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G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  J U L Y   4,  1894

NO .  563

A  LAST  RESORT.

A dark night,  and the sky  hidden by a 
mass of hurrying  clouds.  A raw, chilly 
wind,  the ground all  mud,  the  tall grass 
and  trees  dripping  from  heavy  rains. 
Just emerging into a dark  cornfield from 
still  darker  woods,  a  young  man,  his 
clothing drenched  and  mud-stained,  his 
face  haggard  and  desperate,  and  his 
whole  attitude  as  he 
leaned  heavily 
against the rail fence telling  of utter ex­
haustion.  He was worn  out.  For more 
than two hours  he  had  been  flying  for 
life over a country imperfectly  known to 
him,  though familiar to his pursuers.

More than once he had been compelled 
to retrace his steps when  every  moment 
was precious and every  step through the 
yielding mud required  an effort.  Worse 
yet,  there was no possibility of throwing 
the followers  off  the  trail.  Every  step 
left  its  plain impression,  to be followed 
as fast as  horse  could  trot, and capture 
meant sure and swift  death—no  wonder 
he w&s  desperate.

Turn  which  way  he  would,  Gilbert 
Hazelton could  see  nothing  before  him 
but speedy and disgraceful death.  Never 
to  see  the  sun  again,  nay,  not  even  a 
friendly face!  Was this the  end  of  the 
bright  hopes  with  which  he had  kissed 
his  mother  good-by  only 
two  short 
months  before?  It  seemed  like  a  far­
away dream now.  He had  lived ages  of 
fear and agony  since then,  gone through 
unspeakable humiliation and dread.

He had been accused  of  murder, tried 
for his life,  found  guilty  and  sentenced 
to  death.  His letter to his friends must 
have miscarried,  for they  had  not  come 
to  his  relief.  Poor  and  alone  among 
strangers,  who persisted in believing him 
identical with the tramp  who  had  mur­
dered poor David  Westford,  Gilbert  had 
yet  fought  bravely  for  his  life.  Some 
few had been convinced of his innocence, 
and  his lawyer had succeeded  in obtain­
ing a new trial,  in  which  new  witnesses 
might at least prove an alibi.

But  when  this  word went abroad,  the 
townspeople  were  furious.  They  had 
seen more than one  undoubted  criminal 
escape through some technicality.  Were 
they  now  to  see  the  murderer  of poor 
David  Westford escape through the easily 
bought perjury of  some  worthless  com­
panions in crime?  They vowed it should 
not be.  Last  night  at  dusk  groups  of 
stern-looking  men  stood  before  the jail 
talking grimly together, and a whisper in 
the air warned  the Sheriff what was com­
ing.

The  jail  was  old  and  rickety.  He 
could not defend it,  and  his resolve was 
quickly  taken. 
In  the  early  dusk  the 
prisoner was sent out by a side door,  un­
der charge of the Sheriff’s  son,  while the 
Sheriff himself  remained  to  make  sure 
mob violence did not make a mistake and 
seize some other  victim.  But  treachery 
carried  the  word  to  the  mob, and they 
were soon in hot pursuit of the fugitives. 
In 
this  emergency  the  boy,  who  was 
firmly convinced of  the  prisoner’s  inno­
cence,  released  him,  demanding  only a 
promise  to  rejoin  him  at  a  place  ap­

the  pursuers  off 

to 
pointed,  and  himself  turned  back 
trail  if 
throw 
possible.  Gilbert fully intended to keep 
his  promise,  but  in  the  darkness  he 
missed his way,  and the  bloodhounds  in 
the rear caught bis trail.

the 

Now for two hours,  which  seemed two 
eternities,  he had been running  for  life, 
and  the  unknown  country  and horrible 
mud had completely exhausted  the little 
strength that two months of  confinement 
and terrible anxiety had left him.  Noth­
ing  but  utter  desperation  could  have 
driven  him  another  rod.  But  when  a 
shout  came  faintly  from  the  rear  he 
pushed forward with a great effort across 
the strip of cornfield,  through  the fence, 
and out on a well-traveled road.

To one less utterly worn out this would 
have given a glimmer of  hope,  for  here 
at least the mud had become liquid ooze, 
which retained  no  footprint.  The  pur­
suers would not know which way to turn, 
and  must  watch  both  roadsides  to  see 
that he did not turn aside.  But  he  was 
too tired to use the advantage, and  when, 
after running a few  rods,  he slipped and 
fell,  he lay there a  full  minute,  too  ut­
terly  exhausted  to  rise.  What was the 
use,  when  his  utmost  endeavors  could 
only put off death  for  a  few  moments ? 
Why  not  take  one  moment for rest and 
thought before the end came.

A farmhouse stood a  quarter of a mile 
farther on,  and as be lay  there  panting, 
exhausted,  waiting  only  for  death  to 
overtake  him,  his  hopeless  glances  fell 
upon its light.  How placid and peaceful 
looked the lamp, shining serenely through 
the parted curtains!  Doubtless  a happy 
family  were sitting around it,  father and 
mother, sturdy sons and pretty daughters, 
laughing and talking, and  never  di earn­
ing of the dark tragedy enacting so near. 
Would  they  care  if  they  did  know ? 
Would they come to his  aid  if  some  in­
stinct  should  tell  them ?  And  then he 
suddenly scrambled to his feet, resolving 
to make one last effort  for  his  life.  He 
would struggle on to  the farmhouse, and 
appeal to the quiet  family circle.  They 
might give him concealment. 
It was but 
death  if  he  failed,  and  it  would be no 
less if be did not try.

It took  all the strength this  last  faint 
hope  gave  him  to carry  him to the gate 
and up the cinder walk, whose hard, dark 
surface would  betray  no  footstep.  Yet 
his  heart  failed  as  he reached the door, 
and  leaned,  utterly  exhausted,  against 
the doorpost.

“If 1 only knew  there were women in­
side!  A  woman  would  be  merciful. 
But it  may  be  some  stern  old  farmer, 
who will only  order me  off  and  set  the 
dogs on me.”

The window  was but a step away.  He 
crept  to  it,  and looked between the cur­
tains.  A plain, neat farmhouse kitchen, 
and  two  women,  evidently  mother and 
daughter,  sitting  by the  table before the 
fire,  the  mother  sewing,  the  daughter 
reading aloud.  No one else in sight,  yet 
Gilbert gave a smothered  gasp  and  fell 
back in despair.

“David Westford’s mother  and  sister! 

That settles it.”

He  had  seen  both  faces at the trial— 
the elder, sad  and patient  under  its  sil­
very  hair;  the  younger,  pure,  pale,  and 
clear-cut,  thrown  into  strong  relief  by 
the dark eyes,  long jet  lashes and heavy 
black braids.

He stood there still, hopeless and help­
less,  when there came a sudden break  in 
the  clear  voice  within.  The  girl  had 
ceased reading.  He looked  in,  and  saw 
her  pick  up a pitcher  and come toward 
the door.  A moment more  and  she  had 
come out,  all  unconscious of the  man  so 
near,  gone  straight  to  the  pump,  on 
which the lamplight  shone,  and  was fill­
ing her pitcher.  Nerved by desperation, 
Gilbert stepped toward her.

“I will appeal to her.  Why  shouldn’t 
I? 
I did not kill her  brother.  She may 
pity me.  She is a woman,  and  they  are 
half Quakers 1 have heard,” he  muttered 
—and aloud,  “Miss  Westford,  help  for 
God’s sake.”

The clanking of the pump ceased.  The 
girl  looked  around  with  a  startled air. 
“ Who spoke ?”  she demanded.

“A  fugitive,  utterly  exhausted  with 
flight  from  a  bloodthirsty  mob.  They 
are close at my heels. 
I can’t go farther, 
and 1 am doomed  unless  you  have  pity 
and give me help or concealment.”

“Who  are  you?”  she  inquired,  and 
with a dreadful sinking at  his  heart  he 
gave his name,  “Gilbert Hazelton.”

She  uttered  a  sharp  cry  and  looked 
away  where  the  distant  lanterns  were 
gleaming through the cornfield—the pur­
suers on his track.

“ I  must  ask  mother,”  she  said,  and 
snatching up her pitcher  swept past him 
into the house.

He  heard  her  quick  voice,  and  Mrs. 
Westford’s startled outcry,  and  in  very 
desperation followed her in.

The old  mother met him,  white-haired 
and  venerable.  “So thee can  seek  shel­
ter  here,  of  David  Westford’s bereaved 
mother?” she said, bitterly, wonderingly.
“ Why  not,  I  never  harmed  you  or 
him,”  he  urged,  desperately.  “As true 
as there is a heaven above us,  1 am inno­
cent  of  what  is  laid  to  my charge. 
It 
will  be proved  when  my  friends  come. 
But that will  be too late  unless you help 
me.”

“But  I  do  not  know  it  now,”  Mrs. 
Westford wavered.  “Thee  speaks  fair, 
but  do  not  all  criminals  the same?  A 
trial was  given thee  and  thy  innocence 
was not proved.  Why  should I save the 
murderer of my boy?”

Gilbert fell into a chair,  too exhausted 
to stand.  “ You  will know when it is too 
late if you refuse me  aid.  Madam,  will 
you risk it?—risk feeling that you might 
have saved an innocent man,  but instead 
let him go to his death?”

“Ernestine,” cried the old mother,  pit­
eously,  “ what ought we to do?  How can 
we  risk  a  life-long remorse, or how can 
we risk letting David’s  murderer go free 
to break other hearts as ours are broken? 
What does thee say?”

2

THE  MIOHIGULN'  TRADESMAN.

The  girl  stood  in  the  open door, her 
glances alternating between the pleading 
face of the fugitive and the lanterns com­
ing along the roadside.

“We  must  decide  quickly,  mother,” 
and her clear voice  quivered  with  feel­
ing.  “He  may  be  innocent. 
It hardly 
seems as though a guilty man would come 
here—to David’s home—for shelter.  And 
if we are accessory to his death—mother, 
it is murder for them to take the law into 
their  own  unauthorized  hands.  Our 
choice lies between one man, who may or 
may not be a murderer,  and  a score who 
will surely be if we do not hinder.”

“Then thee says save him?”  Mrs. West- 

ford asked doubtfully.

“1  dare  not  refuse  it,  mother.  Do 

you?”

The old  lady  hesitated,  then,  opening 
a  corner  cupboard,  took  out  a  pair  of 
handcuffs—relics of the days when David 
had been deputy  sheriff  and  earned  the 
enmity  of  tramps  and  evildoers—and 
held them toward  Gilbert.

“If  thee  will  put  these  on,  that  we 
may  have no fear from thy violence when 
the mob are gone,  we  will  conceal  thee 
safely,  and  when the  search is over send 
thee back to thy  lawful guardian.  That 
is  all. 
I  cannot  place  myself  and  my 
daughter at the mercy  of  one  who  may 
have none.  Will thee consent?”

She was only  prudent.  Gilbert bowed 
silently and extended his  hands. 
It was 
his only chance for life,  and  it  would be 
the height of folly to object.  Yet a faint 
color came into his face as  the cold steel 
snapped  on  his  wrists,  rendering  him 
helpless—yet  scarcely  more  so 
than 
fatigue had already made him.

The hesisation of both was  over  now. 
Ernestine  bade  him  remove  his muddy 
shoes,  while she swiftly closed  the  door 
and  drew  down  the  blinds,  and  the 
mother  hurried 
room. 
Thither Ernestine beckoned  him  to  fol­
low,  pausing only  to thrust the shoes out 
of sight.

into  another 

At the door she turned.  “It is David’s 
into  his  face. 

room,”  looking  keenly 
“Come in!”

Did  she  think  he  would  draw  back? 
Guilt itself would hardly  have done that 
now,  with the pursuers so near.

“If David can see, 1  know  he  is  will­

ing,” Gilbert answered quietly.

It was a small, plainly furnished room. 
Mrs. Westford had drawn  the  bed  from 
the wall and thrown back the last breadth 
of carpet, revealing a tiny trap-door.  At 
his entrance she opened  it,  and  motioned 
him down.

“It  is  only  four  feet.  You can  drop 
that far,” said Ernestine  encouragingly. 
“There is no  outer  door.  You  will  be 
quite safe.”

Her mother smiled sadly.  “ How many 
frightened fugitives  have  slept  there in 
safety!  But that  was years ago—before 
the war.  Thee  need  not  fear.  Now— 
but  stay,  thee  must  be  faint.  1  will 
bring thee food and  drink.”

She hurried away,  and  he  swung him­
self down. 
It was  not  very  easy,  with 
his  manacled  hands,  and  Ernestine 
helped him.  His  heart  thrilled  at  the 
touch of her cold, trembling fingers.

“She  shrinks  from  my  touch.  She 
thinks my hand stained with her brother’s 
blood,”  he thought  bitterly.

But  another  glance  at  the pure,  pale 
face  relieved  him.  She  was  listening 
anxiously,  and  said  with  hurried  kind­
ness,  “There is  an  old  bed down  there. 
Look,  while  I  hold  the  light  down.

“I  hate  to  let  thee  go,  dear,”  her 

mother said anxiously.

“It is only for an  hour,  mother,”  reas­
sured the girl;  “aud we  can hardly trust 
Harry.  He is only a  boy,  and  so impet­
uous and bitter.”

Mrs.  Westford  sighed.  “ It  seems  to 
be  a  duty—and  surely  our  Father  will 
not let thee  suffer  for  doing  thy  duty. 
Well, go.  My prayers shall go with thee. 
But be careful, child.”

The light wagon and bay pony stood at 
the door.  The prisoner was  helped into 
the back seat  aud  Ernestine  spraug  in 
before.  The  big  watch dog followed  at 
her call and curled  up  uuder  her  seat, 
aud  Gilbert  felt  that,  however  kindly 
these women  might  feel,  they  were not 
disposed to run any useless risks.

“Good-by,  mother.  Don’t  fret.”  was 
Ernestine’s parting word, and Mrs.  West- 
ford’s earnest  “May  God  protect  thee” 
showed  her uneasiness.  Yet  she  added 
a  kindly  word  to  the  prisoner.  “And 
may  He bring out  the  truth!  1 hope we 
shall see thee free  before all  the  world 
right speedily.”

Then they drove away in the darkness. 
Ernestine spoke little;  her heart beat too 
fast.  She half apologized for taking the 
dog.
“The roads  would be so lonely, coming 
back,”  an  apology  which  he  readily  ac­
cepted.  Could  he  resent  her  prudence 
when she bad  given him  his  iife?<  But 
be could n .t help  being intensely thank­
ful that the dog  had been asleep  in  the 
barn when he approached.

Their trip was about  half  done  when 
lanterns gleamed ahead, and  wheels and 
voices  were  heard  approaching.  “The 
mob!”  was his first thought,  and  Ernest­
ine whispered hurriedly,  “Down  under 
your  seat  till  they  pass!”  then  with a 
sudden joyful change in  tone  and  man­
ner,  “Oh, 
the  Sheriff!  Thank 
heavens!”

it  is 

“Your wrists,  please,”  aud  the mana­
cles fell off.  “There!  You need not tell 
that part unless you wish. 
It was only— 
but you understand.  Mother had a right 
to be cautious,  you know.”

And then the sheriff was hailing them, 
and as  much  surprised  as  delighted  to 
find  bis  prisoner  iu  such  hands.  The 
transfer  was  soon  made,  and  with  a 
kindly  word  of  farewell  Ernestine has­
tened  back to her anxious  mother.

At the new trial  Gilbert  Hazelton had 
no difficulty in proving bis own identity, 
and  was triumphantly  acquitted.  Of all 
the  warm  hand-clasps  and  congratula­
tions  he received,  none  gave  him  more 
pleasure than those of Mrs. Westford and 
her daughter.

“ You must come and see us,” Ernestine 
said  blushing.  “1  know  we  were  not 
over-polite  to  you,  mother  aud  I;  but 
come again,  aud you  will find that we can 
be  civil.”

And he did come—not  once,  but many 
times—aud at last carried Ernestine away 
as his bride. 

A ha  E.  F er r is.

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The Sheriff it  was,  looking  anxiously 
for  his  charge,  but  with  little hope of 
ever seeing him  again  alive.  Ernestine 
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There!  Even  half  an  hour’s  rest  will 
help you.  But you  must eat  and rest in 
the  dark,  for  this  cellar extends under 
the kitchen,  which is carpetless, and has 
cracks in the iloor.  Here comes mother.” 
Very hurriedly  Mrs.  Westford  passed 
the  well-filled  dish  and pitcher to him, 
reporting  the  mob  almost  before  the 
house.

“Cover  up,  quickly,  Ernestine.  1 am 

going to wake Harry.”

That was her youngest son,  still  sleep­

ing soundly  upstairs.

in 

She  hurried  away,  and  Ernestine 
quickly lowered the trap-door and pushed 
back the  bed.

Shut  down  in  the  darkness,  Gilbert 
groped  his  way to the old bed, and sank 
down  on  it 
in  utter  exhaustion.  He 
could do  no  more,  be  it  life  or  death. 
He beard the girl’s quick steps,  the clos­
ing door,  the louder steps  directly  over­
head,  and  a  slender  spur  of  lamplight 
came  down  through  a  crack.  She was 
the  kitchen—and  there  were 
back 
stern  voices  indistinctly 
to  be  heard 
without.  Ernestine  heard  them  more 
plainly,  and  stood  with  clasped  hands 
and pale face,  praying  silently,  but  oh, 
so earnestly,  that the innocent, if he were 
innocent,  might  be  saved,  when  her 
young brother  came  rushing  downstairs 
just as  there  came  a  thundering  knock 
at the door.

Mrs.  Westford had  told  him  no  more 
than  that  a crowd of men  with lanterns 
were approaching, and  it  was in  perfect 
good faith that  he  flung  open  the  door 
and  angrily  demanded  their  business. 
They soon satisfied  him.

“The 

tramp 

that  murdered  your 
brother is  at large,  and  we  are  hunting 
for  him.  We  have  looked  all  up  and 
down the road,  for we know he came this 
way,  and  it  looks  mightily  as if he had 
slipped into  your  premises  and  hidden 
somewhere.  Your folks will have no ob­
jection to our searching, I reckon?”

“Not  a  bit. 

I  don’t  think  he  would 
stop  here,  but  if  he  did  1  hope  you’ll 
catch  him  and  hang  him to the nearest 
tree,”  the boy answered fiercely.

The  fugitive,  plainly  hearing  every 
word, shuddered,  but be had no idea bow 
many 
times  that  old  house  had  been 
searched in vain for  hunted  souls, or he 
would not have feared.  Harry kuew the 
secret  of  the  long  unused  cellar,  but 
never  dreamed  that  his mother and sis­
ter could know anything  of  the  bunted 
tramp-murderer,  and so  had no idea that 
he could be  in  the  house.  So  the  out­
buildings and  premises were  thoroughly 
searched,  while  Ernestine  and  her 
mother looked on with  pale,  quiet  faces 
and  wildly  beating hearts, and the fugi­
tive  lay  aud  listened  in  the  darkness. 
Then the men  rode  on,  grumbling  and 
cursing  the  Sheriff  for  letting the pris­
oner  escape.  Harry  fretted  a  little, 
never  guessing  that  his  every  word 
reached  the  ear  of  the  man  whom  be 
would willingly have  surrendered to his 
murderers, aud then  went  back to bed.

Silence settled  on  the  old  farmhouse, 
and  Gilbert  actually  fell  into  a  light 
doze,  from  which  Mrs.  Westford’s soft 
call  aroused him.  Half  asleep,  he made 
his way to the  trap-door,  and  was helped 
up.  Ernestine,  in cloak  and  hat,  stood 
waiting.

“ Mother thinks it best that you should 
be back in safety before  daybreak,”  she 
said simply.  “ 1  can drive you over very 
soon.”

Relation  of the  Banks  to  the  General 

Government.

the 

that 

The long  and  bitter  war  against  the 
old  United  States  Bank,  which  culmi­
nated in the  overthrow  of  that  institu­
tion under President Jackson and in  the 
establishment, during  the presidency  of 
bis successor,  of the present independent 
Treasury as the sole fiscal agency  of the 
Government,  had the effect  of  introduc­
ing into our  organic  law  the  unwritten 
provision 
the  national  finances 
shall  never  be  managed  by  any  bank. 
We renounced  forever,  it  may  be  said, 
the privilege of which the  great  powers 
of Europe have long availed  themselves, 
of  so combining  the  collection  and  dis­
bursement of the national  revenues  and 
the borrowings and  the  payings  of  the 
Government  with 
transactions  of 
private citizens as  to  conduct  the  busi­
ness,  not  only  with  greater  ecouomy 
but with  the  least  possible  disturbance 
of  the  ordinary  course  of  affairs.  So 
long  as  the  operations  of  the  Govern­
ment were comparatively  inconsiderable 
the  evils  of  this  separation  were  not 
very great.  Not until  the  civil  war  en­
tailed  upon us the necessity of providing 
for a sudden  and  enormous  increase  of 
expenditure did  the  insufficiency  of  the 
present  system  become  apparent,  and 
force the  Government  into  supplement­
ing it with  an  irregular  use  of  the  fa' 
cilities afforded  by the  banks.  The  en­
actment  of  the  National  Banking  law 
was  a  further  effort  to  create  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Government  institutions 
which should'at the same  time  serve  its 
citizens.  The  provision  allowing  na­
tional  banks  to  act  as  depositories  of 
the internal revenue  on  its  way  to  the 
Treasury diminished,  in a  measure,  that 
congestion of the surplus of  national in­
come over national  expenditures,  which 
in 1888 and 1889 became  so  troublesome 
and it was useful as  far  as  it went, but 
no  corresponding  provision  was  made 
for the opposite emergency  in  which we 
now find ourselves of a revenue  unequal 
to  the  demands  upon 
the 
Government has more money than  it can 
spend it can leave some of  it  on  deposit 
in national  banks,  but  it  cannot,  in  a 
time of need like this, obtain from  those 
institutions,  nor even  from the  public,  a 
temporary  loan  of  the  amount  that  it 
requires.  Added to its  other  liabilities, 
it has outstanding $900,000,000  of  paper 
money  and  silver  tokens  which  it  is 
obliged by law to keep at  par with  gold 
yet it can  procure  the  gold  needed  for 
the purpose only by the courtesy  of  the 
banks.  These  banks,  again,  are  thou­
sands  in  number,  each  independent  of 
the other, and only a few are  willing  to 
agree to act in concert in the matter.

it.  When 

Within the last  month  a  considerable 
alarm has been occasioned  by the  reduc­
tion of gold in  the  Treasury.  While  it 
has fallen to a  low point,  it  will  prob­
ably be still further  reduced  before  the 
summer is over.  Some bankers consider 
$50,000,000 as a danger line  the  passing 
of  which  might  possibly  occasion  a 
panic,  but  this  is  a  purely  arbitrary 
limit.  A year  ago  $100,000,000 was  the 
magical  sum  required  to  insure  public 
confidence, and,  in fact,  the  run  on  the 
Treasury  began  while  its  gold  reserve 
was considerably more than that amount. 
Now  that  the 
issue  of  paper  money 
under the Sherman act has been stopped, 
there is no reason why $10,000,000 should 
not be as good for practical  purposes  as 
$100,000,000  or  even  $200,000,000.  No­

THE  MIOHTHAN  TRADESMAN

3

body wants gold for use in this  country, 
and  if  the  Treasury  should  refuse  to 
furnish 
it  for  export,  the  only  result 
would be that it would be bought  in  the 
market at a small  premium,  as  it  is  in 
France when  it  cannot  be  had  at  par 
from  the Bank of  France.  To  be  sure, 
the panic of last  year  was  precipitated 
by  the  fear  of  just  this suspension  of 
gold payments by the Treasury,  and of a 
consequent premium on gold,  but  it was 
not due to this cause  alone.  Other  con­
ditions aided to produce the catastrophe, 
the principal of which was an intiated vol­
ume of credits resting upon a false founda­
tion. Since that inflation and the continued 
outpour of paper money  uuder the  Sher­
man act have ceased to  operate,  there  is 
no food for a panic now if  anybody  were 
silly enough to start one.

The best way for the banks to help the 
Government is  to  cease  their  efforts  to 
obviate 
the  evil  consequences  of  its 
present  faulty  financiering.  Congress 
having refused to  grant  to  Secretary  of 
the  Treasury  the  authority  to  borrow 
money  with which  to meet the  deficiency 
in  the  national  revenues,  be  has  at­
tempted,  by  all  sorts  of  questionable 
expedients,  to tide  over  the  emergency, 
and thus to  demonstrate  that,  after all, 
he does not need the  power he has asked 
for.  He  has  delayed  the  payment  of 
claims that ought to be paid;  he  has sus­
pended,  as far as possible,  the  execution 
of work ordered by law,  and he  has  per­
verted  the  authority  given  him by  the 
Resumption act to  procure means for re­
deeming in  coin  the  legal  tender  notes 
into one for borrowing money for current 
expenses. 
In this last high-handed  pro­
ceeding he has  had  the  support  of  the 
financial institutions of  New York  City, 
but they  very properly  hesitate to repeat 
their  action.  Now,  also,  he  asks  for 
gold with which to replenish the  useless 
hoard  of  the  metal  in  his  vaults,  and 
some of the  banks are indirectly supply­
ing it to him. 
It would  be  much  wiser 
for them  to  leave  him  to  his  own  re­
sources,  and if  those  should  prove  in­
sufficient he should  be told  to  apply  to 
Congress for help,  and put  the  respons­
ibility of a refusal to give  it to him upon 
that  body.  At  a  moment  when 
the 
Bank of  England  holds  $194,000,000  of 
gold and  the  Bank of  France  $356,000,- 
000,  an application from our Government 
for a loan  from  European  capitalists of 
$50,000,000  or  $100,000,000 at 3 per cent, 
would be sure to be granted,  if  only  the 
bonds  could  be  made  specifically  pay­
able,  principal  and interest,  in  gold coin 
of the  present  standard  of  weight  and 
fineness,  and  not in “coin” merely, as the 
Resumption  act  specifies,  and  which 
leaves  the  door  open  for  payment  in 
silver.

The impression  prevails  that  just  as 
something  terrible  would happen  if  the 
Treasury  reserve of gold should be much 
further impaired,  so the stoppage  of  the 
customary  currency  disbursements  by 
the Government  would  be an  appalling 
catastrophe.  This  was  the  argument 
used  last January to  force  from  unwill­
ing  bank  officers  subscriptions  to  the 
illegal $50,000,000 loan  then  put out  by 
the Treasury,  nominally  in pursuance of 
the Resumption act,  but really,  as every­
body  knew, 
It 
was  said  that  even 
the  appearance  of 
bankruptcy on the  part  of  the  Govern­
ment would bring on a  financial disaster 
and complete the ruin began by the panic 
of  last  summer.  It  is  undoubtedly  true

for  general  purposes. 

