VO L.  X I

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  A U G U S T   22,  1894.

NO .  570

GRAND  RAPIDS 

BRUSH  GOMP'Y,

MANUFACTUR 

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BRUSHES

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MICH.

pay highest market price.

Do  They  Daiso  Poultry  in

Your H   of tte  M s ?

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DEALERS  IN

WE CARRY A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW FOR  MILL  USE.

EDWARD A  MOSELEY, 
TIMOTHY F. MOSELEY.

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Established 1876.

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Jobbeis of

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86,  28.  30 and  32  Ottawa  St., GBANI)  RAPIDS, MICH.

To the  Retail Shoe  Dealers—

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give entire satisfaction,  both  in  fit  and  wearing qualities.  We 
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solicit  correspondence  with  dealers  in  towns  where goods of 
our manufacture are not regularly  handled.
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MICHIGAN

Fire & Marine Insurance Go.

Organised  1881.

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN.

ESTABLISHED  1841.

THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R. G. D un &  Co.

Reference Books Issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout United States 

and Canada

Tour  Bonk Account Solicited.

Kent  County Savings Bank,

J n o .  A.  C o v o d e ,  Pres.

GRAND RAPIDS  ,MICH.
H k n r t   I d e m a , Vlce-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Vbrdier,C ashier.

Transacts a General Banking  Business. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Sayings 

K. 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee. 
J. A. 8. Verdler.
Deposits  Exceed  One  Million  Dollars.

PROMPT.  CONSERVATIVE, 

SAP a.

J.  W.  CHAMPLIN,  Pres.

W.  FRED  McBAIN, Sec.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency.

The Bradstreet Company, Props*

Executive  Offices, 279,281,283  Broadway, N Y

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Offices In the principal cities of the United 
oStates,  Canada,  the  European  continent, 
eAnstralla, and In London, England.

Brand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

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COMMERCIAL  CREDIT  CO.
Have on file all reports kept by  Cooper’s  Com- 
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constantly revising and adding  to  them.  Also
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W.  H. P. ROOTS.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL  EVIDENCE.
The  broad  white  sunlight  beat  piti­
lessly down on a rigid  form  prostrate  on 
the roadside.  The dead,  upturned  face 
was clotted with  dust  and  blood  which 
had  just  ceased  flowing  from  a  deep 
wound in the head, a  wound  which  had 
cut the life-thread  all  too  swiftly.  De­
spite  the  disfiguring  mask, 
the  stern, 
aristocratic features were plainly  visible. 
The clothes, torn as though in  a struggle, 
were of the latest fashion,  and,  at a  little 
distance from the inanimate  form  lay  a 
hand-bag of alligator skin, firmly clasped 
and locked.  The murder (for  murder  it 
undoubtedly  was)  was  evidently  not 
committed for the purpose of robbery,  as 
the watch and other  valuables  remained 
untouched.  Not  a  pleasant  sight  this, 
to suddenly greet the eyes of a gay  party 
of  equestrians,  returning  to  the  hotel 
from a pleasure excursion in  the country 
surrounding the little town,  where,  with 
a number or friends,  1  was  summering.
Advising  the  ladies  to  ride  forward, 
we of the sterner sex remained  until  the 
decision  was made,  that  two  should  pro­
ceed to summon the  coroner,  the  others 
stationing  themselves  as  guards  to  the 
body until that official should  arrive. 
It 
was late when,  relieved  from  duty,  we 
reached the hotel where the guests,  from 
the  knowledge  of  the  tragedy  in  their 
midst,  were  awaiting,  us  in  subdued 
eagerness.

The hotel at which  we  were  stopping 
held so many people from the same West­
ern city,  that we  seemed  more  like  one 
family than mere guests and strangers

Van Hop, Ass’tC’s’r. 

My sister Elsie and I had been  amongst 
the latest  of  the  season’s  arrivals,  and 
upon our coming  we  had  found,  to  my 
chagrin and Elsie’s ill-concealed  delight, 
amongst  the  sojourners,  Mr.  George 
Davenal, a Canadian,  who had  come  the 
winter  previous 
to  reside  in  the  city 
from which we hailed.  He was  a  hand­
some, languid,  indifferent man,  just  the 
sort  of  a  fellow  to  attract  a  woman’s 
fancy,  and  create  havoc  in  susceptible 
breasts.  However,  in my eyes,  the care­
less insouciant nature  possessed  deeper 
meaning  than  the  light-laughing  face 
seemed to denote.  Somehow  I could not 
help  thinking there was a mystery about 
him; it might  be but a whim,  but 1 felt a 
vague  distrust,  and  antipathy  to  the 
good-looking  Canadian.  This 
feeling 
was  clearly  not  shared  by  others,  for, 
from the moment of his arrival  with  let­
ters from well-known people,  he  became 
a social lion,  and  general  favorite.  To 
my  annoyance,  pretty  Elsie  seemed  to 
return with interest the  evident  admira­
tion  be  lavished  on  her,  but as he had 
yet  ma  e  no  declaration  of  his love to 
her, I could find no legitimate  cause  for 
open protest.  When  I  would  speak  to 
Elsie  of  the  unpleasant  feeling  with 
which he bad imbued me,  she  would  in­
variably call me a “whimsical old bear,’’ 
or “a  dear  old  goose,”  and  laughingly 
waive the subject.  The  evening  of  the 
murder,  Elsie,  who  bad  been  listening 
with evident excitement to  the  one  sub­
ject  under  discussion,  had finally with a

in 

white,  pained face, crept to my  side  and 
whispered, 
that  George  Davenal  had 
been  absent all  the  afternoon,  and  had 
not then  returned; then  came  her  ques­
tioned  fears,  “If  anything  could  have 
happened to him,  too ?”

For  answer,  I  smiled  down 

the 
sweet,  moist eyes,  and  pointed  reassur­
ingly to the tall  di8tinyue  figure  of  Mr. 
Davenal,  who  was  just about to  join  us 
on the piazza,  He  was  pale  and  tired, 
his  worn  appearance  increased  by  a 
wounded  arm  which  he wore in  a sling. 
He  quickly  accounted  for  his  late  ap­
pearance by  explaining  that  the  friend 
whom  he  had  appointed  to  meet at the 
depot,  had  telegraphed  his  inability  to 
leave home for a  few  weeks,  and,  after 
ascertaining this fact,  he had hastily  re­
turned  to  the  hotel,  hoping  to  arrive 
there  in 
time  to  join  our  excursion. 
Finding we had departed,  he  had  swiftly 
mounted and ridden off  in  pursuit.  Un­
fortunately a fail from his horse had pre­
vented the accomplishment of his  desire, 
and,  weakened from pain and his broken 
arm,  had caused his  delay  in  returning 
home.

After expre  sing regret at  his  mishap, 
we proceeded to inform  him of  the  mur­
der.  How the victim had been  identified 
as a wealthy  Chicago  man  from  papers 
about him,  and the added details  showed 
that he had evidently been on his  way to 
our  hotel.  His  friends  had  been tele­
graphed,  and  some  were  to  arrive  as 
early as possible, so as to be  able  to  ac­
company the remains home, after the  in­
quest.  As yet no clue to the perpetrator 
of the awful deed  had  been  discovered, 
yet every effort was  being  made  by  the 
authorities for the criminal’s arrest,  and 
by  order  of  the  dead  man’s relatives,  a 
well-known  detective  had  been  tele­
graphed to  appear on the scene.

George  Davenal  appeared  extremely 
shocked  at  the recital,  and the horror of 
the tragedy so near us,  added to his  own 
individual  suffering,  rendering  him  so 
spiritless that it required  filsie’s  gayest 
sallies  and  undivided  attention  to  win 
his usual smiles that evening.

Yet he was the most emphatic  in  wel­
coming  the  presence  of  a  good  detec­
tive.

the  tragedy, 

Two  nights  after 

the 
weather  was  so unusually sultry,  that I 
found myself unable to sleep after  I  re­
tired  to  my  room,  and,  thinking a cigar 
and  stroll  through the grounds might be 
an  effective  way  of  wooing the drowsy 
god,  I decided  to  seek  the  air.  After a 
turn or two about the hotel,  1  was  pass­
ing  a  window  when  something  white 
fluttered  from  it,  and  fell  at  my  feet. 
Mechanically I stooped to raise it,  glanc­
ing meanwhile over the  sheet  of  paper, 
to learn if it was of value to save and re­
turn  to  the  owner.  At  the  first  few 
words my blood burned like fire,  and un­
der  their  awful  spell  I  read,  in clear, 
bold writing,  the following letter:

“ De a r  Gu il fo r d :—You can  set  your 
mind at rest as to  my  courage  to  finish 
It  was  not  the 
the work you gave  me. 
awful  undertaking  I  had 
feared.  1

waited for solitude, and  the  most  favor­
able time, and then  made an  end  of  the 
work  without  delay.  Your  man  was 
game throughout, and I hardly hoped  for 
the effectual end. 
It’s the only  piece  of 
work 
like  this  I’ve  encountered  for 
years, and I declare a return to  that  sort 
of  business  makes  a  fellow  thirst  for 
more blood. 
It will  be  better  for  your 
plans for you to remain  in  the  dark  for 
awhile,  keep  your  identity  secret  even 
from  the  men  who  engage  you. 
I  am 
anxious  about  the  settlements.  When 
did  you  see  Rose? 
Is  there  danger of 
her finding out?

“Don’t let a woman into the secret;  no 
matter how level-headed  she  may  be,  if 
she learns all it will  be given away  some 
day. 
It’s  pretty  warm  here  just  now, 
think  I’ll  escape  to  cooler 
for  me. 
climes  as  soon  as  possible. 
In  con­
clusion, let me say that whilst  your  plot 
was excellently conceived and admirably 
carried out, yet murder makes  the  most 
callous shaky, and next time, old fellow, 
draw it mild.  Yours fraternally,

I 

“ George.”

The perspiration stood in  great  beads 
on my brow. 
I was  horrified,  petrified, 
for there,  plainly in hisownchirography, 
George  Davenal  was  a  self-acknowl­
edged  murderer,  and  the  deliberate  per­
petrator of the horrible deed,  the  result 
of  which  had  greeted  our  sight on the 
memorable  sunshiny  afternoon !  Waves 
of  doubt  and  suspense  submerged  me. 
Should I  deliver  the  criminal  instantly 
to the majesty of the  law?  Despite  the 
vision  of  Elsie’s pretty,  pleading face,  a 
loathing for the scoundrel  who had dared 
to  win  my  darling’s  love  swept  over 
me.

Whilst I was  deliberating  whether  to 
confront the wretch at once  with  proofs 
of  his  guilt,  and  deliver  him  to  the 
authorities,  or  whether  to  aid  him  for 
Elsie’s sake to evade justice, I felt a hand 
laid heavily on  mine  and  turned  to  be­
hold  a  stranger  who  addressed  me
suavely:  ‘Vardon  me,”  he  said, 
‘‘but 
having just lost a letter,  and  seeing  one 
in your hand, I think, perhaps,  you  have 
found the object of my search.”

1  drew  haughtily  from  him,  when  a 
thought  flashed  across  my mind*  From 
the  keen,  unflinching eyes,  the cool,  col­
lected manner,  the  non-committal,  ques­
tioning face,  I knew the stranger was the 
detective who had been summoned for the 
murder case.

A delay would have  been  fruitless. 

I 
turned quietly,  and placed  the  letter  iu 
bis hand.  “This may be a clue,” I  said. 
“ I recognize you as  the  detective,  sum­
moned for the solution  of  the  late  trag­
edy.”

“Yes,”  he  answered,  with  a  slow, 
I  saw  your 
peculiar smile,  “I  am  he. 
discovery,  and  thought  from  your  dis­
turbed appearance that  you  might  have 
a clue,” and he coutiuued, scrutinizingly: 
“It  is  more circumstantial evidence,  and 
now to find George,  the  murderer.  Can 
you assist me ?”

I  knew  my  aid  was unnecessary,  for 
the criminal could be  easily  traced,  be-

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .

sides my  love of justice  was  too  strong 
to care for mercy. 
I  gave  minute infor­
mation to the detective. 
In  a  few  days 
the investigation was  complete,  the  let­
ter as  damning  evidence,  Davenal’s  ab­
sence at the time of the murder,  his later 
appearance  wounded  and  dejected,  all 
were considered  sufficient  proofs.  And 
before  evening,  George  Davenal  was 
placed  under  arrest,  and  borne  to  the 
county  jail.  Had  not  the  proofs  been 
overwhelming,  I  should  myself  have 
doubted  his  guilt.  He  was  the  most 
clever actor 1 had ever  seen.  The  well- 
feigned astonishment  at  his  arrest,  his 
vehement denial,  yet haughty and  digni- 
tied  bearing  throughout,  were all that of 
an innocent man wrongfully accused.

Elsie’s  conduct  at  this  time  was  a 
source of great mortification to  me.  She 
clung to the prisoner,  asserting his  inno­
cence, and declaring  the  parties  to  the 
outrageous proceeding would suffer a ter­
rible  penalty  after  his  vindication. 
I 
learned then for the first time of  my  sis­
ter’s engagement to  the handsome  Cana­
dian, but even  in  the  knowledge of this 
discovery,  which added  to  my  wrath,  1 
could not help  noting  that  his  greatest 
grief was for her; nor could 1  avoid  see­
ing the great tenderness of his solicitude, 
and gratitude for  her  unswerving  faith 
and devotion.

In the months that  rolled  away  Elsie 
spoke but seldom to me, then  only  icily, 
evidently considering me a party  to  the 
proceeding. -  She  remained  until late in 
the season,  in the  vicinity  of  the  place 
where  the  prisoner  was  incarcerated, 
and, despite remonstances,  went  daily to 
see him, until 1 finally insisted on her ac­
companying me  back  to  our  city  home. 
Although  but  imperfectly  acquainted 
with the laws  of  our  country,  Davenal 
had engaged competent  lawyers  for  his 
defense.  Though other evidences of his 
guilt had been given  to  the  public,  the 
lawyers for the prosecution  had  deemed 
it advisable to keep the  contents  of  the 
fatal letter  a  secret,  though  it  was  ad. 
mitted that a paper containing Davenal’s 
coufession had  been found,  and the  pris­
oner’s  vehement  denial  of  having  ever 
written such a statement of guilt carried, 
of  course,  no  weight  with  it.  Despite 
pressing  business  1  was  obliged  to  be 
present at the trial,  and  on  my  depart­
ure,  Elsie  insisted  upon  accompanying 
me,  in order to be near  her  lover  in  his 
ordeal.
Excitement  ran  high,  and  the  room 
was crowded when  we arrived.  Evidence 
was strong against the  accused,  his  ab-1 
sence during the  afternoon  of  the  mur­
der,  his  late  appearance,  fatigued  and 
wounded, all seemed conclusive  proof  of 
his guilt.  Then 1 was called  on  to  pro­
duce the letter 1 had found on  the  hotel 
grounds.

helped  him  mount 
his  horse,  and 
watched him proceed on his  way  toward 
the hotel.
When  the  prisoner  was  put  on  the 
stand he admitted  that  he  had  written 
the letter produced,  to a friend  who  had 
just  entered 
the  literary  field  as  an 
author,  and,  being  also  in  commercial 
business,  Davenal  had  advised  him  to 
carefully conceal  his literary tendencies; 
that the mysterious allusion  to  the  “at­
tack and finishing,” were in  reference  to 
the perusal of the book,  by  Davenal,  to 
whom  the  author  had  submitted  it for 
judgment,  under protest from him,  as he 
did  not  care  for  such  reading  matter. 
The mystical  “ Rose,” was a cousin of the 
author’s,  who was interested in  his  liter­
ary ventures. 
In  fine,  the  entire  letter 
was but in reference to the literary merit 
and financial  expectations  of  the  fledg­
ling novelist.  The only  fault  of  which 
Davenal admitted being guilty,  was  hav­
ing written a most inelegant and ungram­
matical letter, a fault which he would be 
sure should never occur again.

For  further  proof  the  young  writer, 
who had been hastily summoned the  day 
before,  took the stand  and  produced  an 
exact copy of the original letter  which  I 
had found, and which had been discarded 
by Davenal, owing to  several  blots  that 
had  rather  blurred  the  writing.  The 
copy from its date  had been  received  by 
his friend the very day of the murder.

It was not long after.the  retirement of 
the jury that a verdict  of, acquittal  was 
rendered.  The  released  man  was  in­
stantly surrounded  by  hundreds congrat­
ulating  him.  As 
for  me,  1  publicly 
asked his pardon’for my part  of  the  af­
fair,  which he granted,me, though rather 
coldly,  1 must own. 
I saw  how  eagerly 
his eyes were fixed on Elsie,  who awaited 
him in tears of joy,  and as soon as  possi­
ble he was with .her,  and  together, they 
sought the hotel,  while^l  rather  shame­
facedly accompanied them.

“Mr.  Davenal,”  I said,  “I can scarcely 
hope  for your forgiveness, and I confess 
1 am heartily ashamed of my doubt.  The 
only  reparation  I  can  make  you  is  to 
freely  give  you  the  rarest  jewel of my 
life,  my little sister.”  Rut  Elsie saucily 
raised  her  dainty  head  and responded: 
“Never mind the generous  presentation, 
Robert,  the  little  jewel  long  ago  pre­
sented herself to him.”

That evening  Davenal  left  for  home, 
and two days later Elsie and  I  followed.
The  day  of  our  departure,  as  I  was 
stepping  from  the ¡hotel, I was accosted 
by a most pitiable-looking object,  indeed 
a  wretched, 
ill-kempt 
tramp,  who  huskily  begged  for a little 
brandy.  Observing him narrowly, I saw 
that the poor creature was really ill,  and 
so assisted him to  the  piazza,  where  he 
fell  exhausted.  Galling  an  employe,  1 
bade him summon  a  physician,  who, ar­
riving,  pronounced the man dying.

rum-sodden, 

journed until the following  day.

It was growing late,  so  the  court  ad­

During its reading the prisoner  turned 
deadly  pale,  and,  for the  first  time  dur­
ing  the  trial,  uttered  an  exclamation. 
He was about to  speak  when  restrained 
by his counsel; he contented himself with 
whispering to the lawyer near him.

Before his death he said he was a mem 
ber  of  a  well-known  American  family 
but  from  his  dissolute  habits  he  had 
sunk so low,  that to save his  family  dis­
grace he preferred  to  die  unknown;  he 
had never committed actual  crime  until 
a  few  months  before,  when in a tramp 
On  the  opening  of  the  defense,  wit­
through this same place he  had  encoun 
nesses  were  produced  in  favor  of  the 
tered a traveler on the roadside,  between 
prisoner,  notably  a  countryman and his 
the station and the  hotel.  The  traveler 
wife,  who  testified  that  they  had  seen 
was evidently a man of  wealth,  and  the 
the accused fall  from  bis  horse  on  the 
tramp, maddened by liquor,  yet  craving 
day of the murder, that they had assisted 
more, and  with no means to obtain it,  at-
him to their cottage where,  owing  to  bis
weak  condition,  he  remained 
in  their | tacked him for the  purpose  of  robbery, 
company  until  evening,  when  they  had  He  only  meant  to  render  him  uncon­

scious,  and secure the  valuables,  but  in 
the ensuing struggle he had  killed  him, 
and was about  to  procure  the  price  of 
the awful deed; but before he  could  get 
either watch of purse,  the echo of horses’ 
hoofs in  the  distance  had  warned  him 
that delay would be  fatal,  and,  without 
compensation  for  his crime,  he had fled 
as far as possible from the scene of  mur­
der.  In the agony of illness,  being  again 
in  the  neighborhood  ot  his  sin,  he had 
crept  towards  the  hotel,  hoping  some 
person would aid him.  After his confes­
sion the unhappy wretch expired.

Elsie  and  I  reached  home a few days 
after, and with my_eyes  lowered  before 
the languid blue eyes of Davenal, I earn­
estly vowed ever after to put forth  every 
faculty to aid the downfall of circumstan­
tial evidence. 

Ber t h a  May  I vory.

THE  RIGHTS  OF  THE  SCAB.

The scab is a man who chooses to work 
when others choose  to  strike.  For  this 
exercise of his  personal  liberty  and  his 
own  volition,  he  is annointed with an ar­
omatic  egg  in  the  shape  of  an  odious 
name being added to that  given  him  by 
his mother. 
It is true  that  this  scurril- 
ty  makes  no  difference  in his personal 
character.  Putting a lion  in  a  donkey’s 
hide  never  yet  changed 
the  animal 
within,  nor can mud thrown on a marble 
column make it other than it is. 
It  is so 
with a man.  Epithets  cannot  spoil  him 
any  more  than  a  label  on  a bottle can 
make soda water of milk or brandy.  The 
misfortune  is,  however,  and  it  is  just 
here where the cloven foot comes through 
the stocking, that  the  public  do  not  al­
ways discern the distinction  between  an 
epithet and a man.  This  is  human  na­
ture; it will join the  hounds  every  time 
in;pursuit of a lamb or a hare. 
It  was a 
mob  of  this  kind  that crucified  Christ, 
and  would  be as ready to do it  to-day  as 
they  were 1,800  years  ago.  A  brickbat 
never stops to reason, nor does a bludgeon 
wait for a jury.

one can put on his coat and walk out of a 
workshop,  another has an equal right to 
take off his coat and walk in.  We recog­
nize the value of unanimity in  labor;  we 
know that without cohesion  it  is  power­
less.  We understand why men making a 
stand for what they honestly  consider  to 
be a just  demand  or  remonstrance,  are 
more or less frustrated and in some cases 
excusably irritated,  by seeing others take 
up the hammer or chisel they laid  down; 
but with  all this allowed,  there can  be no 
defense, either legal of  moral,  for  deny­
ing another man his  personal  liberty  or 
rights.  Society  would recoil from  keep­
ing  a  man  out  of  a  church  door if he 
chooses to go in.  We do not hang,  burn 
or drown men nowadays  for  their  relig­
ious opinions.  We  claim freedom at the 
ballot box and punish the  men  who  ob­
struct it; in fact,  all  men  are  conscious 
of the danger involved in intefering with 
personal  rights. 
It  must  be  so  recog­
nized  in  all  labor  struggles,  and  labor 
unions will never be what  they  can  and 
ought to be so long as violence is done to 
the non-consenting.  We  do  not say, nor 
do we wish to infer, that the majority  of 
labor concurs iu  such  methods,  but  we 
do say this, that it is one of the  most  ur- 
geut duties of labor organizations  to  say 
“ Hands  off!”  and  to  say  it  earnestly. 
The  sooner  it 
is  done  by  putting the 
guilty parties out  of  unions,  the  better 
for labor. 

F red  Woodrow.

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Here  lies  the  venom  and  ferocity  of 
It has killed statesmen and 
vocal abuse. 
ended the career of some of the best  and 
wisest of  men; ;it, has  opposed  reforms 
and  bolstered  up  abuses,  muzzled  the 
mouth of truth and made,'music  of  lies. 
Rub  this  kind  of  garlic  on  preacher, 
prophet, statesman or public writer,  and 
he usual ninety-nine fools in  a  hundred 
of  population  will  hold  their  noses  as 
the victim passes  by.  Better  a  wooden 
leg or a giass eye than  a  bad  name. 
It 
sticks closer than  a  porous  plaster,  and 
the  victim,  through 
innocent  as  Noah 
was of drowning his neighbors,  is  under 
a ban from which it  is  as  impossible  to 
escape as it would be to crawl out  of  his 
skin.

What is known  as  a  scab,  in  modern 
parlance,  is not  necessarily a scamp or a 
scoundrel.  He  may  be  as  honest  and 
manly as his neighbors, as true  a  citizen 
and as good a son,  brother or husband as 
ever turned out of the  divine  workshop. 
What be eats he earns; what he  buys  he 
pays for,  and  no  scurrility  can  make  a 
dog of such a man as  that.  He  has  his 
personal liberties  and  rights,  and  they 
are  his,  as  sacred  and  unassailable  as 
those  of any other men.  A  knife on the 
throat of these  rights  is  social  murder, 
whether committed by  a  spiteful  neigh­
bor cr an industrial order.  This is plain 
talking,  but any man that  can  count  his 
fingers can  swear to its truthfulness.

If labor wishes to secure its own rights 
it  must  respect  those  of  others, and if

Shoes ? 

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Misses’ 
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Tip,  Heel or Spring.  6  to  8 @ 65c—8% 
to UK  @  75c—12 to 2  @ 90c.
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STATE  AGENTS  FOR 

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keep constantly on hand a 
full  and  complete  line  of 
these goods made from the 
purest  rubber.  They  are 
good style, good fitters  and 
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of any rubber  in  the  mar­
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Boots  and  Shoes  is  com­
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also  Felt Boots,  Sox,  etc.
Thanking you for past favors  we  now 
await your further  orders.  Hoping  you 
wiil  give  our  line  a  careful  inspection 
when  our  representative  calls  on  you, 
we are  REEDER BROS’. SHOE CO.

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QUANTITY 
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THE  MORNING  MARKET.

Some  of the  Familiar Faces  Regularly 

Seen  There.
sir; 

two 

“ Morning  papers, 

for  a 
nickel?  Morning  papers?”  “Yes;  give 
me a Herald;  here’s  your  nickel;  never 
mind  the  change.”  And  the  hustling 
little  fellow  who  “does  the  market” 
with the  morning  papers  pocketed  the 
nickel with a grin and,  taking  a  seat  at 
the lunch counter,  called for a  sandwich 
and a cup of coffee.  The  reporter  took 
a seat beside him and  proceeded  to  ask 
him a few questions  about  himself  and 
his calling as a  newsboy.  “How’s  busi­
ness?  Oh, ’taint very good,  not  near  as 
good  as it  was  last  summer.  You  see, 
times is hard and they won’t buy papers, 
cos  they  say  money’s  scarce.  Do  the 
country people buy  many  papers?  The 
fruit  men  do;  the  other  fellers  can’t 
read,  1  guess;  anyway  they  don’t  buy 
papers.  The fruit men buy lots  of  ’em; 
but there are lots of city folks here every 
morning and most of  ’em buy from me.”
“You have to  get out  pretty  early  in 

the morning,  don’t you?”

“You bet. 

I’m here every morning by 

4.  Got to be, or 1 can’t do business.”

“Do you sell papers all day?”
“ Yep.”
“Aren’t you  pretty  tired  when  night 

comes?”

“I should say yes. 

I’m ready  for  bed 
about as soon as  I  get  my  supper,  and 
that’s about 7 o’clock. 
I  hain’t  got  no 
time to fool  around,  I  tell  you;”  and, 
swallowing  his  last  mouthful  of  sand­
wich  and coffee,  he began  again—“Dem- 
o-o-o-crat ’n Herald!  two for  a  nickel!” 
and was soon lost to view in  the  crowd. 
Energetic,  industrious and  full  of  push 
and “go,”  he is just the  kind  of  boy  to] 
make his mark in the world,  as  have  so 
many  others  whose  early  youth  was 
spent  as  his  is  being  spent.  He  will 
make his  mark  in  the world  yet,  or we 
will miss our guess.

Nearly every grocer in the city may be 
seen on the market in  the  morning,  and 
those who do not come down  themselves 
have a buyer to represent them.  For in­
stance,  it is some time  since  E.  J.  Her­
rick’s “notorious phiz”  has been  seen on 
the market.  “Joe,” as  he  is  affection­
ately  called  by  his  friends,  or  Joseph 
Miedema,  as he appears in the directory, 
does the buying for his  house.  No  bet­
ter or more capable buyer  comes  on  the 
market.  He  always  knows  what  he 
wants and what he ought  to  pay  for  it, 
and  when  he  stops  buying  he  has 
“stocked  up”  for  the  day,  and  there 
won’t be  much  left when  night  comes, 
either.

A.  J.  Elliott  comes  no  more  to  the 
early morning market;  “the cock’s shrill 
clarion” no more has charms for  him  in 
the  “ghostly  dawn,”  so  he  draws  the 
blinds close, and lets the day break  if  it 
wants to—he has no use for it  “ so  early 
in the morning.”  A. J.  says  he gets his 
best sleep between 4  and  7  a.  m.,  and 
that that is what keeps him always look­
ing so fresh;  his friends think  he  would 
be just as fresh if he got no sleep  at  all, 
but no  one  argues  with  him  about  it. 
He does not need to  come  down  to  the 
market if he don’t want to,  for what  his 
buyer does not  know  about  buying  has 
not  been  printed  yet.  Not  metaphori­
cally speaking,  but actually, his  name is 
Dennis—L. D.  Blackford—and  he  buys 
right every time.

J.  Geo.  Lehman does his  own  buying. 
He may be seen any morning on the mar-

ket  shortly  after  business  has  begun. 
But if  you want  to  be  sure  of  finding 
him go to the market lunch  counter  and 
wait  for  him.  Whatever  else  he  may 
forget, and his  best  friends  will  admit 
he does sometimes forget, he  never fails 
to eat—four times a  day  and  oftener  if 
he has opportunity.  He buys for a trade 
that  will  not  take  second-class  goods, 
and he  generally  manages  to  get  what 
they want.  His neighbor, D.  Arnott,  is 
another buyer of ability,  who  buys  the 
best the market affords.

Henry  J.  Vinkemulder—which  his 
stage name it  is  Henry—not  only  buys 
for his retail trade  in  the  city,  but  he 
has a considerable and  constantly  grow­
ing  wholesale  demand 
from  outside 
which he does his  best  to  fill.  He  sel­
dom fails to get what  he  wants,  and  all 
he wants.  His  wholesale  trade,  which 
started in a small way  not  many  moons 
ago,  has grown until it  has  become  one 
of  the  most  profitable  departments  of 
his  business.  Henry  admits,  however, 
that much of his success  is  due  to  The 
T kadesman as  an  advertising  medium, 
and his shrewdness is manifested  by his 
taking advantage of  it.  “Six  years  old 
to-day,” said  Henry  on  Aug.  11  to  his 
customers, and it must be  admitted  that 
be is a remarkably vigorous and  well-de­
veloped six-year-old.

B.  S.  Harris is another buyer  of  note. 
He is a  “general dealer,”  but his grocery 
trade  would  be  considered  enough  for 
the ordinary citizen.

There are a  great  many  more  buyers 
who might be mentioned,  who  are recog­
nized as among  the  shrewdest  of  their 
class—Hart, Viergever,  Schuit,  Wagner, 
Winchester,  Goss,  Gaskill,  Jenkins, 
Rasch,  VanAnroy and  a  host  of  others 
who  are  familiar  figures  on  the  early 
morning  market.  They  are  welcomed 
by every grower in the line, for, although 
they are close buyers, they are  good fel­
lows who believe not only  in  living  but 
in letting  live.  Their  task  is  no  light 
one; 
they  must  please  the  tastes  and 
palates  of  scores  of  customers,  hardly 
two  of  whom  have  the  same  tastes. 
They are compelled  to  work  early  and 
late,  in fair weather and  foul,  for  very 
small return,  and yet they preserve their 
patience and appear to be having  a good 
time and to get as  much  out  of  life  as 
most of us do.

Food by  Chemistry.

