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WE CARRY A  STOCK OF CAKE  TALLOW FOR  MILL USE.

This  stinging  cold  weather  reminds  us  of  Buckwheat  Cakes  when  we 
get  up  in  the  morning.  Absolutely  pure  and  unadulterated  Buckwheat 
Flour  made  from  sound  and  well-cleaned  gram  is  an  essential  and  we 
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the  best.  Prices  right.  W rite  us.

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packages we have ever put out.

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«THE ACTIVE POWERS* 

-a-INVENTIVE 'GENIUS.

THE  BACK  OFFICE.

W ritten fo r Th e Tradesman.

The idea is gaining ground, and in cer­
tain directions very rapidly, that Science 
is making altogether too much of herself. 
Ever  since  she  came  to  the conclusion 
that it was a piece of  foolishness for her 
to mark her  crucibles  with  the  sign  of 
the  cross,  she  has been busying herself 
more and more  with  the  everyday  con­
cerns of life, and,  instead of telling us of 
the marvels she has found,  has  begun  to 
tell  us what  we  must  do,  or  suffer  the 
consequences.  When  she  confines  her­
self  to  her  legitimate  subject-matter, 
there is none so entertaining as she.  We 
like to hear her,  for  example,  when  she 
talks of the starry heavens, of the incon­
ceivable distances  there,  of  the  worlds 
upon  worlds swinging in  space and kept 
from  wandering  by 
the  power  which 
gravity alone can employ;  but,  when she 
leaves the upper world and comes poking 
around into business  and  other  matters 
of  this  mundane  sphere of ours,  it  does 
seem,  sometimes,  as if she  needs  a  good 
rap  over  the  knuckles and to be plainly 
told to mind her own affairs.

About every once in so long  shfe  takes 
a  leap  from the sublime and lands  with 
both feet in the back  yard of the  redicu- 
lous  and  proceeds  to  make  a fuss over 
what  she  finds  there.  Numbers  seem, 
just now,  to especially  claim  her  atten­
tion. 
If  people  have  got  tired of hear­
ing how many billions of miles the sun is 
from Saturn, perhaps it  might  be  of  in­
terest  for  them  to know how many bac­
teria  they  are  swallowing  with  every 
cubic  centimeter  that  goes  down 
the 
aesophagus;  and it  so  happens  that  just 
there the line should  be  drawn.  People 
are having a hard  enough time,  anyway, 
to get along, nowadays, without any such 
hindrances,  and when the  poor  trodden- 
down-at-the-heel farmer can  barely exist 
as things are, it doesn’t  help  matters  to 
have Science hop onto the milk cart with 
him and suggest  to  the  customers  ugly 
things  about  the  milk. 
If  the  old girl 
had  a  happy  way  of  saying  things,  it 
wouldn’t be so bad,  but,  when  she  gets 
to  talking  about  everyday  affairs,  she 
doesn’t round off a single corner.  Let us 
take an example or  two  for  illustration.
I don’t go around and  buy  up  all  the 
tuberculous cows I can  find,  but in some 
unaccountable  way  I  have  one.  What 
does this meddler do bnt  come right into 
my  stable,  uninvited,  and  say,  “You 
mustn’t use milk from that  cow  without 
freeing  it  of  its  infectious  qualities. 
Do that, or kill your cow !”

Passing  judgment  on  the  cow,  she 
turns  up  her  nose  at my stable.  Now, 
I’ve been priding myself on that identical 
stable. 
It’s made exactly  as  my  grand­
father had his,  and there  wasn’t a better 
dairy farm in the country than my grand­
father’s.  Just  hear  her  go  on:  “This 
stable is too dark.  Don’t  you know,  my 
dear sir, that bright  light  is  inimical  to 
the best growth of micro-organisms?  An­
other matter you have forgotten  to  look 
after is ventilation. 
[Ventilating  a  cow

stable,  indeed]! 
In the  atmosphere of a 
cow stable Hesse  found  120 bacteria  and 
molds to the liter,  while in that of an oc­
cupied schoolroom there were only eighty 
micro-organisms to the  liter !”

Did you ever,  in all your life, hear such 
nonsense?  Anybody  who  has  ever  had 
anything  to  do  with  chores  on  a farm 
knows that it’s no fun to  get  up  before 
sunrise  and,  after  foddering  the stock, 
spend  an  hour  or  two  cleaning 
the 
stables.  About  the  time  the  boy  gets 
around to that part of his task,  he begins 
to think how warm it  is  by  the  kitchen 
stove,  and,  if he is at  all as 1 used to  be, 
he  manages  to  get  there  pretty  soon 
after he is through milking  the last cow. 
It seemed all  right  enough  then,  and  I 
suppose it seems all  right  enough to  the 
farm  boy  now.  You  should  have  seen 
Science shake  her wise  old  bead  in  my 
stable,  the other  day.  One  would  have 
thought that the  most  grievous  sin  had 
beeu committed, because I hadn’t mopped 
the stall floor!  The fact is that the barn 
milking throughout the country isn’t any­
where near what  it  should  be.  Pasture 
milking is bad enough,  but the barn—oh, 
well,  let’s  come  right  down  to  facts. 
Science, immediately  after  milking,  has 
found  ten  bacteria  in  one  cubic  centi­
meter of milk.  After half an hour there 
are eighty-eight, and in two hoars, 1,530. 
Immediately after milking  in  the  barn, 
there are 106 bacteria,  which,  in half  an 
hour,  become  980,  and  in  two  hours, 
3,655,  from which it is easy to infer that, 
if that milk isn’t taken care of  soon,  the 
bacteria will take the bits  in  their  teeth 
and run away  with  the  pail! 
If  you’ll 
believe  it,  one  man has found from 60,- 
000 to 100,000 bacteria in one cubic centi­
meter of milk fresh  from  the  cow,  and 
another man found,  in milk from a filthy 
stable,  between 670,000 and  780,000  bac­
teria in  the  same  amount;  and,  just  to 
show what  kind  of  stable  cleaners  the 
milkmen of Boston are, let  me  say  that 
milk  sold  in  that  city  contained  from 
1,438,000 to 4,577,000 bacteria in  a  cubic 
centimeter.  Doesn’t  seem  as  if  there 
was enough milk for ’em to float in,  does 
it?

Of course,  this is an  underhanded way 
of saying that the  milk  producers  don’t 
clean  their  stables;  and so it is a dig  at 
the farmer for not  spending the  most  of 
his  time  fussing  around  the  barn  and 
with his stock.  There is such a thing as 
knowing too much;  bat we can give Mrs. 
Science  one  good  pointer,  and  that  is 
that,  if  she  has  the  slightest  hope  of 
scaring the  farmers  into  cleaning  their 
stables,  when the mercury is below  zero, 
she is going to miss her  guess by several 
long miles.  Still will the hay be thrown 
at  the  hungry  cow;  still  will 
the  un­
bedded milk-yielder,  dripping  with filth, 
pound  the  pail  with  white  streams  of 
bacteria,  and,  when Science expostulates 
and urges cleanliness,  even in  winter,  in 
whatever pertains to the dairy,  the farm­
er  will  answer  with temper:  “Fust it’s 
’marg’rin’  an’ nen it’s bacteery,  but,  for 
all uv both on ’em, I’m agoin’ t’ clean my 
stables jus’ when I dumb please!”

NO.  597
One  would  suppose  that  the  matter 
would  stop  here  but  it doesn’t.  After 
the stable has been  taken  good  care  of, 
then the one who  cares  for  the  milk  is 
even requested  to  wash  his  hands  and 
face and to be careful  always to have  on 
clean  clothes.  When  all  these  things 
have  been duly observed,  the  butter-eat­
ing  and  the  milk-drinking  world  will 
consume a healthier  article and  Science, 
with  a  complacent  smile,  will  lay back 
on her oars and conclude  that  she  is  of 
some use in the world after all,

*  

*  

*

When  thou  stubbest  thy business toe 
against a snag, sit not down to nurse thy 
bruised  member,  for  close  behind  thee 
is  a  better  man  than  thou who seeketh 
the  dollar  that  thou  pursuest.  Whilst 
thou art binding up thy  toe,  lo  he  hath 
collared the dollar—Bulletin of  Trade.

The sentiment is all right;  the  idea  is 
as pointed as a tack,  and,  nine  times out 
of ten,  the man  that stops  to  put  a  rag 
on the bruised member  shows that  he  is 
overcome by trifles;  but,  for  all  that,  1 
have my eye on that tenth time,  and,  un­
der  the  circumstances,  the  better  man 
may have the  dollar  which  I  was  after 
and I’ll take care of my  toe.

The figure is a familiar one and brings 
up recollections not  wholly  pleasing. 
I 
had been off that afternoon and the gath­
ering  sbadows  of  the  summer  twilight 
had found me far from home.  The cows 
were  to  be  brought  home  and  milked, 
and those thousand and  one chores  were 
to be done which  the  boy only on  a farm 
is expected to do.  The  fear  of  reproof 
gave wings  to  my  tired  bare  feet  and 
across lots to the pasture I  went  as  fast 
as those fear-winged feet could carry me. 
Down clanged the bars and, putting them 
up,  away I  flew,  calling  the  cows  as  1 
ran,  when,  stubbing my  toe—it  was  my 
business toe—against a  stone  which  the 
darkness covered,  I rolled  over  and over 
with that bruised  and  bleeding  member 
and howling with  agony. 
I  did  not  go 
any  farther  after  the  cows.  A  better 
man than I might get them if  he  would, 
but,  for myself, that  toe at that  moment 
was worth more to  me than  all the  cows 
and all the dollars they  were  worth  put 
together.  Mind,  I  do  not  say  that the 
dollar is not worth  the getting,  but  that 
there are times when a dollar  cuts but  a 
miserable  figure  in  the  world—even  in 
the business world—and sinks  into utter 
insignificance when compared with an in­
jured toe.

There is another idea in the item which 
I  might  enlarge  upon,  and  that  is the 
great fear lest  the  other  fellow  get  the 
dollar. 
If there is  any  comfort  for  me 
in getting the  money  because  the  other 
man  was  after  it,  I guess it was a good 
thing that I did  stub my toe.  That  sort 
of  disposition  will  get  a  setback—and 
ought to—sooner or later,  and it had bet­
ter come  now  than  later;  and,  while  I 
am binding up my poor,  bruised and ach­
ing toe,  let us hope that the pain and the 
loss of the dollar  may give a  turn to  my 
dog-in-the-manger spirit and  lead  me  to 
believe  that  the  money,  while  a  good 
thing to have, isn’t always the best thing

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' I.T-T'H!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

OANDlKit, F it (JITS  and  KCTS 
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

^

Bbls.
6
6
6

What  the  Hardware  Trade  of 

Michigan Says of It.

that the man  who has asked the question 
at the head of this article is lazy and dis- 
hour work-day,  1 say  it  with  a  distinct 
honest, and  that  he  is  doing  his  level 
best to  make  workingmen  discontented 
and  lazy and  dishonest.  The  man  who 
sets  type,  the  man  who  hoes corn, the 
man  who  writes  sermons—all  do  that 
work according to contract, stated or im­
plied—so much money for so much work. 
They agree as to terms and,  when  every­
thing  is  satisfactorily  settled,  they  at 
once begin to complain that they are giv­
ing more  than  they  are  receiving.  Ten 
hours a day are altogether  too  many  for 
the money.  Why not call it nine or, better 
still,  eight?  Now,  eight  hours  make  a 
good day’s work;  a  man can do that  and 
not  wear himself all out,  aDd. besides, he 
will do as much in  the eight  hours as he 
will in ten.  Then,  tpo,  a  man  wants  a 
little time to improve  his  mind;  it  isn’t 
right to work  until  he is all tired out and 
can do nothing  but  go  home  and  go  to 
bed.  He  wants  to  read,  to  study,  he 
wants time in  which to  reflect and so be­
come  a  better  citizen,  together  with  a 
dozen or more  other  wants,  the  last  of 
which  is  the  only  true  one—the  sum­
ming up and the simmering down of them 
all—to get ten hours’  pay for eight hours’ 
work !  Now, the questioner  knows  that 
just as well as I do;  and so I repeat he is 
lazy and dishonest,  and,  if  be  can  only 
create  discontent  among  men  who want
to  work,  he  considers  himself  a leader 
and is ready to  take  a  position  as  such 
where there is  something  of  a  salary— 
with little or notbiug to do, except to de­
plore the fact that a man can’t  get  up  a 
strike without being dumped into jail or, 
worse  than  all,  bringing  up  plump 
against a United States bayonet !,

So, then,  while favoring the short-hour 
idea,  I know it is something 1 shall never 
get. 
I know that,  while  a limit of labor 
can  be  fixed,  the  real  workman  never 
knows when the limit has  been  reached. 
I picked stones,  1 hoed corn and

“I who have toiled with book and pen 

So long among my fellow men”

know that  brain  and  hand,  when  they 
are in earnest, never  work by the  clock. 
The idea that halts at dinner-time is only 
a dinner-time idea.  The dinner may not 
be a very good one, but it will  be  better
than  the  w orkm an  who stands  with  bis 
hat  and  coat on,  w aiting  for  th at  slowly 
moving  m inute-hand  to  shake  with  the 
hour-hand at exactly  12 o’clock. 
It may, 
indeed,  represent  the  setting  of so  much 
type  and  the  hoeing  of  so  many  hills  of 
corn;  but  the  unread  proof-sheet  in  the 
one case and  the  uncut weeds in the other 
show  how  far off are thought and Interest 
in  the  work,  and  th at  the  quality  would 
rem ain  the  same  if  the  w orking  hours 
should  be  reduced  from  ten  to  eight.

STICK  CAN D Y.Cases

Standard,  per lb.........
“  H.H................
Twist  ............
“ 
Boston Cream.........  .. ..  8*
Cut  Loaf......................
Extra H  H.................. ..  3V4
MIXED CANDY.

Bbls. 

Palls
6V4
7H
8
8K

 

 

“ 

8
12$6

Standard....... .............................. 5 
Leader......................................... 5H
Royal.............................................6 
Nobby............................................7 
English  Rock............................... 7 
Conserves................................... 6%
Broken Taffy.................... baskets
Peanut Squares................  
*‘ 7 
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams............................. 
Midget, 30 lb. baskets....................................8
Modern, so lb. 
......................................

Palls
8H
printed.........................................  9H

“ 
fancy— In bulk
Losenges, plain....................... 
Chocolate Drops............................................  1!
Chocolate Mouumentals..............................   12
Gum Drops...................................................   5
Moss Drops.......... .........................................  ill
Sour Drops...................................................   8
Imperials......................................................   9
Per Box
Lemon Drops..................................................50
Sour Drops..........................  
50
Peppermint Drops  ....................  
60
Chocolate Dr<>ps  .............................................65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops  ..................................75
Gum Drops.............................................. 3o@ O
Licorice Droi»..............................................1 "0
A. B. Llcorlc*-  Drops.... .................................75
Losenges, plain..  ...........................................60
65
Imperials............... 
60
Mottoes................. 
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Cream Bar.......................................................55
Molasses Bar 
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Burnt .Almou is...................................... 90@t  25
Wlntergreen  «<*rnes......................... 
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Riverside Seedlings,  126..............................   2 75
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Messinas. 200.  ... 
LEMONS.
Choice, 300..................................  
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Choice, 360  .................................................  2  10
Fancy, 360.....................................................  3  50
Common.........................................................2 50
Large bunches............................................  1  50
Small bunches....................................   75@1  25

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Ivaca...........
California, soft  shelled
Braills, new...................................
F ilberts...............  
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Walnuts, Grenoble, old................
French  .........................
Calif...............................
Soft Shelled  Calif..........
Table Nuts,  faucy.....................   ,
choice.....................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  ................
Chestnuts......................................
Hickory Nuts per  bu.,  Mich........
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Black  Walnuts, per bu..................
Fancy, H.  P., Suns........................
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Fancy, H.  P., Flags.....................
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Choice, H. P.,  Extras....................
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PBAK U TS.

th at 

the  elem ent 

I  wish  this  idea  of  quality  could  be 
the  men  who 
oftener  entertained  by 
tim e 
work  for  wages,  for, *until 
comes, 
th at  clam ors  for 
shorter hours  will  never understand  why 
it is  th at ten  hours  for  one  man  are  not 
the same  as  ten  hours  for  another  man. 
They  caD  make out  to see  th at  a  watch 
has  too fine  works  for  a  blacksm ith  to 
handle,  but,  when  it  comes  to  their  own 
daily  work,  he  who  “ puts  in”   ten  hours
should  have  the  same  pay  as  another 
man who works the same  time,  they  de­
clare.  There is a  printing  house  which 
1 have in mind  where  a young man of 18
does  more  and  far  better  work,  in  the  Carcass 
Lambs  .
same  time,  than  the  man  at  his side older
by  a  dozen  years.  They  are  paid  the  I carcass....................^ f T . ..................6

FRESH  MEATS.
Carcass  .................................   ...
Fore quarters.............................. .
Hind quarters.............................
Loins No. 3....................................
R ibs.............................................
Rounds........................................
Chucks  .................. . 
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Shoulders 
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to have—certainly not the best for me,  if 
I am making it the  end  and  aim  of  life 
instead of the means.  1  am  not  of  the 
same  mind  of  the  farmer  who,  having 
bought a pair of shoes, decided  to  carry 
them home.  On the way  he stubbed  his 
toe, 
taking  the  nail  completely  off. 
“Gosh!”  he  exclaimed,  when  the  pain 
had  somewhat  subsided;  “ what  a  lick 
that would have been for the  shoes!”

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The Typographical  Journal makes the 
enquiry,  “Do  you  favor  a  shorter-hour 
work-day?”  Yes,  I  do;  and  I’ve  been 
favoring it ever since,  years  ago,  1  was 
set  to  work picking  stones, in the north 
lot,  one chilly,  wet  April day.  There  is 
nothing  hard  about  picking  stones—all 
one has to do is to begin  in one corner of 
the lot'and throw the stones into  a  cart. 
Then,  when  the  cart  is  full,  the hired 
man  comes  with  oxen  and  hauls  the 
stones  to  a  big  hole,  where  they  are 
dumped and  buried. 
It  didn’t  take  two 
minutes  to  learn.  After  1  was  fairly 
started, I was left  alone  in that ten acre 
lot  with  considerable  of  a  job  on  my 
hands.  1 started in  about 7 o’clock.  For 
two hours or  more  1  considered  myself 
tough  enough  not  to  wear  gloves.  By 
that  time  the  blood  was oozing through 
the flesh  and I  had to go to the house for 
mittens.  I had considerable to say about 
my back,  but,  comfortable  as  it  was  in 
that  warm  cozy  corner  of  the kitchen, 
this luckless  wight had  to  go back to his 
stone  picking.  Later  on  in  that  same 
season a hoe was put into  my  bands. 
It 
was one morning about 5 o’clock, after  1 
had milked, driven the cows  to  pasture, 
fed  the  pigs, filled the woodbox and  the 
water-pails  and had done all  the  rest  of 
the  chores. 
I  made  that  hoe  fly  until 
noon;  then,  after the noon chores,  I took 
my hoe and worked until sunset.  About 
5 o’clock 1  began to  watch  the  sun. 
It 
did seem to me that Joshua was again on 
earth  and  had  again  commanded  the 
luminary to stand still. 
It  did  go down 
at last,  but when, tired and dust covered,
1 left that cornfield,  the old  thought that 
came to me when  I  was  picking  stones 
came back to me then,  and I made up my 
mind that,  if the time ever  came when  1 
could have my say about  working  hours,
1  would  always  insist  on  a  short-hour 
work-day.

As I have said,  that was a  good  many 
years  ago.  The  old  farm  passed  into 
other hands and I left it  with  the  short- 
hour work-day  idea  firmly  fixed  in  my 
mind.  1  took  it  with  me  to  school;  I 
carried it  to  college;  I  have  hammered 
away  at  it  ever  since,  but,  in spite of 
favor,  and in spite of  every  effort I have 
made in  that direction,  I  have,  to my ut­
ter disgust, seen the hours  of  my  work- 
ingday lengthen,  and with no prospect of 
its ever being anything  else—so much so 
that now,  when I look across the years to 
the old farm with  its  stone  pieking  and 
its corn hoeing,  I sigh  for  the  good  old 
time when the setting sun ended the day’s 
work and I had a few  hours  to  call  my 
own:  and the  only comfort I can get  out 
of  the  long  hours  of  work  is  the con­
sciousness that I  have more  than earned 
the  wage-money 
that  is  not  always 
ready  for  me  when  the  day’s  work  is 
done.

So, then,  when I say I  favor a shorter- 
idea,  gained by bitter experience, of what 
a full day of hard  manual  work  means, 
and what a full day of hard mental  work 
means,  and I have said  it  because it will i 
give force  to  what  1  believe  is  a  fact, I

The most  prominent  stove  merchants 
in  Michigan  who  have  given  a  lifetime 
of study and  observation  to  the  subject 
of  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 Steel  Range Majestic is  hacked  by 
the strongest  a n d  
intstsvae  tug guar­
antee  ever  made  upon  any  commercial 

article.PJE8TIG S T E E L

R A N G E
11111  ( l l l f l   h n u ''e w i v e a   p r o n o u n c e   I t  t h e   g r e a t e s t  
I  U U .U U U   c o o k i n g   r a n g e , 
ls w a   f ir e   l i n i n g s   g u a r ­
a n t e e d  
a g a i n s t   b u r n i n g ;   o t h e r  
pH rt.-, 
y e a r n   a g a i n s t   b r e a k in g . 
D e s c r i p t i v e   c o o k   b o o k   2   c e n t s .
M aJEsTIC  UFO  CO,  St.  Louis, Olio.

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COMMENTS  OF  THE  TRADE.

Five  Testimonials  Selected  From  More 

Than  a  Hundred

Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich.

"*  FRANK H  GRAVES,

Tlie Majestic S t e e l  Range is  the  finest  article 
of merchandise to se 1 that I have handled  in  30 
ye  rs that 1 have been in the hardware business, 
of ail the ranges we have s >ld there is  p  sitive- 
ly not one but  what  is  giving  perfect satisfac­
tion  Our dealings with the M  jestic  Manufac 
luring i ompany, which have been  more  ext?n- 
sive  than  » e   had  expected  by a large degree, 
have been the  most p le a s  a i t   and satisfactory in 
every way that  we could desire  They are h o n ­
o r a b l e   b u s i n e s s   m e n   i n  every  respect  and  it  is 
nor only profitable but a pleasure  to do business 
with them. 
Manager  Stove  Department,  Foster,  Stevens & 
Before accepting the Majestic  agency  we  in­
vestigated the merits of this  range  thoroughly. 
We expected great  things  of  it  from  what  we 
beard fr >m others, b it I must say  in  justice  to 
the  Majestic  that  eve-y  expectation  has  been 
more th  n realized  There »re other good steel 
ranges, but we believe that the Majestic is with 
out a  fault,  aa  far  as  the  ability  of  man  can 
make it, and compared to other steel ranges it is 
perfei tiou in itself.  The  method  employed  Dy 
the Majestic Manufacturing co.  in  introducing 
this range to the public is  the most original  ana 
effective I have ever 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., M ic h .
Our recent experience in selling  the  wonder­
ful Majestic Meet  Range  has  been  most  pleas­
ant  and  pr -Stable  to  u s .  Mechanically  and 
scientifically the range is the cooking apparatus 
par excellence.  There  can  be  no  economy  in 
the household without a  Majectic  Steel  Range 
upon which to do cooking and water heating.
EBERB \Cll  HARDWARE CO , 
Ann Arbor, Mich.
The  experience  of  a  lifetime  in the general 
h a r d w a r e   b u s i n e s s  has yet to show m e  a cooking 
r a n g e   that  can  be  compared  with  the  Steel 
Range Majestic.  We  sold a large  number  dur­
ing  the  exhibit,  and  since  then  our  patrons 
unite in praise of it. 

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

DUNNING  BROS,

It is simply absurd to compare any other cook­
ing s tove or cooking range that we have sold in 
our e x p e r i e n - 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.

For  further  particulars  address

J.W . JOHNSTON,  Manager,

drawl  Bapida,  Mich.

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Fancy  Washington 

N avels.

The only s e e d l e s s  orange having thin skin  and with 
a crisp, tender pulp fairly bursting with juice.  We  have them 
in all sizes.

The Putnam Candy Co. 

same price,  and  nothing  would  so  soon 
bring on a cyclone  in that  printing office 
as would the paying of those men accord­
ing to the quality  of  their  work.  This, 
too,  is  the  hinge  upon  which  swings 
much of the union  idea of  justice.  One 
man  is  just  as  good  as  another  man, 
and the one man’s work is  just  as  good 
as  the  other  man’s  work,  and  Tom’s 
twenty  cents  an  hour  is,  and,  by right, 
ought to be, the price  for John’s  work— 
stupid, careless,  lazy John,  with no more 
possibility of skill than there is desire on 
his part to acquire any.  What would  be 
fairer thau  to  pay  Tom  what  is  justly 
his?  And  what  is  worse for John than 
to be kept in a position  he can never fill, 
and to receive  for  his  clumsy,  slovenly 
work the price which only the best work­
manship can command.  This,  however, 
is  what 
“ Man’ 
brotherhood to man”  is  so  strong  in  the 
union  as  to  insist  on  paying  brother 
Peter what brother  Paul’s  industry  and 
skill have earned,  a rule which would  be 
followed no longer than  one  can  hold  a 
red-hot poker in his hand, if  both  work­
men  were  not  paid  by  somebody  else, 
that somebody being  always in the mind 
of  the  unionist—that  tyrant.  Capital! 
He foots the bills, so everything that can 
be wrested from  him  by  fair  means  or 
foul must be got away from  him.  There 
is no place in the world so good for a boil 
as some other  fellow’s arm, and,  with  the 
inflamed tumor  located  there,  anything 
and everything that  can  be  done  to  in­
crease  the  inflammation  is looked upon 
as legitimate torture.

the  union  exacts. 

Will I be  kind  enough  to  show  what 
all  this  has  to do with the question?  1 
will, my brother.  The  question and  the 
evils which I have mentioned—including 
the boil—are one.  Modern life,  like Job, 
is breaking out with boils and to cure this 
dreadful condition of the blood unionism 
steps in and,  like the  quack  he  is,  pro­
poses to cure one insignificant  little  boil 
by killing the  man !  And  he  “lays  the 
flattering unction  to  his  soul”  that  the 
whole  of  the  medical  fraternity  will 
stand calmly by and let the killing go on 
without so much as a  protest.  So,  then, 
when I am asked if I favor a shorter-hour 
work-day,  1 say,  “Yes;”  but  I  don’t  ex 
pect  to  ever  get it,  any more than I  ex­
pect  that  a  thick-headed,  double  fisted 
Jap is to come into my  office and tell  me 
that  I  must  pay  ten  hours’  wages  for 
eight hours’  work.

Rich a rd Malcom Strong.

Com m ercial A sp ect o f th e  Bicycle.

W ritten for  Thu Tradesman.

