VOL. XII__________________GRAND RAPIDS,  NOVEMBER  28,  1894. 

NO.  584

A B S O L U T E   T E A .

T h e   A c k n o w le d g e d   L ea d er.

SOLDJONLY  BY

________________ GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

T E L F E R   S P IC E   CO.,
GRAND  RAPIDS 
MANUFACTUR-  B R U S H E S   GRAND RAPIDS, I

BRUSH  GOMP’Y,

O a r   G o o d «   a r e   Mold  b v   a ll   M ic h ig a n   » Jo b b in g   H ot* mm».

EDWARD A  MOSELEY, 

TIMOTHY F. MOSELEY.M O SELEY   BROS.

Established  1876

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

Jobber s'of

By  < >rdering from  us.

Our Stock was  Never  So  Complete  as at  present.

Socks,  Felts,  Rubber  Clothing,  &c.
LARGE  ASSORTMENT,

LOWEST  PRICES,

PROMPTLY  SHIPMENT,

STUDLEY  X  BARCLAY,  4  Monroe  St,  Grand  Rapids.

W estern Mich.  Agents for L. Candee & Co.

GIVE  US  A  TRIAL.

Egg  Cases and Fillers a Specialty.
36,  88,  30  and  32  Ottawa  St., GRANT)  RAPIDS,  MICH.

To the  Retail  Shoe  Dealers===

Our line is complete in  Boots,  Shoes,-Rubbers,  Felt  Boots, 
Socks,  Etc.,  for  your  fall  and  winter  trade.  Place  your orders with  us 
now and  get the  best to save  money.  Our Celebrated  Black  Bottoms 
in  Men’s OiI_Grain and Satin  Calf,  tap soje in  Congress  and  Balmorals, 
are the  leaders and unsurpassed.

Our Wales-Goodyear  Rubbers  are  great  trade  winners. 

Mail orders given prorr {  attention.

H E H O L D -B E R T S C H   S H O E   C O ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Duck 

Coats3 

. Kersey 
Pants

We  manufacture  tlie  best  made  goods  iu  these  lines  of 
any  factory  in  the  country,  guaranteeing  every  garment  to 
give entire satisfaction,  both  in  lit and  wearing qualities.  We 
are  also  headquarters  for  Pants,  Overalls  and  Jackets  and 
solicit  correspondence  with  dealers  in  towns  where goods  of 
our manufacture are not regularly  handled.
Lansing  P ants  &  Overall  Co.,

LANSING,  fllCH.

RINDGE,  K A U B A C H  

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M anufacturers  and - Jobners  01

Boots,  Shoes  and  Rubbers.
for fall  and winter trade is  complete, 
lines  in  warm goods and  Holiday 
Slippers.  We  have the Best 

combination  Felt Boot 

and  Perfection 

made.

Agents for the  Boston  Rubber  Shoe  CV»

Inspection  Solicited.

•  S E E   Q U O T A T IO N S

P E R K IN S   &  HESS,

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

Nos.  122  and  124  Louis  S treet,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

D PA I  F P S   IN

WE  CARRY A STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL USE.

Oyster Crackers
Are now in season.  We manufacture -j All Kinds
I  SQUARE (HSE
SIS'  S i l l «

A rich, tender and crisp  cracker packed  in  1  lb.  cartoons 
Is  one  of  the  most  popular 

with neat and  attractive label. 
packages we have ever put out.

T ry  O ur 111  i l l  CIS  ^

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Handsome embossed  packages, 

t  1  lb. $2.40  per doz.
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packed  2 doz.  in case  |   g  lb  $4-g0  per doz>

, 

, 

, 

These  goods  are  positively  the  finest  produced  and  we 

guarantee  entire satisfaction.

SEND US  YOUR  HOLIDAY  ORDERS.

N ew  York B iscuit C o .,

S .  A .   S B A R S ,   M a n a g e r ,

CRAM)  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Spring & Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  D EALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loak s, 
N o tio n s, 
H o siery , 
G lo v es,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W o o le n s , 
F la n n e ls,  B la n k ets,  G in g h a m s, 
P r in ts a n d   D o m estic C ottons,

We  invite  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  our complete  and  well 

assorted  stock  at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.
k
Dry  Goods,  Carpets  and  Cloaks

W H O L E S A L E

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

M a c k in a w   S h irts  an d   L u m b e r m e n ’s  S o c k s. 

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voiit,  EerpolsliBier & Co,,48, 1° ^   Rapids8  s t-

H e y m a n   C o m p a n y , 

Manufacturers  of  Show  Gases  of  Every  Description.

FIRST-CLASS  WORK  ONLI.

6 8   a n d   6 8   C an al  St.,  G rand  R a p id s,  M ien

WRITE  FOR  PRICKS.

Standard  Oil  Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  niCHIGAN

D E A L E R S   I N

Illuminating  and  Lubricating
OILS

Naptha  and  Gasolines.

Office,  Hawkins  Block. 

Works,  Bntterworth  Ave.

BULK  WORKS  AT

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
BIG  RAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN,

MUSKEGON, 
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HOWARD CITY, 

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PETOSKEY.

CADILLAC.
LUDINGTON,

Highest  Price  Paid  for

EMPTY  CARBON  *  GASOLINE  BARRELS.
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Wholesale  Grocers

I m p o r t e r s   a n d

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T o w n s h ip   B o n d s .
Cash  Paid  for  Township  and  County 

Warrants.

Special attention given to examining and direct­
CHAS.  E.  TEMPLE,  Grand  Rapids. 

ing proceedings for bond iBsnes. 

85J7 Micnigan Trust Co.  Bldg.

W B   B U Y

SUndriefl  and  Evaporated

A J P B L B S

HASTINGS & REMINGTON,

P R O M P T *  
J.
.  W. CHAMPLIN,  Pres.

C O N S E R V A T IV E , 

S A P ! .

W.  FRED  McBAIN, Sec.

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The B radatreet  Company, Props.

Executive  Offices, 279,281,283  Broadway, N.Y

CHARLES  P.  CLARK, Pres.

Offices in the principal cities of the United 
estates,  Canada, the  European  continent, 
oAustralia, and in London, England.
Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

HKNRT  ROYCK, Snpt.
COMMERCIAL  CREDIT  CO.
Have on file all reports kept by  Cooper's  Com­
mercial Agency and Union  Crédit  Co.  and  are 
constantly revising and adding  to  them.  Also 
handle collections of all kinds for  members.
L. J. STEVENSON. 

Telephone 166 and 1030 for  particulars.

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attended to thronghout United States 

and Canada

1 P.  BENNETT  FUEL  X 

ICE  CO

JUNE AGENTS

And Jobbers of

ALL  KINDS  OF  FUEL,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

MISS  MARIGOLD’S  THANKSGIVING.
M.  Ma rigold.—That was all  the  sign 
said,  but  in  the  window  there  were  a 
box of plames,  half a dozen rolls  of  rib­
bon,  and two  standard  frames,  uphold­
ing,  in  modest  display,  the  one  a  satin, 
the other a velvet bonnet.

It is true the window  was  small,  and 
the light a good deal cut off by  the  shop 
of Pinkham Sisters,  adjoining Miss  Mar­
igold’s,  and  built  further  out  into  the 
street;  the plumes were a little  thin  and 
faded,  the colors of the  ribbons were not 
arranged  so  as  to  harmonize  into  any 
very happy effect, and  the bonnets could 
not be said  to  have  much  of  an  “air,” 
but,  such  as  they  were,  they  told  the 
story  and  invited  customers  in.  And 
when  once 
there  was  something 
about  Miss  Mary  Marigold  that  made 
them pretty sure to buy,  if  the  stock  at 
all approached what they wanted.

in, 

But the stock was so small that it often 
failed to do so;  that  was the very trouble 
in Miss Marigold’s business, and one that 
was  constantly  reflecting  it  difficulty 
back upon itself,  so  that  the  occasions 
when she  heard  the  tinkle  of  the little 
bell at the door, and pat  down  her work 
to come in from  the  back  room  only  to 
say that she hadn’t what was  wanted,  or 
that she hadn’t it in jnst  that  shade,  or 
precisely  the  width,  outnumbered  her 
sales a good many times,  and were rather 
discouraging to  the  customers.  But not 
in the least  so  to  Miss  Mary  Marigold. 
She said  good  afternoon,  and  what  an 
unusually pleasant day  it was,  and went 
back  to  her  little  room  with  just  as 
bright a smile,  and  began  humming  just 
as serene a little tune  as  when  she  had 
made an extraordinary sale,  or as  if  the 
trip hadn’t given her lame  knee  a  good 
deal of  pain.  And  the  customers  went 
on to the larger  shop  that  cut  off  Miss 
Marigold’s  light,  really  regretting  that 
they could not have bought  of her.  The 
old patrons knew very well  what  it  was 
they  preferred  in  Miss  Marigold,  but, 
further  than  her  smile,  the  new  ones 
would have found it difficult  to  tell,  for 
she  hardly  talked  at  all;  while  at  the 
next door one of the Pinkham Sisters not 
only talked a  great  deal,  but  the  other 
maintained a position  she was known to 
have held for years—just  one pace and a 
half behind her sister’s right  elbow,  on 
the next breadth in  the  carpet—and  re­
peated every word  she  said  in  a  ^oice 
pitched just one key  higher.

But  this morning  Miss  Marigold  was 
neither making sales  in  the  front  shop 
nor repairing bonnets in the little sitting- 
room behind;  she had been having a won­
derful time brushing  np  the  rather  an­
cient  carpet  of  the  smaller  room,  and 
watering her clove  pink,  and  just  now 
she seemed to be giving  her whole atten­
tion to something at the little  table  that 
stood on  a  certain  seam  in  the  carpet 
where  was  drawn,  in  Miss  Marigold’s 
imagination,  the  dividing  line  between 
kitchen and sitting-room.

It was Thanksgiving morning,  and  as 
it is quite a matter  to  get  dinner  prop­

erly even for one,  Miss  Marigold wished 
to have  it  well  under  way  before  she 
dressed  for  church,  so  that  she  might 
neither be late nor disturbed in her mind 
during services.
The poet says:

“The mind of man doth  move  amazing  quick;’’ 
And though like most poets  he  made  no 
allowance in his rhythm for that of wom­
an,  Miss  Marigold’s, 
the  instant  she 
placed the little saucepan  on  the  table, 
repassed the space of ail the  years  since 
her  girlhood;  those days so long gone by 
were like the very touch of things around 
her,  and  only  the  present  seemed  far 
away and dim.  Such a stretching of the 
table  to  make  room  for  the  scattered 
ones come home;  such  handsome,  hilar­
ious brothers, grown so manly  since  the 
year before;  such odors from the kitchen, 
and ranges of everything in the pantries, 
and such wandering of  thoughts  toward 
them before the  seventy-five minute ser­
mon  in 
the  church  was  done!  Then 
there were  the  endless  tricks  and  mis­
chief of the brothers, and the  sleigh-ride 
in the afternoon,  and such doings  in  the 
evening as  no  pen  could  describe,  and 
somebody else  beside  the  brothers  who 
was sure  to  come,  and  a  sweet  placid 
face,  with folds of white muslin fastened 
underneath the chin,  that  smiled  peace 
and  benediction  over  all.  The  little 
sauce  pan  was  the  talisman  that  had 
brought them back,  and  set  Miss  Mari­
gold in their very midst again.

“Such changes!”  she said at  last,  and 
wiped her  eyes with  a  napkin  scarcely 
whiter than the snowy table where it lay.
But it wasn’t at all about  the  changes 
that Miss Marigold  wanted  the  napkin; 
it was only on account of  the  onion  she 
was  peeling.  Perhaps  another  person 
would not have chosen that vegetable for 
their  special  treat;  but  Miss  Marigold 
had naturally quite a weakness that way, 
and the one reasonable objection to them 
she considered quite removed  by her sol­
itary life.  “So wonderful,”  she  used to 
say to herself,  “how one can find a bright 
side to everything  in  this  world.  Now 
if one must live quite  alone,  that  to  be 
sure gives  a  shadowy  feeling  now  and 
then,  but how  perfectly  one  can  enjoy 
an onion!”  So she  was  smiling  behind 
the napkin at the very moment  she  was 
wiping her eyes;  and Miss  Marigold had 
a superb set of teeth,  though  everything 
else about her had been growing  thin for 
a good many years.

“Such  changes!”  she  went  on,  “and 
so wonderful,  the way I  have  been  car­
ried through them all!  So many mercies! 
Do be sure,  Miss Marigold, that  you  get 
to church in  good  season,  for  certainly 
there is no one who  has  more  to  reflect 
upon 
to-day  than  you.  And  as  you 
haven’t much but your  feelings  to make 
thank-offerings  with,  you  want  to  be 
sure to get the stew well  off  your  mind 
before  you  start.  There,  if  you  leave 
that just simmering,  it will be done to  a 
babble when  you  get  back;  unless,  in­
deed, the minister should  be  more  than 
nsnally carried away by the occasion.”

At 

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this  suggestion  Miss  Marigold 
looked thoughtfully into the  saucepan  a 
moment and shook her head.

“ Well, you’ll  have  to  risk  that,”  she 
said at last,  “same things must be risked 
in  this  life.  Now  I  do  hope  you  are 
nearly ready. 
It would  never do  for  a 
person  like  you  to  be  late.  So  many 
mercies!”

In a few minutes  more  Miss  Marigold 
set off,  with her heart all in  a  glow, and 
her head in a rather  unbecoming second­
hand bonnet,  which she had  taken  from 
a customer in payment for the work on a 
new one.

“Wonderful,”  she  said 

to  herself, 
every time she put it on,  “how my wants 
are always met.”

And in just one  hour  and  a  half  she 
came back,  limping a  good  deal,  to  be 
sure,  but  smiling radiantly,  and finding 
that the stew was  at  the  very  point  to 
put in the  onion.  That  would  need  at 
least twenty minutes,  so  Miss  Marigold 
sat down on the other  side  of  the  seam 
in the  carpet,  to  enjoy  a  little  season 
with a  copy  of  Selections  from  Sacred 
Poets,  bound in red morocco, one  of  the 
few tangible relics of the days  her  little 
hardware  talisman  had  just  now  con­
jured from the  past.  The  fragrance  of 
the  saucepan  had  hardly  been  pushed 
aside by the sweet savor she  found in its 
pages when a  knock  was  heard  at  the 
shop  door.  Miss  Marigold  was  really 
startled.  “So unusual  on  a  legal  holi­
day,”  she said.  But when she  opened it 
she found  a  no  more  terrifying  object 
than the little  servant  girl  of  Pinkham 
Sisters, in a green calico dress  with  yel­
low spots,  and very tight in  the  waist,  to 
say that “ the ladies sent  their best  com­
pliments, and would Miss Marigold favor 
them  by  coming  right  away  to  take  a 
very simple dinner?”

“Dear me!”  said Miss Marigold,  “such 
kindness!  Of course I  will,  and  be only 
too happy.  Right away,  yes,  indeed,  and 
my best thanks to the  ladies.  So  unex­
pected !”

“ Wonderful,” 

said  Miss  Marigold 
again,  as she  closed the door behind the 
messenger;  for if the  truth  were  to  be 
told,  at the very moment  she opened the 
“Selections,” a question  altogether mun­
dane was pressing upon her mind.  Con Id 
she,  by adding a little water to  the stew, 
make  it  appear  quite  enough  for  two 
days?  Otherwise,  unless  some customer 
should drop in in  the  morning,  she  did 
not quite  see  how  she  was  to  manage 
about  the  next  day’s  marketing.  The 
quarter’s  rent,  always  a  rather  heavy 
drain,  had been paid the  day before,  and 
the one little piece of currency  left from 
that had been dropped into the  poor-box 
at the church.  For certainly  there  was 
no one there more distinctly called upon; 
so wonderfully as  she  had  always  been 
carried through.

So she smiled more radiantly  than  be­
fore as she lifted  the  saucepan  over  to 
the stone shelf in the pantry to cool, and, 
withdrawing the onion,  laid it on a  plate 
by  its  side.  Then  one  moment  at  the

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looking-glass  on  tbe  other  side  of  the 
seam, and she was ready.  Not  the  bon­
net this time;  that  had  done  very  well 
for once,  but a second time  might  disar­
range her hair.  So it was  another relic. 
A hood, of a silk that had once  been  ap­
ple green, close fitting  on the inside,  but 
puffed  out  with  eider-down,  until  it 
would,  at first sight, give the  impression 
that Miss Marigold’s  brain  had  become 
suddenly  inflated  by  some  tremendous 
enthusiasm,  and that the  first  breath  of 
encouragement from outside might carry 
her entirely away.

“I hope  I  have  not  come  too  soon,” 
she said as she stepped  into  the  sitting- 
room of Pinkham  Sisters,  and  was  met 
by her hostesses standing in  their  usual 
relative positions,  and arrayed in ancient 
brocades,  with  very  full  skirts  and 
skimping sleeves,  and  wearing,  the one a 
yellow,  and  the  other  a  pium-colored 
bow just  over the thin spot on the top of 
the head.  Pinkham and Pinkie,  the cus­
tomers  called  them  if  they  wished  to 
speak of  them  separately,  for  the  sign 
said only  “Pinkham  Sisters;”  and  they 
were never known to use any  more indi­
vidual term in addressing each other.

“Not  a  minute,”  said  Pinkham;  “on 
the other hand,  we  really  feel  that  we 
must apologize.”

“Oh, not a minute,” said Pinkie  in  the 
snper-soprano:  “yes,  we  really  should 
apologize.”

“ The truth is,  we felt such an  anxiety 
about the chicken,  whether  it was going 
to take a handsome brown.”

“Such an anxiety,”  said  Pinkie;  “ we 
were  afraid  it  wasn’t  going  to  take  a 
handsome brown.”

“And then again,  sister  wasn’t  at  all 
well  yesterday;  she  could  hardly  raise 
her head from the pillow.”

“Oh!  no, could hardly  raise  my  head 

from the pillow.”

“But she’s been brightening  up  every 
minute to-day,  so we  felt we must  have 
the pleasure of sending for you.”

“Oh,  yes,  brightening  every  minute 
to-day;  we felt we must  have the  pleas­
ure.”

“ Well, Pm sure,” said  Miss  Marigold, 
as her little head slipped  out  of  the  in­
flated hood, not  a  hair  disturbed,  “Pm 
so gratified—so entirely unexpected.”

“Oh, don’t speak of it,” said Pinkham, 
while she  waved the tight-waisted calico 
a majestic sign to  place  the  chicken  on 
the  table:  “the  favor  is  altogether  on 
one side,  But  still,  don’t  you  find  it  a 
little  solitary  on  such  occasions.  Miss 
Marigold?”

“Altogether on one side,”  said Pinkie. 

“A little solitary?”

“ Why,  bless you,  no,” said Miss  Mari­
gold;  “how could I?  I’m so surrounded; 
so many mercies!”

“ Well,  it’s a beautiful thing if you can 
say so, Miss  Marigold.  1  only  wish  we 
all had the same spirit.”

“Oh, a beautiful  thing,”  said  Pinkie; 

*‘1 only wish we could all say so.”

The  tight-waisted  calico  made  Miss 
Pinkham a return signal from the corner 
of her eye,  to the effect that  the  central 
orb  of  the  occasion  was  successfully 
placed in its  sphere;  which was  equiva­
lent to saying  that  the  whole  prandial 
system was adjusted,  for  Miss  Pinkham 
had with her own  hands  completed  the 
arrangement  of  every  minor  satellite, 
moon, and ring,  in  its own  mathematical 
relations, and on its  own  particular  fig­
ure of the table-cloth,  at the very instant 
Miss Marigold’s knock was heard.

“Did you say dinner  was  ready?  Ah, 
then, Miss Marigold,  if  you  please,  we 
will  sit  right  down. 
I  hope  you  find 
yourself  with  an  appetite  after  your 
walk to church.”

“Yes,  we’ll  sit  right  down,”  said 
Pinkie;  “I hope  you  find  yourself  with 
an appetite.”

“Dear me,  yes,”  said  Miss  Marigold, 
and if her humility had not  been so gen­
uine,  she would  have  felt almost  embar­
rassed at the contrast with  her own little 
preparations  left  at  home.  The  apart­
ment also seemed so crowded  with  furni­
ture,  and there  was no  dividing  seam  in 
the  carpet  here;  it was  all sitting-room, 
and there  were  peacock's  feathers  over 
tbe  looking-glass.  And  she  saw  under 
the corner of the cloth that the table was 
of shining mahogany.  Then  there  were 
not only three  kinds  of pickles,  but—six 
stalks of celery in a very tall tumbler; no 
onions,  but 
tight-waisted  calico 
standing  behind  Miss  Pinkham’s  chair, 
with a  peacock-feather  fly-brush  in  one 
hand,  and the other at  liberty to  remove 
the covers.

the 

But  Pinkham  ¡Sisters  were  so  affable 
that  there  seemed  very  little  restraint 
after  all,  and  Pinkham,  when she  had 
carved with  dexterity,  begged  to  know 
Miss  Marigold’s 
favorite  part.  Miss 
Marigold  declared  she  had  no  favorite 
part;  but  after  Pinkie  had  said  with 
great freedom that she  was  never  satis­
fied  if  she  couldn’t  have  a walker,  and 
Pinkham  had  said  she  considered  there 
was no portion  equal  for  delicacy to  the 
left wing, Miss  Marigold got up  courage 
to say that she had rather a weakness for 
the part that  went  over  tbe  fence  la*t, 
although  she  always  had some scruples 
about  mentioning  it   Then  she  ven­
tured to speak of the table, and Pinkham 
said it was her mother’s,  and  had  eight 
claw  feet,  and  Miss  Marigold  said  her 
mother bad one with six  claw  feet,  and 
after  that  she felt  perfectly at her ease. 
So much so indeed that she  began to  tell 
them  about  the sermon,  and  its wonder­
ful  appropriateness  to  the  day,  though 
she  lamented  that her mind did not suc­
ceed in  tracing  it  as  accurately  as  she 
could  have  wished,  and  that  she  had 
found her thoughts sometimes wandering 
towards common mercies.  But she knew 
the  fault  was  her  own;  it  could  never 
have been  with  the  subject;  that  was— 
The  future  glory of our country as  con­
trasted with the present condition  of  the 
island of Zanzibar.

Meantime  the  tight-waisted  calico,  in 
obedience to various stately signals from 
Miss Pinkham, had passed  one dish after 
another,  but being  a good  deal  crippled 
by the fly-brush,  accomplished it  slowly, 
so that just as Miss Marigold pronounced 
the word  “Zanzibar,”  she  raised  some­
thing  to  her  mouth  that  she  had  not 
tasted  before,  and 
the  tears  rushed 
violently to her eyes.

“A very affecting subject,”  said  Pink­
ham,  as  Miss  Marigold  was  forced 
to 
take  out  her  handkerchief  quite  sud­
denly.

“Oh,  a  very  affecting  subject,”  said 

Pinkie.

“Yes,”   said  Miss  Marigold,  but  her 
conscience would not allow  any such lit­
tle  subterfuge,  though  innocently  pro­
vided by another.

“Yes,” she repeated,  “but it wasn’t al­
together  the  sermon;  I’m  afraid  it  was 
the  pickle.  So  precisely  like  one  my 
mother used to  make, I  have  never  met 
with it since.  Such a reminiscence!”

“A h!’  said  Miss  Pinkham,  “1  con­
sider there is  nothing  like  a  pickle  for 
bringing  up  old  associations.  So  pun­
gent.”

“Nothing  like  a  pickle,” said Pinkie; 

“so very pungent.”

“I really must beg your  pardon,”  said 
Miss  Marigold,  putting up  her handker­
chief  and  smiling,  quite  herself  again, 
“but it was so sudden;  I  was  so  entirely 
unprepared.  Why, only  this very morn­
ing I  was thinking  over all  those things, 
and the changes that have  come, and the 
more  I  thought, 
the  more  my  heart 
seemed to sing.  So wonderful the way I 
have  always been  carried  through!  So 
many mercies !”

The  tight-waisted  calico  at  another 
mysterious  signal  from  Miss  Pinkham 
now disappeared, and after an absence of 
at least  five  minutes,  during  which  tbe 
Pinkham Sisters were evidently suffering 
from extreme nervous  uneasiness,  reap­
peared with a pudding much the size and 
shape of a very small cannon-ball,  and of 
such  evident  importance  that  the  fly­
brush  had  been  laid  aside,  and  both 
hands lent to its triumphal entry.  After 
this crisis was passed,  an  air  of  repose, 
which Miss Marigold  wouldn’t have quite 
liked  to say she had  missed  before,  stole 
over  Pinkham  Sisters,  and  everything 
went on more delightfully than ever; and 
when  Miss  Marigold  had  declared  it 
wouldn’t be  physically  possible  for  her 
to  eat  another  piece  of the  pudding as 
large as a  pea.  Miss  Pinkham  proposed 
they should  take their  nuts  and  raisins 
over to the window, and hold  their plates 
in their laps.

“I consider there is nothing,” she said, 
“that  finishes  a  dinner  with  an  air  of 
more ease and elegance, than taking your 
nut-plates in your  lap. 
It  places one  so 
entirely at leisure,  and at  the same  time 
allows one to see all tbe passing.”

“Oh,  nothing I”  said  Pinkie;  “so  en­
tirely  at  leisure,  and one can see all  tbe 
passing.”

Miss Marigold said  she  should  be  de­
lighted  with  any  way that  would allow 
her to eat them slowly, for she had really 
taken so much more thau usual; and then 
she fell into great admiration of tbe three 
nut plates,  which  Pinkham said were all 
that was  left  of  her  mother’s  wedding 
dinner-set,  that had been ordered for her 
in China, one hundred  and thirty pieces, 
and a different design  on each.  On Miss 
Marigold’s  crawled  three  large  beetles 
with sharp-cornered legs;  Chinese archi­
tecture was illustrated on  the  next,  and 
Miss  Pinkham  reserved  for  herself  a 
club-footed mandarin  prostrate  before a 
lady of whom little could be seen but her 
fan.  Then they all  spread fringed  nap­
kins in their laps, and  the  tight-waisted 
calico brought a box of stilettos from the 
shop, of which  they each  took  one,  and 
after that Miss Marigold seemed irresisti­
bly led to refer to the pickle again.

“I’m  sure,”  she  said,  “I  can’t think 
how I should have been so overtaken.  Of 
all days in the year to appear like an un­
grateful,  discontented  person !  Why,  I 
was thinking this very  morning, as I  sat 
in  church, I did not believe  there  was  a 
soul there so called upon to  give  thanks. 
So many mercies!”

“And yet,”  said  Pinkham,  “you  have 

seen a great many chauges.”

“Oh, a  great  many  changes,”  said 

Pinkie.

“Yes,” said  Miss Marigold,  “but  it  is 
so wonderful the way I have always been 
carried through!  Why, I  can remember

when there was so  many ui  us,  and  not 
one of them would have  believed I could 
ever take care of myself,  and  here I have 
never  wanted for anything,  and it’s only 
my left knee that is lame,  and  this  very 
morning I counted  five buds on  my  clove 
pink !”  And a smile of  ine liable  sweet­
ness gave the Misses  Pinkham a  glimpse 
of the superb teeth.

“ Well,” said Miss Pinkham,  “ that is  a 
great deal to say, especially  the five buds 
at this  season.  Still,  Miss  Marigold,  if 
that were all, I’m afraid I  shouldn’t feel 
as thankful as you do.”

“Oh, a great deal to say,”  said Pinkie, 

“but I’m afraid I  shouldn’t.”
- “But it isn’t all,” said  Miss  Marigold, 
“not nearly;  but I always had such a del­
icacy in speaking of myself.  So uninter­
esting  to  a  stranger.  But  yon  know, 
dear friends,”  and her  voice  grew  low, 
and a soft light shone  in her eyes,  “I am 
always looking for an inheritance,  where 
we shall all  be gathered home once more. 
All these mercies  that 1 speak of are only 
a sprinkling by the way !  And  the  way 
is  so  short,  and  it  is so  wonderful the 
way  1 am always carried along !”

“ Well,  it’s a beautiful thing if you can 
feel  so,”  said  Miss  Pinkham,  “ but  it 
seems  to  me  a  very  solitary  way. 
I 
think of you a great deal,  Miss  Marigold, 
and 1 cannot feel that  it is good for  you. 
Now I consider that it  is a terrible thing 
to be married,  but if  one  had  not  one's 
sister  to  live  with,  I  don’t know  but  I 
should even—”
• Oh,  a  terrible  thing,”  said  Pinkie,” 
“ but 1 don’t know  but  I should  even —”
The light iu  Miss Marigold’s  eyes grew 
still softer, as,  with  a little kneb of Eng­
lish walnut  on  the  end  of  her  stiletto, 
she gazed absently down at the beetles on 
the plate.  “Some day,” she said,  “some 
day—but not here. 
It’s  so  many  years 
since he was  lost.”

“Now,  you  don’t  mean to  say !”  said 

Pinkham.

Pinkie.

“No, you can  never mean to say !” said 

“No,” said  Miss  Marigold,  because,  I. 
don’t  really know.  Such uncertainty  at 
sea, you know.  1 heard that he was, and 
I suppose it was true,  though  of  course 
I would not believe it until I was forced. 
But it is wonderful  how one can  become 
reconciled. 
I felt so  divided for a  num­
ber  of  years;  but  you’ve  no  idea  how 
natural  it  has  seemed  now  for  a good 
long while to be  just myself  and live  by 
myself.”
They all fell into silence  for a few mo­
ments—there was  something  so  awe-in­
spiring  in  having  a  real  love  affair to 
speak of.
“ What should  you  say  if  he  were  to 
come  back?  Such 
things  have  hap­
pened,” said  Pinkham,  suddenly,  pierc­
ing a pecan-nut and Miss Marigold’s  com­
posure at the same moment.

“Yes,  what should you say if  he  were 

to come back?”  said Pinkie.

“Oh /  dear me,” cried poor  little  Miss 
Marigold,  throwing  up  her  hands with 
such a start  as  to  shake  several  of  her 
nut-shells  down  upon 
the  carpet.  “I 
should  be  so  embarrassed  I  shouldn’t 
know what to do.  The i-dea  of having  a 
man about!  Oh, dear me !”

“ Well, I don’t know,” said  Miss  Pink­
ham,  “if  you had not  any one else.  To 
be sure,  I  should  not  think  of  such  a 
thing myself;  but then if you had no one 
to speak to,  week in and  week  out—”

“Oh, I shouldn’t think of  such a thing 
myself,”  said  Pinkie;  “but  then  if  you 
had no one to speak to—”

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“Oh,  dear  me,”  said  Miss  Marigold 
again.  “I  should  be  so  embarrassed!” 
Bat then, as old memories  began to steal 
back,  the tender light came into her eyes 
again, and she held her  stiletto  thought' 
fully pointed into vacancy.
“ lie used to call me  ‘Marigold—Goldi- 
Mary,” ’ she said softly,  “and 1”—with a 
little laugh—“used  to  call him  ‘Jack-at- 
a-pinch,’  because  his  name  was  Jack 
Pynchon,  and  because  it teased him.  1 
am sorry now that I  ever did,  but it was 
so  amusing!”
And then,  as it flashed  upon  her  that 
she was talking  a great  deal  about  her­
self, she changed the subject,  with an air 
that did not admit of recurring to it.  The 
tight-waisted  calico  took  away 
their 
plates;  they all took their knitting-work, 
and  another  hour  passed  very  happily, 
until  Miss  Marigold  declared  she  pos­
itively must go home.  She was ashamed 
of herself that she had stayed so long.

“Dear friends,” she  said,  as  by  a  re­
turn to the inflated hood she became once 
more suddenly deformed,  “you can’t im­
agine what a  pleasure  this  has  been  to 
me.  So unexpected,  and  such social  en­
tertainment !  And,  besides,  1 have really 
had such an appetite!  Everything so de­
licious !  Why,  what do you think 1  was 
going  to  have  at  home?  A  poor  little 
stew,  with an onion !  And now that will 
be all  ready  for  to-morrow!  But  it  is 
only a specimen of the way my wants are 
always met,so wonderful!” And a brilliant 
smile,  that  irradiated 
itself  again  by 
bringing  the  superb  teeth  into  view, 
made the little bit of face  that  could  be 
seen out from the hood very  beautiful.

But when  she  had  slipped  round  the 
projecting  corner  of  the  shop,  and into 
her own little back-room again, she could 
not  tell  why  the  words  of  Pinkham 
Sisters would press in  upon her mind  so 
persistently.

“A little solitary?”
Almost an echo about the room.  What 
did make it seem so?  And there  seemed 
so little furniture, and  the  color  of  the 
carpet seemed very  dim,  and  the top- of 
the looking-glass  had  a  sharp  look  for 
want of peacock feathers.

“It’s  only  the  sudden  change,”  said 
Miss Marigold cheerily;  “it will all come 
right in a few  minutes;  and 1 do  believe 
that  second  bud  has  tipped  out a little 
since  morning.”

She sat down  in  a  low,  red cushioned 
rocking-chair, on the sitting-room side of 
the seam.  The twilight was falling,  and 
she felt  quiet after  the  unusual  excite­
ment  of  the  day.  More words of Pink- 
ham Sisters began to  press back,  and the 
soft look began to  gather  in  Miss  Mari­
gold’s eyes once more.  How  close  they 
were  drawing  again,  those days so long 
gone  by !  Just  as  they had done in  the 
morning, only with  such  a  strange  ten­
derness added in their touch.  Miss Mari­
gold closed her eyes and leaned  her head 
upon  her  chair,  as  if  she felt a caress. 
And  so,  as  the  twilight  deepened,  the 
present hour still more grew dim,  and,  as 
if the years between now and  then  were 
blotted out. Miss Marigold seemed to her­
self a girl again.  How  soft  and delicate 
her cheek was;  how  rounded  every  out­
line of her form;  how long, and soft, and 
golden  her  hair,  and  how  lightly  she 
breathed as some  one bent  over  her  and 
whispered many  things.
“Jack !  Jack-at-a-Pinch !”  she  said, 
and stretched out her  hands into the dim 
light.  Then  starting up,  she  shook  the 
red cushion into shape again with a little 
spat.