Philadelphia  has  a  chemist  who  be­
lieves that meats of  all sorts and  flavors 
will  ultimately be produced in the labor­
atories of the chemist.  Says he:  “Within 
this  century  1  expect  to  see  synthetic 
steaks,  roasts and chops entered upon the 
bills of fare at our leading hotels and res­
taurants,  and they  will  be  prepared  so 
artistically  as  to appeal  to  the sense  of 
beauty  as  well  as  to the  appetite.  At 
first, of course,  in order  to  appease  the 
natural  prejudices  against  anything  so 
novel,  a choice will be  afforded  between 
the  real  and  artificial;  but  eventually 
the killing of  animals  for  food  will  be 
regarded in all civilized countries as bar­
barous.  That this  is not an  absurd pre­
diction is well assured to those who have 
observed  what  synthetic  chemistry  has 
already  done  in  exactly 
reproducing 
mustard, sugar, butter, ice,  lemon  juice 
and flavoring  essences,  besides  madder, 
turpentine  and  many  other  compounds 
used extensively in commerce.”

The  man  who  can  pay  his debts and 
will  not,  is  something like a thief.  He 
keeps  the  owner  from  handling  his 
money.
Egotism  always  looks  at his  “neigh­
bor”  through the wrong end of  the  tele­
scope.

IN
YOUR
STATIONERY

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Look 
For the 
Watermark

We control it in this locality.

It’s
It’s
It’s
It’s

first-class stock, 
easy to  write upon, 
always the same, 
a credit to your business.

USE
IT
ON

Your Note Heads.
Your  Letter Heads. 
Your  Legal  Blanks. 
Your Checks and  Drafts

It  always  gives  satisfaction,  and,  compared  with  other 

stock,  the  price is  nothing.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

,  BA K IN G   PO W D Etf

1TÂS  _N0  SUPERIOR  -   BUT  FEW  EQUALS
*£ H E  ONLY  HIGH  G R A D E   BAKING POWDER
I LB. CAN  2 5^*
607.CAN  10^  
NORTHROP,  ROBERTSON*&  C A R R IE R

MANUFACTURED  BY

SOLD  AT  THIS  PRICE

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LANSING M ICH. 

_______ LOUISVILLE.  KY.

IF  YOU  BUY  OF  HEADQUARTERS,  YOU 
ARE  CUSTOMERS  OF  THE
T R A D E S M A N   C O M P A N Y ,

Sn  returning  thanks  for  the  large  increase  in  trade for the fail and winter of 

1894-5,  it affords us much  pleasure  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  many  letters 
from  leading merchants expressing their pleasure on finding that  we  have in­
troduced so many lmpoved Styles in Overcoats  and  Ulsters.  The  Paddock  Over­
coat is a surprise and leading feature, is dressy and shows the figure  to  perfection.
Our Clay and Fancy Worsted suits are in great demand,  and  our  large  line  of 
Double and Single-Breasted Suits  in  Unfinished  Worsteds,  Chevoits,  Cassimeres, 
Etc.,  sold  at  popular  prices,  have afforded our customers the pleasure to meet all 
competition.
Write our Michigan  Representative,  WILLIAfl  CONNOR,  Marshall,  Mich., 
Box 346  (his permanent address),  who will  be pleased  to  call  upon  you,  and  you 
will see and learn something to your advantage.

All mail orders promptly attended to.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

W h o l e s a l e   Clothiers,

ROCHESTER, 

N.   Y.
William Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand Rapids,  Mich., on Monday and 
Tuesday,  Sept.  10 and 11 and on Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Friday,  Sept.  26,  27 
and 28, Fair  week.

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AROUND  THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

lronwood—  Jas.  Deyo  succeeds  the 

lronwood Cash Grocery Co.

Fremont—F.  E.  Holt  has  purchased 

the grocery business of Landon Bros.

Holland—Fred Zalsman  has embarked 
in the produce and commission  business.
Flint—Buckley &  Shaw succeed  Buck- 
ley & Pettit in  the  monument  business.
Constantine—Lewis  Hutton  has  pur 
chased  the  meat  business  of  Thomas 
Wolf.

Traverse City—J.  W.  Bell  will  remove 
his dry goods stock  from Escanaba to this 
place.

Hastings—Jos.  Rogers &  Co.  have  as­
signed  their  grocery stock to Hon.  P.  T. 
Colgrove.

Carsonville—McPhersou & Co.  succeed 
McPherson Bros,  in the  grocery  and dry 
goods  business.

Kalamazoo—Lamb  &  Itodiger,  furni­
ture  dealers,  have  dissolved,  John  A. 
Lamb succeeding.

Kalamazoo—Fisher &  Harris,  produce 
and fruit dealers,  have  dissolved,  Fisher 
& Kiine succeeding.

Jonesville—Pomeroy  & Son  will  open 
a grocery  store in the  building  formerly 
occupied by 1.  R.  Bentz.

Detroit—J.  P.  Rosenthal & Co.,  whole­
sale notion dealers,  have dissolved, John 
P.  Rosenthal continuing.

Watervliet—J.  L.  Zuver has purchased 
A.  G.  Wigeut’s  undertaking  stock  and 
will continue the business.

Manistee—Hans  Petersen’s  clothing 
stock  has been seized  by Claus  Hoop  by 
virtue of a chattel mortgage.

Cadillac—The dry  goods  store of E.  S. 
McMahon  has  been  closed  by  virtue of 
a mortgage held by  Edson,  Moore  <fe Co., 
of Detroit.

Traverse  City—Armstrong  &  Bowen 
have sold their grocery stock  to  A.  Gold- 
farb,  formerly  manager  of  R.  Yalom- 
stein’s clothing business.

Petoskey—D. C.  Page,  assignee  of  D. 
N.  White, 
the  grocer,  writes  The 
Tradesman that the assets of the  estate 
amount  to  §1,700,  while  the  liabilities 
aggregate §3,800.

Three  Rivers—W.  D.  Tyler,  who 
recently  had his grocery  store closed  on 
an  attachment  by  J.  E.  Hummel,  the 
former owner,  ha s sold the stock  back to 
him and  Mr.  Hummel  will  continue  the 
business.

Albion—A.  P.  Wolcott succeeds L.  L. 
Putnam & Co.  in  the  grocery  business. 
Mr.  Wolcott  was  the  “Co.”  of  the old 
firm.  Mr.  Putnam  will  devote all of his 
time hereafter to his real  estate and cold 
storage business.

Traverse  City—S.  S.  Trevett  has  re­
moved to this place from  Muskegon  snd 
has rented the old Steinberg building,  in 
which  he  will  open  for business  with a 
line  of teas,  crockery  and  bazaar goods, 
conducting  business  under  the  style  of 
the New York Tea Co.

Shelby—H.  Johnston  has  made  ar- 
rangments to establish a branch shoe and 
hat store at Ferry  under the management 
of his son, John  Me.  Johnston,  with  the 
firm name of H.  Johnston  & Son.  They 
will be ready for business  about Sept.  1.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Sturgis—Jay Wait  has sold  his  inter­
est  in  the  furniture  factory  of  Wait  & 
Wet more to  A.  Wiuesburg,  Fred  Utritz 
and  P.  Berridge.  The  business  will 
hereafter  be  conducted  under  the  style 
of the Sturgis Furniture  Co.

Vicksburg—Emory  J.  Kimble,  R.  E. 
Kimble  and  Dr.  C.  H.  McKain  have 
formed a copartnership  and  will  manu­
facture a steam governor, which is partly 
E. J.  Kimble’s invention.

Ludington—A deal has been concluded 
between Thomas R.  Lyon and E.  A.  Car- 
tier whereby  the latter purchases  of  the 
former 30,000,000 feet of  standing  pine, 
located chiefly  in  Lake county.  Mr.  Car- 
tier is also  contemplating  the  purchase 
of one of the two  sawmills  here  belong­
ing  to  Lyon.  The  pine purchased is to 
be delivered in four years.

Gripsack  Brigade.

Geo.  H.  McWilliams  (Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer  Co.)  leaves  to-day  on  the  press 
excursion  for Lockport,  N. Y.,  where he 
will spend a  week  with friends.  He  is 
accompanied  by his wife.

The  thanks  of local traveling men are 
due the Tradesman  Company, for badges 
furnished,  and  the  Putnam  Candy  Co., 
for candy and gum furnished, on  the  oc­
casion of the annual picnic.

W.  A.  VanLeuven  sustained  the  only 
serious accident  at  the  traveling  men’s 
picnic.  While  running  to  a  base,  he 
sprained the cords in  his  right  leg,  ne- 
cesitating his hanging around  the  house 
for a week.

C.  W.  Hurd (Hazeltine& Perkins Drug 
Co.)  has  a  high  opinion  of  the  artistic 
ability and  prophetic  foresight  of Long­
year Bros.,  the  Mason  druggists.  Their 
personal  sketches  portray  a  depth  of 
feeling and a thorough  familiarity of the 
subject little less than  remarkable.

Shelby  ELerald:  Tiaveling  men  and 
others  who  travel  on  the  Pentwater 
branch of the C.  &  W.  M.  Railway  and 
find  the  present  time  schedule very  in­
convenient and  who desire  an occasional 
ride ou  the local  freight decidedly object 
to being compelled to pay telegraph tolls 
to ask for a permit to ride,  besides  pay­
ing  a  first-class fare for the ride.  They 
think it is as much  railroad  business  as 
to  telegraph  for  a  car  to  load  with 
freight, hence the kick.

The annual picnic of the Grand  Rapids 
traveling men,  which was  held at  North 
Park  Saturday  afternoon  and  evening, 
was fully as enjoyable as previous events 
of the same character.  Early in  the  af­
ternoon  Byron  S.  Davenport  and  Ben 
Van  Leuven  selected  their  base  ball 
nines,  which were designated as “ Weary 
Willies”  and  “Cheeky  Chiun^rs.”  The 
game resul  ed in a score of 48 to  47,  but 
in  whose  favor the scorer was unable to 
determine, owing to the  very  inaccurate 
way in  which he recorded the runs.  The 
game was umpired  by A.  D.  Baker,  who 
would probably  have been  murdered but 
for the intercession and  assistance of his 
wife,  who appeared  to know  more about 
base ball in a minute than  he  will  know 
in  a  lifetime.  On the conclusion of the 
game,  all  hands  adjourned  to  supper, 
most of those  in  attendance  being  pro­
vided  with  lunch  baskets  of  the  old- 
fashioned variety.  Not content with the 
notoriety he obtained  as  umpire  of  the 
ball  game,  Mr.  Baker insisted on singing 
a song,  entitled “Papa’s  Pants will Soon 
Fit Willie.”  The song was well received, 
in deference  to the  lady who  played the 
accompaniment,  and  Mr.  Baker—mistak­
ing the applause intended for the accom­
panist as praise for his own effort—insist 
ed on singing another song,  which depop­
ulated  the  pavilion  for the time  being. 
Dancing  began at 8 o’clock and continued 
without  interruption  uutil  10:30,  when 
the merry party broke up, taking to their 
homes only  pleasant  memories of the oc­
casion.

■n=m   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N

Father of the River Market Scheme. 
“The idea of a  River market  is  not  a 
new  one  by  any  means,”  said J.  A.  S. 
Verdier, Cashier of the Kent County Sav­
ings Bank to T h e  T radesm an  last week. 
“ When 1  was  in  the  Common  Council, 
twenty years  ago, the question of  a per­
manent market was agitated,  and  I  sug­
gested a bridge over  the River as the best 
and most  economical  settlement  of  the 
question.  That was the first time such a 
thing  had  ever  been  thought  of,  so  I 
think  I  am  entitled  to  be  called  the 
father  of  the  bridge  schemel  When  1 
first suggested it the cost  was  estimated 
at §100,000,  which was a big lot of money 
for those days.  We  had just  floated our 
waterworks bonds,  on  which we  had  to 
pay  8  per  cent,  interest,  and it was not 
thought advisable to go any  deeper  into 
debt  at  that  time.  Nothing  has  been 
done since,  although  the matter has been 
discussed and  argued from  almost every 
point  of  the  compass.  The  location  I 
preferred and  which I  advocated at that 
time  was from  Lyon street  on  the  East 
side  to  Allen  street on the West side of 
the River.  This is the  most eligible site 
in  the  city,  and  has  the additional ad­
vantage of being central.  There are sev­
eral objections to a  land site.  One is its 
cost.  Mr.  Comstock  wants  §60,000  for 
his site,  which  may  be  cheap  enough, 
but, 
in  addition,  buildings  must  be 
erected and the market ground  paved, so 
that,  in the end, it would cost much  more 
than a bridge market, the  probable  cost 
of  which  would not greatly exceed §100,- 
000.  Another  objection to a land  site is 
the difficulty of keeping it clean.  There 
would be more or less refuse lying around 
most of the time.  Anyone  who has ever 
lived or done business near a market will 
appreciate  this  objection. 
If  a  bridge 
market  is  built the  refuse can be swept 
into  the  River  with  very  little  or  no 
trouble  every  day.  Some  objection 
is 
made  to  throwing  the  refuse  into  the 
River,  but I see no force in  such  an  ob­
jection  when 
that 
the entire  sewage  of  the  city  finds  its 
way to the River.  So 1 don’t see  why  a 
bridge  market  should  be objected to on 
that score.  The  city must  have  a  per­
manent  market  of some  sort.  The men 
who supply us with  fruit and  vegetables 
deserve the accommodation  and ought to 
have it,  and,  as  things are  now,  instead 
of being  an  accommodation  the  market 
is a nuisance to everybody.”
The 

is  remembered 

Association.

Interstate  Wholesale  Grocers’ 
Pursuant to call,  thirty-five  delegates 
from  State  wholesale  grocers’  associa­
tions,  representing  twenty-one  different 
states, met in Chicago Aug 15  and  16  to 
organize an Interstate Wholesale Grocer’s 
Association,  having  for  its  object  the 
promotion of friendly  relations  between 
wholesale grocers and the interchange of 
ideas tending  to  better  methods.  Elec­
tion of officers resulted  in  the  selection 
of Geo. J.  Reed,  of  Chicago,  for  Presi­
dent;  W.  E.  Schweppe,  of St.  Louis,  for 
Vice-President, and  Graeme  Stewart, of 
Chicago,  for  Treasurer.  The  Secretary 
will  be selected  by  the  Executive  Com­
mittee, composed of Jas.  Edgar,  of  De­
troit;  Mr.  Cox,  of  Terre  Haute;  Mr. 
Mahon,  of  Iowa;  and  P.  H.  Kelly,  of 
SL  Paul.

it 

The Michigan  Association  was  repre­
sented by President W. J.  Gould, of  De­
troit, and Wm.  Judson, of this  city,  and 
the latter gentleman  was honored  by be­
ing  placed  on the  Committee  on  Const!-

tution  and  By-Laws,  and  also  on  the 
Committee  to  nominate  officers.  An 
elaborate banquet was tendered  the  del 
egates at the Athletic Club  by  the  Chi­
cago Wholesale Grocers’  Association  on 
the  evening  of  the  15th,  which  was 
heartily enjoyed by all  present. 
It is  a 
notable feature of the  organization  that 
the  constitution  places  the  Association 
on a broad basis,  it being  expressly stip­
ulated that the individuality of  the firm, 
market and State shall be preserved.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

PRODUCE MARKET.

Apples—Duchess of Oldenberg take  the  lead 
bringing 40@.*0c per bu.  Astrakans, 25@40c, and 
other varieties from 10c up.

Beans—Commission  houses  pay  from  $1.50® 

1.65,  holding at $1.85@2 per bu.

Beets—40c per bu.
Blackberries—Supply is poor  and  the  quality 
is following suit.  They are held at $1 per  16  qt. 
crate.

Butter—Best  dairy  is  worth 

I7@20c,  and 

creamery 22@23c.

Cabbage—Sold  for  50®60c  per  doz.  Some 
extra  large heads  sold  for  home  consmmptlon 
for 75c per doz.

Carrots—Are worth 15c per doz. bunches.
Celery—No change except in quality, which is 

improving.  The price is 16@18c per doz.
ling are worth the same.

Cucumbers—Have reached  25c  per  bu.  Pick­

Eggs—Are  up  two  points  since  last  report. 

They now bring 12® 13c per doz.

Green Corn—Is held at 8@10c per doz.
Muskmelons—Indlanas  bring  75c  per  doz. 
Home-grown, which greatly outclass the  others, 
are worth $1.25.

Onions—Ripe,  ’¡0c  per  bu.  Green,  12ftc  per 

doz. bunches.

Green Peas—Atout out of the market.
Peaches—Thejsupply  of  Hale’s  Early  is still 
scant; they bring  $1.40  per  bu.  Crane’s  Early, 
the finest peaches  next  to  the  Crawfords  that 
come  to  the  market,  are worth $2.50®2.75; they 
also  are  scarce  as  yet.  Alexanders  and Early 
Rivers have about disappeared.

Potatoes—Growers have  been  rushing  every 
thing  in the shape of a  potato  into  the  market 
and, as a consequence, the price has come down. 
They are held at 60@65c per bu.  As soon  as  the 
rush is over, they may be expected  to rise.

Plums—There  was  a  good  supply  of  Brad­
shaws on the  market,  which sold readily at  $2® 
2.25 per bu.  They  were  in  excellent  condition 
for  canning.  There  was  a  limited  supply  of 
Green Gages and other  varieties which brought 
fancy  prices.  Next  week  the supply  of  all 
kinds Is expected to be ample.

Pears—Home grown brought $1.25®1.50 per bu. 

Californias, $1.75@2 per box.

10c per doz. bunches.

Radishes—Are large and pithy.  They  sell  for 
Squash—There is no export  demand,  and  the 

price has dropped to lftc per lb.

String  Beans—No  export  demand  whatever, 

and growers take what they can get.
*  Tomatoes—Home grown  have  the  market  to 
themselves.  They are worth $1 per bu.

Turnips—There is a fair  demand  and  dealers 

are asking 40c per bu.

Watermelons—Are still on the  decline.  They 

are now  held at 12%@15c  per  melon.

Crabapples—50c per bushel.
Henry  J.  Vinkemulder,

JO B B E R   OF

Fruits  and  Vegetables,

418,  420,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

St  Grand  Rapids.

We quote you choice apples at  $1.25  @1.50  per 
bbl.  Home-grown tomatoes at $1 per bu.  Choice 
onions  at  70c  per  bu.  Potatoes  at  70c per bu 
Home grown celery at 15c per  doz.  Green  corn 
at 10c per doz.  Parsley at  20c  per  doz.  Water­
melons at  13@13c.  Muskmelons  at  $1@1.25  per 
crate  Cabbage  at t0@50c per doz.  Our crop of 
peaches, pears and plums will be  large  and  the 
quality of the fruit fine.  This  week we will get 
the Early Michigan; Mountain Rose and Crane's 
Early peaches, and in about a week or  ten  days 
we will have the CrawfordB and  Barnards,  and 
from then until after the middle of  October  we 
shall have plenty of fruit every day.  Plums and 
pears are coming in now and the stock  is  good. 
Plnms  bring  $2@2.75  per  bu.  Pears,  $I®1.50. 
Peaches, $i.50@;-.5j (Freestone) per  bu.
Send in your orders by mail or wire and 
1 assure you they will  have  our  prompt 
and  personal  attention  and  benefit  of 
lowest possible prices.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E 8 M AN

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Peterson  &  Whipfler,  brewers  at  296 
West  Bridge  street,  are  sueceeded  by 
Julius R.  Peterson.

E. H.  Deling & Go.  will shortly  open a 
new grocery store at Custer.  The Olney 
&  Judson Grocer  Go  has  the  order  for 
the  stock.

Joseph W. Raynor has  sold his confec­
tionery business  at  300  South  Division 
street to Geo. W.  Adams, formerly in the 
grocery business at Ionia.

Wallace  Watson  has  re-engaged 

in 
general trade  at  Parmelee.  The  Olney 
& Judson Grocer  Go.  furnished  the  gro­
ceries,  P.  Steketee & Sons  the dry  goods 
and Reeder Bros.  Shoe Go.  the boots and 
shoes. 

________________

Somebody is laboring  under a mistake 
in connection with  the  granting  of  per­
mits  to  peddlers  by  the  Mayor.  His 
Honor  says  he  has  not  issued  any  new 
permits  and  has  renewed  but  two  of 
the  old  ones. 
If  the  Mayor  is  right— 
and be  ought  to  know—then  the  com­
plaints  of  the  police  are  a  trifle  out  of 
place.  They  have  a  right  to  complain, 
of  course,  at  the  granting  of  any  per­
mits,  which are a plain overriding of the 
law,  but the Mayor should not be blamed 
for  what  he  has  not  done.  Let  the 
police go to work  and  enforce  the  law, 
so far as possible,  and  the  Mayor  keep 
his  hands  off  the  city  ordinance  and 
there  will  be  no 
found  with 
either.

fault 

As the fiscal year of  the Grand  Rapids 
Retail Grocers’  Association  closed  Mon­
day,  it is not out of place to glance at the 
work accomplished,  or  attempted  to  be 
accomplished,  by  the  Association.  A 
level price on sugar has  been maintained 
throughout  the  year.  This  has  been  a 
somewhat  difficult  matter,  as  there  are 
several dealers in the  city, not  members 
of the  Association,  whose  one object  in 
life seems  to be to sell  sugar at or below 
cost.  Some 
timid  members  have  been 
shaken  by  the  action  of  these  pirates, 
but,  on  the  whole,  the  card  price  has 
been well maintained.  The operation of 
the sealer of weights  and measures ordi­
nance  has  been,  at  least  temporarily, 
suspended.  This  was 
the  result,  un­
doubtedly, of the  vigorous protest of the 
Association  against  the  unjust  and  in­
efficient manner in  which  the  ordinance 
was  being  enforced.  Protest  was  also 
entered  against  the  imposition  of  fees, 
as it was held by the  Association  that  if 
the  people  want  inspecticn  of  weights 
and measures,  they should  be willing  to 
pay for it,  and not  saddle  the  cost  upon 
dealers,  who have already enough to con­
tend  with. 
If  the  ordinance  is  ever 
again enforced it will be upon  an entire­
ly  new  basis. 
the  matter  of  the 
peddling  nuisance  the  Association  has 
spoken with no uncertain sound.  Not as 
much was accomplished in  this direction 
as  could  have  been  desired,  partly  be­
cause  of  the  hard  times,  but,  more  es­
pecially,  because  a  License  Committee 
was  appointed  by  Mayor  Fisher  who 
seemed anxious to give the  peddlers  the 
earth  and  compel  the  grocers  to  build 
a  fence  around  it.  This  work  has  not 
been  abandoned,  however,  but  is  in 
good  shape  for  next  season. 
In  the 
meantime  the  Association  has  carefully 
noted the course of events,  keeping track 
of  the  manner  in  which  the  police  de­
the  law.  The
partment  has  enforced 

In 

and an increase  over  the  corresponding 
week last year of  12,000.  The  advance 
in  pork during the  week  has  been  tre­
mendous, caused  by  the  high  price  of 
corn  and  the  discouraging  crop  pros­
pects.  Everything 
in  barreled  pork, 
except mess,  has  advanced  from  $1  to 
$1.50 per bbl.  Lard, all brands,  has  ad­
vanced from 
per  tb.  Cottoline
is up  He.  Smoked shoulders  are  down 
Kc.  Beef in barrels remains unchanged, 
except boneless  rump  butts,  which  are 
up $1.50.  Business for the week  in  the 
local  market is  reported  fair,  with  the 
prospect good.

The  Hardware  Market.

General  trade  keeps  up  fairly  well. 
Purchasing for fall requirements has not 
started in yet,  but there is a good deal of 
enquiry  for  many 
things.  Prices  on 
sheet iron,  elbows,  stove  boards,  stoves, 
etc.,  are settled and  the  indications  are 
that there will be no  change.  The pass­
age of the tariff  bill  and  the  early  ad­
journment of the  disorganizes  of  trade 
and traffic—otherwise our Congress—can­
not help but  have  a  good  effect.  Now 
the manufacturer,  as  well  as  the  mer­
chant and farmer,  knows what  is  what, 
and  can  make  his  calculations  accord­
ingly.

Barbed  Wire—The  demand  keeps  up 
unusually  well for this time of  the  year 
and the  mills  are  able  to  give  prompt 
shipments.  The  price  remains  steady 
and we do not look for  any  change  this 
fall.

Wire  Nails—Are 

in  quite  brisk  de­
mand,  and,  as only  a  part  of  the  mills 
are in operation,  it is not an  easy  matter 
to keep  up  assortments.  The  prospect 
of any further advance is not good.  Nor 
do we look for any lower prices.

Ammunition—As  the  hunting  season 
on some kinds of game is  near  at  hand, 
the demand for shot,  shells  and  powder 
is  very  good.  There  has  been  an  ad­
vance  of  5c  per  bag  in  shot  and,  as  is 
generally the case,  the  shot  makers  try 
and advance at that rate until  the  price 
reaches  $1.50  for  drop.  The  present 
quotations  are  $1.25  per  bag  for  drop 
shot and  $1.50  per  bag  for  buck  shot. 
Loaded shells, 40,  10  and  10  from  list. 
For good  orders  on  loaded  shells  this 
price can be shaded.

Old rate.

Tariff  Bill—As  the  passage  of 

this 
bill will affect quite a  few articles in the 
hardware line,  we give below a few com­
parisons of the old and the  new  rate  of 
duty:
New rate.
Iron ore......  .....$ .75
per ton. $ .40 per ton.
......... 2 .20
Tin plate 
per cwt.
1.20 per cwt.
“  **
..  2.50
1.75  “ 
Anvils__ 
“
Screws, Vi in. and
per  lb.
.14
less in length...
.10  per lb.
’*
“ 
Screws. '4 to 1  in.
.10
.(7  “  “
** 
“
••
.01  “ 
.02
Lead, pig and bar
.(’2 1-2  “ 
“
.01*4 “  “
Sheet Zinc 
.......
.01 8-10  “  “
Horse shoes  ......
25 »per cent.
.01 6-10  “  “
C hain................
30  “
Galvanized  and
per cwt. 
8-10 per lb.
M ica.................   35 per cent. 
20 *per cent.
* Ad Valorem.

Sheet  Iron......1.35 

Laces In  America.

A good deal has  been  said  about  the 
precious  collection  of  laces  owned  by 
some of the royal  ladies  of  Europe,  but 
it is now well known that there  are  sev­
eral  ladies  in  America  who  have  laces 
more valuable than those owned  by  any 
European  potentate.  The  laces  of  the 
Astor family are valued  at $300,000,  and 
those  of  the  Vanderbilts  at  $500,000. 
More lace is bought in New  Tork that in 
any other city  of  the  world.  The  pope 
is said to own lace to the value  of  $875,- 
000.  Queen Victoria has $375,000 worth, 
while  those belonging to the Princess  of 
Wales are valued at  $250,000.  The wed­
ding  dress  of  the  Queen  was  trimmed 
with  a  piece  of  Honiton,  which  cost 
$5,000.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC. 

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

ANTED—POSITION  AS  MANAGER  OR 
Clerk in drygoods or general store.  Good 
window  dresser.  References.  Box  AA,  New 
Haven, Mich. 
537
30R  SALE—CHEAP  FOR CASH.  SHlNGLE- 
mlll  in  first-class  repair.,  40,000  capaclty-
Holmes & DeGolt, Tustln  Mich.________  688
ANTE D—POSITI ON  AS  CLERK  OR 
book keeper  in  a  general  store.  Good 
references  furnished.  Address  A.  D.  Diehm. 
Remus, Mich. 
\ \ T ANTED—FURNITURE  AND  FIXTURES 
TV 
for  a  drug  store.  Price  must  be right. 
Address C. W. Vining, Lakeview,  Mich. 
T IT  ANTED  FOR  CASH—STOCK  GENERAL 
VV  merchandise.  Must be cheap.  Also store 
building in Northern Michigan.  W.  H.  Pardee, 
Freeport,  Mich. 

584
ANTED-TO EXCHANGE STORE  BUILD 
Ingin  Vassar,  Mich.,  for  stock  of  mer­
chandise worth about 81,000.  Store to rent.  Ad­
dress T. W., 506 Cherry St., Toledo,  Ohio.  592

539

5s6

583

ANTED—A DEALER IN EVERY COUNTY 
to handle the Peerless typewriter.  Send
for circular.  Barker  & Saunders, State Agents 
19 and 21 Fountain St.,Grand Rapids. 
TF  YOU  WANT TO  SELL  OR  TRADE,  SEND 
A  a list of your  property  and  25  cents  to  pay 
for advertising  same.  We  have  a  good  many 
chances  for  you.  Address Business Men’s Ex 
Change, Bay City, Mich. 
580
"DIOR  SALE—TWO  PRESCRIPTION  CASES, 
A.  one  pair  druggist’s  prescription  scales, 
four section  druggist's drawers (only  one  year 
old), six four foot show cases, verv  cheap  Ad- 
dress !C. G. Pitkin, Whitehall, Mich. 
ANTED—EVERY  DRU G G IST  JU ST  
starting in business and every one already 
started to use our system of poison labels.  What 
has cost you *15 you can now  get  for  *4.  Four­
teen  labels  do  the  work  o f  113.  Tradesman 
Company,  Grand Rapids.

5si

*57

OR SALE—LARGE  STORE,  WAREHOUSE, 
barn, etc., with  one-half interest  in  stock 
of general merchandise in the village of McBain 
Missaukee county, Mich.  For terms write to Gil’ 
lis McBain, McBain, Mich. 
57$
TfTANTED—A  GOOD  SMALL  SECOND 
TV  hand safe.  Must be cheap  Write us par­
ticulars.  Morden & Miner, Alma  Mich. 
577 
O RENT—BEST LOCATION  IN THE CITY. 
The new Waldron Building, opposite union 
depot' 50x80 feet.  Three stories  and  basement 
Suitable for wholesale trade.  Apply to Scribner 
Bros., 67 Lyon  St. 
575
ANTED-STOCK  OF  GROCERIES—NOT 
to  exceed  Si,son—in  exchange  for  cash 
and real estate in a thriving Nebraska city  Ad 
dress F. II. Clark. Ashley, Ind. 
573
jjiOR  SALE—A  FINE  CONFECTIONERY 
A- 
store in Traverse  City,  the  queen  city  of 
the North.  Best location In town.  Will invoice 
about *1,800.  Terms, one-half cash,  balance  on 
time  with  approved  notes.  Address  No  567, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 
PHARMACIST,  REGISTERED,  WITH 
thirty-four years’  practical  experience  in 
all  kinds  of  pharmaceutical  and  mercantile 
works,  wishes  a  situation  of  responsibility as 
clerk  or  manager.  Has  been  in  business for 
years for himself.  Address “Pharmacist.” care 
Michigan  Tradesman. 
EARLY NEW  BAR LOCK  TYPEWRITER 
for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from  Cost- 
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 Rapids. 
BUSINESS CHANCE—FOR  SALE  OR  EX- 
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, 
22 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. 
ANNING  FACTORY  WANTED—A  PARTY 
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. 
LANING  MILL—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE 
the North Side Planing Mill,  which is first- 
class in every  respect,  or  will  receive  proposi­
tions to locate the business In some other  thriv­
ing town.  Correspondence and inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan, Boyce & Co., Manistee, Mich. 613

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ONLY  A  FEW  LEFT.
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Original set of four 
Complete set of ten  - 

  2$c
50c
Order  quick or lose the opportunity of 
a  lifetime  to  secure these souvenirs at a 
nominal figure.  They will be worth ten 
times present cost within five years.
T radesm an Company,

Association  records its thanks  to  Super­
intendent  Carr,  and  those  under  him, 
who  have  had  charge  of  the  work  of 
enforcing the peddling ordinance.  They 
have  done  their  whole  duty  in  a  most 
commendable  manner.  Grocers, 
like 
others,  have a social side to their nature, 
and  this  feature of the  work  of  the  As­
sociation  has  by  no  means  been  neg­
lected.  As a consequence,  the  members 
have become better acquainted with each 
other and  a  better  spirit  has  prevailed. 
This has  tended  to  harmonize the  mem­
bership and give  to each  a better under­
standing of  the  needs  of  all.  The  As­
sociation  is to be congratulated upon  the 
success  which  has  attended 
its  efforts 
during the past  year.  With  the  advent 
of  better  times,  which  cannot  be  much 
longer delayed,  there is  the  assurance of 
a  still  larger  measure  of  success  in  the 
coming year.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar  (Edgar)—Refined  sugars  have 
ruled  firm  at  unchanged  prices  except 
Nos. 13 and 14,  which advanced  J£c Mon­
day and  Jic Tuesday.  A  large  business 
has been done,  but transactions have not 
reached  nearly  so  large  proportions  as 
was expected in view of  the  passage  of 
the Senate  bill,  the  usual  large  contin­
gent evidently awaiting  President Cleve­
land’s signature before investing further, 
when,  of  course,  the  opportuuity  will 
have been lost. 
It is  generally  believed 
that the bill will  become a law and under 
its operation refined sugar will  doubtless 
advance 
per pound.  Assuming
3c to be a normal  basis  for 96  deg.  Cen­
trifugals,  the duty paid  price  under  the 
new  act will  be  4  l-5c,  and  the  usual 
margin  between raw  and  refined  would 
advance the price  of  granulated to  5%c 
at the refinery under ordinary conditions, 
but the surplus abroad may  prevent  the 
full  advance just at this  time.  The raw 
market  is very strong and quotations are 
based  on  comparatively  small 
transac­
tions, owing to  the scarcity of  offerings. 
No considerable quantity  is  available  at 
3)a c.  English  granulated  is  offered  at 
b%c,  less 2 per cent.,  to  come  in  under 
the new tariff.

