GBAND  R A PID S,  NOVEM BER  7,  1894. 

NO.  581

Established 1876
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GRAND  <1P1DS.

VOL. XIX 

EDWARD A  MOSELEY, 
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M O SELEY   BROS.

SEEDS,  BEANS,  PEAS,  POTATOES,  ORANGES  and  LEMONS.

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VOL.. XII,

GRAND  R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  NOVEM BER  7,  1894.

NO.  581

Tour  Bank Account Solicited.

Kelt W l H j  BaiK,

02243234
GRAND  RAPIDS  ,MICH.
Henbt  Idema, Vice-Pres.

Jno.  A.  Covode  Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Verdier,  Cashier.

K. Vah Hof, Ass’tC’s’r. 

Transacts a General Banking  Business. 

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Sayings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

J  no. A. Coyode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee 
J . A. S. Verdier.

Deposits  Exceed  One  Million  Dollars.

WHO  STOPPED  THE  STAGE?

Old Dabbs  rode  slowly  up  the  trail. 
The heat of the  sun,  reflected  from  the 
baked earth and  superheated  granite  of 
the  hillsides,  shimmered  in  waves  of 
shell-like tint all about.  The dust raised 
by the shambling hoofs of  the  old  clay- 
bank mustang he bestrode  hong in  thick 
suffocating clouds in the deadly  still air. 
The  silence  was  intense—not  a  bird, 
animal  or  insect  seemed  alive.  The 
whole world was  baked into silent indif­
ference,  and Dabbs himself  was stunned 
by  a  shock,  the  reality  of  which  had 
never seemed possible to  his  unsophisti­
cated mind.

Forty  years  before  he  had  made  his 
way across the plains to  California  from 
his native Tennessee,  and  cast in his lot, 
as  so  many  others  had  done, 
in  that 
devil’s  race  for  gold.  He  never  could 
keep his when he had  any,  however,  and 
so, in spite of  better  luck  than  most  of 
those in the diggings,  he  found  himself, 
when the  placers  had been  despoiled of 
the cream  of  their  treasure,  as  poor  a 
man as when he first crossed  the Sierras. 
With  ambition  dead  he 
turned  his 
face to the mountains—for he was moun­
tain bred—and sought  a  spot  in  which 
he might build for himself a  cabin  near 
a spring, and possess a few acres of  bot­
tom land to raise  “truck”  upon;  for  the 
rest, his rifle and traps would suffice.

He found such  a spot  with  but  little 
trouble,  and in a few years it was known 
far and wide as Dabbs’ ranch.  The only 
thing to  complete  a  home  there  was  a 
woman,  and her he  found,  also,  and  in 
the  course of years  there  came  to  this 
pair a child—a girl baby. 
In  his  secret 
soul Dabbs thought it  the  most  marvel­
ously miraculous  interposition  of  Prov­
idence  ever  known 
that  he,  such  a 
horny-handed, seamed and scarred son of 
Anak,  could be  the  father  of  this  wee 
creature  with  eyes 
like  wet  violets, 
creamy satin  skin,  spun  gold  for  hair, 
and  limbs  molded  on  the  model  of  a 
pocket  Venus.  He  worshipped  her 
openly,  mourning much at the loss of the 
mother whose life went out a  few  years 
after Starr (for thus he named her) came 
into the world;  but it was  more  for  the 
child’s sake than for its mother’s.

Then one of those mining  booms  that 
follow the discovery  of  new  gold  fields 
in the mountains  occurred  near Dabbs,’ 
and, as the ranch was on the  main  trail 
leading to the mines  (and was  one of the 
few fertile spots, with  its  never  failing 
spring,  in many weary miles  of  desert), 
it was made a stage station,  and  the  old 
man reaped a rich harvest from  his little 
orchard  and  garden.  This  time  the 
money was hoarded as  a sacred trust for 
Starr, and sent down in the  treasure box 
of the express company to a bank  at San 
Francisco for safe keeping. 
In a year or 
so the diggings  failed,  and  the  tide  of 
dusty, travel-worn  gold  hunters  sought 
other fields;  but settlements  had  sprung 
up in the  country  beyond  Dabbs’,  and 
the stage company still  ran  a  line  over 
the road.  The little ranch  sufficed  still 
for Dabbs and Starr.

One day,  however,  the old man learned 
that the bank  he  had  entrusted  Starr’s 
money to had closed its  doors,  and  that 
he would never  see the coin again.  The 
news  of  the  misfortune  almost  killed 
him,  but he pulled  himself  together  for 
the child’s sake.  In a little while he was 
almost the same  cherry  giant he had al­
ways beeD,  and,  now  that  Starr  had be* 
come a woman (she  was  fifteen),  he  be­
gan to make plans  for  her  futnre.  She 
would marry, of course,  but she must be 
independent,  and  the  little  ranch  was 
growing more  and  more  valuable  every 
year;  the spring was  the  only  available 
water supply in many leagues  of grazing 
country, and since by this  time  the  dis­
trict had been given over to cattle ranch­
ing,  the old man’s income had  materially 
increased from his water right.

But one evil  day  the  stage  line  cast 
envious  eyes  upon  the  ranch with  the 
spring.  They  offered  to  buy 
it,  and 
Dabbs laughed at  them. 
It  was  Starr’s 
—all he had to  give  her.  The  men  ar­
gued that the sum they  were  willing  to 
give would return at interest  as great an 
income as the spring,  but  Dabbs’  confi­
dence in the power of money to  earn  in­
terest  had  been  shaken  by  the  bank 
failure,  and the spring was always snre— 
it never closed Its  doors.  But  the  com­
pany  was determined  to have that spring, 
and  the  lawyers  found  ready  flaws  in 
poor  Dabbs’ 
title.  After  long  weary 
months of litigation  the  courts  decided 
that  the  spring  belonged  to  some  one 
who was willing to sell to  the  company, 
and  that  Dabbs  was  a  trespasser  and 
must get off the land.
*  

*  

*

Dabbs was now on his  way home from 
the county town where  the  trial  of  the 
cause had  been  held.  His  lawyers  had 
swallowed up all the savings of the years 
that followed the unfortunate  failure  of 
the bank, and he and Starr were “broke” 
—“stun  bruk,”  he called it.

They  were  nearing  the  ranch  now. 
The claybank  pricked  np  his  ears  and 
started into a lope.  Dabbs  polled  him­
self together  with  a  mighty  effort;  he 
would not tell Starr yet.  He had a little 
present for  her  in  his  saddle  bag;  he 
never  came  home  without  something— 
no matter how  trivial—for  her,  and  he 
knew  she  wonld  be  watching  for  him 
somewhere along the trail.  As  the clay- 
bank rounded  an abrupt  corner  of  jut­
ting rock there was a whoop,  the slash of 
a whip across a  horse’s  dank  and  Starr 
was loping alongside on  her  pony.  One 
might have taken the girl  to  be  a  mere 
child,  so small she seemed,  but  that  the 
delicately  rounded  curves  through  the 
close fitting habit of coarse  jean  showed 
a woman, exquisitely proportioned.  She 
sat her  blueskin  as  only  one  who  has 
lived in the  saddle  can.  A  black  som­
brero,  gay with gold bullion, shaded  her 
face;  the  golden  hair  was  in  striking 
contrast to the black eyebrows;  the  eyes 
were of  that  velvety violet  that  shades 
to black, and  her  olive  skin  was  wind 
and sun-kissed to a peachy  brilliancy  of 
coloring.  She urged the  blueskin  close

alongside her father’s pony,  and  nestled 
against him as they rode.  The  old  man 
said  nothing,  but,  leaning  his  massive 
head and shoulders down  to' her,  kissed 
her very tenderly.

The ponies were  on a  walk  now,  and 
the two rode  in  silence  for  some  little 
distance.  Suddenly the girl looked np at 
Dabbs  and  said,  “Busted,  dad?”  The 
old  man  nodded  before  he  bethought 
himself of his resolution not to  tell  her. 
“Darn them lawyers,  anyhow,” was  her 
reply  to the nod.  ; Her father, still silent, 
shook his head as if, in  expostulation  at 
the mild profanity, and  Starr continued, 
“Never you pester yourself,  dad;  me and 
you’ll git erlong spite o’ anythin’,  ’n’  ef 
Jim  Bulger  don’t  do  up  sum  o’  them 
fellers he needn’t cum  a  sparkin’  roun’ 
me no more.”

“Yer  see,  Starr,”  the  old  man  said, 
“’tain’t es ef I hed tuk th’ stuff ther cum* 
p’ny’d a giv me fer it ’n  the  fust  place; 
now,  we don’t  git  nuthin—dust  er lan’, 
er  spring—all  gone.”  There  was  a 
pathos 
the  last  words  that  went 
straight to the girl’s heart.

in 

“Pap,  yer  mustn’t  feel  so  knocked 
out,” she cried; ,“I’m yer  little  gal  yet, 
ain’t  I?  ’N’  ez  long’s  we  two  are lef’ 
we’ve got each other, ’n’ I’ll never marry 
Jim—never ez long’s yer feel  like  this,” 
and she nestled closer  to his  side,  while 
he  bent  and  kissed  her  again.  Then, 
with a sudden burst  of  spirit, she  cried 
out,  “Cum er long;  I’ll  run  yer  to  ther 
corral,”  and the next  moment  the  blue­
skin and claybank  were  galloping  neck 
and  neck  down  the  bill  to  the  ranch. 
They  were received at the door  by  “the 
widder,”  who  had  been  installed  by 
Dabbs as housekeeper  shortly  after  his 
wife’s  death.  No  one  ever  knew  of 
whom “the  widder”  was  the  relict. 
If 
Dabbs knew he never told any  one,  and 
he never  referred  to  her  save  as  “ the 
widder.”  She was  a  tall,  gaunt,  color­
less female with a weakness  for religion 
and ghosts—a  most  excellent  cook  and 
Starr’s slave.

“ We’re  just  plum  busted,  widder,” 
was Dabbs’ salutation,  “’n’ I’m powerful 
grub struck.”  The  “ widder”  promptly 
led the way to the living  room where the 
three sat  down  to  supper.  Dabbs  had 
begun to feel  an  odd  sense  of  comfort 
stealing over him;  he  could  not  explain 
why,  but in some mysterious way he felt 
that all  would yet be  right,  and  he  ate 
with  his  usual  appreciation  of 
the 
“ widder’s”  art.  After  he  had  finished 
his  meal  he  sat  smoking  on  the  little 
vine-clad porch  overlooking  the  valley. 
Starr was by his side,  one  hand  in  his, 
the  other  stroking  his  head  and  face 
while she talked to him  and  petted  him 
as  one  comforts  a  child.  As  the  sun 
sank behind the range  and  the  western 
sky blazed  with  color,  the  girl’s  heart 
was filled with intense  indignation  that 
the home  her  father  had  wrested  from 
the wilderness should be torn  from  him 
in his old age,  when it was dearer to him 
than ever.  As the  short  twilight  deep­
ened into night there was a  sudden  clat­
ter of hoofs down the trail, and  a  horse-

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man in  all  the  bravery  of  the  cowboy 
lover dashed up to the horse rail.

“Howdy, Jim,” said Dabbs,  in  answer 
to his visitor’s salutation;  “’iite  ’u’  cum 
er long ’n’ hev  supper.”

“Hed a gnaw a’ready,”  returned  Jim. 
“ Whar’s th’ gal?”  Starr had disappeared 
at his appearance.

“Oh, here I be,”  she  answered,  from 
the inner  darkness  of  the  house.  “ I’m 
goin’ for a bresh  across  th’  range,  Jim. 
’n’ yer kin cum.”

“Ail rite.”  was  the  laconic  response; 

“I’ll cinch th’  blueskin fer yer.”

-  He returned in a few moments  leading 
the pony  and found the  girl  kissing  her 
father  good-bye—something  so  unusual 
for her to do that  he wondered  silently, 
as  they  mounted  and  rode  off  up  the 
white  trail  in  the  dusk.  Their  ponies 
loped easily,  side by side,  aud  Starr told 
him of the  outcome  of  the suit  for  the 
ranch.  Jim  was the son  of  a  neighbor­
ing stockman and  had  a  tidy  bunch  of 
cattle himself.  He and  Starr  had  been 
sweethearts since slje was  twelve and  he 
sixteen,  and  they were to have been mar­
ried the coming Christmas,  but  the  girl 
insisted  now that  she  would  not  leave 
her  father.  Jim  argued,  but to no pur­
pose;  she would  not  marry  him  unless 
her father could  in some way  regain  the 
ranch.

“But how kin he?”  asked poor Jim, all 
argument exhausted.  “Hev yer any plan, 
Starr?”

“Uv cou’se I hev,” she  replied loftily; 
“ but yer’ve got  to  hev  lots  o’  sand ter 
jine in, Jim  Bulger.”

“ What’s yer plan?  I’ll jine  in—never 

fear,” answered Jim.

She bent  toward  him  and  whispered 
close in his ear  a  few  rapid  sentences. 
The man straightened up  in  bis  saddle; 
his face was white  and  his  voice  husky
as he  almost shrieked,  “By-----yer don’t
mean it, Starr.”

She faced him  calm  and  pitiless,  her 
scornful  eyes  looking  him  contemptu­
ously through and through.

“ Yer kin  bet I do  mean  it,  Jim  Bul­
ger,  but  we  don’t  want no  cowards  ’n’ 
this yer deal, ’n’ I reckin I kin  count  on 
Pete DeBar ter  help  me  out,”  and  she 
turned her  pony’s  head  as  if  to  leave 
him.  He was at her side in a moment.

“No man on th’ range dar’ say  that  t’ 
me, Starr, ’n’ yer know it,”  he hissed,  as 
his hand caught her  bridle  close  to  the 
bit;  “I’m in this yer deal  ter th’ turn.” 

“An’  I’m  with  yer,  Jim,”  she  whis­
pered,  and, as his arm  went  round  her, 
she kissed him full on the mouth.

The  up  stage, carrying  two  or  three 
passengers,  the mails and  the company’s 
treasure box,  was due at  Dabbs’ at  9:30; 
but that night it was late, for as it neared 
the  ranch,  just  at  the  top  of  a  steep 
grade,  there came a stern voice  from the 
roadside:  “Hands up!  Throw  out  that 
box—both  of  ’em—dummy 
the 
right  one—no 
foolin’—drive  on”—
and the deed was done.

an’ 

Jim  Bulger  and  Starr  returned  from 
their ride just before the stage pulled up 
at the office, and they led the  search  for 
the highwaymen,  but there was  no  trace 
of them.  The  dummy  lay  in  the  road 
where it had fallen,  but the treasure box 
had disappeared.  The dusty trail,  trod­
den  by innumerable hoofs and footprints, 
told no tales,  and  when  the  company’s 
detectives  came  up  from  the  city they 
were  quite  as  much  mystified  as  any­
one else.

There  was  the  stolen  money—every

dollar of  it!

The girl refused any  reward  save  the 
return to her  father  of  the  ranch,  and 
immunity  from  publicity.  The  matter 
was to be a secret to all save  herself and 
the company—not even  Dabbs was to be 
told of it—and no  questions  were  to  be 
asked as to how the money came into her 
possession.

The great man  willingly promised, and 
Starr carried away  with  her  a  letter  to 
her father which was a  promise  to  him 
from the company to put the  deeds  con­
firming  his title to  the  ranch  on  record 
within forty-eight hours.

There  was  a  wedding  at  Dabbs’  on 
Christmas Day,  and the  bride’s gift from 
the company was a check for  the amount 
of the reward offered for  the recovery of 
the stolen money.  The  amount  of  that 
check,  with interest added, stands to Mrs 
Jim Bulger’s  credit  to  this  day  in  the 
company’s bank at San Francisco.

G e o .  Ch a s.  B b o o k e.

The  Kicking:  End  of a Boycott.

With a boycott, as  with a  mule,  there 
are two terminals enclosed  in  the  same 
hide. 
In the case of the gentleman  with 
long ears,  if we deny  him  his  oats  and 
refuse him his fodder,  he is likely  to  re­
taliate with the steam  hammers  kept  in 
reserve at the other end of  his  anatomy.
In this sense  the  boycott  and  the  mule 
are similar in  their  habits,  the  kicking 
returns being as certain in one case as in 
the other.  What is generally understood 
as a boycott is a  travesty on what,  in  its 
true and undemoralized  sense,  is simply 
an act of  self-protection.  For  purposes 
of sanitation and  the  protection  of  the 
public health  we report a  choked  sewer 
or a dead dog, and placard the door  of  a 
house where a contagious disease  is con­
suming the life of  an  inmate.  A  shoe­
maker who sells pasteboard  for  leather, 
a milkman  whose  cow  is  a  hydrant,  a 
purveyor  whose  sugar  is  sanded,  and 
whose butter has had neither  cream  nor 
churn in its  experience,  a  clothier  who 
sells shoddy for cloth,  and a  doctor  who I 
kills more than he cures—all  these  gen­
tlemen and others of the same  family,  as j satisfied,

T H E   MIGHX6AJST  TRAJDESMA-ET.
The  company  offered  a  large  reward 
for the capture of the robbers or  the  re 
covery of the money.  There had  been i 
large  sum in currency  in  the  box  that 
night which  was  sent  up  to  some  men 
who were buying  a  great  mining  prop 
erty, and the company  did  not  like  the 
idea of making  it  good.  Weeks passed 
absolutely nothing in the way  of  a  clue 
was found,  and  the  company  had  con 
eluded  to write the  loss  off  their  book: 
when a very surprising  thing  happened, 
The president of  the  company  sat  ir 
his private office one morning,  when  one 
of their most  trusted  detectives  entered 
and asked permission  to  introduce  Miss 
Dabbs, the daughter of the  old  chap  up 
country that they had had so  much trou­
ble with.  The  great  man  was  pleased 
to think that one  bucolic  mind  at  least 
had been impressed  with a  proper  sense 
of his importance,  and he puffed  out  his 
chest,  buttoned his coat across  it and or­
dered her  shown  in.  Starr  entered  as 
nonchalantly as though  sb£ were  accus­
tomed  to  interviewing  bank  presidents 
every  day  in  the  week.  She  took  the 
chair offered  her,  and,  placing  a  small 
valise on the table,  opened  it  and  gave 
the  president  of  that  company  a  sur­
prise  from  which  he  will  never  alto­
gether recover.

the wool is peeled off the wolf,  it  is  not 
an iniquity  but  a  duty  to  expose  and 
leave out in  the  cold.  The  same  logic 
and the same law  operates  in  industrial 
matters.  When  men  squeeze  labor  as 
they do a lemon, and grind it as  they  do 
grist,  when,  for personal  greed  and  ab­
normal lust for  gain,  they  drive  toilers 
like cattle,  and  reduce  their  means  of 
living 
to  stale  bread  aud  the  thinly- 
dressed  ribs  of  a  herring,  it  is  no sin, 
either in the face of God  or  against  the 
rights of man,  to  chalk  their  names  on 
the public  blackboard,  leaving  the  pub­
lic,  however,  to do as they please in  buy­
ing pies for Dives, or finding a soup  bone 
for Lazarus.  This,  however, is  far  dif­
ferent from an organized  conspiracy,  by 
which  the  man  who  will  not  toe  the 
chalk line established  by  a  union  dem­
agogue is  deliberately damaged or ruined 
n business by a gang of organized  plun­
derers  who  abhor  labor  but  do  not 
shrink from incendiarism orassassinatiou. 
This  man  may  be  humane  and  just, 
clean-handed  in  his  busiuess  methods, 
aud,  all in all, a better  man  than  those 
who seek to intimidate and ruin him,  but 
f the clique,  or  a  labor  leader,  writes 
‘boycott” over his door,  he  is  sentenced 
to  the  business  guillotine,  where  the 
basket is ready for  his  head.  Here  the 
boycott becomes a  crime,  when  its  rea­
its  objects 
sons  are ’■insufficient  and 
purely partisan and  one-sided. 
It is not 
to be forgotten, as  it  too  often  is,  that 
the  local  or  personal  significance  on 
the surface of a  boycott  is  largely  illu­
sionary.  The  men directly interested in 
the boycott of a certain  industry are but 
a minority of  those affected  by  it.  The 
scorching  process  is  for  other  men’s 
kins as well as for their own.  There are 
trades and industries that run in groups, 
and are so vitally related that  a  boycott 
of one is practically a damage to all. 
In 
the building trades we  have  the  mason, 
carpenter,  brickmaker, 
lime  burner, 
hardware man,  painter,  plumber, glazer, 
etc.  They are links in  one  chain—snap 
one and where are the rest?  In  the coal 
mining industries we have a  ramification 
of interests that is practically beyond dis­
cernible limits,  from the  iron plant  that 
has to shut  down  to  the  washerwoman 
who has to laundry an extra pair of cuffs 
to cook  an  egg. 
In  the  transportation 
business we have  the whole  network  of 
traffic  disarranged and  broken,  from the 
shipper who loads  a  car  with  silver  to 
the farmer who ships a crate of  chickens 
or a firkin of butter.  This  affiliation  of 
interests is  sensitive,  and  a  pin  in  its 
flesh makes the whole  body  quiver. 
In 
this sense,  and  under these  conditions, 
we cannot hurt another  without  hurting 
ourselves,  and it is right here  we  get  at 
the kicking end of a boycott,  as the term 
is understood.  No man  can drop a dead 
cat in a town well to  spite  his  neighbor 
without spoiling his own tea.

F b e d   W oodkow.

Last May  Queen Victoria  visited Man­
chester for three  hours to  open  the  new 
ship canal.  The bills for the celebration, 
amounting to 950,000, are  being  now  in­
vestigated.  Among the  items  is  one  of 
97,000  for  badges  for  the  City Council. 
At the banquet  they  ate  strawberries  at 
91.40 a pound,  asparagus at 91  a  bunch, 
and pineapples at 93 apiece. 
It cost 9110 
to look after the  Queen’s  horses aud car­
riages.  The  auditor  reported  that 
it 
looked  as  though  something  else  had 
been opened besides the canal.

The man who worships himself is easily

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

STIC K   C A N S T .

Cases 

“ 
“ 

Standard,  per  lb ..........
H.H  .................
Twist  ............
Boston  C ream .............
Cut  Loaf.......................
Extra  H  H....................

9
9

6*4
6*4
6*4

Bbls. Palls.
7)4
7*4
7*4
9

MIXED CANDY.

Bbls.
Standard.........................
..............  5*4
Leader.............................
...............5*4
Royal..............................
...............
Nobby 
.........................
................7*4
English  Rock................. ................7*4
Conserves  ......................
Broken Taffy  ................. .. baskets
Peanut Squares.............
“  8
French Creams...............
.........
Valley  Creams 
Midget, 30 lb.  baskets...
“ 
Modern. 301b. 
....
FANCY--In bnlk

Palls
6*4
6*4
8
8*4
8*4
8*4
8*4
9
9*4
13*4
..  9
• •  8*4
Palls
Lozenges,  plain..............
.  9
printed..........
-  &*4
Chocolate Drops.............
.  13
Chocolate Monumentals
13
Gum Drops......................
5*4
Moss Drops......................
8
Sour Drops......................
8*4
Imperials................... ..  .
10
Per Box
Lemon Drops.  .....................................................65
Sour Drops...............  
56
Peppermint Drops  ..............................................60
Chocolate Drops...................................................75
H. M. Chocolate  Drops  ......................................bO
Gum  Drops.....................................................4C@50
Licorice Drops..................................................l  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain.....................................................65
65
imperials...............  
60
Mottoes..................................................................70
Cream Bar.............................................  
65
Molasses  Bar........................................................55
..  85© 95
Hand Made  Creams.............  
Plain Creams.................................  .. 
...........80
Decorated Creams..................................... 
90
String  Rock..........................................................i5
Burnt Almonds.........................   .................... i  00
Wlntergreen  Berries........................................   CO
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes............................  34
51
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
28

f a n c y — In 5 lb.  boxes.

printed................. 

3 
2 

“ 
“ 

“ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARAM ELS.
 
 
ORANGES.

“ 
“ 

LEM ONS.

Fancy Brights. 126...........................   ............. 2 75
Fancy Brights, 150, 176. 205, 216...................  3 25
Gjlden Russets. 1.0,176, 20u, 216.................... 3 00
Floridas,  250....................................................... 4 00
Extra fancy 360,  Sorrentos  ...........................   4 50
Malagas,  4u0s .............  ........................  .........  4  50
Large bunches...................................................  t  75
Small bunches........................................   X  00@1  50
Figs, fancy  layers, 121b........................... 
201b ............................. 
I4t>.............................
Dates, P v d , 10-lb.  box............................. 
Persian. 50-lb.  box....................... 
1 lb Royals......................   .....................  7

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
“ 

...........................   ©

O TH ER   FO R EIG N   F R U 1T 8.

© 7*4
S3  5V4

“  50-lb.  “ 

BANANAS.

12
14

“ 
“ 

“ 

NU TS.

©

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Almonds, Tarragona................................  ©15
ivaca........................................   ©14
California.................. ............. 
Brazils, new...............................................  ©  8
Filberts......................................................  ©io
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................   ©12
©10

French........................................ 
Calif...........................................  ©12*4
Table  Nuts,  fancy...................................  &11%
© 10V4
choice................................  
Pecans. Texas, H.  P„  .............................  6  © 7*4
,   qo
Chestnuts................................................... 
Hickory Nuts per b u ................................
oocoanuts, full Bacxs...............................
Fancy, H.  P., Suns..................................  ©  5*4
“  Roasted.......................  ©  7
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..................................  © 5*4
44  Rrmwf 
a ij»
Roasted
Choice, H. P„  Extras..........
©©  6
“  Roasted

“ 
41 
“ 

“ 
41 
“ 

PEA N U TS.

FRESH   MEATS.

B E E F .

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

Carcass.......................................  ..............  5  ©  6
Fore  quarters............................................  3*4©  4*4
H indquarters...  ..........   . . . . __  
g  @ 7
Loins No. 3......................... 
s  ©10
§lbs--.................................................  © 8
fo u n d s ......................................................5  © 6
C hucks.....................................................3*4© 4*4
Plates...........................................................    ©  3jj
Dressed......................................................  5  @ 5*4
Loins 
754
Shoulders 
6*
Leaf Lard
9
Carcass..........................................................  © 5
Lambs.......................................................'  5*4© 61*
Carcass......................................................6  © 7*4

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

M UTTON.

PO R K .

T E A L .

OILS.

The Standard Oil Co  quotes as follows:

B A R R ELS.

Eocene.
8*4
XXX W. W.  Mich.  Headlight. 
N aptha....
...........    . . . . .   ©  6*4
Stove Gasoline....................................... 
<a  732
Cylinder  ....................................................  @3e'
5 ,nKine....................................................... 13  @21
Black, zero  test...............................................  
Black,  15 cold t e s t ........................... ' 
Eocene..................... 
.................... 
XXX W. W. Mich.  Headlight.  ...............  

f r o m  t a n k   w a g o n .

10
7
 

12

5

T H E   M IO H IS A H   T 'i
As it is,  with  competition in a state  of 
lunacy and the  golden  calf  a  presiding 
deity, the premiums hanging out like red 
ribands  at  a  state  fair  for  men  with 
sharpened wits  and dead  souls,  and  the 
thousand  and  one  conditions  that make 
integrity,  honesty  and  honor  a  misfor­
tune rather than a glory,  it is confessedly 
a problem and a struggle with the best of 
men  to so run their  business as  to  sleep 
without a regret and return to their busi­
ness without leaving  their  conscience  in 
a nightcap.

We are aware that it is easier to formu­
late an ideal than it is  to practically ma­
terialize it and that some very finely spun 
ethics that can gracefully decorate a pul­
pit or a book  shelf  fade like  rainbows in 
the stern  and  uncompromising  realities 
of business.

There  can,  however,  be  no  mistake 
that  a  lie  is  a  lie,  wherever  it is told; 
that  all  cheating  and  fraudulent  prac­
tices, no matter  how  big  their  salaries, 
are  as  criminal  with  a  merchant  or  a 
manufacturer as with  a  confidence  man 
or  the  unwashed  gentleman  who steals 
to buy beer or bread.

We must come down  to this plain  talk 
in  business  vernacular  and  practice,  or 
continue  the  old story  of honesty being 
at a discount.  We,  moreover,  believe it 
is a law as firm  as  the  everlasting  hills 
and  as  sure  as  the roll of the tides and 
the courses of the stars,  that in the  long 
run, 
integrity 
and clean-handed dealing in business are 
the best guarantees of success.

in  spite  of  all  odds, 

F r e d  W oodrow.

Low prices for wheat  have been a fact 
so long that the novelty  is  lost  and  no­
body is startled to hear the talk that quo­
tations are  the  lowest  on  record.  This 
is no doubt true in a way,  but  somebody 
has dug into the history  of Great Britain 
and finds that in 1597 English wheat sold 
as low as 16 cents per  bushel.  The  dif­
ference in the  value of  money, however, 
probably  accounts  for  the  low  figures 
three centuries ago.

WALTER BAKER & CO.

The  Largest 
M anufacturers Of

COCOA  and 

CHOCOLATE

IN   T H IS  COUNTRY«

have  received  from  the 
Judges  of the

W o rld ’s 
C olum bian  
E xposition
The Highest Awards
(Medals and Diplomas) 
on  each  of  the  following  articles, 
namely:
BREAKFAST  COCOA,
PREMIUM  NO.  I  CHOCOLATE, 
CERMAN  SWEET  CHOCOLATE, 
VANILLA  CHOCOLATE,
COCOA  BUTTER,

For “ purity of material,” “ excellent 
flavor,” and  “ uniform  even  composi­
tion.” 
80L D   BY  C ROCERS  EVERYWHERE.
W a lt er  B aker  &  Co.f

________

DORCHESTER,  MAS3.

[  iS.  51

STATE  AGENTS  FOR 

•I
The  Lycom ing  Rubber  Com pany, 
keep constantly on hand a 
full  and  complete  line  of 
these goods made from the 
purest  rubber.  They  are 
good style, good fitters aud 
give  tbe  best  satisfaction 
of any rubber  in  the  mar­
ket.  Our  line  of  Leather 
Boots  and  Sboes  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.

b

.

WORLD’S  F I   SOUVENIR  TICKETS

-

-

ONLY  A   F E W   LEFT.
.

Original set of four 
Complete set of ten  -

  25c 
50c
Order  quick or lose the opportunity of 
a  lifetime  to  secure these souvenirs at a 
nominal figure.  They will  be worth ten 
times present cost within five years. 
T r a d e s m a n  C o m p a n y ,

-

-

 

.

.

.

— IF  YOU  WISH AN

Engraving  of 

Your  Store.

«  % a  d pHRHIb

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

TR A D ESM A N   COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids,  nich.
W E   B U Y

Silniriei  and  Eiraporated

A jPPLES

HASTINGS & REMINGTON,

GUARD  R A P ID S ,  MICH.

t d  r r 1 r ' T Z  
-L  J_LiV_/a V   O  
Pay the best profit.  Order from your jobber

h e a d a c h e
POWDERS

' J 'H E Y A L E   S A Y

TRUTH  WILL  PREVAIL.

Integrity and Clean-Handed Dealing the 

Best Guarantee of Success.

Tricks in trade are without end and  so 
far as historical  dates go  without  nativ­
ity,  race  or  nation,  and like the gift of 
speech are as universal  as the children of 
Adam.  Their vocation  is not  limited  to 
any  respective  trade  or  calling.  They 
are  not  bigoted  or  exclusive  and  their 
adaptation  to  circumstances  surpasses 
that of an India rubber ball.

In sermons as in  sanded sugar;  in pol­
itics as in perfumery;  in press notices as 
in stump speeches;  in  the milk we drink 
and the bread we eat,  and in the raiment 
that has replaced  the apron  of Eden,  the 
art  of  deceiving  and  being  deceived  is 
ubiquitous.

It may or it may not be that we can en­
core  the  act  of  the  serpent  in  Adam’s 
apple tree with more grace and skill than 
our grandfathers,  but whether  or not,  it 
is beyond a  doubt,  we  have  as  much  of 
it as we can fairly carry.

It is a  mistake to  suppose that  we  are 
better  because  we  are  presumably 
brighter.  Education  is not  supposed  to 
sanctify  ingenuity,  nor  is  the  light  of 
science shining  only in  the paths  of vir­
tue.  We know more  end  we  sin  better 
and so far as tricks in trade are concerned 
we can  manipulate  the  wires  the  more 
easily by being the better posted.

There is more  in the  skin  of  an  edu­
cated rogue than could be crowded in the 
epidermis  of a  sperm  whale.  We  have 
also so far succeeded in calling things by 
their wrong  names,  that  so  far  as  our 
shelf morals go, the label on the bottle is 
perjury on its contents.

If we economize on the trutb in selling 
a horse or a pocket knife, the commercial 
fib, served up on a half shell, is known as 
‘business.”  If we  succeed  in making  a 
customer believe that  we are selling him 
goods at zero prices,  and  are  willing  to 
make  an  icicle  of ourselves to keep  his 
bones in a  genial  glow,  we  expand  our 
shirt fronts  with the  proud  satisfaction 
of being “smart.”

Moreover, if by  this  supple  and  well 
lubricated twist  in our  morals,  we  “get 
there,” as the saying  goes—that  is,  in  a 
suburban  residence,  and  in  the  upper 
crust  of  business  and  social  life—our 
critics are  few  and  our  admirers  many 
and at our decease when the curtain falls 
over the  comedy,  the  crowd  in  the  re­
served seats calls our life a “success.”

