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“OLD JUG”  JURD’N.

“Old Jug” Jurd’n will not be forgotten 
for many  generations  in  that  region  of 
the backwoods  where  his  long  life  was 
spent.  His individuality impressed itself 
so strongly upon his contemporaries that 
his fame is handed  down  from  father  to 
son.  And all  “by  word  of  mouth;”  for 
he and his associates and their  ancestors 
were  spotlessly  innocent  of  any  vestige 
of book learning.  Nor  was  the  man  in 
the  least  conscious  of  the  fact  that  he 
was  unique  and  making  a  lasting  mark 
in the memories of his  countrymen.  No 
thirst  for  posthumous  or  other  distinc­
tion  disturbed  the  tenor  of  his  life. 
Fame?  He never heard the word;  and if 
some  philosopher  had  been  curious 
enough to sound  him  upon  it  he  would 
have been as far from comprehending the 
subject as an ox.

His  real  name  was  Jordan,  beyond 
doubt, but  he  was  not,  and  could  not 
have  been  made,  aware  of  it.  To  him 
life was real and  earnest, 
it  was  prac­
tical, homely  fact,  to  be  handled  from 
day to day  purely  for  his  own  material 
selfish  advantage.  He  never  had  the 
faintest  glimpse  into  the  vexatious  re­
gions  of  speculation.  What  were  the 
problems of past and future to “Old Jug?” 
He went to his grave  ignorant  that  such 
existed.  Once at a baptizing  in  a  creek 
near  his  farm  house  the  people  joined 
fervently in singing.

On Jurd’n’s stormy banks I stand, 

and a neighbor said to him  jokingly:

“ ‘Jug,’ don’t you reckin’ some  o’ your 
ole  gran’daddies  was  named  a’ter  the 
river Jurd’n?”

But “Old  Jug’s’’  thoughts  were  prac­
tical.  After meditating a moment he re­
marked:

“i  gosh,  boys,  but  didn’t  it  blow? 

Must uh ben uh reg’ler harrikin.”

Why he was called  “Old  Jug”  nobody 
seemed  ever  to  know.  Whether  the 
name came to him in  manhood, after  his 
passionate  affection  for  corn-juice  had 
made itself manifest to his  neighbors, or 
whether it attached to him from  infancy 
because of his life-long resemblance  to a 
jug of the squatty order,  I cannot under­
take to say, but to  the  oldest  inhabitant 
of the remote  section  where  he  lived  he 
was known far and near by that name.

In appearance he was not far  removed 
from a monstrosity.  Why  such  a  walk­
ing caricature of human flesh should have 
been turned loose in the world must ever 
remain a puzzle.  A hippopotamus is not 
more unaccountable than was “Old Jug” 
Jurd’n.  But  if  his  physical  construc­
tion was strange,  what  shall  be  thought 
of the fact that that clumsy  and  hideous 
carcass  was  tenanted  by  a  powerful  in­
tellect,  undaunted  courage,  wonderful 
cunning, and the  masterful  qualities  of 
leadership?

To the end of his days he wore the old- 
fashioned “flap” breeches.  His head was 
covered  at  all  seasons  by  a  black  wool 
slouched  hat;  his  shirts  were  of  coarse 
white  or  checked  cotton,  fastened  with 
rice  buttons,  and  his  outer  clothing  of

homespun woolen or cotton as the season 
demanded.

the 

However,  notwithstanding 

life­
long  dictatorship  which  this  singular 
man  enjoyed,  to  the  day  of  his  death 
close  observers  were  in  doubt  as  to 
whether or not he was  really  dangerous. 
Some  said  after  he  was  buried  that  he 
had been only a natural and consummate 
actor.  Sure it  is  that  he  never  slew  a 
human  being,  and  the  numerous  tights 
in which he engaged in the  pioneer  days 
of fifty years ago,  though under his com­
mand, were  performed  by  others’  fists. 
Without knowledge of a letter of a  hook, 
he  acted  spontaneously  in  accordance 
with  Polonius’  philosophy  about  avoid­
ing quarrels, hut so punishing one’s enemy 
when forced to fight as to  make  him  be­
ware of one in the future.

Once, early  in  his  career, and  before 
his  individualism  had  hurst  into  full 
bloom,  a  determined  fellow  faced  him 
with  admirable  pluck,  and  “Old  Jug” 
(who  never  got  excited)  grinning  and 
glaring  in  his  truly  terrible  manner  at 
the offender, drawled out:

“Jim,  it’s  the  fust  time  y’  uver  run 
uhgin  me.  A’ll  let  y’  off  this  wunst. 
But I gosh, ef  y’  uver  do  it  uhgin  A’ll 
whup you out’n the  settlement/”

“Right now’s uh mighty good time tuh 

try it,” replied Jim.

“Lay  holt  tuh  ’im, boys,”  said  “Old 
Jug” to  the  bystanders,  who  had  no  in­
terest  whatever  in  the  quarrel.  They 
hesitated,  and  “Old  Jug’s”  blue  eyes 
dilated and took on a paler hue;  his grin 
became  more  pronounced,  his  nostrils 
quivered, and he roared out:

“I  gosh,  d’  yah  heer  me, men?  Yuh 
white-livered cowards!  Ef yuh don’t lay 
holt tuh ’im l’il waliup the last darn one 
o’ yuh!”

And “Old Jug’s” neighbors lashed  the 
rebel  out  of  the  neighborhood  never  to 
return.

This man’s  animal  vigor  was  tremen­
dous;  his powers as an eater  were  never 
fathomed, and  his  intellectual  activities 
seemed  proportioned  to  his  capacity  to 
assimilate  food.  He  kept  books  in  his 
bead, and figured accurately  about  lum­
ber,  acreage,  interest,  percentage,  etc., 
by processes  purely  mental.  He  was  a 
broad  business  manager,  and  usurious 
money lender,  a  hard  bargainer,  an  un­
rivaled  collector,  a  considerable  prop­
erty  owner.  With  him  business  meant 
getting,  holding and increasing.  He was 
totally without sentiment, either  natural 
or acquired.  One  of  his  favorite  modes 
of  profit-gathering  was  the  buying  of 
doubtful notes  and  accounts  for  a  trifle 
and then pursuing the debtor unmerciful­
ly in the  courts  and  otherwise.  But  he 
was  not  ignorant  of  the  limits  of  his 
power,  and  he  showed  great  prudence 
and  sagacity  when  at  a  considerable 
distance  from  his  “kingdom.”  He  was 
once  prosecuting  a  speculative  claim 
before a  justice  in  a  county  where  he 
was a  total  stranger.  The  case  excited 
considerable  feeling  in  the  community, 
being against a poor  widow, and  a large

crowd of country folk were assembled  at 
the cross-roads’ school house on Saturday 
to witness the trial.  “Old  Jug” mingled 
with the people  a  little  while,  listening 
to their expressions, and then  whispered 
to his lawyer:
It’s  sot 
uhgin  us.  Ef  they  want  tuh  ‘comp’ 
don’t make no  trouble.”

“Joe,  the  hoss’s  eye’s  sot. 

But even Napoleon  and Robert E.  Lee 
were  finally  conquered,  and  it  should, 
therefore, not be thought strange if “Old 
Jug” Jurd’n met his match at  last.  For
once his pale blue  eye  quailed,  and  his 
cruel mouth omitted to grin.

When  a  certain  large  Southern  city 
was  first  brought  into  communication 
with  the  rural  districts,  multitudes  of 
country people made haste to take a look 
at the  wonders  of metropolitan life, and, 
strange to relate,  “Old Jug”  was  among 
those  curious  adventurers. 
In  lieu  of 
trunk or valise he  took with him the old 
pair  of  saddle-bags  which  had  served 
him in his long horseback rides for many 
years.  They  were  heavily  laden—with 
what will be disclosed  further  on.  But 
that  part  of  the  bulky  contents  was 
whisky  was  made  sure  by  "Old  Jug’s” 
remark to the friends accompanying  him 
as he got on the train.

“I gosh,  boys, I got some  fustrate  lic- 
quor  here.  Mebbe  they  ain’t  got  none 
in Or learn.”

Arrived in the city he  managed  some­
how  to  find  a  hotel,  and  there  met  a 
gentleman whom he had long  known.

“Mr.  Jones,”  said  “Old  Jug,”  “I’m 
uh  gwine  tu  come  en  see  yuh  to-night 
et  yo’  room.”  And  what  could  poor 
Jones do but assent politely?

And  sure  enough,  as  he  sat  in  his 
apartment  about  half-past  nine,  “Old 
Jug”  wadeled in with  the heavy  saddle­
bags on his  arm,  and  followed  by  four 
or  five  of his country  friends.

“I  gosh,  Mr.  Jones,”  he  drawled, 
“mighty  glad  tuh  find  yuh  down  here. 
I  ben uh  havin’  uh  pow’ful  good  time, 
hut  1 nuver  was  so  bongry  in  my  life, 
1 ben  uh eat’n  oystyers  en sich lak  uver 
sense night sot in,  but  them things don’t 
do me  no good  utall.  En  now,  I  gosh, 
we’re goin’ tuh hev some  sapper, en yuh 
mas’  jine  us.”

And drawing  a  table  into  the  center 
of the room  “Old Jug” began  to  spread 
the  contents  of  the  saddle-bag.  First 
he drew out two quart bottles of whisky. 
Next,  a  peck  or  more  of  baked  sw6et 
potatoes.  Then  four  or  five  loaves  of 
browned corn  bread, a quantity of boiled 
turnip  “greens,”  a 
large  chunk  of 
boiled  bacon,  several  bottles  of  butter­
milk, and  other articles of  country  fare 
brought from home.

The  host  smothered  his amazement as 
well as he could,  tasted the  bottle  as  it 
passed  around,  and  watched  the  feast 
with  all  the  patience and  politeness  he 
could summon.
“Old  Jug” and  his  friends  had  been 
drinking  before  they  came  to  the room, 
but after  they began  to  eat they passed 
the  bottle  frequently,  and  began  to  be 
boisterous.

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“Jug,” said Mr.  Jones  mildly,  “there 
I have 
is a sick  lady  in  the next  room. 
heard  her  coughing. 
I  hope  you  and 
yourj friends  will  be  as quiet  as  possi­
ble.”

“Uh  sick  ’oman,  Mr.  Jones?  1  gosh, 
she better git uh  doctor,”  growled  “Old 
Jug,” 
laughing  with  his  companions. 
And  before  long  there  was  a  knock  on 
the door

“Who’s  dar?”  called  “Old  Jug.”
The  door  opened  and  a  gentleman 
stepped  into  the  room.  He  was  attired 
in a night-shirt.

“W’y,  he’s  fixed  up  lak  uh  ’oman!” 

roared  “Old  Jug,”  full  of  laughter.

“Gentlemen,”  said  the  man,  without 
notice of the rude remark,  “my wife and 
I occupy the adjoining room.  She is very 
sick, and noises distract her. 
I beg  that 
you make less disturbance,” and he  van­
ished.  But  the  hilarity  continued  de­
spite the appeals of  the  wretched Jones, 
and again the anxious husband appeared.
“Gentlemen,” he  said,  more  earnestly 
than before, and with  considerable  feel­
ing,  “1 beg you again to stop your  noise. 
I  tell  you  my  wife  is  dangerously  ill. 
She  is  very  low  with  consumption, and 
must  have  rest.  Will  you  hear  me,  or 
not?”

There  was  silence.  Even “Old  Jug” 
seemed awed, and after gazing fixedly  at 
the disturbed revelers for half a  minute, 
the gentleman again vanished.

But John Barleycorn would not  down, 
and  “Old  Jug”  was  angry  at 
the 
thought that his friends  should  see  him 
outdone.  He  passed  the  bottle  again, 
and  his  whole  party,  under  his  lead, 
burst out in ribald songs and laughter.

And  suddenly  the  door  was  kicked 
open, and the  infuriated  husband  stood 
in the opening with a cocked and leveled 
revolver in each  hand.  He  was  raging.
“I have been polite  to  you,”  he  said. 
“I have called you  gentlemen.  You  are 
not  gentlemen!  You  are  scoundrels! 
Now clear out at once!”

And they did, precipitately,  “Old Jug” 
leading  the  way,  and  forgetting  his 
precious saddle-bags.

H e n r y   Cl a y   F a ir m a n .

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R e ta il  G ro c e rs ’  A sso c ia tio n .

O rg a n iz a tio n  o f  th e  N o rth e rn   M ich ig an  
In response to a call issued  by  a  com­
mittee of the retail grocers of  Clare,  the 
following  grocery  houses  assembled  at 
Doherty’s Opera House  last  Wednesday 
afternoon:

M.  O. McFarland. Coleman.
G. W. Halstead, A. S.  Rhodes,  Mason 
& Boyd, D.  McPhail,  J.  Horning,  J.  F. 
Piper, Van Brunt & Son, Bicknell & Co., 
J. F. Tatman, C. S. Chase, Clare.

Sweeney, R. D. Balmer,  Mt.  Pleasant.

F. M. Taylor, Shepherd.
Frank Smith, Gustafson &  Olsou,  Le­
roy.
C.  J.  Fleischhauer,  H.  R. Niergarth, 
John Marin, Reed City.
S. E. Parish, Ithaca.
T.  Bergy,  Kane  Bros.,  Frank  A. 
N. H. Beebe, Big Rapids.
The meeting was called to order  by  J. 
F. Tatman,  who stated that  the  primary 
object in view in assembling the  grocers 
was the crisis brought about by  the  pro­
mulgation  of  the  cartage  rule  by  the 
Michigan  Wholesale  Grocers’  Associa­
tion.  Not only should  that  subject  re­
ceive attention, but  some  means  should 
be taken to elevate the retail  trade.  He 
then called upon Mayor Alward, who de­
livered  a  cordial  address  of  welcome, 
tendering  the  visitors  the  keys  to  the

city  and  asking  them  to  enjoy  every 
moment while in Clare.

The election of  temporary  officers  re­
sulted in the selection of Mr. Tatman  for 
Chairman and E. A. Stowe for Secretary.
The  Chairman  called  upon  E.  A. 
Stowe for an  address,  and  that  gentle­
man spoke briefly on the  benefits  of  or­
ganization,  citing  the  careers  of  the 
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association 
and  the  Grand  Rapids  Retail  Grocers’ 
Association as showing what can be done 
by concerted action  among  grocers  and 
business men.

C.  S.  Chase  moved  that  all  grocers 
present  be  entitled  to  voice  and  vote, 
which was  adopted.

Frank Smith moved that the  delegates 
present proceed to organize  an  Associa­
tion to be known as the Northern  Michi­
gan  Retail  Grocers’  Association,  which 
was  adopted.  Considerable  discussion 
followed  on  the  scope  the  Association 
should take,  whether it should  be repre­
sentative or made up on a delegate basis. 
It was fiually decided to follow the  plan 
of  the  Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association.

F.  M. Taylor moved that the Chairman 
appoint a committee of five to draft  con­
stitution and by-laws and prepare proper 
resolutions.  The  motion  was  adopted 
and  the  Chairman  appointed  as  such 
committee  Messrs.  Parish,  Niergarth, 
Smith, McFarland and Stowe.

On 

The  meeting  then  adjourned  for  an 
hour to give  the  Committee  on  Consti­
tution and By-laws  opportunity  to  pre­
pare  a report.

reassembling, 

the  Committee 
recommended a draft of constitution and 
by-laws, which was  adopted  after  some 
discussion.  The  same  Committee  pre­
sented the following  resolutions,  which 
were, also, unanimously  adopted:

Resolved—That  we  tender  our  hearty 
thanks  to the Mayor  and grocerymen  of 
Clare  for the cordial welcome  and enter­
tainment  accorded us  on  the occasion of 
our preliminary meeting.
Resolved—That we heartily approve of 
the present method  of  selling  sugar  at 
wholesale, known  as the  Equality  plan, 
as  it  renders  the  price  uniform  in  all 
towns and under all circumstances.
Resolved—That while  we desire to  ac­
cord our friends of the wholesale grocery 
trade the  fullest  measure  of  protection 
and  the  largest  volume  of  legitimate 
profit,  we  desire  to  place  ourselves  on 
record as questioning the  expediency  of 
the recent rule promulgated by the Mich­
igan  Wholesale  Grocers’  Association, 
making a charge for  cartage  and  taking 
the collections out  of  the  hands  of  the 
traveling men.
Resolved—That this question  be made 
the  special subject of  discussion  at  the 
next meeting.
Resolved—That we  place  ourselves on 
record as utterly opposed to  the  cutting 
all  other  unbusinesslike 
of  prices  and
methods to draw trade and that we recom­
mend tbe formation of local  associations 
in each town having for  their  object the 
maintenance of uniform  prices  on sugar 
and other  staple  articles;  also  for  pro­
tection against dead beats  and  poor pay 
customers.
Resolved—That we solicit the co-opera­
tion of  the  wholesale  grocery  trade  in 
shutting off cutters  and influencing them 
to reform  their ways  and  sell  goods  at 
legitimate prices.
Messrs. Sweeney and Mason  suggested 
the adoption of a  feature  providing  for 
the organization of local branches.

N.  H.  Beebe  commended  this  sug 
gestion,  but  thought  it  undesirable  to 
provide  for  local  organizations  in  the 
sense that the parent organization makes 
it obligatory upon  grocers  in  all  towns 
to organize.  He thought this movement

A  Strictly  High  Grade  28  lb.  Bi­
cycle, the  Latest  and  Best  English 
Design, 
Tool Steel, 
Ball  Bearing  throughout,  Tangent 
Spokes,  Either Wood  or  Si eel  Rims, 
Pneumatic  Tires,  Hardened  Tool 
Steel  Rear  Sprockets, Re-enforced  Frame, Hickory  or  Steel  Forks.  War- 
ented  throughout.

’94  Model. 

We sell direct from our  factory,  as the  time  has  come  when  riders 
must have  a strictly  High  Grade  Wheel  with  Strength and  Lightness com­
bined, at actual value.  Price $75-

CYCLOID  WHEEL  WORKS,  Grand  Rapids,  flich.

L em on s

W i l l   b e   h ig h e r   v e r y   s o o n ,  t h e  
m e r c u r y   is   c r e e p in g   u p   B u y   o f 
u s   n o w   w h i l e   p r ic e s   a r e   L o w .

T / i e  Putnam  Candy C o .
RINDGE,  KALMBACH  l  GO,  12,  14  and  16  Pearl  8t.

Have you heard of our River Shoes ?  Of course, you have.

a .

Ever  heard  of  our  Hard  Pan  line?  Why cert.  Everybody  i? 
knows we make them right.  What we  want  to  call  your  at-£ 
tention  to  now  is our Cordivan liue, tbe line that is coming to 
the front with glorious results.  We have met  with  such  un­
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 yon 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 you 
money.

The following testimonial was received from a brilliant  member  of Congress  a 

few days ago:
Kindge,  Halmbach  a Co., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

Washington,  D.  C.,  May 3, 1894.

Dear  Sirs:—Too  years  ago  today I put on a pare of youre Cordovan Shoos and haveut had 

thim off my feet since, they are strong yit. 

Yours  trooly,

J erky Simpson.

A
Big
Thing

aces

Our  two 
‘BIG 
They  are 
article  of  any
the time to  put them in  stock.

“Fireworks  Prize Pack- 
4”  and  “ RIPPER.” 
the  largest,  best  selling 
on  the  market.  Now  is

THE PUTNAM  CANDY CO.

T H S   MIOHJQAJNI  T R A D E S M A N .
WALTER BAKER & GO.

would lead  to  such  organization,  judg- 
ing  by  the  experience  of the Michigan 
Business Men’s  Association,  which  did 
effective work but was too general in  its 
membership to achieve the full  measure 
of success.

As the annual election of  officers  will 
not  occur  until  the  first  Tuesday  in 
August—the date set for  the  first  regu­
lar meeting—temporary officers  to  serve 
until that time were  elected  as  follows:

President—J. F. Tatrnan, Clare.
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand liapids.
Treasurer—Frank Smith, Leroy.
The  selection  of  the  next  place  of 
meeting  being  then 
in  order,  E.  A. 
Stowe invited the Association to  meet  at 
Grand Rapids.  Mr.  Niergarth presented 
an invitation to meet at Reed  City.  Mr. 
Parish  presented  the  claims  of  Ithaca. 
Mr. Beebe invoked the members  to  con­
sider Big Rapids in that connection,  and 
Mr.  Bergy.  in  his  official  capacity  as 
Mayor  and  in  his  private  capacity  as 
grocer, asked the Association  to convene 
in Mt. Pleasant.  Two  informal  ballots 
were taken,  resulting in the selection  of 
Mt. Pleasant.

On motion of Mr. Bicknell,  the  Secre­
tary was instructed to  have  printed  the 
constitution and by-laws, blank  applica­
tions and other  necessary  circulars  and 
blanks,  mak’ng  draft  on  the Treasurer 
therefor.

The local  Committee on Arrangements 
was instructed to  procure  reduced  rail­
way rates,  if possible, for the  next meet­
ing, and in the meantime  the  officers  of 
the Association were  instructed  to  pur­
sue an aggressive campaign  in  securing 
new members.

Any grocer or grocery  firm doing busi­
ness in Northern Michigan  (which  shall 
be construed to mean all that territory in 
the Lower Peninsula north  of  and  con­
tiguous to the line of the  D \ G. H. & M. 
Railway) may become a  member  of  the 
Association by paying  to  the  Secretary 
$1 annual dues (the fiscal year to be from 
July 1 to July 1 of each year).

As  foreshadowed  in  the  resolutions 
adopted,  it is the intention of  the  Asso­
ciation to co-operate  with  the  Michigan 
Wholesale Grocers’ Association  in  shut­
ting off cutters and in securing a uniform 
price on sugar and  other  staple  articles 
in  all  towns  located  within  the  juris­
diction of the organization.

Conventions  will be held twice a year, 
and in all probability the winter  conven­
tion will  be  held  at  Big  Rapids,  Reed 
City, Cadillac or Traverse City,  it  being 
the  intention  of  the  originators  of the 
movement  to  distribute  the  meetings 
throughout  the 
territory  covered  as 
equitably as possible.

T h e  T r a d e s m a n  heartily approves  of 
the movement, as it  believes  it  will  re­
sult  in  much  good  to  the  retail trade, 
both in an  educational  way  and  in  the 
stimulus  it will  give  the  formation  of 
local organizations of retail  grocerymen, 
having for their objects the  maintenance 
of prices, the curtailment  of  credit  and 
the extinction of dead-beats.  With  this 
end in view, T h e   T r a d e s m a n   offers  to 
furnish  gratuitously blank forms of con­
stitutions and by-laws suitable  for  locai 
organizations  of  this  character,  and  it 
also holds itself in readiness  to  respond 
to  any  calls  for  assistance  or  advice 
along this line at any time.

Many  a  man  who  claims  that  he  is 
willing to die for  his  country  refuses to 
live for it in a way that will benefit it.

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The  Largest 
Manufacturers of
COCOA  and 

CHOCOLATE
IN THIS C O U N TRY,

have  received  from  the 
Judges  of the

World’s 
Columbian 
Exposition
The Highest Awards

(Medals and Diplomas) 
follow ing  a rtic le s, 

th e  

o n   each   o f 
n a m e ly :
BREAKFAST  COCOA,
PREMIUM  NO.  I  CHOCOLATE, 
GERMAN  SWEET  CHOCOLATE, 
VANILLA  CHOCOLATE,
COCOA  BUTTER,

F o r  “ p u rity  of m a te ria l,"  “  ex cellen t 
flav o r,”  an d   “ u n ifo rm   e v en   co m p o si­
tio n .”
8Q L D   BY  C R O C E R S   E V ER Y W H ER E .

W a l t e r  B aker  &  Co.t

DORCHESTER,  MAS3.

The  Poorest  Man

On  Earth

Can  afford  the  BEST  salt.

The  Richest  Man

On  Earth

CANNOT  afford any other.

See Quotations In Price Current.

1.  ]i  CLARK  GROCERY  CO.,

GENERAL  AGENTS, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  - 

- 

-  MICH.

BALD
HEADS

NO  CURE. 
NO  PAY. 

NO  MUSTACHE.
NO  PAY.

DANDRUFF  CURED.

] will take Contracts to grow hair on the head 
or face with  those  who can  call  at  my office ot 
at  the office of  my agents, provided  the head is 
not  glossy, or the pores of  the scalp not closed. 
Where  the  head  is  shiny  or  the  pores  closed, 
there is no cure.  Call and  be examined  free oi 
charge. 
If you cannot  call, write to me.  State 
tbo exact  condition of  the scalp and  your occu 
pation. 
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PR O F.  G.  BIKKHU1.Z,

8

Flags —

for‘schools,  buildings,  halls and pri­
vate use.  All wool,  standard  bunt 
ings.  Sizes from  2x3 to  20x36. 

nUSLIN  flags  on  sticks, sizes  from Nos. 
1 to  12.  These j»ay  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  10e per yard.

