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CLARKSON'S  PERIL.

Gold !  Gold !!  Gold !!!  The  region of 
gold—the  city  of  gold  !  Gold 
in  the 
earth beneath; golden-silvery  stars  shin­
ing in the sky  above.  But,  alas ! no gold 
in  the  pocket  of  the  young  man  who, 
with drooping head  and  deepening  mis­
ery stamped  upon his  face,  walks  with 
weary step the dark streets  of  Johannes­
burg.  Where  were  the  bright  hopes 
with which he had set out from  his  Eng­
lish  home  only  one  short  year before ? 
Where  was  the  fortune  he  had  confi­
dently come to win ?  Could  it  be only a 
year  ago?  It  seemed 
to  him  as  if  a 
whole lifetime had passed since then.

For  the  first  few  months  everything 
had  prospered  with  him.  He  was  be­
trothed  to  Minnie  Col beck,  one  of  the 
loveliest and sweetest girls in  South  Af­
rica,  and  his , prospects  were  of  the 
brightest.  But suddenly all was changed. 
Shares in  which  he  had  invested  came 
down  with  a  rapid  run.  Claims  on 
which  he  had  long  been  working  and 
which he believed to contain  rich  reefs, 
proved  worthless.  Everything  he  tried 
failed,  and Thomas Clarkson  found,  like 
thousands  of  others,  how  success  and 
failure have in common the same propen­
sity of accumulation.

Mr. Colbeck did not believe  in  unsuc­
cessful  men,  and  regarded  failure as a 
crime.  He closed his doors  upon  Clark­
son,  and told him that he  must  consider 
his engagement with Minnie  at  an  end. 
Clarkson had tried to obtain employment, 
but business of all sorts being at a stand­
still, he had failed to obtain  an  appoint­
ment.  This night,  almost worn out with 
his  fruitless  efforts  and  struggles,  he 
walks aimlessly along the streets in  that 
condition  which  borders  upon  hopeless 
despair.  He  would give up the struggle 
—he would strive no longer.

Hope had nearly fled.  Money  was  all 
gone, except one solitary  shilling  which 
stood between him and starvation.  What 
should he do ?  He decided to  go  to  the 
nearest  bar  and  spend  that  shilling  in 
something that would  deaden  the  intol­
erable  pain  burning  in  his  brain  and 
heart.  He  walked  up  tbe  steps  of  a 
lighted  building  bearing  the  extraordi­
nary name of  “Beauty’s Bar.”  Johannes­
burg  is,  however,  remarkable  for 
the 
names borne  by  its  numerous  drinking 
saloons and boozing dens.

coin 

Within ail was activity, merriment and 
brilliantly-lighted scenes.  Clarkson stood 
for  a  moment  dazzled.  Then  throwing 
down  his  solitary 
he  ordered 
brandy.  His  strange  manner,  haggard 
face and wild-looking  eyes  attracted  at­
tention even  there,  where  strange  men 
and strange events were common.  Many 
curious glances were  cast  in  his  direc­
tion.  Someone  spoke  to  Clarkson,  but 
he turned away without answering.  Sud­
denly  from  one  of  the  rooms came the 
strains of music,  and a voice commenced, 
with  cruel  mockery  in  such  a  place, 
“Home, Sweet,  Home.”  It was rendered, 
too,  with  such  wonderful  power  and 
plaintive sweetness  that  the  oaths,  the 
coarse  jokes  and  the  loud,  senseless

got a grudge against him  and  that  your 
revolver was picked up only a  few  yards 
from where the body was found.”

"My revolver,”  interrupted  Clarkson, 
"has  not  been  in  my  possession  for 
weeks. 

It was stolen from my room.”

“That will  be all right,  then,”  said the 
police.  “I  daresay  the  people  in  the 
house  will  be able  to  swear that it was 
stolen ?”

“I  don’t  know,”  answered  Thomas; 

“ l don’t think  I mentioned the loss.”

“It’s  a  pity  you  didn’t,”  replied  the 

officer curtly  “are you ready?”

At the police station, a wretched  little 
tin tenement just off President  street,  he 
was searched,  and,  judge of the poor fel­
low’s horror and amazement when, in the 
pockets  which  had  not  for  weeks con­
tained  a  single  thing  of  value, 
there 
were  found  bank  notes  of the value of 
£50, besides a watch  attached  to  a  very 
curious,  antique gold  chain,  which  sev­
eral  persons  identified  as  having  be­
longed to  the  murdered  man.  The  re­
volver,  also,  was  produced.  Clarkson 
acknowledged  it  was  his,  but  repeated 
what he had already  told.the  policeman, 
viz.,  that  it had  been  stolen  from  him 
several  weeks  previous.  He  did  not 
know,  he said,  how the  bank  notes  and 
Diblin’s watch had come into his  posses­
sion,  for  it  was  days  since  he had ex­
changed a word  with  or  even  seen  the 
gentleman.  He then  related simply and 
clearly how he  had  spent  the  previous 
night.  That  availed  him  nothing,  but 
rather told against his case,  and  he  was 
sent up to the jail, there to await the pre­
liminary  examination  on  the  charge  of 
murder.

This  was  much of a formal affair,  and 
Clarkson  was  duly  committed  for  trial 
before the criminal  court.
*  *  *

The  courthouse,  facing 

the  Market 
square,  was  crowded  to  suffocation,  as 
the popular phrase ruus, on the  day  ap­
pointed for the trial.

fresh 

Very calm,  but deadly  pale,  appeared 
the accused, as succeeding witnesses  ad­
duced 
incriminating  evidence. 
The  counsel  allotted  Clarkson  strove 
manfully,  but his  cross-examination  did 
not shake the testimony on  the  primary 
points.  The  case  went  against  the  ac­
cused from the beginning.  The evidence 
was  clear  and  strong.  The  notes  and 
the watch of the murdered man had been 
found in the possession of  the  prisoner, 
whose revolver had  been picked up a few 
yards from where the body had been dis­
covered.  Several  witnesses  testified  to 
his having rushed into Beauty’s  Bar late 
on the evening  of  the  murder,  looking 
wild,  haggard  and  excited,  like  a  man 
who  had  committed,  or  proposed  com­
mitting, some crime.

The landlady swore  to  his  having  re­
turned to the house at half past three the 
morning looking very white and strange, 
as if he had recently gone  through  some 
very exciting scene.  More than one per­
son knew  that  Clarkson  had  owed  the 
rich,  unscrupulous  merchant  a  grudge. 
Closer and closer the chain  was  tighten-

laughter were for  a  moment  suspended 
and hushed into silence.

Clarkson hurried from the place,  leav­

ing his brandy  untouched.

Once  more  he  was  out  in the streets, 
alone with the stars and a  great  sorrow. 
Then followed a collapse of  the  physical 
powers,  and  a  great  languor and  weari­
ness,  partly of  weakness—he  had  eaten 
nothing since early morning  of  the  day 
before—fell upon him,  and,  turning  into 
a then deserted street, he  lay  down  un­
der the shelter of a galvanized iron stoop 
and fell into a deep sleep,  or  more  prop­
erly a stupor of exhaustion.

*  *  *

It was early morning when  he  awoke, 
but  still  dark.  He  was  stiff  and  cold, 
and  at  first  bewildered  at  finding him­
self in the street.  Giddily he rose to his 
feet  and  made  his  way  to  the  house 
where he lodged.  No one was  astir  but 
the landlady,  who viewed  him  curiously 
and by no means approvingly  when  she 
opened the  door.  But  Clarkson  offered 
no  explanations.  He  went  to  bis  bed­
room,  threw  himself  down  on  the  bed 
and ouce more fell into a heavy  sleep.

It was past noon  when  he  was  awak­
ened  by  a  loud  knocking  at  the  door. 
Two men in the uniform of the Johannes­
burg police  stood  outside.  As  soon  as, 
he  opened 
the  door  they  entered  the 
room.

“Are you Mr.  Clarkson?”  one  of  the 

“I am.  What  is  your  business  with 

men asked.

me?”

“My business,”  replied the man, firmly 

and deliberately,  “is to arrest you.”

“To arrest me ?” repeated  Tom,  stag­

gered, "To arrest me for what?”

“For the murder of  Mr.  Diblin,”  was 

tbe reply.

"The  murder  of  Mr.  Diblin—has  he 

been  murdered ?”

“Yes,  murdered  last  night  or  early 
this morning.  He  was  found dead,  shot 
through thelieart.”

Thomas was horrified beyond measure. 
He  had  often  in  his  more  prosperous 
days had business dealings with Mr.  Dib­
lin  and  he  knew  him  well  by  report. 
Diblin was a hard, selfish,  money-loving, 
close-fisted  man,  singularly  disobliging 
and harsh and just tbe sort of  person  to 
have many enemies.  Twice lately Clark­
son  had  gone to him requesting employ­
ment in one of his places of business and 
on both occasions had he been coldly and 
curtly refused.

“Are  you  ready  to  come  with  me 
now ?” 
the  policeman  asked,  after  a 
time,  during  which  Thomas  had  stood 
still,  looking at him.

“To go with you where ?”
“To the police station.  Don’t  you un­
derstand ?  It is my  duty  to  arrest  you 
for the murder.”

“To  arrest  me  for 

the  murder?” 
gasped  Clarkson  in  consternation,  and 
apparently dazed at first.

“Yes,  Mr.  Clarkson.  -On  the  ground 
that Mr.  Diblin didn’t deal squarely with 
you  in  the  matter  of  those  claims  of 
yours, and that  it’s  well  known  you’ve

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

ing about his  neck,  and  as  proof  upon 
proof of his guilt was adduced a peculiar 
and  ominous  silence  settled  upon 
the 
crowd of listeners and  spectators.  After 
a time Tom had  ceased  to  listen  to  the 
evidence,  ceased  even  to  feel  that  the 
gaze of so many  eager and  curious  eyes 
was upon him. 
ilis thoughts  had  wan­
dered sadly to his old home,  bis  mother, 
his  sister  and  the  old  days  long  ago— 
long ago,  when  his heart was  young  and 
the love of gold  had not  tempted  him  to 
leave  the  abode  of bis youth.  Then he 
thought of Minuie.  Was she here listen­
ing while they swore away his life ? This 
thought brought him with  a  bitter  pang 
back to the agonizing  present,  and again 
he heard the questions and auswers, each 
one of which  now  seemed  to  close  the 
door  of  hope  more  firmly  upon  him. 
Again he felt that hundreds  of eyes  were 
gazing  at  him.  Was  she  there, 
too ? 
Yes, he could feel that she  was  near,  al­
though he could not  see  her.  This  cir­
cumstance was perfectly explicable.

lie  knew  well 

The  proceedings  were  necessarily 
partly  in  the  official 
language  of  the 
country, but many of the jury were  well 
conversant with English,  and  every  op­
portunity was permitted  the  accused  to 
rebut  the  damaging  evidence, 
lie  was 
asked  if  he  had  anything  to  say,  and 
Clarkson repeated his story,  simply  and 
truthfully as  before, 
lie  had nothing to 
conceal,  though the truth could help him 
little. 
the  evidence 
against  him,  circumstantial 
though  it 
might be,  was  too  strong.  Judge,  jury 
and  listeners  all  appeared  quite  con­
vinced of  his  guilt.  Very  calmly,  and 
with an unconscious pathos,  lie  told  the 
story of his futile  efforts  to  obtain  em­
ployment, his hopeless misery,  his  reck­
less resolve to spend his last shilling and 
purchase that which  should  render  him 
oblivious of  his suffering lor a lime, 
lie 
told how he had gone into  the  bar,  and 
how the  music  had  created  calmer  and 
better thoughts, and saved  him;  how  he 
had  gone  forth  into  the  streets  again, 
and,  worn  out  by  hunger  and laligue, 
had lain down and  slept  until  morning. 
The notes and  the  watch  must,  he  said, 
have  been  put into his pockets while he 
lay  on  the  stoop, 
lie  was innocent,  he 
asserted,  and  in  the presence  of  God  he 
could only repeat  it.

The court and the crowd  were  skepti­
cal,  and  few  of  the  latter  appeared to 
sympathize  with 
the 
slightest,

the  accused 

in 

The jury retired and a  painful  silence 
In  a  few  minutes 
fell  upon the  court. 
the jurymen returned,  and  their  verdict 
could,  in a sense,  be  felt  betore  it  was 
given.  Very slowly  and  deliberately  it 
came:  "We find the prisoner guilty.”

No  one  seemed  surprised,  and  cer­
tainly not the pale  young  prisoner  him­
self.  Not  surprised,  but  oh,  how  bit­
terly  fell  upon  his  ears  and  heart  the 
words  that  consigned  him to a doom of 
sudden and shameful death.

In a low, calm tone the judge pronoun­
ced  the  awful  sentence,  and  the  pris­
oner  was  about  to  be  led away when it 
was seen  that  someone  was  struggling 
through  the  crowd  toward  him. 
It 
proved  to  be  a  young  girl,  with  wild­
looking  eyes  and  a  face  the picture of 
despair.  It was Minnie Col beck, and in a 
moment she was  beside  her  lover.  The 
policemen  offered  no  obstacle;  indeed, 
they  appeared to fall back involuntarily. 
She looked pale, so fair and  so unearthly 
that she might have  been  a  spirit  from

the  other  world  confronting 
them. 
Clarkson gazed upon her,  but  his  white 
lips  remained  unmoved  and  he  uttered 
not a  word.

"Tom,” said the girl in a voice  so  low 
that be only heard it,  "you  will  yet  be 
saved.  They  cannot take your life;  you 
shall  not die for  another’s  sin.  Heaveu 
will  not  permit  such  cruel 
injustice.” 
Minnie spoke as all inexperienced people 
speak  on  such  matters,  women  espec­
ially.  Clarkson  did  not  speak.  He 
knew that  with the first word  he  uttered 
all his self command  would  desert  him. 
He took her little cold hands  in  his  and 
held  them  for  a  moment,  as  we  hold 
hands 
that  we  never  expect  to  clasp 
again in this world.  Aud with one  look 
into  her  sorrowing  eyes—a  look  that 
seemed to bid her an  earthly  farewell— 
he was led away.

[Concluded nex t week.]

Effect  of th e   N ew   T ariff  on  Im p o rta ­

tio n s  o f  C an ad ian   P ro d u ce.

Just what  effect the new tariff law will 
have on  the  importation  of  produce  is, 
as yet,  a matter of conjecture. 
If,  as  is 
claimed by one  political  party,  the  im­
porter pays the duty,  then,  undoubtedly, 
the  change  will  stimulate  importation, 
as in almost every case the duty has been 
reduced; but  if,  as  claimed  by  another 
political  party,  the duty  is  paid  by  the 
foreigners,  there  will  be  no increase in 
importations.  The  fact  appears  to  be, 
however,  that  buying  in  foreign  coun­
tries is done merely to  supply  deficiency 
in the home market,  and  the  price  paid 
has been  the ruling price  in  the  market 
where the purchasing  is  done.  Produce 
has been  bought abroad only  in  Cauada, 
except in  a  few  unimportant  instances. 
Beans  may  be  cited  as  au  illustration. 
The price of beans per bushel  in  Canada 
is $1 for country picked,  while here  it  is 
$1.10.  Under  the  McKinley 
tariff  the 
duty  was about 41  per  cent,  ad  valorem, 
which  would  be  equal to  41  cents  a 
bushel,  which,  plus the  freight  charges, 
would make the beans worth about  what 
dealers pay for them on this  side  of  the 
line.  Under the new tariff law the duty 
is 20 per cent.,  which  reduces  the  duty 
one-half.  Of  course, 
the  reduction  of 
the  duty  may  result  in  the  Canadians 
growing more beans  for  export,  but,  as 
the quality  of  Canadian  grown  produce 
is not considered equal  to that  grown  in 
this country,  importations are  not  likely 
to increase. 
In  the  present condition of 
business the duty is still high  enough  in 
any  event  to  prevent  foreign  growers 
shipping into this  country  in  quantities 
sufficient to appreciably  affect  the  mar­
ket.  The decrease of the  duty  on  pota­
toes amounts to  40  per  cent.,  the  tariff 
under  the  new law being a trifle over 31 
per  cent,  ad  valorem.  As  the  crop  in 
Canada promises to be a good  one  while i 
here we are threatened with  a  consider­
able shortage,  perhaps  the  reduction  in 
the  duty  may affect the market. 
It will 
depend  to  some  extent  on  whether the 
Canadian ships his potatoes to this  coun 
try or our dealers go after  them. 
In the 
one  case the  price  asked  will  be  some 
thing  less  than  the  price  paid  here, 
while  the  dealer  who  buys  in  Canada 
will sell  for the ruling price in the  home 
market.  The reduction  of  the  duty  on 
wheat  is  so  small  that  it will make no 
difference  either  way  and, 
then,  too, 
wheat  is  higher  in  Canada  than  it  is 
here.  What has been said of  wheat  ap­
plies  equally  to  corn.  Eggs  could  be 
I shipped to this  side  of  the  line  at  the |

present low price  prevailing  in  Canada, 
but the new duty would  make  the  price 
received about what  it  is  here,  so  that 
there is no inducement for  the  Canadian 
to invade this  market.  This  is  true  of 
nearly all of  the  products  of  the  dairy 
and farm. 
It  may  be  said,  therefore, 
that,  unless Canada  has  a  muth  larger 
surplus of these  products  than  she  has 
had in past years,  the change in  the  du­
ties will  have little or no effect  upon  the 
produce  market  in  this  country.  The 
same may not  be  said  of  manufactured 
articles.  The  Canadian manufacturer is 
as  farsighted,  as  enterprising,  as  his 
American cousin,  though  not  nearly  so 
numerous.  So far as  his  facilities  will 
allow, he  will  take  advantage  of  every 
concession offered him in order to extend 
the market for his wares. 
If the change 
in duties give him no better  prices  than 
he  is  receiving  at  home,  they  will,  at 
least,  be as good and he  will  do  his  ut­
most to extend  his  market.  At home he 
has  less  than  six  millions  of  people, 
while here he would  have over ten times 
as many,  with  five  times  the  consump­
tive capacity of an equal number  of  any 
other  nationality. 
It  is  different  with 
the  farmer.  His  production  is  limited 
by the size of his farm,  which can  hardly 
be increased,  by the degree of fertility of 
the  soil,  and  largely  by  his  skill  as a 
farmer.  So long as he can dispose of the
products of his  farm  he  is  content;  he 
seldom thinks of  increasing  his  output, 
or of  reaching  out  into  other  markets,
he knows little  and cares  less,  for  any­
one beyond the buyer in his own locality. 
Along the border there will  probably  be 
increased  selling,  because  the  border 
American towns are better  markets  than 
their  neighbors  across  the  line,  and as
accessible. 
It may  be  concluded,  from 
the above considerations, that the change 
in tariff duties will not  materially  affect 
the  prodnee  market,  while  it  is  more 
than  likely to affect the market  for  man­
ufactured  goods;  but  the  change  is  so 
sma>l that, as has been said,  what the re­
sult will  be is  a  mere  matter  of  conjec­
ture. 

D a n i k l   A b b o t t .

U sed  th e   W rong:  W ord.

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for 

T u b   T r a d e s m a n   is  in  receipt  of  a 
letter from Albert  C.  Stevens,  editor  of 
Bnuhttreet’8,  taking exception to  the use 
of the word  "estimate”  in  the  issue  of 
Aug.  22.  The  word  occurs 
the 
sentence  beginning,  " BradxtrecVs  esti­
mates that the exports last  week  were,” 
in  F.  A.  Voigt’s  review  of  the 
etc., 
wheat  market 
that  week.  Mr. 
Stevens  says:  “Bradstreet’s  does  nut 
‘estimate’  exports,  etc.,  each  week;  it 
makes  a  report  of  the  total  number  of 
bushels  shipped  as  per  manifests  aud 
other 
reliable  means  of  ascertaining 
quantities sent.  Anyone can  estimate— 
lew can or do attempt to make  a report” 
The difference is the  difference  between 
the  words  "estimate”  aud  "report”  and 
is  one  which will  readily be appreciated 
by readers of this journal.  The error was 
au inadvertent  one on  the  part  of  Mr. 
Voigt.  The  reliability  of  Bradxtreet'a 
reports is  acknowledged  the  word  over 
and  will  hardly  be  called  in  question 
because of a slip of  the  pen such  as  Mr. 
Stevens complains of.

By a  simple  rule,  the  length  of  the 
day and night,  at any time  of  the  year, 
may  be ascertained  by  simply  doubling 
the time of  the  sun’s  rising,  which will 
give the length of the  night,  and  doub­
ling  the  time  of  setting  will  give  the 
length of the day.

CANDIES,  FR U ITS an d   NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follow«:

STICK CANDY.

Cases 

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Standard,  per  lb ..........
H .H .................
Twist  ............
Boston  Cream...............
9
Cut  Loaf........................
Extra H.  H .................... ..  9

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MIXED CANDT.

Standard................  .....
Leader.............................
Nobby.............................
English  Rock...............
Conserves ......................
Broken Taffy.................
Peanut Squares.............
French Creams.............
Valley  Creams.............
Midget, 30 lb. baskets..
Modern, 30 lb. 

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Chocolate Drops.............
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Chocolate Monumentai«
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Gum Drop«......................
Mobs Drop«......................
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Sour Drop«......................
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Lemon Drop«........................................................ 55
Sour D rops............................................................55
Peppermint Drops................................................60
Chocolate Drop«................................................... 75
H. M. Chocolate  Drop«....................................... so
Gum Drop«..................................... .............. 41 @50
Licorice Drops..................................................l  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain............................ 
65
printed................................................65
Imperial«...............................................................65
Mottoes.................................................................. 70
Cream Bar............................................................. 55
Molasses  Bar........................................................ 55
Hand Made  O eam ...................................... 85©95
Plain Creams........................................................ 80
Decorated Creams................................................90
String  Rock.........................................................• 5
Burnt Almonds................................................ 1  no
Wintergreen  Berries...........................................<5
Mo. 1,  wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.............................   34
51
Mo. 1, 
No. 2, 
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CARAMELS.

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Rodis, 
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Rodis,  200s  .........................................................

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E xtra fancy 300 ...................................................  4  5G
E xtra fancy 360....................................................   4 50

Large bu n ch es......................................................  t  75
Small b u n ch e s...........................................   1  uo@l  50

BANANAS.

OTHER  FOREION  FRUITS.

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Figs, fancy  layers, Sib......... .....................
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Ivaca.........................................
California................................
Brazils, new...............................................
Filberts —  ........ .:....................................
Walnuts, Grenoble....................................
French......................................
C alif.............  ..............................
Table  Nuts,  fancy....................................
choice................................
Pecan«. Texas, H.  P.,  .............................
C hestnuts.......................................................
Hickory Nuts per b n ................................
CoeoanutR, fu ll sack«..............................
PBANUTS.
Fancy,  H.  P .,8 u n « ...................
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Fancy, H.  P., F lags.................
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Choice, H.  P.,  E x tras.............
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OILS.

The  Standard  o il  Co.  quotos  as  follows:

BARBELS.
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N aptha..........................................
Stove Gasoli»e..........................
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Plates ...............................................
Dressed..............  ...........................
Loins.................................................
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Leaf Lard........................................
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Lambs.................................... .

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BENEFICIAL  RESULTS.

Retail  Grocers’  Association.

Achieved  Through  the  Medium  of the 
G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  Aug.  30—I  want  to 
ask T h e   T r a d e s m a n   a  question.  I have 
repeatedly been asked to join  the  Grand 
Rapids Retail Grocers’  Association,  but, 
so  far,  have  been  unable  to  see  how 
membership in that  organization  will  be 
of  any  benefit  to me.  1 think I can see 
how the down-town  grocer will  be  bene 
fitted  by  the  work  of  the  Association 
but 1 am away out in the  suburbs.  How 
am I affected by what the  Association  i 
endeavoring to do ? 
This is one of several  questions  which 
have  reached  this  journal within a fort 
night, and,  as it is a matter of interest to 
the grocery trade generally,  and not only 
of this city,  the answer is given with  the 
greater pleasure.

S u b u r b a n .

grocer.  His 

First, to the negative side of  the  ques 
tion. 
‘‘Suburban”  is  wrong  in  suppos 
iug that the chief benefit  from  the  work 
of  the  Association  is  received  by  the 
down-town 
prices  are 
usually higher than those  of  the  dealer 
in  the  suburbs;  his  customers  do  not 
want cheap goods, they  do  not  care  for 
the price; and it  is  unnecessary  for  the 
down-town grocer to cut prices or go into 
“schemes”  to  draw  trade.  Few  of  the 
evils which afflict  the  trade,  and  which 
the  Association  is  working  to  destroy, 
have  any  effect  upon  the  down-town 
dealer,  or,  if he  is affected by  them,  the 
extent of his business makes  him  indif­
ferent  to  them.  He,  of  all  grocers,  Is 
the one least benefitted  by  the  work  of 
the  Association.  Now  to  the  positive 
side.  “Suburban”  is  benefitted  directly 
by  the  work  the  Association  has  done 
and is doing in connection  with the  ped­
dling nuisance.  Every  time the number 
of peddlers is reduced it throws so  much 
business  into  the  hands  of  legitimate 
dealers. 
It  is  not  true,  as  claimed by 
some,  that to reduce the number  of  ped­
dlers is simply to  give  that  much  more 
business  to  those  who  remain.  Each 
peddler has his “route,”  which  it  takes 
him a certain time  to  cover;  he  cannot 
take new  territory  without  abandoning 
the old.  Two  years ago there were over 
200 peddlers of  fruit  and  vegetables  in 
the city; now there are  less  than  100—a 
reduction of over one-half.  This  is a re­
markable  showing,  and  if  the  Associa­
tion had  done nothing else there is a suf­
ficient return for all that it  has  cost  the 
trade  of  the  city.  But  the  work  is by 
no means finished,  and the Association is 
prepared for vigorous campaigning  until 
legitimate 
the 
ground which it has lost.  To  stop  now 
with the goal  in sight is  worse than folly. 
Does  “Suburban”  think  that  so  much 
would have  been  accomplished  without 
organization ?  Who would have directed 
the work, who have been  responsible  for 
it ?  This  much is  certain—nothing  was 
done before organization, and very much 
has been done since,  which  is,  at  least, 
circumstantial evidence in  favor  of  the 
existence  of  the Association,  and a good 
reason  why  “Suburban”  should  be  a 
member.  The effort  of  the  Association 
to maintain  a  level  price  on  sugar  has 
been  productive of good,  and  here,  too, 
dealers  in  the outlying districts have re­
ceived the greater benefit.

trade  has 

recovered 

It makes little difference to  the  down­
town grocer what the cutter may do with 
the  price  of  sugar.  His  customers  are 
not attracted by the inducements  offered 
by  the  department  store  and  other 
pirates,  but  have  an  eye  solely  to the 
It is different with
quality of the goods. 

they 

the suburban dealer.  His customers are, 
as a rule,  people of small means, to whom 
the saving of a few cents is an  important 
matter.  They are not to  be  blamed  for 
this,  but,  because it is true,  they  are  al­
ways on the lookout for bargains,  and an 
extra pound or so of sugar for a dollar  is 
an attraction  which few of them  can  re­
sist.  Suppose,  for a moment,  there  was 
no  Grocers’  Association,  no  one  would 
feel  under  obligation  to  maintain  the 
price which legitimate business naturally 
free  to 
demands,  and  all  would  be 
sell  at  whatever  price 
listed. 
But  there  is  an  Association,  and  the 
members  are  bound  by 
the  action 
of the Association in  fixing  the price  of 
sugar  at  a  living  figure,  and  the  con­
sequence is there is not to-day  one cutter 
where,  without  such  organization  and 
such action, there would  be  fifty.  How 
does  this  effect  “Suburban?” 
In  this 
way:  Not every one can  get  down town 
to take advantage  of  the  so-called  bar­
gains,  and so are  compelled  to  do  their 
trading near home.  Perhaps “Suburban’s” 
nearest neighbor  would be a cutter were 
it  not for his  obligation  to the  Associa­
tion,  in  which event  the  bargain-hunter 
would  be under no necessity  to go  down 
town  to  hunt  for  bargains.  But  “Sub­
urban”  may say that he could cut as well 
and  as  deeply  as  his  neighbor.  True; 
but  would that be  a  desirable  condition 
of  things? 
Is  it  not  much  better  that 
neither should cut,  as they  would  be un 
likely to do if they  were members of  the 
Association?  Just  to  the  extent  that 
membership 
has 
limited cutting  (and  it is  easily suscept­
ible of proofs that it has  limited  it)  just 
to 
trade 
throughout  the;city been  benefitted,  and 
by  as  much  as  membership  in  the  As­
sociation  increases  by so much  will  the 
benefits increase.

that  extent  has  legitimate 

the  Association 

in 

These  are  some  of  the  direct  benefits 
which accrue to  grocers  because  of  the 
existence  of  the  Association  but  not 
dependent  upon  membership.  How 
much  the  Association  has done  for  the 
members  through  the  discussion  of  the 
various  questions  which  have  arisen 
there is  no  means  of  computing;  but  it 
has resulted in  educating  the  members, 
in giving them a better understanding  of 
their  needs  and  a  clearer  sense  of  the 
most available remedy.  A  better  spirit 
prevails to-day among  the retail  grocery 
trade than could  possibly  have been the 
case  without  organization.  Personal 
contact in  the  meetings,  the  free  inter­
change of  ideas  and  free  expression  of 
opinions  have  done  much  to  soften  the 
acerbities  and  remove  the  prejudices 
which  have  existed 
too  long  among 
retail  grocers.  Much  yet  remains  to 
be  done, 
easier 
the 
if  grocers 
would  give,  not  only 
their  sympathy, 
but a portion of  their  time  to  the  work 
of the Association is easily  seen.  “Sub­
urban,” and all others who may be in the 
same perplexity,  are  asked  to  give  the 
foregoing careful attention.

doing  would  be 

how  much 

Another  question  has  been  received 
which will receive  attention  next week.

and 

D a n i e l   A b b o t t .

Friend—Did  your  mamma  enjoy  the 
cake 1 sent over  last week?
Tommy—Yes;  one  piece  of  it  kept 
papa  at  home  three  or  four  days,  and 
nothing else ever did.

‘Time is generally the best medicine,” 
but your creditors don’t like too much of 
it,  all the same.

T M A I   X Ë jS iM  a   j \ i ,

A  Blind  Man

Has about as many chances of becoming a good  marksman  as 
the  merchant  has  of  succeeding  by  carelesSj  haphazard 
methods.
Yet many merchants run along in the  old  rut,  unable  to 
shake off the antiquated  methods of their fathers, when the in­
troduction  of modern methods and the purchase of a

HAMPION

ASH

EQISTER

would place them in  line with  the  enterprising  and  progres­
sive merchants of the day, enabling them to take rank as lead­
ers in trade and finance.

Do  You  W a n t to  be a Leader or a  Drone ?

O ur No. 9 M achine w ith  lid open, exposing interior view, show ing accounts as sepa­

rated into proper colum ns. 

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G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  M ic h .,  Aug.  20,  1894.

C h a m p io n   C a s h   R e g i s t e r   C o .
G e n t l e m e n :— I have been using your register for the  past  six  months,  and  find 
the system works to the best satisfaction. 
I  have investigated  a  number  of  differ­
ent kinds of registers, but became convinced that yours was the best for my line  of 
business.
I did away with the cashier and slip  system,  and  would not return to same  again 
By our present system we can  keep all Cash Business Transactions  accurately,  and 
in a small space.  No trouble to look over a day’s.busiuess in an  instant. 

’ 

Wishing you much success,  1 remain,

Yours truly,

_____________________ 

J u l iu s   J .  W a g n e r .

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It  will  cost nothing 

that one of our agents can call when in the dealer’s  vicinity. 
to see the machine and have its merits explained.

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AROUND  THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Brown City—Tuck  &  McKay  succeed 

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Ora T.  Tuck in general trade.

Hartford—Casper  Oppenheim 
opened a new boot and shoe store.

Bay City—M. Grossman  succeeds  Alt­
man &  Grossman  in  the  clothing  busi­
ness.

Calumet—Werner  Nikander  succeeds 
Nikandcr  & Koivupalo in the drug busi­
ness.

Bay City—F.  Kossman  succeeds Emma 
(Mrs. F.)  Kossman in the  clothing  busi­
ness.
Caro—J.  W.  Davis  is succeeded  by  F. 
E. White & Co.  in the boot and shoe busi­
ness.
succeeds 
Moore  Bros,  in  the  flour and feed busi­
ness.

Detroit—John  W-  Moore 

Osseo—Harring & Co.  have  closed  out 
their hardware  stock  and  retired  from 
trade.

Petersburg—J.  Lowe  has  closed  out 
to 

his  hardware  stock  and 
Clare.

removed 

Three  Uivers—O.  P.  Slote  has  as­
signed  his  hardware  stock  to  Isaac  D. 
Major.

Flowerfield—F.  L.  Cotherman  is  suc­
ceeded  by  F.’ Hartman  in  the  grocery 
business.

Oakville—It is  reported  that  Jas.  A. 
Blackman  will shortly  retire  from  gen­
eral trade.

Crystal Falls—I. C.  Webb is  succeeded 
by the Crystal  Falls  Hardware  Co.,  not 
incorporated.

Newberry—Coplan  &  Stacie  succeed 
Chas.  Rosenthal in the  clothing  and  dry 
goods business.

Muskegon—W.  E.  Wing  succeeds  the 
Colby Grocery Co.  in  the  retail  grocery 
business at this  place.

Kalamazoo—Lamb &  Koediger,  furni­
ture  dealers,  have  dissolved,  John  A. 
Lamb continuing the business.

Mason—Wright & Reamer,  dealers  in 
flour, feed and groceries,  have dissolved, 
A. J. Reamer continuing the business.

Beaverton—The  Seeley Cooperage Co., 
not  incorporated,  is  succeeded  by  the 
Beaverton Cooperage  Co.,  incorporated.
Butternut—W.  J.  Reed  has  sold  his 
sawmill to a man  from  Saranac,  named 
Cooper, who will run the mill  to  it  full 
capacity.