Oranges—Do not seem  to  be  “in  it.” 
Demand for them is very  light,  although 
the 200 size Rodis  are  really  fine  fruit. 
There  are  so many peaches,  melons and 
other homegrown  fruits  that oranges are 
neglected.  People  say,  “We  will  take 
seasonable fruit when we can get  it  and 
oranges  when  we  must.”  Fruit  stands 
are an exception,  however, as  they  want 
them  all  the time.

Lemons—Are  in  good  supply  and 
prices are  steady  at  reasonable  figures. 
The offerings,  which  are  quite large, do 
not average a  high  degree  of excellence, 
and 
the  cool 
weather,  has  prevented a large demand, 
as no one is buying for speculation.

taken  with 

that  fact, 

Bananas—Receipts  are  good  and  the 
fruit is selling at  prices  very  favorable 
to  the  retailer.  The  demand,  however, 
is not very good,  as the supply of domes 
tic fruits is ample and tropical fruits are 
consequently  neglected.

Dried Fruits—The  new  tariff  reduces 
the duty on raisins from 2% to  l%c  per 
lb ,  which will have a tendency  to  make 
lower  prices  on  imported  goods.  The 
duty on prunes is reduced from 2 to  l}^c 
per ib.

Pork—The week’s receipts of  hogs  on 
the Ghicago mat ket  were  136,961,  a  de­
crease from the previous week  of  33,000

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .

CURRENT  CRITICISMS.

The  law  has  been  avenged.  Santo 
Caserio has been guillotined;  but—Presi­
dent Carnot is still dead.

*  

*  

*

If  Santo  were the  only  anarchist,  we 
would have  the  melancholy  satisfaction 
of reflecting that perhaps  President  Car­
not had not died in vain.

*  

*  

*

But  in  all  probability  even  now  the 
knife is being whetted  for  the  next  vic­
tim,  and the lot being drawn for  the next 
assassin.

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*  

*

Who  will  be  the  next  victim ?  Per­
haps Victoria of England, or  William  of 
Germany,  or  Cleveland  of 
the  United 
States. 
It  is  not  a  question  of  whom 
with the anarchist.

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*

Wouldn’t  it,  therefore,  save  a  large 
quantity of tears and crepe if  the  police 
wou*d  just  collect sufficient evidence to 
convict  them  of  being  anarchists  and 
then serve them as Santo was served ?

•  

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*

It might save a life of more value  than 
the lives of ail  the anarchists on earth or 
in hades; in any event  it  would  rid  the 
earth of a very undesirable class  of  citi­
zens.

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*  

*

At last  the  country  has  a  tariff  bill. 
And it is some satisfaction  to  know  that 
the sugar trust has  been  placed  beyond 
the reach of want.

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*

Senator  Gorman  is the biggest man in 
the United States to-day.  He has downed 
Congress,  the  President  and  the  entire 
administration.

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It is a “tariff for  revenue  only”  sure. 
But  the  revenue goes to the sugar trust. 

At least as much may be  said  for  the 
tariff  bill  as  Lincoln  said  about  some­
thing else;  “For those who like that sort 
of  thing,  that’s  about  the sort of thing 
they’d like.”

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*  

*

Professor Wilson is the  author  of  the 
late  lamented  Wilson  bill.  He  is  also 
Chairman  of  the  House  Committee  on 
Ways and Means.  He  recently  asserted 
that,  in  view of the probable  passage  of 
the sugar schedule,  the  sugar  trust  had 
imported  about  $100,000,000  worth  of 
raw sugar.

*  *  *

Professor  Wilson  said  also  that  the 
quantity of sugar  imported  was  448,000 
tons,  which  at  $100,000,000  for  the  lot 
would be at the rate of $233.21 per ton.

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*  

*

Granulated  sugar  costs at wholesale a 
trifle  over  $100  a  ton.  Will  someone 
please figure out  the  refiners’  profit  on 
the above speculation, according to Prof. 
Wilson ?

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*  

*

As a matter  of  fact $60 a ton is a good 
price  for  raw  sugar,  and  448,000  tons 
would last the American  Sugar  Refining 
Co. alone about three months.

*  *  *

“ What  this  country  wants  is  lovers, 
not haters,”  warbles an organ  of  union­
ism  in  this  city.  Of  course  it  means 
lovers of unionists, for clubs  are  trumps 
when unionists meet  a  non-union  work­
man.

The merchant who grumbles and sighs, 
And turns up the whites of his eighs 

In sorrow and pique 
Because trade’s very wique 

Is the fellow who won’t advertighs.
Uae Tradesman Coupon Books.

Dry Goods Price Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

H ..............  6H
P ............   5
D ..............  6

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

Arrow Brand 4M 
••  World Wide.  6
“  LL...............   414
Pull Yard Wide...... 614
Georgia  A..............  614
“ 
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Honest Width.......   6
“ 
Hartford A  ............ 6
Indian Head...........  614
“  LL..............  4X
Amory.......................641
King A  A..................614
Archery  Bunting...  4
KlngBC.................  6
Beaver Dam  A A ..  454
Lawrence  L L........  414
Blackstone O, 32___ 5
Madras cheese cloth 644
Black Crow............ 6
Newmarket  G........644
Black  Rock  ...........5X
B  ........5
N........614
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A..................5X
DD....  614
X .......6*
Cavanat V................ 5X
Chapman cheese cl.  3%
Nolbe R..................5
Clifton  C R ...............514 Our Level  Best.......8
Comet........................614 Oxford  R ..................6
Dwight Star..............   o£ 
Pequot.  7
Clifton CCC.............   5* 
Solar..  6
ITopof the  Heap__7
A B C ........................814
Geo. Washington...  8
Amazon...................8
Glen Mills..............  7
Arnsburg.................6
Gold Medal.............. 714
Art Cambric.......... 10
Green  Ticket......... 814
BlackBtone A A......714
Great Falls.............   614
Beats All.................4
Hope....................... 714
Boston................... 12
Just  Out........  444® 5
Cabot......................   644
King Phillip...........744
Cabot,  %.................644
OP...... 714
Charter  Oak...........514
Lonsdale Cambric.. 19 
Conway W..............714
Lonsdale... ...  .  ®  4
Cleveland.............  6
Middlesex........   @ 5
Dwight Anchor__   8
No Name.................. 714
shorts  8
Oak View............... 6
Edwards................. 6
Our Own................   514
Empire...........  .......7
Pride of the West... 12 
Farwell.................... 714
Rosalind.................714
Fruit of the  Loom.  8  ¡Sunlight.................   414
Fitch ville  ............  7
Utica  Mills.............. 814
First Prize.............. 6
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Fruit of the L o o m 714
Vlnyard..................  814
Falrmount..............414
White Horse...........6
Full Value.............. 644
“  Rock............ 814
Cabot......................   644|DwlghtAnchor
8
Farwell...................7 <41

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Unbleached. 

Housewife  A........... 514
514
........6
...... 614
...... 7
...... 71*
...... 714
...... 744
...... 814
...... 814•  914 
...10 
....1014 
...11 
....21 
....1414
CARPET  WARP.
Peerless, white........17
colored.... 19 
Integrity..................1814
Hamilton  ...............8
.................9
..................10H
G G  Cashmere........20
Nameless  ...............16
................18

DBXSS  GOODS.

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Bleached.
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Housewife  Q........... 614
R...........7
8...........744
T ...........814
U...........914
w ......... 1044
X......... 1114
Y......... 1214
Z............1314

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Integrity  colored... 18
White Star..............17
“  colored  .19
Nameless................ 20
......... 25
....2714
......... 30
......... 3214
....35

CORSETS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

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Corallne..................... 89 50
Schilling’s ..  ..........9 00
Davis  Waists......   9 00
Grand  Rapids........4 50
Armory.................. 644
Androscoggin.........714
Blddeford..............   6
Brunswick.........  ..  614
PRI]
Allen turkey  reds..  514
robes...........514
pink a purple 514
buffs...........  514
pink  checks.  514
staples........  5
shirtings ...  344 
American fancy—   514 
American Indigo...  414 
American shirtings.  344 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
....  6
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino...... 6
long cloth B.  9 
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“  C.  714
“ 
century cloth  7
“  gold seal......1014
“  green seal TR1014 
“  yellow seal. .1014
“ 
serge.............1114
“  Turkey red.. 1014 
11 

.84 50 
Wonderful. 
4 75
Brighton.
Bortree's..............  9 00
Abdominal...........15 00
Nau mkeag sat teen..  714
Rockport.................614
Conestoga............... 714
Walworth.............. 644
ITS.Berwick fancies —   514
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4 
DelMarlne cashm’s .  514 
monrn’g  514 
Kddystone fancy...  514 
chocolat  514 
rober —   514 
sateens.. 514 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  514
staple__ 514
Manchester fancy..  514 
new era. 514 
Merrimack D fancy. 514 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
Repp furn .  814
Pacific fancy..........514
Portsmouth robes...  614 
Simpson moomlng..  544
greys....... 544
solid black.  544
Washington indigo.  614 
“  Turkey robes..  7M
“  India robes__714
“  plain Tky X 44  814 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................614
Martha Washington
Turkey red x .....714
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........914
Rlverpolntrobes....  514
Windsor fancy....... 614
Indigo bine.........1014
solids......... 5  I
Harmony.................  414
Amoekeag AC A ....1114
AC A......................1114
Hamilton  N  ..........  7
Pemberton AAA....16
D..........8
York................. 
1014
Awning..11
Swift River............ 714
Fanner....................8
Pearl River............12
First Prise.............1014
Warren................... 1214
Lenox M ills..........18
Conostoga..............16
Atlanta,  D..............  e*¡Stark  A.................8
Boot........................   644 No Name...................714
Clifton,K 
ITopof Heap............   9

Ballon solid black..
“  colon.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and orange...  6
Berlin solids...........514
“  oil bine........  6
“  “  green  ....  6
“  Foulards ....  514 
red 44—   ■  7
“ 
“  “  X ...........  914
“  4 4 ......... 10
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“  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........5
“  madders...  5
“  XXtwills..  5
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robes............6

gold  ticket

COTTON  DRILL.

..........7 

t i c k i n g s .

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G INGHAM S.

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“  Persian dress 61«
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Amoskeag.............. 12
9os...... 14
brown .14
Andover................. 1114
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
“ 
BB...  9
u 
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 
“ 
bine  814
"  d * twist  1014 
Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.l»
Amoskeag..............   5
Canton ..  7
AFC..... 814
Teazle.. .1014 
Angola.. 1014 
Persian..  7.
Arlington staple__6X
Arasapha  fancy__444
Bates Warwick dres  714 
staples.  6
Centennial............   1014
Criterion...............1014
Cumberland staple.  514
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................414
Elfin.......................   714
Everett classics......814
Exposition............... 714
Glenarie.................  6J4
Glenarven.............. 614
Glenwood.................714
Hampton................ 6
Johnson Chalon cl 
14 
Indigo blue 914 
zephyrs__16  1
GRAIN
Amoskeag.............. 13  I
Stark...................... 17
American...............13  ]

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¡Colombian brown.. 12
Everett, bine...........1214
brown....... 1214
Haymaker blue......   744
brown...  744
Jeffrey.....................1114
Lancaster  .............. 1214
Lawrence, 9 os........13)4
No. 220....13
No. 250....1114
No. 280... 1014

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Lancaster,  staple...  5
fancies__7
** 
“  Normandie  7
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester............   544
Monogram..............614
Normandie............  7
Persian...................  7
Renfrew Dress........714
Rosemont............... 614
Slatersvllle............ 6
Somerset.................  7
Tacoma  ...................714
Toll  duNord.........   814
Wabash..................   714
seersucker..  7J4
Warwick...............   6
Whittenden............   8
heather dr.  714 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  644
Westbrook..............8
........................10
Wlndermeer........... 5
York  ......................644
BAGS. 
Georgia.

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THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End__45  I Barbour's................. 95
Coats’. J. & P .........45  Marshall's 
............. 90
Holyoke................. 22141

KNITTING  COTTON.

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

..33
...34
...35
.36
Slater.............
White Star............   4
Kid Glove...............  4
Newmarket............   4

White.  Colored
White.  Colored.
42
38 No.  14... ....37
43
39
“  16... ...38
44
40
*•  18... ...39
45
“  20... ....40
41
CAMBRICS.
.  4 Edwards...............   4
Lockwood................ 4
Wood’s..................   4
Brunswick...........   4

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................3214
Creedmore............. 2714
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 2714

T W.........................2214
F T .......................... 3214
JR F , XXX............ 35
Buckeye................. 3214

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R ..................2214
Windsor.................. 1814
6 oz Western...........20
Union  B................2214
Nameless...... 8  @ 9141 
...... 814@10  I 

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Grey 8R  W.............1714
Western W  .............1814
D R P ......................1814
Flushing XXX........ 2314
Manitoba................ 2314
©10X 
1214
Black. 
1014 
UK 
12 
20
West Point, 8 os___1014
10 oz  ...1214
“ 
Raven, lOoz.............1314
Stark 
.............1314
Boston, 10 os........... 1214

1014
1114
12
20

914 1014 
10141114 
111412 
1214120 
DUCKS.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
914 
1014 
1114 
1214 

Slate.  Brown.  Black.ISlate  Brown. 
914 
1014 
1114 
1214 
Severen, 8 oz..........  914
Maylana, 8 oz.........1014
Greenwood,714 os..  914
Greenwood, 8 os__1114
Boston, 8 oz............ 1014

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WADDINGS.

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SILBSIAS.

White, dos............. 25  I Per bale, 40 d o s... 88 50
Colored,  dos...........20  IColored  “ 
..........7 50
Slater, Iron Crosa...  8  iPawtncket..............1014
Red Cross....  9  Dnndle...................   9
Best..............1014 Bedford................... 1014
Best A A......1214 Valley  City............. 1014
L.............................. 714 K K ..........................1014
G..............................8Xl
Corticelll, doz........85  [CortlceUl  knitting,

per Xoz  ball........30

twist,doz..40 
50yd,dos..40  I 
HOOKS AND  EYES— PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  (No  4 Bl’k A White..15 
..20
“ 8 
I “  10 
..25
|No4—1 5 F 3 X ........40

..12 
..12 
No 2—20, M C......... 50 
8-18, 8 C..........45  I

SEWING  BILK.

4 
6 
NO 2.

No  2 White A Bl’k..l2  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20
.28
..26
.38

COTTON  TAPE.
10 
..15  “ 
| “  12 
..18 
SAFNTT  PINS.
....28  IN08..
NNNDLNS— FEB  X.

A. James.................1 401 Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’a................1 36 Gold  Eyed.............. 1 60
Marshall’s...............1 00| American................ 1  00
5—4.... 1 75  6—4... 
|5—4....1  65  6-4...2 30

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

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Nashua.....................14
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply— 17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 plylTX 
Powhattan.............16

Cotton Sail Twine
Crown.................... 12
Domestic............... 18 X
Anchor...................16
Bristol....................13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL.... .................. 18X
Alabama.................6X  Mount  Pleasant
Alamance.................®X _ 
Augusta................. 7X
Ar< sapha................6
Georgia...................65*
Granite..................  5X
Haw  River............   a
Haw  J .................   6

6X
Oneida....................  5
Prymont................  5X
Randelman............   6
Riverside...............   5X
glblev  A.................6X
Toledo 
Otis checks .. 
....  7X

PLAID  OSNABUBGB

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SEEDS!

Everything  in seeds is kept by  us— 

(’lover, Timothy,

Hungarian,  Millet,

Red Top, Blue Grass, 
Seed  Corn,  Rye, 
Barley,  Peas, 
Beans,  Etc. 
If you  have  Beans to  sell, send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will try to trade  with you.  We are 
headquarters for egg cases  and  egg 
case tillers.
W. T.  LAM9REAUX CO., w.Bridge1«.:

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

A  NEW IDEA.

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

SAGINAW,  MICH.

EATON.  LYON 4 CO.

NEW  STYLES  OF

20 &  22  Monroe  St.f

GRAND  RAPIDS.
the

Avoid 
Gilrse  of  Credit 
C O U P O N

BY  USING

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B O O K S .

THREE  GRADESC

Tradesman,
Superior,
Universal.

Manufactured ,ou!y_by

TRADESMAN  COnPANY,

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

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MERCHANT-PEDDLERS.

Important  Opinion  by  Attorney  Gen- j 

oral  Ellis.

E.  B.  Howard,  Deputy  State  Treasurer, Lans­
ing  Mich.:
Dea r Sir—Your favor referring  to me
the letters of-------------o f------------ ,  and |
requesting  my  opinion  thereon,  is  re­
ceived and considered.
It appears that--------is the  owner of  a
grocery store  in  the village  and delivers | 
to his customers  goods from  his store by 
this means,  such as  they  may  chance to 
need.  Where the goods are put  up  and 
weighed 
to  suit  the  demands  of  the 
customers,  does  not  appear. 
I  shall 
suppose, at least in this  case,  that  it  is 
done in the  wagon,  as  there  is  nothing 
stated to the  contrary,  and  that  is  the 
most  reasonable  hypothesis.  Neither 
does  it  appear  where  the  orders  are 
taken, nor when or where  payments  are 
made.
Section  1263  of  Howell’s  Statutes, 
which  is  section 22 of the  chapter  rela­
tive to  hawkers  and peddlers,  provides: 
"No merchant shall be allowed to peddle, 
or to employ others to peddle,  goods not 
his  own  manufacture,  without 
the 
license in this chapter  provided.”
Webster  defines the word "peddle,”  as 
follows:  "To go about  and  sell;  to  re­
tail by carrying around  from customer to 
customer;  to  hawk;  to  retail  in  small 
quantities.”
Under  an  ordinance  of  the  city  of 
Macon,  which provided that  persons  re­
tailing fresh  meat  in  the  city,  whether 
from stalls,  stores,  or  by  peddling  the 
same on  the street,  should  pay a  license 
it  was  held 
of  fifty  dollars, 
that  a 
residence,  shop  and 
butcher  whose 
slaughter  pen  were  all  out  of  the  city 
limits,  but  who  habitually  hauled  into 
the city a part of his fresh meat, and from 
his  wagon  delivered  it  to  regular  cus­
tomers  at  their  doors  in  the  city,  was 
within the terms  of  the  ordinance,  and 
subject  to  the  payment  of  the  license 
fee.
Davis  &  Company  vs.  Mayor  and 
Council of Macon, 64 Ga.,  128.
I cannot  see  but  what  the  wagon  is 
made a kind of portable store  and  moved 
daily to the door of  each  customer,  and 
in  my  opinion  merchants  who  do  busi­
ness of the character  above  stated,  and 
in the manner assumed,  are  not  exempt 
from the  provisions of  the  statute,  and 
should  be  required  to  pay  the  license 
fee, as therein provided.

Respectfully,

A.  A.  El l is, Attorney General.
Questionable Methods  in Trade.

W illia m sb u rg,  Aug.  7—Can you give 
the readers of your  valuable  journal the 
standing  of  Peter  Henkel,  of  Detroit? 
For some time a man  calling  himself  T. 
F.  Sink  has  been  selling  groceries 
to 
farmers  and  others  in  this  vicinity  at 
prices  which  has  made  people  almost 
crazy.  For instance,  granulated  sugar, 
4 cents a pound,  and other sugars in pro­
portion;  Mocha and  Java coffee,  16 cents 
per pound. 
I  will  not  weary  you  any 
further,  but  please  give  a statement of 
the responsibility and reputation of Hen 
kel, Sink & Co. 
As the Peter Henkel Co.  is  an  old-es­
tablished  and  reputable  wholesale  gro­
cery house  of  Detroit,  which  should be 
above  resorting  to  such  reprehensible 
methods  as  set  forth  by our  correspon­
dent, his letter was forwarded to the Hen 
kel Co.  with a  request  for  an  explana 
tion.  Here is its reply:

W.  S.  E rnst.

Detr o it, Aug.  13—Replying  to  yours 
of  Aug.  11,  we beg leave to say that the 
man your correspondent  refers  to  is  T 
F. Sink, of this city.  Mr.  Sink is a ped­
dler.  He buys  his  goods  from  us  and 
sells them all through the State.  He has 
no connection with  our firm,  and,  if  he 
represents himself  as our  agent,  he does 
so  without  our  authority,  and  we  dis 
claim any responsibility for any dealings 
he has with any one.  P.  H en k e l Co

The reply is far from  satisfactory and 
discloses  a  condition  of  things  highly 
discreditable  to  the  Peter  Henkel  Co 
No house which looks  to  the  legitimate

retail dealer for support should  cater  to 
the trade of peddlers  or permit peddlers 
to use the name of its house  in  peddling 
goods from door to door. 
In the opinion 
of T h e  T radesm an it  would have been 
far more creditable to the  Peter  Henkel 
Co.  to have assured  the  trade  that  ped­
dlers’  patronage was not wanted and that 
methods calculated to  undermine  legiti­
mate trade would not be  tolerated or en­
couraged, either directly or  indirectly.

It  is  such  abuses  that  the  Northern 
Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
was  organized 
to  combat  and  The 
T radesm an trusts that the retail grocers 
of Southern Michigan  will  proceed along 
the same lines,  in  which  case grocers all 
over  the  State will  be  in  a  position  to 
co-operate  in  these  matters.  Perhaps, 
however,  a  State  organization  would 
cover the ground more completely and ef­
fectively than two  separate and  district 
organizations.

The Outlook for Hops.

From the New York Shipping*  List.

As the time approaches  for harvesting 
the new crop of hops the  interest  of  the 
trade  in  the  prospective  course  of the 
market  is  increasing.  Recent  reports 
from the producing  regions both  in  this 
country and Europe are  indicative  of an 
unusually  large  production,  and in  view 
of  this  probability,  prices  have  been 
lately  influenced  in  a  downward direc­
tion. 
In some localities dry weather has 
affected the crops to  some extent,  but in 
general  the  conditions necessary to pro 
mote an  abundant  yield  have  attended 
the  work  in  the  fields. 
From  Eng­
land and the Continent,  similar informa­
tion has been  coming to  hand  for  some 
time  past  and  the markets there are ac­
cordingly easier  in  tone.  Reports  from 
California  and  the  entire  Pacific  Coast 
hop-raising districts denote  an  excellent 
outlook.  The  Department  of  Agricul­
ture estimates that  California  alone will 
produce about 75,000 bales and  that  Or­
egon  will  follow  with  at  least  50,000 
bales.  Washington  also will  contribute 
its full share and  New  York  State  may 
safely  be  depended  upon to furnish the 
usual quantity. 
It would therefore seem 
that so far as the  United  States  is  con­
cerned,  unless  some unforeseen disaster 
should overtake the  industry,  the  yield 
will  exceed  the average  of recent years 
while 
from 
abroad make it  almost  certain  that  the 
world’s  production  will  be  extremely 
prolific.  The  quality  of  the  maturing 
hops is  said to  compare  favorably  with 
previous  crops  and  on  the whole,  from 
the buyers’  standpoint,  the  situation  is 
very  satisfactory.  The  question  of  fu 
ture prices is as yet somewhat uncertain 
but  as dealers are  anticipating an active 
demand both on export requirements and 
for domestic consumption,  it is.  probable 
that values will not  recede materially, if 
at all,  from present figures.

the  encouraging 

reports 

Money  is  always  fashionable;  but  it 
does  not  follow  that  a  sensible man is 
out of money because he  happens  to  be 
out of style.

Hardware Price Current.

These  prices are  for cash,  buyer*,  who 

AUOT7R8 AND BITS. 

pay prom ptly  and  buy  in  fu ll  packages
dls.
Snell’s ..................................................  
60*10
Cook’s .................................................. 
 
40
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
25
Jennings’, Imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, 8. B. Bronze...........................8 6 50

AXES.

“ 
* 
• 

D.  B. Bronze...............................   i* 00
S. B. 2. Steel...............................  7 50
D. B. Steel..................................   13 50

BARROWS. 

dlS.

bolts. 

Railroad  ...........................................812 00  14 00
Garden  ................................................  net  80 00
dls
Stove.................... 
50*10
Carriage new list  ..................... 
75*10
Plow.  ........................................................... 40*10
Sleigh shoe  .................................................. 
70
Well, plain  ................................................. 8 8 50
Well,swivel..................................................  4 00
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*10
Wrought Narrow, bright Sast Joint  40 ........ 60*10

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

dlS.

 

Wrought Loose  Pin........................................   40
Wrought Table...............................................  40
Wrought Instde Blind...... .............................  49
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s.............................................. 70&10
Blind, Parker’s.............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892............... 60*10

Grain............................................................49*10

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel.............................................per t>  5
..........................................per m  65
Ely’s 1-10 
Hick’s C. F 
60
35
Musket 
60
50
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire...........................................dls. 
i®

“ 
D ....................................................   “ 
“ 

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

OARTBIDOKB.

CHISELS. 

dll.

dls.

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

Curry,  Lawrence’s......................................  
40
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross..............12©12V4 dls. 10

combs. 

CHALK.
COFFER.

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

drills. 

die.

28
26
23
23
22
50
50
50

DRIPPING FANS.

ELBOWS.

Small sizes, ser pound................................   6VS
Large sizes, per pound................................  
06
Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................dos. net 
75
Corrugated........................................... dis 
40
Adlustable............................................ dis. 40*10
EXPANSIVE BITS.
dls.
Clark’s, small, 818;  large, 826........
30
Ives’, 1,818:  2,824;  3,830  ..............
25
files—New List.
60*10-10
60*10-10
60*10- 0

Heller’s  ........................................
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ..............................

dls.

GALVANIZED IRON.

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

12 

13 

15

Discount, 60 -10

14 
GAUGES.

.

dls.

dls.

......

l o c k s — BOOR.

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLA88BS GATES. 

....................................... 
If A T T flCK  a

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s......  
k n o b s — New List.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings............
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......
Door,  porcelain, trimmings....................
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..............
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
56 
Mallory, Wheeler  *  Co.’s .......................
55 
55
Branford’s ..............................................
Norwalk’s ................................................
55
Adze Bye...................................... 816.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt Eye...................................... 815.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt’s .......................  ............ 818.50, dls. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry * Co.’s, Poet,  handled...................... 
50
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
P. S. AW. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable«.... 
Landers,  Ferry A Cle rk’s................. 
40
Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base...............................................1  40
Wire nails, base...............................................1  40
60............................................................Base Base
50......................................................  
10
40......................................................  
25
25
30......................................................  
85
20.........  
 
16. .............  ................................. 
45
45
12......................................................  
50
10...................................................... 
8.......................................................  
60
7 * 6 .................................................  
75
90
4.............................  
1  20
8  ...................................................... 
160
2.......................................................  
160
Fine 3............................................... 
65
Case  10............................................. 
75
8............................................. 
90
6............................................. 
Finish 10........................................... 
75
8...........................................  
90
6............................................ 
1  10
70
8.......................................... 
80
90
6.. 
.................................... 

Clinch; 10................................... 

« 
« 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

NAIL8

dll.

dlS.

Barrell %.................................................. 
PLANES. 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Sclota Bench........................  
©50
Sandusky Tool Co.’b, fancy.........................  040
Bench, first quality.......................................  ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’i  wood........... 50*10
Fry,  Acme.............................................dle.60—10
Common,  polished................................ dls. 
70
dll.
Iron and  Tinned..........................................50—10
Copper Rivets and B un............................... 50—10

RIVETS. 

 

 

 

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

"A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
"B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 26 to 27...  9 20 

Broken packs Vto per pound extra.

HAMMERS.

dls.

25
Maydole  *Co.’s .....................................dls. 
Kip’s....................................................... dls. 
25
Yerkes * Plumb’s .................................. dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................ 80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ..............................dis.60*10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 414  14  and
3 Vi 
10
V4........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
8*
M........... ............ net
7V4
%........... ............ net
7V4
...........dis.

H IN G ES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW  WARE.

wirb goods. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50* 1C
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track..................................... 
40
Pots................................................................60*16
Kettles........................................................... 60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60* 1C
Gray enameled...........................................   40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 73
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
26
2t
Granite Iron W are..................... new 11s 
dls.
Blight...................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Hook’s ................................ 
Gate Hooks and Eyes.....................  
70*10*10
levels. 
<Hs.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ............  ......
ROPES.
Sisal, Vi Inch and larger.............................   7
Manilla.........................................................  ot
dis.
Steel and  Iron...............................................7f&10
Try and Bevels
60
Mitre..........................................................
20
SHEET  IRON.Com.  Smooth.
Com. 
Nos. 10 to  14.....................................13 50
82 50 
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................3 50
2 60 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 06
2 70 
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  3 55
2 80
Nos. 25 to 26.....................................3  65
2 90
No. 27................................................  3 75
3 00
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................dls. 
Silver Lake, White A.............................

SQUARES. 

SAND PAPER.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Drab A..........................
White  B..................
Drab B.............................
White C...............................

Discount, 10.

50
50 
55 
50 
55 
80

SASH  WHIHHTS.

dls.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

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

8olld Eyes............................................ per ton 825
20
70
50
30

“ 
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel DexX Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot........................................ 

so
dls.
Steel, Game...............................................60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ............ 
85
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __  
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per do«
Mouse, delusion............................... 81.50 per dos
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   70
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market..........................................60—10
Tinned Market.........................................  62ft
Coppered  Spring  Steel............................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  2 70
painted....................................  2 30

wire. 

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

An  Sable......................................................... dls. 40*10
dls. 05
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 10*10
Northwestern................................  
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought............ 
76
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*16
dls.
Bird Cages......................  
50
 
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75*10
Screws, New List..........................  ...... 70A1< *10
Casters, Bed a  ,d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 
 

METALS,
PIG TIN.

6V4

ZINC.

26c
28c

solder.