A lthough  th e   price  of  bicycles  h as 
been  reduced  from   y e a r  to  y ear,  a s  th e 
im proved  m achinery  introduced  m ade 
it  possible  to  m ake  a   wheel  fo r  less 
money,  th e  presen t  prices  a re   n o t  in ­
dicative  of  th e  real  value  of  a   bicycle, 
T he  am ount  of com petition  encountered 
has  a  good  deal  to  do  w ith  the  price 
adopted  for  each  ensuing  season,  and 
of  late  y ears  price  cu ttin g   has,  also, 
been indulged  in very  generally all  over 
the  country.  R ecently  th ere  h a s  been 
organized  a   N ational  Cycle  B oard  of 
T rade for  the  purpose  of controlling th e 
trad e  m ore  uniform ly  th a n   it  h a s  been 
heretofore  done.  So fa r no rad ical steps 
have  been  taken. 
If  th e  B oard  h ad  de­
cided  to  m ain tain   la st  y e a r’s  list  an d  
all  m em bers  h ad  adhered  to  th e   action, 
the m an u factu re rs  would hav e all m ade 
a   m uch  larg er  profit  on  the  season’s 
business; 
especially  th e  larg er  ones. 
The  low ering  of  the  price  to  $100  will 
not re su lt in a   g reat  m any  m ore w heels 
being  sold  th a n   w ould  have  been  th e 
case  had   th e  old  price been  m aintained

L a st  season  th ere  w ere  w heels  In  th e 
m ark et  a t   all  prices,  from   $40  to  $125.
The  g reat  increase  in  the  sales  w as  not 
due  to  the  sp o rt  w hich  th e   b u yers  ex­
pected  to  derive  from   th e   possession  of 
a   wheel,  b u t  because  a  w heel  is  begin­
n in g  to  be  considered  a   necessity  in  a l­
m ost  all  the  w alks  of life.  Consequent 
ly,  w hen  m aking  purchases,  the  m ajor 
ity  of  th e  new   rid ers  considered  the 
cheaper  w heels  a s  plenty  good  enough 
for  th eir  use  around  th e   city,  an d   let 
the higher priced  ones alone.  T his year 
the  g re a t  increase  will  be  in  th e   sam e 
line—cheap  wheels.  E xcept  to   the  v et­
eran   w heelm an,  who  h as  ridden  high 
g rad e  bicycles  and  paid  high  prices  for 
them   so  long  th a t  the  only  idea  con 
veyed  to  him   by  th e   figures  “$100”  is 
th e  form   they  tak e in  p rint,  th e  am ount 
th ey   rep resen t  is  considered  quite  a 
large  sum   to   pay  o ut  for  such  a   m a 
chine.  The  sale  of  the  best  kinds  will, 
undoubtedly,  increase  enorm ously,  b u t 
th e  buyers  will  be  largely  composed  of 
“g rad u ates”  from   th e   riders  of  cheaper 
w heels and of old w heelm en w ho change 
th e ir  m ount  every  spring,  no  m a tte r 
w h at  th e   price.  To  these  th e   $125  price 
would  not  sta n d   a s  a  b a rrie r  to  p u r­
ch asing 
increase 
would  rem ain  w ith  the  low  grade,  a s  a t 
present.  The  real  value  is  determ ined 
by  th e  am ount  w hich  could  be  asked 
an d   received  for  a  w heel  w ithout  re­
ducing  the  sales  in  q u an tity .  A  m an 
who  has  once  become  thoroughly  ac­
custom ed  to  the  use  of  a   bicycle  will 
accept  no  other  kind  of  locomotion  un 
less  it  is  absolutely  necessary.  This 
fam iliarity   cannot  be  developed  in  one 
season’s  riding,  nor  two.  A t  th e   end 
of  his  first  season  the  novice  generally 
th in k s  he  is  a   p a stm a ste r  in  the  art. 
H is  im provem ent  th e   next  tw o  years 
will  convince  him   of  his  error.  T hus 
cycling  rarely  loses  a   convert,  an d   the 
business  of  the  dealer  increases  in  vol­
um e  and  lucrativeness  w ith  each  p ass­
ing  sum m er. 
In   th e  large  cities  and, 
generally  in  th e  sm aller  ones  also,  it 
is  no  uncom m on  th in g   to  sell  bicycles 
th e whole y ear around.  R iders  who  use 
th eir  w heels  accessory  to  th e ir  w ork 
or  in  going  to  and  from   th e ir  w ork,  ac­
custom  
the 
w inter  tim e.  T he sm all  arm y of w inter 
riders  is  increased  each  year,  an d   w in­
te r  riding  creates  a   dem and  for  w heels 
th e  y e a r  round.

th e  best,  and 

them selves 

to  riding 

the 

in 

in  m ind,  will  help  sw ell 

Second-hand  wheels  w ill  be  accum u 
lated  rapidly  in  the  spring  by  a n   u n ­
w ary  dealer.  H e  is  so  anxious  to  sell 
a   new  m odel  th a t  he  often  allow s  a 
price  for  an   old  wheel,  tak en   in   ex­
change,  w hich  is  fa r  in  excess  of  w h at 
he  can  sell  it  for.  D oing  th is  often 
tak es  nearly  all  th e  profit  off  the  sale 
of  th e   new  one. 
I t  is  b e tte r  to   se t  a  
low  price  upon  a   second-hand  wheel 
an d   g et  rid  of  it  a't  once  th a n   to  keep 
it,  even  a   couple  of  m onths.  This,  if 
borne 
the 
profit of a   sm all  business  perceptibly  in 
a   season.  The  sty les  a re   co n stan tly  
changing;  in  fact,  th ey   change  so  often 
th a t  some  riders  change  m ounts  tw ice 
a   season  in  order  to  have  th e   latest. 
A  b rand  new   wheel  w hich  w as  sold  a t 
$150 
in 
G rand  R apids  for  $45.  T his  is  b u t  one 
illu stratio n   of  the  changes  w hich  keep 
th e  old  riders  continually  b uying  new  
w heels  and,  by  m aking  the  a r t  of  rid ­
ing  easier  every  y e a r  (thus  m aking  it 
possible  to  use  the  w heel  in  so  m an y  
ways),  induce  such  large  accessions  to 
the  ran k s  of  new  riders.  T he m an u fac­
tu rers  keep  'their  w its  co n stan tly   a t 
w ork  devising  im provem ents  calculated 
to  th is  end. 

in  1891  w as  recently  offered 

M ORRIS  J.  W H IT E .

Most of the  whalebone  cutting  of  this 
country  is  done  in  New  York,  though 
most of the whalebone is  landed  in  San 
Francisco.  The  latter  city  proposes  to 
engage in  the  cutting  business  and  run 
New York out of  it.
Talk is not cheap.  Congress  costs the 
taxpayers millions of  dollars,  and  they 
get talk for their money.

HEROLD-BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.,

5 and 7 Pearl S t .,

O ur  L ine  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 aud  will gladly  show  you  through.
Keep your eye on our Oil  Grain  line 

In “Black  Bottoms.”

Headquarters 

Rubbers.

for  Wales-Goodyear 

E stablished 1865.

BROWN,  HALL  &  CO.,

tiu g g ie s ,  S le ig h s  and.  li a g o n s .

Grand  Rapids,  Mich,

The Grocers’  Safety==Hade in Two Sizes Oniy.

Body, 7 ft. long, 3d in. wide, drop tail gate.....................
Body, 9l/s ft. long, 36 in. wide, drop tail gate 

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

F U L L Y   W A R R A N T E D ,

; of

$40 OO 
.  48 00

T h e  fo llo w in g  G rand  Rapids  Jobbers 

endorse  and  sell

Swift’s Cotosuet

It is a shortening which wins trade and keeps it 
It is a shortening which people never abandon  after  they 
It is the best shortening that the world ever knew.

once try a pail  of it.
You Ought to Sell  It.

Olney & Judson Grocer Co., 
Lemon’1* ’W heeler" Co.,Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 

MUA.sei ^ a? ®rocer

.

Made only  by

Swift and Company,

Chicago.

Use  Tradesman’s  Wants  Boliimn.

T hey  R eturn  E xcellent  R esults

T H E   MTCTHGLAJNT  T R A D E S M A N .

4

AROUND  THS  STATE.

MOVEMENT« OF  MF.nrH \\T«.

Hudson—Korick & Cooley  succeed.  C. 

F.  Rest in the meat  business.

Saginaw—J.  Altmau  has purchased the 

bazaar stock of H. Goldsmith.

Detroit—Perry  Hibbard  succeeds J.  B. 

Morris & Co.  in the drug  business.

Westwood—Jones &  Rainbow  succeed 

B.  A.  Jones in the sawmill  business.

Jasper—Perdue  &  Patterson  succeed 

M.  W.  Perdue in the  grocery  business.

Muskegon—W. G. Smith has purchased 
the grocery business of  E.  A.  Williams.
Davisburg—Burnaby  &  Benton  suc­
ceed J.  S.  Burnaby  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Tecumseh—McClure  Bros.,  grocers, 
have dissolved,  Henry  W.  McClure  suc­
ceeding.

Coleman—J.  H.  Dlnwoodie  is  suc­
ceeded by  F.  A.  Niggemau  in the jewelry 
business.

Traverse City—T.  D.  McManus  &  Co. 
succeed  J.  A.  McManus  in  the  notion 
business.

Muir—J.  O.  Probasco  succeeds  Pro- 
the  hardware 

basco  &  Greenwood  in 
business.

Saginaw—Tuomey & Co.  have removed 
their  dry  goods  stock  from  Jackson  to 
this place.

Iron  Mountain—W.  H.  Hancock  has 
the  meat  business  of  John 

purchased 
Friedrick.

Dimondale—F.  G.  Pray  succeeds  the 
Windsor Co-operative Association in gen­
eral trade.

Traverse City—K.  W. Solheim  has  re­
moved his grocery  stock from  Muskegon 
to this place.

Detroit—Jacob Berlin  is  succeeded  by 
the  Detroit  Cap Manufacturing Co.,  not 
incorporated.

Houghton—Ruhl  &  Barry,  druggists, 
have dissolved,  Ben T.  Barry  continuing 
the business.

Stockbridge—Collins  &  Nott  succeed 
W.  H.  Collins in  the agricultural imple­
ment business.

Lansing—C. J.  Rouser succeeds Rouser 
& Conklin  in  the  drug,  stationery  and 
notion  business.

Port Huron—Hope &  Marx,  butchers, 
have  dissolved,  Henry  F.  Marx continu­
ing the business.

Lake  Odessa—Fowler  &  Kart,  hard­
ware  dealers,  have  dissolved,  Lapo  & 
Kart succeeding.

Hart—A.  D.  Rankin has sold his inter­
est  in  the  grocery  firm  of  Sanford  & 
Rankin  to B.  F. Waller.

Detroit—Daniel  H.  Huyck  succeeds 
Huyck & MeFall ifi the  grocery and ship 
building supply business.

Saginaw—J.  M.  Drysdale  &  Co.  suc­
ceed  J.  M.  Drysdale  in  the  wholesale 
fruit and produce business.

Kalamazoo—Peck & Brown  have  pur­
chased the grocery business of  Parke  L. 
Burdick at 516 Potter street.

Hudson—Geo.  B.  Bond  and  H.  E. 
Loyster have  embarked  in  the  produce 
and cold storage  business under the style 
of Bond & Co.

Hopkins  Station—S.  B.  Lovall,  for­
merly engaged in  the  furniture,  under­
taking  and  harness  business,  offers  to 
settle with his creditors at 25 cents on the 
dollar.

Man ton—Dennis Bros,  have  sold  their 
general  stock  to  Frank  Smith,  general 
dealer  at  Leroy,  who will  hereafter con­
duct both stores,  dividing  his  time  be­
tween the two places.

Detroit—Walters,  Krausman  &  Kuhn, 
who couduct  a dry goods store at 86  and 
88 Grqtini  avenue, contemplate adding a j 
-U..  '.'»'.liters  a .is  for­

merly in the shoe business.

New Richmond—C.  H.  Siueed has sold 
his real estate and store building to J.  E. 
Lewis aud J.  A.  Lewis,  and  his  general 
stock to Jas.  E.  Lewis,  who will continue 
the business at the same location.

Watson—Geo.  Townsend,  formerly be­
hind the counter  tor  Shepard  Bros.,  at 
Martin,  has removed  to  this  place  and 
opened  a  general  store,  occupying  the 
building formerly used  by A.  C.  Fassett.
Big Rapids—Al.  E.  Wells  has  uttered 
three mortgages on  his hardware  stock— 
82,000 
favor  of  W.  E.  Overton, 
82,217.05  in  favor  of  Buhl,  Sons & Co. 
and  8800  to  the  Big  Rapids  Door  and 
Blind Manufacturing  Co.

Detroit—J.  W.  Eisman,  formerly  of 
Eisman & May, and lately  in  charge  of 
the  ladies’ shoe department of Mabley & 
Co.,  will join forces  with  the  energetic 
shoeman,  F.  J.  Fellman,  as  Eisman  & 
Fell man,  at  the  corner  of  Gratiot  and 
Mullett streets, on March 2.

in 

Detroit—It  is  reported,  on  what  ap- 
I pears  to be good  authority,  that  a  new 
wholesale  shoe  house  will  shortly  be 
founded 
insoivent  firm  of 
Snedicor  &  Hathaway,  in  which  Mr. 
Ainsworth,  of  Ainsworth,  Wickenheiser 
& Co., of Toledo,  aud  Mr.  Snedicor,  of 
the old firm,  will  be associated.

from 

the 

Kalamazoo—The  shoe  firm  of  J.  C. 
Bennett &  Son  has  just  closed  an  ac­
count  of  twenty-seven  years’  standing 
with a  Chicago  wholesale firm  who have 
recently  closed  out 
business 
through  the  death  of  the  head  of  the 
firm.  The account in that time amounted 
to  some  885,000  and  during  that  long 
period there  was  never  a  disagreement 
between the  firms.

their 

Jackson—An intense feeling  of  antag­
onism to the pure  food  bill  now  before 
the  Legislature  exists  among  business 
men of this city generally.  The  Patriot 
recently  published  a  number  of  inter­
views  with  druggists  and  others, 
in 
which every oue of  them  expressed  un­
qualified opposition to the  measure.  The 
consensus of opiuiou  appears to  be  that 
the  benefits  to  be  derived  from  such 
action  would be of doubtful  character.

issued  by 

Flint—The  sale  of  the  assets  of  the 
Swinton-Reynolds  Co.  was  stopped  by 
an  injunction 
the  Circuit 
Court,  pending the  application  of  local 
creditors for  the  appointment  of  a  re­
ceiver.  The  members  of  the  firm  are 
O. J.  Hamilton,  H.  D.  is ye  and  Charles 
F.  Vincent, of Flint,  and David Swinton, 
George A.  Reynoids and Wm.  F. Cooper, 
of Saginaw,  with a majority  of the stock 
controlled  by  the  Saginaw  end  of  the 
firm.  The Flint end claims that the Sag­
inaw store used  the  Flint  branch  as  a 
dumping ground for unsalable  goods.

Detroit—The  Golden  Eagle  Clothing 
Co.  has filed  what  purports  to  be  arti­
cles of association in the  county  clerk’s 
office. 
It is stated that the  concern  has 
812,500 in stock aud that the  shares  are 
held  as  follows:  Abraham  E.  Rosen- 
garten,  25;  George  E.  Friedman,  100: 
Adolph Schlessinger, 25; Samuel  Rosen- 
garten,  1,000, and Sjl  D.  Oppenheimer, 
100.  The articles do not conform  to the 
law because of the omission of  the  term l 
for which the alleged  company  was  in­
corporated,  and  for  the  reason  that  no 
date is given  when  they  are  to  go  into 
j
effect. 

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Escauaba—Jeorges  &  Jensen  succeed 
I Chas. Jeorges in the cigar manufacturing

Kent City—R. J. Side has puichased  a 
shingle mill outfit  and  will  soon  begin 
the manufacture of sawed shingles.

Kalamazoo  —  The  Kalamazoo  Reed 
Chair  Works,  not  incorporated,  is  suc­
ceeded  by  the  Kalamazoo  Reed  Chair 
Works,  incorporated.

Marquette—Cyrille Doucette is putting 
1,500,000 feet of very  fine  logs  into  the 
Au Train river.  These  have  been  pur­
chased by George L.  Burtis  and  will  be 
towed to the mill here.

Marquette—J. Connolly  is  getting  out 
board  timber  near  Shingleton  and  has 
sold  the  logs,  which  amount  to  about 
1,000,000 feet, to the Dead River Mill Co., 
to come  to this city by rail.

Saginaw—The Britton-Barber Hoop Co. 
has contracted its entire cut of hoops for 
the season.  The company  will  also  en­
gage extensively  in  the  manufacture  of 
oars, ail of  which have  been  sold  under 
contract.

Saginaw—Arthur  Simpson,  who  re­
cently  purchased  the  Wiggins  sawmill, 
will secure a stock of logs  aud operate it 
the  ensuing  season. 
It  was  leased two 
years ago by W.  H.  Cambrey, but did not 
run  last season.

The Druggist’s Lament.

M e n o m in e e ,  Feb. 21—This is the  win­
ter  of  our  discontent.  The  logger log- 
geth and  the  hustler  hnstleth,  while the 
family  hath not  the  shekels  wherewith 
to buy bread.
The  doctor  sharpeneth his lead pencil 
and scribbleth a  prescription  which  the 
patient  carrieth  in  bis  vest pocket  and 
putteth  off  until  to-morrow  the  filling 
thereof  and  grinneth  and  beareth  his 
pain and lieth to the doctor on his return, 
whereupon  the doctor curseth  the  drug­
gist,  and 
the  patient  recovereth  his 
health.  No  one  darkeneth  the  door of 
the pharmacy but the bank collector,  the 
postage stamp fiend and the kid who beg- 
geth the calendar.
The’druggist  spendeth  his  last  nickel 
for  stamps  and  half of his time answer­
ing letters which readeth "Please remit.” 
He pleadeth extension  of time on  60 day 
accounts 120 days past due,  and  beggeth 
the  jobber  to  remember  the sign stuck 
up at  the  cowboy  dances:  "Don’t  shoot 
the fiddler;  he is  playing  as  well  as  be 
can.”  To  which  the  jobber  replyeth 
without sympathy, "Cash up or orders de­
clined.”  Wherefore  we humbly  beg  all 
our  old  patrons  and  many new ones  to 
pass by the druggist who waxeth  fat and 
bring their quarters  to us,  for  which  we 
will give them  two measures of drugs and 
faithful 
thanks. 
Heretofore  we  beggeth  not  either  by 
mouth or through the  papers,  nor  by the 
hire of the doctors tooteth our born for a 
per cent, on his  prescriptions,  but  have 
silently,  by  faithful  service,  tried  to 
prove our worth.
Harketh now to our  discontent,  and  if 
we  have  friends  in  the  city  let  them 
stand  by  us  and spend their shekels  on 
our counter, that  we may keep out of the 
soup  and  be  here  to  freeze  ice  cream 
when summer comes. 

service  with  many 

F.  Hib b a rd.

L ard   P rices  M elted

To nearly out  of  sight  and  immense 
the 
quantities  are  changing  hands  at 
shipping rooms of the Western Beef  and 
Provision Company.

After a careful test of  the  pressure  of 
the  gas wells of Indiana, it has been con­
cluded that they  will  last  for  ten  years 
longer.

No  drugs,  a  healthy  smoke,  Signal 

Five.

Use  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Russets  command  $j.E0  per  bbl., 
Baldwins and Spys 13  and  extra  choice  winter 
varieties $.V0 7 t per bM

Beans—'Ihe market  continues  to  strengthen; 
large  handlers  paying  #1.60  for  clean, hand­
picked stock and holding at $1.75 in  carlots  and 
$1.80 in smaller quantities.

Butter—Roll is dull and, unless  especially  at­
tractive, slow sale at any  price.  Choice  cream­
eries and dairies are  selling  relatively  low  for 
midwinter  and  ordinary  stock  of  every  de­
scription neglected.  Roll butter should  not  be 
shipped in pine boxes.  These  will give a flavor 
to the butter while barrels  are  too large and not 
easily handled.  New tubs, hardwood  boxes  or 
half barrels are  the  most  desirable.  Bach  roll 
should  lie  separately  placed  in  a piece of new 
muslin which has been washed  in  warm  water 
to  remove  the  starch  and  thoroughly  wet  in 
good brine.

Celery—Scarce and hard to  get.  Dealers  find 
it next to impossible  to  secure  anywhere  near 
enough stock to meet their orders.  The quality 
is very inferior, but hovers around 30c  per  doz.

Cranberries—$4 per  crate.
Eggs—Western speculators are  contracting  to 
deliver fresh stock in New York around 12c  per 
doz. during April.  These eggs are to be shipped 
largely  from  such  states  as  Indiana,  Illinois, 
Ohio  and  Missouri,  and,  considering  the  dis­
tance,  the  price  is  low.  Locally,  the present 
price for strictly fresh is about 22c,  with  strong 
probability of  very  much  lower  quotations  in 
the course of a week.
Lettuce—15c per lb.
Onions—All  varieties  bring  G)@65c  per  bu., 

except Spanish-, which command 9jc per  box.

Parsnips—35c per be.
Potatoes—The warmer weather  has  increased
the amount of stock moving  and  the  price  has 
dropped a peg, preferred  varieties  commanding 
50d£55c per bu.

Radishes—Hot house stock commands  30c  per 

doz. bunches.

Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried Jerseys  command 

$3 per bbl.
Squash—Hubbard  brings  1Hc  per  lb.,  if  the 
quality is up to staudard.  Poor stock sells at H
(fllC._____________________________

PROVISION».

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co * 

 

LA N D .

SAtTBASE.

PO RK  IN  B A R R E L S.

quotes as follows:
10 75
............................................................... 
U 00
Shortcut...............................................  
14 00
Extra clear pig, short cut...................... 
Extra clear,  heavy................................
12 25
Clear, fat back............................  ........ 
Boston clear, short cut..........................  
12 to
Clear back, shortcut.............................  
12 50
Standard clear, short cut. best.............. 
12 75
7
Pork, links............................................. 
Bologna.................................................  
5
Liver.....................................................  
6
SH
Tongue.................................................. 
6
Blood..................................................... 
Head cheese.......................................... 
6
10
Summer.................................................. 
Frankfurts.............................................  
7K
Kettle  Rendered.................  .........................  1%
Granger............................................................7
Family...................................................  ...... 5*
Compound......................................................  5%
Cottolene...... .................................................   6J4
Cotosuet................................................ 
6%
0 lb. Tins,  !&c advance.
0 lb.  pails,  He 
50 lb.  “  %c 
25 lb.  “ 
\ c
131b. 
1  c 
‘ 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs........................6 60
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  6 ,5
Boneless, rump butts......................................   9 25
Hams, average 20 lbs......................................   9
16 lbs.......................................  9*
12 to 14 lbs...............................  9J£
picnic...................................................  6%
best boneless.......................................... 8H
Shoulders......................................................   6H
Breakfast Bacon  boneless.............................   UH
Dried beef, ham prices...................................   9fc
Long Clears, heavy........................................   6K
Briskets,  medium................... 
6H
Half  barrels...................................................3  25
Quarter barrels...............................................1  75
K its..............................................................     90
Kits, honeycomb  ..........................................  75
Kits, premium  ............................................... 
$5
Creamery,  rolls. 
tubs.
Dairy,  rolls......
tubs.......

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

BEEP  IN  B A K R E1.8.

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15
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Tr a d e s m a n  com pany.

GRAND RAPIDS.MICH-

who have unfilled  contracts.  With  the 
coming of spring we  look for 81 as being 
the bottom  mill  price.  From  stock job­
bers are quoting $1.20@1.15.
Bolts—A revised  list has been adopted 
on carriage and  machine  bolts, as well  as 
a new discount,  which shows a slight ad­
vance.  We quote  from  new  list:  Car­
riage bolts,  70 -per  cent,  dis.;  machine 
bolts,  70  and  10  per  cent,  dis.;  coach 
screws,  75 and  10 per cent.  dis.

Window Glass—A  determined effort  is 
on foot to advance the  price  of  this  ar­
ticle.  The  present  discount  means  a 
loss to  the  maker  and  some  glass  fac­
tories have closed down.  Prices are be­
ing  wi  hdrawn  by  those  still  running. 
Two  meetings  have  already  been  held 
and another  one  is  called  for  the  first 
week  in  March.  Nothing  definite  has 
yet  been decided  upon.

Tbe  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  market  is  steady  at  the 
present range of values and  a  small  ad­
vance is not  unexpected  by  some  auth­
orities,  who  are  fortifying  their  belief 
by increasing  their  stocks. 
Indications 
lead to the  opinion  that  the  Trust  and 
independent refiners are getting together, 
so far as uniform  prices  are  concerned, 
and  the  adjournment  of  Congress  may 
be celebrated  by a considerable enhance­
ment in  values.
stronger, 
owing  to  increased  demand,  resulting, 
in most lines,  in enhanced  values.

Canned  Goods—Decidedly 

Bananas—The  few  bright  days  we 
have just had  will  be the means of creat­
ing a demand and the  fruit will soon  be­
gin to move quite freely.
Oranges—Are  moving  readily,  now 
that the weather has  moderated  so  it  is 
safe to ship out.  During the severe cold 
spell outside dealers  became pretty  well 
sold out and,  consequently,  were  ready 
to  buy.  California  fruit  is in good con­
dition and reasonably cheap.  The navels 
are- the  finest  for  table  use,  although 
seedlings  are  fully  up  to  standard for 
this time of the season  and sell  freely on 
account  of  being  the  lowest  in  price. 
The Sicily  fruit rules low,  but  no  great 
amount of it has  reached this market  up 
to  the  present.  Through  freight  rates 
from  the coast have  been  advanced  and 
it is not probable that prices for tbe best 
grades of sound  fruit will go much below 
present quotations. 

,
Lemons—The demand is  good,  consid­
ering the season of tbe  year,  and  prices 
are commensurate  with  the  quality  and 
condition.  Some of tbe fruit which came 
through  during 
the  stormy  weather 
shows some signs of having been touched 
by the frost just a  trifle,  but  not enough 
to make a stir about or to  cause a loss.

Dates and Figs—Move in common with 
the  other  staple  items  and  the  selling 
prices have varied  but a trifle during the 
past two  weeks.  Local  dealers  have  a 
good supply of tbe  different  marks  and 
grades,  excepting  so-called  pulled  figs, 
which item they  have closed out.
Twelve Delivery Wagons 

The  Grain  Market.

The wheat market has  been  devoid  of 
any new feature during the week.  While 
French crop reports were of a bearish na­
ture, Argentine wheat was offered at six­
pence less,  which  offset  the unfavorable 
French  crop  reports.  Traders  in 
this 
country are waiting to see how  the  win­
ter  wheat  will  come  on,  and at present 
writing we see no disturbing  element,  as 
the plant is well covered  and  has  stood 
the  winter  so  far.  Though the acreage 
is less,  the good stand may  make  up  for 
the  shortness  in acreage.  While prices 
remain firm for the season  in  this  State, 
there seem to be more buyers than sellers 
at present.  The  large  visible  will  not 
decrease much this  week,  owing  to  the 
small 
than 
2,000,000 bushels;  therefore, the decrease 
will  not be as heavy as last week.

exports—something 

less 

Corn has sagged some  and  the  supply 

is fully up to the  demand.

Oats remain generally  firm,  while  the 
supply  for  them is large;  but they seem 
to be absorbed as fast as offered.

Receipts  in  this  city during the  week 
have been:  wheat, 47 cars;  oats,  80 cars; 
corn,  50 cars—an unusually large amount 
of corn. 

C.  G.  A. V oigt.

Purely Personal.

J.  Wisler,  senier  member  of  the  gro­
cery  firm  of  Wisler  &  Co.,  one  of the 
pioneer  institutions  of  Mancelona,  was 
in town one day last week.

D. J.  Sluyter,  formerly in charge of the 
clothing store of Jonkman  &  Dykema,  at 
Saugatuck,  will  be  found  behind  the 
counter for Appel Bros.,  the new Monroe 
street clothiers.

Gaius  W.  Perkins  and  Chas.  F.  Per­
kins, respectively  President  and  Secre­
tary  of  the.Grand  Rapids School  Furni­
ture  Co.,  leave  Friday  for  New  York, 
whence  they  sail  Monday  for a  tour of 
the  Windward  Islands,  returning  via 
Cuba and  Florida,  where  Mrs.  Perkins 
and  family  have  been  spending the  win­
ter.

Wm.  J.  Lau, Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of the Buckley  &  Douglas  Lumber  Co. 
(Manistee),  will  shortly  sever  his  con­
nection with that  corporation.  Mr.  Lau 
entered the employ of  Buckley &  Doug­
las in  1880 and,  when  the  business was 
merged 
into  a  stock  company,  was 
elected Secretary. 
In  1887  when  the M. 
& N.  E.  Railroad  was  incorporated  be 
was elected Secretary  and  Treasurer  of 
the  company.  Both  responsible  posi­
tions he has filled ever  since with  credit 
to himself and employers.  He is a young 
man  of  integrity  and  will  always  be 
found foremost  in  ti e  business  and  so­
cial  world,  no  matter  where  he  locates.

GRINGHUIS’
ITEMIZED
LEDGERS

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Andrew Coons  has  opened  a  grocery 
store at Morley.  The stock was furnished 
by the Olney & Judson Grocer Co.

G. J.  Shrouder has  taken  the  manage­
ment of Dr. Chas.  H.  White’s drug store, 
at the corner of Hall aud South  Division 
streets.

Geo.  W.  Eby,  grocer  at  the  corner  of 
Madison  avenue  and Hail street, is clos­
ing out his stock,  preparatory to retiring 
from  business.

The Michigan Wall  Plaster Co., located 
on the L.  S.  & M.  S.  Railroad,  between 
Shawmut avenue and West Fulton street, 
has sold  out to the Diamond  Wall  Plas­
ter C o . ________________

J.  F.  Berner,  whose  stock  and store 
building were recently  destroyed by  fire, 
has re-engaged  in  the grocery business at 
Luther.  The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. 
furnished the stock.

H.  A.  Bean,  Thos.  Watson and J. Dock- 
sey have formed  a  copartnership  under 
the style of Docksey,  Bean & Watson for 
the  purpose  of  embarking  in  the  dry 
goods  business  at  8  East  Main  street, 
Battle Creek.  All are  former  clerks  in 
the employ of the Boston Store.

Vigorous  protests  have  come 

from 
various parts  of  the  city  over  the  pro­
posed action of the Retail  Grocers’  Asso­
ciation in changing  its  time  of  meeting 
from  Monday  to  Wednesday  evenings, 
due to the fact that a  considerable  num­
ber of suburban grocers still  keep  their 
places of business open Wednesday even­
ings.  The  Secretary  has, 
therefore, 
been  instructed  to ascertain  what  even­
ing  in  the  week  would  be  most  con­
venient for the majority of the members. 
So far as  heard  from  Tuesday  evening 
appears to be the preference.

The  Hardware  Market.

General trade has been  but  fair.  The 
very severe weather which has prevailed 
almost continually during  the  month  of 
February has had  a  very  serious  effect 
upon business.  For  days  at  a  time  it 
has  been  impossible  for  the  country 
buyer to get in or out  of  town  and  the 
snow has very greatly interfered  with the 
agents  of  jobbing  houses  making  any 
kind  of  time. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  the 
trouble is nearly over.  But little change 
has taken place  in  most  lines  of  hard­
ware,  and  while  many  manufacturers 
are  waiting  an  opportunity 
to  make 
some advance in prices,  the extreme dull 
period  has  prevented 
their  doing  so. 
While the severe  weather  has  been  the 
main reason,  the indifference of  our  leg­
islators at Washington to  the  best  busi­
ness  interests  of  the  country  has  had 
more or less to do with it.

Barbed  Wire—Inquiry  of  manufac­
turers shows that more orders for spring 
shipments have  been  entered  than  for 
several years and they  are  firmly  main­
taining the advance  they  made  in  Jan­
uary.  Some  jobbers  are  still  naming 
lower figures  for  direct  shipment  than 
they could replace  the wire  for  if  they 
were obliged to rebuy. 
It is  anticipated 
that  with  March  firmness  will  prevail 
everywhere.  We  quote,  for  mill  ship­
ment,  $1.60@1.55  for  painted,  82@1.95 
for galvanized.

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Double Pages, Registers 2,880 invoices...$2 00

Wire Nails—Are  also  very  firm  with 
all the  makers.  Upon  inquiry  we  find 
the  mills  are  turn  at  95e@8I  at  mill,
while these prices are shaded  by  jobbers , Visner,  Agt.

are making  a  big  success  of the biggest ! 8 
sale of meats ever known  in  Michigan.

All are trying  to  match  Gillies’  New 
York  Coffees.  They  are  fine.  J.  P. 

TRADESM AN  COM PANY, 

Agents,

Grand  Rapids, 

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Mich.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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W an ts  C o lu m n •

HI  SI N IAS  CH AN CA !

