Don’t  Wait  for  the  Thaw

but get your light rubbers in  now.

We have just received 4,700  Cases  Rubber  Boots,  Sandals, 

Storm  Slippers,  Hurons,  Croquets, Etc , 

manufactured by

Boston  R ubber Shoe  C o . 

since  Jan.  1,  1895.  Remember  New  Rubbers  are worth 
50  per  cent, more than  old  ones.  Our stock is always fresh  be­
cause we sell  so  many of them  and  turn  it often.

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

I  Diamond Crystal Salt

Being free irom all chlorides  of calcium  and magnesia, will  not  get damp  and 
soggy  on  your hands. 
Put  up  in  an  attractive and salable manner.  When 
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obtair  _ from jobbers and dealers.  For prices, see price current on other page. 
For other information, address

Duck 

Coats3 

. Kersey 
Pants

We  manufacture  the  best  made  goods  in  these  lines  of 
any  factory  in  the  country,  guaranteeing  every  garment  to 
give entire satisfaction,  both  in  fit 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.
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THE  STANDARD  BARREL  TRUCK  NO.  1.

By  the  old  method,  to  get  a 
barrel of liquid of  a  few  hundred 
pounds  upon a  truck  or  skid  re­
quired the combined effort  of  two 
or 
three  men,  while  with  the 
S ta n d a r d  T ru ck   a  boy  of  or­
dinary  strength  will  load a pack­
age  weighing  one-fourth  of a ton 
easily—a  slight  tip  of  the  truck 
will  elevate  the  barrel  so  that a 
faucet may  be  put  in  without  the 
loss of a drop of the contents,  after 
which a slight roll  by means of the 
upper wheels  will  put  the  faucet 
in proper position  for drawing,  the 
same lad may now wheel  it  to  its 
proper  place  without  assistance. 
After  the  barrel  shall  be  nearly 
drained it can easily be tipped  for­
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barrel and no strength  is  required 
to accomplish the object.

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Oyster Crackers

riANl'FACTL'RERS  AND JOBBERS  OF
HOOTS, 
SHOES, 
and
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Our  aim  is  to  please  our  customers.  We 
know  what they  want and  have got it.  Come and 
see.  WE MAKE and  handle the  best  lines  in  the 
market—everything up to date.

Agents for the  Boston  Rubber Shoe Co.
We carry as large a  stock  as any jobber.  Or­
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discounts.

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Wholesale  t a r s

G ra n d   H a p id s.

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WE  CARRY  A  STOCK OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MIT T. USE.

get  up  in  the  morning.  Absolutely  pure  and  unadulterated  Buckwheat 
Flour  made  from  sound  and  well-cleaned  grain  is  an  essential  and  we 
make  it  and  put  in  up  in  barrels,  24  and  10 lb.  sacks.  Quality  guaranteed 
the  best.  Prices  right.  Write  us.

Are now in season. We manufacture I  Jj]|  Kinds.

SEARS'  SALE!  IAEER 01 SIRE O il,

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.

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These  goods  are  positively  the  finest  produced  and  we 

guarantee entire satisfaction.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  20,1895.

OLD-TIME  METHODS.

M erchandising as It W as in Our Grand­

fathers’  Days.

W ritte n  fo r th e  T rad esm an .

In  the  early  part  of the  present cen­
tury,  one of my great uncles had  a  store 
in a small Massachusetts  town,  over  the 
front  door  of  which  was  a  sign which 
bore the  inscription,  “English  &  W.  I. 
Goods.”

England was  the  market  from  which 
all the world bought manufactured prod­
ucts,  while from  the  West  Indies  came 
rum,  molasses,  tobacco,  spices,  sugar, 
dried and preserved fruits and other edi­
ble matters,  so that it came to  pass  that 
“W.  I.  Goods”  became  a  synonym for 
anything  in  the  grocery  line,  and  my 
uncle’s sign,  meaningless to  the  present 
generation,  was,  therefore, equivalent to 
saying:  “Here is  kept  a  complete  stock 
of general merchandise.”

Things  have  changed  greatly  since 
those  old  days,  and  there  is  a marked 
difference  in  the  business  methods  of 
then  and now.  The country merchant of 
fifty or sixty  years  ago  was  not  called 
upon  by  traveling men.  The drummer, 
as we know him,  did  not  exist;  but  his 
prototype, 
the  peddler,  was  “thar.” 
Wholesale  peddlers  traveled  about  in 
wagous  and  were  prepared  to  deliver 
goods  on  the  spot.  Jim  Fisk  got  his 
start  in  this  manner, and his sales were 
so extraordinary as to  attract  the  atten­
tion  of  the  firm  from  which  he  bought 
much of his goods,  and led,  I  believe,  to 
his becoming one of the concern.  One of 
his  wagons,  a ponderous  affair  resplen­
dent with  red  and  gold,  is  still in exis­
tence,  carefully  preserved  by  an  old 
friend and admirer of the great financier.
In those days of high postage the mails 
were not burdened  with  catalogues,  cir­
culars  and  price  lists,  special or other­
wise, on all  lines  of  goods;  neither  did 
our grandfathers receive numberless per­
sonal letters announcing “jobs,” “snaps,” 
“bargains,” 
“specials,” 
“drives,”  and  “fire,”  “water,” “auction” 
and  “closing out”  sales.  Nobody thought 
of 
this  way. 
Things did  not go  with  the  hustle  and 
clatter  to  which  the present generation 
is so accustomed;  a man could wait.

soliciting  business 

“leaders,” 

in 

Country merchants went  to  the  cities 
to bay their goods,  and,  on these momen­
tous expeditions,  were invariably dressed 
in garments of  solemn  black.  The  reg­
ulation costume consisted ef  a  swallow- 
tailed  coat,  with  very  tight  sleeves,  a 
satin  vest,  trousers  strapped  under  the 
instep, an exceedingly high stock buckled 
around the neck,  and a  “stovepipe”  bat. 
Arrayed iB  this  garb,  they  made  their 
purchases,  and  then  returned  to  await 
the arrival of their goods.

in 

In no  particular,  perhaps,  is  there  a 
greater  change  than 
the  present 
method of packaging  goods.  “Gimme  a 
package of sody,”  is such a  common  de­
mand nowadays that it  seldom occurs  to 
the salesman that salaratus was formerly 
obtainable oniy in  kegs or barrels,  to  be 
weighed out in quantities to suit the cus­
tomer;  and baking  powder,  now  one  of

the  grocer’s  staples,  is a  comparatively 
recent 
invention.  Some  of  our  older 
cooks even now prefer to buy their cream 
of tartar  and  soda  separately,  and  mix 
them as their profession demands.

Look at your  well-stocked  candy  case 
—a  source  of  considerable  profit,  or  it 
should be—and count up the varieties  of 
sweet  goods  it  contains.  Then  give  a 
guess how many kinds of candy are made 
to-day. 
I have by me the list of  a  large 
jobbing  house,  and  by  actual  count  1 
found  no less than  408  distinct  varieties 
quoted.  My grandfather’s  stock of  con­
fectionery  consisted  of  sugar  sticks, 
sugar hearts,  sugar plums, “kisses,” pep­
permints,  “Gibraltars” (made of molasses 
and  coated  with  red),  and  horehound 
candy.  This latter was  in twisted sticks 
about 
inches  wide,  very  black and 
It was  packed  in 
very strong in flavor. 
hinged  wooden  boxes,  about the size  of 
those now used for yeast,  and  was one of 
the first instances of handy  packages  for 
goods.  It was  made by Proctor & Rhodes, 
of Lynn,  Mass.,  which  firm  also  manu­
factured tincture of  rhubarb and essence 
of peppermint,  also  writing  ink,  all  of 
which  were sold and delivered from their 
own wagons.

The staples in the line of  sugars  were 
brown  Havana  (about  400  pounds  in  a 
box  which  was  strapped  together  with 
strips of rawhide),  the West India damp, 
and New Orleans  sugars  in  barrels  and 
hogsheads,  and  an  occasional  barrel of 
refined soft.  The only  white  sugar  was 
“loaf,” which came  in cones of about  ten 
pounds,  and  was  cut  or  broken  to  suit 
the wants of the customers.  These cones 
were  wrapped  in  heavy  purple  paper, 
which  was  much  prized  by housewives 
for dyeing  cloth.

Early in the ’50s  sugar  refining  began 
to get something of a start,  and it  was at 
about that time that the soft sugars  were 
classified as Coffee A,  B andC,  and coun­
try merchants began handling granulated.
The  brands  of  molasses  were  West 
India in  hogsheads and  New  Orleans  in 
barrels.

American cheese  were  not  packed  in 
boxes,  but,  being made  by  farmers,  were 
put up in accordance  with  the  ideas  of 
the individual manufacturer;  and  crack­
ers,  the inseparable adjunct of the afore­
mentioned  product  of 
lactation,  were 
made in small country  bakeries and ped­
dled  about  in  wagons. 
If  my  father’s 
it  should,  the 
memory  serves  him  as 
goods  from  the 
little  oven  on  Abel 
Smith’s farm were very fine.

Two  kinds  of  raisins  were  known to 
the  trade—box  and  cask.  Box  raisins j 
came from  Malaga.  The cheaper variety 
was pressed hard in  casks like  half  bar­
rels.

The housewife of those days coaid not, 
at the last moment,  send  to  the  grocery 
for  a  package  of dry hop or compressed 
yeast.  No such thing  was  known.  Her 
only resort  was  to  call  on  an  obliging 
neighbor for a cupful of “emptin’s.”

That fragrant  and  nutritious  product 
of  the  sea  known  as  codfish  was  dis­
played for sale  as  the  good  Lord  made

D E SM A N

NO.  596
him,  with no embellishment save that im­
parted  by a  plentiful  allowance  of  salt.
Shredded and packaged cod  is  a  later 
day  idea;  whether  or  not,  in  this form, 
he may be viewed in the light  of  an  im­
provement,  I leave for someone more his 
friend than I to say.

Matches  must  have  been  matches  in 
those  days.  Left  in  cards  of  thirteen, 
they  were  done  up  thirteen  cards  in  a 
package.  Bather an  inconvenient  way, 
one would  think,  and  conducive  to  the 
idea  that  thirteen  is  truly  an  unlucky 
number.

In a drawer in  my  grandfather’s store, 
there was,  at no very  remote date,  half a 
peck of  gunflints,  an  illustration  of  the 
folly of overbuying.

The best cigars  used to cost three cents 
apiece,  and it  was said that years  before 
much better ones could  be bought for the 
money.  The qualities chiefly  sold  were 
known  as  “long  nines”  and  "short 
sixes.”

but 

Fine  cut  chewing  tobacco  was  un­
known, 
that  our  grandfathers 
“chawed”  is evidenced  by  the  following 
pet styles:  plug or fig,  twist,  pigtail  and 
cavendish.

Much snuff  was  used.  The  principal 
varieties  were  Rappee,  Maccoboy  and 
Scotch.  The snuff department of a coun­
try  store  must  have  been  a  source  of 
much annoyance to the merchant,  for the 
old  women  who used the  vile3tuff always 
expected to have  their  boxes,  regardless 
of size,  filled  for  one  cent,  and  thought 
him  a mean duffer  who charged  more.

There were no Japan  teas,  until  Com­
modore Porter opened  the Japanese ports 
in 
the  early  ’50s.  Up  to  that  time 
Chinese teas were the only  ones  known, 
and  Gunpowder,  Hyson  and Young Hy­
son,  for the green  teas,  and Oolong,  Sou­
chong and Bohea for the blacks,  were the 
chief,  if not the only grades.

Whatever may  be said  against  modern 
methods  of  putting  up  goods  in  small 
packages,  no one  will deny that  it  saves 
time and labor  for  the  retailer  and  im­
proves the appearance of his stock.  But 
as  business  has  been  of  late,  country 
dealers,  at least,  have had,  in the matter 
of doing up  goods,  abundant  leisure  to 
revert to the methods in use in our grand­
fathers’  days. 

Geo.  L.  T hurston.

Lower Prices  for  Bicycles.

large 

Dealers generally have  the idea  firmly 
rooted  into  them  that bicycles will soon 
be one-third  to  one-half  cheaper  before 
next fail,  and  argue  that as the American 
market  is  already  largely  overstocked 
and  that 
factories  continue  to 
spring up,  there  must  soon  come  a  de­
cline in  the high prices which have ruled 
so long.  A lower price will  bring  these 
health giving exercising machines within 
the reach of  the  masses  generally,  who 
will not be slow to take advantage of the 
opportunity  so  presented.  A  bicycle 
nsed  in  moderation  every  day  will  be 
found  a  better tonic  than  any  bottle  of 
medicine emanating  from  the  drag store 
—its  use is a positive cure  for dyspepsia 
and indigestion.

3

THE  BACK  OFFICE.

W ritte n  fo r  Th e Tradesman.

It may have been  born  in  me,  and  it 
may be due to early  training,  but I have 
insisted all my life that  there is  nothing 
in this world too fine to use—too fine  for 
me to use if I can only get  possession  of 
the  fine  thing.  A  parlor  is  a  place to 
collect these fine things in, if they  belong 
to that class, and then,  when the room  is 
ready  for the caller or the visitor,  I  want 
to be that favored  individual  and,  with 
the  choicest  book  in  the library,  1  want 
to take that luxuriously-upholstered easy 
chair  and  make  good,  everyday  use  of 
the good things  of  this  world.  Th.it  is 
what they are  for,  and  whether it be the 
shut-up parlor, or  the costly garment,  or 
the fine picture, or the beautiful statuary, 
they are not accomplishing  their mission 
in  the world,  uuless they  are  put  where 
they  come  in  contact  with  the masses. 
That was the idea 1 had  when  i  brought 
into  the  Back  Office the copy in  plaster 
of the Venus of  Milo which  stands  over 
there in the corner, and got laughed at and 
jeered at for my pains.  There  isn't  any 
room  too  beautiful  for  a  copy  of  the 
Sistine Madonna,  but that isn’t  any  rea­
son  why  I  shouldn’t have a photograph 
of that marvelous  work  of art hang over 
my desk,  and 1 hung it there.  One would 
have thought  the  world  was  coming  to 
an  end  about  3 o'clock to-morrow after­
noon,  to judge by  the  sarcastic  remarks 
which were made  about turning an office 
into  an  art  gallery;  but  the  picture  is 
there  and  the  statuary  is in the corner 
where  I  put 
it;  and  what  1  have 
seen since picture and  statue  have  been 
in  place  permits  me  to  say  what  1 
thoroughly  believe,  that 
if  these  fine 
things are to do any  good  in  the  world, 
they  must  come  down  from  their high 
places,  and,  mingling  among  men,  exert 
there  their  influence;  and  until they  do 
that there is little hope of a rapid growth 
of a love  of  the  beautiful  among  those 
who need  it most.  Lock  up  in  the  fine 
parlor the picture,  the  Venus,  the  grand 
piano,  and the  divine poem,  and tell  me 
how they are to  make  the  world  better 
by being in  it.  Yes,  I know  that that  is 
the way to keep them  nice and  new  and 
dustless;  but I know,  too,  that  the office 
boy who whistles that everlasting‘‘boom- 
de-a,”  if  the  piano  could  get  at  him, 
would have been  in  love  long  ago  with 
something  in  the realm of sound that  is 
well worth  the  whistling,  and  so  with 
the other fine  things that  are  shut  from 
the  light  of  day  and  the  eyes of men. 
Tom  out there shoveling  coal  aud  Bridg­
et, 
the  china-breaker,  are  the  really 
needy,  and the problem for  art  to  solve 
to-day is, not how  can 1 keep  brigbt  and 
beautiful and shut up,  but how can  1 iay 
my hand upon  the  heads  of  those  who 
are  suffering  in  their  need  of  me,  and 
bless them  with  my  touch?  Uow  can  1 
get down?

“Shall  I  intrude  too  much  if I come 

in?”

Had  it  not  been  for  the  deep  voice, 
musical as it  was earnest,  my  “No.  con­
found  you!”  could  not  have  been  re­
strained,  but  that  disarmed  me,  and  I 
turned to greet my  hardly  welcome  vis­
itor  with  wh it  grace  l  could,  for  my 
paper had been  put off too  long already.
“I shall be glad to  have you  come  in.”

I said and then  1 meant it.  “1  am  alone,  1 
you see, and I am  sure you  will  find  the ‘ 
chair and the fire more  comfortable than 
the fearful cold outside.”

“I am obliged to  you,”  he  said,  as  he

placed his hat upon  the desk and,  throw­
ing open bis coat,  took  the  chair  I  had 
placed for him.  “It was that that brought 
me  in  and  a  glimpse  of your Venus de 
Milo,  something not often  seen  in a back 
office.  Not a bad  copy  in  plaster.  Did 
you get that on this side?”

“ 1  didn’t,  but  1  am  almost  sorry  I 
didn’t.  Aside  from  the  reminder  of  a 
pleasant summer,  it has little merit,  and 
1  could  have saved  myself  some  annoy­
ance by getting one  like it in New York. 
There is  little need now forgoing abroad 
for the sake of  bringing  back  what  you 
can get at home;  and I  have an idea that 
the  best  thiug  that  cau  be  done  with 
these fine originals is  to start them  on  a 
journey around  the world.  1 know of no 
better way of leavening the whole human 
lump.”

“Some  summers  ago,  after  a  stay of 
some weeks at Geneva, 1 took that famous 
drive  from  Lake  Leman  to  Chamouui. 
Fortune favored me and I had  a  seat  by 
the  driver.  As  we  rode  along through 
some of  the  finest  scenery  i  have  ever 
seen,  the  thought  came  to  me  that  a 
man,  however  humble  in  life,  must  be 
under  the  best of influences who travels 
daily that Alpine road  and  1  tested  the 
man at my side.  He could  talk  of noth­
ing but his horses.  The  grandeur of the 
Alps brought only the  expressive  shrug.
1 had the same  experience  while  stand­
ing in  the  mighty  presence  of  Niagara 
There,  too,  my  driver had  lived  loug  in 
sound  of  that  tremendous  voice,  and, 
while I stood  in awe  before it,  too  over­
powered  to  speak,  he,  with vexation in 
his voice,  remarked  that that was a little 
the dumbedest  mist to git  intew  that  he 
ever  went  anywhere !  It  may  be  that 
your position is the  right  one  but  I  am 
soiry  I cannot agree  with you.  The fact I 
is,  the  best in  nature and the finest things 
* f art,  if common,  fail  to  have  that  in­
fluence  they  should  have;  and  these 
things,  instead of  coming  down,  should 
insist  on  staying  where  they  are,  and 
should lift the masses to their level.”

“Here’s a case in  hand:  Jim Jones, the 
cobbler,  right around  the  corner,  has  a 
boy  9  or  10  years  old.  Jim  wants the 
boy to have a  better chance  than  he ever 
had,  and he’s all the time getting beauti­
ful things to take  home.  Sometimes it’s 
a picture,  sometimes  it’s something else; 
but  it  has  always  something attractive 
about it.  How's the boy  to  be benefited, 
if beauty  is to stand  forever on  her ped­
estal?”

“Just the same as  he  is to be benefited 
by going to church.  Jim  doesn’t  expect 
the child will look  upon the  face  of  the 
Lord  by going  to  church.  He  does  ex­
pect  that  the  clergyman  will  bring  the 
child nearer to the  Divine  Presence  ana 
that the Great Unseen,  through  the pul­
pit teaching,  will be made manifest some­
how to bis child.  Now,  as  in  the  olden 
time,  the  child  must be suffered  to come 
to  Him and not forbidden  to come.

“ The  same  fact  appears  everywhere.
I  know  of  nothing  clumsier  than  the 
farming implement  of  seventy-five years 
ago,  unless  it  was  the  rough  and  un­
gainly furniture that  was  found  in every 
farmhouse.  As  time  went  by,  it  was I 
learned  that the  useful  need  not  be  ugly 
aud  from that moment a  change  for  the 
better began.  Axes aud  hoes and scythes 
grew lighter.  Form  received  attention; 
and  now  the  hayfork  and  the  number- j 
less  farming  tools  must  be  comely  a s ' 
well  as  light  and  strong.  The kitchen j 
followed  the  same  law.  The  walls  are

¡STEEL RANGE  MAJESTIC.

What  the  Hardware  Trade  of 

Michigan Says of It.

The  most  prominent  stove  merchants 
in  Michigan  who  have  given  a  lifetime 
«•I  study  aud  observation  to  the  subject 
ot  cooking  apparatus,  unite  in  saying 
that  the Steel  Range  Majestic is the  best 
constructed,  the  most economical  in  the 
u-e of fuel,  the  most  perfect  and  satis­
factory  in  its operation  of  any  stove  or 
range that has come  within  their  notice.
Besides this,  more  than  one  hundred 
thousand housewives unite in saying that 
it  is so far superior  to other  cook  stoves 
and  ranges  they  have  used  that  their 
cooking  by  its  use  is  made  a  positive 
pleasure.

The Sieel  Range  Majestic is  backed  by 
tile strongest  t i l  
in Ml swee  iug guar­
antee  ever  made  upon  any  commercial

PJESTIC

(lllf!  hiui-ewives pronounce it the greatest 
UUU  cooking imige.  1395 tire linings guar 
an'eed  for  five  year*  against  burning; other 
I‘«it>  for  twenty  live  ye.rs  »gainst  breaking. 
Descriptive  cook hook  2 cents.
31  JEsTIG  JBFG  C J,  St.  Louis,  MV>

COMM ENTS  OF  TH E   TRADE.

Five  Testimonials  Selected  From  More

Than  a  Hundred

SHANK  11  GRAVES,

The Majestic Siee!  Range is  the  finest  article 
of merchandise to se 1 that I have handled  in  30 
j e  rs that  I  have been  in  the hardware business 
"f  «'I tue rang  s W"  haves  id there is  p  si live­
ly  "Ol  ne but  What  i-  giving  penect  salisfac 
t on 
tMir dealing, with the M  je*tic  Manufac 
uring  ompMiiy. wi.i  b  have been  nn re  ext°n- 
-ive  ill 'll  e  liad  expected  by a huge degree, 
li  ve PeeII  ihe  ■■ -.-I  p.eas  nt and -ati-faetory i-i 
ever»  way that  we could  esir>-  They are h o ll­
o a   le Pu-ine-s men in every  respect  Vnd  it  is 
Illy  profitable  m i .  a  pleasure  to d o   business 
ii "  
with tnem 
Manager  Stove  liepu-tment,  Foster,  Sleveup  & 
l'o.. ‘.rand  Rapids, Mich.
before accepting the Majestic  agency  we  In­
vestigated the merits of this  range  lh’roughly 
We expected great  things  of  it  from  what  we 
heard fr un other*, b .■  1 must say  in  justice  to 
the  Majestic  that  eve  y  expectation  has  been 
more lb  n realized  There - re other good steel 
ranges, hut we believe that the  Majestic is with 
out a  fault,  as  far  as  the  ability  of  man  can 
make it, and compared to other steel ranges it is 
perfei lion in itself.  The  method  employed  oy 
the Majestic Manufacturing c o.  in  introducing 
this range to the public is  the most original  and 
effective I  have ev< r seen in  business.  Our  ex 
perience with the company has been very  pleas 
ant indeed  and it has been a  positive  pleasure, 
as well as a benefit, to do business with  so  large 
and well conducted a firm.

WILLIAM  SEYFFARDT, Sec’y,

Saginaw  Hardware Co., Saginaw, W. S., Mich.
Our recent experience in selling  the  wonder­
ful Majestic Meet  Range has  been  most  pleas­
ant  and  pr  Stable  to  us.  Mechanically  and 
scientifically the range is the cooking apparatus 
par excellence.  Theie  can  be  no economy  in 
the household without a  Majectic  Steel  Range 
upon which  to do cooking aud water heating.
EBERB tCH  HARDWARE  CO, 
Ann Arbor, Mich.
The  experience  of  a  lifetime  In the general 
hardware business has yet to show me a cooking 
ran a e  that  cau  be  compared  with  the  Steel 
Range Majestic.  We  sold a large  number  dur­
ing  the  exhibit,  aud  since  then  our  patrons 
unite in praise of it. 

H. S.  ME  -SINGER,
Pontiac.  Mich.

DUNNING  BROS,

It is simply absurd to comn. re any other cook 
ing - tove or c -ok  ng range that we have sold in 
our experieu  e in the cook stove  business  with 
the  Majestic  in  economy  of  fuel  and  facility 
and  despatch  in  properly  preparing  food  for 
the table. 
Menominee, Mich,
The opinions of the  above  merchants, 
who  have  given  a lifetime to  the  stove 
business,  are above  criticism and conclu­
sively  prove  beyond  a  doubt  that  the 
Majestic is in  every  particular all that is 
claimed  for it.

V t

For  further  particulars  address

&u a   e i/
•  *'71*4*  U7i

J.W . JOHNSTON,  Manager.

6  @?V4

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

1rH hi  MICHIQA3ST  TRADESMAN,

U A i i u i i i s ,   r  tv t i l l a   au>u  « u s

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fancy—In 5 lb.  boxes. 
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Chocolate Drops..................  
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H. M. Chocolate  Drops.......................................75
Gum  Drops................................................... 35®50
Licorice Drops.................................................1  no
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Imperials........................................................  .  60
Mottoes................................................ 
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Molasses  B a r ................................. 
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Hand  Made  Oeams 
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Decorated Creams.........................................  
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String  Rock........................................ 
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Burnt Almonds..........................................90®  25
Wlntergreen  Berries............ 
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Ivaca...........
California, soft  shelled 
Brazils, new........................................
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F ilb e rts ................. 
Walnuts, Grenoble, old.......................
French  ............................
Calif...........   .................
Soft Shelled  Calif................
Tame  Nuts,  fancy.......................
choice............................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P . , .........................
Chestnuts..............................
Hickory Nuts per  bu.,  M ich .............
Coeoennts. foil aacxs 
Butternuts  per  b u ......................
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

3

papered  because  warmth  and  beauty 
have combined  to make the farm-kitchen 
attractive.  The  fireplace  has  long  ago 
given place to the stove  and none of dis­
pleasing design is  found in  any  kitchen 
to-day. 
So  the  rag  carpet  has  given 
place  to  the  ingrain;  the  old  settee, to 
the more comfortable lounge or sofa;  and 
a  thousand  comforts  and  conveniences 
have  crept  in,  all of  them teaching les­
sons of taste and  beauty. 
I  don’t  know 
how art cau  better  accomplish  her  mis­
sion,  and  yet  the  Sistine  Madonna  and 
the  Yenus  de  Milo  and  other  master­
pieces which are  exerting a powerful in­
fluence  over  every  home  in  the  wide 
world  still  stay  in  the  galleries  which 
they have made sacred  so  long.  Would 
their influence be greater  and  more  far- 
reaching  if  they  had  journeyed  from 
their country,  as you seem to suggest?

“I may be greatly in  error,  but  I  am 
beginning strongly to believe that one of 
the best means of lifting the masses  to  a 
higher  life-level  is  the  common, every­
day  store,  be  it  in  country or in town. 
The  labeled  box,  the  ornamented  paii, 
the  omnipresent  tin  can  with  its  con­
densed goodness,  are  doing more for civ­
ilization than  the  careless  observer  will 
be willing to admit.  1  know this is true 
in the city for 1 have watched  the spread 
of its  wholesome  influence,  and  what  1 
can remember of my little experience  on 
the farm  convinces  me  that  there,  more 
than in the town, is the good art-work go­
ing on.  Shut in  from the outside  world, 
the illuminated fruit can  gives  glimpses 
of  color  and  form  which  the untrained 
eyes of the farmhouse  have never before 
looked  upon,  and the  roughest  and  the 
most gorgeous of these designs and colors 
prepare  the  way  for  better  things  to 
come;  and  1  have  often  seen  sent  out 
with groceries,  pictures so beautiful that, 
had they not been  stamped as  an  adver­
tisement,  1  would  have adorned my own 
home with them.  The traders themselves 
are beginning to look at these things with 
more kindly  and  more  intelligent  eyes; 
and I am ready to believe  that  the  win­
dow dressing we are  hearing so much  of 
now  is  due in  a great  degree to this real 
art-work,  which is widening its influence 
every4year.

“Another  means  of  culture  which  is 
coming  to  the  front  is the trade paper; 
and one of the  greatest  impediments  to 
its  rapid  progress  is the editor himself. 
There  are  two  vocations  in  life  which 
anybody  can  fill—editing  a  paper  and 
teaching  a  school;  and  there  are  too 
many 
instances  where  the  work  done 
shows that  that idea  is  carried  out.  It 
doesn’t make any difference how a thing is 
said.  All  the  taker  of  a  trade  paper 
wants  is  a  list  of  prices  and a joke or 
two.  What  difference  does 
it  make 
whether the verbs and their substantives 
quarrel?  The reader  is  never the wiser. 
Grammerless  himself,  he 
tell 
whether the  sentence be right  or wrong, 
and,  so  far  as  giving  him  anything be­
sides the prices is concerned, it would be 
so much time thrown away.

can’t 

“There never was a greater mistake.  If 
every reader of a trade paper were a reg­
ular “Jap,”  that  one  fact  should  make 
the editor feel  that  the  making  of  that 
“Jap”  into an intelligent human  being is 
the end and aim  of his life;  and that the 
only  way to do  this is to  give  him,  with 
every impression of his paper, something 
that will attract him and make him read. 
If the  “Jap” likes jokes,  give  him  some 
It  is  a starter;  and in  time
good  ones. 

he  may  be  induced  to  take  something 
else.  But Jap or no Jap,  the trade paper 
has a work to do,  and if it  be well done, 
there  will  be  as  great  a  lifting  of the 
masses to that higher level  we  have been 
speaking of,  by this means,  as by any we 
have so far considered.

“I would stay longer  with you,  for you 
can see I have  mounted  my  hobby  and 
have had  a  spendid  ride;  but,  prejudice 
aside,  I believe you  will  agree  with  me, 
wben  you  think  over  what I have been 
saying,  that in these  matters Mohammed 
must and  ought  to go  to  the  mountain, 
for the mountain cannot be moved.  Good 
day.”

I am inclined to think  that the man  is 
right;  but  there  are  arguments  on  the 
other  side  of  the  question.  However, 
we are both  working for  the  same  end, 
and  what do I care what means are taken 
to stop  that  “boom-de-a”  if  it  be  only 
stopped?  Ricbakd Mai.com Strong.

Mot  a  W ork  of N ecessity.

“You  mustn’t  black  your  shoes  this 
morning,  Johnny,” said Mr.  Billus.  czi
“Why not?”
it’s  Sunday.  You  should 
“Because 
have attended to that  matter last  night. 
Besides,”  added  Mr.  Billus,  hurriedly 
feeling 
left-hand  vest 
pocket,  “I want you to run  over  to  the 
drug store and get me some cigars.”
"Magnanimity"  and  Business.

in  his  upper 

F ro m  th e   M ontreal W itness.

Ever since the  American  war  the  be­
havior  of  England  toward  the  United 
States has been as magnanimous  as  that 
of a  mastiff  to  a  snapping  terrier. 
In 
this determinedly friendly  attitude  Eng­
land has not been  entirely disinterested. 
She knows  the  value  of  her  best  cus­
tomer.

Try the new cigar. Signal  Five, 5c.

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CHARLES  F.  CLA RK ,  P res.

Offices  n the principal cities of the United 
States,  Canada,  the  European  continent, 
Australia, and In London, England.

Grand  Rapids Office, Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

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WRAPPING  PAPER, 

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also

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Cement,  Lime, Coal, Sewer Pipe, Etc.

