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I 

said  it would be  quite  a  treat,  after 

house,  and  they  urged  Williams  to  re­
consider  his  determination.  The  men 
who furnished  the  lightning  rods  even 
went so far as to say th^t it was depriving 
them  of their rights,  and  hinted  darkly 
at  the  consequences  of  such  a  high­
handed  procedure.  But  Williams  said 
they might  all  go  where  the  woodbine 
twineth before they should  put  a  single 
sign on his house.  With  the  embers  of 
this  disagreement  smoldering  in  their 
breasts, 
the  contractors  went  to  work 
and built the house.  Williams  went out 
to look at it every day while it was being 
erected,  and  very often he  used  to  take 
me with him.

“Just think,  Perkins,”  he  would  say, 
as we stood watching the  progress of the 
work,  “ what  a  nice,  quiet  time  we will 
have living  here.  You  must  come  out 
and see us every week.”

the bustle of town life, to flee away for a 
time to such a peaceful spot.

“It will be just like living in the coun­
try,”  continued  Williams,  inflating  his 
lungs with a  tremendous  breath.  “ 1 am 
positively pining for the place to  be  fin­
ished.”

At  this  juncture  the  boss  carpenter 
came to find out whether Williams hadn’t 
changed bis mind about the signs.

“No!”  howled Williams.  “I’ll fling the 
next man over the fence  who  says  any­
thing to me about signs  on  this  house!”
The boss carpenter went away shaking 
his head ominously. 
It was evident that 
he foresaw some dire  calamity as the re­
sult of such obstinacy.

“I never saw such  troublesome  men,” 
said Williams,  as  we  rode  back  to  the 
city.  “Any one would think  their  lives 
depended on those wretched signs.”

In due time  the house was finished and 
the happy  days  toward  which  Williams 
had  been  looking  forward  so  eagerly 
seemed  to  be  at  hand.  Mrs.  Williams 
was in quite a  tremor  of  delightful  ex­
citement.  The prospect of  getting away 
from  her  stuffy  rooms  in  the  city  and 
whiling away the days  in  rural quietude 
seemed 
to  fill  her  with  happiness. 
There were the usual  breakings  and  the 
usual annoyances while  the  moving was 
going on,  but  they were  quickly  forgot­
ten  in  the  contemplation  of  the  new 
house,  which was certainly  a  marvel  of 
beauty  and  convenience;  and  when  I 
went out to see  them  I  found  Williams 
and  his  wife  on  the  gallery,  beaming 
with smiles and impatient to show me all 
the  completed  wonders  of  the  edifice.
“Perkins,”  said  Williams,  “ we  are 
going 
in 
this evening as a sort  of house-warming. 
Yon mast stay and keep us company.”
I  said I would be delighted to do so.
“There will only be a few people here,” 
continued  Williams.  “We  kave  asked 
old Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grumbletop  and  Miss 
Crumbletop  and young Mr.  Spoker  and 
the Bickerton girls  and Mr.  Hicks—I be­
lieve that’s all.”

to  have  a  friend  or 

little  after  dark  Williams  com­
menced to make preparations  to  receive 
the company.  The  lamps  were  lighted

two 

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and the blinds pulled down, so that a soft 
rosy  glow  radiated  through  them  and 
made the house look warm and cozy from 
without.  The table  was  set  and  every 
preparation made to give  the  visitors  a 
cordial  welcome.  While we were sitting 
by the fire in  the  parlor  awaiting  their 
arrival  we suddenly  heard  a  succession 
of  tremendous  crashes  and  blows,  fol­
lowed  by  terrific  screams.  Rushing  to 
the door,  we beheld a scene  of  dire  con­
fusion;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crumbletop,  Miss 
Crumbletop, 
the  Bickerton  girls,  Mr. 
Hicks,  and  Mr.  Spoker had  all  arrived at 
the same instant,  and their vehicles were 
tangled  up 
inextricable  confusion, 
while  Mr.  Hicks  was  flying  down  the 
road in pursuit of three  runaway horses.
The cause of the  calamity was  plainly 
visible.  Seated  on  the  gatepost  was  a 
misty specter bearing aloft  a  huge phos­
phorescent sign,  which read:
WOOD  &  CUTTER,

in 

ARCHITECTS  A N D   BUILDERS.

This  specter  constantly  faded  from 
isght  and  then  reappeared  again  with 
startling suddenness.  The visitors rushed 
peUmell into the house and entreated Wil­
liams to bar the door,  which  he did with 
the greatest alacrity.  One  of  the  Bick­
erton girls fainted away  and  it  required 
the most  strenuous  efforts  to  keep  old 
Mrs.  Crumbletop  from  having  convul­
sions.  Mr.  Spoker  explained  that  the 
terrified  horses  had  run  the  carriages 
into each other and  broken  them  all  to 
pieces,  but  fortunately  no  one was seri­
ously injured.

It  was  at  least  ah  hour  before  the 
party  recovered  sufficient  equanimity  to 
sit down  to supper,  but  the  stimulation 
afforded by  the  food  and  wine  quieted 
their nerves and Mr.  Spoker  announced 
his intention of going out  to see what in­
jury  had been done  to  the  vehicles  and 
to try to find Mr.  Hicks. 
Just as he had 
declared  his  determination 
there  ap­
peared in the doorway a pale blue  phan­
tom, 
flourishing  a  luminous  placard, 
which  said:

THE  ODORIFEROUS  SANITARY 

FLOORING  USED  HERE.

Mr. Spoker sank back trembling into his 
chair,  while the rest of the guests made a 
frantic rush through the French windows 
over the lawn  and througb the back gate, 
pursued by  an  agile  ghost  brandishing 
a sign,  which said:

BRICKWORK  DONE  BY 

TROWEL  &  CO.

We could hear their agonized shrieks, as 
they  fled  away  in  the  darkness,  grad­
ually growing fainter and fainter  in  the 
distance.  As soon as Mr.  Spoker  recov­
ered the use of his limbs  he sprang to the 
front of the house and darted in  the  op­
posite  direction,  leaving  Williams  and 
me gazing blankly at each other and trying 
to look calm and  unterrified.  Mrs.  Wil­
liams lay on  the  sofa,  completely  pros­
trated.

“It’s a silly trick,  Perkins,” said Wil­
liams,  “and if  I  ever  catch  one  of  the 
scoundrels I’ll break his neck!”

As  he  uttered  this  valiant  threat  a 
transparent creature  appeared  within  a

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well  played  out,  but  this  story  differs 
from other ghost stories in  two essential 
features.  The  ghosts  in  this  story  do 
not  drag  chains  after  them  nor  utter 
moans.  None  of  them  were  ever  mur­
dered,  committed  suicide,  nor  do  they 
search for a buried treasure.  This is the 
first  point  of  difference.  The  second 
point of difference between this story and 
other ghost stories is that this is all true.
On the outskirts of the city  there used 
to  be  a  charming  tract  of  land  that 
stretched pure,  green  and unsullied ever 
some twenty acres.  Often have Williams 
and  1  played  beneath  the  trees  that 
dotted it and rolled  on  the  turf  during 
the  long  summer  days,  watching  the 
white clouds drift lazily  above  us.  But 
it  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  story  to 
dwell on the happy  hours  of  childhood, 
and hence I pass  them  by,  albeit with a 
tear of regret.

By the time we had grown  up  the  city 
had begun  to encroach on  this  charming 
spot,  and enterprising real  estate  agents 
finally formed a plan for  dividing  it  up 
into lots.  Williams bought a lot,  paying 
for it about  double what  he  could  have 
bought the whole tract for  before  it was 
staked off. 
I called his attention to this 
fact,  but he didn’t seem to want to be re­
minded of it.  He said  that  he  had  gat 
his lot dirt cheap,  and  that  he wouldn’t 
sell it for twice the money. 
I, therefore, 
thought it very  strange  that  he  should 
go all the way  over  to  Algiers  to  hunt 
for a  man  who  had  casually  remarked 
that he might buy it if he  could  get it at 
a low figure.

Having  failed  to  find  this  man,  Wil­
liams  decided 
that  he  would  build 
on  his  lot.  He  determined  to  build  a 
house that would be somewhat out of the 
ordinary run, and which would  have  all 
the rooms opening  on  the  front  gallery 
and be in other ways  a  delightful  place 
of residence.  Here he could  rest at ease 
beneath his  own  vine  and  fig  tree,  far 
from  the  madding  crowd  of  the  city, 
i said I thought  it would  be  a  splendid 
idea, especially as the  Algiers  man  had 
disappeared.

Mrs.  Williams,  also,  was  delighted 

with the idea.

So Williams  went  to work  and  made 
arrangements  with 
the  proper  persons 
for the erection of a house.  He was very 
liberal  in  his  terms  and  told  them  to 
spare no  expense  to  make  a  first-class 
job  of  it.  There  was  one  point,  how­
ever, on which he was inflexible,  in spite 
of the remonstrances of  the  contractors.
“1 am not going,”  said  Williams,  “to 
have my house look like a  dead  wall  in 
circus time.  There mast be no signs on 
it,  saying  who  furnished  the  nails, and 
who  furnished  the  shingles,  and  who 
furnished  the  chimney  pots.  1  won’t 
have it.”

The men  who  were  to  famish  these 
articles objected to  the  stand  Williams 
took in  the matter.  They  said  it was  a 
time-honored custom to  put  signs  on  a

Williams  went  down  to  the  city  the 
next day and  ordered  no  end  of  signs. 
There  were  signs  to  be  placed  on  the 
road,  squares away,  merely to  call atten­
tion  to  other  signs  that  were  to  come 
further  on.  Then  there  was  a  sign  for 
every  man  who  had  touched  the  house 
while it  was building, setting forth what 
magnificent  work  he  had  done,  and  il- 
ustrated  with  sceues  from  his  child­
hood.  When  all  these  signs  were  put 
on the house it looked  like a patent  med­
icine circular.  Williams sighed ruefully 
as he  looked  at  it,  but  brightened  up 
amazingly  when  he found that the  num­
ber of the ghosts had dwindled to a mere 
corporal’s guard, composed of the spirits 
of the man  who put  up  the  cistern  and 
three brick  layers’  assistants,  who  had 
been unaccountably forgotten.  Williams 
had signs painted for them  at  once,  and 
they disappeared immediately.  The mat­
ter of taking  the  signs  down  again  was 
a  delicate  one,  but  by  the  exercise  of 
great care and  judgment  they  were  all 
finally removed  without  provoking  any 
ill  feeling on the part of the ghosts,  and 
Williams now smokes  the  pipe  of  con­
tentment free  from  all  unwelcome  vis­
itors except one.  That  one  is  the  man 
who painted the signs,  aud he calls every 
week to collect something on account.
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Respect for the  Dead.

lie s  lit)  a barroom chair  dead. 

From the Utlea Observer.
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idlers  and 
the curious  ogled  him  aud 
asked  how he  died,  but  the  barkeeper 
could tell  nothing,  for  the  object in  the 
chair had sat down and  dropped  asleep. 
How  or  when  sleep  ended  and  death 
began  none  could  tell.  The  transfer 
was made as quickly as  darkness follows 
light.  The  undertaker  had  been  sent 
for and  rhe  corpse  sitting  in  the  chair 
had the attitude of the rest of the  crowd 
that lazily  awaited  his  coming.  During 
life the man  was  a  mechanic,  but  poor 
health had led him to drink, drink robbed 
him of his  little strength and  made  him 
u n fit  for  any  kind  of  work. 
Idleness 
nvited  him to saloons,  and  from  one to 
mother he drifted until charitable Death 1 
took him  in.  He  was  penniless.  The 
undertaker carried his box in,opened it up 
on the floor, raised the  man’s  head—aud 
topped.
“He’s not  worth  a cent,”  he said in  a 
matter-of-fact tone; “ if we bury  him  we 
don’t get any pay.  We’ve done it before 
in that family.”
He looked around  but  no  one  volun­
teered to pay.
It’s  business,  you know,”  spoke the 
undertaker  again.  “ He’s  not  worth a 
cent.”
An  insurance  agent  looked  in.  Said 
he:  “ Well,  he was not worth  a  cent  as 
long as he lived,  but  that  body  is  good 
for $2,000 now.”
“Ob,  ho!  That’s  different,” quoth the 
undertaker, as he placed the body in  the 
box,  gently  folding 
the  hands  and 
straightening the doubled-up limbs  with 
astonishing tenderness.
“Yes,  yes,”  he  repeated,  screwing 
down the lid;  “that’s the  difference,  you 
know—that’s the difference between  the 
quick aud the dead.”

yard of his nose,  smiling  derisively. 
It 
bore in its  hand  a  notice  to  the  effect 
that Smear & Sou had done all  the paint­
ing.  Williams trembled  and  seemed  at 
first indisposed  to  carry  out  the  neck­
breaking idea,  but finally he made a wild 
grab at the figure,  which eluded him and 
slowly  begau  to  fade  from  view,  until 
nothing  was  left  but  the  sign,  which 
shone  by 
itself  brilliantly  for  a  few 
moments and  then went out.

By  this  time  Mrs.  Williams  was  so 
overcome that  we  decided  to  carry  her 
over to a neighbor’s for the night.  With 
one of us to support her  on each side we 
succeeded in getting her  to  her  destina­
tion in safety,  and then,  although it  had 
not been our original  idea,  we decided to 
defer our return to Williams’ house until 
the light of day enveloped it.

“It  ain’t  that  I’m  afraid,”  explained 
Williams,  “ but 
l  don’t  like  to  leave 
Maria.  You’d better  go  back,  Perkins, 
and lock the front door.  You’ll  find  the 
key under the  clock.”

that 

I tried to show  Williams that it wasn’t 
my business to go and lock up  his house.
I said that any man  who couldn’t remem­
ber to lock up his own  house  ought  not 
to  have  one.  But  Williams  was  in  an 
irritable frame of mind  and  couldn’t see 
the point of this argument,  so  I said, all 
right,  I would  go.  How  1  could  have 
forgotten it so  completely  I  cannot  im­
agine,  but  it  never  occurred  to  me  to 
stop at Williams’  on my  way home at ail.
In the morning  we started  on a tour of 
investigation,  confident 
the  sun 
would put to  flight  the  strange  appear­
ances of  the  evening  before.  But  daj- 
iight  seemed  to  have  no  effect  on  the 
ghosts whatever.  The house  was  fairly 
alive  with  them. 
I hey  were  hanging 
out of the windows,  climbing  the  light­
ning  rods  and  sitting  on  the  roof,  all 
armed  with 
the  most  glaring  signs. 
Williams swore and  went  on  like  uiad, 
but they paid  no  attention  to  him  what­
ever. 
tie  said  lie  wasn’t  going  to  be 
driven out of  bis house in  that  fashion; 
he would send his wile  to  see  her  rela­
tions,  and  then  he  would  dwell  in  the 
house and  live  the  phantoms  down.  1 
said it was a grand idea  and  showed  he 
had grit.

But when he attempted to  put  it  into 
practice his  boldness  waned.  When  he 
came home in the  evening  and  went  to 
wash  his  face  and  refresh  himself,  he 
would find a sad-eyed  apparition  sitting 
in the bath tub with a  sign,  saying  that 
Fittem &  Cox  had  done  the  plumbing, 
and when he wanted to  go  to  sleep  an­
other phantom would  come  and  exhibit 
a legend  to the effect that  the wail paper 
was  put up by Paste & Bro.  Then there 
were  scores  of  other  phautoms. 
I he 
cook left because a bright red  one  came 
to her with a sign,  saying the range came 
from the Criterion  Stove Co.

“Perkins,” 

said  Williams,  “those 
ghosts will  be the death of me  if  I  stay 
among  them  any  longer.”  He  looked 
downcast and wretched  and 1  felt  sorry 
for  him. 
Suddenly  a  brilliant  idea 
struck me.  “I’ll  tell  yon what you do,” 
said  1; “you go and have  a  lot  of  sign; 
painted  and  put  them  on  the  house. 
Leave them  there for  a  reasonable  time 
and,  perhaps,  the  ghosts  will  be  satis­
fied and go away.”

“Do you think they  would?”  said  Wil­

liams.

is worth trying.”

“ 1 don’t know,” said  1,  “but 1  think it 

A fancy grocery store  annex  to  a  sa­
loon  is the latest enterprise  that shrewd 
New Yorkers with capital  are  investing 
their  money  in.  They  so  arrange  the 
premises  that  the  most  attractive  exit 
from the saloon leads through  the  store. 
On the  counters  on  either  side  of  the 
pathway are all kinds  of  canned  meats, 
bottled fruits and  cheeses.  As  a  sales­
man in one of these  places  in  the  hotel 
district  said  the  other  evening: 
“ We 
sell more goods at night thau  in the day-1 
time.  A  family  man  who  has  beamed | 
bar^oV  tabîë  for  anÿ  ïengtirof |  ^ader  in  club  and  social  elides,  his
over
genial,  whole-souled  disposition  making
time with a glass in front of him,  always , 
thinks  that  be  can  square  himself  by | bun  a  general  favorite.  His  business 
taking home a canned or bottled delicacy. | acquaintance is extensive, and  his  prob-
These delicacies come high and there is a jity and  uprightness  are  universally ac-
big profit in them.”

The establishment  of which Mr.  Lee is 
the head is recognized as one of the lead­
ing wholesale groceries of the State,  and 
in  the  direction  of  its  affairs  he  has 
shown marked  business  ability. 
It  has 
outgrown  its  present quarters  and  will 
soon move into a fine new building being 
erected  with special  reference  to  its  re­
quirements.

As  may  be  inferred,  Mr.  Lee

knowledged.

M E N   O F   M A R K .

C a d y .

G ilb e r t  W .  L e e ,  o f   t h e   F irm   o f   L e e   & 
Gilbert W. Lee, head of  the  wholesale 
grocery bouse  of  Lee  &  Cady,  Detroit, 
was  born  in  Romeo,  Mich.,  March  28, 
1861.  He is not the only  native  of  that 
Shakespearian  town  who  has  risen  to 
eminence and wealth,  but  it  is  safe  to 
say that few of its sons have achieved an 
equal  measure  of  success  so  young  in 
life.  His  education  consisted  of  the 
usual common school  training,  finishing 
with  the  regular  high  school  course, 
from  which he graduated  at  the  age  of 
17.  The same  year  he  sought  and  ob-

in 

the  wholesale 
tained  a  situation 
grocery 
and  woodenware  house  of 
George C.  Wetherbee &  Co.,  of  Detroit 
He continued  with  this  firm  for  nearly 
four years,  when, on attaining his major­
ity,  he  was  admitted  to  partnership 
Three years later, when but  24  years of 
age,  he purchased  the wholesale grocery 
business of I).  D.  Mallory  &  Co.  From 
1885 to 181*2 Mr.  Lee carried  on  the busi­
ness under the style of the I).  D.  Mallory 
Co. 
lu the last  named  year  Daniel  D. 
Cady  was admitted  to  the firm  and  the 
style was changed to Lee & Cady.

Mr.  Lee was married,  in 1885,  to  Miss 
Sara  Hammond,  daughter  of  the  late 
George H.  Hammond.  Mrs. Lee  died  in 
October, 1892,  leaving,  as a solace  to her 
husband, one child,  who is now  a  manly 
little fellow of seven years and is known 
as George Hammond Lee.

Mr.  Lee is a director of the Peninsular 
Savings Bank,  Detroit Electric Light and 
Power Co.  and the Detroit  Driving Club; 
he  is  vice-president  of 
the  Detroit 
Athletic Club,  the Lake St. Clair Fishing 
aud Shooting  Club,  the  Michigan  Club 
and the Detroit Boat  Club;  he  is  also  a 
member of the Detroit  Club.

He is the owner of considerable Detroit 
real estate,  including  two extensive sub­
divisions, and his investments during the 
past four  years  have  justly  earned  for 
him  the  reputation  of  being  a  shrewd 
and successful operator.

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FORTY  YEARS  AGO.

Reminiscences of Early  Days  on  Mon­

roe  Street

It is not  given  to  many  men  to  look 
back  over  a  continuous  residence  of 
forty-seven  years 
in  Grand  Rapids. 
There are 84 very few who have been here 
longer  than  that;  but  the  ranks  of the 
pioneers  have  dwindled until only a few 
of  the  “old  guard”  are  left  to tell the 
story  of  their  early  struggles  and  tri­
umphs.  Among 
those  whose  names 
have  been  identified  with  the  progress' 
and prosperity  of  our  fair  city  that  of I 
John  McConnell  holds  no  unhonored 
place.  He was bom in  Newbury,  Berk­
shire, England, in the  year  1821.  When 
old enough to attend school he  was  sent 
to John Moss’  academy,  but at 9 years  of 
age the condition of his health compelled 
his withdrawal from school,  which ended 
his  scholastic  career,  as  he  was  never 
again  able  to  resume  his  studies. 
In 
1833 the family left their native land and 
came to America, settling  in  Rochester, 
N. Y.  The young lad  was  employed  in 
various  mercantile  houses  in  that  city 
until  the  year  1842,  when  he moved to 
Mount  Morris.  Two  years 
later  he 
opened  a  store  in  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  re­
maining there  three  years. 
In  the  year 
1847 he removed to Grand  Rapids, whence 
he  had  been ? preceded  about  a  year 
by his brother, William H.  Before com­
ing to this State  he  bad  visited  various 
parts of Canada and had  formed  an  ex­
tensive  acquaintance  in  that  country. 
When  not muchjnore than a boy  he  put 
in  a  tender  for  work  on  the  improve­
ments then  being made  to  the  Welland 
Canal.  His tender was not accepted,  but 
the transaction was  an  evidence  of  his 
self-reliance*  and  determination.  Soon 
after  arriving  in  this  city  he opened a 
hardware store on Monroe street,  remov­
ing later to Canal  street.  He  prospered 
in  business,  made  many  profitable  in­
vestments in real estate, and in  1871  re­
tired from  active  business.  Since  that 
time he has devoted himself  to  enjoying 
life and taking care of his real  estate  in­
terests.  He  owns  about  1,000  acres  of 
land in the vicinity of Bear  Lake,  where 
he spends his summers.

“The vast changes  which  have  taken 
place in this city,  when  told,”  said  Mr. 
McConnell,  “sound  more  like  some  of 
Baron  Munchausen’s  tales  than  sober 
reality.  Here  is  a  picture  of  Monroe 
street  from  about  in  front  of  the  old 
Catholic  church  to  Campau  Place. 
It 
doesn’t look much like the Monroe street 
of to-day, does it ?  Well,  the  difference 
between the Monroe street of the picture 
and Monroe street when I  first  made  its 
acquaintance is about  as  striking.  The 
changes  are  more  marked  in  the  busi­
ness center of the city, of  course,  where 
the  buildings  were  of  all  shapes  and 
sizes.  The stately structures  of  to-day, 
elegant and  magnificent  architecturally, 
as most of them are,  present  the  strong­
est kind of contrast to  the  buildings  of 
early times.  They  were  severely  plain 
in  outline  and  were  finished  and  fur­
nished in a style to suit  the  times.  The 
Luce block was a  tremendous  departure 
from the style which  had  prevailed  pre­
vious to its erection. 
It  and  Martin  L. 
Sweet’s hotel  building were the  finest  in 
the town when  that  picture  was  taken. 
Luce was laughed at when he put up  his 
block; people asked  him  if  he  ever  ex­
pected to get it filled.  To-day it is small 
compared with a great many which  have

south and east of here it  was  all .woods. 
The  only  house south of me at that time 
was the home  of  old  Antoine  Campau. 
His house and Louis Campau’s  were  the 
stopping places of the Indians, who were 
to be seen there at all hours  of  the  day 
and  night.  1  bought  a  piece  of  the 
swamp,  reaching  from  here  to  Fifth 
avenue,  and  cleared  most  of  it myself. 
It  was  hard  work,  but  to  get  along in 
those days one had to turn his  hand  to  a 
good many things. 
If a stranger were to 
be placed on this high ground  and  were 
to  look  in  any  direction,  he  would see 
nothing to indicate that  this  whole  sec­
tion of the city was,  less than fifty  years 
ago, nothing but woods and swamp.” 

When  R.  C.  Luce  built  his  block  he 
was laughed  at  by  Canal  street  people, 
who asserted  that  it  would  be  an  ele­
phant on his hands, because the city was 
growing  north  and Monroe street would 
never amount  to  anything.  Now nearly 
all  the  wholesale  houses  are  south  of 
Pearl street.  Mr.  Luce  sent  to  Buffalo 
for a brick machine  to  make  the  bricks 
for  the  front  of  his  building.  The 
machine  made  but  one  brick at a time, 
but,  as Mr.  Luce remarked,  “they  were 
bricks.”  The first tenants on the ground 
floor  were  James  Lyman,  dry  goods, 
Hoydenpyle  &  Terhune,  variety  store, 
and Wm. T.  Powers,  furniture.  Among 
the tenants on the second  floor  was  the 
late  Dr.  Bliss,  who  afterward  became

In  Luce’s  old  hall,  Booth  tread  the 
boards “in mimicry of life.”  Buchanan, 
whose  gout  made  him  a  terror  to  all 
about him,  also played  in  the  old  hall, 
prior  to  1860,  besides  a  host  of  lesser 
lights.  Many a “merry jibe and jest has j 
passed  from  lip to lip” on  its  stage,  and 
its  walls  have  rung  with the delighted 
laughter  of  thousands  who  now  peace­
fully slumber in their quiet graves.  The 
days  of  usefulness  of  Luce’s  hall  as a 
theater are long since  past  and  Powers’ 
and the Grand have taken its  place;  but 
many  still 
living  remember  it  as  the 
place  where  many a pleasant  hour  was 
passed,  and  passed,  too,  with  just  as 
keen a sense of enjoyment and  apprecia­
tion as comes to the habitues of the more 
modern houses of amusement.

At  the  time  (1859)  the  above  pic­
ture  was  taken,  the ground  floor  of  the 
Luce block was occupied by R.  C.  Luce, 
groceries; then came  J.  W.  Winsor,  dry 
goods, and next,  Wm.  T.  Powers,  furni­
ture.  The next  building  was  occupied 
by L.  D.  Putnam with  a  stock  of  drugs 
and medicines. 
In the old  Abel building 
were  Mrs.  Pierson,  milliner,  and  John 
McConnell,  hardware  merchant.  Wm. 
H.  McConnell  owned  and  occupied  the 
next building and  kept  a  general  store. 
The landlord of the old  Rathbun  House, 
which  occupied  the  corner  of  Monroe 
and Waterloo streets, was  Charles  Rath- 
bun.  Next to the Rathbun  House  was a

M l C m G A ^

been built in recent years.  It is the only 
landmark left on Monroe street  to  mark 
the march of progress and  improvement. 
This  bouse  in  which  we  are  sitting” 
(the  conversation 
took  place  in  Mr. 
McConnell’s  residence,  corner  of  Divi­
sion  street  and  Wealthy  avenue)  “ was 
built forty-five years  ago.  To  the  west 
and north,  between  the  Division  street 
and  Grandville  avenue  bluffs,  was  a 
swamp,  covered  with  water  the  year 
around.  The course of that  swamp  can 
be followed to-day into the  State  of  In­
diana.  The  necessities  of a prosperous 
growing city made it necessary  to  fill  it 
in,  and  now  there  are  countless  steel 
rails and  thundering  trains  where  once 
was the feeding place of wild  ducks  and 
the  paradise  of duck hunters.  1 myself 
have  shot  ducks  many  a  time  on  the 
site of the present Union  depot.  To the

famous  as  the  physician  in  charge  of 
President’.Garfield  from  the  time  the 
President was shot until his death.

The following story  is  told  about  Dr. 
Bliss:  He  and  his  brother  joined  the 
Federal  army as surgeons  at  the  break- j 
ing out of hostilities in the  beginning  of j 
the Civil War,  and was  with  the  Union 
troops at the Battle of  Bull  Run.  Their 
friends  in  this  city  awaited  news  con­
cerning them with  considerable  anxiety 
after the disastrous result of  the  conflict 
was  known.  All  fears  for  their  safety 
were  allayed,  however, when a telegram 
was  received  from  Dr.  Bliss,  saying, 
“Zenas and I are  all  right.”  They  had 
run  with the rest of  the  Federals.  Few 
of those who knew Dr. Bliss in “the days 
before  the  war”  ever  dreamed  of  the 
eminence  to  which he was later to attain 
in his profession.

b
small  one-story  frame  building.  This 
was occupied by W. S.  Gunn as a  bakery 
and  “two-shilling  eating  house.”  The 
ground floor of the  old  Irving  Hall  was 
occupied  by  S.  R.  Sanford  as  a  drug 
store.  Next  came  the  building  owned 
and  occupied  by W.  D.  Foster as a hard­
ware store.  The  firm,  as can  be seen by 
the picture,  was Foster &  Metcalf.  Fac­
ing Monroe street, on  what is  now  Cam­
pau Place,  and partially on  the site  now 
occupied  by  the  Tower  block,  was the 
Commercial block. 
It  was  occupied  by 
Carlos Burchard, clothing, and A. Roberts 
& Son, dry goods, grain dealers and  lum­
bermen. 
In  1857  a  fire  broke  out in a 
livery stable in the rear of L. 1). Putnam’s 
drug store. 
It destroyed  every  building 
on that side of Monroe street as far down 
as  the  McConnell  block.  Crossing  the 
street, it burned from the  corner  of  Ot­
tawa street  down  to  and  including  the 
buildings  which occupied the site  of  the 
present Gunn block.  The  burned  build­
ings were immediately replaced  by  more 
substantial  structures,  most  of  which 
have,  however,  since  been  replaced  by 
business  blocks  which would  be a credit 
to any city in the land.

To one acquainted with “Grand Rapids 
as it  is,”  the  accompanying  illustration 
will  show  the  marvelous  progress  the 
city has made in the  comparatively short 
period of 35 years. 
In those  days  small 
frame  buildings—dwelling  and  stores— 
were sandwiched between the small  brick 
stores  which  then  adorned  the  street. 
Where  the  Commercial  block  stood  is 
now the  Tower  block.  W.  D.  Foster’s 
building  has  disappeared  and 
the  im­
mense establishment  of  Foster,  Stevens 
&  Co.  has  taken  its place.  The site  of 
the old  Rathbun  House  is  occupied  by 
the  stately  Widdicomb  building, one  of 
the  finest  mercantile  structures  in  the 
State.  Spring & Co.’s store,  the  Boston 
store,  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.’s  and  other 
large  establishments  have  replaced  the 
small pioneer stores of 35 years ago.  The 
unpaved, dirty street  of those early days 
has been replaced by a solid  brick  road­
way,  while 
the  occasional  oil  lamp 
which dimly lighted up a very small por­
tion of the street  in  its  own  immediate 
vicinity has been replaced by the  bright, 
all-pervading glare of the  electric  light. 
A  steady  stream  of humanity now flows 
along the street where  then  the  meager 
population of the village trod;  but walk­
ing is not  fast  enough  for  the  “swift” 
people  of  to-day,  and  so  the  lightning 
has been harnessed to  rapid  transit  and 
we  are  whirled  along  at a speed which 
would have turned the heads of  the  pio­
neers.

With  the  return  of  “good times”  the 
city will take on new  life and vigor,  and 
as  far  as  the  bustling,  hurrying, noisy 
Monroe street of to-day  is removed  from 
the  Indian  trail  of the  past, so will  the 
city  of 50 years  hence be compared  with 
the Grand Rapids of to-day.

The  “Wholesale”  Grocery  Fakir.
Duck Lake, Oct. 15—The groceries that 
a few people in this  vicinity  signed  for 
a few weeks ago have  arrived  and,  like 
all such articles, do not give the satisfac- 
| tion  that the prices paid for them  would 
j demand.  They were  not a  bit  like  the 
samples  shown  by 
the  salesman  and 
some  of  the 
raisins  were  worthless 
! and  wormy.  Such  people  should  be 
given a  wide  berth  and  people  should 
I buy of parties nearer home,  where  they 
can  seek  redress  if  the  goods  are  not 
what they are recommended to be.
Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

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MXOJrUGrAJN  TRADESMAN.

4

A B O U N D   THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS  OF  MERCHANTS.

Holbrook—Geo  Kivel  succeeds  Kivel 

Br. s.  in general trade.

Holly—H.  M.  Moore succeeds  C.  H.  S. 

Lowe in the jewelry business.
H art—Geo.  A Iverson  has 
hardware stock to E.  A.  Noret.

sold  his 

Lamb—Philip Caruell succeeds Hough­

ton & Caruell  in general  trade.

Detroit—Wui.  MacKimmie,  of G.  & W. 

MacKimmie, druggists,  is dead.

Jackson—Bliss & Lyman  succeed  Bar­

ney A.  Bliss  in  the meat  business.

Belding—Ckas.  \V.  Ives  is  succeeded 

by  Ives &  Owen in the drug business.

Watersmeet—Frank C.  Payne succeeds

A.  O.  Speckhard in the drug business.

Big  Iiapids—Gus  Reediuff 

succeeds

Samuel  Heusel  in the bakery  business.