Detroit—The style of the Iminel-Kirch- 
berg Co., dealers in groceries and  meats, 
has  been  changed  to  the  W.  M.  Kirch- 
berg Co.,  Limited.

Butternut—A. Conklin  will add  a  line 
of  clothing,  men’s  furnishing  goods, 
boots and shoes,  hats,  caps,  gloves  and 
mittens to his drug stock.

Carsonville—McPherson Bros., general 
dealers,  have  dissolved  partnership. 
The  business  will  hereafter  be  con­
ducted  under  the  style of McPherson & 
Co.
Detroit—Max  Wolff  and  Julius  Wolff 
have consolidated  their  cigar  manufac­
turing  businesses  and  will hereafter do 
business  under  the  style  of M.  Wolff & 
Bro.
Traverse  City—W.  E.  Campbell  has 
sold  his  interest  in  the  Traverse  City 
Candy Co.  to W.  C.  McLellan,  who  will 
continue  the  business  under  the  same 
style.

Stanton—Stevenson Bros,  have  placed 
in  position on  their dry goods  store front 
a sign which  was  made  for  their  father 
fifty years  ago  and  for  forty  years  oc­
cupied a place on one store in Stanton.

Detroit—Immel &Kirchberg (Limited) 
are succeeded by  W.  M.  Kircbberg  Co. 
(Limited)  in the grocery business.

Hudson—H.  D.  Mann  has  sold  the 
Washington  meat  market  to  Louis  H. 
Steger.  Mr.  Mann purchased  the  Home 
bakery of Mrs.  Doty  and  with  his  son, 
LaVerne,  will continue  the  bakery  and 
restaurant business.

Millbrook—The Bendetson mystery has 
been solved by the  Detroit  police.  Act­
ing on the theory that  the merchant may 
have gone to the old country,  the  Atlan­
tic liners  were wired,  and an answer was 
returned that the old gentleman sailed as 
a  steerage  passenger  to  Hamburg  on 
Aug.  9.

Mancelona—W.  E.  Watson  has  pur­
chased a vacant  lot  adjoining  the  store 
building of G.  L.  White  and will erect  a 
brick store building, 30x80 feet in dimen­
sion.  This is the second new brick store 
building Mancelona is to have this season, 
and speaks well for  confidence  of  busi­
ness men  in the future of the place.

Stanton—Assignee  Rice  has  tiled  the 
result  of  his  inventory  of  the  C.  L. 
Grace  hardware  stock,  showing  that 
the  fixtures,  accounts  and  notes amount 
to  S3,844.93  and  appraised  at  $3,418.13. 
The  liabilities  are  $4,028.02,  compris­
ing a $1,500 mortgage to Grace’s wife for 
alleged  borrowed  money  and  $2,$28.02 
merchandise indebtedness.

Muskegon—Oren  S.  Hopperstead  has 
purchased the interest of Jacob Jesson in 
the Jacob Jesson Co.,  and  succeeds  Mr. 
Jesson  as 
¡Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
Charles S.  Koon,  who bas been in the em­
ploy of Fred  Brundage but  who was for­
merly  a  clerk  for  the  Jesson  Co.,  also 
purchased  a  block  of stock  and has  as­
sumed 
the  mantle  of  Vice-President. 
Both  gentlemen  are  young  and  enter­
prising  and  will  push 
the  business 
strongly.  Mr. Jesson will remove to Cal­
ifornia on account of the ill  health of his 
wife.
Belding—The  grocery  stock  of  F.  G. 
Uigbee  has  been  seized by the Peoples’ 
Savings Bank  on  a chattle mortgage  for 
$500.  An  invoice  was  taken  and  the 
goods appraised at something  over  $500. 
The bank’s mortgage was due August 26, 
and covered the  stock.  Hawkins &  Co., 
of Grand Rpids,  held a  second  mortgage 
for $382.02 and  Lee & Cady, of Detroit,  a 
third for $198.31.  The stock  will be sold 
at public sale  September 5.  The failure 
is attributed to the close times for collec­
tions and  bad debts  through too free use 
of  the  credit  system.  About  $2,000  is 
now outstanding  on  the  books,  a  large 
portion of which is uncollectable.

Saginaw—A 

slick-looking 

stranger 
walked  into  the  grocery  store  of  John 
Koeppliuger,  one  of  Saginaw’s  best 
known Germans, August  29,  and  asked 
him to give him a $20 bill for smaller bills 
to send to his mother  at  Toledo,  at  the 
same time throwing down a roll of Uncle 
Sam’s  legal 
tender  and  an  addressed 
envelope  on  the  counter.  Koepplinger 
got the $20 and was  asked to  place  it  in 
the envelope and seal it while  his visitor 
counted the cash.  He  did  so  and  then 
was  asked  to  couut  the  small  bills  as 
they appeared to be $1  short.  John took 
the roll and  the  stranger  the  envelope. 
“Only  $19,”  says  John.  “Well,  here, 
you keep the letter  and I’ll  take  the  $19 
and  get  the  other  dollar  from  the man 
who paid me this.  An  hour  later  John 
discovered his envelope  contained only a 
blank  sheet and  he  was  out  of $20. 
It 
was a clever example  of  fllmflamming.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Saginaw—E. A.  Gyde,  who  operates a 
hoop mill  here,  has  nearly  six  months’ 
manufactured stock on hand, and,  unless 
trade brightens,  will shut down his plant 
as soon as the logs on hand are  cut up.

Traverse  City—The  Traverse  City 
Lumber Co.  has cut 10,000,000  feet  thus 
far  this  season,  and  will  cut  about 
5,000,000  feet  more. 
Its  sawmill  has 
been running night and day all  summer, 
but is now  running only  daytime.  The 
entire cut is sold on contract.

Manistee—The  manufacturers  of  salt 
are not having things  all their own way, 
as the frequent meeting of  the Michigan 
Salt  Co.  testify.  Salt  is  low,  but  it 
seems as though it  had  not  yet-touched 
bottom.  At  present  prices  there  is  no 
margin in  it for  the manufacturer.  All 
the  docks  are  crowded  at 
receiving 
points,  and  unless  something  is  done, 
manufacture will have to  cease.  This is 
rather  a  difficult  undertaking,  as  the 
making of salt and  lumber are  so  inter­
woven  it  is  almost  impossible  to  shut 
down one  without the other.

Bay  City—The volume  of  trade  is in­
creasing and the  situation  all  along the 
line is much improved.  The  tariff  ques­
tion is regarded as settled until  a change 
in the administration,  and,  while  there 
is some apprehension  as to the result  of 
free trade in lumber  products  upon  the 
trade,  there seems to be a  disposition  to 
It  is  thought  that 
make the best of it. 
the  methods  of  manufacture  in 
the 
northwest, and the superior  facilities for 
handling  lumber,  will  enable  manufac­
turers to hold their  own  until  a  change 
in the legislative complexion of Congress 
brings about the  restoration  of  dressed 
lumber to the dutiable list.

Manistee—The  R.  G.  Peters  Salt  & 
Lumber  Co.  is  running  night  and  day, 
and shipping about  as  much  lumber  as 
usual.  The  corporation has just  started 
camps  on  Sands’  railroad  to  put  in  a 
group  of  about  10,000,000  feet,  half  of 
which was put in  some  time ago.

inquiry 

is  more 

Saginaw—August  closed  with  a  dis­
tinctly  better  feeling  in  lumber  trade 
circles.  There 
for 
lumber and an  increase  in  orders,  both 
in the wholesale and  yard  markets,  and, 
now that the long congressional  grind is 
over,  it is confidently expected that there 
will  be a steady revival  in  business,  al­
though no boom  is looked  for.  There  is 
considerable speculation as to  the  prob­
able results of  lumber  being  placed  on 
the free  list.  Some think  there  will  be 
heavy shipments  from  Canadian  points 
to the eastern  markets,  which  will con­
sequently affect the Michigan  and north­
western trade adversely.  It is contended, 
on the  one  hand,  that  there  are  large 
Canadian  stocks  available  for 
imme­
diate  shipment,  while,  on  the  other 
hand, 
that  Canadian 
munufacturers have sold up  closely  and 
in some instances  ahead,  and that  ship­
ments from  that  country  will  exert  no 
perceptible  influence upon  the market in 
the immediate future. 
It is  quite gener­
ally  conceded,  however,  that  the  new 
conditions  will  wonderfully  stimulate 
the Canadian lumber  industry.  This  is 
already  shown  in 
the  awakened  inter­
the 
est  and  activity  manifested 
purchase  of, 
for, 
timber  limits,  and  in  arrangements  in 
progress for manufacturing lumber there 
by  American  capitalists  and  manufac­
turers.  Well informed  men estimate an 
increase  in  the  productive  capacity  of

in 
and  negotiations 

asserted 

is 

it 

Canadian  manufacture  of 
lumber  ap­
proximating  300,000,000  feet  within  a 
year.  This will furnish  employment for 
a large amount of American capital,  and 
a large number of skilled  mechanics and 
woods workers  will  be  drawn  from the 
states to the  new  field  of  labor.  What 
effect this will have upon the  lumber in­
dustry  in  the  states,  and  its  influence 
upon our markets,  which  will inevitably 
receive the bulk  of  the  Canadian  prod­
uct,  is  left  for  the  general  reader  to 
speculate  upon.  Aside  from  the  class 
who are concerned  in  Canadian  timber, 
it can be truthfully  written that the new 
tariff and its affect are regarded  with  no 
little  degree  of  foreboding.  But  time 
alone  will tell.

PRO D U CE  M A R K E T .

Apples—Straw berries  and  pippins  are 

the 
leading  varieties  at  present.  A slrakans  and 
other early  varieties are done.  The best are held 
by dealers  at  40®50c  per  bn.  Scrubs  can  be 
bought for less, b u t no one but  a  cheap  peddler 
w ants them.

Beans—D ealers pay  $1.03  for  country  picked, 

holding h and picked at $2 per  bn.
Beets—Are w orth 35®40c per bu.
B utter—Best  dairy  is  held  at  20@21c  per lb; 
cream ery,  22@24c.  D airy  w ill  disappear  alto 
gether if rain does not come soon.

Cabbage—Are held at 50c per doz.
Carrots—Are held at 40c per  bu.
Celery—Is held at 10@18e per doz.
Cucum bers—T here  seems  to  be  no  lack  of 
either table or pickling; they are held at 36c  per 
bu.

Eggs—Strictly  fresh  (if th at  w ell-worn  phrase 

m eans anything)  are held at 15c per doz.

Grapes—A re  in  good  supply  and 

quality.  D ealers hold them  at 
per 12-lb basket.
G reen Corn —Is bought on  the  m arket  for  8®  
10c per do*.
M uskm elons—Home-grown are held  at  50c  per 

first-class 
per lb.  or 25c 

doz.

doz.  bunches.

Onions—Ripe bring 00c per b u .;  green  12c  per 

Peaches—B arnards and E arly  Craw fords  still 
the  fort,  and  are  of  the  finest  quality. 

hold 
D ealers hold them  at from 90©1.25 per bu.

Potatoes—D ealers are not paying  m uch  atten ­
tion  to  potatoes  at  present,  their 
tim e  being 
taken  up w ith  fruit.  No one is m aking  any  en­
quiries  for  potatoes, but they can be bought for 
70c per bu.

Plums—The very best are  held  by  dealers  at 
$1.25  per  bu. ✓  They  are  in  splendid  shipping 
condition.

Pears—B artlett's are  held  by  dealers  at  $1.25 

per bu.

bunches.

per bu.

R adishes—D ealers hold  them   at  10c  per  doz 

Squash—Are bringing  H4c per lb.
String Beans—Are sold  on  th e  m arket  at  75c 

Tom atoes—The supply of  good  is  fair.  They 

are held at 5)8 65c per bu.

T urnips—Are held at 40c per bu.
W aterm elons—Are down  to 10@15c.
W hortleberries—A  few are com ing  to  m arket, 
although  not  in  first-class  condition.  D ealers 
hold  them   at  $1.50  per  16-qt.  crate.  T he  dry 
w eather  has  injured  the  berries  so th a t only a 
few are m arketable.
H enry  J.  V inkem ulder,
Fruits  and  Vegetables,

JOBBER  OF

418,  420,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

St  Grand  Rapids.

D on’t  D elay

(Season  will  be  short 
buying  peaches. 
this year.'
Quote  you  good  white peaches 75c to 
$1  per bu.
Some yellow at  the  same  price.  Bar­
nards 90c to $1.25.  Fancy peaches $1.50. 
Pears $1 to $1 40.  Plums  $1.25  to  $1.75.
Muskmelons,  Tomatoes,  Celery,  Cab­
bage,  Sweet  Potatoes,  Onions,  Peppers, 
etc., at lowest market prices.

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.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Henry Ickler,  cooper  at  804  Jefferson 
avenue,  is succeeded by William  Ickler.
John Walz has removed his  meat  mar­
ket from 56  West  Leonard  street  to  67 
West Leonard street.

Geo.  W.  Eby has removed  his  grocery 
stock from  673  Madison  avenue  to  774 
South Division street.

S.  P.  Smith has embarked  in  the  gro­
cery  business  at  Lyons.  The  Mussel- 
man Grocer Co.  furnished the stock. 
•
M.  Bootz has opened a grocery store at 
137 West Bridge  street.  The  Lemon  & 
Wheeler Company  furnished  the  stock
Nearly  12,000  bushels  of  fruit  wire 
marketed in this city Tuesday,  Aug.  28 
of  which  9,000  bushels  were  peaches 
Every bushel of it was  disposed of  with 
out any trouble.

The  retail  price  of  granulated sugar 
has been advanced  by the Retail Grocers 
Association  to  the  following  basis:  6 
cents per pound; 4M  pounds ior 25 cents 
8%  pounds  for  50  cents;  17  pounds 
for $1.

H.  H.  Karsten,  who  has  operated  a 
feed mill at Zeeland,  is  putting  in  rna 
chinery for a full roller  process  flouring 
mill,  with  a  capacity of 50  barrels  per 
day.  The Hester Machinery Co.  secured 
the  order  for  a  60  horse  power  Atlas 
engine and boiler.

The retail grocers of  the  city  are  in 
viled to meet at  the Clarendon  Hotel  at 
2:30  o’clock  Wednesday  afternoon 
to 
proceed  in  a  body  to  the  vineyard  of 
Wm.  K.  Munson,  in  Grand Rapids  town­
ship,  where  the  party  will  be  turned 
loose in one of the finest graperies in the 
country,  after  which 
interesting  ad 
dresses will be made  by  Hon.  Chas.  W. 
Garfield,  Mr.  Munson  and others.

The long-continued drought  has  done 
considerable  damage  to  the  fruit  crop 
and especially to  the peaches.  Peaches 
have ripened so rapidly that it  has  been 
next  to  impossible  for  growers  to  get 
them to market  in  shape  for  shipping. 
Then they are  much  smaller  than  they 
would have been  if  there  had  been  the 
usual amount of rain.  The  spotted  ap­
pearance of the fruit is  also  due  to  the 
dry,  hot weather.  Altogether the loss  to 
the growers  will  ruu  well  up  into  the 
thousands.  But the quality of  the  fruit 
is good,  and if it were  in  good  shipping 
condition there  seems  to  be  enough  to 
supply the demand.  However,  this  part 
of Michigan will  ¡-u-tain  its  reputation.

Purely Personal.

B.  S.  Runnels,  general  dealer  at Big 
Prairie,  was in town  Monday  and  Tues­
day.

Mrs. John  Ferguson,  the  South  Div­
ision  street  grocer,  has  returned  from 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  inspecting her real estate 
interests.

Frank D.  Forbush,  formerly  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  of  the  Stow  &  Davis 
Furniture Co.,  has  taken  the  position at 
the Grand  Rapids  Packing  &  Provision 
Co.  rendered vacant by the  retirement of 
W.  P.  Granger.

Will  Martin,  of  the  Cycloid  Wheel 
Works,  will  handle  the  Putnam  Candy 
Co’s  oyster  wagon 
the  coming  season. 
Mr.  Martin  is  well  known  to  the  trade 
through his former  connections  with  F. 
J.  Dettenthaler  and L.  F.  Swift & Co.

I M E   M I C H I G A N  
L.  J.  Ford, senior  member of  the  firm 
of  Ford  &  Kirby,  crockery  and  wall 
paper dealers  at  Mason,  was  in  town  a 
couple of days last  week.

Isaac Van  Westenbrugge,  grocer  at 60 
Center street,  has  the  sympathy  of  the 
trade  in 
the  death  of  his  daughter, 
Martha,  a  bright  child  of  11  months, 
who  expired  Saturday  evening.  The 
funeral  will  be  held  at  2  o’clock  this 
afternoon at the Berean  Baptist  Church.
|  Geo.  H.  Maul,  formerly  engaged 
in 
the grocery business here under the style 
of  Maul  Bros.,  now  proprietor  of  a 
saloon  at  936  Grand  River  avenue, 
Detroit, shot  a  man  Aug.  27,  and 
the 
wound is expected to prove  fatal.  Maul 
became involved in  a row  with a quarrel­
some  customer,  who  viciously  attacked 
Maul,  and  who was tired at by the latter, 
with 
that  an  innocent  by­
stander,  Warren  F.  Charter,  received 
the ball  in  his  breast.  Maul  gave  him­
self up to the police.

the  result 

Fred  Clark  and  Frank  Jewell  and  a 
large and  varigated party of friends have 
been spending several  days at Chippewa 
Lake on an alleged  duck  shooting  expe­
dition. 
It  is  not  the  first  time  Frank 
Jewell has gone duck shooting, by a large 
majority.  Just about a year  ago now  he 
and a friend  went  up  the  River  beyond 
Cascade  and  attempted  to  shoot  some 
ducks.  They took opposite sides  of  the 
River,  and,  as no game appeared  on  the 
side of the River  Frank’s  friend  was on, 
Frank was  soon  left  some  distance  be 
hind.  Hearing a couple  of  shots  fired 
the  friend  turned  back,  thinking  that 
perhaps,  there  was game  in  Frank’s  di 
rection.  He had  not  gone far  when  he 
saw  something  moving  in 
the  water 
Cautiously making  his  way  toward  the 
object  he took careful aim and was about 
fire when  it turned  around  and  he  was 
surprised to see the  triumphant  face  of 
his  friend Jewell. 
It  was  Frank,  sure 
enough,  clad in a straw hat  and  making 
his  way 
the 
stream.  “I  hit  him,”  he  shouted;  “he 
fell  around  here  somewhere.  He’s  a 
beaut, too.  Here he  is,”  and,  reaching 
out,  he took  hold of his prize and  held it 
up. 
it’s  a  helldiver,”  he 
groaned.  So it  was and not  much larger 
than  a  robin.  But  he  took  that  hell- 
diver home  and  put  in  his  spare  time 
studying the difference  between it and a 
duck.  Now  he  may  shiot  a  helldiver 
but he’ll keep his clothes on.

the  middle  of 

“O,  Lord, 

towards 

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—There has been  no  change  in 
price during the past week,  although the 
market is strong and  consumption  enor­
mous.  Every indication points to higher 
prices and  further advances are expected 
daily.

Coffee—Mildgrales  contiuue  to  show 
igns  of  weakness,  due  to  the 
large 
amount of stock afloat and in  the  hands 
of  importers.  Package  manufacturers 
have reduced their quotations >£c per lb.
Pork—There has been a heavy advance
barreled,  owing  to  the  scarcity  of 
hogs  and,  consequently, 
low  stocks. 
Mess has advanced 75c:  short  cut, 81.25; 
extra  clear,  short  cut  and  clear,  81; 
Boston clear,  81;  clear  back,  81;  stan­
dard clear,  81.

Lard—All brands have  advanced from

Dry Salt Meats—There is an all around 

advance of Kc per  lb.

Pigs  Feet—Half  barrels  have  ad­

vanced  50c.

V

’.T ÏL A JD  K B JMLAJN.

Smoked  Meats—Hams  are  down  J^c 
per lb.  and shoulders,  %c.  The  rise  in 
barreled pork  will probably make  a  run 
on smoked,  in  which  event  prices  will 
advance.

Brooms—Manufacturers  assert 

that
the advance  in  broomcorn  from  820  to 
830 per ton—an advance of 50 per cent.- 
will result in  very  much  higher  price 
in  brooms in the near future.

Vinegar—The receut advances in grain 
have caused an advanced in the  price  of 
vinegar and the prospective  advances  in 
grain  are 
likely  to  cause  still  higher 
price,  in this staple.

The Drug Market.

Gum opium is dull and lower.
Morphia is unchanged.
An  advance  on  quinine  is  expected 

daily.

Sulphuric  ethers  have  all  been  ad 
vanced  and  are  tending  higher,  on  ac 
count of the high price of alcohol.

The following  articles  have  declined 
ou account of lower tariff:  Boracic acid 
citric acid; oil croton; castor oil.

Linseed oil  has declined.
Turpentine  is  lower.
Duffy’s  malt  whisky  has  advanced 
The price is now as follows:  One dozen 
89.50; less than one  dozen,  89.75;  special 
prices on  three dozen  lots and over.

The United States Playing  Card  Com­
pany has  advanced  its  prices  on  cards 
the  amount  of  the  stamp  tax  and  has 
taken  advantage  of  the  situation 
to 
largely  advance  all  its  cheaper  grades, 
which it claims  have  been  sold  at  cost 
and  less.  The list is now as follows:
No.  999  or  Steam boats.......................................
No.  101  “  Tigers
No.  343 
No.  155 
No.  80S 
No.  80s 
No.  188 
No.  707 
No.  202 
No.  600 
No.  67

Cadets  .............
T ourists.............
Bicycles.............
Bicycles,  extra
C apital......... 
.  .
C abinets............
Sportsm an  ... 
Extra  Congress. 
L cuox ................
Gripsack  Brigade.

Three Grand  Rapids  men  now  travel 
for the  National  Wall  Paper  Co.—John 
P.  Heystek,  F.  B.  Kreps  and  B.  D. 
Meeker.

A.  S.  Doak is  spending  three weeks at 
his old home at  Coaticook,  Quebec.  His 
trade  is  being  covered  in  the meantime 
by L.  S.  Freeman and Randall  Hawkins.
Ben VanLeuven hung  his  vest  in  his 
room in a Baldwin  hotel  while  he  went 
in search of brook  trout.  When  he  re­
turned  the  vest  was  untouched,  to  all 
outward appearances,  but his gold watch 
had mysteriously disappeared.
S even  o u t  o f  Ten.

Ov.osso, Sept.  1—At  the  examination 
session of the State Board  of  Pharmacy, 
held at Houghton,  Aug.  29  and  30,  ten 
candidates 
registration  presented 
themselves,  of  which  seven  passed,  as 
follows:

for 

R.  J.  Burrows, St.  Ignace.
Henry B.  Cate,  Menominee.
Samuel Cudlip,  Iron Mountain.
J.  A.  Gutzin,  Negaunee.
W.  B.  Minthorn, Oscoda.
D.  W.  Mitchell,  Harrisville.
Arthur Uddenburg,  Iron Mountain.
S.  E.  P a k k i i x ,  Sec’y.

F rom   O ut  o f Tow n.

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

A. J.  Hughes, Mecosta.
Geo.  E. Starr, Plainwell.
J. Vinkemulder, Grandville.
Thos.  Heffernan,  Baldwin.
Ford <& Kirby,  Mason.
Henry Schafer,  Big Rapids.
B.  S.  Runnels,  Big Prairie.
P. H. Sissions,  Central  Lake.

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED.  ETC.

A  R e l i a b l e   d r y   g o o d s  a n d   s h o e
XA.  salesm an  desires  position. 
Is  capable  of 
taking full charge of stocks  or  occupying  posi- 
tion of general m anager.  A ddress F   A  M  care 
M ichigan Tradesm an.
"CiOR 
SALK-SECOND  HAND  TIN N ERS' 
¡7“ 
tools, also D.  Sander's  Sons  IXL  pipe  cut 
ting and  threading  m achine,  hand  and  power 
loUe  M^  h  Steara  H eat  Evaporator  Co.,  Char
W Uj,L 1'AY,A. REASONABLE  PRICE, CASH, 
8 'v ^ l . i n  good condition.  Ad- 
uress H. T. C., care Michigan Tradesm an. 
001
R l 'i ,   S.NAf‘—A  REAL  ESTATE  OFFICE 
MJ  having  h alf  a  m illion  dollars’  w orth  of 
property listed, 12  0 takes it.  Price of  office  fix 
tures only 
100  other  business  chances.  Send 
stam p for list.  M utual Business E xchange,  Bay
Citv.
>99
/^H IO iCE  FARM  OF  160 ACRES,  D EEP  SOIL 
V / 

living w ater,  in  Dickinson county,  Iowa,  to«HS»

A  * p E   DEPARTMENT  STORE  FOR  SALS' 
f  *-  Good  tow n, good store,  good  trade  C  c  
Sweet,  Benton  H arbor,  Mich 
c
a m o u n t   o f   c o n c e n

590

,’harlnlicist. 

^ ALE—a   f a i' in g   R R l'g  s t o r e  

trating my  business to one point I offer  mv 
entire stock of dry goods, boots,  shoes  and  g n f 
ceries, w ith double store, brick  residence, fram e 
ban, and banking business.  M ight  take a No  f  
farm   in  part  paym ent.  A ddress  Lock  box  20 
business*1^ ’  MU* ‘  D o n t w rlte unless you mean
i n
d a i I ^ i r a.   9M‘& \ £ « ,t  belt-  Average 
daily  salts,  *r1-. 
I rice.  $800.  part  cash  Goor! 
reasons for selling.  A ddress D ruggists, Box U 
Bitroda.  Berrcm  Co..  Mich. 
TATA NT ED  FOR  CASH—STOCK  OF  GOODS". 
— 
.  M ust  be  cheap.  A lto  store  building  in
N orthern  M ichigan.  W.  H.  Pardee,  Freeport
—— -__________ _______  
584
T A K U G G IS T -G R A pU A T C oF   TEN  YEARS' 
-*-7.  experience in city and country—w ishes sit­
uation.  Competent  to  take  full  ¿barge  if  de­
sired  Wages m oderate.  No.  1 references.  Ad 
dress No. .->91, care M ichigan  Tradesm an.  591 
T ^ A N T E D - A   SITUATION  BY  A  PHARMA" 
clst of lo years’ experience.  Best  of ref 
T f 
Michigan 
Tradesm an d<lrtSS 
TVRUG  STORE  FOR  SALE—ABOUT  *1.500
m r tv ^ T n ^   i'-'1'!  i?alM"CO  011  time W good 
part>.  Location  first class:  rent low : good open- 
nig  for a physician: new  industry to  employ  100
VwL-o.‘,?,W 
neilr  h-v-  F red  Brundage,
M uskegon. Mich. 
VATANTED—POSITION  AS  MANAGER  OR 
.  c,erk in dry goods or general store.  Good 
, 
w indow   dresser.  References.  Box  AA  New 
Haven,  Mich. 
XjlOn  »AI.K-CHKAP  FOR CASH.  SHINGLE-
Hnim?.  t 
J lr.st;c,ass  reJ>alr'  40'000  capacity. 
Holmes & DeOolt. Tnstln.  Mich 
W Ah I v nt7 P° SlP  ° N  AS  CLERK  OR 
v  
book  keeper  in  a  general  store.  Good
R « / r l8he(1-  Addreas A-
TA ^A N TED —FU R N ITl  RE  AND  FIXTURES 
w d£ ? K.  stoi eY Price  m ust  be right. 
A ddress C.  \ \ . V ining,  Lakeview.  Mich. 
T C f  ANTED—A DEALER IN  EVERY COUNTY
Send
7 v  
for circular.  B arker  & Saunders, State A gents 
19 and 21 F ountain St..G rand  Rapids 
B583
| | 10R  SALE—TWO  PRESCRIPTION  CASES* 
J -  
one  pair  druggist’s  prescription  scales’ 
four section  druggist’s draw ers (only  one  year 
old), six four foot show cases, very  cheat»  ‘Ad 
dress ;c. G. P itkin, W hitehall. Mich. 
P‘ sg T
A  PHARMACIST,  REGISTERED;  WITH 
‘W rty-four years’  practical  experience  in 
all  kinds  of  pharm aceutical  and  m ercantile 
w orks,  w ishes  a  situation  of  responsibility as 
clerk  or  m anager.  Has  been  In  business for 
years for him self.  A ddress “ P harm acist,” care 
M ichigan  Tradesman. 

to handle th e Peerless typew riter 

ggg

566

5%

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G rand Rapids, the H arris m ill property  situated 

ssi

jJJj

EARLY  NEW  BAR-LOCK  TY PEW RITER 
for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from   c o st 
Keason for selling, w e desire another  pattern  of 
same m ake of m achine, w hich  w e  consider  the 
best  on the  m arket.  Tradesm an  Company.  100 
Louis St., G rand  Rapids. 
g r e a t   O F F E R -F IN E   STOCK  o f   w a i l  
V T   paper,  paints,  varnishes,  picture  fram es 
and room m ouldings for  sale.  Reason  for  sell 
ing,  death  of proprietor.  Good paying business 
in a very desirable location.  All  new  stock  In 
voicing  from  12,500  to  *3,000.  A ddress  Mrs 
T heresa Schw ind, G rand Rapids 

■  BUSINESS CHANCE—FOR  SALE  OR  E X : 

change for farm  or city property in or near 
in Paris, Mecosta, Co., M ichigan, on  the G. R.  &
-   Railroad, consisting of saw and planing miilB 
store and 39 acres of land, a  good  w ater  now er' 
22 foot fall, side track into m ill, plenty of  hard-’ 
wood tim ber.  This is a good chance for anyone 
w ishing to engage In any kind of  m ill  business 
For fu rth e r particulars address B.  W  B arnard" 
559  ’
35 Allen street, G rand Rapids, M ich. 
G IN N IN G   FACTORY  WANTED—A  PARTY 
y y   with some capital and who understands the 
business, to build and operate a canning factory 
a t « ra.n tWN®w?/* ° Co”  MIch-  For  particulars 
write to H. C. Hemingsen,  Village Clerk,  Grant 
Mich. 

P 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 <h Co., Manistee, Mich. 613 
OR  SALE-LARGE  STORK,  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. 

553

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CURRENT  CRITICISMS.

The  St.  Louis  Retail  Grocers’  Asso­
ciation cleared SI,200  on  its  picnic  this 
year.  They  did  not  have  anything 
like  the  crowd  the  Grand  Rapids  Asso­
ciation  did,  either.  How  do  you  sup­
pose they  did  it?*  *  *
The  old  man  on  the  corner  of  Mou- 
roe and Ottawa streets  has  taken  out  a 
license.  After living  for  years  on  the 
people and  lying to the  police  all  these 
years, 
it’s  pretty  hard,  that’s  a  fact.
Mooney,  you are a  hard-hearted  wretch.
President  Cleveland  refused  to  sign 
the tariff bill,  so it must go  out  into  the 
cold world  uusponsored. 
Its own  father
long ago disowned it.*  »  *
Now  the members of  Congress can put 
in  their  spare  moments  trying  to  con­
vince their constituents that  they  didn’t 
do it.

*  *  *

*  *  *

Don’t be alarmed  if about  every  third 
man you meet  on  the  street  stops  you 
and  shakes  hands  with  you  and  asks 
about your wife and  the baby,  and how’s 
business,  and a lot of other foolish  ques­
tions.  They are  not  bunco  steerers  or 
confidence men, or anythiug of  that sort, 
though many of  them look it.  They are 
candidates.

The papers  say  the  President  took  a 
dignified interest in  the procession of the 
K. of P.  at  Washington  the  other  day. 
President Cleveland is not built  right  to 
take  any  other  kind  of  an  interest  in 
anything.

«  *  *

*  *  *

The tariff question is settled;  Congress 
has  adjourned;  the  fight  between  Cor­
bett and  Jackson  has  been  indefinitely 
posponed.  Now if it would only rain!

C o o k in g   b y   E le c tric ity .

Cooking by  electricity  is  still  finding 
favor among an increased number of peo­
ple,  and has no  drawback  except  that it 
is  comparatively  expensive.  This  has 
been all along the  chief drawback to  the 
electric light,  and for the  length of time 
it has been known,  its use has gone little 
beyond  that  in  public  places.  Cooking 
by  electricity  has  hardly  reached 
that 
point of being in  common use  in  public 
places,  but  it  bids  fair  to do  so in the 
near future.  The  heat  in  the  range  in 
which coal  is used is not so intense as the 
appliance through which the electric cur­
rent passes  and the  latter  is  also  more 
readily controlled.  Then there is no rak­
ing of ashes,  no soiling of the hands with 
coaldust,  and  no hot  stove  lids  to  lift, 
and  burn  the  fingers.  Then  the  inten­
sity of the heat is  regulated for  the  dif­
ferent viands at pleasure.  The popular­
ity of cooking in this manner will after a 
while appeal to  those who live  in  small 
flats,  where,  in the  summer time the kit­
chen and the  dining-room  may  be  with 
comfort one and the same room.

F ire  from   In can d escen t  L am ps.
It has  long  been  held  that  incandes­
cent electric lamps  were  perfectly  safe, 
and insurance companies have  not  been 
accustomed to increase their  rates on ac­
count of the use of such;  but recent tests 
go to show  that  the  idea  is  erroneous, 
and  that  while  not  nearly 
so  dan­
gerous as arc lights, fires  may be started 
oy 
the  incandescent  current.  During 
the test an incandescent lamp was placed 
on the ground, covered  with powder,  and 
the  globe  broken.  No  harm  resulted. 
A lamp  was then dropped  into  a  recep­
tacle  full  of  powder,  and 
the  globe 
smashed.  The result  was  not what  the 
experimenters looked  for.  The  powder 
went  off  with  an  explosion  which 
wrecked the room  and  seriously  burned 
the over-confident experimenters.

