VOL. X II

GRAND  RA PID S,  M ARCH  20,1895.

N O   6 0 0

M   R   A L D E N   A   C O .

M. R. ALDUS 
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85,000  P enberthy Automatic  I njectors in use, giving p erfect satisfaction 
u nder a.. 1 conditions.  O ur J e t Pum ps, W ater Gages an d  Oil Cups a re Unequalled.
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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 
“ JE SS,”  is  a  club  shaped  plug,  2x12,  spaced  for  3  cuts and shows a 
good  margin  to  the  retailer. 
It  weighs  16 Ounces to the plug and the 
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 ior.

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We  manufacture  the  best  made  goods  in  these  lines  of 
any  factory  in  the  country,  guaranteeing  every  garment  to 
give entire satisfaction, both in fit and wearing qualities.  We 
are  also  headquarters  for  Pants,  Overalls  and  Jackets  and 
solicit  correspondence  with  dealers  in  towns  where goods of 
our manufacture are not regularly handled.
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Are now in season.  We manufacture j nil Kinds

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

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

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guarantee entire satisfaction.

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Muskegon  Bakery  GraGkers

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

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

There area great many  Butter Crackres  -n  the  Market—onl\ 

one can  be  best—that is  the original

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

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Other
Great
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Are

M u sk eg   yn  T o a st,
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Ict-d  C o co a   H o n e y   J u m b le s, 
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G in g e r   S n a p s ,
H o m e -M a d e   S n a p s , 
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ASK
YOUR
GROCER
FOR
nUSKEGON 
BAKERY’S 
CAKES  and 
CRACKERS

12,  14,  i6  Pearl  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  fllCH.

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

Agents for the Boston  Rubber Shoe Co.
We carry as large a  stock  as any jobber.  Or­
ders filled  promptly and  always  at  best  terms  and 
discounts.

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18 and 19 Widdicomb  Bid.

N.  B.  Cl a r k ,  Pres.
W.  D.  Wade,  Yice-Pres.
C.  U. Clark,  Sec’y  and  Treas.

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We  are  now  ready  to make 
"  “   contracts for bark  for  the  sea­

son of 1895.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  MARCH  2 0 ,  1895.

NO.  6 0 0

M IC H IG A N

Fire & Marine Insurance Co.

Organized  1881.

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renters and professional men.  Also local agents 
for the Furniture Commercial Agency Co.’s“Red 
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competent  Persons, 

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in the management of any  business  which  may 
be entrusted to it.
Any  information  desired  will  be  cheerfully 
furnished.
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Everybody in­
terested  in  pat­
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law  to  send  his 
name;  in  return 
a  book  contain­
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be  sent  free  by 
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Patent Att’y, 
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Commercial Aspect of the Bicycle. 

W ritten fo r  Thb Tradesman.

The sewing machine  and  watch  rack­
ets are both worn out,  in addition  to  be­
ing easily explainable when  brought  up 
to  sustain  the  theory  that  we  pay too 
much for our bicycles.  The former high 
price  of  the  former  article  was  due  to 
patents which have since  expired. 
It  is 
true that all bicycles have some patented 
features,  but  they  have  practically  no 
influence  on  the  price,  for  the  simple 
reason that the  essential  points  are  not 
patented  and  are  used  by every manu­
facturer.  One of the most  important  of 
these  is  the  ball  bearings,  upon  which 
the  patents  long  since expired. 
It is a 
noteworthy fact that,  when these patents 
ran out,  prices were not reduced an  iota. 
The true principle of the  lateral  adjust­
ment  of  ball  bearings  was  discovered 
by  Joseph  H.  Hughes,  an  Englishman 
who secured British  patents  upon  it  iu 
1877.  The  United  States  patent  was 
granted to William  Bown,  the  assignee 
of Hughes,  in  1880.  Ou  November  20, 
1877,  another  type  of  lateral ball bear­
ings was patented by a plain “John Smith, 
U.  S.  A.”  These  two  bearings  are 
the  only  ones  of  any 
consequence 
ever  invented,  as 
the  principle  of 
snch a bearing  is so fundamental that no 
innovations were possible.

The  patents  upon  the  bicycles of to­
day are upon some special feature  which 
may  or  may  not  be  more  valuable  in 
theory than in practice.  Most  of  them, 
or at least a large proportion, are  theory 
only—“freak ideas,” as they  are  gener­
ally called.  Such  things  as  adjustable 
handle  bars,  curved  tubing  in  frames, 
elliptical  sprockets,  ditto cranks,  braces 
in frames,  special seat  fastenings,  auto­
matic brakes of different kinds, etc., etc., 
have no bearing upon  the  easy  running 
or durable  qualities  of  a  bicycle.  The 
ordinary single diamond  frame  with  no 
extra curves or braces in its construction 
has  proved  entirely  adequate  to  with­
stand all ordinary, and a  great many ex­
traordinary, strains put upon it.  A man 
used to riding with his  handle  bar  in  a 
certain position does not feel at  home  if 
that  position 
is  changed  and,  conse­
quently,  cannot ride so skillfully.  When 
a frame will not  break  under  the  most 
severe  strains  to  which  it  can be put, 
what is the use of  further strengthening 
it?  Certainly, none of these things con­
tribute to the easy running qualities of a 
wheel, and those are the qualities which, 
combined  with  durability,  make  a  bi­
cycle valuable.  For this reason  the  ma­
jority of the patents are of  no  practical 
value  except  as  a  handle  to talk when 
making,  or attempting to make,  a sale.

The comparison of bicycle prices  with 
those  of  watches  comes  nearer  to  the 
point,  as  improved  machinery  consti­
tutes a big figure  in  the lower  prices  of 
each,  but there the similarity ends.  The 
manufacture of watches has reached per­
fection, as timepieces  are  in  use  which 
do not vary a minute a year.  Perfection 
in the mechanism  of  bicycles  is  practi­
cally unattainable.  As a  basis  for  this

assertion,  note that a bicycle is a vehicle, 
a n ^ h a t vehicles of all kinds  have  been 
on the market  (what  market  there  was 
at various ages)  for 4,000 years or  more, 
and 
improvements  are  still  going  on. 
Thus,  the  models  are  always  changing 
and  the  demand  for  new  wheels keeps 
the price up.

In an article in a previous issue of T he 
T radesm an,  I stated that there were but 
five absolutely high-grade  wheels  on the 
market,  to  which  statement  exceptions 
were taken by another writer. 
I did not 
say that there are only  five good  wheels, 
as  he  quotes  me,  as  1  well  know that 
there are dozens of them,  but  that  there 
are five that are the best.  I did not men­
tion any names, as I did not wish  to  de­
preciate  the  value  of  some  wheels and 
enhance  the  value  of  others, 
if,  by 
chance,  any writings  of  mine  might  do 
either. 
In making  the  statement, I told 
only  what every thorough wheelman, un­
prejudiced by trade  associations,  knows 
to  be  a  fact,  and  I adhere  to the state­
ment.  Anyone  wishing a  corroboration 
has but to  question  any  veteran  wheel­
man  he  meets.  A few of them may  say 
that there are six or seven,  but not more 
than that.

I would also like to state that I did not 
intimate  that  considerable  consignment 
business is being done,  and  refer  to  the 
article  in  question  in  proof  of this. 
I 
wish,  also,  to  adhere  to  my  statement 
that only  the  oldest  factories  have  the 
experience and  facilities for  turning out 
the  very  best  work.  As an  example  of 
this, there are three different factories in 
America  which  spend  more  in  a  year 
simply  for  experimenting  with  metals 
and methods of construction than the en­
tire  annual  expense  account  of  some, 
and,  indeed,  most, of  the new  ones.  As 
to their being behind the times, it is well 
to note that every one of them  will  next 
month  commence  work  upon  their 1896 
models,  thus  allowing  themselves  nine 
months’ time in  which  to  privately  test 
.their new ideas,  while  the  younger*and 
inexperienced makers  put  their  experi­
ments upon the market immediately and, 
consequently,  iu  an  imperfect  state  of 
development.  Good  ideas  appearing  in 
a  crude  form  upon  cheap  wheels  are 
often  appropriated  and  perfected  by the 
experienced men,  who are,  therefore,  ac­
cused of being behind  the  times  because 
they did not put something  on  the  mar­
ket in an imperfect form.  Was  the  first 
pneumatic  tire  or  the first wood rim on 
the best  wheel made?

1 will  supplement  my  advice  to  buy 
light—a sample  wheel  only if you are  in 
a small town—by the simple remark that 
bicycles are unlike  any  other  merchan­
dise,  and won’t sell at their list price,  or 
anywhere near it,  the  next  spring,  and 
that the man  who orders a  large number 
of wheels  without the customers in sight, 
and has  to  carry  them  over,  will  be  a 
poorer and  wiser man the next  season.
Morris  J.  W h it e.

Prospects  of  a  Successful  Bicycling 

Season.

As  soon  as  the  frost  is  oat  of  the 
ground,  and it cannot remain there much 
longer,  the  cycling  season  will  begin. 
Even now,  with  bad  roads  and  change­
able weather,  the enthusiastic cycler can 
be seen on the streets every  hour  of  the 
day  and  evening.  The  prospects of  a 
successful season, both socially and from 
an  athletic  standpoint,  never  looked 
brighter.  The  manufacturer is a happy 
man just now,  and  well  he  may  be,  for 
the  demand  for  new  wheels almost ex­
ceeds the supply.  All the  factories  are 
now running on full time,  and  many  of 
them are  practically  running  night  and 
day.

There  is  not  as  much  grumbling  as 
there has been among would-be  purchas­
ers  about  the  price  they  must  pay for 
their wheels,  although  some cyclists  are 
firmly of the belief  that  the  prices  are 
entirely  too  high.  The  profits  to  the 
manufacturer  are  enormous,  but 
the 
manufacturers  of  cycles  form  a  close 
corporation,  and it 4till take a mammoth 
tidal wave to break it down.

“Our profits are not as  large  as  some 
people think,” said a maker of oueof the 
staple wheels to the writer the other day. 
“Cycle  manufacturing  is  a  business  iu 
itself,  and  it  has  been  run  differently 
from  most  other  enterprises.  Our 
methods have grown  up  with  the  busi­
ness,  and,  until  there  is  a  change  of 
policy, I  cannot  see  much  chance  of  a 
material change in the  price  of  wheels.
“You ask,  if one  large  maker  should 
break  away  and  offer  to  sell  wheels 
cheaper thau the others, what  the  effect 
would be?  That has been done  already; 
in  fact,  it  was  done  last  year.  The 
maker who tried  it  simply  ruined  him­
self.  All  the other  manufacturers  held 
aloof and watched the struggle,  and  the 
alleged reformer  soon  reached  the  end 
of his rope, and  bis  business  collapsed.
“There  is  only  one  thing  which will 
cheapen  wheels,  and  the  time  may  be 
close  at  hand. 
I  believe  that  the new 
’95  wheel  is  a  model  iu  itself, and I do 
not see how it can be  improved  upon  to 
any  appreciable  extent.  The  limit  of 
lightness  has,  I  believe,  been reached. 
I  do  not  think  that  a serviceable road 
wheel  can  be  built  which  can  weigh 
much less than nineteen pounds.

“If we can  make this  pattern  last  for 
three or four years,  we can afford to  sell 
cheaper  wheels. 
It  is  the  constant 
changing,  constant  experimenting,  the 
purchasing of new tools  and  machinery, 
which  have  cost  the  manufacturers  so 
much money. 
I  see  that  it  is  charged 
that we are  pulling  wires  just  like  the 
batters; 
is,  that  we  set  styles  in 
wheels and bring out  new  designs  each 
year so as  to keep the riders  and  enthu­
siasts buying new wheels. 
If those peo­
ple knew what  it  costs us  to  turn  out  a 
new  wheel  they  would  whistle  another 
tune.”

that 

We believe better times  are  ahead  of 
us,  but  we  don’t  know  how  far  ahead 
they are.

It  is  a  good  thing 

to  make  money. 
It is a better  thing  to  make  a  good  use 
of it.

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THE  FOODS  WE  EAT.

W ritten  to r Th e  Tradesman.

From  the  earliest  ages  of  which  we 
have any knowledge mankind  has  eaten 
animal  food  in  some  form,  and,  in his 
prehistoric  condition,  there  is  not  the 
least  doubt  that, 
in  imitation  of  the 
lower animals,  he ate fruits and  flesh  in 
the  raw  state,  without  implements  of 
any sort for convenience or comfort.  As 
time passed and he  acquired  knowledge 
from  experience, 
the  flesh  was  either 
dried in the sun,  or  smoked,  or  cooked 
by fire  in  a  barbarous way.  Still later, 
he  discovered  grains,  fruits  and  roots 
growing  wild,  which  contained  either 
starch or sugar,  or  both  combined,  and 
which he found an  agreeable addition  to 
his fish, flesh or fowl.  Our  wheat,  rice 
and  Indian  corn  grew  wild  as distinct 
plants, in different  parts  of  the  world, 
although not in their  present  condition, 
for perfection has only  been  attained  by 
cultivation  during 
the  lapse  of  cen­
turies.  Among the grains  of  this  char­
acter 1 may mention the  Quinoa,  a small 
roundish  seed,  first  growing  wild,  and 
later quite extensively cultivated  on the 
table-lands  of  South  America.  There 
are  two  varieties  of  the  Quinoa—the 
sweet and the  bitter—and  both  grow  at 
an elevation where rye and barley refuse 
to  ripen. 
It  is  exceedingly  nutritious, 
closely approaching oatmeal.

to 

time 

time  amid 

As  I  say,  Nature  has  pointed  out to 
man,  from 
the 
greatness of her  bo«ity,  the  foods  best 
adapted to his wants, as bread and  meat, 
which are now looked upon as  the  “ staff 
of  life”  and  should,  when  convenient, 
be eaten together.  And,  as  the  casein, 
fibrin and albumen  in  animal  foods  are 
nearly  identical  with  each  other  and 
with the gluten of plants, I shall  include 
in this article, as animal food, eggs, milk 
and cheese,  and discuss  their  merits  ac­
cordingly.

1 

have  mentioned  that  our  primeval 

parents discovered that  roots  and  fruits 
might be eaten  to  advantage  with  their 
animal diet,  and I  here wish to  speak  of 
a  fruit  in  the  cultivation  of  which  a 
large amount of Grand Rapids  capital  is 
invested, and,  in  fact,  Grand  Rapids  is 
the  great  distributing  point  for  this 
fruit,  direct  from  the  plantations, 
to 
hundreds of dealers in Michigan  and ad­
joining  states.  1  refer  to  the  bauana. 
This fruit contains 73 percent,  of water, 
the  same  amount  as  the  plantain;  but, 
when  we  consider  that  lean  beef  con­
tains 78 per cent, of water and  blood,  we 
find it compares well  with our best food. 
In tropical climates the banana is  one  of 
the  most  valuable  foods  and  so exten­
sively consumed as to  take  the  place  of 
our cereal grains as  the  common  article 
of  diet. 
In  composition  it  approaches 
rice,  although  rice  contains  a  greater 
amount of starch; yet  this  will  not  nat­
urally chauge to sugar, as in the  banana. 
About  six  and  a  half  pounds  of  the 
fruit, or two pounds of the dried banana 
meal,  with eight  ounces  of  salt  meat  or 
fish,  is  the  daily allowance of a laborer 
where it grows.  The  unripe fruit—as it 
generally  reaches  us—is  often  dried  in 
the oven and may then  be  eaten  in  the 
manner of bread.  When  thus  carefully 
dried  it  may  be  kept  for  a  long  time 
without spoiling.  The  chemical  reason 
why  the  unripe  fruit  is chosen  for this 
purpose is that,  while in the green state, 
the  fruit  is  filled  with  starch,  so that, 
when  dried, 
it  has  a  resemblance  to 
bread,  both  in  taste  and  composition.

When spread with butter it  is  delicious. 
As the fruit ripens,  this  starch  changes 
into sugar and the fruit becomes sweeter. 
Although  more  pleasant  to  eat  in  this 
ripe condition, it is less fit either for dry­
ing  or  preserving.  A  modern—and 
I  might  add model—article  of  food  in­
troduced is banana flour,  which,  if prop­
erly  made  from  the  fresh  fruit  on  or 
near  the  grounds  where  grown,  will 
prove a valuable addition to the  cuisine.
As a key  to  the  composition  and aiu- 
tritive  qualities  of  all animal foods,  an 
examination  of beef  will be of service to 
us. 
If a piece of fresh beef  be  dried  in 
the hot sun, or  in  a  basin  over  boiling 
water,  it  will  dry  up  and  diminish so 
much in  bulk that four pounds of newly- 
cut fresh beef  will leave only  one  pound 
of dried flesh.  Do  not,  from  this  state­
ment, infer that this is the dried  beef we 
purchase  for  our  tables,  as  in that case 
the  price  would  necessarily  be 35 or 40 
cents a pound,  instead of 18 or  20  cents; 
neither  would  we  be  able  to  masticate 
such a solid substance.  Again, if we take 
a  piece  of 
it 
thoroughly  in  several  waters,  its  color 
will  gradually  disappear.  The  blood 
will be  washed out and a  white  mass  of 
fibrous tissue will remain.  Now,  if  this 
be put into a bottle with alcohol or ether, 
a variable proportion of fat  will  be  dis­
solved out of it and the residue will then 
chiefly  consist  of  a  substance to which 
chemists,  on  account  of  its  fibrous ap­
pearance,  give  the  name  of  fibrin.  Of 
this fibrin  the  lean  part  of  all  animals 
consists.  The  composition of lean  beef, 
compared  with  wheat  flour  and  wheat 
bread,  is as follows:

lean  beef  and  wash 

Water and  blood  ...
Fibrin or gluten......
Fat 
starch, etc...............

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

Lean
Beef
. . .   78
......   19
3

Wheat
Flour
16
10
2

Wheat
Bread
45
t>
1
iS
100

100

no

The  difference  between  beef  and 
bread is,  first,  that  flesh  does  not  con­
tain a  particle  of  starch,  and,  second, 
that the proportion of fibrin  in  ordinary 
flesh is about three times  as  great  as  in 
ordinary  bread.  One  pound  of  beef­
steak,  then,  is  as  nutritious  as  three 
pounds of wheat bread,  so  far  as  it  de­
pends upon the fibrin.  The  flesh  of  all 
wild animals is represented  very  closely 
by lean beef,  although  it  generally  con­
tains less fat;  but our  domestic animals, 
from  the  care  we  give  them,  contain 
much fat, either as suet  or  tallow, or in­
termingled  with  the  muscular  fiber,  as 
in  our  highly  prized  “ marbled  beef.” 
Fowls and  most  kiuds  of  birds  contain 
less  fat  than  the  ordinary  butcher’s 
meat.  Veal  and  venison  contain  less 
fat  than  beef,  while  pork,  as  we  all 
know, contains  more.  Fish,  in  general, 
are less rich in fat than  the  flesh  meats 
in our  markets  and,  consequently,  con­
tain more fibrin.  Some of  our  ordinary 
fish,  when perfectly  dried, show the fol­
lowing per cent:
Haddock 
92 
Herring......................................  92 
Whitefish..................................  77 
Lake  trout................................   84 
Salmon.......................................  78 
Eels...........................................   44 
These figures are, of  course,  liable  to 
variation, owing to their  food.  The fish 
epicure may have a reason for  his  pref­
erence for  the  eel,  since  it  contains  a 
greater weight of  fat  than  of  muscular 
fiber. 
In much  of  our  cooking  we  un­
consciously  imitate  Nature  and,  there­
fore,  add or take out,  as the case may be, 
a portion of the fat of our variety of  an­
imal foods.  Sausage,  for  instance,  and

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

Fibrin  Fat, etc.

8
8
28
16
22
56

'ITTT6  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
other rich mixed meals  are,  in  general, 
made  of  one  part  of  fat  and  two  of 
lean,  exactly  the  proportion  in  which 
they are found  in a fine specimen of  the 
marbled beef of which I speak.

identical  with 

insignificant  production 

Akin to flesh and fish is  the egg.  The 
egg  of our domestic  hen is that which is 
in most common  use.  This  food  is  one 
of the most delicate in  regard  to  receiv­
ing  and  retaining  flavors;  eggs 
laid 
by sea birds which subsist almost wholly 
upon fish have a preceptibly  fishy  taste. 
The white of an egg is so called because, 
when heated,  it  coagulates  into  a white 
solid substance  insoluble  in  water  and 
almost  tasteless.  Chemically, 
this  is 
known as  albumen.  Although  different 
in appearance, it is,  in a nutritive sense, 
absolutely 
fibrin  and 
gluten.  The white of an egg  forms  six- 
tenths  of  its  weight, 
the  yolk  three- 
tenths and the shell (carbonate  of  lime) 
one-tenth.  The egg is richer  in fat than 
fat beef and is equaled only by  pork and 
eels.  Very few persons have an  idea  of 
the  magnitude  and  importance  of  this 
seemingly 
in 
the  United  States. 
It  has  been  said 
(and is a fact)  that eggs at one cent each 
will  pay  the  producer  a  larger  profit 
than  any  other  product  of  the  farm. 
Aside  from  and  notwithstanding  their 
increase as an article of  food within  the 
last  half  of  this  century,  the  chemical 
and  mechanical. uses  have  demanded 
more than one-third of the product.  The 
white of the egg,  from its  delicate trans­
parency when  raw and  its  peculiar  ad 
hesive qualities,  and the  yolk,  from  the 
softening oil it contains,  the latter  being 
used  in  the  finishing  of  superior  kiuds 
of leather, etc.,  have  now become  indis­
pensable, aud  millions  of dollars are ex 
pended yearly in the  traffic  of  this won­
derful 
little  staple  commodity.  Like 
the gluten  of  wheat,  the  white  of  the 
egg,  when beaten and  mixed with  other 
substances, causes the mass  to swell and 
become porous;  hence  the delicate light­
ness it gives to puddings, cakes, etc.

from 

A very nutritious form of  animal food 
is the fluid with which  we have  all  been 
more or less intimately  acquainted  from 
birth—milk.  By one process  this yields 
butter or fat  and,  by  another,  curd  or 
cheese.  The  curd,  to  which  chemistry 
gives the name casein,  from  its  forming 
cheese,  closely  resembles  the  albumen, 
fibrin  and gluten  already  described  and 
is classed  with them  as a  nutritive  sub­
stance.  When the curd and  butter have 
been  completely  separated 
the 
milk and the milk evaporated to dryness, 
a colorless sweet substance is left known 
as sugar of milk.  This sugar of milk has a 
commercial value  and  might,  to  advan­
tage,  be saved  by  our  cheese  factories. 
When new milk is evaporated  to  perfect 
dryness, 
from 
35 to 40 per  cent, of  milk  sugar.  Milk, 
in its liquid form, contains  87  per  cent, 
of  water;  therefore, 
this  condition 
only about five per  cent,  is  sugar.  The 
best  way  to  obtain  it  for  medicinal  or 
other purposes is to evaporate  the  whey 
in large  shallow pans  lined  with  porce­
lain.  Human  milk  very  closely  resem­
bles that  of  the  cow  but  contains  from 
one-eighth to  one-fourth  less  solid  sub­
stances.  Now,  as  the  natural  food  of 
the  young  mammalian  animal  of  every 
species is  the  milk  of  its  mother,  milk 
may be looked  upon  as  the  model  food 
for that kind.  Woman’s milk, therefore, 
is the true type of human food and  after 
Its form and composition ail  other  kinds

this  powder  contains 

in 

of our  food should  be  adjusted, more es­
pecially  for  the  invalid  and  the  aged; 
hence, it seems but  reasonable  to  infer, 
first, that what we  eat  should  contain  a 
due admixture  of  vegetable  and  animal 
food  substances,  and,  second,  that  our 
food, if not  naturally  liquid,  should  be 
intimately  mixed  with  a  certain  quan­
tity of liquid before it  is  taken  into  the 
stomach.  This lesson we  are  taught  in 
the study of various  forms  of  vegetable 
food,  and  the  attainment  of  these  two 
ends should  be  the  aim  of  the  cook  in 
our  kitchen  and  of  all  who  desire  a 
wholesome diet.  Cheese is eaten  in two 
different ways—either  as  a  part  of  the 
regular food, or as  a  kind  of  condiment 
to  be  eaten  after  the  usual  food. 
In 
this  latter  manner  it  is  generally  the 
older and stronger tasting  varieties  that 
are used.  As 1  have before remarked in 
T h e  T radesm an, the English and Scotch 
people consider  that  cheese  the  best  in 
which  a  certain  kind  of  cheese  mould 
has established  itself.  Let  us  examine 
the  philosophy  of  this  peculiar  sub­
stance,  i.  e.,  mould.  When,  for  a  few 
days,  the curd of milk is exposed  to  the 
air in a  moist  slate  and  at  a  moderate 
temperature,  it  begins  to  decay  and  to 
emit a disagreeable odor and to  ferment.
In this state it possesses the  property  of 
inducing  a  chemical  .change  in  other 
moist  substauces  with  which 
it  may 
It  acts  in  the  same 
come  in  contact. 
manner as does sour  leaven when  mixed 
with  sweet  dough.  Now,  this  old  and 
partially decayed cheese acts in precisely 
the  same  manner  wheu  taken  into  the 
stomach. 
It  gradually  causes  chemical 
changes  among  the  particles  of  food 
eaten  and 
facilitates  digestion. 
Not all  kinds  of  cheese,  however,  effect 
this purpose,  and  the Scotch epicure will 
carefully  select  his  cheese  and  himself 
ripen it before  bringing  it  to  his  table.
1  have known  persons  to  purchase  very 
rich new cheese aud  place  them in a cel­
lar of the proper temperature  and  allow 
them to  ripen  from  one  to  two  years. 
When cut through  the  center  they  pre­
sented the marbled  appearance  of a sage 
cheese and possessed a rich  nutty  flavor 
impossible to  describe,  and  such  is  its 
action upon  the  chyme  of  the  stomach 
that the invalid may partake  of  it  with­
out  harm. 
It  is  interesting  to  observe 
that such  cheese  mould  and  the  flavor 
and  digestive  quality  accompanying  it 
may  be  propagated  by  inoculation  in 
newer cheeses,  by removing a bit  of  the 
new  from  the  interior  and  putting  a 
piece of the mouldy in its place.  Not all 
may be aware that this is simply a fungus 
or plant  growth,  having  no  connection 
with the  cause  or  effect  of  the  cheese 
mites  or  “skippers”  sometimes  found, 
but is quite wholesome.

thus 

But, revenons  a  nos  moutons,  as  the 
French say,  and not only to our “sheep” 
but  other  meats  as  well. 
In  cooking 
flesh meat,  plain  boiling,  roasting  and 
baking are in  most  general  use.  Fresh 
beet and  mutton,  when  moderately fat, 
lose, on an average,  as follows:

4 oz 

Four lbs. of beef lose 
lib  
Four lbs. mutton lose  4 oz. 

Boiling  Baking  Roasting 
lib. 3oz.  lib. 5oz. 
1 lb. 6 oz.
The greater loss in  baking  and  roast­
ing arises chiefly  from  the large quantity 
of water evaporated,  and of fat which  is 
melted  out  during  the  process of cook­
ing. 
It  we  put  moist meat into a press 
and squeeze it,  a red liquid will flow out.
\ This  is  principally  water,  colored  by 
blood.  To thoroughly remove the juices

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3

dat money;  I got  some  money  my  own 
self;  de money ish all  right.”
No boy ever had such  an offer made to 
him without being proud of  it  and  con­
siderably  elated.  To  be  partner  in  a 
store was a position I had  only  had very 
vague dreams of occupying.  But I knew 
Fisher meant business,  and the responsi­
bility of having to decide such a question 
made me nervous.
“I  don’t  know  what  to  say  to  you, 
Fisher. 
I am not at all sure that I could 
shoulder  the  entire  management  of  a 
store  and  do  it  successfully.  Let  me 
have a little time  to think it  over  and  I 
will  then  give  you  an  answer.  And 
you had better enquire  around  and  sat­
isfy yourself that it is wise to make such 
an investment. 
If  the  business  should 
ever be started the money would all have 
to come from your  pocket;  if we made  a 
failure of it I have no money to lose.” 
“Das  ish  all  right;  dake  your  dime. 
Bimeby you find out; you yust  dells  me; 
if you say ‘yah,’ we will shtart de  shtore 
und,  py shingo! we will make him lively.
I  gan  sell  myself;  I  knows eferypody, 
und I sprachen Deutch like dunder.”

to  see 

We left it that way  and were  soon  at 
home.  Home never  looked  so  pleasant 
and  there was medicine in the sight of a 
familiar  face.  Mr.  Ely  met  me  as if I 
were  his  son  and  was  very free  in his 
praises  of  goods  bought  according  to 
bills  already  at  hand.  The  next  day 
I buckled to  work again  and  found  that 
my  short  experience  among  the  sales­
men East had been of  benefit  to  me. 
I 
had laid to  heart  their  uniform  polite­
ness,  their  seemingly  personal  interest 
in the man  they  were  selling,  and  the 
general air  about  them  of  friendliness 
and  good  will.  Perhaps  it  is  because 
familiarity breeds contempt that so many 
of our retail clerks meet  their customers 
with  a  slight  nod  and  a  manner 
that  says,  "Buy  what  you  want  and 
clear out,”  but I have yet to  see  a  place 
or  position,  whether  in  the largest job­
bing house or  the  smallest  retail  store, 
where  a  kind interest in one’s customer 
does not pay and pay largely.
As the goods I  bought  began  to  come 
in  we were kept' very busy,  and Mr.  Ely 
universally commended my purchases.  I 
was  somewhat  surprised 
the 
amount of goods I  bought  as  they  were 
unpacked.  When  you  look  at a sample 
and order a few  dozen  of a thing it  does 
not look large,  but  when  the  dozens  are 
piled  on  your  counter  you  are  apt  to 
wonder what you could  have been  think­
ing  of. 
I  found  I  had  laid  in a much 
larger  stock  in  the  notion  line  than  I 
had intended to and  much more than  we 
had ever bought at one time before.  But 
Mr.  Ely found no fault,  and  I  made  up 
my mind 1  would make a special push on 
those goods and that  1 would make them 
go if work could do it.
All  these days I  said  nothing  to  any­
one about Fisher’s offer,  but I determined 
to  seek  counsel.  Mr.  May  had  always 
taken such a kindly interest in  me  from 
the time of finding his  wife’s money that 
I determined  to  speak  to  him.  Unlike 
most lawyers he  had  excellent  business 
instinct and would  have  made  an  extra 
good  merchant.  He  heard  me through, 
saying little,  and  then  questioned  about 
the  goods  the  people  down  in German­
town mostly bought.  Said he:
“If I were you  I would talk the matter 
over  with  Mr.  Ely;  I  am  not  sure but 
that a store would pay well with Fisher’s 
influence to help  you; yet  you  might  be 
giving up a  better thing by  taking  that. 
Ely  is  a  square  mau  and  will give you 
good  advice.”
I thanked him and  determined to open 
the matter with Mr.  Ely the next day.

from fresh meat  leaves  it  almost  taste­
less.  This juice, when heated  nearly  to 
boiling  point, 
thickens  or  becomes 
muddy and flakes of  whitish  matter  re­
sembling  boiled  white  of  egg  appear. 
They are,  in fact, white of  egg  or  albu­
men  and  show  that  the  juice  of  flesh 
meat  is  of  great importance.  The first 
effect  of  quick  heat  applied  to  a fresh 
piece  of  meat  is  to  cause  the  fibers to 
contract,  to  squeeze  out  some  of  the 
juice, and to close up the pores,  so  as  to 
prevent  the  escape  of  the  remainder. 
The second is to coagulate  the  albumen 
contained  in  the  juice,  and  thus  com­
pletely  plug  up  the  pores  and  retain 
within  the  meat  the  entire liquids.  A 
kind of steaming then takes  place  with­
in the meat, so that, whether in the oven 
or  in  boiling  water,  it  is,  in  reality, 
cooked  by  its  own  steam.  A  piece  of 
beef  plunged  into  boiling  water  and 
kept boiling is really cooked in the  same 
manner;  yet  the  flavor  will  be slightly 
different.  To prepare beef tea,  broth  or 
soup the process of cooking  must  be  re­
versed.  The  meat  should  be  put  into 
cold  water  and  be  slowly  brought to a 
boil,  or  allowed  to  simmer,  as  it  is 
called.  By  this  process  nearly  all  the 
albumen is extracted before it coagulates 
and  the  natural  juices,  with  various 
saline substances in  solution,  flow  out, 
and  the  meat  is  left  nearly  tasteless. 
The application of salt to fresh meat has 
much the same effect  as  the  application 
of quick heat. 
It  is  an  astringent  and 
contracts the fibers, causing the  meat  to 
lessen in bulk (not weight)  and the  juice 
to  partially  flow  out  from 
the  pores; 
hence  the  reason  that  dry  salt  strewn 
upon fresh meat gradually dissolves into 
brine. 
If a large quantity of  salt be ap­
plied,  it penetrates deep and as  much  as 
one-third of the juice may  be  forced  out 
by  the  contractions,  and 
the  natural 
flavor  of  the  meat  is  diminished; how­
ever,  by its closing the pores thus tightly 
it  prevents  the entrance of air  and  less­
ens  liability 
to  decay.  As  a  whole, 
flesh meat is very nutritious,  because  it 
contains  all  the  materials  necessary  to 
build up our own flesh; but remove  from 
it a portion of these materials and  it  be­
comes  imperfect,  just  as bricks become 
useless to the mason if  he  have  not  the 
requisite quantity of mortar.