Vandalia—M.  Taylor  succeeds  J.  N. 

Curtis & Co. in  the  hardware  business.

Mareeiius—J.  J.  Mills has removed  bis 
harness business from  Vandalia  to  this 
place.

Lake City—J.  K  Seal use succeeds Jas.
B.  White  in  the  grocery  and  meat 
business.

Calumet—Nieuii  &  Hansen  succeed 
Isaac  Niemi  in  the  feed  and  produce 
business.

Stephenson—Jas.  E. Johnson  has  pur­
chased  the  harness  business  of  Jas. 
Johusou.

Pans—Jackson  &  Darling  have  re­
moved  their general  stock  from  Fremont 
to this place.

Fort Huron—Ackers,  Haywood &  Co., 
grocers,  have  dissolved,  Ernest  N. Ack­
ers succeeding.

Jackson—Gould  J.  Bay less  succeeds 
U.  R.  iianuey in the  grocery  business on 
Greenwood avenue.

Jackson—C.  D.  Brown  will open  a new 
grocery  store.  Frank  Gauiard  (W.  J. 
Gouid & Co.) sold the  stock.

Benton  Harbor—F.  G.  Warren  has 
removed  his  milleury  and  fancy  goods 
slock  from Charlotte to this  place.

Grattan—E.  L.  Brooks,  formerly  a 
member ot  the linn of Brooks «&  Whitten, 
has opened a boot and  shoe store.

Onondaga—Geo.  Menold  has opened  a 
stock of clothing  and  bools and  shoes  in 
the  vacant store adjoining the drug store.
Homer—Wait & Co.  abandon the credit 
system,  so for as  their  general  stock  is 
concerned,  Nov. 1.

St. lguace—Conrad Bros.,  grocers  and 
produce  dealers,  have  dissolved.  The 
business  will  be  continued  by  G.  11. 
Beau bier.

lronwood—The Gogebic  Cash  Grocery 
Co.  has  dissolved.  Wm.  E.  Wade  has 
purchased the stock  and  removed  it  to 
Hurley,  Wis.

Mauistique—The  stock  of  the  * City 
Drug Store will be  moved  to  better  ac­
commodations  in  Orr  Brothers  &  Com­
pany’s block early in November.'

Olivet—E.  A.  Turner,  of  Bellevue, 
will open a  branch  grocery  and  bakery 
nere.  Frank  H.  Clay  (W.  J.  Quan  & 
Co.) sold the stock.

Cadillac—James  Johnson  and  Wm. 
Kaiser have purchased the grocery  stock 
of  the  late  Fred  S.  Kieldsen  and  will 
open  the store for  business about Nov.  1.
Grand  Ledge—Fred  Chappell,  who has*1 
been in the drug  business  here  for  sev| 
eral  months,  has taken up  his residence 
at Portland,  where he  will again  engage 
in the  business.

Newberry—Dr.  Leighton  recently  re­
moved his drug  store from  this  place  to

j Grand Marais.  He  reports that he is do 
| ing well and is preparing to build  a  new 
I store and dwelling.

Stanton—W.  F.  Bricker  has  leased  a 
store in  the Corey block and put in a line 
j of clothing and  ladies’  cloaks.  He  will 
conduct  the  business  under the style  of 
the Star Clothing Store.

Traverse City—C.  S.  Cavis  has rented 
the building just  west of  E.  W.  Hatch & 
Co.  and will engage in  the  manufacture 
of  confectionery.  He  has  secured  a 
candy maker,  and will go  into the whole­
sale and retail  business.

Ontonagon—Meloche  Brothers, 

for­
merly  engaged  in  the  drug  business at 
Belding,  have  purchased  the  store  of 
Meads  &  Son  and  will  replace  the  old 
stock  with  a  new  oue.  The  store  has 
been  renovated from top to bottom.

Jackson—Wm.  Sparkes has  purchased 
a half interest in the  grocery  stock  and 
fixtures of  O.  E.  Robbins,  at  702  Mil­
waukee avenue.  The new  firm  will  be 
known as  Robbins  &  Sparkes  and  will 
conduct  the  busiuess  on  strictly  cash 
lines.

Detroit—Dr.  FI  W.  Bolio  has  trans­
ferred  the Fluegel  drug  stock  to  W.  C. 
Lautner.  W.  H.  Cobley,  who has been 
in the employ of  Mr.  Lautner  for  some 
time,  will  have charge.  He is at present 
engaged in  renovating  and  putting  in  a 
new stock.

Hancock—Dr.  L.  W.  H.  Dodge, of this 
city,  has bid in the  drug stock of Lignell 
A Olauder at  Calumet  Village,  aud  will 
shortly  engage  in  the  business  there. 
John Vivian,  of  Houghton,  will  go  into 
partnership  with him.  There is no other 
drug store in that village.

Detroit—A sleek  individual  has  been 
playing  tricks  on  various  druggists  iu 
this city.  He enters a drug store and in­
quires  how  many  bottles  of  a  certain 
catarrh cure  can  be  spared.  There may 
be five or six  or more  which  are  placed 
upon  the  counter.  Then  the  individual 
asks for a small quantity of oil  or  some­
thing that is  usually kept iu  the rear  of 
the store.  When the druggist returns he 
is  informed  that  the  medicine  will  be 
called  for within a  few  minutes.  When 
the druggist waits a reasonable length of 
time,  and  then  goes  to  put  the  bottles 
back,  they  are  nicely sealed but empty. 
The  catarrh  cure  individual  exchanged 
the bottles. 
It  is believed  the  swindler 
is a cocaine  fiend  because  the  medicine 
contains that drug.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Crystal  Falls—Brown  Bros,  are  suc­
ceeded  by  Brown Bros.  &  Hocking in  the 
manufacture of lumber.

Ypsiianli—Wm.  F.  Kneip,  Secretary 
of the  Hay & Tood M’f’g.  Co., manufact­
urers of  woolen  and  lisle thread  goods,! 
is dead.

Saginaw—The Oppenlieimer Cigar Co., 
Incorporated,  succeeds  Rachael  Oppen- 
heimer in  the  wholesale  and  retail  to­
bacco and  cigar  business  at  this  place, 
and also at Jackson.

Flint—Houran  &  Whitehead  have I 
started  up  a  new  planing  mill.  The 
main building is 60x60 feet,  with a  brick 
engine and  boiler  house  attached.  The 
mill  is  equipped  with 
improved  ma­
chinery and a fine large dry kiln.

Owosso—The  Owosso  Casket  Works 
claims to be the  second  largest  institu­
tion of the kind in the  world.  An  addi- 
40x75  feet,  four  stones  high,  is  being 
erected.  Two stories will be utilized for 
dry kilns  and  will  have  a  capacity  of 
100,000 feet.

CURRENT CRITICISMS.

I  Cash boys have not changed any in 3,000 
I years.  The Psalmist says:  “All the days 
I of  my  life  will  I  wait  till  my  change 
comes.”

*  *  *

“Accidents  will  happen.”  Well,  tell 
us if there is  anything  else  an  accident 
can do.

*  

*  

*

Eugene  V.  Debbs  have  been indicted 
twice during the past  week, grand juries 
in  both  Milwaukee  and  Chicago  having 
found  him guilty  of incitiug  riot in  con­
nection  with  his  railway  strike  in  the 
summer.  This  makes  the  twenty-third 
federal court before  which  the  redoubt­
able gentleman has been  cited to appear. 
To  answer  all 
these  indictments,  Mr. 
Debs will have  to divide  himself into  so 
many pieces  that we fear  he  will  never 
be  able  to  put  himself  together again. 
Whatever  Mr.  Debs’  short-comings,  we 
don’t  think  he  deserve  to  be  scattered 
piecemeal over the  earth,  yet  what  can 
the  poor  man  do.  To avoid a lingering 
and painful death we advise him  to swal­
low a good liberal dose of  dynamite  and 
then  get  some  friend  to pat him gently 
but firmly with a fence board.  After the 
explosion  the  various  courts  of  justice
can each  have a piece. 
CZ)
*  *  •
A  leading  Chicago  attorney  has  dis­
covered that dishonesty  is very poor pol­
icy.  He  learned  this  valuable  lesson 
through  a  little  experience  with  Mr. 
Yerkes,  who  owns  the  cable  roads  in 
Chicago.  Mr.  Yerkes  is  not  a popular 
man in Chicago,  but everybody admits he 
is the embodiment  of  shrewdness.  The 
attorney,  representing some citizens who 
were opposed to  some of  Yerkes’  plans, 
undertook to play  false to  his employers 
and  bargain with  Yerkes with a  view  to 
more shekels.  Two thousand dollars was 
his figure,  whereas the citizens  had  con­
tracted  with him for §550 and afterwards 
paid  the fee.  Now it  transpires in court 
on a trial to recover this fee,  that Yerkes 
had  a  stenographer  concealed  in  his 
closet who took down  word for word  the 
traitorous  proposition  of 
the  shyster. 
When  Mr.  Yerkes  threatened  to expose 
him  he declared  he  would  deny it and  it 
would  stand,  as  he  then  supposed,  his 
word against that of  Yerkes;  but at  that 
moment  Yerkes  opened  the  closet  door 
and disclosed bis stenographic witness.

Choosing  a Business.

Robbie—“I’m going to be a pirate, like 
Charlie—“I’m going  to be a  train-rob­
I’m going  to 
Johnnie—“Well, 1 ain’t. 

Cap'.  Kidd,  when I grow up.”
ber,  like Jesse Janies.”
keep a summer hotel, like Uncle Jake.”
Henry J.  Vinkemulder,
Fnlits  and  Vegetables,

JO B B E R   OP

418,  420,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

St  Grand  Rapids.

We have some very nice  Red  and  Yel­
low  Onions. 
If  you  can  use  a carload 
can  make  you a low  price.  Quote  you 
Fancy  Yellow  Onions  at  45c  per  bu. 
Fancy  Red  Onions  45c  per  bu.  No.  1 
Winter Apples $2 per bbl.  No. 2 Winter 
Apples  81.75  per  bbl.  Fancy  Jersey 
Sweet Potatoes $2.25  per  bbl.  Cabbage 
30 to  40c  per  doz.  Home-grown  celery 
15c per doz.
If  you  have  any  Fresh Eggs to offer, 
please quote us  price.
Favor us with  your  orders,  they  will 
always have our prompt and  careful  at­
tention  aud  benefit  of  any  decline  in 
prices.

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

Apples—The supply is good, b u t not in  excess 
of the dem and.  The m arket is firm w ith a slight 
upw ard tendency.  T he average  price  is  $2  per 
bbl.  although  some  fancy  lots  of  Spies  bring 
$2.25.

Beaus—H andlers  report  the  m arket  as weak 
and falling.  They  pay  $1.25@1.30  for  country 
picked, holding hand-pieked  at $1.60.

Beets—Washed  bring 30c per  bu.  on  th e  mar­

ket ; unw ashed 25c.

B utter—Best  dairy  is  held  by  dealers  at  20c 

per lb.  Creamery is w orth 24c.

Cabbage—The m arket price is 30c per  doz.  for 

small aud medium  and 50c for large.

Cauliflowers—Are advancing.  They  bring  $1 

@1.50 on the m arket.

Celery— Brings 10@15c on th e m arket.
Egg P lant—The m arket price is $1  per doz.
Eggs—strong  and  advancing.  Strictly  fresh 

are held at U@lec per doz.

Grapes—Home grown Concords  aud  N iagaras 
sell  for 18@20c per  10 lb   basket  on  the  market. 
They are superior to New  York  fru it which d eal­
ers hold at  10c.

Lettuce—Grocers pay 10c per lb
Onions—Are  weak aud  declining  on  account 
of  the  apparently  unlim ited  supply.  Dealers 
hold 
Spanish  have 
dropped to  $1.25.

them  at  35 q 40c  per  bu. 

Peaches—A few straggling lots may be seen on 
the  m arket,  but  dealers  aie  not  quoting  them 
The m arket price is $.  per bu.

Parsley—Has  advanced.  G rocers  pay 20@13c.
Peppers—Have fallen to 50c per bu.

|  Pum pkins—Grocers  pay  75c@$l  per  doz.  for 
I  prime.

Potatoes—1The m arket is  still  adequately  sup­
plied by local growers, and  th e supply appears to 
be in creas,ug.  There is  little  shipping  dem and 
at  present,  as  dealers  are  busy  w ith  apples 
They are hardly  iu good  shipping condition, ow­
ing to the fact th a t grow th still  continues, espec­
ially  with  the  later  varieties.  Growers  hold 
them at 5 ic per bu.  and dealers at 60c.

Pears—Home grown  have  about  disappeared. 
Californias arc held  by  dealers at Í2.50  per  box-

Quinces—H ave  fallen  to $1  per bu.
R adishes—Grocers pay  ,0c per doz.
Spinach—Growers ask 30@-.5c per bu.
Sweet  Potatoes—D ealers  hold  Jerseys  at  75c 
per  bu.  Baltim ores  are not w anted a t any  price.
Tomatoes—The  supply  is  still  fair.  D ealers 

are billing them  out at 40c per bu.

Squash—Grocers  pay 

l@l>%c  per  lb.  on  the 

market.

30c per bn.

doz.

T urnips—W ashed are sold  on  .the  m arket  for 

Vegetable  Oysters—G rocers  pay  25@30c  per 

OY STEMS

Solid Brand,  Extra Selects,  per can $  27
25
Solid Brand,  Selects,  per can........... 
Solid Brand,  E.  F.,  per  can............. 
21
19
Solid  Brand,  Standards, per can__  
Daisy Brand, Selects,  per  can.........  
23
Daisy  Brand,  Standards, per can... 
17
Daisy  Brand,  Favorites,  per can___ 
15
Best Baltimore  Standards,  per  gal  1  05 
The Queen Oyster Pails at  bottom prices. 
Mrs.  YVithey’s  Home  Made  Jelly, 
made with green apples,  very fine
30-lb  pail  .......................................... 
20-lb.  pail.......................................... 
17-lb  pail...........................................  
15-lb.  pail.........................................  
Mrs.  Withey’s  Condensed  Mince 
Meat,  the  best  made.  85  cents 
per  doz.  3  doz.  in  case.

Mrs.  Withey’s bulk mince meat:
40-lb pails,  per  lb.............................  
6
25-lb palls,  per  lb.............................   6J£
10-lb pails,  per  lb.............................  6X
p ure Cider Vinegar,  per gallon___  
10
12
Pure Sweet Cider,  per gallon...........  
Fine Dairy Butter,  per pound........... 
20
Fresh Eggs, per  doz.......................... 
17
New Pickles,  medium,  barrels....... 5  00
New Pickles, medium,  % barrel___3  00
New Sauer Kraut,  barrels...............4  00
New Sauer Kraut, 
barrels...........2  50

88
60
53
50

EDWIN  FALLAS,

O yster  P acker  and  flan u factu re r. 

VALLEY  CITY  COLD  STORAGE, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich..
WE  B U Y

Silndried  and  Evaporated

JiJPBLES

HASTINGS & REMINGTON»

GRAND  R A P ID S ,  M ICH.

then  started  in. 

THE!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
gave one look around as if he were count­
ing  them  and 
Ue 
caught  five and started  after  the  sixth, 
which  had  run  around  a  corner.  The 
rodent  seemed  to  know  where  he  was 
going  and  ‘Nig’  was  not  quite  quick 
enough that time.  The  rat escaped,  but 
‘Nig’ came away  with  about  two  inches 
of tail in his mouth.  You  turn  six  rats 
loose  and  the  cat  that  catches  five  of 
them is a  pretty  good  cat. 
I  wouldn’t 
take $100 for him.”  Every clerk  in  the 
store  vouches  for  “Nig’s”  character— 
and for the  truth  of the above.

month  or  $24 a year. 
If  His Honor  can 
show any authority for such high-handed 
proceedings; if it can  be shown  that  the 
Mayor  has  the  right  to  thus nullify an 
ordinance passed by  the  Common  Coun­
cil,  then  no  more  need be said;  but  he 
can  show  no  such  authority,  and 
is, 
therefore,  guilty  of  direct  violation  of 
the law,  for which there  is neither palli­
ation nor excuse. 
If  he is  greater  than 
the  law  the  people ought to know it;  if 
the  law  is  supreme  it  is  time  he  was 
made aware  of it. 
If it is a  part  of  the 
Mayor’s duty  to execute  the laws,  or  see 
that they are  executed,  he  should attend 
to  his  duty  and 
leave  lawbreaking  to 
those who can be dealt with in the courts. 
It is small  wonder  that the  peddling  or­
dinance  has  fallen  into  disrepute when 
the chief  magistrate  of  the  city  has  so 
flagrantly  violated 
it.  The  wonder  is 
that there is any respect for it left in  the 
minds of  anyone. 
It  is  time  something 
was done. 

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

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Walda  &  Elont  will  open  a  grocery 
store  at  50  Mason  avenue,  Muskegon. 
The Olney & Judson Grocer  Co.  has  the 
order for the stock.

The report that Stein  & Arnold, under­
takers at 13 West Bridge  street,  had  dis 
solved partnership  is  pronounced  with­
out foundation  by both  parties.

M.  H.  Zacharias aud W.  D. Sabin  have 
formed a  copartnership  under  the  style 
of  the  Grand  Rapids Candy Co.  and  em­
barked  in  the  wholesale  confectionery 
business at 412 South Division street.

Fred A. Sunderiin and Linn  Sunderlin 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style of Sunderlin & Bro.  and  opened  a 
grocery store at  Casnovia.  The  Mussel- 
man Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.

ink 

for  his 

Much  as  it  dislikes  to  do  so,  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   is  compelled  this  week  to 
make an apology to its  readers.  On  the 
strength of the statements of some of the 
druggists who  had  been  inveigled  into 
paying 
formulas,  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n  described  the  gentleman  in 
question as a man of fascinating manners 
and  convincing  argument.  Since  that 
time he has called  at  the  office  of  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n ,  and candor now compels the 
statement that,  in the estimation  of T h e  
T r a d e s m a n ,  he  is  neither  fascinating 
nor convincing;  that  his  appearance  is 
that of a sharper;  that  his  conversation 
is that of a street hawker;  and  that  any­
one who.is deceived  by such  an  individ­
ual  should charge  the  loss  to  verdancy 
and lack of experience.

Chas.  B.  Knox,  the  Johnstown  (N.  Y.) 
gelatine manufacturer,  who  conducted a 
Pure Food  Exposition  here  last  spring 
under the  personal  (mis)management  of 
Col.  W.  Andrew  Boyd,  of  Washington, 
D. C., has finally come to  the  conclusion 
that he can  dispense with the  services of 
Mr.  Boyd,  and  will,  therefore,  conduct 
the expositions  at  Kansas  City,  Omaha 
aud Denver without the assistance of the 
big  bluffer  from  Washington. 
Boyd 
superintended the expositions at St. Paul 
and Minneapolis,  the  most  marked  fea­
ture of which was the  frequent drafts he 
made  on  Mr.  Knox,  culminating  in  a 
“tired feeling” on the part of  the  latter 
gentleman.  So far as T h e  T r a d e s m a n ’s 
information goes, Mr. Kuox  is  a  gentle­
man  who pays his  bills  in  man  fashion 
and the food  exposition  exhibitors  will 
not suffer an  irreparable loss  in  the  re­
tirement of Col.  W.  Andrew Boyd.

“That is the greatest cat  in  seventeen' 
counties,”  said  E.  J.  Herrick  to  a  re­
porter, the other day,  speaking  of  a  big 
black  and white  cat  that  was  caressing 
itself  against  the counter.  “The people 
that  owned  him  before  I  brought  him 
down to the store  thought  they  had  no 
use for him;  so they  took  him  down  to 
the river,  put  him into a  sack  with some 
stones  and  threw  him  into  the water. 
They thought they  had settled  him  that 
time, sure,  so  they  went  home;  but  in 
less than an  hour  afterwards  old  ‘Nig’ 
walked in as though nothing  out  of  the 
ordinary had occurred.  After that  they 
concluded to let  him  live,  but,  as  they 
didn’t  want  him,  I  adopted  him  and 
brought him down  here.  There isn’t his 
equal in the city as a  mouser,  and  as  a 
rat-eatcher he is  simply  ‘out  of  sight.’ 
The boys turned six  rats  loose  one  day 
just  to  see  what  ‘Nig’  could  do.  Ue

that 

Is tbe Mayor Bigger  Than the  Council?
is Mayor Fisher endeavoring to pose as 
an autocrat?  His  whole  course  of  con­
duct since he  assumed office,  in  conuec 
tiou  with  tbe  peddling  question,  would 
appear to indicate  a  disposition  to  make 
himself superior  to  the  law.  The  ped­
dling  ordinance  expressly  provides  that 
no one  shall  engage  in  the  business  of 
peddling without  first  having obtained  a 
license from the  Common  Council of  the 
city.  Mayor Fisher has, practically, nulli­
fied that provision of the law by granting 
permits.  Notwithstanding 
the 
Mayor is the executive head  of  the  city, 
sworn  to  execute  the laws,  and is in  no 
sense  a  legislator  for  the  city,  he  has 
seen  fit  to  usurp the function of an  en­
tirely different  branch  of  the  city  gov­
ernment from  his own  and make the leg­
islation of tbe  Council  of  no  effect, 
it 
may be said,  in passing,  that his permits 
are not worth the paper upon  which they 
are written,  but the  connection  between 
the Mayor’s  office  aud  the  office  of  the 
City Attorney  is  so  close  that  it  is  al­
most  useless  to  attempt  to  enforce the 
law. 
If pressure  were  brought  to  bear 
upon the City Attorney  something might 
be done,  but no attention  is paid to com 
plaints made by the  police.

Mayor  Fisher  has  discovered  another 
provision of the  ordinance  which admits 
of the exercise of his  assumed autocratic 
power.  Another  positive  provision  of 
the  ordinance  is  to  the  effect  that  no 
license to  peddle as a  huckster  shall  be 
issued for a shorter time  than  one  year. 
Upon  the  files  in  the City  Clerk’s office 
appears the following “Special order:”
G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  Oct.  13,1894. 

Wm.  A. Shinkman  City Clerk:
Please issue  license  to  Geo.  Williams 
to peddle as huckster in the city of Grand 
Rapids from Oct.  15 to  Nov.  14.  1894,  for 
$3, including office  fees,  he  then to  have 
extension at $2 per month.

Yours  etc.,

E .  B.  F i s h e r ,  Mayor.

In  compliance  with  this  order  Geo. 
Williams  was  given  a  license  for  one 
month,  the charge for  the same being $3. 
Upon the records appear also  the  names 
of J.  F.  Reinke and Jos.  Lovitt as having 
been given  licenses for tbirty days, these 
likewise  on  special  orders  from 
the 
Mayor.  Whatever may  be  Mayor Fisher’s 
reason  for  granting  permits, 
issuing 
short term  licenses,  and raising  the  fees 
above the sum fixed by the Council,  noth­
ing can  excuse  such  gross  violation  of 
law as that of which  he has  been guilty. 
The  law  says  that  no  one shall  peddle 
without a  license—Mayor  Fisher  issues 
permits  to  peddle  without  a  license. 
The law says  that no  huckster’s  license 
shall  be  issued  for  a shorter term  than 
one  year—Mayor  Fisher  has  granted 
three licenses that  were for  the  term  of 
thirty days each.  The  Council fixed  the 
fee for a huckster’s  license at-  $20 a year 
—Mayor Fisher has  fixed the  fee at $2  a

The  Grain  Market.

that 

in 
taking  the  short  crop 

Wheat  prices held  up remarkably  well 
during 
the  past  week,  notwithstanding 
all  the  bearish  reports  that  could  be 
scared,  and closed at top  price  Satarday. 
the 
Receipts  are  still  holding  up 
Northwest, 
in 
Minnesota  and  North  Dakota  into  con­
sideration;  but  we  must  remember  that 
the  weather  has  been  exceptionally 
tine  for  threshing, 
the  harvest 
was  about  three  weeks  earlier 
than 
usual, and  that  farmers  were  forced  to 
sell for want of money.  As they  receive 
only about  half what they received  some 
three  years  ago  it  will  be  easily  seen 
that it takes two bushels of  wheat  to  go 
as far in  paying debts as one bushel used 
to do;  this is what  makes  a  plethora  of 
wheat  in  market.  This,  however,  will 
soon  cease. 
It  is  also  quietly reported 
that the  world’s supply  of wheat is 100,- 
000,000  bushels  short  of  the  estimated 
amount for  consumption,  and  as the Eu­
ropean  wheat crop has not  met  expecta­
tions,  and,  finally,  as  wet  weather set  in 
during harvest  time there,  which depre­
ciated their  crop  very  much,  the  trade 
begins  to  feel  the  influence  of  those 
things which cause  dealers  to hold  more 
tenaciously for  higher  prices.  The visi 
ble supply is  again  expected  to  show  a 
fair  increase,  the  estimated  amount  of 
which has already been  discounted.

Corn  held  its  own  during  the  week, 
while oats took  another slump,  as  offer­
ings  seem  to be in  excess of necessities. 
About  the  usual  amount  was  received 
duriug the week,  viz., 76 cars wheat, only 
1 car of corn  and 9 cars of oats.

C.  G.  A.  Voiex.

Hides,  Pelts  and  Wool.

in 

Hides—The  market  is  weak  and  de­
clining.  Tanners on  still  grumbling and 
business  is  almost  at  a  standstill.  One 
the  face  of  a 
is  led  to  ask  why, 
weak  and  failing 
leather  market,  deal­
ers  advanced  hides  as  they  did  a  few 
weeks ago.  Of  course, 
there  was  not 
much  money  in  hides  for  them  at  the 
old figures,  but  there  was  none  at  all 
at  the  advance,  which  they  might  have 
forseen.  There  is  a  strong  downward 
tendency,  which  will  only  cease  when 
price  puts  hides  within  reach  of  the 
tanners.

Pelts—There  is  no  business  being 

done as no one appears to want them.

lower 

Wool—Is 

and  weak.  Both 
washed and  unwashed  have  declined  a 
point since last week’s report.

5
Fred  H.  Ball,  Secretary  of  the  Michi­
gan  Wholesale  Grocers’  Association,  is 
spending a couple of days in  Detroit this 
week.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

¿05

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suusequcm   insertion.
No advertisem ents  taken for  less  than 28 cents 
A dvance paym ent.
O R l< :K   STu RB  TO  R EN T:  LIVING  ROOMS 
above; good trading point,  surrounded  by 
goon  farming:  1« m is;  at mi da nee  of  fru it:  rea- 
somible terms.  A ddress A. L.  Power,  Kent  City, 
Mich. 
’
W A N T E D —A  MAN  WITH  *i.(KM  R EA D t 
’ ” 
c»kh  to take half interest in  a  well estab­
lished  hardw are business in a  live  town  of  500 
population.  Good  farm 'ng country,  good  trade 
tn d  no com petition  A ddress No, 625, care Mich 
igan Tradesm an. 
■CM.)K  SALE—A  SHOE  BUSINESS,  OR  HALF 
A- 
interest in  ssme.  ou  one  of  tiie  principal 
streets in G rand  Rapids  New stock  good  trade 
location  Al.  A ddress  No.  624  care  M ichigan 
Tradesm an. 

^04
R e t a i l   m il k   b u s i n e s s   c o r  s u .e —t h e
1  best route in  a  city  of  45,MW  inhabitants 
em bracing  the  product  of some JO cows  2 good 
wagons and 3 horses,  toge  her with cans and  all 
fixtures  good  will  of  the  business,  etc .; 
the 
chance of a lifetim e to m ake  m rn e y :  good  rea­
sons for  selling.  Address  P.  O.  box  217  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind. 
X irA N T E D —AGENT  IN'  EVERY  TOWN  IN 
TV  W estern M ichigan  for the  Palm er  L aun­
dry.  Strictly  first class  work.  A ddress  A 
J  
G idding-.  Prop., G rand  Rapids.  M idi 
'
/ d  It EAT  OPPORi UNITY—TO  RENT  FTTe  
V J 
store in  Fenton,  Mich.  Best  opportunity 
for  dry  goods  and  notions  in  Mich.  No store 
w on south  side of  river.  A ddress Lock  Box
96,  Fenton.  Mich.

«-*1 

’

6Ä

H a r d w a r e   f o r   s a l e —a  n i c e   c l e a n
stock,  good  opening  and  will  inventory 
Î  50"  to  S2.0UO.  A ddress 
‘H ardw are'’  care  o'f 
M ichigan Tradesm an.
61S
en ’R
A  FULLY £<41  1PPEI)  SHINGLE
null  P erkins m achinery,  having a capacity
of  45,00 ■  shingles  per  day,  now  in  ope  ation 
Situated 011 a good str  am and In  a cheap shingle 
tim ber district.  F irst class H uvett  &  Smith  dry 
kiiu  in  connection.  Will  sell  cheap  for  cash 
Good  chance  for  mill  man  w ith  some  money’ 
Reasons  for  selling  given  to  one  w ho  m eans 
business.  Morse & Schneider. Seney,  Mich.  620
w
ILL  PAY  CASH  FOR  STOCK  OF  CLOTII- 
ing if price  is  right.  A ddress  Box  11(6 
lilo
TjlOIt  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—HOUSE  LOT 

and  barn  in tow n of 2,500  The bouse  Is  a 
large, roomy, two story  building.  F ive bearing 
fru it trees on the premises.  Good  w ater  in  con­
nection.  Cost  $2,0  0.  Will  sell  very  cheap  or 
exchange for farm   property.  W hat  have  you» 
Address No. 615 careM ichigau Tradesm an  615
TTIOR  SALE  OR  EXCHA m .E -O N E T H IR T Y  
A- 
acre  fru it  farm   in  Oceana  county  about 
h alf  way  between  H art  and  Shelby,  w ith  500 
fru it trees about  four  years  old.  Will  sell  for 
cash, or exchange for stock  of  dry  goods.  A d­
dress Lock box 29, Hart, Nich. 
614

Cadillac  Mich.

grocery 

MEN  TO  SELL  BAKING  POWDER TO  THE 

trade  Steady  employment,  ex ­
perience unnecessary.  $75m onthly  and  expen 
ses or com. 
If offer satisfactory address at once 
w ith  particulars  concerning  yourself.  U.  S. 
Chem ical  Works, Chicago. 

B HOIOE  FARM  OF  160 ACRES,  DEEP  SOIL, 

living water, in D ickinson county,  Iowa, to 
exchange for stock of  goods  or  other  property. 
Give  full  description—quality,  quantity  and 
value—in  first letter.  O.  F. Conklin, 26  M adison 
Ave., G rand Rapids. Mich. 

608

597

REAT  O FFER—F IN E   STOCK  OF  WALL 
v T   paper,  paints,  varnishes,  picture  fram es 
and room m ouldings for  sale.  Reason  for  sell­
ing.  death of proprietor.  Good  paving business 
in a very desirable location.  All  new  stock, in ­
voicing  from   $2,5r0  to  $3,Wi.  A ddress  M rs 
Theresa S chw ind. Grand Rapids. 

561

BUSINESSCHANCE»—FOR  SALE  OR  EX 
change for farm  or city property in or near 
G rand  Rapids, th e H arris mill property  situated 
in Paris,  Mecosta, Co.,  M ichigan, on  the G.  K.  & 
I.  Railroad, consisting of saw and  planing mills, 
sto-e and 39 acres of land  a  good  w ater  power, 
22 foot fall, side track into mill,  plenty of  h ard ­
wood tim ber.  This is a good chance for anyone 
w ishing to engage in any  kind of  mill  business. 
For fu rth e r particulars address  B.  W.  B arnard, 
5 Allen street, G rand  Rapids  Mich. 

559
IDLAN1NG  MILL—WE  O FFER  FOR  SALK 

th e N orth Side Planing Mill,  w hich is first- 
class in every  respect,  or  w ill  receive  proposi­
tions to locate th e business in  some other  th riv ­
ing town.  C orrespondence and inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan. Boyce A Co.,  M anistee, Mich.  613
'VTEARLY  NEW   BAR-LOCK  TY PEW RITER 
IN  
for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from  cost- 
Reason for selling,  we desire another  pattern  of 
same make of m achine, w hich  w e  consider  the 
best  ou the  m arket.  Tradesm an  Company,  100 
Louis St., G rand  Rapids. 

■ ANTED—EVERY  D R U G G I S T   J U S T  

starting in business aud every one already 
started to use  onr system of poison labels.  W hat 
has cost you $15 you can now  get  for  $4.  F o u r­
teen  labels  do  the  work  of  113.  Tradesm an 
Company,  G rand Rapids.______________________

564

S IT U A T IO N S   W A N T E D .