Wholesale Shipper

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GRAND  RA PIDS,  MICH,

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HEROLD=BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.,

5 and 7 Pearl St.,

Our  Line  for  1895  is

Greater  in  variety  and 

finer  than 
ever attempted before.  Every one of the 
old  Favorites have been retained.

Your  inspection  is  kindly  solicited 

when in  the city.

Our representatives will  call  on  you 
early  and will gladly show  you  through.
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are  all  right  for  cheap  mixtures,  but  its  the  better class of 
goods that pay the largest per cent, of profit.  Our  French  and 
hand=made  Creams,  Fine  Chocolates,  Lozenges  and 
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THK  MXCHJLGAJSf  TRADESMAN.

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

MOVEMENT? OF  MERCHANT?.
Mason—Will 0.  Walter  succeeds 

Walton  in the grocery  business.

Fred

Leslie—Geo.  S.  Mitehel!  has purchased 

the grocery  stock of G.  W.  Marks.

Remus—Besses &  Quyle  succeed  Bes- 

sex  &  Servis  in  the  meat  business.

Saginaw—Geo.  Walz  succeeds  Walz 

&  Keller  in  the  hardware  business.

Pontiac—E.  L.  Kaiser succeeds  M.  D. 

Harshaw & Co.  in  the drug business.

Ithaca—James  Daniel  has  purchased 

the meat  business of Geo.  W.  Winget.

Baroda—Jas.  T.  Hollis  &  Co.  succeed 

Hess  &  Fisher  in  the  drug  business.

Marshall—Mills  &  McWethy  succeed 
Edwin  R.  Mills in  the  harness  business.
Howell—Fishbeck  &  Cook  have  pur
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  Jones  & 
Son.

Morenci—Rorick  &  Cook 

succeed 
Saulsbury  &  Cook  in  the  meat  busi­
ness.

Holly—A.  W.  Prescott  is succeeded  by 
R. Cook,  Agt.,  in the grocery  and  bakery 
business.

Constantine—R.  F.  Watkins  has  pur­
chased  the  general  stock  of  Chas.  H. 
Barry,  Jr.

Port  Huron—Jas.  McNeil  has removed 
his  general  stock  from  Greenleaf  to 
this  place.

Lansing—A.  L.  Harlow  &  Co.  have 
purchased the general  stock  of  Peabody 
& Peabody.

Menominee—A.  Bloch  succeeds  A. 
Bloch  &  Son  in  the  dry  goods  and  car­
pet  business.

Ann  Arbor—John  Koch 

succeeds
Koch  &  Henne  in  the  furniture  and 
carpet business.

Detroit—J.  Sparling  &  Co.  succeed 
W.  &.  J.  Sparling  in  the  dry goods and 
notion  business.

Allen—Joiner  &  Eaton,  genera!  deal­
ers,  have  dissolved,  B.  J.  Joiner  con­
tinuing  the  business.

Yale—Lothian  &  Beard,  general  deal­
ers,  have dissolved,  R.  M.  Lothian  con­
tinuing the business.

Iron wood—Megan  &  Koenig,  hard­
wood  manufacturers,  have  dissolved, 
Chas.  H.  Koenig  succeeding.

Bancroft—Euler  &  Payne,  hardware 
and grain  dealers,  have dissolved,  T.  M. 
Euler continuing  the  business.

Newberry—Max  Coplan succeeds  Cop­
lan  &  Stade  in  the  boot  and  shoe  and 
dry  goods  and  clothing  business.

by  Randall  &  Boyd, 
the  planing  mill  and 

Saginaw—R.  M.  Randall  is  succeeded 
incorporated, 
in 
lumber  business.
Haslett Park—J.  P.  Lockwood  &  Co., 
general  dealers,  have  dissolved.  The 
business  will  be  continued  by  E.  M. 
Babbitt.

Kalamazoo—Sands  & Hanes,  merchant 
tailors,  have  dissolved,  the  latter  suc­
ceeding.  Mr.  Sands  has  removed 
to 
Lafayette,  Ind.

Lennon—Paul  Countryman  &  Son 
have  purchased  the  store  building  for­
merly owned by M. O. McFarland and will 
occupy it  with  their hardware stock.

Yickeryville—A. C.  Oyler  has  moved 
his stock of dry goods, clothing, groceries 
and boots and  shoes  to  Carson  City  and 
will  occupy  the  building formerly occu­
pied by Mr. Clough.

Adrian—Harris  S.  DeFoe  has  been 
admitted  to  partnership 
in  the  old-es­
tablished dry goods house  of  J.  V.  De- 
Foe.  The new  firm  will  be  known  as 
J.  Y.  DeFoe & Son.

likely  to  pass 

j  Muskegon—Martin Dowd has  been  ad- 
J mitted to partnership  in  the  Muskegon 
Boiler Works,  the  other  partners  being 
I C.  D.  Stevens and Edward Behrens.  The 
style  remains  unchanged.

Allegan—It  is  reported that  the  man­
agement  of  the  Grange  Store,  so-called, 
is 
into  the  bands  of 
Martin Stegeman,  brother of the  present 
I manager,  who cherishes a desire to spend
Manistee—The broom factory formerly j the remainder of his  days  in  the  sunny
clime  of  Southern  California.  Albert 
Stegeman  is a remarkable man  in  many 
respects  and  richly  deserved  a  respite 
from  nusiness  cares  and  perplexities— 
nor  would  his  retirement  from  active 
business  be a source of  profound  regret 
on the  part  of  Allegan  merchants  gen­
erally.

conducted  by  Seymour  Bros,  has  been 
purchased  by  local  business  men,  who 
will  continue operations  under the style 
of the  Manistee  Broom  Co.

Sunfield—C.  N.  Snyder has sold  his in­
terest in  the drug stock of C.  N.  Snyder 
& Co.  to Dr.  E.  M.  Snyder,  who will  con­
tinue the  business  at  the  same  location 
under the style of E.  M.  Snyder.

Belding—W.  F.  Bricker  has  sold  his 
block and other property  to E.  H.  Deats- 
man,  of Sunfield,  taking in  exchange the 
latter’s general  stock,  valued  at  $7,000. 
Mr.  Deatsman expects to take up his res­
idence here about May  1.

Hastings—R.  K.  Grant  has  sold  his 
clothing stock to C.  F.  Chidester  and  E. 
A.  Burton,  who  will  continue  the  busi­
ness  at  the same location  under the style 
of Chidester &  Burton.  Mr.  Grant  will 
devote  his  entire  attention  to  his  ele­
vator  business.

White  Cloud—Mrs.  S.  P.  Barnhard 
has  admitted  her  son,  W.  E.  Barnhard, 
to  partnership  in  the  business,  which 
will  be continued  under the style  of  the 
Barnhard Mercantile Co.  Mr.  Barnhard 
has  beeu  connected  with  the  business 
several years as clerk and  manager.

Owosso—J.  N.  McBride  and  H.  P. 
Dunbar have acquired  the stock,  patents 
and  machinery  of  the  Detroit  Paper 
Package Co.  and will  remove  the  busi­
ness to this city  and  continue  it  under 
the style  of  the  Michigan  Package  Co. 
A new factory is  aow  in  process  of  erec­
tion,  the intention  being to  begin  opera­
tions about March  15.

Manistee—The  firm  of  Greig,  McKen­
zie &  Greig,  proprietors  of  the  Boston 
(dry  goods)  Store,  has  been  dissolved, 
the interest of J.  M.  Greig,  of  Corning, 
N.  Y.,  having  been purchased  by T.  M. 
Greig and  Hugh  McKenzie  and  the  firm 
will  hereafter be known  as  Greig  &  Mc­
Kenzie.  The  gentlemen  who  now  own 
the business have  been the resident part­
ners since the store was started.

Constantine—C.  H.  Barry  has  sold his 
stock  of  general  mercnaudise  to  R.  F. 
Watkins  &  Co.,  of Union City,  who  will 
continue  the  business.  Mr.  Barry  will 
remove  to  Buifalo  City,  Ark.,  where  he 
has large  milling  and  lumbering  inter­
ests.  This  stock  has  been in the Barry 
family  for a great many  years,  Governor 
Barry  formerly  doing  business  in  the 
same building.

Manistee—In 

the  Manistee  Circuit 
Court,  last  week, judgment  was rendered 
against John  and  Richard  Seymour  for 
310,000  on  a  promissory  note  held  by 
Mrs.  Fred  Seymour,  which  had  been 
given  in  part payment  for  the  third  in­
terest  in  the business of Seymour Bros., 
held  by Fred Seymour  before  his  death. 
Executions were  immediately  issued  and 
placed in  the hands  of  the  sheriff,  who 
levied upon all of the real  estate held  by 
the firm  in  this  city,  with  the  exception 
of  their  residence  property,  also  upon 
the stock of clothing in the Hub Clothing 
Store,  which  is owned  by  the  firm,  and 
has now  been advertised at sheriff’s  sale.
Big-  Capitalization  on  Paper,  but Small 

in  Reality.

Ca led on ia,  Feb.  19—Our  village  was 
surprised yesterday  morniug  by  the  ar­
rival  of six oily-tongued agents,  with  as 
many  more 
large  sample  trunks,  ail 
claiming to represent  the  Chicago  Sup 
ply Co., of Chicago,  located at the corner 
of Madison and  Market  streets,  having 
an alleged capital of  3100,000.  The  en 
tire  gang  are  canvassing  the  farmers 
and  showing  samples  of  goods—cloth 
ing,  dry  goods,  shoes  and  groceries— 
and  soliciting  orders  and  members  tt 
their  Association,  the  membership  fee 
being $15,  or free  to  each  purchaser  of 
SS5  worth  of  goods,  payable  either  it 
cash or by six  months’  note,  without  in 
terest.  The  would-be  purchaser  is  as­
sured that on every  $200 worth  of goods 
purchased  he  will  save  $75  over  the 
greedy  prices  asked  by  the  local  dealer 
for the same goods,  and they promise  the 
producing purchaser 25 cents  per  pound 
for  butter  and  25  cents  per  dozen  for 
eggs  the  year  round.
let  me  hear  by  early  mail 
what you  know  of  their  standing  and 
responsibility,  as  well  as  their  dealings 
in  other  places,  and  greatly  oblige.

Please 

J.  A.  L ik blek.

The  Chicago  Supply  Co.  is  rated  by 
Dun  as  having  $5,000  capital.  Brad- 
street  accords  the  concern  no  rating, 
evidently  acting  on  the assumption that 
the owner or owners are  not  entitled  to 
such  recognition. 
T h e  T radesman 
will  act on the suggestion  of  its  corres­
pondent and  endeavor  to  ascertain  the 
record  the  emissaries  of  the  concern 
made  in localities  where  they  have  op­
erated heretofore.

Sullivan—The report that Hiram Mun- 
ger had purchased the general  stock  for­
merly owned by the Sullivan  Lumber Co. 
is erroneous.  The stock,  store  building 
and warehouse have  been  purchased  by 
Miles D.  Bunker,  who  has  managed  the 
business several  years  for  the  Sullivan 
Lumber  Co.  and  won  something  more 
than  a  local  reputation  by reason of  his 
energy and shrewdness.

Owosso—Geo.  E.  Mason  brought  a 
stock of goods,  bought  from  Snedicor  & 
Hathaway,  of Detroit,  from  Au Sable  to 
Owosso  last  fall  and  put  them  in  the 
store managed by J.  B.  McIntosh.  Later 
he  was  given  charge  of  the  store,  and 
soon  after  the  Detroit  firm  failed  and 
turned over to the  assignee  the  Owosso 
stock  as  part  of  the assets.  Mason  re­
fuses now to give up the  keys,  claiming 
a $2,000 interest in the  goods here.  The 
stock was sold to Truix  &  McGregor,  of 
Ypsilanti, by the assignee.

W estern
B eef
Provision
Co.

and.

These prices are right at the time  of  going  to 
press and are  subject  to  market  changes  We 
enter  orders  at  markel  prices  at  the  time  re 
ceived.

Sausaue.

Pork  Sausage...........................................6J£@
Vermont Sausage  in  bags.................... 
Bologna.................................... 

Smoked  Meats.
9
No. 1 Hams  .................................  
6*
 
Picnic  Hams 
................   8-*® 8M
Breakfast Boneless  Bacon 
9,.
Dried Beef,  Ham  Sets............. 

... 

... 

g

Fresh  Meats.

Beef Sides, cows and heifers.
Beef Sides  No. 1 Steers 
......
.................  ..
Loins of  Beef 
Rib  R ossts..........
Pork Loins 
.......................

Beef  in  Barrels.
Boneless Rump Butts..........................

Barrel  Pork.
Mess Pork....... 
.........................
Boneless Pig, bean  por=......................
Extra Heavy clear  back..................
Shortcut 
ii
Standard Short Cut, clear back............
Medium, clear back.............................
Lard  in  Tierces.
Kettle Rendered............ 
............
Fam ily...........................................
Compound............................................
Vegetole............ ............................

5  a  e
ti/s1® 7 
8  @10 
7  @9

.$ 9 .5

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. . .   11  «0 
13 on
75@11  25 
.-.  2 50 
...  12 00

4.7g@5

4ys @5

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S pecial  a tte n tio n   to  

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m ail  an d  te le g ra p h   orders.
T elep h o n e  1254.

71  Ganal  S t,  Grand  Rapids,

P K « » V I S I « » . N

i'he Uraud  Rapids  Packing  and  Provision CP 

SAUSAGE.

I notes as follows:
PORK  IN  BAHBEL5.
Mess,.  ............................................
-.hort c u t................................  .........
Extra clear pig, short c u t .................
Extra clear,  heavy  ............................
Clear, fat  back...................................
Boston clear, short cut.......................
Clear back, shortcut..........................
Standard clear, short cut. best...........
Pork, links..........................................
Bologna................................................
Liver.................................................'
Tongue........................................
Blood ...................................................
Head cheese............................
Summer.................  ................. . ’......
Fraukfurta.......................................
Kettle  Rendered.................................
Granger..............................................
Family
Compound................................  
Coftolene... 
"otosuet................. 
............ ” . 
0 lb. Tins, \c  advance.
0 lb.  pails,  >4c 
“
501b.  “  4c 
“
\c
25 lb.  “ 
131b. 
•  1  c
BEEP  IN  BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs.  ...
Extra Mess, Chicago packing....................
Boneless, rump butts............................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain
Hams, average 20 lbs........
. . . . .

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

...”  ”
".......

LARD.

10 75
u oo
14 00
12 25 
12  0 
12 50 
12 75

5%5«
614
6%

6 50
6  5

“ 
“ 

16 lbs...................... 
12t0 14 1b8......................
picnic.............................
best boneless.................................

9*
8>*
Shoulders.........................................
654
Breakfast Bacon  boneless.........
Dried beef, ham prices..  .
9*
DRY  SALT  MEATS.
Long Clears, heavy................................
6*6*
Briskets,  medium............
Half  barrels................................................... 3 25
"uarter barrels.........................."  . . . . . .........1  75
£ tS .
90
Kits, honeycomb 
Kits, premium 
..

PICKLED  PIGS’  PSET.

TRIPE.

n BOilS 
S,

EATON, LÏ0N & CO.

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
but  all  have  a  fairly  good  supply, 
and no retailer  adjacent  to  our  market 
can  procure  better  grades or prices  else­
where. 
In spite of the  extra and expen­
sive precautions taken  by  the  shippers, 
the  outside  layers  in  some  boxes  will 
show  a  slight  evidence  of  having been 
pinched  a little too close  by  Jack  Frost, 
but not enough  to  warrant  repacking  or 
entail  loss  by  wastage.  With receipts in 
lighter volume,  and  the  better  demand 
attendant  on  settled  weather,  a gradual 
increase in  price may be expected.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

G.  A.  Lamb & Co.  have opened a  prod­
uce  commission  house  at  33  Ottawa 
street.

business 

D.  C.  Watson  has  embarked  in  the 
grocery 
at  Luther.  The 
Worden Grocer  Co.  furnished  the  stock.
J.  B.  Trowbridge  has  opened  a  gro­
cery store at Thompsonviile.  The stock 
was furnished  by  the Worden Grocer Co.
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   is  now  in  its  new 
home in  the Blodgett Building,  where  it 
has the  largest,  lightest  and  most  con­
venient printing office in  the  State.  All 
friends of  the  publication are  invited  to 
call  and 
inspect  the  premises  at  any 
time.

Stanley  E.  Parkili,  Secretary  of  the 
State Board of  Pharmacy,  was  in  town 
last  week  and engaged  the sixth  floor  of 
the Blodgett  building—between  the  two 
floors occupied  by  the  Tradesman  Com­
pany—for the next  examination  session 
of the  Board,  which  will  be  held  Jiere 
March 5 and 6.

H.  E.  Hesseltine 

is  closing  out  his 
hardware stock at  17  and  19  Grandville 
avenue for  the purpose of  embarking  in 
the picture frame and  gasoline stove  re­
pairing business  at  301  South  Division 
street.  He  will  be  associated  at  the 
latter location  with  Fred S.  Russell,  the 
style  of  the  Arm  being  Hesseltine & 
Russell.

In  order  to  accommodate  another  or­
ganization,  the  Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
tion  waived 
its  right  to  Elk’s  Hall 
Monday  evening  and  will  hold  its  reg­
ular  meeting  Wednesday  evening 
in­
stead.  As  several  matters  of  impor­
tance  are  to  come  before  this  meeting 
for  discussion  and  action,  it  is  hoped 
that the  attendance  will  be  large.

The  Grocery  M arket.

Oysters—The market all  of  last  week 
was in  a  very  uncertain  condition,  the 
culmination of high  prices being reached 
Monday afternoon, when  Baltimore pack­
ers wired  the price of Standards at  $1.50 
and  Selects  at $1.75.  Local dealers  had 
anticipated a slight  advance  and  placed 
orders  somewhat  in  excess  of  regular 
needs,  and in the light of  later  develop­
ments,  it proved  their wisdom.  For this 
reason  they  were  able  to  notify  their 
trade that they would  not raise their bill­
ing price above  $1.40,  unless  the  situa­
tion  at  headquarters  grew  still  worse. 
Happily  for all  concerned,  the last figure 
named  has been  the top  notch  of  prices 
so  far  this  season,  and  to-day they are 
wiring and  notifying the  trade that they 
would  bill  at  81  25  per  gallon,  feeling 
that the conditions now  warrant  them  in 
thus naming a figure  actually  below  the 
Baltimore quotations.  When  the  break­
up comes—as it  must  soon—prices  will 
tumble  back  to near the old figures,  and 
it is hoped that they have sufficient stock 
on hand to carry them  along.

Lemons—The fruit now  in  the  bands 
of  the  dealers  is of  most superior qual­
ity,  and a  very  large  percentage  of  the 
recent cargoes sold  at Eastern  ports have 
graded  as  Fancy and  Extra  Fancy,  and 
sold  at what would  usually be considered 
very  low  figures.  The  severe  weather 
has deterred Western  dealers  from  buy­
ing as largely as they  would  have  done 
could  they  have  felt sure that the  fruit 
would not have become frosted,in transit,

Dates—No particular  change  in  them 
since our  last  issue.  They  continue  to 
move as steadily as the wants of trade re­
quire.

Figs—Sell moderately well,  although a 
little better feeling characterizes  the bet­
ter goods.  Bag stock is  dull  and  meets 
but little recognition.

Foreign  Nuts—No  changes  in  any of 
the varieties  worth noting.  The demand 
is limited  and any dealer showing  a  dis­
position  to  buy  a  large  bill  will  be  al­
lowed  to  make  very  liberal  conditions, 
favorable to  himself,  by  the  importers. 
There is nothing in  the  commercial  hori­
zon  at present  to  indicate that an  imme­
diate change is  likely  to  occur,  and  for 
that reason  the  market  may  be said  to be 
inactive.

Bananas—Nothing doing with  them  at 
present,  excepting in  a  small  way,  the 
weather being too cold  to ship, excepting 
by  express,  and  express  rates  are  too 
high to allow any -profit  for  the  dealer, 
after deducting expenses  and  first  cost. 
The high«price  of  oranges,  apples  and 
kindred fruits  will  be apt  to  stimulate  a 
good  demaud for  bananas just as soon  as 
it gets  warm  enough  to  justify  regular 
shipments.  Prices  are now  low,  as hold­
ers realize that to get  orders  they  must 
throw out inducements,  and  they  prefer 
to move the goods at a  small  loss,  rather 
than to hang on  for enough to  cover first 
cost,  thereby  missing  orders  altogether 
and  losing  the  whole  loaf.  There  are 
very  few fruit dealers  who,  taking  one 
year  with  another  for  a  period  of  four 
years in  succession,  can  show  a  clean 
profit as a result of  their  efforts in  han­
dling this  most  treacherous  and  easily 
damaged  line of fruit,  but,  nevertheless, 
when  once  engaged 
in  it,  it  seems  to 
be  almost 
impossible  to  drop  it  out, 
there seeming to be a certain sort  of fas­
cination  about  the  holding  on,  even 
though  a  large  loss  be  assured.  Pros­
pects  are excellent  for  a large  volume of 
business in  them the  coming  season,  as 
more concerns  are  interested  in  the  car­
rying trade,  and trade  will  start  with  a 
bound  the  moment  spring  aud  warm 
weather greet us.

at 

liberal 

importers,  who  have  hustled 

Oranges—The  receipts  of  Sicily  fruit 
the  different 
have  been 
the  prices  re­
ports  of  entry,  and 
alized  at 
the  auctions  have  been 
somewhat  below  the  expectations  of 
the 
the 
fruit to our shores ever  since  it  was  an 
assured fact that the  great  Florida  crop 
had  been  destroyed.  Calforuia growers 
have  not  been  slow  to  improve  their 
opportunity,  either,  and  had  the  cold 
spell  not  been  so  protracted,  more  of 
their  products  would  have  met  that  of 
the  Silicians  half  way.  The  enforced 
delay of  heavy  shipments  has  been  in­
strumental  in  giving  the  consumer  a 
better  grade and  much  riper  fruit,  and 
for that they should  be  thankful. 
It  is 
getting to  be the rule  to begin  shipping

the new crop of nearly every  variety  be­
fore it  has  sufficiently  matured,  which 
causes  the  public  at  large  to  become 
suspicious of the  fruit for  a  long  time, 
even after  it has  reached  its  prime,  but 
there 
is  no  way  to  prevent  its  being 
done,  and  the  practice  will  doubtless 
continue  to  be  indulged  in,  pernicious 
as it is.  The  California crop  is  now  in 
fine condition  to forward and heavy  ship­
ments  will  be  the  rule.  The  Navals 
this  year  are  excellent,  being  fine  fla­
vored,  good colored  and  very heavy,  and 
containing  all  the  requisites  of  a  first- 
class  table  orange.  The  Seedlings  are 
having a good  sale,  more  on account  of 
their  cheapness, 
than  of  their  good 
eating qualities.  Prices,  as  quoted else­
where,  can  be  taken  as  a  fair  average 
for  small  lots.  When  larger  quantities 
are wanted,  rock bottom quotations  will 
be  furnished  by  our  local  wholesalers, 
upon request.

Oil—Both of the companies  competing 
for the  trade  of  this  territory  announce 
and  advance  of  %e  per  gallon  on  all 
grades  of  illuminating  oils.  No change 
on  naptha  or  gasoline.

The  Drug  Market.

Gum  opium  is  steady  at  unchanged 

prices.

Morphia declined  on  the  7th  10c  per 
ounce.  The  change  was  overlooked  in 
last  week’s  report.

Quinine is firm and  in  active  demand.
Gum camphor has advanced 5c abroad. 
Domestic  manufacturers  have  advanced 
prices 10c.

Oil anise continues to  decline.
Cod liver oil  has advanced $27 per bar­
rel  in  the  last  two  weeks  and  higher 
prices are  looked  for.  Stocks  are  very 
low.

A new list and discounts is in effect on 
glassware and corks,  netting an  advance 
of about 15 per cent,  on  the  former  and 
25 per cent, on  the latter.

Linseed oil  has  advanced  lc  and  an­

other advance is probable.

Turpentine is higher.

Change  in the  Sugar  Card.

The  Committee on  Trade  Interests  of 
the  Grand  Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  As­
sociation  promulgated  a  new  schedule
of  prices  on  granulated  sugar  Feb.  19, 
as  follows:

5  cents  per  pound.
5%  pounds  for  25  cents.
11%  pounds  for  50  cents.
24  pounds  for  $1.
W.  L.  Gregory,  who is  connected  with 
the  mercantile  department  of  Emmett 
Hagadorn,  at Fife Lake, was in town over 
Sunday,  the guest of  friends.

Frank  T.  Lawrence  (Putnam  Candy 
Co.)  is  spending  a  couple  of  days 
in 
Chicago,  posting  up on the fruit market.
All  are  trying  to  match  Gillies’  New 
York  Coffees.  They  are  fine.  J.  P. 
Yisner,  Agt.

Wants  Column•

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.

B U SIN ESS  C H A N C E S .

includes boiler  engine, kilns, sawmill and  nec 

F or  sa le—t a b l e  fa c to r y,  located 

in a live town of  2,<00  inhabitants  Plant 
essary machinery to manufacture tables or other 
lines of  furniture  Town  has  three  railroads, 
furnishing excellent shipping  facilities.  Plant 
cost *17,» 0 and is well worth  *10,000, but will be 
sold for *5,000, owing to inexperience  of owner. 
Address No.• 97, care Michigan Tradesman.  697
of goods—shoe stock  preferred—two tracts 

F O R SALE OKTRADE-FOR,SMALL STOCK 

of  land,  one  of  forty  and  the other ten acres, 

Address Lock Box 984, Big Rapids, Mich. 

699

B

690

W A N T E D —TO EXCHANGE FOR STOCK OF 
goods, *1,000 stock and *1,000 store  build­
tv 
ing  at  Henrietta.  Stock  comprises  groceries, 
wall  paper,  clothiDg,  notions;  also  fixtures. 
Store is 20x70, with  10x50  addition.  Three quar­
ters of an acre of land, good  barn,  apple  trees, 
well and cistern.  Buildings all new and painted 
in  good  shape.  Store  is  one-half  mile  from 
fashionable summer resort.  For particulars ad­
dress »90, care Michigan Tradesman. 

WANTED—A  STOCK  OF  MERCHANDISE.

I lOR  SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS  HARDWARE 
For sa l e—a stock o f h a rd w a r e and

well located,  in  exchange  for  stock  in 
State bank; doing  good  business,  paying  divi- 
707
dends.  H.  llizerote, Lansing. Mich. 
OR SALE—FIRST CLASS GROCERY STOCK 
and fixtures,  nearly  new.  Good  location 
Good reason for selling.  If do not sell  will take 
partner.  Address  Lock  Box  302,  Kalamazoo 
Mich. 
7{>3
FOR  SALE—A  WELL-SELECTED  DRUG 
stock, stationery,  shoes,  etc.  Particulars, 
address Box 185, Sunfield,  Mich. 
702
AN1  TO  BUY—SALEABLE  STOCK  OF 
hardware and general goods about  *3,000 
in live town of from *,0' 0 to 8,000  inhabitants in 
Western or Central Michigan.  Address No. 701 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
701
and implement bnsiness in thriving village 
in good farming community.  Address Brown & 
Sehler, Grand Rapids,  Mich. 
700
tinner’s tools, invoicing about *2,0 <>  Cash 
sales last year  *7,000.  No  t:n  shop  within  ten 
miles.  Will sell part or all.  Reasons for selling 
going  into  manufacturing  business.  Address 
Brown  Bros.  &  Co.,  Colton,  Henry  County 
Ohio. 
704
on  cars  here  at  Mecosta.  Will  be  sold 
cheap to close up a business.  Make me an offer 
J  D. Leahy, Mecosta, Mich. 
705
GOOD  HOME  WITH  NINE  ACRES  OF 
choice land to exchange for  stock  of  gro­
ceries  or  general  merchandise  not  to  exceed 
*2,501  Address W. W., Parmelee, Mich. 
706 
OOD  NINE  ROOM  HOUSE  NICELY  LO‘- 
cated  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Mich.  Will  ex­
change  for  stock  groceries.  Address  Box  80 
Stanton, Mich. 
696  ’
HPO EXCHANGE—FRUIT FARM  IN OCEANA 
X   county for general  merchandise.  Address 
No. 694. care Michigan Tradesman. 
"A  GOOD  STORE  BUILDING  AND  *4,000 
-TV  stock  general  merchandise,  to  exchange 
for  farm  worth  *5,000.  For  particulars  ad- 
dress No. 686. care Michigan Tradesman 
686 
/  GROCERY  STOCK  FOR  SALE—INVOICING 
VX  about 17,000, in  a  hustling  town  of  8 000 
Everything cash.  The  only grocery  that  made 
money last year.  Reasons, other Irons.  Address 
No. 691. care Michigan Tradesman. 

F or sa le—do cords is in ch dry  wood

■ OR  SALE—DRUG  STOCK,  CLEAN  AND 

fresh, new shelving, counters, show  cases, 
soda  fountain  and  safe,  the  finest location in 
good business town  Will  take  *4,000,  payable 
half cash and balance  on  short  time.  Address 
for particulars, No. 635,  care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
QTOCK  OF CLOTHING AND GENTLEMEN’S 
Cl  furnishing goods, to  trade  for  real  estate. 
Address No. 660, Care Michigan Tradesman. 660

IN OOD  FARM  NEAR  STATE  CAPITOL, 
1  clear title, to exchange for boots and shoes. 
G. W. Watrous, Lansing, Mich. 
TF  YOU  WANT  TO  BUY  OR  SELL  REAL 
J.  estate, write me.  I  can  satisfy  you  Chas. 
E. Mercer, Rooms 1 and 2, Widdicomb  building.
653
I IOR  SALE—A  SHOE  BUSINESS,  OR  HALF 

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

624

694

685

659

691

SITUATIONS  W ANTED,

682

693

V ST ANTED—POSITION  BY  A  GROCERY 
vv 
clerk having city  experience.  Can come 
well recommended  Address, stating salary,  P.
S. Hendershott,  Tecumseh.  Mich. 
698
MISCELLANEOUS.

eral bonus  to any  party  who  has  a  small 
capitel to invest in a flouring mill at  Dorr.  For 
further information  write J. C.  Neuman,  Dorr, 
Mich. 

■ HE  CITIZENS OF DORR WILL PAYA LIB- 
I  HAVE  THE CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A  GOOD 
Men  to  sell  ba k in g  po w d er  to t h e

clean stock of  hardware  located  in  an  Al 
town.  Address No. 68-’,  care  Michigan  Trades 
man. 

grocery  trade.  Steady  employment,  ex­
perience unnecessary  *75  monthly  salary  and 
expenses or commission.  If offer is satisfactory 
address  at  once  with  particulars  concerning 
yourself  U. S. Chemical Works, Chicago.  677 
AXT ANTED—BUTTER,  EGGS,  POULTRY^ 
W   potatoes,  onions,  apples,  cabbages,  etc. 
Correspondence  solicited.  Watkins  &  Smith, 
81-86South Division St.. Grand  Rapids. 

Ne a r ly  n ew   b a r-lock  t y p e w r it e r

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. 
TXT ANTED—EVERY  D RU GGIST  JU ST 
VV  starting in business and every one already 
started to use our system of poison labels.  What 
has cost you #15 you can now  get  for  #4.  Four 
teen  labels  do  the  work  of  113.  Tradesman 
Company. Grand Rapids.__________________

FARM  FOR  MERCHANDISE.

