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73  South  Division  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

S W E E T S  H O T E L

MARTIN  L.  SWEET,  Proprietor.

HENRY D. and FRANK  H.  IRISH, fl’grs.

Steam heit in every  room.  Electric  tire  alarms  throughout  the  house.  Other I 

improvements  and  decorations  will  soon  make it the  best hotel  in  Michigan.

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Our  Plan

Saves  disputes  and  enables 
you  to discount your bills. 
Saves  book  charges  and  bad 

debts

Saves worry and loss of sleep. 
Wins  cash  trade  and  new 

customers.

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We are at war  with  old  methods  of  mixing 
rubbers  and  shoes.  Concentration  wins 
and  we  have  become  authority  on  all  mat­
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Our  prices and  terms  are  the  best  and  our stock,  to select  from, the largest in the  country.  The boom is just starting. 
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Ribbons,  Hosiery,  Gloves,  Underwear,
Woolens,  Flannels,  Blankets,  Ging­
hams,  Prints and Domestic Cottons.

ITe  invite  the  Attention  of  the  Trade  to  our  Complete  and  Well  Assorted 

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Your  Income  Tax

On  an  annual  income  of  $20,000  will  be  just  $400. 
While  you  probably  have  no  desire  to  increase your 
t a x ,  it is equally  probable  that  you  are willing to  in­
crease your  in c o m e ,  and  we want to tell  you  how to do 
it.  Buy the  HIGHEST  GRADES  OF  FL U JR ,  and 
thus get out of the rut of competition  with the common 
grades.  This  will  insure you  a good,  healthy  profit, 
even  where there are price cutters.  Our

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Executor of W ills, 
Administrator of  Estates, 
Guardian  of ITinors and In­

competent  Persons, 

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in the management of any  business  which  may 
be entrusted to it
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furnished.
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law  to  send  his 
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Pearl and Front Sts., Grand Rapids.

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Advertisers get RESULTS.

There is a tract of country in Venezuela 
which Great Britain  wants  and  she  has 
made up her mind to take it.  Venezuela, 
although not one of the  strongest  coun­
tries, objects and will fight for  her  own. 
When Great Britain declares, as she does 
now,  that  she  intends  to  maintain  her 
claim to that part of the Southern repub­
lic  which  she  has her hands on, it is in­
cumbent  upon  the United  States  to  re­
mind  the  English  government  that  all 
such questions are to all intents and pur­
poses settled.  Years ago, James Monroe, 
in  speaking  of  the  South  American  re­
publics, said:

Earlier  in  this  trouble 

With  the  governments  who  have  de­
clared  their  independence,  and  main­
tained  it,  and  whose  independence  we 
have, on great consideration, and on just 
principles,  acknowledged,  we  could  not 
view any interposition for the purpose of 
oppressing them,  or  controlling,  in  any 
other manner, their destiny by any Euro­
pean power, in any  other  light  than  as 
the manifestation of  an  unfriendly  dis­
position towards the United States.
the  United 
States offered  her  good  offices  to  settle 
whatever  misunderstanding  exists  be­
tween the nations;  but  the  reply  which 
England  has  made  is  polite but firm in 
the determination to carry  out  the  idea 
of possession,  with a suggestion that the 
United States need not  feel  called  upon 
to  interest  herself  in  the matter.  The 
time seems to have come for the settling, 
once  and  forever,  let  us  hope,  of  the 
principles at the foundation of  the  Mon­
roe  doctrine. 
It  is  a  doctrine  which 
England  has  never  acknowledged  and 
one which this Government cannot afford 
to give up. 
It is  to  be  hoped  that  wis­
dom will preside now if ever at  the  con- 
cil  board  of  the  nation  and  that  sober 
second thought will prevail  on  the  part 
of  those  most  interested  in  the  three
countries most concerned.
*  *  *

The  commercial  world  is  still  vexed 
with the spirit of unrest-  Europe is  un­
easy  and  America  remains  unsettled. 
Dissatisfaction and fault-finding are rife. 
Those  of  the  same  household  disagree 
and the nations of the earth are not look­
ing upon one another  with  too  friendly 
eyes.  Everywhere there is  a  feeling  of 
distrust, and this will continue until cap­
ital  and  labor,  employer  and  employe, 
dealer and customer, know when they get 
a  dollar  exactly  what  that  dollar  is 
worth.  This condition of things is noth­
ing new.  So far back as  the time of one 
of  the  English  Richards—the  First— 
there  was  the  same  trouble  abroad. 
Money had no  fixed value,  and  what  in­
creased  the  evil was  the fact  that  then, 
as now, no one  knew  what  the  coin  he 
held was  worth.  Some  Germans—East­
erlings,  they were called—who had found 
their  way  into  England,  brought  with 
them money of fixed  value,  which  soon 
became known and  acknowledged as  the 
standard of purity, and, on that account, 
was called  “sterling,” a  word  fashioned 
by  dropping  the  first  two  letters from 
Easterling,  the  men  who  brought  it  to

it  in 

England from  the  East;  and  the  pound 
sterling of to-day,  if fixed in  value  as  it 
should  be,  would  bring about the  same 
prosperity  which  attended 
the 
earlier time.  With the  value of the dol­
lar fixed,  the other  questions would soon 
be settled.  Moral worth  would be quick 
to  respond  and  its  own  pure  standard 
would  be  crowned  again  by its old-time 
followers,  who are too  aften  led  astray. 
Honesty  is  what  the  world  needs  most 
and when that idea becomes again firmly 
fixed  in  men’s  minds,  as  it  will  be,  it 
will not take  long for it to gladden  their 
lives—a  piece  of  condensed  wisdom 
which 
the  Back  Office  offers  without 
money and without price.
*  *  *

There is good authority for saying that 
“there  is  no  room  for  the professional 
‘Cheap John’  in the ranks  of the  whole­
sale grocers.”  Is  there any room in  the 
retail ranks for the  same individual? 
If 
in the one case  his  room  is  better  than 
bis company,  can  anything  better  be ex­
pected  of  him  in  the  little shop round 
the corner?  It doesn’t  seem to  me to be 
especially desirable to  have  his  wagon, 
bright  with  flags  and  banners,  at  my | 
door,  proclaiming the  fact  that  his  but­
ter is  8 or  10 cents  lower  than  the  mar­
ket  price. 
I  don’t  want  his  half-price 
potatoes,  nor  his  one-third  off  cheese; 
and I'm sure I can get  along  without his 
sugar at thirty pounds for $1.  1  am  not 
averse to a good bagain and I  do  not  in­
sist  on  spending  $2  where  81  will an­
swer;  but there  is such a  thing  as  buy­
ing things too cheap  and  they  are  very 
liable  to  leave a bad taste in the mouth. 
As  a  general  thing,  a  fair article calls 
for a fair price,  and,  when  there  is  ex­
cess in either direction,  there  is  a  good 
reason to be found for it somewhere. 
If 
the market price of eggs  is  a  shilling  a 
dozen, and they are offered to  me  for  10 
cents,  is  it  any  wonder  that  1  look  at 
them suspiciously and  listen  attentively 
as  1  shake  them  one by one;  and when 
my dealer thinks  so  much  of  me  as  to 
charge half-price for butter,  is it strange 
that the butter  should  be  found  as  un­
marketable as the friendship?  1 have in 
my  mind  one  or  two  instances  which 
would illustrate my meaning,  but I think 
it  will  be  safe  to  say  without  giving 
them,  that in the rank  and file of the  re­
tail grocer army,  there is no  room  for  a 
single  Cheap  John.  The  fact  is,  for 
there is no need of  making a  long  story 
of  a  short  one,  there  is  no room for  a 
Cheap John anywhere.  People  are find­
ing  oat  this  fact  for  themselves  more 
and more;  and never  more  rapidly  than 
during the last  year and a half.  On  the 
principle that half  a loaf  is  better  than 
no  bread,  and  with the hope that relief 
will come before the  half  loaf  be  gone, 
they  have  bought the stuff which Cheap 
John has  had  to  sell,  and  as  often  re­
gretted it.  The price was  low  for  first- 
class  goods,  but  excessive  when  com­
pared  with  the  stuff  bought.  Food, 
shelter, clothing—it  makes no difference 
what it is,  the Cheap John  price  will  be 
found to be the  Cheap John  article;  and

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the real  dea’er—wherever  he  may  be— 
will be found ready  to  rise  and  declare 
with  the  grocer,  wholesale  and  retail, 
that in his ranks there is no room for the 
professional Cheap John.

Rickard Malcom Strong.

A d v an tag es  o f th e   C ash  S ystem .
[Entered In competition  for prizes offered  by 

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association.]

Its  outgoes  and 

The first requisite of a business should 
be  success. 
incomes 
sway  our  investments.  The  life  of  a 
business  is  its  profits.  Profits  are  the 
net gain over  cost  and  purchase  price. 
The conditions that bring  about such re­
sults are the means  to  an  end.  A  cash 
system offers the solution  and  proves its 
advantages. 
the  dealer  to 
turn his capital so that, by figuring but a 
moderate interest on his  investments,  it 
will ultimately bring him  a  competency 
upon which  to  retire  from  active  pur­
suits, if  he  so  desire  or  circumstances 
necessitate.  By following the  cash  sys­
tem he is made the architect  of  his  own 
fortunes.

It  enables 

To  concentrate  one’s  energies  is  the 
most  formidable  weapon  by  which  to 
achieve success. 
It  inspires  confidence 
in one’s ability to carry on  business  suc­
cessfully,  and to meet all  legitimate  ob­
ligations  he owes  to his  family and  his 
fellowman,  thereby affording him  a  rec- 
commendation to the portals  of the com­
mercial  world,  whose pulsations  form  a 
part of the destinies of our  lives.

By this system’s potent  power he  may 
meet  emergencies  that  arise,  and  may 
embrace opportunities to take  advantage 
of the fluctuations of market values.  He 
can  have recourse to  the  fountain  head 
to draw his supplies,  as  conditions  may 
require,  and,  with  his  acquisitions  ex­
panded,  he will find his  views  enlarged. 
In  a  word,  the  cash  system is the per­
manent  substratum  of  any  business  in 
which a man may engage.

Some  of  the  salient  features  of  the 
cash system that offer  advantages are its 
simplicity  in  transacting  business;  its 
economy,  in  requiring  less  time;  the 
chance afforded to look after  one’s  busi­
ness;  no  worry  about  the pecuniary af­
fairs of  others;  the  difficulties  between 
dealer  and  customer  are  lessened;  its 
fairness is a  shining  mark  in  the  com­
munity;  you are not bleaching under the 
Sahara  sun  of  needless  debt;  yon  are 
able,  through its beneficence,  to  indulge 
not only  in comforts, but also in luxuries, 
for  the  dear  home  circle,  and last, but 
not least,  you  have  the  respect  and  es­
teem  of  the  entire community in which 
you live,  and where you have spent your 
time, your money and your labor.

Mrs. Anna McKee.

Mt. Morris,  Mich.

Chas. H.  Libby informs  T h e  T r a d es­
man that the firm  of  Libby  &  Triel,  to 
which reference was made last week,  has 
not been in existence for some  time  and 
that from now on he proposes  to  devote 
his entire attention to the prodnce  house 
of Alden Jk Libby.

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TETE  MlCHlG^-lSr  TEADESM AN.

Treading  on Dangerous  Ground. 
The basis of  all  business  transactions  fidence is a permanent injury to both.

cident which  tends to  disturb  that  con- 

is profit.  Traffic which does not  involve 
the element of profit  is  not  business—it 
is  contention,  which  precludes  prosper­
ity, induces  strife  and  leads  to  general 
demoralization and bankruptcy.

I am led to make this  observation  and 
the remarks which  follow  it  by  noting 
the  disposition  of  a  number  of  Grand 
Rapids  grocers  to  advertise  so-called 
leaders in the  l  veiling  P n ss  each  Fri­
day. 
I  do  not  wish  to  be  understood 
as  discouraging  advertising,  for  I  owe 
what little  success  I  have  achieved  to 
the  magical  influence  of  printer’s  ink; 
but I feel called upou to  utter a warning 
to my friends of the trade  to  beware  of 
treading on  dangerous  ground  and  not 
get too near the  precipice  of  price  cut­
ting. 
It is a mistaken  idea  that  a  sub­
stantial  business can  be  built  up  by  a 
policy of cutting prices.  Crawford Bros, 
tried it twenty years ago—where are they 
now?  Later  on  Arthur  Meigs  and  Ira 
Hatch  undertook  to  build  up  business 
structures in the same way—it is enough 
to say that neither of them  are  in  trade 
at the present time.  Dozens of other in­
stances could be cited to prove  the state­
ment that the  man  who  attempts  to  se­
cure  a  line  of  customers  by  cutting 
prices too frequently ends  his  career  in 
the  poor  house  or  the  insane  asylum. 
Such  being the case,  I hope  none  of  my 
friends in the  grocery  trade  harbor  the 
delusion  that  they  can  gain  any  sub­
stantial advantage by  quoting  prices  on 
staple  goods  below  cost.  As  proof  of 
this statement I have only to refer to the 
afternoon papers of Detroit  last  Friday, 
each of which devoted an entire  page  to 
the  announcements  of  retail  grocers. 
On the single item of  granulated  sugar I 
find the following diversity  in price:
H. Atlfeltis & Son—4 cents per pound 
P. McCue & Co.—28 pounds for 81.
Palace Grocery—25 pounds for 81.
Welch’s Grocery—14 pounds for 50 cents.
Lang & Hamlin—30 pounds for 81.
Keei's Grocery—27 pounds for 81.
Coon & Walker—15 pounds for 50 cents.
K. Downie & Sons—28 pounds for 81.
This  is, indeed,  a sorry showing,  as  it 
indicates the  reckless  manner  in  which 
staple articles are sold  where  price  cut 
ting prevails. 
In  no  case  is  the  price 
quoted above  cost  and  I  regret  to  say 
that  this  reprehensible  practice  is  not 
confined to sugar,  but prevails in the sale 
of dozens  of  other  articles  common  to 
the grocery business.  The result is that 
the grocery business  of  Detroit  is  in  a 
deplorable  condition,  many  of 
the 
smaller traders, even in the  suburbs,  be­
ing imbued with the idea  that they must 
follow  the  example  set  by  the  larger 
dealers,  in consequence of which general 
demoralization  prevails  in  all  parts  of 
the city.

The dealer who imagines  he  can  gain 
any  permanent  advantage  by  slashing 
prices is  deceiving  himself. 
It  seldom 
happens that  a  merchant  who makes  a 
cut is not met promptly  by a  rival,  and, 
in many  cases, the  rival  goes  him  one 
better.  The  inevitable  result  is  that 
values are unsettled,  the consumer is led 
to  believe 
that  he  pays  exorbitant 
prices  when the cutting  mania  does  not 
prevail,  and no one  has  gained  any  in­
creased  trade or  good  will;  on  the  con­
trary.  ill will in  the  trade  and  distrust 
among customers is nourished  and main­
tained. 
In my opinion a  desirable  class 
of customers is not  attracted by cutting, 
a  profitable  patronage  being  based 
largely on mutual confidence existing be­
tween dealer and customer,  and  any  in-

I believe every retail dealer should  ad­
vertise—continuously, 
judiciously,  ef­
fectively—and  among  the  mediums  he 
should use is  the  daily papers.  Season­
able goods,  special  drives,  desirable  lo­
cation,  well arranged  store,  fresh  stock, 
attentive  clerks,  prompt  delivery—all 
these are  features  which  the  merchant 
can  dwell  upon with  profit  to  himself 
and  with  pleasure  to  his  customers. 
There is no store worthy the name which 
cannot present some  attraction  in  these 
lines, and  patronage  attracted  by  such 
means is much more likely to  be  perma­
nent than the temporary  trading secured 
by the  announcement  of  cut  prices  on 
staple articles. 
If 1 were a  retail dealer 
1 would have some sort of  an  announce­
ment in the daily papers as often as once 
a week, but 1  would as soon think of cut­
ting off my right hand as  to  quote  some 
article common to the grocery trade  at  a 
price below cost or so close to cost  as  to 
afford no margin,  for by so doing 1 would 
gain no permanent advantage,  but would 
create ill  feeling  and  strife  among  my 
immediate competitors and  inflict a last­
ing injury on the trade of the  city  as  a 
whole.  The Retail  Grocers’  Association 
is  putting  forth  its  best  endeavors  to 
strengthen the bond of  confidence  exist­
ing between competing  grocers  and  be­
tween grocers and  their customers aud  1 
violate no  confidence  in  asserting  that 
but for the influence of this organization 
Grand Rapids would to-day  be  a  pande­
monium of price cutting and demoraliza­
tion.

To those  dealers who  are  inclined  to 
imitate the policy of  Ira  Hatch,  1  wish 
to say:  Consider carefully the  cost  and 
decide whether,  after all,  it pays  to have 
the reputation of being  a  cutter.  B.  8. 
Harris aud  Phil. Graham  have  both  ac­
quired comfortable competencies;  yet no 
one ever heard  of  their  inaugurating  a 
campaign  of  price  cutting. 
IS.  J.  Her­
rick did business for years within  a  few 
feet of Ira Hatch and  is in  business yet. 
Where  is  Ira  Hatch?  A  historical  re­
view of the grocery trade of  Grand  Rap­
ids,  or Detroit,  or  any  other  city,  will 
disclose the fact that the  men  who  have 
conducted  business  on  the  plan  of  the 
Ishmaelite have  long  been  forgotten  in 
the ignomii. ious ending of  their  careers.

E.  A.  Stowe.

The largest  gas engine in the world  is 
said  to  be  that  used  for  driving  flour 
mills,  at Piantin, France.  The engine is 
capable of  developing  420-horse  power.

Be wise and buy the Signal Five.

will  be at Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand  Rapids. 
Thursday  and  Friday,  April  25  and 26, 
with  a  full  line  of  samples  in  ready­
made  clothing  in  Men’s.  Youths’, Boys’ 
aud  Childrens’.  Fourteen years  with
Michael  Kolb  &  Son,

Clothing  Manufacturers,

Rochester, N. Y.

L.  G.  DUNTON  1 GO.

W ill  buy  all  kinds  of  Lumber— 

Green  or Dry.

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

Grand  Rapids,  M ich.

J.  Brechting

ARCHITECT,  79 Wonderly  Bldg.  fi‘"o.”w £ *Æ r1''1

Spring 
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MAIL  ALL  ORDERS TO  106 CANAL ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,

and they will receive prompt attention.

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

POULTRY IB R 00KTR0UT

-IN  SEASON

F. J.  Dettenthaler, Monroe St., Grand  Rapids
Sutton  &  M u rp h y   Co.,

MANUFACTURER  OF

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FBCtOiï, 99 N. IONIA 81., Gill fills

Telephone  738.

Office  Fixtures, 
Store  Fixtures,  etc.

GRAND  RAPIDS 
BRUSH GOMP’Y
MANUFACTURER  OF  B R U S H E S   GRAND  RAPIDS. MIOH 

Our  Goods  are  sold  by  all  Michigan* Jobbing  Houses.

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B e a n s,  P o ta to es,  O nions.
If  you  have  any  to  offer write us stating quantity and  lowest price.  Send  us 
sample of beans you  have to offer, car lots  or  less
M O S E L E Y   B R O S .

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SECURITY

Warehouse, 257-259  Ottawa  St  Main OPce, 75  Pearl St.

rioving,  Packing,  Dry  Storage.

A  “Union" Picnic.
Deacon In Minneapolis Fomlture News.
I never was cut out to belong  to  a  un­
ion.  1  mean  a  union  which  makes  a 
scale  of  wages  which  you  must get  or 
strike, and above which you  must not go 
or  get  struck. 
I  suppose  it is the real 
unselfish  thing  for  the  man  with  two 
talents to divide with  the  man  who  has 
but one,  and he again with the man  who 
has  none,  and  all  three  with  the man 
who had one and threw it away. 
I say 1 
suppose  it  is ideal  unselfishness for  the 
three  to  unite with the fourth and fetch 
all to a  living  level  of  say  one-half  or 
three-fourths  of  a  talent.  But, all  the 
same,  it is grievously  tough  on  the  man 
with two talents. 
I would not hurriedly 
condemn the two-talent man if he should 
grip his talents hard and  think  long  be­
fore entering the  union.
Whether you  believe  in  these  unions 
depends to a degree on your  early  train­
ing.  1 had  an  experience  when  I  was 
six years old  that  has  made  me  abnor­
mally shy of  such  things ever since. 
It 
was  noon  time  at  the  little  red  brick 
school house where  I obtained  my  early 
education,  when  one  of  three  big girls 
jumped  up  on  a  desk  with  her  mouth 
full of jelly cake and shouted:  “Save all 
your dinners for a picnic.”  To  this  the 
big  girls,  and after them the little ones, 
and then the little  boy_s,  agreed—myself, 
my  brother and  sister  with  some  reluc­
tance.
Now, our dinner was  plain  but it  was 
better than many a  banquet 1 have since 
sat down to.  A four quart pailful for two 
boys  and  one  girl!  Ah,  mother  knew 
how  to  fix  up  a  lunch  for  a  fellow! 
Great  generous  slices  of  white  bread 
with  prime  butter!  And  the  finest 
chunks  of  gingerbread  a  lad  ever  put 
his  teeth  to!  People  don’t  make  that 
kind any  more.  The  whole  bucket  un­
touched  was handed to the big girls for a 
union picnic.
It  seemed  a  week  before  they  got | 
through cutting the various  lunches into 
small  blocks,  spread  around  on  leaves 
and chips for plates.  Our  crowd,  being 
young and  not  very  self-asserting,  got 
pushed to the foot of the table.  My mem­
ory of that meal is as vivid  as  though  it 
were eaten yesterday.  Two stingy little 
hunks of  salt-rising  bread,  spread  with 
rancid,  sun-struck  butter,  from  the  pail 
of some frowzy  farm-wife’s frowzy child 
—that was all that ever I  got  out of  the 
picnic.  Not a smell of the luscious gin­
gerbread  did  I  enjoy!  Not  a  crumb! 
But the three big girls  (who  are identic­
al,  in  my  mind,  with  the  walking dele­
gate of to-day)  fed fat on cake and never 
looked  at  bread  and  butter  the  whole 
meal  through.  Think  of  getting  two 
reading  lessons,  your  “joggerfy”  and 
“spellin’,” through a whole  hot  summer 
afternoon,  on those two measly  morsels, 
and walking home a mile,  bawling  with 
hunger!
That experience got rubbed into  me so 
thoroughly that ever since that day when 
a man has asked me to share my fortunes 
with his  for  the  common  good,  I  have 
said:  “My  dear  sir,  you  may  have  the 
bread and  butter, but  where is your gin- 
gercake?  Dig  up  the  gingercake  and 
I’m with  you.”  Ten  chances to one  he 
couldn’t deliver the ginger-cake.
Prof. Ely, in discussing the communist 
(which is but an aggravated case of labor 
unionist), quotes an  old  English  rhyme 
to this effect:
“What is a Communist f  One who has yearnings 
For equal division of unequal earnings.
Idler or bungler, or both, he is willing
To fork out his penny and pocket your shilling.”
I like the idea of giving  up  some indi­
It 
vidual rights for  the  common  good. 
creates  a  sentiment  of  unselfishness, 
which sentiment  is  the  only  thing  that 
will ever make the  world  better.  What 
I object to is the giving up of every indi­
viduality with which the Creator endowed 
me,  because  the  average  man  in  the 
union hasn’t that individuality.

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A new naptha well, gushing about 15,- 
000  tons  a  day,  has  been  struck  near 
Baku.  The  flow  cannot  be  controlled 
and  is  now  running  into  the  Caspian 
Sea.  Vessels in those  waters  will  have 
to be careful  about  throwing  fire  over­
board.

Everyone smokes the Signal 5.

T h i s   C i g a r   is  m a d e  
b y  
t h e   b e s t  C U B A N  
W O R K M E N   f r o m   th e  
F i n e s t   a n d   H i g h e s t  
G r a d e   H A V A N A   T O  
BA CCO ,  a l w a y s   u n i ­
f o r m   a n d  
r e l i a b l e   in 
q u a l i t y .

CONGRESS

Is  t h e   F i n e s t   H a v a n a  
C i g a r  in  t h e   w o r l d

Send a sample order  to  any 
following  wholesale 

of 
the 
houses:
HAZELTINE  &  PERKINS  DRUG  CO. 
BALL-BARNHART-PUTMAN  CO. 
OLNEY  &  JUDSON  GROCER  CO. 
LEHON  &  WHELER  CO. 
MUSSELMAN  GROCER  CO. 
WORDEN  GROCER  CO.
I.  1*1.  CLARK  GROCERY  CO. 
PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.
A.  E  BROOKS  &  CO.

Ask their salesmen  to  show 
you  samples.  See  quotations 
in  Grocery Price  Current.

THE  MICHIGAN"  TRADESMAN,

3

r ?l i o n p s s
ßioars

Rindge,
Kalmbach
&  Co.

12,  14  and  16 

PEARL  STREET.

C F C L B
S T B P
B A D D B R .

RUBBERS

FALL  PRICES ON  RUBBERS,  20  per  cent. 
ON  BOSTON,  20  and  12  per  cent,  on  BAY 
STATE,  FREIGHT  PREPAID.

The  above  discount  allowed  on  all  orders 

placed  and  filled  before  October  1st.

PRICES FROfl  OCT.  ist,’95,TO  MAR. 31st, 
’96,  both  inclusive:  BOSTON,  15  per  cent., 
BAY  STATE,  15  and  12  per cent.

We want your busint¡ss  and will  take  good
care of you. We carry as  largtj a stock as any-
the  no■velties. such as PICCA-
one, and keeitall
DILLY and NEEDLE TOES in  Men's  and
Women*s.

Our salesmen  will  call  on you in due time. 
Please reserve your orders for them.  Prices  and 
terms guaranteed as good as  offered by any firm 
selling Boston  Rubber Shoe Co.’s goods.

WRITE

H1RTH,  KRAUSE  i  BO.,

MICHIGAN  STATE  AGENTS, 

for Catalogue.

We ask  all  our trade  and  all  handlers 
of Fine  Cigars to try a few of the

and  the

O u r   F o u n d e r ,  lO c
A fa i 

5 c

Both  are  Special  Brands,  made for us.
We will guarantee the quality.

Cigars.

The Big Two!

DISINFECTANT — ANTISEPTIC 

NOT  POISONOUS.

ANTISEPTIC WALL CLEANER

“ Cleans  Walls  Clean.**
H o n e s t  G o o d s—W e ll  A d v e rtis e d —P o p u la r   D e m a n d , 
D o  N o t  D isa p p o in t  Y o u r  T r a d e —K eep   B oth  in   S to ck . 
ONE-THIRD  CLEAN  PROFIT.  Write for particulars and prices.

THE A.H.ZENNER CO )

9 8  SHELBY  STREET

Detroit,  Mich.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

4

AROUND  THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Ola—Kinney & Seott  succeed  C.  Kin­

ney in general trade.

Holly—J.  L.  Forrester  succeeds  Geo. 

Laverty in the grocery business.

Flushing—Dillon &  Passmore  succeed 

Perry Bros. & Co. in general trade.

Portland—W.  H.  Earle  succeeds  Mc- 

Roberts Bros,  in the meat business.

Alpena—John B.  Elie is  succeeded  by 
C.  Asselin & Co.  in the grocery  business.
North Lansing—A.  D.  Hensel succeeds 
Stahl  &  Hensel  in  the  hardware  busi­
ness.

Oak  Hill—Borutki  &  Rodk  succeed 
John Borutki in the boot and  shoe  busi­
ness.

Bay City—Chas.  D.  Rahl  succeeds  T. 
W.  Davidson  in  the  drug  and  lumber 
business.

St.  Louis—Weeks & Farrough  succeed 
Weeks  &  Peake  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business.

Imlay City—Frank Rothsburg succeeds 
E.  E. Palmer in  the sewing machine  and 
notion business.

Detroit—Chas.  L.  Carmon  has  pur­
chased  the grocery and meat business of 
E. F. Jenks & Son.

Herrington—Sevey & Herrington,  gen­
eral  dealers,  have  dissolved,  P.  O.  Her­
rington succeeding.

Reed  City—Philo  M.  Lonsbury  suc­
ceeds  Pierce  &  Lonsbury in  the  drug, 
paint and oil business.

Gladstone—Buchanan  &  Hayes,  meat 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  W.  Buchanan 
continuing the business.

St. Louis—Humphrey &  Doolittle  suc­
ceed F.  N.  Humphrey  in  the  hardware 
and  implement business.

Iron  Mountain—Alfred  Wohl  is  suc­
ceeded by Hallberg  &  Osterberg  in  the 
bakery and grocery  business.

Bloomer Center—A.  Conklin  has  sold 
bis general stock  to Wm. Dunn and  will 
make  his  home  at  Butternut in the fu­
ture.

Muskegon—S.  A. Soderberg has leased 
the store at 5 W.  Western  avenue  for  a 
year  and  opened 
the  Columbia  shoe 
store.

Tustin—H.  Rainey  has  sold  his  boot 
and  shoe  stock  to  J.  H.  George.  Mr. 
Rainey retires from trade  on  account  of 
failing health.

Hudson—Will G. Knopf has purchased 
the shoe stock of F.  H. Brown and moved 
it  to  the  store  building  formerly occu­
pied by E. J. Southworth.

Cheshire—Frank  Merriheld,  of Bloom- 
ingdale,  announces  his 
intention  of 
erecting a store  building  here,  in which 
he will engage in general trade.

Albion—G.  W.  Rogers  and  D.  B.  Al­
ger  have  embarked  in  the agricultural 
implement and  machinery  business  un­
der the style of Rogers & Alger.

St. Charles—B.  J.  Downing  has  pur­
chased the interest of  J.  H.  Hammill  in 
the grocery firm of S.  Willis  &  Co.  The 
new  firm  will  be  known  as  Willis  & 
Downing.

Carson City—A. C.  Oyler  has  sold  the 
remainder of his general  stock  to  W.  E. 
Jones,  who has  moved  it  back  into  the 
store at Vickeryville  and  will  do  busi­
ness  there.

Northport—Thos.  Copp  and  Dennis 
Hoxie  have  formed a copartnership  un­
der the style of Copp &  Hoxie,  and  will 
open a general store here as soon as nav­
igation opens.  The firm  has  purchased  j 
the store building,  including fixtures, oc­

cupied by the former firm of  Thos. Copp 
& Co.,  Limited.

Sunfield—Clarence  L.  Staley  has  ar­
ranged to purchase a half interest in  the 
j general  stock  of  W.  F.  Bricker,  May 1, 
after which the firm name will be  Staley 
& Bricker.

Port Sanilac—C.  M.  Oldfield,  a pioneer 
merchant of Sanilac county,  has  retired, 
and  his  general  merchandise  business 
will  be taken care of by his  sons,  Harry 
and  William.

Allegan—H.  M.  Dunning  has  pur­
chased the A.  E. Calkins  flour  and  feed 
business  and  moved his former stock to 
the  Calkins  block,  where  he  will com­
bine  the two.

New Lothrop—James Zetgler  has  pur­
chased the interest of Louis Weinzierl  in 
the grocery firm  of  Zeigler  &  Weinzierl 
and  will  continue  the  business  at  the 
same location.

Eaton  Rapids—Fred  Walton  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  and  crockery  stock 
formerly  owned  by  J.  F.  Harris & Co. 
and  will  continue  the  business  at  the 
same location.

Nashville—W.  E.  Buel  has  sold  his 
stock of drugs,  books  and wall paper  to 
J. C.  Furniss,  who for several  years past 
has occupied the position of prescription 
clerk in the store.

Caledonia — Cornelius  Crawford  has 
sold  his  drug  stock  to  Dr.  W.  H.  An­
drews, of Fennviile,  and Geo.  J.  Menold, 
of Luther,  who  will  continue  the  busi­
ness under the style of Andrews &  Men­
old.

Chesaning—Grant  Johnson  has  pur­
chased the  interest  of  F.  M.  Dodge  in 
the meat  business of  Dodge  & Barclay. 
The  new firm will be known as  Barclay 
& Johnson.

Stanton—S. 