7, 9  and  12.  Write for prices.

Red,  white  and  blue ribbons,  solid  or  tri  colors.  Nos.  5, 
P.  Steketee  & Sons,
Grand  Rapids,  Hich.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON, 

Wholesale  Clothing  Manufacturers,

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

ESTABLISHED  37  YEARS. 

All  Mail  Orders  Promptly  Attended to.

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

We  pay  Highest  Market  Prices  in  Spot Cash and  measure  bark 

when  Loaded.

Correspondence Solicited.

s L a n s i n g ,   M i c h ,

Having re-organized  our  business  and  acquired  the  fac­
tory  building  and  machinery  formejly  occupied  by the H ud­
son  Pants  «fe  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  w inners  wherever  introduced. 
If 
you  are  uot  already  handling  our  goods,  and  wish  to secure 
the  agency  for  your 
town,  communicate  with  us  immedi 
ately.  A 11  inspection  of our  line solicited.

J.  M.  E arle,  President  and  Gen’l  Manager.
E.  D.  V o o r h e e s,  Superintendent.

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THE  MICBŒGKAN  TRADESMAN

A BOU N D   t h e :  s t a t e .

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Clio—E. A. Young has sold his grocery 

stock  to A.  Kellogg.

Whitehall—W. B. Conley has  sold  his 

drug stock to C. G. Pitkin.

Gladstone—J. A. Stewart  succeeds  J. 

A. Stewart & Co. in the drug  business.

Republic—J.  A.  Kingstedt  succeeds 

Kingstedt & Hocking in general  trade.

Kewadin—W.  1. Osborne  has  removed 
his grocery stock  from  Bellaire  to  this 
place.
chased 
Crotser.

Edmore—S.  D.  Salisbury  has  pur­
the  drug  business  of  L.  S. 

Owosso—Francis M. Wheeler has  pur­
chased the hardware stock of  Wheeler & 
Lovett.

Lansing—Frank  Z.  Thompson  suc­
ceeds  Thompson  &  Palen  in  the meat 
business.

Marshall—A.  J.  Robinson  succeeds 
Robinson & Townsend  in  the  hardware 
business.

Otsego—J. D.  Woodbeck  and  J.  Car- 
ruthers have formed a copartnership and 
will  embark  in  the  produce  and  com­
mission business.

Quincy—Greening & Hyslop, druggists 
and  grocers,  have  dissolved,  Robert 
Hyslop continuing the  business.

Berrien Springs—Hindelmann  & Cohn 
have  opend  a  grocery  store.  Sprague, 
Warner & Co.  furnished the stock.

Ishpeming—John  Beal will  conduct  a 
grocery, confectionery and fruit  store in 
the building recently vacated by  Ed.  P. 
Biegler.
Belding—G. T. Owen  is  disposing  of 
his stock of groceries and will retire from 
business here to engage in another  busi­
ness elsewhere.

Paw  Paw—J.  F.  Bullard  has  pur­
chased the grocery stock of  A.  O.  Hun­
ger & Co. and will continue the  business 
at the same location.

Otsego—John  S.  Linton  has  sold his 
boot and shoe stock to  Arthur  Harding, 
late  of  Martin,  who  will  continue  the 
business at the same location.

Cheboygan—Arthur R. Gerow  has  or­
dered machinery suitable  for  the  manu­
facture of candy and will shortly  open a 
wholesale and  retail confectionery store.
Manistee—Cron Bros.,  furniture  deal­
ers,  will dissolve July 1.  Cris Cron will 
locate at St. Paul, Minn., and Fred  Cron 
will continue the  business  at  the  same 
location.

Benton  Harbor—C.  C.  Sweet  has 
added a grocery stock to his  department 
store.  He now has departments  supplied 
with  dry  goods,  fnrnishings,  hardware 
and groceries.

Flint—S. N.  and A. G.  Andrews  have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of Andrews Bros, and opened a drug and 
grocery  store  in  the  building  formerly 
occupied by J. J.  Kerkey.

Ionia—Henry  Canfield  has  purchased 
a  half interest in  the  meat  business  of 
W.  F.  Scammell.  The  new  firm  will 
be known as  Scammell  &.  Canfield  and 
will shortly add a line of groceries.

McBain—E.  De  Leon  has  purchased 
the interest of C. L. DeLeon  in the  drug 
firm of De Leon & Co.  and  will  continue 
the  business  under  the  style  of  E. De 
Leon.  The retiring partner assumes the 
indebtedness of the former firm.

Lansing—The Board of Education, the 
Superintendent and teachers in  the  city 
schools  and  the  federated  council  of 
churches  have  declared  war  upon  to-

| bacco  dealers  who  have  been  selling 
cigarettes 
to  minors.  A  boy  was 
brought before  one of the justices of the 
peace last Saturday and gave  the  names 
of several dealers of whom he  had  been 
in the  habit  of  buying  cigarettes.  Ar­
rests will follow as soon as  the warrants 
can be prepared.

Mancelona (Herald)—Vendors of bank- 
| rupt  and  shoddy  clothing  have  been 
plying their vocation in town during  the 
week  past.  Their  patronage,  however, 
has  been  a  little  slim,  as  many  have 
learned  from  sad  experience  that  it 
doesn’t always  pay  to  invest  in  shoddy, 
“misfit”  goods  even  though  they  are 
“shost  as  scheep  ish  dirt.”  Still,  no 
matter how old the  game  or  how  gauzy 
the  inducements  to  invest,  they  always 
manage  to  do  some  business, especially 
in  a  rural  community  where  will  be 
found a class who have yet to  learn  that 
appearances  are  sometimes  deceptive, 
and who, because of their  ignorance  and 
guileless innocence, prove easy victims to 
the  seductive  charms  of  the  wandering 
fakir—no  matter  whether  his  “lay”  be 
three-card-monte,  the  shell  or  thimble 
racket,  or  whether  his  mission  be  to 
supply the needy with shop-worn “hand- 
me-downs” at a margin  of  200  per  cent. 
But  then,  “experience  is  the  best  of 
teachers,”  for  it  is  indeed  rare  that  a 
man bites twice on the same game.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Detroit—Tha Jenks &  Muir  Manufac­
turing  Co.  has  been  organized  for the 
manufacture of iron and brass bedsteads, 
springs, etc.  The capital  stock  is  $50,- 
000, of which some $30,000 has been paid 
in.

Traverse  City—The  Acme  Potato
Planter Co.  has  purchased  the  patents 
on  the  Knapsack  potato  bug  sprink­
ler  of  Wm.  W.  Hills,  of  Cadillac, 
and  will 
the  business  to 
this  city  and  handle  it  in  connection 
with their own device.  The Acme  com­
pany is  composed  of  enterprising  busi­
ness men whc richly deserve the  success 
they are achieving.

transfer 

The  Jas. Stewart Co. Again in Line. 
Sa g in a w , June  18—The excitement in 
jobbing  circles,  growing  out  of 
the 
resignation of the Jas. Stewart Co.  from 
the Michigan  Wholesale  Grocers’  Asso­
ciation  has  subsided,  the  Stewart  Co. 
having  recalled  its  resignation  and  re­
sumed  its  former  connection  with  the 
State organization. 
It  should not be in­
ferred, however,  that  the  seceding  cor­
poration was not justified in the  stand it 
had taken.  On the contrary, the  Execu­
tive Committee of  the  Michigan  Whole­
sale Grocers’ Association found that com­
petitors of the Stewart  Co.  were  violat­
ing  the  sugar  agreement  in  a  flagrant 
manner, leaving no other  course  open to 
the Stewart Co. but  to  resign  from  the 
Association,  which it did. Ample amends 
having  been  made  by  those  who  had 
violated  the  agreement  and  proper as­
surances  given  that  further  violations 
would not again occur,  the  Stewart  Co. 
was pursuaded to restore equality  prices 
and resume  its  former  connection  with 
the other wholesale grocers of the  State. 
The  adjustment  is  considered  a  happy 
one  for  all  concerned  and  it  is  to  be 
hoped that  the  pressure  of  competition 
will not cause further outbreaks.

A Matter of Life Insurance. 

“Carry  any  life  insurance?”
“Yes, $10,000 in  favor of my wife.” 
“Should  think  you’d  be  ashamed  to 
look her in  the face.”
“Wha—what for?”
“For  living.  What  excuse  do  you 

give her?”
I  Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

The Principle of the Thing.

There  had  been  a  somewhat  serious 
conflagration in  a wild Western  town, at 
which  the citizens  had  turned  out  and 
worked  with  a  will  to  save  property, 
even carrying kegs of  powder  from  the 
burning store.

the  final  destruction  of  the 
building  left  them  free  to  attend  to 
other  matters, 
a  quasi-philantropist 
joined  a  crowd  that  he  saw  dragging 
away a man who was resisting  them and 
pleading piteously lor  mercy.

“What are you going to  do  with  that 

When 

man?”  inquired the q.  p.

“To  give  him  the  jeegrabbedest  big­
gest  kind  of  a  whippin’,”  replied  the 
leader of the prowd.

“What has he done?”
“The jambed sneak was  caught  steal- 
in’ some of the stuff  we  saved  from  the 
fire”

“What did he steal?”
“A box of sardines.”
“Is that all?  Surely  you  don’t  mean 
to  whip  the  man  severely  for  such  a 
small matter as a box of sardines.”

“Sardines  be  blowed!  It’s  the  prin­
ciple  of  the  thing.  The  slambanged 
whoof of a jabtit would have stole whales 
if he could have got them in  cans!”

Gripsack Brigade.

L.  F.  Burck, of  Owosso,  has  engaged 
to travel for  Thos.  F.  Walbran,  manu­
facturer of seamless hosiery at Oriskany, 
N. Y.

Percy D.  Wells, of Greenville, has  en­
gaged to travel  for  the  Peerless  Manu­
facturing Co.,  of  Detroit,  covering  the 
trade of  Western  and  Southern  Michi­
gan.

Geo. W. Stowitts  (Western  Suspender 
and Neckware Co.) is taking a fortnight’s 
vacation, prior  to  starting  out  with  his 
fall tine about July 1.  He is  putting  in 
the time at Kalamazoo,  Battle Creek  and 
Port Huron  and  is  accompanied  by  his 
wife.

R.  L.  Hickman,  a traveling man, while 
stopping at the Hotel  Vincent,  at  Sagi­
naw,  a  few  days  ago,  gave  a diamond 
pin, valued at $250, to the head  clerk  of 
the hotel,  “Nate” Sage, to  raffle. 
It has 
since  been  discovered  that  the  stone 
which the winner  got  was  not  the  one 
originally in the  pin,  and  that  someone 
had substituted a  very  inferior  one  for 
it.  Sage was accused and made a partial 
confession.  He claimed that he had  lost 
the good stone, and so purchased  a cheap 
one to cover up the loss.

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been  received  at  The 
T r a d e s m a n  office during  the  past week 
from the following  gentlemen  in  trade:

Bates & Troutman, Moline.
E. Young & Son, Ravenna.
Wm. Rademacher, Wright
Geo. Weitz,  Caledonia.
J. F. Reed, Paris.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
N. Bouma, Fishers Station.
G. Walbrink & Sons, Allendale.
Franck & Wesson, Manistee.
Alex  Moore,  Bauer.
A San Francisco paper says:  “Samuel 
Gompers, who lived by the  sweat  of  his 
jaw in this city on a labor  agitation, and 
is now getting a fine salary out  of  union 
labor without labor as  president  of  the 
federated trades,  in  a  recent  interview 
declares that one use of the  referendum, 
initiative and  imperative  mandate,  will 
be to compel ‘the rich’  to loan their  sur­
plus wealth  to  the  government  without 
interest.  It is to  be  hoped  that  if  Mr 
Gompers  doesn’t  see  anything  else  he 
wants he will please ask for it.”

How  Bogus  Commission  Merchants 

Pluck Country Shippers.

Ch ic a g o ,  June 18—There  is consider­
able talk  on  South  Water  street  about 
a combination of fraudulent  commission 
houses  who are doing  serious  injury  to 
country shippers.  They rent office room 
in dingy basements or in  out of the  way 
buildings  and  flood  the  country  with 
smoothly mailed  circulars  telling  about 
their  reliability,  their  big  stores,  and 
large business.  When they  get consign­
ments  they  sell  them 
through  other 
houses,  divide  the  commissions,  and 
pocket  the  proceeds.  When  a  country 
shipper comes  in  to  inquire  about  his 
goods he  is  told  that  the  head  of  the 
house is out of town. 
If he  comes back 
in a day or two he is told that  the house 
has changed  hands  and  that  the  other 
man  has  left  town.  For  a  month  the 
business is run under one name on South 
Water street.  The next month the name 
changes with the partner  on  West  Ran­
dolph street.  The stationery  reads  the 
same at all the  places,  and  the  princi­
pals never  pay  their  bills  if  they  can 
help it, and are seldom to  be  found,  as 
the office is left in charge of a  boy  or  a 
lady typewriter,  who  have  instructions 
to tell all callers  that  the  proprietor  is 
out of town.  The post office  authorities 
should stop these fellows from using the 
mails.

That “ Fellow  Feeling.”

He was a  commercial  traveler  of  the 
more flashy type  and  had  just  finished 
telling  a  startling  story  to  his  newly 
made acquaintance in the car.
“That  reminds  me  of  one  of  Mun­
chausen’s yarns,” remarked  the  victim, 
for want of something better to say.

“Munchausen—who is he?”
“Why,  don’t  you  know  about  him? 
He is the m6st colossal example  of men­
dacity which civilization has produced.”
A brief,  painful silence  ensued, which 
was  broken  by  the  traveler  in  a  tone 
which was almost timid:
“Excuse me, my friend,  he  said,  “if  I 
seem  inquisitive,  but  would  you  mind 
telling me what  house  he  travels  for?”

The Drug Market.
cents in New York on Friday.

Gum  opium  is  firm  and  advanced 10 

Morphia has declined 10 cents.
All  bismuth  salts  have  declined 45 
cents  per  pound,  on  account  of  lower 
price for the metal.

Saffron has  declined.
Linseed oil has advanced  and  will  be 
still higher.  Seed stocks are low and oil 
is in limited supply.

You don’t  need  to  pray  for  the  poor 
if  you  give  them  some  of  the  neces­
saries  of  life.  Give  them  the  potatoes 
and they  will do the praying.

TO  AN  OLD  CUSTOMER 

or

TO  A  NEW  CUSTOMER

or

Try giving  away a few  of  our  adver­
tising  fans  this  hot  weather.  Samples 
sent to responsible parties.

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H. VerHage  has  abandoned  the  flour 
and  feed business at  251  Lake  avenue. 
Jacob Myers has  put  in a  similar  stock 
at the same loacation.

The  McCarger  Novelty  Co.  has  re­
ceived a very flattering offer  in the  form 
of a bonus to locate at Hastings and will, 
probably, conclude to accept the offer.

The steamboat Grand Island has  been 
purchased  from  L.  Jenison  by  A.  I). 
Rathbone and J. L.  Hamilton,  who  will 
place her  on  the  route  between  Grand 
Rapids and Grand Haven, making  round 
trips  three  times  a  week.  She  will 
be operated primarily as a  freight  boat, 
with  the  intention  of  giving her a com­
panion another season in  case  the  route 
proves to be a paying one.

Aid. Shaw’s aggregation,  known as the 
License  Committee  of 
the  Common 
Council,  has 
incubated  again.  The 
“consequences” are not very serious,  but 
they have brought forth a report on their 
own  responsibility—and  that  is  some­
thing.  After  the  Council  had, presum­
ably,  settled  the 
license  schedule  by 
refusing to make any  changes  from  last 
year’s  fees  and  regulations,  the  fruit 
peddlers petitioned the Council  to  make 
the fee for vegetable and  fruit  peddling 
uniform and to  confine  the  hucksters  to 
the  sale  of  vegetables.  Something like 
this the Committee ought to have  recom­
mended 
in  the  first  place,  but  they 
dodged  the  issue  by  sending in  the old 
schedule. 
It  was  bad  enough  for  the 
fruit  men  to  be  compelled  to  pay  $50 
for a privilege worth less than the hucks­
tering franchise,  which costs but $20; but 
by the adoption of the Committee’s latest 
report,  the fruit men will have the  satis­
faction of seeing  the  vegetable  peddlers 
taking  the  cream  of  their  trade.  The 
report recommended  that “by  resolution 
it be declared that the word hucksters be 
understood  to  mean  the  vending  of  all 
vegetables and of home grown (Michigan) 
fruits  and  berries.”  So  the  firuit  ped­
dlers will now  be  in  a  position  to  con­
fine  themselves  to  the  sale  of  oranges, 
bananas  and  lemons, as  the  “other  fel­
lows” will relieve them  of  the  trade  in 
common fruits.  As has been said, this is 
not a very serious matter, for the  reason 
that the  hucksters  have  always  carried 
fruits—“on the side,” of course—but now 
they can do so  with  a  clear  conscience, 
since Aid. Shaw has  made  it  lawful  for 
them  to  do  so.  The  Committee  has 
proved that it is possible  for  men  to  be 
made honest, in some directions, at least, 
by  legislation;  but  it  is  greatly  to  be 
feared that the people will not appreciate 
this latest of Aid.  Shaw’s  efforts  for  the 
public  weal  any  more  than  they  have 
some  of  his  past  efforts.  Aid.  Shaw 
asserted that he was elected to look after 
the interests of  the  poor  man.  He  evi­
dently meant the poor huckster, since all 
his energies since his  appointment  have 
been employed in behalf of that eminent­
ly  useful  citizen.  Of  course,  the  fruit 
men cannot be poor, since Aid. Shaw has 
uniformly  refused  to  recognize  them. 
“The poor man’s  friend”  should  have  a 
monument, and  the  sooner  it  is  placed 
over his political grave the better.  Aid. 
Shaw’s  contribution  to  lexicography  is 
timely.  For  years  the  literary  world 
has  been  wrestling  with 
that  word 
“huckster.”  What  is  a  huckster?  is  a 
question  over  which  learned  men  have 
puzzled themselves almost to the verge of

T E U S   M I C H I G A N   t r a d e s m a n  .

to 
that 

the 
the 
eminent 

lunacy, but in vain.  Its meaning was  as 
elusive  and  delusive  as  a  will-o’-the- 
wisp  or  a  politician’s  promise;  but, 
at  last,  the  momentous  question 
is 
answered,  and  the  world  moves  again. 
To  Aid.  Shaw  be  the  glory.  While 
problem 
of 
struggling  with 
poor 
how 
help 
(hucks­
ter), 
philanthropist 
discovered that a huckster is a  man  who 
sells  vegetables  and  fruit.  Notice  the 
juxtaposition  of  the  words  composing 
the definition!  A huckster is not  a  man 
who sells fruit and vegetables, but a man 
who sells vegetables  and  fruit.  This  is 
not hair-splitting,  by any  means,  though 
it must be confessed that  the  distinction 
is so  finely  drawn  that  only  a  man  of 
Aid.  Shaw’s  great  discriminating power 
could  have  discerned  it.  Only  for  the 
fact that a prophet is not  without  honor 
save  in  his  own  country,  the  worthy 
Alderman  might  expect  a  substantial 
consideration for  his  valuable  contribu­
tion to philological lore and, incidentally, 
for his eminent  service  to  the  cause  of 
humanity.  His  next  effort  will  be 
awaited  with 
the 
Alderman will turn  his  attention  to  the 
study  of  the  true  character  of  retail 
grocers, whom he has been  in  the  habit 
of regarding as hogs, he may still further 
add to his fame and tighten  his cinch  on 
public regard;  also he  might  with  profit 
(not  to  himself,  of  course),  get  better 
acquainted  with  the  police  force.  The 
public are interested in all that will tend 
to simplify the  enforcement  of  law  and 
assist the police  in  their  efforts  in  that 
direction.  Aid.  Shaw  is also  intensely 
interested in this important subject—that 
goes without  saying;  but, so  far, he  has 
been so absorbed in his efforts to amelior­
ate the condition of the poor  (hucksters) 
that  he  has  been  unable  to  give  the 
matter  the  attention it deserved.  Now, 
however, that he has  done  all  that  can 
reasonably be expected of any man for the 
suffering  (hucksters),  he  may  possibly 
discover that the  police  do  know  some­
thing  about  their  business,  which  is 
simply  and  solely  to  enforce  the  law. 
The  public  will  watch  Aid.  ¡Shaw’s 
future course with breathless interest.

interest.  Now, 

if 

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  market  is 

strong  and 
excited, raws having advanced J^c during 
the past  week  and  refined  having  been 
jogged ahead 3-l6s.  Another advance of 
J^c occurred  Monday  morning,  but  was 
withdrawn  within  an  hour,  for  what 
reason  is  not  known  at  this  writing. 
Now that the season  of  large  consump­
tion is at hand,  while refiners are heavily 
oversold—some  being  sold  two  weeks 
ahead of production—it is  reasonable  to 
expect that  higher  prices  will  rule  as 
soon as the Senate reaches a final vote on 
the tariff schedule,  which will, probably, 
be about June 25.

Cheese—The market  has  still  further 
declined during the past week, owing  to 
the accumulation of  stock  in  the  hands 
of the small  factories, which  are  under­
quoting  the  market  in  order  to  move 
their stocks.

Oatmeal—The  high  price  of  oats 
has caused still another  advance  in  oat­
meal  and  rolled  oats, with  the  market 
still  strong  and  active.  Oats  are  now 
claimed to be higher, in comparison with 
wheat, than ever before in the history  in 
the country.
Fork—The  Chicago  hog  market  de­
clined 5@10c last  week,  with  a  moder­
ately  active  business.  Receipts  were

165,000,  a  decrease  of  12,000  from  last 
week and an increase of 28,000  over  the 
same  period  last  year.  Packers’  prices 
are  unchanged  except  on  hams,  which 
are up 
all around.  Beef  In  barrels,
unchanged.

Oranges—Scarce and  high.  The  local 
market is fairly well supplied  with  200s 
size  Sorrento  fruit  and  a  few  Califor­
nias  which  have  been  in  cold  storage. 
The  demand for a limited  quantity  will 
be maintained up to the 4th.

Bananas—There has been a falling  off 
in the demand during the past  week,  as 
strawberries  are  very  plenty  and  they 
form one of the dealer’s greatest  staples 
for a brief  season,  to  the  exclusion  of 
all other  fruits.  Our  local  market was 
overloaded with ripe fruit last week and, 
to avoid entire loss, they were sold  very 
cheap.  This week the market is  in  bet­
ter  shape.  The  weather  is  cooler  and 
good  shipping  stock  will  bring  fair 
prices.

Lemons—Higher—much  higher—the
hot spell of last week having shot up the 
price  in  proportion  as 
the  mercury 
ascended.  Eastern  markets  report  a 
very  brisk  demand  and  an  advance  of 
$1@1.50  per  box  all  around.  Light 
stocks are held by  Western dealers,  as a 
rule,  and  a  majority  of  them  will  be 
cleaned out  by  the  end  of  the  present 
week,  owing  to  the  steady  stream  of 
orders sent in by their outside customers. 
Prices are not  quoted  by  any  one  for a 
definite period, but are subject to change 
without notice and every  day during the 
last six has marked an advance.
T h e  W h e a t  M a r k e t.

There  was  but  little  change  during 
the week.  Prices sagged  off  again,  the 
mills paying 53 cents during part  of  the 
week, the price subsequently  receding  1 
cent, or  back  to  52  cents,  while  other 
wheat  centers  dropped  about  3  cents. 
The retrograde movement was due to the 
extremely  small  exports,  which  were 
only 2,254,000 bushels,  against  3,834,000 
bushels  for  the  corresponding week  of 
last year, and, as harvest has commenced 
in the Southern States and  the  yield  so 
far reported is fair,  foreigners are  quick 
to  take  the  cue  and  have  withdrawn 
their  bids  and  substituted  lower  bids. 
As there seems to be plenty  of wheat on 
hand and plenty in  sight,  they  are  rest­
ing easy,  knowing they  can  get  all  the 
supplies they need;  if not from America, 
they have other countries to  draw from. 
Reports from the growing crop  are  very 
favorable of late;  not  even  the frost has 
injured  the  wheat.  The.  amount 
re­
ceived here during last week was 52 cars 
of wheat, 29 cars of corn, 1  car  of  oats. 
The visible supply will  not  show  much 
of a decrease, if any,  during  the  week, 
but then, the  unexpected  may  happen, 
as it does  sometimes,  and  the  decrease 
be  larger  than  anyone  expects.  The 
Great  Northwest  seems  still  to  have 
plenty  on  nand,  notwithstanding 
the 
large  amount  which  has  come  out  al­
ready.  We have already  exported more 
than the Government reports  counted on 
and  have  still  two  months  before  the 
crop year is ended.  Corn  and  oats  are 
still up,  especially  the  latter,  which  is 
about 45 cents and  still  looking  higher. 
How  long  this  disparity  in  prices  be­
tween wheat and the  other  cereals  will 
continue is beyond our knowledge.