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars.......................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2V4c per pound.
600 pound  casks........................................  
Per pound....................................................   7
* © # ...................................................................16
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brand» 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson............   .........................per  pound
Hallett’s ......................................  
18
TIN—MXLTN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................8 7 50
14x20 IC, 
.....................................  7  50
10x14 IX, 
.....................................  9  25
.....................................  9 25
14x20 IX, 

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADS.
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

7a
.....................................  6  75
.....................................  8 28
...  ..................................   9 25

Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.
ROOFING PLATES
Worcester...................  

6  5c
14x20 IC, 
8  50
 
14x20 IX, 
.........   18 50
20x28 IC, 
.........  
6 00
14x20 IC, 
...........  7 50
14x20 IX, 
...........  12 50
20x28 IC, 
...........  15 50
20x28 IX,
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX............................................................814 00
14x31  IX..........................................  
15 00
14x60ix ,f“r N“ '9 BoV.611' [per pound....  10 00

Allaway  Grade.

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WKDNKSDAY  AUGUST  22.

LEGISLATION  BY  THE  PEOPLE.
It  is  not  possible  for the  people,  the 
masses of  the  people,  of  a  country  to 
make their own  laws.  The people could 
not he assembled to discuss any proposed 
measure,  and,  in  order to  have the work 
done intelligently,  it is  committed  to  a 
body of chosen representatives known  as 
the Legislature.

But the legislative  assembly  is  found 
to be too big to give proper consideration 
to the great number of hills  brought  be­
fore it,  aud each one  of those  hills is re­
ferred to a committee  charged  with  the 
duty of giving it  particular  examination 
before it can  he passed on  by the full as­
sembly.  Even when a hill goes to a com­
mittee,  it has been  commonly  found  de­
sirable  to  entrust  it  specially  to a sub­
committee,  so that  all  the  investigation 
necessary  to  an  understanding  of  the 
subject may  be given it.

that 

Commonly a national  or a  State  legis­
lature  may  be  trusted to enact laws for 
the people;  hut there are cases when  the 
people are not  willing  to  be  hound  by 
any  act  of  their  ordinary 
lawmakers. 
Such are the  instances when  the  consti­
tution  of  a  State  is  to  be  amended  by 
the Legislature.  That  body  is only  per­
mitted to change the constitution on con­
dition 
the  proposed  amendment 
shall  be submitted to the people for final 
acceptance or  rejection. 
In  the  matter 
of making or  chauging  the  constitution 
of  a  country no act of the Legislature is 
final. 
It  must  be  passed  upon  by  the 
people  in  a  popular  election.  Thus  it 
will  be  seen  that  there  are  matters  in 
which  the  people  will  not  trust  their 
chosen  legislators  or  legislative  repre­
sentatives,  hut  demand  the  right to pass 
upon  their work,  aud,  if it be so desired, 
to condemn it  by  peremptory  rejection. 
When  a  legislative  body  so far  forgets 
its representative but  dependent charac­
ter as to assume to  make  or  amend  the 
fundamental  law  of  a State or country, 
without having it.'  work  supervised  and 
passed upon  by the  people,  it is but nat­
ural  that such a body  would strongly ob­
ject to being criticised by the people and 
the  press.  Such  arrogance,  however, 
has never failed to bring  down  upon  it­
self wide-spread indignation  and univer­
sal condemnation,  proving that  the  peo­

ple  promptly  and  actively  resent  any 
attempt by their public servants to shirk 
responsibility and to assume an indepen­
dence which they do not possess.

The  crude  and  often  baneful legisla­
tion  which  emanates  from  Federal  and 
State  lawmakers  has  long  been  recog­
nized as  a  serious  evil,  with  no  check 
upon  it,  and  it  has  been  proposed,  by 
way of remedy,  to subject all representa­
tive legislation to  a  direct  vote  of  the 
people,  as is done in the case of constitu­
tional amendments.  Such  a  rule  is  in 
use  in  Switzerland,  and  is  known  as 
“The Referendum.”  The Swiss have an­
other rule  known  as  “The  Initiative.” 
It consists in the draft of a proposed law, 
signed  by a given  number of  voters  and 
addressed  to  the  Legislative Assembly. 
That  body is bound  to take  notice of the 
petition  by enacting a law in compliance 
with  its  proper  and  constitutional  de­
mands,  and  that is to be submitted to the 
popular vote or the  referendum.

Necessarily this constant  reference  of 
all  laws to the  people would  entail some 
delay  and  the  additional  expense  of  a 
popular  election;  but  it  certainly  fur­
nishes  the  only  complete  and  reliable 
check  on  the  workings  of  a  legislative 
body. 
If  their  work  were  subject  to 
such  supervision  and  signal  judgment, 
all 
legislative  bodies  would  be  com­
pletely deprived of  their power  for  job­
bery  and  corruption,  and  all  lobbying 
would be broken  up. 
It  would  be  use­
less to bribe or buy  up a legislative body 
when its work was  not final, but  had  to 
go before  the  people.  The  referendum 
is said to  work to the greatest public ben­
efit wherever it has  been introduced.  A 
strong effort  is being made to educate the 
American people to demand its adoption, 
and,  sooner  or later,  it  will  become  an 
institution.

SUPPORT IN  IDLENESS.

The  question  has  often  been  asked: 
“What  is the benefit to be  derived  from 
a labor union  which can  force  its  mem­
bers to quit work and give up  the  means 
of supporting  themselves  and  families, 
but  cannot  support  them  in  their  en­
forced  idleness,  nor secure for them any 
other employment ?”

This question is about to  be  answered 
in  a  judicial  decision from the bench of 
a  court.  There  was  a  strike  on  the 
Lehigh Valley Railroad,  in Pennsylvania 
and New York,  in  November,  1893. 
It 
lasted into December of  the  same  year. 
Among the strikers were forty-eight con­
ductors.  They have gone  into  court  at 
Buffalo, N. Y.,  to test  their  rights  in  an 
organization to  which  they  belong  and 
under  whose  influence  the  strike  was 
started.

refused  to  pay 

These plaintiffs  were  members  of  the 
Order of  Railway  Conductors  of  Amer­
ica, and  were entitled,  under the rules  of 
that  order, 
to  draw  pay  for  support 
while  on strike or out of  employment by 
reason  of  having lost their jobs as strik­
ers.  For some reason the Order  of  Rail­
way  Conductors 
the 
forty-eight  strikers  the entire amount of 
their claims  for  their  time  while  they 
were out of  work.  They  have  brought 
suit against the order for  the amount  of 
their  several  claims  at  the  rate  of $50 
each a month.  The  total  sum for which 
suit  was  brought  is  $12,000. 
It  is  not 
stated  whether the order  is  solvent  and 
could pay the money  if  a  judgment  for 
the  amount  should  be  the result of the 
suit.

In  ordinary  cases  a  member  of  a 
mutual relief  society  legally  organized, 
who has paid his dues  and  otherwise  is 
in good standing,  can  recover  from  the 
society by law any  sum  to  which  he  is 
entitled  from  the  relief  funds, 
if  the 
society  is  solvent.  Mutual  benevolent 
insurance companies  may  be  compelled 
to pay all lawful claims against them  on 
their policies.  This is the  law  of  labor 
unions having relief and  insurance  pro­
visions in their charter, the  same as it is 
the  law  of  other  relief  and  insurance 
societies.

Supposing that the  Order  of  Railway 
Conductors is such an  organization,  the 
question to be decided is as  to  its  liabil­
ity for the support of  its  members  who 
lost  their  means  of  snpport 
through 
obedience to its  orders,  and  have  since 
been unable  to  secure  employment. 
If 
strikers only  had  such  an  organization 
behind  them,  with  money  enough  to 
maintain its members in idleness  for  in­
definite periods,  they would have  a  sure 
thing  in  a  strike. 
In  the  first  place, 
such  an  organization  would  have  an 
enormous membership,  because the mem­
bers  would  be sure of a living,  whether 
they  worked  or  not. 
In  this  way  the 
labor  unions  could  gain  control  of  all 
laborers,  and  there  would  be no scabs, 
and,  as a consequence, in any  branch  of 
trade,  when  the  men  went  out  there 
would  be  nobody  else  to  take  their 
places,  and  so  the  employers  would 
either have to submit to the  demands  of 
the strikers  or  quit  the  business.  The 
only difficulty in the way of such  an  ar­
rangement is the lack of  money. 
It will 
never be possible to get  together  money 
enough  to  maintain the millions in idle­
ness.  That would  be  out  of  the  ques-
Moreover,  very few people  work  from 

tion.
choice.  There  are  large  numbers  who 
would  live  in idleness if they could; but 
since  all  wealth is created by labor,  any 
extensive system  of  enforced  or  volun­
tary idleness would  work  great  destruc­
tion  of  industrial  interests.  Work  is 
necessary to keep the world going.  Wise 
laws  that  constantly  increase  the  de­
mand  for  the  products  of  labor,  aud 
which bring the  employer  and  employe 
into larger  mutual  relations  of  interest 
and confidence, are what are wanted.

THE  FINANCES  NEGLECTED.

Congress,  having at  last united  on the 
Senate  amendments  to  the tariff  bill,  is 
evidently in  a  great  hurry  to  adjourn. 
Possibly  the  brief remainder  of the ses­
sion will be devoted  to the  enactment of 
the  appropriation  bills,  and  then  the 
members of the house at least will hurry 
home to work for re-election.

The  revenue  arising  from  the  new 
tariff bill  may  possibly  be  found  suffi­
cient for the needs of the  government,  al­
though that is a  question  yet  to  be  an­
swered.  But  nothing  has  been  done in 
the way of improving the  general  finan­
cial condition of the country.  There was 
a notion prevalent  that  the great bar  to 
prosperity of the country was  the opera­
tion of the Sherman silver law,  which re­
quired the constant purchase by the Gov­
ernment of silver bullion,  and  the  issue 
against  it  of treasury notes.  Well,  this 
Sherman  law  was  repealed,  but  times 
got no better.  The  swift  march  of  im­
provement which was  foretold has never 
come into view,  and  then the  blame was 
laid upon  the  tariff  situation.  After  a 
long  period  of  turmoil  aud  trouble  a

tariff  bill  has  been  enacted.  Congress­
men  will  go  home  and tell their people 
that the good time  is coming  right along 
and will soon be  here.  But  the  people 
will  find  out  that the improvement will 
come very slowly, and it must  do  so  no 
matter what sort of  legislation  might be 
accomplished,  because  the restoration of 
a country to prosperity,  after a period of 
extraordinary speculation  and  inflation, 
cannot  be  secured  save  by the gradual 
recovery  of  the  productive  industrial 
forces of the people.  A hundred million 
dollars of wages  has  been  lost  through 
the commercial and  financial depression. 
The people, not having been able to earn 
that money as they  would  have  done  in 
an  average  good  time,  could  not,  of 
course,  spend  it,  and  by  consequence 
$100,000,000 has been cut  off  from  ordi­
nary business.  Moreover,  by  not work­
ing, the  people  failed  to  create  a  vast 
amount  of  wealth  which  would  have 
been  added  to  the  common  stock,  but 
which  does  not  exist.  No  legislation 
can make up these losses.

But  one  thing  which  Congress  has 
failed to do,  is to provide  some means of 
maintaining  the  treasury  gold  reserve, 
that fund which is  absolutely  necessary 
to keep the paper dollars up  to the stand­
ard of value, and  to maintain  the  silver 
dollars  upon  a  parity  with  gold.  The 
gold  reserve  has  got  painfully  near to 
half its proper strength, and no provision 
has been made to  recruit  it.  A  certain 
proportion of the  customs dues might be 
made payable in  gold, and  that seems to 
be the only way out of the trouble. 
It is 
doubtful  if  Congress  will  countenance 
such a movement,  as the  members of the 
House are largely  tinctured  with  popu­
listic  ideas.  The  financial  condition of 
the Government is far  from  sound,  and 
that is a fact not calculated to inaugurate 
a new reign of prosperity.

It  has  been  quite  generally  believed 
that the merchant who had  a  stationary 
location  could send out a wagon  load of 
goods and peddle the same from  door  to 
door.  Upon  what  this  assumption  was 
based is not clear,  but  a  recent  opinion 
from Attorney General Eilis shows  it  to 
be  a  fallacy.  The  statute  quoted  by 
Mr.  Ellis is so plain that no  mistake  can 
be made about  it:  “No  merchant  shall 
be allowed to peddle, or to employ others 
to peddle, goods not his own manufacture 
without the license in  this  chapter  pro­
vided.”  As  peddling  is  properly  re­
garded as a nuisance,  because of  the  ex­
tent to which  it  Is  carried  on  and  the 
character of many  of  the  men  engaged 
in the business, it is clearly  the  duty  of 
the Legislature to make  laws  regulating 
it  and  confining  it  within  reasonable 
bounds..  This is the sole  purpose of  the 
license laws;  but  peddling  is  a  serious 
detriment to legitimate  trade.  Notwith­
standing the fact that peddlers  carry,  as 
a  rule,  second-class  goods,  and  even 
worse,  many  people  patronize  them, 
buying almost their entire  supplies from 
them.  Especially  is  this  true  in  rural 
districts.  For this reason dealers should 
be  slow  to  engage  in  peddling.  They 
are hurting their own business  by  keep­
ing  buyers  away  from  the  centers  of 
trade,  besides placing themselves  in  the 
list of lawbreakers unless they  take  out 
the statutory license.

Harry E.  Fairchild,  invoice  clerk  for 
the  Hazeitine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  is 
spending  a  week’s  vacation  at  Ottawa 
Beach.

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9

THE  PURIFICATION  OF  POLITICS.
The charges of corruption  now  stand­
ing against Senators of the United States 
in connection  with  the  powerful  Sugar 
Trust,  and  the  persistent  accusations 
that certain Senators speculated in stocks 
of the Sugar Trust  on  the  faith  of  the 
action which  was  expected,to  be  taken 
by the Senate upon the sugar schedule of 
the  tariff  bill,  have  furnished  material 
for a very flagrant and  shameful  legisla­
tive scandal.

It  will  make  very  little  difference 
whether  the  actual  corruption  shall be 
proved or not; certain Senators  have  be­
come so much mixed up  with  this  scan­
dal  that  they  will  find it impossible to 
escape the disgrace  which  popular  con­
demnation  has  already  visited  upon 
them.  They may evade  judicial  convic­
tion, for money can do  almost  anything; 
but  the  people’s  verdict  has  been ren­
dered, and that is  final.  Any  man  who 
has become rich with  dishonest  plunder 
may be able  to  escape  the  penalties  of 
the law,  but nothing can  ever  make  him 
an honest and honorable man.

Nevertheless,  every  consideration  of 
justice, of  public  safety,  of  the  public 
good,  demands  that  all  public  robbers 
shall be  brought  to  punishment.  They 
should no more be  left  to  run  at  large 
than if they had been robbing  and  plun­
dering  in  their  private  life. 
It  is  not 
enough  that  dishonest  public  officials 
should be branded with popular  condem­
nation. 
they 
should have placed on them  the  judicial 
sentence and stamp due to  all  convicted 
criminals,  and  it  was  to  this  end  that 
United States Senator William  V.  Allen, 
of Nebraska,  has offered a bill  to  punish 
the  crime  of  speculating  by  national 
legislators in stocks that  are  to  be  par­
ticularly affected  by  the  official  acts  of 
such legislators.

Justice  demands 

that 

Mr. Allen’s bill provides  that  it  shall 
be unlawful for  any  Senator  or  Repre­
sentative  of  the  United  States,  during 
his term of office, to own or be concerned 
directly or indirectly in owning,  buying, 
or selling,  or in  any  manner  dealing  in 
speculative  stocks,  the  value  of  which 
may,  in any manner,  depend  upon a vote 
of Congress; nor shall  any  such  Senator 
or  Representative,  during  the  term  of 
his said office,  be a member of, or  in  any 
manner  pecuniarily  interested  in,  any 
board of trade,  stock  exchange,  national 
bank,  or  other  organization,  in  which 
speculative stocks are bought or sold.

It  further  provides  that,  before  any 
such Senator or  Representative  in  Con­
gress is admitted to his  seat  therein,  he 
shall be obliged,  in addition  to  the  oath 
now required of him by law,  to  take  and 
subscribe an oath  to  the  effect  that  he 
will not, during his term of office,  buy or 
sell,  or be in  any  manner  concerned  in 
buying, selling, or  owning  any  specula­
tive stocks, or become a  member  of  any 
board of trade, stock  exchange,  natioual 
bank,  or  other  organization,  in  winch 
speculative stocks are bought or sold.
The penalty for  any  violation  of 

the 
provisions is to be forfeiture of  his office 
and  expulsion  from  his  seat  in 
tne 
branch of Congress of which  he  may  be 
i member, and he shall be subject  to  in­
dictment,  prosecution and  conviction  for 
such offense in any United  States  circuit 
court within the district  in  which  such 
offense is or may be committed.

But speculation by officials in stocks of 
corporations,  the value of  which  can  be f 
influenced by their official acts,  is  no  of- i

fense in  the eyse of public  servants  who 
make a regular  business  of  bribery  and 
corruption in office.  Nevertheless,  Sen­
ator Allen is moving in  the  right  direc- 
tisn.  The  public  service  in  every  de­
partment must be purified.  Bribers, job­
bers and robbers must be driven out,  and 
the day will come when  the  people  will 
have it made  a  penal  offense  for  their 
representatives  in  national,  State  and 
city governments to accept  free  railway 
passes  from  any 
corporation.  This 
should be forbidden to  judges,  lawmak­
ers and public  officials  of  all  sorts.  No 
inducements  should  be  allowed  to  any 
official  to  favor a corporation or monop­
oly company in any way in  the  deciding 
of a cause or the enforcement  of  a  law. 
The time is not far distant when the peo­
ple will be able to  force  their  represen­
tatives to make such laws as may  be  re­
quired, and,  by means of the referendum, 
reject any law that the people may disap­
prove.  The  power of having all legisla­
tion referred to a popular  vote  is  easily 
in reach of the people,  and they  can  en­
force it if they will.  The sooner they do 
so the better.

T he S u rfeit C ure o f D elu sion .

I  had  four  children,  and 

“ When i  was a  youngster,”  said  Mr. 
Bozzle,  “ I used to  wonder how  the  con­
fectioners could make any money. 
It al­
ways seemed to  me that the clerks would 
eat so much candy that they would eat up 
all the profits. I remember reading or hear­
ing later that this was not  so;  that when 
a new clerk came into the  store  the pro­
prietor would say:  ‘Now, 1 hope you will 
eat all the candies  you  want;  don’t  hes­
itate  to  help  yourself at any time,’  and 
that the result of this was that at the end 
of a week she  was so  sick  and  tired  of 
candy that  she hated  the sight of it, and 
didn’t want any  more for a  year..  This, 
1  suppose,  might  be  called  the  surfeit 
cure.
“After  I  had  grown  up  and come to 
have  a  family  I  remembered  this  and 
thought I might turn the  idea  to  advan­
tage. 
the 
amount of money they spent for ice cream 
and candy and soda water was something 
awful.  1 thought  that  by  spending in a 
lump enough money to  make them  tired 
of  those  things  1 might  in the long run 
make  a  considerable  saving.  So  I  set 
aside a thousand dollars for that purpose, 
and one day I said to  my oldest child:
“ ‘Tillie,  1  don’t  think  you  and  the 
children are  beginning  to  have  the  ice 
cream  and candy that you ought to have. 
1 am afraid you think  because papa isn’t 
very rich that you must skimp yourselves 
about those things, but you needn’t;  you 
can  have  all  the  money  you  want  for 
them.  Here’s fifty dollars.  Now I  wish 
you’d take the children out and  get some 
ice cream and  candy, and  whenever that 
money is gone  just let me know,  and  1’il 
give you  more.’
“ Well, they used up that thousand dol­
lars in about ten  weeks,  and  at  the  end 
of that time they  were as  hungry  for ice 
cream and  candy as ever.  1 kept up the 
supply  of  money. 
I  was  like the gam­
bler who keeps on  playing  after  he  has 
lost a lot,  in  the  hope  that his luck will 
turn. 
I  thought  they  might  reach  the 
surfeiting  point  at  any  minute,  and  it 
seemed  too  bad  to  make a  dead loss of 
the  money  already  invested  when  per­
haps  the  expenditure  of  a  few  dollars 
more would  accomplish  the  desired  re­
sult;  so  1  have  kept  on.  But the chil­
dren’s appetite for ice  cream  and  candy 
seems actually to increase.  They tell me 
1  am  so  good;  and  that,  of  course,  is 
something;  1  like to see them happy; but 
meanwhile  my  hard-earned  money 
is 
melting away and 1 am  inclined to think 
that the  surfeit cure is a delusion,  if not 
a snare.”

Some  people  never  accomplish  much 
because they step over a dozen  little  du­
ties in trying to find one big one.

Every man’s life is a failure  who  does 
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T he  R estrain ing  F ea r  o f  P u n ish m en t.
The human race  has always had  a  re­
ligion. 
It has not  always been the same 
sort of a religion,  but it has  always  had 
a  sort  of  common  basis  of  doctrine. 
There has always  been a  belief in  a  su­
preme power which  created and controls 
ail  things  and  commonly  holds 
its 
creatures to  a  certain  responsibility  to 
particular laws.

The origin of  religious  belief  and  in- I 
stitutions does not come into the purview 
of these observations,  nor is  it  here  in­
tended  to  discuss the  nature and merits 
of particular doctrines;  but it  is  merely 
desired 
religious  belief 
briefly  in  its  relation  to  the  conserva­
tion of human society.

to  consider 

From the  fact  that  religion  in  every 
age  and  every  country  has  been  pro­
tected by law,  and in some countries is a 
fundamental part  of  the  Government,  it 
must  be  inferred  that  religious  belief 
and institutions are useful to society,  in 
the fact that they  form a great conserva­
tive and restraining influence in their so­
cial organization,  their  beneficial  quali­
ties cannot be  denied.

of them do, embrace  a system  of  divine 
justice  and  government  in  which  men 
are punished or rewarded  in  a  spiritual 
state of existence, according as their acts 
in a state of physical  life were in accord­
ance with or in violation of certain moral 
and spiritual laws.  Of  course, the most 
distinguished is  the  religion  of  Christ­
ianity.  Mahometanism must  be  classed 
as one of these,  and there has never been 
a religion which  obtained any  prominent 
position  among enlightened peoples  that 
did  not  include  some  system  of  moral 
justice.

Man,  as  a  mere  animal,  necessarily 
suffers in his health and  physical consti­
tution for  every violation of  the  laws of 
physical  nature.  But man  is something 
more than an animal.  Living in  a  state 
of  human  society,  he  acquires  relations 
to other human  beings.  He  comes  into 
responsibilities of all sorts as  an individ­
ual,  as a son, as a husband, as a father, as 
a friend,  as a partner or  trusted employe 
in business, as a citizen,as a public official. 
Here  are numerous  important  positions 
in  which men are placed,  and  each  has 
its functions,  its duties,  its  responsibili­
ties.  Should  he  willfully  violate any of 
these obligations,  he must  suffer  for  it,
I either  through  the  condemnation  and 
contempt  of  his  fellows  expressed  in 
| public opinion,  or  through  penalties as

The  foundation  of all  human govern­
ment  is  in  the  existence  of  a  power 
which can administer justice and execute 
judgment. 
It denounces  pains and pen­
alties upon those who act contrary to the
public good, and it  executes those penal-  sessed by a court of law. 
ties upon violators of the law.  The fear 
But  the functions of  man  do  not  end 
of punishment is a  powerful  restraining  with  bis  physical  and  social  relations
He is endowed  with  a  spiritual  nature, 
force  upon  evil-doers,  and  there  is  no 
and he occupies relations  to  his Creator 
country where crime is  so rife and viola­
who is also his  Judge.  A  man  who has 
tions  of  the  law  so  common  as  are 
wrought  iniquity  may  have  so  artfully 
those  in  which  the  enforcement  of the 
covered  up  his  misdeeds  as 
to  have 
law  is lax and the  infliction  of  punish­
escaped both the condemnation  of public 
ment is of rare occurrence.
opinion  and  any  sentence 
from  the 
courts,  and has,  therefore,  escaped from 
all 
the  punishment  that  could  have | 
reached  him  in  this  life.  But  in  the 
spiritual state  into  which,  according  to 
several  prominent 
is 
ushered,  after  finishing  his  course  in 
this 
life,  he  will  be  called  before  a 
court which  never  fails  to  reach  every 
case,  and he must  stand  before  a  judge 
who,  knowing all  things,  cannot  fail  to 
give due justice.  There  are  no  delays, 
no mistrials, in  that august tribunal;  but 
every soul  must  come  to  trial  and  re­
ceive  sentence  which  shall  surely  be 
executed.

It has been  held by  certain  sentimen­
talists that people should do good from  a 
love for virtue and  truth,  and that those 
who  are  restrained  from  crime  by  the 
fear  of  punishment  are as  bad as those 
who commit the  crimes.  Whether  such 
a  notion  be  true  or  not,  it is no part of 
these  observations to  consider.  But the 
practical  fact  remains,  that  for  every 
person who is restrained  from  crime  by 
the  fear  of punishment,  society at large 
enjoys a distinct and certain gain.  Think 
what a harvest of  crimes would  be com­
mitted  if  there  were no  fear of punish­
ment.  There would  be  murders,  homi­
cides,  robberies and  thefts  innumerable; 
outrages  upon  women,  and a  vast cata­
logue of evil  deeds  which  would  inflict 
incalculable and often irreparable injury 
upon others  and upon  society  at  large. 
But  these  crimes are not committed, be­
cause there  is a  dread of  punishment at 
the hands of the civil authorities.

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human nature. 
It  is  the  greatest  con-| 
con
servative influence  in  the  entire  moral 
and social  system  of  the  world.  With­
out  it  there  would  be  little  morality, 
virtue or  truth,  and  the  only  conserva­
tive  power  left  in  the  world  would  be 
the 
fear  of  punishment  under  laws 
which,  recognizing  no standard of divine 
and  absolute  justice,  would  represent 
only the arbitrary  will of the monarch or 
the  wild  will  of  the  mob.  The  only 
time  in  the  whole  of  modern  history 
when a nation  undertook to live without 
reiigion  was  the  Reign  of  Terror  in 
France,  in 1793,  and  under  the  maniac 
methods of  the  Paris  Commune  in  the 
Franco-Prussian  war.  The  world  does 
not want to see  a  return  to  such  meth­
ods.

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These  observations  have  only  been 
addressed to a consideration of  the  rela­
tions  of  religion to  human  society. 
In 
every  case  religion  has  been  beneficial, 
however manifest its defects as a religion. 
It has always  been  a  great  and  import-

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It is a terrible  thought that the crimes 
which are reported  are but a  small  por­
tion of those which are meditated and de­
sired,  but do not become  facts through a 
fear of legal punishment, or  of  the  dis­
grace which public  opinion  would  visit 
upon the perpetrator.

If human beings  are  so  low  down 

the scale of morality as that they have to 
be restrained from doing evil by the fear 
of social  disgrace  and  physical  punish­
ment,  it follows that such restraining in­
fluences are of  great  importance  in  the 
maintenance  of  social  order  and in  the 
protection of society.  But  religion  is  a 
restraining  influence  of  vastly  greater 
power,  and even  those  which  are class! 
fled as  false  faiths  have  done  good  ir 
preserving and promoting social order.

Those religions  which  teach man’s re­
sponsibility to a supreme power,  as most

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ant restraining influence  to  prevent  the 
propagation  of  crime  and 
immorality. 
Many  crimes have been committed  in the 
name  of  religion,  but it  has  restrained 
vastly more than it permitted. As to which 
is the  true religion,  or the best, is a ques­
tion  which  has  no  place 
in  these  re­
marks.  Only  so  far  as  they  possess 
social relations have religions  been  con­
sidered.  The  greatest  social  progress 
has  been  made  under  the  influence  of 
Christianity. The works wrought by each 
religion  stand  for 
it.  By  their  fruits 
must all be judged.  F r a n k   S t o w e l i..

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It  is  also  charged 

S ch e m e s b y  W h ich  B an k ru p tcy 1b M ade 
From the New York Sun.
The recent indictment  of Lawyer Her­
man Joseph, of his clients Saul Ketchum 
and  Julius  Jonas,  who  composed  the 
cloakmaking  firm of  Ketcham  A  Jonas; 
of  Henry  Jacobs,  a  salesman,  and  of 
Mendel Jonas,  a  brother of Julius  Jonas 
and assignee of the  bankrupt firm,  all of 
whom are charged with  fraud in connec­
tion with the  assignment,  calls attention 
again to the merry war  which has  raged 
for  years  between  certain  debtors  and 
creditors.  According to  the  allegations 
of the prosecution Ketchum & Jonas pro­
posed to save something out of a wrecked 
business by exhibiting a false  set  of  ac­
count  books,  which made  it appear that 
the firm owed  $10,000  or so more  than it 
really  did. 
that  a 
large amount of collectible accounts were 
transferred  personally  to  the  receiver 
without consideration.
Between debtor  and creditor  the  con­
test  has  been  about as  close as that be­
tween cannon  and armor  and  as  uncer 
tain.  Before  the  days  of  assignments 
and  preferences  the  creditor  had,  per­
haps, the better of it. 
In those times, as 
men of long standing in  the legal  profes­
sion  will  remember,  every  lawyer  who 
wanted to had his  representative  in  the 
Sheriff’s office. 
If  a judgment was to be 
collected  it  was  easy  to  put  it  in  the 
hands  of  a  friendly deputy sheriff,  who 
would  take  possession  of  the  debtor’s 
store or office, and threaten to rip  up the 
carpets,  take  the desk  or  counters,  and 
close the establishment  until  the debtor, 
in  fear  of  actual  ruin,  would  hustle 
around  and  get  the  money  or  secure 
bondsmen. 
In the next stage of the con­
test the debtors  were away ahead.  That 
was in the early days of the  operation of 
assigment  laws,  when  the  debtor  was 
permitted to designate certain persons as 
preferred creditors,  and  thus  secure  the 
payment  of  their  claims  ahead  of  all 
others.  Such preferences  were  made to 
relatives to such an extent that if an out­
sider attempted to collect a debt  he  was 
apt  to  get  a  bill of  costs for  his pains. 
Sharp  creditors  would  sometimes  upset 
the best laid  schemes.  With  mercantile 
agencies,  private  credit  clerks,  and  a 
whole army of spies to inform them,  they 
would often swoop  down upon  the  man 
who  was  getting  ready  to  fail,  secure 
judgments, and  sell  him  out  before  he 
could  doctor  bis  books  or patch  his ac­
counts to help himself.
Lawyers and clients  were put to it for 
a  while  after  such  preferences  became 
impracticable.  TbeD  they  hatched  the 
confessed 
judgment  dodge  and  were 
happy again.  This was  something  that 
could be almost  kept in the  house to de­
feat sudden  attacks.  Before  the  legiti­
mate  creditor  could  say  Jack Robinson 
the confessed judgment  creditor  was  in 
ahead  of  him,  and every dollar’s worth 
of property in  sight  was  seized  by  the 
Sheriff.  He  had  to  look  sharp,  too, or 
the goods would be sold for a song before 
he knew it.
It was when things  were in this condi­
tion,  that some  sharp  lawyer  devised  a 
mode  of  attack  which put  the creditors 
ahead  again,  and  created  a  veritable 
panic among the professional  bankrupts. 
This was the use of  the Coroner to take to 
the Sheriff the writ of replevin. The law al­
lows any man  to recover  goods  sold  on 
credit if he can  show that they  were  pro­
cured under any taint of fraud. 
Is it not 
fraud  for a man to fail,  it  is  asked,  and

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were  not  his  statements  probably false 
when he bought  his last  goods? 
It  was 
a  safe  enough  presumption  upon which 
to base  the  writs  at  any  rate,  and  the 
Coroners’ office had  to support  a special 
man  to  issue  them.  Then  it  became a 
tough match  between  the  creditor  with 
an elastic conscience and the debtor who 
didn’t mean to  pay.  Under  their  writs 
of  rep'evin  the  creditors  would  seize 
everything.  They did not always expect 
that they could  hold the  goods if it came 
to  a  suit  to  determine  title,  but  they 
could  hold them  pending the  outcome of 
that  question; 
long 
enough.  The debtor  would  find  no pro­
fit in the delay and  would give up money 
under a sort of blackmailing arrangement 
according  to  his  ability.  This  was  a 
great and popular  game,  and  many  law­
yers and their clients thrived upon it.
Then  an  improvement  was  invented 
which has been  more  profitable  than the 
green goods game.  This was a combina­
tion of the preferred  creditors,  the  con­
fessed judgment,  and the replevin,  all  in 
the interest of the man who failed.  First 
the debtor has the  Sheriff seize  his  own 
goods through the friend to whom he has 
confessed  judgment.  Then  comes  the 
Coroner with  writs from  men  who claim 
to have been defrauded of  their goods.
“Those are my  buttons,”  cries  one  of 
those  whose  claim is $50,  perhaps,  “ but 
I cannot separate them from the coat.  1 
must take them ail!”  and he does.
The  Sheriff  has  no  objection  to  this 
proceeding,  for he  represents no one but 
the  man  with  the  confessed  judgment. 
If any outsider  attempts to  interfere  he 
is  apt  to  run  up  against  some  pretty 
strong  objections.
“What can I do  to get my  money,”  he 
asks his lawyer.
If the latter is also of  the old style,  he 
will  inquire:  “Is  your  bill  due?  Was 
there  any  fraud  in  buying the goods?” 
and some other  questions.