If, 

indispensable. 

that,  if the  entire  ordinary  business  ol 
the  national  executive  should  have  to 
stop  for want of funds,  great  inconven­
ience would  result.  We  could not  well 
afford,  for example,  to  suspend the  col­
lection  of  customs  and  of 
internal 
revenue,  the payment of  interest  on the 
public  debt,  the  transportation  of  the 
mails,  the sessions of  the Federal courts, 
and  the  operations  of  the  Government 
machinery 
in  general,  but  there  are 
many things  which  cost  money  but  are 
not  altogether 
for 
example,  the salaries of  Representatives 
aud of Senators  should not be  paid for a 
few  months  no  citizens  besides  those 
immediately affected  would  make  much 
complaint.  Certainly,  if the payment of 
pensions  were  confined  to  those  only 
who absolutely needed them,  a large sum 
would  be  saved  and  nobody  would  be 
harmed.  Already many expenditures for 
pubic  works  ordered  by  Congress  have 
been restricted within narrow limits,  and 
it would  be  easy  to carry  the process a 
little further and stop them altogether.
The  Secretary  of  the  Treasury, 

it 
ought to be remembered,  is an  executive 
and  not a  legislative  officer.  His  duty 
is not to  provide  revenue,  but  only  to 
disburse it according to law.  If he is not 
furnished with  the  means  necessary  to 
do the  things  required  of  him  he  has 
simply 
the  fact  and  await 
further  instructions,  just as the  cashier 
of a mercantile  concern would  report to 
his employers that he  had  not  on  hand 
the money  necessary  to  make  the  pay­
ments ordered by them,  and  leave  them 
either to provide more  money or to coun­
termand 
the 
present case,  the Secretary  of the Treas­
ury  has  repeatedly  informed  Congress 
that 
the  national  revenues  were  not 
coming in  fast enough to  meet  the pay­
ments  he has been directed to make,  but 
as  yet  they  have  not  acted  upon  the 
matter. 
If  now  he  should  say  to  the 
Government  creditors  who  could  best 
afford to wait  that he had  no  money for 
them,  he  would  do  no  more  than  his 
duty, and the  odium  of  national  bank­
ruptcy  would  fall,  not  upon  him,  but 
upon the party  in  power,  who  have  by 
their neglect  failed  to  avert  the  catas­
trophe.  Certainly,  it  is no  part  of  the 
function of the banks  to  help  him,  and 
the sooner  they  peremptorily  refuse  to 
attempt it the  sooner  will  Congress  be 
likely to  act.  Ma tth ew   Ma k sh a ix .

instructions. 

to  report 

their 

In 

A   S w is s   P ic tu r e   o f   A m e r ic a .

rivers  mightier, 

It is a little unfortunate  that  so  many 
foreigners visited Chicago  last year  and 
carried  off  from  these  their  impressions 
of  what  America  is.  Here  is  the  idea 
formed by a  gentleman  who  was  prom­
inently  connected  with  the  Swiss  ex­
hibit:  “America is a laud compared with 
which  Europe  is  only  a peninsula;  the 
United States forms  a  country compared 
with which  the  European kingdoms  are 
pigmies.  America  is  the  land  of  un­
measured distances aud  dimensions;  the 
land of dollars  and  electricity;  the land 
where the'prairies  are  more  extensive, 
the 
the  waterfalls 
deeper,  the bridges longer,  the  lightning 
expresses faster,  the  catastrophes  more 
terrible than  in any other  country in  the 
world. 
It  is the land  where  in a  single 
railroad accideut—and one  occurs  every 
few days—more  people  lose  their  lives 
It  is a 
than in Europe in a whole  year. 
land  where  the  houses  are  higher,  the 
‘jailbirds’  more  numerous, 
rich 
richer, 
the  millions 
greater,  the  thieves  more  daring,  the 
murderers more shameless,  the  educated 
fewer,  the  teeth  more  generally  false, 
the corsets narrower,  the  diseases  more 
deadly,  corruption  more  general, 
the

the  poor  poorer, 

the 

summers warmer,  the winters colder,  the 
fires hotter,  the  ice  thicker,  time  more 
precious,  the men  more nervous,  than  in 
any country in our  pastoral  Europe. 
It 
is  the  land  where  the  old  men  are 
younger and the  young  men  older,  the 
negroes blacker,  the whites more yellow, 
than in any other place.”

I t W a s  a   M e sa llia n c e .

The marriage of  Cadet  Lang,  a  mem­
ber of the graduating class of West Point, 
and  Miss Kenkle,  the  daughter of an en­
listed man in  the garrison, has developed 
a most disgraceful state of feeling amoug 
the  future  defenders  of  the  country. 
The girl  is said to be  pretty, modest,  re­
fined and  well educated,  and  Lang  mar­
ried  her  on  the day  that he graduated. 
Immediately  lie and  his  bride  were  cut 
dead  by  all  the  members  of  the class. 
They claim that he has disgraced himself 
by  marrying  “beneath  him.” 
They 
would not have  blamed him  for seducing 
the girl,  but marry  her!  That  was  not 
conduct becoming an officer and a gentle­
man! 
It appears  that  these  young  fel­
lows,  who  are  all  of  them  but charity 
students,  educated at the expense of the 
taxpayers of  the  country,  imagine  that 
they  belong  to  quite  a  different  order 
from the other people of  this country.
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

AROUND  THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Davison—Ctaas S.  Moss  succeeds  Moss 

& Green in general  trade.

Mecosta—Calkins  Bros,  succeed C.  W. 

Calkins in the furniture business.

Fairfield—Walter II.  Grandy  succeeds 

Grady & Grady in the meat business.

Fremont—Morris O’Dell succeeds Mas- 

ser & Groff in the restaurant  business.

Blissfield—Chas.  H.  Lamb  succeeds 
Lamb  &  Baluss in the grocery business.
Greenville—A.  O.  Legg has purchased 
the  flour  aud  feed  business  of  S.  M. 
Moon.

Ionia—A.  W.  Hewitt  succeeds  A.  L. 
Crawford in  the  bakery  and  restaurant 
business.

Macon—Randall & Cavanaugh are suc­
ceeded by  Cavanaugh  Bros,  in  the meat 
business.

Clinton—Jos.  Breese  &  Bro.,  millers, 
have dissolved, J.  H.  Breese  continuing 
the business.

Utica—Sweitzer  &  Stevens  succeed 
Sweitzer  &  Haines  in  the  grocery  and 
drug business.

Lapeer—Alex.  R.  Bellaire  has  pur­
chased  the  bakery  business  of  A.  G 
(Mrs. J. C.) Evans.
Greenville—Jas.  Callaghan  succeeds 
Callaghan &  Miller  in  the  harness  aud 
agricultural implement business.

Detroit—The style of Jas.  L. Buchanan 
&  Co.,  furniture  dealers,  has  been 
changed to Sullivan,  Buchanan  & Co.

Lisbon—C.  L.  Harrison  has  sold  his 
drug  stock  to  Chas.  VV.  Williams,  for­
merly engaged  in  the  drug  business  at 
Clarksville.

Lennon—Dr.  Van  Liew  and  John  Mc- 
Caughna  have  formed  a  copartnership 
and will shortly open a drug and grocery 
store at this place.

Hastings —Hiram  Rogers  has  sold  his 
furniture stock to George E.  liowe,  late 
of Grand Rapids,  who will  continue  the 
business at the same  location.

Detroit—Samuel  H.  Jones  has  pur­
chased the interest of his  partner, of the 
firm of Jones &  Hatpin,  dealers  in  wall 
paper,  paints, etc.,  and will continue the 
business.

Remus—Com  Smith  announces  his 
intention of retiring from  the  hardware 
business,  on accouut  of  ill  health.  He 
has  been  engaged 
in  business  here 
twelve years.

Ross—Freeman G.  Hall  and  Thos.  H. 
Atkins,  general  dealer  at West Carlisle, 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style  of  Atkins  &  Hall  aud  opened  a 
grocery  store here.  B.  Desen berg & Co. 
furnished the stock.

Belding—W.  Andrew  Dutt and  A.  G. 
Benes  have  formed  a copartnership and 
engaged in  the drug  business here  under 
the style of the Belding  Pharmacy.  Mr. 
Dutt was formerly eugaged  in  the  drug 
business at Chicago.

Mears—J. W.  Robinson,  formerly  en­
gaged  in  general  trade  at  Ferry,  has 
formed  a  copartnership  with  Reese  T. 
Morris  under  the  style  of  Reese  T. 
Morris & Co., and opened a grocery store 
at  this  place.  Andrew  Wierengo  fur­
nished the stock.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Grand  Marais—Locke &  Stevens  have 
removed  their sawmill  from  East  Tawas 
to this place.

Benton  Harbor—The  Benton  Harbor 
Lumber  Co. 
lately  received  a  single 
shipment  of  2,800,000  feet  of  lumber.

There were eight boats in  the  fleet,  the 
freight bill  was 85,800,  and  the  cost  of 
unloading 82,000.

Saginaw—Green,  Ring  &  Co.  have 
started their sawmill,  cutting on  10,000,- 
000  feet  of  Canada  logs  for Merrill & 
Ring.  C.  K.  Eddy  &  Son  have  also 
started their mill  with a full crew.

Trout  Lake—Stickney  &  McPherson, 
who are lumbering near  this  place,  are 
building camps on Mud  Lake,  near  Au 
Train, and  will cut 10,000,000 feet of logs 
during the summer aud fall.

Rose City—The  French  Lumber Co.  Is 
shipping cedar for  paving  to the eastern 
market  from  this  place.  The  shingle 
mill of this company has  shut  down  for 
a few  weeks owing to the  dull market.

Ludington—The C.  N.  Taylor  Lumber 
Co.  has had built a  steamer  named  the 
Helen  Taylor,  which  will  be  used as a 
ferry across Marquette Lake.  The  boat 
was built by Duncan Robertson,  at Grand 
Haven.

Muskegon—Hovey &  McCracken  have 
from  Matthew  Wilson  the 
purchased 
logs and log marks  owned  by  him. 
In­
cluded are the logs put in by  Mr.  Wilson 
last winter,  amounting to between 2,000,- 
000 aud 3,000,000 feet.

Cadillac—The  Oviatt  Manufacturing 
Co., of Cleveland,  Ohio,  has  purchased 
the Cadillac Veneer and Basket Works of 
Gardner & Gerber.  The new proprietors 
will assume control of the  works as soon 
as a satisfactory agreement  can  be  con­
cluded  with  the  improvement Board.

Marion—The Dewey Stave Co.  is  put­
ting 815,000 into a plant  here.  The mill 
will have a  cutting  capacity  of  33,000 
staves and 11.000 heads daily. 
It  is  ex­
pected that the plant  will  be  ready  for 
operation in about two weeks.  The com­
pany owns  1,800,000 feet of logs now lay­
ing in  the river waiting for dressing.

Muskegon — The  steambarge  A.  R. 
Colbom  was  recently  unloaded  of 3.35,- 
000 feet of lumber,  and the same day  was 
reloaded  with 250,000 feet of lumber and 
600,000 shingles.  Besides being  a quick 
transference  of  cargoes 
incident 
presents the novelty of Muskegon as both 
a port of  shipment  and  receipt  of  lum­
ber.

the 

Mt.  Pleasant—The Mt.  Pleasant  Lum­
ber  Co.  is  one of the  few concerns that 
report  a  decent  trade.  The  company’s 
mill is cutting about  40.000  feet  a  day, 
on  a  single  circular,  pine,  hemlock and 
hardwood,  southern  Michigan  and  Ohio 
being  the  market.  The  company  has a 
capital  of  840.000  and  will  cut  about 
7,000,000 feet this  season.  L. Shafer,  at 
Mt.  Pleasant,  is cutting  30,000  pine  and 
cedar shingles a day.

Muskegon—More lumber  was  shipped 
out  of  Muskegon  this  June than in the 
corresponding  month 
last  year.  The 
hemlock  market  is  reported  very  dull, 
the activity being mostly in pine,  with  a 
slightly brightening call  for  piece  stuff. 
The demand is  mainly  for  dry  material 
and  but  little  of  this  season’s  cut  has 
been touched,  with the result  that dry is 
running low and green  mounting up un­
til a sixty or ninety days’  sun shall elim­
inate the dampness.

Alpena—This city made  a good invest­
ment  when the spool  works  were  built. 
Besides spools, floats,  pulleys  and  corks 
contracted  for,  which  will  keep 
the 
factory busy for several  months,  a  con­
tract has been  taken  to  manufacture  a 
large quautity of pail  handles,  and  two 
new machines for this purpose have been 
added  to  the  outfit.  These  machines

inches 

will turn out 40,000  pail  handles  a  day. 
They are made of birch that is  not  good 
euough for spools,  aud  a  large  quantity 
of timber that  has  hitherto  been  of  no 
use will  now  be  utilized.  For  the  pail 
bandies the wood is first sawed into b  Its 
and  is  then  cut  into  blocks 
three  and 
three-eighth 
long  and  an  inch 
square.  These  blocks  are  placed  in  a 
spout of the first  machine,  which  seizes 
the blocks at  the  rate  of  55  a  minute, 
bores a  hole the entire length  about  the 
middle  of  the  block,  and  shoves  them 
down  a  spout.  The  bored  blocks  are 
then taken to the  second  machine.  The 
man  in  charge  places  them  in  a  spout 
one at a time,  and the machine  does  the 
rest of the work. 
It takes hold  of  each 
block,  planes it the  required  shape  and 
drops it into a box  beneath,  at  the  rate 
of 53 a minute, ready for the pail makers. 
This factory is running full capacity, and 
the other day  a  shipment  of  1,000  pul­
leys  was  made  to  Jersey  City.  The 
spool contracts are also large.
T h e   W h e a t   M a r k e t.

During the past week wheat  has  been 
on the down  grade, owing to a  combina­
tion  of  causes.  The  great  strike  at 
Chicago  restricted  cash  business  very 
materially; exports showed only 1,700,000 
bushels, as against  3,971,000 bushels  for 
the  corresponding  week 
last  year; 
exceedingly  fine  harvest  weather,  and, 
where threshing has  been  reported,  it is 
to  the  effect  that  the  yield 
is  above 
earlier expectations and  the quality  very 
fine.  Foreign  reports  also  show 
that 
France will  this  year go  out  of  the  list 
of wheat importing  nations,  as  she  will 
have  a  surplus  for  export  herself—sc 
that the prospect  for  an  advance  in the 
near future is rather slim.  The  Govern­
ment crop reports are  to  the  effect  that 
we will have a  414,000,000  bushels  crop 
this year,  which,  with the  visible supply 
at about 55,000 000  bushels,  will give  us 
a fair stock of  wheat,  especially  as  we 
can  hardly expect to  export as much  the 
coming season as  we did during the past. 
Exports for the  past  year  amounted  to 
165,000,000  bushels;  for  the  previous 
year 
exports  were  195,000,000 
bushels.  This  shows  a  material  and 
startling  decrease  in  our  exports,  the 
reason  for which  has  often  been  given 
under  this  head.  We  should, however, 
take  into  consideration  the  amount  of 
wheat fed to stock,  which will  be greatly 
increased  during  the  coming  season  if 
the present low prices continue.  Locally, 
the  movement  has  been  very  slow,  as 
farmers have plenty  of work to do which 
pays them better than  hauling  wheat to 
market at 52  cents  per  bushel,  so  they 
keep what they have in  their  granaries. 
Receipts by  rail during  the  week  were, 
wheat, 39 cars; corn,  15 cars; oats. 2 cars. 
Corn  and oats have followed  wheat  in its 
decline.  The fall  in oats, especially,  has 
been  sharp,  being  fully  10  cents  per 
bushel in the speculative markets during 
the week,  and it  is  even  expected  they 
will go still lower,  as new  oats are being 
offered freely farther south.

the 

C.  G .  A .  V o ig t .

Change  at Wolcottvllle, Ind.

John Beach,  boot  and  shoe dealer,  has 
purchased the drug stock  of  A.  D.  Hav­
ens and removed  the stock  to one side of 
his store.  Mr.  Havens  will return  to his 
former home, Coleman,  Mich.

Do not  endorse  for  a  man  to  whom 
lend  your 

you  would  not  willingly 
money.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

Prices  have  been  seriously  affected  by  the 
railroad strike, and the prospects are that, by the 
time this reaches  the  readers  of  Tan  T r a d e s­
m a n ,  the consequences will be much  more  seri­
ous.  The supply of potatoes, and of all  articles 
which come from outside the State,  may  be  cut 
off entirely and the  result  may  be  a  vegetable 
famine.  Prices as  quoted  may  mean  much  or 
little, according to whether the strike has or has 
not the anticipated effect.

Apricots—Royals, $1@1. '.0 per 4-basket  crate.
Beans—Dealers  pay  {1.65  for  hand-picked, 

holding at $2.

Beets—The  market  Is  almost glutted.  Home 

grown bring I5@20c.

Butter—Best dairy, 13® 14c;  creamery, 16®17c.
cabbage—Home  grown  hold  the  market  and 

are in good supply at 35@50c per doz.

Cherries—The  week  closed  with  the  market 
almost bare.  Good brought $2 per bu.  The crop 
is reported to be  not  very  heavy  and  they  are 
not likely to be much lower.

Cucumbers—Scarce and higher.  Bringing35® 

40c per doz.

Carrots— 15c per doz  bunches.
Eggs—The  usual  summer  egg  famine  is  not 
far off.  The price is going up.  Dealers now pay 
12c, holding at 13c.

;  Buckwheat,

Greens—Are out of the market.
Honey—White  clover, 
Onions—Callfornias have disappeared.  Louls- 
lanas  now  hold  the  market  at $3.E0 per bbl. or 
$1.20 per bu.
Potatoes -Early Ohios are held at 12  per  bbl.; 
bulk stock, 70c per bu.  The supply at present is 
good.

Peas—Are unchanged at $t per bu.
Peaches—Callfornias are held at $1.10 per 20 lb 

box.

25 lbs.

Pineapples—Small, $1.2i; large,  $t.r0  per  doz.
Squash—Crook-neck are held at 75c per box of 

Tomatoes—Are held at $1.75 per 4-basket crate.
Watermelons—Are down to  $20  per  hundred, 

@30c or .5 apiece.

Berries—Red  raspberries,  15c  per  qt.;  black* 
1214c per qt.  Black  berries,  $4  per  bu.;  Straw­
berries,  SitUc.

Henry  J.  Vinkemulder,
Frilits  and  Vegetables,

JOBBER  OF

418,  423,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

St  Grand  Rapids.

I  handle  all  kinds  of  Fruits  and 
Produce,  being  present  on 
the  Grand 
Rapids  market  every  morning  to  select 
the freshest and choicest stock.  1 solicit 
correspondence  and  mail  orders,  agree­
ing to give same  my  personal  attention. 
I employ no  traveling  salesmen  and  am 
thus  enabled  to  bill  goods  at  lower 
prices, besides  guaranteeing quality.

S B B D

B U C K W H E A T

Choice  Stock.

$1  PER  BUSHEL.

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W. T.  LflMOREAUX  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Geo.  Richards  succeeds  Richards  & 
Huff in  the flour and feed  business at 528 
South Division  street.

Eaton,  Lyon &  Co.  have  sold  the  L. 
Pauly drug stock,  at St.  Ignace,  to  It. A. 
Fervice,  formerly  clerk  for  Paul  V. 
Finch,  the Canal street druggist.

Geo.  H.  Kykendall  and  Jno.  Young 
have formed a  copartnership  under  the 
style  of  Kykendall  &  Young  and  em­
barked in the furnace business at 46  East 
Bridge street.

Frank A. Collins has  retired  from  the 
firm of A. J.  Quist & Co., tobacconists  at 
319 South Division street.  The  business 
will  be  continued  by 
the  remaining 
partner  under  the  style  of  Anthony J. 
Quist.

The  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co.  is  no 
longer in the hotel  business,  having sold 
the Commercial  House property,  at  Sar­
anac,  to  John  Cutler,  proprietor  of the 
Davis House,  at Lowell.  This  property 
was taken  in the payment  of  a judgment 
obtained  by  the  Ball  Co.  agaiust  Rose 
Rudd, of  the  former  firm  of  Holmes  & 
Co.

A.  Ë.  Brooks  &  Co.  have  leased the 
basement and first,  fourth and  fifth floors 
of  W.  S.  Gunn’s  block  (formerly  occu­
pied  by  Gunn  Hardware  Co.) on South 
Ionia street and  will take  possession  of 
the  premises  Aug.  1.  Additional  ma­
chinery will  be purchased  by  Brooks  & 
Co.  and  their  capacity considerably en­
larged.

The annual parade  of  the  fire  and po­
lice  departments  Saturday  was  highly 
creditable,  but few people have any  idea 
how much it  costs  the  city  to  maintain 
these departments each year.  The Board 
of Fire  and  Police  Commissioners  have 
made  up their budget  for the fiscal year 
beginning  July 1,  asking for $100,000 for 
the fire department  and  $98,000  for  the 
police department.

Wm.  N.  Rowe,  Manager  of  the Valley 
City Milling Co.,  states that he  and  Mr. 
Swensberg each propose  to subscribe for 
$100,000 of the  capital stock  of  the  cor­
poration  in  which  the  business  will  be 
In  order to 
merged  in  a  few  months. 
give sufficient time to perfect all arrange­
ments,  the  filing  of  the  incorporation 
papers  will  be  deferred  a  few  weeks. 
The plan contemplates  not only  the pay­
ment of the  company’s  obligations but  a 
sufficient  increase  of  capital  to  corres- 
poud  to  the  increased  capacity of their 
Valley City Mill,  which was  last year en­
tirely rebuilt  and  its  capacity  increased 
one-third.  Mr.  Rowe states that,  instead 
of  paying  7  per  cent,  dividends on  the 
capital stock of  $350,000,  he  confidently 
expects to be able to declare  5  per  cent, 
semi-aunual  dividends  (equivalent  to  10 
per cent,  per annum), although this basis 
may be considerably  augmented  in  pros­
perous years.

vegetable 

thirty-three 

Only  a  quartette  of  fruit  wagon  li­
censes have been issued so far  this year, 
and 
licenses. 
The  trouble  is  with 
the  bonds.  The 
The men who  would  take  out  fruit  li­
censes are unable to  procure  bondsmen, 
consequently  their applications are hung 
up in the City Clerk’s office.  The men of 
means who were behind the fruit peddlers 
last  year  seem  to  be  shy  of  the  busi­
ness this year.  There is some  danger of

Fruits—Currants  are  a  little  firmer, 
but  no  change  has  been made in quota­
tions.

Bauanas—The  market  is  about  bare, 
as the railroad strike  has  made  it  next 
to  impossible  to  get  freight  from  the j 
South.  Prices  are  going  up,  as  with 
everything else that  comes  via  Chicago 
or Cincinnati.

Lemons—Are iu  good  supply  so  far, 
but if the strike holds there will  be none 
to be  had  iu  a  short  time.  The  price, 
too,  has been affected,  and  will  be  still 
more affected,  by the  same  cause.  This 
market is fairly stocked,  and  figures  in 
our market columns are unchanged.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
a suit for damages,  and thry  are not dis­
posed to  take  any  chances.  The  vege­
table men,  for some reason, do not  seem 
to meet the same difficulty,  as  about  the 
same  number  have  taken  out  licenses 
this year as  last.  This  would  seem  to 
indicate  either  that  they  have  better 
friends or are  more  reliable.  However 
that may be,  the  vegetable  men  are  “in 
it” this year and the fruit  men  are  not. 
Cannot that eminent  “friend of the  poor 
man,”  Aid.  Shaw,  do  something  for 
them?  Or  are  the  vegetable  peddlers 
the only  worthy  poor in  that statesman’s 
estimation?  This  is the  opportunity  of 
Aid.  Shaw’s  political  career  and  he 
should not  fail  to take  advantage  of  it. 
He will never have such  auother. 
It  is 
safe to say  that,  if  the  bond  provision 
had not been added to the  license sched­
ule,  the city  would  have  been  overrun 
with peddlers this  year,  as  it  was  last. 
Now,  however,  so  far  as  can  be  ascer­
tained,  only  a  very  small  portion  of 
those engaged  last year as fruit  peddlers 
have auy intention of taking out licenses 
as they know they cauuot  secure  bonds. 
The number of  fruit  licenses  issued  so 
far  this  year  is 
four,  as  against  ten 
to the same date last year.  From  this it 
will  be seen that the bond  provision is a 
benefit, not only to the  city,  but  to  the 
peddlers themselves.  The  fact  that  so 
few have taken out  licenses relieves  the 
city of  what,  under  the  old  system  of 
promiscuous licensing,  was  fast  becom­
ing a nuisance,  ami returns to  legitimate 
dealers much  of  the  trade  which  they 
had lost,  and also relieves the police  de­
partment of a large amount  of  unpleas­
ant  work.  The  few  peddlers  who  re­
main in the  business  will  be  benefitted 
by the inability of  the majority to obtain 
licenses,  as  it  leaves  a  wider  field  for 
them to operate  it.  Altogether  the  sit­
uation  is encouraging and, if it  had  not 
been for  the  assininity  of  the  License 
Committee,  the whole peddling  business 
would  have  been  brought  nearer  to  a 
common sense basis.

Hogs—Receipts  for  last  week  were 
120,000,  a  decrease  of  31,000  from  the 
correspouding  week  a  year  ago.  The 
falling off  was  undoubtedly  due  to  the 
strike,  which has,  so far,  tied  up  nearly 
every 
road  entering  Chicago.  Prices 
have  not  yet  advanced,  howevet,  as 
neither packers nor  dealers  show  much 
dispositiou 
take  advantage  of  the 
situation.  Stocks in local dealers’ hands 
are  fair,  but  caunot  stand  a  very  long 
siege,  as the shortage of  fresh meat wi>> 
undoubtedly 
a  run  on  hog 
products.

Fresh  Meat—L.  F.  Swift  &  Co.  and 
Nelson  Morris & Co.  report very  little of 
anything on hand.  The strike  has made 
it impossible to get  anything  from  Chi­
cago and,  unless the strike  comes  to  an 
end iu a few  days,  the  market  will  be 
depending  entirely  on  local  supply—a 
not very  pleasant  prospect,  and  which 
means that the public  must  go  without 
meat,  or turn to  salted  stocks  for  their 
supplies.

General Trade—During June trade has 
been  quite  good.  More  especially  has 
this been so in  seasonable  goods.  With 
the coming in of July,  the  tendency is to 
restrict buying in all  lines.

The  Hardware  Market.

cause 

to 

T h e   G r o c e r y   M a r k e t.

the 

Wholesale grocers  generally are  mak­
ing a  vigorous  kick  against  the  recent 
action of the P. J.  Sorg  Co.  in  reducing 
the  commission  allowed 
jobbing 
trade from 8 to 6 per  cent.  They  claim 
that the reason  given  for  the  change— 
that  jobbers  are  not  maintaining 
the 
established price  on  Sorg’s  goods—does 
not apply to all jobbing centers and  that 
unless the margin  is restored  to  the  old 
basis,  aggres>ive effort  will not  be  made 
in the future to hold the sales up  to  the 
present standard.
Sugar—The  market  is  unsettled  and 
lower,  probably  due  to  the  uncertainty 
over  the  outcome of the tariff.  Several 
changes  have occurred  during  the week, 
granulated  having  declined  18  pence, 
while  some  grades  have  suffered  no 
change. 
In  the  language  of  a  local 
prophet,  “One man’s  guess is as good as 
another’s.”

Cheese—The market is a little stronger 
and higher  than  a  week  ago,  Lenawee 
county makers and  handlers  having  ad­
vanced their prices }£c.

Oranges—A  few  86s,  California,  and 
200s,  Naples,  are  about all  there  are  in 
market at  present,  and  these  are  from 
cold storage,  and are not very  desirable. 
Of  course,  there  will  be  a  few  fancy 
Kodis  for  first-class trade,  but they  will 
be high.  Not much of any  account will 
be seen until  Floridas begin  to  move  in 
October.

remain 

Wire  Nails—Prices 

about 
stationary,  and,  while the coal  and  coke 
strike is over,  the mills have not,  as yet, 
been able  to get  a  supply  of  fuel  aud 
nails  are  not  yet  plentiful  enough  to 
warrant any lower  prices.  Our  impres­
sion  would  be,  however, 
that  when 
manufacturing is in  full blast  again the 
present advance  will  be  hard  to  main­
tain.

Barbed Wire—The demand has let  up, 
but the recent advance in price is still on. 
We  may look,  however,  for  lower  price.
Window Glass—At  this  time  of  the 
year all factories close  down and the ad­
vance  in  price  usually  comes  with  it. 
All reports  indicate  that  the  stock  of 
glass is light, and,  should there be much 
of a demand,  much higher  prices  would 
rule.  We  quote  80  and  20  per  cent, 
discount in single and double by the box.
Wire Cloth—Is  in  great  demand  and 
stocks are not heavy.  The price is  held 
firm at $1.75@1.65,  according to quantity 
ordered.

Agricultural  Tools—The  demand  for 
forks,  rakes,  cradles,  etc., 
is  good. 
Scythes  aud  snaths  are  also  moving 
freely.  We quote  the  following  prices:
Wood brace  cradle 
.................... $17 00 per doz.
.......................   18 10  “ 
Wire 
“
No. 1 wire bow  rakes....................  1  60  “ 
“
No. 1 wood bow  rakes..t............. 
“
1  35  “ 
Scythe Bnaths  ...............................  5 <0  “ 
“
Clipper  scythes.............................   5 40  “ 
“
90  each
Harpoon hay  forks......................... 
Wood hay fork  pulleys...............  
“
Iron 
Hartz steel hay fork  pulley 
“

1  75 per doz.
 
1  75  “ 
. . . .   2  25  “ 

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Wm.  Fowler, general dealer at Kalamo, 

was in town over Sunday.

5

The  Wool  Market.

No one in the East  has  any  money  to 
invest in  wool with  the  present outlook 
which is extremely gloomy.  Local  buy­
ers are  taking  what  is  offered,  simply 
because  they  do  not  care  to  refuse. 
Wool at a  lower figure than  it  brings  at 
present  would  be  a  curiosity.  Prices 
are  unchanged.

