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MARTIN  L.  SWEET,  Proprietor.

HENRY  D. and FRANK  H.  IRISH, ITgrs.

Steam heat in every room.  Electric lire alarms  throughout  the  house.  Other 

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

Our  Plan

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

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Wins  cash  trade  and  new 

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

Our  Goods  are  sold  by  all  Michigan  Jobbing  houses.

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and  experienced  salesmen,  for  whom  we  bespeak  the  courtesy  and  kind 
consideration  of  the  trade:
F.  E .  Chase,  51  Charles  S t.,  A .  S .  Cowing,  4 0 3   Woodward 
|  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Ave., Kalamazoo,  Mich.
E.  P.  Waldron,  St,  Johns,  F  J.  Doud.  Albion,  Mich.
I  Mich. 
I H.  C.  Liddiard,  (caie  P.  W. 

L.  J.  M ittison,  504  So.  Clay

St.,  Frankfort.  Ind.

Van Antwerp, Sterling,Mich, j C.  V.  Cable,  New  Philadel- 

J.  H.  Fildew, St. Johns, Mich. 

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We  Pay  HIGHEST  MARKET  PRICES  in  SPOT  CASH  and  Heasure  Bark 

When  Loaded.□ Correspondence  Solicited.

DESMAN

INDUSTRIAL  REVOLUTIONS.

overdid 

case.  We 

A few years  ago  the  building  of  rail­
roads  in  the  new  and  hitherto  unde­
veloped portions of  the  Western regions 
of  this  country  was  wonderfully  profit­
able.  For  a  number  of  seasons  the 
crops of Europe were  bad  and  the  defi­
ciency  in food  supplies  thus  occasioned 
could, it was discovered,  be most  readily 
filled out of our  surplus.  Consequently, 
our  agricultural 
industry  was  greatly 
stimulated; much  new  and  fertile  laud 
was  taken  up  by  settlers;  our Western 
grazing plains were covered  with  cattle, 
and,  ocean  freights  being  cheap, 
the 
transportation of grain and provisions  to 
the  seaboard  commanded  highly  remu­
nerative  rates.  The  effect of this  pros­
perity showed itself in the prices paid  in 
Wall Street not  only  for  the  bonds  but 
for  the  stocks  of  Western  railroads. 
They  soared  to  figures  which  now  look 
to  us  as  unattainable  as  the  snowy 
peaks  of  the  Himalayas.  Of  the  reac­
tion  that  was  coming  the  Stock  Ex­
change  gave  no  warning,  yet,  now  that 
it  has  occurred,  it  is  easy  to  see that it 
was inevitable from  the circumstances of 
the 
railroad 
building  and  agriculture  and  cattle 
ranching,  and,  besides  suffering  from 
competition  among  ourselves,  we  pro­
voked  that  of  distant  countries.  Grain 
fell,  beef  fell,  railroad  rates  fell,  and 
thus the prices of railroad securities fell, 
and have not yet recovered from the fall. 
The  original  capitals  of  many  compa­
nies have disappeared, and have been re­
placed  either  by  bonds  converted  into 
shares,  or  by  cash  assessments;  while 
upon the bonds  which  still  retain  their 
original  form  the  interest  has  been  cut 
down to a small fraction of its stipulated 
rate.  Eventually, 
the  forces  now  at 
work  to  produce  a  recovery  from  this 
depression will have  their  effect,  but  in 
the meanwhile the depression  continues.
On the other hand,  the  immense  revo­
lution in the  sugar  industry, caused  by 
the discovery of an improved  process  of 
making sugar  from  beets,  has  made,  so 
far as can  be known,  no  impression  in 
Wall Street excepting as  it  has  affected 
the profits of the American  Sugar  Refin­
ing Company,  but to  the world  at  large 
it has been  of  the  greatest  importance. 
For  years  and  years  France,  Germany 
and Austria strove  unsuccessfully to ex­
tract from beets a  sugar which  in  price 
and in  quality  could  compete with  that 
yielded  by  the  sugar  cane,  but  finally 
they  triumphed.  The  consequence  has 
been a reduction of profits  to the Caban, 
Louisianian  and  East  Indian 
sugar 
planters,  amounting  in  many  cases  to 
ruin  and  a  redaction  in  price  to  con­
sumers  equal  to  millions  of  dollars  a 
year.  Contributory  to  the  same  result 
has been the invention  of  glucose  made 
from Indian corn,  which takes  the place 
of sugar for  certain  purposes  and  thus 
practically  increases the supply of it.

Whether a revolution as  great  as  that 
in the production of sugar,  and to  us  as 
disastrous, may not be  impending  in the 
petroleum Industry, does  not yet appear.

The discovery  of  the  Pennsylvania  oil 
fields put  an  end  to  the  distillation  of 
kerosene oil from coal,  and added  to our 
natural  wealth  merchantable  commod­
ities worth from  $75,000,000 to $100,010,- 
000 a year.  So  now  the  exhaustion  of 
those same fields,  if it  did  not  compel  a 
resort to other sources of  artificial  light, 
might lead to the importation  instead  of 
the exportation of  petroleum.  Previous 
alarms on this  account  have  proved  to 
be fallacious,  but this time the wolf may 
really be in the  sheepfold,  and  if  he  is, 
the  havoc  he  will  make will  be  wide­
spread.  Not only  will the  consumers of 
oil in  lamps  be  affected,  but  countless 
others.  The  gas  companies,  for  ex­
ample,  who  now  employ 
the  naphtha 
yielded by petroleum  distillation  to  en­
rich their product,  may  be  compelled  to 
return to the old-fashioned  coal process, 
at a greatly  increased  expense,  and  new 
lubricants  for  machinery  will  be  re­
quired in place of those  now used.

