m
7:36  a m  
6:40  p m 
5:20p m
O. L. LOOK WOOD,

From  M uskegon—Arrive

G eneral P assenger and T icket A gent.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TEAXJESMAJN

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis----Index  of

the  Markets.

the  year 

G.  Waldo  Smith,  President  of 

Special Correspondence
N ew  York,  May  26—The  storm  that 
raged  for  several  days  this  week—in 
fact, all the  week—has  restricted  trade 
in some degree, but, as  a  rule,  the  job­
bing trade report  a  more  cheerful  feel­
ing than has prevailed recently.  Orders 
by mail  from  out-of-town  dealers  have 
been of good size  and  fairly  numerous. 
It  is,  of  course,  needless  to  say  that 
there is room for  improvement;  so  there 
will be. perhaps, for a year.  Collections 
are said to be  easier, and  money  not  so 
reluctantly parted with.
A feature of interest  to visitors to this 
city will soon be found in the  exhibition 
shortly  to be made of the products of the 
United  States  and  Central  and  South 
American republics.  This  museum will 
occupy  one of the largest and most com­
modious buildings  in  the  city,  and  its 
importance should not be  overlooked  by 
the manufacturing  industries  of  Michi­
It  will  be  a 
gan and  adjoining  States. 
sort of gigantic trade  exchange, open  to 
the  public 
round  without 
charge for admission.  The expense will 
be  met  by the  exhibitors, who  will  be 
charged  the  nominal  sum  of  §300  per 
year for 100  square  feet  of  floor  space. 
This  includes  all  the  advantages  of  a 
private  office,  typewriters,  translators, 
advertising  in 
the  official  paper,  and 
every  convenience.  One  great  feature 
to which the  attention  of  retail  grocers 
will be  particularly directed will  be  tbe 
food  exhibit,  under  the  efficient  man­
agement  of  C. F.  Bussing,  well  known 
to  the  retail  trade.  Visiting  grocers, 
whether  here  alone  or  in  bodies,  are 
sure of finding a  trip  to  the  exhibition 
one well worth  making,  and  should  not 
fail to  call.  Tbe  exhibit  will  be  ready 
about July 1.
the 
Wholesale Grocers’ Association, recently 
addressed  tbe  Ohio  wholesale  grocers 
at their annual convention at  Cleveland. 
Mr.  Smith  has  nothing  but  words  of 
praise for the  manner  in which  he  was 
treated,  and  thinks  the  Ohio  whole 
salers should  serve  as  a  model  for  the 
Association  here, so  far  as “getting  to­
gether”  is  concerned.  The  Buckeyes, 
be says, were all  out;  they  were  full  of 
enthusiasm, and they all  staid  until  the 
convention was  over. 
In the case of the 
Association here, it is  sometimes  neces­
sary to  go  out  and  sandbag  members 
enough to  make a quorum, and  scarcely 
an  iota  of  interest  is  shown  by  some. 
Perhaps this will be ascribed to the  gen­
eral lack of unity of purpose which  pre­
vails in  New York, but  if  anybody  can 
get the wholesalers  out  it  is  Mr. Smith, 
though the members should care  enough 
for  their  organization  to  make  it  the 
most powerful and  efficient  body of  the 
kind in the country.
The  invoice  value  of  Rio  coffee  has 
fallen to 16c,  with rather  small  transac­
tions taking place.  Neither holders  nor 
buyers  seem  over-anxious, and  trading 
is  very  quiet.  Mild  coffees  are  also 
lacking interest and quotations are  nom­
inal.
Rather  more  activity is  being  shown 
in teas than has existed for  some weeks. 
Some jobbers report  quite  a  good  busi­
ness  in  Greens  and  Pingsueys  of  fine 
qualities,  but lower grades  are weak and 
not wanted except at reduced quotations.
Canned  goods  are  dull  and  with 
scarcely any inquiry save for  immediate 
use.  Gallon apples  are  higher  and  are 
worth  for  N. Y.  State,  $3.65  per  doz. 
Standard tomatoes, N. J. or Del.  brands, 
are quotable at around 90c.  Demand in­
active.  Peaches  are  dull,  and  selling 
from $1.50@1.75 for Eastern as to brand.
Sugars  are  dull for  both  raw  and  re­
fined.  Enquiry  for  latter  is  hardly  as 
satisfactory  as  expected.  Orders  come 
in slowly, and $4.18 still remains the quo­
tation.
For  foreign  green  fruits  the  banana 
is  the  only  article  that  is  holding its 
own.  For this fruit the demand is fairly 
active, and prices are well held.  Lemons, 
oranges and pineapples are all  dull  and 
are selling in a perfunctory  manner.
Watermelons are arriving quite freely, 
but  they  are  mostly  green  and  worth