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

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TjlOK  RENT—MEAT  MARKET  IN  CONNEC 
tlon with  large  grocery.  Right  place  for 
right  man.  Established trade.  Henry J. Vinke- 
mulder. Grand Rapids. 
W ANTED—TO Bl'Y A SHINGLE MILL FOR 
ca£fb  Must be in good order  and  cheap. 
Address  Morse & Schneider, Seuey,  Mich.  557 
BUSINESS CHANCE—FOR  SALE  OK  EX- 
change for farm or city property in or near 
Grand  Rapids, the Harris mill property  situated 
lnA*,.  ’ Mecosta. Co., Michigan, on  the G. R. & 
I.  Railroad  consisting of saw and planing mills, 
sto  e and 39 acres of land  a  good  water  power, 
22 foot fall, side track into mill, plenty of  bard- 
wood timber.  This is a good chance for anyone 
wishing to engage in any kind of  mill  business 
For further particulars address B  W  Barnard 
35 Allen street, Grand  Rapids  Mich 
55#  ’
fcJA L E S M A N  WAN TE D—EXPERIENCED 
crockery and house furnishing goods sales­
man.  II. Leonard & Sons. 
A  Gk ° ?   LARGE  GENERAL  STOCK  OR 
XV  boot and shoe stock can be sold for cash  if 
cheap.  Address box 327, Stanton, Mich. 
552 
/^tANNING  FACTORY  WANTED—A  PARTY 
Vy  with some capital and who understands the 
business, to build and operate a canning factorv 
at Grant, Newaygo Co.,  Mich.  For  particulars 
write to II. C. Hemingsen,  Village Clerk,  Grant, 
Mich. 
YyANTED—WELL-SEASONED  RED  OAK 
" "  __?**** ^l&ck ash.  Address “Manufacturer,” 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
"DIOR  SALE—STOCK OF GROCERIES, IIARD- 
-L  ware, drugs, crockery, notions, etc.,In small 
growing  Northern  town  on  railroad  and nav­
igable stream.  Address No. 550,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
"CIOR  SALE—A  WELL EQUIPPED MACHINE 
Detroit,  Michigan.  Good  tools, 
suitable for building or repairing heavy or light 
machinery.  Good  business  location  and  low 
rent.  Suitable terms to responsible parties.  Par 
ticulars from Charles Steel,  Administrator,  box 
'*»■, Wyandotte, Michigan. 
TCTOR SALE—FINE BAKERY, RESTAURANT, 
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ice cream parlor and soda  fountain  in  one 
of the best locations  In  a  good  lively  town  In 
Northern Michigan.  Twenty years  established. 
Population  6,000  to  7,900.  Good  chance  fora 
smart  man.  Address  No.  618,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman._______ 
"CIOR  SALE—DRY  GOODS  STOCK  IN  ONE 
A.  of the busy manufacturing cities  of Lower 
Michigan.  Best location In  town.  Addre-s No 
645 care Michigan  Tradesman. 
TI7ANTED  TO  EXCHANGE—TWO-HORsE 
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engine, upright boiler,  good  as  new,  for 
electric  motor.  Redner  Bros.,  Battle  Creek
Mich.___________________ __________   643
HO  WANTS  A  NICE,  CLEAN,  WELL ES- 
tablished and good paying dry goods and 
notion store, in one of the best locations  in  the 
city, at a great bargain: good reason for  selling. 
Write  or  call  at  once. Address  No.  635, care
635
Michigan Tradesman. 

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sa le—»t o r e 

Drug  sto re  fo r  sa l e—in v o ic in g
$1,600,$500 down; balance  on  time.  Good 
business.  Low  expenses.  Address  Book- 
640
keeper. * and 6 Pearl St.. Grand  Rapids. 
F or 
b u il d in g   a n d
dwelling  combined  at  Levering,  Mich. 
First-class  place  for  a  general dealer.  A.  M. 
638
LeBaron, Grand Rapids. Mich. 
F or  sa le—clea n  drug  stock 
in   a
thriving town in Northern Michigan  on  C. 
& W. M. Railway.  Address No. 639  care  Michl 
gan Tradesman. 
639
I lOK  RENT—THE  STOKE  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
IJLANING  MILL—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE 
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
ing town.  Correspondence and Inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan, Boyce <k Co., Manistee, Mich. 613 
OR  RENT—EXCELLENT  LOCATION  FOR 
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
■ RELIABLE  DRY  GOODS  AND  SHOE 
salesman  desires  position.  Is  capable  of 
taking full  charge of stocks or  occupying  posi­
tion of general manager.  Address F. A. M., care 
5 8
Michigan Tradesman. 
■ ANTED—POSITION  BY YOUNG MAN OF 
six years’  experience  in  shoes  and  dry 
goods.  Speaks  English  and  German.  Refer­
ences furnished..  Address No.  551,  care  Michl > 
igan Tradesman,_____________________ 551
Q C T P  JjT  > G   HEADACHE
i   E j W I V   k j  
POWDERS
Pay the be  t profit.  Order from your jobber

S IT U A T IO N S   W A N T E D .

645

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Carrent.

DEVINS.

th o rity .

R are  A dvice  to   B oys  b y   a n   A ble  A u­
Artem&s  W ard  in  Fame.
“Boy  wanted!”  Two  short  words! 
Mach  depends  on  how  you  read them. 
A boy is wanted,  but  that  is  not all.  A 
heart,  a will,  a  brain,  a  soul  is  called 
for and  the  applicant  may  answer  the 
call earnestly or carelessly.
A  boy  was  wanted,  and  the  great 
merchant  handed  one  bright  but  quiet 
looking  boy  who  applied  a  business 
letter  which  he  had  just  written  and 
asked  him to copy  it  with  a  pen.  The 
merchant’s letter  had  the  word,  “sepa­
rately” in  it,  spelled  s-e-p-e-r,  out  the 
boy wrote it  s-e-p-a-r,  and  fearing  that 
je  might ds  misjudged,  he  pointed  out 
the difference  he  had  made.  The  mer­
chant laughed,  but  the  quiet boy was so 
sure that a dictionary was consulted,  and 
he got the place.  That boy  was Thomas 
Tileston,  afterwards  one  of  the  mer­
chant princes of New York.
To  hold  your  place,  put  purpose  in 
your work.  Your schooling will  be past; 
make this a  new  line  of  education. 
If 
you consider it a slavery,  it  will  be  so. 
If  you  will  make it a stairway  by which 
to ascend to better things,  it  will  be  so. 
Lift your work up  and  you  will  mount 
with it.  “Seest thou a  man  diligent  in 
his  business, 
lie  shall  stand  before 
kings;  he  shall  not  stand  before  mean 
men.”
Do  not  measure  your  work  by  the 
wages.  A  bookmaker  at  the  races  is 
better paid than a clerk  in a bank, and a 
bartender  gets  more  than  a  shipping- 
clerk,  but they  are  paid  more  only  be­
cause  their  positions  are  undesirable. 
Work  cannot  in  all  cases  be  measured 
by  the wages.  Two  opposing pickets in 
the late  war were  chaffing  one  another. 
It was an Irishman who was on this side. 
“ What are  you  fighting  in  the  Yankee 
army  for,  anyhow?”  asked 
the  Con­
thirteen 
federate. 
“I’m  fighting  for 
dollars  a  month,  and  1  belave  you’re 
fighting  for  eleven,”  was 
the  quick 
reply.
Don’t read trash.  The dime-novel  boy 
who jumps up  from a dream  of  Indians, 
of love, of ransoms and of pirates,  to  do 
plain  office  duty,  is  rarely  a  success. 
Life is real,  life is  earnest,  and the best 
way  to  work  in  it  is  to  get  your  own 
living  and  do  your  duty  in  whatever 
place it has pleased God  to put  you. 
If 
you  are  preaching  at  one  end  of  the 
world’s great  cathedral,  or  playing  the 
organ  at  the  other  end,  do  yonr  work 
with your whole soul. 
It may in the end 
be your work to be a  poor missionary or, 
on the other hand,  to  be  a  promoter  of 
great public works.  Do either  vjell, and 
do  not  think  that  by  merely  despising 
the world’s  honors  that  you  will  merit 
the favor of heaven. 
It may be idleness, 
not piety.  One of the greatest preachers 
of  the  day  said:  “ Whenever  1  hear  a 
young man despising the world’s honors, 
1 know that he is  afraid  of  the  world’s 
work.”
Put  some  excitement  into .your work. 
Do you  know that  the  world  is  betting 
on your success  or  failure?  Two-thirds 
at least'say  that  you  will  not  succeed. 
The other third,  including your relatives 
and friends,  have  their  money  up  that 
you  will.  Then  don’t  get 
tired.  A 
lazy 
little  boy  said:  “Pa,  haven’t  1 
sawed enough wood  to-day?  I’m tired!” 
“Tired!”  exclaimed  the  father.  “ Why 
1  bet  your  mother  ten  cents 
that  you 
would have the whole pile  sawed  before 
supper.”  “You did!”  shouted  the  boy, 
as he grabbed the  saw, and spat on  both 
hands,  “You  bet ten cents  on  me? 
If 
the  saw  holds  out,  dad,  I’ll  win  the 
money.” 
It is easy to  work the  muscles 
when the mind is enlisted in the  service!
Do not  sit  idle  and  wait  for  orders. 
Try to find some work  to do  A  boy  sat 
at  his  desk  drumming  with  his  idle 
fingers.  “1 can tel  you  what  tune  you 
are  playing,”  said  the  manager.  The 
boy drummed on  and  asked,  “ What  am 
I  playing?”  “ You are playing the fool,” 
was the reply.

E L E f i R O T Y P

^
“ncS
T r a d e s m a n  C o ..

efo^ s
quantity 
GRAND  RAPIDS. MICH.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Adriatic.................  7
Argyle  ..................   5*
Atlanta A A............ 6
Atlantic A .

H ................6)4
“ 
P ............   5
“ 
D..............  6
“ 
“  LL............  4*
Amory.......................6)4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A..  4V4
Blackstone O, 32__  5
Black Crow............ 6
Black Rock  ...........  5)4
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A ................514
Cavanat V................5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  3)4
Clifton C R ............ 514
Comet..................... 614
Dwight Star.
Clifton CCC

Arrow Brand 4)4 
••  World Wide.  6
“  LL...............   4%
Pull Yard Wide......  6*
Georgia  A..............614
Honest Width........  6
Hartford A ............   5
Indian Head...........  614
King A  A................614
King EC.  ..............  5
Lawrence  L L .......   414
Madras cheese cloth 6)4
Newmarket  G........5)4
B.........  5
N........ 614
DD....  514
X ........6*
Nolbe R..................5
Our Level  Best...... 6
Oxford  R............... 6
614  Pequot....................  7
5?4 Solar......................  6

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

A B C ......................814
Amazon.................8
Amsburg.................6
Art  Cambric.......... 10
Blackstone A A......714
Beats All.................  4
Boston................... 12
Cabot......................   6)4
Cabot,  X .................6*
Charter  Oak...........514
Conway W ..............  7)4
Cleveland.............  6
Dwight Anchor—   8 
shorts  8
Edwards................. 6
Empire.....................  7
Farwell....................714
Fruit of the  Loom.  8
Fltchvllle  ............  7
First Prize..............  6
Fruit of the Loom %. 714
Falrmount..............4*4
Full Value..............6)4
Cabot......................   6)41 Dwight Anchor
Farwell...................7H|

¡Top of the  Heap.
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal............ 714
Green  Ticket......... 814
Great Falls.............   6M
Hope....................... 7J4
Just  Out........  4)4® 5
King  Phillip...........  7*
OP......714
LonBdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale...........  @  8
Middlesex........   @5
No Name................   714
Oak View...... ........ 6
Our Own.................  514
Pride of the West... 12
Rosalind.................714
Sunlight..................  414
Utica  Mills............ 814
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vlnyard..................  814
White Horse...........6
“  Rock............ 814
8

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.

Housewife  Q...........614
R .........7
S...........7)4
T ...........814
U...........914
V.......... 10
W 
10)4
X 
1114
Y Z
1*14
1314

514
__ 6
......614
......7
......71*
......714
......7)4
.......914—   814 
. 
91*
...10 
....1014 
...11 
....21 
....1414
CARPET  WARP.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

1014

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
" 

“ 
“ 
" 
“ 

CORBET  JEANS.

“  colored — 19 

DRESS  GOODS.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

COBS
Coral Ine................. 89 50
Schilling’s ............... 9 00
Davis  Waists......   9 00
Grand  Rapids.......  4 50
Armory..................   6)4
Androscoggin......... 714
Blddeford...............   6
Brunswick..............614
Allen turkey  reds

robes...........514
pink a purple 514
buffs...........  514
pink  checks.  514
staples........  5
shirtings...  3)4 
American  fancy....  514 
American Indigo  ..  414 
American shirtings  3)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
....  6
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino......6
long cloth B.  9 
c .  714
century cloth  7
gold seal......1014
green seal TR1014 
yellow seal..l014
serge.............1114
Turkey red.. 1014 

Peerless, white.........17  ¡Integrity colored...18
White Star...............17
Integrity..................18!4| 
“  colored  .19
Nameless................20
Hamilton 
............. 8
.................25
.................  9
 
.................2714
..............30
GG Cashmere........30
Nameless  ...............16
.................8214
.. 
....35
...............18
ETB.Wonderful............ 84 50
Brighton..................4 75
Bortree’s ..............   9 00
Abdominal...........15  00
Naumkeagsatteen..  714
Rockport.................614
Conestoga............... 714
Walworth  .............6)4
PRINTS.
514 Berwick fancies —   514
Clyde Rohes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4 
DelMariDe cashm’s.  514 
mourn’g  5)4 
Eddy stone fancy...  514 
chocolat  514
rober—   514
sateens.. 514
Hamilton fancy. —   514 
staple —   514 
Manchester fancy..  514 
new era. 614
Merrimack D fancy. 514 
Merrim’ck shirtings.  4 
Repp furn .  814
Pacific fancy  .........514
Portsmouth robes...  614 
Simpson mourning..  5)4
ffTOrk 
w
greys.........  5)4
solid black.  5)4 
Washington Indigo.  614 
"  Turkey robes..  7# 
“  India robes—   714 
“  plain T*ky X % 8)4 
“ 
“  Ottoman  Tar-
key red.................. 614
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 34........ 7)4
Martha  Washington
Turkey red..........   914
Rlverpointrobes....  514
Windsor fancy........  6)4
Indigo  bine..........1014
Harmony.................  4%
AC A ....................11)4
Amoskeag AC A....1114
Pemberton A A A.... 16
Hamilton N  ...........  7
York....................... 1014
D..............8
Awning.. 11
Swift River............ 7)4
Farmer......................8
Pearl River............12
Warren................... 12)4
First Prise..............10)4
Lenox M ills........... 18
Conostoga  ............ 16
Atlanta,  D..............  6)4¡Stark  A.................8
Boot........................  6)4 No  Name 
............ 7)4
Clifton, K 
............   7  ¡Top of Heap...........   9

Ballon «olid black..
colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids.............514
“  oil blue........ 6
“  “  green  ...  6
“  Foulards  ...  5)4 
“  red X - - • • 
7
“  “ 
* ...........  914
»  4 4........ 10
“ 
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy....... 5
“  madders...  5
“  XX twills..  5 
“ 
solids......... 5

robes............6

gold  ticket

COTTON  DRILL.

“ 
“ 
B 

“  X...10

t ic k in g s.

“ 
" 

«> 

•• 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

» 

.  

“ 

A m o s k e a g .....   ...1 2
9oz......14
brown .14
Andover................. il)4
BeaverCreek  A A... 10 
BB...  9
C C ...
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

“ 
“ 
“ 
blue  814 
“  d a  twist  1014 
Columbian XXX br.lo 
•* 
XXX  bl.19
Amoskeag..............   5
“  Persian dress 61« 
Canton ..  7
“ 
AFC........  8)4
“ 
“ 
Teazle.. .10)4 
Angola.. 10)4 
“ 
“ 
Persian..  7 
Arlington staple —   6)4
Arasapha  fancy__4)4
Bates Warwick drea 7)4 
staples.  6
Centennial............   10)4
Criterion...............1014
Cumberland staple.  514
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................4)4
Elfin.......................  714
Everett classics......814
Exposition..............714
Glenarie................  6*4
Glenarven.............. 6)4
Glenwood............... 714
Hampton.................5
Johnson Chalon cl 
14 
Indigo bine 914 
zephyrs— 16
GRAIN
Amoskeag...... ___ 13
...... 17
Stark..............
......13
American......

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Colombian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........1214
brown....... 12)4
Haymaker blue........ 7)4
brown...  7)4
Jaffrey.....................1114
Lancaster  .............. 1214
Lawrence, 9 os........ 13)4
No. 220__ 13
No. 250----1114

“ 
“ 
••  No. 280... 10)4

GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  5
“ 
fancies__7
"  Normandie  7
Lancashire..............   6
Manchester__  ........ 5)4
Monogram..............  614
Normandie.............   7
Persian....................   7
Renfrew Dress........714
Rosemont................. 614
SlatersvlUe.............. 6
Somerset..................  7
Tacoma  ...................714
Toll  duNord......... 814
Wabash...................  714
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick.................  6
Whittenden.............   8
heather dr.  7)4 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6)4
Westbrook...............  8
..............10
Wlndermeer............. 5
York  ........................6)4
BAGS.
Georgia...................13)4

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THREADS.

“

No.

BED  FLANNEL.

..33
...34
...85
.36

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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

KNITTING  COTTON.

Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbour's..............95
Coats’, J. & P ......... 45  Marshall’s .............. 90
Holyoke..................22141
White.  Colored
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ...87
42
...38
39
43
“  16...
“  18... ...39
44
40
“  30... ...40
45
41
CAMBRICS.
.............  4
Edwards 
Slater......................   4
Lockwood................ 4
White Star............   4
Wood’s ..................  4
Kid Glove  .............   4
Brunswick...........   4
Newmarket............   4
Fireman..................32)4 T W ...........
Creedmore..............2714FT.............
Talbot XXX............30  J  R F, XXX
Nameless................27)4 Buckeye...
Red A Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R................. 22)4
Windsor................. 18)4
6 oz Western.......... 20
Union  B.................2214
NamelegB...... 8  & 9141 
...... 8)4@10  I

.Z2H
8214
.35
-82)4
Grey SR W.............1714
Western W  .............1814
D R P ...................... 1814
Flashing XXX........2314
Manitoba................ 2314
®10)4
12)4
Brown. Black.
1014
11)4
12
20

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
9)4
10)4
1114
1214

“ 
Slate.
914 
1014 
1114 
1214
Severen, 80s ..........   9)4
Mayland, 8 oz.........10)4
Greenwood, 714 oz..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 oz— 1114 
Boston, 8 oz............10)4
White, dos............ 25  ¡Per bale, 40 doz
Colored, doz.......... 20  ¡Colored 
“  ...
Slater, Iron Cross...  8
“  Red Cross___   9
“  Best...............1014
"  Best A A........ 12)4
L............................. 714 1
G ............................. 814
Corticelll, doz........85  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

West  Point, 8 oz — 1014 
10 oz  ...12)4
“ 
Raven, lOoz.............13)4
.............18M
Stark 
Boston, 10 os........... 12)4
88 50 
7 50
Pawtucket...............1014
Dandle...................   9
Bedford...................10)4
Valley  City.............10)4
K K ......................... 10)4

Brown. Black. Slate
9M 10)4
10)4 1114
1114 12
12)4 20
DUCKS.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

1014
1H4
12
20

per 14os  ball  ......30

.12 
“ 8 
..12  I “  10 

twist,doz..40 
50yd,dot..40  I 
HOOKS AND EVES—PER GROSS.
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k A White.. 10  ¡No  4 Bl’k A White..15
“  2 
.20
» 
..26
8 
No 2—20, M C......... 50  ¡No 4—15  J* 3)4  ...... 40
•  8-18, S C ..........45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k..12  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k..20 
4 
“ 
.28
6 
“ 
..26
N02.

COTTON  TAPE.
..15 
“  10 
-.18  I “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.
....28  IN08
NEEDLES—PER  M.
A. James.................1  40| Steamboat
Marshall's.............. 1 00| American................1  00

SEWING  SILK.

WADDINGS.

SILESIA».

PINS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

¡5—4....1  65

6—4... 

OOTTONT WINES.

7‘ 

Nashua.................. 14
Rising Star 4-ply__17
3-ply.... 17
North Star..............20
Wool Standard 4 ply 1714 
Powhattan............ 16

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.................... 12
Domestic............... 18)4
Anchor...................16
Bristol....................18
Cherry  Valley........15
IX L ..:...................18)4
Alabama................. 6)4
Alamance................614
Augusta.................7)4
A r sapha................6
Georgia............... . 614
G ranite..................6)4
Haw  River............   R
Haw  J ....................  6  Otis checks.

PLAID  OSHABUEGS

Mount  Pleasant__6)4
Oneida....................  6
Prymont...............   5)4
Randelman............   6
Riverside...............   5M
Sibley  A.................6k
Toledo
7)4

WE  HAVE  MADE

H.  8G0NEIDER

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.,

Distributing Agents for tbe Old  Reliable

S

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CIGARS. 

AMERICAN  CIGAR  CO.

EATON,  LYON & CO.

NEW  STYLES  OF

C   \  .J

A.  J  

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20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

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A  LADY’S

GENUINE  : VICI  :  SHOE,

Plain toe In opera and  opera  toe and C. S. heel. 
D and E and B E widths, at 81.50.  Patent leather 
tip,  81.55.  Try them,  they are  beanties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

REEDER  BROS. SHOE CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

A J V J 3 WIDEA.

You  will  remember  that  Goliah  was 
very much surprised  when  David hit him 
with a stone.  He  said  that such a thing 
had  never  entered  his  head  before.  A 
good  many retail grocers are in  the same 
predicament  as  Goliah  was  before  he 
rubbed  up  against  David—they  have 
never gotten acquainted  with the  merits 
of the best selling brand of  soap  on  the 
market. 
It  is  called  ATLAS  and  is 
manufactured only  by
HENRY  PASSOLT,

SAGINAW,  MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

7

Wrought Loose  Fin........................................   40
Wrought Table..............................................  40
Wrought Inside Blind......,  ...........................  4)
Wrought Brass.........  
75
Blind,  Clark's...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s .............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892__

.(HI* JO

O U S U k .

crow bars.

Cast Steel................................................per a  
Kly’s 1-10................................................perm  
“ 
......................................... 
Hick’s  C. F 
G. D — ................................................... 
“ 
Musket 
........................................  
“ 

caps.

Rim  F ire........................................................... 
Central  Fire............................................... dls. 

CARTRIDGES.

CHISELS. 

Socket F irm er...................................................75*10
Socket Framing................................................75*18
Socket Corner................................................... 75 *10
Socket Slicks................................................... 75*10
40
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er..............................  

5
06
60
85
60

58
25

dlS.

dls.

combs. 

CHALK.
,  COPPER.

Curry,  Lawrence’s .......................................... 
40
Hotchkiss.........................................................  
¡g>
White Crayons, per  gross...............12©12*4 dls. 10

“ 

14x52,14x56.14x60 ................. 

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

 
drills. 

 
 

dls.

28
26
23
23
22
so
50
50

DRIPPING PANS.

8mall sizes, ser p o u n d ...................................  
6*4
Large sizes, per  pound...................................  
06
Com. 4  piece, 6 In...............................dos. net 
75
40
Corrugated................................................dls 
Adjustable.................................................dls. 40*10

elbows.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dls.

piles—New List. 

Clark’s, small, *18;  large, *26........................ 
30
Ives’, 1, *18:  2, #24;  3,#30............................... 
25
Disston’s .......................................................60*10-10
New American  ...........................................60*10-10
Nicholson’s ................................................. 60*10-10
Heller’s ..............................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  
50

dls.

GALVANIZED IRON.

15 

12 

13 

dls.

28
17

LOCKS—DOOR. 

Discount, 60 -10

knobs—New List. 

14 
gauges. 

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

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’»........................ 
50
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .......... 
56
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.'s..............................  
56
B ranford's........................................................ 
Norwalk’s .........................................................  
55
Adze Bye.........................................#16.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt Bye..,......................................#15.00, dls. 6C-10
Hunt’s ..........................................*18.50, dls. 20*10.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
“  P. 8. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__  
46
“   Landers,  Ferry *  Cl8 ik’s ................... 
40
"   Enterprise 
......................................... 
go
Stebbln’s  Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 68*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.

MOLASSES GATES. 

mauls. 
mills. 

MATTOCKS.

NA ILS

dls.
dls.

dlB.

THE  HABIT  OF  FORGETTING.

W ritten for Tan Tbadbshan.

While memory is an important  faculty 
to  every  one  who  follows  commercial 
pursuits, it may  be  left  in  abeyance at 
certain times  to actual  advantage. 
It is 
well if one can remember  faces,  so  as to 
better  maintain  acquaintance  with  a 
large  list  of  customers.  That  is a gift 
by  which  many  ordinary  politicians 
attain popularity,  especially  when  com­
bined with  suairitcr  in  modo. 
It  is,  of 
course,  necessary  always 
to  keep  in 
mind the variations in prices,  in order to 
secure profits or to avoid loss.

There are  times,  however,  when  the 
habit of  forgetting can  be  indulged both 
safely  and  profitably.  Business  is  too 
often allowed to absorb  all  the  energies 
of one whose shoulders bear  the  load of 
responsibility as proprietor  in a trade of 
moderate dimensions.  The  case is made 
worse  when  outside  speculations  are 
added,  which increase the risk and excite 
the mind  with alternate  hopes and fears. 
In  the  necessary  effort  connected  with 
buying and selling it is  not  easy  to  es­
cape the  pressure  of  thought  that  fol­
lows one into  the  hours  devoted  to the 
recuperation  of  wasted  energy.  Too 
many  business men  have  no  relaxation 
of  mind  or  body  outside  of  sleeping 
hours.  Even then the brain is busy  with 
images  evoked  by  the  worry  of  daily 
traffic;  and  dreams, 
like  angry  clouds 
rolling through space,  are the  sure  foes 
of  mental  and  physical  rest. 
It  is  no 
wonder  that  so  many  break  down  in 
health  or  fail 
the 
mental  wrecks  are  sadder  if  not  more 
numerous  than the physical.

in  business;  and 

fill  out 

The  business  man, 

The  habit  of  thinking  wears  on  the 
tissues  of  the  body  no 
less  surely 
than  does  severe  manual  labor.  Each 
faculty of mind or body  needs  some con­
trasting  counterpart  to 
the 
highest  measure  of 
its  usefulness. 
Memory wearies,  but  forgetting rests the 
mind.  Labor  wastes  muscular  energy. 
Rest  strengthens  and  restores.  These 
are  natural  alternates  that  preserve  a 
proper  balance  to  ail  parts  of  human 
organism  and  promote  healthy  growth.
therefore,  if  he 
would  be  the  absolute  monarch  of  his 
own  personal realm,  should  see to it that 
he keeps  the  equipoise  of  his  faculties 
continually assured.  When  relief  from 
the cares of each  day  arrives  he  should 
have the power to put them  entirely  out 
of  sight  with  his  memorandums  and 
ledgers.  By totally  forgetting  them for 
a season he will be able to  enjoy  to  the 
utmost  all that  is  to  be  gained  by  rest. 
No  one can realize  fully  the  benefit  of 
a summer’s  vacation  until  he  gets  into 
the habit of forgetting  all  the  disagree­
able littles of weariness that  have  made 
that vacation necessary.  Unless  be  can 
do this in  vain  are  spread  for  him  the 
verdant glories  of  the  season.  Vain  is 
pleasant  companionship,  cheerful  con­
versation  or  picturesque  scenery.  So 
long  as  his  thoughts  are  at  home  with 
his  business,  the  body  may  as  well  be 
there, also.

Whatever  pastime  or  occupation  that 
will most  effectually  drive  away  recol­
lections of  business  details  is  the  best 
for him to pursue.  If either can  be  fol­
lowed in company  with those  composing 
his home circle,  there  is  additional  ad- 
vantage; but even a jaunt to some sylvan 
resort,  with a  few  of  his  confreres  in 
trade,  will be  productive of good results 
if he will get  into  the  habit  of  leaving

behind all that has gone  with time  irre­
coverable into the wake  of  the  past and 
interest  himself  with 
the  cheerful 
aspects of the present.

To one who was once a  summer  guest 
for  a  few  weeks  I  apologized  for  not 
being able to furnish him  drives through 
the surrounding country,  so  as  to make 
his visit full of incidents  worth  remem­
bering.  His reply gave me a  clue  to the 
condition of many who live  in the  whirl 
of active city life and do not  often enjoy 
the luxury of an  annual  vacation.  Said 
he:  “You are doing me  the  truest  kind­
ness  I could ask  from  any  host.  Worn 
out, as 1 have been, with brain  labor,  the 
quiet  of  your  home 
is  inexpressibly 
soothing and restful.  At  the  same time 
it is the best mental  tonic  for  my  case. 
I have  incident  enough  the  year  round 
in  the  busy  rushing  life  of  the  city. 
Although  my  work  as  proof  reader  is 
one  remorseless  grind,  forgetfulness  is 
what I want now and  every  week  of  it 
is better than a  month  with gay  crowds 
at public resorts.”