The  partial 

transference  of  cotton 
manufacturing  from  Europe  to  Asia, 
which  has  so  alarmed  the  Manchester 
mill owners that they are  clamoring  for 
the adoption of the silver  standard  as  a 
means  of  arresting  its further progress, 
may also be the beginning  of  an  indus­
trial  revolution  which,  for  extent  and 
importance,  can  be  compared  only  to 
those caused  by the  discovery  of  Amer­
ica and  by the invention of the steam en­
gine.  The abundance and the cheapness 
of human labor in Asiatic countries have 
long been proverbial,  but they have not, 
until  lately,  availed  to  counterbalance 
the  superior  energy  and  skill  of  Eu­
ropean  artisans  and 
the  greater  pro­
ductiveness  of  European  machinery. 
Within  a few years,  however,  the  fall of 
silver,  relatively to  gold,  has  greatly re­
duced  the wages  paid in  the  East  in  sil­
ver  as  compared  with  the  wages  still 
paid in  Europe in gold,  or,  to  state  the 
fact  in  another  way,  wages  in Europe 
have  practically  risen,  while  wages  in 
Asia  have  remained  stationary.  The 
Hindoo laborer gets no more rupees than 
he did twenty years ago,  the  Chinese  no 
more dollars,  the  Japanese no more yen, 
but the European  laborer  gets  as  many 
shillings  or  francs  or  marks as be did, 
and even more,  so that,  while the  goods 
the  Asiatic  makes sell  at the same nom­
inal  price as European goods of a similar 
character,  they actually cost  only  about 
half  as  much.  Hence,  cotton mills are 
springing  up in  India, China and Japan 
which are  taking the market  away  from 
the  mills  of  Europe, and the same stim­
ulus is bringing into  activity  works  for 
the production of  iron and coal.

Obviously,  the way for Europe to meet 
this competition is either to  improve  its 
machinery or to reduce the wages it pays; 
but the Oriental,  now that he has started 
in the business,  can improve his machin­
ery as fast as the European can  his,  and 
the only thing  left  is  the  redaction  of 
wages.  Against this reduction, however, 
the labor unions of  Europe will stand as 
an impassable barrier so long  as  the  at­
tempt to effect it takes the  shape of a re­

NO.  6<Xi
duction in  the  amount  of  money  paid.
In the meantime the Asiatics are every 
day  enlarging  their  manufacturing  en­
terprises and fixing them  upon  a  firmer 
basis,  so that  very soon in will be impos­
sible to  overthrow them,  if,  indeed,  it  is 
not impossible  already.  Appetite grows 
by what  it feeds on,  and, now  that  a few 
thousand of  Hindoos,  Chinese,  and  Jap­
anese  have tasted of the profits  of  these 
new employments,  they  will not  meekly 
renounce them.  The result of the recent 
triumph of Japan over China  cannot fail 
to be a vastly freer admission  into China 
of  modern  ideas  and  modern  improve­
ments than has hitherto  been  permitted, 
and,  when  to  300,000,000  Hindoos,  ac­
customed to  earn  ten  cents  a  day  and 
less,  shall  be  added  400,000,000 Chinese, 
whose  notions  of  compensation  are 
equally  meager,  they  will  constitute  a 
new mine of  human  labor  as  extensive 
and as valuable as  were the  fertile lands 
of America when it was  first discovered, 
or  the  gold  fields  of  California  and  of 
Australia.  European talent will  not  be 
wanting, if native skill proves inadequate 
to teach those myriads of  hands  how  to 
employ  themselves to the best advantage, 
and the ruin that has overtaken Assyria, 
Babylonia,  Persia,  Egypt  and  Turkey, 
from the transference of their industrial, 
commercial  and  military  supremacy  to 
other  countries,  may  yet  be  shared  by 
Europe.  Years,  and  probably  cen­
turies,  must  yet  elapse  before  this  ca­
tastrophe arrives, and  unforeseen causes 
may  avert  it  altogether;  but  it  is  not  a 
chimera to be waved aside as impossible.

Ma tth ew   Ma r sh a ll.

THE  PERFECT  WHEEL.

Now that bicycle riding has  become so 
universal,  it is feared  that  the  result  of 
the craze will  be  a  race  of  hunchbacks. 
The position the rider is compelled to as­
sume on these noiseless steeds is not  one 
of grace and ease by any  means,  and the 
inventor  who  has 
inventive  genius 
enough  to bring out a  machine that will 
combine grace of position,  such as is  ac­
quired  by  the  best  and  most  skilled 
equestrians,  with  easy  movement,  will 
prove  a  benefactor  of  his  race. 
It  is 
claimed that this cannot be done withont 
a  corresponding  loss  in  speed. 
It was 
once claimed that men  could  not  propel 
themselves  on  single  wheels,  but  the 
millions  of  wheels  now  circling  every 
highway and byway the world  over  bear 
testimony  to  the  fact  that  they  can. 
There is a fortune awaiting the man who 
builds a perfect wheel,  one  that will  go 
around swiftly without making  the rider 
hump himself.

The Dry Goods Market.

Owing  to  the  advance  in  printing 
cloths, all makes  of  cottons  and  prints 
are held  firm.

Raw  cotton  has  advanced  l%c  per 
pound,  making brown and  bleached  cot­
tons very firm,  as well  as  drills,  sateens 
and cotton flannels.

Cambrics  are  still  held  at  8%@4c. 
Merrimac  shirting  prints  command  4c.

VOL,. X II.

GRAND  R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  M AY  1,  1 8 9 5 .

INSURANCE  CO.

"TS? .-1 
Detroit,  Mich.
Geo. W. Stowitts

REPRESENTING

DIBBLE  &  WARNER,  Mfrs.  Fine  Suspenders 
GRAND  RAPIDS  NECKWEAR  CO.,  nfrs.  of 
I shall be pleased to call on dealers in need  of 

and  Braces,  East  Hampton, Mass.
Fine  Neckwear,  Grand  Rapids.

anything in either of above lines.

155 Thomas st„ Grand  Rapids.

COMMERCIAL  CREDIT  CO.

65  riONROE  ST.

Reports on individuals for the retail trade,house 
renters and professional men.  Also local agents 
for the Furniture Commercial Agency Co.’s“Red 
Book.”  Collections handled for members.

Telephones  166  and  1030

PLA TERS  IN

NICKEL,  SILVER,  GOLD,  COPPER 

BRASS  and  BRONZE.

Retinishers  of  Lamps,  Gas  Fixtures,  Chande­

liers, etc.  A.  tv. ANDERSON, Proprietor.

Pearl and Front Sts., Grand Rapids.

PROMPT, 

J.  W. CHAMPLIN,  Pres.

CONSERVATIVE. 

SAPS. 
W.  FRED  McBAIN, Sec.

G rand R a pid s,  Mich., April 25, 1895.

By mutual consent the  firm  of  Leppink & Co. 
has this day been  dissolved.  All  accounts  due 
to above firm and all  indebtedness  will be paid 
to and by the new firm of  Leppink & Co.
H.  Le p p in k ,
F r e d   P .  H i n e s .

A copartnership has this day  been entered in­
to by II.  Leppink and John Ilulst, under the firm 
name of Leppink A Co.

H.  L e p p in k ,
J ohn  II u lst.

Makes a Specialty of acting as

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

competent  Persons, 

Trustee or Agent

In the management of any  business  which  may 
be entrusted to It.
Any  information  desired  will  be  cheerfully 
famished.
Lewis  H.  W ithey,  Pres.