Business men of New York  city,  who 
employ 20,000 boys,  have  determined  to 
give  preference  to  boys  who  do  not 
smoke cigarettes.

THE  M ICfflGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Carrent.

D KM INS.

UNBLBACHBD  COTTONS.

Adriatic
Argyle  .....................  5-8£
Atlanta AA..............  6
Atlantic  A ...............   63£
H ................. 6*
P .............   5
D ...............6

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“  L L ..............  454
Amory......................   644
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  454 
Blackstone O, 32 —   5
Black Crow............. 6
Black  Rock  ............SAI
Boot, AL.................  7
Capital  A  ............... 514
Cavanat V ................. 554
Chapman cheese c l.  3 At
Clifton  C R ............... 514
Comet......................... 614
Dwight Star.............  614
Clifton C C C ---------  5%

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“  Arrow Brand  444 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL.................  4*
Full Yard Wide.......654
Georgia  A ................. 614
Honest Width.........  6
Hartford A  ..............5
Indian Head............  614
King A  A .................614
King E C ...................6
Lawrence  L L ........   414
Madras che6se cloth 644
Newmarket  G ........   544
B  ........5
N ..........614
D D ....  514
X .........644
Noibe R ....................5
Our Level  Best....... 6
Oxford  R .................  6
Pequot......................7
Solar.........................   6
Top of the  Heap__ 7
Geo. W ashington...  8
Glen Mills...............  7
Gold  Medal............... 714
Green  Ticket...........8;4
Great F alls...............614
Hope..........................714
Just  Out........   444®  5
King  Phillip............744
O P ..... 714
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale.............  @ 8
Middlesex..........   @ 5
No Name..................  714
Oak View........ ........6
Our Own..................  514
Pride of the W est.. .12
Rosalind...................714
Sunlight...................  414
Utica  Mills..............814
“  Nonpareil  ..10
V luyard....................814
W alte Horse............ 6
.814

“  R ock.... 

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

A B C ........................814
Amazon.................... 8
Amsburg.................. 6
Art  Cambric............10
Blackstone A A...... 714
Beats A ll.................. 4
Boston......................12
Cabot........................   644
Cabot,  % .................. 644
Charter  Oak............514
Conway W ...............714
Cleveland..............  6
Dwight Anchor—   8
shorts  8
Edwards................... 6
Empire......................7
Farwell......................714
Fruit of the  Loom.  8
Fitch ville  .............  7
First Prize —   .......6
Fruit of the Loom 
714
F&lrmount............... 414
Full Value............... 644
| Cabot........................   644|DwIght Anchor....... 8
Farw ell.................... 7HI

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

nbleached.

Bleached.
Housewife  A ... ...5 )4 Housewife  Q......... .6)4
..7
R .......
S ........ ..744
T ........ ■  854
U......... ••«M
V .......... .10
w ....
.1044
X ........ ■ 1154
Y ........ .1254
Z .......... .1354

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«6
66

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B...
“ 
...554
....6
C ...
* 
D ...
“ 
...654
....7
B ...
* 
F ... — 75»
<• 
G  ..
• 
....754
H ... —  744
“ 
....854
I . ..
“ 
J ...
‘ 
...  854
K ...
954
• 
L.  ..
* 
...1 0
‘  M  ...
...1054
...11
N ....
« 
...21
“ 
O ....
“ 
P .... ...1454
CARPET  WARP.
...17
.  ..18541 
DRESS GOODS.
...  9
.  .1054
...20
...16
...18

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PRINTS.

CORBET  JEANS.

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Integrity colored.

Peerless, white..
Integrity............
Hamilton 

“
........ ....  8 Nameless
.........
G G  Cashmere..
N am eless.........
.........

.18
colored ...19 White Star.............. .17
colored .19
.20
.25
.2754
.30
■ 3254
.35
84  50 
Wonderful 
Corallne................... 69 501
Brighton.
.  4 75
Schilling’s .................9 00
Bortree’s ...............9 00
Davis  W aists.......  9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Grand  Rapids..........4 50
Armory....................   644 INaumkeag satteen..  714
Androscoggin..........714 ! Rock port...................... 614
Biddeford...............   6  Conestoga.................. 714
Brunswick..........  -.  6141 Walworth  .............. 644
Allen turkey  reds..  5141 Berwick fa n c ie s...  554

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

robes............514 Clyde  Robes..............
pink & purple  514 Charter Oak fancies  4
b u ffs ............  514 DelMarinecashm’s.  514
mourn’g  514
pink  checks.  514 
stap les........   5 
lEddystone  fancy...  514
chocolat  514
shirtin g s...  344 
American fancy—   514 
rober—   514
American indigo  ..  414 
sateens..  514
American shirtings.  844  Hamilton fancy.  ...  514 
stap le....  514
Argentine  G rays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4  Manchester fancy..  514 
“  —   6 
new era.  514
Arnold 
Merrimack D fancy.  514 
Arnold  Merino.......6
long cloth B.  9
“ 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
c .  714
Repp f urn .  814
century cloth  7
“ 
Pacific  fancy........ .  514
gold seal.......1014
“ 
Portsmouth robes...  614 
“  green seal T R 1014 
“ 
yellow seal.. 1014
Simpson mourning..  544
“  serge...........U14
greys.........544
solid black.  544 
“  Turk»,/red  . 1014 
Washington indigo.  614 
“ 
“  Turkey robes..  7H 
“  India robes....  714 
“  plain T k y  X 44  814 
“ X...10
“ 
“  Ottoman  T ur­
key re d ....................6l4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 44.........714
Martha Washington
Turkeyred........... 914
R lverpolntrobes....  514
Windsor fancy........ 614
indigo blu e.......... 1014
Harmony..............  .  414
T IC K IN G S.AC A ........................1114
Pemberton AAA___16
York..........................1014
Swift JUver............... 714
Pearl  R iver..............12
W arren......................1214
Conostoga............... 16
............ 8

Amoskeag A C A — 1114
Hamilton N  ............  7
D................ 8
Awning.. 11
Farmer  ..................8
First Prise............1014
Lenox Mills........... 18
Atlanta,  D ...............   644!Stark  A. 
Boot..........................  644 No  Name.............  ..  714
Clifton, K 

Ballon solid black..
“  colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange  ..  6
Berlin solids............514
“  oil blue........   6
“  green  ...  8
“ 
“  Foulards  ...  514 
red 44 —  
“ 
7
“  % .............914
“ 
“ 
“ 44  .......... 10
“ 
“  3 4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........ 5
“  madders...  5
“  XX tw ills..  5
solids.......... 5
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COTTON  DRILL.

gold  ticket

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue............1214
brow n........1214
Haymaker blue......... 7%
brow n...  744
Jaffrey.......................1114
Lancaster  ................1214
Lawrence, 9 os........ 18 ¡4
No. 220 
13
No. 250.... 1114
No. 280.... 1014

Lancaster,  staple...  5 
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  7
Lancashire..............   6
Manchester..............  544
Monogram...............   614
Normandie.............  7
Persian.....................  7
Renfrew Dress........ 714
Rosemont.................614
SlateravlUe............. 6
Somerset..................   7
Tacoma  .....................714
Toll  du Nord.......... 814
W abash....................  714
seersucker..  714
W arwick.................  6
Whittenden.............   8
heather dr.  714 
Indigo bine 9 
Wamsutta staples...  644
Westbrook............... 8
.................10
Wlndermeer............ 5
York  ........................644

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Amoskeag............... 12
9 os.......14
brown .14
Andover.................. 1114
Beavercreek  A A... 10 
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B B ...  9
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Boston MfgCo. br..  7 
“ 
blue  814
“  d a  twlBt  1014 
Columbian XXX  br.10 
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XXX  bl.19

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Amoskeag................  5
“  Persian dress  65»
Canton ..  7
“ 
AFC........ 814
“ 
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Teazle.. .1014 
Angola..1014 
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Persian..  7 
Arlington staple—   644 
Arasapha  fancy—   444 
Bates Warwick dres  714 
staples.  6
Centennial..............  1014
C riterion.................1014
Cumberland staple.  514
Cumberland............   5
Essex......................... 414
Elfin.........................   714
Everett classics...... 814
Exposition...............744
Glenarle..................   6*4
Glenarven................644
Glenwood.................714
Hampton..................5
Johnson Chalon  cl 
14 
Indigo bine 914 
zephyrs.... 16
Amoskeag..................13
Stark..........................17
American..................13

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GRAIN  BAGS.

IGeorgla

.1314

Clark’s Mile End..
Holyoke.

Jk V

.45 Barbour's............ ...95
.......... ...90
45 M a r s h a ll’s 
.2254

KNITTING  COTTON.

..38
...34
...35
.36

No.  6  ..
“ 
8...
“  10...
“  12...
Slater.......................-  4
White S tar..............  4
Kid Glove  .................4
Newmarket..............  4

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14.........37
“ 
16.........38
39
••  18.........39
40
“  20.........40
41
Edw ards... 
Lockwood..
Wood’s .......
Brunswick

White.  Colored
42
43
44
46

BED  FLANNEL.

Firem an................... 3214
Creedmore...............2714
Talbot XXX.............30
Nameless..................2714

T W ..............
2214
F T   ..............
.8214
.35
J R F , XXX.
Buckeye................... 3214

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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DOMBT  FLANNEL.

Red A Blue,  plaid..40
Union R ....................2214
W indsor....................1814
6 oz W estern............20
Union  B ...................2214
Nameless.......8  &  0441 
....... 8K@10  I 

Grey S R  W ..............1714
Western W  .............. 1854
D R P ........................ 1814
Flushing XXX.........2314
Manitoba..................2314
®1054
1214
« 
Slate.
Black.
1014
914
1114
1014
12
1114
20
1214
West  Point, 8 01 
■ 1014 
Severen, 8 os...........   914
10 os
“ 
Mayland, 8 os..........1014
•1214
Raven, lOos............. 1314
Greenwood, 714 os..  914 
............. 1314
Stark 
Greenwood, 8 os — 1114
Boston, 8 oz............. 1054¡Boston, 10 os.............1214

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
914 
1014 
1114 
1214 

Brown.  Black.ISlate  Brown. 

9M1014
10141114
111412
1214120
DUCKS.

1054
1154
12
20

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WADDINGS. 

SILBSIAS.

SEWING  SILK.

White, dos...............25  IPer bale, 40 do* — 68  50
Colored,  dos............20  ¡Colored  “ 
........... 7  50
Pawtucket................1014
Slater, Iron Cross..  8
Dundle.....................   9
“  Red Cross ...  9
Bedford.................... 1014
“  Best................1014
Valley  City..............IO14
“  Best A A ........ 1214
K K ............................1014
L ................................ 714
G ................................ 814
C ortlcelll,dos...»...85  (Cortlcelll  knitting,

per 140s  ball........ 30

tw ist,dos..40 
50yd,doz..40  I 
HOOKS AND  BYES—PEP. GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  INo  4 Bl’k A White..15 
••  2 
..20
••  8 
..25
No 2—20, M  C.......... 60  INo 4—15  jf  314.........60
•  3—18, S C............45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k..12  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20 
••  4 
.2 8
..26
6 

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..12 
PINS.

COTTON  TAPS.
“  10 
..15 
.1 8  
I “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.

No 2...........................28  INo 8............................35

I “  10 

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NEEDLES—FEB  H .

A. Jam e s....................1  401 Steam boat..................  40
Crowely’s.................1  85 Gold  Eyed................1  50
Marshall’s ................1 00| American.................. 1  00
5—4 ....  1  75  6—4... 
1  65  6—4...2 30

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

|5—4  

COTTONT WINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crow n......................12
Dom estic................ 1814
A nchor....................16
B ristol........ .............13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L .........................1814
Alabama....................644
Alamance..................15*
Augusta................714
Ar sapha..  .........   6
Georgia................. 654
G ran ite.....................  544
Haw  R iver...............5
Haw  J .......................6

N ashua..................... 14
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
8-ply....17
North Star................20
Wool Standard 4 plyl754 
Pow hattan.............. 16

“ 

Mount  Pleasant....  6I4
Oneida................. 6
Prymont.............   5)4
Kan del m an...............6
Riverside..............  5)4
Sibley  A .................. 6)4
Toledo  ....................
Otis checks............... 744

P L A ID   OSNABUBGS

EATON.  LYON  &  CO.

NEW  STYLES  OF

Dels,
t
ct  i n

,

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Avoid  the
Cline  of  Credit 
C O U P O N

BY  USING

#

B O O K S .

THREE  GRADES:

Tradesman,
Superior,
Universal.

Manufactured only by

TRADESMAN  COnPANY,

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

WOMEN.

Are  credited  with  pur­
chasing  eighty-five  per  cent, 
of  all  goods consumed in  the 
household  or  used  by 
the 
family.  The observing mer 
chant  cannot  fail 
to  have 
noted  that  the  woman  who 
once  uses  ATLAS  SOAP 
never  takes  any  other  there 
after.  Manufactured only by

H ENRY  PASSOLT,

SAGINAW,  MICH.

S E E D S !

Everything  in seeds is kept by  us—

Clover, Timothy,

Hungarian,  Millet,

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

If you have Beans to  sell, send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will try to trade with  you.  We are 
headquarters for egg cases  and  egg 
case fillers.
W.  T.  LIMBRRiUX

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

T

Wrought Loose  P in............. 
Wrought  Table............................. 
Wrought Inside Blind........................ 
Wrought Brass................... 
gjjod.  Clark’s .....................’I '-. " : : ” " 70*10
Blind,  Parker’s...................  
70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
.

40

 

 

.

.................... ..7 ^ .
BLOCKS.

”   40
"   41)
75

. 7 0

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

CRADLES.

CROW  BARB.

®raIn................................................................. 40*10

Cast Steel..................................................... per ■>
__ 
Ely’s 1-10................................... 
......................
Hick’s  C. F  
o . d .............................;;;;;....................... 
Musket 

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

ner m

OAFS.

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11

 

 
OABTRIDSBS.

Rim  Fire..................  
Central  Fire.........   ..........'.'.‘.'."¡He. 
CHISELS. 
Socket Firmer.........................
Socket Framing.....................   ....................7>>*ui
Socket Slicks.....................   .......................
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer...... 40

dig.

w
25

May dole  A Co.’s ........................... 
2'
dis 
‘  "in. 
Rip’s ................................................. 
2?
Yerkes *  Plumb’s .....................................dls  40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................. 
"  aoc list 60
Blacksmlth’sjSolIdCast  Steel  Hand.  ..80c40*10
_   * 
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ........  
dls.60* l0
............................................... per do*, net. 2  so
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4tt  14  and
3V4
Screw Hook and  Eye,  %......................... .'¿¿j 
$
96...........................net  8*<
M...........................net  7K

longer................................................. 

HINGES.

"  
„ 

„ 

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Strap and T  ........................ . . dls! 
dls
50*10
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 
Champion,  anti friction............... 
miaio
Kidder, wood tra c k ................................................Jo

HANGERS. 

’yi

HOLLOW WARS

K e f c : : ; : : : : : : : : : ; : ; : ; ; : : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .......g S jjj
sp id e rs .............................................::::::: 
6o*ic
Gray enameled.............................................." '40*10
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.
Stamped  Tin Ware..............................   new list 79
Japanned Tin Ware............  7 7 7 7 !  
»
Granite Iron W are....................... new 11 s 
2»
h 

WIRB «oods. 

dls.

die.

combs. 

OBAI.K.
COPPER.

70410410
dffl 7a
0

r

Curry,  Lawrence’s..............................  
Hotchkiss................................................7.77.7." 25
White Crayons, per  gross...............12012*4 dls. 10

40

LI V BL8. 
ROPES.

. 
inch and la rg e r.............  

Gate Hooks and’ Byes’. 7 7 . 7 7 7 7 7  
Stanley Rnle and Level  Co.’s .............  
, 
_  
Sisal. 
M anilla..............................  
Steel and  Iron  . 
Try and Bevels. 
M itre ..................

SqUARKS.

„ 

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,  

aAWfl- 

dls.

 

 

 

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28
gfi
S
gj
v,
2
jq

Planished, 14 os cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14*56.14x60....... .7 .7 7 7 . 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48...............  
.......
Bottoms..............  ....................7 7 7 7 .7 7  
drills. 
........dls
Morse’s Bit  Stocks................... 
Taper and straight Shank......... . 
Morse’s Taper Shank..................... .7 7 7 7  
DRIPPINfl PAMS.
Small slses, ser pound.............. 
Large sizes, per pound..........................7 7 7 7 7  06

20
Com. 
BO en
NOS. 10 tO  14...................... 
82  50 
...................  o  ca
Nos. 15 to 17................. 
2 69 
Nos.  18 to 21................. 
............... 2 «
2  70 
Nos. 22 to 24..................  
...............   o «
2 80
nos. 25to 26..............................  7 7 i   65
2 90
^9 O» 27 
U ijrg
3 00
A11  <¡¡¡*2* No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
Comi^fttsd...................  
.
.
.
Adlustable........................................................dls. 40*10
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ dls.
_  
diS
C l  
Silver Lake, White A ........................... 
Clark’s, small, S18;  large, 826. 
Ives’, 1, 818 :  2, 824 ;  3,830  ................ „ 7 7 7  
White  B............................. 
D rabB ............................... 
White C ............................... 

P»ece, 6 in...........................dos. net 
dli

50
n Rt  so
.  2,1
 
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»  m

piles—New List. 

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

_Com.  Smooth.

SHEET  IRON.

SAND  PA PE R .

SASH CORD.

“ 
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8011,1 “ ye".................................................per ton 125

Discount, 10.

SASH WRIGHTS.

"dls.

Vi
25

gu

. . 

.   v 

75

, 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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50

Heller’s Horse Rasps......................................  
Nos. 16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27
List 
16 

eALVANIZBD IRON

13 

 

11 

12 

dls

M A T T flC K fl

LOCKS—DOOR. 

Discount, 60 -10

14
SAUSBB.

dls.
dls.
55
55
55
70
"55
kk
«
55

Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts', per foot,'.... 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 
Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  ■X
Cuts,  per  foot......................................

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s .......
knobs—New List.
Door, mineral, Jap. trim m ings__
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings  ... 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings__  
’ 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.........7 7 7 ’. 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t ....... 
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ...............  
Branford’s .................................. 
 
Norwalk’s .......................................... 7 7 7 7 7  

to 
50
so
30
60*io
Steel, Game..............T.RAP*’ 
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s  .............. 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s  ' 
70
Mouse,  choker.......................... 
lfii* m rdr»
Mouse, delusion...........................7.81.60 ¡££ do*
Bright Market...........7 ™ ! 
^70
Annealed Market.........................................7(fT \n
............... ¿rCZin
Coppered Market.................... 
Tinned Market.............. 
wfi2ry
 
Coppered  Spring  Steel........7 7 7 7 7 ........  
vt
Barbed  Fence,galvanised...................7 7 "   2 70
painted.................... 7 7  7 7   2 30
, 
Putnam*6. . ::.’.’ 7 : 7 7 7 7 .7 7  7 7 -
Northwestern....... . ...................... 
_ 
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled__
S,
Coe’s  Genuine................. 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........... 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable......................... 
75416
— .  ,  — 
...........dls.
Bird Cages  ............................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern............................... 7 7 7 "  75*10
Screws, New List................................  70&1C*10
Casters, Bed  a  d Plate.....................  
f^iOAio
Dampers, American....................  .........
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods. .7765*10 
1 iñ
Steel nails, base.............................................. 
Wire nails, base...............................................7 7 7 l  40
_ 
® ...........................................................................Base Base
SO...........................................................  
Pig  Large...........................................  
40.......................................................... 
Pig Bars.......................... ...7 7 7 7 7 ' 
Duty:  Sheet, 2tfc per pound.
600 pound  casks..........................
Per pound....................................... 777.' 

Adze Bye.........................................816.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt Bye.........................................815.00, dls. 6C-10
............ 818.50, dls. 20*10.
H n n t■.........................  
'50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ..................................... 
'40
“  P. 8. A W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleabies__  
40
•'  Landers,  Ferry *  Cls rk’s ...............  
40
30
........................................* 
**  Enterprise 
Stebbln’s  Pattern..........................................   60Á10
Stebbln’s Genuine.......................................  ” ge*l0
Enterprise, self measuring................... 
05
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire

i6................................................................................s

MISCELLANEOUS. 

molasses sates. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

H E T A L 8 ,
PIG TEN.

horse NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

dls. 10*10

MAILS

dis
dls

26o
28c

ZINC.

"d ls

IQ
05

dls

7*

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SIX  LETTERS  TO  A  C L E R K .-I.

F irst T ouches  on  th e   D an g ers  o f L eav ­

in g   H om e.

Ail  Old  M erch an t  in  H a rd w a re .

1.’hose of us who have  passed the mile­
stones  that mark the early roads of busi­
ness,  my dear  Tom,  often  fancy  that  a 
bit of our  experience  might  be  of  some 
value to those who are  just  starting  out 
on that thoroughfare.  And  while we do 
not believe that we can lay down a  chart 
which  will  invariably  lead 
to  success, 
we  do  think  that  our  own  mistakes, 
and  the  mistakes  we  have  seen  others 
make, ought to be of benefit to those who 
are treading in our steps.
I  chose  a  business  career  because  it 
was  the  best  offered  me.  Had  I  the 
power  to  choose  among  the professions, 
I might have taken one  of  them  for  my 
choice, but I was where  most young men 
of to-day  are—very  ambitious  and  very 
poor. 
I was  like  the  young  man  who 
told  his  father-in-law 
that  he  had  no 
money  “but  was  chock  full  of  days’ 
work;”  1  was  full  of  the  energy  that 
seemed to  tell  me  if  I  had  but  half  a 
chance 1 would not ask for help—-I would 
make my own way in the world.
I  was  not  ambitious  of  becoming  a 
Vanderbilt  in  wealth  or  a  Stewart  in 
business.  My ambition was  bounded by 
very  moderate  limits,  and  I  am  afraid 
such success as I have had  would  strike 
most  men,  not  as  success,  but  only  as 
the beginning  of  victory.  And  if  any­
thing  I  can  say  will  help  you 
to  this 
beginning I shall be amply satisfied.
The first thought  that  enters  a  boy’s 
head is  a  wish;  he  wishes  he  was  like 
some man or older boy,  who  has  what he 
has not. 
It is this wish  and  desire  that 
spurs him on the road of  life. 
I  like  it 
to be so;  but, oh! be careful  that you are 
aiming  after  a  noble  end.  Constant 
effort  will  enable  the  most  ordinary 
capacity  to imitate  the  object  aimed at. 
If  your  model 
is  a  young  man  who 
"travels on his  shape,”  I can  encourage 
you  by  saying  there  is  no  reason  why 
you should not equal,  if  not  excel,  him. 
If your society is among  the  fast  young 
men,  who pride themselves on their reck­
lessness,  you  may  reasonably  hope  to 
compete with the leader of your set.  We 
are most of us just  what we strive to be; 
perhaps not to the extent we  desire,  but 
oftentimes we excel our own ideals.
The  difference  between  a  inan  and  a 
boy is,  that one has  memories—the other 
has none.  Memory is a ghost that clings 
to us through life, after we have reached 
the age of  manhood,  and  blessed  is  he 
who  can  turn  to  it  with  content  and 
satisfaction.  The sigh of  every man  is, 
that he might be allowed  to live his  life 
over again; that he might so live that the 
blots,  here and there,  would  never  have 
been.  Probably  there  is  little  use  in 
moralizing over this  point,  because  our 
children are  going to  see for themselves 
just what we saw for ourselves,  and they 
will no more heed our  warning  than  we 
heeded the warning of our elders.

But for all of this  I cannot  help  writ­
ing  of  the  importance  it  is  to  every 
young  man  to  choose  his  society  care­
fully.  You are going out into  the world 
with  a  mother’s  prayer  over  you,  her 
hopes around  you.  You  have  a  vague 
feeling of  what  your  mother’s  love  is, 
but it is  only a  very  indistinct  concep­
tion of her  heart.  She  has  taught  you 
the  pure  truths  of  righteousness  till  it 
may be they  are a little  tiresome to you, 
and  all  her  care  you  have  taken  as  a 
matter of course. 
I  love to  turn  in  the 
Bible to that part where the Son  of  God 
turned to  his  disciples  and  commended 
His mother to their care,  and  when I see 
the army of  boys  who  every  year  turn 
from  their homes to  fight  the  battle  of 
life,  I  think  of  the  patient,  praying 
mothers  who are  left at  home  and  who 
can only patiently  wait  and  pray.  God 
pity  them  all,  for  some  or  them  wait, 
and wait,  and  wait,  and  get  back  only 
curses and neglect when  they gave  their 
best love.
Wherever  you  go,  whatever  you  do, 
cling  to  the  home  that  nurtured  you; 
keep closely in communion  with those at 
home, and  whether business is  brisk,  or 
society  demanding  much  from  you,  do 
not  forget  the  letters  that  bring  the 
light  to  your  mother’s  eyes,  and  that

send  another  “God  bless  him”  to  the 
throne of God.
It is the habit of age to say  the  world 
is getting worse,  and that  “we didn’t  do 
so and  so,”  but  that  is merely  a  habit; 
there are no  more  dangers  in  the  steps 
of  our  young  men 
to-day  than  ever 
there were,  and I  think  an  independent 
manliness goes  farther  in  winning  res­
pect  than  ever it  did.  There  is  every 
reason to say that it is easier  to do  right 
now than ever it  was,  and  the  men  who 
are your  judges  are  better  educated,  I 
think, 
that  any  other  generation  of 
merchants;  just  as  I  am  confident  the 
succeeding generation  will  be in advance 
of us.
So my first letter  to  you as you go out 
into the world  is,  to  hold  fast  to  your 
home  ties;  come  what  will,  do  not  let 
them loosen; teach yourself  to be  proud 
of them,  and on no  account  allow  your­
self to neglect those to whom  you owe so 
much.  The  day  may  come  when  you 
will be glad to turn back to that home  in 
sickness,  there to be  tenderly  cared  for; 
the time may be when your  love of home 
may  be  the  influence  in  the  scale  that 
will  keep  you  on  the  right  side,  when 
otherwise you would  have been  lost; but 
you may be sure  that  no man  cherished 
such ties  without  being the better  man.

S u n d ry   S arcasm s.

I 
St.  Peter:  “Minister,  were  you? 
don’t see many souls to your credit.”
New  Arrival:  “Didn’t  have  time  to 
save souls,  St.  Peter. 
I  was  too  busy 
raising mortgages.”
*  *  •

Sunday  morning.  Wife: 

“Come, 
John,  why  don’t  you  get  up?  Your 
breakfast was  ready  an  hour  ago,  and 
it’s spoiied by this time.”
Husband:  “Is it?  Very  well;  then I 
don’t  want  it.  Call  me  in  season  for 
dinner.”

*  *  *

“I think 1 shall call a  meeting  of  my 
creditor« and  try  to  make  an  arrange­
ment with them.”
“ You will have to see the mayor first.” 
“Why?”
“To get a permit to hold a  mass  meet­

ing.”

*  *  *

the  word excavate?”

Teacher:  “What  is  the  meaning  of j 
Scholar:  “To hollow out.”
“Give  me  a  sentence  in  which 
the 
“The  small  boy  excavates  when  his 

word is properly used.”
papa licks him.

#  #  #

Exasperated Young  Mistress  (after  a 
wordy argument with the cook):  “ Why, 
Bridget,  it’s  perfectly  absurd!  Either 
you or I must be crazy.”
I 
(proudly): 
wouldn’t be so bold as  to  think  ye  had 
no more sinse than  to keep a crazy cook.” 

“Sure  and 

Bridget 

*  #  *

“To  whom  are  we  indebted  for  this 
call?”  smiled  Mrs.  Waitabit  as  she 
greeted a  goodlooking  man  at  the  front 
door.
“The butcher,  ma’am,”  was the reply. 
“It’s $9.86.  There’s  the bill.”

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

Hardware Price Current.

These  prices are  for cash, buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
AÜÖUR8 AND BITS.
dls.
Snell’s ......................................................................
Cook’S ..............................................................................
Jennings’, genuine ........................................
Jeunlngs’,  Im itation.................
First Quality , 8 .   B. Bronze..............
D.  B. Bronze............. .............. 
S. B. 9. Steel.............
D. B. Steel...........................

.............. 
25
..............50*10

AXB8.

* 

no
............  7  Rfl
......................   13 50
Si 2 no  14 00

dis.

BARROWS.

. . .  

Railroad 
.................
G a rd e n ....................................................
B O L T S .
Stove.................................................................
Carriage new list  ...................
PlOW............................................................................................  
Sleigh shoe  ......................................

BUCKETS.
Well,  plain  ...................................
Well.s’w lvel..............................................
_  
Cast Loose Pin, figured..............
Wrought Narrow, bright 5aat joint

BUTTS, CAST.

ft 3  50
4 oo

dls.

......................70410
40.............66*10

dls.

BflAiln

 

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J * 6 ................ 
 
l ................................................  
F inés.'.’.'.............................................. 
Case  10...
8...
6 ...
Finish 10.
6.. 
Clinch; 10. 
8 . 
6 . 
.

60
75
1  20
180
1  60 
65 
75 
90 
75 
90 
1  10 
70 
80 
90 
Barrel! \
1
.................................. 
5
dlS.
__ 
£¿40
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................... 
Sclota  Bench..........................................7 "   «50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy................... 
040
Bench, first quality.............................. 
  X40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood.  . 
..’.’.50*10
_ ____________  
Fry,  Acme  ....................................................dis.60-10
Common,  polished................................... dls. 
70
_  
Iron and Tinned.....................................50-10
Copper Rivets and Bars........................ [  50—10

PLANES. 

RIVETS. 

PAMS.

‘d lS .

“  
“  

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

SOLDER.

 

13

TIN—MELTN GRADE.

............................................***  p?nnd

Each additional X on this grade, 8L75.

Extra W iping............................................ 
Jg
The prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
_ 
ANTIMONY
Hallett
10x14 IC, Charcoal...................... 
I 7 «sn
i4x2oic, 
 
 
is;
10x14 IX, 
...........  n 25
...................... 
.............................” ............  1 «
14x20 IX, 

“ 
“ 
“ 
PIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal...................... 
•»«,
........................ 
“ 
14x20 IC, 
.................  «75
.................. 7.77777  8 as
ioxi4ix,  « 
14x20IX, 
“ 
..................................... 7 7   g 25
Each additional X on this grade 81.50.
“  Worcester........................ 
“ 
** 
“ Allaway  Grade................. 
“ 
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14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20X28IC, 
14x20 IC. 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 i x , ................... » 5

s  n,
.............................  g  50
...........................  J8  50
6 00
?gn
............  to  m

B O O P IN G   P L A T E S

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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x56 EX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1__  
14x60 IX,  *• 

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■I'HH!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

S higânS îadesman

A  WKKKLT  JO PESAI.  DIT0T1D  TO  T M

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

lOO  Louts  St., G rand R apids,

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W EDNESDAY,  SE PTE M B E R   5.

INDUSTRIAL  SCHOOLS.

The  great  importance  of 

technical 
schools in which  young  persons  of both 
sexes can secure a practical knowledge of 
mechanical trades  and  practical  science 
cannot be too highly  placed.

The value of  such  institutions  is  em­
phasized in the fact that every industrial 
calling  is  controlled  by  trades  unions, 
which either exclude apprentices or limit 
the number so  strictly as that it  is  next 
to  impossible  for  boys to  learn a trade. 
It is not desired here to discuss  the  rea­
son of this  regulation on  the part of  the 
trades  unions. 
Its  object  is to  limit as 
much as possible the  number  of  skilled 
workmen,  so  as  to  prevent  the  over­
crowding of the trades.  However advan­
tageous this may  be  to  the  adult  work­
man,  it imposes a hardship  on  the  boys 
by shutting them out from trades.

for 

In the United States  there  are  practi­
cal  schools  for  teaching  book-keeping, 
telegraphy,  electricity  and  mechanical 
engineering  and  chemistry.  Generally 
speaking,  the  United  States  Is  poorly 
provided  with  schools 
industrial 
training.  Several  reports on  the  indus­
trial  schools of  Germany  recently  made 
to the Treasury  Department, by the Uni­
ted States Consuls in  that  country,  give 
much information of  extreme  interest in 
this connection.

In Germany  there are  tanning schools, 
masons  and  builders’  schools,  weaving 
schools,  plumbers’ schools, clock schools, 
and, of course,  any number for giving in­
struction in engineering, chemistry, com­
mercial  matters  and  the  like.  To  find 
and keep  employment  in any  of  the  in­
dustries  in the  densely settled countries 
of Europe is really  a fight  for life.  The 
wages of skilled labor  are, of course, the 
highest, and to  be skilled  is  everything. 
The  young  men  and  women  study  at 
these  schools  in  order to  perfect  them­
selves in the callings they adept.

The operations of some of these schools 
are worth special  mention.  There is the 
weaving school at Chemnitz.  It is a weav­
ing college. 
Instead of  merely  learning 
a particular  routine,  such  as  would  be 
got  from  working in a  cotton or woolen 
factory,  the science  as  well as  the  prac­
tice of weaving is  taught.  Consul  Mon­
aghan  gives  some  interesting  informa­

tion.  These  weaving  schools  are  sup­
ported  by  the  Government.  Germany 
must compete  with  England and  France 
in commerce, and commerce is the sale of 
the  industrial  products  of  the  people. 
Here are taught  all sorts  of  weaving  in 
cotton,  wool  and  silk.  Along  with  the 
weaving, 
the  care  of  machinery  and 
other  kindred  matters, 
is  taught  the 
science and practice of dyeing.  The cost 
of  tuition  is  $65  a  year.  The German 
weaving  schools  send  out  thousands  of 
graduates who go to all countries as mas­
ter  weavers.  Says  the  Consul:  “Nine­
teen hundred  ‘captains’ of  weaving have 
gone out of  the  Mulheim school  into  all 
parts of Germany,  France, England,  Rus­
sia,  Austria,  Hungary,  Bohemia,  Italy, 
Switzerland,  Sweeden,  Denmark,  North 
America,  Japan,  etc. 
It  is  no  longer 
necessary to wonder  why it is  that  New 
England’s boss weavers, dyers, bleachers, 
designers,  etc.,  come  from  Europe,  as 
many of them do  to  this  day.  Like  the 
Chemnitz school  for weaving,  the one  at 
Mulheim trains  boys and  men  to  be  di­
rectors, master  workmen,  designers, fix­
ers, etc. 
It also  gives  young  men  who 
wish to travel  as buyers  or  sellers  such 
exact knowledge  of  wares  as  will  make 
them experts.”

