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GRAND  RAPIDS,  SEPTEMBER  26,  1894.

NO.  575

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GRAND RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  26, 1894.

NO.  575

WHAT’S  IN  A  NAME.

“Well,  that’s  done!”  and  Mrs.  Jack 
patted the crisp  pillow-shams  and gazed 
complacently around the pretty rooms—a 
guest-room  that  had  never  yet  held  a 
guest—fresh,  new  and  dainty.  The 
breeze  stirred  the  frilled  curtains,  the 
late afternoon sun shone  on  the  creamy 
walls, and the soft light flittered through 
the  young  leaves  of  the  chestnut,  and 
faintly 
tinted  with  green  the  lovely 
“Abend”  over  the  bed.

No  wonder  Mrs. Jack  looked satisfied; 
no detail for comfort or beauty  had been 
forgotten.  She  and  Jack had been mar­
ried  only  a  few  months; 
this  was  the 
finishing  touch  to  their  cosy  nest,  and 
any  young  housewife  might  have  been 
proud of  the  result.

Just then  Jack  rushed  in,  bearing  a 

letter.  He stopped on the threshold.

“Whew!  what  magnificence!  Might a 

poor  worm  venture  in?”

“Nonsense, Jack!  It isn’t  magnificent 
at  all—only  pretty  and  restful.  Come 
in,  bad boy,  and tell me what  is  in  that 
letter.”

“ Vou know  Cousin  Elizabeth?”  asked 
Jack, as he settled himself in a  big easy- 
chair and pulled his little  wife down be­
side him.
“ Yes,  indeed, dear.  You  remember  I 
saw her  the  summer  we  were  engaged, 
and 1 liked her so  much!  Such  a  sweet 
face  and  gentle  ways!  But  she  seems 
too old to be your  cousin—more  like  an 
aunt.”

“Father  was  the  youngest  of  an  im­
mense  family,  and  Cousin  Elizabeth’s 
mother  was  the  eldest,  so  there  were 
many years between them;  indeed, father 
and his niece are nearly of an  age.  You 
knew she was married?”

“Yes,  an  old  love  story,  wasn’t  it— 

a  real  romance?”

“Well,  Nannie,  what  do  you  say  to 
your new room being  christened  by  this 
ancient  bridal  couple  on  their  antique 
honeymoon?”

“Oh, this isn’t their honeymoon!  They 
long  before  we  were, 
were  married 
and  that  was  ages  ago.  Besides, 
they 
aren’t  so  old,  and  1  am  very  glad  to 
have some of  your  people  for  oar  first 
guests.  You’ve  been  such  a  perfect 
dear  about  this  room.  What  does  the 
letter say?”
He read it;
D e a b   B o t  an d  His  D e a b   W if e—I  have  go 
longed to see you In  yonr  new  happiness,  and 
now  comes  an  opportunity.  The  Colonel  has 
come to Boston on business, and I am with him. 
Would it  be convenient for you to have us for a 
few days?  Do not hesitate to say so if it would 
not.  If you  really  do  want  us,  couldn’t  Jack 
meet the Colonel at Young’s, after  his  business 
hours  Wednesday,  and  take  him  out  to  your 
home?  I have an engagement that will keep me 
until evening,  but  I  can  find  my  way  to  you 
easily.  With dear love to both,

Cousin  E lizabeth.
o.  E.

P. S.  I do want you to see my Colonel.
“Wednesday—that’s day  after  to-mor­
row,”  said  Mrs.  Jack.  “1  shall  be  so 
happy to  have them! 
I’ll write at  once. 
But she gave  no  address!  Never  mind, 
you  can  assure  the  Colonel  when  yon 
meet him how pleased  we  are.  There’s 
the dinner bell.”

That night, as  Nan  was  taking  hair­
pins oat of her bonny  brown  locks,  she

casually remarked to Jack:

“What did you  say the Colonel’s name 

was?  I  don’t  remember  it.”

Jack  looked puzzled.  “ Why,  didn’t I 
tell you?  Colonel—Colonel—Jingo!  I’ve 
clean  forgotten  that  name  for  the  mo­
ment.  No matter,  it will come to  me  in 
the morning.”

But in the morning it was  just  as  far 

away from his memory as ever.

There  was  such  a  downpour  going 
on  in  the  outside  world  that  Nan 
in­
sisted  that  Jack,  who bad a cold,  should 
not  go  to  the  city;  and  Jack,  nothing 
loath,  settled  himself  for  a  comfortable 
morning by a bright open fire.  Suddenly 
he threw down  his paper.

“Nan,”  he  said, 

in  consternation, 
“how  shall  I  ever  find  the  Colonel  at 
Young’s Hotel?  It will never  do  for me 
to go around inquiring  for  ‘the  Colonel 
who married Cousin Elizabeth!’ ”

“Jack,” cried Nan,  “what  a fix we are 
in!  What ever  can  we  do?  Can’t  you 
think  of  the  name?  Bend  your  mind 
to it.”

Jack  bent  his  mind  to  it,  meantime 

pacing the flour.

“It  seems  to  me  as  if 

it  were  some­

thing like ‘Walker,’ but it isn’t that.”

“Perhaps it’s  Trott,”  suggested  Nan, 

“or  Trotter.”

“No;  it’s an odder name than that,  but 

what it is I cannot make out.”

“Jack,  this  is  awful!  We  never  can 
let them know we don’t  remember  their 
name,  after that lovely  clock  they  sent 
us when we were  married!  My  note  of 
‘Consin  Elizabeth,’ 
thanks  went 
through her  mother. 
I  know  if  I  had 
ever  written the name I  should  remem­
ber it.  Oh, dear!”  and  Nan  looked  so 
disconsolate that  Jack  had  to  stop  his 
deeply  perplexed thinking for  a while to 
cheer her.

to 

“I’ll say over all the names I can think 
of,  beginning with  ‘A,’ and so on through 
the  alphabet.  Yon’il  be  sure  to  know 
the name when you  hear  it,”  said  Nan, 
after  awhile.  “Adams,  Atkinson,  At­
well,” etc.

But  it  was  all  of  no  avail.  By  the 
time Nan had come to  "M”  Jack’s  hair 
was  in  wild  disorder  and  his  tie  had 
been pulled awry.  Long before “Z” was 
reached he was raging up and  down  the 
floor  like  a  caged  tiger.  Nau  was  al­
most hysterical.

“O, Jack!”  she almost  sobbed.  “You 
can’t find the Colonel,  and  they’ll  think 
we  didn’t  want  them,  and  how  can  we 
ever  explain?”

“Gracious,  Nan!  It’s  simply  awful! 
Consin  Elizabeth is such  a dear,  forget­
ful  soul,  she’ll  never  remember  she 
didn’t  send  us  any  address;  but  she  is 
very  sensitive,  and  if  she  gets  it  into 
her  head  that  we  didn’t  care  about  her 
coming,  it  will  break  her  heart.  Ha!
I  have  it!”  and  Jack  snapped  his  fin­
gers  and  executed  a  jig  on  the  hearth­
rug.

“What,  oh,  what?”  cried Nan.
“Well,  I’ll  go  over  to  the  station and 
telegraph to Sue  for  Cousin  Elizabeth’s 
married name.”

in 

“O,  Jack,  you  wise  boy!  You  are 
the  brightest  fellow 
the  whole 
world,  I  believe,” and Nan  beamed  and 
dimpled.
Jack  pulled  on  his  mackintosh  and 
plunged into, the  storm.  Half  an  hour 
later  he  returned,  with  a  very  dismal 
countenance.

“The  wires  are  down  between  here 
and Boston,  he  announced.  “The  gale 
is  fearful.”

They  spent  a  dismal  evening,  Jack 

walking  the  floor most  of  the  time.

“Jove!”  he  explained,  “ the  situation 

is  worthy of  Howells.”

Then the  absurdity  of  their  predica­
ment  was  borne  upon  him,  and  he 
laughter.  Nan  could  not 
roared  with 
see the fun. 
It was  pure tragedy to her 
hospitable soul.  The next morning mat­
ters brightened.  While  they  were  sit­
ting  at  breakfast,  in  the  sunshine  that 
had  succeeded  the  storm,  the  postman 
brought a letter  from  Cousin  Elizabeth. 
It contained but a few lines:
Our plans are changed, dear two,  and  instead 
of meeting Jack, the Colonel will wait and come 
out with me  on  the  eight  o’clock  train.  With 
l° vei 

Cousin  E lizabeth.

“What luck!” shouted Jack.
“But,”  said  Nan,  dolefully,  “ we’ve 
I  don’t  see 

got to call them something. 
that matters are mended  much.”

‘Oh!  their name will be  on  their  bag­
gage, and Cousin Elizabeth will  have  to 
introduce her Colonel.  That’s  all right! 
Now I must be  off!”  With  a  kiss  Jack 
was gone.

The day passed pleasantly in  prepara­
tion,  and  when, 
the  evening,  the 
guests arrived. Cousin Elizabeth  thought 
she never saw a prettier home or  a  more 
winsome mistress.

in 

Nan,  on  her  part,  was  proud  of  her 
husband  when he heartily greeted Cousin 
Elizabeth’s portly husband  with,  “I  am 
glad to see you, Colonel,”  not  betraying, 
by  any  hesitation,  the  dreadful  blank 
that existed in his mind after  that  mili­
tary title.  For the baggage had revealed 
no name!

The  lady,  with  sweet  graciousness, 
had  said,  “You  must  call  me  ‘Cousin 
Elizabeth,’ dear;”  and the  husband  had 
been 
“The 
Colonel.”

introduced 

simply 

somehow. 

“Never  mind,”  said  Jack. 

“We’ll 
find 
immense, 
though,  having  visitors  and  not  know­
ing their  name.  But  I’ve  thought  of  a 
way.”
“So  have  I,”  said  Nan.  “We’ll  see 

out 

It’s 

as 

who will find out first.”

Soothed  by  the  certainty,  she  set  to 
work  to  enjoy  her  guests;  not  a  hard 
task,  for she already loved  Cousin Eliza­
beth,  and no one  could  help  liking  the 
Colonel,  with  his  simple  hearty  ways 
and utter devotion to his wife.

The next morning,  when Nan  saw  the 
postman  coming  down  the  street,  she 
remembered  that  Cousin  Elizabeth  had 
said  she  was  expecting  a  letter  to  be 
forwarded,  and  so  she  rushed  to  meet 
him,  eager  to  read  the  address.  Just 
as  she  reached  the  door  she  was  met 
by  Cousin  Elizabeth,  who  held  up  a 
letter.

T H E   M I O H i a A N   T R A D E S M A N .

“Only  one,  dear,  and  that  for  me,” 
and  away  went  the  envelope  into  the 
little morning fire blazing on  the  hearth, 
before Nan had  a  glimpse of the  super­
scription. 

Jack grinned.

“Foiled again,”  he  whispered  in  her 

ear as he gave his good-by kiss.

Off went Jack into the  city,  and  from 
there he sent the  following  telegram  to 
his sister:
At once. 

Wire at once Cousin Elizabith’s married name. 
After Nan  had given  her  day’s  orders, 
arranged her flowers and  settled  Cousin 
Elizabeth on the lounge with anew book, 
she dressed for the street.

J a c k .

“I’ve  a  little  shopping  1  must  do, 
Cousin Elizabeth.  1 know  you  will  ex­
cuse me for awhile.”
“Dear  child!”  murmured  Cousin  Eliza­
beth,  as she watched  the  slender,  grace 
ful  figure down the street.

“You  must  leave  us  your  address, 
dear.  We want to write  and  hear  from 
you often.  You belong to  us  now,  you 
know.”

Cousin Elizabeth kissed the rosy cheek.
“I  thought of  that,  and  had  this  ail 
ready’ for you,” and  she  pressed  a  card 
into Nan’s hand.

After the good-bys were  said  and  the 
carriage rolled away.  Nan  examined  the 
address,  and  Jack, 
looking  over  her 
shoulder,  shouted  with  glee.  The  card 
said,  simply, in  the  Colonel’s  handwrit­
ing:
“325 Vine Avenue, Baft Adams, Mass.”
That night Jack received  his letter:
t  ou funny boy!  What did you mean  by  that 
frantic telegram?  1  wrote right to  mother,  and 
have just received her reply.  She says the name 
is Col. Albion G. Pacer  What  did vou want  to 
know  for in such a hurry? 
“ Well,  1  said  it  was  something  like 

s u e .

Walker,”  said Jack.

Son

Observations on  Oysters.

bolder writing,  “The Colonel.”

will have its load when  night  comes. 

In the middle of the alteruoou Jack re­

“Bless you, dear!”  said  Cousin  Eliza 
beth;  “ what a privilege to be  the first of 
what I hope will  be  a  long  and  happy 
list!”

“It’s the funniest  thing  1  ever  heard 
of,” said  Jack,  after  they  had  confided 
their disappointments to  each  other,  as 
they  were dressing for dinner.

A little later Nan came  back,  radiant 
claspiug a square package.  She  hurrie 
up to her  rooms,  undid  a  pretty  blan 
book  bound in soft  white kid,  tied  it  u 
with long yellow ribbons,  and laid  it  o 
the little desk  in the  guest  room.  The 
she went back  to h »r company.

ceived an answer to his telegram:
Do not  remember  name.  He  was  a  colonel 
Father and mother in Burlington.  They  would 
know. 
After  lunch,  while  the  guests  were 
dozing in the library,  Nan stole  into  the 
guest-room.  There,  on 
the  fair  first 
page of the  new  book,  were  the  words: 
“Cousin  Elizabeth,”  and  beneath,  in 

Dear  Colonel  and  Cousin  Elizabeth, 
she said,  “ we are so happy  to  have  you 
as our  first  guests.  1  knew  something 
was lacking  in  your  room,  and  it  ju 
occurred to me it was  a  guest-book.  So 
I went out and got one,  and  now  1  wan 
you to write your names on the  very firs 
page.”

“It  is  an  interesting sight,” said F. J. 
Dettenthaler,  continuing  his  talk  con­
cerning his Eastern trip,  “to  watch  the 
oyster dredges at work.  There  are  two 
kinds of dredges,  the  hand  dredge  and 
the steam dredge.  The  hand  dredge  is 
simply a pair of close-tined  rakes  whose 
teeth interlock. 
It is lowered to the  bot­
tom and automatically closed before rais­
ing. 
It is raised  by a block  and  tackle. 
The steam dredge  very  much  resembles 
an ordinary steam shovel, except that the 
under side of the scoop is  open  sufficient 
to allow the escape  of  water  and  sand. 
It  is  worked  like  the  ordinary  dredge. 
Sometimes it brings up a  bushel or  more 
ters,  sometimes  none,  but  the  boat 
It 
interesting, also,  to watch  the  ‘shuck- 
ers’  at  the  oyster  houses  on the docks. 
There  is a long table divided  into  spaces 
nf  about  four  square  feet  each.  Each 
space  is  the  work  table  of  a  shucker. 
To the right of each shucker  are  two  or 
more  pots  holding  a  gallon  each. 
In­
erted in  a block of  wood  is  a  piece  of 
ron about nine inches high,  with a blunt 
edge on the upper end, and about an inch 
n width.  Holding  the  oyster  shell  on 
this chisel the shucker  strikes  it  with  a 
hammer  and  breaks  off  a  piece  of  the 
outer edge.  This facilitates the  opening 
of the shell.  The oyster is  thrown  into 
one or the other of the pots  according  to 
size.  The  number  of  pots  corresponds 
to  the  number  of  grades  sold  by  the 
house. 
It is technically know as  ‘shuck­
ing in two pots’ or three as the  case  may 
be.  When a shucker  has  filled  one  of 
the  pots  he  (or  she,  as  a  great  many 
women and girls  work  at  the  business) 
takes  out  the  oysters and is given a ten 
or fifteen cent metal check,  according  to 
the  price  paid for shucking.  On Satur­
day afternoon these checks are  taken  to 
the  cashier,  who  pays  the  shucker  the 
sum  of  the  checks  in  cash.  But these 
checks are taken by  the  saloons  in  the 
neighborhood  as  readily as cash,  as they 
are  always  worth  their  face  at  the
How could you  be  so  clumsy?”  Then,« cashier’s  desk.  While I  was  in  one  of
as she and Jack stooped over  to  pick  up 
the  oyster  houses a saloon-keeper  came 
the fallen  stand,  she  whispered  in  his 
in  with  nearly  seven  dollars  worth  of 
ear,  “ You  darling! 
think  I  should 
checks,  for  which  he got the cash.  That 
have fainted!”
shows  where  much  of  the  earnings  of 
these people go, and they make good pay, 
too,  sometimes  as  high as four dollars a 
day.  They  shuck  the  oysters  with  al­
most  incredible  speed,  and  seldom,  if 
The  guests  took  their  departure  the 
ever,  make  a  mistake 
in  grading. 
next morning.  While they were waiting 
Women and girls  make  the  best  shuck-' 
for  the  carriage.  Nan  put  her  arms
ers,  however; they  are  swifter,  cleaner,
around Cousin Elizabeth,  and  said,  lov  j quieter about their work and  their  earn- 
ingly: 
■ ings  do  not go for beer.  But it is rough

That evening a neighbor  called.  Jack 
muttered over the  introduction  as  inco­
herently  as  he  could,  and 
the  whole 
group  drew  up  their  chairs  in  a  cosy 
circle.  During a lull in the conversation 
the caller turned to Nan,  and  said  in  a 
distinctly audible tone:

“Funny!”  exclaimed Nan.  “It’s  fear­
ful! 
It seems  as  if  everything  was  in 
conspiracy  against  us.  What  would 
they say if they knew  we  did  not  even 
know their name!”

In the confusion of restoring  order the 
question was forgotten,  and the neighbor 
went home  none  the  wiser  for  his  in­
quiry.

turned  pale—the  room  reeled. 
Crash!  over went  a little table  that  was 
standing at Jack’s elbiw.

“ 1 beg your pardon,  but I did not catch 

“Oh,  my  pet  rose-bowl!”  cried  Nan.

the name of your  guests.”

Nan 

I 

work at the best and women do  not  take 
kindly to it. 
I will  say  this  much  for 
the  women—if 
there  were  none  but 
women shuckers most of  the  saloons  in 
the neighborhood of the docks  would  be 
compelled to go out of business  or  move 
out.”

Few of Frank’s friends even know that 
he  has  a  hobby,  but he has,  and a very 
interesting one, at that.  Listen  to  him: 
“Do you know that I believe  every  oys­
ter in those pots (pointing to  the  oyster 
table in his own establishment)  is  alive? 
Well,  1 do. 
I have  had  many  a  discus­
sion  with  travelers  and  others  on  the 
subject,  and although they have  laughed 
at me they have not  laughed  me  out  of 
the idea.  Now,  see  here;  you  may  take 
one of thosa oysters,  rub it perfectly dry, 
lay  it  upon  a  dry  cloth  and  in a little 
while the cloth will be  wet.  Now,  take 
the same oyster and put  him  on  a  plate 
and put some clean  fresh  water  on  him 
and  he  will  absorb  an  appreciable 
amount  of  it.  There  is  no motion to a 
dead  body.  Of  course,  water  may  be 
absorbed  by  a  dead  oyster,  or  it  may 
exude from  it,  but it  is  hardly  possible 
for both processes to take place  at  regu­
lar Intervals unless the  oyster  be  alive, 
as I believe he is until he is cooked.

“I  want  to  tell  you  something  else, 
and then you can go.  A great many peo­
ple come inhere and want oysters  in  the 
natural juice.  1 know there  are  several 
oyster  firms  down  there  that  advertise 
‘oysters packed in  their  natural  juice,’ 
but  it  is  all  nonsense,  there  is no such 
thing  as  the  natural  juice.  When  the 
oysters are shucked they are thrown  into 
a  large  metal  receptacle  resembling  a 
colander,  and  a  man 
takes  a  rubber 
hose, 
turns  on  the  water  and  washes 
them,  turning them over  and  over  until 
they are perfectly clean.  Then they are 
taken out and  packed in pails or  tins  by- 
measure.  Then the old reliable  hose  is 
brought into  requisition  again  and  the 
pails or tins filled with water as required 
That is the only natural juice there  ever 
is  about  oysters,  no  matter  what  the 
packers may say.  By  the  way,  oysters 
will  be  plentiful  and  good  this  year, 
larger than for some years past.”

Salt for Peaches.

The unusual floods of  last  year  along 
the Atlantic coast have led to  what  may 
be a discovery  of  first-class  importance 
to peach growers. 
In Kent  county,  Md., 
and other portions of the  State along the 
coast,  the  water  rose  so  high  that  in 
many places it flooded the peach orchards 
and the trees  stood  with  their  roots  in 
the salt  water  for  considerable  periods 
of time.  The farmers concluded  that  it 
would be fatal to  them,  but  they  were 
mistaken.  The trees  were  not  hurt  at 
all.  On  the  contrary,  those  trees  that 
stood in the  water  are  almost  the  only 
ones that have any  considerable  amount 
of fruit on them  this  season.  A  gentle­
man  in Kent county  says  that  the  only 
trees in his  orchard  which  are  in  good 
bearing  are  those  that  had  salt  water 
baths, and that the  semi-circular outline 
of the flood in his orchard may be clearly 
traced by the  presence  of  fruit  on  the 
flooded trees,  and its  absence from those 
that the water  did  not  touch.  A  num 
ber of other peach growers bear the same 
testimony,  and the Maryland farmers are 
now  asking  themselves  whether 
the 
peach trees would not  thrive  better  for 
the application of  salt.  One  prominent 
peach  grower  proposes  to  try  dressing 
his orchard with the seaweed,  which  ac­
cumulates in great  quantities  along  the 
shore in  the late  summer  and  fall,  and 
says that he feels confident  of  the  most 
satisfactory  results.  Perhaps  this  in­
cident affords a suggestion  for  Michigan 
fruit growers.

 

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CANDIES,  FRUITS  and  NUTS. 
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes ae follows:

STICK   CANDY.Cases

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

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Bbls. Palls.
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Bbls 
Palls
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Standard............................................ 5% 
6)4
Leader............... 
5ft 
8
Royal.................................................. 7* 
Nobby.................................................7)4 
8)4
8H
English  Rock....................................7yt 
Conserves..........................................7>4 
8H
8 %
Broken Taffy......................baskets 
“ 8 
Peanut Squares..................  
9
9 <4
French Creams................................ 
Valley  Creams..............  
 
tsy.
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.........................................  9
8(4
Modern, 30 lb. 
Palls
Lozenges,  plain.................................................  9
printed..............................................  954
Chocolate Drops.................................................  13
Chocolate Monumentals..................................  13
Gum Drops.........................................................
Moss Drops.........................................................   8
Sour Drops.........................................................   y-4
Imperials.....................   ....................................  1q
Per Box
55
Lemon Drops............... 
Sour Drops........................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops................................................60
Chocolate Drops...................................................75
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................... ¿0
Gum  Drops....................................................41 @50
Licorice Drops..  ..............................................   00
A  B. Licorice  Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain.....................................................£5
printed............................................."65
Imperials............................................................   95
 
Mottoes.........................................  
Cream Bar....................................................... .. 55
Molasses  Bar........................................................55
Hand Made  Oeame......................................S5®95
Plain Creams...................................................  
 
Decorated Creams................................................90
Siring  Rock........................................................f5
Burnt Almonds................................................ i  i o
MTlnterereen  Berries.........................................'5
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes...............................   34
No. 1, 
No. 2, 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

CARAM ELS.

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Extra choice 360................................. . 
Extra fancy 300........................................! ..  4  50
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Extra fancy 360................................. 
Extra Fancy  3G0  Maiorio.........................       5  qq
BANANAS.
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Large bunches....................... 
Small bunches..................   ............... . .  i  00@1  50
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Figs, fancy  layers, 8tt>........................
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Persian.50-lb.  box__   ...
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walnuts, Grenoble...................................  
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French................................ ffllO
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Pecans. Texas, H.  P . , ........................ 
Chestnuts...............................................
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Cocoanuts, full sacks..................  
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Fancy, H.  P„ Suns...................................  @  su
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“  Roasted..................... 
Fancy, H.  P., Flags.................................   @ 5^
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Choice, H. P„  Extras..............................  
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PEANUTS.

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The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows:

OILS.

BA RRELS.
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Sw
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E x a c t l y   W h a t   Y o u   H a v e   B e e n   H o o k i n g   F o r .

Champion  Cash  Register,

W  hieh

Som e  Reasons  for  Our  C laim s,  as Set 

Forth 

in  Our  Award  bj  the 

W orld’s  Columbian 

Exposition.

1.  For  Handsome  Design.
2.  For Simple and Durable  Mech­

anism.

3.  For  Superior  Device by which
a Detailed  Account  of Every 
Cash  Transaction is Kept.

4.  For Its  Ability to  Keep Separ­
ate  Accounts for Each Sales­
man.

5.  For Its Instantaneous  Display

of All Accounts in Detail.

6.  For  the  Method  of Detecting

Omissions and Errors.

7.  For the  Indentifying of Delin­

quents.

If  you  visit  the  West  Michigan Fair 
this week, call at our  salesroom,  78 Canal 
St., and make  a personal  inspection  of the 
King of Cash Register.

CfegT"Merchants desiring  to  inspect  our 
Register  are  requested  to drop us a card, 
so that one of our agents can call when in 
the dealer’s vicinity. 
It will cost nothing 
to see the machine and  have its merits ex­
plained.

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J/ECE  MICHIGAN  TRADEBMAJN

AROUND THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS  OF  MERCHANTS.

Battle  Creek—C.  A.  Dibble  succeeds 

J. C.  Carson in  the grocery business.

Saginaw—H. E.  Lewis  has  pur. hased 

the grocery business of J.  M.  Gay nor.

Eagle—Hun ton  &  McCrunib,  grocers, 
have dissolved, Jas.  A.  lluuton  succeed­
ing.

Detroit—E.  F.  Jenks  &  Son  succeed 
Jas.  E.  Beavis & Co.  in  the grocery  busi­
ness.

Burr  Oak—H.  S.  Van  Etta  succeeds 
Van Etta &  Crandall  in  the  drug  busi­
ness.

Clio—Long  &  Johnson  have  removed 
their grocery stock  from Saginaw  to  this 
place.

Lake Linden—Miss  J. Friederichs suc­
ceeds Miss E.  Baker in the millinery  bus­
iness.

Belding—A.  Gasper  &  Co.  have  sold 
to  Wilson  & 

furniture  stock 

their 
Friedly.

pharmacist.  Mr.  Vaughan  was 
for 
several  years  manager of  the McDonald 
store and has had ten years’  practical ex­
perience in pharmacy.

Man on—Dennis Bros,  have  increased 
the capacity of their store by erecting an 
addition on the  north end  of  the  build­
ing,  making  a  salesroom  150  feet long. 
The store is in charge of  W.  A.  Dennis, 
brother of  the  owners,  who  is  making 
many friends  by his unassuming  manner 
aud enterprising methods.

Ellsworth—The  general  stock  of  the 
Pine Lake Iron  Go.,  which  has  been  in­
ventoried at §5,216.12,  is advertised to be 
sold at foreclosure sale Sept. 27,  by  vir 
tue  of  a  claim  for  §850  held  by Reid 
Murdock  & Co., of Chicago.  It is thought 
that the  banks  interested  in  the  estate 
will pay the claim and take possession of 
the property on an attachment.

Saginaw—F.  J.  Kelsey succeeds  Mitts 
Bros.  & Kelsey  in  the  book,  news  and 
cigar business.

Manistee—L.  N.  Koussin  has  pur­
chased the meat market of  Gus  Schmidt 
on River  street.

Eureka—W.  W.  Hodge is succeeded  by 
Edgar Belcher in the  agricultural  imple­
ment business.

Belding—E. A.  Horrigan  had  sold  out 
his confectionery  aud  tobacco  stock  to 
Ed. Belding aud Guy  Weeks.

Duck  Lake—Monroe  &  Anderson, 
general dealers,  have  dissolved,  Leonard 
Monroe continuing the business.

Marquette—Herman E. Bittner, grocer, 
wagon maker  and  blacksmith,  has  sold 
his grocery stock to Watt A  Kellau.

Detroit—Watts  &  Raub,  dealers 

in 
meats  and  groceries,  are  succeeded  by 
the Watts Grocery Co.,  not incorporated.
Manistee—P.  N. Cardozo  has  sold  his 
boot and shoe stock  to  G.  A.  Johnson & 
Co.,  who will continue at the same stand.
Frankfort—Kiefer & Wickert  are  suc­
ceeded by C.  A.  (Mrs.  Lewis  A.)  Kiefer 
in the boot and  shoe  and  harness  busi­
ness.

Bellaire—J.  L.  Wiseman  has  removed 
his clothing,  boot  and  shoe  and  men’s 
furnishing goods  business  from  Marion 
to this place.

Hesperia—C.  M.  Perkins  has  made 
somewhat  extended 
improvements  and 
additions to his store property,  including 
a 125 barrel water tauk above the roof.

Muskegon—Andrew  Wierengo  has
leased  the  entire  lower  floor  of 
the 
Odd Fellows’ block aud  will  remove  his 
wholesale  grocery  stock  to that  location 
about Oct 1.

Ludington—H.  C.  Hensen  No.  2  has 
opened a grocery store at  the  corner  of 
Madison and Fourth  streets,  just  above 
H.  C.  Hensen,  who  has  conducted  a 
grocery  business at that location for sev­
eral years.

Adrian—O.  J.  Avery  has  sold  his 
sporting  goods  stock  and  sewing  ma­
chine business to Geo.  E.  Force,  late  of 
Hudson.  Mr. Avery  will  close  out  his 
hardware  stock  and  retire  from  busi­
ness,  after  a  career  of  twenty-seven 
years behind the counter.

Alpena—H.  C.  King  and  W.  H. 
Vaughan  have  formed  a  copartnership 
under the style of King &  Vaughan  and 
purchased the McDonald pharmacy.  Mr. 
King has been engaged in the  drug busi­
ness at Oscoda for over twenty-one years, 
and has  had  a  varied  experience  as  a

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Marquette—The  Dead  River  Mill  Co 
has in eight camps northwest of this city, 
and the logs will  be  banked on  the Dead 
River  and  brought  by  rail  to  the  mill 
here.

Marquette—Isaac  Bearinger  was  here 
a few days ago and let a contract for tak­
ing out between  5,100,000  and  6,000,000 
feet  of  logs  near  Michigamme.  They 
will be  railed  to  this  city  for  manufac- 
ure.
Les Cheneaux—The sawmill of  Haines 
Bros.,  of Port Huron, cut  only  1,500,000 
feet of lumber this season  and  has  shut 
down.  The firm was  unable  to  get  all 
of the logs to  mill,  owing  to  the  early 
break  up of sleighing in the spring.

Grand  Marais—The  new  sawmill  of 
the Marais Lumber Co.  has  begun  oper­
ations.  Alger,  Smith  &  Co.  will  stock 
the mill,  which has a capacity of 30,000,- 
000 feet.  They  have  timber  enough  in 
this vicinity to keep the mill in operation 
fifteen years.

Traverse City—Wm.  Beitner  will shut 
down  his factory  in  a  few  days  for  re­
pairs  and  a  general  overhauling.  He 
will  discontinue  manufacturing  chair 
stock,  and when the factory is started up 
again he  will  engage  in  manufacturing 
chairs complete.

Manistee—The salt  makers are finding 
some  difficulty  in  disposing  of  their 
product,  and all the sheds both  here and 
at  the  receiving  points,  are  crowded. 
The  output  of  salt  for  August  in  this 
state was 383,799 barrels, of which Manis­
tee  contributed  132,166  and  Ludington 
63,796.