“ Why,  this  will  never  do!”  she  ex­
claimed;  “do get a light,  Miss  Marigold, 
and  find  out  the longitude of Zanzibar! 
So unintelligent!”

But  just  as  she was taking the match 
in her hand,  there came another knock at 
the  shop  door,  and  Miss  Marigold  was 
startled  again.

“A second time I”   she  said.  “So  un­

usual on such a day.”

Nevertheless,  seeing  there  was  still  a 
little  glow  of sunset  on that side of  the 
way, she ventured to step to the door and 
open it.

Not the tight-waisted  calico  this  time, 
but a  tall stranger,  his  face  much  con­
cealed between his hat  and  a  handsome 
curling beard of iron gray.

“I  beg  your  pardon,”  he  said,  as  he 
raised the hat  slightly.  “I  don’t  know 
that  you  attend  to sales  to-day;  I don’t 
know that I ought to ask you.”

“Oh,  yes,  sir,”  said  Miss  Marigold, 
with her own smile,  “if there is anything 
really required;”  and  between  that  mo­
ment  and  taking  her  place  behind  the 
counter,  she  had  arranged  in  her  own 
mind the whole account *of  how  he  had 
come in  town  with his wife  for  Thanks­
giving,  and how they  either lived  where 
they  conld  not  make  purchases, or  how 
some accident had befallen  her hat since 
she came in.

The stranger  hesitated  a  moment; but 
Miss  Marigold  was  accustomed  to  see 
men do that,  when they forgot the  name 
of the article they were sent for.

“Handsome eyes,” thought  Miss  Mary 
Marigold,  “very;” but  what  a  strange 
thrill  theyj gave  her,  and  how  steadily 
they gazed into her own!

“What is that in the window?”  he said. 

“Ribbon?  That is what I want.”

“Yes, sir,”  said  Miss  Marigold,  “did 
she send a sample?”  and she reached her 
hand  half  over  the  counter  to  receive 
it.

“No,”  said  the stranger;  “I’ll take  it 

all.”

TheD,  seing a startled look on her face, 
and reflecting that she might not  like  sc 
sudden  a  diminution  on  her  stock,  he 
added  “Never mind.  Give  me  any  one 
of  the  pieces.  And  what  are  these? 
Feathers?

Miss Marigold silently placed  the  box 
on the counter.  Her little vision  of  the 
happy  Thanksgiving  party  had  van­
ished.

“Oh dear!”  she  said  to  herself,  “I’m 

afraid he is going to  a masquerade!”

“I’ll  take  these,”  said  the  stranger,
“ and--------.”  He looked about for some
further  purchases,  and  seeing  nothing 
but wooden boxes,  whose  contents  were 
past his divining,  he turned his  eyes  to­
wards the bonnets upon the  frames,  and 
added quietly.  “One of these.”

The masquerade  became  a  nullity  in 
Miss  Marigold’s  mind,  and  the  fearful 
thought of escape from  the  lunatic  asy­
lum  was  just  ready  to  take  its  place, 
when the hat was  suddenly  lifted  from 
over  the  ejes,  the  hands  stretched  to­
ward her, and the very tones she had just 
been  listening  to  in  the  red-cushioned 
chair cried, gently and lowly, “Marigold? 
Goldi-mary!”

What Miss Marigold  felt  or  did  then, 
she never knew;  only  in  an  iustant  he 
had  pushed  away  the  boxes,  sprang 
across the counter,  and lifted her over to 
the little chintz-covered sofa in the  back 
room.  Then  she did  not know anything 
for a little while,  and  when  she  opened 
<her eyes the handsome face was  bending

over her.  She reached out  a  baud  and 
touched  it. 
“Jack?  Jack-at-a-Pincb!” 
and  a  smile  such  as  Pinkham  Sisters 
had never seen spread over her own.

That evening they were  astonished  in 
their turn by a knock at their  door,  and 
when they saw  Miss  Marigold  come  in, 
leaning on a tall,  strong  arm,  they  ex­
perienced  a  shock  that  displaced  Miss 
Pinkham’s plum-colored bow so far as to 
reveal  an  edge  of  the 
thin  spot,  and 
Pinkie, for the first time in her  life,  was 
startled  off  her  relative  breadth  in  the 
carpet.

“Dear  friends,”  said  Miss  Marigold, 
“ 1 could not  help  coming  to  tell  you. 
I knew  you  would like to hear that  Jack 
was not lost, after all; it was only  1;  and 
how he has found me again,  and my  cup 
runneth over,  as it always has.  So won­
derful  the  way  I  am  always  led!  So 
many mercies!  And  was  ever  anything 
so  fortunate,”  she  whispered  in  Pink- 
ham’s  ear,  “as the way 1 was preserved 
from eating that onion to-day!”

AN  EXPONENT  OP  FREEDOM.

•   s  <—

G.  J.  Johnson,  Manufacturer  of  the 

S. C. W. Cigar.

Gerrit J. Johnson was born atKampen, 
Overisel,  April 30,  1363.  At the age of 9 
years he emigrated  to this  country  with 
bis  parents,  locating  in  Grand  Rapids, 
where  he  attended  public  school  three 
years.  At the  age of 12  he  entered  the 
cigar factory of Mohl &  Schneider  (now 
the H. Schneider  Co.),  where he worked 
two years as  stripper.  Between the  age 
of 14 and 16  years  he  was  employed  in 
the same capacity in the  cigar factory  of 
C.  W.  Wilckie.  He  then  entered  the

cigar factory of his  father,  T.  Johnson, 
devoting  the  next  five years to learning 
the trade, which he mastered thoroughly. 
At the age of 25 he embarked in the man­
ufacture of cigars on his own account  on 
South  Prospect  street,  subsequently  re­
moving to 247 West  Broadway,  where he 
carried  on  the  business  one  year.  He 
then removed to Lowell,  where  he  con­
ducted a factory  with  signal  success for 
two years,  at the  end of  which  time  he 
returned  to  Grand Rapids and opened  a 
factory on South  Lafayette  street.  Two 
years ago he removed  to 347  South Divi­
sion street, corner of First avenue,  where 
his  business  has  largely  increased,  so 
that now he finds it  necessary  to employ 
sixteen  * hands,  which,  with  the  new 
bunching machine recently added  to  his 
factory, enables him to compete, in qual­

ity and  price,  with  the  large  manufac­
turers in other cities.  He  manufactures 
a single  brand—S.  0.  W.—which  is  fa­
vorably  known  in  all parts  of the State 
and is constantly  increasing in  popular­
ity and demand.

At the age of  21 Mr.  Johnson  marrie 
Miss Katie DeLeeuw,  by  whom two chil­
dren have been  born—a  boy  of  9  and  a 
girl  of  7.  He  is  a  member  of  Lowell 
Lodge,  No. 90, F.  & A.  M.,  and is  also  a 
member of Batavia Tent, K. O. T.  M.  He 
is a persistent worker and has built up  a 
business in the  face  of  obstacles  which 
would  have  discouraged  a less  resolute 
man.  Less  than  a  year  ago  the  local 
cigarmakers’ union  declared  war  on  his 
factory, but he has  gone through  the or­
deal  unscathed,  owing to the fact that he 
was not in debt  and had  established  his 
business on a firm  foundation,  so that  it 
was  not  susceptible  of  injury  through 
the  machinations  of  the  combined  and 
allied  influences  of  unionism  and rum. 
His employes are  happy  and  contented, 
as the average wage  scale is  higher than 
it was during  the  time  his  factory  was 
dominated by the union.

Personally,  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  gen;al 
gentleman  whose  acquaintance  is  wide 
and whose friends are  legion.  While  he 
has, necessarily, been  somewhat  aggres­
sive in  business,  he  has  never  been  ac­
cused  of  overstepping  the  line of busi­
ness ethics,  stands well  with  the  trade, 
is  respected  by  his  customers  and  es­
teemed  by  his  associates.  What  more 
can any man  ask?

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Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Juo.W.Blodgett, J. A. McKee, 
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'I'HH!  MICHIGAN  T R A D E SM A IST ,

at that price.  He also  advertises to carl 
away  dead  horses  free  of  charge.  He 
rents a farm  three  miles east  of the city, 
near the Agricultural College,  and  there 
he  disposes  of  the  animals  to good ad­
vantage.  There is scarcely  any  part  of 
the horse  which he does not make use of. 
He sells the  hides,  tries  out  the  fat  for 
soap grease, converts the hoofs into glue, 
and the bones into  fertilizer.  The  flesh 
of the animals he feeds raw, it is alleged, 
to a drove of hungry-looking  hogs.  Offi­
cers  recently  discovered  the  fact  that 
Baumgart was using  raw horse  in  place 
of  corn  as  a  swine  fattener,  and have 
been  securing  evidence  upon  which  to 
base a prosecution.  Last summer Baum­
gart lost a number of hogs  from cholera, 
which  is  small  wonder  in  view  of the 
fact that his  animals have  free access  to 
the carcasses of old broken-down and dis­
eased  horses.  The  hogs  are  killed  for 
pork and shipped to other markets.

Manistee—Louis  Suuds 

is  giading 
about a mile of track  from the  Manistee 
& Northeastern Railroad past  the foot of 
the slide at the gang mill to  the  electric 
light  plant.  He  will  go  over  his  old 
choppings  and  pick  up  everything  on 
them clean.  What  will  not  make  logs 
will do for firewood and will  be  utilized 
either  for  salt  or  fuel  at  the  electric 
light plant.

Manistee—The  recent  cold  snap  will 
be liable to shut down some of  the  saw 
mills at an earlier date than  they  antici 
pated,  as  it  will  make the logs hard to 
get  out  of  the  ponds.  The  Manistee 
Lumber  Co.  has  a  lot of logs scattered 
around the lake,  and will run  about  ten 
days to make room in the mill  booms  for 
all held over stock.  The Eureka Lumber 
Co.  will have to run until  about  Decem­
ber 1.

I*KOi>LCJ£  MARK Kf ,

Apples—The market Is strong, the demand  for 
fancy  stock  for  Thanksgiving  trade  being  es­
pecially active.  Jonathans command  $i;  fane/ 
Kings, $3.50; Greenings and Canada Reds,  $ .25; 
Spys and Baldwins. $2.

Beans—Coming  in  more  freely,  owing  to the 
fact that the weather has  been  more  favorable 
for  threshing.  The  price  is  unchanged.  Han­
dlers pay $1.25@130 for country picked,  holding 
city picked at $1.60.

ing to quality.  Creamery, 22@25c.

Butter—Unchanged.  Dairy,  18321c,  accord 
Beets—$ c per  doz
Cabbage—An oversupply of stock everywhere. 
Price ranges from $1@4 per 100, according to size 
and quality.

Cauliflowers—$1 per doz. for choice stock. 
Celery—Is held by dealers at 12314c per  doz. 
Eggs—Strictly fresh are very hard  to  get  and 
readily command 20c per doz.  Plcklers  are  be­
ginning to take out their stock, holding at 18c.

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

A R O U N D   I H £   S I A I R .

M OVEM ENTS  OF  M ERCHANTS.

Trenton—Geo.  W.  Crook,  jeweler  at 

this place, is dead.

Mason—John Penberthy succeeds Geo. 

Scully in the harness business.

Calumet—Brown  &  Wilmer  succeed 

Walls & Co.  in the dry goods business.

Menominee— J. Paula has sold  his gro­
cery business to Brisette  &  Fehrenbach 
Freeport—Fox  &  Son  succeed  Wesley 

Fox  in  the  saw  and  planing  mill  bu 
ness.

Quincy—Henry  C.  Barnes, 

of  C 
Barnes  &  Son,  druggists  and grocers,  i 
dead.

Ulbey—John  Cope succeeds the  Ulbey 
this 

Blacksmith  &  Implement  Co.  at 
place.

Ludington—Bradl  &  Zeber,  hardware 
dealers,  have dissolved,  Bradl  &  Wilcox 
succeeding.

Traverse  City—Carl  Pierce  has  pur 
chased the confectionery business of Mrs 
Ida  Goldman.

Blissfield—Houghtby  &  Lane  succeed 
Houghtby Bros, in the furniture and  un 
dertaking business.

Blissfield—Lamb & Baluss, grocers and 
meat  dealers,  have  dissolved,  F.  C 
Balnss & Co. succeeding.

Battle  Creek—Barney  &  Haigh  suc­
ceed  Barney  &  Kirkpatrick  in the drug, 
coal and flour and feed business.

Ironwood—Bean  &  Lang,  manufac 
removing 

turers  of  cyclometers,  are 
their business to Fon du lac,  Wis.

Clarksville—D.  E.  Rogers  has sold his 
meat market to Chas. C.  Porter,  who will 
continue the  business at the  same  loca­
tion.

Freeport—The merchants of this  place 
took in 20,500 pounds of  dressed  poultry 
Nov.  21—certainly  a  good  record  for  a 
town of 400 people.

Bay City—W. C.  Widrner  has  sold  his 
meat market to his brother,E. Widrner and 
R. Miller, who will continue the business 
at the same location.

Britton—T.  V.  Hoagland has been  ad­
mitted to partnership  in the  buggy busi­
ness  of  L.  C.  Hoagland.  The new firm 
will  be known as L. C. Hoagland & Co.

Eaton Rapids—The E.  D.  Corbin  gro. 
eery  stock  has  been  sold 
to  Henry 
Toungs,  formerly  of  Albion,  who  will 
take possession  in a couple of weeks.

Big Rapids—Jas.  Smith  has  sold  his 
grocery stock to Jas.  Dingman  and Orak 
Percy,  who  will  continue  the  business 
under the style of Dingman & Percy.

New Haven—Several  local  merchants 
have  of  late  been  missing  many  small 
articles from their stocks,  without being 
able to find any trace  of where the goods 
went.  A  few  evenings  ago,  as  Frank 
Suttenbacker  was  about  to  enter  his 
store on returning  from  supper,  he  no­
ticed through  the  window  a  couple  of 
boys  helping  themselves  to  some  sta­
tionery.  He  promptly  took the articles 
away from  them,  and,  after  talking with 
them a little while,  they admitted taking 
things from other  stores also,  and named 
about  a dozen  other boys, ranging in age 
from  8 to 13 years,  who  were  implicated 
in  the  same  business. 
It  has  not  yet 
been decided what to do in the matter.

Lansing—The city directory of Lansing 
classes John Baumgart as a  butcher,  but 
that individual appears to  possess quali- 
ties  which  entitle  him  to  a  more  dis-1 
tinguished title.  He advertises to pay $1 
each for horses, and a good many played- 
out animals find their way into his hands

MAN UFACTURING  M ATTERS.

Bay City—The Eddy-Sheidon Company 
has  decided  to build a  planingmill  and 
the work will begin at once.

Sherman—H.  B.  Sturtevant will estab­
lish a lumber yard at Owosso, as  an out­
let for his sawmill at this place.

Ludington—Albert Vogel will have be­
tween  1,000,000  and  2,000,000  feet  of 
hardwoods  cut  at  the  Cartier  Lumber 
Co.’s mill here this winter.

Cheboygan— Thompson-Smith  Sons 
sawmill  shut  down  last  week,  after  a 
ery succeeful  season’s  run.  The  firm 
has  started  camps  on  the Little Current 
river, Ont.

Muskegon—The Muskegon Valley Fur 
liture Co.,  which introduced oil  into  its 
factory for fuel,  has  gone  back  to  edg 
ings and slabs,  which it finds are cheaper 
than the oil.

Bay City—Eddy Bros.  & Ca.  will  make 
repairs to their sawmill plant to  tae  ex 
tent of $15,000 during the winter.  Among 
other improvements will be a  battery  of 
water tube boilers.

Harrison—W.  H.  Wilson  &  Son  shut 
down their sawmill last  week.  The  cut 
as about  5,000,000  feet  of  pine,  hem­
lock and hardwood,  nearly  all  of  which 
was shipped to their yard at Flint.

Ewen—Two locomotives  were recently 
taken  overland  from  this  place  to  the 
Nester  estate  logging  railway,  through 
the woods on sections of track repeatedly 
taken up and relaid.

Saginaw—E.  Andrews  manufactured 
about 6,000,000 shingles here this season, 
and will put in 2,000,000 feet of  logs  for 
next season, which will wind  up his lum­
bering operations here.  He expects  tore 
move within a  year to Lake Charles, La., 
having just returned from  that place.

Harbor Springs—A  new  hoop  factory 
is being built  here  by  the  Carey  Hoop 
Co., to  manufacture  the  Wilson  patent 
barrel  and  keg  hoop. 
It  will  have  a 
capacity of 40,000 hoops  a  day  and  will 
use  about  2,000,000 feet of elm timber a 
season.  The  factory  will  begin  opera 
tions, probably, about March 1.

Tawas  City—A  project  has  been 
started here to bond the town  for  $7,000 
for  the  purchase  of  the  plant  of  the 
Winona Salt & Lumber Co., the  bonds to 
I be issued for five years at 5  per cent,  in- 
j terest,  the plant to be given  to  any  firm 
who will keep  it in  operation.  There is 
! about 25,000,000  feet  of  hardwood  and 
other timber that can be secured to stoek 
the mill.

The Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The raw  market  is unchanged 
and  the  demand  for  refined  has  been 
quiet, owing to the fact that buyers have 
had no confidence  in  the  market.  New 
fork refiners have caught up  with  their 
demands,  but  the  Philadelphia  refiners 
are  represented 
to  be  overstocked.  A 
decline of l-16@%c on nearly  all  grades 
occurred on Thursday,  and  another  de­
cline  was  noted  on  Monday.  Minford 
claims that the refiners are selling sugars 
at  a  loss,  but  offers  no  explanation 
thereof.

Oysters—The supply  is  adequate  and 
the quality good.  Prices  have  advanced 
a trifle  at  Baltimore,  but  local  dealers 
have  made  no  change  in  their  quota­
tions.

Bananas—Local dealers  have  received 
a  car  of  fancy  stock  for Thanksgiving 
trade.  Prices average low.

Oranges—The arrival  of nine, carloads 
has  somewhat  demoralized  the  market 
and  forced  prices  down  to  a  very  low 
level.

Lemons—The trade  is  disgusted  with 
Florida  and  Malaga  stock,  but  will  be 
compelled to put up  with these  varieties 
until Saturday,  when a new car of Mesin- 
nas will reach this market.

Peanuts—The market is slightly off.
Candy—The  market  is  booming  and 

manufacturers are jubilant.

No  Slate For Grand  Rapids.

Gr a n d   R a p id s,  N ov.  24—At a recent 
meeting of Post  E. it  was  definitely  de­
cided that Post E would make  no  combi­
nation  with  any  other  city  or  locality 
having for its object the election  of  any 
particular set of officers.  We  propose to 
present the name of one of  our  members 
for the position of Secretary;  but beyond 
that,  we shall not enter into any  deal  of 
any  kind.  We  want  every  member  of 
the Michigan Knights of the Grip here as 
our guest and we shall do  everything  in 
our power to make his stay pleasant.  We 
feel that it would be a breach of courtesy 
for us to form any  slate  or  combination 
of any character.

J. N.  B r a d fo r d ,  Chairman.

Famous  Wolverine  Oysters.

All days are thanksgiving days for  the 
dealer  who  has  in  stock the Wolverine 
oysters. 
If the demand  for them should 
be larger than for other  oysters  that you 
have been selling,  an order  by telephone 
1001 will be promptly filled.  Oscar Allyn 
at 106 Canal street is highly pleased  with 
their growing  demand,  for  it  is  strictly 
upon  their  merits.  Fresh goods are  re­
ceived  every  day  from  Baltimore,  com 
prising selects,  standards  and  mediums 
in bulk or  cans.

Hops—The course of the market on  this staple 
is being watched with Interest.  The great bulk 
of sales are made to home brewers, who are very 
deliberate in their purchases  and  do a shopping 
business as their needs require.  Export trade is 
small  as  yet,  but  later  in  the season will no 
doubt assume larger proportions.  The  crop  of 
New York State was supposed early  in  the  sea 
son  to  be  much  larger than in previous years 
but unseasonable weather at harvesting  time re 
duced both quality and quantity, and buyers ne 
gan  to realize  that  choice  goods  would  com 
mand a premium.  The scarcity of ’93  hops  and 
the comparative shortage  of  choice  grades  are 
the  factors  which  may  prove  stimulants  to 
higher values.  English and  European  markets 
exhibit  much  the  same  features  as  the  home 
centers and improvement is already  noticed  on 
prime hops in both London and Nuremberg. 

Lettuce—U%e per lb.
Onions—Red Weatherfields  and  Yellow  Dan 
vers command 40c per bu.  Spanish  stock, *1.15 
per box.

Parsnips—Grocers pay 40c per bu.
Parsley—25c per doz.
Pears—Californias bring $2 per bu. box. 
Potatoes—The market is a little  stronger,  both 
at the consuming points South  and  the  buying 
points North.  Buyers pay 84@35c,  bringing  the 
cost up to about 39®iO on track.

(Quinces—Dealers hold them at $1 per bu. 
Radishes—Hot house stock commands  30c  per 

doz. bunches.

Rye-A boom in rye  may be one  result  of  the 
decline in wheat.  All through the  west,  rye  is 
5®10c  or  more  higher  than  wheat  at country 
points, is 2®5c  higher  in  the  Chicago  market, 
and in the New York market is worth as much as 
wheat.  It is an easy  crop  to  raise,  yields  more 
bushels to the acre than wheat on ordinary  soil 
and  near  cities  cr  paper  mills  rye straw com­
mands good  prices.  America  exported  several 
million bushels of it during the famine'  year  in 
Europe, where rye  constitutes  the  great  cereal 
food, and it will pay our farmers to farm rye  on 
a big scale instead of all wheat.

Sweet Potatoes—Baltlmores are  about  out  o  r 
market.  Jerseys are firm at $¿25  per  bbl.,  Illi 
nois stock being in fair request at $2 per bbl. 

Squash—Hubbard brings  lc per lb.
Turnips  30c  per  bu.  In  small  demand  and 

adequate supply.

Vegetable Oysters—Out of market.

Prilits  and  Vegetables, 

'

418»  420,  445  and  447  So.  Division 

St  Grand  Rapids.

Fancy Red and  Yellow Onions 43c per 
Faucy  Jersey  Sweet  Potatoes,  $2.75 

bu.  in Car lots.
per bbl.

Cabbage, 30c to 40c per doz. 
Home-grown Celery,  15c per doz.
Mail and telegraph  orders  get  prompt 

attention.
Have  You  Potatoes ?

Quote  Us  Your  Price. 
Watch this  space  for  choice  goods  at 

right prices.

,XrfcCE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Nicholson  &  Toung  have  opened  a 

meat market at 393 Ottawa street.

The Grand Rapids Gandy Co.  has  sold 
its confectionery  stock at 412 South Divi­
sion street to C.  E. Green.

Sherman  Shoemaker  has  opened  a 
grocery  store  at  Corinth.  The  I.  M. 
Clark Grocery Co.  furnished the  stock.

F.  D.  Sheili  succeeds  Newberry  & 
Sheiil as proprietor of the Grand  Rapids 
Steam  Bakery  at  502  South  Division 
street.

J.  W.  Harris  & Co.  have  opened a gro­
cery  store  at  692  Cherry  street.  The 
stock  was  furnished  by  the  Lemon  & 
Wheeler Co.

E.  J.  Herrick,  chairman  of  the Gro­
cers’  Committee  of  the  Thanksgiving 
Contingent, asks  T h e  T radesm an to re­
quest those  grocers  who  are  not  called 
upon  to  deliver  such  donations as they 
feel disposed to  make  at  the  headquar­
ters  of  the  Contingent,  at  the  Waters’ 
building any time Wednesday.

Capt.  H.  N.  Moore,  formerly  Presi 
dent  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Packing  & 
Provision Co.,  has  formed  a  copartner­
ship with F.  D. Forbusb,  formerly Secre­
tary and Treasurer of the Stow  <&  Davis 
Furniture Co., for the purpose  of  engag­
ing  in the merchandise  brokerage  busi­
ness  under  the  style  of H.  N.  Moore & 
Co.  The new firm will have an office  on 
the  ground  floor  of  the Blodgett build­
ing.

The name of the Order Work Furniture 
Co.  has been  changed to  the H.  N.  Hall 
Cabinet  Co.  and  the list of stockholders 
increased so as to include  H.  N.  Hall,  G. 
H.  Folger, A.  H. Ginley,  W.  H. Allen, C. 
C.  Keller and A.  P.  Allen.  The  officers 
are  as  follows:  President,  H.  N.  Hall; 
Vice-President,  G.  H.  Folger;  Secretary, 
A.  H.  Ginley;  Treasurer,  W.  H. Allen. 
The fresh  capital  will  enable  the  com­
pany to add new machinery  and increase 
its capacity. 
It will confine its output to 
the  manufacture  of ladies’ desks,  which 
find  a  market  almost  altogether  in  the 
cities of Boston,  New  York  and  Brook­
lyn.

The  stockholders  of 

the  Dryden- 
Anuin-Rose  Clock  Co.  have  voted  to 
change the  name  of  the  corporation  to 
the Grand Rapids Clock and  Mantle  Co., 
Mr.  Dryden’s  holding  having  been  ac­
quired by James T.  Phillips,  Manager of 
the  Aldine  Manufacturing  Co.  The 
stockholders comprise the  directors,  and 
the  officers  are  as  follows:  President, 
Jas.  T.  Phillips;  Vice-President, John A. 
Rose;  Secretary and Treasurer,  Chas.  H. 
Annin.  The business will  be  continued 
at the present location on Stocking street 
until a new  site  can  be  selected  and  a 
building especially adapted to  the  busi­
ness  constructed. 
Fancy  hall  clocks 
will  be manufactured,  as  heretofore,  but 
a specialty made of mantles,  a  large por­
tion  of  the  output  of  which  will  be 
placed  by  the  salesmen  of  the  Aldine 
Manufacturing Co.,  in  connection  with 
the sale of grates.

Mrs. M. D. Weeden’s Change.

Mrs.  Weeden has removed  her stock of 
Mason  & Hamlin  organs  and  pianos  to 
a much better and  larger show room at  5 
South Division street  where a  very  com­
plete  line  is  being shown to her friends 
and many new acquaintances.  Miss L. M. 
Weeden,  stenographer  and  typewriter, 
has also her office  there.

The  Hardware  Market.

General  Trade—Keeps  up  very  good 
and all indications lead to the belief that 
November will  wind up with a very good 
showing.  Changes in  prices are but few 
and none of any special moment  may  be 
looked  for  during  the remainder of  the 
year.  January  may see  a general reviv­
al  all  along  the  line,  as  many  articles 
of  hardware  are  being claimed as going 
less  than  cost.  Should  trade  continue 
good, and the  outlook for  spring  be  en­
couraging, there is  do doubt  but we  will 
see some  lines  marked  up.  When  gen­
eral invoicing  time,  Jan.  1,  comes  and 
manufacturers  find  the  margin  on  the 
wrong  side  of the  ledger,  good  business 
would be to find the cause and try to cor­
rect it.

Wire Nails—Remain firm at last quota­
tions,  but we do Dot look for  any  higher 
prices this year.  Some  mills,  as  well  as 
jobbers,  are  quoting  price  for  delivery 
next year in  connection  with  shipments 
of wire.  We quote from  stock $1.30 and 
from mill $t@1.05,  according  to  assort­
ment.

Barbed  Wire—But  little  moving  at 
present, although many  orders are being 
placed  for  spring  shipments. 
Prices 
rule quite  a bit lower than last year,  and 
we  do  not  think  any  dealer  takes any 
chances  in  placing  his  order at present 
quotations.

Snow  Shovels—The  demand  is  good, 
although but  little snow has made its ap­
pearance as yet;  but the wise dealer lays 
in  his stock beforehand  and  is  ready  to 
supply 
the  first  demands.  We  quote 
them from $l.50@4 a dozen.

Building Paper—The general round-up 
of buildiDg operations  and the  shipment 
of potatoes cause quite a  demand for the 
various kinds of paper.  Prices are lower 
than last year.  We quote:
Plain board.....................................................$1.05
Tar  board 
................................................... $1.20
Water proof paper 
...........................................70
Ammunition—Although  the  bunting 
season  is nearly over,  the  demand  keeps 
up very well.  Priees remain  stationary.

The  Wheat Market.

Wheat during the past week  has  been 
erratic and closed  about  2c.  lower,  for 
which there was no  apparent  cause  ex 
cept the liquidation  of  December wheat. 
All  other  signs  and  news  were  of  a 
bullish nature,  but,  as is often  the  case, 
the market goes contrary to  what  is  ex­
pected.  There is no  material change  as 
to  receipts  and  shipments.  The  only 
thing materially  new  is  an  expectation 
of a large shipment of  wheat  to  China, 
where 
it  is  claimed  American  flour 
is  cheaper  food  than rice  at  present 
value. 
It is immaterial  where  we  ship 
to only to get the large  surplus  reduced, 
which,  as  yet,  keeps  climbing.  This 
week will  probably  show  a  larger  vis­
ible  than  we have ever seen,  although  it 
is not so burdensome to carry with  pres­
ent low values.

Corn, owing to low  receipts,  is  rather 
in  the  dumps  and  prices  are drooping. 
Oats remain remarkably steady, notwith­
standing that  farmers sell  their oats and 
feed  wheat largely to horses.

The  growing  winter  wheat  crop,  as 
some  trade  papers  claim,  is  suffering 
from  drought,  except  our  own  State. 
What  influence  that  will  have  on  the 
market remains to  be seen.  Receipts  of 
wheat in this city  were rather above  the 
usual the past  week.  Amount  of  wheat 
received was 108 cars;  corn,  five cars;  no 
oats received in car  lots during  the  past 
week. 

C. G. A.  V o i g t .

FINEST  GOODS  ON  EARTH,

Offered by  the  W estern Beef and Pro­

vision  Co.

Mr. Edgar C.  Bearce,  Manager  of  the 
Grand Rapids branch of  the  above well- 
known company,  is  one  of  the  busiest 
men in  Michigan in giving  the necessary 
personal attention to the  trade  who  are 
acquainted with the  merits  of  the  long 
list  of  provisions  which  they  handle. 
Their fresh and salt meats are in demand 
in all quantities  and  their  supply  from 
the  West  is  always  equal  to  dbmand. 
Daily  arrivals  of  car  lots  furnish  the 
choicest of fresh goods.  They are ageDts 
for Armour’s Butterine,  Vegetole,  Lards 
and Compound,  popularly known  as  the 
World’s Fair Premium goods.  They  al­
ways count on a new customer whenever 
asked to quote prices on their  goods  de­
livered  to  any  point  in  Michigan,  for 
prices talk  and  the  uniform  quality  of 
their goods assure every  patron  that  he 
will get what he  buys.  Orders  by  tele­
phone or telegraph at 71 Canal street  are 
specially provided for.  The markets are 
low and their buyers have  bought  right. 
Send them a trial order.

Purely Personal.

Julius  A.  J.  Friederich  is  spending 

this week in  New York City.

John McNitt has  taken  a  position  as 
stenographer,  traveling  with  the  “Ma­
jestic” range people.

C.  L.  Whitney, Steward of  the  North­
ern  Insane  Asylum,  at  Traverse  City, 
was a liberal  buyer in this  market  Mon­
day.

Geo.  R.  Mayhew, 

the  Monroe  street 
shoe  dealer, 
the  winter 
months at Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  where  he 
has greatly improved  in  health.

is  spending 

J. L.  Davenport, the Paris  grocer,  suf­
fered the loss of two children  by  scarlet 
fever  last  week, a boy of 12 years of age 
dying  on  Sunday  and  a  daughter  of  6 
years  expiring  the  next  day.  Another 
child,  a boy, is dangerously  ill  with  the 
same terrible  scourge.

Oysters by Telegraph.

If  your  supply of oysters  for Thanks­
giving  trade  needs  to  be  replenished 
quickly,  telegraph F. J. Dettenthaler,  117 
and  119  Monroe  street  or  call  up tele­
phone  No. 163.  The  famous  “Anchor” 
brand is  what Dettenthaler finds to be the 
best the market has seen for  many  years 
and  large  lots  are  received  by  express 
every day to  fill the  increasing  demand. 
He  pays  special  attention  to  filling or­
ders  quickly.  His  great  market  will 
now be filled with all  the  finest  of  fish, 
game  and  meats  for the coming holiday 
season.

The Dry Gooda Market.

There is no change in prices on staples.
Wash goods,  for spring  trade,  are  be­
ing  shown  now,  some  lines  being  %c 
cheaper than last year’s prices.
Prints  remain  unchanged, 

the  gen­
eral impression is that it is impossible to ' 
make them for less money  and  keep  up I 
the quality,  and,  therefore,  jobbers  are 
keeping their stocks well supplied.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium is less firm than last  week  but 

unchanged.

Morphia is steady.
Quinine is unchanged.
Gum tragacanth is higher,  with  a  fur­

ther advauce probable.

Gum Arabic is advancing.
Castor oil has declined.

You can learn more of  a  man’s  char­
acter  and  disposition  by  watching  his 
eyes than you can  by  heeding  the utter­
ances of his lips.  The eye is the  key  to 
the inner maD;  the utterances  are  often 
but  a  veil  to  cover  it.  Square  deeds, 
square thoughts  and  square  eyes gener­
ally train in the same company.