I.  Briggs,  of  Cedar 
Springs, has purchased the  C.  L.  Grace 
hardware  stock,  has  rented  the  corner 
store of the Corey block,  lately  occupied, 
by T. S.  Earle’s grocery,  and  will  open 
his store there.

Ithaca—A.  G.  Jones  will  open a new 
grocery  store  here  about  May  1.  Mr. 
Jones  is  a  brother-in-law  of  O. P.  De- 
Witt, the St.  Johns  grocer,  with  whom 
he  has  been  identified  as  clerk for the 
past nine years.

Manistee—H. J.  Kerby,  who  has  been 
connected with the  Buckley  &  Douglas 
Lumber  Co.  in the capacity of clerk, has 
severed his connection  with  that  house 
for  the  purpose  of  embarking  in  the 
produce  and  commission  business  with 
G. T. Laugblin.

Traverse City—The grocery of Buck & 
Kyselka  has  been  dissolved  by  the  re­
tirement of C.  K.  Buck,  who  will  devote 
his entire attention  to  the  management 
of  the  Acme  Potato  Planter  Co.  The 
grocery business will be continued at the 
old stand by Prokup Kyselka.

Traverse City—The  grocery  store  and 
meat  market,  until  recently  conducted 
by Frank M.  Daniels,  has  been  attached 
by creditors on claims as follows:  Olney 
& Judson Grocer  Co.,  $1,095;  Hannah  & 
Lay Mercantile Co.,  $431.35;  C. E. Corn- 
well, $240.11;  First National  Bank,  $255 
and $82.20;  E.  B.  Miller &  Co.,  Chicago, 
$159.58.  Mr.  Daniels has  left  town  and 
report  has  it  that  he  eloped  with  a 
woman not his wife.  He  was  in  excel­
lent credit up to a few months ago, when 
he is alleged to  have  become  infatuated 
with the woman in question.

Traverse  City  (Herald)—After  forty- 
five years of partnership the  old  firm  of 
Hannah, Lay & Co.  has  been  dissolved,

and the name which has been  a  familiar 
word in  thousands  of  Michigan  homes 
will be  heard  no  more.  At  a  meeting 
held here Tuesday anew company known 
as the Hannah & Lay Co.  took  its  place. 
For several years the  business  has  been 
tending in this direction,  the first change 
being to the  Hannah  &  Lay  Mercantile 
Co.  Then the  banking  business was in­
corporated under the name  of  the  Trav­
erse City State Bank,  and  now the  flour­
ing mill,  Park Place  Hotel, docks, build­
ings,  real  estate,  etc.,  still  remaining 
have been turned over to a  new corpora­
tion,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $200,000. 
The stockholders are  Perry  Hannah,  A. 
T.  Lay, Jas.  Morgan, Wm.  Morgan, J.  T. 
Hannah and  S. Garland.  The  board  of 
directors includes all  except  Wm.  Mor­
gan.  The new  officers  are  Perry  Han­
nah,  President  and  General  Manager; 
A.  T.  Lay,  Vice-President;  S.  Garland, 
Secretary;  J.  T.  Hannah,  Treasurer. 
While it is with a pang of regret that the 
people of  this  region  will  see  the  old 
name go, still it is a matter  of  congratu­
lation  that  all  the  old  members,  who 
have done so much to make Traverse City 
—and, in  fact,  the  entire  region—what 
it is,  will remain in the new corporation.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Detroit—The  Eagle  Grease  Co.,  Lim­
ited,  succeeds  the  American Grease Co.
New  Lothrop—French  &  Casler,  of 
Flushing, have rented the grist mill  here 
and taken possession.

Evart—Cox  Bros,  have  built  a  small 
sawmill near this place  with  a  capacity 
of 10,000 feet of  hardwood  daily.  They 
have  about  750,000 feet of logs on hand.
Marquette—The Dead  River  Mill  Co. 
is  putting  its  men  into the woods, and 
operators  generally  are  watching  care­
fully for the first signs of a break on  the 
rivers.

Detroit—Berry  Bros.,  of 

this  city, 
manufacturers  of  varnish,  have  filed  a 
claim against the United  States  Govern­
ment  at  Washington,  claiming  $28,000 
rebate on alcohol  used  in  the  manufac­
ture of their goods.

Plainwell—H.  F.  Woodhams  has  sold 
his interest in the Plainwell  Lumber Co. 
to his three partners.  The business will 
be  continued  by  R.  and  Chas.  A. 
Granger  and Chas. A.  Bush,  under  the 
style of R.  ©ranger & Co.

Standish—James Norn  has  decided  to 
erect a new  sawmill  on  the  site  of  the 
one  recently  burned  at  Standish.  The 
mill will be 40x106 feet,  with  an  engine 
and boiler house  48x52  feet.  Mr.  Norn 
expects to have the mill  ready  to  begin 
sawing in 60 days.  He  has logs  enough 
cut to stock the mill nine months.

Fife Lake—Emmet  Hagadorn  thought 
he had discovered a bonanza  in  making 
broom handles,  but has  about  concluded 
that  plain  every  day  lumber  is  good 
enough  for  him.  He  said  that  it  was 
supposed  that  one  could  get  1,500 
handles out of a thousand feet of  maple, 
which brought $12 a thousand,  but when 
the  number  was  reduced  to  1,000  he 
thought making lumber was  an improve­
ment on it.

A  Chicago  judge  has  ruled  that  the 
man is  the  head  of  the  family.  He  is 
evidently a fossil,  or has  had little expe­
rience in  families.

Ask  J.  P.  Visner  for  Gillies & Co.’s 
special inducements  on  early  imported 
teas.

PRODUCE  MARKET,

Apples—II @ 11.25 per bu.,  according to quali­
ty.  The demand is light  and  the supply is am­
ple.

Beans—The  market 

is  without  quotable 
change,  previous  quotations  being  well  main­
tained, although actual  transactions are few  in 
number and  inferior  in  amount.  Large  hand 
lers predict  still  higher  prices, but do not look 
for any further advance  until  potatoes begin to 
move upward, as they seem  bound to do the lat­
ter part of the month.

Butler—The market is  steady, but there is not 
much anxiety displayed by buyers.  Still, there 
is a fairly good trade,  which  enables sellers  to 
keep  pretty  well  cleaned  up. without  shading 
prices  any.  It  is  expected,  however,  that  re­
ceipts will soon begin to  increase and this gives 
the market rather an easy  tone, as  dealers wish 
to keep closely sold out,  a  fact  that buyers  are 
disposed to take advantage of.

Beets—Dry, 25c per bu.
Cabbage—35&50c per doz.
Celery—So  poor  in  quality  as  to be scarcely 

eatable.

Cranberries—13@3.50 per  crate.
Eggs—The  market  is  a  little  weaker  than a 
week  ago,  although  in  some  cases  11c is real* 
ized.  More sales are reported at 16c  than at 11c, 
and, unless all indications fail, the  price is like­
ly to go still lower  before the end of the month.
Early Vegetables—Cucumbers,  $1.75  per  doz. 
Green Onions, 15c per  doz.  bunches.  Pieplant, 
4c  per  lb.  Radishes,  30c  per  doz.  bunches. 
Spinach, 75c per bu.

Lettuce—12J4c per lb.
Onions—Dry stock  is  considerably  lower, on 
account of the supplies  brought  in  by  farmers 
and the  advent  of  green onions.  Dealers  now 
quote fair stock  at  50c  and  choice stock at 603 
65c.

Parsnips—25c per bu.
Potatoes—Contrary to  expectation,  there  has 
been no actual advance during the past week,as 
there  seems  to  be  a  disposition  on the part of 
large  handlers  to  work  along  from  hand  to 
mouth until the odds and ends  In  the hands  of 
small dealers are exhausted.  When this occurs, 
the  price  is  bound  to  go  up  from  10@2Cc per 
bushel, and it is not at all unlikely that we  may 
see $1 potatoes before the first week In June.
Sweet  Potatoes—$1.10  per  bu.  for  kiln dried 
Dlinols Jerseys.

In the line ofHEATING
PLUMBING

Steam,  Hot  Water 

or  Hot  Air

In all its parts, and

No firm in the State  has  bettor  facilities or rep­
utation.  Our

WOOD  MANTEL  GRATE,
GAS  and  ELECTRIC  FIXTURE 
DEPARTflENT

Is pronounced the FINEST IN THE COUNTRY, 
East or West.

P ro m p t  A d justm ent  o f In surance.
The'building which  has been  occupied 
by the Standard  Folding  Bed  Company 
on  the  west  bank  of  Grand  River was 
completely  gutted  by  fire  last  Sunday 
morning,  but,  happily,  was  insured  in 
the  Grand  Rapids  Fire  Insurance Com­
pany and the loss was  adjusted  the  next 
day. 
It pays to patronize the home com­
pany.

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olis,  and that his  salesman who  goes  to 
Buffalo will not  reach  that  place  until 
the end of the week, so  that  he  will  be 
unable to formulate his ideas on the sub­
ject before the next  regular  meeting  on 
the evening of May 7.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Chas.  R.  Visner  has  opened a grocery 

store at 25 West Leonard street.

S.  H.  Sweet  has  opened  a  fruit and 
confectionery store at 53  South  Division 
street.

F.  E.  Frazier  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Hart.  The  Ball-Barnhart-Put- 
man Co. furnished the stock.

Sam Lightstone has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Mecosta.  The  stock  was  fur­
nished by the Olney & Judson Grocer Co.
Wm.  J.  Barden  has opened a grocery 
store  at  Howard  City.  The stock was 
furnished by  the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co.

The Grand Rapids  Knitting Co.  is put­
ting in  sufficient  equipment  to enable it 
to  turn  out  sixty  dozen  suits  daily  by 
May 1.

Arthur Manley,  formerly of Hamburg, 
has purchased the grocery  stock of L.  L. 
Launiere  &  Son,  at  418  West  Bridge 
street.

C.  N.  Menold,  druggist  at  Fennville, 
has  added  a  line of groceries.  The Ol­
ney & Judson Grocer  Co.  furnished  the 
stock.

A.  E.  McClellan & Son  have opened  a 
grocery store at 154 West  Fulton  street. 
The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.  furnished 
the stock.

Goodspeed Bros.,  boot  and  shoe  deal­
ers  at  88  Monroe street,  have  purchased 
the  shoe  stock  of  Fred H.  Williams,  at 
Charlotte.

John Pierce & Co.  will shortly  open  a 
grocery  store  at  Traverse  City.  The 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.  has the  order 
for the stock.

W.  R.  Stewart  has  embarked  in  the 
grocery  business  at  East  Jordan.  The 
stock was  furnished  by  the  Ball-Barn­
hart-Putman Co. '

Edwin Plumley has opened a dry goods 
and  grocery  store  at Walkerville.  The 
groceries  were  furnished  by  the  Ball- 
Barnhart-Putman Co.

Roseman &  McGowan  have  opened  a 
geocery store at the corner  of  Lyon  and 
North Union streets.  The  Olney & Jud­
son Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.

Thos.  R.  Regis,  formerly  engaged  in 
trade  at  Ed more,  has opened  a grocery 
store at Harbor Springs.  The Ball-Barn­
hart-Putman Co.  furnished the stock.

C.  M.  Kingsley  &  Co.,  whose  grocery 
stock at  Belding  was  destroyed  by  fire 
last  Monday,  resumed  business  again 
Friday,  having purchased a new stock in 
the meantime of  the  Ball-Barnhart-Put­
man Co.

D. A.  Blodgett & Co.  have  taken  pos­
session of the general stock  and sawmill 
of F. A. Clary,  at Turtle  Lake,  and  will 
continue  the  business  until  the timber 
acquired  iu  that  vicinity  can  be  con­
verted into lumber.

T.  Blink,  grocer at 374  West  Leonard 
street, has formed a  copartnership  with 
A. P.  Kroeze, for  the  purpose  of  manu­
facturing a coffee powder to be used as an 
extract,  the process  of  which  is  known 
to themselves only.

It was expected  that  C.  G.  A.  Voigt 
would be able to  supplement  his  initial 
talk before the  Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
tion at the regular meeting this  evening, 
but that gentleman informs the Secretary 
that he has not yet heard from  Minneap-

O.  P.  Gordon has purchased  an  inter­
est in the hardware stock of W.  H.  Nog- 
gle,  at  Hopkins  Station,  and  the  firm 
name will hereafter be Noggle & Gordon. 
The  new  firm  has  added  a line of gro­
ceries,  furnished by the Olney & Judson 
Grocer Co.

Gustave Noerenoerg has  purchased  an 
interest in  the  baking  establishment  of 
M.  E.  Christenson,  252  and  254  Canal 
street, and  the  new  firm  will be known 
as the Christenson Baking Co.  New ma­
chinery will  be added to the  factory  and 
the capacity of the establishment consid­
erably increased.

C. C. Bunting has purchased the  inter­
est of Chas. L.  Davis in the produce  and 
commission  firm  of Bunting & Davis and 
has  formed a copartnership  with  Chas. 
B.  Metzger to continue the business at 20 
and 22 Ottawa street  under  the  style  of 
Bunting  &  Co.  Mr.  Metzger  will con­
tinue  his  own  business at 3 North Ionia 
street as before.

G ripsack  B rigade.

Ezra O. Phillips  has  leased  the  Sher­
man  House,  at  Allegan,  and  takes  pos­
session May  1.  He  will  proceed  to fit  it 
with new furniture  throughout,  making 
other renovations and  adding  many con­
veniences.

The Grand  Rapids  Packing  and  Pro­
vision  Co.  has  engaged  two  additional 
salesmen during the past week—O. Mass- 
bacher,  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  who  will 
cover the trade of the  Upper  Peninsula, 
and D.  N.  White,  formerly  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  at  Petoskey,  who 
will visit the trade of Grand  Rapids  and 
neighboring towns.

A Lawton  correspondent writes:  The 
large cards which the  Paw Paw business 
men had printed and posted along public 
highways  and 
in  all  adjoining  towns 
sometime ago warning traveling  men  to 
patronize  the  Paw  Paw  hack  and ’bus 
line or they  would sell no  goods  in  that 
place, is causing  quite  a  little  indigna- 
among traveling  men  who  stop  at  this 
place with  the  intention  of  driving  to 
other towns.  An  Indiana  traveler  read 
the warning the other day in a hotel here 
and was so much amused thereat  that he 
wrote out his views on  the  question  and 
attached them  to the  threatening  notice: 
“This is a large country and rain falls in 
Maine as  at  Paw Paw.  Possibly  many 
traveling men have lived and died, never 
knowing that there was  such  a  place  as 
Paw Paw.  We of the traveling men’s fra­
ternity  wish  you  well  and  may  the 
blessed  sunshine  continue  to  shed  its 
soft rays upon you.  We will not shadow 
your dear  streets with  our presence,  or 
tread your lawns to cause  palpitation  to 
your honor.”

J. J.  Frost, Treasurer of  the  Michigan 
Knights  of  the  Grip,  was  in  town  a 
couple of days last week.  Mr.  Frost has 
discovered a way  by whieh  the next con­
vention  can  be  postponed  until  June, 
1896.  The  constitution  provides  that 
the annual meeting  shall be held  on  the 
last  Wednesday 
in  December,  except 
when  that  date  falls  on  a  holiday,  in 
which case the time of meeting  shall  be 
fixed  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 
It  so 
happens  that  this  is  one  of  the  years

when Christmas falls on the last Wednes­
day  of  the last month; and,  as there is a 
growing sentiment in  favor  of  changing 
the time of holding the conventions from 
December  to  June,  Mr.  Frost  suggests 
that the Board avail  itself of this oppor­
tunity to announce the  postponement  of 
the next  annual  meeting  until  the  last 
week in June of  next  year.  The  Board 
will  probably  not take such action until 
satisfied that it meets the  approval  of  a 
large portion of the membership, but the 
sentiment  for  or  against  such a change 
can easily be  ascertained by  the circula­
tion of a petition  or  series  of  petitions 
among the members.  The  suggestion  is 
a  pertinent  one  and  worthy  of consid­
eration.

B ank  Notes.

The Albion State Bank has been incor­
porated by Eugene P.  Robertson,  David 
A. Garfield and Mary E.  Sheldon  with  a 
capital stock of  $50,000.

J.  W. Free & Co.  (Gobleville)  have sold 
their  banking  business  to  the  Monroe 
family  of  South  Haven.  The  business 
will be managed by  S.  B.  Monroe, eldest 
son of Hon. C. J.  Monroe.

At a recent  meeting of the board of di­
rectors of  the  Home  Savings  Bank,  of 
Detroit, L. C.  Sherwood  was  appointed 
assistant cashier and Harry J. Fox, book­
keeper,  was  appointed  auditor.  Mr. 
Sherwood  is  a  son  of  T.  C.  Sherwood, 
state  banking  commissioner.  He  was 
employed  in the Plymouth Savings Bank 
for nine years,  most of the time  as cash­
ier.

The Kent County Savings Bank (Grand 
Rapids)  has  increased  its  dividend  pay­
ments from  10 to 16  per cent.,  payable  4 
per cent, quarterly.  This  is  about  half 
the  actual  net  earnings  of  the institu­
tion.  So highly is the stock esteemed by 
local financiers that a block of $2,500 sold 
last  week  at  220,  the purchasers being 
Henry Idema, A. G.  Hodenpyl  and  Hon. 
T. J. O’Brien.

Frank  L.  Fuller,  who  opened 

the 
Northern Kent Bank of Cedar Springs in 
1888  and  has  conducted  it  with signal 
success, opened a second  bank  at  Rock­
ford  Monday  under  the  style  of 
the 
Farmers’  and  Merchants’  Bank.  The 
Rockford  institution  will  be  under  the 
personal charge of Chas.  H.  Peck,  who 
has acted as cashier of the Cedar Springs 
bank for the past four  years.  The  field 
is a good one and Mr.  Fuller will  proba­
bly achieve the same measure of  success 
he has won at Cedar  Springs.

fifteen  minutes 

Saugatuck  Commercial:  Quite  a  rip­
ple of excitement  was  caused  here  the 
first of the week by a one  night  engage­
ment  of  Jerry  Boynton,  the  great  rail­
It  took  Mr.  Boynton 
road  promoter. 
about 
to  develop  a 
scheme for  extending the C. J. & M.  Rail­
way from Allegan to  this  place,  and  he 
was  ready  to  go  to  New  York to raise 
the money at  the  drop  of  the  hat—and 
the receipt of a $1,000 cash  retainer  fee. 
The  people  of  this  community  have 
demonstrated  on more than one occasion 
their willingness to  liberally  aid  in  the 
construction of a railroad,  but  they  can­
not  be  inveigled  into espousing a boom 
with  nothing  more  tangible  behind  it 
than the word and wind  of  Jerry  Boyn­
ton.

Gus  Spreckels  is  suing  his  father 
Klaus, the sugar king,  for  slander.  He 
has  a  good  opinion  of  the value of  his i 
character,  for he says that it is  damaged 
$2,000,000 worth,  though he is only suing 
for $300 and  vindication.

5
Edward  Telfer,  formerly  manager  of 
the  Telfer  Spice Co.,  but now a resident 
of  Detroit  and  a  stockholder 
in  the 
wholesale grocery house of W.  J.  Gould 
&  Co.,  was  in  town  several  days  last 
week.

W a n t s   Column.

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

BUSINESS CHANCES.

752

749

754

Michigan Tradesman.______________ 

stock  of  groceries.  Address  No. 754. care 

F or  sa le  o r  e x c h a n g e—good  c le a n
F or  sa le—old est a b l is h e d   grocery

business on  best  business  street  in  Grand 
Rapids.  Stock and  fixtures  will invoice about 
*3,000.  Exceptional opportunity.  Long lease of 
store, if desired.  Stock clean and well selected. 
Address No. 752. care Mich. Tradesman. 

f lOR  SALE—ONLY  DRUG  AND  WALL  PA 
■OR  SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS,  OLD-ESTAB- 

per store in  good  railroad town.  For  par- 
ticulars address Q. A. Hynes. Delton,  Mich.  748
lished meat market  in  county  seat of 4,000. 
Central Michigan.  Cash  trade.  Will  sell half­
interest or whole.  Address G.B.C., care Michi­
gan Tradesman. 
OR  SALE—THE  MONROE  SALOON  AND 
grocery property;  best  location  in  Lexing­
ton.  Apply  to  Pabst  &  Wixson,  Lexington, 
Mich. 

F or  sa l e—clean  g e n e r a l  stockTTn^

voicing  about-  *4,000.  Only  store in  town, 
with mill regularly employing  fifty  men.  Will 
rent building so low  that "purchaser  cannot  af­
ford  to  buy.  Address  No.  747,  care Michigan 
Tradesman. 
\ \ T  ANTED—A  LOCATION  FOR  A  GOOD 
” T  sawmill, capacity 15 to 20 M  feet  daily,  to 
saw lumoer by the M for  some responsible  firm. 
For further particulars apply to George English, 
Pompeii, Mich._________________ 
/  OPPORTUNITY -DOUBLE STORE TO RENT, 
'  '   Will soon be  vacant;  fine location for gen­
eral  business;  never  been  vacant;  town  of 
1,200;  competition  light;  manufacturing  town 
in midst of fine dairy and  agricultural  country. 
Address Box 490. Middleville, Mich. 

■ 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._______________________________ 7ii

732

724

747

75i

STOCK  OF CLOTHING AND GENTLEMEN’S 
furnishing  goods, to  trade  for  real  estate. 
Address No. 600. Care Michigan Tradesman. 660 
TF  YOU  WANT  TO  BUY  OR  SELL  REAL 
J.  estate, write me.  I  can  satisfy  you.  Chas. 
E. Mercer, Rooms 1 and 2, Widdicomb  building 
653
__________________________  
■OR SALE  ONLY—A  GOOD  PAYING  RES 
E ig h t y   c e n t s  w ill  buy *1  w orth  o f

inventorying 
about*5,000.  Terms,cash;  sales,*30,100annually; 
strictly cash store;  good  town  of  7,0t0inhabl 
tants  Address 738, care Mich. Tradesman.  738

taurant.  Nice  locality.  Fine  trade.  A 

a  clean  stock  of  groceries 

Grand Rapids, Mich. 

bargain.  Winans  &  Moore,  1  Tower  B’lk, 

745

MISCELLANEOUS.

673

potatoes,  onions,  apples,  cabbages,  etc. 
Correspondence  solicited.  Watkins  &  Smith, 
8t-86 South Division St., Grand  Rapids. 

MfANTED-BUTTER,  EGGS,  POULTRY, 
■ N  ADVISABLE  SUBSTITUTE  FOR  THE 
■ ANTED—MEN  TO  ORDER  ON  APPROV- 

carving steel is offered  to  dealers  and can­
vassers and big profits are assured by J. M. Hay­
den & Co., Pearl street, Grand Rapids, Mich.742
al  one of the  best  “ready  to  wear”  suits 
made at 113.50, any  style cut.  Stratum  &  Greu- 
lich, 24 Monroe street. Grand Rapids. 
OOKING  FOR  REAL  ESTATE  INVEST- 
ments, or have  business  chances  for  sale? 
See  Winans  &  Moore,  Room  I,  Tower  Block, 
Grand Rapids. 
718
TUT EARLY  NEW  BAR-LOCK  TYPEWRITER 
i .1 
for  sale  at  a  great  reduction  from  cost 
Reason for selling, we desire a nother  pattern of 
same make of machine, which  we  consider  the 
best  on the  market.  Tradesman  Company,  100 
Louis St., Grand  Rapids. 
ANTED—EVERY  DRU GGIST  JU ST 
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.___________________

727

564

F or  sa le — tw o  coal  sto ves  a t  $5

apiece, and two at *8 apiece;  cau  be seen  at 
100 Louis st  Tradesman  Company,  New  Blod- 
gett building.________________________ 71 r

SITUATIONS  WASTED,

TXT ANTED—POSITION  BY  YOUNG  MAR 
V?  ried man in grocery or general store, small 
town preferred.  Bight yea-s’ experience in gro­
cery.  Capable  of  taking  charge  of  books  and 
doing the buying.  Very best of references.  Ad­
dress No. 753, care  Michigan Tradesman. 

■ TANTED—POSITION  AS  SALESMAN  BY 

'  young man of seven  years’  experience  in 
general  merchandise.  Good  window  trimmer 
and stock keeper.  Best of references.  Address 
Box AA, New Haven,  Mich 
ANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED 
pharmacist.  Enquire  590 South Division 

737

'53

street, Grand Rapids. 

734

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THE  MICHIGAN  TH^HESM^ISr.

ADVICE  TO  8HOPPEBS.

Written for The  Tradesman.

Now,  ladies, don’t look  or  even  think 
cross at  the  sight  of  this  heading,  for 
these remarks are intended  more  partic­
ularly for someone else—there is another 
gender  that  occasionally  goes shopping, 
and that particular gender is the one that 
is to claim  our  attention. 
(I  may  add, 
in passing,  that  if we  have  any  special 
virtue it is that we have  made  a  solemn 
vow never to  dispute  or  quarrel  with  a 
lady;  and, as  a  lady  asked  us  to write 
this,  we forthwith proceeded to obey her 
request.)

And now to the subject in hand.
People  are  usually  told  what  they 
should not do,  and instructed how  not to 
act,  when  making  their  purchases,  but 
as shopping is now reduced  to a science 
we  propose  to  adopt  the  opposite  plan 
and give some advice that can be plainly 
understood  by  everyone  in  regard  to 
“ what to do and how to do it.”

If you are  one  of  the  masculine  gen 
der, and have  no  particular  business  to 
transact when you enter  a  store—and  it 
is no one’s business if  you  don’t  have 
walk straight up to the  counter  scales— 
if such there are—and bob them  up  and 
down sharply, for a few minutes,  to  see 
whether  they  balance  properly. 
If  the 
weights are brass,  knock  one against the 
other  sharply,  to  see whether  they  are 
covered or solid.  Then seat yourself  on 
top of the  counter,  knocking  over  some 
thing with the skirts of your coat.  Next 
reach across  the  desk  and  examine  the 
ledger  or  any  open  account  that  may 
happen to be  lying  convenient.  Should 
you feel a little drowsy,  stretch  yourself 
out at full length  on  the  counter, drag 
ging a bolt of cotton cloth or dress goods 
under  your  head  for  a  pillow,  and,  if 
your  boots  are  not  overly  clean,  you 
might draw your feet upon the counter— 
that  they  may  not  be  in  the  way  of 
others. 
If  you  wish  to  purchase  dry 
goods  where  both  dry  goods  and  gro­
ceries  are  kept,  on  entering  the  store, 
invariably pass over  to  the  grocery  de 
partment, and vice versa, to ask for what 
you want. 
It is not only  more  genteel, 
but will cause the clerk a few extra steps. 
Stand staring at the groceries  and  don’t 
budge an inch,  unless  someone  pays  at­
tention to you, even if  you  have to  wait 
fifteen minutes.  Of  course,  someone  is 
paid to come around and enquire whether 
you  want  anything.  Walk  around  be­
hind the counter without  invitation,  and 
stand or  lounge  in  such  position  as  to 
fill most  of  the  aisle.  Remain  in  that 
position, examining  the  goods  or,  may­
hap, perusing  a  book  you  had  in  your 
pocket,  perfectly oblivious to all around, 
no matter how many times the clerk may 
be obliged to crowd by you. 
It is only a 
a store, you know, and  they expect to be 
bothered a little  by  the  public.  Never 
forget, whether lady (?) or gentleman (?), 
to rest both elbows on  the show case,  as 
it is an easy position,  calculated,  if  the 
body  be  properly 
thrown  forward,  to 
take  a  part  of  the weight  off  the  feet. 
This will  rest  you.  Should  you  “acci­
dentally”  go through the plate glass, ex­
press  deep  regret that the  thing  should 
have  happened,  and  make  the  remark, 
“It  must  have  been  very  poor  glass.” 
But  never,  under  any  circumstances, 
offer to pay for the breakage—that would 
be establishing a  precedent.  Of  course, 
as you spend  your  money  at  the  store, 
the  merchant  would  excuse  such  a

trifling matter.  Just walk  away  coolly, 
as if nothing had  happened.

If  it be a lady who is perusing  this  ar­
ticle,  we would  just  venture the sugges 
tion  that,  before  leaving  home 
to  go 
shopping,  it would be  well to work your 
self into an enviable  state  of  mind,  by 
chastising several  of  the  children;  and, 
if you are so unfortunate as to have none 
handy,  talk a little  harshly  to  your  big 
brother, or,  by way of variety, give  your 
husband  particular fits for  something  he 
has or has not done.  This  always  gives 
courage to talk very plainly to merchants 
and clerks.

It is always  a  good  idea  to  go  shop­
ping  when  one  has  nothing  else to do. 
No  matter  whether  you  desire  to  pur­
chase anything at that  particular  time— 
you can,  at least, have a little recreation, 
look over the various stocks and  can  see 
and  be  seen. 
If  you  have  an  elegant 
purse, carry it in the hand  where  it  can 
be seen and admired;  or,  as there  are al­
ways sneak thieves  upon  the  streets,  it 
might be well to attach  a  gold  chain  to 
it and carelessly fasten it to the belt.

When you enter a store,  do it in a sort 
of nonchalant manner, as if to say,  “I’m 
not sure  whether I  shall  purchase  any­
thing or not,  but thought  I’d take a look 
at your stock.”

Should  you  purchase  a  frail  article 
and  have  the  misfortune  to  break  it, 
soon after,  through  carelessness,  return 
to  the  store  after  the  lapse  of, say,  a 
couple of weeks, or,  better still, a month, 
and ask him to replace it.

If  you  ask  to  see  a  piece of muslin, 
just  as  the  clerk  is  placing  it  on  the 
counter inquire if he has  any  ginghams, 
and,  while he is showing  ginghams, cast 
your eye enquiringly in  the  direction  of 
some other article,  when he  will  doubt­
less ask if you  would not like to examine 
that.  After looking over the goods,  and 
asking the price of  each  kind  and  pat­
tern,  gently acquaint him  with  the  fact 
that “you are going to  Grand  Rapids to­
morrow  and,  if  you  cannot  purchase 
those  goods  there  for  less  money, you 
will see him again.”

Should  any  person  shopping  wish  to 
purchase any small  article  costing,  say, 
ten cents, enquire  of  the  clerk,  with  a 
well-assumed air of  astonishment, if  the 
price is not “rather  high,”  and  remark 
that  “you  have  often  bought it for nine 
in Grand Rapids.” 
If he is a  gentleman 
—as,  of  course,  he  ought  be—he  will 
candidly admit your  statement as a fact, 
and will  meekly tell you that  “goods are 
higher just now on  account  of  the  scar­
city of gold, etc.”

It is a very good  scheme,  when  a mer­
chant asks you  $1  for  an  article,  to  at 
once  offer  him  seventy-five cents for  it, 
at the same time informing him that you 
are offering its full value.  Of course, he 
will be thankful for the  information;  he 
may,  however,  conclude  to  wait  for  a 
rise in the market. 
It would please him, 
no doubt, to  have  you  return  within  a 
half  hour  and tell him that,  as , you  are 
obliged to have  the  article  in  question, 
you will be under the necessity  of  suf­
fering the imposition.”

If you have no  money,  just  step  into 
the first store,  not asking  for credit,  but 
select  what  you  want  and,  after  fum­
bling in your pocket, if you’re a man—in 
your handbag,  if you belong to the softer 
sex—take  up  the  goods  and  leave,  se­
renely remarking that “you  haven’t  any 
change with you just now,  but will hand 
it in,  and that he  need  make  no  charge '

Made of Soft Steel  Sheets. 
Cheap as Shingles.  LAST 
POUR  TIMES  AS  LONG.

W. C. HOPSON & CO.
louis ond  C o r n u .

Send for Catalogue.

FOR  RENT.

Three-story  and  basement  factory  building 
size 50 x 150 feet.  West end  Pearl street bridge!
"  ater and Steam Power.
Full line of Wood Working Machinery, Heneh- 
Also other property  with  power for manufac­
Opera House Block.

es. Dry Kilns, etc.
turing purposes. 

WM.  T.  POWERS,

FIRE BRICK. FLOUR. FEED. GRAIII. KAY.