An 

interesting  school  is  the  clock 
school of  Furtwangen,  in the  Black For­
est.  For  centuries  clocks  were  made 
there by hand labor.  Black Forest clocks 
claimed  and  held  sure  sales  at  high 
prices.  Dowu  to  the  late  sixties  and 
early  seventies  nothing  interfered  with 
their success.  About that  time  machin­
ery began to be  employed  in  the  manu­
facture  of  clocks.  Against  Waltham, 
Furtwangen  and the  Black  Forest  were 
powerless, and  trade fell  quickly  away. 
The Duke of  Baden began  to look  about 
for something to save the drooping indus­
try.  He found what  was required in the 
wood carvings of the  Austrian Tyrol and 
in  a  school  system  calculated  to  lift 
clock-making from a  trade to  a  science. 
In  1877  the  school  was  opened,  wood­
carving introduced, and  clock-making in 
the quaint, queer,  out-of-the-way  places 
in the Black Forest  took a  new  lease  of 
life.  The purpose of the school is to ad­
vance the  interests of  the  Black  Forest 
clock industry,  and  to give  technical ed­
ucation  in  the  mechanical  branches  of 
clock-making. 
It  is  supplied  with  all 
modern machinery and is a great success.
It  is  plain  enough  how  the  skilled 
labor of Europe can  come over  here  and 
drive out  the  home  workers.  The  for­
eigners are more thoroughly trained,  aud 
they  are  willing  to work cheaper.  Our 
people  only  complain  and ask  Congress 
to shut out the foreigners.  We have not 
yet waked up to the  fact that  the  strug­
gle  for  life  is  daily  growing more des­
perate.  But it is.

JEALOUSY  OF  W EALTH.

A  magazine  writer,  who  writes  upon 
“The  Prevailing  Jealousy  of  Wealth,” 
undertakes  to  show  that  the  possession 
of  wealth  is  satisfactory  evidence  that 
its possessor has earned it, or has created 
values far in exess  of  what  he has him­
self retained,  an  argument  which,  it is 
needless  to  say,  would  hardly  avail  a 
pickpocket in a police court.  The writer 
in question declares  that  Jay Gould  was 
a benefactor,  and created far more wealth 
than he amassed for  himself,  which will 
be  news  to  most  of  those  who  have 
studied  the  career  of  the  greatest  rail­
road wrecker of history,  and  who regard

him  as  chiefly a wrecker and  manipula­
tor,  and not at  all  as a  creator  of  any­
thing  except  barely 
legal  devices  by 
which  a  few  were  enabled  to  rob  the 
many.  Jay  Gould  did  not  create  the 
Erie  Railroad,  but  stole  it  from  those 
who did create it,  and it is  to-day  strug­
gling almost  hopelessly  under a  burden 
of obligations, which,  of  course,  have  a 
value for those who  hold  them,  but  are 
not wealth any more than  the  power  of 
the  ancient  Rhine  robbers  to  tax  the 
traffic of the river was  wealth.

The fact is that there is no “prevailing 
jealousy of wealth”  that is worth talking 
about.  There is,  however,  a  very  con­
siderable  and  a  growing  disposition  to 
criticise the acquisition  of  great  wealth 
by  dishonorable  means—means  which 
barely  keep  their  users  out  of  prison, 
and  which everybody knows should send 
them there.  This antipathy to dishonest­
ly gained wealth  is  wholesome,  and  we 
sincerely hope  it  will  increase  until  it 
will  become  impossible for  men to carry 
on such operations as  were carried on by 
Gould, and are being carried on to-day by 
hundreds  of  other  men  who 
justify 
themselves  in  any  rascality  by  which 
they  can  manage  to  amass  wealth,  so 
long as skillful  lawyers  can  steer  them 
clear of prisons.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Any one who thinks  of  the  matter  at 
all  can  recall  the  names  of  dozens  of 
wealthy  men  whom  practically  no  one 
thinks of condemning  for  being  wealthy 
—simply because they get wealth honest­
ly,  and  are  good  and  useful  citizens. 
There  is  no  “prevailing  jealousy”  of 
such  men,  and  they  are  really  injured 
and Insulted by being classed with manip’ 
ulators,  schemers,  purchasers  of  legis­
lation,  etc.,  and by an  attempted defense 
of them on  that basis.  Honestly  gained 
and  honestly  used  weatlh  is  respected 
aud is secure;  its  greatest  menace,  per­
haps,  being  such  indiscriminating  and 
short-sighted  defenders,  who  would 
place  such  a  man  as  Marshall  Field  in 
the same class with a  Gould,  or  a  Wall 
street  gambler.  There 
is  a  defense 
which is nothing  but  an  unjust  accusa- 
tion. 
EMIGRATION  AND 

IMMIGRATION.
The  exodus  of  workmen  of  foreign 
birth from this country appears to be un­
abated, in  fact,  to  increase  in  volume. 
In the early days of T h e   T r a d e s m a n   it 
ventured the opinion that  the  matter  of 
inducing  immigration  to 
this  country 
had  already  been  quite  overdone,  but 
enthusiasts told the people,  who  readily 
believed them, that every  emigrant  who 
could  be  induced  to  come  here  repre­
sented,  in  his  person,  a  good  round 
cash  value,  and  so  it  came  about  that 
corporations  and  great  companies  im­
ported 
the  very  lowest  classes  from 
Europe,  native  born  workmen and those 
that  had  come  here  for  citizenship 
standing  but  a  sorry  chance  of  making 
an  honest  and  respectable  living 
in 
competition  with  those  who  were  con­
tent  to  live  off  the  contents  of  ash bar­
rels and  lodge  like  beasts.  The  coun­
try could,  to its  advantage,  spare a good 
many  thousand  such  workmen,  but  the 
trouble  is  that  unfair  competition  is 
driving  back  a  good  many  honest  in­
telligent  men  whose  presence  is 
in 
every  way  desirable. 
If  it  were  only 
those  of  the  imported  type  who  were 
going back it would be a  matter for con­
gratulation.  They  would  be  well  got­
ten rid of by paying their passages home

Of  course,  one  of  the  principal  rea­
sons for the  present  exodus  is  the  scar­
city  of  work  here  and  the  high  cost  of 
It  is  not  a  desirable  place  in 
living. 
which to be idle. 
In  one  instance,  with 
which we are acquainted, there is a fam­
ily of four,  the husband being  a  carpen­
ter.  Scarcely  expecting  to  find  work 
this fall and  winter  he  estimates that it 
will be a saving in  money  for  them  all 
to return  to  Sweden  and  remain  until 
spring,  even  though  he  gets  no  work 
there;  then,  if there are fair prospects of 
work here,  coming back  again.  That is, 
that the cost of  the  passage  both  ways 
will  be  more  than  balanced  by  the 
cheaper cost of living  there.

But putting aside the question  of  dull 
times,  which  is  substantially  universal 
throughout  the  world, 
in  the  best  of 
times it has been evident for  some  years 
that there were more men here than there 
was  work  for. 
The  great  army  of 
tramps has been steadily  increasing,  and 
not ali  of  them,  by  any  means,  began 
their tramping  from  choice.  Necessity 
has had a good deal to  do with  it.  This 
condition of affairs has been,  to  a  great 
extent,  brought about,  not by the natural 
law of emigration,  but  by  the  importa­
tion of the worst part of European labor, 
for purely selfish  motives. 
It  has  been 
carried to such an extent as  to  be  abso­
lutely a menace to the country.

FROM  THE  LAKES  TO  THE  SEA.
While there is a  little prospect for  the 
construction  of 
inter- 
oceauic canal, other canal projects for in­
terior navigation are  being agitated with 
great activity.

the  Nicaragua 

A canal is in  actual progress  of  being 
excavated  to  connect  Lake Michigan  at 
Chicago with the Mississippi River, above 
St.  Louis.  The leading object in view in 
this work is to  open a  channel by  which 
the waters of the lake will  flow  through 
the  excavated  channel  and  the  Illinois 
River into the Mississippi,  so as to  carry 
with it the sewage  of the city.  But  it is 
intended to make the  canal  so  large  as 
that it will float  considerable steamboats 
and barges,  and  se furnish  an important 
waterway for transportation  purposes.

Another scheme which is being actively 
brought into  prominence is a  project  to 
connect  the  Ohio River  by a large canal 
with the waters of Lake Erie.  There are 
already  small  canals  connecting  those 
waterways.  One  is  from  Erie,  Pa.,  to 
Pittsburgh.  Another is  from Cleveland, 
Ohio,  to  Marietta,  in  the same State,  on 
the Ohio River.  The third route is from 
Toledo to  Cincinnati, on  the river.  The 
existence  of  these  small  canals  proves 
the practicability  of the  project  for  the 
construction  of  waterways  capable  of 
floating  vessels  which  can navigate  the 
lakes.

The principal demand for such a water 
route is made by Pittsburgh.  That great 
center of iron  manufacture  is dependent 
on Michigan for its  best supplies  of ore. 
This ore,  if  brought by  water,  has to  be 
trans-shipped  from  the  lake  vessels  to 
boats  which  can  get  through the  small 
canals.  This  rehandling  is  expensive 
and hurts Pittsburgh in competition with 
the cheap  ores  of  Alabama. 
It  is  pro­
posed to make a canal  which will permit 
ships which  bring iron  ore  through  the 
Great Lakes to float  through the country 
It 
to the great iron mills of  Pittsburgh. 
would  be  a  great  consummation 
for 
Pittsburgh,  and it  would do  no  harm  to 
Michigan.

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THE  GENIUS  OF  INVENTION.
The magicians of the  present  age  are 
the  engineers,  the  chemists  and  elec­
tricians.  They are the men  who can call 
np and'control powerful  and  mysterious 
forces,  transform  apparently  worthless 
substances into articles of value,  and an­
nihilate  space  by  transmitting  intelli­
gence from the most distant  places  in  a 
moment of time.

The enormous  practical  value  of  the 
discoveries in the  sciences  of  engineer­
ing, chemistry  and  electricity  have  at­
tracted  many  persons  to  the  study  of 
those subjects, and the fear has  been ex­
pressed that  those  departments  of  eco­
nomic science will soon be  overcrowded. 
In this  connection  some  Interesting  in­
formation was  recently  given  by  Prof. 
De Volson, of the Society for the Promo­
tion of Scientific  Education  at  Chicago. 
Speaking of the increasing interest  man­
ifested  in scientific  studies,  it  appears 
that in less than  forty  years  about  100 
professional engineering schools,  includ­
ing special courses in  universities,  have 
some  into  existence  in  this  country, 
graduating 1,200 persons  annually.  Be­
sides these,  many  of  the  other  schools 
include some instruction in  the  mechan­
ical arts and engineering subjects.

The Professor thinks that there  is  not 
a  demand  in  the  country  for  1,000  or 
more  new  professional  engineers  an­
nually,  but  the  fact  that  that  number 
find useful employment,  and  that  these 
schools are more and more  crowded with 
applicants,  shows that this kind  of  edu­
cation  is  growing  in  popularity.  But 
all graduates do  not  follow  the  profes­
sion  of  their  school  for  life’s  work. 
These schools have opened new  lines  of 
work and raised  the  standing  of  others, 
as well as enlarged the field  of engineer­
ing.  Graduates are  found 
in  many,  if 
not all, of the other  learned  professions 
and in many departments of business.

Thus it is coming about  that  a  scien­
tific education  is being made  a  prepara­
tion for practical life,  just  as  a  college 
«onrse in Greek,  Latin  and  mental  and 
moral philosophy is considered  a  neces­
sary  preparation  for  any  professional 
career.  There is,  in  all  probability,  no 
aetual  demand  for  all 
the  engineers, 
chemists and electricians who  are  grad­
uated out  of  the  scientific  schools,  but 
the education  they receive is valuable all 
the same.

In the meantime,  the  practical  appli­
cations of science are constantly opening 
new fields of industry.  Fifty  years  ago 
economical  electricity  was  unknown. 
To-day its  various  departments  furnish 
employment to hundreds  and  thousands 
cf men.  Fifty years  and  more  ago  the 
engine,  lathe  and  drill  were  about  the 
cnly special  mechanisms  in  use  in  ma­
chine shops.  Nearly all  the  balance  of 
the machinists’  work was  done by hand. 
Now  all  is  accomplished  by  ingenious 
machinery,  and the  hand-worker has  lit­
tle to do save to adjust the  raw  mateiial 
into the machine,  and finally  to  put  to­
gether the completed  parts  as  they  are 
turned  out  from 
tne  lathes,  planers, 
punches, drills,  slotters  and  screw  cut­
ters. 
It is much the same in  a  newspa­
per  office.  The  intelligence  is  trans­
mitted from  the most  distant  places  by 
electricity.  The  narratives  and  state­
ments are prepared  on  typewriting  ma­
chines.  The writing is  transmuted  into 
metal  plates  of  types  by  machinery. 
The metallic plates are fixed on a  rotary 
printing machine,  which  turns  out  the

completed newspapers with their numer­
ous pages bound together,  leaves cut for 
the  convenience  of  readers,  and 
the 
whole folded  ready for the mails.

These are only  instances  of  the  crea­
tion of new  industries  through  the  ap­
plication of science,  whose wonderful in­
fluence  is  felt  in  every  department  of 
life.
The  genius  of  the  inventor  and  the 
skill  of  the  mechanician  and  chemist, 
when  assisted  by  capital,  are  capable 
of  revolutionizing  human  society.  Al­
ready,  in  the  building  and  operating  of 
the  extracting 
canals  and  railways,  in 
of  metals, 
the  use  of  steam  and 
electricity  in  agricultural  and  all labor- 
saving  machinery,  in  sanitary  improve­
ments,  in  the  construction  of  ships  for 
both  war  and  peace, 
in  the  improve­
ment  of  weapons  and  military  muni­
tions,  and  in  a  thousand  other  discov­
eries and changes in economical methods, 
the modern  scientists  are  changing' the 
customs aud habits of society  in  a  most 
remarkable manner.

in 

is 

P a p e r.

always  progress, 

The labor-saving machine is also labor­
making. 
It not only opens new  lines  of 
manufacture,  but  furnishes  new  fields 
of labor for those displaced. 
It  forces a 
It may  increase 
redistribution of labor. 
the  number  of  mechanics, 
shippers, 
salesmen, clerks, officials  and  promoters 
of new  enterprises,  or  it  may  increase 
some of those  and  diminish  others;  but 
there 
always 
growth.  The  vista  never  closes;  but 
new scenes are  constantly  opening,  and 
always man’s dominion  over  the  forces 
of  nature  increases  and 
strengthens. 
Man is given this  power  for  good,  and, 
if he shall use it for  evil  ends,  he  com­
mits a crime, he can only  blame himself.
S p o n tan eo u s  C om bustion  o f  C olored 
A correspondent of the  London  Time» 
says:  “One  of  my  children  complained 
that a smell of burnt paper  was  percep­
tible in the house.  This  smell had been 
noticed some hours  previously,  but  was 
not then traced to its  source.  A careful 
search led to the  discovery that  a  paper 
lamp shade in one of the rooms had been 
entirely consumed by fire.  For two days 
prior to the accident the  lamp,  a duplex, 
had not been lighted,  and there had been 
no fire in the  room.  Since  the  morning 
of  that  day,  when  the room  was dusted 
and  the  shade  apparently  in  its  usual 
condition, no  one had  entered the room. 
The shade  was made  about  a  year  ago 
from so-called crinkled tissue paper, one 
white and one yellow  sheet,  gathered to­
gether on the  upper  part  where  it  was 
fixed to the wire  frame,  where  it formed 
a  considerable  bunch,  and  spreading 
thence over the frame  below.  On exam­
ination,  the yellow  paper  was  found  to 
be colored  by  chromate of  lead,  and this 
no doubt was the  cause of  the  accident. 
There can,  1 think,  be no doubt that this 
was a genuine case  of spontaneous  igni­
tion,  though I have  not as  yet been able 
experimentally  to  reproduce  the  neces­
sary conditions  leading to such  a result. 
Fortunately  there  were  no  readily  ¡in­
flammable articles  near,  or a  serious fire 
might have resulted,  the origin  of which 
would  probably  never  even  have  been 
suspected.  The dangerous paper is read­
ily recognized by setting fire to a piece of 
it and blowing out the flame. 
In the case 
of ordinary  paper it will be  found  that 
the  glow  along  the  burnt  edge  is very 
soon extinguished,  whereas  in  the  case 
of these chromate papers it continues un­
til the whole is  consumed,  as is  the case 
with ordinary  touch paper. 
I  find  that 
besides  the  yellow  paper,  pale  green 
paper  also  contains  chromate  of  lead, 
and would  no doubt  be  equally  danger­
ous,  and  possibly  there  are  papers  of 
other colors  containing  the  same mater­
ial. 
It  would  be  interesting  to  learn 
whether any  similar  case  has  been  ob­
served  before.’’ 

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“ W H I T E   R O S E , ”  

“ R O Y A L ,.99

These brands  are Standard and have a National  reputation. 

Correspondence solicited.

VOIGT  HILLING  GO.,  Grand  Rapids,  MM.
QUALITY - UNIFORMITY - PRIGE

SEARS

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Currant Drop Cakes. 
Imperials,
Cream Jumbles, 
Cream Drops, 
Cornhills,
Nonpareil Jumbles.

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S*  A.  SBARS,  Manager,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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P.  &  B.

AN  EXASPERATING  EXPERIENCE.
A friend of mine—a  clerk in a grocery 
—came to me the  other day  with the re­
quest  that  I  take  his  place  behind  the 
counter, as he wanted to get  off  for  the 
day. 
I  willingly  consented,  of  course, 
more especially as  I  did  not  expect  to 
have  much  to  do,  and  anyway all this 
talk about  the  hard  times  clerks  have 
was  moonshine.  At  6  o’clock  the next 
morning 1 was on  hand ready  for  work. 
My friend  had  given me an  idea of what 
was to be done  first, so I went  to  work. 
I  carried  out  about  half a  ton of flour, 
several bushels of potatoes and fruit,  and 
other  articles  “too  numerous  to  men­
tion,”  and then proceeded  to  sweep  the 
floor.  By this time the boss had arrived, 
and after watching for some time he said 
“Don’t you think  you  had  better  move 
some  of  those  boxes  and  barrels  and 
sweep  behind 
them?”  Of  course  I 
thought  so  when  he  suggested  it,  and 
every  box  and  barrel  in that store was 
moved  and  removed.  That  floor  had 
never had such a  sweeping as it got that 
morning.  Then the  boss went to break­
fast, and I was left  monarch of all 1 sur­
veyed.
The customers,  women,  came  in  just 
here,  and the first wanted a loaf of bread. 
“Is it fresh? 
I don’t  want it  if  it  isn’t 
fresh.”  Of course it was fresh.  We kept 
nothing but fresh bread.  “ Well,  it don’t 
feel fresh, and I don’t believe it is.  How 
much is it?”  Seven cents was the reply. 
“Why that is the price of fresh bread.  I 
never paid  that much  for  stale  bread;” 
and  she  turned  and  went out  the door 
with the air of an  offended  queen.  The 
next customer  wanted a dozen  eggs,  and 
she too  had a lot  of  fresh  questions  to 
ask. 
I  examined  every  individual  egg 
with the tester,  and  finally  satisfied  her 
that  the  eggs  were fresh, and turned to 
the next.  She wanted  a quarter’s worth 
of sugar.  “ How much do you give for a 
I told her.  “ Why, they give 
quarter?” 
20 pounds for  a dollar  over to S’s—!” 
I 
asked her why  she did not  go there, and 
she picked  up  her  quarter  and  left. 
I 
had been three-quarters of an  hour  sell­
ing one dozen of eggs for 13 cents and of­
fending two customers.  The next to en­
ter the store was a farmer’s wife.  I went 
out to the wagon and  brought  in several 
crocks of butter and some crates of eggs, 
weighed the butter and counted the eggs, 
and put up what  goods  she wanted,  giv­
ing her the balance  in cash.  No trouble 
then.  The farmers  are the  people to do 
business with after all;  no fuss,  no fault­
finding.  They know what they want and 
take  it  without  questioning,  and 
the 
pleasure  of  waiting  on  these  “country 
cousins,”  almost  destroyed  the bad taste 
left in my mouth by  my  previous exper­
iences. 
I  had  told  several  customers 
that we had no butter,  and  regretted  to 
see  them  go elsewhere  to get what they 
wanted.  Now we  had four  large crocks 
of “ best dairy;”  I could tell from the ap­
pearance of the farmer’s wife from  whom 
I bought it that  it was of  the  best  qual­
ity,  and I waited in pleasant anticipation 
for another call for  butter. 
It  was  not 
long until a lady came who wanted some, 
“the very  best, mind;  if it  isn’t  good  I 
don’t want it.”  I assured her I had some 
fresh,  just  brought  in,  which  I  would 
warrant to be the  best in  the market 
I 
took  off  the  cover  of one of the crocks, 
and discovered about  an  inch and a half 
I  scraped  this  off 
of salt  as a  starter. 
and  finally  reached  the butter. 
If that 
butter was not old  enough to  vote it had

remarkable  degree  of 
developed  a 
It was the strong­
strength in its youth. 
est butter 1 ever saw.  And  the  amount 
of  bric-a-brac,  that  that  butter had col­
lected  was  astonishing.  There  was  a 
clothespin,  several  hair  pins,  the top of 
a pepper castor,  some  thread,  a clipping 
from a  newspaper, etc.,  etc.  That  was 
not  ordinary  butter;  it  would not do to 
let it go at the  regular price, or to an or­
dinary individual  who  would not appre­
ciate  its  peculiar  talent.  So  I  set  it 
aside and tried another  crock—with sim­
It  was  the 
ilar  result,  only  more  so. 
same  with  every  crock. 
I  called  the 
boss’ attention to  the matter  and,  when 
he  understood  how  matters  stood,  he 
looked at  me  in  a  peculiar  manner, and 
asked me if 1 did not think there was an­
other sphere in  life which  I  was  better 
fitted to adorn than a grocery store.  His 
manner was very  insinuating.  So much 
so that 1 put on my coat  and bat and de­
parted. 
I  am  still  of  the  opinion  that 
the amount of  ability necessary  to make 
a good grocery  clerk  has  been  overesti­
mated,  and  that  there are  many things 
which make a  grocery  clerk’s  existence 
peculiarly agreeable. 

R a h t t .

G et o n to  tb e  L o ad ed  W agon.
find the business  world  divided  into 

I 

two great classes—the men  who get onto 
the  loaded  wagon,  and  the  men  who 
walk  behind.  The  former  are  writing 
the history of  their  successful  business 
attainments for publication  in  the maga­
zines.  The latter  are reading  the  hints 
as  to  how  to climb  on.  Meanwhile the 
driver is lashing the  horses into  a  brisk 
trot and tbe dust is  getting thick around 
the hind  wheels;  while  not infrequently 
the occupants of  the  wagon  are  calling 
to  the  driver  to  “cut  behind.”  Under 
these circumstances  it is  more  pleasant 
to  write  magazine  articles  on  the front 
seat than to hang on to the tail board.

forefathers  and 

From extensive and impartial  observa­
tion  1 have found  that there  are  several 
and  divers  ways  to  mount  the  loaded 
wagon.  One  way—and a  fine  old-fash­
ioned  way it was too, back in the days of 
our parents when the land was broad and j 
new—one way was to pile in  boys  while I 
the wagon was empty and  standing still! j 
Ah,  but  those  were  famous  old  times! j 
Rich lands and  running water  all  about' 
you  “ fur’s  you  could  look  ’er  listen,” j 
and all  to  be  had  for  the  taking.  No i 
cordon  of  United States  cavalry then  to 
surround  our 
fore­
mothers;  to bold them back  at  the muz­
zle of a carbine till the signal gun on  the 
appointed day should  let them  loose in a 
wild rush for  a  little  strip  of  dried-up 
land that wouldn’t  furnish  summer pas­
ture for a brace of jack  rabbits.  Not by 
a large per cent.!  Our forefathers waded 
into the fat of the  land up to  their  boot 
tops and taking out their  carving knives 
carved out a fortune as far as they could 
reach this way and th at  Then the world 
was so wide that  nobody  said  “ why  do 
ye  rob,”  for  his  neighbor  was  equally 
busy with his  own  carving.  This  load­
ing  up  was  done  while  the  cargo was 
standing still and  “ Uncle Sam  was  rich 
enough to give us all a farm.”

Another way of getting on the wagon— 
a way that extensively obtained  between 
the years of 1860 and 1880,  was  to  have 
the  vehicle  stop  and  back  up  to  your 
front door while a printed invitation was 
sent up to  you and  your  friends  to  oc­
cupy upholstered seats in the wagon. 
It 
might  not  have been that you were thus

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from  leading merchants expressing their pleasure on  finding that  we  have in­
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Our Clay  and  Fancy  Worsted suits are in great demand,  and  our  large  line  of. 
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Etc.,  sold  at  popular  prices,  have afforded our customers the pleasure to meet all 
competition.
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will see and  learn  something to your advantage.

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honored  but  some  railroad  corporations 
were  thus  taken  in  and  given  estates 
larger than great  kings  have taxed  their 
kingdoms for,  and for  which  they  have 
butchered their friends and their foes by 
tens of thousands  through  years of  war­
ring.

Yet another  method of getting  on  the 
front seat of the wagon is to slug a score 
or so of your compeers  and use them for 
a  mounting  block.  This  is  a  popular 
way and now much in vogue.  Jay Gould 
reached  the driver’s  box in  this fashion 
and  his  brethern  of  the  Standard  Oil 
Company got close  up behind  the horses 
by similar means.  Sometimes,  when the 
seats are full, comfortable seats  may  be 
had by pitching  your seatmate  over  the 
wheel.  The big officials in the Northern 
Pacific, the Wisconsin Central,  the Union 
Pacific, and heaven only knows how many 
other  combines,  got  soft  seats  by  this 
means.

Then there  is the  desperate  and  bril­
liant method of going  gunning for a seat 
and  holding  up  the  wagon. 
It  takes 
nerve to get aboard  by getting  the  drop 
on  the  whole  load,  but  by standing in 
with the driver (as note  the Sugar Trust 
and  the  Coal  Trust) 
it  can  be  done 
smoothly and with large success.

But  what  shall  that  great  swarm  of 
weary  trampers  do who  run  behind and 
eat the dust kicked  up by  the wheels  or 
drag along yet farther  back  with  fading 
hopeless poor,  far out of sight or hearing 
of the wagon,  who  plod  the road,  or  sit 
by the wayside and beg?  The anarchists 
among them say:  “Blow  up  the  wagon, 
and  let  us  make a rush for the pieces.” 
The communists  want  wagons for  all or 
foot passage for all.  The Coxeyites mod­
estly ask to build the road for the wagon. 
The  populists  would  have  the  govern­
ment issue wagon  tickets  for everybody. 
But all these are  outvoted by those who, 
dazzled by the hope of  some  day  riding 
on  the  front  seat, are  willing to run in 
the dust till the day  of doom  for the one 
chance in ten  thousand of  climbing over 
the dashboard. 

T h e   D e a c o n .

A  Cincinnati  man  describes  a  novel 
sight he saw recently  at  a  mill  devoted 
to making paper of  pine  tree  pulp.  “I 
was invited to select a  tree, which I did, 
and it was cut down for me in  the  morn­
ing. 
I watched it during the day  under­
going  the  various  processes  of  paper- 
making,  and  at  6  o’clock  that  evening 
the tree was paper.  At midnight  a  por­
tion of it was sufficiently dry to be taken 
to  a printing  office,  and  a  few  of  the 
copies of the next morning’s  paper were 
printed on this product.  From  a tree to 
a  printed  newspaper 
twenty-four 
time  on 
hours 
record.”

is  probably 

the  best 

in 

TfcLfcL 
THE  DANGER  OP  OVERSTOCKING.
P ra c tic a l  D iscussion  o f  a n   Im p o rta n t 

S u b ject.

E. W. Htimes in Hardware.
The  numerous  failures  in  mercantile 
houses,  especially  in  the smaller towns 
and cities, during such times particularly 
as the present,  lead me to make a few re­
marks  on  one  of  the  principal  causes 
leading thereto: The evils of buying from 
too many houses and overstocking is prob­
ably the most fruitful cause of disaster.

Under the  present  “drummer system” 
of selling goods,  hardly  a day passes  but 
that the merchant  is called  upon by  one 
or more  representatives  of  the  different 
lines of business in  which he is engaged, 
and  from  far-distant  eities.  As  the 
drummer’s living  depends  upon  selling 
goods,  he  naturally uses  every  means at 
his hand to induce  the merchant  to give 
him an order.  With eloquent tongue,  he 
preaches the excellence of his wares, and 
the superior advantages he can offer. 
If 
from  a  near  city,  it is  the advantage of 
getting goods quickly, and  the saving  of 
freights. 
If from  a distant  market,  the 
advantages of buying at headquarters far 
outweigh  the  difference  in  freight,  etc. 
Ail kinds of  inducements in the  way  of 
large discounts and  long dating  of bills, 
are offered.  The result is that,  although 
the merchant  is  fully  convinced  in  his 
own  mind  that his stock is as heavy as it 
should be,  he  allows himself  to  be  per­
suaded  into  placing  an  order,  and  be­
fore he is aware of  it,  he has more goods 
on his  shelves  than  his  trade  requires. 
Uis sales not  keeping  pace  with  his  in­
creased purchases,  he  finds  when  state­
ments begin to pour in on  him,  that fie is 
without funds to meet  the demands,  and 
he must humiliate himself by asking fav­
ors from parties with  whom he  is barely 
acquainted.  These  parties,  having  no 
interest  in  him  further  than  to  collect 
the amount due them,  will  be very apt to 
turn  a  deaf  ear  to  his  entreaties,  and 
adopt  such  a  course  in  collecting  the 
debt as their self-interest  dictates.  The 
report that a merchant is hard pressed  is 
quickly started,  and before long, all who 
have claims  begin  to  clamor  for  settle­
ment.  Unless his ousiness rests upon an 
exceptionally  strong  foundation, it  goes 
under in the storm.
The question naturally  presents itself: 
What is the proper safeguard against the 
evils pictured?  We  would  suggest this: 
Let every merchant  make a careful  esti­
mate of what he needs in each line.  Let 
him establssh his business relations with 
a  few  good  houses  In  these  lines, and 
stick to them so  long as  they  treat  him 
right.  By following this plan, he makes 
friends who are well acquainted  with his 
affairs, and  who know all  about him per­
sonally. 
In case fie needs favors,  he can 
get them without  trouble.  He is  looked 
upon as a valuable customer, and be may 
rest assured that he will get every advan­
tage that can be afforded.
The drummers from  other houses will, 
of course, do their  best to  convince  him 
that he is paying too much for bis goods, 
and that he would fare better if he trans­
ferred his patronage to them,  but in that 
matter he must stand  firmly  on  his  own 
judgment.

traveling 

salesmen. 

I K A lJ U i& M A A .
What has been  said of making  friends 
of good  houses  is equally  true,  and per­
haps  more  so,  of  their  representatives, 
the 
First-class 
bouses are usually  represented  by  first- 
class,  capable  men.  The  salesman  re­
gards you  as  his  customer.  He  kuows 
that  you  appreciate  his  worth,  and  has 
no special anxiety  lest  others  may  lure 
you  away  from  him.  He  calls  on you 
with his samples, knowing that you await 
his coming, and  will have  an  order  fo r 
him.  He  also  knows that  strenuous ef­
forts are being  constantly  made  to  cap­
ture  your  trade,  and  consequently  he 
makes it his  business to  watch  your  in­
terest in every possible manner.  He gets 
his house to provide  such lines o f  go o d s 
as are specially  wanted in  your  section, 
and  gets  permission 
to  shade  prices 
down to the  lowest  notch. 
In  short,  he 
appreciates  your  patronage,  and  does 
what he can to deserve it.
There are  times,  such  as  the  present, 
when  the  best  and  strongest merchants 
are closely pressed. 
It may  be that they 
have sold too  many goods  on  long  pay­
ments;  failure  of  crops  or  many  other 
causes  might  be  assigned.  Although 
their resources are ample, they are not in 
available  shape  to  meet  present  liabil­
ities.  At such times the value of friends 
is put to the test.  There are mauy cases 
known to  the  writer,  where  merchants 
were saved from  impending  ruin by  the 
efforts of their drummer friends, who,  be­
ing well  acquainted  with  all  the  facts, 
worked in  behalf of their customers with 
a good will,  and got  from  the  creditors 
such  extensions  as  would  carry 
them 
safely over the  difficulty.
The value  of  friendship  in  business, 
whether with the firms of their represen­
tatives, the  travelers, cannot  be  overes­
timated,  and  such  friendship  is  not es­
tablished  by  buying a bill  here and there 
from fifty different  parties,  but  by iden­
tifying  your  interests  with  a few  good 
houses and sticking to them.
The best manner of  keeping a stock in 
good condition must  be learned from  ex­
perience.  As a rule,  it is best not to buy 
too  heavy  at  a  time,  but  to  assort  up 
gradually  as  the  demand  for  certain 
kinds of  goods  calls  for  it.  The  great 
point is to  reduce the  stock  down to  its 
lowest level  at the end of seasons,  so that 
the  shelves  are  not  encumbered  with  a 
lot of goods which  by the  following  sea­
son may be ruined or out of style.

T he  B aby’s  M edicine.