W a n ts  C o lu m n •

Advertisements  will  be  Inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  insertion 
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 25 cents. 
Advance payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

630

Riverdale, Mich. 

and  fixtures.  Address  G.  W.  Saunders 

Address No. 6  3 care Michigan Tradesman.  633

■ ANTED-PARTNER  BY  PARTY  NOW 

doing  good  paying  business  in  grocery 
and meat market.  Owns building and has every 
thing complete to do business with.  Address  R 
n. Jackson. 702 Genesee St., Saginaw. E.  S.  635
DAT^iLlTsTOCK'op'cLOTHTNG'ciHEAP
for cash.  Rood  location  in  good  town. 
FOR  SALE  CHEAP—SMALL  DRUG  STOCK 
a 10  RENT—VASSAR, MICH.. BRICK  STORE, 
F o r  sa le—an eg g  pick lin g b u sin ess.
■ OR SALE—FIRST CLASS GROCERY STCCK 

concrete cellar, good location, general  dry 
goods or grocery business.  Apply to  C. H. Rip 
ley, Pliht, Mich. 

and  fixtures  nearly  new.  Good  location, 
good town.  Good reason for selling.  Great  op­
portunity for the  right  man.  Address  No.  627, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

For particulars apply to  J.  W.  Blackwell, 

___________  

Tyre  Mich. 

■ OR  SALE—FIRST CLASS  PAYING  JEW- 

elry business in a  Michigan  town  of  1,200 
population.  Stock  and  fixtures,  $310  to  $1,000, 
including a first class fire proof  safe.  For  cash 
or  real  estate.  W.  G.,  care  Michigan  Trades 
man._____________________________  
628

627

632

631

RICK  STORE  TO  RENT;  LIVING  ROOMS 
above; good trading point,  surrounded  by 
good  farming  lands;  abundance  of  fruit; rea­
sonable terms.  Address A. L. Power, Kent City 
Mich._______________________ ________626

F or  sa l e—a  shoe  b u sin ess,  o r  h a lf

interest in same  on  one  of  the  principal 
streets in Grand Rapids  New stock, good trade, 
location  Al.  Address  No.  624  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

IîLANING  MBLL—WK  OFFER  FOR  SALK 

the North i ide Planing Mill,  which is first- 
class in every  respect,  or  will  receive  proposi­
tions to locate the business in some other  thriv- 
Ingtown.  Correspondence and inspection solic­
ited.  Sheridan, Boyce & Co., Manistee, Mich. 613

624

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

■OSITION  WANTED—BY REGISTERED As­

sistant pharmacist  with  five  years’  exper­
ience.  Good  references.  Wm.  F.  Lount  Bay 
City,  Mich. 

636

MISCELLANEOUS.

634

■ ANTED—LOCATION  FOR  HARNESS 

shop.  I  have  good  stock,  S.  Lamport, 
Leonidas, Mich. 
XTEARLY n e w   BAR-LOCK  TYPEWRITER 
JLv 
for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from  Cost- 
Reason for selling, we desire another  pattern of 
same make of machine, which  we  consider  the 
best  on the  market.  Tradesman  Company,  100 
Louis St.. Grand  Rapids._______________ 564
■ J ANTED—EVERY  DRU G G IST  JU ST 
'  starting in business and every one already 
started to use our system of poison labels.  What 
hag cost you $15 you can now'  get  for  $4  Four­
teen  labels  do  the  work  of  113.  Tradesman 
Company,  Grand Rapids.

MEN  TO  SELL  BAKING  POWDER TO THE 

grocery  trade  Steady  employment,  ex­
perience unnecessary.  $75 monthly  and  expen 
sps or com.  If offer satisfactory address at once 
with  particulars  concerning  yourself.  U.  S. 
Chemical Works, Chicago.______________ 608

THE
COniNG
BANQUET

of the  Commercial  Travel­
ers  of  Michigan  will  be 
graced by many dress suits 
in  the  correct  styles  from 
the merchant tailoring par­
lors of

hm.  î.  McKinley, 

,o7  °“ awa  **•

Leave your  measure  at  once  for 

the best of satisfaction.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRAXHEBMAJST,
Dry Goods Price Carrent.

DR MINS.

6

Mercantile  Philosophy.

The  customer  who  almost buys,  buys 

not at all.

Bad handling will  spoil the best  horse 

or the best business.

*  *  •

*  *  *

A new stock of  goods  ought always  to 

attract new customers.

*  *  *

Business comes not  without  effort, and 
sometimes the effort fails  unless  it  be  a 
very earnest one.

*  # 

•

If  you  do  not  employ  salesmen  who 
can sell goods, you  should procure goods
which will sell  themselves.

*  *  *

It is not best to take  too much  pride in 
low-priced goods,  the  profit in  them  will
not afford much pride.

*  *  *

Credit the stock  that sells  well  to  the 
good  judgment  of  the buyer and charge 
those that sell  slowly to bad  luck.

* 

•*  *

There  are  a  few  traveling  salesmen 
who  could  profitably speud  the  holiday 
vacation  in  shaving  the  gray  whiskers 
• off of some of their stock stories.

The dealer who  only hunts  for the  de­
fects  in  his  business  semi-occasionally 
makes it hot for his  employes  when  one 
of  the  semi-occasional  hunts  is  com­
pleted.

*  *  *

Have  you  a  good  show  window on  a 
prominent  thoroughfare?  Do  you  keep 
the window  well  illuminated  evenings? 
It is a cheap and  effective  method of ad­
vertising.

*  *  *

The  dealer  who  can  do  nothing  but 
“cuss” the weather and  “cuss”  the  con 
ditions generally,  had better let up on his 
“cuss”  words and go to work or his cred 
itors will be cussing him.

Exact Weights and  Measurements.
There is in  Bradford,  England,  a  pe­
culiar  establishment  in  the  interest  of 
manufacturers, and  known  as  the  con­
ditioning bouse,  the only one of  its  kind 
in the kingdom;  it is here  that  the  true 
weight,  length,  and condition  of articles 
of  trade  and  industry  are  determined 
scientifically—yarns,  wools,  pieces,  etc. 
Samples are taken from various  parts  of 
lots,  so as to insure a fair  average,  and, 
the weight  of  the  samples  when  abso­
lutely dry having  been  ascertained,  the 
standard per cent, of  moisture  is  added 
to it to  give  the  correct invoice weight. 
The  counts of  yarns  are  ascertained by 
the  correct  measurement  of  the  yards 
contained in  one  pound  avoirdupois  of 
yarn  in  standard  condition,  as  ascer­
tained from separate  hanks  or  bobbins, 
and the scales  upon  which  the  yarn  is 
weighed are  adjusted to  one  milligram. 
The strength of yarns  is  determined  by 
the  average  of  at  least  five  separate 
tests of eighty yards in one lea on a fifty- 
four inch reel,  that  is  one-seventh  of  a 
hank,  worsted;  the  twist  is  determined 
by the average  of  ten  separate  tests  of 
ten inches each  to form one  test,  and the 
lengths of hanks are calculated  by meas­
uring  without overlapping, on a reel  the 
exact length and  with  the  tension  regu­
lated for each count.

8 he Was Willing'to Wait.

“Something  you wanted,  madam? 
he
queried,  as  she  was  going  oat  of 
the
store.
“ Why,  I  came  in  for  a pair  of shoes 
and I’ve waited  twenty  minutes  and  no 
one  has  come near  me. 
I’ve got tired.”
“Wait just one  minute,” he whispered. 
“I’ve spent twenty-five minutes with this 
lady with the big feet, but  It  won’t  take 
five  to  fit  your little No. 2’s with  some­
thing nice.”
Although she  wore 5’s she  smiled  and 
sat down to wait.

The chain  of  destiny  leads  him  who 

obeys,  but drags him who resists it.

;; 
“ 

UNBLSACHBD COTTONS.

Adriatic
“  Arrow Brand 4 it 
Argyle.................. .  5«
•*  World Wide.  6
Atlanta AA............ 6
“  LL...............4»
Atlantic  A..............6k
Pull Yard Wide......6ft
h ............6%
Georgia  A.............   614
Honest Width.......  6
D..............  6
Hartford A  ............  5
. 
I*L.............   4»
Indian Head...........  6»
Amory.................... 644
King A  A............... 6»
Archery  Bunting...  4 
King EC.  ..............5
Beaver Dam  A A..  4%
Lawrence  L L........  4»
Blackstone O, 32__5
Madras cheese cloth 644
Black Crow............ 6
Newmarket  G........  5k
Black  Rock  ...........55g
B ...... 5
Boot, AL...............   7
n ..........e *
Capital  A............... su
DD....  5k
x .....«5
Cavanat V..............5»
Chapman cheese cl. 3k
Nolbe R..................  5
Clifton C R .............5 k
Onr Level  Best......6
Comet.....................53üL
Oxford  R...............  a
Dwight Star............  6*|Pequot..............
Clifton CCC...........5» Solar...................
. . .   6 
. . .   7
¡Top of the  Heap
A B C ......................a«
Geo. Washington...  8
Amazon...................8
Glen Mills.............   7
Amsburg................. 6
Gold Medal............  714
Art Cambric........... 10
Green  Ticket...........814
Blackstone A A.......714
Great Falls.............   6*4
Beats All................. 4
Hope........................ 7J4
Boston.....................lg
Just  Out.......  4k@ 5
Cabot....................... 6 k
King Phillip............ 744
Cabot,  \
..................iff
Charter  O ak .......... s 14
Lonsdale Cambric. .10
Conway W...............714
Lonsdale...........  @ 8
Clevelan d .............  6
Middlesex........   @414
Dwight Anchor__   8
No Name..................7«
Oak View......  ...... 6
Edwards................. 6
Our Own................   514
Empire....................  7  Pride of the West... 12
Harwell......................7  Rosalind................71
Fruit of the  Loom.  714¡Sunlight...............  414
FltchvUle  ............  7
“  Utica  Mills..............814
First Prize...... .......6
Nonpareil ..10
Fruit of the Loom %. 714
Vinyard..................  814
Falrmount..............414
White Horse...........6
Full Value..............844
.  . 814
Cabot..................... 6 Si I Dwight Anchor
8
Harwell...................7HI

HALT  BLEAGHKD  COTTONS.

B L IA C H ID   COTTONS

shorts  8  I

Rock__ 

“  

“ 

“ 

OP..... 714

Unbleached.
Bleached.
Housewife  A......
-5 k Housewife  Q ....
-  6»
B  ...
“ 
-.5»
“ 
R ...
...7
* 
C........ ..6
S ...
“ 
...744
D........ -6 »
“ 
“ 
T ...
...8»
E ....... ..7
‘ 
U....... ---9k
“ 
P ........
“ 
“  V........ ..10*
G  ...... ..7»
‘ 
w....* .1044
“ 
H........ --V44
• 
X...... ..11»
“ 
i
“ 
...... -.8»
“ 
Y...... ■ 12»
J ........
‘ 
•  8» 
“ 
z ........ •13»
* 
K......
9k
• 
L ......... .1»
•  M......... 10»
‘ 
N ......... 11
O......... 21
“ 
“ 
P ......... 14»

CARPET  WARP.

“ 

“ 

Peerless, white.......17  ¡Integrity  colored..  18
colored....19  White Star..............17
Integrity................. 18»| 
“  colored  .19
Hamilton................ 8
Nameless................20
.................  9
......... 25
1014
 
-.-.27»
GG  Cash mere...-...16»
.........30
Nameless  .............. 16
.........32»
................18
....35

DHEBS  GOODS.

“ 
“  

“ 

CORSETS.

“ 

“ 

.. 

“ 
“ 
“ 

CORSET  JEANS.

Corallne................. 19 50|Wonderful............84 50
Schilling’s .............   9  001 Brighton....................4 75
Davis  Waists......   9 00 Bortree’s ............. "  9 00
Grand  Rapids.......  4 50|Abdominal......... ’.'15 00
Armory.................. 644
Naumkeaggatteen..  7»
Androscoggin.........7»
Rockport.................. 6»
Blddeford...............  6
Conestoga.................7»
Brunswick.........  ..  6»
Walworth................¿44
FBI]
Allen turkey  reds..  5»
Berwick fancies....  5»
“ 
robes...........5»
Clyde Robes...........
“ 
pink a purple 5»
Charter Oak fancies 4 
buffs...........  5»
“ 
DelMarlne cashm’s.  5»  
pink  checks,  s»
“ 
mourn’g  5»  
“ 
staples........  5
Bddystone fancy...  5 
“ 
shirtings...  344 
chocolat  5 
American fancy—   5 
rober  ...  5 
American Indigo...  4» 
sateens.. 5 
American shirtings. 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5
Argentine  Grays...  6 
stapli 
staple__ 5
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Manchester fai
Tancy..  5 
Arnold 
....  6
new era. 6 
...  6 
Arnold  Merino 
Merrimack D fancy.  5 
long cloth B.  9 
“ 
Merrlm’ok shirtings.  4 
.< 
.. 
c   ?
_  “  Repp fu ra .  8»
“ 
century cloth 7
Pacific fancy..........5
“  gold seal...... le»
robes............5»
“  green seal TR10»
Portsmouth robes...  6 
“  yellow seal.. 10»
Simpson mourning.. 5
“  serge............ 11»
greys........5
“  Turkey red.. 10» 
solid black.  5
Ballon, solid Dlack..
Washington Indigo.  6»
11 
“  colors.
Turkey robes..  7
Bengal blue,  green, 
India robes__ 7
red and  orange...  6
“  plain Tky X 44  7 
Berlin solids...........5»
“  X---10 
“  oil blue.....   6
Ottoman  Tur­
... 6
“  11  green 
key red.................. 6»
“  Foulards 
5»
Martha Washington
“ 
red 44 —
Turkeyred 44........ 7
"  X,........»»
“ 
Martha Washington
“  4 4........10
“ 
Turkey red..........   g»
3-4XXXX12
Rlverpomt robes....  5 
Cocheco fancy........  5
Windsor fancy......... 6»
madders...  5
XXtwills.. 5  I  indigo*<ìtm.tI.^fÌlo»
solids........5 
¡Harmony.............  41J
*
Amoskeag AC A. ...11»
A C A......................ijii
Hamilton N  ...........  7
Pemberton AAA__ 16
D..............8
York........................ 10»
Awning.. 11
Swift River..............7 »
Farmer..................... 8
Pearl River.............12
First Prise..............10»
Warren  .................. 12»
Lenox M ills........... 18
Conostoga.............. 16
.   ,  
Atlanta,  D..............  644|Stark  A 
........... 8
B o ot.....................   644 No  Name................. 7»
Clifton, K  ..............7 
|Top of Heap...............g

COTTON  DRILL.

t i c k in g s . 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

A m o s k e a g . .................12
9 os.....l4 
brown .14
Andover.................1114
Beaver Creek A A... 10 
BB... 9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7

“ 
“ 
“ 
blue 814
“  d * twist  1014 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  b!.19

“ 
“ 

Columbian brown.. 12
Everett, blue..........11
brown...... II
Haymaker blue......
brown...  744
Jeffrey................... 11 »
Lancaster  .............. 1214
Lawrence, 9 oz....... 12»
No. 220.... 12
No. 250....10
No. 280 —   8

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

Lancaster,  staple...  514

“ 
“ 
“ 
GINGHAMS.
Persian dress 61« 
fancies__  6
“ 
Canton ..  7
“  Normandie  6
AFC........814
Lancashire.............   444
Teazle... 1014 
Manchester............  444
Angola.. 1014 
Monogram..............444
Persian..  7
Normandie............  614
Arlington staple__  6»
Persian...... ........... ?44
Arasapha  fancy__  444
Renfrew Dress........714
Warwick dres  714 
Rosemont............... 614
staples.  6
“ 
Slatersville............ 6
Centennial............   1014
Somerset.................7
Criterion......... ...... 1014
Tacoma  .................714
Cumberland staple.  514
Toll  duNord......... 814
Cumberland........... 5
Wabash..................714
Essex....................... 414
seersucker..  714
Elfin.......................  7i4|
Warwick...............   6
Everett classics......814
Whittenden............  8
Exposition............... 7\
heather dr.  714 
Glenarle.................  6»
indigo bine 9
Glenarven..............  644 Wamsutta staples...  644
Glenwood...............7» Westbrook...............8
Hampton................ 5 
............ jo
Johnson Chalon cl 
»  Wlndermeer.  ..  ...!  5
Indigo blue 9» Y ork........... ..........6»
zephyrs__ 16  I

“ 

•• 

“ 

GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag................ 13  ¡Georgia  ..................is
Stark....................    16» ..............................
American................12» |..............................

t h r e a d s .

Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbours................ 95
Coats’, J. & P ...........45  Marshall’s ...............90
Holyoke.................. 22»  |

k n it t in g   c o t t o n .

White.  Colored.
38

No.  6  ..  ..33 
..34
..35
..36

Slater........................4
White Star..............  4
Kid Glove...............  4
Newmarket............   4

White. Colored
42
No.  14.........87 
“ 
16......... 38 
43
*• 
18.........39 
44
45
“  20.........40 
GANBKICS.
Edwards...............   4
Lockwood................ 4
Wood’s...................   4
Brunswick...........   4
TW.....................22»
P T ......................... 82»
JR F , XXX............35
Buckeye.................82»

b e d   f l a n n e l .

Fireman.................82»
Creedmore..............27»
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless................27»

n ix e d   f l a n n e l .

“

Red <& Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R.................22»
Windsor................. 18»
* oz Western.......... 20
Union  B.................22»|MaHitoba
DOMET  FLANNEL.
„  
Nameless...... 8  @ 9» I 
8 » @ 1 0  
Slate.
Black
9»
9»
10»
10»
11»12»
11)4
12»
Severen, 8 oz.......... 9»
May land, 8oz......... 10»
Greenwood, 7» os..  9» 
Greenwood, 8 os. ...11» 
Boston, 8 oz.............10»

Grey SR W.............17»
Western W .............18»
HR P......................18»
Flushing XXX........23»
■ 23»
@10»
12»
Black.
10»
11)412
20
20
West  Point, 80s __ 10»
_ 
10os  ...12»
Raven, lOoz.............13«
Stwk  « 
........... 13J
Boston, 10 os........... 12»

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Brown.
9»
10»
11»
12»

Brown.
10»
11»
12
20

I 
»
Slate
ÎÎ&12

“ 

WADDINGS

White, dos..............25  ¡Per bale, 40 dos
Colored, dos.......... 20  ICoiored  “
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
**  Best..............10»
“  Best A A......12»
£ ......................... 7»

IS 50 
7 50
Pawtncket..........  ioti
Dun die.........9
Bedford.................. 10»
Valley  City.............in»
K K .........................................1 0 »

SILESIAS.

20 & 

SEWING  SILK.

~ 
s 

Cortlcelll,dos. ......5 5   ICorticeUi  knitting.

..12 
“  8 
..12  | «1 0 

No  1 Bl’k A Whlte.,10  (No  4 Bl’k & White..15 
an

twist,dos..37»  per »os  ball........30
50 yd, doz..S7»j
BOOKS AND BTES—PER GROSS
“ 
„ 
“ 
••
No I=i8; 1*0°
:
____ _____  
_
No  2 White *  Bl’k..12 
* 
„ 
6 

0 4-16  * **...... 40
COTTON  TAPE.
|No  8 White A Bl’k.,20 
“  10 
.28
..26 
..18  |  “  12 
SAFETY  FINS.
«

No 2........................ 28  IN0 8.................... 
A. James.
__ 
,  , 
growelv’s............... 1  85 Gold  Eyed.......... 
1 £o
Marshall’s..............1  00|Amerlcan........ '   " .i ¿0
_ 
15—4....1  65  6—4...2 80
5—4....  1 75  6—4... 

1 40|Steamboat..........  40

NEEDLES—FEB  X .
 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

“ 
“ 

_ 

. 

OOTTOHT WINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.................... 12
Domestic...............18»
Anchor...................ie
Bristol.................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
"X L ...  .................18»
Alabama..................g*
Alamance.............. 6»
Augusta................. 7»
Ar- sapha................ 6
Georgia................... 6»
Granite.....................
Haw  River........... 5
Haw  J.............. 5

. 

Nashua................... 14
Rising Star 4-ply.. ..17
„  
8-ply__ 17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7»  
Powhattan.......  .  16

‘ 

Monnt  Pleasant....  6»
Oneida....................  e71
Prymont................  5%
Randelman............ 6
Riverside................  ku

OUs checks...........7k

PLAID  OSNABtJRGS

WE  WANT

B E A N S

and  will  pay  highest  market  price  for 

them.

If  you  have  any  stock  you  wish  to 
dispose  of,  seek  headquarters  for  an 
outlet.

ALBUMS,
DOLLS,
TOYS,

GAMES,

BOOKS.
EATOK, LION 4 CO.
22 Monroe  St.,
Betsy  m  I  Am  Out.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Draw up the papers, lawyer.

And make ’em good and stout,

For things at home are crossways,

And Betsy and I are out
It’s only a very little thing 
That’s a-partin’ of ns two;
I insist on usin’ Atlas Soap 
And she’s got to use It, too.

And 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 home, 

And I’m going to be boss ylL

If Betsy don’t come to terms to-day,

And git Atlas  Soap at the store,
I’m goin’ to leave without delay,
And I’ll not  come back any more.

Manufactured only by

HENRY  PASS0LT,

Saginaw,  Mich.

HIRTH, 
KRAUSE 

&  CO.
Headquarters for

$2.50  per  dozen 

and Upwards.

in 3 grades.

and we will guarantee 
satisfaction 
in  both 
price and quality.

IN  A  NEW  LIGHT.

W hat the Public Owes to the Enterprise 

of Advertising1.

E. A. S tevens in   N a tio n a l  Q rocer.
In a small city in Illinois the following 
dialogue took place  between a retail gro­
cer  and  a  salesman  for  a  well-known 
specialty:
Salesman—Our goods are certain to sell 
because  they  are  thoroughly,  systemat­
ically and persistently advertised.
Grocer—Well,  that does not make them 
any better than  others.
Salesman—Pardon  me,  but  I  think  it 
does.
Grocer—You don’t mean to tell me that 
the  mere  fact  of  their  being  “ blowed 
about” makes them better?
Salesman—Where  goods  are  continu­
ously  advertised,  so  that  they  become 
staple or standard  articles,  it  is  entirely 
superfluous to  speak of  their  merit,  for 
that is prima  facie evidence of that fact. 
No inferior article of  domestic  utility in 
this age of close  competition can ever be 
advertised into popularity—not even with 
the expenditure of millions.
Grocer—Why  do  you  throw  away  so 
much  money  on  advertising?  Why  not 
allow  that  in  more  profit  to  the  re­
tailer?
Salesman—In the first place, our adver­
tising insures a  more  rapid  sale  of  the 
goods, and that more than offsets the dif­
ference in profits you would receive if we 
did not give them  greater  publicity. 
In 
the  second  place,  it is the hardest possi­
ble thing to keep some  grocers  from cut­
ting the price or  selling so low that  they 
knock nearly all  the profit out  of our ar­
ticle.  The  larger  the  margin  of  profit 
the  more  certain  would  this  be  done. 
Thirdly, allow me to examine your state­
ment as to our  throwing money  away  on 
advertising.  You  believe  in  education 
and  progress—through  broadening  our 
minds by technical and  trade journals of 
science  and  mechanics,  literature  and 
art, and especially the service performed 
in 
this  direction  by  your  daily  and 
weekly papers,  do  you not?
Grocer—Most assuredly.
Salesman—Then you  also  believe  that 
that progress  can  best  be  accomplished 
by popular priced  newspapers  and  mag­
azines?

Grocer—No doubt.
Salesman—Did  you  ever  consider  the 
vast service that is done in  this direction 
by the enterprise of  advertisers?
Grocer—No,  I  don’t  see  where  they 
come  in.
Saiesman—You don’t?  Have  you ever 
estimated the  probable  cost  of  your  $1 
per  year  weekly  or  your  daily  penny 
inestimable  boom  of  the 
paper—that 
poor—if there were no advertisers?
Grocer—No, I  have  not.  Don’t  know 
anything about that business.
Salesman—Well,  at a  rough  estimate, 
your town  weekly  paper would  not  cost 
you less than $5 per year  and your daily 
penny  paper  of  to-day  would  have  to 
charge something like 10  cents per copy, 
as their circulation  would  naturally  de­
crease in proportion as the price  of  pro­
duction was advanced.  Would  not  that 
be a public calamity?

Grocer—Yes, the way you put it.
Salesman—Now reflect on  the army of 
employes  which  is  enlisted  in  the serv­
ice  of  these  publishers,'  or  more  cor 
rectly  speaking, 
the  advertisers.  The 
thousands  of  compositors,  hundreds  of 
paper  makers,  pressmen,  mechanics, 
roller and ink makers,  proof  readers and 
innumerable others who would be inglori- 
ously discharged if  the  enterprising  ad­
vertiser suddenly concluded to quit busi­
ness.  Nor is that the worst loss  the  gen­
eral public would sustain.  Look  at  the 
great  periodicals.  How  could  they  af­
ford  to engage in their service  our  mon- 
archs of literature,  our scientific savants 
and our talented artists were it not for the 
advertisers?  Again,  there would be much 
less talent of this kind  were  there no de­
mand  for  it  in  dollars  and  cents—no 
impetus, no inducement.  Now  the pub­
lic secures the  benefits,  experience  and 
skill of all this high priced  (and  worthily 
so) 
intellectual  aggregation  by  merely 
paying the cost  of the  white  paper  and 
postage at pouud rates.
Grocer—Well, 1  never  gave  that  any 
serious attention before.

7

HAMMERS.

dls.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

Maydole *  Co.’s....................................die. 
25
Kip’s ................................... ................... dls. 
25
xerkes *  Plumb’s ................................. dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,8 ............................. dls.60A10
S t a t e . ......................... ........ perdo», net,2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4M  14  and
8M10
M............ ............ net
%........... .............net
8M
* ........... ............ net
7*
%........... ............ net
7M
...........dls.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50*10
Champion, antl-frlctlon.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track..................................  
40
£<*;,•.......................................................
fettles...........................................................60*10
Spiders  ...  ...................................................604ic
Gray enameled............................................. 40*10
8tamped Tin Ware.............................. new list 79
Japanned Tin Ware...........  ..................... 
25
Granite Iron Ware..................... new lis  ’ 
2t
dls.
Blight.^................................................  70410*10
Screw  Byes.............................................70*10410
Hook’s ........... ......................................... 70410*10
Gate Hooks and Byes.........................   70*10*10
dls 7n
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ...................... 
u
Sisal, M Inch and larger....................... 
Manilla........................................... 
‘ 
Steel and Iron.............................
Try and Bevels................................ "".'"J ‘  “ ¿0

7
*  jq
.................. dls.

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.

levels. 
ROPES.

HOLLOW WARE.

wire goods. 

squARBs. 

. _ 

_  

. 

SHEET IRON.

. . .  

.. 

Nos. 10 to 14....................... 
Nos. 15 to 17..........................
Nos.  18 to 21..........................
Nos. 22 to 24.......................
Nos. 25 to 26.......................
No. 27...................................
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  ..................
Silver Lake, White A__

SAND PA PE R

All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter, 

Com.  Smooth.  1 

saw»
- 
»  HO
..  4 05
..Ï  65
ît  7*î
over 30  In

19 50 
2 60 
2 70 
2 80 
2 90 
8 00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

SASH COBD.
Drab A...............
White  A .................
Drab B.................
White C.................
BASH WEIGHTS.

......  d t l
........list
(
I*
II

 

dls.

dls.

OAFS.

combs. 

chisels. 

CARTRIDGES.

CBADLBS.
CROW BARS.

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

Wrought Loose Pin......................  
40
Wrought Table...............................................  40
Wrought Inside Blind...................................  40
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*16
Blind, Parker’s.............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Salesman—Let  me  assure  you  that 
 
scarcely a magazine or  newspaper  could 
be issned  in this  whole country for any­
thing near the present  prices were it not 
for our and others’ money  being—as you 
term it—“thrown away.”
Grocer—I see now that, in  part, I was 
mistaken.
Salesman—Now,  remember  that  the 
entire public is benefited,  whether  they 
purchase these heavily  advertised  goods 
or  not—especially  so  in 
these  smaller 
cities.  Life would be a  burden  without 
the cosmopolitan  papers and  magazines.
Grocer—Yes,  yes,  that  is  so;  but  do 
not  the consumers have to pay for it all, 
and if they do why should we  thank  the 
advertiser?
Salesman—The consumer,  at each pur­
chase,  pays a  slight  tax  on  the  article 
which is no  comparison  to  the  benefits 
be has continuously received through ex­
tensive  advertising.  Our  firm  has  an 
enormous  output  and  each  customer 
pays—on an  article that sells for 10 cents 
—a trifling addition for advertising.  The 
article  would  sell  for  the  same  price, 
whether advertised or not,  but would not 
sell so rapidly,  and  that  additional  ex­
pense would be  in  either  the  manufac­
turer’s or retailer's pocket.  But suppose 
the  consumer  does  pay  that,  it  is  his 
contribution 
the  advancement  of 
science, the promotion of  literature  and 
the elevation of humanity.
Grocer—I must say that,  in the light of 
your explanation of the matter,  my  con­
ception of the  advertiser  has  undergone 
a remarkable  change—a  very  material 
one. 
I  always  thought  the  heavy  ad­
vertisers  were  about  half-way  robbers, 
forcing something on the people they did 
not  want  and  making  them  pay  for 
it.
Salesman—Now,  we  do  not  ask  for 
“thanks,”  but  fair  play.  When  people 
ask for our goods  give  them  what  they 
want  Remember that  we  spend  about 
$1 each in securing  a  new  customer  for 
a 10 cent article,  believing that the merit 
of  our  goods  will  make  them  steady 
customers.  Such  exhibitions  of  pluck 
and grit must challenge your admiration. 
You should  also bear  in  mind  that  the 
advertiser takes all  the risk.  His money 
must be spent before  there  are  any  re­
turns.  Many firms have swamped  them­
selves by advertising. 
It is the most ex­
pensive experience to be gained in  busi­
ness, yet the  most  lucrative  when  you 
know how to advertise.
Grocer—I am pleased that you have  so 
clearly convinced  me of my error.
After securing a good order  the  sales­
man bade the converted  grocer  a  pleas­
ant good day.

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892..................60*10
Grain............................................................ 40*10
Cast Steel............................................peril  5
65
Bly’sl-10............ ...............................perm 
Hick’s C. F 
55
......................  ............   “ 
35
G .D ....................................................   “ 
Musket 
60
.....................................  " 
56
Rim  Fire........................................ 
 
Central Fire............................................dls. 
26
Socket Firmer...............................................75*10
Socket Framing......................:.....................75*16
Socket Corner................................................75*10
Socket Slicks................................................75*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40
40
Curry,  Lawrence’s....................................... 
Hotchkiss....................................................  
85
White Crayons, per gross..............12ffll2J4 dls. 10
Planished, 14 os cut to size........per pound 
28
14x52, 14x56.14x60 .......................  
26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
23
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................ 
23
22
Bottoms........................................................ 
Morse’s Bit Stocks..................................... 
so
50
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
Morse’s Taper Shank...................................  
so
Small sizes, ser pound................................   6M
Large sizes, per pound................................  
08
Com. 4 piece, 6 In........................... do*, net 
75
Corrugated..........................................d ls 
50
Adjustable............................................ dls. 40410
Clark’s, small, *18; large, 626...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, *18 : 2, 924 ; 3,830  ............................ 
25
Dlsston’s ..................................................60*10-10
New American  .......................................60*10-10
Nicholson’s .............................................60*10-10
Heller’s  .......................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps..................................  
go
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
16 17

13 
Discount, 70

knobs—New List. 

GALVANIZED IRON.

piles—New List. 

CHALK.
COFFER.

14 
GAUGES. 

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

DRIPPING PAHS.

elbows.

dig.
dls.

DRILLS. 

dls.

dls.

dlS.

dls.

to 

12 

15 

“ 

50

dig.

NAILS

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

HAULS. 
MILLS. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, Jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings  ............  
55
Door,  porcelvln, trimmings........................  
55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain................... 
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
56
Mallory, Wheeler *  Co.’s............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
55
Adze Bye..................................... *16.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt Bye..................................... *15.00, dls. 60-10
Hunt’s...................................... *18.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
Sperry *  Co.’s. Post, handled...................... 
50
dlS.
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s ...................................  
40
“  P. 8. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable«.... 
46
«*  Landers,  Ferry *  Cls rk’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern.........................:...............60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 68*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
30
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel and Wire.
Steel nails, base................................................... 1 35
Wire nails, base...............................................  35
60....................................................................Base Base
50......................... *............................ 
10
25
40...................................................... 
25
30...................................................... 
20...................................................... 
35
16......................................................  
45
12...................................................... 
45
10...................................................... 
50
60
8.......................................................  
75
7 * 6 .................................................. 
4.......................................................  
90
8.......................................................  
1  20
1 60
2.......................................................  
Fine*......................................................  
65
Case 10............................................. 
“  8............................................. 
75
“  6............................................. 
90
Finish 10..........................................  
75
90
“  S............................................ 
“ 
6...........................................  
10
70
Clinch: 10.......................................... 
80
8........................................  
“ 
“ 
90
6................ 
Barrell %.......................................... 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©4*1
Sciota Bench............................................. 
B50
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  040
Bench, first quality....................................  ©40
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s  wood........... 50*10
Fry,  Acme.............................................dls.60—10
Common, polished................................ dls. 
70
dlS.
Iron and Tinned..........................................50—10
Copper Rivets and Burs..........................    60—10

 
planes. 

RIVETS. 

PANS.

dls.

 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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

Broken packs mo per pound extra.

Solid Byes............................................ per ton (£0

,, 

_  

. 

saws. 

dls.

wire. 

traps. 

Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,*.... 
70
Special Steel DexX Cuts, per foot.... 
50 
Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot  ...  30
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot........................................ 
jjq
dig
 
60*10
8teel, Game............................................. 
Oneida Community, Newhonse’s ..."....... 
40
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s. .7C-10 10 
Mouse, choker....  ................... 15cperdos
Mouse, delusion...............................g|.25 per dos
dig
Bright Market..................................... 
7plin
Annealed Market................................................75
Coppered Market.............................
Tinned Market................................................62M
Coppered  Spring Steel...................." 
50
2  hi
Barbed  Fence, galvanised.................. 
painted......................."."."I”  2 10
An  8able  .......................................... dls.  40410
¿fa  05
Putnam.......................................... 
N orthwestern................................  
dls. 10*10
‘dig
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 
go
' 
Coe’s  Genuine............................... 
¡50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought...... 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*16
Birdcages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern...................................................... 75*10
Screws, New List....................................70*ir*l0
Casters, Bed a  .d Plate................  
50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods__ _ !ei*lo

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

wrenches. 

dls

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METALS.
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

26c
28c

BOLDER

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars.......................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2Mc per pound.
660 pound  casks........................................ 
514
Per pound...................................................  
7
MOM-.-............................................................. .
Bxtra Wiping.................................................   jj
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by mi gate brands 
vary according to composition.
1 60
ANTIMONY.
Cookaon............ .......................... per pound
Hallett’s ......................................  
TIN—MELTN GRADE.
10xl4IC, Charcoal........................................* 7 50
14x20 IC, 
........................................  7 50
10x14 IX, 
 
925
14x20 IX, 
 
9 2f

 
Each additional X on this grade, *1.75.

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 
ROOFING PLATES

10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................  
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

Bach additional X on this grade 11.50.

75
6 75
8 25
9 25

“ 

is

 
 
 

 
 

 

“ 
" 
“ 
** 
“ 

“  Worcester..........................  6  5
“ 
............................  8 50
** 
..........................   18 50
"  Allaway Grade................  6 on
7 50
• 
“ 
12 50
“ 
15 50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28 IX.............................................................*14 06
14x31  IX............................................................  15 0C
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I ___ 
,n „
fP *  Pound....  10 00
14x80IX,  “  “  9 

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WILLIAM  CONNOR

Will be at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, 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.

Lse  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.

Hardware Price Current.

“ 
• 
* 

AXBS.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

Snell’s ...........................................................60&10
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine......................................  
25
Jennings’, Imitation ....-..............................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................I 5 50
D. B. Bronze  .........................  U 00
S.B. 2. Steel..........................   6 50
D.B. Steel.............................   13 00
dl8.
Railroad  ...........................................112 00  14 00
Garden  ................................................net  30 00
bolts. 
dls.
Stove...................................... 
50*10
Carriage new list  .........................................75*10
Plow..............................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well, plain..................................................9 3 50
Well,swivel......................................................  4 00
Cast Loose Pin, Qgnred...........  ................... 70*10
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast Joint  40........60*10

BAKBOW8. 

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, OAST. 

dls.

 

thing more until the  people of this great 
nation shall come to realize that they and 
their country are to be  more than the or­
dinary and  habitual prey of foreign coun­
tries.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T H A D E 8 M A J Í .
contact with a torpedo at the entrance to 
the  harbor  of  Wei-Hai-Wei.  Although 
the  ship  was  immediately  beached  to 
prevent  her  from sinking,  it will be  im 
possible for the Chinese to  raise  and  re 
pair her in time  to prove of value  in  the 
present  struggle.  With  the  loss  of  the 
Chen  Yuen, 
crippled  that  it  will  scarcely  dare  to 
again take the offensive, and will have to 
confine its efforts to defending the strong­
holds.

the  Chinese  navy  is 

8

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL LEVOTED  IO   THE

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

100  Dohìh  St., Grand Rapida,

Published at

— BY THE —

TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

One  D ollar  a  Tear,  Payable  in Advance.

ADVERTISING  b a t e s   o n   a p p l ic a t io n .

Communications  invited  from practical  busi 

ness men.

Correspondents muBt give their full  name and 
address,  not  necessarily for  publication, but as 
a guarantee of good faith.

Subscribers may have  the  mailing  address of 

their papers  changed as often as desired.

No paper discontinued, except at the option of 

the proprietor, until all arrearages are paid. 

Sample copies sent free to any address 
Entered at Grand Rapids post office as second 

class matter.

f y  When  writing to any of  our  advertisers, 
please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement In 
The Michigan Tradesman.

E.  A. STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY  NOVEMBER  38.

THE  NICARAGUA  CANAL.

W hile  both  Senators  and  Represents 
tives  in  Congress,  without  regard 
to 
party,  have  declared  their  hearty  ap­
proval  of  the  opening of  the Nicaragua 
Canal  under  the  auspices  and  with  the 
aid  of  the  government  of  the  United 
States,  they do not  constitute  a majority 
of either house,  and, thus far, it has been 
impossible to  get Congress  to  favor  the 
enterprise,  or,  indeed,  to  become inter­
ested  in  any  question  that  would  look 
like marking out a foreign policy for  the 
Government.

The Congress of the  United  States has 
provided no coast  defenses,  it  has  made 
but scant provision  fora navy,  and it has 
neglected  to  authorize  the  construction 
of a dry dock that can take in  for repairs 
a ship of  large  size.  A  country  so  ut 
terly defenseless cannot  indeed  afford to 
have  any  foreign  policy, and  it cannot, 
therefore,  afford  to undertake to build or 
own  an inter-oceanic ship canal,  because 
if some foreign power  should  protest  or 
resent  such  a  step,  the. United  States 
would be in no  condition to  maintain its 
position.

When it comes to a  mercantile marine, 
the same state of affairs exists.  The peo­
ple of the  United States own  few  or  no 
ships  that  are engaged  in  foreign trade. 
All the American  wheat, corn,  petroleum 
cotton,  and  hog  and  dairy products are 
exported  abroad  in  foreign  ships,  and 
also all the merchandise which is brought 
into  this  country  from  across  the  sea 
comes in foreign  bottoms. 
If the United 
States owned an  American  inter-oceanic 
ship canal,  there  would  not be any ships 
flying  the  United  States  flag  to  pass 
through it.

This  state  of  things  exists  through 
some strange fatuity  on  the  part  of  al­
leged  United States  statesmen  to give  up 
the  whole  world  to  foreigners,  and  so 
strictly has this  remarkable  policy  been 
carried  out  that to-day this great repub
lie does not own a single  coaling  station 
outside  the  limits  of the republic’s con­
tinental  territory. 

-,

When  these facts are comprehended,  it 
is easy to  see why  the  Nicaragua  Canal 
has  never  been  anything  more  than  a 
mere creation if the  imagination—a  sort 
of wild dream.  Nor  will it ever be  any-

That a country  which  is  wholly at  the 
mercy of foreign war navies  and  utterly 
dependent  on  foreign commercial navie 
has been for years  able  to  enjoy  immn 
nity  from  foreign  attack  is  due to  the 
conjunction of circumstances which have 
divided the  nations of  Europe  into  for­
midable  and  opposing  coalitions,  and 
often  into hostile camps.  The European 
powers have  not  been  united  since  the 
time of Napoleon’s wars,  when they were 
all joined against France.  Then England 
took advantage of the  opportunity to im­
pose hostile and Injurious exactions upon 
the United States,  and  out of these grew 
the war of 1812.  Since  then  Europe has 
been so full of jealousies that any serious 
controversy that would have precipitated 
a  war  would  have  been  unprofitable. 
But the United States,  with  characteris­
tic prudence,  did  not rely  wholly on  the 
preoccupation  of  European  countries, 
but discreetly  submitted to  foreign arbi­
tration  where any  rights or  claims  were 
disputed.

The rise of a great naval  and  military 
power  in  Japan,  an island empire dom 
inating the Pacific Ocean over against the 
Western coast of the United States, place 
another phase upon the foreign situation 
Japan, flushed  with vast  conquests,  may 
cherish  further  ambitions,  and  it  will 
not do to count upon perpetual peace and 
amity with such a power.  It will be nec 
essary  to  make  some  show  of  defense 
upon the Pacific  coast.  And  right  here 
comes  in  an  imperative demand for the 
isthmus canal.  There must be some way 
of sending ships  to the  Pacific  coast  be 
ides the interminable voyage around the 
Horn.

It then becomes  necessary for  the peo­
ple of the United  States  to  be  educated 
up  to  the  demand  for  the  Nicaragua 
Canal. 
It ought to  be talked  about  and 
written about  until  the  need  for  it  for 
both defense and commerce is thoroughly 
understood.  Then  the  people  will  in 
struct their Representatives and Senators 
in  Congress  to  provide  for  it.  Until 
then, the canal will continue to be only a 
dream.

PROSPECT  OF  PEACE  IN  THE  EAST.
The offer of the  United  States  to  me­
diate  between  Japan  and  China having 
been  politely  declined  by 
the  former 
country,  China  has  found  herself  com­
pelled  to  sue direct for  peace,  and  it  is 
announced  that  one  of  the  foreign  at­
taches  of  the  Chinese  customs  service, 
who is familiar with the Chinese revenue, 
has been dispatched to Tokio to treat  di­
rect  with  the  Japanese  government  on 
the subject of terms of peace.

It  is  reported  that  the  special envoy 
will be empowered to  consent to  the rec­
ognition  of  the  independence  of  Corea 
and  to  pay  a  large  cash  indemnity  to 
Japan over and above  the actual  cost  of 
the war.  To insure the  payment  of this 
indemnity, Japan is to be  allowed to col­
lect the revenue at certain of the Chinese 
commercial ports until  the  indemnity  is 
fully paid,  in accordance  with the agree­
ment.

It  would  seem  that  the  decision  of 
China to sue for peace has been hastened 
by the loss of the great  battle-ship  Chen 
Yuen,  which was rendered  worthless for 
further active  operations by  coming into

was nearly always some division in which 
sales ware slow.  This proved a constant 
source of complaint.  Then,  too,  it  was 
a  great  deal of trouble  to look after  the 
workings  of  such  a  system  and  keep 
everything jn order.  So  we  went  back 
to the old  plan of paying regular salaries, 
and everybody is  satisfied and  wiser  for 
the experience.”

That  the  issuance  of  United  States 
bonds is  an  improvident  and  merely  a 
makeshift  means  of  replenishing 
the 
gold supply in the Treasury  is  well  un­
derstood by  the  Secretary  himself,  but 
what else can he do,  when  Congress  has 
provided  no  effective  way  of  securing 
[old?  It came to light that as  soon as  a 
ale of bonds to the amount  of  $60,000,- 
000  was announced  there  commenced  a 
drain of gold from the  Treasury,  for the 
purpose,  it is believed, of selling  it back 
to  the  Government.  On  the  16th  and 
7th of November nearly  $2,000,000  was 
was  withdrawn,  and  it  is  evident  that 
the loss will amount  to  something  very 
considerable.  Any  sort  of 
treasury 
notes,  including those of 1890,  issued  to 
pay  for  purchases  of  silver  under  the 
Sherman  law,  are  being  used  to  draw 
gold  from  the  Treasury.  As  all  the 
money  of  the  United  States  must  be 
maintained on a gold basis,  there  can be 
no objection  urged to demanding gold for 
notes  which  really 
silver. 
Now, if  this gold should  be sold  back  to 
the  Treasury  in  exchange  for  bonds, 
such a game could be carried on until the 
whole of the  existing  gold  reserve  had 
been so drawn out, and,  although ail  the 
bonds  would  be sold,  there  would be no 
more of the yellow  metal  in  the  Treas­
ury than when the game began.

represent 

The  New  York  Shipping  and  Com­
mercial  List  has  taken  up  the  sugges­
tion of T h e  T radesm an relative  to  the 
creation of a  Tariff  Commission,  with  a 
view to creating a demand from business 
men  all  over  the  country  for  the  ap­
pointment of a Commission  “to  take full 
charge of arranging the rate of  duties on 
our importations.” 
In  an  editorial  ar­
ticle  on  the  subject  it  says.  “Uncer­
tainty is the greatest  foe  of  commercial 
prosperity.  American  business men are 
self-reliant,  independent and progressive 
and can adapt themselves  to  any  condi­
tions, except contiuual change and inter­
mittent disturbance.  They are  just now 
emerging from an experience (hat teaches 
a great lesson. 
If the lesson is  properly 
learned  by the nation,  it  may  repay,  in 
part, the hardship of the past two  years. 
The  lesson 
is  that  business  interests 
must not be made the playthings of  pol­
itics.  Business  needs are best known by 
business men.  They,  having  reached  a 
decision,  should  make  their  influence 
felt directly in  national legislation.”

With a Japanese army  driving  all  be­
fore it in the province of Manchuria, with 
Port Arthur in the hands  of  the  enemy, 
and  Wei-Hai-Wei  blockaded,  China  has 
grave  cause  to  fear  that a  further pro­
longation of the war  would result in irre­
trievable  disaster.  The  events  which 
have  happened  prove  that  the  Chinese 
empire  is  utterly  incapable  of  coping 
with Japan,  and that, consequently, there 
s nothing left to do  but to sue  for peace 
on  the  best  terms  that can  be secured. 
All efforts to induce foreign powers to in­
tervene  have  fallen  through,  and  even 
the  attempt  to  secure  the mediation of 
the United States has failed.

The humiliation of China  is  complete, 
and  the  triumph  of  the Japanese could 
not  well be  more  thorough.  Their  con­
duct of the war from  the very outset has 
been admirable.  Their movements  have 
been rapid,  their  strategy  brilliant  and 
their attacks delivered  with courage and 
skill. 
In  not  a  single  enterprise  have 
the Japanese  failed,  while  their  adver­
saries  have  made a  good showing in but 
one  engagement,  namely, 
that  of  the 
naval  battle  in  the  Yalu  River,  which, j 
nevertheless,  was a Japanese victory.

The war has, so  far,  done  little  dam­
age to international trade,  as the powers 
have carefully provided that the business 
of neutrals should nof be interfered with. 
The purchasing power of China  has been 
crippled,  however,  and  this  has  done 
some  damage.  The  termination  of  the 
war  will,  therefore,  be  beneficial,  par­
ticularly  to  the  trade  in  manufactured 
cotton  goods,  in  which  this  country  is 
largely interested.

PERCENTAGE SYSTEM  ABANDONED.
It  will  be  a  matter of  interest to  the 
trade to learn that the percentage  or  co 
operative  wage  paying  system,  adopted 
last April  by  Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co.,  of 
Chicago,  has  been  abandoned.  By pay­
ing each clerk a certain stipulated salary 
—less, of course,  than the  regular salary 
—and a percentage  (2 percent.) on sales, 
was  hoped  that  a  personal  interest 
could  be  aroused  in  all concerned,  and 
that a true co-operative  system might be 
evolved.  The  reasons  for  abandoning 
the system are thus set forth by Assistant 
Manager Siegel:

The Knights of  Labor,  whose  general 
convention is  in session at New Orleans, 
voted to exclude miners  and  admit  bar­
tenders  and  waiters  in  saloons.  This 
action is in  keeping  with  the  trend  of 
trades unionism generally,  the  intention 
evidently  being 
to  exclude  manual 
labor as much as possible and  encourage 
the affiliation of liquor dealers and  those 
allied to the liquor business.

We thought when  we  began  that  we 
could  make  the  co-operative  system  a 
success,  but,  after  a  full test,  we have 
given it up.  We  urged upon  our  clerks 
the importance of saving when trade was 
good so that they might  have  something 
ahead  when  business  was dull and their 
earnings necessarily  low.  But  our  urg­
ing« did little good.  We found that  if  a 
clerk  made  a  large  salary daring a  big 
week it  was  all  spent  immediately,  as 
they  all  live  from  hand  to mouth.  So 
when the  earnings  were  low  there  was 
dissatisfaction 
and  complaint.  Em­
The Commercial Bank of Muir will be­
ployes  felt  that  they  were  not  getting 
enough and  became  indolent  and  care­
gin business January 1, 1895,  as  succes­
less-just  the  opposite  of  what  we ex 
sor to S.  W.  Webber & Co.  N.  B. Hayes 
pected  at  the  beginning.  Some  of  our 
and his wife,  Mary  A.  Hayes,  L.  N. 
best clerks resigned and  went  elsewhere 
Olmsted and H. Jay Hayes are financially 
after  they  had  given the  scheme a test. 
In  a  house  with  so  many departments
interested in  the  new
_. 
and with all  the changing  seasons,  there  latter will be cashier.

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T E C K   M   IC H IQ A J S T   T R A D E S M A N .

levers are unlocked  again by the closing 
of the door behind him,  aud  the booth is 
prepared  for  the  entrance  of  another 
voter.

that 

So  many  other  important  offices  are 
performed  by  machinery 
there 
should be  no  difficulty  in  managing  to 
vote by a  mechanical  contrivance,  and, 
should it possess the advantages that one 
is led to expect from  an experience with 
other sorts of machines,  there  should  be 
no reason why elections  will  not  be  ef­
fected through the intervention  of mech­
anism  with the  best  and  most  satisfac­
tory results.

F r o m   A   2V e w   Y o r k   S t a n d p o in t .

Note  what  a  leading  grocer  of  the  Empire State thinks of Genuine Cleaned 

Greek Currants:

Acaro««. N.  V.,

j g L ...

ELECTIONS  BY  MACHINERY.

The principal  difficulty  about  having 
honest elections is that of getting  honest 
fl)' n  to take charge of them.

Any election  law is good  enough,  pro­
vided it is administered in  all  its  details 
by honest men,  and  no  law,  no  matter 
what safeguards it seeks to throw around 
«lections, can accomplish  the desired re­
sults if its execution is intrusted  to  men 
who  are,  in  the  first  place,  dishonest, 
and,  iu  the next, are interested in  fasify- 
ing the result and  auuuling  the  will  of 
the people.

As  a  last  resort,  in  order  to  secure 
honest  elections,  «he  advice  has  been 
given  to  appeal  to  machinery. 
In  this 
most remarkable age of  the world,  when 
machinery  writes and  talks  for  us,  why 
should it not also vote for  us?  What  is 
meant is,  why should not  a  machine  be 
employed to do our voting?

Every  person  who  is  acquainted  with 
the wouderful  and  manifold  uses which 
mechanical  devices  are  now  constantly 
used  to perform knows there is no appar­
ent difficulty in contriving  a  voting  ma­
chine.  More than  this,  voting machines 
of several sorts  have  already  been  con­
structed, operated,  tested  and  found  so 
satisfactory  that  their  employment  has 
been  heartily  recommended. 
Further 
than this,  the  new  constitution  of  New 
York State,  adopted by a popular vote at 
the November election,  virtually permits 
the use of voting  machines,  by  repealing 
the old  law which required that alt voles 
in New  York shall  be by ballot.

It appears that  voting  machines  have 
been  thoroughly tested  in that State and 
have received  general  encomiums  from 
the press, 
it has beeu  demonstrated, so 
it is claimed,  that mechanism  furnishes» 
much cheaper method of  voting  than  the 
Australian ballot system,  which  has  be­
come the vogue iu many States,  and that 
it is more accurate and  convenient  than 
auy  voting  system  which  has  been  on 
trial iu this country.

A single  votiug machine  has  recorded 
without error a thousand  votes,  showing 
a  capacity  for  registering  votes  which 
would allow a very decided  reduction  of 
election  precincts,  with  the  consequent 
saving of  rent,  service  of  election  offi­
cers, cost of printing tickets  and  the in­
cidentals which  swell  the  cost  of  elec­
tions to large  figu.es  in  the  aggregate. 
The appliauce requires but one  booth  at 
each election place,  and  will  accomplish 
as  much  in  a  given  period  as  ten  or 
eleven  booths  under  the  present  New 
York system.

It appears that the machine  counts the 
vote as it is recorded by the voter himself, 
and the result is known immediately at the 
closing of  the  polls,  which  is  certainly 
a most important consideration, since not 
only is there a universal demaud  for  in­
stant news,  but  the  danger  of  stuffing 
ballot  boxes,  or  of  couuting  the  votes 
fraudulently, in the period  between  the 
closing of the polls  and  the  making  up 
of the returns, is eliminated.

The voting is done by  pulling  a  lever 
or touching a knob, one  for  each  ticket 
or candidate, as may be arranged for.

is 

Naturally, 

the  question 

asked 
whether  or  not  the  people  who  have 
charge of the machine can  work  It in the 
Interest of fraud, and,  in  the absence  of 
specific  description  of  It,  the  question 
cannot be answered here;  but  it  is  said 
that the act of voting for  one  person  or 
party locks  the  other  levers  until  the 
voter  leaves  the  booth,  when  all  the

The Czar’s  Deat h and  the Drug  Trade.
F ro n t th e  A m erican  D ru g g ist
The  progress of tiie Czar’s  illness  was 
watched  with much concern  from a busi­
ness, as  well as a private, point of view by 
dealers iu certain kinds of drugs specially 
used  in  tee  Russian  market.  Oue  of 
the-‘e  drugs  is  Siam  gum  benzoin,  of 
which  London  is  the chief trade center, 
and  the bulk of which is exported to Rus­
sia as an  ingredient in  the  incense  used
u  the celebrations of the  Greek  church. 
When  Czar  Nicholas  l  died,  about  the 
dose of the Crimean  War,  a  sudden  de­
mand  for  Siam  benzoin caused  the price 
of  the  drug  to  advance  to  the  t ighest 
point  known  in the history of  the  trade, 
and  there  exists  to day in  the drug mu­
seum of the  London  Docks  Warehouse at 
Crutched  Friars a specimen  of  a  partic­
ularly  fine kind of the gum. which at that 
time is said to have  been sold at the rate, 
we believe, «if  about  S8O.1  per  hundred­
weight.  *in tile occasion  of  last  week’s 
London  auction  several  holders  of  the 
drug  brought  forward  supplies,  which 
s«il«i  with  a  competition  which  justified 
their foresight.  An  unusually large con­
signment  of  the  gum,  which by chance 
had just arrived,  was the  subject  of  es­
pecial  attention,  and  realized  fully  20 
per  cent,  above  the  valuations.  Gum 
oiibauum and  beeswax  are  also  articles 
of  which  the  prices  are likely to be af­
fected for tbe same reason.

Margaret, 

tbe  Honest  New  OrleanB 

Baker.
P rom   th e  C in c in n ati E n qni  e r.

regulating 

an  ordinance 

“The  present  agitation  of  the  cheap 
brrad question reminds me  of  Margaret, 
«•f  New  Orleans,  whose  honesty  as  a 
baker caused a monument  to  be  erected 
to  her  memory,”  said  E.  0.  Giraud,  of 
New Orleans,  at  the  Burnet.  “My  city 
adopted the plan  iu  vogue in  Europe and 
passed 
the 
weight of loaves of bread,  and  providing 
for the appoiuimeiit of a bread lu-pector. 
Jn spite ot all  the efforts  of  that  official, 
the  bread  still coutiuued to weigh light, 
and  it seemed as though there was a com­
bination among the  bakers to  defeat  the 
purposes  of  the  ordiuauce.  Oue  uioru- 
iug a load of  bread  was  sent  to  the  in­
spector.  and  every loaf was full  weight. 
It  came  from  a  modest  bakeshop  kept 
by a woman named Margaret.  What her 
other name  was none ever  kuew.  but tbe 
word  passed through the  city  that  there 
was oue honest baker, and soon she could 
not  supply  tbe  demand  for  her  bread. 
When  prosperity  smiled  upon  her  she 
gave thousands «>f loaves to the poor who 
could not buy,  and none did more for the 
suffering and  needy ones of the city.
“She  was  kuuwu  everywhere  by  her 
deeds of  charity,  and  when  she  died  a 
monument  was erected  to her memory.”

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

These  poods  took  the  lead  in  this  market last season  and we hav« 

reason to believe they  will maintain their supremacy the coming season.
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A Trick  of the  Maine  Cannere.

P ro m  tb e   K ennebec Jo u rn a l.
An exchange informs us that there  are 
two  fish  packing  establishments in  Bris­
tol and tbe  process that tbe same variety 
«»f fish passes  through in  these  two  fac­
tories  produces  very  different  results. 
From  one  the  fish  come  forth  neatly 
canned  and 
labeled  “ Brook  Trout.” 
From the other  the same  variety  of  fish 
come  forth  a  “golden  brown  color” and 
are packed  iu  wooden  boxes and  marked 
“Smoked  Herring.”  The  consumers can 
have their choice,  “Trout” or “Herring” 
from the same variety.

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  of other  things, why not  keep the 
best  of  Salt.  Your customers will appreciate  it  as  they appreciate 
pure sugar, pure coffee, and  tea.

Diamond Crystal Salt

Being free 1 ram all chlorides of calcium  and magnesia, will  not  get  damp and 
soggy  on  yonr hands. 
Put  np  in  an  attractive and salable manner.  When 
your stock of salt is low, try a small supply of "the salt that's all salt.”  Can be 
obtatr.  _ from jobbers and dealers.  For prices, see price current on other page. 
For other information, address 

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T H E   M ICH TO AJSI  T R A D E S M A N

| a safety deposit vault or a good solid sav- 
I iugs bank, or the lasting deeds to real es- 
tate,  for the  security of  their wealth.  1 
have no  patience  with  such  people,  al­
though they have  made a  fortune for me 
by 
their  eccentricities.  Some  forty  or 
fifty years ago there was more of this  se­
creting money in  strange nooks and  cor- 
| ners than there  now i>;  but it still  going 
on,  and,  so long as the world lasts,  it will 
| go on among  iguoraut and  timorous peo- 
| pie who waut to have their wealth  where 
| they can just get  a  look  at  it  occasion- 
| ally, only to know that it is all there and 
safe aud sound.  You would be surprised 
I if you knew as much  as you  might about 
i the hiding of money. 
It is just after the 
banks break that  the  old  stockings  aud 
teapots are brought into  requisition.”
“ Have  you  any  method  in  searching 
for hidden wealth?” 1 asked of the detect­
ive.
“ You  cannot  have  any  set  method,” 
he replied,  “ but  there  have  been  mauy 
cases that have come  under my  observa­
tion similar in  their  circumstances.  Set 
methods are only liable to defeat the end 
in view.  My  manner of  work  must  de 
pend wholly upon the circumstances, and 
the character,  habits,  and  surroundings 
of  the  hider  of  the  wealth  sought  for 
must first be considered, 
it is well,  also, 
to possess good  knowledge of human  na­
ture.  and  when  l get hold of a clue I find 
it necessary  to turn  it  over  and over  so

to 

that 1  may trace oiher  aud  more  impor­
tant  facts,  for  these  guideposts  are  of 
the  greatest  value 
the  detective. 
Even  what may appear to be the most in­
significant clues  are  generally  the  most 
valuable to point the  way  to  success  in 
my search.
“Complicated  methods are  the  charac­
teristics  of  the miser,  but you  must not 
jump at  the  conclusion  that  all  people 
who hide money away are misers.  To il­
lustrate that the simplest  clues  point  in 
the  right  direction  for  the  searcher,  1 
will tell you of one experience in a search 
after  rich  effects  of  a  man  who  died 
where he had  lived,  in  that much-abused 
State of New Jersey 
I  was called  in  to 
search for the  leavings of this man.  who 
had  died  suddenly  and  left  no  visible 
trace of his money or bonds.  His family 
were aware of bis wealth,  and  that he al­
ways  had  money  at  bis  command,  but 
where he kept it  was a mystery  t h e n ,   as 
it always had  been during his life.  They 
had made a careful  search  among his  ef­
fects  before my arrival  and  bad  failed  to 
find any  bank  notes or other tokeus.  Not 
even a clue could  be found, and  it looked 
like a  bard  riddle  for  the  detective  to 
solve, 
they 
thought.
“ They did not know  what I learned  at 
the beginning  of my experience  as a  de­
tective, that the most  difficult  appearing 
cases generally  prove to be  the  simplest

forlorn  hope, 

it  was  a 

In 

this  instance 

when  common  sense—what  in  homely 
language is called horse sense—is brought 
into  requisition. 
I 
learned that the  deceased  was  not  a  mi­
serly  man.  and  1  concluded 
that  his 
method of hiding  must have  been  a  sim­
ple  one. 
I  took  a  look  around  me  and 
made a few inquiries.  He  was a man  of 
years, and  had  passed  much  of  his  life 
as a  sailor  upon  the  ocean.  The  room 
where  he sat most  of  the  time  bore  ev­
idence of his having  lived on  shipboard. 
His  people  said  they  had  searched the 
house  over,  torn  up  the  flooring,  and 
done everything,  even  to  searching  the 
houses of  friends  whom  he  bad  visited 
as 
wii.-n, 
be 
strayed  from home  on a visit,  but  all  to 
no purpose.
“ The  fact  of  his  having  wandered 
abroad  convinced  me that his money  was 
not secreted any where  about  the  bonse, 
but  that  in some place about his  person 
he bad hidden the property, and that per­
haps in  his clothing  1  would  find  it. 
I 
asked  for bis  clothing and  was informed 
that it  was of  the  oldest  possible  kind, 
and  bis  wife remarked  that she could not 
get him to wear anything  new or decent. 
When  1 asked to see  his old  clothing the 
family  told  me  that  they  had  been  all 
through it  with  knitting needlos, torn out 
the  linings,  and,  finding  nothing  after 
what they considered a  thorough  search, 
had  given  the  rags  away.  But  1  had

frequently  happened, 

ÎO

M ONEY  IN   Q U E E R   PL A C E S.

The  Trouble  Made  by  Those  Who Are 

Afraid of Banks.

And  why is  this so? 

From  the Philadelphia Press.
When you see a man wearing a thread­
bare  suit  of  clothes  and  looking like  a 
farmer or a poorer  or more  careiess  per­
son,  as far as personal appearance is con­
cerned, you should not,  without  further 
examination,  set  him  down  for  a  poor 
man.  Ue might,  for ail you know to  the 
contrary,  have  a  belt  around his waist, 
beneath bis  clothing,  containing  a  for­
tune in  bonds,  diamonds, or  other pleas­
ing things to have.  This is one  way men 
have of concealing  their  money for  fear 
of being robbed of it by  the banks or the 
wily confidence man.
“Once  burned,  twice  shy.”  is  an old 
saying  which  is  characteristic  of  many 
people,  and as true as  gospel.  To  many 
men of means half the world is composed 
of  people,  both  male  and  female,  who 
stand  ready  to  get from  him  his money 
by foul means,  while the  other  half  are 
on the watch to get away  with it by what | 
they  call  fair  dealings,  but  which  may 
not  always  be  characterized  as  such. 
Your  rich  man  never  dresses  in  the 
height of  fashion,  nor  does he make  any 
loud  display  of  his  wealth.  You  will 
look  in  vain  tor  a  man  of wealth who 
makes any exhibition of  it upon  his per­
son.  History  fails  to  record  any  such, 
and  if you  will  think  them  over—those 
whom you have met and  those  who  have 
been poiuted out to you—you  will  agree 
that  it  is  generally  the  fellow  with  an 
empty purse who wears the  best raiment 
and the most costly  jewelry.
In  most cases  of 
wealthy  meu  it  is  because  of a refined 
taste in the wearer;  but 1 have concluded 
that,  together with this  praiseworthy  re­
finement,  invariably  goes a tear of being 
taken advautage of or being brought into 
notoriety.  1 state  what  1  know for a fact 
when  1 say that the millionaire dry goods 
merchant, Alexander T.  Stewart, of New 
York,  was,  for years before his  death,  in 
constant  fear  of  being  kidnapped  and 
held for ransom.  1 think he  was not  far 
away  from the facts.  The stealing of his 
body from  the grave  seemed to prove his 
fear well fouuded,  and there  is no doubt 
that he bad been  warned,  for he took the 
precaution  of  avoiding  secluded  places 
and never went out into the  street  with­
out  an  attending  detective at  his heels. 
Ue seldom rode in bis  carriage  in  town. 
His  dress  was  of the simplest character 
and he never wore jewelry  of  any  kind. 
Without exception,  it is the fear of being 
robbed or taken advantage of, in one way 
or  another, 
that  causes  people  with 
money to hide it in out-of-the-way places, 
where they  can  have  an  eye  upon  the 
hiding places,  and,  if suspicious of inter­
ference with it, turn  it  over  and  ascer­
tain without delay if it is all there.
Your graudpareuts  used to  hide  away 
their money m  an  old teapot,  which  was 
placed out of the way, on the  top  of  the 
china  closet,  you  remember.  You have 
read  in  the  newspapers  times  without 
number of banknotes being found within 
the covers  of  old  family  Bibles,  in  the 
toes of old shoes, sewed up in the linings 
of old clothes,  buried  in the  cellar,  hid­
den  in  the  hollows  of  trees, placed be­
tween the  mattresses  of beds,  laid away 
under carpets, in secret compartments of 
old desks and bureaus, and in a thousand 
other places  which  people  are  not  sup­
posed to suspect as  biding places.  Any­
where  will  do,  so long as it is an unfre­
quented  spot  or  an  article  not  in  use. 
The  broken  teapot  has  always  been  a 
favorite savings bank for the farmer  and 
his wife, as well  as for  many others,  be­
cause it has lost its usefulness, excepting 
as  a  reminder  of  the  past  and  for  its 
faded  beauty.
“Eccentric people,”  he  styled  them,  a 
detective  who  had  been  called  upon  a 
thousand times to  aid  in  the  search  for 
hidden  treasures  supposed  to have  been 
left  by  men  and  women  who  had- de­
parted  this life  without giving  any  sign 
of  the  secret  hiding places of their pos­
sessions.
“Why eccentric?”  I asked,  not a little 
surprised at his denomination of a pecul­
iar people.
“Eccentric,” he replied,  “because they 
did not seek the aid of such an asylum as

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in  said  District  of  New 
thousand, 

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a mark on  bis bip,  which had  been made 
by  the  metal  edge  of  some  household 
utensil, an indentation from  the edge  be­
ing  plainly  marked.  There  was  also  a 
bruise upon  his  knee. 
I  concluded  that 
he had  fallen, clutching  the money, over 
some metal  vessel,  and  then  expired,  as 
he was found  upon the floor.
“ But there  was  no  article  fitting  the 
theory,  iu  the  room.  The  people  who 
had  preceded me iu  the  search  declared 
that there was nothing of the  kind  in  the 
room at the  time of  death.  Still,  I  felt 
that 1 was on the  right track,  and,  after 
a look arouud  the house,  1  found  an  old 
coal  hod in the cellar, and among the rub­
bish in it was the prize of  which  I  was in 
search.  This  simple  job  netted  me 
$5,000.”