There is much analogy  between  bread 
and  beef—the vegetable and  the  animal 
forms of our food; between the  gluten of 
one  and  the  fibrin  of  the  other,  and in 
the fatty portions of  both  we  find  new 
resemblances.  Some of our vegetable fats 
are  fluid  and  oily  at ordinary tempera­
ture.  The fat of the oil palm,  however, 
and a few  other  vegetable  oils  or  but­
ters  are  solid in the  natural state.  All 
animal  fats  consist,  more  or  less,  of  a 
solid and a liquid fat, and in this fact we 
see a  new  analogy  between  our  vege­
table  and  animals  foods.  But  a  still 
further analogy exists.  When  the solid 
fat of palm oil is  properly  purified  it  is 
found to consist  of  a  beautifully  white 
solid peculiar fatty  body,  to  which  the 
name palmatine is given,  and  when  beef 
and  mutton  fats  are  pressed  from  the 
fluid oil  they  contain,  and  the  residue 
then purified,  the  substance  obtained  is 
a peculiar solid fat know as stearine; and 
of  these  two  fatty  bodies 
the  solid 
fat  of  all  our  domestic animals almost 
entirely consists. 
In human fat,  also  in 
that  of  the  goose,  as  well as in  butter, 
the  palmatine  and  the  stearine  are  in 
nearly  equal  proportions; thus,  we  find

an identity in substance among the fatty 
compounds  which  are  met  with  in  the 
eatable  productions  of  both  kingdoms. 
And we see how wonderful is  Nature  in 
the simplicity and beauty of  all  her  op­
erations, and the closer  we  analyze  our 
food, the more  are  we  surprised  at  the 
comparatively 
substances 
which compose it all, while to please the 
taste and smell,  in  the  chemistry  of  her 
work,  we are provided  with  numberless 
delicate  flavors  and  odors  which,  thus 
far,  art cannot equal.

few  basic 

We find, therefore, that,  whatever  the 
kind or proportion  of  nutritive  proper­
ties our foods contain,  it is almost a mat­
ter of indifference whether we  live  upon 
an animal or a vegetable  diet,  or  upon 
both. 

Frank A. Howio.

PORTER  TO  PARTNERSHIP.

Progress  of  a  Clerk  'Who  Was  Not 

Afraid of Work.

An Old Merchant  in   Hardware.
I  spent  two weeks  in  New York,  and 
they were two  very  busy  weeks.  From 
eight o’clock in the morning till  four  in 
the evening 1 bought ai d  bargained,  and 
in the  evening  I  saw  what  was  to  be 
safely seen of New York life.  My friend 
Fisher finished his business two days be­
fore I was through,  but he waited for me 
to go home with him.  1 doubt  if  I  was 
any  happier  when  starting  from  home 
than  I  was  when  1  bought  my  ticket 
back.
Looking back at that  ride, one  of  the 
pleasantest  incidents  remaining  in  my 
memory  is  that  of  meeting  with  an 
elderly woman and offering  her  half  of 
my seat.  She appreciated  the  little  at­
tention  and  we  were  soon  in  pleasant 
chat,  and  when she reached her station I 
helped her out and felt as if we had long 
been friends.  When she bade  me “good 
by” she added a “God bless you!” that may 
have been merely  a habit with  her  that 
had no special prayer or  meaning  to  it, 
but it gladdened my  heart  as  if  1 were 
sure her words had some  power to bring 
me  good.  Many  of  our  old  customs 
have been swept aside  so  that  it  is  no 
longer  fashionable  to  pay  attention  to 
any but young and  pretty women, but  1 
find it impossible for  me  to  keep  from 
showing respect to the women who  have 
passed  into  the  beauty  of  middle  life 
and  who  have “mother” written  in  their 
faces.
As we neared our destination  I saw by 
Fisher’s actions  that  he  had  something 
on his mind, and wondered what  it  was. 
At last he sat down beside  me and I saw 
it was coming.
“Marks,  I shpose  shtore  selling  pays, 
eh?”
“Yes, selling goods  pays;  Mr. Ely  has 
got rich at it.”
“Yas, das what I dinks.  Good profeet, 
eh,  in all dose tings?”
“Some things pay well,  and others sell 
for  cost,  but the business averages up a 
good fair profit.”
“So  I  dinks.  Now,  Marks,  shpose  I 
shtarts out shtore  in  Yarmantown,  will 
he pay?”
1 was in somewhat of a  dilemma  here. 
Fisher expected an honest  answer,  yet  1 
had to think of Mr. Ely’s  interest,  and it 
certainly was not to his interest  to  have 
Fisher  open  a  store in Germantown. 
I 
wanted to dodge an answer.
“Unless  you  keep everything,” I said, 
“it  would  not pay. 
If  your  customers 
had  to  come  to  our place for one thing 
they would buy  everything  there.  And 
our town pays a good price for  eggs  and 
butter  and  this  would  entice  trade  to 
come there.”
“Das ish all right;  I would geep efery- 
dings;  croceries,  poots,  eferydings;  say, 
Marks,  how  you  like  to  come  down to 
Yarmantown with me, eh?”
“I  have  to  stay  with  Mr.  Ely  till 
spring,” I replied,  “and he can  afford to 
pay  me  more  than  you  could,  Mr. 
Fisher.”
“I will pay you nodings;  I will gif you 
one-half de  profeets.”
“But I have no money.”
“Das ish all right, Marks;  we will find
I 

A New Jersey inventor has started out 
to destroy  the  powder-making  business 
by inventing  a gun  which  throws  dyna­
mite.  The explosive  force  employed  is 
hot  water  heated  to  a  pressure  of 450 
pounds  to  the  square  inch  in  a  small 
boiler  connected  with  the  gun.  With 
this  hot-water  gun,  he  says,  he  could 
make it mighty hot for the  army or navy 
that fooled around in  his  neighborhood.

Everyone smokes the Signal 5.

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Carcass....................

PORK.

MUTTON.

VEAL.

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CANUTES,  FRUITS  and  N Lila 
The Putnam Candy Co. quote« a« follow«:

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

5
6
6

Standard,  per lb.........
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Boston Cream..............
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Cut  Loaf......................
Extra H  H...............  . ..  3%

Bbls. Palls.
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7
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Palls
Standard......................
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Leader..........................
6%
Royal............................
7%
Nobby..........................
8
English  Rock..............
8%
Conserves ....................
7%
Broken Taffy...............
Peanut Squares............
8
French Creams............
9
12%
Valley  Cream«............... .............
Midget, 30 lb. baskets..................................... 8
Modern. 30 lb. 
.......................................

MIXED CANDY. Bbls.
5%
.  6
.7
-.7
.6%
7

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls
Lozenges, plain.............................................  8%
printed.........................................   9%
Chocolate Drop«............................................   11
Chocolate Monumental«...............................  18
Oum Drops....................................................   8
Moss Drops....................................................   7%
Sour Drops.....................................................  8
Imperials............. 
9
Per Box
Lemon Drop«...................................................50
Sour Drops......................................................50
Peppermint Drops........................................... 60
Chocolate Drops.............................................. 65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................75
Oum Drops................................................3o®50
Licorice Drops.............................................. 1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops........................  
75
Loxenges, plain................................................60
printed........................................... 65
Imperials......................................................... 60
Mottoes....................................  
70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar...................................................50
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 8f@90
Plain Creams.............................................8 J@30
Decorated Creams............................................90
String  Rock.....................................................60
Burnt Almonds.......................................90@1  85
Wlntergreen  Berries............................■......... 60
No. 1, wrapped, 8 lb. boxes..........................   34
No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
88
California Seedlings—186.............................   8 75
150, 176, 800, 816.........   3 00
850. ....•••••• •  .........   8  >5
Fancy  Navels—118..........................................3 00
186........................................  3 50
176, 200 .................   4 00
150, 

CARAMELS.
 

 
ORANGES.

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Choice stock. 25c per box less.

LEMONS.

Messina  Oranges,  200.......................................  3 80
Catania«—Flats, 100......................................   1  75
Choice,  300....................................................   3 00
Extra Choice, 300  ........................................   3  50
Extra Fancy, 300  .........................................   4 00
Choice,  360  ...................................................  3 00
Extra Choice,  360 
......................  3 85
Fancy, 360 ......................................................  3 50
Extra  Fancy. 360, gilt packing..................   4 00
Large bunches...................................................   1 50
“— ”    ---- ■—  
Small bunches.
OTHKB  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy  layers  16k>  ....................

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

75®1  25

BANANAS.

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a  5 
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“  50-lb.  “ 

“  extra
“  bagB 
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Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.......
-----
Persian.  G. M .50-lb
1 lb Royals, new.......
HUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona...........

Ivaca.
California,soft shelled 

... . 

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Filberts  ...............................................
Walnuts. Grenoble, old......... ..............
French.................................
Calif.....................................
Soft Shelled  Calif.................
TaDie  Nuts,  fancy...............................
choice.............................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P .,.................
Chestnuts......................................
Hickory Nuts per  bu., Mich........
Cocoannta. full sacks..................
Butternuts  per  bn................................
Black Walnuts, per bu..........................
Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................   ® 5%
“  Roasted....................   6® 6%
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  ® 5%
“  Roasted...................   6® 6%
Choice, H. P.,  Extras............................  ®4J4
“  Roasted.................  5® 6

PEANUTS.

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FRESH  MEATS. 

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AROUND THE STATE.
MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Sebewaing—Fred  Krause,  butcher,  is 

succeeded by Geo.  Gremel.

Mareugo—Frank  Reed is succeeded by 

J. C. Cooper in general trade.

Ubly—David Crory,  Jr., succeeds R. E. 

Adamson in the drug business.

Gobleville—Frank S.  Post has sold his 

hardware stock to Vickers & Redding.

Alden—Meyers  &  Flannelley  succeed 

Fred Meyers in the hardware business.

Mt.  Pleasant—Edmund  A.  Fox  suc­

ceeds  Price Peak in the drug business.

Ludington — J.  A.  Benson  succeeds 

Benson & Haller in the meat  business.

West Branch—Thos.  S. Glenn succeeds 
Robertson & Glenn in the drug  business.
St.  Charles—Willis  &  Downing  suc­
ceed  Willis  &  Co.  in  the grocery busi­
ness.
Reading—Newton Cortright,  of  North 
& Cortright,  boot  and  shoe  dealers,  is 
dead.
Dailey—Whitmore & Higgins  are  suc­
ceeded by Whitmore & Hardy in  general 
trade.

Lenawee 

Junction—J.  A.  Rogers, 
dealer in  farm implements at this  place, 
is dead.

Marshall—Frank  Keefer  has  pur-1 
chased the bakery  business  of  Jas.  Mc- 
Keller.

St.  Ignace—Murray  Bros,  have  pur­
chased  the  grocery  business  of  J.  H. 
W arren.

Detroit—Wallace,  Bell  &  VanBiaucbi 
succeed  David  Wallace  in  the  grocery 
business.

Alrnout—P.  H.  &  H.  J.  Willert  have 
purchased  the  hardware  stock of  C.  G. 
MeEntee.

Mason—C.  W.  Randall  has  moved  his 
shoe stock into the west store of the Pad- 
dock block.

Jonesville—Frank  Barber  &  Co.  suc­
ceed Rawson,  Barber & Co.  in  the furni­
ture business.

Sodus—Versaw  &  Buckman  succeed 
Sylvester Parks in general  trade and  the 
drug business.

Flint—Saunders &  Terbush have  pur­
chased the grocery and produce  business 
of C. L. Carman.

Detroit—Piuger & Lano,  bakers,  have 
dissolved.  The business will  be contin­
ued by Jacob Lano.

Vassar—E. J. Burr & Co. are succeeded 
by  Schank  &  Dean  in  the  agricultural 
implement business.

Cedar  Springs—J.  A.  Spooner  has 
opened a shoe store at Evans,  which is in 
charge of Frank Dee.

Coloma—Schairer  &  Kreitner  succeed 
in  the  dry  goods, 

Vincent  &  Wright 
grocery and crockery business.

Pontiac—Elliot  &  Durant  have  sold 
their shoe stock to Pauli  &  Nusbaumer, 
who took possession  last week.

Akrcn—Thos.  Heartwell 

succeeds
Heartwell  & Myriek in  the  grocery,  dry 
goods and  boot and shoe business.

Howell—Andrew  Fishbeck  aud  C.  J. 
Cook  have  purchased  the  grocery  and 
boot and shoe stock of Jones  & Son.

Bass  River—Gilbertt  Gates  has  sold 
his  stock  of  groceries  to  A.  J.  White 
and will  remove to Kalkaska county.

Kalamazoo—Geo.  W.  Taylor  is  suc­
ceeded by  the  Geo.  W.  Taylor  Co.,  in­
corporated,  in the clothing and  tailoring 
business.

White  Cloud—Champion  &  Hayward, 
dealers  in  groceries  aud  shingles,  have 
sold  their  grocery  business  to  B.  J. 
Townsend.

is 

i  Lapeer—Lincoln  &  Deverell 
the 
name of a new  shoe  firm  here.  George 
I J.  Deverell  will have active management 
j of the business.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Jackson—F.  C.  Davis,  who  has  beeu 
local manager  for  D.  M.  Osborn  &  Co. 
for the past four years,  has formed  a co­
partnership  with  F.  E.  Davis,  who  has 
been salesman and collector for the same 
house  for the past two years,  under  the 
style  of  F.  C.  &  F.  E.  Davis  and  em­
barked in the real estate  and  collection 
business at 206 East Main street.

Charlevoix—  Lou  See  and  G.  C. 
Geiken have formed a  copartnership and 
will  shortly open a new grocery  store in 
the Bartholomew block.

Middleton—J.  W.  Patterson &Co. have 
sold their stock of  general  merchandise 
to  A.  B.  Armstrong,  of  Chicago, 
the 
“company” of the old firm.

Owosso—E.  L.  Devereaux has sold his 
grocery stock  to  Hookway  &  Sbn,  for­
merly engaged in  the grocery  and crock­
ery business at Grass Lake,

Northville—T.  J.  Smith  &  Co.,  of 
Mancelona,  have bought out  the  grocery 
stock of D.  B.  Wilcox  and will  continue 
the business  at the same location.

Newaygo—J.  T.  Bruce  and  E.  C. 
Blanchard have formed  a  copartnership 
under the style of Bruce & Blanchard and 
embarked  in  the  feed and produce busi­
ness.

Wayne—M.  A.  Coan,  who  recently 
opened  a  shoe  store  here,  did  not  suc­
ceed  in  doing  a  good  business  and  so 
packed up  his  goods  and  left  for  parts 
unknown.

Owosso—Walter S.  Lusk  has sold  his 
shoe stock  to this brother,  who will  con­
tinue the business under the style of E. W. 
Lusk.  W.  S.  will follow  rural pursuits 
on his farm near Elsie.

Petoskey—Eugene F.  Rose  and  Robt. 
S.  Shafer,  who  conducted  the  grocery 
business  under  the  style  of  Rose  & 
Shafer,  have dissolved,  each  continuing 
business in his own name.

Adrian—Harry  E.  Cook  and  George 
Marvin  have  purchased 
the  boot  and 
shoe stock of Adolph  Wneeler  and  will 
close it out.  Mr.  Wheeler has conducted 
the business since  1881,  and  states  that 
he will retire from  business  life  for  the 
present.

Dexter—The C.  H.  Stannard shoe stock 
has been sold at  auction to Joseph King, 
of Ypsilanti.  The stock  was  appraised 
at $1,191, and sold  for 63Ji  cents on  the 
dollar.  The  book  accounts,  amounting 
to  $372,  were  bought  by  H.  S.  Holmes 
for $80.

Kalamazoo—Jacob  Louis,  who keeps a 
grocery  store at 429 East  Ransom  street, 
awoke  very  early last Tuesday morning 
and found  a  burglar  in  the  store.  He 
alarmed his son,  and the two gave chase, 
but he  escaped,  leaving  behind  one  of 
his rubbers.  Nothing was taken.

Saginaw—Chris.  Graebner,  who  has 
been  connected  with  the  shoe house of 
Heavenrich  &  Co.  for  ten  years,  has 
severed  his connection therewith and be­
come a member of the  firm  of  Graebner 
& Cleaves.  They  will  shortly  open  a 
boot and shoe  store at 414  Court  street.
Traverse City—S.  K.  Northam has sold 
the 32-foot lot  on  Front  street,  east  of 
his  hardware  store,  to Peter and Henry 
Tonnelier  of Benton  Harbor,  for  a  con­
sideration  of  $3,400.  The  purchasers 
will immediately erect a two-story  brick 
building,  with  a depth of 70 feet,  which 
they  will occupy  with a stock of  liquors.
Fisher Station—Nicholas Bouma,  who 
has  been  engaged  in  trade  here  over 
thirteen  years,  has  sold his stock,  store 
building  and  residence  to  Douwe  Van 
Bruggen,  who  will  continue  the  busi­
ness.  Mr.  Bouma will remove to  Grand- 
ville and open a general store at Jenison- 
ville,  handling lines of  dry  goods,  boots 
! and shoes and groceries.

Coloma—A  new general  store will  be 
opened here  about  April  15  under  the 
style of Stanley  G.  Guy  &  Co.,  the  co­
partners being Mr.  Guy  (who has clerked 
for  several  years  for  O.  B.  Hipp,  the 
Benton  Harbor clothier)  and  F.  B.  Van 
Horn,  who has long been  engaged in the 
dry goods and clothing business  at  Ben­
ton  Harbor.  The  new  firm  will  carry 
lines of dry  goods,  clothing,  furnishing 
goods and groceries.

Detroit—A  smooth-looking  gentleman 
recently  walked into the shoe store of  C. 
J.  Merbacb,  at  122  Gratiot  avenue,  and 
purchased a pair of cheap shoes and rub­
bers.  He  tendered  a  check  for  $12.50, 
but he only got $5  in  change  back.  He 
was to call the next morning.  He didn’t 
come,  aud Mr.  Merbach sent the paper to 
the  Dime  Savings  Bank,  where  it was 
pronounced  worthless.  Mr.  Merbach 
now has his eyes peeled for the man.

Flint—Judge Wisner,  of  the  Genesee 
Circuit  Court,  has  appointed  Morey  T. 
Andrews receiver of the  Swinton & Rey­
nolds  Company,  Limited,  of  this  city, 
and required him to  give a $10,000 bond. 
The receiver is instructed to sell  at  cost 
the stock of books, stationery, etc.,  at re­
tail  until April  1,  when the stock remain­
ing unsold is to be disposed  of at  public 
auction.  The  motion  made  by  David 
Swinton, of Saginaw,  for the  dissolution 
of  the  injunction  restraining  him  from 
selling  the  stock  under  chattel  mort­
gage.  was  denied.

Iron  Mountain—The merchants  of this 
place are tired of fooling  with  transient 
merchants,  who run into town for  a  few 
weeks,  make  u  pot  of money,  and then 
skip without helping  out  the  taxpayers 
with  even  a  dollar.  An  ordinance has 
been  passed  providing for the paying of 
a license  fee,  ranging  from  $20  to  $60, 
according to value of stock carried, which 
must be paid  before the transient  is  per­
mitted  to  open  his  doors  and  do  busi­
ness. 
It is modeled  after  an  ordinance 
which has  been  in  force  at  Ishpeming 
for some time,  and which  wa-  found  an 
effectual instrument in  freeing that town 
of the fly-by-night merchant.

Durand—The  hardware  firm  of  De 
Camp & Clemens has been awarded dam­
ages to the amount  of  $500  against  the 
Moline Plow Co.  This  case,  which  oc­
cupied  the  attention  of  the  Shiawasse 
■Circuit Court six days,  grew out of an  at­
tachment suit brought by the  plow  com­
pany to satisfy  a  bill against the Durand 
firm.  DeCamp &  Clemens  claim  there 
was no just cause  for  bringing  this  ac­
tion; also that  the  litigation  which  fol­
lowed the attachment ruined  a  prosper­
ous  business  for  them.  The  Co-opera­
tive  Foundry  Co.,  of  Detroit,  put  a 
second attachment  on  the  goods  of  the 
I firm  and  is now defending a similar suit 
for damages,  with very  good prospects of 
having to pay up for being too hasty.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS. 

Detroit—The  Detroit  Fly  Paper  Co. 
is succeeded by the Decoy Fly  Paper Co.
Middleton — Clem  Naldrett  succeeds 
Naldrett Bros,  in  the  elevator  business.

Ninth  Muskegon—The  Standard  Box 
last 

Shook  factory  began  operations 
week after a long idleness.

Cheboygan—The  Cheboygan  Lumber 
Co.  has secured a full stock of  logs,  and 
the mill will run day and night the entire 
season.

Bay City—The  Crump  Manufacturing 
Co.’s plant is running with a force  of  83 
men and a large amount of  business  has 
been booked.

Saginaw—The  Quinnin  Lumber Co.  is 
operating a sawmill eleven  miles  north­
west of Lake  Station.  The  company  is 
also buying hardwood  lumber at  various 
points.

Bay City—The  Warren  Lnmber Co. is 
hurrying forward the construction of the 
planing mill  being  constructed  by  that 
company.

Saginaw—Hon.  Ezra  Rust,  who  has 
been an extensive  lumberman  for  many 
years,  and who is  still  interested in tim­
ber properties,  although  he  has  retired 
from active  business,  takes a  rather pes­
simistic  view  of  the  lumber  business, 
and calculates  that  it  will  go  slow  for 
three or four years yet.

Saginaw—The 

late  C.  H.  Plummer 
owned about 46,000 acres of  timber  land 
in Arkansas,  which  was attached by Col. 
A.  T.  Bliss,  who had  extensive  dealings 
with  Mr.  Plummer. 
It  is  now  stated 
that Col.  Bliss has accepted this  land  in 
full settlement of his  claims  against the 
Plummer estate. 
It  is  said  to  contain 
fully 200,000,000  feet  of  timber,  mostly 
oak.

Bay City—A large force  of  mechanics 
are at work hurrying forward repairs  on 
the mill of the South  End  Lumber  CO., 
and 
it  is  expected  the  plant  will  be 
ready to start  operations  April  1,  if the 
river is open at that date.  The company 
has 6,000,000 teet of logs stored in  booms 
near  the  mill,  and  has  22,000,000  feet 
contracted  for  to  be towed  to  the mill 
during the season,  insuring a full  stock. 
A considerable portion of this cut will be 
put  into  the  dock  yard  purchased  re­
cently  by Turner & Fisher.

Muskegon—The Amazon  Hosiery  Co., 
of Michigan  City,  Ind.,  with  a  branch 
factory  in  Chicago,  has  purchased  a 
tract of land here,  fronting  300  feet  on 
Western avenue,  with  a  depth  of  2,775 
feet, to which the  company will  remove 
as soon  as  the  necessary  buildings  can 
be erected.  To secure the enterprise the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  gives  $10,000. 
The company  was driven out  of  Illinois 
by the  law  prohibiting  the  employment 
of women in factories longer  than  eight 
hours per  day;  and,  by a strange coinci­
dence,  the law  was  declared  unconstitu­
tional  by the  Illinois  Supreme  Court  a 
few hours after  the  contract  to  remove 
the factory to  t his place was executed.

Manistee—At  all 

the  sawmills  full 
forces of millwrights and mechanics are at 
work and the repairs are all being rushed 
so as to have things in  readiness  for  the 
earliest  opening.  The  time  of starting 
the mills will  also  be  much  later  than 
last  season  and  that  of  course  will  cut 
quite a figure in the production  and  also 
will  serve  to  keep  the  lumber  off  the 
market longer,  as the  necessity for  dock 
room  will not be felt  when the  mills are 
idle.  Last season  Peters’  was  the  first 
mill  to  start,  and they began operations 
March  5,  and  the  others  between  that 
time and  April  1.  This  year  there  are 
none that have any  intention of  starting 
before from the  first  to  the  fifteenth  of 
April.

THE  MICHIG^Llsr  TRADESMAN,

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Phillip  Miller  has  embarked  in  the 
grocery business at Kingsley.  The Wor­
den Grocer Co.  furnished  the stock.

Martin  Harrington  has  opened  a  gro­
cery  store  at  the  corner  of  Kent  and 
Hastings streets.  The I.  M.  Clark  Gro­
cery Co.  furnished the stock.

Dykstra & Pater  have  opened  a  gro­
cery store at the corner of Seventh street 
and Alpine avenue.  The stock  was  fur­
nished by the Worden Grocer Co.

H.  B.  King,  formerly  of  Joliet, 111., 
has purchased an interest in  the  grocery 
business of Casper  Sengenberger  in  the 
Wellington Flats, 250 East Fulton  street. 
The  firm  will  hereafter  be  known  as 
Sengenberger & Co.

The  Grand  Kapids  Chair  Co.  will 
shortly begin the erection of a four-story 
brick  building,  80x160  feet  in  dimen­
sions. 
It will  be  a  slow-burning  con­
struction,  with  seven-inch  solid 
floors 
and contain all the  conveniences  known 
to modern  factory  architecture. 
It  will 
be located  at the north end of the present 
factory building,  running  east  to  Canal 
street,  and  will be used for sample rooms 
and office purposes.

The Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The market is strong,  but  the 
demand is by no means as  active  as  the 
refiners  would  evidently  like  to see it. 
The  report  that  has been circulated re­
garding an agreement between  the Trust 
and the independent refiners to  keep  up 
prices is vigorously denied  by  represen­
tatives of both.  They  claim that the in­
crease in  values is legitimate  and  is  due 
to a large demand and the fact that  they 
have been oversold on many grades.

Provisions—All  kinds  of  fresh  and 
salt meats are stronger and higher.  The 
same is true of  lard  and  smoked  meats.
Lemons—Advanced  quite  sharply  at 
the recent cargo sales, the  better  grades 
fully  60c per box, and 25c on common to 
choice.  We do not look to see any  lower 
prices for first-class fruit  and  purchases 
made  at  present  will  be  a  safe invest­
ment, as there is no great  amount  afloat 
at the present  time.

Oranges—Last week  we  noted  an  ad­
vance,  which has been fully  maintained, 
especially on fancy Navels.  The advance 
had a tendency to curtail  orders  a little; 
consequently the  exchanges  are  getting 
back orders picked  up,  and there is a lit­
tle weakness noticeable on Seedlings and 
choice  grades  of  Navels.  Our  market 
bas had a fair amount of  Sicily  fruit the 
past week,  but it does not  seem  to  take 
as well with the trade as California prod­
ucts; consequently we  do  not  expect  to 
see much more of it here.

Bananas—With  the  advent  of  more 
seasonable weather,  the banana business 
begins to pick up.  There  were two car­
loads in our market last  week,  and  two 
or  three  more  are  due  to  arrive  this 
week.  Prices  are,  necessarily,  a  little 
bit high yet, as ail stock has to come for­
ward in  heated cars,  which costs quite  a 
bit  more.

Foreign Nuts—The  demand is limited, 
and  prices  are  iu  favor  of  the  buyer. 
Anyone who  wants  full  sacks  or  large 
lots can get quotations shaded.

Figs and Dates—Continue to move in a 
moderate way, although sales are,  neces­
sarily,  confined  to  actual  needs,  as no 
one feels like laying  in  stock  to  specu­
late  on.

Gripsack Brigade.

Will  S.  Canfield,  house  salesman for j 
the Olney & Judson Grocer  Co.,  is  con­
fined to  his  house with nervous prostra­
tion.

John  W.  Califf,  traveling  representa­
tive for the J.  P.  Deiter Co.,  of  Chicago, 
is in town for a few days,  paying his  re­
spects to the trade.

Geo.  F.  Owen  went to  Benton  Harbor 
last  week  and  booked  an  order  for  a 
stock  of  furnishing  goods  for  the  new 
firm of Stanley  G.  Guy &  Co.,  who  will 
shortly open a general  store  at  Coloma.
Jacob Jesson,  formerly engaged  in the 
dreg business at Muskegon,  but  for  the 
past  half  year  a  resident  of  Southern 
California,  has engaged to travel  in  that 
State, New Mexico and Arizona  for  Saa- 
bury & Johnson, of New  York.

in 

Another  death  has  occurred 

the 
ranks of  the  Michigan  Knights  of  the 
Grip—Wm.  L.  Reed,  general  traveling 
representative  for  the  Singer  Sewing 
Machine Co.,  who resided  at  Kalamazoo. 
The death occurred on  March 12 and  was 
caused by abcess of the liver.  Proofs  of 
death are already in the hands  of  Secre­
tary Owen.

T h e  T ra desm a n feels called  upon  to 
warn  the  fraternity  against  the  dead- 
beating practices of Calvin  E.  Sparrow,
who has  evidently  managed  to  subsist 
for  some  months  on  the  money  he has 
been able to  borrow of  the  boys  by  ex­
hibiting  his certificate of membership in 
the Michigan Knights of the Grip  and  re­
hearsing  a  stereotyped  yarn  about  bis 
wife’s sister having  died  at  Ft.  Wayne 
and his not having quite  enough  money 
to take her to the  place  of  burial.  The 
fellow  has  not paid  Assessments Nos.  1 
and  2,  and  is,  therefore,  no  longer  in 
good standing in the  organization  above 
referred to,  and  prompt action should be 
taken by the Board  of  Directors  in  ex­
pelling  him  from  the  association  and 
compelling the return  of  the certificate. 
is  satisfied  that  the 
T h e  T radesm an 
chap is  utterly  unworthy  of  confidence 
and should be promptly  escorted  to  the 
door by any one ou  whom he attempts  to 
play  his  nefarious  art. 
It is  claimed 
that  he  is also known  under the alias of 
Stillman C.  White,  but of this  statement 
T h e  T radesm an  has  not  been  able to 
obtain positive knowledge.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium is firm at the last advance.
Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine is unchanged.
Alcohol  has  again  advanced  lc  per 

gallon.

Cocaine  is  decidedly  strong  and  an 
other advance is looked  for,  on  account
of searcity of cocoa leaves.

Our  now rarely-seen trade dollar had a 
predecessor that  few  of  us  knew  any­
thing  about.  This  dollar  was intended 
for circulation in China  and Japan.  Ou 
one side it bore the  royal  dragon  of  the 
celestial empire and on the other the six- 
teen-leaved chrysanthemum of the Japan­
ese.  There were  besides  some  Chiuese 
and  Japanese  characters  ou 
the  coin, 
giving it a decidedly  foreign appearance. 
Not  one  of  them  found  its  way to the 
orient,  for  the  diplomatic  representa­
tives  of  those  countries  very  properly 
protested against the action of the United 
States  Government 
coining  such 
money.  As  a  result  all  of  them  were 
melted down,  and the other trade dollar, 
the  dragou  aud 
devoid  of 
the  floral 
wreath, caine into general use.

iu 

The  W heat  Market.

Wheat has been very excited,  with  an 
advance  of  3c,  which  was reduced last 
Saturday to 2c over one week  ago.  The 
immediate cause for the advance was the 
Government report showing only 75,000,- 
000  bushels  in  farmers’  hands,  while 
other authorities claimed  from  100,000,- 
000 to 150,000,000 bushels.  Some  one  is 
“ way  off,”  but  the  Government report 
will stand,  and,  if this is a fact, it  won’t 
be  long  before  wheat  values  will  lift 
themselves where they belong.  Exports, 
while ccnsiderably more than  last  year, 
are hardly enough to reduce  our  visible 
very  rapidly.  However,  as  the  receipts 
from  the  Northwest  are  declining,  we 
look  for  more  reduction  in  the 
may 
visible. 
It  is  claimed  that  stocks  in 
Paris 
4,000,000  bushels, 
are  only 
against  19,000,000  bushels  last  year. 
Liverpool stocks  are  being  depleted,  so 
we reasonably may expect  more  exports 
in the near future.  Farmers  about  here 
are  holding  onto  their  wheat  with  no 
signs  of 
letting  go.  Grand  Rapids 
received nearly as many cars  as  Detroit, 
which speaks well for Grand  Rapids as a 
wheat center.

Corn  was  firm  during  the  week  and 
much sought after, as the market is  bare 
of that article,  while oats  were  remark­
ably  strong,  with an upward  tendency, 
notwithstanding  there  is 
times 
the amount in sight there  was  this  time 
last year.

Receipts during the week  were 97  cars 
of  wheat,  which were but eight cars  less 
than  Detroit  received 
the  same week. 
This city also  received 13  cars  of  corn 
and  3   cars of oats. 

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

three 

Purely  Personal.

J.  Elmer  Pratt,  who  has  for  several 
years  managed the advertising  and  sell­
ing  department  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
Cycle  Co.,  has  severed  his  connection 
with  the company and  removed  to  Bos­
ton to take  the  management  of  the  L. 
A.  W.  Bulletin.

W.  F.  Gill, junior member of  the  firm 
of ¿Wm.  Gill  &  Son,  general dealers at 
Gill’s Pie»-, spent Sunday in the city,  the 
guest of Frank E.  Chase and family.  He 
was  on  his  way borne from  Milwaukee 
and  improved the  opportunity  to  place 
his  order  for  his  spriug  line  of shoes 
with Mr.  Chase.

H.  J.  Bartlett,  formerly  connected 
with  the  designing  department  of  the 
Grand Rapids School  Furniture  Co.,  bas 
taken a position in  the  business  depart­
ment  of 
the  same  corporation.  He 
closed a  deal  at  Toledo  last  week  for 
$6,000  worth of opera chairs  for the new 
Ketcham opera house.

We teach the children  Danish, 
Trigonometry and Spanish,
Fill  their heads with  old-time  notions. 
And the secrets of the oceans,
And the cuneiform  inscriptions 
From the land of  the  Egyptians;
Learn the date of every  battle,
Know the habits of the cattle.
Know the date of every crowning,
Read the poetry  of  Browning,
Make them show a preference 
For each  musty  brauch of science,
Tell the acreage of Sweden,
And the Serpent’s wiles in Eden;
And the other things we teach ’em 
Make a mountain so immense 
That we have not a moment  left 
To teach them Common Sense.

Ask  to  see  Gillies’  fine  New  York 
It costs nothing.  J.  P.  Visner, 

Coffees. 
Agt.

Use  Tradesman  Coupon  Books.

Wants  C o l u m n •

B U S I N E S S   E H  4  N U E S .