Grand Marais—George W.  Colwell,  of 
Harrisville,  who  has  been  prominently 
indentitied with  Huron shore  lumbering 
for a score or more of years,  has  decided 
to  move  the  machinery  of  his  shingle 
mill to this place,  where he  has  secured 
a site and the work of  putting up  a new 
mill to receive the machinery  is in  prog­
ress.

Bay City—Business  in  manufacturing 
and  shipping  lumber  is  moving  along 
fairly  well.  For a  week  there  has  not 
been so much  buying in  the  cargo  mar­
ket  noted.  The  trade  seems  to  be  in 
spurts.  The mills are all  fairly  well em­
ployed and three firms  are  running  day 
and  night.  Crews  are  being  sent  into 
the Georgian Bay district.

Manistee—The  hardwood  trade  is  be­
ginning to  pick  up  and  several  buyers 
have been here looking  for stock.  They 
all  seem  to  be of the  opinion that there 
is bound to be a  fair trade  for  the  next 
two  months  and as stocks are somewhat

t depleted,  they  are  hustling  among  the 
country mills to see  what they  can  pick 
up.  Oak and maple  appear to  have  the 
call.

Detioit—Judge Williams D.  Gordon, of 
Midland  county,  has  sent 
to  County 
Clerk Reynolds a praecipe in  a  suit  for 
§10,000 damages,  wherein  Heimelbach & 
Co., of Midland, are made  plaintiffs  and 
Strong,  Lee &  Co., defendants.  The suit 
is brought  because  the  defendant  com­
pany recently failed  to obtain  judgment 
in a §300 case for alleged breach  of  con­
duct against the Midland concern.

Fenton—The  copartnership  of  A.  J. 
i hillips & Co.,  manufacturers of wooden- 
ware,  which  was dissolved  by the recent 
death of Judson B.  Phillips,  is succeeded 
by  the  A.  J.  Phillips  Company,  with 
§100,000 capital stock,  all  paid  in.  The 
management  of  the  company  will  con­
tinue the same as  before,  the officers  be­
ing E.  Ashley Phillips,  President;  Harry 
J.  Phillips,  Vice President;  Winfield  B. 
Phillips, Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Man­
ager.

Saginaw—AV. Schuette &  Co., of Pitts­
burg,  have purchased the premises occu­
pied  by  the  Hoyt  planing  mill  plant, 
which has been idle about five years,  aud 
will at once put in new  machinery,  and 
manufacture  sash,  moldings,  pickets, 
etc.,  with a sorting  yard  in  connection, 
handling in all about  20,000,000  feet  of 
lumber  annually,  and  employing  150 
men.  The site is well  adapted  for  this 
business.  Mr  Schuette  will  remove 
from  Pittsburg  to 
this  city  and  take 
charge of the manufacturing  business,  a 
branch of which will  be  still maintained 
at Pittsburg.

CURRENT  CRITICISMS. 

Breckenridge has been turned down  by 
his old  district  in  Kentucky.  Now,  if 
will only  retire  into  the obscurity  pre 
pared for  him  without  more  kicking,  a 
long suffering public  will try  and  forget 
him.

*  

*  

*

But he won’t.  He has  been  an  actor 
all bis life, and, like all  of  that  ilk,  he 
will  probably  demand  the  privilege  of 
making  several  farewell  appearances. 
The decent public can  but  suffer  and  be 
silent.

*  

#  

*

The Press of this city says that, shame­
less and  weak as  was Breckenridge,  the 
woman in  the  case  was  worse.  That’s 
so.  The whole  trouble  was  caused  by 
the girl.

*  

*  

*

She just led Brecky like a lamb  to  the 
slaughter,  and that  he  did  not  raise  a 
a racket  and  arouse  the  neighbors  was 
due entirely to his goodness and  benevo­
lence  of  heart. *  *  *
Breckenridge is  a  model  of  all 

that 
is virtuous  and noble,  a truly good man, 
who  must  be  handled  with  great  ten­
derness  lest  his  feelings  be  hurt  and
his  pure  soul  pained.

*  

*  

*

But “that  Pollard woman”—why,  you 
can’t  think  of  her  without  its  leaving a 
sort  of  chrome-yellow  taste  in  your 
mouth.  Out  upon 
the  brazen-faced 
hussy  who  dares  to  live  after  she  has 
been adjudged  guilty  of  leading  such  a 
good  old  man  as  Brother  Breckenridge 
astray!

*  *  *

Less  politics  and  more  business 

s 
It wants busi­
the  state  legislatures  as 

what this country needs. 
ness  men  in 
well as in Congress.

|  But the class of  men who  are  sent  to 
I Congress  are  more  anxious  about  the 
I salary than about  the  business needs of 
I the country of which they know nothing, 
j Their  ideas  of  statesmanship  are  con- 
fi led to wire-pulling and ward-heeling.

*  

•  

*

Not  that  there  are  no  good  men  in 
Congress.  There are many  men  in  the 
House who are far from being  mere pol­
iticians;  whose political  visions  are  not 
altogether  obscured  by  partisan  preju­
dice.  They  are  confined  to  no  party 
but are found in all  parties.  They  may 
disagree on party  issues,  but  their  one 
purpose  is  the advancement of the inter­
ests of the  whole country  and  not  of  a
section.  Give us more of them.

*  

*  

*

These  be  the  days  when  the  six-dol- 
lar-a-week  clerk  and  the  four dollar-a 
week book-keeper tbinketh with  anxiety 
of the  overcoat  which  their  uncle,  who 
playeth the  three  ball  game  with  skill, 
hath in his keeping.

*  

*  

*

The melancholy days have come,

The saddest of the year;

It’s most too warm for whisky hot,

And most too cold for beer.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

at *1.5001.75 per bbl.

Apples are in good supply; dealers  hold  them
Beans—Handlers  pay  $1.3501.40  for  country 

picked, holding hand-picked at *1.6501.70. 
Beets—Dealers hold them at 40c per bn. 
Butter—Best dairy is held at 20©21c; creamery 
Crabapples—Supply limited; they are  held  by
dealers at 50c per bu.
Cabbage—Supply is good;  dealers  hofd  them 

22024c

at 40050c per doz.

Carrots  Bring 40c per bu. on the market. 
Cauliflowers-Are not yet in very good supply. 
They sell on the market from *1.2501.50 per  doz. 

Celery—Dealers pay 12tfc, holding at luc. 
Cucumbers—Have  dropped to 12*4c per bu. on 

the market.

Eggs—Strictly fresh are firm at 16c.
Grapes—W ordens  and  Niagaras  are  held  by 

dealers at 15c per 8-lb basket.

Green Corn—Is sold on  the  market  for  8010c 
per doz.
Onions—Dealers hold them at 50c per bu. 
Peaches—Best Crawfords are held at *1.75  per 
bu.  Other varieties *1.2501.40.
Peppers—Green bring $i.2s per bu.
Potatoes—Dealers pay 65c, holding  at  70c  per 

bu.

Plums—Are  held  by  dealers  irrespective  of 

variety at *2 per bu.

Pears—Bartietts  have  disappeared.  Duchess 
are held at $1.60;  other  varieties,  $1.2501.35  per 
bu.

them at $2.25 per bu.

quinces—Arc  not  plentiful;  dealers  hold 
Radishes—A few late are still coming  in;  the
Tomatoes—Ripe  bring on the  market  tO075c; 

market price is 10c per doz.

green 30c per  bu.

Squash - Late summer ltfc per lb.; Pike’s peak 

and Huboard, 2c per lb.

Turnips—The market pfice is 30c per  bu. 
Watermelons—Homegrown  are  about  done; 
Southern bring 15c.

Henry  J.  Vinkemulder,

Frilits  and  l/eptatiles,

418, 420,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

St  Grand  Rapids.

1  1 A  prices we make,

\  

U  atjjention  we give y°«r or-
I t  goods  we 8end you,  and a 
IV  
few hundred  other things 
which makes it profitable for you to  mail 
us your orders.

U  

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Mrs.  A.  Bens  has  opened  a  grocery 
store on North College  avenue.  A  local 
jobber furnished the stock.

Mrs. A. Gelders has  opened  a  grocery 
store on Alpine  avenue.  The stock  was 
furnished by a local jobber.

W. H.  Supernaw  will  shortly  open  a 
grocery  store  at  Ellsworth.  The  Ball- 
Barnhart-Putman  Co.  has  the  order  for 
the stock.

M.  E. Cone,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  on  Clancy  street,  has 
purchased the grocery  and boot and  shoe 
stock  of  Putney  &  O’Connor,  at  Kent 
City.

P.  H.  Kilmartin & Son  have sold  their 
grocery  stock  at  1166  Wealthy  avenue 
to C. E. Green,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
dry goods, clothing  and  notion  business 
on Canal  street.

Wm. Judson,  trustee for  the  mortgage 
creditors  of  Thomas  Wasson,  grocer  at 
17 South Division,  has sold the stock and 
fixtures  to  Joseph  W.  Triel,  who  will 
continue the  business at  the  same  loca­
tion.

Entries for the Western Michigan Fair, 
which opened  Monday, are full and  com­
plete and the  indications are that the ex­
position  will  be the best of its kind  ever 
held  here.  The  low rates  made  by  the 
railways  will  probably  result in  a  large 
influx of merchants from  all  parts of  the 
State this week.

Jennings & Smith  have leased  the  sec­
ond floor of the building  in  which  they 
already occupy the ground floor and base­
ment,  thus  increasing  their  floor  space 
50  per  cent.  They  will  remove  their 
manufacturing department to  the  second 
floor,  using the first floor solely for  ship­
ping, packing and office purposes.

At  a  meeting  of 

last  Monday  afternoon, 

the  stockholders 
the  Royston  Straw  Works  Co., 
of 
held 
it  was 
decided  to  change  the  name  of  the 
corporation to the Empire Straw  Works. 
No change is made in the officers, but the 
working  force  has  been  augmented  by 
the employment of a  competent  superin­
tendent. 

________________

The Champion  Cash  Register  Co.  has 
leased  for  a  term  of  years  the  second 
story of the block at 73 Canal  street  and 
has fitted  same up for  offices  and  sales­
room, connecting the floor with  the  fac­
tory on Erie street by  means of  a bridge. 
The offices  are  handsomely  embellished 
and furnished and are equipped  with  all 
the  modern  conveniences.  The  factory 
is working to its full  capacity,  which  is 
three machines a day;  but,  a-  the  com­
pany is already behind  with  its  orders, 
it has decided to increase  the capacity of 
the factory to five machines  a day.

Gripsack  Brigade.

J.  M.  Watt,  traveling  representative 
for C.  A.  Morrell & Co., of  Chicago,  has 
taken up his residence at Belding.

Bert  Kuyers  (P.  Steketee  &  Sons)  is 
spending this week in the  house,  assist­
ing in the entertainment  of  the  visiting 
merchants.

Jas.  N.  Bradford,  President of Post E, 
telegraphs  T he  T radesman  to  call  a 
special  meeting of the Post at the parlors 
of  the  New  Livingston  for  Saturday 
evening,  Sept.  29,  for  the  purpose  of 
electing officers for the  ensuing year and 
holding a caucus for the nomination of  a 
Grand Rapids candidate for Secretary.

The  Grocery  Market.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Albert C.  Antrim,  traveling  represen­
tative for the Alabastine Co.,  left  Satur­
day for Raleigh,  N. C.,  whence  he  pro­
ceeds on a tour of  the  Gulf  States.  He 
will  reach  Grand  Rapids  on  his  return 
home Dec. 22.
Holders of mileage  tickets on the C.  & 
W.  M.,  D., L. & N.  and M.  & N.  E.  rail­
ways  may  be  glad  to  learn  that  their 
mileage tickets will  henceforth  be  good 
upon all freight trains upon  which it has 
been customary to  carry  passengers,  in­
structions to that  effect  having  been  is­
sued  to  ticket  agents  and  conductors. 
This  will  be a great  convenience to com­
mercial travelers and  all  who  are  com­
pelled to be much  on the  road.  Hereto­
fore  it  has  been  necessary  to purchase 
special tickets  for  freight  trains—a very 
difficult thing to do  when  the  agent  was 
away from the office  to his  meals  or  out 
on  the  track  assisting  in  unloading  or 
loading  freight.

Sugar  (Edgar)—Refined  sugars  have 
undergone  a  trimming  process,  the  de­
cline  of  the week  aggregating 5-16c per 
pound from cut loaf to No.  12,  inclusive, 
He  on  No.  13  and 
l-16c  on  No.  14. 
Sugars may now be  considered  as abnor­
mally low.  The distributive demand has 
shown some  improvement  and  will,  un­
doubtedly,  increase  under  the  incentive 
of low  prices.  We can  scarcely attempt 
an explanation  of  the  market  changes, 
but it seems to be the general  impression 
that refineries have  taken  advantage  of 
the  prevailing  dullness  to depress raws 
through the  refined  market—a  very  ex­
pensive  proceeding  for  the  country  at 
large,  with 
its  invisible  supplies  far 
above normal;  but  this method  has  suc­
ceeded  heretofore  and  will,  doubtless, 
shake out a  good many  speculative hold­
ings  in  the  face  of  the  expected 
low 
priced  campaign,  incident  to  the  pros­
pectively  enormous  beet  root  crop,  the 
first estimates  of  which  indicate  5,000,- 
000  tons,  being  an  increase of  1,200,000 
tons over the last crop. 
It  is  intimated 
that  refineries  may  be closed down after 
the supply of  duty paid  sugars has  been 
turned into refined, in  which event prices 
may  react  somewhat  from  the  present 
basis.  The  consumptive  demand  con­
tinues large and the  apparent surplus  of 
raws for the balance of  the  campaign  is 
now reduced to 85,500 tons.

The Champion  Cash  Register  Co.  has 
engaged six  additional  salesmen  during 
the  past  week,  as  follows:  E.  D.  King, 
formerly manager of the  National  Time 
Recorder  Co., of  Milwaukee,  has  taken 
the  agency  of  the  Champion  machines 
for  Eastern  and  Southern  Wisconsin, 
Northern  Illinois and  Northern  Indiana. 
He will  reside  at  Milwaukee,  although 
he may conclude  to  make  this  city  his 
headquarters a little  later  on.  Wm.  B. 
Tyler, formerly of this city,  but  now en­
gaged in  the  retail  grocery  business  at 
Columbus,  has  taken  the  Ohio  agency 
and  will put about half a  dozen  men  in 
the  field.  Guy  M.  Belton  will  cover 
Wayne and surrounding counties, includ­
ing the city  of  Detroit.  John  W.  Sim­
mons will cover the Northwestern  coun­
ties of  this  State,  while  Geo.  W.  Abel 
will look after the territory  of  Southern 
and  Southwestern  Michigan.  E.  A. 
Oakes,  formerly  on  the  road for a drug­
gists’ sundry house, is covering  the  city 
trade, also that of the nearby towns.
the 
Wm.  F.  Blake  has  also  entered 
field as a  candidate for  Secretary  of  the 
Michigan Knights of  the Grip,  subject to 
the approval of  the Grand  Rapids  mem­
bers  of  the  organization.  Mr.  Blake  is 
acting  ou  the  assumption 
that  Grand 
Rapids  should  have  but  one  candidate 
for the office, to  be determined  by a cau­
cus,  properly  called  and  equitably  con­
ducted,  the  defeated  candidate to swing 
into  line  as  an  active  supporter  of  the 
regular  nominee.  Mr.  Blake  traveled 
five years in  this territory  for C. A.  Mor­
rell «& Co., of  Chicago,  and  seven  years 
years  for  Hawkins &  Company,  and  for 
the past year has  been  on  the  road  for 
the Musselman Grocer Co.  He is at home 
all day  Saturday  and  at  least  half  the 
nights duriDg the  week  and is well qual­
ified,  both  by  experience  and  acquaint­
ance, to assume the  duties  and responsi­
bilities  of  the  office.  So  far  as  T he 
T radesman’s information goes, no other 
candidates  have  put  in  an  appearance, 
so  that,  whichever  candidate  gets  the 
caucus  nomination,  Grand  Rapids  boys 
need not be ashamed of their favorite.

Hides, Pelts and  Wool.

Hides—Are  in  good  demand  at  pub­
lished  quotations,  but 
is 
somewhat  limited.  Calfskins  are  weak 
and declining.

the  supply 

Pelts—Are holding their own on a life­

less market.

Wool—Is strong at present prices.  The 
recent London sales  did not meet  expec­
tations as  to  prices  bid.  Prices  in  the 
local  market  are  steady  though 
little 
wool is being received.

Later—Monday  afternoon  brought  a 
decline of l-16c on ali grades from  No.  1 
to 4,  inclusive,  and  a  decline  of  He on 
all grades from No. 5 to 14,  inclusive.

Provisions—There  has been no change 
in the price of packed  meats  during  the 
week,  and just what  course  the  market 
will take is a matter  of  conjecture.  Re­
ceipts of both hogs and cattle at  packing 
centers  have 
largely  decreased  while 
prices  have  ruled  lower.  This  may  or 
may not depress the local market.  Busi­
ness  for the week was only fair..

Coffee—Rio grades are lower and  weak. 
Manufacturers of package goods have re­
duced their quotation sK c.

Rolled  Oats—The  market 
and the price is off 25c per bbl.

is  weaker 

Corn  Syrup—Quotations  have  been 

lowered lc per pound.

Bananas—Arrivals in  our market  con­
tinue to be small,  as the  importers  real­
ize that the demand in  the  West  is  still 
very  light and they might as well let  the 
fruit decay or be sacrificed at home as  to 
be obliged to put  up  additional  charges 
for freight.  A  better  fee1 ing  will  soon 
prevail  as peaches are nearing the end.

Figs—New  stock  is  due  to  arrive  in 
New York about Oct.  5,  and  all  of  our 
dealers  here  have  oraers  to be filled as 
soon as possible,  which will probably  be 
about the 15th.  Prices  from vessels  are 
apt to be a little high,  owing to the num­
ber of orders in  hand,  but a  month  later 
they will have struck their level.

Lemons—Are in  fair  supply at reason­
able  prices  The  demand  is  somewhat 
light and  will probably not increase for a 
time.  Maioris sell  higher than Messinas, 
but,  being larger and  brighter,  they  are 
well  worth the difference in  price.

Oranges—None in  this  market at pres­
ent and there  will  probably  not  be  any 
until about Oct.  15,  when  the first car  of 
Florida  fruit  is  expected  to  arrive. 
It 
may  be  a  little  green but  will be fully 
equal to anything in  the  way  of  Jamai- 
cas.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

5

From  Out of Town.

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

M.  S. Scoville,  Kalamazoo.
G.  Van  Lopik & Co., Grand  Haven.
D.  Cleland.  Coopersville.
A.  Rogers,  Revenna,
Arthur  Deuel,  Bradley.
G.  H.  Walbrink & Sons. Allendale.
L. Cook,  Bauer.
Jas.  Gleason,  Volney.
Kinsey  & Myers.  Caledonia.
Frank Daniels,  Traverse  City.
A.  W.  Feuton & Son,  Bailey.
Jas.  Hamacher,  Boon.
J.  L.  Thomas.  Cannonsburg.
A.  L.  Power,  Kent  City.
W.  H.  Supernaw.  Ellsworth,
Beebe & Frederick,  Big Rapids. 
Hannah  &  Lay  Merc.  Co.,  Traverse 
A.  Purchase.  So.  Blendon.

City.

 

610

h « 2V£ r.H8einent?  W,!I 
t,e  'nserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each  subsequent  insertion 
No advertisements  taken  for  less  than 2T cents 
Advance payment. 
veins.
A T E N   TO  SELL  BAKING  POWDER TO  THE 
-LTX  grocery  trade  Steady  employment,  ex­
perience unnecessary.  «75monthly  and  expen- 
ses or com. 
If offer satisfactory address at once 
with  particulars  conce-ning  vourself.  U 
s 
Chemical Works, Chicago. 
608°
Xy-ANTED  PA R T N E R -  WITH  «1,500  TO 
,.Tu  j   take,  one"half  interest  in  an  old estab­
lished  and  well-paying:  book,  stationery  and 
wall paper business in  Western  Michigan.'  Best 
chance in the United States for  money  required 
in the business  Town  Al.  Address  Lock Box
160, Grand  Rapids  Mich. 
T^IOR  SALE-STOC K  OP  DRUGS  AND  STA- - 
tionery;  price  «1.500;  half  down  and  bal- 
?nc®  ®n  easy  terms.  Good  chance  foraregis-
s g t f a a ? -   A* b* Loot  »•«  >»■  « ¡ ¡ a
T  HAVE  f o r   s a l e   a  CLEAN  STOCK  OP 
A  drygoods  and  notions.  Will  sell  or  lease 
the building.  This is  a  rare  bargain  Address 
e07 
Mrs.  V. A. Mclntrye,  White Cloud  Mich 
rjlO   RENT—VASSAR  MICH.. BRICK STORE 
_ concrete cellar, good location  general  dry
f g FHnfMichybUSineSS-  ApP'y  tOC  n  «‘P
■plOR SALE-ONE  (¿CARTER OR ONE  THIRD 
k 
1[?,t,ere?t m one of the  most  desirable  lum­
ber  mill  plants  in  the  State.  New band  mill 
carriage, edger and trimmer, hoop  and  heading 
mills complete.  Ten miles  of  logging  railroad, 
with  plenty  of  timber  for  a  term of years  A 
good business man who wishes to engage  in the 
lumber business as an  active  partner  will  find 
here  a  fine  opportunity.  Will  take  a  stock  of 
general  merchandise  in  part  payment.  Cleve- 
iand Wpodenware Co., Midland.  Mich. 
T(!OR  SALE—LARGE  STORE  AND  STOCK 
i;,,. °J_ general  merchandise  in McBain, Mich. 
Gillis McBain, McBain. 
A  RELIABLE  DRY  GOODS  AND  SHOE 
r r .   saJcspian  desires  position.  Is  capable  of 
taking full charge of stocks  or  occupying  posi­
tion of general manager.  Address F  A  M  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

600

603

gfo

597

IIOICE  FARM  OF  160 ACRES,  DEEP  SOIL 
living water, in Dickinson county, Iowa  to 
exchange for stock of  goods  or  other  property 
Give  full  description—quality,  quantity  and 
value—in first letter,  o. p. Conklin, 26  Madison 
Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. 
~\ATANTED—A DEALER IN E V ER Y COUNTY 
to handle the Peerless typewriter.  Send 
« ▼ 
for circular.  Barker  A Saunders, State Agents 
19 and 21 Fountain St., Grand Rapids, 
533  ’
130K  SALE-TWO  PRESCRIPTION  CASES' 
one  pair  druggist’s  prescription  scales' 
four section  druggist’s drawers (only  one  year 
old), six four foot show cases, very  cheap  Ad­
dress  C. G. Pitkin. Whitehall, Mich. 
fN  REAT  O FFER -FIN E  STOCK  OF  WALL 
VT  paper,  paints,  varnishes,  picture  frames 
and room mouldings for  sale.  Reason  for  sell­
ing,  death of proprietor.  Good paving business 
in a very desirable location.  All  new  stock  in 
voicing  from  «2,500  to  «3,000.  Address  Mrs 
Theresa Schwind, Grand Rapids. 

604 

«61

BUSINESS CHANCE—FOR  SALE  OR  EX- 
change for farm or city property in or near 
Grand Rapids, the Harris mill property  situated 
in Paris, Mecosta, Co., Michigan, on  the G  R  & 
I. Railroad, consisting of saw and planing miils 
sto-e and 39 acres of land, a  good  water  power 
22 foot fall, side track into mill, plenty of  hard­
wood timber.  This is a good chance for anyone 
wishing to engage in any kind of  mill  business 
For further particulars address B.  W.  Barnard 
559  ’
35 Allen street, Grand  Rapids, Mich. 
ANNING  FACTORY  WANTED—A  PARTY 
with some capital and who understands the 
business, to build and operate a canning factory 
at Grant, Newaygo Co.,  Mich.  For  particulars 
write to H. C. Hemingsen,  Village Clerk,  Grant
Mich.______________________________  
553  ’
ANING  MILL—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE 
the North Side Planing Mill,  which is first- 
class In every  respect,  or  will  receive  proposi­
tions to locate the business in some other  thriv­
ing town.  Correspondence and Inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan, Boyce & Co., Manistee, Mich. 613 

SITUATIONS  W ANTEU, 

ITUATTON  WANTED  bY  A  PRACTICAL 
commercial  book-keeper.  Speaks  German 
fluently and understands dry goods  and  grocer­
ies.  References.  Address No.  609,  care  Michi­
gan Tradesman. 

609

IH K   MICHIGAN  l'KAJAJtiSALAJN.
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEM IN S.

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag...............12
9oz.......14
brown .14
Andover..................11*4
Beaver Creek  A A ... 10 
BB...  9
cc....
Boston Mfg Co.  br] ]  7 

“ 
44 

blue  8*4 
“  d * twist 10*4 

Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

Ävoid  tiie

K.  K 
Columbian  brown.. 12
Bveiet,Ä ; ... îî  CiirsB  of  Credit
brown.......11
Haymaker blue.......  734
brown...  734
Jaffrey......................11*4
Lancaster............... 12*4
Lawrence, 9 oz.........12*4
No. 220....12 
No. 250. ...1C 
No. 280 —   8

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BOOtCS

6

THE  BONUS.

System.

taxation 

entailed. 

Some of the Unpleasant Features of the 
The giving of  bonuses  to  manufactur­
ing concerns as  an  inducement  for  them 
to settle in a certain  locality is not,  alto­
gether,  and unmixed blessing.  The con­
dition  upon  which the  bonus  is  granted 
may be favcrable to the  community,  and 
the concern  bonussed  may  be  a  benefit, 
yet,  after  all,  the  system  has its draw­
backs.  The town or city seeking for the 
establishment  of  manufactories  within 
its borders is  generally not  in a position 
to stand any  extra  financial  strain. 
Its 
own legitimate  expenses  are about all  it 
can carry.  The benefits derived from its 
“acquisition”  are,  generally  speaking, 
problematical  rather  than  actual,  while 
there is no question about  the  increased 
burden  of 
The 
bonussed  concern  itself  is  generally  a 
detriment  to trade;  its methods are pirat­
ical,  rather than  legitimate. 
It has been 
promised a bonus of a  certain amount on 
condition that it  employs  a certain num­
ber of hands a certain number of mouths 
each  year.  Perhaps  in 
the  course  of 
years the employment  of sound  business 
principles,  combined  with  energy  and 
push,  might enable  it  to  reach  a  point I 
when  it  could  employ  the  number 
hands required by the  conditions  of  the 
bonus;  but,  to  begin  business  with 
certain number of  hands,  at  fair wage; 
and secure an adequate return from thei 
work,  is out of the  question.  But  there 
is the bonus;  that must  be secured at  all 
hazards;  therefore,  business  is  solicited 
and  taken  at a price  usually  out  of  all 
proportion to the cost of doing the work 
always away below  what a concern doing 
a legitimate  business  would  ask  for  it.
As a result,  trade is  demoralized,  hone 
houses are forced  to  lower  their  prices 
and the wages of their employes, or close 
down.  The bonussed  concern can stand 
it,  at  least  until  it  receives  its bonus, 
After that its existence is usually short— 
it has fulfilled its mission and there is no 
reason  for  its  further  continuance, 
system which produces  such  results, 
which has a tendency to produce such re 
suits, is surely not a good  one.  A  busi 
ness founded on a bonus generally has to 
be  buttressed  with other  bonuses if it is 
to stand upright for  any length  of  time.
It is really astonishing what  an  appetite 
for bonuses such concerns  manage to ac 
quire.  “Give,  give,”  is  the  burden  of 
their song and they sing  it  year  in  and 
year  out.  The  refrain  is,  “Give  us  a 
bonus or  we will  move  out.”  But  they 
never move out,  unless  some other  town 
is  foolish  enough to offer  them a bonus.
The town that falls into the hands of the 
bonus fiend  had  better  put  a  mortgage 
upon itself,  give the proceeds to the fiend 
and take to the woods.

F r a n k  St o w e l l.

The Dry Goods Market.

Much improvement in prices and trade 
is a good feature of the  dry  goods  busi­
ness.  Jobbers have received  fairly good 
orders from road men,  while  house trade 
continues  good.  Nearly  everything  in 
the print cloth line has advanced 
per yard,  on account of the large lockout 
and strike at Fall River.

Forty-five inch,  all  wool  dress  goods 
are  now  jobbed  at  35c.  The  former 
price on  these  goods  was  42%c,  while 
dress goods,  which last year brought 20c, 
can  now  be  bought  at  16}*c  in  plain 
colors, owing to the change in  the tariff.

U N B LEA C H ED   COTTON 8.

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B L E A C H ED   COTTONS.

A driatic.................. 7  I 
«  Arrow Brand 4*4
"  W orldwide.  6
f f P 1?  ; * .............   5*  
414
Atlanta AA..............6 
“  LL........  
Atlantic A ........   ...  6*  Full Tard Wide.......6*4
5 ...............  6*4 Georgia  A ...............   6k
P .............   5  Honest Width........   6
D ...............6  Hartford A ................5
KL...........4*4 Indian Head..............  s*4
. 
Amory  ■ • - ...............6*  King A  A ..................... 6*4
Archery  B unting...  4  King E C .................. 5
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4*4 ¡Lawrence  L L........   4*4
Blackstone O, 38__   5
"  Madras cheese cloth 634
Black Crow............. 6
Newmarket  G ........ 5V
Black  Rock  ............5k
B  ........5
Boot. AL.................  7
N .........6*4
Capital  A .................6*4
DD—   5*4
Cavanat V ...............  5*4
X .......63£
Chapman cheese cl.  334jXolbe R ........... 5
Clifton  C R ..............5*4 Our Level  Best....']  6
Comet.......................   535£|Oxford  R .................6
Dwight Star.............  63£|Pequot....................   7
Clifton C C C ............5*4 Solar...........................   6
¡Top of the  Heap__   7
A D C ....................... 8*41Geo. W ashington...  8
Amazon....  ..............8  Glen Mills................  7
Arnsburg..................... 6  Gold  Medal.................7*4
Art  Cambric............. 10  Green  Ticket..............8k
Blackstone A A...... 7*4 Great F alls.................  6k
Beats All......................4  Hope.............................7U
B oston.... 
Cabot........................   63i  King  Phillip...........   73£
Cabot,  %.................. 634 
O P.....  7*4
Charter  O a k .........  5*4¡Lonsdale Cambric. .10
Conway W — ........7 k  ¡Lonsdale..............  @8
Cleveland  ............   6  ¡Middlesex.........  @ 4*4
Dwight Anchor—   8  No Name...........  
7*4
Edwards...................6  Our Own....................   5*4
Empire......................  7 
Farwell..................... 7  Rosalind...................... 7*4
Fruit of the  Loom
7*4 Sunlight...................   4*4
Fitchvllle  .........
*  Utica  Mills............... 8*4
First Prize............... 6
.10 
Fruit of the Loom X. 7*4
.  8*4 
Falrm ount............... 4*4
.  6 
Full Value...............634
Rock—
•  8*4
Cabot........................   6341 Dwight Anchor
.  8
Farwell............... 
Unbleached.

shorts  8  Oak View.............  6
iPrldeof the W est...12

Nonpareil
Vlnyard................
White Horse........

............12  Just  Out......... 4V®  5

H A L T   B L E A C H ED   COTTONS.

CANTON  FL A N N E L .

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Bleached.
Housewife  Q__
R ........
T.
U. 
V  .w.
X.Yz...

Housewife  A.............5*4
B  ...........5*4
C............ 6
D ............ 6*4
.......7
E 
F 
.......71»
G 
.......714
H 
.......734
..... 8*
I 
J  
....  8*4
K 
9*
L.M
...10 
...10*4 
.
N . 
...11 
.
O . 
....21 
P . 
.
...14*4
C A R PE T   W A R P .

