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XO.  565

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T H E   JU N IO R   PA R T N E R .

The  problem  of  getting  something  to 
do  is  one  that  seriously  puzzles  many 
young men.  But  if a young  man  has  a 
few hundred  or  a  few  thousand  dollars 
he can get  something  to do  very  easily, 
and in the end  is apt to  be  “done”  him­
self.  The  victims  are  not  many,  for 
most young men looking for work haven’t 
a penny,  and can  only offer  their  strong 
arms  and  excellent  intentions  as a fair 
equivalent  for  salary 
received.  But 
there are a certain class of  men  who are 
constantly on the  lookout  for the young 
man with a small  capital,  willing  to  go 
in  and  learn  the  business.  To the per­
son of a certain experience  this  proposi­
tion at once inspires caution,  although it 
need  not  occasion  distrust.  Not  long 
ago,  a youth of 22 went  to  Detroit  from 
the country with  about  $3,500,  and with 
great ambition to  amount  to  something. 
As his experience in his  first battle  with 
the world is similar in  the main to many 
others, it may be related.

settled 

He was a young  fellow of good  habits 
and filled with an energy which,  if prop­
erly  applied,  would  have  made  him  a 
fortune in a  short  time.  His  first  task 
was to hunt up a boarding house,  and he 
finally selected one  where the rates were 
quite moderate and the fare good.  Then 
he  commenced  economically,  for he had 
in 
no  intention  of  spending  his  little 
riotous  living.  Once 
in  his 
boarding house he started out  on  a  still 
hunt to find work.  He began at the foot 
of Jefferson avenue  ana  worked his way 
up  the  thoroughfare  until  he  reached 
the residence  portion  of  the  city.  His 
efforts  were  of  no  avail.  So  with  the 
same  quiet  determination—for  be  was 
made of the  proper  material—he  began 
at  the  river  and  worked  his  way  np 
Woodward  avenue  till  he  came  to  the 
railway  crossing.  He  felt  a  little  dis­
couraged  by  this  time,  for  the same re­
plies  greeted  him  everywhere.  Bnt 
there were plenty  of  side  streets  to  be 
traversed,  and  he  plunged  into them in 
the same systematic manner and finished 
his task,  a canvass of the town  in  about 
a  month.  Then he  breathed a sigh and 
said  to  himself:  “It  doesn’t  look  as 
though the city  was such  a  great  place 
for  a  country  boy,  after  all.”  For  a 
time he was cast  down,  bnt  his  natural 
exuberance of  feeling  and  the  hopeful­
ness of youth buoyed  him up, and he re­
marked:  “Perhaps  I missed  a  few  busi­
ness  houses.”

His expanses had amounted to about $5 
a week.  During the time he had been  in 
the city he had  expended fifty  cents but 
once to go to the theater  and  had  given 
away  forty cents in church contributions. 
He regretted the first  extravagance only. 
So his capital  was not  seriously affected. 
However,  it jarred upon  him  to  remain 
idle.  To  know  that  the  dollars  and 
cents were  going  out  and  that  nothing 
was coming in  was a source of much dis­
comfort  to  him. 
It chanced that on the 
particular  night  in  question,  when  his 
future looked  dubious,  he  read  an  ad­
vertisement  to  the  effect  that  a gentle­

man who bad a well-established business 
wanted a partner with about $2,000 to go 
in with him.  Heavy returns were prom­
ised.  The  offer  was  made  simply  be­
cause the proprietor needed someone who 
was extremely energetic  to  take some of 
his  business  cares  from  his  shoulders. 
The next morning  the young  man called 
upon  the  gentleman.  He  found  him  a 
well-dressed,  middle-aged  person,  with 
rather gray hair  and a  manner  that  in­
spired confidence with a stranger.

“1 called  to see  about  your  advertise­

ment,  sir,”  said the young man.

“Have you $2,000?”  asked  the  other. 

“If so,  we will talk business.”
“Yes.  1 have  the money. 

I am look­
ing  for  something  to  do. 
I have  tried 
every place in  town  and  have  not  suc­
ceeded in finding any work.”

“Well,  if you are  willing  to  invest  I 
will give you the chance of your life. 
It 
isn’t every young  man that 1 would take 
in with me,  but  1  like  your  looks,  and 
perhaps we can do business together.”

“I hope so.” said the other, cautiously, 
for  the  money  had  represented  many 
years of hard  saving  on the  part  of  his 
father  and  he  did not  mean to  let it go 
lightly.

“I am  very careful whom I have around 
me,”  continued the business man.  “The 
last young  man in my  employ  I  had  to 
discharge because he drank too hard.  He 
lost a chance of his  lifetime, for 1 would 
have  made  him  a  rich  man.  Yon  are 
from the country?”

“Yes.”
“Good!  Country  boys  have  fewer 
vices than city  boys  as  a  rule.  Do  you 
drink?”

“Nothing stronger than cider.” 
“Smoke?”
“No.”
“Chew?”
“No.”
“Play cards?”
“No.”
“That is  well.  The  last  young  man 
had nearly all  those vices,  I  am sorry to 
say.  How  he  deceived  me! 
I thought 
him  an  exemplary  young  fellow  and 
would  have  put  my  entire  business  in 
bis hands if he  had proved  trustworthy. 
You go to church, do you not?”

The young man  said that  he made it a 
point to go to  church at least once every 
Sunday,  and  sometimes  twice.  The na­
ture of the business  was then explained. 
The  middle-aged  man  was  engaged  in 
the manufacture of paper  boxes  and  he 
showed his books to explain that the bus­
iness  offered  every  opportunity  of  big 
profits if properly  worked  by  some  one 
outside. 
The  middle-aged  gentleman 
would remain  inside  and  attend  to  the 
work  there.  What  was  needed  was  a 
hustling  young  fellow,  with a good eye 
to business,  a fine  address and indomita­
ble patience.  Under  the  circumstances, 
he  would  give  him  a  quarter  interest. 
The  middle-aged  man  would  also  keep 
the books,  and that  would  do away with 
the expense of  a  bookkeeper.  “But we 
want to leave all  the  money in  the busi­
ness,”  continued 
“in

the  proprietor, 

that way  we  can  build  up  and  branch 
out.”

“But  what  salary  am  I  to  draw?” 

asked the visitor.

“Nothing  the  first  six  months,  and 
after that you  will  be  entitled  to  your 
quarter interest in the  profits,  while  the 
funds which shall have accumulated will 
be  placed  to  your  credit.”  The  other 
thought  for  a  while  and  said  that  he 
would give his  answer  later.  The  mid­
dle-aged  man 
looked  at  his  watch. 
“Lunch time,” he said;  “ we will go out 
together,  and  we  can  talk  the  matter 
over while we are eating.”

They went  into  a  restaurant,  and the 
young man ordered a plate of buckwheat 
pancakes and a glass of milk.

“Ah,  you are frugal,” said the middle- 
aged man.  “That  is  good.  Be saving, 
and you will  be as  well off as I  am some 
day.”  Then  the  middle-aged  man  or­
dered a black bass,  half a  duck,  vegeta­
bles,  pudding,  pie,  and  took  several 
glasses of port.  He  apologized  for  the 
wine,  remarking  that his  doctor had or­
dered him to drink it for  medicinal  pur­
poses. 
“All  forms  of  intoxicants  are 
bad  for  a  young  man,”  he  remarked, 
“but they are sometimes  life  to  us  old 
fellows,  when  the  springs  are  a little 
rusty.”  Before the dinner was over the 
middle-aged man  fixed  up the  springs so 
well that they  were  evidently  in  prime 
working order.  Every  now  and then he 
took a sip from his glass to the new firm, 
and  related  many  pleasing  anecdotes 
which showed what wide acquaintance he 
enjoyed among business men  of  import­
ance.  “Oh, by the way,”  he  said,  after 
the fourth glass.  “There is a little diffi­
culty in the way.”

“What is that?” asked the other.
“Why, I had partly  given  my promise 
to another young  man.  He is  very anx­
ious to  go  in.  Quite  a  hustliug  young 
fellow.  Dear  me!  1 
if  he 
wanted to come in to bring the money be­
fore noon  to-morrow.  1  had  quite  for­
gotten.”

told  him 

“Perhaps  he  won’t  come,”  suggested 

the young  man.

“If he only wouldn’t!  But  I  am  cer­
tain he will.  Said  that it was the great­
est chance in his life,  and  was  so  eager 
that  be  wanted  to run  right over to the 
bank and draw oat the cash.  He  would 
have done it,  but 1  reminded  him that it 
was  after  banking  hours,  and  that  to­
morrow would do.”

“I am sorry for  that.  1 had  made  up 

my mind to go in.”

“Dear me, dear me! 

I  don’t really see 
what  we  can  do!  And  1 like  your  ap­
pearance so much!  Yon  neither  drink, 
smoke,  nor chew, and go to church every 
Sunday.  Bless  me,  bless  me;  it  is  an 
awkward predicament. 
I  don’t  see  my 
way out of it.  He will  be there at noon, 
and that will be the end  of  it. 
It’s  too 
bad.”

“But,” said the  young man,  “suppose 
that  I  came  before  noon and deposited 
the  cash  with  yon.  Then couldn’t you 
truthfully  say  that  you  already  had  a 
partner?”

THK  MICHIGAN  TIÄAX)KSMAN«
EA R L Y   D A Y S  A T  G RAN D  H A V E N .

TO  THE  RETAIL  CLOTHING  MERCHANTS  ======
lu  consequence  of  rumors  uavtug  been  circulated  that  the  eminent 
firm  of  Michael  Kolb & Son,  Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers,  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
is going out of business.  1  am requested to coutradict most emphatically  any  such 
rumor and to state that this  well-known and  upright  firm,  with  a  37  years’  good 
record,  never  dreamed  of  retiring.  1 ought to add that 1 think I have discovered 
how  such  an  unfounded  report  got  circulated. 
It  is  well-known  amongst  the 
trade  that  Michael  Kolb  &  Son  rank. among  the  very  highest manufacturers in 
Rochester,  and  their name has been conflicted  with that of  Stein, Bloch & Co., also 
of Rochester,  which firm, J.  W.  Rosenthal,  formerly of  Grand  Rapips,  has publicly 
announced,  are going out of business.

1  still  continue  to represent  Michael Kolb & Sou,  and shall  be  pleased 
to call  upon anyone with my elegant  line of  fail  samples,  of  which  everyone  who 
handles  them  say  there is none better made,  or better  fitting,  and sold at such  low 
prices as to meet all classes of  trade.
Address,

WM.  CONNOR,  Box  346,  Marshall,  Mich.

1  sh all  be  a t  S w eet’s  H otel,  G rau d   R apids,  on  T h u rsd ay   and  F rid ay , 

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“Bless me, bless me, you  are  shrewd. 
I  was  not  wrong  when I said  that you 
would make a good  business  man.  You 
have  all  the  elements  for  success 
in 
you.”

“ But do you like my plan?”
“Yes,  perhaps  I  could  do  what  you 
suggest.  1  will thiukover the matter to- 
night,  and you come around in the morn­
ing  bright  and  early  with  the  money, 
and we will  see.  But  the  other  young 
man  will  be  so  disappointed. 
1  am 
really quite sorry for him.”

Then the  middle-aged man  drank  an­
other glass  of  wine,  and  they  left  the 
restaurant,  shook hands and parted.  The 
next  morning  the  young  mau  and  the 
cash were duly forthcoming.

The  six  months  that  followed  was 

period of  great  hustling  for  the  junior 
partner.  He worked early and late.  He 
lived frugally,  and  got a  good  many  or 
ders.  Still the public seemed to be afraid 
of  dealing  with  the  firm.  The  young 
man did not pay  much  attention  to  the 
books.  His partner was fully capable of 
looking after them.  But  while  the  jun 
ion  partner  was  drawing  nothing,  the 
other was living on  the fat  of  the  land 
He dined at the  best of  the  restaurants 
and  it  also  seemed necessary for him to 
drink more  wine as  the weeks  went  by 
Possibly  the  doctor  had  increased  the 
prescription.  Anyhow  he  varied it fre 
quently,  for  the  smell  of  whisky  filled 
the  office  at times when the junior part­
ner came in  weary  from  his  hard  day’s 
work  at  canvassing.  Then  the  senior 
partner  would  express  surprise  at  the 
number  of  orders,  and  tell  his  young 
friend that he was bound to succeed some 
day.  He would smoke his  cigar  and en­
courage him with  words  of good  advice. 
The  junior  partner’s  heart  was  filled 
with  gratitude  over  these  kind  words, 
and  he pitched  in and  worked  twice  as 
hard.  The  more  he  worked  and 
the 
faster  that  the  firm  made  money',  the 
more  the  senior  partner  plunged  into 
extravagance  of  all  kinds.  After  four 
months he induced  his  young  friend  to 
invest $1,300 more in the business,  as  it 
was necessary for them to  enlarge.  The 
money went in,  but there were  no  signs 
of  enlargement.  The  senior  partner 
grew  rosier  in  the  face  daily,  but  he 
never ceased his  words of  kind advice to 
his friend on the evils  of  intemperance. 
All this lasted for six months  and at the 
end of that time wheu the junior partner 
came to draw out his first  week’s salary, 
he  found 
there  was  nothing  coming. 
The senior partner  had  kept  the  treas­
ury properly depleted.  There were also 
numerous debts,  and  the  firm  was  de­
clared insolvent.  They closed  out,  and 
it was  whispered that the senior  partner 
made a nice little sum on the  side by the 
failure  racket.  He  parted  with  regret 
from  his  young  friend.  He  gave  him 
some more good, straight talk  about  not 
being discouraged over his  first  failure, 
and was at  an  interesting  point  in  his 
little speech when the young  man quiet­
ly and calmly threw him out of the door. 
The middle-aged  partner  wiped  off  his 
clothes and then,  with a last reproachful 
glance and a few muttered  words  about 
ingratitude,  disappeared.  Now 
that 
young man is earning a  fair salary, and, 
like the good, honest fellow  that  he  is, 
is trying to  pay  off  some  of  the  debts 
which were incurred in  his name  by  the 
kindhearted  old  gentleman.  He  will 
yet succeed,  too, and will  probably real­
ize the prophecy  of  the  senior  partner
a  rich  and  influential
th a t  he  w ill  be 
man.

R e m in isc e n c e s  o f  O tta w a   C o u n ty   b y  

H o n .  T.  D.  G ilb e rt.

Hon. Thos.  D.  Gilbert recently  related 
some  amusing  incidents  in  connection 
with 
the  early  settlement  of  Ottawa 
county  to  a  T r a d e s m a n   reporter,  as 
follows:

"Ottawa county was,  until 1839,  a part 
of  Kent county,  but in  that  year  limits 
were  established  and 
the  new  county 
organized.  A  certain  judge  from  the 
Eastern portion of  the  State  came  over 
to set the judicial  machinery  in  motion. 
I  was  called  on 
the  first  grand  jury 
drawn in Ottawa county.  1 have a  very 
distinct recollection of the event, because 
in  the  evening,  after  adjournment,  the 
J udge  beat me out of  my  fees at  poker. 
A friend had  been giving  me  points  on 
the game and 1 thought I could  play,  but 
the  Judge  was too much  for  me.  That 
was my first and last game of  poker.

to  the  jury 

“There was a little  frame  building in 
the village that was used  ordinarily  as a 
school  house.  Religious  services  were 
held in it on Sundays and the  sessions of 
the  court  were  held  there  also. 
I was 
drawn on a petit jury and  was chosen as 
its foreman.  The  case  we  were  trying 
was  a  very  serious  one, 
the  accused 
being  charged  with  murder.  The  case 
was  given 
late  Saturday 
afternoon and we were  locked up.  Late 
Sunday forenoon  we  concluded to  report 
to the Judge that we could  not agree,  as 
two of the jurors would not come in  with 
the  rest  Court  was  called  and  Judge 
and  jury  went  to  the  school  house. 
Preaching  was  in  progress  wheu  we 
arrived,  but the preacher was turned  out 
of  the  pulpit  and  the  Judge  took  his 
place.  The  jury  occupied  two  seats, 
being seated six in  a  row.  Just  as  the 
clerk 
rose  up  to  ask  if  the  jury  had 
agreed on a verdict, the two recalcitrants, 
who  were  sitting  directly  behind  me, 
leaned  over  and  whispered  to  me  that 
they would come in.  So,  instead  of  re­
porting a  disagreement,  we  rendered  a 
verdict.  They had  evidently  talked the 
matter over  on the way up to the  school 
house and concluded  to go with the  ma­
jority.

“There were only two  present  at  the 
dedication of the  court  house  at  Grand 
Haven, July 4,  who were  active  partici­
pants in  the  early  settlement  of  Grand 
Haven —Miss  Mary  A.  White  and  my. 
self.  Miss White came  to  Grand Haven 
in  1835 with her brother.  She started  the 
rst school in that town,  having  about a 
dozen scholars.  She is now an  old  lady 
about 80 years of age and  still resides in 
I  reached  Grand  Haven 
Grand Haven. 
on  the  same  boat  that  brought 
six 
brothers of Rix  Robinson.  These,  with 
their  families,  comprised  a  party  of 
about forty persons.

T noticed  one  great  improvement  at 
the 
Grand  Haven—the  draining  of 
wamp land down  by  the  river. 
I  was 
told  that  about  500  men  now  make  a 
living raising  celery  on  that  reclaimed 
land.  They have  built  dykes,  such  as 
they  have in  Holland,  and  erected wind­
mills which pump the water from  inside 
the dykes. 
In  dry  season the windmills 
are  utilized to pump water the other way 
and  irrigate the celery  trenches.  Grand 
Haven  was  considerable  of  a 
lumber 
town a few years ago, but she has got over 
that  and  now  depends  upon  other  in­
dustries for her prosperity.”

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SEVEN  YEARS  HENCE.

How  Arbitration  Revolutionized  the 

Industrial Situation.

W ritten  fo r T he Tradesman.

Looking  backward  from  the  year  of 
grace,  1901, to the year of the great labor 
riots in Chicago, the  last  and  culminat­
ing  effort  of onion  labor  to  free  itself 
from the shackles which capitalistic greed 
had fastened upon it,  one is  struck  with 
astonishment that for  so many years the 
question of how to arrange a settlement of 
the  disputes  between  workingmen  and 
their  employers  remained  unanswered. 
Now  that  strikes  aud  boycotts,  with 
their  attendant  train  of  horrors,  have 
been relegated to history, and all through 
the application of  one  simple  principle, 
it  is  indeed  a  matter  of  astonishment 
that not only did the  country  suffer  for 
years from labor troubles  and their  dire 
effects; but it  actually  opposed,  strenu­
ously and  vehemently,  the  introduction 
of the  only  remedy  that  promised  any 
measure  of  relief.  That  remedy  was 
arbitration,  and so  complete and  radical 
is,the change its application has wrought 
that,  short though the  time  is  since  its 
injection 
into  the  body  politic,  one 
is inclined to regard  the  experiences  of 
the past  as  a  horrible  nightmare  from 
which the country has happily awakened.
Not  that  we  have  no  disputes  now; 
human nature is to-day  what  it  was  at 
the time of the last great strike,  but dis­
putes between employers  and  their  em­
ployes are  never  allowed  to  proceed to 
the striking  point—they  are  nipped  in 
the bud,  so to speak,  by  the operation of 
the Arbitration Act,  to  which  all  such 
disputes are referred.  Perhaps  the best 
feature of the act is that it is compulsory. 
An employe must take  his  complaint  or 
grievance to the Board of Arbitrators;  if 
he does not,  but  attempts  a  settlement 
independently of the  Board,  he is guilty 
of  contempt  of  court  and  is  punished 
accordingly.  On the other hand,  no em­
ployer can take refuge in the  claim  that 
there is  nothing  to  arbitrate—that  is a 
point to be decided by the  Board,  and a 
heavy penalty is  exacted  from  the  man 
who dares to  arrogate to  himself  any of 
the functions of the Board of Arbitrators. 
Another good feature  of the Act  is  that 
the decisions of the Board  are final.  No 
appeals  are  allowed,  and no one has,  so 
far, even disputed the  fairness  and  im­
partiality of the decisions;  and when one 
takes into consideration the  complex and 
delicate  nature  of  the  duties  of  the 
Board and the conflicting interests which 
must be harmonized  while  justice  must 
be meted to all, this is  truly  surprising. 
It speaks well for the temper and intelli­
gence of both the people and  the  Board.
One fact is particularly  worth  noting: 
Since the Act  went  into  operation  dis­
putes between  employers  and  employes 
have decreased fully 75 per cent.  This is 
accounted for by some in this way: Much 
of the trouble of  the  past  was  brought 
about  by  the  self-styled  labor  leaders 
and walking delegates,  who  for personal 
ends, sought to foment  discord  and  dis­
content in the ranks of workingmen;  but 
since the passage of  the Arbitration Act, 
making  the  submission  of  all  disputes 
and  grievances  to the  Board  of Arbitra­
tors compulsory,  it has  been  impossible 
for  these  men  to  make  capital  out  of 
these  differences; 
the 
“labor leader”  and  the  “ walking  dele­
gate” have disappeared into that  obscur­
ity  which  their  peculiar  talents  and 
personal character so well fitted  them to

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adorn.  There  was  absolutely  nothing 
for them to do,  and no place for  them  in 
the new economy.  So it would seem that 
workingmen’s  grievances  were largely a 
fiction, to put it mildly,  of  the  iiniglna- 
tion of the leaders.

The dry, matter of  fact  records  of  the 
Board make  very  interesting  reading  to 
the studeut of industrial economics.  He 
learns from those records how  much  the 
average  workingman  has 
to  contend 
with,  how  multifarious  are  the  annoy­
ances to which he is daily subjected,  and 
with  what long-suffering forbearance  he 
submits  to  his  oppressors.  Only when 
patience has ceased to be a virtue and  to 
longer submit would mean  surrender  of 
his manhood and self-respect does he  ap­
peal to the Board.  On  the  other hand it 
would  seem  from  the  records  that em­
ployers  have  little  to  complain  of,  the 
only recorded  instance  of  their  appear­
ing before the Board being when  depres­
sion in business has (according  to  them) 
made a reduction in  wages  a  necessity. 
What a compliment to  the  industry,  in­
telligence and general  rectitude  of  con­
duct of the bone and  sinew,  as  it  were, 
of the Republic—the Americau working­
man !  Perhaps some of our readers may 
not have had access to the records  of the 
Board,  and,  if so, a transcription of some 
of the cases appearing there may  not  be 
uninteresting.

The first case  appearing  on  record  is 
the complaint of a man  who said  he  was 
not receiving enough pay to  support  his 
family.  He explained to the Board that 
his  wife  was  delicate, 
that  he  bad  a 
large family and was constantly  running 
behind.  His grievance  was considered a 
legitimate one,  and  one  calling  for  the 
interference of  the  Board.  The  verdict 
was 
to  the  effect  that  his  employer 
should raise his wages to a sum  sufficient 
to  cover  his  expeuses;  his  second  plea 
that he be paid sufficient over and  above 
his  expenses  to  enable  him  to  lay  by 
something for a rainy day was not enter­
tained, as his case was considered  excep­
tional.  The  finding  of  the  Board  was 
made to  cover  any  similar  cases  which 
might arise in the same establishment.

this  case  was  as 

The next case  was  that  of  a  servant 
girl  who  complained  that  her  mistress 
objected to her having her  regular  com­
pany  in  the  house  more  than  twice  a 
week,  and that she was not  permitted  to 
eat with the family.  The'finding  of the 
Board  in 
follows: 
“ While,  ordinarily,  it is  to  be  accepted 
as true that the course of true  love  does 
not run smoothly,  it is still  the  duty  of 
this Board to remove  as  mauy  obstacles 
from the pathway of the  young  and  ar­
dent admirers of each other  as  possible. 
Therefore  the  Board  finds  that  the  re­
spondent in the cause has no right to  in­
terpose  any  obstacle 
to  the  frequent 
meetings of these yearning hearts and  is 
surprised that she has so  soon  forgotten 
the  experiences  of  her  own  youth  and 
young womanhood.  On  the second plea 
the Board finds  that  the  appellant  has 
been  unlawfully  excluded 
the 
family table and directs  that  henceforth 
she be considered by  the  respondent  as 
one of the family.”

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The next case was that of a  bricklayer 
who, in his  plea,  claimed  to  be  worth 
more to his employers  than  he  was  re­
ceiving,  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  he 
could lay three bricks while  other work­
men  were  laying  two.  The  Board  de- 
I cided this case in favor of  the  appellant 
1 by decreeing that  henceforth  he  lay  no

more bricks than any other  man  on  the 
job.  To  disobey  would  be  to  subject 
himself to  prosecution  for  contempt  of 
court.

The young lady clerks in  a  large mer­
cantile  establishment  came  before  the 
Board  with  a  long  list  of  grievances. 
They were not allowed to chew gum dur­
ing business hours; they were not allowed 
to “see company” during business hours; 
they  were  only  allowed  30  minutes 
twice a day to “do up”  their  hair;  they 
were treated just as were the young men 
of the store,  and  were  not  allowed  any 
special  privileges;  none  of  them  were 
ever invited to their employer’s  house to 
tea,  or to any other meal for that matter, 
and this was not treating them  as  ladies 
had a  right  to  expect;  the  floor-walker 
did  not  treat  them  with  that  delicate 
deference  due  from  a  gentleman  to  a 
lady;  and last,  but  by  no  means  least, 
they  were  actually  expected  to  earn 
their salary.  All these  grievances were 
held by  the  arbitrators  to  constitute  a 
sufficient justification  for  an  appeal  to 
the Board, and every point  but  that  re­
lating  to  seeing  company  during  busi­
ness hours was conceded.  On that point 
the arbitrators advised the  young  ladies 
either to arrange with  their  company  to 
see  them  after  hours  or  get  married; 
but,  in the meantime, pending such an ar­
rangement  as  they  might  make,  their 
employer was  to  interpose  no  obstacle 
to their seeing their  company  at  stated 
hours.

to  ask 

The next case on  the  record  was  the 
complaint  of  a  farm  laborer.  He  was 
only  receiving  $30  per  month  and  his 
board.  He  thought  he  ought  to  have 
$31.  Then  he  was  compelled  to  sleep 
in the  same  room  with  his  employer’s 
sons on the second story;  he  thought  he 
ought to have a room to  himself  on  the 
ground  floor.  He  kicked  on  the  food, 
too.  They only had fresh  meat  twice  a 
week and chicken on  Sunday;  salt  pork 
disagreed  with  him  and  he  was  com­
pelled 
the  Board  for  relief. 
Lastly,  he  had seen pie on the  table  but 
twice in the three  weeks he  had worked 
on the farm.  There was no lack of cake, 
but he did not care for cake  and  he  did 
like pie,  and he  gave  it  as  his  opinion 
that the reason there was  so  much  cake 
was because he liked pie.  They took this 
method of showing  their  dislike  of  the 
hired  man.  The  Board  animadverted 
somewhat  strongly  on  the  conduct  of 
the respondent in  the  case,  characteriz­
ing  his  treatment  of  the  appellant  as 
tyrannical and oppressive in  the extreme 
—bordering on  the  barbarous.  A  farm 
hand who  was  not  worth  $31  a  month 
was not worth anything and he  must  be 
paid that wage until the end of  the  sea­
son.  On  the  second  point  the  Beard 
said the treatment the appellant  had  re­
ceived was  enough  to  drive  a  man  to 
strike.  Did the  respondent  mean  it  to 
be inferred that they considered  the  ap­
pellant was not a gentleman  because  he 
was a hired  man.  The  appellant was  a 
gentleman,  no matter what  might be the 
opinion of the respondent,  and  no  gen­
tleman  cared  to  occupy  a  sleeping 
apartment  with  a  number  of  others. 
The idea  that  he  must  was  monstrous 
and  deserved  the  severest  reprobation. 
The appellant must have a  room to him­
self  and  on  the  first  floor  if  possible. 
The appellant’s complaint about the food 
placed  the  respondent  in  a  still worse 
light.  What did he mean  by compelling 
his help  to  eat  food  that  he  disliked?

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Had  he no heart, no conscience?  Did he 
want his name to go  whirling  down  the 
corridors of time as that of an  oppressor 
of the poor?  Was it  true,  as  suspected 
by the appellant,  that his opiuiou  of the 
laboring man was  shown  by the food  he 
gave him to eat?  If be must  evince  his 
dislike,  could he not do  it  in  some  less 
barbarous  manner?  Think  of  getting 
pork  three  times  a  week  aud  pie  but 
twice  in 
three  weeks,  with  unlimited 
cake,  for a man who did not  like pork or 
cake but did like pie!  Well  for  the  re­
spondent that this  Board  had  no  penal 
function,  or  he would  be  made  to  feel 
the weight of their displeasure  in a way 
he  would  be  likely 
In 
the^future  he  must  give  the  appellant 
such food as  he  desired,  consulting  his 
taste so far asjpracticable,  remembering 
that it was better to err on the right side 
than on the wrong.

to  remember. 

Discouraged  Under Defeat.

Every man or woman who  feels the re­
sponsibility of  making  the  best  use  of 
opportunities,  and who  has  high  stand­
ards of work,  feels  at  times a  great  de­
pression from a  sense  of  falling  below 
the level of occasions  and  of  doing  the 
worst when the  occasion  called  for  the 
best. 
It happens very often to such per­
sons that,  after the most thorough  prep­
aration,  the  performance  falls  lament­
ably below the aim  and leaves  behind  it 
a sense  of  utter  disappointment.  This 
humiliation of spirit,  which  is the lot at 
times of  all  sensitive  people  who  care 
more for their work than  for  themselves 
may either become a source  of weakness 
or a source  of  strength. 
It  is  the  evi­
dence  of 
the  divine  possibilities  of 
life that the  defeats  of  to-day  may  be 
made the forerunners of the  victories  of 
to-morrow, and that the consciousness of 
failure may become in itself  a  new  ele­
ment of success. 
It  was  said  of  Peter 
the Great that he learned the art  of  war 
at the hand of his enemies,  and  that  he 
was taught how to win  victories  by  suf­
fering a long and discouraging  series  of 
defeats.  To say this of a man is  to  pay 
him the very highest tribute.  As  a stu­
dent in the great school of  life,  it  is  to 
credit him with that  openness  of  mind, 
that forgetfulness of  self,  and  that  ab­
sence of personal  vanity  which  charac­
terize the true learner in any  field.  For 
failure, if it comes  through  no  fault  of 
our own, drives us  back  upon  our  hold 
on  ultimate  aims. 
It  makes  us  aware 
how variable and uncertain  is  our  own 
strength and it  teaches  us  to  rely,  not 
upon ourselves,  but upon  the  greatness 
of  the  things  with  which  we  identity 
ourselves.  A  great  object  persistently 
pursued has power to unfold a  noble out 
of a very  commonplace  man  or woman, 
and  to  develop  an  almost  unsuspected 
strength  out  or  a  mass  of  weakness. 
The shocks to our pride drive  us  out  of 
ourselves into the greatness of the causes 
which  we espouse;  and the defeats which 
we suffer, if we  take  them  aright,  con­
firm us in our  loyalty to  the  things  for 
which  we  fight. 
It  is  painful  to  fail 
when we  have  made  every  preparation 
to succeed;  it is humiliating  to  produce 
an 
impression  of  weakness  when  we 
wish to make an impression of  strength; 
but the supreme thing  in  life  is  to  get 
our work  done  and  to  make  the  truth 
which we love prevail,  and  if  the  disci­
pline of failure can  be made to work  for 
this end, it is a discipline  neither  to  be 
dreaded nor to be avoided.

