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G RAXD  RAPID«,  NOVEMBER  21,  1894.

NO.  583

YOL. X II.

Duck
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GRAND  BAPIDS, MICH.

PAUVRE  ELISE.

Elise  was  a  little  French-Canadiau 
girl,  brown of bair,  eyes  and  skin.  She 
did  not,  however, impress  one  as  being 
dark,  because her lips  and  cbeeks  were 
so red,  her eyes were so full  of  dancing 
light, and her waving  hair  caught  such 
sunny  tints in every curve that the brown 
in her skin  was quite overpowered  by all 
this brilliancy.  She  was small  and grace­
fully  formed,  and  her  quick,  decided 
movements were full of health and vigor. 
She  was  beautiful,  but  wholly  uncon­
scious of her beauty.

Her  parents  were  poor  habitants. 
When she was a little  child  her  mother 
died,  hut her father soon provided a step­
mother,  who brought her up  with  sharp, 
industrious habits,  and  who. without  be­
ing  exceptionally  cruel,  never  wasted 
time in  advising  or  caressing  Elise  into 
good  behavior when a  blow  would  settle 
the question so much more quickly,  and. 
to her way of  thinking,  just  as  effectu­
ally.

She  went  with her  father  and  mother 
regularly to mass,  but was never  sent  to 
school.  She received  her  first  commun­
ion at  the proper age,  and  was  properly 
prepared  for  it.  Her  step-mother  as­
sumed her part of  the  responsibility  on 
the great occasion,  and  saw  that she  was 
suitably  dressed.  The  new  white  robe 
and  veil,  the  wreath of white flowers,  the 
procession  of  little  girls,  the May sun­
shine and  May joyousness  of  bird,  field 
and  wood,  and  the  strange  sensation  of 
oeing an  important  person  for  that  one 
day,  she  never  forgot.  She  never  had 
that  sensation  again  until  after  many 
years, and then  it was almost as  brief.

they 

training 

Neither of Elise’s parents  could  read, 
and  they saw no reason  why  she  should 
Indeed,  her intellectual  life gave 
learn. 
them  no  thought,  aud  if  it  bad, 
they 
would only  have  been  bewildered.  Her 
spiritual 
left  chiefly  to 
their  priest;  but  he,  poor  man,  had  a 
large  parish—he  had  much  baptizing, 
marrying  and  burying 
to  do,  many 
masses 
to  say,  and,  in  short,  so many 
sonls to look  after,  that all  had  to  shape 
themselves under a collective  treatment, 
and rest on  very elementary  but  respect­
ful notions of religion.

So Elise grew up.  When  she  was six­
teen  her father died.  Her step-mother— 
still  a  young  woman—sold  their 
little 
farm,  and,  after  making  with  Elise  an 
unequal division  of  the  proceeds,  went 
to  “ the  States”  to  work  in  a  factory. 
The two parted company  without  regret 
on either side,  and  when  the mother  emi­
grated,  Elise,  with forty dollars securely 
hidden  in  her little trunk,  left her native 
parish  and  went  to Quebec to become a 
servant.

When  she  came  to  ns  she  had  been 
nearly two years in the city,  and,  having 
lived  in  families  where,  in  an  indirect 
way,  she  had learned much of  the  polite 
world,  we  found  her  well  trained  and 
efficient,  while  she  prided  herself upon 
her superior manners and language.

We used often  to  wonder  what  Elise 
might have made if she had  been  educa­

ted; she  was  so  bright  and  capable,  so 
adaptable  and  full  of tact.  AH  day  we 
could  hear  her  singing  about  her  work ' 
one  merry  song  after another in  a fresh 
young voice  which  hinted  at almost  any 
scope.  She never tried its full  compass, 
hat contentedly sang over  and  over  the 
simple songs she had easily learned  from 
other8,often,thougb,improving upon both 
words and  music.  We listened and said 
Elise would perhaps  have made a singer. 
And  when,  as  we  often  allowed her to 
do, she would tell  us some story of  coun­
try  life,  aiding  her fluent  speech  with 
many expressive gestures and  filling  the 
recital  with the most delightful  mimicry, 
then  we  would say  that Elise would  have 
made a capital  actress.  But no one of us 
ever  thought  that  Elsie  would  make a 
nun.  About her there was  none  of  the 
holy  fervor  and  gentle  exaltation  with 
which  the  cloistered  ones  seem  always 
surrounded.  She was gay,  light-hearted, 
high-tempered  and practical;  and  though 
she  went regularly  to  church,  she  used 
to  weep  upon  holy days—triste,  because 
forced  to be idle.

Before Elise came  to  us  her  romance 
had  begun.  She had  met her  lover,  and 
one day she hinted  as much  to  me;  and, 
upon  my  showing  the  interest  which  I 
could  not  help  feeliug,  she  was  em­
boldened  to fly  up to her room and  bring 
me his photograph  to look  at.

“ But,  Elise,”  1  exclaimed,  shocked 
that the elegant looking man  whose  pho­
tograph  1  held should be an acquaintance 
of our little servant, “he looks like a gen­
tleman.”

“ He  is  a  gentleman,  madame,”  she 

answered,  proudly.

“ And  how  did  you  come  to  know 

him ?”

She had  met him a few  months  before 
when  returning  from  a  visit to her old 
home.  They  had  traveled  together  in 
the country  stage,  had crossed  the  river 
together,  and he had  walked  with  her  to 
the  house  of  her  friend,  where  she al­
ways  stayed  when  out  of  a  situation. 
M onsieur------was  not: at  all  proud,  al­
though a gentleman,  and  by  the  time  he 
said good-night they knew each other very 
well.  Now often  be joined  them  on their 
way home from  church  and  they  spent 
the evening playing cards.  One Sunday 
night,  when  her friend  had given  a ball, 
he  had  come  and  danced,  and,  oh,  he 
danced so  beautifully !  And  at  that ball 
he had said Elise danced like a  lady  and 
spoke French  like a Parisienne,  and  that 
evening  he  had  given  her  his  photo­
graph.

I could  not  get  up  much  enthusiasm
over  M onsieur----- ,  but  I  said  he  was
handsome and  1 hoped he  was good.

"A h, oui,  madame,  he  is  very  good,” 

she exclaimed.

She  was so  naturally  shrewd,  and  by 
instinct  such  a  respectable  girl,  that I 
did not feel  obliged to warn  her  further.
After this she was gayer than ever and 
sang  from  morning 
I  was 
somewhat relieved,  upon questioning her, 
to  find  that  her  hero  was  not  quite  a 
“ gentleman,”  bat still was  vastly  above

till  night. 

NO.  588
Elise in the  social  scale,  and evidently  a 
man of education  and  means.  This  dis- 
i covery  made  me  much  more  reconciled 
to 
the  acquaintance;  for,  considering 
Elsie’s unusual beauty and general charm 
of manner, it  would not  be  so  very  im­
probable that the hero was  honest  in  his 
attentions to her. 
I  was  not,  therefore, 
entirely  unprepared  for  an  announce­
ment  which  Elise  made  the  following 
month  with  many smiles and great  satis­
faction.  M onsieur-----had asked  her to
marry  him,  and,  as she had  promised  to 
do  so,  I  would  please  look for auetber 
girl.  She could not say  just  when  they
were to  be  married—M onsieur-----   had
not  yet  told  her,  but  she  would  know 
soon.  My congratulations  were real,  and 
I entered heartily  into  her  plans;  1 even 
gave  myself  up  to  imagining  our  little 
damsel  in  a different sphere, and wonder­
ing  into  what  her  quick-witted  nature 
would develop itself.

In  the  early  part  of  the  winter  she 
asked  for  a  few  days in  which  to pay a 
visit to her country  friends.  Her  lover 
had  relatives  in  the  same  parish,  and 
would  take her there as soon as the sleigh­
ing was good.  Of course, I could only give 
her permission  to go.

At the appointed time she  departed  in 
high  spirits  for  her 
friend’s  house, 
where  her  lover  was  to  meet  her.  A 
more  radiantly  happy  face  than  hers I 
never  saw. 
I remember it  well,  because, 
when she returned,  it had  lost  so  much 
of its  brightness. 
It  wore  a  puzzled ex­
pression,  and,  although she resumed  her 
work  with  her usual  willingness,  she did 
not sing quite as cheerily as of old.

I  waited  for her to tell me the cause  of 

the change,  and I  had not long to  wait.

One  morning,  when  I  had  finished  giv­
ing  my  orders  for  the  day,  she  said, 
rather  fretfully,  as  she  busied  herself 
about the  room:

“There  is  a  great  difference  since  I 

came back.”

“ In  what ?”  I asked.
“In  the  kitchen,  madame.”
“Oh,  well,  Elise,  you  will  not  be  here 
long.  Tou  must  allow Georgine a  little 
liberty  iu  arranging the kitchen;  she will 
soon  take  your  place,  you  know,” I re­
plied,  laughing.

Elise still  looked  worried.
“And  when  are you  going to leave me, 

Elise ?”

“ I do not know.”
“ I  hope  you  have  not  had a quarrel 

with your fiance.”
“No,  madame.”
She  was  silent  for  a  time,  and I  was 

preparing to leave when she added:

“ 1  will  not 

leave  you 

just  yet, 

madame.”

“Very  well,  Elise,”   I  answered;  “yon 
can  keep  your  place  as  long  as  you 
wish.”

That evening,  as she was  on  her  way 
to  bed,  she  knocked  at  my  door,  and, 
finding  me  alone,  asked  if  she  might 
come in,  as  she had something to tell me, 
and at once reverted to  the  conversation 
of the  morning.

3

Monsieur

had  told  her  not  to 
tell  any one,  but—she  was  puzzled—she 
did  not  know  what  to think—and, per­
haps,  madame would tell  her,  but  would 
tell no one  else.

I  promised  to  advise  her as  well as 1 

could.

She moved  her candle  from  one  hand 
to the other and  stood  thoughtfully lock­
ing at the flame.

“Sit  down,  Elise,  and tell  me  what is 

troubling  you.”

She took a chair near  me,  and, setting 
in 

down  her  light,  said,  after a  pause, 
which she decided  how to begin:

“ M onsieur-------- finds  we  cannot  be
married as soon  as  we thought—we  shall 
have to  wait—”

long—and—he

Well,  that  often  happens:  but  you 
have your place  here,  so you  have  noth 
ing to do but stay on.”
“But—Monsieur  ----

ays  we  may 
have  to  wait 
does  not
want  me  to  work;  he  says  he  will  pay 
my  board  with  friends  across  the  riv 
where 1 can  sew  upon  my  trousseau 
much  as  I  wish,  and  can  have  all  my 
time  to amuse myself—but  1 do not know 
whether 1  wish to go; I do not like  to  be 
so idle.”

“And  what is the trouble,  Elise?
“A long time ago he lived  in the States 
there  he—he—was 

and  while  he  was 
married.”

“ But his  wife is dead ?”  I queried.
“ No,  madame.”
“ Well,  then,  he cannot  marry you.” 
“But his  wife  is not  in  Canada.  The 
States  are  a  long,  long  distance  from 
Quebec.  He says it  will  not  make 
any
difference  alter  a  while.”

“ But it will  make  a  difference,  Elise, 
you poor girl.  Can’t  you  understand?” 

She looked  troubled.
“ He  says  no  one  knows.  He 
has
never told his  father  nor  even  his 
con-
fessor. 
The  woman  does  not  know 
where  he  is;  he  has  not -seen  her for a 
long  time,  and  he  will  never  tell  any 
one.”

“ He is a bad man,  Elise. 

I have been 
afraid  of  that  from  the first.  Don’t lei 
him deceive you.  Don’t  see him again.” 
If  the 
woman  lived  in  Quebec,  then  I  know  he 
would  be bad,  very bad,  indeed,  but  she 
lives  in  the States.”

is  not  bad,  madame. 

“ He 

“ People  are  lawful  and  good  in  the 
States  as  well  as  in Canada,”  I  cried, 
with loyal indignation.

“But,  madame,  he tells me  that  there 
a  man  may  marry,  and,  if he does not 
wish to,  he need not live  with  his  wife, 
and can  marry again.”

“ That is if he has  been  divorced.  But 
you Catholics do not  believe  in  divorce, 
and,  if  this  fellow  has  obtained  oue, 
then he is a  bad  Catholic.  Auyhow,  he 
is a bad man.”

This was too much.  Elise  might have 
forgiven  my  assertion  that he was a  bad 
man,  but  she  could  not  overlook  the 
doubt of him as a good Catholic,  and  she 
cried  out, with  protest in  red  cheeks and 
flashing  eyes:

“ It is a shame !  He is a good Catholic !
He goes regularly  to  confession  and  to 
mass every Sunday.  I will  not stay  with 
you  any longer.”

“ Where will you go?”
“I  will find Adolphe and  tell him what 

you have  said.”

“ You  will  go  to 

Elise?”

“He is not—that.”
“ Has he been divorced ?”

married  man,

“ No,  madame,  that  would  be  a  sin. 
That womau has never  been  in  Quebec. 
You are cruel  to  me.”  And  poor  little 
Elise covered  her flushed  face  with  her 
toil-staiued  hands,  and  the  tears  began 
to  fall in an angry torrent.

couseuted 

I  kuew  when  the  rain  began  to  fall 
that  the  worst  of  the  storm  was over, 
and  1 quietly  waited.  She  sobbed  sadly 
then,  gradually  growing 
for  a  time, 
calmer, 
to  listen  while  I 
argued  the case with  her.  By  very slow 
degrees  she  became  reasonable.  Her 
natural goodness made a brave  fight  with 
the most deplorable iguorance and stupid 
prejudice,  and  at  last  triumphed.  But 
it  was  pathetic  to  hear  her exclaim  in 
heart-broken  tones:

“ Then I can never,  never be  a lady. 

I 
must  always  be a servaut  until  1  marry 
someone  who is also a servant!  He  was 
so  grand  and  handsome,  and  a  gentle­
man.  Why  have you  made  me give him 
up ?”

Then I tried  to cheer  her  by  promises 
of assistance in anything  she  wished  to 
undertake, if she did  not want  to  remai 
I  told  her  of  the  things 

servant. 

thought  her  capable  of  doing.  We 
talked  until  there  came a reaction to  her 
grief,  and  when,  at a late hour,  she  bade 
me good-uight,  her face  wore  almost  it 
wonted  brightuess. 
I  had  not  been able 
to get Ler to aspire  beyond  the  occupa 
tiou  of dressmaker.  After deciding  upon 
that she  at  once  saw  herself  providing 
ball  and  wedding  dresses  for  happiei 
iris than herself,  and  drew  great  con 
solution  therefrom. 
In the  morning al 
tier  excitement  was  goue;  she  was »an 
aud  listless,  with  every  now and then  « 
hower of tears.
“ Jh,  madame,  I  was  so happy !  I  wa- 
happy all day when  1  thought what a for 
uñate girl  I  was  to  be loved  by a gentle­
man  from  the  grand  world.  When  i 
went out  with  him all my  friends treated 
me as if I  had  been  t^e queen—ah,  it was 
o delightful!”
1  pitied  her  and  condoled  with  her, 
ud  added  fuel  to  Ihe  flame  of  wrath 
which  was  beginning 
itselt 
against the offender.  She  begged  to set- 
h.m once  more in order to  reproach  him 
as  he deserved. 
I  granted  this  request, 
but I  fear poor Elise  was not as  brave as 
she  intended to  be,  and  that  her  gentle­
man lover was not  at  all  frightened  by 
her  little  fury,  for  she came back  from 
the 
interview  utterly  dispirited  and 
heart-broken.  He  had  been  very,  very 
augry  with  her for telling  me,  and  had 
laughed  at her when she  threatened  him 
with  madame’s  interference  should  he 
again attempt to persuade  her  to  marry 
him.

to  show 

There is a certain distinction in misery 
while it is new,  but  when  it  becomes  an 
every-day affair that  is  gone.  There  is 
too much sorrow,  perplexity  and  sin  iu 
the  world  to admit of their victim  differ­
ing greatly from  his  or  her  fellow-mor­
tals.  So poor little  Elise  soon  dropped 
back  to her  old  level—not  into  her  old 
place,  however;  that seemed  never again 
to fit her.  The  content  she  felt  before 
the grand  Monsieur  --------   came  to  be­
wilder her with dreams of  splendor  and 
changed  estate  never  came  again.
She cooked, washed dishes and  scrubbed, 
but,  as she frequently told  me,  there was 
always  “une  (jrande  difference.”  Her 
work  often  drove  her,  aud 
this  fact 
added  to her humiliation.  With  tears in 
her  eyes  she  lamented  to  me  over 
it. 
Saturday evening never used to  find  her

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with  anything  but  the  most  speckless 
kitchen:  now—now—but  madame  knew 
without being told  that  it  was  after  mid­
night  before  her  work  was  really  fin­
ished.

that 

At last the time came  when Elise could 
bear  her  present  life  no 
longer,  and, 
after  much  talk  and  thought,  concluded 
to become a sewing girl. 
I  did  not  see 
her for several  weeks after  she  left  me, 
and  when  at  last  she  came  1  could 
scarcely  believe 
the  tired,  worn- 
lookiug  girl  could  be  the  blithe  little 
songstress  who  used 
to  flit  about  ou 
kitcheu.  The  change  extended  farther 
than  mere outward  appearances;  she w 
reticent aud guarded  when  I  asked  her 
about  her surroundings. 
I saw  she  wa 
unhappy,  aud thinking  she,  perhaps,  re 
gretted leaving  me,  but  was  too  proud 
tell me so,  1 said to  her  that  when  she 
was tired of sewing I  wanted  her back in 
my  kitchen,  as  she  was  sadly  missed 
there.  Even  this little  bit of flattery  was 
not responded  to by  her  old  gay  smile, 
She  thanked  me,  but said she could never 
come back  now.  During our  interview 
learned that she  had  rented  a  room 
the house  of  an  acqu  intance  and  wa 
boarding herself,  as  she found  her  earn 
ings insufficient to pay  her  board.  1  at 
once told her to come  regularly  and  get 
what  was 
left  from  our  table.  The 
eagerness  with  which  she  accepted  thi 
offer convinced  me that her  hunger  wa: 
greater than  her  pride.  As  the  bitter 
ness  of  the  Quebec  winter  grew  daily 
more intense,  she looked  paler and  more 
poverty-stricken  each  time  I  saw  her 
out she  was still  too  proud  to come  back 
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of  failure upon  her.  One  wretched day 
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beard  poor  little  Elise’s  voice 
in  the 
lower hail. 
I summoned  her to come up 
to me,  where 1 sat alone before agiowing
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“Come,  warm yourself.  Elise,”  I  said 
as she entered.  She  drew  near  the  fire 
and spread out her cold  hands,  but  had 
uothing  to  say  except  to  reply  to  my 
questions. 
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ually sad  face softened as  her eyes grew 
iim  with  tears.

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around 

“Elise,  tell  me what is the  matter  with 
ou,” 1 entreated.

Nothing,  madame—only—I  wish  X 

were dead.”

“ Oh,  Elise!  You  must  not  wish that. 

Are you in any new trouble?”

“ No,  madame,  but  all  day  I  work 
when  1 can get work),  and  often  I  am 
mngry—and  1  am  too poor  to have a fire 
—and  at night I am  cold.  Ah,”  with  a 
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not  tell  me  this  long  ago?  You  must 
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then  she  answered: 
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very good  to  me,  madame,  but  I  cannot. 
Georgine  would  laugh and say that  I  am 
neither a lady nor a modiste;  that  I  can 
be nothing  but a servant.  No,  I  cannot 
come;  but you are very kind  to ask  me.” 
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fearing to be tempted  further,  prepared 
at once  to  depart. 
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she consented  to do,  and also promised to 
come the following day to do  some  sew­
ing for me.

She  did  not  come,  however,  and 
fearing she might be sick,  I  went  in  the 
afternoon to inquire at  her  lodgings. 
I 
was admitted  by  a poorly dressed woman, 
who led  the way  to  the  kitchen,  which 
was  the  one  warm  room  the  house  af­
forded. 
It  was clean  and  tidy,  like  its 
mistress.  She could  have  answered  my 
questions in a few words,  for  she  really 
knew very  little  of  Elise;  but she  was 
voluble,  unsympathetic,  and  full  of  in­
sinuations.

Elise had  returned  about dark,  accom­
panied  by  agentleman.  They had talked 
long at the door,  and  when  at  last  Elsie 
entered  she  had  gone  at  once  to  her 
room,  where  she  remained  some  time, 
and then  had  come  hurriedly down  and 
had gone  out  without  speaking  to  any 
one in  the house.  That was the last my 
informant had seen of her;  she bad  been 
up till midnight with  a  sick  child,  and 
so knew that Elise had not returned. 
In 
the morning she had gone toElise’s room 
to see if anything  had  been  stolen,  but 
all of her property  was  safe.  The  girl 
had left all her best clothes  in  a  bundle 
upon  her  bed.  She  had  worn  away  a 
working dress.  That was  all  she  knew 
of  Elise,  and—with  a  shrug—all  she 
wished  to know;  still,  as I  seemed inter­
ested,  if she could learn  anything  more  1 
should  be told.

It was late the following winter  before 
I heard anything more;  then  news  came 
from an  unexpected source.

I was one^day ^summoned  to  the  parlor 
to  receive 
two  nuns.  They  had  been 
sent,  they said,  by the  Mother  Superior, 
with the permission  of  their  bishop,  to 
invite me  to  witness  the  next  morning 
the taking of the  veil  by  several  young 
girls.  One of these had  asked that I,  as 
her only friend,  might be present  at  the 
ceremony.  Of  course,  I  was  curious to 
know who had  thus  singled  me  out  to 
witness the sad spectacle of  a young girl 
renouncing  forever  the  world  and 
its 
brightness,  and  1  was told  that her name 
was E lise -------- ■.

Occasionally we hear thankfully of the 
death of a dearly-loved  friend  for  whom 
this  life  seems  to  hold  so  much  more 
tempest than calm.  With such a feeling 
I heard  of  Eiise’s  death  to  the  world. 
Often during the winter I had  looked  at 
the great cakes of ice riding up and down 
with the tide  of  the  St.  Lawrence  and 
wondered if she lay  somewhere  beneath 
them. 
In  spite  of  the  insinuations  of 
most  of  her  late  companions,  I  could 
never  feel 
than 
death  had befallen  her.  And  now  that 
1 knew she was alive and  secure  in  one 
of the  fastnesses  of  her  religion,  I  re­
joiced in  a manner quite  bewildering  to 
my  guests,  who  could  scarcely  under­
stand  how a Protestant could  so heartily 
approve of Eiise’s decision.

that  anything  worse 

inches, 

that  shrouded 

Before it was light the following morn­
ing I was on  my  way to the convent with 
a friend.  The  already  deep  snow  bad 
been added to during the night  by  a  fall 
the 
of  several 
faintly-burning  lamps  along 
the  way. 
Occasionally  from  a  door  would  emerge 
a servant girl,  who would flit  along  like 
a shadow toward one of the  churches  in 
which  an early mass  was  already  being 
said. 
Except  for  these,  and  a  few 
habitants driving to market, and now and 
then a  policeman  returning  home  from

his night’s duty, the old city slept peace­
fully,  its  rest  unbroken  by  any  sound 
save  the  dull  thunder  of  a  snow-slide 
from some high roof.

Even  when,  full of  the  excitement  of 
our early  walk  and  its cause,  we reached 
the convent,  no sign of life disturbed  the 
death-like  stillness  which  hung  over 
everything.  A  freshly-shoveled  path, 
leading  to  the  main  entrance,  attested 
the fact that some one bad  been astir be­
fore us.  We pushed the  door  open  and 
found ourselves  in  the  corridor. 
It  was 
warm,  but  as  deserted  as  the  streets. 
We were not  wholly  unfamiliar with  the 
place,  so we commenced  a  search,  which 
was finally  rewarded  by  the discovery of 
the chaplain,  who  sent  an  attendant  to 
find  us places in the  chapel  from  which 
we could have a good  view  into  the  in­
terior of the  convent.  Our  coming  was 
not too early,  and  we  were  only  begin-! 
ning to feel.rested  and  warm,  when,  far 
off  along  a  distant  corridor,  came  the 
sound of girlish  voices,  in  sweet,  though 
monotonous,  chant.  Two  by  two  came 
the convent charity girls,  and after them, 
with 
the  cross  held  high  above  their 
heads,  came the  procession of nuns,  also 
chanting. 
Their  somber  habits  and 
veils shrouded  their  forms  heavily,  and 
the  stiff  linen  about  their  faces  gave 
them a ghostly  look,  which  was  height­
ened  by the  light  from  the  flaring  can 
dies  which  they  carried.  Still  behind 
followed the candidates  for  final  admis­
sion  to  the community.  Each downcast 
face was a study;  but  one,  of  course,  1 
scanned more eagerly than the others.

Poor little Elise.
Some months  before she  had  made her 
first vows,  consequently  her  dress  was 
already  that of a part of  the  sisterhood, 
it  served  effectually  to  transform 
and 
her. 
I cannot say  that she  faltered,  for 
convent  discipline  allows  no  worldly 
sorrow  or  mourning.  But,  though  she 
walked  erect,  and her step  was  firm  and 
light,  her  eyes,  when  they  met  mine, 
told  me  that  her  soul  drooped.  Those 
pretty  dark  eyes  had 
lost  the  sunny 
light which used to sparkle  through  her 
long lashes.  Now they  were  filled  with 
a starry  light as if the poor  child  looked 
only  Heavenward.  The  wild rose-bloom 
was gone  from  her  face,  and  the  lips, 
which once so readily curved  into smiles, 
were fixed  and  tired.  She  looked  long 
and steadily  at me as she  and  the  other 
postulantes  advanced  toward  the  altar 
where their vows  were  to  be  made. 
It 
wa3 a look of inquiry,  and  my  eyes  an­
swered  it.  When  it  came  her  turn  to 
speak,  her  vows  were  uttered  in  soft 
musical 
there  was  not  a 
tremor in  them.  The  life  upon  which 
she was entering held no great gloom  for 
her.  The narrow world  which  she  was 
leaving had lost its brightness,  and  with­
out sunshine she could not  live. 
In  the 
convent she  would find  hard  work,  since 
her lack of education debarred  her  from 
the pleasanter task of  teaching;  but  she 
loved work,  and  the convent  gave her  a 
shelter,  so  she  would  be  content. 
Its 
discipline would be accepted  by a certain 
hard element in  her nature,  and  her  re­
ligious duties,  although  irksome  to  her, 
would form  a part of the sacrifices which 
she had been taught would  be  good  for 
her  soul.  So,  although  she  would  no 
longer live,  she  would  exist  in  safety, 
and that was all she asked.

tones,  and 

Her  vows were made;  she had received 
the nun’s  kiss;  the  girls  and  nuns  bad

As 

vanished,  chanting,  and  Elise  was  dead 
to the world.

is  customary,  each  newly-made 
religieuse received  her friends in the par­
lor after the ceremony  was  over,  and  I 
went  thither  with  others.  Elise,  now 
Sister Saint Antoine,  was waiting forme. 
Her hands,  which would never  again  be 
clasped in  hand  of  friendship  or  love, 
were meekly folded,  half bidden  by  her 
cumbersome sleeves,  and  her  face  wore 
the conventional expression of the nun— 
not always the  expression  of  the  good, 
but that of the quiet,  woman.  An  older 
nun sat  near,  and  Elise  spoke  only  of 
things in  which  neither  of  us  felt  the 
slightest 
interview  was 
short,  and as she  rose  to  withdraw  she 
asked me  to  remain  a  moment,  as  the 
Mother wished  to speak with me.

interest.  Our 

A moment  later  an  elderly  nun  came 
into the room,  and  after a  few polite and 
graceful sentences,  said:

“Sœur St.  Antoine  has  this  morning 
asked  of  me  the  favor  of  seeing  you 
alone, 
in  order  to  tell  you  what  has 
passed  in her life since last she saw  you. 
it was so evidently  the  greatest wish  of 
her heart that—as she is entering upon a 
life of sacrifice  and  self-renunciation—I 
have felt that it  was  fitting for her to be 
denied  the  pleasure,  and  so  make  an 
early  sacrifice  in  accordance  with  her 
vows. 
In order,  however,  that  no  sus­
picion  may rest  upon  one  of  our  com­
munity,  1  have promised to tell  you  this 
much for her—she has  always led a pure 
and honest life,  it would  doubtless have 
been a  great  pleasure  for  her  to  have 
told you this herself,  but  madame knows 
ours is not a life of  pleasure.”

The good Mother  had,  without  doubt, 
made so many  sacrifices  during  her con­
ventual  life  that  she  did  not  at 
this 
moment  feel  it  fitting  to  entirely sub­
merge the  woman in  the  nun  and  deny 
herself the pleasure  of  giving  informa­
tion,  so  she  rambled  on  in  easy  chat. 
She told me  how  upon  that bitter  winter 
night Elise had  come,  heart-broken  and 
desolate, just as the convent  doors  were 
closing for the  night,  and  begged  them 
to  take  her  in.  Before  they  slept  the 
whole life of the young  girl  was  known 
to her,  and she was convinced that it had 
been an honest though  a  light  and  gay 
one.  The supplicant told her how,  after 
her lover had left her at the door  of  her 
lodgings,  she had flown to her  room  and 
prayed to the good St.  Antoine to find for 
her the path in  which she  should  hence­
forth  walk.  Perhaps  madame,  being  a 
Protestant,  did  not  know 
that  Saint 
Antoine de Padone  never  failed  to  find 
whatever  was  lost.  He  bad  found  the 
path for the poor child,  and  it led to the 
convent.  She  had  hurriedly  gathered 
her  worldly  belongings 
together,  and 
donning her poorest  garments,  in  order 
to leave her landlady  full  value  for  her 
lodgings,  had fled,  leaving  no  trace  be­
hind her.

And so Eiise’s worldly life  had  ended.

A n n ie  How ells  T r ec h ette.

The  Men  W ho  W ere  Curious.

Some of them lived  long ago  when  the 
world  was  young,  before  men  had 
studied  so  deeply  into  it  and  about  it, 
and their minds were filled  with  wonder 
and  awe  at the  mysteries  they  saw  all 
around  them,  some  of  which  are  plain 
enough to us  now,  but  others  remain 
mysteries still.

To these  men all  things  were  plainly 
into  four  classes  of  matter:

divided 

them 

they  saw  strange 

Earth,  air,  fire  and  water.  These  they 
called elements or simple bodies,  and  in 
all  of 
things 
which they could  not  understand.  They 
spoke  of  the  elements  “ warring”  with 
one  another  when  they  saw  fire  in  the 
form of lightning flash  through  the  air, 
when  the  storm  wind  whirled  up  the 
dust from  the  earth,  and  the  waters  of 
the  sea  dashed  furiously  against 
the 
shore.

in 

So 

that 

things), 

But there were other  changes,  unceas­
ing changes,  more impressive  even  than 
the storm,  though  they  were  silent  and 
slow.
Why did  the  fire consume the wood and 
change it,  apparently,  into air; and  why 
will it  not  burn  when  the air  is  sbut  off 
from  it?  Why  does  the  tree  decay  and 
disappear from sight  when  it  falls?  Why 
is the  water falling from  the  cloud  more 
soft and  pure  than  that  flowing  in  the 
stream,  and  why  does sea-water leave  a 
white salt when evaporated?
Why  is  one  plant  a  cure  for  disease, 
while  another  growing  beside 
it  is  a 
deadly poison?
Why do some  bits of earth keep always 
bright and  hard,  while others soon  grow 
dull  and crumble awa>?
When  innumerable  questions  such  as 
these,  which our boys and girls ask every 
those  days, 
day,  were  brought  up 
there  were none could  answer.
these  men  of  noble  curiosity  set 
themselves  to  observe,  investigate  and 
experiment on  these  secrets  of  nature, 
and  were called  Alchemists (people  who 
look  into  hidden 
from  an  old 
Arabic  word  which  means  hidden  or 
secret.
It is claimed  by  many  that  this  name 
was derived from  a Greek  word  meaning 
juice ot plants. 
If  this is true  it is  still 
appropriate,  tor one  of  the  first  things 
the alchemists studied  was the  medicinal 
properties  of  plants 
they  might 
know  “all  that  was healing and sweet  in 
field  or  wood,”  for they  were  the physi­
cians  as  well  as  the  chemists  of  their 
times.
There is something almost  pathetic  in 
the  picture  of  these  men  in  their  plain 
garb, working  patiently  under  all  their 
disadvanatges,  hoping  against  repeated 
disappointments,  giving  anxious  days 
and sleepless nights to toil, only  to  find, 
in  many  cases,  their  labors  fruitless.
It  makes one almost quiver to see  how 
near they often  were to some great  truth 
—some fact that  would  throw a  flood  of 
light into their dim  researches,  but  how 
often  they  missed  it  from  the  lack  of 
some  simple  underlying  principle  of 
which they  were  ignorant.
The  want of suitable  implements  was 
also a great hindrance in  their work.  In­
stead of the complete apparatus  tor  con­
ducting all  sorts  of  experiments,  which 
we  have  in  our  laboratories  and  work­
shops  now,  their  utensils  were  of  the 
rudest  pattern,  and  they  had  not 
the 
means for obtaining accurate weights and 
measures—an  important  part  of  scien­
tific investigation.
these  obstacles 
men  worked on year after year,  life  aft­
er life,  one taking  up  the  thread  where 
another  dropped 
generation 
gaining new  light and leaving those  who 
followed  to  profit,  not only  by their  dis­
coveries,  but  also  by 
their  mistakes. 
Great  discoveries  came  slowly 
the 
scientific  world,  and  it  was  only  at  long 
intervals that startling revelations  were 
made; but the  unveiling of  one  mystery 
opened  the  way  to many others,  so  that 
in  the course of many  huudreds of  years 
a great  confused mass  of  facts  relating 
to natural science had become known, and 
the  knowledge  was often  applied  to  use­
ful  purposes,  which  is  art—knowledge 
applied  to practice; but it is only  within 
the  last century  or  two  that  these  dis­
connected  and  scattered 
truths  have 
been  gathered  up  and  united  so  as  to 
form one clearly  defined  body, which  is 
science—knowledge systematized.
Time has changed the  name  alchemy, 
through  some  variations,  to  chemistry, 
as  we now  write  it,  but  the  science  is 
still  full of  hidden  riches, and the  chem­
ist  is  still 
inta 
its secrets.  Maroajbst  E.  H ouston.

Notwithstanding  all 

the  man  who 

it,  each 

looks 

in 

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AROUND  THE  STATE.

I B E   M IC H X G A F?  T B A D E B K A K ,
Butternut—O.  C.  Martin,  dealer  in 
hardware  and  agricultural  implements, 
has  been closed  by his  creditors.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS. •

Quincy—H.  0.  Barues,  of  Barnes 

Son,  meat dealers,  is dead.