A nton  G.  Hodenpyl,  Sec’y.

,5  AND 7 PEAPL STREET.

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

Pop  Corn  Goods!

Our Balls are the Sweetest and  Best in  the market.
200 in  Box or 000 in  Barrel.

Penny  Ground  Corn  Cakes  in

A

lo la s s e s  S q u a r e s  

and  T u r k is h   B r e a d

DETROIT POP COHN IV E L ÎÏ Cl). 4«  JEFFERSON  AVENUE 

D etroit,  i*lich.

ESTABLISHED  THIRTY  YEARS.

Are Tip  Top  Sellers.

DETROIT,  MICH.

Mirs. of  Window  Guards,  Weather  Vaues,  Roof 
Cresting, Wire  and  Iron  Fences, Bank  and Office 
Railing,  Stable Fixtures, Fire  Escapes, etc.

ARTISTIC GRILLES of any de­

sign made to order. 

PHONE  1285=2  r.

State your wants and send for Catalogue.

Seedling Oranges!

Bear  in  mind  that  it’s  the  QUALITY  of  our 
fruit that we talk about—not  how cheap we can 
sell  it.  Good  goods  always  bring  more  than 
second-class  stuff.

P u tn a m   C andy  Co.
H EROLD=BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.,

5 and 7 Pearl S t.,

O ur  L ine  for  1895  is

Greater  in  variety  and 

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

Your  iuspection  s  kindly  solicited 

when in the city.

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

in  “Black  Bottoms.”

Headquarters 

for  Wales-Goodyear 

Rubbers.

DECOY

DWARF  DECOY

Catches  m o re  Flies 
than  any other sticky 
fly  paper and  pleads 
everybody.

Every  box  guaranteed  by  the 

manufacturer.

fly  paper.

Costs  no  more  than  common 

workers  in  factories, 
in  the  building 
trades and general  laborers.  Employers 
and  the  State  contribute  to  the funds. 
Fraud  and  imposition  are prevented by 
proof being demanded as to the  cause  of 
being  out  of  employment. 
If  from in­
excusable or culpable causes,  the  appli 
cant forfeits his claim  to  the  assistance 
he  seeks.  This  experiment,  as  a pre­
liminary step,  is to be limited to one can­
ton in the State, and,  if  successful, their 
scope will  be extended.  The result will 
be  watched  with  interest,  and  it  may 
possibly  be  a  wedge  in the huge block 
now obstructing the  progress  and  pros­
perity of the nations.

F r e d   W oodrow.

The Garner idea  of  monkey  language 
and general  human-like intelligence is to 
be given a thorough test at Calcutta.  At 
that place a college for the cultivation of 
the higher senses of precocious  monkeys 
has been established,  and  some  wonder­
ful  results  are  confidently  anticipated. 
The “school” is the result of an agitation 
on the part of some  very  advanced  evo­
lutionists  and  naturalists,  who  know 
enough concerning the  monkey’s charac­
teristics  to firmly believe  that he can be 
taught  to  “talk”  in  a  way,  enough,  at 
least,  to express wants.  -  The method to 
be employed is known  by the name of the 
“letter-block  system.”  A  block  alpha­
bet in  which  the  letters  are  all  highly 
colored  is  arranged  before  the  monkey 
student.  With  these  be  will  be taught 
to  arrange  some  simple  word,  such  as 
“pie,” and as soon as  the  word  is  com­
pleted he will  be  given  a  piece of pie as 
a  prize.  The  promoters  of  the  scheme 
are confident of success.

Springtime finds the Signal Five at the 

front.

MICHIGAN MINING SCHUUL &.Eb™
A  High-grade  technical  school.  Practical  work! 
Elective system. Summer courses. Gives degrees of 
S. B.,E. M.,and Pli. D. Laboratories, shops, mill, 
etc.,  well equipped.  Catalogues free.  Address 
Sfip.retarv Michigan Minins'Sp.liortl.Honirh toil. Mi*-b

Honest Men with Idle Hands.

«

the  industrious, 

The  unemployed  in  this  and  every 
other country are the  helpless  factors of 
as grave a problem as  is now  perplexing 
the mind  of  man  and  throwing  its  ink 
spot on the page of  modern  civilization. 
Apart from  all  economic  considerations 
as to causes, and of special apprehension 
as to consequences,  the  situation  is  not 
without its peculiar pathos. 
It includes, 
in its inert and  helpless  mass,  the  hon­
est,  the  manful, 
the 
thrifty,  with  those  who  have  an  idle 
taint in their blood and not  enough  hon­
esty and manhood left  in  their  skins  to 
keep their  hands  from  theft  and  their 
souls  from the  devil’s  touch.  For these 
debased and pauperized  parasites on  the 
social  body, the pity  of  the  human heart 
has  never  yet  been  frozen.  Men  and 
women  have  consecrated  time,  talents 
and  self-sacrificing  service  to  this  foul 
drift  of  humanity,  and  what  has  been 
left unquenched of  the  divine  spark  in 
moral  rottenness  has  been  sought  out 
with faithfulness and untiring kindness. 
It is just this kind of salt  that  has  kept 
men  from  putrefaction  and 
the  flies. 
The man  in the mud  seeking for the lost 
piece of silver is  the man  that  has  kept 
the old  earth from holding  its  nose  and 
from making its shadow  on  the moon  an 
emetic for that silent queen of the night. 
To  such  as  these  we  lift  our  hat  as 
among  the  noblest  and  best  of  human 
kind.

thrown 

There is,  however,  a  work  yet  to  be 
done,  and this is among  that class of un­
fortunates who,  helpless as the straws in 
a mill race,  have  drifted  into  the  great 
pond  where  the  white  pebble  and  the 
unctuous  mud  are 
together. 
These  are  idle  without  their  choice, 
ragged  or  but  poorly  clad  in  spite  of 
their  decency,  and  are  hungry  though 
their hands are ready  to  earn  the  bread 
an empty stomach  craves.  For  such  as 
these  society  must  wake  from its sleep 
and  hang  up  its  nightcap.  They  are 
here,  there and everywhere.  The crowd 
increases,  the problem deepens, and such 
tragedies as are only to  be  found  where 
men are hungry and  women  in  despair, 
and  children  are  but  so  many  misfor­
tunes,  needing  clothes  for  their  backs 
and  calves  for  the  bones  of their legs, 
are daily  casting  grim  shadows  on  the 
canvas of life.