Not Distinguishable.

Three bosom  friends  started  out  one 
evening to have a  good time,  and  when 
the time for going home came  they  were 
so drunk that walking was difficult.  They 
finally reached  the home  of  Brown,  and 
made noise enough to waken  the  neigh­
borhood.  A  window  was  raised,  and  a 
femiuine voice said:

“ What on earth’s wanted?”
In thickened accents came the answer: 
“Will Mish Brown pleesh  come  down 

and pick out her husband?”

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

AROU N D   T H E   ST A T E .

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Hastings—Schumann  &  Tucker  have 

opened a new meat market.

Detroit—Arthur M.  Parker  is  closing 

out his  wholesale grocery stock.

Ypsilanti—Stone  & Carpenter  succeed 

Stone & Bell in the jewelry business.

Fanton—W.  E.  Morrison  has  opened a 
stock of groceries in the Andrews  block.
Lake City— J. E. Gleason has sold a half 
interest  in  his  grocery  stock  to  E.  W. 
Murray.

Iron  Mountain—A.  Cruse  &  Co.  have 
added a stock of groceries to  their  meat 
market.

Lowell—Rudolp  Van  Dyke  has  pur­
chased the grocery business of Archibald 
McMillan.

A lo io n —J .  E.  G ary  succeeds  R eynolds 
& Gary  in the drug,  stationery  and  wall 
p a p e r  business.

Fenton—G.  W.  Whitman  A  Co.  suc­
ceed Cole &  Whitman  in  the  furniture 
business.

Onondaga—W.  H.  Baldwin has  put  in 
a  stock  of  groceries  and  provisions  at 
this place.

Kalamazoo—Peter  F.  Swanson  has 
the  business  of  the  Chase 

purchased 
Mantel Co.

St. 

Joseph—The  St. 

Iron 
Works has been incorporated  under  the 
same style.

Joseph 

Jackson—Gilson  &  Toole,  boot  and 
shoe  dealers,  have  dissolved,  Jas.  M. 
Toole  succeeding.

Fairfield—Graudy  &  G raudv,  meat 
dealers,  have dissolved,  W.  H.  Graudy 
continuing business,

Charlotte—Clark  &  Milner, 

lumber 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  Hollis  Clark 
continuing the business.

Davison—Moss  &  Green, 

general 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  Chas.  S.  Moss 
continuing the business.

Bay  City—Schweikle  „Bros.  succeed 
Schweikle Bros.  &  Mangold  in  the cigar 
manufacturing business.

Kalamazoo—L.  Hollander  &  Co., coal 
dealers,  have disolved, Cornelius  Vaude- 
laare continuing the business.

Quincy—Greening  &  Hyslop,  drug­
gists and grocers,  have  dissolved,  Kobt. 
Hyslop continuing the  business.

Mancelona—P.  Medalie, general dealer, 
has purchased the general  stock of L.  F. 
Hamilton,  at  Bellaire.  His  brother, 
Alex.  Medalie,  will act as manager of the 
branch store.

Vernon—W.  D. <fe A. Garrison, general 
dealers,  bankers and  millers,  have  dis­
posed of  their  milling  business  to  the 
Vernon Mill Co.

Fremont—A notice of  dissolution  and 
accounting has been  filed  in  the  Circuit 
Court  against  C.  G.  Pearson  A  Co., 
general dealers.

Saginaw  (W.  S.)—The dry  goods  firm 
of  H.  Bernhard  &  Sons  has  been  dis­
solved, Paul and Emil Bernhard retiring. 
The business will  be  continued  for  the 
present by H.  Bernhard.

Detroit—The  capital  stock  of  D.  M. 
Ferry  &  Company  has  been  increased 
from $750,000 to $800,000  and  the  num­
ber of shares from 30,000 to 32,000.

Reading—Heyman  Sheyer, 

formerly 
engaged in  the  clothing  and  boot  and 
shoe  business  at  SagiDaw,  has  engaged 
in the  same business at  this place.

Bellevue—-Fred Cole, who has had long 
experience as a clerk and is  most  popu­
lar withal, will  shortly  open  a  grocery 
store  here  on  his  own  account  The

stock  will be furnished  by  W.  J.  Quan <& 
Co., 
through  their  Central  Michigan 
salesman,  Frank  H. Clay.

Gobleville—Ed.  M. Bailey, the druggist 
at this place,  was arrested  last Thursday 
for  violation  of  the  local  option  law. 
He pleaded not guilty  and his  examina­
tion will take place July 19.

Saginaw  (W.  S.)—When  Charles  F. 
Aldertou  reached  his  grocery  store  at 
416 Hancock street, last Friday  morning, 
he was surprised to see one of  the  large 
plate glass  windows  in front of the store 
so  badly  broken  that  he  could  easily 
walk through the hole.  He  feared  that 
he had been the victim of a burglary and 
hurriedly  glanced  over  his  stock,  but 
was happily  surprised.  He  found  that 
the window had been accidentally broken 
by two fellow  grocery-men  while  trying 
to put up a job on  him.  They  had  pas­
sed his store late at night and  attempted 
to place one of the  benches  in  front  of 
the  store  against  the  window.  The 
result was that the corner  of  the  bench 
the  glass,  doing  about 
went  through 
$100  damage,  which 
the  jokers  paid 
without a  whimper.  They  will be more 
careful next time, however.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Cadillac—The  contract  has  been  let 
for the erection of the handle  factory  of 
the Cadillac  Handle  Co.,  to  replace  the 
one recently burned. 
It will be equipped 
with  better  machinery  than  before,  in­
cluding a band  saw.

Clarence—The mills and camps  of  the 
Clarence Lumber Co.  have snut down  In­
definitely  on  account  of  its  not  being 
able to market the product. 
It  is stated 
as a fact that  many  firms  can  purchase 
shingles at less  than  the  actual  cost  of 
manufacture.

Detroit—The Detroit Cycle  Shade  Co., 
with a paid up  capital stock  of  $60,000, 
has  filed  articles  of  association.  The 
incorporators  are  Oscar  O.  Walmotb, 
Fred.  A.  Ruff, Thomas A.  Kidd,  Chas.  R. 
RoDey and Chas. Spengler,  each of whom 
hold 500 shares.

Empire—The Empire  Lumber Co.  has 
this  year  shipped  sixty-six  cargoes  of 
lumber,  slabs,  edgings,  and  bark,  and 
has  7,000,000  feet  of  lumber  on  dock. 
The company employs 200 men about the 
mill and 150 in  the woods.  The monthly 
pay roll is $9,500.

Saginaw—Col.  A. T.  Bliss  has  sold  to 
J.  W.  Fordney a  tract  of  pine  land  on 
the Yellow Dog and Salmon Trout rivers 
in 
the  Upper  Peninsula,  estimated  to 
cut  30,000,000  feet.  The  logs  will  be 
cut  and  the  greater  portion  of  them 
manufactured at Duluth.  The  consider- 
sideration  was $75,000 and  the purchaser 
considers it a good deal.

Manistee—The  salt  output  for  June 
was 163,360 barrels, of which the  Peters 
concern  contributed  48,992, 
the  State 
Lumber Co.  being next with  32,489  bar­
rels.  Sands has his  new well  in  opera­
tion and is pumping good brine  and  has 
just started a third well.  He is  increas­
ing his grainer capacity so as to  be  able 
to make about 1,200 barrels daily.

Corunna—Frank  Westcott  has  been 
appointed  receiver  for  the  Leaver  & 
Vance box crate factory.  J.  M.  Leaver, 
who resides in Bay City and is the owner 
of the  patent  on  which  the  crates  are 
manufactured, owns $10,000 of  stock  in 
the factory,  and says  he  offered  to  sell 
out to  the  other  owners  on  fair  terms 
rather  than  carry  the  existing  differ­
ences into the courts.

Saginaw—Wages in lumbering  are  on 
the lower level,  and  it is  likely  to  be  a 
, long time before the old-time schedule is 
i restored.  Men are being  hired  here  at 
j $13,  and the  very  best  offered  is  $16  a 
{ month.  No longer  than  two  years  ago 
the range was $18 to  $30.  There  seems 
to be no  difficulty  in  obtaining  men  at 
this low inducement,  although  there  is 
not as good  a  class  of  labor  for  woods 
work here as  formerly,  as  a whole,  for 
the reason that the decline of  lumbering 
in this district has rendered  it necessary 
for  skilled  labor  to  look  elsewhere. 
Large numbers of men  have  been  hired 
here  for  upper  Michigan,  Wisconsin, 
Minnesota and the south,  as well as Can­
ada. 
the  greater  number 
hired  are  for  Canadian  operations. 
If 
the tariff  on lumber goes through  as  ex­
pected, those holding  timber  in  Canada 
will  operate  quite  extensively  the  en­
suing winter, and a number of  firms  are 
quietly  arranging to start into the  woods 
early, even with the prevailing dullness. 
It  is  argued  that  the  country  cannot 
long  be  kept  down,  and  that  another 
season is likely to see  much  better  con­
ditions.
T h e N e c e ssity  o f  a n   O c c a sio n a l  R e sp ite  

Just  now 

F ro m   B u sin e ss.

If there is one thing more than another 
of modern  American  business  it  is  its 
eternity. 
It is on the spin  for evermore. 
One  by  one,  or  squad  by  squad, 
the 
racers on the track  fall out  of  line,  but 
the race goes on merrily  and  the  entries 
never  end.  The  problem  of  perpetual 
motion has  had  its  American  solution. 
“Get there!”  is the national  motto.  We 
carry shoo on the brain,  and  though we 
ride  home on a  street  car,  we  read  the 
paper and sleep,  or,  what  is  mere truth­
ful,  put ourselves  in  a  horizontal  posi­
tion under the cash box.

It is  needless  to say that this stress on 
the grey matter we carry  under our  hats 
and 
the  nerves  that  radiate  from  our 
spines,  is a trifle or perpaps  a  ton  more 
than  the  law  allows. 
In  a  financial 
sense  the milk  may  pay  for  the  killing 
of the cow; beating the  record for butler 
offsetting the scissors  on  our  birthdays.
The  modern estimate  of  life  value  is 
not so much in  what you  do as  in  what 
you make,  and the  best way to  ensure a 
mile of buggies at your  funeral,  a crowd 
of social friends  before you need  it,  and 
a  column  of  biographical  data  in  the 
daily papers before the undertaker sends 
in his bill, is to  distinguish  a  short life 
by  an  accumulation  of  bonds,  stocks, 
greenbacks  and  the  ineffable  diamond 
stud.  There  the  canonization  ends  so 
far as this world goes.

There  is  probably  a  change  on 

the 
other side.  Of course,  it is  all  fantasm. 
It is not in weight or value the substance 
or  worth of a last year’s  rainbow  nr  the 
wing of a  dead  bee,  but  for  the  elder 
boys  and  girls  in  whiskers  and  corsets 
it  counts 
for  more  than  any  moral 
glory  that  can  be  piled  on  the  top  of 
a  human  spine.

If it were not for  this  rose-tinted  and 
delicious delusion there  would  be  fewer 
men to-day  deliberately  sacrificing  soul 
and body in  making a third  story  and  a 
mansard roof to their money pile.

Now,  while it  is  perfectly  plain  that 
in the modern conditions  of  business no 
plums can  fall  in the mouth of a sleeper, 
and that for an average  business  man to 
bold his own he must be  free  from  flies 
and moss, it Is no reason that  he  should

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become a  bundle of  diseased  nerves  in 
order to succeed.  He did not get  plated 
with nickel-steel  when he  rented a  store 
or built a mill; his  brain  was  not  made 
labor-proof,  nor was his  soul condemned 
to be the smallest pea  in  the pod for the 
benefit of his pocket.

He wants his rest  like  other men;  his 
body has  the same claims  and his higher 
nature the  same  rights.  He  can  abuse 
these  if  he  dare,  but  take  the  conse­
quences whether he  chooses  or  not. 
It 
may take time before  the collector comes 
around with  the  bill,  but  whether  it be 
with his body,  soul or  spirit,  the day  of 
settlement is  as  fixed  and  sure  as  the 
phases of the moon and  the ebb and flow 
of the tides,  He  could  as  easily  creep 
out of his skin as  escape this  inevitable 
payment.

Sin against yourself and the hell there­
of is in your own  ribs.  This may not be 
a compliment  or a comfort,  but  it  is  as 
hard  a  fact  as  human  nature  can  rub 
against. 
If  we  could  only  compile  a 
census of  the  physical  wrecks  and  the 
mortal skeletons  that  have  their  chins 
on check book*  and  their  souls in  pur­
gatory,  it would  be an  object  lesson  to 
some of our  over-worked  and  over-wor­
ried business men that  would  keep some 
of them from skating on thin ice.
•  We have repeatedly  insisted that  Rest 
is one of the  lost  words  in  the  modern 
business vocabulary;  we repeat  it  again, 
and  we  shall  be  a nation of  aged young 
men,  dyspeptics,  nervous  wrecks  and 
business  firecrackers  until  we  value 
rest more than  we do.

It  is  customary  with  many  at  this 
season of the year to  attempt  mental re­
cuperation in a  change  of  scene.  With 
some of these the shop is left behind and 
the usual  vacation crowd avoided. 
It is, 
however,  a  fact,  that  with  the bulk  as 
are  found 
in  our  national  summer 
resorts,  recreation and rest with the shop 
left out are  practically unknown.

The saddle has grown  on  the back  of 
the horse; if he  sleeps  he  sleeps  in  his 
harness; the bishop  peddles books on the 
cars  and  the  promenade;  the  manufac­
turer talks tariff  and prices, the machine 
man carries  his  circulars, the real estate 
man his maps and the merchant his price 
list, and so the national  farce of taking a 
rest keeps its nose on  the  Almighty Dol­
lar,  and its busy but  foolish  head out of 
the nightcap. 

F r e d   W o o drow .

A n U n fa ilin g  T e st.

Senior Partner—I think that new trav­
eling man of ours will  make a great suc­
cess.

Junior Partner—How so?
Senior  Partner—He  was  in  the  office 
with his wife this morning and she didn’t 
get a chance to speak for ten minutes.

The Seely  Manufacturing  Co.  was es­
tablished in 1862 by the late J.  M.  Seely, 
who was one of the pioneers in the  man­
ufacture  of  flavoring  extracts  in 
this 
country. 
In  1877  the  business  passed 
into  the  hands  of  Geo.  H.  Smith  and 
Justin E. Smith and in 1889  the  present 
four-story and basement building, 50x130 
feet 
in  dimensions,  was  erected  with 
special reference to the  business  of  the 
Seely Co.  The house furnishes  employ­
ment  to  twelve  traveling  salesmen  in 
this  country  and  two  in  Canada, 
the 
Michigan  trade  being  covered  by  Geo. 
W. Jenks (Fenton),  J.  A.  Fisher  (Mar- 
lette)  and C.  H.  Mahany  (Homer).  The 
company claims to  have  the  finest  per­
fume plant in the country.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Horace J.  Watters  has  purchased the 
wood and coal business of  W.  H.  Hand 
*  Co.  at 37 West Bridge street.

Wm.  R.  Burton has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  319  West  Bridge  street.  The 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.  furnished the 
stock.

G.  Gringhuis has taken the sole agency 
for the Rhodes  cash  register,  manufac­
tured here  by  the  Rhodes  Manufactur­
ing Co.

The manufacture of uppers  heretofore 
carried on by the firm  of  Hirtb,  Krause 
& Wilhelm  will  hereafter  be  conducted 
by Hirtb, Krause & Co.

A.  LeBaron has purchased the grocery 
stock of J.  M.  Jordan,  at  323  South  Di­
vision street, and will continue  the busi­
ness at the same location.

Jacob  Wilhelm  has  retired  from  the 
firm of  Hirth,  Krause  &  Wilhelm,  pro­
prietors of the  Valley  City  Upper  Fac­
tory,  and has  embarked  in  business  on 
his own account at 60 Pearl street  under 
the  style  of  Wilhelm  &  Co.  He  will 
also  carry  lines  of  findings  and  shoe 
store supplies.

Geo.  S.  Putnam,  who  conducted a con­
fectionary,  fruit  and  cigar  business  at 
36 South Division street  under  the style 
of G. S.  Putnam &Co.,  assigned  Monday 
to  M.  L.  Dunham.  The  liabilities  are 
given out at $6,000,  but no  statement  of 
the  assets will be made  until  an  inven­
tory of the stock is completed.

The  Crystal  Springs  Water  Co.  has 
changed its name to the  Crystal  Springs 
Water and  Fuel  Co.  The  office  of  the 
company  has  been  removed 
from  52 
Pearl street to  65  Monroe  street.  Mrs. 
W.  H.  Fowle,  who has  had charge of the 
office work of  the  Grand  Rapids  Ice  & 
Coal Co.  since its organization—a  period 
of thirteen years—has resigned  to accept 
the position of,Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of the new company.

If  there  are  hard times  anywhere  in 
this vicinity they are not to be  found  in 
the neighborhood of Elliott & Co’s grocery 
store on  Monroe  street.  The  inside  of 
the  store  is  being  entirely  rearranged 
and  refitted.  A  new  office  has  been 
bnilt in the rear of the store at  an eleva­
tion  of  about  six  feet  above  the  floor 
of the  store.  Other  changes  are  being 
made,  which will  add to  the  appearance 
and  convenience  of  the  establishment. 
A.  J.  is  unrecognizable,  even  by  his 
nearest friends at present,  but,  when  he 
gets things into shape,  and  has  time  to 
turn round, he will  throw off the appear­
ance of a coal heaver and  appear  in  ail 
his pristine beauty.

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Pork—The Chicago  hog  market  is  in 
operation and business is brisk.  Receipts 
for the past week  were 42,100,  being  an 
increase  of  37,200  over  the  previous 
week.  The outlook is encouraging,  and, 
unless  new 
industrial  complications 
arise, it will not be long  before business 
reaches its normal condition.  There has 
been another advance of  50c per bbl.  on 
pork  all  along  the line, due to the scar­
city of beef and the consequent extra run 
on  pork.  The price is  not unreasonably 
high,  however.  Business  in 
the  local 
market is reported good.  Hams have ad­
vanced Ac on all except picnic and bone­
less.  Shoulders are  up  Ac.  Dried beef 
and briskets are also up >£c.

Bananas—Our  market has  been  with­
out  a  bunch  of  this most  popular fruit 
for nearly  a  week,  as  several  cars  in­
tended  for  different  houses  here  were 
“hung  up” in  transit, owing to stoppage 
of freight trains  during  the  labor  trou­
bles.  Stock held  at the time they began 
sufficed  for the  demand  of  a  few  days 
and the break was caused  by the  failure 
or  rather  inability  of  the  importers to 
send  their cargos so far West.  Two cars 
were  received  here  Saturday  afternoon 
and  supplied  home  dealers  with  ripe 
fruit and enough more will arrive during 
the present week  to fill  all  orders  from 
outside.  During the scarcity prices have 
ruled high,  but,  with  full  regular  ship­
ments  coming  in,  they  will  recede to a 
point favorable to all dealers.

Oranges—Virtually  out  of  market— 
this  market—at  present.  They  don’t 
seem  to  be  missed  much,  however,  as 
really good stock is  not  to  be  had  and 
there is such an abundance  of California 
and small domestic  fruits  that  any  one 
line  of  fruit can easily be replaced with 
something  equally  as  satisfactory.  A 
few  Rodis  can  be  had  and  do  sell  to 
stand trade,  but very slowly.

Lemons—Very 

low,  considering  the 
time of year,  and  local  wholesalers  say 
the demand is very moderate.  They pre­
dict that higher prices  will  prevail  now 
that the hot  season is at hand and that a 
noticable  activity  will  be  manifest. 
Present prices are $4.50  per box  for  ex­
tra choice sound stock  and $5 for  fancy, 
either size.

Peanuts—Have moved up a notch and, 
as the season of picnics  and county fairs 
is approaching,  the  demand  is  likely  to 
be brisk  and  another  advance is not un­
likely.

Foreign  Nuts—Areeasy.  The demand 
is light and spot buyers  can get  the  big 
end.  Los Metos Walnuts  alone show an 
advance.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  improvement  of  the  in­
dustrial situation has  increased  the  de­
mand and the market is  strong,  even  at 
the  advance of  3-16@5-16c. 
Indications 
are not lacking  that  very  much  higher 
prices will  soon rule.

Fruit Jars—The prospects for an active 
trade  on  these  goods  in  this  State  are 
very good, owing to the large fruit  crop, 
bnt the smallness  of  the  crop  in  other 
parts of the country,  together  with  the 
prevailing  business  depression,  have 
reduced  prices  to  that  extent  that  the 
quotations made in this week’s paper are 
the lowest that have ever been  quoted in 
this market.

The  Retail  Grocers  at Mt. Pleasant.
The retail grocers  of  Northern  Mich­
igan should not forget that the first semi­
annual  couvention  of 
the  Northern 
Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
will be held at Mt.  Pleasant on Tuesday, 
Aug.  7, beginning at 2 o’clock  p.  m.  The 
indications are that the  convention  will 
be  largely  attended  and  that  the  pro­
ceedings will  be  along  the  line  of  pro­
gress.  All grocers doing  business north 
of the D., G.  H.  & M.  Railway  are cordi­
ally invited  to  attend  the  meeting  and 
give  those  present  the  benefit  of  their 
experience and  advice.  Further  partic­
ulars  of  the  convention  will  be  noted 
from week to week  by  T h e   T r a d e s m a n .

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Coffee—Brazilian  grades  are  a  little 
lower at primary markets,  but  manufac­
turers of package brands have  advanced 
their quotations %c.

Dick  Savage succeeds  Jas.  B.  Mclnnes 
as city  salesman  for  Hawkins  &  Com­
pany.

Gripsack Brigade.

5

The  Incongruity  of  Arbitration.
In  view of the  rant  now  indulged  in 
by  demagogues  and  demagogic  news­
papers  on  the  subject  of  arbitration, 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n  craves the  privilege of 
reprinting a short editorial  on  the  sub­
ject,  which appeared in its issue  of Aug. 
0,  1892:
The idea of  arbitration,  as a  means of 
adjusting conflicts between employer and 
employe,  is  rap'dly  growing  into  dis­
favor,  as conservative  men  look  upon  it 
as an unwarranted  interference with the 
rights of both  parties  to  a  controversy. 
To  be  just  and  intelligent,  arbitration 
must involve a knowledge of the business 
on the part of the  arbitrators superior to 
that of both parties  to  the  controversy. 
Where  is  this  qualification to be found? 
And  when an employer is already paying 
all the business will  warrant  and ail the 
employe is worth  to that  business,  there 
is no middle ground between the existing 
rate of wages  and  the  demands  of strik­
ing  workmen.  To  insist  upon  arbitra­
tion,  In such  cases,  is  equivalent  to  the 
introduction of socialism.
legiti­
mate  field  and  uses. 
It  may  often  be 
profitably employed to save lawyers’ fees 
and the befogging influences  of lawyers’ 
pleas.  But  its use  is never  pertinent or 
practically  possible  in  any  case  that 
could  not be  the subject of legal discus­
sion;  and there are few  who will contend 
that the  price of  work,  any  more  than 
the  price  of  wheat,  shall  be decided by 
law.

Arbitration,  however,  has  its 

Attention is directed  to the  advertise­
ment of  Manufacturer,  who  desires sup­
plies of red  oak and  black  ash  lumber. 
The advertiser is one  of the  largest con­
sumers  of  these  woods  in  the  country 
and is in the market for any quantity.

FO R   S A L E ,  W A N T E D ,  ETC.

Advertisements  will  be  Inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first Insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  insertion. 
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 85 cents. 
Advance payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES

561

564

562

Ne a r l y   n e w   b a r  l o c k  t y p e w r it e r

for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from  coBt- 
Reason for selling, we desire another  pattern  of 
same make of machine, which  we  consider  the 
best  on the  market.  Tradesman  Company,  100 
Louis St., Grand  Rapids. 

■ REAT  OFFER—FINE  STOCK  OF  WALL 

paper,  paints,  varnishes,  picture  frames 
and room mouldings for  sale.  Reason  for  sell­
ing,  death of proprietor.  Good paying business 
in a very desirable location.  All  new  stock, in ­
voicing  from  $2,500  to  $3,000.  Address  Mrs. 
Theresa Schwind. Grand RapldB. 

I IOR  SALE—ON  ACCOUNT  OF THE DEATH 

of my husband I offer for sale  clean  stock 
general merchandise  inventorying  $6,000.  Will 
sell cheap for part cash and good security.  Will 
rent building.  Address No. 562,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

■   BUSINESS CHANCE—FOR  SALE  OR E x ­

change for farm or city property in or near 
Grand Rapids, the Harris mill property  situated 
in Paris, Mecosta, Co., Michigan, on  the G. R.  & 
I. Railroad, consisting of saw and planing mills, 
sto-e and 39 acres of land, a  good  water  power, 
88 foot fall, side track into mill, plenty of  hard­
wood timber.  This is a good chance for anyone 
wishing to engage in any kind of  mill  business. 
For further particulars address B.  W.  Barnard, 
35 Allen street, Grand  Rapids. Mich. 

care Michigan Tradesman. 

Ba n n in g   f a c t o r y   w a n t e d —a  p a r t y

with some capital and who understands the 
business, to build and operate a canning factory 
at Grant, Newaygo Co.,  Mich.  For  particulars 
write to H. C. Hemingsen,  Village Clerk,  Grant, 
Mich. 

and black ash.  Address “M anufacturer,” 

■ ANTED—WELL-SEASONED  RED  OAK 
F o r  s a l e —a   w e l l  e q u ip p e d  m a c h in e

shop  in  Detroit,  Michigan.  Good  tools, 
suitable for building or repairing heavy or light 
machinery.  Good  business  location  and  low 
rent.  Suitable terms to responsible parties.  Par 
ticulars from Charles Steel,  Administrator,  box 
46, Wyandotte, Michigan._______________ 647
in   a
thriving town in Northern Michigan  on  C. 
& W. M. Railway.  Address No. 639, care  Mich! 
gan Tradesman. 

F o r  s a l e —c l e a n   d r u g   st o c k  
F o r  r e n t —t h b   s t o r e   f o r m e r l y   o c -
PLANING  MILL—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE 

cupled  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

the North Side Planing Mill,  which is first- 
class in every  respect,  or  will  receive  proposi­
tions to locate the business in some other  thriv­
ing town.  Correspondence and inspection solic- 
ited,  Sheridan, Boyce A Co., Manistee, Mich. 613
T 3 l 7 , r NT ^ , QL  HEADACHE 
L  H i W l Y   O  
POWDERS
Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber

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A.  D.  Baker has  returned from his va­
cation and resumed his visits to his trade 
Monday morning.

Alfred  V.  Wood,  formerly city  sales­
man  for the Voigt Milling Co.,  has taken 
the position of Grand Rapids representa­
tive for the Sweedish  Importing and Ex­
porting Co., of  Chicago.

Jas.  N.  Bradford  will  be homeless and 
forlorn for the remainder  of  the  heated 
term, his wife and  children  having gone 
to Ravenn% for a brief visit,  whence they 
proceed to Hess Lake for the  balance  of 
the season.

Secretary  Mills, 

the  Michigan 
Knights of the Grip,  is  mailing  another 
death  assessment  to  the  members  this 
third  $1  assessment  which 
week—the 
has been  levied this  year. 
It is due  and 
payable on or before Sept. 20.

of 

travelers,  and 

T.  H.  Royston,  who  came  here  from 
Adrian a year ago to take the position of 
traveling salesman for the Royston Straw 
Works Co.,  has engaged  to travel for the 
Northwestern Straw  Works Co.,  of  Mil- 
waukee.  A  successor  with  the  local 
company has not yet been  decided upon.
New York Shipping List:  Some of our 
contemporaries are making  war  against 
commercial 
they  bring 
into use an old  piece  of  ammunition  in 
the shape of the statement,  “The  money 
used in a single year  to  foot  the  salary 
and expense bills of the  traveling  sales­
men of the United States  would  pay  off 
the entire national debt and  leave a  few 
dollars over.’’  The statement  cannot be 
verified, and it may  be a gross  exaggera­
tion  by  some  enemy.  But  even  if  the 
statement were true,  it can  be  no  reflec­
tion on the traveler system.  On the con­
trary, the figures  only  help to emphasize 
the importance  of  the  salesmen  on  the 
road,  and the importance  of  keeping  up 
the ranks.  The  houses  employing  out­
side  salesmen  find  them  a  necessary 
adjunct  to  the  business  or  they  would 
not  continue  the  expense.  The  men 
seem to  make  themselves  indispensable 
in  all  branches  of  trade,  and  no  con­
certed  movement  could  remove  them. 
That has been  tried  several  times,  but 
the travelers always won the fight.

Purely Personal.

Christian  Bertsch  and 

family  are 

spending a week at Ne-ah-ta-wanta.

Henry  Vinkemulder 

is  spending  a 
week among the patrons of his wholesale 
department in Northern Michigan.

E. C.  Blanchard, junior member of the 
firm  of  O.  D.  Blanchard  &  Son,  gen­
eral dealers at Casnovia,  was in town one 
day last week.

Cole  Bros., the live Kalkaska  grocers, 
were in town last Friday for a few hours 
—the  first  time  they  have  both  been 
away  from  their  business  at  the  same 
time.

O. A.  Ball  and  Willard  Barnhart  are 
spending  a  week  at 
resort  at 
White Binch Point, on Bear Lake,  fishing 
and  concocting  fish  stories  of  huge 
dimensions.

their 

The Chicago  anarchist  strike  is  very 
disgusting to Central American countries 
that  send  bananas  here  to  be  thrown 
away.  They think we  have  no  govern­
ment,  and are in constant revolution.

One often wonders why  baggage  men, 
obliged  to  handle 
the  big  Saratoga 
trunks,  do not strike;  they  do  not;  they 
let the trunks strike.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEMINS.