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scarcely  more  than  $20  per  hundred. 
Strawberries are full of  water  from  the 
recent floods, and,  while  the  market  is 
glutted, sales are slow.
Domestic  dried  fruits  are  quiet,  al­
though  for  fancy  evaporated  apples  a 
fairly good business has been done-  They 
are worth about 16c.  Dried  peaches, 16 
@18c; cherries,  ll@13c.
Some  sales  of  excellent  butter  have 
been  made  at  a 
less  price  than  17c, 
though this is the ruling price for  Elgin 
and near-by  marks.  Other  grades  are 
dull and exporters are claiming that  11c 
buys good enough butter for them.
Michigan and Indiana  eggs  are  worth 
12c and the very best “home-made” sorts 
are quotable at about  14c or even less.
Provisions  are  weak  and  no specula­
tion whatever prevails.  Pork  is entirely 
neglected.  New mess,  $13@13.50;  fam­
ily, $13.75@14; mess beef $7@8.50.
For  domestic  rice  there  is  a  fairly 
good demand.  It  is scarce and the price 
is  firmly  held.  Foreign  is  also  doing 
better and holders maintain  values.
In spices not  much  is  doing.  Stocks 
are not large.  Singapore pepper, 5@5&c; 
West  Coast, 
Zanzibar 
cloves, 5J^@53^c  and  some  reported  to 
arrive at 4%c.
Nothing new in  the  developments  re­
garding the  Thurber,  Whyland  Co.  re­
organization. 
It is said that  Mr.  Thur­
ber will remain in tbe concern in  an  ad­
visory capacity, but  no  authentic  news 
can yet be  given. 
Prunes as a Preventive of Appendicitus.
The  belief  that  the  daily  eating  of 
prunes is a prevention of appendicitus is 
sustained by the record of  a fruit  valley 
in California,  whose 75,000 residents  en­
joy  a  continuous  fruit  season;  yet  not 
one has ever had a symptom of  appendi­
citus.  The action of  prunes on the liver 
is said to be beneficial, and they have, be­
sides,  considerable  nutritive  excellence^ 
making them a valuable family food.  It is 
a good plan to prepare five or ten pounds 
at  a  time, saving time and having  them 
always ready.  Let tbe  prunes  stand  at 
least four hours in water enough to cover 
them; then put  in a  little  cold  water 
just enough to keep  them  from  burning 
—and stew very slowly,  closely covered. 
When done, and  they  should  be  plump 
and tender at this stage, add  two pounds 
of  sugar  to  five  pounds  of  fruit,  and 
leave them on the  stove  for perhaps  fif­
teen minutes longer.  Pack  in  jars  and 
serve  freely.

J ay.

Tbe  Ruling Passion, 
And when he died and went 

lie had $10,000,000,
Some otherwhere, they gave him 

This simple  monument:

The world  moves  on toward  the day. 
Already the infant morn  stands  ‘tip-toe 
upon  the  misty  mountain 
top,’  and 
stretching  his  ashen  fingers  forth  is 
plucking here  and  there  a  golden  star 
from out night’s sable  robes,  which  roll 
back  before  the  coming  day.—Denver 
Commercial Bulletin.
Good  for  the  infant!  Let  it  pluck. 
But  one  is  somehow  reminded  of  the 
story about the young  man who,  in  im­
passioned tones, was  declaring  his  love 
to  his  best  girl.  He  had  studied  his 
piece  beforehand and thought  be had it 
pat,  but somehow or other  got  swamped 
in  the  depth  of  his  own  eloquence. 
“Darling, if you will be  mine, the  light 
of  your  glorious  beauty  would  shed— 
would shed—would—” “Never  mind  the 
wood-shed,” said  tbe  girl,  “go  on  with 
tbe pretty  talk.”