The  primeval  causes  of  these condi­
tions are not always  to  be  found  Under 
the  vest  of  the  sufferer.  He  may  not 
have been guilty  of luxurious  living,  in 
eating two  red  herrings  at  a  meal  and 
eating potatoes with their skins  off.  He 
may  have  laid  by his nickels for a rainy 
day,  have been his own dentist and  have 
had no doctor bills to  pay  for  whooping 
cough,  measles  or  croup  in  his family. 
All  this is possible,  and yet a few weeks 
without work may see his pocket  as  bare 
of  dollars  as an eggshell  is  of feathers.
It is this  industrious  and  unpauperized 
class  that  have been overlooked.  They 
will not beg, they do not  whimper;  but, 
for reason of using soap and  looking  de­
cent,  they  are  left  in  the  cold. 
It is, 
however, one of the better  signs  of  the I 
times that this particularly  cold  fact  in 
the problem of the unemployed  is  being i 
tackled with  both  hands.  We  note  an 
experiment about to be made in  a  small 
but model republic of Switzerland. 
It is 
nothing less than a system of  insurance, 
by  which  the  insured  are provided for 
when  out  of  employment.  This insur­
ance  is  to  be  compulsory and  includes

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3

Commercial Aspect of the Bicycle. 

Written for Th s Tradesman.

for  excessively 

the  probabilities  are 

That  the  limit  of  improvement along 
the present lines of  bicycle  construction 
has  about  been  reached,  is  pretty con­
clusively shown by  the  actual  and  ser­
viceable changes  in  the  1895  models  in 
comparison  with  the  ’94  wheels.  The 
limit  in  weight  has  been reached—and 
in  some 
instances  passed—as  already 
some  of  the  manufacturers  who  have 
gone  too  far  are  having  trouble  with 
their lightest roadsters.  One  or  two  of 
the  more  cautious  makers  have  taken 
cognizance of this,  and have  commenced 
to run their lightest models slightly over­
weight to avoid  any  unforeseen  difficul­
ties.  A return to slightly heavier wheels 
Is one of the possibilities of  next season, 
although 
that 
weights  will  remain  about  as  they  are 
now;  not that  American  makers  cannot 
solve the problem of  making still lighter 
wheels  than  any  of  them  have  yet 
turned  out,  but  because  the  craze  for 
featherweights  has  about  blown  over. 
The  demand 
light 
wheels  was  caused  partly  by 
the 
fact  that  the  lighter  a  wheel  is  the 
easier it is handled, and partly by the de­
sire of riders  to  see  how  light  a  wheel 
they could ride  “over  anything” without 
breaking it.  Their desire has been grat­
ified, so far as the  present  principles  of 
construction are concerned. 
It has been 
proved to the satisfaction—and  sorrow— 
of some that an eighteen or twenty pound 
wheel needs to  be  carefully  handled  on 
rough roads,  or it will  be  almost  worth­
less at the end of six months’  use.  Their 
delicate mechanism is not  strong enough 
to stand  the  strains  to  which  it is sub­
jected.  The  reaction  will be caused  by 
the fact that a 25  or  26  pound  wheel  is 
much more comfortable for use on rough 
roads than a 20  pound  one. 
It  is  very 
much steadier, a lighter one receiving and 
transferring to the rider double the amount 
of vibration.  For  riding  in  cities  with 
well-paved  streets,  light  wheels will al­
ways have the preference,  for  there will 
be little or no vibration  for them  to sus­
tain.  This  will,  also,  be  the  case  in 
states  where  the  most  of  the  country 
roads are good,  but for the average coun­
try road the  heavier  wheel  will  be used 
more often for many years to come.  The 
principal disadvantage  of a heavy wheel 
is in hill climbing.  Various devices have 
been put  upon  the  market  which  were 
designed  to  render  hill  climbing  easy, 
but they have  all  been  given a fair trial 
and been discarded.  The changeable gear 
is apparently the more feasible, if it were 
only perfected and  made  more  practical 
than it appears in  its  present  form. 
It
is,  as yet,  in  a  rather  crude  form  and 
costs altogether too much to  permit  of  a 
very extensive  sale.  There  are  two  or 
three  varieties,  none  of  which  have 
gained any degree of prominence  on  the 
market.  They  were  introduced  about 
the time the  light  weight  fad  appeared 
upon the horizon and this, in  addition to 
their price,  prevented their  coming  very 
extensively into use.  By the majority of 
wheelmen,  they  are  regarded  as  of  not 
much use,  the argument being that when 
a bicycle can be geared to 68  and  70  and 
still run as easily  as  the present wheels 
do, there is no  necessity for a device  for 
lowering  the  gear  when  a  particularly 
difficult piece  of  riding  becomes  neces­
sary.  They  forget,  however,  that  each 
year the bicycle is being used  for  things 
which have not before been attempted by
it, and there  are  times  when  the means 
of making it run easier would  save quite 
a  walk.  Upon  a  smooth,  level  pave­
ment,  an 1895 wheel  would  not  run too 
hard for practical use, if it  were  geared 
as high as 90;  but  the  minute  a  hill  of 
any  consequence  is  encountered,  a dis­
mount is inevitable. 
If a practical gear 
can be invented,  it will  be  widely  used.
Inventors  are,  of  late,  turning  their 
attention  to  ideas  for  doing away with 
the chain.  The present chain  gears  are 
in as advanced a state as it is  possible to 
bring them to, but there is still  too much 
friction  in  their  work.  Different  me­
chanical devices are being patented every 
year,  but  nothing  has  as  yet  appeared 
which is superior to  the  chain.  Some of 
the new ideas have  merit,  if  they  were 
rightly applied,  and  the  indications  are 
that,  in  the  future,  we  will  be  riding