6

The  One-Price  System.

to  contend  with, 

The following remarks,  the fruit  of  a 
long and  practical experience,  were  con­
tributed to the hand  book  of  the  Retail 
Merchants’  Association  of  Illinois  by 
Mr.  Herman  Alschuler,  a member  of the 
Executive Committee of  the  association:
“For forty years I have  been  advocat­
ing and  practicing the  one-price  system 
and feel satisfied that it is  the  only  cor­
rect way to do business. 
In  doing  so,  I 
kept my self-respect and  gained  the  re­
spect of my customers  and  of  the  com­
munity in  which I lived.  This  seems to 
me to be very desirable and of  great  im­
portance to a new beginner as well  as to 
an established  dealer. 
It  is  additional 
capital  to any  merchant to be considered 
and  known as a man  of good repute and 
good standing in  the  community,  whose 
word  is considered as good  as  his  bond, 
and the meaner and  more  unscrupulous 
the  opposition 
the 
more successful  the one-price dealer will 
be in attracting the better  class  of  cus­
tomers  and  the  fair-minded  portion  of 
any  community,  who will  be  apt  to  be­
come permanent customers  and will  not 
be likely  to  quit  at  the  least  provoca­
tion, or when there is a new store opened 
in the vicinity. 
Indeed,  if  I  was  com- j 
missioned to select a place  for  a new be­
ginner  under  the  one-price  system,  I 
would  select  a  place  where  there  was 
very  little one-price business done.
“The one-price system does away  to  a 
very  large  extent  with  the  unpleasant 
habit of looking around  before  purchas­
ing,  because the purchaser knows  by  in­
stinct that in a one-price store  the goods 
are  marked  out  at  the  lowest  selling 
price;  it is take  it  or  leave  it,  and  he 
gets into the habit of placing  more  con­
fidence  in  such  an  establishment.  A 
number of merchants  will say,  ‘Oh,  I am 
doing very near a  one-price  business,  at 
least seven-eights of it.’  Then,  I  told  a 
prominent clothier,  why not  do  it  alto­
gether?  The same dealer,  in  Muscatine, 
Iowa,  adopted the one price  system  and 
told me afterwards he would not go back 
again to  his  former  system  for  $5,000. 
Of course, the merchant  must  use  good 
judgment in marking  his  goods.  Staple 
articles of  large  consumption  and  used 
by  laborers  who  receive  small  pay, 
should be marked at  a  small  margin  of 
profit.  Higher-priced articles,  more of a 
luxury and more seldom  purchased  and 
more subject to  change  of  fashion,  can 
bear a  better  margin  of  profit. 
In  my 
judgment it is not  the  correct  thing  to 
mark everything at the same  percentage 
of profit. 
In my own business 1 have not 
deviated  five  cents 
in  ten  years,  and 
would  quit  the  business' rather 
than 
break the rule.  At the same  time  most 
all of my  customers  have  not  been  ac­
customed to buying at one-price,  but they 
seem  to  be entirely reconciled  to it  and 
seem to like it.  If I can sell clothing, hats, 
and  gent’s furnishing goods in this way, 
then it seems to me that  any  other  line 
of goods can  be sold in the same way.
“ Remember  that  honesty  is  the  best 
policy in the long  run,  even  if  it  does 
take a long run.”

H o w   to   W in  T ra d e .

“ You’ve  got  to  push  yourself  out  at 
times  to  win  trade,”  said  a  clerk to a 
Dry Goods Reporter scribe.  “ What’s the 
use of saying  that  if  you’ve  the  goods 
they’ll sell themselves?  I  know  better. 
Give me my pick of the  clerks along the 
street  and with ordinary  goods  and  or­
dinary  prices,  I’ll  agree  to put  a  new 
store in shoes,  clothing  or  groceries  on 
its feet in any city in a year’s time.  The 
clerks  I  should  select  are  people  who 
have  learned  how  to  forget  their  own 
likes and dislikes, and cater to the whims 
of the people who  buy  and  make  those 
whims valuable for  their employers.  A 
disagreeable  salesman  who  feels  it  his 
duty to consult his  own  preference  and 
put  forward  his  own  personality at all 
times,  is a bad  man in  a store.  He  will 
not  only  lose  sales—he  will drive trade 
out of the  store,  never  to  return.  The 
clerk who succeeds needn’t  bow down to 
a customer and sacrifice his  own  self-re- 
sjrect,  but he can’t lord it over customers 
and 
insist  on  doing  their  buying  for 
them,  and he can’t pick and  choose  cus­
tomers and  deal pleasantly with this one 
and be sharp and  crabbed  with  one  he 
doesn’t  like.”

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 
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“ 
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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

A d riatic...................  7
Arrow Brand  4M 
Argyle  ....................   5J£
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL.................  4%
Atlanta AA..............6
Atlantic  A ...............   6V
Pull Yard Wide.......6 ¡4
Georgia  A ...............  6M
H ...............  6)4
P ..............  5
Honest Width.-.....  6
D .........  ...  6
Hartford A  .............   5
Indian Head............  5)4
1*1*...............   4)4
Amory......................   63i
King A  A ................... 64
Archery  B anting...  4 
King E C ...................  5
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4%
Lawrence  L L ........   414
Blackstone O, 32__   5
Madras cheese cloth 63£
Black Crow.............   6
Newmarket  G........   634
Black  Rock  ............  5V
B  ........ 5
Boot, AL.................  7
N ..........6Î4
Capital  A .................S>4
D D ....  514
Cavanat  V ...............   5)4
X .........6*
Chapman cheese cl. 33£|
Nolbe R ....................  5
Clifton  C R ..............5îi|O ur Level  Best.........6
Comet....................... 6>4 Oxford  R .....................6
Dwight Star.............  63Î Pequot......................  7
Clifton CCC ............5141Solar...........................   6
¡Top of the  Heap__   7
Geo.  W ashington...  8
Glen Mills...............  7
Gold  Medal..............714
Green  Ticket.......... 8)4
Great Falls...............  6)4
Hope..........................7)4
Just  Out........   4*@  5
King  Phillip............714
O P.....  714
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale............  @ 8
Middlesex.........  @ 5
No Name..................  714
Oak View.................  6
Our Own..................  51
Pride of the W est... 12

A B C .........................8 >4
Amazon..................... 8
Amsburg................... 6
Art  Cambric............10
Blackstone A A.......714
Beats A ll.................. 4
Boston......................12
Cabot.........................  614
Cabot,  %...................614
Charter  Oak............ 514
Conway W ................714
Cleveland..............  6
Dwight Anchor__   8
shorts  8
Edwards....................6
Empire.......................  7  I
Farwell...................... 7 4   R o sa lin d
Fruit of the  Loom.  8
Fitchville  .............  7
First Prise................6
Fruit of the Loom %.  714
Falrm ount................   4)4
Full Value................614
Cabot........................   6)41 Dwight Anchor
Farw ell..................... 7 4 l

“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vlnyard....................  814
White Horse............  6
“  Rock..............814
8

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Unbleached. 

Housewife  A ............ 5!4

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q__

CANTON  FLANNEL.

B
C.
D. E P. 
G
H.
I. J 
K.
L. 
M  .
N . 
O. 
P . 

R.
S.
T.
U. 
V ..
w .
X.
Y.Z. 

.6)4
•734

•8)49*10

1014
11)4
1214
..
1314

• •-71»
...714 
...7 *
...814 
-.8 1 4  9)4 
..10 
-  1014 
.
..11 
.
..21 
.
..1414
I Integrity  colored... 18
White Star............... 17
“  colored  .19
Nameless..................20

“ 

DRESS  GOODS.

CARPET  WARF.

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...................27)4
............... 30
...................32«
.................. 35

“ 

Peerless,  white........1
colored__ 19
Integrity................... 1814
Hamilton 

...............8
...................9
...................10)4 
G G  Cashmere..........20 
Nameless  .................16 
...18 

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CORSETS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

Coralino................. 89 501W onderful............. 84  50
Schilling’s ..............  9 00 Brighton.................475
Davis  W aists.......  9 00 Bortree’s ...............   9 00
Grand  Rapids......   4  50¡ Abdominal............IS 00
Arm ory....................  6)4 [Naumkeag satteen..  7)4
Androscoggin..........7% Rockport......................6)4
Blddeford................  6  Conestoga.................. 7%
Brunswick...............6)41 W alworth....................634
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4|Berwick fancies__   5)4
robes............5)4 Clyde  Robes..............
pink a  purple 5)4 Charter Oak fancies  4 
buffs  .  ......  5)4|DelM&rinecashm's.  5%
pink  checks.  5)4
mourn’g  5)4 
staples  ........   5
Bddystone  fancy...  5)4 
shirtings ...  3M
chocolat  5)4 
American  fancy__ 5*
rober  ...  5)4 
American Indigo  ..  4)4 
sateens..  5)4 
American shirtings.  3M 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5)4
Argentine  G rays...  6 
stap le__ 5)4
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Manchester  fancy..  5)4 
“  —   6
Arnold 
new era. 6)4 
Arnold  Merino.......  6
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
long cloth B.  9 
“ 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
Repp furn .  8)4
“  ,  C  7)4
“ 
“ 
century cloth  7
Pacific  fancy.............5)4
“ 
gold seal.......10)4
“  green seal TR 10)4 
Portsmouth robes...  6)4 
“  yellow  seal.. 10)4
Simpson mourning..  5M
** 
serge..............11)4
greys.........  5*
“  T urke/ re d ..10)4 
solid black.  534 
Washington Indigo.  6)4 
” 
“  Turkey robes..  7# 
“  India robes....  7% 
“  plain T’ky X %  8)4 
“ 
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key r e d ...................6)4
Martha  Washington
T n rk ey red%.......  7)4
Martha  Washington
T nrkeyred............. 9)4
Rlverpolnt robes....  5)4
Windsor fancy...........6)4
Indigo  bine...........10)4
Harmony.................  4)4
[NOS.
A C  A ........................11)4
Pemberton AAA.... 16
York...........................10)4
Swift R iver............... 7%
Pearl  R iver..............12
W arren......................12%
Con os to g a ................16
8
7)4
9

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TICK
Amoskeag A C A .... 11)4
Hamilton N  ............  7
D ................8
Awning.. 11
Farmer 
.................8
First  Prise.............. 10)4
Lenox M ills............ 18
Atlanta,  D ...............63f|8tark  a . 
.
B oot....  ..................6* No  Name  ...
iT opofH eap
Clifton, K 

Ballon solid black..
colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids............5)4
“ 
oil blu e..—   6 
“  green  ....  6
“ 
“  Foulards  ...  5)4 
“ 
red M.... 
7
“  X ............  9)4
“ 
“  4 4............10
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
“ 
Cocheco fancy........ 5
madders...  5 
“ 
“  XX tw ills..  5
“ 
solids.......... 5 

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

COTTON  DRILL.

gold  ticket

..............  7 

“  X. ..10

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“ 

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue............1214
brown........1214
Haymaker blue.......  Tit
brow n...  714
Jaffrey.......................1114
Lancaster  ................1214
Lawrence, 9 os........ 1314
No. 220....13
No. 250 — 1114
No. 280.... 1014

Lancaster,  staple...  5
fancies__ 7
“ 
“  Normandie  7
Lancashire...............  6
Manchester__  .......534
Monogram...............  6)4
Normandie.............  7
Persian.....................  7
Renfrew Dress.........7)4
Rosemont.................6)4
Slatersville..............6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toll  du N ord..........  8)4
W abash....................  7)4
seersucker..  7)4
W arwick.................  6
W hittenden.............  8
heather dr.  7)4 
Indigo blue  9 
Wamsntta staples...  6)4
Westbrook............... 8
Wlndermeer............   5
York  ........................6)4

...............................10

“ 

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G eorgia........... ........13)4

“ 
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Amoskeag.........— 12
9o*.......14
brown  .14
Andover...................1114
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
B B...  9
O C ...
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 

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bine  814 
“  d a  twist  1014 
“ 

Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19
Amoskeag............   5

“  Persian dress  6s  
“ 
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Canton
AFC.........8)4
T eazle...10)4 
Angola..10)4 
Persian

“ 
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SINOHAMS.

“ 

staples.  6

Arlington staple__ 6)4
Arasapha  fancy__   4)4
Bates Warwick dres  7)4 
Centennial..............  t0)4
C riterion..................10)4
Cumberland  staple.  5)4
Cumberland............ 5
Essex........................4)4
Elfin.........................   7)4
Everett classics...... 8)4
Exposition.................7)4
Glenarie..................   6J<
Glenarven..................6M
Glenwood.................7)4
Hampton.................. 5
Johnson Chalon cl 
)4 
indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs__ 16
GRAIN BAGS.
...18
...17
..13
THREADS.
..45
..45
-.22)4

Clark’s Mile End.
Coats’, J. & P __
Holyoke..............

Amoskeag............
Stark....................
American............

“ 
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Barbour's.......
Marshall’s __

........95
.......90

KNITTÍNG  COTTON.

White.  Colored. 

No.  6  ..  ..33 
8.........34 
“ 
“ 
10.........35 
" 
12...... ..86 

No.  14.........37 
“ 
16.........38 
*•  18.........39 
“   20.........40 

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

38
38
40
41

.........9
© 10)4
12%
............
Brown. Black.
10)4
11)4
12
2 0

10)4
11)4
12
20

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

Edwards.................  4
Lockwood..................4
Wood’s ....................  4
Brunsw ick............   4

RED  FLANNEL.

NIXED  FLANNEL.

J R F , XXX...............35

Firem an...................32)4 IT W ............................ 22)4
Creedmore...............27)4 F T ..............................32%
Talbot XXX.............30 
Nameless................. 27)4|Buckeye....................82)4
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40 
Union R ................... 22)4
W indsor.................. 18)4
6 oz W estern...........20
Union  B ..................22)4
Nameless....... 8  @ 9 )4 1 
.........8)4@ 10  1 

Grey S R  W ..............17)4
Western W  ..............18)4
D R  P ........................18)4
Flushing XXX.........23)4
Manitoba..................23)4

DOMET  FLANNEL.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.

“
“  
Brown.  Black. Slate
9 * 10)4
10)4 11)4
11% 1 2
12% 2 0

“
Slate.
9)4
10)4
11)4
12)4
Severen, 8 0s ...........   9)4
May land, 8 oz.......... 10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 os..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 oz— 11)4
Boston, 8 oz..............10)4

9)4
10)4
11)4
12%

WADDINGS.

West  Point, 8 os — 10)4 
10 os  ...12)4
“ 
Raven, lOoz..............13%
 
13)4
Stark 
Boston, 10 oz.............12)4

“ 

.88 50 
.  7  50
Pawtucket................10)4
Dundie.................  9
Bedford.................... 10)4
Valley  City..............10)4
K K ...........................  10)4

(Cortlcelll  knitting, 
per )4os  ball........ 30

SILESIAS.

SEWING  SILK.

White, dos...............25  IPer bale, 40 dos
Colored,  do*............20  ¡Colored  “ 
...
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9
Best.............. 10)4
Best  AA.......12)4
L .................................. 7)4
G ..................................8)4
Cortlcelll, doz..........85
twist, doz. .4P 
50 yd, doz..40
HOOKS AND BYES—FEB GROSS.
1 Bl’k & White..10
2 
..12
“ 
8 
..12
“ 
8)4

“ 
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No 2—20, M  C. 
50  INo 4—15
.45
•  3—18, S C ..
COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White A Bl’k..l2 
..15
“  4 
10 
..18
••  6 
18 
SAFETY  FINS.
....28  INo 3.
NEEDLES—FER  X .

No 2.

PINS.

No

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8 
10 

No  4 Bl’k & White.. 15
..20
..26
.40

INo  8 White A Bl’k.,20 
.28
..26

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A. Jam es..................1  401 Steamboat..................  40
Crowely’B.................1  85 Gold  Eyed................1  50
Marshall’s ............... 1 00| American..................1  oo
15—4....1  85  6 -4 ...2  30
5—4....  1  75  6—4... 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

COTTONT WINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crow n......................12
Dom estic.................18)4
A nchor.................... 16
B ristol......................13
Cherry  Valley.........15
I X L ..........................18)4
Alabama.....................634
Alamance.................t)g
A ugusta.....................7)4
Ar  sapha................. 6
Georgia.....................6 >4
G ran ite......................534
Haw  R iver.............   6
Haw  J .....................   6

N ashua..................... 14
Rising Star 4-ply___17
3-ply. . . . 17
North Star............... 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7)4 
P ow hattan.............. 16

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Mount  Pleasant__ 6)4
Oneida......................  5
Prymont  .................  534
Randelman..............  6
Riverside.................  5fc
Sibley  A .................. 6M
Toledo
Otis checks..............734

PLAID  OSNABUBGS

WE  HAVE  MADE

H.  86PEIDER  GO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.,

Distributing Agents for the Old  Reliable

s

K

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CIGARS.

AMERICAN  CIGAR  00.

EATOI. LYON & CO.

NEW  STYLES  OF

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.
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 you have  Beans  to  sell, send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will  try to trade with  yon.  Wo are 
headquarters for egg cases  and  egg 
case tillers.
W. T. LIM0REIUX co.,^3« :

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

A  N E W  ID E A
You  will  remember  that  Goliah  was 
very much surprised when David hit him 
with a stone.  He  said  that such a thing 
had  never  entered  his  head  before.  A 
good many retail grocers are in  the same 
predicament  as  Goliah  was  before  he 
rubbed  up  against  David—they  have 
never gotten acquainted with the  merits 
of the best selling brand of  soap  on  the 
market. 
It  is  called  ATLA5  and  is 
manufactured only by
HENRY  PASSOLT,

SAGINAW,  MICH.

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termed 

No thoughtful citizen  can,  in  view  of 
recent events at Chicago  and  elsewhere, 
dismiss from bis  mind  some  feeling  of l 
apprehension.  Not 
the  acts  of 
violence were  committed  by the strikers, 
but the entire blame properly  rests on the 
heads of the  strikers , and  their  leaders 
for inciting riot  and  applauding  acts of 
violence by  whomsoever  conceived  and 
executed.
«A ll,  except  anarchists,  or  the  more 
euphemistically 
individualists, 
will agree  that a  civilized  people  must 
maintain some form of  government,  and 
that behind this government  there  must 
be a potential force—a  force  capable  of 
compelling  obedience  to  laws  and  res­
pect for the rights of others  when neces­
sary. 
It is probable that there  are—and 
perhaps always  will  be—those  who must 
feel  this force occasionally,  but when  it 
becomes necessary to employ  it too often 
or too much, or against great numbers of 
people, then it is time to  do some  think­
ing,  whatever of fighting  it may  also  be 
necessary to do.

shooting  or  hanging  of 

It is easy for those  of  us  who  can  at 
present  manage to  keep ourselves  com­
fortably  fed,  clothed  and  housed, 
to 
simply  demand  the  prompt  imprison­
ment, 
law 
breakers,  and when that is done  imagine 
the whole  difficulty  settled.  But  blood 
poisoning  cannot  be  cured  by  surgery 
alone; there must  be  treatment  to  cure 
the blood  poisoning  else  there  will  be 
only a succession of  surgical  operations 
and  final  dissolution. 
It  is  our  firm 
belief  that  ours  is  the  best  form  of 
government yet devised  by  man,  but no 
sane man can think it  is perfect  or  that 
by  it  the  nearest  possible  approach  to 
justice,  and 
the  greatest  good  of  the 
greatest number age always  secured.

the 

It  is  an  indisputable  fact  that  the 
security of government such as ours,  and 
the prosperity of the  people  as  a  whole 
rests, and must  continue  to  rest,  finally 
upon what we are accustomed  to  regard 
as 
lower  stratum—the  common 
laborer,  and  it  can  scarcely  be  denied 
that in  legislation and in  the courts  this 
class and others similar,  have  been  neg­
lected; 
that  money,  especially  when 
massed together,  has  wielded  too  great 
an  influence;  that  there  has  been  too 
much  “representing millions of dollars,” 
and  too  little  representing  millions  of 
men  with an inalienable  right to life and 
the pusuit of  happiness,

It is desirable,  it  seems  to us,  that  a 
line  of  demarkation  should  be 
sharp 
drawn  between 
the  capitalist  or  the 
manufacturer on the  one  side,  and  the 
monopolist or  manipulator on the  other. 
Sometimes  the  same  man  may  assume 
all these characters,  but it  is our  belief 
that the manufacturer,  pure and simple, 
is in these days,  being charged  with  op­
pression,  extortion  and  other  sins,  of 
which  he  is  in  no  wise  guilty,  simply 
because  the  distinction 
is  not  made 
between manufacturing operations,  pure 
and  simple,  and 
the  operations  of 
monopolies,  trusts,  and  other  combina­
tions equally as reprehensible.

F r a n k   S t o w e l l.

Selling:  B icy cles.

for 

The  competition 

the  bicycle 
trade  has  become  so  marked  that  no 
less than four  active  factors are at work 
in the field.  These include in  the  order 
of their importance,  first  and naturally, 
the hardware dealers,  the  carriage  men,

th e   re g u la r  agencies,  and,  last,  le a st  and 
rid icu lo u sly ,  th e   sew in g   m ach in e  a g en ts. 
As  a  m a tte r of  fact,  th ese 
la tte r  g e n try , 
o r  m any  of  them ,  a re   en d eav o rin g   to   sell 
bicycles  d ire c t  to 
th e   u sers,  an d   th e ir 
o rg an   has  com e  o u t  w ith   th e   a rg u m e n t, 
such  as  it  is,  th a t 
th ey   a re   p a rtic u la rly  
ad ap ted   to  th e   tra d e   an d   sh o u ld   claim   it 
as  th e ir  ow n.  T h is  is,  of  course,  ab su rd , 
and  is  founded  on  no  b e tte r  reaso n  
th a n  
th a t  because  th e   bicycle  is  a  w heel  an d  
th e   sew in g   m ach in e  h as  also   a  w heel  th e  
tw o  
to   go  to ­
g e th e r.

tra d e s  sh o u ld   be  m ade 

lin e, 

to  h an d le  th em  

T h e   a ctu al  fa c t  of 

th e   m a tte r,  as  we 
have  p o in ted   o u t  before,  is  th a t  th e   sale 
of  bicycles  does  n o t  belong  or  p e rta in   to 
any 
lin e  o f  b u siu ess  ex clu siv ely .  B u t 
we  arg u e  and  believe  th a t  th e   h a rd w a re  
d e alers  are  b e tte r  ab le 
to  ad v an ce  and 
en la rg e   th e ir  sale   th a n   is  any  class  o f 
b u sin ess  m en  w ho  are  a t all a p t to   h an d le 
in   a   b e tte r 
them .  T h ey   a re   assu re d ly  
p o sitio n  
th a n   a re   th e  
c arria g e   m en,  w ith   w hose  goods 
th e  
bicycles com e  in  d ire c t co m p etitio n ,  a n d . 
th ro u g h   b ein g  en 
can  do  b e tte r  service, 
abled  to  c a rry   a  d iv ersified 
th a n  
any  of  .th e   d ire c t  ag encies  w hich  are 
lim ited   to  th e   sale  of one  m ake o f  w heel. 
T h e  q u estio n   is  n o t  so' m uch  th e  o w n er­
sh ip   of  th e  tra d e   as  it  is  one  of  th e  
re su ltin g   profit.  S ew ing  m ach in e  a g en ts 
m ake  m ore  m oney  from   th e ir  sales  th a n  
do 
th ey   have 
now   gone  in to   th e   b u sin ess  of  sellin g  
bicycles,  it  n a tu ra lly   follow s 
th a t  th ey  
have  sized  u p   th e   situ a tio n   and  know  
a b o u t how   m uch  they  can  m ake 
in  th e ir 
new   v e n tu re .  W h at  th ey   can  m ake  as  a 
class,  th e   h a rd w a re   d e a le rs  can  d ouble, 
beside  g iv in g   to   th e   tra d e   a  m ore  su b ­
s ta n tia l  c h a ra c te r  th a n   is  p o ssib le  from  
itin e ra n t 
th e   sew in g  
m achine  a g en ts  o r  even  from   those  w ho 
h an d le 
fo r  th e  
m a n u fa c tu re rs.

th e   m a n u fa c tu re rs.  A s 

th e   w heels  as 

salesm en  

a g en ts 

lik e 

T h e   K in d   o f  a   C le rk   L in co ln   W as.
A s  a   c le rk  in  a c o u n try  sto re  in Illin o is, 
A b rah am   L incoln  q u ick ly   becam e  know n 
fo r  h is  honesty .  He  w as 
in 
w h at  he  said   a b o u t  th e   goods,  he  gave 
good  w eig h t,  an d ,  in   p a rtic u la r,  h e 
lost 
no tim e  an d   sp ared   no  p a in s  in  c o rre c t­
in g   m istak es.

tr u th fu l 

H e  was  closing  th e   sto re  one  ev en in g  
w hen  a   w om an  called   fo r  a  h alf-p o u n d  
of  tea. 
th e   m o rn in g   he  saw   from   th e 
w eight  in  th e   scale  th a t  he  h ad   giv en   h e r 
L eav in g  
only  a  q u a rte r  of  a  p ound. 
e v ery th in g   else,  he  w eighed  o u t 
th e  
o th e r  q u a rte r  and  c arrie d   it  to  her.

A n o th e r  cu sto m er  p aid   him   six  and 
o n e -q u a rte r  cen ts  m ore  th a n   w as  h is  d ue 
an d   w hen  th e   sto re  w as  closed  a t  n ig h t 
he  h asten ed   to  c o rre c t  th e   m istak e,  a l­
th o u g h   sh e  lived  tw o  m iles  aw ay.
Use Tradesman Coupon Boohs.

In  

Hardware Price Current.

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

AUGURS ABO BITS. 

dlH.

Snell’s .................................................................60*10
Cook’s ................................................................  
40
Jennings’, genuine....................... 
25
Jennings’,  Im itation....................................... 50*10
First Quality, 8 . B. Bronze............................t  6 SO
D.  B. Bronze..............................  i« 00
S. B. ri. Steel................................  7 50
D. B. steel.................................  18 50

AXBS.

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BABBOWS. 

dig.

Railroad  ...............................................*12 00  14 00
Garden  ....................................................   net  80 00
Stove.................................................................... 50*10
Carriage new list  .............................................75*10
Plow.  .................................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
70

BOLTS. 

dig.

BUCKBTS.

Well,  plain  ......................................................* a 50
Well, swivel......................................................   400
dlS.
70*10
Cast Loose Pin, figured......... 
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast Joint  <0  ....... 00*10

BUTTS, CAST. 

 

Wrought Loose  P in............................................   40
Wrought  Table...................................................   40
Wrought Inside Blind.......................................  40
Wrought Brass.................................................• 
75
Blind,  Clark’s ...................................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s ................................................. 70*10
Blind, Shepard’B 
70

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

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

G rain.................................................................. 40*10

CBADLBS.

CROW BABS.

dls.

5
............................................. perm   65

Cast Steel................................................per lb 
Ely’s 1-10 
......................................... 
Hick’s C. P 
G. D ......................................................... 
Musket 
......................................... 

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CARTRIDGES.

3Rlm  F ire ......... ...............................................  
Central  F ire................................................dis. 

CH1BBLS. 

dig.

Socket F irm er...................................................75*10
Socket Fram ing................................................. 75*16
Socket Corner.....................................................75*10
Socket Slicks.................................... ; .............75*10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er............................... 
40

60
85
60

50
35

combs. 

CHALK.

Curry,  Lawrence’s ..........................................  
H otchkiss.........................................................  

40
25

“ 

dls.

DRILLS.

COPPER.

DRIPPING PAN 3.

White Crayons, per  gross...............13C12V4 dls. 10
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.......... per pouud 
28
14x52, 14x56. 14x60 ........ .................... 
26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60___ ....................  
23
Cold Rolled. 14x48......................... ................. 
23
Bottom s.......................................... ....................  
22
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks....................... ...............  
50
Taper and straight Shank............ ....................  
50
Morse’s Taper Shank........................ ....................  
50
Small sizes, ser p o u n d .................... .................... 
6H
Large sizes, per  pound.................... .................... 
06
Com. 4  piece, 6 In ..............................
..doz.net 
75
Corrugated............................................ ............dls 
40
Adjustable............................................
..........dls.  40*10
EXPANSIVE  BITS.

p il e s—New List. 

Clark’s, small, 818;  large, »26___ .................... 
30
Ives’, 1, *18:  2, »24;  3,130  .............. ....................  
25
Disston’s .......................................................60*10-10
New American  ...........................................60*10-10
N icholson's................................................. 60*10-10
Heller’s ..............................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  
50

ELBOWS.

dls.

dls.

GALVANIZE»  IRON.

dls.
dls.

14 
GAUGES.

Nos.  16  to  20;  22 and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
10 

IS 

12 

15

28
17

Discount, 60 -10

dlS.

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ............
50
55
Door, mineral, Jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
56
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
55
Branford’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s .........................................................  
55
Adíe Eye.........................................»16.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt Bye......................................... »15.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt’s ..........................................*18.50, dls. 20* 10.
die.
so
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
**  P. 8. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable*.... 
•*  Landers,  Ferry *  Cle rk’s ................... 
40
“  Enterprise 
.........................................  
30
Stehbln’s  Pattern..............................................60*19
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.

MOLASSES OATES. 

mauls. 
mills. 

NA ILS

dll.

HAMMERS.

dls.

HOLLOW WARS.

May dole  *  Co.’s ........................................ dls. 
26
as
Kip’s ............................................................ dis. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s .................................... dii. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...........................3Cq list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  H and__ 80c 40*10
HINGES.
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 8 
......................................d ls.60*10
State............................................... per dos. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4H  14  and
3*
K ............ ............. net
10
H............ ...... — net
8*
%............ ..............net
7H
%..........
............. net
7*
............dls.
hangers. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti friction................................  60*10
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................... 
40
Pots.....................................................................60*10
Kettles...............................................................  60*10
Spiders  .............................................................. 60A1C
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin W are..................................new list TO
Japanned Tin W are......................................... 
26
Granite Iron W are........................new lls 
2»
Blight........................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
70*10*10
<Hs.7n
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s........................
Sisal, H Inch and la rg e r................................ 
7
Manilla  ............................................................   01
dlS.
Steel and  Iron..................................................7t *10
Try and Bevels.............................................  
60
M itre.............................................................' ”  
go
. 
Com.  Smooth.  Com
Nos. 10 to  14..........................................|3   50 
Nos. 15 to 17............................................3 50 
Nos.  18 to 21........................................  4 05 
Nos. 22 to 24............................................3 55 
Nos. 25 to 26........................................ i  65 
No. 27....................................................3 75 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .......................   ...  ___ dls. 
Silver Lake, White A .................................list 
Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B ..................................  • 
Drab B........ ............................  •• 
White C ....................................*< 

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

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

LEVELS. 
ROPES.

WIRE GOOD8. 

SHEET IRON.

50
50
55
50
55
jo

SQUARES. 

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. 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

»2 50
2 60
2 70
2 80

dls.

(Us.

wire. 

saws. 

traps. 