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.
IflOR  SALE—HOTEL  AND 
LUNCH  COTJN- 
ter at railroad junction; 
good  business  in 
good  location.  Apply  Lock 
box  10,  Milan, 
708
Mich.
F or  sa l s—ta b l e  fa c to r y,  located 
in a live town of  2,t00  inhabitants  Plant 
includes boiler  engine, kilns, sawmill and  nec 
cssary machinery to manufacture tables or other 
lines of  furniture  Town  has  three  railroads, 
furnishing excellent shipping  facilities.  Plant 
cost ¥17,0» 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 
OR SALE OR TRADE—FOR.SM ALL STOCK 
of goods—shoe stock  preferred—two tracts 
of  land,  one  of  forty  and  the other ten acres, 
Address Lock Box 984. Big Rapids, Mich.  699

w 7ANTED—TO EXCHANGE FOR STOCK OF 

goods, $1,000 stock and $1,000 store  build­
ing  at  Henrietta.  Stock  comprises  groceries, 
wall  paper,  clothing,  notions;  also  fixtures. 
Store is 20x70, with  0x50  addition.  Three quar- 
ters of an acre of lanW, 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 890, care Michigan Tradesman. 
690
■ ANTED—A  STUCK  OF  MERCHANDISE, 
well located,  in  exchange  for  stock  in 
State bank; doing  good  business,  paying  divi­
dends.  H. Hizerote, Lansing. Mich. 
707
I ilOR 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. 
703
F OR  SALE—A  WELL SELECTED  DRUG 
stock, stationery,  shoes,  etc.  Particulars, 
address Box 185, Sunfie’d,  Mich. 
702
30R  SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS  HARDWARE 
and implement business in thriving village
in good farming community. 
Address Brown & [700
Sehler, Grand Rapids,  Mich.
F or sa le—a stock of h a rd w a r e and
tinner’s tools, invoicing about $2,0 '(>.  Cash 
sales last year  $7,000.  No  tin  shop  within  ten 
miles.  Will sell part or all.  Reasons for selling, 
eoing  into  manufacturing  business.  Address 
Brown  Bros.  &  Co.,  Colton,  Henry  Countv, 
Ohio. 
704
■ OR SALE—lf.O CORDS 18 INCH DRY  WOOD' 
on  cars  here  at  Mecosta.  Will  be  sold
cheap to close up a business. 
Make me an offer.
J  D. Leahv. Mecosta, Mich
GOOD  HOME  WITH  NINE  ACRES  OF 
A
choice land to exchange for  stock  of  gro­
ceries  or  general  merchandise  not  to  exceed 
$2,501  Address W. W., Parmelee, Mich. 
706
■  GOOD  STORE  BUILDING  AND  $4,000 
stock  general  merchaudise,  to  exchange 
for  farm  worth  $5,000.  For  particulars  ad­
dress No. 686. care Michigan Tradesman 
f 't  ROCERY  STOCK  FOR  SALE—IN VOICING 
VT  about $7,000, in  a  hustling  town  of 8,000. 
Everything cash.  The only grocery  that  made 
money last year.  Reasons, other irons.  Address 
No. »91. care Michigan Tradesman. 
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. 
685
STOCK OF CLOTHING AND GENTLEMEN’S 
furnishing goods, to trade  for  real  estate. 
Address No. 660, Care Michigan Tradesman. 660
/  >OOD  FARM  NEAR  STATE  <  AP1TOL, 
\T   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 ]  aud 2, Widdicomb  building.
653
F cIOR  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
TA1IE  CITIZENS OF DORR WILL PAYA Lib­
eral bonus  to any  party  who  has  a  small 
eapitel to invest in a flouring mill at  Dorr.  For 
further information  write J. C.  Neuman,  Dorr, 
093
Mich. 
Me n   to  sell  b a k in g  po w d er  to th e
grocery  trade.  Steady  employment,  ex­
perience unnecessary  $75  monthly  salary  and 
expenses or commission.  If offer is satisfactory 
address  at  once  w>th  particulars  concerning 
yourself.  U. S. Chemical Works, Chicago.  677
EGGS,  POULTRY, 
"1ST ANTED—BUTTER, 
apples,  cabbages,  etc. 
V i  potatoes,  onions,
Correspondence  solicited.  Watkins  &  Smith, 
81-86 South Division St., Grand Rapids. 
xrEARLY  NEW  BAR-LOCK  TYPEWRITER 
i .1 
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. 

MISCELL ANJCOUS.

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659

691

686

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The  Wholesale  Trade of Grand Rapids.
In  discussing  this  subject,  I  realize 
the necessity for reliance,  to more or less 
extent,  upon  statistical  information. 
I 
appreciate the  general  indifference  and 
dislike  for  statistics.  We  must  grant 
there is much defense  for  the  man  who 
said there are three degrees of lies:  There 
are lies,  damn  lies  and  statistics.  Yet, 
as I am compelled  to  rely  upon  figures 
in the presentation of the  jobbing  inter­
ests of our good  city, and,  well  knowing 
they are  too  frequently  glittering  gen­
eralities,  unreliable,  even  if  not  gross 
exaggerations—in fact,  the superlative of 
the  verb  to  lie—1  have  endeavored  to 
gather my facts with such  regard  for  ac­
curacy that they shall  be an  exact  state­
ment of our position as the  jobbing  cen­
ter for  Western  Michigan.

My  statistics are  for  1894.  Our  job­
bing business  suffered,  as  did  all  busi­
ness,  from the effects of the recent panic; 
yet these figures support  my  earlier  im­
pressions,  gathered  from  frequeut  visits 
during the last eighteen  months  to other 
jobbing cities,  that Grand  Rapids  passed 
through theordeal with no more,  but even 
less,  loss  in  volume  of  trade  than  the 
average  of  the  country  at  large.  One 
conspicuous fact is,  there has not been  a 
failure in  our  wholesale  lines  in  many 
years.

The jobbing trade of Grand  Rapids  is 
a  business  of  comparatively 
recent 
origin.  Careful  enquiry  shows  that  a 
distinctive  wholesale  business  in  mer­
chandise  was  not  done  from  this  city 
until  1866,  when  Messrs.  Taylor  &  Mc- 
Reynolds organized a  wholesale  grocery 
house,  although  the  wholesale  business 
appears in a  limited  way  in  connection 
with retail as  early  as  1862.  developing 
to  a  moderate  extent,  in  three  years, 
when our  honored  citizen,  Mr.  Thomas 
S. Freeman,  in  the winter  of  1865,  made 
up a traveling  salesman’s  grip  and  ap­
peared as the pioneer jobbing commercial 
traveler  of  Grand  Rapids,  visitiug  the 
then remote hamlets of  Big  Rapids  and 
Newaygo,  gathering  by  the  way  such 
tra^p as could be found in  the  few  way- 
side stores.  No business could  be  doue 
iu the towns on the Lake  Shore,  for that 
business was held  in  the  firm  grasp  of 
of Chicago;  nor could  our  pioneer  com­
mercial traveler get any  trade  from  the 
towns on the Detroit &  Milwaukee  Rail­
road,  as  that  was  in  the  equally  firm 
possession  of  Detroit. 
Busiuess  for 
Grand Rapids must then  be  sought  from 
points these large  cities  did  uot  reach. 
1  recall  amusing  accounts  which  Mr. 
Brace  (Phelps,  Brace  &  Co.),  W.  J. 
Gould  (W.  J.  Gould  &  Co.)  and  Mr. 
Wheeler  (Johnson  &  Wheeler),  all  of 
Detroit,  have recently given  me  of  their 
experiences  in  this  wild  country  just 
previous to and during  the  war.  These 
merchants, now heads of  large and pros­
perous establishments,  were  then  either 
junior  members  or  traveling  salesmen 
for their Detroit  firms,  and our Mr.  Free­
man  had no easy task to  secure  a  share 
of the business for his  firm,  L.  H.  Ran­
dall & Co.

The boot and  shoe  business  next  ap­
pears, in those early  days,  as  having  a 
part in the  pioneer wholesale  trade, and 
in that line Mr.  L.  J.  Rindge  displayed 
the energy as a traveling salesman which 
has since made his firm  second  to  none 
in Michigan.  From this small origin has 
grown a jobbing  business  of  large  d t o - 
portions,  as the following  statement will 
show:

THE  MICHIGAN  TBADES^IAN.

Number of wholesale  houses—54.
Different lines represented -26.
Capital invested—Si,936,600.
Sales for  1844—$11,403,573.11.
Number of traveling salesmen—191.
Number of other employe“ directly engaged in 
the establishments in Grand  Rapids and having 
homes here, 704.
These figures are  the  more  worthy  of 
consideration,  for  the  reason  that  all 
this volume of business  has been wrested 
from Chicago merchants on the  one  side 
and Detroit on t he other;  and  if  any  of 
my readers think  that  getting  business 
away  from Chicago is an  easy  undertak­
ing,  I  would suggest he make a  personal 
attempt.  N o doubt he will  then  appre­
ciate the energy  and  force  of  character 
of  our  wholesale  merchants,  for  these 
large cities  had  full  possession  of  the 
market  when  Grand  Rapids  merchants 
appeared to test their right to the field.

Our city  was  not  a  distributing  point
for merchandise,  as I have  already  said, 
until a  very recent date.  Other Western 
cities  inaugurated  their  jobbing  busi­
ness at au early day  in  their career—not 
so  Grand  Rapids.  This  city  was  ab­
sorbed  in  its  furniture  manufacturing 
and great lumbering  operations,  and  its 
jobbing opportunities were not improved 
by ourselves until in every  line  the  po­
sition was  thoroughly  occupied  by  the 
houses of  the  larger  cities.  And  what 
impresses me quite  forcibly  is  that  this 
business is  almost  entirely  the  product 
of Graud Rapids  men and  Grand  Rapids 
capital.  Like its furniture business,  the 
men who developed these  Interests  have 
been distinctively Grand Rapids  men.  I 
cannot call to mind a  business  that  has 
not been  the inspiration of  home  enter­
prise developed  to  the  present  propor­
tions from small  concerns.  I  would  not 
claim that Grand  Rapids is  the only city 
possessing this trait,  but I  do say that it 
is a  distinctive  characteristic  of  Grand 
Rapids enterprise. 
It  has  grown  in  its 
mercantile interests,  as  in  its  manufac­
turing interests, through the  ability  and 
indomitable energy of its own sons.

Doubtless very few of our citizens real­
ize the importance of this  jobbing  inter­
est to our city, the capital  invested,  the 
employment given.  We are accustomed 
to think that  our  manufacturing  repre­
sents nearly  all  of  these  interests,  yet 
here we have a  capital  of  S3,000,000  in 
active operation,  besides the  safe  use  it 
furnishes for bankable funds  in  its  dis­
counts and  mercantile  paper.  Note  the 
large  number  of  persons  finding remu­
nerative employment  in these  establish­
ments.  How  many families,  think  you, 
do these  191  traveling salesmen  and  702 
employes represent?  We  seldom  think 
what an important factor  all  this  is  in 
our  population  and  busiuess  develop­
ment.

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The jobbing interest is a very accurate 
indicator  of 
the  progress  of  Grand 
Rapids, and especially so  of  the  growth 
of those sections of  the  State  tributary 
to it.  1 am inclined  to  think  that  this 
interest is a truer test of  this  expansion 
than 
the  manufacturing  industry. 
Manufacturing may  be the result of some 
favorable  condition  or  some  fortunate 
combination of  circumstance  as  was,  I 
think,  the origin of our  great  furniture 
industry;  and,  by  the way,  it  would  be 
interesting to make a historical  study  of 
that busines and the conditions  that  led 
up to its present magnitude.

The jobbing  business cannot  be  stim­
ulated beyond  the  normal  trade  which 
the tributary region may demand;  hence, 
I say,  the growth is an accurate evidence 
of the  development  of  the  section  and

the  ability  and  enterprise  of  the  men 
conducting the business.

A  jobbing  city  cannot  expect  trade 
further  than  a  radius  which  naturally 
belongs to  that  particular  center.  The 
trade is not only governed by  the law  of 
demand,  but 
is  much  influenced  by 
freight  rates,  both  through  and  local, 
and  local  advantage,  or  disadvantage, 
in the matter of  expenses  and  shipping 
facilities, for  the  profit  margin  on  the 
jobber’s  sales is very  narrow.  There  is 
always a debatable section—intermediate 
territory—which is  the  scene  of  “irre­
pressible conflict.”  The city  possessing 
any  special  advantage  in  facilities,  or 
especially energetic men in the business, 
will secure that trade.

Not many  weeks ago the immense  job­
bing interests of the great city of Chicago 
met in local convention and formulated a 
demand  upon 
the  railroads  centering 
there for concessions in freight rates. Such 
concessions,  if granted,  would,  in the in­
tense competition  of  to-day,  give  them 
advantages  which  would  bring  the  de­
batable  ground  between  that  city  and 
Grand Rapids many miles nearer our own 
doors.  Were  this  demand 
favorably 
heard by the Chicago railroad  managers, 
our Board of Trade must  be  in  position 
to take up the same contest  and bring to 
bear all the strength of our  many  inter­
ests in protest.  Unless the same conces­
sions are given this city,  I  can  see  here 
an opportunity  for  admirable  work  by 
the Board.

1 do  not wish  to  deprecate  the  work 
done  in  persuading  establishments  in 
other cities to locate  here.  The  proper 
presentation to them  of  the  advantages 
we  can  offer  has  been  well  done  and 
should  be  still  encouraged;  yet  I  do 
think our efforts should be  primarily di­
rected to the encouragement and  protec­
tion of the institutions that  are here and 
have  shown  themselves  a  part  of  our 
success.  For this  there  is  work  to  be 
profitably done on  lines  of  economy  in 
municipal expenditure in developing our 
facilities for the  business  already  here. 
This would tend to attract other  jobbing 
lines—lines  not  now  represented.  En­
terprising citizens are now erecting mag­
nificent buildings especially  adapted for 
wholesale trade,  and it is  desirable  that 
these buildings  should  be  occupied  by 
distinctively  new  enterprises,  and  the 
proper  way  to  encourage  capital  and 
business  to  locate  here  is  to  convince 
business men that they can conduct their 
business in this city  with  greater  econ­
omy than at any of the competing  points 
from which they would look to  this  sec­
tion for trade.  The  future will  demand 
that all business, expecially  the  jobbing 
in merchandise, shall be conducted upon 
very close margins,  and there is no doubt 
that these  margins  are  to  be  so  small 
that the factors of taxation and other busi­
ness  expenses—which  might  be  called 
fixed charges—are to assume a relatively 
more  important  position 
than  in  past 
years.

The jobbing  business  is  approaching 
that condition where the net profits upon 
its sales  may  not—perhaps  do not—ex­
ceed 2  per  cent.  Competition  may  yet 
drive it below that.  Now, if this  condi­
tion of  extremely  low  profits  is  to  be 
permanent,  the question of taxation may 
become of grave importance  in  deciding 
the location in this city of  some new en­
terprise  which  needs 
to  carry  a  large 
stock of goods.  You will pardon  me  if 
1 take  a  somewhat  radical  position  in

WE  WANT

B E A N S

and  will  pay  highest  market  price  for

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

them.

New  Fabrics  for  Spring  of 

1895.

We  have  a  new  line  of  ready-made 
curtains, plain and  dado felts; plain and 
dado opaque; fringed  and  dado  opaque. 
Good retailers at 25 and 50c.

Will  also  show  this  week  Arnold's, 
Princess  Duck,  printed  C.  R.  Pique, 
Drap de Yiene,  India  Cashmere,  White 
Star  Percale, 
“Taffeta  Maire,”  and 
Fraille Française,  the last  named a most 
beautiful fabric to retail at 20c per  yard. 
The above goods are all new and  it  will 
pay every dealer to see  our  line  before 
buying.

“Rustle”  lining, Grass  Cloth  and  all 
linen canvass,  we have a  complete  stock 
on band and can deliver at once.
Silesias at 7,  8. 10%c  all  colors.  The 
best goods  in  the  market  at  the  price.

Crash—Brown  linen  at 3%, 5,  6, 7,  8, 
9,  10%c;  Bleached linen 5, 7%, 9,  10%c. 
Cotton  Crashes  in  plain  and  checked 
bleached and brown.

P.  8TEKETEE 

SONS,

Wholesale  Dry Goods,

G rand  R apids, 

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M ich.

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.

L.  G.  DUNYON  i  GO.

W ill  buy  all  kinds  of  Lum ber—  

Green  or  Dry.

Office  and .Yards,  7th  St. and|C.;& W. M. R. R. 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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O Y S T E R S

are high  and 
hard  to get, 
but
A lly n  H a s  T h e m
100  Canal  St.

Telephone  1001. 

this matter,  for right here  is another op­
portunity  for the Board  of Trade and  all 
business  organizations  and 
interests. 
Three per cent,  taxation,  with  seemingly 
no  other  suggestion  for  relief  by  our 
municipal  authorities from  such  a  bur­
den than to evade the constitutional lim­
itation  by  further  increase  in  assess­
ments,  is  not  an  encouraging  prospect 
for prospective new capital.

Let business organizations  take  prom­
inent part in  the effort to  secure  a  mu­
nicipal government for Grand  Rapids on 
some other lines than  those  of  political 
partisanship.  Get an  administration  of 
able men who can,  by wise  expenditure 
of the public funds, show  reduced  taxa­
tion and good government as  an  induce­
ment  to  business  men  with  capital  to 
seek our city.

Economy is to be the watchword of the 
future—not only ecogomy in the conduct 
of private enterprise,  but  economy  and 
prudence in public affairs;  and  let  busi­
ness men,  who pay  so  large  a  share  of 
the taxes,  make themselves felt  in  such 
manner that we shall  never again be told 
in the stress of such times as these, that, 
as a city,  we cannot make  tti®  same  re­
trenchment  which  the  officials  making 
such report  are  accomplishing  success­
fully in their own  business  at  the  self­
same moment.  Experience teaches that, 
after  a  period  of  depression  and 
low 
prices,  it is very difficult,  if  not  impos 
sible,  when  improvement  comes, to  re 
store former prices or  profits.  The  up 
ward  wave  never  rises  to  the  former 
height.  Then  it  is  only  by  redoubled 
energy  and  unrelenting  economy  and 
efficiency in  business  management  that 
the fair profit  to  which  business  is  en 
titled can  be secured.  This work should 
not all  fall  upon  the  shoulders  of  the 
business men.  They  are willing  to  con 
tribute a fair share from these profits for 
public expenses and are entitled  to a de 
cent regard for  their  capital  and  busi 
ness as taxable  property  by an assurance 
that public funds  shall  be  used  in  the 
most economical manner—not  as we  see 
in city government  of to-day,  conducted 
seemingly to secure the least possible re 
turn  for an expenditure that is restrained 
only  by  charter 
limitations.  Reduced 
taxation  must come,  if  our  jobbing  and 
other business interests are  to  be  reiied 
upon,  for  further  development  of  our 
city.

Grand  Rapids has inherent  strength that 
makes it  independent of such methods.

The statistics  1  have  quoted  show  a 
plendid  development  of  our  opportu- 
ties.  Yet,  1  can  see  that  there  are 
:ome lines  that can  be further  expanded 
and new ones organized that are not now 
represented at all.

In noting the development of  our  city 
have  frequently  compared  it  in  past 
ears  with  similarly  situated 
inland 
cities;  in general  characteristics  we  re­
semble  Columbus,  Ohio,  or  Rochester 
and  Syracuse,  New  York.  Their  busi­
ness situation is much  like  ours,  either 
between or surrounded  by  large  cities, 
and  these relatively unfavorably  located 
cities  have  accomplished  an  immense 
jobbing business, nearly all  lines .being 
represented in them.  From my first vis­
its to those towns some twenty-five years 
ago to sell furniture, I took my  first  ob­
ject lesson in town growth,  which I have 
followed  by  continually  comparing  our 
city  with  them,  for  in  business  and 
population  they  have  been  during  the 
quarter of a century about  ten  years  in 
advance  of  Grand  Rapids.  They  each 
have  a  jobbing  business  so  extensive 
that it bears a very important relation to 
the prosperity  and  development  of  the 
own.  My faith in  the  invincible  cour­
age  and  energy  of  our  business  men 
makes me confidently  prophesy  for them 
the  same  growth  which,  along  correct 
lines,  will  give  them  all  Columbus  or 
Rochester have secured.

During the past two or three  years my 
relations with  the wholesale  grocers  of 
Michigan have called  me  frequently  in 
conference with  business  men  of  cities 
in other states, and often  have  I  felt  a 
pardonable pride  in  the  pleasant  enco­
miums passed upon  the  business reputa­
tion of this city.  Especially has it been 
commended for  the  fraternal  spirit  ex­
isting—that feeling that  the  interest  of 
one is  the  interest  of  all.  This  spirit 
was evident as I sought  the  information 
needed  for my  statistics.  The  willing­
ness to afford  it,  even  if the demand  was 
for strictly  private  facts,  if  needed  for 
he  common  welfare,  was  so  apparent 
that  1 cannot close without  thanking the 
wholesale  merchants  of  this  city  for 
heir kindly  and courteous  assistance  in 
my effort to ascertain what  we are really 
accomplishing in  our  jobbing  interests.

WM.  WlDDICOMB.

The 

jobbing  business  of  our  city 
should be  loyally  supported  by  all  its 
other  interests.  Purchases  should  be 
made here when  they can  be  made at, or 
nearly at,  the same figures as  offered  by 
some larger jobbing  point.  This  is  the 
true  way  to  build  up  Grand  Rapid 
Buy here when it can be done; contribute 
your share  toward  the  development  of 
our  trade. 
It  may  return  to  you  like 
"bread cast upon the waters” after other 
days by increased  opportunity  for  your 
own  business. 
If  a  business  located 
here  cannot  offer  as  advantageous  in 
ducements as some ether point, it  is  not 
fitted for our  locality  and  is  unworthy 
the name  of  Grand  Rapids  and  should 
pass away.  Encourage  in  this way your 
home trade,  that which  belongs  to  our 
town  rather  than  offer  inducements 
some moribund  institution that hopes 
have a  new  lease  of  life  injected  into 
itself by the fictitious  methods  so  much 
in  vogue  of  late.  Allow  other  towns 
which  cannot  attract  new  enterprises 
without  such  schemes 
to  take  them

Signal Five cigar, all importedstock,5c.

POWDERS
profit.  Order from vonr jobber

P E C K ’S HEADACHE 
:[  K . »6 CO..

STATE  AGENTS  FOR

T h e  L yco m in g  Rubber  C om p an y, 
keep constantly on  hand a 
full  and  complete  line  of 
these goods made from the 
surest  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 Feit Boots,  Sox,  etc.
Thanking you for past favors  we  now 
await your further  orders.  Hoping  you 
wiil  give  our  line  a  careful  Inspection 
when  our  representative  calls  on  you, 
we are  REEDER BROS’. SHOE 00.

•  t

Importers and Jobbers of

^ T E A S

2i  LAKE  ST.,  CHICAGO,  ILL.

SEE  (QUOTATIONS

S W E E T ’S   H O TE L

MARTIN  L.  SW EET,  Proprietor.

HENRY  D. and  FRANK  H.  IRISH,  ITgr.s.

Steam he*t in every room.  Electric fire alarms  throughout  the  house.  Other 
improvements and decorations will soon make it the best hotel in  Michigan.______

S I L V E R E T T E S

A R G Y L E S

G A R N E T IA E S .

Our salesmen are showing them  and  they  go  like  the  “hot 

cakes” that you read about.  Be sure and see them.

VOIGT.  HERPOLSHEIMER 

i   GO.,

IM PORTERS  AN D  JOBBERS

D B Y   G O O D S .  N O T IO N S ,  E T C

THE  REYNOLDS  IflPROVED  TRUCK.

This truck will be found especially adapted  to  the  w ants  of  Merchants.  We 
make them to  fit elevators or scales,  and thus do away  with transfering  from truck 
to elevator or scales,  and vice versa. 
The front wheels being casters, the truck will turn in its  own  length  and  can 
be run on elevator or scales from any angle.  The wheels are so large  in  diameter, 
and so much of the weight of the load comes directly over them,  that one  man  can 
carry  twice as much on it as upon any other truck made; and  instead  of  the  ordi­
nary rigid rest in  front, there are  two caster wheels,  the operator can turn truck in 
any direction with great ease.  22 sizes in stock.
L JN SIp  WHEELBARROW  GO., Lansing,  Mich.

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E. A. STOWE, Editor.__________

WEDNESDAY  FEBRU *RY  27.

THE  EUROPEAN  METHOD.

In  European  countries,  where  public 
affairs are put in the  care  of  the  ablest 
statesmen, 
the  people  do  not  concern 
themselves with  matters  of  public  pol­
icy; but,  as  in  the  case  of  government  , 
finauce. for instance,  they are  conteut to 
leave them to their wise  men,  confident 
that all  will be done for the best.

for 

in  providing 

In nothing is wise and patriotic states­
manship so important as in  the  manage­
ment of government finance, since,  if the 
taxes are made to bear too heavily on  th** 
people,  a revolution  and the  overturning 
of the  government  may  result.  There­
fore the European financiers  have a deli­
cate and formidable task  to  provide  for 
the  enormous  expenses  of  conducting 
governments 
large 
families of the royal  blood;  in  maintain­
ing  vast  armies  and  naval  establish­
ments; while,  at the same  time,  keeping 
the 
the  limits  of  popu­
lar endurance.  And all  this  has  to  be 
done in countries that  are  impoverished 
by  the  exhaustion of their resources,  by 
the cultivation of the lands for more than 
a thousand years,  by the working  out  of 
the mines,  by  the  cutting  down  of  the 
forests,  by 
lowering  of  wages 
through the overpeopling of  those  coun­
tries.

taxes  within 

the 

In the United States, every  individual, 
great  and  small,  learned  and  ignorant, 
wise and foolish,  aspires  to  dictate  the 
financial  policy of the nation,  and,  so far 
as results go, one seems to  have  just  as 
much influence as any  other,  the  conse­
quences  being  that  no  conclusion 
is» 
reached  by  Congress,  and,  while,  com­
plete confusion  reigns at home,  the  pub­
lic credit is at the mercy of foreign  capi­
talists,  who are  constantly  draining  the 
treasury of its gold and forcing  repeated 
issue of high-interest Government bonds.
While all  this  is  going  on.  Congress, 
the only  power that  could  give  any  re­
lief, is hopelessly  broken  up  into  finan­
cial factions, each  one  of  which  is  op­
posed  to  all  the  others.  Each  faction 
represents some particular class interest, 
and  will consent to  nothing  that  is  not 
specially for the benefit  of  the  particu­
lar interest it advocates,and no consider­
ation is given  to the good of  the  couutry 
at large.

And while this  state  of  things  exists,

and no agreement on any  policy  can  be 
had,  the country,  which is  in  the  midst 
of  financial  troubles  and  an  industrial 
depression, must continue  to  suffer, and 
the treasury will  have to  be  maintained 
upon  a  makeshift,  hand-to-mouth  rou­
tine.  This  public  finance,  like  a  ship 
without  a  rudder,  left  to  its  fate, 
is 
drifting  on 
the  rocks  of  depreciated 
credit, if not of bankruptcy;  while every 
wild  theorist  and  furious  factionist  is 
haranguing on the  supposed  superiority 
of his plan  of  finance,  and  denouncing 
all the others.

Despite the general confusion,  there is 
a  sort  of  drift  to  the  opinion that the 
only way to remedy  the  evil  is  for  the 
Government  to  create  unlimited  money 
out of nothing,  and then distribute it out 
broadcast to all  who need  it.  The  abil­
ity  to  make something out of nothing is 
one of the exclusive attributes  of  Deity, 
aud an attempt  by a lot of  impracticable 
political  theorists  to do it must result in 
a miserable failure.

THE  SYMPATHETIC  STRIKE.

There are two notable  weapons threat­
ening in the hands of strike leaders—the 
boycott and the sympathetic strike.  The 
first is ineffectual, on  account  of  its  re­
pugnance to  the  American  love  of  fair 
play and detestation of  that which is un­
derhanded and  sly,  and  the  latter  is  as 
‘ineffectual,  because based on false prem­
ises.  Yet both are wielded regardless of 
the fact that  their  blows  invariably  fail 
as to the end desired.

between 

It would be supposed, from their expe­
rience in  the  railway  union  strike  last 
summer, that the “hoards of walking del­
egates”  would hesitate to attempt its use 
again.  Yet  we  hear  that  to  settle the 
disagreement 
the  electrical 
workers  and  their  employers  in  New 
York,  26,000  carpenters,  plasterers and 
masons  will  be  “ordered  out,”  and,  if 
this is not effectual,  the 175,000 members 
of the building trades unions of that city 
are to be included in the order.  It would 
be  difficult  to  account  fcr  the temerity 
prompting such an order on  aDy  ground 
than  that  the  delegates  overrate  their 
power and,  as is so often  the  case  when 
the irresponsible are invested in a “little 
brief authority,”  must  needs  exercise  it 
to the utmost at the first opportunity.  In 
this case it is  impossible  to  foresee  the 
extent  of  the  damage  that might result 
from  obedience  to  their  mandates. 
If 
175,000 men cease work, three-quarters of 
a million of  men,  women  and  children 
will  be  deprived  of  their usual support, 
aud the secondary  loss to  trade'  and  the 
in 
interference  of  riots  and  disorders 
such cases will swell  the  aggregate. 
It 
is  probable  that  it  i3 too soon after the 
examples of last  summer for  this  strike 
to attain any great proportions.

labor  and  capital  and 

The reason the  sympathetic strike can 
never succeed is that it  is  based  on  the 
idea that there is an inherent antagonism 
between 
that 
eitfier  can  be  united  against the  other. 
There is no such antagonism, and the de­
velopment of  intelligence  in  the  indus­
trial  ranks  enables them to Comprehend 
this fact to such an extent  that they will 
not enter with any expectation of success 
into a contest on that basis.  Unfortunate­
ly,  the  false  principles  of  unionism in 
the hands of ignorant  and  unscrupulous 
labor  demagogues  lead  its  adherents  to 
i commit themselves to  an  obedience  that 
must  respond  to such mandates,  regard- 
I less of the fact  that  the  majority  know

t h e   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
that  such  strikes  are,  and always must 
be,  hopeless.  There can be no safeguard 
against such  attempts  until  the  intelli­
gent  workman refuses to  submit himself 
to an authority that compels  him  to  act 
against his best judgment.

and presenting formidable arrays  of  fig­
ures  purporting  to  show  the enormous 
profits made  by  them.  As  a  matter  of 
fact, there is more  profit  on  a  glass  of 
whisky or a schooner of  beer  than  on  a 
dozen loaves of  bread.  Why  should  the 
baker continually  be made  the  brunt  of 
such  attacks,  while  the  brewer and sa­
loon keeper are never tannted with their 
ill-gotten gains?___________

Reply to  Mr.  S teele, o f A dvance.