■ ANTED—POSITION  AS  CHEMIST  OR 

drug clerk by assist  n t pharm acist.  G rad­
degree  Ph  C.  Single.  Do  not  use  liquor  or 
tobacco  M.  F.  N ichols,  228  E ast  Bridge  St., 
G rand Rapids. 

uate  of  Pharm acy  School, M ichigan  U niversity 

617

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n s   h ard  vara  sture  im i  w ent  tu  Sheìby- 
li  th è  m e re st  or  S cim nier 
ville,  Moni., 
•js  O üii,  vini  dui il  i  sture 
th ere  am i  did 
busin ess  m d e r  the  style  uf  Schroder. 
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:uin­
ri used  ni  Sciiroder  k   O iin.  n  G alesburg, 
uni  'V.  V 
ra e k u b u ry ,  o f  D etroit.  Wni. 
if  acted  ni  he  capaci cy  oí  b u y er  uni 
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v hen,  vi til  LX  D.  Ü a rris   m w   ni  Shuiby- 
v i l l e l e   nm g iit  th e  stuck  tint  fur  th ree 
y ears  they  aid   business  u n d e r  th e  ¡inn 
nam e ui  S chroder & G a m s,  La  LS80  ie  ;uiii 
ills  in terest  in  the  business  to  his p a rtn e r 
unt  retu rn ed   tu  ia le sb u rg ,  going  hence 
>u  S corra,  w here  he  bought  out  V  u.  fi. 
D eLano,  :o u tin u in g  Me b u sin ess fur  are« 
years, 
to 
rem oved 
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itim i 
ìS'.lii,  vile»  be  again  re tu rn e d  
Marcii 
to  Scubit's, 
there. 
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L’he  ate  
bought  bno  th e   firm  and 
le­
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Sir 
au iii  th e  
S ch ro d er  purch ased   Win.  S ch ro d er’s 
in- 
; eresi  troni  tile e state  uni  co n tin u ed   the 
business  u n d er  his  own  nam e  until  Sep­
tem b er  i b  o  che  c u rre n t  year,  when  he 
¡uto  p art 
took  bis  b ro th er,  Earnest;  If., 
p ersilip.  and  S eptem ber 
the 
stoini  to  G rass  Lake,  open in g   for  b usi­
ti ess  Oct.  i.  the  sty le  -it 
tie  firm  being 
Schroder  Bros.

ten .a  oi  Win.  Schroder. 

th e  stock 
th e re  

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ifi  moved 

rem oving 

the  sty le 

fie   then 

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ville,  M arch  15.  »34,  u  M  ss  Em m a  A.
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of 
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las  fu 
in d u stry ,  econom y  and 
fie 
and  bis  fam ily  enjoy  good  h ealth ,  uni, 
is  they  are  m ure  p ro sp ero u s  than  m ist, 
is 
it 
much  n ip p in ess 
ii 
morí ais generally.

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m e r c h a n t   a n d   w e a r s   s l o w l y  
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SAGINAW.  I lt K .

t  EATON.  LION  &  CO.

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20 &  22  Monroe  St,

G B A N D   R A P I D S

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Cherry  Tuiloy

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E v e r y t h i u g  

in   m¡-txís  is   k e p t   b y   u s—  

Clover, Timothy.

H u n g a r i a n ,  M  i l i e t ,

R e t i  T o p ,   B lu e   G r a s s , 
S e e d   C o rn .,  R y e , 
B a r l e y ,  P e a s , 
B e a n s ,  E tc .

I f   y o u   h a v e   t» e a n s   to   s e l l ,  s e n d   a s  
« i m p l e s , 
s t a t i n g   q u a n t i t y ,   a n d   w e  
w:Ll  t r y   t o   t r a d e   w ith   y o u .  W e   a r e  
f o r   e g g   e a s e s   a n d   e g g

344
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* Protection  of Emancipated Women.

The  present  has  been  denominated 
“The Woman’s Age,” and the  conditions 
of social  life it has developed have given 
rise to a notion  which is expressed in the 
phrase,  “The Emancipation  of  Women.”
As far as  women  can  be  emancipated 
from all that makes life  loveless,  miser­
able and degraded,  I am heartily in  favor 
of such emancipation.  1  recognize  that 
under  social  conditions  which  increase 
the number of  women,  without  promot­
ing the honor,  industry  and  devotion  to 
duty of the men,  many women are forced 
to  seek  the  means  of  self-support, and 
not only that,  but  are  often  required  to 
care for and  maintain  others  dependent 
on them.

These conditions,  operating constantly 
with increasing force, have  driven  many 
women into walks of industry  and  trade 
which have from time  immemorial  been 
occupied  by  men,  and,  in  consequence, 
they  have  largely  been  freed  from the 
restraints  and  moral safeguards which  a 
home  and  family 
formerly 
thrown around them.  This  is really the 
worst  and,  indeed,  the only  bad feature 
of  the  social  change.  Even  a  boy de­
prived  of 
the  surroundings  of  home 
and  mother  love  must  sutler  seriously 
in the battle of life when he is  forced  to 
go forth to the tight  single-handed.  But 
how  much  more serious must such a de­
privation  be to a tender,  sensitive girl.

life  had 

Some of  the  more  rabid  advocates  of 
the equality of the sexes,  not  merely  as 
to rights,  but as to physical,  mental  and 
spiritbal  natures,  have  claimed  that 
there is no phase of life in which  women 
are not as competent to  act  and  as  able 
to  take  care  of  themselves  as are men. 
Attentive observers and profound  think­
ers concerning human nature and human 
society are almost ready  to  declare  that 
few races of men—and, indeed,  few  men 
of any race—are fit  for  self-government. 
Then  how  much  less  are  women,  with 
their  highly  emotional  natures  and 
strong  impulses,  able  to  protect  them­
selves  in  the  moral  desert  of  life,  un­
guarded by the  wholesome  restraints  of 
the home and unaided by the  sweet  and 
strengthening affections of the family.

Women are by nature better than men. 
and  being,  by  the  facts  of  their social 
environment,  keepers  of  the  home and 
subject to its restraints, they  have  been 
able to preserve their  purity,  and  have, 
in all ages and among all races that have 
attained great military and  civil  power, 
been the anchor and mainstay of  society, 
and it is a fact established by all  history 
that  no  people  have  ever  lost  their 
prowess in war,  and their prestige in let­
ters,  art  and  civil  control,  until  their 
women  have  become  corrupted.  The 
student who reads the annals of Tacitus, 
Suetonius’ history of the Cmsars  and  the 
terrible satires of Juvenal  on  the  man­
ners  and  customs  of  his  times,  will 
readily  understand  why  Rome, 
the 
world’s  greatest  republic,  iost  its liber­
ties and  became  enslaved  to  despotism. 
It was because the type of Roman women 
had changed  from Lucretia and Cornelia, 
the mother of the Gracchi, of  Messalina, 
Agrippina and Faustina.

It is not in one generation  nor  in  two 
that  women  can  become  corrupted  by 
emancipation 
tha  healthful  re­
straints  of  home  and  friends.  Women 
are too good for  that.  Decadence  is  an 
evolution,  and  evolution  is  a  growth,  a 
matter  of  time;  but  its  processes  are 
sure,  and they  will  work  their  effects  in

from 

It  is  necessary  that a woman 
the  end. 
who  is  left  helpless,  with  a  family to 
support,  should  find  work  and a means 
of support at any  cost  of  emancipation, 
and  in  so  doing  she  performs a sacred 
duty.  A woman with a drunken,  worth­
less  husband  is  worse  off  than 
if  she 
were a widow,  and  deserves  even  more 
pity  and  sympathy.  A  daughter  who 
undertakes the holy  work  of  supporting 
dependent parents,  or  sisters  and  little 
brothers,-is in the way  to  earn  a  crown 
little  short  of  martyrdom,  and so what 
begins in good may possibly end  in  evil, 
not through the  weakness  of  the  lovely 
sex,  for  in  matters  of  martyrdom they 
have  always  been 
the  strongesr,  but 
through  the iucessant assaults of  an  en­
vironment  which 
is 
thrust out into the wide world  is  power­
less to avoid.

the  woman  who 

In  view of the  continued  development 
I of the social  forces that send  women  out 
from  home  and  fiiends  to  work, it be­
comes necessary that  society  should  or­
ganize to give them an assured  and  sym­
pathetic protection.  The  Young  Men’s 
Christian  Association  was  provided  to 
furnish social  protection  and  restraints 
for  male  youths  who  go  out  into  the 
world to seek their fortunes.  Uow much 
more is  some  such  provision  necessary 
for the women  who are forced out  to  do 
the work of men. 
If young men in such 
a condition need such help aud restraint, 
how much more is it necessary  for  girls.
This  is  something  that  has  to  be 
considered and acted on  sooner  or  later. 
It  is  already  time  for  the truly philan­
thropic men and women  to  think  about 
it. 

Frank  Stowell.

Whose Leg Is It?

The Belgian courts  are  called  upon  to 
decide whom an amputated  leg  belongs. 
It appears  that  a  lady  in  that  country 
met with an  injury  which  made the am­
putation of her leg  necessary.  The case 
had some unusual  points, and  the  oper­
ating surgeon embalmed  the leg,  and put 
it on exhibition in his office for  the  ben­
efit  of  his  students and  others,  with  an 
explanatory note,  giving the  name,  age 
and  address  of  its  former owner.  The 
matter came to the ears of the lady’s hus­
band,  and he went to the surgeon and de­
manded  possession of the leg, saying that 
it ought to be  buried.  The  surgeon  of­
fered  to'take  down  the  notice,  but  re­
fused to surrender the  leg, saying that it 
belonged to him.  The husband  sued for 
possession and the courts will have to de­
cide to whom the leg now  belongs.

Late  advices  from  France  state  that 
the mushroom crop  shortage  has  led  to 
about  two  francs  advance  in  prices  Qf 
the preserved  articles.  Several  packers 
are  considerably  behind 
in  their  de­
liveries.

Hardware Price Current.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

Snell’s ..................................................................  bt *10
Cook’s ....................................................................  
40
Jennings’, g e n u in e .......................................... 
25
Jen n in g s’,  im ita tio n ..........................................50*10

AXBS.

First Q uality, S. B. B ronze..  ......................... 8  5 50
D.  B. B ronze.......................—   »1  00
8. B. S. Steel...............................  6  50
D. B. Steel.................................. 13 CO
dl8.

BARROWS. 

“ 
• 
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................................................ 812 00  14 00
....................................................   net  30 00

Railroad 
G arden 

bolts. 

dls.

Stove........................................................................ 50*10
..............................................75*10
Carriage new list 
P low ........................................................................ 40*10
Sleigh shoe  .........................................................  
70

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain  ....................................*....................8  3  50
W e ll,sw iv el.:...........................................................   4 00

Cast Loose P in, fig u re d .................... 
W n u g h l N arrow , bright 5ast jo in t  40 

 

BUTTS, CAST. 

dlS.
70*1’
..60*10

W rought Loose  P in ...............................................  40
W rought  T able.......................................................  40
W rought Inside B lin d ....... ......................... 
...  40
W rought  B rass....................................................  
75
B lind,  Clark’s ...................................................... 70*18
Blind,  Parker’s .....................................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

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

O rdinary Tackle, list April  1893...................60*10

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

CRA D LES.

Cast Steel....................................................per lb 

CROW  BA RS.

5

6555
35
60

58
35 

.

Ely’s 110 
Hick’s  C. P
G. D.....
Musket

Rim  F ire ..  .. 
Centra]  Fire.

CA PS.

per m

CARTRID G ES.

dis. 

 
d l s .

C H ISELS.

die.
Socket F irm e r......................................................75*10
Socket F ram ing...................................................75*18
Socket C orner...................................................... 75*10
Socket S lic k s...................................................... 75*10
Butchers’ Tanged F irm er.................... 
40

 

c o m b s . 

Curry,  Law rence’s ............................................. 
H o tch k iss.............................................................  

40
35

W hite Crayons, per  gross................ 12© 12H dls. 10

CH ALK.

C O PPE R .

“ 

Planished, 14 os cut to size.........per pound 
14x52, 14x56,14x60 ...........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60...........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48....... ....................................... 

Morse’s  Bit  Stocks...........................................  
fa p e r aud straight S h ank................................  
M orse's Taper S h ank.........................................  

D R IP P IN G  PAMS.

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

38
26
23
23

5f>
50
50

6M
06

ELBOW S.

EX PA N SIV E   B IT S . 

.................................................dig 

Com. 4  piece, 6 In .................................d or. not 
75
sn
Corrugated 
A dlustable....................................................dls.  40*10
Clark’s, sm all, 818;  large, 836.......................... 
30
Ives’, 1, 818:  2, 834;  3,830  ................................. 
25
Olsstou’s .......................................................... 60*10-10
New A m erican  ..............................................60*10-10
N icholson’s .................................................... 60*10-0
H eller’s 
50
H eller’s H orse R a s p s ................... 
50
GALVANIZED  IR O N .

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

p i l e s — New List. 

dls.

d l s .

 

 

 

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

13 

12 

14 

15 

Discount, 70

g a u g e s . 

Stanley Rule a nd  Level Co.’s .........................  

k n o b s —New List. 

Door, m ineral, jap. trim m in g s........................ 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings.................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings 
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings............................. 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain...................... 

l o c k s —door. 

Russell *  Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new  list  ........... 
Mallory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ................................. 
B ranford’s 
.........................................................  
N orwalk’s ............................................................. 

dls.

dls.

dls.

28
17

50

55
55
55
55
70

55
56
55
55

M ATTOCKS.

m a u l s . 

Adze Bye  ......................................... 818.00, dls. 60-10
H unt Bye  ......................................815  00, dis. 60-10
H unt’s .............................................818.50, dls. 20*10.
d ls .
Speiry *  Co.’s, Post,  h an d led .........................  
50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .........................................  
40
40
P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  M alléables.... 
Landers,  F erry A Cla rk’s .................... 
40
............................................ 
30
Stebbin’8  P attern .................................................60*10
Stebbln’s G enuine............................................... 60*10
Enterprise, selfm easu rin g ..............................  
30

“ 
“  Enterprise 

MOLASSES GATES. 

m il l s . 

d ls .

dlS.

N A IL S

“  

A dvance over  base,  on  both  Steel  aud Wire.
Steel nails, Dase......................................................1  35
W ire nails, b ase......................................... .  ....... 1  35
60............................................................. Base 
Base
50...............................................................  
10
40...............................................................  
25
25
30...............................................................  
20........  ....................................
35
16...............................................
45
45
12. . . .....................................................................
10...............................................
50
60
8 ...................................................................
7*6...........................................
75 
90 
4 .....................................  
..............................
1  20 
3 ........................................................................
2....................................
1  60 
F ine 3 ......................................................
1  60 
Case  10.......................................
65 
75 
8 ......................................... ............
6.......................................
90 
75 
4...................................................
90 
6............................ .........
10 
Clinch 10....................................
70 
80 
8 ..................................................
6....................................
90 
B arrell %................................................
1  75
dls.
.  ©4>
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy ...........................
©51 ©4P 
Sciota  B ench...........................................
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fan cy ..................
.  ©40 
Bench, first q u ality ..... ............................
.50*10
Stanley R ule and  Level Co.’s  w ood.
Fry,  A cm e................................................
dls.60—10 
Common,  polished..................................
dls. 
70 
Iron and  T in n ed ....................................
...  50—10 
Copper Rivets and B ora.......................
....  50—10
PA T E N T   P L A N ISH E D   IRO N .

“ 
F inish 10.................................
“ 
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FLAKES.

RIV ETS.

PAM S.

dls.

“ 

“  

"A ”  Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10  20 
■B”  Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 2 7...  9  20 
B roken peaks Mo per ponnd extra.

jo

H A M M ERS.

M aydole  *  Co.’s ....................  ....................dls. 
25
Kip’s ................................................................ dls. 
25
Yerkes *  Plum b’s ........................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............................30c list 60
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast  Steel  H and__ 30c 40*10

H IN G ES.

lo n g e r.......................

G ate, C lark’s, 1, 2 , 3 ................................... dls.60&10
S tate.................................................. per do*, net, 2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4)4  14  and
3«
Screw Hook and  Eye, « ............
............ n et
10
%............................ net
3H
5 t.............................net
7*
* ............ .............. n?t
7VÎ
............ dis.

HANGERS. 

dls.

 

dls

w ire goods. 

HOLLOW WARE.

LEVELS. 
ROPES.

 
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Barn Doer K idder Mfg. Co., Wood tra c k __ 50&1C
Champion,  antl-frlctlon..................................  60*10
K idder, wood tr a c k ...........................................  
40
Pots  ........................................................................ 60*1«
K ettles...................................................................   60*10
Spiders  .................................................................. 60*10
Gray enam eled................ 
40*10
Stamped  T in W are  ..  .............................new  list 79
Japanned Tin W are...........................................  
¿5
G ranite Iron W a re .........................new  lls 
2t
B lig h t...........................................................  70*10*13
Screw  Eyes.....................................................70*10*10
Hook’s ..............................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes.........................  
70*10*10
<Ms.7n
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .........................
Sisal,  % Inch and la rg e r..................................  
M anilla............................................ 
Steel and  Iro n ..................................................... jf *10
Try and Bevels
60
M itre ................................................................
20
Com 
82  50 
2 60 
2  70 
2 80
2  90
3  00
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inebe; 

Nos. 10 to  14............ .............................. 13  50
Nos. 15 to 1 7 ...........................................3  go
Nos.  18 to 21.........................................  4  05
Nos. 22 to 2 4 ...........................................3 55
Nos. 25 to  25 ...........................................3  65
No. 27................... ...................................  3 75
w ide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  ...  ....................................dls. 
Sliver Lake, W hite  A ...................................list 
D rab A ........ ........................ 
 
W hite  A .....................................  ■ 
Drab B .......................................  “ 
W hite C .......................   ’  "   «* 

v
sc
“ 55
go
55
to

Com.  Smooth.

SqUARBS. 

7
 
dls.

SAND  P A P E R .

SH E E T   IRON.

SASH  CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 

D iscount, 10.

SASH  W EIGHTS

„  

d ig .

dls.

s a w s . 

H and 

w ire. 

TRAPS. 

...........dig.

“ 
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot, . ... 
“ 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per fo o t__  
“  Cham pion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  fo o t..................................................  

Solid E yes..................................................  per t in K0
_
70
50
30
30
Steel, G am e.........................................................   60*10
Oneida Community, N ew house’s .................. 
40
O neida  Community, Hawley a N orton’s..7 f-i0   10
M ouse,  choker..........................................15c per doz
M ouse, delusion.....................................81.25 per doz
B right M arket....................................................  7C-10
A nnealed M arket..........................................  
  75
Coppered M arket........................................................70
Tinned M arket............................................. 
62)4
Coppered  Spring  S teel............................................. «¡q
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.................................. 2  50
p a in te d ......................... . . . . . ’  g  jo
All  Sable  ................................................. dls. 
40*10
dls.  05
P htnw n................................................. 
N orthw estern......................  ............. 
dls. 10410
dls
B axter’s  A djustable, nickeled.......................  
’30
Coe’s  G en u in e............................................... 
50
Coe’s P atent A gricultural, w rought,
75 
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable.................................... 75*16
Bird C a g e s................................................  
50
Pumps, C istern...............................................  "  75*10
Screws, New L ist..........................................70&F&10
Casters.  Bed  a  d  P la te ...............................50*10410
Dampers,  A m erican...........................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.........65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

dig.
 

“ 

 

 

M E T A L S ,

PIG TIN.

 

6K
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  L arge......................................................... 
Pig B ars............................................................. 
D uty:  Sheet, 2>4c per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................... 
Per  p o u n d ............................................................  
W @ Ji..............................................................................it:
E xtra W ip in g .......................................................  
7»
T he  prices  of  the  m any  other  qualities  of 
■older In th e m arket Indicated by private brandr 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson  .............................................per  peund
H allett’s ............................................  
10x14 IC, C harcoal.............  ............................... 8 7   50
14x20 IC,
...............................................  7  50
10x14 IX, 
.......   ...............................
.......   ....................................   9  25
.......................................... 
14x20 IX, 
_
Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

TIN—MBLYN GRADS.

“  
“ 

13

“ 

TIN — ALLAW AY G RA D E.

10x14 IC,  C h arc o al............................................. 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

75
...............................................  6  75
8  25
 
......................................  9  25

“ 
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Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.

 

BOOPING PL A T E S

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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
• 
“ 
“ 
B O IL E R  SIZ E  T IN  P L A T E .

14x20  IC, “  W orcester.................................. 
6  5-.
14x20 IX, 
s  50
......................  ... 
...........................   13  50
20x28 IC, 
6  00
14x20 IC, “  Allaway  G rad e.........................  
7  50
“ 
14x20 IX 
20x28  IC', 
12  50
“ 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15  50
14x28 IX ....................................................................... 814 00
14x31  H ......................................................................  15 00
14X56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers,  1 
, n nr
14x60 IX 

“   g ■-  ^ j-p e r  pound 

10 00

 
 
 

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WKUNKSUAY  OCTOBER 3 4
CLEARING  UP  THE  WRECKS.
“When  will  times  be  better?”  is  a 

.  question asked on all  sides.

Only a relative  and  conditional  reply 
can  be  given,  but  no  date  can  be  set. 
Times  will  be  better  whenever 
the 
losses  and  disasters  of  the  crash  of 
1 SOS  shall  have been  entirely  liquidated 
or  fully  discounted.  The  old  trouble 
must be settled  up and the ruins  cleared 
away  before  any  distinctly  new  expan­
sion can begin.

As T he  T radesman 

lias  repeatedly 
said, the railroads of the United States fur­
nish a most useful basis by which* to gauge 
the  business  condition  of  the  country. 
Business,  to be  good,  means  active  ex­
change of products aud  a  general  circu­
lation of  money.  When  this  active  ex­
change is  in  progress  the  railways  are 
fully occupied  in  carrying  merchandise 
aud  passengers.  The people  who travel 
for pleasure are comparatively few.  The 
greatest numbers  travel  for the  purpose 
of business.  They go  with  their  goods 
to market, or if they travel  for  pleasure 
it  is  because  business 
is  good  and 
furnishes them  the  means.

this 

When,  then,  commercial  and  indus­
trial  operations  are  being  carried  on 
with  energy  aud  activity,  it  will  be 
found  that  the  railroads  are  fully  oc­
cupied in transporting  freight  and  pas­
sengers, and,  in  consequence,  are  earn­
ing  money.  But 
they  have  not 
been  doing  to  any  satisfactory  extent 
in  the  past  two  years.  On  the  con­
trary,  the railways have  suffered  dread­
fully,  aud  many  lines,  succumbing  to 
the terrible pressure  of  financial  storms 
in  these  two  years,  have 
into 
bankruptcy  aud  have  been  sold  out  at 
sheriff’s  or  United  States  marshal’s 
sale for debt.

fallen 

The  chief  item  in  this  aggregate  is 
the Oregon Short Line and  Utah  North 
ern,  of  the  Union Pacific system, which 
embraces  1,433  miles  in  Oregon  and 
Utah  and,  being  capitalized  for  over 
$36,000,000,  had  contracted  a  funded 
It is  a  part 
debt of nearly  $50,000,000. 
of  the  outrageous  deal 
that  enabled 
a few sharpers to use  the  credit  of  the 
the  Union 
| United  States, 
and  Central  Pacific  Railroads, 
to  be- 
! come  multimillionaires,  while  perpe­
the 
trating  a  gigantic  swindle  upon 
general  Government  and  upou 
the 
road’s creditors.

loaned 

to 

But the work of  foreclosing  and  sell­
ing  out  bankrupt  railroads  has  by  no 
means  kept  behind  the  receiverships. 
That  has  gone  on  apace, too,  so  that 
for the nine months  of  1894  there  have 
been sales of thirty-one roads, aggregating 
4,503  miles  and 
representing  nearly 
$357,000,000  of  securities,  which  have 
been  virtually  wiped  out  of  existence 
or  scaled  down  to  some  lower  figure 
to secure a basis  upon  which  the  roads 
could  be  operated  with  some  hope  of 
reasonable returns.

But  the  end  of  railway 

liquidation, 
consequent  upon  the  financial  storms 
of  the  past 
few  years,  has  not  yet 
come.  There  are  still  other  accounts 
to  settle.  But  at  any  rate  the  end  is 
daily  growing  near,  and  when  all  the 
wrecks  of  business 
shall  have  been 
cleared  away,  the  good  time  for  which 
so many  are  praying,  and  about  which 
the loud-mouthed  politicians  have  been 
ignorantly howling,  will then set in.

TO  MAKE  ELECTIONS  PAIR.

Much  of  the  machine  despotism  of 
parties and  party  bosses  is  perpetrated 
in  ward  club  meetings  and  primaries, 
where nominations are  dictated  against 
the wishes of the majority  of  the  party, 
and  efforts  have  been  made  to  bring 
primary elections under State statutes.

In California it  is  proposed  to  enact 
a law that  will  permit  the  use  of  the 
mails  in  securing  the  nomination  of 
candidates.  The plan  is  to  require  the 
sending by mail to  every enrolled  mem­
ber of a party a ballot,  which  the  voter 
has the right to send to  his  party  head­
quarters  on  or  before  a  certain  date, 
with  the  names  of  his  choice  for 
the 
several  offices 
for  which  candidates 
will  be  nominated,  those  suggested  by 
tbe largest  number  to  be  declared  the 
nominees.

The  Chicago  Railway  Age,  which  is 
high  authority,  has  made  up  a  list  of 
the  railways  that  have  gone  into  the 
hands of receivers  and  those  that  have 
been  foreclosed  under  mortgage  and 
sold  out  for  debt,  during 
the  nine 
months of  1894.

Some  such  arrangement  is  proposed 
by  the  Municipal  Leaguo  of  Philadel­
phia,  which  requires  that,  in  choosing 
candidates for  public  office,  blank  bal­
lots  prepared  according 
the  Aus­
tralian  system  must  be  used; and  that
(in tbe case of  ward  and  division  asso­
figures will  be valuabl
rt appears that j ciations)  after  the  executive  committee 
there is a total  for the nine months,  from j has  fixed  the  time  and  place  of  meet- 
Jan.  1  to  Oct.  1,  of  thirty-two 
roads,  ing  for  the  convention,  notice  of  the 
aggregating 6,354 miles in  length,  with a ' same,  by advertisement or by  mail,  must 
funded debt  of  $185,078,500  and  capital' be given  at least two  weeks  in  advance 
total  of  of  the  primary  election.  This  notice
stock  of  $176,578,000,  or  a 

A  brief memorandum  from  the  Age's 

to 

l'Erre  MICHIGAN  TRAJDESMAJN'.
must  contain  a  statement  of  the  posi­
tions to  be  filled,  the  names  suggested 
by  the  executive  committee,  and  the 
address  to  which  members  may  send 
names which  they  desire  to  have print­
ed on  the  ballots;  and  that  the  execu­
tive committee shall print  on  the  official 
ballot  the  names  suggested  by 
them­
selves  and  all  other  names  suggested 
by at least five members.

$361,656,500,  for  which  receivers  have 
been  appointed  on  account  of  default 
in payment  of  interest  on  their bonds. 
The  greater  part  of  the  mileage  and 
liabilities  for  the  last  three  months  i 
made up  by  the  addition  of  two  lines 
controlled  by  the Union  Pacific,  which 
company  went  into  bankruptcy 
last 
year;  but  the  securities  of  these  two 
were not included in  those of the  Union 
Pacific  and  properly  have  a  place 
the list for  this year.

them.  On  anything  relating  to the dis­
tribution of charity the  Society ought  to 
be an  authority;  but  they  ought  not  to 
I be expected  to do detective  duty,  it is no 
j part  of  their  functions.  Mayor  Fisher 
has been misled  by  the  information  the 
Society’s agents have given him, whereas, 
if he had  applied  to  the  police  depart­
ment,  he  would not have made so  many 
mistakes,  to put it  mildly,  in  his  treat­
ment  of  the  peddling  question.  His 
treatment of the force was shabby,  to say 
the least.

Whether the  new  telephone  company 
will be able to secure enough subscribers 
to warrant it in  establishing  a  local  ex­
change is,  as yet,  problematical,  but  the 
community  of  telephone  users  already 
has  reason 
to  feel  grateful  toward  it. 
Since it became known  that there  was  a 
likelihood of  another  company  entering 
the  field  in  this  city  a  remarkable im­
provement  has  been  noticeable  in  the 
service  rendered  by  the  old  company. 
Calls are answered  with  greater prompt­
ness;  complaints  are  given  a  more  re­
spectful  hearing;  defects  are  remedied 
almost  before  the  subscriber  can  say 
“500,” and  in  many other  ways  the  tel­
ephoning  public  is  treated  as  if it  had 
some rights which even  a  great  corpora­
tion  is bound to respect.  Perhaps, if the 
new  system  is  successfully  introduced, 
the old company may  even recognize  the 
public  as  being  necessary to its welfare 
and its dividend-paying power.  But per­
haps that is too much to expect.

Eugene  V.  Debs,  in  the  course  of  a 
speech in Cooper Union,  New York,  last 
Friday evening,  stated that  four hours a 
day  was  enough  for  any  man  to  work 
and that  the  other  four  should  be  de­
voted 
to  study,  mental  culture,  etc. 
All of which shows the mental  condition 
of a man  whose system is  saturated with 
liquor  and  whose  associates  are  the 
habitues of the  saloon  and  the  brothel. 
In  the  light  of  Debs’  unsuccessful  in­
surrection  of  a  few  months  ago,  no 
patriot can  regard him in  a  more  favor­
able light  than  that  which  illuminates 
the careers of Benedict Arnold rnd Jeffer­
son  Davis;  yet  many  thousand  well- 
meaning men, carried  away  by  the  de­
lusive  arguments  of  unionistic  dema­
gogues, are led to  look  upon Debs  as  a 
deliverer instead of regarding  him  as  a 
traitor to his country and  a  betrayer  of 
the trust reposed in  him by the wretched 
slaves who blindly follow his bidding.

The Drug Market.

Gum opium  is  steady.  Advices  from 
lower 

indicate 

the  primary  market 
prices.

Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine is firm,  but unchanged.
Oil anise  has  advanced  and  is  higher 

Oil cassia is in  the  same position.
Linseed oil has  advanced  again and  is 

abroad.

very firm.

Camphor is weak and has declined.
Turpentine has  advanced.
Alcohol has declined.

A Kentucky grocer advertises “ tucking 
combs  and  side  saddles,  hairpins  and 
trace  chains,  watch  charms  and  sledge 
hammers,  hair oil  and  blasting  powder, 
cinnamon drops and Colt’s revolvers.

You will save money  by  mailing  your 
orders for fruit and  produce  to Henry J. 
Vinkemulder.

Many minds are working at  this  prob­
lem,  and  it  cannot  be  doubted 
that 
means will  be found to  give  the  people 
a  proper  opportunity  to  have  a  voice 
in the nomination of  candidates.  When 
a few bosses are  able  to  name  tbe  can­
didates,  and  a  party  pressure  is  used 
to force the people to vote for the  nomi­
nees so-called,  whether  they  like  it  or 
no,  an alleged public election  becomes an 
outrageous tyranny.

The  resolution  introduced  by  Aid. 
Saunders in the Common Council on Oct. 
15, 
instructing  the  Board  of  Public 
Works to procure plans and  an  estimate 
of the cost of an  electric  lighting  plant 
for the city is evidence  of. a  determina­
tion  on  the  part  of  tbe  irresponsible 
members of the Council to  force the city 
into a worse than  useless  expenditure of 
several  hundred  thousand  dollars.  The 
resolution, as Aid.  Bali explained  at  the 
Council  meeting,  was  uncalled  for  at 
this time because  bids  for  lighting  the 
city have been asked for and,  until these 
have been  received and  acted  upon, esti­
mates for a lighting  plant  are  unneces­
sary. 
If none of the bids are found to be 
acceptable,  it will  then  be  time  enough 
to talk of plans and estimates for a plant; 
but no electric lighting plant will ever be 
built  by  the  city,  at  least  on  the  vote 
taken  at last spring’s  election.  The res­
olution  was  legally  defeated,  as  much 
less than a  majority  of  the  total  votes 
cast  was  recorded  in 
its  favor.  The 
worst feature of  Aid.  Saunders’  resolu- 
ion  is that it entails  an  unnecessary ex­
pense of  several  hundred  dollars  upon 
the city.  There is no one in the employ 
of the city  who  can  prepare  plans  and 
estimates for the erection  of  an  electric 
lighting plant;  that  is  work  for  an  ex­
pert, and  experts come  high.  There  is 
one satisfaction:  The irresponsibles can­
not get  beyond  making  resolutions,  al­
though it would  be well  to  watch  every 
move  they  make.  Unscrupulous  men 
who have nothing at stake are dangerous 
legislators.

in  a  position 

The police complain, and justly, of tbe 
fact that,  when the  Mayor  wants  infor­
mation  concerning  an  applicant  for  a 
permit  to  peddle  without  a  license,  he 
applies  to the  Charity  Organization  So- 
iety and not to the  police force. 
Is  the 
Society 
to  be  better 
informed  than  members  of  the force as 
to the character  and  real  circumstances 
of  these  people?  The  Society’s  agents 
are,  usually,  women,  who are not able to 
get at the facts and are influenced almost 
entirely by surface indications.  Poverty 
and wretchedness always strongly appeal 
to the heart of a woman;  but poverty and 
wretchedness  are  not,  necessarily,  rea­
sons for granting a man  a  permit to ped­
dle without a license.  His wretched con­
dition may  be the  result  of his own  mis­
deeds and his moral  character be such as 
to render him  an  unsafe  man  to  be  al­
lowed  such privileges  as a peddler’s per­
mit or  license  confers.  These  men  are 
all known to the police and they are able 
to  give  definite  information  concerning

THE  MICHIGAN*  TRADESMAN.