C.  G.  A.  V o ig t.

Dealers will do  well  to  consign  their j 

produce to O. Clyde Tucker & Co.

P u r e ly  P e rs o n a l.

Miss  Lula  Owen,  daughter  of 

the 
versatile George  F.,  has gone  to  Wyker- 
town, N. J.,  to spend  the  summer. 
¡She 
is able to see again and  has hopes  of  en­
tirely recovering the use of her eyes.

Frank  Hamilton,  the  Traverse  City 
clothier,  has  taken  possession  of  his 
handsome  summer  residence  on  West 
Bay, just north of Edgewood. Mr. Hamil­
ton has purchased 20 acres of  land lying 
along the Bay and proposes to plat it and 
put the lots on the market.

Harry S. Wesson, of the firm of Franck 
& Wesson, grocers  at  Manistee,  was  in 
town  over  Sunday.  Mr.  Wesson  is  a 
grand  nephew  of  Wm.  B.  Wesson,  the 
Detroit capitalist, but sees little prospect 
of following in the footsteps of  his uncle 
so long  as  he  does  business  in  a  com­
munity where one dealer sells  25 pounds 
of granulated sugar for $1.

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BUSINESS  CHANCES

j. 

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645

O O O D   OPENING  FOR  A  BOOT  AND  SHOE 
V i  business at  Traverse  City.  Store,  next  to 
my dry  goods  and  clothing  establishment  and 
Opera  House  Block,  for  rent.  Good location 
rate reasonable.  A live business  man and hust 
ler can make money in it.  For terms, etc , apply 
to or address,  Julius  Steinberg,  Traverse  City 
Mich._____________________ ________ 
646 ’

of the busy manufacturing cities  of Lower 
Michigan.  Best location in  town.  Address No. 
645 care Michigan  Tradesman. 

F o r  s a l e —d r y   g o o d s  s t o c k   in   o n e
■ OR  SALE—IN  DETROIT, MICII.,  A  WELL 

equipped machine  Bhop,  suitable  for  any 
kind of business In  building  heavy  machinery
u vu v j   u ia v u iu c iv
and a general repair shop; tools all in  first-class 
condition.  Full  particulars  on  application  to 
Charles Steel, administrator, box 46,  Wyandotte, 
Mich. 

F OR  SALE—CLOTHING  AND  GENTLE 

men’s furnishing goods stock at a  bargain. 
Will rent store to  parties  purchasing  if  so  de­
sired.  Address  Lock  box  370,  Charlotte, 
Mich. 
TET" ANTED  TO  EXCHANGE—TWO-HORSE 
TV 
engine, upright boiler,  good  as  new,  for 
electric  motor.  Redner  Bros.,  Battle  Creek 
Mich. 

■ 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 
Michigan Tradesman. 
RUG  STORE  FOR  SALE—INVOICING 
$1,600,$500  down; balance  on  time.  Good 
business.  Low  expenses.  Address  Book 
keeper.4 and 6 Pearl St., Grand  Rapids. 
640

635

642

643

647

b u il d in g  

s a l e —s t o r e  

F OR  SALE-60 GALLON  OIL  TANK,  WITH 
Mic h ig a n   d r u g  

pump,  $3.50;  also  three  compartment re­
frigerator  in  good  condition,  $10. 
Julius  J. 
Wagner, 197 East Bridge St., Grand Rapids.  6e4
e x c h a n g e ,  h .  e .
Grand Girard, ProDrietor.  I  have  on  my 
list  several  drug  stores  for sale, ranging from 
$-00  to  $5,000,  in  and  out  of the city, and will 
furnish further particulars. 
I have also a  great 
many drug clerks, registered and assistants, who 
wish situations in or out of the city.  No charge 
to buyer or employer.  Address Mich.  Drug  Ex­
change, 138 Monroe street. Grand Rapids.  637
a n d
dwelling  combined  at  Levering,  Mich. 
First-class  place  for  a  general dealer.  A.  M. 
636
LeBaron, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
in   a
thriving town In Northern Michigan  on  C. 
& W. M. Railway.  Address No. 639, care  Michl 
gan Tradesman.________________________ 639

F o r 
F o r  s a l e —c l e a n   d r u g   sto c k 
F OR  RENT—THE  STORE  FORMERLY  oc­

cupied  by  E.  J.  Ware,  druggist,  corner 
Cherry and East streets.  Also meat market, east 
John C. 
end same building, with good ice box. 
Dunton, old County  building.___________ 618

■ LANING  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- 
ingtown.  Correspondence and inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan, Boyce & Co., Manistee, Mich. 613 
m H E   BEST  PLACE  IN  THE  STATE  TO 
X  
start a dry goods  store is Big  Rapids.  Has 
only two.______________________________ 608

F 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

■   CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  FOR 

Sale;  good  trade,  cheap  for  spot  cash; 
the only delivery wagon in  town.  Stock  about 
$2,500. 
Investigate.  Address  box  15,  Centre- 
viile,  Mich.____________________________ 820
D t r r  ZZ 9 QL  HEADACHE
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POWDERS
Pay the beet profit.  Order from your¡jobber

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'I’HM  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

S h o r te r   H o u rs  

fo r  M e rc h a n ts  

a n d  

Dry Goods Price Current.

C le rk s.

it 

What  is  the  necessity  of  keeping 
regular stores open  anywhere  later  than 
7  o’clock  in  the  evening?  It  is  better, 
surely,  to  have  all  hands  entirely  busy 
ten hours than  to  have  them  half  busy 
fifteen  hours.  When  one  is  wholly  oc­
cupied, time passes quickly.  When  one 
is loafing, with  nothing  to  do  for  hours 
behind  the  counter, 
is  dreadfully 
tedious,  and  makes  lazy  hands  and  a 
costly  business.  Let  us  have  hours 
enough  just  to  do  the  business.  With 
the hours fixed,  buyers would be on hand 
promptly.  Greedy  merchants  who  re­
fuse to adopt the better way ought  to  be 
placarded on the corner of the streets, so 
that  all  buyers  who  are  human  and 
brotherly  could  do  a  little 
legitimate 
boycotting,  until  reason  is  allowed  fair 
play.  Less wages may be,  but surely less 
hours. 
In  retail  trade  there  is  a  grow­
ing disposition to deal  only  with  houses 
where  the  heads  have  sharp  discipline, 
large hearts and  fair  play  to  the  hands. 
That’s all right.  Let us have more of it. 
Give  hard  men  a  wide  berth.  Don’t 
leave a  dollar  in  their  stores.  Go  past 
them to the kind men on the  next  block. 
Ask  the  good  clerks,  not  the  schemers, 
how  they  are  treated,  and  if  they  say 
well,  be  a  perpetual  customer  of  the 
place,  for  the  merchant  who  treats  his 
faithful  hands  well,  will  treat  his  cus­
tomers in the same way.

Let both the shopkeeper and  his  clerk 
know  that  time  is  money  and  that  the 
more of time we can save and utilize  the 
more money there will be for both.  The 
personal application of this whole matter 
is  just  this,  how  can  we  do  an  equal 
amount  of  our  own  work  in  less  time, 
and  at less cost?  Having discovered this 
one can easily shoot ahead.

In  a  thousand  and  one  ways  we  see 
people misusing  time, and  in  its  misuse 
remaining  poor.  Try,  won't  you,  and 
kill two  birds  with  one  stone. 
It's  the 
way up. 

G e o .  K.  Sc o t t.

H o w  to  S e e  C a t a r a c t  in  y o u r   O w n   E y e .
Cataract  is  said  to  be  due  to  the I 
gradual deposition of oxalate  of  lime  in j 
the substance of the  crystalline  lens,  at 
first in small spots or streaks, sometimes 
in one  part  and  sometimes  in  another. 
The deposit  gradually increases  until  it 
penetrates the whole  of  the  lens,  caus- j 
ing blindness.  The  remedy, then,  is  to 
remove the  lens, and  after  its  removal 
the patient  needs  a  substitute  in  the 
form of highly magnifying spectacles.
All  that  is  necessary  to  enable  a 
patient to see his own  cataract  for  him­
self is a piece  of  card  and  a  needle—a 
visiting card will do very well.  Pierce a 
clean round hole near the  middle  of  the 
card  and hold  the card  up  to  the  light 
close  to  the  e> e,  looking  preferably in 
the  direction  of  a  piece  of  blue  sky. 
With  the  card  near  to  the  eye,  the 
patient  will  not  see  the  small  hole 
pierced by the needle,  but  he will  see  a 
comparatively large  faintly  illuminated 
field with his cataract projected  upon it. 
He  is.  in  fact,  observing  the  shadow 
cast by his cataract on the  retina  at  the 
back of his eye.  With a small  puncture 
in the card the shadow so thrown is com­
paratively  sharp.  But  with  a  normal 
eye  an  evenly illuminated field or  clean 
disk  will  be  seen.  The  patient  may 
thus  map  down  his  own  cataract,  and 
settle for himself whether it is extending 
and whether he will  have  an  operation 
or not.

A   W o m a n ’s   M ean   W a y .

Maude—You better be on  the  lookout 
Ellen—Why?  Has  he  expressed  his 
Maude—No:  bat  he  proposed  to  me 

for  a proposal from Charley Doodley.
affection for me?
last night and 1 refused him.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic
Argyle  ....................   5J£
Atlanta A A .....__ 6
Atlantic  A ...............   6%
H ...............   6k
“ 
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P ..............  5
D ...............   6
“ 
“  LL...............   4k
Amory.......................6%
Archery  B unting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4k
Blackstone O, 32__   5
Black Crow..............6
Black  Rock  ............  53£
Boot, AL.........
Capital  A .................&Ü
Cavanat V ...............   5k
Chapman cheese cl.  3%
Clifton  C R ..............5%
Comet....................... 6Î4
Dwight Star...
Clifton C C C . •

“  Arrow Brand  4k 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL.................4%
Pull Yard Wide.......6*
Georgia  A ...............   6J4
Honest Width.........  6
Hartford A  ..............S
Indian Head............  5k
King A  A ................... 6*
King E C ...................6
Lawrence  L L ........   4k
Madras cheese cloth 6k
Newmarket  G........   6k
B ........   6
N ........   6k
D D .... 6k
X .......6k
Nolbe  R ....................  5
Our Level  Best.......6
_ Oxford  R .................  6
6kiPequot......................  7
.........5k Solar...........................   6
(Top of the  Heap__ 7
BLEACHED  COTTONS.
Geo.  W ashington...  8
A B C ........................  8k
Glen M ills...............  7
Amazon.................... 8
Amsburg.................. 6
Gold  Medal............. 7k
Art  Cambric...........10
Green  Ticket............ 8k
Blackstone A A.......7k
Great F alls...............  6k
Beats A ll.................. 4
Hope............................7k
Boston.....................12
Just  O ut........   4k@  5
Cabot.........................  6k
King  Phillip............  7k
OP.......7k
Cabot,  X ...................  6k
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak............6k
Lonsdale............  @  8
Conway W ...............  7k
Cleveland..............   6
Middlesex.........   @ 5
Dwight Anchor—   8 
No Name..................  7k
shorts  8
Oak View...................6
Edwards................
6 
|Our Own.................... 5k
7  Pride of the W est.. .12
Empire...................
7 k  Rosalind.....................7k
Farwell..................
'Sunlight....................  4k
8 
Fruit of the  Loom
Utica  M ills................8k
Pltchvllle  .............  7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize............... 6
Vinyard....................  8k
Fruit of the Loom X.  7k
White Horse..............6
Falrm onnt................  4%
“  Rock................8k
Full V alue............... 6k
Cabot........................   6k  I Dwight Anchor.......8
Farw ell.....................7k |

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Unbleached.

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
A - - ....5 k Housewife  Q—
B  ... - - 5 k
“ 
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s __
“ 
C - - __ 6
“ 
T —
D ..... - - 6k
E  ...
“ 
U ....
V .......
“ 
F - - - - 7 k
“  w..„.
G  ... - - 7 k
H .. . __ 7%
“ 
X ....
i . .. . - - 8k
“ 
Y__
z ....
“ 
j . . . - .   8k
K  ...
9k
...10 
... 10k  
...11 
...21 
....14k
CARPET  WARP, 

..6k
•■7k
• •8k
.10
• 10k  
■Ilk 
12k• 13k

Schilling's 
Davis  W aists.. 
I Grand  Rapids

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PRINTS.

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Rockport...............

Integrity  colored...18
White Star............... 17
“  colored  .19
.20
.25
• 27k
.30
32k
.35

1'
Peerless,  white..
colored — 19
Integrity..................18k
DRESS  GOODS. 
-   8 Nameless..............
Hamilton.................  8
-   9
...............
• i o n
...............
-20
G G  Cashmere........30
...............
-16
Nameless  ............... 16
... 
.........
-18
CORSETS.
89 50¡W onderful........... 84  50
4  75
.  9 00| Brighton...............
9 00
9 OOiBortree's 
............
.  4  50|Abdomlnal............ 15 00
ORSET JE A N S.
..  6k !Naumkeagsatteen ■  7k
Androscoggin
6k
••
-   6 Conestoga............. ..  7k
Blddeford................   6
-   6k W alworth............ ■  6k
Brunswick.
Allen turkey  reds..  5k'Berwick fancies
5k
robes............  5k  Clyde  Robes.  ..
pink a purple  5k ¡Charter Oak fancies  4
k
b u ffs   ...............  5 k   D e lM a rln e  c a sh m   s
pink  checks.  &k 
m onra’g  5k 
Eddystone  fancy...  5k 
staples  ........   5
chocolat  5k
shirtings  ...  3k 
rober —   5k 
American  fancy—   5k 
sateens..  5 k  
American Indigo  ..  4k 
American shirtings.  3 \   Hamilton fancy. 
5k 
staple
Argentine  Grays  ..  6 
5k 
Manchester  fancy
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
5k
new era.  5k
“  —   6
Arnold 
Merrimack D fancy.  5k
Arnold  Merino. . . .   6 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4
long cloth B.  9 
Repp furn .  8k
C-  7k
century cloth  7 Pacific  fancy   
5k
gold seal___10k  
robes 
6
green seal TR 10k  i Portsmouth robes...  6k  
yellow  seal .  10k I Simpson mourning..  5k
serge............. I l k  
greys......... 5k
solid black.  5k
Turk»/  red.. 10k! 
Washington Indigo.  6k  
Ballon solid black  .
colors
“  Turkey robes..  7R
Bengal bine,  green 
“  India robes__ 7k
red and  orange  .
6 “  plain T*ky X k   Sk
Berlin solids 
5k!  “ 
“  X...10
------
6 
Tor
oil bine........
“ 
6  I  key red  ...................6k
“ 
“  green
5k Martha Washington
“  Foulards 
...
*•  red k  —
|  T u rk e v re d k ___ 7k
7 
9k  Martha  Washington
“ X ..........
“ 
Turkey red...........   9k
“ 
“  4 4  .......
10
Rlverpolnt robes....  5k
•• 
“  S-4XXXX 12
Windsor fancy........   6k
“  madders...  5
“  XX twills 
. 5
Indigo  blue..........10k
“ 
Harmony.................  4k
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag AC A —  i l k  AC  A ......   ............ I lk
Hamilton N  ..........  7  Pemberton AAA— 16

Cocheco fancy.....   a

solids.......  5

York....................10k

D ..............  S 
| Swift River
Awning. .11 
Farmer 
.................... 8  ¡Pearl  River
First  Prize...............10k W arren........
Lenox Mills 
..........IS  (Conostoga
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta.  D ...............6k!$tszk  A
Boot...........................6k   No  Name...................7k
Clifton, K  ..................7  ¡Top of  Hi

D •..

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.... 8

“  Ottoman 

gold  ticket

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DEVINS.

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GINGHAMS.

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Amoskeag................12
9 os.......14
brown .14
Andover...................I lk
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
B B ...  9
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C C - - 
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Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 
“ 
blue  8k
“  d a  twist 10k  
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

“ 

“   Persian dress  6k  
“ 
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Amoskeag................  5
Canton  ..  7
AFC.........8k
Teazle... 10k
Angola.. 10k
Persian..  7
Arlington staple—   6k
Arasapha  fancy__   4k
Bates Warwick dres  7k 
staples.  6
Centennial...............  10k
C riterion..................10k
Cumberland  staple.  5k
Cumberland...............5
Essex.......................... 4k
Elfin..........................  7k
Everett classics...... 8k
Exposition.................7k
Glenarle..................   6k
Glenarven................  6k
Glenwood...................7k
Hampton.................... 6
Johnson Ohalon cl 
k  
Indigo blue  9k 
zephyrs — 16

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue........... 12k
brown....... 12k
Haymaker blue.......  7k
brow n...  7k
Jaffrey.......................I lk
Lancaster  ................12k
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 13k
No. 220....13 
No. 250. ...I lk  
No. 280....10k

Lancaster,  staple...  6 
“ 
fancies ....  7 
"  Normandie  7
Lancashire..............   6
Manchester..............  5k
Monogram................. 6k
Normandie.............  7
Persian.....................7
Renfrew Dress.........7k
Rosemont...................6k
Slatersvllle............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  .....................7k
Toll  du N ord..........   8k
Wabash....................   7k
seersucker..  7k
Warwick.................  6
W hlttenden.............   8
heather dr.  7k 
indigo blue  9 
Wamsutta staples...  6k
Westbrook...............   8
.......................10
Wlndermeer............   5
York  ........................6k

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DRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag..............  .13  ¡Georgia.....................13k
Stark........................... 17 
................................
American...................13 | ................   ...............

THREADS.

Clark's Mile End.... 45  I Barbour’s ................. 95
Coats’, J.  P ............45 I Marshall’s ................ 90
Holyoke.................... 22kl

No.

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

KNITTING  COTTON.
White.  Colored.
...87
38 No.  14...
...38
16...
39
...39
40
18...
20... — 40
41
CAMBRICS.

White.  Colored
42
-33
43
...34
44
...35
45
...36
....  4 ¡Edwards...............  4
Slater.................
White Star........ ...  4 Lockwood..........  . ..  4
Kid Glove  ------ ....  4 ¡Wood’s .............. .  ..  4
Newmarket....... ....  4 ¡Brunswick  — ....  4

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BED  FLANNEL.

Firem an...................32k
Creedmore...............27k
Talbot XXX............ 30
Nameless.................27k

T W ........................... 22k
F T .............................32k
J R F , XXX..............35
Buckeye....................82k

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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DOMEX  FLANNEL.

Red & Bine,  plaid. .40  I Grey S R W ............. 17k
Union R ...................22klWesternW  ............... 18k
W indsor...................18k P  R P ......................... 18k
6 oz W estern........... 20  Flushing XXX..........23k
Union  B ..................22k I Manitoba...................23k
9  @ 10k 
Nameless.......  8  ft  9H! 
“ 
.......8k @10  I
12k
Brown. Black.
Slate.
10k
9k
U k
10k
12
I lk
20
12k
Severen, 8 oz.......... ■  9k West  Point, 8 oz - 10k
10 oz - 12k
May land, 8 oz........ ■ 10k
Greenwood, 7k oz. .  9k Raven, lOoz......
...13k
.......
Greenwood, 8 oz  .. I lk Stark
...13k
Boston, 8 oz............ .10k ¡Boston 10 os__ - 12k
WADDINGS.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Wk
10k
I lk
12k

Brown.  Black.| Slate
9k l<»k
10k  I lk
Ilk! 12
12k l20
DUCKS.

10k
l t k
12
20

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White, dos  .............25  I Per bale, 40 doi
Colored,  doz...........20  ¡Colored  “ 
...

50

SILSSIAS.

“ 

Slater, Iron Cross. 
Pawtucket................10k
Red Cross  .
D andle.....................   9
Best................10k I Bedford................... 10k
Best  AA.......12k  Valley  City..............ink
K K ............................10k

9

8 

....  Ski
SEWING  SILK.

7k  NO 2

‘   8 
*  10 

|No  4 Bl’k A White..15 

CortlceUl  knitting, 
per kos  ball........ 30

Cortlcelll, doz......... 86
twist, doz-.40 
50 yd, do*.. 40
BOOKS AND  ETES—PEE GROSS.
No  1 Bl’k A White.,10
::  1 
-20
" 
::ii
-26
PINS.
60  ¡No 4—15  /   3 k ........ 40
No 2—20, M  C. 
45  I
•  3 -1 8 .8 C ..
COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12 
10 
-15
“  4 
.  -IS
*■  6 
12 
8AFNTT  PINS.
....28  (No 3
NEEDLES—PEE  H.

|No  8 White A Bl’k.,20
.28
„26
.33

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A, Jam es.................. 1  40! Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s.................1  85;Gold  Eyed.....................1 60
M arshall's................1 001 American........................l 00
5—4  ...  1  75  6—4... 

¡5—4....1  65  6—4 .-2  30

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

COTTONT WINES.

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Cotton Sail Twine.. 28  ¡Nashua.....................14
Crow n......................12  Rising Star 4- ply___17
Dom estic.................18k 
3-ply__ 17
A nchor.................... 16  North  Star.................20
B ristol......................13  Wool Standard 4 plylTk
Cherry  Valley........ 15  P ow hattan...............16
I X L ..........................18k!
Alabama. 
Mount  Pleasant__ 6k
Alamance. 
Oneida......................  5
Angusta .. 
Prymont  .................  5k
A r  sapha
Randelman..............  6
Georgia....................6k   Riverside.................   5k
G ran ite....................  5k Sibley  A ................. 6k
Haw  River..........   s  Toledo 
Haw  J ..................  5  ¡Otis checks.  .  -----7k

PLAID  OSKABUaeS

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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 E E widths, at 81.50.  Patent leather 
tip,  81.55.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and fine, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

R E E D E R   BROS.  SH O E  CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

WE  HAVE  MADE

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Distributing Agents for the Old  Reliable

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S E E D S !

Everything  in seeds is kept by  us— 

Clover, Timothy,

Hungarian,  Millet,

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

• 

If yon have  Beans to  sell,  send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will  try  to trade with  you.  W e are 
headquarters  for egg cases  and  egg 
case tillers.
W. T.  LAMBREAUX

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Wrought Loose  P in............................................   40
Wrought  Table...................................................   40
Wrought Inside Blind.......................................  40
Wrought  Brass.................................................  ’  75
Blind,  Clark’s ................................................... 70410
Blind,  Parker’s ................................................. 70410
Blind, Shepard’s 

..........................................  
blocks.

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892..................60410

701

G rain...................................................................40410

CRADLK6.

CROW BABS.

Cast Steel.................................................per lb 
Ely’s 1-10..................................................perm  
■■ 
Hick’s  C. F 
O.D..... 
Musket 
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Rim  F ire........................................................... 
Central  Fire.......... ............................... ...dls. 

CARTRIDGES.

OHISSLS. 

5

65
«0
60

50
26

Socket F irm er.................................................. .75410
Socket Fram ing............................................. ! .75410
Socket Corner......................................... 
75410
Socket Slicks................................................... !75410
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer......................................." 40

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

40

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

“ 

Planished. 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
i4x52, 14x56, 14x60 .........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48......................................... 
Bottom s...............  
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................................... 
Taper and straight Shank..............................  
Morse's Taper Shank....................................... 

 
D BILLS. 

 

dlB.

28
26
23
23
22
50
50
50

dls.

dls.

HAMMERS.

d ls

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HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

May dole  4  Co.’s ........................................dls. 
25
Kip’s ............................................................ dls 
25
Terkes 4  Plumb’s ..................................... dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...........................soc list 60
Blacksmith’s 8olld Cast  Steel  H and__ 80c 40410
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 8 .........  ...................... dls.60410
State . . . . . . . — ............................. per doz. net, 2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  In. 4#  14  and
8#
# ............ ............. net
10
%............ ..............net
8#
* ............ ..............net
7V4
%............ ............. net
7V4
............dls.
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track. ...50410
Champion,  anti friction................................  60410
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................... 
40
.................................................................... 60416
Spiders  ... 
.......................................................6041C
Gray enameled..................................................40410
Stamped  Tin Ware..................................new list TO
Japanned Tin W are.....................................  
26
Granite Iron W are........................new lis 
2*
B lig h t......................................................  70410410
Screw  Byes................................................. 70410410
......................................70410410
Hook’s . . . . . . .  
Gate Hooks and Byes........................ 
70410410
dls.7o
Stanley Rnle and Level  Co.’s .
Sisal,  #  inch and la rg e r........
M anilla......................................
SQUARES.
Steel and  Iron...........................
Try and Bevels.........................
M itre.....................................
SHEET IRON.
„  
Nos. 10 to  14............................. 