The mistress of the  house  bad been to 
a  concert,  and  when  she  returned  she 
was met by the  servant with:
“Baby  has  been  very  ill  while  you 
were out,  mum.”
“Oh, dear,” said  Mrs.  Youngwife,  “is 
he better?”
“Ob, yes,  mum,  he’s all  right now, but 
he was bad at first.  I found  his medicine 
in the cupboard.”
“Good gracious!  What have you given 
the child?  There’s  no  medicine  in  the 
cupboard.”
“Oh, yes,  mum,  there  is;  it’s  written 
on it.”
And  then  the  girl  triumphantly pro­
duced  a  bottle  duly  labeled  “Kid  Re­
viver.”

A  recent  United  States  Consul 

11
H istory  o f th e   F irst  M am m oth  C heese.
in 
Switzerland devoted a  good  deal  of  his 
time  to  the  collection  of  facts  about 
cheeses,  beginning  with  some  that  are 
alleged to  be  more  than  200  years  old, 
which  facts  he  intends  to  work  into  a 
book.  There  does  not  seem to  be  any­
thing  that saves  credulity  in  the  state­
ment  of  the  age  of  foreign  cheeses. 
Judging from the obtrusive  odor of some 
of these cheeses,  the afflicted  smeller  is 
ready  to  believe  they  are  not 
less  old 
than the pyramids.

Speaking  of  cheeses, 

the  patriotic 
American  may  find  something  of  which 
to boast in  the  dairy  records  of his  own 
land.  Not as  to  age,  but  as  to  bigness 
in cheeses.  For example,  the great polit­
ical Cheshire  cheese,  made  in  honor  of 
Thomas Jefferson,  which  weighed  1,600 
pounds and  was too  large  to  be  carried 
on an ordinary  wagon.
The  history  of  that  cheese  would  be 
interesting  to  the  smallest  details,  but 
only the larger facts  are  known.  When 
Jefferson  was  first  candidate  for  the 
Presidency he was an object of particular 
dislike  and  fear  to  the  New  England 
theologians.  He  had  spent  much  time 
in France and was  known  to  be  an  ad­
mirer  of  Voltaire,  as  any  man  with  a 
keen  sense  of  literary  excellence  must 
be.  Voltaire, at that time,  was supposed 
to be Satan’s chief agent  on  earth.  Al­
though  he  would  pass  for  a  tame  and 
amiable  infidel  in  these  days  of positiv­
ism,  at that time he  was  thought to have 
horns,  and  to  have  a  good  deal  of  tail 
concealed about  his  cadaverous  person.
Jefferson  was  easily  charged  with 
infidelity,  and  New England  was warned 
that  the  anger  of  Heaven  would  be 
called  down 
if  he  should  be  made 
President.
Elder  John  Leland,  of  Cheshire,  in 
Massachusetts,  being  a  man  of  calmer 
mind  and  with  a sense of justice,  raised 
bis sonorous  voice against  the  campaign 
of  intolerance and  slander,  and  he  suc­
ceeded in  bringing  his  entire  congrega­
tion over to his view of Jefferson.  When 
the latter was  elected,  Elder  Leland,  in 
order to show that  Cheshire was  glad of 
it, asked  every  cow  owner  in  the  town 
and environments  to  send  in  at  least  a 
quart of milk  on  a certain  day,  or  else 
the amount of curd a quart  would make, 
for 
the  construction  of  a  mammoth 
cheese. 
It  was  done.  Captain  John 
Brown,  the man who  first  discovered the 
treason of Benedict Arnold,  had  a huge 
cider  mill,  and  on  the  appointed  day 
every man,  woman,  boy  and  girl  in  the 
town marched in  gaudy  attire,  carrying 
milk  to  that  mill.  A  great  hoop  was 
made and  into  it  the  curd  was  poured, 
and in due time the largest cheese in  the 
world  was  produced. 
It  was  drawn  on 
a specially  constructed  wagon  to  Wash­
ington and  presented  to  the  great  man.
Beside  the  22,000  pound  Canadian 
cheese exhibited  at  the  Columbian  Ex­
position,  the 1,600 pound Jefferson cheese 
would  cut  but  a  small  figure:  but  the 
incident tends  to  show  the  significance 
of such a  cheese as a gift,  embodying,  as 
it does,  the contributions  of hundreds of 
donors.

x rt i ü E ü .  m i c m G ^ j S

‘But what is it? 

I’d like to see it.’

Every night for  five years I  made up the 
cash  myself,  and  if it was out cf order,  1 
kept  at  work  among  all  of us until  we 
finally recalled  the  missing  transaction 
that was necessary to make a balance.  1 
paid off my note in  the  bank when it fell 
due,  but 1 gauged my  purchases  by  our 
sales so that I was not cramped again.  _ 
“One  day  the  banker  came  into  the 
store smiling, as  if be had  a joke on me, 
saying:  ‘Lon,  what is  this  Carter  tells 
me about some slate you have?  What is 
it? 
“I  pointed  to  the  slate  lying  on the 
ledge near the cash drawer:  There it is.’ 
I didn’t  catch  Car­
ter’s  point,  but I was  interested enough 
to come over here  to see it.’
“1 told  him  to  go  behind  the  counter 
and  look  at  it.  He  did this,  and  then 
I  gave  it, 
looked  for  an  explanation. 
telling him  it was started  the day  that 1 
made  the  loan at his bank;  that it gave 
me a picture  each  day  of  my  business, 
and  educated  us all as  to the value of  a 
little  item,  if  that  item  happened  to 
prevent  our  cash  from  balancing,  and 
also that by the lessons  it taught me one 
month I gauged my  purchases  the  next.
“He  looked  at the slate  in an  amused 
way,  laid  it  down  and  started  for  the 
door, but before he reached that he turned 
around and  said,  in a  voice intended for 
my own ears:  ‘Lon,  whenever  you  want

to  borrow  any more  money, come to me 
and you can  have it.’
“But my slate took me out of the ranks 
of the borrowers,  very  soon,  placing  me 
where  I  could  pay  cash for  goods,  and 
even discount  my  bills.  We  have  been 
through some severe  panics since that of 
’57,  but 1 was  able to sleep  at  nights,  so 
far  as  worry  about  business  was  con­
cerned.  That is  the story  of  my  slate; 
but  now  to  get  back  to  our  business 
here.”
But it  seems to  me  that  the  story  is 
worth telling to a larger  audience.
A  F a rm e r’s  R easo n s  for  th e   E xistence 
“There is being  so  much  said  in  the 
country about hard times  and  the  scar­
city of money,  and  as  everybody  has  a 
cause and knows a remedy,  I  thought  1 
would  write to tell your  readers  what  I 
think is the cause:

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o f H ard   Tim es.

“We buy more than  we produce.
“There is  too  much  flour  and  bacon 
shipped here every year.  The things we 
ought to make at home we are buying.
“We let  our  timber  rot  and  buy  our 
plough stocks,  singletrees,  axe  handles, 
hoe handles and fencing.
“ We throw  away  our  ashes  and  buy 
soap and axle grease.
“We  give  away  our  beef  hides  aud 
buy hamstrings and shoestrings.
“ We waste our manure aud buy guano.

•We  buy  garden  seed  in  the  spring 
and cabbage in the winter.
“ We let our lands  grow  up  in  weeds 
and buy our brooms.
“ We waste the  wax  out  of  our  pine 
and gum trees and buy chewing gum  for 
our children.
and  hire 
teachers and send our children off  to  be 
educated.
“We land a five-cent fish  with  a  four- 
dollar fishing rod.
“ We send a fifteen-cent  boy  out  with 
a twenty-dollar gun and a four-dollar dog 
to kill birds.

“ We  buy  schoolhouses 

“We raise dogs and  buy  wool.
“And  about  the  only  things  in  this 
country that there is over  production  of 
are politics and dog-tics.”

Business men  canndt  afford  to  be  too 
set  in  their  ways;  to  go along  with the 
tide is the better  way  in  the  iong  run. 
Students  of  mental  science say that  the 
dogmatic  mind  on 
religious  subjects 
gradually  becomes  possessed  of  what  is 
called a  paralysis of  the  reasoning pow­
ers.  On political  subjects this frame  of 
mind is very  common,  but in  business it 
is very expensive to fall into.  A certain 
amount of decision of  character is,  how­
ever,  absolutely necessary.

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W HAT  THE  SLATE  DID.

W m . H . M aher in  H a rd w a re.
My companion is now  the honored and 
trusted president  of  a  prominent  bank, 
but  for  more  than forty  years previous 
he had  been  connected  with  the  retail 
trade,  and his name to-day is at the head 
of a  large  and  prosperous  incorporated 
eompany in the wholesale trade and well- 
known in three states.
We had been discussing some details of 
bank management  when he asked:  "Did 
I ever tell you about my lucky  slate?”
1 answered  that  he  never  had,  but  1 
was  quite  ready,  then  and  there, to be 
told about it.
He sat back in  his chair,  and  his  face 
took  on  a  look  of  enjoyment, as if the 
recollections and associations were pleas­
ant to recall.
“ When 1 went into  business,”  he said,
“I had  but  very  little  money.  Just  as 
we had got  fairly  started,  the  panic  of 
’57  struck  us.  1  literally did  not close 
my eyes for two successive  nights, while 
1  worried  over  the  situation.  We had 
bought  goods too freely; many  bills were 
now  due,  and  though  we  had  enough 
coming  to  us  to  make  us  easy,  if  col­
lected,  there was every reason to suppose 
that our customers would plead the panic 
as a  good  excuse  for  their  inability  to 
pay. 
I had a partner  who was of no use 
whatever to me in  this crisis.  He was a 
fellow who was expert  in scattering,  but 
a failure in drawing loose ends  together.
1  blamed  myself  for  having  ordered 
goods so blindly and so recklessly.  1 de­
termined that if 1 pulled through 1 would 
make a change in. methods or  go  out  of 
business.
**1  went  to  the  bank  and said to  the 
cashier:  *1 am in  trouble—great trouble 
If I can’t get some help  1 shall  be forced 
to  the  wall.’ 
‘What’s  the  matter,’  he 
asked;  ‘trusted  out too  much,  like every 
young fellow who starts business?’

“ ‘Yes.’
“ ‘Yes,’ said he,  ‘1  know  just  how  it 
goes;  you  are acquainted with everybody 
and everybody  is  acquainted  with  you 
Anything  they  want  in  your  line they 
have only  to  ask for;  payment  can  take 
care  of  itself.  1  suppose  about  every 
farmer in the county owes  you,  but tell 
you that he can’t pay?’

“ ‘Yes.’
“ ‘Just so;  it’s  the  same  story  every 
where.  Well,  what have you to offer for 
money?’
“ ‘All I can  give you is  my  own  note 
I shall not ask anyone to endorse for me 
If 
for 1 will not  endorse  for  any  man. 
you can lend me some money on my note,
I will go  through  all  right,  and  I  have 
learned a lesson.’

*• ‘How much did 1 want?’
“1 told him.
“ ‘All right;  make out your note.’
“On my  way  back  I  went  to  a  book 
store  and  bought  a  double  slate  and a 
pencil,  which  I  tied  to  the  frame. 
I 
called my partner  and our  one  clerk  to 
look  at  this  slate. 
‘This is  to be at the 
cash  drawer,  and  from  this  moment^ I 
want every sale we make entered on this  j 
left side,  and  every payment,  no  matter 
how  small,  minuted  on the  other side. 
My partner poobpoohed the notion.  ‘Y ou 
can’t  keep  it  up  three  days,’  said  he. 
‘No one can stop to enter a sale when an­
other customer is  waiting for  his  atten­
tion.’ 
I  told  him  it  could be  done and 
must be done. 
If he  couldn’t do it with 
his sales. I would  do it for  him. 
I  told 
him it was absurd to say that we two and 
our  clerk  could  not  do  business  with 
some  system.  That  the  cash  must  be 
made up every night,  and  if  out  of  the 
way,  we must  have  our business so well 
in mind that we could recall every trans­
action of the day and correct  any errors. 
‘Then,’- said I,  ‘I  shall enter  these  daily 
sales  In  a book, and  my purchases next 
month will not be one  dollar  more  than 
our sales foot up for  this present month. 
I am not going  to lie  awake  again  over 
bills  that  I  can see no  way to pay.  As 
our sales increase,  if they do  increase.  I 
shall also add to  my purchases;  but  un­
til  that  time  my  limit  for  any  month 
shall  be  the  amount  of  the  previous 
month’s cash sales.’
“My partner  still felt  disposed  to rid­
icule the slates,  but he  saw  that  I  was 
mightily in  earnest.  We  began the new 
system that very hour, and we kept it up.

JJrmdntt
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To

H E N R Y   K O C H ,   your  c l e r k « ,   attorneys,  ager „, 
s a l e s m e n   and  workmen,  and  all  claiming  or 
holding  through  or  under  you,

iREETlNG :

tity e rc a s , it  has  been  represented  to  us  in  our  Circuit  Cou*"t  of  the  United  States  for  the  District  of

Ne .,  Jersey^ in  the  Third ^Circuit,  on  the  part  of  the  ENOCH  MORGAN’S  SONS  COMPANY,  Complainant,  that 
it  has  lately  exhibited  its  said  Bill  of  Complaint  in  our  said  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  District 
of  New  Jersey,  against  you,  the  said  HENRY  KOCH,  Defendant, 
to  be  relieved  touching  the  matters  therein 
complained  of,  and  that  the  said

ENOCH  MORGAN'S  SONS  COMPANY,

Complainant,  is  entitled  to  the  exclusive  use  of  the  designation  “ SAPOLIO”  as  a  trade-mark  for  scouring  soap.

H o t » ,   ( t h e r e f o r e , we  do  strictly  command  and  perpetually  enjoin  you,  the  said  HENRY
KOCH,  your  clerks,  attorneys,  agents,  salesmen  and  workmen,  and  all  claiming  or  holding  through  or  under  you,
.  nj er  the  pains  and  penalties  which  may  fall  upon  you  and_each_of__you  in  case  of  disobedience,  that  you  do 
absolutely  desist  and  refrain  from  in  any  manner  unlawfully  using  the  word  “ SAPOLIO,”  or  any  word  or  words 
substantially  similar  thereto  in  sound  or  appearance,  in  connection  with 
the  manufacture  or  sale  of  any  scouring 
soap  not  made  or  produced  by  or  for  the  Complainant,  and  from  directly,  or  indirectly,

By  word  of  mouth  or  otherwise,  selling  or  delivering  as 

“SAPOLIO,”  or  when  “ SAPOLIO”  is  asked  for,

that  which  is  not  Complainant’s  said  manufacture,  and  from 
false  or  misleading  manner.

in  any  way  using  the  word  “ SAPOLIO”  in  any 

W i t n e s s ,   The  honorable  Melville  W.  Fuller,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
in  said  District  of  New 
thousand, 

United  Sta es  of  America,  at  the  City  of  Trenton, 
Jersey, 
eight  hundred  and  ninety-two.

in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one 

l ah  day  of  December, 

this 

[signed]

S.  D.  OLIPHANT,

Zier*

[seal] 

ROWLAND  COX.

Complainant  ■  Solicitor

MEN  OF  MARK.

Daniel  Lynch,  Manufacturer  of  Ex­

tracts  and  Baking Powder.

Daniel  Lynch  was  born  in  1852,  at 
Newport,  R.  I.,  but  a  year  later  his 
father  came  to  Grand  Rapids.  Here 
Daniel was sent to  school  until  he  was 
16 years old,  when  he  was  apprenticed 
to Arthur  Wood  at  blacksmithing.  He 
remained with Mr.  Wood four years,  and 
then,  at  20  years  of  age,  he  went  to 
Painesville, Ohio,  where  he  worked  at 
his trade;  he  remained  there  one  year. 
At 21  he returned  to  Grand  Rapids  and 
bought an  interest  in  the  carriagemak­
ing and blacksmithing business of  Chas. 
E.  Bisnette, corner  of  Mt.  Vernon  and 
West Bridge  streets.  The  great  fire  of 
1875,  which devastated  the  entire  busi­
ness  portion  of  the  West  Side,  swept 
away  the business of Bisnette  &  Lynch, 
and Mr.  Lynch was forced to turn his at­
tention  to  something  else.  He  finally 
bought a lot on the corner  of  Grandville 
and  First avenues, erected a building and 
started  a  grocery.  This  he  conducted 
for  two  years  when  he  sold  out  and 
moved to Blanchard,  Mich., and  engaged 
in general trade.  Six  years  after  locat­
ing in Blanchard,  he  was  again  visited 
by the fire fiend  and  building  and  stock 
were  almost^ a  total  loss.  Mr.  Lynch 
once more returned to Grand Rapids  and 
this time bought an interest in  the  lum­
bering firm of Wood, Beeson & Co.  Nine 
years ago he sold out  and  bought  Chas. 
S.  Yale’s  interest  (which  amounted  to 
two-thirds of the whole)  in  the  business 
in  which he is  at  present  engaged,  the 
firm  name  being  F.  D.  Yale  &  Co. 
Eighteen months later he bought out  his 
partner  and  assumed  entire  control  of

TELE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

the  business.  When  Mr.  Lynch  first 
went into the business it was  located  at 
40 and 42 South Division street,  but  five 
years ago it was moved to its present  lo­
cation  on  South  Ionia  street.  These 
premises have  long  been  inadequate  to 
the  requirements  of  the  business,  and 
Mr.  Lynch decided to  build.  He  finally 
chose  as  a  building  site  the  northeast 
corner of  Ellsworth  avenue  and  Island 
street,  and the commodious  and  conven­
ient  five-story  building  is  now  nearly 
ready for occupation.  A  cut of the new 
in  connection  with
building  is  show’n 

this sketch.  The new building is nearly, 
if not quite, twice as large as the present 
premises,  and will give  ample  accommo­
dation to the business for years to  come. 
Mr.  Lynch manufactures baking powder, 
flavoring extracts and perfumes  and  has 
a  heavy  trade  in  grocers’  and  saloon­
keepers’ sundries. 
It is the  only  estab­
lishment of the kind  in  Western  Michi­
gan.  Mr.  Lynch  is  one  of  the  most 
modest  and  unassuming  men 
the 
world,  attends  strictly  to  business,  is 
economical  and  practical,  and,  hence,

in 

is successful.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
K. of P.  and also  of  the  A.  O.  H.  He 
has just settled in his new  home,  at  146 
South  Lafayette  street,  where,  with  his 
wife and four charming daughters,  it  is 
hoped  he may live long and happily.
N ecessity  of  a   P ublic  M arket.

If anything were needed  to  emphasize 
the need of  a  market  building  for  this 
city it may be found in the  vast  number 
of  farmers  and  fruit  growers’  wagons 
which are to be seen  every morning cov­
ering nearly a mile of the  city’s  streets. 
There was an average of  700 wagons  on 
the market each day last week,  or  4,200 
for the week.  Anything more inconven­
ient  or  more  unsuited  to  the  purpose 
than 
the  present  arrangement  could 
hardly be imagined.  More than  that,  it 
is a serious  menace to the  public health. 
The  streets  used  as  a  market  are  in  a 
most  filthy  condition,  and  the  stench 
arising from them is almost unendurable. 
They are  never  cleaned  except  with  a 
hoe or shovel,  with  which  it  is  impos­
sible to remove all  the  refuse  material, 
and the consequence is  that  all  through 
the heated term large  quantities  of  ma­
nure and  refuse  lie  rotting  in  the  sun 
and poisoning the air  with  their effluvia. 
Who should  move  first  in  this matter— 
the  Board  of  Health  or  the  Common 
Council? 
If it is left  to  the  public  offi­
cials, there is little likelihood of anything 
being done this season, owing to  the  de­
pleted condition  of  the  city’s  finances. 
Would a petition from the  business  men 
of the city do any good?  It  is high time 
something was being done. 
It is not out 
of  place  to  say  that  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
believes the idea  of  a  market  over  the 
River to be the best,  most  feasible,  and

1 3
most economical  plan  that  can  be  sug­
gested.  From sanitary  conditions  alone 
it should commend itself to  those  inter­
ested.  There  is  not  one  reason  for 
choosing a land site that  cannot  be  met 
by a dozen in favor of the bridge scheme.

Com pelled  to   O btain  a   L icense.

The man  Shook,  who  has  for  several 
years had a fruit stand on the  corner  of 
Monroe  and  Ottawa  streets,  has  been 
compelled  to  take  out  a  license.  He 
has  never  even  had  a  permit  for  the 
stand,  but,  until  recently,  has  managed 
to  elude 
the  police.  Shook  is  kind 
enough to say that  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   is 
to blame for this result,  that  it has  been 
brought about by the agitation this  jour­
nal has kept up against  the  permit  sys­
tem.  That  should  be  sufficient  return 
for 
the  time  and  labor  expended  on 
the  permit  nuisance,  but  T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n   wishes  to  emphasize  one  thought 
—it  has no quarrel  with individuals,  ex­
cept,  as  in  the  case  of  Shook,  they  are 
law-breakers; 
is  en­
tirely with the system  which  results  in 
violations of the  law  and  a  useless  ex­
penditure of time  and money. 
If,  in the 
performance  of  what  it  deems  to  be its 
duty 
in  this  connection,  it  comes  into 
conflict  with  an  individual,  so much the 
worse 
individual,  but  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   is  not  to  blame—the  fault 
must  be  laid  at  the  door  of  the  per­
nicious  permit  system,  which  overrides 
law  and  permits  men  to  live  in  open 
defiance  of  it.  Abolish  the  system  and 
there  can  be  no  controversy  with  any­
one but  direct  violators  of  the  law.

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a m m o n ia  fr o m   n it r o g e n.

One  of the  Greatest  Inventions  of  the 

Century.

One of  the  most  important  problems 
which the  chemists  of  the  world  have 
been struggling over fof years  past,  and 
which,  it  is  now  rumored  in  scientific 
and  financial  circles  in  Baltimore,  has 
privately  been  solved,  is  the  practical 
utilization of the nitrogen of the  air  for 
the production  of ammonia,  the  air  be­
ing 21  per cent,  oxygen  and 79 per  cent, 
nitrogen,  and ammonia  being  17.65  per 
cent hydrogen and 32.35 per  cent,  nitro­
gen.  The  following  claims  or  advan­
tages are set forth by the inventor:

“The great need of the world  to-day is 
cheap  ammonia,  and  ammonia  is  com­
posed principally of  nitrogen,  which  is 
the element of special value in most  fer­
tilizers.  Hence,  with  cheap  ammonia, 
the impoverishment of the  soil  will  not 
only  cease,  but  it  will  be  possible  to 
double 
the 
world.  Taking  the  United  States,  for
instance,  we find  that  our  average  pro­
duction  of  wheat  is  reduced  to  about
eleven bushels per  acre,  whereas  under 
proper fertilization the  production  may 
be raised to over forty bushels  per  acre. 
Nitrogen,  as  in  ammonia,  is  then  the 
great necessity of the age.

the  crop  production  of 

“But it must be remembered  that  this 
new discovery is a  process  producing  a 
double  result,  viz.,  gas  and  ammonia. 
Charging the entire  cost of the operation 
to the  gas  produced,  the  ammonia  be­
thus  permitting 
comes  a  by-product, 
economies  wherever  heat, 
light  and 
power are used,  which will revolutionize 
many of  the  most  important  industries 
of the world.  The illuminating  .gas  in­
terests in the United States  alone  repre­
sent a value approximating four hundred 
millions of dollars.  The cost of  produc­
tion of this gas will  be immensely cheap­
ened,  as may be  seen  by  these  figures: 
At  New  York  prices  for  labor,  etc., 
150,000 cubic feet of 25  candle-power  il­
luminating  gas  now  costing  about  40 
cents per thousand  in  the  holder—860— 
and 2,000 pounds of sulphate of ammonia, 
now costing  about  855  to  produce  and 
selling for about 870,  may  be  produced 
at a total expense of 837.81,  leaving  the 
gas as the  by-product,  and  costing  less 
than nothing.  New York  State  gas  in­
terests represent a stock  and  bond  value 
of 8102,000,000.  New York City,  Brook­
lyn and Jersey City represent about 870,- I 
000,000 of this vast sum.

“ A  new field,  that of fuel  gas,  will  be 
opened  up.  By the new  process  104,000 
cubic feet of fuel gas,  and  a  by-product 
of 2,000 pounds of sulphate  of  ammonia 
may be produced at  an  approximate  ex­
pense of $21.11.  This field is said  to  be 
four tines as great as that  of  illuminat­
ing gas field.  Here we  are  carried  into 
all the great  and  small  industrial  con­

cerns and the residences of all.  Where- 
ever either heat,  light,  or power  is  used 
the process  will  be  applicable,  the  by­
product selling for  more  than  the  cost 
of  the  chief  product.  The  great  steel 
industries of the world  will  be  benefited 
immensely by the process by  their  abil­
ity to get their heat free  of  cost  by  the 
sale  of  this  by-product. 
Indeed,  were 
the process to be exclusively  confined  to 
to steel making,  steel  would  become  a 
by-product.  The  latest  figures  show 
there  were  produced  throughout  the 
world  in  1890  over  11,000,000  tons  of 
steel.

“Electricity,  which  must  get  its  first 
energy  from  coal  or  heat,  will  be  so 
cheapened by the use of the  new  source 
of heat and  power  as  to  perform  many 
new wonders  in  many  fields  of  useful­
ness.  Electricity will be  generated  at a 
lower cost  than  ever  dreamt  of  hereto­
fore.  The  new  discovery  will  permit 
the  application  of  electricity  to 
the 
movement of  onr  fast  railroad  express 
trains  at  a  price  below  the  cost  of 
steam. ”

Baltimore’s  connection  with  this  en­
terprise began about thirteen  years  ago 
through the instrumentality  of  the  Mc- 
Eim Banking interest.  One  of  the  Mc- 
Kims,  who  was  conducting  a  banking 
business on Wall street, sent  the invent­
or to Baltimore,  in which place,  in  con­
nection with the Consolidated  Gas  Com­
pany of that city, he carried  on  his  ex­
periments for over two years,  at  the  ex­
piration of which time  a  separation  oc­
curred.  Fresh capital and life were  put 
into the  business,  with  the  result  that 
after many years of work success  is now
said to have crowned his efforts.

A countryman  was so  impressed  with 
a  gas  stove on  exhibition in a city store 
that he invested in one. altogether ignor­
ing the fact that there  was no gas in  the 
small  village  in  which  he  lived.  The 
joke was  that he  did  not  know why  the 
thing would not work,  until  he had made 
a second trip  to  the  city  with  his  com­
plaint.

A good  demand  for  machinery  could 
be built up in China,  bat it would be for 
the cheapest  sorts.  The  masses  in  that 
country are very  poor,  the  fishermen  on 
the  sea  coast  being  unable to buy com­
mon twine.

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Advanced—  Declined—Borrac Acid, Citric Acid, Gum Opium, Castor Oil, Linseed Oil,  Croton 
Oil, Turpentine.

ACIDUM.

_

Aceticum ....................  
8®  10
Benzoicum  German..  65®
15
Boraclc 
...................... 
Carbollcum ...............  
20®  30
C ltrlcum ....................  
42®  45
H ydrochlor....... 
...................  10®  12
Nltrocum 
10®  12
O xalicum ................... 
Phosphorinm  d ll........  
20
Salley ileu m .......................1  25®1 60
IX® 5
Sulphurlcum................. 
Tannlcum ..................   1  40@1  60
Tartarlcum .............   . 
30®  33
AMMONIA.
20  deg.............. 

Aqua, 16  deg.................. 
4®  6
6®  8
Carbon as  ......................   12®  14
Chlorldum ....................   12® 14

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ANILINE.

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

BACCAK.

ubeae (po  25)...........  
20® 25
Junlperus....................... 
8® 10
Xantnoxylum................  25® 30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba..........................  45® 50
Peru..............................   @2 25
Terabln. Canada  —  
40®  45
T olutan..........................  35® 50

CORTKX.

Abies,  Canadian—   ..........   18
Casslae  ..................................
Cinchona Plava  .............  ...  18
Euonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po..............  20
Prunus V lrglnl......................  12
Qulllala,  grd.........................   10
Sassafras  ...............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15).........  15

EXTRACTOR.
Glycyrrhlza  G labra..
“ 
po..........
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
“ 
Is..............
“  Kb........
“  X«.......
Carbonate Preclp.......
Citrate and Qulnla
Citrate  Soluble..........
Ferrocyanldum Sol. -.
Solut  Chloride..........
Sulphate,  com’l ........
pure..........

FERRO

" 

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

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

TLOBA

A rnica.........................   18®  20
A nthém is....................  30®  35
M atricaria 
50©  65

 

 

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“
“ 

35®

8®

G U M M I.

“ 
“ 
11 
“ 

®®©®

Barosma 
....................
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin
nivelly.........  ..........
Alx.
Salvia  officinalis,  X«
and  Ha......................
Ura Ural 
.....................
Acacia.  1st  picked —  
2d 
Sd 
. . .
sifted sorts.. ■
60®
p o ...................
50©
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...
©
•*  Cape, (po.  20)...
©
Socotrl,  (po.  60). 
Catechu, Is, 04s, 14 X»,
16)..............................  
O
Am m onlae..................   55®
Assafoetlda, (po. 35) 
40®
Bensolnum...................  50®
Cam phors....................   <8®
Euphorblum  po  .........  35®
Galbanum.....................  _  ©2
Gamboge,  po...............
Gualacum, (po  35) —   ©
Kino,  (po  1  75)..........   @1
M astic............. ...........  
©
Myrrh, (po. 45) 
.........  ©
Opll  (po  3 40@3 60). .2  20@2
Shellac  . . . . . . . . ......... 
;
33®  <
bleached....... 
T ragacanth.................  40@11
hbbba—In ounce packages. 

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Absinthium 
Eupatorlum .
Lobelia.
Majorum 
Mentha  Piperita.
Rue.
Tanacetum, V.
Thymus,  V.

Vlr

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat  . .  ........   55® 
|
Carbonate,  Pat  . . . —   20®  .
Carbonate, K. A  M ....  20®  .
Carbonate, Jennlng5. 

35®

OLEUM.

AbBlnthlum.................. 2  50©3 j
Amygdalae, D ulc........   45®
Amydalae, Amarae— 8 00@8  :
AnlBl.............................. 1  9"®2 i
Aurantl  Cortex............ 1 80@2 i
Bergamll  .....................3  00®3 ;
C ajlputl...................... 
i
60® 
Caryophylll.................  75® 
i
C ed a r...........................  35® 
i
C henopodll.................  ®l  i
C lnnam onll..............  1  25©l :
C ltronella....................   @  <
Conlum  Mao...............   35®  I
Copaiba.......................   80®  S

Cubebae....................   . 
2 00
E xechthltos..............   1 50®1  60
B rlgeron..................... 1  50®1  60
G aultherla..................1  70® 1  80
Geranium,  ounce.......  @
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  70®
Hodeoma  .....................1  25® 1  40
Juniperl........................  50@2 00
L avendula..................   90@2 00
Llm onls.......................1  40®'  60
Mentha Piper...............2 25@3 CO
Mentha Verld.............2  20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal.............1  30®1  40
Myrcia, ounce..............  @  50
O live.............................  90@3 00
PIcls Liquids,  (gal..35)  10®  12
R lcinl.........................  
96®1  04
Rosmarlni.............  
1  00
Rosae,  ounce..............   6 50®8 50
S ucdnl.........................   40®  45
S abina...................  ...  90@1  00
Santal  ......................... 2 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce__   @  65
TIglll: ...........................  @1  00
T hym e.........................   40®  50
o p t..................   @1  60
1 heobromas.................  15®  20

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POTASSIIJM.

B1 Carb.........................   15®
Bichrom ate.................  13®
Bromide...................... 
40®
Carb...............................  12®
Chlorate  (po  23®25)..  24®
Cyanide........................  50®
Iodide...........................2  9G@3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  23®  25 
Potassa, Bltart, com ...  ®
Potass  Nltras, opt....... 
8®
Potass NItras...............  
7®
Prusslate......................  28®
Sulphate  po.................   15®

A conltum ....................   20®  26
Althae...........................  22®  25
A nchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentians  (po. 12)....... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 85)....................  
®  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po....................1  40@1  50
Iris  plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  p r....................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
R hel..............................   75@1  00
cut  ......................  @1  75
pv.........................   75®1  35
Splgella........................  35®  38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @  20
Serpentari a ...................  30®  35
Senega.........................   55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis.  H  @ 4 0  
M  @ 2 5
3dllae, (po. 85)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fosti
dus,  po......................  @  35
Valeriana, Bng.  (po.30)  @
German.
lnglber a .................
Zingiber  j .................
SEM EN.
Anleum,  (po.  20).
Aplum  (graveleons)
Bird, Is  ....................
Carni, (po. 18)..........  
Cardamon..................... l 00®  1  25
Corlandrnm...................  10®  12
Cannabis Sativa..........  4® 
5
Cydoninm 
..............  75@1 00
Chenopodlum  ..............  10® 12
Dlpterlx Odorate.........2 40©2 60
Foenlculum  ............... 
®  15
Foenngreek,  po....... 
8
6® 
U n i .............................. 4  @  4X
U ni, grd.  (bbl. 3K). 
3*@  4
Lobelia...........................   35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__  
4®
6®   7
R ap a...............................  
Sinapls  A lbn................  
7®
N igra............  11®  12

15®18®

18®4®10®

O   15 

18®

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Frumenti, W„ D.  Co. 
D. F. R .  ..
 
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2 00@2  50 
1  75®2 00
1 
25®1 50
Jnnlperls  Co. O. T ___1 65@2 00
............1  75®3 50
Saacharum  N.  B ..........1 75®2 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli.............1 75®6  50
Vini Oporto..................1 
Vini  Alba..................... 1 

25®2 00
25©2 00

8FONOEB.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.....................2 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ..................
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........
Ultra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage  ...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................
Hard for  slate  nse—
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e .............................

50®2 75
2 00 
1  10

1  40

S T R U T S .