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

Solid Eyes........ ........................................per ton »25
20
“ 
H and............................................  
70
50
“  Special Steel Dex X  Cuts, per foot 
“  Special Steel Dla. X  Cuts, per foot....  80
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 
a)
 
Steel, Game........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ....... 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s .... 
70
Mouse,  choker.......................................18c per dos
Mouse, delusion................................. »1.50 per dos
dis.
Bright M arket.............................................. 
76
Annealed Market...........................................'.'7b—10
Coppered M arket..........................................".'.'ec—10
Tinned M arket.........................................................' . 5214
Coppered  Spring  Steel............................................’’ 50
Barbed  Fence, galvanised........................... 

2 70
painted..................................     2 30
An  Sable............• ................................dls. 
40*10
Pntaw n.............................................. 
dls.  05
Northwestern................................... 
dis. 10*10
dls
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
80
Coe’s  G enuine.....................................  
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought,....................... 76
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*16
B lrdC ages........................................................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern.......................................................  "  75&10
Screws, New List.............................................. 70*1! *10
Casters, Bed a  .d  Plate.................   ........50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.......... 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

horse nailb.

wrenches. 

dig

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PIG TIN.

 

 

 

Steel nails, oase........................................................ 1 40
Wire nails, base.........................................................1 40
60...........................................................................Base Base
10
50............................................................ 
40...........................................................  
25
26
30...........................................................  
20.......... 
35
16...........................................................  
45
45
12...........................................................  
50
10........................................................... 
60
8............................................................. 
7 * 6 ......................................................  
75
90
4................................  
1  20
8...............   ........................................... 
1  60
2............................................................. 
Fine 8  ..........................................................  
65
Case  10.................................................  
8.................................................  
75
go
6.................................................  
75
Finish 10............................................... 
90
8................................................ 
6...............................................  
1  10
70
CllnchJlO.............................................. 
80
8.............................................. 
6.. 
90
Barrell %.............................................. 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ....................................  ©40
8c! ota  Bench.................................................  
is o
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy..........................     f i n
Bench, first quality..........................................   S 40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dis.80—10
Common,  polished....................................dls. 
70
Iron and  Tinned..............................................50—10
Copper Rivets and Burs.................................. 50-10

“ 
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PLANES. 

bivbts. 

........... 

PAES.

dlS.

dls.

 

 

 

PATENT PLANISHED IBON.

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

Broken packs Ho per pound extra.

ZINC.

260
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................  
Duty;  Sheet, 2Kc per pound.
914
680 pound  casks............................................ 
Per pound......................................................... 
7
K©H ...........................................................................
Extra W iping.......  ............................................   15
The  prfoes  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brandr 
vary according to composition.
AXTIMOXT.
1 00
Cookson............................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................ 1750
7  60
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
9  as
14x20 IX, 
9

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TIN—ALLA WAT GRADS.
“ 
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10x14 IC,  Charcoal........................................  
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX , 
14x20 EX, 

Each additional X on this grade, »1.75.

75
6  75
g 25
9  25

Each additional X on this grade »1.60.

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ROOFING PLATES

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“ 
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“  Worcester.............................  6  m
“ 
.............................  8  50
" 
...........................   18  50
"  Allaway  Grade................. 
6 00
 
“ 
750
“ 
....................  12 50
“ 
....................  15  50
BOILEB SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x2010, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28 IX .................................................................. »14 00
14x31  IX .................................................................   15 00
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
14x60IX  " 

f per  pound  ...  10 00

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W ED N ESDA Y ,  .JUJLY  18,  1894.

T H E   B IG H T  TO  W O R K .

Everybody recognizes  the  indubitable 
right of people to work or not to work at 
their own  pleasure.  Of  course,  people 
who, for any  reason,  being  able-bodied 
and able  to  find  employment,  but  who 
voluntarily refuse to work,  must  not be­
come  burdens  upon 
the  community. 
But in  every  sense  the  right  of  work­
people to go out on a strike  is  acknowl­
edged by the  law  and  justified  and  es­
tablished in public opinion.

If an  attempt  were  made  to  force  a 
striker to  work, the person or  persous so 
attempting would be either  guilty of as­
sault  or  of  false 
imprisonment,  and 
would be amendable to the law  for their 
acts.  Thus  the  law  protects  a striker 
or any other  person  in  his  right  to  be 
idle,  while any  attempt  to  reduce  any­
body  to  a  state  of  slavery  where  he 
would  be forced to  work  against  his  or 
her  will  is  expressly  forbidden  in  the 
constitution of the United  States.  Thus 
it is that a striker  knows that he is  free 
from any  force  or  interference  by  any 
former employer.

The right to work ought  to be as thor­
oughly protected as  is  the  right  to  be 
idle.  But it is not.  The enforced labor, 
which is denominated  “slavery,”  is  ex­
pressly forbidden  by the  constitution  of 
the United States,  in  amendment  XIII, 
and if any attempt were made  to  coerce 
a striker into such servitude,  the machin­
ery of the United States  courts  and  the 
entire power of the  Government,  is nec­
essary, could  be put in  motion to  rescue 
the subject of such oppression.

But there is no such  protection  to  the 
right to work.  The man  who  wishes  to 
earn his living by the sweat of  his  brow 
must fight bis way as  best  he  can.  Let 
some poor fellow  attempt  to  work  in  a 
place left vacant by a  striker,  and  com­
monly he does so at the risk  of  his  life. 
For his protection,  neither  Federal  nor 
State  courts  are  invoked,  and  neither 
Federal  nor State trocps are  turned  out. 
He is denounced as a  scab,  and  he  may 
be stoned or otherwise beaten  by strikers 
every day in  the  week  for  any  protec­
tion he  will  get  from  any  source.  Of 
course,  if such a  man  should  be  killed 
outright, somebody  might  be  called  in

question;  but never, if his life be spared, 
has anybody been  punished  for  depriv­
ing,  by violence and  force  of  arms,  any 
man of bis right to work  when in a place 
made  vacant  by  the  voluntary  retire­
ment of a striker.

disorganization 

Of course,  when by a  strike  the  pub­
lic are greatly  incommoded;  when prop­
erty is being destroyed and  commerce  is 
obstructed, and a general state  of  social 
disorder  and 
exists 
through the violence of  strikers,  posses 
are sworn in,  the troops  are  called  out, 
and  extraordinary  means  are  taken  to 
preserve order;  but nothing is  ever done 
to  protect  men  in  the  right  to  work. 
And  what  is  the  result  of  it?  Why, 
that  although  there  may  be 
plainly, 
plenty  of  men 
to  take  the  places  of 
strikers, 
they  will  not,  as  a  general 
thing,  come forward,  because they  know 
they will not be protected.  That* is  the 
experience in this city;  it is  the  experi­
ence everywhere.  The  troops  will  fire 
on mobs engaged in  wrecking  and burn­
ing  railroad  cars  and  buildings;  but 
when the outlaws confine  themselves  to 
beating  and  intimidating  men who  are 
exercising their right to work,  it  is  en­
tirely another matter.

Strange as it may seem,  this is  a  fact, 
and  equally  strange  that  nobody  pro­
poses a remedy for it. 
Is  there no sym­
pathy for the man  who seeks  to  exercise 
his right to work?

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FIG H T   A G A IN ST   T H E   A N A R C H IS T S.
Every country in Europe is  now  busy 
in devising  means  of  crushing  out  the 
anarchists and guarding against  anarch­
ist outrages.  The numerous crimes which 
have taken  place in all parts  of  Europe, 
culminating 
the  assassination  of 
President Carnot, of  France,  have  thor­
oughly aroused the  governments  of  the 
various  countries  to  the  necessity  of 
adopting special  measures  to  deal  with 
the  anarchists. 
It  has  been  generally 
recognized that the  ordinary  legal  pro­
cedure would not suffice to meet  the  an­
archist evil.  France was the  first  coun­
try to realize this  fact,  and  already  two 
years ago special  laws were  passed mak­
ing attempts  or  causing  destruction  of 
buildings by means of explosives  a  cap­
ital  offense.  More  recently  other  laws 
were  enacted,  dealing  with  conspiracy 
and the like.

Germany in  now  debating  the  advis­
ability  of  adopting  special  measures. 
Some of the German  papers advocate the 
revival  of  the  old  anti-socialist  laws 
which Prince Bismarck used to  adminis­
ter with an  iron hand. 
In Great  Britain 
uncommonly  stringent  measures  have 
been resorted to to guard against anarch­
ist outrages,  and  a  bill  has  been  pro­
posed in  Parliament to amend the  immi­
gration laws so as to  prevent  anarchists 
from  using  British 
territory  as  an 
asylum.

Without doubt  the  main  measure  re­
lied  upon  by the European  Governments 
for  the  supression  of 
the  anarchist 
trouble is  the  international  agreement, 
now  understood to exist,  which  prevents 
anarchists, accused  of  outrages  or  sus­
pected of  complicity  in  outrages,  from 
finding an asylum anywhere.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   heartily  commends 
the  gathering  of  retail  grocers,  to  be 
held at Mt. Pleasant, August 7, and trusts 
the proceedings  of  the  convention  will 
! mark  genuine  progress  for  the  retail 
grocery trade.

Rand, McNally & Go., of Chicago, have 
| been  boycotted  by  the  trades  unions. 
The concern has  a  capital  of  $1,000,000 
I and a surplus of over  a  million. 
If  the 
boycott is pursued aggressively,  the  sur­
plus will  be  increased  to  $2,000,000  in­
side  of  three  years.  Loyal  Americans 
take this means of showing  their  dislike 
of the favorite weapons  of  trades union­
ism—murder, incendiarism, intimidation, 
the strike and the boycott.

Arbitrating 

the  amount  of  money  a 
man shall  receive will never be a success 
until arbitration shall also establish  how 
much  brains  he shall carry around in his 
head.

Was  It  W orth While ?

From th e New York Tribune.
So,  Debs,  it’s over.  Well,  it’s  sooner 
by a few  hours  than  we  expected.  We 
counted too much on  the  permanence  of 
your  cure  of  neurasthenia. 
It  was 
obvious several days ago  that  the  back­
bone of the strike  was  affected  by  neu­
rasthenia,  but we did  not  look  so  soon 
for the collapse of  your  own.  The  lan­
guage you were engaged  in  throwing  off 
led a great many persons unfamiliar with 
the phenomena of your malady to believe 
that your spinal column was  the  stiffest 
thing on the continent.  Some  of  them, 
we  presume,  are  disappointed.  They 
were in hopes that  you  would  continue 
to assert your superiority to  the  Govern­
ment of the United States until you com­
pelled it to back down.  They were curi­
ous  to  see  what  you  would  do  with  it 
when you once got  it  subjugated;  what 
limitations you would place  upon  it,  or 
whether you would abolish it altogether. 
Their  confidence  in  your  spinal column 
was increased when  they  observed  that 
you had  been  reinforced  by  Sovereign. 
For they know Sovereign as  a  Champion 
of Labor who  carries  between  his  nose 
and chin the capacity for keeping all  the 
industries  of  the  country  going,  when 
coal,  steam,  water  power  and  natural 
gas fail,  by simple wind.  And now some 
of  them  are  thinking  that,  instead  of 
helping you with his wind,  he blew your 
backbone over.
But now that it  is  over,  and  you  are 
willing  to  let  the  Government  of  the 
United  States  continue  business  at  the 
old stand for a while at least, the Tribune 
would like to ask if,  when you calmly re­
view your career, you think it was really 
worthwhile?  You’ve been very  lucky, 
Debs.  They  banged  a  man  in  Chicago 
Friday for committing only  one  murder. 
He knew less than  you  do.  He  sinned 
against less light.  There’s a dead engi­
neer, Debs, lying under his locomotive in 
the ooze of a river bottom,  away  yonder 
on the Pacific Coast,  who  wouldn’t  have 
been there but  for  you.  And  he  never 
did you harm.  There  was  nothing  the 
matter with his backbone.  He  was  try­
ing to do his  duty  as  he  understood  it, 
and he didn’t weaken  under  threats.  So 
the men whom you  enlisted,  whom  you 
guided,  and whose willing obedience you 
commanded,  stealthily  and  murderously 
entrapped  him  to  his  death.  There’s a 
good  deal  of  significance  as  well  as 
pathos,  Debs,  in that dead engineer lying 
there  in  the  ooze  with  his  hand on the 
throttle.  Means a great deal  more.  Debs, 
for the dignity  of  labor;  for  its  honor; 
for the trust that  can  be  reposed  in  it; 
for  its  knightly  character  and  heroic 
courage—the dead hand  on  the  throttle 
does—than  all  the  sounding  proclama­
tions that have gone out under your hand 
during  the last fortnight.
Others are lying dead  over  the  whole 
stretch of country  on  which  your  influ­
ence  has  burned  its  track  who  would 
have been living but for you.  Thousands 
are  idle  who  but  for  you  wonld  have 
been reaping  the  fruits  of  industry  in 
contentment.  Thousands of families are 
in  distress and  misery  who  a  fortnight 
ago  were  comfortable  and  happy,  and 
might have continued so had you  not  or­
dered the bread-winners  to  throw  down 
their tools and  walk  out  into  vagrancy 
and vagabondage.  Through your orders 
business has been suspended,  trade  and 
commerce brought to a standstill, and all 
productive industry discontinued through

whole  neighborhoods  and  over  a  wide 
extent of country.  No man ever  did  so 
much  mischief, 
ever  brewed  such 
trouble, spread abroad such distress  and 
misery, ever caused  such  a  sacrifice  of 
life and made so many families wretched 
with so little personal  inconvenience  or 
loss  and  so  little  personal  peril.  For 
through it all your salary has gone  right 
on.  Gone on just as though it  were  not 
wrung from your victims.
And what have you got  for  it,  Debs ? 
Your picture has been printed in a great 
many newspapers.  Your proclamations 
and  pronunciamentos  in  a  great  many 
more.  You  are  known  by  name to-day 
wherever 
is 
spoken. 
It’s  a  wide  notoriety.  Don’t 
mistake it for fame,  Debs.  For  it  isn’t. 
It is an  unwholesome,  nauseating notori­
ety. You have had a stomachful of it.  And 
now that you are about to pass out  of  it 
into  the  obscurity  from  which  you 
should never have emerged,  we  ask  you 
in all candor,  Was it worth  while?

the  English 

language 

The  W heat Market.

The market during  the past  week  has 
been  a  waiting one,  the  longs watching 
the outcome of the harvest and the shorts 
thinking it rather  risky to  pnt  out  new 
lines  at  present  low  prices.  There has 
been no wheat moving from  first  hands, 
as  farmers  are  busy  harvesting  and 
threshing  will  be  next  in  order.  Our 
prediction  that this year’s  crop would be 
but 80 per cent,  of the  average will turn 
out to be true,  as  the  State  crop  report 
puts  the  yield  at  17,500,000  bushels, 
while last year it was in excess of 22,000,- 
000  bushels—rather  a  large  decrease. 
Futures in wheat  were  lower  and  corn 
and  oats  declined more than wheat,  ow­
ing to the better outlook for oats and the 
exceedingly good promise for corn.  The 
future  price  of  wheat  depends entirely 
on the outcome of the spring wheat crop, 
which at this time does  not  promise any 
too well in the Dakotas and Minnesota on 
account  of  the  extremely  hot  weather; 
but  this  may  change  at  any  moment. 
Should  they  have  rain  in  these  States 
wheat and oats will be all right yet.  Re­
ceipts  for  the  week  were:  wheat, fifty- 
four  cars;  corn,  eight  cars;  oats,  four 
cars.  The  price  of  wheat  in  the  local 
market remains unchanged.

C.  G.  A.  V o ig t.

C o rp o ra tio n   G o ssip .

At the annual meeting of the  directors 
of  the  Traverse  City  State  Bank,  held 
July 7,  a  dividend  of  8  per  cent,  was 
declared  on the business of the past year 
and  $10,000 carried to the  surplus fund. 
The old officers were re-elected.

A block of  stock  in  the  Kent  County 
Savings  Bank 
(Grand  Rapids)  was 
recently sold  at  205.  A. J.  Bowne  was 
the seller and  W.  H.  Anderson was  the 
purchaser.

The  Grand Rapids  Fire Insurance  Co. 
has begun doing business in  Indiana. 
It 
will pull out of  Colorado  and  Nebraska 
at the end of the year, owing  to  the  ex­
pense of inspecting  risks  and  adjusting 
losses at  so  great  a  distance  from  the 
home  office.  This  change  will  confine 
the field of the company to seven  States, 
all within convenient reach of  the  home 
office.

At the  annual  meeting  of  the  stock­
holders of the Hannah  & Lay Mercantile 
Co.  (Traverse City),  a cash  dividend of 7 
per  cent,  was  disbursed  and  $9,000 
carried  to  the  surplus  fund.  The  old 
officers  were  re-elected,  H.  Montague 
continuing  in  the  position of  Secretary 
and General  Manager.

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From the earliest times  a  poor  nation 
sought to enrich itself  by  robbing  some 
other which  it  might  be  able  to  over­
come.  Rome  conquered  every  country 
in its reach  and  grew  enormously  rich 
upon the plunder.  Such  examples were 
followed by every other nation, until the 
growth  of  a  number  of  great  powers 
made impossible  the  pillage  and  parti­
tion of ether countries, and then  the na­
tions were  driven  to  commerce  for  the 
wealth which they had  been  accustomed 
to take  by force.
To-day  the genius of  statesmanship  in 
every  great  country 
is  devoted  to  in­
creasing trade, in  improving  every  pro­
cess of production  and  in  opening  new 
markets.  Colonizing  Africa,  building 
transcontinental 
inter- 
oceanic ship canals are the order  of  the 
day.  The  shortening  of  commercial 
routes becomes a matter of  the  greatest 
importance  in  this  age  of  keen  mer­
cantile competition.  The  greatest  work 
of this sort is the construction of  an  in- 
teroceanic ship canal  through  the  Amer­
ican  Isthmus.  The failure  of  the  effort 
by a French company to pierce  the  Pan­
ama crossing has fixed upon  the  United 
States the burden of making the crossing, 
and the route  is  obviously  through  the 
Nicaragua  Isthmus.

railways  and 

two  vast 

The  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Oceans  are 
separated  by 
continental 
masses,  but  while  that  comprising  Eu­
rope,  Asia  and  Africa  is  enormously 
wide  that  which  embraces 
three 
Americas is,  at its middle part, extreme­
ly narrow.  Continental expanses,  thou­
sands of miles  wide,  narrow  down  to  a 
few score of miles,  as it the  route  for  a 
canal  to  connect  the  two  oceans  were 
specially marked out by  the  power  and 
intelligence that  created  the  planet  on 
which these conditions are found.

the 

The  arguments  which  urge  the  con­
struction of a canal at  that place are too 
familiar to need repetition,  and  too  po­
tential  and  convincing  to  be  gainsaid. 
They  embrace  every  consideration  of 
commercial policy and every demand for 
the public defense. 
If the  people of the 
United  States  propose  to  continue  in 
competition  with the other great  powers 
for  the  commerce  of  Asia  and  of  the 
western coast of South  America  and  of 
Oceanica,  they must open this  canal. 
If 
they should ever  become  involved  in  a 
foreign naval warfare  they  will  discover 
that for the  lack  of  such  a  canal  they 
will  be  placed  at  a  disadvantage 
tre­
mendous and  terrible.
But it  Is  needless  to  dwell  on  these 
points. 
If the  United  States shall neg­
lect  the  urgent duty  which devolves on 
this conutry  to build the Nicaragua Canal 
the prize will  be  snatched  up  by  some 
other power.  That is all  there  is  to  it. 
The  opportunity  is  now  and  the  duty 
is  urgent.  The  Congress  which 
is 
now  in  session  should  never  conclude 
its  sittings  until  the  Nicaragua  Canal 
shall be provided for.

R A IL W A Y   C O NSTRU CTIO N   IN  1894.
The year 1894 will  be  memorable  for 
the great financial panic that  started  in 
1893  and  continued  far  over  into  the 
next twelve months,  its evil effects being 
enormously aggravated by  the  strike  of 
the coal miners and of the  railway  men. |

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T H E   N IC A R A G U A   C A N A L .

The railways are the gauge  and  index 
The present  is  pre-eminently  an  age 
of all other business,  and  the  effects  of 
of commerce in contradistinction  to  the 
such  an  aggregation  of  financial  mis- 
age of war  for  conquest  which  charac­
| fortunes is seen  not  merely  in  the  tre­
terized national  policy up to the last part 
mendous  losses  scored  by 
those  vast 
>
of the present century. 
agencies of  commerce,  but  also  in  the 
remarkable  stoppage  of  railroad  con­
struction.

The Chicago Railway  Age  has  footed 
up the  returns  of  railway  construction 
for the six months of 1894,  and  finds that 
it is the worst  showing  made  in  thirty 
years past.  The  work  done  figures  up 
for the six mouths of 1894,  ending  June 
30,  only  525  miles  ou  51  lines  in  25 
States.

In  23  States  and 

territories  no  new 
track  has  gone  down  in  the  last  six 
months;  in  17,  only  a  single  line  has 
been added in each;  2 have  2  new  lines 
each;  2  have  added 3;  1  has  built  4;  2 
boast 5,  and  1 (Pennsylvauia)  can  claim 
7  new  lines,  but  they  average  only  6 
miles  each.  The 
largest  mileage  has 
been  laid in  Colora  o,  54  miles,  chiefly 
in  the construction of  2  roads  to  reach 
the  Cripple  Creek  miniug  camp;  South 
Carolina adds 50 miles,  Florida  48,  West 
Virginia and  Louisiana  46  each,  Penn­
sylvauia 42,  New Jersey and  Texas each 
the  rest  much  smaller  amounts. 
34; 
The  largest  extension 
this  year  is  a 
branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  in 
South Carolina,  44  miles:  the  next,  the 
Jacksonville, St.  Augustine and  Halifax 
River extension to Fort  Worth,  Fla.;  the 
next,  a stretch of 40  miles  on  the  Flor­
ence  and  Cripple  Creek  in  Colorado. 
Not a single trunk  line  of  any  import­
ance 
its  length.  The  work 
has been confined  to  the  completion  of 
work previously under way or  to  build­
ing  little  branches  which  seemed  im­
peratively demanded.

increased 

From  the  present  outlook,  the  Age 
forecasts that the  new  railway  mileage 
of 1894  will not exceed  1,500  miles.  No 
year  since  1865,  when  civil  war  had 
checked  progress,  has shown so insignif­
icant a total. 
In  1893  the  construction 
amounted to 2,635 miles,  in  1892  if  was 
4,200  miles,  in  1887  it  reached  nearly 
13,000 miles,  or  possibly  ten  times  the 
meager mileage  which this year wil' con­
tribute.  Yet  there 
is  a  demand  for 
many more railways.

What  with Debsism. Coxeyism and the 
many 
terrible  blows  that  have  been 
struct at every  industry  and  enterprise 
in the  country,  it will  be wonderful  if 
another mile of railway shall  be built in 
the country for a long time to come.

Had a Presentiment.

William  Brummer,  a  16-year-old  boy 
employed  by a  druggist  at  Union  Hill, 
N.  J.,  when  he  came  to  the store last 
Tuesday  morning  told his employer that 
he bad a strange presentiment that some­
thing serious would  happen  to  him  be­
fore  the  end  of  the day.  The druggist 
laughed away  his fears,  telling him that 
his digestion  was probably out  of  order, 
and he had better go home and go to  bed. 
He refused to go,  however, and presently 
was as cheerful as  ever, and  had appar­
ently forgotten all about the matter. 
In 
the afternoon he went into the back  room 
of the store,  and in a moment  the  drug­
gist  heard  a tremendous explosion.  He 
hurried into the room and  found  that  a 
small  cannon,  which  he had there,  had 
exploded, the contents lodging in  the ab­
domen of the unfortunate youth, who lay 
on the floor in  the agonies of death.  The 
druggist says that  the  cannon  was  un­
loaded,  and  It  is supposed that the boy 
had undertaken to  load  it,  with  fatal re-1 
suits.

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from  passing 

The founders of this  nation  held  cer­
tain  truths  to  be  self-evident—to  wit, 
that all men  were created equal  and  en­
dowed  with  rights  that  should  be  sa­
credly respected.  In the first amendment j 
to the Constitution,  Congress  is  prohib­
ited 
that  shall 
“abridge  the  freedom  of  speech,  or  of 
the press.”  The constitution  of  Michi­
gan  has  a  similar  restriction,  and, 
to 
make  the  idea  of  individual  liberty in 
this  respect  more  emphatic,  adds,  “but 
every person may freely speak, write and 
publish his  sentiments  on  all  subjects, 
being responsible for the  abuse  of  such 
rights.”

At  the  time  these  authoritative  ex-1 
pressions  concerning  the  freedom  of I 
speech were put on record they were con­
sidered a sufficient  protection  for  every 
citizen  from  a  tyranny  common  to  all 
lands  not  having  a  republican  form of 
government.  The  abuse  of  this  right 
was provided for in  Article  VI,  Section  - 
25,  but referred only to the  law  of  per­
sonal libel, and did not  contemplate  the 
control  of  treasonable  speech.  Courts 
have,  from  time  to  time,  established a 
uniform  construction  on  all  the  laws 
passed in harmony with  the  above  arti­
cle; and so  far  justice  and  social  order 
are fully satisfied.  Were  it  not for con­
ditions that have been  gradually  chang­
ing  within  the  past  generation  or  two, 
by  which new and powerful  dangers  ap­
pear in connection  with the abuse of free 
speech,  the power of  law  as  a  protector 
of 
rights  would  still  be 
sufficiently effective.

individual 

national  or  municipal  officers  sworn  to 1 
preserve public tranquility.

But late experience in the  last  decade [ 
has clearly shown  that  unless  controlled 
by  the  same  power  that  punishes  its 
abuse when directed against  individuals, 
free speech may be the means of destroy­
ing  our  system  of  self  government— I 
founded,  as we fondly hoped,  on  a  basis 
firm enough to withstand the vicissitudes 
of  fate  for  all  time.  Such speeches as 
have  been  made  to  crowds  of  laboring 
men  not  only  in  secret  council  b u t' 
openly in mass meetings,  attracting  the 
most ignorant and  discontented  classes, 
are  as  deadly  as  the  torch of an incen­
diary  applied  to  buildings  in  the  com­
pact blocks of cities. 
If we cannot, con­
sistently with present  legal  limitations, 
protect the life of the republic from trea­
sonable  speech,  or  printed threats that 
fire the passions of the ignorant and law­
less,  thus destroying respect for our con­
stitutional government,  all  the  sacrifices 
made by patriots hitherto will have been 
in  vain.  Troy  fell because the agent of 
destruction  was  introduced  in  harmless 
guise.  Unless we awake to the real dan­
ger  in  time,  free speech will  prove to be 
the Trojan horse through which the cita­
del of liberty may  be captured by the  in­
veterate enemies of all forms  of  govern­
ment.  One  who has been taught that he 
has  a  natural  right  to  say  what  he 
pleases is pretty sure to  go  further  and 
insist, as a natural sequence, that he may 
do as he pleases if he gets the power into 
his  own  hands. 
It  is  easy  to  descend 
from  liberty to license,  as every strike of 
labor  unions  in  the  last  score  of  years 
fully proves.

fam e 

failed  

re v o lu tio n a ry  

I t  is  n o t  stra n g e   th a t  o u r  w isest  s ta te s ­
m en  of 
to 
foresee  and  p ro v id e  fo r  th e  chan g es  th a t 
a cen tu ry   h as  accom plished.  F rom   th e 
tim e  w hen  th e   flow  of im m ig ratio n  to  o u r 
sh o res  began,  an d   ev ery   fa c ility   w as  e x ­
te n d e d   to   au g m en t  o u r  p o p u latio n   in  a 
g re a te r  ra tio   th a n   w as  p o ssib le  by  n a t­
u ra l  in crease,  cau ses  w ere  set  in  m otion 
th a t,  a t  first  w ith   g lacier-lik e  slow ness, 
b u t  la te r  w ith   obviously  a ccelerated   m o­
tio n , hav e  b ro u g h t  u s  face  to   face  w ith  
an   evil  th a t  it  is  fo lly   to   ignore.

There  was  a  time  when  free  speech 
was  as  harmless as the ingredients  that 
enter  into 
the  manufacture  of  gun­
powder before they are skillfully  mixed. 
There  was,  too,  a  time  when  the  ele­
ments 
that  form  a  modern  anarchist 
were separate and innoxious, like chemi 
cals in a crude state,  and,  therefore,  safe 
from all dangerous effects that  can  only 
be  developed  by  combination.  There 
was  also  a  time when the people of this 
land  were  of a character not liable to be 
inflamed  by appeals such as  the  anarch­
ists of to-day  are  by  speech  and  press, 
distributing among the tinder  of  human 
passions made more  susceptible  to  con­
flagration by the warm rays  of  Liberty’s 
sunshine.

That  every  man  is  a  sovereign,  and 
free to give  expression  to  his  thoughts, 
wishes  or  opinions  has  been  by  some 
considered the saving element of a repub­
lican form of government.  Many even in­
sist that it is contrary to the spirit of our 
institutions  to  make  mere  words,  how­
ever rash,  hostile or venemous,  when  ut­
tered  against  the  peace  of  society  sub­
ject to legal repression by  penal  statute. 
They consider threats made  to  the  ears 
of an excited crowd  of  peace  disturbers, 
unless  accompanied by  some  overt  act, 
as  not  deserving  interference  by  state,

Crimes committed during these strikes, 
confessedly  to  enforce  the  claims  of | 
labor,  whatever their number  or  magni­
tude,  no longer shock the public mind  as 
they ought.  On  the other hand they are 
looked upon as the common  incidents  of 
the  day.  They  make  the  newspapers 
more  interesting  to  readers,  who  never 
seem  to care so much  for  the  reproach 
they cast on our  national  reputation  as 
they do for  the  inconveniences  suffered 
by themselves in the matter  of  transport 
tation facilities.  .Men of national repute 
are often disposed  not  only  to  condone 
them,  in  a  desire  for  popularity,  but 
even to lay the guilt on the acts  of  capi­
talists or government.  They  forget that 
if  their  charges were true,  under a gov­
ernment of law one wrong can  never  ex­
cuse  another. 
If  every man is  to main 
tain his rights by force,  either  singly  or 
by combination,  civil  war  is  the  result­
ing  condition.  To  repress  this war and 
restore social order the government  must 
rely on the military  power.  But  where 
that  force  has  to  be  recruited  largely 
from  combatants  or  sympathizers  with 
the lawless element the  task  is  difficult 
if not hopeless,  and  the end  is  anarchy.
It  is  apparent  to  every  careful  ob­
server that to the  abuse  of  free  speech 
may be charged most of the crimes lately 
committed  by  men  enrolled  under  the 
standard  of  labor.  The  leaders,  it  is 
true,  disavow  such  unlawful  acts,  and 
claim to be loyal to the laws of  the  land. 
They  openly  command  their  followers 
not to  overstep  the  bounds  which  pro­
tect persons and property,  but to  depend 
only  on  fair  persuasion  and  argument. 
But the instruments used are not amena­
ble to  reason,  because  the  passions  of 
some  have  been  previously  excited  by 
appeals to the baser  instincts  of  human

T H E   M IG H ie ^ J N   T li^ JD E S JS l^ JN
son.*  Then  what our orators have to say ! 
on  the  4tb  of  July  will  not  be merely I 
spread  eagle  enthusiasm,  but  truth  in -1 
spired  by exact justice that will live and i 
animate the American people throughout | 
the year. 