Thos. E. Wykes, 45  S. Division St. 
GRAND RAPIDS

Wholesale and Retail.  -  Telephone 371.

Coats3 

Duck 

We  Pay  HIGHEST  MARKET  PRICES  in  SPOT  CASH  and  fleasure  Bark 

When  Loaded.  Correspondence  Solicited.

. Kersey 
Pants

We  manufacture  the  best  made  goods  in  these  lines  of 
any  factory  in  the  country,  guaranteeing  every  garment  to 
give entire satisfaction,  both  in  fit and  wearing qualities.  We 
are  als.o  headquarters  for  Pants,  Overalls  and  Jackets  and 
solicit  correspondence  with  dealers  in  towns  where goods of 
our manufacture are not regularly handled.
L a n sin g   P a n ts  &  O verall  Co  ,

LANSING,  fllCH.

A.  C, M c G R A W   &
M i n i

D E T R O I T ,   M IC H .

CO.,

Our  interests  on  the  road  are  looked  after  by  the  following  competent 
and  experienced  salesmen,  for  whom  we  bespeak  the  courtesy  and  kind 
consideration  of  the  trade:
F.  E.  Chase,  51  Charles  St., 

A.  S.  Cowing,  403  Woodward 

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

E.  P.  Waldron,  St.  Johns, 

Mich.

H.  C.  Liddiard,  (care  P.  W.
Van Antwerp, Sterling,Mich. 
J.  H.  Fildew, St. Johns, Mich.
W.  C.  HOPSON

Ave., Kalamazoo,  Mich.
F. J.  Doud,  Albion,  Mich.
E.  J.  Mattison,  504  So.  Clay 

St.,  Frankfort,  Ind.

C.  V.  Cable,  New  Philadel­

phia,  Ohio.
HAFTEXKAMP ROLL  CAP

THE  MICHIGAN-  TRADESMAN,

of it.”  If the merchant should be so for 
getful of politeness as  to  insinuate  that 
he is not  acquainted  with  you,  and  de­
sires your name,  or if he  ask  any  ques­
tions,  curtly  reply  that “you guess you 
are good  for  that  amount;”  then,  sud­
denly recollecting that you have  a  little 
money,  pay  him  at  once,  with  the re­
mark that  “there are other places  where 
you can trade  where  people  are  not  so 
particular.”  All this tends to  give  him 
the idea that  you  are  really  something 
above “the common herd.”  Ten  to  one, 
he will offer an apology!

If you wish to purchase a liquid, never 
take a receptacle with you—just ask  the 
merchant to lend you  one;  he  would not 
be obliged to loan  more  than  twenty  or 
thirty bottles or jugs  in  a  day. 
If  you 
enter a drug  store  for a few  ounces of a 
liquid,  and  the  clerk  enquires  if  you 
have a  vial,  tell  him  you  didn’t  bring 
any;  should he dare charge you  for  one, 
sharply tell him that  “you  have  dozens 
of  them  at  home.”  Whether  you have 
or not,  it will  show  him  that  you  con­
sider  it  small  business  charging  four 
cents for a vial in a ten cent trade!

Never admit that any man knows more 
about the goods  he  is  selling  than  you 
do—he might interpret  it  as  ignorance. 
When  a  merchant  tells  you  that  he  is 
selling an  article  at  cost,  because  it  is 
out  of  style,  faded  or  otherwise  dam­
aged,  don’t  you  believe  a  word  of  it. 
Tell  him,  with  a  wise  look,  that  you 
know all about that,  and that, generally, 
merchants do not sell  at  cost.  He  will, 
without  doubt,  silently  applaud  your 
wisdom  and  regard  you  as  a  man  of 
“gumption.”

To conclude  our  budget  of  advice  t#  
shoppers, we would say, always treat mer­
chants  and  their  clerks  as  if  they  re­
quired watching—you and  I  know  most 
of  them  require  watching—and,  in  the 
hurry of  business,  should  a  mistake  be 
made in your favor, don’t,  for a moment, 
think of speaking  about it, or attempt to 
rectify  it,  as  you  might  be  branded  as 
green. 
Finally,  never  purchase  any­
thing  of  a  merchant  without “jewing” 
him  down  a  little  on  the  price,  if your 
time  will  admit.  They,  of  course,  al­
ways  expect  this  and  ask  a  few  cents 
extra  on  purpose;  and  then,  too,  it is a 
sure mark of your being  well  bred.  By 
following the simple rules we  have  here 
laid down,  shopping will  become a pleas­
ant  and  easy  pastime—whatever  a few 
old fogies may say  to the contrary.

F ra nk A.  Howio.

The  Money-Making  Grocers.

From the American Grocer.
Their  number  is  large,  but  small  as 
compared with the  total  number of gro­
cers.  They are located everywhere, thus 
proving that locality or  section does  not 
enter into the  question  of  how  to  make 
money selling groceries.  These success­
ful  store-keepers  have  many  traits  in 
common, the most prominent of  which is 
their  being in  love  with  their  calling. 
They are devoted  to  their  business  be­
cause  their  hearts  are  in  their  work. 
They seek diligently to  promote  its wel­
fare and growth.
In  Southern  New  York,  some  years 
ago,  there was  a  quaint  character  who 
manufactured hoes, and whose reputation 
as a  maker  was  the  highest.  He  pos­
sessed a secret in regard  to  bending  the 
neck,  so that in  using  the  hoe  it  taxed 
the strength of the user far less than any 
other hoe in  the  market.  When  asked 
about the  secret  of  his  success,  he  re­
plied:  “I eat hoe, drink hoe, sleep hoe.”
The  money-making  grocer  does  the 
same, or,  in other words,  is  absorbed  in 
and  enamored  with  his  business.  He 
studies its needs;  masters  all details, in­

stead of being mastered by them; goes to 
the front as a leader; originates methods; 
sticks to that which is known to be good, 
rather  than  makes  frequent changes  in 
the  character  of  his  stock.  He  appre­
ciates  that  to  have  customers  familiar 
with  brands  and  labels  and  the  flavor 
and texture of articles is  of  great  value 
in  holding  patronage,  whereas  con­
stantly shifting them  from  one  thing  to 
another is to invite dissatisfaction.
The  money-making  grocer  keeps  his 
gains in his business and eschews all out­
side  investments  until  his  capital  is 
more than adequate for  its  requirements 
and growth.  Thus he is a  great  hunter 
after  discounts,  always  buying 
for 
close or spot  cash,  and thus  he  receives 
instead  of pays interest.  He is also in a 
position to extend credit without curtail­
ing  his  power as  a  buyer,  and by so do­
ing invites  and  retains  patronage.  The 
customer worthy of credit is,  as a rule,  a 
much freer buyer than one who deals for 
cash,  and  less  critical  as  to prices and 
service.  Credit imposes a sense  of  obli­
gation which  the  money-making  grocer 
turns to his  advantage.  He  is  also  in­
clined to be his own landlord,  both as re­
lates to his store, home and stable,  being 
convinced  that  unencumbered  real  es­
tate is an asset which keeps  credit  high.
The money-making grocer is economic­
al  and  persevering  and  values  persist­
ency.  He  believes  in  advertising,  al­
though his opinion varies as to  methods. 
Some regard a fine wagon  service,  hand­
some  windows  and  attractive  packages 
the best sort of advertising medium.  Too 
few advertise in the local  press,  but  all 
use various forms of printed  matter. 
In 
short, the men who believe that  the  gro­
cery  business  pays are men of one idea, 
who  have  discovered  that  there  is  no 
limit to its expansive force.
NOTHING  SUCCEEDS  LIKE  MERIT
R ocker  Washer

-------THE------

Has proved the most satis­
factory of any Washer over 
placed  upon  the  market, 
it is warranted to wash an 
ordinary  family  washing 
of
100  Pieces in One  Hour 
as clean as can be washed 
on the washboard.
Write for Catalogue and 
Trade Discounts.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Mine Agents and Jobbers for

S.  P.  Bennett  File! & lee  Go.
ALL  K IP S  OP  FUEL.
Sfaftmeru
RADESMAN
COUNTER  B lL T s 1 COMPANY,
Hardware Price Current.

S T A T E M E N T S , 
E N V E L O P E S , 

GRAND  RAPIOS.

h e a d s

Tawse  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
p a j  prom ptly  and  buy  in  full  packages.

 

1 

axes. 

dig.
AUGURS AMO BITS. 
...................................................... 
Snell’s 
Cook's  ...........................................  
 
Jennings’, genuine........  ............................ 
JennlngB’, imitation.......   ......... 
First Quality, 8. B. Bronze..........................

70
40
25
50*10
dis.
D.  B. Bronze.....................   >550
8. B. % Steel..........................  il  00
D.  B. Steel..............................  6 50
13 00
Rilroad...........................................  *12 00  U  00
garden.................................................  net  30 00
dis.
bolts. 
Stove......................................  
50*10
70*10
Carriage ne <v list.............................  
flow .. 
........................................................«0*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
75
Well, plain  ................................................. I 8 85
dlf.
C ast Loose Pin, figured................... 
to
Wrought Narrow, ongat cast Joint 40....... .60*10

BUCKETS.
BUTTS. CAST. 

BABBOW8. 

 

 

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

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1898................ 
drain............................................................  

CRADLES.

OROW  BABB.

CAPS.

.................................. per fi>
per m
 

Cast Steel
Ely’s 1-10.................. 
Hick’s C. P 
G.D 
Musket 
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire.........   ...............................dis. 

 
OABTBIDGB*.

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

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

“
•< 

70
so

_
60

50
25

OHISSLS. 

dis.

dig.

COMBS. 

Socket Firmer...............................................75*10
Socket Framing.............................................75*16
Socket Corner................................................ 75*10
Socket Slicks......................................   ..." . 75*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.................................. 40
Cnrrv,  Lawrence’s......................................  
40
Hotchkiss.................................................. "  
35
White Crayons, per  gross.............. 13C12K dis. 10
Planished, 14 os cut to size........per pound 
28
14x52,14x56, 14x60 ....................... 
26
23
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................ 
23
Bottoms....................................................  
22
Morse’s  BH  Stocks.................... 
50
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
50
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................  . 
50

CHALK.
COPPER.

DRILLS. 

d!s

“ 

d r ip p in g  p a n s.

 

15 

12 

dis

diB

dis.

ELBOWS.

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

14 
g a u g es. 

GALVANIZED IRON.

18 
Discount, 70

Small sizes, ser pound..............................
Large sixes, per pound....................... 
06
Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................ dot  net 
65
Corrugated....................................................... dig 5c
Adjustable...........................................   a;*.  *1*10
Clark’s, small, I18;  large, *26..................... 
‘30
Ives’, 1, *18:  2, $24;  3,830  ............................ 
25
piles—New List. 
Dlsston’s ....................................... 
60*10-10
New American  ..................................  GO&IO-’O
Nicholson’s .............................................60&10-’o
Heller’s......................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .......................... 
  50*10
28
17

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
16 
List 
dis
dis.

MOLAS8B8 OATES. 
Stebbin’s  Pattern................................... 
Stebbin’s Genuine....................... 
... 
Bnterprlse,self measuring.  .. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
50
knobs—New List. 
Door, mineral, Jap. trimmings__ 
55
Door,  porcelain, Jap, trimmings ...............  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings....................   55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings  .........  
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain  ... 
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
'55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ................. 
 
55
Branford’s ..................................................  
55
Norwalk’s .................................................  
55
Adze Bye......................................$16.00, dis. 60-10
Hunt Bye......................................$15.00, dis. 60-10
Hunt’s...................................... 818.50, dll. 80*10.
dis.
Sperry * Co.’s, Post,  handled..................  
50
dig.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s...................................  
40
40
“  P. 8. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable«__ 
•*  Landers,  Ferry *  Cle rk’s.... ........... 
4c
“  Bnterprlse 
..................................... 
30
dlt.
60*1C
efiAlo
30
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, base...............................................  26
Wire nails, base...............................................1  20
60............................................................ Base Base
50......................................................  
10
25
40...................................................... 
30...................................................... 
25
20.........  
 
35
16...................................................... 
45
45
12......................................................  
50
10...................................................... 
60
8.......................................................  
7 * 6 .................................................  
75
4.......................................................  
90
3...............................................................  
1 60
2....................................................... 
FlneS  .....................................................  
65
Case  10.  ..........................................  
“ 
8......................................  ... 
75
“  6............................................. 
90
Finish 10..........................................  
75
“ 
1...........................................  
90
“  6...........................................  
10
Clinch'10.......................................... 
70
8.......................................... 
“ 
80
.................................... 
90
“ 
6.. 
Barrell %......................................................... 175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...............................  ©50
Sdota  Bench.............................................  60*10
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy.........................  ©50
Bench, first quality......................................   ©50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s  wood........... 
6C
Fry,  Acme............................................. dl«.60-10
Common,  polished...................................dis.  70
60
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
Copper Rivets and Bars...................  
  50—10
PATENT PLANISHED IKON.

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

PLANES. 

RIVETS. 

N A H A

Broken packs He per ponnd extrs.

pans.

dlS.

dis.

 

 

HAMMERS.

 

7:4

dis'.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  PUBNISHIN9  OOODS.

Maydole  *  Co.’s..................................... aix. 
26
Rip’s ........................................................dis. 
25
Yerkes * Plumb's  ................................ dis  40*If
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand... ,80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s. 1,2 ,3 ............................... dls.60410
State  ..........................................per do«, net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Stran. to 12 In. 4H  14  and
longer..........................
3*
Screw Hook and  Bye.  ¡4.* ...........
............ net
%__
M........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
...........dis.

Strap and T ......
3aru Door Bidder Mfg. Co., Wood track..  50*1G
Champion,  anti friction.............................  60410
Bidder, wood track ..................................... 
40
£?■*•..............  ............................................ 60*10
Betties...........................................................60*1«
Spiders  ............  
6f*t0
Gray enameled............................................. 40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware.........................new list 7  *10
Japanned Tin Ware.................................... 2; &10
Granite Iron W are..................... new 11s 
40
dis.
Bilght.................................................................so
gn
Screw  Byes.........................................  
Hook’s .................................................... 
.’!.".q0
Gate Hooks and 3yes...................... 
".go
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ......................<H«.7o
Sisal, 
6
Manilla....................................................... *  9
dis.
Steel and  Iron........................................... 
gn
«X
Try and Bevels............................ 
M itre.....................................................;;;;;;  So
„  
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
Nos. 10 to 14....................................1350 
| 5> 50
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................  3 50 
Nos.  18to21...  .............................  4  05 
Nos. g* to 24 .....................................  3 55 
Nos. 25 to 26  .................................. 3  65 
NO. 27...........  ...  ...............   .........   3 75 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND PAPER.
List acct. 19.  86  ........................... 
SASH COBD.
Silver Lake. White  \ .............. 
Drab  A.............. 
white  f t ................... ;;; 
Drab B.........................  
W hiteC .....................

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

Inch and larger  ............................  
_  _ 

LEVELS.
ROPES.

dis. 
¡t«t 
•< 
* 
■* 

wise goods. 

SHEET IRON,

50
50
a*
go
»

SqUAKSS. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

, 

. 

 

 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS

, 

dis

saws. 

traps. 

Cuts,  per  foot  .......... 

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

Solid Byes..............................  ........  per ton $20
“ 
go
. 
Silver Steel  D1&. X Cuts, per foot,__  TO
  50
“  Special Steel Dex X Cn is, per foot 
30
Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot 
 
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
*  sn
„. 
Steel, Game........................................... 
_  60&lft
Oneida Community, Newhonse’s .... 
53
Oneida Community, Hawley * Norton’s.  7C-10 10
Monse,  choker...................................i5C per dos
Mouse, delusion...........................   . n .25 p^r aos
dis
Bright Market................  
 
75&10
Annealed Market......................................   Tt&io
Coppered Market  ..........................  
‘  75
Tinned Market................................................g2iV
Coppered  Spring Steel.....................  
5J
Barbed  Fence, galvanised...............  
2 20

 
..............dis.

wire. 

painted....................... .‘  1  go

“ 

’ 

HORSE NAILS.

An  Sable  ......................................... dis.  40*10
Pptoam..........................................  
dis.  05
N orthwestern.......................... 
a*,. 10*10
dig
WRENCHES, 
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
"jo
Coe’s  Genuine  .......................... 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w r o u g h t , 7: &10 
Coe's Patent, malleable................................75*16
Bird Cages  ...................................  
¡q.
Pumps, Cistern........................................75* 1( *5
Screws, New List...................  
go
50*io*i‘1
Casters, Bed a  d Plate.....................  
American........................  4  *10
Dampers, 
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods 
. 
70

MISCELLANEOUS. 

dll

. 

MKT ALS. 

PIG TEN.

Pig  Large. 
Pig Bars...
680 pound  casks. 
Per pound.........
1 20
*©V4.......................................................   J4
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
1 60
solder In the market indicated by iwt rate brand 
vary according to composition.

SOLDER.

26c
28C

TIN—MBLTK GRADE.

10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................   $600
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

 
Bach additional X on this grade, $1.75.

........................................   750

“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

BOOTING PLATES

10x14 IC,  Charcoal........................................  5 25
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

TIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

...  ..................................   625

Bach additional X on this grade $1.50.
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20IC, 
14x20 IX 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 H , 
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1 
14X60  X,  “  »  9 

“  Dean 
" 
“ 
“  Allaway  Grade................ 
• 
“ 
“ 
BOILBB SIZE TIN PLATE.

....................  5 00
....................  6 00
.....................   10 00
4 75
 
“ 
6 75
9 50
“ 
 
“ 
.................  1150

I per pound....

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
" 

.  “ 

 
 

3 80
2 70
2 80

 

6 OO
7 50

5 25
6 25

«

THE  Al 1 d l l  G ^VINr  TRADESMAN.

TUGAîÉlADESMAN

A  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  L ÄVOTED  T O   T B *

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

New Blodgett Bldg., Grand Rapids, 

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E. A.  STOWE. Editor.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17.

THE  INCOME  TAX  LAW .

The subject which has engaged  public 
attention  to  the  greatest  extent during 
the past week is the  Supreme  Court  de­
cision on  the income tax  law.  Comment 
has been very extended by the press  and 
surprise  has  been  pretty  generally  ex­
pressed  that  there  was  even a remnant 
of  the  law  left.  That  there  is  such  a 
remnant seems to be the result of the ac­
cident  of  sickness  in  the  Court,  which 
made  the  possibility  of  a  tie; and thi 
possibility  was  realized  on account of a 
decision favorable to the income taxdur 
ing the war—such is the judicial  awe  of 
precedent!

The  result  of  the  decision  declaring 
the tax on interest on  bonds and  real  es­
tate,  “rents,  issues  and  profits”  uncon 
stitutional,  while the tie vote on the  rest 
of the law leaves it in  force  only  on  ac­
count of the decision of the  lower  court 
occuring just as  the  time  was  expiring 
for the filing of reports  has  mixed  mat 
ters  about  as  badly  as  it  is possible to 
imagine.  Heavy penalties  are  incurred 
by a failure to furnish the  report  at  the 
time  designated  and  the  exception  of 
real  estate,  “rents,  issues  and  profits” 
introduces  such  calculations,  questions 
of  the  values  of  terminal  properties, 
rights  of  way  and  station buildings,  as 
to make the filing of a  correct  report  by 
railroad  corporations  an 
impossibility. 
Then  the  status  of  the  remnant  of  the 
law that is left,  the strong probability of 
its being declared unconstitutional  when 
it comes to another hearing,  destroys  all 
respect  for it,  and the compliance  in  re­
ports will  be careless and  perfunctory.

tion—the principles of absolute  equality 
and responsibility for all—that it seemed 
impossible  that  it  should  stand.  The 
law is based on the theory of communism, 
but, had it remained in  force,  its  practi­
cal effect would have  been  vastly  differ­
ent from what its framers  and  advocates 
intended.  No law could  have  been  de­
vised  better  (or  worse)  calculated  to 
place  the  reins  of  government  in  the 
hands  of  an  aristocracy  or  oligarchy, 
simply  for  the  reason  that,  if  the rich 
pay for the  government, the  government 
will belong to the  rich.  This  would  be 
the practical effect,  although  anarehists 
might ciaim the same rights  and  respon­
sibilities.  but  anarchists  are  compara­
tively  few.  The  sentiment  would  ob­
tain among the great mass of  the  people 
that the rich are  entitled  to  what  they 
pay for,  and this would tend  to  increase 
the influence of an element  which  is  al­
ready a matter of coneern—the power  of 
money in politics.

It is unfortunate  that  legislators  will 
be controlled  in their actions by the prej­
udices of  an  ignorant  element  in  their 
constituences and will vote  for  a  meas­
ure which is utterly pernicious for dema­
gogical  effect,  hoping 
fail 
through others or  will not stand  the  test 
of  judicial  scrutiny.  This  element  in 
politics is to be deprecated, but it will be 
a factor until the education  of  the  peo­
ple  destroys 
tru- 
culency.

the  effect  of  such 

it  may 

THE  SUGAR  SITUATION.

Although  the shutting down of a num­
ber of refineries some  days  ago, coupled 
with  rather  slack 
trading  in  refined 
sugar, created a momentarily  dull  sugar 
market,  the  feeling  is  gaining  ground 
that sugar,  like all  other  staple  produc­
tions which enter into general  consump­
tion,  is on the eve of  a  considerable  ad­
vance.  For months past the  market  has 
been depressed by the weight of the enor­
mous supply of European beet sugar.  It 
is  now  announced  from  Germany  that 
the effect of this  supply  has  been  fully 
discounted,  and  that much higher prices 
are  actually  being  asked  in  Germany 
than are current in  the  London  market.
It  appears that the  low  prices,  while 
stimulating consumption,  have helped  to 
absorb a  goodly  portion of  the  surplus 
supply.The practical certainty which now 
exists that the beet sowings for  the  next 
campaign will be materially  reduced has 
served  to  render 
the  surplus  stocks 
which  are  still  held  much less burden­
some to the market  than  they  appeared 
some time back; hence,  as a result, every­
thing  favors  an 
range  of 
prices.

improved 

some localities with the  plantations, and 
promises  to  still  further interfere later 
on.

There  has,  therefore,  been a very im­
the  prospec­
portant  dwindling  of 
tive 
supplies.  Consumption,  on  the 
other hand,  has improved,  and,  as  gen­
eral trade is now looking up everywhere, 
it is probable that  the  consumption  will 
still further increase in  the  near  future.

EFFECT OF THE W AR ON COMMERCE.
As significant that the war with  Japan 
will  have  the  effect  of  breaking  down 
Chinese conservatism and self-sufficiency 
and opening the empire  to  modern prog­
ress,  the Emperor of China has  issued an 
edict  that in future the loss of a battle is 
not to be punished  by  the  death  of  the 
unfortunate  general, and  has  permitted 
criticisms and suggestions on  the  part  of 
his officials which before  the  lessons  of 
this  war  would  have  been  considered 
little less than blasphemy.  Prince Kung 
has even submitted a memorial, in  which 
he attributes the calamities of the war to 
mistakes  in  the  government  and  blind­
ness  to  the  progress  of  other  nations. 
This  means  simply  that  China will im­
mediately  profit  by 
the  lesson  of  the 
chastisement  she  has 
from 
Japan.  Her doors will be opened for the 
admission of modern civilization and her 
progress will be rapid,  though  probably 
not so phenomenal as has  been  the  case 
in  Japan.

received 

What  will  be  the  effect  in  the  com­
merce of the world? 
If the teeming mil­
lions of China become consumers,  if rail­
roads are built and  employed  and  if  the 
implements  of  modern  civilization—ag­
riculture,  manufacturing, 
building, 
and  domestic 
into 
demand in  proportion as they  have  been 
in Japan,  and if foreign trade  is  encour­
aged by the government,  it must  become 
one of the most important  factors  in  the 
world’s exchange.

life—are  brought 

It  is  unfortunate for this country that 
the  opportunity  finds  it  in  one respect 
not prepared—the Isthmian canal  is  not 
built.  The result of this delay  must  be 
a  tremendous  commercial  loss.  This 
and  the  fact  that  England has so much 
the start of Eastern commerce  are going 
to rob this country of  much  of  the  im­
mediate benefit.  England  will  reap  the 
opportunity  by  furnishing  our  cotton 
from her looms  and  sending us  the  pro­
ducts of the East via her own warehouses 
and in her own  vessels, until we open the 
canal and  encourage  our  merchant  ma­
rine until it  takes  the  position  in  com­
merce to which it is entitled by the  mag­
nitude of the  interests  and  the  natural 
laws of trade.

which  has  now  lasted  nine  months, 
hence it is but right that  the recognition 
of that  State’s independence  should  be 
the first condition of a peace  settlement. 
The 300,000,000 taels indemnity is not ex­
orbitant  when 
it  is  remembered  that 
Japan has been put  to  fully  that  much 
expense  in  carrying  on  the  war.  The 
only actual gain, therefore,  will  be  the 
territory demanded in  Sooth  Manchuria 
and in  Formosa.  This  is  not  certainly 
too large a prize,  considering  the  extent 
of  the  victories  won  by  the  Japanese 
armies.

The most important result to the world 
at large  likely  to  follow  from  the war 
will be the throwing  open  of  the whole 
of  China  to  foreign 
trade.  Notwith­
standing the many impediments  a  large 
trade has always been  done with  China, 
it  may  safely  be  assumed  that  with 
the impediments removed the  volume  of 
business will  be vastly increased.

Fears  have  been  expressed—perhaps 
not  without  foundation—that  the  prob­
able result of the  war in China  in  bring­
ing to the 400,000,000 of  her  people  the 
opportunity  for  industrial  development 
will possess elements of danger to the in­
dustries of the rest  of  the world.  Their 
wonderful 
imitative  ingenuity  enables 
them to  acquire  facility  of  production, 
especially  in  textile  manufacture,  very 
quickly,  and  their  willingness  to work 
fourteen to sixteen hours a  day on a few 
handsful  of rice  for the  merest  pittance 
will make  the problem  of  their  compe­
tition  a  serious  one.  England  will  be 
the  one  to  suffer  most  severely.  The 
rapid growth of the  cotton  manufacture 
India has been one of the most serious 
causes of  her  recent  industrial  depres­
sion.  She will  not  be  able  to  sustain 
much  Chinese 
competition.  Should 
China raise her own cotton—and there is 
no reason why she should  not—the  con­
sequences to  that industry in  this  coun­
try would not be trifling.  After the first 
introduction  of  railway  material,  ma­
chinery  and  manufacturing implements, 
the  development  of  China,  as  a  con­
sumer,  will  be  very  much  slower  than 
her develepment as a  producer,  and  tne 
unprotected markets  of  the world  must 
necessarily suffer.

No  man  has  had  a  wider experience 
with the modern resources of the nations 
in mechanical  skill;  no  man  has investi­
gated  more  carefully  and  more  practi­
cally  the conditions  under  which manu­
facturing  is  carried  on  in  the  various 
countries;  no man  knows  better the  rel­
ative capacity of the English, the Ameri­
can,  the  French, 
the  German  skilled 
workman  than  Hiram  S.  Maxim,  the 
American 
inventor  and  experimenter, 
whom  most  Englishmen  rank  as  the 
greatest mechanical  expert  of  the  day. 
The conclusions  which  Mr.  Maxim  has 
drawn from his wide experience  in  con­
tact with the best  mechanical  skill of all 
nations—set forth  at  some  length  else­
where in this week’s paper—are not only 
mighty  interesting,  but  they  will  im­
press most  students  of  industrial  prob­
lems  as  being  of  vastly  greater impor­
tance than  a  great  mass  of  the  reports 
and  essays  from  so-called  experts  on 
these subjects.

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r
&
m
m
m

“Murder will out,” and murderers stay 
out of the way,  too, as is evident  by  the 
fact that last year there  were 9,800 mur­
ders in the  United  States  and  only  132 

war,  executions.

THE  PRICE  OF  DEFEAT.

It  is  now  certain  that  the  German 
Reichstag will not pass a  bill  increasing 
the bounty on exports of sugar in time to 
Taken  altogether,  the  situation  is so 
influence  the  sowings  of  beets;  hence 
ridiculous as to be almost  comical.  The 
farmers,  not  being  encouraged  by  the 
communistic principle that urged the en­
prospect of larger bounties,  will  curtail 
actment of the law was especially  aimed 
their acreage.  Moreover,  grain  is  com­
at the “bloated  bondholder  and  million­
manding much better prices than  a  year 
aire  landlord.”  They  are  now  exempt 
ago; hence the land which  was  diverted 
and the law remains in  force  on  salaries 
from cereals to sugar is likely  to  be  re­
and  the  proceeds  of  business. 
T h e 
stored to the  old  crops,  which  of  itself 
T radesm an is not in  the  habit  of  pre­
will  cause  a  considerable  redaction  in 
suming an  opinion  on  the  constitution­
the  beet  sowings. 
In  Cuba  the  sugar 
ality of acts of Congress  or  prophesying 
crop  has  been  enrtailed by a number  of 
as to court decisions,  but  when  this  law 
In the  first  place,  the  weather 
causes. 
was enacted it did  venture  the  assertion 
has  been  unfavorable;  second, 
labor
that it would not stand the  judicial  test.
was  scarce  and  very  unreliable;  third. 
The theory of communism in taxing only | money was hard to obtain  at  reasonable 
the  rich  is
, 
. .  
the principles  underlying  the  constitu-  has broken out has already  interfered  in  Corea was the principal cause of the

While China is  very loath to  yield  up 
any portion of her territory, it  is  gener­
ally admitted that the demands of Japan 
are not  exorbitant,  considering  all  the 
circumstances of the case.  None  of  the 
European powers have  protested  in  any 
way,  hence  it  may  be  safely  assumed
that  they  all  assent  to  the  justice  of
K ^ a t   J  at variance with  rates,  and,  last,  the  revolution  which  Japan’s  demand.  The  independence  of

It is announced  as  a  result  of  peace 
negotiations  between  China  and  Japan 
that China is to concede the independence 
of  Corea,  the  cession  of  the  “earthly 
paradise,” Formosa,  and  of Port Arthur 
and its contiguous territory, the payment 
of 300,000,000  taels (about  $340,000,000) 
and  a  treaty  opening  the  interior  of 
China to  commerce.

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9

RUINED  BY  UNIONISM.

C au ses o f E n g la n d 's  D ecline a s  a   Man* 

u factu rln g  N ation.