673

564

The Michigan Hardwood Land  Co.,  of 
Mancelonia,  will  trade  best  farming 
ands for stock  of  general  merchandise.

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THE  MICHIOAJST  TRADESMAN,

WITHIN  SOUND  OP  THE  SAW S.
Lumber bad gone up and  the  big  mill 
on the Aspohegan was working overtime.
Through  the range of  square openings 
under the  eaves  the  sunlight  streamed 
in  steadily  upon  the  strident  tumult, 
the confusion of sun  and  shadow  within 
the mill.  The  air  was  sweet  with  the 
smell of fresh sawdust and  clammy  with 
the ooze  from  great  logs  just  "yanked” 
up the  dripping  slides  from  the  river.
One had  to pitch his  voice with  peculiar 
care to make it audible  amid the chaotic 
din of the saws.

In the middle  of  the  mill  worked  the 
“gang,”  a  series  of  upright  saws  that 
rose and fell  swiftly,  cleaving their way 
with a pusating,  vicious  clamor  through 
an endless and sullen procession of  logs.
Here  and  there,  each  with  a  massive 
table  to  itself,  hummed  the  circulars, 
large and small;  aud  whenever a  deal or 
a pile of  slabs  was  brought  in  contact 
with one of the spinning disks,  upon  the 
first arching spurt of sawdust  spray  be­
gan  a shrieking  note  which  would  run 
the whole vibrant and  intolerable gamut I service in  the city 
as the saw  bit  through  the  fibers  from 
end  to  end. 
In  the  occasional  brief 
moments  of  comparative  silence,  when 
several of the saws  would  chance  to  be 
disengaged at the  same instant,  might be 
heard,  far down  in  the lower story of the 
mill,  the  grumbling  roar  of  the  two 
great turbine wheels,  which,  sucking  in 
the tortured  water from the sluices,  gave 
life to all  the wilderness  of  cranks  and 
shafts above.

I of the main slides,  stood  a  table  whose 
j presiding  genius  was  a  little  swinging 
circular.  The circular was tended  by  a 
! powerful,  somber-visaged old  mill  hand 
| called ’Lije Vandine,  whose  office it was 
to trim  square  the  ragged  ends  of  the 
"stuff”  before  it  went  down  the  slide.
I At the very  back  of  the  table  hummed 
the saw,  like a great hornet,  and  when­
ever Vandine got two or  three  deals  in 
place before  him he would  grasp a lever 
above  his  head,  and  forward  through 
its narrow slit in  the  table  would  dart 
the little saw  and  scream  its  way  in  a 
second through  the tough  white  spruce. 
Every  time he let the  saw swing back he 
would  drop his eyes  to  the  blue-shirted 
figure  below  and  his  harsh 
features 
would  work  with  concentrated  fury. 
These seven years he  had  been  waiting 
for the day  when  he should  meet  Sandy 
McPherson face to face.

Among  the  fishing  and 

Seven years before, ’Lije Vandine had 
been working in  one  of  the  mills  near 
St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  while  his 
only daughter,  Sarah,  was living  out  at 
At this  time  Sandy 
McPherson  was  employed  on  the  city 
wharves,  and an acquaintance  which  he 
formed  with  the  pretty  housemaid  re­
sulted in a promise of  marriage between | 
the  two.  Vandine  and  his  wife  were 
satisfied  with  the girl’s  account  of  her 
lover,  and the months slipped  by swiftly 
without their  making  his  acquaintance.
lumbering 
classes it  not  seldom  happens  that  be­
trothal  brings  with  it  rather  more  inti­
mate  privileges  than  propriety  would 
sanction;  whence  it  came  to  pass  that 
one evening Sarah returned  to  her  par­
ents  unexpectedly,  having  been  dis­
missed  from  her  situation  in  disgrace. 
Vandine,  though  ignorant,  was  a  clear- 
seeing man and understood his own class 
thoroughly;  and,  after his  first  outburst 
of wounded  indignation,  he had forgiven 
and comforted  his daughter no  less  ten­
derly  than  her  mother  had  done.  He 
knew  well that the  girl  was  no wanton. 
He went at once into  the  city,  with  the 
intention of fetching Sandy  out and cov­
ering  up  the  disgrace  by  an  immediate 
marriage.  He visited  the  wharves,  but 
the  young  man  was  not  there.  With 
growing  apprehension  he  hastened  to 
his  boarding  house,  only  to  learn  that 
McPherson had  left  the  place  and  was 
departing  for  the  States  by  the  next 
train,  having been  married  the  previous 
evening.

I Didn’t you see?  His arms kind o’ jerked 
out,  like that;  but he  didn’t  start,  after 
all.  There he goes up the  hill,  with one 
pant leg in  his boot.  He looked  kind  o’ 
wild. 
I’m  just  as  glad  he  didn’t  get 
aboard.”

“He’s one of your old fellers as you’ve 
give the go-by  to,  I  kind  o’  suspicion, 
Sis,”  replied  the  young  man,  with  a 
laugh.  And the train roared into a  cut­
ting.

About a year after these  events,  Van­
dine’s wife died  and Vandine  thereupon 
removed,  with  Sarah  and  her  baby,  to 
the  interior  of  the  province,  settling 
down,  finally,  at  Aspohegan Mills.  Here 
he  built  himself  a  small  cottage  on  a 
steep slope  overlooking  the  mill.  And 
here Sarah,  by her  quiet  and  self-sacri­
ficing  devotion  to  her  father  and  the 
child,  wiped out the memory of her error 
and  won the warm esteem of  the  settle­
ment.  As for the child,  he  grew  into  a 
handsome  blue-eyed  sturdy  boy,  whom 
bis grandfather loved  with  a  passionate 
tenderness intensified  by a subtile  strain 
of pity.  As year by  year  his  daughter 
and  the  boy  twined  themselves  closer 
about his heart,  Vandine’s  hate  against 
the  man  who  had  wronged  them  both 
kept ever deepening to a keener anguish.
But,  now,  at last,  the  day  had  come. 
When first he  had  caught  sight  of  Mc­
Pherson  in the yard  below,  the  impulse 
to rush down  and  throttle  him  was  so 
tremendous  that,  as  be  curbed  it,  the 
blood  forsook  his  face,  leaving  it  the 
color of ashes and,  for  a few seconds,  he 
could  not  tend  his  saw. 
Presently, 
when the yelping little  demon  was again 
at work  biting  across  the  timbers,  the 
foreman  drew near  and  Vandine  asked 
him,  “Who’s the  new  hand  down  yon­
der?”

“Oh!”  said  the foreman  leaning  over 
the bench  a  little  to  follow  Vandine’s 
pointing,  “yon’s one  Sandy  McPherson, 
from over on  the  Kennebec.  He’s  be’n 
working in  Maine these seven years past, 
but says he kind o’  got a hankering after 
his own country,  an’ so  he’s  come  back. 
Good hand!”

“That’s so!”  was all Vandine  replied. 
All the long forenoon,  amid  the  wild, 
or menacing,  or warning,  or complaining 
crescendos and diminuendos  of  the  un­
resting saws,  the  man’s  brains  seethed 
with  plans  of  vengeance.  After  all 
these years of waiting he would  be satis­
fied  with  no  common  retribution.  To 
merely kill the betrayer  would  be insuffi­
cient.  He  would  wriug  his  soul  and 
quench his manhood with  some  strange, 
unheard-of-horror, ere dealing  the  final 
stroke that should  rid earth of  his  pres­
ence.

Scheme after  scheme  burned  through 
his mind,  and  at  times  his  gaunt  face 
would crease itself in a  fearful smile  as 
he pulled the lever that drove  his  blade 
through the deals.  Finding  no  plan  al­
together  to  his  taste,  however,  he  re­
solved  to  postpone  his  revenge  until 
night,  at least,  that  he  might  have  the 
more time to think it over and to indulge 
the  luxury of  anticipation  with  realiza­
tion  so easily  within his grasp.

At noon, Vandine,  muttering  to  him­
self, climbed  the steep path  to  the  little 
cottage on  the hillside.  He ate  his din­
ner in silance,  with  apparently  no  per* 
ception  of  what  was  being  set  before 
him.  His daughter dared not  break  in 
upon this preoccupation.  Even the idol­
ized Stevie could win  from  him  no  no­
tice,  save a smile of  grim  triumph  that

frightened  the  child.  Just  as  he  was 
leaving the cottage to return to  the  mill 
he saw Sarah  start back from the window 
and sit down suddenly,  grasping  at  her 
bosom and blanching to the lips as if she 
had seen  a  ghost.  Glancing  downward 
to the black road,  deep with  rotted  saw­
dust,  he saw McPherson passing.
“Who is it?”  he asked the girl.
“It’s Sandy,” she  murmured,  flushing 

scarlet and auerting her face.

Her  father  turned  away  without  a 
word and started  down  the  hill.  Pres­
ently,  the  girl  remembered  that  there 
was something terrifying in  the  expres­
sion of  his  face  as  he  asked  the  curt 
question.  With  a  sudden  vague 
fear
rising in her breast,  she ran  to  the 
cot-
tage door.

“Father,”  she  cried,  “father!” 
But
Vandine paid no heed to  her  calls, 
and
after a pause she  turned  back  into  the 
room  to  answer  Stevie’s  demand  for  a 
drink of water.

Along about the  middle  of  the  after­
noon,  while  Sandy McPherson  was  still 
carting sawdust,  and  Vandine was tend­
ing  his  circular  amid  the  bewildering 
din,  Stevie  and  some  other  children 
came  down  to  play  around  the  mill. 
The favorite amusement  with these  em­
bryo mill  hands,  stream drivers and lum­
bermen  was  to get on the  planks as they 
emerged  from  the  upper  story  of  the 
mill,  and  go  careering  swiftly  and 
smoothly down  the slides,  until  just  be­
fore  coming  to  the  final  plunge,  they 
would jump off and  fall on  the  heap  of 
sawdust.  This  was  a  game  that, 
to 
strangers,  looked  perilous  enough,  but 
there had  never been an  accident,  so  at 
Aspohegan  Mills  it  had  outgrown  the 
disapproval  of  the  hands.  To  Sandy 
McPherson,  however,  it  was  new,  and 
from time to time he eyed  the  sport  ap­
prehensively.  And all  the  while  Van­
dine glared  upon  him from  his  corner in 
the upper story,  and the  children  raced, 
shouting,  down  the  slides  and  tumbled, 
with  bright  laughter,  into  the  sawdust.
Among the children none enjoyed more 
than Stevie this  racing down  the  slides. 
His mother,  looking out  of  the  window 
on the hillside,  saw the merry little bare­
headed  figure,  the 
long  yellow  curls 
floating  out  behind  him,  as  he  half 
knelt,  half sat on the sliding plank ready 
to jump off at the  proper  moment.  She 
had  no  thought  of  danger  as  she  re­
sumed  her  house  work.  Neither  had 
Stevie.  At 
length,  it  happened,  how­
ever,  that,  just  as  he  was  nearing  the 
end of the descent,  an eagle came sailing 
low overhead,  caught the  little  fellow’s 
eye and diverted  his attention  for  a  mo­
ment. 
It was  the  fatal  moment.  Just 
as  he looked down  again,  gathering him­
self to jump,  his heart  sprang  into  his 
throat,  aud the plank,  with  a  sickening 
lurch,  plunged into the  churning  basin. 
The child’s shrill,  frightened  shriek was 
not half uttered ere the  waters choked it.
Vandine had just let the  buzzing little 
circular slip back  into  its  recess,  when 
he saw McPherson spring  from  his  cart 
aud dash madly down to the shore.

At the same  instant  came  that  shrill 
cry,  so  abruptly  silenced.  Vandine’s 
heart stood  still  with  awful  terror—he 
had recognized  the  child’s  voice. 
In  a 
second he had swung  himself down over 
the scaffolding,  alighting  on  a  sawdust 
heap.

“Hold  back the deals!”  he yelled  in  a 
It  was  not 
voice that pierced  the  din. 
five seconds  ere  every  one  in  the  milk

That  end  of  the  mill  which  looked 
down  the river stood open,  to a height of 
about seven feet,  across the  whole of the 
upper story.  From  this  opening  ran  a 
couple of  long  slanting  ways,  each  two 
feet wide and a hundred  feet  in  length, 
raised on  trestles.  The  track  of  these 
“slides,” as they are  technically termed, 
consisted of a  series  of  wooden  rollers, 
along which the  deals  raced  in  endless 
sequence from the  saws,  to  drop with a 
plunge  into  a  spacious  basin,  at  the 
lower end of which  they  were  gathered 
into rafts.  Whenever  there was a break 
in  the  procession  of  deals,  the  rollers 
would  be  left  spinning  briskly  with  a 
cheerful  murmur.  There  was  also  a 
shorter  and  steeper  "slide,”  diverging 
to  the  lumber  yard,  where  clapboards 
and  such 
light  stuff  were  piled  until 
they could  be carted  to  the  distant  sta­
tion.

It former days  it  had  been  the  easy 
custom  to  dump  the  sawdust  into  the 
stream,  but the  fish  wardens  had  lately 
interfered and  put  a  stop  to  the  prac­
tice.  Now,  a tali  young  fellow,  in  top 
boots,  gray  homespun  trousers  and  blue 
shirt,  was  busy carting the sawdust  to  a 
swampy  hollow  near  the  lower  end  of 
the main slides.

The man’s pain  and fury at this revela­
tion 
iMmost  choked  him,  but  he  mas­
tered  himself sufficiently  to ask a boy of 
the house to accompany  him  to  the  sta­
tion  and  point  him  out  the  betrayer.
If the train  had not gone,  he would  be in 
time to avenge his poor  girl.  The  boy, 
however,  took  alarm  at  something  in 
Vandine’s face and led him  by  a  round­
about  way,  so that,  just  as he drew near 
the  station,  the  Western  express  was 
pulling out.  On the rear platform  stood 
a laughiug young  woman  bedecked  with 
many colors,  and  beside  her a tall  youth 
with a curly yellow head,  whom  the  boy 
pointed  out  as  Sandy  McPherson.  He 
was beyond the  reach  of  vengeance  for 
the time;  but his features stamped them­
selves ineffaceably ou the avengers  mem­
ory.  As 
away, 
to  bide  his  tinffe 
in  grim  silence,  the 
young  woman  on  the  platform  of  the 
“I  wonder 
car  said  to  her  husband: 
who 
that  was,  Sandy, 
looked
In that corner, close by the head of one  like he was going to run after  the  cars?

Sandy  McPherson  was  a  new  hand.
Only  that  morning  had  he  joined  the 
force at the Aspohegan  mill,  and  every 
now and then  he  would  pause,  remove 
his battered soft  felt  from  his  whitish- 
yellow curls,  mop his  red  forehead  and 
gaze  with  hearty  appreciation at  the fair 
landscape spread  out  beyond  the  mill.
With himself and with  the world  in gen­
eral  he  felt  on  fairly  good  terms—an 
easy frame of  mind  which  would  have 
been much jarred had  he been  conscious 
of the fact that from  a corner in  the  up­
per story  of  the  mill  his  every  move­
ment was watched  with a vindictive and 
and ominous  interest.

turned 

latter 

that 

the 

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

seemed  to  know  what  had  happened. 
Two  men  sprang  on  the  slides  and 
checked the  stream of  deals.  Then  the 
great turbines ceased to grumble  and  all 
the clamor of the saws  was  hushed.  The 
unexpected silence was like a  blow,  and 
sickened the nerves.

And  meanwhile—Stevie?  The  plank 
that bore his weight, clinging desperately 
to  it,  plunged  deeper  than  its  fellows 
and came  up  somewhat further from  the 
slide,  but not now  with  Stevie  upon  it. 
The child  had lost  his  hold,  and,  when 
he rose,  it was only to strike  against  the 
bottoms of three or  four  deals  that  lay 
clustered together.

This,  though apparently  fatal,  was  in 
reality the child’s salvation,  for,  during 
the half  or  three-quarters  of  a  minute 
that intervened  before  the  slides  could 
be stopped,  the great planks  kept  drop 
ping and  plunging  and  crashing  about 
him,  and.  had it not been  for  those  very 
timbers  that cut him off  from the  air  be 
was choking  to  breath,  he  would  have 
been  crushed  and  battered  out  of  all 
human  semblance  in  a  second.  As  it 
was, ere he  bad  time  to  suffocate,  Mc­
Pherson  was on  the spot.

In an instant  the  young  man’s  heavy 
boots  were  kicked off, and,  without paus­
ing to count the odds,  which  were  hid­
eously against him,  he  sprang  into  the 
chaos  of  whirling  timbers.  All  about 
him  pounded  the  falling  deals, 
then 
ceased,  just as he made a clean  dive  be­
neath  that  little  cluster  that  covered 
Stevie.  As Vandine  reached  the  shore 
and  was casting  desperate  glances  over 
the basin  in search of some clew to guide 
his  plunge,  McPherson  reappeared  at 
the other side of the deals,  and  Stevie’s 
yellow  curls  were  floating  over  his 
shoulder.  The young man  clung  rather 
faintly to the supporting planks,  as if he 
hsd  overstrained  biufself,  and  two  or 
three hands,  who had  already shoved off 
a “bateau,”  pushed out and  picked  him 
up  with his burden.

Torn  by a convulsion of fiercely antag­
onistic feelings,Vandine sat down on  the 
edge of  the  bank  and  waited  stupidly. 
About the  same  moment  Sarah  looked 
out of the cottage door  in  wonder,  to see 
why  the  mill  had  stopped  so suddenly.

lu  all  his  plans  of  vengeance Vandine 
had  never  dreamed  of  such  chance  as 
that his enemy should deserve  his  grati­
tude. 
In  his nature there bad grown  up 
one  thing  stronger  than  his  thirst  for 
vengeance,  and  that  one  thing  was] his 
love for Stevie. 
In spite of himself, and, 
indeed, 
to  his  furious  self-scorn,  he 
found  his heart  warmiug strangely to the 
man  who,  at  deadliest  risk,  had  saved 
the life of his darling.  At the same time 
he was conscious of a fresh sense  of  in­
jury.  A bitter resentment  throbbed  up 
in his  bewildered  bosom  to  think  that 
McPherson should  thus  have robbed  him 
of the sweets of that revenge  he  had  so 
long anticipated.

The first clear realization  that came  to 
him was that,  though  he  must  kill  the 
man  who had  wronged  bis girl, he would, 
nevertheless,  be  tortured  with  remorse 
forever after.  A  moment more,  and,  as 
he saw Sandy step out  of  the  “bateau” 
with  the  boy.  now sobbing feebly,  in  his 
arms,  he  knew  that  his  vengeance  had 
been  made 
impossible.  He 
, longed fiercely  to grasp the fellow’s baud 
and make  some  poor  attempt  to  thank 
him.  But  he  mastered  the  impulse— 
Sarah  must not be forgotten.  He  strode 
down the bank.  One of  the  bands  had

forever 

taken Stevie and McPherson  was  leaning 
against  a  pile  of  boards,  panting  for 
breath.  Vandine stepped up to him,  his 
fingers 
twitching,  and  struck  him  a 
furious blow across  the  mouth  with  bis 
open  hand.  Then  he  turned  aside, 
snatched Stevie to  his  bosom and started 
up the bank.  Before  going  two  paces, 
however,  he paused,  as  if  oppressed  by 
the  utter stillness that  followed  his  as­
tounding  act.  Bending  a  strange  look 
on  the young man,  be  said,  in  a voice as 
harsh as  that of the saws:

“I  was  going  to  kill  you  to-night, 
Sandy  McPherson,  but  now,  after  this 
day’s  work  o’  yourn,  I  guess  yer  safe 
from me  from  this  out.”  He  shut  his 
mouth  with  a snap and strode up through 
the piles of sawdust  toward  the  cottage 
on the bill.

As  for  McPherson,  he  was  dum- 
founded.  Though no  boaster,  he  knew 
he had done  a magnificently heroic thing, 
and to get his mouth slapped  for  it  was 
an exigency  which he did not know what 
to do  with.  He  had  staggered  against 
the boards,  from the  force of the stroke,
I but it had  not occurred  to him  to  resent 
! it,  though, ordinarily, he was hot-blooded 
and quick in a quarrel.  He stared  about 
| him sheepishly,  bewildered and abashed 
and unspeakably aggrieved. 
In the faces 
of  the  mill  hands  who  were  gathered 
about him  he  found  no  solution  of  the 
mystery.  They  looked  as  astonished  as 
himself  and  almost  equally  hot  and 
ashamed. 
ejaculated: 
“Well,  1 swan!”  Then  one  of  the  men 
who  had  taken  out  the  “bateau”  and 
picked him  up found  voice.

Presently,  he 

“I’ll  be gosh-darned ef  that  ain’t  the 
damnedest,”  said  he,  slowly.  “Why,  I 
thought as how he  was agoin’ right down 
on his prayer-handles to  ye.  That there 
kid is the apple o’ his eye ”

“An’ he  was sot on killin’  me to-night, 
was  he?”  murmured  McPherson, 
in 
deepest  wonderment.  “What might bis 
name be,  anyhow?”

“’Lije Vaudine,” spoke up  another  of 
the hands.  “An’ that’s  his  grandchild, 
Stevie. 
I reckon he  must have a power­
ful  grudge  agin  yon,  Sandy,  or  he’d 
never a’  acted that  way.”

McPherson’s  face  had  grown  serious 
and  pale.  “Is  the  boy’s  father  and 
mother livin’?’’  be inquired.

“Sarah Vandine’s livin’  with  the  old 
man,”  answered  the  foreman,  “an’  as 
fine  a  girl  as  there  be  in  Aspohegan. 
Don’t  know  anything  about  the  lad’s 
father,  an’  don’t  want  to.  The  man 
that’d treat  a  girl  like  Sarah  Vandine 
that  way—why,  hangin’s  too  good  for 
’im!”

McPherson’s face flushed  crimson  and 

he dropped  his eyes.

“Boys,”  said  he  huskily,  “ef  ’Lije 
Vandine bad a’  served me as he intended, 
I guess as how I’d have  only  got my  de­
serts. 
I  reckon  as  how  I’m  the  little 
lad’s father!”

The  hands  stared  at  each  other. 
Nothing could  make  them  forget  what 
McPherson  had  just  done.  They  were 
all daring and  ready  in  emergency,  but 
each  man  felt  that  he  would  have 
thought twice  before  jumping  into  the 
basin  when  the  deals  were  running  on 
the slides.  The foreman  could  have bit­
ten  his tongue out for what he  had  just 
said.  He tried  to mend matters.

“I  wouldn’t have thought you was that 
sort o’  man,  to judge from  what I’ve just 
seen o’  you,”  he  explained.  “Anyhow, 
I  reckon  you’ve  more’n  made  up  this

day for the  wrong  you  done  when  you 
was younger.  But  Sarah  Vandine’s  as 
good a  girl  as  they  make,  an’  I  don’t 
hardly see how you could  a’  served  her 
that  trick.”

A certain  asperity  grew  in  the  fore­
man’s voice as he thought of  it,  for,  as 
his wife  used  to  say,  he  “set  a  great 
store  by  ’Lije’s  girl,  not  havin’  no 
daughter o’  his own.”

“It was lies as done it,  boys,” said Mc­
Pherson.  “As  for whose  lies,  why,  that 
ain’t neither here  nor  there.  An’s  she 
—as done the mischief’s  dead  an’  buried 
before she died she tol’  me all  about  it. 
That  was  last  winter—of  the  grippe— 
an’  1 tell you I’ve  felt  bad  ’bout  Sarah 
ever sence.  An’ to think the  little  lad’s 
mine!  My,  but ain’t he a beauty!”  And 
Sandy’s face began to glow  with satisfac­
tion  at the thought.

By this time all  the hands  looked  grat­
ified at the turn  affairs  were,  to them,  so 
plainly taking.  Every  one  returned  to 
work,  the foreman remarking aside  to  a 
chum,  “1 reckon Sarah’s all right.”  And 
in a minute or two  the  saws  were  once 
more  shrieking  their  way  through  the 
logs and slabs and deals.

On  the  following  morning,  as  ’Lije 
Vandine tended his  vicious  little  circu­
lar,  he found  its teeth  needed  resetting. 
They had  been tried  by  a  lot  of  knotty 
timber.  He unshipped the saw aud took 
it to the foreman.  While  he  was  wait­
ing for the latter to get him another saw, 
Sandy  McPherson  came  up.  With  a 
strong effort Vandine  restrained  himself 
from holding  out  his  hand  in  grateful 
greeting.  There  was  a  lull  in  the  up­
roar,  the  men  forgetting  to  feed  their 
saws  as  they  watched  the  interview. 
Sandy’s  voice  was  heard  all  over  the 
mill.

“’Lije Vaudine,  I saved the little lad’s 
life,  an’ that counts for' something,  but I 
know  right well  1 ain’t  got  no  right  to 
expect you or Sarah ever  to  say  a  kind 
word to me.  But  1  swear,  so  help  me 
God,  1 hadn’t no sort o’  idee whose  child 
1 was  savin’.  My  wife died  las’  winter 
over on  the Kennebec,  an’  afore she died 
she tol’  me  everything—an’  I’d  take  it 
kindly ef  you’d  let  me  tell  you,  more 
particular,  another  time.  An’  I  was 
wantin’ to say  now,  I’d  take  it  kind  ef 
you’d let me go  up  along  to  your  place 
this evenin’,  an’  maybe Sarah  ’d  let  me 
jest talk to the  boy  a little.  Ef so be ez 
1 could  persuade  her by aud  by  t’  forget 
an’  forgive—an’  you’d  trust  me  after 
what I’d done—I’d  lay out  t’  marry  her 
the miuute she’d  say  the word,  fur  there 
ain’t no  other  woman  1  ever  set  such 
store by as 1 do  by  her.  An’ then,  ther’s 
Stevie—”

“Stevie  and  the lass  hez  both  got  a 
interrupted  Vaudine 

home,” 

good 
roughly.

“Au’  1 wouldn’t want a better for’em,” 
exclaimed  McPherson,  eagerly, catching 
the  train  of  the  old  man’s  thought. 
“What I’d want—would  be—ef maybe— 
you’d let  me  come  iu  along  with  them 
an’ you.”

But by  this time  Vandine had  got  his 
new saw  and had  turned  away  without 
replying.  Sandy  followed  him  a  few 
paces,  then  turned  back dejectedly to at­
tend  his own  circular,  he  having  been 
moved  into  the  mill  that  morning,  in 
tacit  acknowledgment  of  his  heroic 
deed.

All the hands looked  at  him  in  sj m 
ingenious 
pathy,  and  many  were  the 
| backwoods  oaths  which  were  muttered

7
after Vandine for his  ugliness.  The old 
man  paid  little  heed,  however,  to  the 
tide  of  unpopularity  that  was  rising 
against him.  Probably,  absorbed  in  his 
own  thoughts,  he  was utterly unaware of 
it.  All  the morning long he  swung  and 
fed  his  circular,  and,  when  the  horn 
blew for  12.  his  mind  was  made  up. 
In 
the sudden  stillness  he  strode  over  to 
the place  where  McPherson  worked  and 
said,  in a voice of  affected  carelessness: 
“You  better  come  along  au’  have  a 
bite o’  dinner  with  us,  Sandy.  You’ll 
be  kinder  expected, 
I  reckon,  and 
Stevie’s powerful anxious  to see you.” 

Sandy  grabbed  his 

coat  and  went 

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W EDNESDAY  FE BR U A R Y  20.

INTERNATIONAL  ARBITRATION.
It is  reported  from  Washington  that 
initial steps have been taken  looking  to 
the formal consideration of  a  treaty  be­
tween the United States and  Great  Brit­
ain,  under which all  disputes arising be­
tween  the  two  powers  would  be  sub­
mitted to arbitration.  Such  a  treaty,  it 
is  understood,  would  be  the  entering 
wedge in a  movement  to bring about an 
arrangement between all  the  powers  of 
Europe and the United States  to  submit 
matters in  dispute to arbitration.

This agitation had its rise,  apparently, 
in a movement backed by  a  large  num­
ber  of  members  of  the  British  Parlia­
ment,  and that it has its  advocates in our 
Congress 
is  attested  by  the  fact  that 
there 
is  still  on  the  calendar  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  a  resolution 
by  Mr.  Springer,  indorsing  the  move­
ment 
in  favor  of  arbitration  between 
this country  and Great Britain.

However desirable it  might  be  under 
certain conditions that  all  international 
questions should be submitted to arbitra­
tion,  it will  not require  much investiga­
tion  to  realize  that  any  such  arrange­
ment between the United States and  the 
European  powers  would  be  sure  to  re­
sult  disastrously  to  the  pretensions  of 
this country to  supremacy  in  the  West­
ern  hemisphere. 
It is even questionable 
if arbitration  would  be practicable where 
a  nation  had  vital  interests  at  stake. 
The  stronger  power,  moreover,  seldom 
desires arbitration.

As  everybody  knows, 

the  United 
States  claims,  under  the  teachings  of 
what is  known as the  Monroe  doctrine, 
that no European  power  must  interfere 
in the affairs of the Western hemisphere. 
On our ability  to maintain  that  doctrine 
rests  the continuance  of  the  supremacy 
of the United States in American  affairs. 
None of the European  powers  recognize 
the Monroe  doctrine,  and  only  tolerate 
its teachings because of  their  unwilling­
ness to  seek  a  serious  controversy with 
this country. 
In  an  arbitration  over  a 
dispute  with  a  European  country  the 
Monroe doctrine would not be allowed to 
stand for an instant, hence  in  any  diffi­
culty  arising from  an  application  of  the 
teachings  of  that  doctrine  the  United 
States  would  be decided  against  by  the 
arbitrators.

An arbitration  treaty  with  Great  Brit­
ain would  tie our  hands with  respect  to 
Canada,  and  would  prevent  the  recogni­
tion  of the independence  of  any  of  the 
British  colonies  that  might  see  fit  to 
throw off allegiance to the  mother  coun­
try. 
It  would  make  the  annexation  of 
Canada to the United States  forever  im­
possible.  Moreover,  in every arbitration 
with Great Britain in  which  any  of  the 
European sovereigns or  statesmen would 
be  called  upon  to  serve  as  arbitrators 
the decision would invariably be  against 
this country.  The Behring  Sea  arbitra­
tion is a case in point.

But by far the most  serious  complica­
tion  likely to  arise  from  an  arbitration 
arrangement  with  all 
the  European 
powers  would  be  the 
impossibility  of 
maintaining the  recognition  of  the  cit­
izenship 
of  naturalized  Americans. 
Many of the European  powers  have  re­
fused to  recognize  this  claim,  or  have 
merely tolerated  it  to  avoid  trouble. 
In 
the  arbitration  of  a  difficulty  arising 
from the refusal of one of  the  European 
powers  to  recognize  the  citizenship  of 
one of our  naturalized  citizens  the  de­
cision  would  be  promptly 
rendered 
against ns,  as  none  of  them  allow  the 
voluntary expatriation of subjects.