A c ca d a ..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................   50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferri  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  56
Rhel  Arom............... >  .........  50
Slmllax  Officinalis...............   60
50
Senega....................................  50
Sdllae.....................................   50
Co................................   50
T o iatan ..................................  60
Prunus  vlrg...........................   60

TIN C TU B ES.

“ 

Aconltum  Napellls R ..........  60
..  “ 
Ï 1..........   50
Aloes.........................................  60
and  m yrrh....................   60
A rn ica....................................  50
Asafeetlda...............................  0
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzolu..................................  go
Co.............................  50
Sangulnaria...........................  50
Barosm a................................   50
Cantharides...........................   75
Capsicum ................................   50
Ca  damou................................   75
Co.............................  75
Castor..................................... 1 00
Catechu....................................  50
C inchona................................   50
Co........................  .  60
Colum ba..................................  50
C onlum ....................................  50
Cubeba__
Digitalis  ..
Brgot........
Gentian ...
Co
Gualca
ammon 
Zingiber 
Hyoscyamus
Iodine.....................................
Colorless....................
Ferri  Chlorldum..................
K in o .......................................
Lobelia...................................
M yrrh.....................................
Nux  Vomica.........................
O pll.........................................
“  Camphorated.................
Deodor........................... 2
Aurantl Cortex......................
Q uassia..................................
R h atan y ................................
Rhel........................................
Cassia  Acutlfol....................
Co...............
Serpentarla...........................
Stromonlum...........................
Tolutan 
Valerian 
Veratrum Veride

MISCELLANEOUS.

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ground, 

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F . .  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
A lum en..........................2X@ 3

®  8 

Capsid  Fructus, a f...o_ipo.

(po.
7)................................ 
3®  4
Annatto........................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po............... 
4®   5
et Potass T.  55®  60
A ntipyrin....................   ®1  40
Antlfebrln....................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  @  51
A rsenicum ..................  
5® 
7
Balm Gilead  B ad__  
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 1  60@1  70
Calcium Chlor, Is,  (Ks
@  11
12;  Ms,  14)...............
Cantharides  Russian, 
po
@1  00 
@  26 
@  28 @  20 
Caryophyllus,  (po.  15)
10®  12 
Carmine,  No. 40..........
@3 75
Cera  Alba, 8. A F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava..................   38®
....................  @  40
Cocens 
Cassia Fructus...........  ®  25
Centrarla......................  ®  10
Cetaceum ....................   @  40
Chloroform .................  60®  68
®1  25
■qulbbs 
Chloral Hyd Crst........ 1  25® 1  59
20®  25
Choudrus................. 
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  150 
German  8K@ 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ..........; ...........
Creasotum ...............  
Creta,  (bbl. 75). 

it
prep.
5®  5
preclp.
9®  11 
Rubra.
tubra..
Crocus  ..........
35®  40 
Cudbear.........
®  24 
Cupri Sulph.. 
5 ®   6
D extrine.
10®   12
Bther Sulph.................  70®  75
Bmery,  all  numbers.. 
p o ...................  @  6
jp o .)  75 ..........   70®  75
Flake  W hite...............   12®  15
G alla............  .............. 
®  28
Gambler.....  ...............  7  ® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........  ®  60
French............  30®  50
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box  75.
Glne,  Brown.
9®  15
W hite.................  18®  25
G lycerina....................   14®  20
@22 
( 
Grana Paradis!.
Hamulus......................  25®
~  56
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  75 
“ Cor  ....  @ 6 5
Ox Rubrum  @  85 
Ammonlatl..  @  95 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.............   @  65
TcnthyoboUa, Am..  ..1  2S@1  50
Indigo...........................  75@1  00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 80®3 90
Iodoform.....................   @4  70
Lnpulln........................  @2 25
Lycopodium...............   70®  75
M a d s ...........................   70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg Iod..................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  19 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Xannla,  S. F ...............   60®  88

IK )...............................2H© 4

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Morphia, S.  P.  A W.  2 05@2 30 
C.  Co......................  1  90@2 20
Moschus Canton........   ®  40
Myristica, No  1  ..  ..
65® 70
Nux Vomica, (po 20). 
_
@ 10
Os.  Sepia......................  15®
15® 18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
C o..............................
@2 00
PlCls Llq, N.»C., K gal
doz  ... .v.....................
@2 00 
PIcls Llq., q u a rts.......
@1 00
p in ts..........
© 85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
@ 50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..
■ 1@3
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
_
Plix B urgun................. 
® 7
Plumbl A c et...............   12®
12® 13
Pulvls Ipecac et opll.. 1  10@1  20 
10®1  20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv............  20®  30
Q uassiae...................... 
8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. A W .......34H@39K
S.  German__   27©  37
Rubla  Tlnctorum.......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
12®  14
Salacln......................... 2  10©2 25
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
Sapo,  W ........................  12®  14
’*  M.........................   10®  12
“  G ..............  
@  15

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Seldlltz  M ixture.........  @  20
Sinapls.............................   @ 13
“  opt....................   ®  80
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................
@  35 
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
@  35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 11).  .
10®   11 
Soda  et Potass T art... 
_
24®  25
ix@
Soda Carb................... 
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............   @
Soda,  A sh....................  3K@
Soda, Sulphas..............  @  2
Spts. Bther C o ............  50®  55
“  M yrda  Dom.......  ®2  25
“  M yrda Im p........   @3 00
*'  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
...7 ................................ 2 43®2 53
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.

Strychnia  Crystal.......1  40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl................2X@  3
m  “  ,  Roll......................  2  @ 2K
Tam arinds..................  
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  30
Theobrom ae...................... 45  @ 48
Vanilla........................9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph. 
7®
7® 8

............  
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Bbl. Gal
Whale, w inter.
.  70
70
Lard,  extra__
.  SO
85
Lard, No.  1.................  42
.  42
46
Linseed, pure raw
50
56

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paints. 

Ber........ 2@3

Linseed,  boiled..........  53 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
66 
strained.................... 
Spirits Turpentine__   35 

16
56
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..........................l x  a@8
Ochre, yellow  M ars...  IX  2@4 
“ 
Putty,  commercial....2M  2X@8
“  strictly  pure......2X  2X©3
VermUlon Prime Amer­
13@16
ican ................... 
 
Vermilion,  Bngllsh__  
66®70
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red ..................................  6 @6X
■’  w h ite .............................. 6 @6K
@70
Whiting, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gilders*........  
@90
1 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Bng.
c liff............................. 
1  40
Universal Prepared  .. 1  (0@1  15 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P aints.......................1  00@1  20

 

V A R N ISH ES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................. 160@1  70
Coach  Body................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp B urn........1  00@1  10
Bntra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  
70@76

Qlass  and  Nickle

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DIMENSIONS:—13 inches square at top;  21  inches  square  at  base;  62  inches 

high.

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

P R IC E   $ 2 0 .

HAXELTP 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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THE  MICHIG^lìsT  TRADESMAN,

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

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

Apricots.

Gages.

Peaches.

Cherries.

1  40
Live oak........................ 
1  40
Santa  Crus................... 
1  50
Lusk’s ........................... 
Overland....................  
1  40
Blackberries.
F. A  W.........................  
90
Red................................ 1  1001 25
Pitted H am burgh___
W hite........................... 
1  50
E rie .............................. 
1  25
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie ..............................  
1  20
California....................  
1  40
Gooseberries.
Common...................... 
1  25
P ie ............................... 
1  10
M axw ell......................  
1  50
Shepard’s ....................  
1  50
California....................   16001  75
Monitor 
...................
Oxford..........................
•> Pears.
Domestic...................... 
1  25
Riverside...................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common.......................1  0001  30
Johnson’s  sliced........  
2  50
2 75
grated........  
Booth’s sliced.............  
0 2  51
grated............  ©2  75
Quinces.
Common...................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................  
1 10
1 46
Black  Hamburg..........  
Erie,  black  ............ 
1 25
Strawberries.
1  25
Law rence....................  
1  25
H am burgh................... 
Erie............................... 
1  20
1  05
T errapin.......... .............. 
Whortleberries.
Blueberries................. 
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s ..........2 10
Roast beef  Armour’s ..........180
Potted  ham, A lb ................ 1  25
“  A lb ...................  70
A lb ............  75
95

M eats.

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Chicken, A lb .......... 

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V egetables.

Beans.

Peas.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

Corn.

“ 
“ 
2 25
“ 

Hamburgh  stringless........... 1  15
. French style....... 2 00
Limas........................ 1 35
Lima, green................................ 1 25
soaked............  70
Lewis Boston  Baked........... 1  35
Bay State  Baked..................1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked........... 1  85
Picnic Baked.........................1  00
Hamburgh ............................ 1 25
Livingston  E d e n ................ 1  20
P u rity .....................................
Honey  Dew.................................1 40
Morning Glory....................
Soaked.................................. 
75
Hamburgh  m arrofat.............1 30
early June  . 
... 1 60
Champion Eng.. 1 40
petit  pols............1 40
fancy  sifted___ 1 90
Soaked....................................  (¡5
Harris standard....................   75
VanCamp’s  marrofat...........1  io
early .June....... 1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom___1  25
French.........................................2 15
Mushrooms.
F rench.................................19021
Pumpkin.
B rie.........................................  75
Squash.
H ubbard......................................1 15
Succotash.
Hamburg......................................1 40
Soaked...................... 
Honey  Dew................................. 1 50
E rie.............................................. 1 35
Tomatoes.
H ancock................................
Excelsior 
...........................
Eclipse....................................
Hamburg...............................
G allon........................... ........

so

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CHOCOLATE.

Baker’s.

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

23
37
43

A X LE  GREASE.
aurora......................  55 
Castor Oil...............  
60 
Diamond..................   50 
Frazer’s ..................  
75 
Mica  ........................  65 
Paragon 
.................  55 

doz  gross
600
700
5 50
9 00
7  50
600

B A K IN G   PO W D ER . 

* 

Cream  Flake.

A.cme.
46
A 1D- nuis. 3  doz —
“  ...............
75
A -b.
1  60
1  “  .................
1 lb.
10
Bnlk.
Arctic.
55
u  t> cans 6 doz  case.........
1  10
“  4 doz  “ 
.........
A  ft
......... 2  00
“  2 doz  “ 
1  ft
......... 9 00
“  1 doi  “ 
5  ft
45
3  oz “  6 doz  “ 
.........
60
4  oz “  4 doz  “ 
.........
80
“ 
oz “  4 doz 
.........
1  20
oz “  4 doz  “ 
........
2 00
lb “  2 doz 
“ 
.......
9 00
.........
“ 
ldoz 
lb “ 
40
Red Star, A ft  cans..........
«
75
A ft 
“ 
..........
“
1  40
1  ft  “ 
..........
45
Telfer’s,  A lb. cans,  dos.
“
85
“ 
A lb. 
“
*. 1  50
1 lb. 
“
’ 
Our Leader,  A -b cans.
A lb  cans.. 
1 lb cans.  .

• 

BATH  B R IC K . 
! dozen In case.

English
Bristol__
Domestic.

“ 

BLUING. 

Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals............... 3 60
Scz 
............ —  6 75
pints,  round............  9 00
No. 2, sifting box...  2  75 
No. 3, 
...  4 00
No. 5, 
...  8 00
1 oz ball  ...................  4  50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........   3 60
6 oz.......... 6  80

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“ 

“ 
BROOMS,

NO. 2 Hurl 
.........................   1  50
No. 1  “ 
..........................  1 75
No. 2 Carpet........................... 2 00
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.............................2 50
Common W hisk................... 
80
Fancy 
...................  100
Warehouse............  ............2  75

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BRUSHES.

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Stove, No.  1......................... 1  25
10.......................  1 50
15.......................  1 75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  ro w ....  %
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row __   1  25
Palmetto,  goose...................  1  50

CANDLES.

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

“ 

CANNED  GOODS. 

Fifth.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  l i b .................. 1  20
“  2  lb .................. 1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb ....................... 2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  l i b ......................   75
21b.......................135
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb .............................. 2 45
“  2  lb .............................. 8 50
Picnic, 1 lb .............................2 00
21b.............................2 90
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb ........................l  io
2  lb ......................2 10
Mustard,  21b....................... 2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb .............2 25
Soused, 2  lb .......................... 2 25
Columbia River, flat........... 1  80
tails...........1  65
Alaska, Red.......................... l  25
pink...........................i  io
Kinney's,  flats..................... i  95

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
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“ 

“ 
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Sardines.
American  A s..................4 A©  5
As..................6A 0 7
Imported  * 1 ......................  @so
A s.......................15016
Mustard  Ms........................  607
Boneless............................. 
21
Brook  3, lb ..............  ............ 2 50

T rout
F ru its.
Apples.

8  lb. standard.............  
York State, gallons  ... 
Hamburgh, 

“

1  20
4 00

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

CH EESE.
Amboy.........................  
Acme............................. 
Lenawee......................  
Riverside....................  
Gold  Medal................. 
Skim ............................. 
Brick............................. 
E d a m ........................... 
L eid en .......................... 
Limburger  ................. 
Pineapple..................  
R oquefort.«...  ..  .. 
Sap Sago...................... 
Schweitzer, imported. 
domestic  ... 

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11
11
11
11
ioa
800
15
1  00
21
015
a s s
ffrx*
020
024 
014

Peerless evaporated cream.  5 

C R E D IT   CHECKS.

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

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“
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10

D om estic.

Apples.

“ 

Peaches.

quartered  “ 

Sundrled. sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
Apricots.
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....................
25  “ 
.....................
Prunelles.
30 lb.  boxes.........  .........
Raspberries.
In  barrels........................
50 lb. boxes......................
........................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

2 crow n.

Loose Mnscatels In Bags.

CATSUP.

COUPON  BOOKS.

Blue Label Brand.

“ 

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

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PIN S.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags........................  ©3
Less  quantity.................  ©3A
Pound  packages...........6A07

G reen.
Rio.

Santos.

Mexican and Guatamala.

F air..........................................18
Good........................................19
Prim e......................................21
Golden....................................21
P eaberry................................23
F air......................................... 19
Good........................................20
Prim e......................................22
Peaberry  ............................... 23
F air......................................... 21
Good........................................22
Fancy......................................24
Prim e......................................23
M illed.................................... 24
Interior................... 
25
Private Growth..................... 27
M andehllng..........................28
Im itation............................... 25
Arabian.................................. 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

 

R oasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Ac. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cL aughlin’s  XXXX 
22  30
Bunola  ....... 
21  70
Lion, 60or 100lb.  case  ...  22 30 

P ackage.

 

 

E xtract.

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

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tin 
CHICORY.

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

CLOTHES  LIN ES.

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Cotton,  40 f t ..........per dos.  1  25
1  40
1  60
1  75
1  90 
86 
1  00

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

Jute

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CONBKN8ED  M IL K . 

4 dos. In case.

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“Tradesman.’
8  1  books, per  hundred 
1 2  
8 3 
8 5 
810 
820 
8  1 books, per  hundred 
8  2 
8  3
8  5
810 
820 

"Superior.”

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

Universal.”

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

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CRACKERS.
Seymour XXX...............
5
Seymour XXX, cartoon.........5A
Family  XXX.........................   5
Family XXX,  cartoon...........5A
Salted XXX............................. 5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .........6A
Kenosha 
.............................  7A
Boston......................................  7
Butter  blBCuit..........  ..........  6
Soda,  XXX...........................  5A
Soda, City..............................  7A
Soda,  Duchess........................8A
Crystal W afer........................10 A
Long  Island Wafers  ..........11
S. Oyster  XX X ....................   5A
City Oyster. XXX.....................5A
Farina  Oyster.......................   6

Oyster.

Butter.

Soda.

CREAM   TA RTA R.
Strictly  pure........................ 
31)
Teller’s  Absolute................ 
30
Grocers’...............................15025

FLY  P A P E R . 

T h o m ’s  T anglefoot.

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

D R IE D   FRUITS. 

F oreign.
Currants.

“ 
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Patras,  In barrels..........  
2J£
In  A-bbls............  
2 Jb
In less quantity___   3
cleaned,  bulk...........  4A
cleaned,  package..  5

Peel.

“ 
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Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb.  boxes  13 
25  “ 
8
Lemon 
25  “ 
10
Orange 
Raisins.
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes.. 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “
California,  100-120...............

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0  8

Prunes.
90x100 25 lb.  bxs. 5 A
80x90 
.. 6S4
70x80 
62£
60x70 

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Turkey..........................
S ilver...........................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

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No. 1, 6A  ...........................  81  75
No. 2.  6A ...........................  1  60
No. 1,6................................  165
No. 2,  6...............................  1  50

XX  wood, white.

Manilla, white.

No. 1,  6A...........................   135
No. 2,  6A  .........................   1  25
6A  .............................  .......  1  08
6............................................ 
95
Mill  No. 4...........................  1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

Peas.

Lima  Beans.

Pearl Barley.

100 lb. kegs..................... 
3M
B arre ls...............................3 00
G rits......................................  8A
Dried.........................’...4   ©4A
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box 
55
 
Imported............... . 
10 A 011
K egs....................................  2 60
Green,  bn..........................   1  J5
Split  per l b ................... 
Rolled  Oats.
Schumacher, bbl..........
..  85  50
A bbl___ ...  3 00
Monarch,  bbl 
..........
...  4  90
Monarch,  A  bbl..........
..  2 60
Quaker,  cases............... ...  3 SO
Germ an.........................
...  4A
East India......................
...  5
Cracked..........................
...  3A

Wheat.

Sago.

3

F IS H —Salt. 

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth......................
Georges cured...............
4A
Georges genuine..........
.  6
Ceorges  selected..........
.  6A
Boneless,  bricks.......... ■  6 A
Boneless,  strips............ ■  6A
Smoked........................

Halibut.
Herring.

0

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...10 00
...  4 40
...  1  00
...  7 00
...  3  10
... 
80

Holland, white hoops keg 
70
bbl  9  50
Norwegian  —   ...............
Round, A bbl 100 lbs........   2 50
.........  1  30
Scaled.................................. 
19

“  A  “  40  “ 
Mackerel.
No. 1,  100 lb s ................
No. 1,40 lb s ....................
No.  1,  10 lb s ....................
No. 2,100  lb s..................
No. 2,40 lb s....................
No. 2,10  lb s ....................
Fam ily, 90 lb s.................
10  l b s .............
Russian,  kegs...............
55
... 
No. 1,  A bbls., lOOlbs...
....4  75
No.  1  A bbl, 40  lb s....... __ 2  2G
No.  1, kits, 10 lbB...........
A3
No  1, 8 lb  k its..............
53
No.  1 fam ily 
25  2  25
“  .............  2 80  1  20
78 
38
33
65 

A  bbls,  100 lb s.............80
A  “  40 
101b.  k its......................
81b. 
........  ...........
MATCHES.

Sardines.
Trout.

W hlteflsh.

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

Souders*.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

dos
2  os  _8  75
4 os  ....  1  50

2 00
2 50

Regular 
Vanilla.

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doz
2 oz.......81  20
4 oz.........2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz....... 81  50
4 oz.......  3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.|
2 oz....... 81  75
____   4Joz......... 3 50
Jen n in g s.
Lemon. Vanilla 
1 20
2 os regular panel . 7 5  
4 os 
...1  50 
2 00
6 os 
.. .2 00 
3 00
No. 3  taper.............1  35 
No. 4  taper.............150 
N o rth ro p ’s
75 
1  20 
85 
1  60 

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  10
l r75
1  20
2 25

2 oz oval taper 
“ 
3 oz 
2 oz regular “
4 oz 
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GU N PO W DER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 25
Half  kegs................................ 1 90
Quarter  kegs..........................1 10
1  lb  cans................................   30
A lb  cans...............................  18
Kegs.........................................425
Half  kegs................................2 40
Quarter kegs........................... 1 35
1  lb c a n s................................   34

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs........................................11 00
Half  kegs................................5 75
Quarter kegs...........................3 00
1  lb  cans............................... 
60
Sage.........................................15
Hops........................................15

H ER B S.

IN D IG O .

Madras,  5 lb. boxes..........  
55
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
50
JE L L Y .
15  lb. palls................... 
0   63
“ 
17  “ 
.................  
0   57
30  “  “ 
.................   ©  90
LICO RICE.
Pure.........................................  30
Calabria..................................   25
Sicily.......................................   12
Root.........................................  10
LYE.
Condensed, 2 dos...............   1  20
4 doz................. 2 25

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M IN CE  M EAT.

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

M EASURES.
Tin, per dosen.

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

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

 

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar house.................. 
 
Cnba Baking
O rdinary............................. 
Porto Rloo.
P rim e..................................  
F ancy......... 
 
 
F a ir...................................... 
Good  ..................................  
Extra good.......................... 
Choice 
.............................  
Fsncv 
Half  barrels 3c.extra

New Orleans.

14
18
20
30
18
22
27
32
40

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GlobelM atch C o.’s B rands

Colum bia P arlo r...........
...Ï1   25
XXX S ulphur................
. ..  1  00
Diam ond  M atch  Co.’s Brands.
No. 9  su lp h u r................
5
....1   65
A nchor  parlor................
....1   70
4% No. 2 home....................
...1  10
4A Export  parlor.............. .......4 00

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P IC K L E S .
Medium.

Barrels, 1,300  co u n t... 
H alf bbls, 600  co u n t..  @3  25
6 00
Barrels, 3.400  count. 
H alf bbls,  1,300 count 
3  50

Small.

@5 50

P IP E S .

Clay, No.  316................................. 1 70
Cob, No.  3 ...................................... 1 30

“  T. D.  full co u n t.............  70

P O T A S H .

48 cans In case.

B abbitt’s ....................................  4 00
P en n aS alt  Co.’s ......................  3 00

R IC E .
Domestic.

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C arolina h e a d ........................... 6
No. 1 ............................r,%
No. 2 ..........................  5
B roken.....................................  4
Jap an , No. 1...............................5K
“  No. 2 .................................5
  5
J a v a .................................  
P a tn a ........................................

Im ported.

8 P IC E S .

W hole Sifted.

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P ure G round In B ulk.

A llspice....................................   9M
Cassia, C hina In m ats.........  8
“  B atavia In b u n d ____ is
“  Saigon In ro lls............33
Cloves,  A m boyna...................33
“ 
Z anzibar....... ............li f t
Mace  B atav ia..........................so
N utmegs, fa n c y ...................... 75
“  No.  1........................... 70
“  No.  2........................... 60
Pepper, Singapore, b la ck ___10
“ 
w h ite ...  .20
sh o t..............................16
“ 
A llsp ice.....................................15
Cassia,  B atavia...................... 18
and  Saigon.35
“ 
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S aig o n ........................JS
Cloves,  A m boyna...................33
“   Z anzibar.................... 18
G inger, A frican ...................... 16
“  C ochin.....................   30
J a m a ic a .................... 33
“ 
Mace  Batavia..*......................65
M ustard,  Bng.  and Trieste. .33
T rieste........................35
N utmegs, No. 2 ...................... 75
Pepper, Singapore, b la c k ___16
w h ite....... 34
C ay e n n e..,.. .........20
.........20
Ms  Ms
84  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  55
84

A llsp ice.........................
C innam on......................
C loves.............................
G inger,  J a m a ic a .......
A fric a n ............
M ustard.........................
Pepper  ...........................
Sage.................................
S A L   SO D A .

“ 
“A bsolute" In  Packages.

S a g e ...............................

“ 

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G ranulated,  b b ls........ .........  1M
751b  cases .........  1H
Lump, bbls 
................

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1451b  keg s....... .........

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S E E D S .

A n is e .............................
Canary, Sm yrna...........
C ara w ay ........................
Cardamon, M alabar...
Hemp,  R u ssian ...........
M ixed  B ird ..................
M ustard,  w h ite ...........
P oppy.............................
R a p e ..............................
Cuttle  bo n e..................
ST A R C H .

20-1 d  boxes........................... •  5*
40-lb 
......................... ..  5*
Gloss.
1-lb packages.....................
..  5
3-lb 
....................... ..  5
6-lb 
........................ ..  5V4
40 and 50 lb. boxes.............
8M
B arrels.................................. --  3 «

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S N U F F .

Scotch, In  bladders........... .  37
Maccaboy, in ja rs ..............
.35
French Rappee, In J a r s ... ..43

SO D A ,

SA L T.

B o x es.................................... ...5 H
Kegs, E n g lish .....................
...4M
Diam ond  Crystal.

Cases, 243  lb.  boxes......... $  1  60
Barrels, 330  lbs.
50
115 2% lb bags__   4  00
....  3  75
60 5 
lb  “ 
-  
“ 
3010  lb  “ 
....  3  50
6)
“  20141b bag s.................  3 50
“  280 lb  b b ls .............  2  50
“  324 lb 

B utter, 56 lb  bags..............  

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W orcester.
115 2K-lb sack s............................84 60
“ 
60 5-lb 
3010-lb 
“ 
22  14 lb.  “ 
3201b.  b b l....................................   2 50
8 lb  s a c k s ........................... 32V4
60

linen ac k s.................. 
Common G rades.

100 3-lb. sacks..............................13 10
60 5-lb. 
38 10-lb.  sacks............................  1 85
56 lb. dairy in  d rill  b a g s... 
28 lb. 
.. 
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks.. 
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 
56  lk>.  sacks...........................  
S a g in a w ............................... 
M an iste e.............................. 

A shton.
Higgins.

30
16
75
75
33
80
80

Common Fine.

Solar Rock.

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2 25

3 75
3 50
3 30

SAXEKATUS.

3 Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ................................3 30
Demand's.......... ....................3  15
Dwight’s .........  
.................. 3 30
Taylor’s  — ........................3 00

SEELY’S  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. $  90 doz.  $10 30 gro
2  “  N. S.  1  20  “ 
12 60  “
2  “  F. M.  1  40  “ 
14  40  “
Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M.  1  50 doz. 
2  “  N  S.  2 00  “ 
2  “  F. M. 2  50  “ 
Lemon.
Vanilla.

16 30 gro
21  60  “
25 50
Rococo—Second  Grade. 

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

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

SOAP.
L aundry.

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  1-lb...........3  20
Good Cheer, 6011b.............. 390
White Borax, 100  3£-lb........3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

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

Dingman Brands.

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Single box........................... 3  95
5 box lots, delivered.......... 3  85
10 box lots, delivered........ 3  75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd..$3 33 
plain...  3 27
N.  K.  Falrbauk & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................   4  00
Brjwn, 60 bars.................... 2 40
“ 
80  bars  ...................3 25
Lautz Bros.  & Co.’s Brands.
A cm e....................................3 75
Cotton Oil....... 
................6  00
Marseilles.............................4 00
Master  ..................................4 00
Thompson A Chute Co.’s Brands

Savon Im proved.................... 2  50
S u n flo w er...............................2  80
G olden..................................‘  3 25
Economical  ................ ”  "  ’  2 25
Single  box  ..............................3  65
3 go
5 box  lots............................  
10 box lots................... ".’.".7.7 3 50
25 box  lots d el........... . . . . . .  3 40

Passolt’s A tlas  Brand.

S a p o lio , kitchen, 3  d o z ...  2 40

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

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SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  w hich  the 
w holesale  dealer  adds  th e  lo­
cal freight  from   New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
th e  am ount Tof  freig h t  buyer 
pays from  the m arket  in w hich 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 30  pounds  for 
the w eight of the barrel.
D om ino.................................*5  55
Cut  L oaf................................5  53
C u b es................................ " ”   5 25
P o w d ered ......................."’ !!  5  25
XXXX  P ow dered.........7  5 50
G ra n u la te d ...........................5  qo
F ine G ranulated..............."’  5 00
E xtra Fine G ran u lated ...  5  12
M ould  A ...........................5 
25
Diam ond Confec.  A .......7.  5 00
4 87
Confec. S tandard  A .. 
.. 
No.  1.............................  
No.  3 .... 
No.  4 ....
No.  5 ....
No.  6__
No.  7___
No.  8__
No.  9__
No.  10__
No.  1 1 ... 
No.  12....
No.  13.  ..
No.  14....

...  4 75 
4  69
4  $9
4  5ft
4  4 4
4  31
4  25
...  4  18 
...  4  12
4  Oft
. ..  3  gl
3

 

SY R U PS.

Corn.

___04

2 00

B arrels...
H alf bbls.

Pure Cane.

F a ir .........
G ood .......
C hoice...

T A B L E   SAUCES.

. . . .   19
9K
......   30
Lea & Perrin’s, la r g e .........4  75
sm all.......   2  75
H alford, la r g e ........................3  75
sm all........................2  35
Salad Dressing,  large  . . . .   4  55
s m a ll....... 2  66
*' 

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T E A S .

japan—Regnlar.

SUN GUBXD.

BASKET  FIRED.

F a i r ................................   @17
G o o d ...............................  @30
Choice............................24  @26
C hoicest........................32  @34
D u s t...............................10  @12
F a ir .................................  @17
G o o d ...............................  @20
Choice............................24  @26
C hoicest........................ 33  @34
D u st............................... 10  @12
F a ir ................................18  @30
Choice.............................  @25
Choicest......................... 
  @35
E x tra choice, w ire leaf  @40
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  f a ll..........35  @35
E x tra fine to finest__ 50  @65
Choicest fa n c y ............75  @85
@36
Common to  f a ir ..........23  @30
Common to  fa ir.......... 23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35
Common to  fa ir.......... 18  @36
Superior to  fine...........30  @40

oolong. 
IMPERIAL.

YOUNG  HYSON.

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

F a ir ................................18  @22
Choice.............................34  @28
B e s t................................40  @50

TO BA CCO S.

F in e  C u t.

P. L orillard A.Co.’s Brands.
Sweet R usset.".............30  @32
30 i
T iger............................... 
D. Scotten  &  Co’s Brands.  I
H iaw ath a...................... 
60
C u b a ............................... 
33
30
R o ck e t...........................  
Spaulding & M errick’s  Brands.
S terlin g .......................... 
30
P rivate Brands.
B azoo.............................   @30
Can  Can.........................   @27
N ellie  B ly.....................34  @25
U ncle B en............. — 24  @25
M cG lnty.............................  
25
D andy J im .......................... 
T o rp e d o .............................. 
Yum  Yum 
........................ 
1892............................. 
 
“  d ra m s .........................  

V4 bb ls........... 

in   d ru m s—  

23

“ 

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27
29
24
28
 
22

P lu g .

Sorg’s Brands.

38
37
40
36
38
34
40
32
39
30

F inzer’s Brands.

S p earb ea d .......................... 
J o k e r ................................... 
Nobby T w ist........................ 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo......................................  
H iaw atha............................. 
V alley C ity ........................ 
Old  H onesty....................... 
Jolly,T ar.............................  
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax  (8  oz., 41c)_____  
Q r-en T u rtle ...................... 
37
Three  Black C row s... 
J. G.  B utler’s Brands.
Som ething G ood.........  
38
O ut of  S ight......................  
W ilson A M cCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope.......................... 
Happy T h o u g h t........... 
37
M essm ate...........................  
No T a x ................................. 
L et  G o................................. 

24
43
33
31
27

S m o k in g .

C atlln’s  Brands.

K lin  d rie d ............................17@18
G olden  Show er.......................19
H untress 
............................  .26
M eerschaum   ...................... 29@30
A m erican Eagle Co.’s Brands.
M yrtle  N avy............................40
S to rk ...................................30@32
G erm an .....................................15
F r o g .......................................... 33
Jav a, %a fo il........................... 32
B anner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
B an n er.......................................16
B anner C avendish.................38
Gold Cut 
............................... 28

Scotten’s Brands.

W a rp a th ................................... 14
H oney  D ew ..............................26
Gold  Block..............................30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless.....................................26
Old  Tom ...................................18
S tandard...................................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
H andm ade............................ .-41

Brands.

L eidersdorf’s.B rands.

Rob  R oy...................................26
U ncle  Sam........................ 28@32
Red Clover............................... 33

Spaulding A M errick.

Tom and J e rry ........................ 25
T raveler  C avendish............. 38
Buck H orn...............................30
Plow  Boy..........................30@32
Corn  C ake............................... 16

V IN E G A R .

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

$1 for barrel.

W E T   M U ST A R D .
B ulk, per g a l ...........  ........ 
30
Beer m ug, 2 doz In case...  1  75

Y EA ST .

M agic,....................................... 1 00
W arner’s  .................................1  00
Y east Foam   ............................1  00
R lam ond..........  
75
R o y a l.......  
90

 

 

 

 

4 75

W  O O D E N  W A R E .

Tubs, No. X.............................  600
“  No. 2.............................  5 50
“  No. 3.............................  4  50
.  130
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  50
Bowls, 11 in c h .......................
........................ 
“ 
90
13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
.......................  1  25
........................  1  80
“ 
17  “ 
“ 
......................2 40
19  “ 
......................
21  “ 
35
Baskets, m ark et....................  
shipping  bushel..  1  15 
..  1  25
fu ll  noop  “ 
25
No.2  6 25
No.3 7 25
N o.l 3  75
No.2 4 25
No.3 4 75

“ 
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" willow cl’ths, N o.l  5 
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“ 
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“ 
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1 
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splint 

INDURATED WARE.

P ails.........................................   3 15
Tubs,  No.  1............................13  50
Tubs, No. 2............................. 12 00
Tubs, No. 3............................. 10  50
1000

B utter P lates—Oval.
250 

No.  1................................ 
No.  2................................ 
No.  3................................ 
No 
.............................  1  00  3  50
W ashboards—single.
U n iv ersal.................................2  25
No. Q u een ............................... 2  50
Peerless P rotector..................2  40
Saginaw G lobe.....................   1  75

60 
70 
SO 

Double.

W ater  W itch.........................   225^
W ilson...................................... 2 5>>
Good L uck............................... 2  7>>
P eerless....................................  2 8
H ID E S   P E L T S a n d FU R S
Perkins  &  Hess pay as  fol-
low s:
HIDES.
G re e n .......................
P art  C ured..............
F u ll 
..............
D ry............................. ...  4 @  5
...  3 @  6
Kips, green  .............
cu re d ..............
@  5
Calfskins,  g reen ... ...  4 @  5
cu red ... ...  6 @  7 h
Deacon sk in s........... ...10 @25

2@2H
@  4M

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No. 2 hides %  off.
PELTS.