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them 

the-  wealth 

hidden.  There  were 
bouds 
tightly  creased 

formed my theory  of the  case  from  twoj 
facts,  namely,  that of his  having  been  a 
sailor  and  so  able  to  use  needle  and 
thread,  and  that  of his  having  clung  so 
tenaciously to his old clothing,  not being 
a miser.  1  insisted  upon  the clothes  be­
ing  brought  back,  and,  to  the astonish­
ment of the family,  when I ripped off the 
wide  iytidings  of  the  coat  and  vest,  I 
showed 
they  had 
searched  for in  vain,  neatly  folded  and 
securely 
four 
$10,000 
aud 
wrapped  around with oiled silk.
“ 1 would give more  for  a  good  guess 
than  for  any  systematic  method or cut- 
it is a  prac­
and-dried plan  to work on. 
tice with  criminals to  hide  their  money 
and  valuables  as  far  away  from  their 
homes  and  persons  as  possible,  and  it 
often  happens  that  young  people  and 
middle-aged  countrymen  do  the  same; 
but when a man arrives  at  the  sere  and 
yellow age he always  conceals his valua­
bles near his  abiding  place. 
I  will  tell 
you  of  another  instance  in proof of  the 
latter assertion.
thirty  years  ago  I  was 
“More  than 
called to a house  in Orauge county.  New 
York,  at the request of  the heirs,  to look 
for  the  money  of  a  deceased  man.  1 
could not find any  distinguishing charac­
teristics about the man,  and,  after trying 
several  clues for a  week  aud  failing  ali 
through,  1  grew  tired of the search and 
began to doubt his having  left  anything 
of value.  We had  ripped open  his  sad­
dle, split open the  soles and  heels of  bis 
boots,  and  pulled  all to  pieces his  cloth- 
ing and the upholstery of  the  furniture. 
We had torn  up the stones of  the  hearth 
and  ripped  down  the  wainscoting,  and 
even  the  backboards  of  ail  the  picture 
frames had  been taken out  by  us.  There 
was  not  a  tree  on the place which  had 
not  suffered  from  digging  completely 
round  its roots.  There  was  a  large  re­
ward and  1 could not  afford to lose it,  al­
though  1 was at my wits’ end.
"In  order  to  settle  my  mind  at  this 
juncture,  1 took a horse and  wagon,  and, 
as 1 started upon  a drive,  the  brother of 
the deceased said to me that 1 would  find 
the  place  well  laid  out,  for  his  dead 
brother  had  surveyed  it.  This  remark 
opened my  eyes  and  led  me  to  believe 
that, after ali, the  man had  not  secreted 
his money in  the  bouse,  nor in the  barn, 
to  which  he  seldom  had  gone.  1  con­
cluded  that he would not have used roots 
of trees or even stones  for hiding  places 
if  he  knew  how  to  survey. 
] deferred 
my drive and  went  into  the  house  aud 
asked where the deceased  had  been in the 
habit of sitting.  1 learned  that,  like  ail 
old  men,  he  had  a  favorite  chair, 
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learned,  also,  that this chair was  always 
placed  by him at a certain window.  The 
brother  remarked  that  they  had  pulled 
the  chair  all to pieces  and  found  noth­
ing there.
*T got the  brother to  sit  down  in  the 
chair and  look iu the direction which  the 
deceased  generally  looked,  and  found 
that he had constantly  kept  in  sight  an 
old used-up pump. 
I learned that  when 
he walked out,  he  went  straight  to  the 
pump and then  made a  bee  line  for  the 
pond.  1 bad the pump  taken  up and  we 
dug down deep beside it,  but found noth­
ing.  1 then  returned  to  the  room  and 
stood  at  the  window. 
It  was  a bappy 
thought to search  the  window  sill  care 
fully, for I found there a faint and pecul-
It was a  surveyor’s  point.  _ 
far mark. 
1
lined it up to the pump aud measured the 
exact center of the  line.  At  a  depth  of 
four  feet  we  found  a  two-inch  steam 
pipe.  Both ends were plugged,  and con­
cealed  within  was  the  fortune  of  that 
man  in bonds  and  certificates  of  stocks 
and  bills  to  a  great  amount.  For  my 
services  in  that  case  I  carried  away a 
$500 bill.
“This  case  was  soon  followed  by  a 
search for $32,000, which a paralytic  had 
In  his  hand  a  few  moments before  his 
death,  which had  occurred like  a  stroke 
of  lightning,”  continued  the  detective. 
“Before 1 was called  in,  the  family,  as 
nsual,  had  made  a  thorough  and  ex­
haustive search,  as  they  supposed,  and 
left  me  only  the  bouse  turned  upside 
down and  all  traces  destroyed. 
In  this 
dilemma I sought the doctor and told him 
of my trouble.  He  suggested  an  exam­
ination of the body.  1 did this and found

TR A D IN G   W IT H   RED   M EN . 

Jake

G o ld 's

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S a n ta   F e.

Sante Fe Correspondence Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean.
At the corner ot  Burrow  alley  and  San 
Francisco street,  two little  pathways be­
tween rows of closeiy  built  adobes,  is  a 
long,  low,  rambling  building.  Perched 
upon  its  roof  is  an  old  Indian  wagon 
with  its upright poles  and  solid  wooden 
wheels. 
Such  wagons  have  not  been 
used  tor a century or more.  Hung about 
the doorway aud on the awning posts are 
ail sorts of  curious  things,  squaw  wed­
ding dresses,  Mexican  buckskin  trousers 
aud  sombreros,  saddles  and  trappings. 
The presiding genius  or  the  place.  Jake 
Gold,  is now a man  of  middle  age,  and 
came to Santa Fe when a mere  lad,  so he 
is one of  the "oldest  inhabitants.”
Gold’s iair is a room long, low,  lighted 
from above,  aud  of  the  ordinary  adobe 
construction.  But the contents!  Words 
fail  to  picture  the  conglomerate  mass 
which lines  every  inch  of  wall,  bangs 
from  every  beam  of  the  ceding,  aud 
trails down the center of  the  room  in  a 
rough  line  of  pine  showcase  and  table. 
Dowu at  the  end  of  the  room  are  the 
large  graceful ollas,  or Indian jars,  aud 
water bottles,  both of the  old  make  aud 
of  the coarser  modern  manufacture.
It is interesting  to  note  that  the  old 
Zunis  have  produced  in some instances 
exactly Grecian lines  aud  shapes.  Aud 
they did this over a  century  ago.  Their 
modern  work is a weak  imitation  of  the 
ancient  models,  and  cheap  earth  colors 
are  used  instead  of  the  ’fast  mineral 
paints with  which  their  ancestors  deco­
rated.  There are fragments of  the  pot­
tery and tools of the mound  builders, cliff 
dwellers,  aud aucieut  l’ueblos, garnished 
with an occasional skull tilled  to  the eye 
holes with crusted dirt.  There are rude 
Indian tools of stone and  iron,  aud spec­
imens of every  evidence  of  the  old  In­
dians  that  time  has  saved  for  us.  A 
table  near  by  is  covered  with  skins— 
bear,  coyote,  and the more valuable ones. 
Near the door a glass case,  the  only  one 
which the store boasts, is filled with those 
pretty  cut  aud  poJsbed  “gems”  which I 
the tenderfoot  buys so eagerly.  There is 
shelf upon shelf of  modem  Indian  pot­
tery  and baskets;  rain gods—little,  ugly, 
squatting figures  holding  water  jars  in 
their  laps,  and 
in 
white  earth  painted 
to  represent  any« 
thing  and  everything  within  the  ken 
of the makers.
All  these  things  are  absorbing,  but 
after ail  it  is not in  them  nor  in  Jake's 
parrot,  which  swears iu  excellent  Mexi­
can,  that the chief  charm  lies.  Just  off 
his  main  room  is  another  and  smaller 
one, and here is Jake’s native heath, 
in 
the  centre  of  the  room  is  an immense 
stove.  Covering  ODe  side  are  high 
shelves,  piled  with  cheap  trinkets  of 
every kind and flanked  by a counter cov­
ered  with  bright calicoes and flannels,  to 
catch the eye of the simple  native.  The 
rest  of  the  room  is bright  with  Navajo 
blankets,  the most  beautiful  aud artistic 
thing the Indian makes.  Here  is  an  ef­
fective  one  in what is  called the “ light­
ning” stripe,  with  great zigzags  of  flam­
ing color on a dull  background.  Here is 
a  “Flagstaff ’  with  a  shaggy  coat  like 
that of  a  Newfoundland,  so  called  be 
cause made  at  Flagstaff.  Ari.  All  these 
blankets  have  the  bright  reds,  yellows, 
and greens  blending in  a  rough harmony 
very pleasing to the eye.

there  are  figures 

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

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Winter is the time  when  this  room  is 
truly in  its glory.  VVmle  warm  weather 
lasts existence is  cheap and  the  Indians 
bring nothing to  trade,  but  at  the  first 
frost  they  begin 
into  towu, 
wrapped in  their  long  blankets,  which 
Couceal  whatever  they  have  brought. 
They  all  kuow  Jake.  They  know  that 
be is square,  and  that they  have  always 
a  welcome  arouud  his  big  stove,  now 
cleared of its festoons of Navajo blankets. 
There  they  squat  in  a  silent  circle. 
Sometimes  a  buck  will  sit  there  for  a 
day,  making no sign,  aud  then  suddenly 
draw his treasure,  whatever  it  is,  from 
bis  blauket,  and  place  it  beside  him. 
Here is where Jake’s ‘'fine work”  begins. 
Of course, any sign  of interest  or enthu­
siasm on his  part  would  at  once  triple 
the  value  of  the  article  presented,  so, 
however  great  a  prize  it  may  be,  he 
glauces over it,  puts  it down  again,  and 
walks away. 
It not  treated  with the  ut­
most fiuesse the wily  savage will sell  his 
treasure to Jake aud then calmly  produce 
some other  article  from  the  mysterious 
folds  of  his  blanket,  and  trading must 
begin  all  over  again.  Jake  makes  it  a 
rule to only  buy  iu bulk,  aud he let many 
a  valuable relic go before the ludiaus  un­
derstood that  they  must  show  all  they 
bad ‘’on the first  lay-out.”

Whin  he is  satisfied that  he  has  seen 
all  the  merchandise  under that particu­
lar blauket  he goes  behind  the  counter, 
picks  out  a  choice  assortment  of  the 
trinkets there,  places them beside the de­
sired  article,  aud  again  reiires.  These 
“articles of trade” embrace  all  kinds  of 
cheap dry goods,  bultous, toys, aud cheap 
brass goods. 
J’erhaps  the most amusing 
of  them  is  a  boxful  of  those  lead  bird 
whistles  with  the  sound  of  wnich  the 
fakirs make our streets hideous  A  pile 
ot bandboxes in one  corner is filled  with 
soft  black  iiats.  each  surmounted  by  a 
gay colored feather.
"1 got the hats alone,” said Jake,  “but 
they didn’t take,  so i  put the feathers  in 
them aud  1 get rid of a lot of  them  uow. 
At first the Indians would  give me about 
anything  for  trade,  but  so  many  foul 
tourists have  been  offering  them  muuey 
for their thiugs that they  want hard ca-h 
fur everything,  aud  1  use my  trade  stuff 
now mostly for  ‘boot.’ ”
There is no  haste  about  this  bargain­
ing.  Sometimes it lasts for three or even 
four days,  aud  the  game  is  to  see  who 
cau  tire the other out. 
in  the  meantime 
the ludiau camps  in  front  of  Jake’s  big 
stove.  Finally an offer is made  which  is 
accepted,  when 
rises 
solemnly,  places his  treasures  iu  Jake’s 
bauds,  scoops  up  the  goods  comprising 
Jake’s last offer, and stalks away.
Mexicans are good customers of Jake’s, 
aud  many  a  rare  old  relic  of  curiosity 
bave  they  brought  him. 
lie  has  old 
Spanish 
trunks  covered  with  colored 
leather,  overlaid  with  slashed  rawhide 
aud having  ponderous  iron  clamps  aud 
locks.  The trunks are small,  but a mod­
ern  baggage  smasher might  waste a life­
time trying to  break oue.  The  first mis­
sionaries  brought  them  over,  aud  they 
are  still  occasionally  found  in  the  old 
Spanish  missious.

red  man 

the 

Jake  and  others  after  him  are  re­
sponsible for a kind of  vandalism hardly 
defensible from our  point of view. 
It is 
known  that these  old Spaniards  brought 
over many fine  paintings,  some  of  them 
by  the  old masters,  with which to adorn 
their  chapels.  These  same  chapels  are I 
now in  the bands  of  ignorant  and  mer­
cenary Mexicans.  Such  was the demand 
for these  old  paintings,  aud  such  good 
prices could be obtained  for  them,  that 
agents  were  sent out to  search the  laud 
for  them.  They  went  arouud  with  a 
load of  cheap,  highly  colored  chromos, 
representing the  Pope,  different  saints, 
the  bleeding heart  of Mary, aud  kindred 
subjects.  These  they  exchanged  with 
the guileless  Mexicans  for  their  “shop­
worn” goods. 
It is said  that,  thanks  to 
these vandals, it  is now  almost  impossi­
ble to find any old relics in the  missions. 
Those  which  Jake  has  he  sells  with  a 
subl  me disregard for artistic excellence, 
gauging the selling  price  by  cost  price, 
plus a modest percentage.
“By  Jove,  Jake,”  said  an  enthusiast 
not long ago,  “ 1 believe  that picture is  a 
Murillo I

“ Well,”  replied Jake.  “ I don’t pretend 
to know  much about such things.  It may 
be  a  Murriller,  but  I’ll  bet  $5  it’s  a 
woman.”  And it  was.

If there is one thing in  which  Jake ex­
cels,  it is in  “sizing up” a visitor.  From 
loug experience he is  able to  distinguish 
at a glance a connoisseur  from  the senti- 
meutal tenderfoot  (usually  female)  who 
wants to be filled  with stories  about  the 
things he or she buys.  With such  a  one 
Jake is in his glory, and  he tells his tales 
with such  a  childlike  air  of  truth  and 
candor that the happy purchaser invaria­
bly departs firm  iu the  belief that he has 
purchased for a mere song  the  sword  of 
I’izarro,  the spurs of  Cortez, or  the state 
robe  of  oue  of  the  early  Pueblo kings. 
Jake  considers  these  ‘‘gulls”  his  legit­
imate  prey,  and  bis  conscience  Is  per­
fectly  free  concerning  what  he  tells 
them.  With one  whom  he  considers  in 
some degree posted, however,  his manner 
is entirely different, and no  fairy  stories 
are  spun  to  them. 
In  short,  he doesn’t 
humbug you  unless  you show a desire to 
be  humbugged.  Every  valuable  article 
he has is marked  witn  a  tag.  on  one side 
of  which  is  a  U,  for  cash,  or a T,  for 
trade.  By a very  simple  system of  per­
centage he fixes a selling price  ba-ed  on 
the cost,  if cash,  or on  the  value  of  the 
stuff traded.

There  are  three  things  in  this  place 
that money cannot  buy.  He  calls  them 
his mascots,  for they  were the nucleus ot 
h.s  present  collection.  They  are his old 
Indian cart,  a  large  Spanish  trunk,  the! 
best specimen yetfouud, and an  immense I 
iron kettle dug up  near  an  old  Spanish 
settlement,  and  showing  uumistakabie 
signs of  having  been  hammered  out  by 
baud. 
In  these three relics  he has some­
thing equal  if not superior  to any of  the 
curiosities  of  the  Slate  Historical  So­
ciety.

SUNDRY  SARCASMS.

“Clara,  whom  do  you like the  better, 
your fattier or your mother?”
“ My  mother, of course! 
I don’t think 
much of fathers, anyhow.  They’re  only 
relations by marriage.”
*  *  *

luvariably. 

Mrs.  Gray:  When  a  girl  leaves  you, 
do you give her a recommendation?
Mrs.  White: 
It  pleases 
the girl,  and  prevents  her  from  saying 
hateful things agaiust you.
Mrs.  Gray:  But fbeu,  isn’t  it  a  gieat 
bother?
Mrs.  White:  Oh, no;  1 had a thousand 
printed last autumn, and 1 still have sev­
eral copies left.

•   *  •

“Say,  waiter,  are you  positive  this  is 
wild duck  l am eating?”  Waiter:  “Oh, 
yes,  sit;  so wild, in  fact,  we had to chase 
it round  the  back yard  for  fifteeu  min­
utes before we could catch it.”

*  *  *

Ethel  has had other times ol  not  hear­
ing  distinctly,  and  oue  of  them  was 
again  iu  connection  with  the  Suuday 
School  lesson.  “ What was  it  about  to­
day?”  asked  her  mother  on  this  occa­
sion.
“ it was about  Shem,  Ham  and  beef­
steak,”  answered  the  child  quite  seri­
ously.

*  *  *

Little Jack prays  every  night  for  all 
the  different  members  of  his  family. 
His father had  been away at one time for 
a short journey,  and that  night Jack  was 
praying for him as  usual.  “ Bless  papa 
aud take care of him,”  he  was beginning 
as  usual,  when  suddenly  he  raised  his 
head  aud listened.  “ Never  mind  about 
it.  now.  Lord.” ended  the  little  fellow: 
“ 1 hear him down in the hall!”

*  *  *

A Boston  lady  was  pleading  with  a 
teamster  who  kept  beating  one  of  his 
horses unmercifully.  “Oh, is  there any 
need of whipping him so?  Is  there  any 
use  in 
it?”  she  asked.  “Divil  a  bit, 
ma’am,” replied the  driver  civilly,  and 
with the air of a man who does  bis  duty 
even  when  it  is  in  vain.  “ I’ve  licked 
the  critter  till  I’m  played  out,  aud  it 
ain’t a bit o’ use.”

Use Tradesman Coupon Book».

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  St., 
Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.
Established  1868

H.  M.  Reynolds  &  Son.
Straw Board,

Headquarters for

Building Papers,

Carpet  Linings.

, 

, 

Resin, Cos 1 Tar,

Asbestos  Sheathing,

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

Tarred Felt,  Mineral  Wool.

Asphalt Roof Paints,

, 
Practical  Roofers

Elastic  Roofing Cement,

Iu  Felt,  Compositioa  and  Gravel.
Cor.  Louis  »ml  Cam|»au ate., G rand  Kapiils

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T&ADESMAX  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids, 

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Agents,
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CHICA GO 

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and  w m r   Michig an  b’T, 
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

.. 

TO AND FROM  MOaKBOON. 

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids............   7:25am  l: '5pm *11:30pm
Ar. Chicago 
1 -Spot  6:50pm  *6:45am
Lv.  Chicago............... s :15am  5:00pm  *11:45pm
Ar. O’d Rapids............ 3:05pm  iu:25pm  *6:25am
Lv. Grand  Rapids  —   7:25am  1:25pm  0:30pm 
Ar. Grand R.  9:15am  3 :16pm
7:3uam  3:15pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
Ar.  Manistee...........  I2:20pm  8:i5pm
Ar. Traverse City__ 
l:Unpm  8:  pm
Ar. Charlevoix........  3:15pm  11:1  pm
Ar.  Petoskey.........   3:.5pm  ll:.ipm

TRAVERSE CITT. CHARLEVOIX  AND  PETOSKET.

*

Trains arrive from  north at 1:• 0 pm and *10:00 

pm.

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CABS.

Parlor  cars  leave  for  ». blcago  1:25pm.  For 
no  th  3:15pm.  Arrives  from  (  hii-ago  I  ■ :35pm. 
From nortti 1 :piu.  Slipping cars lettve  for  Chi- 
cag  ll:3opm.  Arrive from Chicago 6.25.
•Every day.  others week days only.
D E T R O IT ,

bept.  23,  1894
LANSING A  NORTH RUN  K. K.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........7:0oam  1:20pm  5::6pm
Ar. Detroit...................11:4Uam  5:3upm  lu :40pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  Detroit..................   7:* am  1:1  pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids....... !2:4<ipm  5:15pm  to:45pm
Lv. OR 7:40am  4:45pm  Ar. G R  1 -
10:55pm 
TO  a n d   FbOM  LOWELL.

TO AND  PK im   MAOINAW,  a LMa  AND ST.  LOCI*.

Lv. Grand Rapids..........   7.:Uuam  1:20pm  5:55pm
Ar.from Lowell..............la:4upm 5:15pm  ..........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Carson all trains  between  Grand  Rap- 
Ids and  Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn­
ing train.

Trains  week days only.

GEO. UeIIAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag't.

D KTKOIT,  GKANI)  HAVEN  &  M IL­

WAUKEE  Hallway.
KA-T* A Kl,

fill».  14 tj.NO.  10 TaNO.  AÖ*J>0.

frdiiib Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv 6 45am K 20am 3 ¿5 pin 11 impm
louia...........Ar 7 41 lain 11 25hiu 4 27pm U 35am
at.  Johns  ...Ar 8 25am 12 r.piu 5 20t>iu 1 JSmID
Owossd........Ar 9 noani 1 2opm d Il5pui 3  Ham
E. saginaw.. Ar 10 5(lan 3 45pm 8 00pm t> 40am
Bay City......Ar 11 3i am 4 3.ipm 8 37pm 7 15am
F lin t...........Ar 10u5am 3 4 >pm 715pm 5 4  am
Pt.  Huron...Ar 12 05pn 5 50pm 8 Kipm 7 3oam
Pontiac.......Ar 10 53811: 3 05pm 8 25pm 5 37nm
Detroit.........Ar 11 50an 4 05pm 9 25pm 7 (H«am

WESTWARD.

Pul u is 
“ 

For  Grand Haven  aud Intermediate
.......................................*7:00 a. m.
For Grand Haven and  M nskegon  __ tl :• o p. in.
“ 
“  Mil. aud Chi.  15 35 p.  m
tD&lly except  Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  u:35 a m  12-60 
p.m.  5:3u p. m .
Trains  arrive  from  the  west, 10:10a. m.  3-16 
p m.  aud 9:15 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlir  Buffet 
car  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner Sleeper.
Westward —No. 11  Parlor <’ar.  No. 16 Warner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81  Wagner Sleeper

«•a s. C a m p b e l l, city  1‘cxei Agent.

«Daily 

G rand  Rapides  A In d ian a.

TRAINS  0OIKQ  NORTH.

L ea v e g o in g  
F orT raverseC ity.P etrskey  and S aginaw ...  7 1 0 .   m

North

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hag; an 8hs àsaf
ïï face witt  those  who  can  call  at  my office os 
at the office of my agents, provided  the head la 
not  glossy, ot the pores ot the scalp not closed. 
VVbere  the  head  is  shiny or  the  pores  closed, 
there is no cure.  Call and  be examined  free of 
charge.  If you cannot  call, write to me.  State 
the exact  condition ot  the scalp and your occu- 
w « * - 

PBOK, G.  BIK K H O Lf

„ 
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Mic h ig an ( Tentrai
(Taking effect Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

“ T to Niagara Falls Route."

P 
•Dally.  All others dally, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Deoar t
lo 20  d m...........Detroit  Express........... 7  n iia   m
5 30 am   ....«Atlantic and  Pacific......1 -  20 n m
1 
...... New York  Express  ........  6 Oil n m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex 
press trains to aud from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at 7:00 am ;  re 
Rapld*Kio^2nVe ^,etroit 4:35 P « , arriving at Grand
Direct  commiinlcatfoa  made  at  Detroit with 
aH through  trains eesi  over  the  Michigan Cen­
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division »
A. ALMqcisT, Ticket Agent, 
Union PaaaengerStation.

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TRAlj.fi QuiNQ  SOUTH

F o r  P fiio n k ty u id   M aosinaw ............................ .io :25 £   m*
Leave going
m

For  C incinnati................................................. 
For Kalamaxoo and  Chicago. 
F o r  Fort  Wayne an d   the  gaet....... S-!Ad
For C incinnati  .................................IV':“  JJ’
F o r  K alam axoo a n d  C h ic a g o .........*11:40  p. ns
C hicago v ia G.  R.  a  I. R.  r .
A n   C h i c a g o . . ...  turnip m  9.00p m 
t a r  and coach.
ana Loach.
Lv  Cnicago 
^

l ! j *   P "» tr a in  d a ily ,  th ro u g h   W ag n er S le e p 'n g C a r 
II  SO p m
7:90a  m
S  SO  p  m  h a t  th ro u g h   W a g n e r  B uffet  P a rlo r  C a r. 
n :iu  p m  tra in  d a lly , th r o  u g h   W a g n e r  S leep in g   C a r.

............ « 6 0  a m   SOB p m   *11:40 p m
7:i0 a m 
9:15 p r o   train   has th ro u g h   W agner  Buffet  P a rlo r 

*  SO p m 
9  16 p m 

 

M u s k e g o n , G r a n d   R a p i d s   &  I n d i a n » .

F o r M uskegon—L ea v e. 

F ro m  M u sk eg o n - A rriv e

•  * ,  *  TO 
‘ * » m  

8  2ft a  m
1 : 5 p m
6  «0 p m
O.L.T.<VTCwiM>n*

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G eneral  Passenger and T ic k e t  Agent.

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Buildings,  Portrait»,  Cards  and  Stationery 

Headings, Maps, Plana  and  Patented 

Articles.
TRADESMAN  CO., 

Grand Kaplda, Mich.

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Gripsack  Brigade.

A.  McWilliams,  formerly  with 
the Putnam Candy Co., succeeds  Jas.  A. 
Massie as traveling salesman  for  the  I. 
M. Clark Grocery Co.

Frank  E.  Chase  has  signed  with  his 
house for another year,  making  the  sev­
enteenth year  with  one  firm.  He  is  at 
Sweet’s Hotel  this week with  his  spring 
samples.

The annual meeting of Post E  will  be 

held  at  Elk’s  Hall,  Saturday 
Dec.  8.  As officers are then to be elected 
for the ensuing year a  large  attendance 
is requested.

T. J. Haynes, city salesman for the L. C. 

Porter  Milling Co., of Winona,  Minn 
happy  with  a  new  boy at his  home,  40 
Livingston street,  where  congratulations 
are  being received.

music and the invitations  to  the conven­
tion are now in the hands of the printers. 
Another  general meeting of  the  several 
committees will be held in  the parlors of 
of  the  New  Livingston  next  Saturday 
evening.

It is

Patent Medicine  Frauds, 
said  that  the  post-office  depart­
ment proposes to take  decisive  steps  to 
break  up  the  nest  of  fradulent  patent 
medicine concerns that  makes  its  home 
evening, | at South Bend, Ind., and  uses  the  mails 
to defraud  an afflicted public. 
It  is said 
that there  are  more  than  200  fictitious 
companies, supposedly carried  on  by  a 
few persons,  who  advertise  extensively, 
and use the mails.  The  movement  was 
started by complaints  made  by  citizens 
of South  Bend.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

Shut
the
Door
“Lilly  White”

Walter M.  Gibbs,  who has  covered the 
Michigan trade several  years for Eastern 
spice houses,  has in  preparation  an  ex­
cellent treatise on spices,  which  he  pro
poses  to  publish  in  book  form  during  the  & o 'n  S i e S o n  cut 
coming year. 
Clear back, short cut...

quotes as follows:
, ,  
Mess,.  .. 
hort cat
Extra clear pig, short out 
Extra clear, heavy

The card of Chairman  Bradford, in  an-  ******cie" ,ho? ^  

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

other  column,  speaks  in  no  uncertain  Pork>1Inks 
sound, and is  a  timely  notification  that  Liv'er.*!?
Grand Rapids will not violate its  position  afoot?6 
as host of the occasion  by forming an al-  Kead cheese 
liance with any other city,  looking to the | Fr^kfurts 
election  of  any  particular  slate  or  the
perpetuation of any particular  persou  in I Granger.................. ..................................  o
Office. 
s2
A.  P.  D aniels,  who sold  tha  first  regis-  Cottolene......................................... .’"..".17  7!*

Family  ............................. ..7.’.’.’  77  ’  5%
Compound..................................... 

1.3 00 
14 50
13 75
14 0c 
11 00

ter turned out by the National Cash Reg-  soikTins, ¿¿ advance.
ister  Co.,  has  engaged 
to  represent 
the  Champion  Cash  Register  Co.  Mr 
Daniels  has,  at  different  times,  repre 
sented the Union and  Lamson  registers, 
but sees in the  Champion features which 
place  it,  in  his  estimation,  above  any 
other register on  the market.

“ 
“ 

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

201b.  pails, He 
¿ c  
10 lb.  “ 
5 lb.  “ 
xc
31b.
l   c
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs....................... 7 50
7 75
Extra Mess, Chicago packing............... 
Boneless, rump butts................................7710 00
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lbs............................................
16 lbs.............................7 7  
o9
12 to 14 lbs....................... ..7**10
picnic....................................................  '  71/
best boneless....................... ...................   g£
Shoulders.............................................7 7  7
Breakfast Bacon  boneiess..........7 7 7 . .......   9%
Dried beef, ham prices...................... 7\io x @ ll
Long Clears, heavy........................................
Briskets,  medium.  ............... 
lig h t................................ 7 7 7 7 . " "
Butts.........................................................
D. S. Bellies.............................7 . 7 7 7 7 ........
Fat Backs.............................................777 
Half  barrels........................................................3  35
Quarter barrels................................... 7 7 7 ..... 1  n
K its.................................................................. 77:  90
75
jg

PICKLED  Pies’  PERT.

DRV  SALT  MEATS.

.......... 7u

W.  D.  Weaver, city  salesman  for  the 
I.  M. Clark Grocery Co.,  takes  a position 
in  the store about Dec.  1,  when the  work 
of covering the  city  trade  will  devolve 
upon D.  E.  Keyes.  Mr.  Weaver  will  as­
sume the duties of  house  salesman  and 
assistant buyer,  his  experience  and  ac­
quaintance  with  the  trade  admirably 
adapting  him  for  both  departments  of 
work.

Willis P. Townsend (M. E. Christenson)

Kits, premium 

is entitled  to  the  sym pathy of the  frater-  Kits, honeycomb............... ’..........................  
...........................................‘ 
nity by reason of  the  critical  illness  of 
his 7 year old son,  who  has  been  given 
T h e   H e a t - L i g h t
up  by both the attending and  consulting 
physicians.  The  lad*  was  taken  down 
four weeks ago with  typhoid  fever  and 
did as well  as  could  be  expected  until 
the fever  was  complicated  by  cerebro- 
meningitis.

The  Mechanical  Marvel  of the  Age.

from  December 

Among the subjects which will  be pre­
sented at the  coming  convention  of  the 
Michigan Knights of the  Grip  will be the 
introduction  of  an  accident  insurance 
feature and the changing  of  the  annual 
convention 
to  July. 
While there  may be  some  objections  to 
the  former  innovation,  there  certainly 
can  be no serious  objection  to the latter, 
as midsummer is a much  more  available 
time  for  traveling  men to attend a  con­
vention than holiday  week,  for  obvious 
reasons.

The  committees  entrusted  with  the 
work  of  preparing  the  entertainment 
features of the coming annual convention 
of the Michigan Knights of the  Grip  are 
making rapid progress.  The  caterer has 
not  yet  been  selected,  but  a  deal  will 
probably be made with one of the several 
applicants before the  end  of  the  week. 
Contracts  have  been  awarded  for  the

on all inferior goods if you  want to draw custom and make money.

We have been in the milling business  so  long  and  successfully  that

Needs No  Introduction

to the grocers of Michigan; and our Roller Champion,  Snow  Flake  and 
Gold Medal brands of flour are likewise well and favorably known.

B U T ,  D O   Y O U   K N O W

that, besides our immense flour output, we turn out hundreds of carloads of 
feed every year ?  Our feed department is a  distinct  feature  of  our  busi 
ness  and  is  under  the  management  of  a feed miller of long and practical 
experience.  We want your trade and if we once  get it  we  will  keep  it, 
because our feed is guaranteed to be exactly as represented.

Send for sample and prices of anything you need  in the milling  line 

and ride with us on the road to success.  Stop  W alking!

VALLEY  CITY  MILLING  BO.
ÜEBCQLtS PQWaiR'

HIGH,

G R I P  'R IP ID 8, 

7 .7 7

rHE  GREAT STUMP AND  ROCK

H E R C U L E S ,
a n h t h i l a t o b .

Stump befors 1  Blast.

Fragments after a  Blast.

S trongest and S afest Explosive
POWDER, FUSE, CAPS,

KNOWN  TO  THE  ARTS.

E lectric  M ining  Goods,
AND  ALL  TOOLS  FOR  STUMP  BLASTING.

FO R   S A L S   BY   T H E

HERCULES  POWDER  COMPANY, 

C u y a h o g a  B u i l d i n g , 

C L E V E L A N D ,  

O H I O .

Hercules Powder is carried in stock by all of the foliowing jobbers: 

Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.,  Grand Rapids, 

Austin, No. 93 Jefferson Ave.,  Detroit, 
J. Y*ost & Co.,  Cheboygan,

Popp & Wolf, Saginaw,

Potter Bros.,  Alpena,
Buechner & Co., Kalamazoo,
Seavey Hardware  Co., Ft.  Wayne, 
Camper & Steadman,  South  Bend.

O C
5c

Sold only  by

W . S.  &  J.  E.  G R A H A n, 

Grand  Rapids,  filch.