Thus  an  arbitration  arrangement with 
the  powers  of  Europe  would  rob  the 
United States  of  the  privileges it has so 
successfully  maintained  for  the  past 
century,  whereas  the  benefits  secured 
would  be  of  very  doubtful  character, 
as  none  of  the  European  powers  would 
for  a  moment  hesitate  to  disregard  an 
arbitration  agreement did it  find  that  it 
could the better carry its point by  force. 
The  time  is  not  ripe  for 
international 
arbstration,  and  certainly  the  United 
States  has  nothing 
it, 
whereas  it  might  readily  lose  the  ad­
vantages  now  arising  from 
its  inde­
pendent,  if  isolated,  position  with  re­
spect  to  the  other  powers.

to  gain  by 

NO  HOME  FOR  THE  BOYCOTT. 
The boycott  still  persistently  refuses 
to  flourish  in  the  bright  sunlight  of 
American  civilization,  although  the  ef­
forts to acclimate it  continue  unabated. 
Intelligence and fair-minded repugnance 
to that  which is so  sneaking  and  sly  in 
its methods of attack are  too widely  dis­
seminated to allow a strong development 
of the hideous monster. 
It is difficult to 
find terms  for  its  characterization  that 
will not mix the metaphor. 
In its slimy 
repugnance  it  resembles the reptile,  but 
in  its methods of  attack  it  manifests  a 
cowardly prudence  more  in  accord with 
animals  like  the  jackal,  which  hovers 
on the outskirts of the herd to attack the 
weak and  disabled.  Generally  the  vic­
tim is selected  in  a  business  depending 
on a patronage among those who  are  ig­
norant  and  have  a  sympathy  with  the 
cause it professes to champion. 
In such 
attacks it is sometimes partially success­
ful.

But the ideas of  those who would  em­
ploy the boycott  in their hunting  rise  to 
higher game than  this. 
Its  features  of 
terror impress the ignorant  minds of the 
classes in  which the  labor agitator looks 
for his prestige,  and it is necessary to,  at 
least,  make a feint of attacking  such en­
terprises as  will indicate a  bravado  that 
will 
these  classes,  although 
such agitators may and do know that the 
warfare  will not only be  ineffectual,  but 
will  work a  positive  benefit  to  the  ob- 
| ject of attack.  There are  boycotts  run-

impress 

ning in this city to-day  which  are of ma­
terial  value to the  “ victims.”  They are 
against concerns  with  sufficient  prestige 
and capital to be benefited by the  adver­
tising the agitation gives and by the sym­
pathy  resulting  from the  American  love 
of fair play. 
In  a  recent  labor  contro­
versy here some  one  suggested  the  em­
ployment of the  boycott.  The  manager 
of  the  business  in  question  asked  the 
leaders of the  union  why  they  did  not 
declare a  boycott.  “Because  we  know 
too well it  will  be  worth  thousands  of 
dollars to you  if we do.”

No,  the boycott can  never  flourish  in 

this climate.

THE  NICARAGUA  CANAL.

Although the  bill  permitting  the  use 
of the Government’s credit to  the  extent 
of  870,000,000  for  the  purpose  of  con­
structing the Nicaragua canal  has passed 
the Senate by a good majority,  the  meas­
ure has still to run  the  gauntlet  in  the 
House of Representatives,  and  as  there 
remain but  seventeen days of the present 
Congress,  there is  not  much  margin  for 
delay.

It is reported that  the  friends  of  the 
Nicaragua canal bill  are  endeavoring  to 
secure a promise from the Committee  on 
Rules to fix a date for  the  taking  up  of 
the bill,  and  the  chances  of  success  in 
that respect are said to be  good.  Owing 
to the limited time  left,  the  support ac­
corded the measure  will  have  to be very 
strong,  as  filibustering  tactics  would 
prove fatal,  unless promptly  suppressed1 
by a show  of strength.

It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  that 
some decision as to  the  Nicaragua  canal 
should be arrived at as soon  as possible. 
The  Central  American  powers  which 
have granted the concession  are  anxious 
that the canal should be  completed,  and 
it is  believed  that  European  capital  is 
ready to embark in  the enterprise should 
the United  States  refuse  to  take it up. 
While it is proper enough  to  insist  that 
the  work  should  be  conducted  under 
American auspices,  it will be difficult to 
prevent foreigners  from  controlling  the 
enterprise if we ourselves  refuse  to  un­
dertake 
it.  We  must  either  decide 
speedily to build the  canal  ourselves, or 
leave  the  project  to  more  enterpris­
ing people.

The control of the  Nicaragua canal  by 
any  foreign  power,  and  particularly  by 
England,  would  be a  serious  menace  to 
American influence in the Western Hemi­
sphere.  The foothold that  such  an  en­
terprise would give  a  foreign  power  in 
this part of the world  would destroy  the 
usefulness of the Monroe doctrine,  as  it 
would practically render it a dead letter. 
It would  be  well for  Congress  to  take 
these  facts 
into  serious  consideration 
and pass the Nicaragua canal  bill  at  the 
present session.

The action of the  House  in  defeating 
the gold bond  bill  is not  so  much  the  in­
dication  of  a  disposition  to  oppose the 
administration in regard  to bond legisla­
tion  on account of the short time remain­
ing of this session,  as  the  manifestation 
of  a  conviction  that  its  passage would 
have  resulted 
in  dishonoring  all  the 
bonds  of  the  Government  outstanding. 
Its  introduction  was  based  on  the  as­
sumption  that  there 
to 
whether the bonds  issued  under  the  re­
sumption  act  to  be  paid in coin  will be 
paid in gold or its equivalent, or in a  de­
preciated  currency.  That  such  a  bill 
could be introduced and receive the  sup­

is  doubt  as 

port of so large a minority is a matter  of 
astonishment.  That  there  should  be  a 
division  at all  can only  be  explained  on 
the theory  that the  consequences  to  the 
outstanding bonds  were  lost  sight  of  in 
considerations  of  the  silver  question. 
The sectional  lines  of  division  tend  to 
confirm this supposition.  The  fact  that 
the purchasers of  the bonds  so  privately 
negotiated by the  President are offered a 
net profit  of 8 per  cent,  in  the  London 
market  indicates  that  the  Old  World 
financiers  have  more  confidence  in  the 
integrity of our Government  than  many 
of its legislators,  or  even  the  Executive 
himself.

As 

is  invariable 

in  such  cases,  the 
State Board of Arbitration of  Massachu­
setts finds  it  impossible  to  induce  the 
shoe  manufacturers  affected  by 
the 
strikes  to  submit  the  differences  with 
their employes to arbitration,  while  the 
latter are ready  for it at  any  time  or  in 
anyway.  It must always be found so.  The 
employes have all to gain  and nothing to 
lose,  while the  employers,  if  they  sub­
mit to arbitration,  must  surrender  their 
right to manage  their  own  business  en­
terprises to those who have little  if  any 
practical  knowledge 
in  such  matters. 
As  human  nature  is  now  constituted, 
such  “arbitration”  is  impossible.  The 
willful and incorrigible “capitalist”  must 
bear the responsibity of its failure.

Au  English physician calls attention to 
a  means  of  keeping  pneumonia,  colds, 
chills  and  all  the  ailments  that  cold 
weather  brings on,  at  a  distance.  Deep 
and  forced  respirations,  he  says,  will 
keep  the  entire  body  in  a  glow in the 
coldest weather,  no  matter  how  thinly 
one may be clad.  He  was  himself  half 
frozen  to  death  one  night,  and  began 
taking deep  breaths  and  keeping  the air 
in his lungs as lon% as possible.  The re­
sult  was  that  he  was  thoroughly  com­
fortable  in  a  few  minutes.  The  deep 
respirations,  he says,  stimulate the blood 
current  by direct muscular exertion,  and 
cause  the  entire  system  to become per­
vaded with the rapidly generated heat.

Mayor  Fisher  has  again  placed  the 
taxpayers  of  the  city  under  obligations 
to him  by  vetoing,  for  the second  time, 
the  proposition  to  bond  the  city for the 
purpose of creating a  municipal  electric 
lighting  plant.  The  position  of  Mayor 
Fisher on this matter is such as will com­
mend itself to all  right-thinking  people, 
albeit he will have the  antagonism  of  a 
handful  of  venal  and  unscrupulous 
trades un ionists who  advocate the estab­
lishment  of  another  public  enterprise 
for the sole reason that it will necessitate 
the creation of a  new  set  of  municipal 
employes to be  supported  at  the  public 
crib.

During  the  past  thirty  years  the  im­
portation  of  tea  from  China  into  Eng­
land  has  diminished  from  96  per  cent, 
of  the  total  imported  into  that  coun­
try  from  all  sources  to  12  per  cent., 
the  remaining 88 per  cent,  coming  from 
India  and  Ceylon.  The 
shortsighted 
dishonesty  of  the  Chinese  factors  and 
the  encouragement  of  the  tea  industry 
in  British India  are  said  to  account  for 
the  change.

When  labor  is  organized  to  prevent 
labor it is time to call it  something  else. 
“Organized anarchy” or  “organized idle­
ness”  or  “organized  blackmail”  more 
clearly  describes the situation  than  the 
term  “organized labor.”

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9

THE  RESTLESS  AMERICANS.

It 

The people of the  United  States  have 
the reputation of being the  most restless 
and unsettled of all  the civilized races.

is  asserted  that  there  are  more 
tramps here than in  any  other  country, 
and that work-people remain  in the serv­
ice  of  the  same  employer 
for  shorter 
periods than anywhere  else. 
In Europe 
men  follow  the  trades  and  professions 
of their ancestors,  and so  skill  and  spe­
cial sorts of  knowledge are inherited  as 
well as learned,  and  men  are  proud  of 
the fact that  their  fathers  were  honest 
tradesmen  of  particular  sorts  and  are 
glad to  follow  in  their  footsteps.  The 
Americans, it is claimed,  are  prone  not 
only to desert the trades and  callings  of 
their fathers,  but  they  constantly  seek 
some occupation  where  the work will be 
lighter or in which they  have  more  lib­
erty,  while  too  many  do  not  wish  to 
work steadily at anything,  even  if  they 
are willing to work at all.

Mr.  Vedel,  a  civil  engineer  who  has 
been  writing on the instability  of  Amer­
ican labor,  in the  American  Magazine of 
Civics,  draws some statistics on  the sub­
ject  from  the  annual 
report  of  the 
United  States  Commissioner  of  Labor 
for 1889.  The figures,  which are  quoted 
below,show the migratory character of the 
labor employed on railroads. 
It appears 
that  large  bodies  of  the  men  are  not 
willing to remain  long  in  one  situation 
or  to  work  steadily  at anything.  They 
are constantly changing  from  one  place 
to another.  The reports on railroad  em­
ployes  of  the  Commissioner  of  Labor 
show that for sixty systems  of railroads, 
representative  of the  different  parts  of 
the country,  out of a total force  of  224,- 
570 men employed as  laborers  and  fore­
men,  brakemen,  carpenters,  conductors, 
engineers,  firemen,  machinists,  switch­
men,  telegraph operators,  etc.,  about  25 
per  cent,  worked  less  than  twenty-five 
days out of  the whole  year  and  59  per 
cent,  less than half a year,  for the  same 
road.  Some of these may have been laid 
off when there was no work for  them,  or 
during  the 
inclement  season;  but  for 
brakemen,  who  come third,  and firemen, 
who come fourth,  in the list  of  restless­
ness, this  does  not  apply.  Taking  the 
working year to be 310 days, the average 
per  cent,  of  the  year  worked  for  the 
same  road  was:  Masons,  30; 
laborers, 
32;  brakemen, 49;  firemen, 50;  telegraph 
operators,  53;  carpenters,  53;  switch­
men,  57;  machinists,  62;  conductors,  67; 
engineers, 76;  foremen,  79.

industrial  depression, 

It  should  be  remembered  that  these 
figures  do  not  come  from  a  period  of 
great 
like  that 
which  has  prevailed  during  the  past 
two years,  but they are  from  a  time  of 
great industrial activity,  the  year  1888, 
and they show that vast  bodies  of work­
ingmen either have changed  their  situa­
tions  or  they  have  had  long  spells  of 
idleness. 
It  is  well  known  that  many 
sorts of workingmen  are so  migratory  in 
their habits  that  they  will  not  remain 
long in  one  place,  but  when  the  time 
comes for them  to  gratify  their  restless 
desires,  they will  leave  good  situations 
and steady employment in order to be off. 
In  fact,  in  many  trades  the  only  men 
who stick to a situation and do not  yield 
to the migratory  instinct  are  those who 
are anchored  with  wives  and  children, 
and even this fact does  not always  over­
come their desire to move.

A m erican   restle ssn ess  is  acco u n ted   fo r 
on  th e   g ro u n d   th a t  th e   p o p u la tio n   of  th e

United States is largely made up of  emi­
grants of every race and every continent. 
They  are  here  from  every  country  of 
Europe,  Asia  and  Africa.  They  were, 
or  are,  men  who 
left  behind  home, 
friends,  associations,  traditions, climate, 
customs,  language  and  all  that  bound 
them to home and fatherland.  All these 
they have given up to cross an ocean and 
cast  their 
in  a 
strange  land.  Thus  the  population  of 
the United States is made up of the most 
daring and adventurous men of all coun­
tries,  and,  therefore,  restlessness  and  a 
proneness to be  always  moving,  always 
changing location and circumstances, be­
come 
the  predominant  characteristic 
of the American people.

lot  among 

strangers 

So that not only the  vagabond and the 
migratory workingman,  but  the  wealthy 
classes  also,  are  impatient  of  any  re­
straint  that  keeps  them  in  one  place, 
and,  as  if 
impelled  by  an  irresistible 
force,  they  must  move  from  place  to 
place,  and,  whether  as  tramps  or  tour­
ists,  they are all  and always on the go.

The ancient proverb about  the  rolling 
stone gathering no moss should  teach the 
Americans  that  a  wandering,  shiftless 
and thriftless life is  not  good  for  their 
material  welfare,  and this is  a  fact  that 
many of them realize in their  own  expe­
rience.  But nothing conquers American 
restlessness,  until  this  country  has  be­
come notorious,  if not famous,  above  all 
others  for  furnishing  tramps, 
tourists 
and  globetrotters  generally.  Since 
it 
does not seem possible to  overcome  nat­
ural instincts,  save by  a  long  course  of 
discipline and  training,  there  appears to 
be no remedy,  and  the  evil  must  work 
itself out in its own  way.

Suggestions  as  to Selecting Table Cut­

lery.

In  the  selection  of  table  knives  and 
forks, care must be taken  to  select  pat­
terns  which  are  most  in  demand,  and, 
consequently,  most  likely  to  sell.  Do 
not purchase too  many  patterns.  Table 
cutlery is one  of the few  things which  a 
hardware dealer need  not  stock  a  great 
many varieties of.  My  advice is to  con­
fine yourself to  repeat  numbers,  and  go 
on buying the same patterns, only at rare 
intervals  introducing  or  substituting  a 
new  design  as  an improvement.  Make 
up a set of stock numbers and prices and 
stick  to  them.  Do  not  have  too many 
numbers;  for an average trade I consider 
four patterns in  ivory,  and  the  same  of 
ivorine,  buffalo,  black  and  white bone, 
quite enough. 
In some country districts 
stag horn handles  for  table  cutlery  are 
used,  and so also is a very common handle 
called  “forebuck.”  A  few of these may 
be  added  in  the  proper  neighborhood. 
These numbers  should  be  well  known, 
and  the  stock  should  be  constantly re­
plenished and  kept up.  Table and desert 
knives,  carvers  and  steels  to  match, 
should  be  kept.  Carvers  and Jfsteels 
should  be  kept  in  stag in several qual­
ities  of  style  of  handle  and  shape  of 
blade.

A  smart  Englishman  has  invented  a 
“self-rocking  cradle,  warranted  to  run 
for forty minutes.” 
It will no longer be 
necessary for unlucky  fathers  to get  out 
of bed on cold nights  and  walk with  the 
baby.  All  they  will  have to do will  be 
to wind up the cradle.

Within  the past twenty-five years $900,- 
000,000  has  been  invested  in  electrical 
machinery,  and the  business is yet in its 
infancy.

that  he  occasionally  loses  money  by  failing  to 
charge goods sold  on credit;  and where he hears 
of one case there are twenty occur which he does 
not discover.

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

Social  Evolution  of the  Sexes.

The evolution  of  modern  civilization 
has  brought  about  conditions  in  social 
and  industrial 
life  which  have  never 
before  existed,  and  they  present  new 
problems  which must  be  solved  accord­
ing to the laws  that  have  created  them 
and now govern  their  development.  As 
there  is  no  precedent  upon  which  to 
judge them,  the world  will  be  forced  to 
wait until they shall reach a full fruition; 
but even as they  now  are  they  present 
interesting studies.

effect  upon 

One of these remarkable  conditions is 
the 
labor  and  political 
economy  growing  out  of  tl}e  extraor­
dinary use of machinery in every branch 
of industry.  Another is the social status 
of woman  growing out of the  increasing 
development  of  the  emancipation  of 
women from  masculine control.  It is not 
proposed to discuss  this matter as to  its 
merits.or demerits,  but to trace  back  to 
its causes and show  how  the  movement 
of female independence originated and to 
what it tends.

In the  earliest  times,  and  among  all 
peoples,¡tmen  claimed  and  maictained 
not only a physical,  but a  social  control 
over the other sex. 
It  has  always  been 
denominated  the  weaker  sex,  the softer 
sex  andt the  fair  sex;  but  it  is certain 
that much of the weakness,  softness  and 
beauty  are ¿due  to  development. 
In 
those savage  nations  where  the  women 
are  slaves  to the.men,  and are forced  to 
perform  all theihard  labor,  the  women 
are  physically|as strong  as the men and 
capable of as much endurance.

It does not appear that  the  females  of 
either  wild' or^domestic  animals are in­
ferior  in],strength  to  the males.  True, 
the females are subject to  certain  disad­
vantages offorganization;  but, aside from 
these,  there isanosdefect  of  strength  in 
those  races  where  both  sexes  live in  a 
state of nature. ^ The  American  Indians 
present the readiest  examples  for study. 
In a wild state  their  women  strike  and 
pitch  the skin£lodges,  pack  all  the  bag­
gage on horses for removal,  or unpack it 
when an  encampment  is  to  be  set  up. 
They chop^and carry the wood and water, 
skin  the  slaughtered  game  and  tan  the 
hides into buckskintand buffalo  and bear 
robes. 
In a^word,] the  women  perform 
all  the  hard*,labor,  while  the men, ex­
cept when on the war path or engaged in 
hunting,  spend^their  time  in  absolute 
idleness.

The Indian squawks not only not of the 
weaker and softer,  but she is  not  a  rep­
resentative of the fair sex.  The male In­
dian,  except^in story  books,  has  no  idea 
or perception[of beauty.  He is a polyga­
mist,  and,  in ¿choosing  his  squaws,  he 
takes care only that they are able-bodied 
and  not  too  old.  He  does  not  prize 
beauty,  and,  as a^consequence, thelndiau 
women,  so farjfrom  being  beautiful,  are 
as ugly as they  well can be.

Beauty 

is ¿an  t evolution  which  has 
grown out of^a  demand  for  it.  When  it 
is understood'that^men desire comeliness 
in  their  women,  the ¡jwomen  will,  by 
adorning themselves and  the use of such 
arts as may'be available,  do  all  in  their 
power to improve their  outward  appear­
ance.  This£sort‘of effort to be beautiful, 
carried  on^throHgh  many  generations, 
finally so improves the subjects of it that 
at 
last  the  women  become  so  much 
changed in  appearance  that  to  be  well- 
formed  and  featured  appears  a regular 
characteristic.  The  Georgian  and  Cir­
cassian races of Asia,  which furnish  the

most  beautiful  women  for  the  Eastern 
harems,  are the direct result  of  such  an 
evolution.  They are taught  from  child­
hood that they are  to  grace  the  saloons 
of the zenanas of Turks,  Egyptians,  Per­
sians  and  other  Asiatic  polygamists  of 
high rank.  Those girls, looking forward 
to such a lot,  and knowing that they will 
be esteemed for their  charms  of  person 
and disposition,  try to be as attractive as 
possible.

This sort of influence  has operated for 
ages upon the  women  of  most  civilized 
countries,  until they actually represent a 
weaker,  softer  and  more  beautiful  sex, 
and such are the women  of  to-day.  But 
what will be the result upon the personal 
appearance and  character of women of a 
final and  total  emancipation  from  sub­
servience  to  the  men  is  an interesting 
study.  If women are to occupy precisely 
the  same  position  of  independence  as 
men,  will  they  not  grow 
in  physical 
strength  and  muscular  development  to 
meet the demands of the labor into which 
they will  gravitate?  Will  they  not  lose 
the timidity  and  modesty  which  the  re 
tired  life  of  the  sex  has imposed  upon 
them,  and  will they  not  become  bolder 
more aggressive and even  combative?

If,  under  such  circumstances,  women 
will scorn to be the  darlings  of  men  or 
their  playthings,  or  the  companions  of 
their lighter hours,  will  they  not  cease 
to esteem the beauty and  gentleness that 
have commended  them to  men,  and  will 
not the final influence  of such  an  evolu­
tion  operate  to  destroy  the entire senti­
mental part of love,  and to leave only the 
physical characteristics of the sexes?

These are interesting  questions,  and if 
they cannot be answered with confidence, 
because such a state of  society never be­
fore existed,  it is at least worth  while  to 
speculate on them. 
In  the whole of Eu­
rope and Asia women  are  subservient to 
men. 
In some ancient  nation,  the coun­
try of the Amazons,  it is related  that the 
women  ruled and  the  men  were  slaves. 
But there  is  growing  up  in  America  a 
series  of  conditions  in  which,  in  the 
course of time,  the women  will have  the 
same legal and  social rights as  the men, 
and there will  be no legal distinctions be­
tween the sexes.  Such  conditions  must 
necessarily  operate  to  exert  enormous 
changes upon both sexes.

It is plain that women can  only obtain 
such terms of equality through the weak­
ening  of  the  stronger  sex.  To  control 
the weaker sex has always  been the  pre­
rogative of the men,  and when  they  vol­
untarily  surrender i t ,  for  it  is  only  by 
consent  of  men  that  this emancipation 
can  take place,  it will  be  a  certain  evi­
dence  of  a  departure  from  the ancient 
claim  of  masculine  superiority.  When 
the  men  fail  in  intellect,  courage  and 
will power, it becomes necessary  for  the 
women to take the  scepter  of  dominion. 
And it must not be supposed that the ad­
vance of women to positions  of  equality 
means  anything  but a weakening of  the 
other sex.  Men  never  surrender  power 
voluntarily. 
It is only when their hands 
become too feeble to retain  a  firm  grasp 
upon it that they suffer it to be  snatched 
away.

The inevitable  conclusion  is  that  the 
march  of  women  to  political  equality 
means their  growing  superiority  to  the 
men.  Either  one  sex  or  the other will 
rule,  and it will always be  the  stronger, 
whether that shall be male or female.
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in 

endeavoring 

On tbe occasion of  a  recent  fire  in  a 
Northern Michigan town  tbe firemen  lost 
considerable  time 
to 
loosen  the  plugs,  so  as  to  attach  the 
hose,  the delay  being caused  by  rust  in­
cident upon disuse.  At the next meeting 
of the trustees of the village a gentleman 
from  Donegal,  who was  a member of the 
body,  got up and  moved  that  thereafter 
the fire  plugs  should  be  examined  ten 
days before every fire.  The  motion  was 
carried.

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A story comes from Germany to the ef­
fect that a  hop  salesman,  when  paying 
his  first  visit  to  a  famous  brewery  in 
South Germany,  was about  to  enter  the 
office,  when he noticed a  plate  with  the 
inscription: 
“Hop travelers up stairs.” 
Concluding 
that  a  special 
therefrom 
room  was  set  apart  for  interviewing 
travelers,  he took the hint,  and on reach­
ing the top of the  stairs  he  found  him­
self in a long passage,  the walls of which 
were adorned at intervals with the image 
of a hand pointing in  one  direction.  At 
the  end  of  the  corridor  another  hand 
pointed to a second flight  of  steps  lead­
ing  downward.  At  the  bottom  of  the 
steps a hand pointed to a door,  which he 
opened and found himself—in the street.
travelers 
can do much to spread  a  hotel’s  reputa­
tion for good or ill,  and proprietors show 
wisdom in treating them with  extra con­
sideration.  An almost perennial subject 
of discussion  among  any  chance  group 
of Knights of the Road is the  hotels, and 
the champion of any particular house in­
sists on  crying  its  virtues  at  all  times 
and places.

Hotel  Mail:  Commercial 

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In  acknowledging  themselves beaten, 
the  Brooklyn  strikers  ask  to  be  rein­
stated  under  the  old  conditions.  To 
this the companies accede as far  as  they 
may be able  in  justice to the  non-union 
men employed during  the  strike.  This 
experience  will  tend  to  show  the  em­
ployes that,  if the  corporations  are  vio­
lating the laws of the State  in  hours  of 
labor or otherwise,  it will  be  better  to 
invoke tne authority  of  the  courts  than 
to attempt to coerce them by the riot and 
disorder of a strike.

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The 

labor  “philanthropists”  of  this 
country—that  is,  the  leaders  in  labor 
causes—are not entirely free from a  sus­
picion  of  selfishneas  in  the  matter  of 
wages.  As  editor  of  a  weekly 
labor 
journal of limited circulation, Debb’s sal­
ary was $4,000,  but when  elected  presi­
dent of the American  Railway Union the 
remuneration  for  his  philanthropic  la­
bors was  $9,000—more  than  the  salary 
of  any  cabinet  officer  of  the  United 
States.  Such  a  princely  salary  should 
have commanded tbe services of one who 
could show  far more  ability  in  the man­
agement of a labor contest than appeared 
in his case. 
In England the  labor  lead­
ers are more frequently in charge  of  co­
operative enterprises and federations de­
vised for improving the  condition  of the 
workingman, positions requiring business 
and executive  ability  of  a  high  order. 
Some of the  managers  of  the  great  co­
operative mills and stores  whose transac­
tions  aggregate  millions  per  year  are 
content  to  receive  $750,  or  less  than 
$15 per week, no more than they formerly 
received  as  operatives.  Such  men  are 
friends  of  labor. 
In  this  country  the 
labor agitators,  from  tbe  walking  dele­
gate  up,  receive  so  much  more  than

the workmen that it is an object to strive 
for such positions.

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The  death,  at  the  age  of  90,  of  the 
“Silent  Man,”  in  a  New  Jersey  town, 
brings out little incidents  worthy  to  be 
woven  into a story  by  Mary  Wilkins,  or 
Alice Brown,  or Sarah Orne Jewett.  Mr. 
Page would  not  talk.  He  had  nothing 
to  say  and  did  not  care  to  waste  his 
breath  saying  nothing.  He  lived  in  a 
little  room alone,  sold  papers  and  saved 
his money;  but his meek spirit  answered 
to a great challenge  once. 
It  was  pro­
posed  that  there  should  be  a  new  bell 
for the Presbyterian church in  Rahway. 
A  rich  and  presumably  stingy  citizen 
laughingly said he “ would give as  much 
as old Page.”  The  Silent  Man  rose  to 
the occasion.  He sent his check for $500
for the bell  fund.

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The bicycle has  been  introduced  into 
every civilized portion of the  globe,  and 
even farther.  The latest bicycle  agency 
to  be  established  was  in  Guaymas,  on 
the  west  coast  of  Mexico,  where  bicy­
cling is becoming a popular sport. 
It is 
considered  that  when  the  racing  team 
now touring that country  has  completed 
its  propaganda,  the  Mexicans  will  be 
rampant  in  their  desire  to  get  wheels. 
Dealers report  a  good  business  in  that 
country at the present time,  but expect a 
big 
increase.  Bicycle  clubs  have  re­
cently been established in  Brazil  and  in 
the Argentine Republic, South  America. 
All  revolutionary  countries  will  soon 
have wheels in their heads.

*  

*  

*

While many of the  Eastern roads have 
abolished  stop-over  privileges,  on  ac­
count of their manipulation  by  scalpers 
and dishonest employes,  it is  curious  to 
note that  the Supreme Court  of  Califor­
nia has just decided that under  the  law 
of  that  State  the  holder  of  a  through 
ticket has a right to  stop  over  at  inter­
mediate stations. 
It says: “A  passenger 
who tenders the regular fare  is  entitled 
to  a  ticket  to  his  place  of  destination, 
which ticket,  under the law,  gives  him  a 
right  to  stop  over  at  an  intermediate 
station.  And  the railroad company  can­
not  demand 
and 
at  the  same  time  deny  the  privilege 
which  the  law  confers  upon  all  who 
pay it.”

the  regular  rate 

*  *  #

One  of  the  latest  scandals unearthed 
in  France reads like a burlesque.  A man 
was arrested  for  defrauding a  wine mer­
chant by representing that certain shares 
of  the  Nice  Navigation  Co.,  which  he 
gave in payment for  goods,  were  worth 
much  more  than  their  market  value. 
This led to an investigation  of  the  com­
pany,  which  advertised  a  daily service 
between  Nice  and  Corsica. 
It  turned 
out  that  the  persons  forming  the com­
pany  never  had  any  capital;  that  they 
had  hired  an old  steamer  on  credit,  had 
changed its name two  or  three  times  to 
conceal  its  identity  and used the differ­
ent names to make up their fleet.  As the 
steamer was  not  seaworthy,  it regularly 
left Nice with great  display,  and as soon 
as  it  was  out  of  sight  made for a safe 
place on the coast,  never  trying to go  to 
Corsica,  and  after  a  while  returned  to 
Nice.  The captain and crew  were never 
paid.  The  deviser  of  this  ingenious 
scheme  is  said  to  be  a  naval engineer 
and a chevalier of the Legion  of  Honor. 
He must be something of an  engineer  to 
engineer a  plan like  that;  but  he  prob­
ably  belongs  to  the  big  Legion  of Dis­
honor.

WORLD'S  fWR  SOUVENIR  TICKETS.

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O NLY  A   F E W   LEFT .
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Original set of four 
Complete set of ten 

  35c 
50c

Order  quick or lose the opportunity of 
a  lifetime  to  secure these souvenirs  at a 
nominal  figure.  They  will  be  worth ten 
times present cost within  five years.
Tradesman Company,

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

Kelt  Goontr Savings Mi

GRAND  R A PID S  ,M ICH.

J ko.  A.  Oovode,  Pres.

H kkry  Idema, Vlce-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  V e r d ik r ,  Cashier.

K. Y ah H o p, Ass’tC’s’r.
T ransacts a G eneral B an k in g   Business. 

In te re st  A llow ed  on  T im e  an d   Savings 

D eposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A.  Covode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox, 
T. J. O’Brien,  A. J. Bowue,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, 
J. A. S. Verdler

D eposits  E xceed  O ne  M illion  D ollars,

Coal reconsigned from  Grand 

Rapids to all points north 
on short  notice.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

m■

John  Brechting 

ARCHITECT

79 Wonderly  B’ld. Grand Rapids. 
C orresp o n d en ce  S olicited  fro m   a ll 

w ho in te n d  to  b uild.

C Y C L E
S T E P
L A D D E R .

HEYMflN  GOMPflNY,

Write for prices of any showcase needed.

55-57*59"6i Canal  St.,

GRAND  RAPID S, 

- 

MICH.

John W. Champlin. 

John  G. Stone.

GHAMPL1N  l  STONE,

ATTORNEYS  and  COUNSELLORS. 

627-623  Michigan Trust Co. Building, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

will be at Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand  Rapids, 
Friday,  March 1,  with a full line of  sam­
ples  in  ready-made  clothing  in  Men’s, 
Youths’,  Boys’  and  Childrens’.  Four­
teen years with

Michael  Kolb  &  Son,

Clothing  Manufacturers,

Rochsster, N. Y.

WRITE

BIRTH,  KRÄU8E 

BO.,

MICHIGAN  S T A T E   AGENTS, 

for Catalogue.

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PORTEE  TO  PARTNERSHIP.

Progress  of  a  Clerk  W ho  W as  Not 

Afraid  o f Work.