Of  course,  this  is  pure  humbug,  but 
when our moral optics are  out  of  order, 
a  crooked  stick may  seem to be straight 
and we  really cannot  discern  the  differ­
ence between a  toad’s eye and  a  planet.
This is not saying  by  any  means  that 
business  success  is  synonymous  with  a 
lapse in business integrity, or that a mer­
chant or a manufacturer  has  to  sell  his 
moral birthright for  a  mess  of  pottage. 
The  fact  is  that there  are thousands  of 
men  in  business  who  would  rejoice  to 
see the day dawn  on the  business  world 
when subterfuge and deception would be 
an abandoned  policy,  the  hands of  trade 
be  clean  and  a  white  conscience be  an 
element of success and  not  a  stumbling 
block.

“ It's  a s   g o o d   a s   S a p o lio "   w h e n   t h e y   t r y  
to  sell  y o u  
t h e ir   e x p e r im e n ts .  Y o u r  
o w n   g o o d   se n se   w ill  tell  y o u   t h a t   th 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.

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  n o t  th e   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 ta n t   a n d  
ju d ic io u s   a d v e r t is i n g  
b r in g   c u s t o m e r s   to  y o u r   s to re s   w h o s e  
v e r y   p r e s e n c e   c r e a te s   a  d e m a n d  
for 
o t h e r   articles.

JOBS  IN  RUBBERS!

Just  the  th in g   for

-  =  A  LEADER.

WRITE  FOR  NET  PRICE  LIST  BEFORE  THEY  ARE  ALL  GONE.

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

4

AROUND  THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS. 

Alpena—A.  F.  Dunlop  has  sold  his 

drug stock  to Thos.  Middlemas.

Mt.  Clemens—E.  H.  Connor,  of  the 

Moxon Liniment Co., has retired.

Escanaba—M.  Werner  has  purchased 

the harness stock of F.  D.  Clark.

Seneca—Bodine & Rothfuss succeed E. 

B. Smith in the grocery  business.

Lansing—C.  M. Caldwell  succeeds  W 

B. Cushing in the grocery  business.

Sidnaw—Ed.  Kaiser  succeeds  Harry 

Maker in the confectionery business 

Escanaba—Dineen & Manley have sold 

their hardware stock  to E.  Olson & Co.

Three Rivers—Stephen  Spear has pur 
chased the hardware stock of O.  P.  Slote 
succeeds 
Henry L.  Spindler  in  the  grocery  busi 
ness.

Saginaw—Chas.  Spindler 

North Branch—T.  H.  Lammiman  sue 
ceeds Chas.  E.  Wilcox in  the  meat  busi 
ness.

Flint—The  bakery  stock  of  N.  N. 
Davison has been closed on  chattel mort­
gage.

Crooked Lake—S. J. Martin has moved 
his grocery  stock  from  Farwell  to  this 
place.

Nashville—Mary E.  (Mrs.  D.)  Ashley 
is closing out her millinery  stock  at this 
place.

Corunna—Wismer  &  Co.  succeed  Geo. 
M.  Wismer  in the dry  goods  and  bazaar 
business.

Sturgis—Geo.  N.  Rich  succeeds Edwin 
A.  Breese &  Co.  in  the  coal  and  wood 
business.

New  Haven—J.  C.  Bentley  has  re­
moved his general  stock  from  Meade  to 
this place.

Port  Huron—W.  D.  Ragan  has  re­
moved  his grocery  stock from Saginaw to 
this  place.

Shelby—Arthur  M.  Hunter  has  re­
moved his grocery  stock  from  Muskegon 
to this place.

Petoskey—A.  M.  Coburn  has  pur. 
chased the book and  stationery  stock  of 
Geo. E.  Sprang.

North  Muskegon—Peter  Zalsman  has 
removed his grocery  stock  from  Muske 
gon to this place.

Gladstone—MacKinley  &  Shelley  sue 
ceed  McWilliams  &  MacKinley  in  the 
dry goods business.

Duck  Lake—M.  B.  Corey  succeeds 
Corey & Franklin  in  general  trade  and 
the drug business.

St.  Johns—Geo.  C.  Roberts  succeeds 
Place & Roberts  in the  bakery  and  con­
fectionery  business.

Fennville—H.  A.  McDonald is moving 
his stock of groceries and dry goods from 
Douglas to this place.

Saginaw—Solomon  &  Mann,  clothing 
dealers,  have dissolved,  Samuel Solomon 
continuing the business.

Pompeii—Doan  &  Peters,  dealers  in 
agricultural implements,  have  dissolved,
C.  R.  Peters succeeding.

Eaton  Rapids—Adams  M.  Whitehead 
and Scofield  &  Reeves  have  exchanged 
stores  aud  grocery  stocks.

North  Muskegon—A.  R.  Williams  has 
removed  his  grocery  stock  to  Fruita, 
Col.,  where he has resumed business.

Belding—R.  L.  Hale has  sold his  shoe 
stock  to  E.  R.  Spencer,  who  will  con­
tinue  the  business at  the same location.
succeeds
Drebin Bros,  in the  dry  goods,  clothing 
and  boot  and shoe business,  and has  re­
moved the  stock to Cadillac.

Harrietta—Harry  Drebin 

JL’-fciK   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Nashville—F.  J.  Feighner  has  sold 
his  shoe stock  to  Reynolds  Bros.,  who 
will  remove  the  goods  to Eaton  Rapids.
Belding—C.  W.  Ives  has  leased  a  va­
cant store building in  Traverse City  and 
will soon remove his  drug  stock  to  that 
place.

|
| case with most other  products,  the  price 
does not seem to improve.  Pine shingles 
are also  being  shipped  out  more  freely 
and  we  will  not go into winter quarters 
with any great  supply of  either  kind  on 
hand.

Freeport—Dr.  H. C.  Peckham  has sold 
his  drug  stock  to  Geo.  Northrup,  who 
will continue the business at the same lo­
cation.

Big  Rapids—J.  L.  Barker  has  pur­
chased the shoe  stock  of  M.  E.  Barker 
and he and  F.  C.  Barker  will  continue 
in general  trade under the  style  of  Bar 
ker Bros.

Reed City—Chas. T.  Kerry  has bec?me 
a convert to the cash  plan  of doing busi 
ness  and  announces  that,  on  and after 
Nov.  10,  no groceries will  go  out  of  hi 
store except for advance  payment.

Hart—J.  Riley Smith,  Ivers  Anderson 
and J.  D.  Hanmer have formed  a  copart 
nership under the style of  the  Michigan 
Meat Co.  for  the  purpose  of  embarking 
in the purchase and sale  of  cattle,  ship­
ping  mainly  to  the  Muskegon  market. 
Mr.  Smith will  look after  the  Muskegon 
end of  the  business  and  attend  to  the 
selling department generally.

It  is  said 

Hastings  (Banner)—Several  days  ago 
Sheriff  McKevitt  went  to Iowa to  arrest 
William  Otto,  formerly  of  Middleville. 
Mr. Otto was  a  member  of the hardware 
firm  of  Otto  Bros., * at  that  place.  Of 
plendid  ability,  possessing  the  entire 
confidence  of  all  and  doing  a  prosper­
ous  business,  his  future  looked  very 
bright. 
that  his  downfall 
was  caused  by a woman.  He is charged 
with  the  crime  of  forgery,  of  which  he 
is said to have  done  a  good  deal  in  and 
around  Middleville.  Last  spring  he 
was  arrested  in  Allegan for forgery  and 
also  was  arrested  here  for  disposing  of 
mortgaged  property.  He  was  released 
on  bail  and  skipped 
country. 
Word from Sheriff  McKevitt  brings  the 
news  that  Otto  left  the  place  in  Iowa 
the  morning  of  the  night  that  Sheriff 
McKevittt  arrived.  The  Sheriff  got 
track  of  him  again  in  Minnesota  and 
arrested  him  in  Albert  Lea,  Minnesota, 
and he is  now  in  jail  at  this  place.

the 

Detroit—Articles  of  association  have 
been filed by the  Universal Electric Con­
struction  Co.  The 
incorporators  are 
James  H.  Talbot,  William  R.  McLaren 
and Reginald A.  Brett.  The  amount  of 
the capital  stock  is  $25,000,  the  entire 
amount of which is represented  to  have 
been paid in.

Manistee—The McKillip & Co.  sawmill 
has shut down for the season.  They have 
been sawing by the  thousand most of the 
season and  have  about  exhausted  their 
supply  of  logs.  Mr.  Hopper  had  some 
stock of his  own  left  to  saw,  but  pre­
ferred  holding  it in the  log until  spring 
in hopes next season  will develop  better 
prices.

St. Joseph—The Big Four and the  Vau- 
dalia  Railways  have  purchased 
the 
stretch of land on the  north  side  of  the 
river and canal,  between  St. Joseph  and 
Benton Harbor, and will use it for an im­
mense lumber storage and  transfer yard. 
The tract  embraces 400  acres. 
It is said 
that the money  consideration  was  about 
$150,000.

Jackson—The statement in last week's 
paper to the  effect that the  Crown Paper 
Co.  had purchased the  broom  factory  of 
S.  W.  Phillips is not  absolutely  correct. 
The  business  was purchased by Smalley 
Bros.,  proprietors  of  the  Crown  Paper 
Co.,  who  will  operate  the  factory inde­
pendent of their paper business.

Ontonagon—Pliers  and  truckers  em­
ployed at the  Diamond  Match  Co.’s  two 
mills here went on a strike recently.  The 
mills stopped running  for a time,  but re- 
umed  operations 
later  with  auotber 
force of men, none  of the  strikers  being 
allowed  to  enter  the  mills  again  under 
any  pretext.  The outcome is very  unfor­
tunate for some of the men,  as they  have 
homes here,  with no prospect of securing 
employment.  The  trouble  was  due  en 
tirely to the interference of an idler,  who 
endeavored  to  act  the  part  of  walking 
delegate and dictate to the company.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Lufton—Bennett & Son have sold their 
shingle mill to the  Freude  Land & Lum­
ber  Co.  and  it  will  be  moved  to  Rose 
City.

Clarence—Hubbel  &  Cole,  of  Lake 
George,  have taken  a contract to cut and 
deliver here a large  quantity of shingles, 
lath  and  cedar  posts,  for  the  Clarence 
Lumber Co.

Grand Marais—The machinery  of  Col­
well’s shingle mill,  shipped from  Harris 
ville to this place,  has  arrived and is  be 
ing put into  a mill  frame erected for  its 
reception.

Gladstone—The  Buckeye  Stave  Co. 
will build a factory here  which  will  give 
employment to  130  men.  The  company 
has  purchased  25.000,000 feet of timber. 
Its plant will  consist of a  stave  factory, 
40x140,  saw  mill,  kilns,  sheds  and  ware­
houses.

Ludington—T.  R.  Lyon’s  north  saw­
mill  has been shut  down  for  the  season. 
It is probable  that the  present saws will 
be supplanted  by two  bands  daring  the 
winter,  with a capacity of 15,000,000 feet 
for the season.  Thus  cutting  the  Lyon 
pine would hold out about four years.

Manistee—The  demand 

cedar 
shingles still keeps good,  bat,  as  is  the

for 

Saginaw—Last week was  an  unevent 
ful one in lumber circles.  The campaign 
has somewhat  affected  trade,  and  while 
dealers all report 3ome  business there  is 
no rush.  There is a better movement by 
water,  but  this  does  not  represent  all 
new business, as  there is  a  considerable 
quantity sold during  the last  thirty days 
to  go  forward.  The  mills  which  have 
been  running  since  July  4  are  still  in 
operation,  and  shipments  do  not  keep 
pace with the accumulation  of stock. 
It 
is the prevailing idea that there will  be a 
still  further revival of  business after the 
elections.  The presence of  buyers  here 
from Chicago  and  the  shipment  of  25,- 
000.000  feet,  bought  on 
the  river  for 
western  markets,  will  materially  help 
out the trade,  as  heavy  shipments  from 
Canada  have  somewhat  cut  into 
the 
Michigan trade.

The Drug Market.

Opium has again advanced on  a report 

of damage to the growing crop.

Po. opium is also higher.
Morphia has advanced  10 cents.
Gum  assafoetida  is  scarce  for  prime 
and  has  advanced.  Higher  prices  are 
looked for.

Bi-Carb Soda has declined.
Canary seed is lower.

PRODUCE  MARKET

Apples—Dull and  slow of sale.  A  few  strag­
gling lots of Snows  continue  to  come  In,  com* 
manding $2 per bbl.  Greenings  are  scarce,  but 
ypies  and  Baldwins  are  in  ample  supply.  No 
one appears to have  nerve  enodgh  to  lay  in  a 
large stock, owing to fear that the price  may  go 
off or the demand  become  even  more  sluggish 
than it is at  present.

Beans—The market has sustained a  sharp  ad­
vance,  owing  to  the  bad  weather  interfering 
with the harvesting and threshing  of  the  crop. 
Handler ■ have advanced their  paying  price  for 
cleaned stock to $1.25 per bu., holding at $1.50 in 
carlots.

Butter—Best dairy Is scarce and  higher. 

It is 

held at !8d20c.  Creamery  23@24.

Beets—Washed bring 30c per  bu.  on  the  mar­

ket; unwashed  5c.

c abbage—The market price is 30c per  doz.  for 

small aud medium and 40c for large.

Cauliflowers—$1  per doz. for choice stock.
Celery—Is held by dealers at 12H J15c per  doz.
Egg Plant—The market price Is 75c per doz.
Eggs—Firm at 17@18cperdoz. for fresh, which 
ate scarce and grabbed  up  as  fast  as  they  ap­
pear on the market.  So far as  The Tradesman’s 
information  goes,  none  of  those  who  hold 
pickled or cold storage stock have yet permitted 
any of their goods to go on the  market,  as  they 
believe higher prices are in store for them  later 
on in the season.

Grapes—N. Y. Concords command 20c per 8 lb. 
basket.  All  Michigan  varieties  have  disap­
peared from the market.

Lettuce—!0c per lb.
Onions—Beds and  Danvers  command  35345c 
per b u   Movement is B lo w   and  unsatisfactory.

Parsnips—Grocers pay 40c per bu.
Parsley—25c per doz.
Potatoes—Handlers pay  40c  per  bu.  here  and 
30c at the principal Northern  buying  points,  al­
though  the  Oceana  county  buyers  have  been 
compelled to pay 35c in order to  get  supplies  of 
any quantity.  Grocers  who  have  laid  in  their 
winter stocks find  that  the  tubers, are  already 
rotting so badly that  they will have to be sorted 
over.  The tendency to unusual decay  is,  prob­
ably, due to the rapid manner in which  potatoes 
| grew  after  the  September  rains  came  and this 
defect in their keeping quality will  deter  many 
grocers from attempting to lay in  stocks  except 
for Immediate use  As large  buyers  decline  to 
pile up stocks, for the same  reason,  it  looks  as 
though  the  liability  of  loss  from  decay  will 
have to be borne by  the  grower,  who  will  find 
fewer potatoes when he comes to sell them  than 
he dug,  by a large percentage.  If this condition 
bolds over the States—and The T radesman  has 
information which leads it  to  believe  that  the 
same is true of Wisconsin—the price  of potatoes 
will be very high before another spring opens. 

Pears—Californias bring $2 per bu.  box.
Quinces—Dealers hold them at $1  per bu. 
Radishes—Grocers pay 83:0c per doz.
Sweet Potatoes—iersey’s prime stock,  are  held 

by dealers at 75c per bu. 

squash—The mar  et price is leper lb.
Tomatoes—Are slow sa e at 35c per bu.
Turnips—Washed are sold  on  the  market  for 

Vegetable  Oysters—Grocers  pay  20c  per 

30c per bu.

doz.

'y n rANTED— (¡VERY  D R U G G IS T   JU S T  
7  .  starting in  business and every one already 
started to use our system of poi-on labels.  What 
pas cost you $15 you can now  get  for  $4  Four­
teen  labels  do  the  work  of  113.  Tradesman 
Company,  Grand Rapids.

Henry  J.  Vinkemulder,
Frilits  and  1/eoetata,

JO B B E R   OF

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 
ean  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  $1.75  per  bbl.  Fancy  Jersey 
oweet 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  and  benefit  of  any  decline  in 
prices.

XTJdJffi  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

L.  L.  Launier  &  Sod,  grocers  at 418 
West  Bridge  street,  are  succeeded  by 
Launier Bros., composed of Albert J. and 
Louis W.  Launier.

Patrick  Keating,  formerly clerk for M. 
K.  Collins, the Plainfield  avenue  grocer, 
has opened a grocery store  at  796  South 
Division street.

P.  H.  Kilmartin,  formerly  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  at  1166  Wealthy 
avenue,  has purchased the  confectionery 
stock at 65 South Division street.

Frank A. Klaiber aud  Frank  H.  Keber 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style  of  Klaiber  &  Reber and opened a 
meat  market  at  497  South  Division 
street.

The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug  Co.  has 
leased the three-story aDd basement store 
building north of itspreeent location,  re­
cently vacated by A.E. Brooks & Co., and 
will  take possession  of  the  premises  as 
soon as archways can  be cut  through  the 
brick walls  on  each  floor.  Both  build­
ings will be  equipped  with  steam  heat 
and automatic fire  extinguishers,  reduc­
ing the insurance rate to the  lowest  pos­
sible notch.  The accession of the Brooks 
building augments the  floor  space  occu­
pied by the corporation 50 per  cent.,  en­
abling it to increase its stock and execute 
its orders with greater  facility  than  be­
fore.

The Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  demand 

for  nearly  all 
grades  is strong,  the retail  trade  having 
the  conclusion  that 
evidently  reached 
prices  have  touched  bottom  and 
that 
now is a  good  time  to  stock  up.  Two 
declines  occurred  last  week—J^c  on 
nearly all grades on Tuesday  and a  sim­
ilar decline on hards and  a  sixpence  on 
softs on  Thursday.  The  action  of  the 
refiners in  reducing prices under present 
conditions is  utterly  without  precedent 
and no one is able to  present  any  satis­
factory  explanation.  Some  authorities 
assume to think that  the  cut  was  made 
to meet the break  at  Chicago,  but  even 
this  reason does Dot afford  a  satisfactory 
explanation,  when  existing  conditions 
are taken into consideration.

Pickles—F.  A.  Waider Co., of Chicago, 
issues the following circular to the trade, 
under date of Nov. 6:  “ The  pickle crop 
is short all over  the  world  this  season. 
Europe is buying heavily in the East and 
in the  West. 
In  the  Mississippi  River 
section  the crop  was almost  a  total  fail­
ure.  Two hundred and sixty carloads of 
pickles in  brine  have  been  taken  from 
this  section  by  Eastern  aud  European 
buyers and,  with  half the demand  of last 
year,  the stock  will  be  exhausted  before 
the season  is over.  Salt  pickles are now 
selling for  comparatively  higher  prices 
tbau  present  quotations  for  pickles  in 
vinegar,  and  much  higher  prices  will 
prevail as soon as dealers begin to lay  in 
their supplies.”

Tobacco—Sorg has reduced the price of 
Spearhead plug to  37c,  reduction  to  re­
main until Dec.  I.

Soap—The N.  K.  Fairbank Co.  has  re­
duced  their  prices  on  Santa  Claus  and 
Brown  brands.

Flour—Local millers have  declined  all 
grapes of fiour, except rye,  10c  per  100.
Dates—There is more  or  less  inquiry 
for New Persian dates,  but none  of  1894 
crop-has reached this side  of  the  water. 
The first  vessel  to  bring  them  in  will

reach port  about  Nov.  12,  but,  as  her 
cargo is not large, the  orders  already  in 
the hands of  various  brokers  will  take 
them  up  quickly  at  top  prices.  Other 
cargoes are due Nov. 20  and  24,  and  at 
sale of the latter prices will  probably  be 
easier.

Candy—Manufacturing  confectioners 
report  a  most  satisfactory  condition  of 
business in  this line, and  s'ate  that  or­
ders  for  the  holiday  trade  are 'being 
placed freely,  notwithstanding  the  fluc­
tuations of the sugar market.

Foreign  Nuts—The new crop  of  some 
varieties is already in and others are due 
during the present  month.  A  good  de­
mand is setting in  and  full  sack  orders 
are numerous.  New  Grenoble  WalDuts 
are expected to  reach  New  York  about 
Nov.  12, and.  though price  is  yet  to  be 
named,  it  is  generally  thought  that  it 
will be  about  two  cents  above  present 
quotation of 1893 crop.

Lemons—Malaga  stock  has  made  its 
appearancs,  packed  in 
fancy  colored 
wrappers and in MessiDa  style  of boxes, 
and,  to  a  casual  observer,  presents  a 
most  attractive  appearance.  They  are 
nothing but Malagas,  however.  Florida 
packing is to be had,  but what  prevents 
a growing demand is the fact of the fruit 
being so rough and  thick skinned.  This 
will,  in a measure,  be  done  away  with 
year by year as more care  and  attention 
are bestowed on  the  young  trees.  The 
“Sampson Groves,”  which,  by  the  way, 
are in a high srate of cultivation, may be 
cited as  proof  of  the  statement.  Fruit 
from this renowned grove is  superior  to 
anything of like  nrture  in  market,  and 
demonstrates  that  Florida,  as  a  lemon 
producing State,  is  yet  in  its  infancy. 
The first of the new  Sicily  fruii  is  now 
en route, and  the  first  auction  sales  of 
same will  be made about Nov.  15,  and by 
Nov. 25 will  be offered from this market. 
Until  that  time  Floridas  and  Malagas 
will have to stand in the gap.

Bananas—It  has  been  several  years 
since  the  demand  at  this  season of the 
year  has  been  so  light.  Most  of  the 
wholesalers here  who  usually do  consid­
erable business in  this  line  are  leaving 
them out and turning  their  attention  to 
other  lines  that  do not require so much 
crowding.  When  three or four  cars  ar­
rive at once,  with  a  limited  demand,  it 
means  heavy  loss.  Just  at present  the 
local  market  is  bare  of  good  shipping 
stock.

Oranges—The Florida crop promises to 
be  of  larger  volume  than  last  season, 
notwithstanding the damage done  to it in 
certain  sections  by  siorms.  There  have 
been numerous  carloads of  half  matured 
greeu  fruit  already sent  out,  which  has 
caused  more  or  less  dissatisfaction,  as 
might have  been expected;  but the early 
groves are  new  yielding  tairly  flavored 
aud richly colored  fruit, and the season’s 
business can  now be  said to  have  fairly 
opened.  Although the fruit is not  yet in 
its full  prime  of  excellency  and  flavor, 
each  week,  however,  brings  it  nearer 
perfection,  and.  by the middle of Decem­
ber. it will  be  a  leading  article  of  con­
sumption  all  over  the country, cantaiu- 
ing  the  rich  qualities  that  make  the 
Florida orange  the  finest  in  the  world. 
Our market  will  be  supplied,  and a con­
sultation of the prices  given  on  another 
page shows  that Grand  Rapids  can,  and 
does, make  bid for the  patronage of sur- 
sounding towns  on  a  basis  with  larger 
markets.

Purely Personal.

Niels Christensen has opened  a  bank­
ing office in the building  formerly  occu­
pied  by  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Greenville.

Will  P.  Granger has  resigned his posi­
tion with Swift &  Company,  at  Duluth, 
and returned to this city,  with the inten­
tion of remaining here permanently.

E. C.  Blanchard, junior  member of the 
firm of O.  D.  Blanchard  &  Son,  general 
dealers at Casnovia, was in town Monday. 
He was accompanied by his wife.

Arch.  Cameron,  the  versatile  Scotch­
man  who exercises a general  supervision 
over the affairs of  the  Cameron  Lumber 
Co.,  at  Torch  Lake  and  Central  Lake, 
was in town a couple of days  last  week. 
Mr. Cameron “has  an eye like  an eagle” 
and can see  through a stick of timber  or 
“dip into  the future”  as  clearly  as  any 
man in the Grand Traverse region.

The  reputation  of  Charley  McCarty, 
the  Lowell  merchant,  for  buying  any­
thing  offered  him  is  as  wide  as 
the 
boundaries  of  the  State.  An  instance 
which  happened at  Saginaw a few  years 
ago  has  probably  never  been  seen  iD 
print.  Charley has  always  sold  a  good 
many goods to Richard  Luster,  the  Sag­
inaw  grocer,  and on the  occasion of  one 
of  his  visits  to  the  Corkscrew  City he 
was told that an Indian had  been in town 
a couple of days  trying to  sell  a  trio  of 
cub  bears.  Luster  had  told  the Indian 
that the  Lowell  Poo  Bah  would  surely 
purchase  his  stock  of  bears—and,  sure 
enough,  he did.  The  Indian wanted  $25 
for the three  bruins, but  reluctantly  ac­
cepted an offer  of $15, disgusted  that  no 
one  in 
the  city  had  exhibited  nerve 
enough to buy  the  animals.  Within  an 
hour  of  the  purchase  a  traveling  man 
from Detroit offered  Charley $25 for  two 
of  the  bears,  which  he  accepted.  The 
other  animal  he  crated  and  took home 
with him,  fattened  him  for  market  and 
sold the carcass  the  next  winter  to  the 
late John Mobrhard, of this city,  for $35. 
Charley says he was  only  $45  ahead  on 
the  deal—which  was  only  300 per cent, 
on hi.-» investment—but  that the  transac­
tion afforded him more  than  $150  worth 
of fun.

Card  from Candidate  Owen.

G r a n d   Ra p id s .  N ov.  4 —1  wish  to ex­
press my thanks,  through  T h e  T r a d e s ­
m a n .  to  Daniel  H.  Powers  and  John 
Smythe  for  their  kind  efforts in my be­
half  by  placing  my  portrait  before  the 
boys  as  candidate  for  Secretary  of  the 
Michigan  Knights  of  the  Grip.  Their 
work  is commendable  (I  never knew  be­
fore how good looking  1 was).  Should  1 
be honored  by  being  elected to that posi­
tion  I  hereby agree to have  their  assess­
ments  come  as  often  as possible and  to 
squeeze 
full  amount 
promptly,  and  at  the  expiration  of  my 
term  of  office  I  will  recommend  them 
most cordially  to  my  successor. 
In  the 
words  of  Rip  Van  Winkle,  will  say, 
“ May they live long and  Prosper.”

them 

the 

for 

Yours as ever.

G e o .  F.  Ow e n .

P.  S.—In  the  notice  in  last  week’s 
paper the  writer used  the  words  “sang 
froid.” 
I  don’t  know  what  it  means, 
but hope that it means something awfully 
good. 

G.

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:

Smith & Bristol,  Ada.
E.  A.  Webb, Casnovia.
Chas.  McCarty, Lowell.
Wm.  Borgman,  Filmore Center.
Cameron  Lumber Co., Central Lake.
I.  C.  Elsbey,  Rockford.
Mrs. O. Chapel, Talmadge.

The  W heat  Market.

and,  with 

Wheat during the week  has  been  get­
ting  stronger,  so  that  prices  have  ad­
vanced for No. 2 red about  lc  per bushel 
or  better,  while  white  wheat  has  re­
mained about  the  same.  Exports  have 
hardly come up  to  the  past  two  weeks, 
but receipts have also been  lighter in the 
Northwest 
unfavorable 
weather,  the  receipts  will  shrink  more 
yet. 
It certainly is  a  peculiar  state  of 
affairs when  cash  wheat  brings  a  pre­
mium over  future  or  December  wheat. 
It seems that higher prices must ere long 
prevail.  Receipts 
from  farmers  are 
merely nominal,  and hardly  one-fifth  of 
what they were last year,  and  one-tenth 
of years ago,  but,  with better  prices,  the 
mills expect larger receipts.

true  of  oats.  The  price 

Corn,  owing  to  damp  weather,  has 
been gaining strength,  also,  and  it  has 
shown  a marked advance.  The  same  is 
also 
has
been  enhanced  about  the  same  ratio 
with 
seem
to be prospects of much advauce  in  oats 
in the future,  as there seemsjto be plenty 
of oats,  while  the  opposite  is  the  case 
with corn.

There  does  not 

corn. 

Receipts  during  the  past  week  were 
wheat 74 cars;  corn, 2 cars;  oats,  4,  cars. 
All  the mills have  been  running  steady 
during the  week  and  some  are  behind 
orders. 

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED.  ETC.

¿29

Advertisements  will  be  inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first Insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  Insertion. 
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 25 cents. 
Advance payment.________
F OR  SALK  CHEAP  IF  TAKEN  AT  ONCE— 
F OR SALE—FIRST CLASS GROCERY sTCCK 

Drug  store  doing  good  business.  Value, 
less than 11,000.  Address No. 629, care Michigan 
Tradesman. 

and  fixtures  nearly  new.  Good  location, 
good town.  Go-'d reason for selling.  Great  op­
portunity for the  right  man.  Address  No.  *27, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

F o r  s a l e —f ik >t  c l a ss  p a y in g   j e w -

elry business in a  Michigan  town  of  1,200 
population.  Stock  and  fixtures,  $s 0  to  SI,000, 
including a first-class fire proof  safe.  For  cash 
or  real  estate.  W.  G.,  cate  Michigan  Trades­
man.  ________________________________ 628
Br ic k   s t o r e   t o   r e n t :  l iv in g   ro o m s
above; good trading point,  surrounded  by 
good  'arm ing  lands;  a* undance  of  fruit: rea­
sonable terms.  Addtess A. L. Power, Kent City, 
Mich._________________________________ 626
■ ANTED—A  MAN  WITH  $2,000  READY 

ca«h to take half interest in  a  well estab­
lished hardware business in a  live  town  of  500 
population.  Good  farm'ngcountry,  good  trade 
and no competition  Address No, 625, care Mich­
igan Tradesman. 

625

627

618

F o r  s a l e - a  s h o e  b u s in e s s ,  o r   h a l f
interest in same  on  one  of  the  principal 
streets in Grand  Rapids  New stock  good trade, 
location  At.  Address  No.  624  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.____________________________ 621
/'NREAT  OPPORTUNITY—TO  RENT  FINE 
VX  store in  Fenton.  Mich.  Best  opportunity 
fo*  dry  goods  and  notions  in  Mich.  No store 
now on south  side of river.  Address Lock  Hox 
96  Fenton  Mich,_______________________ 623
H a r d w a r e   f o r   s a l e - a  n ic e   c l e a n

stock,  good  opening  and  will  inventory 
$  ,50o  to  $2.0oo.  Address  “ Hardware”  care  of 
Michigan Tradesman. 
|R S \L K — A  FULLY  Ew1  IPPED SHINGLE 
mill  Perkins machinery,  having a capacity 
of  45,00  shingle«  per  day,  now  in  ope  ation. 
Situated on a good str  am and in a cheapshingle 
timber district.  First-class Huvett & Smith  dry 
kilo  in  connection.  Will  sell  cheap  for cash. 
Good chance  for  mill  man  with  some  money. 
Reasons  for  selline  given  to  one  who  means 
business.  Morse & Schneider. Seney.  Mich.  620

grocery  trade 

Cadillac  Mich. 

ing if price  is  right.  Address  Box  il<6. 

W ILL  PAY  GASH  FOR  STOCK  OF  CLOTH- 
MEN  TO  SELL  BAKING  POWDER TO  THE 

steady  employment,  ex­
perience unnecessary.  $75 monthly  and  expen 
ses or com. 
If offer satisfactory address at once 
with  particulars  concerning  yourself.  U.  S. 
Chemical  Work«, Chicago. 

}XLAN1NG  MILL—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALK 

the North side Planing Mill,  which is first- 
class iu every  respect,  or  will  receive  propoBl- 
tioi s to locate the business in some other  thriv­
ing town.  Correspondence and inspection solic- 
lted.  Sheridan. Boyce <v -p..  Manistee.  Mich. t>13
XTEARLY  n e w   BAR-LOCK  TYPEWRITER 
J.v 
for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from  cost- 
lies'-on for selling, we desire another  pattern  of 
same make of machine, which  we  consider  the 
best  on the  market.  Tradesman  Company,  100 
Louis St., Grand  Rapids. 

564

608

616

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IH R   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Dry Goods Price Current.

U N BLEA C H ED   COTTONS.

A driatic...................  7
Argyle......................  b \
Atlanta AA..............6
Atlantic  A .............. 6*
H .............. 6«
P .............  5
D .............. 6

“  Arrow Brand 4 Vi 
“  W orldwide.  6
“  LL.................4 Vi
Pull Yard Wide.......6Vi
“ 
Georgia  A...............6M
“  
Honest Width........   6
“ 
HartfordA  ..............&
“  LL................  4 Vi
Indian Head............  SVi
Amory........................ 6îcl
King A  A.................6Vi
Archery  B unting...  4 
King E C .................. B
Beaver Dam  A A ._ 
4Vi|Lawrence  L L ........   4Vi
Blackstone O, 32...
5  ¡Madras cheese cloth 6-£
Black Crow............. 6  ¡Newmarket  G........ 8£
■
Black  Rock  ............sV  
B  ... ..  5 ’
Boot, AL.................  7
N .... ..  6*
Capital  A ................. 5Vi
DD.. ..  5Vi
Cavanat V ...............5Vi|
X  ... ..  6*
Chapman cheese cl. 3 % ..................................  „
..  5
Clifton  C R ..............5 Vi Our Level Best..........6
Best... ..  6
Comet....................... 5*  Oxford  R ...................6
..  6
Dwight Star.............6*  Pequot........................  7
..  7.
Clifton CCC............5Vi Solar...........................  6
..  6
[Top of the Heap___ 7
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills...............  7
Gold  Medal..............7V4
Green  Ticket............8V4
Great Falls..............   6>4
Hope...........................7Vi
Just  Out.......  4Si@ 5
King Phillip........... 7M
OP.......7 Vi

A B C ........................8V4
Amazon....................8
Arnsburg.................. 6
Art  Cambric............10
Blackstone  A A.......7 Vi
Beats AH...................4
Boston......................12
Cabot.........................6 Vi
Cabot,  % ...................Sx
Charter  Oak............5 Vi ¡Lonsdale Cambric
Conway W ............... 7Ji|Lonsdale
Cleveland..............   6
Dwight Anchor__   8
Edwards.....................6
Empire......................  7
Farwell....................... 7
Prult of the  Loom
Fltchville  ...........
First Prize............... 6
Fruit of the Loom %. 7 Vi
Falrmount................\ \
Full Value............... 8 Vi
Cabot.......................... 6M|Dwlght Anchor
Farwell.................... 7 ■41

Middlesex.........
No Name...............
Oak View.......
Our Own..............
Pride of the W est. 
¡Rosalind...............
7VilSunllght
~  Utica  Mills..........
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Vlnyard................
White Horse............6

“  Rock
H A L F   BLEA C H ED   COTTONS.