There can be no question that England 
is  not  only  the  richest  nation  in  the 
world  to-day,  but  also  the  richest that 
the world has  ever  seen.  Never  before 
in  the  history  of  the  world  has  there 
been so  much  accumulated  capital  and 
wealth as we find in the  city  of  London 
to-day.  This wealth is the accumulation 
of many hundreds  of  years,  and  repre­
sents the  profits  on  manufacturing  and 
commerce which have  been carried on in 
these islands.  No  matter in  what coun­
try we travel we find that wherever there 
is an  opportunity  of  employing  capital 
profitably, there is an  Englishman  look­
ing out for an opportunity of  placing  it. 
If we go to Spain we find English capital 
invested  in  tramways,  gas  works,  and 
water works,  and,  to some  extent, in the 
mines of the country.  The  same is true 
in Turkey, Italy  and  Austria.  We  also 
find  that  English  capital  is  largely  in­
vested  in  Russia,  while  in  the  United 
States the quantity of  British capital in­
vested is enormous.  Many  large  manu­
facturing concerns  in  the  States  at  the 
present  time  have  recently been bought 
out by English capitalists,  and  are  now 
beiDg run as limited liability  companies.
All these foreign investments  of  Brit­
ish capital, of  course,  give  employment 
to a great number of men, and the reason 
why these investments are sought abroad 
is  that  the  English  capitalist finds that 
his money brings  him  better  returns  in 
giving employment to  foreign  workmen 
than to his countrymen.  Moreover, cap­
italists do not like to  be  bullied  by  low 
politicians  and  vulgar  labor  agitators. 
Forty years ago England was  by  far  the 
greatest  manufacturing  nation 
in  the 
world. 
In America, if any one wanted a 
good saw, a good plane, a reliable file, or 
a chisel that could be depended upon,  he 
insisted that it should  be  made  in  Eng­
land;  nothing  except  of  English  make 
would bring a fair price.  At the present 
moment  the  Americans  not  only  make 
their own tools,  but are exporting  large­
ly to England.  At the time  when it was 
necessary to  pay  40  per  cent,  duty  on 
English  steel  to  get  it  into the United 
States,  the Americans  purchased it, took 
it  to  the  States,  paid  the  40  per cent, 
duty, manufactured  it  into  twist  drills 
and other small  articles,  paid about  one 
and  a  half  times  the  daily  wage  de­
manded in England, and sold  at  a  price 
considerably  below  what the same work 
could  be  produced  for  in  England,  a 
much better article  than  ever  had  been 
made here.  Take the Morse  twist  drills 
for instance. 
I have no doubt that these 
are largely  manufactured  from  English 
steel  on  which  a  duty  has  been  paid. 
Still, they are very largely  sold  in  Eng­
land  to-day. 
In  fact,  if anybody wants 
a reliable  one  they  always  demand  the 
American drill, made by the Morse Twist 
Drill Company.
A few years ago  while  in  St.  Peters­
burg  1  visited  a  large  dealer  in hard­
I asked him where his tools came 
ware. 
from.  He said:
“Originally  we  got  nearly  everything 
from England.  At the present  time  the 
very  cheap  and  poor  tools  are  made  in 
Russia,  the common tools that we sell  to 
everybody are made in  Germany;  we  get 
a few articles from  France.  From  Eng­
land we only  buy a few Stubb’s files, rim­
ers,  and engraving tools,  while  our  very 
high-priced  instruments  of  precision, 
such,  for  example,  as  micrometer cali­
pers,  squares,  scales,  rules,  etc.,  come 
from the United States.”
He  told  me  that  the  sale  of  English 
goods had fallen off lately  so  much  that 
he was only  selling  a  small  fraction  of 
what he originally sold.  Some few years 
ago  if  anyone  in  Europe wanted a drill 
press,  a turning lathe, a planer, or shap­
ing machine, he was sure to  get  it  from 
England.  When  the  German  Govern­
ment decided to make their rifles  on  the 
American interchangeable plan they pur­
chased from Pratt &  Whitney,  of  Hart­
ford,  Conn.,  about  SI,500,000  worth  of 
American tools.  These were brought to 
Germany, and a very  enterprising manu­
facturer in Berlin,  seeing  the  great  ad­
vantage of the  American  style  of  tools 
over  those  of  European  make,  estab-

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
lished a factory and commenced to  build 
them on a very large scale.  To-day  this 
enterprising manufacturer  has  not  only 
practically driven the English tools from 
the market on  the  Continent  of  Europe, 
but he is also  sending  tools  to  England 
and selling them  at  prices  considerably 
below those of English tools,  and,  more­
over,  as they  are close copies  of  Ameri­
can designs, they are found  to  be  much 
handier and better adapted  to  the  work 
than tools of English  design.
In regard to the  supposed  superiority 
of English-made tools  I  would  say  that 
when I first went to England,  wishing  to 
buy some lathes, I examined a large num 
ber made by different  English  manufac­
turers, and I was surprised  to  find  how 
old-fashioned they were.  Upon  asking 
why  they  did  not  make  better  lathes, 
they considered it  a  good  and  sufficient 
answer to say:
“Oh,  everybody  knows  that  every­
thing of English make is very  much  bet­
ter than anything made abroad.”

Hardly  a  manufacturer  knew  of  the 
existence of the new American tools.  So 
when I had to equip some very large  fac­
tories,  I found it much to  the  advantage 
of my company to  purchase  the  greater 
part of the tools from American  makers.
It is only a  few  years  ago  that  there 
was a great deal of  shipbuilding  on  the 
Thames,  and  nearly  every  first-class 
ship,  whether  for  the  Germans  or  the 
French,  came  from  England.  At  the 
present  time  the  French  and  Germans 
are building their own boats. 
I speak of 
this only to show that  England  is  losing 
her  relative position as a manufacturing 
nation. 
I  do  not say that there is not a 
large  amount  of  manufacturing done in 
England at the present time,  but  what  I 
do say is that England has not been  able 
to  maintain  her  relative  position  as  a 
great manufacturing nation.

As to the question why so many indus­
tries have left England  for  other  coun­
tries I would  say:  Take,  for  instance, 
the  manufacture  of  machinery,  an  in­
dustry  in  which  England  was  at  one 
time  ahead  of  all  other  nations.  Ma­
chinery is very  largely  made of iron,  and 
the  designer  always  aims  to  have  as 
much of the work as possible  done  on  a 
lathe.  The lathe  may  then  be  consid­
ered the principal  tool  employed  in  the 
manufacture of machinery. 
In the orig­
inal iron-turning  lathes,  it was necessary 
for the  person  to  hold  the  tool  in  his 
hand,  and,  of  course,  one  man  could 
work only one lathe.  The turning  lathe 
was soon  improved so  that  to-day  it  is 
quite  automatic.  Suppose  now  that  a 
piece of metal  has  to  be  turned. 
It  is 
mounted in a lathe;  the  tool  is  set  and 
the lathe is  started.  The  tool  is  auto­
matically fed up and cuts  off  a  uniform 
chip.  As the lathe  of  necessity  has  to 
turn  very slowly,  it  requires a very  long 
time for the lathe to  make  one  cut. 
In 
some cases the person  does  not  have  to 
sharpen or adjust a tool more  than  once 
a day,  and  this  only  requires,  we  will 
say, about five minutes.  All  the  rest  of 
the time he has nothing  to do  but watch 
the lathe,  and in many cases  be  has  all 
he can do to  keep  from  going to  sleep. 
The trades uuions will not allow the Brit­
ish workman to run more than one lathe, 
while  in  Germany  and  France  a  man 
runs from four to  six,  according  to  the 
class of work on which  he  is  employed. 
And the same is true of  planers.

A great deal of the work in the Maxim- 
Nordenfelt factories is  done  on  milling 
machines.  Before 
they  had  a  strike 
many of the union men not only objected 
to work more than one  milling  machine, 
but wanted the company to agree  not  to 
allow any  non-union  man  to work  more 
than one.  Some  of  the  leaders  in  the 
strike insisted that  none  but what  they 
called skilled  machanics  should  work a 
milling machine.  Since the  strike  they 
are employing unskilled  labor  on  these 
machines, and one man runs as  many  as 
four.  This  is,  of course,  a  decided  ad­
vantage over the  state  of  affairs  before 
the strike,  but  does  not  compare  very 
favorably with what  they  are  doing  in 
France.  A few days ago I was  at  Bari- 
quand & Marre’s factory in  Paris,  where 
1 
found  a  very  good-looking  young 
woman  running  no  fewer  than  fifteen 
milling  machines. 
I  remember  some 
I years ago I had  a  leading  trades  union

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

In regard to the question of  boards  of 
conciliation and boards of arbitration and 
so forth, I would say that nothing of this 
kind is of the least value to the manufac­
turer.  1 think this  can  be  seen by  any­
one who will give it a moment’s thought. 
Workingmen,  and even the trade unions, 
are not responsible,  while  the  manufac­
turer  is. 
If  a  manufacturer  agrees  to 
anything in  writing,  he  has to live up to 
it. 
It is binding  and  means  something 
to  him,  but  no  agreement  amounts  to 
anything with an irresponsible party like 
a  workingman  or  a  trades  union,  and, 
moreover,  the trades  unions have not the 
least  regard  for  the  truth.  1  suppose 
that,  as trades  unions  go,  the Amalgam 
ated Society of  Engineers  might  be con 
sidered the  aristocracy  among  them.  J 
do not believe  any  other  stands higher. 
Nevertheless,  when 
the  strike  at  the 
Maxim-Nordenfeldt  works  was  on 
the 
point of collapsing and the firm bad hired 
a  lot  of  French,  German  and  Italian 
workmen,  a circular  was  issued  by  the 
Amalgamated  Society  of  Engineers  and 
signed  by a considerable  number  of  the 
members  aud  secretaries,  which 
set 
forth that the strike at the  Maxim-Nord­
enfeldt works was caused  by the tyranny 
of Mr.  Maxim in  greatly  increasing  the 
hours of labor and reducing  the salaries. 
This trades union did not scruple to sign 
i circular which  was  an  absolute  false­
hood.  They perceived that the foreigner 
could not understand  the  nice  technical 
point that they were  striking on, so they 
had  to  invent  a  reason. 
In  this  case, 
there was no real  grievance.  The  men 
were paid the highest salaries in Europe, 
the hours of labor were the same as at all 
other places.  The works  had  employed 
a large number  of  men,  and  a  few pro­
fessional agitators came among them with 
a view of getting them to strike, in order 
to give notoriety to  the  professional agi­
tators.  Many things were brought up as 
an excuse for striking.  When  one thing 
failed,  another cause was  invented,  and, 
finally,  the reason  why  they  struck  was 
that  the  manager  would  not  promise 
never to allow  piece  work to be done  in 
the factories.

man in France with  me. 
i  took him 
Bariquand’s  placed  and  showed  him 
woman working six  machines. 
I  called 
his attention to  the  fact  thai  each  ma
chine was running  about  twice  as  fa_
and taking about  twice as  much  cut  as 
they were able to do in England—that is, 
that each machine was doing  four  times 
as  much  as  the  trades  union  men  al­
lowed a machine to  do  in  England, and 
that the woman, instead  of working  one 
machine,  was working  six;  that  instead 
of receiving 8% pence  or  1  shilling  an 
hour,  as we were  paying in England,  the 
women only received 6  pence  per  hour, 
and  I  asked  him  how  he  thought  we 
could  compete  with  French  manufac­
turers  unless  an  English  trades  union 
man could be induced to do at  least  half 
as much as a French woman.  On his re 
turn to England he attended a meeting of 
trades unionists,  who  at  that  time were 
seeking  some  question  on  which  they 
might  strike.  He  made  a  speech, 
in 
which  he  pointed  out  that  one  of  the 
smaller  factories  which  was  then  em 
ploying  about  300  men would  only  be 
able to employ about sixty, provided that 
each  man  did  as  much  work  as  the 
French  woman  he  had  seen  in  Paris. 
He said it would be complete  suicide for 
the workmen to think of such a  thing as 
working more than one tool.
England is not  a  self-contained  coun­
try.  It would be quite impossible to pro­
duce in England  one-half  of the food re­
quired  for  the  people. 
It  is  therefore 
necessary to make something in England 
which can  be sold  abroad  to  enable  her 
to purchase the  food  which  she  cannot 
raise at home. 
In order  to  have  a  sure 
market for her  manufactures  abroad,  it 
is necessary that she  should either make 
them cheaper  or  better  than  other  na­
tions are able to do, and I  would  like  to 
ask how it will be  possible  for her to  do 
so in the matter of  machinery  if  a  Ger­
man  or  a  Frenchman  will  work  from 
four to six tools eleven  hours a  day  and 
an Englishman  will  only  work  one  tool 
about eight or  nine  hours  a  day.  Sup 
pose that I should  go  to  France,  find  i 
Frenchman who was working  six lathes, 
that  i  should  purchase  three  of  the 
lathes and hire the  Frenchman and  take 
him  to  England  and  set  him  to  work 
among  English  workmen; 
the 
Frenchman should do half as much  work 
per hour in England as he  had  been  do 
iug in France, namely,  run  three lathes, 
what  would  happen?  Would  there  not 
be a riot or a strike?  Would the English 
trades unions allow any man to do half a 
day’s work?

that 

When 

the  Maxim-Nordenfeldt  works 
first  commenced  to  make  Maxim guns 
and before the  strike  occurred,  the  un 
iouists used to take parts  of the gun to a 
neighboring grog shop,  where  they  held 
nightly meetings for the purpose of what 
they called rating the work,  that  is,  de­
ciding  how  much  time  should  be  con 
surnfed in doing a certain amount of work 
on a certain part of the gun. 
I will only 
speak  of  one  part,  which  is  called the 
gib,  which  weighs about  half  an  ounce. 
When  the  Maxim  guns  were  made  by 
ones and twos for experimental purposes 
these  pieces  were  first  forged, 
then 
roughed out on a  shaping  machine,  and 
finally filed into shape.  This  piece  was 
rated to require a day and a half to make 
it.  When the guns  came  to  be made by 
the  hundred  these  pieces  were  milled 
into shape so that  very  little  had  to  be 
done on  them.  Nevertheless  no  trades 
unionist dared to smooth one  up  with  a 
file  after  it had been milled in less time 
than a day and  a  quarter. 
If  one  man 
was  taken  off  and  another  put  on,  it 
would always require a day and a quarter 
to do the work.  One  day a  skilful  Ger­
man  mechanic  who  did  not  speak  Eng­
lish  applied  for a situation and was put 
onto this  job.  He  did  eleven  the  first 
day and twelve every  day  afterward*, in­
stead of doing oue in a day and a quarter.
A good  many other parts of  the gun were 
rated 
in  about  the  same  proportion. 
While firing a Maxim  gun in  the  United 
States one of these gibs was  broken,  and 
I went into a local machine shop to  have 
one  made.  From  the  time  the  bar  of 
steel  was cut off  until  the  gib  was  fin­
ished  and  in  the  gun  was  exactly two 
and a half  hours.  This  was  making  it 
from a bar of steel.

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In regard  to  the  industries  that  have 
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require a considerable  time  to give any­
thing like a full account of  them. 
I can 
only refer to a  few  from  memory.  For 
instance, machine-made  lace  used  to  be 
manufactured almost exclusively in Eng­
land. 
in 
France,  where, I think,  there  never has 
been  a  strike  in  the  lace  trade  (there 
were a great  number  of  strikes  among 
the lace hands in England),  and at pres­
ent the  French  are  making  more  lace 
than the English.

Factories  were  established 

At one time, England made crape prac­
tically for the world,  but the  number  of 
strikes was  so  great  that  the  Germans 
are now making  crape  not  only for  the 
rest  of  the  world  but  for  England  as 
well.
At Crayford,  a certain  concern used to 
have a specialty in a kind of  printed lin­
en goods  which  very  closely  resembled 
woven woollens.  This was very largely 
sold to Mexico, Cuba and South America. 
They practically had a  monopoly of this 
business. 
The  men  were  constantly 
striking.  No  sooner  would  a  large  or­
der be obtained,  than all would strike for 
higher pay.  The  chairman of this com­
pany told me that  he  had  taken  a large 
contract, at a very small margin of profit, 
but that no sooner had  the  men  learned 
that he had received this order, than they 
all struck for higher  pay,  and  he found 
that if he  acceded  to  their  demands  he 
would lose money on  the  contract.  He, 
therefore,  went  to  France  and  found a 
firm  there  who  did  the  work for him. 
Upon delivering the goods to his custom­
ers, they wrote  him  that  the  work  was 
beautifully done,  being much  neater and 
cleaner than anything they had ever seen 
before,  and they h<Jped that all future or­
ders that they might give  him  would  be 
equally  well done.  When his men came 
to their senses and  were willing to go  to 
work again,  he found it was quite impos­
sible to produce anything that  would  be 
at all equal to that which  had been done 
in France.  Finally, the  French printers 
found out the English process, and at the 
present time have got the  work  and  the 
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to  accept 

closed and the men are  permanently  out 
of  employment.  The  Englishman  told 
me, in a  very  mournful  strain,  that  he 
had noticed  that  whenever  the  French­
men or Germans got a  job,  they  kept it; 
that it was of  no  use  to  try  to  compete 
with  them  with  British  workmen,  and 
there was nothing for him but to shut up 
his shop.
I know a very  large  firm  which  pur­
chased  immense  quantities  of  wire. 
Some of the leading officials,  being mem­
bers of Parliament, sought to place their 
orders in  England,  but  found  that  the 
British workman  was very  stiff.  He not 
only demanded a high  price for his labor 
but  also  sought  to  limit  the  output. 
Meetings were held and the question  was 
discussed.  The unionists  were told just 
bow much  the  company  could afford to 
pay  for  wire,  and,  as an argument,  they 
said:  “At the  present time you  are  un­
employed;  we can give you so much.  In 
case you do the work  you will  certainly 
be making enough to live  on.”  But  the 
British  workman  was  unyielding.  He 
would not accept a penny less  and,  con­
sequently,  the  work  went  to  Germany. 
The  German  employer  called  his  men 
together and told them that if they could 
produce  wire  at  a  certain  rate  they 
would  receive  very  large  orders  from 
England and  that  they  would  run  the 
English completely out  of  the  business. 
The German workmen not only expressed 
themselves  as  willing 
the 
terms,  but, also,  in  the  future  to  make 
terms which would  be  sure  to  beat  the 
British workmen and  keep  the work  in 
Germany.
It may  be  interesting  to  the  British 
workman  to  know  that  the  rosy-faced 
French girl who was working fifteen mill­
ing machines at the  same  time,  was  en­
gaged on a  very  large  order  for  sheep 
shearing and clipping  machines  for  the 
British colonies.
The  Merchandise  Marks  act.  which 
was expected to do so much  for  the Brit­
ish workman,  turned out as  1 expected it 
would, an  act to  disillusionize  the  Brit­
ish public.  Everybody  was  saying  that 
British goods were much better than any 
others.  Everything that was  mean  and 
bad was  called  German.  Nevertheless, 
now that the goods are  marked  and  the 
buyers are able to ascertain  definitely in 
what country they  are  made,  they  can­
not  fail 
to  see  that  gloves  made  in 
France,  Austria,  and  Belgium  are better 
than those made  in  England,  while  the 
prices  are  coniiderable  lower.  They 
cannot fail  to see that a great many arti­
cles made in Germany are  equal,  if  not 
superior,  to those made  in  England. 
If 
a mechanic  wants a square that is square 
he has no choice in  the  matter,  but must 
of necessity buy  one which  is  made, in 
the United States because  there  are  no 
squares that are square made  for  sale in 
England.
A  great  many  English  manufacturers 
have  been  in  the habit of getting  their 
work done on  the Continent  and  distrib­
uting it to their customers from England, 
the purchasers in  the colonies and  in for­
eign  countries  supposing  that  it  was 
English make,  but since the  goods  have 
been  marked  “Made 
in  Germany,” 
“Made in France,” and so forth, the  for­
eign and colonial buyers have  been  dis­
illusioned,  and  they  are  now  ordering 
their goods directly from the real  makers 
instead of from those that were supposed 
to make them in England.  So  the  Eng­
lishman has not only lost the  making  of 
the goods,  but has now  lost the  handling 
of  them.  The  Merchandise  Marks  act 
has  taken  away  his  profession.  He  is 
not  able  to  make  any  profit by buying 
goods in Germany and distributing  them 
from England.

Regarding  the  comparative  skill  of 
mechanicians—American,  French,  Brit­
ish, Spanish, German—it  would  be  im­
possible  for  me  to  mention  one nation 
that excels in everything.  Each  nation 
has its own peculiarities and its own spe­
cialties.  So far as  my  experience  goes, 
and  I  have  had  a  great  deal  of  it,  1 
should  say  that the New Englanders are 
the  finest  mechanics  in  the  world. 
I 
think  any  one  who has investigated the 
subject  will  have  to  admit  this.  The 
tools  which  are  designed  and  made  in 
New England  are incomparably ahead of 
those made in any other country.  There

is  nothing in Europe that can at all com­
pare, for instance,  with the tools made by 
Browne & Sharpe  of  Providence,  R.  I., 
Pratt & Whitney.of Hartford, Conn.,  and 
the American Tool Company,  of  Boston. 
The Americans also excel  in  the  manu­
facture of revolvers and  sporting  rifles, 
while  for  wood-working  tools  and  ma­
chinery  they  are  far  ahead of all other 
nations.  They  are  also  ahead  in  auto­
matic machinery  for working metals  and 
also  In  boot  and  shoe  machinery,  etc. 
There are,  perhaps, about as  many great 
inventions made in the  United  States  as 
in  all  the  rest  of the world.  The Eng­
lish may  be considered the  most  skillful 
manufacturers  of  high-class  woolen 
goods.  They  are  quite  equal to any in j 
the manufacture of velvets and  plushes. 
The  handmade  double-barrelled  guns 
used for sporting purposes  have  reached j 
a higher degree of excellence in England j 
than  in  any  other  country.  The  Eng­
lish also have a leading position as build­
ers of ships and marine engines.  Micro­
scopic  and  photographic  apparatus  is 
also very  well done in England.
As  the  brightest  mechanics  in  the 
world are the New  Englanders, and as  a 
New Englander is only  a  modified  Eng­
lishman,  1  do  not  see  why the English 
themselves should not have continued  to 
be the best mechanics  in  the  world,  as 
they were the first in  the  field,  and  they 
might have  continued  to  lead  all  other 
nations  if  the  English  employers  had 
taken interest in their  business,  and  the 
workmen  bad  attended to their work  in­
stead of organizing strikes.
I  find that the Germans  are very  good 
mechanics;  they are quick  to  appreciate 
the advantages of  a  new  system  and  to 
adopt it.  The German tool  makers have 
profited very  largely by the  introduction 
of American  tools.  Only a very  few  such 
tools, as,  for instance,  miiliug machines, 
etc.,  are  imitated  in  England,  but  the 
Germans imitate  every  mortal  thing  of 
any  value made in the  States,  and  their 
work  is only slightly  inferior  to  that  of 
the  Americans.  1  have  purchased  and 
compared  genuine  American  tools  with 
German  imitations,  and  have found  that 
the castings  of  the  former  are  sounder 
and  stronger,  and 
that  the  deviation 
from  truth,  though  very  small,  in  the 
German tools,  is three  or  four  times  as 
great  as  in  well-made  American  ma­
chines.  The  Germans  excel  in  all  sorts 
of cheap bronze  articles,  colored  print­
ing, etc.  While the  Austrians  are  very 
backward in tool making,  they  excel  in 
leather  work.
The Frenchmen are all-round good  me­
chanics.  The  imitations  of  American 
tools made in France  are nearly  as accu­
rate as the  genuine  articles  themselves, 
while their instruments of  precision  are 
quite as  accurate  as  those  made  in  the 
States,  but they are not made  in  quanti­
ties as is  done there,  and  so the price  of 
the  French  instruments  is  four  or  five 
times  as  great  as  the  American.  The 
French  are  a  nation  of  workers;  they 
seem to like it, and I believe,  everything 
considered,  the  Frenchman  is  the  best 
mechanic in  Europe.
In  regard  to  Spanish  mechanics,  the 
number of  manufactured  articles  which 
the  Spaniard  excels  in  is  exceedingly 
small.  Steel  work inlaid  with  gold  and 
silver and  Damascus  steel are their  spe­
cialties.  Some of this is  very  beautifully 
executed,  and,  perhaps,  superior to any­
thing  else that is done in the world;  but 
as  all-round  mechanics  the  Spaniards 
cannot be considered in the same category 
as Americans,  English and French.

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were  not  strong  enough  to  hold  him.” 
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sitting on papa’s knee and said:

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

KATE  DALRYMPLE.

There used to stand,  in the upper  part 
of Glasgow,  a  handsome  mansion,  with 
fine stone balconies and a very  beautiful 
garden. 
It  has  been  pulled down now, 
to make room for  an  ugly  row  of shops 
and flats, but in my  youth  it  retained  a 
sylvan appearance  and  many a pleasant 
memory of Provost  Thomas  Dalrymple, 
who built it.

He governed  “the  good  city”  toward 
the  close  of  that  wretched  period  of 
English  history  which  culminated 
in 
1832, in the passing of the  Reform  Bill. 
But, in spite of  hard  times,  lasting  for 
nearly half a century,  he had  made mon 
ey.  His  official  position  and  bis hand 
some dwelling showed that;  and he  had 
many more proofs  of  it  in  fine  trading 
vessels,  city property and bank stocks.

Of all  his  wealth  his  daughter  Kate 
was sole heiress.  A very pretty heiress, 
indeed!  Slightly  willful  and  romantic, 
but, upon the whole,  just as good as she 
was rich and pretty.

One evening,  as far back as the winter 
of 1830,  she sat chatting with her father 
over the walnuts and sherry.  She looked 
unusually  handsome,  for she was a girl 
who understood contrasts and effects,and 
her black satin and  white  lace and crim 
son slippers had  been  thoughtfully  put 
on.  The Provost was pleased and happy 
and had just returned from a rather mys 
terious journey,  about  which  Kate  was 
curious.  But she was too wise  to  show 
her curiosity;  her  father  would  be cer 
tain to tell her,  in his own time and way.
So the  young  girl  admired  her  feet, 
sipped  her  wine,  and  waited,  and  the 
Provost  sat  looking  into  the  fire  and 
thoughtfully  stirring  the  grace-cup  of 
toddy he had just mixed.

“Take  a  thimbleful,  Kitty,”  he  said; 

“I have a great toast  for you  to  drink 
one that has na been drunk in this house 
sin’  the  foundation  o’  it  were 
laid: 
Here’s to the Dalrymples o’ Dnirg!”

Kitty did as  she  was  requested,  sup­
plementing the new toast with  her usual 
one:

“Here’s to you and  me, father!  Who’s 

like us?”

“The twa are  ane,  lassie.  You’ll  hae 

heard o’ the Dalrymples o’ Dairg?”

“How  should  I?  Has  anyone written 

a book about them?”

“There hae been  many  books  written 
for less matter;  but,  howsome’er,  I  have 
just been at Dairg.  The laird  is  dying, 
and we hae been  ill  frien’s  for  twenty- 
sax  years,  but  we  are  britbers  for  a’ 
that’s come and gane.”

There were tears in the Provost’s eyes, 
and Kate drew close to him  and took  his 
hand  between hers.  This proof  of  sym­
pathy was all he  needed;  indeed,  he had 
much  to  say  to  Kate, and  was  glad  to 
have so early an opportunity to say it.

“ fes,  Fergus and I  quarreled  twenty- 
sax years syne,  anent  Miss  Grace  Kirk- 
connell,  and I left  Dairg wi’  £50  i’  my 
pouch, thinking to just gae awa’ to some 
o’ the colonies.  But  I  fell  in wi’  luck 
folks,  and  met a  bonnie  English  lassie, 
and just bided i’ St.  Mungo’s  city,  where 
I hae been blessed  i’  basket  and  i’  store 
—praise  be where  praise  is  due!  Twa 
weeks syne,  Fergus sent for me;  he is dy­
ing now,  and  there  was  much  to  settle 
anent  the  affairs  o’  the  House  o’  Dal­
rymple,  for he is  poor,  Kate,  and  I  am 
rich.  We made a solemn paction ’tween 
us twa,  and  you  maun  do  your  share, 
for,  before  a’  ither  things,  the
lassie; 

House o’ Dalrymple  must keep  its  head 
high.”

“It has done nothing  for  you,  father; 

why should you prop it?”

“You’ll never let me  hear  you  speak 
words  like  them  again.  You’ll  never 
forget the brave men  and  noble  women 
who  were  your  forbears, and  gave you 
your  gude  name.  We  must  pay  our 
debt to them,  though they be dead.  You 
are  no  true  Dalrymple,  Kate, 
if  you 
wouldna  gie  your  right  hand  for  the 
honor o’ the auld house that  crowns  the 
Pentland crags.”

“I would give my right hand to  pleas­

ure you,  father; that is better.”

“ Weel,  it’s the same.  Your uncle and 
I hae agreed that you are to  marry  your 
cousin  Sholto,  and  I  shall  gie  you a 
tocher down o’  twenty thousand  pounds. 
That  will  lift  a’ 
the  mortgages,  and 
you’ll be Lady  o’  Dairg,  Kate,  and  I’ll 
be  just  the  proudest  man on the Tron- 
gate planestanes.”

“Did you see Cousin Sholto?”
“He was awa’  in  the  Shetlands  on 

seal-hunt; but 1 heard  naught  at  a’  but 
gude o’ the lad—an’,  at ony rate,  he  is 
Dalrymple.”

Not much more was said  at  this  time 
Kate was hardly ready yet  either  to  op 
pose  or  to  circumvent  the  plan.  She 
was not even sure  whether  she  did  not 
approve it,  under conditions, for that in 
tense pride of  family  which  lies  at  the 
foundation of all  Scotchmen’s  affection 
is  not  wanting  in  the women’s  hearts 
also,  and if  this  young  Dalrymple  was 
worthy of her love  and  tocher,  she  was 
not disinclined to give them.

Many a long talk she had  on  the  sub 
ject with Alice Pierson,  a young  English 
girl  that Kate’s mother had educated and 
brought up,  and  who served Kate  partly 
as  companion  and  partly as maid.  But 
for some months her father said  no  more 
on the subject.  The  laird  died,  and  he 
went forth to the funeral, and came back 
more clannish than ever,  after  mingling 
with the whole tribe in  the  solemn  feu 
dal ceremony of burying the dead  chief,
It was the middle of the  next  summer 
before she heard any  more of  her intend 
ed bridegroom.  Then a letter came, say 
ing that he and his  foster-brother,  Don­
ald, would be in Glasgow  at  the  end  of 
July.  Kate  had  been  sure  this  news 
would  come,  sooner  or  later, and was 
prepared for it.  She received  it  with  a 
mile, and said:
“Very well, fatner,  I will try and like 
Sholto;  only, you must let me  learn  the 
lesson in my own  way,  and  Alice  and  1 
have a little plan  which you  must  help 
us to carry out.  We are going down  to 
Rothesay,  for  sea  bathing.  No  one 
knows us there,  and  Alice is to be Kate 
Dalrymple and I am to be Alice  Pierson. 
Sholto will then be at ease  with  me, and 
1 shall find out his  true  character. 
If I 
can love him, I  can win  him,”

“I’ll play no Dalrymple  false  for  any 
woman’s  scheme,”  said  the  Provost, 
sourly;  but,  at  last,  with  infinite  coax­
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gow and remain passive.

Then the  young  ladies  took up their 
quarters  in the lovely  village of Rothe­
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the  Highland  gentlemen  paid  them  a 
visit.

Both  were  splendid-looking  fellows. 
Kate at once decided that Donald was the 
handsomer.  Alice dressed and acted the 
petted heiress to perfection, and Kate put 
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choly air of a dependent,  just  as clever­
ly*  They fished and rode  and  rambled, 
and  spent  six  charming  weeks;  but, 
somehow, Sholto Dalrymple  was  always 
by the side of Alice,  the  supposed  heir­
ess, and Donald with Kate, the poor com­
panion.  Occasionally, 
the  young  men 
went to Glasgow, for a  week or two,  but 
the wooing went merrily on, and all par­
ties  seemed  determined  to  enjoy  the 
present, without thought of consequences.
“Consequences!”  The  word,  for  the 
first  time,  troubled  Kate at the end  of 
six weeks, and she resolved to run up and 
see her father  and  find  out  what  these 
might be.  So,  one  evening,  as they sat 
again together,  after dinner,  she said: 

“Father, I  am going back to  Rothesay 
to-morrow,  and  our  pleasant  little  visit 
there must soon end.  But I  want  to tell 
you that Sholto has scarcely  left  Alice’s 
side.  He thinks,  of  course,  she  is  his 
cousin. 
It  is  humiliating,  but  he  has 
paid  me  very  little  attention, 
indeed. 
Now, father,  what  if  Sholto  refuses  to 
marry me?”

“Then he’ll get his sword  and  a  com­
mission  in  the  42nd  Highlanders.  So 
much I maun do  for  him, onyway.  But 
I shall  buy  the  auld  place  mysel’,  and 
when  you  do  marry,  you  maun  either 
marry a Dalrymple,  or  we  maun  rebap- 
teeze the lad.”

“And  suppose  I  am  the  disobedient 

one,  father?”

“You’ll no daur  to  be  that,  Kate. 

It 
wad break my heart.  But I  should then 
gie Sholto the  twenty  thousand  pounds 
to lift the mortgages,  an’  you would  hae 
to thole that loss, and, mayhap,  mair  be­
sides,  for  I’ll  never  see  Dairg  Castle 
shelter stranger heads.”

So  Kate  knew  the  worst  now.  She 
might be  poor  enough with Donald, but, 
then,  how generous  and  noble  and  un­
selfish he had constantly  proved  himself 
to be.  And she loved him.  Still, she felt 
felt that  neither for this  reason  or  any 
other could she so deeply  disappoint and 
grieve her good father.  No,  no;  she had 
done  a  very  foolish  thing  in  deceiving 
her cousin,  and  the  thing  must  be  un­
done at once.