T R Y   T H E

s.c.w.

N IC K L E   CIGAR.

Sold by All Wholesale Dealers Traveling.from Grand Rapids.

5c
oc

The  pharmacist  deals  in three kinds  of 
goods:  two  of  these  are  legitimate, the 
other is not.  That is to  say, he  deals in 
prescriptions,  which  only  he  and  the 
doctor understand;  in sundries, which he 
and  the  customer  understand,  and  in 
nostrums,  which  nobody  understands, 
but which he tacitly  recommends by  vir 
tue  of  the  occult  knowledge  of  drugs 
which the customer believes him  to  pos- 
sess.  A little more  frankness in this de 
partment would  tend  to  elevate  him 
the eyes of  the  public,  and  give  him 
better trade than that which he would by 
his frankness lose.  He  has  opportunity 
to now and then  inform his  patrons that 
the human  body is  not  a  printing-press 
or a  threshing-machine,  with  symptoms 
of disease  located like  rusty  shafts  and 
worn-out cogs, to be remedied by specific 
combinations of  drugs which  only  need 
to  be  poured  down  the  “red lane” and 
straightway seek and  find a  local  appli 
cation.  The  reader  of  nostrum  adver­
tisements is  taught  to  associate  certain 
ailments with certain  “medicinal”  prep 
arations,  regardless  of  general  or  inci 
dental  effect  A  little  reflection  would 
correct this  error,  but  most  people  are 
awed in the presence  of  the  mystery  of 
the human body and fail  to use their  ob­
servation  and  reason  effectively. 
the duty of the  pharmacist,  who  profits 
by his patrons’ legitimate trade, to sound 
an occasional note  of  warning  for  their 
benefit  The best view  we  can  take  of 
the  nostrum  traffic  is  that it is in some 
particular cases harmless  and caters to 
demand which  may be  expected  to  con 
tinue until the  intellectual  status of  the 
world at  large receives a  decided  uplift. 
The pharmacist,  uniting  as  he  does  the 
power of special  knowledge  with the di 
rectness and  commonness  of  trade,  and 
being  thus  peculiarly  adapted  to  serve 
his  patrons,  should  handle  the nostrum 
question with  reference  to this  expected 
intellectual advance,  rather than accord 
ing to the moribund  philosophy  of those 
who assert that there is to be no progress 
and that therefore  we  may  as  well  ex 
ploit human stupidity  for all it is worth, 

It 

W. A.  T aylor.

A man  with a sound mind  finds  some 
thing better to do than  sounding his own 
praises.

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

■

Ill's Lemon.
(wrapped)
Doz 
Qro.
$  90
10  so

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

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

“  
“ 

Standard,  per lb.............
H .H ........................
T w ist..............
Boston Cream................. 
Cut  Loaf.........................
U ltr a   H   H ............................  

9
9

6)4
6)4
6)4

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

MIXED  CANDY.

. 

. 

Bbls. 
Standard.......................................  5*4 
Leader......................................5*4 
Royal.............................................7*4 
Nobby............................................7J4
English  Rock............................... 7*4 
Conserves ..................................... 7^4 
Broken Taffy....................baskets 
Peanut Squares................. 
8 
French Creams.............................  
Valley  Creams.............................  
Midget, 30 lb. baskets....................................  9
Modern. 301b. 
 

Palls
6*4
6*4
8
8)4
6*4
8*4
9
914
1314
8*4

“

“   
f a n c y —In bulk

 

“ 

 
f a n c y —In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls
Lozenges, plain.............................................""9*
printed.........................................   914
Chocolate Drops............................................  13
Chocolate Monumentals..........................  ]  13
Gum Drops....................................................  514
Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops...................................................  g)6
 
Imperials..................... 
jg
Per Box
_ 
Lemon Drops............................................. 
55
Sour Drops............................................” " ” 55
Peppermint Drops....................................."  60
Chocolate Drops............................................I75
H. M. Chocolate Drops..................................."go
Gum Drops................................................4C@50
Licorice Drops............................................. 1  00
A. B. Licorice Drops.......................................go
Lozenges, plain.................................... !!!!!" 65
.  “ 
” 65
Imperials..............................................
Mottoes..................................................... 
70
Cream Bar........................................” 
"55
Molasses Bar.................................” .'.""..".” ’..” 56
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams...........................................[__ gp
Decorated Creams....................".  ..................gn
String  Rock.................................................... (5
Burnt Almonds............................ 
j'no
Wlntergreen Berries........................” ” ” .  go
_  
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes...................... 
No. 1, 
No.2, 

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

34
51
%

3 
2 

« 

 

 

 

CARAMELS.
 
“ 
 
«• 
ORANGES.

2 25
2 40

Florida», Fancy Brights, 126...................... 
Floridas Fancy Brights, 150...................... 
Florldas, Fancy Brights, 176, 200, 216........... 2 80
Floridas, Golden Russets, 126 ..
Florldas, Golden Russets,  150............ '  2  25
Floridas, Golden Russets, 176,200, 216.  .” ”   2 40
Floridas,  250.................................. 
4  qq
............... 4 50
Malagas.  400s.......................... 
Fancy  Messinas, 300..................... 
...[Jill  4 50

LEMONS.

Large bunches................................. 
t  75
Small bunches...................................'.""i  00®1  50

BANANAS.

10

-4
6*47
a w
7*

g*i*
5 ,4
g

Figs, fancy layers  16tt>  .......................... 

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

“ 

“  30ft.......................  
“  14ft..........................

extra 
b ag s....................
Dates, Pard, 10-lb.  box.

'  50-lb.

Persian.50-lb.  box.........  
lib  Royals.............................. 

NUTS.

.

.

.

.

.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

French 
cauf. . . .

Almonds, Tarragona....................... 
Ivaca...................................; 
California......................... 
Filberts......................................8 .“
Walnuts, Grenoble...................... 
.

.
.
* 
Table Nuts,  fancy......................... 
choice........................... ”  
„ 
Pecans. Texas, H.  P..................... 
Chestnuts.............. . . . . . . " . .................. 
Hickory Nuts per bu.
Cocoanuts, fui sacks.
Fancy, H.  P.,8uns.............................  
„ 
Roasted...................  
Fancy, H .  P., Flags......................... 
Choice, H. P., Extras............... ...  ”  

PEANUTS.

f  11 81

_   “ 

S...
.......  ®-
. x H L
.
g]<j/
5 io2
« 5  , 2
«  nn

«   5i4
2? 7
X  i*
2
©  6

14

D r u g s & M e d ic in e s »

A D ouble Role, W ith  V ariations.
Objectionable as the English system of 
primogeniture  appears  to  an  American 
democrat,  it  must  be  confessed  that  it 
has served  a  purpose  that  would  have 
been illy  served  by  a juster system. 
It 
has  guaranteed  the  aristocracy  of  one 
member of  the family;  and  Nature  then 
has preserved the  fraternal  relationship 
despite  difference  in  social  condition. 
Thus  the  “upper”  and 
the  “lower” 
classes  of  society  have  found  a  unity 
greater  than  their  diversity;  the  elder 
brother, gaining access  to  the  circle  of 
the elite, has been,  by a stronger tie than 
that  of 
less 
“favored”  members  of  the  family,  and 
through them  to  the  great  body  of  the 
common  people. 
It  is  not  altogether 
surprising that Rosebery the lord  should 
also be Rosebery the radical.

fashion,  bound  to 

the 

A situation  somewhat  akin  to  this  is 
found in  pharmacy.  On the one hand,  a 
profession  linking  its  followers  to  the 
vastest and most  honorable  branches  of 
modern science;  on the other, a dealer in 
ready-made  goods.  But  here  it  is  not 
two members of  one  family  who  repre­
sent  two  classes  of  service,  but one in­
dividual  embodying  both  ideas.  The 
pharmacist is a  merchant—and  in  some 
respects among  the  most  humble;  he 
also  a  chemist,  filling  a  position of re 
sponsibility equal to  that  of  the  skilled 
physician. 
It  is  thought  that  he  may 
finally evolve into  two classes,  but  there 
is small danger.

And among the first  advantages of  the 
dual role he plays is the  fact  that  he  i 
led to bring the methods  of trade to bear 
on the practice of his profession,  and the 
high ideas of  professional  duty  to  bear 
on  the  practice  of  his  trade. 
In  the 
former of  these  influences  he  feels  the 
force of an economic law which too often 
fails to make itself felt  with  the  doctor 
and  the  lawyer;  he  actually  puts some 
thing like a business  price on his profes 
sional services,  acknowledging  here  the 
rude  justice  of  the  law  of competition 
which, as a matter of fact, strictly belong! 
to the trade department of his work.  He 
dares not say,  as some  medical and legal 
men have had the  hardihood to  say,  that 
if his skill  saves  life  he  is  justified  in 
levying blackmail upon his beneficiary to 
an extent governed by the latter’s purse.
If the  pharmacist’s  charges  seem  high, 
there are  other  reasons  for  it;  they  are 
seldom or never so  high  as  to excite  the 
suspicion that he is tainted  with the pol­
itics of the Sicilian  brigand.  And  when 
the opportunities which he has of impos­
ing upon  his  customers  are  taken  into 
account,  it  must  be  admitted  that  his 
honesty deserves an honorarium;  if he is 
dishonest,  of course any price is too high 

suth a one I am not  discussing.
The question of a just  price  is  not  to 
be settled off-hand.  It fluctuates between 
the cost of production—that  is,  the  cost 
of bringing the article  up to  the point of 
perfection it has  reached when  the  cus­
tomer  buys  it—and  that  other and per­
haps more variable standard,  the state of 
the market.  The man  who endeavors to 
be governed entirely by  the cost  of  pro­
duction must include in this sum the cost 
of his own sustenance—an uncertain and 
infinitely elastic item,  to decide which he 
will ultimately evoke  the  market  price.
He will in all probability soon  find  him­
self  in  the  camp of his  less sentimental

competitor,  who  never  makes  any  pre­
tense  of  confining himself to the cost  of 
production  in  making  his  prices,  but 
takes the ups and downs of trade as they 
come—one price for all, but that the very 
highest that the state of the  market  will 
allow.  This  is  business.  The  pharma­
cist  applies  the  principle  in  the  com­
pounding  of  prescriptions;  he  charges 
for the ingredients,  for his labor,  and for 
his professional  services.  The  price  of 
the first two is  fixed by  competition;  but 
strictly  speaking  there can be  no compe­
tition between  dispensers,  as  there  can 
be  really  none  between  physicians,  in 
dealing with intelligent laymen.  Never­
theless the dispenser applies the business 
principle here,  and  his  charges  are  af­
fected thereby;  but owing to the fact that 
the competitive  influence  is  indirect,  it 
results  in  reducing  rather than enhanc­
ing the cost to the consumer.

It requires no argument to  show  that, 
although  the  pharmacist  as a  merchant 
charges the highest  practical price,  as 
matter  of  fact  that  price  is  the lowest 
consistent with solvency—not because he 
wishes  it to be so, but  because  he is bid 
ding  for  custom.  Now  transfer  to  the 
prescription-case the impression received 
from  the  strictly  business  end  of  the 
pharmacist’s occupation:  first,  the ambi 
tion  to  get  the  highest  possible  price 
second, the  actual  establishment  of  the 
lowest possible price,  and as a net result 
a certain  exact  margin  of  profit.  This 
margin is the definite thing which serves 
as a guide for the profit on prescriptions. 
It determines the pharmacist’s  fee  as  a 
dispenser.  He  cannot  ask  much  more 
without  doing  violence  to  the  sense of 
propriety which has its roots in his moral 
nature and  has been  confirmed  by  expe­
rience,  albeit  in  a  branch  of  activity 
somewhat different from that to which he 
instinctively applies it.

Again,  the  effect  of  the  pharmacist’s 
professional character  upon  the  sale  of 
strictly commercial  articles  leads him  to 
act not as  a  mere  middleman,  but  as  a 
connoisseur,  a  critic,  whose judgment is 
evinced  not  only  in  the  elegant  and 
dainty goods he  handles,  and the display 
he makes of them, but in the prior rejec­
tion  of  other  goods.  The  customer  is 
conscious that he is selecting from a pre­
selected 
stock—that  he  can  get  not 
merely  the  cream  but  the  creme  de  la 
creme.  The judgment of  the pharmacist 
is a factor not to be supplied by the deal­
ers in  the miscellaneous  sundries  of  de­
partment  stores. 
It  is  no  doubt  pain­
fully  true  that  some  customers  do  not 
comprehend this,  but  there are  two rea­
sons why they  do not:  one  is  that  they 
have not  yet  learned;  the  other  is  that 
there are two  many incompetents  in  the 
drug business,  as there are in other occu­
pations,  and  these  give  no  professional 
dignity  to  the  traffic  in  atomizers  and 
sachets.  But  the  pharmacist  who 
is 
thoroughly fit  to  dispense  prescriptions 
cannot  fail  to  carry  Into  the  more or­
dinary  branches  of  his  occupation  the 
critical acumen and sense  of responsibil­
ity which  he  exercises  at  the  prescrip­
tion-case.

That the pharmacist  sells  nostrums  is 
true;- but he  need  not  distinctly  recom­
mend  them.  Yet  here  is  precisely the 
point of  danger.  The fact that he keeps 
them in stock,  and that he  knows  some­
thing  about  the  properties  of  drugs in 
the treatment of  disease,  encourages the 
customer  to  trust  the  recommendations
on the bottle  and  in  the  advertisement.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Gro. 
16  20
9  00  21  60 
3  76  40 80 
6  40  67  60
Plain  N. 8.  with 
corkscrew at same 
price If preferred.
Correspondence 
Solicited
SEELY  MFG.  CO.,  Detroit,  filch,

FRESH  m e a t s .

,

Carcass....................... . 
Fore quarters............... ........................  ,, ,5? $
Hind quarters....................... 
...........
Ribs.........................  ............................*
Rounds....................***........................?  ^  ?
.................................  @  6
Chucks 
P ia ^ .:::.::::;;;.” ;:;.. 
38 H |4 |4

Dressed.................... 
Loins........................... j........................  ®  @ 5)4
Shoulders........” .’................................ 
7)4
Leaf L ard.....  .  .................................. 
w

_  _

Carcass..................   .
Lambs........... 

.........................  .5*4® 6*4

Carcass

6  @7*4

W holesale  P r ic e  Current.

Advanced—Gum Tragacanto.  Declined-Castor Oil.

TJfcLb;  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

n 

ACIDUM.

AMMONIA.

Aqua, 16  deg..............  4®
6®
Carbones  .....................  12®
Chlorldum...................  12®

20  deg.............. 

Acetlcum..................... 
8® 10
Benzolctun  German..  65®  75
Boraclc 
....................  
15
Carbollcum..............  20®  30
Cltrlcum...................  42®  45
Hyarocnior...............   3® 
Hydroeiilor..................  3®  5
Nltrocnm 
Oxallcnm...................  10®  12
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Salley Ileum...............1  25@1  60
Sulphurlcum..............  1|£@  5
Tannlcum..................1  40®1  60
Tartari cum...............   30®  33

Cnbebae..................
2  00
Exech tolto«............  1  go® 1 30
®rl««OD......................1 20@1 30
Gaultoerla...................1 50@1 60
Geranium,  ounce......  
<a  75
Gosslpll, Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................l  25®] 40
5  “ ««wins  .................. 1  25@l  40
.................  10®  u   Jnm perl.....................  50@2 00
Lavandola............ 
.'  90@2 00
...................1 40®  60
Mentila Piper..............2 1P@3 OO
Mentha  Verld................. 1  80@2 00
Morrhuae, gal..................1 30@1 40
Myrcla, ounce............   ®  50
OJlye............................   9003 00
Plels IJqulda, (gal.,35)  10®  12
Wclnl 
3o@ os
Rosmarini............  
1 00
Roane, ounce............   6 50@8 50
Succlnl.........................  40® 45
f“bln a .........................  90@1 00
Santal  ........  ............ 2 50@7 00
Sinapls, ess, ounce.
Tlglll.....................
Thjrme..................
Theobromas...............  
is®
B1 Carb.......................  15®
bichromate...............   13®
Bromide.................... 
40®
g l

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

Black.......................... 2 00@2 26  Sassafras.  .................   50®
Brown........................   80@1  00
Red.............................   45®  50
Yellow.......................2 50®3 00

BAL8AMÜM.
p ^ b8::::::::::::::: 
Terabin. Canada  ....  45®  501 VZffi1.?6 ......................~
Tolutan......................  35®  50 Iodlde.........................2 96@3 00
Potassa, B1 tart, pure..  23®  25 
Potassa^ Bitart, com...  @
I Potass Mitras, opt 
8®
^.b.% .Canadlan.................  
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®
C’asslae  ..................................  12
i.usian  ...............................  m 1 Pressiate....................  an®
Cinchona F la v a..............  .  18
Sulphate  po................  15®  18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca Cerifera, po.............  20
Pranus Vlrglnl....................  12
Qulllala,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Ülmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

Cubeae (po  25)..........   20® 25
Juníperas..................  
8®  10
Xantooxylum..............  25® 30

POTASSIUM.

RADIX.

opt

t in c t u r e s .

“ 

“ 

Aconltum  Napelli« R .........  60
Aloes..'....................................60
•’  and myrrh.........60
Arnica............................ 
Asafcetlda............ ^
60
Atrope Belladonna........ 
Benzoin............................ ‘  50
“  Co............................  sc
Sanguinarla..................... 
 
Barosma............................ 
Cantharides............................75
Capsicum.....................” ' *  go
Ca damon......................75
Co.......................   75
Castor.................... 
1  nn
Catechu.................. ."  . . . . . .  50
Cinchona...................50
Co.................. 
60
Columba.......................... ..  50
Conlum................... 
........  Kn
Cubeba......   ...........  ..........  Si
Digitalis..................   ........  Si
argot.........................»
Gentian...............................  ¡¡q
“  Co........................]  60
Gualca................................   5o
“ 
Zingiber...........................  
50
Hyoscyamus............... 50
Iodine.................................  75
Colorless...........75
Ferri  Chlorldum.................  35
K ino.......................  
so
5«
Lobelia..................... 
 
Myrrh.......................i" ." "   So
Nux Vomica.....................  
50
Opll........................  
gs
 
Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor.........................g OO
Aurantl Cortex................. 
50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhel...!..........;.......................«
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
-   ** 
Co..............  50
Stramonium.........................  80
Tolutan..............................'  60
Valerian.................................50
VeratramVerlde...........i„’.’  50

ammon........m

, 

 

KXTBACTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
po...........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is..............
k i .............
kB............

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®
16®

Carbonate Preclp... 
Citrate and Quinta. 
Citrate  Soluble.
Ferrocyanldnm Sol..
Solut  Chloride........
Sulphate,  com’l ......
pure.........
PLORA.

“ 

®  15 
@3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
“  15
.9®®

Arnica...........;..........   12®  14
Anthémis...................  30®  35
Matricaria 
......   50®  65

POMA.

...................  14®

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

30
nlvelly....................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50

Salvia  officinalis,  k*
Ura Uni 
................... 

and  Ks....................  15®
8®

“ 

“ 

•m an.

“ 
" 

Acacia, 1st  picked  ...  ®
....  ®
....  ®

2d 
“ 
44  3d 
“ 
sifted sorts... 
“  po.........  60® 

®  20
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12

“ 

Aconltum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  ®  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentlana  (po. 12)......  
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @ 30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po.................. 1  30@i  40
Iris plox (po. 35@33)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Qs..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel............................  75@1  00
out.....................   @1 75
P V.......................  75®1  35
„  
Splgella.....................   35®  38
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  so®  35
Senega.......................  55®  60
Shall ax, Officinalis.  H  @ 40
M  @  25
Scillae. (po. 85)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Freti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Bng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a ................. 
18®  20
18®  20
Zingiber  j ...............  
SKMBM.
Anlsnm,  (po.  20) .. 
..  @ 10
A plum  (graveleons)..  14®  16
Bird, Is...................... 
Carel, (po. 18)............   10®  12
Cardamon................. 1  00®1  25
Corlandrum...............   12®  14
Cannabis Sativa.........   4® 
5
Cydonlum..................   75®1  00
Cnenopodlum  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterlx Odorate.......2 40®2 60
Foenlculum...............   @  is
Foenugreek,  po.........  
6®  8
Lini
3W0 4 
Lini, grd.  (bbl. 3k)..
3 * 0   <
Lobelia.........................  360
Pharlaris Canarian__ 
4®
Rapa..........................   4)4®
Sinapls  Albu...........  
7®
Nigra..........  11®

4®

“ 

‘ 

Soootrl, (po.  60).  ®
Catechu, la, (k«> 14 )4«,
16)..:.......................   ®
Ammonlae.................  55®
Assafoetlda, (po 50) 
50®
Bensomnm.................  50®
Camphors..................   46®
Buphorbium  po  ........  35®
Galbannm..................   @2 50
Gamboge, po..............  70®  7b
Gualacum, (po  85)  ...  ®  30
Kino,  (po  1  75).........   @1  75
Frumenti, W..D.  Co..2 00@2 50
Mastic.......................  @  80
D. F. R ......1  75@2 00
Myrrh, (po. 45)...  ....  @  40
1  25®1  50
Opll  (po  3 30®3 50). .2 60@2 701 jnnlperls  Co. 6 . T __i  65@2 00
Shellac  .......................   45® 42
Q h n lla n  
_ _ _  
.1  75®3 50
bleached......  33®  35
Saacharnm  N.  B.........1 75®2 00
Tragacanth................  SO®  80
Spt. Ylnl  Galll............ 1 75@6 50
Vlnl Oporto.................1 
25@2 00
Vlnl  Alba....................1  2S®2 00

44 
hsbba—In ounce packages.

.r 

<> 

I 

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia................................   25
Ma]orum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25

■AOKBSIA.

Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M....  20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLMUX.

SPOMSMS.

Florida  sheeps'  wool
oarrlage....................2  50®2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  — ...........
Velvet  extra  sheeps'
wool  oarrlage.........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
oarrlage...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................

2 00 
1  10

1  40

Absinthium............... 2 50@3 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  30®  50
Amyaalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 25
Anisi...........................2 6S@2 «0
Aurantl  Cortex..........1  80@2-00
Bergamll  ...................3 00®3 20
Cajlputl......................   60® 65
Caryophylll.................   75® 80
Cedar  ..........................   35® 65
Chencpodll...................  @1 60
Cinnamoni!............... 1 6P@l  76  S
Citronella..................   @  45
Conlum  Mao..............  35®  C5
opalba 
....................   80®  90

STRUPS.

Aocacla...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferrl Iod.............................   50
Aurantl Cortes....................   50
Rhel Aram..........................   50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
50
Senega................................   50
d
50
Co.............................   50
Toiatan...............................  50
Pranus  flrg.........................  50

S

e

.

MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

!! 

‘ 
“ 

74 
ground,  (po.

dïtoer, Spts  Nit, 8 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 P ..  32®  34
Alumen....................... 2K@ 8
.7 ).............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrln..................   ®1 40
An tir ebrin..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  50
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  8.  N............ 1  60@1  70
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ws
12;  *s,  14).......
@  11
Cantharides  Russian,
po............................
@1 00 
Capsid  Fructus, af...
®  26 
po....
@  28 @  20 
pO.
Caryophyllus, (po.  15) 
..
10®   12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @8 75
Cera  Alba, 8. A F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  ...............   @  40
Cassia Fructus.......   @  25
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetaoeum..................   @  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  25@1  50
Chondres...................  20®
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  150 
German 8)4® 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
oent  .....................
®
Creasotum.............. 
Creta, (bbl. 75)......  
@
prep.............. 
5®
predp.............. 
9®
Rubra...............   @
Crocus..............
35®
Cudbear...........
Cuprl Sulph...............   5 ®
Dextrine.................... 
io®
Ether Sulph...............   75®
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
_   “ 
PO...................  @  6
Ergota, (po.)  40 .........   30®  35
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambler..................... 7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  60
 
50
I Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box 75.
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®  is
“  White...............  
is®.  25
Glycerins..................   14®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ®  22
Humalua....................  25®  56
Hydraag Chlor  Mite.. 
®  75
“  Cor.... 
o   65
Ox Rubrum  @  85
Ammonlatl..  ®  95 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  60
Lmthyobolla, Am..  ..125®150
Indigo........................   75® 1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform.......................   @4 70
Lupulin.........................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  60®  65
Macls........................   70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararglod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  13 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
lk ) ............................SkO i
Mannla,  8. F .............   60®  a

“ French 

“ 
“ 
11 
41 

30® 

*  

S.  N .Y .Q .A   ^

Morohla, 8. P. A W.  2 05@2 30 
C.  Co....................  1  95@2 20
Moschus Canton........  @  40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  66®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  ®  10
Os. Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls LIq, N.»C., A gal
¿X
Dld°*T-.......................   @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  @1 00
pints.........   ®  85
£.J1 Hyd:ar8. (PO. 80)..  ®  50
IT per  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @  1
50
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  @  3
¡¡n
Pllx Burgun...............   @  7
Plumb!! A cet..............  12®  13
Pulvls Ipecac et opll. .1  io@l 20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae.................... 
8®  10
Qulnla, 8 .P .4 W .....34 W @39)4
_  ¿.  JH-  German —   27®  37
Ruble  Tlnctoram......  12®  14
Saccharum L&ctls pv. 
12®  14
S a l a c l n .................2  10@2 25
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
W......................  12®  14
,  M.......................   10®  12
G.......................  ®  15

Seldllts  Mixture........  ®  20
Sinapls.........................  @ 18
,r  opt......................  ® so
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
-  Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ®  35
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  24®  25
Soda Carb.................  1)4®  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb............  
3®  5
Soda, Ash.................... 3)4®  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......  @2 00
“  Mvrcia Imp........  @2 50
4  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
” • •7........................ 2 49@2 59
Less 5c gal., oash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......1 40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............ 2k@  3
„  
Boll..............2  @ 2k
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Tereben to Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae............. 45  @  48
JeolUa...  ................9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph...............  
7®  8

Lard,  extra...........
Lard, No.  1...........
Linseed, pure raw.

Bbl. Gal
70
70
SO
85
42
45
58
59

D

“ 

p a in t s . 

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

15
62
70
40
, bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian............. iv   2@8
■Ochre, yellow  Mars... .1M  2®4
Her........1*   2®3
Putty,  commercial..,. 2V  2)4®3
“  8,blctli P nre.......2)4  2M®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................   13@16
Vermilion,  English....  65®70
Green,  Peninsular......   13® 15
Lead,  red......................6  @6)4
-
w hite........................ 6 
®6)4
Whiting, white Span...
@70
Whiting,  GUdersrr:...
OK
White, Paris  American 
1
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff..........................
1  40
Universal Prepared ..1  00@1  15 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00®1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turn................160@1  70
Coach Body 
............ 2 75@8 00
No. 1 Turp Fum ....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  56@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp.........................
70® 75

VARNISHES.

I

I

VALLEY  CITY

PO U LTR Y POWDISK

Nothing  Like  It  to  Make  Hens  Lay  in  Winter.

\  \ a 1 liable addition to the  feed  of  laying  Heus  and  growing 

chicks,  and a sure  preventative  for Cholera 

Roupe and  Gapes.

Price  2 5   Cents,

Î   PERKINS  DRU6  GO.,

HfiXELTIftE 

M a n u fa c t u r in g   C h e m i s t s ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

1 6

Tid-tü  MICHTGAN  TRADESMAN'.

GROCERY  PR IC E   CURRENT.

ï ^ ! Baq,J,0te<i ln thl8 lisî " e ,for tbe 

below Îre STen  as  ™ ^ S T Ï v ^   nriÎes 
those who^ave noor  prpdit 

onl7> in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail  dealers.  They are prepared iust before
imP^88iblelto give  quotations  suitable for all conditions of  purchase? and those
Pnces for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong credit  usually  buy closer than
*“   eameS‘l5r ^

  “ I  « »  °r omission», as it is oar  S .  ,o make  l ,  future“

 to P““ 1  -

A X L E   G R E A S E .
doz
......   55
....  60
......   50
.... 
75
......   65
......  55

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

gross
6 00
7 00
5 50
9 00
7 so
6 00

BAKING  POWDER. 

Acme.
Jt id.  num. 3 doc...............   45
4  lb. 
“  ................  75
1 lb.  1 
1  “  .................  1 60
Bulk...................................  10
Arctic.
)4 lb cans 6 doz  case.........  
55
“ 4 doz  “ 
4  lb 
............  1 10
“ 2 doz  “ 
1  #> 
............ 2 00
...........   9 00
5  lb 
“ 1 doz  “ 
Queen Flake.
3  os cans 6 doz  “ 
.........   2 70
“ 4doz  “ 
6  oz 
............3 20
9  oz 
“ 4 doz  “ 
...........  4 80
............4 00
1  lb 
“ 2 doz  “ 
“ 1 doz  “ 
5  lb 
............9 00
40
Bed Star, X &  cans........... 
...........  75
X lb  “ 
“ 
1 ft  “ 
“ 
...........  1 40
45 
X lb.  “ 
“ 
“  ..  35
'..1 5 0
“ 
lib . 
’ 
45
X lb cans........  75
•* 
1 lb cans.........1  50
" 

Our Leader, X *b cans...... 

Teller’s,  X lb. cans, doc. 

BLUING.

BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen in case.
English ......................................
...  90
Bristol............................. . . .   so
Domestic.......................
...  70
Gross
........... ..  3 60
“ 
..  6 75
“  pints,  round  ...... ..  9 00
“  No. 2, sifting box. 
..  2 75
“  No. 3, 
..  4 00
“  No. 5, 
. .  8 00
“ 
.  4 50
.  3 60
“ 
.  6 80

1 os ball  ........................
Mexican Liquid, 4 oz____
8 oz...........

Arctic, 4 01  ovals...........

8oz 

“ 

“
“

“ 
BROOMS,

JO . 2 Hurl.......................
No. 1  » 
........................................
No. 2 Carpet...................................
No. 1 
“ 
...................................
Parlor Gem......................
Common Whisk...............
Fancy 
..............
Warehouse.....................

‘ 

.  1  90
.  2 00
.  2 15
.  2 50

.  i no
.  2 85

BRUSHES,

“ 
“ 

Stove, No.  1.....................  1
“  10.....................  1
“  15.....................   1
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row.... 
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row....  1 
Palmetto, goose.................1

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............   10
Star,  40 
Paraffine  .............................
Wicking ............................ 24

“

CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish, 
dams.

“ 

Little Neck,  lib ..............  1
“  2 lb...............1
* 
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb....................2
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  lib ........
21b....................
1  35
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb..............
2 45
“  2  lb.................
3 50 
Picnic, 1 lb..............
2 00 
“ 
21b................
2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb........  ...........j  10
_  “ 
2  lb.................  2 10
Mustard.  2 lb ..................   2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b ...... 77g 25
Soused,2 lb...
.2 25
Salmon.
Columbia River, flat..
...1  85 
tails..
« 
...1  60 
Alaska, Red.. 
.........
...1  30 
pink.................
...1   20
K in n ey’ s,  fla ts ........................j  95

“ 

Sardines.

American  X«.................4XO 5
Imported  4*, ..77'.777:?  910 
musL i
Boneless.......................... 

gj

Brook  8, lb............   ........... 2 so

Trout
Fruits.
_ „  
Apples.
3 lb. standard.........
York State, gallons...
Hamburgh,  “ 
....

90 
2 50

CATSUP.

COCOA  SHELLS.

“ 

Blue Label Brand.
 
Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles........... 2 75
H nt 
Quart 1 doz bottles.............8 so
H alf pint, per  d o z .......................l 85
Pint, 25  b ottles.............................. 4 50
Quart, per  d o z ...................3 71

.4 so

135 lb- bags........................  @3
Less quantity..............  ®3X

»a  packages.........6X@7

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

Cherries.

_ 
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
1  40 
Santa Crus.................
1  40 
Lusk’s.........................
1  50 1 40 I
Overland..................
Blackberries.
F. &  W.......................
85
_   .  
Red.............................
9 1   20
Pitted Hamburgh......
White.........................
1  40 
Brie............................
1  15
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Gages.
Erie.........  
.............
1  35 
California.............. .7
1  25
Gooseberries.
Common....................
1  25
_  
Peaches.
1 10 1 50 
Pie............................
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ...................
1  50
California.................. 16091  75
Monitor  ...............
Oxford...................
Pears.
Domestic. 
1  25 
Riverside.
175
Pineapples.
Common..................... 1 oo@l 30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
grated........ 
2 75
Booth’s sliced............  @2 53
grated...........  @2 75
Quinces.
„  
Common....................
1  10
_  . 
Raspberries.
Red............................
Black  Hamburg......
1  ¡»I I 
Brie, black.................
*  w  I Prime..............
„ 
Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
1  25 
Hamburgh............
1  2£ 1 20
Erie............................*" 
m
Terrapin......... i (¡5
Whortleberries. 
Blueberries.............
85
Corned beef  Libby’s..........2 20
Roast beef  Armour’s..........2 35
Potted  ham, X lb.....................1 25
“  X lb.................  70
t m 
i  sk 1
tongue, X lb........... l  85
t  ib........   ra 
chicken, Xlb.’.” .’.""’  95  Ke’ 
| 

Vegetables. 

“ 

, 

. 

.

 

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.
....................   ^
Fair. 
Good.................................... 10
Prime................. 
21
I Golden....................           .21
I Peaberry.............             Ì23
_  . 
Fair.
prime..........yyyyy.22
G fO O d ,,................... 
Peaberry............
Mexican and Guatemala.
Fair................. 
a»
Good............ 
on
Fancy

Santos.
....................................................  IQ

on

 

Maracaibo. 

.23

Mocha.