B L E A C H ED   COTTONS,

“  shorts  8

.12

“ 

Unbleached.

Housewife  A............

DEM IN S.

“ 

Amoskeag.

..............12
9oz.......14
brown .14
Andover................... 11 Vi
Beavercreek  AA...10 
BB...  9
“ 
CC....
“ 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
blue  8V4
“ 
“  d a twist  10Vi 
Columbian XXX  br.10 
“ 
XXX  bl.19

“ 
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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........11
brown....... 11
Haymaker  blue.....  71i
brown...  7%
Jeffrey......................11V*
Lancaster................12Vi
Lawrence, 9 os........ 12 vi
No. 220.. ..12 
No. 250....10 
No.280....  8

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“ 

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

“  Persian dress 6W 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Lancaster,  staple...  5*
“ 
fancies__  6
“  Normandie  6
Lancashire..............   4Vi
Manchester............. 4 Vi
Monogram...............  4*
Normandie.............  6 Vi
Persian.......  ...........6Vi
Renfrew Dress........ 7Vi
Rosemont..................... 6 Vi
Slatersvllle............. 6
Somerset..................  7
Tacoma  .................... 7Vi
Toll  du Nord..........SVi
Wabash......................7V4
seersucker..  7Vi
Warwick................   6
Whittenden.............  8
heather dr.  7Vi 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6Vi
Westbrook...............8
..............10
Wlndermeer............ 5
York  ..........................6Vi

Canton ..  7
AFC........ P Vi
Teazle... 10 Vi 
Angola..lOVi 
Persian..  7
Arlington staple__   614
Arasapha  fancy__  4Vi
Bates Warwick dres  7V4 
staples.  6
Centennial.............   iovi
Criterion  ................. 10V4
Cumberland staple.  5Vi
Cumberland.............. 5
Essex........................4 Vi
Elfin.........................  7Vi
Everett classics...... 8Vi
Exposition................ 7V4
Glenarie..................   6*
Glenarven................. 6Vi
Glenwood..................7Vi
Hampton....................6
Johnson Chalon cl  Vi 
Indigo blue 9Vi 
zephyrs— 16  I
Amoskeag................... 13 
Stark.......................  16 Vi...................................
American.................l2Vil.................................

¡Georgia.18

GRAIN  B A SS.

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TH REA D S.

Clark’s Mile End... .45 Barbour's.
Coats’, J. A P.
.......45 Marshall’s
Holyoke..........
.......22V<
KNITTING  COTTON.

.90

SHE  GOT  EVEN.

W r itte n  f o r  T h e  T r a d e s m a n .

Father and daughter had been eating a 
lunch of herrings and sweet  crackers  by 
the store stove,  and  the  young  woman 
after brushing the crumbs from the front 
of  her  dress,  approached  the  salesman 
and the following colloquy took place. 

Sne—I want to look at a pair of  shoes. 
He—Yer don’t want ter look at no such 

Clerk—What sort of  shoes  would  you 

thing!

like to see ?

She—1  want a nice pair of  kid  ones. 
He—Whatter  yer  tbinkin’  uv?  What 
yer want is suthin’ good an’  stout  that’ll 
stand  bangin’.

Clerk—Here  is  something  that I think 
will suit you exactly—only  three dollars; 
same thing they sell in the cities  for  five 
and six.

He—Three  dollars  fer  that there pair 
uv shoes!  What  yer  want  is a pair uv 
them there oil-tanned leather  like  Betsy 
Pollard got.  Them’ll outlast  three  pair 
uv  these  fer  y o u r   business,  au’ll  only 
cost tw o dollars !

She—These  are  about 

the  thing  I 
wanted, only I’d like ’em  better  if  they 
had patent leather  tips.  Have  you  got 
any of that  kind ?

He—Patent leather tips !  Wbatter yer 
take me fer, anyway?  Think I’m a mil- 
l’onaire?  You’d  better  get  them pair I 
tol’ yer about in the first place.

Clerk—Here’s just  what  you  say  you 
want.  Miss.  They  are  the  very  latest 
style,  and I’m sure they will give you the 
best of satisfaction.

She  Now th o t is something  like  what 
I wanted.  Give  me  a  pair  of  sixes  on 
the  double  E  last,  and a thin  stocking, 
and I’ll try ’em on.

He  You kin try ’em on ef yer wanter, 
but  that’s  all  the  good  it’ll  do  yer. 
I 
ain’t no Jay Gould.  Them  shoes  yer’ve 
got  to  hum’s  plenty  good  ernough  fer 
stajjin’  round the oarn  with,  an’  if  yer 
want  suthin’  fer  Sunnays  an’  prayer 
meeting’,  why, there’s them  carpet  slip­
pers  uv ma’s.

S E E D S !

Everything  in  seeds  is kept  by  us—  

Clover,  Timothy,

Hungarian,  Millet,

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

If you  have  Beans  to  sell,  send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will  try  to  trade  with  you.  W e  are 
headquarters  for  egg  cases  and  egg 
case  tillers.
W.  T.  LBM0REALfX CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

Women
Who
Wash

Appreciate  the  advantage  af­
forded by the  use  of  soap  es­
pecially  adapted  to  the  pur­
pose.  This  explains  why 
A T L A S   always  becomes  as 
standard  as  granulated  sugar 
wherever  introduced  by  the 
dealer.  Have  you  introduced 
this  brand  to  your trade? 
If 
not,  why  stand  in  your  own 
light longer?

Manufactured  only  by

H E N R Y   P A S S O L T ,

SAGINAW,  MICH.

EATON, LYON 4 CO.

NEW  STYLES  OF

20 &  22  Monroe  St..

GRAND  RAPIDS.

HIRTH, 
KRAUSE 

&  CO.

ss

Headquarters for
Over  Goners 

and  leggins
$2.50  per  dozen 

and  Upwards.

Lamb wool soles

in 3 grades.

Mail  us  your  order 
and we will guarantee 
In  both 
satisfaction 
price and quality.

B
C.
D.
E.
F. 
G
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I.
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K.
L.
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CANTON  FL A N N E L .

6*

..8Vi
•9Vi
.10
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.10*
• llVi
■mi
• 13Vi

Bleached.
Housewife  Q__
R .......
S.
T.
U.
V . 
W.
X. 
Y 
Z..

.5Vi
...6V4 
....7  
...  7V» 
....7Vi 
— 7* 
....8Vi 
...  8Vi 
9* 
...10
.
...iovi 
.
...11 
.
....21 
.
— 14V4
C A R PE T   W A R P.
....17
Integrity  colored... 18
....19 White Star...............17
..  ..18V4
“   colored  .19
DRESS H) OD8.
....  8 Nameless................. 20
....  9
“ 
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..  .10V4
“ 
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“ 
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....16
“ 
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“ 
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27V<
.................. 32 Vt
-  
W onderful.
84 50
Brighton..  .
Bortree’s ............... 9 Ó0
Abdominal............15 00

CORSETS.

“ 

White. Colored.
White.
No.  6  ..  ..33
38 No.  14......
.37
“ 
8.........34
38
“  16
“ 
10.........35
40
*•  18......
.39
“  12.........36
41
“  20...... 40
CAMBRICS,
Slater..........................4
Edwards.................  4
White Star...............  4
Lockwood..................4
Kid Glove................  4
Wood’s ....................  4
Newmarket.............   4
Brunswick............  4

R ED   FL A N N EL.

Firem an..................32 Vi
Creed more.............. 27 Vi
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless.................27V4

T W ......................... 22 Vi
F T ...........................32 Vi
J R F , XXX............ 35
Buckeye..................*;*

M IX ED   FLA N N EL.

Brown. 
lOVi U V4 
12 
20

Grey 8 R W.............I7vt
Western W  ..............18V4
D H P .......................18 Vi
Flushing XXX........23 Vi
■23Vi
<aio*
12*
Black. 
10V< 
H Vi 
12 
20

Red A Blue,  plaid..40
Union R .................. 22V4
Windsor.................. 18*
" oz Western...........20
Union  B ..................22Vi! Manitoba
DOMET  FLA N N EL.
Nameless.......8  @  9V41 
“
8Vi@10  I  »
Slate
10V4
11*
12
20
West Point, 8 oz.... iovi 
_ 
10 oz  ...12VÎ
“ 
Raven, lOoz...........1314
Stark 
..............13V4
Boston, 10 oz..........12VÎ
S8  50
. . ..  7 £j

Slate. 
Black 
9V4 
9!* 
10Vi 
10Vi 
11 Vi 
llVi 
2V<
12 Vi
Severen, 8 oz...........   9Vi
May land, 8oz...........10V4
Greenwood, 7Vi 01..  9Vi
Greenwood, 8 os__ 1ÌV4
Boston, 8 oz..............10Vi

CANVASS  AND  PA D D IN G .
Brown. 
9V4 
lOVi 
11V4 
12 Vi

White, dos...............25  ¡Per bale, 40 dot 
Colored,  do*............20  ¡Colored  “ 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9 Pawtucket....... 
10«
Dundie...........9
Best..............10*
Bedford...............  "iovi
Best  A A........12 Vi
Valley  City......... i^ in *
........................7 Vi
■.......................8 Vi I

.................
Corti celli, dos...........55  [Cortlcelll  knitting

SEW ING  BILK.

W ADDINGS.

SILESIA B.

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twist, do*..37*  per Vioz  ball....  .'30 
50 yd, doz..37*l
HOOKS AND  E T E S— F E B  GROSS
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•• 

No  1 Bl’k A Whlte.,10  (No  4 Bl’k A White  15
"an
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..12 
8 
.-k  I “  10 

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PIN S.

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No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  INo  8 White A Bl’k. 20 
2«
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COTTON  T A FE .
-15 
“  10 
-is  I «  12 
SA FETY   PIN S .

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James.
,  , 

_ 
S'ow eij s.................1 85 Gold  Eyed......... 
Marshall’s .......- ^ . 1  00|Amerlcan..... 

N EED LES— P E R   M.
......1 40|Steamboat............  <n
1  ¿0
00
8-4. ..2 30

TA B LE  O IL   CLOTH. 
8-4...  15-4.. ..165

COTTONT W IN ES.

p l a i d   o k n a b u b g b

Nashua....................14
Rising Star 4-ply... .17
8-ply__ 17
North 8ta r............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17* 
Pow hattan............. jg

‘ 

Mount  Pleasant....  6*
»neida........................5”
Prym ont..............5*
Ran del man..............  g
Riverside.............  
5*

Otis checks.........734

She—These  seem  to  be  a  little  tight 
across the ball of the foot.  Haven’t  you 
got half a size bigger ?
He—A lettle  tight!  Haw, haw,  haw !
A lettle tig h t!  Good fer  you.  Ef  them 
there buttons warn’t  spiked  on  better’n 
common,  yer’d  uv  busted  every  one  on 
’em  off  afore  now.  A  leetle tight, eh r 
Well,  1 should sorter kinder  gently  hoi 
ler !  Haw,  Haw,  haw !
Clerk—1 think this, now,  will  be  jus. 
the  thing.  You  will  find  it  roomy and 
neat.

(Hands her a 7 W.)
He—Jump into it, Sue.  Jam yer dilli 
ket Cinderreller foot inter  it keerfully er 
yer might tear your socks  a  doin’  uv  it, 
yer know.  Fit yer trotter into  the  box,’ 
why don’t yer ?
bhe—There!  That fits very  well.  You 
may do those up.
He—Do  ’em  up—that’s  g o o d !  Haw, 
haw !  Good things ter keep on the what­
not for ornyments.  Do ’em up  in  tisher 
paper  so’s  they  won’t  spile.  Who  in 
thunders agoin’  ter  pay  fer  them  there 
gondolas ?
Clerk—Would there be anything  else ? 
She—No. not to-day.  How much ?
Clerk—Four dollars.
He—Four Prophets of Gilgal!  Who’s 
She—You are, dad.
He—No, I haint  nuther.
She—(To clerk)  Here’s  your  money. 
I  didn’t  know 
He—Th underat ion ! 
yer had any scrip !
I  sold  the 
She—No,  I  s’pose  not. 
spotted steer to the butcher this morning 
and  got  the  money for it—that’s ail. 
I 
told you you’d pay for that pair of shoes, 
and I rather think I  kept my word.

agoin’ ter pay for this stuff?

G e o.  L .  T h u r st o n .

Central Lake, Mich.

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C O SSET  JE A N S.

Corallne...................$9 50
Schilling’s .................9 00
Davis  W aists.......  9  00
Grand  Rapids..........4 50
Armory.....................6*| Naum keag sat teen
Androscoggin..........7*  Rock port............
Blddef ord. 
Brunswick
Allen turkey  reds..  5Vi
robes........... 5 Vi
pink a purple 5Vi
b u ffs............  5 Vi
pink  checks.  5Vi
stap les.........5
sh irtings...  3*
American  fancy__ 5
American indigo  ..  4Vi 
American shirtings.  3Vi 
Argentine  GrayB...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4
Arnold 
__ 6
Arnold  Merino.......6
long cloth B.  9 
“ 
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c   7
“ 
century cloth  7 
“  gold seal.......ioVi
“  green seal TRIOVi 
“  yellow seal.. lovi
“ 
serge..............11 Vi
“  Turkey red..lovi 
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Conestoga............... 7V{
6Vi| W alworth..................63£
P R IN T S .
Berwick fancies__  5V4
Clyde  Robes............
Charter Oak fancies  4 
DelMarlne cashm’s.  5 Vi 
mourn’g  5 Vi
Eddystone fancy...  5
chocolat  5
rober  ...  5
sateens..  5 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5
staple__ 5
Manchester fancy..  5 
new era.  5 
Merrimack D fancy.  5 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
_   “ 
Reppfurn .  8Vi
Pacific fancy...........5
„   “__robes.............5 Vi
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  5
greys.........5
solid black.  5 
_  
Washington Indigo.  6Vi 
“  Turkey robes..  7
“  India robes___ 7
“  plain T k y  X *   7
!! 
U
Ottoman  Tur­
key red  .................
Martha Washington
Turkeyred Vi.......7
Martha Washington
T urkeyred............. gvi
RiverpolntrobeB....  5
Windsor fancy.......... 6Vi
Cotton Sail Tw ine..28
Crown.....................12
Indigo  blue...........lOVi
Domestic................is*
Harmony...................  4*
A nchor................... 16
B ristol..........   .........13
A C A ........................nvi
Cherry  Valley.........15
Pemberton AAA.... 16
’ XU.................... 18 Vi
York..........................iovi
Swift River............. 714
Alabama..................6h  “
Pearl R iver............. 12
Alamance............... tv
...12Vi 
7V4
lVugusta.......
Conostoga .
...16 
i Lr  sap h a....
(Georgia.........
...  8 
( franite........
-   7 Vi  1law  River..
—  9  Haw  J ..........

gold  ticket

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Ballon, «olid black..
colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6
Berlin solids............5Vi
" 
oil blue........6
...  6 
* 
“  green 
j
*  Foulards 
...  5Vi 
red Vi...
1 
“  X  ............ 9 Vi
* 
* 
“  4 4...........10
“  3-4XXXX12
‘ 
Cocheco fancy.........5
madders...  5 
“ 
“  XXtw ills..  5
“ 
solids............5

T IC K IN G 8.

11 
14 

Amoskeag A C A .... 1! Vi
Hamilton N  ............  7
D............... 8
Awning. .11
Farmer..................... 8
First  Prize...............lovi
Lenox M ills............18
,  
Atlanta,  D ............... 6*  ¡stark  A
.................6Vi  No  Name
Clifton, K 
............  7  Top of  He

COTTON  D R IL L .

.  

IJbdÛbD  MTCTiìG^ISI  TRA-DJffiSJMLAJN.

7

Wrought Loose  Pin...............................................   40
Wrought  Table................................ :....................  40
Wrought Inside B lind....... ..................................  4 >
Wrought  Brass....................................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s ...................................................... 70*10
Blind,  Parker’s .................................................... 70*10
70
Blind, Shepard’s 

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

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

Grain.......................................................................41*10

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

5

66
55
85
60

CARTRIDGES.

ohisxls. 

Rim  E ire............................................................... 
Central  Fire................................................... dls. 

50
25

Socket Firmer .  ...................................................75*10
Socket Fram ing................................................... 75*10
Socket Comer....................................................... 75*10
Socket S lick s....................................................... 75*10
Butchers' Tanged  Firmer................................  
40

dls.

dls.

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

40
25

White CrayonB, per  gross................ 12©12H dls. 10

COMBS. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

28
26
23
23
22
50
50
50

6V4
06

“ 

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

D BILLS. 

dls.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

ELBOW S.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Com. 4  piece, 6 In................................ daz. net 
75
Corrugated.............................................. 
dls 
50
Adi us table................................................... dls.  40*10
Clark’s, small, Sl8;  large, 826 .........................  
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, 824;  3,830  ................................. 
25
Dlsston’s .......................................................... 60*10-10
New American...............................................60*10-10
Nicholson’s .....................................................60*10-10
...............................................................  
Heller’s 
so
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ........................................ 
50

files—New List. 

dls.

dig.

GALVANIZED IRON.

15 

12 

13 

28
17

dlS.

Discount, 70

LOCKS—DOOR. 

50
55
55
55
55
70
55
55
55
55

knobs—New List. 

14 
gauges. 

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

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s .........................  
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings............... 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings  .........................  
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
Branford’s .......................................................  
Norwalk’s .........................................................  
Adze Bye...............816.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt E ye.........................................815.00. dls. 60-10
Hant’s ..........................................818.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
so
dls.
40
Coffee, Paikers  Co.’s ....................................... 
“  P. 8. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable*.... 
40
•*  Landers,  Ferry *  d s  rk’s ................... 
40
30
......................................... 
“  Enterprise 
dlS.
Stebbin’s Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine.........................   ..  ..........66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
30
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.

MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
m i l l s . 

N A ILS

H A M M EBS.

25
Maydole  *  Co.’s .........................................dls. 
25
Kip’s .......................................................   ..dls. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s ................................................ dls. 40*10
30c list 60
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...................... 
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  H and__ 30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ..................................dls.60*10
State...............................................per dos. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. i%  14  and
SK
K ............ ............. net
10
%............ ............. net
8H
M............ ..........  .net
7H
* ............ ............. net
7V4
............dls.

H IN G ES.

dls.

,  

HANGEBS. 

_  

dig

WIRE GOODS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

LEVELS. 
ROPES.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*1C
Champion,  antl-frlctlon..................................  60*10
Kidder, wood tra ck ...........................................  
40
Pots  ........................................................................ 80*16
Kettles.....................................................................60*10
Spiders  .................................................................. eo&ic
Gray enam eled.................................................... 40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware..................................  new list 79
Japanned Tin Ware........................................ 
26
Granite Iron W are.........................new lis 
2t
B lig h t.........................................................   70*10*10
Screw  E yes.....................................................70*10*10
Hook’s ..............................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and E yes............................. 
70*10*10
(H«.7f,
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .........................
Sisal, % Inch and la rg er.........  ..................... 
M anilla.......................................................! . . . . !   10
Steel and I r o n ..................................................   7. ¿ jg
Try and Bevels. 
M itre.
__ 
Com.  Smooth.
Nos. 10 to  14........................................ 13 50
Nos. 15to 17................................!.!!!  3 50
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4 05
Nos. 22 to 24........................................ 3 55
Nos. 25 to 2 6 ................................ 
" /I   65
N o.27............................................... . . . 3  75 
wide aat less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  ........................................ <n*.
Silver Lake, White  A................................ Ugt
Drab A ......................................“
White  i i .......................... 
 
Drab B ............................ 
White C....................................»

20
Com. 
8P 50 
2 81 
2  70 
2 80
2  90
„
3 00
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

SQUARES. 

SAND  P A P E R .

SH E E T   IRON.

SASH CORD.

M f f l  

...........  

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

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7

dl«
. . . . . .  60

Discount, 10.

SASH  W EIG H TS.

.  

d ig .

s a w s . 

„  
H and........................................  

„  
‘ 
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.. 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Special Steel DJa. X Cuts, per f o o t... 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 810
go
70
50
30
30
dls.
60*10
Steel, Game.................................. 
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................... 
40
Oneida Community, Hawley * Norton’s.  7f-io  10
Mouse,  choker..........................................!5e per doz
Mouse, delusion.....................................n .25 per <jog
dls
Bright Market...........................................  
70.10
Annealed Market......................................... ..... 
75
Coppered Market........................................................ 70
Tinned Market................................ .. . . . . . ! ! ’ 
6214
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................. . . . . . . . . . ! . !  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.................! ! " ! " !   2  50

TRAPS. 

wire. 

 

 

“ 

painted......................... 2  10

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

An  Sable...................................................................dls. 40*10
dls  05
Putnam................................................. 
Northwestern...................................... 
dls. 10*10
dls.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled.................. 
30
gg
Coe’s  G enuine...................................................." 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,!!!!!!’’ 
75
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable.....................................75*16
Bird Cages 
'gg
Pumps, Cistern.............................................  "  75*10
Screws, New L ist....................................... 70*1' *10
Casters, Bed  a  d  Plate...............................50*10*10
Dampers,  American....... .................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel g o o d s.... .!65*10 

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

MISCELLANEOUS. 

dls

American vs. German Furniture.
Despite the fact  that the  Germans  are 
eminently  practical  and  excel  in  many 
forms  of  handicraft,  they  are  very de­
ficient in respect  to  the  manufacture  of 
ordinary furniture.  Perhaps  this  arises 
from  the scarcity of wood, or from the fact 
that they have not accustomed themselves 
to as many articles of  furniture as is  the 
case in our  own  country;  but,  whatever 
the  reason  may  be,  the  simple fact  re­
mains, speaking broadly,  that there is no 
good furniture in  Germany.  This  state­
ment may be qualified  with regard to art 
furniture,  but  even  in  that  respect  it 
falls far below the productions of Ameri­
can factories.

A somewhat  extended  inquiry  in  this 
direction  leads  me  to  the  belief  that 
there is in Germany  an excellent field for 
the extension of  trade in  American  fur­
niture  products.  With  the  enormous 
output of American  factories,  an  exten­
sion of the avenues  of  trade  in  this  re­
spect is certainly  worth  the  effort.  The 
Germans are conservative, to be sure, but 
they are not so  wedded  to  conservatism 
as  not  to be willing  to buy a foreign ar­
ticle  if  they  can  get  it  better  than  at 
home,  and  as  cheap.  Especial  stress 
must be laid  upon  cheapness,  for  thrift 
is,  perhaps, 
the  most  predominating 
German characteristic,  and  the  average 
German,  therefore,  instead  of throwing 
away  his  money,  carefully  scrutinizes 
the expenditure of every mark.

American  furniture  dealers,  accord­
ingly,  if they wish to  do business in this 
country,  must not only make  a  good  ar­
ticle,  but must offer it as  cheaply as pos­
sible  in  competition  with  the  German 
dealer. 
I am constrained to believe  that 
this will not bo found  to be  an  obstacle, 
for  the  reason  that even the commonest 
articles of German manufacture in  furni 
ture are not any cheaper  than  with  us at 
home.  This is  explained  in  two  ways: 
First, the dearness  of all  kinds of wood, 
and,  second, the lack of as great efficiency 
in German  workmen and  of as  improved 
machinery  in Germany  as  obtain  in the 
United States.  As to the  German  prod­
uct—speaking now of the ordinary house­
hold furniture—it  cannot  begin  to  com­
pare with the American article for either 
beauty,  finish,  practicability or strength.
It is rare to  find a  table  or  desk  that 
sits evenly  on  its  legs,  and  it  is  rarer 
still to find a common chair that will  not 
come apart  after a  very  little use.  Easy 
chairs  of  the  comfortable  “sleepy-hol­
low”  pattern  are  almost  unknown,  and 
the  usual  upholstered  drawing-room 
chairs,  while substantial  enough,  are fat 
from being things  of beauty.  The artis­
tic  and  inexpensive  bedroom  suits—es­
pecially  dressing  cases  and  bureaus— 
which are to  be  seen  in  even  the  most 
humble homes in the  United  States,  are 
never met  with here. 
Instead  there is  a 
very  plain  black  walnut  bedstead,  a 
small chest of drawers with  a  wall  mir­
ror hanging over it,  and an old-fashioned 
marble-topped  washstand.  These  ar­
ticles,  with two or three  ordinary chairs, 
furnish  the  bedroom  equipment  in  the 
houses of the well  to do. 
In  the  dining 
room  the  furniture  is  somewhat better, 
the sideboards  or  buffets  having  rather 
an  air  of  substantial  elegance;  but  the 
tables are not only severely plain but are 
exceedingly  unreliable, so that  when one 
buys an extension table he must take the 
chances  whether 
“extend” 
or not after  some use. 
In  the parlor  or 
drawing-room the furniture in the houses

it  will 

of the rich  is of  the  art variety  and  an­
swers its purpose very  well. 
In this  di­
rection there is probably  not much of an 
opening,  but  in  the  drawing-rooms  or 
sitting-rooms of those  who are  not  rich, 
but only moderately well off,  the average 
“parlor”  furniture made in  our  country 
should  find  a  ready  sale.  There  are  a 
dozen different kinds of lighter furniture 
that in the  United States  are  almost  es­
sential  which  are but little known  here, 
and  which  might  be  introduced.  The 
subject,  however,  is  such  an  extended 
one,  and embraces  so  much  detail,  that 
reliable  information  as  to  openings  in 
any specific  line can  only  be determined 
by  an  expert;  but  furniture-makers  at 
home can  be assured  that the  chance ex­
ists if they  want to take  advantage of it.
Should  the  trade  be  established,  it 
could  be  bandied  through  commission 
houses in  Hamburg.  As  to the best way 
of  developing  it,  and  upon  what  lines, 
the  undersigned  believes  that  the  best 
plan  would  be for  the  American  Furni­
ture Manufacturers’  Association  to  send 
over here one.or more  experts to make  a 
thorough  study  of  the  question. 
It  is 
certain that the  money spent  in  this  di­
rection would not be wasted.  As a slight 
guide,  appended hereto will  be found the 
freight rates across  the Atlantic  and  the 
customs duties.  With these in his mind, 
and with the assurance  that  the  Ameri­
can article is  very  much  better than  the 
German,  while the  German is sold for  as 
much money as the American,  the Amer­
ican manufacturer can  estimate  the pos­
sibilities  and  advisability  of  sending 
some one before to “spy out the land.”

The  customs  duties  are  as  follows: 
Rough  furniture,  uupainted,  3  marks 
per  100  kilograms  (36  cents  per  100 
pounds);  with  ornamental  work  or 
painted,  10  marks  per  100  kilograms 
($1.20 per  100 pounds);  upholstered,  but 
uncovered,  30  marks  per  hundred  kilo­
grams  ($3.60  per  100  pounds);  uphol­
stered  and  covered,  40  marks  per  100 
kilograms ($4.80 per  100 pounds).

Freight from New York to  Hamburg is 
10 marks per 100 kilograms ($1.20 per 100 
pounds).

High as these  duties and  freights  are, 
the superiority of the  American  product 
and  the  improved methods of  workman- 
| ship would practically offset them.

E.  W.  S.  Tingle,  U.  S  Consul.

Brunswick, Germany.
“Sure,” said  Pat.  between  bis sobs,  as 
he warmly shook the hand  of the depart­
ing undertaker,  “sure,  if my  woife  wuz 
aloive this minit, she’d be afther thankin’ 
yez  herself  for  the  dacent  manner  in 
which ye kindocted her funeral.”

Hardware Price Current.

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

AUGURS AND  B IT S . 

d ig .

Snell’s .................................................................6C&10
Cook’s ................................................................  
40
Jennings’, genuine..........................................  
25
Jennings’, Im itation....................................... 50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.............................I 5 50

AXXS.

“ 
1 
• 

D.  B. Bronze..............................   il 00
S. B. % Steel..............................   6 50
D. B. Steel.................................. 13 CO

BA BBO W S. 

d ie .

d ig .

b o l t s . 

Railroad  ...............................................812 00  14 00
Garden  ....................................................  net  30 00
Stove....................................................................50*10
Carriage new list  ............................................ 75*10
Plow............................ 
40*10
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................8 8 50
W ell,swivel......................................................   4 00
Cast Loose Pin. figured.................... ...............70* lo
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast Joint  40  ....... 60*10

B U T T S,  OAST. 

B U C K ETS.

dls.

M ETALS,

PIG TIN.

Steel nails, ease........................................................ 1 35
Wire nails, base........................................................ 1 35
60...........................................................................Base Base
50...........................................................  
40........................................................... 
30...........................................................  
20..........  .............................................: 
16............................................................ 
12...........................................................  
10........................................................... 
8............................................................. 
7 * 6 ......................................................  
4............................................................. 
3.....................................................................  
2............................................................  
Flne3  .................................................. 
Case  10................................................. 
8................................................. 
6 .................................................  
 
S...............................................  
6...............................................  
Clinch: 10.............................................. 
8............................................. 
6..  .........................................  

10
25
25
35
45
45
50
60
75
90
1 60
160
65
75
90
75
90
10
70
80
90
Barrell %.....................  
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ....................................  ©40
Sclota  Bench.................................................  ©50
. Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   ©40
Bench, first quality..........................................  ©40
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dls. 
70
dls.
Iron and  Tinned............................................  50—10
Copper Rivets and Burs................................  50—10

FlnlshlO.....................................  

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  

rivets. 

p l a n e s . 

p a n s .

dls.

 

 

 

PA T E N T  P L A N ISH E D   IRO N .

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

Broken packs Ho per pound extra.

ZINC.

26c
ggp

-  SOLDER.

Pig  Large............................................................. 
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
660 pound  casks............................................... 
gw
Per  pound............................................................. 
7
ViffiH...............................................................................
Extra W ip in g.........................................................   1*
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
1 20
solder fn the market Indicated by m i rate brand* 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY..
Cookson..............................................per  ponnd
Hallett’s ............................................. 
TIN—NELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal...............................  
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

.................................................  7  gg
.................................................  9  25
................................................   9  2*

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

13

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

10x14 IC,  Charcoal............................................. 
75
14x20 IC, 
............................................... 
6  75
8  25
10x14 IX, 
............................................... 
.................................................  9  3*
14x20 IX, 
ROOFING PLATES

Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.

“ Worcester.....................................  6 5
...............................  8  50
“ 
“ 
.............................  18  50
“  Allaway  Grade.................. 
6  00
“ 
• 
 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
B O IL E R  SIE E  T IN  PL A T E .

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28 IX ............................................................ 114  00
14x31  IX ............................................................  15  oc
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Bollera, I 
nr
14x60IX,  «  «  g 
«  1 fPer p en n a....  10 0C

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8 7 5 0

7 56
12 50
15 56

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[ÇHIGA

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W E D N E SD A Y ,  N O V EM BER   7.

O N E-SID ED   TRA IN IN G .

There is no country in the world  where 
machinery  is so  generally used  as in  the 
United  States. 
this 
country there was  from the  beginning  a 
constant demand  for  labor  greater  than 
the supply.

It  is  because  in 

The  people  who  came  to  settle  up  a 
new  world  had,  first of all,  to put it into 
such  a  condition 
that  civilized  people 
could  live  in it.  They  had to cut  down 
forests,  clear  fields,  build  homes,  make 
roads and  bridges,  and  establish  depots 
of  supplies  and  furnish  means  of com­
munication.  All the time they  were per­
forming  these  duties  they  had  to  fight 
hostile savages.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

In  their  stead  are growing up  prior to the present year, 

tracted  much  less  attention  for 
current  year  than  was 

men  into  specialties  of  their  business. 
THE  IMMIGRATION  PROBLEM. 
To-day,  in  every  branch  of  industrial 
The  problem  of  immigration  has  at­
labor,  men are set to operating  a  partic­
the 
ular  sort  of  machine,  and the  result  is I
the  case  pre
that we are coming  to have a great  num-1 viously.  Owing to the  business  depres- 
ber of mechanics who are expert in a sin-1 sion  and  the  increasing  difficulty  ex- 
gle item  of  their  business,  and  are  ig-  perienced  by  newcomers  in  securing 
norant of any  other.  An old master me-  profitable  employment, 
the  volume  of 
chanic once said  to  the  writer  that  the  immigration  has  fallen  off.  Neverthe- 
time is rapidly  coming  when  there  will I less, with a return of prosperity,  the  in- 
be  no  longer any  all-around machinists,  flow of foreigners  will no  doubt  resume 
capable of  performing  any  detail of  the I the  same  vast  proportions  experienced 
service. 
pecialists, expert  in  the  handling  of  a 
If the  officials  at  Washington  are  to 
particular  machine  only,  and  knowing  be believed, there has been  an  improve- 
Iittle  else.  The  really  well-informed  ment in  the  class  of  immigrants  who 
mechanics  come  out  of  the  country  or  have  recently  come  to  this  country, 
other small shops  where  the  business  is  According to Superintendent  Stump,  of 
not extensive  enough to  be  divided  into  the  National  Bureau  of  Immigration, 
the Governments of Europe  have  ceased
".peciaities. 
It is  growing  to  be  the  same  way  in  entirely  to  aid  their  subjects to  emi- 
printing.  Once  there  was  a time  when  grate to the United  States.  This, of  it- 
tbe graduated  journeyman printer  could  self,  has had a  tendency  to  reduce  the 
set  type,  make up a  form  and  work  the  flow of  immigration  in 
this  direction, 
press.  Now  everything  is  done  by  a  and  it  certainly  has  caused  a  diminu 
special mechanism,  and it is  going to  be  tion  of  the  number  of  criminals  and 
soon the rule  to have  printing  offices  in  other  undesirable  persons  among  the 
which there will  not be a  man  who  can  immigrants.
set up a stick of types. 