Full  of  this  determination,  she  was 
shy and cold'to  Donald  on  her  return, 
and  when  their  usual  evening  ramble 
was proposed, refused to join in it.  Don­
ald  went  out,  but  soon  returned,  and, 
finding Kate alone, determined  to  know 
his  fate.  He  told  her  how  dearly  he 
loved her,  and he told bis  tale with such 
tenderness and  earnestness,  and was  so 
handsome  withal,  that  Kate  was  sorely 
tempted.

“If you knew how I loved  you,  Alice; 
if you knew what 1 must sacrifice to  win 
you,  you  would  surely  give  me  some 
hope.”

“Sacrifice!”  The word nettled Kate in 
her present mood.  “She  could  not  see 
how the laird’s foster-brother  could  sac­
rifice anything in marrying her.”

“Ah!  but,  Alice,  suppose  I   am  the 
laird!  Suppose  that  I  changed  places 
with my foster-brother, because I wanted 
to  see  in  her  true  colors this cousin of 
mine  to  whom  I  was  to be sold?  Sup­
pose  that 1 love you so well that I would 
gladly give Dairg and all its lands to win 
you?”

“Donald!  Donald!  If,  indeed,  I  could 
suppose this,  I  should  be  the  happiest 
girl in all the world.”

But  she  would not yet reveal  her true 
character.  She wandered out  with  him 
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a  happy  heart  to  all  his  plans.  He 
would  give  up  Dairg 
to  his  uncle 
Thomas; 
it  was  mortgaged  to  its  last 
acre;  and  for  his  part,  he  was glad so 
true a Dalrymple  was  able  and  willing 
to  keep  there  the  old  ancestral  state. 
His  uncle  was  a  born  noble,  and  had 
promised him, at all  events,  a  fine  com­
pany; and with Alice to love,  and a good 
sword  to  cut  his  way  to  fame  and for­
tune,  he was more than  content.

Kate had never before been so bewitch­
ing; she set herself now  to  charm  anew, 
and the young  laird  was  proud  beyond 
all counting of the woman  he  had  won, 
although  he  really  believed  her  to  be 
poor enough,  save  in  love  and  beauty. 
Their radiant faces and the  joyful  confi­
dence of their  manners  told  their  posi­
tion  at  once  to  their  companions,  and 
Alice said, as soon as they were alone: 

"We  have  done  a  very  foolish thing, 
Kate.  This young laird is really begin­
ning to like me, and  there  was  more  in 
Donald’s face  and  yours,  tonight,  than 
your  father  will  sanction.  We  have 
played a foolish game, Kate.”

“We have played wiser than we knew, 
Alice.  Did it  ever  strike  you  that  the 
laird of  Dalrymple may have  played me 
back my own card?”

Then Kate  told  softly  over  again the 
laird’s  own  tale,  and  the  two  girls 
laughed  a  little  and  cried a  little, and 
were very pleasantly and  happily  aston­
ished.

“We must go home now, Alice.  I must 
tell father at once, and I don’t want, jest 
yet,  to tell Sholto.  Let us see if his love 
will stand a week’s reflection.”

So the party broke up for a week.  The 
young men  were to go to Edinburgh until 
they received a summons  from Glasgow, 
and then return and  arrange  everything 
pertaining to the transfer  of  Dairg,  and 
the marriage of  Alice  with  Mr.  Thomas 
Dalrymple.

The Provost was highly delighted when 
Kate told him  how  completely  she  had 
been taken in her own net.

“It was,” he said,  “Dalrymple  again’ 
Dalrymple,  and baith have won;” and  he 
kept laughing out merrily,  at  intervals, 
for  the  whole  next  week, at  “Mistress 
Kate  playing  sae  caunilie  into  her  ain 
hand.”

The young laird  was a little amazed at 
the cheerfulness of his  uncle’s  greeting; 
but  it  was  Dairg  he  was  wanting,  no 
doubt,  he thought,  “and he  will care lit­
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“So  you  hae  fallen  i’  love  wi’  the 
wrang party, Sholto;  but  that’s  nane o’ 
my doing,  lad,  an’ you must not lay it to 
me.”

“Not I,  uncle. 

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“Yes, yes;  dootless I’ll look weel to its j 

prosperity,  Sholto;  but I  wish—”

“Never mind  that,  uncle—I am  satis­
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“The papers are a’ ready, Sholto.  But 
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maun stay wi’ me until  this  commission 
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here anon;”  and  he  seemed  in such ex­
travagant spirits that  Sholto  Dalrymple 
could hardly help doing his uncle’s great 
heart a serious injustice.

Presently the door  opened,  and Sholto 
rose eagerly  to meet his  affianced  bride. 
Her magnificent dress  and  costly jewels 
startled  him.  and  threw  quite  into  the 
shade  the  plain  black  silk  robe of her 
companion.  Before,  however,  he  could 
identify any  single  thought  but that  of 
admiration  and  amazement,  tbe Provost 
advanced  to the ladies,  and,  taking  each 
by the  arm,  led  them  toward  the  laird 
and his foster-brother.

“Gentlemen,”  he  said,  gleefully,  “ye 
hae gotten  your  introductions  a’  mixed 
up,  so  I'll  just  sort  a’  of  your names 
right, afore we get  our  dinners.  Sholto 
Dalrymple,  Laird o’  Dairg,  this  is  Mis­
tress Kate Dalrymple;”  and Kate,  with  a 
loving  smile,  looked  into  Sholto’s  face 
and slipped her hand into  his.

“Alice.”’
“ *Kate,’ if you please,  Sholto.”
“Yes,  indeed,  Sholto,  and  dinna  ye 
think,  young man,  you  can play pliskies 
wi’ a  Dalrymple  for  naught.  Ha!  Ha! 
you got paid in your ain  coin  this  time, 
my  laddie!  Come  awa’,  all  o’  you;  1 
winna  hae  my  fish  cauld  to  suit  your 
havering;  and  there  1  see  Donald  and 
bonnie Alice Pierson  have been introduc­
ing  themselves;  but  ye  hae  got  things 
right this time.”

It was a wonderful dinner,  and  when, 
at its close, the Provost  brewed his glass 
of  toddy,  and  handed  Kate  and  Alice 
their  “thimbleful,” 
they  were  quite 
ready  to  drink  the  new  family 
toast: 
“Here’8  to  the  Dalrymples  of  Dairg. 
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The P revailing C raze for So-C alled P u re 

Food  Bills.

W ritten  fo r Tan Tradesman.

something 

What is the  matter  with  our  legisla 
tors,  that they are  suddenly  seized  with 
a mania for pure food bills?  Have  they 
eaten 
indigestible?  Have 
they found  a hair in the butter, specks in 
the  cream,  or  purchased,  through  mis 
take, a “ white oak” cheese?  Or, are they 
to turn an honest penny  by  obeying  the 
behests  of  certain  monopolies  who  de 
sire  to  “own”  the  markets  in  certain 
places.  One might suppose,  upon  look 
ing  over  late  files  of  Michigan papers 
that a few  of  our  legislators  had  gone 
daft on  this  subject.  Now,  gentlemen, 
if you will simply confine your food bills 
to calling everything by its proper name, 
that  will answer the purpose;  but do not 
insult the  intelligence  or common  sense 
of any guest or patron  of  hotel or eating 
house,  by compelling the host, or waiters, 
to point out to him,  in  person,  the  fact 
that  you  have  furnished  him  oleo  for 
butter,  or  butter  in  place  of  butter- 
the 
ine,  or  chickory 
same  time  compelling  him 
to  placard 
the walls  of  his  dining  room  with  the 
same  information.  Give  the  guest  the 
credit of personally knowing good butter 
or any of its substitutes,  from  bad,  and 
of knowing clean and  sweet  butter from 
dirty and rancid stuff,  and  rest  assured 
that  he  will  seldom  be  a  guest  at the 
same house,  unless  his  food  is  cleanly, 
palatable  and  wholesome.  No  hotel  or 
eating house will  long  work  against  its 
own best  interests  by  expecting  a  new 
class  of  customers  to  appear  at  each 
meal,  which must inevitably be the case, 
if  they  attempt  deception.  One  pure 
food bill proposed  is to  “ make  the  sale

for  coffee,  at 

of buttering unlawful,  if of the  color  of 
yellow butter,  although  plain  butterine 
may be used.”  The  party  who  drafted 
that bill evidently has a very  superficial 
knowledge of the constituents of  butter­
ine or oleomargarine.  As these are  prin­
cipally made of true butter and beef suet, 
it is almost impossible to  have  it  other­
wise than  the varying  shades  of  all true 
butter.  Of course,  there are occasionally 
a  few  samples  of  rancid grease thrown 
together,  and  called  butterine  or  oleo­
margarine,  but  what  merchant  has  not 
seen baskets  or  pails  brought  in  occa­
the  country  containing 
sionally  from 
equally  unsavory  samples, 
probably 
made from  cows’  milk  entirely?  These 
are the exceptions and call for  no  legis­
lation,  as  they are soon relegated to the 
soap factory.  Those who  will  take  the 
trouble to  inform  themselves  will  find, 
also,  that the  proportion  of  true  butter 
used in the manufacture  of  butterine  is 
of the best quality  and highest priced in 
the markets  generally.  The  writer  can 
affirm  that the far-famed  Elgin creamery 
is purchased and used in large quantities 
by  manufacturers  of  oleomargarine. 
Many persons prefer that their  true  but­
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or deep yellow.  Why not,  then, attempt 
to prohibit the manufacture  and  sale  of 
white butter, often made during the win­
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milk only?  Why not  prohibit  the color­
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harmfess  substances  generally  used,  as 
carrots, saffron,  annatto, etc.?  Do not the 
framers  of  these  pure  food  bills know 
that  the infinitesimal  quantity  of  these 
colorings  used  may  be  taken  into  even 
the  stomach  of  an  infant,  without  the

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in  quality,  if  only  its  healthfulness  is 
kept prominent;  and—as  Mr.  Johnson’s 
bill proposes—to pass  any  bill  “abridg­
ing the manufacture,  or establishing  the 
size,  weight,  or  color  of  cheese  made 
from pure milk,  from  which  the  eream 
has  been  removed”  is  a  usurpation  of 
power which no legislature can  afford to 
establish for a precedent.  The bare pro­
posal  of  such  a  bill  is  an  imputation 
upoS  the  intelligence  and  judgment  of 
his constituents.  Because one man,  or a 
thousand,  do  not  desire  a  full  cream 
cheese,  but  would  prefer  a  lower  grade 
because  it  is  lower  in  price,  shall  its 
manufacture then be prohibited?

Several  years  ago,  one  extensive but­
ter  factory  made  its  butter  exclusively 
from  cream; 
then  cheese  was  made 
from  the  skimmed  milk.  Their largest 
market  for  this cheese was  in  China—a 
country where few cows are kept,  as  the 
land is too valuable for  other  purposes. 
Hundreds of tons  were  shipped  to  that 
country  only  because  its  low  price—8 
cents  per  pound  at  retail—brought  it 
within  reach  of  a  class  of  people  who 
could  not  afford 
the  more  expensive 
kinds.  The  writer personally  examined 
several  of  these  cheese  at  the  factory

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dows and  Fine Rooms.
a  case.

Particularly  adapted  for  Show  Win­
25 Double Sheets in a  Box,  15  Boxes in 
Retails for 25 cents a box.
Costs SI.75 per case.
Profit  nearly  115  per cent.
Will  be a Good  Seller.

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THE  LEADING  BRAND....

GAIL  BORDEN

Eagle  Brand 
Condensed  Milk,

Demanded  by  consumers  everywhere because  it  has  no 
equal.

Sold by retailers because NO  TROUBLE TO SELL. 
Bought by every jobber because his trade requires it. 

Prepared and guaranteed by the
N ew  York Condensed At ilk Company.

'“sartie signature.

IT   HAS  NO  EQUAL.

FOR  QUOTATIONS SEE PRICE COLUMNS.

Also  manufacturers 
o f the

Crown,  Daisy, 
Champion, 
Magnolia,
Challenge and Dime
. . .  Brands of 

CONDENSED 
MILK,

. . . AND . . .  

Borden’s  Peerless
and.. . 
Columbian

.  .  .  Brands ot 

EVAPORATED 
CREAM. 

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THE  MICHIG^ISr  TEADESMAN.
CHICAGO

16

when  they  were  nearly  two  years  old, 
and,  as  many  persons  may  snppose  it 
would  be hardly eatable,  1  will  say  that 
it  contained  all 
the  casein  (which  is 
analogous to the gluten in flour),  most of 
the  sugar  of  milk  and  many  small 
globules of oil or butter,  well distributed 
through it,  and, aside from  its  hardness, 
was  sweet,  palatable,  and  digestible, 
and  afforded  a  fair  profit  to  all  who 
handled  it. 
It  would  seem  as  if those 
who  are  now  clamoring  for  pure  food 
have  either  forgotten  or  ignored  one 
fact  which  it  would  be  well  to  think 
about,  and  that  is  an  old  adage  that 
“What  is  one  man’s  meat  is. another 
man’s  poison,”  or,  in  plainer  English, 
“tastes  differ.”  A  kind  of  food,  also, 
which  agrees  well  with  the  system  of 
one man may  produce  pain  and  illness 
if eaten by  another.  There  are,  really, 
only two qualifications in common neces­
sary in regard  to  all  our  food—cleanli­
ness and healthfulness.  All beside  these 
are 
individual  matters  of  taste  and 
fashion and  should  never  be  hampered 
by legislation.  One person  is  disgusted 
with, and  turns  up  his  nose  at,  a well- 
cooked dark steak  taken  from  the  loins 
of a really  fat  horse—an  animal  which 
has no rival for  cleanliness,  in  its  high­
est sense, on earth; while  the  same  per­
son will sit down to a  roast  guinea  hen, 
which is several  shades  darker  and  not 
half as choice in its food,  nor  cleanly  in 
its habits.  Another  person  is disgusted 
if asked to partake of a frog  fry;  but,  if 
invited to partake of  quails’  drumsticks 
broiled—and 
are  clandestinely 
taken  from  the  same  dish of frogs—he 
pronounces them  delicious.  One person 
is in ecstasies over  roast  ground  hog  or 
raccoon,  while  still  another  dines  on 
skunk!  Thus  we  might  enumerate the 
vagaries  of  taste  and  fashion  in  food; 
therefore give all the privilege of, select­
ing  for  themselves  as  to  quality  and 
price,  while nothing  should  be  allowed 
on sale which is not cleanly or healthful.

they 

Frank A. Howig.

O ur  B an an a  T rade.

The  American  people  consume  more 
bananas than all the other nations of the 
earth.  Last  year  they  managed  to  do 
away  with  nearly  eighteen  million 
bunches, or about one  bunch  of  twenty 
dozen  bananas  to  every  four  persons. 
And the trade is  still  growing.  This  is 
only the imported  bananas.  Florida has 
begun  to  raise  large  quantities  of  the 
luscious fruit and  would  add  considera­
bly to this total.  The exact  number im­
ported  is  17,804,714,  of  which New Or­
leans received about one-third. New York 
nearly a  quarter,  Philadelphia  a  sixth, 
Boston  more  than  one-ninth,  Mobile  a 
tenth,  and  Baltimore  one-eighteenth 
part,  the small remainder  being  distrib­
uted among other  receiving  points.  Al­
together, some thirteen hundred ship car­
goes of bananas  are recorded  in the cus­
tom house reports.  The  northern  ports 
obtain most  of  their  bananas  from  the 
West  Indies,  Jamaica,  and Cuba,  while 
New Orleans chiefly receives from South 
and  Central  America.  The  banana 
plant is one of the  most  prolific  bearers 
in  the  world  and  requires  little  or no 
care.

There are two  calamities  we  hope  to 
be spared this year—a prolonged  drouth 
and an extra session of Congress.

There  is  more  counterfeit  manhood 

than counterfeit money  in  circulation.
man in a position to help himself.
many are truly  thankful.

The highest form of charity is to put a 
Collections are getting easier, for which 

Springtime finds the Signal Five at the 

front.

AND WEST MICHIGAN  R’T.
GOING TO CHICAGO.

TO AMD FROM  MtJSKKGON.

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

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

TRAVERSE CITY. CHARLEVOIX AND  PKTOSKET.

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.
DETROIT, 

oct 2811894

LANSING7A NORTHERN  R. R.
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  l:10pmao6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 12:40pm  5:2Cpm  10:45pm
Lv. GR 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. GR. 11:35am 10:45pm

TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND  ST.  LOtTIS.

TO AND FROM LOWELL.

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

THROUGH_CAR  SERVICE.

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

Trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag't

Michigan (Tentral

“ Tia Niagara Falls Route.”

(Taking effect Sunday,  May 27,1894.) 

«Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday. 

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

w a u k e e  Railway.
EASTWARD.

Detr o it,  g r a n d  h a v e n  a  Mil ­
tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 *JN0.
Trains Le ye
G’d  Rapids,  Lv 6 45am 10 20am 325pm 1100pm
Ionia........ . .Ar 7 40am 1125am 4 27pm 1235am
St. Johns  ...Ar 8 25am 1217pm 520pm 1 25am
Owosso — .. Ar 900am 1 20pm 5 05pm 3 10am
E. Saginaw ..A t 10 50am 3 45pm 8 00pm 6 40am
Bay City... . .At 11 » am 4 35pm 8 37pm 715am
F lin t........ .. At 10 05am 3 45pm 705pm 54Tam
Pt.  Huron. . .At 1205pm 5 50pm 8 50pm 7 30am
..At 10 53am 305pm 8 25pm 537am
Pontiac ...
Detroit...... ..A t 11 50am 4 05pm 9 25pm 7 00am

WESTWARD.

“ 

“ 

For  Grand Haven  and Intermediate
Points............................................ *7:00 a. m.
For Grand II aven and  M uskegon......tl :C0 p. m.
“ 
“  Mil. and Chi. .  t5 35 p. m.
tDaily except  Sunday. 
Trains  arrive  from  the  east,  6:35 a.m.,  12:60 
p.m.. 5:30 p. m.,  10: jo p.m.
Trains  arrive from  the  west, ]0:10a.  m.  3:15 
pm   and9:15p.m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.  No. 82 Wagner Sleeper.
Westward—No. 11  Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 Wagner Sleeper.

«Daily.

J ab. Campbell, City T*cket Agent.

Grand  Rapids  h  Indiana.

TBAINS  GOING  HOBTH.

North

Leave going 
For Traverse City, Petoskey  and Saginaw... ,7:40a. m.
For Saginaw......................................................6 :00 p. m.
For  Petoskey  and  Mackinaw......................... b.tbp  m.
Leave going 
South.
For  Cincinnati.................................................. 7-86 a.m.
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago..........................g;jB p. m
For  Fort Wayne and  the  Bast........................8  16 pm.
For Cincinnati  ...............................................*6:40  p.’m.
For  Kalamazoo and Chicago....................... *11:40 p. m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Chicago v ia G. R. & I. R. R.

Lv Grand Rapids........... 7:26 am   8:16 pm  *11:40 pm
Arr  Chicago...................8:40 pm  0:06 pm 
7:10 am
8:16 p  m  train has through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor 
Oar and coach.
11:40 p m train dally,  through Wagner Sleeping Car 
and Coach.
11:80pm
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
7:80am
8:80  p m  has through  Wagner Bnffet  Parlor  Oar 
11-JO p m train daUy,through  Wagner  Sleeping  Car 
For Muskegon—Leave. 
From Muskegon—Arrive.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids A Indiana.
7:85 am  
0:60am
1:00pm 
1:16pm
6:80 pm
‘ « p m  
O X.LOCKWOOD*
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

8:30pm 
0:16pm 

0:50am 
8:60pm 

BILL’S
BLOOD

RELATION  ALL  USE

Lily  White  Flour

Ur  would,  at least,  if you would  keep  it  in 
tbe  store  so  they  could  get  it  when  they 
want it.

IT  SELLS  ITSELF

And  when  a sack  is sold it  IS  SOLD.  The custom­
er  doesn’t  come  back  for discounts because  of poor 
flour.  HE COMES BACK FOR ANOTHER SACK 
with  a smile  on  his  face,  joy in  his  heart and  CON­
FIDENCE in  YOU. 
Isn’t that smile and confidence 
worth  something? 

IT  MEANS  MORE  TRADE.

VALLEY CITY MILLING  GO.

MANUFACTURERS,

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,   M IC H .

TBE  STANDARD  BARREL  TRUCK  NO.  1.

three  men,  while  with 

By  tbe  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 tbe object.

Write for Catalogue of Handcarts and 

Trucks.

LANSING

WHEELBARROW

CO.,

Lansing,  Mich.

<<]  T^IICB  A   BALLOON  O

The price of  LEHONS  has an upward tendency.  We  bought 
early  and  therefore  can  offer  the  Best  Harks  of  Fancy 
Grades at what should prove

<Xj  A ttra ctive   Figures!  [>o

PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

Seeds—The  general market for canary 
is  somewhat  depressed,  owing  to  the 
prevalence  of  a  very  light  demand  in 
connection with  the liberal  receipts  this 
week of La Plata  seed.  Dutch  caraway 
is  strong  and shows an advancing tend­
ency. 
Stocks  of  Russian  hemp  are 
nearly  exhausted  and  shipments  from 
the producing country are being  delayed 
by ice in the Baltic.  Mustard  is  a trifle 
easier and is moving slowly.  Coriander 
is very active.

Sponges—The  spot  market 

is  un­
changed, with  a  continued  firm  under­
tone. 
Information  gathered  from  vari­
ous  reliable sources  reports that a num­
ber  of vessels have reached the Rock Is­
land and Anclote fishing grounds, but up 
to  a  recent  date  no  sponges have been 
taken.  A  few  lots  of  key  arrived  re­
cently  at  Key  West  and  were  sold  at 
comparatively high prices.

The Fruit  Market.

are 

Oranges — The  Navels 

being 
cleaned up rapidly.  The  best  sizes  are 
now almost gone and are  bringing  fancy 
prices.  Two-thirds  of  the  seedlings 
have been sent forward and they will  all 
have been shipped by May 1.  The  pros­
pects are good for a large crop  of  Medi­
terranean  sweets,  which will bring much 
better prices than now ruling.  The later 
varieties, such as St.  Michaels  and  late 
Valencias,  will come forward in due sea­
son.  The present  demand  is  good  and 
is likely to grow better.

Figs,  dates  and nuts sell steadily in a 
small way and there is little  prospect  of 
a  change  of  any  magnitude  for  some 
time.

Bananas—The  demand  has  increased 
so rapidly  that  the  importers  have  not 
been able to keep up with  it,  as  all  the 
carrying boats are not yet in commission. 
In consequence,  prices  are  very firm and 
considerably  above 
two 
weeks ago.  The stock  sent  to this mar­
ket so far this season has been of superior

those  ruling 

The Braûstreet Mercantile Agency.

The Bradatreet  Company, Props.

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

CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres.

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

Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdieomb  Bldg.

HFNRT  ROTCE. Sant.

REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS.

W.  F.  Brlcker,  the  Belding  Merchant 

and  Real  Estate  Operator.

Willis  F.  Bricber  was  born  at  Ada, 
Hardin county,  Ohio,  May 30,  1854.  His 
antecedents were a  combination  of  Ger­
man and Yankee, and the characteristics 
of both races have  predominated  in  his 
career.  His  father was  a  general  mer­
chant at Ada,  but  abandoned  storekeep­
ing about  ten  years  after  the  birth  of 
his son to embark in  business near  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.  A  year  later  he  removed 
to Ionia county,  locating on  a farm  near 
Saranac, 
to 
Otisco township,  Ionia  county,  where he 
remained  on  the  same 
twenty 
years.  Mr.  Bricker  attended  district

subsequently 

removing 

farm 

W.  V.  BRICKER.

school in  the  country,  afterward  going 
to  Belding,  where  he  attended  public 
school in  winter  and  worked  in  Wilson, 
Luther & Wilson’s sawmill summers, his 
associate in  both occupations  being  Sen­
ator J.  M.  Earle,  who  has  lately  taken 
the management of the  Lansing  Pant  & 
Overall Co.,  at  Lansing.  After working 
five  years  in  the  mill,  he  entered  into 
partnership relations  with his father and 
opened a general store at  Belding  under 
the style  of  J.  &  W.  F.  Bricker.  Six 
years later he purchased the  interest  of 
his father,  since which time the business 
has  been  conducted  in  his  own  name. 
Five years ago he  closed  out the grocery 
and shoe stocks  and  has  since  handled 
lines  of  clothing  and  dry  goods  in  a 
double store building owned  by  himself. 
He is the owner of  nine  store  buildings 
and  the  Hotel  Bricker,  which  burned 
two years ago  and  was  immediately  re­
built.  He also owns  a  half  interest  in 
the grocery firm of Cobb  &  Bricker  and 
has recently purchased  the general stock 
of E.  H.  Beats man & Co.,  at Sunfield.

Mr.  Bricker  has  served  his  city  two 
years as alderman and was the first Dem­
ocratic  postmaster  Belding  ever  had, 
having  been  appointed  by  President 
Cleveland during his first  term.  At  the 
recent municipal election he was  elected 
Mayor of the city,  although the  place  is 
overwhelmingly Republican,  his election 
being due entirely to his  popularity  and 
the reputation he has acquired as an  en­
terprising citizen.  He  is  a  member  of 
the K. of P.,  Maccabees,  Woodmen, Odd­
fellows, and has taken the first degree in 
Masonry.

Mr.  Bricker  was  married  in  1877  to 
Miss Martha K.  Cain, of Brantford, Ont., 
who  died 
later,  leaving  a 
daughter,  who is now 12 years old.  Two

ten  years 

Personally,  Mr.  Bricker  is  a  genial 
gentleman  whom it  is  a  genuine  pleas­
ure to meet.  He knows no such word as 
“fail”  and  his  career  in  Belding  is  a 
brilliant example of,what can  be  accom­
plished by a man  who is  actuated  by  an 
abiding faith in the future  of  his  home 
and is  confident  of  his  own  ability  to 
carry into  execution  any  plan  he  may 
formulate which is within  the bounds of 
reason.

The  Drug  Market.

Alcohol—The market for grain  is  in  a 
more demoralized condition  than  at  any 
time since the  attempted  reorganization 
of the D.  & C.  F. Co.  Efforts to complete 
a satisfactory arrangement  by  the  vari­
ous  distillers  and  distributers  seem  to 
have signally failed  and  competition  is 
keener than ever,  with a  consequent  de­
pression of prices.

Balsams—The stringency  of  the  mar­
ket for Peru has been somewhat relieved 
by arrivals  from  Hamburg.  Copaiba  is 
steady  in  price,  with an active jobbing 
demand; two direct  arrivals  during  the 
week have been taken by dealers.  Tolu 
is  quiet  and  unchanged.  There  has 
been a better inquiry for Canada fir.

Bicarb Soda—There is a  continued ab­
sence of important  demand,  but  jobbing 
orders are absorbing  sufficient  stock  to 
give the market a steady appearance and 
values are maintained.

Bichromate  of  Potash—The  market 
continues in an  unsettled  condition,  ow­
ing to keen competition  between  domes­
tic and foreign  manufacturers, but there 
is no further chaBge in prices.

Blue  Vitriol—Is  moving  moderately, 
in  limited  quantities,  but  supplies  are 
fully  equal  to  the  demand  and  prices 
show no essential change.

Brimstone—The  demand is light, with 
the 

values  easier  in  sympathy  with 
Sicily market.

Cassia  Buds—The  demand  continues 
to  improve  and  values  are  well  sus­
tained.

Cocaine—The  markets 

abroad  are 
cabled easier and prices here  have  been 
reduced 25 cents per ounce.

Cod Liver Oil—Declined  early  in  the 
week,  but  the  situation  has  since  im­
proved,  most  of  the  cheap  lots  having 
been taken  up, and there  is  less anxiety 
to sell.

Cubeb  Berries—Have  been  active, 
with prices higher, under the influence of 
advancing primary markets  and  concen­
tration of stocks.

Flowers—The better grades of German 
chamomile are becoming scarce and com­
mand  full  figures.  There is a good de­
mand for American  saffron  and a liberal 
business is reported.

Leaves—Short buchu are meeting with 
an active demand,  altogether for the bet­
ter grades,  which are in light supply and 
held firm.

Opium—Has  continued  weak  and  de­
pressed,  with a further decline in prices, 
but  without stimulating activity,  the  de­
mand  having  been slow and the volume 
of  business  exceedingly  -small,  buyers 
evidently  holding  off  in  view of the un­
certain outlook.

Quinine—Manufacturers’  agents  con­
tinue  to  report  a  fair  business  at  full 
prices,  but  from  second  hands  the  de­
mand has been  less  active  and the mar­
ket  closed  quiet  and  featureless,  with 
prices firmly maintained.

THE  MICÏHGkAÎSr  TRADESMAN.
years  later  Mr.  Bricker  married  Miss 
Odelia Mehney,  of Belding,  by  whom  he 
has had two children, a boy and a girl.

1 7
quality and proven  most  satisfactory  to 
the trade.

Lemons—The  recent  advances  have 
been fully maintained at the sales of last 
week,  and  brokers  and  importers alike 
are  strong  in the  belief  that,  owing  to 
limited quantities,  further  advances  are 
more than probable.  The  local  market 
is well supplied  with  the  best marks  of 
fancy grades,  and  prices,  as quoted else­
where,  are reasonable.
Twenty-five Pounds of Crackers for 25 

Cents.

Thompson  Bros.,  the  Detroit  grocers, 
recently hung out a  placard  announcing 
that  they  would  sell  eight  pounds  of 
crackers for a  quarter.  Coon & Walker, 
noting  the  cut  in  price,  decided  to  go 
their  competitors  one  better  and  hung 
out a sign announcing  that  they  would 
sell  nine  pounds  for  a  quarter.  The 
merry  war  thus  inaugurated  continued 
until both  parties  to  the  conflict  were 
selling  twenty-five  pounds  of  crackers 
for 25 cents.

No one was the gainer  by the  cut,  but 
all the consumers  in  that  neighborhood 
need not be blaimed if  they  cherish  the 
idea  that  they  are  paying  long  prices 
for goods when the slashing  mania  does 
not prevail.

The Page Fence Giants,  who  are  now 
here playing ball with the  Grand Rapids 
club,  are all  enthusiastic  bicyclists  and 
ride the Monarch,  thinking  it  to  be  the 
best  wheel  for  all  around road service. 
Adams & Hart are local  agents  for  both 
the celebrated Page Wire Fence  and  the 
Monarch wheels.  While here the Giants 
were  glad  to  make  their  headquarters 
with Adams &  Hart,  where  they  found 
the finest flavored cigars in abundance.

Floyd  Everhart,  grocer  at  corner  of 
Turner and Eleventh streets, says:  “I do 
not rack my brains any more, keeping my 
accounts. 
I would  not  sell  my  Shaw’s 
Name File for any money.”

ft M, Reynolds i Son

DEALERS  IN

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

Cor.  Louis  and  Campau  S ts. 

GRAND  RAPIDS

B

AND  FULL LINE OF

MANUFACTURER  OF

Crackers
Sweet  Goods
252  and  254  CANAL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

I
Don’t
Break ¡OAK-LIM  SOAP 
Your 
Back

It lightens the labor of washing—takes  the  dirt | |  
out with no injury to either your wash  or  your p  
hands.  Get a cake  at  your grocers and give it if 
a trial.  Send lor catalogue of beautiful pictures.  |§
GOWANS & SONS,  Buffalo. N. Y. j

Over the wash-tub trying  to  rub  the dirt out of p  
your week’s washing.  There  is a better way to  | |  
get the clothes clean with much less work.  Use p
ii 
%

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
made  money, every  one  uv  ’em,”  said 
Willie,  shifting  to  an  easier  position 
and at the same time relieving his mouth 
of superfluous tobacco juice.

18

Drug D epartm ent

State Board of Pharmacy.