Chicago,  Feb.  23—In reply to the com­
plaint  recently  registered  in  your  col­
umns,  relative  to the alleged annoyance 
caused by  the  inserting  of  circulars  in 
our package brand,  we  beg leave to send 
you, in the envelope with this letter, one 
of the slips which we  put  in  our  pack­
ages,  calling  attention to the quality  of 
our coffee and any advertisement  we  de­
sire to call  the attention of the consumer 
to.  This thin piece of  paper  could  cer­
tainly not clog or break a mill.  We also 
put  in  a  doll,  which is in great demand 
by all families,  andrenclose one  of  them 
herewith that you may see it.  This is all 
that goes into the package,  and we think 
you will see that it is  nothing  that  will 
interfere  with  anybody’s mill.  We can­
not  understand  why  the  party  writing 
this article should  take  the  position  he 
does.  We do not think in doing  this  we 
are working against the interests of deal­
ers,  for we  are  certainly  creating  trade 
for them  when they sell our goods.

W.  F.  McL a u g h lin  & Co.

N ew  G rad es o f H ay.

New grades of hay  for  general  use  in 
the  different  parts  of  the country were 
established  at  the  recent  national  con­
vention  held  at  Cleveland. 
It  was  de­
cided that No.  1 timothy  should  be  tim­
othy including not more than 20 per cent, 
of  other  tame  grasses,  properly  cared, 
good color and well baled.  No.  2 timothy 
must  not  include  over  a  third  other 
grasses together with No. 1 timothy.  No.
1 clover mixed mnst  be at least half tim­
othy,  good color,  sound and  well  bailed. 
No.  1 clover hay must  not include over 5 
per cent,  other grasses.  No.  1 prairie up­
land may contain 25 per cent, midland of 
good color,  well cured,  sweet,  sound and 
reasonably 
free  from  weeds.  No.  2 
prairie upland of fair color or midland of 
good color.

The Clover S eed  S itu atio n .

The  export  demand  so  long  eagerly 
hoped for has not materialized and prices 
are lower.  The  Government  has  taken 
up the charges that seed intended for ex­
port account is  adulterated.  Efforts  are 
being  made  to  locate the evil,  providing 
such a thing  exists,  and  it  is  proposed 
that  the  Government  test  the  different 
lots 
shipment. 
Leading seed  dealers at  Chicago, Toledo 
and  other  big  markets,  insist  there  is 
nothing in the charges and  hint that any 
mixture  of  foreign  substances  is  made 
long after the  goods leave  this  country.

intended 

foreign 

for 

The  D ru g   M arket.

Opium is firm and an advance  is  prob­

able.

prices.

Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine is  in  active  demand  at  firm 
Sub nitrate bismuth has declined.
Alcohol has advanced 4 cents.  *
Balsam Pern has advanced.
Oil cubebs  is lower.
Oil anise has declined.
American  saffron is higher.
English vermilion has advanced.
Beeswax is scarce and higher.
Don’t  order  meats  in  any  quantities 
without getting prices from  the Western 
Beef and Provision Co., 71  Canal  street, 
Grand Rapids.

There  is  an  injustice  in  interfering 
with one industry to compel  it  to  assist 
in coercing another that must cause it  to 
submit  to  the  most serious losses before 
yielding.  The  railway  managements  of 
the United States stood like a wall in the 
summer strikes, not on  account of an  in­
terest for Pullman against  his workmen, 
even if they  had  such  interest,  but  be­
cause of the injustice of being compelled 
to interfere in a fight that  was  not  their 
concern.  This^attempt was based on the 
idea that capital is  a  common  enemy  to 
labor.

THRIVES  ON  OPPOSITION.

There is  considerable  wisdom  in  the 
suggestion  of  Mr.  Van  den  Bosch,  of 
Zeeland,  set forth in  his  communication 
elsewhere in this week’s  paper,  relative 
to the position merchants  should assume 
when the agents of outside houses invade 
their territory for the purpose  of victim­
izing the credulous portion of the commu­
nity.  No inconsiderable number of  mer­
chants share Mr. Van  den Bosch’s belief 
that few people who are  really  desirable 
customers  are  inveigled  into  sending 
abroad for goods and that  those who  are 
influenced by  the  specious  promises  of 
strangers become  better customers after 
counting the cost of  one  transaction  of 
this character.

The Chicago scheme  naturally  recalls 
the experience of  many  merchants  dur­
ing the time of the P.  of  1.  excitement, 
four or  five  years  ago. 
It  will  be  re­
membered  that in  those  localities where 
the P. of I.  plan was denounced the most 
strongly and fought the  most bitterly, it 
thrived for a time like a  green  bay  tree 
and proved to be a thorn in  the  flesh  of 
reputable merchants for  several months. 
On  the  other  hand,  in  those  localities 
where the craze was not opposed  by  the 
mercantile fraternity, but where, through 
concert of action,  the merchants desisted 
from denouncing  the  temporary  mania 
of the farming classes,  the P. of  I.  doc­
trine  attracted little  attention  and  ob­
tained comparatively  few adherents. 
It 
is not unlikely that the  same  conditions 
will prevail in connection  with  the  new 
craze  introduced  so  industriously  and 
shrewdly  by  the  Chicago  Supply  Co. 
and  kindred  concerns.  Anyway, 
it 
would do no harm to try  the  experiment 
and T h e Tradesm an heartily commends 
this plan to its friends in trade.

in 

the 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  Wm. 
Widdicomb,  T h e T radesman  is  able  to 
present to its readers this week  the  full 
text  of  his  response  to  “The  Jobbing 
Trade  of  Grand  Rapids,”  delivered  ! 
recent  Board  of  Trade  ban­
at 
quet.  No  other  person 
the  city 
is 
so  well  qualified  as  Mr.  Widdi­
comb to do the  subject  justice,  and  all 
who peruse his contribution will  be  sur­
prised at the great amount of interesting 
matter  he  has  been  able  to  glean  and 
group in consecutive order.  The history 
of the jobbing  trade  of  this  market  is 
safe in the hands  of  so  competent  and 
painstaking  a  historian  as  Mr.  Widdi­
comb.

The  newspapers have  a  great  deal  to 
say  nowadays  about  the price of bread, 
denouncing  the  “greed  of  the  bakers”

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This  Is  What 
It  Is

 

 

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BICYCLE  FAMINE.

S uch  a   C ondition P re d icted  b y  a  Local 

sold  on  th e ir  nam e  and  p ast  rep u tatio n  
are  not  being  a s  eagerly  sought  a fte r 
a s  in  th e   d ay s  of  yore.  F o r  instance, 
the  C olum bia  w as 
th e  leader  for  a  
tim e,  b u t w ho w ill  say  th a t it is today?
T here  seem s  to  be  a   general  im pres- ! O ut  of  nine  dealers  in  th is  city,  none 
sion  th a t  bicycles  will  be  cheaper  be- I handle  th e   Colum bia. 
In   th e   city   of 
fore  the  season  is  over—th ere  being  so  N ew   Y ork  th e   ag en t  who  h as  alw ays
no  . 
4-Vt _  rinliimkin  n  1 no  OT>  4a  n OTU
m ade  th e  Colum bia  a   leader  is  now 
m any  engaged  in  th e ir  m an u factu re  a s 
h anding  a  wheel  w hich  sells  for  $25 
to  cause  an  over-production—while,  in 
m ore  th a n   th e  Colum bia,  and  w hich  is 
fact,  from   present 
there 
will  be  a   bicycle  fam ine  before  th e  re­
up-to-date.  T he  old  m ak ers  do  not 
ta il season is fairly  opened.  T here a re  a 
m ake  im provem ents  u ntil  forced  to  do 
good  m any  bicycle  factories,  to  be  sure, 
so  by  th e  younger  elem ent.  T he  single 
(but  how  m any  of  them   m ake  th e ir own 
dow nw ard  fram e,  the  wood  rim s,  n a r­
forgings,  etc.?  T here  are  ony  tw o  tube 
row -tired,  light,  rigid  wheels,  w as  it 
w orks  of  an y   im portance  in  A m erica, 
th e  old  sta n d b y   factories  w hich  in tro ­
an d   only  ab o u t  th ree  good  sized  forge
duced 
them ?  A sk  an y   a g e n t  who
or  cyce  fitting  com panies,  all  of  w hich  chooses  to  call  upon  you. 
have  m ore  orders  now  th a n   they  ca n   You  can n o t  go  fa r  a stra y   in  m aking 
fill  by  A ugust  1  by  ru n n in g   n ig h t  and  an y   of  th e  a b0ve  lines  a   leader,  so 
day.  The  facto ry   w hich  h as  not  al-  fa r  as  q uality  is  concerned,  b u t  th is  is 
ready  a  good supply of tu b in g  will  h av e  n o t  all  th e  necessary  qualification  for 
to   ta k e   up  w ith  an y th in g   it  can  get,  „ 
inni,  a t  w»  m u st  have  a
a   dealer  to  look  at.  H e  m u st  have  a 
an d   dealers  who  have  co n tracts  for
seller,  an d   to  be  such,  it  m u st  have 
w heels  w ith   specified  d ates  of  ship­
some  featu re s  b etter  th an   y our  neigh­
m ent  will  g et  w h at  th e   facto ries  can 
bor’s 
tires, 
makfe.  T his  will,  also,  be th e  case  w ith 
detachable  sprocket,  detachable cranks, 
sam ple  wheel  orders,  especially  if  th e 
rigidity,  u p -to -d ate tread ,  etc.  T he day 
w heel  is  in  dem and  or  a t  all  popular.
is  p a st  w hen w heels sell on p ast re p u ta ­
One  of  th e  larg est  m an u factu re rs  of 
tion  only.  G et  a   good  line  an d   you 
cheap  w heels  ra n   sh o rt  la st  y ear  before 
w ill  do  a   good  business.  T he  profit  to 
the  season  w as  over;  an d   while  they 
th e  dealer  is  by  no  m eans  a s  large  as 
hav e  m ade  calculations  on  doubling 
represented  in  Mr.  W h ite’s  com m uni­
th e ir  o u tp u t  th is  season,  th e  tra d e   w ill 
cation,  b u t  it  is  a s  good  a s   is  m ade  on 
m ore  th a n   double,  an d   alread y   th e   en­
an y   o th er  article  of  th e   sam e  price.
tire   o u tp u t  is  sold.  One  m an u factu re r 
of  a   m edium   priced  wheel  w hose  o u t­
p u t  la st  season  w as  6,000  w heels,  h as 
a lread y   co n tracts 
for  20,000  wheels.
D ealers  who  can  an ticip ate  th eir  sales 
should  place  th e ir  orders  w ith 
their 
jobber  or  m an u factu re r  in  advance  in 
o rd er to  be  sure of  being  supplied.  You 
m ay  say,  “Oh,  th ere  will  be  plenty  of 
w heels  to   be  had.”  T here  will  be,  no 
doubt,  b u t  the  m ost  desirable  and  best 
sellers  a re   w h a t  everybody  w ants,  and 
only  th e  culls w ill  be  left.

To  be  a   good  salesm an  a   person 
should  be  a   rider—ride  th e  wheel  you 
a re   p ushing  an d   so  show  y our  confi­
dence  in  it.  You  w ill  learn  m ore  ab out 
a   bicycle  in  a   m onth’s  rid in g   th a n   in 
a   y e a r’s  tak in g . 

A  scientist  has  calculated that  a  sin­
gle pair of rabbits, if  all the young were 
kept alive,  would in four years  multiply 
into 1,274,840  rabbits.

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

talk in g   points—choice  of 

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to  “buy 

Mr.  W hite,  in  his  article  la st  week, 
advised  dealers 
lig h t”  an d  
“buy  a   sam ple  w heel.”  T h a t  is  good 
advice.  B uy  a  sam ple  to  be  shipped  a t 
once  for  exhibition,  b u t  if  you  expect 
to  sell  fifty  wheels,  place  a n   order  for 
a t  least  tw enty-five  to  be  a t  y our  dis­
posal  by  Ju n e  1.  Y our jobber  or  m an u ­
fa c tu re r  th e n   know s  how   to  provide 
for  you. 
If  you  a re   afraid ,  w hy  should 
not  th e  m an u factu re r  of  jobber,  also, 
be  a fra id ?  Do  not  buy  of  every  ag en t 
w ho  comes  along,  b u t  confine  y our b u s­
iness  as  n early   a s  possible  to  one  good 
house.  C onduct  y o u r  bicycle  d e p a rt­
m ent  on  a   business  basis. 
If  you  ex­
pect  to  sell  two  carloads  of  nails,  you 
don’t  order  ten  kegs,  or  if  you  expect  to 
sell  five  tons  of  binder  tw ine,  you  don’t 
order  500  pounds.

Mr. W hite intim ates  th a t considerable 
consignm ent  business  is  being  done  in 
the  bicyle  business.  Personally,  I  do 
not  know   of  b u t  one  m an u factu re r who 
is  doing  th is  kind  of  business,  an d   th is 
are  not  good 
is  because  th e   goods 
enough  to  be  sellers. 
If  an y   ag en t  of­
fers  to  consign  bicycles  to  you,  you  can 
m ake  up  y our  m ind  th a t  there  is  som e­
th in g   radically  w rong,  an d   you  had 
b e tte r  n ot  handle  them   a t  all  th a n   sell 
som ething  w hich  will  n o t  give  sa tisfac­
tion. 
If  you  are  ju st  sta rtin g   in  this 
business,  be  careful  to   buy  of  a   re p u t­
able  house.  B uy  som ething  th a t  you 
are  su re  is  all  rig h t  and  th en   push  it. j 
T here  are  plenty  of  good  w heels  on  the 
m arket,  although  Mr.  W hite  would  give | 
us  to  u n d erstan d   th a t  th ere  a re   only I 
five  high-grade  lines  m ade.  T he  fol­
low ing a re  only a  few   of th e   high-grade 
w heels  now  m an u factu red :  Cleveland,
S tearns,  Sterling,  Union,  Spalding,
Eagle,  T ribune,  R am bler,  W inton,  Co­
lum bia,  Fow ler,  Czar,  V ictor,  K eating,
Phoenix  and  num erous  o th ers  w hich 
have  not  been  advertised  as  thoroughly
a s  som e  of  th e   above,  and  are,  conse- 
quently,  called  m edium   grade.

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I have been a private nurse for a num­
ber of  years,  and  have  had,  of  coarse, 
some adventures both  tragic  and  other­
wise.  1  do  not  think,  however, 
that 
anything  ever  thrilled  me  more—I  do 
not think my sympathies were ever more 
fully  aroused,  and  my  sense  of  justice 
more stirred  to  its  depths—than  in  the 
story which I am about to tell.

At that time I lived  in  a large city not 
a  thousand  miles  from  Grand  Eapids. 
When not  engaged  in  my  profession,  I 
occupied rooms,  with  another  nurse,  on 
Baker street.  On a certain night,  about 
a week before Christmas,  1  went  to  bed 
at my usual hour.  1 was  just  dropping 
asleep  when  my  bell  rang.  1  got  up 
hastily, dressed myself and  went  down­
stairs.  I opened the hall door and found 
a gentleman standing on the steps.

“Does  Miss  Lawrence  live  here?”  he 

asked.

“I am Miss Lawrence,” I replied.
“Good!”  he answered.  “I have a case 

for you.  Can you come  at  once?”

“Are you a doctor?” I  asked.
“Yes,  Dr.  Butler.  1  want  a  good 
I  will 
nurse at once. 
wait until you are ready.  How long will 
it take you to get ready?”

It’s for  a  child. 

“Ten minutes,”  I replied.  “Will  you 
wait in  this  room?”  1  threw  open  the 
door of a little parlor as 1 spoke.

“No,”  replied  Dr.  Butler,  “there’s  a 
I’ll  sit  in  it  until  you 

cab  outside. 
come.”

I ran back upstairs. 

In  less than ten 
minutes  1  rejoined  the  doctor  and  we 
were being driven rapidly away.

“ Where  are  we  going?” 

I  asked  of 

him.

“Into Hyde Park,” he answered.  “My 
little  patient  is  in  a  boarding-house 
there. 
I  will  describe  the  case  as  we 
drive  along,”  continued  the  doctor. 
“Your little  charge  is  a boy nine years 
old.  He has just recovered from a severe 
attack  of  diptheria,  and,  to-day,  I  am 
sorry  to  tell  you,  shows  unmistakable 
symptoms  of  paralysis.  He  has  no 
mother  and  his  father  is  away  a  good 
I want you  to  take entire  charge 
deal. 
of him. 
If you require  extra  help  you 
must  get  it,  but  I  wish  you  to  be  re­
sponsible.”

“ Yes,”  1  answered.  “I  am  fond  of 
nursing children,”  I  continued,  after  a 
pause.

“I have heard so,” replied  Dr.  Butler, 
“and that is the reason I came to you.  It 
is most  important  that  the  boy  should 
have someone with him who understands 
his temperament.  He is a highly strung, 
nervous  lad,  and  I  rather  fancy  some 
people  in  the  house  have  been  playing 
upon bis  weakened  nerves. 
I  don’t  at 
all like the place he is in,  and 1 shall  be 
glad to get him away as soon as possible. 
That, however, is out of the question for 
the present.”

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stairs, 1 asked dim the question,  “What 
is the child’s name?”

“ Harold Earncliffe,”  he replied.
“You  said he is nine years old?”
“Yes.”
“Is he the only child?”
“Yes.”
“Is bis father home at present?”
“No.  The  boy  is  altogether  in  the 
hands of servants,  who,  I  fear,  neglect 
him shamefully—in short, you  are  only 
just in time.” 

He opened a door on the third landing, 
as  he  spoke,  and  we  entered  a  large 
room.

It  was  past  midnight  and  the  child 
ought to  have  been  asleep.  The  room 
should have been darkened; perfect  and 
soothing  silence  should  have  been  the 
order of the hour. 
Instead  of  this,  we 
came  upon a scene of heat and confusion. 
Three or four gas jets  were  flaring high 
and a huge fire was burning in the grate. 
The little patient lay propped up  on  his 
pillows,  looking round him with  flushed 
cheeks and burning eyes,  while two ugly 
woman sat over the fire  enjoying  strong 
potations  of  whisky  punch.  One  of 
them staggered to her feet when she saw 
us.  She was not tipsy  yet but  probably 
would have been so soon.  She came  up 
in  a menacing way to the doctor.

“Well,  sir,”  she said,  in a shrill voice, 
“ we  were just settling for the night,  and 
Master Harold is much better.”

“Go out of the room,” said Dr.  Butler, 
angrily.  “ How dare  you keep  the child 
awake after the directions  I  have  given 
you?  Go  away  at  once  and  take  that 
woman with you.”

“Oh, no,” piped a small  voice from the 
bed,  “don’t let  Georgiana g o ’way.  She 
tells  me  about  the  little old lady.  She 
brings me  messages  from  her.  1  want 
Georgiana.  Don’t send her away,  please, 
please.”

“Hush,  Harry,” said the doctor.  “You 
shall see  Georgiana  in  the  morning,  if 
you still wish it,  but  not  now.  This  is 
the  middle  of  the  night, my little man, 
when birds and  flowers  and  little  chil­
dren  ought  to  be  asleep.  See!  I  have 
brought a nice  nurse to  look  after  you. 
You  will  be  much  better after she  has 
made you  comfortable.”

“I’m very hot now,” said the boy, “ and 
the gas hurts  my  eyes.  But  Georgiana 
promised  to  tell  me another story about 
the little old lady when  she had  finished 
her punch.  I do so want to hear it.  May 
I hear  it?”

“To-morrow,  my boy, to-morrow.”
“Go away,” continued the doctor, turn­
ing with flashing eyes to the women.  “I 
shall  telegraph  your  conduct  to  Major 
Earncliffe if you stay another  moment in 
this room.  Take that  stuff  with  you !” 
(He pointed to the table which contained 
the whisky and glasses).

Something  in  his  manner  cowed  the 
pair and they  departed,  muttering.  As 
soon as they had gone, I put out  all  the 
gas lights but one and turned  that  down 
low. 
I then opened the window farthest 
from the child’s bed.  The room positive­
ly reeked  with the smell  of  whisky  and 
gas.  Dr.  Butler stood  near  the  mantel­
piece.  The  nervous  look  in  the  boy’s 
large eyes was  apparent.  He  was  shiv­
ering  all  over  and  looked  like  a child 
overcome  with  nervous  excitement  and 
mortal fear. 
I did not like his condition 
at ail and was  anxious  to  begin  caring 
for  him.  Dr.  Butler  advanced  to  the 
door, beckoning me to follow.

“Now,” he  3aid,  when we were out on

“I  will  willingly do so if I can,” I re­
plied,  “ but  one  of  them  is  the  boy’s 
nurse,  is she not?”

“Yes,  but  she  is  to  be  his  nurse  no 

“Is that the one  named  Georgiana?”  I 

longer.”

asked.

“No, the nurse’s name is Lydia—Lydia 
Perkins,  I  think.  Georgiana  is,  in  my 
opinion,  an even more  dangerous  woman 
than  Lydia.  She  is  servant  to  an  old 
lady  who  lives  on  the  drawing-room 
floor,  and  she  and  Lydia  are  great 
friends.”

“The  old  lady  about  whom  the  boy 

spoke?”

“Yes.  He has been  raving about her, 
off and on,  all through his illness.  Now, 
I need not say more. 
I  will  be  around 
the first thing in the morning.  Keep the 
door  locked  againsi  those  women.  1 
will  be 
conse­
quences.”

responsible 

the 

for 

I  was  most  willing  to  obey.  Words 
cannot express the dislike  with  which  I 
had viewed the pair.  The neglected con­
dition of the child was quite sufficient to 
explain the state of his nerves, 
it was a 
wonder  that,  under  the  circumstances, 
he bad survived  such a terrible illness as 
diphtheria.  Dr.  Butler went  away  and, 
with  a  strong  sense  of  satisfaction,  I 
turned the key in  the lock and  put  it  in 
my  pocket.  Then I approached my little 
charge and,  sitting down by  him,  began 
talking  in  a  pleasant  way.  He needed 
sleep badly but was too excited  to  sleep 
at present. 
I knew that he  must get ac­
customed to me,  must rest a little on me, 
beforeh is poor little tired strained nerves 
could be in the least soothed. 
I took bis 
hand in mine and felt his small but rapid 
pulse.  His eyes were  bright  and  had  a 
hard look about  them and  bis  little  lips 
were hot and dry. 
I  warmed  some milk 
and made him  drink  it. 
I  then  bathed 
his  face and hands  and  straightened  the 
sheets.  He looked at me with  his  great 
staring eyes all  the  time I was attending 
to  him.

“What’s your name?”  he  asked,  after 

a time.

“Miss Lawrence,” I answered.
“Lawrence!”  he repeated,  “Laurie!  I 
once knew a boy called Laurie.  He  was 
a great friend of  mine at school.  May  1 
call you Laurie?”

“Yes,” I replied,  “and 1 will  call  you 
Harold.  You see I have  found  out your 
name.”

“Isn’t  Georgiana  coming  here  any 

more?” he asked.

“Not for the present,” I answered.
“Nor Lydia?”
“No,  not now,” I said again.
“And you are going to take  care of me 

all the time,  Laurie?”

“Yes, until you are well. 

I love  little 

boys.”

“Do  you?  Lydia  says,  ‘Drat  that 
child !’  And  Georgiana”—he  shuddered 
and  a  tremble  ran  through  his  frame. 
“Only I like to hear about  the  little  old 
lady,”  he  continued;  “she’s sweet,  she’s 
so sweet.”  .

“I dare say I can find  out  about  her,” 
I  answered.  “But  we  won’t talk about 
anyone or anything more  to-night.  You 
shall tell  me anything  you  like  to-mor­
row.  Now, I’m going to put out the light 
and you must go to sleep.”
“Where will you sleep?”
“I’ll sit here by you. 

I’m not going to 

sleep.”

THE  IMICHIG^LlSr  TH^lDESISJ^EST.
the landing,  “you  will have to keep those 
women out of the room at any cost.”

“Oh,  m <«J  ! 11 u   1}«  i  »i ( Georgiana 
can’t come in,” he  said and  gave  a  sigh 
of absolute content,  and the next moment 
his heavy eyes had closed in gentle slum­
ber.
The room was fresh and cool now—not 
cold,  of  course,  but  cool.  1  shut  the 
window  after  a  little  and  built  up  the 
fire.  The child slept on.  Once or twice, 
as  the  night  progressed,  I  heard 
the 
handle  of  the  room  door  softly turned 
and  then  footsteps  stealthily  retired. 
There was little or no  noise  made,  how­
ever,  and the boy never moved.

In the morning he  was  decidedly  bet­
ter.  When he opened his  eyes  and  saw 
me sitting by his  bedside, be  smiled and 
said in a sweet little affectionate voice:

“I was dreaming about you,  Laurie.  1 
thought that you and I and the  little  old 
lady had  gone  away  together,  and  that 
wicked  Lydia  and  Georgiana  were  left 
behind.” 

*

1  longed  to  know  why  he  called the 
two women  “wicked,”  but  did  not  like j 
to excite him on the subject  then.

When the doctor  came  he  pronounced 
the child  much  better.  On  leaving,  he 
again called me out on the  landing.

“I  have  telegraphed  to  Major  Earn­
cliffe,” he  said,  “and  he  will  probably 
arrive  here  to-day.  1  have  also  seen 
Lydia and forbidden  her to  come to  this 
room.  The  woman  raves  and  storms, 
but nothing will  induce me  to  allow her 
near the boy.  Now,  the question is, Can 
you keep her out?  She is certain to make 
violent efforts to reassert  her  authority, 
and,  if possible,  to get a footing again in 
the sick room.”

“I can scarcely do this alone,”  I  said. 
“The child seems to me to be  in  a  most 
neglected  state.  He  is  half  starved.

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Grand  Rapids.

Exclusive Agents  for

KIRK’S SOAPS,
MAYER’S  “HOME  MADE”  LARD, 
JERSEY  CHEESE.

We  Carry

A High  Grade of Canned^Goods,
All the Popular Brands  of Tobacco, 
The Best Brands of Coffee,
Choice Teas, and a 
General Line of Groceries.

Order anything you want—we have it, and will guarantee 

prices and goods to suit you.

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What he requires is good food and plenty 
of it. 
I want to be  able  to  go  out  and 
get  what is necessary,  or,  at  least,  have 
a messenger who  will  bring  me  what  I 
need.  Miss McKay,  who shares my rooms 
on Baker street,  has no case  on  at  pres­
ent,  aud  perhaps  she  could  come  here 
during the daytime, until the boy is fit to 
be moved.”

“That’s a capital idea,”  said  Dr.  But­
ler.  “I  will  go  myself  and  fetch her. 
Between you both you will surely be able 
to keep those she-wolves  away  from  the 
boy.”

In  an  hour’s  time  Miss  McKay  had 
joined  me.  She was a capable woman of 
about forty.  She had been a nurse for a 
long time and  knew  a  great  deal  about 
sickness.  She thought the boy would do 
well,  but said that  his  nerves  had  been 
cruelly played  upon,  and  that  he  would 
probably  not  regain  strength until  able 
to be moved.

“I don’t like those  women,”  said  she. 
“ I met the  one  they  call  Lydia  on  the 
stairs as I was coming  up.  She gave me 
a wicked glance.  She  has a bad  face,  a 
cruel  face.  She  could  make  a  child’s 
life a very hell.”

“Laurie, come here,” called little Har­

old from his bed.

I went to him at once.
“is Lydia coming back?”  he  inquired, 
looking up at me in a  proud,  brave  sort 
of way that took my heart by storm.  His 
eyes were so anxious but his lips were so 
firm.

“ Is  Lydia  coming  in  soon?”  he  in­

quired again.

“ No,”  I  said,  “she is not coming in  at 

all to-day,  Harold.”

“Oh,” he answered,  with  a  long  soft 

breath of relief.

“And Georgians?”  said he after a min­

ute.

“You  won’t  see  Georgians, 

to-day, 

either,” I answered.

“I don’t like Georgians,” he said,  with 
a  frown between his brows,  “but  I  like 
her stories.  She tells me about the little 
lady—the little old lady. 
I love her, you 
know—I love her  dearly.”

“You  must tell me about her,”  I  said, 
taking his hand in  mine.  “ Who  is  she 
and  where does she  live?”

“She’s  the  drawing-room  lodger  and 
she’  quite an  important  person.  She’s 
-  pretty.  She  sits in her window,  and, 
whenever I’d go out I’d  look  up  at  her, 
and  she’d  look down at me and nod  and 
smile.  She wears a  white  cap,  but  not 
whiter than her hair,  and she’s generally 
knitting.  She’s a very busy little lady— 
she’s never idle  for a moment;  but  she’s 
never too busy to nod and smile at me.  1 
love her dearly,  dearly.”

lately 

“ What is her name,” I asked.
“ 1  don’t  know  her  name—she’s  just 
’the little old lady.’  She sends  me  mes­
sages  by  Georgiana—Georgian a  is  her 
maid—and 
she  has  sent  me 
chocol ates—big boxes of chocolates.  ‘For 
the polite little  gentleman  on  the  third 
floor,’  she  says. 
Isn’t it dear of her?  I 
I  don’t  like  Georgiana, 
do love her so. 
but I love her. 
I am very,  very anxious 
to get a message  from  her  to-day.  She 
knows  I  am  ill and she sends me a mes­
sage  every  time  Georgiana  comes  into 
the  room.”