Mt.  Pleasant—Wm.  Taylor  has opened 

a new  boot and shoe store.

Otsego—Marcus  Gregor  will  remove 

his dry goods stock to Lansing Jan.  1.

Buchauan—S.  A.  Wood  has purchased 

the tiushop business of M.  Lyon  A Co.

Battle Creek—W.  C.  Pneips  succeeds 
S.  P n e ip s   & Son in the grocery  business.
Bay City—Edward  L.  Teuny  succeeds 
Tenny  A   Fires In  the  grocery  business.
Pittsford—Wormley  &  Long  succeed 
Nickley  A   Woiinley  in  the grocery busi­
ness.

Big Rapids—J.  W.  Blakeley  A Co.  suc­
ceed J.  W.  Blakeley in  tne grocery  busi­
ness.

South Lake Linden—J.  Hosking & Co. 
succeed J.  S. Slouaker in  the  meat  busi­
ness.

Weidman—J.  A.  Damon  has  removed 
his drug stock trom  Hubbardston  to  this 
place.

New Haven—J. C.  Bently  has removed 
his grocery  business iroui Meade  to  tUis 
place.

Scottville—J.  Alter  has  removed  h<s 
crockery  slock  lrotu  Ludiugiou  to  this 
place.

Three  Rivers—Frank  Bude  has  pur­
chased  the fruit business ot  Bouahgno  A  
Larose.

Fulton—Bartshe  A   Siiburu  have  pur­
the  harness  business  of  Frank 

chased 
Griggs.

Detroit—Jas.  Craig,  of 

the  firm  ot 
Jas.  Craig  A   Sou,  wholesale  fish deaieis, 
is aead.

Holland—Brink  A  Kool,  hardware 
dealers,  have dissolved,  Mr.  Brink  suc­
ceeding.

Kalamazoo—Wellington  Crymer  has 
J.  A 

sold  his  grocery  busiuess 
Sprague.

to 

Detroit—Beach A  Co.,  jewelers,  have 
dissolved,  Morgan  Beach continuing tne 
business.

Jacagon—L.  G.  Lockwood  A   Co.  sue 
ceed Raiuage A  Co.  in  the coal aud  wood 
busiuess.

Port  Huron—The  notion  and  fancy 
gouds stock  belonging to  Edgar C.  Botce 
has  been closed on chattel  mortgage.

Feuton—C.  H.  Foster has opened anew 
shoe  store at Nonhviiie.  He  will spend 
his time  between Fenton and  Northvilie.
Lowell—W.  R.  Biaisdeil  A  Co.  have 
purchased  ihe hardware  stock  of  L.  F. 
Severy  A  Son  aud  are  runmug  both 
stores.

Plain well—Powers  A  Co.  have  sold 
their grocery stock  to  W.  A.  Lasher,  ot 
Del ton,  wuo  will  continue  the  busiuess 
at the same location.

Jackson—The Manufacturers’  Shoe Co. 
will shortly  move into more  commodious 
quarters in  tne building at  present  occu­
pied by  Cook,  Smith  A  Feiduer.

Howard  City—August  Fuhrmau  has 
puichased the stock  of  bools  aud  shoes 
loim eny owned  by  Haliock A   Tuan  aud 
ue  will continue  tne  busiuess  as  herelo- 
iore.

Barryton—Plato,  Reuwick  A  Co.  have 
opened  their general stole  here  and  ex­
pect to complete their  sawmill  so  as  to 
begin opeiatious to  us  lull  capacity 
the spi tug.

Detroit—Messrs.  Titus  A   Thompson, 
Micuigau avenue boot and  shoe  Ueaiets, 
nave leuioved  tueir slock auu  fixtures  to 
Mayvtiie.  They  report that  the  change 
has brought an improvement.

Lowell—fu e C.  G.  Stone  &  Son  dry 
goods slock  was  bid  in at  assignee’s  sale 
by  Maras  Ruben,  Frank  F.  King  aud 
Geo.  H.  Force,  wuo  will  coutiuue 
the 
busiuess  under the styie ot  Marks Ruben 
A  Co.

traverse  City—B.  H.  Rose  has  re­
moved to Sherman  aud  taken possession 
ot  his old hardware busiuess tnere.  His 
sou,  atougntou  Ruse,  will  continue  in 
charge ot  the drug store  of  B.  H.  R jSe A 
Son here.

Negauuee—Knox  A   Willner 

the 
name of a new  shoe  firm  at  this  place.
1 he stock  was removed from Green  Bay. 
Mr.  Winner has several stores  in  Mtcbi 
gan and  Wisconsin  and  will  divide  his 
lime between  them.

is 

Battle  Creek—C.  E.  Blashfield  suc­
ceeds Blashheld A  SteruiieiU in  the  gio 
eery  business.

Flat Rock—S.  8.  Potter, of  S.  S.  Pot 
ter A Son,  furniture  dealers  and  under 
takers,  is dead.

Eaton Rapids—Smith <& Crane  succeed 
J. O.  Smith  in  the  agricultural  iinple 
ment business.

Hart—Noret Bros, succeed E.  A.  Noret 
in the hardware aud  agricultural  impie 
ment business.

Frankfort—Geo.  L.  Darby  has  re 
moved his harness  business  from  Goble 
ville to this place.

Fennville—Jonkman  A  Dykema  have 
removed their clothing stock from  Saug- 
atuck to this place.

Rockford—W.  W.  Weed  has  removed 
to this place from Belding and  opened  a 
bakery  and restaurant.

Constantine—Raup A Hayman, grocery 
dealers,  have dissolved,  Arthur D.  Raup 
continuing the business.

McBain—Miller  A  Morsman  are  suc­
ceeded  by  Miller A  Lodewyk in the cigar 
manufacturing business.

Bloomingdale—E.  J.  Merrifield  has 
rented  his sawmill  to  Little  A  Bro.  of 
Berlamont,  who  will  remove  their  ma­
chinery  for  cutting  lath,  pickets  and 
hingles to this place.

Freeport—After  invoicing  and 

sus­
pending  busiuess  for  ten  days,  W.  H. 
Pardee concluded  that he did not  waut S.
C. Woolett’s stock of general merchandise. 
Mr.  Woolett  thereupon  resumed  busi­
ness again at the old stand.

Traverse  City—Frank  Hamilton  has 
meiged his clothing business into a stock 
company  under the style of the Hamilton 
Clothing  Co. 
iucorporators  are 
Frank  Hamilton,  Eva  Hamilton,  J.  W. 
Milliken aud B.  H.  Bracken.

The 

Douglas—H.  A.  McDonald  has  con­
cluded not to remove his  dry  goods  and 
grocery stock to Fennville alter  all.  He 
bad leased a store  building and residence 
at  that  place,  but  circumstances over 
which  he had no control compelled him to 
change his plans.

Kalamazoo—When  Aaron 

Zunder, 
manager of the West End grocery, opened 
his store  last  Friday  morning  he  found 
that the  place  had  been  robbed.  The 
thief bad  taken  a window  pane out with 
his jackknife and,  reaching in, the spring 
as easily  pushed  back.  One half dozen 
silver knives,  forks and  spoons,  a  large 
amount of coffee and two boxes  of cigars 
were taken. 
It is evident  that the large 
amount  of  petty  thieving  which  has 
been reported  lately is done by  the  same 
party.  Ou  every  occasion  the  invader 
has neatly  taken  out a window pane and 
pushed  back the spring.

I  Lakeview—The Stebbins  manufactnr- 
ing Co.  is erecting a  new  factory  build- 
| ing.  38x80  feet  in  dimensions  and  two 
stories high.
|  Dowagiac—The  Round  Oak 
stove 
I works  will  soon  use electricity as  motive 
j power.  The dynamos will  be  located at 
a water power five  miles  away,  the  cur­
rent to be carried by  heavy copper wires 
to the plant,  where it  will  also  be  used 
as a commercial  lighting circuit.

Muskegon—The Loescher Tannery Co 
has sold $20,000  of  its  capital  stock  to 
Chas.  Junge,  of Cuicago,  thus  increasing 
the capital  stock  from  $75,000 to $95,000 
The fresh capital will enable the company 
to complete its plant so as to begin opera 
tions  with a full  force about Jan.  1.

Cheboygan—Quay  A  Son  have  manu­
factured  12,000.000  shingles  and  shut 
down.  The mill  will  be  stocked  for  an­
other season.  The cut  of  the  i elton  A 
Reid  mill  is estimated at  16,000,000  feet. 
The  Cneboygan  Lumber  Co.’s  mill  will 
be operated  until  about  the  end  of  the 
month.

Edwardsburg—The  employes  of 

the 
Michigan  Furnace Co.,  not  baviug  been 
paid  for some  time,  quit  work  and  at­
tached  a  quantity  or  cook  stoves  the 
compauy  had  on  hand.  The  company 
fiually secured  money and  paid  the  men, 
and  work  was  resumed  with a  lull  force 
Monday.

Finest in the Land.

The famous Anchor  brand  of  oysters, 
with  which  Mr.  F.  J.  Dettenthaler has 
been  feeding  the  people  for the past  ten 
years,  are  on  the  market  this  season  in 
larger  shipments 
than  ever,  and  for 
Thanksgiving trade  orders should  be  in­
creased  as  early  as  possible. 
If,  by 
chance,  you  have  never tried  them,  send 
him  a trial  order  to  117 and  119  Monroe 
street.  Fresh  goods  are  received  daily 
by express  from  Baltimore and  the  trade 
is supplied  promptly  in bulk or cans.  See 
quotations in  price current.

The best remedy  tor  the dislike we feel 
towards auy  oue  is  to  endeavor  to  try 
and  do them a little good every day;  the 
best cure  lor  their  dislike  to  us  is  to 
try  and speak  kiudly of  them.
^  U O m   l-fc  .U.4 tv c\k ,i

App es—The  m arket  is 

still  strengthening, 
due to the  fact th at poor stuc* is pretty m uch ail 
worked off 
Is u c y   Jo u ath a u s  com m and S4 per 
cb,. aud apys, Baldw ins  aud  G reetin g s  are  in 
fair dem and at *. per bbl.

Beaus—still  strong r.nd  hard  to get,  ow ing  to 
continuance of  dam p  w eather,  w hich  im eifers 
w ith  threshing.  H andlers  pay  t ..25 (¿1.50  for 
country  picked,  holding  city  picked  at tl.aOA 
1..  .

s u tle r  The dem and Is good,  albeit  butlerine 
is cutting into the sale  of  the  genuine,  taxing 
its place altogether  w here  it  is  not  possible  to 
obtain genuine goods.  U nity com m ands  is ^ A c , 
» bile creamery  is in f -ir dem m il a t  x3^Z5c,  ac- 
coidiug to quality.

Been— Not enough dem and to establish  price. 
Cabbage—'i he price ranges iro  n t i  per 10j  for 
beststock dow n to  »1  per  iwi  for  common.  The 
crop in this vicinity  tu rn s  out  to  be  unusually 
la.ge.

Bay City—Articles of  association have 
been  filed  by  the  Alta  Cooperage  Co. 
The object of the  company  is  to  manu­
facture.  buy  and  sell  staves,  headiuir. 
hoops  and  other  cooperage  stock. 
It 
will also carry on  a mercantile  business, 
buy ing aud  selling dry  goods,  groceries, 
provisions,  hardware,  boots  and  shoes, 
and other goods  usually carried  in a gen­
eral  store.  The  stock 
is  placed  at 
$10,000.  divided  into  1,000  shares.  The 
following are  the  stockholders  and  the 
amount of stock each one  owns:  M.  A. 
Trowbridge,  Saginaw,  500  shares;  P.  L. 
Sherman,  Bay  City,  490  shares;  Mrs. 
Hattie C.  Sherman,  Bay City,  10  shares.
Manistee—Buyers  of hemlock  are  lay­
ing in  all  they  can  raise  the  money  to 
pay  for at present figures.  A good  many 
of 
the  manufacturers,  however,  those 
who do not need the room,  are convinced 
that  hemlock  is going to be good property 
next  spring,  and  are  bolding  onto  what 
they  have.  One buyer was here lately to 
sound the  holders  as  to  their  views  of 
prices for the  future  and  was  informed 
that $6 on dock  here  would  be about  the 
proper figure.  They are  paying as  high 
as  $3 25  for  hemlock  logs  well  up  the 
river where the  charges  are  at  least  75 
cents,  which  would make them cost $4 at 
the  mill;  allowing  them  $1.50  for  saw 
bill—not  too  much  for  hemlock—they 
would cost $5.50 in pile.  The overrun on 
the  logs  will  not  more  than  offset  the 
breakage  and  wastage,  so  one  can  see 
that there is little  margin at  present fig­
ures.

Cauliflowers—'5c per doz.  for choice stock. 
Celery—Is held  by dealers at 12>gc per  doz.
Egg P laut—The m arket price is ii.au per doz. 
Eggs—Sir.ctly  fresh are very h a d   to  get  and 
readily com mand kOc per doz.  Ticklers  are  be­
ginning  to lane o ut th eir stock, holding a t  lec.

Grapes—N.  Y. Concords com m and euc per 8 lb. 
basket.  All  M ichigan  varieties  have  disap­
peared from  the m arket.
Ceituce— i  y%c per lb.
U nions—Red  vt eaihe  fields  and  Yellow  D an­
vers com mand 4i c per bu.  For some  reason red 
stock  is  most  sought  for  this  season,  w hereas 
yellow  siock  has  alw ays  taken  precedence  in  
this respect heretofore.
Parsnips -G rocers pay 30c per bu.
Parsley—¡sc per doz.
Poutoes—The market continues to strengthen, 
outside  buyers having  increased  their  pay.ng 
price to 35 ¿37c. whi.e, locally, ihe price remains 
the  same  as  before—4 c.  Enquiries  from  In­
diana  and  other  sbippiug points are coming in 
freely, giving ground for the relief  that  higher 
prices will ru e before long.

Pears—C a.ilornias oriug tn per bn.  box. 
Quinces— Dealers hold them  at $1  per bu. 
Radishes—Hot house stock com m ands  30c  per 

doz  buuches

Sweet Potatoes—Baltim ores  are  about  o a t  of 
m arket.  Jerseys are firm at 4  50  per  bbl ,  Illi 
nois stock  beiug in fair request at tS per bbl. 

Squash—Hu beard brings  lc per lb.
T urnips  25c  per  bo. 

In   small  dem and  and 

adequat- supply.

V egetable Oysters—O ut of m arket.

Henry  J.  Vinkemulder,
Frilits  and  Vegetables,

JO BBER  OF

^^®i  420,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

S t  Grand  Rapids.

Couldn’t Fool Him.

Farmer Corntossel had a little  business 
in  the city and concluded  to get  bis  din­
ner  at  a  hotel.  He  made  his  wishes 
known  to 
the  clerk,  who  affablv  re­
marked:
“Just got into the city?”
“ Yep.”
“ Well,  be kind enough to register.” 
“Register?”
‘ Certainly.“
‘Git  out I” —and 

intense 
scorn  in  his  voice—“ What  air ye tryin’ 
ter give me? 

’Lection’s over.”

there  was 

We have some very  nice  Red  and  Yel­
low  Onions, 
if  you  can  use  a carload 
can  make  you  a low  price.  Quote  you 
Fancy  Yellow  Onions  at  45c  per  bu. 
Fancy  Red  Onions  45c  per  bu.  No  1 
Winter Apples $2  per bbl.  No. 2 W inter 
Apples  $1.75  per  bbl.  Fancy  Jersey 
Sweet Potatoes $2.75  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
in 
tention  and  benefit  of  any  decline 
prices.

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5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Wm.  Legate has opened  a drug store at 
1213  South  Division  street,  corner  of 
Stewart avenue.  The  Hazeltine  &  Per­
kins  Drug Co.  furnished  the stock.

W.  H.  Pardee,  formerly  engaged  in 
general  trade at  Freeport,  has decided  to 
re-engage  in  the  same  business  at  that 
place.  The Olney  & Judson  Grocer  Co. 
has the order for the grocery stock.

W.  B.  Conley,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
drug  business  at  Whitehall,  has  con­
cluded  to re-engage in  the same  business 
at  that  place.  The  Hazeltine & Perkins 
Drug Co.  has the order  for the stock.

Geo.  E.  Stahlnecker  has  removed  to 
this city from  Akron. Ohio,  and  arranged 
to open  a grocery  store at  the  corner  of 
Hall  and  South  Lafayette  streets.  The 
I.  M.  Clark  Grocery  Co.  has the order  for 
the stock.

Geo.  H.  Reeder,  John  M.  Fell  and  J. 
Devendorf have formed  a  copartnership 
under the style of  the Grand  Rapids  Fur 
Co.  and embarked  in  the  purchase  and 
sale of furs at  158  and  160  East  Fulton 
street.  Later on  the firm may conclude to 
handle hides and  pelts as well  as furs.

Chas.  H.  Holden,  Representative-elect 
from  this  city,  announces  that  he  pro­
poses  to  introduce  a  bill  in  the  next 
Legislature  prohibiting - fire 
insurance 
companies from exacting the 80  per cent, 
co-insurance  clause  now  demanded  of 
policy  holders,  except 
in  the  case  of 
sprinkled  risks,  in  the  cities  of  Detroit 
and Grand  Rapids.

At the  annual  meeting  of  the  stock­
holders of the Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co., 
held  Monday  afternoon,  the old  directors 
—O.  A.  Ball,  Willard  Barnhart and  Enos 
Putman—were  re-elected.  The  old  of­
ficers  were  also  re-elected,  as  follows: 
President,  Enos Putman;  Vice-President, 
Willard  Barnhart;  Secretary,  Fred  H. 
Ball;  Treasurer,  O.  A.  Ball.

The  Grocery  M arket.

Sugar  (¡»hipping  List)—The  market 
has been firm,  and  while  the  volume  of 
business  has not been  up to last  week,  it 
has been  sufficiently  large  to  absorb  all 
the  surplus  accumulations  in  the hands 
of refiners.  The better demand  has  been 
followed  by  a  general  starting  up of  the 
refineries  that  have  been  idle  for some 
time.  As the  refiners  are  still  heavily 
oversold 
the  increased  production  will 
not  have  any  material  influence  for  a 
time.  All  the refineries  of  Philadelphia 
are  also  oversold.  The  Spreckels’  re­
finery, owing to the  great  rush  of  busi­
ness,  has  refused  all  local  orders  and 
turned  them over to  the  Franklin.  The 
latter is selling  all  sugar  subject  to  de­
lay.  A  similar  state  of  affairs  exists 
at the  W.  J.  McCahan refinery.

Provisions—Pork, 

lard  and  smoked 
meats are stronger.  Beef is without par­
ticular change.

Bananas—The  cold  weather  we  are 
having  at  present  renders  the handling 
of bananas  very  risky,  as,  of  all  fruits, 
they are the most susceptible  to  climatic 
changes.  The  local  market  has  a  fair 
supply,  but  the  demand  is  very  light, 
owing to reasons stated  above.

Lemons—The  Florida stock  is about all 
that  is  being offered  at  present,  although 
the first cargo of new  Mesmas  is  ached 
uled  to be  sold  in  New  Y jik  Tuesday. 
Prices  will  probably  range  from 83 5i)@4 
at the sale mentioned,  but  later  arrivals 
will sell much lower.

that  fruit 

Oranges—Florida  packers,  as  a  rule, 
are  claiming 
is  now  well 
colored aud  are  rushing  it into  the  mar­
ket  to 'supply dealers for Thanksgiving; 
but,  in  spite of all  they  say  to  the  con­
trary,  a liberal  sprinkling  of green char­
acterizes most  of  the  fruit  offered,  and. 
while  the  volume of sales  will  be  large, 
dissatisfaction  as  to  quality  and  flavor 
will  be treely expressed.  Our merchants 
are naming  very close  prices.

New  Dates—The first  cargo  was  sold 
in  New  York  to-day  and  prices  realized 
were  4%c  for  best  grade  of  Persians. 
They  will  teach  this  market  about  No­
vember  26 and  prices  will  probably  be 
abnnt 5%c in  full  cases.

New  Figs—Prices  have  reached  rock 
bottom  aud  the  best  grades  are  being 
quoted extremely low.

Almena Grapes—The  crop  is  a  short 
one,  the  bulk of it  already  having  been 
offered  and distributed.  At  the  auction 
sales Saturday $7  per  barrel  was realized 
for prime stock that averaged  70  pounds 
gross.

The  H ardw are  M arket.

The interruption  to  business  from  the 
engrossment of  the  public  mind  in  po­
litical  matters prior  to  the  election  has 
beeu  succeeded  by  a somewhat  increased 
activity,  orders the present week  coming 
in  a  little  more  freely.  There  is  but 
little change to  note  in  prices. 
It  was 
expected that  in  some  lines  we  should 
hear  of  advances  before  now,  but,  as 
yet,  none of any  importance  have  been 
reported.  The  cold  weather  has  made 
an  increased  demand  for  certain  lines, 
such 
shovels, 
sleighs,  skates,  etc.,  and,  if  it  has  come 
to stay,  we think it  will  have  an  improv­
ing effect upon  trade.

as  saws,  axes, 

snow 

If  anything, 

Wire  Nails—Not  any  advance  yet  in 
sight. 
is 
weaker.  Should  we  have  snow  it  will 
have the effect  to  limit the demand.  We 
quote  81  30  from  stock  and  81.05 
if 
shipped  from  the mill.

the  market 

Sheet  Iron—The demand  is  large  and 
the  mills  are  finding  it  hard  work  to 
keep up  with  their  orders.  Many  job­
bers find  themselves short  of  stock  and 
are  having  diffi-ulty 
in  filling  orders 
with  promptness.  We  quote  No.  27 
common  sheet  iron  at 83 00.

Barbed  Wire—But  little  demand  and 

no change in  price.

Window  Glass—The  extreme  prices 
which  have been  made by  some  factories 
have been  withdrawn.

Ammunition—The  demand  for  shot 
loaded  shells  continues,  but  no 

and 
change  to note  in  price.

Tin—Has declined 81  per box  in  14x20, 

the result of  recent  tariff legislation.

The W olverine Oysters.

Oscar  Allyu,  106  Canal  street, 

is 
pieased  with  his  growing  trade  in  the 
Wolverine  brand  of  oysters. 
Every 
dealer  who tries them finds that they give 
the  best of satisfaction, for their flavor is 
not  excelled. 
Selects,  standards  and 
mediums  are  received  fresh  every  day 
from  Baltimore for  distribution  in  bulk 
or  cases  throughout  Michigan.  Prompt 
attention  will  be given  to orders  by  mail 
or to telephone 1001.  Mr. Adelhert  Lock- 
wood  is visiting  the city trade  and  mak­
ing  many  friends  for  the  Wolverine 
brand.

The only  way  to regenerate  the  world 
is to do the duty  which  lies nearest to us. 
aud  not  to hunt after  grand,  far-fetched 
ones for ourselves.

COERCING  THE  BAKERS.

Infamous  Scheme  U ndertaken  by  the 

Cohorts  of  Rum  and  Unionism.

Local  bakers  are  cousiderably  excited 
over the  recent  action  of 
the  Liquor 
Dealers’  Protective  Association  in  de­
manding that the bakers join  the  organ 
ization  as  associate  members,  or  suffer 
the  boycotting  of  their  product  by  the 
saloon  keepers and their allies, the trades 
unionists.  Most of the  bakers  have  re­
fused  to become parties  to  such  an  un­
holy  alliance,  and  those  who  stand  out 
against it  find  they  are  unable  to  sell 
any goods in  the saloons or in  any  places 
of  business  dominated  by  rum  or  un­
ionism.

It  is asserted  that  this  action  on  the 
part of the liquor men  is  but  the  initial 
step  in  a  well-planned  scheme  by  means 
of  which  the  apostles  of  John  Barley­
corn  propose  to  inveigle  several  otle 
trades  into 
the  net  of  unionism  aud 
liquor selling.  The  butchers  are  to  be 
tackled next and,  later  on,  the  grocers 
are to be  informed  that  they  must  pay 
tribute to the cohorts of  Red  Eye  or  suf­
loss  of  the  latter’s  patronage. 
fer  the 
While  this  looks 
like  a  trades  union 
scheme,  on  the face of it,  it  really  runs 
deeper than  unionism  and  owes  its  ex 
istence to the  fear,  op  the  part  of  the 
liquor men,  that the  coming  Legislature 
will  undertake  to  make  more severe  the 
present  liquor  laws,  in  cons  quence  of 
they  propose  to  compel  people 
which 
who  do  business  with 
to  ally 
themselves  with  them  and  their  cause 
and use this influence to defeat legislation 
inimical 
liquor  interests.  The 
scheme 
the 
schemers may  be able to gain their poiDt. 
but  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   does  not  believe 
that  any considerable  number  of bakers, 
butchers or grocers will  be led into such 
a trap,  as  no man  of  independence  can 
afford  to  stultify  his  manhood  by  per­
mitting himself to be used  as a cat’s paw 
by  such  a class of people as the adherents 
of the saloon and  the trades union.

to  the 
is  cunningly  devised  and 

them 

Gripsack  Brigade.

Julius Devendorf,  formerly on  the road 
for Kelly  & Covell,  of  Traverse City,  has 
removed to this  city  and  united  his  for­
tunes  with  the Grpnd  Rapids Fur Co.

Wm.  Connor  (Michael  Kolb & Son)  is 
booked to deliver  the  “general  eulogy” 
at  the  annual  memorial  service  of  the 
Elk’s  Lodge of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  Sun­
day, Dec. 2.

E.  O.  Goldsmith,  formerly on  the road 
for J.  B.  Doyle & Co., of  Kalamazoo,  has 
eugaged to  travel  in  Southern  M chigan 
for  A.  E.  Brooks & Co.  Mr.  Goldsmith 
resides at Vicksburg.

Frank H.  White  has  engaged  to  travel 
for the  Standard  Oil  Co.,  covering  the 
trade formerly  visited  by  the late  R. J. 
Coppes.  Mr.  White is a traveler of  skill 
and  experience,  and  both  parties to the 
arrangement  are to  be congratulated on 
the connection.

M.  J.  Rogan  (Moore.  Smith  &  Co.)  is 
now making a tour of the  principal  cities 
of  Illinois, at the conclusion  of  which  he 
will  go to  Boston  to  obtain  his  felt  hat 
samples.  He will  return  to  Kalamazoo 
for  Thanksgiving  and  for  the  next  six 
weeks  will  cover  the  principal  cities  of 
Michigan  with  his full  line of samples.

Geo.  A.  Reynolds,  Treasurer  of  the 
Michigan K niihis of  the  Grip,  requests 
T he T r a d e s m a n   to state  that  the letter, 
recently  published  in  this  journal,  stat­
ing that Saginaw Post  bad  endorsed  the

Grand  Traver-e 

candidacy  of  Jacklin,  Owen  and  Reyn­
olds  for 
the  positions  of  President, 
Secretary  and Treasurer of  the  Michigan 
Knights of the Grip,  was a  private  com­
munication  and  not intended  for the  vul­
gar eyes of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ’s  readers.
(Traverse  City) 
llercld:  Geo.  A.  Newberry  had  a  rei- 
utation  as a hustler  while in  the  employ 
of  the Mercantile Co.  here  that  he  is con­
stantly adding to in  his  present  position 
as  traveling agent  for  the  Standard  Oil 
Co.,  at Grand  Rapids.  The  latest  story 
is that he jumped  off  from  the  baggage 
car of a passenger train  at  Luther  going 
at  the rate of forty  miles an  hour,  made 
twelve calls,  bought  and  tagged  forty- 
two  empty  barrels,  got  a  shave  and 
caught  the caboose of the train,  the train 
having  made  no  stop  whatever.  But 
everybody  who knows  George  is aware 
that  that is nothing for him  to do.

The  various  committees created  to su 
pervise the entertainment  of  the Decem­
ber convention of the  Michigan  Knights 
of  the  Grip  met  at  the  parlors  of  the 
New  Livingston  Saturday  evening  and 
presented detailed report« of the progress 
made to thp General  Executive  Commit­
tee. 
It  was  decided  to  hold  a business 
meeting  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  the 
banquet  and  hall  on  the  evening of  the 
same  dav. and  business  sessions  Thurs­
day  forenoon  and  afternoon,  the  fore­
noon  meeting adjourning at It  o’clock  to 
enable  the  members  to  participate in  a 
short parade lasting abont half  an  hour. 
All  indications lead  to the belief that the 
work is  in  good  hands and  that  an  excel­
lent  showing  will  be  made by the varl- 
ons  committees  on  the  occasion  of  the 
convention.

F O R   S A L E ,  W A N T E D ,  E T C .

A dvertisem ents  will  be  inserted  un d er  this 
head  for two cents a  word the first Insertion and 
one  cent  s  word  for each  snhseqnent  Insertion. 
No advertisem ents  taken  for  less  than 25 cents. 
Advance paym ent.

Riverdale.  Mich. 

and  fixtures.  Address  G.  W.  Saunders, 
631)

concrete cellar,  good location, ven ertl  dry 
sr»od«  or grocery business.  Apply to  C.  H. Rip­
ley.  Fll  t  Mich 

■OR  SALE  CH EA P-SM ALL  D T P .  STOCK 
■O  RKNT—VA<5SAR.  WTOH.  BRICK  STORE.
F o r  s a l e —a n   EGO-Pt  KLING  Bi  SINES'».
F o r   s a l e - f i R 'T  c l a s s  g r o c e r y  s t o c k

and  fixoires  nearly  new.  Good  location, 
good town.  Go  d reason  for selling.  G reat  op- 
po-t'inltv for the  rich*  man.  A ddress  No.  >’%I, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an.________________627

Tyre  M  ch_______________________________632_

For particulars apply to  J.  W.  Blackw ell, 

631

F »R  SALE—F IR 'T  Cl  A«S  PAYING  JEW - 

el-v business in a  M ichigan  'ow n  of  1,200 
population, 
Including a first-class fire proof  safe  F or  cssh 
or  real  estate.  W.  G..  ca  e  M ichigan  Trades- 
ma n . ________________________________ 628

-tock  and  fixtures,  6«  0  to  61,000, 

Br ic k   s t o r e   t o   r e n t :  l i v i n g   r o o m s

ab *ve; good t'a d ln g  po'nt.  surrounded  by 
good 
srm 'ng  1  nds:  a 'u n d a n c e   of  frn lt: rea­
sonable terms.  A ddress A. L.  Power, K ent City, 
M ich. 

________________________________626

interest in ssrae  on  one  of  the  principal 
streets in G rand  Rapids  New stock  good  trade, 
location  Al.  A ddress  No.  624  care  M ichigan 
T radesm an.______________________________ 624

Fo r   s a l e - a  s h o e   b u s i n e s s ,  o r   h a l f
M~   EN  TO  SELL  BAKING  POWDER TO  THE 

grocery  trade  btearfy  em ployment,  e x ­
perience unnecessary.  67.-»monthly  and  expen 
ses or com. 
If offer satisfactory address at once 
w ith  particulars  c >nce  ning  yourself.  U.  S. 
Chem ical  Wnr*«. Chicago. 

iPLA NIN G   MILL—WE  O FFER   FOR  SALE 

th e  North  side Planing  Mill,  w hich is first- 
tloi s to  locate the business In som e other  thriv­
ing town.  Correspondence and  Inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan.  Bovce .v  •  o..  M anistee. Mich.  blS

class Iti everv  respect,  or  will  receive  proposi- 

608

l| 

STEARLY  NEW   BAR-LOOK  TY PEW RITER 

for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from  Cost- 
Reason  for selling,  we desire another  pattern  of 
same make of  m aehlue, which  we  consider  the 
best  on the  m arket.  Tradesm an  Company.  100 
Louis S t . Grand  Rapids. 
\\ T A N  PBD—  VERY  D R U G G IS T   J U S T  
v>   starting I  •  t«u-lne«s and every o  e already 
star'ed  t*> use onr svstcm of pol-on  labels.  W hat 
has co-t vo i 615 vou can  now  get  for  61 
fo u r­
teen  labels  do  the  work  of  113.  Tradesm an 
Company,  G rand R apids,

5fi4

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SIX

A   CLERK -VL

A  Perm anent Situation

treoœ  Mi c h i g a n   trajdjebm ajn.
Dry Goods  Price Current.

D EH IN B .

CN BLSA C H ED   COTTONS.

“ 
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“  
“ 

A n  O ld  H erch ^ n t in   H ard w are.

Among  all clerks,  my dear  Tom,  there 
is a feeling that,  sooner or later, they are 
to  be  members  of  the  firm  and  doing 
business  ror  themselves.  That  every 
young  man should  look  forward  to  this, 
should  use all  his energy  to posh  himself 
Into such  a  position,  is  very  uatural  and 
all  for  the best,  but you  will  not have  to 
look  far among  the  business  houses  on 
your street to  see  that,  at  the  best,  the 
percentage  of  clerks  who  become  mer­
chants  is  not large.  You  will  see  gray 
headed  meu  at  work over the  books  aud 
atnoug  the  stock,  who  are  clerks,  aud 
who  have  beeu  clerks  all  their  lives. 
There  are  very  plain  reasous  for  this 
state of things.