There are times  in  the  experience  of 
most every one  having dealings with the 
public,  when  the  habit  of  forgetting 
smoothes the  rough  places  or  helps  to 
surmount  them.  Many  “stings  and 
the  shape  of  disagreeable 
arrows’’  in 
comment, 
harsh  complaints,  boorish 
incivility,  or  slights  and  unkind  allu­
sions born of prejudice  are  occasionally 
met,  that if allowed to rankle  in memory 
will produce deplorable results.  To for­
get them is the wiser course,  since by so 
doing one may  be  saved  future  regrets, 
and, perhaps, in some cases restore broken 
friendships.

It is well to forget  one’s blunders—the 
sooner  the  better—because  nothing  is 
gained  by remembering them.  Even bad 
investments (if absolutely hopeless)  had 
better  be  consigned  to  the 
tomb  of 
oblivion.  Enough of  them  will  remain 
to  make  of  each  a  useful 
lesson  for 
future guidance. 

S .  P.  W h it m a r s u .

T h e   U tility   o f   G r o c e r s ’  Sterns.

Peddler  (in  grocery  store)—I’ve  got 
some signs  I  am  selling  to  some  store­
keepers  right  along.  Everybody  buys 
’em.  Here’s  one:  “If  You  Don’t  See 
What  You Want, Ask for It.”
Merchant—Think I  want  to  be  both­
ered  with  people askin’  fer things I ain’t 
got?  Give  me  one  readin’:  Ef  You 
Don’t  See  What  You  Want,  Ask  For 
Something  Else.”
We knew an old grocer down  East  who 
was a believer in the  last  named.  “Got 
any ten-penny nails?”  we heard  a  cus­
tomer  ask  him  one  morning.  “No  re­
plied  the old man,  “ but I’ve just  opened 
a barrel of corking  good  cider vinegar,” 
and he sold some.  You can’t always tell 
what your customer  wants  by  what  he 
calls for.

Hardware Price Current..

T h ese  p rices  a re   fo r cash,  buyer»,  w ho 
p ay   p ro m p tly   an d   b u y   in   fu ll  pack ag es.

AVfiUBS AND BITS. 
Snell’s .................................................................60*10
Cook’s ............................................. 
40
Jennings', genuine..........................................  
25
Jennings', Im itation....................................... 50*10

dls.

 

AXES.

First Quality, S. B. Bronze.............................I  6 50
D.  B. Bronze.............................  in  00
S. B. rJ. Steel..................................  7 50
D.  B. steel...................................  13 50

,T 
‘ 
‘ 

barrows. 

dls.

dls.

bolts. 

Railroad...............................................  *12 00  14 00
Garden......................................................  net  80 00
Stove....................................................................50*10
Carriage new list  .............................................75*10
Plow...................................................- .............40*10
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................18 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00
dll.
Cast Loose Pin. figured.....................  
70*10
Wought Narrow, bright Oast Joint  40  ....... 00*10

BUTTS, CAST. 

buckets.

HAMMERS.

dlS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  A Co.’s ........................................ dls. 
2f.
Kip’s .............................................................. dls. 
25
Yerkes *  Plumb’s .........................e .........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, 8 ........   ......................dts.GOAlc
8tate............................................... per doz.  net, 2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  In. 4*4  14  and
3*4
longer............................................................  
Screw Hook and Bye, *4...............................net 
10
96.................... ....n e t 
“ 
8*4
M........................... net  7*4
“ 
“ 
%.....................—  net 
7*4
Strap and T ..............................................   dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.,. .50*10
Champion, anti friction..................................  60*10
Kidder, wood tra c k .......................................  . 
40
Pots..................................................................... 60*1«
Kettles..............................................................   60*10
Spiders  .............................................................. 60*1C
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin W are..................................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware......................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new Its 
2t
B light.......................................................   70*10*10
Screw  Eyes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10410
Gate Hooks and Byes........................ 
70*10*10
dls.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .......................
Sisal,  14 inch  and 
la rg e r.......................  
7
M anilla.......................................................... 
  oi
dls.
Steel and  Iron................................................. 7t *10
Try and Bevels.................................  
go
M itre................................... 
20
 
Com.  Smooth.  Com
*2 50
2 80
2 70
2 80
2  90
3 00
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14..........................................13 50 
Nos. 15 to 17.........................................  3 50 
Nos.  18 to 21........................................... 4 05 
Nos. 22 to 24...........................................3 55 
Nos. 25 to 26............................  
...3   65 
No. 27....................................................3 75 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’8 6 ........................................ dls. 
Silver Lake, White  A ................................ list 
Drab A ....................................  •• 
White  B ..................................  < 
Drab B ...................................  
White C ....................................•• 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ROPES.

wire goods. 

SHEET IRON.

squares. 

“ 
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50
50
55
50
55
TO

dls.

 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

die.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__  

„  
H and............................................ 

Solid Byes................................................ per ton *26
•  “ 
20
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot....  50
  80
"  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  root................................................. 
30
Steel, Game........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s .... 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.................................. *1.50 per dos
dls.
Bright Market...................................................  70
Annealed M arket............................................. 70—10
Coppered Market........................................... . (SO  10
Tinned Market...............................................  
62*4
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanised.........................   .  2 70
painted..................................  a 30

wire. 

dls.

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HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

Au  Sable...............................................................die. 40410
dls.  05
Pntnam .............................................. 
Northwestern...................................  
dls. 10*10
dls.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled................... 
30
Coe’s  G enuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,......................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*16
dls.
Bird C ages............................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
75*10
Screws, New List....................................... 7041' *10
Casters, Bed  a  d  Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers,  American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

 

METALS,

PIG TIN.

 

 

Steel nails, base........................................................ 1 40
Wire nails, base.........................................................1 43
60...........................................................................Base Base
50...........................................................  
40...........................................................  
30...........................................................  
20.......... 
16...........................................................  
12...........................................................  
10........................................................... 
8............................................................. 
7 * 6 ...................................................... 
4...............................  
8............................................................. 
2............................................................. 
F ln eS ............................................................ 
Case  10................................................. 
8.................................................  
6................................................. 
Finish 10............................................... 
8...............................................  
6...............................................  
Clinch; 10.............................................. 
8.............................................. 
6.............................................. 

10
25
26
35
45
45
50
60
75
90
1  20
1  60
65
75
90
75
90
1  10
70
80
90

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dlS.

PLANES. 

Barren %......................................................  
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................   ©40
Sdota Bench..................................................   ©50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................  ©40
Bench, first quaUty..........................................   ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished....................................dls. 
70
Iron and  Tinned..............................................50—10
Copper Rivets and B urs.................................. 60—10

rivets. 

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 paoxi g o  per pound extra.

gu
7

ZINO.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2*4c per pound.
680 pound  casks........................................   . 
Per  pound......................................................... 
14014.........................................................................16
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder m  the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
AMTIMOHT.
1 60
Cookson............................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
TIN—MELTN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal..........................................  #7   50
 
14x20 IC, 
750
............................................  9 26
10x14 IX, 
............................................  9 2f
14x20 IX, 

Bach additional X on this grade, 11.75.

13

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TIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
“ 
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“ 

10x14 IC,  Charcoal..........................................  
1 75
14X20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

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

Bach additional X on this grade *1.50.

ROOFING PLATES

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“  Worcester..................... ........  6  5i.
14x20IC, 
.............................  8 50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
...........................   18  50
“ AUaway  Grade...................... 
14x20IC, 
6  00
7  50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12  60
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15  50
BOILER BIER TIN PLATS.
14x28 IX .............................................................. 114 00
14x81  IX.............................................................   15 00
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
,n „
* > per pound....  10 00
14x60 TT 

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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E.  A. STOWE.  Editor.

WEDNESDAY.  JULY  4,  1894.

TO  E X T E R M IN A T E   A N A R C H Y .
The assassination of President  Carnot 
naturally draws attention to  the  growth 
of  anarchy  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 
Not  only 
in  France,  but  throughout 
Europe and even in  liberty-loving Amer­
ica,  is there constant menace to the lives 
of  public  men.  The  assassination  of 
President Garfield,  and  the  more  recent 
attempts on the lives of  Russell Sage and 
H.  C.  Frick,  are sufficient  evidence  that 
anarchism flourishes in  all  soils  aud  is 
not confined  by geographical  limits,  and 
that it is not so much  the  form  of  gov­
ernment that is objected to,  but  all gov­
ernment.

What is to be done?  Are these thugs and 
murderers  to  be allowed  to have every­
thing their own way? The execution of the 
man  who  succeeds  in  carrying  out the 
purpose  of  anarchy  by  killing  such  a 
man,  for  instance,  as  the  President  of 
the French  republic,  has  not  the  slight­
est deterring effect.  He  will  go  to  the 
guillotine,  glorying 
in  his  deed  and 
shouting  “ Vive  Vanarchic,”  while  his 
bravado  will  do  much  toward  nerving 
some one else  to  the  performance  of  a 
similar deed of  blood. 
If they  perish  in 
the attempt,  they  are regarded  by  their 
fellows as martyrs,  while,  it  they  suc­
ceed and  perish,  they  become  saints  in 
the calendar of anarchy.  As  they  have 
no regard for the lives of  others,  so they 
have little  concern  for  their  own,  and, 
once their brute natures are aroused  and 
their  passions inflamed,  they  are  ready 
for any  deed,  however  horrible. 
In  the 
frenzy  which almost always  follows  the 
shedding of  blood they  are  prepared  to 
suffer  the  extreme  penalty  of  the  law 
without remorse or fear.

If the infliction  of  the  death  penalty 
has no fears for them and  will  not  act as 
a deterrent,  what  is  to  be  done?  The 
policy of the past has been  to wait until 
a life has been sacrificed  and  then  arrest 
the murderer and  execute  him.  As well 
might  the  dews  of  night  be  expected 
to quench the fires of Vesuvius. 
Indeed, 
it  will  have,  as has been  said,  the  very 
opposite effect.  There is but one  way  to 
stamp out anarchy and at the  same  time 
strangle its horrible brood of murder and 
outrage—do not wait until  an  anarchist

has  killed  somebody,  but  hunt  them 
down,  prove them to  be  anarchists,  ac­
cept such proof as prima  fa d e  evidence 
of 
intent  to  commit  murder,  and  put 
them  to  death.  This  may  seem  cruel 
aud  bloodthirsty,  but  the  life  of  one 
such  man as  President  Carnot  is  worth 
the lives of all  the  anarchists  in  exist­
ence,  and  it  is  the only way  to  prevent 
further  crimes  of  a  similar  character. 
Hunt them out  of  their  holes  into  the 
daylight;  put an end to their  plotting in 
secret, and the backbone of  anarchy  will 
be broken.  Execute a few  of  them  be­
fore  they  have  opportunity  to  commit 
murder and anarchy  will  lose  its charm, 
it  is  a  fallacy  of  civilization  that  an 
overt act is necessary before the law can 
take cognizance of  a  criminal.  An  an­
archist is a murderer at  heart,  and  “an 
ounce of prevention is worth a  pound of 
cure.”  The lives of  the  men  entrusted 
with  the  government  of  any  country 
should be held sacred,  and  any  individ­
ual,  or  society,  or 
institution,  which 
menaces  them  is equally a menace to the 
peace and  lives and  liberties  of  all  the 
people  aud  should  receive  scant  cere­
mony.  Measure to  anarchists  the  same 
measure it is  their  oft-asserted  purpose 
to mete out to others and they  will  soon 
discover that their business is an unprof­
itable one.

IN E X C U S A B L E   IG N O R A N C E .

Referring 

to  the  office  of  Sealer  of 
the  Grand 

Weights  aud  Measures, 
Rapids Evening Press  remarks:

If the  Council  desires  to  abolish  the 
office,  why can it not do so in  a  separate 
Is there no alderman capable 
measure ? 
of  forming  such  a  resolution ? 
If  the 
Council makes the  Mayor’s  veto  an  ex­
cuse for squandering a thousand  dollars, 
the people  will  readily  understand  the 
situation,  and  place  the blame where it 
properly belongs.

All  of  which  goes  to  show  that  the 
alien editor of the Press knows  as  little 
about  the  subject  as  he  does  of many 
other local  matters  which  he  discusses 
without  regard  to  exactness  and  fact. 
The Council has no jurisdiction over  the 
Sealer  except  to  fix  his  compensation. 
The office is provided for by  the  charter 
and nothing short of an act of the  Legis­
lature can abolish the office altogether.

The immense loss of  perishable  prod­
ucts,  by  reason of the stoppage of trans­
portation,  has  raised  the question  as  to 
the  liability  of  the  railroads  for  such 
loss. 
It would seem to be in  the  nature 
of an injustice to compel  the railroads to 
make good a loss for which  they  are  in 
no  way  to  blame;  they  cannot  move 
freight because of  the  strike.  Whether 
the Stale is or  is  not  liable,  because  of 
its  negligence  in  not  restraining  the 
strikers from  interfering  with  the  for­
warding of freight is a  questian  not  yet 
decided.  Hon.  T. J.  O’Brien  has  prom­
ised  an  authoritative  opinion  on  this 
subject,  which  will  be  given  with  due 
comment next week.

The  city  pumping  works  uses  about 
eighteen  tons of coal  per day. 
In  conse­
quence of the works  being  located  away 
from  any  line  of  railway,  all  fuel  is 
hauled  by  team at an expense of 25 cents 
per  ton. 
If  a  sidetrack  could  be  run 
into the  works, coal could be unloaded at 
an expense of 5 cents  per ton,  thus  sav­
ing  the  taxpayers  $1,314  per  year.  A 
matter like  that, however,  is  too  insig­
nificant  to  receive  consideration  at  the 
hands of the average city official.

TYRANNY  OR  LIBERTY?

Once more the country is in  the throes 
of a great strike.  Because Geo.  M.  Pull­
man would not accede to the  demands of 
some of his employes aud  raise wages in 
his 
immense  establishment,  a  boycott 
has been declared on all  railroads  using 
Pullman cars.  As  a consequence,  busi­
ness in Chicago is practically at  a stand­
still and almost the entire West is suffer­
ing. 
Prices  of  many  articles  which 
enter  into  the  daily  consumption of the 
people  have  been  materially  advanced 
and will go still higher if the strike  does 
not soon come to an  end.  As  is  always 
the  case,  the  laboring  classes  are  the 
worst sufferers,  as they  have  not only to 
pay the enhanced prices,  but  thousands 
are thrown out of employment,  although 
but few of them  are  in  any  way  inter­
ested in the strike.  What  the  end  will 
be no one can  say,  but  that  the  strike 
can succeed is out of the  question.  Not 
only  because the demands of the strikers 
are  unreasonable,  but  because  success 
would mean that  henceforth  both  trade 
and  commerce  would  be  absolutely  at 
the mercy of the men who are in  control 
of the labor organizations throughout the 
country.  They will  not  be  allowed  to 
succeed because their success  means the 
enslaving  of  millions  of  workingmen 
who,  at  present,  have  no  connection 
with  the  unions,  but  would, 
in  that 
event, be compelled  to  join  the  unions 
or see their families  starve. 
In defiance 
of every principle of  humanity,  of  com­
mon  sense  and  of  business,  President 
Debs, of the  American  Railway  Union, 
has declared that,  if  Pullman  does  not 
grant the request  of his employes,  trans­
portation  must  oease,  factories  must 
close,  and  commerce  come  to  a  stand­
still.  Surely  folly  and  audacity  can 
go no  further.  Unless  Congress proves 
false to the interests and welfare  of  the 
country, it will do  something  to  put  it 
beyond the  power  of  a  few  venal  and 
unscrupulous men  to  bring  such  hard­
ship and suffering  upon the people.

The  professed  anarchist  exploits  bis 
principles in mad attempts to violate law 
and assassinate  its  instruments;  he  has 
no  consistent  idea  of a  method of abro­
gating law—the  great  object  of  all  his 
profession.  The  American Railway  Un­
ion is more consistent  in  its  anarchistic 
practices,  if  not  professions.  The  law 
of contract is the basis of all business re­
lations. 
The  contracts  under  which 
railroad  companies  are  operating  Pull­
man cars  are as binding as any.  Failure 
to comply with their  provisions subjects 
the companies to heavy penalties.  What 
more  consistent  practical  anarchy  can 
there be than  for  an  alien  organization 
to  attempt  to  force  a violation of these 
contracts?  This is, perhaps, the most not­
able attempt of this  kind  by  trades  un­
ions.

The  Retail  Grocers’  Association  of 
South Bend,  Ind.,  has  adopted  a  resolu­
tion  by  which the members pledge each 
other to  discontinue  the  sale  of  cigar­
ettes altogether.  Well done!

The Political  Economist  objects  to  a 
civilization  which  pays  a  white woman 
six cents for making a shirt and a China­
man ten cents for washing it.  The price 
paid  for washing  is  about  right,  but six 
cents for making a shirt is  a  figure  that 
should  make  the  people open  their eyes 
and their hearts.

Many a poor fellow  who  loves  money 
realizes that his  affection  is not recipro­
cated.

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis-- -Index of 
Special Correspondence

the  Markets.

New  York, 

June  30.—The  scribe 
wishes he could tell your  readers  of  an 
in  this 
unparalleled  rush  of  business 
greatest of American cities;  that he could 
relate that incoming trains  are  crowded 
with  liberal  purchasers  of  goods;  that 
prices are rapidly tending upwards;  that 
strikes  are  unknown; 
that  we  have  a 
new and decent government  for the city; 
that Congress had gone home;  that every­
body feels new blood coursing in his bus­
iness veins,  and that everything is lovely. 
Alas!  the good time  coming  has  got  to 
wait  a  little  longer. 
It is said that ad­
verse  times  are  necessary—that 
they 
serve to bring out our better natures, etc. 
That may be;  but  there  can  be  such  a 
thing as too much  adversity.  No sooner 
do we begin to  have  less  of  the  article 
than  along  comes  a big Pullman strike, 
or something of a similar nature,  aud we 
are in the dumps again.
People  must  eat,  and  so  we  have  a 
condition in the grocery trade  not  quite 
as  bad  as  prevails  among  others—say 
the jewelers’ or the iron trades.
Francis H. Leggett,  head of  the  great 
house  of  F.  H.  Leggett & Co., has just 
returned from a tour around  the  world, 
looking  hale  and  hearty.  He  returns 
more of an American than  ever—if  pos­
sible.
A swindler named Alexander,  who has 
operated to quite au extent among retail­
ers  by  buying  chattel  mortgages  and 
foreclosing them and taking not only the 
goods  mortgaged  but  also  everything 
else he could  lay  his  hands  on,  has  at 
last  come  to  grief  and will seek the se­
clusion of Sing Sing for four  years.
There has been in  existence  for  some 
time in Maspeth,  one of  the Long Island 
suburbs of New York,  a sausage  factory 
which  has  utilized  horse  meat  as  the 
principal  ingredient. 
It has grown to be 
a nuisance  and the  health  officers  went 
there the  other day.  The proprietor de­
fied them,  and went out in the  yard  and 
knocked  a  crippled  horse  in  the head. 
Then he  was  captured,  taken  before  a 
judge,  to  whom  he  said  he would make 
horse sausage and do it  if he had to defy 
the militia.  Then he was  put  in a cold, 
cold  jail  in  default  of  $500  bail,  for 
maiutaining a  nuisance,  and the  militia 
has not been called out,  although  he  re­
ally  does  seem  to  have  a  pull of some 
sort with the powers that be.
Sugar has been  bobbing up  aud down 
all the  week,  seeking  a  level  which  it 
seems hard  to find.  Refined is  in  fairly 
good demand, all things considered.
Coffee  is  well  held,  and  indications 
point to a market  that  will  be  firm  for 
some time.  Rio No. 7,  16% c.
Canned  goods  are  very  quiet,  if  we 
make  an  exception  in  favor  of  salmon 
and peas,  which  at  the  moment  are  in 
better favor.
Lemons  and  oranges  have been doing 
well during the past week, owing  to  the 
holiday  trade.  Prices  have  been  ad­
vanced  and  quotations  are  nominal. 
Other foreign  fruits are iu only everyday 
demand,  as the  supply  of  domestic  in­
creases by  “leaps and bounds.”
Butter  and  cheese  are  both  showing 
the effects of  the hot  weather,  and  the 
former  is  chiefly  controlled  by  specula­
tors who continue  rushing  large  quanti­
ties into cold storage.  The  strikes  are, 
undoubtedly,  having  an influence  on the 
supply from the west.
Rice is fairly  firm,  both  for  domestic 
and foreign.
Syrups  and  molasses  are in abundant 
supply  and  the  demand  is  light,  but 
holders all seem to take rather a cheerful 
view of the future. 

J ay.

Prom  Out of Town.

Calls  have  been  received  at  T h e 
T radesm an office during  the  past week 
from the following gentleman in trade: 

Frank Smith, Leroy.
H.  F.  Hamilton,  Sand Lake.
Mrs. J.  H.  Manning,  Lake P.  O.
Geo. Curtis,  Edgerton.
C. C.  Phillips, Bangor.
John Crispe, Plainwell.
Jacob Cohen, White Cloud.

P O S S IB IL IT IE S  

IN   S U G A B .

Under the  magic wand  of  chemistry, 
Nature  has  been  forced  to  yield  up  a 
thousand treasures  which for  ages  have 
lain  hidden  in  her  wonderful  store­
house,  and the  surprising  developments 
already  made  give  an  assurance  that 
many more secrets of great value yet  re­
main to be revealed for the benefit of the 
human race.

A chemical discovery  which  bids  fair 
to come  into  commercial  importance  is 
fruit sugar.  Not  only  does  each  fruit 
have its special sugar,  but  they  can  be 
elaborated  from  other  sugar  sources. 
The Germans are  able  to  make  various 
fruit  sugars  from  the  beet,  which  is 
their chief source of  saccharine  supply.
Cane  sugar,  chemically  analyzed,  is 
composed of  certain  proportions of  car­
bon,  oxygen  and  hydrogen. 
Its  con­
stituents are:  Carbon,  12  parts;  hydro­
gen,  22  parts;  oxygen,  11  parts.  But 
change the proportions a  little  and  an­
other sort  of  sugar  is  produced; 
thus: 
Carbon,  12;  hydrogen,  24,  and  oxygen 
12, make glucose or  grape  sugar;  while 
carbon,  12;  hydrogen, 20,  and oxygen 10, 
make  starch,  which  is  an  incomplete 
sugar.  A little  chemical  juggling  pro­
duces  fruit  sugar,  which,  but  for  its 
flavor,  is closely kin  to  glucose,  and  is 
called levulose.

Dr.  Follenius is  the  patentee  in  Ger­
many  of  a  process  for  making  fruit 
sugar,  which,  when  so  prepared,  is  a 
limpid,  white  syrup  of  great  density, 
containing from 75 to 76 per cent, of  su­
gar,  and  possessing,  among  other  val­
uable qualities,  a rich  fruity flavor, as of 
natural  fruit  sugar,  and 
the  capac­
ity  to remain fluid and free  from  granu­
lation for an indefinite  period,  notwith­
standing its high degree  of  density. 
It 
is well known that ordinary  white  syrup 
containing 65 per cent, or more  of sugar 
crystallizes and forms granular deposits, 
and  when  used  for  preserving  fruits 
often  “candies”  to  such  a  degree  that 
the preserves have to be recooked  to  re­
store 
and 
fluidity.  The new artificial  fruit  sugar, 
on  the  contrary,  remains  smooth  and 
fluid under all conditions.

the  desired 

smoothness 

According  to  United  States  Consul 
Mason,  at Frankfort,  in a report on fruit 
sugar to the State  Department  at Wash­
ington,  the  quality which  chiefly  deter­
mines its commercial value  is its  power 
to assimilate,  develop  and  preserve  the 
natural aromatic  flavor  of  the  fruit  to 
which it is applied as  a  preserving  ma­
terial.  Confectioners, fruit packers  and 
skilled housekeepers who have  tested  it 
quite extensively  during  the  past  year 
in the  preservation  of  cherries,  straw­
berries,  peaches  and  various  other 
fruits,  pronounce  it  far  superior  for 
such purposes to any other  known  form 
of sugar,  and cite,  among  its  other  ad­
vantages,  the fact that it is always ready 
for use,  and eliminates wholly  from  the 
factory all  incidental  processes  of  dis­
solving and refining the syrup.  Finally, 
it corrects the  tendency,  so  common  in 
fruits  preserved  in  ordinary  sugar,  to 
soften 
and  assume  a  crude,  sugary 
flavor,  which not only  injures  the  color 
and  appearance  of  the  preserves,  but 
renders  them  cloying  and  disagreeable 
to the taste.

Although  of  recent  invention,  it  is 
largely used in that country  for  perfect­
ing wines,  as well as in the manufacture 
of fine liquors,  and is far superior  to  or­
dinary  sugar  for  making  lemonade  or

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to 

any preparation  in which the sacchartne I 
principle  is  brought  into  contact  with 
the acid juices  of  fruits.  So  far  as  is 
known,  its use  has  not  been  extended, 
even  experimentally, 
the  United 
States. 
It  is  made  only  at  the  sugar 
factory in  Hamburg,  where it is  sold  to 
the trade  for  $7.14  per  100  kilograms, 
which would be  equivalent  to  3%c  per 
American  pound.  As  the  manufacture 
of  beet  sugar  is  assuming  important 
proportions in  the United States,  and the 
conservation  of  fruits  in  the  forms  of 
jams,  jellies  and  preserves  of  various 
kinds  is  already  established  in  many 
States,  the field would seem  to  be  open 
and ready for a trial  of what  is  consid­
ered  a  highly  practical  and  important 
improvement.

to see  how some merchants  persist  in  hanging tofithe pass book 
and other antiquated charging  systems  when  the  adoption  of 
the Coupon  Book System would curtail tkeir^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.  W ewant5,000 
more customers in the same  field.  Are you willing  to  receive 
catalogue  and  price list?  A  postal  card  w ill bring  them.

Tradesman 

G rand  R apid s,  Mich.

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N E W

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Ja p a n   Teas 
Just Arrived 
Yum  Yum

Occasional  Breaks  in the Sugar Agree­

ment.

As is very generally known,  the Retail 
Grocers’  Association of Boston has main­
tained an agreement on  the  retail  price 
of  sugar  for  many  years.  Occasional 
lapses occur,  as a  matter  of  course.  A. 
C. Dowse,  Boston  correspondent  of  the 
American  Grocer, 
this  describes  how 
cleverly  violations  in the  agreement  are 
handled by the Association:

Since the  organization  of  the  Boston 
Retail  Grocers’  Association,  and 
the 
establishment of a sugar card  there have 
been  periodical breaks in  price;  almost 
invariably  the  cut  was  made  by  some 
small dealer—some  one  who  wanted  to 
“get even”  with a competitor  or  desired 
to  attract  attention 
to  himself.  The 
strength of a chain is the  strength  of its 
weakest link,  and  the  neighbors  of  the 
cutter are quite apt to follow  suit.  Then 
the Macedonian cry  comes  to  Secretary 
Wright,  and  he  dons  his  most  genial 
smile and  proceedeth  into the  territory 
of the  cutters.  Nine  times  out  of  ten 
he  succeeds  in  re-establishing the card- 
price.  Better it is,  he believes,  to  make 
the  cutter  yield  “more  to  our  justice 
than our force.”  In the tenth case—if of 
sufficient importance  to warrant notice— 
the sugar committee  takes a hand,  down 
goes card-price and  five hundred grocers 
suffer  a  loss  because  of  one  man’s 
obstreperousness.  When the  price  goes 
up again,  in about  a  week,  the  cutter’s 
price  goes  up  also.  For  many  months 
there has been no  cut—these  hard times 
the  grocers  are  not  anxious  to  throw 
away a profit.  Last week  the  first  case 
of  the  kind  came  to  notice  and  the 
Secretary soon  had the  dozen  cutters in 
line.  “ When  I  wash  my  windows  I’ll 
take  down  the  cut  price,”  said  one. 
“And  when  do  you 
intend  to  wash 
them?”  asked the  pacificatory Secretary. 
“To-morrow.”

A  Sacred  Herb.

Since the world-wide  diffusion  of  the 
tobacco habit,  its  earliest,  and  perhaps 
original,  use has been in a great  measure 
overlooked.  With 
the  aborigines  of 
America,  smoking and its  kindred  prac­
tices  were  not  mere  sensual  gratifica­
tions,  but  tobacco  was  regarded  as an 
herb of peculiar and mysterious sanctity, 
and its use was deeply and intimately in­
terwoven with native  rites  and  ceremo­
nies.  With reasonable certainty the  pipe 
may be considered as an  implement,  the 
use of which was  originally  confined  to 
the priest,  medicine-man,  or sorcerer, in 
whose hands it was a means of communi­
cation between savage man  and  the  un­
seen  spirits  with  which  his  universal 
doctrine of animism  invested  every  ob­
ject  that  came  under  his  observation. 
Similar  to  this  use  of  the  pipe was its 
employment in the treatment of  disease, 
which  in  savage  philosophy  is  always 
thought to be  the  work  of  evil  spirits. 
Tobacco was also regarded as an offering 
of peculiar acceptability to the unknown 
powers, in  whose hands the  Indian  con­
ceived his fate for good or ill to lie; hence 
it is  observed  to  figure  prominently  in 
ceremonies  as  incense  and  as  material 
for  sacrifice.