Such  education 

Superintendent  Stump,  who  has  re-
It is very much  the case in business  of  cently completed a tour of  the  principal 
all sorts.  A man goes  into a  great com- I European  countries,  declares 
that  he 
mercial concern and is set to doing a par-1 found  the  Governments  of  both  Italy 
ticular sort of  work.  He  sticks  to  that  and  Germany  willing  and  anxious  to 
to the end of his life,  and  learns nothing  co-operate  with  the  United  States  in 
else. 
in  specialties  preventing the  emigration to  this  coun­
makes men one-sided in  their knowledge  try of  criminals  and  other  undesirable 
and in their manner of thinking, and to be  Persons.  He  also 
the 
one-sided  is  to  be  disabled,  or at least  Italian  Government,  while  finding  it 
disqualified,  to  a large  degree. 
It is  for  profitable for  so many  Italians  to  come 
this  reason  that  the  great  masters  of  to  this  country,  because  of  the  large 
commerce iu every city  are not men who  sums  of  money  they  are  able  to  send 
were brought  up in  the  specialties  of  a  home,  is  at  present  doing  nothing  to 
great business,  but boys  who started  in a  encourage emigration, 
country store,  and  learned to  sell  goods 
To  thoroughly  reform  the  system  of 
as well as to keep  accounts,  to deal  with  immigration,  however,  it  will  be  neces- 
men as well  as  with  matter,  to  become  sary  not  to  depend  on  the  aid  of  for­
judges of human nature as  well as judges I eign Governments,  but to have  our  own 
of the commodities  they  handled,  and to  agents  at  the  ports  of  embarkation  in 
become familiar with  the actual facts  of  Europe, so  as  to be  in a position to  ex- 
crop growing  and  handling,  as  well  as | amine the  status  of  every  emigrant  in
with the theories of the statisticians who 
his own country  prior  to  his  departure 
live shut up in city offices.
for our shores.

stated 

that 

Thus it will  be seen that from the very 
beginnings of  the  country  there  was  a 
grievous  lack  of  men  to  do  its  work. 
Therefore,  when  the  genius  of  the  in­
ventor and  the  skill of  the  mechanician 
were  called  into  requisition  to  create 
Thus  it  is  that  the  man  who tries to 
labor-saving machinery,  their efforts met
know all of a single item of life and busi
THE  COMING  CHANGE  IN  BRAZIL. 
with a ready  welcome and their machines j ness must be  ignorant  of  almost  every
It  now  seems  certain  that  President
were rapidly  brought  into  use.  Out  of  thing else.  But the  worst  result of  this I Peixoto  of Rr.ril ”.^ * 1  T " '  ilco,uoul 
these  » „dhieo,  *re„  „ e .,*   all 
labor-saving machinery  in the world,  all 
that 
is  strictly  so  being  American 
Every  operation  that  can  possibly  be 
carried on  by mechanism is rapidly  being 
transferred  from  the  handicraftsman  to 
the machine.

.be  oae sided life  Is ,ba,  men  are  du eled . L  

t E H T U T

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claimed that  Peixoto  contemplated mak­
ing  himself  dictator,  and  this  was  the 
rallying  cry  which  held  the  rebels  to­
gether for many months.

With the  retirement  of  Peixoto  from 
office,  it is expected that the political sit­
uation  in Braz'l  will improve very much. 
Peixoto’s methods have not been popular 
with his people,  and although  the  rebel­
lion  was  quelled, 
the  discontent  still 
smolders.  President-elect Moraes, on the 
other hand,  is  known to  be  in  favor  of 
general  amnesty  for  insurgents  and  a 
strict adherence  to  constitutional  forms 
of  government.  As  soon,  therefore,  as 
he assumes power, it is expected that the 
wounds  of  the  civil  war  will  begin  to 
heal.

In  view  of  the  crusade  for  cheaper 
bread,  which has been started  in  various 
large cities of the country,  the  Agricul­
tural  Department  has  given  out  a  bul­
letin on the “Cost of Bread,”  taken from 
the forthcoming  report  of  Prof.  W.  O. 
Atwater on  the  nutritive value of  foods. 
It says:  “In practice one hundred pounds 
of flour  will make 133 to  137  pounds  of 
bread, an average being about 136 pounds. 
Flour,  such as is used by bakers,  is  now 
purchased in  the  eastern  states  at  not 
over $4 per bbl.  This  would  make  the 
cost  of  the  flour  in a  pound  of  bread 
about one and one-half  cents.  Allowing 
one-half cent for the shortening and salt, 
which  is certainly very  liberal,  the  ma­
terials for a pound of  bread  would  cost 
not more than 2 cents.  Of  course  there 
should  be added  to this the cost of  labor, 
rent,  interest on investment,  expense  of 
selling, etc.,  to make the  actual  cost  to 
the baker.”

It  looks  as  though  the  gold  fields of 
Alaska were not altogether  stocked with 
talk.  A dispatch  from  Tacoma,  Wash., 
lays,  that  the  steamer from  Cbilcot the 
other day brought  down  100  pounds  of 
gold dust,  which  represents  the season’s 
work of four miners on the  Yukon  river. 
The dispatch states that the value of this 
gold is $400,000,  but  as  absolutely  pure 
gold  is  worth  but  $20.67  an  ounce,  or 
>248  a  pound,  there  seems  to  be  some 
mistake  about that  statement.  Another 
consignment  of  $200,000  worth  of  gold 
from the same  region is  said to be on  its 
way  to  California. 
It  is  reported  that 
800 miners are  wintering  on the  Yukon, 
and that  there is  danger of a shortage of 
provisions.

Parisian doctors  are  warning  the  peo­
ple there  that  they  are running  a  great 
risk in eating  horse flesh,  a  sort  of  food 
that  is  said  to  be  rapidly  increasing  in 
popularity there.  Paris  first became  ac­
quainted  with  the  flavor  of  horse  flesh 
during the seige of that city by  the  Ger­
mans.  Many  acquired  a  taste  for  it, 
and its cheapness as compared with beef, 
costing less than half as much, commends 
it  especially  to  the  poor. 
Its  use  has 
also  spread  to  Berlin  and  many  other 
continental  cities.  The  doctors  have 
now discovered that the horse is specially 
liable  to  trichinosis,  a  most  dangerous 
disease,  which  has  hitherto  been  sup­
posed to affect only hogs.

The trades • unions  of  Australia  have 
gone to the length of  protesting  against 
the admission  of  non-union  men  to  the 
public  and  charitable  hospitals.  This 
“   ™  keeping with  the  cardinal doctrine 
or  trades  unionism,  which asserts  that 
no  one has a right to breathe  unless  his 
neck is encircled  with  the  yoke  of  the 
walking delegate.

In the countries of  the Old  World con­
ditions are different.  There is too  much 
labor all  the time,  and,  by  consequence, 
there  is  not  so  much  demand  for  ma­
chinery to save labor.  Where a mechan­
ical device  will give  better  results  than 
can  be got  by baud  work,  it  is often em­
ployed;  but machinery  is  not  generally 
so much in  use in  proportion  to the prod­
ucts turned out as  in the  United  States. 
In Europe, too,  the  son  is  apt  to follow 
the trade of the  father,  and  in that  way 
handicrafts  are  continued  through  gen­
erations  in  the  same  family. 
this 
country the son commonly  rebels against 
his father’s trade,  and  iu order to  assert 
his  independence  he  seeks  some  other 
line of business.  Whether this is  a  bet­
ter way remains to be seen.  This  would 
be a proper  subject  for  the  students  of 
the effects of heredity to examine.

In 

But to return  to machinery, the  result 
of its  almost  universal  use  is  to  drive

Turned out  from  the  places  they  have 
long  occupied,  they  are  helpless  to  at­
tempt anything else.  This  is one  of  the 
results of the selfish  system which exists 
in  the economic  organization  of  to-day. 
By confining men to  specialties,  they are 
kept out of  every  other  walk  of  labor. 
It reduces competition.  The  man of one 
specialty is not liable to have to compete 
with the man in  another specialty.  And 
by creating class feelings, the man of one 
specialty does not  have  to  trouble  him­
self about the  distressed  member  of  an­
other.

It is the result of  the excessive  use  of 
machinery.  The  thing  of  iron muscles 
and  steel  nerves was  extremely valuable 
when there  were not  enough  men  to  do 
the  necessary  work;  but  now that there 
are plenty of  men, the iron  worker  does 
not let up. 
It has no soul and no mercy. 
It continues to make men  one-sided  and 
to turn them out  of the workshops  help­
less.

will  quietly  surrender  the  office  to  hi 
constitutionally elected  successor, Presi 
dent-elect Moraes, who was chosen at the 
election held in  March last,  while the  De 
Mello rebellion  was in full  blast. 
It  has 
been  freely  predicted  in  many  quarters 
that  Peixoto  would  not  relinquish  the 
Presidential  office  at  the  close  of  his 
term,  but  that  he  would  declare  him­
self dictator and overthrow  the constitu­
tion.

It now appears, however,  that the Pres­
ident  has made all  preparations to  leave 
his  office,  and  has  asked  and  obtained 
from Congress  grants  to  defray  the  ex­
penses  of  the  inauguration  festivities 
with which the rule of  President Moraes 
is to  be  ushered  in.  A  grand  military 
review is to take place,  and there will be 
other  demonstrations  of  rejoicing  on  a 
grand scale.

The dangers,  as well as the defects,  of

lh e  Republic of Brazil is greatly to  be 
congratulated  on  the fact  that constitu­
tional methods  are  to  prevail,  and  that 
no further pretext  is to be given for rev-
a one-sided training are becoming serious  olution.  President Peixoto wiill.Vn  T  
matters  in  the  ««on«™,,  „f 
________  
Peixoto will also gain
matters  in  the  economy  of  life.  How 
immensely in public esteem.  The adher­
they are to be counteracted  is a  problem 
ents of De Mello  and Da  Gama, the rebel 
not solved. 
admirals who led the recent insurrection,

It is worth attention.

. 

T H E   SE C R E T   O P  SU C C ESS.

What is the secret of  success  in  life? 

Who can  tell?

It has  been  said  that  about  5  per 
cent,  of  the  commercial  men  in  the 
United  States  grow  rich  and  die  rich. 
The other 95 per cent, either  fail  or  at­
tain  only  limited  success.  As 
to  the 
professional  men, 
the  percentage  of 
those who reach  distinguished  eminence 
is,  perhaps, not  much  greater  than  is 
that  of  the  mercantile  classes.  There 
are small numbers of great lawyers,  phy­
sicians, clergymen,  and still  fewer  great 
authors and soldiers.  As  to  actors,  the 
members of either  sex  that  rise  to  the 
highest grade are few in number.

But,  after all,  what  is  success?  Does 
it mean  wealth,  influence,  power,  hap­
piness,  or  what?  Can  it  be  defined  in 
terms?  These  questions  can  be  an­
swered  only  approximately.  There  is 
no  fixed  standard  of  success.  There 
must,  indeed,  be  a  different  definition 
for  every  sort  of  success. 
In  the  lack 
of  any  fixed  authority  as  to  what  is 
success,  how  would  it  do  to  inquire  of 
the  people  what  success is?

However,  there  is  nothing  so  poorly 
founded  as  public  popularity.  A  prize 
fighter,  a  bold  highwayman,  a  dishon­
est  and  unscrupulous  politician,  is,  as 
often  as  any  others,  at  the  height  of 
popularity.  Often, 
is 
as  evanescent  as  a  sunbeam  on  a 
cloudy  day,  a  popular  hero  being  car­
ried  on  the  shoulders  of  the  crowd  one 
day  and  stoned 
in  the  street  on  an­
other.  This  has,  virtually, happened to 
Mr.  Gladstone  in  his  time.

too,  popularity 

to  duty.  Never  were 

Nevertheless,  the  populace,  the  mul­
titude,  while  often  misled  in 
its  hero- 
worship,  never  fails  to  recognize  the 
world’s  greatest  men,  and  those  were 
the  men  who  were  always  truest  to 
principle  and  most  unswerving  in  their 
devotion 
two 
men  more  unlike  than  were  Generals 
Washington and  Grant;  yet both  gained 
the  applause of  the  world,  not  merely 
because  of  their  transcendent  military 
genius,  but,  more  than  that,  for  their 
lofty  principles 
and  steadfast,  un­
swerving  devotion 
to  duty.  Nothing 
could  turn  them  aside  from  what  they 
believed  was 
in 
anything,  a  man  must  win  the  confi­
dence  of  all  with  whom  he 
is  as­
sociated.  To  be  recognized  as  great, 
one  must  gain the confidence of  the peo­
ple.

right.  To  succeed 

There  are  two  principal  sorts  of  peo­
ple  who  gain  public  confidence.  Of 
one  are  the  men  who  go  forward  doing 
thinking  no 
their  duty  as  they  see  it, 
evil  and  seeking,  if  not  to  do  good 
to 
all,  at  least  to  do  as  little  harm as pos­
sible.  Such  people  will  seldom  attain 
popularity;  but  they  will  gain,  at least, 
the  respect  of  those  who  know  them. 
Even  bad  men  have  a  certain  sort  of 
respect  for  one  who  has  always  tried 
to  do  right,  and  has  never  been  mixed 
up  in  any  crooked  or  questionable  pro­
ceeding.  Thieves  cannot  even  manage 
their affairs without  trusting  somebody.
Another  sort  of  man  who  rapidly  be­
comes  popular  is the genuine confidence 
man.  He  has  no  principles.  He  is 
everybody’s  good  fellow,  because  he 
seeks  public  favor,  because  he  wants 
to  use  it  for  his  selfish  purposes.  He 
is  always  ready  to  give,  because  his 
object  is  to  live  on  the  public,  and  so 
his  charities  and  benevolence  always 
come  out  of  the  public  pocket.  Such

a  man  is  generally a popular  politician; 
but  he  sometimes  appears  in other roles 
when  an  emergency  seems  to  require 
it.  A  masterly  confidence  man is equal 
to  almost  any  occasion,  and 
the 
summit  of  public favor until his crimes, 
for  he  is  pretty  sure  to  be  a  criminal, 
are  found  out.

is  at 

Necessarily,  a  very  rich  man  will 
in 
occupy  a  very  prominent  position 
any  community. 
It  makes  little  differ­
ence  in  what  way  he  made  his  for­
tune  provided  it  be  not 
too  highly 
scented  with  villainy  and  crime,  but 
there  is  no  necessary  connection  be­
tween  the  possession  of  money  and  the 
commission  of  wrong.  Many  rich  men 
are  as  honest,  upright,  charitable,  and 
otherwise  worthy  as man can  be.  Some 
men  have  a  faculty  of  being  able  to 
make  wise  or  lucky  turns  in  business. 
Everything  they  do  prospers;  but  in all 
of  it  they  cannot  afford  to  do  anything 
that  would  destroy  public  confidence. 
People  may  pay  court  to  a  rich  man 
whom  they  believe  or  know  to  be  dis­
honest,  but  they  will  never 
respect 
him.

When  it  comes  to  the  learned  pro­
intellectual  endowments,  of 
fessions, 
in  the 
course,  play  an  important  part 
attainmeut  of  success.  But 
they  are 
not  everything.  The  professional  man 
must  be  regarded  as  honest,  honorable 
and  reliable.  Without  this  he  is  sure 
to  be  distrusted.

But,  after  all,  no  real  light  has  been 
thrown  on  the  secret  of  success  in  any 
walk  of  life. 
It  is  much  a  matter  of 
individual  qualities,  and  largely  one of 
opportunity.  However  the  problem  of 
chances  may  be  viewed, 
it  is  certain 
that  it  cannot  be  wholly  ignored.  The 
children  of  the  same  parents,  rocked in 
the  same  cradle  and  surrounded  by  the 
same  influences,  are  by  no  means  alike 
as  to  their  mental  and  physical  quali­
ties.  They  are  often  radically  differ­
ent.  Then their opportunities or chances 
are,  also,  just as  different.  Here,  then, 
that  cannot  be 
is  a  set  of  conditions 
generalized.  They  must  be  treated 
in 
each  case  separately.

Thus  it  comes  out at last that  nobody 
knows  the  secret  of  success  in 
life. 
But  it  is  a  good  rule  to  be  upright, 
honest  and  true;  to  develop the mind as 
much  as  possible,  and the moral  nature, 
too,  and  to  do  with  zeal  such  work  as 
is  to  be  done,  and  do  it  in 
the  best 
manner  and  for  the  best  interests  of 
all  concerned.  This  may  not  gain  suc­
cess,  but  it  will  win  a good conscience, 
which  is  worth having.

D id n ’t   M ak e  a   S a le .

From the Lewiston Evening Journal.
A  Lewiston  family  which  traces  its 
ancestry  far  beyond 
the  Revolution 
owns an old  coat  which is  supposed  to 
have been  worn by a  Major  in the  colo­
nial  army,  and  which is  stained  by  his 
blood.  This coat hangs in a showcase in 
the-hall, among other curiosities, and the 
family have for fifty years pointed to the 
yellow stain with pride.  The  other  day 
a peddler came to the door and  was  left 
standing in the hall to  await  the  lady’s 
pleasure  in  seeing  him.  He sold  some 
kind of infallible soap to  remove  stains, 
and,seeing the coat and its honored stain, 
he thought to please its owner by remov­
ing the discolor.
“You see, madam, that this soap is sure 
to remove stains of  all  kinds,”  he  said 
when she  appeared,  and  he  pointed  to 
the coat.

He did not sell any soap there.

Lse  Tradesman  Coupon  Boohs.

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SE CO N D -H A N D   P E O P L E .

H o w   T h ey   S u ffe r  T ry in g   T o  B e  W h a t 

T h e y   A re   N o t.

There is no brand of  inferiority  so  un­
mistakable as the  word  “second-hand.” 
The  woman  who  buys  a  second-hand 
chair  or  table  does  so  by  stealth,  and 
blushes to have it known. 
If she bought 
her frocks and  hats at a  cast-off clothing 
store  she  would straightway find herself 
a  cast-off  from  society.  As for second­
hand  food—pah!  no  one  but  a  tramp 
would eat  such  stuff. 
In  all  that  per­
tains to the mere bodily  existence,  what 
fastidious  creatures  these  mortals  b e! 
If  this  care  extended  to  the  soul,  the 
angels might come down and  walk  with 
ns,  as Raphael  walked  with  Adam.  But 
if,  in some rarely thoughtful mood of ob­
servation,  we  venture  to  analyze  the 
real entity that hides  behind  the  acces­
sories of body, clothing,  food  and  furni 
ture,  we make the  astonishing  discovery 
that this being so  dainty,  so refined as to 
its mere surroundings,  is, or  is  fast  be­
coming,  the poorest,  meanest and  cheap­
est of second-hand things.  Her  bonnets 
come straight from  Paris,  h<y  gowns  are 
Worth’s freshest creations,  the food  that 
passes her  lips  is  the  daintiest  product 
of  earth  and  sea.  And  meanwhile  the 
soul,  the self,  is feeding,  prodigal  fash­
ion,  cn the  husks  that  the  swine  have 
left—the rotten opinions  of  dead  ances­
tors—swathing itself in the moldy  wind­
ing sheets of prejudice  and  custom  that 
ought  to  have  been  thrown  on 
the 
funeral pyre of  some  long  past  age,  or 
making  itself  over  with  its  next-door 
neighbor as a pattern.

A  psychological study of such a soul is 
m ore  or.  finable than pleasant. 
It is like 
the  unro i>>'g  of  a  mummy.  We  come 
finally  to  <-<>mefhing that was once a liv­
ing thing made m the image of  God,  but 
no precious «p res and  embalming  fluids 
have  been  used,  as  in  the  case  of  the 
mummy,  and one needs a vast  amount of 
fresh air  while  pursuing  the  investiga­
tion.  But  open 
the  doors  and  win­
dows and let us begin.

Second-hand people spell  society  with 
a  tremendously  big  S,  and  worship  a 
mysterious  oracle  whose  name 
is 
‘“They.”  This  pronoun  has  a  widely 
varying significance.  To  find  the  noun 
that  stands  behind  it  is  as  difficult  as 
finding  the  bacillus that stands behind  a 
new disease. 
If  we have the patience to 
trace the word to its antecedent,  we  gen­
erally find th at“They” is a commonplace 
woman, who lives in a three-story house, 
who has a few diamonds and  a  carriage, 
and  who  gives  an  occasional  dinner 
party. 
that 
“They”  is  also second-hand,  and a wor­
shiper  of  another  “They”  whose  house 
is  more  spacious,  whose diamonds are a 
little  larger,  and  whose  dinner  parties 
are  more  frequent  and  expensive  than 
those  of  the  other  “They,”  and  so  on 
through every grade of society.

still,  we  find 

Stranger 

We speak of the freedom  and  enlight­
enment  of  the  nineteenth  century,  but 
what 
fetich-worshiper,  what  witch-be­
liever. ever  bowed  in  more fearful sub­
mission or performed more absurd follies 
than 
the  second-hand  people—mostly 
women,  alas !—who live in  tb;s  year  of 
our  Lord  1894,  and  do  homage  to  the 
great  god  “They.”  Every  season  and 
every  occasion  give  opportunity  for 
some display of their second-handedness. 
Here is a poor little  second-hand  woman 
setting out  for  Madame  Blank’s  spring

opening.  She  knows  that  John  has  a 
note  in  the  bank  that must be met this 
month,  and that his insurance assessment 
is  now  due.  She  knows,  too,  that her 
last spring suit is still neat and becoming 
to  her,  but  it  has  no  ruffles  on  the 
shoulders.  She  knows  that  ruffles  on 
the  shoulders  will  make her look like a 
fright,  and  she  knows,  too,  that  John 
hates  that  peculiar  style  of  garniture. 
But  “They”  are  wearing  ruffles  on  the 
shoulders, and her next-door  neighbor  is 
going to have a new dress this  spring,  so 
she throws her common sense to the four 
winds,  orders  a  new  gown 
such  as 
“They”  wear,  and poor John has  to  pay 
the penalty for having married a second­
hand  woman, 
fresh, 
original,  wholesome,  independent  crea­
ture she might be if she  would  only  use 
her own taste and judgment in  the  man­
agement  of  her  own  affairs, instead  of 
borrowing  the  taste  and  judgment-  of 
“They” and her next-door  neighbor.

instead  of 

the 

this 

Here is another wretched little second­
hand  woman  who is going to give a din­
ner party.  She could easily and sensibly 
entertain  a  few  friends  with  an  old- 
fashioned dinner or tea,  but  “ They”  are 
giving dinner parties.  Mrs.  B.  gave one 
last  week,  and  so,  of  course,  Mrs.  A. 
must follow suit.  Mrs. B.’s husband has 
an  income  of  five  thousand a year, and 
Mrs.  A.’s husband has no income  at  all. 
A  dinner  party is an every-day affair to 
wealthy Mrs. B.,  with her retinue of well- 
trained  servants,  while  Mrs.  A.’s  ex­
perience  with 
species  of  social 
function  is limited to the  reading  of  an 
article on  “Dinner Parties.” in  the  Fire­
side Journal or  the  Ladies’  Companion. 
But these trivial facts have no bearing at 
all  on  the  case.  So  Mrs. A.  borrows a 
silver  tray  from  Mrs. C., a set  of  salad 
forks  from  Mrs.  D.,  some  ice  cream 
spoons  from  Mrs.  E., a cut  glass  jardi­
niere  from  Mrs.  F.,  and 
some  finger 
bowls  from  Cousin  Martha.  Mrs.  G. 
kindly lends her nurse  to  act  as  dining 
room  servant,  and  the  dinner  party  is 
an actuality.  The  hostess  has  a  head­
ache the next day,  and  no  one  is  at  all 
deceived  by 
the  innocent  ruse  of  a 
second-hand  woman  who  is  trying  to 
regulate her life according to  the  stand­
ards  and  ideals  of  her  wealthy  neigh­
bors—about  as  sensible  a proceeding  as 
trying to wind an Elgin  watch  with  the 
key to your front door.

Here  sits  another  second-hand  woman 
with  discontented  face  and  idle  hands. 
She needs some money for  her  own  use 
and  perhaps  for  others  dependent  on 
her.  She knows a way,  a perfectly  hon­
orable way,  of  making  it.  But  society 
does  not  recognize  wage-earners,  and 
what  would  “They”  say  if  she  should 
make a brave confession  of  her  poverty 
by taking up some honest work ?

That  mean  soul  who digged a hole in 
the  ground  and  buried  his talent was a 
second-hand  man.  The Lord  had  given 
him,  probably,  a talent for  gardening  or | 
tailoring,  and  he perhaps wished  to be a ! 
poet  or  a  painter.  So  he  interred  the j 
gift  that  would  have  made him a first- j 
class workman  in  tha^, particular  craft, ¡ 
and  wasted  his life  writing  doggerel  or I 
spoiling  good  canvas.  And  how  many j 
descendants 
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Women  who  have a talent  for  cooking, I 
and  who prefer to paint pictures; women 
who would make admirable seamstresses.  - 
yet  who  teach  school  rather  than sew; Í, 
men  who might be  excellent  mechanics,  | 
and  who  would  rather  be  fourth-rate

that  man 

has 

L eap in to the L ight

by discarding the antiquated business methods of the  past  at d 
abandoning the cash  registers of a former age and  adopting  in 
their  place  up-to-date methods and a cash  register adapte!  to 
the  wants  of  the merchant of to-day.  Such  a cash  register is 
the  CHAnPION,  which  is  hailed  with  delight  and  approval 
by the trade everywhere as one of the  mechanical  marvels  of 
the  age.  The  superiority  of  the  CHAMPION  over every 
other register ever invented is conceded  at a glance,  as it is the 
only register which  enables the  merchant to  keep  an  accurate 
account  of  the sales ot each clerk or  an  itemized  record  of  the 
transactions of each  depaitm  nt,  or both.

As progressive merchants and  shrewd  business  men,  the 
officers  of  the  Parker 
Fleming  Co. take rank  with fancy 
groceis  anywhere.  Read  their  opinion  of  the  CHAnPION 
cash register:

PARKER  &  FLEMING  CO.,
Jobbers and  Retailers  of,
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Ch a m p io n   Ca s h   R e g is t e r   Co.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.:
G e n t l e m e n—When we opened our branch store in the new  Library  block  last 
month,  we  purchased  oue of your cash registers for use in that store,  and find it a 
great satisfaction to be able to check  over each day’s  transactions  and  know  just 
what each clerk is doing  We have examined several other kinds  of  registers,  but 
have not seen anything that would do our work as satisfactorily  as  the  Champion.

J a c k so n,  Mich., Oct.  16,  1894. 

We take great pleasure in recommending it.
Yours truly,

P a r k e r  &  F l e m in g  Co.,

D. S.  Fleming, Sec’y and Treas.

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lawyers or doctors  or  preachers;  people 
who despise the homely  “gift  that  is  in 
them.” and  who are bent on manufactur­
ing  for  themselves  a  gift  that is but a 
base  imitation  of  somebody  else’s  gift; 
people who might be  an  original  voice, 
but  who  are  only a silly  echo;  who are 
always to be found in the front  ranks  of 
the  “ fad-followers;”  who  read  “The 
Heavenly Twins”  just  because  “They” 
are reading it,  and who  look  to  “They” 
to give them an opinion of the book; who 
are making the most strenuous  efforts  to 
worm  themselves  into  a  “set” because 
“They”  are  in  it;  who  are  neglecting 
their mental and moral culture and stint­
ing  themselves  in  the  comforts  and 
necessaries of life in order  to  make  the 
same  outward  show that  is  being made 
by  those enviable  ones who are  “in  the 
swim;” who have turned their  backs  on 
the people in their  own  station  in  life, 
and  are  wearing  out soul and body in a 
ridiculous  attempt  to  float  down  the 
stream  with  the brass kettles;  who  make 
their little world in  very truth “a stage,’’ 
and they  themselves  “merely  players,” 
by  trying to be something  they  are  not, 
looking  nervously  around  every  few 
moments to get their  cue  from  “They;” 
who are thinking things they do not  say, 
and saying things they do not think,  and 
turning life into a long  miserable  course 
of self-depreciation.

And  while  we are using the microscope 
and scalpel on others,  we might occasion­
ally turn our gaze inward on that strange 
something  which,  in  materialistic  lan­
guage,  we  call  “our  soul.”  It  is  just 
possible  that  there  may  be  something 
second-hand  about  that,  too;  for,  while 
a mirror for the bodily  form  is  regarded 
as a necessity, a  mirror  for  the  soul  is 
the  last  toilet  convenience  most  of  us 
vsould  ever  think  of  demanding.  We 
know every curve of beauty in  our  faces 
aud forms, every dimple,  every  wriukle, 
every  lock of hair must be daily  studied; 
yet  we  live  strangers  to  ourselves, die 
without ever having looked our  souls  in 
the  face.  And  for  some  of  us 
there 
could  be no more terrible judgment than, 
for  one  fearful  moment,  in  the  white 
light of eternity,  to see ourselves  as  In­
finity sees us.  What  is  the  lurking  in­
sincerity  that  makes  us  second-hand ? 
Is it a concealed and cowardly allegiance 
to some cause that  has  not  yet  reached 
the stage of universal  popularity ? 
Is it 
the sneaking silence  in  which  we  hold 
ourselves when the expression of an hon­
est opinion  would call forth  the  ridicule 
and scorn  of  “They ?”  Are we cultivat­
ing  the  acquaintance  of  people  merely 
because society has set the seal of its ap­
proval  upon 
them—people  whom  we 
know  in  our  inmost  souls  to  be  but 
stupid 
commonplace  nonentities  and 
whose companionship can  only  result  in 
a  mental  and  moral  lowering  of  our­
selves?  Are we neglecting others  whose 
clothes  are  shabby,  whose  mantels  are 
bare  of  vases  and  plaques,  but  whose 
society  and  example  might  be  to  us  a 
constant 
toward  all  noble 
things?  Are we spending our best ener­
gies  striving  after  something  that  we 
want merely  because somebody  else  has 
it?

impetus 

Ah, poor second-hand  beings  that  we 
are. it  is only a chosen few who  can  an­
swer  such  questions  satisfactorily.  1 
think  that  when  our  great  forefather 
Adam  looks  down  on  the  follies of his 
sons and daughters—especially  those  of 
his daughters—he realizes that the  chief

bliss of his married life  in  Eden  lay  in 
the fact that his  wife  had  no  neighbors 
from  whom  to  borrow  ideas,  opinions 
and rules of conduct; that she ate,  drank, 
furnished  her  bower,  spread  her  table 
for  the  Angel  Raphael,  went  without 
clothes  and  put  on  fig  leaves,  all  in 
blessed  ignarance  of  “They.”  What it 
would be to have such a being  for a wife 
let  that  man  say  who  goes  about with 
knitted brows and anxious  heart  paying 
bills  for  furniture  like  Mrs.  Smith’s, 
bonnets like  Mrs.  Jones’ and  “ pink teas” 
like Mrs.  Brown’s.

The Creator has been  at  infinite  pains, 
one might say,  to produce an  infinite  di~ 
versity  in  ail  his  creation.  Microsco- 
pists tell us that there are  no two grains 
of sand exactly  alike;  we know  there are 
no two bodies exactly alike,  and  this  di­
versity has been extended to the realm of 
soul,  with the divine  purpose  of  giving 
to each human being an  individuality  of 
his  own—the  most  precious  possession 
he could possibly have.  Yet ninety-nine 
out of a hundred people  spend  existence 
in an idiotic effort to destroy  their  indi-1 
viduality, to efface their real  selves  and 
make  instead a -base  imitation  of  some­
thing or somebody approved  by  “They.” 
Show me the woman  who thinks,  speaks, 
acts out of the fullness of her own  heart, 
and  not  out  of  the  emptiness  of some­
body  else’s  heart,  and  1  would  gladly 
walk a score of miles to  press  her  hand ' 
and look  into  her  face.  You  may  tell  ' 
me  that  she 
is  high-tempered  and 
“cranky” and  “peculiar,”  and  that  Mrs. 
So-and So does not visit her, but if she is 
only  herself and not an echo of  “They,”
1 shall find her  an  interesting  personal­
ity.

In the intellectual  world the  great  de-1 
maud  is  for  originality. 
It  is the new 
thing or the old thing in a new form  that 
brings from an editor the letter  with  the 
check in it.  And in  the social  world the 
same  need  exists.  The  second-handed­
ness of people has  made  life  so  Weary, 
stale,  flat and unprofitable that we fly for j 
refuge  to  the  theatre,  the  novel,  any* 
thing that will give us a chance to  study 
human nature.  We cannot see the essen­
tial differences between  Mrs. X.  and Mrs. 
Y.  They dress alike,  they  have the same 
external  polish  of  manner;  they  buy 
their cloaks,  hats and gowns at the  same  j 
establishment; each has  a  Brussels  car­
pet  and  a  “parlor  set”  in her drawing­
room; when  we euter this sacred room on 
the serious business of calling,  the  same 
platitudes  greet  us.  O  for  some  sign 
that  shall  make  known 
to  us  the  real 
woman that must exist somewhere under 
these  externals 1  To  discover  and  set 
forth  this  is  the  business  of the clever 
novelist, and  hence  it  is  that  the  daily 
novel  is  as  important  a  factor  in  our 
mental  life  as  the  daily  bread  in  our 
physical life.