A d riatic .....  ...........7
“  Arrow Brand 4 4  
A rg y le ..................... 5ÎÎ
•*  World Wide.  6
Atlanta A A .............. 6
“   LL 
................ 4 4
Atlantic  .A................  a*
Poll Yard W ide....... 84
“  H.............
Georgia  A  ..............  gv
P ..............   5
“ 
Honest W idth.........  g
D .........  . . . 6
“ 
H artford A  ..............  5
L L ................ 4*4
“ 
Indian  H ead............   SV6
Amory........................
King A  A .................. 6%
Archery  B u n tin g ...  4 
King E C ....................5
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4Vf 
Lawrence  L L .........  44
Blackstone O, 3 8 ....  5
Madras cheese cloth 6V
Black Crow ...............6
N ew m arket  0 .........5V
Black  Rock  .............5A
B  ........ 5
Boot,  AL..................  7
N ........6 4
C apital  A  ................ 5 4
D D ...  54
C avanat V ................5 4
X ........ gv
Chapm an cheese ci.  t v
Xolbe R .....................5
C lifton  C R ...............5V
Onr Level  B est....... 6
Com et.........................53$ ¡Oxford  R ...................... g
fjw ig h tsta r..............SVIPequot........................... 7
Clifton CCC..W .....  5 *  S olar.........  .................g
IT opof the  Heap!!!.  7
The largest houses  In  trade  have  not 
A B C .........................8 V
Geo.  W ashington...  8
Amason.....................8
been  built  up  by  a  firm  composed  ol 
Glen Mills  ..............  7
Amsburg................... g
Gold  M edal................ 7*4
several  men; even though  there may  have 
Art  C am bric............ 10
Green  T icket...........8 k
been several  names iu  the firm,  you  will 
Blackstone A A ....... 7 <4
G reat F a lls...............   gv
Beats  All................... 4
find  that there  is  one  among  them  who 
H ope...........................7 v
B oston.......................12
In st  O n t.........  4V@  5
really  was a s   much  director  and  master 
TV 7
if  his  pariuers  were  only  so  many 
as 
?abot.  V ....................5 v
Cabot  V ....................tv !  
C harter  O ak.............5 4
clerks.  And  instead of thiukiug to your- 
Lonsdale Cambric. .10 
Conway  W  ................ 7 4
Lonsdale............  q   1
f.e*i 
these  men  must  have  beeu
Cleveland  .............   g
M id d le se x ........  @4*4
“so ft’  to  allow  themselves  to  be  thus 
Dwight  A nchor___  8
No N a m e ................... 7*4
shorts  8
controlled,  y iu  may  put  it down  to  their
Oak  View  ................g
Onr Own  .................   5*4
credit that they  were  wise enough  to  let | Empire1*!.'.’.'.'.!!!!.'!  7
P ride of th e W est... 12
toe  b€»t Qian  lead. 
I Farw ell.................. .  7
R osalind....................71
| pitchvu/e® Loom‘  l
7*4lSunlight 
.............   4*4
“  U tica  M ills................ 8*4
g
N onpareil  ..10
FrultoftheLoom X. 7%
V lnyard  ...................  8*4
Falrm ount  ...............t*¿
W hite  H orse...........  g
F u ll V alue................ IV
8 4
‘_ab°t  -...................... 6VI Dwlgh t A nchor.
F arw ell..............  

possibly  get along j F irst  Prise 

Rock.
H A LF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

• •..................... 6 V Iking  Philiip

BLEACHED  ÎOTTON8,

...  7-*

OP.

“  

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“ 

“ 

U nbleached.

to   H ousewife  A ............ 5V

OANTON  FLANNEL.

“ 
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A moskeag................12
9 os........14
brown .14
Andover  ................. 114
BeaverCreek  A A ... 10 
B B ...  »
C C ....
Boston  MfgCo.  br..  7 

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" 
“  
blue  8 4  
“  d a  tw ist  104 

Colombian  XXX  br  in 
XXX  bl  ip

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“ 

Columbian  brow n.. 12
Everett, bin e.............11
brow n.........11
Haymaker  bin e....... 7V
b ro w n ...  7%
Jaffrey.......................U j5
Lancaster  .................124
Lawrence, 9 o s......... 124

No. 220.... 12
N o.2 5 0 ....ir
No. 280____8

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GINGHAMS.

A m o sk eag ...............

Lancaster,  stap le...  $V 

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staples.  6
......... 

“  Persian dress 6*. 
“  
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“ 
“ 
“ 

fancies 
g 
Canton ..  7
N orm andie  6
A FC .........* 4
Lancashire................  4V
Teazle.. .10*4 
M anchester.............. 4V
A ngola.. 10*4 
M onogram................4 V
P ersian..  7
N orm andie..............  6*4
Arlington stap le__   6%,
P ersian........................ gv
A rasaphs  fancv 
.  4V
Renfrew  Dress.........7*4
Uates WarwIck dres  7*4  Rosemont...........!!.  6*4
S latersvlile.............. 6
Centennial.................10*4
Som erset................... 7
Criterion 
10*4
Tacoma  ....................74
Cumberland  staple.  5*4
Toll  du N ord...........8*4
Cum berland............ 5
W abash.....................74
E ssex........................... 4*4
seersucker..  7*4
Elfin..........................   714
W arw ick..................  6
Everett classics.......84
W bittenden..............  8
Exposition..................7V
heather dr.  7 4  
G lenarie...................    ¿V
Indigo bine  9 
O lenarven................ 6 V
W amsutta staples...  6V
Glen w ood................... 7 4
W estbrook................ 8
H am pton..................!  5
10
4  
•Johnson  .Tialon  cl 
W inderm eer.............5
Indigo blue 9 4  
Y ork...........................6V
16 |
zephyrs 

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BR A IN   B A SS.

Amoskeag....................13 (Georgia  ................   13
Btark  .......................  16*41..................................
A m erican..................124I..................... .".".!!...!*

t h r e a d s .

Clark’s Mile E n d ....45  IBarbonr s ................... 95
Coats’,  J . 4 P ............. 45 M arshall’s  ..................90
Holyoke..................... 224I

k n i t t i n g   c o t t o n .

W hite.  Colored 

No.

6  ..  ..33 

38

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

W hite.  Colored
42
43
44
46

S B B D S /

Everything  in  seeds is kept by  u8— 

Clover, Timothy,

Hungarian,  Millet,

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

If you  have  Beans to  Kell, send  us 
samples,  stating  quantity,  and  we 
will  try to trade  with  you.  We are 
headquarters for egg cases  and  egg 
case tillers.
W. T
Betsy  M I  Are  Ont.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

Draw up the papers, law yer.

And m ake ’em good and stout,

For things at  home are crossways,

A nd  Betsy and  I are out.
It’s only a very little thing 
T hat’s a-partin’ of us tw o;
I insist on usin’  Atlas Soap 
And she’s got to use it, too.

Aod if she don’t  I declare to you,

I’m a goin’ to git up and git;

I’ve alius been  boss of the roost at borne, 

And I ’m going to be to ss yit.

If Betsy don’t come to term s to-day,

And git A tlas  Soap a t  he store,
I ’m goin’ to leave w iihout delay,

And I’ll not  come back any more.

M snnfactured only by

HENRY  PASSOLT,

Saginaw,  Mich

EATON, LYON A 00.

NEW   STYLES  OF

20 &  22  Monroe  S t,

g r a n d   r a p id s.

HIRTH, 
KRAUSE 

&  CO.
Headquarters for
Oner Goners 

y i e l d s
$2.50  per  dozen 

and Upwards.
[QUID M
Duck  and  sneepskin

In 3 grades.

$11  peis.

Mall  ns  your  order
an i  we will su arau tee
in 
t>oth 
sacikiacilon 
price and quality.

m m
m mWÊmk

th in g ;  h e   h a s   b ee n   c o m p e lle d  

A  wise  merchant wants  just  as  few 
partners  as  he  can 
with. 
If  be has genius  for  his  trade  he 
can inveut for  the  others  to  carry  out, 
but ot ten times  the  carrying  out  can  be 
doue  much  better  by  a  clerk  than by  a 
partuer.  The  chauces  are  the  partner 
partner 
had a scheme of his  own
for  doing  the
s a m e  
drop his method and substitute this,  aud 
iu  his heart he  will  not  be  very  sorry  if 
this plan  shall  prove a failure.  This  is 
no  uncommon  feeliug  in  business;  the 
amount  of  friction constantly  generated 
in  business  partnerships  is  not  under­
stood  by anyone  who has not had  experi­
ence of it.  But when  the  merchant turns 
to a clerk  aud says:  “ 1  want  this  doue 
so aud so,”  he knows that the  clerk  wiil 
have au  interest iu  doing it  well  aud  in 
being successful,  lest  failure  may  be  laid 
ou  him.  Though  au  army contains num­
berless captains and colonels  and  gener­
als,  there  is  but  oue commander-iu-chief. 
So  in  business;  however  well  tbe  ar­
rangement  of  duties  among  clerks  aud 
partners,  there must  be oue mind  among 
ail that is supreme.

It is  iu  the  nature of things  that  there 
shall  be more clerks  than merchants,  aud 
while your constant aim  is  to  pu>h  your­
self  up amoug  the  merchants,  you should 
not overlook the fact that  your place  may 
be among the rank  of  subordinates  for a 
great  many  years,  if.  indeed,  it is not to 
be alw ajs there.  And  it  you  are  to  be a 
clerk  always,  there are  two  points  mat 
must  be look--d after:  first,  that you shall 
be so tar proficient  in your  position  mat 
you  can  be  sure  of  a  steady  place; aud 
next,  that you  systematically  save a pari 
of your income for a time of  need  or  in­
ability  to  work.
The  man  who  is sure-t  of  steady  em 
ploy rneut is not the one idea  man; such a 
man  is  a  peg  mat  can  only  till a  very 
peculiar  hole,  and  lie  may  search  for 
mouths aud years for ju?t  such  a  situa 
tiou  as  he  lias lost and  even meu  uot fiud 
it.  Say that you  have had charge  of  lii 
stock and Jose your place; you  have  been 
so loug at  tins  work m at  you  know  but 
little  about  selling  goods  aud  uothiug 
about making bills or keeping  books. 
It 
you  were  to accept a  situaiiou  at  either 
of these latter two  tasks,  you  could  uot 
expect  more salary  than  beginners  usu­
ally receive,  aud you could  not  think  of 
going  to  work  for such  pay , so you search 
through  the city  or a  house  in need of a 
stock man  aud  find  none.

Now  the experience of every  merchant 
is that  while a  man  is  pushed  forward  iu 
position  and  salary  because he  is  unusu­
ally  proficient  in some oue place, it is  far 
01 tener  the case that the  man  who can  fill 
several  places  well  is the  most  valuable 
iu  the store,  and  the one  who  is  never al­
lowed  to  be  out  of  work  for a  very  long 
time. 
If through some turn  of the wheel 
he  loses  his  position  as stockmau  he  is 
ready  for the first  vacancy  he  finds,  be it 
as salesman or book-keeper,  1 am aware

Bleached. 
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CARPET  W ARP.

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PRINTS.

CORSETS.

“ 
*‘ 
•• 
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DRESS  HOODS.

OORSET  /B A N S .

..  5>4r'!yde  Robes............

colored  . ..19  W hite Star 

5*»  DelMarlne cashm  s  5*4

N am eless...................20
............ 25
............27V
............30
............32*4
....3 5

W onderful
•4  50 
Brighton
4  75
Bortree’s ................9 on
A bdom lnal............ 15 on
N aum keagsatteen..  7*4
R ockport..................   6*4
Conestoga................. 7U
onestoga..................7*4
W alworth  ...............6V

Peerless, w hite..  ...17  I Integrity  colored.
.  .. 
in teg rity .................... 18*4| 
«•  colored
Hamilton  .................   8
....................9
....................10*4
G G   C ashm ere.........16*4
tam eless  .................lb
.................. 18
'o ratin e...................89  5r
Schilling’s ...............900
la v is   W aists  ....  9 on 
G rand  R apids....... 4  50!
A rm ory........................6V
A ndroscoggin.............7 V
tid d efo rd ................  è
B runsw ick........ 
..6*4
Allen turkey  red s..  5*41 Berwick fancies
“ 
robes 
“ 
ph>£ * purple 5*4  C harter Oak  fancies 4
" P “ * 
m ourn’g
‘ 
pink  checks.  5*4 
s ta p le s ..........s 
“ 
Sddystone  fancy
chocolat
s h irtin g s ...  3 *  
“ 
American  fancy  ...  5 
rober
sateens
American indigo  . . 4 4  
American shirtings.  iV  Hamilton faucT 
staple'
Argentine  G ray s...  6 
Anchor S hirtings.. .  4  M anchester  fancy 
Arnold 
....  6 
nevr  era  5
Arnold  Merino 
...  6  Merrimack  D  fancy!  5 
loner cloth B.  9  Merrtm'ck shirtings!  4 
I 
R e p p fu rn .  3*4
. 
.. 
“  
oentury cloth  7  Pacific  fancy  ..........5
gold seal. 
“  
"  5*4
“   green seal TR10*4  Portsmouth  robes!!  6 
yellow  seal  .10*4  Simpson m ourning  5
“ 
“ 
serg e...............11*4 
greys  . 
5
solid black.  5 
Turk«.’  r e d ..io V 
iallon solid  olack  . 
W ashington Indigo  6*4 
oolors. 
»  Turkey robes. '  7
Bengal blue,  green, 
“ 
7
red and  orange  ..  6 
“  plain T k v   X it  7
le rlln so lid s  ...........5*4 
“ 
“
“  O ttom an  T ur
“ 
oil blue  . . . .   6 
key red 
..  6 
“   green 
“ 
“  Foulards 
...  5*4  Martha  W ashington 
rod  V  ... 
7 
Turkey red  V- 
ii  ...........9*4  Martha  W ashington
* 
•  Turkey re d ........  
10 
4 4 
“  3-4XXXX12  Riverpolnt robes  . 
gold  ticket

a*4
7
9*4
5
....’ 614
Indigo  b lu e........ ..10H
*

• •  5 
XX (w ills..  5 
solids  ....... 5 

I 
! H arm ony.................
ACA................
Amoskeag A C A
Hamilton N ......... .*7
Pemberton AAÀ.
D .............. 8
Y o rt......................
A w ning.. 11
Sw ift  River  ...."! 
Farmer 
....................8
Pearl  River.
First  Prize  .............. 104
W arren 
Lenox M ills ______18
CouoKtoga  ...........Ü16
COTTON  O BILL.
A tlanta,  D ................  6 * |-ta rk   A 
8
* 5 *   • • • _ ........6%  No  N a m e .......................  '.  7 4
C lifton, K 
IT opof  H eap...............  g

Oocheco  fancy.........5  W indsor fancy 

................!l2 4

India robes 

...............7 

t ic k im m h  

“ 
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. -I0r» 

robes 

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

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“ 

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7 

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1 

c a m b r i c s .

Slater.........................
W hite S tar...............  4
Kid G love.................   4
N ew m arket..............   4

¡Edwards..................  4
Lockwood................... 4
  4
Wood’s ................. 
Brunswick 
............  4

RED  FLANNEL.

F irem an....................824
Creedm ore............... 274
Talbot XXX . . . .......30
N am eless..................274

T W ............
F T   ..............
•TRF,  XXX. 
Buckeye__

.224
.S24
.35
■824

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Red 4  Bine,  plaid.  40
rn lo n   R  .................. 224
W indsor  ................... I84
"o z W estern  .........20
Jnlop  B ....................224 ■
d o w k t   f l a n n e l .
» . 
N am eless....... 8  @  9 4 1
84@10  I

Grey s r w ...........  . 174
Western W  
.....................is *
H  R  P 
......................184
Flushing XXX.........284
IM anitoba................... 234

Brown.

104
U 4

CANVASS  AND  P A D D IN 0.
94
104
114
124

la te
104
11412

1220

20

Brown.

Slate.
Black
9 4104
9k*
104
4
114
124
124
severen, 80Z............  94
May land. 80*...........lot*
Greenwood. 7 4  01.  94 
Greenwood, 8 os  ...114 
Boston, 8 oz.............. 104

West  P o in t,8 oz..  .104 
10 os  ... 124
“ 
Raven, IO01...............134
^"rk 
184
Boston, 10 os............. 124

“ 

 

@104
124
Black
104
UH
12
20

White, do«................25  I Per hale. 40 dot
Colored,  d o z ............20 

|Colored  “

W ADDINGS.

8ILB81A8.

...................g

“  Red C ross....  9
“  Best 
" 

Slater, Iron Crews...  8  P aw tucket.................104
B u n d le  
Bedford 
"Ü  ’104
V a lle y   C i t y ..............! ! ! l «4
K K ...........................  I04

............104
Best  A A ........ 124
L ..................................7 4
G ................................8 4
Corti cell!  doz... .... 5* 
tw ist, do* .  37 
5 0 y d ,d o z ..3 '4 l
HOOKS  AND  S T B s— PER GROSS

[Coniceli]  knitting, 
* 

per 40Z  ball 

No  1  Bl’k *  W hite.. 10  [No  4 Bl’k A W hite..15

8VW1KG  MILK.

..12
..12
No 2—20, M C .......... 50 
*  8 -1 8 ,8  C ............ 45 
No  2 W hite *  Bl’k..l2  [No  8 W hite A Bl’k  20 

I No 4—15  J   8 4
I 
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COTTON  TA PB
“  10 
..15 

“  

4 

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No 2.

• a f e t t   p i n s . 
-  .  28 
|N o3.

NEEDLES— FE B   M.

A. Jam e s....................1  4> H team boat..........
> ow ely’B..................1  3f• Gold  Rved 
M arshall’s ......., ........ 1  Oo|American..   ..............1  no
5 - 1 ....  1  75  6—4 ... 

t a b l e   o i l   c l o t h . 

15—4 

1  65

...........

*"1

6—4.

c o t t o n t  w i n e s .

Cotton Sail Tw ine. .28
C row n........................12
D om estic.................. I84
A n ch o r...................... ie
B risto l........................13
Cherry  V alley..........15
I X L .......................... I8 4
A labam a..................   4
A lam ance.................6 4
A u g u sta .................... 7vt
A r  sapba...................   6
G eorgia....................   e-v
G ra n ite ......................  5%
Haw  R iver................a
Haw  J ........................  5

T* 

N ashua.................... ...
Rising S tar4-piy.!!!i7
3-ply___17
North  Star 
. . . . . .   jo
Wool Standard 4 pivi7 4  
P o w h a tta n .............jg

Mount  P leasant___6 4
m e ld s......................  5
Pry mont  ..................  54
Rondel m sn ..............   g
Riverside............... 
»4
Ibley  A ................ .!  64

PLA ID   O H NABUBeS

TBTTC  MTCTHTO A N  TRADJÊCSMAJm

7

that in some of the  largest  houses this  is 
not very practicable,  but I  am  a  firm  be­
liever in the  adage about the  will  finding 
a  way. 
In a small  establishment there is 
no  difficulty  in  getting  posted  in every 
department  of  the  store,  and  I  have yet 
to see the employer  who was  not  willing 
that  his  men  should  thoroughly  learn 
everything in  the store  to  be learned.
The salary of a clerk is at once a curse 
and  a blessing,  according as  he  uses  it. 
If he spends  every  cent  of  it,  knowing 
he is going  to  have just «o much to spend, 
it is a curse;  but  if he guides  his expend­
itures  so  that  he  shall  save  so  much 
every  year,  then  it is a  blessing to him. 
for it enables him  to regulate  his  want*. 
There  are  men,  men  of  mature  jears. 
men  of  families,  who look upon  a salary 
as  a figure that  they are  expected  to  ex­
pend  year y; an  increase of salary  mean* 
an  increase  in  expenditure,  and  though 
it would  seem  an  easy  matter  to  cut  off 
some of  these  extras  should  the  salary 
grow smaller,  in  reality  it is by no means 
easy;  when  one  has  indulged  in  a  luxury 
long  enough  he  begins  to  consider  it a 
necessity.
I knew  a m an;who.  on  a salary of  §9 >o 
a year,  raised a  family  and  bought  and 
paid  for  a  comfortaide  little  home.  A 
change in  the firm he was  with  benefited 
him  by an  increase in  salary,  and  event­
ually it reached  the sum of 81.500 a year. 
One  would  think  that if  he had  been  able 
to  live  on  §900  he ought to save a snug 
sum  yearly on 81.500,  but he did  nothing 
of the kind;  the increased  salary  allowed 
him  to indulge in a horse, his wife in more 
expensive bouuets,  and  his daughter in a 
piano and  music teacher,  and  the  truth 
was  he  found  it  harder  work  to  make 
both  ends  meet  than  he  had  in  the old 
days.  And  when  h  s  affairs  were  pro­
bated  last spring, his entire property con­
sisted  of the  house and  lot  he  bad  paid 
for when  he  was  working for 8900 a year.
There is  another  point  in  connection 
with  the  subject of this letter that I  was 
in danger of overlooking,  and it  is  this: 
no clerk  is justified  in  doing that  for  an 
employer  which  will  damage  his  own 
reputation. 
I do not  tefer  to  the  little 
everyday  affairs  of  trade  wherein  glib­
ness  of 
tongue  leads a  clerk  to  claim 
more  for the g o o d s  than  they can  bear- 
no sensible  merchant  will  ask  or  allow 
such  service,  but 
there  are  positions 
wherein  merchants  are  sometimes  so 
placed 
the  endorsement  even  ot 
their  clerk  will  be a help  to  them  and 
bridge  over  the  difficulty.  But a clerk 
should  hesitate to  make a statement  un­
til  he  knows exactly  what be  is  stating, 
and  then if the  truth  will  not  help  his 
employer he can  remain  silcir; to make a 
false statement may  temporarily  help his 
employer but it  will  not  help himself.

that 

in 

this 

to  his  creditors, 

I am  reminded to speak of this because 
of an  incident of  very  recent  occurrence. 
A  creditor  asked a merchant for a state­
ment ot  bis affairs and  the statement  was 
sent 
the  hand-writing  of  (he  bead 
clerk,  who personally  vouched  for its  be­
ing  correct;  it  showed  the  employer  to 
be  solvent  beyond  doubt;  but  within 
thirty  days  of  that  time  the  merchant 
suspended  payment  and  made  another 
statement 
tiuir 
showing  himself  insolvent  by  a  large 
sum,  aud  there  had  been  no losses  be­
tween  the  first  statement and  this one. 
Now one of them  was  false,  aud  the  last 
oue  proved  the correct one.  Of course, 
the clerk  had damaged  his  own  reputa 
tion  irretrievably,  and  had  not benefited 
his employer.  An employer has no right 
to ask a clerk  to do such  work, and  if  he 
does ask  it the clerk is a fool who accedes 
to the request.
As my  letters draw to a close,  my  dear 
Tom.  I  cannot  help thinking  that  advice 
is  practically  of  little  use. 
if  a young 
man  is quick  witted  and  has taught  him­
self  to think,  he finds out all these thing* 
for himself; if  he is stupid and  dull  aud 
has no ambition,  he  will  not  accept  ad­
vice,  though  it came from  one  much  bet­
ter qualified  to teach than  1  am.

On  payment of 8300 a young man  is ex­
cused  from  mili:ary  service  in  Spain. 
The other day  a  man  wrote  to the queen 
that  he had already  paid  83.000  for  ten 
of  his  sons,  and  begged  her  to  excuse 
the other fourteen,  as  be  had  no  more 
money.  The queen granted  the request.

Hypnotized  into Buying Goods.

A curious case has just been  decided  in 
a Rockford,  III., court,  where  hypnotism 
was set  up as a defense against a suit for 
the collection  of a  note,  and  carried  the 
day. 
It seems that a year or -o ago Tim­
othy  Rvan,  a  peddler,  stopped  at  the 
farm of Ferdinand  Collins and  sold  Mrs. 
Collins a lot of  goods,  for which  he  took 
her uote  for  868,  and  went  away.  He 
was  hardly out of  the  house  when  Mrs. 
Collins realized  that  she did  not  want the 
things at  all.  and  calling  her  husband, 
made  him  go after  Rvan  and  tell  him  to 
surrender  the  note  and  take  his  goods 
away.  Ryan  declined  to do  anything  of 
the sort.  Mrs.  Collins  did  not  open  the 
package of goods,  and  when  the note wa« 
presented  for  payment  she  refused 
to 
honor it.  Ryan  sued  but the  jury  held 
that  he  had  the woman  hypnotized  when 
she  signed  the  uote,  and  gave a verdict 
against him. 

WORLD'S  m  SOUVENIR  TICKETS

ONLY  A  FEW  LEFT.

>

-

-

- 

-  

-  
-

-  
-

O riginal se t of four 

-   35c
om plete se t of te n   -
50c
 
Order  quick  or Jose the opportunity  o> 
a  lifetime  to  secure  these souvenirs at  s 
nominal  figure.  They  will  be  worth  tel 
hues  present cost  within  five years. 

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

IVJES  B U Y

Silniriei  and  Evaporated

APPLES

H A STIN G S & REM IN G TO N ,

O RA N B  R A P ID S ,  M  CU.

D  
“
Pay the best profit.”  O rder from your Jobber

 H i l j A .   O  

H E A D A C H I
POW DERS

STATE  AGENTS  FOR

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

Hardware Price Lnrrent.

These  prices are  for cash,  buyers,  wh< 
pay  promptly  and  buy in  full  packages

A DU CBS  AND  BITS. 

d l*

■Snell’s .....................................................................60&10
Cook’s  ................................................................... 
*
fenntngs’, genuine....................- ...................... 
2f
Jennings’, Im itation..........................................50*1'

A X IS .

First Quality, 8. B. B ronse..  .........................t   * 50
D.  B.  Bronze  .............................   ,1  11
8. B. 9. Steel................................  8  5T
D .B . Steel  .................................  13 »0

“ 
‘ 
* 

bolts. 

BARROW S. 

dls.
Railroad  ....... .......................................... »12 00  14 Ot
Barden  .  ................ ....................... ...........net  80 00
dls.
Stove.  .....................................................................50*10
Carriage new list  ............................................... 75*10
Plow........................................................................ 40*10
Sleigh shoe  .......................................................... 
70
Well,  plain  ......................................................... I 3  50
W ell,sw ivel...............................................................  4 10
dl*.
Cant Loose Pin. figured  .................... 
TiiAin
Wrought Narrow, bright 5aat Joint  40  ------80*10

BUTTS,  CAST. 

B DC B IT S .

 

CRAOLXS.

CROW BARS.

OATS.

Wrought Loose  Pin...............................................   40
Wrought  Table......................................................  4
Wrought Inside Blind....... ..................................  4
Wrought  Brass....................................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s ..................................................70*11*
Blind,  Parker’s ................................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 

.............................................  
BLOCKS.
Ordinary Tackle, list April 

1892.................60*10

70

Grain.......................................................................40*10

Cast Steel.....................................................p eril 

Ely’s 1-10 .-................................................. perm  
“ 
Tick's  C. F 
J. D ...............................................................   *■ 
Musket 
“ 

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

8

65
6«
85
60

CARTRIDGES.

ilm  Fire.......................................................... 
•entral  F ire................................................... dls. 

v

25

CHISELS. 

dlS.
»ocket Firmer . 
.......... 
"5*10
ticket Framing 
..................................."5VI®
incket Corner........................................................'5  tin
socket S lic k s....................................................... 15*10
butchers’ Tanged Firmer................................. 
40

’nrry,  Lawrence’s ............................................. 
Totchktss......................................................... 

40

¡55

White Crayons, per  gross................ 12012)4 dls. 10

dls.

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

“ 

“lanlshed, 14 os cut to size.........per pound 
14x52,14x56, 14x60 ........................... 
’old Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60....................... 
’old Rolled, 14x48..........................................  
bottoms................................................................. 

DRILLS. 

Morse’s  Bit  Stocks.......................................  
"aper and straight Shank................................. 
Morse’s Taper Shank..................................... 

DRIPPING PANS.

'•mall sizes, ser p o u n d .................................  
■arge sizes, per  pound............................. 

g g
. . . .  

06

28
26
23
23
dls.
to
50

22

50

KLBOWS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Join. 4  piece, 6 in ............................... to*, net 
75
’nrugatnd.....................................................dj»
V'Unstable......................................................if*. in*in
Clark’s, small, #18;  large, 826............... 
30
Ives’, 1, 818:  2, 824;  3.830  ................................  
25
dls.
DIsston’s ........................................................60*10-10
New American  ..............................................60* 10-10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60&10-'0
teller’s 
50
Heller’s Horse R a sp s...............................................60

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

tilbs—New List. 

dlS.

 

GALVANIZED IRON.

28
16  17
dls.
50
dls.
55

18 

15 

12 

knobs—New List. 

14 
GADGBS. 

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
-1st 
Discount, 70
Hanley Rule and  Level G*o.’s ..................... 
’oor, mineral, Jap. trim m ings................... 
.........  
’oor,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings.... 
’oor, porcelain, plated trim m in gs..............   
•oor,  porcelain, trimmings  ........................... 
>rawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................. 
tussell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
Mallory, WBeeler  *   C a’s ...........................  
Hanford's 
Jorwalk’s ........................................................  

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

LOCKS—DOOR. 

70
dig.
55
55

55
55
55

55
55

MATTOCKS.

MAULS. 
MILLS. 

vdze B ye.................................. ........ 816  00, dls. 60-10
Innt B y e.......................................... 815.00, dls. 60-10
Innt’s ...........................  .............. 818.50. dls. 20* 10.
dis.
■»perry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled....................  
so
dls.
toffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................  
40
4fi
Landers,  Ferry *  Cls .k’s ............... 
40
go
dis.
»tebbln’s  Pattern.............................................’..804 it
■ tebbln’s G enuine..........................................go*ic
enterprise, self-measuring__  
30

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■Heel nails, case......................................................     ;-s
VIre nails, base................................................. 3,
■0........................................................Base 
"A................................. 
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25
25
35
45
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60
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90

65
75
90
75
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80
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Barrell % . ........................................................  
dlS.
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95»
4c!ota  Bench  ... 
■»andnsky Tool  Co.’s, fancy..........................   ©4i
Bench,first quality  ... 
- .........................   © ♦
■Hanley  Rnle and  Level Co.’s  w ood............ 50 hl>
Fry,  Acm e....................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished......................................dls. 
70
dls.
Iron and  T in n e d ...........................................   50—10
Copper Rivets and Bars...................................  so—to

PLANES. 

rivets. 

PAMS.

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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

Broken packs >40 per pound extra.

HAMMERS.

Maydole  A Co.’s ............................................ 
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H P’s ................................................................ dls. 
2'
Yerkes *  P lum b’s ....................................... dls  40*1^
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............................gne list 60
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast  Steel  H an d __ 80c40*!C

 

HINGES.

longer 

Gate, C lark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ....................................dls.60*li>
State 
............................................... per dos. n e t,2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4)4  14  and
.............................................................
Screw Hook and  Eye, )4............................net 
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Barn Door K idder Mfg. Co., Wood track 
50*lf
Champion,  antl-frlctlon..................................  60*10
Bidder, wood track
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HOLLOW  WARE
Pots  ..................................................
80*1-
Betties......................................... ..
60*1'
Spiders  ...........................................
60*ir
Gray enam eled  .............................
40*1(
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Tapanned Tin W are.................... 
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Granite Iron W a re.........................new Us 
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HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS

WIBB goods. 

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nook 8 
Gate Hooks and Byes................ 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .................. 
Sisal, )4 Inch aud larger......... 
M anilla.......................................  
SQUARES.
Steel and  Iron..............................
*10
Try and  Bevels.................... 
**
M itre..............................................................................20

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Com.  Smooth.  Com.

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List acct. 19, ’86  ............................................ 
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Sliver Lake, White  A ................................... 

SAND paper.
SASH CORD.

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Drab A . . . . .....................  
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White  a ..................... 
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D rabB ................ 
W hite C .....................................  ..

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SASH WEIGHTS.

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SAWS. 
H and.......................  

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‘  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cats,  per  r o o t.......................................... 

Bye«....................................................per ton KO
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to
50 
Special Steel Dta.  X Cut«: per f o o t ! 30 
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Steel, Game  ............... 
60*10
Oneida Community. Newhouse’s..................  w  4-
Oneida  Community, Hawley * Norton’s'. > f-lo   10
Mouse,  choker............................. 
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Mouse, delusion..............................V .«lS  p 2  t o
Bright Market............ *7?’in
Annealed Market.................. „ ..........................
Coppered Market............  
...........................
Tinned Market.....................   ...........................  
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Coppered  Spring  Steel......... ............................ 
Barbed  Fence, galvanised..............................   2 5'i
painted.................. . . . . . . . . . .   2  ,0

............................................................. 40*10
dta  w»
dls.lOAlO
dls

HORSE NAILS.
n itn u n   ........................................ 
Northwestern  ................................... 
WRENCHES. 
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled..  .
Coe’s  Genuine 
.............................
7»
Coe’s Patent  Agrlcnltnral. wrought  ! 
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable.......   ............  . . . 
,75* lf
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Bird C ages............................................. 
Pnmps. Cistern..................... 
?®Ain
Screws. N ew l i s t .................... 
70&1  410
Casters.  Bed  a  d  Plate...............................60*10*10
Dampers.  American...........................
Forks, hoes, rakes  and  all steel goods. . . . .!65A10 

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Pig  Large..................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................ 
Duty:  Sheet. 2l*c per ponDd
8*«t pound  casks...................................... 
Per  pound.................................................  . . . . .  
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SOLDER.

ZINC.

1 

2i

Extra W ip in g.................................................. | . " 
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TTie  prices  of  the  many  otbej  qualities  of 
«older In  the market Indicated by private brands 
1 it
vary according to composition.
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AMTIMONT.
Hallett’s .........................   ................
10x14 IC, Charcoal.................................... 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 TX, 

8750
.......................................... 
'  7  50
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...............................................  9  2«

...............  .............................per  pound

TIN—MELTN GRAPE.

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.'

13

1 75
10x14 IC,  Charcoal.................................. 
14x201C, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

75
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ROOTING plates

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“  W orcester.............................   6  5
...............................  8  50
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.............................  18  50
“ Allaway  Grade..........................  
6 On
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BOILER SIZE TIM PLATE.

14x20  IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX. 
20x28  IC’, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28 IX  .......................   .................................... 814  00
14x31  IX  ..............................................................  15  00
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
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THE  UNITED  STATES  AND  JAPAN
The great  war in  Asia must  produce a 
protoulid  effect  upon  the  world,  an  in 
fluence far greater than the mere circum 
stances of the conflict  would  to  the  or­
dinary observer seem to  signify.

It  is  not  the  mere  incident  that  two 
Asiatic countries have engaged in  a quar­
rel,  but  the  extremely  significant  fact 
that  the  vastest  empire  of  the  ancient 
world,  a power  which even  the European 
nations  regarded  with  a certain  awe,  has 
been  assaulted  in  its strongholds  and  ut­
terly  overthrown  by  another  Asiatic  na­
tion  which,  in  mere physical proportions, 
was  as  the  smooth  faced  boy  with  his 
sling  to  the  gigantic  armor-plated  Go­
liath.

Whatever may  be  the  fate  of  China, 
the  Western  World  cannot  shut  its eyes 
to the fact that the  Pacific Ocean is to be 
henceforth  dominated  by  one of  the  first 
military  and  naval  powers on  the Globe, 
and that power is purely  Asiatic.

Japan,  as a  war power,  is  rapidly com­
ing up  to the front  rank,  and in  civiliza­
tion  aud  modern  development 
is  con­
stantly  advancing. 
It  will  be,  hereafter, 
no  light  matter to quarrel with  the Island 
Empire. 
If the  Western  nations  rather 
dreaded to assault  China in  her  own  ter­
ritorial  limits,  they  had  no  fear  that 
China  would  ever  cross  the  seas  to  at­
tack  them,  aud,  trusting to  this  inertia, 
they did not  hesitate  to  make  laws  ex­
cluding  Chinese 
immigration.  Hence­
forth  no  such  contemptuous  treatment 
can  be  accorded  Japan  with  impunity. 
When Japan shall  come out  of  the  war 
with China  with  the  enormous  prestige 
of  having  overthrown  the Asiatic colos­
sus,  affairs on  the  other side  of  the  Pa­
cific  Ocean  will  assume a  character im­
mensely  different  from  the  condition  of 
stagnation  in  which tney  have  been  for a 
century  past,  aud  no  nation  will  be  so 
much  affected  by  it  as  will  the Uuited 
States.