wheel» geared to over a hundred with  as 
little effort as  we now  ride  those  geared 
to 63.
There  will  be  no  radical  changes  in 
construction in  1896.  The  principal dif­
ference  to  be  noticed  will  be the large 
tubing which wilLbe used by  ail  makers 
next  season.  The  lines  of  the  frames 
will undergo no—or, at least, very  slight 
—changes; in fact,  there is  no  room  for 
improvement  in  this  line.  One  of  the 
main faults of the old-style bicycles  was 
their  inconvenient,  spread-eagle 
lines. 
In 1892 and ’93  the  saddle  was  set  away 
bhck  of  the  crank-axle,  the  tread  was 
eight or ten inches wide and  the  handle­
bars were about thirty inches wide.  This 
necessitated a  very  uncomfortable  posi­
tion  to  be  assumed  by  the rider.  The 
latter did not notice  it  then,  as  he  was 
used to it,  and had  never  bad  anything 
better,  so  he  was  satisfied.  This  year 
the  saddle  is  in  such  a  position as to 
bring  the  rider  directly  over his work, 
thus increasing his  power  considerably. 
The tread has been reduced  to  an  aver­
age of 5% inches and the average handle­
bar  is  17  inches  wide.  This  gives the 
rider  a  very  compact  and  comfortable 
position and makes him  present  a  much 
better  appearance  than  he  did  under 
former conditions.
Riding  a  bicycle  is  such exhilarating 
sport  that  it  matters  not  to the novice 
what position he  assumes—he  is  always 
enjoying  himself.  Neither  does it mat­
ter how poor a wheel he  rides,  provided 
he  has  never  tried  a  better  one.  The 
poorest wheels manufactured this season 
run  better  than 
the  best  made  three 
years ago; yet every devotee of the  sport 
then  thought there was  nothing  like  it. 
This  has  a  great  deal  to  do  with  the 
enormous  sales  of  cheap  wheels.  The 
average  man 
thinks  he  ought  to  pay 
about $30 for a high-grade bicycle.  Con­
sequently,  when one of the low grades is 
offered him for $40 or $50, not  being able 
to distinguish between a good wheel and 
a poor one,  he  buys  the  poor  one  and 
rides it.  Should  he  chance  to  ride  a 
good one a few miles,  he  recognizes  the 
difference and remembers his  experience 
when he makes his next  purchase.  The 
writer  was  compelled,  through  an  un­
avoidable  accident,  recently,  to  ride  a 
medium-grade wheel for a few days.  At 
first it was almost unbearable, but in two 
or  three  days  the  difference  went  un­
noticed.  A cycle proverb  might  be  in­
serted here quite appropriately:  ‘*lf you 
value your peace of mind,  never  sample 
the riding qualities of a good bicycle un­
less you have the price of one.”

The manufacturers who  insisted  upon 
a low discount  last winter  are  now  vin­
dicated by the condition of trade.  Those 
who made contracts  calling  for  a  large 
discount did so with the  idea  that  there 
would be an overproduction  this season. 
The  demand  has  been  so  much  greater 
than  was  expected  that  no  manufac­
turer in the country has been able to keep 
up with his orders and  there  is  no  diffi­
culty in  agents  holding  strictly  to  the 
list prices.  One of the worst features of 
the  retail  trade  this  year  is  the  time 
which  has to be wasted in  trying to con­
vince men who have a wheel of the  vint­
age  of 1891 or thereabouts that it  is  not 
worth  more  than  a  new wheel  of  this 
year’s  manufacture.  They  think  that, 
because they paid $135 for  it  four  years 
ago,  the  agent  ought 
to  allow  them 
$75 or $80 for it for the privilege of trad­
ing them a new model of  up-to-date  pat­
tern.  Almost any man spoken  to on the 
subject will say he cannot see  $25 differ­
ence in the running of the two bicycles.  A 
’94 wheel, costing$125 when new, sells for 
j ust $60 now.  A ’93 wheel in  good  con­
dition,  costing  $150  when  new,  will 
bring $45 on the open market to-day.  A 
’92 model sells for $25  and  those  of  any 
previous year are marked anywhere from 
$5  to  $20.  Yet,  while  knowing 
this, 
men  are  constantly  endeavoring  to  dis­
pose of their old mounts to »agents for an 
equivalent of from $50  to $80.  Happily, 
the bicycle agent  is  treading  on  velvet 
this season and can quote his  own  price.
If it  is  not  satisfactory  the  agent  does 
not care,  as  he can  sell  every  wheel  he 
can get his hands on.

Firms  dealing  in  agricultural  imple­
ments  are  making'a  success  of selling 
bicycles this year.  The  rural  residents,

especially  those  near  the  larger  cities, 
are beginning to realize  the value of  the 
steel  steed  and  are  buying them to use 
for  rapid  transit.  This  comes  directly

in  the  line  of  the  last  named class  of 
dealers,  with  good  results  both  to  the 
dealer and  purchaser.

Morris J.  W h it e.

B ic y c l e s!

Of  well-known  reputation. 
You,  as  a  dealer,  cannot  af­
ford  to  assist  the  manufac* 
tu rer  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
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Famous Monarch
Outings

Line .-it $85  ami  $ 100.  And  the

A1$85.  Our SPECIAL

“ Planet Jr.”

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Then  we have the

-at  that  price.

Featherstones

At from $40 to $65.  Call and see  us.  Special 
attention ‘-¡.veil  to mail orders.

ADAMS  &  HART

12  West  Bridge St.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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ABOUND THE  STATE.

MOVEMENTS OF  MERCHANTS.

Clyde—Davison  &  Hastings  succeed 

Johnson Bros,  in general  trade.

Albion—Wilder & Son succeed  Keep & 

Wilder in the lumber business.

Cadillac—C.  E.  Auer  succeeds  Edwin 

R. Smith in  the clothing business. 

Manistique—Sheppard  Bros,  succeed

C.  H.  Girvin in the baking business. 

Yestaburgh—Thos.  Caris 

succeeds .

Caris Bros, in the grocery business.

Rockford—David  L.  Reynolds has sold 

his cigar business to Wm.  Maynard. 

Dimondale—W.  H. Whitmore succeeds

D.  H. Shipp in  the harness business. 

Freeport—Elbridge White has removed
his general  stock from  Lee  to this pi ice.
Sturgis—Leonard  Valentine  has  pur­
chased the grocery stock  of Wait  &  Up- 
ham.

Flint—F.  H.  Thompson 

succeeds 
Harris  &  Thompson  in  the  drug  busi­
ness.

Clio—Long  &  Johnson,  grocers,  have 
dissolved,  G.  M.  Long  continuing  the 
business.

Battle  Creek—J.  W.  Henry  succeeds 
Crane & Henry in the merchant tailoring 
business.

is  now  remodeling  his  store on Monroe 
avenue and  will hereafter  conduct  a  re­
tail shoe business without  the  bankrupt 
goods.

Sturgis—John  Clapp  and  Fred  Bills- 
borrow have opened a hardware store  un­
der the firm name  of  Clapp  &  Billsbor- 
row.

Archie—C. E. Clapp has sold  his  gen­
eral stock here and removed to  Traverse 
City,  where  he  will  re-engage  in  busi­
ness.

Ludington—E.  H.  Day and  Chas.  For- 
slind have  been admitted  to  partnership 
with F.  E.  Gray in the  shoe ard clothing 
business.