One Year—George Gondrum. Ionia.
Two Years—C. A  Bugbee, Charlevoix.
ThreeYears—S. E. Parkhill, Owosso.
Four Years—F. W. R  Perry,  Detroit.
Five Years—A. C. Schumacher, Ann Arbor. 
President—Fred’k W  R. Perry, Detroit. 
Secretary—Stanley E. Partili, Owosso. 
vrea*urer—Geo. Gnndrum, Ionia.
Ooraing  Meetings—Detroit  (Star  Island),  June 
Lansing, Nov 5.
Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Aas’n 
President-A. S. Parker, Detroit.
Vice-President—John E. Peck, Detroit. 
Treasurer—W. Dupont, Detroit.
Seeretav—F. C. Thompson .Detroit._____
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society 

President, John E. Peck; Secretary, B. Schrouder.

W ritten fo r  The Tradesman.

A  COUNTRY  STORE  SYMFOSIUM. 
One evening, in the late “winter of our 
discontent,”  half a dozen  persons of va 
rious  occupations  sat  in  the  store  of 
Druggist Hamlin,  who  had  been located 
for many years in a  pleasant  village  of 
Central Michigan.  Each  was  intent  on 
enjoying the comfort of furnace  warmth 
and disposed to  converse on  any subject 
admitting of argument.

Like the West,  the  night  outside  wa 
“ wild and woolly,” wind  and snow hav 
ing  already  begun  a  discussion 
that 
promised to  last  until  morning,  which 
prevented the usual  number  of custom 
ers seeking their wonted evening rendez 
vous.

The  company 

consisted  of  Harry 
Smiles, a traveler for  the  firm  of Doyce 
& Gerber,  who had dropped in,  hoping to 
at  least book a small order for druggists’ 
sundries;  Major Dobbs,  dealing in loan 
and  real  estate,  besides  holding  down 
the office of justice of  the peace;  Farmer 
Jones,  storm-bound,  but in no  hurry  for 
home;  Bedell,  a dentist doing a fair bust 
ness;  Stokes,  the village blacksmith, and 
last,  though  not  least  in 
length,  Israel 
Poppinjay,  a new  comer,  Weary  Willie 
by  occupation,  hailing  from  half  the 
states in the Union and claiming intimate 
knowledge of men  and  manners  in  the 
other half.  He had already  got on quite 
familiar  terms  with 
the  druggist  by 
sampling his plug tobacco, and had made 
preliminary  arrangements  to  have  his 
name  duly  entered  on  daybook  and 
ledger as a regular patron.

The hard  times  had  been 

thoroughly 
discussed with  unanimity  of opinion—so 
frequent  of  late—when  the  Major  re­
marked:

“I think,  Hamlin,  you  have  the bulge 
on the hard times and must feel them less 
than men in other lines of business.  For 
my  part,  I  should  feel  like  taking  the 
world pretty easy if I  had  your  annual 
profits between me and want.”

“That’s what I’ve  alters noticed,” vol­
unteered  Poppinjay.  “The  drug  busi­
ness is where  the  dollars  are  raked  in, 
alius.  Now, down in Missoury, I knowed 
a man  what made his pile in  three  years 
a-sellin’ of ager medicines to pre-emptors 
on  Sallow’s  bottoms,  ’til  he  tuck  sick 
hisself with the  ager  an’  bed  ter move 
back Eas’.  I bed once a doggone good no­
tion to go inter  the  scheme  myself,  but 
somehow couldn’t raise the spondulicks.” 
“Perhaps,”  suggested  Bedell,  “you 
would find some  brains  needed,  besides 
capital, if you expected  to  make  money 
in the drng trade.”

“I don’t dispute you, Doc.  But I’m no 
slouch uv a hand at  merchandizin’, ’ef  I 
do say it that shouldn’t  
I know  lots by 
’spiri’nce ’bout some kin’s uv  drugs;  an’
I  could  hire  a  young  clerk  with  high- 
toned knowludge to run the dispensatory 
part uv it. 
I’ve  knowed  plenty uv men 
in Arkinsaw run drug  stores  that never 
hed no schoolin’  tbeirselves, an’ they  all

“1 think,”  said  Farmer  Jones,  “ that 
while the drug  men  generally  make  an 
enormous profit on  their  goods,  the gro 
cers and other  dealers  are  still  getting 
more than their share from the public.  I 
used to be a Patron of Husbandry, and  I 
still believe,  as they did,  that 10 or 12 per 
cent,  profit on sales is enough to pay any 
dealer for his services and the use of cap­
ital.  A man  who isn’t satisfied with that 
ought to  step down and out and let some 
one  that  knows  a  good  thing  take  his 
place.”

Did any of  the  Patrons  ever  make a 
practical test of the per cent, theory with 
their own capital?” asked  Harry Smiles.
Well,  no,  not just  that,  exactly;  but 
we made contracts  with  some  dealers  to 
sell us goods at special  rates,  with privi­
lege of examining  invoices  from  whole­
salers  through  our  finance  committee. 
There were most always several in every 
town  willing to make such contracts, and 
reckon  we saved many  a dollar in  that 
way, as long as we kept up our organiza­
tion.”

“Very likely,”  replied  Smiles,  “your 
scheme lasted as  long  as  any  others  of 
the kind, and  few  were surprised at the 
inevitable collapse.  Having  been set  in 
motion by a blind distrust of all commer­
cial  honesty,  and being fed by prejudices 
originating in jealousy or discontent,  the 
initial force  was  hampered  by  the fric­
tion of such  discordant  elements.  Like 

Waterbury watch,  it  soon ran down.

‘If the spring had been stronger,
Its life had been longer.’ ”

“I  must  say  you  are hard on the Pa­
trons.  We  had  some  solid  and  well- 
posted men among us,  and  I don’t  know 
as we looked out for ourselves any closer 
than some other folks.  We surely had a 
right to get our supplies as cheap as pos­
sible.”

“Granted,  my  friend,”  said  Smiles; 
but  you  made  two  serious  mistakes: 
ou underrated  the cost of selling goods 
and overrated the advantages to be gained 
by  your  special  contract  system.  You 
claim that 10 per cent, is a fair  profit for 
the average dealer;  did  you  ever  know 
anyone to  actually  carry on a profitable 
retail business on that margin?”

“I can’t say for certain;  but we found 
men willing  to  contract  to  furnish  our 
applies  on  that  basis.  Of  course,  we 
had  to buy a good bit at other stores,  be­
cause the men  with  whom  we  had  con­
tracts did not keep  all  that  we needed. 
They  claimed  to  do  fairly  well  on  the 
profit  we  allowed,  but  the  plan  fell 
through by  reason  of  dissension  in  the 
order.”

“It is easily seen,  in the light  of  your 
admissions,  why the plan of forcing deal­
ers into a cast-iron contract to  sell goods 
a certain  per cent,  above  cost for  the 
benefit of a small  proportion of consum­
ers was so short lived.  Many  who  car­
ried large stocks  of  back-number  goods 
found it a good opportunity to work them 
off for cash, without  loss,  while they se­
cured increased sales in  staples from the 
Patrons and some  outside  trade at regu­
lar prices.  By the time their old stocks 
had to be replenished, a  general  depres­
sion  in the  wholesale  market  helped  to 
equalize the columns  of  profit  and loss. 
Meantime,  for  other  kinds of goods not 
in  frequent  demand  Patrons  paid  full 
prices to  Doncontracting  firms,  or  went

without.  Thus, 
like  the  old  pig  that 
crawled through a crooked  hollow log to 
secure a feast of  sweet  field  corn,  and 
found herself in  the  end  on the  hungry 
side of the fence,  the Patrons  must have 
found,  on summing up  things,  that they 
were still at the point  from  which  they 
started.  The question  whether a dealer 
can do a profitable  business  on a 10 per 
cent,  margin  was  never  practically set­
tled. after  all.”

“But,”  inquired  Stokes,  “don’t  you 
believe it possible,  by  doing  a  strictly 
cash  business, 
to  make  a  10 per cent, 
margin a paying one?”

‘Not  a  bit  of  it!  There  may  be  at 
long intervals,  a  special  exception,  but 
not one dealer in a thousand, unless it be 
a Chinaman  or  a department  store  com­
pany  that  employs  help  at  hardly  liv- 
ng wages, can  show  a  balance  on  the 
right side of the ledger. 
I knew  a  man 
in a thriving town  who sold in  one  year 
812,000 worth of goods.  He carried  full 
ines  of  staple  and 
fancy  groceries, 
crockery,  glassware  and  housekeeping 
notions,  besides  doing  a  brisk  trade  in 
hay and grain  with the  local  consumers. 
He took no speculative risks and  bought 
only butter, eggs and small fruits  of  his 
country  customers.  Besides  working 

(Continued on page 22.]

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Every dealer should sell  them.
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Lemon,  Vanilla,  Assorted  Flavors. 
Yearly sales increased by  their  use. 
Send trial order.

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2 oz.  1  20  12  60
4 oz.  2  00  22 80
6 oz.  3  00  33 00

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2 oz.  3  00  21  60
4 oz.  3  75  40 80
6 oz.  5  40  57  60
Plain  X. S.  with 
corkscrew at sstne 
price if preferred.
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Solicited
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Represented by  F .E. BUSHMAN, 523 John St., Kalamazoo, Mich.

Best 5  cent

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Sold  by  all  Wholesale 
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Michigan  Representative

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Wholesale Price  Current»

Advanced—Nitrate Silver.

Declined—Alcohol, Turpentine, Cod Liver Oil.

‘ ‘ 

,T 

S.  N. Y. Q.  A

Morphia, S.  P. A W.  1 95@2 20 
C.  Co....................  1  85@2  10
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nuz Vomica, (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Picis Liq, N.»C., H gal
doz  ........................   @2 00
Picis Llq., quarts......  @1 00
pints.........   ©  85
PII Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  ®  1
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  @  8
PllzBurgun...............   @  7
Plumbl A cet.............. 
io®  12
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv..........   20®  30
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. AW ......34Vt@39M
8.  German....  27®  37
Rubla  Tlnctorum......  12®  14
SaccharumLactlspv.  16®  18
Salacln.......................2 30®2 50
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sano,  W......................  12®  14
11  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

“ 

3®

Seldllts  Mixture........  ®  20
Slnapls........................  ©  18
“  opt................   @  SO
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 9-10).  8®  10
Soda  et Potass Tart...  24®  25 
Soda Carb.................  1M@  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb
Soda, Ash......................3M®  4
Soda, Sulphas..............  @  2
Spts. Ether C o............   50® 55
“  Myrcla  Dom......  @2 00
“  Myrcla Imp........  @2 50
•'  Vinl  Rect.  bbl.
....7.........................2 50@2 60
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal....... 1 40® 1 45
Sulphur, Subl.............2M® 3
“  Roll.............   2  @ 2M
Tamarinds...................  8® 10
Terebenth Venice........  28® 80
Theobromae............. 45  @  48
Vanilla...  ............... 9 00® 16 00
7® 8

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

Bbl.  Gal
70
70
60
65
40
45
59
62

“ 

FATNT8. 

Linseed,  boiled.........  62 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   65 
SplrltsTurpentlne__  36 

1 9
65
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian............. 1M  2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1M  2@4
Ber....... IX  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2M 2M@3
“  strictly  pure..... 2%  2X®8
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican .......................... 
13®15
Vermilion,  English__ 
68@72
Green,  Peninsular...... 
13®16
Lead,  red....................  5M@6
“  w hite............... 5M®6
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gliders’........  @90
1 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting.  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Universal Prepared  ..1  G0@1  15
* 
No.l  Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160@1  70
Coach Body...............2 75@S 00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70®75
Turp......................... 

VARNISHES.

HflZELTINE S, PERKINS 

t>° DRUG  GO.

Cubebae..  ................. 1  40@1 50
Exechthitos  ............  1  20@l 30
Erlgeron..................... 1  20@l 30
Gaultherla.................. l  50@1 60
Geranium,  ounce......  ®  75
Gosslpll, Sens, gal  __  60®  70
Hedeoma  .............     l  25®i 40
Jumper!.....................   50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90®2 00
Limonls...........................l  40® i 60
Mentha Piper...................1  85@3 00
Mentha Verid................. 1  R0@2 00
Morrhuae. gal 
........ 1  25@l  30
Myrcla, ounce............   @  50
Olive........................   90@3 00
Plels Liquida, (gal. 85)  10®  12
Rlclnl.......................  88®  96
Kosmarlni..........  
i  00
Bosae, ounce...............6  50®8 50
Succlnl.......................  40®  46
Sabina.......................  90@1 00
Santal  ....................... 2 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  ®  65
TJglfi..........................  @1  00
Thyme.......................  40®  50
“  Opt.................  @1  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
BICarb...  .................  
is®
Blehromate................  n@
Bromide....................  40®
Carb.....................  
is®
 
Chlorate  (po. 17® 19).. 
ig@
Cyanide......................  50®  __
Iodide............................. 2 90®3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  23®  25 
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @
Potass Nltras, opt......  8®
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®
PrusBlate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

POTASSIUM.

TINCTURES.

“ 

Aconltum Napellls R.........  60
..  “ 
F .........   50
Aloes.....................................  go
and myrrh..................   60
Arnica..................................  50
Asafœtlda..........   .................. 4)
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin................................   go
_  “  Co............................  50
Sangulnaria..........................  50
Barosma.............................  50
Cantharides....................... .  75
Capsicum.............................   50
Cadamon............................  75

“ 

Catechu................................   50
Cinchona........................... )  50
_ 
.  Co.........................  60
Columba.............................  50
Conlum...............................  so
Cubeba................................  50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
_  ",  Co...........................   60
ammon.................... !  60
Zingiber.............................  50
Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
“  Colorless..................   75
Ferri Chlorldum...............   35
K ino...................................  so
Lobelia............................. 
so
Myrrh..................................  50
Nuz  Vomica.......................  50
OpU.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deoaor........................ 2 00
Aurantl Cortez....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................  50
Rhel.....................................  so
Cassia  Acutlfol...................  50
„  " 
Co..............  50
Serpentario.........................  50
Stromonlum.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

“ 

A C ID U M .
m65®
Aceti cnm .................
10 
Benzoicum  German.
75 
15 
Boraclc 
...................
21®
Carbollcum................  
31 
Ci tri cum ............
41®  44 
Hydrochior................  3®
5 
Nttrocum 
...................  10@
12 
Oxaltcum.................:  10®
12 
Phosphorium dll........
20
^ u iu y u u iu u ................
S ulphuricum ...............
IX ©   5
1  40@1  60
T annlcum ....................
30®  33
Tar tar! cu m ..................
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  d e g ...............
“ 
20  d e g ..............
'  feonas  ....................
xoridum ..................
ANILINE.

4® 
6
6® 
8
12®  14
12®  14

B lack............................. 2 00@2  25
8001  00
B row s...........................
45®  50
R ed................................
Y ellow ......................... 2  5003 00

BACCAB.
Cubeae (po  25).........
J u n ip e ru s ....................
X antuoxylum .............
BALSAM UM.
C opaiba.........................
P eru ................................
Terabln. Canada  —
T o lu ta n .........................

20®  25
8®  10
25®  30

45®  50
@3 25
45®  50
35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  C anadian......... .........   18
Casslae  ......................... .........   12
Cinchona F l a v a ......... .........  18
Euonym us  atro p u rp .. .........  30
Myrica  Cerlfera, p o ... .........   20
Prim us V lrglnl............ .........  12
Quill ala,  g rd ................ .........  10
Sassafras  ...................... .........  12
Ulmus Po (G round  15) .........  15

EXTRACTTJM.
24®  25
G lycyrrhlsa  G labra... 
33®  35
p o .............
“  
Haematox, 15 lb. b o z .. 11®  12
“ 
l i ..............
13®  14
14®  15
“ 
M s..............
16®  17
“  M«............
Carbonate Precip........ @ 15
Citrate and Quinta — @3 50
® 80
Citrate  Soluble...........
50
Ferrocy anldum Sol —  
0
® 15
Solnt  Chloride...........
.9® 2
Sulphate,  com’l .........
7
pare............

R B K U

11 

12® 14
Arnica.......................
Anthemls................... 18® 25
18025
.......
Matricaria 

FLORA.

FOJ.1A.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

GUMMI.

14® 30
Barosma 
...................
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-
18® 25
nlvelly....................
25® 30
Alz.
Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
12® 20
and  Ms....................
8® 10
Ura Ural 
...................
Acacia,  1st  picked— © 60
® 40
2d 
....
© 30
3d 
....
© 20
sifted sorts...
60® 80
po.................
50® 60
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)... 
'  © 12
“  Cape, (po.  20)...
© 50
Socotri, (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 M*>
© 1
16)..........................
55® 60
Ammoniac.................
40® 45
Assafcatlda, (po 50)
50® 55
Bensoinum.................
44® 50
Camphor«..................
35®
Eup&orblum  po  ........
@2 1050
G&fbanum...................
Gamboge, po..............  65®  80
Gualacum, (po  35) —   @  30
Kino,  (po  2 50).........   @2 50
Mastic.......................  @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opli  (po  3 30@3 50)..it 2@2 25
Shellac  ......................  40®  60
bleached......   4C@  45
Ti.tgacanth...............   50®  80

“ 
hxrba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................   23
“  Ylr .  ......................  26
Bue.......................................  80
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymns,  V..........................   25
HASWESIA.
Calcined, P a t...........
Carbonate,  Pat  ........
Carbonate, K. 8s  M... 
Carbonate, Jennings.

55®
20®
20®
35®

Absinthium................ 2 50@3 00
Amygdalae, Dulc.......   30®  50
Amydalae. Amarae___8 00@8 25
Anlsl........................... 1  90®2 00
Aurantl  Cortez........  1  80@2 00
Bergamll  ...................3 00®3 20
Cajlputl.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll...............   75®  80
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodll...............   @1  60
Cinnamoni!.................1 35®1 49
Citronella...................  @  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
C opaiba...................   80®  90

Aconltum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  is
Arum,  po....................  @  26
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentlana  (po. 12) ......  8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po_  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po.................. 1 30@1  40
Iris  ploz (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr..................   40®  45
Maranta,  Mb..............  ®  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel.............................   75®1 00
cut.....................   @1  75
pv.........................  75®1 35
Splgelia.....................   35®  38
Sangulnaria, (po  25)..  @20
Serpentarla..................   50® 55
Senega.........................  55® 60
Similar, Officinalis.  H  @ 40
M  ®  25
Sclllae, (po. 85)............   10® 12
Symplocarpus,  Pcetl
dus,  po.............    ...  @ 35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
Inglber a ...................  
18® 20
18® 20
Zingiber  j ................... 

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t i m .
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
..  ®  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  14®  16
Bud, is......................... 
4® 6
Carol, (po. 18)..............  10® 12
Cardamon.................. 1  00@1  25
Corlandrom.................   12® 14
Cannabis Satlva.........  4®  5
C/donlum....................  75®1 00
Cnenopodlum  ............   10® 12
Dlpterix Odorate  ......1  80®2 00
Foeulculum..................   @ 15
Foenugreek,  pc...... 
6®  8
L lnl..........................  3W® 4
Uni, grd.  (bbl. 8M)..  3M©  4
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian—   4®  5
Rapa..........................  4M®  5
Slnapls  Albu

Nigra..........   11®

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Frumenti, W.. D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. F. R....... 2 00®2 25
Junlperls  Co. O. T ... .1  65®2 00
...........1  75©3 50
Saacharum  N.  3 ........1 
Spt.  Vini  Galli............1 75©6 50
Vini Oporto.................1 
Vini  Alba....................1 

90®2 10
2502 00
25@2 00

25®1 50

 
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Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage..................2 50@2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
2 00 
Velvet  eztra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
1  10
Bztra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage .......................
Hard for  slate  use —
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
use..........................

1  40

SYRUPS.

A ccada..............................   50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  I od.............................  50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhel Arom..........................  50
Simllaz  Officinalis..............  60
....  50
Senega................................   50
Sdllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................  50
Toiatan...............................  50
Prunns  rlrg.................... 
50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Æther, Spts  Nit, 8 F ..  35®  88 
“  4 F ..  38®  40
Alumen....................... 2M© 3

"  
ground,  (po.

* 
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7).............................  3®  4
Annotto.....................   55®  60
Antimoni, po..............  4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrln..................   @1  40
Antlrebrln..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  53
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 1 20®l 80
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
@  11
12;  M".  14)..............
Cantharides  Russian,
po..........................
@1  00 
®  16 
Capsid  Fructus, a f...
®  15 
ipo.
®  16 
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)
10®   12 
Carmine,  No. 40.........
@8 75 
Cera  Alba, 8. A F.
50®  56
Cera Flava.................  40®  42
Coccus.......................  ®  40
Cassia Fructus...........  Q  25
Centraria....................  ®  10
Cetacenm..................   ®  40
Chloroform...............   60®  68
squibbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst....... 1  25®1  50
Choudrus..................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  8k  W  16®  20
German 8M@  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  .....................  
65
A  35
Creasotum.............. 
Crete, (bbl. 75)......  
®  2
prep.............. 
5®  5
precip.............. 
9®  11
Rubra...............   @ 8
Crocus......................  50®  55
Cudbear.....................   @  34
Cuprl Sulph...............   5 ®  6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   75®  90
Emery,  all  numbers..  @  8
po..................   ®  6
ErgotaLipo.)  40 .........   30®  35
Flake  white..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  ®  28
Gambler.....................   7  0 S
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ®  60
French...........  30®  50
Glassware  flint, by boz 60.
Less than boz 50.
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
11  White...............   18®  25
Glycerins..................   13®  20
Grans Paradlsl...........  ®  22
Htunning....................  25®  56
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ©  75
“  Cor___   O  65
Ox Rubrum  @  85
Ammonlatl.  @  95
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   ®  60
Tchthyobolla, Am..  ..1 2S®1 50
Indigo........................   7501 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  60®  65
M ads.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................  ®  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  19
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  8. F .......... .  60®  68

1M)........................   2*©  4

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Syringes

In  a d d i t i o n   to  a  full  s t o c k   of  R e g u l a r  
L i n e s ,  w e   h a v e ,   u n d e r   o u r   S p e c i a l  
T r a d e - m a r k s , t h e  f o l l o w i n g   S y r i n g e s  
w h i c h   w e   c a n  
r e c o m m e n d   to  o u r  
c u s t o m e r s   a s   b e in g   m a d e   u p   of  t h e  
v e r y   b e st  m a t e r i a l s  a n d  s o ld  a t  l o w e r  
p ric e s.

B u l b   S y r i n g e s

No.  4, Valley  City  Syringe,  pasteboard  box,  2  II.  R.  Pipes. 
Max  Syringe, pasteboard box,  3  H.  R.  Pipes.
Max Syringe,  wood box,  3  II.  R.  Pipes  in  rack.
Crook’s  Syringe, pasteboard  box, single bulb,  3  metal  Pipes. 
Henry Syringe,  pasteboard box,  3  metal  Pipes.
Valley  City  Syringe, wood  box, 4  H.  R.  Pipes.

F o u n t a i n   S y r i n g e s

Grand River, pasteboard box,  3  H.  R.  Pipes.
Valley City, pasteboard box,  3  H.  R.  Pipes,  with  irrigator. 
Valley City, wood box,  4  H. R.  Pipes.

C o m b i n a t i o n   F o u n t a i n   S y r i n g e   a n d
H o t   W a t e r   B o ttle

Valley City,  wood  box,  5  II.  R.  Pipes.
Grand  River, pasteboard  box,  3  H.  Rr Pipes.

HÄZELT1NE  l  PERKINS  DRUG  C0.(

MANUFACTURING  CHEMISTS,

GRÄND RÄPIDS, MICH.  •

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THE  MICHIGAN  T-tLAlAESMAisr

G R O C E R Y   P R IC E   C U R R E N 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.

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

Bonders'.

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.
No. 1,6)4........................   *1  3S
1  in
No. 2. 6)4 
..................  
No. 1,6...........................  
1  2b
No. 2,6........................  
100
Manilla, white.
6*4  ...................................  
6.................................  
 
Mill  No. 4......................... 
FARINACEOU8  GOODS.

75
70
90

Coin.

115 lb. kegs.

Farina.
Grits.

2*4

Hominy.
...................  

Walsh DeRoo A  Co.’s ......  1  95
Barrels 
  2*
Grits..................................  3H
Dried........................... 
54

Lima  Beans.

55

Pearl Barley.

MaccaronI and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box__ 
Imported....................10)4@11
Empire................................   3
Chester...............................’  2)4
Green,  bn........................  1  10
Split  per l b ................. 
2)4

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

“ 

Schumacher, bbl................34  <55
X bbl.................  2 50
Monarch,  bbl 
............   4 00
Monarch,-X  bbl..................2 13
Quaker,  cases...................  3 ¿0
Oven Baked.........................3 25
_ 
German...........................   3
Bastlndla.............................sx
Cracked..........................  
9

Wheat.

Sago.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................   1  65
Oeorges cured.................4
Georges genuine............ 6
Georges selected.............. 7
Boneless,  bricks............  6V
Boneless, strips................6£©9

Halibut.
11©12
Smoked  .................. 
Herring.
80 
Holland, white hoops keg 
bbl  10 ro
“ 
“ 
„   “  _  
Norwegian.......................   11 00
Round, X bbl 100 lbs........  2 55
a 
,'L,  *   “  40  “  ........  1  30

Mackerel.

No. 1,  lOQlbs.......................12 00
No. 1,40 lbs..........................5 50
No. 1,  10 lbs........................  1 35
No. 2,100 lbs......  
...."!l0 no
No. 2,40 lbs........................  4 36
No. 2,10 lbs 
..................'  j  15
Family, 90 lbs................

10 lb....................

“ 

Russian,  kegs....................   55

Sardines.

Trout

XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.......ti  50
4oz......   3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
I 2 oz.......91  75
14 oz........3 50

 

 

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2 00 

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
1 20
2 os regular panel.  75 
2 00
4 os 
...1  50
601 
...2 00
3 00 
No. 3 taper...........1  35
No. 4  taper...........l  50
2 50
N orthrop’s 
Lemon.
Vanilla. 
1  10
1  75 
1  20
2 25

2 oz  oval taper  75
“  1  20
3 oz 
2 oz regular  “ 
85
4 oz 
“  1  60

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GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.
 

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

Kegs................. 
  _
.3 25
Half  kegs.............................1 90
Quarter  kegs.......................1 10
1  lb cans.............................   30
X lb  cans............................  18
Kegs..................................... 4 25
Half  kegs.............................2 40
Quarter kegs........................ l 35
1 lb cans.............................   34
Kegs  ..................................11  00
Half  k e g s........................... 5 75
Quarter kegs........................3 00
1  lb  cans............................  60
Sage.....................................16
Hope....................................16
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
55
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
50
15  lb. palls.................   ©  37
“ 
17  “ 
..............   ©  45
30  “  “ 
...............  ©  70
LICORICE.
Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
81clly 
................................   12
Root.....................................   10
LYE.
Condensed, 2 dos................1  20
4 dos................ 2 25

INDIGO.

HERBS.

JELLV.

“ 
MINCE  MEAT.

No. 1. X bbls., lOOlbs............4 28
No. 1 X bbl, 40  lbs................1 95
No. 1. kits, io lbs..............  
56
No  1, 8 lb  kits................. 
48

9
22
22 >4

Whlteflsh.

„  . . .  
No.  1  family
X bbls, 100 lbs...........(6  25 3  50
X  “  40  “  ...........  2 80  1 70
101b.  kits  ................. 
78  50
.........  
65  43
8 lb.  “ 
FLY  PAPER.

5

CREAM  TARTAR.

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

CLOTHES  PINS. 

Daisy  Brand.

COCOA  SHELLS.

5 gross boxes.............  40@45
351b  bags.....................   ©3
Less  quantity...............   ©3X
Pound  packages..........6M©7

COFFEE.
Orc«n.
Slav

Java.

Santos.

Mocha.

Roasted.

Fair.................. —. .......... .18
Good.................................... 19
Prime.................................. 21
Golden.................................21
Peaberry  ............................23
Fair................................   ..19
Good....................................20
Prime............................... [.22
Peaberry  ............................ 23
Mexican and Gnatamala.
Fair..................................... 21
Good....................................22
Fancy........................ ’ ..' ” 24
Maracaibo.
95
Prime.......................  
23
Milled...........................;;;;24
Interior............ r................ 25
Private Growth...................27
Mandehllng....................... 28
85
81
Imitation............................ 25
Arabian..........................’” 28
85
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add V4c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
McLaughlin's  XXXX..  £2 30
Bunola  ...........................   21  80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case....  22 30 
Kitrftct
Valley City X gross 
75
1  15
Felix 
Hnmmel’s, foil, gross  ......  1  65
“ 
2 85
..................................5
Bulk 
ted................................ 
7
CLOTHES  LINKS. 
Cotton,  40 ft......... per dos.  1  25
140
1  so
1  75
1  90
85
100

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Jute 
" 
CON'-'KNSED  m i l k .

60ft........... 
60ft........... 
70ft........... 
80ft..........  
.... 
i
v
rx  1 
.... 
4 :1«s  In c#»c.

tin 
CHICORV.

Package.

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N. Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle............   7 40
Crown................................6  25
Daisy..................................5  75
Champion..........................  4 50
Magnolia 
...........................4025
Dime................................. 3  35

Peerless evaporated cream  5  75

c o u p o n  b o o k s

“Superior.”

I  1 books, per hundred 
12

2 50
3  003 50
4 00
5 00
6  00

Universal ”

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1  1  books, per hundred 
3 50
»2 
. 
...  4 00
»3 
.  5 00
• 5 
•10 
..  6 00
*20 
7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5  per cent
600  “ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
ICan  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from lio  down. |
20 books.........................1 1  00
2 00
50 
“ 
 
..........................  3 00
100  “ 
6 25
 
“ 
250 
500 
“ 
 
10 00
1000 
“ 
 
17 50
600, any one denom’n ......13 00
“ 
1000,  “ 
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.......5 00
“ 
2000,  “ 
.......s 00
•• 
Steel  punch 
.................  75
CRACKERS.

CREDIT CHECKS.

 
 
 

8eymourXXX......................
Seymour XXX, cartoon......
Family  XXX.....................
Family XXX,  cartoon........
Salted XXX.........................
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........
Kenosha 
..........................
Boston.................................
Butter  biscuit....................
Soda, XXX................. 
514
Soda, City...........................
Soda,  Duchess....................  ¿X
Crystal Wafer.....................iox
Long  Island Wafers  .........11
S. Oyster XXX......................su
City Oyster. XXX...................5U
Farina  Oyster....................e

Oyster.

Soda.

. 

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Butter.

Domestic.

Apples.

Peaches.

Apricots.

Sundrled........................  
6X
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
8 
California In  bags........7X@8X
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
9
Blackberries.
In  boxes............... ...
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags  ......................
25 lb. boxes..................... 
Peeled, In  boxes........... 
Cal. evap.  “ 
........... 
“ 
in bag*........ 
California In bags......  
California boxes........... 
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes.................
...................
26 “ 
Prunelles.
*■ lb  boxes... 
... 
Raspberries.
In  barrels......................... 
501b. boxes....................... 

9
14
9
8
6Q
714

Pear*.

“ 

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Raisins.
.....................  3$4

Loose  Muscatels In  Boxes.
J* 
.............................  4
 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.

2 crown 
8 
* 
 
2  crow n.................... 
8 

...  314
.................  31i

•••• 
Foreign.
Currants.

Gages

Pears.

Peaches.

Cherries.
Red  ... 
 
 
©1  1
Pitted Hamburgh......
W hite........................  
1  40
Erie.......................... 
1  15
Damsons, Rgg Plums and Green 
Erie.......................... 
1  on
California..................  
1  05
Gooseberries.
Common  ..................  
1  25
Pie............................ 
1  10
Maxwell.................... 
1  50
Shepard's..................  
1  50
Callfornls..................   160©1  71
Monitor  ....................
Oxford.......................
Domestic.................... 
1  15
Riverside.................... 
1  40
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00©1  30
Johnson’s  sliced.......  
2 50
grated____ 
2 75
Booth’s sliced............  @2 5)
grated...........  @2 75
1  10

Quinces.
Common.................... 
Raspberries.
Red...................................  
Black  Hamburg.........  
Erie  black  ...............  
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
Hamburgh................. 
Erie..................................  
Terrapin............................ 
Blueberries...................... 
Corned  beef  ..................... 2 15
Roast beef  ........................ 2 25
Potted  ham, H lb................1  25
“  X lb.................  70
tongue, vi lb............. 1 85
“ 
fe ib..........
, chicken, % lb.........  
95
Vegetables.