An Old M erchant  in  Hardware.

To a country-bred young  man the bus­
tle  and  din  of  New  York  are very  be­
wildering.  The  crying  of  porters  and 
hackmen at the depot is a  fit  commence­
ment  of  a  city  visit.  Some of the hotel 
runners acted as  if  they  were  going  to 
carry  us  to  their  hotels  whether  we 
wanted to go or not.
“ Where  will  you  stop?”  I  asked  my 
friend.
“At the Schmidt House.  Will you go to 
dot?”
“No,  I am going to stop  at the Astor.”
“At  de  Ashtor!  My  gootness !  Dot 
will cost you two toilars efery day.”
“Well,  the  money  comes  out  of  Mr.  I 
Ely’s pocket,  you  know,  and he  told  me 
to go to the Astor.”
“Den pusiness must pay  like plazes to 
shtand dose brices;  i will open  a  shtore 
in Yarmantown.”
We came to the Astor House coach just 
then  and  1  bade  Fisher  good-bye  for 
a while, he promising to come and call on 
me.  When  the  coach  put  me  down  in 
front  of  the hotel,  I doubt if a more un­
comfortable youth existed in  the city.  1 
had  never  had  much  experience  at ho­
tels,  and I dreaded doing something awk­
ward that would advertise the fact I  was 
fresh from  the  country. 
I  entered  the 
door and was met by  a crowd  of  people, 
some comiug out and others going in.  A 
porter came up to me and took  my  valise 
while 1 followed  him to  the  office.  The 
clerk pushed a book towards  me,  and  in 
as  bold  a hand as I could  write I entered 
my name and residence.
“Do you  want to go to your room now?” 
the clerk asked,  and i said  1 did,  adding 
that  I  expected  to  stay  in  the  city  a 
couple of weeks and wanted  a  room  not 
too high up.  He acted as  if  he  did  not 
hear me,  but,  sounding  a  bell,  gave  the 
waiter  who  answered  the  summons my 
key  and the order to  “show  this  gentle­
man to  74.”
I was glad  to get where  I  could  wash 
my face again  and was well pleased  with 
my room.  From a notice  on the door  of 
“Dinner from 4 to 6,” 1  found  1  was  in 
good time for that meal  and my appetite 
was in good trim for it, too; such lunches 
as 1 had eaten along  the  route  were only 
lunches, and I was ready to sit down to a 
“good square meal.”  1  noticed in going 
to  my  room  that  there  were  servants 
stationed  in  each  hall,  so  1 questioned 
one of them about the way to the dining­
room,  and  was  duly  ushered  into  the 
presence of the head  waiter.
I have  seen  a  great  many  prominent 
men in my  time,  but there  are  only  two 
classes  who  completely  overpower  me: 
head  waiters at hotels and  officers in  the 
militia.  This particular  waiter  was  the 
beau  ideal  of  self-complacency  and  iiu- 
portauce.  Giving me a majestic  wave of 
a napkin  in  bis hand  to  follow  him,  he 
led me to a small table,  and then,  with a 
snap  of  his  fingers,  called  a  waiter 
to attend  to me. 
It was my first attempt 
at  wrestling with  a  bill  of  fare,  and  I 
was not at ail easy  with it;  1 knew  what 
beefsteak  and  roast  beef  were  when  1 
heard them mentioned,  but 1  was not  up 
to French,  and though  there  were  more 
things on the bill than  1  could  possibly 
eat, they  were Frenchified  to such an ex­
tent that 1 did not know what to call for.
But  I  managed  to  make  my  wants 
known;  when not sure of the proper  way 
to call what I wanted,  I pointed it out on 
the bill to the  waiter,  and I  had  aD  ex­
cellent  dinner,  or,  as  we  would  have 
called it home,  supper.
Going down to the office, I began to feel 
as if I were initiated in  New  York  life, 
and I found my  way to the reading-room, 
where 1 wrote home of my safe arrival.
in 
The  rest  of  the  evening  I  spent 
walking up and down Broadway,  looking 
in the windows of  the stores  and  watch­
ing the passers-by.  It  was  all  as  won­
derful  to  me as any of the stories in  the 
“Arabian Nights,” and I already pictured 
myself as a hero in  relating  these  won­
ders when I got home.
Though  I  was  very  tired  I  did  not 
sleep soundly that night.  The perpetual 
rumbling of the ’busses,  the  walking  in 
the halls,  the strangeness  of the bed and

i room,  all kept me from sleeping soundly, 
but for all  that 1 was ready to begin  busi­
ness the next morning.
My first call  was on  a  firm  who  were 
personal  friends of Mr. Ely.  1 was struck 
with the air of  quietness  that  pervaded 
the store;  no one  paid  any  attention  to 
me  as  1  proceeded through  tables,  upon 
which cloths  were piled,  towards the of­
fice.  1 saw several  men in  the room, but 
while  they  appeared  to  be  busy,  they 
were as quiet as if they  were  in  church. 
Before I reached the office a  young  man 
met  me  with  a nod of  “good morning,” 
but his face asked,  “ Whatdo you want?” 

“Is Mr.  Gray  in?”  I asked.
“Yes;  do you want to see  him?”
“I do;  I have a letter for him.”
“Step this way.”
1  followed  him  to  the  door  of  what 
proved  to  be  the  private  office  of  the 
head of the house,  and I found  myself in 
the presence of Mr.  Gray.  He looked up 
inquiringly  as  1  entered,  so  1  at  once 
proceeded  to  business. 
“I  am  from
-------- ,  on  business  for  Mr.  Ely,  and
have brought you a letter from  him.” 
“Please  sit  down,”  he  said,  at  the 
same time taking the letter.  After glanc­
ing over it,  he  said:  “Mr.  Ely  says  you 
were never  in  New  York  before;  if  we 
can be of help to you  in any way,  I hope 
you will feel free to call upon  us. 
I will 
speak to Mr.  Fry,  so that he  will  under­
stand  matters if I am not here.”
He touched  a bell and the  young  man 
who  had  shown  me  the office answered 
the summons.
“Mr.  Fry,  this  is  Mr.  Rowland;  he  is
here to buy goods for Mr.  Ely,  o f -------- .
Please give him  any  assistance  he  may 
need  in  finding localities, etc.”
When  I  was  out  with  Mr.  Fry  he 
promptly  put  me  through  a  course  of 
questioning as  to  what  I  was  going  to 
buy;  how  long  I  was  staying  in  town; 
where  I  was  stopping,  and  what I was 
going  to  do  evenings.  He  showed  me 
where the principal  houses  were that  we 
dealt with,  and made himself very  pleas­
ant and  useful.
“By the by,”  said he,  as we  were part­
ing,  “don’t you  want to go to the theater 
to-night? 
I’ll  be  at  the  hotel  in  the 
evening,  and glad to go with  you  if  you 
like.”
I thanked him and said I  would like to 
see the theater.  The  world  was suddenly 
opening before me.

ing.

Official  Notice  o f Grand  Rapids  M eet­

Applications 

Owosso,  Feb.  14—The Board of Phar­
macy  will  hold  a  meeting  for  the  ex­
amination of candidates in  the  Blodgett 
Building,  corner  of  Ottawa  and  Louis 
streets.  Grand  Rapids,  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday,  March  5  and  6,  commen­
cing  at  9  o’clock  a.  m.,  Tuesday.  All 
candidates  must be present at that  hour. 
(Take the elevator to the hall.)
Candidates  must  file  their  applica­
tions with the Secretary  and  must  fur­
nish affidavits  showing  that  they  have 
had the practical  or  college  experience 
required before taking  the  examination.
for  examination  and 
blank forms for  affidavits  for  practical 
or  college  experience  may  be  obtained 
from the Secretary.
Commencing  with  the  Grand  Rapids 
meeting,  the writing, grammer and spell­
ing,  as shown  in  the  candidate’s paper, 
will  be  taken 
in 
marking  percentages.  This 
is 
taken  in  compliance  with  a  resolution 
passed  by  the  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association at its meeting in  Detroit last 
summer.
Other meetings  will be held during the 
year as  follows:
June 24—At Detroit (Star Island).
August—At some  Point in  the Upper 
November 5—At Lansing.

into  consideration 
step 

Peninsula.

Sta n ley E.  P a k k ill, See’y

The  Scotch  commission  of  six  men 
who have been investigating  the  drink­
ing  habits of  the  Scottish  people  con­
sumed daily one  dozen  bottles  of  beer, 
one dozen bottles  of ale,  one  dozen  bot­
tles of mineral  water,  a bottle of whisky, 
and a  bottle  of  sherry,  and  the  Scotch 
papers are very much amused over it.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

Poultry  Raisers,  Attention!

Thoroughbred  Fowls,
Buff Wyandottes,
Buff Brahmas,
Buff Plymouth  Rocks,
Buff Columbians,
White Plymouth  Rocks.
White Wyandottes,
Light Brahmas,

Barred Plymouth Rocks, 
White Leghorns,
Eggs,  $2 per setting.

Cut clover,  green  food,  Bowker’s  Ani­
mal Meal,  Sheridan’s Condition Powders. 
Lambert’s  Death  to  Lice.  Correspon­
dence solicited.
G.  H.  BEHNKE  &  SONS,

30   E.  Bridge  St.,  Grand  Bapids.

STATE  AGENTS  FOR

The  Lycom ing  Rubber  Com pany,
keep constantly on  band a 
fu ll  and  complete  line  of 
these goods made from the 
purest  rubber.  They  are 
good style, good fitters and 
give  the  best  satisfaction 
of any rubber  in  the  mar­
ket.  Our  line  of  Leather 
Boots  and  Shoes  is  com­
plete  in  every  particular, 
also Felt Boots,  Sox,  etc.
Thanking you for past favors  we  now 
await your further  orders.  Hoping  you 
wiil  give  our  line  a  careful  inspection 
when  our  representative  calls  on  you, 
BE E D E B  BROS’.  SHOE CO
we are 

Send  me  a  trial  order  for 

a mixed  car of
F l o u r ,
F e e d ,
M ay,
E tc .
6. }i,  Behnke,

30  East 

Bridge  Street, 

Grand  Bapids,  Mich.

L.  6.  OUNTON  i  CO.

W ill  buy  all  kinds  of  Lumber—  

Green  or Dry.

Office  and .Yards,  7th  St. and]C.f& W. M. R. R. 

Grand  Bapids,  Mich.

M i c h i g a n  ( Te n t r a l

 The Niagara Falls Route.”

“

(Taking effect  Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

•Daily.  All others dally, except Sunday. 

Arrive. 
Depart-
10 20 n m ........... Detroit  E xpress.............7 0 0 a m
5 30 a m .......»Atlantic and  Pacific....... 11  20 pm
1  50 p m ........ New York Express..........  6 00 p m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific ex 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit a t 7:00 a m ;  re 
tnrnlng, leave Detroit 4:35 p m , arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communicatloR  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains esst  over  the  Michigan Cen­
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. ALxquisT, Ticket Agent, 
Union PassengerStatl on.

CHICAGO

AND  W EST  M ICHIG A N   B ’T.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

TO AMD PROM  MUSKEGON.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids..............7:15am  li&pm  *11:90pm
Ar. Chicago..................   1:25pm  6:50pm  *7:20am
Lv.  Chicago...................8:25am  5:00pm  *11:45pm
Ar. G’d Rapids..............3:05pm  10:25pm  *6:25am
Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:25am  1:25pm  5:90pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........ 11:45am  3:05pm 10:25pm
TRAVERSE CITY. CHARLEVOIX  AMD  PBTOBKXT.
7:30am  3:15pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
Ar.  Manistee............  12:20pm  8:15pm
1:00pm  8:45pm
Ar. Traverse City__  
Ar. Charlevoix......... 
3:15pm  11:10pm
Ar.  Petoskey............ 
3:45pm  11:40pm

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

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.

Parlor  car 

leaves  for  Chicago  1:25pm.  A r­
rives 
from  Chicago  10:25pm.  Sleeping  cars 
leave  for  Chicago  11:30pm.  Arrive  from  Chi­
cago 6:25am.

•Every day.  Others week days  only.

pm.

DETROIT, 

0 CL ” ■ m

LANSING  A  N O RT H ER N   R .  R .
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids..........  7:00am  1:20pm 5:25pm
Ar. D etroit...................... 11:40am  5:30pm 10:10pm

RETUKNING.FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  Detroit........................7:40am  1:10pm 6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.......... 12:40pm  5:20pm 10:45pm
Lv. G R 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. GR-11:35am 10:45pm

TO AND PROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND ST.  LOUIS.

TO AND PROM LOWELL.

Lv. Grand Rapids............  7:00am  1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar. from Lowell............... 12:40pm  5:20pm  ...........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap­
ids and Detroit.  Parlor c ar to Saginaw on morn - 
lng train.

Trains  week days only.

GEO. DsHAVEN, Gen.  PaBS’r Ag’t.

De t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   a   Mi l ­

w a u k e e   R ailw ay.
EASTWARD.

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No.

Trains Le  ve
G’d  Rapids, Lv 6 45am 1020am 325pm 1100pm
Io n ia .......... Ar 7 40am 11 25am 4 27pm 1235am
St.  Johne  .. Ar 8 25am 12 17pm 5 20pm 125am
Owosso....... Ar 900am 1 20pm ö 05pm 3 10am
E. Saginaw. Ar 10 50am 3 45pm 8 00pm 6 40am
.. Ar 11 3' am 4 35pm 8 37pm 715am
Bay City 
F lin t.......... Ar 1005am 3 45pm 705pm 5 4fam
Pt.  Huron.. .Ar 12 05pm 5 50pm 850pm 7 30am
P ontiac....... .Ar 10 53am 305pm 8 25pm 5 37am
Detroit........ Ar 1150am 4 05pm 9 25pm 700am

WESTWARD.

“ 

“ 

For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
Points  ................................................*7:00ga. m.
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon.......tl:G0 p. m.
“ 
“  Mil. and Chi.. ,t5:35 p. m.
tDally except Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35  a.m.,  12:60 
p.m .,5:30 p. m.,  10: a)  p.m.
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 10:10 a.  m.  3:15 
pm .  a n d 9:15p.m .
Eaatward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
W estward— No. 11 Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sleeper.

»Dally.

J ab. Cam pbell, City Ticket Agent.

Grand  Bapids  S i Indiana.

TBAINS  GOING  NOBTH.

North

Leave going 
For Traverse City, Petoskey  an d  Saginaw ... .7:10 a.  m.
For Saginaw ............................................................6  00p.m .
For  Petoskey  and  Mackinaw............................6:86 p  m.
Leave going 
Booth.
For  C incinnati.......................................................7:86 a .m .
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago.............................8:16 p. ns.
For  F o rt W ayne an d  th e  E ast..........................8:16 p.m .
For C incinnati.....................................................»6:40  p .m .
For  Kalamazoo and Chicago.........................*11:40  p. m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Chicago via G. B. At I. B. B.

Lv Grand R apids.............7:26 a m   8:16 p m   »11:40 p m
A rr  Chicago.....................8:40 p m   0:06 p m  
7:10 a m
Oar and coach.

8:16 p  m  tra in  has th ro u g h   W agner  Buffet  P a rlo r 
11:40 p m tra in  d ally ,  th rough W agner Sleeping Car 

and Coach.
11:30pm
Lv  Chicago 
A rr Grand Rapid s 
7:80am
3:30  p  m  h as th rough  W agner  Buffet  P arlor  Oar 
11:30 p m  tra in  daily .th ro u g h   W agner  Sleeping  'Oar 

3:30 p m 
0:16pm  

0:50am 
3:60pm 

For Muskegon— Leave. 

M uskegon, G rand R ap id s A In d ia n a .
7:85 a m  
9:60 a m
1:15pm
1:00pm  
6:80 p m
4:40 p m 

From Muskegon—Arrive.

O .L. LOCKWOOD*
General Passenger and  Ticket Agent.

Bnlldlngs,  Portraits,  Cards  and  Stationery 

Headings, Maps, Plans  and  Patented 

Articles.
TRADESM AN  CO., 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T E A D E S M A K ,

13

CORNER  IONIA  and  FULTON 

STR EETS,

Grand  Rapids.

Worden
Grocer
Co.,

PURE  FOOD  FOOLISHNESS.

Some  of the Pernicious Features of the 
Written  for  Th e  Tradesman.

Brundasre  Bill.

I have read,  with much  pleasure, your 
comment on some of  the  iniquitous  fea­
tures of the so-called Brundage bill,  rep- 
senting  the  wisdom—or  deplorable  ig­
norance—of our State Food Commissioner 
on this important subject.  While  I  see 
many unwise and  truly  deplorable  fea­
tures in the proposed  measure,  I  cannot 
help  feeling  that  the  most  pernicious 
features of the bill are those  which com­
pel the  manufacturers of food  products 
which comprise more  than  one  ingredi­
ent to brand their goods with  the  names 
and  amounts  of  their  constituent  ele­
ments.

sometimes  one 

Unfortunately,  manufacturers  of  food 
products,  canned,  compounded,  or in any 
way mixed or  prepared,  cannot  protect 
themselves in these formulas  by  patent. 
Manufacturers of such  articles  are  con­
stantly catering to  public  taste and pop­
ular requirements.  Sometimes  they  are 
trying to  prepare  a  more  palatable  ar­
ticle, 
that  will  keep 
longer,  and sometimes  one  that will  be 
cheaper  or  more  economical. 
It  is  to 
the public interest to encourage such en­
terprise  and 
industry,  which  results 
fully as much  to the public benefit  as  to 
private  profit.  Since  formulas  such  as 
are  above described  cannot be protected 
by patent,  it naturally  follows  that  the 
only  possible  protection  is  that  of  se­
crecy.  All  manufacturers  pride  them­
selves  upon 
formulas. 
Each  is  jealous  of  his  neighbor,  and, 
naturally,  unwilling  to  afford  his  com­
petitor and rival in  bis own  line of busi­
ness the knowledge of the  formula  used 
by  himself,  and  the  success  or  advan­
tage of a formula  may  depend  folly  as 
much  upon  some  newly  discovered  or 
previously  unused  ingredient  as  upon 
the percentage of the same.

secret 

their 

Tobacco may%bt be considered a  food 
product. 
I mention it, however, because 
the  history  of  the  manufacture  of  to­
bacco affords such  a vivid example  to  il­
lustrate  my  argument.  Almost  every 
reputable  tobacco  manufacturer  in  the 
United States  uses  different  ingredients 
in  flavoring his  tobacco,  whether  it  be 
plug  or  smoking;  the  success  of  any 
brand of tobacco  may  depend  upon  its 
attractive  and  popular  flavoring. 
If  a 
manufacturer  who  has  discovered  the 
finest flavoring  in the  market were com­
pelled  to  announce  its  ingredients,  it 
would be  all  that  his  rival would  need 
to deprive the  discoverer  of  all  advan- 
tagesof his enterprise and originality, and 
it would be simple enough matter  to  as­
certain the percentages.

It  is  not  necessary,  however,  to  rely 
upon the tobacco  illustration.  The  cat­
alogue of food products  involved  is suffi­
ciently  long.  Take,  for  example,  Lea 
& Perrin’s  Worcestershire  sauce  as  the 
representative of  a  long  list  of  similar 
sauces  and  condiments,  such  as  salad 
dressings,  baking powders, catsups,  and 
other attractive edible  viands,  the  suc­
cessful introduction of which to the  pub­
lic  depends  upon  the right of the  manu­
facturer  to protect his  formula from the 
knowledge of  bis  competitors.  All  the 
like  to  know 
imitative  pirate  would 
would  be  the 
in  Lea  & 
Perrin's sauce  disclosed by order  of  the 
Legislature,  to enable  such a competitor 
to put the  ingredients  together  himself 
in different proportions  until  he  arrived 
at the exact percentages.

ingredients 

Take the case of  a bright  and  skillful 
house-keeper who might make an extraor­
dinarily  nice  mince pie.  Let us  call her 
Mrs.  Smith.  Her  cheeky  and  indolent 
neighbor,  Mrs.  Jones, comes in and says, 
“Oh,  Mrs.  Smith!  Please tell me what it 
is  you  put  in  your  mince  pies  which 
makes  them  so  deliicious.”  It  is  to  be 
observed  that  all  Mrs.  Jones  wants  to 
know is the ingredients.  Lazy and inex­
perienced  as  she  may  be,  Mrs.  Jones 
will take  her  chances  of  being  able  to 
find  out  for  herself the  percentages re­
quired.

Mince  meat  is  a  canned  and  com­
pounded  article of  food  for  sale  by  all 
grocery  stores. 
If  it  must  be  labelled 
with  the  ingredients,  so  must  granula, 
cerealin,  fruit puddine,  and  many  other 
farinaceous preparations,  blends or com­
pounds  of  wheat  flour,  corn  meal,  oat 
meal,  rye flour, etc.  This catalogue will 
include  broma,  cocoa,  baking  powders, 
lactated  food,  and,  besides  mince  meat, 
many other lines of canned goods brought 
out in recent years to save kitchen work, 
such as pork and  beans,  plum  pudding, 
brown  bread,  and,  moreover,  the many 
articles made a specialty of by the  Shak­
ers and the Oneida community and  other 
preservers 
the 
country,  constituting a most  worthy and 
deserving portion of  our  national  popu­
lation. 
I could go,  also,  into the domain 
of  meats  and  mention  sausage,  head­
cheese  or  Chili  con  Came.  Any  such 
product  being  labelled  with  the  ingre­
dients  must  “give  away”  the  seasoning 
or flavoring  which is  the  manufacturer’s 
sole secret and the  result of his  own  in­
genuity  and  for  which he has a right  to 
claim the protection  of secrecy.

scattered  all  through 

Should the law enact  that  people  who 
thus devote the best  energies and all  the 
resources of their  intellect  and  skill  to 
the  preparation  of  wholesome  and  at­
tractive articles of mixed or compounded 
food are entitled to no  protection  or  re­
ward for the results of  their industry,  in 
the privacy of their cooking receipts and 
formulas,  but must publish and print  the 
ingredients of each  upon the labels of all 
their packages,  it is plain that  ruin  will 
befall  this  most 
important  branch  of 
business; and,  while the private citizen is 
deprived  of  rights  which  ought  to  be 
guaranteed  him,  under  our  constitu­
tion  and  laws,  as the right of property, 
as much  as  the  author  is  protected  by 
copyright,  so  at  the  same time the pub­
lic  will  suffer  from  the  destruction  of 
this business,  because  no man can  be in­
duced to enter upon or  remain  in a busi­
ness where he is deprived of all profit by 
law. 

R a d i x .

Better Than a Book-keeper.

The 

twelve-year-old  son  of  A.  D. 
Fisher, grocer at 445 Lyon  street,  by  the 
use  of  Shaw’s  Name  File,  keeps all  the 
accounts of his father’s  business,  includ­
ing  merchandise  and  cash  accounts,  in 
such  a  way  that  they are always ready 
for settlement,  by  devoting  twenty-five 
minutes  daily  to  the work.  Mr.  Fisher 
formerly devoted a couple  of hours’ time 
daily to the same  work  before  the  pur­
chase of the file.

The 

importations  from  Great  Britain 
during  the  last  four  months  of  1893 
were  $15,305,665.  During 
the  same 
months of  1894  they  amounted  to  $28,- 
590,560.  The  exports  during  the  same 
periods  had  diminished 
$14,288,485. 
the  condition  of 
in 
These  changes 
trade  account 
for  the  outflow 
of the Treasury gold.

largely 

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All the Popular Brands  of Tobacco, 
The  Best Brands of Coffee,
Choice  Teas,  and  a 
General Line of  Groceries.

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shortening that  the  world ever  knew, 
cooking fat.

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selling shortening on the market where introduced, 
trade  bringer and  trade  keeper  in this  line.

Endorses  It,  and  Stands  Back  of  It.

Sold  by the following Grand Rapids jobbers.

Olney & Judson Grocer Go., 
Worden Grocer Co., 
Lemon  & Wheeler Co., 

Musselman  Grocer Co.,
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W ritten for  Thr Tradesman.

A  Therapeutic  Shotgun  Theory.
If  Hippocrates,  who  for  many  cen­
turies  has  been  dissolved  into  earth’s 
material elements,  were  to  be  restored 
to-day to his  original  condition  of  ani­
mate  sentience,  what  a  revelation  the 
present  system  of  wholesale  patent dis­
pensing would  be  to  his  astonished  vi­
sion !  Believing,  as he did,  in  the scien­
tific  application  of  remedial  agents  to 
the cure of disease,  and  the  necessity  of 
watching,  not only the  varying stages  of 
human  maladies,  but  also  the  idiosyn­
crasies of individual  patients that should 
be  considered  in  the  administration of 
remedies,  the  methods  now 
in  vogue 
would  suggest  the  conclusion  that  his 
favorite science  had  retrograded  in  the 
hands of posterity,  in  spite «if all  tlie ad­
vantages  of  time  aud  opportunity  that 
should  have  insured  pr«igress.

He  was  accustomed  to  ireat  each  case 
carefully  according  to  the  symptoms  as 
developed,  and 
to  record  tlie  effect  ot 
each  medicine  on  the  different  stages  of 
tlie  disea-e.  th u s  fim ii-hing  useful  data 
for  com paii  «in  in  future  eases.  Also, 
the  n suit  of  each  remedy  was  studied 
relat  ve  to  its  individual  action  on  cer­
tain  oigau-  aud  its  tendency  to  affect  the 
wlio'e  s\ m« hi  favorably  o r   unfavorably ; 
in  sliori.  lie  is  believed to have made each 
case  a  study,  aiul  the  rec«iril  was  not  so 
much  to  build  up  a  general  uniform   rou­
tine  in  medical  practice  as  to  add  actual 
experience  to  professional  judgm ent,  in 
order  to  aid  that  judgm ent  in 
fu 'u ie
diagnoses.

The pharmacology  of his «lay  was.  un­
doubtedly,  tar  inferior  to  the  pieseut; 
but the  principles he applied in  his prac­
tice and teaching have,  in  large measure, 
survived  the lapse  of  time  and  are  to­
day,  among the  majority  of regular phy­
sicians. considered orthodox.

But  there has arisen  a  certain  theory 
of ini <iern  practice  which  ignores the ex­
perience of  the past  and  the judgment of 
professional  men  of  highest  standiug, 
who are  always  exp«'Cit-d  io  act  as  the 
court of  last  resort  in  all  cases  of  doubt 
or danger, 
it  is  built  on  wholesale  lines 
and  may  properly  he  called  the  thera­
peutic  shotgun  theory, 
in  searching for 
weapons with  w hich  to combat disease,  a 
portion  of  patent  medicine  proprietors 
seek  lor a combination  th at  shall  cover 
the  widest  lange  of maladies, 
lu  their 
arsenal  of  offensive  weapons  one  that 
does  not  scatter  so  as  to  hit,  at short 
range, from  ten  to fifty  different diseases 
or symptoms is rated as second class.

Pet  formulas  of  some  old  physician 
whose sands of life are run  out,  leaving 
him on the other  shore,  where  he cannot 
interfere  with  the  therapeutic  artillery 
practice  of  this,  constitute  the  base  of 
many  such  medicinal  cartridges.  By 
using the  posthumous  fame  of  such  as 
he,  bis  residuary  legatees  hope to attain 
greater renown and,  what is  more  to  be 
desired,  vaster personal  wealth.  As the 
legendary  and  mysterious  naturally  at­

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

tract  a  class  of  minds  ready  to  give 
credence to claims that rest only  on  tra­
ditional  myths,  many other formulas said 
to be obtained  from  the list of crude veg­
etable remedies used  by  Indian  doctors 
with  uniform  success  are also material­
ized  into medicinal  ammunition,  and for 
a like purpose;  but,  in  compounding,  it 
is thought advisable to rearrange and add 
new  ingredients,  so as to give  such  mis­
siles  a  wider  therapeutic  range.  They 
are then  heralded to the world as univer­
sal  pain-destroyers,  panaceas,  etc.  To 
more fully carry terror into  the ranks  of 
the common enemy,  some  are  fitted  into 
shells bearing names coined  from cer.ain 
polysyllabic  Greek  derivatives,  which 
also serve to  catch  the  attention  of  in­
valids and stimulate  a  desire for posses­
sion.  These  medicated  Columbiads, 
fitted  with time  fuses,  are  placed  in  the 
bauds of  wholesale  and  retail  distribu­
ters and.  after  wide  notice  through  the 
press to the millions  who suffer,  are dis­
charged  into the  crowd of refractory dis­
eases  that  are  supposed  to  be secretly 
sapping the foundation  of public health. 
To the  weary  and  discouraged  class  af­
flicted  with ailments that have stubbornly 
refused to retire at the  command  of  ex­
perienced  physicians,  and to  all  who ac 
knowledge  self-preservation  to  be  the 
first law  of nature,  these  missiles partic­
ularly appeal.  Although  they  may  fail 
to dislodge the  entrenched  far ce  of  the 
enemy,  aud  perhaps even enrage him  to 
reprisals of added  pain,  yet hope springs 
eternal  in  the human  tireast,  and  the  de­
mand continues to increase in  proportion 
as  the  advertising  expenses  roll  up. 
Every  bacillus k'lied  or  wounded  is  bul­
letined  as glorious  news  from  the .»eat «if 
war,  and  affidavits by the  thousand  from 
real or fictitious  an tilery men  in  the field 
nre received  with  a  hurrah  and  at  once 
sown  broadcast,  to  reanimate  the  Hag 
ging  confidence  of  the  many,  thus  en 
couiaging  an  increased  demaud  for am­
munition  that  scatters—and  by good  luck 
sometimes  hits tbe bull’s-eye.