Elwell—Phelps  Bros,  have  sold  their 
general  stock  to  Taylor  &  Meigs, who 
will continue the  business  at  the  same 
location.

Westwood—W.  H.  Potter has  disposed 
of his stock of groceries to W.  H. Smith, 
who will add dry  goods,  shoes  and  fur­
nishings.

Greenville—P.  Keech has sold his meat 
market to Johnson & Case,  who will con­
tinue the  business at the former location 
of D. Cooper.

Detroit—Macdonald,  Jameson  &  Co. 
dealers  in  proprietary  medicines,  have 
merged their business  into a corporation 
under the same style.

Hersey—I.  (Mrs.  W.  H.)  Drake has re­
moved her grocery stock from Big Rapids 
to this place.

Weidman—H.  C.  Thompson  has  re­
moved his grocery stock  from  Lakeview 
to this place.

Chase—Knevels  &  Messenger  succeed 
K.  (Mrs. J.  H.)  Knevels in  the  boot  and 
shoe business.

Coldwater—Bert  Dewey  succeeds  L. 
Dewey,  his  father,  in  the  grocery  aud 
meat business.

Saginaw—McCormick  Bros., 

lumber 
dealers, have  dissolved,  C.  W.  McCor­
mick succeeding.

Constantine—Beecher  Dentler 

suc­
ceeds  A.  Redfern  in  the  grocery  and 
bakery business.

Blissheld—Holt  &  Wilcox succeed  W.
R. Wilcox in the vehicle and agricultural 
implement business.

Lansing—The  Potter-Cowles  Co.,  not 
incorporated,  succeeds  Cowles  Bros,  in 
the furniture business.

Jackson—Lake  &  Lowry,  coal  and 
lime dealers,  have  dissolved,  Robt.  Lake 
continuing the business.

Jackson—J.  L.  Lee,  the Lansing attor­
ney,  has  purchased  the clothing stock of 
the Chas.  Broas Clothing Co.

Bessemer—Norberg & Jones, jewelers, 
have  dissolved.  The  business  will  be 
continued by L.  A.  Norberg.

Maple Ridge—Simon Campagne has re­
moved  his  grocery  stock  to  Prescott, 
where he will resume business.

Detroit—Marymont &  Purcell,  whole­
sale and retail  liquor  dealers,  have  dis­
solved,  Rosa Marymont succeeding.

Wacousta—Robert  G.  Mason,  general 
dealer,  has sold his dry goods  stock to  a 
gentleman by the name of Spaulding.

Corunna—Fox & Mason  are  succeeded 
in 

by  the  Mason  &  Fox  Furniture  Co. 
the  furniture manufacturing business.

Reeding—North &  Canright,  boot  and 
shoe dealers,  have dissolved.  The  busi­
ness  will be continued  by W.  M.  North.
Kingsley—Dr.  M.  S.  Brownson  has 
opened  a grocery and drug  stock  in  his 
sanitarium  building.  Phelps,  Brace  & 
Co. furnished the groceries and Williams, 
Davis,  Brooks & Co.  supplied  the  drugs.
Detroit—E.  II.  Richardson,  who  has 
been dealing in bankrupt stocks of shoes, j

Ceresco—Frank Reed, formerly in gen­
eral trade at Marengo, has purchased the 
general stock of Herman  Andre and will 
continue the business.

Saginaw—John G.  Beer  is  erecting  a 
store  on  Court  street,  adjoining  Gross­
man’s  drug  store,  into  which  he  will 
move his stock of  hardware.

Pompeii—Mr.  Payne,  formerly  of  the 
firm of Henderson & Payne,  has  opened 
a  new  grocery  stock.  C.  Elliott & Co. 
(Detroit) furnished the stock.

Traverse City—Perry W. Nichols,  who 
sold his meat market  a short time ago to 
R.  R.  Robinson  &  Co.,  has bought the 
Daniels market and will  open it in a few 
days.

Detroit—J. J.  Cochrane,  special  part­
ner  in 
the  wholesale  grocery  firm  of 
Ward L.  Andrus &  Co.,  has  withdrawn 
his $10,000 interest and  will shortly open 
a grocery store at  Romeo.

Cadillac—L.  E. Finn and Louis R. Finn 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style of L.  E.  Finn & Co.  and  purchased 
the drug stock of G.  A.  Dillenbeck,  who 
was recently adjudged  insane.

Belding—H.  P.  Whipple  has sold his 
mercantile  business  in  Midland and re­
turned  to  Belding  to  reside.  He  will 
shortly  re-engage  in  business here,  but 
has not yet fully matured his plans.

Grawn—D.  E.  Crandall  has  sold  his 
stock of  general  merchandise  to  A.  W. 
Monroe & Co.,  who will conduct the busi­
ness  hereafter.  Mr.  Crandall  will  give 
his entire time to his milling interests.

Shelley—A  change  will  shortly 

take 
place in the produce firm of  VanWickle, 
Munson & Co.  Mr.  Munson  will  retire 
from the firm, and perhaps Mr. Chapman. 
They are taking inventory.and looking up 
books, accounts, etc.

Belding—Cobb &  Day  have  sold  their 
drug  stock  to  Fisk  Bangs,  of  Grand 
Ledge.  Mr.  Day  will  remain  with  Mr. 
Bangs  for a time  as  prescription  clerk. 
Mr.  Cobb  is  yet  undecided  as  to  what 
business he  will embark in.

Traverse City—Mrs.  E.  M.  Daniels has 
made arrangements by  which  the  Frank 
Daniels  grocery  business  will  be  con­
tinued in her own name.  A  trust  mort­
gage has been  filed with J. T.  Beadle  as

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

trustee.  An iuventory  showed  stock on 
hand to the amount of  $0,000,  while  the 
indebtedness is only  about  $3,000.  She 
I has sold  the meat  market  in  connection 
with the store and will confine her atten­
tion to the grocery  business,  conducting 
it, as hitherto, on a cash basis.

Traverse City  (Herald)—B. J.  Morgan 
shipped the  last  of  his  potatoes  a  few 
days ago.  He put  in  storage,  last  fall, 
7,160 bushels.  They  came  through  the 
winter nicely,  the  shrinkage  being  only 
85  bushels  on  the  entire  lot,  and  the 
7,075 bushels  were sold  at  55  cents,  af­
fording a handsome margin of profit.