S.  P. Whit marsh.

F la g s  —

1 1

nature,  and the judgment  of  others  has 
been  corrupted  by  sophistries  which 
wholly 
the  promptings  of 
smother 
humane feelings.

One  may  as  well  ask  the  ball not to 
kill  after it leaves the  gun,  as  to  order 
the brutish element,  largely dominant in 
every large strike to forego its  sweet  re­
venge,  where  the  bow  of  organized 
authority releases  the  arrow  of  ultma- 
tum as the signal  for  attack.  The  mis­
chief is done by those who in  speech and 
print lay the fatal train,  requiring  hut  a 
tiny spark to produce the catastrophe.

repairing 

A great part of the expense of our gov­
ernment is incurred  either  in  trying  to 
correct former mistakes that should have 
been  avoided,  or  in 
their 
natural consequences.  The  power  that 
is now used  to  protect  individual  char­
acter  from  unjust  attack  by  speech  or 
press,  if framed  into  law  and  enforced 
as  impartially  as  the  statutes  defining 
libel,  could  be  made  more  effective  in 
preventing  unlawful  acts  of  irrespon­
sible men,  than scores of sworn deputies, 
or regiments  of  armed  militia.  Unless 
some general method is devised  to  reach 
and destroy the root of evils  based  on  a 
false theory of economics,  they will,  like 
a  swollen  river  overflowing  its  banks, 
soon find wider channels of mischief and 
sweep away every  constitutional  barrier 
that protects national existence from  the 
chaos sure to be the result of destructive 
human  passions.  Whatever  may  then 
be left of our boasted  avtonomy  will  be 
an object of derision to civilizations over 
which we once prided ourselves as super­
ior,  and of compassion to friendly  mon­
archies where the success  of  our  theory 
of  government  has  been  a  matter  of 
doubt.

Business men are  too  apt  to  overlook 
the  real  issue  in  question  where  their 
prosperity  becomes  endangered  by  the 
struggles  between  labor  and  capital. 
Fear of consequences instead of patriotic 
sentiment  leads  some  to  side  with  the 
law-breakers by silently  approving  lan­
guage and  action that is contrary to their 
better judgment and  to the principles  on 
which alone business can be  safely  con­
ducted.  A  few  have  even  discharged 
employes 
citizen 
soldiers the  call  to  sworn  duty.  Many 
others, indirectly affected, or just enough 
to cause a little  personal  inconvenience, 
thoughtlessly  echo  complaints  against 
what  they  please  to  call  capitalistic 
greed,  without  caring  to  know  which 
party is in the right.  Every one of these 
blind  criticisms is a plain misuse of free 
speech, and invariably  adds  to  the  fuel 
agitators have prepared  to  fire  the  pas­
sions of their dupes  and  strengthen  un­
lawful purpose.

for  answering  as 

Every man  who has an  interest  in  his 
country’s welfare and an  atom  of  influ­
ence should  add his mite to the volume of 
patriotic  protest  against all malicious or 
careless use of free speech by voice,  pen, 
or  type,  that  engenders  distrust  in the 
minds of the ignorant  and  lawless  con­
cerning the beneficence of our  system  of 
self-government as it has been so long ad- j 
ministered.  That  protest will surely be 
effectual  when  the  present  clamor  has 
had time to subside  and  men  learn  wis­
dom from the object lessons of bitter  ex­
perience. 
In  time  we shall have a pub­
lic sentiment powerful enough  to  insist 
that  both  speech  as  well as action in a 
republic must be subject  to  the  will  of 
the majority expressed  in  constitutional 
law,  wisely  interpreted by  judicial  rea­

M a n u f a c tu re   o f  M ac a ro n i.

D.  R. Cone In Am erican Miller.

There are many secrets connected  with j 
the manufacture of  macaroni and vermi-! 
celli,  which  the average  person does not j 
learn,  for it is very difficult to obtain  ad- i 
mittance to a factory where  these  goods j 
are  manufactured,  and  when  one  does | 
get on  the inside,  he  is  looked  upon  by j 
all  connected  as  a  spy  trying  to learn I 
their secrets.  The manufacturer of mac­
aroni  and  vermicelli  resembles  a  miller 
in some respects.  Each  has  his own pe­
culiar  way  of  trying  to  improve  his 
goods.  The  machinery  used  is of a spe- j 
cial character, and with the  exception ol 
one firm in this country, is  made  only in 
foreign  countries.  The  experts  are 
Italians  and  Germans. 
It  has  recently 
become quite a business  in  this country, 
and of late,  foreign  competition has suf­
fered severely.  The  reason  of this fall­
ing off of imported goods is that most all 
of the factories here put up for the trade 
what  is  called  a  domestic  and  an  im­
ported  brand.  The  imported goods  are 
nothing more  than  domestic  put  up  in 
foreign  looking  packages,  with  a  pecul­
iar  brand  to  deceive  the  people.  The j 
jobber understands, of  course,  what  the 
imported  brand  is,  and,  as  a  rule,  does 
not  pay  any more for it than  for domes­
tic,  but what about the customer?

Both macaroni and vermicelli are made 
wholly from  flour  with  the  addition  of j 
water  and  coloring matter.  This color-1 
ing matter is not,  as  many  suppose it is, 
made from eggs,  but  is a  combination of 
chemicals.
The flour  used  is  of  the  greatest im­
portance.  It should be made from  spring 
wheat and contain  as little starch as pos­
sible.  The more gluten and  the stronger 
it is the better the quality of the product. 
It requires  very  strong  aud  heavy  ma­
chinery to mix this stock,  as there is only 
enough water mixed in to  make  it  cling 
together.
From the mixing  it  is  taken  out  and 
run  through  a  chaser,  a machine  much 
used by paint people  for  mixing  putty, 
etc.  When through with the chaser it is 
run through a set of smooth rolls.  There 
is no differential to these rolls; they both 
run the same speed.  The  object in  run­
ning it through these rolls is to size it up 
and  make  it  firm  and  compact.  From 
here it  goes  to  the  presses,  which  are 
made similar to  the  cylinder  of  an  en­
gine standing upright with  a  piston  rod 
forcing the dough down  through the cyl­
inder.  Here the dough comes in  contact 
with  a  set  of  dies.  These dies are de­
signed  to  make  the  different  kinds  of 
shapes, sizes,  etc.
There  are  other  machines  used  for 
making  noodles,  stars  and  many  other 
delicate little figures.  The  goods  being 
taken  from  the  presses  are  laid  out  on 
paper covered boards and  put in the dry­
ing room.  This room  is  so  constructed 
as to have  good ventilation,  and no  arti­
ficial heat whatever is used.

The  time  required  to  prepare  these 
goods for the market is about two weeks. 
Macaroni and vermicelli  will  keep  fresh 
for a long time if kept from  the sunlight 
and  dampness. 
I  have  been  told  by 
dealers that it is  often  carried  in  stock 
from six to eight  months.  The daily ca­
pacity for a medium  sized plant is about 
3,000 pounds per day.
All these facts seem  to  be of  little im­
portance to  millers,  but  I  know  of  two 
millers in  this  country  who are so much 
interested that they  use up  a  good  part 
of  the  mills’  product  in  manufacturing 
these goods, and  I  hope  in  the  near  fu­
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The  Man  Who la Sociable.

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Tbe  sociable man  is  the  most  tavored 
of mortals,  it  he  who  is  always  cheerful 
and  happy  can  be  said 
to  be  tavored; 
and  who shall hold  to  the  contrary? 
It 
does not necessarily  tollow  that  the soci­
able man is always a source oi  cheerful­
ness or happiness to those with  whom  he 
comes  in  coutact.  On  the  contrary,  a 
is  sometimes  quite 
very 
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mau is ever  upon the best of  terms  with 
himseif, and it is impossible  for him not 
to obtrude his buoyancy  where it  is  not 
absolutely  yearned 
for.  Tne  sociable 
man,  were  be a  book  that  could  be shut 
up  at  one’s  pleasure,  would  be  a  com­
fortable  man ' to  know,  but  one  is  not 
always  in  the  mood 
to  read  the  most 
interesting  or  th  most  diverting  of 
books;  and  so  with  the  sociable  man— 
his  sociability  is  at  times  unattuned  to 
onr feelings, and then  is he a distraction 
rather  than  a  diversion,  an  annoyance, 
It is true that 
instead of  a  benefaction. 
he  always has to  say  what  he  considers 
the proper thing  for  the  occasion, 
if it 
is  a  sweltering summer  day he  remarks 
how  hot it is,  which cannot be otherwise 
than  comforting  to  one  who  is  nearly 
melted, 
if  you  are  pale, or abnormally 
flushed,  he  very  appropriately  informs 
you  that  he  never  saw  you  looking  so 
bad,  and  then  perhaps  endeavors  to  re­
assure  you  by narrating how Mr. Soandso 
was  taken  the  same  way  you  seem  to 
be  taken  only  a  week  ago,  and  that  he 
was  buried  yesterday.  All  this  is  told 
in  his  own  sociable  way,  and  if  it  does 
not  immoderately  interest  you,  it  is  a 
pleasure,  or  should  be,  to  see  how  it 
interests  him.  Then  the  sociable  man 
has a way  of  worming  out  of  you  the 
story of your daily  life,  with  all its cark 
and  care,  and in doing this  he  seems to 
be  performing  a  disinterested  service, 
inasmuch as it is a relief to have  an  ear 
at hand into  which  to  pour  tbe  tale  of 
our  troubles  and  disappointments;  and 
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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 
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create  is  reserved  for  supreme  knowl­
edge and  power.  But to rebuild,  to  re­
create,  to restore that which  has  hereto­
fore existed  in  an  organized  state,  but 
whose organization has been  broken  up, 
is within the power of man.

MODERN  M AGIC.

From  the  earliest  recorded  times  a 
belief was held  that  all  the  forces  and 
objects  in  nature  were  presided  over 
each by its special divinity,  genius,  fairy 
or spirit,  and,  if it were  possible,  to gain 
an  influence  over  or  control  of  those 
deities or genii they could  be  persuaded 
or coerced to obey the commands  of  the 
possessor of the special influence.

The entire realm  of  nature  was  sup­
posed to  be  peopled  with 
these  airy, 
earthy,  watery or fiery  beings,  who held 
dominion in  their  special  domains;  but 
it was possible  for  men,  by  the  use  of 
certain spells and arts,  to  subdue  these 
spirits  and  make  obedient  servants  of 
them.  The knowledge requisite  to  gain 
the mastery over these spirits was termed 
“magic,”  from the Oriental Magians who 
were celebrated  practicers  of the  occult 
arts.  King  Solomon  was  credited  with 
having known  all  the  mysterious  learn­
ing of the East,  whereby he  was  able  to 
control  all  the  genii  and  spirits  of  the 
underworld,  besides  knowing  the  lan­
guages  of  all  living  creatures  of  the 
animal kingdom.

Those who  possessed  a  knowledge of 
these occult mysteries were able,  by rub­
bing a lamp or a ring,  or  by  the  use  of 
some  other  charm, 
to  summon  spirits 
who  would  uncover  the  treasures  of 
earth and sea and reveal  all  the  secrets 
of nature. 
In the  Middle  Ages  earnest 
men,  under the  names of  alchemists and 
rosicrnscians,  sought 
the 
mysteries of magic,  and their remarkable 
the 
researches  finally  brought 
modern 
and 
physics,  so that to-day there  is  a  magic 
quite as  potential  and  not  a  whit  less 
wonderful  than was  that  of  the  golden 
days of that most gorgeous  and romantic 
personage,  Haroun A1  Raschid,  the cele­
brated Caliph of the East.

forth 
sciences  of  chemistry 

to  uncover 

to-day  are 

The  magicians  of 

the 
chemists,  the engineers,  the electricians. 
At  their  command 
the  spirits  of  air, 
water,  earth  and  fire  do  man’s  every 
bidding.  They flash his news around the 
globe; they  propel  his  great  ships,  his 
thousands  of  railway  trains,  and  his 
millions of  machines.  They  illuminate 
his  cities  and  houses;  they  create  for 
him,  in the tropics,  ice to  cool  his drinks 
and preserve  his  food,  while  they  fan 
the  fiery  atmosphere 
into  refreshing 
breezes.  All the fairies  and genii of the 
underworld  could  not  have  done  more 
for King Solomon in  all  his  glory. 
It is 
not at all likely  that  they  did  as much.
But this  is  only  a  beginning  of  the 
power  of  modern magic. 
It  is plunging 
into the innermost recesses of nature and 
tearing out secrets that have been hidden 
there from the  very  beginning  of  what 
we know as civilization. 
It  has  learned 
to separate every substance into  its con­
stituent elemental  components,  and it is 
learning,  although  somewhat  slowly,  to 
recompound  and 
them.  To 
analyze  is  to  take  apart  and  separate 
into  its  component  parts 
something 
which  already  exists.  Analysis  is  a 
certain  and  every-day  achievement  of 
the  chemist.  That 
is  easy  enough. 
What he is now earnestly seeking to do is 
to  learn  how  to  put  these  constituent 
parts  together  and  recreate  the  object 
that had  been  analyzed.  To  recompose 
is  more  difficult  than 
to  decompose; 
nevertheless  men are  learning  its  mys­
teries,  and they  will  master  them,  too. 
Human power will only  stop at  original 
creation.  That  function  is  divine.  To

recreate 

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It is  composed 

to  be  able  to  determine 

The  scientist  having  advanced  far 
enough 
the 
chemical composition of every important 
article of consumption,  he next essays to 
for
reproduce  them. 
instance. 
of  a  given
number  of  parts  of  oxygen,  hydrogen, 
nitrogen  and  carbon.  Then  there  is  a 
suggestion of  phosphorus,  a  little  lime, 
a small proportion of  potash,  and  may­
these
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abundant.
substances 
Most  of 
the 
air 
and  water.  Carbon 
in 
untold quantities in every tree and plant, 
and  where  there  is  no  vegetable  life 
there is  coal,  which  is  impure  carbon. 
Lime and potash are  also  to  be  had  in 
enormous quantities.

some other 
are 
them 

items.  All 
vastly 
in 

is  stored  up 

are 

Apparently,  enough  material  for  the 
composition  of  bread  exists  to 
feed 
the  whole  human  race,  even  if  there 
were not left a stalk of grain  on the face 
of the earth,  and the articles  in  question 
are,  in  most  cases,  as  cheap  as  dirt. 
Why, then,  should anybody starve?  The 
same sort of facts may be stated of meat, 
milk, eggs and  vegetables.  Why,  then, 
should  there  be  any  starvation  if  the 
chemist,  who knows  the  composition  of 
every  article  of  food,  can  go 
into  his 
laboratory  and  convert  a  hogshead  of 
water  and  a  ton  of  coal 
into  bread 
enough to feed  an army?

The trouble is that  the  chemist  lacks 
one element of  power which  he  has  not 
yet attained.  He can  mix  together  the 
requisite  proportions  of oxygen,  hydro­
gen, carbon,  nitrogen,  and  add  a  pinch 
of lime and  potash to his  bread,  a  dash 
of sulphur to his eggs, ‘some  phosphorus 
to his  meat  and  wheat  bread;  but  the 
mixtures  will  not  resolve  themselves 
into beefsteaks,  hot rolls,  yellow butter, 
milk and eggs.  So  far from  this,  those 
compounds will  not even  be  fit  to  eat; 
they  will  not contain a single particle of 
nourishment.  Why  not?  That  is  the 
question.

The  vital  principle 

that  formed  the 
material of the grains of corn and wheat, 
that  elaborated 
the  juicy  steak,  that 
organized the milk and  eggs,  is  lacking. 
What is that vital  force?  Possibly  it  is 
electricity. 
It  is,  at  least,  some  vivid 
and vivifying power which  so  combines 
and unites  the  material  in  question  as 
that they  are  transformed  into  nourish­
ing and agreeable  articles of food.  This 
is the last step  for  the modern  magician 
to take.  He has not made much progress 
in this direction,  but the field is open.

The problem  of  recomposing  the  ele­
mental  bodies into articles of  food seems 
by  no  means 
impossible.  About  a 
century ago,  Robert  Malthus  created  a 
sensation  by predicting that the day  will 
come when the population  of  the  world 
will  be so great that it will  be impossible 
to feed  the  superabundant  people.  He 
pictured the lands  worn out by excessive 
culture, so  that  they  will  not  produce 
a crop  or  furnish  any  vegetable  sub­
stance 
for  man  or  beast.  But  the 
chemist has demonstrated  that is  impos­
sible.  There  is  always  material  with 
which  the 
lands  can  be  fertilized,  so 
that  they  will  always  respond  to  the 
labor of man.  There  is  no  reason  that 
lands  should  ever  be  worn  out.  But

with improved processes of manufacture, 
waste material is saved  and  utilized for 
food.  Already tallow,  oil  and  a  little 
milk  can  be  converted 
into  excellent 
factitious butter.  Why shall not the day 
come  when  roasts  of  beef,  hot  rolls, 
fragrant butter and  all  the  material  of 
dinner or breakfast  shall  be  elaborated 
out of the contents  of  a  coal  bin,  com­
bined  with  the  water  of  Grand  River, 
which we now spurn because of  its  sup­
posed  contamination?  This will  be one 
of the triumphs of modern  magic,  all in 
good time.

T h e  H a r d w a r e   M a rk e t.

General Trade—July  opens  up  fairly 
well,  although it  takes  several  days  to 
get over the  Fourth.  Dealers  are  buy­
ing but little, as farmers are busy  in the 
fields at this time of  the  year.  Changes 
are but few,  except  where values  are af­
fected by  some  unforeseen  cause.  We 
were no sooner over with the  coal strike 
than the railroad  trouble  began,  which 
has had more or less to do  in  preventing 
the starting  up  of  some  factories,  and 
has materially interfered in the transpor­
tation  of  merchandise,  causing  serious 
loss and  inconvenience  in  many  cases. 
It is to be hoped that this  is  the  last  of 
our troubles and we  do  not  hesitate  to 
say that we believe this strike  marks the 
low water limit of  this  long  depression 
and that from now on we may  look  for a 
general revival all along the line.

Wire Nails—Still firm at 81.25 rates,  if 
shipped from  the  mill,  and  $1.35@1.40, 
if shipped from stock.  The  difficulty is 
that  nearly  all  the  nail  factories  are 
closed  down  and  stocks  are  about  de­
pleted,  and jobbers,  as  a  rule,  are  de­
clining to accept  orders  except  subject 
to stock on hand.

Barbed Wire—The demand  is  limited 
and  prices  are  stationery  at  $2.20  for 
painted and $2.60 for galvanized.

Rope—Much  firmer  and  prospects  of 
higher figures soon.  Jobbers  now quote 
7 @ 7 f o r  sisal and 9%c for manilla.

Window  Glass—As  all  of  the  glass 
factories are  closed,  present  quotations 
are firmly held. 
If any change  is  made 
it will  be for higher prices.

Farming Tools—Cradles are in good de­
mand  at  $17@18  for  wood  and  wire 
brace.  Rakes and forks move freely.

Cherry Stoners—A good crop  of  cher­
ries has  made  a  large  demand  for  the 
Enterprise  cherry  stoner.  We  quote 
japaned at $7.50 per doz.  and  galvanized 
at $9,  less 20 and 10.

T h e  S a m e   O id  G ang'.

Sp u in g  p o r t, July 14—On June  28  the 
Shoppers’ Paradise, conducted  under the 
style  of  Dunlop  &  Co.,  was  closed  by 
Edwin Dunlop,  who held  a chattel  mort­
gage on the  stock  for  $725.  The  stock 
invoiced $924 and was sold  July 6  to  E. 
Dunlop  for  $725.  The  only  other  bid 
was for $200.  The  Dunlops  came  here 
from  Camden,  where,  I  am  informed, 
they  also  had  financial  trouble.  They 
are  now  moving  to  Kalamazoo,  where 
they  will do business under  the  name of 
E.  Dunlop.  These people have  been  in 
this kind  of  business  for  about  fifteen 
years back and I write  you  these  facts, 
that you may post people,  if  you  desire 
to do so. 

Reports  from  Kalamazoo  are  to  the 
effect  that  the  Dunlops  are  there  and 
will  shortly  open 
for  business—and 
creditors—at the  former  location  of  F. 
E.  Jebb.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   exposed  the 
peculiar methods  of  these  people about 
ten years  ago  and  sees  no  reason  why 
the  verdict  should  be  reversed  at  this 
time.

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CANDIES, FRU ITS  and  NUT8.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows
Bbls.  :

STICK  CANDY.
_ 
Cases 
Standard,  per  lb ........................... 
“  H .H .................................  
m 

'Fwlst  ... 

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8 *

Boston  Cream  ................. 
8V4
Cut  Loaf...........................
Extra H.  H ........................  3%
MIXED  CANDY.
Bbls.
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Palls
Standard  ......................................... 5*4
6J4
Leader.................................... 
"  5V4
6*
goy*1...........................................
7K
Nobby............................................... .. 
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8
English  Rock.................................. .7 
g
Conserves........................................  7 
8
Broken Taffy......................baskets 
«14
Peanut Squares................... 
“  714 
French Creams................................ 
9
Valley  Creams................................ 
13
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.......................................  gu
.........................................j  g
Modern, 301b. 

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls.
Lozenges,  plain.................................................  gJ4
printed......................................." "   914
Chocolate Drops........................................... 
12
Chocolate Monumentals...............................       1214
Gum Drops.........................................................   5
Moss Drops..................................................[ “ ”   714
Sour Drops.............................................................. ... 914
Imperials..................................................... . . ”   10
Per Box
Lemon Drops.  .................................................... ..
Sour D rops........................................................ ” 50
Peppermint Drops  .................................... .”..” ” 60
Chocolate Drops............................................ . , ” 75
H. M. Chocolate  Drops........ ........................."   ¿0
Gum Drops.................................................... 
40
Licorice Drops..................................... ...... “ j '00
A. B. Licorice  Drops................................” . . .  80
Lozenges, plain.................................  
“ an
 
."..” 65
printed............................. 
Imperials................................................. 
"  go
Mottoes................................................ . . . . . . .. . .70
Cream Bar..................................................... .....56
Molasses  Bar..  ........................................ ”  ”  ” 55
Hand Made  Creams......................................85@95
Plain Creams........................................................ so
Decorated Creams................................................90
String  Rock..................................................... “ ‘go
Burnt Almonds.......................................................j 00
Wlntergreen  Berries.......................................... go
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes...........................   34
 
No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
......................... ;  ag

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LEMONS.

Fancy  Seedlings,  96s.......................................
Sorrentos,  I60s.......................................
Rodls,  200s.................................  
 
Choice 300...........................................................
Extra choice 360....................................“  “  “  ’
Extra fancy 300....................................................5  00
Extra fancy 360.................................................  5  00
Large bunches...................................................  2 20
Small bunches........................................   1  5831  75
Figs, fancy layers, 81b..............................   @1214
“  208;.............................  @1214
“  141b.............................  @15
Dates. Fard, 10-lb. box.............................  @ 7
.............................  @5H
Persian. 50-lb.  box.......................   @ 5
1 lb Royals......................  
754

OTHER  FOREION  FRUITS.

“  50-lb.  “ 

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extra 

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NUTS.

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Almonds, Tarragona................................  @16
Ivaca.........................................  @15
California................................  @
Brazils, new...............................................  @ 8
F ilberts......................................................  @11
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................   @1214
French......................................   @10
Calif...........................................  @1214
©12 
©11 
©  714

TaDie  Nuts,  fancy
choice..............
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  .........
Chestnuts................................
Hickory Nuts per b u ............
Cocoanuts, full sacks..........
3  50
PEANUTS,
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns............... .
© 514 
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“  Roasted... 
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Fancy, H.  P., Flags.................................  
© 5li
“  Roasted...........  .......  @ 7
Choice, H. P.,  E xtras..............................  @  4u
“  Roasted..............  ..  @ 6

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OILS.

BARRELS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows:

Eocene........................................................ 
814
XXX  W.  W. Mich.  Headlight...............  
7
Naptha........................................................  @  614
Stove Gasoline..........................................   ©  7M
C ylinder....................................................27  @36
E n g in e ......................................................13  @21
Black, 15 cold  test...................................   ©  8M
7
E ocene....................................................... 
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  Headlight..............  
5

FROM  TANK  WAGON.

POULTRY.
Local dealers pay as follows:

LIVE.

DRAWN.

© 8 
@  14 & 6 
©  9

Turkeys...................................................... 7
Chickens.................................................... ..
Fowls........  
.............................................   5
Ducks............................................... .........8
Geese..........................................................  @
Turkeys......................................................11  @12
Chickens....................................................10  @11
Fow l..........................................................  9  @10
Ducks.........................................................10  ©11
G eese.........................................................10  @12
Turkeys......................................................  9  @ 914
Chickens....................................................   714® 8
Fowls............................................................614® 7
Ducks......................................................... 8  @  9
G eese.......................................................... 8  @  g

UNDRAWN.

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S tate  B o ard   o f P h a rm a c y  

One  Year—O ttm ar E berbach, Ann Arbor.
T«ro  Years—Gteorgre Gun drum. Ionia.
Three  Years—C. A. Bag*bee. Cheboygan.
Fonr Years—B. E. Par kill, Owowo.
Five Years—F. W. R. P erry, Detroit.
President—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor. 
Secretary—Stanley E. Par kill, Owosso.
'»Teasurer—Qeo. Onndrnm, Ionia.
Com ing  M eetings— H oughton, Aug.  29  and  30;  Lai 
ng, Nov.  6  and 7.
M ichigan  S t a t e   P h a rm a c e u tica l  A si’n. 
P resident—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor. 
V ice-President—A. F. Parker, D etroit 
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Becretay—8. A. T hom pson, Detroit.
G rand  R ap id s  P h a rm a c e u tica l Society 
President, W alter K .Schm idt;  Sec’y , Ben. Schronder

WHAT IS  A  POISON?

One of the remnants of  the  dark  ages 
to which many people of the present day 
still cling with great tenacity,  is  the  use 
of the word poison  in  designating  such 
substances as arsenic, strychnine,  corro­
sive sublimate and the many  others  that 
cause serious effects  when  absorbed  by 
the  human  system 
in  comparatively 
small quantities.

The English  language  affords  scarcely 
a word that has caused so much diversity 
of opinion respecting its real  meaning a: 
has the word  “ poison.”  As might  be ex 
pected,  the views on  this  subject  main­
tained by professional  men differ  greatly 
from those held  by  the  laity.  Quite  as 
marked,  however,  are the  difference: 
opinion  prevailing  among  the  profes­
sional men themselves,  In courts of law 
for instance,  the  defendant  in  cases  o 
murder by poisoning has been  known  to 
escape on technical  grounds arising from 
wrangles  among  medical witnesses as to 
what really constitutes a poison. 
In  law 
an adequate  definition  of  this  word 
scarcely ever prescribed for the guidance 
of authorities, and many  have  been  the 
inconveniences,  not  to  say  difficultie; 
arising on this account.

in 

the 

use 

and 

the 
to 

same 
value 

is  poisonous,  but 
substance 

All  persons have well  fixed  individual 
opinions as to whether this  or  that  sub 
fact 
stance 
can  be 
that 
turned 
it 
proper  relation  to  man  does  not  *seem 
to bear much  weight  with  them.  Thus 
certain  people  are  very  fond  of  mush 
rooms and know full well that  the  genu 
ine article cannot possibly  be  injurious 
while others insist this  fungous  growth 
is  poisonous  under  ail  circumstances 
and would not think of touching it,  even 
though  it  is  a  nourishing  food  in con 
stant use. 
In some localities people eat 
pokeberry pie and  think  no  more  of  it 
than  of  drinking  water,  while in other 
places  these  berries  are supposed to be 
fraught  with  all  manner  of  poisonou 
principles 
i 
dreaded.  The  general  prevalence of the 
impression that  substances  like  arsenic 
or strychnine are  deadly  poisons  under 
all circumstances, further illustrates how 
firmly  the  masses  hold  to  such  unwar 
ranted  prejudices.  Many  people  hold 
up their hands in  holy  horror when  they 
learn that their physician  has prescribed 
these medicinal agents for them.

their  proximity 

and 

Two  distinct  schools  have  naturally 
developed  among  those  who differ as to 
the  correct  meaning  of 
this  word 
“poison.”

The one  holds  that  a  substance  only 
becomes  a  poison  when,  by  its  innate 
chemical nature,  it causes impairment or 
destruction of function.

The other asserts  that  only  a  certain 
fixed class of substances,  such  as  hydro 
cyanic  acid,  corrosive  sublimate,  mor­
phine,  and  others  that  are  capable  of

fate;  who goes to work to gather up what 
is left and put the best  face  possible  on 
an ugly  situation.  Such  are  the  brave 
and  cheerful  spirits who  in every crisis 
of whatever kind  tread  down  the  nettle 
danger and pass flyingly over the wrecks 
of past imprudence.

Established  1868.

H.  M.  Reynolds  &  Son.
Building Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing.

Asphalt  Ready  Roofing,

Asphalt Roof Paints,

Resin, Coal Tar.

Roofing and Paving Pitch,

Tarred Felt, Mineral Wool.

Elastic  Roofing Cement. 

Car, Bridge and Roof Paints,  Oils.

P r a c tic a l  H o o fers 

and  G ravel.
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HALF-TONE
Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards  and  Stationery 

Headings, Maps, Plans and Patented 
Articles.
TRADESM AN  CO.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

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

Wholesale Druggists, 

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G RAND  R A P ID S , 
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. ■Ill's Lemon.

(Wrapped)

Doz. 
Gro. 
10 go
$  90
1  90  19  60 
9  00  99  80 
3  00  33  00

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9 oz.  9  OO  91  60
4 oz.  3  76  40  80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
P la in   N. a   w ith  
corkscrew  a t sam e 
p rice If ¡p referred .
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causing serious effects when absorbed by 
the  human  system 
in  comparatively 
mall quantités, can be  termed  poisons; 
and that drugs of this  class  possess  cer­
tain native properties for the destruction 
of function not found  in  substances  re­
puted inert.