It  is  useless  to  criticise  this theory, 
though it bristles  with  the  most  obvious 
absuidities. 
It  does  no  good  for a rea­
soning man  to enquire how they expect a 
certain compound to be an active cure-all 
for diseased organs so  unlike  in  nature 
and  function,  and  which  are subject  to 
so  many  different  pathological  condi­
tions;  no use to ask how  a  liniment  can 
possibly  be  compounded  that  will  cure 
twenty  separate  maladies  of  the  horse 
and,  at the same time,  be  equally  effica­
cious  iu  a  like number of ailmeuts com­
mon  to the  human  race. 
It  is  «lifficult 
for  an  intelligent person  to reasou  him­
self into the belief that a  single prepara­
tion,  no  matter  from  what  ingredients 
compounded,  can  harmoniously  work 
remedial effects in  various  stages of dis­
eases . ffectiug the  throat,  lungs,  heart, 
stomach,  kidneys,  liver,  brain  and all tbe 
delicate tissues of the  human  organism, 
as  is  claimed  for  so  many  medicinal 
patents of to-day;  however,  no one is ex­
pected to strain his  perceptive  faculties 
in  compassing  snch  therapeutic  incom 
patibilities.  The fact is that  the  litera­
ture  that  builds  up  a  trade  in certain 
patent medicines is  written  by  men  who 
make  the  wording  of  advertisements  a 
special  study,  and  these  carefully  pre­
pared advertisements are not intended so 
much  to  instruct  as  to  confuse.  They 
appeal to tbe susceptibilities of invalids, 
just as the deft manipulations of the ma 
gician appeal to the eye  of  the  wonder­

is  confused  between  what 

ing  spectator.  As  pictured  forth in  the 
language  of  pathological  rhapsody,  the 
unreal  becomes  the  real,  and  the  judg­
ment 
the 
reader knows of his  own  symptoms  and 
what is impressed  upon  him  by  an  off­
hand  hypothetical diagnosis.  Even med­
ical students often  find  themselves  car­
ried  into  the  realm  of hypochondriacal 
fancy  when  reading  practical  scientific 
treatises on  the cause  and cure of ills  to 
which  all  flesh  is  heir;  and  how  much 
easier for an  actual  sufferer  to  lose  his 
mental  equipoise  when  a learned  (?)  ex­
planation of his physical  organs  is  sup­
plemented  by  illustrations  showing the 
progress  of  disease  and  the  curative 
process sure to follow the  taking  of  tbe 
medicine  so  confidently  urged  upon  his 
acceptance.  Especially is  this  the  case 
when  fortified  by  endless  testimonials, 
proved genuine beyond  peradventure  by 
the actual  (?)  portraits of  sufferers  who 
gladly testify how they crossed the Rubi­
con of doubt  and,  by  the  use  of  half  a 
dozen  bottles,  were  enabled  to  land  on 
the happy shore of regained  health.  Un­
der such  mental  illusions it is not strange 
that  the  mind  of  the  invalid,  wearied 
with  so  many  failures  to  find  relief 
through a course of  scientific  treatment, 
accepts chances  in  a  lottery of therapeu­
tic prizes,  where  the  large  majority  are 
fated  to  draw  blanks,  a goodly number 
gain only  chunks  of  experience,  and  a 
few lucky  ones  secure  many  times  the 
w«>rth of their money  in improved health.
It must uot  be inferred,  from the  fore­
going  attempt  to  traverse  the  salient 
points  of  a system employing  wholesale 
methods of medication,  that it is done in 
a cynical  spirit.  The  business  of  pre­
paring  special  remedial  agents,  to  be 
used  for minor ailments according  to  in 
dividual  discretion,  has too  much justifi­
cation  in  merit and  honorable  precedent 
for anyone to justly  assail  it as  a whole. 
However,  the multiplication of such rem­
edies  in  ever  increasing  lines  of  trade 
has furnished  many  instances of  charla­
tanry that,  if  unchallenged,  have  a  ten­
dency  to  throw  discredit  on  legitimate 
enterprises  whose  proprietors  put  me­

dicinal compounds on the market with due 
regard to  their  therapeutic  action,  and 
whose  promoters  do  not  promise  more 
than can  be justified  by  scientific  expe­
rience.
As to another class,  whose criminal  in­
stincts seek  profit  by  pandering  to  the 
precociousness of the  young,  the  follies 
and  fears of middle age, and the hopes of 
senile profligates,  who are  ever  looking 
for the impossible—something  that shall 
restore  wasted  energies—they  make  the 
shotgun  theorists,  by  comparison,  ex­
ponents  of  pure  scientific  beneficence. 
More resembling green  goods  men in pur­
pose,  their  success  is  secured  through 
false pretenses  and  the  use  of  alleged 
mysterious forces of nature claimed to be 
powerful curative  agents.  To  complete 
the  parallel,  they avoid  open  newspaper 
advertising,  and,  while obtaining numer­
ous customers among a credulous public, 
each  applicant  is  treated  according  to 
his  urgency and  the length of his wallet. 
To speak of them at length  would  neces­
sitate a process of thorough disinfection; 
they are introduced  in  the  closing  para­
graph  of  this  article  simply to point  a 
moral  through  a darker shade of compar­
ison. 
Seely’s Flavoring  Extracts
Every  dealer  should  sell  them.
Extra Fine  quality.
Lemon,  Vanilla,  Assorted  Flavors.
Yearly  sales  inert ased  by  their  use. 
Send  trial  order.

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Doz  Oro.
1  o r.  $   0 0   1 0   2 0
2 oz. 
I  20  12  60 
4 or.  2  OO  22  80 
6 o r.  3  OO  33  OO
Seelu'$  Vanilla
Wrapped)
Doz.  Oro. 
1  oz. $  1  AO  16  20
2 oz.  2  OO  21  60
4 oz.  3  75  40  80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
P la in   N. S.  w ith 
corkscrew  a t sam e 
p rice if  p re fe rred .
C orrespondence
Detroit 

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W h o le s a le   P r ic e   C u r r e n t•

Advanced-Gum Camphor, Cod Liver Oil.  Linseed  Oil,  Turpentine,  Flint  Glassware,  Corks 

Declined—Oil Anise, Morphia. 

’

Cubebae.........................l  4001 50
Exechthltos...............  1  2001  30
E rlgeron....................... 1  2001 30
G aultoerla.................... 1  5001 60
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gossipi!,  Sem. gal.......  70®  75
Hedeoma  .....................l  2501  40
Jum ped.........................   5002 00
Lavandola....................  90@2 00
Limonls....................... 1  40®t  60
Mentha Piper 
............2  1003 OO
Mentha Verid 
.......... 1  8002 00
Morrhuae, gal............. 1  90@2 00
Myrcia, ounce.............   @ 5 0
Olive.......  .................... 
90@3 no
Plds Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
R icini.........................  
88®  96
Rosmarini............ 
I  OP
Rosae, ounce.............   6 50@8 50
S ucdnl.........................   40®  45
Sabina.................... . 
90@1  00
San tal  .........................2 5007 00
Sassafras............. .......  50®  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce__   @  65
Tigli!................................  ® i 00
T hym e.........................  400  50
®1 60
Theobromas................  15®  20

opt  ....................  

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POTASSIUM.

BICarb.........................  15®  18
Bichrom ate.................  13@  14
Bromide...................... 
40®  43
Carb..............................   12®  15
Chlorate  (po. 17@19)..  16®  18
Cyanide.......................   50®  55
Iodide.............................. 2 9003 00
Potassa, B1 tart,  pure..  23®  25 
®  15
Potassa, Bitart, com .. 
Potass  Nitras, o p t __  
8®  10
Potass N itras............... 
7®  9
Prussiate......................  280  30
Sulphate  po.................  150  18

RADIX.

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

.“ 

A coni turn  Napelli s R ..........  60
..  “ 
F ..........   SO
Aloes......................................   60
“ 
and  m yrrh...................  60
A rn ica.................................. 
50
Asafcetida.........................
Atrope Belladonna.................  60
Benzoin..................................  go
Co.............................  50
Sanguinarla...........................  50
Barosm a................................   50
Cantharides...........................  75
Capsicum..............................   50
Ca  damon...............................  75
„  
Co.........................!  75
Catechu..................................  50
C inchona.................... . 
50
_ 
Co...........................   60
C onlum ..................................  so I
Cubeba................................ 
50
D igitalis..............................
Ergot.....................................
G entian..............................
Co.............................
G ualca..................................
ammon.................. !
Z ingiber..............................
Hy oscy am us.......................
Iodine...................................
Ferri  Chlorldum................. 
35
K in o ......................................   so
Lobelia.................... ..............   5o
M yrrh.....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
.............................  %
Opll 
“  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deodor...........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Q uassia..................................  50
Rhatany  ................................  50
Rhel........................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol....................  50
„  “ 
Co...............   50
Serpentaria...........................  50
Stramonium...........................  60
T olutan..................................  60
V alerian................................  50
VeratrumVeride..................   50

Colorless.............

“ 
“ 

... 

“ 

“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.

A conitum ....................  20®  25
Althae...........................  22®  25
A nchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  ©  25
Calamus.......................   20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)....... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)....................  
®  30
elleboro,  Ala,  po....  15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po.........................1  30®i 40
35®  40
Iris  plox (po. 35038). 
Jalapa,  p r....................  40®  45
Maranta,  Mb.............  
@ 3 5
Podophyllum, po....... 
150  18
Rhei..............................   7501  00
cut  ...................... 
®1  75
pv.  ......................  7501  35
Splgella
35®  38 
@  20 
Sanguinarla,  (po  25)..
50®  55 
Serpentaria.................
Senega....................
55®  60 
Slmllax, Officinalis.  H 
@  40 
M
@  25
Scillae, (po. 35)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po......................  ®  35
Valeriana, Bng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Inglber a ..................  
180  20
Zingiber  j ............... 
18®  20
SXKXK.
Q  15 
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
.. 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  14®  16
Bird, is ........................ 
4 0  
6
Carni, (po. 18).............   10®  12
Cardamon....................1  0001  25
Corlandrum  ...............   12®  14
5
Cannabis Sativa__ ®.  40  
7501  00 
100  12 
1  8002 OO 
0   15 
8 
6® 
3v»0 4 
3K@  4 
35®  40 
40   5
.  4K 0  5

D ipteri Odorate
Foenlculnm ...........
Foenugreek.  po
U n i ................
Uni, grd.  (bbl.3K).
L obelia......................
Pharlarls Can arlan.
R apa...........................
Sinapis  Albu
Nigra

rdonlum
opon 

“ 

‘ 
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r  

SPIRITUS.
D. P. 3  
 
“ 

Frumenti, W  ,  D.  Co. .2 0002  so 
.  2 0(®2 25
2501 50
Junlperls  Co. O. T ___ 1 6502 00
............1  7508 50
Saacharum  N.  B..........1 9002  10
Spt.  Vini  Galli............. 1 7506  50
Vini Oporto.................. 1 
Vini  Alba  ...................1 

1 

“ 

“ 

3®
40

ground, 

¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 8 F ..  35©  38 
4 F ..  38®  40
A lum en.......................   2M@ 3
(po.
7)  ..............................  
Annatto........................  550  60
Antlmonl, po............... 
et Potass T  55®  80
Anti p yrin....................  @1  40
Antlfebrln...................   @ 2 5
Argentl  Nitras, ounce  @  43
Arsenicum..................  
50
Balm Gilead  B ud.... 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 1  4001  50
Caldum Chlor, Is,  (Kb
12;  Mb,  14)...............  ®  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
PO..............................   ©1  00
Capsid  Fructus, af
« ....  @  28 
©   20 
Ipo. 
Caryophyllus,  (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40..........  
0 8   75
Cera  Alba, S. A F .......  500  56
Cera Flava..................   380  40
Coccus  .......................   ®  40
Cassia Fructus............  ©  25
Centraria...................... 
ic
Cetaceum....................   ©  40
Chloroform.................  600  68
O l  25
Chlora;  Hyd Crst........ 1  25® 1  50
Chondrus....................  20®  2f
Inchonldlne, P.  A  w  
is®  a  
German  8H©  12 
Corks,  list,  dts.  per
cent 
. 
65
...............  
Creasotum 
©  35
..........  
© 
reta,  (bbl. 75} 
 
 
2
“  prep.............. 
5® 
5
“  predp  ......... 
90  11
"  Rubra.................. 
0  
f
Crocus 
35®  40 
Udbear..........
©  24 
Cuprl Snlph
5  ®  6
100  12 
Dextrine 
.............
Ether Snlph 
750  90 
Emery,  all  numbers 
@@  6 
..............
300  35 
12®  15 @  28 
7  @ 8 “  6> 
oA©
50
2  50@2 75 j Glassware  flint  by  box 9).

Flake  ^ S lte  
Galla  .......................
Gambler__
Gelatin,  Cooper 

2502 00
2502 00

squlbbs.. 

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

French

110

po 

© 

“ 

.

spoxeas.

Florida  sheeps'  wool
carriage..........
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage 
..........—  
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.......... 
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage 
............ 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage 
.......................  
Hard for  slate  use__  
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e ............................  

2 oo
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

“ 
“ 
“ 
11 

Less than box  60.
Glue,  Brawn............... 
a®  15
“  W hite.................  180  25
Glyoerina....................   13®  20
Grana Paradis!............ 
0   22
Humnlns......................  250  56
0   75 
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite.. 
0   65
“  Cor  .... 
Ox Rubrnm 
0   85
Ammoniatl. 
0   95 
Unguentum.  450  55
Hydrargyrum..............  ®  60
Tchthyobolla, Am..  ..1  2501  50
Indigo...........................  7501 00
Iodine,  Resnbl............3 8003 90
Iodoform...................... 
04   70
Lupnlln........................ 
0 2  25
Lycopodium...............  600  65
M a d s...........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod..................   ©  27
Llqnor Potass Arslnltls  100  12 
Magnesia,  Snlph  (bbl
Manilla,  8. F ...............   600  68

IK )...............................2KO  4

‘1 

Morphia, S.  P. A W.  1 95@2 20 
S.  N. Y. Q.  A
C.  Co......................  1 8502  10
Moschus  Canton........  
®  40
Myrlstlca,  No  1 .........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  ®  10
Os.  Sepia......................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
02  00
Plcis Llq, N.»C., K gal
doz  .............................
® 2  00 
@1  00
Picls Liq., q u a rts .......
_ 
p in ts..........
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
®  50 
0   1 
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22).. 
„
Piper Alba,  (pog5) ....  ©
@  3 
Pilx Burgun.................   ©
7
Plumbi A cet............... 
ic©  12
Pulvis Ipecac et opll. . 1  1001  20 
Pyretorum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......  ® l 25
Pyretorum,  pv............  20®  30
8@  10
Q uasslae...................... 
Qulnla, S. P. A W .......34R039K
S.  Germ an....  27©  37
Rnbia  Tinctorum.......  12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv. 
120  14
Salacln............  ..........2 3002 50
Sanguis  Draconls.......  400  50
Sapo,  W .......................    120  14
,  M.........................  10®  12
©  15

G .......................  

“ 

“   opt........................ 
V oes............................. 

Seldllts  M ixture........   ©  20
Sinapis.............................   © 
0  
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
® 
Snnff, Scotch, De. Voes  ®  35 
7®  9
Soda Boras, (po. 8-10). 
Soda  et Potass T art...  240  25
Soda Carb..................  
IK®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............  
3®  5
Soda,  A sh......................3K®  4
Soda, Sulphas.............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  500  55
“  Myrcia  Dom....... 
02  00
“  Myrcia Im p........  
0 2  50
••  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ...........................2 4702 57
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1 4001  45
Sulphur, Subl............. 2M®  3
Roll...............  2  ®  2K
8 0   10
Tam arinds.................. 
Terebento Venice.......  280  30
.45  @ 48
9 00016 00
. 
7® 8

Zlncl  Sulph.

“ 

Whale, w inter. 
Lard,  extra__
Linseed, pare raw ....

Bbl.  Gal
70
70
.  so
85
.  42
45
.  59
62

18

Linseed,  boiled..........  62
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
66
Spirits Turpentine__   36

30

35

“ 

lb .

p a in t s . 

b b l. 
Red  Venetian..........................im  208
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ 204
Ber.........1M  208
Putty,  commercial__ 2M  2K03
“  strictly  pure.......2K  2M08
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13016
ican ............................. 
Vermilion,  English.... 
65070
Green,  Peninsular....... 
13016
Lead,  red ......................5M06
“  w h ite .................SM0 6
Whiting, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gliders’ . 
. .. 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
C liff.............................................1 4 0
Universal Prepared  ..1   0001  15
No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  io@l  20
Extra T urp................... 16601  70
Coach  Body  . ..............2 7503 00
No. 1 Turp F u rn ........ 1  0001  10
Entra Turk Damar__ 1 5601  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
7007
T urp........................... 

®70
©96
l 

VARNISHES.

We Sell  for

M e d ic in a l  P u r p o s e s   O n ly .

Canada  Malt 

Whisky

A

Pure  Medicinal  Whiskey  Distilled  for  Us  from  the  Best

Grain.
Price  $4.00a.per doz.

7.50-per case of  2 doz.

HRIELTIJIE 

i  

PERKINS  DRUE  GO..

Manufacturing  Chemists,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Hyd
Niti
Phosphor!urn  dll.

Tartaricum................. 
AMMONIA.

Aqua, 16  deg. 
20  deg.

“ 

80 10
.  650 75
15
21® 31
41® 44
3® 5
. 
.  10® 12
.  10® 12
20
.  70® 75
■  1M@ 5
.1  4001  60
30® 33
30®

. 
4® 6
6® 8
.  12® 14
12® 14

ANILINE.

Black............................2 00®2 25
Browa...........................  8001  00
Red................................   45®
Yellow.........................2 5003 00

RACCAX.

Cnbeae (po  25)......... 
20®  25
Junlperua....................   8 0   10
Xantnoxylum..............  250  30

RAL8AXUK.
Copaiba............  .........  45®  50
Peru..............................  
0 2  CO
Terabin. Canada  —  
45®  50
T olutan........................  35®  50

COBTXX.

Abies,  Canadian..................   18
Casslae  ..................................  12
Cinchona F la v a ...............   •  18
Euonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunus V irglnl......................  12
Quill ala,  grd .........................  10
Sassafras  ..............................   >2
Ulmus Po (Ground  15).........  15

xxTBAcnm. 

3 

Glycyrrhlsa  G labra...  24®  25
po............  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
is ................  13®  14
Kb..............   140  15
J e ..............  16®  17
VERRU

« 
“ 
«• 

Carbonate PreffiP-....... 
®  J®
Citrate and Q ulnla—   @3 50
Cifrate  S o lu b le........  @  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol —   @
-  - 
- 
__  @
• 
Solut  Chloride 
.......... 9®  2a  7
Sulphate,  com’l 
p u re..

“ 

FLORA.

A rn ica.........................
A nthem ls....................
Matricaria 
....... 

FOLIA.
............ 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin- 

nlvelly ••••„•• 

18®;5

14®

“

“ 

“ ....

Salvia  officinalis,  Me
and  K*  ....................
XJraXJrsl 
....................  

a n o n .
Acacia, 1st  picked

8®
®  60 
®  40 
2d 
•• 
...
u  gd 
0   30 
®   20 
sifted sorts...
“ 
60®  80 
“ 
p o .............
500  60 
Aloe,  Barb. (po. 60)...
®  12 
“  Cape, (po.  20)..
0   50
Socotrl, (po.  60)
Catechu, Is, (Kb  14 Me
®  1 
16)••■:....................
55®  60 
Ammo n l a e .................
50®  61 
Aesafcstlda, (po 50;
55 
Bensomum........  
fj®
50
Camphor» 
.................  g g
Euphorbium  po  ........   35®  10
Galbanum 
65®  80 
Gamboge,  po. •  - •
@  30 
Gualacum,  (po  35 
@2 50 
Kino,  (po  2 50  ..
0   80 
M astic...............
0   40
Myrrh, (po  45) 
_
Opll  (PO  3 30@3  50)  2 3o@2 40
Shellac  ........................  40®  eo
4- 0   45
T ragacanth........ ........  50®  80

“ 
HXBBA—In ounce packages.

bleached 

... 

25 
20

Absinthium  ...............
Bupatorlum.................
Lobelia  ........................
Majorum  ....................
Mentha  Piperita........
V lr.................
“ 
Rue 
.............................
Tanacetum, V .............
Thymus,  V ...................

MASNBSIA.

Calcined, Pat — ........   55®  60
Carbonate,  P at............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36 

OLEUM.

Absinthium ......................2 5003 00
Amygdalae, Dulc —  ..  30®  50 
Amydalae, Amarae— 8 00@8  25
A nlsl..................................2 0002 10
Aurantl  Cortex........... 1  8002 00
Bergami!  .....................3 0003  20
C ajlputi...................... 
60®  65
Caryophyill.................  75®  80
Cedar  ...........................  35®  65
Chenopodli.................  @1  60
ClnnamoHll.......................1 2501 49
C ltronella....................   ®  45
Conlum  Mao...............   350  65
Copaiba........................  80®  90

SYRUPS.

A c ca d a ..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferrl  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
...  50
Rhel  Arom............
...  60
Slmllax  Offldnalis
...  50
Senega  ....................................  50
Sdllae...............................   50
"  Co..........................   50
T o iatan ............................  50
Prunas  vlrg.....................   50

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T H E   M C H I G A N   T R A U E S M A J S T .

GROCERY  PR IC E   CU RREN T.

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

CREAM   TA RTA R.
Strictly  pure.......................  
30
30
Telfer’s  Absolute...............  
Grocers’..............................15©25

CATSUP.

“ 

Blue Label Brand.
....... 
. 
Triumph Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles  ........   2 75
Pint 
4  00
Quart 1 doz bottles 
3  50
Half pint, per  doz............... 1  35
Pint, 25 bottles  .....................4  50
Quart, per  doz  .................... 3  75

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags........................  ©3
Less quantity  ...............   @3ft
Pound  packages........... 6ft@7

CO FFEE.
G reen.
Rio.

Santos.

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

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

R oasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cL aughlin’s XXXX 
£2 30
Bunola  ..............................  21  80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__   22 30

P ackage.

E xtract.

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

T‘ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

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

CLOTHES  LIN ES.

Cotton,  40 f t ..........per dot.  1  25
140
160
1  75
1  90
85
1  OO

50 f t ........... 
60 f t ...........  
70ft...........  
80ft...........  
60 f t ........... 
72 ft- 
.... 

“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
Jute 
” 

“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
“ 

CONDENSED  M ILK.

4 doz. In case.

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

A X L E   G R E A S E .
A u r o r a ........................  55 
Jastor Oil. . . . . .---   60 
Diamond.................  50 
Frazer’s................. 
75 
Mica  .....................   65 
Paragon 
...............   55 

doz  gross
6  00
7 00
5 50
9 00
7 50
600

B A K IN G   PO W D ER. 

‘ 

Acme.
% id.  ;am>. 3 doz —
“  ......
*:*>• 
1  “  .........
lib . 
Bulk............................
Arctic.
ft lb cans 6 doz  case, 
.
ft 
lb “  4  doz  “ 
i 
.
ft> “  2  doz  “ 
5  lb  “  1  doz  “ 
.
Queen Flake.
3  oz cans 6 doz  “
6  oz  *■  4doz  “
9  oz “  4 doz 
“
1 
lb “  2 doz  “
lb “  1  doz  “
5 
Red Star, *4 R> cans
“ 
ft R>  “
1 ft  “  •
“ 
Teller’s,  >4 lb. cans, do 
1
ft lb.  “ 
“ 
1 lb. 
“ 
'
Our Leader, ft .b cans 
¡4 lb  cans.
l lb cans

“ 

BLUING.

B A T H   B R IC K .
2 dozen In case.
Siigiish 
................................  SO
Bristol..................................
Domestic.............................  6°
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals.......... ...  3 60
.......... ...  6  75
“ 
“  pints,  round...... ...  9 00
“  No. 2. sifting box ...  2 75
.  .  4  no
“  No. 3, 
...  8 00
’’  No. 5, 
1 oz ball  ..  ....... ...  4  50
“ 
Mexican Liquid, 4 oz.. ■...  3  60
“ 
3 oz— ..  6  SO

8 oz 

“ 

“
“

• 
.40. 2 Hnrl....................... ...  1  90
....................... ...  2 00
No  1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet  .................. ...  2  15
...  £  50
So. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem  .................... ...  2  50
35
Common W hisk.............
............. ...  1 ou
Fancy 
Warehouse...................... ...  2 85

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

* 

“ 
BROOMS,

BRUSHES.

..  1  25
..  1  50
..  1  75
.. 
35
..  1  25
..  1  50

“ 
“ 

“  10...... .............
“  15....................
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row.
Rloe Root  Scrub, 3row.
Palmetto,  goose.............
CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes........ ...1 0
.......... ...  9
Star,  40 
Paraffine  ....................... ...  10
W icklng....................... ...2 4

“ 

CANNED  GOODS.

F ish .
Clams.

Little Neck,  lib ...........
I  20
«  2  lb ............ ....1  90
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  lib ...............
21b...............
Lobsters.

75
...1  35

“ 

“ 

“  ’  2  lb ........................
Picnic, 1 lb ......................
21b......................
“ 

...3 50
...2  90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 ib .........  — ...1  10
...2  10
2  lb ...............
Tomato Sauce,  21b.......
...2   25
Soused, 2  lb ....................
.2 25
Colombia River, fiat — ...1  75
tails — ....1  60
Alaska, Red....................
...1  30
pink....................
...1  20
...1  95
Kinney’s,  flats...............
Sardines.
American  fts ................. 4ft®  5
fts................. 8ft@ 7
Imported  fts ..................
.  ©10
fts................... ■ 15@16
Mustard  ft*....................
.  6©7
22
Boneless.........................

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Brook  3, ib......................

Trout.
F raita.
Apples.
.  ..
3 lb. standard 
York State, gallons  ...
....
Hamburgh, 
“ 

...2  50

2 75

Apricots.

Peaches.

Cherries.

Gages.
 

Live oak.......................  
1  40
1  40
Santa  Crus..................  
Lusk's........................... 
1  50
Overland....................  
1  10
Blackberries.
F. A  W.........................  
85
Red................................  ©1 20
Pitted Ham burgh.......
1  40
W hite........................... 
E rie..............................  
1  15
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie .......... 
1  35
 
California...................  
1  25
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common.....................  
1  10
P ie............................... 
M axwell...................... 
150
Shepard’s .................... 
1  50
California....................  160@1  75
Monitor 
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Oxford..........................
Pears.
Domestic...................... 
1  25
Riverside...................... 
175
Pineapples.
Common.......................1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........  
2  50
2 75
grated........  
Booth’s sliced.............  @2  51
grated............  ©2  75
1  10
Common...................... 
Raspberries.
Red  .............................. 
95
Black  Hamburg.......... 
1  40
1  20
Erie,  black  . 
 
Strawberries.
Lawrence.................... 
1  25
1  25
Ham burgh................... 
Erie..............................  
1  20
1  05
Terrapin......................... 
Whortleberries.
Blueberries................. 
85
Corned  beef  Libby’b...........2 20
Roast beef  Armour’s ...........2 35
Potted  ham, ft lb ...................... 1 25
ft lb ...................  70
tongue, Vi lb ................... 1 85
ft lb ............  75
chicken, ¡¿ lb ..........  
95

Quinces.

M eats.

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Corn.

BopVPii

Hamburgh  stringless...........1  15
French style........2 00
Limas....................1  e5
Lima, green........................... 1 15
Lewis Boston Baked............ 1  25
Bay State  Baked........................1 25
World’s  Fair  Baked............ 1  25
Picnic Baked.........................   95
Ham burgh.................................. I 15
Livingston  E d en .......................1 09
P u rity .....................................  90
Honey  Dew............  ............l  25
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Morning Glory 
Soaked.................................. 
75
Hamburgh  marrofat............ i  30
early June 
...1  50
Champion Bug..]  40
petit  pols.............l 40
...3 65
fancy  sifted 
Soaked.................................. 
95
Harris standard..................  
75
VanCamp’s  marrofat  .......  1  10
early -June  __ 1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom  ..  1  25
French.........................................g 15
Mushrooms.
French....................... — ..19©2l
Pumpkin.
B rie................................... 
95
Squash.
H ubbard......................................1 15
Sacco cash.
Hamburg................... 
1  3
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Soaked.........— ........  
Honey  Dew.................................1 40
E rie.............................................. 1 35
Hancock................................  90
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Excelsior   
Eclipse................... 
 
90
Hamburg..... ..........  
 
1  25
G allon............................ 
3 00
CHOCOLATE.

Tomatoes.

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

23
37
43

CH EESE.
12ft
Amboy.......................... 
Acme............................. 
12
Lenawee...................... 
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R iverside.........  ......... 
igvz
Gold  Medal.................
Skim ............................. 
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Brick............................. 
11
Edam  ..........................  
00
L eiden......................... 
20
L lm burger................. 
©15
Pineapple....................  
©24
Roquefort....................  
©35
Sap Sago......................  ©20
Schweitzer, imported. 
©24 
domestic  .... 
©11

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Steel  punch 
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CRACKERS.

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Butter.

Seymour XXX.......................
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......
Family  XXX.......................
Family XXX,  cartoon........
Salted XXX...........................
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .........
Kenosha 
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Boston.....................................
Butter  blscnlt......................
Soda.
Soda,  XXX..........................    5Vi
Soda. City............... 
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Soda.  Duchess........................8ft
Crystal W afer........................10ft
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Long  Island Wafers 
S. Oyster  XXX......................  5ft
City Oyster. XXX............  ..  5Vi
Farina  Oyster........................ 6

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D R IE D   FRUITS. 

D om estic.

Apples.

Peaches.

Apricots.

Blackberries.
Nectarines

sundrfed.........................  
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California In  bags........  
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
in  boxes
in lb  bags 
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26 lb  boxes..... 
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Peeled, in  boxes...........
Cai  evap.  “ 
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In bags........
California in bags.......
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels.............................
50 lb. boxes....................
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25  ” 
Prunelles.
80 ib.  boxes....................
Raspberries.
In  barrels........................
5t lb. boxes.....................
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25 lb.  “ 
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Pears.

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20ft
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Loose  Muscatels in  Boxes

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Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown................................  3 V4
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Foreign.
Currants.

Patras,  bbls.................... 4ft@4%
Vostizzas, 6 * lb.  cases  .......  4ft
?"'’b.  hnxev 
....................  5V4
1  \ j .  packages 

Schuit’s Cleaned,

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Peel.

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

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Raisins.

Ondnra. 29 lb. boxes..  ©  3
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© 7
Valencia. 30  “ 
5

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California,  100-120............... 5

Prunes.
90x100 25 lb. Oxs.  5ft
.. 6ft
80x90 
70x80 
7
60x70 
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Silver...........................

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ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

75
70

90

........................  «   35
No. 1, 6ft 
No. 2. 6ft 
.......................   1  10
.......................   1  2b
No. 1, 6 
No. 2, 6 ................................  1  00

Manilla, white.

6ft  ....................................... 
6............................................ 

Coin.

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

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

115 lb. kegs.

Farina.
Grits.

«ft

Hominy.

Walsh DeRoo &  Co.’s ........   1  85
Barrels....... ...................  
  2ft
G rits......................................  3ft
Dried...............................  5©5ft

Lima  Beans.

Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
Imported.......................10ft©l 1
2 00
3 00
6 25
10 00
17 50

Schum acher......................  
____  

Pearl Barley.

3ft
3

55

Peas.

Green,  bu...........................  1  10
Spilt  per l b ...................
Rolled  Oats.

Schumacher, bbl................. 54  65
’ft b b l...  -----  2 50
..................   4  00
Monarch,  bbl 
Monarch, f t'b b l........................ 2 13
Quaker,  cases.........................   3 20
Oven Baked...............................o3 25

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Sago.

Germ an................................  3
Bast India.............................  3ft
Cracked.................................  3

Wheat.

F IS H —Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

  1  65

Yarmouth.....................  
Georges cured..................   4
Georges genuine..............6
Georges selected..............7
Boneless,  bricks..............6ft
Boneless,  strips...............   6ft®9

Halibut.

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Mackerel.

ft  “  40  ”

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Herring.
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11©12
Smoked................ 
6 Vi
Holland, white hoops keg 
70
9 51
bbl 
Norwegian  ......................  10  0
Round, ft bbl 100 lbs  .......  2 30
...  . 
1  20
Scaled................................. 
15
No. 1,  100 lbs..............................11 fo
No. 1, 40 lb s.................................4 90
No. 1,  10 lbs..............................   1 30
No. 2,100 lbs............................. Ki no
No. 2,40  lbs...............................  4 30
No. 2. 10  lbs...............................  1 15
Family, 90 lbs......................
10  lbs ...................
Russian,  kegs.................... 
55
No. 1, ft bbls., lOOlbs.............5 00
No.  1  ft bbl, 40  lbs.....................2 3C
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs............... 
65
No  1,81b  kits.................. 
55

Sardines.
Trout.

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No. 1  family
ft bbls, 100 lbs............96  CO 3 00
ft  “  40  “  ............   2  70  1 50
101b.  k its....................  
45
8 lb. 
39

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MATCHES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.......................II 25
XXX Sulphur................. 
.. 1  00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands.
No. 9  sulphur...........................  1 65
Anchor parlor.............................1 70
N1  2 home.................................. I 10
Expurl  parlor........................4 00

FLA VO RIN G   EXTRACTS. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best In the world for the money.