“ No,”  the creditor replies.
“Then I can  do  nothing  for  you  ex­
cept  to  bring suit,  await the outccme of 
the other  proceedings,  and  if  anything 
is left,  we will seize it for  your benefit.”
Of course,  there isn’t anything left.  In 
six days the parties seizing the goods un­
der  the  Coroner’s  writs  get  judgment 
against  the  Sheriff,  which  debars  him 
and practically  everybody else  from  in­
terfering.  Then they seil the goods,  set­
tle the affair among themselves, and pre­
pare to repeat the  process.  All  an  out­
side creditor could do was to bring a suit 
for debt in regular form.  To do this,  he 
was  obliged  to  serve  a  complaint  and 
summons on the  debtor,  and  wait  from 
six  days  to  twenty,  according  to  the 
court,  before  he  could  take  judgment, 
even  if  the  debtor  put  in  no  answer. 
Give a man  who does not mean to pay bis 
debts even six days’ notice,  and  he  can 
have the whole machinery of the Sheriff’s 
and Coroner’s offices at work. 
Instances 
have  been  known  where  the  Coroner’s 
man  got  around  to  replevin  the  goods 
before  the  Sheriff  got  there  to  seize 
them.
But to-day the  latest  improvement  in 
sharp  practice  has  taken away all these 
ad-vantages,  and a  creditor who  employs 
the right kind of  lawyers  can  wind  up 
the  affairs  of his debtor at his own will, 
be the latter  honest  or  otherwise.  The 
method  is  simple.  Merely  arrange  to 
omit giving the  debtor  notice  that  suit 
has  been  begun  against  him,  secure  a 
judgment,  put  your  execution  in 
the 
hands of  the Sheriff,  and  you  have  his 
property all snugly  in  your  control  be­
fore  he  or  any one favoring him knows 
that  you  are  acting. 
It  is  a  pretty 
scheme  and  requires  but  one  essential 
man to work it.  This man  must  be  the 
process  server.  He  must  swear that he 
served  a notice of the suit  upon  the  de­
fendant  in  person.  He  must  state  the 
day and hour when he did this.  He must 
also be ready to repeat  this if the record 
is  questioned,  and  to  substantiate  it. 
This may  seem  difficult,  but  it  is  not. 
Men to do such  swearing can  be had  for 
money.  Even the lawyer does  not  have 
to  know what really hapbened.
“ it is the  cleverest  trick  that  1  have 
ever known  in  my experience in the long 
warfare  between  debtor  and  creditor,” 
said  a well-known  lawyer the  other day. 
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proved as to  the doing  of it,  for  if there 
had some  people  would  be  on  the  way 
now  to  being  disbarred  and  they  and 
others would  be on  a  rapid  transit  line 
for  the  penitentiary.  This  is  what  is 
known:  Several  times  recently  debtors 
have  complained  that  they  have  been 
taken  by  surprise.  The  Sheriff  has 
walked into their places and seized every­
thing before they  even  knew  that  they 
were  being  sued.  What  redress do you 
suppose they  had?  None. 
If they tried 
to  have  the  judgment  set  aside  they 
would  be  met  with  the  question  as  to 
whether the debt it  represented was  not 
a just one.  Either way they were met by 
the fact that  they  owed  the  money,  and 
that  the  Sheriff  had  their property.  No 
court would be apt to  order the property 
released under these circumstances, even 
if  it  ordered  a  new  trial.  But  what 
chance  has  the  debtor  to  convince  the 
Court that  he  is  telling  the  truth—that 
he never received  service? 
If  the  place 
of service were out of town, for instance, 
the  process  server  describes  accurately 
bis journey there  and how  he  rather ex­
pects the landlord of the  local hotel  will 
remember  him  as  well  as  the  station 
agent.  Then be  tells just  where he saw 
the defendant,  where  he stood,  and  who 
was near by.  What does it avail the deb­
tor to remember then that all that passed 
between  him and  the process  server was 
that the latter asked  him what  time  the 
night train  left  town,  or  what  the  local 
price  of  butter  was? 
It  is a desperate 
game,  but it seems  to  work  well so  far. 
How long it will last is a question.”

A   MEXICAN  GROCERY.

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In the republic of Mexico the wholesale 
grocery is an unknown institution.  The 
retail trade is controlled  almost  entirely 
by Spaniards—of sot the highest order of 
intelligence—whose chief  characteristics 
are  an absolute lack of  intelligent enter­
prise and an all absorbing desire to fleece 
the  present  purchaser  for  as  much  as 
possible,  regardless of  future  custom  or 
favor.
In these stores the  imported  commodi­
ties are purchased through  local  general 
commission merchants,  whose  line  is  an 
infinite one,  and who  executes orders for 
cheeses  and  locomotives  in  the  same 
breath,  and  brings 
in  shipments  of 
noodles  and  steam  pumps  whimsically 
united within the  friendly  walls  of  the 
same packing cases.
Although  Mexico  produces  the  finest 
fruits on the continent—and these in end­
less variety—no canning factories exist in 
the republic,  and  a  large  percentage  of 
the  output  of  our  own  home  factories 
finds  its  wav  to  that  market  The  con­
sumption of American  canoed corn,  suc­
cotash, tomatoes, salmon,  peas,  lobsters, 
etc.,  is  large,  while  American  preserves 
are  regarded  with  high  favor  by  the 
Mexican 
consumers.  Unfortunately, 
however,  the customs duties on the latter 
goods are so high  as  to  be  almost  pro­
hibitory, and the trade  is  not  in  conse- 
quense as large by far as it  would other­
wise be.  When this absurd  tariff  is  re­
duced  to  a  reasonable  figure  American

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study and delight  to  annoy  and  deceive 
preservers will find a large  and  appreci­
those who are dependent  upon  them  for 
ative market in Mexico  for  their  admir­
I supplies.  There 
large 
able products.
markets in the  capital  where  these  In­
A m erican  sauces are  rapidly  becoming 
dians  congregate  to  dispose  df  their 
popular in  Mexico,  and our incom parable 
wares,  so very few of the groceries carry 
soups  have  long since  trickled  th eir  way 
green stuff in  stock  for  sale.  As  every 
into  public  favor.  Am erican  cheeses, 
Mexican traveler will attest, the  country 
lard,  flour,  bams  and  bacon enjoy a brisk 
produces an  apparently unlimited  quan­
dem and,  while our condim ents in general 
tity  of  chickens  and  eggs.  The  latter 
are gradually  replacing those  of English 
are most always  good,  as  they  keep  re­
and  French  preparation.
markably well in the dry air of the table­
The  Mexican  tienda  de  abarrotes,  or 
lands,  but  the  former  are  never  fed 
retail grocery  store,  compared  with  the 
enough  or  kept  long  enough  to  fatten 
American article, exemplifies the familiar 
before they are  placed on the market.  In 
truism that “comparisons  are  odious” — 
the interior towns  of  the  republic  pro­
this time for the Mexican.  Mexico’s  cap­
duce of all  kinds  is cheap  and plentiful, 
ital  resembles  an  oriental  city,  in  the 
but this comes rather  high  when shipped 
sense that  most  of  the filth  and  squalor 
into Mexico City.  Owing to the fact that 
are  found  in 
the  suburbs,  while  the 
in Mexico an interstate and local city tax 
wealth  and  fashion  concentrate  them­
exists, every article of  any  kind brought 
selves as  near the geographical centre of 
into the federal district is  subjected to  a 
the  city as  possible.  Thus it is that the 
tax,  light  or  heavy,  according  to  the 
majority  of  Mexico’s  elite  dwell  “over 
value and  consumption  of  the  same,  so 
stores” or stables, as the case may  be.
that  every egg,  radish,  etc.,  that passes 
These  tiendas  de  abarrotes  are  to  be 
through  the  city  gates  has  a  rider  at­
found in nearly every square of the capi­
tached  in the shape  of  a tax,  sometimes 
tal.  They are generally  dark and  unin­
greater  than  the  cost  of  the  article  it­
viting,  and  that  air  of  briskness  and 
self.
cleanliness which characterizes the Amer­
No  grocery  store  in  Mexico  City  pos­
ican store is conspicuous by  its  absence.
sesses a delivery wagon,  nor  is anything 
There is never any fixed scale of prices, 
ever delivered free.
or  even  an  approximation  to  one,  in  a 
No house cal Is for orders are ever made; 
Mexican grocery  store.  This  can  be  at­
very  little  advertising  is  ever  indulged 
tributed  to  two  causes,  the  first  being 
in,  and  the  purchasers  are  allowed  to 
that the prices of all imported  goods are 
quietly gravitate to whatever  store their 
regulated  by  the  erratic  state  of 
the 
interest  or  inclination  may  lead  them. 
foreign exchange;  secondly,  because  the 
Servants  make  the  purchases  for  the 
proprietor is always on  the  watch  for a 
native families,  and  there  is always  an 
new purchaser, and he fixes  the  price on 
understanding between  these  female  in­
the estimate  he  forms  of  what  amount 
dividuals and the grocer.  These servants, 
the intended  victim will allow himslf  to 
understanding the nature of  their  game, 
be fleeced.
drive sharp  bargains and pocket the  dif­
This sliding scale  of prices is especial­
ference between what they pay and  what 
ly annoying to an  American  accustomed 
their mistress would  have  to  pay.  The 
to dealing with reputable firms which have 
grocer,  to secure  their  custom,  protects 
one price for all,  and who has no inclina­
them,  and the mistress,  arguing  that the 
tion to haggle or bicker over  the price of 
grocer is the loser,  allows  the  difference 
an article.  Until he  or she  learns  from 
as a commission to the servant.  Whether 
experience  the  approximate  price  of  an 
this  hypothesis  is  a  correct  one,  is  to 
article  in a Mexican store,  and also  that 
my mind, doubtful.
it  is not customary to  pay the price  first 
All  vegetables  are  sold  in  Mexico  by 
asked,  they pay  some  very  phenomenal 
i  weight. 
In  the capital  they  are  expen- 
prices for some very  inferior goods.  As 
i  sive.  Potatoes—small ones at that—cost 
the  Mexican  tendero  never  counts  on 
on an average of one cent  each.  All the 
selling to the same person  a  second  bill 
:  large potatoes in  the  country—and  they 
of goods,  be takes  time  by  the forelock 
are  astonishingly  few—are  sold,  while 
and  makes  hay  while  the  sun  shines. 
'  the small ones are planted.  Any  farmer 
This policy seems a ridiculous and short­
can guess the result.  Whimsical  causes 
sighted one  to  a  progressive  American, 
i  oftentimes produce  unlooked-for results,
yet the Mexican pursues it  with avidity, 
:  and  boiled potatoes are  rarely  served  in 
and,  if he  does  not  thrive  on  it,  he  at 
least manifests no desire to change, since 
s  a Mexican hotel.
Although  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  is only 
to change a time-honored custom is as re­
pugnant to a Spaniard or a  Mexican  as a 
i  250 miles away,  and  connected  with  the 
capital  by  a  line  of  railway,  running 
cold bath is to a tramp.
■  daily trains,  fish in the  latter  place  are 
Though the valley of Mexico is admira­
,  scarce and high.  What can be secured— 
bly adapted,  both as to  soil  and climate, 
l  generally  red-snapper—sell  from  35  to 
for truck gardens, comparatively little of 
t  40 cents per  pound.  Compared  to  New
such farming  is  done.  The  Otomi  and 
-  York,  it costs about double to keep house
other neighboring  tribes  of  Indians  in­
-  in  Mexico  city.  Canned  goods  taste 
differently  supply  the  city  with  vege­
s  sweeter where  they  are  scarcer,  but  no 
tables,  but these gentry  are  as  unstable 
f  man  on  a  limited  salary  can  afford 
as New York  weather,  and their ideas of 
r  canned goods on his table  in Mexico.  A 
fulfillment  of  contract  and  punctuality 
. 
two-pound can of American  corned  beef 
are susceptible of extensive development. 
,  sells  for  75  cents,  while  a  three-pound 
He  despises  the  ruling  race  in Mexico, 
1  can of tongue brings $1.50.  Canned corn 
as well  as all  foreigners,  and  they  sell 
t  and tomatoes retail  at  40  and  50  cents. 
them  their  garden  truck  more  to  suit 
3  American cheese sells for  37% cents per 
their own convenience  than  that  of  the 
Indifferent  butter  brings  75
3  pound. 
I purchaser.  They make knavery  a  close

cents,  while the  prime  article  sells  for 
$1.  A two-pound glass  cylinder of  pre­
serves sells for $1.75,  while soda  wafers 
sell for  65 cents  per  pound.  American 
ham and bacon sells  for 50 and  40  cents 
per  pound, 
respectively.  Michigan 
apples retail  at  12%  cents  each  and  a 
bottle of Milwaukee  beer  sells  for  62% 
cents.  Most of  the  bread  consumed  in 
Mexico is made by  large  bakeries  which 
turn out millions of small loaves  daily.
In spite of  the  above  prices  there is a 
large and  steadily increasing  demand  in 
Mexico  for  American  groceries.  The 
great departments in our principal whole­
sale groceries,  devoted to  export,  exem­
plify this.  The Mexican  trade is a valu­
able one and one for wb.ch the American 
manufacturer  should  work.  One  very 
essential requisite in filling export orders 
is careful  packing.  A  strict  adherence 
to instructions,  however  whimsical  they 
may appear, are also  necessary,  for  the 
Mexican customs tariff  is  “fearfully and 
wonderfully  made,”  and 
the  slightest 
blunder on the part of  the  shipper  sub­
jects him to a fine, in some  cases exceed­
ing the cost of the shipment.

T.  P h il ip  T eb r y.

R ead s a t  T w o  Y ears Old.

The Westminster Gazette tells about an 
infant  prodigy,  the  2-year-old  son  of  a 
butcher at Brunswick, England,  who can 
read  with perfect  ease anything  printed 
in  Roman or German  characters.  A few 
weeks ago three physicians of Brunswick 
bad the child  before them at the house of 
one  of  the  gentlemen.  The  first thing 
the little one did  when  brought  into  the 
consulting room  was to  stand on  his toes 
at the table,  reading  out from the books 
that were  lying  about.  All  that  could 
be ascertained,  as to  why and wherefore 
of this uncanny accomplishment,  is that, 
when the baby  was 18  months  old,  and 
his grandmother took him out, he always 
immediately  caught sight  of the inscrip­
tions over shops  and  asked  about  them 
as  only  a small child can ask till he had 
fathomed the  meaning of the letters. 
It 
was the same at home;  books  and  news­
papers had greater  fascinations than lol­
lipops and toys,  and  whatever  the  par­
ents  playfully  told him he remembered, 
with the result that at the  age of 2 years 
he reads with perfect ease.  Apart  from 
his accomplishment in reading,  the boy’s 
development is quite normal.

P au l on th e  W a lk in g  D e leg a te.

It appears  that  there  were  “ walking 
delegates” in the  days  of  the  Apostles. 
Paul’s  second  epistle  to  the Thessalon- 
ians,  third  chapter,  tenth  and  eleventh 
verses,  contains  the following reference 
to  these  meddlers  and trouble mongers: 
“For even  when we were  with  you  this 
we commanded you, if any will not work, 
neither  shall  he  eat.  For  we  hear  of 
some  that  walk  among  you disorderly, 
that  work not at  all,  but  are  busybod- 
ies.”
The labor  disorganizers  of  those days 
were not paid salaries for  agitating  and 
disturbing the peace, and inducing labor­
ing men to quit work and become mendi­
cants.

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HOW   TO  REMEMBER  FIGURES.
Almost  everybody  experiences  much 
difficulty in remembering figures.  How­
ever firm and sure a  hold  we  may  have 
upon words and facts,  no matter how ex­
pert we may be in the art  of  reckoning, 
our grasp on numbers is  too  often  very 
weak.  To  put  it  differently:  a  good 
figure memory is  a  much  rarer  “ bless­
ing”  or  “gift”  than  a  first-class  word 
memory.  The main reason of  this is be­
cause  we  never  train  ourselves  to  asso 
date  figures  with 
facts  or  with  one 
another as we do words.

According to the  laws of  mental  asso 
ciation  we  can  recall  knowledge  only 
by  connecting  the  unknown  with  the 
known.  Just here lies  the whole  secret 
of  a  good  memory  for  figures,  words 
ideas  or  anything  else.  We  must  at 
ways  proceed  from the known to the un 
known,  and  recently  acquired  knowl­
edge  should  be  firmly  associated  with 
facts  we  already  have  a  strong  hold 
upon.  To  apply  this  to  figures:  we 
should associate a figure with  an  article 
it belongs to so that  when  we  think  of 
the latter  we  will also recall  the former 
To  remember  the  price  per  yard  of  a 
particular piece of  dress  goods,  for  in­
stance,  we should always recall its  price 
whenever we  look  at  or  think  of  that 
piece of goods.  This  will  stamp  it  in­
delibly upon one’s memory.  The  reason 
we never forget  the  price  of  a  certain 
widely advertised three dollar shoe is be­
cause we always think of  the  price  and 
the shoe together.

Suppose,  however,  one  wishes  to  re­
member the prices of a dozen  or  a  hun­
dred different patterns  and  qualities  of 
dress goods,  how is he to do  it?  Simply 
by distinguishing one piece from another 
and connecting the price with the article. 
If there is a difference  in  price  between 
two pieces of  goods,  there  must  neces­
sarily be  some  difference  in  quality  or 
design, or possibly both.  The first thing 
to be  done,  then,  is  to  ascertain  what 
this difference is,  and  then  the  associa­
tion can be made more easily and intelli­
gently.  Differentiating one  article or ob­
ject  from  another  is  one  of  the  most 
valuable habits a  person can  acquire;  it 
is  the  basis  of all scientific observation 
and  the  first  step  in  memorizing.  We 
see it applied in all walks of life.  When 
a detective,  for  instance,  is  seeking  for 
information  concerning the  personal ap­
pearance of a man  he is  running  down, 
he  endeavors  to  learn  from  those who 
knew him or saw him  last, not  so  much 
in  what  particulars  he resembled other 
men,  but rather in what way  he  differed 
from them;  a certain peculiarity of man­
ner, of features or of carriage,  no matter 
how slight,  often enables him to pick out 
the fugitive among a  company  of a hun­
dred.  This, too, explains how some men 
can remember faces and  names  so  well; 
they  instantly  note how one face differs 
from ail others,  and at once associate the 
name with it,  so that whenever the name 
is recalled,  so,  too,  is  the  peculiarity  of 
feature or manner of the  owner;  or,  vice 
versa,  when  the  latter is seen  the  name 
is immediately brought to  mind.

Whenever we run across a salesman in 
a store,  or a  drummer on the  road,  who 
remembers  without  effort  the  price  of 
every article he  handles,  we  will  proba­
bly find out if we inquire  that he does so 
because  he  has  acquired  the  habit  of 
never looking at an  article  iu  his  stock 
or  sample  case  without  recalling  its 
price.  The  two  go  always  together.

This  is  the  reason  we  recollect  some 
dates and  forget  others;  those  we forget 
have  not  been  indissolubly  connected 
with  the  events  to  which  they  refer. 
Were the mental operations of those per­
sons who are  supposed  to  be  “blessed” 
with  phenomenal  figure  memories,  or 
heads  for  dates,  carefully  analyzed,  it 
would be  discovered  that  they  had  ac­
quired  this  habit,  most  likely  uncon­
sciously, of  storing  away  and  recalling 
figures and facts  together.  Those  dates 
that  the  poorest  memories  retain  are 
those that are so  closely  associated with 
the events to which they  refer  that  they 
are  being continually recalled with their 
events.  Who ever thinks of the Declara­
tion of Independence without at the same 
moment recalling the date 1776? or of the 
discovery of  America  without  the  date 
1492?

No one should  rely  when  memorizing 
upon mnemonical aids  if they  can possi­
bly  avoid  doing  so.  The  use  of  what 
mnemonicians  call  a “figure  alphabet,” 
by which figures are  translated  into  the 
consonants  of  words  and  these  words 
committed  to  memory  either  by  repeti­
tion  or  by  “ linking” one  word with an­
other, can only  be of  service to  one  who 
is  preparing  for  an  examination  and 
wants to retain certain dates  and figures 
in his memory for  only a few days,  until 
the ordeal  is over.  Even then it is doubt­
ful if the mnemonical  method  is as good 
as nature’s  way;  the  former  is  artificial 
and  cannot  be  trusted  very  far.  The 
mnemonical  method is to  remember  one 
fact or figure by  tacking to it  something 
else which has no connection with it, but 
which may  be easier  retained  than  that 
which is to be remembered.  The natural 
way is to connect  what you  want  to  re­
member with  what you  already know by 
means of its  resemblance or  contrast,  or 
by  contiguity  in  time  or  place.  This 
last principle is that which we see in op­
eration when we endeavor to commit any­
thing to memory by repetition; we repeat 
a series of words  together so  that we re­
call them again  because they  have  been 
placed side  by  side.

Speaking  of  learning  by  rote,  it  may 
be remarked that there is  no  type  large 
enough  in  a  printing  office in  which to 
say that words and  figures  must  not  be 
repeated  in  memorizing  oftener than  is 
absolutely necessary,  as the mind should 
be trained to  grasp  instantly  and  tena­
ciously  what it  wants to master. 
If the 
memory is to be  strengthened,  the work 
of learning by heart  must be  done  ener­
getically.  The  mind, 
like  the  body, 
should  be  developed  by  vigorous  exer­
cise.

If  we  have  a  series  of  figures to re­
member,  and  nothing  concrete  with 
which to connect them,  we  should  asso­
ciate 
them  one  to  another.  This,  of 
course, may at first prove  very  difficult, 
but  one  peculiarity  of the memory that 
will soon make itself apparent to any one 
who  takes  advantage  of  the  foregoing 
hints is that  the more  we  strive  intelli­
gently to remember figures the easier be­
comes the  process. 
In  fact  good  mem­
ory  is really only a  matter or habit.  To 
put the whole thing in a nutshell,  it may 
be said that all who  wish to master “ the 
art of  never  forgetting”  must  form  the 
habit of recalling their figures with their 
facts or with each other.  When this has 
been  accomplished 
they  will  discover 
they have  learned  the  true  secret  of  a 
good  figure  memory.

J am es C.  Mo f f e t.

T he  D rying  U p  o f th e   W eBt.

The ancient holy prophets are credited 
with tl e prediction that the  next  grand 
and terrible catastrophe which is  to  be 
fall our earth  is  by  fire.  They  tell  ui 
that it was once overwhelmed  by  a  del 
uge of waters,  but the next  assault upon 
it will be a fiery one.

Whether  so  fearful  a  calamity  is  to 
come  through  collision  with  a  blazing 
comet, or by reason of some  outburst  of 
the supposed internal fires, does  not  ap 
pear;  but the prophecies teem with fore 
bodings of excessive heat in  which  even 
the solid  matter  of  the  planet  will  be 
melted and all organic life be  destroyed
However this  may  be,  the  geologists 
who ridicule any sudden  and formidable 
changes in the  regular  order  of  nature 
hold that the earth is  already  losing  its 
moisture and is gradually drying up,  and 
that 
the  worst  impending  calamity  is 
that all animal  and  vegetable  life  will 
perish for want  of  water.  They  repre­
sent that the  central  fires  of  the  earth 
are steadily becoming extinguished,  and, 
as  the  earth  cools,  enormous  interior 
cavities once filled  with steam and  gases 
kept in a high state of  expansion by  the 
heat will be vacated by  the  chilled  and 
condensing gases,  when the subterranean 
and  submarine  cavities  will  become 
filled  with  water.  As 
this  cooling 
process goes on, the seas  will  retire into 
narrower limits,  the rivers and lakes will 
sink into the thirsty earth,  and  the  des­
ert expanses,  which already occupy  large 
the  earth’s  surface,  will 
portions  of 
finally  cover 
the  greater  spaces,  while 
water will only be  obtainable  by  means 
of deep borings, and  agriculture will  be 
confined to the narrow limits of the  very 
lowest valleys.

As the waters disappear from  the  sur­
face of the earth,  the sources of evapora­
tion will  constantly  grow  smaller  and, 
by consequence,  the  rains  will  become 
always more scant  and  infrequent,  and 
this  drying  process  will  go  on  until 
finally all the water will have retired into 
the interior cavities of  the  earth  which 
will then become a  dead  planet.  There 
will  be  no  evaporation  of  water,  and, 
therefore, no watery vapor in the  atmos­
phere,  and the arid  rock  and  dry  earth 
and sand, stripped of all vegetation,  will 
roast and bake under  the  unintercepted 
rays of the sun shining from  a cloudless 
Such  a  scene  of  parched  and 
sky. 
burned-out  desolation  is  seen 
in  the 
moon  to-day,  which  is  declared  by the 
geologists  to  be  a  dead  and  dried-up 
planet  Mars, too,  is believed to  be rap­
idly undergoing the processes of dessica- 
tion,  the  land  occupying  two-thirds  of 
its surface,  whereas our  earth  still  has 
two-thirds of water to one of  land.  The 
vast stripes of  green  on  the  red  conti­
nents of Mars are believed  to  be  titanic 
canals cut by  the  inhabitants  to  water 
their dry lands and  to connect,  for  pur­
poses of  navigation,  the  green  seas  of 
the red planet.  But so many millions of 
ages must  elapse  before  these  changes 
can be completed that they may  be  con­
sidered  as  mere  curiosities  of  science, 
with no immediate practical bearing.

But, coming back to the  present  time, 
and to our own planet,  it  is  interesting 
to note the remarks of some of the West­
ern papers on what they assert  to be the 
growing  dryness  of  the  vast  interior 
country of  the  Union.  The  recent  se­
vere drought,  accompanied  by winds  so 
hot as to wither and destroy  all  growing 
vegetation,  has  so  seriously  cut  down

the corn crop in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, 
Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  the  Dakotas  and 
Illinois as that, in  the  markets  of  Chi­
cago,  corn  is  selling  at  prices  higher 
than wheat,  a fact which  had  never  oc­
curred before in the history of this coun­
try,  and in any other time but this age of 
surprises  which  have become so much a 
matter of course that they do not surprise, 
the matter would produce a genuine sen­
sation.

The drought is,  however,  so serious an 
affair that it is  attracting  general  atten­
tion 
throughout  the  West.  The  Des 
Moines Register  holds  that  the Western 
country  is  rapidly  drying  up. 
It  ex­
presses the belief that  the  subterranean 
waters of  the  earth  are  sinking  at  an 
alarming rate,  and that if the  level  goes 
down  much  further  it  will  mean  blue 
ruin for the  farmers  of  the  Mississippi 
valley.  When  the  editor  settled  in 
Grundy  county,  forty  years  ago,  good 
water could be had but a  short  distance 
below the surface.  Now it  is  necessary 
to dig one or two hundred feet to  secure 
the same results.  He  does  not  exactly 
know  what  caused  the  sinking  of  the 
waters,  but fears that  the  gradual  cool­
ing  of  the  earth  has  something  to  do 
with it. 
If it  keeps  on  going  down  at 
the rate of a foot a year,  of course It will 
not be long  until  it will  be  difficult  to 
get even a drink of water in  Iowa.
That  the  West  is  drying  up 

there 
seems to be no doubt.  All  the branches 
of the Missouri River,  and  the  Missouri 
itself, are noticeably  dwindling,  and  so 
are  the  head  waters  of  the  Arkansas. 
They are being consumed by agricultural 
irrigation.  Everywhere  the water of all 
the upper  tributaries  is  being  diverted 
to flow over farming lands.  Not  a  drop 
ever gets back into the  main  rivers. 
It 
goes into vegetation of all sorts, or  sinks 
into  the  earth,  or  is  evaporated  with 
great  rapidity  by  being  spread  over  a 
wide  surface  of  cultivated  fields.  A 
quarter of a century ago the  vast  region 
now covered by the  States  of  Montana, 
Wyoming, 
the  two  Dakotas,  Colorado 
and  the  Western  parts  of  Kansas  and 
Nebraska had,  perhaps, scarcely a single 
farm of consequence in  it.  Now  a  mil­
lion  of  people  are  farming  there,  and 
the entire industry  is wholly  dependent 
on irrigation,  because the  rainfall  is  so 
scant  and  poorly  distributed  as  to  be 
practically worthless.

As  that  region  fills  up  with  people, 
the demand for irrigation water will con­
stantly  grow,  and  the  day  will  come 
when the Missouri,  which  was  formerly 
one of the  world’s  great  rivers,  but  Is 
rapidly  dwindling,  will  finally  carry 
water only  for  brief  seasons,  when  the 
spring  rains  and  the  melting  of  the 
winter snows give it a  supply.  Thus  it 
may  be  seen 
there  is  obvious  reason 
for the drying up of  the Western rivers. 
But the causes  are  chiefly  the  work  of 
man,  and there is no need to  go  back  to 
geologic theories  and  terrene  forces  to 
account for the  fact.  As  to  the  rains, 
they  are  all  derived  from  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico.  They will  always,  save  in  ex­
ceptional  years,  furnish  water  to  the 
States along the  Mississippi  River,  and 
to all the  country  from  the  Mississippi 
to  the  Alleganies.  What  used 
to  be 
known at the Great  American  Desert  is 
likely te become dryer than ever.

F r a n k Stow ell.

Livingston & Gibbons, clothiers  at St. 
Joseph,  will dissolve  Aug.  20,  Gibbons 
succeeding.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   TR A D E SM A N .