T H E   MICTETTQAN  T R A D E S M A N ,
is  clearly  demonstrated  in  the  circum­
stance that certain species of  birds  sati­
ate themselves  with  -the  berries  of  the 
deadly  night-shade,  finding 
them 
nourishment, and goats eat  with  impun­
ity the leaves and pods of  stramonium— 
o  dangerous  to  man;  this  herb  is  to 
them,  as  It  were,  a  rare and tempting 
delicacy. 

A l b e r t  N.  D o e r s c h u k .

in 

The latter description,  it  would  seem, 
s entirely too narrow and restricted. 
If 
we  accept  it  as  the  logical  definition, 
then  all  those  substances  not  included 
among  the  arbitrary  poisons  must,  of 
course,  be  reported  as  innocuous—and 
many  of those substances  reputed  inert 
operate  in  precisely the same manner as 
those termed virulent,  when  taken  into 
the system  in  unusual  quantities.  For 
example, opium,  when  absorbed  by  the 
ystem in overdoses,  causes death for the 
reason  that  it  then  becomes  a  narcotic 
poison;  strychnine,  because it becomes a 
narcotico-irritant, and arsenic an irritant 
poison.  Now the mode  of  operation  of 
one-half  pound  of  common  salt,  when 
taken into the stomach,  is  precisely  the 
ame  as  that  of  five  grains  of arsenic, 
loth cause death  for the  reason  that  in 
the  quantities  mentioned  they  act  as 
powerful  irritants  on  the  sentient  ex­
tremities of the nerves of the lining mem­
brane of the blood vessels,  thereby  pro­
ducing  a  fatal  impression  sympathetic­
ally  upon  the  general  nervous  system 
n this instance,  why shrink from calling 
common salt a poison,  simply  because  a 
much  larger Q uantity  of it than of arsen 
s necessary to  act  fatally ?  Both  of 
these substances  in  the  quantities  men­
tioned  operate  in  precisely 
the  same 
manner,  causing  suspension  of  life  by 
overcoming  the  vital  forces.  The  nat­
ural  conclusion  is,  therefore,  that a sub- 
tance is a poison  in relation  to  man,  in 
the actual sense of the word,  only  when 
by its innate  chemical  nature  it  cause: 
mpairment  or  destruction  of  function 
and from this it must be decided that  no 
substance can  be termed a poison  per  se.
Among  medical men the following has 
generally been  accepted as  an  authentic 
definition  of  this  word  “ poison.” 
It 
reads:  “A poison  is  a  substance  capa 
ble of destroying life when  taken  inter 
nally  or  applied  to  the  surface  of  the 
body,  without acting as a purely mechau 
ical irritant.”  This,  however,  is open  to 
the same objection that it at once  fixes  a 
distinct  class  of  substances  as  poisons 
under ail circumstances.

The  words  “a  deadly  poison” form  a 
phrase very generously abused  in  news­
paper accounts of  casualties  by  poison 
ing.  Ammonia-water,  copperas,  or salts 
of  tartar  are  made  to  suffer under the 
same  horrid  epithet  as  the  dangerous 
alkaloids or mercurials,  when  accident 
ally responsible for serious results.  This 
term should be used  only  in  describing 
those drugs that  are  poisonous  in  very 
small  quantities.

The  old aphorism,  “One man’s food is 
another man’s poison,” is nicely  illustra 
ted in the fact that many  valued  articles 
of food,  such as fish, oysters,  rice, straw 
berries,  cranberries,  apples  and  many 
others, often cause a  form  of  poisoning 
characterized by  eruptions  of  the  skin 
termed  “urticaria,”  when  ingested  by 
certain  persons  who  are  incapable  of 
properly assimilating these  palate-pleas­
ing foods.

" P ills ”  a n d   th e   T o w el.

Pharmacist  Edward  Forester  of  Wil­
liamsburg, N. J.,  had a little  pup known 
to the wide  circle  of  his  acquaintances 
‘Pills.” ’"About one month  ago  Pills 
began to teeth.  He was given  the usual 
rubber arrangements to chew on,  but  he 
discarded 
the  druggist 
tried a number  of  decoctions,  but  still 
Pills  continued 
to  teeth.  Poor  Pills 
seemed bent on tearing all  the towels he 
could find,  and  would pass many a happy 
hour in chewing on them.

them.  Then 

It was on Friday  afternoon,  when  Mr. 
Forester  stood  behind  his  prescription 
counter at  ten  minutes  to  four  o’clock 
rubbing his hands  upon  a  small  towel. 
Then  be  turned  around  and  bung  the 
towel on a hook.  About the facts  up  to 
this date there isn’t a shadow of a doubt. 
After that point there was dire  mystery. 
Edward  Forester went  right  along with 
his drug business  for  ten  minutes,  put 
up another prescription,  and then turned 
around  and  reached  for  the  towel. 
It 
was  gone.  Any  well  regulated  towel 
would have laid on  the  floor  under  the 
hook.  This  one  didn’t,  nor  was  it 
among the bottles under the counter, nor 
anywhere else  where  man  would  think 
of  searching  for  it.  Edward  Forester 
had been all alone with  the towel during 
these  ten  minutes.  He  had  not  been 
watching it,  it is true;  but then he didn’t 
have to.  At least  it  never  occurred  to 
him  that  he  had 
to,  and  its  absence 
troubled him.

Edward Forester is a man of  advanced 
liberal ideas,  and he does not  believe  in 
spooks,  hut he  actually  had  to  support 
these negative  convictions with  a  tonic 
wink  or  two.  Two  days  crept  away 
after 
that  and  Pharmacist  Forester 
looked at the vacant  hook  five  hundred 
times,  half expecting  to  see  that  towel 
hang itself up again and  give  him  posi­
tive proof that it had been  there  all  the 
time.  It did not come back.

to  touch  even 

Then a  change  seemed  to  come  over 
It looked  distressed,  and 
sportive Pills. 
refused 
the  daintiest 
morsels.  But  he  didn’t  grow  thinner; 
on  the  contrary,  he  waxed  painfully 
rotund. 
Finally,  seeing  that  the  end 
was  approaching.  Pills  was  put  in  a 
Hostetter’s Bitters box, where it breathed 
away its gentle sou).

The mystery of the  case was  as  deep 
as the profound sorrow of the  master  of 
the dead pup,  and  although  the  weight 
of medical  opinion  inclined  to  append­
icitis, the  result  of  the  conference was 
the decision to  institute  autopsy.  Poor 
Pills was rolled  over,  the  keen  scalpel 
swished along the linea alba,  the abdom- 
ninal  viscera  bulged  into  sight,  and— 
"B’gosb,  my  towel!”  was  all  Mr.  Ed­
ward Forester could utter.

Put the Best Foot Forward.

From the A ge o f Steel.
It is not the  fellow  who  goes  around 
whining about unkind fate and the wreck 
When this  word  “ poison”  is  consid­
that it has worked  in his  individual case 
ered in  its more general  significance,  in­
that  is  going  to  help  things out of the 
dependently  of  its  relation  to man,  the 
mire,  but the  man  who  recognizes  that 
fact  of  its  being  an  indefinite  relative
his contriving brain and strong right arm 
word with only an approximate  meaning | are a part—and no mean part, either—of

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Declined—Balsam  Fir,  Canada,  Gum

ACIDUM.

A cetlcum ....................  
8®  10
Benzolcum  German..  6f>©
Boraclc 
30
...................... 
Carbolicum  .  ___ 
20®  30
 
53®  55
C itrlcum ....................  
H ydrochlor.................  
3®
...................  10®  12
Nltrocum 
O xallcum .....................  10®  12
Phosphor!urn  d ll........  
20
Salley Ileum ...................... 1  25®1 60
Sulpnuricum...............  
Tannlcum .......................... 1  4001 60
Tartarlcum .................   30®  33

lli®

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg...............  
20  deg...............  
Carbonas  ....................   12®  14
C hlorldum ...................  12®  14

4@
6®

ANILINE.

Black.................................. 2 0002 25
80®1  00
Brown........................ 
Red..................................  45® 50
T ellow ...............................2 50®3 00

BACCAK.

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

BALSA MUM.
Copaiba............. 
 
45©  50
Peru..............................   @2 25
Terabin, Canada  —  
40®  45
T olutan..........................  35® 50

Abies,  Canadian..................   18
Casslae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Euonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po..............  20
Prunus V lrglni.................. -.  12
Qulllala,  grd.........................   10
Sassafras  ..............................   12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........   15

KXTBACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  G labra...  24®  25
po............  33®  35
H a e m a to x , 15 lb. box..  11®  12
is ...............   13®  14
14®  15 
MS.Ms-..-
16®  1'

“ 

VXBBU

Carbonate Precip........  
®  15
Citrate and Q uinla...  @3  50
Citrate  Soluble.......... 
®  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol —   @ 5 0
Solut  Chloride.  ........   ®   15
Sulphate,  com’l ................ 9®  2
"

pure..............  @ 

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FLORA.

A rn ica.........................   180  20
A nthem ls....................  30®  35
Matricaria 
50®  65

 

 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-
nivelly......................  25®
Alx.
A lx .  35®
Salvia  officinalis,  14s
Ura Grid 
....................  

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

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SUMMI.

“ 
“ 

Acacia, 1st  picked—  
2d 
“ 
.... 
“  Sd 
.... 
sifted so rts... 
“ 
“ 
p o ..........  60® 

®  60
®  40
®  30
@  20
80
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  30)...  @  12
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ©  50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 M*.
®  1
16)............................. 
A m m onlae...................  55®  60
40®  45
Assaf oatlda, (po. 35).. 
Bensolnum...................  50®  66
Camphor«...............   . 
46®  50
Euphorblum  po  .........  350  10
Galbanum....................  
0 2  50
Gamboge,  po...............   70®  7b
Gualacum,  (po  85)  ...  @  30
Kino,  (po  1  75)..........   @1  75
M astic........................ 
@  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  
®  40
Opll  (po  3 40®3 60) ..2  1502 25
Shellac  ........................  35®  42
33®  35
T ragacanth.................  40® 1  00

“ 
hbbba—In ounce packages.

bleached....... 

.......  25
A bsinthium .................
.......  20
Bupatorlum .................
.......  25
Lobelia.........................
.......  28
M alornm ......................
Mentha  Piperita  ......
.......  23
....  25
“  V lr..................
....  80
Rue................................
Tanacetnm, V ............... .......  22
Thymus,  V .................... .......  25

MAHNE SI A.

Calcined, P a t............   550  60
Carbonate,  F at............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, JenulngS..  35®  36

Cubebae........................ 
2 TO
Exechthitos...............  I  5001  60
E rlgeron..................... 1  50®1  60
G aultherla..................1  7001  80
Geranium,  ounce
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  70®  71
Hedeoma  ....................1  25@l  40
Jum peri.........................   5002 00
L avendula....................   9002 00
Llm onls....................... 1  4001  60
Mentha Piper..............  2 8503 60
Mentha Verld............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal............1  3001  40
Myrcla, ounce.............   ®  50
O live..............................   9003 no
Picis Liquida, (gal..35) 
10® 12
R iclnl.........................   1  2201  28
Rosmarinl.............  
1  00
Roeae, ounce.............   6 5008 50
Succini.........................   40®  45
S abina...........................   9001 00
Santal  ......................... 2 5007 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__   @  65
Tiglll.............................  @1  00
T hym e.........................   40®  50
“  Opt  .................  @1  60
1 heobromas................   15®  20

POTASSIUM.

BiCarD............... . 
15®  1
bichrom ate.................  13®  14
Bromide...................... 
40®  43
Carb...........................  .  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23025)..  24®  26
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide...........................2  9003 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  23®  25
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @  15
Potass  Nltras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass N ltras............... 
7®
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Snlphate  po.................  15®  IS

@ 3 5

A conltum ....................   20®  25
Althae...........................  22®   25
A nchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentians  (po. 12)....... 
8 0   10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)....................  
0   30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
15©  20
Inula,  po.................... 
Ipecac,  po..................  1  5001  60
Iris  plox  (po. 35038). 
35®  40
Jalapa,  p r....................  40®  45
Maranta,  >4«.................. 
15®  18
Podophyllum, po....... 
Rhei....................   .... 
7501  00
cu t.......................  
7501  35
p v ....................... 
Splgelia.......................   35®  38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
Serpentaria...................  45®
Senega.....................  
  55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis.  H  @ 4 0
M  @ 2 5
Sclllae, (po. 85)...........   10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcetl
dus,  po......................  ©  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)
German...  15®  20
ingiber a _________ 
18®  20
Zingiber  j ................. 
18®  20
mum.

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Anlsnm,  (po.  20)
@  15
Âplum  (graveleons). 
18®  20
Bm
4®  6
rd, Is........................ 
Carni, (po.  18)...............   10® 12
Cardamon....................1  00@1  25
Corlandrum...................  12© 14
Cannabis Sativa..........  4® 
5
Cvdoulnm.................
75©1  00
10® 12
Chenopodio» 
....
Dlpteríx Odorate.  .
2 4002  61
F oenlculum ............
® 16
Foenugreek,  p c.......
6® 8
U n i..................
4  0   4M
3M© 4
Uni. grd.  (bbl. 3M> -
Lobelia......................
.  350 4<
4® 5
Pharlaris Canarian..
6® 7
R ap a .........................
slnapls  Albu..........
7© s
N igra........
.  11® 12
swRiTus.
Frumentl, W., D.  Co.  .2 0002 50
D. F. R ........1 75©2 00
...................1  25®1 50
Junlperis  Co. O. T ___ 1  65@2 00
“ 
............1  75®3 60
Saacharum  N.  B ..........1 7502 00
Spt.  Vini  G alll............. 1  7506 58
Vlnl Oporto.................. 1  25®2 00
Ini  Alba......................1 25®2 00

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SPONHBS.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage......................2 5002 75
Nassau  sheeps'  wool
2 00 
carriage  ..................
Velvet  extra  sheeps'
wool  carriage..........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage  ...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage .........................
Hard for  slate  use—
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e .............................

1  40

TINCTURES.

 

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“ 

Aconltum  Napellls R ..........  60
F ..........   go
Aloes.......................................  60
and  m yrrh..................   60
A rn ica...................................   50
Asafœtlda..............................  
0
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin..................................  go
a 
“  ,  Ço.............................  50
Barosm a................................   50
Cantharides...........................  75
Capsicum ..............................   50
Ca damon...............................  75
Co..........................   75
Castor.................  ................. 1 00
Catechu..................................  50
C inchona..............................   50
.  CO..........................     60
Colum ba................................  50
C onlum ..................................  50
Cubeba...................................   50
D igitalis................  
50
Ergot.......................................  50
G entian..................................  50
_  " ,  Co..............................   60
ammon.....................   60
Z ingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamns.........................   50
Iodine................................   .  75
Colorless....................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum...............  
35
K in o ..................................... 
50
Lobelia...................................   50
M yrrh.....................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
O P « ........................................   85
“  Camphorated.................  50
Deoaor...........................2 oo
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Q uassia..................................  50
K hatany........................... 
  50
Rhei.........................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol....................   50
Co................  80
Serpentaria...........................  50
Stromonlum...........................   60
T olutan........................... 
 
60
V alerian...................... 
  50
Veratrum Veride...................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

11 

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ground, 

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
32®  34
Alum en..........................2)4® 3
(po.
.7 )  .............................. 
3®  4
Annatto.......................   55®  60
Antimoni, po.......... 
4®  5
et Potass T  550  60
A ntipyrin....................  ®1  40
Antlrebrin....................  ®  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  48
Arsenicum ..................  
8® 
7
Balm Gilead  Bud.  .. 
380  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 1  65@1  75
Calcium Chlor, Is,  (Ms
@  11
12;  Ms,  H )...............
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ...............................
@1  00 
Capsid  Frnctus, a f...
@  26 
@  28 @  20 
**  Bpo.
Caryophyllus, (po.  15) 
| L   _
10®   12
Carmine,  No. 40..........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......  50®  55
Cera  Flava..................   38©  40
Coccus  .......................   @  40
Cassia Fructas............  @  25
Centrarla......................  @  10
Cetaceum................. 
©  40
Chloroform .................  60®  68
«qnlbbs  ..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........ l  25®1  50
C hondrus....................  20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20
German  8M®  12 
-orks,  list,  dts.  per
cent  .......................  
75
Creasotum ...............  
@  35
©a  2
Creta,  (bbl. 75)__
prep.............
5®   5
precip..........
9 0   11 
R ubra........
©  8 
Crocus  ........
35©  40 
Cudbear.......
®  24 
Cuprl Sulph. 
5 ©  6
D extrine.
10®  12
Ether Sulph.................  70®  75
Emery,  aU  numbers..  ©
po....................  @ 
6
Brgota, (po.)  75..........  70®  75
Flake  w hite...............   12®  15
G alla............................  ©  23
Gambler........................  7  © 8
Gelatin .Cooper..........   ©  60
F rench............  30®  50
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box  75.
Glue,  Brown............... 
9®  15
“  W hite.................  IS®  26
G lycerine....................   14©  20
©  22
Grana Paradlsl............ 
Rum nlus......................  25®  55
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  ®  75 
“ Cor  ....  © 6 5
Ox Rubrum  ®  85 
Ammonlatl..  ®  95 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum..............  ®  65
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1  25®1  50
Indigo...........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 80®3 90
Iodoform......................  ®4  70
L upulin........................  @2 25
Lycopodium...............   70®  75
M a d s ...........................  70©  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod..................   ®  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  S. F ...............  60®  OB

1H).............................8M©4

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A bsinthium ...................... 2 5003 00
Amygdalae, D ulc------   45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 25
A nlsl...................................1 80@1 90
Aurantl  Cortex...........1  80@2 00
Bergamil  .....................3 0003  20
C ajlputl...................... 
600  65
Caryophylll.................  750  80
C ed ar...........................   35®  65
C hencpodli................. 
01  60
C lnnam oall.......................1  1C©1 15
C ltronella....................   ©   45
Conlum  Mao...............  36®  65
riopMlha........................  80©  90

A ocacla..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
FerrI Iod................................   50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
Rhei  Atom.............................  50
Slmllax  Officinalis...............  60
....  50
Senega....................................  50
Sclllae.....................................   50
“  Co................................  50
T o iatan ..................................  50
Pnm asjvlrg...........................  50

C) 

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S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia, S.  P .4 W .  2 0502 30
C.  Co......................  1  9002  20
Moschus  Canton__ __  @  40
Myrlstlca,  No  1 .........  65®  70
Nnx Vomica,  (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia......................  16®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
C o..............................   @2 00
Picis  Llq, N>C., M g&i
doz  ...........................  @2 00
Picis Llq., q u a rts .......  @1  00
p in ts..........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 801.. 
0   50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22).. 
©  1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__   ®  3
Pllx Burgun.................  ©   7
Plnmbl A c et...............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz....... 
®1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv............  20®  30
Q uasslae...................... 
8 0   10
Quinla, S. P. & W .......34M039M
S.  German__   27®  37
Rubla  Tlnctorum.......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
12®  14
S aladn.........................2  1002 25
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
Sapo,  W ........................  12®  14
‘  M.........................   10®  12
“  G ........................  @ 1 5

“ 

V oes.....................   @ 

@  20 
Seldlltz  Mixture. 
Slnapls
®  18 
opt....................
@  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
35
Snuff, Scotch, De.  Voes 
0   35
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  100  11 
Soda  et Potass T art...  240  25
Soda Carb................... 
lft®   2
Soda,  Bl-Carb.............   ©  5
Soda,  A sh......................3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas..............  @  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  500  55
0 2  25
0 3  00

“  Myrcla  Dam....... 
“  Myrcla Im p........  
*'  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
...7 ................................2 3102 41
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.

“ 

Roll......................  2  @ 2M

Stiychnla  Crystal.......1 40®1  45
Sulphur, Subl.............   2<4@  3
Tam arinds..................  
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.......  280  30
Theobrom ae...................... 45  ® 48
Vanilla....................... 9 00016 00
Zlncl  Sulph................. 
7®  8

Lard,  extra.
Linseed, pare raw .

Bbl. Gal
70
70
SO
85
42
45
56
59

“ 

paints. 

Linseed,  boiled..........  59 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
65 
SplrltsTurpentlne....  37 

15
62
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian.............. l v   208
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1\   204
“ 
Ber........ 1*   2®3
Putty,  commercial  ...214  2M@3
“  strictly  p ure.......2M  2*@S
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13®16
ican ............................. 
Vermilion,  English__  
65070
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70075
Lead,  red ......................  6  ®6M
“  w h ite .................  6  06M
®70
Whiting, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gliders’. . . . ..  @90
White, Paris  American 
1
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
c liff.......................   .. 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 

P ain ts.......................1 0001  20

VABNISHBS.

No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@l  20
Extra T urp..................16601  70
Coach  Body................ 2 7503  00
No. 1 Turp  F u rn ........ 1  0001  10
Eutra Turk Damar__ 1  5501  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  
70076

1

Grand  Rapids,  flieh.

HARRY’S

ROOT  BEER

Blood  Purifier

and  as a

General  Stimulant

Is  manufactured  from  Roots  and  Herbs 
of well  known medicinal  qualities,  which 
are  carefully  selected  for  the  purpose. 
It will  be  found  highly  beneficial  as  a

It  is  a  delicious bever­
for  the  system. 
age  and  can  be  drank  freely and  in  al­
most unlimited quantities.

2 0   Cent  Hottle  Xlakes Ö  Calions.

HflXRLTP  It  PERKINS  DRUG  GO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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TFTK  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 usually purchased by  retail  dealers.  They are prepared just before 
>/oin<r 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  ot  the 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

CAT8UP.

COUPON  BOOK®.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
..........  55
kurora........
60
......  
Jastor Oil. . .
Diamond....... ..........  50
Frazer’s ........ ........  
75
..........  65
Mica  ........
..  . ..........  55
Paragon 

gross
6 00
*00
5 50
9 00
■*SO
6 00

BA K IN G   PO W D ER . 

j|iD .  m us.3  doz  ...
#  -b. 
1 lb.  “ 

Acme
“   ...............
1  “  .................

45 
”5 
1  60 
10
55
......... 110
......... 2 00
......... 9 00
45
........
60
.........
80
.........
1  20
........
2 00
.......
......... 9 00
40
75
1  40
45
85
.  1  50
45
75
1  5C

Cream  Flake.

Arctic.
«   lb cans 6 doz  case........
4 doz  “ 
V4 ft  “
2 doz  “ 
1  tt>  “
1 do*  “ 
5  ft  “
6 doz 
" 
3  oz  “
4 doz  “ 
4  OZ  "
4 doz  “ 
6  oz  “
4 doz  “ 
9  oz  “
2 doz 
“ 
ft  “
1 doz 
“ 
lb  “
Red Star, K ft  cans
M %  ft
M
1 ft  “ 
* lb . 
“
lib .
Our Leader.  Ik -b cans —
V6 lb  cans.......
1 lb cans.......
BATH  B RICK .
2 dozen In case.

..........
Teller’s, u  lb. cans,  dos.

It
M

BLUING.

E nglish..................................  *
Bristol.....................................
Domestic................................  "0
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals............... 3 60
So* 
............... "  75
pints,  round  ..........  9 00
2 75 
...  4 00
..  8 00
i os ball  ...................  4 sn
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........   3 60
8 oz..........   6  80

“ 
11 
“  So. 2, sifting box 
“  No. 3, 
“  No. 5, 
“ 
“ 

*“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 
BROOKS,

1  40 

Gages.

1  40i soi  » 

Apricots.
Live oak..............  .  ..
Sants  C ras..................
Lust’s ...........................
Overland....................
Blackberries.
F. &  W.........................
90
Cherries.
Red................................1  10@1 25
..  .
Pitted Hamburgh 
W hite........................... 
1  50
B rie..............................  
1  35
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie ..............................
1  20 
1  40
California....................
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common......................
Peaches.
P ie ...............................
1  10 
1  SO
M axw ell......................
1 so
Shepard’s ....................
California....................  160®1  75
Monitor 
.................
Oxford.........................
Pears.
Domestic...................... 
1  25
Riverside...................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common.......................1  00®1  30
Johnson's  sliced........  
2  50
grated........  
2 75
Booth’s sliced.............  @2 5)
grated............ 
Common...................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................  
1  10
1  40
Black  Hamburg..........  
1  25
Erie,  black  ................. 
Strawberries.
Law rence....................  
1  25
1  25
Ham burgh................... 
1  20
Erie............................... 
T errapin......................... 
1  05
Whortleberries.
Blueberries................. 
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s ......... 2  10
Roast beef  Armour’s ......... 180
Potted  ham, X lb ................1  25
“  * l b ...................  70
tongue,  ¡4 lb ............... 1*5
541b............  75
chicken, 54 lb ........... 
95

Quinces.

Meats.

“ 
V e|«tablM .

“ 
“ 
“ 

®2

Beans.

 

“ 

..1

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless......... 1  15
French style...... 2 00
Limas  .................1  35
Lima,  green..........................1  25
soaked.........................   70
Lewis Boston Baked................. 1 35
Bay State  Baked........................1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1  35
Picnic Baked............................... 1 00
Ham burgh.................................. 1 25
Livingston  E d en .......................1 20
Purity
Honey  Dew..........................1  40
Morning Glory
Soaked.......................  
75
Hamburgh  marrofat  ...........1  30
early Jane 
Champion B n g .l  40
petit  pole.............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
French............................... 
Mushrooms.
French.................................19©21
Pumpkin.
E rie.............................
Squash.
H ubbard......................................1 15
Succotash.
Hamburg  ...............................1  40
Soaked..................................   80
Honey  Dew.................................1 50
Brie
.1  36
Tomatoes.
Hancock  .  ......................
Excelsior 
.....................
Eclipse..............................
Hamburg— ................... .
G allon..............................
CHOCOLATE.

2 15

“ 

Baker’s.

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

do. 2 H url..............................  1  75
No. 2 Carpet.......................... 2 25
.........................   |  »
No. 1 
Parlor Gem............................2 75
Common Whisk  ... 
80
Fancy 
...................  1 00
Warehouse............................2 75

“ 

1 

BR USH ES.

“ 

Stove, No.  1..........................   1  25
“  10..........................   1  50
" 
Rice Root Scrub. 2  row. ... 
85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row....  1  25
Palmetto,  goose............. ...  1  50

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

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes........ . 1 0
.......... ...  9
Star,  40 
P araffine....................... ...1 0
....................... ...  24
Wlcklng 

'■ 

CANNED  GOODS.

F ish.
Clams.
Little Neck,  1 lb  .

« 

» 

« 

.  1  20
“  2  lb............ ....1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard. 8 lb ............... __ 2 25
Cove Oysters.
.  . .  75
Standard,  1  lb
1  35
2 lb 
..........
Lobsters.
.. .2  45
Star,  1  lb ......................
»  2  l b .................... __ 3 50
.2 00
Picnic, 1 lb  .................... . 
.  .2 90
“ 
2 lb  .................
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 l b ............... ....1   10
2  l b ............. ....*   10
....2  25
Mustard,  2 lb  .............
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb — ...2  25
.2 25
Soused, 2  lb ...............
Salmon.
...1  80
Columbia River, flat
.... 1  65
“ 
Alaska, R ed.................... ....1   25
pink.................... ....1  10
...1  95
Kinney’s,  fiats.............
Sardines.
American  Qc................. .4M©  5
.6*®  7
/4s...............
Imported  Ms.................
..  ®10
..15016
Ms
Mustard  Ms  .................. ..  6®7
21
Boneless.........................
.  .  2 SO
Brook  8, lb

'a lls.  .

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Trout.
F ru its.
Apples.

3  lb. standard.............
York State, gallons__
....
Hamburgh, 

“ 

1  20
4 00

Bine Label Brand.

“ 

Half  pint, 25 bottles  ..........2  75
Pint 
...........  4  60
Quart 1 doz bottles 
8 50 j
Half pint, per  doz...............1  351
Pint, 25  bottles......................4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................... 3 75 j

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PIN S.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.
351b  bags........................ 
03
Less  quantity................. 
0354
Pound  packages...........64407

C O FFEE.

G reen.
Rio.

Santos.

Mexican and Guatemala.

F air..........................................18
Good........................................19
Prim e......................................21
Golden....................................21
P eaberry................................23
F air......................................... 19
Good....................................... 20
P rim e......................................22
Peaberry  ............................... 23
F a ir.........................................21
Good........................................22
Fancy.............................-— 24
Prim e......................................23
M illed.................................... 24
Interior...................................25
Private Growth.....................27
M&ndehling..........................28
Im itation............................... 25
Arabian.................................. 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 44c. per lb. for roast 
lng and 15 per  cent,  for shrink' 
age.
M cL aughlin’s  XXXX 
22  80
Bunola  .........  
21  30
Lion.60or 100lb.  case....  22 80 

Package.
 

E xtract.

Valley City 54  gross............ 
75
1  15
Felix 
Hnmmel’s, foil,  gross.........1  65
“ 
........   2 85

“ 

 

“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

Balk.
Red..

CLOTHES  LINES. 

Cotton,  40 f t ..........per dos.  1  26
1  40 
1  60 
1  75 
1  90 86 
1  00

50 ft. 
60 ft. 
70 ft. 
80 ft. 
60 ft. 
72 ft

CONDENSED  M IL K . 

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
Dim e.........  ............... .  ....  3 35

F oreign .
Currants.

Peel.

Patras,  in barrels.............  
In  54-bbls...............  
In less quantity 
cleaned,  bulk........  
cleaned,  package.. 

254
2%
25*
4
45« 
Citron, Leghorn. 251b. boxes  13
“ 
25  “ 
“ 
Lemon 
8
“ 
25  “ 
“ 
Orange 
10
Raisins.
Ondnra. 29 lb. boxes 
5  ®  7 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
.  754  0   8
Valencia. 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120 ...............  6
90x100 25 lb. bxs  654 
. .7
80x90 
70x80 
754
.  8
60x70 
5

“ 
“ 
“ 
Turkey  .........................  
S ilver...........................

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,654............................   *1  75
No. 2. 654............................   1  60
No. 1,6................................  165
No. 2 ,6 ................................  1  50

XX  wood, white.

No. 1,654.............................  1  35
No. 2,654  ...........................  1  25

Manilla, white.

654  .......................................  1 <»

Coin.

Mill  No. 4...........................  1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

Oatmeal.

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs..................... 
3*
Barrels  .................................. 300
G rits......................................  354
Dried...............................4  ©454
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported.......................10V4®11
Barrels  200.........................   6 00
Half barrels  100.................  3 12
Kegs.......................... 
3
Green,  bu..........................   1 15
Split  per l b ...............
Rolled  Oats
05@3 00
Barrels  180..................
Half  bbls 90.............
G erm an.......................
454
East India.............................  5
Cracked..............................   354

Pearl Barley.