Whortleberries.

1  40
1  10
1  25
1  25

Meats.

“ 
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Beans.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
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Peas.

Corn.

.........

soaked....................

early  Jnne  . 
Champion Eng. .1 
petit  p o ts.....14-
fancy sifted 

Hamburgh  BtrlnglesB  ........ 1  15
French style........ 2 00
........ 1  25
Limas 
Lima, green 
......................115
Lewis Boston Baked..........l  25
Bay State  Baked..................1 25
World’s  Fair  Baked..........1  25
Picnic Baked.........................  95
Hamburgh  ........................115
Livingston  Eden...................1 00
Purity  ............................. .  90
Honey  Dew............................1 25
Morning Glory 
Soaked...............................  75
Hamburgh  mar r of at..........1  go
.  1 50
40
...1  6-
Soaked................. 
... 
$5
Harris standard..................
.......1  It
VanCamp’s  marrofat 
early June......1  Si
Archer’s  Early Blossom 
1  2.-
French.......  
g j*
Mushrooms.
French...................... „ ...i 9©2i
Pumpkin.
Brie...............................—   85
Squash.
Hubbard...............................1 15
Succotash.
Hamburg.................  
1  3
Soaked......—.......................  30
Honey  Dew........................ 1  8fi
Erie...................................   1  35
Hancock............................ 
po
Excelsior 
 
80
Eollpse................. 
is
ism  tj ary..... ..........................1  ;o
...........................2 25
Gallon 
Baker’s.

CHOCOLATE.
German 8weet................  
28
3:
Premium......................... 
Breakfast  Cocoa 
'5
Amboy  —  
12
llvi
Acme  ... 
Lenawee.........  
.. 
12
Riverside.... 
¡2
Gold  Medal...............
SkUn....................... 
09
Brick..........................  
11
00
Edam  ........................ 
Leiden....................... 
20
Llm b urger.............. 
015
Pineapple........ 
.....  ©24
Roquefort___ 
.  ..  ©35
Sap Sago....................  ©20
Schweitzer, Imported 
©24
*£j4
CATSUP.

iKwmwtir 

Tomatoes.

CHEESE

 

 

Blue Label Brand.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora......... ___  55
Jastor Oil. — ....  60
......  50
Diamond.......
.... 
75
Frazer's  ........
. 
65
Mica  ............
......  55
Paragon 
..  ..

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

BAKING  POWDER 

46
75 
1  60
10
56 
1  10 
2  00 
9 00 
40
76 
1  40
45 
1 6*
90
1
3 SO
46 95
1  50 
45 
75 
1  50

Acme
u  id.  ;ans. 3  doz....
X'-b-  , 
“  ................
1  “  .................
lib . 
‘ 
Sulk..................................
Arctic.
¡4 9> cans A doz  case.........
.........
X lb  “  4 doz  “ 
i  B>  “  2 doz  “ 
.........
5  lb  “  1 dot  “ 
.........
Red Star, % lb cans..........
K *>  “ 
.........
“ 
•* 
1  lb  “ 
......
Sun Light, 
lb. cans, 6 doz. case 
Vt lb.  “  4  doz. 
‘  ...
l" lb.  “  2  doz.  “  —
14 lb. cans, 6 doz. case.
X lb.  “  4  doz.  “
1  lb.  “  2  doz.  “  .
fetter's.  !4 lb. cans, dot 

Van  Anrooy’s Pure 

.. 

•* 
“ 

x ib .  «
1 lb.  *
Our I eader, \  -b cans.  .
V4 lb  cans----
. ■ • 
l lb cans 
BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.
......

BLUING. 

English...............
Bristol.................. 
Domestic__
Gross
Arctic, 4 os  ovals...........3 60
6 75
“  pints,  round  .........  9 00
«  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
-  «00
...  8 00
“  1 os b a ll.................4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz.......   3 60
“ 
3 oz.........   6 80

No. 3, 
No. 5, 

^  
“ 

80s

“ 
BROOMS.
NO. 2 Hurl.....................
No. 1  “ 
......................
No. 2 Carpet 
...............
No. 1 
“ 
...................
Parlor Gem....................
Common Whisk............
‘ 
Fancy 
............
Warehouse....................
«RUSHES.
Stove. No.  1  ■ •  ............
“   10...............................
“  15....  ...........
Sloe Boot Scrub. 2  row. 
Sloe Boot  8crub. 3 row
Palmetto, goose............
CANDLES. 
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes —
Star.  40 
......
Paraffine  ......................
Winking 
......................

“  
“ 

“ 

CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish 
Clams

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  lib ...............
“  2 lb...............
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb....................
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb 
.......
21b ..................
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb..........................
“  2  lb..........................
Picnic, 1 lb.......................
21b.........................
“ 
Mackerel
Standard, 1 lb..................
2  lb ...............
Mustard,  2 lb.............
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb...........
Soused, 2 lb....................
Columbia River, flat  ...
Alaska, Red  .
Kinney’s,  flats 
Sardines. 
American  X»
A*
Imported  14S 
ai
Mustard 
Boneless
Brook 9. ib

p in k ......................
...............

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

Salmon.
“  «alls

“ 
•• 

“ 

Trout
Fruits.
Apples.
31b. standard 
fork State, gallons 
dam burgh
Apricots.
Live oak..............
Santa Crus  ...............
Lusk’s.........................
Overland  .................
Blackberries.
F. A  W.......................

1 90
2  00 
2 15 
2 50 
2 K
85 
1 00 
2 85
1 2! 
1 ?
& 
1 2T 
1  5*
10
9
10
24

.1 20 
.1  90

80
1  45
.2 45 
8 50
2  00 
2 30
1  10 
2  1C 
2 25 
.2 25 
.2 25
1  80 
Ì  r-5 1 30 
.5  2T 
I  9
0   4 © 6 
© 9 
© 3 
© 7 
21
x N

90 
2 75

1  40 
1  40 
1  50 
1  10
85

Patras,  bbls...................   @4V(
Vostlzzas, 6U lb.  cases........  4v
Schnlt’s Cleaned
5y$
25 lb.  boxes.................. 
1 lb.  packages 
............   6M
Citron, Leghorn. 251b. boxes  12 
Lemon 
8
Orange 
10

Peel.
“  25  “ 
“  25 “ 
Raisins.

“ 
“ 

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

© 5 
6X© 8
4%

“ 
“ 

Prases.
California,  100-120................354
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  5L
..  6
80x90 
70x80 
6V4
60x70 
7
Turkey.....................
ion
Silver............... 

“ 
“ 
“ 
 

Regular Size.

Per box— 38c.  Per case.. $3 40
In  5 case lots, per case___ 3 30
In 10 case lo s, percase___ 3 20

“Little Tanglefoot”

Retails, per box  .........  
25
Costs, per case....................  1 75

MATCHES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands

Columbia Parlor.................*1 25
XXX Sulphur.....................   1 00
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands.
No. 9  sulphur.......................1 65
Anchor parlor.......................j 70
No. 2 home.......................  1  10
Export  parlor......................4 00

Mince meat, 3 doz. In case.  2  75
Pie Prep. 3 doz.  In case___2 '.5

MEASURES.
Tin, per dosen
 

1  gallon  .:..........  
75
II 
Half  gallon....................  
1  40
70
Q uart............................... 
P int.................................. 
46
Half  pint  .....................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon 
....................  4  75
-Quart.....................  
75
Pint 

3 
............................. 

2

MOLASSES. 
B lackstrap
Luba Baking
Porto h ltj

Sugar house........ 
Ordinary. 
Prime  ...... 
Fancy 
K»w Orleans.
Fair 
............................ 
Good  ...............................  
Extra good........................ 
Choice 
 
..................... 
Fancnr  . 
Half  barrels Sc.extra

.. 

 

 

*
14
16
20
30
18
22
27
32
40

“ 

Half  pint, 25 bottles.........2 75
“Tradesman.’
Pint 
...........4 50
1 books, per hundred
2 
................
Quart 1 doz bottles 
......8 50
|  3
Half pint, per  doz  ............1 35  93
Pint, 25  bottles....................4 56  ffio
Quart, per  d o z .................. 3 75  120

Triumph Brand. 

2  00 
...  2  50 
...  3 001 
■.  8 ut‘ 
...  4  001 
...  5  00 1

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

2 1

PICKLES.
Medium.
Barrel*, 1,200 count...
Half bbla, 600  count..
Small.
Barrels, 2,400 count.
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
PIPES.
Clay, No.  216.............................1 70
Cob, No. 8.................................1 20

@4 00
02 50
5 75
3 40
...1 70
70
«  T. D. full count..........  70
...1 20

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

“ 
“ 

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

BICE.
Domestic.
•  5(4
Carolina bead...........
No. 1.....................S
No. 2..................... 4*
3(4
Broken...............  
Imported.
Japan, No. 1......................... 6(4
No. 2.....................5
Java........................... 
»
Patna..................................   4(4

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SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

11 
“ 
“ 

Allspice.................................8)4
Cassia, China In mats........  9(4
Batavia In bund.... 15
Saigon In rolls........32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................11(4
Mace  Batavia......................70
Nutmegs, fancy...................65
“  No.  1....................... 60
«•  No. 2........................55
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 10 
« 
“  white...  .20
shot......................... 16
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.
Allspice............................... 16
Cassia,  Batavia................... 18
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon.................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
“  Zanzibar..................18
Ginger, African...................16
*  Cochin...................  20
“ 
.22
Mace  Batavia...................... 65
Mustard, Bng. and Trieste. .22
“  Trieste.................... 25
Nutmegs, No. 2 — .........7 5
Pepjter, Singapore, black— 16
“  Cayenne..................20
Sage.......................... • •.......20
"Absolute” In Packages.

Jam aica............  

Mb  VftB
Allspice......................  84  1 56
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  H
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage.............................  84
Granulated,  bbls...............  1)4
751b  cases........  114
Lump, bbls 
...............  1)4
1451b  kegs.................1(4

SAL SODA.

“ 

“ 

SEEDS.

 

 

“ 

Anise.........................  @18
Canary, Smyrna.........  
4
Caraway.................
80
Cardamon, Malabar.
4
Hemp,  Russian
u uoc
u c u i 
4(4
Mixed  Bird 
9
Mustard,  white
Poppy......................... 
e
Rape.......................... 
4(4
Cuttle  bone.............  
80
STARCH. 

Klngsford's Corn.
 

Common Corn
“ 
Common Gloss.
“ 
“ 

20 1-lb packages...................  6(4
401-lb 
6M
Klngsford’s Silver Gloss.!
401-lb.  packages...................6%
6-lb. boxes............................7)4
20-lb  boxes..........................   6
40-lb 
5*
1-lb packages......................... 5)4
8-lb 
6)4
5«
6-lb 
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  3)4
Barrels....................  
3(4
SNUFF.
Scotch, in  bladders.............87
Maccaboy, in jars................35
French Rappee, In Jars......43
Boxes....................................6(*
Kegs, English....................... 4)4

SODA,

 
 

 

Diamond Crystal.

 

 

“ 

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

Cases, 243  lb. boxes........8  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs................  2’50
115 2)4 lb bags....  4 00
“ 
60 5 
lb  “ 
“ 
..  . 3  75
« 
....  3 50
3010  lb  “ 
65
“  20141b bags.............  3 50
“  280 lb  bbls...........  2 50
«  2241b 
2 25
Worcester.
115 2(4-lb sacks................... 84 <0
“ 
605-lb 
...... - .......   3 ST
3010-lb  *• 
3  50
 
22 14 lb.  “ 
....................  3 30
320 lb. bbl.............................2 60
8 lb  sacks......................... 32(4
linen acks...............   60
Common Grades.
100 3-lb. sacks..................... 82 10
60 5-lb.  “ 
1  90
2810-lb. sacks..................... 1 75
30
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags... 
28 lb.  “ 
.. 
16
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75
56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks.  75
56 lb.  sacks.......................   22
Saginaw..........................  
90
90
Manistee.......................... 

Ashton.
Higgins.
Soiar Rock.
Common Fine.

“ 

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SALT.

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

2 oz..............75 doz......   8 00  “
2 doz........  100 doz...... 10 50  *’

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

16 20 gro
21  60 «
25 50  •*

G.  R. Soap  Works Brands.

Concordia, 100 )£ lb. bars. - .3 50
5 box  lots......... 3 35
10 box lots.........3 30
20 box lots.........3 20

“ 
“ 
“ 
Best German Family.

601-lb. bars............................. 2 25
5 box  lots...............................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  X-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

Dlngman Brands.

“ 

“ 

Single box...........................3 95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........  3 75
Jas. S. Kirk A Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp'd..S3 33 
plain...  3 27
N.  K.  Falrbank & Co.'s Brands.
Santa Claus.........................3 90
Brjwn,60 bars....................2  10
80  bars  ...................3  10
Acme.................................. 3 65
Cotton Oil............................6 00
Marseilles............................4 00
Master  ................................4 00
Thompson A Chute Co.’s Brands

“ 
Lautz Bros. A;Co.’s Brands.

__ ________________ f

^   SOAR  J

Silver................................   j  .A
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

“ 

8UGAR.

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„lncluding 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
Domino.................................. 84 81
Cut  Loaf..................................4 81
Cubes.......................................4 44
Powdered................................4 44
XXXX  Powdered.................... 4 89
Granulated  .  ......................4 06
Fine Granulated....................  4 06
Extra Fine Granulated...  4  18
Mould A ..................................4 44
Diamond Confec.  A .........   4 06
Confec. Standard  A ........... 4 00
No.  1...............................   8 87
No.  2 ......  
3 87
No.  3.......................................3 87
No.  4.......................................3 81
No.  5.......................  
No.  6.......................................3 69
No.  7.......................................3 62
No.  8...................................... 3 56
No.  9....................... 
No.  10.......................................8 44
No.  11...................................... 3 37
No.  12...............................  3 31
No.  13.....................................  3 18
No.  14............................. 
3  12

3  50

3 75

 

 

 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels...............................20
Half bbls.............................22

Pure Cane.

Fair.....................................  15
Good...................................   20
Choice................................   25

TABLE  SAUCES.
“ 

Lea A Perrin’s, large........4 75
small.......  2 75
Halford, large.........................3 75
small.........................2 25
Salad Dressing, larg e...... 4 56
small...... 2 65
" 

“ 
11 

55 00

TEAS.

jap am—rteg ular.

SUM CURED.

GUNPOWDER.

BASSET  TIRED.

P air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice..........................24  @26
Choicest...................... 32  @34
Dust............................ 10  @12
F air............................  @17
Good..........................  @20
Choice..........................24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12
F air.............................18  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest............ 
.  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fall...........25  @35
Extra 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. 
@22
Choice.. 
@28
Best....
@50

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

............18
___. .   24
.  ......... 40
TOBACCOS.
Congress Brand.

Cigars.
Invincibles 
....................880 00
Imperials..........................  70 00
Perfectos..........................6 1  00
Boquets  .................... 

 
P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.

Fine Cut.

fOUNO HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG. 

 

“ 

(4 bbls.........

Private Brands.

@30
@27
@25
@25
27
25

D. Scotten & Co’s Brands.

Sweet Russet.................   @25
Tiger............................... 
30
Hiawatha.......................  
60
Cuba............................... 
32
Rocket............................ 
30
Spaulding & Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling..........................  
30
Bazoo ........................
Can Can.....................
Nellie  Bly..................24
Uncle Ben.................. 24
McGinty...........
Columbia.....................
Columbia,  drums  ........
Bang  Up.......................
........
Bang up,  drums 
Plug.
Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead .................
Joker....................... '
Nobby Twist.................
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo...........................
Hiawatha...................
Valley City................
Old  Honesty..............
Jolly Tar....................
Climax (8 oz., 41c)__
Green Turtle.............
Three  Black Crows...
Something Good.
Out of  Sight.
Wilson <b McCaulay’s Brands.
43
Gold  Rope................. 
Happy Thought.........  
37
Messmate..................  
32
NoTax....................... 
31
Let  Go.......................  
27
Smoking.
Gatlin’s  Brands.

J. G. Butler’s.Brands. 

Lorillard’s Brands.

Finzer’s Brands.

Scotten’s Brands.

Kiln  dried.....................   17@18
Golden  Shower...................19
Huntress  ...........................26
Meerschaum  ...................29@30
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy....................... 40
Stork  .......................... 
30
German............................  -15
Fro*....................................32
Java, (4s foil.................  -  32
Banner Tobacco Co.'s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish..............36
Gold Cut 
...........................8U
Warpath..............................14
Honey  Dew......................... 26
Gold  Block......................... 30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’* 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................40
Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................32
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn.......................... 30
Plow  Boy......................30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16
40 gr.............................   @8
50 gr............................  @9

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Spaulding A Merrick.

VINEGAR.

Brands.

81 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per gal  ..................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75 
WOODEN WARE.
Tubs, No. 1.......................... 5 75
“  No. 2........................   4 75
No. 3........................... 4 U0
1  25 
1  35
90 
1  25 
1  80

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop
Bowl*, 11 Inch...............
“ 
18  “  ..............
................
“ 
15  “ 
17  "  ................
“ 

YEAST.

Magic.................................. 1  00
Warner’s ............................1 00
Yeast Foam  .......................1 00
Diamond............... ..............  75
Royal 
°0
HIDES  FELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
PURS.
Mink....................  40  @ 
Coon...................  
30  @ 75
60  @ 
Skunk.................. 
Rat Spring........ 
18
15  @ 
Rat,  winter......  
08  @ 
11
Rat, fall...............  03  @ 08
Red  Fox...... . 
1  (0  @  1  60
Gray Fox.,........ 
6)
40  @ 
Cross Fox...........   3 00 @ 5  O'l
50  @ 1  00
Badger............. 
Cat, wild........... 
75
50  @ 
Cat,  house........ 
10  @ 
25
Fisher................   5 00 @600
Lynx....................  1 00 @ 2  50
Martin, drrk....(2 00  @3  00
Martin, pale,  yel  1 00 @  1  50
Otter....................  5 00 @ 8  0j
Wolf...  ............  1 00  @  2  00
Beaver................   3 Of) @  7  00
Bear......................15 00 @25  00
Opossum.............  
10  @ 25
25
Deer Skin, dry.. 
in  @ 
12(4
Deer Skin, green  05  @ 
HIDES.
Green...................
4(4 @5 (4 
Part Cured...........
@ 5
Full  “ 
...........
6(4©  7(4
5  @  7 
Dry.......................
4  @ 5
Kips, green  .........
6  @ 7 
“  cured...........
6(4© 8 
Calfskins,  green..
cured..
8(4@10
10  @25
Deacon ski ns........
No. 2 hides (4 off
PELTS.

Shearlings..................   5 @  20
..................... 25 @  75
Lambs 
Washed..................... 12 @15
Unwashed.................8 @12
Tallow.......................  3(4® 4(4
Grease  butter  ...........  1  @2
Switches....................  1(4® 2
Ginseng 
.................2 00@2 25
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8

MISCELLANEOUS.

WOOL.

“ 

WHEAT.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test) 

53
53

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

* Patent*............................  3 25
Second Patent.................  2 75
Straight............................  2 55
Clear................................   2 35
•Graham..........................   2 50
Buckwheat......................  4 30
Rye..................................  3 25
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad-
dltional.
Bolted...............................  2 30
Granulated................. 
2 £5

MEAL.

FEED  AMD  MILLSTUFP8.

St.  Car Feed,  screened. ..820 50 
St. Car Feed, unscreened.  z0 10
No.  1 Corn and Oats  ......  19  50
No. 2 Special.................  19  00
Unbolted Corn Meal........  19 00
Winter Wheat  Bran  ......  16 00
Winter Wheat Middllhgs.  17 00
Screenings  ........... 
  14  00
CORN.

Car  lots............................... 49
Less than  car  lots............. 52

 

OATS.

Car  lots  ..............................35
Less than car lots  .............. 38

HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__10 00
No. 1 
ton lots  .......11  00

“ 

FISH  AND  OYSTERS.
@  8 @ 8 
15
@12)4 @ 6 
@12(4 20 

FRESH  F1BB.
WhlteflBh 
.................
Trout .....................
Black Bass........
Halibut,.....................
Ciscoes or Herring —
Bluefish.....................
Fresh lobster, per lb ..
Cod.........................
Haddock....................
No. 1 Pickerel............
Pike.  .........................
Smoked White...........
Red  Snappers............
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ........................
Mackerel....................
Scallops.....................
Shrimps 
..................
Clams.........................
SHELL  OOODS.

13
12(4 
1  50 
1  25 
1  2j

10@ 8 & 8 @ 8 @ 8 

18@25 

Oysters, per  100......... 1  25@1  50
Clams. 
•  75@1 00

OYSTERS— IN CAMS.

F. J. Dettenthaler’s Brands.
33
28
23

Falrnaven  Counts  ... 
F .J . D.  Select*.......... 
Selects...........  
25
F. J. D., Standards  .  . 

OYSTERS—IN  BULK.
Oscar Allyn’s Brands.

New York  Connts................. 41
Extra  Selects.......................   65
Selects  ...... 
30
IX L Standards.......................25
Standards............................... 18
Mediums.................................20

 

 

 

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Electric.

LAMP  BURNERS.

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La Bastle.

Pearl top.
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First quality.
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XXX Flint.

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE
No. 0 Sun...................................................... 
40
45
No. 1  “  .......................................................  
NO. 2  “  .......................................................   65
Tubular.................................................... 
so
Security.  No.  1..............................................   60
Security,  No.  2..............................................   80
Nutmeg........................... 
50
Arctic.............................................................. l  25
LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—6 dOZ. In bOX. Per box.
No. 0 Sun...................................   *................  l  75
1 25
No. 1  “  ................................................ 
..  1  88
No. 2  “  .....................................  ...............   2 70
1 15
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled. .  2  10 
No. 1  “ 
...2 25
No. 2  “ 
.  .3  25
No. 0 
Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled. 2 60 
.2 8« 
No. 1 
No. 2
.3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled..................  3 70
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..................   4 70
No. 2  “ 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
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.........   4  88
Fire Proof—Plain Top.
No. 1, Sun,  plain  bulb................................. 3  40
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No. 2,  “ 
...................................4 40
No. 1 Sun. plain bulb, per doz......................  1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz....................................... 1  35
No. 3 
......................................  1  60
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Rochester.
No. 1, lime  (65c doz).....................................3  50
No. 2, lime  (T0c doz)................  .................. 4  00
No. 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.................................... 1  00
Case lots, 12 doz..............................................   90
Box
4 20
4 80
5 25
5  10
5 85
6 00
Doz
1  gal  tin cans with spout.......................  ..  1  tO
1  gal  galv iron, with spout.......................... 2 00
2 gal  galv iron with spout  ............................325
3 gal  galv Iron with spout............................  4 50
5 gal  McNutt, with spoilt.............................   6 10
5 gal  Eureka, with spout............................. 6 50
5 gal  Eureka with faucet............................. 7 00
.........................  i 50
5 gal  galv Iron  A  AW 
5 gal  Tilting  Cans,  Monarch.......................10 00
5 gal  galv Iron Nacefas....  
.................  9 5j
3 gal  Home Rule..........................................10 50
5 gal  Home Rnle.........................................   i2 00
3 gal  Goodeuough........................................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, 
bbls 5  “ 
......................  40
bull’s eye, cases 1 doz ea ch . 1  25
No. 0, 
LAMP WICKS.

Doz. 
No.  3  Rochester,  lim e.......  1  50 
No. 3  Rochester, flint. 
......1  75 
No.  3  Pearl top or Jewel gl’s.l  85 
No.  2  Globe Incandes. lime...l  75 
No. 2  Globe Incandes. flint...2 00 
No. 2  Pearl glass...................2  10 

Mammoth Chimneys for Store Lamps.

LANTERN  6L0BES.

Miscellaneous.

Pump Cans.

No. 0,  per  gross......................................................  »0
28
No. 1, 
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
6’-
M ammoth,  per doz................................................   75

OIL  CAMS.

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JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.
24  “ 
6  “ 
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1  65
•*  doz  (bbl  35)____   21
“  bbl, 
“  box,  “  box  (box 00) ___  1  80
“   doz  (bbl  35).......  
*'  bbl, 
23

(a Pints,  6 doz in  box, per box  (box 00)... 
(4 
(4 
(4 
STONKWABE—AKRON.
B utter Crocks,  1  to 6 g a l..................................  06
(4 gal. per  doz.........................   60
Jugs, (4 gal., per doz.........................................  70
07
Milk Pans, (4 gal., per  d o z..............................  60
.........................  72
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal......................... 
6(4
Milk Pans, (4 gal. per  doz..........................  65
78

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STONEWARE—BLACK  GLAZED.

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OILS.
BARRELS.

The Standard Oil Co  quotes as follows:

FROM TANK WAGON.

1211
@  7 
@  9)4 
@36 
@21 12
10

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Eocene......................... 
XXX W. W.  Mich.  Headlight................
N aptha................................................
Stove Gasoline......................................
Cylinder......................  ................- ....
Engine...................................................13
Black, zero  test.....................................
Black,  15 cold test.................................
Eocene................................................... 
JC
XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight...............  
8
Scofield, Shurmer  A  Teagle quote  as  follows:
Palacine.......................................................... 12
Daisy White.....................................................10
Red Cross, W W  Headlight............................  9(4
Naptha.........................................  
 
Stove Gasoline............................................... 814
FROM TANK WAGON,
Palacine.....................................................    10
Red Cross W W Headlight..............................7

BARRELS.

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'i ’H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

A   COUNTRY  ST O RE  SA M PO SIUM .

[Concluded from page 18.] 

more days than  the  average  farmer,  he 
was obliged to  employ  a  head  clerk  at 
$10  per  week,  an  assistant  at $6 and a 
man  at  like  wages  to  drive  a delivery 
wagon.  The  $12,000 left, at 10 per cent, 
profit,  after paying salaries,  would show 
a dividend of $66 to cover bis own  year’s 
service,  rent, insurance, taxes  and inter­
est  on  capital  invested.  Nothing short 
of the  power  that  economized  the  wid­
ow’s cruse of .oil and barrel of meal could 
keep such  a  dealer  out  of  the  jaws  of 
bankruptcy.”

‘‘I can very  well  see,”  the  Major  re­
marked,  “that  a  trade  in groceries and 
family  supplies  cannot  be  carried  on 
without  loss  at  the  rate  of profit men­
tioned.  Perhaps twice  that  rate  would 
not  be  excessive,  considering  the  risks 
incurred by a credit system.  But,  surely, 
a druggist  can  afford  to  lower  some  of 
his fancy prices, since most of  his  goods 
are  sold  at  from  50  to  100  per  cent, 
profit.  Don’t  you  admit 
that,  Mr. 
Smiles?”

“Here, Hamlin,  wake  up  and  answer 
that question! 
I’m  not  going  to  cham­
pion your cause agaiust the crowd if you 
keep silent all the time.”

“Certainly,  Harry.  That  isn’t a diffi­
cult  task,  although  it’ll  take  time  to 
prove that druggists’  charges  are  based 
on different conditions from  those  exist­
ing in most other  branches  of  business. 
It’s  easy  enough 
for  a  man  to  reach 
conclusions if he travels only  the smooth 
path of theory  and  ex  parte  testimony; 
but,  when the rebutting facts  of  experi 
ence stand in the way,  comparison  is of­
ten  the  surest  guide  to  correct  judg­
ment.

“The  profits  of any business depend a 
good deal on how  often  the  capital  can 
be  turned  over  for  reinvestment,  and 
this,  in  turn,  depends  on  the  class  of 
goods kept in stoak.  The  grocer or gen­
eral dealer invests in  goods  that  are  in 
universal demand, the largest  portion  of 
which are  household  necessities.  They 
can  be sold within a reasonable  time aft­
er  purchase,  with little waste caused by 
a fluctuating  demand.  With a fairly ac­
tive trade he turns his capital from three 
to six times in a year.  His dead stock— 
goods  kept  longer  than  a  year—repre­
sents but a small per cent, of his capital. 
If at any time he wants to close  out,  the 
goods  are  worth,  if  in  fair condition, 
little less than invoice  price,  subject  to 
market changes.

“The  druggist,  on  the  other hand, in 
selecting his stock, is compelled  to  face 
a  different  condition.  The  original  in­
voice is made from  a  list  that  includes 
every reasonable possibility  of  a  future 
demand,  whether likely to  be  profitable 
or  not,  on  the  theory  that  ‘the  unex­
pected  is  sure  to  happen.’  A  certain 
proportion of the druggist’s stock consists 
of  staples  that  are  in  usual demand; a 
part, in sundries that are called for quite 
frequently;  another  class,  from  which is 
filled the average  run  of  prescriptions; 
patent medicines  absorb  a  considerable 
share  of  capital,  and  of  these  25  per 
cent,  never  t ay  for  cost  and  storage, 
and,  besides, 
there  are  the  including 
lists  of  special preparations that a fitful 
demand compels  him  to  keep,  many  of 
which scarcely pay interest  on  cost  be­
fore  they  become  back  numbers in the 
most hopeless sense.

“Every  new  pharmaceutical  product 
called for by the physician absorbs an ad­

ditional  investment  without  increasing 
aggregate sales, since it does not  release 
one  from  the  necessity  of holding over 
large quantities of  prescription  stock  to 
meet emergencies, no matter how seldom 
they  occur.  Thus,  a  small  portion  of 
drug  stock  may  be  replenished several 
times each year; another, once  or  twice, 
while capital invested in  the  remainder 
very seldom earns more  than  simple  in­
terest  on  the  cost.  Taken  as a whole, 
the sales of a drug store in  a  village  no 
larger than this do not afford over 25 per 
cent,  profit,  while  the  entire  stock  and 
fixtures,  if  offered  at  cash  sale,  would 
hardly  bring  more  than  half  the  first 
cost.

their 

“It must also  be  considered  that  the 
druggist is expected to be as lenient with 
customers as the doctor  is  with  his  pa­
tients.  By  night  and  by  day  he  fur­
nishes medicines to those whom  the gro­
cer  would  not  dream  of  trusting.  He 
does, on the average, as  much  free  dis­
pensing, considering cost of material,  as 
the physician does free  prescribing  and 
travel—all from humane  motives. 
It  is 
common to speak  disparagingly  of  both 
prescriber  and  dispenser  and  begrudge 
them 
supposed  easily  earned 
wealth; but when the  services  of  either 
are  sought,  customer  and  patient alike 
waive  all  complaints  and  acknowledge 
value received without regard to percent­
age or profit.  It is human to both under­
rate and overrate what one does not fully 
understand; and that accounts, naturally, 
for  the  exaggerated  estimates  so  fre­
quently  made  of  druggists’  enormous 
profits.  Perhaps, in  some  special  loca­
tion in a crowded city,  where  the  tide of 
transient 
fashionable,  gilt-edged  cus­
tom flows in a  perennial  stream,  profits 
may be as great as are commonly attribu­
ted  to  druggists; but not in this burgh, I 
assure you,  gentlemen.  And,  as  the  10 
o’clock  train  is  now  whistling  for  the 
station,  1  suggest  that  it is time to end 
this interesting symposium  by  adjourn­
ing sine die and exeunt  omnes.

P e t e r C.  Me e k .

The Signal  Five  leads,  all  others fol­

low.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

KENT CO. 
SAVINGS  BANK

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

fNo. A. Covode, Pres.  Henry Idema, Vice-Pres. 
r.A.S. Verdier, Cashr. K. Van Hop, Ass’t Cash’r
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
Solicits  the  Accounts  of  Herchants  and  Indi­

viduals.
Directors—.Ino. A. Covode,  D.  A.  Blodgett, 
F,.  Crofton  Fox,  T.  J.  O’Brien,  A.  J.  Bowne, 
Henry Idema, Jno. W. Blodgett, A. G. Hodenpvl, 
J. A. S. Verdier.

DEPOSITS EXCEED  ONE MILLION  DOLLARS

Notice  of  Receiver’s  Sale.