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THE  MICHIGAli  TRADBBMAi)

T H E   N O B L E   R E D   M A N .

Tribute to  Hie  Character and  Customs 

by  a  Sturdy  Pioneer.

Indian 

“The  aboriginal 

Probably no man in Western  Michigan 
has a  more  extended  acquiantance with 
language,  manners  and 
the 
customs 
than  Abram  W.  Pike,  who 
resides  at  290  East  Fulton, 
this  city. 
Born in 1813 in  Cincinnati,  he  came  to 
Michigan  with his father  in  1827,  when 
but 14 years old.  His  youth  and young 
manhood were spent among the  Indians, 
and he became a very  successful  Indian 
trader.  Although  he visited their neigh­
borhood the year he  came  to  Michigan, 
it was not until  1838  that he  came  here 
to reside.  Since that time  he  has made 
his home continuously in this place.  Mr. 
Pike recently  favored  T h e  T radesm an 
representative  with a  long  talk  on  the 
“ancient  history”  of  Michigan  and  the 
aborigines,  in  the  course  of  which  he 
said: 
inhabitants  of 
this country were the  Sac Indians.  They 
were succeeded by the  Ottawas,  Potawa- 
tomies  and  Ojibways,  who  came  here 
from  Canada  before  Columbus  dis­
covered  America.  The  Potawatomies 
settled  in  the  Eastern  portion  of  the 
State,  the Ottawas in  the  Western  por­
tion,  and down through a part of Indiana, 
Illinois and Wisconsin,  and  the  Ojibwas 
in the Northern  part of  the  State.  The 
Potawatomies  finally  exterminated  the 
Sacs,  attacking them  in the night at their 
camping  place  with  clubs.  For 
this 
reason they named the  place  where  the 
battle  was  fought,  Nin-awa-un-dip-pip- 
ka-a-gnn—the  place  where  we  smote 
them on  the head.  All of the rivers and 
lakes in  the  State  were  named  by  the 
Indians  before  white  men  came  here, 
and many of these names,  in  a corrupted 
form,  still cling to them.  To  give you a 
few examples:  Mackinaw was  original­
ly.  Mich-i-mac-e-nong. 
so 
named because,  as the  Indians  first  saw 
the Island,  it  resembled  a  large  turtle, 
which is the meaning  of  the  name  they 
gave it;  Cross village,  Wag-a-muck-a-sa, 
which  means crooked  tree;  Little  Trav­
erse  Bay,  we-qni-tose;  Grand  Traverse 
Bay,  che-we-qui-to;  Manistee  River, 
Nim-in-a-to-ke,  where  the  white  bushes 
grow  (on account of  the  willows  which 
grew  along  the  banks  of  the  stream); 
Sleeping  Bear  Point,  Muc-quo-shing-a- 
shink,  bear  lying  down.  The  hill  was 
nothing more than a hnge  heap of  sand, 
but on its top  grew a  clump  of  bushes, 
which,  with two  branches  hanging  over 
the brow of  the  hill  to  form  the  front 
paws of the  animal,  were  not  unlike  a 
bear; Black River,  Muck-a-ta-wag-a-mee, 
black  water;  White  Lake,  Wab-i-gun- 
Kushe-cup-a-go,  where  the  clay  is  cut 
down,  the  action of  the  water  bad  cut 
away  the  banks  which  had  a  white 
appearance;  Grand  River,  A-wash-ta- 
nong, the far  away  land;  Grand River is 
the  longest  river  in  Michigan,  and  the 
Indians,  when  they  named 
it,  had  in 
mind the part  of  the  country  where  it 
had its rise;  Kalamazoo River, O-kik-ken- 
a-ma-zoo.  boiling kettles,  from the whirl­
pool above Plainwell where  the  Indians 
first  saw  the  river.  St  Joseph  River, 
O-sag-e-nongk, Sac land  (same  as  Sagi­
naw).  Another river  was  called  Kosh- 
keeshe-ka-mong,  a diving  kitten.  Have 
forgotten what it is  now  called;  Dishma 
Lake, over in Indiana,  was called by the 
Indians  Me-sun-en-dob-be-muck,  where 
the trail eomes down, or end  of  the trail 
—the Indian trail from  Detroit branched

It  was 

off here in several directions; Bass River, 
Mich-king-gwa-si-bi-wa, 
little  river,  or 
creek;  Muskegon River,  Mich-ke-gonke, 
tamarack,  from 
the  number  of  these 
trees which grew along  its  banks.  Tou 
will  observe  that  these  Indian  names 
refer to  something  which  is  character­
istic of the river or lake so  called.  This 
is  true  of - the  names  of 
Indians 
themselves.  They  were  named  accord­
ing to the season when born,  or the time 
of the moon,  or  for  some  characteristic 
it was hoped  they might possess.  Some* 
times  they  were  not  named  until  they 
had distinguished  themselves,  either  in 
war or in  chase,  and sometimes,  because 
of achievement in battle or  skill  in  the 
chase,  theiranames were changed.

the 

in 

to  Coquillard’s 

“The  customs  of  the  Indians  were 
somewhat  peculiar,  or,  at  least,  they 
seemed  so  to  white  people  who  were 
governed by  law.  The  Indians  had  no 
laws,  but they had  customs,  which  were 
as  binding as our  laws  and  much  more 
rigidly  enforced.  Murder  was  punish­
able  by death.  There was  no law on the 
subject,  but the murdered  man’s nearest 
of kin took the  matter into  his  (or her) 
own  hands  and  wreaked  vengeance  on 
the  murderer.  There  were  several 
instances of this which  occurred  in  the 
neighborhood of our  home when I  was a 
boy.  A chief named  Muck-i-ta-mo-a-wa, 
in  a  drunken  quarrel,  killed  a  young 
Indian.  There was no  one to avenge his 
death but his  mother.  She  went  up  to 
the  murderer,  who  still  held  the  club 
with which he  had  killed  her  son,  and 
asked  him  to  go 
(a 
Frenchman who  kept  a  store  at  South 
Bend,  Indiana)  with  her  and  get  some 
whisky.  He consented  and they entered 
a canoe and started down the  river.  On 
taking  their  places 
the  canoe  she 
asked him  for  the  club  which  he  still 
retained.  He objected at first, but, finally, 
gave  it  to  her.  On  leaving  the  canoe, 
just  before  reaching  Coquillard’s  they 
had  to ascend  a  hill.  The  squaw  took 
the lead up the hill and when nearly at the 
top,  turned  on  the  murderer and killed 
him  with  the  same  weapon  with which 
he had slain her son.  That was ail there 
was about  it.  She  had  a  right  to  kill 
him,  for he had killed her son.  Another 
Indian,  a  deaf  mute,  killed  a  mem­
ber of the same tribe  with  a  knife.  He 
might have escaped,  but  he  would  not 
A council was held,  and  it  was  decided 
that the family of the murdered man had 
a right to take the  murderer’s  life.  The 
morning 
the 
murderer  dressed  himself  in  his  best 
clothes,  wrapped his blanket  about  him 
and sat down  with  his  back  to  a  tree. 
The  father  of  the  dead  man,  for some 
j reason,  refused  to  avenge  his  son,  so 
the murdered  man’s  brother  took a gun 
and shot the slayer.  Another case which 
came  under  my  own  observation  was 
similar  to  the  other  two  except  in  its 
termination. 
In this case,  too,  the dead 1 
man  left a wife  and  family.  The  mur­
derer  was  given  a  respite  until  the 
spring  following  the  murder.  Taking 
his ponies, traps and camping  outfit,  he 
set  out  on  his  usual  winter  hunt.  Re­
turning in the spring,  laden with furs,  a 
council  was  called  and  the  returned 
j murderer piled his furs upon the ground,
I fastened his three ponies beside the furs, 
took off his  blanket  and  threw  it  upon 
the furs, then turned to the family of the 
dead man  and said,  ‘Here  are  my  furs, 
my ponies and my blanket,  and  here am 
1;  take my property  or  my life,  as  you

the  occurrence 

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Having re-organized  our business  and  acquired  the  fac­
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Overall  Co.,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish  the 
trade a  line of goods in  pants, overalls, shirts and jackets which 
will  prove  to  be  trade  winners  wherever  introduced. 
If 
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limited  success  in  the  manufacture  of them in Men’s,  Boys’ 
and Youths’ that we have decided to add Women’s, Misses’ and 
Children’s.  Misses’  and  Children’s  in  both  heel  and spring 
heel with prices that cannot  help  but  please  you. 
(Another 
question.)  Are  we  in it on jobbing goods ?  Well we should 
smile a smole longer than a wagon track.  Of course we are in  it  and  our  line  of 
fall goods will convince you that we are in it more than  ever.  A  little  advice  on 
the  side  without  charge,  it is to place your rubber order early as it will  save vou 
money. 

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R in d g e ,  H a lm  b a c h   a  Co.,  G ra n d   R ap id s,  M ich.

Dear  Sirs:—Too  years  ago  today I put on a pare of 

thim off my feet since, they are strong yit.

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accepted  Christianity 
They were very  superstitious  and  were  I 
easily  moved  by 
the 
‘spirits’.

their  fears  of 

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n U S L IN   flags  on  sticks, sizes  from Nos. 
lto   12.  These pay the retailer from  75 to 100  per cent, profit.
Red, white and blue bunting by  the  yard  for  trimming 
store  fronts,  halls  and  schools;  also  tri-colors in  each piece. 
Prices range from 3 to  10c per yard.

Red,  white  and  blue ribbons,  solid or  tri-colors.  Nos.  5, 

7, 9  and  12.  Write for prices.

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please.’  They  very  wisely  decided  to 
take his property, and he was freed from 
the charge of murder.  How  many white 
men do you  suppose would  have  volun-1 
tarily  returned  to  the  scene  of  their 
crime with the  prospect  of  death  hang­
ing over them?  Not many, I think.  Yet 
no Indian would think of trying to evade 
the consequences of his  acts,  but  volun­
tarily surrendered himself to the punish­
ment  which  custom  decreed  to  be  his 
due.
“The Indians were governed by custom 
in  marriage  as  in  everything  else.  Of 
course,  falling  in  love  was  among  the 
Indians, pretty much  what  it  is  among 
their  white-skinned  cousins;  but 
the 
young  Indian  lover  did  not  go  to  the 
home of  his  dusky  charmer  to  do  his 
courting.  Long walks  or  drives  in  the 
moonlight,  or  banging  over  the  gate, 
were entirely  unknown  and  undreamed 
of by the  red  lover.  Usually  he  made 
himself an instrument  resembling a flute 
out  of  a  piece of  wood,  and,  taking  a 
position as near the wigwam of his sweet­
heart as  possible,  he  would  lie  on  his 
back  for  hours  and  drone  out.what  to 
love’s listening  ears may, perhaps,  have 
been music,  but would  have  been simply 
torture 
to  the  highly-cultured  musical 
sensibilities  of  the  girl  of  this  period. 
After a month or so of  that sort of  woo- j 
ing,  if  the  young  lady  is  willing,  she I 
contrives  to  let  him  know  it,  and  he 
makes  formal  application for  her  hand. 
Then,  if  successful,  he  and  his  bride- 
elect  proceed  to  construct  a  wigwam. 
After this a feast is prepared, the friends 
of  both  parties  are  invited,  the  girl’s 
father, in the presence  of  the assembled 
guests,  ‘gives  away’  his  daughter,  she 
and her newly-made husband  proceed  to 
their  own  home,  and  henceforth  must 
‘paddle their own canoe’.  This  was  the 
custom among the  Indians  of  Michigan 
sixty years ago and even less.

their  dead 

“When  burying 

the  In­
dians made a palisade of stakes  and  the 
dead man was placed inside  in  a  sitting 
posture,  and  the  body  allowed  to  de­
compose  in 
the  open  air.  Sometimes, 
especially in  the case of  a  child,  a  tree 
was cut down,  split  through  the  middle 
and a hollow made  in  the  center,  suffi­
ciently large  to  admit  the  body,  which 
was placed  within,  the  two  halves  put 
together  and  tied  with  withes  or  deer 
thongs. 
It was  then  placed  up  among 
the branches  of  a  tree.  Provision  was 
made for their comfort  in the next world 
by putting with the body  such  things as 
it  might  be  supposed they  would need. 
Frequently  a  kettle  of  soup  was  hung 
beside the body.  This  was  for  the  de­
lectation  of  the  spirit  of  the departed, 
which  was  supposed  to  frequent  the 
resting  place  of  its 
late  ‘tenement  of 
clay’.
“The  religious  belief  of  the  Indians 
was a very simple  matter.  They  recog­
nized the existence of both  good and evil 
spirits, sacrificing  as  frequently  to  the 
latter as to the former.  Religious  feasts 
were  frequent.  At  these  feasts  a  dog 
was killed,  cooked  and  eaten;  this  was 
the usual form of sacrifice. 
I have  been 
present at their feasts,  but I couldn’t  go 
the dog.  Dog meat very much resembles 
mutton when dressed,  but 1  didn’t  want 
any of it,  although  1  sometimes  wish  I 
bad tried it,  just  to  see  bow  it tasted. 
After  the  Catholic  missionaries  came 
among  them  their  own  beliefs  became 
confused  with  the  Catholic  version  of 
Christianity, although they  never  really

“Naturally,  and  before  the  whites 
came among  them,  the  Indians  were  a 
very moral people.  They  were  Pagans, 
of  course,  but  without  the  vices  and 
crimes which  have,  generally,  formed  a 
part of Paganism.  They were honest  to 
a degree. 
I don’t suppose  that in all the 
years 1 traded with the  Indians  that  we 
lost  $150.  They  would  carry  money or 
valuables  miles through  the  forest  and 
were never known to lose anything.  An 
Indian always kept  an  appointment and 
was always on time.  He would  keep  his 
word, although it cost  him  his  life;  but 
this was all changed by  contact  with the 
whites.  The  white  man’s 
fire  water 
stole away their brains,  and they  became 
as  bad,  if  not  worse, 
the  people 
who were the cause of  their ruin.  Most 
of  the  Indians  with  whom  I  was  ac­
quainted  were  peacable  and  quiet,  but 
whisky roused the worst and most  savage 
instincts of their natures,  and the crimes 
they committed  were  caused  by  liquor. 
The Government  seldom  interfered  with 
them,  unless  they  killed  a  white  man, 
leaving them to settle their  own disputes 
according to their own customs.”

than 

T H E   R IG H T   T O   S T R IK E .

T h e   E v il  S h o u ld   B e   C u r ta ile d   b y   th e  

S t a t e .

W ritten for  T h k   T r a d e s m a n .

In an article on the labor  question the 
editor of the Chicago  Grocer’s  Criterion, 
says  he  “does not question  the  right  of 
any  man  to strike or quit  his work.” 
If 
it is  meant by  that  merely  that  a  man 
has a right to give up his position,  what­
ever  it  may  be,  leaving  someone  else 
free to take his place,  then no  fault  can 
be found with the  statement;  but  much 
more than  this  is  meant  and  intended 
when  the  word  “strike”  is  used. 
It  is 
never applied to the act of an individual, 
but  means  the  concerted  action  of  a 
body  of  men.  The  purpose  is  not 
merely  to  “lay down  the  implements  of 
labor,” but to  force  their  employers  to 
accede to their  demands. 
It will,  there­
fore,  readily  be seen that  to simply  quit 
work would do little toward  accomplish­
ing their purpose. 
It is necessary, then, 
for the strikers to resort  to  other  meas­
ures to bring their  employers  to  terms; 
they must make it impossible  for  others 
to take their  places,  and,  to  do  this,  it 
becomes necessary to resort to  force and 
violence.  Take  the  recent  great  coal 
strike,  as  an  example.  Many  of  the 
miners refused to join the  strike,  saying 
they  were  satisfied  with  their  position 
and pay;  but  armed  mobs  forced  them 
out of the mines.  Some of  the mines in 
the  South  did  not  shut  down;  so  the 
strikers refused  to  allow  the  railroads 
to carry  coal from  the  Southern  mines. 
The strike could not succeed  so  long  as 
the country got its supply of  coal,  there- j 
fore it was necessary to cut off  the  snp-' 
ply.  The result was that  not  only  were 
the coal mines shut  down,  but  railroad 
traffic was  seriously  crippled,  factories 
were closed,  and thousands of  men in no 
way  affected  by  the  grievances  of  the 
miners  were  forced 
into  idleness—all 
this to enforce the demand for  more  pay 
on  the  part  of  a  comparatively  small 
number  of  miners.  Now  comes 
the 
question,  “Had these miners  a  right  to 
strike?”  The answer  is,  emphatically, 
no.  No  one  denies  them  the  right  to

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MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale  Clothing  Manufacturers,

ROCHESTER.  N.  T .

ESTABLISHED  37  YEARS. 

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him with a line to do  so, and should he  not have what you  re­
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quit work if they  so choose,  bat,  as  has 
been said,  to  strike  means  much  more 
than this—if it did not no  strikes  could 
ever succeed.  No man has a right  to do 
what  will  injure  his  neighbor  or  the 
community.  No  matter  how  just  may 
be the demands or  how  real  the  griev­
ances of workingmen,  they have no right 
to  resort  to  such  methods  to  enforce 
their  demands  or  redress  their  griev­
ances as will  injure  a  fellow  or  debar 
him from earning a  livelihood  for  him­
self  and  family.  A  man  has  no  more 
right,  according to law,  to burn  his  own 
building than he has to burn  his  neigh­
bor’s.  He is punished  for  the  crime of 
arson if he does, just the same as he would 
be  if  the  building  destroyed  were  the 
property of another.  The  sanitary  reg­
ulations in force in all  parts of  the  city 
are a  restraint  upon  the  action  of  the 
individual,  because  those acts may  be  a 
menace to the health  of  the  community 
and for no other reason.  Someone has said 
that the liberty of all the people depends 
upon the self-restraint of the individual.” 
If he does not restrain  himself, then the 
laws are made and the police  to  enforce 
these laws are  appointed,  for  the  pur­
pose  of  restraining  him.  That  strikes 
are an injury to the  public  (not  to  the 
strikers,  that is their  concern)  cannot be 
denied.  That they do  more  harm  than 
good is beyond  contradiction;  therefore, 
the state has a right  to  prohibit  strikes 
and to punish those who engage in them. 
If it has not,  neither has it  the  right  to 
impose  sanitary  regulations  ifpon  the 
people or to pass  any  laws  of  a  sump­
tuary character.  With  this  one  excep­
tion  no  fault  can  be  found  with  the 
Criterion's  article. 

Da n ie l A bbott.

He  Stood Them  Off.

A  delegation  of  charitably  disposed 
ladies recently called on  a  merchant  to 
solicit his aid in  relieving the necessities 
of a poor family.
“What  is 
the  name  of  the  reduced 
family?’’  asked  the  merchant.
“The lady has seen better  days and  is 
too proud to allow her name to  be  men­
tioned in this connection.”
“ That’s just the fix  my  family  is  in. 
If I were to contribute  I  might  be  con­
tributing  to  the  support  of  my  own 
family as objects of  charity.  My  pride 
will not suffer me to take any  such risks 
as that.  Otherwise,  ladies,  1  would  be 
only to glad  to assist you.”
PLEASES  EVERY  BODY,

TANGLEFOOT
PRICES  FOR  1804. STICKY  FLY  PAPER.

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$3.40  PER  CASE,  in  Ten. 

Case  Lots.

The  Dealer  who  sells  Tanglefoot will  be sure to  please his customers,  and  will avoid all loss 

and annoyance usually connected with  the sale of imperfect or inferior goods.

Tanglefoot in  its present shape has been  on  the  market  for  ten  years.  Tanglefoot  always 
leads,  and  is  accepted  by  both  the best trade and the best consumers as the highest standard  for 
Sticky Fly Paper.

Its distinctive features,  the Sealing  Border,  Divided  Sheet,  and  the  Holder  are,  as  is  well 
known,  the inventions and property of the O. & W.  Thum Company. 
These features are being ex­
tensively imitated by unscrupulous parties.  Dealers are respectfully cautioned against  the  illegal­
ity of handling infringements,  and reminded of the injustice of so doing.

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HJl’EIMOKITY  of this Tea over alt others.  Various concerns have at different times attempted to place a Tea 011  the  market  that 
would  win  against  the  W.  J.  U.  What was the result i  A complete failure.  Having defeated all, the  W. J.  G. stands as before, 
and as it will  in time to come, highest in every respect.

The  enviable  reputation  this  Tea  possesses is wholly due to GENUINE  MEltlT.  Both experts and consumers are  forced to 

admit that there is none comparable.

It is universally known that our Tea is superior to all others.  But why !  Our answer is:
It is strictly  pure, containing no adulteration whatever,  and is carefully cured by a new method which causes it  to retain  its 
natural flavor and strength.  Being picked  before the  First of June renders it strictly  “first pickings.”  The location  of  the  land 
in the Uji and Tenno districts Is such as makes it particularly adapted to the growing of this grade of Tea.  In strength  and  rich­
ness it excels any Tea ever brought into the United States.

I11 selecting a Tea for your trade see that  what you purchase is strictly first-class in quality.  You  get  it  when  you  buy  the 

W. J.  G.  We guarantee this Tea to give perfect satisfaction.

Owing to the superior quality of this season’s pickings  (1894) we are able to give you a Tea the  value of which  will  be  fully 
If you want a Tea to  sell for 50c or (iOc, buy  the  W. J. G. and you will have one 

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Two  T e n n —George G undrum . Ionia.
Three  Tears—C. A. Bugbee. Cheboygan.
Four T ears—8. B. P ark tll, Owosso.
Five T ears—F. W. R. P erry, Detroit.
President—O ttm ar Eberbaeh, Ann Arbor. 
Feoretary—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. 
T reasurer—Geo. Gundrum . Ionia.
Coming  Meetings—Star  Island,  June  26  and 
H oughton, Aug. 29 and 30;  Lansing, Nov.  *  and 7.

M ichigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 
P resid en t-A . B. Stevens, Ann Arbor. 
Vice-President—A. F. P arker, D etroit.
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Becretay—S. A. Thompson, Detroit.

Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society 
President, W alter K. Schmidt;  See’y, Ben. Schrouder

T h e  D u ty  o f   t h e   D r u g   C ler k .

The drug clerk of the present day is  a 
compound tincture,  of  variable  quality 
and ordinary strength.  He  is not recog­
nized  as  a 
standard  pharmaceutical 
preparation until he becomes a registered 
pharmacist.  His  therapeutic  value  is 
determined,  first,  by  his  employer;  sec­
ond,  by the trade or general public whom 
he  serves.  Since  he  is  a  compound 
tincture,  he is  composed  of  various  at 
tributes,  such as  honesty,  integrity,  in 
telligence, energy,  ambition  and  ability, 
He is held in solution,  i. e..  to  his  work 
by his salary; and  is warranted not to de 
generate in  any  climate.  Dose,  by  the 
month,  from  §30  to  $75;  dose,  by  the 
year,  from $400 to $1,200. 
If  the  facul 
ties of his mind are chemically well  bal 
anced,  he will not be  easily  precipitated 
by the  acid  of  a  difficult  and  exacting 
trade. 
In character he is tonic, non-irri 
tant; without acid reaction;  unrestricted 
in  utility,  and of uniform  and  sustained 
action.  He invites  your  critical  analy 
sis.

It 

Webster tells us that a clerk is “an ed 
ucated  person,  a  man  of  letters;’’  also 
“an assistant in a shop or  store.” 
obvious that if he is to be of  real  assist 
ance he must  be  educated.  Perhaps  he 
is  a  pharmacist, 
i.  e.  ‘‘one  skilled  in
drugs;”  perhaps an  apothecary;  perhap 
a druggist, and perhaps only  an  “assist 
ant.”  In  whatever  position  he  is,  he 
must be  variously educated to fit him for 
the various duties  devolving  upon  him 
Duty is a short word  with  a  long  mean 
ing. 
It is possible only in  an  extremely 
restricted sense for one human  being  to 
dictate  what  shall  be  another’s  duty 
Again,  appealing  to  the  dictionary,  we 
find  this  concise  definition  of  duty 
“That which a person  is  bound  by  any 
natural, moral,  or legal obligation to  do, 
or  refrain  from  doing.”  What, 
then 
are  some  of  a  drug  clerk’s  “natural 
that  his  em 
duties ?  Pre-supposiag 
ployer  is  an  honest person, 
is  hi 
natural duty to  perform  cheerfully  and 
to the best of his ability whatever task 
set  him,  whether,  in  his  opinion, 
be  a  humble  or  exalted  one. 
It  is hi 
duty to do or perform  what his employer 
desires  of  him,  so  long  as  the  deed or 
task  is  an  honest  one;  even  though 
may be contrary to  his  own  views.  He 
should  always  be  kind  and  obliging 
Not to be a mere automaton;  but,  on  the 
contrary,  in his own as  well  as  his  em 
ployer’s 
interests,  his  eyes  and  ears 
should  be on the alert, ready to  see  and 
hear  duty’s  call,  and  to  respond  with 
willing  hands  and  capable  brain.  He 
must  remember  that  be  is  not  there 
merely for his health,  nor for his exceed 
ing great beauty of face and  figure.  He 
is there because he is needed,  and needed 
for work.

it 

top shelf to cellar floor. 
country store the mud  is  tracked  in. 

The drug business is dirty  work  from 
In the ordinary 
It 
ground to dust underfoot,  to  be  lifted 
by every gust  to  again  settle  on  furni­
ture, goods, etc.  The winds  search  out 
every  nook  and  cranny  and  shelf  and 
bottle and lamp and ornament, there  de­
positing dust.  Then there  is  the  litter 
of  trash  and  paper  and  excelsior  and 
straw and boxes attendant upon  the  un­
packing  of  boxes.  Then  there  are  the 
barrels and tanks and oils and  paints  to 
be  looked  after.  And  the  dry  paints! 
whew!  but  they  are  dirty  to  handle. 
Then 
the  trash—although  clean—that 
the  wall  paper  trimmer  makes.  To be 
sure it is these side-lines  that make snch 
hard  and  dirty  work.  And  yet,  since 
they  have  become  incorporated  into 
general drug store  business,  it  becomes 
the clerVs duty to render  all  the  assist 
ance  in his power. 
It becomes  his duty 
to wage unceasing war  against  dirt  and 
disorder in whatsoever shape  and  what 
ever place he finds it.  Out on  the  clerk 
who harbors moss-agate lamp  chimneys 
Since the drug store  is,  by  long odds, 
the most popular and attractive place for 
ladies to trade,  or  to  spend  their  time 
while waiting for other  members  of  the 
family 
to  complete  their  business,  it 
hould be  made  as  pleasant  and  home­
like  as  possible.  And  the  duties  de- 
eloping upon the clerk,  as  well  as  the 
proprietor, in this direction,  are those  of 
the host to  his  guest.  And  these  little 
attentions and polite  concern  regarding 
the comfort of your guest are never  lost. 
They are small,  but so  are  seconds,  yet 
eternity itself is made up of  them.

The windows must be clean and bright 
and 
the  goods  tastefully  displayed. 
Show-cases  bright  and  clean.  Clean 
floor,  clean  prescription  bottles,  clean 
prescription case,  clean  spatulas,  clean 
pill  tile,  clean  scales, clean dispensing 
bottles,  clean  mortars,  clean  drinking- 
water  bucket  and  dipper,  clean  wash 
bowl  and  pitcher,  and  clean 
towels. 
(What  was  that  dull 
thud  I  beard ? 
Some drug clerk  fainted  at  the  mention 
of  clean  towels ?)  The  printing  office 
towel and the drug store towel have long 
vied  with  each  other  for the champion­
ship  of  the  world.  Then  there  is  the 
stove. 
(What  is  that  confusion  over 
there?  Another  clerk  in  convulsions, 
and still another with the  cramp  in  one 
arm and both legs at the mention  of  the 
stove!)  Yes,  there  it  stands!  That 
stern necessity of cold  weather  and  the 
tobacco chewer—rising phoenix-like from 
its own ashes—what a disgusting looking 
spectacle it is, anyhow !  It has evidently 
straggled  through  an  attack  of  small 
pox.  It is deeply pitted and to be pitied 
You notice that there are various  shades 
of  navy  blue  and  terra-cotta and gray 
and that fantastic fringe of streaks*  run­
ning down the back is whe~e your  syrup 
boiled  over  last  week  while  you  were 
trying to convince that  incredulous  cus 
tomer that “hamamelis”  was  indentical 
with  “ witch-hazel”  on  his  list.  Poor 
drug  clerk !  poor  fellow !  He  knows 
that besmirched  stove  reflects  discredit 
on his care and management of the store; 
so,  screwing  his  courage  up  with 
if 
wagon-jack,  and causing it  to stick  with 
a  porous plaster,  he gathers the material 
and rejuvenates  “ that stove.”