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

 

F ISH —Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth.............................
P ollock.............................
Whole, Grand  Bank.......  45£5J4
Boneless,  bricks............  654
Boneless,  stripe..................654
Smoked ........................  
Holland, white hoops keg 
bbl 

Halibut.
Herring.
“ 
“ 

10012
60
9  50

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

Souders'.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

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

Regular 
Vanilla.

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

Jen n in g s.

“ 

Lemon. Vanilla 
1  20 
2 ox regular panel.  75 
..150
2  00 
3 00 
6 oz 
...2 00
2 00 
No. 3  taper—  — 1  35 
2 50
No. 4  taper............1  50
N o rth ro p ’»
Lemon.  Vanilla.
taper 75 
1 10
1 75
1 20 
1 20
85 
1 60 
2 25

! 
“  “ 
3 oz 
2 oz regular “ 
“  “ 
4 oz 
GUNPOW DER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

oval 

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

Kegs............................................. 3 25
Half  kegs.................................... 1 90
Quarter  kegs..............................1 10
1 lb cans..........................  30
54  lb  cans..............................   18
Kegs..............................................4 25
Half  kegs...................... 
-.2  40
..1 3 5
Quarter kegs................. 
J lb cans........ 
• • •  34
Kegs............................................11 60
Half  kegs 
Quarter kegs.........................3 00
1  lb  cans..............................  
Sage . ..  .................................. 15
Hope........................................15

............................5  75
60

Eagle Duck—Dupont's.

H ERBS.

IN D IG O .

55
Madras,  5 lb. boxes  ......... 
50 
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes. 
JE L L Y .
17  lb. palls  ...............  
O   54
30  " 
“ 
.................   ®  81
LICO RICE.
P are.........................................  80
Calabria..................................  25
Sicily.......................................  12
Root.........................................  13

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

“ 

M INCE  M EAT.

 

“ 

....... 
 

Norwegian.................
Round, 54 bbl 100 lbs........   2  50
54  “  40  “ 
1  30
Scaled........................ 
17
Mackerel
No. 1,  100 lbs..........................   10 00
No. 1,  40 lb s.............................   4 49
No. 1,  10 lbs..............................  1 00
No. 2,100  lbs...............................5 50
No. 2,  40  lbs.............................   2 50
No. 2,10  lbs.............
Faintly, 90 lbs..........
10  lbs .......
Sardines.
Trout.

Russian,  kegs......................  
55
No. 1,54 bbls., lOOlbs............. 4 71
No. 1 4  bbl, 40  lbs................ 2 2G
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs..........  
No  1,81b  kits.............  

“ 

63
S3
No. 1 family

Whltefish

M bbls, 100 lbs.......... 86  25 
25
U  “  40  “  ............   8 80  1 20
78 
10 lb.  kits....................  
40
8 lb. 
35
....................  
65 
MATCHES.

“ 

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.
Columbia Parlor..................81
XXX Sulphur.......................   1 00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands
No. 9  sulphur......................... 1 ot
Anchor parlor........................ 1 70
No. 2 home..............................1 10
Export  parlor........................ 4 00

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

 

 

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

1  gallon  .............................  81  75
Half  gallon.......................   1  40
Q u art..................................  
70
P in t.....................................  
45
Half  pint  ....... 
 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon..............................   7  00
Half gallon 
....................   4  75
Q u art......................... 
3 75
Pint 
MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house...............—. ..  
O rdinary............................. 
P rim e.................................  
Fancy........  
Fair  .................................... 
Good  ..................................  
Extr:.  ood.......................... 
Choice 
............................. 
Fancy 
half -barrels Sc.extra

14
16
20
30
18
22
27
32
40

v»w Orleans.

 

 

 

 

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

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I  1  books, per hundred 
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....  4 00
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*5 
810 
...  6 00 
820 
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Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5  per  cent 
500 
“ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
[Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down.
$  1  00
.  2 0C
.  3 «
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.  10 0(
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20 books........................
50  “ 
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100  “ 
........................
250  “ 
.......................
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500  “ 
1000  “ 
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CRACKERS.
Seymour XXX.................
...  5*
Seymour XXX, cartoon.
Family  XXX
Family XXX,  cartoon........   554
Salted XXX............................. 5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ...........554
Kenosha 
..............................   754
Boston.......................................7
Butter  biscuit......................  6
Soda,  XXX...........................   554
Soda, City..............................   754
Soda,  Duchess......................  854
Crystal W afer........................ 1054
Long  Island W afers............11
S. Oyster  XX X ......................  554
City Oyster. XXX....................  554
Farina  Oyster......................   6

Oyster.

Butter.

Soda.

CREAM   TARTAR
Strictly  pure......................
. ■ ■ ■ __
T ellers  Absolute.
Grocers’..................... 

80
  15025

FLY  P A P E R .

T hurn’s  T anglefoot

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

D R IE D   FRUITS. 

D om estic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

Pears.

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundrled, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12  1254 
California In  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.........................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.........................
25 lb. boxes.......................
Peeled, In  boxes............
Cal. evap.  “ 
............
“ 
In bags.........
California In bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels.............................
50 lb. b oxes....................
25  “ 
.....................
Prunelles.
801b.  boxes—   ............
Raspberries.
In barrels........................
501b. boxes......................
........................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes,

2 crow n................................
3 
................................
............................   4M
4 
r  Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown..................................4 Ji
3

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CHEESE.
Amboy..........................
Acme............................
Lenawee............  .......
R iverside....................
Gold  Medal.................
Skim  ...........................
Brick.............................
Edam  ..........................
Leiden..........................
Llmburger  .................
Pineapple....................
...  .  .
Sap  Sago......................
Schweitzer, imported.
domestic  ....

“ 

8H8
8
1 00 
854 
754 
5®7 
15 
23 
015 
025 
085 
020 
C m
014

Peerless.evaporated cream.  5 75 

C R E D IT   CHECKS.

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

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

1 7

F IC E L E S .
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  co an t...  @4 03
©2 50
Half obis, 600  count.. 
5 00
Barrels, 2.400  count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
3 00

Small.

P IP E S .
Clay, No.  216........ 
1  70
“  T. D. full count............  70
Cob, No.  3................................1 20

PO TASH .

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s ............................
Penn a Salt  Co.’s ...............

4  00 
3 00

.65H5 

4
.5*
.56
4M

9M8

R IC E .
Domestic.

Carolina head......................
“  No. 1........................
“  No. 2........................
Broken..................................
Japan, No. 1..........................
“  No. 2...........................
Java..'...........................
Patna......................................

Imported.

SPIC E8.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

11 

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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
s  

16
32
11M 
80 
75 
70 
60 
10 
20 
16
15 
18 
25 
35
18
16 
20
65
22
25
75
16
24
20
20
MS 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55
84

Allspice..................................
Cassia, China In m ats.........
Batavia In bund —
Saigon In rolls........
Cloves,  Amboyna.................
Zanzibar..................
Mace  Batavia.......................
Nutmegs, fancy....................
“  No.  1.......................
“ 
No.  2.......................
Pepper, Singapore, black... 
“ 
w hite...
shot.........................
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.
A llspice.................................
Cassia,  Batavia....................
and  Saigon.
Saigon....................
Cloves,  Amboy n a.................
Zanzibar.................
Ginger, A frican....................
Cochin.
Jam aica.................
Mace  Batavia........................
Mustard,  Bng. and Trieste..
Trieste....................
Nutmegs, No. 2 ....................
Pepper, Singapore, black —
“  w hite.......
“ 
“  Cayenne..................
Sage........................................
•‘Absolute” In Packages,Ms
A llspice............  ...........  84
Cinnamon............  ....  84
Cloves.............................  84
Ginger,  Jam aica........   84
A frican............  84
M ustard..........................  84
Pepper...........................   84
Sage............................. 
SAL  SODA.
Granulated,  bbls........
751b  cases
...............
Lump, bbls 
1451b kegs........
SEEDS.
A n ise...........................
Canary, Smyrna..........
Caraw ay......................
Cardamon, M alabar...
Hemp,  Russian..........
Mixed  Bird  ...............
Mustard,  white  ........
Poppy ...........................
R ape.............................
Cuttle  bone.................
STARCH.
Corn.
20-lb  boxes....................
..................
40-lb 
Gloss.
1-lb packages  .................
3-lb 
......................
6-lb 
......................
40 and 50 lb. boxes............ ..  8M
Barrels................................ ..  3M

...  1M 
...  13Í 
...1  15
...  1M 
©15

90
4
5@6
10
9
5 30

..  5
..  5

53Í
5M

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SNUFF.

SAUT.

Scotch. In  bladders.......... ..87
Maccaboy, In jars............. . .35
.43
French Rappee, In J a r s ...
Boxes.................................. ...5W
Kegs, English.................... ...4M

SODA,

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Worcester.
“ 
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Diamond  Crystal.
Cases, 24 3  lb. boxes........ $  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs.................
2 50
115 2M lb bags__
4  00
....
CO 5 
lb  “ 
3  75
.... 3 50
3010  lb  “ 
Butter, 56 lb  bags.............
64
□   “  24141b bags  ............
3 50
“  280 lb  b b ls ............
2  50
“  224 1b 
............
2 25
115 2M-lb sacks................... .*4 (0
60 5-lb 
...................
3 75
3010-lb 
................... .  3  50
24  14 lb.l “¿5.................... .  3  30
3201b. bbl........................... .  2 50
„8 lb  sacks... 
.............. 32M
5*lb linen sacks.............
60
Common Grades.
100 3-lb. sacks..................... 12  10
60 5-lb. 
..................... .  2 00
2810-lb. sacks................... .  1  85
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags.. 
30
28 lb. 
.
16
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks.
75
561*». dairy In linen  sacks
75
39
56  It».  sacks........................
80
Saginaw .............................
M anistee............................
80

Soiar Rock.
Common Fine.

“ 
Warsaw.

Ashton.
Higgins.

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SALEBATCS. 

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.  $10 20 gro
2  “  N. 8.  1  20  “ 
2  “  F. M.  1  40  “ 
Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M.  1  50 doz. 16 20 gro
2  “  N.  S.  2 00  “ 
2  “  F. M. 2  50  “ 

21  80  “
25 50  •*

12 60  “
14  40  “

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

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

2 doz........   100 doz........ 10 50  *’

Lemon.
Vanilla.

SOAP.
L aundry.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

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

Proctor A Gamble.

Dingman Brands.

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

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Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd..$4  00 
p la in ...  3 94
N.  K.  Fairbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................   4  00
Brjwn, 60 bars...................... 2 40
80  b a r s .....................3  25

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

A cm e...................................... 3  75
Cotton O il...............................6 00
Marseilles.............................  4  00
Master  ....................................4 00
Thompson & Chute Co. ’s Bra ads

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Concord.............
Ivory, 10  oz...  .
6  oz.........
Lenox 
.............
Mottled  German
Town T alk........

3  45 
6 75
4 00 
3 65 
3  15 
3 25

Savon Improved....................2 50
Sunflow er..............................2 80
Golden.....................................3 25
Economical  ........................  2  25
Single  box  ............................3  65
5 box  lots.............................  3  60
10 box lots.............................. 3  50
25 box  lots del.......................3 40

Passolt’s Atlas  Brand.

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.
31
Domino................................. $5
31
Cut  Loaf..............................   5
Cubes...................................   4
75
Powdered  ...........................  4
75
XXXX  Powdered...............   5
00
G ranulated............................4
50
Fine Granulated.................  4
50
Extra Fine Granulated...  4
62
Mould  A ................................ 4
75
Diamond Confec.  A ..........   4
50
Confec. Standard  A ............ 4
37
No.  1..................................   4
25
No.  2 ..................................   4
2525
No.  3......................................4
No.  4......................................4
18
No.  5......................................4
12
No.  6......................................4
00
No.  7....................................  3
94
No.  8...................................   3
81
No.  9.........................  
3
75
No.  10......................................3
75
No.  11..................................... 3
69
No.  12..................................  3
62
No.  13...................................   3
18
No.  14................................  
3
00

 

8YRUP8.

Corn.

Barrels...................................19
Half bbls................................21
P a ir.........................................  19
Good.......................................  25
Choice  ...................................   30

Pure Cane.

TA B L E   SAUCES.

Lea A 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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BASKET  FIRED.

Ja p a n —Regular.

TEAS.
F a ir........................
@17
Good...........................
@20
Choice......................... .24 @26
Choicest  .................... .32 @34
D u st......................   .. .10 @12
SUN CURED.
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
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fa ll...........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

YOUNG  HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

F in e C at.

Private Brands.

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet............... 30 @32
Tiger.............................
30
D. Scotten &  Co’s Brands.
H iaw atha....................
60
C uba.............................
34
Rocket.........................
30
Spaulding & Merrick's  Brands.
30
Sterling........................
Bazoo...........................
@30
Can  Can........................ @27
Nellie  Bly....................24 @25
Uncle Ben.  .................24 @25
27
McGlnty......................
25
“  M bbls..........
Dandy Jim ...................
29
Torpedo.......................
24
23
In  drum s__
28
Yum  Yum  .................
1892...............................
23
22
“  drum s..................

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Plug.

Sorg’s Brands.

Finzer’s Brands.

Lorillard’a Brands.

Spearhead  ..................
39
J o k e r...........................
27
40
Nobby Tw ist..................
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo..............................
26
Hiawatha.....................
38
34
Valley C ity .................
40
Old  Honesty...............
32
Jolly T ar......................
Climax (8  oz., 41c)__
39
30
G r'en Turtle...............
27
Three  Black Crows...
Something Good.........
38
Out of  Sight...............
24
Wilson & McCaulav’s Brands.
43
Gold  Rope...................
Happy Thought..........
37
Messmate....................
32
N oT ax.........................
31
Let  Go.........................
27
Sm oking.

J. G. Butler’s Brands.

Catlln’s  Brands.

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

Klin  dried......................... 17@18
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, Ms foil..................... .32
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
B an n er................................16
Banner Cavendish............ ..38
Gold Cut 
......................... ..28
W arpath............................. ..'.4
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.

Leldersdorfs Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

VINEGAR.

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

II for barrel.

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

YEAST.

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

 

 

W OODENW ARE.
Tubs,No. 1..................   600

“  No. 2..........................   5  50
“  No. 3..........................  4  50
1 30
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  50
Bowls, 11 Inch.....................
13  “ 
......................  
“ 
90
........................1  25
“ 
“  15 
“  17 
“ 
......................  1  SO
19  “ 
“ 
 
2 40
21 
...............................
“  
35
shipping  bushel..  1  15
“ 
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.. 1  25
full  noop 
“ willow cFths , 
No.l 5  25
" 
* 
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Baskets, m arket........... 
“ 

“  N0.2 
“  N0.3 
“ 
“  N0.2 
“  N0.3 

No.l 3 75

splint 

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6 25
7 25
4 25
4 75

INPURA TED  WARE.

Butter Plates--Oval.
250

Palls.........................
Tubs,  No.  1............
Tubs, No. 2..............
Tubs, No. 3.............

3  15
13 50
12 00
10 50
1000
60 2  10
No.  1........................
No.  2........................
70 2 45
No.  3........................
80 2  80
........................ ..  1  00 3 50
No 
Washboards—single.
U niversal...............
2  25
No. Q ueen..............
2  50
Peerless Protector..
,  2 40
Saginaw Globe.......
1  75
Double. 
Water W itch..........
225
W ilson.....................
2  SO
Good Luck..............
2 7&
Peerless...................
2 85
H ID E S   PELTS  and  PURS 
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
HIDES.
G reen......................
Part Cured........
Full  « 
..............
Dry...........................
Kips, green  ............
11  cured..............
Calfskins,  green... 
cured...
Deacon skins..........
No. 2 hides M off.
PELTS.
ShearllngB...............
Lambs 
...................
WOOL.
W ashed.......................12  @15
U nw ashed.. 
........... 8  @11
Tallow .........................   3M@  4
Grease  butter  ............  1  @ 2
Sw itches......................  1M@ 2
Ginseng........................2 00@2 50
G RAINS and FEED STU FF8

• •  2@2M 
@  3 
@ 3M 
.  4  @  5 
2  @ 3 
@  4 
4  @ 5 
.4  M@  6 
10  @25

.  5  ©  20 
.25  @  60

MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

WHEAT.

MEAL.

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

50 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
50
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.

Less
quantity
$15  00
12  00
16 00
20 OO
18  50

MILL8TUFF8.
Car lots
Bran...............$14  00
Screenings__   12 00
Middlings.......  15 00
Mixed Feed...  19  50
Coarse meal  .  18 00
Car  lots......................... .......47
Less than  car  lots....... .......50
Car  lots......................... .......45
Less than car lots........ .......48
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots 
ton lots  .
N o.l 

. . . 1 1   no
....12 50

CORN.

OAT8.

“ 

FISH   AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

fo llo w s :
FRESH  PISH.
W h lteflsb 
......................
T ro u t  ................................
B la ck  B a s s ......................
H a lib u t..............................
C iscoes o r H e rrin g —
B lu e flsh ............................
F re s h  lo b ste r,  p er l b ..
C o d ......................................
N o. 1 P ic k e re l................
P i k e . ................................
S m o k ed   W h ite ..............
R ed   S n a p p e rs ................
C o lu m b ia  R iv e r  S al­
m o n  ................................
M a c k e re l..........................
F a lrh a v e n   C o u n ts —
F .  J . D .  S e le c ts ............
S elects  ..............................
F . J . D ................................
A n c h o rs...................... .
S ta n d a rd s ........................
E x tr a  S ele cts..p er g a l.
S elects ..............................
S ta n d a rd s ........................
C o u n ts ..............................
S c a llo p s............................
S h rim p s  ..........................
C la m s ...... 
.......................
SHELL  GOODS.
O y sters, p e r  100............l
C lam s, 

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o y st e r s—Can s. 

o y st er s—Bulk . 

12M

@  8
@  8
@15
@  4
@10
15
10
@  8
@  7
@  8
15

15
18@25
@45

1  25

75@1  00

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

quotes as follows:
PORK  IN  BARRELS.
M ess,................................................
Short c u t ......................................... .
Extra clear pig, short  cu t...............
Extra clear,  heavy...........................
Clear, fat  back..................................
Boston clear, short cu t....................
Clear back, short cut.......................
Standard clear, short cut. best__
SAUSAGE.
Pork, links...............................
Bologna.....................................
Liver..........................................
Tongue ....................................
Blood.......................................
Head cheese........................... .
Summer.....................................
Frankfurts................................
LARD.
Kettle  Rendered.....................
G ranger...................................
Fam ily..................................... .
Compound................................
Cottolene...................................
50 lb. Tins, He advance.
201b.  palls, Me 
¿ c  
101b. 
51b. 
*c
31b. 
1  c 

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13  25
13  50 
15 00
14  50 
14  50
14  50
15  00

7M
5M6
SM
6
10
7M
8M8
6«5&
7

7 50 
?  75 
9 50
11M
11X

12
8
8

8
7M
3  00 
.2 00 
..  90

4550

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs....................
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................
Boneless, rump butts................................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lbs............

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16 lbs...................
12 to 14 lbs...................

picnic............................................
best boneless..................
Shoulders...................................
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..........
Dried beef, ham prices.......................
Long Clears, heavy............................
Briskets,  medium.................

„ 

lig h t.............................
DRY  SALT  MEATS.

Butts.........................   ..........
d . s.  Beiues................................. ....................
Fat Backs...................................................” ’ ‘
Half  barrels.................................................
Quarter barrels.........................
K its........................................................... . 

PICKLED  FIGS’  FEET.

‘

TRIPE.

Kits, honeycomb.............................................
Kits, prem ium ..................................  ...I..'.
C R O C K E R Y   A N D   G L A S S W A R E

Pearl top.

First quality.

6 doz. in box.

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

XXX Flint.
“ 
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LAMP  BURNERS.
No. 0  Sun.............................................
No. 1  “  ..........................................
No. 2  “  ...............................................
Tubular....................................................
LAMP  CHIMNEYS.  P er  t)OX
No. 0 Sun..................................................
No. 1  “ 
no. 2  “  ...............................................
No. 0  Sun, crimp  top.........................
No. 1 ...........................................
No. 2  “
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................
“  .......................
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  " 
“  ..............................
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled__
..........
No. 2  “ 
“ 
No. 2 Hinge,  " 
..........
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.............
No. 2  “ 
..............
No. 1 crimp, per doz..............................
No. 2 
“ 
...............................

1  75 
1  88
2 70
.2  10
2 25
3 25
2 60 2 80 
.3  80
3 70
4  70 
4  88
1  25 
1  50 
1  35 
1  60
No. 0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz.  each....................  45
No. 0, 
...................   45
bbls 5 
No. 0, 
...................  40
No. 0, 
bull’s eye, cases 1 doz each .l  00
No. 10, Brass, 400  candle  power..................... 3  95
No. 9, Globe, automatic  extinguisher..........3
No. 0,  per  gross..................................................
................. 
No. 1, 
..............................
No  2, 
...............................................
No. 3, 
....................................................
Mammoth, per doz.............................................

“ 
LANTERN  GLOBES.
“ 
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ROCHESTER  STORE  LAMPS.

STREET  LAMPS.

La Bastie.

LAMP WICKS.

2  “ 
“ 

25
23
28
38
75
75

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FRUIT  JARS.

Mason—old  style.

 

Supplies.

 
Mason—one doz  in case.

Dandy—glass  cover.
 

P ints....................................................................  4 70
Q uarts.................................................................   5 00
Half  gallons  ............................  
7 00
P ints...................................................................... 5  0
Q u arts.................................................................  6 00
Half  gallons.......................................................  8 CO
Pints..................................................................... 10 50
Q uarts.......................... 
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Half  gallons.......................................................14 00
Boyd's extra caps................................................ 2 25
R u b b e r  rin g s ................................................................ 
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Jugs, M gal., per doz.............................. .
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Milk Pans, M gal., per  doz.................... .
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Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal......................
Milk Pans, M gal. per  doz......................
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JELLY  TUMBLERS—T in  Top.
24  “  “ bbl,  ••  doz  (bbl  35).........   23
6  “  " b o x , “  box  (box 00)....  180
18  “  "  bbl,  “  doz  (bbl 35)......... 
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B O R  SA .E E .
Store  Building  and  Interest 

18

T H E   M ORN IN G   M A R K ET.

Some  Peculiarities  of  the  B usiness—  

Buyers  and  Sellers.

Saturday morning on the Grand Rapids 
market—very  early  in  the  morning,  at 
that—but, early as it is,  and  chilly,  too, 
there are already a number  of wagons in 
position,  with  more  coming.  As  they 
arrive th%y back down against  the  curb­
stone,  or what would  be the curbstone if 
the street? were what it ought to  be.  As 
each wagon takes its position  in the line 
the  driver  arranges  his  stock  so  as  to 
display  it  to  the  best  advantage  and 
—waits  for  customers.  He  does  not 
have long to  wait,  for  the  grocers  and 
commission  merchants must  be out  and 
about betime if they  would  emulate  the 
early bird and catch  the  first  worm. 
It 
is but little after 4  o’clock,  and yet quite 
a number of grocers are  on  the  market, 
examining  with  a 
the 
contents of the  various  wagons,  making 
purchases  here  and  there  as  they  see 
something that takes  their  fancy.  But, 
“ it is too early yet; the growers roost too 
high.  Their ideas  will  shrink  inside of 
an hour.”  That was  the  way  a  grocer 
put it to the reporter.

critical  eye 

To see the market at  its  best one must 
be on hand not later than 5  o’clock.  By 
that  hour  Louis  street,  from  below 
Spring street up to the  Eagle Hotel,  and 
Spring,  Ionia  and  Ottawa  streets  for 
some  distance  on  each  side  of  Louis 
street,  are lined  with  wagons  loaded to 
the gunwale  with  choice  vegetables  of 
all kinds.  There  are wagons of all sorts 
—double  deckers,  single  deckers  and 
wagons with  no  decks  at  all;  old  ram­
shackle  affairs  which have  been  voting 
for years; brand new  wagons  in  all  the 
glory  of  fresh  paint  and  stripes,  and 
even one-horse  covered  buggies,  loaded 
heavily  with  a  bag  of  potatoes  or  a 
bushel  basket of peas.  The  drivers  are 
as “ various” as  their  rigs.  Here  is  an 
old man,  bent with  age  and  labor,  who 
ought to be at home  meditating upon his 
past  life  and  preparing  for  the  next, 
instead of  driving  sharp  bargains  with 
his fellowmen for the necessaries  of life; 
but he will keep it up,  very likely,  until 
his other foot slips into  the  grave  with 
its mate.  There  is a young  man  whose 
short experience at bargain driving  has, 
evidently,  not yet taken the  conceit  out 
of him.  He is as fresh as  a June  morn­
ing, but  not quite so  inspiring.  A  few 
years from now he will be able to wander 
around  in  the  empty  chambers  of  his 
mind  and  wonder  where  he  will  get 
tenants for them.  That  little  woman is 
one  of  the  best  sellers  on  the  street. 
Don’t try  any  of  your  “business  prin­
ciples”  on  her—they  won’t  work.  She 
knows just what her stock is  worth  and 
all about how the  market  is  going;  she 
meets all  your  cuts  and  drives  with  a 
smile which ought to  disarm  the hardest 
hearted  buyer  in 
town.  Her  stock  is 
always clean,  handsomely  arranged  and 
inviting,  and  she  never  lacks  for  cus­
tomers.  But  her neighbor  to  the  right 
is  a  woman  of  another  sort.  Big  and 
brawny,  she is one to arouse  a feeling of 
uneasiness  in 
the  average  masculine 
breast, and bargains  are  generally  con­
cluded as quickly  as  possible.  Here  is 
a   little  boy,  of  not  more  than  twelve 
years,  who  has  finished  a  half  day’s 
work  before the ordinary boy  has opened 
his eyes.  “He ought  to  be at home and 
in  bed,”  remarked  a  matronly  looking 
woman,  later on, with  a  market  basket

on  her  arm.  Well,  madam,  he  is  one ] 
of  thousands  who  are  to  be  found  all I 
over  this  broad  land;  boys  whose  boy­
hood and youth are spent  in the  hardest 
of hard work,  with little or no recreation 
and few  pleasures.  A  few  years  more 
and be will either be  a  prematurely  old 
and decrepit man,  like his  father  before 
him,  or he  will  have  become  disgusted 
with  “life  on  the  farm,”  and  gone  to
join the ranks of the army of  the  unem­
ployed  in  the  great  cities—merely  a 
piece  of  driftwood  on  the  sea  of  life. 
Such is the  fate  of legions of boys  good 
as he,  so  what would you?  Most of the 
sellers,  however,  are  hard-fisted,  hard- 
headed men  of  middle  life,  whose  one 
object is to  make the  most  possible  out 
of their opportunities.  They  are “in it” 
for money and he is a good one  who gets 
ahead  of  them.  From  daylight  until 
dark they dig  and  delve,  with  little  to 
relieve the dull drab  of  their existence. 
They earn every dollar they  get  several 
times over.

it; 

the  best 

When you come to  the  buyers,  that’s 
where you  get  your  “motley  throng”— 
from the well-dressed,  portly, prosperous 
looking  commission  dealer  to 
the  im­
pecunious,  tatterdemalion  peddler  who 
does  business  on  a  permit  from 
the 
Mayor.  There are high  Dutch  and  low 
Dutch; Russian, German and Polish Jews 
who, by every  look and  gesture,  appear 
to be apologizing for being  on  the earth 
instead  of  in 
there  are  Irish  and 
Scotch;  Dagos and darkies,  and one lone 
Arabian.  Every  mother’s  son  is  doing 
his  level  best  to  “ bear” 
the  market. 
The  produce  men  and  retail  grocers 
come  first  They  want 
the 
market affords,  so  they  come  early and 
secure  the  cream  of  everything.  The 
skim milk is left  for the  peddlers,  who 
want  the  price  right—the  quality  not 
being a consideration.  Not  so  with  all 
the  peddlers, however.  There  goes  our
old friend E-----,  who  wants  the best of
everything and will  have  it,  no  matter 
what the price may be.  There are a few 
more like him,  be it said,  for  the  credit 
of  their ilk;  but,  for the most  part,  they 
want  the  cheapest  they  can  buy.  By 
buying  away  below  the regular  market, 
they  are  enabled  to  realize  a  better 
profit  and  still  sell  below  legitimate 
dealers.
As a rule,  prices are high  on Saturday 
morning,  as  a  double quantity  must  be 
purchased  by  housekeepers,  and  Sun­
day’s dinner must be of the best.  Grocers, 
too,  must buy  larger than  on  any  other 
day.  The  growers  are  well  aware  of 
this, so  prices  are  put  up  and  held  up 
until the last minute,  when they usually 
come down  with  a  rush.

There is no  better  place  on  earth  in 
which to study human  nature than  on a 
market,  where  each  individual has  his 
eye fixed on the  main  chance. 
If  there 
is any selfishness in a man  it  will  come 
out on the market.  More than  the Irish 
have “licked the Blarney  stone,”  as one 
will hear by  keeping  his  ears  open  on 
the market.  Sharpness  and  shrewdness 
are necessary  qualifications if one would 
I make  a  good  bargain  on  the  market. 
One can see decision and  hesitation,  the 
positive  and  the  negative,  and  all  the 
other characteristics  which  go  to  make 
up that curious  compound called human 
nature, by watching the men and women 
who do business on the  market 
If  you 
doubt  it,  get  up  with  the  dawn  some 
morning  and  take  in  the  “sights  and 
sounds” of  one of the largest markets to 
be  found in Uncle  Sam’s  broad domain.

in  General  Store

Mrs.  Alice  Hughston  owns  a  large 
two-story building and an  undivided  in­
terest in a stock of  general  merchandise 
in the village of McBaiu.

Being desirous of  retiring  from  active 
management  of  the  business,  she  has 
placed  the  property  in  my  hands  for 
sale.  The upper story is finished off into 
comfortable  living  rooms.  There  is  a 
large wareroom,  barn, etc.

sired.  For terms, etc.,  address

Will sell the  buildings  separate  if  de­
GILLI8  McBRlN,  McBain, Mich.
MASON  FRUIT  JARS.

Packed  l Doz.  in  Box.

Saves Time,  Labor.  Litter and Breakage, 
at  a  small  advance  over  old-style  pack­
age.  Gaps with each  Jar.  One  wrench 
in each Box.

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Quarts 
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Half gallon 1 
Rubbers, extra, 1 gro. in bundle.................... 
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No  charge  for  package  or  cartage  on  Fruit 
Jars.  No delay in freights from Grand Rapids 
H.  LEONARD  A  SONS

Drilg  Stock  for  Sale,

The Right Place for

The Right Goods for

The Right Man

The Right Place.

The Right Price if taken at

The  Right Time
That means now.  Cali  or write and see
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T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D B S M A I n .

Arbitration,  Pro  and  Con.