To be one’s self:  What  does it mean ? 
law 
It  means  that  you  shall own  no 
higher than the  ten  commandments. 
It 
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independently 
whether you shall follow and conform, or 
go  your  way  free  and  unfettered, 
it 
means that you shall  no  more  think  of 
using  your  neighbor’s 
and 
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of heaven,  either here or hereafter!

the cold food  from  her  table. 
It  means 
that we must keep our spiritual palate as 
sensitive as our physical  one.  Offer  me 
a  spoonful  of  some  unknown  mixture 
and  I  turn  suspiciously  away. 
I must 
know what 1 am taking  into  my  mouth. 
But let society say,  “Take, eat,”  and  we J 
gulp  down the thing without a moment’s 
hesitation.

tion  and  failure;  the  ouly  original  act 
they ever perform  is  the  act  of  dying, 
and  unless there is a second-hand heaven 
prepared  foi  them,  God only  knows  how 
they  will  manage 
to  spend  eternity. 
Think of the bewilderment  of  such  be­
ings at finding themselves  in  a  state  of 
existence where there is  no  “They,”  no 
society  to  whom  they  can  refer  their 
It  may  be an opiate for the brain, or a 
thoughts,  words  and  deeds;  thrown  at 
poison for the  soul,  but  down  it  goes, 
once and forever on their  own  little  re­
because  we  have  not  the  sincerity and
sources,  with  nothing  before  them  but
the  courage  to  refrain  from  doing the 
the steady development of one’s  individ- 
thing that everybody does.  We  are  ac-  uality  in  the  service  of  others,  finding 
customed to think of the  actor’s  profes-  heaven is but a  continuation  of  the- life 
sion as a very  difficult  one.  We  marvel 
they scorned  when  on  earth—what  will 
at the skill,  the study,  the  intense  men-  be their shock  of  surprise to find that no 
tal effort needed for Irving  to  personate  second-hand soul can enter  the  kingdom
Shylock.  But this  is  a  trifle  compared 
with  the  difficulty  the  average  human 
being  has  when  he  tries  to be himself; 
for being one’s self means,  in two words, 
sincerity  and  courage—virtues  entirely 
too austere for the average human  being 
to  practice,  since  society  lays  a  heavy 
tax on all who dare to be themselves.

George  Macdonald  puts  these  words 
into  the  mouth  of  one  of  his loveliest 
characters,  Margaret Elginbrod:

“I  would  rather be what God chose to 
make me than the most glorious creature 
1  could  think  of.  For  to  have  been 
thought about—born in God’s thoughts— 
and made by God is  the  dearest,  grand­
est, most precious thing in all thinking.” 
Here is the content that will crowd out 
of life every base ambition,  every  mean 
emulation,  every petty desire,  every  low 
craving,  and leave us free to  become just 
ourselves.

In  a  little  Southern  town  there  once 
lived and still lives a woman who,  what­
ever  she  may  be,  is  not  second-hand.
This  woman  built a house on a site com­
manding  a  lovely  view.  There  was  a 
certain  point  in  the  horizon  that  she 
wanted to be visible from a  certain  win­
dow,  and to compass this end  the  build­
ers were directed to set the house in such 
a way that the front door faced  the  left- 
hand  corner  of  the  yard.  This  was  a 
daring  innovation.  From  time  imme­
morial  in  that  little  town  “They”  had 
beeu  building  their  houses  so  that  the 
front door faced  the  front  gate.  There 
was  no  special  reason for this—“They” 
themselves  could  not  have  given  any.
The other way proved  quite  as  conven­
ient  to the occupant of the house and her 
visitors.  But  “They”  arose  in 
their 
wrath  and  declared  the  owner  of  that 
strange  house to be a “crank.”  Had the i 
house been a fine mansion,  and its owner 
a member of society,  it  would  straight- j 
way  have  become  fashionable  to  make  j 
the front door face a fence corner instead  i 
of  the  front  gate.  Everybody  would j  The constant danger that threatens the 
have built that way and  would have  told | inhabitants of our  cities  from the heavy 
that  “They”  were  currents of electricity employed  in  elec­
you  complacently 
building  that  way.  But  it  was  only a I 
.c.ar.s  is  wel1■  «*
i lustrated by an incident that  occurred m
humble little one-story cottage belonging | Chicago  a  few  days  since.  A  carrier 
to a bright, cultured,  independent,  poor  went to open the  mail  box  to  take  out 
woman; it remains solitary  and  alone,  a I 
contents,  when,  as  he  inserted  his 
key in the lock,  he received such a shock 
witness to the “crankiness” of its owner, 
as make him  yell  with  pain.  A  police­
so the vast majority of people see  it,  but 
man came running  up  and  asked  what 
to  me  it  seems  always  to  say, 
“The 
was  the  matter. 
“I’ve  sprained  my 
wrist,”  was the sly  answer  of  the  mail 
womau  who  built  me  was.  not  second­
carrier.  “ Won’t you unlock the  box for 
hand.”  And  what  higher  encomium 
me?”  Then  the  policeman  accommo­
could  there  be  as  a  public  opinion  in 
datingly  pushed  the  key  into  the  bole 
life  or  an  epitaph  in  death,  for  the 
and  fell  back  as  though  kicked  by  a 
mule.  The  two  victims 
laughed  and 
servile  imitation of others no better than 
for  results.  A 
stood  aside 
we are  is but an open confession  of  the 
red-faced man stepped up  with  a  hand­
mean opinion  we have  of  ourselves,  the 
ful  of  letters  and  grabbed 
the  knob 
which  opens the box  on top.  He didn’t 
cringing  self-depreciation,  the  lack  of 
put the letters in the  box,  but  dropped 
all  womanly  self-respect,  self-depend­
them  on  the  sidewalk  and  began 
to 
ence  and  self-assertion  that  makes  us 
swear at  the  government  for  imposing 
twin-sisters  of  Uriah  Heap  and  leaves 
npon its patrons.  A woman with a bun­
dle under her arm and  a  postal  card  in 
us no claim  whatever  on  the  respect of 
her hand was the next to  trifle  with  the 
others?
feelings of the mail  box, and she dropped 
both bundle and postal  card  to  scream. 
A crown soon gathered around  the  mail 
box and waited for the chance  to  laugh. 
One by  one  the  victims  came  up  with 
mail to deposit, only to  jump  back,  and 
then go away in search of a box that was 
better behaved.  For  an  hour  this  con­
tinued,  when  the  current  of  electricity 
forsook  the  box,  but  nobody  has  been 
able to tell where it came from or whither 
it went.

Poor  second-hand souls !  No poet,  no 
dreamer,  no  reformer,  no  thinker,  no 
prophet,  no  singer  of  sweet  songs,  no 
tightener  of  the  world’s  darkness, ever 
came  from  their  dreary,  barren  ranks.
They  march  along  cowering  under  the 
lash  of  “that  chaos  of  ignorance  and 
prejudice which we call public opinion;” 
their lives are an apotheosis of  the  com­
monplace; 
ignoble  discontent 
drives them into the valleys  of  humilia-

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appearing  as  fresh  and  original  as  the 
first flower that bloomed  in Eve’s garden. 
But  you  open  your  lips,  you  utter  an 
opinion  and—bah ! second-hand 
ideas, 
second-hand  tastes,  second-hand  habits, 
second-hand  religion,  second-hand  mo- 
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would look  hung  up  by  the  side  of  an 
old ball  dress  and  labeled:  “For  sale, 
cheap—A second-hand soul.”

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CHICAGO

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Building Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing.

Asphalt  Ready  Roofing.

Asphalt Roof Paints,

Resin, Coal Tar.

Roofing and  Paving Pitch,

Tarred Felt, Mineral  Wool.

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t N I t   W K S I   M I C H I G A N   R ’V .

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

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TO  AND FROM   M USKEGON.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d  Rapids..............7:25am  1:25pm  *11:30pm
Ar. Chicago 
1:25pm  6:50pm  *6:45am
Lv.  Chicago.................. t-:15am  5:00pm  *11:45pm
Ar. G’d Rapids..............3:05pm  10:25pm  *6:25am
Lv. Grand Rapids 
..  7:25am  1:25pm  5:30pm 
Ar. Grand K.  9:15am  3 :05pm
7:30am  3:15pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids .. 
Ar.  Manistee............  12:20pm  8:i5pm
1:00pm  8:5  pm
Ar. Traverse City__  
Ar. Charlevoix........ 
3:15pm  ll:lopm
Ar.  Petoskey 
3:,5pm ll:i0pm

TR A V ER SE C IT Y .  C H A R LEV O IX   AND  PE T O SK E Y .

Trains arrive from  north atl:T0 pm and *10:00 

pm.

PA R L O R   AND  SL E E P IN G   CARS.

Parlor  cars  leave  for  Chicago  1:25pm.  For 
north  3:15pm.  Arrives  from  Chicago  lo:35pm. 
From north  1 :pm.  Sleeping cars leave  for  Chi­
cago 11:3t)pm.  Arrive from Chicago 6.25.

»Every day.  Others week days  only

The  Leading  Niekle  Cigar 
Made in this Market.

DETKOIT,

Sept.  23,  1894
LANSING A  NORTHERN  R. R,

The Only Brand in the State (outside of Detroit) 

Made by Improved  Machinery.

GOING TO  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids............7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. D etroit......................11:40am  5:30pm 10:40pm

This  Cigar  is  made  with  Long  Mixed 

Filler,  Single  Connecticut  Binder 

and  Sumatra  Wrapper.
Sold at $33 per  1,000 

By  the  Manufacturer.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  Detroit....................... 7:4uam  1:1pm   6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.......... 12:40pm  5:15pm 10:45pm
Lv. GR 7:40am 4:45pm  Ar. G R.12:35pm 10:55pm

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

TO  AND  PROM   LO W ELL.

Lv. Grand Rapids............7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. from Lowell............... 12:40pm 5:15pm  ...........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap­
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn­
ing train.

Trains  week days only.

GEO. DbHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

■ ETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN 

WAOKEE  Railway.

EA STW ARD.

Trains Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
Owosso........ Ar
E.  Saginaw.  Ar
Bay C ity...... Ar
F U n t............Ar
Pt.  Huron... Ar
P ontiac........Ar
Detroit..........Ar

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8 25am
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11 32am
8 37pm
10 05am
7 05pm
12 05pm
8 50pm 
10 53am
8 25pm 
11 50am
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11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm
3 45pm
5 50pm 
305pm
4 05pm

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1235am 
1 25am 
3 iOam
6 40am 
7 15am 
5 4  am
7 30am 
5 37am 
700am

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For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
„   Points  ...............................................*7:00 a.m .
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon.......fi:C0 p. m.
“  Mil. and Chi.  +4:55 p.  m
tDally except  Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35* a.m.,  12-50 
p.m., 4:35 p. m .
Trains  arrive  from  the  west, 10:10a.  m  3-16 
pm .  a n d 9:10p.m .
Eastward—No.  14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleener 
Westward -  No. 11  Parlor Car  N0 1 5  w S  
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81  Wagner Sleeper  ^   1 

»Daily 

J a s . C a m p b e l l, City T'cket Agent.

Grand  Raplds di Indiana

TB A IN 8  GOING  N O BTH .

Leave going 
North
For Traverse City, Petoskey  and Saginaw ..  7  M a .  m 
For  Traverse  City................... 
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For Kalamazoo and  C hicago.. ........................£ *«.*
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11.30 p m   train  d ally ,th ro u g h   W agner  Sleeping  Oar.

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25 a  m 
00 p m 
40 p m

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Grand K“Plds A Indiana.
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Mic h ig a n C entral

“  T ie Niagara Falls Route.’’

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

•Dally.  All others dally, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20 d m ........... Detroit  E xpress.............7 00 a m
5 30 am   — »Atlantic and  Pacific......11  20 pm
1  50p m ........ New York Express..........6 OOp m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at 7:00 a m ;  re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:35 p m , arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen­
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. ALMquisT, Ticket Agent, 
Union PassengerStatlon.

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PLUM. 
APRICOT. 
RAISIN. 

7 V U N C E   M Ë S T .

RASPBERRY. 
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T h e   F a ir y ’s  P ie,

op  “ A ll  th e   Goodies  in   One  B ite

9  9

BO  you  remember  the  gay troop  of children  that  hied  after  the  Pied 

Piper of Hamelin, charmed by his wonderful music?  They wandered 
for  years  through  the Valley of Childhood,  rushing  along without 
stopping to think of the goodies they had left behind them.
One day Mother Goose was  flying by on her  broom-stick and  stopped 
to listen  to the  piper’s  playing.  She  loved  music  and children  too;  and 
when she  remembered how  long the  little ones  had  been  journeying with

not a bite  to eat she  shook her old head and  said:  “ Music!  yes, that’s all 
well  enough,  but  those  children  need  something  else  beside  music  and 
scenery.  They must have victuals and drink.”
As the children caught sight of the old lady they set up a loud cry, be­
seeching her to steal them away from the piper.  The dear old soul turned 
her broom-stick downward  and dipped  up every little tot  and  left  the old 
piper to wander alone.

“Squeak—i—ty—squeak,” went the old broom, for the load was all it 
could carry.  Now,  where should they go?  Mother Goose headed her stick 
to the North—every  youngster shivered.  She turned  to the  South—they 
all squirmed  with  the  heat.  They  had  come  from  the  East, so  away  to 
the West they started.
“Now, children, what do you want most of all?  Whatever you say, 
you shall have,” said  Mother Goose;  and again  they shouted  all together, 
“Something that has every goody in the whole, wide world in a single bite.” 
I 
didn’t suppose they would ask for so much.”  The dear old lady had swept 
cobwebs out of  the  sky all  her  life, now she  must sweep  them out of  her 
memory,  for where would she find that rare  dainty  that would hold  every 
goody  in  a  single  bite.  She  wrinkled  her  forehead,  and  thought,  and 
thought, and finally snapping her fingers she said,  “ I have it!  ha!  ha!” 
Away they  flew on  to the West, over  the ocean, through  the  clouds, 
now up. now down, and at last the broom-stick began to drop, drop, lower

Mother Goose  was puzzled.  “ Victuals  and drink all  in one  bite! 

and lower, and suddenly what a beautiful country they saw!  Mother Goose 
had brought them back to the real world again, and she told them that thev 
were now in New England where she lived when she first came to America 
years and years ago.  Soon they came to a New England home, and in they 
sailed through  an  open pantry window.  The w'hole  load of children were 
dumped, and Mother Goose and her good stick were gone.
And what  do you  think they  saw?  And what did  they smell?  And 
what did they taste?  Surely every goody in the world in a single bite,  for 
they scrambled around a real New  England mince pie, and a beautiful pair 
of Fairy Hands with  a bright silver  knife cut the pie just  to fit each wait­
ing mouth. 
It was  fairly bursting with  spices  and  sweets and  fruits  and 
meats, and they  ate, and  they  ate, and  they ate, and  then  they  began to 
grow.  And what do you think they grew into?  Why, just what all good 
children  grow  into  who  eat  mince  pie  made  from  D O U G H E R T Y ’ S 
NEW   E N G LA N D   C O N D E N S E D   M IN C E   M E A T.—splendid American 
citizens.

RED  F R O N T S  !

RED  F R O N T S !

RED  F R O N T S !

I  w ill  send  fre e   to  anyone  sending  me  the  red  front»  cut  from  packages  of  my

S E E   W H A T   W E   A R E   D O IN G   FO R  Y O U R   C U S T O M E R S .
NEW  ENGLAND  C O N D E N S E D   M INCE  MEAT.

f o r  1 5   Red  F r o n t s - “ t h e   fairy' s   P ie.”  

For  1 0   r e d  f r o n t s —  t h e   Fairy-s  c h il d r e n  ”

à:
A  beautiful  reproduction  of  Kaber's  celebrated  painting in  16 
colors.  Size 23x36 inches.  An excellent dining room picture. 
A set. of  16  Beautiful  Do l l s,  all  different, with interchange­
able  dresses.  The unique and novel  combinations are a  source 
of never ending amusement to the children and whole household.

. 

. 

For  5   R e d   f r o n t s - “ t h e   f a i r y ' s   pie  B o o k l et. ”

A  delightful  Fairy  story  with  New  England poem,  beautifully 
illustrated on  each  page; 10 colors:  30  pages:  covers  embossed: 
exact represents ion of a pie.  Elegant, artistic, interesting.

FOR  2 0   RED  FR0NTS~(AU sent at one time).

“ THE  F A I R V 'S P I E , ”  

F A I R Y ' S   C H I L I
Fa i r y ' s   p i e   B o o k l e t . ”

T.  E.  DO UG HERTY,  CHICAGO,  ILL.,  4   PORT  BYRON,  N.  Y.

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lawful  to sell without. 
3.  Application  for license. 
4.  “Ost or license. 
5- 
without license
6.  Name and number on  wagon.
7.  Obstruction  to  streets,  must not be.
8.  Penalty for violation.
9.  Bonds in certain cases.
10.  Annual licenses only to be issued.
11.  Permits forbidden.

i license  for  fruit  venders.  Un-1 peddle or in any way interfere  with  the 
enforcement of this ordinance.
Section  5  may  be  omitted  altogether
where the charter contains  no  provision
“ ay sell their farm product | expressly  prohibiting  the  levying  of
license fees on farmers who wish  to ped­
dle the products of their own farms.
M o n th ly   R e p o rt  o f  S e c r e ta r y   M ills.
G r a n d   R a p id s , N ov.  1—T h e   follow ing 
new   m em bers  have jo in e d  d u rin g   th e  p ast 
m onth:

ON  THE  WARPATH.

Muskegon Grocers  Determined To Cur­

tail the Peddling  Nuisance.

From the Muskegon News,  Oct.  31.

There  was  a  liberal  response  to  the 
call  for  a  meeting  of  the  grocers  last 
night,  and the crowd  that  assembled  in 
the  commission  house  of  Moulton  & 
Ridel  showed  how they felt towards put­
ting a stop to peddling produce about the 
city and establishing a city market.
The  hour  set  for  the  meeting  was  8 
o’clock  and  but  a  few  moments  after 
that a  glance  about  the  spacious  office 
reviewed  the  following  grocers:  C.  C. 
Moulton,  A.  Ridel,  D. Christie,  Wm.  Mc- 
Comb,  W. H.  Read, L.  Vincent, F. Smith. 
F.  B.  Aldrich,  F.  Danielson,  C.  Welling­
ton,  H.  Shaw,  A.  Towl,  D.  Boelbins, 
Wm. Nested, J. Carscadon,  A.  Payne,  J. 
Medema,  D.  Kampenga.  H.  Solheim. 
There were  also  present  N.  Nelson,  M. 
Birch,  butchers,  and  Mayor McGraft,  Re­
corder  Schnorback  and S.  H.  Stevens,  of 
the Charter Committee.
Once assembled but little time  was lost 
in getting down to  the  subject  at  hand 
and  it  was  discussed  in a manner  that 
betrayed  the  seriousnes  of  the  matter 
and also the deep  interest  the  merchants 
feel.  Recorder  Schnorbach  stated  that 
the present ordinance  could  not  be  en­
forced  because  the  Supreme  Court had 
rendered it invalid  in other cities.
An  ordinance governing such a matter 
must contain a schedule of  articles  such 
as it may cover and the amount of licens 
to be paid for the  privilege  of  peddlim 
them.  An ordinance  without  such  pro 
visions  wculd not stand.  S.  H.  Steven 
was  of  the  opinion 
that  the  Counci, 
should pass  an  ordinance  covering  the 
matter.
Early during this  expression  of  opin 
ion Mayor McGraft made  his appearance 
and the subject  was turned  to  a  discus­
sion of  the  practice  of  peddling  about 
the  city,  and  some  very  forcible  argu 
ments were used in  favor  of  abolishing 
such a  practice, or  rather  regulating  i. 
in such a way as to deal  fairly  with  the 
merchants.
Many of the merchants  argued that not 
only the  retailer  was  harmed,  but  the 
people who buy,  as  well.  W.  H.  Read 
gave a good illustration  as  to  what  the 
people sometimes bought  for  A 1 cheese 
from peddlers.  “They call  it skim milk 
cheese,” said Mr.  Read,  “ but  this  is  the 
way they make it:  Mix milk  with cotton 
seed oil,  a  little  flour  added  and  then 
steam injected and you  have  what  many 
of these fellows sell  for  the  best  make 
of cheese.”
“ It is not only groceries  that  are  ped­
dled from door to  door,”  coutinued  Mr. 
Read,  “ but  everything  from  a  folding 
bed to  a  dish  rag,  and  it  harms  every 
merchant, no matter  in  what line it may 
be that he deals.”
Other merchants  stated  that  to  their 
personal  knowledge  peddlers  called  at 
the celery farms in  the  outskirts  of  the 
city and,  procuring  the  leaves  stripped 
from the  sides  of  celery,  would  bunch 
them and sell them  for celery.  Another 
said he had personal  knowledge  of  some 
from 
peddlers  gathering  up  garbage 
grocery stores, sorting and selling it.
the 
that 
Grocers’ Association  appoint  a  commit­
tee to draft  a  schedule  of  articles  and 
prices for the purpose of presenting it  to 
the  Council  and  asking  to  have  them 
embodied  in an ordinance.
Acting on the suggestion, the following 
committee  was appointed:  W.  H.  Read,
F.  B.  Aldrich,  A.  Towl,  J.  Carscadon 
and D.  A.  Boelkins.
No action  was taken toward the estab­
lishment of a market,  as  the  Mayor  did 
not think  under  the  present  charter  a 
market would be practicable.

Mayor  McGraft  suggested 

ADMIRABLE  FORM  OF  ORDINANCE.
Naturally  enough,  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
was  appealed  to  to  furnish  a  suitable 
draft  for  an  ordinance,  submitting  the 
following form as admirably adapted  for 
the purpose:

Relative  to  hucksters,  peddlers  and

AN  ORDINANCE
hawking in the city o f--------.
Sec.
1.  License for peddlers.  Unlawful  to 
sell without.

The  Common  Council  of  the  city  of
--------does ordain as follows:
Section  1.  No  person or  persons shall 
engage in  the business of hawking,  pack 
or other peddling in the streets  or  other 
public places,  or  from  door  to  door,  in
the city  o f ------- ,  without  first  having
obtained  a 
license  therefor  from  the 
Common Council of said city.
It shall not  be  lawful  for 
Section 2. 
auy person or persons  to  engage  in  the 
business of selling  fruits,  nuts,  caudies 
or  auy  other  article whatsoever,  from a 
stand,  stall,  cart,  wagon,  pack,  basket, 
or in auy manner,  on  auy of  the  public 
treets,  parks,  grounds,  places  or  alleys 
in said city, without first having obtained 
a license therefor from the Common Coun­
cil of said city.
Section 3.  Any  person desiring to ex­
ercise or engage  in  any  callings  afore­
said shall  make application  to  the  Com­
mon  Council  of  said  city  for  a license 
therefor; such application  shall state the 
goods or merchandise to be sold  and  the 
place  and  manner  of  selling,  and  the 
time said applicant  desires  said  license 
to run.
Section 4.  Upon  the  granting of such 
license by said Common Council,  the  ap­
plicant therefor shall pay into  the  treas­
ury  of  said  city  such  sum  as  the  said 
Common Council shall direct,  not exceed­
ing  in  any  case  $15  per day,  and shall 
also pay  to  the  clerk  of  said  city  the 
further sum of $1  for issuing and record­
ing such  license.
[Section 5.  This  ordinance  shall  not 
be so construed as to apply to auy person 
or  persons  coming  into  the  city  with 
teams or otherwise  with any produce for 
market,  or to  any  person  selling  vege­
tables  or  berries  or  other  produce  of 
their own  farms or premises.]

Section 6.  Any  person who  shall  ex­
ercise the vocation of a peddler by means 
of a  wagon,  cart  or  other  vehicle  shall 
cause his name,  together  with  the  uuui- 
oer of his license,  to  be  printed  on  the 
outside of his vehicle in  letters  and  fig­
ures not less than an  inch  in length.
Section 7.  All persons  who are or who 
may  be licensed  by said Common Council 
to sell  their goods  or  merchandise  from 
the wagon, cart,  booth,  stand,  pack  or 
basket,  shall  not  occupy  the  street 
sidewalk  in such a  manner  as  to  inter­
fere  with or interrupt the  travel  on  the 
treet or sidewalk.
Section 8.  Any person or persons who 
hall  violate  the  foregoing  provisions 
and requirements of  this  ordinance,  on 
conviction thereof,  shall  be punished  by 
a fine of  not  less  than  one  dollar,  nor 
more than fifty  and costs of prosecution, 
ir by imprisonment at hard labor  in  the
common jail of the  county  o f--------,
any  penitentiary,  jail,  work-house.
house of correction or alms-house of said 
>ty,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court  or 
magistrate before  whom  the  conviction 
may be had,  for a period  of not less than 
two days-or more than sixty days;  and in 
case such court  or  magistrate shall only 
mpose a fine and costs,  the offender may 
be sentenced  to  be  imprisaned  at  hard 
labor  in the common jail of the county of 
■,  or in  auy penitentiary, jail, work-
house,  house of correction or  alms-house 
of said city,  until  the  payment  of  such 
fines and costs,  for a  period  of  not  less 
than one day nor more than sixty days.
Section 9.  Hucksters  and peddlers of 
fruits and vegetables shall be required to 
give a bend in the sum of fifty dollars with 
wo surities  of  satisfactory  responsibil­
ity,  to comply  witu  the  requirements  of 
the ordinance and  to  pay  any  damages 
sustained by reason  of  the  sale  of  un­
wholesome fruit,  vegetables or berries.
In the  case of peddlers of 
fruits and vegetables annual licenses only 
shall be issued.
Section  11.  The Mayor  is  hereby  ex­
pressly forbidden to issue any permits to

Section 10. 

1 3
“My attention was called  to  Paskola,” 
he said,  “by a marked copy  of  the  New 
York Times,  which was mailed  to  me  a 
few  weeks  ago.  This  paper  contained 
an attack upon the food and also  an  an­
alysis made  by Dr.  Eccles,  formerly  of 
the United ^States  Agricultural  Depart­
ment.  By this analysis it  appeared that 
Paskola consisted of one pint  of glucose, 
fifty  drops  of  muriatic  acid  and  from 
seven to eight drops of  sulphurous  acid. 
Later I saw another  analysis  by  an  ex­
pert,  which tallied with the one made by 
Dr.  Eccles,  in  the  July  number  of  the 
Druggist  Circular.  The  bottle  that  I 
procured I tested for glucose,  and  found 
that it contained nearly 100 per  cent,  of 
that substance.  The sale of  this  articie 
as food is clearly in  violation of  the law, 
and I shall order its sale stopped  in  this 
city,  and if the order  is violated  by  any 
druggist I shall proceed  against  him  as 
provided for by the State law.”

The  apathy  of  the  State  Food  Com­
missioner is significant,  especially  when 
the activity of Detroit’s  Inspector is con­
sidered.

A  Valuable  Monopoly.

Aluminum  is  commercially  produced 
by  an  electric  process,  of  which  one 
company has practically the monopoly of 
the world.  The fierce heat of the electric 
arc is employed  to fuse the  ore  and  lib­
erate the pure metal.  A special  type  of 
dynamo is used,  delivering a  very  large 
current  of  just  sufficient  intensity  to 
overcome the resistance  of  the  mass  to 
be  fused,  so there is  but  little loss,  and 
nearly the whole energy of the generator 
is available as  heat.  The  chemical  de­
tails of the process have been  so  greatly 
simplified by the introduction of  electric 
heating that the older methods have been 
driven out of existence.  Aluminum may 
be  easily  and  permanently  coated,  or 
plated,  with other  metals  by  a  method 
recently  discovered 
in  Germany,  and 
which bids fair to  be  of  great  value  in 
the arts.  The aluminum is  first  dipped 
into  a  solution  of  caustic  potash,  and 
left there until  bubbles of gas  appear  on 
It is then placed  in  a  bath 
the surface. 
of  corrosive  sublimate,  and,  after  an­
other  dipping 
is 
put in a solution  of a salt of  the  desired 
metal.  A film quickly forms,  which  ad­
heres  so  firmly  that  in  some  cases— 
notably with  gold,  silver  and  copper— 
the plate can  be  rolled  out  without  de­
taching it.

in  caustic  potash, 

A  Dangerous  Swindle.

it  is  es-timated 

Pittsburg  is  making  violent  war  on 
the  “discretionary  pool.”  a 
form  of 
gambling  and swindling which  has  sud­
that  city.  A 
denly  grown  popular  in 
number  of  concerns  have  sprung  up 
there  and 
that  they 
hold from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000,  repre­
senting some 50,000 investors.  Their cli­
ents are workingmen,  washerwomen,  do­
mestic servants,  farmers and others,  who 
have been assured  of  getting  anywhere 
from 20 to  100  per  cent,  profit  on  their 
money a month.  Many men  have  mort­
gaged their property to  put  money  into 
the pools.  The theory of the concerns is 
that  the  money  deposited  is to  be  in­
vested  by  a  skillful  broker  at  his  dis­
cretion, 
in  stocks,  bonds,  grain  or 
provisions.  Monthly  dividends  are  de­
clared to  the  stockholders  out  of  the 
profits.  Several  of  the  concerns  have 
been running for  some  time,  and  large 
dividends have  been  declared regularly. 
But it is  said  that  these  are  merely  to 
serve  for bait  to  allure  more  investors 
into the business,  and that presently  the 
concerns will disappear,  and most of  the 
money invested will go the same way.

A  bond  investment  company,  in  To­
ledo,  has  been  debarred  from  sending 
matter through the  mails by  the  Postof­
fice  Department,  on the ground that  the 
company is conducted on the  same  basis 
as a  lottery  and  circulars  relating  to  its 
operation are non-mailable.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

3733  C.  A.  Baird,  Detroit.
3739  Edward Bullock, Detroit.
3759  E.  F.  Baxter,  Boston,  Mass.
3727  John M. Curry,  Ingram,  Pa.
3728  Thos.  C.  Daly, Detroit.
3733  E.  A.  Foster,  Detroit.
3737  M.  H. Gunn,  Lansing.
3738  W.  W.  Gillam,  Kalamazoo.
3720  Michael Hogan,  Grand Rapids.
3761  John  Hawthorn Ypsilanti.
3736  C.  A.  Lemen,  Lansing.
3740  R.  E.  L.  Murphy,  Lexington,  Ky.
3719  J. C. Phelps, Grand Rapids.
3735  Perry O.  Priest, Grand  Rapids.
3760  E.  C.  Plumstead, Detroit.
3731  Milton Reeder,  Grand Rapids.
3716  John F.  Shaw, Grand  Rapids.
3726  C.  W. Sprague, Chateaugaj, N.  Y.
3730  O.  C. Sbults,  Chicago.
3715  W.  F.  Bowen, Grand  Rapids.
3716  J.  Fillmore  Sha.v, Grand  Rapids.
3717  Martin DeWright,  Allegan.
3718  C. W.  Mansfield,  Ypsilanti.
3721  H.  L. Gregory,  Grand  Rapids.
3722  H.  B.  Prescott,  Niles.
3723  Chas.  E.  Young, Brockport,  N.  Y.
3724  J. B.  Smith,  Grand  Rapids.
3725  R.  W.  Holmes,  Detroit.
I  will,  under date of Nov.  10, mail each 
member a notice of annual dues of $1  for 
1895,  payable  on or before  Dec  31,  and 
enclose with same an  application  blank, 
and if only one  member in  four  sends in 
the  application  of  some  desirable  com­
mercial  traveler  during  the  next  sixty 
days,  our  membership  will  reach 
the 
2,000 mark,  which we  are  rapidly  near­
ing.
1 would  call  your attention  to the sub­
joined  letter  from  Chairman  Moeller  of 
the Railway Committee,  and congratulate 
our members  upon  the  very  friendly  re­
lations existing between  the  railroads of 
our State and this Association,  and I sin 
cereiy trust that no member of this Asso 
ciation  will be guilty  of  abusing  any  of 
the  privileges  so generously  granted us 
I assure  you that  the  present  Board  of 
Directors will  promptly expel  any mem 
ber proven guilty of this charge.

L.  M.  Mil l s ,  Sec’y.

was under the  impression that  I  had 

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.

I 

H .  F.  Mo e l l e r ,  Chairman.

D e t r o it ,  N ov.  2-  Enclosed  please find 
copy of resolution  passed by the General 
Passenger  Agents  at  their  September 
meeting.
not sent this  to you;  if I  have,  no  harm 
done. 
Resolved,  That for  the annual meeting 
of the Knights of the Grip at Grand Rap­
ids,  Dec. 26 and 27  next,  a  rate  of  one 
single fare for the round trip  be granted, 
upon  presentation  to  the  ticket  agent 
where tickets are  purchased  of the mem­
bership certificate issued by the Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip,  identifying  said 
member  to  apply  for  members, 
their 
wives and  immediate  members  of  their 
families,  selling  agents  to take a record 
of  the  name  of  the  parties  to  whom 
tickets are issued and  the number of  the 
certificate for each ticket issued, and for­
ward the same to their general  passenger 
agent.  Selling days, Dec. 26 and 27,  good 
returning up to and including Dec. 28.
Prohibiting the  Sale  of “Paskola.”
The State Food Commissioner  of  Ohio 
has issued an edict,  prohibiting  the  sale 
of  “Paskola”  within  the  boundaries  of 
that State.  The  same  action  has  been 
taken  by  Dr.  Luther  S.  Harvey 
Food 
far 
^ s the city of Detroit  is  concerted.  The 
State  Food  Commissioner  of  Michigan 
has  not  been heard from on the subject. 
The grounds on which Dr.  Harvey  bases 
his action is set forth in a newspaper  in­
terview:

Inspector  of  Detroit,  so 

14

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

Drugsfè Medicines*

State Board  of Pkarmacf .} 

One T ear—O ttm ar Eberbaeh, Ann  Arbor. 
Two  Team—George Oundrnm, Ionia.
Three  Years—C. A  Bug: bee, Cheboygan. 
Four Years—8. E. Parkill. Owosso.
Five Years—F. W. R. p erry   Detroit. 
President— Fred’k W  R  Perry, Detroit. 
Secretary—Stanley E  Parkill, Owosso. 
T reasurer—Geo. Gnndrum, Ionia. 
*
Coming:  Meetings—Lansing, Nov.  7 and 8.