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.
■ OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—FOR  STOCK 
of hardware or  groceries,  pretty  home  in 
Grand  Rapids,  containing  eleven  pleasant 
rooms, gas, grate  and marble  mantel, good  well 
and  cistern,  also  city  water.  Valued at $3/00. 
Address N >. 72i, care Michigan Tradesman  726
■  NT.Y DRT. G STORE, WELL LOCATED AND 
doing  good  business.  Good  reasons  for 
739
selling  C. A. Wells, Avoca, Mich. 
F or  sa le- d rug  b u sin ess  a t  a  b a r-
gain.  Address  A.  Eckerman,  Muskegon, 
722
Mich. 
■ OR RENT-STORE CENTRALLY LOCATED 
on  Main  sheet,  Traverse  City,  Mich.  Ad­
dress R. YRlomstein. 
723
(  %PPORTUNITY -DOUBLE STORETO RENT,
"  ’  Will soon be  vacant;  fine location for gen­
eral  business;  never  been  vacant;  town  of 
1/ 0);  competition  light;  manufacturing town 
in midst of fine dairy and  agricultural  country. 
Address Box 400  Mtddleville, Mich. 
724
I lOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRUGS AND  WALL 
paper.  Best location and lead'ng drug busi- 
ne  s in hustling city  of 4,000—just the place  for 
right  man.  Address  No.  725,  care  Michigan 
725
Tiadesman. 
TXTANTED-  PARTNER  (GENTLEMAN  OR 
vv 
lady)  with  $4,000  or  $5,000  cash,  to  take 
half interest in an  established  dry  goods  busi­
ness in a live, growing town.  Owner has an ex­
cellent business and is in control  of  nearly  the 
entire county trade in the dry goods line.  Don’t 
reply unless  you  mean  business.  Address No. 
719, care Michigan Trade-man. 
719
I ¡TOR  SALE-DRUG  STOCK,  CLEAN  AND 
fresh.  New shelvi- gs. counters, showcases, 
soda fountain and safe  The finest location in a 
good business town.  Will sell at a big sacrifice. 
Address No. 6S% care Michigan Tradesman.  t,85
I  ¡TOR  SALE — TWO  COAL  STOVES  AT  15 
auiece. and two at $8 apiece;  can  be seen  at 
100 Louts st  Tradesman  Company,  New  Blod­
gett building. 
■ RANTED—PARTNER TO TAKE  HALF IN- 
terest In my 75 bbl.  steam  roller mill  and 
elevator, situated on railroad;  miller preferred; 
good  wheat  country.  Full  description,  price, 
terms and inquiries given  promptly  by address­
ing  H. C.  Herkimer,  Maybee,  Monroe  county, 
Mich. 
711
I  TOR  SALE—A  WELL SELECTED  DRUG 
stock, stationery,  shoes,  etc.  Particulars, 
address Box 185, Sunfield,  Mich. 
702
T jTOR  SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS  HARDWARE 
X: 
and Implement business in thriving village 
in good farming community.  Address Brown & 
Sehler, Grand Rapids,  Mich 
700
/   1 ROCERY  STOCK  FOR  SALE—IN VOICING 
VX  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. t.91. care Michigan Tradesman. 
tock  o f c lo th in g a n d g e n t l e m e n ’s
furnishing  goods, to  trade  for  real  estate. 
Address No. titio. Care Michigan Tradesman. 660 
I F   YOU  WANT  TO  BUY  OR  SELL  REAL 
I.  estate, write me.  I  can  satisfy  you.  Chas. 
E. Mercer, Rooms 1 and 2, Widdicomb  building.
653
I ¡TOR  SALE—A  SHOE  BUSINESS, OR  HALF 
interest in ssm.e,  on  one  of  the  principal 
streets in Grand Rapids.  New stock, good trade, 
location  Al.  Address  No.  624  care  Michigan 
624
Tradesman. 

691

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M I - C h L L A  N  R O U S .

YX7ANTED—MEN  TO  ORi  ER  ON  APPROV 
/ V  al  one of the  best  “nady  to  wear”  suits 
made at $1 '.50. any  style cut.  Strahan  &  Greu 
lich, 24 Monroe street. Grand Rapids. 
727
I ¡TOR  RENT—STORE  240  EAST  FULTON 
street, Grand Rapids;  finest drug store loca­
tion in city;  $50 monthly rent.  C.  S.  Hartman, 
728
Agent 
Hig h e s t  pr ic e s  pa id  fo r  haw  fu rs
.  of  all  kinds,  by  Grand  Rapids  Fur  Co. 
720
Write for prices. 
Book in g  fo r  r e a l  est a t e 
in v e s t-
J   merits, ■ r have  business  chances  for  sale? 
See  Winans  &  Moore.  Room 1, Tower  B ock,
Grand Rapids._______________________ 718
M en  to  se ll  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  with  particulars  concerning 
yourself  U. 8. Chemical  Works, Chicago.  6f7 
X * r ANTED—BUTTER,  EGGS,  POULTRY, 
TV 
potatoes,  onions,  apples,  cabbages,  etc. 
Correspondence  solicited.  Watkins  &  Smith, 
81-86 South Division St., Grand  Rapids. 
673 
VrEARLY  NEW  BAR-LOCK  TYPEWRITER 
IN 
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. 
W A N T E D —EVERY  D RU GGIST  JU ST 
TT  starting in business and every one already 
started to use our system of poison labels.  What 
has cost you $15 you can now  get  for  $4.  Four 
teen  labels  do  the  work  of  113.  Tradesman 
Company.  Grand Rapids._______________ _
■ AN TED  —POSITION  AS  TRAVELING 
salesman  in  grocery  line.  Address  L. 
Murray, General Delivery, Grand  Rapids.  ’ 2t 
VAT ANTED—POSITION  AS  DRUG  CLERK, 
VV  by graduate iu pharmacy.  Registered in 
Michigan  and  West  Virginia  Best  of  refer­
ences.  Address  H.  J.  Thompson, Ph.G.,  Man­
chester, Ohio. 

S I T U A T I O N S   W A N T E D .

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Dry Goods Price Cnrrent.

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THE  BOYCOTT  IN  BUSINESS.

H ow  D ep artm en t S to re s H ave G row n— 

Tbe  A d v an tag es  T hey Offer.

F ro m  th e  D ry  G oods C hronicle.

Ten  years  ago  each  of  our 

About twenty-five years ago the begin­
ning  of  a  radical  change  in  business 
methods was  preceptible.  The  big  fish 
began  to eat up the  little  ones;  and  the 
process has  continued  in  a  rapidly  in­
creasing degree,  until it has  become evi­
dent that the little fish are fast approach­
ing  extermination. 
It is not  more  than 
ten years since department  stores  began 
to  seriously  menace  the  existence  of 
small  retail  merchants  in  every  branch 
of  trade,  but  within  that  time the prin­
ciple  of  concentration  has  swept  every­
thing  before  it,  and  established  new 
channels  of  distribution 
to  consumers 
of  nearly  all  kinds  of  goods.
large 
cities  had  several  prosperous  firms  of 
moderate size, in each branch of business. 
In  all  America  there  were  not  a  dozen 
retail  firms  rem arkable  for  their  great 
transactions;  the  small  merchant,  deal­
ing  in  a  single  specialized  class  of 
goods,  was  everywhere  the  rule.  Now 
the  small  dealer  everywhere  is  wither­
ing  away,  and  hundreds  of  large  firms 
thousands  of  small  ones. 
supplant 
Ten  years  ago,  such  firms  as  Marshall 
Field & Co., Jordan,  Marsh  &  Co., 
tbe 
John Shillito Co.  and others  were giants 
among  pigmies;  now  there  is  hardly  a 
minor  city  that  cannot  boast  a  firm 
that  equals  the  big  guns  of  ten  years 
ago.  We  might  name  a  hundred  such 
in  Albany,  Utica,  Pittsburg,  Syracuse, 
Rochester,  Milwaukee. Omaha, Denver— 
everywhere;  such 
firms  as  Porteous, 
Mitchell  &  Co.,  Brown,  Thomson  <Sfc 
Co.,  J.  B.  Wells  &  Co.,  Dey  Bros., 
Adams,  Meldrum  &  Anderson,  Daniels 
&  Fisher.  A  few  years  ago  all  were 
the  leading  retail  dry  goods  merchants 
of their  respective  communities,  with  a 
moderate  and  strictly 
local  business. 
Now they  are  of  colossal growth.  They 
are great merchants,  whose annual sales 
are  counted  by  millions,  and  who draw 
their customers  from  a  radius  of  hun­
dreds of miles.
This tendency to  concentration  in  re­
tail distribution  is one  of  the most nota­
ble phenomena  of  our  time. 
It  is  the 
result of an economic law that  is univer 
sal and irresistible,  namely,  that  defect­
ive  and  wasteful  methods  cannot  sur­
vive when opposed  to  better  and  more 
economical  methods.  Distribution  by 
small retail dealers is clearly  shown,  by 
comparison  with the newer system,  to be 
a wasteful and imperfect method. 
It is 
at a fatal  disadvantage  in  every  vital 
particular. 
In  comparison  with  great 
department  stores,  small  retailers  pay 
more for their goods,  are  burdened  with 
a  much  larger  percentage  of  expense, 
lose far more from dead stock,  and make 
more losses through  non-paying  custom­
ers.  They  are,  moreover,  greatly  infe­
rior in equipment,  attractiveness and or­
ganization.
Department stores  are  successful  be­
cause they avoid the wasteful  and  ineffi­
cient  methods  of  small  retail  stores. 
They save a profit out of  what  the  ordi­
nary retailer wastes,  and  draw away his 
customers  by  offering  a  wider  choice, 
more attractive goods and  lower  prices, 
as the result of  better  organization  and 
greater economy.  The  whole problem is 
summed up in a  few  words—perfect  or­
ganization,  using the best methods.
It is worth while  to  glance  briefly at 
“ the best methods,” in  this  connection 
The very  root of the  whole  matter is di­
vision and specialization  ot  labor:  that 
is, the division of store  duties into small 
groups,  and  making  each  the  sole  and 
special care of  one  intelligent man  who 
knows tbe  particular  thing  thoroughly 
and is capable of doing it well.
Every  manufacturer  knows  the  won­
derful efficiency and superior productive­
ness of sub-divided  labor—the  enormous 
saving that results  from  dividing  a job 
into a dozen parts,  giving  each of a doz­
en  men  one  of  the  dozen  parts,  and 
“ keeping him everlastingly at it,” and at 
that only.  This potent principle is con­
spicuously absent  from  tbe  small retail 
business;  in  department  stores it is ap­
plied with as much  saving  as  in  manu­

facturing.  Concentration  of  energy  is 
what  tells.  The  intelligent  man  who 
concentrates  on  one  thing  will  do that 
thing well;  the intelligent man who tries 
to do many things will surely do some of 
them badly.
Most small retailers try to do too many 
things;  they  spread  themselves  out in 
the effort to  cover  too  much;  and,  as  a 
rule, they only half do what  they under­
take.  Most  prosperous  retailers  pride 
themselves on knowing  and directing all 
the details of their  business.  This  is  a 
great  mistake.  Most  small  merchants 
are slaves to details,  and  for that reason 
they never grow beyond  a  certain point. 
As the details  become  more  numerous, 
they  become so burdened by and absorbed 
in  them,  that  their  business  is  clogged 
and can no  longer  expand.  Success  is 
made up of careful  attention  to  details; 
the secret of success is in doing all those 
details  well;  and 
tbe  secret  of  doing 
them well is not to do them yourself, but 
to employ others  to  do them who can do 
them better and at less cost than you can 
do them.
Every do-it-all retail  merchant may ac­
cept as gospel truth that  many things he 
cannot  do as well as his  rival,  who does 
not  do  it  all  himself,  but  divides  it 
among half a dozen capable helpers.  The 
do-it-all man  can’t  buy  silks,  or  dress 
goods, or gloves,  or  hosiery,  as  well  as 
tbe specialists in silks, or dress goods, or 
gloves, or hosiery,  who buy for his rival, 
who each do but one  thing,  and who can 
do it better than the man  who  half does 
many things.  The  do-it-all man  cannot 
know as much as they know about all the 
sources of supply,  about  all the  various 
offerings,  about prices,  about the taste of 
consumers.  He caunot  select with their 
intelligence,  he  cannot  make  his  stock 
as attractive,  he  cannot  watch  it  as 
closely, he cannot  keep  up  bis  assort­
ment as well, he  cannot  keep  his  stock 
as  lively,  he cannot  keep  as  free  from 
dead stock.  The  reason  is obvious:  no 
man can attend to hundreds of details  as 
well as he can attend to a few.

All these are  well-established  truths. 
They are clear as daylight  to  the  mind, 
and deeply confirmed by experiences.  It 
is  useless  to  strive  against  them.  The 
principle  of  specialization  in  depart­
ments is now firmly  engrafted  upon  the 
business of distribution, as well as manu­
facturing, and the fate of old  methods is 
sealed.  Nevertheless,  there  are  still 
some who hope to turn back the irresisti­
ble tide,  and to force a  return  to the  old 
system that is now dying  because it can­
not compete with more economical meth­
ods.
We have recently  seen  in  New  York 
and Brooklyn  abortive  attempts to stem 
the tide, to check  and  depress  the  big 
stores and  to  protect  and  preserve  the 
little  ones. 
The  sentiment  beneath 
these  attempts  is  very  general  everj$ 
where, and seems to be crystallizing into 
active  effort 
In  Chicago,  a  move­
ment against the  department  stores  has 
assumed large size;  and the  boycott has 
been adopted as the weapon.  Last week, 
a meeting of  West  Side  retail  dealers 
was held,  to effect an  organization to op­
pose the growing  movement  of trade to­
wards  the  great  department 
stores. 
About  two  hundred  retail  merchants 
joined tbe  organization,  and  many en­
thusiastic speeches denouncing monopoly 
were made.  The organization’s plan  of 
campaign is to form a sort  of  local  pro­
tective  league,  whose  members  are  to 
mutually pledge themselves to  buy  only 
from  neighborhood  merchants  who  are 
members,  and to refuse  patronage to  all 
others. 
this  means  to 
pledge a large part of  C: icago’s  popula­
tion to boycott the great bazaar stores  of 
the South Side.

It is  hoped  by 

To speak of this  movement  as  absurd 
and puerile is to  characterize  it mildly. 
Men may engage in  a  crusade  to  benefit 
themselves;  they will never long support 
a crusade that is obviously  to  their  own 
hurt. 
If thousands of people in Chicago 
travel miles to buy from the  department 
stores,  they do it  only  because  it  is  for 
their  own  advantage.  They  may  de­
nounce the  grab-all  bazaars,  but  they 
will keep on buying  from  them  just  as 
long as they can get more for their money 
! there than they can  get  anywhere  else.

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Adriatic.................654
Argyle....................  5
Atlanta AA............ 6
Atlantic A .............   6
H ............... 554
P ............   5
D ..............6

Clifton Arrow  B’nd 44 
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Georgia  A..............654
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King A  A................. 64
Amory.....................654
King EC.................6
Archery  Bunting... 354 
Lawrence  L L .......   454
Beaver Dam  A A ..  44
Madras cheese cloth 655
Blackstone O, 32__  5
Newmarket  G.........6
Black Crow..............6
B ........ 454
Black Rock  .............554
N..........6
Boot, AL...............   7
DD___ 5
Capital  A............... 554
X ........6
Cavanat V..............554
Noibe R..................5
Chapman cheese cl. 3 54
Clifton CR............. 554 Our Level  Best......8
Comet.....................554 Oxford  R .................  6
Dwight Star............655 Pequot.....................
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[Top of the Heap—   7
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal..............754
Green  Ticket...........84
Great Falls.............   6)4
Hope.........................654
Just  Out......  455@  5
King Phillip............754
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Lonsdale Cambric..  954
Lonsdale...........   @ 64
Middlesex........   @ 44
No Name.............—  74
Oak View................. 6
Our Own................   54
Pride of the West.. .11
Rosalind.................7 4
Sunlight...................44
Utica  Mills..............84
Nonpareil ..10
VInyard..................  84
White Horse.........  6
Rock............. 84

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Amazon...................8
Amsburg..................554
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Beats All................. 4
Boston.................... 12
Cabot.......................6
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Charter  Oak........... 5 4
Conway W.............. 754
Cleveland.............  6
Dwight Anchor—   7 
shorts  6
Edwards..................6
Empire.....................  7
Farwell....................654
Fruit of the  Loom.  74
Fitchville  ............  7
First Prize—   ...... 6
Fruit of the Loom 55. 64
Falrmount...............454
Full Value...............«54
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1014
.114
.124
.134

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PRINTS.

CORSETS.

CORSET  JEANS.

“ 
DRESS OOODS.

Peerless, white.......144|Integrity  colored...18
colored.... 17  White Star..............17
Integrity................. 1841 
“   colored  .19
Pacific BAW......... 104
Atlantic, 45 in....... 314
Hamilton, grey mlx.104 
Serge,451n324
“ 
plains....104
F  ...........  15
“ 
36 in. fancy 
........15
“ 
F F ...........184
36 in.  “ 
............ 18
Pacific, 45 in ..........324
36 in.  “ 
............ 20
“  AA1........... 30
so in. Flannels......374
“  At.............. 26
36 in. 
........25
“  TC..............20
27 in. 
........20
“  MC............. 16
Corallne................19 00!Wonderful. . .  
14 50
Schilling’s ............   9 00 Brighton............... 4 75
Davis  Waists......  9 00 Bortree’s ..............  9 00
Grand  Rapids.....   4 50|Abdominal............15 00
Naumkeag..............7  IBlddeford................   5
Androscoggin  ....... 7  Rockport..................  54
Armory.................. 64 [Pepperwell...............  74
COTTONADBS,
Moscow... 
__ 21  I Stratford................16
Alpha.................... 21 
Ionic...............  ••  ..16
Dundee.................. 124 Holt  .......................16
Hunkerhill............. 12* Beaver Jean........... 17
Woodstock............15 
|
Allen  dress goods..  44 
“  Turkey red...  44
“  robes..............5
American indigo b’l  454 
shirting..  34 
“ 
delaines  .  44
“ 
b lk white 4)4
“ 
Arnold..................  5
“ 
longclothA.il 
B.  754
“ 
“ 
C.  6)4
“  gold seal T R 94 

India twill and  tur­
Lodi  fancy 
...........355
“  shirtings......  355
Manchester fancies.  5 
mourn.  5
“ 
Martha Washington
Indigo blues........44
turkey  red...........64
fancies..................455
Pacific— 
104
blk A white pts.  .  5
Aventine.  .......  5
fancier blk, white 5 
solid blk prints...  5 
fast color robes...  54
Bedford cords__ 74
Passaic fancies 
.  455 
clarion  rbs 5 
Peabody solid bl’k..  454 
solid  color 54 
Simpson's m'ing fac 5 
solid  bl’k  5 
crepon.  .  54

Stan’rd  A percaielO 
8
7)4!
Charter Oak fancies 3551 
Elberon solids ••••..  44
Fountain red 
........74
cardinal.  54 
Garner’s—
stand, ind.  blue.. 104
s»tines  ... 
554
cardinals............  8
Flower Pot...........94
mousseline.........  5=4
Del Marine Mgs...  5
Quaker style  ....... 5)4
Harmony fancies...  454 
chocolates 4 
Hamilton fancies...  4)4
Amoskeag A C A. .114 Imperial.................
Couostoga.......... ..15 Swift CC................
EB......
.. 64 Galveston  B...........
E R ....
..  64 Lenox.........   .........
D......... ..  74 Kimono..................
BB...... -104 Salem.....................
A A...... -.104 Warren...................

Hamilton Raven’tes 5 
staples....  5 
twill  drap.  6 
dragon c'h 84 
Imperial solid cloth  5 
blue DG..  64 
p’k, purple 54 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
key red robes...... 74

“ 
“ 
Bear Mill—
B 
D 

Swift 88....

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
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COTTON  DRILL.

Atlanta,  D..............  655|Stark  A.
Boot........................ 655 No Name....
Clifton, K 
7  iTopof Heap
DENIES.
Lawrence, 9 ox........12  Otis, AX A

.. 

.. 

“ 
“ 

8
749
....10
.... 94
“  BB
**  CC...................84
Amoskeag, blue— 114
9os......134
brown .114
OINSHANS.
Lancaster,  staple...  5
“ 
fancies__6
“  Normandie  6
Lancashire..............  455
Manchester............ 455
Monogram................455
Normandie.............64
Persian......  ............5*
Renfrew Dress........74
Rosemont............... 64
Slatersvllle............ 6
Somerset.................7
Tacoma  .................74
Toll  duNord......... 84
Wabash.................. 74
seersucker..  74
Warwick...............   6
Whlttenden............   8
heather dr.  74 
Indigo blue 9 
WamButta staples...  655
Westbrook..............8
.........................10
Windermeer........... 5
York  ......................655
BASS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“  

N0. 220....H  
No.250....  94
No.280....  8
Everett, blue...........104
brown 
104

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“  Persian dress 64 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Amoskeag..............   5
Canton ..  7
AFC........84
Teazle...104 
Angola.. 104 
Persian..  7 
Arlington staple—   6)4 
Arasapha  fancy—   455 
Bates Warwick dres  74 
staples.  6
Centennial............   104
Criterion................104
Cumberland staple.  54
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................44
Elfin.......................  74
Everett classics......84
Exposition............... 754
Glenarle.................  6)4
Glenarven................655
Glenwood.................754
Hampton.................. 6
4  
Johnson Chalon cl 
indigo blue 94 
zephyrs — 16
ORA IN

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Amoskeag............   <42  |Georgia....................12
Stark................    1 5 4 ..................................
American............... 12  I  ..............................

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End....45  IBarbour's............... 95
Coats’, J. A P ...........45 Marshall’s  ................90
Holyoke.................. 2241
White.  Colored.

KNITTINS  COTTON.

No.

6  ..
8...
10...
12...

..33
...34
...35
.36

Slater......................  355
White Star.............  355
Kid Glove...............  355
Newmarket.............. 355

White. Colored.
42
43
44
45

38 No.  14... ....37
SB “  16... ....38
18... ...39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CANBKICS.
Edwards................  355
Lockwood................ 3)5
Wood’s ..................   3X
Brunswick...........   355

RED  FLANNEL.

.  8 
•  84 
.10

NIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

T W ........................ 224
F T ..........................324
JR F .X X X ............25
Buckeye........ ........824

Grey 8 R W .............174
WesternW  ............. 184
P R  P ............ ......... 164
Flushing XXX........234
Manitoba................ 234
Nameless..

Fireman................. 27
Creedmore..............24
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless................274
Red A Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R ................. 224
Windsor................. 184
6 oz Western.......... 20
Union  B.................2241
Nameless................. 355
................4
................44
................5
.........6
CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Brown.
94
104
114
124

“ 
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Black.
Slate  Brown.  Black*
Slate.
94
104
104 
94
104114
114
114 
104
12 
12
114
124
20 
20
124
DUCKS.West  Point, 8 os — 10 
Severen, 8 oz...........  8
10 os  ...12
“ 
May land, 80s .........   9
Raven, lOoz.............12
Greenwood, 74 os..  94 
:........... 184
Stark 
Greenwood, 8 os— 114 
Boston, 10 os............124
Boston, 8 oz.............10
White, dos..............20  |Per bale, 40 dos__ (8  10
Colored, dos..........19  iColored
6  50
Royal..................... 124 Victory  J .................7
“  M.................8
Red Cross............... 74 
Laconia................. 94 
“  K K ............104
Victory  0 ..............6 
“  S.................124
Cortlcelll, dos........ 75  [Corticelll knitting,

104 
114 
12 
20 

SB WINS  SILK.

WADDINGS.

“  8 
10 

“ 
..  5 
“  ..  6  J “ 

twist, dos. .374  per 40s  ball........30
50 yd, dos.. 374)
HOOKS AND BYES—PER GROSS.
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k A White..  5  INo  4 Bl’k A White..  7 
“ 2 
..  9
“ 
8 
..10
No 2-20, M C.........45  INO 4—15 /  8 4 ...........40
‘  8-18, S C .......... 40 
COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20 
.28
“  10 
..15 
“ 
“ 
“  12 
..18 
..26
SAFETY  PINS.
NO 2.........................28  IN08...

SILEBIAB.

PINS.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

4 
6 

.88

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NEEDLES—PER  H.

A. James.................1  40{Steamboat —   ........  40
Crowely’a................1  85 Gold  Eyed  .............1  50
Marshall’s.............. 1 00| American.................1 00
15—4....1  65  6—4...2 80
5—4....  1  75  6—4... 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.....................12
Domestic................184
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.........   ........13
Cherry  Valley........15
IX L ...  ..................184
Alabama...................655
Alamance................ 6*
Augusta...................7
Ar< sapha..................6 '
Georgia.................... 6
Granite..................
Haw  River...............*
Haw  J ......................0

?‘ 

Nashua................... 14
Rising Star 4-ply— 17 
3-ply.... 17
North Star..............20
Wool Standard 4 plyl74 
Powhattan.............16

Mount  Pleasant....  64
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont................  «55
Randelman............ 6
Riverside...............   «4
Sibley A .................. 64
Toledo 
.................„
Otis checks............ 7

PLAID  OBNABUBGS

It  is  unspeakably  silly  to  expect that 
they will do otherwise.
Retail dealers  who  cling  to  worn-out 
and  wasteful  methods  must  go.  The 
quicker they realize the fact,  the  better 
for them; 
for  then  they  may  cease  to 
waste their breath  in  foolish  denuncia­
tion,  and seek salvation  by  adopting  the 
methods  which  give  strength  to  their 
hated frivals.

The P o stal M onopoly.

the 

The law provides that no  person  shall 
undertake to carry letters for  pay  unless 
such  letters  be  inclosed  and  sealed  in 
Government stamped envelopes, and such 
letters must bear  full  postage  for  their 
weight.  There  is  nothing  to  prevent 
any one from carrying  letters and charg­
ing for their carriage if  this provision of 
the law be complied  with.  Wells,  Fargo 
& Co.  used to do  the  larger  part  of  the 
postal  business  of  California  before  the 
Government  had  established  sufficient 
postal  routes  and  post  offices  in 
that 
■State  for  the  needs  of  the community. 
The company’s charge was 25 cents a let­
ter,  and it kept Government stamped en­
velopes  in  which  to  inclose  all  letters 
intrusted to its  care.  All  express  com­
panies  do a little such  business still,  but 
it is insignificant  now,  since  the  postal 
system  is  cheaper  and  more  extended 
than any other carrying  organization.
As a matter of fact,  it is  a  little  diffi­
cult to comply  with the requirement con­
cerning Government  stamped  envelopes, 
for the Government issues nothing higher 
than 
two-cent  denomination  of 
stamped  envelopes,  and  it  would  be  a 
violation of law to  carry in  such  an  en­
velope a sealed  communication of  above 
one ounce in  weight;  nor  would the  law 
be any the less  violated  were  the  addi­
tional postage  affixed.
There used to be a popular notion that 
the Government monopoly  of  the  postal 
business  forbade  the  carrying of letters 
by one friend for another without charge, 
but if there was ever  any  such  decision 
by  the  Post  Office  Department  it  no 
longer holds good,  for the  law now espe­
cially  excepts  such  friendly  services 
from  the  operations  of  the  monopoly. 
The postal laws  also  especially  provide 
for tne free carriage  of  consignees’  let­
ters  by  ships,  railways  and 
the  like. 
The railway companies  do  a  great  deal 
of  such  business and send without post­
age hundreds of letters  daily  upon  their 
own  affairs.  These  letters  are  inclosed 
in envelopes maiked “railroad business.” 
The Government makes a  special  pro­
vision  for  what are called ship’s letters. 
These are letters  carried  by  vessels  not 
having  mail  contracts.  The  master  of 
such vessel on  reaching  port is  required 
to  deliver  within  three  hours  after bis 
arrival by day, or within two hours afier 
sunrise, if he arrived  by  night,  all  such 
letters to the local  post office.  He is en­
titled to receive two cents for each letter 
of one ounce or less,  and  the  addressee 
must pay double postage.  Before postal 
routes  were  so  numerous  many  such 
ship’s  letters  came  in  to the New York 
post office,  and even  now  Hudson  River 
steamers not carrying the mails occasion­
ally  bring in a letter of the sort.  A ship 
comes into port now and then from some 
far corner of the earth  with  a  few  such 
letters,  bat the number grows fewer year 
by year,  for not only does the postal sys­
tem of the globe reach  nearly every port 
visited by commerce,  but  even  the Post­
al  Union  now  embraces  almost 
the 
whole world.
Cape  Colony  has  just ^come  into  the 
union,  and  only  Morocco,  Samoa,  the 
Orange  Free  State,  Madagascar,  China 
and a few  less  important  countries  are 
left out.  Even Madagascar is practically 
in the union,  for all  her  important ports 
are  in  the  hands  of  the  French,  and 
through that  nation they  enjoy the priv­
ileges  of  the  union.  China,  having  no 
thorough system of internal mails,  is not 
in the union;  but twenty-one ports enjoy 
the privileges  of the  union  through  the 
postal agencies of  the  United States and 
Great Britain.  China’s  internal postage 
business is managed by  private  persons, 
and all sorts of men compete for the car­
rying of letters, so that the rate  of  post­
age, though uncertain, is not high.
Even those countries not in  the  union 
enjoy  the union  rate, and you  may  send

a half-ounce letter  for  five  cents  to  al­
most  any  part  of  the  civilized  world. 
There are,  however,  many ports to which 
this country does not  regularly  dispatch 
mails direct,  and here a  hardship  arises 
under the law.  Any letter  not referring 
directly and solely to the cargo cannot be 
sent save under cover  of  a  Government 
stamped  envelope,  and  as  these  envel­
opes  are  not  of  the  denomination  re­
quired of foreign postage it is impossible 
to dispatch such letters without  a  viola­
tion of the  law,  incurring  liability  to  a 
fine of $50.  You  may say  what you will 
about the cargo to the consignee and send 
your  communication  without  stamp, 
whatever the weight may  be,  but  if  you 
wish  his  wife a Happy New Year or  in­
quire after the health of his children you 
incur liability to a fine of $50.  As a mat­
ter of fact, the law in  this  regard is con­
stantly  violated  with  impunity,  since 
the  violation  does  not  seriously  touch 
upon 
the  Government’s  monopoly. 
From time to time, however,  the Govern­
ment  interferes when the thing is carried 
too far.
The Government  claims  no  monopoly 
for  the  carriage  of other than first-class 
matter,  and as  to  merchandise  it  limits 
the  weight  of  packages to four pounds. 
Oddly enough,  however, there is no limit 
to the weight of first-class  matter, and if 
a three-tou safe were inclosed in a sealed 
package,  and  a  two-cent  stamp  were 
affixed,  the  Post  Office,  under  a literal 
construction  of  the  law,  would  be  re­
quired to forward it,  and collect  the  ex­
tra  postage  due,  unless,  indeed, the  ad­
dressee should decline to receive  it,  aud 
leave it to be  taken  to  the  Dead  Letter 
Office.  The Post  Office  would  probably 
choose in such a case to  violate  its  own 
law  and  reject  the  safe as  unmailable. 
But if any man  with a  turn for practical 
joking wishes to test  the  limit  of  what 
the Post Office  will forward under seal of 
the single letter  rate,  he  may  seal  up  a 
safe,  a  pig  of  lead,  or any other heavy 
article  not  dangerous  to  the  mails  or 
their handlers,  and offer it at the General 
Post Office.  He  will at least raise  an in­
teresting  case.

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

BLOCKS.

CBAPLBS.

OBOW BABB.

O rdlnary Tackle, list April  1892...............

Grain..........................  

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

Cast Steel............................................per ft
Kly’s 1-10............................................ per m
HickG.D
Musket

C.F.

CAPS.

GABTRIDSBS.

Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire...........................................die. 

50
25

OHIBBL8. 

dlS.

dls.

Socket Firmer...............................................75*10
Socket Framing.............................................75*10
Socket Corner................................................ 75*10
Socket Slicks................................................75*10
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.

...12®12ft dls. 10

COMBS.
Curry,  Lawrence’s..............
Hotchkiss......... ..................
CHALK.
White Crayons, per  gross__
COPPER.
28
Planished, 14 os cut to else...
26
14x52,14x56,14x60 .
23 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.
23
Cold Rolled, 14x48.................
æ
Bottoms  ...............................
dls.
DBILLS.
50
Morse's  Bit Stocks............................ 
 
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
50
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 
50

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

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DRIPPING PAMS.

BLBOWS.

BXPANSIVS BITS. 

Small slses, ser pound................................   6ft
06
Large slses, per pound................................ 
Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................dot. net 
65
Corrugated................. ...........................dls 
so
Adjustable............................................dls. 40*10
30
Clark’s, small, 818;  large, 826...................... 
Ives’, 1, 818 :  2, 824 ;  3,830  ............................ 
25
Disston’s ..................................................60*10-10
New American.........................................60*10-10
Nicholson’s .............................................60*10-10
Heller’s 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps....................................50*10
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
16 
17

 
GALVANIZED IRON.

files—New List. 

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

dls.

dls.

15 

 

 

12 

18 
Discount, 70

14 
SAUSBB.

Signal 1, 2, 3. 4,  Five.

STATE  AGENTS  FOR

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

Hardware Price Current.

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axbb. 

AU8URS AND BITS. 

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

70
Snell’s ........................................................... 
40
Cook’s ........................................................... 
Jennings', genuln ........................................ 
25
Jennings’, Imitation....................................50*10
dls.
First Quality J8. B. Bronse..........................
I).  B. Bronze..........................I 5 50
s.  B. 2. Steel.........................   il 00
D.B. Steel.............. 
6 50
13 00
allroad............................................ 112 00 14  00
Garden.................  .............................  net  30 00
bolts. 
dls.
Stove...................................... 
50*10
....................................75410
Carriage new list 
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe  .................................. 
75
Well,  plain  ................................................. 8 8 25
dlS.
Cait Loose Pin. figured................................  
70
Wrought Narrow, bright c u t Joint 40__  . .60*10

babbows. 