¡QUALITY-UNIFORMITY-PRICE

9

Hints  Are  Very Valuable.

A geutleman friend gave us a hint once 
that  was  worth  $3,480.  Wasn’t 
that 
pretty good?  We  found» it  so  anyway. 
Be advised.  Be on the lookout for hints. 
They are numerous,  in  books,  in  nature, 
in  wise  thoughtful  men  and  women. 
Now you are smarting for your headiness 
and you hear  it  said  reproachfully:  “ 1 
told  you  so.”  You  may  be  wiser  next 
time and  you may  not,  for  recall  what 
Solomon  says  about  braying a fool in  a 
mortar.  Tell us, if  you  can,  wbat  per­
centage of the human family come out of 
the mortar as they  went  in—stupid?  A 
trickster was once operating on you when 
a friend  whispered to you  “he’s  black,” 
“ run.”  You didn’t take the hint and you 
got wounded.  The fellow  went through 
you, and he wasn’t police captain in  New 
York city either, or a police Justice.

Once  in  seed  time  you  had  a  thirty 
minute chat with a neighbor on  the high­
way about the value of  good sound seed. 
You listened,  you  applied  his  hint  and 
got large crops.  You took the hint.  You 
didn’t  let  it  slip  out  at  your  left ear. 
Yon mentioned the  conversation to  your 
wife and she helped  you to  remember it. 
That hint paid handsomely.  It may have 
done better than $3,480 for  you,  because 
you treated  the hint  with  high  consider­
ation.  You can  work  lots of  money  out 
of  hints  that  are  handled wisely.  The 
good  housewife  has  many  valuable  re- 
oipes.  Get  them  and  use 
them  and 
after  that  scatter  them  round.  Don’t 
bury them  in  the earth for  they were de 
signed  to  help  the  world.  Years  ago 
men aud  women  used to  snuff.  When  a 
boy,  we  heard it said that if the Creator 
intended our  nose  for  a  snuff  box,  He 
would have  built it  upside dowu.  That 
hint kept tobacco out of our nose and our 
mouth and increased our sympathy or de­
testation—we  don’t know  which  most— 
for  those  who  don’t  seem  to  know the 
divine  purpose  of  nose  and  mouth. 
Whenever you see  a  thing  done  not  as 
good  as  you can do  it,  give a hint—give 
them out all  the  time  and  in  that  way 
you’Ii escape  being  “creation’s  blot,”  a 
good  for  nothing.  Whenever  you  can 
make labor at the yoke easier—do  it,  do 
it  with all your might for that’ll  be some 
evidence that  you are trying to love your 
neighbor as yourself.

learn 

One cook can  build a tire  aud heat  the 
oven in  half the time  that another—poor 
thing—cau  do  it;  she  learned  how  by 
taking  a  hint—by  the  wise  use  of  her 
•yes and ears.  She is the  cook—we like 
her—who  is  never  late with  meals,  and 
who never fetches  smoked  coffee  to  the 
table.  Hints;  will  you 
to  use 
them? 
In some few cases,  yes;  in many 
oases, no.  What’s the matter  with  half 
the  race?  This—they  don’t  know how; 
have  neglected  hints,  are  incompetent. 
One  person  differs  from  another,  one 
knows  how,  the  other  doesn’t.  All  the 
difference in the world.  The how person 
gets the place,  aud the next above it, and 
so on and on to  the top.  My  rival,  who 
is  ahead,  knows something  that  1 don’t. 
Must find out what  it  is by the quick  use 
of ear,  eye and  thought.  He  cau  under­
sell  me.  That’ll  never  do.  Wind  and 
tide are as much  mine as  his,  at  my dis­
posal.  We’ll  give  you a hint,  “Practice 
makes  perfect.”  There  now,  you  know 
how  to  be  ahead—perfect.  Heard 
it 
often before,  but  you  let  it  slip;  didn’t 
turn it to  account.  Turn  it now.  Your 
opportunity  and  mine  is  found  in  the 
know-nothingness of the crowd.  Do you

catch on?  The  fellows  who  took  hints 
and  know  how,  are  not  strikers,  they 
have struck big  things—they  are happy. 
Our  greatest  burden—our 
ignorance. 
Isn’t that so!  Look around you.

perhaps 

it—perhaps.  And 

G k o .  R .  S c o t t .
The  Hardware Store  of His Youth.
“ When  1  was  a  boy  back  in  Ohio,” 
said the old man as he backed  the  hard- 
i  ware reporter into a corner,  “ things were 
| different;  the .hardware store of  my  day 
and generation  lay  scattered  about  the 
country  in  several  dismembered  frag­
ments.  Suppose  you  wanted  a  horse­
shoe.  You went a mile down  the  south 
road to persuade Uncle  Tim  Gillette  to 
get down  the bar of iron  and  make  you 
one;  and if he felt well,  and wasn’t  busy 
husking corn,  had the iron,  and  his  fire 
going,  and was sure that you  were  good 
pay, he would roll up his sleeves  and  go 
at 
he
wouldn’t.
“Milo Killrocks was the one  tinner  in 
all the region about, and  to his calm,  re­
flective, judicial mind the need for hurry 
and  bustle  during  the  brief  journey 
through this  vale  of  tears  was  an  evi­
dence  of  some  criminal  weakness  upon 
the part of the multitude.  There  was  a 
liability, therefore,  to be some  delay  in 
the filling of orders for tinware and such 
left with him at the  grocery—for  it was 
there that Milo sat as  he  discussed  and 
disposed  of  the  affairs  of  the  nation. 
Now and then a stray  tin  peddler  came 
along and left pans, tea  kettles  and  flat 
irons 
in  payment  for  rags  and  dried 
apples;  but when he failed to appear, the 
farmers’  wives  were  left  to  the  tender 
mercies of  Milo—and  ‘left’  they  gener­
ally  were.  An order for a  milk  pan  in 
the spring might be filled in time  for the 
winter’s lard;  a coffee pot to  be  mended 
might be soldered  up  before rust ate the 
spout off—that is, if Milo  found  time  to 
send  to Warren for solder.
“ We had to go to Jim Crane’s, ihe gen­
eral store,  for  nails  and  things  of  that 
kind.  You could  always  make  sure  of 
getting them there,  uuless  he  was  out; 
and 
if  he  didn’t  have  the  sizes  you 
wanted he would let you  have  those  he 
had,  with the cheerful  assumption  upon 
his part that a tenpenn.v nail,  philosoph­
ically considered,  was as good  as  a  lath 
nail. 
If you needed a hammer, he would 
pull dowu a dusty  box,  and if  neither of 
the  two  it  contained  happened  to  suit 
your  fancy,  be  would  give  a  scornful 
whistle in  high  C,  and  ‘calculate’  that 
you  ‘must be building a tower  of  Babel’ 
to be so ‘derned  particular’  about  ham­
mers. 
If you  needed  a  saw,  he  would 
‘send to Cleveland’  for  one ‘when  Frank 
went up next month’ to  buy  dry  goods. 
He had a few agricultural implements up 
in the loft;  a half-dozen  pitchforks made 
by Noah,  Shem & Co.,  a  spade  such  as 
Adam used,  a few  hoes  and  rakes—said 
he  would  ‘lay in  some  more’  when  this 
‘tarnation  heap’  was disposed of.  A due 
sense of justice,  however,  compels  me to 
say that Jim’s chief  hold  was on  calico 
and codfish,  aud that  his hardware stock 
was but a side issue—he never  gave  his 
soul to it,  as it were, as he did  to  cheese 
aud  bed-ticking  and  New  Orleans  mo­
lasses and tobacco.
“In  those  days,  if  we  needed  a  sap- 
bucket we hollowed it out of  a  log.  We 
made our spouts  for  the  trees  of  alder 
sticks.  We  never  saw  a  lawn  mower, 
garden hose,  ice cream  freezer,  refriger­
ator,  mowing  machine,  breech-loading 
gun or bicycle.  Our  eave  troughs  were 
made of wood;  we had no wire  nails;  all 
our  roofs  were  shingled  with  wood; 
pared our apples by  hand;  kept a coffee- 
mill  in  every  kitchen  and  ground  our 
coffee before each meal;  made our fences 
of wooden rails, and never dreamed  of  a 
wire fence.  The situation  is a little dif­
ferent now.  We have  two  bright  little 
hardware stores  in  our  town  of  eleven 
hundred  people.  You  find  everything 
you  want there,  from  a  bird  cage  to  a 
horse  rake—the  trouble  is, 
they 
have so many attractive things  that  you 
don’t dare to take your wife  in  for  fear 
of bankruptcy.”

that 

A glucose factory in  Chicago  recently 
purchased a car of  low  grade  wheat  to 
experiment with  in  the  manufacture  of 
its specialty.

(SEARS
( 

CRACKERS 

and

CAKES

Have p i   triad oilr new  goods?

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

V

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

S.  A.  SEARS,  M a n a g e r ,

«RAND  RAPIDS,  RICH.

,•CRESCßJVT,,, 

“ W H I T E , ROSE,*'

“ R O Y A L . ”

These  brands are Standard  and^have a National  reputation. 

Correspondence solicited.

1/OIGT  MILLING  GO.,  Grand  Rapids.  Midi,

IO

T£LÍÜ  M I C H I G A N  

l l i A D E H M A J N

Why  Should the  Life  Be  Inaured? 
Insurance,  contrary  to 

the  general 
notion,  is a saving  to  ordinary  business 
men rather  than  an  expense,  while  to
the capitalist  it  is  an  emergency  fund 
available for closing up  affairs  after  he 
has passed away.  Such  a fund not only 
may  but  does  frequently  prevent  the 
sacrifice of an estate.  Then,  too,  riches 
may take  wings, and  it is an act  of pru­
dence for a man to distribute his  eggs in 
several baskets.  By insuring the  life  it 
is possible to  carry  within  reach  avail­
able cash enough to make all  things safe 
in  case  of  being  overtaken  by  a  sud­
den attack.  Bank stock,  bonds,  and real 
estate are  slow  of  sale  or  may  be  de­
preciated in price if they have  to be sold 
at an instant’s  notice.

income, 

frequently 

The cost of a  policy  is  comparatively 
small. 
It  amounts  to  comparatively 
little per day,  and the  security  it  gives 
to the wife and children  is  worth  all  it 
costs.  The young man of  course replies 
that he has no wife and  children,  but he 
undoubtedly means to have,  and by com­
mencing with his  insurance while young 
he  secures  a  small  premium  rate  and 
makes  a  good  investment  to  be  used 
later.  The professional  man,  living,  as 
be  is  prone  to  do,  generously  upon  a 
large 
leaves  bis 
business  affairs  in  such  a condition that 
at  his  death  his  wife  has  nothing,  and 
iu  case  sickness  or  disability  overtakes 
him he is  practically  without resources. 
Insurance  is  for  such  meD  a  safeguard, 
and since  it  can  be  arranged  to  be  of 
benefit  in 
the  lifetime  it  is  of  double 
advantage.  The  endowment  policy  en­
ables  one  to  save  something  for  old 
age, a valuable matter,  for  it  is  a  com­
mon thing  for  professional  men  to  find 
themselves  with  nothing  to  sell  at  the 
age  of  sixty.  Such  a  man,  who,  by 
reason  of  his  surroundings  and  habits, 
is  apt  to  have  extravagant,  or  to  say 
the  least  costly,  habits,  finds  that  the 
endowment  policy  provides  for  his  old 
age  in  a  way  that  would  be  difficult 
to  secure  by  any  other  method. 
In­
stances  might  be  mentioned  where  men 
of  eighty,  finely  educated,  accustomed 
to  the  good  things  of  the  world,  are 
living  very  near 
limit  of  their 
income,  which  is  elked  out  perhaps  by 
the  labors  of  some  members  of 
the 
family.  Then  mortgages  are  usually 
heavy  and  the  little  property  appar­
ently within  possession  is wiped  out  in 
case  of  death. 
instances  are 
found  in  almost  every  neighborhood, 
and  yet  people  go  on  neglecting 
life 
insurance  and  trusting  to luck.
Usually  a  man  on  a  salary  objects 
that he cannot afford an  endowment pol­
icy.  The  productive  period  of  his  life 
is  the  very  time  when  he  is  best  able 
to accumulate  something  for  his  declin­
ing  years.  The  man  who  has  any 
thought  whatever  of  the  future  and  of 
the  settlement  of  bis  business  in  case 
of  sudden  death  will 
the 
ready  money  of  a  life  insurance  will 
do  much  toward  saving  his  store  or his 
business  if  his  affairs  have  to  be  sud­
denly  settled.  Each  year’s  inventory 
has 
largely  dependent 
upon  the  ability  of  the  owner  to  sell 
stock,  and  in  case  of  a  settlement  the 
value  of  this  stock  would  be  very  ma­
terially reduced.  Against such a  calam­
ity  insurance  becomes  just  what  its 
name indicates.  Stores,  stocks of goods 
and  warehouses  are  never  in  ordinary 
business  practice  allowed  to  go  unin­
sured, and  it  would  seem  to  be the part 
of  wisdom  for  the  business  man 
to 
practice  in  regard  to  himself  what  he 
<*onsiders  vitally  important  in  regard  to 
bis business. 

Eugene  Kmoky.

its  valuation 

Such 

that 

find 

the 

PROFESSIONAL  TEA  TASTING.

Hard Work and  Trying  to the Nerves, 

but It Pays  Pretty  Well.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
A tall, slim  man  with  a  black  mous­
tache,  dark  eyes  and  closely  cropped 
black  hair  registered  at  the  California 
Hotel a few days ago, and has since been 
going and coming in a  nervous sort of  a 
way.  He  registered  as G.  C. Smyth, of 
New York.  He seemed a  man  who  had 
important business on hand,  but  what  it 
was  no  one  knew.  Last  night  he  was 
dining in  the  oafe  at  the  hotel,  and  it 
was noticed that he drank  plentifully  of 
the wine, though not so much as to make 
the effect noticeable.
*T do this,” he said,  “to get my nerves 
into proper condition.  The fact  is, 1 am 
a tea taster,  and this  profession  is  very 
hard on me physicail>. 
I have  been fol­
lowing  it  for  several  years.  Yes,  you 
may know  it  is  an  important  business, 
since there are  only  ten  tea  tasters  in 
the United States.  We  are  engaged  by 
large merchants and by the Government.
I have  visited this city  several  times  to 
taste teas,  and  have  often  visited  Van­
couver for that purpose.

“Since the  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad 
was completed and a line of  steamers  es­
tablished from the Orient,  immense  car­
goes of tea have  been  going  there  from 
China,  Japan,  and  other  countries. 
It 
has  been  my  business  to  examine  and 
taste various samples from these cargoes. 
1 have also visited Ce> Ion and  nearly all 
of  the 
tea growing  countries  of  the 
Orient to observe the mode of putting up 
the tea.
“It is astonishing the way they manage 
to adulterate it over there.  The packers 
are so skillful that they  slip  in  a  great 
deal  of inferior tea and  work it off under 
good brands.  This makes the merchants 
who  afterward  handle 
it  complain. 
Packages of tea  of  a  certain  brand  will 
be found all that could be  desired,  while 
other packages bearing  the  same  brand 
and  in  the  same  cargo  will  be  highly 
adulterated.
“As  this  tea  is  very  costly  there  is 
need  of  experts  to  examine  it.  They 
must be  good  ones,  for  everything  de­
pends for the time being  on  their  judg­
ment.  A  taster  can  only  taste  a  few 
hours at a  time,  when  he  is  weakened 
and  has  to  take  a  rest.  Besides  this, 
when he begins a job of tasting  he  must 
take special  pains to get himself in shape 
for it.
“ Before I  began  1 did not  taste intoxi­
cants  in  any  torm,  and  did  not  even 
smoke.  At the same time 1  was  careful 
not to eat strong  peppers  or  spices,  or, 
in fact,  anything that  could  distort  the 
taste.  One  must  be  in  as  perfect  con­
dition in order to  judge  properly of  tbe 
teas he tastes as a horse is when prepared 
for  the  Derby  or  Corbett  or  Jackson 
when  about  to  begin  a  fight  for  the 
championship.  He must  be  at  his  best 
and must feel that he is.
“This afternoon in  six  hours  1  made 
$2.900 tasting tea,  so  you  see  from  this 
bow valuable the time ot a  tea  taster  is 
and how careful he must be  of  his  con­
dition.  On each of two or three previous 
days I made almost as  much.  The  best 
tea  tasters  of  the  country  make  enor­
mous  sums  considering 
the  time  em­
ployed;  $10,000 a year is  a low sum.  and 
oftentimes 
from  $20,000  to  $30,000  is 
made,  and even more.  1 know a  man  in 
the  business  who  made  $50,000. 
It  all 
depends on  bis standing,  and the number 
of  times  be  is  called  as  a  taster,  and 
what  be cau endure.
“ In my case this time the  Government 
has sent  me to examine teas  in  order  to 
collect certain statistics  about  tbe  adul­
terations.  You know there is now a very 
large number of men collecting statistics 
throughout this  country  and  Europe  in 
regard to labor,  tbe cost of various prod­
ucts,  and other things. 
It has desired  to 
learn all  it can  about  the  adulteration of 
foods and drink,  and this is  why  I  have 
been engaged here.

“ 1  am substantially  through  with  my 
tea-tastings  in  t-an  Francisco  for  the 
present,  and  this  is  why  1  have  been 
drinking wine,  which,  as  1  said,  is  the 
best restorative for tbe weakness  after  a
long strain  at  ta>ting.”

Fall  ’94

Underwear,  Overshirts,  Hosiery,  Socks,  Kersey  and  Cotton 
ade Pants, Caps,  Outing  Shirts,  Yarns,  Flannels,  Cotton 

Flannels,  Skirts,  Cotton  and  Woolen  Dress  Goods, 

Ginghams, Seersuckers,  Satines, in  black and fig­

ured,  Batts,  Comforts,  Blankets.

We have received over  100 cases  new  fall  prints  in  all  the 
Give us*a 

newest  styles  and  colorings,  prices from 
call.  Prices always the  lowest.

to 

P.  Steketee  & Sons,
Grand  Rapids,  flich.

SOCIETIES,
CLUBS,
CONVENTIONS
DELEGATES,
COMMITTEES.

MUS8ELMAN  GROCER 00.,

TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

The Largest Assortment of (Ribbons 
and Trimmings in the State.

WESTERN  MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR

SPRINGDALE  (dairy)  in  1  and  2  lb. rolls and  tubs. 
SPRINGDALE  CREAHERY  in  1  lb.  rolls,  2  lb.  prints and  tubs. 
GOLD  NUGGET  (fancy  creamery) in  1  lb.  prints.

T h e s e   g o o d s  

t o o k  

t h e  

le a d  

i n   this  m a r k e t   l a s t   season  and  we'hav* 

r e a s o n   t o   b e l i e v e   t h e y   w ill  m a i n t a i n   their s u p r e m a c y   the coming season.
MUSSLEMAN  GROCER  CO.

General Stampede
Curse of Credit.

FROM  THE

Hundreds of  merchants are  now  abandoning the 
«»Id-timecredit system  and discarding  the passbook 
for the cash  and  coupon  book  system,  which  en­
ables the dealer to  avoid all  the  losses  and  annoy­
ances  inseparably connected  with  the  credit  busi 
ness.

If  you  are  a  victim of  the  credit  business  and 
desire to  place your  business on  a cash  basis,  send 
to  us  for  a  catalogue  and  samples  of our several 
kinds of coupon  books,  which  will  be  forwarded 
free on  application.
Tradesman Company,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  HICH.

THE  MICHIGAJN  IR A DK8 MAJN
“ He  is a fine  piece  of  horsetlesh.  ain't 
he? 
I  made a trade with Cooinbe*.  1“ — 
but  he  stopped  abruptly,  tor  his  eye 
rested  on  the off horse in  his  neighbor’s 
team,  and  he  saw  in  it  It s  lately dis­
carded  property.

THEY  TRADED  HORSES,

Both  Ends.

But  Coombes  Made  a  Commission  at 
A man named Coombes was  recognized 
authority  on horses not only  in  a certain 
lumber  region  in  Pennsylvania,  where 
he carried  on  a  brisk  business  trading 
and  selling  horses  and  fitting  out  the 
lumbermen  with  teams,  but  also in  the 
adjacent county,  which  was  an  agricul­
tural district,  he had gained a reputation 
for  shrewdness  and  square  dealing. 
When the county  fair  was  held  in  Sep­
tember he was on the spot,  and  in  front 
of  the  little  store  which  he  made  his 
headquarters  there  was  always a line of 
horses hitched  to  the  fence,  which  the 
owners bad driven from different parts of 
the county to be sold  or  traded,  accord­
ing to the pleasure of Mr.  Coombes.  One 
day,  as Coombes was leaning  against  his 
doorpost  discussing 
the  merits  of  a 
promising  three-year-old  with  the  en­
thusiastic  owner  of the animal,  a wagon 
entered the inclosure in front of the shop 
and stopped at the door.  A man covered 
with dust, with a red face and wilted ap­
pearance,  jumped  from  the  wagon and 
addressed Mr.  Coombes:
to  see  you,  Mr. 
“ Well,  1  am  glad 
Coombes.  Business  looks  promising 
with you,” looking around at  the  horses 
on  the  ground.  “Perhaps  I  am  not 
dusty and hot,  and  perhaps I don’t think 
a  deal  of  you  to  come twenty miles in 
this weather to make  a  trade  with  you. 
Just take a look at that off horse.  He is 
a beauty,  he is.  There isn’t another like 
him in the country,  but the fact is  he  is 
too  speedy  for me.  1  want a horse that 
will go well  with the other  horse—some­
thing not t<>o fast,  something  strong  and 
steady.”
Mr.  Coombes  showed much interest in 
the matter,  and the farmer  became  more 
and more  convinced  that  be  had  acted 
wisely 
in  seeking  his services.  While 
they  were talking he  saw  Mr.  Coombes’ 
eye  rest  in  a  dreamy  way  on a pair of 
horses that were hitched  near  the  door. 
The instant he saw the object of Coombes’ 
attention  he  exclaimed,  “Gad,  sir,  1 
think  we  have  struck  the  very horse 1 
want, the off horse—that bay there.  Look 
him over, 
if  be  is  sound  and  kind he 
will  do  for  me. 
I’ll  trade even.  How 
does that strike you ?”
“1  don’t  know,”  answered  Coombes 
doubtfully.  “He  is  an  especially  fine 
animal.”
I will just 
step over to  the  fair  grounds,  and  you 
can think it over.”
Presently another  man  appeared,  the 
owner of the “especially fine animal.”
“Have  you  found  what I  want?”  he 
“ 1 must be getting  home  again. 
asked. 
Twenty miles before dark.”
“Take  a  look  at  this  horse.”  said
Coombes  pointing  to the animal that the 
owner had called  “too  speedy.”  “ He  is 
just what you  want.  Fast,  lightly  built 
and a good match for your  other  horse.”
The farmer looked at  the  horse,  com­
pared  it  with  his  own  horse,  bad  it 
hitched up and driven around  the  enclo­
sure,  and  finally exclaimed:  “ First  rate; 
is it an even trade ?”
“Throw in $10 and you can  have him,” 
answered Coombes.
“It’s a bargain,” said the farmer.  He 
gave Coombes $10,  and  leaving  his  “es­
pecially fine animal” he drove  his  other 
horse and  its new mate  down  the  dusty 
street.  When  he  bad  traveled  about a 
mile one of the horses cast a shoe  and  be 
was  obliged 
to  stop  at  a blacksmith’s 
shop  beside  the  road.  While  he  was 
chatting  with  his  old acquaintance,  the 
blacksmith,  and  waiting for  the  shoeing 
to be completed, he saw a wagon  stop  at 
the door and an agitated voice exclaimed: 
“Neighbor,  I  want  to  know where you 
got that horse ?”  pointing  to  the  newly 
acquired animal.  The  owner  came  out 
of  the  shop  and  answered with pride:

“Well,  1 will throw in $10. 

li«*euing  ear  are 

«•her  coloring  is  required  for  the  best 
distriers of Continental  Europe.
The grocer’s supply  of coffee may,  but 
probable doesn’t,  include  some  genuine 
Mocha from  Arabia (a land  that has been 
a never-failing  source of  interest  to  the 
poets for centuries), and which has sailed 
from a Red Sea port,  perhaps in  the very 
track  of the  ancient  Pharaoh’s  ill-fated 
host.  But it is  safe  to  say  that  Brazil 
has contributed  to the stock, and  perhaps 
Venezuela also,  and  the  Blue  Mountain 
district  of  Jamaica.  This  lot  is surely 
from a South  or Central  American  port, 
and has been transported thence in a ves­
sel  that  sailed  the  very  seas  through 
which  the  great  galleons  plowed  their 
way in  the golden  prime  of  the  Spanish 
nation.  Cocoa as well as coffee is carried 
over the Spanish  Main,  and  the  sight  of 
the  manufactured product evokes similar 
thoughts.
See yonder pile of  cocoanuts.  Almost 
as  well defined as the  sound of the ocean 
surges that a couch  shell  gives  forth  to 
the 
the  sights  and 
sounds which fancy can  conjure up from 
a glance at one of those hairy products of 
the cocoa palm.  One sees a  coral  beach 
which the  waves  of a  mighty  ocean  are 
ceaselessly but gently lapping;  a profuse 
vegetation of the most brilliant verdancy; 
numerous gorgeously  colored  birds  that 
flash in and out of  spicy thickets,  and in 
the  foreground  a  row  of  stately palms 
that stretch  their graceful,  slender stems 
tar  into  the zenith.  Myriads of tiny  in­
sects,  like living jewels,  hum  in  the mild 
and  balmy  air, and  over  all  stretches  a 
aanopy of  azure,  the  tint of  which  is  at 
once  the  delight  and the  despair of  the 
artist visitor.
Words fail  us to  describe  the  associa 
tion,  connected  with  the  various spices, 
or rather their places of origin,  which an 
active  fancy  will  quickly  weave.  Cey­
lon’s isle,  with  its  “spicy  breezes,”  the 
Dutch  East  Indies  and  several  South 
American  districts  are  the  principal 
sources of our spice supply,  but  who  cau 
fitly describe,  within the limits of a short 
article,  and from hearsay or  book-knowl­
edge,  the  beauties  of  Mature  in  those 
highly favored lands.
We are  brought in touch w  th  the  rel­
ics of “ the glory  that was Greece and the 
grandeur that  was  Rome”  by  a study of 
the districts that  produce the  Zante cur­
rant  and 
the  Italian  olive,  olive  oil. 
macaroni and other products,  and  in  like 
manner the date and tig  and the common 
prune suggest  the  Arabian  Nights,  Ali

11

Baba,  Aladdin,  and  the  reign  of “good 
Harottn  Alrascbid;”  we seem  to hear the 
Muezzin call the  faithful to  prayer from 
the  balcony  of  the  mosque,  and  to see 
with our mind’s eye  the natural  beauties 
of the Golden  Horn.
Fine prunes,  walnuts and  almonds,  as 
well  as certain brands of  olives  and  im­
ported  vegetables  and fruits, carry  us  in 
fancy to the fair plains of France, and  to 
many places old in  story,  upon  which the 
cloudless skies of the southern  provinces 
look down.  But a few miles further and 
we are across the  border  of Spain,  where 
almonds, also, grow, and where the raisin, 
the orange and  the  lemon  are  produced 
in great quantities.  Like  Italy, Spain  is 
a land of romantic  history,  and  her  an­
cient  triumphs  yet  shed  a  faint  glory 
over the country.
While  the  grocery  trade  continues  to 
depend  upon such countries for supplies, 
something of a romantic  color  will  con­
tinue to be thrown over  the business and 
serve to rebut  the  charge  that  the  gro­
cer’s  calling  is grossly material,  as  well 
as absolutely dull  and uninteresting,  ex­
cept from a sordid point of  view.

It will be necessary to take  care of the 
floating debt of the  Distilling and Cattle 
Feeding Company, it is  alleged,  and  for 
this  purpose  the  stockholders  may  be 
asked to make a contribution of  at  least 
$10 per share.

HIRTh, 
KRAUSE 

&  CO.
H eadquarters for

$2 .5 0  per  dozen 

and  Upwards.

Duck  m  sheepskin

Mail  us  your  order 
and we w ill guarantee 
in  both 
satisfaction 
price and quality.

asked the man  in the  wagon.
“and you ?”

The two men  looked  at each  other.
“ How  much  did  you  pay  to  boot?” 
“Ten  dollars.”  answered  the  other; 
"Ten dollars.”
They  were  neighbors;  they  lived  a 
quarter of a mile  from  each  other,  and 
they  drove  home  slowly,  side  by  side, 
thinking,  no doubt,  of  the  long  twenty 
miles over the dusty road, of  the  $10  of 
each,  and sometimes of  Coombes.

Not So Prosaic as  It May Seem.

From the  Merchants’ Review.

It  is  a  common  assumption  that  the 
grocer’s is the  most  prosaic  calling,  but 
while there is some  truth  in  this  view, 
yet if we consider the various sources  of 
supply  from  which his stock is procured, 
a sort of romantic  tinge is  thrown  about 
the business,  at least  it would appear  so 
to persons of an imaginative cast of mind. 
All quarters of  the globe  pay  tribute  to 
the  grocer’s  stock,  and in  the meanest, 
dirtiest little  corner-grocery a  vivid  im­
agination  can  find  fitter  material  from 
which to weave  entrancing  visions  than 
in  the  most  palatial  establishment  that 
can  be  found  in  any  other  branch  of 
trade.  There is little or no exaggeration 
in  this.  No other dealer  draws supplies 
from so many  climes as  the  grocer,  and 
when  the  refiners  melt  down  the  raw 
sugar they  cannot  entirely  purge  away 
all the associations  in  the  human  mind 
that connect the staple  with the place  of 
its  production;  neither  can  the  process 
of  coffee-roasting  dissipate  the  intangi­
ble aroma for which the bean is indebted 
to  the  sunny  skies  and  fertile  soil  of 
South America or the East Indies.  There­
fore, 
the  sight  of  the  grocer’s  sugar 
barrel sets  the  vivid  fancy  at  work  to 
conjure up pictures of the idle life of op­
ulent  planters  who  dwell  amid  almost 
barbaric profusion in the  sugar  districts 
of Cuba,  Nature’s favored isle and other­
wise  known  as  the  Queen  of  the  An­
tilles.  Similar  pictures are  easily  sum­
moned  at  will,  showing  the  luxuriant 
vegetation,  the  bright  foliage  and  gor­
geous  flowers  of  other  sugar producing 
countries, including Brazil, the Hawaiian 
islands,  San  Uomingo,  the  Danish  and 
British  West  Indies,  etc.,  while  more

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A E E   S A Y

It’s  a s   g o o d   a s   S a p o l i o ”  w h e n   t h e y   t r y
to  sell  y o u  
Y o u r  
o w n   g o o d   s e n se   w i l l   tell  y o u   th a t   t h e y  
a r e   o n l y   t r y i n g   to  get  y o u   to  a id   th e ir  
n e w   article.

th e ir  e x p e r i m e n t s .  

W h o   u r g e s   y o u   to  k e e p   S a p o l i o ?  

Is 
it  not  the  p u b l i c ?   T h e   m a n u f a c t u r e r s  
b y   c o n s t a n t   a n d  
j u d i c i o u s   a d v e r t i s i n g  
b r i n g   c u s t o m e r s   to  y o u r   sto re s  w h o s e  
v e r y   p r e s e n c e   c r e a t e s   a  d e m a n d  
for 
o t h e r   articles.

JOBS  IN  RUBBERS!

WRITE  FOR  NET  PRICE  LIST  BEFORE  THEY  ARE  ALL  GONE.

Address  G .  K.  M A .Y H B W ,  G r a n d   R a p id s ,  M i c h .

V 2

INSIDE  THE  STORE.

Tbe Business Bringing  Counter and  tbe 

Trade  Attracting Window.

Nathaniel C. Fowler in  Keystone.