■6*4

10
1034
11*4
19*4
13*4

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colored — 19 

Peerless,  white........17  ¡Integrity  colored... 18
| White Star...............17
Integrity...................18*41 
“  colored  .19
Hamilton 
Nameless................. 20
............25
............27*4
............30
..........32*4
— 35

...............  8
.  9 
.10*4
G G  Cashmere........16*4
Nameless  ................16

D R E SS  GOODS.

.18  ■
CORSETS.

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$4  50

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CORSET  JE A N S .

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■  6*4|Walworth
P R IN T S .

Corallne................... 19 50¡Wonderful 
00 Brighton.................. 4 75
Schilling’s ...............   9 
Davis  Waists  —   9 00 Bortree’s ....................   9 00
Grand  Rapids........   4 501Abdominal............15 00
Armory....................   6341Naumkeag satteen..  7*4
Androscoggin..........7>4¡Rockport....................  6*4
Blddeford...............  6
Conestoga.................. 7*4
Brunswick.
Allen turkey  reds..  5*4
robes............5*4
pink a purple 5*4
Duffs............  5*4
pink  checks.  5*4
stap les........   5
shirtings  ...  334
American  fancy__ 5
American Indigo...  4*4 
American shirtings.  334 
Argentine  G rays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Arnold 
“  —   6
...  6 
Arnold  Merino 
long cloth B.  9 
“  C.  7
century cloth  7
gold seal.......10*4
green seal TR 10*4 
yellow seal.. 10*4
serge............. 11*4
Turkey  red.. 10*4 

Berwick fancies__   5*4
Clyde  Robes............
Charter Oak fancies  4 
DelMarlne cashm s.  5*4 
mourn’g  5*4 
Eddystone fancy...  5 
chocolat  5
rober__ 5
sateens..  5 
Hamilton fan->v.  ...  5 
staple  ...  5 
Manchester fancy..  5 
new era.  5 
Merrimack D fancy.  5 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
R eppfnrn.  8*4
Pacific fancy...........5
robes.............5*4
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  5
greys.........5
_ 
solid black.  5
Washington Indigo.  6*4 
“  Turkey robes..  7
“  India robes__ 7
“  plain T k y  X 34  7 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red  ...................6*4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 34.......7
Martha  Washington
T urkeyred...........   9*4
Rlverpolntrobes....  5
Windsor fancy........ 6*4
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Indigo  bine.......... I0J4

Ballon «olid Dlaok..
colon. 
Bengal bine,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids  ..........  5*4
oil blue........6
I  
“  green 
...  6 
Foulards  ...  5*4 
red 34....
“  %............9*4
“  4 4...........10
“  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheeo fancy...........5
madders...  5 
XXtw ills..  5 
solids...........5

gold  ticket

Amoskeag AC A  ...¡1*4
Hamilton N  ............  7
D .............   8
Awning..11
Farmer  ....................8
First Prise  ............. 10*4[_________
Lenox M ills............18  ¡Conostoga
. 
Atlanta,  D ................. 63£|Staik  A 
Boot. 
Clifton, K

Harmony...................  454
................... i i *4
A C A 
Pemberton AAA__ 16
York..................... 10*4
Swift River  ..............7*4
Pearl R iver..............12
W arren......................12*4
....16
 

COTTON  D R IL L .
• •••  6k  No  N am e............  ,.  7*4
...  7  ¡Top of  Heap...........   9

TIC K IN G S.

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OINSHAMS.

Amoskeag  .............. 

¡Lancaster,  staple...  5*4

Wi— *-*-  ■  - 

“  Persian dress 6*» 
fancies  ...  6
“ 
Canton ..7   I 
“ 
“  Normandie  6
AFC........ 8*4 Lancashire................  434
“ 
T eazle...10*4  Manchester..............  43£
“ 
Angola.. 10*4  Monogram.................  434
“ 
Persian..  7  Normandie.............  6*4
“ 
Arlington staple....  6k  Persian......................  634
Arasapha  fancy—   4V ¡Renfrew Dress........ 7*4
-  -
6*4
Bates Warwick dres  7*4lRosemont.
staples.  6
Centennial.............   10*4
C riterion................ 10*4
Cumberland staple.  5*4
Cumberland............   5
Essex........................4*4
Elfin.........................   7*4
Everett classics...... 8*4
Exposition...............7*£
Glenarle..................  6k
Glenarven................634
Glenwood........ ......... 7*4
Hampton..................6
Johnson Chalón cl 

Slatersvllle.............6
Somerset..................  7
Tacoma  ....................7*4
Toll  duN ord..........  8*4
Wabash....................  7*4
seersucker..  7*4
Warwick.............  6
Whlttenden.............  8
heather dr.  7*4 
Indigo blue  9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook...............8
10
*4 iWindermeer............  5
Indigo bine 9*4 Y o rk ..........................634
zephyrs__ 16  I

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

GRAIN  BAGS.
.13 ¡Georgia  ..
16*4
.12*4
TH REA D S.

Clark’s Mile End. .45 Barbour's
Coats’, J. & P __ ..45 Marshall’s
Holyoke................ •■22*4

.  -.13

...95
. ..90

KNITTING COTTON.

White.  Colored.

38 No.  14......
.37
39
“ 
16......
.38
40
.39
“  18......
41
“  20....... .40
CAMBRICS.

No.  6  ..  ..33
8.........34
“ 
“ 
10.........35
“   12.........36
Slater..................... ..4 Edwards 
.
White Star............
4 Lockwood.
.  4 iYood’s __
Kid Glove  ...........
Newmarket..........
4  ¡Brunswick

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45
..  4
..  4
..  4
.  4
Firem an.................. 32*4|T W ............................22*4
Creedmore...............27*4 F T ............. 
aju
Talbot XXX  ............30  J  R F, X X X 35
Nameless  ................27*4{Buckeye....................32*4

R E D   FLA N N EL.

M IX ED   FL A N N EL.

Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R ..................22*4
Windsor...................18*4
" oz W estern...........20
Union  B  .................22*4|Manitoba
DOMET  FLANNEL.
Nameless.......8  ® 9*41 

Grey SR  W ..............17*4
Western W ..............18*4
D R P ........................18*4
Flushing XXX.........23*4
• 23*4
“
©10*4
.....   8#©10  I  “
12*4
Brown. Black. Slate
Brown. Black.
9k 10*4
10#
10*4 11*4
H #
11# 12
12
12*120
20
DU CK S.
West  Point, 8 oz..  . 10*4 
10 oz  ...12*4
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Raven, lOoz..............13*4
Stark 
13*4
Boston, 10 oz............ 12*4
$8 5C
.........   7 50

“ 
Slate.
9*4
10*4
11*4
12*4
Severen, 8 oz...........   9*4
Mayland, 8 oz...........10*4
Greenwood, 7*4 o s..  9*4
Greenwood, 8 os___11*4
Boston, 8 oz..............10*4

10*4
11#
12
20

9*4
10*4
11*4
12*4

White, d o t..............25  ¡Per bale, 40 doi 
Colored,  doz...........20  ¡Colored  “ 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9
Best..............10*4
Best  A A...... 12*4
*4
... 8*4
SEW ING  SILK .

Pawtucket  .
Dundle........
Bedford__
Valiev  City 
KK  .......... ...

W ADDINGS.

8XLESIAS.

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30 

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2 
8 

Cortlcelll, doz...........55  ¡Cortlcelll  knitting

-.12 
“  8 
..12  I  «  10 

twist, doz. .37*41  per *401  ball 
50 yd, doz.. 37 *4!
HOOKS  AND KTKS— P E R  GROSS
No 1 Bl’k & White..l0 
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No 2—20, M C............50  ¡No 4—15  F  3*4 
*  8-18,8 0 ............. 45  I 
No  2 White & Bl’k..12  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k  20 
28
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"20
a
40

COTTON  TA FB .
..15 
“  10 
..is   I  «  12 
SA FETY   F IN S .
No 2............................ 28  JNo3 

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N E E D L E S— P E R   M.

A. Jam es..................1  40| Steamboat 
to
"1 so
Crowely’s................. 1  35 Gold  Eyed . 
Marshall’s ................1  00|American...............1 ^
¡ 30

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH. 

¡5—4 —  1  65

6 -4 ... 

6-4.

1  75

COTTONT W IN E S.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
C row n......................12
Dom estic..................18*4
A nchor....................16
B ristol..................... 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L ..........................18*4
Alabama...................  634'
Alamance...............   t y
A ugusta.................... 7*4
A r sapha.................6
Georgia...................... 6k
8
G ran ite....................  534
Haw  River..............5
Haw  J ......................  6

N ashua.....................14
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply— 17
xr 
North Star.............20
Wool Standard 4 pivl7*t 
P ow hattan........   .16

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Mount  Pleasant__ 6*4
Oneida..................   5”
P rym ont............. 5*
Randelman..............e
Riverside.............   5«
Sibley  A .................8k
Otis checks.........7J4

P L A ID   OSNABUROS

THÔEE  G R A D ES:

Tradesman,
Superior,
Universal.

Manufactured only by

TRADESMAN  COriPANY,

Grand Rapids,  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.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MiCH.

If you have  Beans to  hell, send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will  try to trade with  you.  We are 
headquarters  for egg cases  and  egg 
case tillers.
W.  T  MM 8REAUX GO,w.
And 
his wife 
said:

“Be sure and  buy  nothing but 
ATLAS  soap,  for  it  makes  the 
washing easy  and  keeps 
the  hands  so  soft  and 
white.”

Manufactured  only by

H E N R Y   l ’A S S O L T ,

SAGINAW,  MICH.

EATON,  LION 4 CO.

NEW  STYLES  OP

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

QUAND  RAPIDS.

"TEDS  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

7

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

M. S.  Scoville,  the  Well-Known  Kala­

mazoo  Qrocer.

in 

Miner  S.  Scoville  was born  in  Hawin- 
ton, Conn.,  February 3,1839.  His father 
was of French extraction  and  his  mother 
Scotch.  About two and a  half years aft­
er  Miner’s  birth  the  family  moved  to 
Columbia county,  N.  Y.,  where the elder 
Scoville purchased  a farm,  and later did 
a considerable  business  as  a  contractor 
and  builder.  Here  Miner  attended  the 
district  school, from  which  he  went  to 
the  Claverack  Academy.  On 
leaving 
school he was  apprenticed to the carpen­
tering  trade,  mastering  that  and  also 
millwrighting,  both of which he followed 
for  twenty  years. 
In  1866  he  came to 
Richland,  Kalamazoo county,  clerking in 
a store for  two  years.  He  then  opened 
a  general  store under  the style of M.  S. 
Scoville.  He  continued 
trade  six 
years.  He sold  out  at the  expiration  of 
that time and  was engaged to manage the 
late  Senator F.  B.  Stockbridge’s big sup­
ply  store  at  Monterey,  which  was  the 
base  of  supplies  for  thirteen  lumber 
camps.  He  resigned  this  position 
in 
1875, removed to Kalamazoo and accepted 
the superintendency of the Merrill Milling 
Co.’s  business,  comprising  four  large 
mills.  During  his  management  of  the 
business the  mills  were  thoroughly  re­
built and remodelled.  Mr. Scoville man­
aged this immense  business  with  distin­
guished success  for ten  years,  at  the ex­
piration  of  which  time he  resigned and 
again embarked  in  trade,  opening a gro­
cery on the corner  of South  and Burdick 
streets in that city,  the  style of  the  firm 
being  Passage  &  Scoville.  Two  years 
later he bought  out bis  partner  and  has 
continued  the  business  since  under the 
style of M.  S.  Scoville.  To  the  two  es­
sential  elements  of  energy  and  intelli­
gence those who know him best attribute 
much of Mr. Scoville’s success.  To these 
must be  added  great  native  shrewdness 
and a grasp of  detail which  enables him 
to see all  sides  of  a  business  problem. 
Thirty-two  years  ago  Mr.  Scoville  was 
married to Miss  Madeline  F.  Harris,  of 
Hillsdale,  N.  Y.  They  have  one  child, 
now a young man  of 29,  who  renders his 
father valuable  assistance  in  the  store. 
He is  unmarried  and  so far seems invul­
nerable  to  feminine  charms;  but  even 
Achilles had his  vulnerable spot and  the 
young  man  will  yet  fall  a  victim  to 
Cupid’s dart.

Mr.  Scoville  has  no hobby,  but is  an 
independent investigator  in some branch 
of learning in  almost  every  department 
of  learning—philosophic,  scientific,  re­
ligious  or  political.  He  is  an  omnivo­
rous reader, dipping indiscriminately into 
the  above  branches,  and  learning  with 
equal avidity from each.  During his ex­
tended business career he has never sued 
a man for any reason,  nor has he himself 
been sued.  He  does  not  know  that  he 
has an enemy in the world.  Mr. Scoville 
is charitable to an extreme,  but practices 
the scriptural injunction to  keep his left 
hand in ignorance of what his right hand 
is doing.  He  is a  regular  attendant  at, 
though  not  a  member  of, 
the  First 
Presbyterian  church,  and is a member of 
the Masonic order  and  of  the  Odd  Fel­
lows.  He is  known over a  large portion 
of his adopted State and wherever known 
is honored and  esteemed.

No  abilities,  however  splendid,  can 
command success  without labor  and per­
severing application.—A.  T.  Stewart.

Don’t  trust  appearances, 

Do  Not  Trust Doubtful  Customers.
F ro m  t h e  P h ila d e lp h ia   Grocers* R e v ie w .
If you have the least doubt about their 
ability to pay,  or  their honesty,  do  not 
think  of  trusting  them.  This  was  the 
advice given us by a  successful business 
man, when we started in business.  If we 
had  heeded  his  advice  we  would  have 
been a good many dollars better off.  But, 
unfortunately,  we  did  as  a  good  many 
other  grocers do,  and  learned  by  expe­
rience,  to  the  tune  of  many  hundred 
dollars lost,  what need not  have  cost  us 
a cent.
Find out all  you  can  about  would-be 
customers,  and if you find they are not A 
No.  1, or if you cannot  find out anything 
about them let them go.
If  a  person  is  really  good  pay  and 
wants to  open  an  account,  he  will  not 
be offended if you  require reference.
Many a merchant who  would not think 
of loaning  a sum of money  without good 
security, credits three times  as  much in 
goods without any. 
If you cannot afford 
to risk your money,  you  can  much  less 
afford to risk your goods  for  which  you 
have paid or pledged your credit.
they  are 
deceitful.  We  had  one  woman  who 
came to  us for trust and got  it,  who said 
her husband was in  a  bank.  From  her 
tone  and manner we thought  he was one 
of the  officers.  When  we  came to  look 
her  up,  we  found  he  helped  keep  the 
bank  clean.
A good one to  look out for is the party 
who  wants  credit  for  a  few  days  or  a 
week,  until  pay  day.  Maybe  they  will 
pay you,  but  if  they  do,  look  out;  the 
chances are that they  will  want  to  run 
by  the  month on the  strength  of  it. 
If 
you have customers  on your  books  who 
are running  balances,  get  rid  of  them; 
trusting more in  the  hope  of getting  all 
will be like following a  Jack-o’-Lantern. 
It will end in your  being swamped.
Do not take stock« in  their future pros­
pects; few mortals have as rosy prospects 
as the ones who  come  with half  enough 
money to pay their store bill.
Be a friend to yourself and  do  not  let 
people  get 
iuto  your  debt.  You  will 
find that you will be thought  more  of by 
them than if you had let them.
The grocer’s worst  enemy  is  the  man 
who owes him and cannot pay.
It is  a  shame  that 
there  are 
to-day 
grocers who have lost  all  they  had  and 
run  in debt  to  carry  a lot  of  people  on 
their  books  who  do  not  worry  a  bit 
about  their  bills,  when  the  grocer  is 
nearly worried to death to  pay his  own. 
And a good bit of it is his own fault.
If the money lost on bad pay customers 
was  used in  advertising  or  making  im­
provements  around 
the  store  it  would 
pay a hundred times  over for  good  cus­
tomers lost by being too strict.
If you cater to slow pay trade  you will 
get  it  and  have  to  get  higher  prices, 
which  will drive away good trade.
Competition is  getting  to  be  so  keen 
that a grocer  canuot  afford  to  lose  and 
keep abreast of his competitors.
is  the 
one who  knows  how  to  say  “No”  and 
stick to it.

The  successful  business  man 

Bad Axe—Tripp  &  Vizelman  succeed 
Tripp & Sweeney  in  the  meat  busiuess.

Hardware Price Cnrrent.

A X IS .

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AU G U RS AND  B IT S. 

These  prices are  for cash,  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
d ig .

Snell’s .................................................................eo&io
4Q
Cook’s ..;...........................................................  
25
J ennlngs’, genuine..........................................  
Jennings’,  im itation....................................... 50410
iflrst Quality, 8. B. Bronze............................I 5 50
D.  B. Bronze..............................   xl 00
8. B. 2. Steel............................ 
D. B. Steel.................................... 13 00
............................................*13 00  14 00
Railroad 
.................................................net  30 00
Garden 
d i e .
Stove.......... .......... 
50410
.......................................  75410
Carriage new list 
.....  .....................................................«410
Plow. 
70
Sleigh shoe.......................................................  
Well,  plain  ......................................................I 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  400
d l l .
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................... 
70410
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast Joint  40  ....... 80410

B U T T S,  CA ST. 

BARROW S. 

B U CK ETS.

b o l t s . 

d ig .

 

 

  6 50

  40
Wrought Loose  Fin.......................................... 
Wrought  Table...................................................   40
Wrought Inside Blind.......................................  40
75
Wrought Brass................................................. 
Blind,  Clark’s ...................................................70410
Blind, Parker’s ................................................. 70410
70
Blind, Shepard’s 

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1893..................60410

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

CRA D LES.

CROW BA RS.

Cast 8teel................................................ per  lb  5
JGy’sl-10 
65
TH/>V*o r*  TP 
■*
Hick’s  C. P
G. D ........
Musket

..............................................per m 
it 

C A PS.

Rim  F ire........................................................... 
Central  Fire.............................................. dig. 

CA RTRID G ES.

50
35

c h i s e l s . 

d i s .

Socket Firm er.................................................  75410
Socket Framing  ............................................... 75410
Socket Corner.....................................................’5410
Socket Slicks.......................................... ..  ] ”  75410
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firm er....................... . 

c o m b s . 

d l s .

40
25
. .. , 12®1254 dis. 10

Curry,  Lawrence’s .......................................... 
Hotchkiss..........................................  
White Crayons, per  gross

CH ALK.
COPPEB.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..
14x52, 14x56.14x60
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60
Cold Rolled, 14x48.................
Bottoms..................................
,  DRILLS.
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks........................................
Taper and straight Shank.................v>
Morse’s Taper Shank................................. . 

per pound

“ 

dls.

50

DRIPPING PANS.

dis
dis

ELBOWS.

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

Small sizes, ser pound...................................  
314
06
Large sizes, per pound.............................. ” ” 
Cun. 4  piece, 6 in .............................i n .  net 
7*
Corrugated 
50
y;,, 
40410
Adinstable 
dis
'30
Clark’s, small, 818;  large, *36. 
Ives’, 1, *18:  2, #34;  3,*30.............. " 
25
Diss ton’s 
................................................... 60410-10
New American  ...........................................60410-10
Nicholson’s .................................................60410- 0
Heller’s 
50
Heller’s Horse R asps.....................  
50
GALVANIZED IRON.

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

piles—New List. 

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dls

Nos.  16  to  30;  22  and  34;  25  and 26 :  27 
16 
List 

28
1'

15 

 

13 
Discount, 70

12 

14 
GAUGES. 

... 

dig

H A TTGCtrO

locks—DOOR. 

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

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s....... 
knobs—New List. 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings__  
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings  ........................ 
Drawer and  Shatter, porcelain................77 
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
Mallory, Wheeler  4  Co.’s .............................. 
.............................................. 
Branford’s 
Norwalk’s .....................................77.7. 
Adze Bye 
Hunt Bye 
Gnat’s  ........................ 
Speiry 4  Co.’t, Post,  handled............... 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleabies.. 7 
Landers,  Ferry 4  d o 'k ’s ................. 
’ 
“  Enterprise 
dig

‘bo
‘55
55
55
55
70
’55
55
«
55
...  »¡6.00, dls. 60-10
................................*15.00, dls. 60-10
............#18.50, dis. 30410.
50
40
40
40
30
Stebbin’s  Pattern............................................  60410
Stebbln’s Genuine..........................................  60410
Enterprise, self measuring  ... 
30
NAILS
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire
Steel nails, base.................................................j 35
.........................................77 II 35
Wire nails, base 
60.........................................................Base 
Base
g
|  
30................................................................... 
25

.....................  
MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
MILLS. 

dig.
dls.

. 

 

................................................................................... 35

 

“ 

“ 

50
10............................ 
8 ............................................................. 
60
7 * 6   ....................................................  
75
4.............................................. '............ 
90
1  20
8 ................................ .......................... 
160
.....................................................  
160
F lne3................................................... 
65
Case  10................................................. 
? ...............................................  
75
75
Finish 10..............................................  
; ...............................................  
90
6...............................................  
10
70
Clinch  10.............................................. 
80
§.............................................. 
90
....................................... 
6.. 
Barren*.......... ..................................  
175
¿40
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.................................. 
Sciota  Bench................................................. 
« 501
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy.......................  
«349
Bench,first q u ality.......................................  Q40
Stanley Rale and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dls. 
70
Iron and  Tinned............................................  50_10
Copper Rivets and Burs................................  50_10

PLANES. 

rivets. 

dls.

dls.

“ 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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

Broken paoki Ho per ponnd extra.

HAM M ERS.

Maydole  4  Co.’s ......................................... dls 
2f
Kip’s . . . . .......................................................dls. 
25
Yerkes 4  Plumb’s .................................  
dls. 40410
|  Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................... soc list 60
1  Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand.  ..80c 40410
I 
1  Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ........   ......................dls.60410
...................... per do*, net, 2 50
State. .. . . . . . . . .  
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4H  14  and
3H
K ............ ............. net
10
%............ ............. net
BH
* ............ ..............net
7M
* ............ ............. net
7H
............dis.

H IN G ES.

<Hg 7,.

dig

H A N G EBS. 

LEVELS. 

WIRE GOODS. 

HOLLOW WARS.

H OUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

d l s
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.... 50410
60410
Champion,  anti friction...................... 
40
Kidder, wood tra c k ................................. " .  . 
....................................................................60410
£®“ Ies.................................................................60410
Gray enam eled..................................................40&10
Stamped  Tin W are..................................new list 79
Japanned Tin W are........................................  
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new lis 
2*
...................................................  70410410
l? reS   By0B................................................. 70410410
g ° ° k * ......................................................... 70410410
Gate Hooks and Byes........................ 
70410410
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .......................
ROPES.
Sisal, H Inch and la rg e r__  
Manilla.............  
Steel and  Iron  . 
Try and Bevels. 
M itre.................

7
.  10 
dls.
410
60
20
Com.  oiiiuuu
Smooth. Com.
NOS. 10 to  14......................... 
»3 50
...13  50
*:>  50
.......... 3 50
Nos. 15 to 17..................  
...  3 50
2 60
nos.  is to 21............................ 777'   4  Il5
..  4  05
2  70
3 55
Nos. 22 to 24..................  
...  3 55
3 80
nos  25 to 26..............................  " 7 7 .'3  65
..i  65
3  90
N 0.27.......................................... 
3 75
8 00
All  sheets No. 18  and  light« 
over 30 Inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND P A P E R .
_  . 
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ aji.
SASH  CORD.
Sliver Lake, White A ............ 
list
Drab A ...................
White  B ............................. 
 
Drab B ......................777 "   “
White C ......................... 
 

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

„  
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

SH E E T   IBON.

. . .  

, ,  

“

i

 

Discount, 10.

SASH  W EIG H TS.

20 
70 
50
30 

8olld 

................................................ per ton K0
H and.

SAW S. 

d i , .

Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot.
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot ^... 
Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot 
Champion  and  Electric  Tnnth  x
„  

AftATO, 

• 

i p

Cuts,  per  foot

 

 

 

 

W IR E . 

iW
Steel, Game....................................... 
60410
40
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s 
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s..7C-10  10
Mouse,  choker................... 
«ip w r Sn<
Mouse, delusion...........................'.7.7*1.25 per do*
d in
7nl ln
Bright M arket.....................................  
Annealed M arket......................
m
Coppered M arket..................... 
 
62tt
Tinned Market.........................  
Coppered  Spring  Steel..........  7 ................. 
50
...............................
n a.R n/i  d » « « «   - - 1 ____•__e 
Barbed  Fence, galvanised.
2 50
2 10
painted........ ................ 7 7  
An  Sable  .
40410 
Putnam ......................................
dls. 05 
Northwestern.........................
dls. 10410 
dls.
w r e n c h e s .
'so
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled.......... 
Coe’s  G enuine.......................  
.........
75
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,............ 
Coe’s  Patent, malleable........................... 
7541G
d l s
M ISCELLANEOUS. 
Bird C ages..................................... 
■«,
75410
Pumps, Cistern......................... 
70416410
Screws, New List............................. 
Casters, Bed a  d Plate............................. 50410410
40
Dampers, American......................... 
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods...*7765410 

H O RSE N A ILS.

-dls.

 

METALS.

P IG  T IN .

ZINO.

Pig  Large................................................. 

26c

Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
690 pound  casks.................................
Per  pound.............................................  
7”
i*
H@ H.............................................................. 
j 5
Extra W iping................................................. 
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
Bolder In the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIM ONY.

SO LD ER.

j3
Hallett’s .......................................... 
T IN — M ELYN GRA D E.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................|  7 50
14x20 IC,
7  50 
10x14 ix, 
“ 
.......... 7 7 7 7 7 ..........
9 25 
....................;;;;
i4x2o ix,  “ 
9 2f
Bach additional X on this grade, ¿.75.

V  

TIN — ALLA W AY GRADN.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal................................
“ 
14x20 IC, 
...........................
...........................
“ 
10x14 IX, 
...................77;
14x20 ix,  “ 
Bach additional X on this grade >1.50.

75 
6  75
8  25
9  25

ROOTING PL A T E S

“ 

“  Worcester..............................  6 5o
14x20 IC, 
..............................  8  50
» 
14X20IX, 
“  Allaway Grade.................... 
14x20IC, 
6  00
750
..........  
• 
14x20 EX 
...............*  1250
“ 
20X28 IC, 
...................  15  50
20x28 EX, 
“ 
B O IL E R  SIZR  T IN  P L A T E .
14x28 IX ...............................................................614 00
14x31  EX...........................................................  15  no
14x56 EX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1 
..
fper  pound....  10 00
14x60EX,  "  

11 
“ 
“ 

“  9 

« 
“ 
« 

« 

8

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

in 

increased 

in this country.  These  innovations  will 
| lead to  others,  and  the  probable  result 
will  be  that  there  will  spring  up  a  de­
mand  for  our  products  that  will  be  of 
great  financial  benefit,  and 
lead  to  a 
largely 
trade  between  this 
country  and  Eastern  Asia.  Necessarily 
this increased  trade  will  bring  abont  a 
revival of business,  and  we may look for 
something  of  the  kind 
the  near 
future.  Of  ail  the nations  of  the earth 
the United States is  in  the best  position 
to  take  advantage  of  anything  of  this 
kind  that  may  occur.  An  Asiatic  war 
must result in  the opening of  a  new  era 
of  advancement toward a higher civiliza­
tion  on 
the  part  of  the  semi-barbaric 
people engaged  in it,  and  this  will  im­
prove the trade of every civilized country 
under the  sun.  With  a  perfect civiliza­
tion war will become a thing of  the past. 
Paradoxical  as  it  may  seem,  it  has  al­
ways been  war that has  opened the  way 
to enlightenment and a  condition  of  the 
pubic mind  that  makes  war  less  prob­
able.  The  progress  toward  a  higher 
state of  society has  always  been marked 
with the  blood  of  the  battle  field,  but 
the aggregate  results  have  proven  that 
the sacrifices  have  not  been  vain  ones. 
War is the pioneer of  civilization;  civili­
zation  is  the  exterminator of war.

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please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement in 
T h e   M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W EDNESDAY.  SE PTE M B E R   26.

THE  ADVANCE  OF  CIVILIZATION 
“Civilization  is  enlarging  its  borders 
and  gaining  friends.  Reminders  of  its 
defects emphasize its  privileges and suc­
cesses.  Diffused  intelligence  about our 
methods  may  convert 
large  Eastern 
populations wanting  very little  from  us 
now,  into  anxious  purchasers  wanting 
much.  Civilizatirn constantly uses force 
less  because  it  knows  how  to  use  it 
better.  Asiatic  war  may 
force  open 
sealed  ports,  develop  new  wants,  and 
call  for  new  energies  in  American  in­
dustries and markets.”

The  movement 

for  cheaper  postal 
rates,  which is said  to  be  gaining  head 
way under the leadership of Armour and 
others,  seems to be  directed  against  the 
wrong  evil.  Cheaper  postage 
is  not 
needed half as much  as  a  better  postal 
service,  and  a  better  service  will  cos 
more  money,  not  less.  There  are  few 
who complain of the 2 cent  rate of letter 
postage,  but  there  are  thousands  who 
have good cause to  complain of  the slow 
and  inadequate  delivery  of  the  letter 
they  have  decorated  with  the  2  cent 
stamps.  The new postal reformers should 
reform  their reform by attacking the real 
postal abuse—that of  an  inadequate pos­
tal service—and they  should  include  as 
the  first  plank in  their reform  platform 
the demand that the cities, which pay the 
most postage,  should be  allowed  a  suf 
ficient  amount,  from  their  own  postal 
contributions,  to pay  clerks  and carriers 
enough 
to  distribute  their  own  mail 
quickly and properly.  One-cent postage 
can wait  until  2  cent  postage  has  fur­
nished an adequate postal service.

risk.  Cases are reported where  a  bonus j their knowledge being  based on personal
experience.  That their discussions of the 
interest of 7  per  cent,  above  the  legal 
subject  have  been  productive  of  good 
interest  is  demanded 
for  negotiating 
cannot be gainsaid.  Several members of 
loans on Kansas property for three years, 
the Association  have been  led  to  adopt 
so that the creditor  has  to  pay  2>£  per 
the  cash  system  absolutely, others  have 
cent,  a year extra for  the  enactment  of 
this law in his alleged interest.  This  is 
largely  reduced  their  credits,  while  all 
invariably  the  way  in  which  lop-sided 
have been stimulated to look more closely 
laws,  aimed at  capital,  always  operate. 
after  their  debtor  customers.  While 
The poor man in whose interest such laws 
these results are indirect  they  are  none 
are supposed to  be enacted  is compelled 
the  less  to be  placed to the credit of as- 
to bear increased burdens in consequence 
sociational effort,  as they  are among  the 
of his own  foolishness.
natural  effects  of  organized  discussion. 
If nothing else had been accomplished by 
the Association,  this  should be sufficient 
to gain for it the approval of every retail 
grocer in  the city.