7
.  01 
d ls . 
.71410 
60 
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com
12 50

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

w ir e  g o o d s. 

LEVELS.

13  50 

ROPES.

d ls

Domain.

How  Women  are  Driven  Into  Man’s 
Much attention has  been  attracted  to 
the  fact  that  there  is  an  active  and 
persistent movement  among  the  society 
women of  New York City  to obtain  suf­
frage for their sex.

There was recently  in  session,  in  the 
State of New York, a convention charged 
with the framing of  a  new  constitution 
for that commonwealth.  One of the mat­
ters  considered  was  the  giving  of  the 
elective  franchise  to  women.

The  demand  for  suffrage  does  not 
come  alone  from  that  small  band  of 
chronic  agitators  whose  voices  have 
been  heard  for  so  many  years  in  the 
past  clamoring  for  the  franchise.  To 
the  astonishment  of  everybody, 
the 
proud  and wealthy  women who are sup­
posed  to  compose  the  upper  circles  of 
New  York  society  have  taken  up  the 
cry  and  are foremost  in  demanding  the 
emancipation  of  their  sex  from  the 
thraldom of unequal laws.

I  have  always  held  that  no  great 
social  or  political  revolution  is ever ac­
complished  until  the  forces  which  or­
ganize  society  and  create  political  con­
ditions and shape  legislation  shall  have 
time and  occasion to work  out  their  re­
sults  in  their  own  way.  Social  evolu­
tion  is  as  much  bound  by  laws  as  is 
physical  evolution,  and  they  must  be 
wrought out according to those laws.

Unquestionably, powerful social forces 
are  moving  women  into  great  political 
prominence.  The  end  will  be  that, 
sooner  or  later,  women  will  exercise 
the  political franchise in  all  the  Amer­
ican  States.  The  trend  of  events  is 
decidedly  in 
that  direction,  and  the 
entire  movement  is  so  remarkable  that 
it  is  worth  while  to  give  some  atten­
tion  to  the  causes  which  have  cre­
ated it.

In the beginnings of  ail human society 
the women are kept  in  subordinate  and 
inferior positions.  They  are  commonly 
slaves, or the toys with which men spend 
their  lighter  moments. 
In  such  social 
the  men  are  esteemed  for 
conditions 
their  physical  vigor  and  prowess 
in 
battle.  The  women,  physically  weaker 
than the men and shunning the hardships 
and  dangers  of the  chase  and  of  war, 
confine their efforts  and ambitions to the 
things of the  home  and  family. 
In  all 
sturdy and warlike  races  the  men  must 
provide for their  families.  Not to  do  so 
is to  be  visited  with  disgrace  and  con­
demnation.  There  are  no  unattached 
or  lewd  women  in  such  a  tribe,  since 
every  woman  must  be,  by  marriage, 
ties,  of  kindred  or  adoption,  an  inmate 
of some family.

There  are  many  centuries  of  evolu­
tion in the time required  for a  wild  and 
warlike  tribe  to  be  converted  into  a 
highly  civilized  and  luxurious  nation. 
In all that time the condition  of  woman 
has  changed  steadily  for  the  better. 
She ceases to  be  a  slave  and  a  drudge, 
and becomes the  loved  and loving  wife, 
the  sharer  of  her  husband’s  joys  and 
sorrows,  a  fond  mother,  and  she  de­
votes  herself to  the  nurture  and  educa­
tion  of  her  children.  But  with  the 
growth  of  civilization  are  opened  vast 
and  new avenues  of  pleasure  and  self­
gratification.  Men, 
in  the  exercise  of 
their  assumed  superiority  and  greater 
freedom 
restraint,  give  them­
selves  up  to  all  excesses  of  self-in­
dulgence.  They  become  idle,  shiftless, 
drunken,  besotted, i depraved,  vile  and

from 

unworthy  in  every  sense.  The  women 
and  children  are  the  chief  sufferers.
The  savage  woman  regards  with  a 
species  of  worship  her  warrior  lord, 
who,  however  he  may  beat  her,  keeps 
his  family  supplied with  all necessaries 
and protects them from  all violence  but 
his  own.  The  civilized  and  enlight­
ened  woman  of  to-day 
regards  with 
contempt  and  loathing  the  worthless 
and  beastly  creature  misnamed  man  to 
whom  she  is  bound  by  law,  and  who 
so  far  from  giving  her  provision  and 
protection,  is  only  a  burden  and  a  dis­
grace.

to  support 

It is only when  the men  fail  that  the 
women are  forced  to  the  front.  Some­
body  must  be  up  and  doing.  When  it 
is not the man,  it  must  be  the  woman'’
Whisky, opium and beastly immorality 
are  doing  their  work  upon 
the  men. 
Thousands of women—yes,  hundreds  of 
thousands—driven 
them­
selves  and  others  dependent  on  them, 
have  invaded  the  domain  of  men  and 
are  doing  their  work.  How  many  of 
these  women  are  losing 
their  respect 
for the lordly sex?  The  country  is  full 
of 
trouble  from  the  misbehaviour  of 
from  misgovernment  and  polit- 
men, 
cal  /corruption  caused  by  men. 
It  is 
wonderful  that  many  men,  believing 
that reform and the  purification  of poli­
tics  are  impossible  while  affairs  are 
controlled  by  men,  should  look  to  the 
women for saving  grace.

If  women  have  been  moving  to  the 
front  under  existing  social  and  politi­
cal  conditions,  it  is  because  they  have 
been driven  to  do  so  by  the  failure  of 
the  men.  As  for  the  women  of  the 
New York  Four  Hundred,  is  it  strange 
that they have  revolted  against  the rule 
of  man  when  the  lordly  creature  is 
typified  by  the  absurd  and  effeminate 
dude?  Women  are  willing  to  be  ruled 
by  a  strong  man.  Woman’s  ideal  is  a 
hero—one brave,  generous,  noble,  good. 
If  all men  were  so,  there  never  would 
be  any  cry  for  woman  suffrage.  But 
when  so  many  men  are  mean,  selfish, 
base,  false,  ignoble,  weak,  contempti­
ble  and  beastly,  how  could  it be  other­
wise that  so  many woman  are  hopeless­
ly  disillusioned,  disenchanted?

Let it  be understood  that  man  can  be 
master  only  so  long  as  he  is  master­
ful.  His  weakness,  failure  and  decay 
have  forced  upon  women  responsibil­
ities they never  desired.

S aua.ii  S m it h .

Honesty  is  not  contagious,  like  sin. 
To  make  his  record  good,  an  honest 
man  must  be  honest  every  day  of  his 
life. 
Integrity  is  not a thing of spasms, 
like patriotism  at mass meetings.

Hardware Price Current.

T h e se   p ric e s  a re   fo r cash,  buyer»,  w ho 
p ay  p ro m p tly   an d   b u y   in   fu ll  p ack ag es.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dls.

Snell’s .................................................................60&10
Cook’s ................................................................  
40
Jennings’, genuine..........................................  
25
Jennings’,  Im itation....................................... 50410
First Quality, 8. B. Bronze............................. $650
D.  B. Bronze.............................  i* 00
S.  B. 3. Steel..................................  7 50
D.  B. Steel.....................................   13 50

AXES.

,r 
‘ 
* 

BARROWS. 

dls.

diS.

BOLTS. 

Railroad.................................................$12 00  14 00
Garden  ....................................................   net  80 00
stove.................................................................... 50410
Carriage new list  .............................................75410
Plow.............................................................. ....40410
Sleigh shoe  ......................................................  
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................$3   50
Well, swivel.....................................................   4 00
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................................70410
Wonght Narrow, bright Sast Joint  40  ....... 60410

butts, cast. 

BUOKBTS.

dls.

8able...............................................................dls. 40410

50
list 50
55
50
«
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DRIPPING PANS.

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

Nos. 22 to 24 .................................. 
3  55 
Nos. 25 to 26.............................. 
.'” 3  65 
No. 27.......................................................  75 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................. dos. net 
_ , 
Corrugated.............................................................dls 40
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ dls. 
Adjustable.............................................................dls. 40410
Silver Lake, White A ..........................  

‘»SO
2  90
3 00
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  lnohes 

SAND PAPER.
SASH OOBD.

BLBOWS.

6#
05

75

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dls.

Clark’s, small, $18;  large, $26........................ 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30............................... 
25
Dlsston’s .......................................................60410-10
60410-10
New American  ...................................... 
Nicholson’s ................................................. 60410-10
Heller s ............................................................... 
go
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .............................’ ’ * ”  
go

piles—New List. 

dls.

GALVANIZED IBON.

dls
dls.

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

12 

13 

15 

28
16 17

Discount, 60 -10

14 
SAUSBS. 

dlS.

dlS.

N AILS

VAfVM V fl

LOCKS—DOOR. 

HAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES SATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ........................ 
50
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
56
55
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s ..............................  
55
Branford’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s .........................................................  
55
Adze Bye.................................. ’....$16.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt Bye.........................................$15.00. dls. 60-10
Hunt’s ..........................................»18.50, dls. 20410.
dlS.
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__  
40
•*  Landers,  Ferry 4  Cls rk’s ................... 
40
“  Enterprise 
.........................................  
30
Stebbln’s  Pattern..............................................60410
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 60410
Enterprise, selfm easuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, Dase.................................................. 1  40
Wire nails, base................................................... 140
60........................................................................... Base Base
50............................................................ 
10
£0...........................................................  
25
35
20..........  
45
1#...........................................................  
12...........................................................  
45
50
10...........................................................  
8--......................................................... 
60
7 4 6 ......................................................  
75
4......................................................  .. 
go
8 
1  20
........................................................ 
L -  ..................................................... 
160
Fine 8 ............................................................ 
65
Case  10.................................................  
8.................................................  
75
8.................................................  
90
75
Finish 10............................................... 
«................................................ 
90
6................................................ 
110
70
Clinch; 10.............................................. 
80
8.............................................. 
go
6................. 
Barrell %.............................................. 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ....................................  ©40
Sclota  Bench...................................................  ©50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   ©40
Bench, first quality..........................................   ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50410
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished....................................dls. 
70
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 50—10
Copper Rivets and Burs................................   50—10

 
planes. 

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 

rivets. 

PANS.

dls.

dls.

 

 

 

PATENT PLANISHED IBON.

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“ 

Drab A .......................................•' 
White  B ....................................  • 
D rabB .....................................  >• 
White C..............................  

Discount, 10.

SASH WRIGHTS.

. 

>• 
" 

dls.

BAW8- 

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

Sliver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,'.... 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
 
Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot.... 
„ 
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 

Solid Byes.................................................per ton $25
go
70
50
80 
go
* dll.
St©6l, Game............................................  
60A10
85
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s . ... . ..7. 
TO
Oneida  Commnnlty, Hawley a Norton*«. .V. 
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per dos
Mouse, delusion.................................. $1.60 per dos
Bright Market...................................  
"n
Annealed M arket...............................  70—10
w>_in
Coppered Market...................................... 
Tinned Market.....................................................6214
Coppered  Spring  Steel.......................... 
S
Barbed  Fence,galvanised..................." " "   2 TO

TRAPS. 

WIRE. 

nf.

 

“ 

painted........................2 30

HORSE NAILS.

WBNNCHNS. 

Putnam .............................................. 
dls  05
dls. 10410
Northwestern...................................  
dls
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled...............  
‘so
Coe’s  G enuine................................ 
gn
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,!!......... 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................. .75416
Bird C ages........................... 
«,
Pomps, Cistern....................................  '  * 
75410
Screws, New L ist.......................................7041f 410
Casters, Bed a  .d Plate............................. 50410410
Dampers, American...........................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods... "...'55410 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

’  dls.

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M ETALS,

PIS TIN.

26c
2gc

ZINO.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty;  Sheet, 2#c per pound.
660 pound  casks.......................................
Per pound..............................................i
Ji©H —.................................................  16
Extra W iping................................................. 
" j 6
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
1 60
Cookson........................................... per  ponnd
Hallett’a.......................................... 
TIN—MBLYN GRADE.
10x141c, Charcoal.................................. 
14X20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20ix , 

$ 7  50
 
7  gn
n  ,g
 
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Each additional X on this grade, tt.75.

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10x14 IC,  Charcoal........................ 
14x20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
 
14x20IX, 

 
Bach additional X on this grade $1.50.

7.
 
6  75
D  ¿jj
 
............................." " T "   9 25

 

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX,

BOOTING PLATES

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"  Worcester..............................  g  51»
.........................  8  50
••-•••...................  18  50
, 
6  00
7  50
12  50
15  50

▲llaway  Grade................. 

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

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"A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  p a t planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

Broken packs # c  per pound extra.

14x81  IX ......................................................... 
14x66 IX, for No. 8 Bollen, I __ _____.  
14x60 IX,  “ 

  15  00
'  *
f PCr ponnd....  10 00

11  9 

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W EDNESDAY,  JU N E   20,  1894.

A M E R IC A N   PA T RIO T ISM .

Is patriotism  still  a  living  sentiment 
and  a  powerful  motive  in  the  world ? 
If so, it is precisely what  it  was  a  hun­
dred,  a  thousand  years  ago;  or  has  it 
changed  its  ground ?  Until  of  late 
years  it  has  been,  we should say, just a 
wider sort of home-feeling,  local  attach- j 
ment and pride of race; but now we  live 
in an era of  introspection  and  analysis, 
and  it  is  difficult  for  any  habit of the 
mind or heart to  maintain  itself  in  un­
conscious  simplicity.  The  patriot  asks 
himself:  “Why do I  love  my  country, 
and  what  are the reasons of my  love for 
it?”

In  his  “Sebastopol,” speaking  of the 
courage and steadfastness of the  defend­
ers of that place,  Tolstoi  says:  “There 
is so much simplicity and so  little  effort 
in what they do that  you  are  persuaded 
that they could, if it were  necessary,  do 
a hundred times  more—that  they  could 
do everything.  You judge that the  sen­
timent that impels  them is  not  the  one 
you  have  experienced,  mean  and vain, 
but  another  and  more  powerful  one, 
which  has  made  men  of  them,  living 
tranquilly  in  the  mud,  working  and 
watching among the bullets, with  a hun­
dred chances to one of being killed,  con­
trary to the  common  lot  of  their  kind. 
It is not for a cross, for  rank;  it  is  not 
that they are threateued into  submitting 
to such terrible conditions  of  existence. 
There must be another,  a  higher  motive 
power.  This motive power is found in a 
sentiment  which  rarely  shows  itself, 
which  is  concealed  with  modesty,  but 
which is deeply rooted in  every  Russian 
heart—patriotism.”

But still the question is not  answered. 
Tolstoi  is  a  terrible  analyst,  and  he 
seems to hold that vanity  is,  to  a  great 
extent, the stay of the  soldier’s  courage 
even  when  be  is  defending  his  native 
land  against  invasion.  On  the  other 
hand,  he appears to  admit  that  patriot­
ism itself is an  honest  and  real feeling, 
like the love of the child for  its  mother. 
One might suppose  that  such  a  feeling 
would  thrive  best  in  a  small country, 
which might be more easily  embraced by 
a  tender  imagination;  but  Russia  cer­
tainly is not a small  country;  neither  is 
our own. 
In Russia, it is true,  the  case 
is somewhat simpler than it is over here;

the 

'T H E   M TCTTTGATST  T R A D E S M A N .
nopolists.  Perhaps  the  appellation  is 
I suited to all these  and  many  more, and 
then, again, perhaps it is not. 
It  all de­
pends  on  what  is  meant  by  the  word 
“monopoly.”  Webster, who is sometimes 
quoted as an authority, gives,  as  a  defi­
nition  of 
the  word,  “the  exclusive 
power, right or privilege  of  selling  any 
any commodity.”  According to this, the 
Standard  Oil  Company  is,  perhaps, a 
monopoly—it depends on whether  it has 
the exclusive  right  to  sell  its  peculiar 
product.  The  Sugar  Trust  may,  also, 
be  a  monopoly;  so  may the  telephone, 
telegraph  and  railroad  corporations,  if 
they  possess  exclusive  rights  in  their 
own  provinces.  And  even  if  they  do 
not  possess  exclusive  rights,  but  are 
striving to obtain them, they  are rightly 
termed monopolists.  Now  if  monopoly 
is an evil, per  se,  then  the  institutions 
mentioned are evils,  but  if  their  moral 
quality depends upon the  results  of  the 
monopoly, then, perhaps, they  are  good 
and not bad.

for  there  patriotism  is  promoted  by 
homogeneity of race, and by a traditional 
the 
loyalty  to  the  hereditary  head  of 
State—“the  little  father”—whom 
the 
millions  of  the  Russian peasantry  love 
with  an  ardor  which  has  suffered  no 
abatement  from 
influence  of  a 
nihilistic  propaganda.  But  we  Ameri­
cans  have  preserved  nothing  like  the 
Russian homogeneity of race.  We  must 
include in the scope of our immense  fel­
low-citizenship every alien who has been 
here long enough to take out  naturaliza­
tion papers.  Those of us who  belong  to 
the old stock which furnished the  heroes 
-of  the  Revolution  of  ’76  have  much 
which we do not have in common  with  a 
vast  part  of  the  population  of 
the 
United  States  to-day.  And  yet  these 
more recently made  Americans—for  the 
most part, at least—have acquired a new 
patriotism  on  these  shores,  and  are 
ready, if need be, to peril all  in  defense 
of their adopted country.

In lieu of homogeneity of race, in  lieu 
of inherited traditions  and  associations, 
a ground  of  common  patriotism  is  af­
forded  for  the  representatives  of  all 
the nationalities of the  Old  World  here 
in the New World  in  the  breath  of  the 
democratic idea which is the  vital  prin­
ciple of our political  system. 
It  is  our 
boast that our country  is  “the  home  of 
the free,” and under a shelter as wide as 
that  every  freeman  may  feel at home. 
The conception is beautiful  enough,  but 
how far has  it  been  actually  realized ? 
We shall say nothing  of  those  imported 
laborers who have been brought  here  to 
compete with  native-born  laborers,  but 
who are themselves already beginning to 
strike for higher wages; though certainly 
we  might  ask  whether  it  was  either 
patriotism  or  a  philanthropic  impulse 
which  prompted  this  enterprise.  But 
how  is  it  with  those  who  appeal  con­
stantly for office in the name  of  patriot­
ism, and who profess a sincere  desire  to 
serve the whole people ?  Is it not a fact 
that  when  they  are  not simply selfish 
demagogues they  are  often  only  bitter 
and narrow partisans, seeking in  reality 
to serve their own party  and  cherishing 
anything but love  for  their  compatriots 
of the other parties ?  Or, if  the  contlict 
is not between parties for the  mere  sake 
of  partisan  victory  and  the  spoils  of 
office, is it not between rival interests  of 
a material nature ?  The  voters  of  this 
vast  country  are  divided  mainly  into 
two great parties, and the way  in  which 
the  members  of  one  of  those  parties 
speak of the members of the other  is  the 
reverse of complimentary.  They use too 
often the language  of  bitter  enmity,  of 
open hostility,  and  one  might  suppose 
that  the  average  citizen  of  the United 
States believes half of his fellow-citizens 
to be either fools or knaves.  And yet, so 
complex and self-contradictory is human 
nature,  we should  find  them  all  forget­
ting their differences should a foreign foe 
threaten the land with invasion.

M ONOPOLY  A N D   M ON O POLY .
Much is heard these days about monop­
oly. 
It is abused and called hard  names 
by many newspapers and public speakers 
who appear to have decided the question, 
“What 
is  monopoly?”  It  is,  in  the 
opinion of these people, such an  institu­
tion as the Standard Oil Company, or the 
Sugar Trust.  Sometimes a  railroal  cor­
poration is  called  a  monopoly;  so  is  a 
telephone  or  a 
telegraph  company. 
Operators of coal  mines  are  called  mo-

Monopolies are  not  confined  to  com­
modities,  whether 
industrial  or  com­
mercial,  nor  to  transportation  or  tele­
phone or  telegraph  privileges.  Indeed, 
the ways in which  a  monopoly  may  be 
established,  or  attempted  to  be  estab­
lished, are legion.  One form  of monop­
oly is to be found  in  the  labor  market, 
and  in  the  product  of  unionism.  The 
chief object of unions—the one thing for 
which they seem to exist—is to  get  con­
trol of  the  labor  market.  They  object 
to any one not a unionist  obtaining  em­
ployment,  and  the  methods  by  which 
they endeavor  to  attain  their  end  are, 
like  Bret  Harte’s  heathen  Chinee,  pe­
culiar.  An attempt on  the  part  of  the 
makers of any product to get  control  of 
the market for their wares  always raises 
a  storm  of  protest  from  the  unions. 
They do not  stop  to  ascertain  whether 
any one would be injured by the monopoly 
if established;  they may have  no knowl­
edge whatever of facts;  but  a  monopoly 
is sought to  be  established,  and  that  is 
sufficient.  They do not admit, of course, 
that they are  attempting  to  monopolize 
the labor market—they  are  simply  try­
ing  “to  elevate 
the  workingman,” 
“ameliorate the hard lot of  the  toilers,” 
“compel employers to do justice  to their 
employes,” etc., etc.  Sometimes,  if  the 
workingman they wish to elevate  is  not 
a unionist, they use dynamite as  a lever; 
sometimes,  in order  to  soften  the  hard 
lot  of  the  (nonunionist)  toilers,  they 
will not allow them to work  at  all;  and, 
sometimes, in order to  compel  employes 
to do what is  right,  unionists  force  em­
ploys to quit work at the point  of  a  re­
volver.  These  methods  may  seem  pe­
culiar, but they  are  unionism,  and  are 
employed to “further the cause of human 
brotherhood,” and so they must be right. 
Labor  is  a  commodity;  differing  some­
what from other commodities,  it is  true, 
but a commodity just the  same.  Unions 
claim the exclusive right  to  the  sale  of 
labor.  According  to  unionism,  a  man 
who is not a unionist has no right  to sell 
his labor—that right belongs to  the  men 
who are members  of  an  organization—a 
union.  The Constitution of  the  United 
States  says  that  “all  men  are  created 
equal;  that they  are  endowed  by  their 
Creator with  certain  inalienable  rights; 
that among  these  are  life,  liberty  and 
the pursuit of  happiness;”  but unionism 
says  that  the  right  to  live  belongs  to 
unionists, and those who  are  not  mem- 
i bers of unions should  not be allowed the

liberty to earn  the  necessary  means  of 
existence.  They  “interview”  employ­
ers,  and  use  every  means  and  employ 
numberless arguments  to  convince  em­
ployers  that  they  should  not  employ 
nonunionist  labor,  and,  when  all  else 
fails, “boycott” those who  will  not  ac 
cede to their demands.  The  product  of 
nonunionist labor  must  not  be  sold  or 
used and  he who  handles  it  incars  the 
deadly hatred  of  unionists,  who  do  all 
in their power to ruin  the  trade  of  the 
man who has the temerity  to  offer  non- 
unionist goods for sale.  May not  union 
ists  reasonably  be  termed monopolists? 
Surely.  Then, are not  the  oft-repeated 
tirades of unionists and  unionist  organs 
a trifle wearisome?
The moral quality  of  a  monopoly  de­
pends not so much on the  results  as  on 
the method employed  to  obtain  the  re­
sults. 
If  the  result  sought  to  be  ob­
tained is just and right,  then  the  meth­
ods employed in  pursuit  of  such  result 
should be of  the  same  character, for, if 
the result be evil, so will be the methods, 
and if the methods be evil so will  be the 
result.  Therefore,  if  the  methods  of 
the monopolist are evil, then  the  result­
ing  monopoly  is  evil. 
It  matters  not 
whether it be a monopoly  of  the  oil  or 
sugar trade, or  of  labor  that  is  sought 
to  be  established,  if  the  methods  em­
ployed to establish the monopoly are un­
just and oppressive, then the  result will 
be evil.  Good never  results  from  evil, 
and if it did it would be  no  justification 
for evil doing.  Who will say  that  it  is 
right and just to take away from  a  man 
the right  to  earn  a  living?  Who  will 
say that, to  force  an  employer 
to  em­
ploy none but members  of  an  organiza­
tion does not savor  strongly  of  oppres­
sion?  Who  will  say  that  the  destruc­
tion of  property, not  to  say  of  human 
life,  is  right,  even  though  the  result 
sought be a just one?  Yet  these are the 
ordinary,  every-day  methods  employed 
by the unions to enforce  their  demands, 
and to establish their monopoly of labor. 
Is oppression any  less  oppressive  when 
it is  the  act  of  the  “laboring  classes” 
than when  it  is  the  act  of  employers? 
Is arson, or murder, or any of the crimes 
which have been committed in the furth- 
l erance of  the plans of “organized labor” 
any less criminal  than when  committed 
by 
If  so,  why?  But 
crime is crime, no matter  by whom com­
mitted, and, if  the  methods  of  monop­
olists are criminal,  then  the  results  of 
their methods are bad,  because  they are 
the  results  of  crime.  Unionism  is  a 
form of monopoly  the  most  oppressive, 
the most outrageous  the world  has  ever 
seen.  The reason it has  been  tolerated 
so long is because  our  political  institu­
tions are somewhat “peculiar.”

individuals? 