Bonders'.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

doz
2oz  __ 9  75
4 oz  ....  I  50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2oz   
91  20
4 oz...... 2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.........II 50
4 oz  __   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.........91 75
4 OZ..........3 50

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Lemon. Vanilla 
l  20
2 oz regular panel.  75 
2 00
4 oz 
. 
..I 50 
3 00
601 
...2   00 
No. 3  taper............. 1 35 
2 00
No. 4  taper..............1 50 
2 50
N o rth ro p ’s
2 oz  oval taper  75 
1  20 
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3oz 
2 oz regular  “
85 
4 oz 
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Lemon.  Vanilla. 
1 10
1 75
1 20
2 25

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Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs.........................................3 25
Half  kegs................................1 90
Quarter  kegs.........................1 10
1  lb  cans................................  30
ft lb  cans...............................  18
Kegs.........................................4 25
Half  kegs............................... 2 40
Quarter kegs..........................1  35
1 lb c a n s....................................34

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

H ER B S.

IN D IG O .

Kegs..................................... 11  00
Half  k e g s ..............................5 75
Quarter kegs.......................... 3 00
1  lb  cans...........................
8age....................................
Hops  ................................
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes. 
JE L L Y .
15  lb. palls...................  ©  32
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30  “  “ 
LICO RICE.
Pure.........................................  30
Calabria................................  
25
Sicily.......................................  12
Root................................ 
 
10
LYE.
Condensed, 2  do*...............   l  20
4 do*  ...............2 25

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Mince meat, 3 doz. in case. 
Pie Prep. 3  doz.  in  case... 

MEASURES. 
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon  ............................
Half  gallon.......................
Q u a it.........  .................
P in t.....................................
Half  p i n t .........................
Wooden, for vinegar, per <
1 gallon..............................
Half gallon 
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Q u a rt..................................
Pint 

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MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
sugar house................
Cuba Baking. 
O rdinary. 
—
Porto RIlj.
P rim e..................................
Fancy..
F a ir.....................................
Good  ..................................
Extra good..........................
Choice 
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Fancy  . 
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Half  barrels Sc.extra

N«w Orleans.

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l'ICKI.KS. 
Meai am.
Barrel«, 1,200 count... 
Half bbl«, 600  count..
Barrel«, 2,400 count. 
Half bbl«, 1,200 count
FIFES.

Small.

@4 00 
©2 50
6  00 
3 50

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

POTASH.

48 can« In case.

Babbitt’« ..........................  4 00
Fenna Salt  Co.’s ..............  3 00

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head................. 

5)4
“  No. 1........................5
“  No. 2......................  4)4
Broken...............................   3)4

Imported.

s  No. 2.......................... 5

Japan, No. 1..........................5)4
Java................................ 5
Patna..................................  4V4

SFHUE8.

Whole Sifted.

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Allspice...............................  9)4
Cassia, China In mats........  9)4
Batavia In bund — 15
Saigon In rolls........32
Clove«,  Amboyna......... — 22
Zanzibar......   ........ 11)4
Mace  Batavia......................70
Nutmegs, fancy...................55
“  No. 1.......................80
“  No.  2....................... 5»
Pepper, Singapore, black — 10 
“ 
“  white...  .20
«hot.........................16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia...................18
11 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................35
Clove«,  Amboyna................22
•*  Zanzibar................. 18
Ginger, African.................  16
K  Cochin....................20
Jamaica  ..........    .22
11 
Mace  Batavia......................65
Mustard, Bng. and Trieste. .22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“   white...... 24
“ 
“  Cayenne................. 20
Sage.............................    -.20
‘'Absolute” in Packages.

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Allspice...........  ........  84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  1  55
Cloves.................;....  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jamaica  ......  84  1 55
“  African  .........   84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  155
Pepper.......................  84  155
Sage.............................  84

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SNUFF.

SODA,
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SALT.

Granulated,  bbls................   1)4
751b  cases........  15£
Lump, bbl« 
.......................  1)4
1451b kegs..................lv*
SEEDS.
Anise 
..  ...................
Canary, Smyrna.  ......
Caraway....................
Cardamon, Malabar...
Hemp,  Russian 
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Mixed  Bird  ..............
Mustard,  white  ........
Poppy.........................
Rape....................—
Cuttle  bone..............
STARCH.

4)498
4)480
Corn.
20-lb  boxes..........................  6
5X
40-lb 
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Gloss.
1-lb packages  .....................   5)4
3-lb 
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6-lb 
5=5£
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  3%
Barrel«................................3)4
Scotch, In  bladder«.............37
Maccaboy  In jars................35
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French Rappee, in Jars 
■ 6)» 
Boxes 
Kegs, English
•4M
Case«, 243  lb. boxes........8  1  602150
“ 
115 2)4 lb bags..
.  4 00
“ 
lb  “ 
to 5 
..
.  3 75
“ 
30 10  lb  “
.  3 50
Butter, 56 lb  bags.........
«5
“  20141b b ag s........
.  3 50
“  280 lb  bbls......... .  2 50
“  224 lb 
........
.  2 25
Worcester.
..84 (0
1152)4-lb sacks— ........
3 ZE
60 5-lb 
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3  50
 
3010-lb  “ 
■it  14 lb.  “ 
......................3 30
3201b. bbl...........................  2 50
81b sacks........................ 32)4
linen acks...............   60
Common Grades.
100 3-lb. sacks..................... 12 10
60 5-lb.  “ 
1  90
28 10-lb. sacks...................   1 75
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags...  30
281b.  “ 
16
56 lb. dairy in linen sacks..  75
75
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks 
22
56 It.,  sacks 
 
Saginaw..........................  
90
Manistee.......................... 
90

Ashton.
Higgins
Soiar Rock.
 
Common Fine.

Diamond Crystal.

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Packed 60 lbs. in box.

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

SEELY'S  EXTRACTS. 

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. 8  90 doz.  810 20 gro
2  “  N. S.  1  20 *• 
12 60  “
2j“  F.jM.  1  40 “ 
14 40  “
Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M. 1  50 doz. 
2  “  N  S.  2 00 “ 
2  •*  F. M.  2 50 “ 
Lemon.
Vanilla.
SOAP.
Laundry.

2 oz..............75 doz......   8 00  “
2 doz........  1 00 doz......10 50  *'

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

16 20 gro
21 60  “
25 5.0  •*

G. R. Soap Works Brands. 

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Best German Family.

Concordia, 100 % lb. bars. • .3 50
5 box lots ........3  35
10 box lots...... 3 30
20 box lots..... 3 20
60 1-lb. bars........................2 25
5 box  lo ts ........................2  35
25 box lots..........................2 00
Allen B  Wrisley’s Brands.
Old Country,  80  1-lb  .........3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb.............3 90
White Borax, 100  3£-lb  ......3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

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Concord.............................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.......................6 75
6  oz...........................400
Lenox 
................  3 65
Mottled German............... 3  15
Town Talk.........................3 25

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Dlngman Brands.

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Single box.........................3 95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered  ......3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrp d. .83 33 
plain...  3 27
N.  K.  Falrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  3 9 »
Brjwn, 60 bars.................. 2 10
“ 
80  bars  .................3  10
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.
Acme..................  ............   3 65
Cotton O H ........................ 6 00
Marseilles..........................4 00
Master 
4 00
Thompson & Chute Co.’s Brands

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Silver.................................   3 66
Mono.................................. 3 30
Savon Improved  ...............  2 50
Sunflower.......................... 2  80
Golden  ...................  
Economical  .......................  2 25
Scouring.
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 40 
hand, 3 doz......... 2 40

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Below  are  given . New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  amount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the market  In which 
he  purchases .to  his  shipping 
point. Including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the.barrel.
Domino...................................84 69
Cut  Loaf.  ........................   4  69
Cubes...................................... 4 31
Powdered  ........................   4 31
XXXX  Powdered..................   4 bi
Granulated 
.....................  3  4
Fine Granulated....................  3 94
Extra Fine Granulated...  4(6
Mould A  ............................4 31
Diamond Coufec.  A.........   3 94
3 87
Coufec. Standard  A.
No. 1................
.............  3 75
No. 2
..............  3 75
..............3 75
No. 3...............
..............3  75
No. 4...............
..............3 69
No. 5...............
No. 6...............
..............3 56
No. 7...............
..............  3 tO
No. 8...............
No. 9........  ..  . ..............3 44
...  3 31
No.  11...
..  3 25
No.  12....
...  3  12
No.  13.  ..
3 06
No.  14...

Barrels...
Half bbls.

STKÜPS.

Corn.

Pure Cane.

...19
....21

F air.....................................  17
Good...................................   20
Choice..................................  25
Lea & Perrin’s, large........4 75
small......   2 75
Halford, large.................... 3  75
small.................... 2 25
Salad Dressing, larg e___4  55
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small...... 2 65

TABLE  SAUCES.
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Japan—Regular.
I  F air............................ 
■  Good..........................

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Choice......................... 24
Choicest  .....................32
Dust............................10
SUN CUBED.
F air...........................
Good..........................
Choice.........................24
Choicest......................32
Dust............................10
BASKET  PIKED.
F air............................ 18
Choice........................
Choicest....................
Extra choice, wire leaf
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fall..........25
Extra fine to finest— 50 
Choicest fancy........... 75
Common to fair..........23
Common to  fair..........23
Superior to fine........... 30
Common to  fair..........18
Superior to  fine..........30
ENGLISH  BBEAKPAST.

001.0X0.
IMPERIAL.

YOUNG  HYSON.

@17
@20@26
@34
@12
@17
@20@2£
@34
@12
@20@25
@35
@40
@35
@65
@85@26
@30
@26
@35
@26
@46

3 25

F air.......................... 18  @22
Choice..’............... ...  24  @28
Best.......................... 40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet.............30  @32
Tiger..........................  
.80
D. Scotten & Co’s Brands. 
¡j0
Hiawatha................... 
Rocket....................... 
-30
Spaulding & Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling...................... 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo —  
  @30
Can Can......................  @**
Nellie  Bly  ................ 24  @25
Uncle Ben..................24  @25
McGinty...................... 
27
25
bbls.........  
Columbia.....................
Columbia, drum s........ 
Bang  U p...................... 
Bang up,  drums........... 

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Flug.

Sorg’s Brands.

34

39
27
40
“j
3°

Spearhead...................... 
Joker.............................  
Nobby Twist.................... 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo.  ................................. 
Hiawatha........................ 
Valley C ity ............... - 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty..............
Jolly Tar 
—•••• 
**
Lorillard’s Brands. 
Climax (8 oz.,41c).... 
39
Green Turtle..................  
Three Black Crows... 
27
J. G. Butler’s Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
24
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson <s McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope...................... 
«
Happy Thought.........  
37
Messmate.......................  
32
NoTax............................ 
31
Let  Go............................... 
87

30

Smoking.

Catlln’s  Brands.

 

 

Kiln  dried........................17@18
Golden  Shower  ..................19
Huntress  ............... 
-26
Meerschaum 
.............. 29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy..........................40
Stork...............................  30
German...............................J®
Frog...................................
Java, %a foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish................36
Gold Cut 
...........................30

Scotten’s Brands.

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

Brands.

Leidersdorf’s Brands.
 

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

Spaulding & Merrick.

Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish...........38
Buck Horn.......................... 30
Plow  Boy......................30@32
Corn  C ake........  .............16

VINEGAR.

40 gr.............................   @8
50 gr............................  @9

81 for barrel.

WET  HUSTAKD.

Bulk, per gal 
..............
Beer mug, 2 doz in case

30
.  1  75

YEAST.

Magic............................
Warner’s .....................
Yeast Foam  .................
Diamond.........
Royal................... 
.

..1  UO
.. 1  UO
...1  00
...  T5
...  90

WOODEN W ALL.

“ 

“ 

FURS.

Tubs, No. 1..................... .  5 75
“  No. 2....................... .  4  75
“  No. 3....................... .  4  UO
1  25
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop  .. .  !  35
Bowls, 11 Inch..................
90
13  “ 
“ 
..................
“ 
15  “ 
......  ......... .  1  25
17  “  .................. .  1  80
“ 
HIDES  FELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol-
lows:
30 @  1  00
M ink...............
30 a   70
C0011.................
75 @  1  -5
Skunk...............
68 @  11
Rat,  winter......
03 @  C8
Rat, fall............
Red  Fox........... 1 (0 @  1  40
40 @ 
Gray Fox.,.......
t)
Cross Fox......... 3 00 @ 5 0o
50 Hb  1  UO
Badger..............
ro @  75
Cat, wild...........
25
10
Cat,  house.......
Fisher__  ..  .. 5 00 ftb  6 00
Lynx................. 1  0 ‘ @ 2 50
Martin, dark__ 2 00 @ 3 00
Martiu, pale, yel 1  00 (tí,  1  50
Otter................. 5 00 @ 8 0 1
Wolf.................. 100 _@  2 Ou
Beaver.............. 3 O'» @  7  00
Bear.................  115 00. @25 00
10 @  2.
Opossum...........
1** @  25
Deer Skin, dry..
05
Deer.skin. green
aniBH.
Green....................
*@i)4
Part  Cured............
@  4)4
@ 5)4
Full 
............
Dry........................ ...  5 @  7
Kips, green  ........... ...  3 @  4
@ 6
Calfskins,  green.  . ...  5 @ 6
cured... ...  7 @  8)4
...10 @25
Deacon skins........
off.
PELTS.

“  cured............

No. 2 hides 

HEAL.

WOOL.

50 
Do

WHEAT.

........... 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Shearlings..................  5 ©  20
..................... 25 <2ì  50
Lambs 
Washed....................12 @15
Unwashed 
..  8 @12
Tallo w ......................  3 @
Grease  butter  .........  1 ©  2
Switches 
1 a@ 2
Ginseng 
...  2 0**s2 25
G R A IN S  an d   EE K D STU FFS 
No.  1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red  (601b. test) 
Bolted...............................  1  40
Granulated.... 
1  65
FLOUR  IN  SACKS.
•Patents.......................... 
1  95
•Standards.......................  1  «5
Bakers’.............................   1  -5
•Graham..........................  1  3U
Rye...................................   1  40
count.
ditional.
Bran.. 
Screenings............................. 13 00
Middlings.............................  15 50
No. 1  Feed..............................18 00
Coarse meal 
.................17 50
Car  lots.............................44)4
Less than  car lots...  . 
.  46
Car  lo ts .............................32j4
Less than car lo ts ...........  3j
No. 1 Timothy, car lots 
No. 1 

•Subject  to usual  cash  dig-
Hour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad-

.......................814 51

HAY
ton lots 

..  9  5) 
11  00

Si ILLS TUFFS.

CORN.

OATS.

•* 

  ©10
 

@9

FISH  AND  OYSTERS 

 

 

 

FRESH  PISH
................... 
................ 

Whiteflsii 
Trout 
Black  Bass.......  
15
Halibut, chunks__ _  @14
Halibut, strips...........  @11
(@  6
(Jlscoeeor Herring---  
......................  @il
Bluefish 
Fresh lobster, per lb.. 
20
Cod............ 
10
No. 1 Pickerel...............   @8
Pike...............................  @8
Smoked  White..........   @8
Red  Snappers............  
13
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon  ........................  
12)4
Mackerel..................   18@25
1  50
Scallops.................... 
..................  
Shrimps 
1  ¿5
Clams 
............  
1  2j
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  US)......... 1  ~@l  50
on
- 
Clams. 

OYSTERS— IN CANS.

OYSTERS—IN  BULK.

F. J. Dettenthaler’s Brands. 
Fsiraaven  counts —  
33
F. J. D.  Selects......... 
30
Selects — .....................  
F. J. D., Standards 
25
Anchors.....................  
20
Standards  ................. 
22
Favorite.........................  
Standards  per gal............1  a0
Anchor Standards per gal 1  50
Counts, per g a l...................2  40
Selects  “ 
..................   1  sO
Extra  Selects, per gal.......   1  65
New  York  Counts.. 
...35
Extra  selects...............  
30
Selects  ............... 
27
1XX standards....................... 2'-
Standards............................... 22
Mediums................................20
Standards, per  gal  ............ 1  -0
IXL Standards,  per gal.....1  30
Extra  Selects, per gal  ......1  90
Selects, per gal...................l  85

Oscar Allyn’s Brands.

27

17

1 7

0 
4 >

GO 
8« 
50 
1  25

box  (box 00)... 

1 05

C R O C K E R Y   AND  OLAssMAKR

LAMP  BURNERS.
No. 0 Sun.....................................
NO. 1  “  .....................................
NO. 2  “  .....................................
Tubular.............................
Security.  No. 1............................
Security,  No. 2...........................
Nutmeg......................................
Arctic.........................................

LAMP  CHIMNEY»  — tj  dO£.  In  b o x .

“ 

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“ 

“ 

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“ 

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“ 

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1 

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11 

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La Bastle.

Miscellaneous.

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

..............................  
Rochester.

Mammoth Chimneys for Store  Lamps.

Doz. 
No.  3  Rochester,  lime  . . .   1  5) 
No. 3  Rochester, flint. 
..1  7i 
No.  3  Pearl top or Jewel gl's.l  85 
No.  2  G.obe Ineandes. liine...l  75 
No. 2  (Lobe Ineandes. flint...2 no 
No.  2  Pearl glass................... 2 10 

No. 0 Sun.........................................  
No. 1  “  ........................................... 
No. 2  “  .......................  ........
First quality
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled..  2  ¡0 
“ 
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  " 
" 
’ 25
XXX Flint.
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled. 
• o
;* 
;; 
...2 »»
>0.2  “ 
“ 
........................ ..... 
SO
Pearl top.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled.................. 3 ?o
“ 
“ 
“ 
> 0.2  “ 
................   4  70
............ 4  £2
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
“ 
“ 
Fire Proof—Plain Top.
No. 1. Sun,  plain  bulb.................... 
3  jn
...........................4  4 >
No. 2 , ................... . 
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.............. 
1
>'o.2  “ 
....................... 1  50
j  35
No. 1 crimp, per d o z .................................  
" (  fflfl
No. 3 
“ 
No  1, lime (65c doz).......................... 
 
353
No. 2, lime (  0c doz)................................... ” 4  0
No. 2, flint (SOc doz)........................  ..... 
4  40
Electric.
No.2, lime (70c doz) 
.....................................4  ¡0
No.  2 flint (86c doz)......................................4  40
Doz.
_ 
, 
Junior, Rochester..........................................  50
Nutmeg..... 
15
Illuminator Bases...........................................1  Q0
Barrel lots, 5 doz  ...........................................   yy
7 in. Porcelain shades.................................... 1  no
Case lots, 12 doz..............................................   90
Box
4  20
4  80
5
5  10
5  85
6  00
Doz
1  gal  tin cans with spout............................  1  t>U
1  gal  gaiv iron,  with snout.......................... 2 00
2 gal  gaiv iron with spout 
..................... 3 25
3 gal  gaiv iron with snout.................... 
...  4 50
.McNutt, with spout............................6( 0
5 gal 
5 gal  Eureka, with spout............................ 0 50
5 gal  Eureka with faucet............................   7 uo
......................  f 50
5 gal  gaiv iron  A  A VV 
5 gal  Tilting  Cans,  Monarch................ . 
10 00
5  gal  gaiv iron Nacefas....  
...............  9 5(j
Pump Cans.
3 gal  Home R ule................... 
.................10 50
5 gal  Home Rule.................................. 
...  i2 00
3  gal  Uoodenough........................................ 12  00
........... 
5 gal  Goodeuough 
............... 13 50
..................................  10 50
5 gal  Pirate  King 
No  0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz.  each..................  45
*'  2  “  “ 
No. 0, 
...............     45
No. 0, 
.......... 
bbls 5  “ 
“ 
40
No. 0, 
bull’s eye, cases 1 doz each. 1  CO
No. 0,  per  gross..............................................  20
No. 1, 
” 
28
No  2, 
38
“ 
No. 3, 
65
“ 
Mammoth, per doz.........................................   75
JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.
% Pints,  6 doz in box,  per 
)4 
‘ doz  (bbl 35)........  21
24  “  “  bbl, 
H  “ 
0  “  “  box.  “  box (box 00)__   1  80
)4  “ 
“ doz  (bbl 35).........  24
Is  “  “  bbl, 
»TON S W A RE- - A KP.ON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal 
..........................   06
)4 gal. per  doz......................  60
Jugs, )4 gal., per uoz...................................   70
1 to'4 gal., per gal...............................  07
Milk Pans.  n 2a... per  doz............................   60
.........................  72

I  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK  GLAZED.

Butter Crocas, 1  and 2 gal.......................... 
6)4
Milk Pans. )4 gal. per  doz..........................   65
79

LANTERN  OLOBES

LAMP WICKS.

OIL  CANS.

.........  

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The Standard Oil Co  quotes as follows:

“ 
OILS.
BARRELS.

XXX W. W.  Mich  Headlight.............
Naptha................................................
Stove Gasoline................................... .

8 
.. 
..  @7 
@ M
..13  <&21

.. 

FiiOM TANK WAGON.

Black, zero  test  ................................
12
Black,  15 cold te s t............................
10
S
Eocene.................... 
......
6
XXX  W. W.  Mich.- Headlight..............
Scofield, Shurmer  &  Teagle  quote  as  follows; 
Pa'acine.......................................................... 10)4
Daisy White............. ................................. . 
..  9)4
Red Cross, W W  Headlight............ 
......... 8
N aptha...........................................................7
Stove Gasoline...............................................8
Palacine............................................ 
Red Cross W  W  Headlight 

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

FROM TANK WAGON,

BARRELS.

...  8)4

T r a d e s m a n   C o., 

grand rapids mich.

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

sample of beans you  have to offer,  car lots  or less.

If  you  have  any  to  offer write us stating quantity and  lowest price.  Send us 

WAN TED.
B e a n s , P o ta to e s ,  O nions,
M O SELEY   BROS.
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 I I S  S I *  0 1 H R   Cl.,

2 6   28.  30  and  32  O ttaw a  St.,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH .

General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

Dealers in

Carriages,  Wagons,  Agricultural  Implements  and  Binder  Twine.

General Office. S3 South Division street, Grand  Kapids.

COLD  and  DRY  STORAGE.

Commercial Aspect of the Bicycle.

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

Bicycles of all grades will be  sold this 
year at a reduction of from 20 to  35  per 
cent,  from  last  year’s  prices.  This  is 
mainly  due  to  the  improved  facilities, 
especially  with the large manufacturers, 
for doing high-grade work  at  a  smaller 
expense.  The highest grade  bicycles on 
the market this  year w ill, sell  for  $100. 
Some will be listed  higher,  not  because 
of their intrinsic worth,  but  in  order  to 
give  agents  a  bigger  discount,  and  to 
catch the new  buyer,  who  always  takes 
the highest priced  articles,  and  who  is 
not well enough  versed in the cycle trade 
to discriminate between  good  and  poor 
wheels.  Some of  them  haven’t  the  re­
quired  facilities to make as good a wheel 
as the large  manufacturers without  con­
siderable  additional  expense,  and  they 
hope to regain some  of  their  money  by 
listing high.  As for selling their wheels 
at more than $100  this  ytar,  it  will  be 
found an almost impossible thing  to  do, 
except in  the case of the  man  who,  not 
knowing the difference,  thinks the  high­
est priced  bicjcle is the  best.  There  is 
one exception  to this in the  case  of  the 
'‘Cleveland,” one model  of which  is  de­
signed especially  for  the  elite  of  New 
York  society.  More  work  is,  undoubt­
edly,  put upon  them,  and also  more  dol­
lars  added  to  the  price,  which  will  un­
doubtedly go straight,  as,  to the class of 
buyers for whom the wheels are intended, 
money is no object.  This,  by no means, 
stamps the wheel as the best  on the mar­
ket,  as  there  are  others  fully  as  well 
made as regards material  and  workman­
ship,  but which lack  one  or  two  minor 
details  included  in  this wheel,  not  for 
utility,  but for the sake of  something by 
which to distinguish  it  from  the  “com­
mon herd” used  by  people  who  are  not 
of the aristocracy.

A common remark  made  by  the  non- 
cyclists, and especially  by  men  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  carriages -  and 
wagons,  is:  “1 don’t see  what  there  is 
about one of those things to  make  them 
cost so much.”  The  general  opinion  is 
that they can  be made at  an  entire  cost 
of about $20 each.  Really,  it is only  the 
cheapest  kind  of  a  wheel  that  can  be 
made  for  that  amount. 
In  the  manu­
facture of  the  best  wheels  one  of  the 
most,  if not  the  most,  important  items 
in the  cost  is  the  labor.  Special  skill 
and  knowledge  of  bicycle  construction 
are required of a man in  order  to  get  a 
position in a big bicycle factory, and that 
kind of skilled labor  comes  high.  This 
is the one reason  why all  wheels claimed 
to be  “the best on  earth”  are  not  on  a 
a  par  regarding  merit.  Years  are  re­
quired to develop  perfection  in  this  la­
bor,  and,  as the manufacture of  bicycles 
is a comparatively new  industry  in  this 
country,  the  supply 
is  limited—quite 
limited,  in fact;  so only the largest firms 
have the very  best labor in every depart­
ment.  Smaller factories have  a  few  of 
the best workers, perhaps,  but more that 
are not the best.  The best  workmen  are 
put on the most essential  portions of the 
wheel,  while  those  less  skilled  do  the 
work  which  requires  less  care. 
In  this 
way  some  very  good  wheels  are  some­
times  made  in  quite  small  factories. 
The  men who hold  positions  year  after 
year in the same  factory  become  expert 
workers in  bicycles  in  general,  and  in 
their employers’  models  particularly,  so 
that,  by the time a factory  has  been  do­
ing business half a dozen  or more years,

they are turning out  a  wheel  of  which 
they need not be ashamed.

is  another 

“What an enormons profit  to the  man- 
facturer!” 
fallacy  which 
haunts  the  mind  of  the  would-be  pur­
chaser  who  doesn’t  like  to  spend  his 
money for it,  no  matter  how  badly  he 
needs or wants a wheel.  As a  matter of 
fact,  the actual percentage of profit upon 
the paid in  capital  of  the  maker  is  no 
larger  than 
it  would  be  if  the  same 
amount were invested in  any  good  city 
business.  Fifteen  thousand wheels  is a 
fair season’s output for a paid  in  capital 
of $1,000,000,  and  the  profit  upon  each 
wheel is about $20,  after paying  for  ma­
terial and labor.  From tnis must  be de­
ducted the cost of running  such a  plant, 
such as fuel,  lighting,  insurance,  adver­
tising,  salesmen,  traveling  men,  office 
help in  general,  and  the  thousand  and 
one smaller  expenses, all  of which  foot 
up an astonishing total  at the end of  the 
year.  Taking everything into considera­
tion, from  15 to 20 per cent,  is a nominal 
profit, 
in  the  majority  of  cases,  the 
agents,  taken collectively,  make as much 
profit on  a  season’s  business  as  do  the 
manufacturers,  if  not  more,  and  they 
don’t have to  invest  the  money,  either. 
The  maker  sells  to  the  general  agent, 
%ho,  in  turn,  sells  to  his  own  small­
er  agents, 
in 
the proper sense of the term,  as he  buys 
only  such  wheels  as  are  ordered,  and 
generally has  them sent direct  from  the 
factory to his agent.  The  general agent 
makes  but a small  profit  on  wheels  sold 
this way,  but he sells  so  many  of  them 
that they aggregate  a  good  sum  during 
the season.  This method  of  selling  ap­
plies  almost  exclusively  to 
the  best 
makes.  They are seldom jobbed  in  the 
common sense of the word.

jobber 

lie 

is  not  a 

The low-grade  wheels are  sold  almost 
entirely to  jobbers,  it  not  being  an un­
common thing for  one  firm  to  contract 
for 10,000  bicycles  of  one  line.  By  do- 
iug  this  they  get  a  price  which  enables 
them  to  sell  to smaller dealers through­
out the country at a lower figure than the 
latter  can  get  by  buying  direct  from 
the 
factory.  The  output  of  a  large 
factory  making a wheel  that  retails  for 
$40 to $60 is larger,  by far,  than  that  of 
one making  a $100  wheel.  Cheaper ma­
terial  is  used,  and  “Cheap  labor  and 
quick labor”  is their motto,  and very  lit­
tle  care  is  taken  with  either  the  con­
struction or the  finish.  The  less  pains 
taken,  the faster  the  work  is  done,  and 
sometimes  30,000  to  40,000  wheels  are 
turned out in  a single  season,  and  they 
are always  sold.  Being  made  cheaply, 
they  can  be sold  with profit at  an  aston­
ishingly low price,  which is sure to catch 
the unwary  small  dealer  and  generally 
leaves  him  with  a  stock  of  wheels  to 
carry over.

This  is  where  so  many  adventurers 
into  the  cycling  field  make  their  mis­
take,  and  then  they  get  disgruntled  at 
their failure to  make a  “go” of the busi­
ness.  Success in  this,  as  in  any  other 
business venture, is acquired by conserva­
tive and businesslike methods.  Traveling 
men fairly swarm over  the country  dur­
ing the  winter and  spring,  importuning ; 
dealers to take their line  and order some 
wheels.  The new man  in  the  business 
thinks it is the thing  to  have  an  exten­
sive line,  and it  is  no  uncdBamon  thing 
for  twelve  or  fifteen  different  lines  of 
bicycles to be  represented  by  one  man. 
This is simply suicidal to  a  dealer  in  a 
town  of  less  than  150,000  inhabitants,

General Office, Telephone 945. 
Warehouse. Telephone 954.

I S .J   n R O O K S , M a n ’s .

OfNce^JTelephone^ios^ 

SECURITY *tora^a"d

Transfer Co.

Barn  Telephone  1059.

1  a 

257—259  OTTAWA  ST.

floving,  Packing,  Dry  Storage.
Given.  Business Strictly Confidential.  Baggage  Wagon at all hours.  F. S. ELSTON, Mgr.

Expert Packers auJ Careful, Competent Movers of  Household  Furniture.  Estimates  Cheerfully 

IT  IS  WRONG  TO  THINK

that  you  cannot  buy goods  right  and  the 
right  goods  in  Grand  Rapids.  Our  lines 
are  “ up  to  date.”

Voigt,  Herpolsheimer  &  Co.,

WHOLESALE

DRY  GOODS,  NOTIONS,  ETC.

PALACINE.

Has  proved  itself  the  only  perfect  illum inating  oil.

Why? BECAUSE  it  gives  a clear,  bright  light. 

BECAUSE  it  does  not cloud  the  Chimneys. 
BECAUSE  it  does  not char  the  wicks.
And last but not  least,  does  not  emit  a  bad  odor.

For  sale  by  all  lirst-class  dealers,  and  refined  only yb

SCOFIELD, 

SDUSMEi)  i  TESOLE.

Grand  Rapids.

Telephone  865.

Specialties 

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Oranges,  Lemons,  Nuts,  Figs,  Dates,  Etc.  always  in 
stock  and  of the finest quality.
S.  E.  BROOKS 1  CO.,  517  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  tyiGh,

Now  in.