Every store has windows.
Every store lias counters.
Every store has  shelves.
The windows, counters and shelves are 

receptacles for goods,  and  more:

They are places  of display  which  cost 
the retailer  nothing,  for  he  must  have 
them anyway.
The window, the counter and the shelf 
offer the greatest  opportunities  for prof­
itable advertising,  seldom overestimated, 
and  almost  always  underestimated  by 
the storekeeper.
A well-arranged show-window is a pos­
itive guarantee that the  goods  contained 
therein  will  he seen  and appreciated  by 
the passers-by.
Tbe  window  is  on  the  street,  where 
everybody  will  see it,  whether  he wants 
to or not,  and if it is.dressed as it should 
be, the  pedestrian will  not  only  see  it, 
but he will examine the contents of it.
There  are  two  methods  of  window- 
dressing,  both good,  but one should never 
be used exclusively,  for in  the  alternate 
use of both is the greatest profit.
The first method  is that  of the  artistic 
and  harmonious,  the  blending  together 
of colors  and  shades,  the  goods  simply 
taking  the  place of decorative parapher­
nalia.
Such  a  window,  if properly lighted,  is 
very 
to 
sales.
The second method  consists of the dis­
play of goods,  not really inartistically ar­
ranged,  and yet  with  more  or  less  of  a 
sacrifice  of  harmony  and  art—the  pre­
sentation  of  the  goods themselves more 
than the arrangement of them.

impressive  and 

is  conducive 

No  artist  would  be  particularly 

im­
pressed,  from  an  artistic  standpoint, 
with a  large  packing-box  in  a  window, 
with the name of the firm  written  there­
upon in  the shipping clerk’s  style of let­
tering,  with  a single  shoe,  a  hammer, or 
bottle, or a piece of a  tire, or an  electric 
bell, or any other one thing on  the top of 
the box,  conspicuous  for  its  insolation; 
and  yet  such  a  window  display would, 
from its novelty,  attract  the  attention  of 
every  passer-by,  and  that  one  article, 
common as it  may  be,  would  be  studied 
and  restudied,  because it  would stand  by 
itself in the identity of its oneness.

A window  display  should  never  be  a 
conglomeration  of  articles,  unless such 
articles are used  in  the  production  of  an 
artistic effect.
It  is  better to have two practical  win­
dow displays  and  one  artistic,  than  to 
have  two artistic and one  radical.
The  object  of  the  window  is  to  sell 
goods,  and  art and everything else should 
be used to that end.
It is generally advisable to present one 
class of articles at a time, either by show­
ing a single  article  or  a  great  many  of 
them.
While it is  sometimes  better  to  show 
similar  articles  of  different prices,  it  is 
more frequently  advisable to  present ar­
ticles all of  the same  price  in  the  same 
window.
The article retailing for one dollar cer­
tainly  will not make as  good  an  appear­
ance in  a window if displayed with a sim­
ilar article retailing for two dollars.
The one dollar  article  will  look  well 
enough  by itself,  but by  contrast with  a 
its 
superior  article  of  the  same  class 
rough lines are all the more prominent.
Common  calico  should  not  be  shown 
with silk,  because silk looks so much  bet­
ter than calico that the calico is likely  to 
look cheaper than it really is.
A  three-dollar  shoe  is  generally  a 
pretty good shoe,  but  alongside of a five- 
dollar shoe it looks  as if worth  less than 
it is.
Working  exhibits  are  always  profita­
ble.
There isn’t anything  very  original  or 
very  brilliant  in  placing  a  wagon  in  a 
window  and  arranging  it  so  that  the 
wheels are kept in  motion,  and  yet  the 
movement of the wheels will make every­
one  stop,  and  if  they  stop  to  see  the 
wheels go round they cannot help  admir­
ing the finish  and  construction of the ve­
hicle.

jlU ìlì  A L L O iU C iA N   T R A D B S M A J S ,

Everybody knows how shoes are pegged 
and  mended,  and yet it is sometimes  nec­
essary for  a  policeman  to  disperse  the 
crowd  when  a  conventional  shoemaker 
is in  the  old  way  mending  shoes  in  a 
window.
The  same  shoemaker  inside the  store 
would  not  attract  anybody’s  attention, 
but in  the  window  everybody  stops  to 
look at him.

lulled 

Exemptions and Credit Extensions.
From the St. Louis Grocer.
A writer who signs himself “Radical,” 
in T h e   M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n   of  Sept. 
26,  has  a  very  timely article on the ex­
emption  laws  of  that  State.  While  he 
favors a  reduction  of  the  exemption  in 
that State from $I.50t,  as it exists under 
the  present  law,  to  $1,000,  which is rea­
sonable and not  abnormally high,  yet  he 
stoutly  maintains  that  the  matter  of 
credits,  bad  debts, etc.,  is  largely in  the 
hands of the merchant  himself,  and  that 
be  is to blame for  their accumulation  on 
his books by reason  of his  soliciting  the 
trade  of  irresponsible  people,  whose re­
liability  he  has  not  investigated.  All 
this is very true,  and  the  policy  pursued 
by  many  merchants  of  extending indis­
criminate credit  should  be stopped;  but. 
on the other hand,  it is absolutely impos­
sible  to  do  business  on  a cash  basis in 
many  localities,  and 
in  doing  even  a 
thirty-day credit business there are many 
men  who.  while they are strangers to the 
merchant of  whom  they  ask  credit,  an 
investigation  shows  that  they  are  pos­
sessed  of  sufficient  property  to  justify 
the extention of  tbe  credit  asked.  The 
merchant  takes  it  for  granted  that  the 
man  is honest,  that  he  would  not  stoop 
so low as to take  refuge  behind  the  ex­
emption  wall;  be  does  not  pay his first 
bill on time,  perhaps,  but does pay it;  he 
then  continues  to  buy of the  merchant, 
paying  irregularly,  who. 
into 
fancied  security  from  loss from  this cus­
tomer,  allows him  to  get  into  debt  for 
several  months’  bills,  and  then  when  an 
attempt is made to  collect  them  the mer­
chant is given a “stand-off,”  and,  finally, 
told  that he must not  bother this delecta­
ble customer,  and  that  he will  pay  when 
he gets ready.  He never gets ready.  The 
merchant then  ascertains that be can col­
lect nothing by suit,  as  the  customer  is 
protected  by the exemption  law,  and  an­
other "dead-beat” has simply worked  his 
game.  These  things  happen  too  often, 
and the merchant  has  absolutely  no pro­
tection.
It  is  the same  way  with  regard  to  the 
wage-worker and  the  garnishment  law. 
The  great  majority  of wage-workers are 
honest  men  and  pay  their  just  obliga­
tions.  For  that  very  reason  they  are 
given  credit  by  the  merchants.  When 
one is dishonest,  and  desires  to  pursue 
the tactics of a  “dead-beat,” it is an easy 
matter for  him to do so, and the merchant 
has no redress,  for,  under our  laws,  the 
wages of a man of  family  cannot  be gar­
nished, and  it is only  the man  of  family 
who goes in debt to a merchant.
What the  merchants of  this  State  are 
asking  is  a  reduction of the amount ex­
to  a  reasonable 
empt  under  the  law 
amount,  and  for  a  modification  of  the 
garnishment  law  so that  one-fourth of  a 
man’s wages are subject  to garnishment, 
leaving him the other three-fourths to do 
with as he  chooses.  These  are  not  un­
reasonable  or  unjust  requests  that  the 
merchants of Missouri  make  of the  next 
General  Assembly,  and  they  merit  the 
serious  and  favorable  consideration  of 
If those laws are passed 
our legislators. 
as desired  by our  meichants, it  will  not 
make  them  less  vigilant 
in  extending 
credits,  but will give  them,  wheu caught 
by a  “dead-beat,”  some  show  to  secure 
their  just  dues by process of law,  which 
they do not possess to-day.

A  communication  from  a  New  York 
chemist on the subject  of  making  sugar 
by electricity  was read  at  a meeting last 
week 
in  New  Orleans  of  the  Sugar 
Planters’ Association.  Samples of sugar 
were produced to show the  value  of  the 
process,  the writer  making an argument 
that  the  saving  would  be  very  large. 
The  electrical  plan  would  crystallize 
sugar  without  the  use  of  lime.  The 
communication  was  not  seriously  con­
sidered.

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TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Agents,

Grand  Rapids, 

- 

E stablished  1868

H  M.  Reynolds  &  Son.
B uilding Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing.

A sphalt  Ready  Roofing.

Asphalt  Roof Paints,

Resin, Coal Tar.

Roofing and  Paving Pitch,

Tarred Felt, Mineral  Wool.

Elastic  Roofing Cement 

Car, Bridge and  Roof Paints.  Oils.

P r a c t ic a l  H o o fe r s

In  Felt,  Composition  and  Gravel.

C or.  L o u is  a n d   C am p au  Sts., G ra n d   R a p id s

5.  C.  W.

The  Leading  Nickle  Cigar 
Made in this Market.

The Only  Brand in the State (outside of Detroit) 

Made by Im proved  M achinery.

This  Cigar  is  made  with  Long  Mixed 

Filler,  Single  Connecticut  Binder 

and  Sumatra  Wrapper.
Sold at $38 per  1,000

Bv  tbe  M anufacturer.

G.  J,  Johnson,

347 South Division St. 

Or 

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Telephone  120'.

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STATE  AGENTS  FOR

  Cl.

The  Lycoming  Rubber Company, 
keep constantly on  hand a 
full  and  complete  line  of 
these goods made from the 
purest  rubber.  They  are 
good style, good fitters and 
give  the  best  satisfaction 
of any rubber  iu  the  mar­
ket.  Our  line  of  Leather 
Hoots  aud  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’. SHOE CO.

M i c h i g a n  P b n t r a i

“ T is Niagara Falls Route.”

(T aking effect  Sunday,  May2T,1894.) 

»Daily.  All others dally, except Sunday.

A rrive. 
D epart
10 20 d  m ............ D etroit  E x p re ss............. 7  00 a m
5  30a m  __ »A tlantic and  Pacific........It  20 p m
1  SO p m .........N ew York E x p r e s s .........  6 00 p m
Sleeping cars  ru n  on A tlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press train s to au d  from  Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  D etroit a t  7:00 a m ;  re 
turning, leave D etroit 4:35 p m , arriving at G rand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
D irect  com m unication  made  at  D etroit  w ith 
all through  trains e rst  over  the  M ichigan Cen­
tral Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A. ALMquisT, Ticket  Agent, 
Union PassengerStation.

Mich.

pm.

C H IC A G O  

sept^

A N D   W K S f  M IC H IG A N   B T . 

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.
Lv. G’d R apids...............7:25am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
................  1:25pm  6:50pm  »6:45am
Ar. Chicago 
Lv.  Chicago....................8:15am  5:00pm  *11:45pm
Ar. G’d R a p id s........... 3:05pm  10:25pm  »6:25am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO AND FROM   M U SKEGON.

Lv. G rand  Rapids  .......  7:25am  1:25pm  5:30pm
Ar. G rand R.  9:15am  3 :05pm

TR A V ERSE  C IT T .  CH A RLEV O IX   AND  PE T O S K E T .

7:30am  3:15pm
Lv. G rand  R ap id s.. 
Ar.  M anistee............   12:20pm  8:15pm
1:00pm  8:Vpm
Ar. Traverse City —  
Ar. C harlevoix......... 
3:15pm  ll:lO pm
Ar.  Petoskey............   3:45pm  11:40pm

Trains arrive from  north at 1:TO pm and  *10:00 

’PA R LO R   AND  SL E E PIN G   CARS.

Parlor  cars  leave  for  Chicago  1:25pm.  For 
north  3:15pm.  A rrives  from  Chicago  10:35pm. 
From north  1 :pm.  Sleeping cars leave  for  C hi­
cago 11:30pm.  A rrive from Chicago 6.25.
»Every day.  Others week days  only.

D E T R O IT ,

L A N S IN G   4k  N O R T H E R N   R .  R , 

GOING  TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  D etroit.....................   7:4iiam  1 :lopm  6:00pm
Ar. G rand  R apids........ 12:40pm  5:15pm  10:45pm

TO   AND  PROM  SA GINAW ,  ALMA  AND  ST .  LO U IS.

Lv. G R  7:40am  4:45pm  Ar. G R. 12:35pm 10:55pm 

TO  AND  FROM   LO W ELL.

Lv. G rand R apids............ 7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. from Low ell................12:40pm  5:15pm  ............

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  C arson all  trains  between  G rand  Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn 
lug train.

T rains  week days only.

GEO.  DeHAVEN, Gen.  P ass'r Ag’t.

D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   a   M i l ­

w a u k e e   R a ilw a y .

Tral ns Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
I o n ia ............ Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r 
....  Ar 
Owossd 
E.  S aginaw .. Ar 
Bay City 
... Ar
F l i n t ............ Ar
Pt.  H u ro n ...A r
Pontiac 
.......Ar
D etroit...........At

EASTW ARD.

tN o.  14 tN o.  l6|tN o.  ISj
6 45am
10 20am  3 25pm
7 40am 
11 25am  4 27pm
825am 
12 17pm  520pm 
900am
1 20pm  605pm
10 50am
3 45pm  S 00pm
11 32am 
4 35pm  S37pm 
10 05am
345pm  705pm
12 05pm
5 50pm  8 50pm
10 53am
3 05pm  8 25pm
11 50am
4 05pm !  9 25pm

1100pm 
1235am 
1 25am 
3 10am
6 40am 
7 15am 
5 4  am 
730am 
5 37am
7 00am

W ESTW A RD .

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“  Mil. and Chi. 
»Daily.

For  Grand  Haven  and  Interm ediate
Points  ................................................. *7:00 a.  in.
For G rand  Haven and  M uskegon.... .+1 :(0 p. m. 
t4  55 p.  m
“ 
tD ally except  Sunday. 
T rains  arrive  from   the  east,  6:35  a.m .,  12:50 
p.m., 4:35 p. m 
T rains  arrive  from   the  west. i0:10a.  m.  3:15 
p m.  and 9:10 p. m.
Eastw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  P a rltr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.  No. 82 W agner  Sleeper 
W estw ard— No. 11  Parlor Car.  No. 15 W agner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 W agner Sleeper.

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ECONOMY  AND  EXTRAVAGANCE.
Pay rolls are sometimes great  sinners. 
In what  they  represent  in  dollars  and 
what they indicate of work there is often 
a great gulf fixed.  Perspiration and  pay 
are not always on equal  terms  and  what 
a man earns is not in  every case what he 
gets. 
In short,  the ethics of  a  pay  roll 
are  considerably  mixed—in  some  cases 
extraordinarily so.  There is an obscurity 
as to the why and  the  wherefore  and  a 
mystery  about  the  arithmetic  that  no 
known rule can satisfactorily explain.

We have small  feet  in  big salary boots 
and men  with large pails at  the udder of 
the  cow  whose  rightful  apportionment 
could  be  lost  in  a  teacup.  Of  course, 
when too much goes to  Thomas  there  is 
not enough for John.  The  apple  is  not 
cut in the middle and  there is a  vacancy 
under  one  vest  and  a  camel’s  hump 
under another.  This is  very  forcibly il­
lustrated in some  of  our  federal,  state, 
county and  municipal  pay  rolls.  They 
are a paradox and  a  museum  of  curios­
ities.

Service and salary are antipodal.  The 
less receives the most and the traditional 
mackerel is the  common  equivalent  for 
an infant  sprat.

In this transfer the  unsuspecting  tax­
payer has to foot the bill.  He  is  gener­
ally  innocent of the  game  being  played 
on his pocket and  confidence  and  is  al­
ways ready on the Fourth of  July to risk 
a sore throat in glorifying his  native  in­
stitutions.  He votes for  the  sheriff who 
kissed  his  baby  and  praised  his  dog 
and who will  be  equally  ready  to  seize 
his cow when his taxes are  too  heavy  a 
load for the breadth  of  his  back. 
It  is 
so with  all  the  county,  state  or  muni­
cipal  officers  who  stand  on  his  shoul­
ders to secure the  largest  plums  on  the 
civic iree.

Meanwhile,  he  will dispute  the weight 
of a load of coal or the size  and  value of 
an egg. 
If  his  shoes  are  soled  or  his 
horse shod  he  demands  full  return  for 
his money and in  purchasing  a  yard  of 
cloth will put on his glasses  to  see  that 
he  has  his  rights  to  the  eighth  of  an 
inch.  He strains at a gnat and swallows 
a  camel.  He  knows  that  many  public 
afficers get rich though they toil  but  lit­
tle and pray far less.  Their terms of office 
are short but fruitful and  property hold­
ings and bank  checks  are  as  easily  se­
cured as a bad cold could be  in  a  damp 
bed or in thin shoes.

It  is  a  surprise,  considering  the  as­
tuteness  of  the  native  American,  that 
with the  enormous  and  outrageous  sal­
aries and  fees  pertaining  to  nearly  all 
branches of official  service,  his  submis­
sion should be so complete  aud  his  pas­
siveness in  being skinned like an  eel  be­
yond reproach.

It  may  be  congenial  with  patriotic 
pride to  quote  the  liberal  salaries  aud 
the princely  perquisities of some officials, 
but it is somewhat  humbling  to  discov- 
ver that what we get  for what we give is 
as ridiculous as a pea would  be  in  com­
pany with a pumpkin.  There cau  be no 
excuse for this flagrant  and  unlaundried 
foolishness,  unless  it  be  that  political 
bosses  must  have  good  things  to  give 
away to secure political ends.

We anticipate a time  when  Uncle Sam 
will make his choice as to the  caterpillar 
or  the  cabbage  and  one  of  the  most 
needed reforms in our public service will 
be a matter of national agitation. 
It has 
been well said that “high  and  unearned I 
salaries are  among  the  foremost  abom-

THifi  MICHIGAN
¡nations of the  period,”  and  that  is  as 
true of private place as  of  public  office.
In our efforts to economize  and  to  re­
duce the burdens  of  taxation,  it  would 
be well to put the  scissors  in where  the 
wool is thickest.  A  little  of  this  prac­
tice in  many  departments  of  service  in 
industrial as well  as  official  abnormities 
would be a wholesome reform. 
If  more 
of this was practiced there would  be less 
work done by the razor  on  the  pay  roll 
of labor. 
In  a  more  just  and  equable 
division of wages,  with the work  done as 
a basis of the pay roll,  we have a reason­
able redress of  some  very  unmistakable 
wrongs, not a few  of  which  are  among 
the bottom causes  of  that  grim  shadow 
known as the labor problem.

It is one  of  the  grave  and  menacing 
evils of the times that while  men,  justly 
or unjustly,  are claiming more  pay, that 
we have a growing class who are  getting 
too much. 
The  Political  Economy  of Sugar Refin­

F k e d   W o o d r o w .

ing.

From the American  Grocer.
Newspapers  which  do not always take 
pains  to  inform  themselves  fully as  to 
the facts, have had so much to say  lately 
about  the  “inequity”  of  allowing  any 
protective duty at all  upon refined sugar, 
and so much  has  been said  about the  al­
leged  enormous  profits  of the American 
Sugar Refining Compauy  that  it  is  well 
for a moment to go back  to the  economic 
principles  involved.
It has  become  evident  to  students  of 
our  civilization  that  further  industrial 
progress can  be had  only along the  lines 
of large corporations;  whether these cor­
porations are large  at the outset of  their 
career,  or  whether  they  become  large 
through additions  to  the  original  prop­
erty,  is  a  matter of  detail  merely.  Ad­
vancement in ci vilization  means,  in  man­
ufacturing, 
two  things:  First—A  de­
crease  in  the  cost  aad  price  per  unit; 
that is to say,  per yard,  or  per  nail,  or 
what  not.  Second—A  large increase  in 
the output, so that  the lower  prices  can 
be  taken  advautage  of  by  the  largest 
number of consumers.
It so happens that these  conditions are 
exactly those  necessary  for  the  highest 
type of corporation.  Large quantities of 
product at declining cost can  be obtained 
only  where large  amounts of capital  can 
be  secured,  and  large  numbers  of men 
employed in  buildings  which  allow  the 
utmost advantage of such massing of em­
ployes, combined  with the  best  machin­
ery and mechanical appliances which cau 
be brought to  bear  upon  the methods of 
manufacturing.  These  essentials  are  to 
be found only  in the  cases  of  large  cor­
porations.
Admitting,  then,  that  large  corpora­
tions  are  essential to our  advancing civ­
ilization,  it becomes important to inquire 
why such  companies  have  been  met  by 
opposition on the part of  the  consuming 
public.  Something  may  be  allowed for 
the conservatism  which  leads  most  peo­
ple  to  dread  a  change  of any sort;  but 
more than all else,  there  has been a  fear 
that large corporations,  from  their  very 
nature,  would  be  totally  selfish,  and 
would take for  themselves  and for  their 
stockholders all the benefit  of  the  addi­
tional  profit which theircheaper methods 
of manufacture enabled  them to gain:  in 
other  words,  it is the  abuse and not  the 
use  of  corporate  powers  which  alone 
should  cause  the  public  to  dread  the 
formation of companies or  combinations.
In  dealing  with the subject  of  corpo­
rations  three classes of persons are to  be 
kept  in  mind:  First—The  corporation 
itself, 
stockholders. 
Second—A  consuming  public.  Third— 
The men employed by the corporation it­
self in  their  respective  capacities.  We 
may  welcome  corporations  whenever  it 
can be shown that all  these three classes 
share in the profits  which  the  corporate 
form  alone  makes  possible.  Of course, 
there  is  no  rule  of  division, and  yet  a 
test of something of this sort may be usu­
ally applied  roughly.
Fifty years ago the price of  raw  sugar 
was about 10 cents per pound and refined

comprising 

the 

commanded 20 cents; twenty years ago raw 
sugar was  selling for 8 cents  and refined 
for 11 cents. 
In  other words,  fifty years 
ago the margin for refining  was 10  cents 
per  pound,  which  was  reduced  twenty 
years ago  to 3  cents  per  pound,  and  is 
now  about  1 cent per pound.  This  tre­
mendous reduction in  the cost of refining 
from  10 cents to  1 cent per pound in fifty 
years has been  brought  about by the use 
of large capital  by the  sugar  men,  who 
added  their  industry and talent towards 
inventing and working  the  immense  re­
fineries,  by which alone this great reduc­
tion in cost was brought  about.

Since the public have benefited by  this 
enormous reduction in the price of sugar, 
it is proper that the talent  aud  industry 
of  the  refiners  should be rewarded by  a 
liberal profit to  themselves in  the aggre­
gate,  though  much  smaller  per  pound. 
The  public  have  gained  much  more in 
proportion than  have  the  refiners,  thus 
fulfilling one of the  important conditions 
of our corporation  problem.  A man who 
gives his life  and his  talents to cheapen­
ing the cost of production of  any  article 
must  be  allowed  a  certain  profit  or he 
will not trouble himself  about  the  mat­
ter.  The  public,  therefore,  should  be 
selfishly  anxious 
that  everyone  who 
cheapens the production  of an important 
article should himself be made rich there­
In this way  only can  we  be assured 
by. 
of progress  in  the  process  of  manufac­
ture. 
If any one cau  reduce  the  cost  of 
canned  food  or  sugar,  say one-half,  the 
consumer ought to be willing that the in­
ventor should make  money  by  the  new 
process.  That  reduction  and  more  has 
taken  place  in  the  article  named. 
In 
1869 the declared  export  price of refined 
sugar was  15 cents per  pound;  in  1878  it 
had fallen to 101-5 cents; in 1893 to 4 7-10 
cents, or  little more  than the cost  of  re­
fining twenty-five  years ago.

If we  admit,  then,  further,  that  men 
like the  Uavemeyers,  who  have  reduced 
the  price  of  refined  sugar  to  the  con­
sumer so that it is now  but  one-third  of 
what  it  was  fifty  years  ago,  that such 
men ought  to accumulate a  fortune as  a 
reward  for such a great public service,  it 
becomes  a  matter  of  no  public  conse­
quence in  what form that fortune is held. 
In corporations an  increase  in the  value 
of  the  properties from any cause should 
properly be marked by an increase in the 
number of shares issued,  so that the cap­
italization will  correspond  as  nearly  as 
may  be  to  the  increased  value  of  the 
property. 
In short,  the  stock  watering 
of  which  the  American  Sugar  Refining 
Compauy is charged is  in  itself  nothing 
but  the  capitalization  of brains as  well 
as money, and to  this,  as  we  have  just 
said,  they  were  by all the laws of  good 
political economy entitled.
If an excessive profit  is  charged,  it  is 
certain  that  competition  will  sooner or 
later  be  established;  perhaps  a  little 
slower than  with  smaller  organizations, 
but when  established  the competition  is 
all 
the  fiercer.  The  truth  of  this  is 
proven by the fact  that since  the forma­
tion of the Sugar  Trust  four  new  inde­
pendent refineries  have  been  built  and 
are now in operation.

As to the charge  that the  Sugar  Trust 
has  been  an  oppressive  monopoly,  the 
best answer is  found  in  the  opinion  of 
Judge  Dallas,  of  the United  States Cir­
cuit  Court,  delivered  in  March  last,  at 
Philadelphia, in the  suit brought  by  the 
United  States  Government  against  the 
American Sugar Refining Company under 
the anti-trust law:
“There  is  no  evidence  whatever  that 
the  defendants  have  directly  monop­
olized, or  have  attempted,  combined  or 
conspired  to  directly  monopolize,  any 
part of the trade or commerce among the 
several States or with foreign nations, or 
that they  have  contracted,  combined  or 
conspired in direct restraint of such trade 
or  commerce.  The  utmost  that  can  be 
said  (and this, for  the  present  purpose, 
may  be  assumed)  is  that  they acquired 
eontrol of  the  business  of  refining  and 
selling sugar in the  United  States.  But 
does  this  involve  monopoly or restraint 
of foreign or inter-State  commerce?  We 
are  clearly  of  an  opinion  that  it  does 
not.”
If sugar refiners  have  reaped  a  profit j 
while  consumers  have  reaped  a  still i

larger  profit,  both parties should be sat­
isfied.
That sums  up the  economics  of  sugar 
refining.

Sky-Rocket  Gierke.

E.  P.  Van Harlingen in  Dry Goods Reporter.
Merchants are often very  short-sighted 
in judging of the  ability  of  their  clerks 
and commit  the  mistake  of  overlooking 
conscientious  clerks  who  are  steadily 
and earnestly  working  away  conserving 
the best  interests  of  the  merchant,  and 
giving  their  approval  and  encourage­
ment to the  superficial  sky-rocket  clerk 
who is bent only on making a good show­
ing,  whatever the  cost  may  be.  Among 
other 
things,  the  “sky-rocket”  clerk 
seeks to show  only  the  most  attractive 
goods,  the easy sellers.  He scorns  shop­
worn  goods  or  those  which  have  not 
caught on to popular favor  because  they 
take  time  to  sell.  The  conscientious 
clerk, on the other hand,  believes that he 
will best conserve his employer’s interest 
by clearing out such goods as  quickly  as 
possible, even if it does take  more  time, 
and  avoid  having  them  become  dead 
stock on his hands,  necessitating  a  fear­
ful sacrifice in price to get  rid  of  them. 
He will not run  the  risk  of  offending  a 
regular  and  good,  but  somewhat  slow, 
eustomer by treating her in an  impatient 
and  hasty  mariner  because  others  are 
waiting.  He  is long-sighted  enough  to 
seek to please and bring back every  cus­
tomer he waits on, even  if the temporary 
showing  be  not  so  great.  The  “sky­
rocket”  clerk  makes  a  rush  for  every 
customer coming to  the  department,  un­
mindful of the rights and claims of other 
clerks.  He  is  afraid  to  have  her  look 
around any length of time for  fear  some 
other clerk may get  a  sale  in  ahead  of 
him,  and 
therefore  pounces  upon  her 
immediately,  running the risk  of  offend­
ing  by  overdue  haste.  He  is  brilliant 
while he lasts,  but he seldom  lasts  long.
Perfecting Plans for the Annual Conven­

tion in  December.

A well attended  meeting  of  the  com­
mittees  appointed  at the last meeting of 
Post E to superintend the annual conven­
tion in December was held at  Elk’s  Hall 
last Saturday evening.

Jos.  F.  O.  Reed  was added  to  the  Re­
ception Committee,  which was instructed 
to appoint floor managers for the ball.

M.  U.  N.  Raymond  declined  to  serve 
as chairman of the Hotel Committee, and 
in  his 
Chairman  Bradford  appointed 
place Byron S.  Davenport,  replacing Mr. 
Davenport  on  the  Transportation  Com­
mittee by Dell Wright.

Fred Frost  was  given  a  place  on  the 
Committee  on  Badges,  in  place  of  Joe 
Reed.
The Committee on  Transportation was 
instructed  to  have  a  special  baggage 
wagon provided  for the  Saginaw  delega­
tion,  with cushioned sides and bottom, so 
that the contents of the valises might not 
be broken.
It was decided to  obtain  1,000  general 
badges and  special  badges for each com­
mittee.
It was,  also,  decided to  procure a ban­
ner and adopt a rally cry,  and C.  L.  Law- 
ton,  H.  P. Winchester and Harry Gregory 
were appointed a  committee  to  superin­
tend both features.
C.  L.  Lawton  was  appointed  marshall 
of the day.
Altogether,  the  work is  moving  along 
smoothly,  with  every  probability of the 
entertainment features of the convention 
being  conducted  creditably  to  all  con­
cerned.

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: 

W. R.  Lawton,  Berlin.
Rice & Sherwood,  West Bay City.
R.  D. McNaughton, Coopersville.
A. Johnstone,  Wheeler.
M.  L.  DeBats,  Bay  City.
E. A. Webb, Casnovia.
M.  M.  Robson. Berlin.
John Cazier, Conklin.
W. R. McMurray,  Ada.
John H.  Hoogstraat, Conklin.
F.  W. Pollock, Sand  Lake.

14=
Drugs $t M edicines•

S ta te   B o a rd   o f Fkarmaosr« 

One  Tear—Ottm&r Eberbach, Ann  Arbor. 
Two  Year*—George Onndrnra, lonla.
Three  Years—C. A  Bug bee. Cheboygan. 
Four Years—8. E. Park ill. Owosso.
Five Yeans—F. W. R. Perry. Detroit. 
President—Fred’k W  R  Perry, Detroit. 
Feoretary—Stanley E. Park! 11, Owosso. 
Treasurer— Geo  Gundrum, Ionia.
Coming  Meetings—Lansing, Nov.  7 and 8.

M ic h ig a n   S ta te   Pharmaceutical  As§>’i». 
President—A. B. Stevens. Ann Arbor. 
Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit 
Treasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretay—8. A. Thompson. Detroit.

G ra n d   F a p id s   P h a n n a r s n ti c a l  Society 
President, Walter  K. Schmidt; Secretary. B. ßchroude

F E A T U R E S   O F   P H A R M A C Y .

At  present  the  pharmaceutical  pro­
fession is passing through  a  momentous 
crisis.  Precipitated largely by the finan­
cial disturbance  of  over  twelve  months 
ago. many other  factors  have  added  to 
its gravity,  until to-day many tremble on 
the  brink  of  financial  ruin,  while  the 
more  fortunate  ones  are  eastiug  about 
for new expedients  whereby  to  replace 
the  profits  which  have  gradually  been 
absorbed  by other interests.

suggests 

A careful consideration of  this  matter 
that  pharmacists 
strongly 
themselves  are  largely  responsible  for 
the strained conditions they  now  suffer. 
This is evident from the fact  that  those 
who  foresaw 
the  present  danger  and 
managed their affairs along unthreatened 
lines of legitimate profit  are now  enjoy­
ing a patronage that  many  others  envy, 
and a  confidence  that  gives  promise  of 
great prosperity when trade  again  fully 
revives.

Druggists, 

it  seems,  have  been  too 
stubborn or tardy  in  readjusting  them­
selves to the new circumstances and con­
ditions that are the  constant  outgrowths 
of human progress.  They  would  rather 
adjust those circumstances to their  pres 
ent  conditions;  and 
those  who  have 
studied like efforts in the past  know  full 
well that,  however  promising  they  may 
at first seem,  they are always attended in 
the end by dismal  failure.  Many  drug­
gists seem to forget that they are not  ex­
ceptions to the most exacting laws of  na­
ture; the survival of  the  fittest  and  the 
crowning with success of the  best  effort 
put forth by man  hold  true  with  drug­
gists as well as  with every  other class  of 
mortals. 
If a dry goods store  sells  pat­
ent  medicines  and  nostrums  for  less 
money than druggists can afford to charge 
therefor,  then  it  is  the  fitter  place  to 
patronize  for  such  preparatious. 
If  a 
connoisseur has  a  larger  and  more  ele­
gant line of perfumes  and  toilet  articles 
than druggists can carry,  then  he  is  the 
more  deserving  of  success,  and  it  is but 
fair  that  trade  should  go  to  him.  11 
physicians lose confidence  in  druggists, 
and tell  patients that the  latter  are  not 
to be relied  upon, dispensing  their  own 
medicines,  then the druggists themselves 
are alone  to  be  blamed  for  not  having 
taken more active steps to encourage  the 
confidence of the physicians and to main­
tain  the  currency  of  standard  pharma­
ceutical  preparations.