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 
President— A. B. Stevens. Ann Arbor. 
Vice-President—A. F. Parker, D etroit.
T reasurer—W. Dupont,  Detroit.
8eeretay—8. A. Thom pson. Detroit.

Brand  Faplris Pharmaceutical Society 

President, W alter  K. Schmidt; Secretary, B. Schrouder

Window Dressing:  in a  Drug- Store.
With  respect  to  advertising,  a phar­
macy is  in  a  measure  handicapped;  it 
has not the latitude of the  large  depart­
ment stores of the  city,  which  advertise 
one particular line and  incidentally  sell 
a dozen  others. 
If  a  man  goes  into  a 
drug store to buy  liver  pills,  a  shelfful 
of cough mixture does  not appeal to him 
in the least. 
It may  be  that  the  retail 
druggist of the future will  be  forced  to 
carry a general  line  of  merchandise,  to 
which  his drug stock will  be  merely  an 
adjunct;  but to-day the  profession  looks 
to each  individual  pharmacist  to protect 
its  dignity  aud  demonstrate  its  ability 
to stand alone.

One might as well be a dead  man  as  a 
nonentity,  in  business.  The  merchant 
must make himself known,  aud if,  as  is 
the case with the druggist, his advertising 
resources are limited,  be must  fall  back 
on ail attractive  establishment  to  invite 
the public  within  his  walls.  He  must 
make a landmark of his store,  give  it  an 
individuality, aud have it known  for  it.» 
reliability  and  high 
standard.  Not 
enough attention  is  paid,  as  a  general 
rule,  to  the  dressing  of  show windows, 
and  this is really  so important  a  feature 
the druggist cauuot  afford to overlook  n 
or grow careless in his displays. 
It  is  a 
mistake to  till  a  wiudow  with  a  heter­
ogeneous collection of  elixirs,  pills,  per­
fumes, 
aud  hair­
brushes;  it may  be a  fine exhibit of first- 
class stock,  but it is too contusing a mass 
to make  any  impression  on  the  passer­
by—there is  nothing  to  catch  the  eye. 
On the other hand,  if  the  druggist  will 
clear out his  wiudow,  and  into the empty 
space unload carelessly  in a heap  a  bar­
rel ot  stick liquorice,  a  monkey-skin  ol 
aloes, a quantity of some crude  drug,  or 
any other one thing,  it  is  comprehended 
at a glance,  and serves as a  reminder  to 
the pedestrian of something in  the  drug 
line he ought to  have.

cigars,  corn-cures, 

A window in one of  the  popular  New 
York  pharmacies  presents  a  very  at­
tractive  appearance.  The  background 
and  floor  are  covered  with  Turkish 
towels;  the pyramid of rock-salt boxes  is 
flanked on botb sides  with  loofahs,  two 
meeting in a point at  the  apex;  sponges 
are  festooned  from the ceiling,  aud soap, 
flesh-brushes,  etc.,  dropped  promiscu­
ously  about,  the  whole  making  an  at­
tractive,  display.

It is a good thing to  keep  window dec­
orations *‘up to date”—that  is  commem­
orate current festivities and  celebrations 
with appropriate desigus and  colors. 
In 
selecting  colors,  harmony  is,  of course, 
the main thing, and  the  following  com­
binations may  be  used .with  artistic  ef­
fect:

Orange and black.
Pink and olive-green.
Lavender and mauve.
Golden brown and  yellow.

Cherry and white.
Light blue and mahogany.
Yellow and white.

On  class  days,  and  occasions  that 
arouse  public  enthusiasm,  as  foot-ball 
games,  boat  races,  etc.,  the  college  or 
club colors may be adopted  in  the  win­
dow  dressing.  These  color-display  ar­
rangements are exceedingly  dainty,  and 
involve only the expense of  a  variety  of 
drapery silks,  which  will last  almost  in­
definitely if removed  carefully  and  laid 
away smoothly after each time  of  using. 
The dressing may be more or  less  elabo­
rate  according  to  the  talent  of 
the 
dresser,  a simple  method  being  a  half- 
length curtain bung on a brass rod at the 
back, and the floor covered  loosely  with 
silk of  the  complementary  shade.  One 
week the exhibit in the  window  may  be 
toilet  articles—perfume,  face  powder, 
tooth-brushes,  manicure 
implements; 
another  week,  bronchial  lozenges, 
in 
bulk and  packages;.the  next  week,  an 
array of witch hazel,  or whatever  is  sea­
sonable.  Rose-pink draperies and  black 
liquorice in a window  would  tempt  any 
man to buy.

A  very clever  device,  and  one  which 
at once  attracts  the  eye  and  could  be 
used in these color  windows  effectively, 
is long satin streamers,  attached  to  bot­
tles  or  packages  or  to  miniature  flag­
poles,  and  kept  flying  festively  in  the 
breeze  created  by  a  concealed  electric 
fan.
A marine window for the advertisement 
of the  various  cod-liver  oil  products  is 
¿ood.  In this a complete model of a ship— 
-chooner,  sloop, or  other  fishing  boat- 
is used as a center  piece;  and around it, 
in classified groups,  are  bottles  of  pure 
cod-liver oil, emulsion, capsules, malt and 
oil—any  preparation that contains a per­
centage  of  oil.  Sea-weed,  star-dsb,  or 
sny aquatic curiosity,  may  be  used  for 
additional  decoration.

This method of  advertising  admits  of 
almost inexhaustible  variety;  but  even 
in this the question of environment must 
be  considered.  One  must  study  the 
taste of his patrons,  to learn  what  style 
is most likely to win  their  attention;  he 
must look at the  subject  not  only  from 
his own  standpoint but also from  that of 
the class of trade his locality commands.
L.  H.  F o s t e r.

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

(Wrapped)

Doz.  Gro. 
loz.  $  OO 
lO  s o
2 oz.  1  SO  IS  60
4 os.  S 00  SS 80
6 oz.  3  00  33 OO
Seely's  Vanilla
Doz.  Gro. 
1 oz. $ 1  50  16  SO
S oz.  S  00  SI  60 
4 oz.  3  75  40 80
6 oz.  5  40  57 60
Plain  N. S.  with 
corkscrew at same 
price If  preferred.
Correspondence

G Solicited
ilich

'SctOUan.,

SEELY  MFQ.  CO.,  iDetroit, 

Is  T h is   A   G ood  T h in g  ?

$15  for $4

YoiJ  Want  It !
YoU  Have  To  Have  It!
The  Law  Says YoU  Shall  Have  It!

A ll  in  convenient  form  for  immediate  use  as  illustrated  below,  with  in­
structions  for  using.

2,800  Labels

NO  LABEL CASE  NECESSARY.
THEY  NEVER CURL.
THEY NEVER GET fllXED  UP.

T R A D E S M A N   O   C O M P A N Y ’S
POISONOUS  DRUGS

CLASSIFIED  LIST  OF

There are 113 poisonous drugs sold, which must all be labeled as such,  with the 
proper antidote attached.  Any label house will charge you  but  14  cents  for  250 
labels,  the smallest amount sold.  Cheap enough, at a glance,  but did you ever  fig­
ure it out—113 kinds at 14 cents ?—$15.82.  With  our  system you get the same re­
sults with less detail, for less than one-third the money.

Sent prepaid to any address,  when cash accompanies order, for $4.

T r a d e s m a n   C o m p a n y ,

Grand[]Rapids,  M ich.

T-fcLfcü  MICHIGAN  TRADEBMAK

Wholesale P rice  Current•

Advanced—Gum Opium, Morphia, Assafetida.

Declined—Canary seed, Bi Car Soda.

" 

S.  N. Y. Q.  A

Morphia, S.  P .4 W .  2 05@2 80
C.  Co......................  1  95@2 20
Moschus Canton........   ®  40
Myrlstlca, No  1 .........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Septa......................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
C o..............................   @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.»C., M gal
_ doz  ...........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., q u a rts.......  ®1  00
_   11 
“ p in ts..........   @  «5
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  ®  50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (pog5) ....  ®  3
Piix B urgun.................  ®  7
Plumb! A c et...............  12®  13
Pul vis Ipecac et opll. .1  io@i  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1 25
Pyrethrum,  p v ............  20®  30
Q uassiae...................... 
8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. A W ......34M@39M
G erm an....  27®  37
Rubla  Tlnctoram.......  12®  14
12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv. 
Salacln.. 
..................2  10@2 25
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
W ........................  12®  14
M.........................   10®  12
G.
®  15

1 Ö

Seldlltz  M ixture.........  ®  20
Slnapls.............................   ® 18
“   o p t......................   ® 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................   ®  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass T art...  24®  25
Soda Carb..................   1M@  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb.............  
3®   5
Soda,  A sh......................3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas..............  @  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom.......  @2 00
“  Myrcla Im p........   @2 50
■ ■ ■1................................ 2 49@2 59
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1 40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............... 2M@  3
„   “ 
Tam arinds..................  
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  30
Theobrom ae...................... 45  @ 48
V anilla...  .................9 00®16 00
Zlncl  Sulph..  ............   7®  8

Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.

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

“ 

faints. 

Linseed,  boiled..........  59 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
65 
SplrltBTurpentlne__   34 

82
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian...............i*£  a®g
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ 1M  2@4
Ber........ 1M  2@8
“ 
Putty,  commercial_2Q  2M®3
“  strictly  pure..... 2M  2M@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English.... 
65®70
Green,  Peninsular....... 
13@15
Lead,  red ......................  6  @6M
“  w h ite .................6  @6M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’ ......... 
@90
1
White, Paris  American 
Whiting.  Paris  Eng.
c liff............................. 
1  46
Universal Prepared  ..1  C0@1  15 
Swiss  VUla  Prepared 
P ain ts.......................1 00®1  20

V A R N ISH ES.

Whale, winter. 
Lard,  ex tra....
Linseed, pure raw .

Bbl. Gal
70
70
SO
85
42
45
58
59

No. 1  Turp  Coach__ 1  10®1  20
Extra Turp..................160@1  70
Coach  Body................ 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  F urn........ 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar.... 1  55@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp........................... 
70® 75

PINS 1

Acnuw.

A cetlcum ....................  
8®  10
Benxolcum  German..  65®  75
Boraclc 
......................  
15
Carbollcnm...............  
20®  30
C itricum ...................... 
42®  45
H ydrochlor..................  
3® 
5
Nltrocum 
...................  10®  12
Oxallcum ....................   10®  12
Phosphorium d ll......... 
20
Sallcyllcnm................1  25®1  60
Sulpnnricum...............   13i£@  5
Tannlcum  .................. 1  40® l  60
Tartarlcum.................  30®  33

“ 

4®  6
. 
6®  8
.  12®  14
.  12®  14

Aqua, 16  deg............
20  deg............
Carbons*  .................
Chlorldum ...............
ANILINE.
.2 00®2 25
Black.........................
Brown......................... .  80@1  00
.  45®  50
Red.............................
.2  50®3 00
Yellow......................

Cnbeae (po  25}......... 
20®  25
Juníperas.................  
8®  10
Xanthoxylnm............  25®  30

B A L8A K U M .

Copaiba..........................  45® 50
Peru..............................   @2 C0
Terabln. Canada  .... 
T olutan..........................  35® 50

45®

Abies,  Canadian..................   18
Casslae  ..................................  1~
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Euonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Pranus Vlrglnl......................  12
Qulllala,  grd.........................   10
Sassafras  ..............................   12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15).........  15

KXTBACTUH. 

“ 
“ 

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po............  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®
Is...............   13®  14
Ms..............  14®  15
Ms..
16®  17

Carbonate Preclp........   ®  15
Citrate and Quinta—   @3  50
Citrate  Soluble............  ®  80
Ferrocyanidum Sol —   ®  50
Solut  Chloride............  ®  15
Sulphate,  com’l ............... 9®
pure..............  ®

“ 

A rnica.........................   12®  14
A nthem ls.....................  30®  35
Matricaria 
50®  65

 

 
FOIOA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tln-

....................   14®  30
nlvelly......................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  Ms......................  15®  25
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  !%s
Ura Ural 
..................... 

« 

“ 

s u m .

“ ...
“  . . .

« 
«  
“ 
11 

Acacia, 1st  picked...

®  60 
®  40 
2d 
®  30 
3 d  
®  20
sifted sort»..
p o ...................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape,  (po.  20)...  @  12
Socotrl. (po.  60).  ®  50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms.
16)..............................   ®  1
Ammonlae...................  55®  60
AsBafoetlda, (po. 4  ).. 
40®  45
Beniolnum...................  50®  55
Camphor»....................   46®  55
Buphorblum  p o .........  35® 
lo
Gal ban um....................   ®2  50
Gamboge,  po...............   70®  75
Guaiacnm, (po  35) 
...  @  3b
Kino,  (po  1  75)..........   @1  75
M astic......................... 
®  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)............  ®  40
Opll  (po  3 30@3 50). .2 5'@2 60
Shellac  ........................  35®  42
33®  35
T ragacanth.................  40® 1  00

“ 
kkuba—In ounce packages.

bleached..... 

A bsinthium ...........................  25
Bupatorium ...........................   20
Lobelia....................................  25
M a]orum................................   28
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
“  V lr...........................   25
Hue..........................................   30
Tanaoetum, V .......................  . 22
Thymus,  V .............................  25

M ASNBSIA.

Calcined, P at...............  55®  60
Carbonate,  P at............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M ....  20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLSUM.

 

Cubebae................ 
a 00
Bxechthltos................  1  20@1  30
B rlgeron.....................1  20@1  30
G aultherla..................l  50®1  60
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ....................1 25@1  40
Jum peri........................  50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Llm onls.......................1  40®<  60
Mentha Piper.............. 2  lo@3 CO
Mentha Verld.............1  80@2 00
Morrhuae, gal.............l 30@1  40
Myrcla, ounce..............  ®  50
Olive.............................  90@3  00
Plcls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
R lclnl.........................  
96®1  04
Rosmarlni.............  
1  00
Kosae,  ounce...............6 50@8 50
Succlni........   ..............  40®  45
Sabina.........................   90@1  00
Santal  .........................2 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__   ®  65
Tlglfi........ .’..................  @  50
Thym e.........................   40®  50
. .  
_  0P‘  .................  @1  60
iheobromas................   15®  20
potassium.
is®  18
BICarb......................... 
is®  h
Bichrom ate................. 
40®  43
Bromide...................... 
Carb............................     12®  15
Chlorate  (po.i7@19)..  16®  18
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide............................2  90@3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  23®  25 
Potassa, Bltart, com ...  ®  15
Potass  Mitras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass U ltras............... 
7®  9
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po.................   15®  18

BASIX.

A conitum ....................   20®  25
Althae...........................  22®  25
A nchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  ®  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)....... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(PO. 35)....................  
@  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po.... 
is®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po....................1  30®)  40
Iris plox (po. 3S®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  p r....................   40®  45
Maranta,  Ms...............  ®  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhel..............................   75@l  00
“  c u t.......................  @1  75
“  PV.........................   75®1  35
Splgella.......................   35®  38
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  @  20
Serpentarla...................  30®  35
Senega.........................   55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis.  H  ®  40 
M  @ 25
Scillae, (po. 85)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl
  @  35
Valeriana, Bng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
lnglbera..................  
18®  20
Zingiber  J................. 
18®  20

dus,  po..............  

“ 

e m x .

®  15
Anlsum,  (po.  2 0 ) . . . .  
Apium  (graveleons).. 
14®  16
Bird, Is........................ 
4®  6
Carul, (po. 18)..............  10®  12
Cardamon....................i  00®1  25
Corlandrum.................  12®  14
Cannabis Satlva..........  4® 
5
Cvdonlum....................  75®1  00
Chenopodlum  ............  10®  12
Dlpterlx Odorate  .......2 40®2 60
Foenlculum.......  .......  ® 
is
6®  8
Foenugreek,  po.......... 
L in l.............................  3MO  4
3M® 4
Llnl, grd.  (bbl. 8M) ■. 
Lobelia.........................   35®  40
4®  5
Pharlarls Canarian__  
R apa............................   4M®  5
Slnapls  Albu.............  
7®
Nigra............  11®  12

SFTRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2  50
D. F. R .......1  75®2 00
...................1  25@1  50
Junlperls  Co. O. T .... 1  66®2 00
............1  75©3 50
Saacharum  N.  B ........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli............1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto................. 1  25©2 00
Vini  Alba.....................1  25®2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
oarriage....................2 50®2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ..................
2 00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
1  10
wool  oarriage..........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
oarriage....................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e .............................

1  40

A bsinthium .................2 50®3 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........   30®  50
Amyaalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 25
Anlsl  ............................2 65®2 R0
Aurantl  Cortex...........1  80®2 00
Bergamli  .....................3  00@3  20
CajlpuH...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll.................  75®  80
Cedar  ...........................  35®  65
Chencpodll.................  @1  60
C lnnam oull.......................1  60® 1 76
Cltronella  ...................  ®  45
Conlum  Mac...............   35®  65
opalb a  .......................  80®  90

SY RU PS.

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

“ 

“ 

TINCTURES.

‘ 

Aconltum Napellis R ..........   60
. .   “ 
F ..........   50
Aloes.......................................  60
and m yrrh...................  60
A rnica...................................   50
A safetlda........................... 'q
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin..................................  60
„ 
“  ,  Ço.............................  50
Barosm a................................  50
Cantharides...........................   75
Capsicum..............................   50
Ca dam on...  ........................  75
_ 
Co...........................   75
Catechu..................................  50
C inchona..............................   50
__ w  .  Co................................ "  60
Columba................................  50
Conlum ..................................  5o
Cubeba.........................   .......  50
D igitalis......................50
grgot.......................................  50
G entian..................................  50
Co..............................   60
_ 
ammon.......................... "  60

“ 

“ 

Z ingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.........................   .........  75
Colorless....................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum..................   35
K in o .......................................  so
Lobelia............................  
50
M yrrh.....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
OpH...........................  ..........   85
Camphorated.................  50
“  Deodor...........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Q uassia..................................  50
R hatany........................... 
50
Rhel........................................   50
Cassia  Acutlfol....................   50
„  “ 
Co...............   50
Serpentarla...........................   50
Stramonium..........................  60
T olutan..................................  60
V alerian................................  50
VeratrumVerlde..................   50

“ 

M ISCELLANEOUS.

Æther, SptB  Mit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
A lum en......................... 2M@ 3

u  
ground, 

' 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

squlbbs.. 

(po.
3®  4
7)................................ 
Annatto........................  55®  60
Antimoni, po............... 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
A ntlpyrln........................  ®1 
Antlfebrln....................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  ®  50
Arsenicum..................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  
38®  40
Bismuth  8.  N ............. 1  60@1  70
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Mb.  14)...............   ®  H
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ..............................
@1  00 
Capslcl  Fructus, a f...
®  26 
p o ....
®  28 
@  20 
i po.
Caryophyllus, (po.  15) 
„
10®   1
0 3  75
Carmine,  No. 40..........  
Cera  Alba, 8. A F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava..................   38®  40
Coccus  .......................   @  40
Cassia Fructus............  ®  25
Centrarla......................  @  10
Cetaceum....................   @  40
Chloroform..................  60®  63
0125
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  2501  50
C hondral....................  200  25
Clnchonldlne, P. A  W  150  20
German 3MO  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ........................
Creasotum...............  
@  35
@  2
Creta,  (bbl. 75) ....... 
prep.............  
5®  5
p red p ............... 
90   11
Rubra.................   @ 8
Crocus........................ 
35®  40
Cudbear........................  ®  24
CuprlSulph.................  5 ®   6
D extrine........ .............  10®  12
Ether Sulph.................  75®  90
Emery,  aU  numbers..  @
'* 
o   6
rotajjfpo.)  40..........   300  35
Flake  W hite...............   12®  15
G alla.................. *........  
o   23
Gambler........................7  0  8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   @  60
50
 
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box  75.
Glue,  Brown...............  
9 0   15
is®   25
“  W hite................. 
G lycerins....................   140  20
Grana Paradlsl............  ®  22
Humulus......................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite.. 
®   75
65
  O  
Ox Rubram  ®   85
Ammonlatl..  ®  95 
Unguentnm.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum..............  ©  60
Tenthyobolla, Am..  ..1  25©1  50
Indigo...........................  75@l  00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 80®3 90
Iodoform......................  @4  70
Lupulln........................  @2 25
Lycopodium...............   60®  65
M acls...........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg Iod..................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Manilla,  8. F ...............   60®  63

“  “  C o r 
“ 
11 
“ 

1M).............................2 MO 4

po....................  

“ French 

SO® 

VALLEY  CITY

P O U L T R Y  PO W D ER

Nothing  Like  It  to  Make  Hens  Lay  in  Winter.
40

A  valuable addition to the  feed  of  laying  Hens  and  growing 

chicks,  and a sure  preventative for Cholera 

Roupe and  Gapes.

Price 25  Cents•

HflXELTINE  & 

PERKINS  DRUG  GO.,

Manufacturing  Chemists9 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN'  TRADESMAN.

G ROCERY  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 
It  is  impossible  to  give  quotations  suitable  for  all  conditions  of  purchase,  and  those 
going  to  press  and  are  an  accurate  index  of  the  local  market. 
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.

CATSUP. 

*•

Blue Label Brand.
2  75
Half  pint. 25 bottles  ......
Pint 
4  50
Quart 1 doz bottles
3  50
Half pint, per  doz  ..........
.1  35
tin t. 25  bottles  ................. ..4  50
Quart, per  doz  ................. 3 75

Triumph Brand.

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes.................  40®45

COCOA  SHELLS.

35lb  b a g s....................   ®3
Less  quantity 
0 3 *
Pound  packages  ........   6*07

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

G reen.
Rio.

Santos.

Mexican and Guaiamala.

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

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Rousted.

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

P a c t age.
M cL aughlin’s  XXXX.  £0 80
Bunola 
.............................. 20  30
Lion,60or 100lb.  case....  20 80 

E xtract.

Valley City V4 gross............ 
75
^ellx 
j  15
Hummel’s, foil,  gross.........  1  65
“ 
.........2 85

ti 

“ 

tin 
CHICORY.

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

CLOTHES  LINKS. 

Cotton,  40 f t ..........per do*.  1  25
1 40 
1 60 
1 75 
1  90 
85 
1  00

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

lute

CREDIT CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n .......13 00
1000,  “  “ 
......5 00
2000,  “  “ 
.......8 00
Steel  punch......................... 
75
CONDENSED  MILK. 

“ 
“ 

4'dn*  in case.

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

 

23
37
43

A X LE GREASE.
Aurora 
...............   55" 
Jastor Oil.  ............ 
60 
Diamond..................   50 
Frazer’s ..................  
75 
......................  65 
Mica 
Paragon 
.................  55 

doz  gro«s
6 00
7  00
5 50
9 00
7  F0
600

B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

lb 

“ 

t “ 

-*». 

u  to.  :ans. 3  doz....
............
lib .  * 
1  “   ...................1
Bulk  .....................................
%  1b cans 6 doz case...........
.......... 1
l f
..........   2
“  —   9
5  ft  “  1 do 
3 
1 

Arctic.
“  4 doz  “ 
-¿doz  “ 
Cream  Flake.

oz  “  6 doz  “ 
oz  ‘  4 doz  “ 
oz  “  4 doz  “ 
oz  “  4 doz  “ 
ft 
“  2 doz  “ 
“  1 doz  “ 
lb 
% 1b  “ 
1  1b 
“ 

..........
..........
...........
...........  1
.......... 2 00
..........   9 00
Red Star. *   ft  cans............ 
40
...........  
75
..........1  40
45
Teller’s,  V lb. cans, do*. 
%
’  ‘ ..  l  50
45
75
. . . .   1  50

Our Leader,  *  -b cans....... 
»4 lb  cans........  
1 lb cans 

VS lb.  “ “ 
1 lb. 

“ 
“ 
« 

• 

BATH  B R IC K .
dozen In case.
2 

BLUING. 

E nglish..................................  90
Bristol.....................................  90
Domestic................................  70
Gross
Arctic, 4 os  ovals...............  3 60
goz 
pints,  round  ...........   9 00
No. 2, sifting box...  2 75
No. 3, 
...  4 00
No. 5, 
...  8 00
1 oz ball  ...................   4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........ 3 60
“  S oz.............  6  80

“ 
“ 

.“ 

“ 

 

BROOMS,

40. 2 H url...........................  1  90
No  1  “ 
...............................2 on
No. 2 Carpet....................... 2 
15
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem...........................2  50
Common W hisk..................  
85
Fancy 
.................  1  on
Warehouse............  ............285

1 

 

“ 
“ 

BRUSHES.
Stove, No.  1.........................   1  25
10.......................  1  50
15.......................  1  75
Rice Root Serub, 2  row  ... 
85
Rice Root  Scrub. 8 row —   1  25 
Palmetto,  goose...................  1  50

“ 
« 

CANDLES,

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

“ 

CANNED  GOODS.

Ptsh.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb ..................1  20
“  2  lb..................1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb .......................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard.  1 lb......................  75
21b......................1  35 |
Lobsters.

2 lb........................ 

Star,  1  lb .............................2 45
“  2  lb .............................3 SC
P icn ic,lib .........................  2 00
2 90
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb  __  
110
2  l b ...................2  10
Mustard,  21b 
....................2 25
2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb 
Soused. 2  lb ........ —  
.2 25
Salmon.
1  85
Columbia River, flat 
“ 
tails 
16*
Alaska, Red 
................   ¡30
pink..........................1  an
Kinney’s,  flats  ...  ............. 1  9f

•* 

“ 

. 

. 

“ 

Sardines.
American  * s 
•4«  ■ 
 
.  .. 
Imported  *» 
>4» 
Mustard  Ms 
Boneless....  —  
Trout.
Brook 8, lb ... 
Fruits.
Apples.
.  .. 
3 lb. standard 
. 
York State, gallons 
•* 
Hamburgh, 
__

 

4V4® 5
cvt@  '
@ o
15@ -
62,7
¿1
2 so

9>
2 60

Gages.

Apricots.
1  40 
Live oak.......................
1  40 1 50 
Santa  Cruz...................
Lusk’s ...........................
1  40
Overland....................
Blackberries.
85
F. A  W.........................
Cherries.
R ed..............................
@1  20
Pitted  Ham burgh.......
1  40 
White 
.........................
1  1
Brie 
.........................
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
B rie..............................
1  35 
..........
California. 
1  25
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common 
.............
Peaches.
P ie ...............................
1  10 
1  50 
Maxwell  ......................
Shepard’s ....................
1  50
California....................   160® 1  75
.............
Monitor 
Oxford...................
Pears.
Domestic.......... ........... 
Riverside...................... 
Pineapples.
Common....................... 1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........  
2 50
grated........* 
2 75
Booth’s sliced.............   @2 51
grated............  @2 75
Common...................... 
1 10
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................  
95
1 41
Black  Hamburg..........  
Brie,  black 
1 20
..........  
Strawberries.
1 25
Law rence....................  
125
Ham burgh................... 
1
Brie............................... 
1  05
........................ 
Terrapin 
Whortleberries.
Blueberries................. 
85
6 75
Corned  beef  Libby’s ...........2 20
Roast beef  Armour’s...........2  35
Potted  ham, VS lb ................. 1  25
“  * l b ...................  70
tongue, VS lb ..............1  **
541b............  76
chicken, 54 lb ..........  
96

Quinces

M eats.

1  2*
1

“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 

V egetables.

Beans.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Com.

“ 
“ 
2 50
“ 

Hamburgh  strtngless.......... 1 15
French style........2 00
Limas.........................1 «
Lima, green...........................1  15
soaked........................  70
Lewis Boston Baked............ 1  25
Bay State  Baked........................1 25
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1  25
Picnic Baked.........................   95
Hambnrgh  ........................... 1  25
Livingston  E d en .......................1 in
Purity  ................................... 1  00
Honey  Dew.................................1 is
Morning Glory.......
Soaked.................................. 
75
Peat.
Hamburgh  m arrofat............ 1  go
...1   to
early June  . 
Champion B ng..l  «0
petit  pols.............1 40
fancy  sifted___ 1  90
Soaked.................. 
65
Harris standard.....................  75
VanCamp's  m arrofat...........1  10
early June....... 1  30
Archer’s  Barly Blossom.... 1  25
French.......................... 
2  15
Mushrooms.
French.....  
19Q21
Pumpkin.  .
E rie..................................—...  85
Squash.
H ubbard......................................1 15
Succotash.
Hamburg......................................1 40
Soaked....... ............... 
Honey  Dew................................. 1 40
E rie.............................................. 1 35
Hancock................................   90
Excelsior  .............................  9
Eclipse............................ 
90
Hamburg.— . —.......................... 1 30
G allon.......................................  3 00

Tomatoes.

go

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CHOCOLATE.

Baker’s.

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

CH EESE.
Amboy.........................
Acme..............................
Lenawee.............  .......
Klversoie  ...
Gold  M edal..................
>k1m................ 
.  ..
B r ic k ................................
3d am  ............
Leiden  .  .......................
Ltmbnrger  ... 
Pineapple....................
Rrvjnpfnrt___ _ 
Sap  Sago......................
Schweitzer,  imported 
domestic  ....

** 

.

11* 
11* 
1 »A4 
11V* 
in*» 
829 
121 00 
20 
015 
024 
• n  
©20 
r   3

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

$5 50

 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX........................5
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......5Vi
Family  XXX........................  6
Family XXX,  cartoon........   5Vi
Salted  XXX...........................  5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........ &Vi
K enosha................................  7Vi
Boston.....................................  7
Butter  biscuit......................  6
Soda,  XXX...........................  5Vi
Soda, City................................ 7Vi
Soda,  Duchess........................8Vi
Crystal W afer....................... 10Vi
Long  Island W afers..........11
S. Oyster  XX X .......................5Vi
City Oyster. XXX...................  5V4
Farina  Oyster...................... 6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM   TA RTA R.
Strictly  pure........................ 
so
30
Teller's  Absolute................ 
Grocers’...............................15@25

D R IE D   FRUITS. 

D om estic.

Apples.

Peaches.

Apricots.

Blackberries.
Nectarines.

Sundrled........................... 
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California In  bags......... 
Evaporated In boxes.... 
In  boxes.........................  
70 lb. bags  .......................
25 lb. boxes.......................
Peeled, In  boxes............
Cal. evap.  “ 
............ 
“ 
in  bags....... 
California in bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels.............................
50 lb. boxes.....................
25  “ 
..............
Prnnelles.
801b.  boxes....................
Raspberries.
In  barrels........................ 
501b. boxes...................... 
251b.  “ 
........................ 
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

5Vi
6vi 
10

7V4

8 Vi
8

20
8V4
20V4

Loose  Muscatels in Boxes
crow n............................  3 V4
2 
" 
..........................  1*
8 
4 
“ 
5*
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown....................................3*
“ 
3 
4*

 

 

 

Foreign.
Currants.

Patras,  bbls............................. 3
Vostizzas, 56 lb.  c a se s.......  3*

Peel.

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  13 
8
Lemon 
Orange 
10

25  “ 
25  “ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
Raisins.

Prunes.

Ondura. 29 lb. boxes..  &  6*
“ 
Sultana, 20 
@  8
Valencia. 30  “
California,  100-120 ............  6
90x100 25 lb. bxs  5*
80x90 
7< x80 
6*
60x70

“  . 6 *
“ 
Turkey  .........................
S ilver...........................

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1, 6Vi  ...........................  »1  3V
1 1 ’
No. 2. 6Vi 
No. 1,6...............................   1  25
No. 2,6..................  
100

 
Manilla, white.

 

6 Vi  ....................................... 
6............................................ 

Coin.

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

75
70

90

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

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

Farina.

3*

Hominy.

Barrels.................................. 300
G rits.....................................  3 Vs
Dried.............................. 5   @5H

Lima  Beans.

Maccaron! and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
Imported......................10V4@ 11

55

Pearl Barley.

Kegs.........................— . .. .   8

Peas.

Green,  bn..........................  1  15
Split  per l b ................... 

3

Rolled  Oats.

“ 

Schumacher, bbl...............  #4  75
H bbl............. 2 60
Monarch,  bbl 
...................4  CO
Monarch, V4  bbl........................2 15
Quaker,  cases........................... 3 20

Sago.

Germ an................................  4
East India.............................  4Vi

Cracked.................................  3*

Wheat.

F IS H —Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth.............................
Georges cured..................   4Vi
Georges genn’ne............. 6
Georges selected..............6 Vi
Boneless  rmezs............  6*
Boneless,  strips................. 6*@9

Halibut.

11@12

Smoked........................ 

“ 

Herring.
Holland, white hoops keg 
6 « 
“ 
“ 
bbl  8 25
Norwegian 
...............
Round, Vi bbl 100 l b s .......  3 20
....... 
16
Scaled.................................  
16

54  “  40  “ 

“ 

Mackerel.

No. 1,  100 lbs...........................  10 50
No. 1, 40 lb s ..............................  4 ’0
No. 1,  10 lb s ............................   1 20
No. 2,100  lbs...............................8 5).
No. 2, 40  lbs.................................3 70
No. 2,10  lbs 
Family, 90 lbs......................
10  lb s ...................

........................1  00

•* 

Sardines.
Trout.

Russian,  kegs......................  
55
No. 1, Vi bbls., 1001 bs.............4 on
No. 1 54 bbl, 40  lbs.................1 9C
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...............  
55
No  1, 8 lb  kits................... 
47

Whltefisb.

No.  1  family
Vi  bbls, 100 lbs........... 57  00 2  50
%  “  40  “  ............3 10  1  25
10 lb.  kits....................   85 
40
3V
71 
6 lb. 