If 

and 

failed, 

The idea of  arbitration,  as  applicable 
to  the  settlement  of  disputes, is  by  no 
means  a  new  one.  There  are  many 
instances recorded in history  of  nations 
resorting to it,  instead of  to the  arbitra­
ment of war.  This country and England 
have three times appealed to arbitration— 
in connection with the  settlement of  the 
Alabama  claims, 
the  fisheries  dispute
and the Bering  Sea  difficulty—and  each 
time  with  conspicuous  success.  Many 
times, too, the attempt has  been made to 
settle  disputes  between  employers  and 
their employes by means  of  arbitration. 
These  attempts  have,  except  in  a  few 
unimportant  cases, 
for 
obvious reasons, c In the first  place,  if it 
is a question as to how  much  the  work­
man is to receive,  there  can  be  no  dis­
pute. ^ The employer  knows  how'much 
he can afford to  pay,  and  the  workman 
knows, or ought to  know,  how much his 
labor  is  worth. 
they  can  agree  a 
bargain can soon be made;  if  not,  there 
is  absolutely  no  question  for  a  third 
party to pass upon. 
If,  after  a  bargain 
is struck (whether it be one  year  or one 
minute after does not matter)  the  work­
man  becomes  dissatisfied  with 
his 
bargain,  and  asks  for  more  pay,  or 
shorter  hours,  or  makes  any  other 
demand upon  his  employer,  not  In  ac­
cord with the  original  agreement,  there 
is still nothing to  arbitrate,  for,  though 
the conditions may have  changed for the 
workman,  it is not likely  they  have  for 
the  employer,  and  the  workman  is  at 
liberty  to  take  his 
labor  to  another 
market.«  If an employer,  after  agreeing 
to pay a certain  sum as wages to  his em­
ployes, attempts  to  change  the  rate  of 
wages and pay a  lower  sum,  the  agree­
ment  by  which  each  party  was  bound 
ceases to have any binding  force and the 
employe  is  at  liberty  to  seek  another 
field of labor.  If there are other features 
of the case;  if,  as is asserted  in  connec­
tion with the  trouble  between  Pullman 
and his workmen,  wages  have  been  re­
duced  to  the  starvation  point,  while 
rents have been  kept at top figures,  and 
living expenses  have not  been  reduced, 
while  it  says  very  little  for  Pullman’s 
humanity,  and may make this  particular 
instance exceptional,  it  has  no  bearing 
on  a  discussion  of 
the  question  of 
whether the  principal  of  arbitration  as 
applied  to  labor  troubles  is  right  or 
wrong.  That is a  question  which  must 
be  decided  apart  from  a  consideration 
of  any  existing  trouble  and  upon  the 
principles which govern  the  relations of 
one business man to another.  It is easily 
conceivable how the existence of  certain 
conditions in  a  given  case—such  as the 
Pullman 
trouble—might  make  a  sub­
mission of  the  case  to  arbitration  the 
best  possible  solution  of  the  difficulty 
for  all concerned;  it is  just  as  easy  to 
understand  bow  perhaps  one  party  to 
the controversy  might  find  this  a  very 
unpleasant method of settling a difficulty 
and the  results  be  anything  but  satis­
factory.  One can understand,  too,  how, 
both  parties  consenting,  arbitration  of 
the question at issue might  result benefi­
cently;  but, granting all  that is  claimed 
in behalf of arbitration; admit that  it  is 
the best possible method  of settling  dis­
putes between  employers and  their  em­
ployes—the  question  of  the  justice  of 
compelling  any  person  or  company  to 
submit their books  and. business  to  ex­
amination  by  disinterested  parties  re­
mains untouched.  Such  examination  is I

in 

if  the  arbitrators 
absolutely  necessary 
are  to  give  a  fair  judgment 
the 
premises,  and  it  is  not  always  that  a 
business man cares  to have  an  outsider 
see the inside of  his  business.  No  ’one 
has the right to compel  him to submit his 
books to such  an  examination. 
It  may 
be  said  that  the  Inter-state  Commerce 
Commission  is empowered  by  law to  ex­
amine the books and  papers of  any  firm 
or individual,  but  that  body  is  for  all 
practical  purposes,  a  United  States 
Court and is clothed with all the  author­
ity of a court. 
In addition its chief duty 
is to investigate and prosecute violations 
of  the  Inter-state  Commerce  act.  To 
put the Pullman trouble  on  a  par  with 
such offences, it will  be  a  necessary 
to 
prove  that  Pullman  has  committed  an 
offence  against the law.  This  cannot be 
shown. 
It would,  therefore, seem  as  if 
the  idea  of  applying  the  principle  of 
arbitration  to  the  settlement  of  labor 
trouble is wrong in principle.  Moreover, 
keeping  in  mind  the  character  of  the 
men who form so  large  a  part  of  labor 
organizations,  what guarantee would the 
country  have  that  the  decision  of  the 
arbitrators would be a final settlement of 
the difficulty?  And  even  if they were to 
abide faithfully  by  the  decision  of  the 
arbitrators,  in a  given  case,  there is the 
liklihood that,  as disputes  are  constant­
ly  arising,  the  work  of  the  arbitrators 
would  be  endless;  so  it  would  almost 
seem as if the  establishment  of  a  court 
of arbitration  for the settlement of  labor 
troubles  would  be  impolitic and  not  in 
accord  with 
the  dictates  of  common 
sense. 

D a n ie l -  A b b o t.

STATE  AGENTS  FOR

The  Lycoming  Rubber Company,
keep constantly on hand a 
full  and  complete  line  of 
these goods made from  the 
purest  rubber.  They  are 
good style, good fitters and 
give  the  best  satisfaction 
of any rubber  iu  the  mar­
ket.  Our  line  of  Leather 
Boots  and  Shoes  is  com­
plete  in  every  particular, 
also Felt Boots,  Sox,  etc.
T h a n k in g   you  fo r  p a st  fav o rs, we  now  
a w ait  y o u r  fu r th e r  o rd ers.  H o p in g   you 
w iil  give  o u r  lin e  a  c arefu l  in sp ectio n  
w hen  o u r  re p re se n ta tiv e   calls  on  vou, 
we  a re   REEDER BROS’. SHOE CO.

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TRADESM AN  COMPANY, 

Agents,

Grand  Rapids, 

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Mich.

Price  Discrimination.

instances 

From th e  Dry Goods  Reporter.
One  of  the  customs  prevailing  to  a 
greater  or  less  extent  in  numbers  of 
stores  and  which  has  come  to  be  a 
positive  evil  in  many 
is 
that of discriminating between customers 
and making special concessions in prices, 
particularly  to  those  of  long  standing 
and who buy goods  in  quantities.  This 
is almost sure  in  the  long  run  to  give 
trouble  and to  result  in  displeasing  in­
stead  of  pleasing  the  one  to  whom  a 
concession is made. 
If you cut the price 
on one  staple to a customer  she  expects 
a  corresponding  reduction  on  others, 
particularly if she makes  a  considerable 
purchase of  them. 
If  you  give  her  a 
special price on a certain  article or piece 
of goods at one time  she  will  be  disap­
pointed  if you  do  not  do  so  when  she 
comes in to buy  the  same  goods  again. 
There  are  many  customers  who  think 
if  they  make  purchases  of  $15  or  $20 
worth of goods at a time  they should  be 
given  prices  much  below  the  regular 
ones.  A  wise  merchant  should  not 
foster 
impression.  A  pleased 
customer  is always  an  energetic  adver­
tiser  of  the  house  she  has  purchased 
from. 
If she has  been  given  a  special 
price on a piece  of  goods  or  an  article 
she is  almost  certain  to tell her  friends 
of it.  They are apt  to come  around and 
demand the same price and  will feel dis­
criminated against it  they  are  not given 
it.  They will not take into consideration 
that their friends propably  purchased so 
extensively as to make the merchant feel 
that  he  was  warranted  in  giving  her 
some advantage over smaller purchasers.
The  best and safest  way  undoubtedly 
is to maintain the  regular prices fixed by 
the store. 
If a  reduction  from  marked 
or fixed prices is made  it should be  only 
in consideration of  a  large  purchase  of 
the  same goods and  should be given  uni­
formly to all.

this 

Only  Twenty-five  Dollars.

if you  are  thinking  of  purchasing  a 
cash register,  send to  6.  Gringhuis, 403 
West  Bridge  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  for  a 
Rhodes’ register on a week’s trial  before 
purchasing  elsewhere. 
It  is  the  most 
complete  cheap  cash  register  iu  the 
market.

DANDRUFF  CURED

NO  MUSTACHE
NO  PAY,

<MO  CURE 
NO  PA» 
»  "ViI ( take Contracts to grow hair on me  neac 
ji  face with  those  who  can  call  at  my office oi 
«1  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 
-harg  . 
If  yon cannot  call  write to me.  State 
ttir  exact  condition of  the scalp and  yonr occu 
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FRUK. 6. BIKKIt

s.  c. w.
The Leading Nickle Cigar 
Made in this Market.

The Only Brand in the State (outside of Detroit) 

Made by Improved  Machinery.

This  Cigar  is  made  with  Long  Mixed 

Filler,  Single  Connecticut  Binder 

Sold at $36 per 1,000

and  Sumatra  Wrapper.

By  the  Manufacturer,

G. J. Johnson, " s a g f -

Telephone  1205.

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T radesm an Co., 

g r a n d   rapids. m ich, 

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Mic h ig a n  C en t r a l

 The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

“

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20 d m ............Detroit  Express............ 7 00am
5 30am  
.. .«Atlantic and  Pacific.......n   20 pm
1  50p m ........ New York Express..........  6 00pm
•Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.!— ] 
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at 7:00 am; re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:35 p m, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communicattoH  marie  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains erst  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A. ALJtquisT, Ticket Agent,

CHICAGO

Union Passenger Station.
May  27,  1894
AND  W EST  M ICHIGAN  R’Y. 
GOING  TO  CHICAGO

TO AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids..............7:25am  1:50pm »11:30pm
Ar. Chicago..................   1:25pm  7:15pm  *6:45am
Lv.  Chicago...................7:35am  4:55pm  *11:45pm
Ar. G’d Rapids............. 2:25pm  10:30pm  *6:25am
Lv. Grand Rapids........   7:25am  1:50pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........ 9:15am  2:25pm  10:20pm
TRAVERSE CITY,  CHARLEVOIX  AND  PETOSKET.
7:30am 
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
3:15pm
 
Ar.  Manistee............  12:20pm 
8:15pm
 
..........   8:45pm
Ar. Traverse C ity....  12:40pm 
Ar. Charlevoix........  
3:15pm 
 
11:10pm
Ar.  P etoskey.......... 
3:45pm 
 
11:40pm
Arrive  from  Petoskey,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:00p. m.
PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.
To Chicago, lv. G. R..  7:25am  1:50pm  *11:30pm
To Petoskey,lv.G. R ..  7:30am  3:15pm 
............
To G. R. .lv. Chicago.  7:35am  4:55pm *11:45pm
............
ToG. R..lv.Petoskey  5:00am  1:30pm 
 

•Every day.  Other trains week days only.

 
 
 
 

2 50
3 00
3 50
4 00

DETROIT,

June  24,  1894

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

TO LOWELL VIA  LOWELL  &  HASTINGS  B.  R.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

TO AND  FROM  SAGINAW, ALMA  AND ST.  LOUIS.

Lv. Grand Rapids........   7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. D etroit.................... 11:40am  5:30pm  10:40pm
Lv.  Detroit....................   7:40am  1:10pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........ 12:40pm  5:15pm  10:45pm
Lv. GR  7:00am 4:54pm  Ar. G R. 11:40am 10:45pm
Lv. Grand Rapids............  7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. from Lowell...............12:40pm  5:15pm  ........
Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on mom - 
In g train.
Trains  week days only.
_________ GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t
D E T R O IT ,  G R A N O   H A V E N  

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

W A Ü K K E   R a ilw a y .

Trains Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ... Ar
Owossd........ Ar
E. Saginaw  . Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F lin t............Ar
Pt.  H uron...A r
P ontiac........Ar
Detroit..........Ar

EASTWARD.

tNo.  14 TNo.  16 tNo.  18
6 45am
325pm
7 40am
4 27pm
8 25am
5 20pm 
9 00am
3 05pm 
10 50am
800pm 
11 32am
8 37pm
10 05am 
7 05pm 
1205pm
850pm
10 53am
8 25pm 
11 50am
925pm
WESTWARD.

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

1100pm 
12 35am 
1 25am 
3 10am
6 40am
7 15am 
5 4< am 
7 30am 
537am 
7 00am

Points.......................................................t7:35 a. m.

For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon....... tl :00 p. m.
t4:55 p.  m.
“ 
*7:30 p.  m.
For  Grand  Haven  and  Milwaukee.tlO:05 p. in. 
For Grand Haven  (Sunday only)..........8:00 a. m.

“  Chicago and Milwau­

kee,  Wis 

“ 

“ 

 

»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., 3:15 p. m. and  10450  p.  m.  Sunday,  only, 
8:00 a. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
W estward— No. 11  Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sleaper.

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

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

TRAINS  GOING  N O RTH .

Lm t « goto 
For  M ackinaw..............................................................7:40 a.  m
For T ra v erse City and S a g in a w ............................4:60 p. m.
For  M ackinaw.......................................................................10:25 p .m .

North

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

L e a v e  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 ast..........................................2:30 p .m .
For  C incinnati  .........................................................*5:40  p.  .m
For  K alam azoo and C hicago.............................*11:40  p. m

South.

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

Lv Grand R apids............. 7:00 a m   2 :30 p m   *11:40 p m
Arr  C hicago...................... 2:00 p m   9:00p m  
7:1 0 a m
2:30 p  m  train   has through  W agner  Buffet  Parlor 
Car and coach.

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

and Coach.
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
3:30  p  m  h as  through  W agner  Buffet  Partor  Car. 
11:30 p m   train  d aily, through  W agner  S leeping  Car.

6:50  a m 
2:00 p m 

11:30p m
6:66 a m

3:30p m  
9:15 p m 

For M uskegon—Leave. 

M ngkegon, G rand  R apids & Ind iana.
7:35  a m  
9:40 a m
*:40  p m  
6:20 p m
O. L. LOCKWOOD*

From M uskegon—A rrive

G eneral  P assenger and  T icket  Agent.

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis--- Index  of

the  Markets.

Special Correspondence
New  Yoke,  July  14—New  York  is  a 
good  town to  spend a  vacation in.  The 
climate is cool,  the attractions are many, 
and  bargains are to be picked up between 
times.  Notwithstanding all this,  we are 
not overcrowded with  buyers  from  far- 
off points.  Many  of  our  merchants and 
heads of departments are off to mountain 
and lake resorts,  and  the  town  wears  a 
Sunday appearance.  Prophets are doing 
a  good  business,  however,  and,  for  a 
wonder, their talk  generally  is of better 
times.  Now that the great strike is over, 
workingmen are  beginning  to  feel  that 
another  winter  is  coming and that they 
must save money from now  on  in  order 
that  last  winter’s  scenes may not be re­
peated.
The sales of fireworks were tremendous 
this  year.  They  almost  swamped 
the 
stores and it was hard to get through the 
crowds of purchasers.
A.  E. Whyland,  of  the  old  house  of 
Thurber-Whyland  Co.,  is  seriously  ill 
and  has  been  for some  time.  Probably 
financial  troubles  have  greatly  worried 
him,  although he  shows  no  signs  of  it 
when in conversation.
The markets  are dull,  but  there  is  a 
daily improvement along  the line of Cal­
ifornia fruits and other goods which have 
been  so  long  delayed  in  transit.  Sup­
plies are becoming  more liberal  and  the 
outlook is for a lively trade within a very 
few days.
The  coffee  market  is looked at with a 
good deal of  confidence in  higher  prices 
and  holders  announce themselves as be­
ing fairly pleased  with the  future.  For 
No.  7,  16%c  is  being  paid.  Mild sorts 
seem to be wavering,  and the state of the 
growing  crops  is  somewhat  uncertain. 
Mocha is worth  23K@24c and Javas 21>4 
@27%c;  Central American,  18@20%c.
Teas are still in the dumps,  but  there 
certainly  exists  a better  feeling and  the 
outlook for fall is rather more promising 
than for some time past.
Syrups and molasses are moving fairly 
well,  but the  extremely hot  weather has 
retarded trade to  quite  an  extent.  The 
supplies  of  choice  grades  of  molasses 
suitable for grocers is certainly not large 
and holders are firm.
Rice  is  doing  better  and  the  whole 
tendency is toward a higher plane.  Full 
rates  for  domestic  are  asked  and  ob­
tained.
Foreign fruit is  doing well,  as there is 
a better outlet  at the  West;  but  as  the 
supply  of  California  increases  we shall 
undoubtedly see the  foreign take a drop. 
Lemons are worth from S3 to $4.25.
Canned  goods  are  in  limited  request 
and neither for spots nor futures is there 
any great anxiety  shown.  No change of 
note has occurred  in  prices.  The  pack 
promises  to  be  large  in  almost  every­
thing.
Butter is  hardly as firm  as  last  week 
and  as  soon as the  supply increases the 
probabilities are that a  decline  will  set 
in.  For  best  sorts  19c is  top price and 
buyers are not scrambling for it  at  this.
Cheese is in good demand and the mar­
ket is strong for best grades.  Full cream, 
large size State easily fetch 9c.
Eggs are dull and  lower.  The market 
is unsettled and a large share  of  the  ar­
rivals are in  “bad odor,” or,  at least, not 
fresh.
Dried  fruits  dull,  as  is naturally  the 
case at this season, fancy evaporated ap­
ples being qoutable at 14@14j£c.
Upon the  whole,  there  is  certainly  a 
better feeling in the trade generally, and, 
as it is always  darkest  before  dawn,  we 
may hope to see daylight soon. 

J at.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette:  A lady 
commercial  traveler  registered  at 
the 
Palace Hotel recalls the fact  that female 
representatives of commercial houses  are 
becoming quite  popular.  They  may  be 
ound almost any time at some of the ho- 
els.  They usually sell  a  line  of  goods 
that  is  best  handled  by  ladies, and are 
said to find  better sales  than  gentlemen 
drummers  in  the  same line of business. 
Then,  again, it  is  claimed  that  women 
can  be  employed  for  less  money  than 
men,  and this  fact is an  inducement. 

/

underneath.  The  word  “ poison” 
is 
placed in  raised letters on  the  forehead, 
and  at  the base of the  skull  a space has 
been  left for the red  label  that  tells  the 
nature  of  the  drug.  The  hollow  eye- 
sockets,  the  jaw-bones  and 
the  teeth 
would tell its  purpose  to  a  blind  man, 
and ghastly as it  may seem  to those who 
are blessed  with  sight,  it is better  to  be 
frightened  than  to die.  That at least is 
the philosophy  of  the  inventor,  who  is 
not a druggist or doctor,  by the  way,  but 
a  plain  everyday  jobber  in  boots  and 
shoes.

Picnic.

F.  Alderton, 

Sa g in a w ,  July  14—At  a 

A rrangem ents  for  the  Fourth  Annual 
regular 
meeting  of  the  Saginaw Retail Grocers’ 
Association,  held  last  evening,  the  fol­
lowing  committees  were  appointed  to 
arrange for the fourth annual picnic:
Transportation—A.  D.  Spangler, Geo. 
Holcomb,  Herbert  Borden.
Printing—C. 
Fred 
Brueck,  C.  F.  Zwerk.
Music—J.  W. C.  Pendell,  H.  B.  Bur­
dick, J. J.  Reho.
Games—Geo.  Holcomb, 
J.  W.  C. 
Pendell, Fred Brueck,  J.  M.  Brechtels- 
bauer,  Fred Gregory.
Executive—A.  D.  Sprangler,  C.  F. 
Alderton,  J.  W.  C.  Pendell,  S.  McBrat- 
nie,  Geo. Holcomb.
Soliciting Committee to  Secure  Prizes 
for  Games—J.  McBratnie,  Ed.  Mann, 
Seth Davis,  Erasmus  Christensen,  Wm. 
Grossman,  J. S.  Smart.
An  adjourned  meeting  will  be  held 
Friday, July 20,  at 8.  p.  m.,  to  which all 
dealers in  groceries,  wholesale and retail, 
and also commission dealers,  are invited. 
The time and  place  for  the  picnic  will 
then  be decided on.

J ohn  Doerb,  Sec’y.

From  Out  o f Town.

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

Bates & Troutman, Moline.
Frank Smith,  Leroy.
W.  D. Struik, Debri.
O. D.  Blanchard & Son, Casnovia.
Jas.  L.  Felton,  Burnip’s Corners.
A. B. Paine & Son, Muskegon.
A. L. Campbell,  Schoolcraft.
Geo. E.  Marvin, Clarksville.

|  1. F.  Sleesman,  Alpine.
I  Cole Bros.,  Kalkaska.

T H

E

  M I O H I G A J N  

T J b i A J D - t i S J V L A J N

Ingenious  D evice  for  Preventing  Mis­

takes in  Dispensing Poisons.

To obviate the danger  of  substituting 
poison for some harmless drug, either by 
the druggist or user,  a man living in that 
suburb  of  Boston  known  as  Jamaica 
Plains has invented a bottle which effect­
ually conveys the  necessary  information 
as to the deadly nature  of its contents so 
that not only he who runs  may read,  but 
he who cannot read may understand.

The botttle  is of  blue  glass,  in  order 
that the contents  may  better resist being 
affected  by  light, and  it  is  molded  into 
the shape of a skull  with the cross  bones

The Drug M arket.
Gum opium is dull and low.
Morphia is  unchanged.
Quinine is steady.
Alcohol  has  again  advanced.  The 

present price is as lollows:
Barrels.....  
82  31
14  barrels...........................................................  2  36
10 gallon lots...........................................................   2 38
t gallon lots............................................................   2 41
All less 5 cents per gallon  for  cash in 

 

10 days.

of short  crop.

and  higher.

Canary seed is advancing,  on  account 

Coriander seed is also  in small  supply 

Balsam Peru  has advanced  and will be 

Celery  seed  is  lower,  on  account  of 

held by dealers at 20c.

The Country Grocery. 

“By-the-way,  Miss  Handy—I meant to 
tell you last Sunday to meetin’—ye know 
that last lot o’ sugar  you bought o’  me?” 
“Do 1?  Waal,  rather.  Made  a  cake 
with it,  au’  all the family took sick.” 
“ Well,  1 forgot to tell  ye. 
It was rat- 
pizen ye took ’stead  o’  sugar, an’  it’s  fi’ 
cents more a pound.”

P R O D U C E   M A R K E T .

The  back of the strike has  been  broken,  and 
freights  have  begun  to  move  with  something 
like  their  old-time  activity—that  is,  from  Chi­
cago and middle Western points.  In  California 
the situation, so far as the movement of  freight 
concerned, is unchanged.  No California fruit 
has been received In this market for  some  time 
past and none is expected for some time to come. 

Apricots—Tied up by the strike.
Beans—Dealers pay 81.80 for handpicked,hold 

ing at $i perbu.

Beets—Brought 5@l0c on the market;  they are 

Butter—Best  dairy  is  held  at  15c  per  lb. 

Creamery Is firm at 18c.

Cabbage—Are worth 50c per doz.—a rise of  10c 

Carrots—Are  unchanged  at  10c  per  doz. 

during the week.

bunches.

Cucumbers—The supply is somewhat  limit  d, 

but the price remains the same, 35c per doz.

Cherries—Are scarce and high.  They are held 

by dealers at 82 per bu.

EggS—strictly  fresh  are  worth  12c.  Dealers 

pay 10c per doz.

Onions—The supply of  ripe  is  only  medium- 
They  bring  81  in  open market.  Dealers  hold 
them at 81.2 .  Green are held at  1214c  per  doz. 
bunches.

Potatoes—The collapse of the strike In Chicago 
and  the  supply of home-grown have beared the 
market down to 75c per bu.  There is no reason 
now why the market should not be well supplied 
from  this  time,  and  at a  fair price.  The peo­
ple must have potatoes and  during  the  prevail­
ing  industrial  depression,  at 
least,  the  price 
ought to be reasonable.

Peas—The supply is good at  iO@5Cc per  bu. 
Peaches—Are a California fruit.
Squash—None in the market.
Tomatoes—Are  held  at  813,1.25  per  4-basket 

crate.

Watermelons—Have been  shaded slightly dur­

ing the week, the price being I5@20e.

String  Beans—Have  fallen  off  81  during  the 

week, being held at 81.50 per bu.

Currants—Red are worth 81 per 16 qts.
Celery—Is unchanged at 25c per doz.
Radishes—10c per doz. bunches.
Raspberries—Red bring 8®12c  per  q t.;  black, 

81 per 16 qts.

Turnips—Are held at 10c per doz. 
Gooseberries—Supply is fair at $1 per 16 qts. 
Apples—Not  many  to  be  had  yet.  They are 

hela at 81.75 per bu.

FR E S H   MEATS.

UD.

POBK.

Carcass........................................................  5  ©  6
Fore  quarters........................... ...............   4  @  s
Hind quarters............................................7  @  8
Loins No. 3.................................................10  @12
Ribs.............................................................8  @  10
R ounds.......... 1..........................................  6  @ 614
Chucks........................................................  314® 4
P lates..........................................................3  @ 3J4
D ressed......................................................   614@7
Loins...........................................................  
8
Shoulders  .................................................  
614
Leaf Lard................................................... 
914
C arcass......................................................  614@
Lambs......................................................... 7  @ 714
Carcass  .......................................................  5!4@6
Henry  J.  Vinkemulder,
Fnlits  and Vegetables,

MUTTON.

JO B B E R ,  O F

VEAL.

418,  420,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

St.  Grand  Rapids.

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

higher.

lower.

Ipecac,  po.,  is  in 

large  supply  and 

large  arrivals.

Balsam  fir,  Canada,  is  declining,  as 

new supplies come to hand.

There has been no interruption to busi­
ness here on account  of  the  strike,  but 
many goods  have  been  slow  in  coming 
forward,  but are arriving promptly  now.
Sub nitrate and other  salts of bismuth 
have  declined  15c  per  pound.  This 
change comes too late to alter  figures  in 
quotation  columns,  but should  be borne 
in mind by the careful buyer.

The  W rong  Customer.

She  was a trim,  well-dressed  and  good 
looking  young  woman,  and  she  wanted 
to see something in outing flannels.  The 
clerk threw down a bolt  of  material  on 
the  counter,  deftly  unrolled  a  yard  or 
two, draped it into graceful folds, struck 
an attitude and glibly rattled  off the fol­
lowing:
“There,  madam!  Just  what you want 
—one of our newest pieces of goods—ex 
tra  fine  quality—lovely  pattern—war­
ranted  fast  colors  and  wont  show  the 
dirt!”
“Indeed!” said the young woman, cold­
ly.  “Now let me see something that will 
show  the  dirt. 
I  always  like  to know 
where it is, so that 1 can have it removed,’ 
and the remainder of the transaction  was 
conducted  in comparative silence.

A  Clam  Pearl.

The clam business  will  doubtless  ex­
perience a big boom  since  the  discovery 
recently made by a New York policeman 
As he was going on duty the other  morn 
ing an itinerant  clam  vendor  persuaded 
him to invest 25 cents in some clams,  and 
when he began opening and  eating  them 
| he discovered in one of them  a  veritable 
pearl,  of  enormous  size,  perfect  water 
and  great  value.  A  dealer  to whom he 
showed 
it  found  that  it  weighed  65 
grains and was  “dumbfounded.”  He said 
that  he  had  never  heard  of  so large 
one. 
It  is  a  little  remarkable  that 
New  York  policeman  was  willing  to 
“ buy”  clams  or  anything  else,  and it is 
also remarkable that this pearl  was  dis 
covered at the very opening  of  the  clam 
season.  A  clam  is  not  a  fish,  but  the 
tale sounds fishy.

The  W ool  Market.

The  Chicago  strike  has unsettted the 
wool market,  as it has every other line of 
business.  Manufacturers  are  shy  of 
stocking up  while  business  is  in so un 
settled  a  condition.  Then,  again,  it 
seems absolutely certain  that  wool  will 
be put on the  free list when  the  Wilson 
bill  finally  becomes  law—which  event 
cannot be much  longer  delayed—so that 
it is not surprising  that  no  transaction 
of  any  importance  were  reported 
last 
week.  The local  market  is  correspond 
ingly  depressed,  with  no  business  to 
speak of.

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.’s  publications 
can be obtained  of the  Tradesman  Com­
pany in any quantity desired.

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It  is  th e   only  Single Generator sm ve  m ade  at  th is  price.
E very  stove  is  p r o v id e d   w irh  a  Safety Take Off Tank,  th u s   a b so lu tely   p re v e n tin g   accid en t.
It  is  th e  onl>  g e n e ra to r  stove  m ade  w here  th e  fa ilu re   o f  any one  b u rn e r  does  n o t  in te rfe re   w ith   th e  p e rfe c t  w ork in g s  of  th e   o th e rs.

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Wn C H IO H N

THREE  BURNER  WITH  STEP.

Height 26 inches. 
Step 16 inches.

TWO  BURNER  WITH  STEP

Height 2 6  In c h e s  
S te p  i s  I n c h e s

J V ^ I C H I G A N

a s ^ N o .   0 3 .

THREE  BURNER 

---- SINGLE  GENERATOR.

HEIGHT  26  INCHES.

MICHIGAN—

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Tuio Burner. 
Single Generator.

HEIGHT  25 INCHES.

List 

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No.(6I  Michigan Stove, only......................... $14  00  No. GO Miehig* n Siove  only. 
....  .112 00  No.  63 Michigan Stove,  only......................  $10 00  No. 62 Michigan Stove, only  ....  ............... $8 00
No. 61 Stove and Tin  Oven..........   ..............  16  75  No. GO Stove and Tin  oven  ..........................  14  75  No. 63 Stove and Tin  Oven  ...........................12 2 '  No. 62 Stove and Tin  Oven............................  10 25
15 50  No. 63 Stove and R.  Iron Oven....................  13 00  No. 62 Stove and R. Iron...............................   1100
No. 61 Stove and  R.  Iron Oven..................... 17  Ml  No. 6o Stove and  R  iron  Oven 
No. (3 Michigan is the only three burner  high  No. 62 Michigan Stove is the  only  two-burner 
No  61  Michigan  Stoves  have  an  Individual 
B u r n e r  on the right  which  is independent of the 
jet  high stove in the market with a single generator 
generator. 
Liberal  discount  to  the  trade  and  exclusive  agency given  to  any dealer who  will  place  an  order with  us for the 
easiest sellim»- stove  in  the country.  For  discount  and  catalogue write  to the state  agents,
I I ,   h F O A  A I I D   &   S O iV S ,  Grand.  R a p id s ,  M ic h ,

the  market  having  a  single  generator  at  this  stove  made  with  single  generators  and 
price. 

at less than $14 list. >

No.  mi Michigan Stove is the only step stove in 

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