Detroit—Wallace,  Bell  &  Co.  is  the 
name  of  a  new  grocery  firm  which 
opened its doors for business at 105 Wood­
ward avenue  April  29.  The  firm  com­
prises  David  Wallace,  who  has  con­
ducted the grocery business at 119 Wood­
ward avenue for the  past  fifteen  years; 
John  Bell,  who  has  been  employed  by 
G.  & R.  McMillan  for  the  past  twenty- 
nine  years,  and  A.  Van  Bianchi,  who 
has been  general  salesman  in  the  same 
establishment for twenty-three years.

Detroit—Williams,  Davis,  Brooks  & 
Co.  have  filed  a  bill  for an accounting 
against Wm.  H.  Hill.  Fred  Slocum  and 
the  Home  Life  Publishing Co.,  limited, 
of Caro.  They  aver  that  Hill,  a  local 
dealer in patent medicines, induced them 
on  March  24,  1394,  to  form  the  Home 
Life Publishing Co.,  with a capital stock 
of $1,500,  the complainants and Hill each 
to  put  in  $500,  and  Fred  Slocum  the 
plant of his paper, Home Life, a monthly 
journal.  The  purpose  of  the  combina­
tion  was the advertising in the papers of 
the respective goods handled by the com­
plainants and Hill,  who,  in  addition  to 
the capital of $500 each,  were to make ad­
vertising contracts in the  sum  of  $1,200 
per year each.  The paper was  to  be  is­
sued in not less  than  600,000  copies  per 
year. 
It  is  shown  that  complainants 
paid in their stock of $500 and more than 
$1,500 for advertising,  but  it  is  charged 
that  Hill’s  contribution  of  $500  was 
divided  between  Hill  and  Slocum,  and 
that the latter paid back  to  Hill  all  the 
sums paid for  advertising, amounting in 
all  to  $1,032.45.  Complainants  demand 
an accounting  and  that  the  defendants 
be  compelled  to  restore  to  them 
the 
amount found due.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Lake  City—J.  N.  Arbuckle  succeeds 
Arbuckle  Bros,  in  the  saw  and  shingle 
mill business.

Clare—William  Gorr  has  purchased  a 
one-fourth interest in the Gorr & Arrand 
planing mill and sash  and  door  factory.
Saginaw—S.  W. Tyler & Son expect to 
start their  shingle  mill  in  about  three 
weeks.  A largo marine  boiler  is  being 
put into the mill plant.

Hudson—C.  W.  Bruce and O.  W. Glea­
son  have  formed  a copartnership under 
the style of C.  W.  Bruce &  Co.  and  em­
barked in the manufacture of brooms.

Grand Ledge—Francis Rawson has sold 
his interest in  Pearsall’s  Marble  Works 
to  his  partners who  will  continue  the 
business under the style of V.  N.  & R.  A. 
Pearsall.

Meredith—The  John  Davis  shingle 
mill,  10 miles north of this  place,  which 
has been idle for some time,  will  be  run 
full  capacity  during  the  season. 
It is 
located  on  timber  owned  by  J.  Boyce, 
and the product will  be  shipped  out  on 
the Michigan logging road  running  into 
his pine.

Bay  City—The  Hall  shingle  mill,  at 
Essexville,  went 
into  commission  last 
week.  The output of  shingles  this  sea­
son will  probably be no larger  than  that 
of last season.

Owosso—Both  of  the  Estey furniture 
factories  are  running  full  time and are 
crowded  with  orders.  The  sawmill  is 
cutting  225,000  feet of hardwood lumber 
a week,  which is mostly consumed in the 
factories.

Caseville—Mr. Curran has retired from 
the firm of Curran,  Flach & Conley, man­
ufacturers  of  lumber,  staves,  beading 
and salt and dealers in general merchan­
dise.  The remaining partners  will  con­
tinue  the  business  under  the  style  of 
Flach & Conley.

Estey—William Brown’s  shingle  mill, 
which has been  operated  all  the winter, 
has  shut  down  and  has  been  removed 
to the opposite side of the track  to make 
room for a large mill  now  being  erected 
for  the  manufacture  of  heading  and 
staves by H.  Sawyer & Co.,  Limited.

Detroit—Williams,  Davis,  Brooks  & 
Co  have  filed a claim with the  Court  of 
Claims, at Washington,  for $3,534  rebate 
upon  free alcohol  used  by  them in their 
manufactures since the Wilson  law  went 
into effect.  Frederick F.  Ingram  &  Co. 
have filed a similar claim  for $2,027.

Owosso—Janies  F.  Yeats 

Son  are 
erecting a building on the corner of Main 
and Elm streets in which cigar boxes will 
be  manufactured.  This  industry  has 
been carried on in  Owosso  for  years  by 
various firms and  individuals and  an  at­
tempt  will  be made to increase  the  busi­
ness.

Manistee—R.  G.  Peters  says  that  his 
sawmill  plant at this point will not  be  a 
very  long  lived  one  unless he can pur­
chase  some  more  timber  soon.  He  is 
negotiating  for  some  good  sized  tracts. 
When asked his opinion as to the market 
conditions be said  that present prices did 
not suit him and  that  stumpage costs too 
much to donate it to the  yard  men;  that 
unless hemlock and cedar materially  im­
prove  in  price  before  long  they would 
shut  down  their  night  run  and  store 
some of the logs up in the river near  the 
mill  where they have  boomage  capacity 
for  a  number  of  millions. 
In pine the 
price,  while low, is still somewhat better 
than that offered for cedar and  hemlock.
Yearns  for  the  Days  of  Honesty  in 

Bushel  Baskets.

Kalamazoo,  April 25—It did me good 
to read T h e  T radesm an’s  comments  on 
bastard  bushel  baskets  in  the  issue  of 
April  24. 
It  carried  me  back  to  the 
days  when  a  bushel  of  potatoes  was 
really  a  bushel  and  a  quart  of  berries 
was a quart in reality as  well as in name.
I know no reason why  we  cannot  bring 
about  a  return  to  the  days  of honesty 
and fair  dealing,  providing  we  agitate 
the matter constantly and actively.  Sure­
ly we merchants cannot lose anything by 
assisting  in  the  reform,  for  the  only 
class which is benefited by the deception 
is  the  growers,  who  find  it  Somewhat 
profitable to be able to sell seven-eighths 
of  a  bushel  for  a  bushel.  They  are 
clearly in the wrong in fathering bastard 
measures of this character,  as  by  so  do­
ing they are rendering  themselves  liable 
to  prosecution  under  the  statutes  for 
cheating,  and 1 am of the  opinion that  a 
little missionary  work on the part of the 
officers of the law would bring the grow­
ers  to  their  senses  and  result  in  their 
reaching the  conclusion  that  honesty  is 
by all means the best policy.
I  hope  T h e  T radesm an  w ill  keep  the 
ball  rolling  until  the  abuse  is  effectually 
abated. 