“ 

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

FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best in tbe world for the money.

Souders’.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.doz
2oz  __I  75
4  o*_1 50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2oz  — 81  20 
4 oz.......2 40

XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......81  75
___4 oz........... 3 50
Jen n in g s.

Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2 oz regular panel.  75 
2 00
4o* 
...1  50 
3 00
6oz 
...2  00 
No. 3  taper........ 1  35 
2 00
No. 4  taper........ 1  50 
2  50

“ 
“ 

2 oz  oval taper 
“ 
3 oz 
2 oz regular  “ 
4 oz 
“ 

N o rth ro p ’*
75 
1  20 
85 
1  60 

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

“ 
“ 
GUNPOW DER.
Rifle—Dupont's.

Kegs.............................................3 25
Half  kegs  .............................1  90
Quarter  kegs............................. 1 10
1  lb  cans...........................   30
Vi lb  cans..........................  18

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

Kegs............................................. 4 25
Half  kegs....................................2 40
Quarter kegs......................... 1  35
1 lb cans 
.................................34

 

 

Eagle Duck—Dupont's.

H ERBS.

IN DIGO.

Kegs  ........................  
11  00
............................5  75
Half  kegs 
Quarter kegs.........................3 00
1  lb  cans...............  
60
Sage........................................16
Hops.......................................15
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.............  55
S. F ., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
50
JE L L Y .
15  lb. palls..................   @  52
“ 
.................   @  57
17  “ 
30  “  “ 
@ 8 9
 
LICORICE.
Pure....................................  80
Calabria.............................  25
Sicily..................................  12
Root....................................  10
Condensed, 2 do*.....................  1 20

LYE.
4 doz  ................2 25

“ 

 

M INCE  MEAT.

“ SfH H ÁÑ b

Mince meat, 3 doz. in case.  2 7
Pie Prep. 3  doz.  in  case__3  06

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon 
.......................   81  75
Half  gallon.......................   1  40
Q u ait.................................. 
70
P in t...................... 
45
 
Half  p in t.......................... 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon..............................   7  00
Half gallon........................  4  75
Q nart..................................  3  75
Pint 

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

 

MOLASSES.
Blaczstrap.
Sugar house................ 
 
Cuba Baking.
O rdinary....................... 
 
Porto B it j .
P rim e................................. 
F ancy......... 
 
 
Fair 
.................................. 
Good  ........... 
Bxtrs good.......................... 
Choice 
 
Fancy... 
Half  barrels 3c.extra

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

N«w Orleans.

 

 

 

-.4
k
20
so
18
22
27
32
40

36  1  lb cartoons............  6
25 lb. boxes, bulk..........  5
5 0  1b  b<>x>-8.  b u l k ........  4 *
1 lb, cartoons...................II

Sultana  Raisins.

Globe Match Co.'s Brands.

Columbia  1 arlor...................81 25
XXX S u lp h u r.....................   1 10
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands.
su .*   autpbur.........................1 oil
Anchor parlor........................ l 70
No. 2 hom e..............................1 lu
Export  parlor........ ...............4 00

Peerless evaporated cream.  5 75

PICK L ES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  count...  @5  ro
Half bbls, 600  count..  @3 lO 
6 00
Barrels, 2.400  count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
3 SO

Small.

P IP E S .

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

PO TASH .

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s ............................   4 00
Penn» Salt  Co.’s...............   3 00

R IC E .
Domestic.

Carolina head........................6
No. 1........................5V4
“ 
“  No. 2........................   5
Broken..................................   4
Japan, No. 1.............................5V4
“  N o.2....  .................... 5
Jav a......................................  5
Patna.....................................   4Vi

Imported.

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice...................................  9vi
Cassia, China in mats........   9)4

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Batavia in bund.... 16
Saigon in rolls...........32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar................... 11)4
Mace  Batavia.......................80
Nutmegs, fancy....................75
“  No.  1........................ 70
“  No.  2........................ 60
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 10 
“ 
w hite...  .20
shot........ .................16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice.................................15
Cassia,  Batavia....................18
and Saigon.25
Saigon......................35
Cloves,  Amboyna.................22
Zanzibar..................18
Ginger, African....................16
”•  Cochin....................  20
Jam aica.................. 22
“ 
Mace  Batavia........................65
Mustard,  Bug. and Trieste..22
Trieste......................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 .................... 75
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 16
"  w hite.......24
“ 
“  Cayenne...................20
Sage....................................  ..20
‘‘Absolute’’ in Packages.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

Kb  Kb

Allspice........................  84
Cinnamon.....................  84
Cloves.......... '...............   84
Ginger,  Jam aica........   84
A frican............  84
Mustard........................  84
Pepper..........................  84
Sage.............. .................  84

" 

SAL  SODA.

“ 

Granulated,  bbls..................  IK
751b  cases.........  1*%
Lump,  bbls 
.......................1  15
1451b kegs.................  IK
@15

“ 

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

Corn.

90
4
5@6
10
9
5
80

“ 

20-lb  boxez....................... ...  5*
........................ ...  5V4
40-lb 
Gloss.
1-lb packages.................... ...  5
3-lb 
.................... ....  5
6-lb 
..................... ...  5V4
40 and 50 lb. boxes.......... ...  3K
Barrels.............................. ...  3»9

“ 
“ 

SNUFF.

Scotch, in  bladders.............87
Maccaboy, In ja rs................35
French Rappee, in Ja rs...
.43
Boxes................................. ...5fc
Kegs, English.................... ...4M

SODA.

SALT.

“ 

Diamond  Crystal.
Cases, 243  lb. boxes........ 6al  60
Barrels, 320  lbs.................
2 50
115 2VV lb bags__ 4  00
“ 
....
to 5 
lb  “ 
“ 
3  75
“ 
30 10  lb  “ 
.... 3  50
Butter, 56 lb  bags.............
65
“  20141b bags.............. 3 50
“  280 lb  b b ls............
2  50
“  224 lb 
............
2 25
Worcester.
115 2V4*lb sacks...............   . .64 CO
“ 
60 5-lb 
................... .  3 75
“ 
3010 lb 
................... .  3  50
2»  14 lb.  “ 
.................... .  3  30
3201b. bbl........................... .  2 50
81b  sacks........................ ■  32 Vi
, 
60
100 3-lb. sacKs..................... .82  10
60 5-lb. 
..................... .  1  93
28 10-lb. sacks................... .  1  75
56 lb. dairy in drill  bags.. 
30
281b.  “ 
.
16
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks.
75
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks
75
56 lb.  sacks........................
22
Saginaw ............................
90

Ashton.
HlgglQB.
Soiar Rock.
Common Fine.

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

“ 
Warsaw.

“ 

“ 

T Q S Ï Ï 2   M Ï G H Ï Ô A M   T 3E B A J D H ; B M A 15i .

8ALERATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ............................... 3 30
De Land’s ....................................3 15
Dwight’s .................................3 30
Taylor’s ................................ 3 00

SEELY’S  EXTRACTS. 

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

Rococo—Second  Grade. 
2 oz............... 75 doz.......8.00  “

16 20 gro
21  60 “
25  50 •*

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

SOAP.
L aundry.

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

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

Proctor A Gamble.

“ 

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

6  oz.................. 

 

Dingman Brands.

“ 

Single box........................... 3 95
5 box lots, delivered.......  3  85
10 box lots, delivered........ 3 75
Jas. S. Kirk <& Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp d. .13 33 
plain...  3 27
N.  K.  Palrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus  ........................391
Brjwn, 60 bars.................... 2  10
“ 
80  b a r s ...................3  lu
Lautz Bros. A Co.’s Brands.
A cm e....................................3 75
Cotton Oil............................  6 00
Marseilles......................... .  400
Master  ..................................4 00
Thompson A Chute Co.’s’Brands

J U *

t y .

Silver.....................................3  66
Mono .... 
......................   t  3 30
Savon Improved.......2 50
Sunflow er............ 
’  2  su
Golden  ..................................3 ¿5
Economical  ..........................2 25
Single  box  ...........................3  65
5 box  lots...............  
«  ijn
10 box lots..............7.7.7.7.  3 so
25 box  lots del.........3 40

Passolt’s Atlas  Brand.

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

SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  Mew  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  amount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the market  in which 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point,including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.

Pow dered..................  
4
4  «7
XXXX  Powdered__ ”  
Granulated 
............... ' " " 41«
3
 
Fine Granulated. . 4
Extia Pine G ranulated...  4  31
Diamond Confec.  A .......”   4 2 ,
Confec. Standard  A .....4  ig

1

No.  4............... . 

.......... 22®

No.  9...................................  I  52
No.  10............... ...................S S

»«>•  m ............... H I

Corn.

8YRUPS.
_ 
Barrels......................
Half bbls......................'.'..’.'..84
_   . 
Pure Cane.
P a ir........................... 
, a
Good.......................................... A?
Choice........................  
3q
Lea it Perrin’s, la rg e .........4 75
Halford, la rg e .................... 3 %
small.................... 2 25
Salad Dressing, la rg e .......4 55
“ 
sm all.......2 66

 
TA B LE  SAUCES.

“ 
“ 

TEAS.

Japan—Regular.

SU N  C U B ED .

BA SK ET  PIR X D .

P a ir..................................  @17
Good................................   @20
Choice..........................24  @26
Choicest...................... 32  @34
D u st............................ 10  @12
P a ir..................................  @17
Good................................  @20
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
D ust............................. 10  @12
P a ir..............................18  @20
Choice..............................   @25
Choicest...........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fa it........ 25  @35
Extra fine to finest__ 50  @65
Choicest fancy..........75  @85
@26
Common to  fair........23  @30
Common to  fair........23  @26
Superior to fine..........30  @35
Common to  fair........18  @26
Superior to  fine........ 30  @40

TO UNO  H TSON.

GUN PO W D ER.

IM PE R IA L .

O OLON8. 

XNOLISH  B REA K FA ST.

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

24
23

27

TOBACCOS.

F in e Cut.

30
60

P. Lorillard & .Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet..............30  @32
Tiger.................................. 
D. Scotten & Co’s Brands.
H iaw atha.......................... 
C uba.................... . 
32
Rocket................   ....... 
30
Spaulding <& Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling............................. 
30
Bazoo...............................  @30
Can  Can...........................  @27
Nellie  Bly...................24  @25
Uncle Ben....................24  @25
McGlnty...........................  
25
Columbia............................. 
Columbia,  drum s.......... 
Bang  Up..............................  
Bang up,  drum s............ 

Private Brands.

K bbls..........  

23
19

27

“ 

P lug.

 

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead........................ 
Jo k e r.............................  
Nobby Twist...................... 
Scotten's Brands.
Kylo...................................  
Hiawatha..........................  
Valley C ity....................... 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty..................... 
Jolly Tar 
........................ 
Lorillard’s Brands.
Climax (8  oz., 41c)_____  
G re n  Turtle....................  
27 
Three  Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler’s Brands.
Something Good......... 
38
Out of  Sight..................... 
Wilson ot McCaulay’B Brands.
Gold  Rope........................ 
Happy Thought..........  
37
Messmate.......................... 
N oTax..............................  
Let  Go............................... 

37
40
25
38
34
40
32
39
30

24
43
32
31
27

Sm oking.

• 

Catlln’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried  ........................ 17@18
Golden  Shower.....................19
Huntress 
..............................26
Meerschaum 
................29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy..........................40
Stork  ....................................   30
German.................................. 14
P ro g ....................................... 32
Java, Vis foil.......................   32
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
Banner....................................16
Banner Cavendish............... 36
Gold Cut 
............................. 30

Scotten’s Brands.

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

Brands.

Leidersdorfs Brands.

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

Spaulding A Merrick.

Tom and Je rry ...................25
Traveler  Cavendish............ 38
Buck Horn.............................30
Plow  Boy.........  ............ 30@32
Corn  Cake............................. 16

VINEGAR.

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

61 for barrel.

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

YEAST.

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

. 

W OODEN W A RE.

“ 

splint 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

INDURATED WAKE.

Butter Plates—Oval.

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

Tubs, No. 1...........................  6  00
“  No. 2.............................5  50
“  No. 3............................. 4  50
1  30
“  No. 1,  three-hoop....  1  50
“ 
90
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

.......................... 
........................1  85
......................   1  80
 
2 40
.....................
Baskets, market...........  35

13  “ 
15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 
21  “ 
shipping  bushel..  1  15
full  noop 
.. 1  25
5  25
“  No.2  6 25
No.3 7 25
“ 
“  No.l  3 75
“  No.2  4 25
“  No.3  4 75
Palls......................................   3 15
Tubs,  No.  1............................ 13 50
Tubs, No. 2..............................12 00
Tubs, No. 3............................. 10 50
2 50  1  OC
No.  1.............................. 
60 2  10
70 2  45
No.  2..............................  
80 2  80
No.  3.............................. 
No 
...........................  1  00  3 50
Washboards—single.
U niversal................................. 2 25
No. Q ueen................................2 50
Peerless Protector................... 2 40
Saginaw Globe........................  1 75
Water Witch............................ 2 25
W ilson...................................... 2 50
Good Luck..............................2 75
Peerless.................................   2 85
H ID E S  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
G reen..............................  2@3
Part  Cured..................   @  3 Vi
Pull 
...................  @  4 Vi
Dry................................ 5  @ 6
K ips,green................. 3  @ 4
“  cured...................  @  5
Calfskins,  green.........5  @  6
cured.........5V4@  7
Deacon skins................10  @25

Double.

HIDES.

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides K off.
FELTS.

Shearlings.......................5 @  20
Lambs 
........................25  @  50
WOOL.
W ashed 
................12  @16
Unw ashed......... 
....  8  @12
Tallow .............................4 @  4 Vi
Grease  b u tte r................1 @ 2
Switches....................  
lVi@ 2
Ginseng.......................3 0IK&3  25
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS

MISCELLANEOUS.

WHEAT.

M EAL.

47
47
1  40
1  65
1  95
1  45
1  5
1  30
1  40
«Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­

No. 1 White (58 lb. test)
No. 2 Red  (60 lb. test)
Bolted..................................
Granulated.........................
FLO U R  IN   SACKS.
«Patents..............................
«Standards.........................
Bakers’................................
«Graham..  ........................
Rye.......................................
count.
ditional.

M ILLSTU FV S.

Less

Car lots  quantity
615 00
13 00
17 f0
24 00
23 00

B ran............. 614  50 
Screenings__   12 00 
M iddlings.......  16 00 
Mixed Feed...  23 00 
Coarse meal 
.  22 00 
COHN.
Car  lots.................................. 45
Less than  car  lots...............48
Car  lots  ........ 
32
Less than car lots................. 35
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 10  no
No. 1 
ton lots........ 1100

OATS.

“ 

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FISH   AND  OYSTER8.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whiteflsh 
..................
€10
Trout  ........................... @8
Black Bass..................
Halibut......................... @15
Ciscoes or Herring__
@  5
Blueflsh.......................
@10
Fresh lobster, per lb ..
20
Cod................................
10
No. 1 Pickerel.............
@10
Pike..............................
@
Smoked  W hite............ @  8
Red  Snappers.......... .
15
Columbia  River  Sal-
m on...........................
12V4
Mackerel......................
18@25
OYSTERS—Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts__
@32
F. J. D.  Selects..........
28
Selects.........................
@25
F. J. D...........................
23
2)
Anchors........................
Standards....................
17
Favorite......................... ...1 5
Counts.........................
2 20
Extra Selects..per gal.
1  65
Selects.........................
1  50
Anchor Standare.......
1  10
Standards....................
1  00
Scallops.......................
1  50
Shrimps  ......................
1  25
Clam s...........................
1  35
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100..........1  25@1  75
C luni, 
75@1  00

oysters—Bulk.

"

1 7

LA M P  B U R N ER S.

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSW ARE
40
No. 0 Sun........................................................ 
4-,
No. 1  “  ................................................. 
' 
No.2  “  ..............................................................  
(¡5
sn
Tnbnlar.........................................  
Security  r .................................................................60
Security  2  ..................................................  
yo
Nutm eg..........................................................W  50
Arctic................................... 
j 25

lamp  chimneys.—6  doz. In box.

No. 0 Sun.......................................
......................................
No. 1  “ 
No.2  “  ..........................................

Per box 
1  75 
.1  88 
.2 70

No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.. .2  10
N o.l  “ 
No.2 
..3   25

............................2 2 5
* 

“ 

“ 

“ 

No. 0 Sun, crimp  top, wrapped and labeled.  2 60
g °  i
...2   80
No.2  
...3  80

*• 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled.............  
“ 
No.2  “ 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
No. 1, Sun,  plain  bulb.................................. 
No. 2,  “ 

3 70
.................... 470
...................4 $
3 40
..................................."..4  41

Fire Proof—Plain Top.
“ 

First onalltv
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 
Pearl top.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
La Bastle.

“ 

“ 

“ 

No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.........................1  25
No. 2  “ 
........................  j  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz.................................. . . . . .1  35
No. 2 
“ 
................................... . . ”  1  go
Rochester.

No  1, ime (65c doz).......................................   3  40
No. 2. lime  (  <>c d oz).............................”  ”   ’ ” 3 70
No. 2. flint (80c doz)...................................  4 30

“ 

.3  70 
.  4  50

No.2, lime (70c d o z).........................
No.  2 flint 181 >c d oz)..................7.7

Electric.

Miscellaneous.

Doz.
No.  3  Rochester,  lime  . . . .   15»
No.  3  Rochester, flint. 
..1  75 
No.  3  Pearl top or Jewel gl’s.l  85 
No.  2  G.obe Incandes. lime...l  75 
No.  2  Giobe Incandes. flint...2 00 
No.  2  Pearl glass..  ................. 2  10

Junior, flint............................................. ........
.  ..........................................
N utm eg__  
Illuminator Bases...................... .....................
Barrel lots, 5 doz 
...................................
7 In. Porcelain shades.....................................
Case lots, 12 doz...............................................
Mammoth Chimneys for Store  Lamps.

Doz. 
..  50
.  15 
.1  00 
.  9d 
.1  (0 
.  90
Box 
4  zO
4  80
5  25 
5  10
5  85
6 00
Doz.
1  gal  tin cans with spout.................
.  1  b0
1  gai  galv Iron  with spout...............
.  2  00 
2  gal  galv iron with spout 
.............
..  3  50 
3  gal  gniv Iron with spout.................
5 00 
5  gal  Eureka or Rogers, with spout.
.  6 5u 
5  gal  Eureka with faucet...................
.  7 00
5  gai  galv Iron  A  & W 
.............
.................  i  50
5  gal  Tilting  Cans,  Monarch............
.................10 00
5  gal  galv iron Nacefas__  
__
.................   10  H
3  gal  Home Rule................................
................. 10  50
5  gal  Home Rule.  ..............................
. . . .  
.2 00
3  gal  Goodenough...............................
.................. 12  00
5  gal  Gooueuough  .............................
................. 13  50
5 gal  Pirate King 
.......... ..............
...............  10 50

Pump Cans.

O IL  CANS.

LA N TERN   G LOBES.
No. 0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz.  each...................   45
“ 
No. 0, 
.....................  45
No. 0, 
bbls 5 
....................   4u
No. 0, 
bull’s eye, cases 1 doz each. 1  00

2  “ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

LAM P WICKS.

N o.0, per  gross.
.............................................
No. 1, 
No  2, 
... ! .............................
No. 3, 
.............................................
Mammoth, per doz......................................
K Pints,  6 doz  in box, per box  (box 00)..
doz  (bbl  35)..
“ bbl, 
M 
“ box, “  box (box00)..
Vi 
*' bbl,  “ 
doz  (bbl35)..
Vi 

“ 
“ 
“ 
JE L L Y   TUM BLERS— Tin Top.
24  “ 
6  “ 
18  “ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

STONEW ARE— AKHON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 g a l ...........................
V4 gal. per  doz....................
Jugs, V4 gal., per doz..................................
1 to 4 gal., per gal.............................
Milk Pans, 
gai.. per  doz.............   ...

“ 

STONEW ARE— BLACK  GLAZED.
Butter Crocxs,  1  and 2 gal  ..................
Milk Pans,  Vi gal. per  doz......................

07
60
72

6V4
65

G rip s a c k   B rig a d e .

B.  F.  Winch  (Swartout  &  Downs) 
starts out  this  week  after  an  enforced 
dleness of five months, due to  a  serious 
kidney and liver  attack.

Traverse  City  Eagle:  Hub  Baker,  a 
well-known  traveling  man  of  Grand 
Rapids,  was in town this week in a rather 
crippled  condition.  He 
just  arrived 
from  Petoskey,  where  he  enjoyed  a 
happy experience with  a  rope  stretched 
across a sidewalk, just above the  walk— 
evidently the  scheme  of  the  proverbial 
small  boy.  The  result  is  a  couple  of 
broken 
several  painful 
bruises  which  suggest  a  damage  suit 
against  the  corporation  of  the  resort 
town.

fingers  and 

48

MEN  OF  MARK.

Artem as  W ard,  Advertising  M anager 

o f Enoch  Morgan’s  Sons Co.

The transfer of the National  Grocer to 
the  American  Grocer  Publishing  Com­
pany,  by which the National  Grocer and 
the  Philadelphia  Grocer  and  Market 
Journal are absorbed  by  the  American 
Grocer, removes, to a large  extent,  from 
trade journalism a figure  that  has  been 
connected with the grocers of  this  coun­
try  for  many  years—Artemas  Ward— 
who for twenty years  has  been  directly 
connected with the grocery  press of this 
country,  and  during  this  time  has  de­
voted much energy and  brought  to  bear 
upon the  grocery  movement  an  intelli­
gent and healthy criticism that has borne 
good fruit, and will do so in  the  future, 
as its  influence  will  be  of  infinite  ad­
vantage to the grocery trade and the gro­
cery movement.

In this sketch it is not  intended by the 
writer that  it shal^  be  biographical,  be­
cause in such a sketch full  justice could 
not  be  done  to  a  personality  entirely 
distinct  from  auy  other  that  has  ever 
been connected with  the  grocery  press. 
Mr.  Ward’s  ancestors  were  national 
characters at a  time  when  this  country 
needed  men  of  patriotism,  honor  and 
energy.  The grandfather of  the subject 
of  this  review  was  General  Artemas 
Ward,  who was  second  in  command  to 
Washington  in the struggle for American 
independence.  Springing  from  such  a 
stock, it is only natural  that  Mr.  Ward 
should  have  displayed 
in  his  public 
career a courage equal to that of  his  an­
cestors.  We know from  personal  expe­
rience that  in  the  darkest  days  of  the 
grocery movement and  also  the  darkest 
days of the journal with which Mr. Ward 
was so many years associated,  he  would 
never  listen  to  any  compromise  or  be 
party to any clique—no  matter what the 
reward held out—that had  not  the  best 
interests  of  the  retail  grocer  at  heart. 
Many times and oft has  Mr.  Ward raised 
his voice and  used  his  pen  against  the 
shams that have been simply intended  to 
serve the interests of some individuals at 
the  expense  of  the  retail 
trade.  He 
struggled  for  and  maintained  an  inde­
pendent newspaper in the face  of untold 
odds,  and one of his first  figfits  was with 
a house which demanded the insertion of 
advertising as  editorial  announcements. 
While Mr.  Ward at this time  was  by  no 
means  in  easy  financial  circumstances, 
he refused,  even  with  the  threat  of  a 
law suit made against him,  to  allow  one 
single line to  appear  in  bis  newspaper 
which  could  be  in  any  way  construed 
into a reflection upon  the  honest  manu­
facturer or against the  best  interests  of 
the retail trade.

Of course, nobody with the independent 
views and manliness and courage  to  ex­
press his views, as  Mr.  Ward  has  done 
in  the  past, could  escape  adverse  criti­
cism.  He was called by his  enemies  “a 
good  fellow,  but  a  crank.”  What  of 
this?  All men of character,  of  original­
ity, or of independence,  are  more or less 
considered to be cranks;  but  Mr. Ward’s 
crankiness  could  never  be  said  to  be 
smirched in the least by selfishness.  He 
was,  without  doubt—and  say 1 this ad­
visedly—the  most  unselfish  journalist 
ever connected  with  the  trade  press  of 
this or  any  other  country.  The  writer 
recalls  many  instances  wherein  Mr. 
Ward’s personality served the  trade well 
and saved it from much odium as well as 
rom it?  would-be-friends.

AS AN EXPERT  ADVERTISER.

Under the  heading of  “A  Brainy  Ad­
vertising Man,”  the following  review  of 
Mr.  Ward’s career  appeared in  Printers' 
Irik under date of Jan. 7,  1891:

T H E   M I C H I G A N   TRADESMAN.
As a writer,  Mr.  Ward  must  rank  as 
one of the most brilliant and original  the 
trade  press  has  ever  seen. 
In  recent 
years he did little of this,  his  time being 
taken up in other more pressing matters, 
but those who can  remember  him  in his 
early days of grocery  journalism will re­
call  the  broad  humor,  elegant  diction 
and original  ideas which  permeated  all 
he wrote.  He was not a financial  writer 
and paid little attention  to  that  depart­
ment in his paper,  but some  of  his  edi­
torials on trade subjects stand out  as  re­
markable 
literary  productions.  These 
were far above  the  average,  and  many 
a time has Mr.  Ward been urged  to  con­

Artemas Ward,  of  Sapolio  fame,  was 
born  and  educated  in  New  York,  al­
though  long  residence  in  Philadelphia, 
and a connection  of  sixteen  years  with 
the Philadelphia Grocer, has led many to 
consider him a Philadelphian.
It pleases him  to tell  how  he  secured 
his engagement with the Enoch Morgan’s 
Sons Co.  He  applied to them  for an ad­
vertisement  for  his  paper.  Discussion 
led  to  better  acquaintance.  At  a  third 
call the  idea  of  writing  advertisements 
for  them  was  suggested  and  declined, 
but led to his engagement as  advertising

nect himself with the  daily  press.  Had 
he  done  so,  he  would  certainly  have 
made as great a mark in  the  daily  jour­
nalistic field as he has  done  in  his  con­
nection with Sapolio.

The  many  vicissitudes  and  changes 
that Mr.  Ward  has  seen  in  the grocery 
trade since his  first  connection  with  it 
made his judgment valuable and  his  ex­
perience in this direction has  aided  him 
in bringing  Sapolio so  fully  before  the 
people that to-day it is a household word 
and  is  to  be  found  upon  the  shelf  of 
every grocery store in  the world.

Personally, Mr.  Ward  is  a  prince  of 
good fellows,  a faithful  frieLd,  constant 
and  fearless in his  support  of  wbat  he 
believes to be the truth,  and  an  indefat­
igable  worker.  Besides  his  connection 
with Sapolio,  he is now editor of Fame, a 
journal devoted  to  the  interests  of  ad­
vertisers. 
In his partial  loss to the gro­
cery  trade  press, 
the  retailer  loses  a 
steadfast friend,  who  could  always  be 
relied upon in the hour of need  and  one 
who never  hesitated  to  make  personal 
and financial sacrifices to  advance  what 
he considered the rights  of  the  retailer.

B.

manager,  and  soon  to a general connec­
tion  with  its  work.  The  business  has 
very  largely  increased  during  his  six 
years’ attention to its interests.
As  an  advertising  writer  he  is  well 
known,  his  Sapolio  proverbs  being  sec­
ond only to Solomon’s  in  wide publicity. 
He declares that the  patience  and  effort 
involved in studying four thousand pages 
of proverbs,  many  in their  original  lan­
guages,  really  deserve  more praise than 
any talent displayed in wording or adapt­
ing them.  As a dispenser of advertising, 
he has gained a  reputation  for  absolute 
secrecy  in  regard  to  rates,  and of good 
faith in  dealing  with  agents. 
In  these 
two  points  he  has probably  no equal  in 
the field.
The advertising of  Sapolio is  very  di­
versified. 
Its  variety  of  methods  has 
if  ever,  been  exceeded.  The 
rarely, 
street cars of  every  city  in  the  United 
States  display  its  proverbs,  but  so  do 
those of Calcutta, Rio,  Valparaiso,  Lon­
don and  even  Nagasaki. 
Its  pamphlets 
are  very  effective,  and are even printed 
in  Russian. 
Its  bill-posting  includes 
countless  wordings  and  sizes,  from  the 
gutter snipe to great posters,  which rival 
those of the circus men.
An enthusiast in regard to advertising, 
Mr.  Ward  is  ever  ready  to  discuss  a 
doubtful point, until  those who visit  his 
office  wonder  when  he takes  time to at­
tend  to  the  many  commercial  interests 
under his care—he replies that he belongs

to the labor union,  and  works 16 hours  a 
day and uses three phonographs dictating 
to the one in his dining-room after dinner 
and before breakfast.  He  discounts  the 
merit of mere advertising writing, which, 
if not associated  with  capacity  for  gen­
eral  business  management,  is of compar­
atively  little  value.  We  inquired,  for 
our readers’ information,  how Mr.  Ward 
learned  the  advertising  business,  and 
received the  following  characteristic  re­
ply:
“Do you recall Paul’s  personal  record 
when he contrasted his labors with  those 
of his  contemporaries?  I do not wonder 
at the errors of  the majority  of advertis­
ing dispensers,  when I realize  how little 
1 know of the great work after seventeen 
years of hard toil.  Yet  I  take  no  back 
seat  in  the  record  of  effort. 
I  have 
kicked a Gordon  press all day;  fed 32x44 
sheets  to  the  cylinder  half  the  night; 
folded paper for the  binder all the week; 
run  the  papercutter  till  the  floor  was 
knee  deep  in  trimmings;  read  proof to 
the  compositors  until  the  ‘lunch  hour’ 
after midnight was as usual  as the  noon­
day meal;  clipped  for the pun  book  and 
scribbled  for  the  copy  hook  until they 
were full enough to  justify one day’s ab­
sence from the office;  made ready  on  the 
press,  overlaying  and  underlaying,  and 
have  stood  over  it  all  night;  issued  an 
eight-page  illustrated  paper  the  size  of 
Harper's  Weekly, on an outlay of $50 per 
week;  corded up my own bundles for the 
American  News  Co.  and  got  them  back 
with  my own  knots  in the  ropes;  edited, 
published, addressed, folded and wrapped 
with  my own  hands a  commercial  paper 
mailed  to  all  parts  of the world,  which 
brought exchanges  for years  from  India, 
China and even the  Boer  presses  of  the 
Transvaal;  run  a  country  weekly  with 
350  subscribers;  edited  and  published 
three  rival  grocery  sheets  in  one  city; 
edited  a 16-page illustrated paper,  with a 
100,000 issue;  devised,  printed  and  filled 
every  sort  of  advertising  scheme,  from 
the bills of fare and  backs of the  tickets 
of  a  restaurant up to  the issue of  cloth- 
bound  volumes, doing  most  of  the  can­
vassing for them  myself; have read proof 
(generally by that nainstaking method of 
spelling  every  word  after  the  copy)  in 
French,  Spanish, Dutch,  German,  Portu­
guese  and  Russian;  have  been  an  em­
ploying printer,  editor,  publisher,  office 
boy  and  devil;  have  employed  probably 
25  canvassers,  and  although  1  always 
tried  to  run  an  honest  advertising me­
dium,  I have  seen one of  my  canvassers 
hide  behind  the  press  when  an  adver­
tiser came in !  1 know how  hard it is  to 
canvass for advertisements—how  hard it 
is to get honest service  from  canvassers, 
or honest reasons  from  advertisers;  how 
trying it is to  bear  the  foolish  assump­
tions of superiority on the part of tyros— 
and how difficult it is to  devise  a  really 
telling  advertisement;  but  I  do  not  yet 
know the whole  advertising business. 
I 
speak  as  a  fool;  none  knows  it;  none 
ever will.”
Mr.  Ward’s  name  is  widely  known 
through its connection  with  the  humor­
ous lecturer,  but he  derives  it  from  his 
great-grandfather,  Major-Gen.  Artemas 
Ward, of the Revolution,  and the substi­
tution of a “ u”  for  an  “a” is one  of  the 
little things that annoy  him.

While  he  strenuously  opposes  being 
confounded  with  his  phonetical  name­
sake Artemus Ward, he is fond of telling 
funny stories,  and  there  is  not  a  more 
loyal disciple  of  the  humorist  with  the 
wax works show than the individual who 
gives out advertising for Sapolio.  He be­
lieves in  the ’ article  he  advertises.  He 
breakfasts  with  Sapolio,  he  dines  with 
Sapolio and  he  dreams  of  Sapolio.  Sa­
polio  is  his  Alpha and Omega, and suc­
cess  must  crown  the  man  who  so 
thoroughly and  emphatically  believes in 
what he teaches.
It  would  be  idle  to  say  one word  of 
praise of the advertising  of  Sapolio. 
It 
It  may  be  criticised, 
speaks for itself. 
but criticism often springs from jealousy, 
oftener from incompetency.  Success has 
fixed its seal  to the  methods  and  to  the 
article;  but Artemas Ward  is  something 
more than an advertiser, he is in absolute 
contact with  the  entire  business  of  the 
house.  He can tell you all about Sapolio 
in New York,  New Orleans,  Denver, San 
Francisco,  Honolulu,  New Zeeland, Aus-

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T H E   M I O H I Q A N   T R A  D E B M  A  ~N.

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tralia,  Japan,  the  Strait  Settlements, 
India,  Cairo,  St.  Petersburg,  Lisbon, 
London,  Edinburgh,  and even Killarney, 
where he worshipped at the shrine of the 
Blarney stone in the interests of Sapolio !
Few men  who  dispense  advertising  in 
this country,  or for  that  matter  in  any 
other,  so  thoroughly  realize  the  impor­
tance of their position as Mr. Ward.  Not 
that  he  conceives  his  own  importance, 
but that he  realizes  the  responsibilities 
which  are  carried  with  the distribution 
of over $600,000 a year.  A mistake means 
considerable loss to his own  prestige  and 
to  the  profit  of  the  concern  which  he 
represents. 
It is  through  the  conscien­
tiousness  with  which  he  spends  other 
people’s  money 
that  Mr.  Ward  has 
achieved  his  great  successes. 
In  many 
respects he is  regarded  as  a  crank,  but 
his  crankiness  may  always be traced  to 
his  earnest  desire  to  serve  those  who 
employ  him. 
In  this  respect  he  is  a 
wholesome  element  in  the  advertising 
world.