It  is 

industrial 

Advantages of the Cash System 

On another page of this  issue  will  be 
found an  article  on  the  subject  of  ex­
emptions  signed  by  “Radical.”  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n  does not  endorse all  that is 
said in the  article,  as it is opposed to the 
policy pursued by this  journal for years. 
At the same  time  it  must  be  said  that 
there is much  truth  in  what  “Radical” 
says  concerning bad  debts.  As  a  rule, 
the merchant has only  himself  to  blame 
for losses on  account  of  bad  debts.  A 
closer  scrutiny of  credits would prevent 
most  of  the  losses  suffered  by  dealers. 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n  believes  in  the  aboli­
tion  of  ail  exemption  laws  and  of  all 
laws  for the collection  of  debts,  and  in 
the placing of  all  business  transactions 
upon  a  basis  of  mutual  confidence  be­
tween  buyer  and  seller.  There  was 
never  a  law  made  that  could  not  be 
evaded somehow, excepting  the  “ law of 
confidence.”  Based  as it  is upon  know­
ledge,  it will do for the  dealer  what  all 
the laws  upon  the  statute  books cannot 
do for him. 
It will minimize  his  losses 
to  the smallest possible  amount,  for  he 
will  trust  no  one  whom  he  does  not 
know to be worthy of credit.  At present 
dealers rely largely  upon the law to help 
them out  with their bad debts; it  is  like 
leaning upon a broken reed—it  will  fail 
ust at The point where its help is needed 
the  most.  Abolish  all  exemption  and 
collection laws  and it  will  not  be  long 
before losses from  loose  credit will  be  a 
thing of the past.
—.. 

The  above  extract  from  a  weekly 
market letter  affords  food  for  thought. 
As the world advances  in  civilization  it 
is evident that the most  civilized nations 
will  be  called  upon  to  supply 
the  new 
found  wants  of  those  who  are  just 
emergiug from  the  darkness  of  barbar­
ism  and 
ignorance.  The 
present  war  in  Asia between  China  and 
Japan  may  be  not  only  a  blessing  to 
America because of  the  demand  it  will 
make for onr products in the way of food 
and  other  materials,  but  it  may  be  of 
advantage to the  natious at  war in open­
ing their eyes more fully  to the fact that 
they are still much  behind  the  civilized 
nations  of  the  earth. 
It  is  true  that 
China  and  Japan  have  made  a  great 
advance along the line of  progress  with" 
in  a 
few  years,  and  this  is  especially 
the case with  Japan,  whose  inhabitants 
have  been  called  “the  Yankees  of  the 
Orient” because of  their  rapid  progress 
and  adoption  of  modern  methods  of 
government and  modern  ideas generally. 
But  both  these  nations  have  much  yet 
to learn before  they  approach  the  high 
plane  of  civilization  to which  America 
has  attained,  and  Korea,  the  bone  of 
contention  between 
two  great 
nations of Asia,  is  an  almost  unknown 
land sunk in deepest barbarism.

Of the many  subjects  of  interest  dis­
cussed  at  the  meetings  of  the  Retail 
Grocers’ Association  not  one  is  of  more 
importance than that  of credits. 
subject of interest  to every  dealer,  since 
all  dealers  have  at  some  time suffered 
from the evils of the system.  Many fail­
ures are  caused  by  inability  to  collect 
accounts, and almost  every  case  of  em- 
barrasment  may  be  traced  to  the same 
cause.  The retail grocery  trade  suffers, 
perhaps, more than  any  other  from  the 
curse  of  credits,  and  that  they  should 
discuss the evil  and its remedy,  and that 
good results  have followed  such  discus­
sion, is not  a  matter  of  surprise.  Dis­
cussion  of  any  subject of importance  is 
always beneficial.  At  the  same  time  it 
should be borne  in mind that  discussion 
by  isolated  individuals  at chance  meet­
ings on the street  corners or  like  places 
results  in  little of practical  value.  The 
ideas advanced are  generally of  too neb­
ulous a character  to mean  anything, and 
usually each goes his  way  with  his  own 
opinion still.  But a discussion at a meet­
ing of an  organized  body  is  a  different 
matter.  Those  who  take  part in  it  are 
The people of Kansas are  learning  by 
usually  the  most  prominent  members, 
bitter experience the folly of  interfering 
the  thinkers  of  the  organization,  and 
with the natural laws of trade  by  legis­
what they say has weight.  Then, again, 
War  is  bad  in  its  immediate  effects 
lation.  The populists  induced  the  last 
the  discussion  is  usually  crystallized 
and the necessity  for it  is  always  to  be 
Legislature to pass an  act  for  the  pro­
into a resolution embodying  the sense  of 
deplored,  but it  sometimes  wakes  a  na­
tection  of  people  who  had  borrowed 
the  meeting  on  the  subject  discussed; 
tion  from  the  lethargy  into  which  it 
money on their homes by  allowing  them 
but, even though  the discussions  do  not 
has fallen and gives it an  impulse in  the 
an option of two  years’  grace  after  the 
terminate  in  a  resolution,  there will  be 
direction of progress  that proves,  in  the 
maturity  of  the  mortgage  notes.  The 
some who,  while  taking  no  part  in  the 
end,  that what seemed a  costly  and  dis­
effect has been exactly contrary  to  what 
discussion,  will  yet be  brought to a con­
astrous  conflict  was  really  a  cheaply 
was  desired  and  promised.  Capitalists
clusion.  Such has been the result of the 
bought blessing.  The effect  of  an  Ori­
are always unwilling to  make  loans  un 
discussion  of  the  credit  system  in  the
ental  war  will  be  to  introduce  modern 
less they can  know the exact maturity of I meetings of the Retail  Grocers’  Associa- 
methods in  warfare,  and modern  means
If  they  cannot  be | tion.  The  members  of  the  Association
their  investments. 
of  provisioning  armies,  for  both  sides j  given such assurance,  they  will  exact  a I are men thoroughly  alive to all that „„„
con
in the conflict  now on  in  the  East  have  heavier rate of  interest,  in  the  way  of j cems themselves and their business, and  ________  
purchased

..........

these 

I 

large  amount  of  stores  bonus or commission,  to make up  for the ! they are fully alive to the evils of credit. 1 count of his wifeThealth"

In no city  in the  State  can  the  bene­
ficial effects of doing a strictly cash  busi­
ness be more plainly seen than  in  Trav­
erse  City.  Nearly  forty  years ago Han­
nah,  Lay & Co.  began  business  there  as 
lumbermen.  Employing a large force  of 
men, it was soon found  to  be  expedient 
to open a general store  for the accommo­
dation  of  their  employes. 
From  the 
start they  did  a  strictly  cash  business, 
paying  their  men  in  cash  and  selling 
their goods  for  cash.  The  town  grew, 
the adjacent country  became settled,  but 
Hannah,  Lay & Co. did  not  abandon  the 
cash  system.  The  newcomers  soon  be­
came  convinced  that  the system was  as 
beneficial to them as to the  firm  and  ad­
justed  themselves  to the  new condition. 
With the growth of  the town  came other 
mercantile  establishments  the  proprie­
tors of which were quick to see that their 
success  depended  on  their  falling  into 
line with the pioneer  firm,  and for  years 
the  place  was  free  from  the  curse  of 
credit.  The result was that the financial 
panics  which  have  paralyzed  the  busi­
ness  of  the country  at recurring periods 
since Hannah,  Lay & Co.  began business 
have been  but  lightly  felt  in  Traverse 
City.  When, for any cause,  laboringmen 
were thrown out  of  work,  they  had  no 
debts,  and the  merchants had  no bad ac­
counts to charge to profit and loss. 
It  is 
but  fair  to  say  that  many  of the most 
prosperous  merchants  of  Traverse  City 
began their business  career in the estab- 
ishment of  Hannah,  Lay &  Co.,  and are 
thoroughly imbued with the principles to 
which that firm  owes  its  success.  This 
chapter  from  the history  of a neighbor­
ing city  is given  to  show  what  can  be 
done  when  a  start  i$ made  in the right 
direction. 
It is  much  more  difficult  to 
naugurate the cash system after years of 
credit giving;  but it can  be done.

Purely Personal.

L.  G.  Ripley,  the  Montague  druggist, 
was in town  last week  and placed orders 
with  local  dealers  for  a  round  line  of 
holiday goods.

H.  Montague, General  Manager  of  the 
Hannah & Lay Mercantile  Co.,  Traverse 
City, was in town  Saturday  on  his  way 
home from Chicago.

Jas.  Hamacber,  formerly  engaged  in 
the grocery business at Reed City but for 
the past eight months engaged in general 
trade at Boon,  was in town last week,  for 
the first time since he  made  his  change 
of  location.

Jacob  Jesson,  who  has  been  engaged 
in the drug business at Muskegon  for the 
past fifteen years,  prior to which  time he 
conducted  a  drug  store  at  Pentwater, 
leaves in a couple of weeks  for  Los  An­
geles, Cal.,  where he expects to reside in 
the future.  He makes the change on ac-

„ „

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
The  union  between  Norway 

QUALITY - UNIFORMITY - PRIGK
S E A R S

9

C R A C K E R S

and

LIQ U ID A TIO N   O F  T H E   B A RIN G S.
The great shock given to  the  financial 
world by the announcement  of  the  fail* 
ure of the great  London  banking  house 
ef Baring Brothers  in  1890  is  doubtless 
well  remembered  by  everybody.  This 
house had a world-wide  reputation,  and 
its credit was scarcely  less  likely  to  be 
questioned  than that of the Bank of Eng­
land  itself. 
It  was the custodian of the 
funds  of  various  foreign  governments, 
and was the general intermediary for the 
floating  of  national  loans  contracted by 
most of the South American  countries.

Such an important part did  the  affairs 
of this firm play in  the  world’s  finances 
that  its  failure  caused  a  general  panic 
which  was  felt  to  some  extent  in this 
country. 
In  Europe  the  financial  up­
heaval  was tremendous, and the  Bank of 
England was compelled to  guarantee the 
liquidation of the affairs  of  the  Barings 
to prevent a general catastrophe.

The announcement of the  failure  was 
the  signal  for the commencement of the 
long series  of  troubles  which  the  Aus­
tralian colonies have experienced.  Gen­
eral bankruptcy followed  in  the  Argen­
tine  Republic,  Brazil  and  other  South 
American  countries,  and the ill effects of 
the crash are felt in those  parts  even  to 
the present time.  While the  real  cause 
of  the collapse of  the  Barings  was  the 
enormous shrinkage in  the value of South 
American 
the  immediate 
eauseof the crash was the withdrawal by 
the Russian Government of the  funds  it 
had on deposit with the firm.

investments, 

The immediate effect of the failure  was 
to put the rate of money in London up to 
unprecedented figures, and  the  Bank  of 
England  had  to  borrow  a  large  sum in 
gold from the Bank of France to properly 
re-enforce its resources.  This  loan  was 
actually  never  used,  and  was  subse­
quently  returned  to  France  with  the 
original  packages  unbroken.  That  the 
action of the bank in  coming  to  the  as­
sistance  of  the  Barings  was  eminently 
wise, and probably prevented widespread 
disaster  and  demoralization,  there  can 
be no doubt.

The  liquidation  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Barings  by  the  Bank  of  England  has 
gone steadily on since 1890, and the man­
agement has been so successful  that  the 
end is now in sight,  and it is  certain that 
all the debts will be paid,  and there  will 
be  left  a  surplus  of  at  least  £600,000. 
With  the  return  of  this  remnant  of  a 
once princely fortune to the  Barings,  the 
last chapter in a most remarkable history 
of  financial  disaster  and  successful 
liquidation will have been concluded.
T H E   N O R W E G IA N   M UDDLE.

There  is  now  in  progress  in Norway 
and ¡Sweden an agitation which may ulti­
mately bring about the separation  of  the 
two countries,  and possibly war  between 
them.  The trouble is not a new  one,  as 
it has existed with more or  less  intensity 
for many years.  At the  elections  about 
to take place it is expected that  the radi­
cals will be victorious by an  overwhelm­
ing majority, and  that  the  Government 
support  in  the  Parliament  will  be  so | 
weakened as to be of little  parctical  use.
The agitation which  has  encompassed 
the Government’s defeat is the  result  of 
the  popular  demand  in  Norway  for  a 
separate consular and  diplomatic  service 
distinct  entirely  from  that  of  Sweden, 
The Norwegians' believe  that  the  diplo­
matic service is used by Sweden  to  con­
trol the foreign relations of  Norway  and 
injure her trade.

and 
Sweden is based entirely on the  fact that 
both  countries  are  ruled  by  the  same 
King. 
It is  true  that  the  geographical 
positions  of  the  two  facilitate intimate 
intercourse,  but in national  feeling  they 
are separate and distinct.  Each  has  its 
own  laws,  its  own  revenue,  as well as 
army and navy,  the diplomatic  and  con­
sular service being  the  only  branch  of 
crown, 
Government,  aside  from 
the 
which  they  have  in  common. 
It is,  in 
consequence,  very naturally  feared  that, 
should the Norwegians be granted  separ­
ate  ministers  and  consuls,  they  would 
soon demand a separation of  the  crowns.
In all respects but  the  dependence  of 
Norway  on  the  Swedish  crown, 
the 
former  country  has a more  liberal  con­
stitution than the latter,  and  its  people 
enjoy a greater degree of  freedom.  The 
national sentiment is very  strong,  how­
ever,  and  the  fact  that  the  country  is 
ruled  by  a  monarch  who  resides 
in 
Sweden,  and its foreign relations are also 
controlled by Swedish  Ministers and con­
suls,  is very galling  to  the  Norwegians, 
and must,  sooner or later,  lead to  revolu­
tion and separation.

The union of  Norway  and  Sweden  is 
productive  of  almost  as  much  internal 
friction,  although on a smaller  scale,  as 
the peculiar union of the  States  forming 
the  Austro-Hungarian  Empire.  Austria 
stands  in very much the same relation  to 
Hungary as Sweden does to Norway,  and 
the  Hungarians  are  equally  jealous  of 
what they consider an  attempt  at  inter­
ference on the part of  Austria.  The  en­
tire basis of union  between  Austria  and 
Hungary is the same as the bond  uniting 
Norway and Sweden,  namely,  allegiance 
to the same  King.

R u b   th e   O th e r  E y e .

threw  open 

From  the  Medical  Summary.
Nine persons out of  every ten  with  a 
cinder  or  any  foreign  substance  in  the 
eye  will 
instantly  begin  to  rub  the 
eye  with  one  haud  while  hunting  for 
their handkerchief with the  other.  They 
may and sometimes do remove the offend­
ing cinder,  but more  frequently they rub 
until the  eye  becomes  inflamed,  bind  a 
handkerchief around the head  and  go to 
bed.  This is all wrong.  The better way 
is not to rub the  eye with the cinder in it 
at all,  but rub the other eye as vigorously 
as you like.  A  few  years  since  I  was 
riding on the  engine  of  a  fast  express. 
The  engineer 
the  front 
window,  aud I caught a cinder  that gave 
me the most excruciating pain.  I began to 
rub the eye with both  hands. 
‘‘Let  that 
eye alone and  rub  the  other  eye”  (this 
from  the  engineer). 
I  thought  he  was 
chaffing me and  worked  the  harder.  “I 
know you doctors think you know it all, but 
if you will let that eye alone and rub  the 
other one, the cinder wilt  be out  in  two 
minutes,”  persisted 
I 
began to rub the other eye.  Soon  I  felt 
the cinder down near  the inner  canthus, 
and made ready to take  it  out.  “ Let  it 
alone and keep at the well  eye,” shouted 
the doctor pro tern.  I did so for a minute 
longer,  and,  looking into a small glass he 
gave me, found the offender on my cheek. 
Since then I  have  tried  it  many  times, 
and have advised many others,  and have 
never known it  to  fail in  one  instance, 
unless it was something sharp  as a piece 
of steel,  or  something that  cut  the  ball 
and required  an  operation  to  remove  it.

the  engineer. 

T oo  M u ch   fo r  H e r.

The other day M. Gasimir Perier,  Pres­
ident  of  France,  went  into  a  store  in 
Paris and,  opening a  package  which  he 
carried,  produced an  aatomatic doll,  and 
asked  the  shopgirl  behind  the  counter 
whether it  could  be  repaired.  She  re­
plied that  it  could,  and  asked  who  he 
was,  that the doll  might  be  sent  home. 
He told her,  when  she  stared  at  him  a 
moment and fainted  away.  His  dignity 
was too mpch for  her.

C A K E S

[  Currant  Drop  Cakes. 

Have yoif tried oifr new pods?! c,r«Z “

Imperials,

Cornhills,

s’

l  Nonpareil  Jumbles.

a r e  

A d d   a   b o x   o r   b a r r e l  
t o   y o u r   n e x t   o r d e r .
s p l e n d i d  
T h e y  
s e l l e r s   a n d  
s u r e  
t o  
p l e a s e .
N ew  York Biscuit C o . ,

S.  -A.  SJBARS,  M a n a g e r ,

GRAND  RAPII*S,  MICH.

“CRESCENT," 

“WHITE ROSE," 

“ROYA.T."

These brands are Standard and have a National reputation. 

Correspondence solicited.

VOIGT  MILLING  GO..  Grand Rapids.  Mieti.

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. U i C J i r J L l U A i ’ t-

r 

: ~ i . \   i 

i's.

State  Farms  for  the  Unemployed  of 

do.  Most of the  criminals  and  paupers 
are in cities, and those  classes  multiply 
as the populations of the cities  increase. 
Both criminals and paupers  must live on 
the people who  work  and  for  this  rea­
son State farms  would  be  a  failure,  in 
the same sense that “county houses” and 
“county poor  farms”  are  a  failure,  so 
far as their being self supporting  is con­
cerned.  Furthermore, city  paupers will 
not live in the country at any price.

F r a n k  S t o w e l l .
Shorter Hours  and  Sunday  Rest.
In this age, perhaps more than  in  any 
other,  reforms respond to the pocket,  and 
as  that  is  filled  and  emptied,  we  turn 
over a new leaf or keep our nose  on  the 
same old  page.  The  regulation  of  out­
put, either by shorter  hours  or  reduced 
force,  is  being  recognized as a cardinal 
doctrine  in  the  gospel  of  a  successful 
business.

There has been considerable  of  diplo­
macy and the devil in  the  manipulation 
of an ingeniously arranged surplus.  The 
wires have been  laid for  convenient  and 
money-making  strikes,  and  while  labor 
has  been  idle  and  hungry, the buzzard 
peeling its bones has fattened on  its  vic­
tim.

Hence, the shortening of  the  hours  of 
labor, on physical, commercial  and  pro­
tective  grounds,  is  not  a fad or a whim, 
or a demagogic spectre  floating  over  the 
industrial  situation. 
It is simply a logi­
cal sequence  to  improved  conditions  in 
which human rights are  more  distinctly 
defined  and  economic  laws  more  and 
more broadly comprehended.  The  pres­
sure on this matter will not decline  with 
all our talk of  progress  and  civilization 
and the sweetened chimes  being  contin­
ually  rung  in  the  ears of the public on 
the  fact  that  labor  has  more  pie in its 
waistband,  and  better  clothes  on  its 
back,  than  had  our  grandfathers  who 
were  unfortunate  in  being  born  at  too 
early  a date, there is sand yet left in  the 
sugar  and  a  dead  fly  in the pot of oint­
ment.  The gospel of working a man for 
all he is worth,  and squeezing  the  lemon 
until it is dry, is by no means  limited  to 
a sawmill  in  the  woods  or  a  sweating 
shop in a back alley.  We  use a man un­
til he is guilty of  a  white  streak  in  his 
beard,  and  he  goes  the  way  of  a  lame 
mule and a spavined  horse.  *  *  *  It is 
no surprise  that  under  such  conditions 
that a day’s labor leaves a man nervously 
unstrung, or that  diseases  of  a  nervous 
nature drive so many to the black  bottle, 
the  lunatic  asylum  and  an early grave. 
Under these high-pressure conditions the 
re-winding of the clock  is  becoming  an 
increasing necessity.  Six  days  work  is 
enough.  As  for  the  Sunday,  it is slip­
ping  out 'of  the  laborer’s  fingers. 
Its 
God-given  heritage  is  being  nibbled  by 
the rats.  The Sunday work done  in  the 
country is increasing, and while men  are 
quibbling  about  smaller  matters, 
the 
greater is overlooked.  Sunday rights are 
as yet a missing plank in industrial plat­
forms.  Put it there,  for a lost Sunday to 
the man  who toils in the office or the mill 
would be the greatest catastrophe  of  the 
century. 

F r e d   W oodrow.

Cures  for  freckles  and  tan  are  not 
wanied at this season of the year when it 
is fashionable to look as if one  had  been 
in the country.

The man who never changes  his  mind 
is perfectly  reliable;  but  he  is  terribly 
old-fashioned and will never  be  able  to 
catch on to anything new.

GROCERYflEN, TAKE  NOTICE!

Ge n t l e m a n :—The  undersigned  are  a 
new firm engaged  in  the cleaning  of  cur­
rants and raisins.  They  are  cleaned  by 
an improved process, the  result  of  long 
experience,  being  neither  washed  nor 
adulterated.

The majority of the brands of so-called 
cleaned currants are washed,  thus  losing 
their essence,  while the currants  cleaned 
by  our  process  retain  all their original 
flavor.  Washing  renders  them  almost 
tasteless and flat,  while ours are delicious 
and sweet.

When  tried  their  superior  quality  is 
easily  determined  and  currants  will  be 
used more  frequently.

If  you  wish  to  increase your currant 
trade,  there is no better article  to  intro­
duce  than  the  “ Genuine  Greek  Cur. 
rants.”

Once used the people will  want no other.
Buy  them  of  your  jobber.  Do  not  under  any  circumstances  take  others 
If your jobber cannot furnish  you,  write  us  and  we 

claimed to be just as good. 
will see that you get them at right prices.

Another point you  should bear in  mind is that while these  currants  are  care­
fully  cleaned  and  better  in  quality, they  are  nor higher  in price than inferior, 
half cleaned goodg, put up in fancy packages.

Our goods are put up as follows:
1  Pound  Cartoons, 36 in case, full weight. 
50 Pound Boxes in Bulk, full weight. 
Try them  and we will guarantee  satisfaction.

Cleaned  Sultana Raisins, 1 Pound Cartoons, 36 in case.

25',Pound Boxes In Bulk, full weight
Barrels, about 300 Pounds,

Grand  Rapids  Fruit  Cleaning' Co.,

PETER  SCHUIT,  Manager.

P.  S.  See that your package  is  marked  “Genuine  Greek  Currants  imported 

and cleaned by Grand Rapids Fruit Cleaning Co.”

For quotations see Price Current.

FIRST  PRIZE  BRAND’G0HDBN8ED  MILK.

QUALITY  ABSOLUTELY  GUARANTEED.

Prepared by Michigan Condensed Milk Co.,  at its  factor­
ies  at  Lansing  and Howell, drawing their milk supplies 
from  the  finest  dairy  regiou  in the country.  Natural 
advantages,  long exDerience. thorough  knowledge of the 
business and the latest and most approved  methods  and 
machinery  combine  to  make  FIRST  PRIZE  the  most 
perfect milk  prepared in Europe or America.

No  matter  what  price  you  pay,  you  cannot  buy  a 

better article.

Our  other  brands  are,  DARLING,  STANDARD  and  LEADER.  See  quo­

tations  in  Price  Current.

MARSHALL  BROTHERS,  General  Sales  Agents,

39  W.  Woodbridge S t,  DETROIT,  MICH.

Oysters
ANCHOR  BRAND

OLD  RELIABLE

All  orders receive prompt  attention  at 

lowest  market price.

See.quot&tious in Price Current.

D B T T B N T M Æ

-F.  J . 

117  and  119  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Raüids.

the  Cities.

There are as many remedies offered for 
the  relief  of  the  unemployed  and  for 
labor troubles as there are for any of the 
bodily diseases to which man  is  subject. 
It may well  be  taken  for  granted  that 
the  medicines  prepared  for  labor  dis­
orders  are  no  more  efficacious  for  the 
diseases they propose  to  cure  than  are 
those nostrums advertised on  every  side 
for physical ailments.

One of the latest of the suggested rem­
edies is  the  establishment  by  States  of 
farms to  which  all  the  indigent  unem­
ployed are to be sent at the  public  cost. 
Men,  women and children  are  all  to  be 
provided for,  and  those  who  can  work 
are  all  to  be  given  employment,  for 
which they are to receive food  and  lodg­
ing and some additional wages.

How would such an arrangement work? 
In  all  probability  it  would  be  a  com­
plete  failure.  The masses  of the unem­
ployed  are  in  cities. 
In  mauy  cases 
they are people who have flocked  to  the 
cities from the country.  They left coun­
try life  because  they  were  tired  of  its 
doll  routine,  and  they  hurried  to  the 
city, where  they  found  excitement  and 
change.  Many of those people  could  go 
back to the  country if  they  would,  but 
they will not.  They want  to  remain  in 
town,  and if they  cannot find work there 
they want to be supported there.

The idea of country life  to  many  peo­
ple who have lived  in  cities is extremely 
distasteful,  and they will not go  back  to 
rural ways.  This fact is abundantly  es­
tablished 
in  all  experience.  Nobody 
ever hears of an exodus  of  people  from 
town to the country except for a short va­
cation.  The cities grow at a vastly more 
rapid rate than do  the  country districts. 
There is a constant crowding  of  popula­
tion from the rural districts to the cities. 
It was so in every age and  it will  always 
be so.  The history  of  the world  is  the 
history of cities.  When one reads of the 
Homan  Empire  that  embraced  ail  the 
civilized world  in  its  day,  the  City  of 
Rome is always the  most  prominent  ob­
ject, and attracts all the  attention.  The 
City  of  Babylon  stands  for  the  entire 
Babylonish  Empire. 
London,  Paris, 
Berlin, Constantinople,  New  York,  Chi- 
eago and  other  cities  constantly  grow, 
not because there is  a  constant  demand 
for population,  but  because  they  are  a 
constant attraction to  people  who desire 
to flock thither.

The Coxey army marched  through  the 
farming  regions  of  many  States,  but 
there is  no  evidence  that  any  of  their 
rank and tile sought employment  on  the 
farms by which  they  passed.  They  en­
joyed living  on  the  free  hospitality  of 
the country,  and  they  were  intoxicated 
at the idea of visiting the  nation’s  Capi­
tal and  of  securing  from  Congress  the 
enactment of laws for their  special  ben­
efit.

There is little  question  that  many  of 
the  unemployed  people  of  cities would 
regard  it as little better than punishment 
to be  sent  to  the  country  to  work  on 
State  farms.  They  would  view  them­
selves in the light  of  convicts.  People, 
like the Coxeyits, hold  to the  belief  that 
the (Government ought to  support  them, 
and they went to Washington to  demand 
what they thought they  were  entitled to. 
In Rome the great  politicians  supported 
in idleness  vast  hordes  of  men,  whose 
business  in  elections  was  to  vote  for 
their patrons.  They had  nothing else to

TtUH »  JVH<JJbdJL<jr-âkJN  1 Ü A  ï JiÜ S JM A JN .

11

Trade Customs  in  China.

Retail shops are a necessity for a dense 
and  busy  population,  and  the  severest 
Chinese  moralists  raise  no  objection  to 
their  existence;  though  adulteration,  if 
carried  beyond  a  certain  point,  is  still 
punished,  as in the days of Chow dynasty 
(1122-485 B.  C.),  and  mercers  who  sell 
bad silk  are  bracketed  in  the  Buddhist 
scheme of crimes and  virtues with physi­
cians  who  administer inferior medicine, 
with householders  who  refuse  to  allow 
slaves  to  buy  their  freedom,  and  with 
those  who  remove  landmarks  or  wan­
tonly waste rice.  Shops of the same kind 
•ccupy the same  quarter in the city,  and 
their owners form a  sort of amicable and 
anaggressive “trust,”  which discourages 
underselling and establishes a fair price. 
“Only one price”  is  a  common  inscrip­
tion on  signboards,  and  as  the  general 
public  in  China consists  of persons act­
ively engaged,  though  it  may  be  on  a 
very  small  scale,  in  commerce  and in­
dustry,  knowledge as to  what prices  are 
really to be called fair is  more generally 
diffused  than  elsewhere.  The  precept, 
“You should not  beat down  articles  be­
low the proper price,”  is one  of “twelve 
sentences of good words”  in  popular  re­
pute.  The regularity  of the  demand for 
certain goods based  on  unchanging  cus­
tom also  helps to  keep  prices  firm.  De 
Mailla describes how, at the season when 
winter or summer  clothing  is  left  off,  a 
man  will  bring  to  a particular  locality 
6,000 caps of a suitable sort and sell them 
all in  three or four  days.  When the  de­
mand  is  thus  fixed  and  calculable,  the 
dealer does not  need to  force  a  sale  by 
low  prices  or  recoup  himself  by  high 
ones for the risk of an unsuccessful spec­
ulation.  The force  of  custom  in  fixing

prices  is  even  carried to a ludicrous ex­
tent.  Thus,  accordiug  to Gill,  the price 
of goods in the market of  1-chang is said 
never to vary;  things are always so much 
a pound,  but,  to  make  up  for  this  uni­
formity,  the  number  of  ounces  to  the 
pound  fluctuates  freely.  Shopkeepers 
are  allowed  to  paint  their  names  and 
wares on the city  walls by  way of adver­
tisement, as  well as  on their  signboards, 
which are as florid in style as the nomen­
clature of the streets.  Archdeacon Gray 
instances in  Canton  the  “Street  of  Gol­
den Profits,” of “Benevolence and Love,” 
of  “Longevity,”  of  “1,000  Grandsons,” 
of  “1,000 Beatitudes,”  of “ 10,000 Happi­
nesses,”  of  “Ninefold  Brightness,”  of 
“Accumulated Goodness,” etc.

Ordinary commercial credits do not ex­
tend beyond  the  current  year. 
In  pre­
paration  for  the  festivities  of  the New 
Year every  tradesman exerts  himself  to 
call  in  his  debts  and  to  clear  oil  his 
goods;  it is the moment of genuine clear­
ance  sales,  universal  stock taking  and 
drawing up of balance sheets.  Debts for 
household expenses  may  be  dunned  for 
at the New Year, and even the very poor 
try  to  avoid  this  disgrace.  A  native 
writer mentions,  among  the  sources  of 
cheerfulness enjoyed at  this holiday sea­
son,  that the  people have  all  paid  their 
debts.  Closing the shop door before New 
Year’s Day has the  same  significance  as 
for  a  western  banker  to  “put  up  his 
shutters,”  and  “taking  the  door  off  its 
hinges” is a way of forcing  a  tradesman 
to pay his debts.  This annual settlement 
prevents  the  unlucky  from  failing  and 
the thriftless  from sliding into the head­
long road  to ruin;  the  former  obtain  for 
a moment a foothold by  which  they  can 
recover  themselves,  and  the  latter  are

stopped by a barrier which few persist in 
overstepping.

Bankruptcy  is  considered  disgraceful 
and even criminal,  but  there is little law 
on the  subject,  and  arrangements  with 
creditors  are  generally  made  privately. 
The  creditors  can  only  claim  absolute 
control over the debtor’s personality.  In 
the rare cases when a merchant might  be 
brought to the brink  of ruin  by  a  series 
of  adverse  contingencies,  for  which  he 
was not personally  to blame,  his family, 
or,  failing that,  his  fellow-merchants,  or 
even  his  creditors  themselves,  would 
come to his  assistance—a  fact  which  ex­
plains the severe view taken of those who 
are allowed to become bankrupt.

been 

have 

In the early part  of the last  century  it 
was  observed  by  Father  Amyot:  “Our 
missionaries 
repeatedly 
amazed  to  see  how  readily  the  people 
here  waive  the  repayment  of  a  debt.” 
Chinese  public  opinion  obliges the local 
Shylocks to relax their  claims on  honest 
men  who have  been  unfortunate,  or else 
the family of the  debtor comes  to an  ar­
rangement  with  his  creditors.  The  tri­
bunals give no encouragement to the hard 
creditor,  and  always  allow  time for  re­
payment unless the creditor himself is in 
want.  Money lent by  friends  is  gener­
ally paid off in three instalments without 
interest.  But  if  a  debt  has  been  for­
given,  and  the  creditor’s  grandson  is 
poor and the debtor is well  off,  the  for­
mer  may  apply  for  repayment,  and  it 
would be thought dishonorable to refuse; 
so that the inequalities of successive gen­
erations tend to  compensate  each  other 
instead of perpetuating themselves.