BUTTS, CAST. 

BOCKBTS.

 

 

 

 

 

dls.
dls.

dls.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s..........
knobs—New List.
Door, mineral, Jap. trimmings  —
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings  ...
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings
Door,  porcelain, trimmings  .........
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain 
locks—DOOB.
56
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *  Co.’s...............
56 
Branford’s ................................
>5
Norwalk’s  ..................................
MATTOCKS.
.810 .00, dls. 60-10 
Adze Bye  ........................
.815.00, dls. 60-10 
Hunt Bye  ...............................
818.50, dls. 20*10.
Hunt’s .....................................
50
............ 
Sperry * Co.'s, Post, handled  ...  ......
40 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .............................
40. 
“  p. s. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables
40 
•*  Landers,  Ferry *  CIb rk’s ..........
30
“  Enterprise 
...................  .........
dls. 
MOLASSES SATES
60*10 
Stebbln’s Pattern..................................
60*10 
Stebbln’s Genuine....................
30
Bnterprlse, self measuring...............
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.

HAULS.
MILLS.

NAILS

dls.
dls.

I 

 

Steel nails, base................................................... 1 20
1 20
Wire nails, base.........................................  
60.................................................... Base 
Base
W
50......................................................  
40...................................................... 
85
30...................................................... 
25
35
20.........  
 
16......................................................  
45
45
12......................................................  
50
10........................................... -........  
60
8.......................................................  
7 * 6 .................................................  
75
4 
 
90
3.......................................................  
1  20
1 60
2.......................................................  
FlneS....................................................... 
Case  10............................................. 
65
75
90
90
10
70
8...... .........................................  

“  8................................. 
«  6................................. 
>*  4............................... 
«  6............................... 
Clinch 10.............................  
“ 

Finish 10........................................... 

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

75

dlB.

PLANES. 

Barrell 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...............................  050
Sclota Bench............................................   60*10
Sandnsky Tool Co.’a, fancy  ................. 
  C50
Bench, first quality—  
Q50
Stanley Rnle and  Level Co.’s  wood..................  60
Fry,  Acme..............................................dls.60—10
70
Common,  polished................................ dls. 
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
60
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................   50—10

bivets. 

PANS.

 

 

PATENT PLANISHED IBON.

"A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
,‘B” Wood’s pat.planished,Noa.26to 27...  920 

Broken packs ft c P®r pound extra.

80
1 75

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

7

KAXKKBS.

25
Maydole  A Co.’s.....................................dls. 
26
Kip’s ....................................................... die. 
Terkes *  Plumb’s.................................. dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................80c list 60
Blacksmltn’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand__80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 .............................. dls.60*lQ
State........................................... per dos. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4ft  14  and
3ft
10
ft........... ............ net
%........... --------- net
8ft
x ........................ net
7ft
%........... ............ net
7ft
...........dls.

HINSES.

HANGERS. 

dlS.

HOLLOW WAKE.

HOUSE FURNISHING  OOOOB.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  antl-frlctlon.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60*1C
Kettles........................................................... 60*10
Spiders  .........................................................6C*10
Gray enameled............................................. 40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware........................ new list T *10
Japanned Tin Ware...........  ........................21*10
Granite Iron W are..................... new 11s 
40
Blight.................................................................80
Screw  Byes......................................................  80
Hook’s ................................................ 
80
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
80
Stanley Rnle and Level  Co.’s...................... <H«.7o
Sisal, ft Inch and larger.................
.  6 
Manilla.............................................
9
dls.
Steel and Iron..................................
Try and Bevels................................
M itre................................................

LEVELS.
BOPBS.

wise soods. 

SqUABSB.

dls.

 

 

SHEET IBON.

Com.  Smooth.  Com.

2 90
8 00
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14.......................................83 50 
Nos. 15 to 17......................................   3 50 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 05 
NOS. 22 to 24 .....................................  3 55 
Nos. 25 to 26.................................... 3  65 
No. 27...............................................   3 75 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .................................... dls. 
Silver Lake, White A.........................  

SAND PAPEB.
SASH COBD.

8? 50
2 60
2 70
2 80

"  
“ 
“ 
“ 

Drab A.................................  “ 
White  a ...............................  • 
Drab B..................................  “ 
White C.................................“

jO
list  50
55
50
55

Discount, 10.

SASH WJMHTa

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

Hand........................................ 

“ 
Sliver Steel  Dla. X Cnts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Champion  and  Blectrlc  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot............................................  

Solid Byes............................................ per ton 820
20
70
50
80
80
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
59
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s.. 70-10  10
Mouse,  choker....................................15c per dos
81.25 per dos
Mouse, delusion............. 
dls.
Bright Market..............................................  
75
Annealed Market.........................................  
75
Coppered Market........................................  7(410
Tinned Market............................................   62ft
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanised...............................  2 30
painted....................................  1 90

wise. 

dls.

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HOB8B NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

An  Sable......................................................... dls. 40*10
dls.  06
Putnam.......................................... 
Northwestern................................ 
dls. 10*10
dls.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
so
Coe’s  Genuine  ........................................... 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought............V *10
Coe's  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
d ll.
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................75A1( *5
Screws, New List..............  ...............................80
Casters, Bed a  d  Plate...............   —   50*10*10
Dampers, American.....................................4 *10
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.............. 70

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METAL8,
PIS TIN.

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................  
26c
Pig Bars.......................................................  
28c
660 pound  casks........................................  
5ft
Per pound.................................................... 
6
ftOft......................................................... 53
Extra W iping.................................................  12
The  prices  of  the  many other qualities  of
solder in the market Indicated by nri rate brands
1 60
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s......................................  
TIN—MBLYN SHADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal...........  .......................  8 6 0»
14x20 IC,
6 0 7  0 
10x14 IX, 
7  0
14x20 IX, 

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TIN—ALLAWAY «BADS.
“ 
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“

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.....................................
Bacb additional X on this grade, 81.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal...................................
14x20 IC, 
.....................................
10x14 IX, 
...................................
14x20 IX, 
Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.
.......................
.......................

BOOPINS PLATES

18

“ 

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Alla way  Grade.

“  Dean 
“ 

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC,
14x20 IC,
14x20 IX 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x56 IX, for NO. 8 Boilers, |
14x60  X,  “  “ 9

* 
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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

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1 j> per pound

5 2
5 2
6 35 6 2"
5 0
6  0
;o  0
4 75
5 76 
9 SO 
11  50
9

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

P?CfflGAI#ADESMAN

A  W1IKLT  JOORNAL  r ¿VOTED  TO  TBH

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men. 

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—  BY  THE —

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WEDNESDAY,  MARCH 20.

SOME  EFFECTS  OF  UNIONISM.
It is a matter  of  observation  that  in­
dustries  are  specialized  in  most  of our 
larger  towns  and that for some reason it 
seems to be impossible to  establish,  suc­
cessfully,  any enterprise not  in  the  line 
of  the  specialty for that town.  For  in­
stance,  the specialty for Grand  Rapids  is 
furniture  and  allied  lines,  and  it  has 
long been a matter  of  remark  that  it  is 
almost 
to  establish  other 
lines  here,  especially  metal  working. 
What is the reason for this?

impossible 

It is also a matter  of  observation  that 
iu  the towns where a special  industry  is 
successful that industry is placed  beyond 
any  material  influence  of unionism,  es­
pecially  in  the  matter  of  wages,  and 
thus  the production is enabled to take its 
place iu the markets of the country.  But 
in  the  weaker  industries  the  effect  of 
the  arbitrary  prices  maintained 
by 
unionism  is  to  send  all  valuable  con­
tracts to towns  where  that  particular in­
dustry is beyond their dictation.  Thus, 
as stated  above,  metal  working  cannot 
be made successful  here on any  very  ex­
tensive  scale  except  by  one  or  two 
specialty  manufacturers  whose  patents 
and  other  advantages  enable  them 
to 
continue, as they do,  in  constant defiance 
of the unions.

It is not alone  in the  matter  of  wages 
that  such  enterprises  are  handicapped, 
but in  the arbitrary  interference  in  the 
business  management.  A  notable  in­
stance of this kind  occurred  recently  in 
this  city.  An  industry  had  been  in­
augurated here under the most favorable 
and  promising  circumstances.  With 
valuable patents, large capital  and  wide 
experience  in  that  particular  business 
the indications  were that in  a short  time 
hundreds  of  workmen  would  be  em­
ployed;  but,  unfortunately,  the manager, 
in discharging  a  drunken  workman,  in­
fringed some rule of  the  union.  On his 
refusing to re-instate the  man,  when  di­
rected to do so by the  union  authorities, 
a strike was ordered.  This,  in due time, 
was  followed  up  by a boycott,  and  the 
non-union  workmen put  on  in  place  of 
the  strikers  were  made  the  targets  of 
abuse and assault—the same old  story  of 
union  methods.  What  is  the  result? 
The controversy having attracted the  at­
tention of the  management of  a  concern 
making  a  specialty  of  that  particular

line of work in a town where  the  indus­
try  is  beyond  the  control  of  unions, a 
proposition is made to take the manufac­
ture and furnish the finished  goods  at  a 
price more than 15 per cent,  lower  than 
they could be  made  for  here  even with 
the co-operation of the union.

Grand Rapids  maintains  a  somewhat 
expensive  Board  of  Trade,  which  puts 
forth commendable efforts  to  secure  in­
dustries. but what is the use of continuing 
the work against such influences  as this? 
It will  take a long time for  its  efforts  to 
repair the loss of such  an  enterprise  as 
the one in question.

There is no good reason for, or  benefit 
iu,  thus driving industries into specializ­
ing centers, either for the unions  or  the 
communities.  The  unions  thus  drive 
them beyond their control; and  it  would 
be much better for a community  to  have 
a varietyjof industries and not be depend­
ent  for  its  prosperity  on  the  commer­
cial vicissitudes of a single product.

INJURING  OUR CREDIT ABROAD.
One of the  worst  features  of  the for­
midable  opposition  arrayed  against  the 
administration during the  last  Congress 
has been in  the  very  unfortunate  effect 
this opposition has had  upon  the  credit 
of  the  nation  abroad.  The  very  pro­
nounced  disposition 
towards  absolute 
free silver coinage,  which is but another 
name for a silver  standard; 
the success­
ful opposition to the Government guaran­
teeing the  payment  of its bonds in gold, 
and the eagerness displayed by some leg­
islators to deprive the Government of the 
means  of  meeting  its  present gold obli­
gations  have  thoroughly  alarmed  the 
holders  of  American  securities  abroad; 
hence  it  is  not  surprising  that  there 
should be a display of  anxiety to  unload 
such  securities.
The steady decline in American securi­
ties  in the markets of  Europe  has  been 
one  of  the  most  interesting  phases  of 
financial affairs for the  past few months. 
This decline cannot be attributed merely 
to mismanagement in the case of  various 
railroads,  but  must  be  placed  to  the 
credit of the  growing  distrust  as to  the 
financial stability  of  the  United  States 
j and to the  gross  perversion of  financial 
legislation in Congress.

How can we expect  foreigners  to have 
any confidence in the  permanence of our 
institutions  when  they  see  prominent 
members of Congress  prepared  to  sacri­
fice the credit of the Government in order 
to  satisfy  some  petty  animosity  enter­
tained  towards  the  President ?  With 
Congress full of people who are prepared 
to ruin the country  to increase the value 
of their mining property in the  West;  of 
Wall Street Shylocks who  are willing  to 
precipitate  a  panic  to  perpetuate  the 
gold  standard;  of  politicians  who  are 
willing to do anything to  make  political 
capital,  it is not astonishing that foreign­
ers should  despair  of  the  future of the 
United  States, and  should  become  anx­
ious to unload  their  holdings of  Ameri­
can securities.

This  withdrawal  of  foreign  capital 
hitherto interested in  the  United  States 
has been one of the most  serious  phases 
of the financial  situation,  as it  has been 
this,  more than any  other  cause,  which 
has  been  responsible  for  the  heavy ex­
ports of gold during the past year.

It is a noticeable fact  that  strikes  are 
nearly always promoted by men who will 
| not work themselves,  under  any circum- 
| stances.

DIGGING  THEIR  OWN  GRAVES.
The most important political questions 
which  can  come  before  the  American 
people, after  the  more  urgent  financial 
problem  shall  have  been  solved,  are 
those which relate to the employment  of 
labor.  The working classes  deserve and 
need  all  the  wise  counsel  and  all  the 
kind considefation  it is possible for them 
to have;  but,  unfortunately, their affairs 
have been conducted with  extraordinary 
wrong-headedness  ever since their cause 
was  espoused  by  the  exponents  of  so- 
called organized  labor.

Anybody  with  reasonable  intelligence 
can readily see what an  enormous politi­
cal power could  be  secured  by  uniting 
the  whole  of  the  working  classes  into 
one vast voting and working body.  Such 
a force at the polls  would be  invincible.
'  It could stock state  legislatures  and  the 
National  Congress  with  members  who 
would  carry  any  measure  the  working 
classes might dictate,  and,  instead of leg­
islation being enacted in the  interest  of 
the  whole  people,  irrespective  of class 
and condition,  it could be  effected solely 
in the interest of the  working classes.

So  far  from  taking  advantage  of the 
remarkable  opportunity  offered, 
the 
masses have  wholly  neglected it and  are 
chiefly engaged in  fomenting  and  main­
taining the widest and most  hostile divi­
sions  among  the  different  branches  of 
laborers.  For  instance,  all  organized 
labor is bitterly at war with all  unorgan­
ized labor.  The  man  who  is  forced  to 
work,  but  refuses  to  wear  the yoke of 
the labor union,  at once  becomes  an  ob­
ject for the most  bitter  persecution  and 
hostile treatment. 
It is not exactly law­
ful to kill him to  keep  him  from  work­
ing,  but it is excusable to do so.

As a result of such  wrong-beadedness, 
which is precipitated and perpetuated by 
venal and  unscrupulous  union  leaders, 
organized  labor has  assumed  a  position 
of menace to the peace and  prosperity of 
the country,  instilling  the insidious doc­
trine of  discontent  and  anarchy  among 
the  membership  and  inspiring deeds  of 
violence and crime on the least  provoca­
tion.  Cursed  by  fatal  divisions and in­
ternal feuds and  jealousies, the working 
classes bear the seeds of  their  own ruin. 
With  universal  harmony  and  co-opera­
tion  they  would  be  all-powerful;  but, 
with  universal  discord  and  war among 
themselves,  they are  utterly,  hopelessly 
weak. 

It is their own  fault.

Many  grievous  blunders  have  been 
laid to the charge  of  our  State  Depart­
ment in  connection  with  Hawaii,  with 
Samoa,  and  with  the  quarrel  between 
China and Japan. 
In its  recent demand 
for an apology from  Spain,  however,  it 
assumed an unflinching  attitude  for  the 
rights of American citizens aDd the honor 
of the  American  flag. 
It  is,  very  nat­
urally,  a  source  of  congratulation  to 
Grand  Rapids  people  that  the  corres­
pondence with  the  Spanish  government 
was conducted by a Grand Rapids man— 
Hon.  Edwin F.  Uhl,  now  Assistant Sec­
retary  of  State—who  appears  to  be  as 
full of backbone as his superior  is  lack­
ing in  that  essential  element  of  states­
manship.

The  prejudice  that  obtains  for  state 
and local rights causes no  small  annoy­
ance and inconvenience in  dealing  with 
local  disorders,  as  the 
recent  New 
Orleans and Colorado riots.  The federal 
authorities may  be  present  with  ample 
means to restore order,  as is  the  case  in

New Orleans,  yet  they  must  wait  until 
the Mayor,  who is in sympathy  with  the 
rioters,  and  the  State  authorities  have 
“fought it out” before taking any  action. 
Meanwhile the representatives of foreign 
governments whose citizens are suffering 
at the hands  of  the  rioters  must  prefer 
their claims through the general  govern­
ment and await its pleasure  to interfere, 
a position not at all satisfactory to them. 
It  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that such 
representatives  should  be  tempted 
to 
overlook  diplomatic  etiquette  and  cor­
respond with local authorities,  as  Baron 
Fava, 
the  Italian  representative,  has 
done in the Colorado matter.  Of coarse, 
he must suffer for his  temerity,  but  his 
action  may  serve  the  purpose  of  em­
phasizing the necessity of reform  in  the 
practice,  at 
least,  of  getting  at  such 
cases. 

________________

It is a coincidence  that  the  death  of 
MacAllister,  the  autocrat  of  the  social 
world  of  New  York,  should  be so soon 
followed  by  the  death  of  Worth,  the 
autocrat of the fashion metropolis of  the 
world. 
It is worthy to  note  that  while 
the former had no special or  natural  ad­
vantages or  prestige  save  that  of  self- 
assurance,  the latter was  even  more  ob­
in  origin  and  advantages  for 
scure 
artistic  culture.  Born 
in  an  obscure 
English town  and easily finding  employ­
ment in  an English dry  goods  store,  his 
advancement to the position of the great­
est  designer  of  costumes  in  the world 
seemed  to  be  the result partly of fortu- 
nate circumstances  and  partly  of  a  real 
genius for correct taste in women’s dress 
that was most remarkable.  His position 
and  reputation,  however,  were  largely 
dependent  on empiric assumption of  au­
thority  which  he  had  the tact to main­
tain  nntil  a  visit  to  his  studio became 
the  Mecca  of  tourists.  The  wonder  is 
that  he  should  have been  able to main­
tain his prestige so long.

The labor riots in  New Orleans and the 
lynchings in Colorado,  involving,  in both 
cases, citizens of other  countries,  revive 
the  question  of  Federal  responsibility 
and  right of interference  in  such  cases. 
The great jealousy for state rights which 
prevents the  general  government  from 
interfering until all local  authority is ex­
hausted  creates  a  condition  of  affairs 
that is not at all  satisfactory  to  the re­
presentatives  of  foreign  governments, 
who can only deal directly  with our gen­
eral government.  As  in  the case of the 
New Orleans riots,  the Mayor of  the city 
may be in  collusion with the rioters, and 
the  government  cannot  interfere  until 
local and state authorities  have  “fought 
it oat.”  This condition is an absurd one 
and one that  should  be  speedily  reme­
died. 

________________

finances. 

There  is  considerable  speculation  as 
to the effect the payment of  the  Chinese 
war indemnity to Japan  will  have  upon 
American 
If  the  payment 
should be demanded in  gold  it  is  prob­
able the  reserve  would  soon  disappear 
from  the  Treasury. 
It  remains  to  be 
demonstrated  what  serious  injury  that 
contingency  would cause to this country. 
It is thought the sudden  advance  in  the 
price of silver is caused by.  the  probable 
demand in the same direction.

The  Spanish  Government  has  given 
notice that all  code  or  cipher  messages 
received by cable into that  country  will 
hereafter  be  subject  to  a  government 
censorship.

THE  MICHIGAN  TEADESMAN.

U  H

<*3  FANCY  tx>

LITTLE  SADIE'S  STAR.

"Sadie  dear, fetch  Baby  Jim  over  to 
me,  and  I’ll  see  if  I  can’t  amuse  him 
while you tidy  up the room a  bit,  before 
father comes. 
It’s almost  time for  him 
now.”

The  mother’s  voice  was 

thin  and 
weary,  but  the  words  were  pleasantly 
spoken  and  a  smile  of  loving  approval 
lighted  up  the  worn,  tired  face  as  she 
watched  her  little  daughter  obediently 
lift the baby  brother  from  the floor  and 
totter with him to the bed where she lay: 
for  Baby  Jim  was a  heavy  weight  and 
Sadie was only eight years old.

“There!”  she  said,  panting,  as  she 
put  him  carefully  down  be«ide  her 
mother,  "I think he’ll  be quite good if he 
has something to play with.  What shall 
I get him?”

Poor little Sadie!  She  might well ask 
the question,  for the tiny attic room held, 
at  the  first  glance,  absolutely  nothing 
save a wooden  chair,  a  rough  board  ta­
ble and the little hard bed  on  which  the 
invalid  was lying.  Yes—there  was  one 
thing more—a heavy,  old-fashioned sew­
ing machine,  which  was drawn up  close 
to  the  bed,  and  which  Mrs.  Hood  had 
been  feebly  working  with  one  foot,  as 
her other limb had long  been  paralyzed. 
From the  iron  supports  of  the machine 
dangled some empty  spools,  threaded  on 
a  piece  of  string,  and  on 
these  Sadie 
pounced, with an exclamation of triumph. 
Putting  them  into  the  little  one’s  out­
stretched hands,  and being  rewarded  by 
a crow of  delight,  she  set  about  "tidy­
ing”  the bare little room.

The daylight was  fading  fast  and  the 
sick  woman  strained  her  tired  eyes  to 
follow the lines of the  machine-stitching 
she was trying hard to finish;  but at  last 
she laid down her work with a sigh.

"No use,” she murmured  wearily.  “ 1 
did so hope I could get it done this even­
ing,  and  perhaps  Mrs.  Maloney”  (the 
landlady)  "would give me the money for 
it to-morrow.  The last stick of  wood  is 
gone,  and  there’s  only  half  a  loaf  of 
bread,  to be supper and breakfast  for  us 
four.  And Sadie’s dress is  al 
in  rags. 
I’ve mended it till  the  stuff  won’t  bear 
the  weight  of  another  thread,  and  I’m 
afraid  the  child  will  freeze,  now  the 
weather is so  cold.”

A quick sob rose in her throat,  but she 
stifled  it  as  Sadie  crept  softly  to  her 
side.
"I thought you called my  name,”  the 
little one said,  wistfully.  “I wish father 
would come home.  There is only a little 
piece  of  the  candle  left,  and  1  thought 
I would save it till I  heard  him  coming 
upstairs,  and then light it,  so  the  room 
would be bright when he came in.  You 
don’t  mind  it  in  the  dark  for  a  little 
while, do you,  mother?”  anxiously.

"No,  indeed,  dear,” quickly  answered 
the  sick  woman.  "You  were  right  to 
keep the candle  until father comes.  He 
is late this evening,  but  I hope  it  is  be­
cause someone gave him work to do.  Are 
you cold, Sadie?” as  the  child  shivered 
and nestled closer to her.

"Yes,  but only  a  little  bit,”  returned 
the little oue,  bravely.  "I shall  be quite 
warm  when  father  comes,  and  then  we 
can light the candle and have supper,  is 
Baby Jim  asleep,  mother,  and  are  you 
sure he is warm?”

"Yes, dear,  quite sure,”  answered  the 
mother,  with another sob.  Little Sadie’s 
patient,  wistful voice was more  than she 
could bear.  But Sadie  did  not  seem  to

hear  the  sob.  She  was  gazing  up, 
dreamily,  at  the  one  narrow  window, 
which  was  so  near  the  roof  that  she 
could  never  get  a  glimpse  of  anything 
save that one  small  bit of  sky. 
It was 
quite  dark now,  and presently Sadie  be­
gan  to talk again in a low tone, as  if  to 
herself.

"I wish my star would  come out,” she 
was  saying.  “It  is  so  big  and  bright 
and 
looks  at  me  so  kindly.  Do  you 
know,  mother,  I  think  it  must  be  al­
most as beautiful as the star that showed 
the wise men how to find  Jesus when  He 
was a little baby? 
I  wonder if  He loved 
His  star  as  much  as  I  love  mine.  1 
think  His star must have been  so  happy 
because it could show even the very  wise 
men  where to  look  for  Jesus.  Perhaps 
my star will show me  how  to  find  Him 
some  day.  Do  you 
it  will, 
mother?”  she  asked.  But,  before  her 
mother could answer,  she  sprang  to  her 
feet with the glad little  cry,  "Father  is 
coming!”

think 

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the  bare 

In another moment she had lighted the 
candle  and,  as 
the  tiny  flame  slowly 
flickered up.  the  door  was  pushed  open 
and a tall gaunt  figure  in  workingman’s 
dress  entered 
room. 
Sadie sprang into his  arms with  an  ex­
clamation of delight  that  almost  awoke 
Baby Jim,  and  the  sick  woman  turned 
on her hard pillow to  greet  him  with  a 
smile that made her wan  face  beautiful. 
He  held  Sadie  closely  for  a  moment, 
then put her gently down  and  turned  to 
his wife.

"Bad news again,  Sarah,”  he said,  his 
voice shaking,  as  he  touched  her  hair 
with a  hand which  all  his  life  of work 
could  not  make  rough  to  her.  "I’ve 
tried and tried all day,  to  get  work,  but 
it’s no use. 
I suppose my  appearance is 
against me,” and he looked  down  at  his 
ragged  clothes.  "I’ve  been  to  every 
place I could think of,  and  walked  and 
walked  and  walked  till  1  hardly  had 
strength enough  to  get  home,  for  I’ve 
had nothing to eat all day  except  the bit 
of bread this morning.  The last place  I 
went  into was  a  rich  man’s  office. 
I’d 
heard  it  said  he  was  a  good  man  but 
cranky;  and I thought perhaps he’d give 
me some little job, so I might bring home 
a few pennies.  But it was the same  old 
story—he  had all the workmen he wanted 
and  there  was  nothing  for  me  to  do. 
And then,  somehow,  I  just  broke  down 
and told him about you and the children. 
He  didn’t  believe  me, 
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"Father!  Father dear!”  she  cried,  in 
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As he did so, the  heavy  sail  swung sud­
denly abound and struck  him full on  the 
side of the head,  knocking '.him into  the 
river.  The  blow  sent  his  hat  whirling 
away,  and,  as  he  went  over  the  side, 
Hood recognized in him the man who had 
dismissed him  so roughly the day before. 
With an impulse  quick  as  had been  the 
blow of the sail,  Hood  had  flung off  his 
coat and hat and  prepared  to  spring  in 
after the falling  man. r But  now,  while 
the screams of the terrified ladies rang in 
his ears,  be stood quite still, for one wild 
instant of awful  irresolution.  This man 
would  have  suffered  Hood’s  wife  and 
children to starve!  Let him die!  It was 
just!  But,  as  the 
thought 
flashed through his mind,  he  glanced  up 
once more at the black clouds,  and  just 
at  that  moment  the  wind  blew  them 
apart,  showing  for  an  instant  a  calm, 
steadfast gleam  of  light  that  made him 
fling up his arms with a  great  cry,  “Sa­
die’s star!”

terrible 

The  next  moment  he was in the river 
and  battling  fiercely  with  the  rushing 
waters  and  the  roaring  wind.  A  pale 
face with  white  hair  about it  rose  just 
beyond him for the  last  time.  He made 
one supreme effort and his  hand grasped 
and firmly held the  heavy  stuff of a gar­
ment.  As he  did  so,  he  heard  cries of 
encouragement from the banks and knew 
that the screams of the ladles had brought 
help.  A moment later and  strong  arms 
had  seized him and his  helpless  burden 
and drawn them to the shore.

“Is he dead?” he asRed, hoarsely, with 
a fearful  dread  at  his  heart;  but  the 
cheery  answer  came,  “No,  no,  only 
stunned!”  Then he reeled  and  fell un- 
conscious.

*  *  *

IO
lon^—mother  and  me—and  we  did  not 
light the candle  till we  heard  you  com­
ing,  because there was only such a  little 
bit left, and  we wanted  the  room  to  be 
bright  when  you  came  home;  but  you 
did  not  even  look  at  it  and  now  the 
candle has  gone  out.  Father,  why  are 
you  crying? 
it  because  you  hate 
somebody?  Jesus  never  hated  anyone, 
you know,  though He was just as poor as 
we are,  and people were so cruel to Him. 
Perhaps if you told  Him  all about it,  He 
would help you and you wouldn’t feel  so 
sorry  about  it.  Do  tell  Him,  father 
dear!”

Is 

The  childish  pleading 

tones  went 
straight 
to  his  £eart,  and,  forgetting 
everything except his  utter  despair,  the 
man laid his  head  on  his wife’s  pillow 
and sobbed aloud.

“Oh,  Sadie,”  he  said,  “I  could  have 
told Him once and felt sure that He would 
help me;  but now it  is  all  dark,  within 
and without,  and there’s  not  a gleam  of 
light anywhere to  show  me  how  to  find 
Jesus in  my great trouble.”

The child  sprang  to  her  feet  and  her 
cry of triumph startled her  father like  a 
trumpet call.

“It is not dark,”  she  said,  “for look, 
father, there’s  my  star,  and it’s shining 
right in  here!  And don’t you remember 
how, long,  long  ago,  when  Jesus  was  a 
little baby,  a star  showed  the  wise  men 
where  to  find  Him?  Well,  there’s  my 
star, father dear,  and  if  you’ll  just look 
up, it’ll show you  where  to  find Jesus.” 

*  *  *

Next  evening,  as  Hood,  faint  from 
want of food and worn out  with vain en­
deavors to find work,  was  once  more  on 
his  way  back to the  little  attic  room  he 
called  home,  he  saw  two  or  three  men 
trying to launch a  small  sailboat  on  the 
river,  while  two  ladies  and  an  elderly 
gentleman ou the  shore  were  evidently 
waiting 
into  it. 
Glancing  at  the  dark  clouds  scudding 
along before  a  stiff  breeze,  Hood  noted 
that a storm  was  approaching  and invol­
untarily called to the gentleman near the 
beat,  “Better  not go out, sir.  There’s  a 
squall coming up  and  you’ve  too  much 
canvas on your craft.”

impatiently 

to  get 

The gentleman  looked  around  for  an 
instant, 
to  see  where  the  voice  came 
from,  and  answered  impatiently,  “Non­
sense!  Who minds a little wind?  It’s all 
the better for  our  sail,”  and  a  moment 
later  helped  his  companions  into  the 
boat and sprang  in  after  them. 
In  the 
momentary  glimpse he caught of his face 
Hood fancied that  in it,  and  also in  his 
voice  when  he  spoke,  there  was  some­
thing familiar,  but be  was too exhausted 
in  body and  troubled  in  mind  to  make 
any  effort to  recall  wherein  the  vague 
likeness  lay.  As  he  watched  the  boat 
glide rapidly  before  the  hurrying wind, 
his eye rested  with  a strange  fascination 
upon  the turbulent river,  which here ran 
deep  and strong,  and  for  a  moment  he 
felt  a  mad  impulse  to  seek  rest  and 
oblivion from poverty  and  care  beneath 
its dark  waters.  But then he thought of 
Sadie and Baby Jim,  and  of  his patient, 
pain-racked  wife,  and,  with  a shudder, 
was turning away,  when,  glancing  once 
more at the sailboat, he saw that the fast- 
increasing  wind  had  swept  it  over  al­
most on its side,  and  that  it  was in  mo­
mentary danger  of  being swamped. 
In­
voluntarily,  he started down the bank on 
a run and was quite near  the  boat  when 
he saw that the gentleman  was making  a 
desperate effort to  draw  in  the canvas.

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A  day  later,  Hood once more climbed 
the  long,  long  flights  of  narrow  stairs 
that  led  to  his  attic  home.  He moved 
very slowly and with  evident  weakness, 
staggering  slightly  as  he  reached  the 
landings.  He had eaten nothing all  day 
and again his search  for work  had  been 
unavailing.  There was utter despair  in 
the  man’s  heart  as  he  thought  of  the 
eager, expectant faces  that  would  greet 
him,  and  of  the  disappointment  that 
would  so  quickly  cloud  them  when he 
told  of  the  usual lack of success.  Out­
side  the  door  he  paused  for a moment, 
overcome by the  dread  of  meeting  them 
with failure written in every  line  of  his 
haggard  face.  But 
loving  ears  had 
caught the sound of his  faltering  steps, 
and,  as he hesitated,  the  door  was  flung 
wide,  revealing  a  glow  of  light  and 
warmth  that  almost  blinded  and  over­
came him as Sadie threw herself  into his 
arms.

“Oh, father, father!” she cried, breath­
lessly.  “Such  wonderful 
things  have 
happened!  An old gentleman  has  been 
here—such a kind  old  gentleman,  with 
white hair—and a pretty lady  with  him. 
And,  oh,  father, see  the  fire  they  made 
and  the  beautiful  lamp  on  the  table! 
Isn’t the  room  lovely  and  bright  now? 
And  supper is ready—oh,  you never saw 
such a supper!  Do  come and eat, father 
dear! 
I’m so hungry and  we  have  been 
waiting for  you!”

Wild  with  delight,  she  drew  the be­
wildered, exhausted  man  into  the  grate­
ful cheer of the room.  He staggered like 
a drunken  man,  as  he  looked  around 
him,  and 
then,  sinking  into  a chair— 
there  were  more  chairs than one now— 
turned confusedly to his wife.  She was 
smiling  at  him  with such a look of hap-

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piness  as  he  had  not seen on her worn 
face for many a year, although the  tears 
were rolling down her  cheeks.  “It’s all 
true,  Jim,”  she  said,  “though  I  don’t 
wonder you think it’s  like  a  fairy  tale, 
for  I’ve  hardly  been  able  to take it in 
myself  yet.  The  gentleman  is  the one 
who sent you’away so harshly  the  other 
evening,  and  he  says  he has been sorry 
for it ever since, and that  last  night you 
saved his life—how, I  don’t  exactly  un­
derstand, for you never said a word about 
it.  While we’re eating  supper you shall 
tell  us^how  if'all  happened.  The old 
gentleman—Mr.  Brown,  his  name  is— 
and  bis  daughter  are  so  kind.  He  is 
gruff  and;'queer,  but  oh,  so good! „ He 
says  I^am  not  to  touch ¿the  machine 
again,  and  that  you  are  to  have  some 
place  in  his  office  that  will  pay  you a 
good salary, and Sadie is to go to  school. 
And  he  is  coming  back  to-morrow  to 
make  us  more  comfortable,  and—why, 
Jim, dear, you must  not  cry  so!  Sadie, 
come  and  see  if  you  can’t make father 
look  upland  eat  some.!supper.  He  is 
tired  out.  And  afterwards,  Jim,  you 
must tell us how it  was  that  you  saved 
Mr.  Brown’s life.  You  can’t  think  how 
grateful he and his.daughter are.  They 
say  you  were  so  brave—such  a  hero! 
And when Mr.  Brown said  how  sorry  he 
was that he had not listened  to  you  the 
other  night,  he'cried.”

everything” 

“Oh,  no,  he  didn’t,  mother,”  inter­
posed Sadie,  with wide-open  eyes.  “ He 
only said ‘So sorry!  Such  a  brute!’  and 
frowned  till  I  was quite frightened. 
I 
thought that he  meant  that  you  were  a 
brute,  father  dear,  and I was just going 
to tell him you  were  not  a  brute  at  all 
but  the  best  man  in  the  world;  but  I 
didn’t  have  time,  because  he  stooped 
down, quite suddenly,  and kissed me and 
lifted me on his knee,  and  asked  me  all 
about—oh, 
rather 
vaguely).  “So 1 told him  all  about  my 
Btar, and he frowned ever so many times, 
till I couldn’t see his eyes any more,  and 
he said,  ‘Dear me!’ and  ‘BIfess  my  soul!’ 
every other minute.  And  mother  says 
she is quite sure he meant that he  was  a 
brute,  and  not  you, so I’m glad I didn’t 
tell him I was angry.  And my star is up 
there, shining just as bright  as  can  be, 
though there’s so much light in the room 
you  can’t  see  it  very  well.  So  now 
everything  is all happy and we can have 
supper,” finished Sadie, contentedly.