Milled................
Interior.................  
05
Private Growth.......... ..’7*7»
Mandehllng.............. 
! I2B
_ 
Imitation............... 
«
Arabian..............!!” '!!!!!#
Roasted.
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
He. per lb. for roast
d 161,61 cent-  for «brink

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

$3 50

 

CRACKERS.
__ Butter.

Seymour XXX..................... 5
Seymour XXX. cartoon......5X
Family  XXX.....................   5
Family XXX,  cartoon........  5X
Salted XXX......... ...............5
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........6X
Kenosha....................... 
734
Boston................................1  7
Butter  biscuit....................  g
Soda, XXX........................   sit
Soda, City............................. 734
Soda,  Duchess......................8X
Crystal Wafer......................104
Long  Island Wafers 
........ 11
S. Oyster  XXX......................5X
City Oyster. XXX...................5X
Farina  Oyster....................  6

Oyster.

Soda.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure.....................  
so
Teller's Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............................ 15925

DRIED  FRUITS. 

.  . 

Domestic.
„ 
Apples.
Snndried..................
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
Apricots.
California ln  bags.......
Evaporated ln boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.....................
Nectarines.
701b. bags.............
251b. boxes...............7 7
_  
Peaches.
Peeled, in  boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “
“ 
ln bags  ... 77
California in bags......
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes.............
as •• 
“ 
........
Piunelles.
301b.  boxes......... .........
Raspberries.
_ 
In barrels..................
501b. boxes..............
.................. ;;
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears.

“ 

Loose Muscatels ln Boxes
“ 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.

2 crown

Foreign. 
Currants.
Patras, bbls..............
Vostlzzas, 56 lb.  cases ! !.’.

848

20
204
204

854
«4534
34

3
34

Package.

McLaughUn’s  X X X X ..  £ 1
Bunola.............................  on
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case....  21 
Valley City x  gross...........
......... j
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1
1 
........g

Extract.

« 

“ 

tin 
CHICORY.

Bulk.
Red..

CLOTHES  LINES. 

Cotton,  40ft...
50ft...
60 ft...
70ft....::. 
80ft........  
60 ft........  
78ft-....... 

_ 
Jnte 

per do«.  1 
1 
1 
I 
1

“ 
“ 
«•
“ 
••
" 
••
«

CREDIT CHECKS.

800, any one denom’n__33 00
« 
1000,  “  “ 
5«
2000, «  «  « 
;;;;; g {J,
Steel punch......................**** 75
2 crown.............
8 
...........

CONDENSED  MILK. 

4'doi. ln case.

Beans.

Peas.

Corn.

^ 
“ 
“ 

Hamburgh  strlngless..........l  15
“ 
French style....... 2 00
T,_  
Limas..................185
Lima, green............................
soaked....................\  70
“ 
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 ss
Bay State Baked........... 
1  25
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1  25
PlcnlcBaked.......................  95
_  
Hamburgh...................... 
1 25
Livingston  Bden.............’"1  in
Purity............................, , j  eg
Honey  Dew.......................... gs
Morning Glory........
Soaked....................... ..*** 
7.
„  
Hamburgh marrofat............1 so
early June  .  ...1 50
Champion Eng. .1 40
petit  pols........... 1 40
so ^ e d . . . . . ^ . " ^ : : ; ; 1 2
Harris standard......................75
Van Camp’s  marrofat..........1  10
. 
.  **,  _   early June.......1 30
Archer’s  Barly Blossom....l  25
French.................................    15
Mushrooms
French......................  
  19921
Pumpkin.
Brie.
85
Squash.
_  
Hubbard...............................   1 «
„  
Succotash.
Hamburg................... 
«  4«
Soaked___ ________ ** 
S
Honey  Dew......................llllll 40
Brie.
...1  35
_  
Tomatoes.
Hancock...............
Excelsior 
.......
Bdlpse...................  '  ....
Hamburg  ................. ........  1 »
Gallon.......... . 
300
_ 
German Sweet.................. 
Premium....... ..........
Breakfast Cocoa......
CH EESE
Amboy......................
Acme........................
Lenawee............
Riverside.................
Gold  Medal...........
Skim.........................
B r ic k ...........................
Edam.................
Leiden......................
Llmburger......... 915
Pineapple......  
365k
Roquefort...... ............ 
f i g
ip Sago........ 
920
hweitzer, imported.  924
domestic 
....  <¿14

CHOCOLATE.

11X
11*iixIli

899
11
1 00 
20

Baker’s.

23

 

Peel.

I Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  13 
25  “ 
“ 
8
Lemon 
25 " 
“ 
I Orange 
10
Raisins.
I Ondura. 291b. boxes.. 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
I Valencia. 30  “

9  6X
9 8

“ 
“ 

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

Prunes.
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  5X 
80x90
..  6X
70x80
60x70

Turkey 
Silver ..

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.
I No. 1, 6V4..........................  »1  35
N o. 2,  6H  ..............................
No. 1, 6...........................
No. 2, 6...........................
Manilla, white.
6K  .. 
6....

Coin.

Mill No. 4.
F A R I N A C E O U S   G O O D S .

115 lb. kegs. Farina.
nts.
W  IshDeR o&  Co.’s ......  2 10

Hominy.

Lima  Beans.

Barrels................................ 3 00
G r its .........................................   3 4
Dried........................   5®554
Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
Imported..................1054911
Pearl Barley.

55

Kegs.

Peas.

“ 

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  b n ............................. 
1  05
Split  per lb ............... ”  254
Schumacher, bbl..............  $4  7»
'4  b b l...........2 60
Monarch,  bbl 
..................  4 50
Monarch, 4   bbl..................2 38
I Quaker,  cases..................32Ò
I « 
G e rm a n ......................................  3
Bast India..........................34

Sago.

Wheat.

F I S H —S a lt. 
Bloaters.

Cod.

| Yarm outh
Georges cured................   44
Georges genuine............ 6
Georges selected............ 654
Boneless,  bricks............  6v
Boneless, strips..............63499

Halibut.
Herring.

II912

Holland, white hoops kej
SF
Norwegian
Round, 54 bbl 100 lbs......!  3 20
H  “  40  «  ......   16«

FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Bestln the world for the money.

Bonders’.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

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

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz..... Si  2u
4 oz......2 40

“ 
“ 

Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2 00
3 00
2 00
2 50

Janain gi.
2 oz regular panel.  75 
<0* 
,  ...1  50 
60* 
...2  00 
No. 3 taper............1  36 
No. 4  taper............1  50 
N orthrop’»
Lemon.  Vanilla.
2 oz  oval taper  75 
3 oz 
120 
“
2 oz regular  “
85 
4 oz 
“  1  60 

“ 
“ 
GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 25
Half  kegs................................. 1 95
Quarter  kegs...........................1 in
1 lb  cans...............................  30
4  lb  cans.............................. 
is
Kegs..........................................4 25
Half  begs.................................2 40
Quarter kegs.............................1 35
J lb cans.................................34

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

1 10
1 75
1 20
2 25

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Half  k eg s...........................5  75
Quarter kegs....................... 3 00
1  lb  cans......................... 
an

H E R B S .

INDIGO.

................................ .
Hope.....................................IB
Madras,  51b. boxes.........  
55
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
*50 
15  lb. palls...........  @ 
47
9   f0
0   75
25

Pure................................. 
Calabria...................’.’I"  

JELLY.
 
 

LICORICE 

‘  “ 

«

L Y E .............
Condensed, 2 dos...............1  20
4 doz...............2 26

“ 
m i n c e m e a t .

Mackerel.

No. 1,100 lbs................... 
io 50
No. 1,40 lbs..............  . 
450
No. 1,  10 lbs...................  
? So
No. 2,100 lbs................  " ' 8*5
No. 2,40 lbs....................  
o T-
No.2.10 lbs.......................  00
Family, 90lbs... 
......
10 lbs
Sardines.
Trout.

_ 
Russian, kegs....................  
55
„  
No. 1, 4  bbls., 1001 bs.......... 4 00
No. 1 54 bbl, 40  lbs......  
1  or,
no. 1, kits, i o i b s .
. «
Lo  1,81b  kits................. 
47

Whlteflsh.

54 bbls, 100 lbs.... *.°r 00 3 W 
&ib. kirn.....8 |g lfi0
8 lb.

39

MATCHES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.
Columbia Parlor........ 
#1  2s
xxx sulphur........ 1 oo
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands
No. 9  sulphur.......................... j 35
Anchor parlor............ 
*’1  «1
No.2 home............ . 
1  m
Export parlor.................... ” 4 qq

I* 

Mince meat, 3 doz. In case.  2 7
Pie Prep. 3 doz.  ln  case__3  0#

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

U £ l0“  ,.............................  «1  75
Half  gallon.....................  
i  40

.......: 

M O L A S S E S .
Blackstrap.
 
Cuba Baking.
Porto R lu.

Half  pint  ................I./,] 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
4 75
Half gallon................ 
& 7 7 . - 7 7 ”
r
_ 
Sugar house...... 
,<
Ordinary.......................  
Prime................. 
™
Pancj................77.1  S
7  . 
N«w Orleans.
Fair......................... 
18
5?
Good  ................ 
‘ 
Extra good...........7   *  * 
v.
Choice 
................7  
S
Fancy........................ 7 7  
¡¡q
Half -barrels Sc.extra

14

N T.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gall Borden Eagle...............7 40
Crown........................ 
' «  *
...................... .7.7.7  5 n
Champion__ 
4 zn
Magnolia  ........ 7 7 7 7 7 7   I s
Dime....................................3 35

I Peerless evaporated cream.  5 75

36  1 -lb cartoon»..........
85 lb. b o x es,b u lk ...:7  "  5
50 lb. boxes, bn lk........" * 
I   lb, cartoons.........,.,.,.1 1

Sultana Raisins.

4 4

PICKLES.
Medium.
Barrel«, 1,300  count... 
Half bbls, 600  count..
Barrel«, 2,400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count
PIPES.

Small.

0 5   00 
0 3   10
6  00 
3 50

Clay, No.  216......................l  70
“  T. D. full count...........  70
Cob, No. 3.................................1 80

POTASH.

48 can« In case.

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

“ 
“ 

BICE.
Domestic.
Carolina bead..................... g
No. 1..................... 5)4
No. 2.................... 5
Broken...............................   4
Imported.
Japan, No. 1......................... SH
No.2.......................5
Java........................... 
5
Patna..................................   4)4

“ 

 

8PICES.

Whole Sifted.

Saigon In rolls 
Zanzibar.....................11 ¡4

Allspice...............................   9J4
Cassia, China In mats........  9*
“  Batavia In bund__15
“ 
32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22-
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................go
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
“  No.  1...................... 70
“  No.  2......................60
Pepper, Singapore, black__10
“  white...  .20

shot...........................16

" 
Pure Ground In Bulk.

“ 

Allspice............................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia.................18
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  S aig o n .................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar................. 18
Ginger, African................... 16
r*  Cochin....................20
Jam aica.................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia.....................65
Mustard,  Bug. and Trieste. .22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................75
Pepper, Singapore, black__16
*•  white...... 24
“  Cayenne.................20
Sage..................................... 20
“Absolute” in Packages.
J4b  Ha
. . . .  
Allspice......................   84  —
1  56 
Cinnamon  .................   84
1  55 
Cloves.........................  84
1  55 
Ginger,  Jamaica  ......   84
1 55 
“  African...........  84
1  55 
Mustard......................  84
1  55 
Pepper.......................   84
1  56
Sage...............  
84

 

SAL  SODA.

Granulated,  bbls..................  ljg
“  751b  cases............. 1*
Lump, bbls 
........................1  15
1451bjkegs.............  1)4

“ 

  ©15
4%
8
90
4
5@6
10
2
5
so

SEEDS.
Anise............... 
 
Canary, Smyrna.......
Caraway...................
Cardamon, Malabar..
Hemp,  Russian.........  
Mixed  Bird................ 
Mustard,  white  ........ 
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
Cuttle  bone...............  
STARCH. 
m 
Corn.
20-lb  boxes............
40-lb 
............
Gloss.
1-lb packages.......................  5
{Mb 
....................... 5
O-ID 
.......................   514
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  3«
Barrels................................   3^

5*
5)4

" 
" 

“ 

SNDFP.

Scotch, In  bladders............37
Maccaboy, In jars...............35
French Rappee, In Jars...... 48
Boxes...................................GVk
Kegs, Bngllsh......................  4«

SODA,

SALT.

Diamond Crystal.

 
Worcester.

Butter, 56 lb  bags............ 

Cases, 243  lb. boxes........$  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs...............   2 50
115 2)5 lb bags—   4 00
“ 
....  375
(-0 5 
lb  “ 
, 
1“ 
....  3 50
3010  lb  “ 
65
“  20141b bags............  350
“  280 lb  bbls..........   2 50
2 »
“  2241b  “ 
 
115 2)4-lb sacks.............. 
*4 ro
... 
37!?
“ 
605-lb 
.... 
3010-lb  “ 
...........oK
........;•.........3  SX
21 141b.  “ 
3201b. bbl............  
 
o so
8 lb  sacks......... . '...........3214
linenacks  .
 
. m
.~ ,.,^ CominonGrades.  "
.................... «2  10
60 5-lb.  “ 
* qn
8810-ib. sacks...;;;;;;;;;;  J  %
*  }{J- d8|ry In drill  bags...  30
*
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks 
75 
Mlk 
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 
75 
„   , 
56 lb.  sacks.......................   gg
Saginaw......................... 
«,
gg
Manistee.......................... 

Ashton. 
Higgins.
Soiar Rock.
Common Fine.

Warsaw.

. 

.

Plug.

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead................. 
37
27
Joker......................... 
40
Nobby Twist................. 
Scotten’s Brands.
25
Kylo............................ 
Hiawatha................... 
38
34
Valley City................ 
Flnzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty.............. 
40
Jolly Tar....................  
32
39
Climax (8 oz., 41c).... 
30
Gr'en Turtle.............. 
27
Three Black Crows... 
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight.............. 
24
Wilson.A.McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope................. 
43
Happy Thought.........  
37
Messmate................... 
32
No Tax....................... 
31
Let  Go....................... 
27

J. G. Butler’s Brands.

Lorillard’s Brands.

Smoking.

Catlln’s  Brands.

Klin  dried....................... 17@18
Golden  8hower...................19
Huntress  ...........................26
Meerschaum 
.............. 29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy..  ...................40
Stork................................... 30
German...............................15
Frog................................... 32
Java, Hs foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner................................ 16
Banner Cavendish.............. 36
Gold Cut 
.......................... 30

Scotten’s Brands.

 

Brands.

Warpath..............................14
Honey Dew.........................26
Gold  Block......................... 30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless...............................26
Old  Tom............................. 18
Standard.................. 
22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................40
Rob  Roy.............................26
Uncle Sam................. ..28@32
Red Clover................. ........Si
Tom and Jerry........... ........25
Traveler  Cavendish.. ........38
Buck Horn................. ........30
Plow  Bov........  ........ ..30©32
Corn  Cake................. ........16

LeidersdorUs Brands.

Spaulding A Merrick.

40 gr.. 
50 gr.

VINEGAR.

II for barrel.

@8@9

WET  MUSTARD,
Balk, per gal  ..................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  175

YEAST.

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

 

 

No. 2 hides it off.
PELTS.

WOOL.

WHEAT.

Shearlings....................  5 @  20
Lambs 
......................25  @  50
Washed........................12 @15
Unwashed.....................g @12
m is c e l l a n e o u s .
TalRm ..............   3*@ 4
Grease  butter...............  1 @ 2
Switches............   1)4© 2
Ginseng......................3 0003 25
ORAIN8 and FEEDSTUFF8
52 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 
52
Bolted...............................  1 40
Granulated......................   1  65
'Patents............................  1  95
'Standards.......................  1  45
Bakers’. ..........................  1 15
'Graham..........................  1 30
Rye...................................  1  40
'Subject  to usnal  cash  dis­
count
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

MEAL.

Less 
quantity 
$15 00 
13 00 
17 00 
24 00 
23 00

MILLSTUFFS.
Car lots
Bran...............114 50
Screenings....  12 00
Middlings......16 00
Mixed Feed...  23 00 
Coarse meal  ..  22 00
Car  lots............................... 46
Less "
— 
Car  lots  ............................. 33
Less than car lots..............  35
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots.... 10 no 
No. 1 
ton lots........ 1100

COHN.

OATS 

“ 

FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

FRESH  FISH.
................... 

follows:
Whlteflsb 
© 1 0
T rout.........................  @8
Black Bass
Halibut.......................  ©is12)4
Ciscoes or Herring
@ 5
Blueflsh......................  ©10
Fresh lobster, per lb.. 
20
Cod.............................  
10
No. 1 Pickerel............   @10
Pike............................ 
©9
Smoked White...........  © 8
Red  Snappers......... 
15
Colombia  River  Sal­
mon ......................... 
12)4
Mackerel....................  18@25
o y s t e r s —Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts__   ©32
F. J. D.  Selects.........  
28
Selects.......................   ©25
F. J. D......................... 
23
Anchors.....................  
20
Standards............ . 
17
Favorite....................  
15
o y s t e r s —Bulk.
Counts....................... 
2 20
1  65
Extra Selects..per gal. 
1  5g
Selects....................... 
1  10
Anchor Standards__  
Standards..................  
1  gg
1  5g
Scallops...................... 
Shrimps  .................... 
1  25
Clams......................... 
i ¡jj
SHELL  BOODS.
Oysters, per  100......... 1  2s@i  75
Clam«, 
.  75©l gg

•* 

Savon Improved. 1111........ 2 so
Sunflower........... 
"   i  Si
Golden........... 
..............  of?
Economical  ............ . 
.  2 %
Single  b o x ................. 
•  • «
5 box  lots............  
‘  a  an
28 box  lots del........III.IH  340

Pass oil's Atlas  Brand.

Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 40
hand, 3 doz........|  2 40
_  ,* 
SUGAR.
®e„low  we  given  New  York 
sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo- 
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the. invoice  for 
the  amount  of,freight  buyer 
pays from the market  in which 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
•n?*,udjn8 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the^barrel. 0
Domino................. 
,«
' 
Cut  Loaf............  
........... iS
Cubes.............. 
..............  ? li
Powdered..........................4 ^
XXXX  Powdered....  ...... 4 «7
Granulated.............. 
4  jo
Fine Granulated....!!!!!!!  4  18 
Extra Fine Granulated...  4 31
Mould A..............................¿¿o
Diamond Confec.  A 
-"  '  4  25 
Confec. Standard  A ......... 4  18 
No. 
4 06 
N o. No. 
4 <6 
4 06 
No. 
....................
4 06 
No. 
....................
4 CO 
..................
No. 
3 94 
No. 
3 87 
No. 
3 81 
No. 
3 75
No.  10
no.  li::;:;:::;;!!............ If®
5 ? “.........Iff
No.  14.
SYRUPS.
„ 
Corn.
Barrels................... 
1Q
Half bbls................................2 0
Pure Cane.
Fair................
Good............ .  ........ 
choice...........I'."" ;;••• • ;
TABLE  SAUCES.  "

3 ......
4 
5 
6 
7.
8.....
9......

3 31

18
~

, 

Lea A Perrin’s, large........ 4  75
small...... .  2 7*>
Halford, large................... 3  75
small................... ... 25
Salad Dressing, larg e...... 4  55
«mail.......2  66
“ 

“ 

MICHIGAK  TBuAJDHSMAH.

SALE RATES.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

S i? « * ’8 .............................3 30
DeLand’s .............. 
<  »
Dwight’s............................. 3 30
Taylor’s...................." .." s o o

SEELY’S  EXTRACTS. 

<10 20 gro 
12 60  “ 
14 40  “

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. $  90 doz.
2  “  N. 8.  1  20  “
2  “  F. M.  1  40  “
Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M.  1  50 doz.
2  “  N.  S. 2 00  “
2  *•  F. M. 2 50  “ 
Lemon.
Vanilla.
80 AP,
Laundry.

16 20 gro 
21  60  “ 
_  „
25 50  •*
Rococo—Second  Grade. 
2 oz..............75 doz...... 8.00^ “
2 doz........  1 00 doz...... 10 50  •’

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  l-lb...........3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb 
White Borax, 100  X -lb„..!.I 65

a wj

Proctor A Gamble.
Concord...............  
® 45
Ivory, 10  oz..............e 75
6  oz......................||  4 00
T  “ 
Mottled  German...... 
3  15
Town Talk....................|||  3 ¡£

Dlngman Brands.

Single box.........................3 95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk A Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp d. .$3 33 
plain...  3 27
N-  K.  Falrbank A Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus................. 
3 9 }
Brjwn,60 bars............  "’  2  10

“ 

*   b a rs....................| 3 10

“ 
Lautz Bros. A Co.’s Brands.

Acme......................  
a»,.
Cotton Oil..... 
a tv,
Marseilles..............| | .........  .go
M aster................................ ||   4 ¿g

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

F air..................
@17
Good................... !.'"'
@20@26
Choice.................... 11 |jj4
Choicest..................   32
@34
Dust........... 
...........,"ig
@ 12
_  
SDN CUBED.
F air.......................
@17
Good................... !!|!
@20
Choice....................... 
' 24
aae
Choicest...............:.!!32  @34
Dust............................ 
  @12
_  
BASKET  FIBED.

Choicest....;.............. 
255»
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
GUNPOWDEB.
Common to fair.......... 25  @35
Extra fine to finest....50  @65
Choicest fancy............75  @85
@26
Common to fair...........23  @30
Common to fair...........23  @26
Superlortofine............ 30  @35
Common to fair.......18  @26
Superior to  flue.......30  @40

oolong. 
IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HTSON.

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

Fair —.....................18  @22
Choice...................... 24  @28
Best......................... 40  ©50

TOBACCOS.

Flue Cut.

P. Lorillard A Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet.'.......... 30  @32
30
Tiger..........................  
D. Scotten A Co’s Brands.
60
Hiawatha................... 
Cuba..........................  
32
R ocket..................... 
30
Spaulding A Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling...................... 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can  Can.....................   @27
Nellie  Bly................. 24  @25
Uncle Ben..................24  @25
McGlnty....................  
27
25
“  K bbls.......... 
Columbia...................... 
Columbia,  drums......... 
Bang  Up....................... 
Bang up,  drums........... 

24
23
2-J
19

WOODEN WAKE.

“ 

FOBS.

“ 
“ 
• M  splint 

Tubs, No. 1.........................6 00
, ,  No. 2.........................5 so
1  30 
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop  ...  1  50
Bowls, 11 Inch.................
:: 
j » ; ; ....................  
90
'  .....................   1  80
, , 
ll  
ii  “ 
" 240
Baskets, market....!!!".’.!!!  35 
shipping  bushel.,  l  15 
..  1 25
full hoop  “ 
willow cl’ths, No.l 5 25 
“  No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 75
HIDES  FELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
Mink.................   30  @  1  00
80
Coon  ................  80  @ 
Skunk...............   100  @l z 5
Rat,  winter......   08  @ 
11
Rat, fall............ 
03  @  C8
Red Fox--------   1 CO  @  1  40
40  @ 
Gray Fox.,........ 
6)
Cross Fox.........   3 00  @ 5 00
50  @  1 00
Badger......... . 
Cat, wild........... 
ro  @ 
75
Cat,  house........ 
io  @ 
25
Fisher..............  5 00  @ 600
L/nx.................  1 On  @ 2 50
Martin, dark....  2 00  @ 3 00 
Martin, pale, yel  1  00  @  1  50
Otter.................  5 00  @ 8 Oj
Wolf..................  1  00  @ 2 00
Beaver..............  3 00  @ 7 00
Bear...................15 00  @25 00
Opossum........... 
Deer Skin, dry..  '  10  @  25 
Deer Skin, green  05 @ 
1254
Green........................  
233
Part Cured...............  
©  4
Full 
© 5
gyy.....................5  @6
Kips,green  ............... 3  @ 4
“  cured.................  © 5
Calfskins,  green.........  5 @ 6
cured...........6 @ 7)4
Deacon sklnB..... 10  @25

10 @  25

HIDES.

" 

“ 

 

 

17

40 
45 
65 
50 
60 
80 
SO 
1 25

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE

LAMP  BUBNEBS.

No. 0 Sun........
NO.1  «  .........
No.2   «  .........
Tubular.........
Security r ........
Security  2.......
Nutmeg...........
Arctic...............

lamp chimneys.—8 doz. In box.

1 

“ 

“ 

<> 

*| 
* 

•« 
, 
« 

No. 0 Sun.... 
Per box.
No. 1  “  ....  ............................. ..................   1  75
No.2   “  ......   .................................................  88
............................................... 70
,
First quality.
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled. ..210
11 
No. 2  “ 
...2 25
-.3 25
H i  Flint 
ao 
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top, wrapped and labeled.  2 60
ii 
No.2  “ 
...2 g0
...8  80
_ 
Nn" 9 ^¡¡U' wrapped and  labeled.
.3 70 
4 70 
No! 2 Hinge,  “ 
4 Sf
-T 
No. 1, Sun,  plain  bulb.. 
.3 40
u 
No. 2,  “ 
T  ....................... ...........4 40
„ „   ,  _ 
LaBastle.
No! 2 8“n’ Pl‘^ D b?,lb> Per dos.......................j  a
No. 1 crimp, per doz.......  
....................... .  go
No.2 
35
..........................................  60
•w«  1  - 
No. 1,1 me (65c doz)......
    49
No. 2, Iime’,(70c doz) 
No. 2, flint (80c doz)....'!.'"!!!"!!..................    70
No.2  lime (70c doz).........
No.  2 flint (80c doz) 

•••••”
Fire Proof—Plain T od 
°P'
«1 

<i 
.  Rochester.

.........................3 7

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

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

Electric.

,  „ 

;; 

“ 

;; 

..............-....................4 30

o 

. 

, 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous.

OIL  CANS.

Mammoth Chimneys for Store Lamps.

No. 3 Rochester,  lime  .
No. 3 Rochester, flint.  ___ 1  75
No  2 c?ohiti°p o ri ewel g1'81  85 
o 2 !°Pe incandes. lime...l  75
Na  Z piob.e i neandes- flint..2 00 
No.  2 Pearl glass......................  10

Junior, flint.........
Nutmeg............... HI!!!.....................
Illuminator Bases...................................
............................
Barrel lots, 5 doz  . 
7 in. Porcelain Shades..’.’!.......................
Case lots, 12 doz........... 
........................

Doz.
.  50 
■  15 
.1  00 
.  90 
.1  CO 
.  90
Box 
4 20
4  80
5
5  10
5 85
6  00
Doz.
}  gal  tin cans with spout........ 
,  „„
1 
galv ?ron, with spout........I!.  ' .........  i  $
2 gal  galv iron with spout  .... 
................,  99
3 ga}  galv iron with spout. 
.................
5  If}  KnrAta ^   L°vger8’ wlth spout'.::;.  "  '  6 50 
2
o gal  Eureka with faucet.....  
k  gai  S,alv iron  A  A W 
...  .....................  I
5 gal  Tilting Cans,  Monarch.'.!!..................... ™ “
5 gal  galv iron Nacefas......... .....................J"
................ 1n „
3 gal  HomeRule.  ?UmpCan8- 
3 gal  Goodenough_.’!!.".............  
if 9?
5 gal  Goodenough  ... 
Jo
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S he  H ad  Five  D au g h ters  a n d   K new  

H er  B usiness.

The lady from  the  tamarack  swamps 
was laying in some parlor  furniture,  and 
the clerk  in  the  store  was  offering  his 
valuable advice.
“No,” she said  in  rebuttal,  “I  don’t 
want no chairs.”
“No  chairs,  madam,”  he  exclaimed. 
I  never  heard  of  a  parlor  without 
chairs.”
“Well,  you  come  to  my  house  some 
time and you  will see one,”  she retorted. 
“What will you have instead?”
“Sofies, young man,  sofies;  these little 
two-seat ones, and taytaytays and things 
like that.”
The clerk’s  equanimity  was  receiving 
a powerful jostle.
“What in the mischief do you  want  to 
do that for?”  he asked in  a helpless sort 
of way.
“You ain’t  a married man,  are  you?” 
she snapped.  “You never  raised a fam­
ily of girls, did you?”

“Hardly.”
“Well, you don’t kuow anything about 
it. 
I’ve raised five;  three’s  married  and 
the other  two’s  got  beaux;  I’ve  always 
had  chairs,  and  every  time  when  the 
courtin’  was over  with  them  girls,  and 
they got married,  I had to get  new  ones 
three sets of parlor chairs in  three  win­
ters is goin’ it most  too  strong;  they  git 
broke down somehow, and  now I’m goin’ 
to put a stop to it by  having  sofies,  and 
you  needn’t  be  tryin’ 
to  change  my 
mind. 
I know what I want,  and  if  you 
haven’t  got  sofies,  say  so,  and  I’ll  go 
where they do have them.”
The argument was convincing,  and  the 
clerk fitted the thrifty  lady  out  with  a 
half dozen,  warranted to carry  two  with 
safety and economy.

A  Q uestion  of  Cosm ology.

A little girl in Gorham, on first discov- 
ing  the  electric  lights,  and  seeing  the 
moon at the same time,  propounded this 
conundrum:
“Mamma, does God know that we have 
got electric lights?”
“Yes,”  replied 
"He 
must know it,  because He  knows  every­
thing.
“Then,  mamma,  why don’t He take  in 
the moon?”

the  mother. 

ONLY  A  FEW  LEFT. 

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Original set of four 
Complete set of ten

Order  quick or lose ihe opportunity ot 
a  lifetime  to  secure these souvenirs at a 
nominal figure.  They will be worth ten 
times present cost within five years. 

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

— IF  YOU  WISH AN —

Engraving  of 

Your  Store.

A  N ew   G am e  L aw   W a n te d — D iam ond 

M atch  Profits.

Chicago, Nov. 24—Game merchants on 
South Water  street  are  planning  to  se- 
care  a  change in the game law this win­
ter.  They want it  fixed so  game coming 
at any time of the year from other States 
where no restriction is laid on the killing 
of it or  having  it  in  possession  dan  be 
held  or  sold within this State.  At pres­
ent a merchant  is  subject  to  a  fine  for 
having game in his possession during cer­
tain^ months,  even  if  it  comes  from an 
outside State  where  it  was  legitimately 
killed and shipped.  The law works hard­
ship to the merchants by  diverting  game 
killed  in  the West from Illinois markets 
to markets in the  East,  There is a large 
demand  for  game  during  the  months 
when it is prohibited,  and the merchants 
want to keep  it  easy  of  access  in  cold 
storage houses.  On the other hand, they 
do not ask to have  the law  changed,  un­
less made more restrictive relative to kill­
ing of game  in  this  State.  However,  it 
is said a clique  of  influential  sportsmen 
is trying to have  the  coming  legislation 
shaped in  such  a  way  as  to  make  the 
time  for killing  begin  early  in  Septem­
ber.
Indications lead to  the belief  that  the 
Diamond  Match  Co.  will  disburse enor 
mous profits at the  coming  annual  meet­
ing.  The present  intention  of the  man­
agement is to have  a 10  per  cent  stock 
dividend declared  against the surplus  of 
the company and also  an extra  cash div­
idend of 5 per cent,  from  the  net  earn­
ings  of  this  year. 
It  is  acknowledged 
that it is these dividend plans which have 
given  such  remarkable  firmness  to  the 
stock and which  have kept  it on a stead­
ily advancing course without  the  slight­
est reference to the  condition of the  rest 
of  the  market.  The  10  per cent, stock 
dividend will make  an issue  of  $900,000 
of new  stock,  making  the  total  capital 
$9,900,000.  Jan.  1,  1894, the company’s 
profits  and  surplus  fund  amounted  to 
$1,471,000,  a  sum  which  leaves  ample 
room for the  declaration of  the  $900,000 
stock dividend.  The  earnings  this  year 
far exceed any record the  company  ever 
has  made  before and  are ample for pay­
ing the regular 10 per cent, dividend and 
the extra cash dividend  of 5 per cent, on 
the net earnings  and still carrying a sur­
plus  account  The  net  profits last year 
were $1,359,000.  They will be materially 
greater  this  year.  The  regular  10  per 
cent  dividend  requires  $900,000.  So  it 
would seem that  the  earnings  are  more 
than  sufficient  to  pay  both  the regular 
and  extra  dividend.  The  stock  con­
tinues 
strong,  hovering 
around 150.

remarkably 

S eam less  S tockings  a t  L ast.

A  novelty  is  reported 

in  hoisery, 
namely, a  stocking  in  which  no  seams 
are required,  there  being  added  to  the 
heel part  sufficient  material  to  form  a 
heel pocket or fashioned heel, which will 
retain  its  shape  after  washing.  The 
lines or wales of knitting  are  continued 
from the leg part to the sola and  the  in­
step,  the  lines  curving  to  correspond 
with the general direction of the stocking 
by  the  introduction,  or  withdrawal  of| 
extra wales in places to secure  the  fash­
ioning  of  the  heel;  the  heel  pocket  is 
formed by inter-knitting with  the  lower 
leg parts material which  extends  in  the 
same general lines,  the  edges  being  fin­
ished with the  seam  strip  of  the  same 
material, and,  after  the  knitting  opera­
tion,  the selvages  of  the  opposite  parts 
of the fabric  are  3ewed  together.  This 
kind of  a  stocking is  knit on a machine 
whose  special  feature is that of  a single 
row of  needles,  also mechanism for nar­
rowing or widening, as may be called for, , 
by skipping  the pre determined  number | 
of needles as the carriage  moves  across 
or by adding these needles.

\ \  ill feel better now  that  election  is 
over.  Business  will  take  a sudden 
start—a scoot!  Are  you  ready  for
the rush ? 
If 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 W hich  Registers

and  that  we  are  the  only  institution  in  the country catering to the needs 
and demands of the legitimate trade in the cash register line.  We  make 
all the registers we sell.  We own and 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 the market only two years  it  is  al­

ready

T rium phant Over AH  O thers,

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 use6 of liquor dealers, being  invented  and  constructed 
solely with a view to serving the regular merchant in the most  acceptable 
manner.