A  Chemical  Detective.

A Budapest manufacturer has informed 
the  police  that  he  possesses  a  powder 
with  which thieves can  be caught.  Hav­
ing  recently  made  the  unpleasant  dis­
covery  that  his cash-box  was  plundered 
day after day,  and  failing in all  attempts 
! to  catch 
the  thief,  be  applied  in  his 
dilemna  to  Mr.  Telek,  Professor  of 
Chemistry at the Franzstadt  Commercial 
Schools,  and  the latter gave him powder 
which he sprinkled over  his  cash  every 
night  before  leaving  the  office.  This 
powder has the peculiar effect  of  dyeing 
the skin  blue,  the color  being intensified 
by  washing,  while it resists  the  applica­
tion of soap.  On the  very  first  day  the 
manufacturer  noticed  a  deficiency  of 
eight crowns in the silver  cash-box.  He 
at once called bis employes  together and 
ordered  them one by  one  to  steep  their 
hands in  a basin  full of  water,  got ready 
for the  purpose.  One  of  the  men  was 
very loath  to follow the  example  of  his 
comrades.  At last  he  consented,  when, 
no sooner had he dipped his hands in the 
bowl, than they turned  dark  blue!  His 
employer stepped  up  to  him  and  said: 
“You are the thief!”  and  the  man  con­
fessed.

Origin of the  Word Deadhead.

Fifty years ago the principal avenue of 
Detroit had  a  toll-gate  close  to  the  en­
trance of the Elmwood Cemetery road.  As 
this  cemetery  had  been  laid  out  some 
time previous to the  construction  of  the 
plank  road,  it  was  arranged 
that  all 
funeral  processions should be allowed  to 
pass  along the latter toll-free.  One day, 
as Dr.  Pierce,  a  well-known  physician, 
stopped  to  pay  his  toll,  he  observed to 
the gatekeeper:
“Considering the  benevolent character 
of our profession,  I  think  you  ought  to 
let us pass free of  charge.”
the  man: 
“ we  can’t  afford  that.  You  send  too 
many  ‘deadheads’ through  here  as it  is.”
The  story  traveled,  and the word  be­
come fixed.

“No,  no,  doctor,”  replied 

£. J.  Simcox.

Lse  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

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Capital and Labor.

From the Grocers* Monthly Review.
The question of the  future relations of 
capital and  labor which  is at  present be­
fore the American  people for solution  is 
one  of  vital  importance  to  the  nation, 
and a comprehensive and satisfactory un­
derstanding  between  the  parties  inter­
ested is a conclusion  most sincerely  to be 
desired.  The  circumstances which  have 
lately been witnessed in  relation  to  this 
subject seem to  indicate a latent animos­
ity am~ng  the ranks  of  labor  which  is 
excited  to  activity  by  insignificant, cir­
cumstances,  and  while  strikes with their 
attendant evils are  much to  be deplored, 
the existence of  vengeful  enmity  which 
seems to  underlie  these  demonstrations 
of labor against capital  is of  much  more 
concern  to  the  people  than the demon­
strations  themselves.  Differences  may 
be temporarily  adjusted,  but there  is  no 
certainty  that  amicable  relations  will 
continue to exist, and as the late railroad 
strike originated from no adequate cause, 
so also others of like  magnitude with at­
tendant  wholesale  destruction  of  prop­
erty,  embarrassment  of  business,  and 
consequent  distress  to  combatants  and 
non-combatants  alike,  may  at  any time 
occur  with  as little  cause.  Labor  is  as 
much a marketable  commodity  as  flour, 
and because it commands  a certain price 
to-day  is no reason  that  it should be  the 
same  to-morrow.  We  are  all  creatures 
of circumstances, the laborer no less than 
the  capitalist,  so  if  the  latter  has  no 
guarantee against  a  reduction  of his  in­
come,  why  should the  former?  The  la­
borer does not scruple to forsake one em­
ployer  for  another,  if  by  so  doing  he 
gains an  advantage.  What  justice  then 
is there in prohibiting the employer from 
substituting one laborer  for  another  for 
the  same  reason?  These,  however,  are 
not the questions for  solution.  The  an­
swers  are  evident,  but how shall  the  la­
borer and his employer exist in  amity or 
at  least  without  demonstrations  of vio­
lence?  It  must  be  evident  to  the  un­
prejudiced mind that  circumstances pro­
ductive  of  advantage  to  the  employer 
are shared by those  in  his  employ,  and 
vice  versa,  for in proportion  as the pro­
ductive possibilities  of  the  country  are 
required  to  supply the  demand,  so  does 
the value of labor increase and the wage- 
earner  receives  his  proportion  of  in­
creased  profits  in  the  addition  to  his 
wages. 
In  like  manner,  when  the coun­
try proves over productive,  and merchan­
dise  a  drug  on  the  market,  so  also  is 
labor,  for industries  must suspend  until 
the  surplus  is  consumed  and  a normal 
state  again  established.  Now,  has  the 
laborer  no  responsibility  under  these 
latter conditions,  considering  the  bene­
fit:«  derived  under  the  former?  Should 
the capitalist bear  the  whole  burdeu  in 
times of distress and  yet share  the pros- 
pe; ity? 
llis nulls  are producing  only  a 
portion of what  they  are  capable,  there 
beiug no market  for the product;  compe­
tition  has reduced  his  profits  to  a  min­
imum,  and  if  to curtail  bis expenses to 
accord  with conditions he  reduces wages, 
should  he  be  boycotted  aud  have  his 
property  burned or otherwise  destroyed? 
Are not those  who resort  to  such  meth­
ods  to  attain  their  ends as  much crim­
inals as they  who waylay  him  and  take 
what  he  has,  or  who  threaten  him  for 
money?  Legislation  and  arbitration are 
suggested as a  jure for  these ills.  What 
is there  to  arbitrate?  What  right  have 
lawbreakers  to  legislation  except  what 
is already provided for  them?  Acts like 
those just witnessed do  not  belong to an 
age  of  advanced  civilization,  but  are 
relics of barbarism  where  might  makes 
right  and every individual is a  law  unto 
himself.  The commerce of the nation  is 
detrimentally affected by these outbreaks, 
not  only 
through  the  mails  and  the 
handling  of  merchandise,  but  also  in 
fomenting imaginary  wrongs  among  the 
laboring  classes,  and  inciting  them  by 
word and  example to  violence  and  law­
lessness.  The principle  upon  which the 
whole structure of  our  country  political 
and  social  is  founded  is that  of union. 
This being the case,  whatever is directed 
against the  fulfillment of  that  principle 
is  directed  against  the  country,  and he 
who directs it is a  traitor to the country.
That the greatest  benefits  may  be  de­
rived  from  commercial  pursuits  there

must be ha’mony  and  unanimity  of  ac­
tion.  The  commerce  of  a  nation being 
its  most  vital  organ,  he  who  disrupts 
commerce aims a  fatal  blow  at  the  na­
tion.  Moreover,  acts  like the  foregoing 
! affecting as they  do  the  whole  country,
| the  subject  both  of temporary subjuga­
tion  and  eventual  disposal  are  for  na­
tional and not local  consideration except 
as the parts make  up the  whole.  Labor 
organized  or  otherwise  should  be giveu 
to understand that  the laws  of  the  land 
must  be  observed,  or  the  penalties  for 
non-observance  suffered;  and  while it  is 
the  bone  and  muscle  of  the  country, 
without which the nation could not exist, 
it demeans  itself  to  the  level  of  thugs 
and  freebooters  when  resort  is  had  to 
acts such as those in Chicago  and  Trini­
dad.  Organizations  intended  to  protect 
the  interests  of  the  laboring  man  not 
only  do  not  protect  him,  but  ruin  his 
cause and  place  him  in  a  wrong  light 
when they countenance  violence or  law­
lessness of any kind.

The  Elements of Success.

From the Dry Goods Economist.

trials  of  business, 

True strength  is  always  characterized 
by quietness.  The old  adage that “still 
waters  run  deep”  applies  with  equal 
force to human nature.  The  quiet, self- 
contained person has always  more depth 
of character than  the  nervous,  irritable 
individual  who is always in  a  rush,  but 
seldom  accomplishes  anything.  The 
pompous, overbearing  merchant  or  em­
ploye who  is  always'  seeking  for  occa­
sions to show his authority has  not  that 
true strength that is the foundation  of  a 
successful  business life.  The  merchant 
who is  always  worrying  over  trifles,  or 
who  allows  himself  to  be  annoyed  by 
the  petty 
lacks 
strength.  Giving  way 
to  bursts  of 
temper,  or  showing  a  spirit  of  ill-feel­
ing  under  the  influence  of  the  weather 
conditions,  are  sure  signs  of  weakness.
Physical strength comes  to  a  healthy 
body by  careful  training;  so, 
the 
mental  strength of a healthy  mind  fully 
under control of the will,  that essence of 
all  power,  can  be acquired.  Will-power, 
memory  and  self-control [are  most  po­
tent factors in the  struggle  for  success. 
These are all strengthened and developed 
by judicious exercise.  Any  faculty  per­
mitted to  lie  inactive  quickly  becomes 
dormant.  On the other hand,  if  we  al­
low passion full  sway  we  become  weak 
and unfit to  govern.

too, 

There is another  great  secret  of  suc­
cess—that true success which is achieved 
by so few—and that is love  of  business. 
This  love  is the  foundation of strength, 
the cornerstone to success.  Love of one’s 
business  will  give power and strength to 
overcome all  obstacles  and  rise  to  the 
top of the ladder. 
It is  this love of bus­
iness  which causes  men to  pursue it  un­
til  gray  with  age,  or  death  overtakes 
them in the harness,  although  they  may 
have  acquired  a  competency.  No  man 
can  be truly successful  in  business  life 
without a love for  the business  he is en­
gaged in,  and he who has this love of his 
work  has the foundation for a successful 
business life already laid.

strength raises one above  the common 
level;  even  brute  strength commands re­
spect  when  not  abused.  How  much 
more worthy of  respect  then is  he  who, 
conscious  of  his  strength and  serene in 
the knowledge of the nobility of his aims 
and correctness of his views,  marches on 
to a successful  business life,  of  profit to 
himself and of benefit to all  mankind?
Strength  is  power,  but  the  abuse  of 
power is a sure  sign of  weakness.  Mer­
chants,  therefore,  should  be  careful  in 
the selection of people for  positions that 
carry  authority  with  them.  Otherwise 
discord and  petty  jealousies  are sure  to 
exist, to the injury of both reputation and 
business.  Those only are fit to command 
who have first  learned  to  obey,  and  he 
who  has  himself  thoroughly under con­
trol  is  best  able  to  control  others.  A 
weak,  vacillating  person has little inter­
est in his work, is  without life and lacks 
that “snap”  that  comes  only  with  love 
of work.

Again,  gentleness is  always consistent 
with  true  strength,  and  should  not  be 
lost  sight  of,  as  it too  frequently is,  in 
business life.

STATE  AGENTS  FOR 

The  Lycom ing  Rubber Company, 
keep constantly on  hand a 
full  and  complete  line  of 
these goods made from the 
purest  rubber.  They  are 
good style, good fitters and 
give  the  best  satisfaction 
of any rubber  iu  the  mar­
ket.  Our  line  of  Leather 
Boots  and  Shoes  is  com­
plete  in  every  particular, 
also Felt Boots,  Sox,  etc.
Thanking you for past favors  we  now 
await your further  orders.  Hoping  you 
wiil  give  our  line  a  careful  inspection 
when  our  representative  calls  on  you, 
we are  REEDER BROS’. 8 HOEOO.

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TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids, 

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  Mich.

Agents,
.

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E stablished  1868.

H.  M.  Reynolds  &  Son.
Building Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asphalt Roof Paints,

Asphalt  Ready  Rooting,
_ 
Roofing and Paving Pitch,
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Car, Bridge and Roof Paints.  Oils.

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Tarred Felt, Mineral Wool.

Elastic  Roofing Cement

Asbestos  Sheathing

Resin, Coal Tar

P r a c tic a l  R o o fers

In  Felt,  Composition  and  Gravel

Cor.  Loots  and  C aiupau Sts., G rand  R apids

5.  C.  W.

T he  L eading  N ickle  C igar 
M ade in th is  M arket.

The Only  Brand in the State (outside of Detroit) 

Made by Improved  Machinery.

This  Cigar  is  made  with  Long  Mixed 

Filler,  Single  Connecticut  Binder 

and  Sumatra  Wrapper.
Sold at $35 per  1 ,0 0 0  

By [the  Manufacturer,

G.  J.  Johnson,  " ’S ssE a sr8*-

ruch.

Telephone  1205.

Michigan (Tentrai

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

•Dally.  All others daily, except Sunday. 

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20 d  m ............Detroit  E xpress............ 7 00am
a 30 a m .......»Atlantic and  Pacific.......11  20 pm
1  50 p m .........New York Express..........  c 00 pm
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  7:00 am ;  re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:35 pm, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains eeat  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A. ALMquisT, Ticket Agent, 
Union Passengerstation.

C H I C A G O

July 1,1894.
A M O   W E ST   t u   H I O A N   R’t .

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

TO AND PROM  MUSKEGON.

CHICAGO  VIA  ST  JOE  AND  STEAMER.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d  Rapids..............7:25am  1 :<!5pm  »11:30pm
Ar. Chicago..................  1:25pm  6:50pm  *6:45am
| Lv.  Chicago  .................8:15am  5:00pm  *11:45pm
Ar. G’d  Rapids 
.......... 3:05pm  10:35pm  *6:25am
Lv. Grand  Rapids........................1:25pm  **6:30pm
Ar. C hicago.................................8:00pm  2:00am
Lv. Chicago 9:30am, ar Grand Rapids  5:25  pm
Lv. Grand Rapids 
7:25am  1:25pm  5:30pm 
Ar. Grand  K  9:15am  3:05pm  5:25pm  10:35pm
TRAVERSE CITT, CHARLEVOIX  AND  PETOSKBY.
Lv. Grand  Rapids .. 
7:30am  5:45pm  11:15pm
Ar.  Manistee............  12:20pm  10:35pm 
..........
At. Traverse City....  11:20am  11:1 upm  4 :55am
Ar. Charlevoix  ......  
7:27am
7:55am
Ar.  Petoskey 
Ar. Bay View........... 
8:00am
Local  train  making  ail  stops  leaves  Grand 
Rapids *7:45am.  Trains  arrive  from  north  at 
6:00am, 11:50am,  1 ;00 pm and *10:00pm.
PARLOR  AND  BLEEPING  CARS.

1:00pm 
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Parlor cars leave f >r Chicago 7:25am  and  1 ;25 
pm.  Fornorth 7;30am and 5:45pm.  Arrives from 
Chicago 3:05pm and  10:35pm.  From north 11:50 
pm and 1:00pm.  Sleeping cars leave for Chicago 
11:80pm.  For north 11:15pm.  Arrive from Chi 
cago 6:25.  Erom north 6 :■ 0.
•Everyday.  »»Except Saturday.  Others wee 
days only, 
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DETROIT,

June  24,  1804
L A N S IN G   A  N O R T H E R N   R .  R . 
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

TO  AND  PROM  SAGINAW ,  ALMA  A N D  ST.  LO U IS

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.
2 50
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3 50
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Lv. Grand Rapids........   7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. D etroit................... 11:40am  5:30pm  10:40pm
Lv.  Detroit....................  7:40am 
l:lopm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids  .......12:40pm  5:15pm  10:45pm
Lv.G R 7:00am  1:45pm  Ar. G R. 11:40am 10:45pm 
Lv. Grand Rapids........... 7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar.from Lowell...............12:40pm  5:15pm  ___.7.
Parlor  Carson all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn­
ing train.

TO  LOW ELL  VIA  LOW ELL A  HA STIN G S  B .  K

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

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

W A U K E E   R a ilw a y .
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Points  ..............................................t7 ’35a  m
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon.......tl:G0 p. m
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For  Grand  Haven  and  Milwaukee,tI0:05p. m 
For Grand Haven  (Sunday only)......  f:00 a. m.’

Chicago and Milwau­

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8-00 a^m^  m' and 

p.m., 4:35 p. m. and 10:00p. m.

tDaily except  Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35* a.m  ,  12-50 
Tralns  arrive from  the  west, 6:40  a.  m  10-10 
P-  m.  Sunday, ’only,
Eastward—No.  14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Signer 
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Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81  Wagner Slewter  asneT
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T H E   STORY  O F  JO E .

C a le n d a r  W e e k .

D oing's o f a  N o te d   C h a r a c te r  fo r  a   F u ll 
Some  men  are  born  notorious;  some 
achieve notoriety,  while others  have  no­
toriety thrust upon them. 
In the case of 
Wm.  E.  Elliott,  of  the  Elliott  Button 
Fastener Co., it  is a  combination  of  the 
last  two.  When  he  recently  bought  a 
bull pup he achieved a certain amount of 
notoriety;  but the pup  has  since  thrust 
more notoriety upon him than  he  knows 
what to  do  with;  it  sticks  out  all  over 
him so that he can  hardly get his clothes 
off. 
It came about in  this  way:  A  cer­
tain  man  on  the West Side,  who runs  a 
livery stable, owned a bull terrier pup of 
which Will had a  burning  desire  to  be­
come  sole  proprietor;  but $500 wouldn’t 
buy  that  pup.  He  was  the son of Joe, 
the  best  fighter  in  seven  counties,  and 
was himself a fighter  from  way back,  al­
though  but  seven  months  old.  He  is, 
likewise, called Joe,  and is a worthy suc­
cessor to his father.  But something went 
wrong with the pup.  His owner asserted 
that some evil disposed  person  had been 
trying  to  fatten  him  on  ground  glass. 
Others said he was afflicted  with  appen­
dicitis,  and others that he had pulmonary 
trouble.  Anyway he  was  sick,  and  his 
owner,  having  no  use  for  a  dead dog, 
hastened  to  unload.  Elliott  happened 
along just  about  then,  and  asked  what 
bull terrier  pups  were  going  for.  The 
livery  man  offered  him  this  particular 
pup for $2 and Will  took him  on the fly. 
Nobody insinuates that Will  “fixed”  that 
pup.  But there are some who say that it 
looks suspicious that  he  should  happen 
along  just  when  the  pup  was  sickest, 
and,  when everybody said he was as good 
as dead,  be  willing  to  pay  82  for  him; 
but such would have  been the experience 
of anyone who  wanted  to  buy  that par­
ticular  pup  at that  particular time, and 
no one should hang  a suspicion of Will’s 
good  faith  on  such  a  slender  thread. 
However,  he  got  the  pup.  And  right 
here that bull terrier  began to  load Will 
up  with  notoriety.  Getting  a  piece  of 
rope, his late owner lassoed Joe and gave 
the other end to Elliott,  who  started  out 
proudly  with  his acquisition.  All went 
well for about half a block  when the pup 
discovered  another  dog  asleep  under  a 
wagon.  The jump he  made for that dog 
almost  dislocated  Will’s  shoulder  and 
nearly jerked him off his feet.  ¡He wasn’t 
expecting it.  ne  was buried  in  thought 
about a  111th  improvement  for  his  but­
ton  attaching  machine,  but the  abrupt­
ness of the dog’s  movement  pulled  him 
loose  from  his thoughts,  and  he  doesn’t 
know yet what  he  was  thinking  about. 
Will  managed  to  stop  Joe  before  he 
reached the other  dog,  and  the  look  on 
his face as he came back  to the sidewalk 
haunts his master yet. 
It was a grieved, 
hungry  look,  as  though  he  had  been 
cruelly cheated.  That seemed to dampen 
his  ardor  for a  time  and  to  make  him 
somewhat  absent-minded.  An  old  gen­
tleman stood on the next  corner  waiting 
for a car.  Joe paused  when near the old 
man and then  with  a  spring  passed  be­
tween his legs.  The old  fellow assumed 
a sitting posture with a suddenness which 
threatened  serious  consequences  to  his 
vertebrae; but Will  had no time to e  quire 
what damage  was done;  he was busy cor­
ralling the dog, which he succeeded in do­
ing  about  two  blocks  further  on.  By 
that time he was  followed  by two police­
men,  a number of  old  women,  an  Italian , 
fruit peddler and an  assortment  of  chil- !

dren who looked as  if an orphan  asylum 
had  broken  out.  Will  got him home  at 
last,  but  not  until  Joe  had  had  four 
fights, chewed  the  hind  leg  off  a  horse, 
scared  an  inoffensive old Hebrew into  a 
pork store,  and  did  many  other  things 
which  were  mauvais  gout,  or  words  to 
that effect.  After getting  the dog under 
lock and  key,  Will  went into  the  bouse. 
The  partner  of  his  joys  and  sorrows 
asked him  what he  had  been doing.  He 
told  her  he  had  been  bringing home  a 
dog.  She said she  thought by  his  looks 
that the dog had  brought him home.  The 
next day  Joe  was  let  out  for  exercise, 
and he proceeded  to get acquainted  with 
a neighbor’s dog.  After the introductory 
ceremony was  over the  other dog looked 
as though  he  had  been  run  through  a 
sausage machine and had come out alive. 
Joe next surprised  a cat lying  asleep  on 
a  doorstep. 
In  just about  fifty-five sec­
onds that cat  resembled  the  remains  of 
an illspent life, or one  of the Democrat's 
portraits of a  political  candidate.  That 
was  the  way  it  went  every  day.  Joe 
never seemed so  happy as  when  he  was 
chewing  something,  and it  may  be noted 
that his appetite  craved  dogs  and  cats. 
But  Joe  nearly  put  his  foot  in  it  the 
other  day.  After  introducing  himself, 
as related above, to a  neighbor’s  dog  he 
seemed  to  take  a  fancy to him and  the 
two  would  play  together  by  the  hour. 
One evening the  lady of  the  house  next 
door was going out,  and,  not  wishing  to 
leave  her  dog  out,  went  to  the  door 
and called him.  He heard but he did not 
respond.  She called again.  Still no an­
swer,  though  he  was  plainly  visible  in 
one corner of  the yard.  Descending  the 
steps and picking up a small stick on her 
way, she managed  to tree the  animal  in 
a corner.  Then the matinee began.  She 
used the stick not  wisely  but  too  well; 
the dog lifted up his voice and wept,  and 
his  bosom friend,  Joe,  heard  him.  Joe 
had  been  quietly  resting neath his  own 
vine  and  fig  tree,  but when  that cry  of 
distress reached him,  he  hesitated  not— 
he was not the kind of a  dog to  take  his 
ease when a friend was in trouble.  There 
was a flash, the screen door bad a hole in 
it the size of a dog and Joe was there.  He 
took  in  the  situation  at a glance.  The 
lady bad the dog  in  her  arms  and  was 
pounding  him  with  the  stick  in  a way 
that made Joe’s heart ache for his friend. 
He determined to rescue him and he suc­
ceeded.  Springing up, he caught the lady 
by the hand and  persuaded  her  to  drop 
the  dog.  Anyone  would  have  dropped 
him under the circumstances.  Like all of 
his nationality Joe has a good grip in  his 
teeth,  but this time his own weight broke 
his  hold.  The  lady’s  hand  was  badly 
bitten;  her  screams  brought  Will  and 
several other neighbors  to the  scene and 
she was escorted into the house,  a doctor 
secured and her injuries  attended to.  A 
policeman had  been  sent  for,  also,  and 
when  he  came he  asked Elliott what  he 
was  going  to  do  with  that  dog.  Will 
didn’t know exactly what  he  was  going 
to do with him,  but  promised to go down 
next  morning  and  be  interviewed  by 
Supt.  Carr.  Next  morning,  bright  and 
early, he took  himself to  a  lawyer’s  of­
fice  and  looked  up  the law  in the case. 
Thus loaded,  he  called  on  the  Superin­
tendent,  who asked him if he wanted Joe 
killed.  No,  he did not want Joe killed— 
he  was too valuable a dog.  Was not  the 
Superintendent aware that that  dog  was 
worth  8500?  Harvey  remarked  that  if 
the  dog’s  career  was  not  stopped  he

the 

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would probably soon be worth more than 
that to Mr.  Elliott.  But the police could 
not kill the dog, that was plain,  and Will 
knew it.  But he must  do  something  to 
placate his indignant neighbors.  He had 
paid the doctor for his services and given 
him instructions  to call as  often  as  was 
necessary  and  send  the bill  to him;  but 
the dog still  lived.  When  he  got  back 
home  he  was  told  that  he  was wanted 
next  door.  He  went  over  and  found 
all  the  old  women  in  the  neighbor­
hood gathered  in  solemn  conclave  with 
grim determination  written in every line 
of their  faces.  Joe  was  the  subject  of 
their  deliberations,  and, 
incidentally, 
Joe’s master came in for  a share of their 
distinguished consideration.  When Will 
entered 
temperature 
dropped so suddenly  that  the  thermom­
eter  cracked,  and  the  silence  was  so 
dense that it stopped  the clock.  The re­
doubtable  William,  who  had  never 
quailed,  before  quailed now.  He was  in 
the presence of those who hated Joe with 
a deep, dark, deadly hatred.  The silence 
was  growing  denser,  when  a  voice  re­
sembling a cross between  a jewsharp and 
a  grindstone  smashed  it. 
“Well,  Mr. 
Elliott,  what do you  propose to do about 
it?” 
“Ma’am?”  said  Will,  with  his 
usual lucidity.  “What  do  you  propose 
to do with  that  dog?”  “I  don’t  know, 
ma’am,”  was  the  helpless 
response. 
“Don’t you intend  to  kill  him?”  “Not 
till  I  catch  him,  anyway,”  said  Will 
with a feeble attempt at a joke.  “What! 
Is  that  dog  running  loose!  Sir,  he will 
kill  somebody,  and,  mark  my  words,” 
pointing  her  long  index  finger  at  her 
helpless  victim  and  speaking  in  tones 
that would harrow up  the  feelings  of  a 
wooden  Indian,  “you  will  be  a  mur­
derer!”  But Will had recovered some of 
his presence of  mind  by this  time and  it 
was not long until  he had  convinced  the 
meeting that to kill the dog would be the 
worst thing that could happen to the lady 
who had been bitten.  The man or woman 
who  can  talk  around  Will  Elliott  is  a 
good one.  Joe still lives and is pursuing 
his  sanguinary  way  with  nothing to dis­
turb the  serenity  of  his  mind.  As  for 
Joe’s  master,  he  is a  marked man.  As 
he wends  his  weary  way  homeward  in 
the evening or goes forth to the labors of 
the day in the  morning,  people  look  at 
him,  shake their heads sadly and pass on. 
Women watch him stealthily from behind 
half closed blinds,  while  children flee  at 
his  approach,  and he  is  pointed  out  to 
strangers  as  “the  man  who  owns  that 
dog.”

M e e tin g  o f  th e  J a c k s o n   A sso ciatio n .
J a c k so n,  Sept.  21—At  the  regular 
meeting of  the  Jackson  Retail  Grocers’ 
Association,  held last  evening,  the  Com­
mittee on  Hall, Furniture and Secretary’s 
Salary reported  that  on  account  of  the 
rush of fruit and vegetables they had not 
been  able  to  attend  to  the  work  and 
asked for farther  time.  On  motion,  the 
Committee  was  granted  until  the  next 
regular meeting to make  their report.
Bills for rent of hall and office supplies 
were presented and warrants ordered for 
their payment.
The Secretary distributed the first  edi­
tion of the inter-change report  of  delin­
quent debtors,  which  was  received  and 
discussed by  the members.  Much  satis­
faction was  expressed  in  regard  to  the 
system.  Many of those present said that 
they  believed  that  the  system  was  the 
keynote  to  the  protection  of  grocers 
against dead-beat and  slow-pay  custom­
ers.

The Treasurer  reported  a  balance  on 

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we  Tear*—George Gundrum, Ionia.
Three  Tears—C. A. Ban bee. Cheboygan.
Fonr Tear»—8. E. Parkill, Owosao.
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f eoretary—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. 
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Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit 
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretar—8. A. Thome son. Detroit.

®n»»d  Rapids  Pharm ncentica J Society 
President, Walter  E. Schmidt; Secretary, B. Schroude
Secret  and  Proprietary  Medicines.
Proprietorship in remedial preparation 
is  due  to  the  protection  afforded  by 
letters  patent  granted  by  the  govern­
ment; to trademark  or  copyright  issued 
by  the same authority;  or  to  secrecy  of 
ingredients or composition,  or both.  The 
first class of these preparations,  the true 
patent medicines,  do not directly concern 
the  physician.  Whatever  may  be their 
merits or  demerits,  their  capacities  for 
good  or  harm,  they  are  addressed  and 
sold to the people  by  the  manufacturer 
or dealer,  without  asking  or  expecting 
the countenance of  medical men.  But it 
is  interesting  to  inquire  why  we  have 
them with us.  The answer  to this,  and 
to all  such  economical  questions,  is, of 
course,  “Because  the  people  demand 
them.”  This is only partially true.  The 
granted truth is that  the  desire  for self­
dragging,  the  constant  habit  of  taking 
medicine,  is ingrained  in  the  people—a 
legacy from earlier and  less  enlightened 
times.  The  existence  of  this  trait  is, 
doubtless,  the  fundamental  reason  for 
the  existence  of  the  patent  medicine. 
But  because  a  man  is  sick,  it  by  no 
means necessarily follows that  he  needs 
medicine; in the majority  of  cases  he is 
probably better without  it,  though  this 
great natural truth is  not  recognized  by 
the  failure 
the  community.  On 
to 
recognize 
this  great 
truth  rests  the 
raison  d'etre  of  the  patent  medicine, 
and indeed of all  forms and  varieties  of 
quackery.  But,  granted  the  existence 
of this demand, it is  by the  most  perni­
cious use of printer’s ink, in  the form of 
false and misleading advertisements, that 
the  demand  is  frequently  nursed  and 
stimulated  to  monstrous  and  unnatural 
proportions.  The  character  of  the  ad­
vertising of patent medicines is  in many 
instances  an  index  to  the  character  of 
the whole business.  Offering  sure cures 
for  incurable  diseases,  holding  out  an 
ignis fatuus of hope to  deluded  and  un­
fortunate 
the 
credulity of the ignorant  and  the miser­
able,  is often the special privilege  of the 
patent medicine maker.  To the druggist 
whose  shelves  are  loaded  with  patent 
medicines,  and  who  for  a  margin  of 
profit acts as the willing  agent  and  dis­
tributer of  the  maker,  this  may  sound 
harsh; but if he be a reading  and reason­
able man he will not deny  its truth.  He 
may,  however, console himself  with  the 
thought that he is only doing what others 
do and will continne to do until  that  era 
of  unselfishness  known  as  the  millen­
nium dawns upon  us.

trading  on 

sufferers, 

But, as 1 have said  above,  the  patent 
medicine does not concern  the physician 
accept  as  a  humanitarian.  The  larger 
the  sale of  patent  medicines—the  more 
self-drugging the people  do—the greater 
will be  the  need  of  his  services. 
It  is 
the 
so-called  proprietary  medicines, 
the  preparations he is asked to use,  that

merit  his  special  attention.  With  the 
exception  of  a  few  articles  of  foreign 
origin,  whose  composition  is  definitely 
know,  and  whose  manufacture  is  pro 
tected by government aid, the proprietor 
ship is preserved by secrecy. 
It  is  true 
that the makers, in  their  appeals  to the 
doctors,  make  a  pretense  of  publishing 
their  formulas.  Bat  what  a  hollow 
mockery  is  this!  The  definition  of  a 
formula is,  “The receipt  for  making a 
compound  medicine.”  How  many  of 
them  publish  this?  Not  one,  or  other 
wise their  proprietorship  would  vanish, 
The best they do,  and some do  not  even 
do this, is to publish a  partial and som& 
times deceitful  statement  of  the  ingre­
dients which their mixtures  contain; and 
this statement,  being impossible of  veri­
fication by the doctor,  must  be  taken on 
faith—the faith,  too, of  one  whose  sole 
intent is to make a profitable  market for 
his wares.  From an  ethical  standpoint, 
secrecy  in  therapeutics  is  an  unmixed 
evil. 
If the  claim  of  the  proprietor be 
true—if he has  discovered  or  otherwise 
procured a remedy of unequaled value in 
the  treatment  of  disease—his  duty  to 
humanity demands that he  at once make 
it freely known  to  all,  and  his  refusal 
to do this can be  no  more  justified  than 
would be his refusal to  rescue  a  drown­
ing man from a raging  torrent unless  he 
were well paid for it.