If  this  ruling  is sustained it will have 
the  effect  of  prohibiting  the  sale,  in 
Iowa,  by  grocers  and  others,  except 
registered  pharmacists,  for  “scientific 
and medicinal purposes,” of all flavoring 
extracts;  also  the  sale  of  many  of  the 
essences and perfumes.

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State Board of Pharmacy«?

One  Tear—O ttm ar Eberbaeh, Ann Arbor.
Two  Year»—George Gundrum , Ionia.
Three  T ears—C. A. Buabee. Cheboygan.'
Fonr Tears—S. E. P ark lll, Owosso.
Five T ears—F. W. R. P erry, D etroit.
P resident— Fred’k W. R. P erry, Detroit.
S ecretary—Stanley E. P arkill, Owosso.
Vreaenrer—Geo. Gundrum , Ionia.
Coining  Meetings—H oughton,A ug.  29  and  30;  Lons- 
ng, Kov.  6  and 7.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 
President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor, t 
Vice-President—A. F. P arker, D etroit 
Treasurer—W. D upont, Detroit.
Secretay—S. A. Thompson, Detroit.  >
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society 
President, W alter K. Schmidt;  Sec’y , Ben. Schrouder

L A W   AN D   LEMON  EXTRACT.

T he  ‘ 'E ldora  C ock tail”  and Its A p p ear­

a n c e   in  C ourt.

Eldora,  Iowa,  enjoys the distinction of 
being the first town in the country where 
lemon extract has been  extensively used 
as a beverage.  When  prohibition  went 
into effect  a  number  of  old  bums  had 
trouble to obtain  their  poison.  Finally 
it  was  discovered  that  lemon  extract, 
such as is sold by  grocers,  for  flavoring 
purposes,  contained  90  per  cent,  of 
alcohol  and 10 per cent, of oil  of  lemon, 
and that by reducing  it with  cider,  pop 
or water,  it afforded means  for  intoxica­
tion and for  injuring  the  lining  of  the 
stomach.  But  little  attention  was  paid 
to  the  sale  of  lemon  extract  for  some 
time.  Some  aggravated  cases of extract 
intoxication  occurring  last  spring  in­
augurated  a  crusade  upon  all  grocers 
in  Eldora  and  they  were  driven  out  of 
the  business,  but  are  still  allowed  to 
sell  other  flavoring  extracts  which  con­
tain  alcohol.

injunction 

restraining 

The  Winchester  pharmacy,  however, 
continued to sell  extracts,  claiming  the 
their  pharmacy  permit. 
right  under 
An 
the  drug 
store  from  selling  was  asked.  The tes­
timony  of  several  physicians  was taken 
tending  to  show  that  lemon  extract  is 
recognized  as  a  medicine  or  remedy  in 
certain  cases  but  is  not  often  used  for 
such  purposes  by the profession.  Upon 
this  showing  the  judge  refused to grant 
an  injunction,  giving  as  his  reason  for 
such  holding  that 
it  being  admitted 
that  the  sales  were  made upon requests 
in  the  form  prescribed  by  law,  and  for 
alleged  medicine  purposes,  it  cannot be 
assumed  in  the  absence  of  other  evi­
dence  that  the  defendant  did  not  act 
in  good  faith  and  within  the  authority 
of  his  permit.

The  judge  also  explained  that  this 
ruling  is  not  to  be  construed  as  hold­
ing  that  the  sale  of  lemon  extract  can 
be  lawfully  made  in  any manner except 
as  any  intoxicating  liquor,  as  it  was 
held  that  the article is composed largely 
of  alcohol and is  capable of  being  used, 
and  is  used  as  a  beverage. 
It  was  his 
opinion  the  sale  comes  within  the  pro­
hibition  of  the  statutes  which  outlaws 
all intoxicating liquors.  The legislature 
doubtless  did  not  think 
its  mandate 
was  quite  so  sweeping  or  far-reaching 
as this construction  carries  it,  yet  there 
seems  to  be  no  way  to  avoid 
It  is 
worthy  of  notice  in this connection that 
the  prohibitory  law  as  it  now  stands 
has  dropped  the  word  “culinary”  from 
the  list  of  lawful  purposes  for  which 
a  permit  holder  may  sell  intoxicating 
liquors.  Formerly 
law  provided 
for  the  lawful  sale  of  liquor  for  medi­
cine,  culinary,  mechanical  and  sacra­
mental purposes,  but the words  mechan­
ical  and  culinary  have  been  eliminated 
by  late  amendments.

the 

it. 

U nion  M en  M ust  L earn  S en se.
It is reassuring to find  that  Debs, like 
Powderly,  by  hard  experience,  has 
reached  the conclusion  that  strikes  and 
boycotts are  boomerangs  which  do  not 
pay.  Wise  men  knew 
this  from  the 
beginning,  but D.  and P.  are  not  wise, 
except at  the  end,  when  it’s  often  too 
late.  But this is  true,  better  late  than 
never.  Coaxing  and  enlightening  are 
better than violently  wrenching. 
If you 
are right, truth is mighty  and  will  pre­
vail.  Let  that  encourage  you.  Union 
men who are in the minority,  must learn 
that the non-union men  who  are  in  the 
majority have rights which  must not  be 
touched.  The unions are  now  going  to 
the ballot box.  Very  good.  That’s  the 
legitimate 
fighting  ground.  Give  us 
educational  campaigns—the  pros  and 
cons of this great question  fairly  stated. 
Nothing  equal  to  that  in  discovering 
wise  and  unchanging  principles.  This 
is real good  news.  Reason  ascends  her 
throne;  dynamite  and  violence  to  the 
rear.  Come let  us  reason  together  and 
do it in  good  humor—both  with  reason­
able consideration for the other side.

When work  is  scarce—not  enough  to 
go  round  even  for  the  enrolled  union 
men—a  non-union  man  who  dares  to 
raise a pick on their line of work is to be 
maimed  and  destroyed.  Will 
that  dia­
bolical arrangement  ever prevail  among 
workingmen?  Not until  the  Devil  and 
his children are wholly  in possession  of 
this world, and that must never be.  This 
war  of  union  men  against  non-union 
men  must  be  declared  off.  Let  both 
wings of the great working army make war 
to the death on the saloons,  and it will be 
seen that two-thirds  of the  ills,  real and 
imaginary,  will  at  once  disappear. 
That’s our  cure.  We  have  absolute  be­
lief in its efficacy.  Will you give it a trial? 
You couldn’t do anything better.

Geo.  R.  Scott.

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Yearly sales increased by  their  use. 
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2 oz.  1  20  12  60 
4 oz.  2 00  22 80 
6 oz.  3 00  33 00

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2 oz.  2 00  21  60 
4 oz.  3  75  40 80 
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
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T H E   MICHTG^JSr  T R A D E SM A N

W holesale  P r ic e   C u rren t•

Advanced—Alcohol.  Declined-

“ 

Morphia, S.  P. A W.  2 0502 30 
S.  N. Y. Q.  A
C.  Co....................  1  9002 20
Moschus Canton........ 
0   40
Myrlstlca, No  1  ........  660  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  ©  10
Os.  Sepia.................... 
is©  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
0 2  00
Plcls' Llq, N.Vc.',' K gal
doz  .........................  ©2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  
01 00
pints.........   ©  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  @  3
Pllx Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14@  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. l  io@l  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  200  30
Quasslae....................  80  10
Qulnla, S. P. A W......34 <4 @39 K
S.  German....  270  37
Rubia  Tlnctorum......   120  14
120  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
Salad n .......................2 1002 25
Sanguis  Draconls......  400  50
Sapo,  W......................  12©  14
M.......................  10©  12
“  G.......................  ©  15

•* 

0   20
Seldlltz  Mixture........ 
0   18
Slnapls........................ 
0   30
“  opt................... 
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  ©"35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  r 0  >35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  100  11 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  240  25
Soda Carb.................  IK©  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb............   ©  5
Soda, Ash.................... 3K0  4
Soda, Sulphas............   ©  2
Spts. Bther C o...........  50©  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......  ©2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........ 
03 00
*'  vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
■•■7....................... 2 4302 53
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal......1 4001  45
Sulphur, Subl............   2*©  3
m 
Roll..............  2  0  2K
Tamarinds................. 
80  10
Terebenth Venice......   28©  30
Theobromae.............45  ©  48
Vanilla......................9 00016 00
ZIncI  Sulph...............   70  8

OILS.

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

Bbl.  Gal
70
85
45
59

“ 

FAINTS. 

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

15
62
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............1*   208
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1*   2@4
“ 
Ber........1*   203
Putty,  commercial....2*  2K03 
“  strictly  pure..... 2K  2*03 
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ...................  
13016
 
Vermilion,  English.... 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular...... 
70075
Lead,  red.....................6  @6K
“  w hite................  6  06K
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gliders’........  @90
1 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting.  Paris  Bng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Universal Prepared  .. 1  (001  15 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints .  ...................1 0001  20
VARNISHBS.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  1001  20
Extra Turp................ 160©1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3  00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1  0001  10
Eutra Turk Damar.... 1 5501 60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp......................... 
70075

AOIDUN.

Aceticum................... 
80
Benzolcom  German..  650
Boraclc 
....................
Carbollcum................   200
Cltrlcum.....................   52@
Hydrochlor................  30
Nltroeum 
...................  100
uxiuicum ................
Phosphorlum dll....
Sallcylicum............
Sulphuricum__  ..
Tannlcum...............
Tartarlcum..............
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg...........
“  20  deg...........
Carbonas  ................
Chloridum..............
ANILINE.
Black.......................
Brown......................
Red..........................
Yellow....................

20
.1  2501  60
.  1 * 0   5
.1  4001 60
300  33
*
4©  6
. 
60  8
.  120  14
.  120  14

.2 0002 25
.  8001  00
.  45©  50
.2 5003 00

Cubeae (po  36).
Juníperas.........
Xantnoxy 1 um ...

250  30 
80  10 
250  30

BAL8AX0M.
Copaiba......................  450  50
Peru............................ 
03 25
Terabln, Canada__  
400  45
Tolutan......................  350  50

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a.................   18
Enonymns  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca Cerlfera, po.............  20
Prunu8 Vlrglnl....................  12
Qulllala,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ............................   12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

XXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  240
po...........  330  35
Haematox, 15lb. box..  110  12

« 
Is...............   130
•• 
«  Hs..............  14©
" 
>4s..............  160

Carbonate Preclp........ 
0   16
Citrate and Quinta—  
03 50
Citrate  Soluble........... 
0   80
Ferrocyanldum Sol —  
0   50
Solut  Chloride........... 
0   15
Sulphate,  com'l.............. 90
pure............  
0

" 

Arnica...... ................  180  20
Anthemis...................  300  35
Matricaria 
500 65

FLORA.

FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tln-

...................  180  50
nlvelly........  .........   25©  28
“  Alx.  35©  50
and  Ms....................   150  25
8©  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsl 
................... 

*« 

GUMMI.

“ 
“ 

“ 
« 
11 
» 

0   60
Acacia, 1st  picked.... 
....  ©  40
2d 
3d 
0   30
.... 
0   20
sifted sorts... 
po.................  600  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  500  60
0   12
“  Cape, (po.  20)... 
0   50
Socotrl. (po.  60). 
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
16)............................  ©  1
Ammonlae.................  550  60
Assaf cetida, (po. 85).. 
400  45
Bensolnum.................  500  55
Camphors...................  480  52
Buphorblum  p o ........  350  lo
Galbanum................... 
02 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70©  7b
Gualacum, (po  35) —  
0  30
Kino,  (po  1  75).........  
01  75
M astic.......................  
0   80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  ©  40
Opll  (po  3 5003 70). .2 3502 45
Shellac  ......................  450  42
bleached......   330  35
Tragacanth................  4001 00

“ 
hbbba—In ounce packages.

Cubebae 
MM
Bxechthltos..............  1 5001  6Ö
Brlgeron....................1  5001  60
Gaultherla.................1 7001  80
Geranium,  ounce......   ©  7T
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal......  700  7!
Hedeoma  ...................1 25©i  40
Jumper!......................  5002 00
Lavendula.................  9002 00
Llmonls.................... 1  4001  60
Mentha Piper.............2 8503 60
Mentha Verld........... 2 2002 30
Morrhuae, gal........... 1 3001  40
Myrcla, ounce............   ©  50
Olive..........................  9003 00
Plcls Liquida, (gal..85)  100  12
Klclnl........................  l  2201  28
Rosmarlnl............  
i  oo
Rosae, ounce.............6 5008 50
Sucdnl.....................   40©  45
Sabina.......................   9001 00
Santal  .......................2 5007 00
Sassafras....................   500  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__ 
0   65
Tlglll..........................   ©1 00
Thyme.......................   400  50
01  60
Iheobromas...............   150
BICarb.......................   15©
Bichromate................  130
Bromide.................... 
400
Carb............................   12©
Chlorate  (po  23025)..  240  26
Cyanide......................  50©  55
Iodide.........................2 9603 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  230  25 
Potassa, Bltart, com... 
0
Potass Nltras, opt......  
80
Potass Nltras..............  7©
Prusslate....................  280
Sulphate  po................  150

o p t................  

POTASSIUM.

“ 

RADIX.

Aconitum...................  200
Althae.........................   22©
Anchusa....................   120  15
Arum,  po..*................ 
0   25
Calamus......................  200  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8©  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  160  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)................... 
©  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  150  20
Inula,  po....................  15©  20
Ipecac,  po...................1  5001  60
Iris plox (po. 35038)..  350  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  400  45
Maranta,  Ms.............. 
0   35
Podophyllum, po........  15©  18
Rhel............................  7501  00
"  cut......................  ©1 75
pv......................   7501  35
Spigella......................  350  38
Sangulnarla, (po  25).. 
0   20
Serpentarla.................   45©  50
Senega......   ..............   550  60
Slmliax, Officinalis.  H 
0   40 
0   25
M 
Sdllae, (po. 85)...........  100  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl
dus,  po....................   ©  35
0   25
Valeriana, Bng.  (po.30) 
German...  150  20
ingiber a ................. 
180  20
Zingiber  ]................ 
18©  20
SSIUBX.
0
.. 
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  180
Bird, Is.......................  
40
Carnl, (po. 16)............   10©
Cardamon....................1  0001 25
Corlandrum................  120  14
Cannabis Satlva.........   40 
5
Cydoninm..................   7501  00
Chenopodio»  .........   10©  12
Dlpterix Odorate....... 2 4002 60
Foenloulum.
O  15 
Foenugreek,  po......
60  8 
L lnl.........................
4  0   4* 
Llnl, grd.  (bbl. 8H).
3MO  4 
Lobelia....................
35©  40 
Pharlarls Canarian..
4©  5
_
Rapa.......................  
70  3
Slnapls  Albu............ 
Nigra...........  110  12

“ 

8FIRITU8.
Frumentl, W., D.  Co. .2 0002 50
D. F. R........1 75©2 00
..................1 
Junlperls  Co. O. T ___1 6502 00
1  7503 50
Saacharum  N.  B.........1 75©2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll............1 7506 50
Vlnl Oporto.................1 
Vlnl  Alba....................1 

2502 00
2502 00

2501 50

Florida  sheeps’  wool 

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlnm.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
25
30
22
25

carriage.................. 2 5002 75
••  V lr............
carriage  ...... ..........
2 00
Rue............................
Velvet  extra  iheepa’
Tanacetnm, V...........
wool  carriage.........
1  10
Thymus,  V................
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
MAGNESIA.
carriage..................
85
Calcined, Pat............ .  550 60 Grass sheeps’ wool oar
rlage.......................
65
Carbonate,  Fat......... .  20© 22
75
Carbonate, K. A  M... .  20© 25 Hard for  slate  nse__
Carbonate, Jennlng5. .  35© 38 Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................
1  40

OL1UM.
Absinthium.............. .2 5003 00
Amygdalae, Dulc......
.  45© 75 Accacla.......................... ...  50
.8 00©8 25 Zingiber  ......................... ...  50
Amy dalae, Amarao...
Anlsl......................... .1 80@1  90 Ipecac.............................
...  60
Aurantl  Cortex........ 1  8002 00
Ferrl  Iod.......................
...  50
Bergami!  ................. .3 0003 20 Aurantl  Cortes............... ...  50
600 65 Rhel  Aram.....................
Caliputl....................
..  50
Caryophylll.............. .  75© 80 Slmliax  Officinalis..
...  60
Cedar....................... .  350 65
..  50
Chenopodi!  ..............
01  60 Senega ............................ ...  50
Cinnamoni!.............. .1  1001  15 Sclllae............................. ...  50
Cltronella.................
“  Co......................... ...  50
0
Conlnm  Mac............
..  50
Copaiba....................
.  50

350 65 Toratan..........................
800 90 Prunsssrirg....................

“  Cj 

STBUPS.

45

“ 

.

 

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Co.........

TIHCTURB8 .
Aconltum  NapelllsR.
F.
Aloes..........................
and  myrrh........
A rnica.................................  50
Asafcetida............................  4)
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................   60
„  **  Co...........................  50
Sangulnarla.........................  50
Barosma..............................  50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum..............................  50
Ca damon..............................  75
Castor................. :...............1 00
Catechu...............................   50
Cinchona.............................   50
Co.........................  60
Columba.............................   50
Conlum................  
50
Cubeba.................................  50
Digitalis..............................  50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
Co............................  60
„ 
Gualca.................................  50
ammon....................   60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..................................   75
Colorless...................  75
Ferri  Chloridum.................  35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia.................................  50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................   50
O pll.....................................  85
“  Camphorated................  so
Deodor.........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................   50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany..............................  50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

“ 

“ 

‘ 

MI8CBLLANBOU8.

* 
“ 

^Sther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28©  30 
“  4 F ..  32©  34
Alumen....................... 2 * 0  3

ground,  (po.

“ 

“ 

7).............................   3©  4
Annatto......................  550  60
Antimoni, po..............  40  5
et Potass T.  55©  60
Antipyrin................... 
01  40
Antlfebrin..................  ©  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  0   48
Arsenicum................. 
50  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__ 
380  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 1  6001  70
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Mb.  14)..............
0   11
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................
01  OO 
Capslcl  Fructus,af...
0   26 
0   28 
i po.
©  20 
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)
10©   12 
Carmine,  No. 40.........
08 75 
Cera  Alba, 8. A F ......
500  55
Cera Flava.................  38©  40
Cooons....................... 
0   40
Cassia Frnctus...........  ©  25
Centrarls....................  ©  10
Cetaeeum...................  ©  40
Chloroform................  60©  68
squlbbs..  ©125 
Chloral Hyd <
Crst
1  2501  50
Chondral...................  20©
Clnchonldlne, F.  A  W  150
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum.............. 
Creta, (bbl. 75)......  
prep............  
preclp.........  
Rubra................ 

German  3 MO  12 
75
©  35
©  2
50  5
90  11
0   8
Crocus......................  35©  40
Cudbear......................  O  24
Cuprl Sulph...............   5 ©  6
Dextrine....................  10©  12
Bther Sulph................  70©  75
Bmery,  all  numbers..  ©
po...................  ©  6
jp o .)  75.........   70©  75
Flake  white..............  12©  15
Galla..........................   ©  28
Gambler......................7  0 S
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  60
French...........  30©
50
Glassware  flint, by box 80. 
Less than box 75.
Glue,  Brown..............  9©
15 
11  White................  ISO
25 
Glyoerlna....................   14©
20 
Grana Paradisi.
O
22 
Humulus....................
56 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..
0   75 
“  Cor .... 
0   65 
Ox Rubrum 
0   85 
Ammontati.. 
0   95 
450  66
Unguentum.
ydrargyrum............  
0   66
ihthyobolla, Am..  ..1  2501 50
Indigo.........................   7501 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 8003 90
Iodoform..................... 
04 70
Lupulln......................   ©2 25
Lycopodium..............  700  75
M ade.........................  70©  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod................. 
0   27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  100  IS
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  S .F ..............  600  08

IK )............................ 2KO 4

Glass  and  Nickle

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DIMENSIONS 

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Will keep stock clean  and show sponges to advantage. 
Furnished in Light and Dark Oak, Cherry or Walnut.

P R IC E   $20.

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

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags......................  ®3
Less quantity...............   @334
Pound  packages..........63k @7

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

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

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

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

Package.

Extract.

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

7‘ 

 

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tin 
CHICORV.

Bulk
Red..

CLOTHE8  LINES.

Cotton,  40ft......... perdo*.  1  25
140
160
1  75
1  90
100

“ 
» 
“ 
“ 
Jnte 
“ 
CONDENSED  MILK. 

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

“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
“
" 

4'dos. In case.

Gages.

Apricots.
1  40 
Live oak......................
1  40 
Santa  Cruz.................
1  50 
Lusk’s.........................
Overland..................
1  10
Blackberries.
90
F. A  W.......................
Cherries.
Red.............................1  W@i 26
Pitted Hamburgh----
W hite......................... 
1  50
Brie............................ 
1  85
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Brie............................
1  20 
1  40
California...................
Gooseberries
Commo n ....................
1  25
Peaches.
P ie............................
1  10 
i  50 
Maxwell....................
1  50
Shepard’s ....................
California..................   160@1  75
Monitor 
..............
Oxford....................
Pears.
Domestic.................... 
1  25
Riverside.................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common..................... 1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sUced........ 
2 50
grated........ 
2  75
Booth’s sliced............  @2 5)
grated...........  @2 75
1  10

Quinces.
Common.................... 
Raspberries.
Red.............................
Black  Hamburg.........
Brie,  black ........  ....
Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
Hamburgh.................
Erie............................
Terrapin.......................
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s..........2 10
Roast beef  Armour’s..........180
Potted  ham, Vi lb...............1  25
tongue, H lb............1 35
541b..........  75
chicken, m lb.........   95

“ 
Vegetables.

“  541b

Meats.

Beans.

Peas.

Com.

soaked......................

Hamburgh  stringless..........1  15
French style.......2 00
Limas................. 1  35
Lima, green......................... 1 25
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1  35
Bay State  Baked................. 1  35
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1 85
Picnic Baked........................1  00
Hamburgh...........................1  25
Livingston  E den................1  20
Purity
Honey  Dew......................... 1  40
Morning Glory
Soaked............................... 
75
Hamburgh  marrofat........... 1  30
early June 
. ..1  50
Champion Eng.. 1  40
petit  pols..........1  40
fancy  sifted— 1  90
Soaked................................   65
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  10
early June.......1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom —  1  25
French..................................... 2 15
French..............................19@21
Brie.....................................   75
Hubbard.................................. 1 15
Hamburg...................................1 40
Soaked...... — .....................  80
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 50
Brie.
Hancock.......................
Excelsior  . 
..............
Eclipse............................
Hamburg.........................
Gallon............................
CHOCOLATE.
German Sweet................
Premium.........................
Breakfast  Cocoa............

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.

Baker’s.

“ 

AXLE GREASE.
doz
......   55
60
.... 
......   50
.... 
75
......  65
..  • •........  55

Aurora...........
Castor Oil......
Diamond.......
Frazer's.........
Mica  ............
Paragon 

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

BAKING POWDER.

Arctic.

Acme.
U id.  ama. 3  doz —  
45
2 'b. 
“  ..............  75
1  “  .................  1  “
1 lb  « 
Bulk............... — ...............  10
u  lb cans 6 doz  case.........  
55
;;  ........i io
* *>  “  4 doz 
5  lb  “  1 do*  “ 
......... 9 00
3  oz  “  6 doz  “ 
*
.........  
4  OZ  “
OZ  “
OZ  11
1b  “
lb  “
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Cream  Flake.
4 doz
4 doz
4 doz
2 doz
ldoz
H *>  “ 
1 *>  “  ■•••
Vi lb.  “
1 lb.  *
Our Leader, 34 -b cans—
Vi lb  cans......
1 lb cans----
BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.
English...........................
Bristol..............................
Domestic..........................

Red Star, 34 1b cans.........
........
Teller’s,  34 lb. cans, do*. 

• 

1  50

» 

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BLUING.

Gross
ovals..............  3 60
Arctic, 4 o* 
..............6 75
8o*
pints,  round...........  9 00
No. 2, sifting box... 2 75
...  4 00
...  8 00
l oz b a ll..................4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz.......   3 60
8 oz......... 6  80

»  No. 3, 
“  No. 5, 
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BROOMS,

Jo. 2 Hurl..........................  |  ”
......................   * »
»0 .1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.......................* ®
NO. 1  “ 
.......................  |  JO
Parlor Gem........................ * ¿5
Common Whisk................. 
80
Fancy 
.................J
Warehouse.........................* 75

1 

BRUSHES.

“  
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Stove, No.  1...................
“   10................................
“  15...................
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row 
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row 
Palmetto, goose.................  1  so

CANDLES.
Hotel,  40 lb. boxes.... 
10
Star,  40 
.............  9
Paraffine  ..........................   10
Wlcklng  .......................... *
CANNED  GOODS, 

“ 

n a b .
Clams.

“ 

“ 

«« 

Little Neck,  1 lb.........
“  2  lb...........
Clam Chowder.
Standard. 8 lb...............
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  lib
21b............
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb....................
“  2  lb......................
Picnic, 1 lb....................
» 
21b....................

.1   20
...1  90
. .  2 25
...  75
.  1  35
. .  2 45
.8 50
.2 00
...2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb............... ....l  10
2  lb.............. ....2 10
...2  25
Mustard,  2 lb..............
...2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb ......
Soused, 2  lb.................. . 
.2 25
...1  80
Columbia River, flat  ..
tails__ ....1 65
Alaska, Red.................. ....1 25
....1  10 
pink...................
...1  95
Kinney’s,  flats..............
Sardines.
American  34s ............... 4Vi@ 6
• 6 Vi® 7
A*
..  @S0
Imported  34a.................
.. 15@16
Vis.................
Mustard  3k>-................. ..  6@7
21
Boneless.......................
....2 50
Brook 8, lb...................

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

« 

Trout.
Fruits.
Apples.

3  lb. standard............
York SUte, gallons....
Hamburgh,  “  —

1  20
4 00

.1  35 N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gall Borden Eagle............   7  40
Crown.................................. 6 25
Daisy.................................... 5
Champion..........................  4  50
Magnolia  ............................4  25
Dime...........................  

3

CHEESE.
Amboy.......................
Acme..........................
Lenawee....................
Riverside...................
Gold Medal................
Skim..........................
Brick..........................
E dam ........................
Leiden.......................
Llmburger.................
Pineapple...................
Roquefort.—. . ........
Sap Sago....................
Schweitzer, imported.
domestic  ....

“ 

Peerless evaporated cream.  5 75 

CREDIT CHECKS.

600, any one denom’n ......*3 00
1000,  “ 
“ 
...... 5 00
2000,  “  “ 
...... 8 00
Steel punch.......................  75

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COUPON  BOOKS.

Tradesman.’

I  1 books, per hundred. 
“ 
C 2 
1 8 “
$ 5 
“ 
HO 
“ 
>20 
“ 
I  1 books, per hundred 

“Superior.”

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“ 
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2 

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*20

2 00 
2 50 
8  00 
8 or
4 0u
5 00
2 50
3 00
3 50
4 00
5 00
6  00

Universal.”

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1  books, per hundred...  >3 00
....  3  50
2 
....  4  00
8 
....  5  00
5 
10 
....6 0 0
>20 
. 
7  00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5  per  cent 
500 
“ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS BOOKS. 
[Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from HO  down. | 
20 books...  .................. 8 1 00
50
2 00 
3 00 
100250
6 25 
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

..10 
.20 

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Butter.

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

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM TARTAR.

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

FLY  PAPER. 

Thom ’s Tanglefoot.

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

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

“ 

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 12  12Vi 
California In  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.....................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.......................
251b. boxes.....................
Peeled, In boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
In bags........
California In bags......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
26 “ 
...................
Prunelles.
301b.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
50 lb. boxes....................
......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.
Loose  Muscatels In B
2 crown.........................
.........................
3 
4 
................

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Loose Muscatels in Bags.

Pears.

“ 

1.

| 

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
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Patras,  in barrels............   23k
in  Vi-bbls..............  2%
In less quantity —   3
cleaned,  bulk..............  4
cleaned,  package.. 
5

Peel.

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25  “ 
“ 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  13 
Lemon 
8
Orange 
10
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  @
“ 
Sultana, 20 
@8
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120..............
90x100 25 lb. bxs.
80x90 
70x80 
60x70 

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

No. l,6Vi..........................  81  75
No. 2, 6Vi..........................  1  60
No. 1,6.............................   166
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50

XX  wood, white.

No. l,6Vi..........................   185
NO. 2,6Vi..........................  1  25
6 Vi  ..........................   ......   1 06
95
Coin.
Mill  No. 4........... 
100
FARINACEOU8  GOODS. 

Manilla, white.
.............................. 
 

 

Farina.
Hominy.

Oatmeal.

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs................... 
33k
Barrels................................  3 00
Grits..................................   3Vi
Dried............................4  @4V4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported.................... 10 Vi® 11
Barrels 200 .......................  5 00
Half barrels ion................  3 00
Kegs.......................— ....  2 60
Green,  bu.........................  1 15
Spilt  p e rlb .................  
Barrels  180.................  @5 on
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 75
German.............................   4 Vi
Bast India..........................   5
Cracked..............................  334

Pearl Barley.

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

8

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................
Georges cured.................  4 Vi
Georges genuine............ 6
Georges selected............   6Vi
Boneless,  bricks............ 6V4
Boneless, strips..............6V4

FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
B*estln the world for the money.

Souders'.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

doz
2oz  ....»  75 
4 os  ....  1  50

Regular 
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz....... 81 20
4 oz.........2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 OZ....... *1 50
4 oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......>1 75
____ 14 oz........8 50
Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla
2 os regular panel.  75 
1  20 
4 o* 
..-1  50
2  00 
3 00 
6 oz 
.. .2 00
No. 3 taper...........1  36
2  00 
2 50
No. 4  taper...........1  50
N orthrop’s
Lemon.  Vanilla.
oval taper  75 
1  10
2 oz 
1175
“ 
“ 
3 oz 
1  20 
85 
1  20
2 oz regular  “
“ 
“  1  60 
4 oz 
2 25
GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

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Choke Bore—Dupont’?

Kegs......................................3 25
Half  kegs............................. 1 99
Quarter  kegs....................... 1 l<{
1 lb cans.............................   30
Vi lb  cans............................  18
Kegs.................................... 4 *5
Half kegs............................2 40
Quarter xegs......................1  35
lb cans............. 
••••  34
Kegs...................................11 99
Half  kegs............................ 5re
Quarter kegs......................3 00
'   lb  cans.............. 
60
Sage.................................... J5

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

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INDIGO.

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JELLY .

•• 
LICORICE.

Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
55
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
50
15  lb. palls.................  @  f3
................  @  90
Pure.....................................   80
Calabria...............................   25
Sicily....................................  12
Root.....................................   13
LYE.
Condensed, 2 dos..............  1  20
4 doz  .............  2 25

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MINCE  MEAT.

“ 

“ 

Halibut.
Herring.
“ 
“ 

34  "  40  “ 
Mackerel

Smoked...................... 
10@12
Holland, white hoops keg 
70 
bbl  9 50
Norwegian  ..................
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs........  2 50
........  I 30
Scaled............................  . 
19
No. 1,  100 lbs.........................  10 00
No. 1, 40 lbs..............................4 40
No. 1,  10 lbs............................  1 00
No. 2,100 lbs............................ 7 00
No. 2,40 lbs............................  3 10
No. 2.10 lbs....................... 
Family, 90 lbs................
1U  IDS  ...............
Russian,  kegs..............
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs...
No. 134 bbl, 40  lbs......
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.........
No  1,81b  kite............
Whlteflsh.