A drug clerk needs to  be  discreet. 

It 
would  never  do,  when Mrs.  Brown calls 
for face powder, to tell her  that  “this is 
the kind  1  sell  to  Mrs.  Smith.” 
(Mrs.

Smith  is  not  supposed to use face  pow­
der!) 
It is his duty to  exercise unremit­
ting  care  in  all  things.  Absolute  cor­
rectness must be his  watchword,  and  it 
is in this direction that we  may  look for 
his moral  obligation  “ to  do  or  refrain 
from  doing.”  In  no other general busi­
ness is the moral duty of  a clerk in such 
exact ratio to his responsibilities.  If you 
ask the  grocery  clerk  for  an  ounce  of 
pepper,  and  he should give you one and 
one-third ounce,  it is a matter of indiffer­
ence to you.  You form no adverse opin­
ion of him.  Bat  if  you  ask  your  drug 
clerk for one-fourth of a grain  morphine 
powders,  and he gives you one-half grain 
instead,  it is a matter of  consequence  to 
you.  You at once lose confidence in him; 
and no matter how much  he  may  do  to 
redeem himself,  your confidence is never 
wholly restored.  One  mistake  is  quite 
enough,  and  probably  is one too many. 
Eternal vigilance  is  the  price  he  must 
pay  for  the  confidence  of  his  public. 
Since the lives of his patrons  are  often­
times intrusted in bis care, it is his moral 
duty thoroughly to educate himself in  all 
that pertains to his  work. 
If  he  would 
maintain his integrity at a high standard 
he  must  be  honest  in  all  bis  dealings 
with his employer and customers.

When,  by the absence of his employer, 
he  is  left  in  sole  charge of affairs,  his 
duties assume more the form  of  a  stew 
ard.

The  Scripture  idea  of  a  steward is 
that of one who,  in  the  absence  of  his 
master,  exercises  authority  over  his 
household  and  regulates  the  domestic 
concerns  appertaining  to  it.  He  dis­
penses to those over whom he is made an 
overseer their meat in  due  season  from 
the  abundance  of  the  store-house.  He 
looks abroad  with  a vigilant  eye over all 
the length and breadth of  the  establish 
ment and jealously discovers  and guards 
every  interest,  whether  it  be  small  or 
great.  He is charged and intrusted with 
the custody of his  master’s  wealth,  and 
the  ownership  of  it  is,  for  the  time, 
vested in  him.  He occupies  a  responsi 
ble position, in  which it is necessary that 
he shall be honest and  faithful,  as  well 
as  vigilant  and  careful.  And being so 
he takes care that  bis  deportment  shall 
at  all  times  be  such as bear the test of 
every  eye,  and  especially  of  that  for 
whom he toils.  The consequence is that 
he will be ever anxious  that his manage 
ment of the goods  of  his  employer  will 
evidence  a  fair  improvement when that 
master returns to reassume  his responsi 
bilities and relieve him.”

Plainly it is his duty to be self-respect 
ing,  and to respect, if not the  character, 
at  least the  reputation  of his employer 
He should inform himself  upon  matters 
of  social  etiquette. 
If  his  education 
along that line has been  meager,  let him 
avail  himself of the  opportunity  offered 
him  in  the  reading  of  good literature 
and of some manual on the  subject.  To 
be courteous—never familiar.  Familiar 
ity is  contemptible;  abominable.  To be 
polite:  “Give  me  a  lever  long  enough 
and a proper  fulcrum,  and  I  will  move 
the  world.”  Politeness  is  a lever,  and 
common sense a proper  fulcrum to hoist 
him to favor, if  not  success. 
It  is  not 
only ill-bred,  but poor policy  as well, to 
sit on the counter,  or loll  around  in  the 
front of the  store, or  stand  idle  paring 
the finger-nails.
While it would be almost impossible to 
limit a code of duties for  the drug clerk, 
it is certain  that  if  he  does  his  “level 
best,” he will find his best level.,

Mbs.  Be l l e  C.  H eilm a n.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

“ T h e   L ead in g-  P h y s ic ia n .”

rampant,  and 

From a little  journal published  by  an 
enterprising firm in an  interior city,  and 
distributed to the  townspeople,  we take 
hint which  may  be  profitably  heeded 
by  all  prudent  druggists,  especially  in 
the smaller places.  A  traveling-man  or 
visitor  in  need  of  medical  treatment 
frequently applies  to  the  nearest  drug­
gist and  inquires,  “Who  is  the  leading 
physician?”  The  question  is  often  an 
awkward  one. 
In  the  first  place,  the 
druggist may not be in  position to know; 
and  further, 
if  he  expresses  a  frank 
opinion,  he may incur the  displeasure of 
rival practitioners.  In the smaller towns 
gossip  runs 
incautious 
peeches are noised  about  in  a  manner 
very  uncomfortable 
the  careless 
peaker.  Annoyance may  be avoided by 
bit of diplomacy.  Simply  furnish  the 
inquirer with a number of names in good 
repute, and let him  make his  own selec­
tion.  The singling out of  one doctor  as 
the  “leader”  is  an  invidious  piece  of 
business. 
It  is  only  common  sense  to 
refrain,  in  one’s  intercourse  with  the 
medical  profession,  from  those  things 
which  may  cause  mischief,  while  they 
promise no profit.  This seems  to be one 
of the cases  where  “there’s something to 
lose and nothing to  gain.”
geely’s Flavoring  Extracts
Every dealer should  sell  them.
Extra Fine quality.
Lemon,  Vanilla,  Assorted  Flavors. 
Yearly sales inert ased  by  their  use. 
Send trial  order.

to 

S eely's Lemon.

(wrapped)

Plain  N. S.  w ith 
corkscrew at same 
price if ^preferred.
Correspondence

Solicited.
SEELY  MFG.  CO.,  Detroit,  Hichl

We  are T.  H. Nevin Co.’s  agents 
for  Michigan  for  this  well-known 
brand of Paints.

Figures can be given  to  compete 
with  any sold.  The goods are guar­
for 
anteed.  We  have  sold  them 
many  years.  Write  us  and 
secure 
the  agency for  same.

HAZELTINE  X  PERKINS  DRUG  GO.

Wholesale Druggists,

GRAND  R A PID S, 

.

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MICH.

THE  M ICmGAN  TRADESMAN

15

Wholesale Price Current.

Advanced—Canary Seed.

Declined—American Saffron, Celery Seed.

8®  10
Acetlcum................... 
Benzolcnm  German..  6E@  75
Boraclc 
....................  
20
Carbollcnm..............  20®  30
Cltrlcum...................  52®  55
Hydrochlor................  3®
Nltrocum  ..................   10®  12
Oxallcum...................  10®  12
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Salicylicum................ 1 
Sulphuricum.............. 
Tanni cum....................1 
Tartarlcum................  30®  33

IX®

25®1 60
40®1 60

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg.............. 
20  deg.............. 
Carbonaa  ...................  12®  14
Ctalorldnm.................  12®  14

4®
6®

ANIL1NK.

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

00®2 25

50©3 00

BACCAK.

Cubeae (po  36).
Juníperas.........
X a n tn o x y lu m   .  .

25®  30 
8®   10 
25®  30

BAL8AMUM.

Copaiba ,.....................   45®
Peru............................  @2 25
Terabln, Canada  ....  CO®  65
Tolutan......................  35®  50

CORTSX.

Abies,  Canadian...........   18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a...........   18
Buonymus  atropurp.....  30
Myrlca Cerlfera, po.......  20
Primus Vlrglnl..............   12
Qulllala,  grd..................  10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)..  15

■XTBAOTVM.

« 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
' —  12
—  
' 
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
11®13®
14
Is.........
15 
14®
Vis........
1
16®
548.......
n a a n
Carbonate Preclp  .. 
Citrate and Qulnia
Citrate  Soluble......
Ferrocyanldnm Sol.
Solnt  Chloride......
Sulphate,  com’l —
.
pure... 

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

•• 

A m im
Anthémis............  30® 
Matricaria 

18®  20
35
.......  50®  65

f o i.ia .

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin
“  All. 

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

nlvelly.............   25® 
Salvia  officinalis,  Mo
and  Ms.............   15® 
UraUrsl 
.....................  

“ 

M 
“ 

« 
•• 
“ 
“ 

2d 
3d 
sifted sorts... 
po .........  60® 

Acacia, 1st  picked—   ®  60
....  ®  40
....  ®  30
®  20
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
"  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ©  50
Cateohu, Is, (Ms, 14 las,
16)............................  ©  1
Ammonias.................  55®  60
Assafcetlda, (po. 85)..  40®  45
Bensolnum.................  50®  56
Camphor»..................   46®  50
Buphorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum..................   ®2 50
Gamboge,  po...... .......   70®  7b
Gualacum, (po  85)  .. 
®  30
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1  15
Mastic.......................   ®  80
Myrrh, (po. 45) 
...  @ 40
Oplt  (po  3 60@3 80). .2 25®2 35
Shellac  ......................  15®  42
bleached......  33®  35
Tragacanth...............   40®1  00

“ 
hbbba—In ounce packages.

25
20
25
28
23
25
30
22
25

Abslnthlnm...............
Sanatorium...............
Lobelia.......................
Majoram...................
Mentha  Piperita........
"  V lr...............
Rue.............................
Tanaoetum, V ............
Thymus,  V.................
MAGNESIA.
55® 60
Calcined, Pat.............
Carbonate,  Pat........... 20® 22
Carbonate, K. A  M — 20® 25
Carbonate, Jennings.. 35® 36

 

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Potassa, Bitart,  pure. 
Potassa, Bitart, com..
Potass NI tras

Cubebae...................... 
2 (0
Bxechthitos..............  1 50® 1  60
Brlgeron.....................1 50®1  60
Gaultherla.................. 1 70® 1  80
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ................... 1  25@i  40
Jumperl......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Limonls...............   ... 1  40®1  60
Mentha Piper...............2 85@3 60
Mentha Verld.............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..............1 30@1  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, onnce__  ®  65
Ttglll..........................  @100
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  ...............   @1  60
theobromas...............   15®  20
POTASSIUM.
BiCarb....................... 
is®  18
Bichromate...............  
i3@  14
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Carb............................ 
ia@  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25)..  24®  26
50® 55
2 90@3 00
27® 30
@ 15
8® 10
7® 9
28® 30
15® 18
20®
25
25
22®
12® 15
@ 25
20® 40
8® 10
16® 18
@ 30
15® 20
15® 20
1  60®i 75
35® 40
40® 45
@ 35
15® 18
?5@1  00 
@1  75 
?5@1  35
35® 38
20
151
50
55® 60
@ 40
@ 25
10® 12
® 35
@ 25
15® 20
18® 20
18® 20
16
0
20® 25
4®
6
10®
12
00@1  25
11® 13
Cannabis 8atlva.
4® 5
Cydonlnm................. 
75® 1  ou
Cnenopodlum  ......... 
10®  12
Dlpterix Odorate......  2 40®2 60
Foedlcnlum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L in i..........................  4  O 4M
Lini, grd.  (bbl. 8M>..  3*@  4
Lobelia.......................   86®  40
Pharlaris Can arlan__  3'¿@  4M
Rapa..........................  
tf®  7
Slnapls  Albu............ 7  @8
Nigra...........  11®  12

Arum,  po.
Gentiana  (po. 12)......
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15).. 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
leflelHellebore,  Ala,  po...
Inula,  po..................
Ipecac,  po.................
Iris  plox (po. 3S®38).
Jalapa,  pr.................
Maranta,  >48_____

Slmliax, Officinalis.  H 
'• 
M
llae, (po. 35)...........
Symplocarpus,  Fosti
dus,  po....................
Valeriana, Bng.  (po.30) 

. 
Anlstun,  (po.  20).. 
A plum  (graveleons).
Bird, Is....................
Carni, (po. 18)...........

Sanguinarla,  (po  25).

German

(po. 35) 

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b f ib it u s.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co. 
2 00®2 50 
D. F. R....
1  75@2 00 
1  25®1  50 
1 66@2 00 
Junlperls  Co. Ó. T ...
1  75®3 50
Saacharum  N.  B.........1 75@2 00
Spt  Vini  Galli............1 75®6 50
Vini Oporto.................1 
Vini  Alba....................1 

25@2 00
25@2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.................. 2 50®2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................
2 00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage.................
Grass sheeps' wool car
rlage.......................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
use..........................

1  40

Absinthium............... 2 50@3 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 25
Anlsl.......................... 1 
Aurantl  Cortex...........1 80@2 00
Bergamll  ...................3 
Cajlputl.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll...............   75®  80
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodll...............   @1  60
Cinnamon 11.................1 
Cltronella...................  ®  45
Conlum  Mac..............  85®  66
Copaiba  ........ 
so®  90

 

 

80@1 90
00®3 20

10® 1 15

8TRUF8.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhel Arom............... »........   50
Slmliax  Offidnalis...............   60
....  50
Senega.................................  50
Sdllae.....................................   so
"  Co.............................   50
Toiatan...............................  50
Prunas ?lrg.........................  50

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S.  N. Y. Q.  A

Morphia, S.  P A W.   2 05@2 30 
C.  Co....................  1  90@2 20
Moschus Canton____  ©  40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co....................  @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.*C., M gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  @1 00
pints.........   @  85
PII Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__  @  3
Pllx Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D. Co., doz.......  @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
8®  10
Quasslae.................... 
Quinta, S. P. A W.34Vt@39M
S.  German__  27®  37
Rubia Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactle pv. 
12®  14
Salacln.......................2 10®2 25
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
11  M.......................  10®  12
is
••  g .......  

® 

“ 

 

 

f

i

“ 

faints. 

Linseed,  boiled.........  59 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
Spirits Tnrpentlne__  37 

62
strained..................  65  70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian........................lx  2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  IX  2@4 
“ 
Ber........ IX  2@3
Putty,  commercial....2X  2M®3
“  strictly  pure.....2M  2X®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English.... 
66@70
Green,  Peninsular...... 
70@75
Lead,  red..............................   6 @6M
“  w hite............................6 @6M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gliders  ........   @90
1 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting  Paris  Bng.
cliff.....................  ... 
140
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20® 1  4 
SwIsb  Villa  Prepared 
Paints .  ...................1 oo@l  20

VARNISHES.

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

turp.

Seldllts  Mixture........
@  20 
Slnapls........................
®  18 
“  opt..................
®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................
®  35 
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
@  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .
10®   11 
24®  25
_
Soda  et Potass Tart... 
Soda Carb.................  1M@
Soda,  Bl-Carb............   ®
Soda, Ash..................   3M@
Soda, Sulphas............   @
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®

Ini  Rect.  bbl.

Myrcla  Dom
Myrcla Imp. 
Vii*  ~

®2 25 
@3 00
...7..............................2 17@2 27
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......1  40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............  2>4@  3
“  Roll..................   2 @ 2M
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae.................. 45 @  48
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph...............   7®  8

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   80 
Lard, No.  1...............   42 
Linseed, pure raw__  56 

Bbl.  Gal
70
85
45
59

D

Grand  Rapids,  nich.

PERFU M E  DEPARTDENT.

We  carry in  stock  a complete  line  of

Eastman’s  Extracts

Including these specialties,

HER  MAJESTY,

QUEEN  MAB,

FLEUR  DE  LYS,

TUSCAN  VIOLET 

SW E E T   HEATHER,

PEAU  DE  ESPAG NE,

and all  the leading  odors of the  following 

manufacturers:

Lazelle,  Dally &  Co., 
Swfnton,

Ladd  &  Coffin, 

Foote  4&  Jenks.

We have a complete  line of

We also manufacture 

LAVENDER  WATER,  VIOLET  WATER,

FLORIDA  WATER,4  ounces,  FLORIDA  WATER,  8  ounces.

HÄXELTINE 

it  PERKINS  DRUG  GO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TINCTURES.

“ 

* 

Aconltum  Napellls R .........  60
.  “ 
50
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica.................................  so
Asafoetlda............................  o
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
„  “  Co..........................   50
Sanguinarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
„   "  
Co.........................  75
Castor................................ .1 00
Catechu...............................  so
Cinchona............................  50
Co.....................   .  60
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  so
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Brgot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
CO............................  60
„  
Gualca................................   so
ammon....................  60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
“  Colorless..................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum.................  35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................  50
Myrrh..................................  60
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pll.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonlum.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
Veratrnm Verlde.................  50

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MISCXIXAHBOUS.

Æther, 8pts  NU, S F ..  28®  30 
"  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen......................2>4® 3

“ 

‘ 
“ 

u 
ground,  (po.
7).............................
Annetto......................
et Potass T.
Antlpyrln..................
Antlfebrln..................
Argentl  Nltras, ounce
Arsenicum.................
Balm Gilead  Bud__
Bismuth  S.  N............
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)..............
Cantharides  Russian,
po............................
Capslcl  Fructus, af...
po.
Caryophyllus, (po.  15) 
Carmine,  No. 40..
Cera  Alba, 8. A F

“ 

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Cassia Fruotns.........
Centrarla..................
Cetacenm.................
Chloroform..............
sqnlbbs 
Chloral Hyd Crst...  .
Cinohonldine, F.  A  W 
German 
Corks,  list,  dig.  per
oent  ......................
Creasotnm..............
Crete, (bbl. 75)......
prep............
preclp.........
Rubra...............
Crocus......................
Cudbear......................
Cuprl Sulph...............
Dextrine....................
Emery,  an  numbers, 

po.

3® 4
55® 60
4® 5
55® 60
®1  40
@ 25
@ 48
5® 7
38® 40
1  65@1 75
@ 11
@1  00
® 26
28
$
@ 20
10® 12
@3 75
50® 55
40
40
T
© 26
© 10
O 40
600 63
®1  25
25®1 50
30® 25
15® 20
8H@ 12
75
it 35
@ 2
5® 6
9® 11
® S
35® 40
O 24
5 @ 6
10® 12
70® 75
f
@ 6
70® 75
12® 15
O 28
7  @ 8

“ 

Flake  White...
Galla...............
Gambler...........
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   w
French...........  30®
Glassware  Bint, by box 80. 
Less than box 75.
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®
“  White...............   13®
Glycerine...................  14®
Grana Paradis!..........   Q
Hamulus....................  25®
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @
“  Cor___   @
Ox Rubrum  @
Ammonlatl..  @  95
Uuguentum.  46®  56
Hydrargyrum............   @  66
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1 25®1 50
Indigo.........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80®3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  70®  75
M ade.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Aralnltls  10®  19 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M).........................2 MO 4
Mannla,  8. F ..............  60®  6B

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G ROCERY  PR IC E   CU RREN T.

below are  given  as  representing  average  prices  for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong credit  usually  buy closer than 
those who ^have poor  credit.  Subscribers  are  earnestly requested to  point  out  any  errors or omissions, as it is our  aim to make  this feature of  the 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

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

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes................. 40@45

COCOA  SHELLS.

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

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

COUPON  BOOKS.

“Tradesman.’

“
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“
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8  1 books, per hundred. 
8 2
* 8 
5 
»10 
820 

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“
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“ 

“Superior.”
1 books, per hundred
2 
8 
5 
810 

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

Foreign.
Currants.

Peel.

Patras,  in barrels............   2

In  Vi-hbls..............  2H
2M
in less quantity —  
cleaned,  bulk........ 
4
cleaned,  package.. 
4V4 
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  13 
25  “ 
“ 
8
Lemon 
“ 
“ 
Orange 
“ 
10
25 “ 
Raisins.
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes 
5 @  7 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
.  7%  @  H
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120 ..............  6
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  6*
.. 7
80x90 
7*
70x80 
60x70 
. 8

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Turkey 
Silver ..

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1, 6*  ........................   81  75
No. 2. 6* 
....................  1  60
No. 1,6.............................  166
No. 2,6.............................  1  50

XX  wood, white,
No. 1,6*  ........................   1  35
1  25
No. 2,6*Manilla, white.
1 oe
6*  .................,.............
95

FARINACEOU8  GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

55

Oatmeal.

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs................... 
3M
Barrels  ..  .........................3 00
G rits..................................  3*
Dried.......................... 4  @4*
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
Imported..............   ...10V4@11
Barrels 200.................—   5 75
Half barrels 100................   3 00
Kegs....................... —.......   8
Green,  bu.........................   1 15
Spilt  per l b .................  
Barrels'180.................  @6 50
Half  bbls 90..............  @2  83
German...
...  4Vi
...  5
Bast India.
Cracked....
...  3*

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

3

FISH—Salt. 

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth
Pollock..........................
Whole, Grand  Bank...... 4%5*
Boneless,  bricks............ 6M
Boneless, strips................6*
Smoked......................... 
Holland, white hoops keg 

Halibut.
Herring.
“ 
“ 

10@12
60 
bbl  9 50

“ 

“  M  “  40  “ 
Mackerel.

Norwegian.......................
Round, *  bbl 100 lbs........   2 50
........  1  30
Scaled............................... 
17
No. 1,  100 lbs.......................10 00
No. 1,40 lbs......................... 4 4
No. 1,  10 lbs............................  1 00
No. 2,100  lbs............................ 7 50
No. 2,40 lbs...........................   3 30
No. 2.10 lbs....................... 
Faintly, 90 lbs.........
10  lbs .......
Sardines.
Russian,  kegs....................   55
Trout.
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs........... 4 76
No. l >4bbl,40  lbs.
2  20 
63 
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs..............
53
No  1,81b  kits.................
illy

Whltefish.

90

“ 

»
No.  1
K bbls, 100 lbs.......... 86 25
M  “  40  “  .......... 2 81
101b.  kits............... 
78
...................  65
81b.  “ 
MATCHES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor............... 81  25
XXX Sulphur....................   1  U0
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands.
No. 9  sulphur....................... 1 65
Anchor parlor.......................1 TO
No. 2 home  .........................1  1C
Bxport  parlor......................4 00

FLAVORING  EXTRACT8. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best In the world for the money.

Bonders’.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

doz
2oz  __ 8  75
4 oz  ....  1  50

Regular
Vanilla.

2 00
3 00

“ 
“ 

doz
[ 2 oz.....81  20
4 oz.....2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
| 2 oz.......81  50
4 oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
I  Vanilla.
2 oz.......81  75
____  4 oz...... 3 50
Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 os regular panel.  75 
120
4 os 
... 1  50 
6 oz 
...2 00 
No. 3 taper............135 
No. 4  taper............ 1  50 
N orthrop’s
2 oz  oval taper  75 
1  20 
“ 
3 oz 
85 
2 oz regular  “
4 oz 
“ 
1  60 

200
2 50
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  10
1F75
“ 
1  20
“ 
2 25
GUNPOWDER.  CUT) 
Rifle—Dupont’s.  gRR|
Kegs....................................3 25
Half  kegs...........................1  90
Quarter  kegs.....................1  10
1 lb  cans.............................   30
*  lb  cans............................  18
Kegs................................... 4 25
Half  kegs...........................2 40
Quarter kegs...................... 1  35
1 lb cans.......................... 
  34
Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.
Kegs  ..................... . 
.......11 00
Half  kegs.......................... 5 75
Quarter kegs......................3 00
1  lb  cans............................  60
Sage....................................180
Hops...................................15

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

HERBS.

INDIGO.

55
50

Madras,  51b. boxes.........  
S. F„ 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JELLY.
17  lb. palls  ...............
80  “ 
“ 
................  @
81
LICORICE.
Pure......................................  80
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12
Root.....................................   13

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

“ 
MINCE  MEAT.

Mince meat, 3 doz. In case.  2  5 
Pie  preparation  3  doz.  in
00
....... 

case........................ 

81  75
1  40 
TO 
45 
40
doz.
7 00 
4 75 
3 752

MEASURES.
Tin, per doseu.  •
1  gallon 
.........................
Half  gallon.....................
Q u art......................... ........
H u t................... 
...........
Half  pint  .......................
Wooden, for vinegar, per
1 gallon............................
Half gallon......................
Q u art..................................
Pint 
..............................

MOLASSES. 
Blackstrap.
Sngar house................. .
Cuba Baking.
O rdinary............................
Porto Rico.
Prim e...............................
Fancy  ......  
.............
Fair  .................................
Good  ...............................
Extra  ood..........................
Choice 
..........................
... 
Fancy... 
..................
.nvi  > 
arrels Jeextra.

Orleans.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora......... ... 
55
60
Jastor Oil......  —  
Diamond.................  SO
Frazer’s ................. 
75
Mica  ......................  65
Paragon 
...............   55

gross 
6  00 
7 GO
5 50 
9 00 
7  f0
6  00

BAKING  POWDER.

4  oz 
6  oz 
9  oz 
1b 
lb
“ 
“ 
“ 
•* 

Acme
45
% 10.  mug. 3 doz...
,2  “  ................  ,  IS
Vi -b. 
1 lb. 
“  1  “  ................... 1 “
Bulk...................................   10
Arctic.
u  lb cans 6 doz  case.........  
55
..........   1  10
u  lb  “  4 doz  “ 
■  - 
............ 2 00
2 doz  “ 
1 do*  “ 
..........   9  00
lb
Cream  Flake.
45 
........
6 doz  “ 
60 
........
4 doz  “ 
80 
4 doz  “ 
........
........
4 doz  “ 
1  20 
2 00 
2 doz  “ 
.......
9 00 
...... .
1 doz  “ 
40 
Red Star, V* tb cans  —
75 
Vi 1b  “ 
-----
1  40 
i b>  “
45 
Teller’s.  U lb. cans, dot 
95 
vi lb.  “
1 50 
1 lb.
45 
Onr Leader,  14 .b cans.
75 
*  lb canj —
1  50
...
l lb cans 
BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.
English 
........................
Bristol...........................
....................
Dom^tic 
BLUING.
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals......
......
“ 
“  pints,  round  .. 
“  No. 2, sifting be 
“  No. 3,
“  No.

3 GO 
6 75 
9 on 
2 75
4 00 
8 00
oz b a ll.................4 50
3 60 
6 80

Mexican Liquid,  t  oz. 
“ 
8 oz.
B BOO WS,

8 oz 

“ 

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• 

Gages.

Aprlcota.
1  40 
Live oak......................
1  40 
Santa  Cruz.................
1  50 
Lusk’s .........................
Overland  .................
1  10
Blackberries.
90
F. A  W......................
Cherries.
Red.............................1  1031 26
Pitted Hamburgh  — .
White  ....................... 
1  50
Brie  .......................... 
1  30
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
E rie............................
1  20 
1  40
California..................
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common....................
Peaches.
1  10 
P ie............................
1  60 
Maxwell....................
1  60 
Shepard’s ...................
75
California...................  160®
Monitor 
............
Oxford....................
Pears.
"Domestic.................... 
1  85
Riverside....................  
1 75
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1  30
Johnson's  sliced.......  
2 50
2 75
grated........ 
Booth’s sliced............  @2 5)
grated........  .  @2 75
Quinces.
Intnmn n .................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
Red  ...........................  
1  10
1  46
Black  Hamburg.........  
1  25
Brie, black 
.............. 
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1  25
1  25
Hamburgh  ...............  
Erie............................ 
1  20
Terrapin  .....................  
1  05
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s..........2 10
Roast beef  Armour's..........180
Potted  ham, *  lb.....................1 25
“  M lb.................   70
tongue, % lb..................1 35
“  M lb...........  75
chicken. M lb.........   95
Vegetables.

Meats.

“ 
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.40. 2 Hnrl.........
»0  1  “ 
........
No. 2 Carpet  .. 
No. 1 
”
Parlor Gem 
Common Whisk 
Fancy 
1 
Warehouse

1  75
2 OC 
2 25 
2 50 
2 75
80 
1  00 
2 75

BRUSHES. 
Stove, No.  1.................

1  25 
1  50 
1  75 
85 
Kloe Root Scrub, 2  row..
1  25
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row.. 
Palmetto, gooze.................  1  50

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............   10
9
Star,  40 
Paraffine  ............................ 10
Wlcklng 
24

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CANNED  GOODS 

Pish.
Clams.

•* 

» 

“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb..............
“  2  lb..............
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.
.

1  20 
.1  90
Standard. 8 lb.......................2 25
Standard,  l i b ---- - 
21b  ...................1  35
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb— ......................2 45
“  2  lb  .......................... 8 50
Picnic, 1 lb...........................2 00
21b...........................2 90
•> 
Mackerel.
Standard,  lib ......................1 10
2  lb  ..................2  10
MnBtard,  2 lb  ...................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b............. 2 25
Soused, 2 lb......................... 2 25
Columbia River, flat........... 1  80
tails........... 1 65
-Aleak*, Red  .......................1 25
pink......................... 1  10
Kinney’s,  flats.................... 1  95
Sardines.
American  M*  ............... 4Vi®
its................6Vi@
Imported  Mb....................  @10
Viz 
................15@16
Mustard £■  ....................   6@7
Boneless.................
Trout
Brook 8, lb
Fruits.
Applet.
3  lb. standard  ........
York State, gallon*..
Hamburgh,

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
•• 

“ 
« 

1  20 
4 00

2 SO

Beaus.