The product  of  the  proprietary medi­
cine man can  be condemned on the lower 
and more practical ground of  utility. 
In 
the history  of  therapeutics,  how  many 
drugs  of  approved  value  have  entered 
through the channel of secrecy  and  pro­
prietorship?  How has the Pharmacopoeia 
been thus enriched?  The answer  of each 
of these  questions is a negative one,  and 
it always will be,  for the  evident  reason 
that  one  cannot  expect  to  gather  fig 
from thistles.  The United  States  Phar 
macopoeia and the National  Dispensatory 
contain everything essential  in the treat 
ment of disease  with  drugs.  Why  then 
da  proprietary  medicines  exist?  The 
answer  is  again:  Through  the  potent 
agency of the printing press.  A medical 
education  does not  destroy  the  element 
of credulity  in  a  man;  indeed  it  some 
times seems to increase it,  and,  as  “men 
are  but  children  of  a  larger  growth, 
they continue to the ends  of  their  lives 
to be deluded  and  entertained  by  fairy 
tales and other figments of  the  imagina 
tion.  Every doctor’s mail brings  to him 
the circulars  and  advertisements  of  the 
proprietary medicine  man. 
Some  of 
these  he  reads,  and  some  of  them  he 
believes..  Many of  the  preparations are 
of some  value,  and  as  they  are  urged 
upon his attention  he  ultimately  begins 
to use them.  The more of  them he uses, 
the more  ignorant  or  indifferent  he  is, 
for there is not one of them  that  he can­
not  replace  with  advantage  by  phar- 
masopceial  preparations,  if  he  has  the 
knowledge and the  disposition to  do  so.
The  use  of the  proprietary  medicine 
is  an  injury  to  the  physieian, 
to  the 
pharmacist,  and  to  the  public. 
It  in­
jures the physieian by leading him  awav 
from the scientific practice of  his profes­
sion and from exact knowledge of  drugs, 
and  by  persuading  him  to  use  ready­
made compounds of uncertain virtue and 
composition. 
It injures  the  pharmacist 
by forcing him to keep an infinite variety 
of  costly  articles,  many of  which  he  is 
ultimately compelled to throw away,  and 
by degrading him from the dignity of his 
profession as  a  pharmaceutical  chemist

inferior 

The  remedy  for 

to a  mere  middleman and  clerk. 
It  in­
jures the public in that it  deprives them 
of the  service of the  physician and  com­
pels  them to pay  extravagant  prices for 
remedies 
in  value  to  those 
that scientific  medication would provide.
the  evil,  like  the 
cause  of  it, 
lies  with  the  physicians 
themselves.  As the  medical  profession 
grows in ethical  and scientific knowledge 
the use of secret  remedies  will  decline, 
the pharmacist  will  resume  his  profes­
sional duties and status,  and  the  public 
will  receive  the  skilled  attention  and 
honest service that is  their dHe.

Chas.  S.  Shaw,  M.  D.

Hearty  Approval  of  the  Tradesman 

Company’s Poison  Label System. 
L e x in g t o n ,  Sept. 

24—Daring  my 
present  vacation, I have  had  my  atten­
tion called to your new system  of  print­
ing  and  arranging  for  use,  Druggists’ 
Poison Labels,  with their  antidotes. 
In 
all my forty-one years of  practical  phar­
macy, I have never seen anything of this 
kind  as  perfect,  convenient  and  com­
pact. 
It  possesses  all the good qualities 
of the old poison  label,  without  any  of 
the annoyances,  or  possible  chances  of 
errors,  to  which  we  have  been  subject 
for  nearly  half a century.  The dusty— 
often  bungling—apology 
for  a  label 
drawer,  with its narrow, crowded  boxes, 
has now, probably,  taken  its  departure 
forever.  No more contracting  and  curl­
ing  of  our  cut  and  gummed 
labels; 
which, when warmed  by the heat of sum­
mer, or fires of winter,  utterly refuse  to 
remain by themselves  anywhere,  taxing 
our  patience  to  even  find  the  one  re­
quired; but,  usually,  laid  promiscuously 
mixed and scattered in and  beneath  the 
drawer.  Now, your neat and  well  filled 
card,  hanging In or near the prescription 
case,  convenient  for  instant  use,  abol­
ishes the  drawer  forever.  Only  an  in­
stant is required for the  thumb  and  fin­
ger to obtain  the smooth and perfect  one 
label  from  beneath  the  rubber  spring, 
and  the  next  to  affix  it  to the vial, and 
the  messenger  departs,  with  a  positive 
certainty that the poison and  its antidote 
are  boih  lawfully  in  place;  while  all 
other labels  upon  the  card  are  left  as 
compact,  smooth and  cleanly  as  before. 
Your  system,  while  saving  more  than 
one-half  the  money  heretofore  paid  for 
labels,  is designed for this age of rapidity 
in  business,  and will soon become a pos­
itive  necessity  with  every  druggist  in 
the country.
Begging you to receive my  congratula­
tions  for  the  “happy  thought” which 
prompted you to so greatly aid the really 
practical pharmacist,  believe me 
Yours very truly,

_______ _ 
The Drug Market.

F. J. W.

Gum opium is dull and lower.
Morphia is,  as yet,  unchanged.
Quinine is very firm.
Canada balsam fir is scarce and higher. 
Stocks are said to be concentrated in few 
hands.

China cassia has advanced.
Arnica  flowers  are  in  full  stock  and 

Buchu leaves are in  good  supply  and 

lower.

lower.

OH®  anise  and  cassia  are  both  much 
higher, on account  of  the  war  between 
China and Japan.

OPs  peppermint  and  spearmint  are 

lower, on  account of large crop.

Ipecac root is lower.
Celery  seed  is  in  better  supply  and 

lower.

Flax  seed  has  been  advancing  daily 
and manufacturers  have  advanced  their 
prices on linseed  oil about 4c  in the past 
week.  Higher prices  are expected.

Cloves have advanced.
Turpentine is lower.
ITise Tradesman Coupon Books.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

8.  P.  BENNETT  F I   X 

ICE  CO.,

NINE  AGENTS

And Jobbers of

ALL  KINDS  OF  FUEL,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  UICH

Gnrstoi  Springs 

ite r  l 

fuel  Go.,

Jo b b e rs  of

CO A L,  C O K E   and  W O O D ,

li'.  Won row

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Correspondence  solicited  with  outside 

dealers.
Seely’s Flavoring  Extracts
Every dealer should sell  them.
Extra Fine quality.
Lemon,  Vanilla,  Assorted  Flavors. 
Yearly sales increased by  their  use. 
Send trial order.

Seelu’s Lemon.

(Wrapped)

Doz.  Gro.
1 oz.  $  OO 
lO  20
2 oz.  1  20  12  60 
4 oz.  2  00  22  80 
6 oz.  3  00  33  OO

Seelif’s  Vanilla

(Wrapped)

Doz.  Gro.
1 oz. $  1  50  16  20
2 oz.  2  OO  21  60
4 oz. 
3   75  40  80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
P la in   N . S.  w ith  
corkscrew  a t sam e 
p rice If  p re fe rred .
Correspondence 
‘ _  * 
’Solicited
Detroit, 
flich

SEELY  MFG

T3  FT f"! K ' 9 QL 
A 
k-J 
Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber

h e a d a c h e
POWDERS

DANDRUFF CURED.

NO  MUSTACHE.
NO  PAY.

NO  CURE. 
NO  NAY. 
1 will lake Contracts to «row hair on the head 
“ ce with  those  who can  call  at  my office or 
*t the office of m y agents, provided  the head ia 
not  glossy, or thepores of the scalp not closed. 
W here  the  head  is  shiny or  the  pores  closed, 
th ere  is no cure.  Call and  be examined  free of 
If  you cannot  call, write to me.  State 
charge. 
tho exact  condition of  the scalp and your occu­
PR O F.  G.  B IR K H O L Z,
pation 
to il  k u c j i o  T em ple  Cbicaoo

ONLY  A  FEW   LEFT.

.  

.  

.  

- 
.  

. — ,
.

Original set of four 
Complete set of tsn 

35c
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 esm a n  C om p an y,

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Wholesale Price  Current•

Ti ^,nva^ce1- ^ alsa5?  FIr  c ,assi?  Bark-  Oil  Anise,  Oil  Cassia,  Flax  Seed,  Cloves  Linseed Oil
iSSSttSS.”  °pIum’  Gum °p,ura’  do-°n Pe^ rmint-  on

ACIDUX.

A ceticum .................... 
a®  10
Benzolcnm  G em an..  65®  75
Boraclc 
...................... 
is
Carbollcum ...............  20®  30
42® 45
C ltrlcum ....................... 
3@  5
H ydrochlor................. 
...................  10®  12
Nitrocum 
O xalicum ....................   10®  12
Phosphorinm  d ll........ 
20
Salleyllctun................1  25®1  60
Sulpnurlcum...............  1\&   5
Tannicuxn................... 1  40®1
Tartarlcum ...................  
30®

AMMONIA.

" 

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

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

BACCAE.

20®  25
8®  10
25®  30

abeae (po  25)  ....... 
Ju n íp eras.................... 
Xantnoxylum............ 
BALgAKUX.
Copaiba............. 
45®  50
 
P e ru ...........................  @2 f0
Terabiu, Canada  __  
55®  60
T olutan........ ...............  35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Casslae  ..................................  12
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Euonymus  atropurp......... ...  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po.............   20
Pninus Vlrglnl......................  12
Qulllala,  grd.........................   10
Sassafras  ..............................   if
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)  .......  15

EXTRA CTUX. 
Glycyrrhlsa  G labra... 
Haematox, 15 lb. box.. 

“ 

24®  25
po............  33®  35
11®  12
Is...............   13®  14
Ms.............   14®  15
16®  17
M s....

Carbonate Preclp........ 
®  15
Citrate and Quinta —   @3  50
Citrate  Soluble...........  
©  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol —   ®  50
Solut  Chloride  ..........  ®  15
Sulphate,  com’l ...............9® 
2
®  7

p u r e ........... 

“  

FLORA.

Arnica  ... 
Anthémis 
Matricaria

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

nivelly..............  35® 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin
“  Alx. 
Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsl 

and  Ms..............  15® 
.......................  

“ 

em ail.
Acacia,  1st  picked  .

“ 
“ 
“ 

2d 
3d 
sifted sorts.
p o .

“

12®  14 
30®  35 
50®  65

14®  30
28
35®  50
25
8® 10

©  60 
@  40 
®  30 
©  20 
60®  80 
50®  60 
©  12

16)...................... 

Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...
“  Cape,  (po.  2C)...
Socotrl. (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
©  1
. 
Ammonlae................. 
55®  60
28®  30
Assafostlda,  (po. 3  ).. 
Bensolnum..................   50®  55
Camphor»..................  
48®  52
Enphorblum  po  .........  35©  10
Gafbanum....................   ®2 50
Gamboge,  po...............   70®  75
Gualacum, (po  35)  .. 
@  30
Kino,  (po  1  75)..........  @1  75
M astic........................ 
@ 8 0
Myrrh, (po. 45) 
...  @ 4 0
Opil  (po  3  10@3 40). .2  15@2 20
Shellac  .......................   45®  42
33®  35
T ragacanth.................  40® 1  00

“ 
hbbba—In ounce packages.

bleached....... 

Absinthium ...........................  25
Rupatorlum...........................  20
Lobelia...................................   25
M ajorum................................  28
Mentha  Piperita..................   23
“  V lr...........................  25
R u e ........................................  80
22
Tanacetum, V ...................... 
Thymus,  Y .............................  25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, P a t .............   55®  60
Carbonate,  P at...........   20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  H __   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLBTTM.

Absinthium ...............2 50@3 00
Amygdalae,Dale  ..  ..  30®  50
Amyaalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 25
A nlsi............................. 2 30®2 40
Aurantl  Cortex...........1  80@2 00
Bergamll  .................... 3 00®3 20
Cajlputl...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll.................  75®  80
Cedar  ...........................  35®  65
Chencpodll.................  @1  60
Clnnam onll................. 1  25® 1 f0
Cltronella....................   @  45
Conlum  Mac.............   35®  65
Copaiba  ......................  so®  90

2 00
I Cubebae........................ 
Kxechthitos  .............   1 20@1  30
B rlgeron.......................t 20® l  30
G aultheria....................1 50@1  60
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gosslpll,  Sem.  gal....  70®  75
Hedeoma  .....................1  25@1  40
Juniperl........................  50@2 00
L avendula..................  90@2 00
Llmonls...............................1  40® 60
Mentha Piper  ..............2  10@3 00
Mentha Verld..............1  ?o@2 00
Morrhuae, gal..............1  30@1
Myrcia, ounce..............  @  „
9o@3 00
Olive........................... 
Plcls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
R icini......................... 
96@1  04
1 
Rosmarini. 
oo
Rosae, ounce.................... 6 50@8 50
Succlnl...........................  40® 45
Sabina...........................   90@1 00
Santal  ..........................2 50@7 OO
Sassafras.  .....................  50®
55 
Slnapls, ess, ounce
@  65
Tlglil....................
@ ÍO
Thym e...............   .
40® 5C
opt  ..........
@1  6C
1 heobrom as.........
15® 20

“ 

B1 Carb.
Bromide........
Carb...............
Chlorate  (pc. 7@19).

Potassa, Bitart,  pure. 
Potassa, Bitart, com..
Potass  Nltras, opt__
Potass N ltras.............
Frusslate....................

Althae__
Anchusa  . 
Arum,  po
Gentiana  (po. 12)__
Glychrrhlra, (pv. 15). 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)....................
Hellebore,  Ala,  po...

Iris  piox (po. 35@38).
Jalapa,  p r..................
Maranta,  Me.............
Rhel............................
cut  ....................
SpigeHa......................
Sanguinarla,  (po  25).
Senega  .........................
Slmllax, Officinalis.  H 
M
Sclllae, (po. 35)............
Symplocarpus,  Fostl-
dus,  po......................
Valeriana,  Eng.  (po.30) 
German..
lnglber a ...............
Zingiber  ] ...............
eniBH. 

“ 

15® 18
13® 14
40® 43
12® 15
.  16® 18
.  50® 55
.2  90@3  00
.  23® 25
@ 15
8® 10
7®
.  28® 30
.  15® lb

•  20® 25
25
12® 15
@ 25
20® 40
8® 10
16® 18
@ 30
15® 20
15® 20
1  30@1 40
35® 40
40® 45
@ 35
15® 18
75@1  00
®1 75
75® 1  35
35® 38
@ 20
30® 35
55® 60
@ 40
@ 25
10® 12
@ 35
© 25
15® 20
18® 20
18® 20

Anlaum,  (po.  20). 
Aplum  (graveleons).
Bird, i s .................
Carol, (po.  18) 
........
Cardamon..  .
orlandrum.............
.
annablt Sativa. 
Jydoclm n................
Chenopodlum 
.......
ipterlx Odorate 
..
Foenlculum...............
Foenugreek,  po.......
U n i..................
Uni, grd.  (bbl. 3M'
Lobelia.......................
PharlarlsCanarian...
R apa...........................
Slnapls  Albu  ..........
N igra........

1 

O 15
14® 16
4® 6
10® 12
U0@1  25
12® 14
4®
5
7c@l  00 
10®   12 
2 40@2 60 
@  15 
6® 
8 
3M@ 4 
3M®  4
35®  40 
4®  5
6®  7
7®  8 
11®  12

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

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2  SG@2  75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
c a rria g e ................
2 00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e ............................

1  40

SYRUPS.

A ccacla.................................   50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferri  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
Rhel  Arom.............................  50
Slmllax  Officinalis...............  60
....  50
Senega...................................   50
Sclllae.....................................  eo
“  Co................................  50
T o iatan ..................................  50
50
Promts  vlrg  ............. 

“ 

“ 

 

TIN C TU R ES.

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

 
 

Aconltum  Napellls R ..........  60
F ..........  50
and m yrrb..................  60
A rn ica...................................   50
0
Asafcetida................. 
Atrope Belladonna.....  .......  60
Benzoin..................................  60
Co.............................  50
Sangulnarla...........................  50
Barosm a................................  50
75
Cantharldee...................... 
Capsicum........ ......................... 50
75
Ca damon........................ 
Co...........................  75
1  no
Castor........................... 
Catechu................. 
S
 
c in c h o n a ..................................§5
Co...................  
60
50
Coluxnba......................... 
Conlum .................  .  ' ’.......  «1
Cubeba.....................  
cn
50
D igitalis................  
  50
Ergot..........................  
 
G entian..................................  50
Co.........................  
60
50
G nalca............................. 
ammon...... 60
’  50
Hyoseyamus................. 
Iodine..................................”   75
Colorless......................75
35
Ferri  Chlorldum ... 
50
K in o ...................... 
m
Lobelia...............  
M yrrh.........................................50
'  50
Nux  Vomica........ ........ 
°i>u  •• .........................................»
Camphorated.................  50
Deodor...........................2 00
50
Aurantl Cortex...............  
Q uassia..................................  50
'  50
R h atan y ....................  
50
Rhel..............................  
’  50
Cassia  Acutlfol  . .. .. .. .  
“  Co...............   50
„  “ 
50
Serpentarla..................  
Stramonium..................  
'  60
'  «0
T olutan..................  
§0
ValerlaD................... 
Veratrom Verlde..................   50

“ 
“ 

“ 

 

 

M ISCELLANEOUS.

28®  30 
32®  34 
•-•M@  3

¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F..
“  4 F ..
‘ 
A lum en.......................
“ 
(po.
) ................................ 

“ 
ground, 

“ 

“ 

cent 

sqntbb» 

®l  00a 
@  28 @  20 
10©  12 
©3 75
50®  55 
38®  40 
@  40 
@  25 
@  10 
©  40 
80®  68 
@1  25 
1  25®1  50

3®
Annatto........................  55®
Antlmonl, po...............  4®  5
et Potass T  55®  60
A ntipyrln...................  @1  40
Antlrebrln...................   @  35
Argentl  Nltras, onnee  @  50
Arsenicum ..................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  B ud... 
38®  40
Bismuth  8.  N ............. 1  60@1
Calcium Chlor, Is. (Ms
12;  Ms.  U )........ .
Cantharldes  Russian.
P O ............................................
Capslcl  Fructus, a f..
l p o ‘.‘
Oaryophyllus,  (po.  15)
Carmine,  No. 40..........
Cera  Alba, 8.  A F .......
'’era F lava.................
oceug
assia  Fructus..........
Centraria....................
tetaceum 
Chloroform
hlorai  Syd Crst
condro* 
su®
Clnchonldlne, F.  A  W  15® 
German  3M@ 
Corks,  Hat.  dis.  per
..  .................
Creasotum __
@  35
Creta,  (bbl. 75)
@  2
“ 
prep.......
5®  5
preclp...
“ 
9®  11 
“  Rubra...
@  3
Croons  ............
3a®  40 
Cudbear..........
@  24 
Cnprl Sulph...
5 @  6
Dextrin
10®  12 
Ether Sulph................
75®  90 
Emery,  all  numbers..
po....................  @  6
„   •• 
Brgota,  (po.)  40 ..........  30®  35
Flake  W hite.................  12®  15
G alla..............................  @ 23
Gambler........................  7  @  g
Gelatin,  Cooper............  @ 60
French............  30®  50
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box  75.
is
Glne,  Brown.............  
“  W hite.................  18®  25
Glyoerlna....................   14®   20
Grana Paradis!............  @  22
Hnmnlns......................  25®  55
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  75 
“  C o r...  @ 6 5
Ox Rnbram  @  85
Ammonlatl..  @  95 
Unguentum.  45®  55 
Hydrargyrum. 
@  60
lohthyobolla, j
.1  2S@1 50
Indigo............................  75@1 00
iodine,  Resnbl............3 80@3 90
Iodoform.......................  @4 70
L upulln........................   @2 25
Lycopodium...............  60®  65
M acis...........................  70®  75
Uqnor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod..................   @  27
Uqnor Potass ArslnitlB  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Snlph  (bbl
Mannla,  8. F .............  

1M)...............................2M® 4

60®  68

A m .. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

9® 

@

“ 

l f t

Linseed,  boiled.........   55 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
65 
strained................. 
SplrltaTurpentlne__  34 

«g
70
40

“ 

paints. 

bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian...............im  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1M  2@4
“ 
Ber........ im  2®3
Putty,  commercial__ 2M  2M®3
“  strictly  pure.......2M  2M@8
Vermilion Prime Amer-
Ican  .... 
13® 16
................. 
65®70
Vermilion,  English  ... 
...  70@75
Green,  Peninsular 
Lead,  red ......................  6  @6M
__ 
w h ite .................6  ®6M
Whiting, white Span.  .  @70
Whiting,  Gliders’.........  @90
1 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
c liff........................ ... 
,  4C
Universal  Prepared  ..1  C0@1  15 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
....................1  oo@i  20
VA RN ISH ES.

Paints 

No. 1  Tnrp  Coach  ...1  io@l  20
Extra T urn.................. 160@1  70
Coach  Body.................2 75@3 00
£ ° .l  Turp  F u rn ........ 1  00@1  10
Entra Turk Damar  ..  1  55@1  80 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70@75
Turp........................... 

“ 

S.  N. Y. Q.  A

Morphia, S.  P.  A W.  2 05®2 30 
„ 11 
C.  Co......................  1  90@2 20
Moschns  Canton  .. 
.  @ 4 0
Myrlstlca,  No  1 ....  65® 
70
Nnx Vomica,  (po 20)..  @10
Os.  Sepia....................  15® 
is
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
C o..............................   @2 00
Plcls Uq, N.*C., M gal
doz  ...........................  @3 00
Plcls Liq., q u a rts.......  @1  00
.  P ints..........  @  85
™  Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Flper  Nigra,  (po. 22).  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po 85) ....  @  3
PlIxB urgnn.................  ®  7
Plumb! A cet...............   12®  13
Pulvis Ipecac et opil.. 1  io@i  20 
Pyrethram,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1 25
Pyrethram,  pv............  20®  30
Qnasslae......................  go,  10
Qulnla, S. P. A W .......34«@39M
S.  German__   27®  37
Rubia  TInctorum.......  12®  14
12®  14
Saccharom Lac tls pv. 
Salacln......................... 2  10®2 25
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
Sapo,  W ........................  12®  14
„  * .........................  10®  12
0 .......................   @  15

* 

Seldlltz  M ixture........   @  20
Slnapls..........................  @  18
Snnff,  Maccaboy,  De  ®
V oes.........................   @  35
Snnff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass T art...  24®  25
i^@   2
Soda Carb..................  
Soda,  Bl-Carb.............   @  5
Soda,  A sh....................  3M0  4
Soda, Sulphas.............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom.......  @2 on
“  Myrcia Im p........   @3  50
■ •• •7..........................2 43@2 53
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1 4C®1  45
Sulphur, Subl............. 2W@ 3
Tam arinds.................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  30
Theobrom ae.............. 45  @  48
................. 9 no® 16 00
Vanilla. 
Zlncl  Sulph.................  7®  8

vlnl  Rect.  bbl.

Gal
70
85
45
55

OILS.

. 

Bbl.
whale, winter  ............  70
Lard,  extra.............   .  so
Lard, No.  1...................  42
Linseed, pare raw  ...  52

HE

Mills Pill  Case.

EVERY  DRUGGIST  knows  how  inconvenient 
it is to keep his pills in  drawers  or  cigar  boxes, 
necessitating the handling of the entire lot to  find 
the  kind  wanted  at  each  sale,  and  also  when ordering new stock.  Being out of 
sight of customers they never suggest a sale of themselves.

The MiIls[Pill Case does away  with all the above objections,  and  offers  many 
new attractive features to the trade.  Has 24 and 40 separate  compartments,  hold­
ing from ¡4 to 1 doaen boxes each.  Easily filled.  Protected  from dust  and  pilfer­
ers.  Always  in  sight.  Glass  front and rear. 
Increases sales.  Can be placed on 
showcase,  counter  or  shelf.  Yon  can  see  at  a  glance  how stock is.  Costs no 
more than ordinary drawers.  You draw a box out of opening at rear bottom, when 
sold, and the next drops into the same place. 
It’s  a  very  useful  and  ornamental 
addition to every drug store.  Finely finished, complete  and  securely  packed  for 
shipment,  and made regularly at following prices:

No.  1,  40  compartments, Natural  or  Antique Oak..........................$6 50
No.  3,  21  compartments,  Natural or Antique Oak...........................  5 00
No.  2,  40  compartments,  Imitation  Cherry,  Walnut,  Mahogany
or Ebony..................... 
5  50
No.  4,  24  compartments,  Imitation  Cherry,  Walnut,  Mahogany 
or Ebony..............................................................................................4 00

Made  Special  on  Orders, 
and  Sises  to

in  all  Popolar  Woods,  Finishes 
Match  Store  Interiors.

For Sale By

PXELYINE 

* 

PERKINS  DRUG  GO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

16

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

GROCERY  PRICE  CURRENT.

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

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

.

Half  pint, 25 bottles 
Pint
Quart 1 dos bottles
Half pint, per  doz  ............. 1 35
Pint, 25 bottles  ....................4 50
Quart, per  doz  ...................3 71

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

COCOA  SH ELIA .

351b  bags.......................   @3
.............   @3is
Less  quantity 
Pound  packages  ........  b*@7

CO FFEE.
G reen.
Rio.
P air.. 
......................... !8
Good. 
.......................... 19
Prim e.
Golden....................................21
........................23
Peaberry 
Santos.
19
F air........................... 
20
Good................................ 
P rim e..............................’ .’“ 22
Peaberry  ...........................” .23
Mexican and Guatemala.
F air.........................................21
22
Good................... 
Fancy...................
Maracaibo.
Prim e....................  
M illed........................
Java.
Interior.................................. 25
Private Growth...........'.'.'.'.‘.27
M andehling....................... ” 28
Im itation...............................25
”  [28
Arabian........................ 

Mocha.

23

 

R oasted.

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

E xtract.

Valley City X gross...........
... 
Felix 
i  w
Hummel’s, foil,  gross........   1  65
...........2 85

“* 

“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

Balk.
Red

CLOTHES  LIN ES.
40

Cotton,  40 f t ..........per dos.  1  25
1 40
1  60
1  76
190
85
1  00

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

** 
“ 
“ 
•• 
“ 

,  
Jote 

C RE D IT  CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ........ S3 00
1000,  “ 
....... 6  00
2000,  “ 
.......8  00
Steel  punch.........................   75

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CONDENSED  M IL K .

4 dos. in case.

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

| 

A X LE GREASE.
doz
.......  55
60
.... 
.......  50
.... 
75
.......  65
.......  55

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

gross
6 0C
7  OC
5  5C
9 OC
7  50
6  00

B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

Cream  Flake.

45
it in.  rams. 3  doz —
..  75
“  ............
*  :b. 
..  1  eo
1  “  ..............
lib .  * 
10
Bulk.................................
Arctic.
14 lb cans 6 doz  case....... ..  55
.  ... ..  1  10
14 lb  “  4 doz  “ 
...... ..  2 00
1 
lb  “  2 doz  “ 
5  fl>  “ 
l doz  “ 
....... ..  9 00
45
.......
3  oz  “  6 doz  “ 
....... .. 
60
4  oz  “  4 doz  “ 
80
.......
oz  “  4 doz  “ 
.  1  20
oz  “  4 doz  “ 
.......
.  2 00
ft  “  2 doz 
“ 
.......
ldoz 
lb  “ 
“ 
.  9  00
.......
40
Red Star, 14 1b  cans........
75
44 ft  “ 
“ 
........
.  1  40
........
“ 
“ 
1 ft 
Telfer’s,  14 lb. cans,  dos
45
85
“ 
14 lb. 
“  
“
.  1  50
« 
1 lb. 
'
45
Our Leader,  J4 .b cans...
75
14 lb  cans__
.  1  50
1 lb cans.......
BATH  B RICK .
2 dozen in case.
English............................
Bristol................................
Domestic.........................

..  90
..  80
..  70
Gross
Arctic, 4 os  ovals...............  3 60
8os 
6  76
“ 
pints,  round...........   9 00
“ 
“  No. 2, sifting box...2
...  4 00
“  N o.3, 
...  8 00
“  No. 5, 
“  1 os ball  ..................   4  50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........  3 60
“ 
Soz..........  6  80

BLUING.

“ 
“ 

“ 

■ 

 

“ 
BROOMS,

Apricots

 

Pears.

Peaches.

i  40 I
Live oak.......................  
1  40
Santa  Crus................... 
1  50
Lusk’s ........................... 
1  40 |
Overland.................... 
Blackberries
90
F. A  W......................... 
Cherries.
Red................................1  102)1 26
Pitted Hamburgh
1  50
W hite........................... 
1  a,
E rie........   ................. 
Damsons. Egg Plums and Green 
Gages.
1 20 I
E rie........................ 
1  40 |
California....................  
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common...................... 
1  10
PJe............................... 
1  go
M axw ell...................... 
1  50
Shepard’s ....................  
California....................  160®’  75
Monitor 
Oxford.
Domestic. 
1  25
Riverside.
1  75
Common....................... 1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced
2 50 
2 75
Booth’s sliced.............  @2 55
grated............  @2 75
Quinces.
Common......................
1  10
_  
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................
1  10 
Black  Hamburg..........
1  40 
Erie,  b la c k .................
1  25
Strawberries.
Law rence....................
1  25 
H am burgh........
1  25 
Erie......................
1  20 
T errapin..................
1  05
Blueberries................
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s ...........2 20
Roast beef  Armour’s...........2 10
Potted  ham, 44 lb .......................1 25
“  X lb ...................  70
tongne, X lb .............. 1 35
X lb ............  75
chicken, x  lb ..........   95

Whortleberries. 

grated____

Pineapples.

“ 
V egetables.

“ 

“ 

No. 8 Hurl  ...........................  1
No. 1  “ 
...............................1  90
No. 8 Carpet...........................8  1
No. 1 
“ 
8  40
P vlorG em .............................8  50
Common W hisk. 
80 
Fancy 
1  00 
Warehouse........
2 75

* 

 

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

ID.......................
Rice Root Scrnb, 2  row ...
Rice Root  Scrnb, 8 row ...
Palmetto,  goose.................

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............
Star,  40 
..............
Paraiflne  ...........................
W icklng............................

“ 

1  25 
1  50
1  ID
85
1  25
1  50

10
9
10
24

CANNED  GOODS. 

F ish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

81b........................

Little Neck,  l i b ................. .1  20
“  2  lb ................. .1  90
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

Standard, 8 lb ......................
Standard,  1 lb ....................