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in  his 
unless  he  has  no  competition 
plaee. 
In a  small  city  three  lines  are 
enough to carry—one of the very best for 
a leader,  a medium  grade  for  customers 
who  desire  to  look  well  without  incur­
ring unnecessary  expense,  and  a  cheap 
line for the masses  at  a  popular  price. 
If traveling men make life a burden  im­
portuning him to  take their line,  he  can 
get rid of them  by telling  them  he  will 
take samples on  consignment,  to be paid 
for if sold and to be returned if not  sold, 
the manufacturer to pay the freight both 
ways. 
If the drummer accepts the prop­
osition,  no dead stock  is accumulated,  to 
be sold at a loss the next  spring  because 
it  is  out  of  date.  Conservatism  is  the 
road  to  success.  Buy  but  few  wheels 
at  a  time.  Keep  a  sample  on  the  floor 
and  when  it  is  sold  order  another  to 
take  its  place.  Let  competitors  carry 
the  big  stock  if  they  want to  and  lose 
money,  but remember that it is  the  con­
servative man  who makes  a  good  profit 
on his investment.  Morris J.  W h it e.

W om en in Business.

F rom  th e   C hicago  R ecord.

When a man starts in any  business  he 
finds  before  long  that  he  has a woman 
competitor in  his line.  He may imagine 
that because he is a  brewer or an  under­
taker or a butcher  he  is  secure,  but  he 
isn’t.  About  the  only  occupation 
in 
which he  may  feel  safe  from  woman’s 
competition is that of grave  digger.
During the last ten  years  the  number 
of  women  who  have  either  started  in 
business  or  have continued the business 
of  their  husbands  at  the  latter’s death 
has increased  with  wonderful  rapidity. 
Now it may  be said in a geueral way  tbat 
women have invaded  all  the  trades,  all 
the professions,  and,  in  short,  all  walks 
of  life.  When  women  have "plunged” 
into business they  have  generally failed; 
when  they  have gone intuit after careful 
consideration  and  with  a  knowledge ui 
what they  were  doing,  they  have,  with 
few exceptions,  prospered.
A directory of  business  women  would 
in  itself  fill  a  large  volume,  but  only  a 
few instances  of  their  efforts  and  suc­
cesses  may  be  given  hete.  Those  en­
gaged in dressmaking,  keeping furnished 
rooms  and  boarding  houses,  millinery 
work and all such occupations  in  which 
men  are  rarely found, are too numerous 
to excite comment except when they  have 
built up a big  business  or  are  in  other 
ways exceptional.
In Chicago alone  between  40,000  and 
50,000  women  do  self-supporting  work 
away  from  home,  without counting those 
in  domestic  service.  The  majority  of 
these,  of course,  work  in  the  great  dis­
tributing 
the  department 
stores,  etc.  Large  numbers  are  em­
ployed  in  making  paper  boxes,  in  the 
clothing trades,  in the  furnishing  goods 
business,  in  the making  of  bags,  in  the 
big  bookbinding  establishments.  Then 
there  are  armies  of  stenographers  and 
typewriters,  book-keepers,  waiters  and 
telegraph  operators.  Now  and  then  a 
woman escapes from  the throng of wage­
workers  and  sets up a  business  for  her­
self.
Women  lawyers  are  not  at  all  rare. 
Every year more and  m^re  of  them  are 
being  graduated  "by  the 
law  schools. 
When one of them is engaged in  a  court 
case people do not now  regard  it  as  ex­
traordinary.  Women  doctors have  been 
written about  until  the  names  of  many 
are  familiar.  Women  professors in col­
leges,  women preachers and women  writ­
ers are mentioned  with no more introduc­
tion than  the men in  the  same  business. 
But  when  the  name  of  a woman is no­
ticed on a  sign above  a  meat  market,  a 
laundry or an undertaking establishment, 
it is often made the  subject of comment.
Women grocers are not  at  all  uncom­
mon.  There are  In  Chicago  more  than 
fifty,  but most of them are widows whose 
husbands  have  left  them  the  business, 
and  nearly  all  of  them  have  places of 
business 
the  outlying  districts. 
Among the unmarried women grocers two 
may  be mentioned:  Miss  Jane  Barry,  of

trades—in 

in 

19ff Jefferson  street,  and Miss Eva Phil­
lips, of 152  Willow  street.
When the keeper of a meat market dies, 
his widow usually gives up the business. 
Still,  there  are here more  than  a  dozen 
women  proprietors of shops  where  meat 
is sold.  Mrs.  Rachael  Bar,  of 575 Elston 
avenue,  Mrs.  M.  Clock, of 436 Ogden ave­
nue,  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Goldstein,  of  539 
Halstead  street,  have  inherited the bust-1 
ness which  they conduct.
Women  who  are  proprietors  of  hand 
laundries  could  be  mentioned  by  the 
in  the  photographing  business 
score, 
there are about eight or  ten  women  and 
all  of  them are doing well. 
It might be 
supposed tbat  women  would  allow  men 
to  conduct  their  own  furnishing-goods 
business,  but such is  not  the  case.  No 
less than six men’s furnishing  establish­
ments  in Chicago are  owned  by  women. 
One  is  in  Cottage Grove avenue,  one  in 
Division street, one  in  Lincoln  avenue, 
one in Milwaukee avenue,  one in Throop 
street and one in Wells  street.

Miss Nellie Carroll,  of 194  North  Clark 
street,  and  Miss Anna B.  Clarke,  of  108 
Washington street,  have  been successful 
in the stationery business.  Several women 
have made money  in  the  insurance  busi­
ness,  but none more than Mrs. SaraSteen- 
berg,  who has an office  in  the  Woman’s 
In  Fulton  market  a  woman, 
Temple. 
Catherine  Huper.  conducts  successfully 
In  a  large 
a  butchers’  supply  depot. 
lunch-room  in  State  street  a  woman  is 
employed as  assistant  manager. 
In  the 
Auditorium  building  Miss Nellie  McCar­
thy has a hair store.

Women  as  bakers  are  numerous,  but 
not more so  than  women  in  the  notion 
business.  They  also  are  proprietors  of 
many small  milk  stands.  Women  den­
tists are as numerous  as their sister doc­
tors and their work  is  said to be fully  as 
good as that of the men.

Few  know  that there is  in  Chicago  a 
woman  brewer.  Yet  in  Halstead street 
Mrs.  Magdalena  Junk  for  seven  years 
has sold  the  brown  product  of  malt  and 
hops.  And  not so very  far removed from 
the brewery  is the barrel shop of Mrs.  M. 
E.  Buggee. 
In  the  old  town  of  Hyde 
Park,  in  Lake  avenue,  Mrs  Elizabeth J. 
Watkins conducts the undertaking estab­
lishment  left  to  her  charge  when  her 
husband died.  Before the  World’s Fair, 
barber shops where  women are employed 
were rare,  but  now  there are  several  on 
the north,  south  and  west  sides  of  the 
city.
lu Wabash avenue there are two names 
which attract the  attention  of  cable-car 
passengers.  One is  that of  the Pick Sis­
ters’ Company,  near 21st  street,  and  the 
other is that of the Three Sisters’  restau­
rant,  near 12th street.  The  Pick  sisters 
—Clementina,  Bianca,  Paula, Libusa and 
Esther—were established in the crockery 
and glassware business by their father in 
1868.  They  are  now  all  married,  and 
have  turned  the  active  management  of 
their affairs over to their  father.

Mention could  be  made  of  numerous 
women  in  the drug,  boot and  shoe,  ciga­
rette, furniture, notion, news, confection­
ery,  and  other  businesses,  for  they  are 
prominent in these  lines.

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

THE  M IOnGAN  TRADESMAN
F.  E.  Bushman,  Michigan  representa­
tive for Ed.  W.  Ruhe,  the  Chicago  cigar 
manufacturer,  was in  town  Monday.

N ew s  from  the  M etropolis— Index  of 

the  M arkets.

Special  Correspondence

N e w   Y o r k,  Feb.  16—After the  storm 
the  suQshine.  We  are  able  to  realize 
where we are at,  now,  and  the  outlook 
is vastly improved.  A few days  of  real 
sunshine  will make us all happy.

in 

entire 

Trading 

No  change  has  taken  place 

The  coffee  market  remains  firm  and 
not  a  particle  of  weakness  appears. 
Quite  a  number  of  buyers  have  been 
looking  after  “bargains”  but,  so  far, 
unsuccessfully.  The 
supply 
seems to  be  under  complete  control  of 
those  who  are  “in  the  ring”  and  all 
signs  point  to  a  continuation  of  the I 
present  rates.  Mild  grades  are  firm, | 
and,  as  the  supplies  become  obviously 
smaller,  the  quotations  advance.  Good 
Cncuta 
is  well  held  at  19%c.  The 
amount of Brazil  coffee  afloat  is  about 
the same as last year,  aggregating  485,- 
000  bags, against about  491,000 bags last 
year.
the 
sugar market for a long time,  and  rates 
are exactly the  same.  There  has  been 
a  little  better  demand  for  granulated 
during the past two  or  three  days,  but 
the supplies are abundant and  no  imme­
diate change is anticipated.
The rice market is firm  for  all  sorts. 
Foreign  grades  keep  in  check  any  im­
portant  advance  of  domestic.  Prices 
are  well  sustained  all  around  and  ad­
vices  from  the  South  note  continued 
hardness at primary  points.
Spices are moving along  in  about  the 
usual  rut.  There is  no  speculation. 
If 
any one thing shows firmness it is cloves, 
but the market is quiet all around.
Molasses  and  syrups  show  no  anima­
tion  and  rates  are  low.  Supplies  are 
gradually  decreasing.  Foreign  molasses 
is  in  very  small  request  and  the  rates 
given  are  nominal.
in  canned  goods  is  slow. 
What  demand  there  is  seems  to  be  for 
the 
cheap  stock,  and  this  has  been 
case  since  the  close  of  the  canning 
season.  There  is  an  exception  in  the 
case  of  gallon  apples,  which  are  well 
held  at  good  figures  for  good  goods. 
Oysters  have  advanced,  owing  to  the 
cold  wea’her,  and it is thought they  will 
continue as high as they  are now.
Dried  fruits  are  dull  and  selling  at 
rates showing no margin of profit.
Apples are firm.  Florida  oranges  are 
hard to find that are free from  frost.
Warmer  weather  has 
increased  the 
supplies  of  butter  and  the  article  has 
in  nearly  all  grades. 
taken  a  drop 
Best  Western  creamery,  25c;  firsts, 22 
@23c.  The  demand  is  not 
large  and 
purchases  from  commission men  are be­
ing made only in  a  way  which indicates 
that  supplies  are being  laid  in  for  only 
the  present.
Cheese  is  moving  along  in  the usual 
rut,  the  monotony  being  unbroken  by 
hardly a single event  worth  chronicling.
Eggs are firm,  with best  Western  held 
at 26c.
Provisions are dull and  lower.
Breadstuffs are dull.
Retail trade is excellent and the stores 
are all crowded.
F.  H.  Leggett,  head of  the  firm  of  F. 
H.  Leggett &  Co.,  is foreman of the cel­
ebrated Extraordinary Grand Jury, which 
has now been in session six  weeks.  Not 
an indictment has been  presented as yet; 
but it is anticipated  that  when  they  do 
come,  “there  will  be  a  heap  on  ’em.” 
This  jury  is  charged,  as  all  the world 
knows,  with the business  of  considering 
the testimony presented before the Lexow 
Committee,  and  some  interesting  devel­
opments are expected.
is 
finally  fixed  “agin  Cleveland,”  it  has 
given merchants confidence;  not  because 
the battle has been lost by  the  Adminis­
tration,  but because it is settled.

Now  that  the  currency  question 

Gripsack  Brigade.

J.  Henry Dawley  (A.  E.  Brooks*Co.) 
has  been  laid  up  for  a  week  with  an 
attack  of 
territory 
has  been  covered 
the  meantime 
by Glenn  Young,  shipping  clerk for  the 
house.

la  grippe.  His 

in 

I).  E.  McVean  (Musselman Grocer Co.) 
was laid  up last  week  with  an  attack  of 
Old Rheum.  He  mastered  the  monster 
by  a  liberal  indulgence in Turkish and 
Russian  baths.

S.  R.  McClure,  who has been identified 
with the grocery trade of Tecumseh since 
childhood,  has engaged  to travel  for  the 
wholesale grocery house of Clark,  Mason 
& Co.,  at Adrian.

L.  L.  Putnam,  of  Albion,  formerly  in 
the grocery  business,  has taken the man­
agement of the  Danville  (Ills.)  office  of 
the Beman Perfect Fence Co.,  of Albion, 
and leaves for Danville at once.

A.  P.  Wolcott,  formerly in  the  grocery 
business at Albion,  has taken  a  position 
to represent the coffee and spice interests 
of J.  G.  Flint,  of  Milwaukee,  north  of 
the Detroit & Milwaukee  Railway.

Herbert Darling,  stepson  of  Willis  P. 
Townsend  (M.  E.  Christenson)  died  last 
Friday after a lingering  illness of  a con­
sumptive  character.  The  funeral  was 
held at the family residence Sunday after­
noon.

Wm.  Peer,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business at  Muskegon,  but  now 
on  the road for the E.  W.  Walker & Stutz 
Co., carriage  manufacturers  at  Goshen, 
Ind.,  was  in  town  a couple of days last 
week.

Col.  S.  A.  Whitfield,  First  Assistant 
Post-Master General under Harrison,  was 
the guest of Frank E.  Chase  and  family 
on  the  occasion  of  his  visit to the  city 
last week to  attend  the  annual  banquet 
of the Lincoln club.

Fred  L.  Walter,  who has  been travel­
ing  salesman  for  J.  Weaver  &  Co., of 
Kalamazoo for the  past  nine  years,  has 
resigned  that  position  to  take the posi­
tion of Treasurer and Manager of the Al­
legan Paper Co.,  in  which  he  has  an  in­
terest.

H.  S.  Robertson,  formerly  with  the 
Olney &  Judson  Grocer  Co.,  has  taken 
an interest in a  new  enterprise at  Wau­
kesha,  known  as  the  Waukesha  Wild 
Cherry Phosphate Co.,  and  is spending a 
few  days  in  the  city,  introducing  the 
product af the company.

they  attended 

Frank E.  and  Herbert  T.  Chase  have 
returned  from  West  Harwich,  Mass., 
where 
the  death  and 
burial  of  their  mother,  Mrs.  Erastus 
Chase.  Cape  Cod  newspapers  pay  a 
touching  tribute  to  the  virtues  of  the 
deceased,  whom 
they  pronounce  a 
woman  of  exceptional  culture  and  re­
finement,  combined  with  unusual  kind­
ness of heart.

Geo.  F.  Owen,  Secretary of  the  Michi­
gan  Knights  of  the  Grip,  reports  the 
payment of  Death  Assessments  Nos.  1 
and 2 by  1,056 members  up  to  Feb.  18. 
This has brought to  the  mortuary  fund 
82,112,  which,  with the $600.25  on  hand 
at  the  beginning  of 
the  fiscal  year, 
places  $2,712.25  to  the  credit  of  that 
fund.  Within  a  few  days,  however, 
$1,500 has been disbursed to beneficiaries 
of deceased members—$500 each  to  Mrs. 
B.  F.  Winch  (Bangor),  Mrs.  Silas  Clark 
(Wyandotte)  and  Mrs.  Theo.  J.  Beau- 
bien 
(Detroit)—leaving  a  balance  of 
$1,212.25 still to the  credit of that  fund. 
Proofs  of  the  death  of  the  late  Fred 
Sherriff,  of  Saginaw,  have  been  filed 
with the  Secretary  and  will  be  passed 
upon at the regular quarterly meeting of 
the Board of Directors at Lansing on the 
second Saturday in March.

Frank Pierce  (S.,  S.  & T.)  is an abject 
slave  at  the  shrine  of  sauerkraut—es­
pecially  fried sauerkraut—and on the oc- 
| casion  of  a  recent  visit  to  Dorr,  sur­
prised  Carrel  Bros.,  proprietors  of  the 
National Hotel,  by  absorbing  a  peck  of 
his  favorite  dish.  Hotels along the line 
of Frank’s route  must lay in liberal sup­
plies of kraut if they expect  him  to  say 
a  good  word for them on any and all oc­
casions.

The Travelers’  Protective  Association 
and  kindred  organizations  have  secured 
the passage of an act of Congress  which, 
it is  believed,  will  be  of  great  conven­
ience  to  the  traveling  salesmen  of  the 
country.  The bill  provides  that nothing 
in  the Inter-State Commerce act shall  be 
so construed  as  to  prevent  the  issue  of 
joint  interchangeable  five-thousand-mile 
tickets,  with  special  privileges  as  to 
amount of free baggage  that may  be car­
ried.  The  bill  was  reported  by  Mr. 
Raynor,  of  Maryland,  and  passed  the 
House of Representatives  June 19,  1894. 
It passed  the Senate  Jan.  29,  and,  at last 
accounts,  was in the hands of  the  Presi­
dent,  who,  it is expected,  will  give it his 
approval.  The  bill  is of special  interest 
to  the  eastern  section  of  the  United 
States,  as  it  is  calculated  that  65  per 
cent,  of the men  “on the road”  represent 
business  houses  in  Pennsylvania,  New 
York,  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut. 
Increased  facilities and  conveniences for 
traveling men are  naturally  stimulating 
to inter-State commerce.

The  Grain  Market.

Though everything  pointed  to  higher 
prices,  wheat  sagged  in  grain  centers 
fully lc per bushel, while at initial points 
the prices remain as firm as ever, with no 
signs of more liberal deliveries from  first 
hands.  The  visible  decreased  fully  as 
much as predicted,  but  trade  is  lifeless 
and  no  amount  of  strong  reports seem 
able for the present  to  lift  wheat  from 
its  extremely  low  price.  Guesses  and 
prophecies are  useless, - so  long  as  this 
large  visible  is on hand,  about 2,000,000 
bushels more than last  year at  the  same 
time.  While  receipts  have  been  only 
very  moderate,  exports have not  been  of 
that proportion  to  reduce  our  stocks  as 
fast  as  has  been 
looked  for  and  the 
would-be  purchasers  are  in  a  waiting 
mood and  are  watching  closely  for  any 
change in the situation.  We  are still  of 
the  opinion  that  wheat  values  will en­
hance in  the  not  far  future.  When  we 
have to pay 50c for wheat,  while Detroit 
market is only 52}£c,  it shows  very  con­
clusively  that  wheat  is not as plentiful 
as  the  bear  element  bank  on.  When 
those large  farmers in  Chicago  (that  is, 
in  the  Chicago  wheat  pit)  will have to 
furnish  the  wheat  they  are  at  present 
selling,  the  tables  may  be  turned;  at 
least,  let us hope so.
Cora,  in  sympathy  with  wheat,  was 
lower,  though that article,  owing  to  the 
reduced  amount  produced,  should  be 
firm.
The  oat  market,  as  usual,  holds  its 
own  well,  with no  sign of  special  weak­
ness.
Receipts  during  the  past  week  were: 
wheat,  56  cars;  corn,  47  cars;  oats,  9 
cars. 

c. G.  A.  V o ig t.

The retailer’s  friend,  Signal  Five,  5c. 

cigar.

GRAND  RAPIDS

T h e D ry  G o o d s M a rk e t.

B leached 

an d   brow n  c o tto n   crash  

d ro p p ed   J£c th is  w eek.

A ll  wool  d ress  goods,  50  in ch ,  a re   now  

quo ted   a t  36c;  fo rm er  p rice,  37J£c.

B eaver  D am   co tto n   d ro p p ed   a n o th e r 
J£c,  m ak in g   th e   p re se n t  p rice  th e   low est 
on  record.

L aw ren ce  L L   is  sellin g  freely   a t 4c.
P r in ts   rem ain   u n changed.

No  d ru g s,  a  h e alth y   sm oke,  S ig n al 

Five.

S ig n al  F iv e  cig ar  is  S p a n ish   h an d ­

m ade,  5c.

I'KOIXJCIS  M A R K E T .

Apples—Russets  command  $3.50  per  bbl., 
Baldwins and Spy s $3  and  extra  choice  winter 
varieties $3.50@4 per bbl.

Beans—The market is still stronger and higher 
than a week ago, with every indication of going 
to  the  $3  mark  before  warm,  weather.  Local 
dealers hold at $1.70 in carlots  and  $1.75  in  less 
than  carlots.

Butter—The supply is still ample and the mar­
ket  is  a  trifle  weaker,  dealers  refusing to pay 
over 18c for choice dairy.

Celery—Advanced 

to  30c  per  doz.  The  ad­
vance is caused  by the  inability  of  growers  to 
use  their  stocks  in  ground, as they are frozen 
solid.

Cranberries—$4 per  crate.
Eggs—The market  is weaker and lower,  fresh 
having declined to 20@22c,  with  indications  of 
still lower prices in case the weather  continues 
to  moderate.  Pickled  and  cold  storage  are 
about  out  of  the  market,  stray  lots  of  either 
commanding  18c,  with  the  odds  in  favor  of 
pickled, as the proportion of rotten  eggs  is  not 
so great as in cold storage stocks.

Lettuce—15c per lb.
Onions—All  varieties  bring  60@ti5c  per  bu., 

except Spanish, which command 9uc per  box.

Parsnips—35c per bu.
Potatoes—Dolorous reports of the stock frozen 
in pits continue to come in,  leading  local  han­
dlers to  believe that the stock thus  thrown  out 
of the market will  amount  in  the  aggregate to 
enough  to  affect  the  market  very  materially. 
Locally, the price has advanced to 60c per bu.

Radishes—Hot house Btock commands  35c  per 

doz. bunches.

Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried  Jerseys  command 

$3 per bbl.
Squash—Hubbard  brings  lhic  per  lb.,  if  the 
quality is up to standard.  Poor stock sells at hi 
QIC.
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h a n d le   th e m   t h i s   w e e k .  W a t c h   f o r  

boiled cider, very fine:

m y   q u o ta tio n s   la te r .
Mrs. Withey’s Home Made Jelly, made  with
30-lb.  p all..................................................... 
«5
*0-1 b. pail................................... ...  .................  
50
17-lb.  paii................................................................. 45
15-lb. pail............................................................. 
40
1  quart Mason  Jars, per  doz.............   . . . "   i  40
1  pints  Mason  Jars, per  doz.................... 
96
Mrs. Withey’s Condensed Mince Meat,  the
best made.  Price per  case  ........................2 40
Mrs.  Withey’s bulk mince meat:
40-lb. pail, per  lb...............................................   g
25-1 b. pails, per lb ..............................................  gji
10-lb. pails, per lb ................................................. 6V4
2-lb. cans, per doz.............................................   1  40
5 lb. cans, per  doz..........................................’  3 50
Pint Mason Jars, per  doz................................  1  40
Quart Mason Jars, per  doz........................... [  2 25
Pure Cider Vinegar, per gallon.................... . 
10
Pure Sweet Cider, per  gallon...................... 
10
New Pickles, medium, barrels......................  5 00
New Pickles, hi barrel.................   ................. 2 re
New Sauer Kraut,  barrels.............................   4 ¿0
New Sauer Kraut, hi barrels.........................   2 50
Maple Syrup,  pint Mason Jars, per  doz 
1  40 
Maple Syrup, quart Mason Jars, per  doz....  2 25
Maple Syrup, tin, gallon cans, per  doz.........9 00
Peach Marmalade, 20-lb pails  ........................  1  00

E D W I N   F A L L A S ,

G ra n d   R a p id s ,  M ic h .

BRUSH GOMPT

MANUFACTURER  OF  B R U S H E S   GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH. 

Our  Goods  are  sold  by  all  Michigan  Jobbing  Houses.

“J e s s ”  what  you  want. M M   BARK  AND

W e  are  always  on  the  lookout  for  something  to  please  our  trade  and 
put  dollars  in  their pockets;  and,  after  thorough  investigation,  and  many 
tests  have  secured  a plug  tobacco  that  just  suits  everybody. 
It  is  called 
“ J E S S ,”   is  a  club  shaped  plug,  2x 12,  spaced  for  3  cuts  and  shows  a j 
It  weighs  16 ounces to  the plug  and  the 
good  margin  to  the  retailer. 
consumer gets  full  val ue  for  his  money.  We  propose  to  push  it  to  the 
front  and  make  it  the  leading  plug  tobacco  of  Michigan.  Ask  our 
salesman  to  give  you  a  chew,  and  show  you  the  goods  and  you  will  buy. 
Everybody  is  taking  it.  W hy?  Because  it  is  “Jess”  what  they  want  and 
have  been  looking lor.

GRAND RAPIDS, 

MICH.

18  and  19 Widdicomb  Bid.

N.  B.  C i.a k k ,  Pres.
W.  IX  W a d e ,  Vice-Pres.
C.  U.  Cl a r k ,  Sec’y  and  Treas.

We  are  now  ready  to make 
contracts for  bark  for  the  sea­
son of 1895.

[ f t . .

Muskegon  Bakery  Crackers O u r  “iV e w   Gem.”

Correspondence Solicited.

The  F*ride  of the  Household.

•O

MANUFACTURED  ONLY  BY 

TH E  D ANGLER   STOVE  &  M FG.  CO.. 

CLEVELAN D,  OHIO.

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The  Burner  has 

the  same 

the 
“ PR O CESS”,  and  will  do the  same  amount  of  work,  and  consume  much 
less  fluid.

flame  and  heating  power  as 

Made  with  our  celebrated  tank,  which  is  neither  L A Y -D O W N   nor 
E L E V A T E D ,  and  regarded as  the  most  C O N V E N IE N T ,  R E L IA B L E  
and  A B S O L U T E L Y   S A F E   tank  ever  made.

W e  Have  the  Agency  for  This  CE L E B R A T E D   ST O V E .

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No.  415  3-Burner,  High and Step,  List 
No.  414  3-Burner,  High and Step,  List 

- 
Regular Gasoline Stove Discount.

- 

- 

- 

$13
10

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

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

There are a great many  Butter  Crackres  on  the  Market—only 

one can  be  best—that is  the original

fluskegon
Bakery
Butter
Cracker.

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

Nine
Other
Great
Specialties
Are

Muskegon  Toast,
Royal  Fruit  Biscuit, 
Muskegon  Frosted  Honey, 
Iced  Cocoa  Honey  Jumbles, 
Jelly  Turnovers,
Ginger  Snaps,
Home-Made  Snaps, 
Muskegon  Branch,
Mlik  Lunch.

A LW A Y S
ASK
YOUR
GROCER
FOR
flUSKEGON 
BAKER Y’S  
CAKES  and 
CRACKERS

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

LAW BENCE  DEPEW ,  A cting  Manager,

Muskegon, 

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Mich.

Spring & Company,

IM PORTERS  A N D   W H O LESALE  D E A L E R S  IN

Dress  Goods,  Shawls,  Cloaks,  Notions,
Ribbons,  Hosiery,  Gloves,  Underwear,
Woolens,  Flannels,  Blankets,  Ging­
hams,  Prints and Domestic Cottons.

We  invite  the  Attention  o f  the  Trade  to  our  Complete  and  Well  Assorted 

Stock  at  Lowest  Market  Prices.

Spring &  Company,

THE  DAYTON

GOMPUTING  SGSLE

WARNING == To  Users of Scales.

The trade are hereby warned against using any infringements on Weigh* 
ing  and  Price  Scales  and  Computing and  Price  Scales,  as  we  will  protect 
our rights and the rights of our general  agents  under  Letters  Patent  of the 
(Jutted States Issued in  188i, 1885,19£6, 1888, If 91,1893  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 pat­
ents and thereby incurring liability to prosecution is apparent.  Respectfully
THE  COMPUTING  SCALE  CO.
Be  Sure  Yoii  Bify  the  DÄYT0N  COMPUTING  8GÄLE8.

SEE  WHAT  USERS  SAY:

The Jos. R. Peebles Son’s Co., Cincinnati. 
Dan W. Charles, Hamilton, O.
Charles Young, Adrian. Mich. 

We are delighted with it. 
Would not part with it for #1,00?. 
It saves pennies every time  we weigh. 
They are worth to us each year five times their cost.
We are very much pleased with its work.

Raup & Hayman, Constantine, Mich. 
Henry J.  Vinkemulder & Bro., Grand Rapids. 
Since the adoption of your scales have made made more money  than  ever 
Frank Daniels, Traverse City, Mich.
I take pride in recommending them to ever user of scales.
Chas. Railsback, Indianapolis.
I heartily recommend them to all grocers who wish to  save money.
Geo. F. Kreitline, Indianopoiis.
It is the best investment I ever made.
I. L. Stultz, Goshen, Ind.

Derore. 

For  Fuither  Partictlars  Drop  a  Card  to

H OYT &  CO.,

General  Selling  Agents,
liny tan,  Ohio

R E D U C E D   PR IC E S.

A lfre d   M e a k i n ’s  B est  E n g l i s h   W h i t e   G r a n i t e   W a r e .

Mail  us your order for an assorted crate  We only show two assortments  here,  but have a large  variety in  stock.  Ask for lists

TEAf

No.  141910  Henshall  Shape.

ORIGINAL  ASSORTtD  CRATE.

Allred  M eakin’s  W hite  Granite.

Bakers......................
Bowls.... .................

c6  Dozen 5 inch Plates...................... $  42
2U
7
ei
2
8  “
“ 
70
6 Only  6  “
94
.» 
g
6
1  69
*•  24s
6
94
12
“  30s
75
12
‘  ¿6s
63
12
“  9s
Open Chambers..... 3  00
6
“ 
9s
Covered Chambers. 4 50
6  inch Scollops 
“ 
94
12
1  13 
12
“ 
1  69
S 
12

. . . . . __
..................

“ 

“

Individual  Butters

“  Fruit Saucers...
Set  handled  St.  Denis Teas
“  handled Henshall Teas
"  unhandled St. Denis Teas

2 52 ;  6 Dozen 4 
12  20
4
1  40 15
4L 15
8*» 21
24 Only Ovster Bowls,  :-0s
4
751 6 Pairs Errors end  Basins.
63
6 Only  9 inch  Dishes  ..
3 00
6
2  25 ]  6
94
1  13 
1  69

Crate and Cartage........

Total..............................

“  10  “ 
“  11  “

“ 

.

*i9
3714
31
7  13
1  1:4
1  69
*  *”;

..........$

5  62 
5 «

81  13

No,  J.  R.  1704  Henshall  Shape.

ORIGINAL  ASSORTED  CRATE.
Alfred  fleakin ’s  W hite  Granite  W are,

“ 

“ 
“ 

7 
“
8  “ 

6  Dozen Plates, 5 inch.......
20 
¡2  
'«  
4 
6  Onlv  Bowls,  24s............
1  Dozen  Bowls. 39s  ............
* 
1 
“ 
.  a 
"  Scollops, 6  inch__
t 
7 inch..........
1 
“ 
8 inch__
6  Only  Djshes, 9 in ch ...

__ $  43
61
. . .  
.............. __  
70
Fruit Saucers............. __  
23
Individual  Butters...
19
94
__  
75
__  
;it*S 
.............. __  
63
30s. Oyster......... __  
75
... 
94
....  1  13
....  1  69
....  1  13

“ 
*• 

“ 
“ 

fi  Only  Dishes J  O 
“  ............
“ 
(> 
“  1J  “ .......... .
1 Dozen Open Chambers,  Os__
1 
“  Covered Chambers,  9s
9  Only  Ewers and Basins, 9s.. 
30 Set handled Teas.  St.  Denis..
Set handled Teas,  Daisy..........
Crate and Cartage..................
......................

Total 

1  eo
2  81
3  ro
4  50
7  13 

85 
1  40
3  00
4  50
5  35
3TV4  11  25 
37' i   11  25 
2  50
............#06  34

sa
12 ao
1  40
1  6s
47
75
63
1  50
94
1  13
1  69

Anything y ou  want carried in open  stock at small  advance over crate price.

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,  Grand  Rapids.