There  is  no  great,  greedy  octopus 
sucking  the lifeblood of the  pharmaceu­
tical  profession.  There  is  no  mysteri­
ous,  potent something conspiring against 
the druggist’s  interests.  But  there  are 
rugged conditious and  not  theories  that 
confront us, and such  superstitious cant is 
utterly unworthy of  enlightened  beings. 
If the drug business  of  the  past  is  not 
the drug business of the present and can­
not be the drug  business  of  the  future,!

TTTE  MXOETTOJVlSr  TRADESMAN,

then it has  outlived  its  usefulness,  and 
those who would still cling  to  the  sink­
ing wreck must share its inevitable  fate. 
We  must  adjust  ourselves  to  new  and 
ever-changing  conditions, 
just  as  the 
sand  on  the  seashore  ever  shifts  and 
changes  with  the  great  throbs  of  the 
mighty deep.  We cannot hope  to  stand 
against the laws of nature  and  progress, 
for they have ever withstood  all  opposi­
tion and all conflicting powers.

In striving  to  make  pharmacy  a  suc­
cess,  it is well to consider how other pro­
fessions  succeed.  Does  the  successful 
physician migrate from the college to the 
office, and then ever after  sit  there  with 
a sanctified  “pity-me-and-come”  expres­
sion  on  his  countenance,  and  wait  for 
patients with gold to flock to him ?  The 
prominent  lawyers—are 
they  always 
those who vegetate  in  their  offices  and 
read Blackstone from morn to eve ?  Are 
the most  popular  ministers  of  the  gos­
pel always at the desk or behind the pul­
pit ?  Never !  Energy,  personality,  affa­
bility,  wit,  shrewdness,  and  a  gener­
ous public spirit  are the  strong  charac­
teristics that have inspired their success.
Druggists  make  the  greatest  possible 
mistake when they neglect to  make  new 
friends  on  all  occasions,  and  to  renew 
and strengthen  at all times the  ties  that 
bind them to old  acquaintances.  When­
ever a druggist  becomes  too  intelligent, 
dignified or exalted  to  make  friends  of 
those who enrich him  with their  pennies 
or dollars,  then  he  had  better  close  up 
shop and join  the  ranks  of  the  obsolete 
and useless,  for.  if he  does  not  do  this 
voluntarily,  public  opinion  will  soon 
force him  out of  business  and  make  of 
him  an  utter  failure.  Many  druggist«.- 
-=eem to think that by appearing  sociable 
and pleasant to customers they  are  “un­
bending,”  or  showing  too  much  favor 
to the “lower classes,” or  exhibiting  to 
much  of  a  “democratic spirit.” 
I have 
been in stores where the  proprietors  ex­
hibited a haughty, overbearing demeanor 
toward customers in their  presence,  and 
after  they  were  gone  would  refer  to 
them in terms similar  to  “cheap  guys.” 
“fools” and  “chumps.”  How such treat­
ment  must  encourage  customers  to  re­
turn to the same store !  Of course,  they 
never openly affront people,  and  are  al­
ways “as pleasant as possible  under  the 
circumstances,”  but 
their  entire  de­
meanor  betrays-a “polite-because-neces- 
sary spirit,”  and  they  seldom  take  the 
kind,  sincere  interest  in  their  patron« 
that pleases  and  impresses  people  and 
secures their patronage on all  occasions.
Besides this, many druggists  often  in­
jure themselves by a fondness for parad 
ing their  “smartness”  before  physicians, 
and  by  differing  with  them  on  ail  oc­
casions.  Not  infrequently  physicians 
are aggrieved in a manner  well  calcula­
ted  to  discourage  the  patience of a Job 
when  druggists  come  to 
them  with 
odious comparisons and  long-winded ex­
planations about “ fatal  mistake,” “care­
less writing,” “incompatibility,” “ faulty 
terminology,” and “not  to  be  refilled.” 
There  are  two ways of making  explana­
tions  and  correcting  physicians’  mis­
takes: the  one  is  a  gentlemanly,  polite 
way that no one  resents,  and  the  other 
is a gross, oVerbearing  way,  to  tolerate 
which stamps a man a dolt.

Many of  the  men  who  are  having  so 
much to say about  “hard times” and  the 
unfairness of competition can be included 
in 
the  foregoing  classes.  Many  may 
think this view  exaggerated or  pessimis­

tic,  but a  comparison  of  the  successful 
and  popular  with the unsuccessful drug 
stores in any community  will  sadly  em­
phasize it as just.

But criticism  comes  easy. 

It is better 
to point out the good  than  to  find  fault 
with  the  wrong. 
I  personally  know 
many druggists who  have said scarcely a 
word  about  “hard  times”  during  the 
whole  past  year.  One  in  particular  I 
have always  esteemed as  an  ideal  phar­
macist.  His  mode  of  doing  business 
might  interest  many  readers.  For  him 
the “cutter”  has  no  terrors,  and  physi­
cians send prescriptions  to him for miles 
around,  because  they have  absolute con­
fidence in  his  honesty  and  skill.  This 
prestige is not due to his  age  nor  to  his 
“stand-in”  with the “old  crowd,” for  it 
is not many years  since he was  “the  de­
spised  of  all  others” in the  store where 
he filled the position of  “boy.”  He took 
such  a  deep  interest  in  his  work  and 
learned so rapidly  that he  became a reg­
istered pharmacist  in an  agreeably short 
space  of  time.  Then,  in  a  few  years, 
through his friends,  he  interested  suffi­
cient capital to start  himself in the busi­
ness  he  has  made  so  great  a  success. 
This druggist takes  the  physicians  into 
his  confidence.  He  constantly  recom­
mends to them,  and discusses with  them, 
the official  pharmacopceiai  preparations, 
but makes them  feel that  even if they do 
not prescribe these there is no possibility 
with him of  “substitution”  in  prescrip­
tions,  nor of any other questionable prac­
tice that  causes  ill-feeling  between  the 
physician  and  the  druggist.  But while 
he  never  substitutes,  yet  he  dispenses 
very  few  proprietary  or non-secret prep­
arations.  When  he  sees  that  a  physi­
cian 
frequently  prescribes  a  certain 
preparation, he at  once investigates  that 
preparation,  and,  after  satisfactory  ex­
periments,  manufactures  something that 
fully represents all the  active principles 
and  medicinal  agents  contained  in  it. 
Then he goes  to the  physician  and  tells 
him  that  he  manufactures,  with  great 
care,  at  his  own  laboratory,  a product 
that represents all  the  active  principles 
contained  in  the  other  compound.  He 
tells him  of  the  exact  ingredients,  and 
the  mode  of  preparation,  and asks  him 
to prescribe it in  the future  provided  he 
feels  satisfied  of  its  merits. 
It  is very 
seldom that he does not  make  a  success 
of  his  own  preparatious.  While,  of 
course,  he  does  not  attempt  the  more 
complex  compounds,  yet  the  market  is 
flooded with products  that he  can manu­
facture with success as well as any other 
person.

This druggist  prepares his  own patent 
medicines;  and,  what  is  more,  he  sells 
his own make.  He  does  not  have  them 
made in his name,  bnt makes  them  him­
self.  He does not clip his formulas from 
drug journals, nor  does  he  go  on  what 
other preparations are  “said to contain ” 
He  prepares  his  sarsaparilla,  cough 
syrup and other compounds upon a scien­
tific basis,  and uses only the purest drugs 
in their  manufacture.  He  sells  the  or­
dinary patents in the market at  cost,  but 
gets full  prices for his own  preparations, 
and sells them in nine  cases  out  of  ten 
where  others  are  called  for. 
If people 
insist  on  buying  patents,  he  can  con­
scientiously tell  them th^t  his medicines 
have great merit,  and his  word has great 
influence in selling his own  preparations.
I believe that pharmacy  in  the  future 
must find life in a plan of this kind.  The 
days  of excessive  profits on ordinary ar­

ticles  are  past.  Pharmacists  must  as­
sume more of the dignity of their profes­
sion,  and notdepend so much on ordinary 
barter for profit as on their  higher quali­
fications  and  ability  to  work  hand  in 
hand with the geutlemen of  the  medical 
profession.

Pharmacy  is  not  degenerating,  and 
never will  degenerate. 
It  is simply  un­
dergoing  certain  vital  changes,  ridding 
itself of certain undesirable features, and 
reasserting itself  in a  manner  that  will 
leave it a  purer  and  more honorable vo­
cation than it has ever  been.

A l b e r t   N .  D o e r s c h t jk ,  P h .  G .

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.

Seely's Lemon.

(W rapped)

Doz.  Gro. 
i  o z.  $  n o   10  20
9 oz. 
1  9 0   19  6 0
9  OO  22  8 0
4 oz. 
3  OO  3 3   OO
6 oz. 

Seely’s  Vanilla

(W rapped)

Doz.  Gro.
1  oz. $  1  5 0   16  gO
2  OO  21  6 0
2 oz. 
4  oz. 
3  75  4 0   8 0
6 oz.  5  4 0   5 7   6 0
P la in   N . S.  w ith  
c o rk s c re w  a t  sa m e  
p rice If  p re fe rred .
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a  lifetime  to  secure these souvenirs at a 
nominal  figure.  They will  be worth ten 
rimes present cost within  five years.
T ra d esm a n  C om p an y.

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ALL  KINDS  OF  FUEL,

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issia,  Linseed Oil,  Turpentine. 

Declined—Balsam  F ir,  Gum

Cubebae.........................  
2  00
Exechthltos  ..............   1  20@1  30
E rlg e ro n ........................1  20@1  30
G a u ltb e rla .....................1  50@1  6b
G eranium ,  ounce.......  
©   75
Gosslpil,  Sem. g a l.......   70@  75
Hedeoma  ...................... 1  25@1  40
J u m p e d .........................  50@2  00
L a v e n d u la ....................  90®2 00
L lm o n ls..........................1  40®!  60
M entha P ip er......................2  1P@3 00
M entha V erid .................... 1  80@2 00
M orrhuae, g a l.................... 1  30@1 40
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M yrcia, o unce............... 
O liv e..............................   90@3 00
Plcls Liquids,  (gal. 35)  10©  12
R ic in l........................... 
96@1  04
R osm adni..............  
1  00
Rosae, o u n ce..............   6 50©8 50
S uccinl...........................  40©  45
S a b in a ....................  ...  90@1  00
Santa!  ........................... 2  50@7  00
S assafras.......................   50©  55
Slnapls, ess, o u nce__  
©   65
T ig lli..............................  
©   10
T h y m e ...........................  40©  50
opt  .................. 
©1  60
1 heobrom as..................  15©  20

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B IC arb...........................  15©  18
B ich ro m ate..................  13©  14
Brom ide.....................  
40©  43
C arb............................  .  12©  15
Chlorate  (p o .' 7@19)..  16©  18
C y an id e.........................   50©  55
Io d id e...................................2  90@3 oo
Potassa,  Bitart,  p u re..  23®  25 
©   15
Potassa, Bltart, com ... 
Potass  N ltras, o p t....... 
8©  10
Potass N ltra s................ 
7© 
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P ru ssla te .......................  28©  30
Sulphate  po..................  15©  IS

R A D IX .

A eo n itu m .....................   20©  25
A lthoe.............................  22©   25
A n c h u s a .......................   12©  15
Arum,  p o .......................  
©   25
C alam us.........................   20©  40
G entlana  (po. 12).......  
8©  10
G lychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16©  18 
H ydrastis  Canaden,
@ 3 0
(po. 35)...................... 
Hellebore,  Ala,  p o __   15©  20
Inula,  p o .....................  
15®  20
Ipecac,  p o ...................... 1  30©l  40
35®  40
Iris  plox  (po. 35@38). 
Jalapa,  p r .....................   40©  45
M aranta,  X8................ 
©   35
Podophyllum , p o .........  15©  18
R hel................................   75@1  00
"   cu t  .......................   @1  75
“  p v ...........................  75@1  35
S p ig elia.........................  35©  38
Sangulnaria,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
S erpentaria....................  30©  35
S en eg a...........................  55©  60
Slm llax, Officinalis.  H  @ 4 0  
©   25
M 
8 d llae, (po. 85)............   10©  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcetl-
dus,  p o .......................   @  35
V aleriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©   25
G erm an...  15©  20
inglber a .................... 
18®  20
Zingiber  3.................. 
18©  20

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Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
..  @ 1 5
Aplnm   (graveleons)..  14©  16
Bird, 1«.........................  
6
Carul, (po. 18)..............   10©  12
C ardam on............................1  00@1 25
C orlandrum ....................  12©  14
Cannabis Satlva.............   4©  5
Cydonlum .....................   75©1  00
Chenopodlnm   ..............   10© 12
D lpterlx Odor ate  ........2 40@2 60
F oenlculum ..............  
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Foenugreek,  p o .......  
8
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3 h ©  
U n i, grd.  (bbl. 8)4)..  3)4®  4
Lobelia...........................  35©  40
5
Pbarlarls C anarian—  
Rapa  .............................. 
7
Slnapls  A lb a ..............  
8
N ig ra..............   11©  12

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D .F . R ........ 17502 00
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Junlperls  Co. O. T — 1  65@2 00
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S&acbarnm  N.  B ..........1  75©2 00
8pt.  V inl  G alll............. 1  75®6 50
V lni O p o rto ........................1  25©2 00
V lnl  A lba........................... 1  2502 00

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F lorida  sheeps’  wool
c a rd a g e ........................... 2  5002 75
N assau  sheeps'  wool
cardage 
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Velvet  ex tra  sheeps’
wooi  carriage........... 
E xtra  yellow  sheep»’
ca rria g e ...................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ..........................  
H ard for  slate  u s e .... 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e ..............................  

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A c c a c la ....................................  50
Zingiber  ..................................
Ip ecac.......................................   60
F erri  Io d ..................................  50
A uranti  Cortes.......................   50
50
R hel  A rom ....................... 
Slm llax  Officinalis................  60
___  50
S en eg a......................................  50
S clllse........................................  50
“  C o..................................  60
T o ia ta n ....................................  °o
P rn n as  rlr g .............................  oo

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F ...........  50
A loes.........................................   60
and  m y rrh ....................  60
A rn ic a ......................................  50
A safcetlda................................  
r>0
Atrope B elladonna................   60
B enzoin....................................  60
Co...............................  50
S angulnaria.............................  50
B aro sm a..................................  50
C antharldes.............................  75
C apsicum .................................  50
Ca  dam on.................................  75
Co.............................  75
C asto r.......................................1 00
C atechu....................................   50
C in c h o n a ................................   50
Co.............................  60
C olum ba..................................  50
C o n lu m ....................................  50
C ubeba................................   ..  50
D ig ita lis..................................  50
E rg o t.........................................  50
G e n tia n ....................................  50
Co................................   60
G u a ic a ......................................  50
am m on.......................   60
Z in g ib e r..................................   50
H yoscyam us...........................  50
Iodine.......................................   75
Colorless......................  75
F erri  C hloridum ....................  35
K in o .........................................   50
Lobelia.....................................   50
M yrrh .......................................   50
N nx  V om ica...........................  50
..............................   85
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‘  C am phorated..................  50
“  D eodor............................2 00
A uranti C ortex.......................   50
Q u a ssia ....................................  50
R hatany  ..................................  50
R hel...........................................  50
Cassia  A cutlfol......................  50
C o................  50
S e rp en taria............................  50
Stram onium .............................  60
T o lu ta n ....................................  60
V a le ria n .................... 
.  ........  50
V eratrum  V eride....................  50

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A nnatto .........................   55©  60
5
A ntlm onl, p o ................ 
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A u tlp y rin ......................  @1  40
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A ntlfebrin..................... 
A rgentl  N ltras, onnce  ©   50
A rsenicum .................... 
5© 
7
Balm Gilead  B a d .... 
38©  40
Bism uth  S.  N .............. 1  60@1  70
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
12;  * s ,  14)................ 
©   11
C antharldes  R ussian,
p o .................................  @1  00
©   26
Capslcl  F ructus, a f ... 
p o __   @ 2 8
©   20
B po. 
Caryophyllns,  (po.  15)  10©  12
Carmine,  No. 40........... 
©3 75
Cera  Alba, 8 . 4 7 .......   50©  55
Cera  F la v a ...................   38©  40
.........................  @  40
Coccus 
©   25
Cassia F ru c tu s............  
C entred» .......................  
©   10
C etacenm .....................  
©   40
C hloroform ..................  60©  63
sq n lb b s..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd C rst.........1  25©1  50
C hondrus  .....................   20©  25
Clnchonldlne, F.  A  W  15©  20 
G erman  3)4©  12 
Corks,  list,  dig.  per
cent  ......................... 
75
C reaso tu m ................  
©   35
Creta,  (bbl. 75).......  
©  
2
5
5© 
prep..............  
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preclp........... 
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“  R u b ra.................. 
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35©  40
C ro c u s................  
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C udbear.........................  
©   24
Cupri S ulph ..................  5 ©  
6
D e x trin e ............ ...........  10©  12
E ther S ulph..................  75©  90
Emery,  all  num bers.. 
6
p o ...................... 
Krgota,  (po.)  40...........  30©  35
F lake  W hite................  12©  15
G a lla ..............................  
©   28
G am bler.........................  7  @ 8
G elatin,  Cooper........... 
©   60
F re n c h .............  30©  50
G lassware  flint, by  box 80.
Less than box  75.
G lue,  B row n................  
9©  15
“  W hite..................  13©  25
G lycerins,.....................   14©  20
G rana F arad lsl............ 
©   22
H am ulus.......................   25©  55
H ydraag  Chlor  M ite..  @  75
“  C o r 
@  65
Ox R ubrum   ©   85
A m m onlatl..  @  95 
U nguentum .  45©  55
H ydrargyrum ..............  
©   60
.1  25@1  50
Ijnthyobolla,  A m .. 
In d ig o ............................   75@1 00
Iodine,  R esubi............ 3  80@3 90
Iodoform .......................  
©4 70
L u p u lin .........................   @2 25
L ycopodium ................  60©  65
M acls  .............................  70©  75
Liquor  A rsen  et  Hy-
drarg Io d ....................  @  27
Liquor Potass A rsinitts  10©  19 
M agnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
M annla,  8. F ............... 

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C.  Co.......................   1  85@2  10
M oschus  C anton.........  @ 4 0
M yrlstlca,  No  1 .........   65©  70
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia.......................   15©  18
Pepsin Saac, H.  & P. D.
©2 00
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P lcls  Liq, N.»C., )4 gai
doz  ............................. 
©3 00
Plcls Liq., q u a r ts .......   @1  00
©   85
p in ts ........... 
©   50
P il H ydrarg,  (po. 80).. 
Piper  N igra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__  
©   3
P iix B u rg u n ..................  ©  
7
Plum bl A c e t................   12©  13
P ulvls Ipecac e t o p ii.. 1  10©1  20 
Pyrethrum ,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz.......   @1 25
Pyrethrum ,  p v ............   20©   30
Q u asslae.......................  
8©  10
Q ulnla, S. P. & W .......34R@39)4
S.  G erm an__   27©  37
R ubla  T lnctorum .......   12©  14
Saccharum  Lactis p v . 
12®  14
S alacln...........................2  10@2  25
Sanguis  D raconls.......   40©  50
Sapo,  W .........................   12©  14
“  M ...........................  10©  12
“  G ...........................  @  15

“ 

©   20
Seldlltz  M ixture......... 
©   18
Slnapls...........................  
©   30
“  o p t...................... 
Snuff,  M accaboy,  De
V o e s ...........................  @  35
Snuff,Scotch,D e. Voes  @  “35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10©  11 
Soda  et Potass T a rt...  24©  25
Soda Carb...............  1)4©  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb..............   @ 
5
Soda,  A sh......................  3)4© 
4
Soda, Snlphas..............   @ 
2
Spts. E ther C o ............   50©  55
“  M yrcia  D om ...........  @2  00
“  M yrcia Im p ............   @2  50
*•  V lni  Rect.  bbl.
....7 .............................. 2 49@2 59
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  C rystal.........1 40@1  45
S ulphur, S n b l................ 2&@ 3
R o ll................ 2  ©   2)4
Tamarinds...............  8©  10
T erebenth V en ice.. ...  28© 30
T heobrom ae........... ...45  © 48
V an illa..................... . .9  00@16  00
7© 8
Zlncl  S ulph............

... 

“ 

OILS.

W hale, w in te r......... ..  70
Lard,  e x tra .............. ..  SO
Lard, No.  1.............. ..  42
Linseed, pure ra w .. ..  55

Bbl.  Gal
70
85
45
59

“ 

bbl. 

paints. 

Linseed,  boiled..........   59 
N eat’s  Foot,  w inter
s tra in e d ..................... 
65 
Spirits T urpentine—   34 

62
70
40
lb.
Red  V enetian.................IX   2@3
Ochre, yellow  M ars___IX   2@4
“ 
B er..........IX   2@3
Putty,  com m ercial__ 2X  2)4@3
“  strictly  p u re .......2)4  2X@3
V erm ilion Prim e A m er­
ican ..............................  
13@16
V erm ilion,  E n g lish __  
65@70
Green,  P en in su lar.......  
13@15
Lead,  re d ........................   6  @6)4
w h ite ....................6  @6)4
©70
W hiting, w hite S pan... 
W hiting,  Gilders’ ......... 
@90
W hite, Paris  A m erican 
1 
W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
U niversal Prepared  ..1  C0@1  15 
Swiss  V illa  Prepared
P a in ts ........................ 1  00@1  20

C liff...................................  

“ 

1 40

VARN ISH ES.

No. 1  T urp  C oach__ 1  10@1  20
E x tra T u rp ...................160@1  70
Coach  B ody................. 2  75@3 00
No. 1 T urp  F u rn ........ 1  00@1  10
E utra T urk D amar —  1  55@1  60 
Japan  D ryer,  No.  1 
70@75
T u rp ............................. 

IJINTETTE

The  Best  5  Cent  Cigar  in  the  Market.

Manufactured  for and  Sold  only by

H R X E U P   & 

PERKINS  DRUG  GO.

I

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

16

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

GROCERY  PR IC E  CU RREN T.

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

CA TSU P.

Blue Label  Brand.

“ 

H alf  pint. 25 bottles............ 2  75
.............4 66
P int 
Q uart 1 doz bottles 
............ 3 50
H alf pint, per  d o z............... 1  35
Pint, 25  bottles.......................4  50
Q uart, per  doz  .....................3 75

Trium ph  Brand.

C LO TH ES  P IN S .

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

COCOA  S H E L L S .

351b  bags.........................  @3
Less  q u a n tity ................  @3!4
Pound  packages.............634@7

C O F F E E .

G reen .

Rio.

Santos.

F a ir.......................................... 18
G ood....... .................................19
P rim e...................................... 21
G olden.................................... 21
Peaberry 
................................23
F a ir..........................................19
G ood........................................20
P rim e .......................................22
Peaberry  .................................23
M exican and G uatam ala.
F a ir..........................................21
G ood................................... ;;:;22
F ancy......................................24
M aracaibo.
P rim e........................... 
23
M ille d .................................... 24
In te rio r....................................25
Private G row th....................27
M an dehling ......................... 28
Im itatio n ...............................25
A rabian.................................. 28

Mocha.

Java.

R o aste d .

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add  He. per lb. for roast 
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.

‘>a 'k i e e .

M c L a u g h lin ’s  X X X X .  £0 80
Bunola  ................................  an  sc
Lion. 60 or 100 lb.  case  ..  20 ¥0 

E x tra c t.

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

“ 

“ 

tin  
C H IC O R V .

B ulk.......................................... 5
R ed...........................................  7

c l o t h e s   11 N E 8 .

Cotton,  40 ft.
“ 
50ft.
60 f t .......... 
“ 
“  TO ft......  
80 f t .......... 
“ 
60 f t ........... 
J u te  
“ 
72 f t- ........

per doz.  1 25
1 40
1 60
1 76
1 90
85
1 00

“  
«
“ 
“
“ 
“
“ 
“
“  

C R E D IT   C H E C K S.

500, any one  denom ’n ....... 13 00
1000,  “ 
“ 
........5 00
2000,  “  “ 
...... 8 00
Steel  p u n c h ...................   ... 
75
C O N D E N S E D   M IL K .

“ 
“ 

4 

doz. in case.

N. Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden E agle..............   7  40
C row n........................................6  25
D aisy..........................................5  75
Cham pion..............................   4  50
M agnolia 
............................... 4  25
D im e............... 
3  35

 

23
37
43

A X L E   G R E A S E .
A u ro ra .....................   55 
Castor O il................  
D iam ond...................   50 
Frazer’s ...................  
Mica 
65 
Paragon 

doz  gross
6  00
7
5  50
®
7  .0
..................  «>  DUU

........  

 

B A K IN G   P O W D E R . 

Acme.
u   id.  ;ana. 3  doz....
*-*»•  . 
,  “  ...........
1  “  ................
li b . 
• 
Bulk......... ..................
A rctic.
u   lb cans 6 doz  case.......
54 1b  “  4 doz  “ 
.......
lb  “  2 doz  “ 
1 
.......
5 1b  1“ 
I doz  “ 
Cream  Fla
‘‘
3 oz  1“  6 doz 
“
4 doz 
4 oz  ‘
oz  1“  4 doz 
“
oz  1“  4 doz 
“
1b  ‘4  2 doz  44
lb  ‘14  1 doz  44
“ 
“ 
“ 
« 

Red Star, % 1b  ca n s...........
)4 ®>  “  .......
............
1 1b 
Telfer’s,  M lb. cans, doz.
* l b . 
li b . 

“ 
“

'

• 

Our Leader,  % -b can s—
54 lb  cans.......
1 lb ca n s.  ...
B A T H   B R IC K .
2 

dozen In case.

45 
75 
1  60 
10
55 
1  10 
2  00 
9 00
45 
60 
80 
1  20 
2  00 
9 00 
40 
75 
1  40 
45 
85 
1  50 
45

E n g lis h ....................................
Bristol.......................................   US
D omestic....................

“ 

B L U IN G . 

Gross
A rctic, 4 oz  ovals.................. 3 6
8oz 
“ 
................ 6  75
pints,  round  ...........  9 00
“ 
“  No. 2, sifting b o x ...  2 75 
“  No. 3, 
...  4  00
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
“ 
x oz ball  ...................450
M exican Liquid, 4  oz.........  3  60
“ 
8 oz...........  6  80

“ 
“ 

“ 
BR O O M S,

do. 8 H u rl.............................. 1  *>
No. 1  “ 
..............................£ 0°
No. 2 Carpet............................. 8  1
No. 1 
“ 
...........................2 50
Parlor G em ...............................2 50
Common W hisk.................. 
85
Fancy 
......... -........   1 00
W arehouse.............................2 85

1 

B R U S H E S .

>• 
« 

Stove. No.  1...........................125
«  10..........................  1  50
“  15.......................... 1  75
Rice Root  Scrub, 2 row 
85
Rice Root  Scrub, 8 row  ...  1  25 
Palm etto,  goose....................  1  so

. - 

C A N D L E S.

Hotel, 40 lb. box es.............. 10
Star,  40 
................   9
Paraffine  ...............................  10
W lcking 
...............................24

“  

C A N N E D   GOODS. 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

F is h .
Clams.
L ittle Neck,  1 lb ....................1  20
2  lb ..................... 1 90
Standard, 8 lb ..........................2 25
Standard,  1 lb ........................  75
21b........................1  35
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb ................................ 2  45
2  lb ..................................8 50
Picnic, 1 lb ................................2 00
21b................................2 90
M ackerel
Standard, l i b .........   ............. 1  10
2  lb ........................ 2 10
M ustard,  21b.......................... 2 25
Tom ato Sance,  21b................2 25
Soused, 2  lb ..............................2 25
Colom bia R iver, fla t.............. 1 80
ta ils.............i  os
A laska, R ed ...............................1 25
p in k ...............................1 10
K inney’s,  flats......................... 1 95

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
** 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
A m erican  ty i...................4)4@  e
/i s .................. 6H@  7
Im ported  14s.......................   @*t0
Vis........................15@)16
M ustard  34 b.........................   6@7
B oneless..............................  
21
Brook  3, lb ................................ 2 50

Trout.
F r u its .
Apples.

lb. stan d a rd ................ 

3 
Y ork State, gallons__  
H am burgh, 
....

“ 

1 20

4  00

Apricots.

Gages.

Peaches.

Cherries.

140
Live oak................  .... 
Santa  C ruz...................  
1  40
1  50
Lusk’s ............................. 
1  10
O verland.....................  
Blackberries.
F. A  W ..........................  
9«
R ed................................. 1  10@1  25
Pitted H am b u rg h .......
W h ite ............................  
1  50
Erie 
..............................  
1  25
Damsons, Egg Plum s and Green 
E rie ................................ 
1  10
C alifornia....................  
1  25
Gooseberries.
C om m on....................... 
1  25
P ie ................................  
1  10
M ax w ell....................... 
1  50
Shepard’s .....................  
1  50
C alifornia.....................   160(3)1  75
....................
Monitor 
O xford...........................
Pears.
Dom estic.......................  
1  25
Riverside.......................  
1  75
Pineapples.
Common........................1  00@1  30
2  50
Johnson’s  sliced ......... 
2 75
g rated......... 
Booth’s sliced..............  @2 5)
g rated ............   @2  75
C om m on....................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
1  10
Red  ................................ 
1  46
Black  H am burg........... 
1  25
Erie,  black 
......... 
Strawberries.
L aw ren ce.....................  
l  25
1  25
H am burgh.................... 
i  20
E rie................................. 
1  05
T e rra p in ........................... 
W hortleberries.
B lueberries.................. 
85
Corned  beef  Libby’s ........... 2 20
Roast beef  Armour’s ........... 2  10
Potted  ham ,  )4 lb ........................1 25
“  >4 lb ....................  TO
tongue, H lb ...................... 1 35
141b...........   75
chicken,  >4  lb .......... 
95

Quinces.

M eats.

“  
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
V eg etab les.

“ 
“ 

j 

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

“  
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

H am burgh  stringless............1  15
French sty le....... 2 00
Limas  .................. l   35
Lima,  green 
..........................i  25
Lewis Boston  B aked............. l  35
Bay State  B aked....................1  35
W orld’s  F air  B aked............. 1  85
Picnic B aked............................1  00
H am b u rg h ...............................1  25
Livingston  E d e n ...................1  20
P u rity .......................................
Honey  D ew ...................................l  40
M orning G lory......................
Soaked....................................  75
H am burgh  m a rrcfat............ 1  30
early Jn n e   .  ...1  50
Champion E n g .. 1  40
petit  pois............1  40
fancy  s ifte d ....1   90
S oaked......................................  65
H arris stan d ard ......................  75
VanCamp's  m arrofat............1  10
early J u n e ........1  30
A rcher’s  Early Blossom ___1  25
  2  15
F re n c h .........................  
M ushrooms.
F ren ch ...................................19ffi2i
Pum pkin.
Brie  ..........................................  75
Squash.
H u b b a rd ........... ...................... 1  75
H am burg........................................1 40
Soaked......................................  80
Honey  D ew...................................1 50
B rie .................................................1 35
Tomatoes
H an co ck ..................................  90
Excelsior 
.............................
E clipse....................................
H am burg 
Gallon  ... 

Succotash.

1 30
3 00

“ 

 

C H O C O LA TE . 

Baker’s.

G erm an Sweet..................... 
Prem ium ............................... 
B reakfast  Cocoa................  

C H E E S E .
1154
A m boy........................... 
1154
A cm e..............................  
Lenaw ee.......................  
itV4
1144
R iv e r s id e ..............  
10)4
Gold  M edal.................. 
8@9
k irn ..........................  
12
B rick..............................  
1  00
E d a m .............................. 
L e id e n ........................... 
21
¡m b n rg e r..................  @15
P ineapple......................  @24
R oquefort....................  @35
Sap  Sago.......................   @20
Schweitzer,  im ported.  @23
dom estic  ....  @13

 

3 6   1 -lb  c a rto o n s .........
25  lb . b o x e s, b u l k .......
5 0   b .   b o x e s ,   b a l k ............
S ultana  Raisins. 
Peerless evaporated cream   5 7sj  1  lb ,  c a rto o n s .............. .

Globe M atch Co.’s Brands

Columbia  Parlor...........
...81  25
XXX Sulphur................
..  1  00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s Brands.
No. 9  su lp h u r................
....1   65
Anchor parlor...............
....1   TO
No. 2 hom e.....................
....1   10
Export  parlor................ ....... 4 00 .

F irst Prize...................  
D arling........................................... 5 00
S tandard........................................4 50
L eader............................................3 60

$6  50

 

C R A C K E R S .

Butter.

Seymour XXX.........................5
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......  5H
Fam ily  XXX.........................  5
Fam ily XXX,  cartoon .........  5)4
Salted XXX.............................5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........... 5)4
K en o sh a.................................   754
Boston.......................................  7
B utter  b is c u it.......................  6
Soda,  XXX.............................  554
Soda, C ity................................  7)4
Soda,  D uchess......................... 8)4
Crystal W afer..........................10)4
Long  Island W afers 
S. Oyster  XXX.......................  554
City Oyster. XXX....................  5)4
F arina  O y s te r...................6

Oyster.