Harold’s cheeks became  flushed  while 
I knew I  must humor him  as 
he spoke. 
much  as  possible. 
that 
Georgiana could not come  back  to  him, 
but  that  I  would  try and get a message 
from the old lady some other  way.

I  told  him 

Soon after that I went out, leaving Miss 
McKay  in charge.  1  bought  a  chicken, 
some grapes and other necessary nourish­
ment for  my  little  charge  and  hurried 
home.  The  boy  interested  me  greatly. 
As 1 was hurrying  along  my  way,  1 sud­
denly  remembered  his  story  about  the 
little  old  lady,  and  it  occurred  to  me 
that 1 would walk on the opposite side of 
the street and see if I  could get a peep at 
her sitting in her window.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESAIAUST.
1 was obliged to go downstairs late one 
! evening,  long after the  hour  when  most
I of  the  inmates  of  the  house were sup- 
j posed to be  in  bed.  The  landlady  had 
! forgotten to send  me up some lemons for
Harold and I  went down  to  fetch  them.
II  was surprised to see lights on the draw­
ing-room  floor  and  stepped  back  for  a 
moment, just  in  the  recess  of  the  hall 
landing  above  the  dining-room.  1  need 
not  say  that  my  heart  leaped  into  my 
mouth,  that my eyes grew suddenly dim, 
that  it  was  with  the  greatest  effort  1 
could keep myself from falling or scream­
ing aloud.

Yes,  she was  there;  she  was  there  in 
her  white  cap,  with  her  soft hair,  like 
floss silk,  surrounding her little old face. 
Her dark eyes  turned  frequently  to  the 
window,  and,  in  one  of  their  outward 
glances, met mine.  Perhaps  she  recog­
nized  who  I  was by my dress,  for,  all  of 
a sudden,  she nodded in the most  friend­
ly,  eager,  questioning  sort  of  way.  1 
knew perfectly  well  that  she  wanted  to 
ask me how Harold  was,  and  I  resolved 
to knock at her door on my  way upstairs 
and  tell  her.  Perhaps  she  would  give 
me  a  message  to  take  to  him,  and  I 
thought  how  pleased  the  little  fellow 
would be if she  did.

Accordingly,  on  my  way  upstairs,  I 
knocked at  the  drawing-room  door. 
It 
was opened immediately,  not by the little 
lady,  but by Georgiana.

“Now,  what do you  want?”  she  said, 

in an impudent  voice.

“I wish to tell your mistress  that Har­
old is better,” I said  firmly.  “Can I see 
her?”

“No,  you  can’t,”  snapped  Georgiana, 

“My  mistress never sees strangers.”

I  heard  a  sweet  old  voice within say 
something,  but Georgiana barred my way 
with her stout  presence.  “My  mistress 
never sees strangers,” she repeated.  "I’ll 
take her the message  about  Master  Har­
old.”  And  she shut the  door in my face 
and locked it.

I went upstairs oppressed  by  a  queer 
I  did  not  at all like 
sense  of  anxiety. 
the position  that  little  lady  was  in. 
I 
was powerless to interfere, however,  and 
tried  to  banish  the  subject  from  my 
mind.

Major Earncliife arrived  that  evening, 
and Lydia was  dismissed  without  char­
acter and  at  a  moment’s  warning.  He 
put little Harold absolutely into the care 
of Miss McKay and myself,  and  he  soon 
began  to  repay  us  for the care we gave 
him.  He was an  easily  managed,  sweet- 
natured child,  and the  only  thing  about 
which  ha  gave  us  the slightest trouble 
was  the  little  lady.  He  talked  of  her 
morning,  noon and  night—she seemed to 
have got on  his  brain. 
If  neither  Miss 
McKay nor I managed to  see  her  in  her 
window at least once during  the day,  his 
eyes would fill with tears  and  he  would 
turn his face to the  wall.

"1 love her so dearly,”  he  would  say; 

“she’s so sweet,  so  sweet.”

“But  you  never  spoke  to her in your 
life—you  don’t  even  know  her  name,” 
said Miss  McKay.

“That  doesn’t  matter,”  he  answered; 
“she’s my little lady and she’s so sweet.”
One day 1 missed her from her place in 
the window.  1 did not  tell this  to  Har­
old,  but when I met my landlady I asked 
if the lodger on  the  drawing-room  floor 
was ill.

“Not that I know  of,”  she  answered, 

in a cold,  reserved sort of voice.

I  felt  certain  she  wished  to  conceal 
something,  and  perhaps  her  manner, 
joined  to  my  own  nervous  fears,  pre­
pared me for the next event in this queer 
story.

The drawing-room door was wide open. 
Figures  were  moving  about  and  lights 
were  burning.  The  next  moment  four 
men tiptoed up the stairs in  their  stock­
ing  feet,  carrying a  coffin  between them. 
The coffin  was of the cheap sort—1 could 
see  that  even  in  the  distance. 
It was 
carried  straight  into  the  drawing-room 
and then the door  was closed  behind  the 
men.  They came out after  a  minute  or 
two,  having  left  the  coffin  behind,  and 
went softly down the stairs and out of the 
bouse.  The  gas  on  the  arawing-room 
landing  was  then  immediately  put  out 
and all was dark and still.  1 tottered up­
stairs,  trembling  in  every  limb,  and  1 
need  not  say that Harold was obliged to 
do without his lemons that night.

There was a room inside Harold’s room, 
where  Miss  McKay  aud  I  slept.  The 
room had  two  doors,  on6  opening  onto 
the landing, the other into Harold’s room. 
1 went  there  and  threw  myself  on  ihe 
bed.

“ You  must  attend  to  the  child 

to­
night,”  I  said 
to  Miss  McKay.  She 
looked at me in some  surprise,  as it was 
not her  turn  to  sit  up;  but  she  was  a 
woman of few  words  and  much  percep­
tion.  She  saw  that  1  had  received  a 
shock of some sort, and so,  forbearing to 
question  me,  she  went  softly  into  the 
child’s room.

People sometimes make  the  statement 
that  they  have  spent  the  entire  night 
without a  wink  of  sleep.  This  remark 
may,  as  a rule,  be taken with a reserva­
tion,  but in my case it was literally true. 
1  did  not  close  my  eyes  in  slumber 
during that  long  and  terrible  night. 
I 
felt  convinced  that  foul  play had  been 
going on downstairs—in  short,  that  the 
little lady had been  murdered. 
I  shud 

[To be Continued.]

WORLD'S FI  SOUVENIR  IICKEIS

ONLY  A  FEW  LEFT.

Original set of four 
Complete set of ten  -

-  25c 
50c
Order  quick or lose the opportunity of 
a  lifetime  to  secure these souvenirs at a 
nominal figure.  They will  be worth ten 
times present cost within five years.
T radesm an Company,

M i c h i g a n  Í Te n t r a l

“  T u  Niagara Falls Bouts/*

(Taking effect Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

«Daily.  All others dally, except Sunday. 

Arrive........................................................ Depart­
ió JO it m...........Detroit  Express........... 7 00 a m
5 30 a m ......«Atlantic and Pacific.......11  20 p m
1  ¿Op m........New York Express.........  6 00pm
Sleeping cars run on Atlantic  and  Pacific ex 
press trains to aud from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at 7:00 a m;  re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:35 p m, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit with 
all through  trains erst  over  the  Michigan Cen­
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. Almirtist, Ticket Agent,
Union PassengerStation.

I 

Lv. Grand Rapids........  7:00am  1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar. Detroit...................11:40am 

5:30pm 10:10pm

1:10pm 6:00pm

CHICAGO 

Noy'18'^
AND  W K . S I   MICHIGAN  R’Y. 
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

TO  AD D  PROM  MUMKBGON.

RETURNING FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids............ 7:15am  1:25pm *11:30pm
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
7:25am  1:25pm  5:30pm 
Lv. Grand Rapids 
ll:4fam  3:06pm 10:25pm
Ar. Grand Rapids.... 
7:30am  3:15pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
Ar.  Manistee.............  12:20pm  8:15pm
Ar. Traverse City__ 
1:00pm  8:45pm
Ar. Charlevoix.......  
3:“ pm  It :10pm
Ar.  Petoskey......... 
3:45pm  11:40pm

TR A V ER SE  C IT T .  C H A R LEV O IX   AN D   P E TO S K E T .

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

pm.

PA R L O R   AN D   SLEEPIN G   CARS.

Parlor  car  leaves  for  t.hieago  1:25pm.  Ar­
rives 
from  Chicago  10:25pm.  Sleeping  cars 
leave  for  Chicago  11:30pm.  Arrive  from  Chi­
cago 6:25am.

«Every day.  Others week days  only.
DETROIT,

LANSING7 A  NORTH KBS  R, R, 
GOING TO  DETROIT.

RBTURNING.FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  Detroit................... 7:40am 
Ar. Grand Rapids........12:40pm  5:20pm 10:45pm
T O   AN D   FROM  SA G IN A W ,  A LM A  AN D   ST.  LO U IS.  3
Lv. GR 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. GR.ll:35am 10:45pm
Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:00am  1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar.from Lowell..............12:40pm 5:20pm  ..........

TO AND  FROM  LO W ELL.

THROUGHXAR  SERVICE.

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

Trains  week days only.

GEO. DkHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

D ETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  A  M IL­

W AUKEE  Railw ay.

EASTW A RD .

Trains La  ve
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia...........Ar
St. Johns....Ar
Owosso........Ar
E. Saginaw.. Ar
Bay City......Ar
F lin t...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit......... Ar

tNo.  14
645am
7 40am
8 25am 
900am
10 50am
11 30am 
1006am 
1205pm 
10 53am 
1150am

tNo.  18
325pm 
4 27pm 
520pm 
308pm 
8 00pm 
S37pm
7 05pm
8 50pm 
8 28pm 
925pm

•No.
1100pm 
1235am 
125am 
310am
6 40am 
715am 
540am 
730am 
537am
7 00am

1020am 
1125am 
1217pm 
120pm 
3 45pm 
4S5pm 
345pm 
5 50pm 
305pm 
406pm

W ESTW AR D .

“ 

“ 

For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
Points.............................................*7:0CJa. m.
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon...... tl:00 p. m.
“ 
“  Mil. and Chi...t5:35 p. m.
tDaily except Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35  a.m.,  12:60 
p.m., 5:30 p. m.,  10:00 p.m.
Trains  arrive from  the  west, 10:10 a.  m.  3:15 
pm.  and 9:15 p.m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner Sleeper.
Westward— No. 11 Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sleeper.

«Daily.

J as. Cam pbell, City Ticket Agent.

Q ran d   R a p id s  <5* In d ian a.

T RA IN S  G O IN S  NORTH.

North

Leave going 
For Traverse City, Petoskey  and Saginaw .... 7:40a.  m.
For S a g in a w ................................................................5;00p. m.
For  P eto sk ey   and  Mackinaw........................... 5:25 p  m.
Leave going
South.
For  Cincinnati.......................................................7.25a.m .
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago............................ 2:15 p. m.
For  Fort Wayne and  the  East......................... 2:15 p.m.
For C incinnati....................................................*6:40  p.m .
For  Kalamazoo and Chicago..........................*11:40  p. m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

• 

C hicago v ia G. R.  Si I. R. R.

Lv Grand Rapids............ 7:25 am   2:15 pm   *11:40 pm
Arr  Chicago.....................2:40pm  9:05 p m  
7:10 am
2:15 p  m  train has through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor 
Oar and coach.
11:40 pm  train dally,  through Wagner Sleeping Car 
and Coach.
11:30pm
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
7:20 a m
3:30  p  m  has through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor  Car 
11:30 pm   train daily .through  Wagner  Sleeping  Car 

3:30pm  
9:15 pm  

0:50am 
2:50pm 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

M uskegon, Grand Rapids A  Indiana.
9:50 a m
7:25 a m  
1:09pm 
1:15pm
0:40 p m 
5:20 p m
O .L. LOCKWOOD*
General Passenger and  Ticket Agent.

From Muskegon—Arrive.

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Headings, Maps, Plans  and  Patented 

Articles.
TRADESMA N  CO.,

Grand Rapid*, Mich.

CHICAGO  SUPPLY  CO.

Further Light on the  Peculiar Methods 

Pursued  by the Concern.

T h e T radesm an  is in  receipt of a let­
ter from the Chicago  Supply  Co.,  deny­
ing that its methods are  illegitimate and 
stating that its agents  have no authority 
to  promise  its  members  25  cents  per 
pound for butter and 25  cents  per dozen 
for eggs,  unless the quality of  the  prod­
ucts 1s strictly first class.  The  explana­
tion is somewhat lengthy', but the salient 
points are embodied  in the above general 
denial.

In the meantime the  emissaries  of  the 
company  are pursuing an aggressive cam­
paign in the vicinity of Caledonia,  vigor­
ously opposed  by  the  merchants  of  the 
place,  who realize that all the goods sold 
by  the  Chicago  concern  are  depriving 
legitimate  merchants  of  a  certain  per­
centage of profit.  Whether this policy is 
the correct one, or  whether  it  would  be 
better for the mercantile fraternity to re­
gard the  interlopers  with  complacency, 
as people  endure a drought  or a reign of 
grasshoppers or  an  epidemic of the itch, 
is discussed elsewhere.

ZEELAND’S  EXPERIENCE.

for 

returns 

Ze e la n d,  Feb.  22—I  read  an  article 
in your last  issue  of  T h e  T r a desm a n 
from a  gentleman  in  Caledonia  asking 
information  in regard  to the responsibil­
ity of the so-called Chicago Supply Co.
The same  men  were  here  during  the 
month of December last, canvassing from 
trying  to  dispose  of 
house  to  house, 
packages of goods and  selling  them  for 
$85 to several farmer customers  of mine, 
with the understanding  that  they  could 
dispose of  their  produce,  such  as  but­
ter,  at 25 cents  per  pound, and  eggs,  at 
25  cents  per  dozen.  Now,  our  farmer 
friends  have  had  experience, 
they
having  had 
their
produce—some  as  low  as  11  cents  for 
their butter, which  was worth  16  cents 
here at the time,  besides  paying  chargfis 
and commission.  They also bought mer­
chandise, such as sugar,  coffee, etc., and 
received  in  return  C  sugar  for  granu­
lated, and the  most  inferior  articles  in 
coffee and other  goods.  The  goods  are 
shipped with bill of  lading  attached  to 
draft  made on the  bank  for  collection, 
including charges  for  boxes,  etc.  The 
company  has been investigated  by  a  re­
liable person here,  who  finds  there is an 
office in Chicago and  a few clerks  doing 
correspondence,  but no stock  of  goods is 
carried—only  a  few  bundles  of  goods, 
such as it is trying  to  dispose  of  to  its 
victims.  The  only  object  of  the  com­
pany is to dispose of the  goods  for  $85, 
which are probably worth  half the price, 
a»d collect cash or notes,  with no idea of 
any  dealings  thereafter.  Now,  these 
goods  have  to  be  made  to  order,  and 
the company  promises to do the  same  in 
Chicago at a small cost;  but  my neighbor 
farmers claim  that  it  costs  them  more 
than  a  ready-nq^de  suit  can  be  bought 
for in the home market.
1 would advise my friend  in  Caledonia 
to let this company go  on selling  goods, 
as it sells only  to  people  who  have  no 
confidence  in 
It 
will teach them a lesson  which they will 
not soon forget and  hereafter  they  will 
have  more  confidence  in 
their  home 
dealers.
If these men  ever make  their  appear­
ance in this town again,  they  will  prob­
ably get  a  dose  of  boiling  water  from 
many a housewife.

their  home  dealers. 

J.  Va n  Den  Bosch.

DEVELOPMENTS  AT  MANTON.

From the Man ton Tribune.
J. R.  Eagan,  representing the Drovers’ 
Bank of Chicago, is in the village collect­
ing  the  money  due  on notes which were 
given the Chicago Supply  Co.  last  sum­
mer for merchandise and the privilege of 
trading with the company in the  future. 
In an  interview with one  of  the  gentle­
men  who  gave  his  note,  it  was  ascer­
tained that the  company’s  agent,  when 
selling  goods,  gave  as  reference 
the 
Drovers’ Bank.  "When I  learned,”  con­

tinued  he,  “that  all  of  the  notes  col­
lected  were  now  held  by  the  Drovers’ 
Bank, 1 was more  thoroughly convinced 
that  it was a false representation,  and  I 
will refuse to pay  and  will  contest  the 
claim.”  Others  in  this  vicinity  have 
taken a similar  position  and  the  affair 
may yet be investigated.

Liability for the  Debts of Relatives. 
title  may  be . em­
Under  the  above 
braced the liability  of the father  for  the 
debts of his children; that of the children 
for those of the parent;  that of  the  hus­
band  for  those  of  the wife;  that of  the 
wife for those of the  husband.

In order that a  father may  be  charged 
with the contract of his child, it must ap­
pear that the child is a minor; that goods 
were supplied  with the  assent  or  under 
the authority of the  parent, and this  ap­
probation may be  inferred,  as where  the 
articles were delivered  at  his  house,  or 
where  he  saw  the child wearing certain 
clothing, etc.  This is also the case where 
the child is destitute, having been driven 
from  home  by  the  father,  who  had  re­
fused  to  furnish  him  with necessaries, 
which was done by  a  stranger  who  had 
taken  him  in,  supplied  board,  lodging 
and clothing,  under notice to  the  parent 
that he was so doing,  and demanding the 
value of same.  Again,  where the father 
was separated from the wife and allowed 
the child to  live  with  her,  it  was  held 
that he had thus  constituted the  wife  as 
his agent to procure  what was necessary 
for the child;  and especially was this the 
case  where  by  decree  of  court  he had 
been given custody of the child.

the 

This  liability  also  arises  where  one 
adopts 
relationship  of  parent, 
whether the child be illegitimate,  or that 
of  some  other  person;  also,  where  he 
takes  into his house the  children  of  his 
wife by her former marriage and assumes 
the character of parent.
When the infant  becomes  of  full  age 
(which  varies  with  the  states  and  the 
sex),  no  other  fact  being  shown, 
its 
emancipation is presumed,  and  the  lia­
bility  ceases,  except  where  a parent  of 
"sufficient ability”  is obliged to support 
an  emancipated  son  who  is  a  helpless 
pauper;  and  where  sufficient  ability 
on the part of the parent  does  not  exist, 
the liability passes  to the public  author­
ities,  and the parent  is not only relieved 
from  liability but may recover under the 
poor laws for the  support of  such  child.
The liability of the child  for  the  debt 
of the parent is limited to the  support of 
a dependent parent when  such child  has 
sufficient  ability  to do so. 
It is not  im­
plied so as  to  cover  his  support  in  the 
past,  but  must  be  upon  order of court 
after an  investigation  into  the  physical 
condition of the parent,  and the financial 
condition of both  parent  and  child,  and, 
being  directed  by  court to maintain his 
parent,  and failing  to do  so,  he  can  be 
compelled  to  pay  the  value  to  another 
who has kept  his  parent.

At common law the husband is charge­
able  with  the  antenuptial  debts  of  his 
wife,  but  judgment  must  be recovered 
against him  during  the  continuance  of | 
the  marriage  relation.  This  liability 
was  based  upon  his  acquisition  of her 
prior estate,  and  has  been  taken  away 
generally by statutes allowing  her reten­
tion of such estate.

The husband, as bead of  the family,  Is 
primarily liable for its support,  and  for 
the debts of the wife as  a member there­
of,  and this is similar  in nature  and  ex­
tent  to  that  shown  in regard to liability 
I for support of a  child.  At  common  law

he is liable to any person  furnishing  his 
wife  with  necessaries, 
if  she  resides 
apart from him because of his wrong,  or 
with  his  consent.  The  fact  that  the 
statute gives the wife the right to sue for 
separate maintenance does  not affect the 
common law right of  a  person  who  has 
furnished her with necessaries to recover 
therefor from her husband. 
It has  been 
held that he was  liable  for  her  funeral 
expenses,  though at the time of her death 
she  lived  apart  from  him  of  her  own 
fault;  and,  again,  that  he  was liable  for 
medical  attendance,  although  he  was 
paying  her  alimony  under  decree  of 
court, even where she  had a separate  es­
tate.  A husband is not liable for money 
loaned his  wife,  whether  it  is  used  by 
her in paying for  necessaries  or  not,  in 
the  absence  of  proof  that  the husband 
knew  of,  or  assented  to,  such  loans. 
Where the wife has no power to contract 
for the purposes of trade  and  purchases 
goods,  with the  knowledge,  and without 
the dissent, of her husband,  for the pur­
pose of carrying on a  business,  she  will 
be regarded as his  agent,  and  he will  be 
held liable for the  debt.  And  where  he 
had held  her out as his  agent,  and  paid 
for  goods  she had bought,  he was liable 
for others purchased  after  she  had  left 
him without cause,  as the  party  did  not 
know,  and had no reaspn to know,  of the 
separation or revocation  of  the  agency. 
In  many  of  the  states legislation of re­
cent years has subjected the wife’s prop­
erty  to  the  payment  of  certain  of  the 
husband’s debts,  where  they  are  living 
together,  and  it appears  that she out  of 
her private means  provides for  him  and 
the family, so that she must  pay  for  his 
wearing apparel, etc., on the ground that 
she  is  supporting  him  in  idleness  and 
holding herself out to  the  merchants  of 
the  community  as  his  financial backer, 
or leading them  to  suppose  by  his  ap­
pearance, etc.,  that he has  means to pay 
for  what  he  orders.  The  husband  and 
wife  are  liable  severally  and  jointly, 
generally, for the support of the  family, 
house rent,  fuel,  groceries,  and bearing 
apparel;  and  though  the  husband  may 
have  been  individually  charged  there­
with,  and  judgment  recovered  against 
him,  yet,  on  return  of  “no  property 
found,” suit may  be brought and her sep­
arate estate subjected to payment of such 
debts.

The party liable for debts by reason of 
the relations  described  is  generally  en­
titled  at  same  time  to  the  earnings  of 
the other, and to recover  damages of one 
who deprives him  thereof. 
It  will  also 
be noticed that the  basis of  the recovery 
is that the debt  is for  necessaries  which 
he should have provided.  What are nec­
essaries is a matter for the  consideration 
of the jury,  and must  vary  according  to 
the station in life of the parties,  etc.

Fr*m  Out of Town.

Calls  have  been  received  at  The 
T radesm an office during  the  past week 
from the following gentlemen in trade:

Bates & Trautman, Moline.
J. R.  Cameron, Sherman City.
M.  D. Bunker, Sullivan.
Benson & Crawford,  Saranac.
John H. Eppink, Lucas.
Frank Friedrich, Traverse City.
R. F.  Armstrong,  Reed City.
Business Men’s  Metal

Is  tried  and  tested  by  these  times, 
which  some  people  say  are  not  good. 
The Western  Beef  and  Provision  Com­
pany always do a  big  business  and  this 
week they are attracting the attention of 
all Michigan by their  low  prices  to  the 
| trade and to large consumers.

THE  MICHIGxVN  TRADESMAN.

13

G rip sack   B rigade.

A.  S.  Doak (Worden Grocer Co.) is con­
fined to his home by a siege of  la grippe. 
His route is being covered  in  the  mean­
time by Dick Savage.

A.  W.  Peck  (Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug  Co.)  has  purchased  a  handsome 
residence at Traverse  City  and  will  re­
move his family to that  place  from  this 
city in the spring.

Denver  Commercial  Bulletin:  Who 
would not  be  a  traveling  man—live  at 
good  hotels  and  have  an  easy  time  in 
general?  How exhilarating and pleasant 
to crawl out of bed at four in  the  morn­
ing,  to  catch  a  train,  and  find  it  two 
hours late.  How it breaks up a  man  to 
huddle up in a cold car  and  suffer  until 
he gets to a God-forsaken town  where  a 
warmed-over mess  of  uneatables  is  the 
only thing to refresh his  flagging  hopes. 
How nice it is  to  go  to  a  store,  wait  a 
couple  of  hours  for  the  proprietor  to 
come in,  and  when  he  does  be  greeted 
with:  “You are a nice duck,  ain’t  you, 
to send  me  the  goods  you  did?”  How 
cheerful to meet  the  man  who  is  plain 
spoken and does not hesitate to  tell  you 
he has  no  use  for  drummers  and  does 
not care to look at your  samples.  After 
your day’s work is  done  you  go  to  the 
hotel and take possession of  your  seven 
by nine  room,  with  a  greasy  carpet,  a 
Spanish inquisition rack for  a  bed,  and 
you lie down and  wrestle  all  night with 
insects that were created solely to annoy 
man.  After  this  refreshing  sleep  you 
will  appreciate  the  warmed-over  coffee 
which you  are served  at  breakfast,  and 
the stale eggs will go down with a relish, 
and you will  long  to  go  forth,  feeling 
you are treading on a path  of  roses  and 
thanking your lucky  star  that  you are a 
traveling man,  who  never  knows  what 
care or trouble is.

An  Adrian  correspondent  writes:  B. 
E.  Peebles,  Clayton  Baker  and  John 
Valentine,  of  Fairfield,  who  became 
sureties  to the  amount  of $2,000  on  the 
bond  of William  Hubbard,  a  traveling 
man  for  the  John  A.  Tolman  Co.,  of 
Chicago, are now informed  that  the man 
they backed has disappeared and is short 
in his  accounts.  Hubbard formerly sold 
cheese for  Mr.  Peebles,  and  has  enjoyed 
the confidence  and  respect  of  all  with 
whom  he had  had  business connections. 
He is 28 years old, and is  known  to mer­
chants and commercial  men generally by 
a physical peculiarity called a “ withered 
arm.”  Hubbard’s mother lives at Jasper, 
but he has not been  home, nor  has  any­
thing been heard from him,  in  nearly  a 
month.  He  took  a  position  with  the 
Chicago house  in  April,  1893,  and  was 
assigned territory in  Northern  Indiana. 
In response  to  inquiries,  merchants  at 
various points in the section which Hub­
bard  traversed, have written  the  house 
that its representative  has  made  collec­
tions for them,  but it appears  that  none 
of the money so  far  collected  has  been 
reported to the wholesale  establishment. 
The house has notified  Hubbard’s bonds­
men of his  delinquency  and  disappear­
ance,  and the  latter have retained  attor­
neys and will fight  the  payment  of  the 
shortage on the grounds  that  Hubbard’s 
contract with the  house  stipulated  that 
he should not be allowed  to  collect  any 
money.

Lace effect ginghams should be seen to 
be appreciated, they are made in  all  the 
high colors and are marvels of  American 
manufacturing art.

THE  MICHIGAN  TR^lDESM^JST.

The transatlantic steamship  lines have 
made another cut in steerage  rates  from 
to  Europe,  and  one  can 
this  country 
now cross tbe Atlantic for $10.

Try the new cigar, Signal  Five, 5c. 
Ust Tradesman Coupon Books.

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.
Seeln's Lemon.

(Wrapped)

Tour  Bank Account Solicited.

Kent  Comity Sayings

GRAND  R APIDS  ,HICH.

Jno.  A. Oovodn,  Pres.

H e n r y   I d e m  a , Vice-Pres.

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

K. Van Hop, Ass’t C’s’r.
Transacts a General Ranking  Business. 

Interest  A llow ed  on  Time  and  Savings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS i

Jno. A. Covode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Fox 
T  J. O’Brien,  A. .T. Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.W.Blodgett,,T. A. McKee 
J. A. 8. Verdier

Deposits  Exceed  One  M illion  D ollars.

DO THIS

when they want the

BEST sc CIGAR

on tbe market.

s. c. w.

is sold by all Wholesale Druggists,»Coniection- 
ers and Grocers  traveling  from Grand  Kapids 
Ask your Jobber to send you a sample with next 
order or apply to

G.  J.  J O H N S O N ,

MFO.

GRAND  BA PID 8, 

Signal  Five

- 

-  MICH.

B E S T   H A V A N A   F I L L E R   S c  C IG A R . 

MANUFAnTRET)  BY

ED.  W .  RUHE,  47  Deagborn  S t.,  Chicago.

Represented  by F.  E.  BUSHMAN. 523 John St.,  Kalamazoo, Mich.

from 

the  pharmaceutical 
graduation 
If any  educational  institution 
schools. 
ventures to demur,  declines  to  subscribe 
to the  uniform value of  shop  education 
and refuses to become  responsible for it, 
that  institution  is  adjudged  guilty  of 
heresy.  But  the  number  of  American 
pharmaceutical schools  refusing  to  be­
lieve that apprenticeship in the  average 
drug  store  of  to-day  can  be  of  much 
value  when  not  preceded  by  a  college 
schools 
course, 
think,  too,  that,  whatever  may  be 
tbe 
value  of  such  an  apprenticeship, 
they 
have the right  to decline  to make  them­
selves responsible for  it.

is  increasing.  These 

But those  who still think  that the sal­
vation of  the pharmaceutical  profession 
in  America  depends  upon  maintaining 
“practical  experience”  in  drug  stores, 
as a requirement  for  college  graduation 
in pharmacy,  have themselves  given 
to understand  that  there  is  no  greater 
uniformity in  the value of such  “experi­
ence”  than there  is in the  size  of  pota­
toes.  They say that a few  months’  em­
ployment in  a city  drug  store  is  worth 
more  than  four  years  in  the  country. 
Then,  in  order  to  be  consistent, 
they 
should demand thirty-two years’practical 
experience  in  a  country  drug  store 
if 
four  years  in  a  city  drug  store  is  the 
minimum; but if four years in  a  country 
drug store is the  minimum  requirement, 
then  six  months  in  a  city  drug  store 
would be its equivalent.