55
....4 76
....2  2C
63
53
No. 1 family
Vi bbls, 100 lbs...........>6 25 2 25
34  "  40  “  --------   2 80  1 20
10 lb.  kite..................
38
...................
8 lb.  “ 
33
MATCHES.

Sardines.
Trout

78 
65 

80

” 

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.........
...*1  25
XXX Sulphur..............
..  1  00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s Brands.
No. 9  sulphur..............
....1  65
5
Anchor parlor.............
...1  70
4« No. 2 home..................
...1  10
m Export  parlor.............. ......4 00

Mince meat, 3 doz. in case.
Pie  preparation,  3 doz.  in
case.................................

00

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon 
.....................   >1  75
Half  gallon......................  1  40
70
Q uait........  ....................  
P in t......................... 
 
45
Half  pint  ......  
 
40
 
1 gallon.......................... .  7 00
Half gallon.................... .  4 75
Q uart............................. .  3 75
Pint 

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MOLASSES.
Blackstrap
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house....................
Ordinary.........................
Prim e..............................
Fancy ........
F air.................................
Good  .............................
Extra good......................
Choice 
.........................
Fancv
Half  barrels Sc.extra

vpw Orleans.

14
16
20
80
18
22
27
32
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PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co 

PICSLES.
Medium.

Barrel», 1,200 Gönnt...  @4  50
Half bbls, 600  count..  @2  75 
SSO
Barrel», 2,400 connt. 
Half bbl», 1,200 count 
3  25

Small.

PIPE 8.

Clay, No.  216.......................170

“  T. D. full count...........  70
Cob, No. 3...........................1 20
Babbitt’» .......................... 4 00
Penna Salt  Co.’».............. 3 OO

48 cans ln case.

BICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head................... ...6
“  No. 1................... ...5Vi
“  No.2................... ..  5
Broken..............  ............. .  4
Japan, No. 1.....................
*•  No.2...................... ...5Vi
...5
Java.............................
.  6
Patna................................. .  4 Vi

Imported.

SPICES. 
Whole Sifted.

“ 

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“ 
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Allspice............................ ..  9Vi
Cassia, China In mats...... .  8
Batavia In bund.. ..15
Saigon In roll»__ ..32
Cloves,  Amboyna............ ..22
Zanzibar...... ....... -11 Vi
Mace  Batavia.................. ..80
..75
Nutmegs, fancy...............
..70
“  No.  1...................
“  No. 2................... ..60
Pepper, Singapore, black.. 
..10
“ 
“  white...
.20
shot.................... ..16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia................... 18
and  Saigon.25
Saigon...................%
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African...................16
Cochin.................  20
Jam aica................22
Mace  Batavia......................65
Mustard, Bng. and Trieste..22
Trieste...................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“   white.......24
Cayenne................20
Sage......................................20

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‘‘Absolute” In Packages.

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M»  Mb
Allspice.......................   84 1  56
Cinnamon....................   84 1  55
Cloves..........................   84 1  55
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1 55
“  African............   84 1  55
Mustard........................  84 1  55
Pepper.........................   84 155
Sage..f..........................  84
Granulated,  bblB................   IH
751b  cases........  Ik
.......................1  15
Lump, bbls 
1451b kegs................  154

SAL  SODA.

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SEEDS.

“ 

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

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Corn.
20-ib  boxes..................... ...  5k
40-lb 
.................... ...  5Vi
Gloss.
1-lb packages..................
...  5
...  5
8-lb 
..................
6-lb 
................... ...  6Vi
40 and 50 lb. boxes......... ...  3í¿
Barrels............................ • ••  3 k
Scotch, In  bladders........ ...87
...35
Maccaboy, In jars...........
French Rappee, In Jars..
...43
Boxes............................. ----6 V*
Kegs, HngllBh................. ...4 *

SNUFF.

SODA,

SALT.

Diamond Crystal.

“ 

Cases, 24 3  lb. boxes...... .8  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs.............. .  2 50
115 2 Vi lb^bags... 
“ 
.  4 00
...
60 5 
lb  “ 
“ 
.  3 75
** 
... .  3 50
3010  lb  “ 
Butter, 56 lb bags...........
6V
“  20141b bags........... .  3 50
“  280 lb  bbls......... .  2 50
.......... .  2 25
“  224 lb 
Worcester.
115 2Vi-lb sacks..............
..84 (0
................ .  3 75
“ 
60 5-lb 
................ ..  3 50
“ 
3010-lb 
22 14 lb.  “ 
................. ..  3 30
3201b. bbl....................... ..  2 P0
8 lb sacks.................... ..  32Vi
60
100 3-lb. sacks.................... 32 10
.................... 2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb. sacks................... 1  85
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags... 
30
16
281b.  “ 
..
75
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..
75
66 lb. dairy In linen  sacks.
22
56 lb.  sacks.......................
80
Saginaw..........................
Manistee............  
.........  
80

Ashton.
Higgins.
Soiar Rock.
Common Fine.

blinen acks............
'   Common Grades.

Warsaw.

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SALERATUS. 

Packed 60 lb». ln box.

Church’» ......................... 3 30
DeLand'i.............................3 15
Dwlght’B..............................3 30
Taylor’»  ..............................3 00

SEELTg  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. P. M. $  90 doz.  310 20 gro
2  “  N. 8.  1  20  “ 
12 60  “
2  “  F. M.  1  40  « 
14 40  **
Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M.  1  50 doz. 
“ 
2  “  N  S.  2 00 
2  “  F. M. 2 50 
“ 
Lemon.
Vanilla.

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

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

16 20 gro
21  60  “
25 50  •*

2 doz........  1 00 doz...... 10 50  *'

SOAP.
Laundry.

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

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

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

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

Dingman Brands.

“ 

“ 

Single box...........................3 95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........  3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp’d..|3 33 
plain...  3 27
N.  K.  Falrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  4  00
Br jwn, 60 bars.................... 2 40
80  b a rs...................3 25

“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

Acme...................................3 75
Cotton OH............................ 6 00
Marseilles......... ................   4 00
M aster.................................4 00
Thompson & Chute Co.’s Brands

“ 

Silver................................   3  66
Mono.................................. 3 30
Savon Improved................. 2 50
Sunflower.......................... 2  80
Golden.................................3 25
Economical  ........................2  25
Single  box  ......................... 3 55
5 box  lots..........................   3  60
10 box lots.................. .  3 50
25 box  lotsl'del.....................3 40

Passolt’s Atlas  Brand.

SUGAR.

Scouring.
Sapollo, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 40 
hand, 3 doz......... 2 40
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  hls  shipping 
point, lncludlng:20;ipounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
Domino . .............................35 44
Cut  Loaf............................   5 44
Powdered................. ........ 5  ^
XXXX  Powdered........" "   5
Granulated......................  4  75
Fine Granulated......... *" ‘ [  4 75
Extra Fine Granulated...  4 87
Mould A .......................   500
Diamond Confec.  A_4 
75
Confec. Standard  A.. . 
4 «a
$ 0.  1............................
%................................  3 50
A<>.  3...............................  4  so
NO.  4........................... 
444
No.  5....................  
4 li

No.  9............  ................  4 on
No.  10............................ 
3 M

No.  14................................   3 37

TEAS.

j a p x m — Regular.

BASKET  FIRED.

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

TOUNG HTSON.

GUNPOWDER.

oolong. 

IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS. 

Fine Cut.

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

“ 

“ 

Plug.

38
27
40
26
38
34
40
32

30

24
43
32
31
27

Sorg’s Brands.

Spearhead...................... 
Joker.............................. 
Nobby Twist....................  
Scotteu’s Brands.
Kylo................................  
Hiawatha........................ 
Valley City..................... 
Flnzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty...................  
Jolly.Tar.........................  
Lorillard’s Brands. 
39
Climax (8 oz., 41c)—  
Gr'en Turtle................... 
27
Three  Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler’s Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson & McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope...................... 
Happy Thought.........  
37
Messmate.......................  
No Tax............................ 
Let  Go............................  
Catlln’s  Brands.

Smoking.

Kiln  dried........................17@18
Golden  8hower................... 19
Huntress  ........................... 26
Meerschaum  ...................29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork..............................30@32
German............................... 15
F rog....................................33
Java, Vi» foil....................... 32
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut..............................28
Warpath..............................14
Honey  Dew......................... 26
Gold  Block......................... 30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s
Peerless................................26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands. 
Handmade...........................41

Scotten’s Brands.

Brands.

Leidersdorrs.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

Corn.

SYRUPS. 
Barrels.......................
Half bbls................. .
Pure Cane.
F air...........................
Good..........................
Choice.......................

TABLE  SAUCES. 

Lea & Perrin’s, large .
small.
Halford, large...........
Salad Dressing, large 
small

small.......
’’ 

“ 

.24
26

19
25
30

4 75
2 75
3 75 
2 25
4  55 
2 65

VINEGAR.

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

81 for barrel.

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

YEAST.

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

• 

WOODENWARE.

Tubs,No. 1.........................  600
“  No. 2.........................  5 50
“  No. 3.........................  4  50
130 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop  ...  1  50
“ 
90
“ 
.......  ...........  1  25
“ 
....................  1  80
“ 
...................  2 40
...................

Pall», No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Bowls, 11 Inch...................
13  “  ....................  
15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 
21  “ 
shipping  bushel..  1 15
full  hoop 
..  1 25
5 25
“  No.2  6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l 3 75
“  No.2 
“  No.3 

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

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

splint 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

4 25
4 75

INDURATED  WARS.

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

Butter Plates—Oval.

250  1000

Doable.

60  2 10
70  2 45
80  2 80

.........................  1 00  3 50
W ash boards—single.

No.  1...........................  
No.  2............................ 
No. 3...........................  
No 
Universal...............................  2 25
No. Queen............................... 2 50
Peerless Protector....................2 40
Saginaw Globe.......................   1 75
Water Witch.................  225»
Wilson..................................... 2 53
Good Luck............................... 2 73
Peerless.............................   2 8
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol-
lowa:
Green............................  2@2V4
Part Cured................  @3
Full 
.................  @4
Dry..............................   4 @ 5
Kips,green  ...............   2  @3
,T  cared.................  @5
Calfskins,  green.........  4 @ 5
eared........5v*@ 7
Deacon skins..............10  @25

HIDES.

" 

No. 2 hides M off.
PELTS.

WOOL.

Shearlings..................... 5 @  20
Lambs 
......................25  @  60
Washed ......................12  @17
Unwashed..................  8 @12
Tallow.......................  3M@  4&
Grease  butter  .............1  @2
Switches....................  lVi@ 2
Ginseng......................2 00@2 50
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8

MISCELLANEOUS.

WHEAT.

NEAL.

46 
46

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

MILLSTUPPS. Less

Car lots  quantity
Bran.............. 115 00 
816 00
Screenings —   12 00 
12 00
Middlings......   16 00 
17 00
Mixed Feed...  23 00 
24 50
Coarse meal  .  22 00 
23. 00
Car  lots..............................58Vi
Less than  car  lots............ 60
Car  lots..............................34
Less than car lots...............37
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__11  <X>
ton lots........12 50
No.l 

COBN.

OATS.

“ 

FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

follows:
FRE8H  FISH.
Whlteflsh 
................. @10
Trout  ........................ @8
Black Bass........  ......
12V4
Halibut....................... @17
Ciscoes or Herring— @  4
Bluefish...................... @10
Fresh lobster, per lb ..
20
Cod.............................
10
No. 1 Pickerel............
@ 9
Pike............................ @ 7
Smoked White........... @ 8
Red  Snappers............
15
Columbia  River  Sal-
m on........................
15
Mackerel....................
18@25
Falrhaven  Counts — @45
F. J. D.  Selects.........
Select».......................
F. J. D.........................
Anchors..................
Standards...................
oysters—Bulk.
Extra Selects..per gal.
Selects.......................
Standards...................
Counts.......................
Scallops............ .........
Shrimps  ............... 
Clams.........................
SHELL  GOODS.
Oyatera, per  loo.........l  2s@i  75
Clam», 
.  75@l  00

oysters—Cans.

1  25

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SAUSAGE.

quotes as follows:
PORK  IN  BARBELS.
Mess,............................................
Short c u t.......................................
Extra clear pig, short cut..............
Extra clear,  heavy.........................
Clear, fat back...............................
Boston clear, short cut..................
Clear back, short cut.....................
Standard clear, short cut. best__
Pork, links.....................................
Bologna..........................................
Liver................................ ..............
Tongue..............................
Blood .............................................
Head cheese..................................
Summer.................................. "  ” .
Frankfurts.........................
Kettle  Rendered
Granger............
Family...............
Compound.........
Cottolene__ 
.
50 lb. Tins, >4C advance. 
201b. palls, Vic 
101b.  “  Me
51b. 
“  «e
31b. 
'«  1 c 
BEEP  IN  BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.................
Boneless, rump butts.........................
Hams, average 20 lbs.........

“ 
“

smoked  meats—Canvass^ or Plain.

“ 
“ 

“ 
'■ 
“ 
“ 

16 lbs....................
12 to 14 lbs..............
picnic.........................................
best boneless.....................
Shoulders..................................  ......
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..............
Dried beef, ham prices...............
DRY  SALT  MEATS.
Long Clears, heavy.......................
Briskets,  medium...............
light.............................
Butts.............................
D. S. Bellies.................................................
Fat Backs..............................................
Half  barrels................................................
Quarter barrels..........................’. . . . . . . . . "
K its......................................................*
Kits, honeycomb.........................................  
Kits, premium................................ ek

PIC K L E D   P IG S ’  F E E T .

.  TRIPE.

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE

LAMP  BURNERS.
No. 0 Sun.....................................
No.l  “  .....................................
No.2  “  .....................................
Tubular......................................

14 00 
14 75 
16  50
16 00 
16 00 
16 OO 
16 00
754
5*
6
8VÍ
6 
10 
7 Vi
8k854
6?¿
6k

.  7 50 
7 75 
11  00
• 12VÍ 
.13
• 13VÍ
•  8Vi 10Vi
10Vi
.13

8k
9
9
8k
.3 00 
*  00 
..  90
75

45
50
75

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Pearl top.

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

6 doz. In box.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.

l a m p   c h i m n e y s .  Per box. 
No. 0 Sun.............................................
1  75 
No.l  “  .............................................
.1  88 
No.2  “  .............................................
.2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..........................
.2  10 
“ 
No. 1  “ 
.2 25 
No.2  “ 
“  ....  ...................
.3 25
No. 0 Sun, crimp top..........................
.2 60 
• 2 8« 
N0.2  “ 
“ ......................;
.3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled__
.3 70 
No. 2  “ 
“ 
.4 70 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
■ 4  88
Fire Proof—Plain Top.
No. 1, Sun,  plain  bulb....................
.3 70 
No. 2,  “ 
“ 
....................
.4 70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz........
1  25 
No.2  “ 
........
1  50 
No. 1 crimp, per do*........................
1  35 
No. 2 
“ 
........................
“ 
1  60
LANTERN  GLOBES.
No. 0,  Tubular,  cases 1 doz. each.................   45
“ 
No. 0, 
“ 
 
2  “ 
45
No. 0, 
“   
bbls 5  “ 
40
bull’s eye, cases 1 do'z each. 1  00
No. 0, 
ROCHESTER  STORE  LAMPS.
No. 10, Brass, 400 candle  power.........
3 25 
No. 9, Globe, automatic  extinguisher.
.3 25
No. 0, per  gross...................................
23
28
No. 2, 
................................
38
..................................
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz............................

“ 
La Bastle.

STREET  LAMPS.

LAMP  WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

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FRUIT  JARS.

Mason—old  style.

4 75
5 25

Supplies.

Quarts..............................................

Pints.................................................
Quarts...............................................
Half  gallons............................  ........
Mason—one doz  In case. 
PintB..................................................
..  5 00 
. .   6  00 
alf  gallons.....................................
..  8  00
Dandy—glass  cover.
Pints..................................................
..  8 50 
Quarts...............................................
..  9 00 
Half  gallons.....................................
.12  00
Boyd’s extra caps..........................................2 25
Rubber rings................................................. 
35
Sealing wax, red or white, 5 lb  packages__   03
Vi Pints,  6 doz In box, per box (box 00)......  1  64
Vi  » 
24  “  “  bbl,  ■’  doz  (bbl  35)........   23
6  “  “  box,  “  box (box 00)__  1  80
Vt  “ 
Vi  “  18  “  ”  bbl,  “  doz  (bbl 35)........  26
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................  06
“ 
“  Vi gal. per doz......................  60
Jugs, Vi gal., per doz...................................   70
*“  1 to 4 gal., per gal...............................  07
Milk Pans, vi gal., per dot..........................   60
“ 
.........................  72

JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.

1  “ 
STONEWARE— BLACK GLAZED.

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal......................... 
6Vi
Milk Pans, Vi gal. per  doz..........................  66
78

STONEWARE— AKRON.

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

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18

MEN  OF  MARK.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .

also  that  of  the  manager  of  the depart­
ment  from  which  it  was  issued.  J.  N. 
Fisher,  who  was  20  years  with  me, 
signed  a  large  number  of  them,  as  did 
others. 
It  did not at that time, nor does 
it now, strike  me  as  being  anything  re­
markable.  1  did  it  because  I  had  to 
do something,  and  the  issuing  of  scrip 
seemed to  me  to  be  the best thing to do. 
1  expected  opposition  and  ridicule  and 
was  not disappointed.

H on.  C has.  C.  C om stock ,  th e   P ion eer 

Fu rn iture  M anufacturer.
‘'Lives of great men all remind us 
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing leave behind us 
Footprints on the sands of time.”

study  by 

they  never 

But it is not to the lives  of  great  men 
we should look  for  our  inspiration  and 
encouragement  in  the  struggle  of  life. 
Alexander,  and Charlemagne,  and  Napo­
leon, and Washington, and Lincoln,  were 
all  pre-eminently  great  men;  they  not 
only made history but  they  were  epoch 
makers.  Had 
lived  the 
worl’ds  history  would  read  far  differ­
ently from what it does.  But how many 
of  us,  gazing  up  at  the  lofty  pedestal 
upon  which  their  mighty  deeds  have 
placed them,  will care to say,  I  shall  be 
an Alexander, or a Napoleon, or a Wash­
ington,  or  a  Lincoln ?  No;  we  take 
some lowlier  example,  some  life,  which 
while successful in its own sphere,does not 
call upon us to  perform  the  impossible.
In every  community  are  to  be  found 
men  who  have  made  both  a  name and 
fortune for themselves,  whose  lives  are 
well  worth  careful 
those 
younger in years and experience.  These 
are the men to  be  followed  and  emula­
ted,  not  the  heroes  of  history,  and  in 
patterning after them  we  find  our  best 
and  chiefest  encouragement.  Perhaps 
no  man  in  this  community  is more de­
serving of a niche in the local  temple  of 
fame  than  Hon.  Charles  C.  Comstock.
Mr.  Comstock  was  born  in  the  Old 
Granite State 76  years  ago.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  where  he 
was born 124 years ago last May.  By oc­
cupation he was a carpenter, with  which 
occupation  he  combined  farming  in  a 
small  way.  He  was not successful as a 
farmer, but he was a good carpenter, and 
an honorable,  upright citizen,  and  from 
him his  son  Charles  imbibed  those  les­
sons  of  frugality  and  industry  which 
have stood him in such good  stead in his 
own battle with  the  world;  but  Charles 
did not take to carpentering; he  stuck to 
the farm,  for which he has never lost his 
liking.  After attaining  his  majority he 
pushed  out  for  himself  and  had  soon 
added lumbering  to  his  farming  opera­
tions,  both  of  which  were  moderately 
successful financially. 
In  1853, when 35 
years of age,  he  came  to  Grand Rapids, 
then  a  town  of  4,000  inhabitants.  He 
again engaged in lumbering  to  which he 
soon  added  various  lines  of  manufac­
tures.  He was the pioneer furniture man­
ufacturer  of  the city,  for  years making 
fully two-thirds of  the  furniture  manu­
factured 
financial 
storm  of  1857,  before  which  so  many 
good men  went  down,  seriously  embar­
rassed him,  but four years’ time saw him 
with  every  dollar  of  his  indebtedness 
paid,  and again  on the full  tide of  pros­
perity.  Mr. Comstock  was  the  first  to 
enter  the  wholesale  furniture  field  in 
this  city.  While in the East on business 
he  fell  in  with  a  Western  furniture 
buyer, whom he induced  to  visit  Grand 
Rapids.  To this gentleman  he  sold  300 
bureaus—the  first  wholesale  furniture 
transaction recorded  in  the  city.  From 
this time the  business  rapidly  extended 
until  in  1863  it  gave  employment  to 
several hundred  men. 
In  that  year  he 
sold  a  half  interest  to  James  M.  and 
Ezra T.  Nelson,  and later he  disposed of 
his remaining interest  to his  son,  T.  A. 
Comstock, and two others.  He  then  en­
gaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  wooden- 
ware,  principally pails and  tubs,  which

the  city.  The 

in 

he carried on with more  or  less  success 
for about  twenty  years.  The  panic  of 
1873 was another period of trial,  but Mr. 
Comstock weathered it  safely  and  came 
out  stronger  than  ever. 
In  1876  came 
the  hardest  strain.  Money  was  scarce 
and business poor,  while freight  charges 
were  excessively  high,  and  all  the  ex­
penses  of  doing  business  were  greatly 
enhanced.  How to continue running his 
works,  so as to  give  employment  to  his 
men,  without swamping  himself was the 
problem  to  be  solved. 
“ 1  did  business 
at a loss  of  $8,000  one  year,”  said  Mr. 
Comstock,  speaking of those days recent­
ly,  “ but I could not stand  that long,  and 
so something had  to  be  done.  First  of 
all,  1  went  to  the  men  and told  them 
just how 1  was  situated,  and  that  they 
must submit to a reduction  of  just  one- 
half in their wages.  Not a man quit, but 
all  cheerfully  consented  to  the  cut.  1 
then turned my attention  to  the  freight 
charges.  1 had paid in one  year as high 
as $12,000 for  freight,  and  1  thought
could  reduce  the  bill  somewhat.  The 
cars  used  were  very  small,  250  dozen 
pails making a  good  carload. 
I  bought 
twenty cars  at  an  expense  of  $12,000, 
which would carry 700  dozen easily  and 
as they  cost  no  more  to  haul than  the 
small cars,  it  made  a  big  reduction  in 
my  freight  bill.  Those  cars  paid  for 
themselves  inside  of  two  years.  By 
close  shaving  I  managed  after  that  to 
come out even.

“What about ‘Comstock scrip?’  There 
is not much to be said about that. 
I had 
for some  time  been  running  a  store  in 
connection with my  other business,  and 
when  money  got  scarce,  like  others,  1 
began to give my men orders.  That is  a 
most unsatisfactory way  of  doing  busi­
ness,  and 1 soon introduced the  scrip  to 
take its place.  A good  many  comments 
were  heard  about 
it;  some  people 
laughed at it; some objected to it;  others 
said it was illegal; but 1 had been careful 
to  get  good  sound 
legal  opinion  on 
the  legality of  the  scrip and had no fear 
on that  score. 
It was  not  circulated  as 
money, but was  redeemable  in  goods at 
the  store. 
I  was  not  making  money; 
that is a function  that  Uncle  Sam  jeal­
ously  reserves to  himself.  1  wanted to 
tide over the  hard  times,  and  my  scrip 
was certainly a  big  help  in  that  direc­
tion.  Some of the  other  merchants  did 
not  relish 
it,  for  it  took  considerable 
trade from them to my  store.  1  did  not 
compel any of my men to trade  with me, 
and if a  man wanted his wages in money 
1 was compelled to get it for him;  but all 
of them  were  perfectly  willing  to  take 
the scrip and  trade  at  my  store.  That 
was  why  the  other  merchants  kicked. 
There  were  all  sorts  of  stories  saloat 
about  me  and  my  scrip  at  that  time. 
‘Comstock  is  on  his 
last  legs’  some 
people  said.  Well,  they were pretty good 
legs,  after all, for 1 have  used them ever 
since  and  they  are  sound  yet. 
It  was 
reported  that  1  had  $100,000  worth  of 
scrip out,  when,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  1 
never  had  more  than  $6,500. 
It  run 
from  five  cents  to  $5,  and  there  was  a 
big pile  of  it,  or  there  seemed 
to  be. 
Not 5 cents of  that  scrip  was  ever  dis­
honored,  but  is  was  all  redeemed  as 
fast as it  was  presented.  And  when  it 
was withdrawn it  was  paid  for  in  cash. 
1 had a record of every  note  issued,  and 
none  of  it,  so  far  as  I  know,  was  ever 
counterfeited. 
In  addition  to  my  own 
signature  it  bore  the  signature  of  the 
party to  whom  it  was  first  issued,  and

I  was  satisfied  that 
tended  to  built  it. 
both  roads  would  be  built,  and  I 
wanted  to  see 
them  both  built.  We 
needed  them  both  and  the  competition 
would not  hurt the  city;  but  everything 
possible was  done to defeat the Gardiner 
road.  Wm.  B. Ledyard, one of  the most 
conservative  and  able  of  our  business 
men,  met  me  in  the  bank  one  day  and 
took  me  to  task  for  supporting  the 
Gardiner  road.  He  got  quite  excited 
over  it,  and finally offered to  bet  ten  to 
one that  the road  would  never  be  built. 
He  was  not  a  betting  man,  but  he  was 
so  sure  that  the  road  was  a  fake  that 
he  was  willing  to  risk his  money  on  it.
I  told  him  I  would  take  his  bet  and 
would  put  up  $100  against  $1,000. 
After  some  further  talk,  he  said,  ‘What 
was that about the bet?’  ‘You  said,’ I ans­
wered,  ‘that you  would  bet  ten  to  one 
that  Gardiner’s  road  would  never  be 
built.  Now,  1  will  take tnat  bet,  and, 
further,  will  bet that the  Gardiner  road 
will be  built  first’  He  laughed  at  me, 
said 1 was  crazy,  and  backed  out  of the 
bet.  Well,  I  was  right.  The  Gardiner 
road  came  into  the  city  first,  and  un­
doubtedly  stimulated  the  building  of 
the  other  road.  Both were  finally  com­
pleted and  1  guess  the  people  who  at 
that  time  opposed  one  or  the  other  of 
the  two  roads  are satisfied  now  that the 
city needs  both roads.  But all  the same,
1  was  the  only  man  in  the  city  who 
supported  both  roads.
I don’t  know  why I should always be 
on  the unpopular  side,  but such  seemed 
to be  my misfortune.  Perhaps  it  is  the 
way  I  am  built.  Take  the  proposed 
scheme  for  deepening  Grand  River, 
as  another 
I  am 
positive that  that scheme  is  not  feasible 
for  two  reasons:  First,  if  it  were  pos­
sible to make a deep  water  channel from 
Grand  Haven  to  this  city,  so  that  the 
large  lake  boats  could  be  brought  up 
here, constant dredging  would  be  neces­
sary  to  keep 
the  channel  clear.  The 
washings  from  the  upper  part  of  the 
River  would choke  it up in  a little while. 
In  the  second  place,  there  is not enough 
water,  except  in  the  spring  and  fall,  to 
float even the smaller lake crafts.  These 
two  objections  are  fatal. 
It  would  be 
much  cheaper  to  construct  a  canal  pro­
vided with locks,  and I  believe that to be 
the  only  practicable  plan.  But  nearly 
every  business  man  in  the  city  advo­
cates the former scheme, and 1 am called a 
lunatic and other  hard  names  because  1 
can’t  see  it  that  way,  too.”

illustration.  Now, 

As  has  been  said,  Mr.  Comstock  has 
never  lost  his  liking for  farming.  Suc­
cessful  as  he  has  been  in  his  business 
ventures,  he is  to-day  a  plain  every-day 
farmer,  with  very  little  in  his  personal 
appearance to  denote the  man  of means. 
He  owns  about  300  acres  of  land  just 
outside  the  city limits  on  the  north,  on 
which he  has  erected  a  comfortable  and 
handsome  residence.  Here,  away  from 
the smoke and dirt  and noise of the city, 
he  retires when  the concerns  of  the day 
are past  and  here  he  hopes  to spend the 
remaining  years  of  his  life.  His  chief 
concern  and  pleasure  is the  care  of  his 
herd  of  80  Jersey  cattle.  They  are  his 
pride, too,  and  withal be finds them prof­
itable.  Another  farm  of  400  acres  of 
improved  land  completes  his  farming 
operations and leaves  him  time  to  look 
after  his  other  interests.  Though  he 
has  never  sought  office,  he  has  several 
times been elected to positions of trust. He 
was elected Mayor  of  the city in 1863 and

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FAC-SIMII.E OF  “ COMSTOCK SCRIP.”
“It  seemed  strange  to  me  then,  and  I 
do  not  understand  it  yet, 
that  I  was 
always  on  the  unpopular  side.  Take 
the  Mill  Creek railroad,  as  an  instance. 
I,  in  common  with  a  few  other  North- 
enders,  wanted a  railroad  from this city 
out  to  Mill  Creek, 
to  make  connection 
with the other two  roads  running  north 
and  south  from 
the  city.  Manufac­
turers  in 
the  Nortb-end  wanted  better 
transportation  facilities.  So  I  organ­
ized 
the  Grand  Rapids  Railroad  Co. 
I  had  the  route  surveyed,  and  even 
bought  the  right  of  way  myself  for  al­
most  the  entire  distance;  but  the  pro­
ject  fell  through  for  want  of  support, 
and  also  because  it  was  actively  op 
posed  by  almost  the  entire  business 
community.  Now 
the  desirability  of 
such  a  road  is  acknowledged  even  by 
those  who  were  most  stenuously  op­
posed  to  it  at  that  time,  but  the  time 
for building it  is passed. 
It would have 
enhanced  the  value  of  property  in  the 
North  end,  and  would,  undoubtedly 
have  been  finally  completed  as  a  belt 
line.