75
81b.................... 1  35
Lobsters.
Star,  !  lb ...........................
2 45
“  8  lb ............................ 8 50
Píenlo, 1 lb ........................... 2 00
2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb ...................... 1  10
2  lb ............... ....2 1Ö
Mustard,  2 lb .............................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb ..............2 25
Soused, 2 lb ................................ 2 25
Columbia River, flat............ 1  80
taUs............ 1 65
Alaska, Red..........................1 25
pink............................110
Kinney’s,  flats........................... 1 95
American  14a................. 4 
5
,  
“  
.   .< * ■ ..........................8V 4®   7
Imported  >41......................  @so
“  _  H s...................... 1G@16
Knitard X«  .................   6®7
boneless
81
T rout
Brook  8, lb...........
.8 60
Fruits.
Apples.
8  lb. standard............
York State, gallons 
Hamburgh, 

Salmon.
“ 

Sardines.

1  20 
4 00

“  

“

Beans.

“ 

“ 

Peas.

Corn.

Hamburgh  Btrlngless...........1  15
French style.......2 00
Limas........................ 1 35
Lima,  green.................................j 25
soaked.......................'  70
Lewis Boston Baked......... !.’} 35
Bay State  Baked................... 1  35
World’s  Pair  Baked............ 1  35
Picnic Baked........................j  00
Ham burgh.........................   1  25
Livingston  E d e n ..... ...........1  20
P u rity ..................................
  *1 
Honey  Dew..................... 
Morning Glory............
Soaked......................... 75
_  
Hamburgh  m arrofat............1  go
early June  .  . . . l   50 
Champion E ng..l  40
petit  pots...........1  40
fancy  sifte d ....l  90
g5
Soaked.................................. 
Harris standard..................   ’  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........!l  10
„   eariy June........ 1 30
.  „v. 
Archer’s  Early Blossom..  1  25
French.........................
..2 15 
Mushrooms.
French.........................
■ 19®21
Pumpkin.
Erie  .............................
Squash.
H ubbard.................................    jj
Succotash.
Hamburg.........................  
Soaked....... go
Honey  Dew................. .".” .*.1  50
Er,e ......... . . . ......................... 1  36
Tomatoes.
Hancock....................
Excelsior  .. ................
E clip se......................
Hamburg__ . . . . . . . . .
G allon...................
Baker’s.

CHOCOLATE. 

23
German Sweet.................... 
37
Premium............................. 
Breakfast  Cocoa...................... 43

 

1 40

CH EESE.
Amboy.........................  
jja
i n
Acme............................  
Lenawee....................  
n v
R iverside....................  
n
101
Gold  Medal................. 
gg® ,........................  
8®9
 
11
Brick............................. 
1  00
............................  
M  
gj
L eiden.........................  
c»I5
Llmbarger 
.............. 
8 »
Pineapple..................... 
*35
Roquefort...................  
ago
Sap Sago...................... 
Schweitzer, imported.  ®24 
domestic  ....  ® u

“ 

Peerless evaporated cream.  5 75

36  1-lb. cartoons...............   gjg
25  lb.  boxes  b u lk ..............4%
50  lb.  boxes  bulk.............   4îg

%  bbls, 100 lbs...  .NO,86
)4  “  40  ” . . . ___   8 80  1 20
|®*b'  g te 
78 
38
65  33
8 ,b 

................. 
..........  
MATCHES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands

Columbia Parlor.  ..............gi 25
XXX Sulphur...............   " ’ *  1  00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands
No. 9  sulphur....................... ..  65
Anchor parlor......................... 70
No. 2 home........................... *'1 10
Export  parlor......................"4 qq

First Prize.............................$6 50
Darling....................................5 00
Standard................................. 4 50
Leader.....................................3 60

CRA CK ER8.

Butter.

Seymour XXX........................5
Seymour XXX, cartoon...... 5X
Family  XXX.......................   5
Family XXX,  cartoon........   5X
Salted XXX...........................  5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .........  5X
...........................  7x
Kenosha 
Boston.  .................................   7
Butter  biscuit.....................   6
Soda,  XXX...........................  514
Soda, City..............................  7x
Soda,  Duchess.....................   gu
Crystal W afer........................iox
.........11
Long  Island Wafers 
8. Oyster  XXX....................  514
City Oyster. XXX..................   5*
Farina  Oyster......................  e

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM   TARTAR.

Strictly  pure.......................   30
T elfers  Absolute...............  30
Grocers’...............................15®25

D R IE D   FR U IT8. 

D om estic.

Apples.

“ 

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundrled, sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California in  bags........  
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes........... ............
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.........................
25 lb. boxes.......................
Peeled, in  boxes............
Cal. evap.  “ 
............
“ 
in bags.....”.
California in bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels............................
50 lb. boxes..................
..................
25“ 
Prnnelles.
80 lb.  boxes....................
Raspberries.
In  barrels.......................
501b. boxes....................
.......................
25 lb.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crow n....

Peel.

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes 
Lemon 
Orange 

25 “ 
“ 
25 “ 
“ 
Raisins.
Ondura. 29 lb. boxes 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia. 30  “

®
@  8

“
“

Prunes.

California,  100-120.............

90x100 25 lb. bxs.  53Í
80x90 
..  6Q
70x80 
6%
60x70 

“ 
“ 
“

“ 
“ 
“ 

Turkey 
Silver ..

No. 1,6% 
No. 2. 6H 
No. 1, 6. .. 
No. 2. 6...

ENVELOPES. 
XX rag. white.

Manilla, white.

Coin.

Mill  No. 4.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

100 lb. kegs.

Farina.

3%

Hominy.
B arre ls.................
G rits..........................
Dried.

3 00 
3%
Lima  Beans.
....................... *  @4K
Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
Imported......................10H@11

Kegs.

Pearl Barley.

Peas.

Green,  bu. 
Split  per lb

1  15 
3

Rolled  Oats.

“  . 

Schumacher, bbl.....................$5  ,95
H bbl............. 2 80
, ,  
Monarch,  bbl 
4 75
Monarch,-H’ bbl.........2 
50
Quaker,  cases.......................3 gp

.. 

10

German .
East India.

Cracked..

8ago.

.

Wheat.

FISH —Salt. 

4H
5 

3)4

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth
Georges cured............  414
Georges genuine............ 6
Georges selected.......  6J4
Boneless,  bricks..  ......  6V
Boneless,  strips...............1 6^®9

Halibut.
Smoked.................... 
Herring.

(

, 

“ 

65 
Holland, white hoops keg 
“  bbl  9 50
„   “ 
Round, K bbl 100lbs” "!]  3 go
J4  “  40  «  .......   1  60
Scaled.
18
Mackerel
11  oft
No. 1,  100 lbs.......... 
¿"0
No. 1,40 lb s ............ 
No. 1,  10lbs.................. " "   {  *
no. 2,100  ib«.................. ;;;  ¿  ^
No. 2, 40  lbs................. 
9
u
No. 2,10  lbs...............  ....... 
95
Family, 90 lbs  ..

“ 

10  lb s ........'
Sardines.
Russian,  kegs......
Trout.
No. 1, 44 bbls., lOOlbs. 
No.  1  Î4 bbl, 40  lbs...
No  1  kits, 10 lbs.......
No  1, 8 lb  kits..........
Whiteflsh

. 

55
4 75 
.2  2C 
63 
53

FLA VO RIN G   EX TRA  CT8. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best in the world for the money.

Souders'.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

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

Regular 
Vanilla.

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

Jen n in g s.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 oz regular panel.  75 
1  20 
4 os 
...1  50
2  00 
60s 
...2 00
3 00 
No. 3  taper........... 1  35
2 00 
No. 4  taper........... 1  50
2 50
N o rth ro p ’s

“ 
“ 

.3 25

“ 
oz regular “ 
“ 

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1  10
1  75 
1  20
2 25

2 oz  oval taper  75
1 20
3oz 
85
4 oz 
1 60

“ 
“ 
GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.
Kegs...................................
Half  kegs.................................... 1 go
Quarter  kegs............................. 1 10
1 lb  cans................................   30
X lb  cans...............................  18
Kegs............................................. 4 25
Half  kegs....................................2 40
..  1  35
Quarter kegs................. 
‘ lb c a n s....................................34
Kegs............................................11 00
Half  kegs....................................5 75
Quarter kegs............................... 3 00
'   lb  cans............................... 
Sage.........................................is
Hops..........................................

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

HERBS.

60

INDIGO.

55

@

Madras,  5 lb. boxes..........  
L F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes..
J E L L Y .
15  lb. palls.................
30  “  “ 
I!“ ” *.!-
LICO RICE.
Pure.........................................  30
Calabria............................. 
gg
"  12
Sicily....................  
" "   ‘  10
Root........................ 
LYE.
Condensed, 2  dos................ l 20
4 dos.................2 25

“ 

M INCE  M EAT.

HÜIä

Mince meat, 3 doz. In case.  2  76 
Pie Prep. 3  doz.  in  case.... 3 00 

gallon 

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.
..................
81  75 
Half  gallon....................
i  40 
Q uart...............
70 
P in t....................
«  45 
Half  pint
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz
gallon..............................   7 00
4  75
Half g allon.................... 
Q uart..................................  3 75
Pint 
............................. . 
g

 
 

M O L A S S E S .
Blackstrap.
14
Sugar house.................  
Cuba Baking.
Ordinary...............  
¿g
 
Porto R itj.
¿0
P rim e.................... 
. 
30
Fancy .. 
N«*w Orleans.
10
Fair 
............  
G o o d ......................................... AS
»7
Extra good............... 
90
Choice 
.......................... 
Fancy.................................' 
go
Half  barrels Sc.extra

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  count... @5  CO
Half bbls, 600  count.. @3  10
Small.
Barrels, 2.400  count
6  00
Half bbls, 1,200 count
3  50
PIPES.

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

P O T A S H .

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s .......................... -  4  00
Penna Salt  Co.’s .............. .  300

RICE.
Domestic.

“ 
“ 

Imported.

Carolina h ead.................. ....6
No. 1................... ....5)4
No. 2................... ...  5
A

Broken............
Japan, No. 1.....................
....5)4
r‘  No.2......................
....5
Jav a ..............................
..  5
Patna.................................. ..  4)4
SPICES. 
Whole Sifted.

Allspice.................................  9)4
Cassia, China in m ats__ ..  9)4

“ 
“ 
11 

Batavia In bnnd. ...16
Saigon In rolls..........38
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................UH
Mace  Batavia........................80
Nutmegs, fancy.....................76
“  No.  1.........................70
“   No.  2.........................60
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 10
“ 
“  w hite...  .20
shot......................... 16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice...................................is
Cassia,  Batavia.....................18
and Saigon.25
Saigon......................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................. 22
Zanzibar..................18
Ginger, A frican.....................16
K  Cochin......................20
Jam aica.................. 22
“ 
Mace  Batavia........................65
Mustard,  Bng. and Trieste..22
Trieste......................2b
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................75
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 16 
“   w hite.. ...24
“ 
“  Cayenne...................20
Sage.........................................20
■‘Absolute” In Packages.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

Ü6  Ms
Allspice........................ 84  1  55
Cinnamon  ................... 84  1  55
CloveB...........................
84  1  55
Ginger,  Jam a ic a .......
84  1  55
“  A frican............
84  1  55
Mustard........................ 84  1  55
Pepper  .........................
84  1  55
Sage.....................
84
SAL  SODA.

Granulated,  bbls.................   154
751b  cases..-----  1*
Lump, bbls 
................. ......1  15
1451b kegs................   1)4

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SEEDS.
A n ise...........................
Canary, Smyrna..........
Caraw ay......................
Cardamon, Malabar . ..
Hemp,  Russian..........
Mixed  Bird  ...............
Mustard,  w hite..........
Poppy...........................
R ape.............................
Cuttle  bone.................
STARCH.

@15
434
8
90
4
5@6
10
9
5
30

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Corn.
20-lD  boxes...................... ....  5*
40-lb 
.................... ....  5)4
Gloss.
1-lb packages...................
....  5
..................
8-lb 
....  5
................... ....  5)4
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes........ ....  3*4
Barrels............................
....  3*

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SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders....... . ..37
Maccaboy, In jars.......... ....35
French Rappee, In Jars ....43
Boxes  ............................. .......5H
Kegs, English 
.............. .......4M

SODA.

SALT.

Diamond Crystal.

“ 

Cases, 243  lb. boxes__ _ i   1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs............... .  2 50
1152)4 lb bags... 
“ 
.  4 00
lb  “ 
605 
...
“ 
3-75
.. ..  3  50
3010  lb  “ 
“ 
Butter, 56 lb  bags............
6)
“  20141b bags  ..........
3 50
“  280 lb  b b ls .......... .  2  50
“  224 lb 
.......... .  225
Worcester.
115 2)4-lb sacks...............
..*4 (0
..............
60 5-lb 
“ 
.  3 75
30101b 
” 
... .. ..
..  3  50
2i  14 lb.  « 
................... ..  3 30
3201b. bbl......................
..  2 50
8 lb  sacks...............
..  32)4
60
100 3-lb. sacks....................... |2 10
60 5-lb.  “ 
l  go
2810-lb. sacks.....................  i 75
30
56 lb. dairy in drill  bags... 
281b. 
.. 
16
75
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks.. 
75
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks 
56 1»».  sacks........  
22
 
80
Saginaw ............................. 
M anistee............................ 
80

Soiar Kock.
 
Common Fine.

linen acks........ ...
Common Grades.

Ashton.
Higgins.

Warsaw.

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SALEIiATCS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

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

SEELY’S  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. *  90 doz.  *10 20 gro
2  “  N. S. 1  20  “ 
12  60  “
2  “  F. M.  1  40 “ 
14  40 “
Vanilla.
1 oz.  F. M.  1  50 doz.  16 20 gro
2  “  N.  S. 2 00  “ 
21  60 “
2  “  F. M.  2 50 “ 
25  50 •*
Lemon.
Vanilla.

2 oz............... 76 doz.......  8 00  “

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

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

SOAP.
L aundry.

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

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

Proctor & Gamble.
 

Concord..................................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz..............  
6  75
6  oz.............................4 00
Lenox..................................  3 66
Mottled  German.................3  15
Town Talk...........................3 25

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Dingman Brands.

“ 

Single box........................... 3  95
5 box lots, delivered.......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered.........3  75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, w rpd..*3 33 
p lain ...  3 27
N.  K.  Falrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................  4 00
Br jwn, 60 bars.....................2 40
“ 
80  b a r s ...................3 %
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.
A cm e....................................3 75
Cotton Oil.............................6  00
Marseilles.............................4 00
................................ 4 00
Master 
Thompson & Chute Co.’s Bra nds

. . . . . . . . . .  

S H I« ................................... 3 65
Mono .... 
g gQ
Savon Improved................. 2 so
Sunflow er.................". ’ ’ | '  g an
Golden...................3 25
Economical  ............2 25
Single  box  ........................  q
3  at
5 box  lots..*..»........ 
10 box lots...........................  o  ...
25 box  lots del.........3 ^

Passolt’s Atlas  Brand.

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

“ 

SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  amount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the market  in which 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, Including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
c  ok
Cut  Loaf.  . . . .. .. .  
C ubes......................; ............ 4 n?
......... 49.
... 
Powdered  ... 
XXXX  Powdered.... 
5 8
............. 
4 69
Granulated 
4 69
Fine Granulated__ . 
Extra Fine G ranulated...  4 81
4  S7
Mould A ......... 
Diamond Confec.  A..........   4  bg
4 5i
Confec. Standard  A .. 
g°-  J ................................."   4  37
No.  2 .......
4  37 
No.  3...............
4 3’ 
No.  4......................
4  31
4  i .
No.  5................. . 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

04

Barrels............... ......... 
Half bbls...................... *2t$
Pure Cane.
ia
F a ir............................. 
Good.............................  .......  *
Choice
30
Lea & Perrin’s, la rg e ........ 4  75
small.......  2  75
3  ~
Halford, la rg e ........  
small.............." "   2 ¿jj
Salad Dressing,  large  ..!..  4  Jg 
sm all.......2 66
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TABLE  SAUCES.

“ 

TEAS.

 

Japan—Regular.

SUN CURED.

BASKET  PIKED.

F a ir   ...........................   @17
Good.............................  @20
Choice.............................24 @26
Choicest.........................32 @34
Dust  ............................ 10  @12
Fair  .............................  @17
G ood............................   @20
Choice.............................24 @2e
Choicest......................... 32 @34
D ust................ 
10  @12
F a ir................................ 18 @20
Choice...........................  @25
Choicest...................... 
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fair.............25 @35
Extra fine to finest___ 50 @65
Choicest fancy..........75  @85
@26
Common to  fair........23  @30
Common to  fair........ 23  @26
Superior to fine..........30  @35
Common to fair........ 18  @26
Superior to  fine.........30  @40

oolong. 
IMPERIAL.

TOUNS HYSON.

ENOLISH  BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

F in e Cut.

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet.............. 30  @32
30
Tiger............................. 
D. Scotten &  Co’s Brands.
60
Hiawatha..................... 
C uba............................. 
32
30
Rocket.........................  
Spaulding & Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling........................ 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo...........................  @30
Can  Can........................  @27
Nellie  Bly................... 24  @25
Uncle Ben...................24  @25
McGinty......................  
27
25
)4 bbls........... 
Columbia............................. 
Columbia,  drums  .............. 
Bang  U p ............................. 
Bang up,  drums  ...............  

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24
23
80
19

39
87
40
85
38

P ing.

Sorg’s Brands.

Lorillard’s Brands.

Spearbead........................ 
Jo k er................................. 
Nobby Twist...................... 
Scotten’8 Brands.
Kylo.........-.......................  
Hiawatha.......................... 
Valley C ity................- 
34
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty................ 
40
Jolly T ar......................  
32
Climax (8 oz., 41c)---- 
39
G r'en Turtle............... 
30
Three  Black Crows... 
27
Something Good......... 
38
24
Out of  Sight................ 
Wilson «s.McCaulay’s'Brands.
43
Gold  Rope................... 
37
Happy Thought..........  
32
Messmate..................... 
No T ax.........................  
31
Let  Go.........................  
27

J. G. Butler’s Brands.

Sm oking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried..........................17@18
Golden  Shower.....................19
Huntress 
..............................26
Meerschaum 
................29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy..........................40
Stork................................ 30@32
Germ an.................................. 15
F ro g ....................................... 33
Java, Hs foil...................—  32
Banner Tobacco Co/s Brands.
B anner....................................15
Banner Cavendish................38
Gold Cut 
............................. 28

Scotten’s Brands.

W arpath.................................14
Honey  Dew............................26
Gold  Block............................30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 
Peerless.................................. 26
Old  Tom................................ 18
Standard................................ 22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...................... .  - .40

Brands.

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Rob  Roy.................................26
Uncle  Sam.......................28@32
Red Clover............................. 32

Spaulding & Merrick.

Tom and Jerry.......................25
Traveler  Cavendish............ 38
Buck H orn.............................30
Plow  Bov........................30@32
Corn  Cake............................. 16

VINEGAR.

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

t l  for barrel.

Bulk, per g a l ....................*
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...

30
1  75

YEAST.

Magic,..................  
..........
Warner’s  ...........................
Yeast Foam  ......................
Diamond.................... . 
..
R oyal....... 
...................

.1  00
.1  00
.1  00
•  »   1

WOODEN W ARE.
Tabs,No. 1..................  600

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

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

......................... 
........................ 1  25
......................  1  80
 
2 40
....................
Baskets, market...........  %

13  “ 
15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 
21  “ 
shipping  bushel..  1 15
full  hoop 
.. 1 25
5 25
“  No.2 
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 75
“  No.2 
“  No.3 

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

splint 

“ 
“ 
* 
“ 

4 25
4 75

6 25

INDURATED WARE.

Double.

Butter Plates—Oval.

Palls......................................  3 15
Tubs,  No.  1..........................13 50
Tubs, No. 2...........................12 00
Tubs, No. 3........................... 10 50
250  1000
No.  1.............................. 
60 2  10
No.  2.............................. 
70 2 45
80 2 80
No.  3.............................. 
No 
...........................  1  00  3 50
W ashboards—single.
Universal...............................2 25
No. Queen............................. 2 50
Peerless Protector.................2 40
Saginaw Globe....................   1  75
Water Witch........................  2250
Wilson....................................2 5
Good Luck............................. 2 73
Peerless................................   2 8s
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
Green..............................   2@3
Part Cured................. 
@3)4
Full  “ 
@4)4
Dry.................................  5  @ 6
Kips, green  .................3  @ 4
“  cured...................  @ 6
Calfskins,  green..........  5  @ 6
cured..........6)4@ 8
Deacon skins................10 @25

HIDES.

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No. 2 hides % off.
FELTS.

12 

WOOL.

WHEAT.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Shearlings....................   5 @  20
Lambs 
........................ 25 @  60
Washed.....................  
Unwashed.................... 8  @13
Tallow..........................  4 @ 5
Grease  butter  .............  1 @ 2
Switches......................  l)4@ 2
Ginseng........................2 00@2 50
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red  (60 lb. test) 
Bolted..................................  1  40
Granulated.........................   1 65
'Patents..............................   2 05
•Standards..........................  1  55
Bakers'....................... ........  1 35
•Graham.............................  140
Rye......................................  1  40
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

FLOUR IN  SACKS.

MEAL.

47 
47

MiLLSTUFFs.

Less
Car lots  quantity
*16 00
13 00
17 00
24 50
23 ,  00

Bran................ *15 00 
Screenings__   12 00 
Middlings.......  16 00 
Mixed Feed...  23 00 
Coarse meal  .  22 00 
Car  lots..................................57
Less than  car  lots............... 60
Car  lots.................................. 31
Less than car lots................. 35
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 11  00
N o.l 
ton lots.........12 50

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

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

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
...................  @10
WhltefiBh 
T ro u t...........................   @8
Black Bass.........  ....... 
12)4
Halibut.........................   @17
Ciscoes or Herring__   @ 4
Blueflsh........................  @10
Fresh lobster, per lb .. 
20
Cod................................ 
10
No. 1 Pickerel..............  @  9
Pike..............................   @ 7
Smoked W hite............  @ 8
15
Red  Snappers.......... . 
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ...........................  
15
Mackerel......................  18@25
o y s t e r s—Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts__   @40
F . J. D.  Selects..........  
35
Selects.........................   @30
25
F. J. D...........................  
A nchors.....................  
22
20
Standards.............. 
 
Favorite.................................18
o y s t e r s— Bulk.
Counts.......................... 
Extra Selects..per gal. 
Selects.........................  
Standards....................  
Scallops........................
Shrimps  ...................... 
Clams...................
Oysters, per  100.......... 1  26@1  75
7S@l  00
Clkmi, 

2 20
1  75
1  15
1  25

SH E L L   OOODS.

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17

PROVISIONS.

. 

_  

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

quotes as follows:
, ,  
PORK  IN  BARRELS.
16 0)
M ess,.............. 
.................................... 
Short c u t .......................................................' 
-.g oo
17 50
Extra clear pig, short cu t............  . . ' 
Extra clear,  heavy.................
Clear, fat  back......................... ............   17 00
Boston clear, short cu t..................  
..........   17 uo
Clear back, short cut......................17 00
Standard clear, short cut, best__ ____
Pork, links..
Bologna.......
Liver............
Tongue  ........
Blood ............
Head cheese.
Summer.........
Frankfurts...
„  
Kettle  Rendered............
G ranger......................................... 
Fam ily.......................................... 
Compound.....................  
 
Cottolene... 
50 lb. Tins, 54c advance.
201b. palls, )4c 
101b.  “ 
J£C
51b.  “  %c 
31b.  " 
l c
_  
BEEF  IN  BARRELS.
. .  
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs....... 
Extra Mess, Chicago packing..... 
Boneless, rump butts.............................  ”  "  ' 
Hams, average 20 lbs......... 

...............7 7=
¿{J
.0
16 lbs............... " " ....................iou
12 to 14 lbs.................13
picnic.
8)4
best boneless............  ............................ 1°
_  “ 
Shoulders.................... ' ...................................... 7
............ 1  14
Breakfast Bacon  boneless 
Dried beef, ham prices............. ' ” *  "  
"   jl

7«
5*
6
3)4
6
10
7)4
.10
a«
Hs
ij?
 

sm o k e d   m e a ts—Canvassed or Plain

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

LARD.

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s

*

DRY  SALT  MEATS.
Long Clears, heavy........................
Briskets,  medium.........
„  «. 
lig h t....................................................
Butts....................................... 
..............
D. S. Bellies............................................*..........
Fat Backs...........................   .............................
Half  barrels................. 
Quarter barrels..................... .............................
K its..............................  

PICKLED  PISS’  F E E T .

o  -n
...........................* W
90

. 

Kits, honeycomb............
@17
Kits, prem ium ........ k

TRIPE.

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun.
N o.l  “  ..................................................
No. 2  “  ............................  
........
Tubular.............................
l a m p   c h im n e y s.  Per box.

, 

.   . 
6 doz. In box.

•*

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“ 
“

“ 
“ 
Pearl top.

.............................
“ .......... ....................
“ ............

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint. 
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun.............................
No. 1  “  ..................................................
No.2  “  ................................
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.............
“ ..........
No. 1 
No. 2 
“
No. 0 Sun, crimp top__
N o.l 
No.2 

.  1  75 
-.1  88 
-.2 70
-.2  10 
..2 25 
-.8 %
..2 60 
■•2 80 
-.3  80
..3  70 
..4  70 
-4 8*
.3 70 
.4 70
.1  25 
.1  50 
.1  35 
.1  60
.  45 
.  45 
40 1 00
No.  10, Brass, 400  candle  power............. . 
3
No. 9, Globe, automatic  extinguisher........... 3
No. 0,  per  gross..............................
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
N0. 3, 
Mammoth, per doz................................

No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled 
No.2  “ 
“ 
N o.2 Hinge,  “ 
Fire Proof—Plain Top. 
No. 1, Sun,  plain  bulb............
No. 2,  “ 
“ 
“ 
...................■
La Bastle.
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz........
N0.2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz................ . 
No.2 
“ 
No. 0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz.  each.........
No. 0, 
No. 0, 
No. 0, 

“ 
LANTERN  GLOBES.
“  2  “ 
.......
bbis 5  “ 
bull’s eye, cases i doz each

.....................................  
..........
...............
.......................................... ;;;;;;

ROCHESTER  STORE  LAMPS.

“ 
..............

.......... "
.......

STREET  LAMPS.

LAMP WICKS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
•<

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FRUIT  JARS.

Mason—old  style.

P in ts..................................................  
* no
so
s u.a,r t s .................................................. 5 
Half  gallons.........................................................  ¡¡g

Dandy—glass  cover.

Supplies.

JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.

£ ints; .................................................................. 8  50
Half  gallons....................................... 
.... .1.12 00
Boyd’s extra c a p s..............................................  25
Rubber rings....................... ....................'.Ill' 
35
Sealing wax, red or white, 51b  packages....  2%
M Pints,  6 doz In box, per box  (box 00).......  1  64
% 
.  24  “  “  bbl,  •*  doz  (bbl 35).........  23
6  “  “  box,  “  box  (box 00)__   1  80
)4  “ 
%  “ 
18  “  ”  bbl,  “  doz  (bbl 35).......  
26
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal................................  06
“ 
)4 gal. per  doz............... 1....  60
Jugs, )4 gal., per doz.......................................  79
•r   1 to 4 gal., per gal..................................  07
Milk Pans, )4 gal., per  doz............................   60
“ 
...........................  72

1  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK BLAZED.

Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal............................  
6)4
Milk Pans, )4 gal. per  doz.............................  65
78

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

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1 8

MEN  OF  MARK.

C.  J.  DeRoo,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 

of the  Walsh-DeRoo  Milling  Co.

Cornelius John DeRoo was born March 
19,  1855,  in  Holland  township,  Ottawa 
county.  He came from a family  of mill­
ers,  his father having  erected and oper­
ated the first grist  mill  ever  put  up  in 
Ottawa county.  Being an  only child,  he 
received  a  good  practical  education- 
first  in  the  public  schools  of  Zeeland, 
afterward  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools at Grand Rapids,  still  later  tak­
ing a  commercial  course  in  the  Grand 
Rapids Business College.  On graduating 
from  the  latter  institution  he  went  to 
Cedar Springs,  where  he  was  employed 
for one year  by  W. L. Barber in  the  ca­
pacity  of  book-keeper.  He  then  re­
turned 
to  Grand  Rapids,  where  he 
worked a year  for  Foster,  Stevens & Co. 
as  entry  clerk  and  cashier.  His  next 
position was  with Wm.  Harrison,  whom 
he served as  book-keeper for a year.  At 
the age of 24 years he  purchased  a  one- 
third  interest  in 
the  Unity  Flouring 
Mills, of Zeeland,  the  firm  name  being 
Keppel  &  DeRoo.  After  remaining  in 
that  connection  about  four  years,  Mr. 
DeRoo sold  his  interest  to  his partner, 
removing to Holland  and  establishing  a 
larger and more pretentious  flouring mill 
under the style of Walsh,  DeRoo  &  Co. 
The partners were I. Cappon,  H.  Walsh, 
W. C.  Walsh,  G.  T.  Huizenga,  and  Mr. 
DeRoo,  all of  whom,  except  Mr.  Huiz­
enga,  are  stockholders  and  directors  in 
the  present  company.  The  copartner­
ship began business with a  capital stock 
of  $50,000,  which  has  since  been  in­
creased  to  $66,000,  and  the  mill 
then 
erected and equipped was the third roller 
process mill in Michigan and the first one 
operated in  Western Michigan. 
In 1887, 
the  copartnership  was  merged  into  a 
corporation,  under  the  style  of 
the 
Walsh-DeRoo  Milling  Co.,  when  Mr. 
DeRoo was  made  Secretary  and  Treas­
urer  and  continued  in  the  capacity  of 
Manager.  The business was a pronounced 
success from the  start, necessitating fre­
quent  changes,  improvements  and  en­
largements.  This  year  the  buildings 
have been entirely remodeled and a com­
plete outfit  of  more  modern  machinery 
added thereto.  The new  equipment  in­
cludes a  400  horse-power  Nordberg  en­
gine, a  250  hor6e-power  Sterling  boiler 
and a  complete  outfit  ef  roller  process 
machinery from the John  T.  Noye Manu­
facturing Co., of Buffalo.  A.  W. David­
son, of Chicago,  was  superintendent  of 
the  millwright  work.  These  improve­
ments and additions  have  increased  the 
daily capacity of the mill  to  600  barrels 
of flour  and 50 tons  of  the  products  of 
coarse grains.  The mill also has  a  stor­
age capacity of 50,000  bushels  ef  grain, 
6,000  barrels  of  flour  and  200  tons  of 
mill feed.