Shearlings................ ...  5 @  20
23
Lambs 
.................... ...25 @  60

WOOL.

W ashed  ..  ............... ...12 @17
U n w a sh e d ............... ...  8
@12
MISCELLANEOUS.
T a llo w ...........................  3/s@
G rease  b utter  .............  1  @ 2
S w itch es.......................   l)i@   2
G inseng .........................2 00@2  50
G R A IN S   and  FEEDSTUFF'S

MEAL.

43
48
1  40
1  65
2  05
1  55
1  35
1  40
1  40
♦Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
F lour In bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­

No. 1  W hite (58 lb. test)
No. 2 Red  (GO lb. test)
B olted....................................
G ranulated...........................
FLOUR  IN  SACKS.
♦Patents................................
♦Standards...........................
Bakers’..................................
♦G raham ..  .................. r . ..
Rye.........................................
count.
ditional.

HILLSTUFFS.

Less
Car lots  quantity
$16  00 
12  00 
17  00 
24  50 
23j  00

B ra n ..................$15  00
S creenings__   12 00
M iddlings.......  16  00
M ixed F e e d ...  23  00 
Coarse meal  ..  22 00
Car  lots..................................59
Less than  car  lots................62
Car  lots......................... 
33
Less than car lots................. 36
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots.... 11  «0 
ton lots........ 12  50
N o.l 

CORN.

OATS.

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FISH   AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes  as 

m on.................. 

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whltefish 
......................   @10
T ro u t..............................   @8
Black Bass..................  
12H
Halibut.............................  @17
Ciscoes or Herring__   @ 4
Bluefish...........................   @10
Fresh lobster, per lb .. 
20
Cod................................ 
10
No. 1 Pickerel.................   @ 9
Pike..................................  @ 7
Smoked  W hite............  @ 8
Red  Snappers.............. 
15
Columbia  River  Sal­
15
 
Mackerel......................  18@25
Fairhaven  Counts__   @45
F. J. D.  Selects..........
Selects.............................  @30
F. J. D................................  
Anchors...................  ..
Standards....................  
oysters— Bulk.
Extra Selects.. per gal. 
Selects.........................
Standards'...................
Counts.........................  
Scallops........................
Shrimps  ........................... 
Clams...........................
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100..........1  25@1  75
Clams, 

oysters—Cans.

75@100

2  20

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1 10
22
1 85

1 25

P R O V IS IO N S .

The G rand R apids  Packing  and Provision Co 

quotes as follow s:

LARD.

SAUSAGE.

FORK  IN  BARRELS.
15  25
M ess,............... 
............................................. 
Short c u t .......................................... 16 
00
E x tra clear pig, short  c u t................................   17  50
E x tra clear,  h ea v y ...........................................
Clear, fat  b ack ......................................17 
00
Boston clear, short c u t.................................. 
17  00
Clear back, short c a t.........................................   17  00
17  00
Standard clear, short cut, b est.................... 
7«
Pork, lin k s....................................................  
5^
B ologna.................................................  
¡u v er..................................... ................ e
314
T o n g u e .......................................................... 
B lo o d ............................................................................. /a
H ead c h e e se ......................................6
S u m m e r......................................10
F ran k fu rts..................................................................7^
g
K ettle  R endered......................................... 
a*/
G ra n g e r................................................ 
 
’  7u
F a m ily ................................................... . . 
C om pound.................................................... 
6M
Cottolene.....  ........................................ . . . . . ........   7vt
50 lb. Tins,  Me advance.
2  10
201b.  palls, H e 
2 45
“  Me 
101b. 
2  80
51b. 
“ 
3 lb. 
’• 
1  c
E x tra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s.........................  7  75
3  00
E xtra Mess, Chicago  packing................ 
Boneless, rum p butts.......................................   n   yo
Hams, average 20 lb s .............................................jg -
16 lb s .............................................j2ii
12 to 14 lb s ...........................  ’  "¡3

smoked  MEATS—Canvassed or Plain.

BEEF  IN  BARBELS.

p ic n ic .........................................................
best boneless........... 

  m 2
7*
S houlders....................................... 
B reakfast Bacon  boneless...................................iov4
D ried beef, ham  prices.......................13
Long Clears, h ea v y .......................................
 
B riskets,  m edium ............................... 

DRY  SALT  MEATS.

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PICKLED  FIGS’  FEET.

D. S. Bellies........................................................... «14
F at Backs.................................................. 
9
3  go
2 ¿0

H alf  b arrels..................................  
Q uarter barrels............................. ’. 111.. 
K its ................................................................................."  90
Kits, honeycom b...........................................  
Kits, p re m iu m ...............................i. . .  !!!.. .!. 

TRIPE.

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C R O C K E R Y   A N D   G L A S S W A R E  

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun 
N o .l  “ 
. 
No. 2  “ 
. 
T ubular  .

“ 

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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

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

XXX Flint.

---------------   1  75

“  ................... 

** 
“ ...............

“ 
Pearl top. 

F irst quality.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 S u n .........................................
.......................................
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
...............................
No. 0 Sun, crim p  to p ......................
......................210
No. 1  “ 
....................
No. 2  “  
....... . 
. . ” 3  25
No. 0 Sun, crimp top..................................     ...2  60
No. 2 
o  Si
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled......................3 70
No. 2  •> 
“ 
............” ....4  70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.................  .  4  gg
Fire Proof—Plain Top.
No. 1,  Sun, plain bulb.........................................3 79
No- 2> 
“ 
".’.*.7.4  70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz......................... 1  25
No. 2  “ 
......................... 1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz......................................... [j  35
No. 2 
“ 
“ 
........................................ . . 1   60
LANTERN  GLOBES.
No. 0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz. each....................  45
“ 
No. 0, 
“ 
....................  45
No. 0, 
bbls 5 
“ 
...................  40
No. 0, 
bull’s eye, cases 1 doz each. 1  00
No.  10, Brass, 400  candle  power..................... 3 25
No. 9, Globe, automatic  extinguisher.............3 25
No. 0, per  gross..................................................   23
28
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz.............................................   75

ROCHESTER  STORE  LAMPS.

STREET  LAMPS.

La Bastie.

LAMP WICKS.

2  “ 
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FRUIT  JARS.

Mason—old  style.

Supplies.

Dandy—glass  cover.

Mason—one doz  in case.

P in ts....................................................................  4  75
Q uarts...................................................................5  00
Half  gallons........................................................7  00
P ints...................................................................   4  75
Q u arts.................................................................. 5  75
Half  gallons......................................................  7  75
Pints.......................................................
.  S  50 
Q uarts.....................................................
.  9 00 
Half  gallons..........................................
.12  00
Boyd’s extra caps..............................................
Rubber  rings......................................................
Sealing wax, red or white, 5 lb  packages...
JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.
M Pints,  6 doz in  box, per box  (box 00).......
24  “  “  bbl, 
M i  
doz  (bbl 35)......
6  “  “  box, “  box (box 00) __
M 
“ 
M 
“ 
18  “  “  bbl, “ 
doz  (bbl 35).......
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal........   .  .................
“ 
¡4 gal. per  doz........................
Jugs, % gal., per doz.......................................
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal..................................
Milk Pans, H gal., per  dos.............................
“ 
......................
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal.............................
Milk Pans, *4 gal. per  doz.............................

1  “ 
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TECK  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

EARLY  DAYS.

stock.

R em iniscences  o f  H on.  C bss.  C.  Com ­
“There  was  one  man  who  was  here 
when  i  came,”  said  C.  C.  Comstock, 
“ whose name  is  now  seldom  heard.  1 
refer to Daniel Ball.  Ue  was  reputed to 
be worth at that time,  (in 1853) $500,000. 
Ue was a good citizen,  a man  forward in 
every good work,  always ready  to assist 
in  anything that promised to advance the 
interests  of  the 
town.  Ue  had  his 
enemies,  as  most of  us have, and 1 don’t 
know that he was any the worse for that. 
Ue  finally  failed,  losing  about  every­
thing  he  had,  and  went  east  to  York 
State  and  died  there. 
1  don’t  know 
what caused his  failure,  but  1  think  it 
was  caused  by  overwork.  Ue  was  the 
hardest worker  1  ever  knew;  1  do  not 
believe  he  allowed  himself  more  than 
three  hours’  sleep  out  of  the  twenty- 
four.  He  seemed  to lose  his grip some­
how,  made  some  wild  investments  and 
they finished him.  1  have  heard a good 
deal  about  how  much  some  men  can 
stand in the way of bard  work. 
It is all 
It is not  hard  work  that  in­
nonsense. 
jures a man,  but overwork. 
If  one  does 
not take sufficient  rest, the  result  is  in­
evitable. 
It  may  be  delayed  for  years 
but it  will  come  at last, and just when a 
mau  ought to be  enjoying  himself, he is 
likely to lose not only all that he has fought 
so hard to obtain but his capacity for en­
joyment  as  well.  Work as hard as you 
like, but take proper  rest,  and there will 
be little fear of your breaking down.

taught  to 

“Julius  Houseman  was  another  old- 
timer.  Ue differed  from Daniel  Ball  in 
one  respect,  at  least—I  don’t  think  he 
had an enemy  in the city.  Ue was liked 
and  respected  by  everybody.  He  was 
in  the  council  when  I  was  Mayor,  and 
was  afterward  himself  elected  Mayor. 
Ue  died  when  comparatively  a  young 
man  and  the  city  will  feel  his  loss  for 
years  to  come.  Houseman  was  a  Jew, 
but  he was as  good  an  American citizen 
as ever  lived.  There  is  a  great  deal  of 
nonsense talked about the Jews, but if our 
children were taught  some of  the  things 
which they teach their  children it would 
be  better  for  the  whole  country.  Two 
things  especially  are 
the 
Jewish children,  which  are  the  founda­
tion of material success the world over— 
they are brought  up to work  and  to save 
their  money. 
If  parents  were  more 
particular to inculcate habits of industry 
and  economy in  their  children,  instead 
of teaching them so much  that  is  worse 
than useless,  there would not be so much 
talk of hard  times.  But  boys and  girls 
are taught  to  dance  and  to  dress,  and
how  to  ‘behave’  in  society;  they  must 
have  a  knowledge  of  the  olcgies  and 
osophies, while the  practical  side of life 
is totally  neglected.  The  result  is  that 
they grow up with  little  or  no proctical 
knowledge;  they  think  they  are  calcu­
lated  to ‘shine’  but the oil must  be  pro­
vided—like all ornaments they come high. 
I believe  the  old  district  school  system 
to be the  best this country ever had,  and 
1  believe  the  present  system 
to  be  al­
most a  dead  failure.  We need  more  of 
the practical and  less of  the  ornamental 
in our  educational  system.  From  what 
class  does  the  larger  number  of  crim­
inals  come?  From  the  educated  class, 
and the reason is not  far to seek.  Young 
men are  brought  up  without  acquiring 
any useful knowledge.  They have noth­
ing to  depend  on;  they  have  expensive 
tastes without  the  means  of  pandering

to them.  They have no fixed moral prin­
ciples  any  more  than  they  have  useful 
knowledge,  and  so,  having  nothing  to 
fall back on, they resort to crime to keep 
themselves  in  luxuries. 
It is the system 
that is at fault.  Change the  system and 
you will change the manners. 
It  is  not 
so much  what  a  man  earns  as  what  he 
saves that  makes him rich.  Look at our 
Holland population.  They are  laborers, 
as  a  rule,  yet 
their  imbred  habits  of 
frugality and  industry  soon  place them 
in  comfortable  circumstances.  So  it 
might  be  with  our  own  people if  they 
exercised the same habits.

“You will notice  that,  when  any pub­
lic improvement is  being  advocated,  in­
terested  parties  endeavor to  get control 
of it for their  own  selfish  purposes. 
It 
was  so  with  the water  works question. 
Some people wanted  the  water  brought 
from  Reed’s  Lake and  the pumping sta­
tion located at the  south end.  The  lake 
would have been pumped  dry in a week, 
and then where  would our  water supply 
have been?  The  reason  why  the  plant 
was  wanted  at  the  south  end  was  be­
cause  some  speculators  had  land  they 
wanted to  dispose of,  and  they  thought 
getting  the  water  works  down  there 
would help them. 
It was the same when 
the G.  R.  &  I.  Railroad  was  building. 
The city  voted $100,000 to help bring the 
road into the city,  but one man,  who had 
an axe to grind, got his work in so effect­
ually that the road  went out south to the 
plaster  mills, 
turned  about  and  came 
back  to  the  city  in  order  to  cross  the 
River.  1  said,  if  the  road  was  going 
down  that  way,  let  it  cross  the  River 
there,  but,  if they  wanted it  to cross  up 
here,  then  it was nonsense to run several 
miles out into the country and then back 
again. 
It was  finally carried  across  the 
River up town  and the  loop  abandoned, 
but  it  cost  nearly  the entire amount of 
the $100,000  voted by  the  city  to  build 
that  loop  and  get  the  road  across  the 
River—all  because  one  man  wanted  to 
help himself out.  Take  the  scheme  for 
deepening Grand River,  as another illus­
tration. 
If I  thought the  River  scheme 
practicable, I should  as  heartily favor it 
as I now oppose  it;  but it  is  impractica­
ble  and  its  promoters ought  to know it. 
I got into a newspeper  controversy some 
years ago with Chas. R.  Sligh on the sub­
ject. 
I bad had  a  survey  made  of  the 
west side of the  River  from  this  city  to 
Lamont,  and  the  feasibility  of  a  ship 
canal  thoroughly  established;  but  Mr. 
Sligh wanted the River deepened,  and  so 
he  answered  my  communication,  and 
took occasion to administer a  little  taffy 
before proceeding to  extinguish  me—on
the  same  principle,  I  suppose,  that  the 
surgeon administers an anaesthetic before 
taking a man’s leg off. 
I  am like the la­
dies in one thing at least—I always want 
the last word.  So 1 replied  to Mr.  Sligh 
and since then I have heard nothing from 
him on  the  subject.  The  deepening  of 
Grand River  would  immensely  enhance 
the  value  of  land  along  the  River and 
that is why certain men  are such earnest 
advocates  of  that  scheme.  They  will 
never  see  the  consummation  of 
their 
hopes,  for the  River will  never be  deep­
ened. 
I don’t own a  foot of land on  the 
west side,  and  advocated  the  canal  be­
cause 1 thought it  the  best.  1  think  so 
still. 
I  want  to  see  the  city  prosper. 
All my interests are*here and here 1 hope 
to spend the  remainder of  my  days;  but 
a  useless  expenditure  of  money  will 
never  bring  prosperity,  and  rainbow­
chasing will not  make a man  or  a  com­
munity rich.”

N early   D row ned 

in  a   H o gshead  of 

M olasses.

H a g u ato w n   (Md.) C o rre sp o n d en ce P h ila d e lp h ia  T im es
The  thirteen-year-old  son  of  a  large 
wholesale grocery merchant of this place 
met with an accident  recently that came 
near  equalling  that  of  the  celebrated 
Clarence,  who is said  to  have  been  put 
to death by drowning in  a butt of Malm­
sey wine.
The boy was amusing himself by  leap­
ing  from the head of one hogshead  to an­
other of a group  placed  in  the  rear  of 
his father’s store.
All at  once,  as  he  leaped  upon  one, 
the head gave under his weight and let him 
down  into three feet  of  molasses.  For­
tunately for the  lad he fell  on  his  feet, 
sinking slowly into the thick, gluey mass, 
which, 
receiving  him,  however,  was 
most  reluctant  to  give  him  up  again. 
The molasses came up to  the boy’s chin, 
and it was only by holding his  head well 
back  that he  kept  it  from  entering  his 
mouth.  Ue  managed  with  some  diffi­
culty to raise his  arms  from  the  heavy 
liquid,  almost  as  unyielding  as  pitch, 
and grasped at the sides of the hogshead, 
but it was impossible to gain  a  bold  on 
the curved,  concave  walls.  The top was 
also beyond his reach, clogged  as he  was 
by the molasses,  which  rendered  a  leap 
upward impracticable.  So  the  unlucky 
prisoner was reduced  to  calling  for  as­
sistance.
But the hour was  noon  and  the  town 
was  dining,  and  passers-by  were  not 
numerous.  The  adjacent 
store  was 
abandoned,  save for  some  laborers  who 
were loading goods in  the front,  aud the 
clerk  who was directing them.  So min­
utes passed and  the  prisoner  found  his 
position  a  precarious  one,  for  fatigue 
rendered the task of  holding  his  mouth 
and nostrils out of the liquid around  him 
a most trying one,  while  weighted  as  he 
was his limbs seemed  failing  him.
At last a negro  passing  by  heard  his 
cries,  and  proceeded  to  investigate  the 
noise.  After searching some time  he  ai 
last sprang up and looked  over  into  the 
hogshead,  but the lad’s head  being  dark 
and all that was visible  of  him,  he  did 
not perceive him,  and  dropped  back  to 
the  ground.  The  boy  gave  another 
shout,  which,  muffled  as  it  was  by  the 
close  sides  of  the  great  wooden  vessel 
and coming from  what he thought he had 
just  seen  held  nothing  but  black  mo­
lasses,  aroused  the  superstition  of  the 
negro.  Ue sprang back  with a  yell,  and 
went tearing into the street  yelling  that 
there was a “h’ant”  in  the  rear  of  the 
store.  A crowd collecting,  he  told  what 
he had heard emanating  from  the  hogs­
head,  and while some passed on laughing 
others remained to  ferret  out  the  mys­
tery.
A man  leaped  up  to  the  top  of  the 
nearest  hogshead  and  peered  into  the 
suspected one,  but on seeing a white fa^e 
peering up at him  was  nearly as fright­
ened as  the  negro  had  been.  A  weak 
voice  pleaded  with  him  for  succor,  so 
active measures  were  at  once  taken  to 
get  the  boy  out.  A  strange  figure  he 
presented when  brought  to  view,  drip­
ping  with  congealed  sweetness,  his 
clothes unrecognizable  ¡ s  such. 
It  has 
been necessary to shave the  Lack  of  his 
head,  as the hair was so  caked with  mo­
lasses as to be wholly unmanageable.

Teacher—Now,  Johnnie,  we’ve  been 
hearing  of  the  changing  seasons;  how 
can we tell when fall is here?
Johnnie—’Cause  everybody’s  clothes 
smell of camphor balls.
There  are  68,000  post  offices  in 
the 
United  States.  About  67,000  of  them 
do not pay their running expenses.  The 
profit of the New York city  post office is 
$4,000,000 a year.

Old  maids  are  not  so  particular  as 
might be supposed,  judging  from  some 
of the specimens of men  they  accept  in 
the course of time.

JU NE  AGENTS

IKE  CO.,

S.  P.  BENNETT  FUEL  l 
ALL  KINDS  OF  FUEL,
WORLD'S  E l   SOUVENIR  TICKETS

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

And Jobbers of

ONLY  A  F E W   LEFT.

- 

- 

- 

- ~*~i- 

O rigin al set of four 
Com plete set of ten 

-  25c
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 ra d e s m a n  C o m p an y .

firyil  spurns  woier  l  Fuel  Co.,

Jobbers  of

COAL,  COKE  and  W OOD,

6 5   Monroe St..,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Correspondence  solicited  with  outside 

dealers.

Have you seen  our  “ Sunbeam”  line 
of  Machine  Sewed  Children’s  and 
Misses’ 
Dongola  Patent 
Tip,  Heel or Spring.  6  to  8 @ 65c—8% 
to  11%  @ 75c—12 to 2 @ 90c.

Shoes ? 

STATE  AGENTS  FOR

The  Lycom ing  Rubber Com pany,
keep constantly on  hand a 
f u ll  a n d   c o m p le te   lin e   o f 
these goods made from  the 
purest  rubber.  They  are 
good style, good fitters and 
give  the  best  satisfaction 
of any rubber  in  the  mar­
ket.  Our  line  of  Leather 
Boots  and  Shoes  is  com­
plete  iu  every  particular, 
also Felt Boots,  Sox,  etc.
Thanking you for past favors  we  now 
await your further  orders.  Uoping  you 
wiil  give  our  line  a  careful  inspection 
when  our  representative  calls  on  vou, 
we are  REEDER BROS’. SHOE CO.

WB  WA.NT  TO BUY

1,000  to  2,000  Cords Dry, 16 in.  Beech and Maple.  C.  & W.  M.  delivery preferred.

GRANT  FUEL  Z IGE  BO.,

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Anthracite aud Bituminous Coal. 

Correspondence  Solicited.

THE  MICHIGAN  TBADB8 MAM
E stablished  1868.
Reynolds  & Son.

to 

D eacon  H obb’  Im pressions  o f T oronto.
Wm.  T.  Hess has been to Toronto.  He 
wanted to let the readers of T h e  T r a d e s ­
m a n   know  what he  thinks of the  Queen 
City of the  Dominion,  so  he wrote  a let­
ter, of which the following is a copy ver­
batim et literatim:
T o r o n t o ,  Aug.  27—I   presume  you 
know  befon 
this  that  I  have  skipped. 
That pill which  Grover  had  to  prepare 
himself  to  swallow  was so large,  and he 
had to expand himself to such an extent, 
that  I feared he might engulf me, so, like 
a number of  financiers  we know,  I  took 
refuge with  Queen Vic. 
[ T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n   announced  tho  fact  of  Mr.  Hess’ 
disappearance  last week,  but  was misin­
formed  as to the cause:  But if the Presi­
dent  must  swallow  either  Hess  or  the 
tariff bill,  he is  advised to take  the tariff 
bill.]  Some years ago I wrote you about 
her frog pond,  meaning  that  portion  of 
Ontario comprised in the  counties of Es­
sex, Kent  and  Elgin.  There  is  no  frog 
pond there now. 
Instead I found myself 
being whirled  through  as  pleasant  and 
well-cultivated  a  section  of  country  as 
one could wish to  see.  This  is  a  great 
country  to  live  in—plenty  of  water  to 
wash  and  fish  in,  and  good  whisky  to 
drink,  good company enough to keep one 
from being miserable  and  enough to  see 
to  fill  in  the time. 
[Given these condi­
tions  the  Deacon’s  friends  will  see  no 
reason  why he  should  not  be  perfectly 
happy.]  We put up at the Queen’s Hotel.
In 1860 the Prince of Wales stopped here 
and 1 thought  what was  good enough for 
him  was good enough  for a Michigander. 
The people  of this  city  date  everything 
from the time of  the Prince’s visit,  but I 
suppose all that will be changed now and 
history  will date  from the  time I  affixed 
my  million  dollar  signature 
the. 
Queen’s  Hotel 
register.  Why  not? 
[Canadian air has not  decreased  the size 
of the Deacon’s head any, evidently.] 
Toronto  is  a  handsome  city,  whose 
churches,  Government and  other  public 
buildings  and  business  blocks  are  the 
pride of every  citizen.  But  more  to me 
are the well-built private homes and ten­
ements,  with their well-kept grounds and 
beds of  flowers.  Flowers  everywhere— 
on  private  and  public  grounds;  around 
the engine house and switchman’s shanty; 
about the guard’s caboose  at the railraad 
crossing,  and on the  peanut stand on the 
street  corner—flowers  until  you  can’t 
rest.  The  parks are  aglow  with flowers 
which are now in  full bloom and at their 
best.  They say that is  the English way, 
and it is a  good enough  way  for me. 
It 
adds  greatly  to  the  attractiveness  and 
beauty of the  city.  The  streets  of  this 
city are  kept  marvelously  clean.  They 
are swept every  night—not scraped with 
a shovel.
Manager Johnson could  come here and 
get some good ideas on street car service. 
We make the claim that  our system is as 
good as any in  the  country, and,  indeed, 
few  are better;  but this  city has a street 
car service  that has no  superior  on  the 
continent.  The  roadbed  is  smooth and 
solid,  and there is no  jolting  or  jarring. 
The  various  lines diverge  from the cen­
tral part of the city  towards all points of 
the c o m p a s s,  and running far out into the 
lin e   c o n n e c ts   all  th e
s u b u rb s .  A   b e lt 
outlying  districts  with  each  other  and 
with the heart of the city.  The fare  is 5 
cents,  with 
transfers  which  are  good 
from  main  liues  to  belt  line  and  nice 
versa.  Tickets  can be  bought  from  the 
conductor  at  six  for  25c  or  25  for  $1. 
From 6 to 7 a.  m., from  12 m.  to 1  p.  m. 
and from 6 to 7 p. m. the fare is still less, 
giving the  laborer  cheap  transportation 
to and from his work.  Cars run from 6 a. 
m.  until midnight  every  15  minutes  on 
all lines;  after midnight one car per hour 
until morning.  No  Sunday  cars.  They 
run at about the same speed that cars  do 
at home,  but  with very  little noise.  All 
the lines  are owned  by  the  city,  which 
leases them to a company at a fair rental. 
It is all so “Hinglish,  you know,” but  if 
some of our American  cities were not  so 
free in  donating  valuable  franchises  to 
private  parties  they  would  save a good 
many  dollars.  We  can  safely  pattern 
after this fair  city in  many  things  with 
good results.
Preparations  are nearly  completed for 
holding  the  Toronto  Industrial  Exposi­

tion, which opens  Sept.  3,  which,  it  is 
claimed,  will  be  the  best  ever  held.  1 
have nearly  reached the end of  my rope, 
but  may  find something  more to say be­
fore I return. 
I must  not forget to men­
tion their natural  parks;  there  are  sev­
eral of them and they are the largest and 
finest I have ever seen.  What a magnifi­
cent field they would make for some of our 
boodle  aldermen  to  get  in  their  work! 
Just appoint a  commission,  make  an ap­
propriation—and the thing is done.  Just 
one  thing  more.  1  have  not  seen  one 
sign  reading  “Keep  off the Grass.”  One 
and all  run over  and picnic on the  grass 
and no one dares to molest them or make 
them  afraid.  Does  it  hurt  the  grass? 
Not  a  bit. 
It looks  better than with us 
in spite of all our exasperating signs.  A 
good place for Coxey.  W m .  T .  H e s s .

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   has a great and  very 
kindly  interest  in  Deacon  Hess,  but  it 
does  not  think  he  will  remain  long  in 
Toronto. 
If  he  should  stop  long  his 
friends would  not recognize  him  on  his 
return—or Toronto  would  lose  its  repu­
tation.

in  which 

The  D em and  for  S m aller  P ack ag es.
There is  a  subject  which  should  en­
gage the serious attention  of  the  Grand 
Rapids Fruit Growers’  Association  with­
out delay,  and  that  is  the  size  of  the 
baskets 
fruit,  especially 
peaches,  is brought to market.  There is 
no objection  to  the  bushel  baskets  for 
delivery to this market, or for  home con­
sumption,  but  the  fruit  will  not  carry 
any considerable distance in  large  pack­
ages.  The air cannot  circulate  through 
the fruit and.  if it is more  than  twenty- 
four hours  in  transit,  the  fruit  in  the 
bottom of the  basket  becomes  soft  and 
unfit  for  use.  Michigan  peaches  are 
conceded  to be the  finest  in  the  world; 
the climate appears to be  just  right  for 
their  proper  and  perfect  development, 
and  it  is  a  pity  that  they  should  be 
spoiled in shipment.  California peaches 
are sent out  in  small  packages  holding 
about one-fifth of a bushel, and,  as  a  re­
sult, they stand  the  journey  across  the 
continent without  appreciable deteriora­
tion.  Their appearance  sells  them,  and 
sells them  for  fully  twice  as  much 
Michigan peaches bring.  This is not the 
case in the early part of the season only, 
but it is true at  present,  and  will  con­
tinue to  be  true  until  Michigan  peach 
growers  awake  to  a  realization  of  the 
fact that their package  is  a  failure. 
If 
a smaller package were put up,  say  one 
holding one-third of a  bushel,  the  fruit 
could  be  shipped  to  any  part  of  the 
country  without  damage. 
Says  the 
Minneapolis Commercial Bulletin:

“The Michigan peach has never  had  a 
fair show in this  market,  and  it  is  not 
at all probable that  any  reform  will  be
worked 
in  this  line  this  season.  The 
more showy California peach—that large,
fair and leathery fruit,  with  staying and 
showing qualities—has  taken  the  popu- 
ular eye,  and,  for  this  reason,  has  hin­
dered the  Michigan  fruit  from  proving 
its excellence to the popular palate.”

This  preference  for  California  fruit 
cannot  be  overcome  without  an  effort, 
nor without the expenditure  of time and 
money,  but the  result  is  worth  working 
for. 
If  Michigan  peaches  are  given  a 
fair show it will need no prophet to predict 
the end.  A reduction in the  size  of  the 
package to,  at  least  one-third  the  pres­
ent size,  and  careful  hand'ing,  coupled 
with the vigorous work  the  Association 
is  now  doing  in  other  directions,  will 
soon accomplish the desired result.  Per­
haps it may be too late to  do  much  this 
season,  but it is  not  too  early  to  begin 
the work of reform for next year.

H  M.
B uilding Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing.

A sphalt  Ready  Roofing,

A sphalt Roof Paints,

Resin, Coal Tar.

Roofing and Paving Pitch,

Tarred P elt, M ineral Wool.

Elastic  Roofing Cement. 

Car, Bridge and Roof Paints.  Oils.

P r a c tic a l  H o o fers

In  Fell,  Composition  and  Gravel.

Cor.  Louis  and  Cam pau Sts., Grand  Rapids

P E C K ’S

H E A D A C H E
F O W D E B S

Pay the best profit.  O rder from your jobber

s.  c. w.

T h e  L ead in g   N ickle  C ig ar 
M ade in th is M arket.

The Only B rand in th e State  (outside of Detroit) 

Made by  Im proved  M achinery.

This  Cigar  is  made  with  Long  Mixed 

Filler,  Single  Connecticut  Binder 

and  Sumatra  Wrapper.
Sold a t $35  p er  1,000

By  the  M anufacturer,

6. J. Johnson,

347 South Division S t 

G rand  Rapids, 

n ic h .

T elephone  1205,

me  “safety” siove  Pine  collar  and  Home

Holds  any  pipe- 
F its any flue.  Ab­
solutely  soot  and 
Im ­
spark  proof. 
possible  for  pipe 
to  work  loose. 
It 
is  neat,  durable, 
inexpensive. 
Patented. 

Liberal discount 
to th e trade.
One  dealer 
in 
1 tow ns  of  1.000  or 
less.
W rite  for  prices 
to I.. D. Sanborn, 
G rand  Rapids, 

Mich.,

Sole A gent'for this State. 
R a n d le s,  M anufacturer.  Q u in c y ,  111

J.|K .

BALD
HEADS

N O   C U R E . 
N O   R A Y . 

N O   M U S T A C H E ,
N O   PAY.

DANDRUFF CURED.

1 will take Contracts to grow hair on the head 
or face with  those  who can  call  at  my office or 
at  the office of my agents, provided  the head it 
not  glossy,  or the pores of  the scalp not closed. 
W here  the  head  is  shiny  or  the  pores  closed, 
there is no core.  Call and  be examined  free ol 
charge. 
If  you cannot  call, write to me.  State 
tho exact  condition of  the scalp and your occu­
pation. 
Rr-ni i o i l  Maacnio Tem ple.  C h ic a g o
/Wiohioan C entral

P R O F .  G .  B IR K H O L Z ,

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

(T aking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

•D aily.'  All others daily, except Sunday.

A rrive. 
D epart
10 20 D m .............D etroit  E x p re s s ............. 7  00 a m
5  30 a m ....... »A tlantic and  P acific........11  20 p m
1  50 p m .........New York E x p re ss...........  6  00 p m
Sleeping cars  ru n  on A tlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from  Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  D etroit a t  7:00 a m ;  re 
turning, leave D etroit 4:35 p m , arriving at G rand 
Rapids 10:20 p m .
D irect  com m unication  m ade  at  D etroit  w ith 
all through  trains eeat  over  the  M ichigan Cen 
tral R ailroad  (Canada S outhern Division.)
A .  A l m ^ u is t , Ticket  Agent, 
U nion PassengerStation.

19

Ju ly  1,1894.

CHICAGO

A N D   W E ST   M IC H IG A N   R ’Y. 

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d R apids...............7:25am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
Ar. C hicago....................  1:25pm  (j :50pm  *6:45am
Lv.  Chicago....................8:15am  5 :00pm  *11:45pm
Ar. G’d R apids.............. 3 :05pm  10:35pm  *6:25am
Lv. G rand  R apids.........................1:25pm  **ti :30pm
Ar. C hicago..................................... 8:00pm  2 :00am
Lv. Chicago 9:30am, ar G rand  Rapids  5:25  pm 

CHICAGO  VIA  ST  JOE  AND  STEAMER.

TO  AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

TRAVERSE  CITY,  CHARLEVOIX AND  PETOSKEY.

Lv.  G rand Rapids  .......  7 :25am  1:25pm  5:30pm
Ar. Grand R.  9:15am  3:05pm  5:25pm  10:35pm
Lv. G rand  Rapids .. 
7:30am 5:45pm  11:15pm
Ar.  M anistee.............  12:20pm  10:35pm 
. . . . . . .
Ar. Traverse C ity__   11:20am  ll:lu p m   4:55am
7:27am
1:00pm  .............. 
Ar. C harlevoix......... 
Ar.  P etoskey............ 
7:55am
1:25pm  .............  
Ar.  Bay V iew ............ 
1:30pm  .............. 
8:00am
train  m aking  all  stops  leaves  G rand 
Rapids *7:45am.  T rains  arrive  from   north  at 
6:00am, 11:50am,  1 ;C0  pm and *10:00pm.
PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.