Tne  sudden  rise  of  a  great  military 
power,  with  a  numerous  and  most  ef­
ficient  navy  controlling  the  chief  com­
mercial  highways  of  the  far  East,  is  a 
fact that  looms  up so  formidably  before 
the  United States  that only  the  blindest 
fatuity  can  fail  to  recognize  it.  What 
are  we going to do about it?

to 

tor 

run 

ISSUE.
issued 
the expected  call  for $50.000,000 of 5  per 
cent,  bonds 
ten  years, 
asking  bids for the bonds  from  the  gen­
eral  public.  The amount of the  new  is­
sue is the same as that of  February  last, 
but no upset price is  fixed,  although  it is 
understood  that  the  secretary  will  not 
accept  any  bid  which does  not  offer  at 
least  117.223,  a  premium  which  will 
place  the  new  bond  on  a 3 per  cent, 
basis.

It  will  be remembered that the loan  is­
sued  in  February  last  was  issued at  117.- 
223.  so that  it  was pratically  a 3 percent, 
bond. 
It  was  not  thought  necessary 
to  resort  to  this  expedient  this  time, 
as it is believed that the premiums offered 
by the bidders  will  be  more  than  suffi­
cient to  put  the 
issue  on  a 3  per  cent, 
basis.  That the  demand  for  the  bonds 
will  be brisk is certain,  as  an offer has al­
ready been  made for the entire amount on 
a 3 per cent,  basis.

The object of the  new  issue  of  bonds 
is, as everybody  knows,  tor  the  purpose 
of restoring the gold  reserve,  which  has 
been  reduced  to  barely  half  its  proper 
proportions. 
It is expected  that the new 
bonds will  produce more gold  than the is­
sue  of  February,  for  the  reason 
that 
there is  at the present  moment  no  de­
mand  for  gold  for export, and  the  gen 
eral  financial outlook  is  not  such  as  to 
encourage the hoarding  of  gold  in  pri­
vate hands.

In  February  last  tbe  bond  issue  re­
alized  ouly $38.000,000 of  gold,  the  bal­
ance of  the  bonds being  practically  paid 
for in  paper—that  is  to  say.  the  neces- 
ary gold  was  withdrawn  from  the  sub­
treasuries by the  presentation  of  paper 
tor redemption,  the gold  thus withdrawn 
being  used  to purchase  bonds. 
It  is  be­
lieved  that in  taking the new  issue  little 
or no gold  will  be  withdrawn  from  the 
sub-treasuries,  so  that  the  Government 
will  realize practically  the full  value  of 
the bonds  in  the precious metal  which  is 
so much needed  to  place the  treasury  on 
a thoroughly sound footing.

MAINTAIN  YOUR  MANHOOD.

Here,  then,  is  a  field  for commercial 
enterprise;  but  it  must  be  real  enter­
prise.  No bogus business  will  do.  The 
keynote to the  entire  undertaking  is  to 
build the Nicaragua Canal.

EUROPE  CONTI >UES  IN  CONTROL.
The  launching of a  merchant  steamer 
intended  for the trans-Atlantic  trade,  at 
Philadelphia  last  week,  was  rendered 
memorable by  tbe fact that the President 
of the United States  participated  in  the 
exercises,  aud  that  the  ship  was  chris­
tened  by  the  wife of the President.

It is worth  while  to  mention that  this
hip  is said to be,  with  the  exception  of
wo others,  the  largest  and  most  power­
ful  merchant  steamer  in  the  world,  but 
that is a mere circumstance in  this age of 
big  ships.  The  really  astonishing  fea-
ure in  the entire transaction  is  that  the 
construction and  launching of  a  trading 
vessel should  be a  fact  of  such  moment 
and  rarity  as  that  it  has  been  made  a 
matter of national  importance.

But it is  a  fact  that  the  trans-oceanic 
commerce of the Uuited  States is all car­
ried  in  foreign  vessels,  under  foreign 
flags.  With a few exceptions tae Ameri­
the 
can  ship-owners  have  abandoned 
<eas,  and  particularly 
the  Atlantic 
Ocean,  to  foreign  nations.  The  Uuited 
States,  with  its thousands of miles of sea 
coast,  with  numerous sheltered  bays  aud 
harbors and  with  its  millions  on  hun­
in  value  of  foreign 
dreds of  millions 
commerce,  has 
surrendered 
to 
foreigners.  The  Uuited  States  flag  is 
practically  unknown 
in  most  foreign 
ports,  and of all  the  national  flags,  per­
haps  without exception,  it is  most rarely 
seen  flying  at 
the  peak  of  merchant 
ships.

it  ail 

Ail  the  American  grain,  petroleum, 
cotton  and  other  products  carried  to 
Europe is transported in foreign bottoms, 
as is all  tbe merchandise  brought  hither 
from  abroad.  The vast amount  of  gold, 
or its  equivalent,  paid  to  foreign  ship­
owners  for  carrying  American  freights 
load  a 
in  the  past  thirty  years  would 
good-sized  ship. 
it  would 
equal  probably  2.000  tons.  This  is  an 
astonishing statement  to  make  concern­
ing what  ought to  be  the  greatest  com­
mercial country in 
It  fur­
nishes  the  vastest  amount  of  shipping 
business to ail  the others and  pays  them 
for carrying  it. 
It is such  an  extraordi­
nary  fact that it requires explanation.

the  world. 

In  weight 

As 

THE  MICHIGAN  "TRADESMAN.
The  reply  of  statesmanship  will  be:  passed in  any country  in  the  excellence 
Arm  against  the new  power,  and,  at  the  of the ships  built,  but in  the  matter  of 
same  time,  engage it in  the closest com- i economy 
they  cannot  compete,  simply 
mercial  relation;  gain  its respect  by  be-  because  of  the  disparity  in  wages  be­
ing able to meet  it on  any  terms,  and ce-  tween  this  and other countries.
ment its  friendship  by  binding  it  with 
the golden chain of  mutual  international 
interest.  The first step  is  to  build  the 
Nicaragua Interoceanic Canal.  This will 
control  a  trade  that  should  be  pushed 
with  the most active  and  intelligent  ex­
ertions.  Japan  has  a  foreign  trade  of 
more than $100.000,000  a year,  of  which 
the Uuited  Kingdom  and  the  British  pos­
sessions couirol something less than  half. 
The United States is, of all  nations,  the 
most  extensive  consumer  of  Japanese 
products;  but it  is far behind  the  British 
in selling merchandise to  Japan.

the  new  ship  over  which  so 
much  parade  has  been  made, 
that  is 
the result  of an arrangement  made  with 
an  American  line,  which  was allowed  to 
bring in,  free of duty aud sail  under  the 
American  flag,  two  foreign-built  ships 
on  condition 
that  two  ships  of  equal 
tonnage  should  be  built in  this country. 
This  is  all 
incident 
means, 
it introduces no new  feature  in 
the situation.  Foreigners will  continue 
to control  the trade as  formerly.
THE  GOVERNMENT  BOND 
Secretary  Carlisle  has  at  last 

that  the  present 

to 

When  the  Central  Labor  Union  ad­
mitted  the members of the  Liquor  Deal­
ers’  Protective  Association,  thus  placing 
clerks,  mechanics and  artisans on a level 
with saloon keepers and  bartenders.  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   stated that  such action  was 
entirely  in  keeping  with  the inconsistent 
course of the Central  Labor Union,  as n > 
The  inattur  is  simple  enough.  The 
possible reasoning could place dispenser* 
United States cannot make iron and steel 
of rum  in  the  category  of  workingmen. 
ships  as  cheaply  as  can  European  na­
Recent events, however,  disclose the fact
tions,  and,  when  built,  it canuot  operate
that  the liquor men  had  a  sinister  pur- 
tbern  with equal  cheapness.  This  is  the  | pose in  seeking affiliation  with  the ranks 
entire  fact  of  the  whole  affair.  Ameri-  of  u  ioni>m  aud  that,  in  pursuance  of 
can  skill  and  industry  caunot  be  sur-  that purpose,  they  have  desigus  ou  the

they  will  realize,  as 

bakers,  butchers  and  grocers of the city, 
all of  whom  they  propose  to  force  into 
obedience  through  the  mediumship  of 
the  boycott.  When 
the  liquor  dealers 
have  had  a  little  more  experience  with 
the  boycott 
the 
trades  unionists  do  now,  that the boycott 
is  a  boomerang  which  builds  up 
in­
stead  of destroys,  for the  reason  that the 
patriotic  portion of the  American  people 
invariably  rush  to  the  support  of  any 
man  or  institution  which  has  been  at­
tacked  by  such  un-American  methods. 
T h r   T r a d e s m a n ’s  advice  to  the bakers, 
butchers  and  grocers  is  to  stand  aloof 
from  the  organization  of  the  liquor men, 
as  they can  better  afford  to  lose  a  little 
trade  than  submit  their necks to a  yoke 
at the expense of their manhood  aud  per­
sonal  independence.

Imitation  is  the siucerest  form  of flat­
tery. 
It  takes  brains  to  create,  but  re­
quires  very  little ability  to imitate.  The 
people are quick to  note  the  difference, 
however,  and  govern  themselves  accord­
ingly  in  dispensing their patronage.

Tbe  Grain  M arket.

the  report 

We can  report  an  advance  in  wheat of 
2c  per  bu.  during  the  past  week.  Re­
ceipts at  winter wheat  points  have  been 
some  better  than 
the  previous  week, 
while  receipts in the Northwest have been 
considerable 
less,  which,  of  course, 
caused  the strength.  Another  cause  of 
strength  was 
that  200.000 
bushels  were  worked  for  exports  at 
different  points.  Farmers 
free 
sellers at about 50c,  except  in  the  imme­
diate  vicinity,  and  I  am  inclined  to  the 
belief that farmers have not  the  amount 
of  wheatswhich they  are  credited  with. 
While there  seems nothing in  the  imme­
diate future to advance  prices very much, 
it  is 
the  unexpected  which  generally 
happens and  higher  prices  may  shortly 
rule.

seem 

Corn  remains about the same.  The ex­
pectation of new corn  movement  in  the 
near  future  keeps  it  down;  otherwise, 
there would  be an advance.
Oats  are  kept  up  by 

the  oatmeal 
syndicate. 
It  is claimed  they  took 2,000- 
000  bushels'for May delivery;  otherwise 
there  would  be quite a slump  in  them.

Receipts  of  wheat  during 

the  week 
were 41  cars; corn,  10 cars; oats,  2  cars, 
which  is  less  than  the  usual  amount.

C.  G.  A.  Voigt.

At a special  meeting  of  the  directors 
of  the Saginaw  Valley  &  Marine  Insur­
ance Co.,  held  at  Saginaw  last  Friday, 
a resolution  was adopted  authorizing the 
increase of the capital  stock  from  $100,- 
000 to $200,000  in  order to enable it to do 
business in other states  where its present 
capital  is too small  to  comply  with  the 
law.  The company’s business  was shown 
to  be very  prosperous and  a  10  per cent 
dividend  was  declared  payable  Jan.  1. 
About 90  per cent,  of the new  stock  has 
already  been'takeu  by  the  present stock­
holders.

Tbe  Retail Grocers’ Association of Cin­
cinnati  lias  voted unanimously  to  request 
mauutacturers of compressed  yeast cater­
ing  to tbe trade of Cincinnati  to abandon 
the  present  system  of  selling  in  bulk 
form,  and  place their goods  for sale only 
in  the liufoii packages commonly  used  in 
other cities.
Nothing 

impossible.  There  ar 
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hail sufficient  will  we should always hav 
sufficient means.

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V

GOOD  TIMES  COMMERCIALLY.
A great deal  has  been  said  about  the 
revival  of business,  but  ali  persons who 
are posted  know  that a  revival  of  busi­
ness  must  await  a  revival  of  financial 
confidence,  and  that  the  confidence  of 
capitalists is  a  plant of slow growth.

This 

confidence, 

once  established, 
however,  is  sometimes  lavished  on  the 
most  undeserving  objects;  but,  having 
met with a rude  and fatal blight,  the res­
toration of financial  confidence  to a high 
place is slow and  gradual.

that 

A great  financial panic has the effect to 
“ knock ail the stuffing”  out of every  pre­
tentious scheme.  Every commercial  and 
industrial  undertaking  which  has  no 
solid  foundation  falls  to  pieces  at  the 
very outburst of  the  storm,  and  if  the 
havoc could stop  there,  great good  would 
result.  But business is so rampified and 
connected 
the  work  of  destruc­
tion extends to enterprises that are legiti 
mate  in  their  scope  of  operations  and 
would in a quiet time be able  to  sustain 
themselves,  with 
the  help  they  could 
fairly depend on;  but in  a  stormy  season 
everybody  becomes alarmed  and is afraid 
to  extend  assistance. 
In  this  way  the 
props are knocked out from  under  busi­
ness  which  is  ordinarily  safe,  and  so 
ruin spreads like that wrought  by  a  tor­
nado,  until there are  left  standing  only 
the commercial  establishments  that  are 
storm-proof.

It is just such a financial  cyclone  that 
has swept over the country,  and the time 
when  it raged  is  too  near  for its horrors 
to be forgotten and  the  effects of its rav­
ages to have  been  fully  repaired.  Nec- 
,  essarily,  then,  the  revival  of  confidence 
has not yet made  any very large advance, 
and,  by consequence,  the revival of trade 
is making only  moderate progress;  but it 
is  progress,  and it will go forward  surely 
and steadily  until  good  times  shall  be 
fully  established.

The low  prices  of  wheat  and  cotton 
are, of course,  most  unfortunate  for  the 
vast agricultural  interests  of  the  coun­
try;  but  they  are  results  of  excessive 
production  at  a  time  wbeu  a  financial 
disturbance had  greatly  diminished  the 
power of consumers  to  buy.  Thus  was 
the consumption of these  necessaries cut 
off to a very  serious  extent.  When  the 
American  people  are  prosperous,  they 
live  well;  but,  under  the  pressure  of  j 
severe financial  trouble,  they  were  com­
pelled  to  stint  themselves.  The  extent 
to which  such  enforced  economy  would 
operate in  a populous country  like  ours 
may  be seen in the following:

Suppose  that  each  inhabitant  in  the 
United States should  be  forced  by  pov­
erty  to shorten his  bread  supply  to  the 
extent  of  one  ounce  a  day,  or  half  a 
pound  a  week. 
That  would  amount 
for the  whole population  to a decrease  of 
consumption  of  35,000,000  pounds  of 
bread  a  week,  or  140.000,000  pounds  a 
month.  This would be just one  item  in 
which the consumption  of  wheat  would 
be shortened;  but there  are  many  other 
ways, one of  which is the  use  of  starch, 
and  another is the consumption  of paste, 
both of which  would  be  materially  de­
creased  in  a  bad time.

in the consumption of cotton the effect 
If 
of the hard times is as  plainly  seen. 
each  of 
the 
the  70.000.000  people  of 
United States should  be  forced to econo­
mize, on account of the hard times,  to the 
extent of one cotton  garment a year,  and 
each garment should require  three yards I 
of cotton  goods,  there  would  be  a  de- *

crease in  cotton  fabrics  used  to  the  ex­
tent of 210,000,000 yards.  The  enforced 
economy  has  been  much  larger  than  is 
assumed in  the figures presented,  and  it 
is plain that,  if times had  been  good  in 
the United States in  the past  two  years, 
the  large  crops  of  wheat  aud  cotton 
would  not  have  kept  down  prices  as 
they did.  They  would  have  been  more 
nearly  used  up  than  they are.

It is evident from  any  careful  consid­
eration of the facts that the  country  has 
suffered  vastly more from the  bursting of 
the enormous speculative bubbles of  1893 
than it  has  from excessive crops of wheat 
and  cotton,  or  from  any  other  cause. 
The speculation  was the invariable result 
of a number of years of  business  peace, 
and,  by  consequence,  of an excess of con­
fidence on  the part of financiers  and  cap­
italists.  The business  world  always  de­
sires to see  a  period  of  active  trading. 
Speculation is what is  desired,  and  that 
is what is  meant  when  good  times  are 
talked  about.

Uniess speculation  increases  the  real 
productive wealth of the country  it  does 
no good.  The blowing-up of empty  bub­
bles may make a show of  business,  but it 
accomplishes nothing;  but if  it  employs 
men in  producing articles which  are  use­
ful,  and  which find a  place in  the  econ­
omy  of  life,  then  such  speculation 
is 
good.  There is  no  wealth  which  is  not 
the product of human labor,  of  muscular 
exertion,  or  of  brainwork,  or  of  both. 
Anything  of  value  which  is  thus  pro­
duced is  a  contribution  to  the  general 
stock  of  wealth,  and 
if  it  be  accom­
plished  and  stimulated  by  speculative 
operations,  then such trading is wise  and 
beneficent.  That 
test  of  good 
times.  Any  trading  which  has  for  its 
only result the transfer  of  wealth  from 
those who earned it  to  a  lot  of  shrewd, 
unprincipled sharpers is swindling,  pure 
and simple.  Good times must benefit the 
majority. 
If this be not  the  result,  the 
times are not good.__________
WHEREIN  LIES  THE  DIFFERENCE?
Why should  not the  Government  stop 

is  the 

train-robbing?

When  a lot of railroad  hands  go  on  a 
strike and  obstruct interstate commerce, 
all  the  machinery  of  the  United  States 
courts is set  in motion  to  prevent  stop­
page of interstate trade  and  travel,  and 
to bring the obstructers  to  punishment. 
More than  this, 
if  the  railway  strikers 
should  proceed to violence,  the  military 
power  of  the  Government 
in 
requisition, the troops are  sent  out,  and 
the obstructers are promptly shot  down. 
Everybody  applauds,  and  the  Govern­
ment is declared  to have done its duty.

is  put 

But when  a gang of armed men  stop  a 
railway train  carrying 
interstate  com­
merce, and,  after shooting  a  few  of  the 
railway  people  and  blowing  open  the 
cars  with dynamite,  proceed  to  plunder 
the mails and express,  it  is  immediately 
declared that the Government  has  noth­
ing to do with that;  it is simply a  m atter 
for the railway  and express companies.

It is extremely difficult  for  plain  peo­
ple to see why the Government  is  bound 
to  shoot  down  riotous  strikers'and  not] 
robbers,  and  they  are  beginning  to  de­
mand that the Government,  in  asserting 
its right to protect  interstate  commerce, 
shall protect it  against  train-robbers  as | 
well  as  against  railway  strikers.  The 
demand  should  be  pressed.  Highway­
men  are  entitled  to  no  more  consider­
ation  than is given  to anarchistic  work­
ingmen.

Fall  ’04

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

Flannels,  Skirts,  Cotton  and  Woolen  Dress Goods, 

Ginghams, Seersuckers, Satines, in  black and fig­

ured,  Batts, Comforts,  Blankets.

We have received over  100 cases  new  fall  prints  in  all  the 
newest  styles  and colorings,  prices from  3f  to  5J.  Give us a 
call.  Prices always the lowest.

P.  Steketee  & Sons,
Grand  Rapids,  flich .
QUALITY-UNIFORMITY-PRICE
SEARS

CRACKERS

and

CAKES

Have pi! tried oi!r new goods?

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

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A d d   a  b o x   o r   b a r r e l  
to  y o u r   n e x t   o r d e r . 
T h e y  
s p l e n d i d  
a r e  
sellers  a n d  
to 
s u r e  
please.

Now York. Biscuit Co.

S.  A.  SEARS,  M a n a g er,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

MUSSELMflN  GROCER  CO.,

W ESTERN  MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR

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

These  goods  took  the  lead  in  this  market  last season  and  we  have 

reason  to believe they  will maintain  their supremacy  the coming season.
MÜSSLEMAN  GROCER  CO.

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Speculation  and  Financial  Panics.
The  first  historic  financial  panic  in 

this country  was that of 1837.

Figures have been given to  show  that 
these  financial  and 
industrial  convul­
sions  occur  with  a  sort  of  regularity 
•very  ten  years.  They  are  set  down 
for  the  years  1837,  1847,  1857,  1867. 
Then appears a break in the  series  until 
1873,  when the  trouble  was  widespread 
and deep-seated.  After that,  in  ten-year 
periods,  came  the  panics  of  1883  and 
1893.

tried 

Some fanciful  people  have 

to 
eonnect financial  troubles  with  the  sun 
spots,  but such  a  theory  cannot  be  en­
tertained by political  economists.  They 
must seek for the causes in  the  physical 
conditions upon  which the crops  of  food 
products  and  other  necessaries  depend, 
and  in  the political  situations which  in­
fluence to a great  degree  the  course  of 
trade.

Financial  panics  are  not  confined  to 
any  one  nation,  as  was  formerly 
the 
ease;  but any great  commercial  and  in­
dustrial  distress  in  one  country  is  felt 
in all  those which have intimate business 
relations with  the  sufferers.  Any  con­
ditions  which  produce  speculation 
in 
business  and  cause  a  general  inflation 
in trading are sure to result in a panic  if 
the speculation  be carried to excess.

It has been said  that  financial  panics 
are  always  preceded  by  good 
times. 
This is  not necessarily so,  unless  active 
speculation  may  be  considered 
good 
times.  This speculation  is  often  based 
on something  which  is  wholly  unrelia­
ble and  unreal.  Some  of  the  most  ex­
cessive speculation  the  world  has  ever 
seen  was a mere  gigantic  bubble,  with­
out  any  solid  foundation.  The  John 
Law  Mississippi  scheme,  and  the Earl  of 
Oxford’s South Sea  bubble,  both  in  the 
earlier part  of  the  eighteenth  century, 
not to speak of the Dutch tulipomauia  of 
a century earlier,  may  be cited.

All that is necessary to get up  a  fever 
of  speculation  is  to  gain  public  confi­
dence  in some scheme,  which  may  have 
no  solid  foundation  in  legitimate  busi­
ness,  but which  people are  attracted  to. 
and it is done.  Whether it is to  develop 
mines where there  is  no  valuable  min-  ! 
eral  wealth,  or to build  a great city  at  a 
place  where  there  is  no  need  for  one.

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IT  HAS  NO  EQUAL

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their  money 

makes  no  difference.  Once  get  public 
attention aroused,and men seem to lose all 
sense and  judgment and  to  plunge  head­
long into a sea  of  wild  and  extravagant 
trading.  Such  speculations  in  our  own 
times were the  building  of  great  smelt­
ing furnaces in  regions  where there were 
neither coal nor ore,  the  construction  of 
railroads across  wastes  and  deserts,  and 
other like projects.

i ’HH;  M1CHXGAJN  TRADESMAN,
out 
freely,  speculation 
springs up.  The crash of  1893  was  the 
collapse of the flush  times that  had  pre­
ceded  the  bursting  of 
the  bubble.  A 
partisan  Republican  will  attribute  the 
panic  to  tbe  ascendency  of  the  Demo­
cratic party,  while  a  Democratic  parti­
san  will  be equally  positive  that  it  was 
due to an era of extravagance on the part 
of tbe  Republican  party.  Leaving  parti­
sanship  aside,  however,  I  honestly  be­
lieve that these financial  revolutions  will 
occur anyway,  under  any  political  sys­
tem.

trading, 

Once started,  these bubbles  go  on  ex­
panding until  finally  it  becomes  impos­
sible to keep  up the  delusion,  and  then 
it bursts,  to the  astonishment  of  every­
body. 
If the  capitalists  of  the  country 
would discountenance  all  wild  and  ex­
travagant 
they  could  put  a 
wholesome  check  upon  it;  but  they  do 
not,  because, in all probability,  they  are 
making  money  out  of  the mad rush  for 
wealth  on  the part of misguided  people.
speculative 
crazes come about  once  in  ten  years  is 
that it  takes  about  that  length  of  time 
for men  to  recover  the  confidence  that 
was lost in the panic.  Of  course,  much 
in  trade  depends  on  confidence.  Just 
as soon  as capitalists are  willing  to  put

The  reason 

these 

that 

is 

the 

rich 

rapidly 

A  profligate  and  spendthrift  govern­
mental  financial  policy,  of course,  stimu­
lates to speculation;  but  that is  not  the 
only cause of it.  The desire  of  men  to 
become 
real 
cause,  and a  fever of  speculation  is  al­
ways ready to break out just  as  soon  as 
conditions  will  permit.  These  condi­
tions are cniefiy  that tbe last  panic  sball 
be far enough in  the  past  to  have  been 
in a measure  forgotten.  Men  who  gam­
ble are always  ready 
If  they 
have no money,  they  are  condemned  to 
abstain  from their favorite  pursuit;  but 
just  as  soon  as  supplies  are  replen­
ished the game begins again.

to  play. 

F ra nk  Stow ell.

JT'HEY  AL,E  S A Y

Mines  of  Soap.

and 

through 

investigated 

Few  people know that soap is  found in 
natural  mines in California.  These mines 
are on  tbe shores of Owen’s lake,  and  are 
accounted  for  by  a  scientist  who has  re­
cently 
them,  as  follows: 
The  water of  tbe lake is strongly  impreg­
nated  with  borax  and soda.  In  the  water 
a curious species  of grub  breed  by  m il­
lions.  These  grubs  go 
their 
various 
finally 
transformations 
emerge  as  short-winged,  heavy-bodied 
flies,  very fat and oily.  They live  but  a 
few days,  dying and  falling into the lake 
in  such  numbers  as  to  be  frequently 
washed  ashore in layers  more than  a foot 
thick.  The  oily  substance  of  the  dead 
flies blends  with  the alkali  of  the  borax 
and soda,  and  the result is a layer of pure 
soap, correspouding  in  thickness  to  the 
drift strata of tbe dead  flies,  a  foot  deep 
of tbe flies  making a layer of soap nearly 
an  inch  thick.  These  strata,  repeated 
year  after  year,  have  formed  the  cele­
brated  “soap  banks  of  Owen’s 
lake,” 
where a  large  force  of  men  have  been 
constantly  employed  for  a  number  of 
years.

“ How to make home  happy”  is  a  fav­
orite subject  with  writers  of twaddle for 
women. 
Tbe  whole  subject  man  be 
given  in a few  words.  Let  the  husband 
stop drinking and  tbe wife stop scolding. 
That’s at>out all  that is wanted.

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

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 t a n t   a n d  
j u d i c i o u s   a d v e r t i s i n g  
b r i n g   c u s t o m e r s   to  y o u r   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.

THE GAIL BORDEN EAGLE BRAND

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CONDENSED  HILK  is  a  staple  article;  sold every­
where,  and  as  an  infant  food  has  no  equal.
All  reliable  dealers  sell  it  and  it  is  a  good  stock  for 
Prepared  and  guaranteed  by  the
jobbers  to  carry. 

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"T» BUSHED I8SS

ANYTHING  IN  THE  WAY  OF

C A N D Y?
We  Are  the  People.

The I *i it tinin  Candy  Co.
FIRST  PRIZE  BRAND  CONDENSED  MILK.

QUALITY  ABSOLUTELY  GUARANTEED.

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

No  matter  what  price  you  pay,  you  cannot  buy  a 

better article.

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

tations  in  Price  Current.

MARSHALL  BROTHERS,  General  Sales  Agents,

39  W.  W oodbridge S t,  DETROIT,  M ICH

THE  SCHOOL  OP  EXPIRIENCE.

into 

Hard Lessons W nlcb  Must Be  Learned.
Written for Thb Tradesman.
Were  it  not  for the school of experience 
we would  become careless pupils,  indeed, 
and  our  knowledge  of  the  laws  which 
govern 
the  activities  of  our  existence 
would  be  of  small  account. 
It  was  a 
great  school  in  which  our  first  parents 
were  first  placed.  The  playground  of 
that  school  was  the  first,  last  and  only 
earthly paradise that ever existed, and the 
lessons taught  in  that school  were  short 
and  simple,  and  the  schoolmaster  was 
the  Great  Eternal  Himself;  yet 
the 
knowledge  acquired  iu  that  school  did 
not add  to the  wisdom  of the  progenitors 
of our  race.  They  were  taught  simple 
facts  pertaining to the laws  of  their  be­
ing  auri  the  direful  effects  that  would 
follow a violation  of those  laws;  yet  the 
teaching  was in  vain,  simply  because the 
great  truths 
taught  were  not  demon­
strated  facts in the minds of  the  pupils. 
The instruction  was given,  but  it  made 
them  none  the  wiser;  the  lessons  were 
taught,  but they  were not  learned.  Not 
until  the  briny  drops  of  sweat  were 
wrung from  the heated  brows of our first 
parents by  the dictates of stern necessity, 
and  the  withering  sting  of  decay  and 
death  was  felt in  their  souls,  did  these 
instructions  crystallize 
genuine 
knowledge.

experience.  We 

Thus  it  has  always  been,  and  thus, 
doubtless,  it  will always  be.  To  be  in­
structed  is one  thing,  to  acquire  knowl­
edge in  a  sense of  knowing  is  quite  an­
other thing.  We are  entertained  in  the 
lecture room,  but  we learn  in  the  school 
of 
the 
preacher,  admire  the  moralizer  and  re­
spect  the  exhorter;  but  when  we  hear 
the admonitions of necessity in the school 
of experience,  we  obey.  Then  it  is  we 
work out the problems  of  life  and  con­
vert  what  erstwhile had  impressed  us as 
mere speculative theories  into axiomatic 
truths.  Knowledge  acquired 
this 
way  makes  us wiser;  but  the lessons  are 
hard  and 
shows  no 
mercy.

taskmaster 

reverence 

How many  of us  are taking  lessons  in 
business  and  domestic  economy  in  this 
school  of experience at the present  time? 
The great  army of  young  business  men 
who hold down  clerical  positions  at  the 
present time,  and  that other  great  army 
of  young  business  men  who  have  lost 
their  hold  during 
the  past  eighteen 
months,  made their  debut into  the  busi­
ness  world  since the panic ol 1873:  there­
fore,  they are taking lessons in the school 
of experience,  for the  first  time,  on  the 
value of competency,  the  dangers  which 
lie in the wake of indifference  and  ques 
tionable  habits,  and  the  bitter fruits  of 
improvidence and foolish extravaganee.

the 

in 

And then  there is a  great multitude  of 
older business men who are floundering in 
the valley of  humiliation  to-day  because 
they  forgot  the  lessons  learned  in  the 
school of  experience  in  times  past  and 
gone. 
It serves  them  right;  they  ought 
to have  known  better.  The  seed  of  wis­
dom was good and  it sprouted;  but it fell 
on  rocky soil and the birds  of  returning 
prosperity  soon  plucked  it  out  by  the 
roots.  These  forgetful  ones  must  learn 
the 
lesson  of  business  economy  over 
again.

Were it not  for protracted  depressions 
like the present,  the science of  domestic 
economy would never  command so  much 
as  a  passing  thought  from  the  masses 
generally.  When  wages  are  high  and

It  savors 

incomplete 

constant  and  profits  plentiful, the Amer­
ican ear  is deaf to  all economic  expostu­
lations  and  remonstrances.  To  curtail 
living expenses or forego current amuse­
ments  for the  sake  of  laying  up  some­
thing for a  possible  time of need  is anti- 
American. 
too  much  of  old 
world  conditions  where  times  of need are 
of common occurrence:  but in this  Amer­
ica of ours,  where fortunes  are  made in a 
day;  where a  railroad  map  issued  to-day 
will  be 
to-morrow;  where 
the  boundless  praries  beckon  the  home 
seeker 
to  come  and  possess  without 
money  and  without  price;  where  the 
manufacturer’s  market  is  constantly  ex­
panding;  where  the  merchant’s source of 
trade enlarges and  his  customers  become 
more numerous as  the  general  develop­
ment  progresses,  aud  where the income 
of the  wage-earner  is  more  princely  in 
proportion  th a n   in  anv  other  land—the 
man  who  d is c o v e rs   tiia t  h e  cannot  keep 
i  his cake  by  eating it,  a n d  makes p ra c tic a l 
use  of 
thus  a c q u ire d  
j  would  be  voted out  of the  riug as  a  sort 
of a  two-for-a nickel  nonentity.  While 
the sun  of  prosperity 
is  shining  we  do 
j not need  the hay of  laid-up earnings,  and 
so we bask  in  the  sunshine and  make  no 
hay.  We  become  so  dazzled  with  the 
brilliancy of  its  rays  that,  somehow,  we 
get the notion  into our  heads that because 
the sun does shine it  always  will  shine. 
But  the  sun  did  go  down about a year 
and a half ago,  and  the most  of  us  have 
been  running around ever since trying  to 
borrow  a little hay  of  our  neighbors  to 
help us out.

th e   kn »wledge 

How  short-sighted  we  were.  Expe­
rience has  taught  us  this  and  we  shall 
never  forget  it.  We  are  not  building 
railroads  now;  we  are  appointing  re­
ceivers,  instead,  to wind  up  the affairs of 
companies  operating  many  of  those  we 
already  have.  We  have no  more  virgin 
boundless  prairies  beckoning  for 
the 
home-seeker;  they  have  been  measured 
and  parcelled out,  aud  their virginity, to­
gether with  Uncle  barn’s right  of  dispo­
sition, has been  lost forever.  The manu­
facturer’s market has  reached  its  limit of 
expansion,  and  the  merchant’s source  of 
trade  has been  reduced  in  value  and  his 
customers  have  been reduced  in  number 
by  increased competition.  Wages,  which 
were high and  supposedly  constant,  have 
either  been  cut in  two  or  stopped  alto­
gether,  and  profits  have  disappeared. 
We have ceased  to  be  a  nation  of  easy 
money  makers aud  liberal  money  spend­
ers.  The question of  the hour  with  un­
skilled  labor is,  bow  the  old  proverbial 
wolf is to be kept from  the kitchen door, 
the  people  generally  are  very 
while 
much  exercised 
in  devising  ways  aud 
means to  make both  ends meet.  No  one 
pretends to be  making  any  money.

live 

If  to 

Now,  what are  we doing?  Will the past 
seventy-seven  weeks  of  our  lives,  with 
those yet to follow,  remain  a mere blank 
in our existence?  Will  this long night of 
depression,  to the extent  of its duration, 
virtually shorten  our lives  by  reason  of 
its  neutralizing  effect  on  our  efforts  to 
make  money? 
to  make 
money  then  this portion of our lives will, 
indeed,  remain  a  blank;  but  life  is  en­
cumbered  with  other  duties.  We  must 
not only  labor  to  obtain  wealth;  for  by 
so doing  we  may  miss  the  means* of  ob­
taining a common  livelihood. 
If  wealth 
be our only aim  there  is no risk  we  will 
not incur in our  efforts to reach  the cov­
eted goal,  not even excepting that of hav­
ing our families stranded  on  the shitting

is 

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Get  our  prices  when  you 
want  the  Best  Fruit.