75

soaked

Hamburgh  strlngless..........1  15
French style......2 00
Limas  ................1  K>
Lima, green..............................1 25
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 85
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked........... 1  85
Picnic Baked.............................1 00
Hamburgh............................... 1 25
Livingston  Bden.....................1 20
Purity
Honey  Dew..............................1 40
Morning Glory
Soaked............................... 
Hamburgh  marrofat................ 1 80

Corn.

Peas.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

early June  .  ...1  (0
Champion Eng 
. 1  40
petit  poll............ 1  40
fancy  sifted____1  90
Soaked................................   65
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  10
early Tone.......1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  25
French..................................... 2 15
French..............................19@2l
Brie...................................  
80
Hubbard...................................1 15
Hamburg.................................. 1 40
Soaked................................   80
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 50
.1  35
Brie
Hancock .......................
Bxcelslor 
».............
Eclipse.......................   ..
Hamburg........................
Gallon............................
CHOCOLATE. 

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Sqnash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.

“ 

Baker’s.

23
37
43

German Sweet............
Premium......................
Breakfast  Cocoa.........
CHEESE.
Amboy.......................
8
Acme..........................
8
Lenawee....................
8
Riverside..................
8V4
Gold  Medal  ..............
8
5@7
Skim..........................
15
Brick...............   ........
1  00
Edam  ........................
2Z
O’,5
Llmbnrger  ...............
@25
Pineapple  .................
Roonefort
@85
Sap Sago.................... @20
@24
Schweitzer, Imported
domestic  — @14

“ 

Santos.

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

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

 

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Me. per lb. for roast 
lng and 15 per cent,  for shrink 
age.
Package. 
McLaughlin's  XXXX..  22 30
Bunola 
..........................  21  80
Lion,60or 100lb.  case....  2 

Extract.

Valley City Vi gross...........  75
......... 1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross........1 65
“ 
........2 85

“ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORY.

bulk
Red

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 ft.. 
50ft.. 
80«.. 
TO«.. 
80«.. 
60«.. 
72«-.

Jute

.perdo*. 1 25
140
1 60
1 75
1  90
86 
1  00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  
“  

CONDENSED  MILK. 

4 doz. In caze.

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

& |W ;

•

Peerless evaporated cream.  5 75 

CREDIT CHECKS.

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

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

75 J 3

Universal.'

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

..10 
..20 

“ 
“ 

“
“

CRACKERS.

Butter.

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

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure...................... 
i
Telfers Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............................ 15@25

FLY  PAPER. 

T hom ’s  Tanglefoot.

Single  case......................... 3 6i
Five case lots...................... 3 50
Ten case  lots...................... 3 40
Less than one case. 40c  per box 

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

Pears.

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Snndrled, sliced in  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12  12 
California in  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.......................
Nectarines.
TO lb. bags.......................
251b. boxes.....................
Peeled, In  boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
in bags........
California in bags......
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
25 “ 
...................
Prnnelles.
301b.  boxes...................
Raspberries.
In banels......................
501b. boxes....................
25 lb.  “ 
......................
Raisins.
'  Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown.............................
3 
.............................
......................  4*
4 
2  crown...............................4*

“ 
“ 
Loose Muscatels in Bags.

“ 

* 

«

«#  %

~ 

t Ui

«. 

,  «*

4 

i

V  ft  *

I S E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

17

Medium.

PICKLES.
Barrels, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  count..  ©2 50
Barrels, 2.400 count. 
Half bbis, 1,200 count 

Small.

3 00

@4 00

5 00

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s .............................3 30
DeLand’s .................................3 15
Dwight’s .................................. 3 31
Taylor’s 

............................ 3 00

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216............................ 1 70
Cob, No. 8.................................1 20

“  T. D. full count...........  70

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s ..............................   4 00
PennaSalt  Co.’s...................  3 00

RICK.
Domestic.

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

...6
“  No. 1................. ....5%
**  No. 2................. ...  5
Broken..............   ........... ..  4
Japan, No. 1...................
....5%
....5
r'  No.2....................
Java............................. . ..  6
Patna............................... ..  4%

Imported.

SPICES. 
Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice.......................... ...  9%
Cassia, China In mats— ..  8
Batavia In bund__16
Saigon In rolls........ 32
Cloves,  Amboyna...............22
Zanzibar................ 11%
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
No.  1...................... 70
No. 2...................... 60
Popper
er, Singapore, black— 10 
white...  .20
shot........................16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice................................15
Cassia,  Batavia...................18
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon....................35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar.................18
Ginger, African..................16
K  Cochin................... 20
Jam aica.................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia....................  65
Mustard, Bug. and Trieste..22
Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“  white...... 24
” 
•'  Cayenne.  ..............20
20
•‘Absolute” In Packages.

Sage..............................  

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

84

SKKDS.

Granulated,  bbls................   1',{
751b  cases........  19£
Lump, bbls 
.......................1  15
1451b kegs................  1%
..  ...................  @15
4
8
90
45£
5@6
10
9
5
80

Anise 
Canary, Smyrna......... 
Caraway.................... 
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Russian.........  
Mixed  Bird................ 
Mustard,  w h ite....... 
Poppy..................... 
Rape..........................  
Cuttle  bone................ 
STARCH.

•‘ 

“ 

 

 

Corn.

 

 

“ 

20-lb  boxes..........................   5 \
40-lb 
5%
Gloss.
1-lb packages..................   ..  5
3-lb 
....................... 6
6-lb 
5%
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............  3V%
Barrels................................   354

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SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders.............87
Maccabov, in Jars................35
French Rappee, In Jars.......43
Boxes....................................5%
Kegs, Bngllsh........................4ff

SODA,

SALT.

Diamond Crystal.

 

 

 

 
 

“ 

 
 

“ 
“ 

Cases. 243  lb. boxes........8  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs...............   2 50
115 254 lb bags....  4 00
..  .  3 75
10 5 
lb  “ 
....  3 50
30 10  lb  “ 
Butter, 56 lb bags............  
65
□  “  24141b bags  ...........  3 50
“  280 lb  b b ls...........   2 50
2 25
“  224 lb 

Common Grades.

Worcester.
115 254-lb sacks........................*4 i0
3 75
“ 
60 5-lb 
3 50
“ 
3010-lb 
21 14 lb.  “ 
3 30
320 lb. bbl...............................  2 50
28 lb  sacks......................... 3254
5  lb linen sacks...............  
60
100 3-lb. sacks......................... 82 10
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks......................... 1 85
56 lb. dairy in drill  bags...  30
281b.  “ 
16
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75
75
56 )h. dairy In linen  sacks 
56 In.  sacks....................... 
22
Saginaw..........................  
80
80
 
Manistee...............  

Ashton.
Higgins.
Soiar Rock.
Common Fine.

Warsaw.

2 00

.. 

“ 

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8EELV3  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. $  90 doz.  $10 20 gro
2  “  N. S.  1  20  “ 
12 60  “
2  “  F. M. 1  40  “ 
•*
14  40 
Vanilla.
1 oz.  F. M. 1  50 doz. 
2  “  N  S. 2 00  “ 
2  “  F. M. 2 50  “ 
Lemon.

16 20 gro
21 60  “
25 50 
•*
Rococo—Second  Grade. 

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

2 doz........  1 00 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  X lb........ 3 65-

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

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

....... 

 

 

 

Dingman Brands.

“ 

“ 

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

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

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

■ H  H.W

Silver...................................3 65
Mono..................................3 30
Savon Improved................. 2 50
Sunflower.......................... 2  80
Golden  ............................... 3 25
Economical  ......................  2 25

Passolt’s Atlas  Brand.

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

Scouring.
Hapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 40
hand, 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 
yonr  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  amount  of  freight  buyer
iiays from the market  in which 
ie  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
Cut  Loaf.................................$5 06
Powdered...............................  4 50
Granulated..............................4 25
Extra Fine Granulated...  4 37
Cubes.......................................4 50
XXXX  Powdered..................   4 75
Confec. Standard  A........... 4  12
No. 1  Columbia A............   4 00
No. 4 Phoenix  .....................3 87
No. 5 Empire  A...................3 81
No.  6....................................3 75
No.  7 ....:............................ 3 69
No.  8....................................3 62
No.  9.......................  
3 56
No.  10.................................. 3 50
No.  11.................................. 3 37
No.  12...............................  3 31
No.  13................................   2 94
2 87
No 14................................. 

 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels................................. 18
Half bbls.............................. 80
F air.....................................   19
Good....................................  25
Choice..................................  30

Pure Cane.

TABLK  SAUCKS.
“ 

Lea A Perrin’s, large........4  75
small......   2 75
Halford, large.........................3 75
small..................    2 25
Salad Dressing, larg e...... 4  55
sm all...... 2  66
** 

** 
“ 

TEAS.

Japan—Regular.

SUN CUBXD.

BASKET  PIKED.

F air............................  @17
Good..............   .........  @20
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
D ust.....................  ...10  @12
F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice..........................24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12
F air............................. 18  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest....................   @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fall........ 25  @35
Extra fine to finest__50  @65
Choicest fancy..........75  @86
@36
Common to fair.........23  @30
Common to  fair.........23  @26
Superior to fine..........30  @35
Common to fair.........18  @26
Superior to  fine.........30  @40

oolons. 
IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPO W D ER.

ENGLISH  B REA K FA ST.

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

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

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

“ 

Plug.

39
27
40
26
38
34
40
32
39
30

24

Sorg’s Brands.

Spearhead...................... 
Joker.............................. 
Nobby Twist....................  
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo................................. 
Hiawatha........................  
Valley City..................... 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty...................  
Jolly Tar......................... 
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax (8 oz., 41c)_____ 
Gr'en Turtle................... 
27
Three  Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler’s Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson A McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope................. 
43
Happy Thought.  ......  
37
Messmate................... 
32
NoTax....................... 
31
Let  Go.......................  
27
Gatlin’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
Frog....................................33
Java, %sfoil..................    32
Banner Tobacco Co. 's Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish..............38
Gold Cut 
...........................28
Warpath..............................14
Honey  Dew......................... 26
Gold  Block......................... 30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................41

Scotten’s Brands.

Brands.

LeldersdorPs Brands.

Spaulding A Merrick.

Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................Si
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Bock Horn...........................30
Plow  Bov......................30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

VINEGAR.

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

$1 for barrel.

WET  HU3TARD,
Bulk, per gal  ................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75

YEAST.

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

.. 

WOODKNWARK.

Tubs,No. 1..................   600

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

No. 2...................... 5 50
“ 
“ 
No. 3.....................   4 50
1  30
“  No. 1,  three-hoop  ...  1  50
“ 
90
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 

13  “ 

 
 
 

“ 
“ 
1 
“ 

splint 

INDURATED WARE.

Butter Plates—Oval.

W ash boards—single.

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

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ willow crths, No.l 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

21  “ 
shipping  bushel.. 1  15
full hoop 
..  1  25
5  85
“  No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 75
“  No.2 4 25
“  No.3 4 75
Palls..................................  3  15
Tubs,  No.  1........................13 50
Tubs, No. 2.........................12 00
Tubs, No. 3.........................10 50
250  10C0
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...................  1  75
Water Witch......................  2250
Wilson.................................2 55
Good Luck...........................2 75
Peerless.............................   2 8
HIDES  PELTS 
and FURS
Perkins  A  Hess  pay as  fol­
lows:
Green....................  2@2Vi
Part Cured...............   @3
Full 
Dry..............................  4 @ 5
Kips
‘ps,green  ................   2 @3
cured.................  @ 4
Calfskins,  green........   4 @5
“ 
cured........4  %@  6
Deacon skins..............10  @25

.................  @  3)4

Double.

HIDES.

“ 

No. 2 hides % off.
FELTS

WOOL.

Shearlings.....................5 @  20
Lambs 
......................25  @  60
Washed.......................12 @16
Unwashed....................8 @12
Tallow........................   4 @4
Grease  butter  ............  1 @2
Switches............... ..  1 vi@ 2
Ginseng 
............... 2 00@2 50
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF?

MISCELLANEOUS.

WHEAT.

MEAL.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test)
52
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test)
52
Bolted............................... 1  40
Granulated.......................
1  65
FLOUB IN  SACKS.
»Patents............................ 2 05
»Standards.......................
155
Bakers’.............................
135
»Graham..........................
1  40
Rye...................................
1  40
»Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

MILLBTUFF8.

19  50 
18 00 

Less
Car lots  quantity
*15 00
12 00
15 50
20 00
18  50

Bran.................*14 00 
Screenings__   12 00 
M iddlings......   14  50 
Mixed Feed... 
Coarse meal  . 
Car  lots.................................. 45
Less than  car lots................48
Car  lots.................................. 46
Less than  car lots...............49
HAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 11  «0
ton lo ts .......12 50
No. 1 

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

. 

FISH   AND  OY8TERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

FRESH  FISH.

follows.
Whltefl Bh 
..................   @ 8
T r o u t...........   ............  @ 8
Black Bass........  
12%
Halibut.........................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__   @  4
Blneflsh........................  @10
15
Fresh lobster, per lb .. 
Cod................................ 
10
No. 1 Pickerel............ 
@ 8
Pike..............................   @ 7
Smoked  W hite............  @ 8
Red  Snappers.............. 
15
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ........................... 
15
Mackerel......................  18@25
oysters—Cans. 
Falrhaven  Counts —   @45
F .J . D.  Selects..........
Selects.........................
F. J. D...........................
Anchors..................   .'.
Standards....................
Extra Selects..per gal.
Selects.........................
Standards....................
Counts.........................
S callops......................
Shrimps 
.................... 
Clam s...........................
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100..........1  25@1  75
.  7S@100
Clams, 

oysters—Bulk.

1  25

*■ 

1 25
1 80
2 40

PROVISIONS.

LARD.

SAUSAGE.

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

quotes as follows:
Mess,..........................................................  12 50
Short c u t.................................................  "  12 75
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  14  50
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat  back...........................................  13  50
Boston clear, short cut................................  13 75
Clear back, short cut...............  
..  .  ........  14  00
Standard clear, short cut. b e st............ 
14 00
Pork, links............................................. 
7^
Bologna..........................................  
5U,
Liver...............................   .......... 
6
Tongue............................................................. s%
Blood.....................................................
Head cheese................................ ......... 
g
Summer.......................................  .....  
in
Frankfurts.......................................
7%
Kettle  Rendered............................................   s%
Granger...........................................  
g
E8™11? ........................................... 
6%
Cottoleue................................................. 7'
50 lb. Tins, %c advance.
20 lb. pails, %c 
10 lb. 
“  %c 
“  Xc
51b. 
3 lb. 
’•  1  c
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................7 5u
Extra Mess, Chicago packing......................  7 75
Boneless, rump butts.....................................  9 50
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
10%
Hams, average 20 lbs............................... 
16 lbs  . . . ............................ 
ii
“ 
12 to 14 lbs.............................   ;i
“  Picnic...................................................  g%
best boneless................ .....................   9
1 
7^
Shoulders..................................................... 
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..........................’  10
Dried beef, ham prices................................ 
iju
Long Clears, heavy.............................
Briskets,  medium....................... 
7^4
HKht..................................................7%
DRY  SALT  MEATS.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

“ 
“ 

“
“

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Butts...........................................................
D. S. Bellies..................................  . 
Fat Backs...............   ......................... 
PICKLED  PIGS’  FEET.
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T H E   P R O P O S E D   H O L ID A Y .

V ie w s  o f  B u s in e s s  M en   o n   t b e   D e s ir e d  

I n n o v a tio n .

is 

Have the bank clerks  been  iuoculated 
with the virus of  unionism? 
It  would 
almost seem so,  as.  in  order  to  enforce 
acquiescence  with  their  demands  for a 
Saturday  half-holiday,  they  threatened 
to resort to the boycott. 
It  has been the 
general  supposition  that  bank  clerks 
were business men—some  of them in the 
bud,  perhaps,  but  business  men,  never­
theless.  A  man who lays claim to being 
a  man  of  business  would  not 
for  a 
moment think  of  resorting  to  anything 
so unbuisnesslike  as the boycott in order 
to gain his point.  As a business man,  he 
would be willing to recognize the right of 
every other business man to  conduct  his 
business in his own  way; a business man 
recognizes the right of every other  busi-* 
ness man to bis  opinion  on  any  subject 
whatever;  and  a  business  man  knows 
that  nothing 
so  destructive  of 
business or  so  inimical  to  the  interests 
of the whole business community  as  the 
“principles’" of unionism in active opera­
tion.  A  business  man  is  accustomed, 
as  a  general  thing,  to  reasoning  from 
cause  to  effect,  and  he  knows that the 
effect of the methods of unionism  to  en­
force  its  demands  has  invariably  _re- 
coiled on its own head.  The boycott,  in 
the hands of even the  most  skillful  and 
most  unscrupulous,  is  very  much  like 
that favorite weapon of the aborigines  of 
Australia,  known  as 
the  boomerang, 
which sometime hits the head of tbe man 
who  used  it;  but  with  this  difference, 
that the boycott  always  hurts  the  man 
(or men)  who uses it,  and never the  man 
against whom it  is  directed.  All  this a 
business man,  accustomed  to  using  his 
judgment, can see even  without  the  aid 
of  experience.  But  “our  friends,”  the 
bank clerks,  business  men  though  they 
be,  seem not to  have  given  this  matter 
sufficient  thought,  or  assuredly 
they 
would  have  seen  the  utter  folly of re­
sorting  to  a  method  of  gaining  their 
point  so  completely  at  variance  with 
sound business judgment, and which, be it 
said  incidentally,  is calculated to weaken 
their cause,  to  say  nothing  further,  in 
the  eyes  of  the  community.  “ Hoisted 
with their own petard,”  is an expressive, 
though homely phrase.  Perhaps  it  will 
not apply  in this case, but it is suggested 
by tbe stern logic  of  experience,  and  it 
is  commended  to  the  bank  clerks  as a 
possibility  in 
the  circumstances.  Now 
there are other business men in the  city, 
and,  in  order  to  ascertain  where  they 
stand on tbe question of a Saturday half- 
holiday,  a  Tradesman  representative 
has interviewed  a number  of  them  and 
their opinions may  be read  below;

A.  Ueyman 

(Heyman  Company): 
There is altogether too much  talk  about 
early closing.  About  all we  hear  from 
working people nowadays is  “more  pay 
and  shorter  hours.”  1 don’t believe  in 
shorter hours and  1 don’t  think  there  is 
any need  for  them.  The  movement  on 
the part of the bank clerks,  if successful, 
would make no  difference  to  us,  but  I 
can  see  no  reason  why  bank  clerks 
should  be  given  a  half-holiday,  while 
other people will  have to  work, 
if it is 
good for one  class,  why  not  give  it  to 
all?  Bank clerks’ hours are  very  short 
now,  I think, and there is no  reason  for 
making them any shorter.

Christian  Bertsch 

(Herold-Bertsch 
Shoe Co.);  The only question  is  one  at

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Col.  E. S. Pierce: 

If  they  need  more  quire  more  time  to  rest in ? 

Henry Spring  (Spring & Company):  1 
think it would be a good thing as  far  as 
it goes; but it  does  not  go  far  enough. 
All business should be closed  on  Satur­
day afternoon.  We  would  be  glad to do 
it if all the other stores would join.  We 
are coming to it.

convenience to  the public.  Banks must 
| accommodate the public  or  they  cannot 
j do business. 
If Saturday closing  is  go- 
| ing to inconvenience tbe public it cannot 
I succeed,  for  the  reason  that  tbe  banks 
could not afford to concede  it.  A  great 
number of  travelers  come  in  Saturday 
Sidney F. Stevens  (Foster,  Stevens  &
I noon,  and most of them bring large sums
of money  with them which  must  be  de-JCo.):  What special  reason  is  there  for 
posited or lay in  the safe over  Sunday at  giving  bank  clerks  a  half-holiday  and 
the risk of being stolen.  That is a  mater-  withholding it from the rest of  the  corn­
ial consideration.  Then,  again,  I do not  munity ?  Are  they  more delicately con- 
see why bank  clerks  should  be  favored  stituted than other people  that  they  re- 
above other classes. 
I think if 
time to rest,  so do clerks in  retail  stores  the  banks  close  Saturday  afternoons  it 
I  think  the j  will be a serious  inconvenience  to  busi-
and other working  people. 
ness.  One of our heaviest mails  reaches 
time is not far distant when, in  order  io 
us  about  2:30  and  the  money that that 
give everybody a chance to earn a living, 
mail  brings us,  and all  that  is  taken  in 
we will have to  resort  to  an  eight-hour 
day; but that will come of itself.
during the  afternoon,  must  be  kept  in 
I have  no  very  de­
the  safe  until  banking  hours  Monday. 
cided opinions  either  way. 
It  may  in­
There is no better  time  for  burglars  to 
convenience  business  to  some  extent, 
get  in  their  work  than  during  Sunday 
but  I  think  it  would  adjust itself in a 
night,  and  we  don’t  like 
to  take  any 
short time. 
I  have been in  business  in 
more  risk  than  is  necessary.  Further­
this city  for over thirty years and during 
more, I don’t  see  the  necessity  for  any 
that time I have  seen  a  good  many  old 
more holidays.  We have  more  time  on 
customs and business  habits  abandoned. 
our hands now than is good for us; but if 
We fought early closing  here  for  years. 
we  are  to  have  a  half-holiday  every 
I never thought we could close our  store
I
week, Saturday is not the  day  for  it. 
at  6  o’clock  and  do  business.  We had  think Wednesday  would be  about  right.
been closing at 9 and 10 o’clock  and  saw 
I think  the 
no  possibility  of  closing  earlier.  Now 
closing of the banks to business  on  Sat­
we close at  6  o’clock  and  wonder  why 
urdays would be a  great  inconvenience, 
we  ever  thought  it  necessary  to  keep 
especially to the retail  trade. 
It  would 
open after that  hour.  1  always  bought 
make little difference  to  me  personally 
my groceries  when  going  home  in  the 
except that I  would be  compelled  to  do 
evening,  and  I did not  see  how  I  could 
my  banking  earlier  in  the  day.  As  to 
do otherwise.  Now I  buy  them  in  the 
early closing,  1  am  in  favor  of  it,  al 
morning when coming  down  town.  My 
though it will be  next  to  impossible  to 
grocer  closes  his  store  at  6:30  and  I 
close drug stores any earlier  than  we  do 
have had to accommodate myself  to  the 
at present.  Perhaps  if the  retail  stores 
new  condition. 
It  doesn’t  make  any 
generally were closed,  we  might manage 
difference  to  me  now;  in  fact,  I rather 
it,  but I  hardly think  we could.
like it. 
fou  see  I  have  got used to it.
I think that if the banks take a half-holi­
day on Saturday, that business men  will 
soon  adjust themselves  to  the  new  cus­
tom,  and in a short time it  will  make no 
difference  to  them.  1  think  there  is a 
difference  between 
the  work  of  bank 
clerks and that of ordinary  clerks.  The 
work  is  very  trying  and  requires  the 
closest  application.  No  mistakes  are 
tolerated,  and  the  strain  from  start  to 
finish is constant.  For this  reason  they 
cannot stand long hours.  The best solu 
tion  of  this  problem,  however,  to  my 
mind,  is  a  half-holiday  for  the  people 
generally.  That would make it unteces 
sary for the banks to keep open.  I think 
a general half-holiday is coming.

I  see  no  rea­
son why  banks should  close  any  earlier 
than  they  do  at  present  They  have 
shorter  hours  now  and  are  equally  as 
well,  if not better paid,  than  any  other 
class of  working  people,  and  1  see  no 
reason  for  granting  them  special  priv­
ileges. 
I am in  favor of  the  early  clos­
ing movement,  and  see  no  reason  why 
the retail stores should not close at  noon 
on Saturdays. 
I  don’t  just  see  how  1 
could close my market,  nor  do I see how 
meat markets could close,  but that  is  no 
reason  why other lines should not  do  so 
if they can.

John D.  Muir (druggist): 

Frank J.  Dettenthaler: 

Lester J.  Kludge (Rindge,  Ealmbach & 
Co.):  Let the bankers  settle  their  own 
If  they  want  a  haif-holiday 
business. 
on Saturday,  let  them  take  it. 
I  don’t 
think the business interests  of  the  city 
would suffer to  any  great  extent  if  the 
banks should be closed  on  Saturday  af­
ternoon,  although it might  be  necessary 
for  some  of  us  to  keep a  considerable 
amount of money  in the  safe  over  Sun­
day; but that is  a  matter  that  is  easily 
taken care  of.  Let  them  close  if  they 
want to.

I  have  given 

H.  M.  Reynolds  (H.  M.  Reynolds  & 
Son): 
the  matter  no 
thought,  but 1 don’t see why  bank  clerks 
need any more  time  to  rest  than  other 
people.  They  work  shorter  hours  now 
than tbe most  of  us,  and  1  think  they 
are very well paid for what  they  do. 
If 
the half-holiday is to be general,  that  is 
another  matter.  1  see  no  reason  why 
tbe  banks  should  be  closed  and  other 
business institutions keep open.

Hirth, Krause &  Co.:  We  see  no  ob­
jection  to tbe bank clerks having a half­
holiday on Saturday if  the  business  in­
terests of the  community  will  allow  it. 
So far as we are concerned it  will  make 
no difference either  way.  At  the  same 
time the question might  be  asked,  Why 
should bank clerks he  given a  half-holi- ' 
day  while other clerks  are  compelled  to 
work full time?  If  it  is  good  for  one 
class it is good for all and no  discrimina­
tion should be made.  We believe in  the 
principle, but see no reason for its appli­
cation to one set of working  people  and 
not to all.
John Jamieson  (Trankla,  Jamieson  & 
Co.):  So  far  as  the  mere  question  of 
whether the bank clerks  ought or  ought 
not to have a half-holiday on Saturday is 
a question of little interest. 
I  can’t  see 
much  objection  to  it  myself  if it  stops 
there.  But who can tell where it will stop? 
It is but the beginning of the matter. 
If 
the bank clerks are given  a  half-holiday 
on Saturday others will soon be  demand­
ing it, and no one can deny that if it will 
be a good thing  for  the  class  named  it

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will be a good  thing  for  all. 
It  is  the 
tendency of the thing to which  I  object, 
for  I  do  not  believe  that  any  shorter 
hours than we have at  present  are  nec­
essary. 
I  am  not  in  favor  of  shorter 
hours.

Joseph  Houseman  (Houseman,  Don- 
nally  &  Jones,  clothiers):  1  object  to 
the movement for  a  Saturday  half-holi­
day for bank clerks  for  these  reasons— 
First,  it would be a  great  inconvenience 
to business men  generally.  Second,  the 
banks themselves cannot afford  to  close 
because of the amount of business  to  be 
transacted  on  Saturdays;  especially  is 
this true if the  bank  has  a  savings  de­
partment.  Third, I object to  the  move­
ment because I think the  clerks are well 
enough  now.  They  have  short  hours 
and  good  pay;  they  are  given  a  two 
weeks’ vacation  every  summer,  without 
loss  of  wages,  and  altogether  have 
a  very  pleasant  time  of  it. 
If  they 
were willing to  take  5%  day’s  pay  for 
5%  day’s  work 
it  might  be  different. 
But they are not.  They  want  full  pay 
for part of a week’s work.  1 don’t think 
they will get it.