Local 

Parlor cars leave for C hicago 7 :25am  and  1;35 
pm.  For north 7 :30am and 5:45pm.  A rrives from 
Chicago 3 :05pm and  10:35pm.  From north  11 ;50 
pm and  1:00pm.  Sleeping cars leave for Chicago 
11:30pm.  For north 11:15pm.  A rrive from C hi­
cago 6 :25.  Erom north 6 :00.
days only.______________________ __ ____________
J u n e   24,  1894

•E very day.  «»Except Saturday.  O thers wee

D E T R O I T ,

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

Lv. G rand  R apids..........  7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. D e tro it...................... 11:40am  5:30pm 10:40pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  D etroit......................   7:40am 
l:lupm   6:00pm
Ar. G rand  R apids..........12:40pm  5:15pm 10:45pm

TO  AND  FROM  SAGINAW,  ALMA  AND ST.  LOUIS. 

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL &  HASTINGS R.  R.

Lv. G R   7:00am  1:45pm  Ar. G R .ll:40am  10:45pm
Lv. G rand  R apids............ 7:00am  1:30pm  5:55pm
Ar. from  Low ell................ 12:40pm  5:15pm  ............

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  betw een  G rand Rap 
ids and D etroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on m orn­
ing train.

T rains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, G en.  Pass’r Ag’t.

■E T R O IT ,  G R A N D   H A V E N   &  M IL ­

W A U K E E   R ailw ay.
E A S T W A R D .

141+jSo.  16jtN O . 

tN o.

T ra in s Leave 
G’d  RapidB,  Lv i  6 45am
I o n ia ............A r ;  7 40am
St.  Johns  ...A r !  8 25am
O w ossa.........Ar |  9 00am
E. S aginaw .. Ar  10 50am
Bay C ity ___ A r  11 32am
F l i n t ............Ar  10 05am
1205pm
Pt.  H u ro n ...A r
10 53am
P o n tia c ....... Ar
11  50am
D etroit..........Ar
WESTWARD.

1
1 25
1 20pm I  ö 05pm
3 45pm  8 00pm |
4 35 pm  8 37pm
3 45pm 
■ 05pm
8 50pm 
5 50pm
S 25pm
3 05pm
9 25pm
4 05pm

Uam|  325pm  1100pm 
:5am |  4 27pm  12 35am 
iOpm  1 25am
pm
10am
6 40am 
7 15am 
5 40am 
730am 
5 37am
7 (inani

For  G rand H aven  and Interm ediate
Points  ..................................................t7:35 a .m .
For G rand  Haven  and  M uskegon....... tl:60 p. m.
........t4.55 p.  m.
*7:30 p.  m.
F or  G rand  H aven  and  M ilw aukee,tl0:05 p. m. 
For G rand H aven  (Sunday o n ly ).........8:00 a. m.

“ 
“  Chicago and M ilw au­

kee,  W is 

» 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

»Daily.

tD aiiy except  Sunday. 
T rains  arrive  from   th e  east,  6:35  a.m .,  12:50 
p.m.. 4:35 p. m. and 10:00 p.  m.
T rains  arrive  from   the  w est, 6:40  a.  m., 10:10 
a .m ., 3:15 p.m .  and  10:50  p.  m.  Sunday,  only, 
8 *00 a. m.
Eastw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  P arlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.  No. 82 W agner  Sleeper.
W estw ard— No. 11  Parlor Car.  No.  15 W agner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 W agner Sleeper.

.Ta «  C a m p b e l l .  C ity  T*cket A g e n t.

Grand.  Rapida  A in d ia n a

TBAIN8  0OISO  NORTH -

F o r C adillac & S ag in aw ..............................
F or  M ackinaw ..............................................
F o r T ra v e rse  C ity a n d  S a g in a w ...............
F o r  M ackinaw ..............................................
TRAINS  QO IN G  SOUTH.

For  Cincinnati..............................
For  Kalamazoo and  Chicago...
For  F ort W ayne and  th e  East.
F o r  C in c in n a ti...............................
F o r  K alam azoo a n d  C h ic a g o ...

S outh. 

..8:00 a. 
. .4:45 p. 
.10:35 p
save g o in g  
..7:00 a  .ill. 
. .2:30 p. Hi. 
. .2:30 p . in.
*5:40  p.  . m 
*11:40  p. m

C hicago v ia Q.  R.  & I.  R. R.

Lv Grand R apids............7:00 a m   3:30 p ni  *11:40 p ill
A rr  C h ic a g o ......................*  00 p m   0:00 p  m  
7:10 a  m
2:30 p   m   tr a in   h a s th ro u g h   W a g n e r  B uffet  F a r lo r 
O ar a n d  coach.

11:40  p m  tra in  daily,  through W agner Sleeping Car 

and Coach. 
Lv  C hicago 
A rr G ran d  R apids 
3:30  p  m  h a s   th ro u g h   W a g n e r  B uffet  P a rlo r  C ar. 
11-SO p m   tr a in  d a ily , th ro u g h   W a g n e r  S leeping  C ar.

..  _ _
l : R p o
6:56 a m

3:30 p  m  
9-15 p m  

6:60  a m  
2:00 p m  

F or M uskegon—-Leave

F ro m  M uskegon—A rrivi 

M uskegon, Grand  Rapid» & Indiana.
8:25 a m  
7:16 
1:15pm 
1:00 p m 
8:45 p  m 
*:40  p m
O. L. LOCKWOOD*
G en eral  P a sse n g e r a n d   T ick e t  A gent.
P H O T O
W OOD
HALF-TONE

Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards 

and  Stationery 

H eadings,  Maps, P lans  and  Patented 
A rticles.
T R A D E S M A N   CO.,

G rand Rapids, M ich.

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

N ew s  from   th e   M etropolis— In d ex   of 

th e   M ark ets.

S pecial C o rrespondence

theaters,  of 

N e w   Yoke,  Sept.  1—There  has  been 
the greatest transformation  scene in this 
city  during  the  past  six  days  ever  ex 
perienced, and it would not seem possible 
unless one was  an actual  witness  of the 
change.  A week ago the  acme  of  dull 
ness seemed to have been  reached in the 
dry goods  district,  while  now  the  side 
walks  are  crowded  to  the  curbs  with 
boxes  and  bundles.  Truckmen  who 
found time  to have a  good  long  nap  at 
noon  in  their  wagons  a  week  ago  are 
now  swearing  as  only  truckman  can 
swear,  and  rushing  hither  and  thither 
hardly having  time  to  eat.  The  hotel, 
are  almost swamped,  the  heaviest  con 
tingent of buyers being  from  the South, 
although every section of  the  country i3 
well represented. 
It seems  as  though a 
wand  of  magic  had  struck  us,  and  for 
the present,  at least, New York is hump 
ing.  The 
course,  are 
crowded, and everything is  lovely.
While the  grocery  jobbing  houses  do 
not show such a sharp  contrast as do the 
dry goods districts  in  comparison with i 
week ago, the influence  is, nevertheless 
felt, and a more cheereful  feeling  is  ex 
perienced than for many months.  It may 
not last  long,  but  the  probabilities  are 
that we are “on the way up.”  Yes, trade 
is good.
The  rush  of  brokers  at  the  custom 
house for two or three  days  was  fright 
ful.  They tumbled over  each  other and 
even waited  all  night  in  order  to  “be 
there  early.”  The  warehouses  have 
litterally  been  packed  with  goods,  and 
now  we  begin  to see  “Immense  Reduc­
tions on account  of  Lower Tariff.  These 
trousers reduced  from  $14 to 1.75,”  and 
other equally  important  reductions—all 
made by Sol. Isaacs and Abe Cohen.
Several  loads  of  English  sugar  have 
been sold this week in New York.  Is this 
a straw?
We read with interest of  big  floods  in 
Texas.
Brazil coffee  remains  weak at 16c, and 
the visible supply is  sufficiently large to 
justify  the  assertion  that  we  will  not 
soon  see  higher  figures.  The  amount 
afloat  is  475,000  bags,  against  320,791 
last year.  Mild sorts are unsteady,  good 
Cucuta bringing 18%e.
Spices  generally are a trifle firmer and 
reports are firmer abroad.
Granulated sugar is held at 4 13-16@5c. 
The market is quiet.  The  first  sales  of 
raw under the  new  tariff  were  made  to 
“independent  refiners,”  whatever  that 
may mean.
The California  people  are  getting  in 
some  very  contradictory  reports  as  to 
the  future of the  fruit  prospects  there. 
One  party  knows  everything  will  be 
high,  while  the  opposite  side  says  the 
outlook  is  for  exceptionally  low  rates. 
Here  canned  goods  are  moving  in  a 
everyday  sort of  way, and  while  prices 
are not any higher than  they  were, they 
are firmer than  ten days ago, and holders 
feel encouraged.
Butter is  dull  and  holders  anticipate 
no advance for a  fortnight,  24>£c  being 
paid for best stock.
Eggs which ought to  have  been sold a 
month ago are coming,  and altogether re­
ceipt are hardly  as  good  as  during  the 
extremely  hot  period.  Best  Michigan 
are  worth 17c.
The market is glutted  with  fruits and 
nothing is bringing  more  than  nominal 
quotations.  Lemons are  lower.  Oranges 
are selling slowly,  and bananas are down 
to  $1  per  bunch  for  firsts.
To  people  outside of  insurance  com­
panies  the  report  of  the  New  Jersey 
Insurance Commissioner is  full of  amaz­
ing statements and,  although  not exactly 
in the line of this correspondence, it may 
not be uninteresting to show your readers 
a  few  figures  regarding  policies  which 
“cease  to  be  in  force.”  The  United 
States Industrial  Company  reports  that 
during 1893, 83,427  policies  ceased to be 
in force,  1,584  of  them  by  deaths,  and 
81,843  by  lapses—  sixty  lapses  to  one 
death!  That  is on business  throughout 
the  country. 
I d  New  Jersey  34.614 
policies ceased to be iu  fo rc e   d u r in g   the 
If
year.  They  represented  $3,582,556. 

L akevlew   B usiness  M en  Im itatin g   th e  

Phoenix.

L a k e v i e w ,  Sept.  3 —The  popular dis­
trict fair,  heretofore held here each year, 
will  be  omitted  this  season,  owing  to 
the burning down of this village.

Lars P.  Sorenson,  Lakeview’s  popular 
dry goods merchant  for the  last  twenty 
years,  has bought  some of the fixtures of 
the old  Mather  bank  and will engage in 
the  banking  business.

More  than  a  dozen new  brick  build­
ings  are  now  being  erected  here.  The 
South side of  Main  street  will  be  built 
up  solid  this fall  and about  one-half of 
the opposite  side  of  the  street.  A.  M. 
Decker is rebuilding his hotel,  36x90  and 
two stories high and of brick.  No people 
could  be more resolute  than  are  ours in 
rebuilding a burned town.

The mason-work on our new  town hall 

is  about finished.

C.  F.  Braden  has  concluded not  to re­
sume the drug business,  but  will  remove 
to  Lake  Odessa  and  embark  in  the 
lumber business  with  his  brother.  His 
departure will  be  sincerely  regretted by 
our people.

Dr. John W.  Kirtland  will  shortly re­

open a drug store here.

The  new bank,  to  take  the  place  of 
the Commercial & Savings  Bank of Lud- 
ing,  which recently closed  its  doors,  and 
and is now in process of liquidation under 
Receiver Frank  Filer,  has secured all the 
subscriptions for stock necessary  for or­
ganization,  and will  commence  business 
in a few days.  The stockholders  are  al­
most all interested  in the  First  National 
Bank and the new bank  will be  operated 
in conjunction  with  the  First  National 
Bank, although located in  the  old  quar­
ters  of  the  defunct  Commercial  Bank. 
The capital stock is $50,000.

Tallman—The  Danaher & Melendy Co. 
has removed its lumbering  headquarters 
from  this  place  to  Brookings,  where  a 
post office will probably be re-established 
under another  name,  as the  corporation 
has  enough  timber  in  that  locality  to 
keep its mills going four or five years.

POITLTRY .
Local dealers pay as follows:

LIVE.

Toms..........................................  

™ 
Turkeys, hens...................................................  <¡©7
SSL
owls,  h e n s................................................ .'-'.'838*
.......9  ¡&io
Spring chickens............. 
Spring d ucks..... .........................................   7 
g
_  
Turkeys.............................
Chickens................
F o w l.................................. .............................

DRAWN.

.  

Ducks........................Oysters.

The season commences Sept.  5.
Note the following  low  prices  for a 
starter:
Solid Brand,  Extra Selects,  per can $  30
Solid Brand, Selects,  per can........... 
28
Solid Brand,  E.  F.,  per  can.. . . . . . .  
22
Solid Brand, Standards,  per can.... 
20
Daisy Brand, Selects,  per  can.........  
26
I Daisy Brand, Standards, per can... 
20
Daisy Brand, Favorites,  per can.... 
18
Mrs.  Withey’s  Home  Made  Jelly, 
made with green apples,  very fine
30-lb pail............................................  j  00
17-lb  pail................................ . „  ! ”  
65
Mrs.  Withey’s  Condensed  Mince 
Meat,  the  best  made.  85  cents 
per  doz.  3  doz.  in  case.  Will 
quote bulk mince meat later.
p ure Cider Vinegar,  per  gallon___ 
10
Pure Sweet Cider,  per  gallon.........  
12
Fine Dairy Butter,  per pound.........  
19
Fancy 300 Lemons,  per  box.............5  00
Choiee 300 Lemons,  per  box........... 4  50
Choice 360 Lemons,  per  box.........   4  00

EDWIN  FALLAS,

O yster  P ack e r  and  fla n u factu re r. 

V A L L E Y   C IT Y  COLD  STO R A G E ,

215 and 217 Livingston St.,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

E. A.  V o ig t .

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

THIS  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

the  above  proportion  holds  good,  over 
34,000 of the polices  represented  lapses. 
O ther com panies  show  about  the  same 
proportion. 

J a y.

Of 

QUARTERLY  MEETING

th e   D irecto rs  o f 

th e   M ichigan 

K nights  o f  th e   G rip.

General 

The  H a rd w a re   M arket.
Trade — Continues 

good, 
Agents are  bringing  in  fairly  good  or 
ders  and  the  mail  order  business  indl 
cates  that  buying  has  commenced.  As 
the  fall  of  the  year approaches,  we al 
ways look for and have  a  much  greater 
demand  for  goods  than during the sum­
mer months, and,  with  legislation out of 
the  way,  affairs  ought  to  resume  their 
normal condition.  We can note  but  lit­
tle  change  in  prices,  as  the  increased 
trade  has  not  reached  such a volume as 
to  produce  any  marked  advances. 
In 
the majority of  lines we  do not  look  for 
any  higher  prices,  but  in  some  cases, 
where goods have been  sold so  very low, 
it is to  be hoped  the manufacturers  will 
be  enabled  to  get  proper  returns  for 
their investment.

Barbed  Wire—The demand  is very ac­
tive,  which  we presume is  accounted for 
by  the  burning  down  of  many  fences, 
which are replaced  by  wire.  The  price 
remains  firm  as quoted last week—$2.10 
for painted and $2.50 for galvanized.

Wire Nails—Are  in good  demand  and 
prices are stationery, although many fac­
tories are  now getting  into  working  or­
der,  which will  prevent any advance and 
may have a tendency to weaken prices.

Sheet  Iron—In  good  request.  The 
price is  firm  at  $3  for  No.  27  common 
iron.

Window Glass—Good  sizes are  getting 
scarce,  but the price is  not  firmly  held, 
ae  the  new  tariff  rate  will  have a ten­
dency to make the price lower.

Sheet Tin  and  Tinware—On  this  line 
of goods no  change has  yet  been  made, 
but  we  may  with reason  look for lower 
prices later in  the  year,  as  the  duty  on 
tin  has  been  nearly  cut  in two  and on 
pig tin removed entirely.

The  W h e a t  M arket.

There  is  no  change  to  note  in 

the 
wheat  market.  Prices  have  remained 
the same.  There was no foreign demand 
and  very  little  speculative  buying  for 
the  week,  and about the only  feature  to 
note is the continued reports of  the  fav­
orable outturn of  the  spring wheat  har­
vest, 
together  with  a  considerable  in­
crease of receipts at  spring  wheat  mar 
kets, although there  has  been  a  falling 
off in the receipts  of  winter  wheat. 
In 
this immediate vicinity the receipts from 
farmers  amount 
to  almost  nothing. 
Some mills meet great  difficulty  in  get­
ting enough to supply their  manufactur­
ing  wants.  This  being  the  case,  and 
coarse grain being relatively  higher than 
wheat,  we  cannot  expect  much  of  a 
movement  until  these  markets  adjust 
themselves.  This  will  only  be  a  ques­
tion  of  time.  The  drought  still  con­
tinues,  and  wheat  is  being  fed  to  stock 
as  freely  as  other  grains.  The  actual 
increase 
the  week  was  870,000 
bushels,  which is small and less  that an­
ticipated.

for 

Iiradxtreet  reports  exports  of  wheat, 
flour  included,  from  this  country  and 
Canada,  as 3,520,000  bushels  during  the 
past week;  same week last  year,  5,592,- 
000;  two years ago,  3,241,000,  and 5,441,- 
000 three years  ago.

The  guesses  on  the  visible  increase 
are  1,750,000  for  the  coming  week,  of 
which  1,250,000  is expected to be the in­
crease iu the Cuicago market.

referred 

evidence 

regarding 

G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  Sept.  1—The  regular 
quarterly meeting of the Boaru of  Direc­
tors,  Michigan  Knights of  the Grip,  was 
held  at  Lansing 
to-day,  President 
Waldron in the chair.
The committee  to  whom  was  referred 
the  claim  of  Mrs.  J.  V.  Sine  reported 
that they had been  unable  to obtain any 
additional 
the 
matter, aside  from  the  facts reported by 
Secretary Mills at the last board meeting, 
and did not feel justified  in making  any 
recommendation  to 
the  board.  Report 
accepted and committee discharged.
It  was  moved,  supported  and  carried 
that  this  matter  be 
to  the 
annual convention in December, for final 
disposition by  the members,  and that the 
Secretary  write Mrs. Sine  to  that  effect.
The Secretary was granted  permission 
to enclose a  circular or  application  for 
membership of  the  Commercial  Travel­
ers’  Home Association  in the next notice 
mailed to our members.
The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  re­
quest the  Railroad  Committee to  confer 
with  the General Passenger  Agents’  As­
sociation regarding rates  to our  conven­
tion in  Grand Rapids in  December;  also 
to mail notice of annual  dues of  1895 of 
$1,  payable  on  or  before Jan.  1, to each 
member under date of Dec.  1.
A communication from Senator Patton, 
regarding the Raynor Bill,  was  read  and 
placed on file.
The report of  the  Secretary was  then 
presented,  as follows:
Regardless of the fact that the  present 
year has been one of unusual commercial 
depression,  which has in no small degree 
affected the  salaries  of  our  members,  I 
am pleased to  report  that  our  member­
ship has steadily increased,  and also that 
the loss of members  by delinquences has 
been 
the 
responses 
to  assessments  have  been 
prompt.
As  per  your  instructions  I  mailed  a 
notice  of  Death  Assessment  No.  3  to 
every  member,  under  date  of  July  20, 
and also placed in same  enclosure,  to  all 
who were delinquent  for  former  assess­
ments or dues,  a  circular  letter,  stating 
the  amount  of  their  indebtedness  and 
urging them to  continue  their  member­
ship.  The result has been the  reinstate­
ment of very many of them.
There  are  ninety-five  members  who 
have failed to  pay the  annual  dues  for 
1894,  and  forty-six  are  delinquent  for 
Death Assessment No.  1, and 118 for No. 
2,  but  a  number  are  remitting  each 
week for the latter.
My financial report will show  that  our 
membership has been increased  the past 
quarter by forty-nine new  members,  five 
honorary members  and 
thirty-eight  old 
members  reinstated—a  total  of  ninety- 
two,  making  our  total  membership  to 
date  1,636.  My  financial  report  is  as 
follows:
B alance on hand Ju n e 1.............................. $  539  05
Received from   death  assessm ents...........  1,309 00
Total receipts........... *1,818 25
Our disbursements  have  been  $1,500— 
$500 each to the beneficiaries of  the  late 
R. J. Coppes,  W.  C.  Lynes  and  S.  McM 
Toal—leaving  a  balance  on  hand  of 
$348.25.
_  
GENERAL  FUNS.
B alance on hand  J u n e  1.........................  
A pplication fees and d u es___.. 

small.  As  a  rule, 

DEATH  FUND.

*304  a2

very 

92 00

, 

Total  receipts.............*396 23
Our  disbursements  during  this  time 
were $338.63,  leaving a balance  on  hand 
Of $57.59.
The  following  accounts  were  audited 
and orders ordered drawn on the treasury 
for the  amounts:
S ' W T al£ i? n ’ traveling  expenses.............. $ 4 93
r o-
“ 
it.  W. J&cklin, 
P.  R  Streat, 
“  
3 ™
L. M.  M ills, 
“ 
.  77  «a
Postage and office expenses.............. . 
88 45
L.  M.  Mills, salary  3 m onths............... . 
Tradesm an Company, stationery and p’tg ..  31  55
The meeting  then  adjourned  to  Dec. 
26,  when  the  meeting  will  be  held  in 
Grand Rapids, just prior to  annual  con­
vention. 

l .  M. Mil l s,  Sec’y.

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to  ¿0  feet  long.

Our  line of  Fishing tackle 

is equal  to any one’s.

Send  for  Catalogue.

mter&tevens
&  (§■

RIND6E,  KALMBRGH  i   GO 

'V ./ .'S S "

HEALTH  SHOES.

ASK  TO  SEE  THEH.

They are the coolest shoe in summer,
The warmest shoe in winter, and 
The easiest shoe ever made,
Combining  ease,  comfort  and  good  looks 
in one pair of shoes.

In  addition  to  the  above,  our factory 
and jobbing lines are complete.  Styles 
attractive.  Prices at the bottom.

We carry all  the leading lines of 
Socks and Wool Boots; also Bos­
ton  Rubber Shoe Co.’s goods.

l i ^ r o c c r y
Muskegon  Bakery  Crackers

(U n ited   S ta te s  B a k in g   C o.)

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

rhere are a great many  Butter Crackres  *»n  the  Market—only 

one can be best—that is  the original

Muskegon
Bakery
Butter
Cracker.

Pure, Crisp, Tender,  Nothing  Like  it  for  Flavor.  Daintiest, 
Most Beneficial Cracker you can get for  constant table use.

Nine
Other
G reat
Specialties
Are

M uskegon  Toast,
R o\al  Fruit  Biscuit, 
M uskegon  Frosted  Honey, 
Iced  Cocoa  H oney  Jumbles, 
Jelly  Turnovers,
Ginger  Snaps,
H om e-M ade  Snaps, 
M uskegon  Branch,
Mlik  Lunch

ALWAYS
ASK
YOUR
GROCER
FOR
riU SK E G O N  
BAKERY’S 
C A K E S   and 
C R A C K E R S

United  States  Baking  Co.
Mich,\
Muskegon,

LAW BINCE  DEPEW,  Acting  Manager,

MASON  FRUIT  JARS

H.  LEONARD  &  50NS Grand  Rapids, 

M ich.

PK

No  Charge for  Boxes  on 

Fruit Jars.

No-Charge  lor  Cartage  on 

Fruit  Jars.
Mason’s  Fru t  Jars.

From  now on is the season to push the sale of 
these goods.  The most  profitable  line  yon  can 
find.  New reduced prices.
Per Gro
Quarts, 8 dor. in b o x .......................................f  5 On
Half gallons. 6 doz In  box.............................. 7 00
Pints,  1 doz in ca«e.......... 
.................... 4  75
Half gallons, 1 doz in case 
.......................   T 75
Extra covers for pint, quart and half gallon  x’  25 
Rubber rings for  Mason's  jars...................... 
35
Flint  Glass  Mason  Fn it  Jars.

Clear fine glass.
p arts. % g ro in  case, per  gro......................... 15  fa
alf Gallons, V4 gro in case, per gro........ ..  7 25

Best quality, selected jars.

Jelly  Tumblers.

V6  Pints, 6 doz in box  (box 0  ) per  box__ Si  64
23
V4  Pints, 21 doz in bbl,  ibol 35)  te r  doz   
 
}4  Pints, 6 doz in  box.  (box > 0) per box.......  1  80
H  Pints, 16 doz in bbl  (bbl 35c)  per  doz. . . .  
26

Common  Tumblers.

M  Pint, plain, 6 doz in box. (box on) per box  Cl  60 
*4  Pints, plain, 20doz in bbl. (bbl 35c)  per doz  27

EDgraved  Tumblers.

Orient Assortment, 3 styles, nicely engmved 
thin blown glass, per box  of 6 doz,  (box
10)  ................................................................ S3 00

Common  Stoneware.
Stone Batter Jars S  gal,  per  doz.................$  60
Stone Butter Jars. 1 to 6 gal,  per  gal. 
Stone  Preserve Jars and covers,  >4  gal,  per
...........................................  
Stone Preserve Jars »nd  covers,  1  gal,  per
Tomato or Fruit Jugs  Vi  gal.  pe-  doz 
. . .  
Tomato or Fruit Jugs, 1 gal  per  doz.......... 
Stone  Milk  Pans,  H gal, per doz................... 
Stone Milk Pans, 1  gal  e a c h ........................ 

d u z .................... 
doz..............................  

..  06 
9ft
..  1  40
75
9">
60
06

Fine  Glazed  Stonewaie

1  Gal, Fine  all White Milk Pans,  per gal .C  OS
1  Gal, Fine  all Black Mil«  Pans, per  gal.  0nV£
54 Gal, Pineali  Black  Milk  Pans,  per doz 
65 
1  Gal, Fine  all Black Butter Jars, per gal  07
1  Gal, Fine  all White Butter Jars  per gal  08
75
Vi Gal, Fine all White nutter Jars, per doz 

Corks  and  Sealing  "Wax.
Corks for V* gal Tomato Jugs  per doz__$ 
Corks  for 1  gn) Tomato  ugs, per  doz__ 
Sealing Wax, 5fi> pkgs.  per lb.................... 

15
8
OzVi

Flask  and  Jug  Corks.

P task and Bottle Cora s, assorted  sizes,  No.
6- 0,  5 gro  in  bag............................. 50
Jug  Corks, at-sorted sizes.  Nos.  11-20.  1  gro 
in  bag...........................................................  

to

Per Gro

Open  Stock 

Candy  Jats.

1 doz in case.  No charge for case.

 

TIN  COVES

per doz. 
Quart Squat..................................... $1 75 
S  Gal  squat.....................................2  (0 
1 G&i Squat........  
3  f.O 
....................................*  00 
Vt Gal  Tall 
1 Gal  Tall  ................. 
3 50 
Vi Gal Squat or Tall.......................   2  50 
Vt Gal Squat or Tall.....................  a  5 > 
1 Gal Squat or Tall............ 
n  »0 
54 Gal Squat 
 
2 50 
V* Gal  Squat  ................................   3 60 
1 Gal Squat............... ..................   .  5 HO 

FRENCH  JARS— GLASi COVERS
 

RING  JA R S - GLASS COVERS

 

 

Per 
Case
1  25
1  ?0
3  10
15"
3  00
2 25
3 0 •
4  50
2  15
:i 00
4  tO

Flasks.
Pic-Nie or Shoo Fly Shape

Per  Gro
H  Pint,  Vi gro in case..................................... $ 2  40
Pint,  H gro in  case..........•»............................... 3  8it
Quart, Vi gro in case........................................ 6(0

Lamp  Chimneys.

Sole Agents for  extra  toughened  "LaBastie” 
French glass chimney.  Positively  the strongest 
and most durable lamp chimney made.

“ La B asil«”  Glass.
...... 

 
Pearl  Top  <  h ’mneya.

No.  1  Sun  Bulb,  per doz................................$1 Sb
No.  2  sun  Bulb,  per  doz 
. 1   50
.............................1  6u
No  2  Electric,  per doz 
No.  1  Sun  Crimp Top.  per doz.....................   1 35
No.  2  Sun  Crimp Top, per doz. 
1  60
Tbe  well-known, easy selling,  popular  “ Pearl 
Tops.”  No store  ran  get  along  without  them, 
and  no good merchant  wishes  to  Prices  guar­
anteed.  6 doz in case.  No charge for case
No.  1  Sun Pearl Top, per  rase............ 
$3 7 *
No.  2  Sun  Pearl Top. re r case.......................4  70

 

4  rfinp  Top  S a il  *  hiiiiiiry. 
Common grade.  Sold by the case only.

No.  0  Sun, fi doz in case...............
No.  1  Sun, 6 doz in  case.............
No.  2  Sun, 6 doz In ease...............

H  L  &  s  Flint  < Niam ey.

Selected firsts.  Each wrapped and  labeled.

Per Case 
.......*i  ;
70

No. 0  Sun  Crimp  Top.......
No. 1  sun Crimp Top 
..
No. 2  Sun Crimp Top 
.  ..
No. 2 Sun  Hinge................
No. 2  E lectric....................
No. 2  Rochester...................

case of 6  Open, Per
Doz.
$  40
45
6»
65
75

Doz.
10
2 25
.  3  5
3  HO
.  4  Of.
.  4  00

F lin t  XXX  fu r « Lead  Glass.

No seconds in  this line.  Each chimney wrap­

ped and labeled.  Will not crack from heat.

Case of 6  Open, Per 

Doz. 

Doz.
No.  0  Sun  C rim p ............. $j  60 
$  4>
No.  1  Sun Crimp....................   2 80 
5 >
No.  2 Sun Crimp.................... 3  pti 
65
See our lamp  catal  gue  for  complete  assort 
ment Showing chimney for  every  burner.  Sent 
by mail on receipt of postal.

Tubular  Lanterns.

flint globes  ...................... 

Only  the  latest  patterns  of  the  heaviest ma­
terial.  Every  lantern  warranted.  No  charge 
for case.  1 doz  in case.  Price per doz.
No.  0  Side spring  lift,  inside  guards,  best
No.  0 Crank side lift tubular............................ 3 75
No.  0  Tubular,  copper finish..........................  4  75
No.  i5 Jap'd Tubu ar, dashboard and reflec­
tor attachment, bulls eye globe % doz in
b o x .................................................................5 on
No.  B  Tubular  Side  spring  lift  takes  1 in
wick.. 
...............................  .........  5  5ft
No.  0  Tubular Crystal Glass  front......... 
6 '0
Tubular Search Light,  Headlight  each__   1 7 -

...................50

Store  Lamps.

400 candle  power.

Rochester, complete.  2f>  in  reflector__
Plttsbnrgh, complete  ¿0  In  reflector__
Banner, complete. 20 in reflector............
Incandescent, complete, 20 In  reflector. 

Send for catalogue showing all.

Lan  ern  Globes.

Per Doz
No.  '•  Tubular, open  slock 
......................8  45
4P
By  the Carrel, ft doz  (Parrel 35) 
No.  O  Tubular,  Bull's Eye Globe.................  1  25

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

C lo t h e s   L i n e s

J u ie   so foot line, per  doz..................
•lute,  60 foot line,  per d o z ..................
Ju te,  120 foot line,  per doz......... .........
Cotton.  0 foot line,  per  doz___

.  8  41
... 
80
........... 
...........  1  60
...........  118

W r i t i n g   P a .   e r. 

Com’l  Note, 3 lb E xcelsior....................
Com’l  Note, 5 lb E xcelsior.................... ........... 
Com’l  Note  61b  E xcelsior............

Per Ream. 
...........8  28
49
.......   59

E n v e lo p e s

Size

X5  W hite.........................
X6  W hite..............
XX5  W hite...........................
XX6  W h ite..............................

O il  C a n s .

N et

Per 1.000
...........8  75
........... 
85
85
...........100

. 

. 

....

Per Doz. 
Vi Gal  Tin,  w ith  spout,  per doz...........
........8  1  50
1  Gal Tin,  w ith spout, per d o z__
....  1 6 )
1  G alvanized  Iron,l  doz in  crate
1  Gal  Glass w ith  Tin Jacket.  1  doz  in case.  2 25
2 Gal  Galv  Iron, oil or  g aso lin e....
3  75
3 Gal Galv Iron, oil  or  gasoline......... .........  5  no
5 Gal Galv  Iron,  w ith  fa u c e t............... .........   7 00
5 GhI Galz Iron  tilting 
..  10)0
5 Gal Galv  Iron, Home R ule  “ Pum p” ........ 12 01
3 Gal Galv Iron,  Home  R ule  “ Pum p”
.......  10 80
5 Gal Galv Iron, “Good  Enough” .......
........  13 50
5 Gal  Galv Iron, “Good enough” ........
.......  12 00
See our catalogue for full  line  grocers’ 
sundries  as  Pails,  Tubs,  Fibre  Ware, 
Wash Boards, Tin and Iron Pails, Lamps, 
Slates,  Papeterie.  Toilet  Soaps,  Station­
ery, Shaving  Soaps,  Blank  Books,  Pen 
Holders.  Slate Pencils, Toilet Paper and 
Step Lad  ers.

TH E  ONLY  SCALE  ON  EARTH 

for  th e   R etail

They  Are  The 

EIGHTH  WONDER 

of  the  World.

Dealer.

An  Investment 
Paying  from 

10  to  100  Per  Cent. 

Per  Annum.

Thousands of the 
BEST MERCHANTS 

are Using Them.

If  Your  C om petitor  S ays  T hey  are  a  Good  T h in g 

for  Him,  W H Y  NOT  EQUALLY 

SO  FOR  YOU  ?

See  W h a t   Users  S ay:

T raverse City,  Mich.,  Sept.  21,  18F2. 
The Computing Scale Co..  Dayton. Ohio.
G e n t l e m e n :— Since 
the  adoption  of 
your Computing Scales I 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 time I  weighed  upon  it.  1 
would  retire from business before return­
ing 
regular  weighing 
scales. 

to  the  use  of 

Yours  truly,

that  I 

F r a n k   D a n i e l s .
For further particulars drop a  Postal  Card  to

WKttk  HOYT 

C O ., General  Selling  Agents,
Dayton,  Ohio•

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