But,  suppose  these  gentlemen should 
think it over.  We think they  would  be 
obliged to conclude  that  apprenticeship 
in a Philadelphia drug  store  fifty  years 
or  even  twenty  years  ago  must  have 
been,  indeed, far more  valuable than  it 
is  to-day when competition  has  reduced 
city drug business everywhere to a point 
where the employer can  no  longer  per­
mit  his employes to sit  down  and  read, 
and can  still less afford to devote  any  of 
his own valuable time to the  task  of  in­
structing  his  apprentices.
At tbe present time many  an  appren­
tice in a country drug store is better  off, 
so far as instruction  and  opportunity  to 
the  city 
study  are  concerned, 
than 
drug  clerk  or  apprentice. 
In 
the 
city drug stores  the  duties  that  fall  to 
the share  of  “the  boys”  are  limited  to 
soul-destroying menial  service,  and  any 
ambition on the part  of  the  apprentice 
to  learn  and  to  do  something  that  has 
any  resemblance  to  technical  work  is 
promptly  rebuked  as  being  altogether 
outside of bis specified routine.

1 4 :

D r u g   D e p a r t m e n t *

P o in ts  on   tb e   M aking  o f  Pills.

1 have found it profitable, in my  retail 
experience,  to make a good many  of  the 
pills called for, and some of the  methods 
followed may be cf practical help  to any 
druggist  minded to make a trial.  Large 
pills are better  left  to  the  manufactur­
ing pharmacist.  Many of the small ones, 
however,  may  be  readily  and  quickly 
made,  and,  with  but  little  experience, 
well  enough  made  to  satisfy  the  most 
fastidious.

I am  provided  with a copper  pill-ma­
chine with three  sets  of  double  plates, 
from one-quarter grain to six grains.  My 
mass diluent is pure cut-loaf  sugar  pow­
dered in the store,  and  my  excipient  is 
Remington’s for  all  pills  which  are  to 
be white.  1  make  just enough at a time 
to  fill  a  single  prescription,  if the pre­
scription  calls  for  a  size  or  kind  not 
likely to be again wanted.  Of the staple 
pills,  however,  I  make  from  500  to 
2,000;  usually  selecting a number  which 
is some multiple of the number my  plate 
will cut, of the size of  pill  to  be  made. 
With but  little  experience  and  calcula­
tion the weight of each pipe-cut  may  be 
ascertained,  and the whole  mass  divided 
by weighing or cut on the six-grain plate.
I have found  it  very  conducive  to  per­
fect uniformity to roll  all  my  pill-pipes 
at once, where l am  making  one  thous­
and pills or  less of one  kind  at  a  time.
I do  this  by  rolling  between  pieces  of 
plate  glass  about tbe size of a small pill 
tile.  Of  course, 
it  might  be  accom­
plished  as  well  by  wood  rollers  if the 
surfaces were as true.  These  pipes will 
vary  In  length a little, even if  weighed. 
It is not difficult,  however,  to  get  them 
to  average  the  desired  length,  with  a 
little care.  The number of pills will not 
vary  more  than  two  or  three from this 
calculation.  With pipes  thus  rolled,  it 
is  possible  to  cut  six  or  even seven a’ 
once on the machine.

My  young  men  can make aud finish a 
thousand pills an  hour,  and  so  perfect 
and uniform as to  leave nothing to be de 
sired.  This  is  true  of  morphia  in  all 
sizes, strychnia sulphate  and  nitrate  in 
the  many  sizes  required,  atropia  and 
other  pills  where  the  medicament  is 
much  less in  bulk than the  diluent,  and 
in some  cases,  as  in  quarter  and  half- 
grain morphia,  where there  is  but  little 
sugar required.

The  pharmaceutical  manufacturers’ 
products are  cheap,  and  some  of  them 
are  getting  cheaper,  but  at  present 
prices for most  of  the  small  alkaloidal 
pills any  pharmacist who  wishes  to  fill 
his leisure  hours  usefully  can  pay  for 
his  outfit,  with a good margin beside,  if 
he  will  undertake  pill-making  to  a 
limited extent. 

A. H.  Miles.

A pprenticeship  in  P h arm acy .

Has the sheet anchor of the  practicing 
pharmaceutical  faculty  of the past been 
lost in tbe deep?  The main  reliance  of 
the craft was, in time  gone  by,  the  ap­
prenticeship system.  But what is the ap­
prenticeship  system  of  the  present,  if 
there  is  any  at  all?  We  are  told  by 
some  who,  in  our  opinion,  mistakenly 
exalt  the  efficacy  of  shop 
in 
pharmacy  above  the  value  of  college 
training, that  “practical  experience”  in 
the  retail  drug  stores  of  our day is so 
valuable that it ought to precede  college 
education  in  pharmacy  and must by all 
means  be  one  of  tbe  requirements for

training 

M unicipal  P h arm acy .
From the  British  and Colonial  Druggist.
It  is  not  often  that pharmacy is even 
remotely connected  with such  a  hot  de­
bate  in  supreme  legislative  bodies  as 
took  place  recently iu the French Cham­
ber.  The Municipal  Council of Roubaix 
is Socialist,  and in  carrying its  opinions 
into  practice  established  a  pharmacy, 
managed  by a duly qualified  pharmacist, 
at which drugs  were  sold  and  prescrip­
tions dispensed at cost  price.  The  local 
pharmacists  naturally  objected  to  this, 
aud agitated for  the  suppression  of  the 
In virtue of a law 
municipal pharmacy. 
prohibiting  corporations  from  engaging 
in  commercial  transactions, 
this  was 
done  by  the  Prefect  of  tte   Nord.  M. 
Quesde,  a  prominent  Socialistic revolu­
tionist leader and a  deputy in the Cham­
ber,  seized the opportunity  for a general 
debate  ou  Socialistic  doctrines.  M. 
Dupuy,  the Premier,  showed how the  es­
tablishment of the  pharmacy would lead 
to other shops being opened,  and to  Col­
lectivism.  After violent speeches, a vote 
of confidence in the  Government  passed, 
and  so  the  Roubaix  pharmacists  have 
their way.

Wellauer  &  Hoffman  Co.,
J.  A.  Gonzalez,  Michigan Representative, Grand Rapids.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

1 5

Wholesale Price  C u r r e n t .

Advanced—Balsam  Peru,  Alcohol,  Saffron,  English  Vermillion, 
___

Nitrate Bismuth, Oil Cubebs, Oil Anise. 

Beeswax.  Declined—Sub

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

Aceticnm..................... 
8® 10
Benzoicum  German..  65®  75
Boraclc 
Carbollcum..............  21®  31
Cltrlcum..................   41®  44
Hydrochlor..................  3®  5
Nitrocum 
.................  10®  12
Oxallcum..................   10©  12
Phosphorium dll  ......  
20
Salleyli cum ...............   70®  !5
Sulphuricum................  1X@ 5
Tannicum.................  1  JSSs1  £
Tartarlcum...............   30(05  33

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg................   4®  6
,5
Carbouas  ...................  }2®  14
Chlorldum.................  
14

20  deg..............  6® 

a n i l i n e .

Black...............................2 00©2 25
Brown.........................  800100
Red 
..........................   45® B0
Yellow............................ 2 50©3 00

b a c o a x .

Cnbeae (po  25)..........   20® 25
J u n i p e r u s .................................  
8 ®  10
25®  30
Xant

lperus......
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B A L8A N U M .

Copaiba....................   45®  50
Peru..
45®  50 
Terafcin. Canada 
35©  50
Tolutan............

COBTXX.

if

Abies,  Canadian..............
Casslae  . ............................ 
Cinchona Flava  .................
Euonymns  atropurp...........
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po............   f”
Prunus Vlrglnl....................  “
Quill ala,  grd.......................   “
Sassafras  ......... 
if
XJlmus Po (Ground  15)........  10

 

 

EXTRACTTJM

,  

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GlycyrrhU.  Glabra... 
Baematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
is..............  13®  14
..........  14®  15
Its 
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TER R U

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Carbonate Predp........  ®,  *5
Citrate and Quinla....  @3  50
Citrate  Soluble.•••••  •  @  °X
®  50 
Ferrocy anldum Sol
15
Solut  Chloride.-----
Sulphate,  com’l ..............W
®  7
™

pure... 

“ 

Arnica —
Anthemls  . 
Matricaria

12®
18® 18®.5
14®  30
......  - H i;  « g   I

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“  2d 
“  3d 
« 
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..................   m   11

and  * s ....................  " g

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsl 
Acacia, 1st  picked....  ®
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... 
....  ®
sifted sorts... 
®
po.................  Bug
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60). -.  50®
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®
Soootrl, (po.  80).  ®
Catechu. 1«, 04«, 14 54*
©
Anunoniae.................  55®
Assafcetlda, (po 50; 
50®
50®
Bensomnm
Camphor» 
.........   *?£
35©
Euphorbium  po
®2 50 
Galbanum 
........
65®  80 
Gamboge,  po 
@  » 
Gualacnm, (po  35) 
@2 50 
Kino, (po  2 50).. •
®
M astic............
■
Myrrh, (po. « )
Opli  (po  3 30@*50)  .2^532 40
Shellac  • 
Tragacanth 

.............”n
“ 
bleached  —   4®
..............  50@
hsbba—In ounce packages

Absinthium.................
Bnpatorinm.................
Lobelia.........................
Majcrum  ...  •.............
Mentha  Piperita.........
“  V lr.................
R n e ...^ -----............
Tanaoetnm, V...........
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Thymus,  V.................... 
Calcined, P a t............  
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Carbonate,  Pat .
2
 
Carbonate, K. *  M_...  20®  25
Carbonate, Jennlng5.  35®  3b

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OLEUM .

Absinthium................ 2 50@3 00
Amygdalae, Dnlc........  30®  50
Amydalae. Amarae.  . .8 00@8 a
A n isi......... ..........•.. • 1  9i)@2 v0
Anrantl  Cortex........|   80@2 00
Bergamil  ...................3  00@3 20
Cailputl.................... 
60®  65
Oaryophylli...............   15®  80
Cedar  .........................  35®  65
Chencpodli...............   @1  60
Clnnamonll............   -1  25@l 41
Citroneila..................  ©  45
Conlnm  Mao..............  35®  65
Copaiba.....................   80®  90

Cnbebae...................... 1  25@1 3>
Exechthltos  ............  1  20@1  30
Erlgeron  .................... 1  20@1 30
Gaultherla................. 1  50@1  60
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gosslpll, Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  .................. 1 25@1  40
Jnmperl...............   50@2 
00
Lavendula...........  90@2 
00
Llmonls.......................1 40©1 60
Mentha Piper...............2 1P®3 00
Mentha Verld............. 1 f*0@2 00
Morrhuae, gal.............1 90® 2 0G
Myrcla, ounce.......  @ 
50
Olive....................  90@3 
00
Plcls Liquida, (gal. .35)  10®  12
R ld n l..................   88® 
96
Ro8marlnl........... 
1  00
Rosae, ounce............   6 50®8 50
Succlnl........................   40® 45
Sabina.................   90@1 
00
Santal  ....................... 2 50®7 00
Sassafras.  ...................  50® 55
Slnapls, ess, onnee—   @  65
Tlglll.........................   @1  00
Thyme.................   40® 
50
“ 
o pt.................  @1  60
heobromas.........   15® 
20

POTASSIUM .

R A D IX .

BICarb.................   15® 
18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Carh...........................   12®  15
Chlorate  (po, 17®10)..  16®  18
Cyanide.....................   50®  55
Iodide............................. 2 9G@3 00
Potassa, Bltart, pure..  23®  25 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @  15
Potass  Nltras, opt...... 
8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prnsslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18
Aconltum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  ®  25
Calamus.....................   20®  40
Gentlana  (po. 12)......  8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 16)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @ 30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po—   15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po........................1 30@1 40
Iris plox (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  ®  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel  . . ......................  75@1  00
cut.....................   @1 75
pv.......................  75@1  35
Splgelia......................  35®  38
Sangulnarla, (po  25)..  @  20
Serpentaria.................  50®  55
Senega.......................  55®  60
Slmllax, Officinalis.  H  @ 40
M  @ 25
Sclllae, (po. 85)..........   10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  »
German...  15®  20
lngiber a ................. 
18®  20
Zingiber  ]...............  
18®  20
SRMKM.
.  @
Anlsnm,  (po. 20). 
A plum  (graveleons)..  14®
Bird, i s ...................... 
,4®
Carnl, (po. 18)............   10®  12
Cardamon...................l  00@1  25
Corlandrnm................  12®
Cannabis Batlva.........   *®  ,  m
Cydonlnm...................  T5@l 00
Cnenopodimc  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterlx Odorato...... 1  80©2 C
Foenlcnlnm...............   @  15
Foenngreek,  po......... 
  3V,® 4
T.lnl................. 
Uni, grd.  (bbl. 8V4)..  3*@ 4
Lobelia.....................  35®  40
4®
Pharlarls Canarian.... 
Rapa............................4Vi@
Slnapls  Albn............  
?@
N igra.........   11®

6®

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spnasus.
Frnmentl, W.,D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. F. R ...... 2 i* ®k 25
..................i  25®1  so
Jnnlperls  Co. O. T ... .1  65@2 00 
** 
1  75(©3 50
Saacharam  N.  S ........1  9u©2 10
Spt.  Vlni  Gain........... 1  75®b 5b
Vlnl Oporto..............  1  25@2 00
Vlni  Alba.................  1  25@2 00

SPONGES.

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

2  50®2 7b

*  M
1  lo
85
65
75
1  40

SY R U PS.

A ccada................................   50
Zingiber  ...............................  50
Ferrl  Iod...............................  50
Anrantl  Cortes......................  so
Rhel Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  OfflcinaUs..............  60
Senega................................   50
Sclllae....................................  “0
“  Co...............................  50
.........................................  50
Pranas  rirg....................   •  »o

TINCTURES.

 

 

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Aconltum Napellls R .........   60
F .............  50
Aloes.....................................   60
and m yrrh.................   60
A rnica..................................  50
Asafcetlda............................  0
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin................................   60
“  Co............................  50
Sangulnarla..........................   50
Barosma...............................  50
Cantharides..........................  75
Capsicum......................... 
Ca damon.............................   75
Co..........................   75
Castor.................... 
1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Co..........................   60
Columba.............................   50
Conlnm...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
ammon....................  60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamns.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
Colorless...................  75
Ferrl  Chlorldum.................  35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................  50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nnx  Vomica.......................  50
Opli............... .....................  85
“  Camphorated................  50
Deodor.........................2 00
Anrantl Cortex....................  50
¡nassla...............................  50
Qn>
atan y .............................   50
Rhi
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonlnm.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
ValeriaD.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

M ISCELL ANSOU S.

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¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  35©  38 
“  4 F ..  88®  40
Alnmen.....................   2M@ 3

r‘ 
ground,  (po.

• 
“ 

65
© 35

sqnlhbs.. 

“ 
cent 

7).............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrfn..................   @1  40
Antirebrin..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  43
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud....  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............1  80@1  40
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Ms,  14)..............  @  U
Cantharides  Russian,
po ...............................  @1 00
@  26 
Capslcl  Fructus, af.
“O__
@  28 
@  20 
(po.
10®  12 
Caryophy 11ns, (po.  15)
@8 75 
Carmine, No. 40.........
50®  55
Cera  Alba, 8. & F ......
Cera Flava.................  40®
Coocns  .....................   ®
Cassis Fructus...........  @
Centrarla....................  ®  1
Cetacenm..................   O  4
Chloroform...............   60®  t
©1  5
Chloral Hyd Crst....... 1  25®1  50
Chondrns  .................  ¿o®
Clncbonldlne, P.  A  W  15®
German  3Vi® 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
.......  
Creasotum 
Creta,  (bbl. 75)
“  prep 
“  preolp 
11  Rubra 
Crocus 
..................
Cudbear.......
Cnpri S nlph............
Dextrine  .................
Ether Snlph.............
Emery,  all  numoers.
po  ...............  
Ergota, (po.)  40 .......  
30®  35
12®  15
Flake  White............ 
®  28
Galla........................  
Gambler... 
......   7  ©
@
Gelatin,  Cooper 
3 @
French... 
Glassware  flint, by  box 60.
Less than box  50
Glue,  Brown.............. 
90  U
“  White...............   18®  25
Clycerina...................  13®  20
( rana Paradis!...........  @  22
Bumuius....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  75 
“  Cor  —   ®  65
Ox Rnbrum  @  85 
Ammonlatl.  @ 95
Unguentum.  4t@  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  60
Icnthyobolla, Am..  ..1  2S®1 50
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resnbl.......... 3 80®3 90
Iodoform....................  ®4 70
Lnpolln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  60®  65
*ff“w** 
Liqnor  Arsen  et  Hy-
Iqu—  ——   ------ 
_   _
dr arg Iod.................  @  27
Liqnor Potass Arslnltls  19®  12
Magnesia,  Snlph  (bbl
Mannla,  S. F ..............  60®  63

lS)~.T......V T.........2M® 4

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..

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Morphia, S. P .4W .  1 95@2 SO
C.  Co....................  1  85@2  10
MoBChus Canton........  @ 40
Myristlca, No  1 ........  65®  TO
Nnx Vomica, (po 20)..  ®  10
Os.  Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls Uq, N.*C., M gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......   @1 00
pints.........   @  85
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5) —   @  3
PllxBnrgun................  @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  10®  12
Pulvis Ipecac et opli. .1  10@1 20 
Pyre thrum,  boxes  H
50
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Quinta, S. P. & W.34*@39V4
S.  German....  27®  37
Rnbla  Tlnctornm......  12®  14
Saccharnm Lactis pv. 
12®  14
Salacln.......................2 30®2 50
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W.................. 
  12®  14
“  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

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Seldlltz  Mixture...
20
@  18
SlnapISop-;;;;;;;;; 
@  30
Snnff,  iFaccaboy,  De
............................   ®  35
Snuff, Scotch, De.Voes  @  35
Soda Boras, (po. 8-10).  7®  9
Soda etPota88Tart...  24®  25
Soda Carb.................  1»@  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............„,3®  5
Soda, Ash....................3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas............  @  *
Spts. Ether C o...........  SO®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......  @2 00
“  Myrcla Imp.......   @2 50
••  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl
_7............................. 2 51@2 61
Less 5c gal., cash ten days
Strychnia Crystal......1 40®1 45
Sulphur, Subl............ 2M@ 3
Tamarinds...................  
8® 10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae....................45  @ 48
Vanilla...  ............... 9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph..................  7®  8

7*  Roll....................  2  @ 2H

OILS.

Whale, winter...........  TO 
Lard,  extra................  SO 
Lard, No.  1................  42 
Linseed, pure raw ....  59 

Bbl.  Gal
TO
85
45
62

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paints. 

Linseed,  boiled.........  62
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
Btralned...............   66 
Spirits Turpentine—   36 

65
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian..............1M  2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars— 1M  2®4
“ 
Ber........IX  2®8
Putty,  commercial— 2M  2M®8
“  strictly  pure......2M  2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican .......................... 
13@16
Vermilion,  English—  
6T
16
Green,  Peninsular......  
1
Lead,  red....................  5M<
“  w hite................. 5M
Whiting, white Span...
Whiting,  Gliders’........
1
White, Paris  American 
Whiting.  Paris  Eng. 
cliff........................  
1
Universal Prepared  ..1  C0@1 
V A R N ISH ES.
No. 1 Tnrp  Coach —  1  10@1
Extra Turp................ 160@1
Coach Body............... 2 75@S
No. 1 Tnrp Furn........1  00@1
Butra Turk Damar— 1  55® 1 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Tnrp.........................

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8

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It is now the season to buy for Spring Trade.

S p o n g e s   and.

Chamois Skins.

We carry a full line.

I n   S p o n g e s  

, w  ,
Florida Sheep s Wool.
Nassau Shee^ ’s Wool,
Imitation Sheep’s Wool,
Small Sheep’s Wool,
No.  1  Grass,
No. 2  Grass,
No.  1 Slate or Reef,
No. 2 Slate or  Hardhead,
Mediterranean Bath,

and a full and complete line of 
from  l|c  each to 80c each and in assorted cases.

O u r  L in e  o f  C h a m o is

is complete and prices are right  foe  first class  goods.

P ß L T P  

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PER K P  DRUG  GO.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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'I H E   M 1C H 1G j4_N  T ftA -D E S M A -N 1.

GROCERY  PR IC E   CURRENT.

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

AXLE  OREASE.
doz
Aurora  .........
...  60
Jastor Oil 
...
Diamond....... .......   50
75
Frazer’s  ........ ...... 
Mira  ............. .......   65
......  55
Paragon 

..  ..

gross
6 00
7 00
5 50
9 00
7 50
6 OO

BAKING  POWDER.

4 doz
*  J ~~ 

Acme.
. 3  doz__
1

Queen Flake.

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

1  io.  ;au
*  lb-
lib.  1
Bulk.................. •••
Arctic.
•4 lb cans 6 doz  case 
14  lb  " 
“
1b  “  2 doz  “ 
%  ft.  “  1 dot  “ 
3  oz cans 6 doz  “ 
6  oz  *•  4 doz  “ 
9  oz  “  4 doz  “ 
1  lb  “  2 doz  “ 
5  lb  “  1 doz  “ 
Red Star, k  1b  cans
.........
1 ft  “ 
Teller’s.  >4 lb. cans, doz. 
“  -
14 lb.  “ 
1 lb. 
'
Our Leader. 14 -b cans —
% lb cans.....
...
lib  cans 
BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

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BLUING. 

English......... - ...................
Bristol..................................  ™
Domestic.............................  ”IJ
Gross
Arctic, 4 cz  ovals...............  3 60
“ 
“  pints,  round...........   9 00
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
“  No. 3, 
■  4 00
•«  No. 5, 
...  8 00
i oz ball  ..................  4 50
“ 
Mexican Liquid. 4  oz........  3 60
“ 
8 oz......... 6  80

8oz 

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<40.2 Hurl  .........................   t *
No. 1 
............................I *
No. 2 Carpet.........................* ^
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 60
Common Whisk.................
Fancy 
.................  »00
Warehouse.......................... 2 S’

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BRUSHES.
Stove, No.  1............... 1 

£
10.....................  1 *
16.....................  1 T
Nice Root Scrub, 2  row....  8'
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row—   1  £
Palmetto, goose..................  1 5>

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CANDLES.
...  lu
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.... 
 
Star,  40 
Paraffine  ........................ 
Wleklng  ...........................   ^4

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Fish.
Clama.

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Little Neck,  1 lb.........
“  2  Id
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb..............
Cove Oysters.
Mandarci,  1 lb............

...1   20
. i  *.
.  .2 25
....  75
21b
...  1  35
Lobsters.
..  Z 45
».tar,  1  lb..............
.. .8 Oi
2  lb..............
2 06
Picnic, 1 lb.................
2 91
2 lb  ..............
Mackerel
. 
1  10
Standard, lib ........
2  lb............
..  2  10
... .2 25
Mustard,  21b .............
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb— ... .5! iff
.2 25
Soused, 2  lb.............
Salmon.
1  75
Columbia River, flat
1  *
“ 
rails
...  1 30
Alaska, Red 
...........
pink.................
.  1 20
...1  95
Kinney’s,  flats............
Sardines.
American  I4B....... — 414© t
........... ■onia  7
A« 
Imported  las...............
..  @ 0
15 -i.
>4*............
6©7
a j-ur-j 
.......
22

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ttro  •  4  ifc

TruU.
Fruits. 
a ppiet.
3 10. standard 
__
I ork State, gallons
Hamburgh,  *• 
__

...2  50

2 75

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

Apricots.
Live oak..............  . . .
1  40 
Santa  Cruz.................
1  40 
1  50 
Lusk’s.........................
1  10
Overland...................
Black berries.
85
F. &  W .......................
Cherries.
Red.............................
©1  20
Pitted Hamburgh......
1  40 
White........................
1  13
Erie  ..........................
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Gages.
1  35 
Erie......... 
.............
1  25
California...................
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common....................
Peaches.
P ie............................
1  10 
1  50 
Maxwell....................
1  50
Shepard’s ..................
California..................   160@1  76
.................
Monitor 
Oxford.......................
Pears.
Domestic.................... 
1  25
Riverside.................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1 30
Johnson’s  sliced.......  
2 50
2 75
grated.......  
Booth’s sliced............  @2 5)
grated...........  @2  75
Quinces.
Common.................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
Red  ...........................  
95
1  40
Black  Hamburg.........  
1  20
Erie,  black 
........... 
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1  25
1  25
Hamburgh................. 
Erie............................ 
1  20
Terrapin....................... 
i  05
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
85
6 75
Corned  beef  Libby’s..........2 25
Roast beef  Armour’s..........2 35
Potted  ham, % lb.....................1 25
Ji lb.................  70
tongue, 14 lb...............135
>4 lb............  75
chicken, % lb.......... 
95

Meats.

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Beans.

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Peas.

“ 
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Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless.........1  15
French style.......2 00
Limas................. 1  25
Lima, green..............................1 15
soaked......................   70
Lewie Boston Baked........... 1 25
Bay State  Baked......................1 25
World’s  Fair  Baked........... 1  25
Picnic Baked.......................  95
Hamburgh...........................   1 15
Livingston  Eden.....................1 00
................................  90
Purity 
l  25
Honey  Dew........... 
 
Morning Glory 
.........
Soaked..............................  
75
Hamburgh  marrofat  _____1  30
early June 
...1  SB
Champion Eng.. 1  40
?
petit  pols........... l  40
fancy  sifted.... 1  65
Soaked................................   95
Harris standard....... ..........   75
Van Cam p’s  marrofat......... 1  io
early June  __1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom  ..  1  25
French  ...............................2  15
Mushrooms.
French  ..  ................ .....19©21
Pumpkin.
Brie............................... 
  95
Squash.
Hubbard.............................1  15
Succotash.
Hamburg..............................1 31
Soaked..................... 
go
Honey  Dew..............................1 40
Erie  .................................... 1  35
Hancock.............................   90
Excelsior .  . — ..............  9
Eclipse.................  
go
Hamburg..............................1  25
Gallon........................... 
3 00
CHOCOLATE.

Tomatoes.

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Baker’s.

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

23
8?
43

CHEESE.
Amboy....................... 
12
Acme.......................... 
12
Lenawee.................... 
12
lgw
Riverside................... 
Gold  Medal  ..............
JT9
'&:m 
sttica 
11
u0
Sdun 
20
Leiden 
Llmourger 
©15
Pineapple 
©24
Roquetoi 
©85
Sap Sago 
©20*
Schweitzer, Imported.  ©24
«¿14

.......  
domestic 

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

... 

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure......................  SO
Telfer’s Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............... 
15©25

 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

Half  piut, 25 bottles.
Pint
Quart 1 doz bottles
Half pint, per  doz  .
Pint, 25 bottles  *....
Quart, per  doz  ......

Triumph  Brand.

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

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags......................  ©3
Less quantity 
Pound  packages...........6li@?

.........   @314

COUPON  BOOKS.

“Tradesman.’

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8  1 books, per  hundred  ...  2 00
....  2 50
8 2 
....  8 00
8 3 
....  8 00
8 5 
....  4(li
8:0
....  5 00
820 
f  1 books  per Hundred  ..  2  50
...  3 00
8 2
....  3 50
13 
....  4 00
8 5 
....  5 00
*10 
....  6 00
820 

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Santos.

Mexican and Gnatamala.

Green.
RiO.
Fair.................. .
...............18
Good....................................19
Prime.................................. 2i
Golden.................................21
Peaberry  ............................23
Fair..................................... 19
Good....................................20
Prime..................................22
Peaberry  ......................... 
Fair......................................21
Good....................................22
Fancy.................................. 84
Prime.................................. 23
Milled.................................24
Interior............................... 25
Private Growth...................27
Mandehling........................28
Imitation............................ 25
Arabian............................... 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add V4c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
McLaughlin’» XXXX..  22 30
Bunola  ........................... 21  80
Lion. 60or 100 lb.  case....  22 30 

Paehage.

Extract.

Valley City 14 gross...........  75
Felix 
......... 1  15
Hummel’s, foil, gross....... 1 65
“ 
........2 85

T‘ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

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

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton.  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
140
“ 
1  60
“ 
1  75
" 
“ 
1  90
85
•• 
“  1  on

" 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Jute 
“ 
CONDENSED.MILK 

50 f t..........  
80 f t..........  
70ft........... 
80ft........... 
son 
.... 
78« 
.... 

4 doz. In case.

N.T.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle............   7 40
Crown.................................. 6  25
Daisy....................................5 75
Champion..........................  4  50
Magnolia............................4 25
Dime...........................  
3 35

“
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"
“

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“

Universal.”
83 00
8  1  books, per hundred 
8 2
....  3 50
...  4 00
8 3
8 5 
...  5 00
810 
...  6 00
820 
7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5 per  cent 
500 
1000 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
ICan  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down. | 
20 books.........................8 1  00
50
2  00 
3 00 
100
250
6 25 
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

..10 
.20 

“ 
•• 

“ 
“ 

“
“

CREDIT  CHECK8.

500, any one denom’n ...... S3 00
“ 
1000,  “ 
“ 
.......5 00
“ 
0000,  “ 
........8 00
“ 
Steel punch 
.  ..............  75
CRACKERS.

Seymour XXX......................
Seymour XXX, cartoon......
Family  XXX......................
Family XXX,  cartoon........
Salted XXX.........   .............
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........
Kenosha.............................
Boston..................................
Bntter  biscuit....................
Soda, XXX.........................  5K
Soda, City............................  714
Soda,  Duchess....................814
Crystal Wafer.....................1014
Long  Island Wafers  .........11
8. Oyster  XXX....................  514
City Oyster. XXX...............   514
Farina  Oyster.................... 6

Oyster.

Soda.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Butter.

Domestic.
Apples.

Apricots.