“At  the  time  the  G.  R.  & I.  Railroad 
was  being  organized,  I  was  asked  to 
take  stock  in  it  and  1  did  so.  A  little 
later  what  is  now  the  L.  S.  &  M.  S.— 
but  at  that  time  known  as  Gardiner’s 
road, or  the  Allegan  road—was  started. 
1  took  stock  in  that  company  also,  but, 
so far as I know,  I  was  the  only  man in 
town  who  favored  both  roads. 
I  was 
told  that  the  Gardiner  road  was  pro­
jected  to  ‘bear’  the  stock  of  the  other 
company;  that the  road  would  never  be 
built,  and  that  its  promoters  never  in­

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1864,  and  was a member of  the  XLIXth 
Congress.  His  knowledge  of  public  af­
fairs is extensive and  accurate  and  he is 
always  ready  to  discuss 
the  political 
questions of the day.  Mr. Comstock has 
always  had  the  best  interests of  the city 
at  heart,  and  has  done  more,  perhaps, 
than any other individual for its material 
advancement.  Now  that  he  has  to  all 
intents  and  purposes  retired  from  the 
field,  all  are  willing to  concede  to  him 
the  honor  and credit  which are  his due. 
He has passed by six years the  scriptural 
allotment  of the  life of mao,  being  now 
76  years  old;  but  his  mind is  still  vig­
orous  and  active,  and  bis  body  strong, 
and  he  may  reasonably  hope  for  many 
years  of  usefulness  and enjoyment.
PRESENT  ASPECTS  OP  B U SIN ESS.
Making every allowance  for  imperfect 
information  and 
for  intentional  mis­
statements,  the failure of the  corn  crop 
in the sections of country affected by the 
recent 
is  extensive 
enough to  be  a  serious  calamity.  The 
financial  loss to the country at large will 
be diminished,  it is true, by the enhanced 
price of the crop actually  harvested, and 
of  the  wheat  and  other  cereals  which 
will be required to  fill  the  place  of  the 
lacking  corn;  but  still,  property  de­
stroyed is  property  destroyed,  and  the 
world's wealth  is  so  much  lessened  by 
its absence.  To the  individual  agricul­
turists whose year’s labor  has  thus been 
unexpectedly dissipated into nothing the 
loss is  irreparable,  and  so  far  as  jt  in­
capacitates them  from  purchasing  com­
modities produced! by  others  and  from 
paying i their  creditors  what  they  owe 
them,  its  effects  extend  beyond  them­
selves to all with whom they deal.

severe  drought 

that 

The  supposition 

the  working 
people out of employment have for some 
time been living largely  upon their  sav­
ings is partially confirmed by the  reports 
of the savings  banks,  which  show  that 
the total savings deposits on July 1,  1894, 
were less  than  on  July  1,  1893.  Since 
January  1  of 
this  year  -there  has 
been a steady  gain  in  deposits,  so  that 
the  withdrawals  previous  to  that  date 
must have been  by  that  amount  larger 
than they appear  to  have  been  for  the 
whole year. 
It is true  that  a  consider­
able  amount  was  withdrawn  last  sum­
mer,  not to pay living expenses,  but  for 
investments in  securities  at  the  tempt­
ingly low  prices which ,then  prevailed, 
and it is also true^that most of the work­
ingmen  who are thrown out  of  work  in 
hard 
those 
who,  from their inferior skill and  capac­
ity,  are the  least desirable  to  their  em­
ployers,  and  who,  therefore,  have  been 
less  able  to  lay  up  money.  Still,  this 
diminution in  savings  bank  deposits  is 
significative,  and,  if  it  should  continue, 
it will mark a  decided  shrinkage  in  the 
national resources., Indeed,  the absence 
of the savings institutions from the mar­
ket as lenders on bond and  mortgage  on 
real estate has had a  considerable  effect 
in keeping up the rate  of  interest  upon 
such securities, and  to  some  extent  has 
checked building.

times'  are,  ; unfortunately, 

In confirmation of what 1  have several 
times suggested as the possible course of 
the  labor  market,  it  may  be  remarked 
that  the  Chicago  strike,  which  at  one 
time threatened to  bring  to  a  standstill 
all the industries of the  country,  has  so 
completely died out that  it  is  no  longer 
talked of.  The Pullman  car works have 
reopened,  and  are  running  with  a  full

complement  of  hands  at  the  reduced 
wages which the strikers  so  stoutly  re­
fused to accept. 
In New York  City  the 
public school house strike failed  to  stop 
the  work  at  which  it  was  aimed,  the 
places  of 
the  strikers  having  been 
promptly filled by men working  for  less 
than union  wages.  An  approaching  re­
duction of wages in the Fall River cotton 
mills is announced,  and the  understand­
ing is that it will not  be  contested.  All 
this goes to show that the wages of labor, 
like  the  prices  of  commodities,  adjust 
themselves in the  end  according  to  de­
mand and supply,  in  spite  of  artificial 
interference.

The indifference with which the gradual 
dwindling of the  Treasury  gold  reserve 
is regarded marks  a  distinct  change  of 
of the feelings of the public on  the  sub­
ject as compared with the- anxiety which 
prevailed at  the  beginning  of  the  year 
1893.  Then,  with a reserve of  $108,000,- 
000,  Secretary  Foster  precipitated  a 
panic upon the country by the announce­
ment that as soon as the reserve  fell  be­
low $100,000,000 he  might  be  compelled 
to suspend gold payments.  Even as late 
as last February,  when  the  reserve  was 
nearly  $70,000,000, 
the  financial  mag­
nates of New  York  City were  frightened 
by  the  specter  of  another  panic  into 
lending the Treasury  $60,000,000,  mostly 
in  gold, 
in  exchange  for  an  issue  of 
bonds of doubtful and disputed  legality. 
Now  the  reserve  has  fallen  close  to 
$50,000,000,  and  not  a  muttering  of 
alarm  is heard  from  any  quarter.  Peo­
ple have come to see,  what  I  have  con­
tended for all along,  that no special gold 
reserve  is  needed  to  keep  our  paper 
money at par with gold  nor  required  by 
law.  So long as the Treasury is  able  to 
meet the demands  upon  it  for  gold,  it 
matters not  how  little  it  has  left.  No 
citizen of this country  asks to be paid in 
gold for the goods which he  sells  or  for 
the debts which are due him,  and even if 
the metal  went to a  premium  of  one  or 
two points  nobody  would  refuse  either 
greenbacks,  Treasury  notes,  national 
bank notes,  or  silver  dollars and  silver 
certificates.  The  Treasury  gold  might 
run down  to  $10,000,000  without  doing 
anybody the least  harm.  This  year  we 
are not likely  to  see  it  much  more  re­
duced than it is at present.  Our exports 
of cotton  and  food  stnffs  will  soon  be 
enough to pay all  we owe  abroad  either 
for imported goods or for  the  income  of 
investments belonging to foreigners. 
In 
Europe Austria alone is taking gold from 
us,  and  Austria  has  by  this  time  fur­
nished herself with nearly all  she  needs 
to carry out her transition  to  gold  pay­
ments.  The  tranquility  of  the  public 
mind on the  subject  is  therefore  justi­
fied, although 1 hear that in regard  to  it 
some foreign brokers doing business here 
are  still  a  little  nervous. 
If  Congress 
would only have  the sense to give to  the 
Secretary of the Treasury  the  authority 
which is given  to  the  finance  ministers 
of every other civilized country,  to issue 
short bonds for gold whenever he neeeds 
it,  and to repeal the absurd  act  of  1878, 
"requiring the reissue of  redeemed green­
backs, 
there  would  not  be  even  the 
shadow of apprehension in  the  mind  of 
anybody 
that  we  could  not  maintain 
gold payments under  all  circumstances.
The condition of the banks of  the  At­
lantic seaboard cities also contributes  to 
maintain  public  confidence.  Our  large 
exports of gold have  been  furnished  by 
.the  United  States  Treasury,  and  have

left their  stock  of  the  metal  undimin­
ished,  while the Western banks  have ap­
parently  nearly  enough  currency 
re­
maining  from 
their  accumulations  of 
last year to supply the usual  summer de­
mand for it in  that section  to  move  the 
crops without calling for  as  much  from 
the East as they have  hitherto  taken  at 
this season.  No great stringency  in  the 
money market is, therefore, likely  to oc­
cur during  the  remainder  of  the  year, 
and the faith of stock operators in  a con­
tinuance of the  present  ease,  indicated 
by  their support of prices in the  face  of 
adverse business conditions,  seems to be 
justified. 
Ttie “safety”  stove  Pipe  collar  and  Holder.

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

Holds  any  pipe. 
Fits any fine.  Ab­
solutely  soot  and 
spark  proof. 
Im­
possible  for  pipe 
to  work  loose.  It 
is  neat,  durable, 
inexpensive. 
Patented. 

Liberal discount 
to the trade,
One  dealer  in
towns  of  1.000  or 
less.
Write  for  prices 
to I*. I). Sanborn, 
Grand  Rapids, 

Mich.,

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Sole Agent for this State. 
J .  K.  Randles,  Manufacturer,  Quincy,  111.

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

In  Felt,  Composition  and  Gravel.
Cor.  Louis and  Campau Sts., Grand  Rapids

P E C K ’S

HEADACHE
POWDERS

Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber

S.  C.  W.

The  Leading  Niekle  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 

and  Sumatra  Wrapper.
Sold a t $3§ per  1,000

By  the  Manufacturer.

6, J. Johnson,

347 South Division St. 

Grand  Rapids, 

rtich.

Telephone  1205.

GANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. 
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

Standard,  per  lb
“  H.H....
Twist  .
“ 
Boston Cream  .. .................. 
Cut  Loaf...........
Extra H.  H........ ............. 

STICK  CANDY.Cases  Bbls.  Pails.
7
7
7
8ft

6 
6 
6 

8 f t

8 *

MIXED  CANDY. Bbls.
Standard........... .......................... 5ft
Leader............... ..........................5ft
Royal.................
.......................... 6ft
Nobby...............
English  Rock... ...........................7
7
Conserves.........
Broken Taffy__ ..............baskets
Peannt Squares.. .............. 
French Creams..
Valley  Creams..
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.........................
Modern, 30 lb.

“  7ft

Palls
6ft
6ft
7ft
8
8
8
8
8ft
9
13
.........  8ft
.........   8

fanct—In bulk

“ 

fanct—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls
Lozenges, plain.............................................  9
printed..........................................  9ft
Chocolate Drops............................................   13
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  12ft
Gum Drops.....................................................  5
Moss Drops.....................................................  7ft
Sour Drops.....................................................  8ft
Imperials....................  ................................. 
lo
Per Box
Lemon Drops.................................................. 55
Sour Drops..................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops...........................................60
Chocolate Drops..............................................75
H. M. Chocolate Drops...................................80
Gum Drops..........................................  ......... 40
Licorice Drops................................................... 1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops...................................... 80
Lozenges, plain.........................  .................... 65
printed...........................................65
Imperials........................................................ 65
Mottoes........................................................... 70
Cream Bar.......................................................55
Molasses Bar.................................................. 55
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams.................................................. 80
Decorated Creams...........................................90
String  Rock....................................................65
Burnt Almonds.... ........................................ 1 00
Wlntergreen  Berries......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
.........................  51
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
.........................  28

CARAMELS.

3 
2 

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“ 

“ 
“ 
ORANGES.

Fancy  Seedlings,  96s....................................5 75
Rodis, 
160s..............................................  5  00
Rodis,  200s  ...................................................

LEMONS.

Choice 300.........
Extra choice 360. 
Extra fancy 300.. 
Extra fancy 360..
Large bunches... 
Small bunches...
Figs, fancy  layers, 8tt>.................
......  
“  20ft.................
“  141b.................
....... 
...... 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.................
“  50-lb.  “ 
.................
lib  Royals....................  .. ...... 
Persian. 50-lb.  box............

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
“ 

OTHER  FOREION  FRUITS.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
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Almonds, Tarragona............
Ivaca....................
California.............
Brazils, new..........................
Filberts.................................
Walnuts, Grenoble................
French...................
Calif.......................
TaDie  Nats,  fancy................
choice..............
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  .........
Chestnuts.............................
Hickory Nuts per bu............
Cocoanuts, full sacks...........
PEANUTS.
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns...............
“  Roasted...
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..............
“  Roasted...
Choice, H. P.,  Extras...........
“  Roasted.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

........4  50
........4  50
.......   5 00
........5 00
.........  1 75
1  00@1  50
312ft
315"
3  7
3 5"
..............  6ft
316315
3
3  8
311 
312ft
310 
312ft
312
311 
3  7ft

3   5ft 
3   7 
3  5ft 
3   7 
3   4ft 
3  6

OILS.

BARRELS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows

Eocene...................................................
XXX W.  W. Mich.  Headlight..............
Naptha...................................................
Stove Gasoil ae.......................................
Cylinder................................................ 27
E ngine...................................... 
Black, 15 cold  test................................   @ aft
Eocene  ..................................................  
7
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  Headlight..............  
5

FROM  TANK  WAGON.

8ft
3  6ft 
3  7ft

13  321

 

Mic h ig a n  P ek tr a l

 The Niagara Falls Route.”

"

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

♦Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20 d m...........Detroit  Express........... 7 00am
5 30 a m ......«Atlantic and  Pacific.......11  20 p m
1  50 p m ........New York Express.........  6 00 p m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at 7:00 am ;  re 
turning, leave Detroit i'.35pm, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. A l m u u is t , Ticket Agent,

Union PassengerStation.

FRESH  MEATS.

BEEF.

 

Carcass..................................... 
5  3   6
Fore quarters...........................................3 3  4
Hindquarters........................................... 7 3  8
Loins No. 3............................................8  310
Ribs...........................................................6 3  8
Rounds..................................................   6 @ 6ft
FChucks.................................................   3ft@ 4
Plates............... 
3  © 3Ji
Dressed............   ..................................  6  @6ft
S
Loins...................................................... 
Shoulders  ..........  
6ft
Leaf Lard......   .....................................  
9ft
Carcass....................................................4 3  5
Lambs.....................................................   7 3  7ft
Carcass..................................................5ft3 6ft

MUTTON.

PORK.

VEAL.

 

 

T H E   M X C H IC aA yr  TRuAJDESM -AJS.

20

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

N e w s  from   th e   M etrop olis— Index  o f 

th e   M ark ets.

Special Correspondence

New York,  Aug.  18—Ever  see  1,000 
barrels  of  sugar  afire  in  one  store? 
Makes a mighty hot blaze,  don’t  it?  At 
least  that  was the unanimous verdict of 
about 10,000 people last Wednesday after­
noon,  who  were  watching  the  blaze  in 
the  wholesale  grocery  store  of  R.  C. 
Williams  &  Co.,  one  of  the  oldest and 
largest  grocery  houses  here.  The  fire 
was caused by an electric wire,  and what 
was not burned was drowned by the tons 
upon tons of water thrown into the struc­
ture and stock.  The  loss,  which will be 
almost a total one,  will reach  at  least  a 
quarter  of  a  million  on the stock,  with 
an  additional  850,000  on  the  building. 
The building is a five  story  brick,  built 
about ten years ago, and  “ from turret to 
foundation  stone”  was  crowded  with a 
complete stock of groceries. 
It is a dan­
gerous neighborhood  for a  fire,  as  it  is 
right  in  the  heart of  the wholesale dis­
trict  for  groceries  and  only  a  stone’s 
throw  from  the  big  dry  goods  depots. 
The loss is fully covered  by insurance.

The list  of  papers  having  their  type 
set by machinery is  constantly  being en­
larged,  the  number  now  including  the 
Pharmaceutical  Era, Shipping  List, Oil, 
Paint & Drug Reporter,  Popular  Science 
hews,  et al.  The expense  is found to be 
greatly reduced and time saved.  A good 
machine operator gets 824 per week of 48 
hours—not so bad in these times,  but one 
man will do the work of a dozen by hand. 
The price of  the  great  magazines  must 
come down.  We  will  yet  see  Harper's 
selling for 15 cents per number,  possiblv 
for 10 cents.
New York has never seen such endless 
quantities tf  California fruit as are piled 
up  everywhere  waiting  for  consumers.
It never grows any cheaper on  the  push 
carts.  Always “3 for 10,” but it is worth 
mentioning that the quantity and quality 
are both unsurpassed.
The drouth  that has  prevailed  so long 
*n  this  vicinity  has  been  quite  well 
broken and we may  expect a  fairly good 
out turn of tomatoes,  while  fruits  will 
also,  be greatly benefitted.  The  pack of 
tomatoes,  while not  promising  to  be  as 
large as in  recent years,  will still be suf­
ficiently ample,  and the market shows no 
particular animation.
The retail grocery trade in  New  York 
is  in  a  prosperous  condition,  and your 
correspondent found general satisfaction 
prevailing.  Of course, great satisfaction 
is expressed that the tariff bill  is  finally 
formed.  May the question not be revived
for a decade again!
Notwithstanding  the  hardening  ten­
dency on many lines  of  goods,  there  is 
very  little  speculation going on.  These 
times of adversity have not been  without 
their advantage if they  have  taught  the 
dealer  that  supply and  demand are bet­
ter  agencies  for  legitimate  trade  than 
speculation months ahead by cliques and 
rings.  Sugar is moving  in  the  smallest 
manner consistent  with demands  vet  it 
is generally thought that there will  be an 
increase in price  if the  present  bill  be­
comes a law.  Granulated  is worth 43ic 
and steady at that. 
transactions  have 
important 
lately taken place in  Maracaibos  coffees 
in anticipation of the  removal  of the tax 
thereon,  about  18,000  bags  changing 
hands.  Otherwise the coffee  market  re^ 
mains steady.  The sales above noted are 
said to be  upon  the  basis  of  18@18kc 
Rio No. 7 is quotable at 16}£e.
It seems strange to  see a thing  so sud­
denly galvanized into life as has been the 
case with teas  A  month  ago  the  mar- 
ket  was  absolutely  dead,  while now the 
interest is becoming  daily  greater.  The 
market is strong and  healthy,  and  everv 
day shows signs of improvement 
The canned goods  market  remains un­
changed  but  there  is  nothing  quoted 
lower  than  last  week.  Better  demand 
prevails for New York State corn,  which 
is worth  from  75@90c;  Maine,  81@1.10.

"

T he  W heat  M arket.

The  wheat  market  has  continued  in 
sympathy with  corn,  declining  and  re­
acting,  and  again  declining  with 
it. 
There was quite  a good  export  business 
early in the week,  as the  sharp  declines 
enabled  exporters  to  accept  offers  in 
hand.  Bradstreet estimates  that  the ex­
ports last  week  were  2,979,924  bushels, 
wheat  and  flour,  United States and Can­
ada  inclusive,  which  amount  is  rather 
small in comparison with the amount ex­
ported in previous years, as  the  exports 
a year ago were 6,129,700 bushels for the 
corresponding  week. 
Interior  receipts 
of  wheat  continue  to  increase  and the 
visible supply is  larger  by  several  mil­
lions  than  ever  before  at this season of 
the  year.  The  visible  last  week 
.„ 
creased 2,320,000 bushels, which is rather 
more than was  estimated.  The estimate 
for the increase the coming week is about 
two millions.  Reports from all sections, 
East and West,  say that  wheat  is  being 
extensively  fed,  as  it  is  cheaper  than 
either  corn  or  oats.  This  must  surely 
have some effect  later on.  The  specula 
tors do not seem to be aware of the terri 
ble  destruction  to  coarse  grains  conse 
quent  upon  the  drought.  Old  agricul 
turists report that they have never known 
such a destructive drought as that which 
has prevailed for  the past  three months. 
A severe  winter  and  bad  outlook  next 
spring  would  intensify  the bull feeling 
so it can hardly be  that the  present  low 
prices will continue another year.  Wheat 
at 50c and  wheat at 81  per bushel are two 
very different things.

Receipts for  last week  were  81 cars 
wheat,  40  cars  of  com,  and  5  cars 
oats- 
F .  A.  V o ig t .

B ank  N o tes.

A.  L. Beard  & Co.  have  opened  their 
doors for business at Morrice.  The mem 
bers of the firm are  A.  L.  Beard,  G.  R. 
Lyon and  H. S.  Hadsall—all  gentlemen 
well regarded in the locality of their ven 
ture.

Seymour B.  Gorham,  assignee of the C. 
W. Chapin & Co.  bank,  at  Stanton,  has 
petitioned the  court  for  another  exten 
sion of time in  which to wind up  the  af 
fairs of the bank.  He  states in his peti 
tion that during the year in which he has 
had  charge  of  affairs  he  has  collected 
about 85,300 and has paid out  in  expen 
ses 84,100, leaving a balance on  hand  of
about  81,200.  This 
leaves  very  slim 
Picking for 875,000  worth  of  depositors 
and they are loud in their expressions of 
dissatisfaction at the showing  made.

Charlevoix  Democrat:  Assignee  R.  W. 
Kane had an  auction  sale  Saturday,  of 
the assets of  the defunct Bank  of  Char 
levoix.  Not  a  very large crowd partici 
pated in  the  bidding,  and  the  receipts 
were  not  so  large  but  what  a common 
bank vault would hold  them.  A  goodly 
portion  of  the  “assets” consist of notes 
which  are  either  not  worth  the  paper 
they  are  drawn  on,  or  against  which 
there are off-sets  to nearly  or  quite  the 
face value,  so that the commercial paper 
itself  brought  in  scarcely  nothing. 
Much of the  paper  was  passed  because 
there  were  absolutely  no bids, and  will 
be offered again at another sale,  later on, 
providing any one appears who wishes to 
possess the trash.

E.  Hogadorn,  the  Fife  Lake  general 
dealer,  was in town  last week, attending 
the races.

J a y.

Thos. Heffernan,  the Baldwin druggist 
and grocer,  is rejoicing  over  the  advent 
of  a  son,  who will make a worthy com­
panion  for  the  two  daughters  who  al- 
' ready «race his family hearthstone.

C om fortab le  Su m   N etted  

from  

th e 

E xcu rsion .

J ackson,  Aug.  18—At 

the  regular 
meeting  of  the  Retail  Grocers’  Associa- 
“ 9**»  held  Aug.  16,  the  Committee  on 
third annual  excursions made a report of 
the receipts and disbursements,  showing 
a balance turned  over  to  the  Treasurer 
of 3231, with some small  bills  and  some 
receipts yet to  hear from.
The Committee  were  continued  until 
next  meeting  to  close up  the  affairs  of 
the excursion.
The huckster  ordinance  was discussed 
and the Committee reported that a number 
of them  had taken out their licenses.  The 
Committee will look  after  them  closely.
The credit system was considered.  The 
Secretary reported  that  he had  received 
lists from about half of  the active  mem­
bers,  showing  the  names  of  nearly  500 
delinquents.
Several  non-union grocers  have  signi­
fied  a desire to  join  the  Association, on 
account of the interchange report system, 
and  blank  applications  were  given 
to 
several  members  to  get  the  names  of 
those who wish to join.
♦k^e»!0*u^ ODS  were  passed  extending 
thanks to the railway  companies  and to 
the many  kind  friends  who  so  ably as­
sisted  in  making  the  third  annual  ex­
cursion a grand success.

W.  H.  P o rter,  Sec’y.

U nionism  F o sterin g  T reason.

From the Allegan Gazette.

Grand Rapids has a  “central labor un­
ion, 
for  which no  decent  town  should 
have any use. 
Its anarchistic moutbings 
are frequent and  its  influence  with  the 
workingmen  of  the  Valley  City is mis 
chievous in  the  extreme. 
Its  latest  of­
fense to  loyal  citizenship is a resolution 
declaring that no  member of a  labor un­
ion should  belong to the State militia nor 
any other  military  company.  The  ani­
mus  of  this  is  plainly  opposition to all 
legal  restraint,  and  especially  forcible 
restraint of such labor union mobs as re­
cently ravaged  and  burned  in  Chicago. 
^  
spirit  of trades-unionism,
and it is painful'y apparent that  it  very 
closely approximates  that spirit,  the day 
of the dominance of labor unions is to be 
short.  When  they  come  to  foster  not 
only anarchism  but  treason,  all  excuse 
for their existence ceases.

A   F e e lin g   o f  Surprise,

A  good  story  is  told  on a young and 
ambitious attorney.  He was one day en­
gaged in trying a damage  case  in  which 
electricity from a  live  wire  had  caused 
the  injury.  The  witness  was  an  old 
electrician who was fond of a joke at the 
expense of others.
“Describe  to  me  the  sensation  of  a 
shock received from  a  telegraph  wire ” 
was the dictatorial question.
“Oh,  1 can’t describe the sensation.  1 
know how it feels though.”
“Well,  tell the jury how it feels to get 
electric  shock  from  a  telegraph 
wire.”
“Well,  I took hold of a wire once,  and 
the feeling is just  the  same  as  the  one 
you  would experience if some one should 
hand you a 810 bill. 
I  should say a feel 
ing of surprise.”

T he D rug M arket.

Opinm is ruling firm.
Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine is unchanged.
Alcohol has advanced  12c  in  the  past 

few days.  The price to-day is:

barrels.......................  
...................*2 jjj
gallons..  .  ................................................  a  ™
gallons.................................. ¡¡jig
All less 5c per gallon  for cash 10 days. 

Another advance is looked for daily.

All  single stamp  whisky  has advanced 
5c per gallon.
There is really no matter of  more  pres­
sing national interest  than  the préserva 
tion  of  forests,  and no subject on which 
the public need more systematic and per­
sistent  enlightenment.  Humboldt  says 
that  wherever  man  appears  upon  the 
globe he provides the conditions  for  his 
own extirpation in the destruction of the

forests around him.  He is rapidly work­
ing toward that result on  this continent, 
and  some  restraining  and  protecting 
force  ought  to  be  interposed.  Every 
State should  have a  well-considered for­
estry law as well  as an efficient  and  de­
termined  forestry  commission,  not to be 
bullied nor cajoled by the  lumbermen in 
or  out  of  Congress  or  the  Legislature, 
and there should likewise  be  a  national 
ordinance  covering  the  entire  subject. 
If we fail to protect  our trees  we  shall, 
lu no long time, have nothing left to pro­
tect,  and in place  of  a  fertile  and  bur­
geoning continentjflowing with  milk and 
honey  and  other  abounding 
tides  of 
plenty,  will  be left merely an  arid space 
between the seas,  inhabited by the jackal 
and  the  serpent,  like  the  dominions of 
Belshazzar and Sardanapalus  and  many 
another old branded spot of empire where 
the lumberman  was  not  made  to  know 
his place.

threatening 

The  convicted  anarchists  of  Patter­
son,  New  Jersey,  who  took  an  active 
part  in  stirring up the silk  workers  who 
were  out  on  strike,  have  been  sent  to 
jail for terms ranging from three months 
to  five  years  and  six  months.  The 
former  sentence  was  given  for  rioting. 
Those  who  assaulted  workmen  or  who 
letters  were  put 
wrote 
away  for  a  year,  while 
the  heaviest 
sentence  was  given to Charles Doebbler, 
convicted  of  placing  a  dynamite  bomb 
on the lawn  of  a  manufacturer  and  of 
writing  him 
letter. 
Doebbler  was  really  let  off  with  light 
punishment.  The offence  he  committed 
should be made  punishable  with  death. 
The intent is the main thing in crimes of 
this character,  and  the intent of  a  dyna­
mite bomb-thrower is clearly murder.

threatening 

a 

Hon. Chas. E.  Belknap  tells a  story of 
a  congressman  who,  having  submitted 
himself to the  manipulation of a venera­
ble colored  barber  in  Washington,  was 
told:  “Do you know,  sah, you remind me 
so much of Dan’l Webstah?”  Of course, 
the congressman  was greatly  pleased  at 
the  compliment,  and  he  smiled visibly. 
He would have straightened up promptly 
had he not had  his head in  a  barbarous 
chancery,  so  to  speak.  “Indeed?”  he 
said.  “Shape of  my head,  I  suppose?” 
This  staggered  the  aged  colored  man 
somewhat.  He had not expected a ques­
tion in  reply,  and  had ■ merely  laid  the 
foundation for  his  complimentary  bluff 
never thinking that there would be a cali 
for an explanatory superstructure.  “No 
sah,” he stammered  in  reply.  “Not vo’ 
head,  sah. 

It’s yo’  breff.” 

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Local dealers pay as follows:

. 

LIVE.

_  
Turkeys, hens.................................... 
owls, hens....................... 
“  roosters...............  
Spring chickens............... .......................
Spring ducks............................ ?  @8
Turkeys....,
Chickens__
Fowl..
Ducks.
Geese

DRAWN.

. 

CUM Springs Water X Fuel Co.,

Jobbers  of

COAL,  COKE  and  WOOD,

0 5   M on roe  8 t.a

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Correspondence  solicited  with  outside 

dealers.

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"ROYAL."

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A re  You  Selling

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O

them  over.

Time's up.  Thanks.

RINDGE,  KALMBACh  &  Co.,  Grand  Rapids.

FISHING  TACKLE!

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PIES

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to  20  feet  long.

them  from  12 

Our  line of  Fishing tackle 

is  equal  to  any  one’s.

Send  for  Catalogue.

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Seasonable  Goods  LEONARD’S.

M a s o n   F r u i t   J a rs .

SPECIAL  PRICES.

Subject to change without notice.

Packed  Regular Way in Cases.

PINTS. 
$4.75 gro. 

QUARTS.  HALF  GAL.
$5.25 gro. 

$7.25 gro.

M a s o n   F r u i t   J a rs .

New  Style  Patent  Boxes.

Packed One Dozen in  Each  Box.

PINTS. 
$5.50 gro. 

QUARTS 
$6.00 gro. 

HALF GAL. 

$8.00  gro.

Extra Caps, $2.25 gro.  Rubbers, 35c gro.
Flint Glass Jars, 25c per gro.  advance.

D a n d y   F r u i t   Ja rs.

GLASS  COVERS  -SELF  SEALERS.

Only  Perfect All  Glass Jar on the Market

PINTS. 
$10.50 

QUARTS. 
$11  00 

HALF  GAL. 

$14.00

No charge for package or cartage  on  fruit  jars  or 

jelly tumblers.

J e lly   T u m b l e r s .

X   Pints,  6 doz 
X   Pints, 24 doz 
X   Pints,  6 doz 
X  Pints,  18 doz 

in  Box  (box 00) pet Box $1.64
in Bbl  (bbl  35) per l)oz 
23
in  Box (box 00) per Box  l  80
in  Bbl  (bbl 35) per Doz 
26

C o m m o n  T u m b l e r s .-

X   Pint,  Plain,  6 Doz in Box  (Bx 00)  per  bx  $1.80 
X   Pint,  Plain, 20  Doz in  Bbl  (Bbl 35)  per doz 
.27

A s s o r te d   P a c k a g e .

Engraved  Tumblers.

T hin  Blown.

6 Doz in  Box  (bx 00) Per Box  $3.00

NOW  IS  THE  TIME  TO  BUY. 

BOTTOM  PRICES.

KEEP  YOUR  STOCK  READY  FOR  THE 

DEMAND  IS  SURE  TO  COflE,

S t o n e w a  re.

BUTTER JARS,

PRESERVE JARS,

FRUIT Ja RS,

n i L K   P A N S .

CO  «M O N   S T O N E W A R E .

.60
Slone  Butter  Jars.  X Gal. per doz 
.06
Stone Butter  Jars,  1 Gal. each per  gal 
.06
Stone Butter  Jars,  2 Gal. per gal 
Stone Preserve Jars and Covers,  X  Gal,  per  doz 
.90
Stone  Preserve Jars and Covers,  1  Gal,  per  doz  1.40 
.75
Tomato or  Fruit Jars,  X  Gal. 
Tomato or Fruit Jars,  1  Gal. 
.90
.60
stone Mi  k  Pan*.  X   Gal.  per doz 
Stone  Milk Pans,  1  Gal.  each 
.06

F I N E   G L A Z E D   S T O N E W A R E .

H im   k   o r   W h ile .

I  Gal.  Fine White  Milk  Pans,  per gal 
1  Gal.  Fine Black  Milk  Paus.  per gal 
X  Gal.  Fine Black  Milk  Pans,  per doz 
1  Gal.  Fine Black  Butter Crocks,  per gal 
1  Gal.  Fine White  Butter Crocks, low,  per  gal  .08
X  Gal.  Fine White  Bui ter Crocks,  per doz 

.08
.06X
.65
.07

.75

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T r a v e r s e   Cit y ,  Mich.,  Sept.  21,  1892.

Ge n t l e m e n :—Since 

The Computing Scale Co.. Dayton, Ohio.
the  adoption  of 
your Computing Scales 1 have made more 
money in  my  business than  ever  before.
The  Howe  Scale  1  had.  while new,  had 
such  a  radical  variation 
lost 
money every timi  l  weighed  upon  it.  1 
would retire from business before return­
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regular  weighing 
scales. 
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