“ S ta g ”  Brand  is  a  Favorite.

The  1* lit mi m  Candy  Co.

Queen  Flake

B a k in g   P o w d e r
  ONLY  HIGH  GRUDE  B

  POWDER  I D   AT THIS  PRICE

l

l

B u t  F ew   E q uals

1

H as  No  Superior

6 oz.  Can,  io cts. 

i  lb.  Can,  25  cts.

Manufactured by

NORTHROP,  ROBERTSON  &  CARRIER,

L A N SIN G ,  M ICH. 

- 

- 

- 

LO U ISV ILLE,  KY.

Iu countless homes they find a place,
Bring smiles of j<>y to every face.
Put up with care—and  with  delight,
The dealers say “they’re out of sight.”

Sold  by all  wholesale dealers in 

Grand Rapids and  by

The  F*utnam  Candy Co.
COUPON  BOOKS IK  YOU  HUY  OF  HEADQUARTERS.  YOU 

ARE  CUSTOMERS  OF  THE

T R A D E S M A N   C O M P A N Y ,

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WALTER BAKER & CO.

T h e  L argest 
Manufacturers of

COCOA and 

CHOCOLATE
IN  T H IS COUNTRY,
have  received  from  th# 
Judges  of  th e

World’s 
Columbian 
Exposition

The Highest Awards

(Medals and Diplomas)

on  each  of  the  following  articles, 
nam ely:
BREAKFAST  COCOA,
PREMIUM  NO.  I  CHOCOLATE, 
CERMAN  SWEET CHOCOLATE, 
VANILLA  CHOCOLATE,
COCOA  BUTTER,

D O R CH ESTER ,  MASS.

For “ purity of material,” “ excellent 
Savor,”  and  “ uniform  even  composi­
tion.”
8 0 L 0   BY  C ROCERS  EVERYWHERE.
W a l t e r   B a k e r   &   Co.,
COUGH
DROPS

RED STAR  Cough  Drops 
are  the  cleanest,  purest  and 
most  effective  drop 
in  the 
market.  Try  Them.  Made 
by

A.  E.
BROOKS
&
CO.,
5  and  7  Ionia  S t., 
Grand  Rapids, 
M ich.

— IF  YOU  WISH  AN —

E n gravin g  of 

Your  Store.

than 

unlucky 

sands of  penury  and  want.  Who among i 
the numerous readers of T h e  T r a d e s m a n  
does not know of families who  have been 
thus  stranded  on  account  of  hazardous I 
undertakings?  These 
ones 
would  not now  be taking  such  bitter les­
sons in the school  of  experience  if  they 
had  known  that  acquisition  of  wealth  is 
not the first,  last and  only  duty  of  life. 
They  would have  known  that a [substan­
tial  provision  to meet  the  demands  of  a 
common  livelihood  during such  times  as 
we  are  at  present  experiencing  was  a 
greater  duty 
the  acquisition  of 
wealth  at any  hazard.  Being  impressed 
with  this  first  and  foremost  duty,  the 
wage-earner and the profit winner  would 
not lay  all  on  the  altar  of  pleasure,  or 
part  with  the  uttermost  farthing  of  ac­
cumulated  earnings  to  gratify  appetites 
and  desires  which  are  wholly  fictitious 
and  which can  never  be  appeased or sat­
isfied. 
Imaginary  wants are  the  “ will o’ 
the  wisps” of good  times.  They are  en­
tirely  harmless  if  we  understand  their 
nature  and  leave  them  severely  alone; 
but  if  we  mistake  their true significance 
and run after  them,  we  will  waste  our 
substance  in the chase and never succeed 
in  grasping  the  phantom.  When  times 
are good  we close our ears to every  warn­
ing note and  keep  up  the  chase,  never 
dreaming of a possible obstruction in  the 
way.  “ The more  we  have  the  more  we 
want” is a true saying and one especially 
applicable  to  this  country.  The  money 
winner wanted his first  thousand,  but he 
wants bis  fiftieth thousand  with  a degree 
of feeling fitty  times  more  intense  than 
the first;  or,  in other  words, after acquir­
ing fitty  thousand,  he feels  the  want  of 
an  additional  fitty  lully  as much  as  he 
felt the  want of  the  first  thousand. 
In 
the pursuit of pleasure, in personal adorn­
ment,  and 
the  equipment  of  our 
homes,  the  same  tendency  is  observed. 
Our desires in these  matters  increase  in 
the same ratio  that the  means  of gratifi­
cation  increase.  Tne  gratification  of  a 
present desire  breeds  two  new  ones;  and 
so it is that in  times of  prosperity  Amer­
ican  geuius  is taxed  to the utmost in de­
vising  ways and  means to meet this ever- 
increasing  and  never-to-be-satisfied  de­
mand for something new.

in 

This American  tendency  to prodigality 
has  received  a check.  The  experience is 
new to the  present  active  generation  of 
business  men.  The  people  generally 
are taking lessons  in  the school  of  expe- j 
rience. 
It  is  nut of their own choosing; 
if it  were,  the  lessons  would  never  be 
learned  and 
the  people  would  not  be 
made  wiser.  When  the  task  is  ended 
the people will  not  be  richer,  but  they 
will be wiser. 

E.  A.  Owen.

S.  C.  W.

The  Leading  Niekle  Cigar 
Made in this Market.

The Only  Brand in  the state  (outside of  Detroit) 

Made by  Improved  Machinery.

This Cigar is  made  with  Long  Mixed 

Filler,  Single  Connecticut  Binder 

and  Sumatra  Wrapper.
Sold at $35 per  1,000

By  the  M anufacturer,

6.  J.  Johnson. 347 South Division St. 

G rand  Rapids, 

rtich.

Telephone  1205.

Established  1868

H.  M.  Reynolds  &  Son.

H eadquarters for

Straw  Board,

B uilding Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing,

A sphalt  Ready  Roofing.

A sphalt Roof P aints,

Resin, Coal Tar,

Roofing and Paving Pitch,

Tarred F elt, Mineral  Wool.

Elastic  Roofing Cement, 

Car, Bridge and Roof P aints.  Oils.

P r a c t i c a l   R o o f e r s

and  Gravel.
la  Felt,  Composition 
Cor.  L ouis  anil  t'am pau Sts., Grand  R apids

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TRADESM AN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids, 

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  Mich

Agents,
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C H IC A G O  

Sept-5318{>4-
A N D   W K sif  M IC H IG A N   R ’Y. 

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d  R apids.. 
Ar. Chicago 
Lv.  Chicago 
Ar. G’d  Rapids 

.......  7 :25am  1: '5pm  *ll:?0pm
1:25pm  6 :50pm  *6:45am
...  c:15am  5:00pm  »11:45pm
...........3:05pm  10:25pm  *6:25an?

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO 

TO  AND  PROM   M USKEGON.

Lv.  G rand  Rapids 
A r. G rand  K.  9:15am  3 :05pm

7 :25am  1:25pm  5:30pm

TR A V ER SE C1TT.  CH A RLEV O IX   AND  PE T O S K E T . 

Lv. G rand  R apids.. 
Ar.  M anistee.  ... 
Ar. Traverse City .  .. 
Ar. Charlevoix 
Ar.  Petoskey 

7:30am  3:15pm 
12:20pm  8:15pm
1:00pm  8:  pm
3:15pm  11:1‘pm
3: .5pm  11:tiipm

T rains arrive from  north at l:i 0 pm and  *10:00 

pm.

PA R L O R   AND  S L E E PIN G   CARS.

Parlor  cars  leave  for  Chicago  1:25pm.  F or 
n o 'th   3:15pm.  A rrives  from  Chicago  ln:35pm. 
From north  1 :pm.  Sleeping cars leave  for  Chi- 
cag .  11:30pm.  A rrive from Chicago 6.25.

»Every day  Others week days  only

D E T R O IT , 

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LA N SIN G   &  N O R T H E R N   R .  R . 

GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. G rand R apids.........  7:00am  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar. D e tro it..  ................ 11:40am  6 :30pm  10:40pm

RETURNING  FROM  D ETRO IT.

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

TO AND  PROM  SAGINAW ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LOUIS.

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

TO  AND  FROM  LOWELL.

Lv. G rand R apids............   7:00am  1:30pm  5:55pm
A r.from  Low ell................ 12:40pm 6:15pm ' ............

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  G rand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on m orn­
ing train.

Trains  week days only.

GEO. De HAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r  Ag’t.

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

W A C K E E   R a ilw a y .

T rains L eave 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
I o n ia ............. Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
O w osso.......  Ar
E.  naginaw .  Ar 
Bay City 
...A r
F l i n t ............ Ar
Pt.  H u ro n ... Ar
P o n tia c .........Ar
D etroit...........Ar

EASTW ARD

tN o.  14
6 45am
7 40am
8 25am 
9ooam
10 50an>
11 32am 
IP * 6am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am

tN o.  16 TNo.  i» »No.
P  20am 3 25pm 11 00pm
11 25am 4 27pm 12 35 am
12 17 pm 5 gOpm 1  25am
1 20pm ô 05pjnj 3 10am
3 45pm 8 00pm 6 40am
4 35pm 8 37pm 7 15am
3 45pm 7 05pm 54  am
5 50pm 8 50pm 7 3oam
3 05pm 8 25pm 5 37am
4 05pm 925pm 701 tam

WESTWARD.

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For  G rand  Haven  and Interm ediate
.  Points  ..................................................»7:00 a. m.
For G rand Haven and  M uskegon....... t l  :10 p .m .
“ 
“  Mil.  and Chi.  +4.55 p.  m
tD aily except  Sunday. 
T rains  arrive  from   the  east,  6:35' a.m .,  12-50 
p.m.. 4:35 p. m .
T rains  arrive  from  the  west, 10:10a.  m.  3-15 
p m.  and 9:10 p. m.
Eastw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  P arlcr  Buffet 
car.  No.  18 Parlor  Car.  No. 82 W agner  Sleeper.
W estw ard— No.  11  Parlor fa r.  No.  15 W agner 
Parlor  Buffet car  No. 81  W agner Sleeper.

J a b .  C a m p b e l l ,  city  T*ckei A gent.

»Daily.

G ra n d   B ap ld e  <5* In d ia n a

■*©  c a t e . ,  
"*!©  (PAY. 

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IN©  &s>AY,

©AINOAWFK
as* Contrast* te grow hair on the hsa- 
.  <*ce with  those  who  can  call  at  my office or 
v   the office of  my agents, provided  the head is 
glossy,  or the pores of the scalp not closed. 
Where  the  head  is  shiny  or  the  pores  closed, 
there  is no cure.  Call and  be examined  free of 
If  you cannot  call, write to me.  State 
charge. 
• he exact  condition of  the scalp and youroccu* 
»  ‘OR 

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

Mic h ig a n  (T entral

“ Tte Niagara Falls Route.”

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

»Dally.  Ail others daily, except Sunday.

A rrive. 
D epart
10 20 d  m ............ D etroit  E x p re ss............. 7  00 a m
5 3 0 a m   — »A tlantic and  Pacific.......1  20 p m
1  10 p m ....... New  York  Express  .........  6 00 p m
Sleeping cars  run  on A tlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit a t  7:00 a m ;  re­
turning, leave Detroit4:35 p m ,a rriv in g  at G rand 
Rapids 10:20 pm .
D irect  com m unication 'm ade  at  D etroit  w ith 
all through  trains e rst  over  the  M ichigan Cen­
tral Railroad  (Canada Southern  Division. >
A.  A l m q u i s t , T icket  Agent, 
U nion PassengerStation.

t r a in s  g o in g  n o r t h

L*ave going 
For Traverse City, Petoskey  and Saginaw..  ?*40 a  ra
For  Traverse  City..........................*..............  6*26 p*  m
For Saginaw...................................................\\7 .’.5;O0d  m*
For  Petoskey and  Mackinaw..........................10:25 p  m'.
Leave going

TEA IN8  GOING  SOUTH

North

For  Cincinnati....................................................
For  Kalamazoo and  Chicago......................... .V ik  „
For  Fort Wayne and  the  East..........   .  . . . . .   S-U d S*
For Cincin natl  ........................................... . . ”   *5 io  „ S '
For  Kalamazoo and Chicago.........»11:40  p. m
C h icag o  v ia  G.  R.  & I.  R.  r .
Rap,d*............ 0:60 am   * :16 p m   »11:40 pm
7:10 am

*■» 
A5ri F « ‘ V C  
8:15 p  m  train  haa through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor 
Car and coach.
and Coach  tra,n dally-  through Wagner Sleeping Car 
li  SO p m
Lv  Chicago 
A7„?rand ®aP,ds 
7  so a m
S S0  p  m  haa through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor  Car. 
11:30 pm   train daily, through  Wagner  Bleeping  Car.

TV  *:0i.pS   8 00 P m 

3  SO p m 
0  15 p m 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

M u sk eg o n . G ra n d  R a p id s  & I n d ia n a .
I ! « * ™  
8  25 a m
l:'5pm
100p m  
5 20pm
*-:40  p m 

From Muskegon—Arrive

_  
O .L . LO O K  W o o d  •
General Passenger and  Ticket Agent.

PH OTO 
WOOD
HALFTONE
Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards  and  Stationery 

Headings, Maps, Plans  and Patented 

Articles.
T R A D E S M A N   CO ., 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

F a ith fu l  to   D e ath .

Eddie  Martin,  of  Crittenden  county, 
Ky.,  gave  up  his life the other day rather 
than  betray  a  frienu.  A  mob  of some 
fifty  men  were  looking  for  Bill Goode,  a 
troublesome citizen of the county,  for the 
purpose of getting him  out  of  the  way, 
and  they  called  up  Martin in the night, 
knowing him  to be a  friend  of  Goode’s. 
The  mob told  Martin  that they were come 
to hang him,  but that they  would  let him 
off if  be  would  tell  them  what  be  knew 
about  Goode,  and  disclose  bis  where­
abouts.  Martin  replied:  “ If  those  are 
the only terms,  gentlemen,  let the hang­
ing  proceed.  Bill  Goode  has  been  my 
friend,  and  I  will shield  him.”  The  mob 
took  him  at his  word,  and  presently  bis 
lifeless body  was  swinging to the branch 
of a tree,  a sacrifice to friendship.

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

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

Grand  Rapids,  ilich.

Use Tradesman Coupou Books.

T r a d e s m a n  Co« 

grand  rapids.mich.

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WILLIAM  CONNOR

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HERCULES  POWDER».

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Stump before a Blast.

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Strongest and Safest Explosive
POWDER, FUSE, CAPS,

KNOWN  TO  THE  ARTS.

Electric  Mining  Goods,

AND  A LL  TO O LS  FOR  STU M P  BLA STIN G.
HERCULES  POWDER  COMPANY,
Cuyahoga Building, 

FOR  s a l e   b v   t h e

CLEVELAND,  OHIO.

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A NNIH ILATO R. 

rH E   GREAT  STU M P  AND  ROCK 

F o r   S a le   B y

E O S T E R , 

S 7 E V E  &  C O .,

JOBBING  AGENTS,

G R A N D  R A P I D S ,  M I C H ,

F r o m   A   N e w   Y o r k   S ta n d p o in t,

Note  whaf  a  leading 

Greek Currants:

grocer  of  the  E npire State thinks of Genuine Cleaned

Albion, N.  y .,

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Will  be at Sweet’s  Hotel,  Grand  Rapids, 
on  Friday,  Nov. 23,  and  again on  Friday, 
Nov.  30,  for  the  last time  with  his fall 
and winter  samples,  among  which  may 
be  named  a  nice  selection  of  Paddocks 
and Kerseys and  Melton  Overcoats,  from 
45 to 52  inches  long—ulsters,  single  and 
double breasted suits,  etc.

P R O V IS IO N S .

... 

SAUSAGE.

12 75 
1<  25 
14  50
IS  75 
14  01}

The G rand  Rapids  Packing  and Provlslnn Co 

PO RE  n   BARRELS.

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quotes as follow s:
Mess.............................................................
^taort c u t ............................................... ..
Extra clear pig. short  cu t  .....* IIIII 11
Extra clear,  heavy 
..............................
Clear,  fat  hack 
Boston clear, short cut  . . . .   ... 1. 1111
Clear back, short cut. 
..................
Standard clear, short cut. b est............
Pork, links  ..
B o lo g n a ___
Liver  . . . . . . .
Tongue  ....  .
Blood 
. . .   . 
Head cheese
S u m m e r.......
F ran k fu rts...
Kettle  R endered...  .............................................
Granger  ................................................................. g
....................................................................  5^
Family 
Compound..............................................................   5*,
Cottolene  .. 
..................................................   7^
Cotosuet 
>> 10  t'ins,  14c advance.
20 lb.  pails,  Vic 
ttc 
10 lb. 
“ 
5 lb.  “ 
lie
3 lb.  " 
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BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs......................... 7  50
Extra Mess, Chicago  packing...........................  7  75
Boneless, rump butts..................... .....................lu  00

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smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Hams, average 20 lbs........................................... P  Vi
16 lb s.............................................  Pj£
12 to 14 lb s....................................to
picn ic.............................................................7t(
best boneless............................................   Rti
Shoulders 
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At the regular  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  Association,  held 
at  Elk’s  Hall,  Monday evening,  Nov.  19, 
President  White  presided.
A.  Britik,  chairman  of  the  Committee 
on  Oil,  reported  that a  careful  investiga­
tion  of the  matter  led  him  to believe that 
the charge of  peddling  lodged against S., 
S.  <Sfc  T.  could  not  be  sustained,  as the 
title  to  the  peddling  wagons  formerly 
used  by S..  S.  & T.  had  passed  to a  man 
named  Cummings,  although  he  had  se­
cured S..  S.  &  T.  to the amount of his  in­
debtedness.
It  was stated  that  the  Independent Oil 
Co.  was  a  creature of  the Standard  Oil 
Co.,  and  the Secretary  was  instructed  to 
pursue the investigation  in this direction 
and  report  progress  at  the  next  meeting.
J.  Geo.  Lehman  expressed the  opinion 
that  the oil  trade  was  “ busted,”  so  far 
as  the grocers  were  concerned,  and  that 
the  latter might as  well have  a little fun 
over the matter.
Mr.  Brink  stated  that  S..  S.  & T.  stood 
ready  to  discontinue  the  sale  of  oil  to 
peddlers  whenever  the  Standard Oil  Co. 
would  do the same.
The low  prices  made on flour by several 
grocers  was  discussed  at  some  length, 
culminating  in  the adoption of  a  resolu­
tion  instructing the Secretary  to commu­
nicate with  the city  millers, enquiring if 
they  would  be  willing to adopt the rebate 
plan  in  the sale of flour;  and.  if  so.  what 
discount in  the  shape  of  a  margin  they 
would  be  willing  to allow the trade.
The question of  a  permanent  market 
site  was then  discussed  at  some  length. 
J.  Geo.  Lehman  favored  the  over-the- 
river-site.  on  the ground that it  would  tie 
a connecting  link  between  the  East  and 
West  sides. 
Julius  J.  Wagner  com­
mended the proposed site  between  Bart­
lett street and  Wealthy  avenue,  300x660 
feet in  size,  which can  be  purchased  for 
$70.000.  Ed.  Winchester  suggested  the 
purchase of a couple  of  blocks  between 
Canal  and  Kent  streets,  north  of  New­
berry street.  The main  advantage of the 
latter site is that it is  not near enough  to 
a street car line to be  hampered  thereby. 
The subject  was  then  laid  on  the  table 
for future  discussion,  and  the  meeting 
adjourned.

T h e  S to v e   D e a le r’s L a m e n t.

From the  New York  Sun.

“ We are expected to prevaricate some.” 
said  the retail stove  dealer.  “ It is abso­
lutely necessary  if a  man  would  succeed. 
If you don’t you  lose  your  trade.  Now, 
this  is the  worst time  of the year  for us. 
It’s all  on  account  of  the  weather. 
If 
there  is one cold day  we are suddenly  in­
vaded  by  an army of  women  all  wanting 
their  stoves  repaired.  Some  want  new 
brick,  others want to  swap  an  old  stove 
for  a  new  one,  while  many  want grates 
of all  descriptions.  We  don’t keep  such 
thiugs in  stock,  and  if  they  are not  ready 
when  you  promised  them  (and  they  are 
not)  there  is  trouble.  You  don’t  want 
to lose their trade,  so you  tell  them  you 
had  to order the bricks  from  Pennsylva­
nia,  or that  they are all out  of that  kind 
of grate at the  factory.
“ The  women ask  hundreds  of  foolish 
questions:  'Why  does  the  smoke  come 
out of the doors?  What’s  the  best  kind 
of coal  to  use  in  that  stove?  Will  that 
stove  bake  bread  on  the  bottom?’  and 
things like  that.  Most  of  these  people 
have not used  their stovesall through  the 
summer.  They  have  been  using  gas 
stoves.  Their stoves get clogged up with 
soot.  The  grate  cracks  and  the  brick 
fails out. 
It  keeps  me  in  hot  water  at 
the  beginning  of  every  fall  and  it  takes 
me the rest of the season trying  to square 
myself  with  my conscience.”

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woman  and  child  in  the  United States. 
But 
there  are  some  people  who  get  a 
good  deal  more than  their share.

ten 

It would  not  be  quite  accurate  to  say 
that  the  besetting  weakness of the Amer­
ican  people  is  that  they  are  too much  de­
voted  to money  making, but such  a state­
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A n tiq u ity   o f  C o u n te r-P resc rib in g :.
That counter-prescribing is  not  a phe­
nomenon sensational in its novelty, t' ose 
who read  medical journals must  be  only 
It  is a hackneyed  and 
too  well  aware. 
thread-bare  subject,  from  which 
the 
druggist  may  well  pray  to be delivered; 
but few realize the  antiquated  character 
of  the  “chestnut.” 
In  re-perusing  but 
recently a poem  on  which  onr eyes  have 
not rested for  many  a  year—Pope’s  Es­
say  on  Criticism—we  were  strnck  with 
the keen observation of the gifted hunch­
back;
•'So modem  n'^he-srie«  tm vht the a-t 
Br rtertn-’« hill« to play the doctor’“ part,
Bold 1n th e craet’cc or m M aken  rides.
P re se rv e   apply and call  their master« fools.”

In  those days  the offending ’potbecary 
seems to have added  insult to  injury—to 
have  levied  on  the  doctor’s  patronage 
while  depreciating  his  skill. 
In  our 
time  there  may  he  a  few  counter-pre 
scrihers  who  think they  “ know  it  all.” 
who make odious  comparisons,  and  criti­
cise freely the capacity  of  various  med­
ical  men;  hut  our  prescribing druggists 
have learned  a lesson  in  decency,  if  not 
in  policy—at  all events they are not  wont 
to  “call  their masters foo]*.”

Thu«  we find  in full  blast one hundred 
eighty years  ago*  an  abuse  which  still 
clamors for a  remedy.  Will  the  remedy 
be forthcoming  a  hundred  years  hence? 
Or is  counter-prescribing,  like  poverty, 
to be al ways with  ns?

for 

One  thing  is  certain,  and  the  med­
ical  profession  must recognize  it  sooner 
or later,  viz  :  that  in  a  vast  number  ol 
cases it  is  absurd  to hold  the  pharmacist 
accnnntable 
counter-prescribing. 
Nothing short of  wild  horses  will  drag 
the average  layman  to a doctor  when  be 
wants  a  corn-cure,  a  liniment  for  a 
bruise,  a piece of court-plaster,  a dose of 
Hunyadi,  or his  grandmother’s  prescrip­
tion  for a cold. 
In  cases  of  emergency, 
too,  the pharmacist has a perfect right to 
render what service he can  within bounds 
of  reason. 
To  suppress  counter-pre 
scribing,  zealous  missionary  work  must 
be done  with  the  public.  To bowl at  the 
druggist will  no more prove  effective,  in 
a large  category  of  cases,  than  to  seek 
the suppression of speculation  by closing 
the boards of trade;  the proposed remedy 
is inadequate.  Bring  ail  the pressure in 
the world to  bear on  the  druggist—with 
entire success,  we  will say.  Let us sup­
pose all counter-prescribing  in  the phar­
macy  effectively  suppressed.  Who  will 
be  the  gainer?  The  physician?  By  no 
means. 
incorrigible  public  will 
simply seek other  oracles  for  its  minor
*  D uring  the  seventeenth  century,  how ever, 
there sro-e a  warm < on test  between the  physic­
ians and the apothecaries—th e fora er  accusing 
the latter of  usurping  their  province  and  the 
latter continuing and justifying  the  usurpation 
until  th e  dispute  w as  fina ly  set  at  rest  by a I 
judgm ent of the House of Lords in 1H6,  w hen it 
was decided 
th at  the  duty  of  th e  apothecary  : 
consisted not  only iu com pounding and dispens­
ing, but also in directing and ordering th e rem e­
dies  employed  in  th e  treatm ent  of  disease.— 
Encyclopaedia  Britannlca. 
Pope’s  Essay  on 
Criticism  w as w ritten in  1711. 

The 

t

ills—the clergyman and the amatenr pre­
scribing crank who is never so radiant as 
when  permitted 
to  dose  a  confiding 
brother.

The persistence of the abase—and  that 
counter-prescribing  is abnsed,  we admit 
—shonid admonish the  wonld-be reform­
ers of its  deep-seated  character  and  the 
folly  of  applying  superficial  remedies. 
Counter-prescribing,  in  plain English,  is 
the resnltoof a  genuine,  widespread  de­
mand  begotten  by the  penuriousness  or 
stupidity of those who  decline to consult 
the doctor.  These  people  will  not,  and 
cannot be made to. pay  the fee.

Let  ns  by  all  means  argne  with  the 
drnggist and show him that by aggressive 
counter-prescribing  he  is  working  mis­
chief to his enstomers  and  is at  the same 
time  estranging  the  physician.  Let  ns
try to hold  the  practice  within  bounds. 
But  let  ns  also recognize that the drug­
gist is its  creature,  not  its  creator,  and 
that under any conceivable circumstances 
the medical profession must  suffer  from 
amateur prescribing  until  human nature 
is  very radically transformed.
Standard of Education for Apprentices
At  the  last  meeting  of  the Michigan 
Pharmaceutical  Association  considerable 
discussion  centered  about  the  proposi­
tion  that a  preliminary  examination  in 
the general  branches of education  be im­
posed  on  each  applicant  for  a pharma­
cist’s or assistant’s certificate before per­
mitting him to undergo the usual technic­
al  or  scientific examination; that a gram­
mar-school  education  or  its  equivalent 
he demanded of each  applicant at the out 
set.  The idea is to raise the  standard  ot 
general education and intelligence among 
those licensed  to practice  pharmacy,  and 
to  weed  out  at  once  the  illiterate  who 
cannot spell correctly or  write  decently. 
Those  who pass trium phant  through this 
first sifting  may  then essay the  examina­
tion  in  purely  technical  subjects. 
Indi­
rectly,  such  a  course  would  rai*e  the 
standard of general education among  the 
apprentices  admitted  to  the  pharmacy. 
The idea is accordingly  a sound one;  and 
if its execution  he  only  enforced,  good 
cannot  fail  to  result  A  system  of  ex­
amination  which shall serve as  a  species 
of educational  fishing-net,  retaining  the 
fit and rejecting the fry,  will do much  to 
put an end  to an  evil  which  is  injuring 
American  pharmacy  more 
than  an> 
other.  The child  is  father  of  the  man: 
the ’prentice is parent of the  pharmacist. 
And  what  sort  of  offspring  can  be ex­
pected  from  the  raw, 
illiterate,  an 
trained,  callow  beings—the  bottle  wash­
ers,  errand  boys,  druggists’  “ devils” — 
whence in  days  gone  by  pharmacy  has 
drafted  its  recruits ? 
Is  it  from  these 
hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water 
that  we are to get material  for  the  com­
bination  of  professional  skill,  alert  in­
telligence and  business enterprise  which 
ought to characterize  the  modern  drug­
gist?  Looking  squarely  at  the  condi­
tions of apprenticeship as  they  formerly 
prevailed,  and  yet  prevail  with  melan­
choly frequency, a candid man must won­
der how pharmacy  has  fared  so  well— 
how it has escaped  the general deteriora­
tion  which  a  pharmaceutical  croaker 
might  have  reasonably  expected.  Con­
sidering the number of able,  bright  men 
developed  from this  chaos,  we  actually 
have  reason  to  be  thankful. 
It is high 
tribute to the native talent and energy of 
the untutored American lad.
But the time is now  ripe  for  drafting 
the  pharmaceutical  candidate  from  a

more elite corps.  And the  least  require­
ment that can be made Is  the  possession 
of  a  grammar-school  education  or  its 
equivalent.  For  our  own  part,  indeed, 
we heartily favor even a higher standard, 
but we realize that reforms  of  this  sort 
must creep bof ore  they  walk.  W e-ally 
ourselves  with  any  movement,  slow  or 
speedy,  bold or tentative,  so long  as  the 
right direction  is indicated.  But we feel 
satisfied 
that  the  measure  proposed, 
should  it  meet  with  the  favor  of  the 
Michigan  Board  and  be  embodied  in  a 
practical  method,  is  but  an  earnest  of 
further progress; and much  will  be  left 
to desire  until  the  dawning  of  tne  day 
when  a  high-school  education  or  its 
equivalent shall  be  demanded  of  every 
voting  man  who  presumes  to ask a cer­
tificate  as  registered  pharmacist  or  as-
distant  pharmacist.

T h e   M icro sco p e  in   th e   P h a rm a c y .
Were  this  subject  far  more  familiar 
than it really is,  we  should  yet  venture 
to exhort every pharmacist to buy or bor­
row  a microscope, to learn  how to adjust 
the delicate  and  wonderful  instrument, 
and  then  to  pariake  frequently  of  the 
feast which it offers eye and  brain.  What 
a wonderful  world  opens to him  who has 
this key to the storehouse of Nature’s tiny 
treasures!  What a wealth  ‘of  pictures— 
of curious outlines,  of peculiar forms and 
colors—in these minute particles!  When 
our amateur  tires  of  Nature’s  canvases 
he beholds in  a drop of  ditchwater  such 
a menagerie as  Barnum  never  dreamed 
of;  every particle  of  liquid  teems  with 
life,  and  the  ceaseless, 
silent,  grim 
for  existence  which  domi­
struggle 
nates  all  nature 
such 
vividness  that  only 
the  wearied  eye 
recalls thb flight of time.

is  seen  with 

The  use of the microscope has so many 
attractive features that its  study  is  not 
labor,  but  a  never-ceasing  pleasure. 
Aside,  too,  from  its  employment  as  a 
means of entertainment,  the  pharmacist 
•nay use the instrument with great  profit 
in  his profession.  One of its  most  prac­
tical  applications 
is  the  microscopical 
examination  of  drugs.  No  surer  or 
quicker  method  for  detecting  adultera­
tion  is 
to  be  found;  every  leaf,  bark 
and  fiber hears its peculiar “ trademark,” 
and the microscope reveals it  plainly 
to 
the initiated.  The examination of chem­
icals,  tablets,  pills,  precipitates  in  fluid 
products,  the identification  of  crystals— 
all present so many  practical  and profit­
able fields for study.

Aside from  these  uses  of  the  micro­
scope,  it may  be made to serve as  an  in­
dependent source of income for the drug­
gist  who has a  little  ingenuity,  a  little 
education outside of drugs,  and  a  large 
amount of  application.  Frequently  the 
physician desires to have a microscopical 
examination of nrine.  which  he„takes  to 
someone  known  to  have  experience  in 
the use of the  microscope.  Or  it may  be 
water,  milk,  beer, canned  meats or other 
articles  of  foods,  which  have  aroused 
suspicion.

A  further  enumeration  would  make 
this article  too  long.  We  content  our­
selves with  cautioning  the  wouldbe  mi- 
croscopist that the skill  necessary  to ex­
amine  urine,  food,  etc.,  cannot  be  ac­
quired in a week  or  a  month:  but ’any­
one of good education  and  perseverauce 
can gain it in  time,  and  the  work  can  be 
diversified by much set  ntifle play.

of  immense  service  in  this  as 
in  all 
branches of scientific  work.  The cost of 
the  outfit  need  not  be  heavy;  for  the 
kind  of  work  described,  the  ordinary 
student’s microscope with half and three- 
quarter inch  objectives  would  be amply 
sufficient.  The accessories, consisting of 
a microtome,  or even a razor,  and  a  few 
glass slides and covers,  would  add  very 
little to the expense.

I s n ’t   A f r a id   o f   t h e   D r e a d e d   I n v a s io n  

o f   H is   B u s in e s s .

A New  York grocer,  who  is  evidently 
not in  sympathy  with  the  policy  of  the 
Retail  Grocers’  Association  in  its  fight 
on 
the  department  stores  of  Gotham, 
writes  the  following  pungent  letter  to 
the  New  York  Sun:  The  members  of 
the Retail Grocers’  Association  are prov­
ing that they are possessed of  very  poor 
business capabilities.

If the dry goods  houses feel  like going 
into the grocery  business,  all  the opposi­
tion,  threatening,  and  baby  talk  of  the 
Association  won’t  stop  them.  Of 
the 
two it  will  help them,  as  it is a first-class 
advertisement for the dry goods men.

Now,  here  are  the  facts:  No  dry 
goods bouse can drive a  live,  up-to-date 
grocer out of business. 
It  is  a  mistake 
to think the dry  goods  houses  are  run­
ning  grocery  departments  to  advertise 
themselves.  That  is  nonsense.  Their 
grocery  business  is  for  making  money. 
They may sell  a  few  things  cheap,  but 
that  will  deceive  no  one  but  amateur 
housekeepers.  Any good  grocer can,  on 
the whole,  supply groceries cheaper than 
the dry goods men,  for the simple reason 
that he is  under less  expense.  Take my 
word  for it you can  get  more  goods  and 
better goods for a five dollar bill  from  a 
live grocer than  you can  at  any  bargain 
bouse in  this town.
What the  members of  the  Association 
want to do is  to take the cobwebs  out  of 
their  eyes,  clean 
their  stores  up  and 
make them  look  attractive,  print  signs 
for their goods,  abolish  the  credit  busi­
ness.  and  look  out  for  themselves  and 
not their opponents.
The dry  goods men  may  start soap  fac­
tories,  packing  houses, or baby  farms  if 
they  wish,  but  they  can’t  scare  a  live 
grocer.