.........11

Soda.

C R E A M   T A R T A R .
Strictly  p u re......................... 
30
T elfer’s  A bsolute................  
30
Grocers’.................................15@2S

D R IE D   F R U IT S . 

5
5)4
7

10

D o m estic.

Apples.

“ 

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundrled. sliced In  bbls. 
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
C alifornia in  bags......... 
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes..........................
N ectarines.
TO lb. bags..........................
251b. boxes........................
Peeled, in  boxes............
............
Cal. evap.  “ 
“ 
In bags  .......
California In bags.......
P itted  Cherries.
B arrels..............................
50 lb. b o x e s ......................
......................
25« 
Prunelles.

Peaches.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

Raspberries.

301b.  boxes......... 
........
In   barrels  .......................
501b. boxes.......................
.........................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

Loose  M uscatels in Boxes.
’
“ 
14 
......................... 5
Loose M uscatels in Bags.
“  
.......................4)4

2 c ro w n ................................  
3 
................................
4 
2  crow n...................................  454
3 

F oreign*
Currants.

Patras,  bbls............................ 3
Vostizzas. 56 lb.  cases  .......  3U

Peel.

Citron, Leghorn. 251b.  boxes  13 
Lemon 
8
10
Orange 

“ 
“ 

“ 
25  “ 
“ 
25  “ 
Raisins.

O ndura. 29 lb. boxes. 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia. 30 

“ 
“

Prunes.

@ 7
@ 8

California,  100-120 ................  6

90x100 25 lb. bxs.  544
80x90
76x80
60x70

Turkey

E N V E L O P E S
XX rag, white.
No.  1, 6)4  .......................
No. 2, 654 
....................
No.  1, 6  ...........................
No. 2, 6 ..........................

M anilla, white.
654  ....................................
6......................................... .. .  

Coin.

Mill  No. 4.......................

8)  35
1  P
1  2
1  0>

75
70

90

F A R IN A C E O U S   GOODS.

100 lb.  kegs......................

F arina.

3%

Hominy.

B arrels............................. ___3  00
G rits ................................ ___  3%

Lim a  Beans.

D ried..............   .............. 4  @554

M accaronl and V ermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box....
Im ported.......................1054@11

55

Pearl Barley.

Kegs.................................. . . .  

234

Peas.

3

Green,  b n ....................... ...  1  15
Split  per  l b ..................
Rolled  Oats.
Schum acher, bbl...........
H b b l...
M onarch,  bbl 
...........
M onarch,  54’ b b l...........
Q uaker,  cases..............

..  $1  75
....  2  60
...  4  25
..  2  25
...  3  20

44 

Sago.

G erm an........................... ....  4)4
Bast In d ia .......................

...  5

Cracked...........................

W heat.

...  3*

F I 8 H -  S alt.

Y arm outh.......................

Bloaters.

Cod.

Georges cured................
Georges genuine...........
Georges selected...........
Boneless,  bricks...........
Boneless,  strips............. ■  6%4@9

4)4
.  6
.  6)4
.  6 *

H alibut.

H erring.

S m oked.........................

11@12

44 

“ 

Holland, w hite hoops keg 
Norwegian  ...................
Round, 54 bbl 100 lbs  ..
...
Scaled..............................

6>>
b b f  8  00
..  3  20
1  60
16

44  %  “  40  44 

“ 

M ackerel.
No. 1,  100 lb s................
No. 1,40lbs ....................
No. 1,  10 lb s...................
No. 2,  100  lb s..................
No. 2, 40  lbs....................
No. 2,10  lb s...................
Family, 90 lbs..............
10  lb s .............

44 

Sardines.
Trout.

Russian,  kegs................
No. 1,  54 bbls., lOOlbs  ..
No.  1  )4 bbl, 40  lb s.......
No. 1,  kits, io lbs...........
No  1,8 lb  k its..............

...10 50
...  4  ;o
...  1  20
...  8  50
...  3  70
...  1  00

.  .  4 00
...1  9C
47

Wblteflsh.

No.  1 family
54  bbls,  100 lbs............ *7 25  2  50
“  ----------  3  20  1  25
H  44  40 
10 lb.  k its................  ..
40
8 lb. 
.....................
35
M A T C H E S.

88 
75 

44 

F L A V O R IN G   E X T R A C T S . 

B o n d ers’.

Oval Bottle, w ith corkscrew. 
Best In the w orld for the money.

Regular
G rade
Lemon.

doz
2 oz  ....«   75 
4 oz  ....  1  50

Regular
V anilla.

doz
I 2 oz 
. .. 8 1   20 
4 o z ....... 2 40

XX G rade 
Lemon.
I 2 o z......... $1 50
]  4 o z........   3 00

I  XX G rade 
V anilla.
2 o z ........81  75
4 
oz...  3  50

1 20

J e n n in g s .

“ 
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Lemon. V anilla 
2 oz regular panel.  75 
2 00
4 oz 
...1   50 
3 00
6 oz 
.. .2 00 
No. 3  ta p e r............ 1  35 
2 00
No. 4  ta p e r............ 150 
250
N o r th ro p ’g
oval taper  75 
1  20 
“ 
85 
“ 
1  60 
G U N P O W D E R .
Rifle—D upont’s.

Lemon.gVanilla, 
1  10
1  75
1  20
2 25

2 oz 
“ 
3oz 
2 oz regular  “
4 oz 
“ 

K egs..........................................3  25
H alf  k eg s............................... 1  90
Q uarter  keg s........................ 1  10
1  lb  ca n s......................: .........  30
54 lb  ca n s...........................   18

Choke Bore—D upont’s

K egs..........................................4  25
H alf  keg s................................2  40
Q uarter kegs........... 
..  1  35
1 lb c a n s ............................... 34
Eagle D uck—D upont’s.

Kegs 
......................................11  00
H alf  k e g s .................................5 75
Q uarter kegs.............................3 00
1  lb  ca n s............................ 
60
Sage.......................................... 15
H ops..........................................15

H E R B S .

IN D IG O .

M adras,  5 lb.  boxes  .........  
S. F ., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

55
50

J E L L Y .
 
 
 
 

15  lb. palls  ..................   @  62
“ 
17  “ 
@ 5 3
30  “  “ 
@ 8 8
P u re........................................;.  30
C alabria...............................  25
Sicily.....................................  12
R oot......................................   10

L IC O R IC E .

L Y E .

Condensed,  2  d o z...................1 20
4  d o z .................. 2 25

“ 

M IN C E   M E A T .

n g p i S

M ince m eat, 3 doz. in  case.  2  7
Pie P rep. 3  doz. 

in  ca se___3  09

M E A SU R E S .
Tin, per dozen
.................... 

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

81  75
1  gallon 
1  40
H alf  g allo n ............ 
Q u a rt....................................  
TO
P in t.... 
45
 
40
H alf  pint 
Wooden, for vinegar,  per doz.
1 g a llo n .................................  7  00
H alf g a llo n .........................    4  75
Q u a rt....................................   3  75
P int 

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

2

 

 

 

M O LA SSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar house................... 
 
Cuba Baking.
O rd in ary ........................  
 
Porto R lij.
P rim e ..................................... 
F a n c y .........  
 
 
F a ir  ...................................... 
Good  ..................................... 
E xtra good..........................,  
Choice 
...............................  
F a n c y ... 
 
...................... 
H alf  barrels Sc.extra

N ew  O rleans.

  14
16
20
30
18
22
27
32
40

P IC K L E S .

Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  c o u n t...
H alf bbls, 600  count..
Small.
Barrels, 2 400  count.
Half bbls, 1,200 count
P IP E S .

Clay, No.  216....................
“  T. D. full c o u n t—
Cob, No.  3 
....................

@5 00
@3 CO
6  00
3  50

....1   70
....  70
....1   20

P O T A S H .

48 cans In case.

“ 
“ 

Babbitt’s ........................... ..  4  00
Penna Salt  Co.’s ............. ..  3 00

R IC E .
Domestic.
Carolina h e a d .................. ........6
....... 5)4
No. 1...............
N o .2 .................. ....  5
Broken  ...............  ........... .. .   4
....... 5)4
„ .   5
...  4)4

Japan, No. 1.....................
N o.2....... ..............
J a v a ............................
S P IC E S . 

Im ported.

“ 

W hole Sifted.

“ 

“  

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“  
"• 
“ 

Allspice  ........................... ....  9)4
Cassia, China in m a ts ... ...  9)4

Pure G round in Bulk.

B atavia in  bund ....1 5
Saigon In rolls  . ....3 2
....2 2
Cloves,  A m boyna.........
Z anzibar............. ....11)4
Mace  B atavia.................. ....80
___75
Nutmegs, fa n c y ...............
....7 0
No.  1................
No.  2.................. ....6 0
.... 10
Pepper, Singapore, black 
..  .20
w hite
..16
sh o t....................
....1 5
A llspice...........................
Cassia.  B atavia............... .. ..18
and  Saigon.25
S aig o n ............... ....35
Cloves,  A m boyna......... ___22
....18
Z anzibar.........
....1 6
Ginger, A frican ..............
...2 0
C ochin..............
.22
Jam aica 
Mace  B atavia.................. ....6 5
M ustard,  Eng. and Trieste. .22
T rieste......... ... ....2 5
Nutmegs, No. 2 ............... ....7 5
...16
Pepper, Singapore, black 
__ 24
w hite.
“ 
C ayenne...........
...20
___20
Sage....................................
ges.
•‘A bsolute” in Packa
Hs
84  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  55
34  1  55
84  1  55
84  1  56
84

A llspice.........................
Cinnamon  ....................
Cloves.............................
Ginger,  Jam aica  .......
A fric a n ............
M ustard.........................
Pepper  ...........................
Sage.................................
S A L   SO D A .
G ranulated,  bbls..........
751b  cases.
Lum p,'bbls 
..................
1451b  keg s...........

......... . 

Ms 

*• 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

....  1«
....  I *
....1   15
....  1Ü

@15
49S£
8
90
4
5@6
10
9
5
80

S E E D S .

A n is e .............................
Canary, Smyrna...........
C ara w ay .......................
Cardamon. M alabar...
Hemp,  R ussian...........
M ixed  B ird  ................
M ustard,  w h ite...........
Poppy  ...........................
R a p e ..............................
Cuttle  bone..................
S T A R C H .

“ 

201b  boxes......................
40-lb 

Corn.
....  5*
...................... ....  5)4
Gloss.
1-lb packages..................
3-lb 
....... ..........
61b 
.................... ....  5)4
40 and 50 lb. boxes......... ....  3 «
...  3)4
B arrels..............................

. . . 5

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S N U F F .

Scotch, In  bladders...........
Maccaboy, In ja rs ..............
French Rappee, in Jars

.87
.35
.43

SO D A .

SA L T.

B o x es..................................... ..5H
Kegs, E n g lish ....................... -.4*

“ 

Diam ond  Crystal.
Cases, 24 3  lb.  boxes.........1 il  60
2  50
Barrels, 320  lb s..................
115 2)4 lb bags — 4  00
“ 
3  75
....
to 5 
lb  “ 
“ 
3 50
1“ 
3010  lb  “ 
....
6i
Butter, 56 lb  bags..............
3 50
“  20141b bags  .............
2  50
“  280 lb  b b ls .............
2 25
“  224 lb 
.............
W orcester.
115 2)4-lb sacks.................... 14  CO
3 75
“ 
60 5-lb 
....................
...................... 3  50
3010-lb 
....................... 3  30
22  14 lb.  “ 
320 lb.  b b l............................... 2  50
8 lb  sacks.........................
32)4
60
linen ac k s.........—
Common Grades.
100 3-lb. sack s...................... 12  10
1  90
60 5-lb. 
......................
1  75
2810-lb.  sacks....................
30
56 lb. dairy In drill  b ag s..
16
28 lb. 
.
75
56 lb. dairy in  linen sacks.
75
56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks
22
56  it,,  sacks.........................
90
S a g in a w ..............................
90
M an istee..............................

A shton.
Higgins.

Common Fine.

Soiar Rock.

W arsaw.

“  

“  

“ 

“ 

, 

THE  MXOTHGAiT  TRADESMAN.

S A L E R A T U S. 

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

C hurch’s ................. !............3 30
D eLand’s ......................................3 15
D w ight’s ........................................3 30
Taylor’s  .................................. 3  00

S E E L Y ’S  E X TR A C TS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F.  M.  $  90 doz.  $10 20 gro
2  “  N. 8.  1  20  “ 
12  60  “
2  “  F. M.  1  40  “ 
14  40  •*
V anilla.
1 oz.  F . M. 1  50 doz. 
2  “  N .  S.  2 00  “ 
2  “   F. M.  2  50  “ 

16  20 gro
21  60  “
25  50  •*

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

2 oz................ 75 doz........8.00  “

2 doz.........  100 doz.......10 50  *'

Lemon.

V anilla.

S O A P .

L a u n d ry .

A llen B.  W rlsley’s Brands.

Old C ountry,  80  1-lb............3  20
Good Cheer, 601 lb ................ 3 90
W hite Borax, 100  %l b .........3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

C oncord..............
Ivory, 10  o z... 
.
6  oz.........
Lenox 
...............
Mottled  German 
Town T a lk ....

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

D ingm an Brands.

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

Jas. S.  Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 

“ 

“ 

American  Fam ily, w rp d . .13 33 
p la in ...  2  27
N.  K.  Falrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa C laus...........................  4  uo
Br j w h ,  60 b ars........................2  40
80  bars  ......................3  25

“ 
Lautz Bros.  & Co.’s Brands.

A cm e........................................ 3  75
Cotton O il.................................6  00
M arseilles.................................4  00
M a s te r...........................................4 00
Thompson & Chute Co.’s Brands

S ilv e r....................................... 3  66
M o n o ........................................3  30
Savon Im proved....................2  50
S u n flo w er...............................2  80
G olden......................................3  25
Econom ical  ........................... 2  25

Pas8olt’s A tlas  Brand.

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

S couring:.

S a p o lio ,k itc h en , 3  d o z ...  2 40 

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

“ 

SU G A R.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on  sue«rs  to  which  the 
w holesale  dealer  adds  th e  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to ' 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  am ount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the m arket  in w hich 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 20  pounds  for 
the w eight of the barrel.
D om ino................................. .15  18
Cut  Loaf.  ........................... .  5  18.
C u b es................................
P ow dered............................. .  4 87
XXXX  P ow dered.............. .  5  2
G ra n u la te d ......................... .  4 56
F ine G ranulated................ .  4  56
E xtra  Fine G ran u lated ...
4  69
Mould  A  ...............................  4  31
Diam ond Confec.  A ......... .  4  <;2
Confec.  Standard  A ......... .  4  5G
No.  1.....................................
4  31
No.  2 .................................
4  31
No.  3..................
No.  4..........................
.  4  25
No.  5.................................... .  4  12
No.  6.................................... .  4  CO
No.  7.............................
.  3  94
No.  8.............................
.  3  81
No.  9................................
.  3 75
No.  10.............................
X HQ
No.  11..................................
.  3 62
No.  12..................................
No.  13.....................
.  3 50
No.  14.........................
3  44
SY RU PS.

Corn.

B arrels................ ................
H alf bbls....................

94.

P ure Cane.
F a ir ................................
..  19
G ood....................................
2R
Choice.................................... ..  an

T A B L E   SAU CES.

“ 

sm all.......

Lea & P errin’s, large ...  . •  4  75
2  75
H alford, la r g e ............
-  3  is
sm all............
.  2  25
Salad D ressing,  la r g e ___ .  4  55
*’ 
sm a ll__ -  2 66

“ 
“ 

BASK ET  F IR E D .

j a p a n —Regular.

TE A S.
F a ir ....................... .
@17
G ood.............................
@20
Choice........................... .24 @26
Choicest................— .32 @34
D u s t............................. .10 @12
SUN CU BED .
F a ir ..............................
@17
G o o d ............................
@20
Choice........................... .24 @2C
Choicest....................... .32 @34
........ 10 @12
D u st............ 
F a ir .............................. .18 @20
@25
Choice............................
@35
Choicest.......................
@40
E xtra choice, w ire leaf
G UNPOW DER.
Common to  f a ll.......... .25 @35
E xtra fine to finest— .50 @65
Choicest fan cy .............75 @85
@26
Common to  fa ir......... .23 @30
Common to  fa ir......... .23 @26
Superior to fine........... .30 @35
Common to  fa ir......... .18 @26
Superior to  fine......... ..30 @40

YOUNG  HYSON.

IM PE R IA L .

OOLONG.

ENGLISH  B REA K FA ST.

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

TO BA CCOS.

F in e  C u t.

 

, 

P.  Lorillaid_& Co.’s Brands.
Sweet R usset."............. 30  @32
T ig e r ....................... 
30
D. Scotten &  Co’s Brands.
60
H iaw ath a...................... 
C u b a...............................
R o ck et..........................  
60
Spaulding & M errick’s  Brands.
S terlin g ....................... - 
30
B azoo.............................
Can  Can.........................
N ellie  B ly......................34  @25
U ncle Ben.......................24  @25
M cG inty.......................
25
/s bbls...........  
C olum bia.........................
Columbia,  drum s  ......... 
Bang  U p ......................... 
Bang up,  d rum s............. 

Private Brands.

“ 

24
f “
la

P lu g .

Sorg’s Brands. 

40
^

F inzer’s Brands.

Lorillard s B rands. 

S p earh ea d ....................
Nobby T w ist.................••• 
Scotten’s Brands. 
Kylo................................
H iaw atha......................
Valley C ity ................ •
Old  H onesty................
Jolly T a r.........  -------  .
Climax  (8  oz., 41c) —
G r en T u rtle ................
Three  Black Crow s...
Something G ood.........
Out of  Sight
W ilson <s  McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope.......................... 
Happy T ho u g h t...........
M essm ate...........................  
•No T a x ........................... 
Let  Go...........................  

J . G.  B utler’s Brands.

“
**

S m o k in g .

CatUn’s  Brands.

43
“r

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

Kiln  d rie d ........................... 17@18
G olden  Show er...................... **
H untress 
.................2»@4U
M eerschaum 
A m erican Eagle Co.'s Brands.
M yrtle  N avy..  .....................
S to rk ......................................... ....
..............14
G erm an.........
........... 32
F r o g ...............
...... ...32
Jav a,  % sfoil.
B anner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
B anner...........• • • .................¿5
B anner C avendish................
Gold Cut 
............................... **

Scotten’s B rands.

W a rp a th ...................................x4
Honey  D ew .................................
Gold  Block..............................30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 

Brands.

Peerless.................. .................
Old  T om ...................................“
S tandard..................................
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
H andm ade...............................
Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Rob  Roy............................ -” -26
U ncle  Sam........................2°@32
Red Clover............................... *

Spaulding & M errick.

Tom and Je rry ........................ 25
Traveler  C avendish.............38
Buck H orn...............................30
Plow  Boy..........................30@32
Corn  C ake............................... 16

40 g r.. 
50 gr.

V IN E G A R .

II for barrel.

@8
@9

W E T   M U STA R D .
B ulk, per gal  ...................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1 75

Y EA ST .

M agic,...................................... 1  00
W arner’s  ................................1  00
Yeast Foam  ...........................1  00
D iam ond..................................  75
. . . . . . .   90
R o y a l.......  

■ 

W O O D E N W A R E .

Tubs, No. 1.............................  6 00
“  No. 2.............................5  50
“  No. 3 .............................4  SO
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
130
1  50
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—  
Bowls, 11 In c h .......................
......................... 
13  “ 
“ 
90
15  “  ........................  1  25
“ 
17  “ 
........................  1  80
“ 
19  “ 
« 
......................2 40
21 
“  
..............................
35
shipping  b u sh el..  1  15
..  1 25
fu ll  noop  “ 
5  25
No.2 6 25
“ 
“ 
No.3 7 25
N o.l 3 75
“ 
«  No.2 4 25
“ 
No.3 4 75

“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, N o.l 
“ 
• 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Baskets, m arket.............. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
•• 

splint 

IN D U R A TED   W A R E.

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

B utter Plates—Oval.

2  50  1  0C
No.  1............................. 
60  2  10
70  2  45
No.  2 ............................. 
No.  3............................. 
80  2  80
No 
.............................  1  00  3  50
Wash boards—single. 
U niversal...............................2  25
No.  Q u een .............................2 50
Peerless Protector.................2  40
Saginaw G lo b e ...................   175

Double.

“ 

“ 

W ater W itch......................... 2  25
W ilson.................................... 250
Good L uck............................. 2  75
P eerless..................................   2 85
H ID E S   F E L T S   a n d   FU R S
pay as  fol-

Perkins  &  Hess 
lows:
H ID E S .
G re e n .......................
P art  C ured..............
F ull 
..............
D ry............................. ...  5 @  6
...  3 @  4
Kips, green  .............
@  5
cu re d ..............
Calfskins,  g reen ... ...  5 @  6
c u re d ... ...  5)4@  7
Deacon sk in s............. ..10 @25

2@3
@ 3)4
@  4Q

No. 2 hides H  off.
PE L T S .
.....................
WOOL.

Shearlings.................. ..  5 @  20
..25 <£&  60
Lambs 
W ashed...................... ..12 @16
U n w ash ed ................ ..  e @12
T a llo w ....................... ..  4 @  4)4
G rease  butter  .......... ,.  1 @  2
S w itches.......................   1)4®  2
G inseng......................... 3 00@3 25
G R A IN S  a n d   F E E D S T U F F 8

M ISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

W H EA T.

47
47

M EAL.

FL O U R   IN   SACKS.

No. 1 W hite (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red  (60 lb.  test) 
B olted....................................   1  40
G ranulated...........................  1  65
•P aten ......................................  2 05
•S tandards...........................   1  65
Bakers’..................................   1  35
•G rah am ...............................  1  40
Rye............ .............................  1  40
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Fiour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

M IL L ST U FF8.

Less

Car lots  quantity

B ran ..................$14  50 
S creenings__   12  00 
M iddlings.......  16  00 
M ixed F e e d ...  23  00 
Coarse meal  .  22 00 

$15 00
13 00
17 00
24 50

23  00

CORN.

Car  lo ts....................................53)4
Less than  car  lo ts................ 53)4

OATS.

Car  lots  ................................. 32
Less than car lo ts................. 35
No.  1 Tim othy, car lots — 11  <X) 
N o .l 
ton lo ts.........12  50

“ 

F IS H   A N D   O Y STERS.
F.  J .  D ettenthaler  quotes  as 

12)4

follow s:
F R E S H   F IS H .
@10
W hiteflsb 
...........................
@8
T rout  .......................................
Black B ass...........................
H alibut..................................... @ r
Ciscoes or H errin g . . . .
@   5
@10
B lueflsh ..................................
20
Fresh lobster, per lb ..
10
C od............................................
@  9
No. 1 P ickerel..............
@  8
P ik e ............................................
@  8
Smoked  W hite .................
15
Red  Snappers....................
Columbia  River  Sal-
12)4
m o n .......................................
M ackerel................................
F airhayen  Counts —
F . J. D.  Selects...............
Selects  .....................................
F. J. D........................................
A nchors..................................
S tandards ..............................

18@25
@35
30
@25
23
2 J
18
. . .   15

o y s t e r s — Cans.

o y s t e r s — Bulk.

C o u n ts .....................................
E xtra Selects..per gal.
S elects .....................................
S tandards .............................
Scallops...................................
Shrimps  ...............................
C lam s .......................................
SH E L L   GOODS.
Oysters, per  100...........1  25@1  75
.  75@1  00
Clams. 

2  20
1  75
1  60
1  10
1  50
1  25

“  

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

L A S T   B U R N E R S.
No. 0 S u n ...........................................
No.l  “  ................................
No.2  “  ................................
T n h n lar 
........................................
Security  r .........................................
Security  2 .........................................
N u tm eg .............................................
A rctic.......  ........................... ............

1 7

40 
45 
65 
50 
60 
80 
5« 
1  25

LA M P  CH IM NEYS.— 8  d o Z .  I n   bO X .

Per box.
No. 0 S u n ................................................................  1  75
.................................................................. 1  88
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
.................................................................. 2  70

No. 0 Sun, crim p top, w rapped and labeled. ..2 1 0  
No. 1  “ 
...2  25
No. 2  “  
.  .3  25

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

* 
“ 

No. 0 Sun, crim p  top, w rapped and labeled.  2 60 
No. 1  “ 
...2 80
N o.2  “ 
...3  80

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
1 

F irst quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX F lint.
“ 
“ 
Pearl top.
“ 
“ 

No. 1 Sun, w rapped and  labeled —  
“ 
N o.2  “ 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 

“
“  —
F ire Proof—Plain Top.
No. 1, Sun,  plain  b u lb .......................
“ 
........................
No. 2, 

“ 

“ 
La Bastle.

.3 70 
4  70 
.4  8$

3  40 
.4  40

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz...........................1  25
N o.2  “ 
........................... 150
No. 1 crim p, per d oz..............................................1  35
N o.2 
“ 
..............................................160
Rochester.

No.  1, ime (65c d o z)............................................... 3  40
No. 2. lim e  (.0c d o z ).................... 
3  70
No. 2, flint  (80c doz)................. 
4  30
Electric.

No. 2, lim e  (70c d o z )............................................3  70
No. 2, flint (80c d o z )............................................4  30

 

 

M iscellaneous
Ju n io r,  flint..................................
..............................
N u tm eg ...... 
Illum inator Bases........................
Barrel  lots, 5 doz 
................
7 in. Porcelain  Shades................
Case lots, 12 doz...........................

Doz. 
.  60 
.  15 
.1  00 
.  90 
.1  00 
.  90

MAMMOTH  STORE  LAM PS.
20 in. tin   14 In. w. d.
shade. 
B anner,  b rass......................  
2 '5
2 50 
Banner, n ic k el........................... z 75 
3 00
3 00
Mammoth Rochester,  b ra ss.. .2  75 
Mammoth  Rochester,  nickel .3  00 
3 25
Globe Incandescent, brass__ 2 75 
3 00
G l o b e  Incandescent  nickel.-.3 00 
3 25
3 25
M ammoth  Pitisburgh, brass. .3 00 
Mammoth Pittsburgh, nic-ke..3  25 
3 5 q

shade

Mammoth Chim neys for Store  Lamps.

Doz. 
No.  3  Rochester,  li m e ...........1  50 
.. 1  75 
No.  3  Rochester, flint. 
No.  3  Pearl top or Jew el gl’s .l  85 
No.  2  G obe Ineandes.  lim e...l  75 
No.  2  Globe Ineandes. flint.. .2 00 
No.  2  Pearl glass....................... 2  10 

O IL  CANS.
1  gal  tin cans w ith spout.......
1  gal  galv iron, w ith sp o u t...
2  gal  galv Iron w ith spout  ...
3  gal  galv iron w ith spout----
5  gal  E ureka or Rogers, w ith
5  gal  Eureka w ith  faucet.......
5  gal  galv iron  A  & W 
5  gal  T ilting  Cans,  M onarch.
5  gal  galv iron N acefas..  .

Pum p Cans
3  gal. Home R ule.......................
5  gal  Home R nle.......................
3  gal  G oodeuough....................
5  gal  Goodenough  ..................
5  gal  P irate  K ing.....................

Box
4 20
4  80
5 25
5 10
5 85
6 00
Doz.
.............   1  <0
.......................... 2  00
............................ 3  50
........................... 5  00
spout..............   6  50
.........................   7  00
.........................   7  50
.........................10  (0
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.......................... 10  50
.............  12 00
...............12 00
..........................13  50
........................  10  50

LA N TERN   GLOBES.
No  0,  T ubular, cases 1  doz. each .....................   45
“ 
No. 0, 
“ 
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2  “ 
No. 0, 
bbls 5  “ 
“ 
.....................  40
bull’s eye, cases 1 doz e a c h .l  00
No! 0, 

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LAM P W ICKS
No. 0,  per  gross.........................
...........................
No. 1, 
No  2, 
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No. 3, 
...........................
M ammoth,  per d oz..................
F R U IT   JA R S.

“ 
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20
28
38
65
75

Mason—old  style.

..............................................  5  50
.  7  00

Dandy—glass  cover.

H alf  gallons.

Q u arts............
H alf  gallons

Supplies.

Boyd’s ex tta < 
Rubber rings 
Sealing w ax, red or w hite, 5 lb  packages..

JE L L Y   TU M BLERS—Tin Top.
U Pints,  6 doz in  box, per box  (box 00)
24  “ 
jz 
‘  doz  (bbl  35)
“ box, “  box  (box 00)
14 
6  “ 
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“  bbl, 

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STONEW ARE— A KRON.
B utter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal 
......... ..............
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Jugs,  )4 gal., per d oz..................................
“  1 to 4 gal., per g a l...............................
Milk Pans, )4 gal., per  d o z......................
“ 
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1  “ 

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.........  23
....  1  80 
.........  26

....  06 
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STONEW ARE— BLACK  G LA ZED .

B utter Crocks,  1  and 2 g a l..............................  
6)4
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78

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

PRO  AND  CON.

A dditional O pinions on O ur P re se n t E x­

em ption L aw s.

Indeed, 

Additional opinions from  leading busi­
ness men on  the  subject  of  exemptions 
are  herewith  given  to  readers  of  T he 
T radesm an.  Wm.  T.  Hess,  in  his  re­
marks,  says that  the abolition  of exemp­
tion  laws and laws for  the  collection  of 
debts,  as  advocated  by  this  journal,  is 
unpracticable.  He  does not  say  why  it 
is so,  but it is safe to say that the wish is 
father to the  thought.  Mr.  Hess  would 
have exemptions  abolished,  but  not  col­
lection laws.  Why  abolish  one  and  not 
the other?  Is the seller  who gives credit 
more  worthy  of  consideration  than  the 
buyer who takes it? 
It  may be true  that 
the  dealer  gives  credit  in  good  faith, 
trusting to the  honesty of  his  customer; 
it is equally true that,  in  the majority of 
cases,  the man  who  asks  for  credit  be­
lieves  in  his  own  ability  to pay at  the 
specified time.  When  he  defaults  he  is 
seldom to blame.  But  T h e  T radesm an 
is not contending for the  retention of ex­
emptions but for  their  abolition;  so it  is 
sufficient to say that what  will apply as a 
reason for the abolition of exemptions  is 
applicable,  with  equal  force  and  perti­
nency,  to  the  abolition  of  laws  for  the 
collection  of  debts. 
there  is 
more reason for the retention  of  exemp­
tions than for the retention of the collec­
tion  laws. 
If collection  laws  were  abol­
ished  it would result, as Col. Pierce says, 
in  the  reformation  of  business;  more 
than that,  it  would  be  the  salvation  of 
many dealers,  for,  if there  were  no  law 
for  them  to  fall back  upon,  they would 
not indulge,  as they  now do,  in  the  pro­
miscuous giving of credit.  The law does 
not help them any  as it is,  but  few deal­
ers know this,  and credit is given  on  the 
strength of what they  think the law  will 
do for them.  The law of exemptions and 
the collection  laws  are diametrically  op­
posed  to each other  and cannot be recon­
ciled.  The one prevents the collection of 
a debt,  while  the  other  is,  presumably, 
intended  to  aid in  its collection.  There 
can  be no doubt but that  the abolition of 
the collection  laws  would  result  in  al­
most the entire  destruction  of the perni­
cious credit system.  That  this would be 
an immense  gain,  not  only  to  business 
but to all the people, can readily be seen. 
If workingmen  generally,  and  all  those 
whose  incomes  are moderate, were  com­
pelled to pay  “cash  down” for their pur­
chases,  they would soon get a better idea 
of  the  value  of  money.  The  curse  of 
this country, and also the strength of the 
credit system  (if that can  be called a sys­
tem which results  in  disorganization)  is 
extravagance.  Abolish  credits  and  ex­
travagance will be  limited to the amount 
of a man’s  income;  he will  be  unable  to 
be extravagant at the expense of his gro­
cer or butcher.  This would be the  main 
and most benificent result of the abolition 
of exemptions and laws for the collection 
of debts:

William T.  Hess (Perkins  &  Hess): 

I 
do not believe in  exemptions. 
If  I  buy 
goods from you I ought to pay  for them, 
and the law ought not to  assist me to es­
cape payment;  and  if  you  trust  me  it 
ought to be at your  own  risk.  The  law 
is unjust in the  amount  it  exempts. 
It 
far exceeds the amount earned by 99  per 
cent, of workingmen.  The other exemp­
tions are  equally  unjust.  1  think  T h e 
T radesm an’s idea of  abolishing  exemp­
tions and laws for the  collection of debts

is impracticable, 
lu u  can’t do it.  Con­
fidence is  now  and  always  will  be  the 
basis for most of the  business  done;  but 
confidence is  sometimes  misplaced,  and 
through no fault of the  seller. 
In  such 
a case it is right that the law should ren­
der  some  assistance.  Abolish  exemp­
tions  or  materially  reduce  the  amount 
exempted,  but  leave  the  laws  for  the 
collection of debts alone.