INDIANA  HEARD  FROM.

— DRUGS  A N D   STA TION ERY—  

GEO.  H.  ANDREWS,
Anthony Block.

Cham pion  Ca sh  Reg ister Co.,

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

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Mu ncie,  Ind., Oct. 24, 1894.

Gen tlem en:—The  “Champion” is doing the business successfully and does all 
you claimed for it.
I can tell at a glance every transaction that has taken place,  the  amount  of  the 
sales of each clerk, the number of times they went  to  the  drawer  and  what  thev 
went there for. 
3
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 of  a $200 key machine and 7 books  which 
I  used to get a detailed acct. of my  business. 

Yours Resp.

Geo.  H.  Andrew s.

Merchants  desiring  to  inspect  our  register  are requested to drop a 
It 

card, so that one of our agents can call when in  the  dealer’s  vicinity. 
will nothing to see the machine and have its merits explained.

Manufactured  only  by

It is said a million matches  are used in 
Europe every  twelve  minutes.  No  one 
knows the debt  of  gratitude  the  world 
owes to the great heads who  get up such 
statistics.  They will soon  undertake  to 
tell how many toothpicks are used.
If loafers could be  made  to  pay  rent 
for  loafing  on  street  corners,  the  city 
would soon be rich.

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, 

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

Grand  Rapids,  flich.

THK  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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ALL  SCIBNCP,  BUT  NO  ART.

Somebody  asks: 

In  what  style  of 
architecture are the lofty  buildings  con­
structed on iron or steel frames  such  as 
have come into  fashion  in  the  past  few 
years?

The reply is that they are in  no  style. 
Architecture, as far as  it  is  a  fine  art, 
refers only to the outward appearance of 
buildings as an expression of  some  race 
or  national  idea of  beauty.  There  are 
three principal  types of architectural ex­
pression.  These  are  the  Greek, 
the 
Arabian and the Gothic,  which  last  has 
been peculiarly  characterized  as  a  reli­
gious  style.  There  have  been  many 
modifications  of  these  types,  such  as 
Roman,  Romanesque,  Byzantine,  Mo­
resque and Venetian; but they may all be 
traced to  the  several  types  from  which 
they were derived.

But architecture refers  wholly  to  the 
artistic expression of a building. 
It  has 
nothing to do with the science of the  en­
gineers and  builders  who  construct  it. 
The lofty buildings  in  question  do  not 
express art at all.  They are the work of 
engineers and mechanics.  A steel skele­
ton is set up  independent  of  the  walls, 
which are  subsequently fastened  to  the 
steel frame  somewhat  in  the  way  that 
the  flesh and skin of the human body are 
fixed to  the  bony  skeleton. 
If  it  were 
not for  the  skeleton, 
the  human  body 
would simply be  a  flabby  mass. 
If  it 
were not for the  steel  skeleton  of  such 
buildings,  the walls would tumble  down 
into shapeless piles of rubbish.

There is no art in the  construction  of 
It  vio­
such a  building,  only  science. 
lates all rules of proportion.  The human 
figure is in proportion.  The height bears 
relation to the  entire  mass,  and  all  the 
parts are in harmony.  Destroy this har­
mony,  and  the  result  is  monstrosity. 
Take the most perfect  human  form  and 
lengthen the legs or the arms or the neck, 
without changing the other parts in  pro­
portion.  Ugliness  is  the 
In­
crease largely  the  size of  any  one  fea­
ture, and in the same  way the  beauty  is 
destroyed. 
It is the same with  a  house, 
whose height  should bear relation to  its 
width,  and  whose  various  members 
should be in proportion.

result. 

But a house may be constructed on the 
skeleton  and  veneering  plan 
ten  or 
twenty times as high  as  it  is  wide,  but 
the windows  and doors  are of  just  the 
same size as if the house were  less  high 
than  the  width  of  its  front.  Such  a 
house is constructed for the sole purpose 
of utilizing as far  as  possible  a  small 
area  of  ground.  The  scientific  knowl­

edge and the  mechanical  skill  required 
to  give  a  ten  or  twenty-story  building 
proper stability, and fit it  for  the  uses 
for which it is designed,  must  command 
applause;  but  such  sky-scraping  struc­
tures can have no  elements  of  beauty. 
They do not come into the realm  of  fine 
arts,  but only of  utility.

The present is the age of material prog­
ress,  and  it is witnessing  the  enthrone­
ment,  above heart and sentiment, of  sci­
ence and utility.  That is the  reason  to­
day there is no true development  in  the 
fine arts.  All  that  is  accomplished  in 
poetry,  in  painting and in music is a sur­
vival—it is art living in spite of material­
ism and of physical science;  but  it  is  a 
fragment of the past  rather than a  crea­
tion of the present.

All the fine arts reached  their  highest 
development when sentiment was at  the 
top and science was at the  bottom.  But, 
now  that  science  is  at  the  top,  art  is 
strangled and suffocated.

“It  is  surprising,”  remarked  a  local 
cigar dealer,  the other day,  “how  many 
calls  we  have  nowadays  for  boycotted 
brands.  Half the business men who buy 
their cigars  over  my  counter  refuse  to 
take  anything  but  boycotted  and  non­
union brands, realizing  that they are su­
perior in quality to union made goods, as 
a rule, and that such  patronage  encour­
ages men who wish to  be  free  from  the 
domination of the union  and  the  saloon 
to remain so.  Of course,  every  one con­
nected with the liquor business is in duty 
bound to call for union goods,  owing  to 
the unions admitting  saloonkeepers  and 
bartenders to membership  in  their  cen­
tral organizations, thus placing  the  dis- 
pensors  of  liquor  on  an  equality  with 
clerks,  artisans  and  mechanics.  Then, 
too, I notice that as soon  as  a  brand  is 
boycotted by  the  unions  a  considerable 
portion  of  my  best  trade—that  is,  the 
I best people,  such as  merchants, lawyers, 
and doctors—immediately  begin  to  call 
for that  brand  and  refuse  to  take  any 
other  until  the  boycott  is  removed  or 
some other brand is placed on  the  union 
blacklist, when they divide  their patron­
age between the two. 
It may  be  that  a 
boycott amounts  to  something in the sa­
loons,  but in  reputable  stores  it  works 
exactly opposite,  and if  I  was  a  manu­
facturer  of  cigars,  and  could  get  my 
goods boycotted,  I would be  sure of hav­
ing  a  steady  demand  for  my  brands 
among the best people.”

I7«e Tmdesman Coupon Books.

FLOUR,  FEED, 

GRAIN,  HAY, 

STRAW,  Etc.

Car Lots a Specialty.

Will  make  up  Mixed  Cars  on 

Application.

First Quality of Goods  at  Low­

est Prices  Guaranteed.

Office  Telephone, 112-1K.

30 East Bridge St., Cor. Kent  St.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Thoroughbred  Poultry  Stock  and  Eggs;  also  Poultry  Supplies.

Xmas  Goods.

Handkerchiefs,  Mufflers,  Neckties,  Ribbons»

Wash and  Filo  Silks,  Plush Caps, Fancy Goods 

General Line  of Novelties as Jewelry and 
Perfumes for Christmas trade.

Our line of LINENS and TOWELS has never been excelled. 

Prices are always the lowest.

P.  Steketee  & Sons,
Grand  Rapids,  flich.

SIEGEL’S

50  and  52  nonroe  St.,

M anufacturers 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 
and  Importers  of

CLOAKS,  SUITS,  TEA  GOWNS, 
WRAPPERS,  MILLINERY ond 
CORSETS

To give  the  benefit  to  low 
prices on  millinery,  we  will 
save  the  expense  of travel­
ers.  Write for  prices.

SPECIAL  WHOLESALE PRICES  to 

MILLINERS.

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THE  GAIL  BORDEN  EAGLE  BRAND

CONDENSED  fllLK  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 
jobbers  to  carry. 
Prepared  and  guaranteed  by  the

- - ‘■aune Signatare,__

THE  NEW YORK  CONDENSED  MILK  COMPANY 

HAS  NO  EQUAL.

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News  from  the  Metropolis-- -Index  of 
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be  so  procured  by  any  one without any I 
payment  beyond  their  face  value.
The cooking school fad has  died  away 
as  completely  as  the  craze  for  roller­
skating,  which at one  time  set  all  New 
New Y o r k ,  Nov. 2 4 -It  is  a  satisfac- 
i ork by the ears.  It was a sudden death, 
tiou to ehroniclc steady  improvement  in 
for a  very  few  years  ago  at  least  half 
grocery jobbing circles.  In all directions 
a  dozen  women  in  New  York  had  at­
we notice this feeling  of  growing  confi­
tained prominence  in  the  agitation  for 
dence  and light-heartedness.  Christmas 
improved cooks, and society women  con­
is  going  to  be  a  more  festive occasion 
sidered it a matter worth  their  attention 
than last year, and turkeys are  so  plenty 
ai 
s®®sons.  Schools were  established 
and so cheap that  even  the  poorest  can 
at  Chickering  Hall,  at 
the  Young 
have one.  Not only is the grocery trade 
Women s Christian  Association,  and  at 
showing increasing business,  but  in  dry 
au the  up-town  seminaries  of  fashion­
goods,  hardware  and  other  lines  the
able pretentions,  and  there were  innu- 
merable  lectures  upon  cooking  before 
[ —------- upon  cooking  before
,aS ! b®ld£ go®d- 
,9°®ee  trade  is  developing  some I women at private houses.  A number  of 
Private houses.  A number  of
unsteadiness  and the feeling seems to be  Pe®Ple decided to send their cooks to  the 
that prices will  be  “wabbly.”  Rio  No.
that prices will  be  “wabbly.”  Rio  No.  schools on certain days of the week  and
thA KHAlrc 
 
7 IS sill I  mSSn 
 
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7 is still 15%c.  Total amount afloat, 480 - 
the cooks really went in a few  instances, 
489  bags,  against  465,423  bags  at  the 
and sat with stolid disapproval under the 
same time last year.  The  demand  from 
instruction  of  professional  teachers  of 
the interior is  not large  and  purchasers 
the art of cooking.  Suddenlyit all went 
?eem  to  be  holding  off  to see what will
out,  after the fashion of a  candle  at,  an 
happen  next.  Mild  sorts,  Mocha  and I °Pen window,  and  the  world  struggled 
open window,  and  the  world  struggled
alnmr oc  if Ka/i 
Java, are well held,  and quotations show  al(?ng as it had before the cooking school 
no  weakness.  Stocks  are  not  large  of  agitation  was started.  Somebody revived 
I the “movement,”  however,  a  few  days 
any kind, and the market is steady. 
ladies  made 
ency,  but,  even  at  the  decline,  buyers 
|;wenty cabbage tarts, and  each  one  ate 
are  not  crowding  over  one  another  to  t n   own  tart*  Then  the  young  ladies 
is  6,1  ow,el  the. backs  of  the  chairs  and 
buy  ahead  of  wants.  Granulated 
worth 4Jic.  The market is dull. 
I crumP1ed their beautiful aprons,  and be-
“ ®  so  vi?,ently  and  unpoetically  ill 
the  services  of  several
V et them  into  condition
lu in,nK  tnat I again before  they  could  be  sent  home
this  cooking 
It  was  announced 
| school was  to  inaugurate  a  new  move­
ment in favor of better cooks,  but  there 
i,s ?  general  sentiment,  in  society  and 
out of it,  that  the  movement  was  not 
started with sufficient brilliancy to  war 
rant  very  high  expectations  for 
the 
Irish  cook  will, 
apparently, maintain  her  supremacy  in 
New York during this season at least.

The  tea  market  is  steady  and  hnidor* 
express  considerable confidence as to the  nh vV* 
future.  They  are inclined 1to?h“ k  that 
for  the  better  sorts  there  must 
higher quotations.
Spices  remain unchanged and the  out­
look  is  for  no  advance.  The demand is 
light and of an everyday character.

Befined sugar shows a downward tend-  fg0’  and  twenty  young 

Canned  goods  do  not  share  the gen­
eral  activity  of  other  articles,  and  we 
can  only  hope  for  something  bettei 
later on.  There  is  absolutely  no  regu­
larity  of  prices  and  in  retail  stores  one I 
can  get  corn  and tomatoes from 5 c.  up 
Barge  buyers  are  indifferent  and  are 
making  no  purchases.  Fruits  are  neg­
lected  and  only  a  small  demand  exists

Traveling  Man  Attended  His 

-   year.  The 

Own Funeral.

__ __  ___ .  .

that 

“ 

From the Chicago Times.

From the Chicago Tribune.

There’s a new thing in  the  shoe  busi­
ness.  A  men  who has  been at  it in this 
city for a number of years and knows ail 
about the  whims  of  customers  and  the 
ins  and  outs  of  the  trade has hit upon 
the novel  scheme.  His  plan  is  simple, 
but  most  practical. 
It is  no more  than 
to measure,  fit and  complete  the  sale  at 
the  customer’s  residence.  An  order  is 
received,  an  idea  is  given of  the goods 
desired,  and a  wagon  carrying  a  minia­
ture shoe stock is dispatched to the home, 
accompanied  by  an  experienced  sales­
man.  All the details are attended  to  in 
the  privacy  of the  boudoir or the recep­
tion room.  And thus  the  feet  are  shod 
without trouble, annoyance or embarrass­
ment.
Embarrasment?  Yes,  there is much of 
it that is connected with the purchase  of 
a pair  of  shoes,  slippers  or  boots  in  a 
public  store.  With  many  fashionable 
and other young women it is an  hour  to 
be dreaded  when the shoe store  must  be 
visited.  And  visited  it  must  be,  as  no 
direction can  be  given  by  which  hus­
band,  father or brother  can  bring  home 
a satisfactory shoe.  The styles are  con­
stantly  changing  and  carefully  as  the 
standard sizes may  be  observed  by  the 
manufacturer,  either the foot or the  size 
of the shoe seems to change at each  new 
purchase.

The new scheme will  also be approved 
by many others.  How many portly mat­
rons  will  hail with delight the opportun­
ity  of  selecting  their  shoes  at  home? 
lhen there are  housewives, young moth­
ers,  semi-invalids,  gouty  old men, timid 
young women,  who  will  appreciate  the 
new idea,  and the mother of half a dozen 
youngsters,  each  of  whom  has  kicked 
through all the  stout  shoe  leather  of  t 
few weeks before, can already feel  a  re- 
The  husband  on  his  way to  the 
office  simply  leaves  directions  and  the 
job is done.

Now One  of the Firm.

The head  of  the  house  had  told  the 
new  clerk  to  try  his  hand  at  window 
dressing.
I want you to make every  woman  on 
the street look at that window,” he  said
The  clerk  went at it.  He made a cur­
tain  of  solid  black  velvet  and  hung it 
close inside the plate glass.
“What on earth are you doing ?” asked 
the senior member.
Making  a  mirror  of  the  window,” 
said  the  clerk.  “If  the  wpmen  won’t 
look  at  that  they  won’t  look  at  any­
thing.” 
3
The elerk is now a member of the firm.
*  O Y S T E R S   #
I  am  keeping  down  prices  notwithstanding 
the advance.  Order  at  once for  your  Thanks­
giving trade.
gran2’ 
Selects, per can.  . 
5 rand- Selects, per  can............... 

a  26
"  ®  ¿4
........   ™
*j°Hd grand, B. F.,  per can.............. 
Solid Brand  Standards, per c a n ...  !.........   ™
Daisy Brand, Selects, per  can  .... 
.........   ™
Daisy Brand, Standards, per can  ...  .V."."'  w
Daisy Brand, Favorites, per  can.... 
.......  m
Standards, per  gal......... 
.................   ,  S!
Extra Standards, per  gal. 

..............
Oysters fine and cans well fiiled.’..............
°yster Pails at bottom  prices 
Mrs. Withey’s Home Made Jelly, made with 
green apples, very fine: 
WUh
30-lb.  pail.......................  
........... ........  ......  
-0-lb  pail 
17-lb.  pail............   .......................................
15-lb. pail......  
I'.".""..” "..."........................ 
the 

Condensed Mince Meat 
¥ c per doz. 3 doz. in case- 

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

_
75
“9

* 1 

. 

...............................   p

Mrs.  Withey s bulk mince meat:
40 lb. pail, per  lb.  ..
25-lb. pails  per lb...... 
10-lb. pails, per  lb......... ................................
P n i p ^ ei,;.!2egar' per g aubn":;;;;;;;;;;"
Pure Sweet Cider, per  gallon.........
Fine Dairy Butter, per l b ............. 
...........
Fresh Eggs, per doz  .........  
..............  
New Pickles, medium, barrels..................... E
New Pickles,  yt barrel.. 
New Sauer Kraut,  barrels... 
New Sauer Kraut, % barrels...... % 50
EDWIN  FALLAS,

*2
.8.....................   * “
........*........ I  m

Oyster  Packer  and  manufacturer. 
VALLEY  CITY  COLD  STORAGE, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

.

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™y 

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Wf.11 IH  to lro   O  o n r tn ; «  

the  rang®  being 

accordingly.  That 

Apples  are  in  ample 

Two  drummers  had  scraped  an  ac-
------   Both had  told  of
experiences,  when one asked:  “Did you 
ever attend your own funeral ?”
**mby’ no’” reP,ied the other.
‘Well, 1 have. 

n *bo.ws 1Dcreasing  strength, and  brough‘  home 
, 

of quoting prices.
receipt,  and 
prices, except for  fanciest  Northern  N. 
Y., are low;  even for these  the rates are
It happened this way: 
I  was  in  Buffalo  three  years  ago  and 
82°25@3C50SiVe’ 
from
telegraphed  my  firm  in  Chicago  that  1
Evaporated apples are in some demand 
in  Chicag0  that  1
2_  » . 
for export,  but the market, on the whole  niehf1* i*,? t  ®ertf ln tra,n for  home  that 
fL?*klly  for  me  1  changed  my
is  not  very  active.  Fancy  are  worth 
about 834c.  Small dried  fruits  are  u!.h 
last  moment  and  did  not
changed and in light inquiry 
I ih tt6’ SOm6 basi.ness having  cropped  up
that wouid reqUire my presence t h e r e   fnr
«nquiry. 
hi.?r«?berrier ar® worth from  88@10 per  a few more days,  and  1  telegraDhed  mv 
train  wa! 
bl. or more for  fancy.  They  are  held  firm 
with a good deal of firmness, and dealers  smashed  up  in  a  collision  and  « 
are s»DtriC,irati #g  g00d  Profits.  Lemons I number of persons were killed 
“ I  arrived at my home four davs  la t e r  
H I   ®te a d y   io f  fa°cy  stock, and  Floridas 
lemons0 t82 W ia ii0® 3  P®r  box'  Sicily  just as a funeral  procession  was^eavin^
lemons,  82.75@3.25. 
it.  For  a  moment I was  too  astonished
Receipts of butter  haye been compara- I  move*  hut  finally  mustered up  suffi- 
tively moderate,  and the  market remains  cient  courage  to ask a bystander  whose 
steady at 26<»26>ic for  best  Elgin,  with  funeral  »*  was.  What  was  my  amaze- 
the range  down  to  21c  for  State  tubs,  ment to learn that it  was  my  own  Ac- 
“
cording  to  my  informant  I  had  been
two  days  previously
for  small  State  we  quote  l l J i @ i i % c. 
crushed  and  unrecognizable  out  of  the
Western eggs are  worth  from  22@24c  W
and wanted—if fresh. 
^  
The funeral cortege had  gotten  some
Postmaster Dayton  is  in  constant  re-  dl?tanceaway before I had  recovered suf- 
ceipt of applications  from  persons  who  ?C i e .y  to  go >n  pursuit.  Not wishing 
desire to purchase  the larger  denomina-  t0.cr*at®  a 8cene 
the  street  I  deter-
tionsof the “postage due” stamps  which 
n ud J to »waU  until  the  church  was 
I  therefore  fell  into  line and 
are affixed to mail  matter received at the 1 re.acbed- 
post-office  with  postage  unpaid  or  in- i 
°wn funeral  procession,
sufficiently prepaid.  As postmasters are  iif, ^ rnv!d at the  church the  coffin  was 
not permitted to sell  these  stamps.  Mr 
^  o n a n d .  carried  up the aisle,  and 
Dayton is unable to comply with such ren I  u  bu5ial service was just about to begin 
quests;  but  the  would-be  purchasers  When 1 stePPed  to the  chancel.  My  ap- 
have discovered and put into operation a  £earance created an instant panic, every- 
means of procuring them  without  viola-  „m !! tu“ bl,hg ov«r themselves to get out 
tion of the Pnot^n!.-  —
I was  left alone  with the
-   of the edifice. 
tion of the Post-office  rules.  They  mail 
officiating clergyman.
heavy  sealed  packages  addressed 
to 
.  In  a  few  moments,  however,  my 
themselves,  affixing thereto a I or  2-cent 
friends and relations began to come back
postage stamp, leaving the balance due to 
be collected on delivery.  The  post-office 
ill6  Cb,Ur?b-  1  called  t0  them  and 
told them that far from being dead I was 
s  then  compelled  to  affix  to  the  pack­
never more alive.  Then explanations en­
age,  and  cancel,  postage  due  stamps  of 
sued. 
It appeared  that my  second  tele­
a  value  equivalent  to 
the  deficient 
gram  had  never  been  received,  and be­
postage,  and  the  addressees  cheerfully 
lieving me to be in  the  wreck  they  had 
J ay  tbf  charge,  which  in  some  cases  is 
picked out the most likely looking corpse 
f ^ bigb  “   f 50’  .,Tbe  larger  denomina­
as mine.” 
tions of  postage-due  stamps  are  held  at 
high  prices  by  some  of  those  thus  ob- *
t a i n  mo-  f h o m  
i

m. 

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_ 

Wisdom In Reproof.
From th e Chicago Dry  Goods Reporter.

About the  most  unwise  thing  a  mer­
chant  can  possibly do is to scold a clerk 
in the presence of customers.  No matter 
how meekly and quietly he may take  the 
reproof  while  the  reprover  is  around, 
when he has departed he  feels  bound  to 
vindicate  himself  by  telling  some story 
of real or fancied  injustice  he  has  suf 
fered at his  hands.  Of  course, such hu 
miliation is apt to render the  clerk  care­
less  in his work  and make  him feel that 
the employer  loses  all  thought  of  good 
work  done  in  his  momentary  anger  at 
some negligence on his part.
These evils could be avoided by simDlv 
getting the clerk by himself,  calling  his 
attention  to  his  fault  in a  gentlemanly 
but positive manner.  Good discipline by 
no means rests on sky-rocket reproofs.

Note  Books  For  Clerks.

From  the Chicago Dry Goods Reporter.

the  demands  are  not 

An  excellent  way  in  which 

to  keep 
, your  stock fully up  to  the  demands  of 
1
| your trade is to provide each  clerk  with 
a  small  note  book.  When  a  customer 
asks for an article not in  the  store 
the 
clerk to whom the request is made should 
immediately jot it down  under  the  date 
of the day.  Frequently it will  be  found 
tnat 
frequent 
enough to stock every  article  asked  for 
but a glance over the book a month  back 
would  give  the  proprietor  an  idea  of 
whether it would pay and  in  what quan­
tities to order. 
In order to make such  a 
system valuable a close watch should  be 
kept on the clerks in order that  they  do 
not neglect to make memoranda  immedi­
ately on the  departure  of  a  customer 
making a fruitless request.

Hides,  Pelts  and  Futb.

Hides  Buff  hides  are 

scarce  and 

Pelts—Dull and lower.
Wool—Lowest ever known.
Tallow—Active at present  price. 
Ginseng—Active  at 

the  recent  ad­

higher.

vance.

BOSTON,  MASS.,

M anufacturers and Jobbers  of
H ats,  Caps 

and
S traw   Goods.

Our  Mr.  Rogan  will  be  in  Michigan 
from Dec.  1  to Jan.  10 and will  be  at  the 
following central  points  during  Decem­
ber:  Kalamazoo,  Grand  Rapids,  Battle 
Creek,  Jackson,  Ann  Arbor,  Detroit, 
Port Huron,  Saginaw, Flint, Lansing and 
Owosso.  He  will  be  pleased  to  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.

W e  Are  H eadquarters  For

CANNED  GOODS,

Carrying in  stock  the  largest  and  most  complete  line  of

any house in the State, including full assortments of

CURTICE  BROS.’  Fruits  and  Vegetables, 

B .  J . 

Oysters
ANCHOR  BRAND

OLD  RELIABLE

All  orders receive prompt  attention  at

lowest  market price,

See  q u o ta tio n s In  P ric e  C u rre n t.

D E T T E N T H Æ

and

FONTANA & CO.’s Columbus  Brand California  Fruit.

Inspection  of our stock  and  correspondence solicited. A Majestic Exhibit

117  and  119  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Ramds

For  the  next  two  or  three 
weeks there  will  be a Grand  D is­
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.

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.

HifskBgon  Bakery  Grackers

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

Are  Perfect  H ealth  Food.

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

one can  be  best—that is  the original

©

Muskegon
Bakery
Butter
Cracker.

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

M u s k e g o n   T o a s t,
^ j H 0  
R o > a l  F r u it   B isc u it,
O th  
Muskegon  Frosted  Honey,
Iced  Cocoa  Honey Jum bles, 
Ureat 
Jelly Turnovers,
Specialties  Ginger Snaps,
A re  

H om e-M ade  Snaps,
Muskegon  Branch,
Mlik  Lunch

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

U n it e d   S t a t e s   B a k i n g   C o .

LAWRENCE  DEPEW,  Acting  Manager,

M u sk eg o n ,

Mich.\

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41

NO\ ELTT ASSORTMENT—Each lot a surprise. 
Doz.
1  Tom Thumb Library.  12 booklets in an 
attractive  box,  'all  illustrated  with 
colored and plain pictures, filled with
short stories..........................................8  4
1  “My  Dolly” Stories.  Cut out in shapes 
as  illustrated.  12  cages  of  dainty 
colored pictures  and  pen  drawings.
Six titles,  assorted............................... 
H  Merry  Little  Maid  Assortment.  A 
unique line, cut out title  page,  with 
the  daintiest  pictures  and  all  new 
matter.  Each  title  different.  Doro 
thy  Dimple:  Realm  of  Story  Land,
Crust  and  Crumbs;  A  Merry Little
Maid,  $1.40 per doz.............................  
M  Happy  Day  Series.  A  beautiful  line 
similar  to  the  above,  but  a  larger 
book with all new  designs,  daintiest 
styles  and  fresh  matter,  each  one
different, 81.75 per doz.........................  4<
M  No.  871.  Our  own  Sailor  Dolly.  12 
pages cut out to a sailor Boy,  beauti­
ful pictures, 81.75 per doz.................... 
li  No. 872.  Punch and  His  Friends.  Cut 
out in the shape of Punch.  12  pages 
brightly lithographed, 81.75 per doz..
?ci  Giant Series.  1454 in. long,  very  large 
pages, colored and monochrome illus­
trations.  cut  out  in  shapes,  two of 
each kind, “Let Me Look” and Mixed
Pickles.”  t i ........................................
3  No  247.  54 Paper  dolls on sheet, 2 dolls 
with eight dresses to be cut out.  Re­
tail one cent a sheet, 8c per doz.........
1  No.  2.  “Our  Pet’s”  Dolly.  One  in an 
envoi' pe with  three  complete  suits.
......................
New this  season. 
‘.t  No.  1  “Our  Pet’s  Dolly.  Extra  large 
size, 10 in. long.  Each  in  box,  with 
three suits, 82 per d o z .........................

44

50 
4 95

ASSORTMENT PICTURE  BOOKS, 

To Retail from 1 to 25c.

Doz.
1  No. 9 Robin Hood Series, 6  kinds.____
1  No. 3Dame Trot series,« kinds......
......
1  No  15 Pleasewell Series, 0 kinds 
1  No. 55 Snowflake Series. 4 kinds  . . .
1  No.  ¿3 Sunshine  Series,  6 kinds 
.........

LINEN  BOOKS.

35
1  No. 21 Wonder Story Series,  6 kinds  ...... 
  40
1  No. 20 Alphabet Story  Series, 4 kinds 
to
1  No. 700 Fairy Tale Series, 4  kinds........... 
1  No. 31 Chimney Corner Series, « kinds ... 
65
1  No. 64 Greenaway Mother Goose Ser. 6 kd  75 
1  No. 11 Aladdin Stories Series, 3 kinds  ...  85
1  No. 99 Christmas Eve Series.................... 
89
1  No. 265 ABC  books  .................................. 
40
1  267  Little Pet's  ABC................................  
85
1  No. 267 Pleaswell.....................................  85
4  No. 702 Good Old Stories, 80c  per  doz....  40
4  No  703 Gem Series, 6 kinds, 81 per doz... 
50
4  Merry Playmate Series, 6 kinds, 60c doz.. 
30
4  Half Hour Story Series, 6 kinds, 81.20 doz  6i 
¿'Kindergarten Series, 6 kinds, 82 doz........ 
po
810 00

BOARD COVERS.

SAMPLE  ASSORTMENT IRON  TRAINS.
Iron Trains 1 loco. 1 coach E-2...  1  50 doz 

Unbreakable.

3 
3 Iron Trains 1 loco. 2 coaches E-3.  2 00 
Iron Train 1 loco. 1 coach D-l...... t  00 
Iron Train 1 loco. 2 coaches C-l..  7 50 
Iron Train 1 loco. 3 coaches24... 12 00 
Train, nickel, 1  loco. 2  co...........10 50 
Train,  nickel, 1 loco. 3 co. 22......12 CO 
Train, mechanical  loco. M..........  9 00 

80 

35
33
63
1  00
81
1  09
75
85 37

Unbreakable.

SAMPLE  ASSORTMENT  IRON  TOYS. 
No. 48  Horse Truck.....................  4  00 doz.
A Iron Sulky................................  4 00
CC Iron  Dog Cart...  .................. 4 00
521 Horse Hose Carriage. 
........8 01
lo2j 2 Horse Hose Carriage 
8  50
s  50
50 2 H orse F ire  E n g i n e ............ 
512 Horse Hook and Ladder........9 00
67 1 Horse express wagon  ...........  9 01
69 1 Horse Delivery Wagon__ 
12'0 
50 Iron Nickel  Range...................  4 50
IXL Iron Nickel Range  ...........  450
Iron F’ght Trains, 2 pc 12in...
1  50 
E3 Iron Pass. Trains, 3 pc 141.;.
z  00 
D-l  Iron Pass. Train 3 pc 18 in 
.  4 00 
C-l Iron Pass. Train 4 pc 31 VS..
7 tO 
M H Mechanical  Locomotive..
9 00 
51 Iron Revolving Horse Toy..
9 00

1

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

JOHN  MADDOCK & SONS 

New Astor Shape 

WHITE SE ni PORCELAIN.

24 Vegetables.
to Pitchers.
6 Sugars.
3i Sets Teas.
6 doz. Fruits.
36 OysterBowls
g Cv’d Dishes.
6 Boats.
is Bowls.
is Bowls.
c Creams.

e doz. Pie  Plates. 
2  doz. Tea Plates. 
12 doz. Breakfast Plates. 
2 doz.  Dinner Plates.' 
2 doz. Soup Plates. 
« doz. Butters. 
18 Dishes, Assorted. 
18 ScolloDs. 
8 Bakers. 
6 Butters. 
8 Pickles. 
9 Sets Coffees.
Price List of above sent on request.  Don’t fail 
to get our prices on our  new  lines  before  plac­
ing  Holiday  Orders.  Variety  of  Pinner Sets, 
Toilet Sets and New China is equal to any  in the 
market.

Latest Style in English Decorations. 

Assorted Crate 

JOHN  MADDOCK & SONS 

Rococo Pattern.

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

4 doz. Pie Plates.
2 doz. Tea.
12 doz. Breakfast Plates. 
2 doz. Dinner Plates.
6 doz. Fruit Saucers.
6 doz. Butters.
36 Oyster Bowls.
18 Assorted Dishes.
8 Basers.
18 Pitchers.
This small  assortment  illustrates  one  of  our 
many beautiful new assorted packages  of  Deco 
rated Ware for the Holiday Trade.  We trust we 
may be able to show you these  patterns  in  per 
son.  Sold either by set alone  or  in  crates  and 
may  be  matched  for  years.  Price of above on 
request.

New Holiday Goods s i

JNO.  MADDOCK  &  SONS

English White Semi Porcelain

JNO. riADDOCK & SONS

Green  Rococo, Gold Edges.

H . 

L E O N A R D  &   >SOiV>S,  G r a n d   R a p id s ,  M ic h ,

T h e   D a y to n   Computing  Scale

WflRNING--To  Users  of  SGales,

Ihe trade are hereby warned against  using any  infringements  on  Weigh* 
ing  and  Price  Scales  and  Computing  and  Price  Scales,  as  we  will  pro­
tect our rights and the rights of our  general  agents under Letter sPatent of the 
United  States  issued  in  1881,  1885,1886,  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 buying and  using  any  other 
Computing  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  !

  BUY  THE  DHYTON  COMPUTING  SCALES.
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“Would not pan with it for 81 .non.” 
LtuS„aJ®!„Dl n"ieu8" Z  i lml
Charles Young  Adrah". Mich
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“They «ire worth to us each year five times their cost ’* 
“We are  very much pleased with its w^rk.” * IIayman> Constantine, Mich
tto* 
Henry J. Vinkemulder <6 Bro., Grand Ranids  Mfoh
“since the adoption of your scales have made more ¿oney  than  ever  be
“ Itake pride in recommending them toevery^serof scales." 6 GUy’ Mich
“j  heartily recommend them to all grocersw 'how ^ 
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DAYTON,  OHIO.