(this 

“And after supper, little  one, you  and 
mother shall hear all about  Mr.  Brown’s 
accident,” answered her father,  glancing 
np,  reverently,  at  the  little  window, 
where a gleam of light shone faintly,  yet 
clearly,  against the tiny space  of sky be­
yond,  “and  how  your  star  saved  me, 
too.”

In all the great city,  that  night,  there 
could be found no  happier  little  family 
than the one in the tiny  attic  room;  for, 
in the hour  of  his  greatest  temptation, 
Mr.  Hood,  “looking  up,”  had 
found 
heaven  again,  and,  from  out  the  dark­
ness that had encompassed them,  forever 
calm and clear and  steadfast shone little 
Sadie’s star.

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upper  story  was  raised  as  he  left  the 
bouse and the  voice  of  the  mistress  of 
the mansion called out:  “Leave  an extra 
quart this morning,  please.”

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Cycling as a sport is  still  more  inter­
esting,  from  a  moral  point  of  view. 
Quite a large number of  our young  men 
who,  formerly,  were  addicted to  stupid 
habits  and  the  seeking  of  nonsensical 
distraction  and  vulgar  pleasures  are 
now  vigorous,  healthy,  energetic,  and 
for  the  sake  of  this  extraordinary  ma­
chine  submit  themselves  to  an  ascetic 
rule of  life,  and,  induced  by  taste  and 
passion,  acquire  habits  of  temperance, 
the imperative desire of quiet  and  regu­
lar living, and, most important of all,  the 
steady exercise of self-control,  by  resist­
ing  their  appetites  and  doing  without 
hesitation all that  is required  for  effec­
tual  training.
It is true that there are higher  aims  in 
life.  One  may  plan  greater  things as a 
program of one’s  existence.  Other  con­
tests are nobler and more beautiful  than 
the contest of the race; but whatever may 
be the motive which  actuates  you,  it  is 
good and refreshing to think that  in  our 
country men are  able,  even  for  an  ap­
parent trifling purpose, to show by  their 
actions that they do  not  believe  the  es­
sence  of  life  consists in  merely  eating 
drinking and sleeping well.
This  a  thought  which  cannot  be too 
much  emphasized.  The  safety  bicycle 
is training for us a  generation  of  strong 
and  healthy  men,  of  vigorous  athletes, 
of energetic strivers for  success  and  im­
provement;  it  is  a  mighty  agent in  the 
physical and  moral  regeneration  of  our 
people; 
there  certainly  are  not  many 
things and ideas which  deserve the same 
praise.

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THE  MICHIGATNr  TRADESMAN.

Som e  F a c ts  C oncerning  W ood  Blms.
W ritte n  fo r Th e Tkadksmak.

A  few bicycle  dealers  and  riders  are 
yet  skeptical  on  the  practicability  of 
wood  rims  for  durability  and  service, 
and  it  requires  considerable  urging  to 
convince them that wood rims  are a suc­
cess and have come to stay.

One year ago,  the writer was  the  only 
one in  Grand  Kapids  who  had  faith  in 
these rims, at least enough to recommend 
them,  and it was a  point  which  was  al­
ways brought up  by  a  new  rider—“Are 
they a success?”

About 75 per  cent,  of  the  high-grade 
wheels  sold  by  Studley  &  Barclay  the 
past season  were  fitted  with  wood  rims 
and 
they  have  given,  with  one  make 
excepted,  better  satisfaction  than  steel.
Some  manufacturers  and  some  local 
dealers claimed  that they  were not a suc­
cess and  would never  be  in  general  use 
except  for track use and  city  riders  who 
want  to  "take  the  comers  easy,”  etc. 
For my own satisfaction,  at  the close  of 
the season,  1 got expressions  from  some 
of  the  leading  manufacturers  on  their 
experience with these rims  and will give 
the  “gist” of their opinions:

Sterling Cycle Works:  “From  our ex­
perience,  and from  what we know of  the 
experience of other manufacturers,  wood 
rims will  be used almost universally next 
year.”

Biack  Manufacturing  Co.:  “Our  ex­
perience  in  regard to wood rims  is  satis­
factory,  as they have  proved very  dura­
ble.  About  90 per cent,  of  the  wheels 
that we have  made this year  have  been 
fitted  with them,  and the  rims  returned 
to us broken  have  been very  few.”

Kaleigh  Cycle  Co.:  “Regarding wood

rims,  we beg to state that the wood  rims 
which  we  have  applied  to  our  wheels 
this  season  have  given  us  every  satis­
faction.  Very  few  have  been  returned 
to us from any  canse,  and  the  percent­
age of breakage of these rims,  compared 
with both  hollow and crescent steel  rims 
as previously used,  is altogether in favor 
of the wood.”

Keating Wheel  Co.:  “Our  experience 
with  wood  rims  is  very  satisfactory. 
They have come to stay.”

E. C. Stearns &  Co.:  “We  have  used 
wood  rims  this  season  almost  exclu­
sively and have found  them  much  more 
satisfactory  than 
the  steel.  We  shall 
certainly continue to use them  next  sea­
son.”

Winton  Bicycle Co.:  “Our experience 
with  wood  rims  can  be  called satisfac­
tory.  Not more  than  1  per  cent,  have 
been damaged  in actual  use  or  from  de­
fective material.”

Western Wheel Works:  “As  to  wood 
rims,  we wish to say that our  experience 
has  been  very  satisfactory  and  we  be­
lieve  (with many  others)  that  they  are 
here to stay.”

Marion Cycle  Co.:  “ We  are  entirely 
satisfied  with  our  experience  in  regard 
to wood  rims.  We  believe  it  to  be  the 
only correct rim  for bicycle construction. 
We shall  use them for  our  entire output 
for the coming year.”

National  Cycle  Manufacturing  Co.: 
“We  believe  that  they  are  a  success. 
We have not had a broken  rim  this  sea­
son except as  the  result  of  collision on 
the track.”

Yost Manufacturing  Co.:  “Regarding 
our opinion  of wood  rims,  we  have  be­
come  firm  believers  that wood rims are

a  fixture.  Dealers  who  handled  from 
2,000 to  4,000 wheels  during  the  season 
of ’94 state that 95 per cent, of the wheels 
they order for  next  season  will  be  with 
wood rims.  The  fact  is  that  we  have 
had fewer wood rims come  back  for  re­
pairs than steel,  which is  good  evidence 
of their durability.” 
(This last sentence 
is very convincing,  as,  in  nine times out 
of ten, a steel rim is repaired at the local 
repair shop,  while  a  wood  rim  goes  to 
the factory.)

(This 

Pope  Manufacturing  Co.: 

“It  has 
been our purpose,  this  season,  to  allow 
our customers to make a  choice  between 
steel and wood rims  uninfluenced by  us. 
The  wood  rims  that  we  have  put  out 
have given  us very good  satisfaction and 
have stood up much better  than  we  an­
ticipated. 
It is  not  probable,  however, 
that wood rims will ever  prove as strong 
or durable as our sheet steel hollow rims, 
than which  we believe there is  no better 
made.” 
letter  was  under same 
date as  all  the  others—September  17— 
and the big “our”  stood out in prominent 
letters.)
Upon looking over a ’95  Columbia cat­
alogue,  1  fail 
to  find  any  mention  ot 
steel  rims,  showing  that  their  opinion 
has changed  somewhat  in  the  past  six 
months.
The fact is  that wood  rims  are  more 
elastic  than  steel  and  weigh  about  2 
pounds per pair less;  thus,  in a 20-pound 
wheel with steel rims you have  this  two 
pounds taken  otf  some  more  important 
part,  to  keep  the  weight  down  to  the 
same  weight  wheel  fitted  with  wood 
rims.  Wood  rims  will  bend  almost 
double  without  breaking,  while  steel 
will buckle.
Don’t  be  behind  the  times.  Recom­
mend an  up-to-date  wheel  to  customers 
and you will  hold trade.

W.  B.  J a k v i s .

C om parison o f th e  N avies o f th e  W orld.
Some interesting  statistics  have  been 
compiled recently by  Secretary  Herbert 
concerning the number and the  types  of 
the war vessels of the leading  navies  of 
the world.  The tables  show  that  Eng­
land  has,  at  the  present  time,  some 43 
battle ships,  12 coast  defenders,  and  18 
armored  cruisers,  and  10  battle  ships 
building.  The French navy contains  43 
armored vessels built and  20  authorized 
and building.  Russia  has  40  such  ves­
sels,  Germany  32  and  Italy  18.  These 
navies  have, 
in  addition,  many  unar­
mored vessels.  The number of war ves­
sels in the service  of England,  including 
protected  cruisers,  ordinary  cruisers, 
gunboats  and  torpedo vessels,  exclusive 
of torpedo boats, is 238, and  some 48  ad­
ditional  ones  authorized  and  building. 
The French navy contains in all  147 ves­
sels,  with 24 building.  Germany has al­
together 39,  Russia 32 and Italy 72.  Tor­
pedo boats have come to take  a  very  im­
portant  part  in naval  warfare.  France 
has 217 torpedo boats  in  service  and  42 
authorized  and  building;  England  has 
165 and 64 respectively; Italy 178 and 11; 
Russia  163  and  14,  and  Germany  119. 
The  comparison  between 
the  United 
States  and  foreign  navies  afforded  by 
this table is  very  significant.  At  pres­
ent  the  United  States  has  3  torpedo 
boats and 3 building.  Such  a  compari­
son  needs no comment.  It is to be hoped 
that the United States navy may be more 
adequately provided in the future.

In thirty years the consumption  of to­
bacco in England has risen  from  29,000- 
000 to  62,000,000  pounds,  and  from  an 
average of 19 ounces a head  to 26 ounces. 
In  the  same  time  the  consumption  of 
non-alcoholic  drinks  has  grown  far  in 
excess of alcoholic drinks.  In  1861,  125,- 
000,000 pounds of tea,  coffee,  cocoa  and 
chicory  were  imported  to  265,000,000 
pounds in 1893,  while the  rise  in  wines 
and spirits was  from  35,000,000  to  51,- 
rose 
000,000  gallons.  Beer 
from  24 
gallons a head in  1861  to  33%  gallons in 
1874,  but  has  fallen  off  again 
to  29% 
gallons.

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W h y   B u y   F l o u r   H e r e ,  F e e d   T h e r e  
A n d   S u n d r i e s   E l s e w h e r e

When  you  can  just  as  well  buy  a  Mixed  Carload  of 
freight, shortages and time?  Did you  ever figure  on  that' 
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THE  BACK  OFFICE.

W ritten fo r The Tradesman.

If there ever was a time  when the rela­
tions of marriage to  commerce  could  be 
properly considered in the columns  of  a 
trade paper,  it is now,  when the commer­
cial  world,  with  the  rest  of humanity, 
gives  a  sigh  of  relief  that  the  ‘"high 
noon” function has  culminated  and that 
the happy pair whose  union has done  so 
much for commerce,  foreign  and domes­
tic, has gone somewhere to pass the bliss­
ful period of  their wedded  life.

I  use the term,  ‘‘done so much for com­
merce,”  advisedly,  for,  where §109,000 is 
turned  from the traditional stocking into 
the marts of trade,  it does  make  all  the 
difference  in  the  world  to  those marts, 
and the blessings  which can be traced  to 
such a turning  cannot  be  set  forth  too 
plainly.  Think,  in  the  first  place,  of 
the different tradespeople that have been 
benefited.  There  are  the  dry  goods 
bouses,  who furnished  the  wedding gar­
ments  (and  who  can  say  that  the  wed­
ding was not a blessing when,  from mer­
chant to  sewing-girl,  the  gain  is  taken 
into account?);  there are  the  shoe  firms, 
who have  a  pleasant  story  to  tell;  the 
florists have large accounts  to settle;  the 
grocer declares that  the  wedding  would 
have been  an  utter  failure  without  his 
assistance;  the  butcher,  the  baker,  the 
candlestick maker,  present  the  same  ac­
knowledged claim,  while the confectioner 
and  the wine  merchant  beg  leave  to  be 
counted  in:  so  that,  when  the §109,000 
gets  over  trickling  downhill, 
the  re­
ceivers thereof are ready  to  affirm  that, 
on  purely  business  grounds,  a weddiug 
with American  dollars  on  the  one  side 
and  the  coronet  of a count on the other 
will do more to help  business along than 
anything else in  the world.  That’s about 
as far in  the line of blessings as I care to 
go,  and  1  guess  that’s  about  as  far in 
that line as I can go  anyway.

*  *  *

A prominent business man recently re­
marked,  “I wish  I  knew  where  I  could 
find a man  who  would take an interest in 
my business,  and  upon  whom I could de­
pend  under all circumstances.”

It is a wail which finds an  echo  every­
where  and,  like  most  wishes,  will for­
ever remain  ungranted. 
It  means,  if  it 
means  anything,  that  the  wailer wants 
to find  a man  who will come right in  and 
at once look after  matters  pertaining  to 
the  business  as  carefully  as  the owner 
himself.  This  first-class  man  shall  be 
on  hand  the  first  thing  in the morning 
and  the  last  thing  at  night.  He shall 
look after all  the little details of the bu»i- 
ness,  as well as  after  the  general  man­
agement of  the  whole  concern,  and  he 
shall be so true to his  trust that the pro­
prietor of the  establishment  may,  if  he
so desire,  leave the whole concern  to this 
man and go away  for his health  and,  on 
his return, find everything  running as  it 
was  when  he  went  away—in  fact,  the 
man is,  in the matter  of  business,  to  be 
his second  self. 
It does  seem  as if such 
men  must  exist,  but  where  are  they? 
For such  an  one  the  careworn  man  of 
business  would give a man’s ransom.

Without trying to pry  into  the  affairs 
of the gentleman quoted,  1 would be will­
ing to wager that,  if he,  like Diogenes of 
old,  would light the right kind of  a  lan­
tern, and would go looking around in his 
own  store,  he’d  come  plump  upon  the 
very man  for whom he was looking.  Be­
fore he sets out on this  search,  he wants 
to have a little private conversation with

‘‘Men,  on  general  principles, 
himself. 
are  very  much  alike;  so  the  man  I’m 
after is like me.  Now,  I take all the care 
of this  store  on  my  hands  because  it’s 
mine and because it pays me to look after 
all the little details. 
If I  were this first- 
class man,  what  would  make me  willing 
to do just as I’m doing now? 
I wouldn’t 
do it for a cent  less than  the  profit there 
is in  it.  That means what is left after  I 
pay the interest on  my capital. 
I believe 
I’ll  be  satisfied  with  that  interest  and 
will  let  my  first-class  man  have  all  he 
can  make besides that.”

With  that  spirit,  the  business  being 
fairly profitable,  I  guess  the  right  man 
for the place could  be  found  within  the 
next twenty-four hours;  but,  if it  is  the 
hope and the  expectation to  come across 
a first-class  man  who  will  do  this  work 
for nothing,  or next to it,  the wailer will 
find the  world to  be  desperately  wicked 
and  the  men  in  it—every  last  one  of 
them—just as selfish as he is !

#  *  *

“Early  in  last  April,”  says  a  recent 
publication,  “a  Wabash,  Indiana,  man 
wrote a note on  an  egg,  requesting  the 
customer  purchasing  it  to  notify  him 
when and  where  the  egg  was  cracked. 
He has just received  a  note,  dated  Jan. 
5,  from a Hartford,  Conn.,  woman,  stat­
ing she had that day  purchased  the  egg 
at  a  grocery  as  a  ‘strictly  fresh’  prod­
uct.”

I  have read  that  uote  over  carefully 
and,  for  the  life  of  me, can’t see any­
thing  remarkable about it. 
I  know that 
three  months  more  would  have  given 
that  poultry fruit a  year  of  travel,  but 
that  only  shows what a good egg it was 
when  it  set  out upon  its journey; and  1 
know,  too,  that  the  grocer  who  finally 
found a customer  for  this  hen  product 
pronounced 
it  “strictly  fresh.”  The 
trouble here lies  with  the  language  and 
not with  the egg. 
It  was  a  “fresh” egg 
according  to  the  vocabulary  of  trade, 
and the grocer,  if questioned,  would  say 
that he received the egg that very  morn­
ing;  so  that,  so far as he is concerned,  it 
was just received  and,  in  consequence, 
“fresh.”

to  the  emergency. 

To drive the implied  point  home,  the 
writer should  have  stated  whether  the 
Connecticut  woman  found  the  product 
any  the  worse  for  its  wanderings;  but 
even  then  the  grocer  would  be  found 
equal 
"My  dear 
madam”  (and the words would  have  the 
smoothness  of  oleo)  “ 1  am  soiry  that 
you found  the egg  unavailable.  The ar­
ticle came to us  this  morning  as  fresh. 
We  cannot go  back of the returns. 
If  1 
could,  1 should be glad,  on your account, 
to trace that egg to the hen that produced 
it;  but you can see that that is as  impos­
sible as it  is for me to give  you  another
egg,  a proceeding contrary  to  the  rules 
of  trade.  Candle  our  eggs?  Another 
impossibility;  we  handle  too  many  for 
that, and,  besides,  we cannot be held  re­
sponsible for  what  the  wholesaler,  the 
packer, or the producer does. 
It  is  one 
of those  risks  we  must  share  together 
and be thankful that  we  suffer  in  such 
good company.  Was that all to-day?” 

The  result  of  one  such  transaction 
came to me and is to the  effect  that  the 
woman,  admitting her share in  the  risk, 
refused to assume that of the grocer,  and 
deducted it from  the  price  of  her  next 
purchases,  a  proceeding, 
the  grocer 
affirmed,  as  illogical  as  it  was  illegal. 
And  the  point  to  be  emphasized 
is— 
what?  That grocers don’t lie about such

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T E L E   M I C H I Q ^ J S r   T R A D E S M A N

trifles as fresh eggs, and that,  when they 
say “fresh,” they  mean  fresh  from  the 
grocer’s side of the house.  See?

*  *  *

I  quote, ablate  issue  of  the  Chicago 

Dry  Goods ^Reporter:

“When you make a shoe  display,  just 
bear in mind the fact that people will ad* 
mire a small size  shoe 'where .they  will 
pass  by  a ¿large  one.  ».Many  window 
dressers have learned  this  from  experi­
ence.  A man or woman,  and  especially 
a  woman,  will  stop and admire a  small 
shoe in the window—and  then  go  inside 
and  buy  one  four  sizes larger.  But, if 
she had seen the large shoe  In  the  win­
dow, what do you think she  would  have 
done?  In men’s shoe  a  7K  B  makes  a 
fine appearance in  the  window. 
If  you 
show a 9 in the  same  shoe,  it  will  look 
ugly and  undesirable,  but the 7% will at­
tract any man.  Remember  these  points 
when  you  dress  another shoe window.”
There is a deal of  truth  in  that  item; 
but isn’t it equally true that a size larger 
than 7%, if shapely,  is quite as attractive 
as that 7%?  I have seen an  8  and  a  9, 
with narrow sole and  a  correspondingly 
narrow upper,  in calf or  patent  leather, 
make a fine showing in the  window,  and 
an equally fine  one  on  closer  examina­
tion.  A man with a large foot is not de­
ceived by a small  shoe.  He  admires  it, 
he  looks  at it with  longing eyes,  but  he 
turns away,  knowing  full  w.ell  that  that 
little  shoe  is Trot'for  him. 
If,  on the 
contrary,  there is  a  well-made  big  shoe 
in the window, his eye is  quick  to see  it 
and,  shortly after,  he  will  be  trying  it 
on.  The Paris Exposition of 1889, not  a 
remarkable one in the  United  States de­
partment, had a certain  shoe  exhibit  by 
a  firm  in New York.  There were shoes 
big and little.  Those for men were espe­
cially attractive  on  account  of  the  fine 
material,  but,  better  than  all,  for  the 
workmanship.  The size was not  a  mat­
ter  of  concern,  for the large shoes were 
shapely  and  handsome  and  added  to, 
rather  than  detracted  from,  the general 
effect.  As a result  of  that  exhibit  the 
New York house added  materially  to its 
list of customers.

In the window of a  certain  shoe  store 
not  a thousand miles from Grand Rapids 
there is a shoe so  big and  clumsy that it 
ought ruin the reputation  of  any  house 
displaying it. 
It  is  doubtful  if  such  a 
shoe  ought  ever  be  made.  It  certainly 
comes nowhere near breaking  the second 
commandment, for it  resembles  nothing 
in the heavens above, or on the earth be­
neath, or in the waters under  the  earth. 
It is simply so much leather made into  a 
foot  covering  of  ugly  shape.  Heavy, 
clumsy,  inelegant,  there it stands, a clod, 
to make the purchaser more of the earth, 
earthy. 
I am inclined to  think  there  is 
no surer indication of a nation’s civiliza­
tion than the  kind  of  shoe  in  which  it 
perambulates,  and the man  who  gets  on 
one of these clods of which  I  have  been 
speaking,  and  is  contented  therein,  is 
not many links removed from his monkey 
grandmother.

I sometimes wonder  why  some  enter­
prising shoe dealer who has taste in  win­
dow arrangement does not  get,  so far  as 
he  is  able,  a  line  of footwear showing 
the fashions from  the  earliest  times  to 
the present. 
It would be a display as in­
structive as unique,  and  would  show  to 
what  extremes  the  human  family  has 
gone in foot clothing.  What Grand Rap­
ids dealer  will  put  my  suggestion  into 
practice?  Rich a rd Malcom Strong.

The Signal  Five  leads,  all  others  fol­

low.

Price  vs.  Quality.

W ritten  f o r  Th> T radesman.

There are a great  many  dealers  who, 
when placing an order, look more  to  the 
price than to quality, and,  in  nine  cases 
out of ten, they are  the  very  ones  who 
complain first and most of dull times,  no 
trade and poor profits.

Good goods are pleasing to the eye and 
those who consume  are  often  influenced 
by the reputation of the dealer. 
If he is 
known  to  handle  standard  goods,  one 
feels  safe  in  accepting  what  he offers, 
knowing that it must be good, even if the 
brand is new to the purchaser.

What sort of a reputation  have  you  in 
your own town?  Is  your  motto,  “How 
good, not how cheap?”  Or,  is  it,  “Not 
how good,  but how  cheap?”  Either  one 
is  a  true  index  of  the class of trade to 
which  you  cater. 
If  you  buy  canned 
goods at 70c per dozen and try  to  sell  at 
6c per can,  are  you  forging  ahead?  Of 
course not.  You  do  not  make  enough, 
and the person who buys  the  can  kicks 
at  the  quality,  when  his  own  good 
judgment  should  have  told  him  not  to 
expect  much.  When ’ something  better 
is  desired  he  goes  elsewhere,  thinking 
that  all  of  your  goods,  like the can he 
bought, are too cheap.  Thus,  you  lose 
in two ways—the profit you did  not  get. 
but might have bad,  and a customer.  On 
the other hand,  if  you  bought  standard 
goods,  say  something  worth  $1.50  per 
dozen, you  would have sold  them  for  at 
least 15c per can,  making  a  fair  profit, 
besides giving the purchaser a good class 
of  goods,  and  he  would  have  thought 
more  of  you.  Possibly he might kick  a 
little on the price—everybody likes to do 
that—but he would feel  more  agreeable 
after bis dinner, and it is better  to  have 
a  customer  satisfied  with  the quality of 
what you  sold him,  if not with the price, 
rather than dissatisfied with both.

We  all  know  that  the  tendency is to 
get  the  price  of  everything  down,  but 
there is a limit, and if you  go  below this 
limit  the  result  is  impairment  of  the 
quality  and  value  of  the  article.  The 
aim of every dealer should be  to  elevate 
the standard of his goods  and  bring  his 
customers up to it,  rather than lower the 
standard in order that he may  sell  them 
for less money; and in no line of business 
should this be more observed than in  the 
grocery  business—the purveying  of food 
products.  There is no question but what 
the  majority  of  the  consuming  public 
are discriminating  and  intelligent,  and, 
while none of us  would  pay  more  than 
obliged  to  for  an  article  wanted,  any 
and  every  one  wants  a  good grade and 
full  value  for  money paid.  The dealer 
who  caters  to  the  intelligent  class  of 
buyers,  and appeals  to  their  judgment, 
offers  what  is  clean,  wholesome  and 
worth the price, not pretending to sell at 
less than cost,  but asking and exacting a 
fair  percentage  of  profit.  This  theory 
should  govern  dealers  in  every  line  of 
goods  and,  when  carried 
into  effect, 
means success.  F ra nk T.  Law ren ce.

Profit and Loss.

From  Am erican Investm ents.

That man is rich who has no debts.
Giving brings love;  lending scatters it.
Only the  fool  brags  of  his  bank  ac­
Order is from above, disorder from be­
Better go to bed  hungry  than  rise  in 
The worst  enemy  some  men  have  is 
Put the brakes on the  investment  that 
Be the last to cross the river  of  doubt­

count.
low.
debt.
prosperity.
hurries you.
ful investments.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

I ß

Evolution  of  T he  T radeshan

At  First.......

“ T h e   T r a d e s m a n ”  w a s   is­
s u e d   f r o m   a  s i n g l e   r o o m   in 
t h e   E a g l e   B u i l d i n g ,  L y o n  
St.,  a m p l y   s u ffic ie n t  for  its 
r e q u i r e m e n t s ,   t h e   p l a n   a n d  
d i m e n s i o n s   of  w h i c h   a r e  
o p p o s ite .

From
This

BIRTHPLACE—Room  12 x  18—Eagle  Building.

In  1888.......

“ T h e   T r a d e s m a n ’s ”  b u s i n e s s  
h a d   g r o w n   to  t h e   e x t e n t   of 
t h e   c u t   o p p o s ite .  T h i s   s o o n  
b e c a m e   c r o w d e d ,   a n d   n o w   it 
is  l o c a t e d   o n   t h e   F if th   a n d  
S e v e n t h   F l o o r s   of  t h e   N e w  
B l o d g e t t   B u ild in g .

And  the  Young  Man
Still  Grows! .............

T o ____

This

SECOND  LOCATION— i 888==ioo  Louis  St.

A  Record 
of Growth !

Where  will  it 
E n d ? .............

This!

PRESENT  LOCATION»- 1895—New  Blodgett  Bldg.— 10,890  ft.  Floor  Space.

1 0

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

TBE  STANDARD  BARREL  TRUCK  NO.  1.

three  men,  while  with 

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

Write for Catalogue of Handcarts and 

Trucks.

LANSING 

WHEELBARROW 

CO.,

Lansing,  Mich.

PALACINE.

Has  proved  itself  the  only  perfect  illuminating  oil.

■   BECAUSE  it gives a clear,  bright light.
BECAUSE  it does  not cloud the Chimneys.
•  
BECAUSE  it does  not char the  wicks.
And last but not least,  does  not emit a  bad  odor.

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

8G0FIELD, 

SPURMER  i  TEBGLE.

Grand  Rapids.

The  P rice  o f Lylngr.

It was such a bright boy  who  applied 
to the grocer for a  job  that  he  thought 
he would give him a little talk,  just fora 
guy-
“If  I  hire  you,”  he said,  “ 1 suppose 
you  will do what 1 tell you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“ If  1  told  you to say  the  sugar  was 
high-grade when it was low,  what  would 
you say?”

The boy never turned a hair.
“I’d say it,” he responded promptly.
“If  I  told  you  to  say  the coffee was 
pure,  when you knew that  it  had  beans 
in it,  what would you say?”

“I’d say  it.”
“If I told you to  say  that  the  butter 
was fresh,  when you  knew  it  had  been 
in the store for a month, what would  you 
say?”

“I’d say it.”
The merchant was nonplussed.
“How  much  will  you  work  for?”  he 
inquired very seriously.
“One  hundred  dollars  a  week,”  an­
swered the boy, in  a  business-like  tone.
The grocer  came  near  falling  off  his 
stool.
“One hundred dollars  a week?”  he  re­
peated in  astonishment.
“With a percentage after the  first  two 
weeks,”  said  the  boy,  coolly. 
“You 
see,”  he went on,  “first-class  liars  come 
high,  and if you need them in your busi­
ness you’ve got to  pay  them  the  price. 
Otherwise, I’ll  work for  $3  per  week,” 
and the boy caught the grocer at his own 
game and got the job at S3 per week.

A  Com m ercial  M enace.

Gen.  Lew Wallace was interviewed the 
other day on the war  between Japan and 
China,  and  he  gave  utterance  to  some 
ideas  which  are  most  striking.  “The 
Japanese,”  he  said  in  substance,  “ will 
undoubtedly whip the Chinese  as  far  as 
they are permitted to go.  But  after  the 
Chinese are  whipped—what then?  China 
will find that she is  no  longer  to  be  let 
alone,  that  diplomacy will not save her, 
that she must fight her way, and she will 
begin to adopt modern ideas.  This  is  a 
menace to  the  western  world.  But  the 
menace is from  the  commercial point  of 
view.  China will not  confine her regen­
eration to methods of warfare.  She will 
become a factor  in  the  business  of  the 
world. 
If  California  has  found  the 
Chinese a menace at 81  a day,  what  will 
the rest of the world find them  at  5  and 
10  cents  a  day,  as  they  are  found  at 
home?  Suppose the  result  of  this  war 
will  be  to  drive  them into manufactur­
ing,  how  can  the  other  nations  of  the 
world  compete  with  them?  Can  we  in 
this country meet a  wage  of  10  cents  a 
day?  Can  even  crowded  Europe,  with 
her pauper labor,  meet such a wage?  We 
talk of overproduction now;  what will it 
be with China as a great producer instead 
of a great  market?”

S k u n k   OH.

An Iowa correspondent of an exchange 
gives the following information concern­
ing the origin of skuuk oil:  “As  I  live 
in  a district where  the skunk is only too 
well known,  perhaps I  may  be  able  to 
answer  your  correspondent’s  question 
about the origin of skunk  oil, commonly 
sold  in  the  drug  stores  around  us  as  « 
remedy  forr  heumatism.  Skunks lie in 
theirholes during  the  winter,  never ap­
pearing above ground, excepting on very 
fine days.  Before  retiring underground, 
they become well loaded with  fat.  When 
killed by drowning  them,  by  filling  up 
their holes with water, they are  dug  out 
without  producing  any  offensive  odor. 
The ‘stink bag’  is  removed,  the  skin  is 
secured, and then  the  fat  is  taken  out 
and treated just as the fat of  the  hog  is 
treated  in  making  lard.  The  prepara­
tion of skunk oil is a  profitable  industry 
during  the  winter  months.  A  German 
family  living  at  Esterville, 
in  Iowa, 
twenty miles  from  my  residence,  do  a 
considerable business  in  its preparation 
every year.”

Springtime finds the Signal  Five at the 

front.

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C H IC A G O  

Nov' ^

AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

TO AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

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
Lv. Grand Rapids.......   7:25am  1:25pm  5:30pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........11:45am  3:05pm 10:25pm
Lv. Grand  Rapids..  7:30am  3:15pm
Ar.  Manistee...........  12:20pm  8:15pm
1:00pm  8:45pm
Ar. Traverse City__ 
Ar. Charlevoix........ 
3:15pm  11:10pm
Ar.  Petoskey........... 
3:45pm  11:40pm

TRAVERSE CITY. CHARLEVOIX AND  PETOSKEY.

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

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CARS.

Parlor  car  leaves  for  Chicago  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
oct
D E T R O IT , 

LANSING &  NORTHERN  R.  B.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv  Detroit..................   7:40am  1:10pm  6:00pm
Ar.’ Grand Rapids........12:40pm  5:30pm 10:45pm
Lv. G R 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. G R  11:35am 10:45pm

TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA  AND ST.  LOUIS.

pm.

TO AND FROM LOWELL.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........7:00am  1:30pm  5:26pm
Ar. from Lowell............. 12:40pm 5:30pm  ..........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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

Trains week days only. 

. . . .
GEO. DkHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t
/WtC.HICAN f TENTRAL

„ 

“ T ie Niagara Falls Route.’*

(Taking effect Sunday,  May 27,1894.)

•Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday. 

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

_  ._...

w a u k e e   Railway.
EASTWARD.

D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   &  Mi l ­
¡tNo.  14 tNo.  16|tNO.  18i»No.
T r a in s  Le  ve 
6 45am
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
7 40am
Ionia.......... A r!
8 25am 
St.  Johns  ...Ar I
900am
Owosso....... Ar |
10 50am
E. Saginaw.. Ar j
11 Siam 
Bay City......Ar
10 05am 
F lin t...........Ar
1205pm 
Pt.  Huron...Ar
10 53am 
Pontiac....... Ar
1150am
Detroit.........Ar
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
345pm
5 50pm 
305pm
I  4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm I
5 20pm I
6 05pm 
8 00pm 
8 37pm
7 05pm 
850pm
8 25pm 
925pm

1100pm 
1235am 
1 25am 
3 10am
6 40am 
715am 
54ram
7 30am 
5 37am 
7 00am

“ 

“ 

For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
Points.............................................*7:00„a. m.
For Grand Haven and  Muskegon...... +1 :C0 P. m.
•• 
“  Mil. and Chi..  +5:35 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  Parlor  Buffet 
ear.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward— No. 11  Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sleeper.