Considerable complaint comes  to  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n  over  the  action  of  certain 
country  banks  in  deducting  exchange 
from the  proceeds  of  drafts, even when 
the  exchange  has  been  properly  paid 
by the country merchant.  This complaint 
has  always  been  common  against  a 
syndicate of country banks  owned  prin­
cipally by an Ionia county gentleman, and 
the  same  trouble  has lately been experi­
enced at Lansing and many other smaller 
towns.  Such a practice  is so manifestly 
dishonest and  unbusinesslike  that  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n   proposes to  make  a  list  of 
those banks  which  persist  in  the  prac­
tice and publish them from week to week 
as  institutions  unworthy  of  respect  or 
confidence.

T I Î i £   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

CANDIES, FR U ITS  an d   NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK CANDY.
Cases

“ 
“ 

Standard,  per  lb ..........
H .H .................
Twist  ............
Boston  Cream  .............
8*
Cut  Loaf........................
Extra H.  H .................... ..  8*
MIXED CANDY.

Bbls.
Standard........................
............... 5*4
Leader............................. ................ 5*
Royal.............................
Nobby.............................
...  7
English  Rock...............
Conserves......................
Broken Taffy.................
Peanut Squares.............
French Creams.............
Valley  Creams.............
Midget, 30 lb. baskets..
Modern, 301b. 
.......

. .baskets

«i  «y*

“ 
fancy—In  b u lk

*‘ 

Lozenges,  plain...................................
printed...............................
Chocolate Drops...................................
Chocolate Monumentais....................
Gum Drops............................................
Moss Drops...........................................
Sour Drops............................................
Imperials......................  ......................
fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.
Lemon Drops...............  ......................
Sour D rops.......  ................................ .
Peppermint Drops  .............................
Chocolate Drops...................................
H. M. Chocolate  Drops.......................
Gum Drops...........................................
Licorice Drops......................................
A. B. Licorice  Drops  ........................
Lozenges, plain.....................................
printed................................
Imperials...............................................
Mottoes............................................... .
Cream Bar............................................
Molasses  B ar........................................
Hand Made  Creams.......  ..................
Plain Creams........................................
Decorated Creams.............................
String  Rock..........................................
Burnt Almonds.....................................
Wlntergreen  Berries...........................
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes... 
No. 1, 
No. 2, 

3 
2

“ 
“ 

“ 

“

OBANOES.

Bbls.
6
6
6

Palis.

8*

Palls
6*
6*
7*
8

8
8*
9
13
•  8*  
.  8
Palls.
.......  8*
.......  9#
...... 12
.....   12*
.......  5
.......  7*
.......  8*
....  10
Per Box
........ 60
.........50
...75 
..SO 
..40 
1  00 
..80 
..60
.......60
.......70
...... 56
___55
85@95
...... 80
___ 90
___60
..1  00
___60
34
51
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D E P L O R A B L E   G R O V ELIN G .

Governor Rich  is  developing-  He has 
been  before  the  public  so  long  as  a 
“plain,  practical  farmer,”  that  one can 
hardly credit  the fact  that  he  is  some­
thing  of  a  sociologist.  But  he  is.  He 
has evolved an idea,  and it  is  Governor 
Rich’s  belief,  at  least,  that  his  “crude 
plan” will solve the labor question.  His 
plan is to give  corporate powers to labor 
unions  and 
them  certain 
privileges  and  at  the  same  time  put 
them under state control.

thus  give 

the 

interests  of 

Governor Rich does not  appear  to  ap­
preciate the  difference  between  a  “cor­
poration” organized  for  the  purpose  of 
carrying on an industrial  or  commercial 
enterprise in which the entire  communi­
ty is  interested  and a  “union”  of  irre­
sponsible  individuals  in  which  only  a 
small  number of  people  are  interested. 
Suppose, in the first instance, it is a rail­
road  company  upon  which  corporate 
powers  are  conferred  and  over  which 
the  state  proposes  to  exercise  control. 
The  basis  of  the  state’s  claim  to  any 
measure of control over the affairs of the 
railroad  company  is the  interest  which 
all the people have in the success of such 
an enterprise.  The  public  is interested 
in prompt and efficient  -service,  for upon 
this largely  depends  the  internal  com­
mercial  and  industrial  business  of  the 
the 
country.  But  in  what  way  will 
business 
country 
be  heloed  by  conferring 
corporate 
powers  upon'  trades  unions ?  The 
skill and efficiency  of  the  individual  is 
certainly  a  consideration  of  immense 
importance to the community; but  where 
is the  connection  between  the  individ­
ual’s skill as a  mechanic  and  his  mem­
bership  in  a  union?  If  he  be  not  an 
efficient  workman,  membership  in  a 
union  will not help him, and if he  is,  he 
does  not  need  the  union.  How,  then, 
can 
the  giving  his  union  corporate 
powers be of any benefit  to him?  Then, 
too, the  interest of  the  public  in  trade 
organizations is hardly the interest which 
it  has  in  railroads  and  other  corpora­
tions, and is  not  very  flattering  to  the 
unions.  As  to  giving  unions  a  legal 
standing,  and placing  them  under  state 
control,  it is  nonsense.  The  individual 
members are each  recognized by the law 
and their  rights  conceded  and  secured. 
These  rights  are  the  rights  of  every 
citizen and there is no  reason for  giving 
any  citizen  or  any  number  of  citizens 
special 
special 
powers.  The  state  can  exercise  no 
control  over  any  citizen  except  he,  by 
his acts,  becomes  an  outlaw,  when  he 
ceases to  be a citizen  and  can  use  none 
of the privileges of citizenship.  Neither 
can the state  exercise  any  control  over 
an organization of citizens,  except so far 
as the acts or objects  of the organization 
may be illegal or inimical to the rights of 
others.

legal  recognition  or 

Governor Rich’s  “idea”  was  probably 
the outgrowth of his  fears. 
In  common 
with  many  others  he  attaches  an  im­
portance  to  labor  organizations  which 
does not  belong  to  them,  and  so  he  is 
willing  to  truckle  and  fawn  upon  the 
workingman who is a member of a union, 
forgetting altogether  the one who is not. 
Does not the Governor  know that to give 
organizations  of  workingmen  a 
legal 
status, as such,  would be either  to  com­
pel all workingmen to join the unions  or 
to  make  them  industrial  or  social  out­
laws, depending for existence  even upon 
the  “grace”  of  the  unionists?  Those

who refused to surrender  their manhood 
into  the  keeping  of  the  union  dema­
gogues would  be  given  short  shrift,  if 
one may  judge  by  the  past  conduct  of 
the unions.  Governor Rich  is  certainly 
developing,  but  the spectacle  of  a  Gov­
ernor getting down on all fours to truckle 
to  a  small  circle  of  scheming  dema­
gogues  whose  chief  weapons  are 
the 
strike  and  boycott  and  who  are  ever 
ready  to  resort  to  incendiarism  and 
murder to accomplish their ends,  affords 
a striking example of the depth of degra­
dation  to  which  a  “practical  politician” 
will  sink  in  the  attempt  to further  his 
chances  for  a second term.

It  appears  that  the  Chinese  are  not 
very slow to learn the lessons of progress 
from  the  western  peoples  with  whom 
they  are  brought 
in  contact.  Some 
Chinese mechanics  who  appear  to  have 
been  to the  United States, were engaged 
with a large number  of others in making 
some  extensive  repairs  to  the  govern­
ment buildings in  Pekin,  and  it  struck 
them that it would be a good thing to get 
up a strike for short hours  and long pay, 
“allee samee  Melican man.”  They  pro­
ceeded  to  persuade  their  fellow-work­
men, and organized the strike.  But they 
soon  found  that  it  would  not  work  in 
that  country.  The  Emperor  published 
an edict, ordering the police and military 
to  arrest  every  one  who  presumed  to 
attempt preventing  “scabs”  from  work­
ing.  The  walking  delegates  were 
ordered to  be  strangled  to  death  on  a 
charge of high treason,  and  the  remain­
der were banished for three  years.  The 
big strike  came  to  an  ignominous  con­
clusion,  and  several  million  patriotic 
people 
join  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   in  the  hope  that  the  time 
may come when the  rulers  of  this  coun­
try will  see  the  necessity  of  punishing 
rioting and  anarchy  in  the  same  sum 
inary manner.

in  America  will 

There appears to be a conflict  of opin­
ion  among  those  who  have  expressed 
themselves  regarding  the  abolition  of 
the three days  of  grace. 
It  is  said  by 
some to be inherited  from  the  past,  in 
other words, that  it  is  merely  custom. 
Others assert that it rests upon  a  statu­
tory  enactment. 
In  order  to  ascertain 
which position was the correct  one, Sen­
ator Peter Doran was  appealed  to.  Mr. 
Doran says there is no  law  on  the  sub­
ject but the law  of  custom;  but,  as  the 
Michigan  Supreme  Court,  in  affirming 
the  constitutionality  of  the  Saturday 
half-holiday,  distinctly  recognized  the 
existence of the three  days  of  grace  as 
determining the  time  when  a  note  be­
came  due, the  custom  now  has  all  the 
force of a statutory enactment.  Perhaps 
the fact that the Supreme  Court  has  so 
recognized the custom  may  account  for 
the supposition that there was  a  law on 
the subject.

In 

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   presents, this week, 
a complete report of the  proceedings  of 
the convention of retail grocerymen held 
at  Clare  last  Wednesday,  and  heartily 
commends the movement  inaugurated at 
that  time. 
this  connection  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n  takes  pleasure  in  reiterat­
ing the position it has taken on the  sub­
ject  of  the  organization  of  the  fetail 
grocery trade—that  the  retailer  should 
follow the example of  the wholesaler  in 
organizing  local  associations  in  every 
community  for  the  maintenance  of  le­
gitimate profits on sugar and other staple 
articles. 
In  this  way  the  retail  trade 
will be in a position  to  co-operate  with 
the wholesale grocery trade  in  shutting 
off  cutters,  besides  securing  other  ad­
vantages in the way of  enforcing collec­
tions  against  bad  pay  customers  and 
circumventing dead-beats.

“ 

Fancy  Seedliugs,  96s......................................... 3  Oo
Sorrentos,  160s...................................................  4  00
2l0s...................................................  4  50
Rodls,  160s............................................................4  50
200s .........................................................   5  00
Messinas, flats,  80s..........................................   2 001

“ 

LEMONS.

 

“ 

NUTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

50-lb.  “ 

extra 
“ 

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

Choice 300.............................................................4  00
Extra choice 360...............................................   4  00
Extra fancy 300.................................................   5  00
Extra fancy 360.................... 
4  50
BANANAS.
Large bunches...................................................  200
Small bunches...................................................  l  25
Figs, fancy  layers, 81b.............................
“  20ft.............................
141b..............................
“ 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................
.............................
Persian, 50-lb.  box........................
1 lb Royals......................................
Almonds, Tarragona................................
Ivaca..........................................
California................................
Brazils, new...............................................
Filberts......................................................
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................
French.......................................
Calif...........................................
Tabie  Nuts,  fancy...................................
choice.......  ......................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  .............................
Chestnuts...................................................
Hickory Nuts per b u ................................
Cocoanuts, full sacks..............................
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns...................................
“  Roasted......................
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...........................
“  Roasted.....................
Choice, H. P.,  Extras..............................
“  Roasted...................

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@  5* 
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@   6

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PEANUTS.

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The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows:

OILS.
BARRELS.
Eocene.......................................
XXX  W.  W. Mich.  Headlight
Naptha.......................................
Stove Gasoline..........................
C ylinder....................................................27
Engine  ..................................................... 13
Black, 15 cold  test............................
FROM  TANK  WAGON.
Eocene 
..................................................... 
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  Headlight...............  

@ 6* 

8*

@ 7* 
@38 
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@ 8*
7
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LIVE.

POULTRY. 
Local dealers pay as follows:
Turkeys........................................
Chickens.......................................
Fowls.............................................
Ducks............................................
G eese............................................
Turkeys.........................................
Chickens....  ...............................
F ow l..............................................
Ducks............................................
G eese............................................
UNDRAWN.
Turkeys.........................................
Chickens.......................................
Fowls............................................
Ducks...........................................
G eese............... ............................

DRAWN.

7 @  8
.  6 @  7
.  5 @  6
■  8 @  9 

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Mich ig a n (Tertfal

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

•Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20d m ...........Detroit  E xpress.............7 00am
5 30 a m   .... »Atlantic and  Pacific.......1120pm
1  50 p m ........ New York Express..........  6 00 p m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  7:00am ;  re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:35 pm, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains eeat  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A. A l m q u is t , Ticket Agent,

Union Passenger Station.

CHICAGO 

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A N D : W EST  M ICHIG 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  7:16pm  *6:45am
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.
7:30am 
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
3:15pm
Ar.  Manistee............  12:20pm 
8:15pm
Ar. Traverse City—   12:40pm 
8:45pm
Ar. Charlevoix........  
3:15pm 
11:10pm
Ar.  Petoskey 
3:45pm 
11:40pm
Arrive  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:00p.m.
PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.
ToChIcago.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 *11:45pm
ToG. R..lv.Petoskey  5:00am  1:30pm 
............

 
 
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•Every day.  Other trains week days only.

 
 
 
 

DETROIT, 

FEB- “■im

LANSING7Sc  N O RTH ERN   R .  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

TO  AND  FROM SAGINAW,  ALMA AND ST.  LOUIS.

Lv. Grand Rapids........   7:00am  *1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar. D etroit.................... 11:40am *5:30pm  10:10pm
Lv.  Detroit....................   7:40am  *1:10pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........ 12:40pm  *5:15pm  10:45pm
Lv. GR  7:40am  5:00pm  Ar. G R.11:40am 10:55pm
Lv. Grand Rt^pids............  7:00am  1:30pm  5:25pm
Ar.from Lowell............... 12:40pm 5:15pm  ...........
Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn­
ing train.
•Every day.  Other trains  week days only. 
_________ GEO. DeHAVKN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t

TO LOWELL VIA  LOWELL  &  HASTINGS  R.  R.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

W A U K E E   R ailw ay.
EASTWARD.

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11 00pm
12 35am 
1 25am 
3 10am
6 40am 
7 15am 
5 40am 
730am 
537am
7 00am

Trains Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
Owosso........ Ar
E. Saginaw..Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F li n t............Ar
Pt.  H uron...A r
Pontiac........Ar
Detroit..........Ar K

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

325pm
4 27pm
5 20pm
6 05pm 
8 00pm 
837pm
7 05pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

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For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
Points  ...............................................t7:35 a.m .
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon.......tl :00 p. m.
....... +-1:55 p.  m.
  *7:30 p.  m.
For  Grand  Haven  and  Milwaukee,+10:05 p. m. 
For Grand Haven  (Sunday only)........ ? :00 a. m.

“ 
“  Chicago and Milwau­

kee,  Wis 

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«Daily.

tDaily except  Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35 a.m.,  12:60 
p.m., 4:35 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 6:40 a.  m., 10:10 
a. m., 3:16 p. m. and  10:50  p.  m.  Sunday,  only, 
8 :00 a. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward — No. 11  Parlor Car.  No. 16 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sl^apar.

J a s . C a m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

Grand Rapids  & Indiana

L eave g o in g  

TBAINS  GOING  NOBTH.
* 

North
For  M ackinaw......................................................... 7:40 a. m.
For Traverse City and S aginaw ........................... 4:50 p. m.
For  M ackinaw........................................................... 10  25 p .m .
L eave g o in g  
For  C incinnati............................................................7:00 a .m.
For  K alam azoo and  C hicago...............................2  30 p .m .
For  F ort W ayne and  th e  E a st............................2:30 p .m .
For  C incinnati......................................................... *6:40  p.  .m
For  K alam azoo and C hicago............................*11:40  p. m.

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

South.

Chicago via G. R. St I. R. R.

2 :S0p m  *11:40p m
7:10 a m
2:30 p  m  train  has through  W agner  Buffet  P arlor 

Lv Grand R apids............. 7 :0 0 a m  
Arr  C hicago...................... 2:00 p m   9:00 p m  
Oar and coach.

11:40  p m  train  d aily,  through W agner S leeping Car 

and Coach.
Lv  C hicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
3:30  p m   has  through  W agner  Buffet  Parlor  Car. 
U*.30pm  train d aily, th rou gh   W agner  Sleeping  Oar.

6:60  a m  
2.00 p m 

3:30 p m  
9:15 p m 

11:30 p m
6:6 6 a m

For M uskegon—L eave. 

M uskegon, G rand R ap id s & In d ia n a .
9:40 a m
7:35  a m  
*:40  p m  
5:20 p m
O .L. LOCKWOOD,

From  Muskegon—Arrive

General P assenger and T icket A gent.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

She Belonged  to the Union.

Domestic—“How  much  do  you  pay, 
Mrs. Hiram Daly—“FI  pay  you  what 
Domestic—“I  don’t  work  for no star­

mum?”
you are  worth.”
vation wages.  Good day, mum!”
Use  Tradesman Coupon Books.

New  York  City,  who, in  1820, when  he | 
was but forty years of age,  retired  from 
business with what was  then  accounted I 
a large fortune,  and  devoted  himself  to j 
travel, study, and a generous  hospitality 
to  eminent  Americans  and  foreigners. > 
Some of those who read these  lines  may j 
I have known him personally, though their | 
| number must  be  small, since  it  is  now 
forty-three  years  since  he  died.  From 
11827 to 1851, the  year  of  his  death,  he j 
kept the diary I speak of,  and  in  it  he 
set down not only a record of  events im­
mediately affecting himself, but  also his 
reflections  and  opinions  upon  matter» 
and things in general.  They are  all  ex­
ceedingly interesting,  but what  he  says 
about  the  great  commercial  revulsion 
which  began  in  1837  and  lasted  until 
1845 is for the present moment  the  most 
so. 
I resist the temptation  to  cite  por­
tions of his  remarks,  but  any  one who 
cares to look them up will  find  in  them 
the same  denunciations  of  the  corrup­
tion and  folly  of  the  Government,  the 
same  complaints  of  the  extravagance 
and rapacity of private  citizens,  and the 
same  dismal  forbodings  of  the  future 
that we hear now.

IO
Drug’s Ifc M e d i d n o s *

S tate  B oard  o f PM arm acy.

O ae  Tm t —Ottm Ar E b « rU eh , Aha  Arbor.
T o o   T o n   George  9 u 4 n a ,  Xoni*.
T k m   T e e n —C  A.  B afb ««.  Cheboygan.
F<rar  T e tr i—ft. KL  F a r  MSI, O v o o o .
FFre l e a n —F. W.  R. P erry, Detroit. 
P reiid e& V -O ttB tr E bertaeb, Ana  Arbor, 
f  eeretery —S tea iey  E. Partem , Owoeeo.
V rtaenrer—Qeo. ^ a o d n m , Ionia.
C o m in g   M ating»—Star  Island.  Jane  SS  a nr 
H otfbtet, Aug. ** and 3ft;  Ltcxtsf, 5or.  I  and '*

X le h i^ ta   State  Fbarm aeeatical  A m ’a . 
P red d e & t—A. B. S tevens, Ann Arbor. 
Vlee-Preeldent—A. F. Parker, D etroit.
T r e t n r e r —W .  Dupont,  D etroit, 
fteerecajr—-ft.  A. Thom pson. Detroit.

Grand  R apids  P h a n n s c e ttic s l Society 
P re sid e n t, W a lte r K. S ch m id t.  See’y , Ben. S c h ro n d e r 
1  -

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1 

1111 

... 

O U R  ID L E   CU RREN CY .

The exports of gold, which  have  now 
been going on at the rate of So, 000,000 to 
36,000,000 per  week  for  several  weeks, 
and amount  for  the  year  to  not  mnch 
less than 850,000.000, have had  an  effect 
upon  the  rates  of  interest  for  money, 
which are lower than they have  been  at 
any time since the cessation  of last sum­
mer’s  panic. 
In  Europe,  too,  as  here, 
the  banks  are  overflowing  with  gold. 
The Bank of  England  has  8180,000,000, 
the Bank of France 3350,000.000,  and the 
Bank of  Germany,  allowing  530,000,000 
of its reported coin  to  be  silver,  8175,- 
000,000.  The  Austro-Hungarian  Bank, 
also, as well as the national  trea-ury  of 
Austria-Hungary,  has  accumulated  a 
large amount of gold to  prepare  for  the 
approaching resumption  of  specie  pay­
ments in gold and  the  establishment  of 
that metal as  the  standard  of  value  in 
place of silver,  to  be  completed  during 
the year.

As usual, the comment  is  made  upon 
this state of things by many people  that 
it is unprecedented,  but they  either  for­
get the past or have  had  no  experience 
of it.  As a matter  of  fact,  money  was 
loaned in New York City in 1888 at 1  per 
cent.,  and the same thing also  happened 
in  1885,  1877  and  1576.  While,  there­
fore,  the present volume of idle currency 
and the  low  compensation  paid  for  its 
use are unusual, they by no means occur 
for the first time in our financial history.
This lapse of memory  is, however, not 
surprising.  We are all  liable to  it,  and 
the more so the  older  we  grow.  While 
they  last,  cold  weather  is  always  the 
coldest and  hot weather  the  hottest we 
think we  ever  knew,  and  nothing  but 
the record can convince  us  to  the  con­
trary.  So, too, every calamity  that hap­
pens to us is the worst that we  ever suf­
fered, though  we said the same  thing  of 
the one just  before  it,  and  will  say  it 
again of the next one after it. 
It  is for­
tunate for us that this  is  so. 
If we  re­
tained a lively recollection of all our sor­
rows  their  accumulated  weight  would 
crush us.  As it is,  we shake off  the  ef­
fects of one before we have to  encounter 
another,  and thus take them, as  it were, 
in detail,  instead  of  having  to  endure 
them ail at the same time.