It is Enough to Make a

Horse  Laugh

to sec  how some  merchants persist  in  hanging to  the pass book 
and other antiquated charging  systems  when  the  adoption  of 
the  Coupon  Book System would curtail their losses,  lessen  the 
time  devoted  to  credit  transactions,  enable them to avoid  the 
annoyances incident to  credit dealings  and  place  their  busi­
ness  on  practically’a  cash  basis.  Over 5,000  Michigan  mer­
chants  are  now  using  our  Coupon  Books.  We  want 5,000 
more customers in the same field.  Are you willing  to  receive 
catalogue and  price list?  A  postal  card  will  bring  them.
T r a d e s m a n   Com pany,

Grand  Rapids,  Mieh.

“ 

Wliittemore'8 Dandy,  (liquid)...........
Cream,  (In  tubes)......
Paste,  (in  tin)............ .
White's  Cream, (In tubes)  ..............
Bixby's  Salinola,  (liquid and paste).
Loomer's Russet,  (liquid)  ...............
Correct,  (liquid)..................
Paste, (In  tin)  ....................
Eclipse Kussetine, (liquid)..............

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HIRTH,  KRAUSE  &  CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

fi Panacea  for  Dilli Times.

The safest,  speediest and  most effective cure for dull  times, 
is  the  liberal  use  of  printers’  ink.  The  business  man  who 
keeps  himself  before  the  public controls the  magnet that at­
tracts trade.  Reward  follows those possessing the  courage  to 
buffet the tide of adverse circumstances.

Let the line of trade with which you  are  identified  know 
that you are still  at the old stand  and ready for patronage.  If 
you  have  anything  new  let  the  printer  help  you  make  it 
known.

We  are experts in  all  branches of typography and engrav­
ing.  Long established,  excellent facilities,  perfect  equipment, 
and  bottom prices for the best class of work.  You  can  rely on 
our  promptness,

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,
Grand  Rapids, Jlich.

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THE  GRAND (formerly Rickard) LADDER.

Is  the  only  Practical  Combination  Step  and 

Extension  Ladder  Made.

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Ladder  of  any  Height.

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The 
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Iced  Coffee Cakes, 
Michigan  Frosted Honey, 
S  ymour Butters,
Graham  Crackers,

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Watch  out  for  our  new  spring  novelties. 

sellers.

They  are 

As an Extension Ladder.

As a Step Ladder.

Patented  Dec. 23,1884.

Clear  Norway  Fine  and Malleable  Iron  Castings.

Especially  Adapted for Tinners or Fruit Growers’ 

Use.  Can Work on Both Sides.

feet  when  extended............................................................ SI

foot,  making  7 
9 
11 
13 
15 
17 
19 
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WRITE  FOR  DISCOUNT.

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S.  A.  SEARS,  Manager,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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NO  2.

NO. 3.

RIPGE.KALMBAGHKO.
RIVER  SHOES

12,  14 and  16 Pear IS t.

W E KNOW  HOW TO 
MAKE THEM,
If you  w a n t the best for  Style, 
Fit and  W ear,  buy our 
m ake.  Y ou   can  build 
up a  good trade on our 
lines, as  they  w ill  give 
satisfaction.

W e  M anufacture  and  Handle  only  Reliable  Goods.

BOSTON  RVHBBR  SHOB  CO.

.AWKNTS  FOR  THE

The above cats show  a few of the many purposes this device will serve.
Cut No. 1 meagerly shows its adaptation as a Screw Driver—anyone readily understands that it 
will drive a screw in, as several other devices on the spiral plan  drive a  screw  the same way, but 
there is  no other one that will  do this:  Take  a screw oat with exactly the same  push  movement 
as it was put in. and just  as quickly; this is done by simply grasping the brass shell  with  the  left 
hand,  and  having  hold  of  the  wood  handle  with  the right; simply give the right hand a  twist 
toward you; this reverses it to take out a screw; in like manner give  it a turn  from  you,  and it is 
ready to drive the  screw.
• 
In either case, when it is closed as shown in Cut No. 3, if desired, it will act  as a ratchet, turn­
ing the screw half round each ratchet movement made by the operator, and still  another valuable 
position is obtained by simply turning it as before stated,  but Instead  of clear from one side to the 
other, stop at half way; at this point it will be  as rigid as if it was one solid piece of iron.