-Ta b . C a m p b e l l . City T'cket Agent.

»Dally.

Grand  Rapids  <5» Indiana.

TRAIN«  OOIIfO  NORTH.

L ea v e g o iig  

N orth

F o r  T ra v e rse  C ity , P eto sk ey   a n d  S a g in a w ,..  7:40a.  m .
F o r S a g in a w ................................................................. ...00 p. m .
F o r  P eto sk ey   a n d   M ackinaw ............................ 6:88 p  m .

TRAINS GOING  SOUTH

L eave g o in g  

South.
F o r  C in c in n a ti.......................................................... 7 :2 5 a .m .
F o r K ala m azo o  an d   C h ic a g o ..............................2:16 p. m .
F o r  F o rt W a y n e a n d   th e   E a s t............................ 2:15 p .m .
F o rC in c in n a ti  ........................................................P»m .
F o r  K alam azo o  a n d  C h ic ag o ............................*11:40  p. m

Chicago via G. R. A I. R. R.

Lt  G ra n d  R a p id s............7:26 a m  
2 :1 6 p m  
A rr  C h ic a g o .......................2 :4 0 p m   9:06 p m  
O ar an d  coach.

2:16 p   m  tr a in   h a s  th ro u g h   W a g n e r  B uffet  P a rlo r 

11:40  p m  t r a in  d a lly ,  th ro u g h  W a g n er S le ep in g  C ar 
, ,
a n d  C o ach . 
11 :S0 p m
Lv  C hicago 
A rr G ran d  R apid« 
7:20 a m
3:80  p  m   h a s   th ro u g h   W a g n e r  B uffet  P a rlo r  C a r 
11:30 p m  tr a in  d a ily  .th r o  u g h   W a g n e r  S leep in g   C a r 

„  M 
3 :30 p  m  
9:15 p m  

6 :50a m  
2:60pm 

7 :10 a  m

F o r M uskegon—L e a v e . 

Mofikegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
a  m
7:25  a  m  
1:00 p m  
1:16 p m
ft:40  P m 
6:20 p  m
O .L. LOCKWOOD*

F rom  M uskegon—A rriv e .

* 

G e n era l P a sse n g e r a n d   T icket A gent.

»11:40 p m

Telephone  865.

:HE  GREAT STUMP AND  ROCK

H E R C U L E S ,
A N N IH IL A T O R .

Stump before a Blast. Fragments after a Blast

Strongest and Safest Explosive
P O W D E R , F U S E , C A P S.

KNOWN  TO  THE  ARTS.

Electric  Mining  Goods,

AND  ALL TOOLS  FOR  STUMP  BLASTING.
HERCULES  POWDER  COMPANY,
Cuyahoga Building,
*  CLEVELAND,  OHIO.

FOR  SALE  BY  THE

Hercules Powder is carried in stock by  all of the following jobbers

Foster, Stevens & Co., Grand Rapids, 
A.  Austin, 93 Jefferson Ave.,  Detroit, 
J. J.  Post & Co., Cheboygan,
Popp & Wolf, Saginaw,

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

Use  Tradesman’s  Wants  Golilmn.

They  Return  Excellent  Results.

THE  MICHIGAJSr  TEAEESMAÏT,
A story is told of two  barbers, occupy­
ing different shops, or  tonsorial  parlors, 
as the village weeklies  have  it.  One  of 
the two, by way  of  advertising  himself, 
cuts  his  hair  in  the most faultless man­
ner,  according to the latest fashion plate; 
the  other,  on  the  contrary,  cuts his in 
the most  clumsy  way  imaginable.  The 
first customer who entered  his  shop  did 
not  fail  to  take  him  to  task  about it. 
“How  in  the  world,  being  yourself  a 
barber,  do you have your  hair  so  badly 
cut?”  “ Why, sir,  the  reason  Is  simple 
enough. 
I cannot possibly  cut  my  hair 
myself,  but  am obliged to have recourse 
to my colleague  over the way,  and he  is 
such  a  duffer!”  “ And  I  suppose  you 
cut his hair in turn?”  “Of course.  And 
you  can  judge  for  yourself whether he 
oughtn’t to be  satisfied.”
*  *  *

occurs one’s longest fast. 
It should cer­
tainly be broken by something more than 
a roll and coffee,  since  it  ushers  in  the 
hours of hardest work  for  all  our  men 
and most of our  women.  The  rolls  and 
coffee  are  not  fit  preparation  for  such 
laborious toil.  They  may  do  for  a  na­
tion of idlers,  but not for  as  industrious 
folks  as  we  Americans.  An intelligent 
person needs no doctor to tell  him  when 
he  is  hungry,  and  the  best  time for a 
man to eat is when the  man  is  hungry, 
even  if  it  is  late  at  night. 
It  is  the 
empty stomach,  and not the  comfortably
full one,  that makes people unhappy.

They are trying to make  out that  Sen-1 
ator Fair was insane,  because,  in his  old 
age, he made love to a pretty  flower  girl 
in Los Angeles and wanted to marry her. 
If this is  evidence  of  insanity,  there  is 
many an old man who  ought to go to the 
asylum.  No complaint is  more  common 
than  this.

*  *  *

W. W.  Astor,  it is said,  has  concluded 
that  he  has  spent  enough  money on an 
unappreciative British public,  and  pro­
poses to sell out  and return to  America, 
where his money will enable  him  to  be 
somebody.  He  paid  8250,000  for  the 
Pall Mall Gazette,  and is now  offering  to 
sell it,  with his  two  other  publications, 
for  8200,000.  The  offer  has  found  no 
takers,  nor  even any bidders  at a lower 
figure, so it is reported that he will  wind 
up the three  aDd  quit..  His  experience 
as a publisher has cost him,  according to 
all accounts, 82,000,000.
*  *  *

The foreign idea of  a  light  breakfast 
has  become  very  popular  in this coun­
try,  particularly among those  who  have 
acquired  the  habit  in  France.  Now, 
doctors are beginning to inveigh  against 
it,  and  with considerable show of reason, 
as they point out  that  during  the  night

17

S porting1 G oods H e a d q u a rte rs.

Messrs. Studley and  Barclay  will  fur­
nish  the  Grand  Rapids  base  ball  team 
with their this year’s suits,  which will be 
made by A. G.  Spalding  &  Co.,  of  Chi­
cago.  They  are  figuring  with  several 
other Michigan  base  ball  clubs  for  the 
supply of appropriate suits  at  the  right 
prices  and  all  athletic  supplies  are  in 
greater demand than ever  before.

Dealers  in  bicycles  will  this  season 
reap a harvest,  for they  will  find  ready 
sales and many of them.  Studley & Bar* 
clay have  contracted  to  supply  several 
hundred Michigan  merchants  with  such 
wheels  as  Clevelands,  Wintons,  Trib­
unes,  Czars,  Featherstones,  Spaldings, 
and  Tourists’  Specials  and  their  own 
wheel, called S.  and B.  There are a few 
good towns in Michigan  in  which  these 
wheels are not yet represented.

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NEARLY  100  DEALERS

In  the  State  of  Michigan  alone  are 
handling our wheels.  These dealers 
have  signed  contracts since .January 
1st,  1895.  We  have  renewed  con- 
tracts with all our ’iW customers.

All  our  Agents  can  testify  to  the 
Merits  of our

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Clippers

CURRENT  COMMENT.

The United States consul at  Bradford, 
England,  reports  that  Bradford  houses 
have supplied  their  traveling  men  and 
agents with samples of flannels  made  in 
this country,  which they expect to sell in 
India,  France and South  America, on ac­
count of superiority to English goods.  * 

*  *  *

To  meet  the  requirements  of  ship­
building for the United States  navy,  the 
Government,  early  in  the  century,  set 
apart  several  reservations  on  the Gulf 
Coast for  the  growing  of  live  oak and 
pine.  The  change  to  iron  and steel in 
the navy  makes the  reservations  useless 
for  the  purpose  intended.  They  are 
about to be opened for settlement.

*  *  *
At a recent  London  Chamber of  Com­
merce  banquet, 
the  President  of  the 
Board of Trade congratulated the  Amer­
ican embassador,  Mr.  Bayard,  on the re­
vival of trade resulting  from  the  opera­
tion of the reduced tariff.
*

*   ■* 

The  Illinois  Supreme  Court  has  just 
made an  important  decision to the effect 
that a law limiting the hours  an individ­
ual may contract to labor  is  unconstitu­
tional.  The  law  in  question  was  the 
eight-hour  law  for  women,  enacted  by 
the Legislative Assembly  of  1893.  The 
decision  was based  on the ground that  a 
woman has the same rights  as  a man  to 
make contracts,  and  that  such  a law  is 
an  infringement  of  these  rights.  The 
court held that such a law,  as  applied  to 
minors,  would be constitutional.

*  *  * *

The oldest two  secret  trade  processes 
now in existence are considered to be the 
manufacture  of  Chinese  red,  or  vermil­
ion,  and  that  method  of  inlaying  the 
hardest steel  with gold and silver,  which 
seems to have  been  practiced at Damas­
cus ages ago, and  is  known  only  to  the 
Syrian smiths and  their  pupils  even  to 
this day.

*  *  *

Electricity  has  been  declared  to be a 
dutiable article,  and  when a  dutiable ar­
ticle  is  smuggled,  it  must  be  seized. 
Courageous,  indeed,  will  be  the customs 
officer who  grabs  a  couple  of  thousand 
volts or so that he suspects to  be contra­
band.  And  he  won’t  handle  it  without 
gloves,  either.

»  *  *

Senator Ozmun has introduced into the 
Minnesota  Legislature  a  bill  looking to 
the securing of  uniform legislation in the 
several states on the  subjects of  weights 
and measures,  bills of exchange,  promis­
sory notes,  interest on money,  bonds and 
bondsmen,  banks and  banking,  corpora­
tions, chattel mortgages,  real  estate,  in­
surance,  insolvency  and  a  number  of 
other  subjects.  The  bill  provides  for 
the extending by the Governor  of  an  in­
vitation  to  the  Governor  of  each  state 
and territory to send four delegates from 
their legislature,  or  such  other  persons 
as  they  may  select,  to  represent  their 
state at a conference for the  purpose  of 
bringing  about 
In 
Minnesota the bill provides that  as  soon 
as possible after the passage  of  the  act 
the  President  of  the  Senate  and  the 
Speaker  of the House shall each appoint 
two members as  delegates  to  represent 
the state.  Senator Ozmun  says  he  has 
corresponded  with the legislators  of  ad­
joining states, and  they  have  approved | 
of  the  idea  and  suggested  that  if  the 
Minnesota Legislature will pass  the  bill j 
the governors of other states will appoint ! 
delegates.

this  uniformity. 

B icycles i

In Strictly  HIGH GRADE  Wheels we  have  the 

Famous Monarch

Line at $85  and  $100.  And  the

Outings

At $85.  Our SPECIAL

“ Planet Jr.”

Wheel  at  $75  beats  them  all—at  that  price. 
Then we have the

Featherstones

At from $40 to $65.  Call and see  us.  Special 
attention given to mail orders.

ADAMS  &  HART

12 West Bridge St.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

We  Pay  HIGHEST  MARKET  PRICES  in  SPOT  CASH  and  Heasure  Bark 

W hen  Loaded.  Correspondence  Solicited.

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Wheeler Co.
IMPORTERS I
M il GROCERS

Grand  Rapids

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D r u g   D e p a r t m e n t •

State Board  of Pharmacy*

One Y e ar—G eorge  G u n d ru m ,  Io n ia.
Two Y e ars—C. A  B ugbee, C harlevoix.
T h reeY ears—8. E. P a rk h ill, Owosso.
F o u r Y ears—F. W . R   P e rry ,  D e tro it 
F iv e Y e ars—
P re sid e n t— F red ’k  W  .R. P e rry , D e tro it.
£ e o re ta ry —S ta n ley  E. P a rk ill, O wosso.
T re a s u re r—Geo. G u n d ru m , Io n ia .
C o m in g   M eetings—D e tro it  (8 ta r  Isla n d ),  J u n e   24; 
L an sin g , Nov 5.

Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Am n. 
P re sid e n t—A. 8. P a rk e r, D etro it.
V ice-P resident—Jo h n  E.  P eck, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—W . D upont,  D e tro it.
S ecretav —F. C. T h o m p so n . D e tro it.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm acentica 1 Society. 

P re sid e n t, Jo h n  E. P eck; S e cretary , B. S chrouder.
THE  HYPERCRITICAL  FOREIGNER.
There  are  many  ways  of  making 
known to one’s fellowman  the  fact  that 
his conduct is not entirely what it should 
be.  And such a declaration  may  be  so 
redolent of the superiority  of  the  critic 
and so entirely devoid of the  divine  ele­
ment  of  sympathy as  to  be  very  exas­
perating.  Of the latter  character,  I  am 
sorry to say,  is the  criticism  made  upon 
America and  things  American  by  most 
foreigners,  and  by  many  of  alien  birth 
who  reside  among  us;  particularly  is 
this true with respect to pharmacists and 
pharmaceutical institutions,  laws,  jour­
nals, and products.

The stranger without our  gates  points 
the finger of scorn  and  says:  “Oh,  you 
nation  of  money-getters;  the  beams  of 
divine  art  have  never  illumined  your 
sordid minds, and science has no abiding 
place in your boasted land of liberty.”

If perhaps he decides to cast in  his lot 
among us,  it  is  more  probable  that  be 
will  attempt  to  “foreignize”  America 
rather than Americanize  himself. 
If he 
is a Briton,  he would  Anglicize you;  if a 
German,  he would Germanize  you, or  so 
overwhelm you  by  his  superiority  that 
you shrink  into  nothingness;  if  he  is  a 
Frenchman,  you are lost beyond reclama­
tion;  and so the  story  goes  through  the 
list.

Such a  spirit,  especially  on  the  part 
of those who partake  of  our  bounty,  is 
both uncalled-for and insulting.  We are 
no longer fit objects  for  such  criticism, 
nor are  we to be patted on the  back  and 
given a bun like the  baby who makes its 
first successful attempt at walking.

To  an  unbiased  judge  the  pharma­
ceutical productions of America  are  not 
one  whit  inferior  to  those  of  foreign 
lands;  their  favorable  reception  in  the 
competitive  markets  of  the world is  a 
sufficient attestation of  their  excellence; 
our chemicals, alkaloids, prepared drugs, 
fluid  extracts,  plasters,  capsules,  pills, 
tablets  and  toilet  articles  are  amply 
capable of holding their own  against  all 
rivals.

It is true that professional  rectitude is 
frequently disregarded by  some one who 
appeals to the weakness of suffering man 
with a worthless or even harmful remedy. 
But are  the  robes  of  our  transatlantic 
brothers unspotted?  Are they not doing 
the same  thing?  Truly,  but  in  a  more 
scientific  manner;  any  pharmaceutical 
abortion seems pardonable provided it is 
dignified with  a  name  in  strict  accord 
with  the  nomenclature  of  hydrocarbon 
chemistry.

Who is more  blamable—he who  broils 
bog-bristles and proclaims  the virtues of 
“Swinine,  the great Consumption Cure,” 
or he who  manipulates  and  re-manipu- 
lates  a  compound  of  half  a  dozen  tar 
derivatives  and  procures  a  market  for 
the improved  product  by  overwhelming 
his astounded fellows with a high-sound­
ing name of Greek extraction, and physio­

logical  activity  based  wholly  upon 
theoretical  considerations?  This  is  no 
overdrawn  comparison; 
the  “ patent 
medicine” of our transatlantic  cousin  is 
the more dangerous of  the  two  because 
the beautiful mantle of  science  is  made 
to hide its defects.  The  pharmaceutical 
literature of the  day  fairly  teems  with 
the advertisements and  investigations of 
such  worthless  synthetic  remedies;  the 
poor pharmacist is overwhelmed, and the 
physician so dazed  by the multiplicity of 
new compounds thrust  upon him that he 
fears them all.

The  same  belittling  tendency  mani­
fests  itself  when  mention  is  made  of 
pharmaceutical  publications;  the  uni­
versal query seems to be,  “Can  any good 
thing come out  of  Nazareth?”  We  are 
gravely assured  by our  “ foreign  fellow- 
citizens,”  particularly 
those  who  edit 
journals in an  alien  language,  that  no 
one reads an American scientific journal. 
In other words, to  give  publicity  to  the 
results of a  scientific  investigation  you 
must eschew your native tongue, because 
forsooth  these  self-constituted  arbiters 
will refuse to take any note of  them  un­
less  published  in  their  language.  Not­
withstanding the fact  that  some  of  our 
so-called  pharmaceutical  journals  are 
incongruous  mixtures 
.of  personals, 
chromo-cuts,  patent-nostrum  advertise­
ments, and market reports, it  is  true, on 
the other hand, that the  greater  number 
are  well  conducted  and  cater  to  the 
tastes of a clientele both critical  and en­
lightened in scientific matters.

for 

Our educational  institutions also come 
their  share  of  denunciation. 
in 
The  young  are  continually  impressed 
with the idea that without a degree from 
some French or German school  they will 
be handicapped  professionally  no  hope 
of  success  without  a  foreign  stamp. 
Does anyone advise  the  young  pharma­
cist  to  investigate  the  facilities  of  his 
own land before going  abroad?  What  a 
deluge of  vilification  descends  upon  bis 
devoted  head ! 
is any  particular  school 
mentioned?  Its curriculum and methods 
are shtedded and examined in every light 
which may  offer a  chance  for  criticism. 
To  our  shame  be  it said that such mud 
slinging is not wholly confined to editors 
whose ideas are biased by fidelity to their 
foreign  nativity;  it  often  happens  that 
some  journal  wholly American to ail  in­
tents indulges in an attack as unpatriotic 
as it is uncalled-for.

No liberal-minded man will discourage 
an  ambitious  student  from  studying 
abroad,  provided  his  acquirements  and 
means will warrant it.  The contact with 
other peoples,  and  the  insight  into  for­
eign customs and modes  of  thought,  are 
educating  and  valuable,  but  the  idea 
that such  education  is  indispensable  to 
professioual success  is  both  misleading 
and ludicrous !  The  pharmacist  of  the 
better  class  who  would  be  capable  of 
profiting by such a course always  proves 
himself  fully  the  equal  of  his  foreign 
compeer when measured by the practical 
test of business competition.

In order to curtail  the  length  of  this 
article,  we  will  dismiss  the  criticisms 
upon  the  professional  qualifications  of 
our  pharmacists  and  clerks,  and  upon 
the  furnishing  of  our  pharmacies,  by 
saying that both  in  every  instance  will 
be found in accord with  the  demands  of 
their  patrons.  The  scattered and unre- 
munerative business of the  little  village 
will  not  support  a  master-pharmacist, 
nor can the  ignorant  pretender hold  his

THE  MICHIGAN  THAX>ESM_AJST,

own in the city trade.  Such must neces­
sarily be the  case in this country,  where 
competition  alone  is  the  arbiter,  and  a 
man’s innate ability  determines  whether 
be shall stand or fall.

In order that we may not be misunder­
stood,  we would  say  in  conclusion  that 
we are fully aware of the debt that phar­
macy  and  all  branches  of  science  in 
America  owe  to  the  scientists  of other 
lands:  many of our  most  prominent and 
public-spirited pharmacists,  teachers,  in­
vestigators,  manufacturers  and  pub­
lishers  are  of  alien  birth;  for all  such 
who evince a desire  to  enter  intimately 
into our national  life,  who are  willing to 
be true to their  adopted  country  in  ad­
versity and prosperity,  and  who criticise 
our  institutions  in  kindness  of  spirit 
rather than as  cynical  fault-finders—for 
all such,  we repeat,  there  is  in  store  a 
warm  welcome  and a  degree of freedom 
unexampled  elsewhere.  As 
for  our 
schools and  pharmaceutical  laws,  these 
will continue to improve in the future  as 
they  have  in  the  past;  their  recorded 
progress is a full guarantee of future ex­
cellence.

For the beautiful dyes and many  “new 
remedies” of approved  worth,  for  which 
we  are  indebted  to  the skill and enter­
prise of European scientists, we are duly 
thankful  and  appreciative,  as 
is  ev­
idenced by the pecuniary  tribute we pay 
them.  But we do  claim that  we  are  no 
worse than other men,  and  we are  heart­
ily tired of this practice  of  stone-throw­
ing by people who live in glass houses.
J ohn M.  Fra ncis.

For Leaky  Shingle  Roofs 

Don’t fail to  become  acquainted  with 
the new Pure Lime Rock  Asphalt  Paint, 
made  from  pure  asphalt  gum by H. M. 
Reynolds & Son, of this  city. 
It  is  also 
in great demand for smokestacks.

To  A ttra c t  A ttention.

The eagerness of the  average  retailer 
to attract attention to his stock  is  exem­
plified  by  a  device  in  the window of  a 
store in a large inland  city. 
It  consists 
of  a  piece of cardboard,  with a drawing 
having a large star as the  central  point, 
and a written  notice  underneath  asking 
the spectator to fix his gaze  on  the  star, 
which, it was further announced,  would 
appear  dim  and  partially  undefined  to 
anyone having  weak  vision.  Of course, 
everyone reading the  card  stopped  long 
enough  to  test  his  or  her  sight,  and 
the peculiar thing about it was  that  the 
star appeared perfectly defined to  every­
one.  This  was  quite satisfactory to the 
spectator  and  likewise  to  the  retailer, 
who felt certain that most of  those  who 
stopped  to  test  their  sight  also took a 
good 
look  at  the  excellent  stock  dis­
played in the window.

D e af a n d  D um b Men

DO THIS

when they want the

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on the market.

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Ask your Jobber to send you a sample with next 
order or apply to

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sa le   P r i c e   C u r r e n t •

Morphia, 8.  P. 4  W.  1 95@2 20 

* 

8.  N. Y. Q.  4

C.  Co......................  1  85@2  10

‘ ‘ 

Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sépia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. 4  P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.»C., )4 gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Pllx Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  10®  12
Pulvls Ipecac et opil. .1  10@1 20 
Pyrethrom,  boxes  H
4 P . D.  Co.,do*......   @125
Pyrethrom,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Qulnla, 8. P.  4  W.....34 *@39)4
S.  German....  27®  37
Rubia  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
16®  18
Salacin.......................2 30@2 50
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
a  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

“ 

@  20 
Seidllt*  Mixture. 
@  18 ®  30
Slnapls................
De
Snuff,  Macc
@  35 
Voes.......................
@  35 
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras, (po.9-10).
I®  10 
24®  25
Soda  et Potass Tart...
Soda Carb.................  1)4®
Soda, Bl-Carb............   3®  5
Soda, Ash.................... 3)4®  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......   @2 00
“  Myrcla Imp.......   @2 50
•'  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
....7........................2 54@2 64
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal...... 1 40@1 45
Sulphur, Subl............ 2&@ 3
“  Roll.............. 2  @ 2)4
Tamarinds...................  
8® 10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae............. 45  @  48
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph..................  7®  8

OILS.

Bbl. Gal
70
70
Whale, winter..........   70
85
80
Lard,  extra...............   £4)
42
45
Lard, No.  1...............   42
59
62
Linseed, pure raw__   59

“ 

faints. 

Linseed,  boUed.........  62 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   66 
Spirits Turpentine__  42 

65
70
47
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian..............IK  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars —  IK  2@4
“ 
Ber........IK  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2K 2)4@3
“  strictly  pure......2)4  2K®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@15
Vermilion,  English__ 
68®72
Green,  Peninsular......   13® 16
Lead,  red....................  5K®6
“  w hite................. 5K@6
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Universal Prepared  ..1  G0@1  15 
No.l Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................180@1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Fura........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar —  1  56@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp......................... 
70@75

VASNISHES.

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It is now the season to buy for Spring Trade.

Sponges* and

1 40© 

Cnbebae..................... l  25@1  35
ExechthltOB...............  1  20® 1 30
Srlgeron....................l  20@1  30
Oaaltherla.................1  50@1  60
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Goaalpll, Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  .................. 1 25@1  40
Jnmperl.....................   50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonla...................  
...........2  10@3  00
Mentha PI per 
Mentha Verld............1  R0@2 00
Morrhuae, gal............1  70@1  75
Myrcla, ounce............  @  50
Olive.........................  90@3 00
Picis Llqulda, (gal.,35)  10®  12
Rlclnl............... 
88®  96
Roamarlnl..........  
1  00
Roaae, ounce.............   6 50@8 50
Succlnl........  ............   40®  45
Sabina.......................  90®1 00
Santal  .......................2 50@7  00
Saaaafraa.. .................  50®  55
Slnapla, e88, ounce__  ®  65
Tlglll..................   ®i  00
Thyme.......................  40®  50
u 
o p t................   @1 60
heobromas...........  15®  20
1 

 

POTASSIUM.

BICarb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Carb.........................  .  12®  15
Chlorate  (po.l7@19)..  16®  18
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide.........................2 9G@3 00
Potaaaa, Bltart, pure..  23®  25 
Potaasa, Bltart, com...  ®  15
Potaas Nltras, opt......  8®  10
Potaaa Nltras..............  7®  9
Pruaalate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

RADIX.

Aconltum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchuaa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  ©  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentlana  (po. 12)...... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
®  30
(po. 35)................... 
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula, po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po...................1 30@1  40
Irla plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr..................   40®  45
Maranta,  *£s.............   @  35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rhel.............................   75@1 00
pv.........................  75®1 35
Spigella.....................   35®  38
Sangulnarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  50®  55
Senega.......................  55®  60
Similar, Officinalis.  H  @ 40
M  @  25
Sclllae, (po. 85)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpua,  Fcetl-
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
lnglber a ...................  
18® 20
18® 20
Zingiber  j ................... 

dus,  po.............  @ 35

1  cut..............  @1  75

“ 

“ 

BEKEM.
Anlaum,  (po. 20).. 
..  ©  15
Apluxn  (graveleona)..  14®  16
Bfird, la......................... 
4® 6
Carol, (po. 18).............. 
lo@ 12
Cardamon....................... 1 00@1 25
Corlandrum.................  12® 14
Cannabis Satlva.........   4® 
5
Cydonlum....................  75@1 00
Chenopodlum  ............   10® 12
Dlptenx Odorate........ 1  80®2 00
Fcenlculnm...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po......... 
6®  8
L lnl............................. 3),® 4
Linl, grd.  (bbl. 8)4)..  3*@  4
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian—  
4®  5
Rapa...........................  4)4®  5
Slnapla  Albn...............  7®  8
Nigra..........   11®  12

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SFIBITDB.
Prumentl, W., D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R.......2 0T®2 26
................. 1 25@1  50
JunlperlB  Co. O. T —  1  65®2 00
.............1  75®3 50
“ 
Saacharum  N. B........ 1 90®2 10
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll........... 1  75@6 50
Vlnl Oporto.................... 1  25@2 00
Vlnl  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

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sp o m s x s.

»Ida  sheeps’  wool
larrlage  ................. 2 50®2 76
,saan  sheeps'  wool
2 00
larrlage  ................. 
lvet  extra  sheeps’
rool  carriage.........  
1  10
:tra  yellow  sheeps’
larrlage..................  
86
ass sheeps’ wool car
lag e....................... 
65
75
rd for  slate  use —  
How Beef, for  slate 
ise............. 
1  40

 

 
STBUFS.

Aocacla..............................   50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferrl  Iod.............................  50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  56
Rhel  Arom..........................  50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
....  50
Senega................................  50
Sclllae..................................  50
••  Co.............................   50
Toiatan..............................   50
Pronus  vlrg........................   50

» 

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>  10
I  75
15
I  31
I  44
;  5
1  12
I  12
20
i  75
%  5
1  60
i  33

>  6
i  8
.  14
[  14

Ü 25
il 00
i  50
|3 00

!  %
i  10,  30
50
2 50
50
50

18
12
18
30
20
12
10
1215

25
35
12
14
15
17

15
3 50
80
50
152
7

14
25
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30
25
30
20
10

60
40
30
20
80
6012
50
1
60
6)
55
50
102 50
80
30
2 50
80
40
2 45
60
45
80

8.

25
2025
28
28
25
80
2225
60
!  25
36

3 00
,  50
8 25
2  00
2  00
3 20
65
80
65
1  60
1  41
i  45
:  65
90

TXNCTTTRE8.

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Co.............  60

Co.............  75

Aconitum  Napellls R.........   60
. |  “ 
F .........   50
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica................................   50
Asafoetlda............................  <)
A trope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
i 60
“  Co..........................   50
Sangulnarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides.... ....................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
„   “ 
Castor.......................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
“ 
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoseyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
Ferrl 
Kino...................................   50
Lobelia................................  50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opil.....................................  85
“  Camphorated....... .......   50
“  Deoaor............................. 2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................  50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

Colorless.......   75
Chlorldum......  35

ammon.........  60

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  35®  38 
“  4 F ..  38®  40
Alumen..................... 2)4® 3

11 
ground,  (po.

et Potass T. 

7).............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  80
Antlmonl, po..............  4®  5
55®  60
Antlpyrln..................   @1  40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ©  43
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__ 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 1  80@l  40
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
12;  Xs,  14)..............  @  11
Canth arides  Russian,
po............................  @1  00
Capslcl  Fructus, af...  @  26
“ po....  @  28
@  20
“ B po. 
Caryophyllns, (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @8 75
Cera  Alba, 8. * F......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  40®  42
Coccus  .....................   @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  Q  25
Centr aria....................  @  10
Cetaceum...................  ©  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
aquibbt..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crit.......1  25©1  50
Chondros..................   30®  25
Clnchonldlne,P.4W   15®  20 
German 8)4®  12 
Corks,  list,  dia.  per
65
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum.............. 
@  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)........ 
®  2
“  prep...............  
5®  5
“  preclp......... ...  9®  11
Rubra................  @ 8
Croons...............  
..  50®  55
Cudbear.....................   @  24
Cnprl Sulph...............   5®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   75®  90
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po...................  @  6
Krgota.Vpo.)  40 .........   30®  35
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambler___  ______7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  60
French...........  30®  50
Glassware  flint, by box 60.
Less than box  50.
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  16
“  White................  13®  25
Glycerins..................   13®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  75 
“  Cor  .... 
“ 
®  65
“  Ox Rubrum 
©  85
Ammonlatl..  @  95 
“ 
Unguentum.  45®  55
x 
Hydrargyrum............   @  60
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1  25®1  50
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl......... 3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin.....................   @2 25
Lycopodium..............  60®  65
Macls........................   70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararglod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Aralnltla  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Manilla,  8. F ..............  60®  68

1)4)............................ 2)4® 4

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I11  S p o n g e s

Chamois Skins.

We carry a full line.

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 oases.

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

is complete and prices are right  for  first-class  goods.

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PERKINS  DRUG  GO..

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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T I-TH!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G ROCERY  PR IC E   CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are for the  trade only,  in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail  dealers.  They are prepared just before 
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 GREASE.
doz
Castor Oil...... ...... 
60
Diamond....... .......   50
Frazer’s ......... ...... 
75
Mica  ............ .......   65
..  .. ........  55
Paragon 

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

BAKING  POWDER. 

45 
T5 
1 60 
10
55 
1  10 
2  00 
9 00
2 70
3  20
4 80 
4  00 
9 00
40
1  40 
45 
85 
1 50 
45

1  doz 
Queen Flake.

Acme.
¡4 id.  jaiiB. 3 doz—
,  “  ............
*:b.  , 
......................
1 
* 
1 I'D. 
Bulk.................. ..............
Arctic.
54 Vi cans S doz  case........
........
Vi 1b  “  4 doz  “ 
1  B>  “  2 doz  “ 
........
5  1b  “  
.........
“  
........
3  oz cans 6 doz  “ 
........
6  oz  “  4 doz  “ 
........
9  oz  “  4doz  “ 
1  lb  “  2 doz  “ 
......
......
lb “  ldoz  “ 
5 
Red Star, 
tt> cans
“ 
“ 
Vi 
........
. . . . .
1 1b 
“ 
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Teller’s, % lb.  cans, do*.
“ 
*  lb.  “ 
“ -
1 lb. 
“ 
'
Our Leader, V4 .b cans—
>■ 
>4 lb cans.......
1 lb cans........
“ 
BATH  BRICK. 
2 dozen In case.

English ..
Bristol__
Dom°«tic.

BLUING.  Gross

 

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Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..............  3 60

8oz 
pints,  round......  9 00
No. 2, sifting box...  2 75
No. 3 
...  4 00
No. 5, 
...8  00
1 os ball  ..................  4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz.......   3 60
8 oz.........   6 80

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BROOKS,

 

No. 2 Hurl........................ 1 
90
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet..................... *  «
NO. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 50
Common Whisk................. 
85
Fancy 
.................  100
Warehouse.......................... 2 85

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BRUSHES.

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Stove, No.  1.........................125
10....................   1  50
15....................   1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—   85
Rice Root Scrub, 3 row  ...  1  2E
Palmettc, goose..................  1 50

CANDLES.

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

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CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

21b 

Mackerel
2 

Little Neck,  1 lb................ l  20
»  2 lb................ 190
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb.....................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................   80
21b....................1  45
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb..............  ...........2 45
“  2  lb.....................  .. .8 50
Picnic, 1 lb..........................2 00
....................  2 90
“ 
Standard, 1 lb.....................1  10
lb............... 2 10
Mustard,  2 lb.....................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb............2 25
.2 25
Soused. 2 lb.............. 
Columbia River, flat  .. 
1  80
tails  ......... 1  ts
Alaska, Red  .......................1 30
pink.......................  1  20
Kinney’s, flats................... 1  95
Sardines.
American  Vis................ 4Vi@ 5
..............6Vi@ 7
A* 
Imported  Ms....................  @10
Vis.................... 15@16
...............   6@7
Mustard Xs 
Boneless  ... 
*2
Brook 8, lb

Salmon.
“ 

 
Trout.
Fruits. 
Apples. 
3 ID. standard 
Fork State, gallons 
Hamburgh,  “

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Apricots.