Good  pencil  wood  is  becoming so scarce 
that  Faber & Co.  have begun  to  cultivate 
plantations  of  cedar  in  Germany.  At 
the Schloss Stein  there is  a  cedar  torest 
which  covers 
thirteen  acres,  and  the 
bead  of  the  firm  has  for  many  years 
maintained  nurseries and  plantations  of 
cedars  on  his  land  in  Bavaria,  grown 
from  seed  which  he 
imported  from 
Florida.

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J u n íp e ra s ...................... 
X anthoxylum ...............  25©  30

BALSAMITE.

C opaiba.........................   45©  50
P eru ................................  
©2  f0
Terabln. Canada  .... 
T o lu ta n .........................   35©  50

45©

OOBTEX.

Abies,  C anadian....................  18
Casslae 
..................................   12
Cinchona F i a r a ....................   18
Enonym us  atro p u rp ............   30
Myrlca  Cerifera, p o ...............  20
PranuB V lrglnl.......................   12
Q uill ala,  g rd ...........................  10
Sassafras 
...............................  12
Ulmus Po (G round  15).........  15

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EX TRA  CTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
PO.............
U aem atox, 15 lb. b ox..
la.............
........
J4s...........
FERRU
Carbonate P reclp.........
Citrate and Q uinta —
Citrate  Soluble............
Ferrocyanldum  Sol —
Sol ut  Chloride  ...........
Sulphate,  com’l ...........
p u re..............

** 

24©
33©
11©
13©
14©
16©

©   15 
©3  50 
©   80 
©   50

.9©©

FLORA.

A rn ic a ...........................  12©
A n th e m ls.....................   3 ©
M atricaria 
.......  50©

FOJ.L

14©  30

Barosma
Cassia  A cutlfol,  T in

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n lv e lly .......................   25©
A lx.  35©
and  Ms.......................   15©

Salvia  officinalis,  J4s
Ura Ural 

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

8©

S U S H I.

Acacia, 1st  picked —

16) 

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ ....
“ ....

2d 
99©
3d 
sifted sorts.
60©
p o .........  -  ...
5o©©
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...
“  Cape,  (po.  20)...
©
Socotrl.  (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Ha, 14 las
®
....................  -
55©
A m m oniac....................
50©
Assafcetlda,  i po 60)
B ensolnum ....................  5“©
..................  46 2
C am phors 
Buphorblum   po  .........   35
G albanum . 
.........
Gamboge,  po.  ...
Gualacum ,  (p"  35)
Kino,  (po  1  75)...
M antic 
...........
@  40
M yrrh, (po  45)
Opll  (po  3 3003  50)..2  6  ©2  7
Shellac 
i  <a>  42
33®  35
T ra g sc a n th ..................  4u@l  i*o

.  ............... 
bleached.......  

©2  50 
0©  75 ©  3

“ 

hbbba—In ounce packages.

A b sln u u u m ..........................  
  25
K upatorinm .............................  20
Lobelia......................................  25
M ajorum ..................................  28
M entha  P iperita....................   23
V lr .............................  25
R ue.............................................  30
Tanacetum , V .........................   22
Thym us,  V ...............................  25

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MA0NESIA.

Calcined,  P a t ..............   55©  6c
Carbonate,  P a t............   21®  22
Carbonate,  K. A  M __   20©  25
Carbonate, JennlngS ..  35©  36

OLEUM.

Cubebae.........................  
2 00
B xechthitos................  1  20@i 30’
E rlg e ro n .........................l  2  @1 30
G a u lth e rla ..................... 1  5n@i 60
G eranium ,  ounce..... 
©   75
Gosslpll,  Sem. g a l.......   70©  75
Hedeoma 
......................1  25@1 <0
J u m p e ri...........................  S0©2 00
L a v e n d u la ......................  9n©2 no
L lm o n ls..........................1  40©  60
M entha P iper.................2  1P@3 in
M entha  V erid............... 1  ‘0©2 00
M orrhuae, g a l...............1  30@i  40
©   50
Myrcla, o u nce..............  
Olive  ...............................  90@3 no
PI els Liquid»,  (gal. .35) 
in©  12
Rlcinl 
96©1 04
........................  
R osm arlni................. 
1  00
Rosae,  o unce..............   6  50@8 50
S nccinl.............................  4o© 45
S a b in a ............................. 
flo@i 00
Santal  ........................... 2 50@7 00
Sassafras.......................   50©  55
Slnapls, ess, o u nce__  
©   65
T lg lli..............................  
0
©  
T h y m e ...........................  40®  50
....  @1  60
'1 heobrom as..................  15©  20

OPt 

‘‘ 

POTASSIUM.
B IC a rb ....................... 
15© 
is
b ic h ro m a te ..................  13©  14
Brom ide.......................  
40©  43
C arb................................   12©  15
Chlorate  (po.  7@1«).. 
16©  18
C y an id e.........................   50©  55
Iodide  ........................... 2  90©3  m>
23©  25
Potassa,  Bitart.  pure.. 
©   15
Potassa.  Bltart, com ... 
Potass  N itres, opt  __  
8©  10
Potass N itras................ 
9
7© 
P russiate .......................   28©  30
S ulphate  po..................  15©  18

A co n itu m ......................  20©
A lth ae.............................  22©
A n c h u s a .......................   12©
A ram ,  po.......................   @
C alam us.........................  20©
G entiana  (po. 12).......... 
8©
G lychrrhlza, (pv.  15)..  16© 
H ydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35) 
teilet
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15©  20
Inula,  po.....................  
15©  20
Ipecac,  p o ....................  1  30@!  40
35©  40
Iris  ptox  (po. 35®38). 
Jalapa,  p r......................  40©  45
M aranta,  14s................ 
©   35
Podophyllum , po.........  15©  18
R hei................................   75@l  on
“  cu t  .......................   @1  75
“  p v .  ........................  75@1  35
S p lg ella.........................  35®  38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25).. 
©
Serpentarla....................  an©
Senega 
.......................   55©
Slm llax, Officinalis.  H  @
M  @ 2 5
Scillae,  (po. 85)............  10©  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
du8,  po.......................  
©
V aleriana,  Eng.  (po.30)  ©
G erm an...  15©
Ingiber a .................... 
18©
Zingiber  J .................. 
18©
SEMEN.

“ 

©   15
A nisum ,  (po.  20) 
li
A plum  ( gravel eo n s)..  14© 
Bird, I s ......................... 
4© 
r
Carni, (po.  18)................ 
in© 12
C ardam on............................1  u @ l 25
C orlandrum ....................   12©  14
5
Cannabis S ativa...........  4© 
Cydonlum 
..................   75©1 0t.
O henopodlum 
10© 12
.............  
D lpterlx o d o r a te ........2  40 $2  60
F o e n lc n lu m ................ 
©   15
Poenugreek,  p o .......  
6© 
8
L i n i......... 
...  3Vt©  4
U ni. grd.  (b b l.8)4)..  3 ,®   4
Lobelia 
P harlarls C anarian__  
V.apa 
 
Slnapls  A lb a .................  
' 

.........................   35© 4n
5
4)4© 6
7©  8
N ig ra ............   11©  12

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

4® 
 

sriarru a.

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Frum enti, W ..D .  Co. .2 oo©2  so
D. F. R ........1  7n@2 00
 
j  25©1  50
Junlperls  Co. O. T ___1  &5©2  00
“ 
...............1  75©3  50
Saacharnm   N.  B ..........1  75©2 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli.................. 1  75@e 50
Vini O p o rto ........................1  25®2 00
V ini  A lba........................... 1  25©2 00

F lorida  sheeps’  wool 
carriage 
Nassan  sheeps’  wool 
carriage 
Velvet  ex tra  sheeps’
wool  ca rriag e........... 
E xtra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage 
.................. 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage 
.......................  
Hard for  slate  u se__  
Tellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e ..............................  

2  50©2  75
2 00
1 10
85
65
75
1 40

TIN CTU RES.

“ 

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“ 

“ 

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and  m y rrh ............ 60

A conitum   N apellls R ...........  60
. 
F ...........  50
A loes.........................................  go
A rn ic a ......................................  u
A safcetlda.....................................4)
A trope B elladonna.......... * * ’  60
Benzoin....................................  60
Co...............................  50
Sanguinaria.............................  50
B arosm a......................................¡¡g
C antharldes.................................75
C apsicum ...........................   _  gp
Os  dem on.............................. [  75
Co.............................  75
C astor.......................  
1  no
C atechu........................................y.
C in c h o n a ....................................go
Co.............................  60
C olum ba..................................  50
C o n iu m .................................’"  50
Cubeba..........................................so
D ig italis.........................  . . . "  go
E rgot.........................................  50
G e n tia n ....................................  50
„  

Co....................... 60
u n m o n ..................60
Zingiber 
................................  50
H yoscyam us....................... 
50
Iodine.......................................   75
Colorless.....................  75
Ferrl  C hlorldum .................. 
35
K in o .........................................  50
Lobelia.....................................   50
M y rrh .......................................  50
N ux  V om ica...........................  50
O p ll..........................................  85
Cam phorated..................  50
D eodor............................ 2 00
A urantl C ortex.......................   50
Q u a ssia ....................................  50
Rhatany  ..................................  50
R hei.........................................  so
Cassia  A cutlfol......................! 50
Co................  50
S erp en tarla.............................  50
Stram onium .............................  60
T o lu ta n ....................................  60
V a le ria n ..................................  50
V eratrum  V eilde..................  50

“ 

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MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

* 
“  

11 
ground, 

/Ether, Spts  Nit, 8  F ..  28©  30
“  4 F ..  32©  34
A lu m en ...........................2)4©  3

(po.
4
3© 
7 ).................................. 
A nnatto.........................  55©  60
Antlm onl, p o ................ 
4© 
5
55©  60
et Potass T  
A n tip y rtn .....................  
© l  40
A ntlfebrln  ...................  
©   25
Argentl  N itras, ounce  ©   51
A rsenicum ...................  
5© 
7
Balm Gilead  B u d __  
38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N  ........... 1  6001  70
Calcium Chlor, Is,  ()4a
12:  1*»,  14)................ 
©   11
C antharldes  Russian,
po 
..............................   @1  00

 

“ 

“ 

po 

“ 
“ 

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

“ 
cent 

C apsid  F ru d u s, a f ... 
p o .... 
B po. 

©
©   28
©   20
Caryophyllna,  (po.  15)  10©  12
Carmine.  No. 40........... 
©8 75
Cera  Alba. S. A F .......  50©
Cers  F lav a....................  38©
40 
Coccus 
.................. 
©
40 
Cassis  F ractu s............. 
®
25 
©
C entrarla.......................  
10 
Getanen m ...................... 
©
40 
C hloroform ..................  60©
63 ©1  25 
sq u lb b s.
Chloral  Hyd C rst.........1
5©1  5 ■  25 
¿1©
... 
Chondrus 
Clnchonldlne, F.  A  w   15©
20 
German  3)4© 
12
Corks,  list,  d li.  per
C reaaotum .......
©O
Greta,  (bbl. 75)..
“ 
p rep .........
5© 
p re d p ....
“ 
9© 
© 
“  R u b r a ...
Crocus  ................
35© 
© 
C udbear.............
5 ©
Cuprl  S u lp h .....
D extrine 
11©
........ 
Ether S ulph ..................  75©
Emery,  all  num bers.. 
©
_   “ 
©
.................. 
Brgota,  (po.)  40..........   30©
Flake  W nlte................   12©
©
G alls 
 
G am bler.........................7  © 9
G elatin.  Cooper........... 
©  6
F rench  ...........  3 ©   5t
G lassware  flint  by  box 30.
Less than  box  75.
Glue,  B row n.......  ......... 
5 0
“  W hite..................   13©
G ly ce rin s......................  14©
G rans  P sradlsI............
H um ulns.......................
25©
©
H ydraag  Chlor  M ite..
“  Cor
©
Ox  Rubrum
©o
A m m oniatl..
45©
U nguentum .
O
H ydrargyrum ..............
IJhthyobolla, A m ..  ..1  25©1  50
In digo............................   75© 1  00
Iodine,  R esnbl............ 3 80@3  9u
Iodoform .......................   @4  70
L u p u lin .........................  @2 25
Lycopodium ................  GO©  65
...........................
Macls 
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy
drarg Io d ...................   @  27
Liquor Potass A rslnltls  10©  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
M snnls,  s. F   ............. 

1)4».............................. 2 * 0   4

60©  63

........... 

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“  

*  

8.  N. T. Q.  A

M orphia, S.  P.  A W.  2 05@2  30 
C.  Co.......................   1  95@2 20
M oachus  C anton.........  @ 4 0
M yrlstlca,  No  1 .........   66©  70
N ux Vomica,  (p o 20).. 
©   10
Os.  Sepia.......................   15©  18
Pepsin Saac, H.  A P. D.
©2 00
C o ................................  
P id s   Llq, N.»C.,  % gal
^  doz  .............................  @2 00
Plcis Llq., q u a r ts .......  
©1  00
©   85
p in ts ........... 
©   50
Pi) H ydrarg,  (po. 80).. 
Piper  N igra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
©   8
Piper  Alba,  (p °g 5 )... 
Pllx  B urgun..................  ©  
7
Plumbl A c e t................ 
i?@  13
Pulvis Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum .  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......   @1 25
Pyrethrum ,  p v ............   20©  3n
Q u asslae.......................  
8©  10
Q ulnla, 8.  P.  A W .......34 * @39)4
S.  G erm an__   27©  37
Rubia  T lnctorum .......   12®  14
S accharum L actlspv. 
12©  14
S a la d n ...........................2 in©2 25
Sanguis  D raconls.......   40©  50
'lapo,  W ..........................  12©  14
“  M ...........................  10©  12
©   15

<3.........  

“  

 

 

Seldllts  Mixture......... 
©   20
©   18
Slnapls...........................  
o p t.....................  
©   30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V o e s ........................... 
®   sr
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ©   35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 11).  .  10©  ]i 
Soda  et Potass T a r t...  24©  25
Soda C arb....................  1)4©  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............  
3© 
5
Soda,  A sh........................3)4® 
4
Soda, S ulphas..............  
©
Spts. E ther C o ............   50©
©2 on 
©2 50
...7 ............................2  49@2 59
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  C rystal.......1  40©i  46
Sulphur, S u b l.............. 254©  3
R o ll................ 2  ©   2)4

Myrda  Dom
Myrda Im p. 
vini  Rect. bbl.

I**
...
Terebenth V enice..
3T
...  28©
T beobrom ae........... ...4 5   a
4«
V anilla.....................
.9 00@16 00
Zlnci  S nlph. 
7© 8

....... ... 

“ 

OILS.

Bbl.  Gal
W bale. w in te r.........
70
70
Lard,  e x tra ..............
86
SO
Lard. No.  1.............. ..  42
45
Linseed, pure ra w .. ..  53
59

15

Linseed,  boiled..........  59 
Neat’s  Foot,  w inter
s tra in e d ....................  
S p lrltsT u rp en tln e....  34 

65 

62
70
40

“ 

bbl. 

paints. 

lb.
Red  V enetian............... l y   2@8
Ochre, yellow  M ars__ 1M  2@4
“  
B er..........im   2©3
Putty,  com m ercial__2V  2)4©3
“  strictly  p u re...... 2)2  2«© 3
Vermilion Prim e A m er­
13@16
ican ..............................  
Vermilion,  E n g lish .... 
65@70
Green,  P eninsular..... 
13@15
Lead,  re d ....................... 6  @6)4
w h ite .....................6  @6)4
@70
W hiting, w hite S pan... 
W hiting,  Gilders*........  
@90
W hite, Paris  American 
1 
W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
c l if f .........................7.. 
140
U niversal Prepared  ..1  fO@l  15 
Swiss  V illa  Prepared 
P a in ts ........................1  00@1  20

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VARNISBNS.

No. 1  T urp  C oach___1  lfl@i  20
E xtra T u rp .................. l*fl@l  70
Coach  Body.................2 75@3  00
No.  1  T urp  F u rn ........ 1  00@1  10
E u traT u rk  D am ar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u rp ............................. 
70®75

VALLEY  CITY

POULTRY POWDRR

N oth in g  Like  It  to  M ake  H ens  Lay  in  W inter.

A  valuable addition to the  feed  of  laying  Hens  and  growing 

chicks, and a sure preventative for Cholera 

Roupe and Gapes.

Price 2 3   Cents•

A b sin th iu m ........................2  *>n©3 00
Amygdalae, D a l e .......   30©  50
A m ydalae, A m arae___8 oo@8  25
A n ls l....................................2 6N&.2 '•o
A urantl  C ortex.........  1  80 §2  0 >
Bergamll 
......................3 00®n  2>
Cajlputi 
« ©   65
...................... 
C aryophylll..................  75©  8
Cedar 
...........................  35©  65
Chencpodl!  ..................   @ 16”
C ln n a m o all........................ l  C0©1 76
Cltronella  .................... 
©   45
Conium  M ac...... .........  35©  a,
opalba  .... 
.......... .. 
8  ®   90

STRUTS.

A c c a d a ....................................  50
Zingiber  ..................................  50
Ipecac........................................  60
Ferri  Io d ..................................  50
A urantl  C ortes.......................   50
Rhel  A rom .................................. 50
Slmllax  Officinalis................   60
.. . .   50
S en eg a.....................................   50
Scili a e .......................................   50
“  Co..................................  50
T o iu ta n ....................... 
50
P ranas  c lrg ............................   50

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70©  75 HÄXELTINK 

it  PERKINS  DRUG  GO,

M a n u fa c tu r in g   C h e m is ts ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

16

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN-.

G ROCERY  PR IC E   CURRENT.

The prices quoted  in  this list are  for the  trade only, in  such  quantities as are usually  purchased by  retail  dealers.  They are prepared just  before 
going to  press  and  are an  accurate  index of  the  local  market. 
It is  impossible to give  quotations  suitable  for all  conditions of  purchase, and  those 
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.

C A TSU P.

•• 

Blue Label  Brand.
H alf  pint.  25 b uttles__
Pint 
___  
Q uart 1  doz bottle« 
. 
Trium ph  Brand.
H alf pint, per  doz  ...........
Pint. 25  bottles  ..................
Q uart, per  doz  ..................
C L O T H E S   P IN S .

2  75
. 4  5>
. 8  50
.1  35
.4  v
3  75

5grO8Sb0XC8..................  40@45

COCOA  S H E L IA .

35 lb  bags.........................   @3
Less  q u a n tity ................   @34«
Pound  packages  .........  6^® 7

C O F F E E .

G reen .

Rio.

Santos.

M exican and G uataraala.

F a ir............................................ 18
G ood.......................................... 19
P rim e........................................ 21
G olden...................................... 21
Peaberry  ...................................23
F a ir............................................ 19
G ood..........................................20
P rim e ........................................22
Peaberry  ................................. 23
F a ir............................................21
G ood..........................................22
F ancy........................................ 24
P rim e........................................ 23
M ille d ...................................... 24
In te rio r......... ..........  
25
Private G row th...................... 27
M an d eh lin g ............................28
Im ita tio n ................................. 25
A rabian.............. ......................28

M aracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

 

R o aste d .

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

P a c k a g e .
M c L a u g h lin ’«  X X X X ..  £1  .35
..............................   an  sc.
Bunola 
Lion. 60 or 100 lb.  ca se__   21.30

E x tra c t.

Valley City  *4  gross............. 
75
i n
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil,; gross.........  1  6
" 
.........2  8

“ 

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tin  
C H IC O B V .

B ulk..................................  
s
B ed..................................... .  !.  7

Cl  O T H E S   L IN E S . 

Cotton,  4 0 ft...........p erdos.  1  25
1  4f
1 er 
1 75 
1  90 
86
1 00

60 ft. 
60 ft 
70 ft. 
90 ft. 
60 f t.. 
72 ft*.

Ju te

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

600, any one denom ’n ....... IS 00
1000,  “ 
“  
.........5 00
2000,  “  “ 
.......8 00
Steel  punch........................... 
75
C O N D E N S E D   M IL K . 

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4"dos.  in  case.

N.T.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail  Borden E agle...............  7  40
C row n......................................  6  25
Daisy  ........................................5  75
C ham pion.........*...................   4  5fi
M agnolia 
............................... 4  25
D im e...............................  . . . .   3  35

A X L E   O K E A S E .
.......   55
60
.... 
.......   50
.. . .  
75
.......   65
.......   56

Aurora 
.........
Jastor O il. 
...
Diamond  .......
Frazer’s  .........
...........
Mica 
Paragon 
..  ..

doz KTOR8  !
6 00
7 CO
5 50
9 00
7 '0
6 00

B A K I N G   P O W D E R . 

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A*^ce.
^   id.  stuiB* 3  doz —
“ 
............. ,
1  “ .....................  1
1 lb. 
Bulk  .......................................
Arctic.
14  fb can« 6 doz case............
 
1
4 doz  “ 
14  9>  “ 
. . . . . . .   2
1 B > “  2 doz  “ 
5  1b  “ 
Id o  
“ 
...........9
3  oz cans 6 doz  “ 
...........2
............  3
4 doz “ 
6  oz 
4
 
4 doz  “ 
9  oz  “ 
 
4
1 
2 doz  “ 
lb  “ 
 
9
1 doz  “ 
5  lb  “ 
#•  ca n s............
Ke*i  Star, 
............
vj  B> “ 
 
 
1  B> “ 
T eller's,  4   lb.  cans,  do«.
“   ..
VI 1b. 
“  
i l b . '  
Our  Leader  \   .b e a n s .......
^ l b   canz.........
1  lb cans 

. . . .   1

..  1

* 
•* 

• 
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1

 

B A T H   B R IC K .
2 dozen in  case.

B L U IN G . 

English 
..................................  90
Bristol.......................................   99
Dom estic..................................  W
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals................ 3 6°
80« 
“ 
pints, round  ..............  9 00
11 
“  No. 2, sifting b o x ...  2  75
“  No. 3, 
...  4  no
“  No. 5, 
...  8  00
“ 
..................4  s>
M exican  Liquid,  4  oz.........  3  6*1
“ 
8 oz...........  6  80

i  or hall 

“ 
“  

“ 

 

 

“ 
B R O O H S ,

‘ 
“ 

do. 2 H u rl............................   1  90
No  1 
..............................   2 0
No. 2 C arpet............................  * 1
No.  1 
Parlor Gem  ............................. 2  5>
Common W hisk.................... 
85
Fancy 
W arehouse...............................2  85

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R R U 8 H E S

•• 

•* 
“  

Stove, No.  1............................  1 25
10...........................1  50
15..........................  1 75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  ro w .... 
85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row —   1  25 
Palm etto,  goose.....................  1 50

C A N D L E S .

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................  10
Star.  40 
 
Paraffine  ................................  10
W tcklng 
.................................24

“ 

 

C A N N E D   G O O D S . 

•• 

“ 

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

Fish.
Clams.
U ttle N e c k ,  l i b ...........
2  lb ...........
» 
Clam  Chowder.
Standard, 3 Id................
Cove Oysters.
S tandard,  1 lb ..............
21b............
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb ....................
Picnic, 1  lb ....................

....1   20
....1   90
..  2 25
.. . .   75
1  35
2  45
8  5U
2  Of*
2  90
M ackerel
Standard, l i b .........
.  .  1  10
2  l b ............
2  10
M nstard,  2 lb  ..............
2  25
.2  25
Tom ato Sauce,  21b—
Soused, 2  lb ..................... . 
.2 25
Colum bia River, flat — ...1   85
ta ils __ ....1  60
A laska, R ed .....................
. . . 1   30
.. .1  2»
K inney’s,  flats  ..............
..  1  9f

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

piuk

21b 

.......

“ 

Sardines.
A m erican  V .................. 4*4@  6
A*.................. 6 * ®   '
Im ported  *4«....................
.  @:0
.15®  0
*4«....................
M ustard  M*.  ..................
.  6@7
B o n eless...........................
21

“ 
“ 

Brook  8, l b .........

T ro u t
F ru it» .
Apples.

3 lb  standard 
__
York Slate, gallo n s.. . .
....
H am burgh, 

“ 

. . . 2   60

90
2  60

Apricots.

Gages.

1  40 
Live o a k .......................
Santa  C ru s....................
1  40 1  50 
Lusk’s .............................
O verland.....................
1  10
Blackberries.
85
F. A  W . . .  
............
Cherries.
R ed..................................
@1  20
Pitted  H am b u rg h .......
1  4" 
W hite 
...........................
t  IS
Erie 
.............................
Damsons. Egg Plum s and Green 
Erie  ..............................
1  35 
California. 
...........
1  23
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common 
..............
Peaches.
1  10 
P ie .................................
1  50 
M axw ell.......................
Sbepard’s ......................
1  50
C alifornia.....................   180®i  75
Monitor 
..............
O xford.....................
Pears.
D om estic........................ 
1  2*
R iverside.......................  
175
Pineapple«.
Comm on........................ 1  00®1  30
Johnson’«  slic ed ......... 
3 50
2 7!
erated ......... 
Booth’s sliced..............  @ ‘ 5
grazed.............  @2  75
C om m on.......................  
1 10
Raspberries.
95
Red  ................................  
Black  H am burg........... 
1 4
sErle  black 
1 20
......... 
Straw berries.
1 25
L aw rence...................... 
125
H am burgh.................... 
1 20
E rie................................. 
T e rra p in ........................... 
i  05
W hortleberries.
B lueberries.................  
®>
6 ~5
Corned  beef  Libby’s ..........2  20
Roast beef  Armour’s ..........2  3?
Potted  ham ,  Si lb ................. 1  25
4  lb ....................  70
tongue,  si lb ..............1  35
lb ..........   7
li 
chicken,  >4 
lb ......... 
25
Beans.

V egetables,

Quinces.

M eats.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

" 
“ 

“ 

Peas.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
* 50
“ 

Hamburgh  stringless.......... 1  15
F rench style........2 00
L im as....................1  <b
Lima,  g reen............................1  1
soaked.........................   70
Lewis Boston  Baked............1  25
Bay State  B aked................... 1  2'
1 0
World’s  P air  B aked............1
Picnic B a k e d ...'.....................   95
Corn.
.............................1  25
H amburgh 
Livingston  E d e n ...................1  in
Purity 
......................................1  00
Honey  D e w :.......................1
M orning G lory......................
Soaked....................................  
75
H am burgh  m arrofat............. 1  30
early Ju n e   .  ...1   50 
Champion E n g .. 1  40
petit  p als............ 1  40
9
fancy  sifte d ___ 1  90
S oaked......................................  65
H arris s tan d ard ......................  75
VanCamp’s  m arrofat.......... 1  io
early .June.......... 1  80
A rcher’s  Early B lossom .... 1  25
F ren ch ........................................... 2 15
F re n c h ...................................19Q21
B rie .....................................  
85
H u b b ard ........................................ 1 15
Succotash.
H am burg........................................ 1 40
S oaked........— ........... 
80
Honey  D ew ..................................1 4*
E r ie ................................................. 1 35
H an co ck ..................................  90
Excelsior 
 
9
E clipse.............................. 
  90
H a m b u rg ....................................   1 30
G a llo n .......................................   3 00

M ushrooms.
Pum pkin.
Squash.

Tom atoes

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C H O C O L A T E .

Baker’s.

G erman Sw eet..................... 
P rem ium ............................... 
B reakfast  Cocoa................. 

23
31
43

115£
11*
1144
11*

 

C H E E S E .
Am boy...........................  
Acm e.......................... 
Lenaw ee........................ 
R iv ersid e......... ............ 
Gold  M edal..................
839
S k im ............................... 
i l
Brick................................. 
E dam .............................. 
1  up
20
L eid en ...........................  
©  5
L lm burger......... .......... 
P ineapple...................... 
® i4
Roonefort  — .............  
®-f
Sap  Sago........................  @20
Schw eitzer, Im ported.  @24
««14

dom estic 

. . . .  

“  

3 6   1  l b   c a r t o o n s .................. 
SA  lb .  b o x e s ,b u l k ............ 
50 lb  I». x-s. bulk..........  4^
1  lb ,  c a t t o o n s .......................1 1

S ultana  Raisins.

6
5

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia  t arlo r..................*|  25
XXX  S ulphur..................  ..  i  10
Diamond  N atch  Co.’s  Brands.
No. y  su lp h u r........................  10?,
Anchor  parlor................. . 
,1 70
No. 2 borne............................. 1  10
E xport  parlor........................4  00

Peerless evaporated cream .  5 75

F irst Prize..............................*"50
Marling............................ 
5 00
S tandard.............. .................4  50
L eader..................................... 3  60

C R A C K E R S .

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................... 5
Seymour XXX. cartoon.......5 A
Family  XXX.........................   5
Fam ily XXX,  cartoon.........  5*4
Salted  <XX.............................5
Salted  XXX,  cartoon  .........  tH
Kenosha 
.  .........................  7H
Boston....................................... 7
Butter  b isc u it.......................   6
Soda,  XXX.............................  5H
Soda, C ity.................................. 7*
Soda.  D uchess.......................   8*4
Crystal W afer..........................104*
Long  Island W afers 
•8. Oyster  XXX.......................   5*4
City Oyster. XXX...................... 5Vt
Farina  O yster......... ..............  6

Oyster.

.........11

Soda.

C R E A M   T A R T A R .
Strictly  p u re.........................  
»
Telfer s  A bsolute................  
3
Grocers’................................. 15®2?

D R IE D   F R U IT S. 

D o m estic.

Apples.

Peaches.

Apricots.

S undrled............................. 
Evaporated, 50 lb.  boxes 
C alifornia in  b ag s......... 
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In   boxes__  
... 
N ectarines.
70 lb. bags  ...  ..................
25 lb. boxes.....   ...............
Peeled, In  boxes.............
Cal. evap.  “ 
............  
“ 
C alifornia In bags........
P itted  Cherries.
B arrels..............................
50 lb. b o x e s ......................
26 “ 
..................
Prunellas.
301b.  boxes......................
Raspberries.
In   barrels.........................  
501b. boxes.................. 
25 lb.  “ 
.........................  
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

In  bags  --------- 

20
20 vi
90*4

Loose  M uscatels in  Boxes

2 cro w n ..................................   3Vi
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Loose M uscatels In Bags.
“ 

2  crow n ..................................  3 «
8 
................................ 4

F o re ig n .
Currants.

P atras,  bb ls...............................3
Vostizzas, 56 lb.  cases......... 3%

Peel

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

“ 
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25  “ 
“ 
“ 
25  “ 
Raisins.

O ndura  29 lb. boxes!.  @
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia. 30  “

@  8

Prunes.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

90x100 25 lb. bxs.  5?£
“ 
80x90 
.  6 <4
7' x80 
“ 
6?;£
“
60x70 
Turkey  . 
......................
Silver  ............................

E N V E L O P E S .
XX rag. white.

75
70

9o

No.  1,6*4..............................  91  3
No. 2.6*4..............................  11
No.  1 ,6 ..................................  1 2
No. 2. 6..................................  1  0

M anilla, white.
 

6 *   ...................  
6..............................................  

Coin.

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

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

115 lb. kegs.

2*4

W alsh DeB  o  &  Co.’s .......2  10

Hominy.

B arrels...................................3 00
G rits .......................................   8*4

Lim a  Beans.

D ried................................  

5* 5*4

M accaroni and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box... 
5?
Im ported....................... 10*4@11

Pearl Barley.

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

8

Peas.

Greed,  b u ............................  1  05
plit  per l b .................... 
2*<

t*4
6*4 
10

72

8 '4
8

“  

Boiled  Oats.
rehum neher, bbl........... 
.  $4  75
H  b b l.............. 2  60
M onarch,  bbl 
................4  Pf>
M onarch,  *4  b b l..................2  38
Q uaker,  cases..................... 3  20

Sago.

G erm an ..................................  3
E ast In d ia ..............................   3*4

Cracked...................................  3

W heat.

F IS H —S alt.

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

Bloaters.

Cod.

Georges cured......................4*4
George« gen n 'n e...............6
Georges selected.............. 6V4
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6M
Boneless,  strips...................6%@9

H alib u t

H erring.

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

11@12

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H olland, w hite hoops keg 
fri 
8 25
“ 
bbl 
Norwegian 
................
Round, *4 bbl 100 lbs  .......  3  20
.......  
1 6
Scaled.................................... 
16

J4  “  40  “ 

“ 

M ackerel.

No. 1,  100 lb s.......................... 10 50
No. 1, 40 lb s ..............................4 to
No. 1,  10 lb s............................  1 20
No. 2,100  lbs............................ 8 5(,
No. 2, 40  lbs.............................. 3 tC
No. 2,10  lb s............................  1 01'
Fam ily, 90 lb s........................
10  lbs ....................

“  

Sardines.

T ro u t

Russian,  kegs........................ 
55
No. 1,  *4 bbls., lUOlbs...............4 00
No.  1  !4 bbl, 40  lb s .................. 1 Sc
55
No. 1, kits, 10 lb s ...  .......... 
No  1, 8 lb  k its.................... 
«7

Whltefish.

No.  1  fam ilv
*4  bbls,  100 lb s............ *7  00  3  00
“  .............3  10  1  5 >
k   “  40 
10 lb.  k its.......................... 85 
45
8 lb. 
.................... 
3<j
71 
M A T C H E S.

“ 

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

S o u d e rs* .

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

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

dos
2 0«  .. 
.1  75 
4 oz  ----   1  50

R egular
V anilla.

doz
2 oz  . . . . SI  ao 
4 o z .......2  40

XX G rade 
Lemon.
2 oz........*1  50
4 o z .......   3 00

XX G rade 
V anilla.
I 2 oz........*1  75
14 oz..........3  50

2 00
3 00

J e n n in g s .

2 00
2 50

Lemon.  V anilla 
2 oz regular panel.  75 
120
4 oz 
11 
... 1  50 
...2  00 
5 0* 
“ 
No. 3  ta p er.....1  35 
..........1  50 
No. 4  taper 
N o rth  ro p ’s
75 
1  20 
85 
1  60 

Lemon.  V anilla.
1 10
1 75
1 20
2 25

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

oval  taper 
“ 
“ 
G U N P O W D E R .
Rifle—D upont’s.

Kegs............................................8 25
Half  kegs  . 
..........................1  90
Q uarter  k egs...........................1 10
1  lb  ca n s..................................   30
*4 lb  ca n s................................   18

Choke Bore—D upont’s

K egs........................................... 4 25
H alf  kegs  ...............................2  10
Q uarter kegs........... 
..1 3 5
I  lb c a n s ......... 
...  34

 

Eagle D uck—D upont’s.

.........  

11  00
............................5  75
3  00
60

Kegs 
 
H alf  kegs 
Q uarter kegs................. 
1  lb  ca n s................................ 
Sage..........................................15
Hops.........................................15

H E R R S .

 

IN D IG O .