In  accordance  with  an  order  of  the  Circuit 
Court for the County of Kent, State of Michigan, 
made on the 16th day of March,  1895,1 shall sell 
at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, 
all of the real estate of the  late  firm of  Bentley 
Bros. & Wilkins, consisting of  planing mill, saw 
mill and  foundry,  together  with  all of the ma 
chinery used in  operating the  plant of said late 
firm.
The real estate consists of about  five  acres of 
land used in connection with said business, al  o 
a  house  and  lot  and  office  and  several  vacant 
lots.
In  case  I do  not  receive  a  cash ;bid  of  nine 
thousand dollars or more for said property, I «-m 
directed by said Court to continue said sale until 
further order of the Court.
The sale wUl take place at the office of the late 
firm of Bentley Bros. & Wilkins, April 27th, 1895, 
at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of said day.

_ 
Dated, Hastings, Mich.,  March 19th, 1895.

W. D. HAYES. Receiver.

C j n a p s

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!

What  is  your  idea  of  a  “Snap,”  any­
way?  There’s  a great  difference  in  opin­
ion  as to what constitutes a “Snap.”

Our idea  is  that  it is an  article  of  real 
merit, put up in a way that will attract and 
bold  trade,  and make money for those who 
nandle  it.  But  what  about  the  price? 
Well,  that’s  a  secondary  consideration— 
the  q u a l it y   is the main feature.  If it will 
“attract  and  hold  trade,”  it  follows  that 
the price must be right.

But others, good people,  too,  think  that 
a  “snap”  consists  of  something  that  they 
can  buy and sell  at a “two-for-five-freight- 
paid chromo thrown-in”  price.  Quality 
cuts no figure,  but they rely solely on their 
ability to  undersell their competitors.

Now,  we  must  sell  both  classes, so  we 

handle cheap  as well as good goads.

For  instance,  we  have  a  few  hundred 
cases  of  a good  65  cent Corn,  not  soaked 
goods,  that  we offer, this week only, in  10 
case lots,  at 55  cents.  They’re  just  such 
goods as our neighbors are getting 65  cents 
for 
It’s not our  idea  of  a  “snap,” how 
ever  The  “Golden  Niagara”  we  sell  at 
$125, and it’s a “snap ”  Why?  Because 
it is better value than  any other  brand  on 
the market.  Attractive in appearance and 
makes  customers  and  holds  them  every 
time,  and you  make money  on it.  Hand­
ling such  goods, you  build up a permanent 
and profitable  business  that  stays by  you 
from year to year.  That’s why we say such 
goods are  “snaps.”

On  the other goods you  “cut and  slash,” 
sell  lots  of  them,  and  when  you  come to 
figure  up,  at the  end  of  the year, you  find 
you  have  been  trying  to  climb  a greased 
pole all  the y  ar,  and  are  just  where  you 
started  from.  And  that’s why we say such 
goods are NOT  “snaps.”

IS  NOT  OUR  ARGUMENT  SOUNDf

Olney & 

Judson 

Grocer 
Co.

T H E   M IC H IO A J N T   T R A D E S M A N .

Commercial Aspect of tbe Bicycle.

W ritten fo r Tb s  T k a d k s m a *.

like  humorous 

Judicious  advertising  is  one  of  the 
most  potent factors in  the  success  of  a 
cycle  dealer,  as  it  is  in  almost  every 
kind of business.  Printer’s ink,  properly 
used, 
is  never  wasted,  providing,  of 
course, 
that  the  article  advertised  has 
some  merits  to  recommend it.  Most bi­
cycles  have  some 
specialty  or  other 
which is entirely different from anything 
else  on  the  market,  and  which  can  be 
used  as  a  foundation on which to build 
an  advertisement.  Advertising  should 
not be confined  to  one  strain,  as  differ­
ent people are attracted  by  widely differ­
ent  things.  An  advertisement  which 
would arrest  one man’s  attention  would 
not touch  another  whose  mental  make­
up  was  different,  and vice versa.  Some 
men 
advertisements; 
others like those explaining  minute  me­
chanical details; still others like  to  read 
of tests to which a wheel  has  been  sub­
jected.  Halftones  made  from  photos 
taken while the test was in  progress  are 
very good exponents of  the  last  kind  of 
advertising.  A  list  of  races  won  and 
records made on certain  wheels  are  con­
tinually  advertised  by  some  firms—an 
all-right practice if not followed  too  far. 
Such  advertisements  should  always  be 
used  in  a  medium  calculated  to  reach 
cyclists who have the racing  bee in their 
bonnets;  otherwise,  they  would  not  do 
much good.  Such  men  generally  know 
all the prominent riders by name,  if  not 
personally,  and  have  an 
idea  of  how 
much of this latent speed is  brought  out 
by  the  good  qualities  of a wheel.  The 
general run of wheelmen know  that  the 
kind  of  wheel  a  racing  man  rides  de­
pends upon the size of the  salary  he  re­
ceives for riding it,  but they do not know 
the peculiarities of the riders who  use  it 
on the path and are, therefore, incapable 
of  judging  its  merits  by  the  tests  to 
which  it  is  put.  The  ordinary  wheel­
man  does  not  know  what  make  of  bi­
cycle  is  ridden  by  any  one noted racer. 
To settle a dispute,  last summer,  regard­
ing the value of  advertising  the  racing 
men, in connection with wheels,  I agreed 
to  inquire  of  the  first  ten  wheelmen  1 
met  what  wheel  was  ridden  by Harry 
Tyler,  who had just  broken  the  world’s 
mile track record.  But  two  out  of  the 
ten gave me the correct answer,  and they 
were in the trade and it belonged to their 
business to know such things, or I  doubt 
if I would have received a  single  correct 
answer.

One of the most lucrative modes of ad­
vertising  is  a  short  and  crisp  way  of 
bringing a new feature  to  the  attention 
of the public.  Too  much  fine  print  in 
an  advertisement  will  cause  it  to  be 
passed by,  while  one  in  large  type, ex­
plaining, 
in  a  few  words,  some  new 
feature,  will  be  read  at  a  glance  and 
will be appreciated, too.  Just the names 
of the wheels  handled, coupled with  the 
statement  that  they  are  the  best  on 
earth—every  maker 
this—is 
money  thrown  away.  Such  an  adver­
tisement  is  simply  glanced  at  and  no 
further  attention  paid  to  it.  On  the 
other hand, one which snows a  cut  of  a 
dust-proof bearing,  a new crank  axle,  a 
unique pedal or  handle-bar, etc.,  with  a 
few  words  of  explanation,  will  bring 
business  every  time,  providing  it  be 
placed in a good medium.

claims 

A humorous advertisement is apt to  be 
read and commented upon  by  every  sub­
in  which  it  is
scriber  to  the  paper 

this  character 

printed. 
In regard  to  this,  it  may  be 
said that there are but few really humor­
ous  cycle  advertisers  in  the  business. 
There are  many who  attempt  that  role 
but  fail.  To  be  valuable,  an  advertise­
ment  of 
should  con­
tain some information which  is  straight 
to the point. 
If not  so written,  its  pur­
pose  falls  fiat. 
In  order  to  write  one 
properly,  it  is  necessary  for  the  adver­
tising man of the firm to be thoroughly ac­
quainted with the trade and to know  the 
sport in all its branches.  When  this ac­
quaintance and knowledge are  combined 
with  a  natural 
for  humorous 
interesting  and  valuable  ad­
writing, 
vertisements  are  the  result,  and 
the 
reader cannot  help  absorbing the  infor­
mation contained therein.

talent 

The most important point  in  advertis­
ing is  to  get  into  the  proper  medium, 
and  this  depends  altogether  upon  the 
branch or branches  of  the  trade  repre­
sented.  The  manufacturer  may  adver­
tise in any class of  newspapers  or  mag­
azines  with  good  results,  though  they 
will be  indirect;  but the  very  best  me­
dium is a trade  journal which  is  mailed 
weekly to all agents in  the  country,  and 
especially to jobbers.  The jobber should 
adopt different tactics.  For him  a  trade 
paper  which  circulates  largely  among 
business firms who are not  agents would 
be  better  than  one  which  is  confined 
strictly to  cyclists and tbe cycling trade. 
The  smaller  manufacturer  (who  turns 
out less than 5,000 wheels  a year)  would 
also be more benefited  by  this  medium, 
for the reason that he cau handle his out­
put  without  the  assistance  of  jobbers. 
He  would 
thus  get  applications  for 
agencies from  business  houses  desiring 
to add wheels  to  their  regular  lines  of 
goods and who would not be  reached  by 
regular  cycle  journals.  The  same  re­
sults would be  obtained  by  the  jobber. 
Neither of  these  branches  of  tbe «trade 
should  neglect  the  cycle  papers  alto­
gether, however, as an  advertisement  in 
that  class  of  papers  always  keeps  the 
wheel  before  the  eyes  of  the  cycling 
fraternity.  The  exclusive  retail  dealer 
will get the best results from local  daily 
papers,  or from weekly  editions  of  the 
same  which  are  circulated  among  tbe 
farmers  in  the  vicinity  of  the  city  or 
town where  it  is  published.  He  would 
also do well to  patronize  a  paper which 
has a circulation  among  country  store­
keepers,  as  those  papers  are  read  by 
every  customer  who  comes 
into  the 
store.

Of course, the advertiser must  use  his 
judgment as to  the  size  of  the  circula­
tion  of which  he  is  to  get  the  benefit, 
but  be  will  find  that  advertising  in  a 
paper having a circulation  of from 2,000 
to  5,000  will  yield  excellent  results, al­
though the more the better,  certainly.
Morris J.  W h it e.

FOR SALE AT HALF  PRICE.
J. C. Mulberry, State  Agent for the Smith-Hill 
Elevator Co., Quincy, 111., has  received  instruc­
tions to sell the
Celebrated Smith-Hill Steam Pump
at less than half-price for a short time, to reduce 
stock.  Catalogues  on  application  to  Mr.  Mul­
berry, Kortlander Building, Grand Rapids.

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

Wholesale Shipper

Cem ent,  Lim e,  Coal,  S ew er  Pipe,  Etc.

CARLOTS  AND  LESS 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH,

2 3

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 ’94 customers.

All  our  Agents  can  testify  to  the 

Merits  of  ourNew  Clippers

B icycles !

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  S75  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.

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Of  well-known  reputation. 
You,  as  a  dealer,  cannot  af­
ford  to  assist  the  manufac­
turer  to  experiment.

The offer of a large  discount 
means a corresponding  reduc­
tion  in  the  quality.

We handle only  wheels that 
the  quality  has  been  proven 
by  long  and  continued  use.

Agents  wanted  in  unoccu­

pied  territory  for the
RAMBLER
FALCON

RICHMOND

and

FEATHERSTONE

Wheels

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99-101  Ottawa  Street, 

Grand  Rapids.

M il M  i

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WITH  BOOTS,  RUBBER  OR  CORK  SOLES.

Now is the time to place your orders and be ready for May 1st.  We 

have a large stock now en route from factory.

Also a fine line  of  Imported  Wading  Roots  which  will  reach  us 

about April 25. 

_____________________

STUDLEY  5  BARCLAY,

W h o le s a le   B ic y c le s , S u n d r ie s  &   S p o r t­

ing  Goods,

., tirano uopi

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

the  Markets.

News  from  the  Metropolis- - -Index  of 

N e w   Y o k k,  April 13—The coffee  mar­

Special  Correspondence
ket has been at almost a complete  stand­
still during the  past  week.  There  is  a 
lack of unity and neither buyer nor seller 
seems to care whether  “school  keeps  or 
not.”  The holiday—Good  Friday—lasts 
over  Saturday  this  week,  and thus the 
time of business  is  very  limited  on  the 
Coffee Exchange.  Quotations  are  prac­
tically unchanged from  last  week.  The 
amount  of  coffee  afloat  was  reported 
Thursday  night  at  484,584  bags;  last 
year,  496,415  bags.  The  market  value 
of No. 7 is 16>£c.
Refined sugars have  been  “ wabbly” — 
up and down.  There has been a  lack  of 
energy on the part of buyers, although at 
the moment  brokers  report  an  increase 
of orders.
The tea market  is  dull—decidedly  so. 
The demand is only of the  smallest  and 
prices  are  at  all  ranges.  For the very 
best grades there is rather more call,  but 
auction goods attract no attention.
Rice remains firm  at former prices, al 
though it is said that  there are  some  in­
dications  of  a  falling  off  in  demand. 
The  supplies  are  sufficient  and,  alto­
gether,  the trade is very steady.
In  spices  there  is a stand off,  neither 
buyer nor seller doing anything.  Prices 
remain  pretty  much  unchanged  and 
stocks are not excessive.
There is a good  demand  for  domestic 
molasses  and  full  rates  are  firmly  ad­
hered  to.  Foreign  molasses  is  selling 
in a backward manner,  Porto Rico being 
held from 26@33c per gal.
Syrups are in smaller  demand,  but,  as 
supplies  are  not  large,  there  is a little 
better feeling on the part of holders.
Canned goods remain  absolutely with­
out interest.  Few  sales large in amount 
are  recorded,  while  the  demand 
for 
“cheap”  goods  keeps  up.  They  are 
plenty.
The butter  market  presents  few  fea­
tures of interest.  Sales  of best Western 
are made at 20c, and from this  the range 
is down to 15@17c.
Cheese  is  dull  and  low.  New  State 
full cream,  6J^@7c.
Eggs are  in  better  demand,  as is usu­
ally  the  case  at  Easter;  and,  besides, 
the high price of  fresh  beef  has  stimu­
lated demand.  Fresh  meat has  gone up 
so rapidly that it is  hard  to  keep  track 
of.  Eggs,  consequently,  come  to  the 
front as a substitute,  and,  while supplies 
are large at  the  moment,  they  are  not 
excessive  and  the  demand  keeps  the 
commission stcres well cleared.
Friday being to some extent a sort of a 
holiday, and Saturday also,  the course of 
trade in this  city  has  been  interrupted, 
but, on the whole, dealers have  very  lit­
tle reason  to complain of  the  amount  of 
business done.  This is particularly true 
of  groceries.  Your  correspondent  has 
also talked with  some  large  dealers  in 
hardware,  who  report a  decided  change 
for  the  better,  as  compared  with  last 
year.  Some of them  report  the  utmost 
difficulty in having their  orders for farm 
utensils  filled.  One  noticeable  feature 
is  the  steady  decline 
in  price.  Take 
spading  forks,  for  instance:  One  par­
ticular make has  declined  90  cents  per 
dozen within twelve months,  and  a  like 
decrease in price is  shown  with  certain 
steel rakes, etc.  Of  course, the  decline \ 
in iron—and, consequently,  in steel—ac­
counts for a large  share of the tumble in 
prices  of  the  manufactured  articles. 
One firm reports that they  are, or were a 
fortnight  ago,  20,000  pairs  behind  in 
filling  their  orders  for  roller  skates. 
The revival is upon us, as the  numerous 
handbills evidence.

The  Grain Market.

The demand for wheat is  greater  than 
the  supply,  owing 
to  stocks  being 
held firmly  by the dealers,  while  the  re­
ceipts  from  farmers  are  exceedingly 
small.  Prices have  not  undergone  any 
radical  change  during  the  past  week. 
Cash  and 
future  wheats  advanced 
about  le  per  bushel  Monday.  The 
stronger  character
cables  were  of  a 

in the United  Kingdom and  also  on  the 
j continent.  There seems to be  a  consid- 
j  erable complaint  as  to  the  outcome  of 
! wheat  in  the  winter  wheat  belt.  The 
last Government reports  show  a  decline 
j of a few points from  that  of  last  year. 
The future prices depend  entirely  upon 
the exports. 
If they are  held  firm  (and
I see no  reason  why  they  will  not  be) 
there will  be quite an advance.

Corn, as  is  usual,  followed  the wake 

of wheat, with no special  feature.

Cash oats  and  oats  for  prompt  ship­
ment  were  held  firm  during  the  past 
week, while futures are  somewhat tame, 
with a weakening tendency.

The receipts were  as  follows:  Wheat 
only 38 cars;  corn,  15  cars,  and  oats,  4 
cars.

The visible decrease  during  the week 
was very large,  being  2,215,000  bushels. 
The farmers have no  objection  to a con­
tinuance of this tendency, as  it will cer­
tainly advance the price of wheat.

C.  G.  A.  V oigt.

Revision of the  Pharmacopoeia.

Ann Arbor,  Aprils—A. C.  Schumach­
er,  the  newly-appointed  member  of  the 
State Board of  Pharmacy;  Ottmar  Eber- 
bach,  ex-member of  the  State  Board  of 
Pharmacy,  and Julius  O.  Schlotterbeck, 
an  instructor  in  the  pharmacy  depart­
ment of the  University,  have  been  ap­
pointed  a  research  committee  of  the 
Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion, 
to  meet  with  the  national  com­
mittee to revise the United  States  Phar­
macopoeia, the standard used by all drug­
gists  of  the  United  States.  The  book 
undergoes revision every ten years.  The 
committee, of which  Mr.  Schumacher  is 
chairman, is all appointed from this city, 
for convenience in working together, and 
in order to have the advantages  that  the 
university affords.  Prof. A. B.  Stevens, 
of the School of Pharmacy, has  been  ap­
pointed by the American Pharmaceutical 
Association  chairman  of  Committee  on 
Adulterations.

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  beer  received  at  T h e 
T radesm an office during  the  past week 
from the following gentlemen in trade:

W. E.  Greiiick, Traverse City.
Hiram Munger,  Sullivan.
M. Vanderven, New Era.
Hoggle & Gordon,  Hopkins Station.
O. P. DeWitt, St. Johns.
Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.
W.  F.  Bricker,  Bolding.
The  advocates  of  silver  as  currency 
find  a  strong  argument  in  the  present 
financial condition of  Mexico.  Notwith­
standing  the  fact  that silver,  the stand­
ard of Mexican money,  is depreciated  in 
value  fully  one-half,  as  compared  with 
gold, the finances  of  that  country  were 
never in so good condition,  and,  for  the 
first time in the history of  the Republic, 
the  report  of the committee on national 
budget  shows  an  excess  over  expendi­
tures  of  $100,000. 
feared  by 
Mexican financiers that,  when  the  great 
decline in the value of  silver took place, 
its results would overwhelm the country. 
That  it  not  only  survived  the change, 
but  immediately  entered  upon  an  un­
precedented era of prosperity  in  its  na­
tional finances is  not  only  a surprise  to 
them but affords a suggestion worth con­
sideration by students of  financial  prob­
lems elsewhere.

It  was 

A movement has been  started  by  Mr. 
Debbs to change the name of the  Ameri­
can Railway Union to the  American  In­
dustrial Union. 
It  is suggested that the 
conduct of a society,  as  frequently  hap­
pens  with individuals,  may  make  it  de­
sirable  to  hide  its  identity under a new 
name.

The executive committee of the Whole­
sale Saddlery Association of America has 
agreed upon  a  recommendation  advanc­
ing  prices  123£  per  cent.  Members  of 
the Association are  instructed  to  notify 
their customers  that  orders will  not  be 
filled at the old rates after  April  15. 
It 
is claimed that the advance will  no more
than cover the  increased  cost  of  manu­
facture consequent on the advance in the 
prices of leather.

The white  levee  strikers  at  New Or­
leans have  given  up  the  fight  and  are 
ready  to  work 
for  any  employers, 
whether union or  not, or  with  negroes. 
The  strike,  it will  be  remembered,  was 
caused by disagreement on  these  points. 
Several negroes were shot  by  the  union 
men at the inception of the trouble.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

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, short cut..........................
Standard clear, short cut. best...........

12  50
12 50 
14 SO
13 50 
13 50
13 75
14 10

SAUSAGE.

66

5*
6
s*

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

Pork, links..........................................
B ologna.....................................................
Liver...................................................
Tongue...............................................
Blood...... ...........................................
Head cheese......................................
Summer..............................................
Frankfurts..........................................
K ettle  R endered...  ............................................8
G ra n g e r.................................................................... 714
F a m ily ......................................................................
C om pound...............................................................  5)*
Cottolene........ .. 
..................................................    o'*
Ootosuet.....................................................................6*
50 lb. Tins, 14c advance.
201b.  pails, * c  
jfc  
“ 
10 lb. 
“   %c 
51b. 
3 lb. 
" 
l c

10
7*

LARD.

“
“
“

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

E xtra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s.................................6 50
E x tra Mess, Chicago packing................................  6 <5
Boneless, rum p butts.................................................to 00

“  
“ 

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Hams, average 20 lb s ............................................. 10
16 lb s .............................................1054
“  
12 to 14 lb s .....................................10*
'* 
“  .   p ic n ic............................................................. 7
best boneless.................................................83Si
“ 
S houlders...............................................................   7
B reakfast Bacon  boneless.................................... 9
Dried beef, ham  prices..........................................11

DRT  SALT  MEATS.

Long Clears, h ea v y ...............................................  634
Briskets,  m edium .  .................................. 
034

PICKLED  P ies’  FEET.

H alf  b arrels............................................................3 OO
Q uarter barrels........................................................    g5
K its ................................................................................90

TRIPE.

75
gg

“ 

Kits, honeycom b..................................................  
Kits, p re m iu m ...................................................... 
Creamery,  ro lls..................................................... .17
tu b s.......................................................is
D airy,  ro lls..............................................................12
11*

tu b s .................................................. 

BUTTBRINE.

FAREWELL TO  THE  OYSTER.

“ 

We  announce  the  close  of  the  oyster 
season  for the spring of 1895.  We thank 
our many  custom ers for  th eir  patronage 
and  shall  hope  to  have  them   w ith  us 
again  next  fall. 
In  the  m eantim e  we 
beg  leave  to call  th eir  attention  to  our 
other seasonable goods,  as follows:
Mn. Wtthey’s Home Made Jelly, made withi 
30-lb.  pall......................................................  
j5
¿0-lb. pall  ............................................. 
50
17-lb.  pail................................................" "  
¡5
15-lb. pail.......................................................   40
1 quart Mason  Jars, per  doz............... . 
j  40
1  pints Mason  Jars, per  doz......................  95
Mrs. Withey’s Condensed Mince Meat,  the 

boiled cider, very fine:

best made.  Price per  case......................2 40

Mrs. Withey’s bulk mince meat:
40-lb. pall, per  lb...........................................  5
25-lb. palls, per lb.........................................     ««
10-lb. palls, per lb.............................................giJ
2-lb. cans, per doz..........................   ...... j  40
5 lb. cans, per  doz..................... .............. "   3 50
Pint Mason Jars, per  doz........... 
.............. 1  40
Quart Mason Jars, per doz  .........................2 25
Maple Syrup, pint Mason Jars, per  doz."  "  1  40
Maple Syrup, quart Mason Jars, per doz__  2 25
Maple Syrup, tin, gallon cans, per  doz........9 00
Peach Marmalade, 20-lb palls.......................  1  00

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

STICK  CANUT.
Cases

Bbls.  Pails. 

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

5 
6 
6 

7
7
7
8

Standard...................
Leader.......................
Royal.........................
Nobby.......................
English  Rock.........
Conserves.................
Broken Taffy............
Peanut Squares.........
French Creams.........
Valley  Creams.........
Midget, 30 lb. baskets 
Modern. 30 lb. 

“
fancy—In bnlk

“ 

Lozenges, plain.............
printed.........
Chocolate Drops............
Chocolate MonumentalB
Gam Drops.....................
Moss Drops.....................
Sour Drops.....................
Imperials.....................

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 50
Soar Drops...................................................... 50
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................75
Gum Drops.........................................   ...a5@50
Licorice Drops...............................................1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................75
Lozenges, plain................................................60
65
imperials..........................................................60
Mottoes..........................................................70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar...................................................50
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 8C@90
Plain Creams.............................................6D@80
Decorated Creams............................................90
String  Rock............................ 
@0
Burnt Almonds......................  
90@1 25
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................60

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

“ 

 

 

No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.................
...........
No. 1, 
.................
No. 2, 

3 
2 

“ 

CARAMELS.

“ 
“ 
ORANGES.

California Seedlings—126....................
150, 176, 200,216.

Fancy Navels—112...................

126...............................
150, 176, 200.................
Messina  Oranges,  200.........................

LEMONS.

BANANAS.

Choice, 300...........................................
Extra Choice, 300  ...............................
Extra Fancy, 300...............................""
Choice,  360  ... 
..................................
Extra Choice,  360  ............................’
Fancy, 360.............................................
Extra  Fancy, 360, gilt packing...........
Large bunches......................................
Small bunches.....................................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy  layers  169»  .......................
“ 
“  8096...  ....................
“  1495..........................
“  extra 
“  bags  ..............................................
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................
" 
..........................
Persian.  G. M.50-lb  box......... .
“ 
“ 
1 lb Royals,  new.......................

“  50-lb.  “ 

“ 

NUTS.

Almonds, Tarragona.............................
Ivaca.....................................
....
California,soft  shelled 
Brazils, new...........................................
Filberts .................................. ...............
Walnuts, Grenoble...............................
French...................................
“ 
“  Calif........................................
“ 
Soft Shelled  Calif...................
Table Nuts,  fancy................................
choice..............................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  ..........................
Chestnuts...............................................
Hickory Nuts per  bu., Mich.................
Cocoannts, full sacks......................’...
Butternuts, per  bu................................
Black Walnuts, per bu..........................

“ 

34
51
28

2 50 
2 75
2 40
3  25 
3 50 
3 75 
2 75

3 50
4 25 
3 25 
3 50
3 75
4 00
....  t 75 
75@1  25

13
:4

@12
@13 
@11 
@  9 
8  @11

4 00

PEANUTS.

Fancy, H.  P.,Snns................................
“  Roasted.....................
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................
“  RoastJd...................
Choice, H. P., Extras............................
“  Roasted.................

“ 
“ 
H 

“ 
“ 
“ 

FRESH  MEATS.

Carcass..............
Fore quarters... 
Hind quarters...
Loins No. 3........
Ribs...................
Chucks.............
Plates ...............
Dressed............
Loins.................
Shoulders........
Leaf Lard.........

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

B E x r.

........... R U
...... 5  @ 6
8  @10
...  .11  @14 
m

P O R K .

___  

fi  @

MUTTON.

7  

ft
4

9
7
8

«

EDWIN  FALLAS,

Orand  Rapids,oMich.

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

V E A L .

HEROLD-BERTSCH  SHOE  CO., 

j

5 and 7 Pearl St.,

Our  Line  for  1895  is

Greater  in  variety  and 

iiner  than 
ever attempted  before.  Everyone of the 1 
old Favorites have been retained.

Your  inspection  s  kindly  solicited | 

when in the city.

Our representatives will  call  on  you 
early and will  glsfdly show  you  through.
Keep your eye on our Oil  Grain  line 

in  “Black Bottoms.”

Headquarters 

for  Wales-Goody ear 

Rubbers.

IT  COUNTS

When  you  sell  goods to  the  people  which  give 
ENTIRE  SATISFACTION.
No  line handled  calls for the  judgment and  dis 
crimination  necessary  to  the  successful  buying 
and  selling of FR U IT .

(4

Are the embodiment of all the  requisites of first - 
class  Oranges.

PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

A T   A L L   T I M E S

AND YOU  WILL  WIN.

Not  Extravagantly  bat Judiciously.

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IN  MICHIGAN.

Always  alive  to  the  interests  of our  many  friends  and  patrons, we  have 
secured  the  services  of  Palmer  Cox’s  famous  band of fantastic  little  peo­
ple,  and  now  offer  to  the  Trade

DAINTY  LITTLE  CAKES 
¡n  th e  form   of  “ BROW NIES.”
Their  richness  and  delicate  flavor  commend  them  for  family, use,  and 
they  will  entertain  the  little  ones  for  hours.  As  a  decided  novelty  they 
are  a  success  and  their  popularity  is  rapidly  becoming  established.
Every  dealer  should  order  a  trial  box  and  receive  a  package  of

“ BROWNIE  DOLLS”   FREE,
to  give  away  to  his  customers.
From  the  “ POLICEnAN”   to  the  “ CHINAriAN,”   we  have 
them  all.

REMEMBER  THE  BROWNIES  ARE  WITH

T i l  It,  N E W   Y O R K  
B I S C U I T   CO.

Grand  Rapids9  Mich*

Muskegon  Bakery  CraGkers

(U n ite d   S t a t e s   B a k i n g   Co.)

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

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

one can  be  best—that is  the original

fluskegon 
Bakery 
Butter 
G racker.

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

Nine 
Other 
I Great 
I Specialties 
Are

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M u s k e g o n   F r o s t e d   H o n e y ,  
Ic  d  C o c o a   H o n e y   J u m b l e s ,  
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G i n g e r   S n a p s ,
H o m e - M a d e   S n a p s ,  
M u s k e a o n   B r a n c h ,
Mlik  L'  n e b .

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

U n ite d   S t a le s   B a k in g   Co.

LAWRENCE  DEPEW ,  Acting  Manager,

I Muskegon,

Mich

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THE  NEW  VICTOR  ASSORTMENT.

V2 dozen  8 inch  Nut Dishes 
H dozen 12 inch Celery Trays.
Yi dozen Bread Trays.
H dozen 8 inch  Bowls,  flared.
Yt dozen 8 inch Nappies.
1 2  dozen 7 inch  Berry Dishes.
Vi dozen pint Cream'Pitchers.
Vs dozen 8 inch Oval Obloutr Dishes. 
Vi dozen 7Vi inch Ovals. 
v| dozen 7 inch  Comports.
Vi dozen 7 inch Sauce Dishes.
Vi dozen 9 inch Salvers.

u  dozen Sugars, covered, 
c. dozen Shell  l’ickles.
1 j dozen 8 inch Square Oblong Dishes.
>i dozen 7 inch Square  Plates.
‘i dozen  Butters, covered.
1 n dozen Celeries.
U dozen 5 inch Handled Jellies.
Vi dozen Vi gallon  Pitchers.
10 doz., or 120 pieces in all. at 80c. per doz.,  $8. 

Pkg., 75c.

Vi dozen 8 inch < )val Dish.
Vi dozen 8 inch Comport, 
is  dozen 8 inch Oblong Dish. 
i-2 dozen half gallon Jug.
■| dozen covered Butter.
Vi dozen Celery.
Vi dozen 9 inch  Preserve.
>1 dozen  Bread Tray.
Vi dozen 8 inch  Nut Dish.
Vi dozen  12 inch Tray.
'« dozen 7 inch Comport.
Vi dozen 8 inch Jelly. 
i | dozen 9 inch  Berry Dish.
>f dozen 8 inch Preserve.

1V dozen 8 inch Oval,  cupped.
>2 dozen one-fourth gallon  Jug.
*2 dozen Cream  Pitcher.
1; dozen 8 inch Pickle. 
s 2 dozen  Molasses Can.
>2 dozen 9 inch Dish.
‘i dozen 8 ineli  Bowl.
'i dozen covered Sugar.
dozen 8 inch  Dish.
Vj dozen 8 inch Salver.
12 doz..  144 pieces  in all. at  80c per doz., $9.60. 

Pkg.. $1.

Write us for  Large Cuts,  Illustrations of  Dinner and  Toilet  Sets,  and our  new  Spring  Catalogue.

H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids
The D ayton C om puting  ¿ ca le!

It Sells 
Because of
Its  Mon
M a k i n g   '
Feci tu res!

For  further  information 
drop  a  postal  card  to

HOYT & Company, 

Warning!

The  trade  are  hereby  warned against using 
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. P91,1893and 
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  What  Users S a y :
Office of  CHICAGO  LI MBERING  CO.

Manistique, Mich.,  Apr.  2,  1895. 

Messrs.  Hoyt  &  Co.,  Dayton, O.

Gentlemen:  We bought three  Standard  Tar- 
ket Scales and two Tea Scales of you,  Feb.  nth, 
for our two stores,  and have  thrown out ail our 
other scales, and had these in constant use ever 
since.

We are  very  much  pleased  with  them and 
think  THEY  HAVE  SAVED  US  ABOUT  $5.00 
PER  DAY,  or  nearly the cost  of  them,  by  this 
time. 

Yours  truly,
THE  CHICAGO  LUMBERING  CO. 

Per C.  S.  Hill,  Manager.

-  D a y to n,  O h io.