At the same time it must be  confessed 
that in the present junctnre many things 
conspire to make it bard  for  men  to  be 
courageous  and  hopeful.  Not  only  is 
Congress  wasting  time  in  interminable 
debate  over  a  tariff which  the  country 
clamors to have agreed upon one way  or 
another,  but  too  much  evidence  exists 
that  the  delay  is  purposely  protracted 
for  private  and  selfish  ends. 
In  New 
York City we are compelled to  listen  to 
proofs of  corruption  among  the  guard­
ians of the public  peace which  goes  far 
to  destroy  the  respect  for  authority 
which is the  safeguard of life and  prop­
erty. 
In  various  parts  of  the  country 
thousands  of workmen  are  both  volun­
tary 
idle  themselves  and  murderously 
keeping those  of  their  fellow workmen 
who  want 
to  work  idle  also,  while 
neither sheriffs, governors,  nor  soldiers 
are  able  to  repress  them.  Naturally, 
the bankruptcies  of  railroad  companies 
and financial institutions are followed by 
those of private individuals, and  the list 
of  them  grows  longer  day  by  day. 
Europe  is  undergoing  a  like  affliction. 
The  Panama  scandals  in  France  find 
their  counterpart  in  the  complicity  of 
high Italian statesmen  in  bank  frauds, 
while  even  in  Great  Britain  a  cabinet 
minister has just been  compelled  to  re­
sign his office in consequence of  his con­
nection with business transactions which 
a court  of  justice  has  pronounced  dis­
graceful.  Nevertheless,  I  still  main­
tain 
that  the  world  is  not  hopelessly 
ruined,  and  that  we  shall  eventually 
emerge  successfully  from  our  present 
troubles.  As we survived  the  crash  of 
1837, and those of  1857,  1860,  1873  and 
1884,  so  shall we  survive  that  of  1893 
and others yet to come.
This trait  of  human  nature  excuses, 
Bat to go back to what I  began  speak­
though it does not  justify, the  lamenta­
ing  of—the  accumulation  of  idle  cur­
rency at  the  great  financial  centers  of 
tions that we continually hear, especially 
from politicians and professional  agitat­
the world.  While it  is  an  unfavorable 
ors,  over  the  hard  times.  They  are 
symptom, in that it shows  a  diminution 
of activity in  business,  it  is,  neverthe­
hard,  to  be  sure,  but  they  are  not  the 
less, a  valuable  practical  refutation  of 
hardest that ever prevailed,  nor  are they 
special proofg of  depravity  and  corrup-
the  fallacy  so  often  repeated  and  so 
tion among  our  rulers  and  lawmaker 
vehemently insisted upon,  that  there  is
I was looking through the other  evening j not currency enough  in  the  country  to 
what to  an  old  New  Yorker  is  a  most  meet the requirements of  trade,  as well 
fascinating book,  the  “Diary  of  Philip j as that other  fallacy,  equally  often  re- 
Hone,” published a  few years ago.  Mr. ' peated  and  vehemently  asserted,  that 
Hone was  a  distinguished  merchant  of i the world’s stock of gold is not sufficient

for its business  needs. 
It  is  true  that 
during  last  summer’s  panic  currency 
was scarce and  a  premium  was  nomin­
ally  paid  for  it—that  is,  checks  upon 
banks which refused  to  honor  them  in 
currency  were  sold  at  a  discount—but 
this scarcity was the result  of  a  hoard­
ing which the panic inspired,  and it  dls- j 
appeared as soon as the  panic had spent 
its foree.  At  no  time  before  or  since 
was there any lack of the  currency  nec- j 
i essary for  business  transactions, and  if 
at the time enough currency  could  have 
I been created by any  magical  process  to 
| satisfy those who asked for it  merely  to 
hide  it  away  in  safes  and  vaults  the 
stock of it now  lying  idle  would  be  at 
least  doable  what  it  is,  if  not  more. 
That the  panic was  not  the  result  but 
| the cause of a lack of currency is proved 
| by the fact that in three  years  previous 
to  it  the  silver  purchases  under  the 
Sherman act had created  $150,000,000  in 
legal tender notes, and  that  the  exports 
of gold to which it is  ascribed  by  some 
I were not as great when it  commenced as 
they have been this  year  without  creat­
ing the slightest alarm.

Nevertheless,  the  agitation  for  more 
J currency goes on  and  probably  will  go 
on so long as  any  considerable  number 
j of our citizens are unable to beg, borrow 
or steal  as  much  of  it  as  they  desire. 
The  drift  of  the  arguments  recently 
| made in the House of  Representatives in 
favor of repealing  the  present  prohibi­
tory 10 per cent, tax on  State  bank  cir­
culation was that the  tax  denies  to  the 
farmer and the planter  the  privilege  of 
borrowing as much money as  he  wants. 
What need the farmer or the  planter has 
to borrow at all  was  not  explained, nor 
what he would do with  the  money  bor­
rowed if  he  got  it. 
If  he  spent  it  in 
paying his debts he would  be  no  better 
off than  he is now, and if be  laid  it  out 
in improving his land  he  could  not  re­
pay it on demand, so that the  bank  that 
lent it to him could  not  pay  its  deposi­
tors when they  asked  for  their  money, 
if, indeed, it could get any deposits from 
among a community where  everybody is 
a  borrower.  So,  too,  various  political 
conventions, including that of the  Penn­
sylvania Republicans,  have  declared  in 
favor of swelling the volume  of  the  na­
tional  currency  by  re-establishing  the 
free coinage of silver,  and a bill is about 
to be introduced  into  the  House of Rep­
resentatives for an increase of paper cur­
rency by the issue  of  State  bank  notes 
guaranteed by the national  Government. 
If the currency inflation  craze, of which 
these things are symptoms, shall be cured 
by a continuance of the present dull times, 
they  will  not  be  an  unmitigated  evil, 
and until  it  is  cured  in  some  way  we 
cannot  expect  long-continued  business 
prosperity. 
More Particulars of the Pharmaceutical 
D e t r o it ,  June  10—The  twelfth  an­
nual  meeting  of  the  Michigan  State 
take 
Pharmaceutical  Association  will 
place  Sept. 18  to  21  at  Detroit,  during 
the State Fair.  This  was  decided  upon 
as  the  wisest  plan,  considering 
the 
presellt  hard  times,  as  it  would  allow 
members to come at reduced  rates.  Our 
Association  numbers  600  and  is  on  the 
increase.  Many  valuable  papers  have 
been  promised,  as  well  as  reports  on 
various  interests.  Every  member  will 
receive dne notice of the program  of  the 
meeting, but it is hoped that  this  notice 
will be heeded and plans made  to  attend 
I the  meeting.  Please  give  this  a prom­
inent place and oblige,  Yours truly,

M a t t h e w   Ma r s h a l l .

Meeting.

F.  A .  T h o m pso n,  Sec’y.

We  are T.  II. 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
anteed.  We  have  sold  them  for 
many years.  Write  us  and 
secure 
the agency for  same.

HAZELTINE  8  PERKINS  DRUG  GO.

Wholesale Druggists,

GRAND  R A PID S, 
M ICH.
Typewriter Supply  Office.

- 

H .  B.  R O S E ,  M a n a g e r.

STATE  AOENCYcFOR  T H E

The Edison Mimeograph—The Simplex 
Duplicator—Type writer and Mimeograph 
Supplies  of  all  kinds.  Mail  orders  re­
ceive prompt attention.

Y.  M. C. A.  Building,

Grand  Rapids, Mich
Seely’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.

Hill’s Lemon,

(Wrapped)

(Wrapped)

Doz.  Gro. 
lo z .  $  90  10  SO
S  oz.  1  SO  18  60
4 ox.  8  OO  88  80
6  oz.  3  OO  33  OO
Seely’s  Vanilla
Doz.  Gro.
1 oz. $  1  6 0   16  80
8 oz.  8  OO  81  60
4 oz. 
",  75  40  80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
P lain   S .   S .  w ith  
corkscrew  a t sam e 
p ric e  if ¡p referred .
Correspondence

Solicited.
iTfch.

SEELY  MFQ.  CO.,  Detroit, 

T H E   M ICH TG hAJST  T R A D E S M A N

Wholesale Price  Current•

Declined—Morphia, Sub Nitrate Bismuth,  Sub  Carbonate  Bismuth

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Advanced—Linseed Oil. 

Oxychloride  Bismuth.

ACIDUM.

20

8® 

A cetlcum .......................  
Benzolcum  German..  65®
Boraclc 
...................... 
20® 
Carbollcum .................. 
52® 
C ltricum .......................  
H ydrochlor.................... 
3®
.....................  10® 12
Nltrocum 
O xallcum ......................   10® 1
Phosphorium  d ll......... 
20
Sallcyllcum..................1  25®1 60
Sulphurlcum.................   1K@
Tannicum ......................1  40® 1 60
Tartarlcum ................. 
30®  33
AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg...............  
4®
6®
20  deg...............  
Carbonas  .....................  12®
C hlorldum ...................  12®

ANILINK.

Black..............................2  00@2 25
Brown.........................  
80@1  00
Red................................   45®  50
Yellow...........................2  50@3 00

BACCAS.

Cnbeae (po  36)......... 
25®  30
Junlperus....................  
8®  10
Xantnoxylum ..............  25®  30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba........................  45®  50
Peru...............................  @2 25
Terabln, C an a d a __  
60®  65
T olutan........................  35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.....  ...........  18
Caaslae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Rnonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunus Virgin!......................  12
Qulllala,  grd..........................  10
Sassafras  ...............................  1’’
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........   15

EXTRACTUM. 
24® 25
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra.
33® 35
po............
11® 12
Haematox, 15 lh. box..
13® 14
Is...............
KS.............. 14® 15
K s.............. 16® 17
FERRU

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

® 15
Carbonate Precip........
®3  50
Citrate and Q ulnla—
Citrate  Soluble............ @ 80
@ 50
Ferrocy anidum Sol —  
@ 15
Solut  Chloride............
9® 2
Sulphate,  com’l ..........
@ 7
pure..............

“  

FLORA.

FOLIA.

A rn ica.........................
A nthem ls....................
Matricaria 
.......

18® 20
80® 35
5(1® 65

....................
Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin- 
nlvelly......................
Salvia  officinalis,  Ke 
and  K s......................
Ura Ursl 
.....................

18® 50
25® 28
Alx. 35® 50
15® 25
8® 10

“ 

“ 

SUMMI.

50®®®

Acacia,  1st  picked —  
....
....

® 60
® 40
2d 
@ 30
3d 
sifted sorts... @ 20
po.

“ 
“ 
11 

60®

“ 
“ 

Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)

“  Cape,  (po.  20)...
Socotri, (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Kb, 14 Ki.
®  1
16) .......................... 
Am m oniac...................  55®  60
Assafostlda, (po. 35).. 
40®  45
Bensolnnm...................  50®  55
Cam phors....................   46®  50
Buphorblum  po  .........  35® 
lo
Galbanum....................   @2  50
Gamboge,  po...............  70®  7b
Gnalacnm,  (po  35) —   ®  30
Kino,  (po  1  10)........  @1  15
M astic.........................  
®   80
Myrrh,  (po. 45)............  @  40
Opll  (po  3 60@3  80). .2 20@2 25
Shellac  ........................  45®  42
33®  35
T ragacanth.................  40®1  00

“ 
merba—In ounce packages

bleached....... 

25
20
25
28
23
25
80
22
25

A bsinthium .................
Bupatorlum .................
Lobelia.........................
M ajorum......................
Mentha  Piperita........
“  V lr.................
Rue........................
Tanacetum, V ..............
Thymus, V..............
MAGNESIA.
55® 60
Calcined, P at...............
Carbonate,  P at............ 20®
Carbonate, K. A  M — 20® 25
Carbonate, Jennings.. 35® 36

OLEUM.

! 

TINCTURES.
xp 

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Aconltum  Napellls  R .........  60
en
Aloes....................................!.  60
and  m yrrh....................   60
A rn ica.....................................   50
Asafoetlda..............................  
0
Atrope Belladonna.................  60
Benzoin..................................  60
Co.............................   50
Sangulnarla...........................  50
Barosm a................................  50
Cantharides...........................  75
Capsicum ..............................   50
Ca damon..............................   75
„   “ 
Co.........................  75
C astor....................................1 00
Catechu..................................  50
C inchona..............................   50
Co.........................  60
Colum ba................................  50
Conium .................  ..............  50
Cubeba....................................  50
D igitalis................................   50
Ergot.......................................  so
G entian..................................  50
Co..............................   60
G ualca...................................   50
ammon....................  60
Z ingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless..................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum..................   35
K in o .......................................  50
50
Lobelia................................ 
M yrrh................................... .  50
Nux  Vomica...................... 
50
O p ll........................................   85
“  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deodor...........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Q uassia..................................  50
H h atan y ......................... ......   50
Rhel.........................................  50
Cassia  A cutlfol....................   50
„  “ 
Co...............   50
Serpentarla...........................  50
Stramonium...........................  60
T olutan..................................  60
V alerian................................  50
VeratrumVerlde...................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

‘ 
“ 

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11 
ground, 

¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F . .  28®  30
“  4 F ..  32®  34
A lum en..........................2)4®  3

“  gu

yophyllns,  (po.  r  
Carmine,  No. 40.......

(po.
7)................................ 
3®  4
Annatto........................  55®   60
4®  5
Antimoni, po............... 
et Potass T.  55®   60
A ntipyrin....................   ®1  40
Antlrebrin....................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  48
Arsenicum ..................  
5® 
7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............1  75@1  85
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ks
12;  *s,  14)...............  @  11
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ..............................   @1  00
Capslcl  Frnctus, af.
® 26
@ 28
@ 20
10® 12
@3 75
50® 55
38® 40
@ 40
© 25
@ 10
@ 40
60® 63
@1  25
2d@1  50
20® 25
15® 20
8K@ 12
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ........................
75
Creasotum ...............
@ 35
Crete,  (bbl. 75).......
@ 2
prep...............
5® 5
precip...............
9® 11
Rubra.................
@ 8
Croons.............
40® 50
Cudbear........................
@ 24
Cuprl Sulph.................
5 @ 6
D extrine......  
...........
10® 12
Bther Sulph.................  70®
70® 75
Emery,  all  numbers
•
@ 6
po.................
75....
70® 76
Flake  W hite............
12® 15
G alla............. ...........
© 23
Gambler.....................
7  a   8
® 60
30® 50
E 80.

squibbs. 
Chloral Hyd e rst.......

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“ 

Less than box  75. 
Glue,  Brown.......

10

30
55

Cubebae........................ 
2  no
Exechthltos...............   1  50® 1  60
B rlgeron..................... 1  50@l  60
G aultherla..................l  70@1  80
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ....................l  25@i  40
Jum perl........................  50@2 00
L avendula..................   90@2 00
Llm onls........................ 1  40@i  60
Mentha Piper................2 85@3 60
Mentha  Verld..............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal.............. l  30@1  40
Mvrcla, ounce.............   @  50
O live............................   S0®3 00
Plcis Liquida, (gal..35)  10®  12
R lclni.........................   l  22® 1  28
Rosmarin!.............  
l  00
Rosae,  ounce.............   6 50@8 50
Succlnl.........................   40®  45
S abina..........................  90@1  00
Santal  ......................... 2 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  50®   55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__   ®  65
Tlglfi.............................  @1  00
T hym e.........................   40®  50
opt  .................  @1  60
'iheobromas.......  .......  15®  20

POTASSIUM.

BICarb.........................   15®
bichrom ate.................  13®
Bromide...................... 
40®
Carb..............................   12®
Chlorate  (po  23@25)..  24®
Cyanide........................  50®  __
Iodide............................2  90@3 00
27®  30
Potassa,  Bitart,  pure.. 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @
Potass  Nltras, opt....... 
8®
Potass N ltras...............  
7®
Prusslate......................  28®
Sulphate  po.................  15®

RADIX.

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A conitum ....................   20®
A lthae...........................   22®
A nchusa......................  
ia@
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)....... 
8®
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16® 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
®  30
. . . . . . . . .  
Hellebore,  Ala,  po  ... 
15® 20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po..........................1  60@1 75
Iris  plox (po. 35@38).. 
35® 40
JaJapa,  p r....................   40®  45
Maranta,  Kb...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhel..............................   75@1  00
"  cu t........................  @1  75
pv.........................   75@1  35
Spigella.......................   35®  38
Sangulnarla,  (po  25).. 
®  20
Serpentarla...................  45®  50
Senega.........................   55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis.  H  @ 4 0  
M  @  25
Scillae, (po. 85)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcetl-
  @  35
® 25
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
German...  15®  20
lnglber a .....................  
18® 20
18® 20
Zingiber  ] ..................... 

dus,  po..............  

“ 

“ 

6® 

SEMEN.
Anlsnm,  (po.  20).. 
®  15
.. 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  22®  25
Bird, is ........................ 
4®   6
Carol, (po. 18)...............   10® 12
Cardamon.......................... 1  00@1 25
Corlandrum...................  11®  13
Cannabis Satlva..........   4® 
5
Cydonlnm......................  75®l 00
Cnenopodium  ..............  10® 12
Dlpterix Odorate.........2 40®2 60
Foenloulum.................  ®  15
Foenugreek,  po.......... 
8
L ln l.............................  4  ®  4*
Llnl, grd.  (bbl. 8K)...  3K@  4 
Lobelia....................... 
 
Pharlarls Canarian
3  a  4
R ap a...............
6®  7
Slnapls  Albu. 
7  ®  8 
11®  12
Nigra
SPIRITUS.
Frumentl, W..D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. F. R ....... 1  75@2 00
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T ....1  65@2 00
“ 
..............1  75©3 50
Saacharum  N.  B ..........1 75®2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  G alll.............1 
vlnl Oporto.................. 1 
Vlnl  Alba......................1 

75®6 50
25®2 00
25©2 00

25®1 50

35® 40

“ 
“ 
“ 

1 

BFOKOES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ...................2 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................... 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  oarrlage..........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
oarrlage....................  
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................  
Hard for  slate  use__  
Yellow Beef, for  slate 
u s e ............................. 

50®2 75
2 00
1 10
85
65
75
1 40

9® 15
13® 25
14® 20
22
o
25® 56
@ 75
® 65
@ 85
@ 95
45® 55
@ ee
25@1  50
75®1 00
80@3 90
®4 70
@2 25
70® ■’’5
70® 75
® 27
10® 12

Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..
“  C o r 
Ox Rubrnm
Ammontati.. 
Unguentum. 
Hydrargyrum ..............

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Iodoform. 
L upulin..
M acis...........................
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-

Magneala,  Snlph  (bbl
Mannla,  8. F .............  

IK ).............................2H® 4

60®  63

Absinthium ........................... 2 50®3
Amygdalae, Dulc____   45®
Amydalae, Amarae__ 8 00®8
A nlsl.......................................1 8i®l
Amanti  Cortex............1  80®2 1
Bergamll  .....................3 00®3 :
C ajlpnti...................... 
60®  i
Caryophylll.................  75®  I
C e é a r...........................  35®  1
Chenopodll.............  ®1  1
Clnnam onll...........................1 1C®1
C ltronella....................   @ 
.
Contain  Mac...............  35®  1
Copaiba ........................   80®  i

SYRUPS.

A ccacia..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferrl  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes...............   ...  50
Rhel  Arom.............................  50
Slmllax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega...................................   50
Solllae.....................................   50
“  Co................................   50
T o iatan ..................................  50
Prnnasovlrg...........................  50

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia, S.  P.  A W.  2 05@2 30 
C.  Co......................  1  90@2 20
Moschus Canton........  @ 4 0
Myrlstlca,  No  1 .........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia......................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
C o.....................   @2 00
Picls  Llq, N.»C., K gal
doz  ...........................  @2 00
Picls Llq., q u a rts.......  @1  00
p in ts..........  @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__   @  3
PUx B urgun.................  @  7
Plumbi A c et...............   14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
&P. D.  Co., doz.......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv............  20®  30
8®  10
Q uasslae...................... 
Qulnla, S. P. & W .34M@39K
S.  German__   27®  37
Ruble  Tinctorum.......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactlspv. 
12®  14
Salacln.........................2  10@2 25
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
Sapo,  W ........................  12®  14
11  M.........................   10®  12
“  G............... 
@ 1 5

“ 

 

Seldlltz  M ixture..........  ®  20
Slnapls......................  @ 
18
30
opt................   @ 
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
35
V oes......................  @ 
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
.  10®  11
Soda Boras,  (po. l l ) . 
Soda  et Potass T art...  24®  25
Soda Carb................ 
2
IK®  
Soda,  Bl-Carb..........  @ 
5
Soda,  A sh..................3K@ 
4
Soda, Sulphas..........  @ 
2
Spts. Ether C o ........   50® 
55
“  Myrcla  Dom.......  ®2 25
“  Mvrcla Im p........   @3 00
•'  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
.  ..7 ..........................2 17@2 27
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1  40®1  45
Sulphur, Subl............. 2K@  3
Roll...............   2  @  2K
Tam arinds............... 
10
8® 
Terebenth Venice...   28® 
30
Theobrom ae.............. 45  @  48
V anilla...  .................9 00@16 00
Z lnd  Sulph.............. 
8

7® 

“ 

OILS.

Whale, w inter............  70 
Lard,  extra.................  SO 
Lard, No.  1.................  42 
Linseed, pure raw __   54 

Bbl.  Gal
70
85
45
57

“ 

paints. 

Linseed,  boiled..........  57 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
66 
SplritsTurpentlne__   37 

11
60
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian...............ik   2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ IK  2@4
“ 
Ber.........i k   2@3
Putty,  com m ercial....2K 2K@S
“  strictly  pure..... 2K  2K@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
I3@ie
ican ............................. 
Vermilion,  English.... 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red ......................  6  ®6K
“  w h ite .................6  ®6K
@70
Whiting, white Span... 
@90
Whiting,  GUders ......... 
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting;  Paris  Eng.
1  40
c liff............................. 
Pioneer Prepared Falntl  20®1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P ain ts......................1 00®1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__1  10@1  20
B xtraT urp.................160@1  70
Coach  Body................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  F u rn ....... 1  00®1  10
Butra Turk Damar.... 1  55®1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  
70® 7 5

Grand  Rapids, flieh.

PERFUME  DEPARTHENT.

We carry in  stock  a complete  line of

E a s tm a n ’s   E x tr a c ts

[ncluding these specialties,

HER  MAJESTY,

QUEEN  MAB, 

FLEUR  DE  LYS,

TUSCAN  VIOLET

SW EET  HEATHER, 

PEAU  DE  ESPAGNE,

and all  the leading  odors of the following
O

O 

manufacturers:

Lazelle,  Dally &  Co., 
Swinton, 

Ladd  &  Coffin,

Foote  &  Jenks.

We  have a complete  line of

LAVENDER  WATER,  VIOLET  WATER,

We also  manufacture 

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

HÄXELTINE 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

it PERKP  DRUG  GO.,

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

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

CATSUP.

COUPON  BOOKS.

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  PIN 8.

5 gross boxes..................40045

COCOA  SHELLS.

35 lb. bags  .....................  ©3
Less quantity................. 
Pound  packages........... 6K@7

0314

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
“ 

Patras,  in barrels.............  
In  H-bbls................. 
In less quantity___  
cleaned,  bulk........  
cleaned,  package.. 

2
2%
2)4
4
5 

Peel.

“ 
“ 

25  “ 
“ 
25  “ 
“ 
Raisins.

Citron, Leghorn. 251b. boxes  13 
8
Lemon 
10
Orange 
Ondnra. 29 lb. boxes..  5  0   7 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
..7)4  © 8
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120 ...............  6
90x100 26 lb. bxs.  6K
. . 7
80x90 
70x80 
7)4
.  8
60x70 
5

“ 
“ 
“ 
Turkey........................... 
Silver...........................

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1, 6)4  ...........................  81  75
No. 2, 6)4............................  1 60
No. 1,6........ 
165
No. 2, 6................................  1 50

 

XX  wood, white.

Manilla, white.

No. 1,6)4............................   1 35
No. 2,6)4 
------------------   1 25
6)4  .......................................  1  06
6............................................ 
95
Mill  No. 4...........................  1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

Oatmeal.

Lima  Beans.

1001b. kegs..................... 
354
Barrels  ..................................300
G rits......................................  3)4
Dried.............................. 4  @4)4
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported......................10)4© 11
Barrels 200 .........................   5  70
Half barrels 100......................  3 00
Kegs..........................- ........  3
Green,  b u ...P??^ .................  
Split  per l b ................... 
3
Barrels  180..................   @5  30
Half  bbls 90...............   @2  65
Germ an................................   4)4
Bast India.............................  5
Cracked................................   3)4

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Sago.

l 15

F IS H —Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth.............................
Pollock.............................
Whole, Grand  Bank.......4%@5
Boneless,  bricks..............
Boneless,  strips................. 6)4
Sm oked...................  .. 
Holland, white hoops keg 

Hallbnt.
Herring.
“ 
“ 

10@19
70 
bbl  9 50

FLA VO RIN G   EXTRACTS. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best in the world for the money.

Bonders'.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

dos
2 os  — 8  75 
4 ox.........1  50

Regular 
Vanilla.

dos
2 oz....... 81  90
4 oz.........2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz....... 81  50
4 oz......... 3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz....... 81  75
4 oz......... 3 50

“ 
“ 

Jen n in g s.
Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2 oz regular panel.  75 
2 00
4 os 
...1  50 
3 00
60s 
...2  00 
No. 3  taper............1  35 
2 00
No. 4  taper............ 1  50 
2 50
N o rtliro p ’s
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  10
75 
2 oz  oval taper 
1  75
“ 
3 oz 
1  20 
85 
1  20
2 oz regular  “ 
“  1  60 
4 oz 
2 25

“ 
“ 
GU N PO W DER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

 
Choke Bore—Dupont’s.

Kegs.........................................3 25
Half  kegs................................1 90
Quarter  kegs......................... 1 10
l i b   cans............. 
30
H lb  cans...............................  18
Kegs.........................................4 25
Half  kegs................................2 40
Quarter kegs.........................  1 35
1 lb c a n s................................   34

 

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs....................................... 11 00
Half  k e g s ............................  5 75
Quarter kegs...........................3 00
1  lb  cans............................... 
60
Sage........................................ 16
Hops........................................15

H ER B S.

IN D IG O .

Madras,  5 lb. boxes..........  
55
50
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JE L L Y .
17  lb. palls................... 
©  54
30  “ 
“ 
.................   @  81
LICO R IC E.
Pure.........................................  go
Calabria..................................  25
81clly.......................................  12
Root......................................... 
is

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

“ 

M IN CE  M EAT.