55
50

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

J E L L V .
..................   @ 
 

15  lb.  palls  ................  @  45
“  
17  “ 
0
30  “  “ 
@ 7 5
P u re...........................................   SO
C alabria....................................  25
Sicily....................................  ..  12
R oot...........................................  10

L IC O R IC E .

 

L V E .

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

“ 

M IN C E   M E A T .

Mince meat, 3 doz. in case.  2  7
Pie Prep. 3  doz.  in  c a se__ 3  06

M EA SU R ES.
Tin, per dozen.
.................... 

 

 
...  2

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

»1  75
1  gallon 
Half  gallon...........................   1 40
Q u a rt.................................... 
70
P in t....  ........  
45
.... 
Half  p i n t ...........................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 g a llo n .......................... 
 
 
H alf g a llo n ...........................   4 75
Q u a rt........................... 
Pint 
M O LA SSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar house................. 
 
Cuba Baking.
O rdinary........... 
 
Porto R1l j.
P rim e .................................  .. 
F an cy ......................... 
N *w Orleans.
F a ir ................................ 
 
Good 
....................................  
Extra  g io d ............................ 
............................... 
b‘>it c 
bj'W’v. 
H alf -barrels 3c.extra

14
16
20
so
is
22
27
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7 00
3 75

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Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 c o a n t...  @5 00 
H alf bbls, 000  c o u n t..  @3  lO
6 00
Barrels, 2.400  co unt. 
H alf bbls,  1,200 count 
3  50

Small.

P IP E S .

Clay, No. 216............................1  70
“  T. D.  fu ll c o u n t.............  70
Cob, No.  8 ...............................1 20

P O T A S H .

48 cans In case.

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

R IC E .
Domestic.

“ 
“  

Carolina b e a d ............................6
No. 1............................5)4
No. 2 .........................   5
 

Broken.............................  

Im ported.
Japan, No. 1.............. 
 
J a v a ................................ ...... 
P atna........................................  4)4

5*4
“  No. 2................................5
5

 

S P IC E S .

Whole sifted.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

P ure ttro u n d  In Bulk.

Allspice  .....................................9>t
Cassia, C hina in m ats.........   9 *
“  B atavia In b u n d ____15
Saigon In  ro lls...........32
“ 
Cloves,  A m boyna......... .........22
“ 
Z anzibar.....................11)4
Mace  B atavia..........................80
Nutmegs,  fan cy ...................... 75
No.  1..........................70
No.  2..........................60
Pepper, Singapore, b lack__ 10
w hite  ..  .20
s h o t ..........................16
A llspice.........  .........................15
Cassia,  B atavia...................... 18
and  Salgon.25
S aig o n ......................35
Cloves,  A m boyna...................22
Z anzibar...................18
Ginger, A frican.......................16
C o ch in ....'.............20
J a m a ic a ................... 22
Mace  B atavia..........................65
M ustard,  Bug.  and T rieste..22
T rieste......................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................... 75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
w h ite........24
C ayenne................... 20
20
He
A llspice.........................   84  155
C in n a m o n ....................  84  155
Cloves.............................  84  155
Ginger,  Jam aica  .......   84  1  55
A frican .............  84  1  55
M ustard.........................   84  1  55
84  1  55
P e p p e r...............  
Sage......... 
84

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“A bsolute” In Packages.

“ 
Sage..............  

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S A I.  SO D A .

“ 

G ranulated,  bbls...................   1 %
751b  cases.........  i n
........................... 1  15
Lump,  bbls 
1451b^kegs..................   1)4

“ 

S E E D S .

A n is e .............................  @15
454
Canary, Smyrna........... 
8
Caraway 
...................... 
Cardamon, M alabar... 
90
Hemp,  H ussian........... 
4
Mixed  B ird .................. 
5@0
M ustard,  w h ite........... 
10
Poppy............................. 
9
R a p e ..............................  
5
Cuttle  bone........................ 

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S T A R C H .

 

 

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Corn.
20-lb  boxes...............................  5V
«Wb 
5)4
 
Gloss.
1-lb packages  ....................  ..  5
3-lb 
...........................  5
6-lb 
5 «
 
40 and 50 lb.  boxes................   3%
B arrels........................................3 *

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8 N Ü F F .

Scotch, in   bladders............... 37
Macea boy. In Jars...................35
F rench Rappee, in  J a r s ........43
B o x es.........................................5),
Kegs, English 

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

8O D A .

SA L T.

Diamond  Crystal.

“ 

» ' U lbbags 

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

“ 
J ‘‘ 
Butter, 56 lb  bags..............  

Cases, 24 3  lb  boxes.........$  1  60
Barrels, .120  lb s..................  2  50
11^ 2)6 lb b ag s....  -4  00
..  .  3  75
t o 5 
lb  “ 
....  3  50
30 10  lb  “ 
6>
3 50
“  280 1b  b b ls ...
2  50 
“  224 lb 
...
225
W orcester.
115 2H-lb sacks...........
<4 >0
“ 
60 51b 
3  75 
3010 lb 
“ 
3  50 
2  14 1b.  “
3  30
320 lb.  b b l...............................  2 PO
81b  sacks...........................3254
go
100 3-lb. sacks.........................32 10
60 5-lb. 
1  93
28 10-lb. sacks.......................  j 75
30
56 lb. dairy In drill  b ag s... 
16
281b. 
.. 
75
56 lb. dairy in  linen sacks.. 
75 
56 Jh. dairy In linen  sacks. 
Soiar Rock.
56 It,,  sacks....................
22
Common Fine.
Saginaw 
......................
M an iste e........................

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

Ashton.
Higgins.

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SA L .ER A TC 8.

Packed 60 lbs. in  box.

C hurch’s __ .......... 
3  30
De Land’s ..................................3 15
D wight’s ....................................3 31
Taylor’s .................................. 3  00

 

S E E L Y ’S  E X TR A C TS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. 8  ao doz.  310  20 gro
2  “  N. -t.  1  20  “ 
12  60  “
2  “  F.  M.  1  40 “ 
14  40  “
V anilla.
1 oz. F.  M.  1  50 doz. 
2  “  N  S  2 0J  “ 
2  *•  F.  M. 2 50  “ 

18 20 gro
21  60  “
25  51  •<

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

2 oz................ 7odoz........  8  00  “

Lemon.

V anilla.

8 0  A F .

L a u n d ry .

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

4

A llen B.  W rlsley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  l-ib  ...........3  an
Good Cheer, 60 1  lb ......................3 41
W hite Borax,  loo  % lb ......... 3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

C oncord....................................3  45
Ivory, 10  o z.............................6  75
6  oz............................... 4  00
Lenox 
................................   3  o&
Mottled  G erm an.........................3 15
Tow n T a lk ....................................3 25

Dlngman Brands.

Single  box.................................... 3 95
5  box  lots, delivered.............3  85
10 box lots, delivered  ......... 3  15

Jas. S.  Kirk  A Co.’s  Brands. 

“ 

.  . 

A merican  Fam ily, w rp d . .13 33 
plain.  .  3  27
N.  K.  F alrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus 
..  3  91
Brown. 60  b ars.............................2 10
80  bars  ......................3  10

“ 
Lautz  Bros. & Co.’s Brands.

......... 

Acme 
.......................................3  75
Cotton O il............................   6  00
M arseille*......................................4 00
Master  ......................................4  00
Thompson A ch u te  Co.’s Brands

Silver  .....................................  3 66
Mono 
......................................3  30
Savon  Improved  .................. 2  50
S u n flo w er..............................2  go
G olden  ................................ ’  3 25
E conom ical............................ 2  25

Passolt’s A tlas  Brand.
Single  box  .............................3  65
5 box  lo ts.............................. 
3 60
10 box lots................................ 3  50
25 box  lots d el........................3 40

S c o u rin g .

S a p o llo , kitchen, 3  d o z...  2  40
band, 3 doz...........2 40

“ 

4 75
  4 75

SU G A R.

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

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on  sugars, to  w hich  the 
w holesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the;, in voice  for 
the  am ount  .of  freight, buyer 
pays from  the m arket  in which 
be  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the.barrel. 
D om ino................................. 
|5  12
Cut  L oaf.................................. 5  12
Cubes 
Powdered 
XXX X  Pow dered.................. 5 no
G ranulated  .  .................’ ‘ ”   4 31
F ine G ranulated....... 431
E xtra Fine G ran u lated ...  4  41
Mould  A ......... ...................   4
Diam ond Confec.  A .."   "   4  57 
Coulee. Standard  A ..  . 
431
n o.  1...................................;•  4  IS
No-  2  .................................. 4  18
3....................................   4  18
No- 
No.  4............................. . 
4  i2
5.......................................    t6
No. 
No. 
6.................................... 4  00
7.................................... 3 94
No. 
no: 
I:::::;-;................... f f i
n o.  10........................................* ?6
No.  11........................................    69
No.  1 2 .................... 
9  04
n o.  1 4 . . : : : : : : : ...................... 3803 37

SY RU PS.

Corn.

B arrels... 
H alf bbls.

P ure Cane.

r a ir ........................ 
1R
Good.................................... »
C h o ic e ......................................... 28

T A B L E   SAUCES.

Lea A P errin’s, 
la r g e ___  4  75
sm all.......   2  75
H alford, la r g e ......................3  75
.................. 2-26
Salad D ressing,  la r g e ....... 4  55
s m a ll........2  66

small 

“ 

TE A S.

j a p a n — Regular.

SDH CURED.

BASKET  riBBD.

_  
E»1*.................................  @17
« 0 0 ? ..............................   @20
Choice.............................24  @26
Choicest..........................32  @34
D u s t.................................10  @12
................................   @17
G o o d ..............................   @20
Choice.............................. 24  @26
Choicest...........................32  @34
D u st..................................10  @12
F a ir ..................................18  @20
Choice................................   @25
C h o ic est..........................  
@35
E xtra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fa ll.  ___ 25  @35
E xtra fine to flnest___ 50  @66
Choicest fancy 
.........75  @85
@26
Common to  fair 
...23  @30
Common to  fa ir............23  @26
S uperlortoflne..............30  @35
Common to  fa ir............ 18  @26
Superior to  fine............ 30  @40

OOLONG. 
IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWLXR.

. 

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

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

TO BA CCOS.

F lu e  C u t.

31

P. Lorillard A Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet.................. 30  @32
T iger....................................  
D. Scotten A  Co’s Brands.
H iaw ath a.........- .......... 
60
C u b a .................................... 
32
R ocket................................. 
30
Spaulding A  M errick’s  Brands.
S terlin g .....................   . 
Private Brands.
B azoo.....  
 
Can  Can....... ................   @27
Nellie  Bly  ................... 24  @25
Uncle B en............. —  24  @25
M cG lnty............................. 
25
C olum bia.........................  
Columbia,  drum s 
........ 
.......................  
Bang  I'p 
Bang up,  d ru m s............  

27
24
21
21
19

bbls...........  

30

“ 

  @30

32

F la g .

Finzer’s Brands.
 

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead  ..  ....................  
............................... 
Joker 
Nobby T w ist.......................  
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo.  —   .......................... 
H iaw atha............................ 
Valley C ity ........................ 
Old  Honesty  ....................  
 
Jolly Tar 
Lorillard’s Brands. 
39
Climax (8  oz., 4 lc ).... 
G r e n  T u rtle...................... 
27
Three  Black C row s... 
J. G.  B utler's Brands.
Something G ood.........  
38
Out of  S ight...................... 
Wilson  a. AicCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  R o p e .......................  
Happy T hought........... 
37
M essm ate...........................  
No l a x ................................  
Let  Go................................. 

37
27
40
25
38
34
40

30

24
43
32
31
27

Sm ofeiug.

Catlin’s  Brands.

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

K iln  dried  ..........................17@t8
G olden  sh o w er...................... 19
H untress 
26
M eerschaum 
.................29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
M yrtle  N avy........................... 40
Stork 
.....................................  30
G erm an.................................... 14
F ro * ..........................................32
Jav a,  Hs fo il...........................32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
B anner.......................................16
Banner C avendish.................36
Gold Cut 
. ..............................30

Scotten’s B rands.

W a rp a th ...................................14
Honey  Dew............................. 26
Gold  Block......... ...................30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 
Brands.
P eerless...................  
26
Old  Tom ...................................18
S tandard...........................—  22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
H andm ade............................... 40

Leldersdorf's Brands.

Rob  Roy...................................26
U ncle  Sam........................28@32
Red Clover............................... 32

Spaulding & M errick.

Tom and J e rry ........................25
Traveler  C a v e n d is h ........38
Buck H orn...............................30
Plow  Boy..........................30@32
Corn  C ake............................... 16

V IN E G A R .

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

(1 for barrel.

W E T   M U STA R D .
Bulk, per gal  ...................... 
Beer mug, 2 doz in  ca se ... 

30
175

Y EA ST .

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

 

 

 

 

W O O D E N  W A R E .

Tubs, No. 1.............................  6  00
“  No. 2............................... 5  50
“  No. 3 .............................  4  50
1  30
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  50
90
........................  
“ 
“ 
..........................1  25
“ 
......  
I  80
“ 
 
2 40

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Bowls, 11 Inch
18  “ 
15  “ 
17  “ 
19  “ 
21
Baskets, m arket.........  %
“ 
shipping bushel.. 
“ 
full  noop 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

1  15
“  .. 1  25
5  -5
“ 
No.2 
“  No.3  7  25
“  No.l  3  75
“   No.2 
N0.8 
“ 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

splint 

 

 

6 25

4 25
4 75

B utter Plates—Oval.

INDURATED WARE.
Palls  .................................... 
3  15
Tubs,  No.  1...........................13 50
Tubs,  No.  2...........................12 00
Tubs, No.  3...........................10 50
250  1<C
No.  1................................ 
60 2  10
No  2................................ 
70 2  45
No.  3................................ 
80 2  HO
No 
.............................  1  00  3  50
W ashboards—single.
No lju e e n ........................ ...  2  50
Peerless  Protector........... ...  2  40
sagiuaw  G lobe................ ...  1  75

Double.

W ater W itch.................... ...  2 25
W ilson............................... ...  2  50
.... ... 2 i5
Good  Luck 
Peerless.............................
H I DEN  P E L T S   and F U R -
Perkins  A  Hess  pay as  fol-

“ 

lows:
G re e n ..............................  
2@3
Part  C ured...................   @  3)4
F ull 
....................  @  4*
D ry..................................5  @  6
Kips, green  ..................3  @ 4
“  cu red ....................  @ 5
Calfskins,  g reen ..........   5 @  6
Deacon skinB.................. 10 @z5

cu red .............6 @  7)4

“ 

No. 2 hides 14  off.

WOOL.

Shearlings....................  5  @  20
Lambs 
......................... 25  @  50
W ashed........................... 12 @’5
9  @12
U nwashed  .. 
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tallow 
.........................  3 y,@  4
Grease  butter  .............  1  @ 2
S w itches.....................   1 *a@  2
G inseng..............   ....  3  On»? 3  25
G R A IN S  a n d   F E E D S T U F F »

 

WHEAT.

MEAL.

52
51
1  40
1  o5
1  95
1  45
1  3u
1  40
«Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
Flour in  bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­

No. 1 W hite (58 lb. test)
No. 2 Red  (60 lb. test)
B olted....................................
G ranulated....................
FLOUR  IN  SACKS.
•P aten ts................................
•S tandards...........................
•G rah am ..............................
Rye.........................................
count.
ditional.

M ILLBTUP78.

Less
Car lots  quantity
*1  on 
13  00 
1? <0 
24 00 
23 (J0

Bran..................(14  5o
S creenings__   12  00
M iddlings.......  16  00
M ixed F e e d ...  23 00 
Coarse meal  .  22 00
Car  lo ts.......................
.......48
Less than  car  lo ts...
........51
.33
Car  lots  ....  .  ....... I
Less th a n  car lo ts..................36
HAY.
No. 1 Tim othy, car lo ts__ 10  no
N o .l 
ton lo ts.........1100

CORN.

OATS.

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

oysters—Cans.

©10
@8
@15
@  5
@10
20
10
@1(1
@ 9
@  8
15
12*4

follow s:
FKJS8H  FISH.
W hite fish 
....................
T r o u t.............................
Black B ass.........
H alibut...........................
Ciscoes or H erring —
B luefish.........................
Fresh lobster, per l b ..
C od....................... ..........
No. 1 P ickerel..............
P ik e ...............................
Smoked  W hite............
Red  Snappers...............
Colum bia  River  Sal-
......................................
M ackerel.......................
F alrhaven  C ounts__
F .  J. D.  Selects...........
S e le c ts...........................
F. J.  D.............................
A nchors....................  ..
S tandards......................
F a v o rite ...........................
oysters—Bulk.
Counts  .................. 
...
2  20
E xtra Selects..per g a l.
1  65
Selects ...........................
1  50
A nchor S tandards__
1  10
S tandards.....................
1  00
Scallops.........................
1  50
Shrimps  .......................
1  -5
C lam s....... ....................
1  25
SHELL  OOODS.
Oysters, per  100.  ....... 1 25@1  75
Clams.
75@1  00

18@25
@32
28
@25
23
2J
17

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

LAMP  BURNERS.
..............................  

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

No. 0  S u n ............... 
N o .l  “ 
 
N 0.2  “ .................................................... :;
T n h n la r............................................................... 
security  r ....................................... 
security  2 ....................................................... 
N u tm eg .................................... : ..........:___
A rctic................................................ 

«O
4 ,
50
¿o
so
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l a m p  c h im n e y s.—6  dot. In  box 

No. 0 S u n ......................................................................PeTb,°?¿
S M   “  ......................................................   88
No. 2  “ 
*  m

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

No. n Sun, crim p to i, w rapped and labeled. 
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “  

“ 
“  

0
...2  *6
.  .3  25

F irst onslttY.
“ 
•
“ 
•«
XXX F lin t

“ 
« 

No. 0 Sun. crim p  toy, w rapped and  labeled.  2  to
no-2  “ 
:::  «j
................................* 
.  „ 
„  
3  70
No. 1 Sun, wrapped aua  laoeied... 
N o.2  ’’
4  70 
No. 2 Hinge.  “ 
4  8?
a  4a
4  1.

F ire Proof—Plain Top.
“ 
.................. ". 

Pearl top.

» 

“ 

*•

“

••

“ 

, 
“ 

........... 

No. 1, Sun,  p ain  bulb 
“ 
N o.2 , 
„  
La Bastie.
„  „ 
No. 1  Sun. plain bulb,  ,,ej  auz 
No. 2  “ 
“ 
No.  1  crimp, per doz 
No. 2 
" 
_  
Rochester.
, 
No  1  Ime (65c doz)
No. 2  lime  (  i-c d o z)......... ” *
No. 2  flint  (MJcdozi................
„   „  ,, 
Electric.
No.2. lime  (70c. doz) 
No.  2 flint  ,8  c d o z ).........;;.v. 
M iscellaneous.
Ju n io r, flint....................................
Nmmeg... 
Illum inator Bases.................
Barrel  lots, 5 doz 
7 in. Porcelain  shades.........”..........................
Case lots,  12 doz..................

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

Mammoth Chim neys for Store  Lamps.

1  25 
1  50 
1  35 
1  60

3  4 *
3  70
4  30
„  -
'4 f

Doz.
.-,0 
.  1.5 
1  00 9
1  0 
.  90

■ 

No.  3  Rochester,  lime  .
No.  3  Rochester, flint.
No.  3  Pearl  top or Jew el el’s 
No.  i  G obe  I  icandes.  lime.
No.  2  G.obe Ineaudes. flint.:
No.  2  Pearl glass.....................
OIL  CASS.

1  5 •
.1  75
.1  85
1  75
2 00
2  10

Box
4  .0
4  80
5
5  10
5  -5
6  10
Doz.
----   1  U
.  2 00
... 
J
’’ ...........c  m
6 5-1
7 00
,
50
’ :.” :::." io  Oo

10 i0

,  _  

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

1  sai  g«lv iron  w ith spout
2  gal  galv iron  with  spout 
....... 
3  gal  g~lv 1  on  w  th sp o u t.......... 
5  gal  E ureka or Rogers,  w ith spout’.
5  gal  E ureka with  faucet.......
5  gal  galv iron  A  A W  
5  gal  Tilting  Cans,  M onarch....... i 
5  gal  galv iron N'acefas.
'■■■ 
"  
„ 
Pum p Cans.
3  gal  H^me Rule. 
. 
..............  
5  gal  Home Rule............................." "   .............. 
3  gal  G oodetioiigb....................... . . . . . .  
5  gal  Goodenough 
5  gal  P irate  K ing 
„   „  „   . 
No  0, Tubular, cases  I  doz.  each........... 
No. 0, 
n o  0, 
JSo- °> 
LAMP WICKS.
No. 11,  per  gross........................... 
n o.  1, 
No. 3, 
M ammoth,  per doz........................... 

M
rj,
i., J«
...........1..............................,«  . a
.  . .  10  50
....................... . 
45
bbis 5 
®
bull’s eye. cases 1 doz each. 1  00
.,n
.................. ..........; : : .....................  £
.............................; 

LANTERN  GLOBES.
“ 
“ 

2  “ 
“ 

.........

.........

“ 
“ 
‘ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

«

 

 

“ 
“ 

64
•  doz  (bbl  35)..........  23
“  box,  “  box  (box 00)___  1  so
26

JELLY  TUMBLERS—1Tin Top.
24  “  “  bbi, 
6  “ 
Id  “  *’  bbl,  “  doz  (bbl 35)......... 

H  Pints,  6 doz in  box, per box (box OO)... 
H 
H 
% 
STONEWARE—AKRON.
B utter Crocks,  1  to 6 g a l........
H gal. per  doz
“ 
Jugs, H gal., per doz..............
“  1 to 4 gal., per g a l...........
Milk Pans, n  gai., per  doz...

“ 

1  “ 

“

STONEW ARE— BLACK  GLAZED.
B utter Crocxs,  1  and 2 gal  .....................
Milk Pans,  )4 gal.  per  doz......................:

06
6070
07
60
72
6*466
79

O IL S .

The S tandard Oil Co  quotes as follow s:

B A R R E L S.
 

 

 

E ocene...........................  
g u
XXX  W.  W.  Mich.  H eadlight...............7
N aptha...........................................................   @  6)4
Stove G asoline.............................................  @
y lin d e r..........................  ...........................   @36
E ngine........................................................... 13  @21
Black, zero 
te st......................................... 
B lack,  15 cold t e s t ......................... .......  . 
PUOM TANK WAGON.
E ocene.......................  
 
XXX  W. W. Mich.  H eadlight. 

j2
jo
7
5

Wants G olia If yon w ant to buy or 

sell  a  stock  of  m er­
chandise.  invite  cor­
respondence  through 
our  W arns  Column.

 

T r a d e s m a n  C o ^ 

gra nd  rapids. m ic k

18

THE  MICHIGAN  TRAPEBMaim-

S h o u ld   M en  W a n t  T o  L iv e  a   C e n tu ry ?
It is not usual  for human beings to live 
100 years,  but it is still  a  fact  occasion­
ally met with.

Many  prominent  physiologists  have 
held that human beings  are  entitled  by 
the  facts  of their conformation to a cen­
tury of life;  but to secure such  longevity 
they  must so live as  to  husband  instead 
of,  as is too often  the case,  exhaust  their 
vital  powers.  All  sorts  of  sensual  ex­
cesses and debauchery  necessarily  exer­
cise a most injurious effect on the human 
constitution.  Some men are old  and  de- 
crepid  at  40;  others  are  vigorous  aud 
show no signs of physical failure at 60.

It  is a question if a man wishes to con­
centrate the experience of  all  the  possi­
bilities of life in a few years, or prefers to 
distribute them through as long a  period 
as possible.  Certainly the  latter  course 
is much the wiser, since  there is  nothing 
more  productive  of  despair,  and 
the 
wretchedness that comes from  it,  than to 
realize  that  all  power  to  enjoy  life  is 
gone,  while other people quite as  old  or 
older  are  still  possessed  of  health  and 
vigor.

Undoubtedly,  what  is  called  fast  liv­
ing  must be considered one  of  the  most 
serious causes of  bodily  and  mental  fail­
ure.  Many of the  people  whose  break 
ing health is attributed  to  overwork  are 
really 
the  victims  of  over-indulgence. 
Nevertheless,  excessive  application 
to 
business or study  is  decidedly  injurious 
to  the  physical  and  also  to the mental 
constitution.  Whatever  course  of  life 
wears  out  the  tissues  of  the  body  ana 
overtaxes  the  nerves,  without  allowing 
opportunity  for  sufficient  rest  aud  re­
cuperation  will,  if persisted m,  work per­
manent injury  to the health.

And  here  comes  in 

the  question  of 
athletic exercises.  They are  good  only \ 
to  a  moderate  degree.  All  that  is  de­
sired  is to develop the bodily  powers to a 
fair  degree  of their capabilities  But it 
is easy  to acquire permanent  injuries  by 
excessive exercise.  Moreover,  all  facul­
ties,  both  bodily  and  intellectual, should 
be trained sy mmetrically. 
It  is  not  foi 
the highest  good of the race that its men 
and  women should  be athletes  and  noth­
ing  more.  A  sound  mind  in  a  sound 
body  means  that  the  body  and  mind 
should  both  be  worthy,  the  one  of  the 
other.

in  shortening  human 

Pvobably, next  to  unbridled  debauch­
ery and phy sical  violence and  bodily  dis­
ease,  worry and anxiety exert the greatest 
influence 
life. 
There are people  who are oppressed  with 
anxieties from  which they cannot escape, 
aud  these break their rest and destroy  all 
pleasing  repose.  Take-  savage  people, 
the American Indian  in his wild state, for 
instance.  He exists in  perpetual anxiety. 
He lives in  a  constaut state of  war.  His 
enemies  are  not  only  desirous  to  rob 
him,  and even  to kill  him,  but  they  are 
almost always on the alert to  do  so.  He 
must  be alway s on  the  watch,  or,  if  be 
sleeps,  it is as the wild beast  does,  with 
one eye  open.

But  the  necessary  and  unavoidable 
troubles of life are  not  the  only  causes 
of worry.  There are people  who  ought 
to be entirely  without any  ordinary  anx­
ieties.  They are all right in  their  busi­
ness and social  relations.  They  have no 
cause  for  concern  about  their  finances. 
They have no formidable enemies,  if,  in 
deed,  they  have  any;  their  friends are 
faithful,  and  they  have  enjoyed  a fair 
measure of worldly prosperity and favor.

But  they  are  miserable  because  things 
are as they are.  Not that it would  make 
them happy to have a change.  The  hap­
piness of such people is in  being  misera­
ble.  They  are,  for  the  most  part,  re­
formers.  They  want  to  change  all  that 
is  in  the  world  and  out  of 
it.  They 
want to force their opinions  upon  every­
body,  and  particularly on  those  who  are 
already contented  and satisfied,  aud  who 
do not  want any change.

Thus it appears that many  of  the  ills 
which contribute to wear out  the  human 
constitution  must be charged  to  individ­
uals themselves.  But if so  many people 
are  spe  dthrifts  as 
to  their  worldly 
goods,  it is not strange that  they  should 
be just as prodigal  in  making away  with 
their physical  resources.

But the measures to be taken  for  pre­
serving  the  health  do  not  all  turn  on 
moral and sentimental grounds.  Accord­
ing to the physiologists,  the processes of 
growing old  are largely  assisted  by  the 
food  and  drink  people  consume.  The 
lime and  other  earthy  salts,  which  are 
so necessary to  the  young  for  the  pro­
duction  and  maintenance  of the skeleton 
and bony  parts of  the  body,  become  in 
age no longer  needed  in  the  quantities 
'Upplied,  and they finally tend  to  stiffen 
the  joints,  clog  the  circulatory  system 
and  impede  the action  of  the  heart 
It 
is proposed,  then,  that  the  aged  should 
abstain  from  food  rich  in  earthy  con­
stituents,  and  confine 
to 
others not dangerously endowed.

themselves 

Of course,  the m atter  of  diet  has  not 
escaped the attention of medical  men  in 
any age,  and it has been  made  the  sub­
ject of the  most  elaborate  and  extreme 
observation  by  some.  Theorists  have 
taught  with  great  earnestness  that  mau 
is not  properly  an  omnivorous  animal, 
able to eat every sort  of  food;  and  they 
have attempted  to  demonstrate  that  he 
should confiue himself  wholly  to  vegeta­
ble fare.  All  fish,  meats,  butter,  milk 
aud animal  substances are  forbidden  by 
the  vegetarian creed.  Man is told that  the 
olive,  cotton seed and nuts  will  furnish 
all  the  oils  and  grease  needed;  while 
grain will give  him  muscle,  sugar  will 
furnish carbon to keep  up  his  tempera­
ture, and  fruits will  refresh  him.  The 
vegetarians  cannot,  with  any  kind  of 
consistency,  forbid,  in  moderation,  wine, 
beer,  and spirits,  since  they are of vege­
table origin.  But  the  juicy  steak,  the 
delicious fish,  the savory  ham,  and  that 
morsel of gustatory  delight,  the  oyster, 
will still exert  their  influence  over  civ­
ilized man,  despite all  the allegations  of 
the vegetarians against them.

It is common for the  advocates of veg­
etable diet to point to the horse,  the  ox. 
aud 
the  elephant  as  examples  of  the 
strengthening  power  of  an  exclusively 
vegetable  fare;  but man’s destiny  is  not 
to be an  ox or an  elephant,  nor  even  to 
be  a  giant.  The  world’s  greatest  men 
were not marvels of bodily  strength,  but 
examples of the highest  intellectual  and 
spiritual  force. 
In  every  way  it  Is  bet­
ter  to  be  a  man  limited  to  threescore 
years and  ten  than  to  be  an  elephant 
and  live  for  centuries.  Moreover,  it  is 
the  business  of  men  who  have  served 
their time to get out of the  way  and give 
those  who  come  after  them  a  chance. 
Every  man  is entitled to his opportunity. 
That is diviHe justice,  and  it  fills  every 
demand,  so far as a beginning  in  life  is 
concerned. 

R a d ix .

Tj&e  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.

the rush ? 
It  not,  probably you  had  better  send  for  descriptive  matter, 
setting forth  the merits  of  the  most  perfect  cash  register  ever  invented. 
Our advertising matter is not based on  fiction  or  theory,  but  states  facts 
in  a  matter-of-fact  manner  and  is  so  plain a child can understand  it. 
It 
will convince you  that our register is the

Only Register Which  Registers

and  that  we  are  the  only  institution  in the country catering to the needs 
a 
of the  legitimate trade in the  cash  register line.  We  make
all  the registers  we sell.  We own aud operate  our own factory  and,  from 
present  indica tions,  we  shall  soon  be  the  largest  manufacturers of regis­
ters in  the world—and the world is a large place.

Although our register has been  on tne market only two years  it  is  al­

ready

Triumphant Over Ail Others,

as  it  is  universally  conceded  to  be  the  only  machine  which  enables the 
merchant to keep an accurate account of the sales of each clerk or an item­
ized record of the transactions of each department, or  both.

Although  young in years, our register has met with the  largest  meas­
ure  of  success  ever  attained  by  any  machine of the kind, having been 
adopted and  recommended by a larger  proportion  of  the  better  class  of 
merchants than any other register ever introduced.  Let it be understood— 
once for all—that we do not cater to  the  saloon  trade,  as  our  machine  is 
not adapted  to the uses of liquor dealers, being  invented  and  constructed 
solely  with  a view to serving  the regular merchant in  the most  acceptable 
mauner.

INDIANA  HEARD  FROM.

— DRUGS  AND  STATIONERY—

GEO.  U.  ANDREWS,
Amhoi.y Biock. 

Champion  Ca sh  Reg ister Co.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Mux CIS,  Ind., Oct.  24, 1894.

_

Gen tlem en:_The  “Champion”  is doing the business successfully and does all
you claimed  lor it.
1 can tell at a glance every  transaction that  has  taken place,  the  amount  of  the 
sale.- of each clerk,  tUe number of times they  went  to  the  drawer  and  what  they
went there for. 
The  pd.  in  and  pd.  outs are a specially good  feature and the  “Champion”  takes
care of them all. 
The •■Champion”  has taken  the place o  a $200 key  machine and 7  books,  which 
1  used to get a detailed acct.  of my  business. 

Yours Kesp.

.  .. 
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,

Geo.  H.  Andrew s.

ggp~  Merchants  desiring  to  inspect  our  register  are  requested  to drop a 
card, so that one of our agents can call  when in  the  dealer’s  vicinity. 
It 
will nothing to see the machine and  have its merits explained.

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D e a r   © i r s . 

K a l a m a z o o ,  Mich., October,  1894.
It i s   with pleasure I inform you, that  I  have  made  a  two  years’  en^affe- 
ment with the popular and old established house of Moore, Smith & Co., of Boston,  Mast.
1 his concern has the reputation of being live, progressive dealers who carry  an  immense 
stock, and can fill all orders promptly.  Moore, Smith <fc Co. positively  buy  everything  they 
handle outside of their own manufacture for spot cash.  They are therefore not afraid  of compe­
tition.  One of the best testimonials Moore, Smith & Co. have is the fact that it is seldom they 
lose a customer. 
J
They  always  ship  goods  equal to th  ir agent’s samples, for proof of which, I can refer 
you to some of the best and largest dealers in  the trade,  who  have  handled  their  goods  more 
In conclusion, I trust you  will not place orders for Spring Hats or Straw 
than twenty years. 
(roods, before  looking  over  our  line.  Thanking  you for past favors and hoping for  a  con­
tinuance of the same,  lam

Yours very truly,

TH R IF T   A N D   ECONOM Y.