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

Blackberries.
Nectarines

Sundrled......................... 
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California in  bags........ 
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
In  boxes
70 lb. bags 
25lb  boxes.... 
Peaches.
Peeled, in  boxes  ... 
Cal. evap.  “ 
........... 
In bags  ----- 
“ 
California In bags......  
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
25 “ 
...................
Prunelles.
301b.  boxes...................
Raspberries.
In  barrels...«................ 
501b. boxes.................... 
...................... 
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

Pears

“ 

“ 

614
7V 
8 <4
9

914
8
9
814
6 >4

20
9014
2014

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown.............................   3)4
.............................’  1
8 
» 
5>4
2  crown......... .......................314

“ 
“ 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.

 

Foreign
Currants.

Patras,  bbls...................
Vostizzas. 6  lb.  cases  ..... 4it
Scbuit’s Cleaned.
25 lb.  boxes.........................5)4
1  I d .; packages 

................0

Peerless evaporated cream  5 75

Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  13
Lemon
Orange

Peel.
25
> 
as ••
Raisins.

Ondnra. 29 lb. boxes. 
•*
Sultana, 20 
Valencia. 30  “

©  S 
© 7 
5

Prunes. 
California,  100-120.
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  5*
80x90
6 
70x80
614
60x70
.  7

•  

Turkey. 
Silver ..

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,614..........................  81  35
No  2.614..........................  1  16
No. 1, 6.............................   1  2b
No. 2, 6.............................   1  00

Manilla, white.

614  ...................................  
6........................................  

Coin.

Mill  No. 4......................... 
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

75
70

90

214

115 lb. kegs.

Farina.
Grits.
Hominy.

Walsh DeRoo'A  Co.’s ......  1  S5
Barrels..........................  
Grits....................................  314
Dried............................   5@5H

Lima  Beans.

 

Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
Imported................... 1014@11
Pearl Barley.

Schumachef*....................  1*4

55

Green,  bn.............................  1 10
Split  per l b .................
Rolled  Oats.

Schumacher, bbl.........   ..  «4  65
14 bbl............   2 50
Monarch,  bbl 
.................  4 00
Monarch, 14  bbl....................... 2 13
.  3 20 
Quaker,  cases...............
Oven Baked....................
..  8 25

“ 

Sago.

German..........................
Bast India.......................
Cracked........................... ..  8

Wheat.

3
314

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth....................... ..  1  65
Georges cured.................  4
Georges genuine............ 6
Georges selected............   7
Boneless,  bricks.. 
. .....«9C
Boneless, strips................6%@9

 

“ 

“ 

Halibut.
Smoked............... 
11©12
Herring.
Holland, white hoops keg 
70
“ 
“ 
bbl  9 59
Norwegian 
...............  10 *0
Round, 14 bbl 100 lbs  ........  2 30
14  “  40  “  ..........  1 20
Scaled............................. 
15
No. 1,  100 lbs..................... 11  50
No. 1, 40 lbs........................4  90
No. 1,  10 lbs....................... 1  30
No. 2, 100 tbs.....................io  no
No. 2,40 lbs.......................  4  30
No. 2,10 lbs.......................  1  15
Family, 90 lbs...................
10 lbB.................

Mackerel.

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

Russian,  kegs.................   55
No. 1, 14 bbls., lOOlbB..........5  00
No. 114 bbl, 40  lbs............ 2  3C
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs............ 
b5
55
No  1,81b  kits............... 

Whlteflsh.

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

Souders’.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon, 

doz
2 oz 
...8  75 
4 oz  --- 1  50
Regular 
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz  — 81  20 
4 oz......2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz... .81  50 
4 oz...... 3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......81  75
4 oz........3 50

“ 
“ 

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2 oz regular panel.  75 
4 oz 
...1  50 
2 00
3 00
6oz 
...2 00 
No.3 ta p er...:....1 36 
No. 4  taper...........1  50 
2 50
Northrop’»
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 10
“ 1  20 
1 75
1 20
85 
“ 1  60 
2 2»

2 oz oval taper  75 
214
3 oz 
2 oz regular  “ 
4 oz 

“ 
“ 

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

2 00

HERBS.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs......................................... 3 25
Half  kegs.................................1 90
Quarter  kegs...........................1 10
1 lb  cans.............................   30
14 lb  cans...........................     IS
Kegs......................................... 4 25
Half kegs.................................2 40
Quarter kegs......... ..............1  35
1 lb cans.................................34
Kegs........................................ 11 00
Half  k eg s............................... 5 75
Quarter kegs............................ 3 00
1  lb cans............................  60
Sage.................................... 15
Hops....................................15
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
55
50
S. F„ 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
15  lb. palls.................  ©  32
“ 
17  “ 
........„ .. 
©  38
30  “  “ 
................  ©  68
LICORICE.
Pure.....................................   80
Calabria........................ 
  26
Sicily....................................  12
Root.....................................  10
LYE.
Condensed, 2  doz...............1  20
4 doz  ...............2 25

INDIGO.

JELLY.

“ 
MINCE  MEAT.

 

Mince meat, 3 doz. In case.  2 7
Pie Prep. 3 doz.  In ease_2  '.5

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

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

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

...  2

No. 1  family
% bbls, 100 lbs..........86  (0 3 00
14  “  40  “  --------  2 70  1 50
101b.  kits..................   75 
45
...................  63  39
8 lb.  “ 
BATCHES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.....................81 25
XXX Sulphur.........  
..  1  <>0
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands.
No. 9  sulphur.........................  1 65
Anchor parlor..........................1 70
No. 2 home............................... 1 10
Export parlor— ....................4 00

M O LA SSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rif...

Sugar house...................... 
Ordinary. 
.... 
Prime  .. 
Fancy 
Fair.................................. 
Good  ..............  
 
Extra good.......................  
Choice 
..................... 
 
Fancy 
Half  barrels Sc.extra

N-w Oriex.ii>.
 

14
16
26
36
18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.
Barrel«, 1,200 count... 
Half bbls, 600  count.. 
Barrels, 2.400  count, 
bole, l.-je,' count
PIPES.

Small.

©4 tO 
© 1  50
6  00 
3  50

Clay, No.  216........................ 1 10
“  T. D. full count...........  TO
Cob, No. S.............................1 20

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s ..........................  4  00
Fenna Salt  Co.’s..............  8 00

BICE.
Domestic.

Carolina bead........................5%
“  No. 1........................5
“  No. 2........................4%
3%

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

 

 

Imported.

Japan, No. 1—  
..................6ft
r‘  NO. 2............................5
Java............................—••  5
Patna................................   4 ¡4

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice...............................  &%
Cassia, China In mats........  9)4

Zanzibar..................11%

“  Batavia In bund— 15
“  Saigon In rolls..........32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................?o
NutmegB. fancy...................65
“  NO.  1.......................60
“  No.  2.......................5j
Pepper, Singapore, black...  10 
« 
“  white...  .20
shot........................ 16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice............................... 16
Cassia,  Batavia...................18
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon....................35
** 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar.................18
Ginger, African...................16
”  Cochin....................20
Jamaica  ............... 22
“ 
Mace  Batavia....................  65
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste....................25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16
“ 
white...... 24
“  Cayenne................. 20
Sage.  .................................. 20
•‘Absolute’’ In Packages.

“ 

%s  Vis
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon...................  84  1 55
Cloves........................   84  1  55
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1  55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   8t  155
Sage...............  

84

 

8AL  SODA.

Granulated, bbls................   1V4
751b  cases........  13S£
Lump, bbls 
...................   1V4
1*
©13

1451b kegs. 
SEEDS.
Anise  .......................
Canary, Smyrna.........
Caraway....................
Cardamon, Malabar...
Hemp,  Russian  ........
Mixed  Bird  ..............
Mustard,  white.........
Poppy .........................
Rape..........................
Cuttle  bone..............
STARCH.

80
4
4V4
9
8
4)480

SALT.

“ 

" 
“ 

Corn.
20-lb  boxes..................... ...  6
....  5*
40-lb 
..................
Gloss.
....  5%
1-lb packages  .’...............
...  5%
8-lb 
..................
................. ....  5*
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes........ ....  3*
Barrels.......................... .....  3%
...87
Scotch, In  bladders......
Macca boy  In jars........... ...35
French Rappee, in Jars.. . . .48
Boxes 
................................5%
Kegs, English 
....................**

SN UFF.

SODA.

Diamond Crystal.

“ 

Cases, 243  lb. boxes...... .$  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs.............. .  2350
.  4 00
115 2% lb bags... 
“ 
.  3 75
lb  “ 
tO5 
...
“ 
.....  3 50
3010  lb  “ 
“ 
65
Butter, 56 lb  bags...........
“  20141b bags  ......... .  3 50
“  280 lb  bbls......... .  2 50
......... . 2 2 5
“  224 lb 
Worcester.
..$4 10
115 2%-lb sacks..............
................ .  3 ZE
“ 
60 5-lb 
................ ..  3  50
•= 
3010-lb 
.................... 3 30
24  14 lb.  “ 
8201b. bbl.......................... 2 FO
8 lb sacks......................... 32)4
linen acks...............   60
Common Grades.
100 3-lb. sacks....................32  10
60 5-lb.  “ 
...1 9 0
28 10-lb. sacks...................  1  75
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags...  30
281b.  “ 
16
Ashton.
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75
Higgins
75 
56 Jb. dairy In linen  sacks 
Soiar Rock.
56 lb.  sacks.......
22
Common Fine
Saginaw 
..  ................
Manistee  .  .........   —

Warsaw.

.. 

“ 

“ 

 

SALEKATL’S.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

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

SEELY*<  EXTRACTS. 

1 oz. F. M. $  90 doz.  $10 20 gro
2  “  N. 
12 60  “
2 
14  40 “

Lemon.
1  20  *• 
“ F.jM. 1  40  “ 
Vanilla.
1 oz.  F.  M. 1  50 doz. 16 20 gro
2  “  N S  2 00  “ 
21  60 “
“ F.  M. 2 53 “ 
2 
25 50
Rococo—Second  Grade. 
Lemon.
2 oz..............75 doz...... 8 00  “
Vanilla.
2 doz........  1 00 doz...... 10 50  *’
SOAP.
Laundry.

G.  R. Soap Works Brands. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
Best German Family.

Concordia, 100 \  lb. bars...3 50
5 box lots ........3 35
10 box lots...... 3  30
20 box lots..... 3  20
601 lb. bars........................2 25
5 box  lots 
.......................2  J5
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.

“ 

Concord............................. 3 45
Ivory, 10  oz......... ............. 6 75
6  oz........................ 4 00
Lenox 
............................  3 65
Mottled  German..............3  15
Town Talk.........................325

Dingman Brands.

“ 

“ 

Single box.........................3 95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk A Co.’s  Brands. 

American  Family, wrp d. .$3 33 
plain...  3 27
N.  K.  Fairbank A Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  3 9)
Brjwn. 60 bars.................. 2 10
80  b a rs................. 3  10
“ 
Lautz Bros. A Co.'s Brands.
Acme.................................3 65
Cotton O il.......................  6 00
Marseilles......... 
............   4 00
Master 
4 00
Thompson & Chute Co.'s Brands

.. 

SHl .

Silver.................................365
Mono................................3 30
Savon Improved............... 2 50
Sunflower.........................2 80
Golden  ............................. 3 25
Economical  ......................2 25

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

“ 

SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  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............................. $4 69
Cut  Loaf................................. 4 69
Cubes...................................... 4 al
Powdered................................4 31
XXXX  Powdered..................   4 5j
Granulated 
......................3  4
Fine Granulated......................3 9»
Extra Fine Granulated...  4(6
Mould  A  ............................4  31
Diamond Confec.  A......... 3 94
Confec. Standard  A......... 3 87
No.  1...............................   3 75
No.  2 ..................................... 3 75
No.  3.......................................3 75
No.  4....................................... 3 75
No.  5.......... 
No.  6...................................... 3 62
No.  7.......................................3 56
No.  8.....................................  3 tO
No.  9........ 
3 44
No.  10....................................* 37
No.  11...................................... 3 31
No.  12...............................  3 25
No.  13...................................... 3 i2
No.  14................. 
3 06
Coru.

 
SYRUPS.

Barrels............................... 19
Half bbls...........................21

3 69

 

 

Pure Cane.

Fair.....................................  17
Good...................................   20
Choice..................................  25
Lea A Perrin’s, large..........4  75
small......   2 75
Halford, large.........................3 75
small  ...................2  25
Salad Dressing, larg e...... 4 55
“ 
sm all...... 2 65

TABLE  SAUCES.
“ 

“ 
•* 

TEAS.

japah— Regular.

B A SK E T  FIRED .

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   ©20
Choice........................ 24  @26
Choicest.....................32  @34
Dust.......................... 10  @12
i a .i ...........................  
L'.)t
Good..........................  @j>
Choice........................24  ©26
Choicest.....................32  @34
Dust...........................10  @12
F air...........................18  @20
Choice........................   @25
Choicest....................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fall.........25  @35
Extra flue to finest__50  @65
Choicest fancy.......... 75  @85
@26
Common to fair.........23  @30
Common to  fair.........23  @26
Superior to fine.......... 30  @35
Common to  fair.........18  @26
Superior to  fine......... 30  @40

oolong. 
IM PERIA L.

YOUNG  HYSON.

G CN PO W LER.

ENGLISH  B R E A K FA ST .

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

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

 
Private Brands.

P. Lorillard A Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet..............30  @32
30
Tiger..........................  
D. Scotten A Co’s Brands.
60
Hiawatha................... 
Cuba..........................  
32
30
Rocket....................... 
Spaulding A Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling............... 
30
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can  Can.....................   @27
Nellie  B ly ...............24  @25
u.« 
.24  @25
Uncle Ben.
McGlnty............
“  % bbls—
Columbia............
Columbia,  drums
Bang  Up..............
Bang up,  drums
Plug.

39

Sorg’s Brands,
Spearhead .................
Joker.............................. 
Nobby Twist.................... 
Scotten’B Brands.
Kylo................................  
Hiawatha........................ 
Valley City....................  
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty................... 
Jolly Tar........................ 
Lorlllard’s Brands.
Climax (8 oz., 41c)-------  
Green Turtle..................  
27
Three  Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler’s Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson a  McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope...................... 
Happy Thought..............  
Messmate.......................  
NoTax.......................... 
Let  Go............................ 

 

37
40
*5
3a
34
*■
32
39
30

24
43
37
32
31
27

Smoking.

Gatlin’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried....................... 17@18
Golden  Shower..................19
Huntress  ...................... 
26
Meerschaum 
.............. 29@3Q
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork.................................   30
German............................... 15
Frog....................................32
Java, %s foil-..................... -32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................76
Banner Cavendish.............. 36
Gold Cut 
......................- .  30 

I

Scotten’s Brands.

Warpath..............................14
Honey  Dew......................... 26
Gold  Block......................... 30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Brands.
Peerless................ 
26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard............................. 22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................4i)

 

Leidersdorfs Brands.

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

Spaulding A Merrick.

Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn...........................30
Plow  Bov........  ........... 30@32
Corn  Cake  .........  
16

 

VINEGAR.

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

$1 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.

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

........ 

30
.  1  75

YEAST.
Magic.........................
Vi aruer’s .......................
Yeast Foam  ..................
Diamond.....................
Royal...... 
..

. 

..1  CO
..1  00
...1  00
...  75
...  no

WOODENWARE.

!' “ 
17 ’• 

13  “  ............  

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

Tubs, No. 1........................   5 75
“  No. 2.................-....  4 75
No. 3.......................  4 00
“ 
125
“ No. 1,  three-hoop____   1 35
“ 
90
............... 
” 
* ?5
...................   1 SO
“ 
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
PURS.
Mink....................  30 @ 1  in
Coon  .................. 
30 @  TO
Skunk.................. 
75 @ 1  .5
Rat,  winter......  
u8  @  11
03  @  08
Rat, fall..............  
Red  Fox...........1  (0  @  1  40
Gray Fox.,........ 
40  @ 
t)
Cross Fox.........   3 00  @ 5 0 >
50  @ 1 00
Badger......... . 
Cat, wild.............. 
?0 @  75
Cat,  house.......  
10  @  25
Fisher.................  5 00 @ 6 00
Lynx....................  1 00  @ 2 50
Martin, dark___’,2 00  @ 3 00
Martin, pale, yel  l  in  ©  1  50
Otter....................   5 00 @8 0.»
W olf...................   1 00 
Beaver.................   3 00 @ 7 00
Bear......................15 00. ©25 00
Opossum........... 
10  @  2»
Deer Skin, dry.. 
in  @  25
Deer_skin, green  0 5 ©   12%
Green........................   2%@3%
Part  Cured...............   @4%
Full 
.................  @5%
Dry..............................   5 @7
Kips, green  ...............   3  @ 4
“  cured.................  @6
Calfskins,  green.......   5  @ 6
cured........7  @ 8%
Deacon skins................10 @25

HIDES.

“ 

“ 

j@ 2 Oil

No. 2 hides % off.
PELTS.

50
so

1  65

MEAL.

WOOL.

WHEAT.

MISCELLANEOUS.

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

Shearlings...................   5 @  20
Lambs 
......................25  @  60
Washed...................... ’12 @15
Unwasbed....................? @12
Tallow.......................  3 @4
Grease  butter  ...........  1  @2
Switches  ...............  
l%@ 2
Ginseng 
............... 2 00@2 25
GRAINS and  FEEDSTUFF» 
No. 1 White (58 lb.  test) 
No. 2 Red  (60 lb. test) 
Bolted...  .........................  140
Granulated......  
•Patents............................   1 95
•Standards........................  1 45
Bakers’..............................  1 x5
•Graham...........................  1 3o
Rye....................................   1 40
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Bran..  ............................$14  50
Screenings — ................... 13 00
Middlings...........................5  50
No. l  Feed..........................18 UO
Coarse meal 
................   17 50
Car  lots.............................   44%
Less than  car  lots..............45
OATS.
Car  lots  ... 
..................... 33
Less than car lo ts ............37
HAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots 
No. 1 
ton lots 
.KISH  AND OYSTERS

MILL8TUFF8.

...  9 50
11 00

©10 
@  9 
15
@1-1% @ 6 

FUBSH  PISH.
WhlteflSr.....................
Trout 
..............
Black Bass.......
Halibut,.....................
Ciscoes or Herring —
Bluefish.....................
Fresh lobster, per lb..
20 
Cod 
................. ........
10
No. 1 Pickerel............
@   8 © 8 
Pike............................
Smoked  White...........
@  8 
Red  Snappers............
13
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ........................
12%
Mackerel......................  18@25
1  50
Scallops.................... 
Shrimps 
..................  
1  25
Clams 
...................... 
1  25
SHELL GOODS.
Oysters, per  iiki......... l  25@1  50
Clam« 

CORN.

@ 12% 

“ 

OYSTERS—IN CANS.

F. J. Dettenthaler’s Brands. 
33
Fairnaven  Counts—  
F .J . D.  Selects.........  
30
Selects....................... 
2i
25
F. J. D., Standards.... 
22
Anchors.....................  
Standards..................  
20
Favorite....................  
17
Standards  per  gal............1  s0
, Anchor Standards per gal 1  50
OYSTERS—IN  BULK.
2 40 
Counts, per gal  .........
1  80 
‘  j ...............
Selects  “ 
Extra Selects, per gal..  ..
1  65
Oscar Allyn’s Brands.
...33
New  York  Counts.
30
Extra  selects................ 
Selects 
2?
IX L standards....................25
Standards.  ............................ 22
Mediums...... .  ........................ 0
Standards, per  gal  ............ 1  0
IXL Standards,  per  gal.....1  ?0
Extra  Sele  ts, per gal  ......1  90
Selects, per  al.................. 185

 

75@i 00.

3 40

1 7

40

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“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

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“ 

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“ 

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“ 

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LA M P  B U R N E R S.

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE 
No. 0 Sun...............................................
No. 1  “  .......................................................
No. 2  “  .......................................................
Tubular 
................................................
Security.  No. 1..............................................
Security,  No. 2........................................
Nutmeg...................................................
Arctic......................................... 

Pearl top.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“

First qualltr
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

1  2.3
LA M P  C H IM N EY S.— 6  dO Z.  I n   bOX. Per box
i
1  88 
2  70
2  102 25
3 25
2  «0 
8"
.3  80
.3  70 
4  70 
4  4P
 

No. OSnn...................................................... 
No. 1  “  ......................................
No. 2  “  ....................................................
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled..
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
.
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top, wrapped and labeled.
No. 1 
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled.......
“ 
No. 2  “ 
........
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
Fire Proof—Plain Top.
No.  1. Sun.  plain  bulb......................... 
....................................4  40
“ 
No. 2,  “ 
“ 
La Bastie.
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz. 
...................1  25
.....................   1  50
S 0-2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per d o z ................ ....................  1  35
No. 2 
“ 
1 6 '
No  1, lime (65c doz)....................................... 3  50
No. 2. lime (  Oc doz)....................................... 4 ■ 0
No. 2, flint (50c doz).................................  
.  4  40
Electric.
No.2, lime (70c doz) 
..................... ................4  in
No.  2 flint (Sec doz)................   ...................4  40
Doz.
50
1  00 9U
90
Box
4  20
4  80
5 25
5  10
5 85
6 CO
Doz
.  . 
1  60
...  .  35 00

Doz.
No.  3 Rochester,  lim e........ 1  50
No. 3  Rochester, Hint.
.1  75
No.  3  Pearl top or Jewel gl’s.1  85
No.  2  Giobe incaudes. lime.. .1  75
No.  2  GiObe lucandes. flint...55 00
No.  2  Pearl glass.................. .2  10

Junior, Rochester.............................
Nutmeg......  
...............................
illuminator Bases................................
Barrel lots, 5 doz  .................................
7 in. Porcelain Shades..........................
Case lots, 12 doz....................................

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

Miscellaneous.

OIL  CASS.
1  gal  tin cans with spout__
1  gal  galv iron, with spout..
gal  galv iron with spout
3 gal  galv iron with spout__
5 gal  McNutt, with spout.
5 gal  Eureka, with spout..
5 gal  Eureka with faucet......
5 gal  galv iron  A  A W 
5 gal  Tilting  Cans,  Monarch.
5 gal  galv iron Nacefas....
Pump Cans,
3 gal  Home Rule....................
5  gal  Home Kale.................. .
3 gal  Goodeuough.................
3  gal  Goodeuough  ............
5 gal  Pirate  King 
.........   .
No. 0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz.  each.................
No. 0, 
................
............
No. U, 
No. 0,
No. 1
No. 1,
No  2,
No. 3,
Mammoth, per doz.......................  .........
JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.
% Pints,  6 doz in  box, per box  (box 00).
24  “  “  bbl,  ‘  doz (bbl 35)  .
% 
)t 
6  “  “  box,  “  box (box 00)..
% 
Is  “ 
"  bbl,  “  doz  (bbl 35)..
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 g a l .........................
“ 
“  % gal. per doz..................
Jugs, % gal., per doz........................
“  1 to 4 gal., per g a l............... .........
Milk Pans. y% gai.. per do*  .................
“ 
..................
1  “ 
STONEWARE— BLACK  GLAZED.

LANTERN  GLOBES
“ 
“ 

per  gross..............................................

“  2  “ 
bbls 5  “ 
bull’s eye. cases 1 doz eacn. 1
LAMP  WICKS.

STONEWARE—AKRON.

12  00 
13 50 
10 50

10  U ) 
9 5j

“ 
“ 

“ 

Butter Croces, 1  and 2 gal.......   ............
Milk Pans, % gal. per  d o z .....................

“ 

" 

6%
65
79

1 

The Standard Oil Co  quotes as follows: 

.

...... 

FROM TANK  WAGON.

Eocene........ 
........
XXX W. W.  Mich.  Headlight................
Naptha...................................................  @7
Stove Gasoline......................................   @  *
Cylinder.............. 
.......................   @36
Engine.  .  ...........................................   13  @21
Black, zero  te s t..................................
Black,  15 cold te s t................. 
... 
Eocene.................... 
s
- 
XXX  W. W.  Mich. Headlight...............  
6
Scofield, Shurmer  A  Teagle  quote  as  follows;
Palaeine...................  
10%
Daisy White....................................................   9%
Red Cross, W W  Headlight............................o
Naptha  .......................................................  
7
Stove Gasoline...............................................8%
8%
Palaeine............ 
Red Cross W W Headlight  ...  ...............  
6

FROM  TANK  WAGON,

BARRELS.

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10

 

 

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Cl 1LS.
BARRELS.

f o r m -».
T r a d e s m a n  Co.,  grand rapids. mich.

W AN TED .

THE  MICHIGAN  THAIXESM^N.
earth,  like Jonah’s gourd,  is formic acid. 
It  is  secreted  in  large  quantities from 
the body of the ant.  Pour boiling water 
over a pile of ants,  and  the  resulting in­
fusion will taste  sour  like  vinegar. 
It 
dissolves away the sheaths of  seeds  and 
makes them burst  into  greenness.  The 
yogis say the earth they  use  is  obtained 
from ant hills.  Earth  moistened  with a 
liquid containing one part of formic acid 
to  5,000  parts  of  water  will  make the 
plants  just  hop,  skip  and  jump, 
the 
Frenchman says.

B e a n s,  P o ta to e s ,  O n ions.
If  you  have  any  to  offer write us stating quantity and  lowest price.  Send us 
M O SELEY   BROS.
sample of beans you have to offer, car lots  or less.
MID MS Sill Id H l 1 111.

G eneral  W arehousem en   and  T ra n sfe r  A g e n ts.

26  28,  30  and  32  Ottawa  St.,  GRANI»  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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CURRENT  COMMENT.

Solomon  S.  Curry,  President  of 

the 
Metropolitan Iron  Land  Co., makes  the 
statement that the opening of the Mesaba 
and other ranges will cause  a  revolution 
in  the  iron  ore  business  and  that  the 
values of the great Wisconsin and Michi­
gan companies are nearly destroyed.  At 
the conference of iron producers,  held in 
Cleveland a few days ago,  the  represen­
tatives of  the  old  companies  expressed 
themselves very much discouraged.  Bil­
lions of tons can  be put on the cars  from 
the Mesaba range alone, enough  to  sup­
ply  the  world  for  hundreds  of  years. 
The iron managers had been counting on 
the fact that the old world production  is 
so  nearly  exhausted  that  this  country 
must  soon  furnish  the  supply.  Unfor­
tunately  for  them,  the  supply  has  be­
come too plentiful and so  easily  accessi­
ble as to destroy  the  prospects  of  their 
benefitting from that  fact.

•  

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*

It is figured that the  loss  to  the  Gov­
ernment from  the  secret  sale  of  bonds 
above  the  market  price  amounts  to 
88,418,757—a pretty plum to  go  into  the 
hands of the jobbers.

Many  people  have  wondered  why 
physicians begin their prescriptions with 
the  letter  “R.” 
It  seems  that during 
the middle  ages,  when astrology  was  in 
fashion, a character very  much  like  our 
“R”  was the  sign  of  Jupiter,  the  pre­
server of health.  The  physicians, being 
then equally  devoted  to  the  science  of 
medicine and astrology, invariably began 
their  prescriptions  with  the  following 
words;  “In  the  name  of  Jupiter  take 
the following doses in the order set down 
hereinafter.”  In the courseFof  time this 
formula was  abbreviated, until  at  pres­
ent only the ietter “R” remains  to teach 
us that the medical art was  once  associ­
ated with the science of the stars.

The  American Straw  Board  Company 
—otherwise known  as  the  straw  board 
trust—has been sued  for  failing  to  pay 
the rental of the  Peoria  mills  of  85,000 
per  month  and  judgment  has  been 
granted  for  832,250.  The  defense  was 
that the trust Is illegal and,  hence,  that 
its contracts are  void.  This  decision  is 
important, as it will be followed  by suits 
by  a  number  of  other  mills  similarly 
closed on monthly rentals.

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*

A  decided sensation was caused in the 
London money  market  by  the  issue  of 
the last United States bonds. 
It  is  esti­
mated  that  they  were 
subscribed  for 
from fifteen to twenty  times  over.  Sub­
scriptions to the loan locked up so  much 
money  that  rates  were  decidedly  ad­
vanced.  Of  course,  the  great  demand 
was  caused  by  the  exceptionally  high 
rate of interest.

•  

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*

The death of  Frederick  Douglass  has 
created great  interest  in  the  career  of 
that  most  remarkable personage.  That 
one  born  a  slave  should  attain  such 
celebrity is sufficiently  wonderful.  The 
development from the humblest ignorant 
obscurity to a position  commanding  the 
recognition of the broadest culture rivals 
the invention of the great romances.

• 

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*

A  very  peculiar  accident  is reported 
from  Riverhead,  L. L  A few days  ago 
Mrs.  Gordon  discovered 
that  her  6 
months-old baby was  suffering  with  its 
foot.  She undertook to remove  its little 
socks,  and  the process gave the child so 
much pain that she  was compelled to de­
sist,  and  sent  for  the  doctor.  He  cut 
the sock from the  child’s  foot  and  dis­
covered that one  of  the  mother’s  hairs 
had become  entangled  with  the  child’s 
foot and had cut its toes to the bone.

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*  

*

A Frenchman  claims  to  have  discov­
ered  how  to  make  vegetation  grow  as 
much in thirty  minutes  as  it  ordinarily 
does In thirty days.  He  claims  to  have 
got the secret  from  the  yogis  of  India, 
who go from place to  place  giving  exhi­
bitions  and  picking  up  a  few cents by 
making a mango sprout and grow several 
feet in a few  minutes.  The  Frenchman | 
says the secret agent that bursts the seed ! 
and heaves  the  sprout  up  through  the

Electrie lighting has now been applied 
to private carriages, in which  a  storage 
battery may be secreted under  the  seat, 
and the whole equipment  costs less  than 
850  for  each  carriage.  That  imperial 
innovator,  the  German  Emperor,  was 
one of the first to put  electricity  to  this 
use.  He had the  imperial  carriages  so 
fixed that  the  old-fashioned  candles  in 
the lamps were dispensed with and an in­
candescent burner is used instead.  Inside 
the carriages there  are  several  of these 
burners, making it light  enough  on  the 
darkest night  to  read  when  driving  to 
opera  or  party,  but  the  lights  can  be 
turned  out  at  will.  Not  content  with 
this  departure,  the  Emperor  William 
has  had  electric  lamps  put  upon  the 
harness of his  horses, consisting of small 
colored lights which  glow  like  fireflies. 
The Prince  of  Wales,  who  has  adopted 
the  custom  of  electric  lighting  In  his 
carriages, has not gone  quite  so  far  as 
this,  being content with the lights in the 
carriages and In the lamps on either side 
of the  driver.  Carriages  have  been  so 
lighted in France for five  years,  and  the 
custom is steadily increasing.