 

 

“ 

“ 

90

Norwegian.........................
Round, )4 bbl 100 lbs........   2 50
!4  “  40  “ 
.........  1  30
Scaled........................ 
17
Mackerel.
No. 1,  100 lbs............................. 10 00
No. 1, 40 lb s.................................4 40
No. 1,  10 lbs...............................  1 00
No. 2,100 lbs...............................7 50
No. 2,40 lbs...............................  3 30
No. 2,10 lb s.........................  
Family, 90 lbs......................
10  lbs ...................
Russian,  kegs......................  
55
No. 1,  % bbls., lOOlbs.............4  75
No. 1  54 bbl, 40  lbs.....................2 20
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................   63
No  1,81b  kits......................  53
Family 
J4 bbls, 100 lbs............86  25  89 25
54  “  40  “  ............   2 80  120
101b.  kits...............   .. 
40
8 lb. 
35
................... 
M ATCHES.

Sardines.
Trout.

Whlteflsh.

No.  1

78 
65 

“ 

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.......... ....$1 25
XXX Sulphur............... ....  1 00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s Brands.
Mo. 9  sulphur............... .......1 65
Anchor parlor........... .......1 70
No. 2 home............... .......1 10
Export  parlor............... .......4 00

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon  ............................. 81  75
Half  gallon.......................
1  40
Q u a it..................................
70
P in t.....................................
45
Half  pint  ..........................
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 g a llo n ...........................   7 00
Half gallo n ........................  4  75
Q u art..................................  3 75
Pint 

.................................  2

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar bouse........................ 
1
Cuba Baking.
O rdinary............................. 
16
Porto Rico.
20
P rim e.................................. 
Fancy 
30
.......................... 
18
Fair 
.................................. 
Good....................................  *22
27
Extra good  ........................ 
Choice................................  
32
Fancy................................... 
40

New Orleans.

One-balf barrels. 8c extra

A X L E  GREASE.
doz
.......  55
60
.... 
.......  50
.... 
75
.......  65
.......  55

au ro ra............
Castor Oil.......
Diamond........
Frazer’s ..........
Mica  .............
Paragon 
..  ..

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

B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

Acme.
M ID.  auil. 8  do*....
Yt'-b. 
*  " .....
, 
1  “ .......
lib .  “ 
Bulk......................
Arctic.
U  ft cans 8 doz  case..........  
“  4 doz  “ 
H J> 
1  b   “  S doz  “ 
5  lb 
“  1 do*  “ 
Cream  Flake.
3  o*  “  6 doz  “ 
4  oz  “  4 doz  “ 
6  oz  “  4doz 
“ 
8  oz  “  4 doz  “ 
b  
“  2 doz  “ 
lb  “  1 doz  “ 
» 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Teller'*,  K lb. cans,  do*. 
“  ‘‘ . . 8 6
£  lb. 
l lb.  1 
Our Leader,  % -b can*....... 
% lb  can*......... 
1 

rs 
l   00 
10
55
..........   1  10
............ 2 00
.......... 9 00
............  
45
............ 
60
........... 
80
..........   1  10
............ 2 00
..........   9 00
40
.
.............  1 40
45
•  ..  l  50
45
75
can*............. 1 

Red Star, !* t> cans............ 

H*> “ 
lib   “ 

“ 
“ 

lb 

• 

 

BA TH   B R IC K .
2 dozen In case.
 

BLUING.

E nglish..................................  90
Bristol....................  
80
Domestic................................  70
Gross
Arctic, 4 os  ovals................. 3 60
“ 
80s 
pints,  round............  9 00
“ 
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
«  No. 8, 
...  4  00
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
l os ball  .....................4  50
“ 
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........ 3 60
“ 
8 oz..........   6  80

iT 
“ 

“ 

 

“ 
BROOMS.

do. 2 H url...............................1  75
No. 1  “ 
. . . . : ...................... 2 00
No. 2 Carpet..........................   2 25
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.............................2  75
Common W hisk..................  
80
Fancy 
...................  100
warehouse.............................2  75

* 

 

BRU SHE8 .

“ 

ID....................

Stove, No.  1.........................   125
“  10.........................   1  50
86
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row. ... 
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row ...  1  26
...  1  50
Palmetto,  goose............
CANDLES.

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

“ 

CAMMED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clama.

“ 

•‘ 

“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb ..........
...1  20
“  2  lb ............ ...,1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb ................. ....2  25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb ............... ....  75
21b............... ....1   35
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb ........................
...2 45
“  2  lb ........................
.8 50
Picnic, 1 lb ...................... . .. 2  00
21b...................... ....2  90
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb ................. ....1   10
2  lb ............... ....2   10
Mustard,  21b...............
. . . . 2 8
Tomato Sance,  21b.......
...2  95
Soused, 2  lb ....................
.2 25
Columbia River, flat — ...1  80
tails.... ....1  65
Alaaka, R ed....................
...1  26
pink....................
...1  10
Kinney’s,  flats...............
...1  95
Sardines.
American  Ms................. 4)40  5
* * ...................7
Imported  Ma......................  @jo
MB...................... 18016
........................  607
Mustard 
21
Boneleas............................. 
Trout.
Brook  8, lb .............................2 60
Fruita.
Applea.

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

8  lb. standard.............. 
York State,gallona.... 
Hamburgh,  “ 
....

1 20
4a00

 

Gages.

Peaches.

Cherries.

Apricots.
1  40
Live oak...................  
1  40
Santa Crus................... 
Lusk’s ...........................  
1  50
1  10
Overland.................... 
Blackberries.
F. A  W.........................  
90
Red...............................1  io@l 25
Pitted Ham burgh.......
W hite...........................  
1  50
B rie............................... 
1  80
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie ..............................  
1  20
1  40
California....................  
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common...................... 
P ie ............................... 
1  10
M axw ell...................... 
1  60
Shepard’s ....................  
1  60
California....................  16001  75
...................
Monitor 
Oxford..........................
Pears.
Domestic...................... 
1  25
Riverside...................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common...................... 1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced......... 
2 50
2 75
grated........  
0 2  5)
Booth’s sliced.............  
grated............  ©2 75
Quinces.
1  10
Common...................... 
50
Raspberries.
110
R ed................................ 
Black  Hamburg.......... 
1  10
Erie,  black  ................. 
1  25
Strawberries.
Law rence....................  
1  25
1  25
Ham burgh................... 
1  20
E rie............................... 
Terrapin  .......................... 
1  05
Whortleberries.
85
Blueberries................. 
6 75
Corned  beef  Libby’s ...........2  10
Roast beef  Armour’s ...........180
Potted  ham, H lb ...................1 40
“  54 lb ...................  85
tongue, H lb .............. 1  35
54 lb ............  85
chicken, 34 lb ..........  
96

“ 
V egetables.

“ 
“ 
“  
“ 

Beans.

Peas.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Corn.

“ 
“ 
2 50
“ 

Hamburgh  stringless............ 1 15
French style........2 00
Limas................... 1  35
Lima, green............................1  25
soaked........................  70
Lewis Boston Baked............ 1  85
Bay State  Baked........................ 1 85
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1  85
Picnic Baked............................... 1 00
Ham burgh............................. 1  25
Livingston  E d e n ..................1  20
P u rity .....................................
Honey  Dew.................................l 40
Morning Glory....................
Soaked.................................. 
75
Hamburgh  m arrofat............1  80
early June  .  ...1   E0
Champion E ng.. 1  40
petit  pols...........1  40
fancy  sifted....1  90
Soaked....................................  65
Harris standard.....................  75
VanCamp’s  m arrofat...........1  10
early Ju n e.......1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  25
F rench.........................................2 15
French.................................19Q21
E rie.........................................  80
H ubbard......................................1 15
Hamburg......................................1 40
Soaked....... . . . . . . . . . .............  so
Honey  Dew.................................l 50
B rie.............................................. 1 35
Tomatoes.
Hancock................................
Excelsior 
...........................
Eclipse........................... ......
H am burg.«...........................
G allon............................« ...8  50

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

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CHOCOLATE.

Baker’s.

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

C H EESE.
Amboy.........................
Acme............................
Lenawee......................
R iverside....................
Gold  Medal.................
Skim .............................
Brick.............................
E dam ...........................
L eiden.........................
Llmburger  .................
ge
Pineapple. 
Roquefort
Sap  Sago 
iCU'weltser, Imported, 
domestic  ....

23
37
43

8

7M
7M
8
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15 
1  00 
22 
015 
026 
035 
@20 
024 
014

G reen.
Rio.

Santos.

Mexican and Guatemala.

F air..........................................18
Good........................................19
Prim e......................................2i
Golden.................................... 21
Peaberry................................23
F air......................................... 19
Good....................................... 20
P rim e......................................22
Peaberry  ............................... 23
F air......................................... 21
Good........................................22
Fancy......................................24
Prim e......................................23
M illed.................................... 24
Interior............................ 
Private Growth..................... 27
M andehllng.......................... 28
Im itation................................26
A rabian...................................28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

 

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add He. per lb. for roast 
lng and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.
M cL aughlin's  X XXX..  22 30
Bunola................................  21  80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__   22 30

P ackage.

E xtract.

Valley City  H  gross............ 
76
l  15
Felix 
Hummel's, foil,  gross...........1  65
“ 
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CHICORY.

Bulk.................................   ...  5
R ed......................................... 7

CLOTHES  LIN ES.

Cotton, 40 f t .......... perdo*.  1  25
1  40
1  60
1  75
1  90
8b
1  00

••
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44
Jute
44
CONDENSED M IL K .

50 f t ........
80 f t ........
70 f t ..........
80 f t ..........
60 f t..........
73 f f ........

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4 dos. In case.

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

Peerless evaporated cream.  5  75 

C R E D IT   CHECK8.

600, any one denom’n .......63 00
1000,  “ 
.......5 00
2000,  “ 
........8 00
75
Steel  punch.........................  

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8  1  books, per hundred.
8 2
8 8
8 5
810 
820 
Above price« 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
250
6  25 
500
10  00 
17  50
1000

..10 
.20 

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CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX........................
Seymour XXX, cartoon.........514
Family  XXX........................  6
Family XXX,  cartoon........   514
Salted XXX...........................   5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .........  5H
K enosha................................  714
Boston.....................................  7
Butter  biscuit......................  6
Soda,  XXX...........................   5 ¡4
Soda, City..............................   7M
Soda,  Duchess......................  814
Crystal W afer........................1014
Long  Island W afers.............11
S. Oyster  XXX......................   514
City Oyster. XXX...................  514
Farina  Oyster......................   6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM   TA R TA R .
Strictly  pure........................ 
80
T elfers  Absolute................ 
80
Grocers’............................... 15025

PLY   P A P E R . 

T h u m ’n  Tanglefoot.

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

D R IE D   FRUITS. 

D om estic.

Apples.

“ 

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Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12  1254 
California In  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.........................
Nectarines.
701b. bags.........................
25 lb. boxes.......................
Peeled, In  boxes............
Cal. evap.  “ 
............
“ 
In b ag s......
California In bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels.............................
50 lb. boxes.....................
.....................
26  “ 
Prunelles.
80 lb.  boxes....................
Raspberries.
In barrels........................
501b. boxes......................
........................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears.

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crow n................................   4
3 
4  Loose Muscatels lu Bags.
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PIC K L E S.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  count... @4  00
Half bbls, 600  count.. @2  50
Small.
Barrels, 2,400  count.
5 00
Half bbls, 1,200 count
3 00
P IP E 8 . 

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

PO TA SH .

48 cans In case.

B abbitt's............................
Penna Salt  Co.’s ...............

4  00
3 00

R IC E .
Domestic.

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Carolina head.................... ...6
N o .l.................... ...5X
No. 2.................... ..  5
Broken................................ .  4
Japan, No. 1.......................
...5K
N o.2........................
...5
Ja v a ................................
.  6
Patna.................................... •  4*

Imported.

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SPICES. 

Whole Sifted. 

“ 

Allspice.............................. ..  9V4
Cassia, China in m ats....... .  8
“  Batavia In bund_____ IS
Saigon In rolls........ 32
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 22
“ 
Zanzibar..................lift
Mace  Batavia......................... 80
Nutmegs, fancy.....................75
“  No.  1..........................70
“  No.  2..........................60
Pepper, Singapore, black — 10 
“ 
w hite...  .20
shot......................... 16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
A llspice...................................15
Cassia,  Batavia......................18
“  and Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon...................35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna.................. 22
Zanzibar..................18
“ 
Ginger, African.....................16
n  Cochin....................  20
Jam aica..................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia........................ 65
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..22
Trieste...................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“  white........24
Cayenne.................. 20
Sage......................................... 20

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Allspice........................  84  156
Cinnamon....................  84  155
Cloves...........................  84  155
Ginger,  Jamaica  .......  84  1  55
A frican............  84  1  55
M ustard........................  84  1  55
84  1  55
P epper.........................
84
Sage...............................
SAL  SODA.
751b  cases..
.................
1451b kegs..........

Granulated,  bbls........... -----  1M
......1  15
Lump, bbls 
....  IK
@15
4
8
90
4M
5@6
10
9
5
30

SEEDS.
A n ise...........................
Canary, Smyrna..........
C araw ay......................
Cardamon, M alabar...
Hemp,  Russian..........
Mixed  B ird.................
Mustard,  w hite..........
Poppy ...........................
R ape.............................
Cuttle  bone.................
STARCH.

Corn.
20-lb  boxes...................... ....  5*
.................... ....  5H
401b 
Gloss.
....  5
1-lb packages...................
8-lb 
...................
....  5
................... ....  5K
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes........ ....  3K
Barrels............................. ....  3H

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SNUFF.

SALT.

Scotch, In  bladders....... ....37
...3 5
Maccaboy, In ja rs..........
French Rappee, In Ja rs.
....43
B oxes.............................. .......5V»
Kegs, English................. .......4M

SODA.

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Diamond Crystal. 
Cases, 243  lb. boxes___
1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs............... .  2 50
115 2H lb bags... .  4  00
... .  3  75
60 5 
lb  “ 
.. ..  3  50
3010  lb  “ 
Butter, 56 lb  bags............
65
Q  “  24141b bags............ .  3 50
“  280 lb  b b ls .......... .  2  50
............  225
“  224 lb 
Worcester.
115 2H-lb sacks...............
..14 CO
................. .  3 75
“ 
60 5 lb 
................. ..  3 50
“ 
3010-lb 
22  14 lb.  “ 
................... . .  3 30
3201b. bbl......................... ..  2 P0
28 lb  sacks......................
•  32H
5  lb linen  sacks.............
60
Common Grades. 
100 3-lb. sacks................... .12  10
................... ..  2 00
60 5-lb. 
28 10-lb. sacks................. ..  1  85
56 lb. dairy In  drill  bags...  30
28 lb. 
16
56 lb. dairy In  linen sacks..  75
56 lb. dairy In  linen  sacks.  75
56 lb.  sacks.......................... 
22
Saginaw............................. 
80
Manistee.....................  
so

Ashton.
Higgins.

Common Fine.

Soiar Rock.

Warsaw.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

13

SALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ................................3 30
DeLand’s ....................................3 15
Dwight’s ......................................3 30
Taylor’s  ................................ 3  00

SEELY’S  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. $  90 doz.  810 20 gro
2  “  N. 8.  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.

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

16 20 gro
21  60 “
25  50 •*

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

Vanilla.

2 doz........   1  00 doz.......10 50  “

SOAP.
Laundry.

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

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

Proctor & Gamble.

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

6  oz.................................. 4 00

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, wrp'd..84  00 
plain...  3  94
N.  K.  Falrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................   4  00
Brjwn, 60 bars...................... 2  40
80  b a r s .....................3  25

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Lautz Bros. <& Co.’s Brands.

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

Silver...................................3 65
M ono...................... ............3 30
Savon Improved__............2 50
Sunflower  .............. ............2  80
Golden.................................3 25
Economical  .......... ............  2 25

Passolt’s Atlas Brand.

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

Sapolio,kitchen, 3  doz...  2 40 

Scouring.
hand, 3 doz.......... 2 40

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SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  amount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the market  in which 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
Cut  Loaf.............................. 85  06
Powdered.............................  i  56
G ranulated.........................   4 25
Extra Fine Granulated...  4  37
C ubes....................................  4 56
XXXX  Powdered...............   4 81
Confec. Standard  A ...........4  12
No. 1  Columbia A ...............   4 00
No. 5 Empire  A ...................3  94
No.  6..................................... 3 87
No.  7......................................3  75
No.  8 ......................................8 69
No.  9..........................  .........3 62
No.  10....................................  3 50
No.  11....................................3 44
No.  12..................................  3  37
No.  13...................................   3 0o
2 94
No 14................................ 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels...................................18
Half bbls................................20
F a ir.........................................  19
Good.......................................  25
Choice.....................................   30

Pure Cane.

T A B L E   SAUCES.
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Lea & Perrin’s, la rg e .........4 75
small.........  2 75
Halford, la rg e .................... 3 75
sm all.................... 2 25
Salad Dressing,  large  .......  4  55
“ 
sm all.......2 65

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TEAS.

japan—Regular.

SUN CUBED.

BASKET  FIBSD.

E®1* -.............................  ©17
Good.............................  @an
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
D u st.............................10  @12
F a ir...............................  @17
G ood.............................  @20
Choice...........................24  @26
Choicest....................... 32  @34
D ust..............................10  @12
F a ir..............................18  @20
Choice...........................■  @25
Choicest........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fair........ 25  @35
Extra fine to finest_50  @65
Choicest fancy..........75  @85
@26
Common to  fair........ 23  @30
Common to  fair........ 23  @26
Superior to fine..........30  @35
Common to  fair.........18  @26
Superior to  fine.........30  @40

oolong. 
rHPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

BNOLrsH BREAKFAST.

F a ir.............................18  @22
Choice.........................24  @28
B est.............................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

F in e Cut.

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet.............. 30  @32
Tiger.............................  
30
D. Scotten & Co’s Brands.
60
H iaw atha..................... 
C uba.............................  
32
30
Rocket.......................... 
Spaulding & Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling........................ 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo...........................   @30
Can  Can........................  @27
Nellie  Bly...................24  @25
Uncle Ben............. ......24  @25
27
McGlnty......................  
25
“  % bbls........... 
Dandy Jim ................... 
29
Torpedo....................... 
24
in  drum s.... 
23
Yum  Yum  ................. 
28
1892................................ 
23
“  drum s................... 
22

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P lug.

39
27
40
26
38
34
40
32
39
30

24
43
32
31
27

Sorg’s Brands.

Spearhead........................ 
Jo k e r................................. 
Nobby Twist...................... 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo.................................... 
Hiawatha........................... 
Valley C ity ......................  
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty..................... 
Jolly T ar............................ 
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 & McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope........................ 
Happy Thought..........  
37
Messmate.......................... 
No T ax............................... 
Let  Go............................... 
Catlln’s  Brands.

Sm oking.

Klin  dried..........................17@t8
Golden  Shower..................... 19
Huntress 
..............................26
Meerschaum  .....................29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy..........................40
Stork................................ 30@32
Germ an.................................. 15
F ro g ....................................... 33
Java, Hs foil......................... 32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................... 16
Banner Cavendish................38
Gold Cut 
............................. 28
W arpath.................................15
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.

Leidersdorfs Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

VINEGAR.

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

II for barrel.

W ET  MUSTARD,
Bulk, per g a l ....................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75

YEAST.

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

. 

W O OD EN W A BE.

13  “ 
15  “ 
17  “ 
1»  “ 
21  “ 

Tubs, No. 1...........................  6 00
“  No. 2............................. 5  50
“  No. 3............................. 4  50
1  30
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  50
Bowls, 11 Inch.....................
.......................  
“ 
90
“ 
......................  1  25
......................  1  80
“ 
“ 
.....................2  40
....................
35
“  shipping  bushel.. 
1 15
..  1 25
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 25
“ 
No.2 6 25
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full  hoop  “ 
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Baskets, market..........  

No.3 7 25
No.l  3  75

No.2 4 25
No.3 4 75

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INDURATED WARE.

Butter Plates—Oval.

Washboards—single.

Palls.....................................   3  15
Tubs,  No.  1..........................13 50
Tubs, No. 2...........................12 00
Tubs, No. 3........................... 10 50
250  1000
60 2  10
No.  1.............................. 
No.  2.............................. 
70 2 45
No.  3.............................. 
SO 2 80
No.  5...........................  1  00  3 50
U niversal...............................2 25
No. Q ueen............................. 2 50
Peerless Protector.................2 40
Saginaw Globe....................   1  75
Water W itch........................  2250
W ilson....................................2 55
Good Luck..............................2 75
Peerless................................   2 8
H ID E S   PELTS  an d   FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
G reen..............................   2@2H
Part  Cured................. 
@ 3
...................  @  3H
Full  ** 
Dry................................  4  @  5
Kips,green  .................  2  @ 3
“  cured........ ..........  @ 4
Calfskins,  green........   4  @ 5
cured........ 4  s@   6
Deacon skins..............10  @25

Double.

HIDES.

“ 

No. 2 hides X off.

WOOD.

Shearlings....................... 5 @  20
Lambs 
........................25  @  60
W ashed......................... 12 @17
U nw ashed......................8 @13
Tallow ...........................  4 @  4M
Grease  butter  .............   1  @ 2
Sw itches......................  1H@ 2
Ginseng.......................2 00@2 50
GRAINS and FEED STU FF8

MISCELLANEOUS.

WHEAT.

MEAL.

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

52 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red  (60 lb. test) 
52
Bolted..................................  1  40
Granulated.........................   1  65
'P atents...............................  2 05
'Standards..........................  1  55
Bakers’................................   1  35
'G raham .............................  1  40
Rye.......................................  1  40
'Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

KILLSTUFFS.

Less

115 00
12 00
15 50
17 50
17 00

Car lots  quantity

CORN.

Bran...............  114  00 
Screenings....  12  00 
M iddlings.......  14  50 
Mixed Feed...  17  50 
Coarse meal  .  17  00 
Car  lots................................ 45
Less than  car  lots............... 48
Car  lots.................................45
Less than car lots................48
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 11  no
ton lots.........12 50
No. 1 

OATS.

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F ISH   AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

12K

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whltefish 
...................  @ 8
T ro u t...........................  @ 8
Black Bass..................  
Halibut.........................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__   @ 4
Bluefish........................  @10
Fresh lobster, per lb .. 
15
Cod................................ 
10
No. 1 Pickerel..............  @ 8
P ike..............................   @ 7
Smoked W hite............  @ 3
Red  Snappers.............. 
15
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ........................... 
15
Mackerel......................  18@25
o y s t e r s—Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts 
  @45
F . J.D .  Selects..........
Selects.........................
F. J. D...........................
Anchors.......................
Standards....................
Extra Selects..per gal.
Selects.........................
Standards....................
Counts.........................
Scallops........................
Shrimps  ...................... 
Clams...........................
SHELL  HOODS.
Oysters, per  100..........1  2S@l  75
Clams, 
.  75@1  00

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FORK  IN  BARRELS.
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Extra clear pig, short cu t........ . . . . . . . . . . . 
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Hams, average 20 lbs...............

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FRUIT  JARS.

P in ts......................................................
Q uarts......................................... ”  ’’ ” * ‘
Half  gallons.............................
P in ts...................................................
Q u arts......................................
Half  gallons..............................

Mason—one doz  In case.............

Dandy—glass  cover.

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LAMP WICKS.

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Half  gallons........................................................... 00
Boyd’s extra caps.............................................   2 25
Rubber  rings........................................................... 40
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Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal................................  06
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Jugs, K gal., per doz.......................................
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal..................................
Milk Pans, X gal., per doz.............................  60
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Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal.............................  07
Milk Pans, X gal..............................................  66
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DAYS OF  GRACE.

Bankers.