Economy  is not  parsimony,  although  it 
is often  falsely so  called,  and  by  many 
It  is  a  most 
considered  disreputable. 
commendable virtue,  and  should  be most 
sedulously cultivated. 
It  is  not  always 
a gift,  and is as  often  acquired as  inher­
ited. 
It is the  result  of  care,  thought, 
industry  and  unceasing  watchfulness, 
and  is,  indeed,  one of our  highest duties. 
It is not  only  a  ‘‘gathering  up  of  frag­
ments,  that  nothing  be  lost,”  but  it  is 
also  a  seeing  that  there  are  few  frag­
ments  to  be thus taken care of—the oppo­
site of  wastefulness  and  extravagance— 
and  it is only  the  mentally  weak  who af­
fect  to despise so excellent a quality.
A thrifty,  economical  person  can  make 
one dollar go twice  as far as  a  heedless, 
untboughtful  person  will.  Poverty need 
not go hand  in hand  with  careless waste 
and  shiftlessness,  though 
it  generally 
does. 
If ever  thrift  and  good  manage­
ment  are  needed,  it  is  where money  is 
scarce.  Never  “ put your  best  foot  for­
ward” at the expense  of self-respect 
It 
may take a great  deal of  courage  to  say, 
“I  cannot afford  it,”  but it  is  nobler  far 
than  to hide  behind subterfuges,  or go to 
unwarrantable expenses  to cover  up  un­
desirable  poverty,  whose  most  galling 
sting is the fancied necessity  of “ keeping 
up appearances”—of  sailing  under  false 
colors  aud  aping 
the  expenditures  of 
more  affluent  neighbors.  Many  whose 
good seuse in other  matters  is  indisputa­
ble  wear out  body and brain  in the insane 
struggle to  keep  up  a  style in  household 
expenses  and  dress  which  is  utterly  be­
yond  their  means,  and  which  blinds no 
body  to the true state  of affairs;  or,  if it, 
indeed,  blind  a  few,  it is  so  transparent 
to others as to result only disastrously  to 
themselves.
It is uot the  thrifty,  economical  class 
who,  to-day,  are  paralyzing  all  branches 
of  business  with  their  insane  demands 
upon  “capital.”  The  men  and  women 
who  “gather up  the  fragments”  are  not 
of  the howling mob who  fight  under  the 
red flag and devastate and  destroy  legit­
imate  avenues  of  labor  by  their  brutal 
onslaughts  upon the very bands  that feed 
them. 
It is not in  their homes  that  dis­
content  and  anarchy  are  bred. 
The 
power  which employs  idle  hands finds in 
their ranks  no  material  to  build  upon. 
They have no  time nor inclination to  “fly 
to the  evils  they  know  not  of.”  With 
them  the  "gush” of the  so-called  “ labor­
ing man’s friend” is regarded  as  so much 
“ twaddle,”  or the  wily  cant of  the vote­
seeking  politician,  and,  sooner or later, 
it proves to  be the truth.
The outcome of  the  battle  for  “ some­
thing for nothing”  is not  encouraging to 
the  man  or  woman  dependent  upon 
daily  toil  for  the  bread  they  eat.  Yet 
the  blow  will  fall  heaviest  upon 
the 
wasteful  and  weak-minded.  Economy 
and thrift will  help to  carry  many  over 
the chasm;  but the  “easy  come, easy  go” 
class  will surely  feel  the  full  weight  of 
the hard times, which their own acts have 
brought  upon  them.  The  thousands suf­
fering from enforced  idleness through no 
fault  of  their  own  must  eat  and  wear 
clothes,  as  well  as  the  hundreds  who 
still  have  employment.  Competition— 
for men  will  not  willingly  starve—will 
force wages lower  and  lower,  while cap­
ital stands aloof,  watching  the unsettled 
condition  of  affairs,  fearing  to  stretch 
forth  its  hand,  lest  it,  too,  be  dragged 
into the maelstrom  swirling at its  feet.
to 
The outlook  has  been  dark  indeed; 
many  it  is  still so,  though the business 
sky  seems brightening,  and  many  a poor 
laborer  who laid  down  his  tools  and  re­
gret I ully  walked  away  from  his  well- 
paid employment,  through  his allegiance 
to  some  union,  is  now  gloomily  con­
templating the coming  days,  helpless  to 
provide  for  the  dear  ones at  home,  and 
would  gladly accept the position he aban­
doned,  even  with  a reduction of wages.
It  were well  if all  sought profit  by  the 
teachings of  the hour.  One  of its great­
est  iessons  will  be  the  necessity  for  a 
careful expenditure and  wise economy of 
the lessened  income,  which  the  laborer 
must  surely  share  with  his  employer. 
Ih riftan d   frugality—not  higher  wages 
and  fewer  hours—will  alone  insure  to 
him  that  peace  and  contentment  which 
belong  by  right  to helpful  industry and 
honest toil. 

N e l l ie   W a t t s   McV e y .

Mr.  Rogan  will  be in Michigan  from Dec.  1  to Jan.  10 and  will  be at  the  following  central  points  during  December 
Kalamazoo,  Grand  Rapids,  Battle Creek,  Jackson,  Ann Arbor,  Detroit,  Port Huron,  Saginaw,  Flint,  Laming  Owosso  He 
wl\l  be p'ef  se^   Pay the expenses of any dealer wishing to look over his line of goods at any of the above  places.  A  postal
addressed  to M.  J.  Rogan,  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  will find him at any  time. 

**

Entertaining  Her  Big  Sister’s  Beau.

“ My sister’ll  be down in a minute,  and says you’re to wait, if ,you please.
And says 1 might stay till  she came if  I’d premise her never to tease,
Nor speak  till you spoke  to me  first.  But  that’s nonsense,  for how  would you know 
What she told me to say  if I didn’t ?  Don’t you really and truly think so ?

“ And  then you’d  feel strange here alone 1  And you wouldn’t know just where to sit;
For that chair isn’t strong on its legs,  and  we never use it a bit.
We  keep it to match  the sofa.  But Jack  says it  would be just like you 
To flop yourself right down upon it and knock out the very last screw.

I  won’t tell.  You’re afraid to—Oh,  you’re afraid they would think it was mean ? 

“Spose you  try ! 
Well,  then,  there’s the album—that’s  pretty,  if you’re sure that your fingers are clean.
For sister says sometimes I daub it,  but she only  says that  when she’s cross.
There’s her picture.  You know it I 

It’s like her; but she ain’t as good looking, of course !

It’s the best o f ’m all.  Now,  tell me, you’d never have thought 

This is  m e. 
That once 1  was little as that ? 
It’s the only  one  that could  be  bought—
For that was the message to pa from  the  photograph man  where I sat—
That he  wouldn’t print off any more till he got his money  for that.

“ W hat?  Maybe you’re tired of waiting?  Why,  often she’s longer than this;
There’s all  her back hair to do up,  and  all  of her front curls to friz.
But it’s nice to be sitting here talking like grown people, just you and  me;
Do you think you’ll  be coming here often ?  Oh,  do 1  But don't come like  Tom  Lee.

“ Tom Lee?  Her last bean.  Why,  my goodness I  He used to be here day and night,
Till the folks thought he’d  be her husbaud; and Jack says that gave  him a fright.
You won’t run  away,  then,  as he did? for you’re not a rich  man,  they say.
Pa says you’re poor as a church-mouse.  Now are you ?  And how poor are they ?

“Ain’t yon glad that you met me ?  Well,  I am; for I know now that yonr hair isn't  red;
But  what there is left of it’s mousey,  and not  what that naughty Jack said.
But there,  I  must go.  Sister’s coming.  But I  wish I could  wait, just to see 
If she ran up to you and kissed yon in  the way that she used to kiss Lee.”

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T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

GOTHAM  G O SSIP.

Hews  from  tbe  Metropolis— Index  of 

tbe  M arkets.

Special Correspondence

is 

Hew  Yoke,  Nov.  17—--Trade in grocery 
jobbing  circles 
taking  on  new  life 
every  day.  We  see  an  increase  in  tbe 
amount  of  goods  going  out,  and  if  no 
more bauds  are employed,  tbe  old  ones 
are  having  much more  to do.  Tbe feel­
ing ot confidence  is1 growing  rapidly and 
we  find  in  almost  every  store  a  more 
cheerful  feeling  than  we  have  noticed 
for a long time.

that 

Considerable comment  has  been  heard 
in  tbe  market  regarding  tbe  action  of 
tbe  Retail  Grocers’  Association,  of 
Brooklyn,  which  at  a  recent  meeting 
passed resolutions,  tbe  tenor  of  which 
was 
tbe  members  discriminate 
against the  manufacturers  and  grocery 
bouses  which sell  goods  to  tbe  depart­
ment stores.  Tbe retailers do  not  mind 
fair competition, and  it is  not  that  that 
they  complain  of.  They  object  to  dt- 
partment stores making a  leader  of  and 
selling below  cost  certain  grocery  arti­
cles,  in  order  that  they  may  derive  a 
large profit on  articles sold  in  other  de 
partmenls. 
It  is  a  question  that  will 
have 
to  be  settled  before  long,  and, 
presumably,  by  the retailers themselves. 
It is claimed  that  many  of  tbe  articles 
sold  through  the medium  of these stores 
are  adulterated.  This  being  the  case, 
tbe retailers  have  only  to  educate  the 
public  up to  that fact,  and  tbe  evil  will 
be stopped.  The Board  of  Uealth  may 
also take a hand  in  tbe  matter,  for  the 
question of adulterated  goods  is  becom­
ing a  serious  one.  and.  should  analysis 
prove  that  goods  deleterious  to  public 
health  are being sold,  an  end  will  soon 
be put to it.

Judge Stiner  will  be  declared  an  ex­
pert  before  long  upon  tbe  question  oi 
feminine  attire.  Recently  a  number  of 
cases have come betoie  him  which  have 
dealt  with  tbe  quarrels  of dressmakers 
and  bootmakers  with  their  fair clients, 
and  the Judge  has shown a disposition  to 
enter into the details of  the squabbles so 
thoroughly  that  he  has  frequently  had 
his pit tuie in  the  papers,  and  has  been 
guyed to some extent  by his legal  friends. 
But bis  decisions  have  never  been  dis­
puted  or  quarrelled  with,  and  be  cer­
tainly  goes  into  the question  before  him 
with  great  thoroughness.  One  of  the 
most  notable  scenes  in  bis  court room 
was that  where  an  actress  tried  on  a  loi 
of stage boots,  tights,  and  similar  para­
phernalia  under  the  very  eye  of  the 
Judge.  He  examined  the  fit  and  work­
manship of all  the  articles  which  the  ac­
tress tried on.  and  went  into  tbe  matter 
so extensively  that the actress went away 
convinced that the  Judge was her  friend 
for life and  that she  had  won  the  case. 
But tbe Judge vindicated  himself  by giv­
ing a decision against  her after all.  Tbe 
other  day  a  dressmaker  sued  a woman 
for tbe price of a  waist,  which  the latter 
said  did  not  fit her.  The  Judge  had  the 
defendant  put  the  waist  on 
then  and 
there,  and  poked  about  persistently  until 
he discovered just where the garment did 
not fit,  and  became  possessed  of  all  the 
secrets of dressmaking,  as  far  as the op­
posing counsel could  show.

There is a fair  jobbing trade in coffees 
and quotations  remain  firmly held  at  tbe 
recent  advance  of  Rio  No.  7  to \b%@ 
lh%c.  The total  stock  here and  afloat is 
486,712 bags,  against 476.735  last year.
The  activity  which  characterized  the 
refined  sugar trade  last  week  has almost 
disappeared  and  apathy  has  taken  its 
place.  Deliveries  are  reported  slow, 
even of  granulated.  Quotations  remain 
at 4%c.

in  some  offices 

T< as are dull  and  all  sorts are  at  buy­
ers’  command, 
is 
thought the present war may  have  a  de­
cided  effect  on  next  year’s  prices;  but 
China seems  to have  men  enough  to  at­
tend  to  tbe  tea business,  as well as  tbe 
war.  so rates  will  not  be  apt  to  mate­
rially appreciate.

Rice is fairly  well  held,  although trade 
is not  all  it  might  be.  Some  firmness  is 
noted  on  Japan,  as shipments to  tbe  Pa­
cific  coast  have  been  restricted,  if  not 
completely shut  off.  Domestic,  prime to 
choice,  5@5J^c.

it 

take 

Canned  goods,  which  have  so 

Molasses  is dull  and  tbe  cold  weather 
does not give the market any life.  There I 
is  a  fair  demand  for  domestic  syrups.  I 
Quotations remain  as for some time past. I
long 
been  in  the dumps,  are  meeting with de­
cidedly  better  demand,  and  from  all 
points  come  reports  of  improvement. 
Orders are not so much  larger,  but  they 
are very frequent,  and 
in  all  va­
rieties of  fruits  and  vegetables.  There 
is said to be a large amount  of  trash  on 
the market  which  works in  a most detri­
mental  manner.  As an  evidence  of  the 
great prosperity of the canned goods deal­
ers and  their friends,  it is reported that a 
party of twenty  came  over  from  Balti­
more the other  day  to  the  horse  show, 
aud  next  day  went  to  Delmonico’s  to 
bieak fast.  Tbe meal  began  at noon, and 
lasted some four hours,  at an expense  of 
$25  each,  or  $500 
in  all,  which  was 
“ whacked up”  by  one of the party  under 
whose care the other nineteen  were.
Canned  goods in dry  goods  stores  are 
occupying a large amount  of  discussion; 
and,  while  canned  goods  will  probably 
continue to be sold  there,  it is  very  cer­
tain  that a mighty strong  feeling  is  be­
ing developed  against  the  sale  of liquor 
in tbe bazars, even  though  the  bottles  be 
placed in  corset  boxes.  One has  a  sort 
of  “ shuddery” feeling to see  the  throng 
of women around  tbe liquor counter,  and 
the  ieeling is not  lessened  by  the  reflec­
tion  that they  would get  it  elsewhere  if 
uot here.
Dried fruits,  both  foreign  and  domes­
tic,  are  meeting  with  better  demand 
daily,  and this  is  true  of  nuts,  owing, 
probably,  to  the  near  approach  of  the 
holidays.
is  firm  under 
lighter  receipts and 26c is  the quotation 
lor  best  Western grade.  This  is  rather 
more than  is obtained for the best  State, 
which is  worth 25c.
Tbe cheese  mat ket  is  stronger  and  a 
more  confident  feeling  is  stronger  all 
around.  Small  full cream State is  worth 
lie,  and  large do.  10%e.
Best Western eggs  command 23 @ 24c. 
with  a strong feeliug among holders.  For 
other than  the  best,  however,  demand  is 
light and supply  ample.
Apples  are  in  generous  supply  anil 
prices are low,  unless  for  the  very  best 
varieties of hand-picked. 

The  butter  market 

J ay.

N ew  R u lin g b b y  th e  B o a rd  o f P h a rm a c y .
Stanley  E.  Parkill,  Secretary  of  tbe 
Michigan State Board  of Pharmacy,  was 
in  town  last  Friday as  a  witness  in  the 
prosecution  brought by the Board against 
Henry Aldrich for violation  of the  phar­
macy  act.  The  defendant  was  found 
guilty and was fined $10 and $12.64 costs, 
which was paid  by his employer.

Two  new  rulings  have  been  promul­

gated  by the Board,  as follows:

Candidates must file their  applications 
with the Secretary  aud  must  furnish  af­
fidavits  showing  that they  have bad  tbe 
practical or  college  experience  required 
before taking the examination.  Applica­
tions  tor  examination  aud  blank  forms 
for  affidavits  for practical or college  ex­
perience may  be obtained from the Secre­
tary.
Commencing  with  the  Grand  Rapids 
meeting, the  writing, grammar and  spell­
ing,  as shown  in  the  candidate’s paper, 
will  be taken  into consideration in  mark­
ing  percentages.  This  step  is  taken  in 
compliance  with  a  resolution  passed  by 
the State  Pharmaceutical  Association  at 
its meeting in Detroit last summer.

The Board  will hold examinations dur­

ing the coming year as follows:

January 8,  at  D itroit.
March 5,  at Grand  Rapids.
June 24, at Detroit (Star Island).
August,  at  some  point  in  the  Upper 
November 5, at Lansing.

Peninsula.

T h e  D ru g  M a rk e t.

There are no changes in  prices to note. 
Gum opium  is dull  but unchanged. 
Morphia and quinine  are steady.
Gum assafœtida is in a very  firm  posi­

tion and extreme prices are probable.

C L E R K S’  COLUM N.

T h e C le rk  o f T o-D ay  Is th e   M e rc h a n t  o f 

T o-M orrow .

Owosso—Stanley  E.  Parkill, Secretary 
of the Michigan  Board of  Pharmacy,  es­
timates the number of drug clerks  unem­
ployed  in  this State at 150.

Owosso—John  Brooks,  formerly  with 
C.  C.  Duff,  but more  recently  behind  the 
counter for W.  S.  Hunt,  has  united  his 
fortunes  with  the  new  grocery  firm  of 
Pans & Son.

Grand  Rapids—D. F. Beverly, formerly 
manager ot the  Grady  &  Faulhaber  dry 
goods  store  on  Broadway,  has  taken  a 
clerkship  with  G.  F.  Sears,  tbe Rockford 
general dealer.

Ludiugton—H.  N.  Morse,  the  writer of 
unique advertising  matter,  and  formerly 
manager of the  Busy  Big Store,  has gone 
to Chicago  aud  Milwaukee  in  search  of 
larger fields for his genius.

Evart—Mrs. G.  N. Bruce passed the ex­
amination  for  registered  pharmacist  at 
tne recent meeting of the State Pharmacy 
Board,  at  Lansing.  Mrs.  Bruce  passed 
the  registered  assistant  examination  at 
Grand Rapids  last  March,  thereby  com­
pleting  both  examinations  within  eight 
months.

Mauistee—Harry  Spicer,  who  clerks 
for  the  book  aud  stationery 
firm  ot
Somerville &  Wood,  recently met with an 
accident  which  will  lay  him  up  for  a 
week.  He  was on  a  step  ladder  in  the 
store,  when in  some  manner  he  slipped 
and  fell to the floor, receiving painful  in­
juries.

Jackscn—Charles  Hodgins, 

book­
keeper for the  wholesale  grocery firm  of 
Howard &  Solon,  has  disappeared.  He 
had  served a term at  the State  Prison for 
forgiug an order on  a house for  which  he 
was traveling,  aud was sent up  from  Leu- 
awee  county.  His  employers  say  that 
the only  shortage they can  fiud is one  of 
$15.  They cannot  imagine  why  he  went 
away.

P u re ly  P e rs o n a l.

L.  G.  Ripley,  the  Montague  druggist, 
was in  town last  week  and supplemented 
his orders for holiday  goods  given  local 
jobbers a few  weeks ago.
M.  S.  Scoville,  the 

live  Kalamazoo 

grocer,  was in  town  Monday.

Samuel  l’ettingill,  the Petoskey grocer, 
has  been  in  town  several  days,  accom 
panied  by  his  wife.

Mrs.  E.  M.  Campbell,  wife  of  the 
genial  general dealer  at  Parkville,  was 
in  town  last  week  as  a  delegate  to  the 
Sunday School convention.

City.

F ro m   O u t  o f T o w n .

Calls  have  been  received  at  T he 
T r a d e s m a n   office during  tbe  pa«t week 
from the following gentlemen  in  trade: 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Manning.  Lake  P.  O.
C.  H.  LaFlamboy,  McBride’s.
U.  Sisson,  Central  Lake.
Hannah  &  Lay  Merc.  Co.,  Traverse 
Whipple,  Mack & Co.,  Midland.
Frank  Smith,  Leroy.
Tbos.  VanEenenaam,  Zeeland.
C.  G.  Pitkin,  Whitehall.
Den  Herder & Tannis,  Vriesland.
H.  Brownyard,  Lake P.  O.
C.  Mast,  Fremont.
T.  P.  Stowe,  Howell.
S.  Pettengill,  Petoskey.
T.  H.  Atkins,  West  Carlisle.
J.  L.  Felton.  Burnip’s Corners.
C.  P.  Parkill &Son,  Owosso.
Parker & Fleming Co., Jackson.

T h o u g h t S h e ’d  G e t O ne.

“ No.  ma’am,”  said  the grocer,  making 
a  great  clattering  among  his  tins. 
“ I 
have  coffee  pots  and  tea pots,  but there 
isn’t such a  thing as  a  ’jack  pot’  in  the 
store.”  “ I’m  so sorry.” wailed the young 
wife.  “ You see,  we haven’t been  married 
loDg,  and  my  husband’s  mother  has  al­
ways  cooked  for him,  and,  when  I  heard 
him  talking in his sleep about  a ‘jack pot,’ 
1  just thought  I’d  get  one,  for  he  men­
tions  it  so  often  he  must  be  used to it. 
Could  you  tell  me what  they cook  in  it?” 
“Greeus,  ma’am,”  said  the grocer.  And 
he sent her to the  tin  store  in  the  next 
block.

A man  who  has  never  died  has  been 
writiug to prove that death  is  not  pain­
ful to those who die.
#   O Y S T E R S   m
I  am  keeping  dow n  prices  no'w ithstanding 
the advance.  O rder  at  once for  your  T h a n k s­
giving trade.
Solid  Brand,  E xtra Select«,  per c a n .............$  26
Solid  Brand  selects  per  can  .......................... 
-olid  Brand,  K.  P..  per c a n ......... ..................... 
S  lid  Brand. Standards  per can. 
................. 
Daisy  Brand  -eie  is.  per  can 
...................... 
Daisv  Brand, Standards, per can  ..................  
Daisy  Brand.  Favorites, per  c a n .................... 
t-tm d  rds  ■ er  g a l ................................ ............  
Extra standards  per  eal 

24
20
20
22
16
14
90
...............................  100

best made.  Soc per doz.  3 doz  in  case:

Oysters fine and cans  well  filled.
Tn • Q ueen Oyster Pails at  bottom  prices.
Mrs. W ithey s  Home  Made Jelly, m ade  w ith 
gr-en apples  very fine:
30-lb.  pa  1...............................................................  
..........................................................  
t)-lb  pail 
IT-  b.  pail................................................................ 
15-lb. pail.......................................  
 
Mrs  W ithey’s Condensed M ince Meat,  th e 
Mrs.  With  y’s bulk m ince m eat:
40 lb  pail, per  lb. 
2 -lb   pails  per l b .........   ...................................  614
<'-lb  pails, per  lb .............................. ..................  654
10
Pure i  ider V inegar  per g allo n ........................ 
Pine Sweet Cider, per gallon.............................  
12
Fine  Dairy  Butter,  per ib 
............................ 
20
Fresh  Eggs,  per doz 
...................................  
17
New  Pickle», medium, b arrels.........................   5  00
New  Pick  es.  Vi  '-a  rel  ........... 
........................3 <0
New  Batter K raut,  barrels...............................  4  0J
New Bauer K raut,  n   barrels.............................  2 50

.  ..........................................  6

75
57
50
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EDWIN  FALLAS,

O yster  P acker  and  fla n u tactu rer.
VALLEY  CITY  COLD  STORAGE, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

T ie . 
1fidt£ aJ&j $a£t~

Sa£t~

is fast being recognized by everybody as the best  salt for  every pur­
pose. 
It’s  made from  the  best  brine by  the  best  process  with  the 
best  grain.  You  keep  the  best  o f other  things, why not  keep the 
best  of  Salt.  Your customers w ill appreciate  it  as  they appreciate 
pure sugar, pure coffee, and  tea.

Diamond Crystal Salt

Being free i ram all chlorides of calcium and magnesia, will  not get damp and 
soggy  on  your hands.  Put  up  in  an attractive and salable manner.  When 
your stock of salt is low, try a small supply of ulhe salt that's all salt.”  Can be 
obtair. _ from jobbers and dealers.  For prices, see price current on other page. 
For other information, address

DIAMOND  CRYSTAL SALT CO.t  ST. CLAIR, MICH.

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V

Muskegon  Bakery  Crackers
Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

(United  S t a t e s   B a k i n g   Co.)

There area great many  Butter Craekres  >»n  the  Market—only 

one can  l*e  best—that is  the original

Muskegon
Bakery
Butter
Cracker.

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

N ine
O ther
G reat
S p ecialties
Are

M u s k e g o n   T o a s t,
R on al  F r u it  B iscu it, 
M u s k e g o n   F ro s te d   H o n e y , 
Iced  C o c o a   H o n e y   J u m b le s , 
J elly   T u r n o v e r s ,
G in g e r   S n a p s ,
H o m e - M a d e   S n a p s , 
M u s k e g o n   B r a n c h ,
M lik   L u n c h .

ALWAYS
ASK
YOUR
GROCER
FOR
flUSKEGON 
BAKERY'S 
CAKES  and 
CRACKERS

United.  States  Baking  Co.

LA W R EN C E  D E PE W ,  A cting  M anager,

Muskegon, 

A re  You  Selling

- 

M ic h •

TQhS a

e r

Oysters
ANCHOR  BRAND

OLD  RELIABLE

All  orders  receive  prompt  attention  at 

lowest  market  price.

SeelqiiotHtlons in  Price C urrent.

V E T T E * !  HA

F .  J. 

117  and  119  Monroe  St.,  Grand  RaDids

A Majestic Exhibit

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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 
Michigan, if in  the  city,  to  drop 
in and see them.

Coffee and Hot Rolls will be 

served daily.

TRADfMARK  registered----

-

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.

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T h e   D a y to n   C o m p u t i n g   S c a l e

WflRNlNS-To  Users  of  Scales,

The trade are  hereby  warned  against  using any  infringements on  Weigh­
ing  and  Price  Scales  and  Computing and  Price  Scales,  as  we  wilt  pro­
tect our rights and  the  rights of our general  agents  under Letter sPatent of the 
United  States  issued  in  1881,  1885, 1888,  1888,  1891,  1893 and  1894.  And  we 
will  prosecute all  infringers  to  the  full  extent of  the law.

The  simple  using  of  Scales  that  infringe  upon  our  patents makes the 
user  liable to prosecution,  and  the  importance of  buyiug and  using  any  other 
C om puting  and  Price  Scales  than  those  manufactured  by  us  and  bearing 
our name and date of patents and  thereby  incurring  liability  to  prosecution 
is apparent. 

Respectfully,

THE  COMPUTING!  SCALE  CO.

BE SURE  1

  BBT  H E  D A T I COMPUTINO  SCALES.
S e e   W h a t   U s e r s   S a y :

‘W e are delighted w ith it.”  The Jos.  R.  Peebles Son’s Co., C incinnati, u . 
‘W ould not part w ith it for 81 .nun.” 
D an.  W. Charles, H am ilton, O.
Charles Young, A drain,  M ich. 
‘It saves pennies ever time  we w eigh.-' 
‘They are w orth to us each year five times their cost ”
Raup &  Ilaym an, C onstantine, M ich. 
“We are  very much pleased w ith its  w ork.”
H enry J.  V inkem nlder *  Bro., G rand Rapids,  Mich. 
‘Since the adoption of your scales have made more money  than  ever  be­
F rank  Daniels  T raverse City, Mich.
“ Itake pride in recom m ending them  to every  user of sea  es ”
Chas.  Railsbiick, Indianapolis,  Ind. 
I heartily recom mend them  to all grocers  who  wi-h  to save money.”
Geo.  F.  K reiiline.  Indianapolis, In d . 
•It is the best investm ent I ever made ” 
I.  L.  stultz, Goshen, In d .

fore.” 

For further particulars drop a  Postal  Card to

HOYT  &  C0„  G sral M inn  A p ts,

DAYTON,  OHIO.

JNO.  MADDOCK  &  SONS

English  W hite Semi Porcelain.

j JNO.  HADDOCK & SONS

Green Rococo, Gold Edges.

ro s ili' tly  fines-l v aie m ade on th e Globe.  The 
N ew  T ariff pi ice brings  it  as  low  as  the  most 
common w are was at old  prices.
A ssorted  C rate 

JOHN  AlADDOCK & SONS 

New  A stor Shape 

WHITE S E fll  PORCELAIN.

24 Vegetables. 
i0  Pitchers.
6  S u g a r s .
3u se  s Teas.
6  doz  F ruits.
38 Oyster Bowls* 
8 Cv'd  Dishes.
8 Boats, 
le Bowls.
18 B< w Is.
6 Clean, s.

6 doz.  Tie  Plates.
2 doz. Tea Plates.
12 doz.  B reakfast Plates. 
2 doz.  D inner  Plates.'
2 doz.  soup  I lutes.
8 doz.  Butters.
18  Dishes,  Assorted.
18 Scollops.
8 Bakers.
6 B ut  ers.
8 Pickles.
9 Sets Coffees.
P rice  List « f a t ove sent on request.  Don’t fail 
to gc t our  j rices on our  new  lines  1 efnre  piac 
ing  1 oliday  Ordt rs.  Variety  of  D inner  Sets, 
T oilet  Sets and  New  t hina is equal to any  in the 
m ark et

H .  L E O N A R D  

ASSORTED  PACKAGE  HOLIDAY  GOODS— No,  30.

N E W   T A R I F F   P R I C K S  

I N   D E C O R A T E D   C H I N A ,  G E A R S   A N D   F A N C Y   G O O D S .

1  50 

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

..................  2 00 

............................  1  75 

Doz.
1  c h ild 's assorted  6 styles, m otto cups
and  saucers.......................................  
40
1  Child’s assoited,  l. styles, m otto cups
ana  saucers.  .............................  ... 
75
44  Open  decoiM t'd  cups and  saucers,  8
styles,  334  in 
88
4   Open d>coraled  cups  and  saucers,
extra large  coffee.............................2 00  1  00
*4  Open  gold traced  at  d colors, decora­
tion on cups and  saucers.............  3  80 
90
>4  Open  rich color coffees.  1  pink,  1  sea
ereen. 1  gold  flower. 
...  .11  50  1  11
*4  M oustache <  offees, gold decorations
w ith  s p 'a y ............  
75
*4  M oustache  offees, gold decorations
col' red spray..................................... 1  If  '  55
54  M oustache Coffees, ex tra large, rich
decorations.. 
53
*4  M oustache  Coffees,  gold  traced,  to
m an h above at  83.80  doz..............4 (0   1  00
34  F ru it  P arcs. 1 in., gilt spray  bolder
1  00 
flow er center 
f0
60
44  Roy il  Bonn  g-  Id  traced, fruit plate  1  20 
1  C hild's  Plate, 6 sty les, Robinson Cru­
75
soe. etc.  decorations...................... 
44  A ssorted, 3 colors,  plate  sets,  Clips.
saucets > lid  plates 
63
...............  1  25 
H  China  assorted decorations, d o ...........1  15 
8-
..........4  x5  1  16
34  Chit  a  Iuesdeft  dei orated  do 
J4  Bread and Miik  sets, 3 colors, liberal
size....................  
56
2 25 
34  China tinted  Bre- d and  Miik  Sets,  3
color,  liberal  size............................ 2 50 
63
1-6China  Bread  and  Milk  sets,  large
showy  decorations  .......................   4 00 
67
1-12 China." gol  1  stippled,  bread  and
miik  sets, large sprays  .. . ..  ........6  75 
57
1  Urn  d id   Toy  Mug* 
40
........................  40 
45
1  1  hina. go'll edge,  decorated  m ugs..  45 
44  China,  oecorattd  table  or  shaving
mugs, form e-  -5c  size............. 
85 
43
44  C hina, do  ,  w ell  covered  w ith  deco­
rations . 
..........................................2 0;  1  Oh
44  China part tion  shaving  m ugs,  vio­
43
lets. .. 
..........................  .. . .  
85 
i  34  China partition shaving  mugs,  goltl
2  1 0 
stip p led ....................................... 
50
34  Ju n n o C o ffees  ail o v erp rin ts. 
..2  00  Hi
1  *4  J imii.o Coffees,  F rench  enam eled. .4  10  ICO

 

 

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

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

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

1  o n ly ,  sm oking  Ret.  horse 
figure,
gold t.n c ed .........................  
67
1  Only,  sm oking  Set,  hun tin g   figure
silver bronze  .................................. 
10
i  Only, Smoking .Set,  boy  and  sheep
bronze.... 
15
............. 
34  Fancy  assorted  glass  baskets,  deli­
cate  c o lo rs ...................................... 1  80 
60
1  6  Fancy shapes, glass baskets, larger  2  -u 
40 
1  12Fancy  glass  card  receiver,  very
handsom e.....................  ..................6 00 
50
1  Decorated.  6  inch  fancy  vases  (a
dandy  for  Bo..................................  
40
40 
34  D ecoiated  as-oried  tints,  7  flower
40
vase, good  tie  .... 
...........  8J 
4»  Very  U rge  slabastine  vase,  flower
95
decoration. A grand 25c v a s e ...—1  90 
1  6 Very large 12 in.  handsom e  decora
ted  vase 
5u
3  1 0 
16 Large  solid  tints,  fancy  decorated
17
4 0i 
vase.. 
1  6 6 in.  Bisque finish rose  bowls,  deli­
33
cate tin ts ......................................2  00 
S • 
34  Decorau <1  ( i.ina toy  tea sets—  
411
30
1 6 W hite China toy  tea  sets............. 
..  3  80 
1-6 Deeorati d « hin a toy 
tea se t.............1  to 
86
38
1  o Larger and  finer deeorations.............2  25 
1  6 Very  handsom e 5t c toy  tea  set  w ith
69
................ 4  10 
1  12 Handsom e 81  toy  tea set. w hite and
75
8 93 
7a
1  L eatherette W ad  p. ( le ts,  embossed  >6 
1  Fancy  TootliPiek  H olders..................  42 
42
43
34  Niekie Rale  Money  B anks..................  85 
53
44  lio n   House Money  B anks.. 
.  2  20 
2>
4i  Assorted o range ami  Apple B an k s..  40 
36
1  13 Iron  Dog Cart, horse and  d riv e r... 4  2 > 
1-12 Passenger'I ran i...................................4  25 
36
1  t h  11a Limb Doll, big  bargain...........  
4 j
1  «  1  ina  Limb Doll  fancy t ody,  bisque 
81
H  Bisque  Head.  Iairev  body limn doll  .2 00  1  00 
34  W ashable  Doll,  patent  head,  w ith
fancy  shirt  ...................... ..............   2  00  1  0J
44  W ashable Doll, large  5; c  size,  w ith
fancy s h ir t.. 
.............................4  00  2  10
1 6 W ashable Doll, large75c  size,  w ith
fain y s h irt......................................... 6  50  1  25  I
1-6 W ashable Do 1, $1  size,  d o .............. 8  50 
36  i
Total, less 10 per cent,  discount, n e t__ 835 36  ■

S| oons............................. 
gold  ueeoiations...........  

Latest Style in E nglish Decorations. 

A ssorted C rate 

JOHN  MADDOCK & SONS 

Rococo P a ttern .

4 doz.  Pie  Plates.
2 doz.  'I ea.
12 doz.  Breakfast  Plates. 
2 doz.  Dinner Plates.
6 doz.  F ruit Saucers.
6 doz.  Butlers.
?6 Oy  ter nowls. 
is A ssoited Dishes.
8 Ba  ers.
38 Pitchers.

6  Pickles.
4 Cake Plates.
6 Sugars.
36 sets Teas.
6 Rets Coffees.
24 Vegetal i|e Dishes 
6 Sauce Boats.
12 Cv’d  Dishes.
6 B utters,
6  C r e a m s .

This small  assortm ent  Illustrates  one  of  our 
many  beautiful  new assorted  packages  of  Deco­
rated  W are for t h e   H  liday Trade.  We trust we 
may be a b l e  to show you  these  patterns  in  per­
son.  Sold eu h er by set alone  or  in  crates  and 
may  be  m atched  for  years.  Price of above on 
request.

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