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These are fair samples of the  opinions 
expressed by all  the business men  inter­
viewed.  On one point  all  are  agreed— 
that there is no reason why  bank  clerks 
should be given a Saturday  half-holiday 
while it is  withheld  from  other  trades. 
Are  bank  clerks  of  finer  texture  that 
they need shorter work hours ?  There is 
not a bank clerk in the  city  who  works 
more than  ten hours a  day,  while  many 
of  them  work  much  less. 
Is it reason­
able to suppose that,  with  shorter  hours 
and lighter work already  than  the  great 
mass of working people,  that they  alone 
require a still  further  reduction  of  the 
hours of  labor ?  The  public,  at  least, 
will be slow to believe it.  For what pur­
pose do they seek  shorter  hours ? 
Is it 
that they may have more time  to  devote 
to  mental  and  physical  culture ?  Let 
them use the time  already  at  their  dis­
posal and they will soon convince  them­
selves that they now  have  all  the  time 
they  can  use  to  advantage. 
Is  it that 
they require more  time  for  recreation ? 
Here, too,  a  more  judicious  use  of  the 
hours  not  given  to  business  will show 
them  how  absurd 
request. 
Viewed in every  possible  light  the  de­
mand on the part of  the  bank  clerks  is 
absurd and unreasonable. 
It  is  doubly 
so  because  with  the  shorter  hours  of 
labor  they  expect  to  receive  the  same 
pay as for the longer hours.

their 

There is another side to  this  question, 
and  one  which  business  men would  do 
well  to  ponder.  So  far  as  the  mere 
granting  of  the  request  of  the  bank 
clerks  is  concerned,  it  is,  after  all,  a 
matter of little consequence  and  one  in 
which the public will  take little interest. 
The vital consideration is,  as  Mr.  Jamie­
son suggests,  the tendency of  the  move­
ment,  which is toward  a  general  reduc­
tion of the hours of labor.  This is abun­
dantly shown by the fact  that  the  labor 
agitators of the city are behind the  bank 
clerks in their effort to secure the  Satur­
day  half-holiday.  This 
is  significant, 
and shows  clearly  that  labor  organiza­
tions  are  merely  feeling  their  way  to­
ward a demand for  a  general  reduction 
in the hours of  labor.  The  question  to 
be considered is,  therefore,  whether  the 
business of the country  can  be  done  in 
less time than  at present.  The  hours of 
labor have been shortened from  time  to 
time to such an extent, and so many holi­

days have been instituted into' the  calen­
dar,  that it would almost seem as  if  the 
limit  had  been  reached.  How  much 
more of this sort of  thing  will  business 
stand ? 
In industrial  trades,  perhaps, 
the introduction of labor saving  machin­
ery may have made a much shorter  work 
day than we have at present a possibility, 
and, if so,  no one should object to  it  be­
cause of the possibilities which  it  opens 
up to the  toiling  masses,  whose  oppor­
tunities for self-culture are  of  the  most 
meager description; but this reason for  a 
shorter day,  if it be a reason for  it,  will 
not apply to mercantile concerns,  for,  in 
connection with  the retail distribution of 
there  are  no 
products  to  consumers, 
labor-saving  devices,  and  the  work 
is 
done  much  as  it  was  a  hundred years 
ago.  With a  vastly  expanded  purchas­
ing power on the part of the people,  and 
a tremendous increase in the  number  of 
articles which enter into their daily  con­
sumption,  it would almost seem as if  the 
work of catering to the wants of the peo­
ple would require as much time as at any 
period in the history of trade.  However 
this may be, the question is  an  interest­
ing  and  important  one,  and  one,  too, 
which will,  in the near  future,  force  it­
self upon the  attention  of  the  business 
world.

O n e  W a y   t o   K e e p   C o o l.

“I  suppose  you  would  like  to  know 
how to keep cool those hot days,”  said  a 
well-known  man  last  night.  “Well,  I 
have an unfailing  recipe  which  can  be 
guaranteed to  effect  the  desired  result. 
1 use it myself,  and know  the  system  is 
a specific  for the  woes  which  mankind 
suffers in such  dog-days  weather  as  we 
are now experiencing. 
It is  simple  and 
easy—don’t eat any  meat  until  the  sun 
goes down. 
I have made  this  an inviol­
able rule during hot  weather,  and  as  a 
consequence I am  never  bothered  about 
the  condition  of  the  atmosphere,  no 
matter how  high  the  thermometer  may 
soar.  This morning  for my  breakfast I 
ate a piece of  strawberry  shortcake  and 
drank a cup  of  coffee.  For  luncheon  1 
partook of some lettuce and tomato salad 
and a cup of tea. 
I will  go in to  dinner 
in a few moments and very probably  will 
order a thick,  rare  steak,  and pay pretty 
generous  attention  to  it.  Then  I  will 
come out, and for an  hour  or two will  be 
probably  uncomfortably  warm  for  the 
first time during  the day.  “I was led to 
adopt  this  system  from  observing  the 
immunity from  suffering  on  account  of 
the  heat  which  the  workmen 
in  hot 
countries enjoy.  This  was  particularly 
the case in Spain  and  Italy,  and when I 
inquired  the  reason  I  was  told  that  a 
Spanish  or 
Italian  workman  would 
rather eat  kerosene  with  a  wick  in  it 
than meat  of  any  kind  during  the  hot 
weather. 
I am not a  vegetarian  in  any 
sense  of  the  word,  but  I  have  proven, 
to my own satisfaction  that a  diet  such 
as I have suggested  during  the  summer 
will  preserve  any  one  who  follows  it 
from suffering in hot weather.”

T h eir  C o r n e r   T o o   S m a ll.

Cincinnati 

is  rejoicing 

in  a  more 
abundant and  cheaper  supply  of  vege­
tables in its markets than  it has seen for 
a long time, and all as  a consequence  of 
an attempt to boost the prices.  Not long 
ago  the  market  gardeners  around  the 
city,  who  usually  supply  the  markets, 
effected  a combine and raised  prices to a 
terrible  pitch.  The  people  and  the 
papers made a great  kick  about  it,  and 
the  news  soon  spread  to  the  regions 
about the city.  The  farmers  saw  their 
opportunity,  and steamboats and express 
cars came into  town  loaded  down  with 
vegetables  of all  sorts.  Hotels,  restau­
rants  and  other  heavy  buyers  forsook 
their old gardeners,  and soon the garden 
truck trust found itself  without  a leg to 
stand on.  Not only  was it compelled  to 
restore its old prices,  but  cut far  below 
them,  in order to  compete  with the  out­
siders.

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T R A D E S M A N   C O .,

Grand Rapids, Mich, 

j

Michigan C entral

“  The Niagara Fails Route’*

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20d m...........Detroit  Express........... 7 00am
5 30 a m ......»Atlantic and  Pacific.......li  20 pm
1 50 p m........New York Express.........  6 00 p m
»Daily.  Ail others daily, except Sunday.CU
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  7:00 am ;  re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:35 pm, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains erst  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. ALMyuisT, Ticket Agent,

Union Passenger station.

CHICAGO 

*ay2T-iaM

A N D   W K S l  M IC H IG A N   R ’Y .
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

TO AND FROM MUSKEGON.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids............ 7:25am  1:50pm  *11:30pm
Ar. Chicago.................  1:25pm 7:15pm  *0:45am
Lv.  Chicago.................7:35am  4:55pm  *11:45pm
Ar. G’d Rapids............ 2:25pm  10:20pm  *6:25am
Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:25am  1:50pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........9:15am  2:25pm  10:20pm
TRAVERSE CITY,  CHARLEVOIX  AND  PETOSKEY.
3:15pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids ..  7:30am 
Ar.  Manistee...........  12:20pm 
8:15pm
Ar. Traverse City__  12:40pm 
8:45pm
11:10pm
Ar. Charlevoix........ 
3:15pm 
Ar.  Petoskey.........   3:45pm 
11:40pm
Arrive  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:00p. m.
PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.
To Chicago, lv. G. R..  7:25am  1:50pm  *11:30pm
To Petoskey,lv.G. R..  7:30am  3:15pm 
...........
To G. R. .lv. Chicago.  7:35am  4:55pm »1.1:45pm
To G. R.. 1v. Petoskey  5:00am  1:30pm 
...........
»Every day.  Other trains week days only.
FEBn’.1894.
DETROIT, 

TO AND FROM  SAGINAW,  ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

L A N S IN G 7&  N O R T H E R N   R .  R .
GOING  TO DETROIT.
 

TO  LOWELL VIA LOWELL &  HASTINGS  R.  R.

Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:00am *1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar. Detroit 
...........11:40am *5:30pm  10:10pm
Lv.  Detroit..................   7:40am *1:lupin  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 12:40pm  *5:15pm  10:45pm
Lv. G R 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. G R. 11:40am 10:5opm
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 - 
in g train.
»Every day.  Other trains  week days only. 
_________GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

De t r o i t ,  g r a n o   h a v e n   a   M i l ­

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

EASTWARD.

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No.  82
Trains Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv 6 45am 10 20am 325pm 1100pm
Ionia...........Ar 7 40am 11 25am 4 27pm 12 35am
St.  Johns  ...Ar 8 25am 12 17pm 5 20pm 1 25am
Ow o ssd....... Ar 9 00am 1 20pm o 05pm 3 lUam
E. Saginaw. .Ar 10 50am 3 45pm S 00pm 6 40am
Bay City......Ar 11 32am 4 35pm 8 37pm 7 15am
F lin t.......... Ar 10 05am 345pm 705pm 5 4’ am
Pt.  Huron... Ar 1205pm 5 50pm 8 50pm 730am
Pontiac....... Ar 10 53am 3 05pm 8 25pm 5 37am
Detroit.........Ar 11 50am 4 05pm 925pm 7 00am
For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
Points  ...........................................t7:35 a. m.
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon......tl :00 p. m.
“ 
...... t4.55 p.  m.
“ 
*7:30 p.  m.
For  Grand  Haven  and  Milwaukee,110:05 p. m. 
For Grand Haven  (Sunday only)........8:C0 a. m.

“ 
“  Chicago and Milwau­

kee,  Wis 

WESTWARD.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

»Daily.

tDaily 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*60  p.  m.  Sunday,  only, 
8:00 a. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward— No. 11 Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sleeper.

J ab. Ca m pbell. City Ticket Agent.

O r a n d   R a p id s  St I n d ia n a .

TRAINS  GOINS  NORTH.

Leave goln
North
For  Mackinaw........................................................ 7:40 a. m.
For Traverse City and Saginaw..........................4:50 p. ni.
For  Mackinaw....................................................... 10:05 p. m.
Leave going 
For  Cincinnati....................................................... 7:00 a .m.
For  Kalamasoo and  Chicago....................................... 2:90 p.m .
For  Fort Wayne and  the  East.......................... 2:50 p. in.
For Cincinnati  .................................................... *5:40 p.  .m
For  Kalamazoo and Chicago..........................*11:40  p. in

TRA INS  GOING  SOUTH.

South.

C h ic a g o  v ia  G.  R.  & I.  R .  R .

Lv Grand Rapids............7:00 am   2:80 p m  *11  40 p in
Arr  Chicago....................2 :00 p m  9 :00 p m 
7:10 a m
2:30 p  m  train  has through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor 
Oar and coach.
11:40 pm  train daily,  through Wagner Sleeping Car 
and Coach.
11 :S0 p m
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
6:55am
3:30  p m   has  through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor  Car. 
11  30 pm   train dally, through  Wagner  Sleeping  Car.

6:50  a in 
2:00 p m  

8 30pm  
9:15 pm  

For Muskegon—Leave. 

M u s k e g o n , G r a n d   R a p id »  &  I n d i a n a .
9:40am
7:36 am  
*:40  p m 
5:20p m
O. L. LOCKWOOD,

From Muskegon—Arrive

General Passenger and Ticket Agent*

' i T T tf i  M I U K J .C l.2 L iN   T K  A  D E S M A N .

20

THE  BADGE  OF 

INFAMY.

Reasons  Why  the  Union  Label  Should 

Be  Ignored.

It 

is  not  claimed 

The “ union  label”  is a  great  scheme.
It is a device by which  the  unions  hope 
to  “multiply their strength.”  The  pub­
lic is requested  to  buy  nothing  that  is 
label—the 
not  adorned  with  a  union 
label  signifying,  of  course, 
that 
the 
goods have been  made  by  union  work­
men. 
that  labeled 
goods  are  in  any  respect  superior  in 
quality to goods which  do  not  bear  the 
label;  but  the  supposition  is  that  the 
unionist workman is somehow a superior 
being to the non-uuiouist.  The unionist 
alone  has 
the  right  to  a  market  for 
his  wares; 
the  non-unionist  has  no 
rights that anyone is  bound  to  respect. 
the  com­
The  former 
munity  is  bound  to  provide  for; 
the 
latter is to receive  no  consideration;  he 
is an outlaw,  to  be  socially  and  politi­
cally  ostracised.  None  but  unionists 
may  be  employed  in  store,  factory  or 
workshop.  Even 
the  Government— 
which  ignorant  people  have  supposed 
was a government of all the  people  and 
for all the people—must not employ  any 
but unionists in the  departments requir­
ing skilled  labor.  One  of  the  schemes 
by which unionism  hopes  to  accomplish 
its purpose and drive  non-unionists  out 
of the market is the union  label. 
It is  a 
great scheme—a cuuning  device—but  it 
is bound to fail,  for several  reasons:

is  one  whom 

First,  because  the  public  is  not  as 
much in love with  unionism as  unionists 
imagine it is. 
It does not care  a  copper 
who  makes  its  clothes,  or  builds  its 
houses,  or does  its  printing,  so  long  as 
the work is done to its satisfaction.

Second,  because  the  public  is  very 
well aware that the  union  label  is  in  no 
sense a  guarantee  of  excellence  in  the 
article upon  which  it is  found. , Union­
ists themselves  will  hardly  claim  (they 
have not so  claimed)  that  all  the  most 
skillful  workmen  are  members  of  the 
unions. 
It  would  be  strange,  indeed, 
if  among  the  thousands  of  unionists 
there were not  some  efficient  workmen; 
but the fact remains that the  unskillful, 
the 
incompetent  and  the  vicious  have 
been drawn  into the  ranks  of  unionism 
because 
it  has  promised  them  better 
pay  and  shorter  hours.  These  classes 
now  dominate  the  unions.  A  skillful 
workman  does  not  need 
the  union. 
Faithful, conscientious  service,  allied to 
skill  and  competency,  are 
the  only 
things which can  assure to a workingman 
constant and remunerative  employment. 
With these,  he  will  never  want  work; 
without  them,  he  cannot  hope  for  it. 
Sympathy  with  working  people  in  the 
hardships  and  privations  incident  to 
their position  iu life was the  prime  fac­
tor  in  giving  to  unions  the  favor  and 
support of the public,  and so  long as the 
unions were a benefit to  laboring  men— 
so long as their methods  were  legitimate 
and  right—they  retained  public  sym 
pathy;  but they have  long  since  ceased 
to  be  of  any  benefit  to  laboring  men; 
they are, on the contrary,  a curse  and  a 
detriment to the cause  of  labor,  letard 
ing  its progress and  hindering  the  work 
of its amelioration.  The  unions  to-day 
are  controlled  by  men  of  the  lowest 
morality—demagogues  whose one  object 
in life is to get  a  living  without  work; 
whose  sustenance 
is  the  lifeblood  of 
labor,  and all they give in return  is  dis­
cord,  dissension  and  strife, 
if  there 
were  none  but  competent  workmen  in

I the unions,  these men  would  lose  their 
occupation,  as  employers  seldom  have 
| any  quarrel  with  competent  men. 
If 
i the public  can  be  persuaded  or  fright­
ened into buying only goods  which  bear 
the label, it will mean that these men, who 
are now,  in the name  of  leadership,  the 
beneficiaries of the unions,  will continue 
to  receive  the  support  without  which 
they must turn their attention  to  honest 
work  or—starve.  The  public 
is  very 
well  aware of  the  fact  that  the  union 
label is  a  guarantee  of  nothing  except 
that the unions have  lost  none  of  their 
assurance and arrogance.

Third,  the  public  knows  that,  if  the 
unions have secured  higher pay for their 
members,  the  small  difference  is  more 
than swallowed  up  by  the  taxes  which 
the unions levy upon their members.  As­
suming that unionists receive  higher pay 
than non-unionists—which  is seldom the 
case—what  with  strike  funds,  walking 
delegates’  salaries  and  union  dues,  it 
will  be conceded that their net income is 
likely  to be much  smaller  than  the non- 
unionists’ who  have  no  such  expenses.
In the interest of working  people  them­
selves, therefore,  the  public  should  re­
fuse to buy union marked  goods.  Then, 
again,  because the public is aware of the 
fact that so  much  of  the  wages  of  the 
unionist  working  men goes  to  the  sup­
port of walking  delegates,  who  are  the 
cause  of  nine-tenths  of  the trouble be­
tween employers and their employes,  the 
unionist label  will  fail  of  its  purpose. 
Honest people  have  a  natural  aversion 
to  men  who  earn a living by their wits. 
And,  because  out  of  the  wages  of 
unionists  have  come  the  funds  for the 
support of the great strikes,  which  have 
caused  such  wide-spread  suffering  and 
hardship and augmented to  such  an  ex­
tent the commercial  and  industrial  dis­
tress of the country, the public  will  look 
askance  at  the  union label.  The coun­
try  has  lost  millions  by  the  strikes in­
augurated by  unionists,  while no benefit 
whatever  has  accrued  to  anyone.  Say 
that the riot and  bloodshed  which  have 
been the products of nearly all the  great 
strikes have been  the  work  of  ignorant 
foreigners;  admit  that  the  unions  have 
had  no  part  in  the  strikes,  it  still re­
mains true that the funds for the support 
of the strikers  have been contributed  by 
unionists, aud they are  morally  respon­
sible for the results of the strikers in the 
shape  of 
incendiarism 
and  bloodshed.

intimidation, 

The union  label  is  too  suggestive  of 
slavery  to  be  received  with  favor by a 
liberty-loving people.  The unions,  with 
their hands on  his throat, say to a dealer, 
“Sell only union label goods  or  we  will 
drive you out of business;”  and,  on  his 
refusal,  proceed  to  boycott  him.  The 
public is  warned  not  to  buy  from  any 
dealer  who  will  not  sell  union-label 
goods on pain of the union’s displeasure. 
Their insolence and arrogance  in  assert­
ing their exclusive  right  to  the  market 
are without bounds.  They say to dealers, 
“ You shall sell  only  such  goods  as  we 
please to permit you  to sell,” and  to  the 
public,  “ You may  buy only  such articles 
as we endorse.” 
If  this be not tyranny, 
then there  never  was  a  tyrant;  if  this 
be not oppression,  then  no  such  condi­
tion  ever  existed.  Business  men,  ac­
quainted  with  the  true  inwardness  of 
unionism,  who understand  the  meaning 
of  unionist 'assumptions,  will  refuse  to 
submit their necks to the yoke,  and  the 
I public, quick to see and  prompt to resent

injustice,  will refuse to be a party to  the 
subjection of  business  to  the  nefarious 
purposes of unionism.

The union label  has never been treated 
seriously  by any considerable number  of 
people.  Not one unionist in  a  hundred 
ever asks for union  label goods,  whether 
from indifference  or  from  a  knowledge 
of the fact that  such  goods  are  inferior 
to  those  not  so  marked  is  beside  the 
question,  although it is  true  that  work­
ingmen are indifferent to the matter.

Dealers cannot  afford  to  carry  goods 
bearing  the  union  label. 
If  not  the 
badge of incompetency,  it is  worse  than 
that,  it is the  badge  of  slavery,  and  no 
self-respecting merchant will  submit  to 
its imposition. 
It is an evil  which  will 
soon correct itself. 

F ra nk Stowkll.

Purely Personal.

Fred  EL  Ball is spending the Fourth  at 
Bear  Lake,  where  his  family  has  been 
for several days.

Geo.  R.  Bates, 

the  Hart  hardware 
dealer,  was in town over Sunday, accom­
panied by bis wife.

Geo. Carrington, senior  member of the 
firm  of  Carrington  &  North,  general 
dealers at Trent,  was in town  Monday.

Wm.  N.  Rowe,  Manager  of the  Valley 
City Milling Co.,  has returned from a two 
months’ tour of the principal cities of the 
South.

Dan Steketee (P.  Steketee  &  Sons)  is 
off for a month’s respite,  including  stops 
at Rochester,  Boston  and  Gotham.  He 
is accompanied by his wife.

Stephen  A.  Sears,  Manager  of 

the 
Sears branch of  the  New  York  Biscuit 
Co., has leased  for the  summer the  Mrs. 
Frank Lewis  residence,  at  Elk  Rapids, 
and will take  possession  the latter  part 
of the week.

Dean  S.  Elmer,  clerk  in  the  general 
store of F.  D. Saunders,  at  Sheffield,  was 
drowned  while bathing  in  Myers’  Lake, 
June 17.  The  body  was  not  recovered 
until June 24, the interment taking place 
the  same  day.  Deceased  was  24  years 
old  and  a  young  men  of  exemplary 
habits  and  excellent  business  qualifica­
tions.

L.  Pauly,  who  recently  retired  from 
the drug business at St.  Ignace,  has  re­
covered his health as the result  of  a  re­
cent surgical  operation  which  involved 
the removal of  certain  nerves  from  his 
face.  The  nerves  were  found 
to  be 
diseased and  would have  developed  into 
cancerous growths if they  had  -been  al­
lowed 
to  remain.  Mr.  Pauly  contem­
plates a trip to Germany,  after  which  he 
will return to St.  Ignace  and  re-engage 
iu the drug business.

E. S.  Houghtaling,  who conducted  the 
grocery business at  Hart  nine  years,  is 
taking a month’s respite prior  to  resum­
ing business  in  the  fruit,  produce  aud 
builders’ supplies line.  He  put  in  last 
week in this city and will spend  a couple 
of weeks  with  friends  at  Lansing  and 
Ann Arbor, accompanied  by  his  family. 
On his return to  Hart  he  will  erect  an 
iron-clad  building, two stories and  base­
ment, 32x75 feet  in  dimensions,  located 
on a sidetrack of the C.  &  W.  M.  Rail­
way.

Friends of David  Holmes, Manager  of 
the  mercantile  department  of  the  Elk 
Rapids Iron Co.,  were  pleased to receive

I cards,  last  week,  announcing  the  mar­

riage  of  the  gentleman  to  Mrs.  Sarah 
McGregor, at the  residence of  the  bride 
in  Elk  Rapids  on June 27.  Rev.  Adam 
i Clarke  performed  the  ceremony  in  the

presence  of  the  immediate  friends  and 
relatives of the  contracting  parties  and 
the  cards  announce  that 
the  happy 
couple will be  “at home” to their friends 
after July 5.  T he  T radesm an extends 
congratulations.

Gripsack  Brigade.

J.  B.  Josselyn  has  engaged  to  cover 
the  Michigan  trade  for  the  American 
Mills, manufacturers of "Royal  London” 
baking  powder.

J.  O.  Broner,  formerly of  the  grocery 
firm of Broner & Aldrich,  at  Muskegon, 
has  engaged  as  traveling  salesman  for 
the Durand & Kaspar Co., of Chicago.

A.  D.  Baker and  wife  left  Monday for 
Niagara  Falls,  whence  they  proceed  to 
Rochester  and  other  points  in  the  Em­
pire State.  They  will  be  absent about a 
fortnight.

L.  M.  Mills  concluded to accept an In­
vitation  to  speak  at  an  Indiana  town 
July 4.  He received about a dozen calls, 
showing that  his  fame  as  an  Indepen­
dence  Day  orator  is  no  longer  on  the 
wane.

James Courtney,  traveling  representa­
tive for Gately, Donovan & Co.,  of  Sagi­
naw,  died  from  heart  disease  at  the 
Republic House,  Bay City,  one  day  last 
week.  The remains were taken  to  Mor- 
rice,  where the interment was made.

Jas.  B.  Mclnnes has resigned his  posi­
tion  as  city  salesman  for  Hawkins  & 
Company,  to take  effect  July  15,  when 
he goes on the road  for the  F.  F.  Adams 
Tobacco  Co.,  of  Milwaukee,  covering 
the wholesale and retail trade of Western 
Michigan.  His successor  with  Hawkins 
&  Company  has  not  yet  been  decided 
upon.

those 

remarks  was 

Shelby  Herald:  One  of 

real 
cute  drummers  who  make  themselves 
conspicuous  in  hotel  dining  rooms  by 
guying  the  waiters  and  indulging  in 
fresh 
very  effectively 
squelched by one of the girls  at a Shelby 
hotel this week.  She  was calling off the 
order to this drummer very quietly when 
he  suddenly 
exclaimed,  “1  want  a 
bucket of water and a bale of  hay.”  The 
girl sized him  up  quickly  and  with un­
usual politeness remarked.  “Oh,  I  beg 
your pardon, sir.  You are  in the wrong 
stall; we feed the mules in the barn.”

The  Drug Market.

Gum  opium,  although  the  crop  is  re­
ported damaged and a yield of only about 
two-thirds of a crop is expected, does not 
advance here,  as it should, on account  of 
large stocks and small demand.

Morphina is unchanged.
Quinine is steady.
Canary seed  is  advancing, on  account 
of the reported damage to growing crops.
Celery seed has  declined  and  will  be 
lower.
American saffron is lower.
Linseed oil is firm.  The seed is scarce 
and high;  one large  crusher  is out of oil 
and  seed.

Alcohol—In  anticipation  of  the 

in­
crease  in  the  internal  revenue 
tax  on 
alcohol, the Distilling  and  Cattle  Feed­
ing Co.  advanced  the  price  6  cents  per 
gallon Saturday.  Instead of selling at the 
prices quoted on the Drug Page,  present 
quotations are as follows:
Barrels................................................................ $2 23
54 barrels............................. -........................  2
£
10 gallon lo ts...............................................   2
8
5 gallon lots...................................................   2
3

Good  Words  Unsolicited.

Wm.  C.  Smith,  meat  dealer,  Carson  City: 

“Can’t get along without T he T r a d esm a n.’’

G. L. Fenton, druggist, Kingsley:  “I  like The 

Tradesman well.’’

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New

Japan

is fast being recognized by everybody as the best  salt for  every pur­
pose. 
It’s  made from  the  best  brine by  the  best  process  with  the 
best  grain.  You  keep  the  best  of other  things,  why not  keep the 
best  of  Salt.  Your customers will appreciate  it  as  they appreciate 
pure sugar, pure coffee, and  tea.

Diamond Crystal Salt

Being free from all chlorides  of calcium  and magnesia, will  not get damp  and 
soggy  on  your hands. 
Put  up  in  an.attractive and salable manner.  When 
your stock of salt is low, try a small supply of "the salt that's all salt."  Can be 
obtai>' 
from jobbers and dealers.  For prices, see price current on other page. 
For other information, address

D IA M O N D   C R Y S TA L  S A L T   CO.,  S T .  C LA IR ,  M IC H .

FISHING  TACKLE!

OUR
STOCK
of

Teas.

We  are now  receiving1  daily  choice 
lines of Japan teas of our own  selection 
and  importation,  which  w e  are  offer­
ing to the trade at from 2 to 3 cents p er 
pound  lo w er  than  the  sam e  grades 
have  ever  been  sold  in  this  m a rk et• 
Our tea  departm ent  has  always  been 
one  of our  strongest  features  and  no 
dealer should  place  his  order  w ithout 
first inspecting our samples and prices*

a rnh art 
Putin anCo.

CHEAPEST.

Iced Coffee Cakes, 
Michigan  Frosted  Honey, 
Seymour Butters,
Graham  Crackers,

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NEXT
ORDER

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Watch  out  for  our  new  spring  novelties. 

sellers.

They  are 

New York Biscuit C o . ,

S.  A.  SEARS9  Manager,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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C O M P L E T E .

We  have  them  from  12 

to  20  feet long.

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Our line of Fishing tackle 

is equal to any one’s.

Send  for Catalogue.

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TO  SELL  „ iin N E W   PROCESS  VAPOR  ST0VE8.

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A  stove that  lights  like  gas.  A  stove  that  makes  no 
smoke  or  smell.  A  safe  stove.  An  economical  stove.  A 
stove  that  never  gets  out  of order.  A  stove that  pleases the 
user,  satisfies the dealer and  stays sold.  The only  stove  that 
has an  oven that will  roll  back  (without  lifting)  so  the  step 
burner can  be used  for a wash-boiler or for cooking.

The  OVEN  is  made  of  Planished  Steel,  asbestos  lined 

and is  a perfect baker and roaster.

Don’t  Handle  Any  Other  Vapor  Stove  if  You  Can  Get  the  Agency 

for  the  NEW  PROCESS.

We give the  agency for  the  New  Process  Stove  to but 
If  there  is no  one in  your, town  handl­

one dealer in  a place. 
ing this stove,  write us for the  agency.

M ich igan   State  A g e n ts

H.  LEONARD  & 

,   Grand  Rapids,  Mich,

»5-5;

H O W   T O   S E C U R E   A N D   H O L D

the  best trade is a  perplexing problem  to  some  people, but  its  solu­
tion  is simple.
F ir st.  Make  the  best  goods  possible ;  not  once  in a while, but 
always.
Second.  Let the people  know of  it, early and often.
T hird.  Don’t neglect  details. 
Attention to these  principles has  placed the

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Gail  Borden  Eagle  Brand

CONDENSED  M IL K   at the head, and

Borden’s  Peerless  Brand
EVAPORATED  CREAM  is sure  to  obtain an  equally high  place in 
the consumer’s favor, because it has  INTRINSIC  MERIT.

Prepared and guaranteed by the  NEW  YORK  CONDENSED  niLK  CO. 

ABSOLUTELY  PURE. 

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Don’t fail to order a supply now. 

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