*  *  *

A Louisville (Ky.)  man,  who  says  he 
never  drinks,  tells  of a farmer who  has 
produced a breed of fur-bearing chickens, 
which  sport  in  ice  water  and  cackle 
briskly  in  the  midst  of  almost  eternal 
snow.  This was accomplished  by  skin- 
grafting  a  selected  cock  and  hen  with 
rabbit skin,  half an inch at a time.  The 
process was  painful,  but  succeeded  ad­
mirably.  Eggs  of  the  new  breed  sell 
rapidly at 81.75 a  dozen and  are hatched 
out by ordinary hens,  who invariably die 
of fright upon perceiving the strange ap­
pearance of their offspring.

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*

Austrians  seem  determined  to  main­
tain their reputation for  being  the  most 
merry and pleasure-loving  nation  in Eu­
rope,  for  their  Parliament  has  just  re­
jected,  with a  considerable  show  of  in­
dignation,  a  bill  making  drunkennness 
penal.  The  opponents  of  the  measure 
found  no  difficulty  in  convincing  the 
House that  the established  habits of  the 
people  were  such that it was impossible 
to punish this failing,  and that the feasts 
and  family  drinking  bouts  which  have 
been  customary  among  the  population 
for  over  a  thousand  years  cannot  be 
abolished by law.

Dealers in

Carriages,  Wagons,  Agricultural  Implements  and  Binder  Twine. 

General Office, ;3 South  division street, Grand  Kaplds.

COLD  and  DRY  STORAGE.

General Office, Telephone 945. 
Warehouse, Telephone 954.
Office  Telephone  1055.

IS.  J   iJWuOKS, iV/an’g.
Barn Telephone  1059.

C P r ' I T D l T V   Storage and
■  *  Transfer Co.

257—259  OTTAW A  ST.

rioving,  Packing,  Dry  Storage.

Expert Packers and Careful, Competent Movers o;  liouselio.d  Furniture.  Estimates  Cheei fully 

Given.  Business Strictly Confidential.  Baggage  M agon at all hours.  F. S. ELSTON, Mgr.

PALACINE

Has  proved  its e lf  th e   o n ly   perfect 

illu m in a tin g   oil.

W hy #-v  BECAUSE  it  gives  a clear,  bright light, 

a#  BECAUSE  it does  not cloud  the  Chimneys.
4 

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

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

SCOFIELD. 

S jiU R im  

I  
Grand  Rapids.

T elephone  865.

TEB6LE.

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Northrop, robertson ^ q^rri^H
Lansing. Mich.  ^WBCTJBE«5-  LouisviUl Ky

6RRND  RRPID8 

BRUSH G O M PI
MANUFACTURER  OF  B R U S H E S   GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH 

Our  Goods  are  sold  by  all  Michigan  Jobbing  Houses.

TRY  YRAUESM N'S  WARTS  COLUMN.

MEN  OF  MARK.

A. Dodds, Proprietor of the  Dodds  Ma­

chine Works.

The  stead y   and  solid  grow th  of  th e 
Dodds  M achine  W orks  d uring  the  p ast 
few  years,  a   concern  widely  known 
am ong 
the  m an u factu re rs  of  wood­
w orking  m achinery  all  over  th is  coun­
try,  and 
in  o ther  countries  a s  well, 
m akes  it  fitting  th a t  T he  T radesm an 
should  give a  brief outline of th e  career 
of  the  m an  whose  u n tirin g   efforts  have 
built  up  this  business  from   the  sm all­
est  possible  beginnings.  So  quietly  has 
th is  enterprise  grow n,  th a t  it  is,  com ­
p arativ ely ,  little  know n  locally,  though 
having  alread y   increased  to  no  m ean 
proportions.

THE  MICTHGAJST  TRADESMAN.

1 9

in 

in 

for 

him

th is  em ergency 

energy  had«  won 

in  a   short 
ag ain  

an o th er  flood  w ashed  aw ay  th e founda­
tions  of th a t  p a rt  of  the  building w here 
m ost  of  his  m achinery  w as  located,  let­
tin g  it cave into  the river.  H is indom it­
able 
m any  friends  in  the  business  world, 
and 
these  cam e 
forw ard  w ith  offers  of  financial  a s­
tim e 
sistance,  and 
the 
w orks  w ere 
operation,
this  tim e  in  a  building  b uilt  for  the 
purpose  on  the  W est  Side.  H ere  th e 
business  prospered  u ntil  larger q u a rte rs 
becam e  necessary,  and 
in  1892  Mr. 
Dodds  purchased  the  four-story  build­
ing  w ith  w ater  pow er  know n  a s  the 
Deane  property,  w here  th e  accident  of 
caving  into  the  riv er  had  occurred  a  
few  years  before.  He  h as  m ade  exten­
sive  im provem ents  on  the  property,  so 
th a t  it  is  excellently  adapted  to  the 
needs  of  his  rapidly  increasing  busi­
ness.

D uring the  tim e of his  business  stru g -
gles Mr.  Dodds  hat1  the m isfortune  to
lose ils  wife. Some years later  he  mar-
tied Mrs.  A. J.  De Lam a rter.  H e  ha.s
one  dau g h ter by  the  fir.-'t m arriage.

tim e 

found

president 

Mr Dodds has
in
a

to  in-
other  enterprises
teres t  him self 
H e  has
citizen. 
a s 
duties
and
of
of
office
held
the
’it y  IIa tta n Co.  for  over
the Valley
ili rei years. E arly in  lif e  he  becam e  a
chur ch  mem 1er  in the  Ba p tist  denom ­
inati >n,  and joined the  F ountain  street
chur *h  on  c<iming to  th is  city.  Since
tim e  he has  be en  ac tive  in  helping
th a t
establish  two  new  churches  of  th a t 
aith   in  the  city,  in  one  of  which  he  is 
eacon,  and  holds  other  offices.  He 
eeam e  a  Mason  in  L ansing,  in  1868, 
nd  has  passed  m ost  of  the  degrees  of 
h a t  order.
Mr.  Dodds  is  a  m an  of  quiet  taste s 
id  retirin g   disposition,  b u t  he  h a s  the 
Scotch  enterprise  and  tenacity  of  pur- 
e  w hich  insures  success  in  w hatever 
m ay  undertake.

Are  You  in  Need  of

Spot  Cash?

We have lots of it in 4  and  8 oz. packages at  10c

$io  per  ioo  Pounds.

The  U*s*t sm »ke for the lowest price known.

i

¿ A i r o c c r v

in 

from  

A lexander  D odds  w as  born  in  Saint 
Lawrence  county,  New  York, 
the 
Is  of  Scotch  parentage,  his 
►•ear  1845. 
;>arents  hav in g   em igrated 
the 
ja n k s  of  th e   Tweed  in  1833.  The  th rift 
necessary  to  secure  a  living  in  Scotland 
it  th a t  day  w as sufficient  to  m ake  them  
independent  farm ers 
th is  country 
from  th eir  first  settlem ent.

The  subject  of  th is  sketch  spent  his 
boyhood  on  the  farm ,  a tten d in g   the dis­
trict  school  w inters  and  assistin g   in 
the  farm   w ork  and  p u ttin g   in  all  his 
time a t  th is  w ork  sum m ers.

in 

Possessing a  decided  m echanical taste, 
he  obtained  a  position 
in  a  m achine 
shop  w hen  he  becam e  of  age,  w here  he 
began  his  apprenticeship  as  a   m achin 
ist.  A  couple  of  years  la te r  he  cam e 
to  M ichigan,  first  locating  at  Lansing, 
and  continuing  to  learn  his  trad e,  being 
em ployed  by  L.  L.  H oughton,  a   m anu­
factu re r  of  wood  w orking  m achinery 
In  1870,  Mr.  Dodds  w as  m arried  to  Ase- 
neth  C arpenter,  of  M aple  Rapids,  Mich 
T he  fam ily  moved  to  G rand  Rapids 
in  1878,  Mr.  D odds  en terin g   the  employ 
of  the  B uss  M achine  W orks. 
In  1882 
he  bought  an  in terest  in  a  sm all  m a 
chine  shop  on 
the  second  floor  of  a 
building  a t  the  w est  end  of  P earl  street 
bridge,  an d   a   few  m onths  la te r  bought 
o u t  his  p artn er, 
th u s  becom ing  sole 
owner.  As an   employer,  he  im m ediately 
turned  his  atten tio n  
the  develop 
m ent  of  inventions  th a t  should  give  hie 
enterprise  an   ad v an tag e  in  the  shar 
com petition  in  its  field,  th a t  of  wood 
w orking  m achinery.  Some  of  th e   m a 
chines  he  invented  are  unique,  an d   a r 
still  w ithout  a   rival.  D uring  the  first 
few  years  the  business  w as  subject  to 
difficulties  and  setbacks 
th a t  would 
have  discouraged  a   m an  of  less  energy 
and  hopeful  tem peram ent.  The  great 
floods  of  ’83  deprived  him   of  pow er  for 
a   long  tim e,  and,  to escape a   recurrence 
of  th is  possible  yearly  catastrophe,  he 
moved 
the 
D eane  building  on  Mill  street,  no rth   ot 
B erkey  &  G ay’s.  A fter  tw o  o r  three 
years  of  success  in  th e  new  location

is  known  as 

into  w h at 

to 

A. B . KAOU’LSON,
Gunent,  Lime,  Coal, Sewer  Pipe, Etc.

Wholesale Shipper

CARLOTS  AND  LESS

GRAN D  RAPIDS,  MICH,

The Braistreet Mercantile Apcy.

The Bradatreet  Company,  Prop*.

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

CH4 RLKi  P.  CLAKK,  Pré»

Offices  n the principal cities of the l nlted 
Stales,  Canada,  the  European  continent. 
Australia, and In London.  England.

Oraod  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg

H K N K Y   K O V C K .   S a p t .
H.  M  R e y n o ld s   &  S o n
STRAW  B  >AR1>,

Jobbers  of 

BUILDING  PAPERS, 

BUCKSKIN  and  MANILLA

WRAPPING  PAPER, 

ROOFING  MATERIALS,

COAL  TAR  and  ASPHALT; 

Practical  Roofers,

Corner Louis and Cam pan Sts.,

also

Grand  Rapids, 

- 

Mich.

C has.  P etterseh ,

JO BBER  OP

Imported and Domestic Cheese

Swiss,IBrick and Llmburger a  Specialty. 

161—163  West  Bridge  t-t.  Telephone  123 

GRAND  RAPIDS

C A L L   YO U R   P A ’S

neighbors and  friends attention to the fact that we are

IGHIGAN’S
ERGHANT

IGHT1E8T
iLLERS,

That we grind 800  Barrels °f flour  per day, and that in  Jan­
uary we ground over 30 cars of corn  and 10 of oats and sent it 
broadcast over the state in the shape of the  btst  feed  known  !

We  Will  Do  More  in  February

and we want yonr orders to help the record

Ualley  Bitu  (Hilling  Go,  Grand Rapids 

(M .

 

 

 

%  OYSTERS  #
Daisy Brand, Favorites, per can.................. $  16
Daisy Brand, Standards, per can................. 
18
Daisy Brand, Selects, per can 
26
................... 
Solid Brand, Standards, per can.................. 
20
Solid Brand, E.  F., per can..........................  
22
Solid Brand, Selects, per can.......................  
26
Solid Brand,  Extra selects, per can............   28
Extra Standards, per gal.............................   1  30

Oysters fine and well filled.
The Queen Oyster Pails at bottom prices.
Mrs. Wtthey’s Home Made Jelly, made with 
boiled cider, very fine:
£5
30-lb.  pail.................. 
20-lb. pail  ......................................................   50
17-lb.  pail......................................................  
45
40
15-lb. pail...... — ...................  
1  quart Mason  Jars, per  doz............   ......   1  40
l  pints  Mason  Jars, per  doz...................... 
95
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...........................................   6
25-lb. pails, per lb..........................................  6M
10-lb. pails, per lb..........................................  6!4
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, 54 barrel.......... .......................2 75
New Sauer Kraut,  barrels............................  4 00
New Sauer Kraut, % 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 palls  ......................  1  00

 

EDWIN  FALLAS,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

John  Brechting,

Architect,

79  Wonderly  B’ ld’g.

Call or  let’s  correspond  if  you  want  to 

build.

S,  P.  Bennett  Fuel X lee  Go
ALL  KINDS  OF  FUEL,

Mine Agents and Jobbers for

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

20

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

N ew s  from   th e   M etropolis— Index  o f 

th e   M arkets.

Special  Correspondence
New  Y ork,  Feb.  23—Every day brings 
encouragement  and  is  better  than  the 
day before.  Go where one  will,  he  hears 
stories  of “trade picking  up,”  “doing  a 
little  better,”  etc.  Grocery  jobbers  are 
greatly encouraged,  and one of them  re­
ports  the  largest  day’s  business  for  a 
year.  The old depressing story  of  con­
tinually falling prices has been  stopped; 
instead,  we hear of “firmness”  and  “no 
further c ecline.”
Coffee is, particularly,  strong.  Buyers 
who  “ wait  until  a  more  convenient 
season” are waiting in  vain.  They  find 
the  goods  sold  or  else  “fractionally 
higher”  and go  away  feeling  that  they 
have lost a  chance.  Rio No.  7  is  worth 
16X@16%c.  Mild sorts  are,  also,  firm 
and holders  show  no  anxiety  whatever 
to make sales.  There is  a  good  steady 
movement and all signs point  to  contin­
ued firm rates.
The  tea  market  is  about unchanged. 
There is,  however,  a better  tone  to  the 
trade,  and  holders  feel encouraged.  For 
the  better  grades,  particularly,  the  de­
mand is very  favorable,  and  quotations 
are strongly adhered to,
Refined  sugars  show  no  particular 
change.  Prices cannot  advance  to  any 
extent.  Demand is about  of  the  usual 
character.
Rice is firm,  holders being  well  satis­
fied with the outlook.  There  is  a  good 
trade for  the  better  sorts  of  domestic, 
and,  also,  for  foreign.  Japan  rice  is 
somewhat scarce and is likely  to  be  for 
an indefinite period.
Spices are about in  the  usual  demand, 
but holders are feeling encouraged,  and, 
particularly, as regards pepper, in which 
some quite large transactions have taken 
place.  Some good  sales  of  cloves  are, 
also,  reported.
Really good qualities of grocery grades 
of molasses,  while  in  sufficient  supply, 
are certainly becoming scarcer  and hold­
ers are holding at  very  firm  rates.  The 
quotations have not  materially advanced 
during the week,  but  are  apt  to  at  any 
time.  Foreign  grades,  also,  are  well 
maintained.
Canned goods—even canned goods—are 
doing  better.  Transactions  are  larger 
and  the  demand  comes  from  all parts. 
Low priced vegetables  seem to be in  the 
lead at the moment.  There  has been  an 
advance of 5@7%c on  corn  and  Califor­
nia fruits  show  a  little  appreciation  in 
price.  Reports from Baltimore all speak 
of the revival of  the canned goods trade. 
There  are  such  enormous  supplies  of 
many things that there  can  be  no  great 
advance  in  quotations,  but  anything  is 
better  than  to  drag  along  as they have 
done for so long.
Butter is firm  and  really  extra  grades 
are scarce.  There is a good  demand and 
one that seems  likely  to  continue.  For 
under grades there is a rather slow move­
ment and rates are  nominal.
Cheese  is  improving  every  day  and 
dealers  feel  encouraged.  Not  much  is 
doing for export,  and  the  little  that  is 
sought for is of low grade.

DON’T  W ANT  IT.

W.  H.  P orter,  Sec’y.

O ppose  th e  B ru ndage  Bill.

G rand  R apids  a n d   Ja c k so n   G rocers 

J ackson,  Feb.  2J—What is  the  Grand 
Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association doing 
in regard to the pure food bill?  We pro­
pose to make a strong protest  against its 
passage.  We do not want  to  see  manu­
facturers driven from  the  State  by  any 
such nonsensical law as this.  They will 
have to stay out or give away  their busi­
ness if such a law is passed.  Our  Presi­
dent  said he wished that we  might  have 
three or four copies of T h e  T radesm an 
containing its analysis of the measure, so 
that we can  pass  them  around  and  get 
our grocers  to  help  defeat  the  bill,  if 
possible. 

THE  MICHIGAN  T R A D E S M A N
Western eggs  are  worth  25@26c  and 
there is an excellent  demand.  All  sorts 
are moving fairly  well  and  it  is  likely 
that a large portion  of the  surplus  will 
be worked  off  before  the  usual  Easter 
accumulation  arrives.
Provisions are  firm,  but  there  is  no 
particular activity.
The  big  Arbuckle  coffee  “shop” 
in 
Brooklyn  was  partially,  burned  Thurs­
day,  involving a loss  of  a  quarter  of  a 
million of dollars.  By  the  way, do  you 
know that'the word Ariosa means  A  for 
Arbuekle,  rio for the  city of that name, 
and sa for South America?
There  seems  to  be  a  lack of news of 
late  concerning  the  end-of-the-century 
manners of the New York woman.  News 
of this character usually  comes from the 
West, though it is  occasionally  blazoned 
forth in the columns of  sensational New 
York papers.  For many years  the  win­
ter season has  been ushered in by  elabo­
rate stories  about  the  manner in  which 
New  York  women  drive  four-in-hand 
sleighs up Broadway  at  midnight, main­
tain enormous and  elaborate  “gambling 
hells” on Fifth avenue,  smoke  cigarettes 
in  the windows  of  the  clubs,  and  have 
their boots polished while sitting elevated 
on the stands of the  bootblacks on street 
corners,  with their skirts blowing  in  the 
wind.  The  annual  story  of the tobacco 
merchant explaining how many thousand 
cigarettes New York women  smoke  in  a 
day  is  also  behind time,  and  the theory 
is gradually gaining ground that it has at 
last  become  recognized  that  the  New 
York  woman is, after all, about  as  well- 
bred and quite as conventional and sedate 
as her sisters of similar circumstances in 
the other towns in this country.
A familiar figure in  New York life has 
apparently  departed  forever.  This  was 
the  heavy  round-shouldered  bewhisk- 
ered man who was the  forerunner  of  all 
building  operations  in  town, and whose 
duty it  was to smoke a pipe and occasion­
ally stir a mortar bed  whenever  any  re­
pairs were going on in the neighborhood. 
It was the custom to  mix the mortar and 
get it in shape at least eight or  ten  days 
before  building  operations  were begun, 
and the  mortar  man  and  his  assistant, 
with  their  whitened  overalls, long hoes 
and  tranquil  manners,  always preceded 
the energetic masons  and  stone  cutters. 
Recently,  however,  a  big  monopoly  has 
taken  hold  of  the mortar  business,  and 
it is mixed  in  remote  yards,  where  ten 
days’  attention  is  duly  given to it,  and 
when the builders are ready for the mor­
tar it is carried to them in  carts,  poured 
into  the  heart of the building,  and  does 
not touch the sidewalk at all.

At the last meeting of the  Grand  Rap­
ids  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
the 
Brundage  bill  was  discussed  at  some 
length,  culminating  in  the  adoption  of 
the following resolution:
Wh er ea s—There  is  now  before  the 
Legislature  a  measure  known  as  the 
Brundage bill,  having for its  alleged ob­
ject the curtailment of adulteration  and 
sale of adulterated goods;  and
W h er ea s,  This measure  unjustly dis­
criminates against the retail dealer, plac­
ing the merchant at the  jeopardy  of  his 
enemies  and  paid  spies  of  the  State; 
therefore
Resolved—That  we place ourselves  on 
record as unalterably opposed to any leg 
islation which is  devoid  of  the element 
of fairness to all  parties  concerned,  and 
earnestly request our Representatives and 
Senators to work and  vote for the defeat 
of the Brundage bill  and  kindred  meas­
ures.

S ta tu s  o f th e   W a te rb u ry   F ailure.
The assets of A.  E.  Waterbury  &  Co., 
the Traverse  City jewelry firm which re­
cently  made  an  assignment to Foster & 
Crotser,  are  appraised  at  $675.  The 
liabilities  are  $1,600.59,  divided among 
twenty-three  in  the  following  amounts:
C. H. Kniglits &  Co............................................ $158 56
Cleveland Optical Co  ..................................  46  25
Towle M fg.t’o ....................................................   33 46
Lissener & Soldheim ......................................... 
7 12
Benjamin, Allen & Co..............  
10 60
Holmes &  Edw ards..........................................   20 13
E. G. Webster & Son.........:  .........................   55  02
Stein &  Elbogan  ..........................................   108  45
Odenheimer, Zimmer &  Co..............................   136 70
Norris, McAllister & Go.....................................   136 70
Hogers &  Bros.....................................................  23 98
Robbins & Appleton 
..................................  38  00
William Rogers Manufacturing Co............  54 58
75
Keystone Watch Co....................................... 
Waterbury Clock Co..........................................   23 10
Bernstein, Cohen & Co...............................  
8 00
J. T. Scott *  Co...................................................  324 96
Trier Bros.............................................................  104 50
John Holland Pen  Co.......................................  16 00
Edward Ladd Pen Co.........................................  30 00
M. A. Elsman & Bro...........................................  152 79
T. Lindenberg.....................................................   12 48
Chas. A. Hammond............................................  100 00
The cry of “Hard times and no money” 
is false.  The Western  Beef  and  Provi­
sion Company  are selling far more goods 
than  ever  before.  Their  prices  to  the 
trade command big sales.

Patrons of T h e  T radesm an  who wish 
to  inspect  a  model  printing office—the 
largest and best equipped in the city and 
one  of the  finest  establishments  of  the 
kind in the  State—are  cordially  invited 
to  call  any  time  during business hours 
and visit the various departments.  Take 
elevator in New Blodgett  building  (cor­
ner  Louis  and  Ottawa  streets)  for fifth 
floor.

The L atch  S trin g  Is O ut.

 

71  Canal 'St*

EATON,  LYON & CO.
PA N IC AM ONG M EA T MEN.

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

Signal  Five  cigar  is  Spanish  hand­

GRAND  RAPIDS.

made, 5c.

The Western Beef and  Provision Company awakens everybody to the fact that there is

L ots of M o n e y   in   C ircu latio n .

Their Prices to the trade this week command immense Sales.  Telegrams coming in from the Western supply say, “Sell more goods.”  Storehouses are

full and carloads are arriving.

Ask for prices on

A E E   F R E S H  A N D   S M O K E D   M E A T S ,

VEGETOLE,  WORLD’S  FAIR  BUTTERINE,  LARD  AND  ALL  PROVISIONS.

I-Ü33  Order quick and prices will surprise you.  Special attention to mail and telegraph orders.

WESTERN  BEEF  and  PROVISION  GO.,  Grand  Rapids,  JM ,

Muskegon  Bakery  Graekers

(United  States  B aking  Co.)

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

Our “N ew  Gem.

99

T h e   roride  o f  t h e   H o u se h o ld .

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

one can be best—that is  the original

riuskegon
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,
R o\al  F ruit  Biscuit, 
Muskegon  Frosted  Honey, 
Iced  Cocoa  Honey Jum bles, 
Jelly T urnovers,
Ginger  Snaps,
H om e-M ade  Snaps, 
Muskegon  Branch,
Mlik  Lunch.

A LW AYS
ASK
YOUR
GROCER
FOR
nUSKEGON 
BAKERY’S  
CAKES  and 
CRACKERS

United.  States  Baking  C o.

LAWRENCE  DEFEW,  Acting  Manager,

M u s k e g o n , 

-  

M ic h .

Spring &  Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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

We  inVite  the  Attention  of  the  Trade  to  our  Complete  and  Well  Assorted 

Stock  at  Lowest  Market  Prices.

Spring &  Company.

R

t4J e S S ’*  what  you  want.

We 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 
“JESS,”  is  a  club  shaped  plug,  2x12,  spaced  for  3 cuts and shows a 
It  weighs  16 ounces to the plug and the 
good  margin  to  the  retailer. 
consumer gets full  value 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.  Why?  Because it is “Jess” what they want and 
have been looking lor.

n

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MANUFACTURED  ONLY  BY

THE  DANGLER  STOVE  &  MFG.  CO., 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO.

The  Burner  has  the  same  flame  and  heating  power  as 

the 
“PROCESS”, and will do the same amount  of  work,  and  consume  mnoh 
less fluid.

Made with  our  celebrated  tank,  which  is  neither  LAY-DOWN  nor 
ELEVATED,  and  regarded as  the  most  CONVENIENT,  RELIABLE 
and ABSOLUTELY  SAFE  tank  ever  made.

We  Have  the  Agency  for  This  CELEBRATED  STOVE.

No.  415  3-Burner,  High and Step,  List  - 
No.  414  2-Burner,  High and Step,  List
Regular Gasoline Stove Discount.

813
10

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GRAND RAPIDS, 

MICH.

18 and 19 Widdicomb  Bid.

N.  B. Cla r k,  Pres, 

il  W. D. Wade,  Vice-Pres.

C. U. Cla r k,  Sec’y  and  Treas.

'•ro ts

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

Correspondence Solicited.

A l f r e d   M e a k i n ’s

B e s t   K n g l i s h V / 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.

TEAS.

BUTTERS.

SAUCE BOATS.

SUGARS.

No. M 1910  Henshall  Shape.

ORIGINAL  ASSORTLD  CRATE.

Alfred  Meakin’s  White  Granite.

No,  J.  R.  1704  Henshall  Shape.

ORIGINAL  ASSORTED  CRATE.
Alfred  fleakin’s  White Granite  Ware,

 

 

 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

c6 Dozen 5 inch Plates..................... $  42 
20 
61 
 
2 
70 
6 Only  6  “  Bakers....................   94 
6 
....................  1  69 
6 
Bowls.....................   94 
12 
75 
12 
63 
Open  Chambers.....  3 00 
12 
Covered Chambers.  4 50 
6 
12 
94 
12 
1  13 
12 
1  69 

“  7  “ 
“  8  “ 
••  8  “ 
*•  24s 
“  30s 
•*  36s 
9s 
“ 
9s 
“ 
6  inch Scollops  ................ 
“ 
“ 
7  “ 
“ 
8  “ 

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2 52
12 201
1  40
47
87
47
75
63
3 00
2 25
94
1 13
1 69

6 Dozen 4 
“  Fruit Saucers........
28
1  68
4
“ 
Individual Butters.
19
76
15 Set  bandied  St. Denis Teas  ..
3774 5 62
15
“  handled Henshall Teas__
3774 5 63
• ‘  unhandled St. Denis Teas.
21
3174 6 63
24 Only Oyster Bowls.  30s  ............
75
6 Pairs Ewore and Basins............ 7  13
3 57
6 Only  9 inch  Dishes....................
..................... 1  13
6
1  69
84
6
1  13
2 50

Crate and Cartage......................
Total.............................

“  10  “ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

7  “ 
8  “ 

6 Dozen Plates, 5 inch................  $  42 
2  52
61  12 20
“ 
120 
.................... 
“ 
2 
1  40
70 
.......................  
1  68
“  Fruit Saucers......................  23 
6 
|  4 
“  Individual  Batters............  
19 
76
6  Only Bowls,  24s..................  
94 
47
1 Dozen Bowls, 30s.......................... 
75 
75
1 
36s 
63
63 
......................  
1  50
“ 
2 
30b, Oyster................. 
75 
94
“  Scollops, 6  inch.................  
1 
94 
1  13
1 
7 inch................   1  13 
“ 
1 
“ 
8 In c h ................ 1  69 
1  69
6  Only  Dishes, 9 inch...................  1  13 
57

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“  12 

“  Covered Chambers, 9s 

.......................   2  81  1
3
.  .  4 50  4
Ewers and Basina, 9s.7  13  5

6  Only  Dishes HO 
“  ............  1  0if
6 “ 
1 Dozen Open Chambers, 9s__   ...  3 00 
1 
9  Only 
37*4  1125
[30 Set handled Teas, St.  Denis........ 
30 Set handled Teas, Daisy................  37!»  11  25
Crate and Cartage.......................  
2 50
Total  ........................................*66 3«

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

H,  L E O N A R D   &  S O N S ,  Grand  Rapids.

The Dayton Computing

It  Sells  Because  of Its

Money-Making  Features.

W A R N I N G   !

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  hgents  under  Letters  Patent  of  the 
Uuited States Issued in  1881. 1885.1*86, 1888,1891,1893 and  18»«.  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.

SEE  WHAT  USERS  SAY:

Mess. Hoyt & Co., Dayton, O.
Gentlemen—I have used one  of  your  computing  Scales  for  about  one 
year.  I  cannot  praise  it too highly.  It is very accurate and quiet.  There is no chance to make 
a mistake.  I  would  not part with it for any money if I could not get another. 
I take pleasure in 
recommending it to anyone in need of a perfect sc.te.  Yours truly,

P o r t l a n d, Mich., January 5,  1S95.

P. N. Moore.

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Portland, Mich., January, 5,1895.
Mess. Hoyt  & Co  . Dayton, O.,
Gentlemen—I have used one of your Computing Scales  now  over  a year, 
and must say that I have had much pleasure as well as profit in its use.  I  would  not  part with it 
for the price I paid for It if I could not get another.  It gives me pleasure  to  recommend  it  to  all 
wishing a good, profitable, correct scale. 

Yours respectfully,

H erman W .C lark.

For  further information drop a postal card to

H O Y T & COM PANY, D ayton, Ohio,