During  the  World’s  Fair  year,  Mr 
DeRoo was Secretary and assisted  in  the 
management of the  Holland  &  Chicago 
Transportation Co.,  which was organized 
in the  fall  of  1892  for  the  purpose  of 
operating a daily  line  of  steamers  dur­
ing  the  season  of  navigation  between 
Holland and Chicago,  but,  owing  to  the 
increased demands of  the  milling  busi­
ness, requiring his  entire  time,  he  has 
been  obliged  to  withdraw  from  active 
participation in the  management of that 
company,  although  he  still  remains  a 
stockholder and director.  He  is  algo  a 
director of the First State Bank  of  Hol­
land,  and  is  Treasurer  of  the  Holland

methods of business men?  No reputable 
wholesale house will  give  credit  to  the 
extent  of a dollar  to a  retailer who  has 
not  proved  himself  worthy  of  creditl 
Why should the  retailer  be more  gener­
ous to  his customers?  With  the  excep­
tion of the  homestead  exemption,  which 
might justly  be reduced from $1,500,  the 
present figures,  to $1,000,  the exemptions 
this  State  are  not  abnormally  high. 
The wages  of  a laboring man,  who  is a 
householder  and  the  head of  a  family, 
are exempt to the extent of  $25,  together 
with household goods equal  to  the neces­
sities of  the  family.  That  is  certainly 
not  an  extravagant  exemption,  and 
is 
much lower than obtains  in  many  other 
states. 
exemption 
extends  to  160  acres  of  laud,  with  all 
the  improvements,  without  respect  to 
the value, or,  if in a town or city,  to one 
acre of  ground  and  the  improvements.
the 
amount  is  even  higher.  A  peculiar 
feature of the exemption laws is that  the 
amount exempted  is  lowest in  the  East, 
increasing as one travels  westward.  This 
s accounted for by  the  fact that  in  the 
East  the  creditor  class  rules,  while  in 
the West the debtors make the laws.

some  of  the  Southern  States 

In  Kansas 

the 

It  is the opinion of many  that  all  ex­
emptions should  be  abolished,  the  claim 
being made that they encourage  running 
into debt  by  parties  who,  but  for  the 
exemptions,  would  pay  their  debts  or 
not  go  into  debt  at all.  On  the  other 
hand,  the fact of the existence of  such a 
law should make dealers  doubly careful. 
Having no redress  before  the  law  they 
hould  be  cautious  about  given  credit. 
The law should  have  the  effect  o f  cur­
tailing credits,  and  anything  calculated 
have  such  an  effect  cannot  be  alto­
gether an evil.  With  the  facilities  now 
at the merchant’s command for ascertain­
ing  the  liability  of  those  who  ask  for 
credit it is seldom that  the  blame  for  a 
bad debt can be placed  anywhere but on 
the shoulders  of  the  merchant  himself. 
Fewer customers—and these  good  p a y - 
should be the rule  of  the  dealer  who  is 
troubled  with  bad  debts.  The  law  of 
exemptions  will  not  trouble  the  dealer 
who does a cash business,  and  will very 
seldom trouble the one who  is sparing of 
his  credits.  Merchants  are  the  benefi­
laws  to  the 
ciaries  of  the  exemption 
extent of  $250. 
In  case  there  are  two 
partners in the business  each is  allowed 
to  reserve  $250,  which  would  make 
very  respectable  foundation  for  a  new 
business.  The law  is,  therefore,  not  so 
one-sided after all. 

R a d ica l.

The  Statement  Is  Correct.

  K   ?„*? 

From  the  Toledo  Business  World.
itvTlfnrMth inG,AN  Trai>esman  is author­
ity  for  the  statement  that  the  saloon-
oftherM?ih£e S Ta-e’ through the medium 
of the Michigan  Liquor Dealers’  Protect-
with thTirnd011’  bT  f0rmed an  alliance
 HUDl. nS and that the local 
l o d a e f
lodge of that order has been  admitted  to
K
«'<■>“   ™io“   in
tne  central  Labor  Union. 
It  is  to  be 
hoped,  for the credit of the labor  organi- 
zations of the State of  Michigan,  arid of
is erroneorusgeT ra/ lyhtllat this statement 
" hat  the  connection 
s  b etw ^ i  '»k 
d«* 
labor and  the  saloon  seems
d‘®i;u,t  C0:nPrcheiid. 
It  would  look 
as though some of  the  shrewder  leaders
fated g the6 inh°0n  eIement  had  manipu­
lated  the  labor  organizations  for  th e ir 
own particular purposes.

Many men do  not  allow  their  prinei 
Pies to take root, but pull them up  every 
now  and  then,  as  children  do  flowers 
they  have  planted,  to  see  if  they  are 
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Improvement  Association,  which  has 
been  very  successful  in  inducing  new 
manufacturing  enterprises  to  locate  at 
Holland,  resulting  in  the  era  of  pros 
perity which now marks the place.

Politically,  Mr.  DeRoo  has  always 
been a Republican.  He  has  served  the 
city in  the capacity of  Mayor,  has  been 
Alderman 
two  times,  member  of  the 
Board of Education three  terms,  and  is 
now serving his second term  as  a  mem­
ber of the Board  of  Public  Works.  He 
is public spirited to  an  unusual  degree, 
and his advice  is  sought  by  public  offi­
cials of both parties on matters of public 
import.

Mr.  DeRoo  is  one  of 

the  hardest 
worked men in Michigan.  He  has  little 
time for  recreation  or  amusement,  but, 
during  the  hunting  season,  he  may 
sometimes be seen  with his dog  and gun,

IN  HIS  OWN  HANDS.

Exemption  Laws  No  Excuse  for  Lax 

ness  in  Credit  by  the  Merchant.
From  time  to 

time  complaints  are 

registered  by  merchants  about  the  i: 
equitable nature of  the  exemption law 
The law,  it is  said,  gives  the  merchant 
no  redress,  but  permits  the  dishonest 
debtor—providing he is a  householder— 
to “beat”  the  dealer  almost  at  his  own 
pleasure.  Unless he  has  an  income  of 
more than $25 at each payday,  or  money 
in excess of that amount,  or  personal or 
real property  over and  above  a  certain 
value,  the  dealer  who  is  unfortunate 
enough  to  have  him  on  his  books  has 
absolutely  no  redress.  The 
passed  by  the  State  Legislature,  was 
intended  to  benefit  the  honest  man  of 
mall  means,  who  has only  his  hands to 
depend on,  as opposed  to  the  man  who

law, 

wending his way to the hunting grounds. 
He is a keen  sportsman  and,  generally, 
a successful one.  He is, also,  very fond 
of  boating,  and  spends  many  an  hour 
upon  the water. 
If he  is  a  member  of 
any  secret  society  he  has  managed  to 
keep  it  quiet,  for  his 
friends  have 
never  found  it  out.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  genial  of  men  and  his  latch­
string  hangs  outside  to  all  his  friends, 
although  he  has  no  ambition  to  shine 
as  a  society  man.  He  is  a  prodigious 
reader  and  finds  constant  pleasure  in 
the  companionship  of  his  books,  of 
which  he  owns  a  large  number.  He is, 
also,  a  keen  observer  and  close  student 
of  human  nature  and  rarely  makes  a 
mistake  in  his  judgment  of  men  and 
measures.

loyal 

Constant  in  the  pursuit  of  his  busi 
ness,  faithful  to  himself  and  to  his 
family, 
to  his  friends  and  his 
adopted  city,  Mr.  DeRoo’s  career  fur­
nishes a striking example of  the success 
which can  be achieved  by  any  man  who 
is  actuated  by  correct  motives  and  un­
swerving  devotion to duty.

There  are  various  ways  in  which  a 
man  can  become  a  well-known citizen. 
One way is to owe  money  to  everybody 
who will trust him.

running 

into  debt  at 

does not work  with his  hands and  is not 
generally classed withlaboringmen. Many 
an  honest  man  has  lost  everything 
through 
the 
grocery or  clothing  store,  and  the  law 
was  passed  to  make  it  impossible  for 
those  dealers  who  are  given  to  sharp 
practices to turn a laboring man  and his 
family  out  into  the  street.  As  to  the 
debtor “beating” the  dealer,  the  dealer 
should remember that in  the majority of 
cases the fault is his  own  if  he  has any 
uncollectible  debts.  There  are  many 
merchants who are  so anxious  for  trade 
that they do not stop to  enquire  into the 
reliability  of  the  persons  asking  for 
credit—they are willing to  trust  anyone 
who desires  to  open  an  account.  With 
a full knowledge of the fact that  there is 
a  law  of  exemptions,  merchants  will 
even solicit the trade of  people of whose 
responsibility they  know  nothing.  The 
result is that their books are soon  loaded 
down  with  bad  debts.  Dishonest  men, 
no doubt,  take  advantage  of  the  law to 
avoid  paying  their  debts,  but  their 
creditors not  only  knew  of  the  law  of 
exemptions,  but might,  also,  have posted 
themselves  regarding  the  character  of 
the would-be debtors.
Why  should the law  be  held  respons-
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better  grade  of  goods  encouraged,  and 
the  whole  community  benefited.  The j 
keen 
though  generous  rivalry  engen-1 
dered by  the  fair  affords  the  best  and 
most lasting  incentive  to  improvement 
of product whether  of  the  manufactory 
or the farm, and the fair, again, gives the 
best opportunity for noting the  improve­
ments made. 
In many  ways  the  whole 
community  gains  by  the  holding  of  a 
fair,  and the benefits derived  are neither 
local nor for a  time,  but  are  shared  by 
all the  people  and  last  throughout  the 
year.  Such  is  the  philosophy  of  fairs 
and some of the reasons which would ap­
pear to make it the  part  of  wisdom  for 
all to give them generous  support.

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

The  Philosophy  of Fairs.

The question as to the practical utility 
of fairs has been discussed,  in the papers 
and out of them,  for many years.  There 
are some who, even at this  late day, can­
not  see  what  good  purpose  they  serve. 
It  is  claimed  that  competition  in  the 
natural channels of trade will  force each 
producer  to  do  his  best  and  that  the 
rivalry superinduced by the fair is purely 
mechanical and ceases with the  close  of 
the fair. 
It is said,  also, that excellence 
is sought by the producer, not for bis en­
tire product,  but for  isolated  specimens 
of  various  classes,  care  and  attention 
being given to these sometimes to the ne­
glect of  the rest.

In answer to the first objection  it  may 
be said  that  “natural  competition”  has 
done  wonders  for  the  products  of  the 
mechanical  trades  and  for  various  ar­
ticles  of  commerce  not  generally  cred­
ited to  those  trades;  it  has  revolution­
ized  the  process  of  manufactures  and 
raised  them  to  a  degree  of  excellence 
which  it  would  seem  could  hardly  be 
surpassed.  But  all  the  credit  for  the 
vast strides made in mechanics  and  me­
chanical arts must not  be  given  to  nat­
ural  competition.  At  the  fair  and  ex­
hibition  the  products  of  the  different 
manufactories have been placed  side  by 
side and  the points of excellence,  or  the 
defects of each,  were  readily seen.  The 
maker  of  each  profited  by  what  he 
saw in his neighbor’s  product,  and  each 
determined to improve on  his former ef­
forts.  Thus is given  a  stimulus  to  in­
ventive genius to do  its  best  which  the 
natural competition of trade  could never 
give,  and which,  indeed,  could  be  given 
in no other way than  by  the  close  con­
tact and opportunity for  comparison  af­
forded by the fair.  As  an  incentive  to 
improvement of the product of  the  farm 
or orchard natural  competition has abso­
lutely  no  effect.  Every  farmer is anx­
ious  to  get  as  good  a  yield  from  his 
land  as  possible,  and  this  induces  the 
cultivation of the  land  to  the  best  pos­
sible advantage,  which,  in  turn,  affects 
the  quality  of  the  grain  or  other  farm 
product.  Then,  if  natural  competition 
will not stimulate the producer  to  better 
his product,  how  can  the  holding  of  a 
fair  have  such  an  effect?  At  the  fair 
some  of  the  products  of  the  various 
farms are placed  on  exhibition  side  by 
side.  Samples of the different  kinds  of 
wheat are seen together and  their merits 
or demerits thoroughly  canvassed.  The 
best vegetables and fruits to  be found ia 
field or  orchard  are  put  on  exhibition. 
None but first-class  samples  are shown, 
as each  is  determined  that  his  display 
shall not  be  inferior  to  his  neighbor’s. 
Therefore,  he spends  time  and  thought 
and money in  the cultivation of  the  few 
articles  he 
to  exhibit,  and 
whether he  is  successful  or  not  in  his 
efforts to reach first place the result  is  a 
vast  improvement 
in  the  various  ar­
ticles so cultivated.  He himself  will see 
the difference  between  the  products  of 
skill and care and the other  products  of 
the farm.  This cannot  but  have  its  in­
fluence upon  his  entire  farming  opera­
tions and must result in the  general  im­
provement of farm  products.  The  mer­
chants  who  make  displays  at  the  fair 
must show their best.  No old  shopworn 
goods will do,  but  new  and  good  goods 
must be  exhibited.  Each  endeavors  to 
outshine the other and all  do  their  best 
to  catch  the  public  eye.  As  a  result 
trade  is  stimulated,  the  purchase  of  a

intends 

How  a  Boy  Was Cured of a Prevailing 

Fad.

Correspondence  Art  in  Advertising*
I once knew a small  boy.  who  became 
afflicted,  as most of us  do  at  some  time 
in the days of  our  youth,  with  a  rabid 
propensity for answering advertisements. 
Magazines and newspapers  were  sought 
out and carried off to the  privacy  of  his 
own den and many hours spent in  poring 
earnestly over their advertising columns. 
Postage stamps and dimes  were in active 
demand,  and the coming of  that  faithful 
functionary, the postman,  watched  with 
feverish interest; in fact,  the  latter  was 
usually  met at  the  corner  of  the  street 
and induced to hand over his  booty then 
and  there,  for  the  small  boy  was  con­
ducting his  correspondence  on the  quiet 
—the  usual  way—and  had  excellent 
reasons  for keeping his  secret from a lot 
of  mischievous  brothers  and  sisters. 
But,  alas! one day  he  inadvertently  left 
in  their way  a sheet of  note  paper upon 
which he had  carefully  pasted a  patent 
medicine ad.  running as follows:
“ G ood  Mo r n in g ,  F r ie n d !

Does your head ache?

Is there a bad taste in your mouth?

Have you a pain in your back?
And sometimes in your side?

Written  beneath  the  above, 

Is there a buzzing  in  your  ear?”  etc., 
etc.,  winding up with the usual assertion 
that  if  the  reader  be  thus  afflicted  he 
needs  a  bottle  of  the  advertiser’s  un­
paralleled Liver Lubricator, a  sample of 
which will be sent him upon request.
in  the 
small  boy’s  choicest  chirography,  was 
the  request  for  a  sample  of  the  Liver 
Lubricator.  Next  morning,  when  the 
little fellow entered the  breakfast room, 
he found the entire force of brothers and 
sisters assembled  at  the  table  and  was 
greeted  by  the  eldest  with  a  solemn 
“Good morning,  friend.”
in­
“Does your  head  ache?”  gravely 
quired the next.
“Have  you  a  pain  in  your  back?” 
queried the  third.
“And sometimes in your side?” chimed 
in the next.
“Is there  a  buzz-----”  began another,
but he got no  further,  for  their  victim, 
with his face  flushed scarlet,  gave  them 
one parting look of indignation  and  fled 
from the room  to  hide his  mortification.
Maternal  intercession  brought  him  a 
certain degree of comfort  afterward,  but 
could not save him  altogether  from  the 
sly  inquiries  after  his  health  and  the 
solemn  “Good  morning,  friend,”  with 
which he  was greeted for  several  weeks 
to come,  and  which  doubtless  had  the 
effect of putting an effectual  damper  on 
his prosperity  for  answering  advertise­
ments. 

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A  Two-Gent Fare.

In is said  that  the  legislature  of  In­
diana  is  more  than  likely  at  its  next 
session to pass a law  allowing  railroads 
to charge but 2 cents  a  mile  as  regular 
fares. 
It seems that  the  railroads  run­
ning out of Indianapolis have  been mak­
ing excursion  rates  to  Chicago  and  re­
turn at $1.  This is actually less  than  a 
quarter of a cent a  mile,  and  the  roads 
claim that the excursions  pay  them  big 
money.  The Hoosiers think that  if  this 
is so, they might be able  to  haul  people 
regularly at less than 3 cents a mile,  and 
they mean to make them do it.

THE  WHL8H-DER00  MILLING  GO.,

Holland,  Mich.

Our mill  has been completely remodelled and its  capacity  increased.  The 

high degree of excellence of our products will be maintained.

FLOUR  BRANDS:

“S u n lig h t,”  “ E lectric,”  “ D aisy,”  “ P u rity,”  “ Idlew ild,”  “ florn- 

ing  S ta r,”  “ D iam ond.”

CEREAL  SPECIALTIES:

W heat  G rits,  Graham ,  W heatena,  Rye  Flour,  B uckw heat  Fleur, 

Bolted  H eal,  Rolled  Oats,  Pearl  Barley,  Feed and  Meal.

33^'“  Correspondence of Domestic Buyers  Solicited.

In returning  thanks  for  the  large  increase  in  trade for the fall and winter  of 

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

All mail orders promptly attended to.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

W h o le s a le   C loth iers,

ROCHESTER, 

N.   Y.
William Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich., on  Wednesday, 
Thursday  and  Friday,  Sept.  26,  27  and  28,  being  West  Michigan  Fair  week 
Customers who meet him there will be allowed expanses.

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Tbe  W heat  Marnet.

Wheat  remains  lifeless,  no  change 
having  occurred  since  last  week.  The 
market is  in  a  waiting mood  for  some­
thing  to  turn  up. 
If  the  Government 
crop  report  could  be  taken  as  trust­
worthy,  prices  should  and  would  be 
10@l5c higher,  but there are doubts of its 
being very accurate,  especially  as  some 
authorities make the  total about 75,000, 
000  bushels  larger.  One  thing  should 
not be overlooked, and  that  is,  farmers 
who have  to  sell  to  raise  money  must 
sell nearly double  the  amount  of  wheat 
to raise an equal amount  of  money  that 
they did two or three years ago,  and,  as 
they have lost faith  in  wheat,  they  sell 
regardless  of  price;  they  will  regret 
their  slaughter  of  wheat,  for,  later  on 
they  will  see  the  folly  of  being  so 
hasty,  but  then  it  will  be  too  late.

Corn  has  dropped  some  in  the  specu 
lative  market;  so  has  oats.  One  reason 
for the  decline  is  the  rain  which  has 
helped 
the  pastures.  Stock  can  find 
more  feed  and  have  not  to  be  fed  at 
home,  and  the  fine  weather  has  also 
had  a  tendency  to  ripen  corn  so  that 
it will  be  fit  for  market  much  earlier 
than usual.

Receipts  of  wheat  here  for  the  week 
were 38 cars,  corn  2  cars,  oats  4  cars, 
which  is  hardly  up  to  the  amount  gen 
erally  received  at  this  time  in  years 
gone  by. 

C. G.  A.  Voigt.

Grand Rapids friends of  Bert  Reming­
ton  are  in  receipt  of  invitations to  his 
wedding,  which  will  occur  Oct.  9,  the 
bride  being  Miss  Elizabeth  Bois, of 124 
DeKalb  street,  Chicago.  T*e  happy 
couple will be “at  home”  at  616  North 
Fifth street, St. Joseph, Mo., after Nov. 1.

An  Overburdened  Mind.

Grocer—Just see  the  difference!  Look 
at that brainless dude  going  along  with 
his gaze fixed on the  heavens,  and  then 
notice how Professor Diggins walks  with 
stooping  shoulders  and  bended  head. 
One is thinking of nothing,  and the other 
is probably solving some intricate mathe­
matical problem.
Profeessor Diggins—Confound it!  Did 
my  wife tell me  to  get  her  a  pound  of 
pins and a  paper of  lard,  or a pound  of 
lard and a paper of pins?

When  you  hang  a  sign  outside  your 
place  of  business,  let  it  be  somewhat 
original  in design and of good quality.

Oysters.

Note Lower Prices.

Solid Brand, Extra Selects,  per can $  28
Solid Brand, Selects,  per can......... . 
26
22
Solid Brand, E.  F., per  can............. 
Solid Brand, Standards, per can__  
20
24
Daisy Brand, Selects,  per  can.........  
Daisy Brand,  Standards,  per can...  18
Daisy Brand,  Favorites,  per can.... 
16
Mrs.  Withey’s  Home  Made  Jelly, 
made with green apples,  very fine
30-lb pail............................................  j  oo
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.
Pure, Cider Vinegar,  per  gallon___ 
10
Pure Sweet Cider,  per  gallon.........  
12
Fine Dairy Butter,  per pound.........  
19
Fancy 300 Lemons, per  box.............4  50
Extra Choice, 300 lemons per  box..  4  00 
Extra Choice, 360 lemons per  box..  4  00
Choice 300 Lemons,  per  box...........3  50
Choice 360 Lemons,  per  box........... 3  50

EDW IN  FALLAS,

Oyster  Packer  and  rianiifactiirer. 

VALLEY  CITY  COLD  STORAQE,

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

B=B=B. Co.  Teas

and

Hamburgh Canned Goods.

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  of 

the  Markets.

Special Correspondence

N ew   Yoke,  Sept.  22—An  interesting 
tour to make on Friday  is to  go  over  on 
the  East  side  among the “scum” of  the 
earth—the  Poles, 
the  Russians,  and 
others. 
It  is  market  day,  and  if  your 
nose is not stopped  up you  can find any­
thing you want.hy the  smell  of  it.  Old 
women  have  boards across their laps  on 
which  they  have  chickens,  completely 
dissected,  which  they sell  for so much  a 
leg or a breast or a  gizzard or a heart, or 
the  feathers.  Mountains  of  bread  are 
piled up in front of the nastiest places on 
earth  bread of all sorts  and  conditions, 
the  black  rye forming a prominent posi­
tion,  and  the  big  slabs  of  unleavened 
also making  a  good  showing.  Here  are 
bushels of eggs  which  were undoubtedly 
fresh once but that was  long,  long  ago. 
It  is  likely  that  a  worse  condition  of 
things prevailed  when  our  Sanitary  De­
partment was less  active than now.  For 
this reason there  are  not  so  many  pos­
itively rotten fish  and so  much  meat  un­
fit for  food  exposed  for  sale  as  a  few 
years  ago.  Your  correspondent takes  a 
sort of fiendish delight  in taking  his vis­
itors up Fifth avenue  and then  suddenly 
switching  them  ever  into Mulberry and 
Essex and all  the other  sweet scented re 
gions about the big “bend.” 
It is an e 
perience they never  forget.
riie  political  situation 

is  growing 
mighty interesting now.  New York Dem 
ocrats do not  like  the  Ohio  Democratic 
platform,  and they  are also perplexed  to 
know just what to do for a man  who will 
do to run for a Governor. 
It seems to be 
generally conceded  that the  next  Mayor 
of  the  city  ought  to  be'a man not con 
nected  with  Tammany,  and  even  Tam 
many  itself  thinks  this  might  be  well 
For Govenor, JudgeGaynor, of Brooklyn, 
is mentioned as the coming man.  He will 
be remembered as  the  lawyer  who  con- 
ducted the case  originally  against  John 
Y.  McKane  and  made for himself a Na- 
tiona!  reputation.  He  was  afterward 
elected Judge,  and now  seems  to  be  on 
the  way  to  go up  higher still.  A  good 
deal is said against the nomination  of  s< 
wealthy  a  man  as  Mr.  Morton, and,  al­
though this  may  seem  childish,  it  will 
probably have  its  effect.  Business  men 
who  have  been  bribing  policemen  for 
years to let them obstruct  the sidewalks 
etc., are willing to let matters  remain as 
they have been;  but these men will prob­
ably have to adapt themselves to changed 
circumstances. 
It seems as though there 
would be no chance for goods  to  be  un 
loaded if the  law were strictly  enforced
a“d  S^ e K°ne  Said  that  the  ordinance 
seemed to be passed in order that the po­
licemen  might  line  their  pockets  by 
blackmail, and they  have made  the most 
of their opportunities.

i   sood  system 

This  is  the  only  summer  which  has 
passed of recent years without a series of 
mad  dog  scares  running  pretty  well 
through the months of July and  August. 
This is due mainly to the adoption of the 
sensible rules  governing  dogs  in  Euro­
pean  cities.  The  abolition  of  the  dog 
catchers  was  urged  for  many  years  in 
New York without  any other result than
beuPe°pIe  wb0  w ere  try in g
fn 
to  establish  what  is  known  to  be  a
in  connection 
with the dog  question,  and the first year 
of its enforcement has  shown  the practi­
cal  efficiency  of  the  plan.  Every  man 
with  a  practical  knowledge  about  dogs 
knows that the most patient  and amiable 
animal in the world  can  be  driven  into 
fits  or  rendered  intractable  by  being 
closely muzzled and deprived of all exer-
veardUTh* ^   " T *   trying  tim e of  «»e
year.  The terror brought  about  by  the 
dog  catchers  was  so  general  that  the 
ownership of  a  dog  involved  perpetual 
wrangling  and trouble,  and  most  people 
sought to  compromise  matters  by  shut­
ting the dogs up in  their flats  or  houses 
or keeping  them muzzled  all 
the  time.
This  year  the  dogs  have  run about  in 
New York unrestrained,  have been  able 
to seek shady  spots,  and  have not  been 
harassed by chains and muzzles,  and as a 
result there was  an  absolute  disappear­
ance  of  the  hydrophobia  scare,  which

was formerly shch a  marked  feature  of 
the summer news.
The  volume  of  trade  doing  remains 
about m its  normal  condition.  The  dry 
goods district is lively and wholesale gro­
cers are not complaining. 
It  is  hard  to 
make  up  our minds that  old-time prices 
have gone forever,  and  that we must  be­
come reconciled to a new order of things. 
In the whole line of groceries there is no 
change  worthy  of  mention,  and  prices 
are almost exactly as they have been.

anything, 

Tea is about as firm as anything on the 
list,  and  really  good  greens  are  not  in 
abundant supply.  There has been no in­
crease in the per  capita  consumption  of 
tea in this country for twenty years,  and, 
the  amount  is  growing 
smaller.  The  Indian Tea  Growers’  As­
sociation is employing natives in costume 
to give exhibitions of  Indian tea  at  gro- 
cery stores.  Of course, a crowd is drawn 
to the place  and the  attraction is  a  very 
good one for the grocer.

of » 

Coffee is a  little lower  again,  and  the 
crop  this  year  will 
tend  to keep the article going lower.
Jobbers  report  a  quiet  market  for 
canned goods,  and this is not to  be  won­
dered  at  in  view of the supply of  fresh 
fruits now  visible.  The  quality  of  the 
corn  that is being  packed in  the  East  is 
exceptionally fine this year.
Butter remains  as  for  the  past  three 
weeks,  very quiet  and with  scarcely any 
y
change in quotations. 
sufficient supply to prevent 
any decided  advance in  quotations,  and 
18c  is  about top  price for best Western.
,  K'c o s  steady and prices are firmly ad­
vance ,0  by ho,ders wbo h°Pe for  an  ad-
Molasses  is quiet,  and  no  changes  in 
quotations have occurred for a long time.  I
tn uhC Weat.heI is ^trem ely i ot,  and it is ' 
to be regretted that the season  by the sad
™on7hVe«C°Uld DOt be  extended another 
month  Buyers coming  to town now de­
clare that New York is the  hottest  place 
in America without exception. 
Grand Rapids Retail  Grocers’  Associa­

J ay.

tion.
meetiug  of  the  Grand 
ft E  k’J n ip 1 £ rOCfrS’  Association,  held 
at Elk s Hall,  Monday  evening,  Sept.  17 
President White  presided. 
’
Jas.  Fisher,  grocer  at  850  Wealthv 
avenue,  applied  for  admission  to  the 
Association ahd was  accepted.
Detrn1tS rtC,re|tary presented copies  of  the 
Detroit  daily  papers  containing  adver­
tisements of  retail  grocers  of  that  city 
unnouncing  cut  prices  in  nearly  every 
article in the  grocery  line.  The  differ­
ence between  the prices on  staple  goods 
ruling in Detroit and  Grand Rapids* was 
so marked that Messrs. Wagner  and Van
™y/ ° ng.raiula,ed  the  members  on 
the good work the Association in has done 
maintainmg  a  uniform  price  on  granu- 
Hptn**  ugan  resulting  in  a  firmer  ten- 
de" 7  ™. a11 articles in  the  grocery line.
HtettKUiged  that  cash  Premiums 
of «10  and  $5  be  offered  for  the  best 
articles on the evils of the credit system! 
The  suggestion  was  discussed  at  some
' » S i ™   UM  0D  t6e  table  '<"■

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The nrn8 ** i?.terva,s during  the  winter. 
I h.  p  
S0S110n was wel1  received,  and 
t«e r / eSld?nt was desi«nated  a  commit­
tee of one to arrange  the dates and other 
necessary  preliminaries.
like0?,? 
,?0SS  stated  tfaat  he  would 
like to  see  the  grocers  of  the  citv  «et
together and buy potatoes  by the pound 
He  would,  also,  like  to  seflb L L T b y

W°Uld  ,ike  to
J- E11‘ott moved that it be the sense 
of the meeting  that  potatoes  be  bought
adopted! 
°“ ly  hereafter’  which  was
t h t  c<!n.siderable discussion  followed on 
the subject of  the  cash  system,  during 
which  Mr.  Wagner  remarked  that  the * 
grocery  trade  would  never  see  a  more 
favorable time to agitate the cash system 
than  it did last winter,  when  the  Lit™
t J * 8 E™dUCtive of such »cod results. 
m Zffro  beiDg  no  further  business  the 
meeting adjourned.

If you  visit the  Western  Michigan  Fair  this  week— and 
we  hope yon  will  take  advantage of the reduced  railway rates 
to  visit this  market  and  attend  the F a ir - b e   sure and  call  at 
our  booth 
in  A rt  Hall  and  inspect  onr  lines  of  the  above 
staples,  which  are universally  recognised  as standard  and  con- 
ceded  to  be  the  finest sold.

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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.

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Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

There  area  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, 
Me >st  Beneficial  Cracker  you  can  get for  constant  table  use.

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Specialties
Are

Muskegon  Toast, 
Ro^al  F ru it  Biscuit, 
Muskegon  Frosted  Honey, 
Iced  Cocoa  Honey  Jum bles, 
Jelly T urnovers, 
Ginger Snaps, 
Hom e-M ade  Snaps, 
Muskegon  Branch, 
Mlik  Lunch 

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BAKERY’S

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U n ite d   S t a t e s   B a k in g   Co.

LAWRENCE  DEPEW,  Anting  Manager,

Muskegon, 

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Ammunition.

Winchester,  Marlin,  Remington  and  Colt’s  Guns 

always  in  stock.

We shall  try and  keep  our assortment  complete,  and  hope 
to  secure  the trade of  Western  Michigan on  this  line  of  goods

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They  Are  The 

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P aying from 

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Thousands of the 
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If* Your  Competitor  Says  They  are  a  Good  Thing 

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S e e   W h a t U sers  S a y :

L a p e e r ,  M ich.,  A ug.  2,  1894. 

Messr s.  H o y t  &  Co.,

Dayton, Ohio.

G e n t l e m e n :  We  have had in constant 
use one of your Standard Counter  Scales 
for three years.  We look  upon  the scale 
as an indispensable  fixture  in  our  store. 
It has  paid  for  itself  many  times  over. 
We  would  not  part  with  it  under  any 
consideration.

Yours truly,

Wr ig h t  &  Mc B r id e .
For further particulars drop a  Postal  Card  to

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS

MICHIGAN  SELLING 

AGENTS  FOR

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Dayton,  Ohio•

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Write us  for New  Illustrated Catalogue and  Discount.

Five or More Heaters.

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Three  New  Styles  This  Season.

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S ty le   of  No.  30  Heater.

List
No. 30 Heater Half Nickle......................$lz 00
No. 30 Heater Full  N ick le....................   13 OO
No. 15 Heaters are the  same  style  as 
No.  30,  only  smaller,  using  a 10 inch 
circular  wick  in  place  of  a  15 inch
wick.
No. 15 Heater,  Half Nickle  ...................  9  01
No. 15 Heater, Full  Nickle....................  10  00

Style of No. 35 Heater with radiating  drum  removed and the 
substitution  of  a  four-hole  extension  top  making  the  stove 
available for cooking  purposes.
No.  35 Complete with Extension Top and Radiating  Drum. .810

S ty le   of  No.  35  H eater.

No. 5 Heater is the same size as No. 35 

No. 35 Heater, Full  Nickle......................$8 00
only without Fender and Casters.
No. 35 Heater,  Half  Nickle......................7 (jo

H.  LEONARD  i  SONS,  Brand  Rapids,  Hied.