Pears.

Peaches.

Cherries.

140
Live oak..................... 
1 40
Santa  Cruz................. 
1  50
Lusk’s......................... 
110
Overland..................  
Blackberries.
F. A  W....................... 
85
Red.............................  @1 20
Pitted Hamburgh 
.  .
White........................  
1 40
Brie.......................... 
1  15
Damsons. Egg Plums and Green 
Gages.
E rie......... 
135
............  
1  25
California..................  
Gooseberries.
1  25
Common.................... 
P ie............................ 
1  10
Maxwell.................... 
1  50
Shepard’s ..................  
1  50
California...... ...........  160@1  75
..................
Monitor 
Oxford.......................
Domestic.................... 
1  25
Riverside.................... 
1  75
Pineapples.
Common.....................1 00@i  30
Johnson’s  sliced.......  
2 50
2 75
grated........ 
Booth’s sliced............  @2 5)
grated...........  @2 75
Quinces.
Common.................... 
1  10
Raspberries.
95
Red............................. 
Black  Hamburg......... 
1  40
1  20
Erie,  black  ...............  
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
1  25
Hamburgh................. 
1  25
Erie............................ 
1  20
Terrapin....................... 
1  05
Whortleberries.
Blueberries............... 
85
6 75
Corued  beef  ......................2 35
Roast beef  .........................2 35
Potted  ham, V4 lb.....................1 25
“  54 lb...............   70
tongue, Vi lb.............135
54  lb.........   75
chicken, 54  lb........  95

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Vegetables.

Meats.

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Beans.

“ 
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“ 
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Peas.

Com.

“ 
2 00
“ 
2 50

Hamburgh  stringless..........1  15
French style.......2 00
Limas..................1  25
Lima, green.........................115
soaked......................  70
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 25
Bay State  Baked...................... l 25
World’s  Fair  Baked........... 1  25
Picnic Baked.......................   95
Hamburgh.......................  . 1  15
Livingston  Eden............r. .1 09
Purity  ...............................    90
.1 25
Honey  Dew........... 
. 
.........
Morning Glory 
Soaked............................... 
re
Hamburgh  marrofat........... 1  80
early June  .  ...1  50
Champion Eng.. 1  40
9
petit  pois.......... 1 40
fancy  sifted___1  65
Soaked................................   85
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat...........1 10
early June  __ 1  80
Archer’s  Early Blossom___1 25
F ren ch .................... 
..  2 15
Mushrooms.
French 
................  
19@21
Pumpkin.
Erie............................... —„   95
Squash.
Hubbard.................  
1  15
Succotash.
Hamburg...............................1 3
Snaked...... ...........  
30
Honey  Dow  ........................1  40
Erie  ...... 
1  35
Hancock.............................  90
.  9u 
Excelsior 
Eclipse.. 
.  90 
damcurg 
.1  25 
Gallon  ...
.3 00

Tomatoes.

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

Baker’s.

CHEESE.
Amboy....................... 
12
11 Vi
Acme.......................... 
Lenawee.................... 
12V4
12 vi
Riverside................... 
Gold  Medal 
............
Skim..........................  @9
Brick.......................... 
11
Edam  ........................ 
00
Leiden...................  
20
Llmburger  ...............   @15
................  @24
Pineapple 
Roquefort 
©re
Sap Sago  ............  
@20
Schweitzer, imported.  @24
domestic 
@14

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CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure.....................  
80
Telfer’s Absolute..............  30
Grocers’............................ 15@25

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

■■ 

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

Triumph Brand.

2 75
3 50

4 5b

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags.....................   @3
Less quantity...............   ©314
Pound  packages...........6£@7

COFFEE.
Green.
RIO.

Santos.

Fair.............   ..  , ..............18
Good.................................... 19
Prime.................................. 21
Golden.................................21
Peaberry  ............................23
Fair......................................19
Good....................................20
Prime.................................. 22
Peaberry  .............................23
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair..................................... 21
Good....................................22
Fancy.................................. 24
Prime.................................. 23
M illed.................................24
Java.
Interior................. 
25
Private Growth...................27
Mandehllng........................28
Imitation............................ 25
Arabian............................... 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

 

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
McLaughlin's  XSXX..  £2 30
Bunola  ...........................   21  80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  ease....  22 30 

Package.

Extract.

Valley City Vi  gross  —   75
1  15
Felix 
Hcmmel’8, foil, gross........1  65
“ 
........2 85

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tin 
CHICORV.

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

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 ft.........per doz.  1  25
1  40
160
1  75
1  9G
85
1

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Jute 
“ 
CONDENSED  MILK.

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

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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

Peerless evaporated cream  5 75

COUPON  BOOKS.

Peel.

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  13 
1,1  8
Lemon 
Orange 
10,
“ 

25  “ 
“ 
25  “ 
“ 
Raisins.

Ondnra. 29 lb. boxes.  @  S 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
6Vi@ 8
Valencia. 30  “ 
5

Prunes.
California,  100-120..............  5
90x100  26 lb. bxs.  5Vi
80x90 
..6
6 Vi
70x80 
60x70 
.  7

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Turkey.........................
Silver.........................

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ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1, SVi..........................  61  35
No  2. 6 V i.......... .............   1  10
No. 1, 6.................. ..........  1  25
No. 2.6...............  ...........  1  00

Manilla, white.

6 Vi 
.................................. 
6........................................ 
90
Mill No. 4......................... 
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Coin.

75
70

Farina.
Grits.

115 lb. kegs................... 

2Vi

Hominy.

Walsh DeRoo &  Co.’s ......   1  85
Barrels.........................  
  2vi
G rits..................................   3 Vi
Dried............................   5@5Vi
Maccaron! and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported................10Vi@l 
1

Lima  Beans.

Pearl Barley.

Schumacher....................   3V4

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu........................   1  10
Split  per l b .................  
2Vi
Schumacher, bbl........ ....  64 65
r— 1“ 
'Vi bbl______   2 50
Monarch,  bbl 
...............   4 00
Monarch, Vi  bbl...................... 2 13
Quaker,  cases.......................   3 20
Oven Baked..............................3 25

Sago.

German............................ 
Bast India..........................   3V4
Cracked..............................  3

Wheat.

3

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Tarmonth...............................  1 ff->
Georges cured.................  4
Georges genuine.............. 6
Georges selected...............7
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6 Vi
Boneless, strips................654 @9

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11@12

54  “  40  “ 
Mackerel.

Halibut.
Smoked..............  
Herring
Holland, white hoops keg
bbl  10 < 0
“ 
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Norwegian  .....................   11  f0
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs.......   2 55
.......  1  30
Scaled............................... 
15
No. 1,  100 lbs.........................Ml 50
No. 1,40 lbs..............................4 90
No. 1,  10 lbs..............................1 30
No. 2,100 lbs...........................10 no
No. 2,40 lbs...........................   4 30
No. 2,10 lbs  .....................   1  15
Family, 90 lbs......... 
Sardines.
Trout.

..
10  lbs .................
Russian,  kegs................... 
55
No. 1, Vi bbls., lQOlbs........... 4 75
No. 154 bbl, 40  lbs...................2 2C
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs........  .. 
03
No  1,81b kits................. 
53

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Whlteflsh.

No. 1  family
Vi bbls, 100 lbs...........67 f0 3 50
54  “  40  “  ------   .  3  10  1 71
10 lb.  kits  .................  85 
50
8 lb.  “ 
43
...................  71 
MATCHES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.....................61 25
XXX Sulphur.........................   1 no
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands.
No. 9  sulphur........  .. 
... 1  65
Anchor parlor.........................1 70
No. 2 home  .......................  1  10
Export p arlo r.........................4 00

“Tradesman, 
t   1 books, per  hundred 
6 2 
“ 
I 8 
6 5 
610 620
6  1 books, per hundred 
* “ 

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2  00
2 50
3 00
.... 
.... 8 00
4 0U
.... 
.... 
5 00
.  2 50 
3 00
3 50
4 00
5 00
6 00

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Universal ”
63 00
6 1  books, per hundred 
6 2
3 50
6 3
4 00
6 5
5 00
610 
6 00 
620
.7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5  per  cent 
50u 
“ 
1000  “  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
(Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 610  down. | 
20 books........................ 6 1  00
50100
2 00 
3 00 
6 25 
250
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

..10 
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CREDIT  CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ...... 63 00
1000,  ...................  
.......5 00
“ 
2000,  “  “ 
......8 00
Steel  punch 
75
.............. 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................
Seymour XXX, cartoon......
Family  XXX......................
Family XXX,  cartoon........
Salted XXX.........................
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........
Kenosha.............................
Boston..................................
Butter  biscuit....................
Soda, XXX.........................  5 Vi
Soda, City..............................7Vi
Soda,  Duchess......................8Vi
Crystal Wafer.....................10Vi
Long  Island Wafers  ........ 11
S. Oyster  XXX....................  5 Vi
City Oyster. XXX...............   5 Vi
Farina  Oyster...................... 6

Oyster.

Soda.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

Peaches.

Sundrled,.......................  
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
Apricots.
California In  bags........  
Evaporated in boxes. 
.. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes__ 
.  ....
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags.....................
25 lb. boxes..................... 
Peeled,In  boxes....__  
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
“ 
In bags.........  
California In bags......  
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
25 “ 
...................
Prunelles.
30 lb.  boxes..................
Raspberries.
In barrels...................... 
501b. boxes.................... 
251b.  “ 

 
Pears.

“ 

“ 

 

 
Raisins.

6Vi
8
8 Vi
9

9Vi
8
9
8 Vi
614

20
20V4
20V4

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown.............................   3 V4
“ 
...  .......................  4
8 
......................  5
4  “ 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2 crown................................ 314
............................... ~
“ 
3 

Foreign.
Currants.

Patras,  bbls...................  @4Vi
Vostizzas, 61) lb.  cases........4%
25.'lb.  boxes.........................  5Vi
1 lb.  packages  ...................6%

Schuifs Cleaned.

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

8ouders’.

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

doz
2 oz  — 6  75 
4 oz  ....  1  50

Regular 
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz___ 61  20
4  oz.....2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz...... 61  50
4 oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......61  75
___________ 4 oz........... 3 50

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
120
2 oz regular panel.  75 
4 oz 
...1  50 
2 00
6oz 
...2 00 
3 00
No. 3 taper— __1  35 
No. 4  taper..........1  50 
Northrop’s

“ 
“ 

Lemon.  Vanilla.

2 00
2 50

1 10
1 75
2 25

1 20

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

“  “  1  20 
85 
“  “  1  60 
GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs..................................... 3 25
Half  kegs.............................1 90
Quarter  kegs.......................1 10
1 lb  cans.............................   30
Vi lb  cans............................  18
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
55
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
50 
S. F .,2, Sand5 lb.boxes.. 
15  lb. palls.................  @  32
“ 
 
17  “ 
@ 38
30  “  “ 
................  @  68
LICORICE.
Pure.....................................   SO
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily...  ..............................  12
Root............................  
  10
LYE.
Condensed, 2  do*................ 1 20
4 doz  .............. 2  25

JELLY.
 

INDIGO.

“ 
MINCE  MEAT.

 

Mince meat, 3 doz. in case.  2 75 
Pie Prep. 3 doz.  In  case— 2 '5 

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

61 75
1  gallon 
Half  gallon......................  1  40
70
Q uait............................... 
P int.................................. 
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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar house............... 
 
Cpba Baking.
Ordinary.......................... 
Porto RIcj.
Prim e............................... 
Fancy 
 
 
Fair..................................  
Good  ......  
Exits g jod 
Choice 
Fancy 
Half  barrels 3c.extra

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

N«w Orleans.

......  

 

14
16
20
80
18
22
27
32
40

TETE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

21

P IC K L K S .
Medium.

Barren, l,2uu  count...  @4 00
Half bbls, 600  coant..  @2 30
5 73
Barrels, 2,400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 coant 
3 40

Small.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  218........................1 70
“  T. D. full count...........  70
Cob, No. 8  ...........................1  20

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head.....................   5)4
“  No. 1........................5
“  No. 2........................4)4
Broken.............. :...............   3ft

Imported.
Japan, No. 1............
K  No. 2..............
Java..........................
Patna.......................
8PICES.

5)4
5
4*

Whole Sifted.

Allspice...............................  S»4
Cassia, China in mats........  9)4

“  Batavia In bund — 13
Saigon in rolls........32
“ 
Cloves,  Anboyna............... 22
“ 
Zanzibar.................11)4
Mace  Batavia......................70
Nutmegs, fancy...................85
“  No. 1......................60
“  No. 2.......................5a
Pepper, Singapore, black — 10 
“ 
“  white...  .20
shot.........................16
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia................... 18
and  Saigon.25
Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African.................. 16
“  Cochin..................  20
Jam aica.................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................65
Mustard,  Bng. and Trieste..22
Trieste..............
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..............
Pepper, Singapore, black.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

 

“ 

“ 

Cayenne................20
Sage....................................20

“ 
•‘Absolute” In Packages.

SAI.  SODA.

54s 
54s
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon............ 
84  155
Cloves.........................  84  155
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1 55
“  African...........  84  155
Mustard......................  84  155
Sage?...........................  84
Granulated,  bbls............. ..  1)4
751b  cases — ■ •  IX
..  1H
Lump, bbls 
....................
.  1)4
1451b kegs...........
SEEDS.
@13
A nise........................
4
Canary, Smyrna.........
Caraway....................
80
Cardamon, Malabar...
4
Hemp,  Russian 
......
4)4
Mixed  Bird  ..............
9
Mustard,  white.........
8
Poppy .........................
4)4
Rape..........................
80
Cuttle  bone..............
STARCH.

Corn.
20-ID  boxes.................— .  6
..................... ...  5X
40-lb 
Gloss.
..  5)4
l ib packages  ......
..  5)4
3-lb 
....................
.......................  634
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  3X
Barrels............................. ...  3)4
Scotch, In  bladders......... .37
Maccaboy  In jars............ . .35
..43
French Rappee, In Jars 
Boxes  ............  .........   ■ ■...5)*
...4M
Kegs, English 

SNUFF.

SODA.

.......

“ 
“ 

“ 

SALT.

“ 

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

Diamond Crystal.
Cases, 24 3  lb. boxes........ *  1  60
2150
Barrels, 320  lbs...............
115 2)4 lb bags  ... 4 00
“ 
.... 3 75
60 5 
lb  “ 
“ 
.....  3 50
“ 
3010  lb  “ 
65
“  20141b bags  ......... .  3 50
“  280 lb  bbls............  2 50
.......... .  225
“  2241b 
Worcester.
.64 10
115 2)4-lb sacks..............
.................
“ 
60 5 lb 
...................  3 50
” 
3010-lb 
.................. ..  3 30
22  14 lb.  “ 
320 lb. bbl....................... ..  2 50
8 lb  sacks.................... ..  32)4
60
100 3-lb. sacks................. ..(2  10
................. ..  1  90
60 5 lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks............... ..  1  75
30
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags. 
16
28 lb.  “ 
Ashton.
56 lb. dairy In linen sacksi..  75
Higgins
75
56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks 
Soiar Rock.
22
56 In.  sacks....................
Common Fine.
90
Saginaw.........................
Manistee.....................
90

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

Warsaw.

“ 

“

SALERATUS. 

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

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

.. 

SEELY’S  EXTRACTS.

Lemon.
1 oz. F. M. $  90 doz. $10 20 gro 
12 60  “
2  “  N. 8.  1  20  *•
14 40  “
2 
F..M.  1  40  “
Vanilla.
1 oz. F. M.  1  50 doz.
2  “  N.  S.  2 00  “
2  “  F. M. 2 50  “

16 20 gro 
21  60  “
25 50
Rococo—Second Grade.

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

Lemon.
Vanilla.
SOAF.
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
6011b. bars..................... ...2 25
5 box  lo ts ..........................2 15
25 box lots............................2 00
Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.
Old Country,  80  1-lb  ......... 3 20
Good Cheer, 60 l i b ...............3 90
White Borax, 100  *-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...........................3 25

Dingman Brands.

“ 

“ 

Single box........................... 3 95
5 box lots, delivered............3 85
10 box lots, delivered  ......  3 75

Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp d. .13 33 
plain...  3 27
N.  K.  Falrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus......................... 3 91
Brown, 60 bars.....................2 10
80  bars  ...................3  10

“ 
Lautz Bros. «SfCo.’B Brands.

Acme.................... 
  3 65
Cotton Oil.............................6 00
Marseilles.............................4 00
M a ste r.............. 
4 00
Thompson & ChuteCo.’s Brands

 

 

Silver......................... 
  3 86
Mono;..................................3  30
Savon.Improved...............   2 50
Sunflower.......................... 2  80
Golden................................ 3 25
Economical  .....................   2 25

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

“ 

SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars, to  which  the 
wholesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  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.
S4  81 
Domino............................
,  4 81 
Cut  Loaf..........................
.  4 44 
Cubes...............................
.  4 44 
Powdered........................
4 c9 
x x x x   Powdered............
.  4 06 
Granulated 
...................
.  4 06 
Fine Granulated..............
4  18 
Extra Fine Granulated...
4  44 
Mould A  .........................
,  4 06 
Diamond Conf ec.  A........
.  4 Ou 
Confec. Standard  A.......
3 87 
No.  .................................
.  3 87 
No.  2 
............................
.  3 o7 
No.  3...............................
3  87 
No.  4...............................
.  3 öl 
No.  5...............................
.  3 75 
No.  6...............................
.  3 69 
No.  7...............................
.  3 02 
No.  8...............................
.  3 50 
No.  9...............................
.  3 50 
No.  10...............................
.  3 44 
No.  11..............................
3 37 
No.  12...............................
.  3 25 
No.  13...............................
3  .8
No.  14.............................

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels....................... ........ 38
Half bbls.............................20

Pure.Cane.

 
T A B L E   SAU CES.
“ 

Fair.....................................  15
Good...................................   2u
Choice..................... 
26
Lea & Perrin’s, large........4 75
small......   2 75
Halford, large.................... 3 75
small................... 2 25
Salad Dressing, larg e...... 4 56
small...... 2 65
*• 

“ 
•• 

j a p a n —Regular.

TEA8.
F air..........................
©17
@20
Good.........................
Choice....................... .24 @26
Choicest  .................. .82 @34
Dust......................... .10 @12
SUN CUBED.
F air..........................
@17
@20
Good........................
Choice....................... .24 @26
Choicest...  .............. .32 @34
Dust........................... 10 @12
BASKET  FIRED.
F air.......................... .18 @20
@25
Choice........................
@35
Choicest....................
Extra choice, wire leaf @40
Common to  fait..........25 @35
Extra fine to finest.....50 ©65
Choicest fancy......... .75 @85
@26
Common to  fair........ .23 @30
Common to  fair........ .23 @26
Superior to fine......... .30 @35
Common to fair........ .18 @26
Superior to  fine..........30 @40
F air.............................18  @22
Choice...................    24  @28
Best.............................40  @50

EN G LISH   BR EA K FA ST.

fOUNG  HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

P. Lorlllard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet............. 30  @32
30
Tiger..........................  
D. Scotten & Co’s Brands.
Hiawatha..................  
60
Cuba..........................  
32
Rocket....................... 
30
Spaulding & Merrick's  Brands.
Sterling...................... 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo........................   @30
Can  Can.....................   @27
Nellie  Bly................. 24  @25
Uncle Ben................. 24  @25
McGlnty.................... 
27
25
¡¡4 bbls.........  
Columbia...................... 
Columbia,  drums  ........ 
Bang  U p.....................  
Bang up,  drums........... 

“ 

24
23
20
*»

P lu g .

Sorg’s Brands.

Spearhead...................... 
Joker.............................. 
Nobby Twist.................... 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo................................  
Hiawatha........................ 
Valley City....................  
Flnzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty................... 
Jolly Tar......................... 
Lorillard’s Brands. 
39
Climax (8 oz., 41c).... 
Green Turtle..................  
27
Three Black Crows... 
J. G. Butler’s Brands.
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight................... 
Wilson.* McCauley’s Brands.
Gold  Rope...................... 
Happy Thought.  ........... 
Messmate.......................  
NoTax............................ 
Let  Go............................ 
Catlln’s  Brands.

S m o k in g .

39
27
40
25
38
34
40
32

30

24
43
37
32
31
27

 

Kiln  dried........................Ij@t8
Golden  Shower...................19
Huntress  ................. 
Meerschaum 
..............29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy....................... 40
Stork  ................................ 
36
German............................... ip
Java, Hs foil.......................32
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
Banner.................................¿6
Banner Cavendish.............. 36
Gold Cut 
...........................30

-26

Scotten’s Brands.

W arpath..............................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...........................40

 

 

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

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

Spaulding & Merrick.

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

VINEGAR.

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

61 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per gal  ..................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75

YEAST.

Magic.................................. 1 «0
Warner’s ..................... —  1  0o
Yeast Foam  .......................1  00
Diamond.........  
75
>0
Royal...... 

 

 

 

 

WOODENWARE.

“ 

FURS.

13  “  ......
15  “  ......
17  “  ......

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

12)4
3 ©4 
@  5
5 @  6
5 @  7
4 @  5
@ 6
6)4@  8
7)4©  9
10 @25

Tubs, No. 1........................   5  75
“  No. 2.........................  4  75
“  NO. 3...........................4 00
1 25
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  35
90
“ 
..  1  25
“ 
“ 
..  1  80
HIDES  PELTS and FUBS
Perkins  &  Hess pay  as  fol-
lows:
40 @ 1  25
Mink.................
30 @ 70
Coon.................
60 @ 1  15
Skunk...........  ..
15 @ 18
Rat Spring........
08 w 11
Rat,  winter......
03 @ C8
Rat, fall............
Red  Fox...........  1 to © 1  40
40 @ 6)
Gray Fox.,.......
Cross Fox.........   3 00 @ 5 00
50 © 1 00
Badger..............
ro @ 75
Cat, wild...........
10 @ 25
Cat,  house.......
Fisher..............  5 00 @ 6 00
Lynx.................  1 01! @ 2 50
Martin, drrk__(¿2 00 @ 3 U0
Martin, pale, yel  1 uo © 1  50
Otter.................  5 00 @ 8 00
Wolf..................1 00 @ 2 00
Beaver..............  3 00 @ 7 00
Bear.................15 00 Ü-Ì5 00
10 @ 25
Opossum...........
10 @ 25
Deer Skin, dry.. 
Deer skin, green
05 <0
HIDES.
Green....   ............
Part  Cured...........
Full  “ 
...........
Dry........................
Kips, green  .........
“  cured...........
Calfskins,  green..
cured..
Deacon skins........
No. 2 hides % oft.
PELTS.
Shearlings............
WOOL.
12 @15
Washed...............
8 @12
Unwashed  .. 
..
MISCELLANEOUS.
3
@  4)4 
Tallow.................
1
@ 2
Grease  butter  ....
1)4@ 2
Switches..............
Ginseng 
............... 2 00@2 25
GRAINS and FEEDSTCFF8
53 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red  (60 lb. test) 
53
Bolted...............................  130
Granulated...... ......... 
1  5o
•Patents............................  1  95
•Standards.......................  1  45
Bakers’.............................   1  t5
•Graham..  ......................   1  30
Rye...................................   1  60
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Bran.................................. 816 50
Screenings .. ...............  . -  14 00
Middlings................   ....  .7 50
No. 1  Feed........................  18 00
Coarse meal 
...................  17 50
Car  lots.............................. 47
Less than  car  lots —  .. 
. ■ 50
Car  lots  ... 
3454
Less than car lots  ............  37
No. 1 Timothy, car lots — 10  00 
No. 1 “ 
11 00

OATS.
 
HAT.
ton lots 

5 @  20 
@  75

FL O U R   IN   SACKS.

KILLST UPF8.

WHEAT.

CORN.

M EAL.

FISH  AND  OYSTERS
FRESH  FISH.
.................
Whltefish 
@  8 @  8 
Trout 
.......................
15
Black Bass.......
Halibut,.....................
Ciscoes or Herring —
@  6 
Blueflsh.....................
@1254 
Fresh lobster, per lb ..
20 
Cod.............................
10
Haddock....................
@ 8 
@ 8 
No. l Pickerel...........
@  8 
Pike.  ........................
@  9 
Smoked White...........
13
Red  Snappers — ......
Columbia  River  Sal­
12)4 
mon ............ ...........
1S@25 
Mackerel....................
1  50 
Scallops— .....  ----
1  25
..................
Shrimps 
Clams  .......................
1  2 j
SHELL  GOODS
Oysters, par  iuu........1  25@l  50
Clams 
75@1  00
F. J. Dettenthaler’s Brands. 
33
Fairiiaven  Counts—  
F. J. D.  Selects.........  
28
Selects.......................  
25
¡¡3
F. J. D., Standards,.  . 
20
Anchors,...'............... 
Standards................... 
18
Favorite....................  
15
Standards, per gal............1  00
Anchor Standards per gal 1  10
Counts, per gal.................... 2 20
Selects  “ 
‘  ..................   1  40
Extra  Selects, per gal..........1  75
New  York  Counts................. 35
Extra  selects......................... 30
Selects 
25
IX L standards.......................2i!
Standards............................... 18
Mediums................................ ¿0
Standards, per  gal....................1 00
IXL Standards,  per  gal.......1  10
Extra  Sele  ts, per gal  .......1  90
Selects,per  al.........................1 85

Oscar Allyn’s Brands.

OYSTERS— IN  BULK.

OYSTERS— IN CANS.

 

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE

LAMP  BUHNERS.

 

 

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

No. 0 Sun.........................................................  40
45
NO. 1  “ 
No. 2  “  .........................................................  65
Tubular..............................  
50
Security.  No. 1..............................................  60
Security,  No. 2..................... 
be
Nutmeg...........................................................  50
Arctic..........................................................   .. 1  25
LAMP  CHIMNEYS.— 8  dOZ. In bOX. Per box.
No. 0 Sun.............................................................. i 75
No. 1  “  ........................................................ .1  88
No. 2  “  ............................................ 
2  7r
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.. .2  10 
No. 1  “ 
...2   25
No. 2  “ 
.  .3 25

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.

“ 
“ 

“ 
1 

“ 
“ 

* 
“ 

Pearl top.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 

 

 

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

OIL  CANS.

Electric.

Miscellaneous.

“ 
La Bastle.

 
Mammoth Chimneys for Store  Lamps.

Doz. 
No.  3 Rochester,  lim e........l  5<J 
..1 75 
No. 3  Rochester, flint. 
No.  3  Pearl top or Jewel gl’s.l  85 
No.  2 Globe Incandes. 
lime...i 75 
No. 2 Globe Incandes. 
flint...2 00 
No. 2 Pearl glass.......................2 10 

No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
..................   4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.................. 4  8?
Fire Proof—Plain Top.
No. 1, Sun,  plain  bulb.................. .'...............3  40
“ 
No. 2,  “ 
................................... 4 40
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.......................1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz  .................................  .. 1  35
....................................... l  60
No. 3 
“ 
Rochester.
No. 1,  lime  (65c doz).................................... 3 50
No. 2,  lime  (,0c doz).................................... 4 00
gk>. 2,  flint (80c doz).....................................   4 70
No.2, lime (70c doz).......................................4  10
No.  2 flint (80c doz)...................................... 4 40
Doz.
Junior, Rochester................................ 
50
Nutmeg...........................................................  15
Illuminator Bases.......................   ......... .......1  00
Barrel lots, 5 doz  ..........................  
90
7 in. Porcelain Shades.....................................l  oo
Case lots, 12 doz......................... 
90
Box
4 20
4  80
5 25
5  10
5 85
6 OO
Doz
1  gal  tin cans with spout.........................  
1  60
1  gal  galv iron, with spout......................... 2 00
2 gal  galv iron with spout 
.................... 3 25
3 gal  galv iron with snout..........  ..............  4 50
5 gal  McNutt, with spout............................  6 10
5 gal  Eureka, with spout.. 
......................  G 50
5 gal  Eureka with faucet............................   7 00
5 gal  galv iron  A  & W 
.......................   7  50
5 gal  Tilting Cans,  Monarch.......................10 uo
5  gal  galv iron Nacefas..... 
.......   . . . .   9 aj
3  gal  Home Rule...........................................10 50
5 gal  Home Rnle......  .................................12 00
3 gal  Goodenough.........................  ............ 12 00
5 gal  Goodenough  ...................................... 13 50
5 gal  Pirate  King 
.....................................  10 50
No. 0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz.  each...............   45
“  2  “ 
No. 0, 
45
No. 0, 
40
bbls 5  “ 
No. 0, 
bull's eye, cases 1 doz each. 1  25
LAMP WICKS.
No. 0,  per gross..............................................  20
No. 1, 
28
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
65
Mammoth, per doz.........................................   75
)s Pints, 6 doz 111 box, per box (box 00)...
!  65
doz (bbl 35)---- ..  21
H
“  box, “  box (box 00)__ 1  80
*   “
"  bbl, “  doz (bbl 35)....
23
>4 
‘
Butter ( 'rocks,  1 to 6 gal.............................  06
“  H gal. per doz............ .........  60
Jugs, H gal., per doz...................................  70
07
Milk Pans,  -/j gal., per doz........... 
60
78
6)4
65
78

“ 
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JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.
24  * “  bbl,
6  “
lo  “

Butter Croats, 1  and 2 gal........................  
Milk Pans, ¡4 gal. per  doz......................... 

... 
........................ 
STONEWARE— BLACK GLAZED.

LANTERN  GLOBES.
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1 to 4 gal., per gal...........  ................. 

STONEWARE—AKRON.

Pump Cans.

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BARRELS.

The Standard Oil Co  quotes as follows : 

FROM TANK WAGON.

&V4
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12
10

Eocene....................... 
......   ........
XXX W. W.  Mich.  Headlight................
Naptha..... 
..........................................
Stove Gasoline......................................
Cylinder.................................................
Engine.......................   .........................13
Black, zero  test.....................................
Black,  15 cold test.................................
Eocene.................... 
8
.................... 
XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight...............  
5)4
Scofield, Shurmer  &  Teagle  quote  as  follows :
Palacine..........................................................10)4
Daisy White....................................................   9)4
Red Cross, W W  Headlight............................  8
Naptha  .......................................................... 7
Stove Gasoline................................................8)4
Palacine....................................................   ••  8
Red Cross W W Headlight............................6

FROM TANK WAGON,

BARRELS.

T r a d e s m a n  Co.,  grand rapids.mich.

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T £Ö C   Al I C H I G A N   T E A D E S M A Î f .

THE  BETUBN  OF  PROSPERITY. 
j w ater,  but  tea,  cotfee,  chocolate,  beer, 
It  m ight  be  supposed  th at,  after  the | wine,  w hisky  and  a  great  variety  of 
repeated experiences  which  our  people  fancy  liquids.  We  wear  more  shirts,
more shoes, more coats,  more  hats,  and 
have had, not only of the  futility  but  of 
more underclothing  than strict necessity 
the positive danger of intrusting to their 
requires,  and  women,  particularly,  use 
legislators the  cure  of  social,  financial, 
for their garments finer and  more  costly 
and political evils,  they  would  begin  to 
materials.  Our dwellings are not merely 
inquire  whether  these  evils,  so  far  as 
comfortable,  but luxurious,  and  on  our 
they can be remedied at all,  cannot  bet­
amusements we spend as  much  as  we do 
ter be remedied in  some  other  way. 
In 
upon  our  religion,  if  not  more.  Thus, 
the course of the last century,  thousands 
as I  have  said, 
ingenious  minds  have 
upon  thousands  of  statutes  have  been 
discovered  in the demand  for  the  luxu­
passed, professedly for  the  public  bene­
ries of life opportunity  for  the  exercise 
fit,  until  the  shelves  of  law  libraries 
of  the  money-making  talent  to  an  ex­
fairly  groan  under  the  weight  of  the 
tent which would be  lacking in a society 
volumes  containing  them,  and  of  the 
of simpler  habits.
greater number of volumes  of  decisions 
by the courts interpreting  their  applica­
That all the  enterprises  for  acquiring 
tion.  Yet,  every  year,  efforts are made 
wealth which  are  undertaken  in  obedi­
to  secure  fresh  enactments,  repairing 
ence to the universal desire for it should 
omissions, correcting errors,  and seeking 
succeed,  is  manifestly  impossible,  but 
to  obviate  newly  discovered  causes  of 
that more succeed at one period  than  at 
complaint,  all  of  which  are  advocated 
another  is what  we  all  know  to  be  the 
with  as  much  confidence  and  as  much
fact.  When  success 
largely  predomi-
zeal as though their success were assure«^ iuates,  those who profit  by it have plenty
by previous results,  instead of being ren­
of money to spend and  feel  rich.  Their 
dered doubtful  by them.
spending increases the volume of general 
business,  and, consequently,  the  volume 
of the general income of the  community, 
just as blowing air into  soapsuds  swells 
its bulk many  times over.  On the  other 
hand,  when  a  majority  of  the  money­
making  agencies  at  work  fail  of  their 
purpose, those  who  depend  upon  them 
for a living  feel  poor,  they  spend  less, 
and thus  the  entire  community  has  to 
retrench its  consumption,  and  to  dimin­
ish the opportunities it has been furnish­
ing for making money  out  of  that  con­
sumption.