B.  W.  Putnam  (Putnam  Candy  Co.): 
The intention of the law may  have  been 
all  right,  but  it  has  been  abused.  A 
great many failures  are  fraudulent,  the 
individual or firm  preparing  beforehand 
to fail.  They start business  on a capital 
of $500,  run along for a  year  or  so  and 
then fail and the  creditors  get  nothing. 
The stock  is  reduced  before  failure  to 
about the  limit  of  the  exemption,  and 
the exemption  takes  the  balance.  The 
law is unjust and excessive and  ought to 
be abolished.  There was a  case  in  this 
city  not  long  ago.  The  firm  promised 
payment by a certain  date.  For  several 
months they paid nothing,  but  collected 
what they could.  When the failure came 
the stock had  been  reduced,  and,  after 
the  exemptions  were  taken  out,  there 
was nothing left for the creditors.

W.  L.  Freeman  (Hawkins  &  Co.):  1 
have never given the subject any thought, 
because  the  credit  department  of  our 
business is not in  my  hands.  However, 
I can easily  see  the  importance  of  the 
It seems to me  that,  from  the 
subject. 
retailer’s  standpoint, 
the  amount  ex­
empted is far  in  excess  of  all  require­
ments.  The intention  of the law was to 
protect  the  family  of  the  workingman 
from  want until  the  next  pay  day. 
If 
such was the case a much smaller amount 
than $25 would  have been  ample.  But, 
our  business  being  entirely  wholesale, 
that phase of the  question  does  not  in­
terest us;  it  is  the  dealer’s  exemption 
with  which  we  are  concerned.  Of 
course,  there are two sides to  this,  as  to 
every,  question;  but it seems to  me  that 
the exemption  gives  dishonest  men  too 
good an opportunity to  beat  their  cred­
itors.  That it is taken advantage  of and 
abused is too well known to  need  proof; 
but there  would  be  no argument against 
the law  were  it  not  that  it  is  oftener 
abused  than  not.  1  do  not  think 
the 
law  serves  any  good  purpose  at  pres­
ent, and,  if  not,  it  ought to be repealed. 
If  a  dealer  is  honest  and  fails  through 
no  fault  of  his  own,  his  creditors  will 
give  him  every  opportunity  to  begin 
business  again.  Wholesalers  have  as 
much  heart as other people  and are gen­
erally  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand 
when it is deserved;  but  they know how 
to get even with  the  man  who  tries  to 
beat them.

Henry  Spring:  1  do  not  believe  in 
exemptions.  The  dealer  who  is  good 
enough  to  trust  a  man  with  the  nec­
essaries  of  life  should  be  allowed  to 
collect  the  amount  due  him. 
If  a  man 
is  inclined  to  be  dishonest,  the  law  of 
exemptions will give him  an  opportunity 
to  cheat.  1  would  like  to  see  all  ex. 
emptions  abolished  and  every  man  who 
owes  an  honest  debt  compelled  to  pay. 
An individual  comes into  my  store  and 
asks me to  trust  him  until  next  week- 
1 do so,  and  that  is  the  last  I  hear  of 
him. 
I send  a collector after him but he 
will not pay.  Now,  I certainly  ought to 
be  allowed 
to  compel  him  to  pay.  1 
trusted him  in  good  faith  aud  I  don’t 
think I should lose  through  his  dishon­
esty.  Abolish all  exemptions  and  give

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dealers  a  chance  to  get  what  is  due 
them.

is  seldom  he  works 

Col. E. S. Pierce:  A great deal  can be 
said  on  both  sides  of  this  question. 
It 
certainly  seems  hard  that  a  dealer 
should find,  when he  attempts to  collect 
money due him, a law that  prevents him 
doing so.  On the other hand,  a working­
man has a pretty hard time of  it  in  this 
world. 
full 
time,  taking  the  whole  year  through, 
and he  is  often,  without  any  warning 
whatever,  thrown  out  of  employment 
for  weeks at  a  time;  and  he  himself  or 
some  member  of  his  family  may  be 
taken  sick,  and  that  means  doctor’s 
bills,  and,  possibly,  an  undertaker’s 
bill. 
In  the  days  when  there  were  no 
exemptions  a  creditor  could  seize  all 
he could get his hands on  and the debtor 
had no redress.  The  law of  exemptions 
makes that impossible now. 
Il l had my 
way,  I  would  not  only  abolish  exemp­
tions but  would  make  it  impossible  to 
collect  a  debt  under  $100,  unless  the 
debtor  wished  to  pay;  then,  when  a 
dealer  trusted  anyone,  it  would  mean 
something. 
I sell  strictly  for  cash,  so 
this  discussion  means  little  to  me  per­
sonally;  but,  years ago,  wheu  I  first  be­
gan business,  I was  like  all  the  rest—I 
trusted  everybody  who  wanted  credit. 
Now,  I sell  for cash only,  and  I  buy  for 
cash;  so I am not troubled  by bad debts. 
But the  man  who  trusts  is  the  one  to 
blame for  the  bad  debts,  if  anyone  is, 
and he should stand the  loss. 
If it were 
made impossible to collect debts of a less 
amount than $100,  business  would  soon 
be in better shape, panics  would become 
mere matters of history and  workingmen 
would have  bank accounts.

O. A. Ball (Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.): 
When I  was in  retail  trade I thought  the 
law exempting a  workingman's  wages  to 
the extent of $25 was a  hardship.  Many 
a man  worked himself into my confidence 
and then abused it.  We had  no  trouble 
with  honest  people—they  always  paid 
their debts. 
It  was  the  dishonest  ones 
who took advantage  of the  law to escape 
payment.  The law is  no help to an hon­
est man,  because  he  will  pay  his  debts 
and  will  not  ask  for  exemption.  The 
other fellow,  however,  escapes  through 
the  door  the  law  opens  for  him.  The 
same remarks will  apply  to  the dealer’s 
exemption  of  $250.  Take  that  much 
money out of  the  stock  of  an  ordinary 
country store and  there will not be much 
left. 
If it is  a partnership,  composed of 
two partners,  the  creditors  would,  as  a 
general thing, get  nothing. 
I  think $150 
is amply sufficient  for  all  purposes. 
If 
the  law  exempted that amount it  would 
be  much  more  equitable  than  it  is  at 
present,  but 1 fail  to see why there should 
be any exemption.

Heman  G.  Barlow  (Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer Co.):  I would  not like  to  see  ex­
emptions  abolished,  but  I  think 
the 
amounts  exempted  are  too  high.  Most 
workingmen  are  paid  by  the  week and 
few  of  them  get  anywhere  near  $25  a 
week.  The  few  who  are  paid  by  the 
month are placed at a great disadvantage, 
inasmuch as they may  be in receipt  of  a 
salary  much  smaller  than that  received 
by those who  are paid  by  the week,  and 
be  subject  to  garnishee while the latter 
are  not.  This  does  not  appear  to  be 
equitable.  So far as dealers’ exemptions 
are concerned the amount  strikes  me  as 
being  excessive.  A  man  in  retail busi­
ness buys  from us  for  a  year  or  more, 
gets  into  our confidence to the extent  of

two or  three hundred  dollars,  and  then 
snaps  his fingers  at us and  asks us what 
we are going  to  do  about  it.  After  he 
has taken out his exemption there is noth­
ing  left  for  the  creditors.  Such  expe­
riences  as  that  are  common  to  whole­
salers,  and  they  have  come  to  regard 
them as an evil that must be endured be­
cause it cannot be  cured.  1  don’t  know 
what  to  propose  as  a  remedy. 
I don’t 
want to see  exemptions  abolished;  I  be­
lieve  the  law  is  a  good one,  but it  has 
many objectionable features  which ought 
to be eliminated, 
if  we had a  few  busi­
ness men in  the State  Legislature  there 
would be little trouble  about it;  as  it is, 
there  appears  to be no  help for it.  Put 
the  matter into the hands of half a dozen 
level-headed business men and the result 
would be a  law  that  would  protect  the 
dealer  while  doing  no  injustice  to  the 
customer.  At  present  the  wholesaler 
has no protection  against  the  dishonest 
retailer.  He  gets  the  worst  of  it nine 
times out of ten  and expects to.  We  are 
accused  of  being  hard  on  some  of  our 
customers,  but  if  ail  the  facts  were 
known,  it would  put a  different  face  on 
the matter.

A W om an in a  H otel.

A woman in a hotel  is like a  live  wire 
on  a  frolic,  or a  runaway  horse at a fu­
neral.  She  can  give  and  countermand 
more orders in fifteen  minutes  after  her 
trunks  come  up than  a man could think 
of in a  week.  She  writes  half  a  dozen 
letters a day,  using three  or  four  sheets 
of the hotel paper for each one, and calls 
up a bell  boy to mail each one separately. 
She  puts all sorts of  things  in  the  safe, 
and no one  minds  that  so  much  as  the 
things  she  doesn’t put there,  but is  per­
fectly sure she did.  Of  course,  she finds 
them  up  stairs  under 
the  pillow,  and 
apologizes so  prettily one  can’t help  but 
be glad she made the mistake.
¡She never makes  out  a  wash  list  but 
she "knows”  exactly  what she  had,  and 
one pair hasn’t been returned.  She keeps 
the ponderous bell  boy  promenading  up 
and  down  stairs  all  day  with roses  and 
cards,  parcels  and  messages,  and  uever 
remembers to tip  him;  but it  is good  for 
his digestion,  makes him earn  his wages, 
and teaches him  the  philosophy  of  life. 
She sends word  down  to know just when 
the 5  o’clock  train  goes  out,  and  what 
time  the  7  o’clock  limited  gets in.  Of 
course,  she doesn’t eat  as much  or drink 
as  much  or  spend  as  much  money  as  a 
man,  but she can  make things more live, 
ly  with her cards and her callers, the peo­
ple she is “ in”  to,  and the  people  she  is 
"out”  to,  than a houseful of men.
She wants to  live  all  over  the  house, 
and  why  not?  A  pretty womau reading 
in a parlor,  or waiting  on a  hall seat,  or 
scribbling  letters  in  her  queer  angular 
hand at the  writing  table  is ever so much 
more  interesting  an  attraction 
than  a 
potted palm,  or a  jardiniere  full of flow­
ers.  Ever since the days  of  the  garden 
eviction,  men  have 
followed  where 
women  have  led,  and  the  hotel  where 
women  most  do  congregate  is  sure  to 
have a generous  following  of  men. 
In­
deed,  it  is a question  if a pretty womau 
that will sit around in  stained glass atti­
tudes and a handsome gown ought  not to 
have  special  rates,  if  she  isn’t  paid  a 
salary.
There  is  one  thing  a  woman  will  do 
every time,  and that is  insist  that  there 
is something wrong  about  her bill.  She 
“knows”  just  what  she has had,  and  is 
sure  there  is  a  mistake  and  you  have 
charged  her  too  much,  but,  bless  her 
heart,  she  always  pays.  Sunshine  isn’t 
surer  in  June  than  a woman’s honesty. 
She never is so “dead  broke”  at  the  end 
of  the  trip  that  she  i as  to  pawn  her 
things  or  give  security  on  her  trunks. 
And if you  do  succeed  in  pleasing  her, 
she will tell  every one  from  here  to  the 
Golden Gate that your  hotel  is  the  only 
decent place in town.  Adrummer work­
ing on commission and giving  his  whole 
time  to it  cau’t work up  half the custom 
that one well-suited womau will send you 
if you  humor  her  little  caprices,  serve 
her dainty little dishes of nothing  sweet­
ened and tied up with  bows,  and  fix  up 
her bill so that you can afford to discount 
it a bit when she leaves.

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D IA M O N D   C RYSTA L  S A L T   CO.,  S T .  CLAIR,  M IC H.

baking powder

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The  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar (Edgar)—The market during the 
past  week  has  ruled  steady  and  un­
changed  for  refined  and  J^c  lower  for 
raws.  The unexpectedly low basis estab­
lished for the new crop  Louisiana sugars 
undoubtedly influenced  holders  of  raws 
to break from 3%c, and refiners have now 
put their peg a notch lower and  are  bid­
ding  3>jc.  Refined  sugars  are quotably 
unchanged  and,  with  increased  and  in­
creasing demand,  are firmly held.  Gran­
ulated is becoming more  in  request,  but 
the bulk of the  business doing is  in  soft 
grades.  The change in  the  raw  market 
does  not,  necessarily,  imply  a  corres­
ponding change  in refined.  The  scaling 
of  prices  we were  subjected to  was,  un­
doubtedly,  with  a  view  of  securing 
cheaper raws, and the absence of demand 
for  refined has enabled  refiners  to  carry 
their  point.  With  the  accomplishment 
of their  object,  simultaneous  with a  re­
newal of demand,  there  seems  to  be  no 
good  reason  why  present  prices for  re­
fined should not  be maiutained,  or  even 
advanced,  if  refiners  so elect.  The  first 
sale of new  crop  Demerara  centrifugals 
is reported at equal  to  3%c,  duty  paid, 
for October shipment.  The matter of as­
sessment  of  beet  sugars  has  not  yet 
reached  a  final  decision,  but  consign­
ments of 11,000 tons  are  now  in  transit 
and  will,  ultimately,  no  doubt,  be  as­
sessed on an equitable  basis.  Louisiana 
sugars are selling at 3?i@3^c for yellow 
clarified;  receipts  light.  With a  consid­
erable surplus carried over and increased 
production in all  countries,  there  is  no 
incentive  to  invest  beyond moderate re- 
quirments;  we have entered a low priced 
campaign.

T H E   MICHIGAN  T R A  I I K S M  A  ISi.
Domestic dried  fruits  are  quiet,  with 
the exception of evaporated apples, which 
are being taken freely,  although  the sup­
ply seems sufficient  to meet all demands. 
Eight cents is about an average price,  al 
though  a  trifle  more  has  been  paid. 
Small dried fruits are quiet.  Evaporated 
raspberries,  18c;  N.  C.  peaches,  peeled, 
8@10c;  apricots,  steady, 9@10>£c.
Fresh domestic fruits  are steady, cran­
berries being in active  demand.
The amount of coffee  afloat shows con­
tinual augmentation and 465,000 bags are 
on  the  way,  as  against 453,000 bags at the 
same time last  year.  Quotations  are  ir­
regular, and 14Jo c is  about right  for No. 
7,  Bio.  Mild sorts cannot  be sold  unless 
at shading from recent  quotations.
Sugar is dull and the  refiueries are do­
ing  very  little,  as  supplies  are  ample.. 
Granulated is selling  at  4%c.  The  col­
lapse of  the Wholesale  Grocers’ Associa­
tion  of  Chicago,  so  far  as  the  sale  of 
sugar at card tare is  concerned,  does not 
give our local  association  much concern, 
although the last address of the President 
seems to  indicate  that  this  body  needs 
some  sort  of  a tonic or  it may go to the 
demuition  bow-wows,  in  spite  of  any­
thing.  Just now,  however,  it  is  recom­
mended that there be a little more dining 
done and a little more getting together in 
a social way.
The tea market is slowly  but  steadily- 
improving,  and  prices  are,  upon  the 
whole,  fairly  well  maintained.
Molasses had a  spurt  of  activity,  but 
has again dropped to the usual level,  and 
is moving along in the old  unhappy  way. 
Some  small  lots  of  foreign  have  been 
sold at  fair  figures  and  colder weather 
will help all around.
Rice is in  better request  for  domestic, 
and prices rule firm.  Foreign, also,  is in 
improved demand  at good rates  and quo­
tations recently made  seem  high,  when 
compared with previous years.
Canned goods  are  selling  fairly  well, 
especially  among  jobbers,  yet  there  is 
plenty of room  for  improvement.  Some 
liberal  sales  of  New  York  corn  have 
been made at a wide range,  said  to  vary 
from 60 to 85c.  Tomatoes  have  sold  in 
an everyday manner and prices  show  no 
variation  from  those  of  a  week  ago. 
Del.  and  N.  J.  bring  80@Soc;  Md.,  75 
@80c.
The butter market is dull  and  the  de­
mand is very limited.  There  is  a  large 
accumulation  of  under  grades. 
The 
range is from 21  to 25c, which is  top.
Trade in jobbing  circles  is  not  quite 
up to anticipations.  This  is,  also,  true 
of  other  lines  than  groceries,  notably 
hardware.  The  activity  displayed  a 
month  ago  hardly  keeps  up.  Retail 
trade is good and I am told  that  it  com­
pares  favorably  with  any  past  year. 
Politics rage more than  business  and we 
won’t be happy until the  battle  is  over.

Pork—Dull  and  weak.  Packers  say 
they cannot  pack  with  hogs  at  present 
prices  and  pork  on  the decline.  When 
hogs get  down  to  a  fair  packing  busis 
business will  improve and  prices go  up. 
Business  in  the  local  market  for  the 
week is reported as fair.  Enquiries have 
been  numerous 
frequent. 
There is little  encouragement  for  push, 
as  prices are still tending downward.

and  sales 

20

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

N ew s  from   th e   M etropolis— Index  of 

th e   M arkets.

Special Correspondence

N e w   Y o r k ,  Oct.  19—The  death  at 
Weisbadeu, Germany, on Thursday, of J. 
K.  Armsby caused a  deep  feeling  of  re­
gret all  through the  trade,  for  no  man 
was  better  known  than  he, nor had one 
more friends, 
lie seemed at home every­
where,  and he has been  known  here  for 
so  many  years  that his  death will come 
as a  personal  bereavement  to  hundreds 
of people.  He was a man of indomitable 
pluck,  and seemed never to  give  way  to 1 
trouble,  of  which  he  had his full  share, j 
He always looked on  the  bright  side  of' 
life,  and,  now that  he is gone,  it will  be 
many a day before  he will be  lost to  the 
memory of the trade in  this citv.
Six of the pictures  seized by  Mr. Com­
stock at the store  of  a  small  dealer  on 
Sixth avenue the  other day are  precisely 
similar to  engravings  which  have  for  a 
long time adorned the walls of the Metro­
politan  Museum  of  Art.  They  are 
copies of famous  “nudes”  which are  ex­
hibited in  the  public  galleries  of  Paris. 
The  dealer  whom Mr. Comstock arrested 
brought  these facts to the great man’s at­
tention,  but that  person announced  that 
the plea of the  dealer had  nothing what­
ever to do  with  the  question.  Then  he 
lugged  the  dealer  off  to court,  arriving 
there  some  hours  after  court  had  ad­
journed,  and euded by locking his victim 
up  all night in a police station.  As time 
advances the mystery of Comstock’s pow­
ers and  autocratic  rule  in  America  in­
creases in depth,  width and volume.
It has  become  a  recognized  fact  that 
our  fashions  for  men  are  taken almost 
without change from London, and on that 
account it may  be stated  that  there  will 
be an outburst of  brilliantly  hued  neck­
ties  in  this city  during the winter,  very 
much in contrast with the sober hues that 
have prevailed  during  the  past  season. 
Tourists returning from London say that 
never in all  their travels  have they  seen 
anything  that  quite  equalled  the  bril­
liancy of the neckwear of  the  contempo­
raneous London swell.  There is  a  color 
craze  there,  of  unrestrained  virulence. 
Scarlet and  vivid blue  ties predominate, 
and as the waistcoats  are still  cut rather 
low,  there is a blaze of color beneath  the 
chin of every man in London who aspires 
to anything approaching  sweldom.

The  late  hurricane  ia  the  Mexican 
Gulf played havoc with the  red  snapper 
Heet, destroying a  number of vessels and 
drowning  many  fishermen.  Advices  to 
E. G. Blackford from Pensacola, the chief 
depot for these  popular fish,  say  that  it 
is  hoped  to  resume  shipments of them, 
temporarily shut off,  within a  few  days. 
At  present  there are no red snappers  in 
market.
Live carp are to be  had in Fulton Mar­
ket  for  20  cents  a  pound.  They  are 
sought after almost  entirely by  the  Ger­
mans.  These  fish  come  from a pond on 
Long Island,  which was the first pond  in 
this  country  stocked  with  carp  by  the 
fctate  Fish  Commission.  The fish weigh 
from five to twelve pounds.
About 70,000  pounds  of  halibut  have 
been  received  in  this  city  and  Boston 
from Vancouver, on  Puget  Sound.  The 
shipment of these fish  from the Pacific is 
steadily growing  in  volume  every  year, j 
Bluefish  retail  at  15  cents  a  pound. 
Their season is  nearly  over,  but the  fish 
caught now are  the fattest  and  finest  to 
be  found  throughout  the  year.  They 
feed  on  menhaden  voraciously,  often 
swallowing  a  big  menhaden  a foot long 
at one gulp.
Importers of Valencia raisins have  the 
blues  to  a  greater  extent  than  ever, 
l rices,  as  compared  with  California, are 
not enough  lower  to make it  any object. 
Demand is moderate,  not only for raisins, 
but for  the  entire  line  of  dried  fruits. 
French  prunes  are  selling  rather  more 
freely than Californian,  but this  is  sim­
ply  by  reason  of an advantage in price. 
As low as 5J£c,  it is  said,  has  been  ac­
cepted for the four sizes to arrive.
Foreign  green  fruits  are  dull,  and 
lemons are  moving very  slowly,  indeed, 
although stocks are light  and not a great 
amount  on  the  way.  Jamaica  oranges 
are worth from 82.25(32.50  per box or  86 
per bbl.

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J a y .

S aginaw   Com ing  to   G rand  R apids  in 

Full  Force.

this 

learned  before 

Sal i n  a w ,  E.  S ,  Oct.  16—You  have 
probably 
letter 
reaches you of the  action  taken  by  Post 
F at our  meeting Saturday  evening, Oct. 
13,  but,  for fear that you have not,  1 will 
say  that,  at  a  large  and  enthusiastic 
meeting,  it  was  unanimously  agreed  to 
endorse the following  ticket at  the  com­
ing annual election of our Association:
President—Major  R.  W.  Jacklin,  of 
Detroit.
Secretary—Geo.  F.  Owen,  of  Grand 
Rapids.
Treasurer—Geo. A.  Reynolds,  of  Sag­
inaw.
Our boys seem quite  enthusiastic  over 
this ticket.  They do  not wish  it  consid­
ered a “slate,” to  be forced through,  but 
it is their undivided  opinion of  the  best 
course  to  pursue  for  the  benefit of the 
Association.
You may counton our coming to Grand 
Rapids quite  strong;  for we  shall proba­
bly arrange for a special train giving free 
transportation for all our members,  as we 
have something over8300 in the treasury, 
which can  be used for  this  purpose,  and 
possibly we may also bring a band.

Yours  Fraternally,

G e o .  A .  R e y n o l d s .

For your winter  supply of  onions  and 

apples write Henry  J. Vinkemulder.

Bananas—The trade seems to  be  very 
slow about taking  hold  of  them  again, 
and  the  local  commission  men  who or­
dered  liberally  in  anticipation  of  a re­
vival  of  interest  and  orders  have been 
compelled  to  dispose  of  considerable 
over-ripe fruit at a loss.  The  market  is 
well  cleaned  up  now  and  one  car at a 
time will  be about the limit  of  stock  to 
be kept on hand for a few months.

Lemons—Continue to sell slowly.  The 
quality  is  none  too  good,  which is in a 
measure  responsible  for  the  light  de­
mand.  Several  local dealers have  taken 
hold,  in a small way, of  Florida  lemons, 
but the main  objection  to  them  just  at 
present is  greenness.  The  new  cutting 
of Sicily fruit will be with  us by the  lat­
ter part of November and  we hope to see 
a great improvement in quality.

Oranges—The Florida orange has again 
made its appearance in our market.  The 
first car  of the  season  arrived  Saturday 
last  and  the  fruit  proved  to  be  thin 
skinned,  heavier and  much  sweeter  and 
better flavored than was  to  be  expected 
from its green color.  That is the trouble 
with the  first  cutting—the  growers  and 
middlemen  who  manipulate  the  crop 
seek to crowd the fruit into market a full 
month  before  it  is  matured,  and  a big 
kick on “green fruit”  is made  by  retail­
ers for five or  six  weeks  following  first 
arrivals.  The  fruit  in  our  market  is

fairly  well colored and  holders  are  has­
tening  it  by  applying  all  the  heat  the 
goods will  stand.  Every  shipment from 
now on will  be better than  its  predeces­
sor  and  prices  will  probably  be  some­
what lower.

Fish—Trout  is  a  little  lower.  Other 

lines are unchanged.

Chas E.  Olney  (Olney &  Judson Grocer 
Co.)  and  family are  expected  home from 
Thompson,  Conn.,  Wednesday.  They 
will  remain  here  about  three  weeks, 
when they  will  proceed  to  their  winter 
residence at Los Angeles, Cal.

“Do you keep sugar In your store?” 
“ Well, not w hen  I can sell  it, d ear,” 

Inquired a  pretty child.
The grocer said, and smiled.

P R O V IS IO N S .

The G rand Rapids  P acking  and Provision Co 

quotes as follow s:

FO R K   IK   B A R R E L S.
Mess.......................................  
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Short c u t ........................................................
E xtra clear pig, short c u t ....................
E xtra clear,  h ea v y ...................................
Clear, fa t  b ac k ...........................................
Boston clear, short c u t..........................
Ciear back, s h o rtc u t.........................
Standard clear, short cut, b est. . . .

SAUSAGE.

Pork, lin k s.............................................
B oloena..............................................
Tongue  ...................................................
Blood ........................................
H ead c h e e se ..................................................
Sum m er..............................................
P ran k fu rts .......................................................

15  00
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16  00
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K ettle  R endered .....................................
G ra n g e r...........................................................
F a m ily ...............................................................
C om pound ......................................................
C ottolene... 
50 lb. Tins, 14c advance.
20 lb.  pails, He 
10 lb. 
£ c  
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51b. 
31b. 
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E x tra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s .............................. 7 75
7  7S
E x tra Mess, Chicago p acking ..........................  
Boneless, rum p butts................................  
in  ts
Hams, average 20 lb s ..................................... 
11
16 lb s ......................................................11J4
12 to 14 lb s ............................................n i i
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S houlders................................................ 
B reakfast Bacon  boneless................
Dried beef, ham  prices................

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

s h o r e d   h e a t s —Canvassed or P lain.

BEEF  IN   BARRELS.

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DRY  SALT  MEATS.

Long Clears, h ea v y ...............................
Briskets,  m edium ............................
lig h t......................................
B u tts..................................
D .  S.  Bellies...........................................
F at Backs...............................................
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H alf  b arrels...............................
Q uarter barrels.....................................
K its ..................................

Kits, honeycom b...........................
Kits, p re m iu m ..................................

T R IP E .

----------- 3  50
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85

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E n g r a v i n g   o f

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Send us a photograph  and tell us what 
changes you  may  wish  in  the  view  ar­
rangement  of  signs,  etc.  (we  can  make 
any  changes),  and it will surprise you at 
how low a price we  can  make  it  and  do 
the finest  work.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

Grand  Rapids,  flich.

Muskegon  Bakery  Crackers

(U n ite d   S ta te s   B a k i n g   C o .)

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

There are a great many  Butter Crackres  >»n  the  Market—only 

one can  he  best—that is  the original

Muskegon
Bakery
Butter
Cracker.

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

Nine
Other
Great
Specialties
Are

Muskegon  Toast, 
Ro-. a l  Fruit  Biscuit, 
M uskegon  Frosted  Honey, 
Ie- d  Cocoa  Honey  Jumbles, 
Jelly  T urnovers, 
Ginger  Snaps, 
Hom e-M ade  Snaps, 
Muskegon  Branch, 
Mlik  Lunch 

ALWAYS
ASK
YOUR
GROCER
FOR
ftUSKEOON
BAKERY’S
CAKES  and
CRACKERS

Oysters
ANCHOR  BRAND

OLD  RELIABLE

All orders receive  prompt  attention  at 

lowest  market  price.

See quotations in P rice C urrent.

B.  J .  D B T T B N T H A B B R .

117  and  119  Monroe  St„  Grand  Ranids.

H Hunting Season

is  upon  us

U n ite d   S t a le s   B a k in s:  Co.
Muskegon,
Mich.

LAWRENCE  DEPEW,  Acting  Manager,

A.re  You  Selling

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NOT,  W H Y   N O TV

We  are  agents  f<-r  all 

tin- 

leading 

lines  of  Guns and 

Ammunition.

Winchester,  Marlin,  Remington  anti  Colt’s  Guns 

always  in  stock.

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

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Sold  by  all  Grand  Rapids  Wholesale  Grocers  and
T H E   P U T N A M   C A N D Y   CO.

it  Has No

nore  caen  year.

We  know  it  because  v/e  s 
The  jobber  sells  more !
The  Retailer  sells  m ore!
The  Consumer  buys  m ore!
The  Babies  cry  for  more,  and  more  mothers  write  us 

stating  that  the

Gait Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk

Is  unequalled  as  a  food  for  infants.

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I t   P a y s  tO   H andle  S u c h   Goods 

For  Quotations  See  Price  Columns

FOR CHRISTMAS

Send  for Our 
Assorted  Package List 
of  Dolls.

H.  L E O N A R D ^  &   S O A S ,   G ra n d   R a p id s ,  M ich ,

¿end  for  Our 
Assorted  Package  List 
of General Fancy Goods

Assortment contains  samples  of  every 
leading  staple  in  our  lines  of  Vases, 
Fruit  Plates,  Cups and  Saucers,  Mugs, 
Cake  Plates,  Sauce  Pla*es,  Moustache 
Cups,  Kose  Bowls.  China  Limb  Dolls, 
Kid  Body Dolls,  Patent  Washable  Dolls, 
Toy  Tea  Sets,  Toy  Watches.  Banks, 
Cradles  and  many  other  novelties  that 
will  please and  interest  your  customers.
Our new prices make it the  largest  as­
sortment  that  has  ever  been  offered  to 
the trade.
Send  for Our 
Assorted  Package  List 
of  Iron  Toys.

915

As Horses,  Wagons, Hose  Carts, Steam 
Engines,  Hook  and  Ladder  Trucks,  Ex­
press Carts,  Etc.,  Etc.,  to  retail  at  from 
50  cents  to  SI  each.  Absolutely  inde­
structible.
end  for  Our 
lew  Holiday 
atalogue 
From this you can make  up  an  assort- 
lent  that  cannot  fail  to  suit.  Prices 
rere never so low as this season and  our 
ssortment never so  great.

New  Tariff  Prices.

.Since  the  New  Tariff  Bill  became a law,  we  have opened  up many  hundred 
cases of China,  Earthenware and Glassware,  making  a  grand  assortment  of  good 
selling

Christmas  Novelties and  Holiday  Goods

all  at  the  NEW  TARIFF PRICES.  This means a very  large difference,  a differ­
ence that cannot  fail  to be noticed  by the retailer and consumer.  You can  sell  this 
line  at  a  good  profit.  Clear  off  a  “slow” counter aud make a display.  Our line 
will sell itself. 

If you cannot come to this market and  make your selection

LET  US  USE  OUR  JUDGMENT.

For  $35.00 We will send you a general  assortment  of china,  dolls, 
vases, cups and  saucers,  mugs, child’s plates, child’s tea 
sets,  etc., etc.,  to retail from 5 cents to 25  cents.

For  $50.00 We will send you  a larger assortment of  similar goods 
but adding many novelties from our assortment  that  we 
have  proved  to  be  first  class  stock.  We never experi­
ment  with these orders.  We use the  best  judgment  we 
have in making a selection.

Terms:

All  bills to merchants of approved  credit  payable  net 
Jan.  1,  1895.  On  bills  sold  prior to  November 1st. we 
will allow an extra  discount  on  all  Holiday  Goods  (as 
per  our  catalogue)  of Five Per Cent if paid  by  Nov.  10. 
1894.  We do this to spread our business over the  month 
of  October,  instead  of  having  it  all at ouce in Novem­
ber  and  December.  After Nov.  1,  all  bills due net .Ian- 
1, 1895.  Subject  to 2 per cent,  if paid  within  ten  days 
from date.

The assortment contains  all  varieties, 
to  retail  from 5 cents  to  50  cents;  witt 
two  or  three  to  sell  at  SI.  Our  direc 
importations  enable  us  to  give  you  a; 
beautiful display at  prices as low as  anj 
house East or  West.
Send  for  Our Assorted 
Package  List of  Picture 
Books and  Paper  Dolls.

To retail  from  1  cent to 25 cents

Send  for Our 
Assorted Package  List  of 
Iron  Trains.

Absolutely indestructible.  Never fails 

to delight the parents and children.

It  includes

You should  see in  person  our  extraor­
dinary display of staple  lines this season 
for Holiday  trade. 
Sleds,
Coasters,
Skates,
Rocking  Horses,
Plush and Wooden  Boxes,
Celluloid  Novelties,
Baskets, Albums,
Silverware Novelties,
Window Pieces.
Box Paper,
Stationery and Sundries.

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