BUSINESS  ENGLISH.

Who is there  at  the  present  day  that 
does not give  more  or  less  attention  to 
the  peculiarities  of  the  English  lan­
guage?  He may not be a student of lan­
guage itself,  and yet,  in everyday contact 
with words and phrases,  his  attention is 
drawn to some peculiarity  which  cannot 
fail to have its effect.  Every  new  slang 
phrase commands attention.  Frequently 
a phrase of this kind excites  admiration, 
for it opens up  a new avenue of  expres­
sion  without which  certain  ideas  could 
not  be  so  well  conveyed.  Again,  at­
tention will  be drawn  to  the  foreigner’s 
idiom at  rendering  English.  Many  are 
the stories which  have  been  written  at 
the  expense  of  the  German  and  the 
French who have  been  struggling  with 
the peculiarities, not to  say  absurdities, 
of  our  language.  Our  idiom  is  some­
thing  which  the  foreigner  rarely  mas­
ters.  However correctly  he  may  speak 
the language,  however grammatically he 
may write English,  there will  yet be  be­
trayed in some  peculiarity  of  construc­
tion or the use of some obsolete word the 
fact that he is not to the manor born.

One of  the  extremest  illustrations  of 
the use of "dictionary  English”  in  con­
trast with everyday  usage  came  to  our 
attention only  a  short  time  since.  We 
were examining a  collection  of  engrav­
ings.  The  captions  originally  were  In 
French,  but some one, probably a French­
man,  for the benefit of English observers, 
had attempted to translate  the captions. 
One of the  pictures  represented  the  re­
sults of a premature  burial.  There  was 
depicted  the supposed  corpse  breaking 
out of his casket.  The  ordinary  phrase 
appropriatee  to  the  picture  would  be 
“Premature  Burial.”  Contrast  with  it 
the  following  choice  arrangement  of 
perfectly  proper  words:  “Inhumation 
with Precipitation.”

But whatever may  be  said  about  the 
struggles which  the  foreigner  has  with 
our language,  something  also  is  due  to 
the peculiar uses made of familiar words. 
For  example, 
take  the  word  “plug.” 
We remember an occasion when  a young 
German asked in the presence of  a  half- 
dozen  Americans  the  meaning  of 
the 
word  “plug.”  Their  answers  were 
spontaneous and  to  the  point,  and  yet 
sounded as  though  they  had  been  pre­
arranged.  Said one,  “It  is  a  run-down 
horse.”  Said another,  “It is the end of a 
water  pipe  brought  above  the  sidewalk 
for  the  use  of  fire  engines.”  Said  an­
other,  “It  is  a  kind  of  hat.”  Said  an­
other,  “It  is  a  stopper  for  closing  a 
hole.”  Said another,  “It  means  tobacco 
in  a  certain  form  for  chewing  pur­

poses,”  and,  finally,  said the last one of 
the  group,  “It  means  a  blow  straight 
from  the  shoulder  against  the  eye  of 
your contestant.”

The reader  will  recall  how  variously 
the word “post”  is  used.  He  will  also 
bring to mind the Frenchman’s complaint 
of the common expression,  “ Look  out.” 
He was enjoined  to look out, in the sense 
of being careful,  when in a railway train. 
Taking the  phrase  literally,  he  put  his 
head out of the window,  which  was  ex­
actly the reverse of  what  was  intended.
Perhaps there is  no  one  word  in  the 
English language  more  thoroughly  mis­
used,  abused  and  overlooked  than  the 
word  “thing.”  It is  made  to  stand  for 
various other terms, and so general is its 
use  in  conversation 
it  is  prac­
tically impossible to ignore it.  To insist 
that  in  the  talk  of  other  people  their 
ideas  should  be  conveyed  by  words 
which mean exactly what is  intended  to 
be expressed,  Instead of by a word which 
means anything or  nothing at all,  would 
be to put upon them a  practical  embargo. 
A writer in  Harper’s  Bazar,  discussing 
the word mentioned,  presents the follow­
ing interesting paragraphs:

that 

There are  few  words  in  the  English 
language of such  comprehensive  appro­
priateness as the word “things.”  We  put 
on and take off “things.”  We put down 
and  take  up  “things.”  We  walk  over 
“ things,”  and pick  “things” up,  and put 
“things”  away.  We love  “things”  and 
hate  “things,”  and  consider  “things” 
and think about “things.”  We  look  be 
yond the  “things” seen  to  the  “things” 
not seen.  And  these  are  the  “things” 
temporal and those are  “things” eternal.
these 
“things”  has  a  different  significance 
and belongs to a  different  class.  There 
are material “things” among  them,  and 
immaterial  “things.”  They are physical 
and  mental;  of heaven and of earth;  of 
time a.id of eternity.  A word of no special 
it  designates  everything  in 
definition, 
turn,  for it  may  be  anything. 
It  may 
be nothing.

And  each  and  every  one  of 

It  is  a  facile  snare  to  the  slipshod 
writer. Dilating on the beauties of “every­
thing,” this “lovely thing”  or  that  “ex­
quisite thing” tempts  him  to  rest  satis­
fied with the  yielding  expression  which 
saves search  for  a  more  specific  word. 
It is the ready  recourse  of  the  shallow 
chatterer, who calls her friend a  “sweet 
thing”  as frequently as she speaks of her 
enemy as a  “spiteful  thing.” 
It  is  the 
refuge of the lazy,  the  negligent,  the  ig­
norant talker of any  age,  to  whom  the 
proper names of articles  are  superfluous 
so long as the  word  “things”  exists  in 
the dictionary. 

O.  B. Se r v e r .

Uncle Mose,  a  Texas  darky, had occa 
sion to buy a yard of silk.  He was some­
what surprised at the cost,  and on asking 
what was the  cause was told  by  the  ac­
commodating clerk  that  probably it  was 
owing to  the  scarcity  of  silkworms.  A 
few days afterward he  came to the  same 
clerk  and  asked,  “How  de  tapewums 
cornin’ on?”
“What do  I know  about  tapeworms?” 
asked the indignant clerk.
“I was gwinter buy foah yards ob tape, 
but I dunno if I  has money  enuff.  May­
be  dar’s  sumfin  de  matter wid de tape­
wums, jes’ as der was  wid  de  silkwums 
de udder day.”

The Young Man:  Gracie darling,  what 
is it your father  sees in  me to object  to?
The  Young  Woman  (wiping  away  a 
tear):  He  doesn’t  see  anything  in  you, 
Algernon;  that’s why he objects.

19

Why Not Use the Best?
“Sunlight” 
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for  whiteness,  purity  and 
strength 
Increase your trade  and  place  your 
self beyond  the  competition of  your neigh bois 
by  selling this unrivaled  brand.  " Write  us  for 
price delivered at your  railroad station

Tie  Walsh-Moo  Millint  Co.,

H O LLAK D .  M ICH,

Are You  Selling

The  Celebrated 

Cleaned  Greek  Currants 

and  the Genuine 

Cleaned  Sultana  Raisins,

P rep ared   by

Grand  Rapids  Fruit

Cleaning Company

IF NOT, WHY  NOT?

These currants are cleaned by a new process  (they are  not 
washed like  other  so-called  cleaned  currants)  and  are  war­
ranted the year round;  ask your jobber for  them  and  take  no 
others claimed to be just  as good.  Be sure and get them.

Sold  by  Musselman Grocer  Co., Gluey  & Judson  Grocer 

Co., I. M.  Clark Grocery Co., Hawkins & Co.

For Quotations see Price Current.

C a s h   or  C r e d it  C u s to m e r s .
Few  merchants  are in  a position to do an  absolutely  cash 
business  They must deviate from the strictly cash  plan  once 
in  a while, or lose the patronage of  some  customers  who  are 
as valuable to the  merchant as those who are prepared  to  pay 
cash on  every occasion.  To meet  this  d- mand  and  save  the 
trade of this class of  people we advise the  adoption of the  cou­
pon cook system, which  places all transactions on  a  cash  basis 
and  enables the dealer to place the absolute cash customer and 
the cash-at-regular-intervals customer on  a equal footing.

Merchants  who  are  slaves  to  the  credit  system,  whose 
book-keeping is irksome, whose losses are out of  proportion to 
their business, are also invited to investigate the  merits  of  the 
coupon book system, as by its use the dealer can place his credit 
sales on a cash basis.

If you are  not already  familiar  with  the  merits  of  the 
coupon  book  system,  we  invite your inspection.  Samples of 
our several styles of  books and illustrated catalogue  and  price 
list  will be sent on  application

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  Grand  Rapids,  Midi.

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GOTHAM   G O SSIP.

News  from  the  M etropolis--- Index  o f

the  M arkets.

from  East 

Special Correspondence
N e w   Yokk,  N ov.  2—Trade  in  grocery 
jobbing  circles  in  this  city  during  the 
past week has  been extremely  quiet  and 
prices have been irregular in some cases. 
There  have been some  large  arrivals  of 
raw  sugar at this port within a few days, 
22,000,000 pounds  coming in on  Wednes­
day 
Indian  ports.  This 
amount  has  been  supplemented  by  the 
addition of  20,000  bags  from  Germany, 
and at the  same port  103,000  mats  from 
Iloilo.  These  cargoes  will  produce  for 
the National treasury about §500,000, and 
it  is  just  in  the nick  of time.  Refined 
sugar is lower and  the  consumer  is  get­
ting his money’s worth.  The posted quo­
tation  of  the  refiners  for  granulated  is 
4}.*e.  The demand is of only a very mod­
erate character,  and buyers are not at all 
anxious to make purchases ahead of daily 
wants.
Coffee has remained firm,  as  stated  in 
this correspondence  last week.  Spot  re­
mains  unchanged.  Deliveries,  while 
quite large,  are not  up to the same quan­
tity last year.  Rio No.  7  is  worth  15c. 
There is a continued  light  spot supply of 
Mocha and  holders are  firm at 25>£@26c.
The tea market is duller than for some 
time,  nearly all  the  firmness  which  has 
been noted  tor some time  past  being lost. 
Supplies are abundant,  .and  buyers  have 
their own  way on nearly every  sort.
Rice  has  developed  a  better  feeling 
within  a  very  few  days  and,  while re­
ceipts are sufficient at the South,  demand 
seems to prevent any glut.  Foreign is in 
fairly good request.
Canned  goods  are  somewhat  demor­
alized,  and  the  "shopper  around”  can 
find no end  of  desirable  bargains  if  he 
will keep his eyes open.  There is a wide 
variation  in  prices,  even  of  the  better 
goods.  The corn and  tomato pack prom­
ises to turn out  larger  than  anticipated; 
then there  is a good  deal  left  trorn  last 
year,  and,  altogether, the outlook  is  not 
bright  for  the  present.  Tomatoes  are 
worth 65@S5c  for reliable  brands. 
It  is 
on this article that  the  market is  partic­
ularly irregular.  Reliable labeled brands 
of  N.  Y.  corn,  70@75c;  Maine  brands, 
§1(31.20.
Dried fruits show a little  improvement 
—very  little,  however.  New  currants 
are worth  3J^c  for  barrels.  New  loose 
California raisins, 20-lb.  boxes, §1.50.
Butter is in large  receipt  and  nothing 
is  doing  in  an  export  way.  The  top 
price for the fanciest is not over 23c, and 
the quotation has  more  frequently  been 
below than above this rate.
Cheese  is  firmer,  and  holders express 
some confidence at  the  outlook.  Higher 
prices at country  factories have caused a 
better feeling  here  and  it  is  hoped  we 
have seen  the  lowest  prices of the year.
Eggs are tinner  and  the  market higher 
for the best grades.  Mich,  and No.  Ohio 
are worth 19J£@20c.
Provisions are steady  and  the  market 
seems in a better condition than  for some 
time past,  although prices are low.
Foreign  green  fruit  is  selling  slowly 
and bananas show a range of prices vary­
ing  from  75@90c  for  firsts.  Jamaica 
oranges  are  held  at  §4@4.75.  per  box. 
Lemons are  selling  slowly,  with  choice 
from §2.50@2.75 for 360s.
Apples are in pretty  good  supply  and 
prices  are  high,  especially  for desirable 
The  quotations  run 
shipping  stock. 
from §3.50 per bbl.  down to §1.
Potatoes  are 
in  ample  supply  and 
range  from  §1.50@2  per  bbl.  For  the 
rest of the line of  vegetables there seems 
to be an immense quantity of everything.
Retail  trade is  reported  dull,  and  this 
seems  to  be the  situation  in all  this sec­
tion.  Retailers say  that within the  past 
three weeks there has been a tremendous 
falling  off in  trade,  and  collections  are 
nil.  This may be an ante-election sort of 
lull,  and we hope to  have a  condition  to 
report  in  our  next  that  will  be  more 
cheerful than any for a long time.

Incendiary  crimes  are  the  most  baf­
fling that  the police  have  to  deal  with. 
Though  the  theory of the  Detective Bu­
reau in this city,  and of detectives every­
where,  is  that every  crime  is  in  a  fair 
way of solution when  the  motive  for  it

can be fixed upon any  particular person, 
incendiarism is looked upon as an excep­
tion.  As far as  human  ingenuity  goes, 
many  of  the  most  villainous  and atro­
cious incendiary crimes in this city  have 
been  absolutely  motiveless,  as far as  in­
vestigation  has  been  able  to  discover. 
Essayists  and  moralists  believe 
that 
there is such a thing as incendiary mania, 
which  arises  from  a  desire  to  be  re­
venged,  or  which  for  some other cause 
inspires an individual  with the desire  to 
annihilate another grade of society.  Once 
in a  while a man  makes a feeble  attempt 
to  fire  a  house  on  Fifth avenue, or an­
other crank  will fire  tenement  houses in 
various  sections  of  the  city.  Two  at­
tempts were made  last year to  fire  tene­
ment bouses  in  this city  by a crank who 
was supposed  to be  of  this  description, 
but the police  subsequently  learned that 
the incendiary had been swindled by two 
brothers many years  before,  and  he  had 
sought a tardy but terrible revenge  upon 
them by  attempting  to fire the houses  in 
which they lived.  A blind and unreason­
ing hatred in minds  that  have  not  been 
developed  by education, or  that  are  not 
well balanced,  is, according to the detect­
ives,  the  commonest  motive  for*  incen- 
diarism. 

J a y .

_ 

The Sym pathetic Strike.

From the New York Truth.

John Smith began life as a stitcher in a 
shoe factory,  and  he did  not  forget  this 
It 
when he had  a  factory  of  his  own. 
was  a  saying in the  town that no  griev­
ance could exist in  his works longer than 
sixty minutes.
Great was Mr.  Smith’s  surprise, there­
fore,  when  one morning he  found all his 
men on strike.
"What  is  the  trouble?”  he  asked  the 
leader of the strikers.
“You see, it’s this way, Mr. Smith,” an­
swered  the man.  "None  of  us  has  got 
anything against  you.  We  are  satisfied 
with  everything  in  the  factory,  but  we 
are compelled to strike out  of  sympathy 
with cur fellow workmen.  You see,  the 
men in Woodgear’s  rubber  factory  went 
out  yesterday  morning,  and  we  got  or­
ders  last  night  to join  in a sympathetic 
strike.”
"Why,  what  has  that  strike  to  do 
with my factory?”  asked  Mr. Smith.
“Only this,”  replied the leader.  “Our 
walking delegate has found out that your 
baby plays with a rattle made  by  Wood- 
gear,  and  we have  to boycott everybody 
who uses his  goods.  We are  very sorry, 
but  we  cannot  go  back  as  long  as the 
baby has that rattle.”
Mr. Smith was at first very angry,  but, 
believing  that  his  men  would  recover 
their reason,  he  humored  them  and  de­
prived the baby of its plaything.
A  few  days  ago  there  were  rumors 
that another strike was to be begun  soon 
in  Mr.  Smith’s  factory.  This  time  the 
cause assigned is  the  discovery that  Mr. 
Smith’s family drink milk from a cow on 
whose horns are brass tips manufactured 
by  a  firm  against  which  a  boycott  has 
been declared.
Jackson Coming to Grand Rapids In Full 

Force.

J a c k so n,  N ov.  3—Post  B,  Michigan I 
Knights  of  the  Grip,  held  a  very  en­
thusiastic  meeting  this  evening  at  the 
Hibbard House parlors to  arrange for at­
tending  the  annual  meeting  at  Grand 1 
Rapids.  The  Post  intends  to  go  in  a I 
body,  and  all  feel  assured  that  a  good 
time awaits them.  Every  effort  will  be 
made  to have a large  delegation go.  An 
invitation  will be sent to members in  the 
vicinity of Jackson to join them.
There  is  also  a  strong  sentiment  in 
favor of adding  the  accident  feature  to 
our association,  which  would  make  the 
Knights of the Grip the  best accident as­
sociation in the United States.  This will 
keep the  thousands of  dollars  in  Michi­
gan  which is sent each year to outside in­
surance companies. 
It  is  believed  that 
the  members  will  have  pride in the or­
der, that when they  have all the accident 
features they  want  that  they  will  drop 
the  outside  companies  and  continue  in 
their own State organization.
The Secretary was instructed to present 
our  sentiments  and  keep  T h e   T r a d e s­
m a n posted  on our future  deliberations.

Chas.  Brimley,  Sec’y.

TUB  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

IMPORTANT  OPINION.

Right  o f  Farm ers  to  Peddle  W ithout 

a  License.

L a n s in g ,  Oct.  31—Attorney  General 
Ellis has furnished an opinion of interest 
to farmers and butchers in relation to the 
right of individuals to peddle fresh meat 
in this state, from place to place,  without 
first* obtaining a hawkers  and  peddlers’ 
license, as required by sections  1257  and 
1266 of Howell’ Statutes.
The party referred  to  resided  upon  a 
farm,  raised  his  own  cattle,  butchered 
them  on  his  farm,  and  during  certain 
seasons of the  year,  ran  a  meat  wagon 
in the country,  selling meat by  retail  to 
farmers  and  other  persons  living  out­
side of  villages.  He  also  occasionally 
purchased  live  stock  from  third  par­
ties,  and then butchered  and  sold  them 
in the  manner  stated. 
It  was  claimed 
first, that the statute does  not  apply  to 
this  case,  and  second,  that  the  law  is 
void as being in restraint of trade.
In reference  to  the  first  claim  the 
attorney-general  says,  bntchering  cat­
tle  simply  converts  the  article  into  a 
marketable condition,  and would  not,  in 
my opinion,  affect his right to  sell  with­
out a license.  But,  when  he  purchases 
live  stock,  simply  for  the  purpose  of 
immediate  butchering,  and  selling,  as 
above stated,  he  would  be  required  to 
pay  the  tax  and  obtain  a  license, 
the 
same  as  any  other  person  engaged  in 
a like business. 
In  discussing  the  sec­
ond point raised the opinion reads:
“I do not  believe  the  law  is  void  on 
the  ground  that  it  is  in  restraint  of 
trade.  Such  a proposition is  not  borne 
out either by  the  decisions  of  our  own 
court or that of  any  other.  Legislation 
of  this  character  has  been  universally 
sustained.
The charge  imposed by this  statute  is 
a specific tax upon  the privilege  of  car 
rying on  the  business  of  hawking  and 
peddling.

Cooley on Taxation,  p.  175.
Section  1259  provides  that  before  a 
person shall  be allowed a  hawker’s  and 
peddlers’  license,  he shall  pay  into  the 
state  treasury  the  following  “duties.” 
A  “duty”  is an arbitrary  tax  or  burden 
imposed upon  an  occupation  or  article 
of commerce,  for the purpose  of  raising 
revenue.  Of the power of  the  Stat i  to 
impose  such  a  tax, 
there  can  i  j  no 
question.

our own court.

Cooley on Taxation, pp.  384-390.
Similar statutes have  been  upheld  by 
Wolcott vs.  People,  17 Mich., 68.
Kitson vs. Ann Arbor, 26 Mich., 324,
Youngblood vs.  Sexton, 32  Mich.,  406.
The law in question  formed  a  part  of 
chapter  21  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
1846,  relative  to  specific  taxes. 
It  oc­
cupied that position 
in  the  law  when 
the  present  Constitution  was  adopted 
in  1850.  Section  10  of  article  14  of 
such Constitution provides:  “The  State 
may  continue to collect all specific  taxes 
accruing  to  the  treasury  under  exist­
ing  laws.”  As  appears  from  section 
1259,  above referred to,  this  tax  has  al­
ways been paid  directly  into  the  State 
treasury,  and  was  one  of  the  specific 
taxes  which  was  collected  at  the  time 
the Constitution of 1850 was adopted.
We  have,  therefore,  not  only  judicial 
authority  in  support  of  the  law,  but 
we have  an  express  constitutional  pro­
vision,  authorizing  the  levy  and  col­
lection of the tax imposed by it.
I  am aware that  it  has  been  held  in 
Chaddock vs.  Day,  75  Mich.,  527,  that 
where  a  license  fee  was  imposed  by  a 
municipal  corporation,  which  was  so 
excessive  as 
to  amount  practically  to 
a  prohibition,  it  was  void,  as 
in  re­
straint  of  trade;  but  that  case,  in  my 
opinion,  has  no  application 
to 
the 
hawkers  and  peddlers’  statute.  The 
difference  between  a  local  license  and 
a specific tax is quite  apparent.  One  is 
assessed  for  the  benefit  of  the  people 
at large,  and for the  purpose  of  raising 
State  revenue;  while  the  other  is  us­
ually imposed  as a  matter  of  local  po­
lice regulation.  One is  a  tax,  aud  the 
power  of  the  Legislature  to  impose  it 
is governed by the  constitutional  limita­
tions upon the taxing power  only,  while 
the  other  is  usually  limited,  in  deter­
mining whether or not  it  is  reasonable,

to the  expense  incurred  in  issuing  the 
license and  extra  police  regulations  or 
supervisions incurred by  reason  of  such 
business.  One is imposed by  the  Legis­
lature  of 
the  State  having  plenary 
power over the subject of taxation, while 
the  other  is  imposed  by  local  boards 
whose  powers  are  prescribed  by  the 
charter of its particular village or city.”

Low er Prices on Granulated.

The Committee  on  Trade  Interests  of 
the  Grand  Rapids  Retail  Grocers’ Asso­
ciation has promulgated a  new  schedule 
of prices on granulated sugar, as follows:

5  cents per pound.
5  pounds for 25 cents.
11 pounds for 50 cents.
22 pounds for $1.

PRO VISIO NS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provlslnn Co 

FORK  IN  BARBELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess................................   ....................13 CO©  13 50
Short c u t ..............................................  14  G0@  U   50
Extra clear pig, short cu t................  
15 00
Extra clear,  heavy............................
Clear, fat  back....................................  13  75  @  14  25
Boston clear, short cu t......................
Clear back, shortcut.........................   14  00 <©  15  00
Standard clear, short cut, b est....
Pork, link s.................................................... 
Bologna........................................................  
Liver...............................................................  
T on gu e.......................................................... 
B lood.............................................................. 
Head ch eese................................................. 
Sum m er.......................................................  
Frankfurts.................. ................................  

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8H
Granger.................................................................... 8%
Fam ily......................................................................  sjj
Compound.................................................... ! .....  5*4
Cottolene... 
..........................................  ...........j u
50 lb. Tins, &c advance.
Cotosuet  .................................................................  6?i
A; lb.  pails,  He 
ii c 
“ 
10 lb. 
“  x e  
51b. 
31b. 
'•  1  c 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lb s......................... 7  75
Extra Mess, Chicago packing...........................  7  75
Boneless, rump butts...........................................lo  50
Hams, average 20 lb s.............................................

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

10 lb s....................................... .......io
12 to 14 lb s.....................................;ox
p icn ic...........................................................
best boneless...............................................  ¿M
Shoulders..............................................................
Breakfast Bacon  boneless.......................   9 Ji@lCH,
Dried beef, ham prices............................

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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

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dry  salt  meats.

.. 

Long Clears, heavy.................................. ..............
Briskets,  medium..................................................
lig h t............................................. . . . ” !
Butts...............................................................
D. S.  Bellies..........................................................J
Fat Backs................................................................

FICKLED  Pies’  FEET.

Half  barrels........................................................... 3  50
Quarter barrels..................... .................................2 Oo
K its...............;.............................................................  90

TRIPE.

75
55

Kits, honeycomb..................................................  
Kits, prem ium ...................................................... 
m   O Y S T & R S   #
Solid Brand,  Extra Selects, per can §  26
Solid Brand, Selects,  per can....... .. 
24
20
Solid Brand, E. F.,  per  can............. 
Solid Brand,  Standards, per can.__ 
18
22
Daisy Brand, Selects,  per  can.........  
Daisy Brand,  Standards,  per can... 
16
Daisy Brand,  Favorites,  per can.... 
14
Standards,  per gal............................. 
90
Extra Standards,  per  gal................   l  00
The Queen Oyster Pails at bottom prices. 
Mrs.  Withey’s  Home  Made  Jelly, 
made with green apples,  very fine
30-lb  pail........................................... 
20-lb.  pail.......................................... 
17-lb  pail...........................................  
15-lb,  pall.........................................  
Mrs.  Withey’s  Condensed  Mince 
Meat,  the  best  made.  85  cents 
per  doz.  3  doz.  in  case.

Oysters fine and cans well  filled.

Mrs.  Withey’s bulk mince meat:
40-lb pails,  per  lb.............................  
6
25-lb pails,  per  lb.............................   6#
10-lb pails,  per  lb.............................  6>£
p ure Cider Vinegar,  per  gallon.... 
10
13
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

89
63
58
52

EDWIN  FALLAS,
Oyster  Packer  and  rianufactnrer.

VALLEY  CITY  COLD  STORAOE, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Milskegon  Bakery  Crackers

(U nited  S ta tes  B a k in g   C o.)

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

There area great  main  Butter  Crackres  >*n  the  Market—only 

one can  be  best—that  is  the original

Muskegon
Bakery
Butter
Cracker.

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

Nine
Other
Great
Specialties
Are

Muskegon  Toast, 
Roval  F ruit  Biscuit, 
Muskegon  Frosted  Honey, 
Ietd  Cocoa  Honey  Jum bles, 
Jelly  T urnovers, 
Ginger  Snaps, 
Hom e-M ade  Snaps, 
Muskegon  Branch, 
Mlik  Lunch. 

j 

j 

ALWAYS
ASK
YOUR
OROCER
FOR
HUSKEGON
BAKERY'S
CAKES  and
CRACKERS

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

LAWRENCE  DEPEW.  Acting  Manager,

M u s k e g o n , 

- 

Mich.

A.re  You  Selling

<0 .

Oysters
OLD  RELIABLE
ANCHOR  BRAND

All  orders  receive  prompt  attention  at 

lowest  market  price.

See quotations In Price Current.

F . 

J. 

DETTENTHAE

117  and  119  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Raüids

A Majestic Exhibit

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MÂJESJIQ;

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For  the  next  two  or  three 
weeks there  will  be a Grand  Dis­
play  of Majestic  Steel  Ranges  in 
our  Retail  Department,  and  we 
want  all  merchants  in  Western 
Jgf  Michigan, if in  the  city,  to  drop 

in  and  see them.

Coffee and Hot Rolls will be 

served  daily.

TRADE MARK  reg istered- —

Steel  Ranges  are fast  sup 
erseding  the  Cast  Range.  Dur­
ing  this  exhibit  expert  range 
salesmen  direct  from  the  fac 
tory  will  be  on  hand  to  show 

up their good  qualities. Mill

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NOT,  W H Y   N O T ?

/

/

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Be  Sure  and  Get  Them.

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

New Holiday Goods

JNO.  MADDOCK  &  SONS

English White Semi Porcelain.

Y

.  Positively finest ware made on the Globe.  The 
New Tariff price brings  it  as  low  as  the  most 
common  ware was at old prices.
Assorted  Crate 

JOHN  MADDOCK & SONS 

New Astor Shape 

WHITE SEfll PORCELAIN.

24 Vegetables.
20 Pitchers.
6 Sugars,  r
3 j Sets Teas.
G doz. Fruits.
36 Oyster Bowls-
s'Cv'd Dishes.
6  Boats.
IS  Bowls.
18  Bowls.
e  Creams.

6  doz. fie   Plates. 
2 doz. Tea Plates. 
12 doz. Breakfast Plates. 
2 doz.  Dinner Plates. 
2 doz. Soup Plates. 
G doz.  Butters. 
18 Dishes, Assorted. 
18 Scollops. 
5 Bakers. 
6 Butte-s. 
8 Pickles. 
9 Sets Coffees.
Price  List of above sent on request.  Don’t fail 
to get our prices on our  new  lines  before  plac* 
ing  Loliday  Orders.  Variety  of  Dinner  Sets, 
Toilet Sets and New China is equal to any  in the 
market.

1/

1 0 0

Per Doz.

85
40
38
38
75

ASSORTED  PACKAGE  DOLLS-NO.  20

port«uoiis. 
| oo per c e n t ,   or »11.64 on investment of #20.  No charge for package.

gilLtrimmed  bust..................................
striped  body..............   ........................
shirt. 23 in....................................
splendid 50c doll................................
tiful  baby face...........................................
Dolls  11  in...........................................
tiest for a  quarter..................................
eyes,  real shoes and  stockings...........................
colors body,  pleases  everywhere  ................

1 Gro. Penny, Jointed Arms and Legs, China Babies, 3 in..
1 Doz. Decorated China Boys and Girls,  Assorted..............
** Dressed China Babies,  black hair...............................
1
“ China Limb Dolls,  8K in.,  fine model......................
1
1
China Limb Dolls, 13 in.,  fine model....................
China Limb Dolls,  17 in.,  striped body,  bisque  head
A
China Limb Dolls, extra fine head,  arms  and  legs.
Washable Doll,  with  hair,  natural eyes,  with  fancy
1-6
Extra-sized  Baby  Doll  similar  in  stvle  to  last,  a
1-6
Large Washable Dolls, 36 in.  long.  Sin.  bust, beau-
1
Kid  Body,  Bisque  Head  with  bair,  natural eyes,
Kid Body, extra quality,  extra fine model,  the  pret-
K
Kid  Body,  extra  large,  fine  bisque  head,  natural
H
IS 44 New Felt  Body,  bisque head,  natural eyes,  assorted
h: 44 Same, only  larger size,  bodies red,  black,  blue felt..
Same, extra  value for 50c doll, extra  large...........
A 44 Baby Dolls with  hood,  natural eyes, hair  and  fancy
lace shirt,  fine dimpled limbs................................
Baby Dolls like above only  larger,  liner features...
Leader 10c,  full dressed,  washable  doll,  as  good as
l 44 Leader. 5c dressed china limb dolls, apron, gilt  belt
Full  dressed  washable  dolls,  with  bonnet,  leather

The  following package Dolls shows (he latest style of best selling patterns all  of our  new im-
l ne retail price list at which all can be sold gives a  liberal  profit  on  the package  of
Retail Price.
Each.  Total.
1  1 44
5
60
5
60
5
60
10  1 20
2 00
25  1 50
3 25 1  63 40  2 40
2 00 1  00 25  1 50
4 00
67 50  1 00
8 00 1  34 $1  2 00
90 15  1 80
93 25  1 50
98 50  1 50
75 25  1 50
35  2 10
50  2 00
25  1 50
60  2 40
85 10  1 20
40
60
2 25 1  13 25  1 50
60
60
$31.64

shoes,  assorted style dresses.............. .

44‘ Dolls head,  china,  3 > <   in....................

1 85
3 90
1 50
2 25 1 1 2
4 00 1 3 3
2 00 1 0 0
4 00 1 3 3

Dolls head, china, 4 in.,  extra large bust..................

we formerly sold for 25c...............................

A
l

H

1

IS

45
85

45
43 10

$20.00

5

JNO. HADDOCK & SONS

Green Rococo, Gold Edges.

Latest Style in English  Decorations. 

Assorted Crate 

JOHN  MADDOCK & SONS 

Rococo Pattern.

4 doz. Pie Plates.
2 doz. Tea.
12 doz. Breakfast Plates. 
2 doz. Dinner Plates.
G doz. Fruit Saucers.
G doz.  Butters.
36 Oy, ter Bowls.
18 Assorted Dishes. 
SBa.ers.
18 Pitchers.

6  Pickles.
4 Cake Plates.
6 Sugars.
36 sets Teas.
6 sets Coffees.
21 Vegetable Dishes 
6 Sauce Boats.
12 Cv’d Dishes.
6 Butters.
6 Creams.

This small  assortment  illustrates  one  of  our 
many beautiful new assorted  packages  of  Deco 
rated Ware for the Holiday Trade.  We trust we 
may be able to show you these  patterns  in  per 
son.  Sold either by set alone  or  in  crates  and 
may  be  matched  for  years.  Price of above on 
request.

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

r #  

i ff BORDEN’S  PEERLESS  BRAND

EVAPORATED  CREAM

Is  pure  milk  reduced  to  the  consistency  of  cream,  light  in  color,  natural 

It  cannot  be  compared  with  any  unsweetened  milk  or  evaporated  cream 

in  flavor.

heretofore  offered.

It  is  not  dark  in  color. 
it  is  not  disagreeable  in  flavor. 
.

‘Prepared  a m i guaranteed  by  the . .

.

It  does  not  thicken  with  age.
It  does  not  spoil.

NEW  YORK  CONDENSED  MILK  COflPANY

For Quotations  See  Price Columns