Take,  for  instance,  the  financial and 
commercial  affairs  of  the  country.  A 
certain degree of depression  in  business 
exists  which,  though  it  is  enormously 
in  comparison  with 
overstated,  may, 
previous  periods, 
reasonably  be  re­
garded as serious.  Sixty-five millions of 
people cannot go on eating and drinking, 
wearing  clothes,  cultivating  the  earth, 
manufacturing  raw  material,  transport­
ing freight  and  passengers  to  and  fro, 
and carrying on all  the  complicated  in­
dustries of  modern  civilization,  and  yet 
truly be described as utterly ruined;  but 
it must be admitted that a larger number 
of them than usual  are  dissatisfied  with 
the prevailing state of things  and  vocif­
erously  demand  relief.  What  is  more, 
they demand that this relief shall  be fur­
nished by Congress, as  if  this  were  the 
sure and only means of obtaining it,  and 
efforts are making in  every  direction  to 
gratify them.

and 

crops 

of  wheat 

The process has  been  so  impressively 
illustrated in the events of  the  last  few 
years that it is unnecessary to go back to 
the frequently repeated earlier examples 
of  it.  Soon  after  the  resumption  of 
specie payments  in  1879  foreign  capital 
was  attracted  to  this  country  in  large 
amounts  and  was  chiefly  invested in the 
building of  railroads  at  the  West  and 
Southwest.  Those  railroads  opened  to 
cultivation  millions  of  acres  of  rich 
land,  and  as  many  mil­
agricultural 
territory. 
lions  of  acres  of  grazing 
Our 
cotton 
and  our  production  of  beef  and  pork 
increased  correspondingly, 
furnishing 
us with  an  enormous  surplus  of  these 
products for exportation,  for which, hav­
ing at the time  no  great  competitors  in 
the  market,  we  got  high  prices.  Men 
who  bought  farms  and  plantations,  es­
pecially on  credit,  or  who  invested  in 
cattle  ranching,  made  a  great  deal  of 
money,  and paid  high  rates  of  railroad 
transportation  without  grumbling; 
the 
railroad  companies  divided  handsome 
dividends,  besides  investing  immense 
amounts  of  surplus  earnings  and  of 
freshly  borrowed  capital  in  new  con­
struction  and new equipment,  so  that all 
the industries dependent on them  natur­
ally had  an  era  of  prosperity;  specula­
tion in Western town lots became active, 
and  the  majority  of  our  citizens  felt 
cheerful.  The expansion went  on  with 
slight  fluctuations  and  reverses  until 
18S9, when, in consequence of  the  enor­
mous  bond  purchases  by  the  Govern­
ment, which set many  hundreds  of  mil­
lions of dollars of  capital  free  for  new 
investments, the  prices  of  all  kinds  of 
property  and  securities were  pushed  to 
their highest point.  The  following year 
came  the  Baring  collapse  in  London, 
whieh, by the  inflation  of  the  currency 
resulting from the operation of the Sher-

In  taking  this  course  the  important 
fact is overlooked  that  what  are  called 
good times are the result  not  simply  of 
one or even  of a few special  causes,  but 
are  rather  a  state  of  affairs  which in­
numerable  little  things  contribute  to 
produce.  From  their  very nature,  too, 
they cannot be uninterrupted,  but  must 
be  broken  by  seasons  of  less  marked 
prosperity  which,  by  comparison,  are 
called bad times. 
If the business  of  the 
country were confined strictly to  supply­
ing its inhabitants  with  the  necessaries 
of  daily  life,  and  if  its  population in­
creased no faster than did  the  supply  of 
these necessaries,  we might go along for­
ever  in  a  steady,  monotonous  fashion, 
diversified only by the  accidents  of  bad 
harvests,  epidemics,  or  perhaps  war. 
That, however,  is  not  the  case.  Every 
one of our citizens eagerly seeks not only 
to  make  a  living  for  himself  and  his 
family,  but to accumulate  a  fortune  out 
of his surplus earnings.  The  humblest 
laboring man has his little  savings  bank 
deposit or a partially paid for home,  and 
from  him,  up  to  the would-be million­
aire, everyone is  doing  his  utmost,  not 
merely to minister  to  wants  that  exist, 
but  to  create  new  ones  and  open new 
fields  for  the  exercise  of  his  talent  in 
producing wealth.  Bread and beef and po­
tatoes are supplemented by canned vege­
tables, game, tropical and hothouse fruits 
and  delicacies  brought  from  the 
four 
quarters of the globe.  We drink not only

POWDERS
Pay the beat profit.  Order from your jobber

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Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards  and  Stationery 

CRAN D  RAPIOS.

Headings, Maps, Plans  and  Patented 

Articles.
TRADESMAN  CO.,

Grand Rapids. Mich.

Net  Price  K>*st.
Sap Pails per  100.

IC 
10q u a rt  ..  *10  on 
. . . .  
12 
II  ro 
15 
...  13  75 

“  
“  
Syrup Cans per 100.

IX
13  25 
14  25
16  50

1 gallon............... 
I 8 51
Our goods  are  full  size 
and are guaranteed not to 
leak  The  pails are made 
almost  straight,  flaring 
enough  to  pack  conven 
lently.  Send  for  price 
list of genera] line of  tin­
ware.

BRDMMSLER  &  SONS,
Pieced and Stamped Tinware.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Phone 610.

260  S.  Ionia St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

WE  W A N T

B E A N S

L   G.  DUNTOH  1GD.

W ill  buy  all  kinds  "of  Lumbar— 

Green or Dry.

Office  and .Yards,  7th  St. andjC..& W. M. R. R. 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

S.  P.  Bennett  File) X Ice  Go
ALL  KINDS  OP  FUEL.

Mine Agents and Jobbers for

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

A .  JB.  K N O W L S O N ,

Wholesale Shipper

Cement,  Lime, Coal, Sewer  Pipe, Etc.

CARLOTS  AND LESS 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH,

John  BREghtimg.

A R C H IT E C T .

79  WONDERLY  BUILDING. 

Call  or  let's  correspond  If  you  want  to  build.

The Bradstreet Mercantile ¿cene;.

The B radstreet  Company, Props.

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

CBABLBg  F.  CLARK, Pres.

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

6rand  Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg.

HENRY  ROYCE. Sopt.

H.  M.  Reynolds  X  Son

DEALERS  IN

PURE  ASPHALT  ROOF  COATINGS 
ROOFING  MATERIAL of  all kinds 
HARDWARE  WRAPPING  PAPERS 
BUILDING  PAPERS 
CARPET  LININGS,  Etc.

and  wilill  pay  highest  market  price  for 

them.

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

SAVES  TIME 
SAVES  nONEY 
SAVES  LABOR 
SAVES  PAPER
Price of  File and  Statements:

No. 1  File and 1/fO Blank Statements...12 75 
No. 1 File and 1,000 Printed Statements..  3 25

Price of Statements Only:

1,000 Blank Statements.......................... *1  25
l,u00 Printed Statements........................  1  75
Index Boards, per set............................. 
25
In  ordering  Printed  Statements,  enclose 
printed card or bill head or  note head whenever 
possible,  so  that  no  mistake  may  be  made  In 
spelling names. 
TRADESMAN  COMPANY

_________

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Cor.  Louis  and  Campau  Sts. 

GRAND  RAPIDS

Your  Bank Account Solicited.

Kelt  Comity Savings Bank,

GRAND  RAPIDS  ,MIOH.

J no.  A.  Covodb  Pres.

H enry  Idema, Vlce-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Veboier,  Cashier.

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

Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Sayings 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

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

Deposits  Exceed  One  Million  Dollars.

will be at ¡Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand  Rapids, 
Thursday  and  Friday,  March 28 and 29, 
with  a  full  line  of  samples  in  ready­
made  clothing  in  Men’s,  Youths’, Boys’ 
and  Childrens’.  Fourteen years with
Michael  Kolb  &  Son,
Clothing  M anufacturers, 

Rochester, N. Y.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

23

During the recent hard times in Massa­
chussetts a Fall River boy was  asked  by 
teacher  how  many  mills made a cent. 
He  quickly  answered: 
“None  in  this 
town,  the times  have been too bad.”

Ignatz Pick,  a commercial traveler,  re­
cently  brought  suit  against  Charles  A. 
Bressler,  a hide dealer  of  Bay  City,  for 
$20,000 damages.  He alleges that Bress­
ler says he accuses him of  selling  him  a 
forged note.

Be wise and buy the Signal Five.
C Y C E E  
S T E F *  
B A D  D E R .

WURZBURG JEWELRY  CO.

Complete  Lines.

Gil  do it.

SEE OUR  HAIR ORNAllENTS 

Hail  your Orders.

MAKE  YOUR  STORE  ATTRACTIVE.

NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY»
tsr LEMONS Extra Choice and 

Fancy Grades at 
Correct  Prices

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in  flill Supplies 

Leather  Belting 
Rubber  Belting 
Mill  and  Garden  Hose 
Rubber  Boots  and  Shoes 
Bicycles and  Sporting  Goods

Prompt  Attention  to  Mail  Orders.

STUDLEY  &  BARCLAY
4  Honroe  S t.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

NEW P.00DS COMING EVERY DAY!

mail  act,  was 
temporarily  prevented 
from involving  this  country,  but which, 
aided by  the fall in the price  of  our  ag­
ricultural aDd annual products in foreign 
markets, finally  brought on the  crash  of 
1893.  Contributory  causes  were  the 
collapses in Argentina,  in  Australia,  in 
Brazil  and  in all the  European countries 
which  have  close  commercial  relations 
with those countries.

large 

The  country  now  finds  itself,  there­
fore, in the condition of a  rich  man  who 
has  been  enjoying  a 
income 
which  he has spent  lavishly  among  the 
tradesmen  who  supplied  him,  but who 
suddenly  is  obliged  to  retrench.  He 
feels poor,  and all those who  lived  upon 
his expenditure  feel  poor  likewise,  but 
neither he nor they are  in  absolute  dis­
tress.  The talk,  so  freely  indulged  in, 
of the misery of  our  working  people  is 
hysterical  exaggeration.  A  number  of 
philanthropic  women  memorialized  the 
New  York  Legislature  recently  to  do 
something  for  the  relief  of  100,000 
working women  in New York  City who, 
they said,  were earning only  60  cents  a 
day.  They evidently did not  know that 
in China and  India,  where  plain  food  is 
as dear as it is in this country,  10 cents a 
day  is  the  regular  rate  of  wages,  and 
proves  sufficient  for  the  simple  wants 
of the bulk of the population.  When we 
see wages here ruling  at  twenty,  thirty 
and forty times that  amount,  it  is  clear 
that if those  who receive  them  are  in  a 
state of suffering,  it is because they  have 
made for themselves too high an artificia 
standard of comfort.

However this  may  be,  and  whatever 
may  be  the  opinion  entertained  of  the 
country’s  condition,  no  legislation  can 
improve 
it.  Congress  cannot  make 
wheat and cotton and  beef  and  pork  sell 
for any  more  in  the  European  markets 
than  the  competition  of  rival  agricul­
tural  countries  will  permit,  and,  as  a 
consequence,  it cannot  convert  the  mil 
lions  of  dollars  of  railroad  securitie 
now in default  into  sound  interest  and 
dividend payers.  Even the  advocates of 
free  silver coinage  do  not  pretend  that 
their  favorite  measure  will  accomplish 
more than to  relieve the  present  race of 
debtors,  leaving the farmers and planters 
now  out  of  debt  just  where  they  are 
Granting that the free  coinage  of  silver 
at the rate of sixteen  to  one  will  double 
the price  of  wheat  and  cotton,  it  wi 
also double the  price  of  sugar  and  tea 
and coffee and  iron and all the other nec 
essaries of  life,  while,  until  wages  are 
raised in proportion, those who earn them 
will have only  half  as  much  to  spend 
practically,  as 
they  have  now.  The 
same thing is true of all  other  currency 
nostrums.  No increase in  the volume of 
money  nor  decrease  in  its  value  wi 
make labor any  more profitable,  nor add 
one real dollar to any citizen’s income.
That in  the  due  course  of  events  ' 

shall have a recurrence  of  the  so called 
good times of 1879  to  1889,  1  have  fre 
quently  assured  my  readers,  but  how 
soon they  will come and  how  long  they 
will stay  it would  be  presumptuous  to 
attempt to  predict.  Their  advent  will, 
however,  be promoted  by  industry  and 
honesty,  by a scrupulous regard for prop­
erty rights, and especially  by  a stern re­
pression of  the  schemes  for  tempering 
with the currency,  for  discouraging  the 
accumulating  of  wealth,  and  for  ena­
bling men to  gain  it  without self-denial, 
which find  so  much  favor  among  pol­
iticians,  and  also,  1  am  sorry  to  say, 
among  clergymen  and  writers  for  the 
press. 

Ma tth ew   Ma r sh a ll.

WRITE

HIRTH,  KRÄUSE 

i   CO.

MICHIGAN  STATE  AGENTS, 

for Catalogue.

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

(wrapped)

■ ly's Lemon.
Doz.  Gro.
1 uz.  $  90  10  20
2oz.  1  20  12  60
4 os.  2  OO  22  80
6 oz.  3  OO  33  00

M's  Vanilla

Wrapped)
Doz.  Gro.
1 oz. $ 1  50  16  20
2 oz.  2  OO  21  60
4 oz.  3  75  40 80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
Plain  N. S.  w ith 
corkscrew at same 
price if  preferred.
Correspondence

Solicited
filch.

SEELY  MFG.  CO.,  Detroit 

to retail  at  10c.

SATIN  SURAH, at) inch.
SELWYN  SUITINGS, 36 inch, double fold,  a  beauty 
SCRIMS, pi ain  and  fancy,  40 inch.
NEW  CAMEO  DRAPERY  STYLES.
PERCALES,  36  inch,  in  Harmony,  Sea  Islands  and 
TOILE-DE  LAINE, 30 inch, at 7^c, net, black grounds. 
DAMASK, in  new Crepe effects.

Cretonne qualities.

Samples  sent  on  application.
Come  in  and  see  us.  Prices  always  right.

P. 8TEKETEE S SONS

GRINGHUIS’
ITEMIZED
LEDGERS

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TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Agents,

Grand  Rapids, 

- 

- 

Mich.

fj

EATON,  LYON 4 CO.

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

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the  Markets.

News  from  the  Metropolis- - -Index of 
Special  Correspondence
New  Yoke,  March  16—Nothing  has 
transpired  during  the  week  to  attract 
any great  amount  of  attention  in  gro­
cery jobbing circles.  Trade is good  and 
in canned goods may  almost  be  said  to 
be active.  Dried fruits  from  California 
are on the way  in  such  quantities  that 
the East will soon  have to eat raisins and 
prunes and peaches,  whether or no.
The coffee  market  is  in  good  shape. 
Buyers are trying to  find  a  place where 
they  can  “buy  a  leetle  cheaper,”  but 
they meet with no  success,  and,  finally 
come back to the  first  love.  Rio  No.  7 
is held as last week at 16%c.  Mild sorts 
are in  limited  supplies,  so  far  as  East 
India growths  are  concerned,  and  are, 
naturally,  selling  at  full  prices.  Five 
hundred mats  of  Interior  were  sold  at 
26}£c.  The  amount  of  Brazil  coffee 
afloat is less than last year  at  this  time, 
being  425,427  bags,  against  444,588  in 
1894.
The tea market  is rather  demoralized. 
Of course,  for the finest goods  there  can 
always be found plenty of buyers  and  at 
good figures;  but just  now the  attention 
of the majority  of  buyers  seems  to  be 
concentrated upon the auction room.
Refined sugar is steady  and,  while the 
demand is easily met, there seems  to  be 
a stronger tone.  There has been  no  re­
cent change in granulated,  which is still 
listed at 3 15-16c.
Canned  goods  continue  to  show  the 
steady demand  which  has  prevailed  for 
the past month and stocks are  very  rap-1 
idly  going  into  consumption.  Prices 
have advanced on some  things  very  ap­
preciably and Baltimore brokers  are  re­
ported as greatly pleased at  the outlook. 
Apples in gallon tins,  pumpkin, and  one 
or two other articles have advanced.
Lemons, oranges,  pineapples—in  fact, 
all foreign fresh fruits—are  selling  bet­
ter and the market has  assumed  a  very 
satisfactory aspect.
The amount of  California  dried  fruit 
coming forward, as intimated, promises to 
knock the bottom out of the tnarket, but, 
as  yet,  we  detect  no  signs  of  lower 
prices.
is  solid.  Buyers  realize 
that now is the accepted time and  that  a 
firmer tone is noticed in  the  market  all 
around. 
It is likely that  trade  will  im­
prove steadily from  now on  and  holders 
are greatly  encouraged.  Open-kettle  is 
worth from 33 to 38c for prime to choice.
Butter is dull  and  the  market,  upon 
the  whole,  is  far  from satisfactory,  al­
though  some  dealers  profess to  be per­
fectly  satisfied.  A  great  deal  of  poor 
stock is coming to town, and  this  upsets 
trading.  For the best Elgin 19@19}£c  is 
quotable,  but  for  lower  grades  there is 
hardly any  demand  and  the  quotations 
are nominal.
Cheese is doing  well  and  the  market 
shows many signs  of  strength.  This  is 
especially true of the  better  grades  and 
dealers are meeting with some very good 
orders.  Export trade is very  light,  and, 
as has  been  the  case for  some  time,  the 
quality of that sent abroad is below  par. 
No  wonder  the  English  papers  are 
protesting against the  stuff  going  over 
and prophesying an end  of  the  English 
market  for American cheese.  Small size 
full cream State cheese is worth  12c.
Receipts of eggs have continued heavy 
all  the  week,  and,  although  colder 
weather has set in,  the  tendency  is  still 
toward  a  lower  market.  Best Western 
are quotable at 13@13>£c.
Choice pea beans of 1894 are  worth  82 
@2.05.  The market is steady,  but shows 
no particular animation.
One  of  our  big  stores  has  obtained 
some of Wanamaker’s help,  and it  is  in­
teresting  to see the  change  in  the  tone 
of the advertisements we are now treated 
to.  They  have  a  genuine  Wanamaker 
flavor.

Molasses 

Bank  Consolidation  at  Big  Rapids.
The Big Rapids National Bank and the 
Mecosta County Savings Bank will shortly 
be consolidated,  and not unlikely a reor­
ganization effected by which a State Bank 
takes the place of  the  two  institutions.

Objects  to the  Classification of a Cor­

respondent.

Traverse City,  March  15—I  notice, 
with  regret,  that  one  of your contribu­
tors, in your issue of  March  13,  classes 
Bohemians  as  an  undesirable  class  of 
immigrants,  because they do not  embrace 
citizenship and cannot  be  controlled  by 
politicians.
Now, to my knowledge,  so  far  as  the 
American citizenship is  concerned,  they 
make much  better  citizens  than  a  good 
many  of  our  American  born people, as 
they  are  all  pretty  well  educated and 
are a hard  working,  prosperous  people. 
So  far  as  the  control  of  politicians  is 
concerned,  I think that is altogether  out 
of the question,  as each good citizen  has 
his privilege to use his own judgment on 
that question.  Take the  history  of  the 
Bohemian nation as far as it can  be had, 
up  to  the  present  time,  and  you  will 
find that  Bohemians  always  have  been 
and are to-day a quiet,  well-educated,  in­
dustrious  people,  who  fought  for their 
rights  when  burdened  with  oppression 
which could not be borne any  longer.
You will find, also, that most of our best 
composers  and  poets  have  been  Bohe­
mians, and you can  to-day  find  some of 
their works  which are not only creditable 
to them  at the present time,  but  will  al­
ways  be  honored  by  the whole world. 
Here  in  this  country  you  find  a great 
many  Bohemians  who  have  held,  and 
now hold,responsible Government offices, 
like Chas. Jonas,  who has  been  Lieuten­
ant  Governor  of  Wisconsin,  and is now 
United States Consul  to  St.  Petersburg; 
John Karel,  who is  United States Consul 
to  Prague,  and  many  others,  which 
speaks well  for this people  who  come to 
this country to make it  their  home  and 
support the constitution  of  the  country 
and to become good Americau citizens.
C.  H.  Ha xslovsky.

An  Outrageous Charge of Long Stand­

ing.

T r a verse  Cit y,  March  15—Having 
occasion, recently, to  communicate  with 
a party in Ithaca by  wire,  and  receiving 
a dispatch  of three words only,  on  which 
the charges were 68 cents, I am so struck 
with  what  seems  to  me  an  outrageous 
overcharge  that  1  cannot  refrain  from 
writing to someone about it;  and  as  you 
often notice  such  items,  where  the  in­
justice  is  so pronounced,  I concluded  to 
write to you.
1  promptly  made  a  kick  to  the tele­
graph  office  here,  and  the  manager re­
duced the charge to 60 cents.  Great  re­
duction,  is it not,  from 68 cents  down  to 
60 cents! 
It looks to  me  as  though  the 
telegraph  business,  while  a  great  con­
venience,  is still open to  criticism  when 
competition  fails to step in and equalize 
matters.  The  fact  of  its  coming  over 
two lines does not  excuse  the  excessive 
charge.  Freight  lines  divide  the  rate, 
and why should not telegraph lines,  also, 
do it? 
Now Put the Dolls in Sealed Envelopes.
Chicago,  March  15—In  reply  to  the 
communication of  H. E.  Parmelee,  pub­
lished  in  your  issue of March 6,  we en­
close you one of the dolls  which  we  put 
into our package coffee.  Each one is en­
closed in an  envelope  by  itself,  and  is 
not  loose.  You  can judge how much of 
a detriment it might  be  to  a  mill.  We 
do not desire to have  this  agitated,  as  it 
is a very simple affair, and  would prefer 
to have nothing further in print.

H.  Montague.

W.  F.  McLa u g h lin & Co.

The  agitation  of  the  matter  in  T h e 
T radesm an  has,  evidently,  been  pro­
ductive of good  results,  the  placing  of 
the  dolls—which  are in several pieces— 
in sealed envelopes removing  the  objec­
tions which have been  registered against 
the doll  scheme  by  T h e  T radesm an’s 
readers.  The envelope is easily removed 
from the package  previous  to  throwing 
the coffee in the mill for  grinding.

Attractive Dry  Goods.

Forty-five inch serge and  cashmere  at 
P.  Steketee  &  Sons—all  colors—32%c. 
Full standard prints, 4%c.

Paper  gloves  and  hosiery  are  named 
latest  novelties. 
as  among  the  very 
Stockings  which  shall  sell  at 3 cents a 
pair are proposed. 
In  fact,  the  experi­
ment of making paper stockings has been 
going on for several months.  The goods 
are light and airy and  very  comfortable 
in summer.  When  finished  and  dyed, 
their appearance is  similar  to  ordinary 
fabric  goods.  The  knitting 
is  from 
paper yarns.  The paper yarns are made 
pretty  much  after  the  plan  of  making 
common  paper  twines,  except  that  the 
former are  put  through  certain  special 
processes.  The principle is that of mak­
ing a sort of a nap on the yarns.  This is 
done  automatically.  There  is  a  chance 
that  Statesman  Simpson,  the  sockless, 
may yet  become  literary  enough  to  en­
case his feet in  paper wrappers.

PROVISIONS.

F O B S   IN   B A R R ELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co 

12 25
12 75
15 Uo
13 75
14 00
14 00
14  0

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quotes as follows:
Mess,.....................................................  
Short c u t............................................... 
Extra clear pig, short cut.....................  
Extra clear, heavy................................
Clear, fat  back......................................  
Boston clear, short cut.......................... 
Clear back, shortcut.............................  
Standard clear, short cut. best.............. 
Pork, links.........................
Bologna.......................  ...
Liver.................................
Tongue .............................
Blood.................................
Head cheese.....................
Summer.............................
Frankfurts.........................
LARD
Kettle  Rendered..............
Granger............................
Family..............................
Compound........................
Cottolene............................
Cotosuet............................
50 lb. Tins, fee advance.
201b. palls,  V4c  “
3£C  “
10 lb.  “ 
51b.  “ 
Xc  “
31b.  " 
l c   “
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs..................
Extra Mess, Chicago packing....................
Boneless, rump butts..................................
smoked meats—Canvassed or Plain
Bams, average 20 lbs..................................
16 lbs..................................
12 to 14 lbs..........................
picnic..............................................
best boneless...................................
Shoulders...................................................
Breakfast Bacon  boneless........................
Dried beef, ham prices..............................
Long Clears, heavy...................................
6)46*
Briskets,  medium......................................
Half  barrels..............................................
.3 O') 
Quarter barrels.........................................
.1  65 
K its............................................................
..  90
Kits, honeycomb...........................................  75
Kits, premium.........   ....................  
  $5
Creamery,  rolls...............................................16
tubs...............................................15
Dairy,  rolls....................................................11

6 60 
6 Í5 
9 50
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.  9K 
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PICKLED  Pies’  FEET.

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tubs..................................................... iov4

DRY  SALT  MEATS.

B E E F  IN  BARRELS.

BUTTERIES.

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Note  L ow er  Prices  on
#   O V S T B R S   #
Daisy Brand, Favorites, per can.................. $  14
Daisy Brand, Standards, per can................. 
16
Daisy Brand, selects, per can.....................  
22
Solid Brand, Standards, per can.................. 
18
Solid Brand, E.  F., per can..........................   30
Solid Brand, Selects, per can.......................   24
Solid Brand,  Extra selects, per can............   26
Standards, per gal 
...............................  1  00
Extra Standards, per  gal  ............................  1  10

Oysters fine and well filled.
The Queen Oyster Pails at bottom prices.

boiled cider, very fine:

Mrs. Withey’s Home Made Jelly, made  withi
30-lb.  pail......................................................   65
»0-lb. pall.......................................................   50
17-lb.  pail......................................................   45
15-lb. pail............  .........................................  40
1  quart Mason  Jars, per doz..............  
140
1  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. pall, per  lb...........................................  6
25-lb. palls, per lb..........................................  6J<
10-lb. palls, per lb..........................................  6%
2-lb. cans, per doz..........................   ............   1  40
5 
lb. cans, per  doz.....................................  3 50
Pint Mason Jars, per  doz.............................   1  40
Suart Mason Jars, per  doz  .........................2 25
aple Syrup, pint Mason Jars, per doz. 
1  40
Maple Syrup, quart Maton Jars, per  doz__2 25
Maple Syrup, tin, gallon cans, per doz........9 00
Reach Marmalade, 20-lb palls  ......................  1  00

EDWIN  FALLAS,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. ■

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—$1  @ $1.50 per bu..  according  to qual­
ity and variety.  The offerings  are  so  few  that 
all lots which come in  are  snapped up  In  short 
order.

Beans—No higher than a week  ago, but firmer 
and stronger, with no  probability of  a break  in 
the  market, as  stocks  are  concentrated in  few 
bands.  Local  handlers  pay  $1.90  for  clean, 
hand-picked  stock,  holding  at  $2  in  car  lots 
and $2.10 In smaller quantities.

Butter—10@16c  per  lb., according  to  quality. 
There is  a scarcity of choice stock and an  enor­
mous surplus of low grade and  unmerchantable 
goods.

Beets—Dry, 35c per bu.
Cabbage—50c per doz.
Celery—25c per doz., according to quality.
Cranberries—$3.50 per  crate.
Eggs—Dropped from  17c to  12c  in  three  days 
last week, but  rallied  to  12%c  Monday. 
It is 
not thougbt the price will go any lower  at  pres­
ent, as the low prices have stimulated consnmp 
tion wonderfully.

Lettuce—13c per lb.
Onions—Dry stock is scarce.  Dealers pay 55© 

6Cc, holding at 10@75e.
Parsnips—50c per bu.
Potatoes—The  market  is  strong  and  excited 
and higher prices  are  pretty  sure to rule In the 
near future, owing to  the  active  demand  from 
all parts of the  country  where  consumption  Is 
greatest and seeding  stock  Is desired.  Present 
paying prices are 50@55c.

Radishes—Hot house stock commands  30c  per 

doz. bunches.

for Illinois stock.

Sweet Potatoes—$1 per bu. for  Jerseys and 85c 

Squash—Very scarce and hard to get, owing to 

the large amount of stock consumed by decay.

POTATOES  WANTED.
And Cabbage, Onions, Turnips, Parsnips, 

Beans  and  Sun  Dried  Apples.

Any quantities.  Corres­

pondence solicited.

Henry J.  Vinkemulder,

445-447 S. Division st.

WHILE THE  MARKET 
IS  ADVANCING  ON

BARREL PORK
PR0ÌVISIONS
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WE  ARE  VERY  BUSY 
BUT  WE  ARE  ALWAYS 
READY  FOR  BIG  DE­
MANDS.

ii  PROVISION CO.

I  71  Canal  St. 
GRAND  RAPIDS
Telephone  1254

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

Diamond Crystal Salt

i  soggy  r.a  your hands. 

Being free  com all chlorides of calcium  and magnesia, will  not get  damp and 
Put  up  in  an  attractive and salable manner.  when 
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D I A M O N D   C R Y S T A L   S A L T   CO.,  ST  CLAIR, MICH

i n  j  i i W O T .S u g ar M akers’ 

Supplies

C A S H   IS  K I N G !

Coupon  Books

Are second in  rank  only to  the  King 
Himself. 
If you have never used any 
of our several styles ot Coupon Books 
we should be pleased  to send you full 
line of samples and quotations, on  ap­
plication.  We  are  the  originators 
and  pioneer  introducers of  the  Cou­
pon  Book  System,  and  have  always 
kept at the head of the procession.  If 
you wish to deal with  a  house  which 
has  done  more  to  create  the  present 
demand  than  all  other  houses  com­
bined, you are our customers.

T ra d esm a n   C o m p an y,

G r a n d   R a p i d s ,   M ich.

Standard  Oil  Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  fUCHIGAN

D E A L E R S   IN

Illuminating  and  Lubricating

Office, Michigan  Trust  »big. 

Works,  Butterworth  Ave.

BULK  WORKS  AT

GRAND RAPIDS, 
BIG  RAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN,

MUSKEGON, 
GRAND  HAVEN, 
HOWARD CITY, 

MANTSTEE, 
TRAVERSE  CITY. 
PETOSKEY. 
Highest  Price  Paid  for

CADILLAC,
LUDINGTON,
REED CITY.

EMPTY  CARBON  l  GASOLINE  BARRELS.

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Warning!

The  trade are  hereby  warned against usiDg 
any infringements on Weighing and Price Scales 
and Computing and  Price  Scales,  as  we  will 
protect  our rights and  the  rights of  our general 
agents  under  Letters  Patent  of  the  United 
States issued in  1881, 1885,1-86, 1888,1891,1893 and 
1894.  And  we will  prosecute  all  infringers  to 
the full  extent  of  the  law.  The simple  using 
of Scales that infringe  upon  our  patents makes 
the  user  liable  to  prosecution,  and the  impor­
tance  of  buying  and using  any other  Comput­
ing  and  Price  Scales  than those manufactured 
by us and bearing our name  and date  of patents 
and thereby incurring liability to  prosecution is 
apparent.  Respectfully,
The  Computing  Scale  Co.

See W hat  Users S a y :
Office of the CUMMER LUMBER CO., 

Manufacturers of I.i  m b k h ,  Lath &   Sui n g l e s  

Mercantile Department.

Cadillac,  Mich., Feb. 28,1895. 

Gentlemen  -   In  regard 

Messrs.  Hoyt  & Co.. Davton, O.:
to  your  Computing 
Scale,  we  can  say:  We  have  had  one  in  our 
store for  three years and arc well  satisfied  with 
it.  We have not had  occasion  to have it adjust­
ed yet. and it is  just  as  accurate  and  quick  as 
when we put it in.  We  cheerfully  recommend 
the  Scale  to  anyone  having  merchandise  to 
weigh out.  We believe it  has  saved  us  several 
times its cost. 
Per Ed.  G. Snider.  Mgr.  Mercantile  Dept.

Cl  MMER  LI  M BER  CO. 

Yours very truly.

HOYT  &  COMPANY,  Dayton,  Ohio
TWO OF THE FINEST! B  8 GLASS  P E ffiffiJI 
GLASS  PRICES!

MAJESTIC  PATTERN.

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U doz. 4 piece sets......................... i  5 00
3* doz. 4 in  Nappies, rd ................. 
40
1 6 doz. S in.  Nappies, rd ...............   2 2o
1-6 doz. Water Bottles....................  4  00
1-6 doz. Oil  Bottles, grd. stpr........   2 00
1-6 doz.  Mo.  Cans...........................  3 09
1-6 doz: Tankard -lugs, *4  gal.......  4  56
1-12 doz.  Scat .lugs, *» gal..............  4  50
1-.2 doz. Claret  -tugs......................  4  85
3  <*oz. Tumblers............................. 
"0
doz.  Pickles................................  
90
1-6 doz. tall Celeries.......................   * 25

2  jo 
38

Ftd. open lid. Bowis 3 50

2 50  1-12 d ‘ z. S in. Ftd. open  lid. Bowls  2 50
1  20  1-12 doz. 9 in. 
38  1-0 doz. 9 in. shal.  flarod  Bowls..  2 25 
67  1-6 doz.  10 in. 
shal:  flared  Bowls, i   75
34  1-6 doz.  10 in. 
Salvers...  4 
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50  1  doz.  Toothpicks.... 
45
75  1  doz. Ed. Salts and  Peppers—  
70
S23 98
40  Pkg. 75c. 
Less 10 per cent..............

3846  14 doz. 4 piece  Se*s...............................*4 00
67  nj doz. Pitchers....................................... 3 00
45  3  doz. T um blers............................... 
55
70  H  doz. 8 in.  Nappies............................  1 65
-------   2  doz. 4 in.  Nappies.......................... 
4>
$12  98  1-1« doz  8 in. Ftd. open  Bowls...  .  2 60
. 
1 29  1-12 doz. 9 in.  Ftd. open  Bowls............3 25
*11  69

H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids

15018.  STRAWBERRY  AND  FAN,  ASSORTED  GLASSWARE.

*2 00 li doz. 7 in.  Plates  ......................
1  00 5~ doz. Salts and  Peppers............ 11! 
1  65 
41 Ubi. 35c.
80
22
27

Less 10 per  cent__ ................. 

75 
45 

38
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