Cut No. 2.  Here  we show the spiral clear extended, another use made of it other than driving 
screws,  here  we  show  its  usefulness  in a carriage,  wagon or  machine shop where many  small 
burrs are to be taken off and put on; the screw driver bit is  removed  and a socket  wrench  put in 
with which burrs can be run on or off, twenty  times quicker than by the old way.

Cut No. 3.  This shows not only its usefulness in the  carriage,  wagon  or  machine  shop,  but 
carpenter, plumber or undertaker’s establishment as well, in fact it is indispensable to any worker 
in wood or iron where screws  or burrs are used, or boring,drilling,  etc., is done, and  in finishing 
up work with hard wood, where a small hole mast be bored or  drilled to receive the nail or screw, 
it is a wonderful convenience.  Thus it will be seen it well merits the name it bears,  The Univer­
sal Screw Driver and Brace.  The chuck and shell are highly polished brass while  the  handle  is 
finished in natural wood ; it is substantial, durable and the most powerful tool of its kind  made.

S.  F .  B O W S E R  &  C o., Maar«.

WRITE FOR CIRCULAR.

FORT  W AYNE,  IND.

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RUN  ONE?

If so,  and you  are  endeavoring to  get  along without using our improved  Coupon Book system,  vou are making  a 
most serious mistake.  WeSwere'-the  originators of the coupon  book plan  and are the largest manufacturers of these 
books  in  the  country,  having special machinery  for  every branch  of the business.  SAMPLES FREE.

TRADESflAN  COMPANY,  g r a n d  r a p id s,  m ich

ESSENTIAL'
to successful  sale of  goods.  Consumers have a habit of determining 
whether  an  article  of  food  is  pure,  wholesome,  reliable,  convenient 
and  economical.
Borden’s Peerless Brand  Evaporated Cream
possesses intrinsic merit, with all the above  qualifications.  We recom­
mend it,  and you are safe  in  doing the  same. 
It  is  rich  and  whole­
some  Milk, condensed, with  its entire proportion of Cream,  and  with­
out sweetening. 
Its keeping quality is assured by perfect processing.
People who like to use an  unsweetened preserved  Milk are  learning 
of  its  merits,  and will want it.-

SOLD  EVERYWHERE. 

13& ~ Fo r   Q u o t a t io n s   S e e  P r ic e   C o l u m n s .

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For  Less Than  99  Dollars.

H. LEONARD and SONS 

Will furnish  a Complete  Stock of Staple Crockery  and  Glassware.

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iiinew assorted packages of Glassware, the  •Majestic”  and mammoth  assorted  packages  are  prov
|||ing  themselves great sellers.

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A  Complete Stock of Staple Crockery and Glassware.
<  Original assorted  crate of  Alfred  Meakin’s Best English  White  Granite, containing  a good  assortment of all  staple 
ONE J  pieces of crockery the  new  Henshall  Shape.  This is  the best white  ware in the  World  and has  a  reputation  that  no 

\  other ware  has. 

If you  always  keep the best you are sure  to  please your customers and gam trade.

ONE |  Of onr Brown or Gray  Albany  100  Piece  Dinner  Sets, this  is our English  make and  extra good  value  for  the  price.

ONE-  Of our  Burmese  English  Decorated  12  Piece  Toilet Sets  in Brown or Blue  Decoration

j Of our  1255  Belle Decorated 8  Piece Toilet Sets with  Slop Jar.  Neat decoration in Brown or Blue with Gold Lines on the 

O N E j edge of all the pieces.

ONE | Of our Ariel  Decorated  56  Piece English Tea Sets in Brown,  Blue or Pink Decoration

( Original assorted package  of our New  Majestic  pattern of Glassware.  This pattern  is a direct imitator of Cut Glass  and  is 

ONE j   one  of the  newest and  best selling patterns  in the  market.

o n e ]  Assorted  package of either  Robin  or Orial  Engraved  Tumblers.

We will  send  any dealer an  itemized  list and illustrations  of any of our New Assorted Packages on  application.

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H .  L E O N A R D   &   S O N S ,   Grand  R a p id s,  M ich.