Their Abolition Recommended by Local 
The  time-honored  custom  of  giving 
three days of grace on  notes  and  drafts 
will probably soon be a thing of the past. 
Several  States,  including  New  York, 
have abolished the custom by act  of  the 
Legislatures,  and  other  States  are  now 
agitating  the  subject.  There  seems  to 
be no sufficient reason for  the  retention 
of the days of grace.  The mere  fact  of 
its having been a custom for many  years 
is not a consideration. 
It is an  anomaly 
in business  and  without  foundation  in 
reason.  A note  given  for  thirty  days, 
or any other specified  time,  is  itself  an 
accommodation to the maker and why he 
should  be  given  the  right  to  demand 
time beyond the  date  of  the  note  it  is 
hard to understand. 
If it  be urged that 
this became customary in  the days when 
the facilities for traveling were  few and 
interferences with it many,  and that, for 
this reason, many men with the  best  in­
tentions  in  the  world  were  frequently 
unable  to  meet  their  notes  when  they 
became due, and the three days  of grace 
were  extended  to  meet  such  a  contin­
gency, the reply is  simply  that  such  a 
condition no longer  exists,  and  if  there 
is no better reason  for  the  continuance 
of the days  of  grace  they  ought  to  be 
abolished. 
It  is  a  privilege  which 
means  nothing,  and  to  take  it  away 
would  not  be  a  “deprivation  of  the 
masses” as some  one  has  called  it. 
It 
is not a matter of sentiment;  if  it  were 
the  fact  that  they  “have  enjoyed  the 
privilege from time  immemorial”  might 
cut some figure. 
It is purely a matter of 
business  and  should  be  so  considered. 
This is the opinion  of T h e   T r a d e s m a n , 
and is the opinion, also,  of  the  leading 
bankers of the city, as  the  following in­
terviews will show:

H. J. Hollister (President Old National 
Bank):  I have seen the matter  of  abol­
ishing the days of  grace  referred  to  in 
the papers, and am also aware  that New 
York has  passed  a  law  abolishing  the 
custom, for that is  all  it  is;  but,  then, 
custom is oftentimes as  binding  as  law 
and it is so in  the  case  of  the  days  of 
grace.  There was  never  any  statutory 
enactment concerning it, but people have 
for 
so  many  years  been  allowed 
three days beyond the date of a note that 
even the courts have  sustained  them  in 
the enjoyment  of  the  privilege.  There 
is absolutely no reason for it and, sooner 
or later,  it will  be  done  away with.  1 
do not know  of  any  movement  in  this 
State looking to  its  abolition,  but,  per­
haps, now that T h e   T r a d e s m a n  is  ven­
tilating the matter, some one will  intro­
duce it at the next  convention  of  bank­
ers, and the Legislature be asked to pass 
the  necessary  legislation. 
I  certainly 
am in favor of doing away with the  days 
of grace.

Geo. G. Whitworth  (Treasurer  Penin­
sular Trust Co.):  Grace  on  commercial 
paper  ought  to  be  abolished. 
It  is  a 
relic of the  past which,  however  useful 
it may have been, has long ago  ceased to 
serve any  good  purpose. 
Its  retention 
is a mere  matter  of  sentiment—it  is  a 
time-honored  custom.  As  a  business 
principle it is a  fallacy,  for  the  simple 
reason that the three  days  of  grace  are 
always  paid  for.  This  is  an  age  of 
progress, and progress is  the  simplifica­
tion of business methods as  much  as  in 
anything else.  We have no  time  to  do 
even a second’s  unnecessary  work,  and

the aggregate of the time wasted  by  the 
business world in  computing  the  inter­
est on the three  days  of  grace  is  enor­
mous.  Besides,  no  one  wants  “grace” 
on a note or draft  to-day;  if  they  want 
time beyond the  date  of  the  note  they 
ask for it.

Frank M. Davis  (Cashier  Grand  Rap­
ids National Bank): 
I say,  abolish  the 
days of grace, not only in  Michigan  but 
throughout the Union. 
It has long since 
ceased to be of any benefit if  it ever was 
any good.
Henry  ldema  (Vice  President  Kent 
County  Savings  Bank):  Our  institution 
would be in favor of the  abolition  of the 
three days of grace,  and I  am  myself in 
favor of its  abandonment.  There  is  no 
reason for  its  retention,  except  that  it 
has  been  a  custom  for  many  years. 
Other  states  are  abolishing  it  and  so 
ought Michigan.

F.  A.  Hall  (Cashier  Grand  Rapids 
Savings Bank): You  may write me  as in 
favor of its abolition, and in  as emphatic 
terms as you  please.  The  thing  is  out 
of date and ought to have been abolished 
long ago.  A  good  many  people  are  of 
opinion that the  three  days  extension is 
“grace,” pure  and  simple;  but  it  isn’t, 
for the extra  term  is  always  accounted 
for in computing the  interest.

C. B. Kelsey (Cashier Peoples’ Savings 
Bank):  The custom of giving  three days 
of grace has come down  to  us  from  the 
time when people  were  imprisoned  and 
had their  goods confiscated if they didn’t 
pay their debts.  They were  given three 
days in  which to arrange  their business. 
It has continued from  that  time to  this, 
although  the  custom  long  ago  lost  all 
significance.  An  attempt  was  made  at 
the last session of the  Legislature  to do 
away with it, but  because  the  members 
of  the  Legislature  were  afraid  of  the 
farmer  vote,  nothing  was  done.  The 
fact that  several  states  have  abolished 
the days of grace, while  the  time  vari.es 
in others, creates  no  end  of  confusion. 
The law on the subject  should  be  made 
uniform  throughout 
the  Union,  and, 
since there is  no  sense  in  giving  three 
days beyond the date of a  note or  draft, 
the custom should  be  abolished;  I  want 
to see it abolished.

Chas.  F. Pike  (Cashier State  Bank  of 
Michigan):  It is as senseless as a second 
tail  on  a  dog.  Days  of  grace  were  of 
some  utility  years  ago,  no  doubt,  and 
even in the country  when it  was  young 
and  traveling  was  bad  it  was  a  great 
boon;  but  its  usefulness  has  departed 
and it ought to be  abolished.  For  some 
reason unknown to most of the  members 
the Legislative Committee of the Bankers’ 
Association, which was  instructed to see 
that the abolition  of  the  days  of  grace 
and  the  Saturday  half-holiday  were 
pushed through the Legislature failed  to 
carry out its  instructions,  and  only  the 
half holiday went  through. 
It  is a curi­
ous  thing;  a  man  tells  another  one  to 
draw  on  him  at  sight,  and  that  sight 
draft runs three days after sight.  A note 
is given for 30 days. 
It actually  runs 33 
I think if a man gives a  note and 
days. 
wants 33 days he ought to  say  so. 
If he 
does  not he  should be  prepared  to  pay 
the note when it comes due. 
It  wont be 
long before it is abolished  in  this  State.
Lewis H. Withey (President  Michigan 
Trust  Co.):  The  idea  of  giving  a  man 
three days beyond  the  date of  a note  or 
draft  is  utterly  senseless.  What  good 
does it do him?  He  must  pay  the  note 
anyway,  or have it  protested,  and  it  is

just as easy for him to pay  it in  30  days 
as in 33 days.  You are wrong,  however, 
in supposing that it is a  mere  matter  of 
custom;  there  is  a  statutory  enactment 
giving the maker  of  a  note  three  days 
beyond the date of the note.  What right 
has any man to make a note for  30  days 
and  then  demand  three  days  longer  in | 
which to pay it?  If  he  wants  33  days, 
let  him  make  his  note  for  that  time. 
Banks, of course,  in computing the inter­
est on a note add  interest  for  the  three 
days of grace,  but if  the  maker  of  the 
note prefers  payment  at  the  expiration 
of the 30 days,  he can not  be  compelled 
to pay interest  on the  extra  three  days.
I hope to see the thing abolished.

J.  F.  Baars  (Cashier  National  City 
Bank):  I  think  we  inherited  the  three 
days of  grace  from  England,  and,  per­
haps, in that country,  years  ago,  it  was 
a convenience to the public; but it serves 
no  good purpose in our day in this coun­
try and ought to be  abolished. 
It  is  as 
broad  as  it  is  long,  anyway,  for  we 
charge  interest  for  the  three  days. 
It 
creates  a  good  deal  of  perplexity  and 
trouble,  especially  in  connection  with 
sight drafts  from  several  of  the  States 
that never did allow  grace  on that  kind 
of paper.  When a  sight  draft  comes  to 
us from  New York for collection,  we are 
compelled to give the man  on  whom the 
draft  is  drawn  his  three  days  grace, 
while, if we send a draft  to  New  York, 
it  is  due  on  sight.  Then  there  is  the 
trouble  of  computing  the  extra  three 
days’ interest which,  in  the course  of a 
year’s business,  is  a  considerable item.
I say,  abolish grace altogether,  in all the 
states.
W.  U.  Fowler (Cashier  Fifth  National 
Bank):  I was in  favor  of  the  abolition 
of the three days of  grace when the mat­
ter was under discussion  two  years  ago 
and I am in favor of  it  now;  but  1 don’t 
think that it  makes  as  much  difference 
now as it did before  the  passage  of  the 
Saturday half-holiday law, for even with­
out the three days of grace,  if a note falls 
due on  Saturday  it must  go  over  until 
Monday on account of  Saturday  being a 
half-holiday and  a note  cannot  be  pro­
tested until Monday. 
If  not  more  than 
one-seventh  of  the  notes  held  by  the 
bank for collecton are  affected,  you  can 
see that the  two  days'  interest  on  that 
year’s  business 
proportion  of 
amounts to  considerable. 
I believe  that 
the three days of  grace  will  in  a  short 
time be abolished  in  every  State  in the 
Union.

the 

The  coucensus  of  opinions  given  by 
the  authorities  quoted,  it  will  be  ob­
served, is in favor of the passage of such 
legislation as will abrogate the custom of 
giving three days of  grace.  This  is  not 
the sentiment of Grand Rapids financiers 
only, however,  but the  leading  financial 
authorities of the  country have expressed 
themselves  to  the  same  effect,  and  the 
fact  that  several  States  have  already 
legislated  against  the  custom  will  add 
weight to these opinions  and,  probably, 
hasten action on  the  part  of  the  Mich­
igan  Legislature.  The  failure  of  the 
Legisture to act last year was, no  doubt, 
due to the indifference of  the  committee 
of bankers who had the matter in charge. 
They seemed to think it would have been 
too much  to  expect  the  Legislature  to 
pass two  bills from  the  bankers  at  one 
session, and  for  some  reason  unknown 
the  committee  preferred  to  push  the 
Saturday half-holiday  bill,  which  went 
there  is  no
through.  Now,  however, 

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reason why a bill for the  abolition of the 
days of grace  should  not  be  introduced 
at  the  next  session  of  the  Legislature 
and its passage  secured.  Opposition  to 
such a measure  would  come,  no  doubt, 
from the  farmer  element  of  the  Legis­
lature, as farmers are accustomed to con­
sidering  bankers  their  most  deadly  en­
emies;  but, if the matter is  presented  to 
the Legislature  in the right  light,  there 
ought not  to  be much difficulty  encoun­
tered 
in  securing the  abolition  of  the 
three days of grace.  The time  to  begin 
the agitation  against the anomaly is now 
and  the  bankers  are  the  men to do  the 
agitating.

Goatskins or Sealskins.

It is said that  sealskins  are going  out 
of  fashion,  and  perhaps  the  United 
States are  going to a deal of unnecessary 
trouble  and  expense  in  guarding  the 
preserves  of  the  sealskin  monopoly  in 
Behring  Sea.  Certain  it  is 
that  last 
winter  a  great  many of the fashionables 
of  Europe,  who formerly never appeared 
out  of doors  in  cool  weather  unless  ar­
rayed  in  sealskins,  appeared  in  otlTer 
furs,  notably  the  skins  of  the Thibetan 
goat,  which  is a very  handsome fur. 
It 
is hinted that the parsimony of the North 
American Commercial Company is largely 
to blame for this fact.  While the Alaska 
Commercial Company  controlled the out­
put  of  Behring  Sea, it  was  accustomed, 
it is said, to make  its wares  popular  by 
making sure that the royalties of Europe, 
the  opera queens and other people,  who 
set  the  fashions,  had  sealskin  sacques 
and  overcoats  of  the  finest  skins  and 
latest cut,  and  all for nothing.  The past 
year, under the present management, the 
free  list  was  entirely  suspended,  and 
it 
single 
complimentary  jacket  was  received  at 
the court of St. James.  Ladies of fashion 
waited in  vain  for  their  customary  tip, 
and in revenge for the neglect  proceeded 
to  array  themselves  in  goat  and  other 
furs.  It  seems  rather  hard  to  have  to 
give expensive  furs  to  the  people  who 
are  best  able to  pay  for  them.  But  it 
is the way  the  world  over.  Those  best 
able  to  pay  are  the  ones  that  do  not 
have to.

is  asserted 

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The  Department Store.

From  th e St. Paul Trade Journal.
There is one sure way of  meeting  the 
competition  of  the  department  store, 
and  that  is  by  starting  another  one. 
The department store  is  generally  sim­
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or many dealers club together to  pay ex­
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40  CENTS  A  BOX.
$3-6o  PR  CASE.
$3*5®  PER CASE,  in  Five* 

Case  Lots.

$3.40  PER  CASE,  in Ten. 

Case  Lots.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Try a sample can of five or  ten  gallons. 

This  Oil  is  a Winner!

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I. M.  REYNOLDS  &  SON.
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Each  Case  Contains

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The  Dealer  who  sells  Tanglefoot will be sure to  please his customers, and will avoid ail 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.

SOLD  BY 

ILL  JOBBERS

O. &  W .  T H U M   CO., G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich.

Manufactured  by

their  business  faculties  should  be  em­
ployed for some'one’s  else  profit. 
It  is 
argued  that  the  home  girl  does  not  re­
ceive  her  proportionate  share  of  the 
family  wages  for  the  work  she  does. 
There  is  an  opportunity  for  education. 
She ought to be considered in the adjust­
ment of family expenses;  perhaps, if this 
were  more  generally  considered,  more 
girls  would  be  willing  to  devote  them­
selves  to  making  homes.  American 
women ought not to allow their homes to 
become simply lodging and eating houses. 
They would live longer, be  happier,  and 
leave  to  future  generations  a  better 
legacy,  if  they  would  adopt  simpler 
modes of living, teach the  girls  to  make 
homes  as  well  as  means  of  earning  a 
livelihood, and  it  would  not  necessitate 
so many  girls  being  pushed  out  to  earn 
the superfluities.

“It  is  a  good  divine  that  follows  his 
own  preaching;  it  were  easier  to  tell 
twenty  what were  good  to  be  done  than 
be one of the twenty to  follow mine  own 
teaching.”

That  is  the  trouble.  Women  are  not 
willing  to  do  these  things  themselves. 
They have run headlong into the present 
state  of  affairs  and  the  very  force  of 
habit  and  circumstances  are  holding 
them there.  It would not be retrograding 
as some might  think. 
It  would  be  sup­
plying the  greatest  good  to  the  greatest 
number. 
Is it  not  worthy  of  considera­
tion? 

Mb s.  H e n r y  J.  F e l k e r .

The Equality Plan.

From  th e Am erican Grocer.
At  last  the  equality  plan  of  selling 
sugar  is in force in  all territory  east  of 
the Rocky  Mountains.  It  is  gratifying 
to note the triumph of  this “live and let 
live  policy.”  The  slight  profits  which 
the  jobber  gets  means a more  equitable 
distribution of general  merchandise, and 
this is  a  direct  gain  to  retailers.  The 
struggle to secure  the  general  adoption

of the equality plan  has  been  long  and 
tedious, but the principles  involved  and 
the pecuniary rewards  were  well  worth 
the effort.  The trade  is  to be congratu­
lated  upon 
the  victory.  Time  will 
strengthen  the plan  in  the  favor  of  its 
opponents.

P K O U C C K   M A  K H K T .

Much  has  been  said  and  written  about  the 
benefits  to  farmers  arising  from  a  visit to the 
city  and  an  inspection  of  the markets.  It is 
quite as Important for commission  men  to  vlBit 
the country and sec what  farmers  have  to  sell 
and how they raise it.  It would create  a  better 
understanding  all  around  and  increase  the 
knowledge each  should  have  to  conduct  bus! 
ness  in  any  line  of  products  successfully. 
There is much for farmer’s to learn  In  the  city 
and quite as much  for commission men  to  find 
out in a trip through the country.  Both can do 
no better than to visit each other.

Asparagus—Is down to 25c per doz.  The  cold 
spell of the first of the week may “bull” It some.
Beans—Dry,  strong  and  advancing.  Strictly 
hand picked command  $1,9i@2.  Wax, 11.75 for 
full boxes and $1.4 j fortwo-third boxes.

Beets—New Illinois, 35c per doz. bunches.
Butter—Best dairy,  ll@12c; creamery,  16217c.
Cucumbers—25c per doz.
Eggs—Are bought for lu@llc, and held at  12c.
Field  Seeds—Medium  and  mammoth  clover, 
$G@6.25;  Alsyke,  $8@8.50;  Alfalfa,  $6.75@7.50; 
Timothy,  $2.15;  Red  top,  ,5c;  Orchard Grass, 
$1 80; German Millet,  80@90c;  Common  Millet, 
70@85c; Hungarian Grass, *1.10@t.20.

Greens—Beets, 50c per b u ; spinach, 40c per bu.
Honey—White clover, 14c; buckwheat, 12c.
Lettuce—Has dropped to 5c per  lb.
Onions—Callfornlas, $2.50 per 2 bu. sack.  Lou- 
isianas,  $2 per  1 % bu. sack; green,  12H per doz. 
bunches.
Peas—On  the  down  grade.  They  are  held 
now  at $1 per bu.
Pineapples—Large, $1.75; small, $1.50.
Pie  Plant—Nearly  out  of  the  market. 

Is 

bought for He per lb. and sells for lc.

and $1 per bu.

Radishes—Unchanged at 8c per doz.  bunches.
Squash—Illinois summer are held at 3c  per lb. 
Strawberries—The hot weather brought straw 
berries forward with a rush and the  market has 
been well supplied.  Dealers pay  $1@1.25,  hold­
ing at $1.2G@l.fO per 16 qt. crate.
Tomatoes—The price is well  sustained,  being 
now $1.9022 per 4 basket crate.
Potatoes—Old are held  at  90c@$l  per  bu.  but 
are about played out.  New  are hela at $3.25 per 
bbl or $1.10 per bu.

Do  They  Raise  Poultry  in

Do  the  girls  receive  enough?  As  a 
rule, they  will  receive  what  they  make 
themselves  worth, as  compared  to  some 
other  girl  who  would  do  equally  good 
work, and  considering  their  own  neces­
sities.  When a man applies for work he 
asks  for  wages  to  support  his  family. 
When a girl asks  for  work  she  asks  for 
her own support  and  is  willing  to  take 
what she thinks necessary for that.

It  is  barely  possible  that  American 
girls, like  American  men, are  living  too 
fast, are pushing themselves too far  into 
the avenues of business, and  leaving  the 
home too far behind them. 
It is  getting 
to be very old-fashioned for a girl to be a 
homemaker.  As  soon  as  she  is  old 
enough to  get  her  head  well  above  the 
counter, her ambition is to be a cash girl, 
or,  if  not  that,  to  “do  something”  to 
earn as much as her brother  who  carries 
papers.  The ambition to “do something,’’ 
“to earn,” is all right and we would not, 
if  we  could, deprive  the  girls  of  this; 
but  do  they  not  lose  sight  of  the  fact 
that saving is  earning;  that  it  is  not  all 
or the best of  life  to  earn  a  few  dollars 
for  personal  adornment?  There  is  an 
old proverb that “one penny saved is two 
pennies  earned.” 
If  some  of  the  girls 
would  educate  themselves  to  be  home- 
keepers, in all that  that  means,  learn  to 
cut  off  the  avenues  of  waste  and  ex­
travagance, to do many things for  them­
selves and other  members  of  the  family 
that are often hired, in many  cases  they 
would  easily  save  to  the  family  the 
amount of their own  wages  and  enjoy  a 
great  deal  more  of  health, comfort  and 
happiness.  The  strength  of  a  country 
is largely in its  home  life.  Are  not  the 
girls  pushing 
themselves,  or  being 
pushed,  out  of  the  home  into  the  busi­
ness  world  to  return  to  a  house  poorly 
kept by a much-overworked mother, or a 
caseless, 
servant,  who 
is 
generally extravagant and wasteful?

ignorant 

Some  must,  of  necessity,  go  out  to 
earn  a  living.  Let  them,  therefore,  fit 
themselves  well  for  what  they  wish  to 
do, do it well, and get for their  labor  all 
it  is  worth;  but  that  does  not  always 
mean that all the girls of a family should 
be  “business  girls”  in  the  sense  that

16

The  Girl in Commercial  Life.

W ritten  fo r T h b Tb a d is h in .

The  girl  of  to-day  is  being  educated 
by the side of her brother.  She is  being 
taught that she  has  an  equal  right  with 
him to earn  her  own  living  if  necessity 
compels or  she  has  a  desire  to  be  inde­
pendent

The last  two  decades  have  witnessed 
almost a revolution in  many  features  of 
this  question—whether  for  better  or 
worse,  depends  upon  the  standpoint 
from which the matter is viewed.

Twenty  years  ago,  if  a  woman  was 
compelled to  earn  her  own  living, there 
were about one of four fields open to her: 
If she had sufficient education  and  influ­
ence,  she  might  be  a  school  teacher  or 
governess;  otherwise,  keeping  boarders, 
washing  or  doing  house  work  was  all 
that was left her.  To-day if  she  is  past 
40  and  suddenly  thrown  upon  her  own 
resources, with  an  occasional  exception, 
she has not advanced far beyond the last 
three. 
If young and willing to work  for 
a  few  dollars  a  week, the  fields  are  al­
most  unlimited.  She  can  find  work 
where  men, women and  boys  fail.  Not 
a few instances could be  cited  where  all 
the  support  the  family  are  receiving  is 
from comparatively young  girls.

Is this as it should  be?  That  also  de­
pends  upon  from  what  standpoint  the 
matter  is  viewed. 
If  from  the  girl’s 
standpoint,  the answer  would  be,  “ Yes, 
only we  would  like  to  receive  more  for 
our  labor,”  seemingly  unconscious  that 
that  is the very  reason  for  her  holding 
the  position.  Should  the  answer  come 
from the man who has  anxiously  sought 
work, only  to  be  met  by  position  after 
position  filled by girls who work  from  a 
quarter  to a half  less  than  be  thinks  is 
necessary for the  support  of  his  family, 
his  answer  would  be,  “Fill  the  places 
first with  men.”-

It is quite the fashion, from a working 
man’s  standpoint, to  hurl  anathemas  at 
the men who come from other  countries, 
work for less, live better,  and save  more 
than would he upon twice the wages, and 
in many cases he will walk the streets in 
a  vain  search  for  work,  while  his  own 
daughter  will  underbid  a  boy  or  a  man 
for  a  position,  will  thus  secure  it,  and 
his own  bread  will  be  furnished  by  her 
earnings.

The  equal  suffragists  ask  that  equal 
wages  be  paid  women  for  equal  work 
with men.  Are  the  girls  not  largely  to 
blame for the present  state  of  affairs  by 
being  not  only  willing  but  anxious  to 
work for the  low  compensation  they  re­
ceive?  Might not that be the solution  of 
the  question  from  a  business  point  of 
view?  The  position  would  fix  its  own 
wages, the competent person—be  it  man 
or woman, boy or  girl—would  secure  it. 
That would throw many of  the  girls  out 
of  present  positions;  possibly,  many  of 
them ought to be in school.  Do they not 
do as  good  work  as  men  or  boys  in  the 
same  positions?  Generally,  yes; some­
times,  better.  But  they  would  then 
stand upon  merit  alone  and, if  valuable 
to their employer, they would undoubted­
ly hold their own.

Girls  have  come  to  be  considered  as 
an element in the business world.  When 
a  man, or  woman, goes  into  business  of 
any sort, one of the problems which con­
front them is  the  hiring  of  help.  They 
are going to secure the best  help  for  the 
least money.  The positions  that  can  be 
filled  with  girls  at  low  wages—without 
detriment  to  their  own  chances  of  suc­

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
cess—will be just so much money  saved; 
so  they  are  employed, as  a  matter  of 
course.

You Neck  of the  Woods ?

Buy all the first-class Poultry you can get and ship to me.  1 want  it  and  will 

pay highest market price.

F. J. DETTENTHALER,  117 and  119  Monroe St.

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WHY  DIDN’T  YOU TELL  US That the price of Fruit Jars was going up,  is the question asked us every  year  by  dealers  who 
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Fruit  Can in the market. 

The  only  perfect  sealing  glass  top 
It is perfectly 
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j  closing  it  has  no  equal.  Especially 
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Enterprise Cherry  Stoner.

the market. 

We can recommend this as  the  Best in 
It will  be  found  rapid  in 
its  work  and  a  decided 
improvement  over  any 
other.  Can  be  adjusted 
to fit different sized cher­
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Enterprise Cherry Stoner.

The  Mason

Is without question  the  most  popular 
and  Best  selling  Fruit  Can in the mar­
ket.  We  are  prepared  to  ship  them 
either packed one dozen in a box  or  put 
up six and eight dozen in a case.

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shipment.

Enterprise  Combination  Fruit 

and  Wine  Press

Has  no  equal  for  pressing  fruit  for 

Wines or Jellies.

Queen  City  Fruit  and 

Jelly  Press

Is something that every  fam­
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