Merch a nt.

Ask J.  P.  Visner for Edwin J. Gillies Jk 
Co.’s special inducements on early import 
teas.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Mrs.  Kate Howard  succeeds ffm,  Kar- 
in  the  grocery  business  at  206 

reman 
Plainfield avenue.

Cbas.  L.  Rusco  is  succeeded  by  Mrs. 
Albertie Richards  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness at 93 Fremont street.

J.  T.  Arnold  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Otsego.  The  stock  was  fur­
nished by the Musselman Grocer  Co.

J.  Warren  Boynton,  formerly  of  the 
firm of Lyon  &  Boynton,  has  opened  a 
grocery store at 3 Robinson  avenue.

Peter A. Gabriel has  removed  his gro­
cery stock from the corner of  West  Ful­
ton and Gold streets to 144  West  Fulton 
street.

Hartman & Metzger have  embarked in 
the grocery  business*on  Stocking  street. 
The stock was furnished by  the  Mussel- 
man Grocer Co.

The  Michigan  Barrel  Co.  has  put  in 
machinery  for  the  manufacture  of bas­
kets  and  will  be in a position to supply 
the local market this season.

John N.  Loucks has re-opened his gro­
cery store at Ottawa Beach  for  the  sea­
son.  The  stock  was  furnished  by  the 
Lemon & Wheeler Company.

John  M.  Smith, 

formerly  grocery 
clerk for John Killean  &  Son,  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  John  M. 
Robinson at 220 Plainfield avenue.

Graham &  Wilson,  formerly  engaged 
in  the  drug  business  at  Detroit,  have 
opened a drug store at  Mishawaka,  Ind. 
The Hazeltine &  Perkins  Drug  Co.  fur­
nished the stock.

Lowell Lambkin,  whose  general stock 
at Good Hart was recently  destroyed  by 
fire, has re-engaged in the  grocery  busi­
ness.  The Lemon  & Wheeler  Company 
furnished the stock.

®eo.  E. Stahlnecker has recovered from 
a  long  siege  of  typhoid  fever,  which 
came very near taking  him into the land 
of the hereafter,  and  has  purchased  the 
grocery stock of D.  Marlatt,  at 93 Broad­
way. 

________________

N.  Bouma,  formerly  engaged  in  gen­
eral  trade  at  Fisher  Station,  has  em­
barked in the grocery  business  at  Jeni- 
son.  The  stock  was  furnished  by  the 
Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company  and  the 
Musselman Grocer Co.

Lloyd V.  Hudson  and  H.  A.  Hudson 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style  of  L.  V.  Hudson & Co.  and opened 
a grocery store at the corner of East  and 
Sherman streets.  The I. M.  Clark  Gro­
cery Co.  furnished the stock.

The Ideal Clothing Co.  has  leased  the 
fourth  floor  of  the  Reid block,  in addi­
tion to  its  quarters  on  the  second  and 
third  floors, and  will  occupy  the added 
space  with  its  cutting  tables  and  as 
storage  for  piece  goods.  The  enlarge­
ment  will  give  the  company  room  for 
thirty  more  machines,  which  will  be 
added as the  business of the corporation 
increases.

Gripsack Brigade.

Geo.  W. Stowitts has  signed  with  two 
houses for the remainder of the season— 
Dibble  & Warner,  manufacturers of sus­
penders at East Hampton, Mass., and the 
Grand  Rapids  Neckware  Co.  He  will 
cover the same  territory  he  has  visited 
in the  past,  which  includes  nearly  the 
I
entire  State. 

J. H. McKelvey has taken the  position 
of Secretary and Treasurer of the  Michi­
gan Commercial Travelers’  Accident As­
sociation—not  Michigan  Commercial
Travelers’  Association,  as  stated  last 
week.

The second annual  convention] of  the 
Grand Council of Michigan,  United Com­
mercial  Travelers  of  America,  will  be 
held at Flint,  May 17 and  18,  convening 
at  10:30  a.  m.  of  the  day  first  named. 
Those who  attend will  be  the  guests  of 
Flint Council, No.  29,  which  will  tender 
a banquet to the visitors on  the  evening 
of  May  17.  T h e  T radesm an  returns 
thanks for a cordial  invitation to the con­
vention and banquet.

The  traveling  men  of  the  city  are 
working  like  beavers  to  secure  ibe  ap­
pointment of Stephen  A.  Sears as a mem­
ber of the Board of Police and Fire Com­
missioners.  Mr.  Sears  was  for  many 
years an honored member of  the  frater- 
uity and the boys  will  always  hold  him 
in  high  respect  for  the  dignity  with 
which he invariably maintained the  rep­
utation of the fraternity  and  the  broad 
charity  which  characterized  his  career 
while an active worker in the ranks.

Ex-President Waldron  was in town last 
Friday,  on  his way home (St. Johns) from 
Lansing,  where he argued  the  merits  of 
Donovan’s bill  providing for interchange­
able mileage tickets  before  the Commit­
tee on  Railroads  of  the  House. 
It  has 
been urged  as  an  argument  against  the 
measure that irresponsible  railroad com­
panies would issue  the  books,  aud  that 
railroads accepting the mileage  would be 
greatly  vexed  and  annoyed  in  making 
collections  for mileage received by them. 
The Donovan  bill,  however,  provides  for 
a  general  office  of  issuance,  where  the 
mileage will  be returned and  credited  to 
the  various  roads  accepting  it,  and  the 
strongest  argument  against  the bill  has 
thus been  overcome.  An  objection  was 
also made to the bill on  the  ground  that 
it was unconstitutional,  but Mr. Waldron 
obtained an opinion  from  Attorney-Gen­
eral Maynard,  pronouncing the objection 
fallacious.  Mr.  Waldron  was  much 
pleased  with his  reception  by  the  Com­
mittee and confidently  looks for a favor­
able report.

is  an  old 

Saginaw Evening  News:  Council  No. 
43,  United  Commercial  Travelers  of 
America,  essayed  its  first  annual  ball 
temple. 
Friday  evening  at  Masonic 
There 
tradition 
that  the 
knights  of  the  grip  are  very  jovial, 
wholesouled  and  happy  fellows  who 
thoroughly  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  this 
life  and allow the  cares  and  sorrows  to 
step by them  into oblivion,  and their first 
annual social party went a long  way  to­
wards demonstrating the  correctness  of 
the story.  The  person  who cast a casual 
glance over the assembly would not fora 
moment  have  imagined  that  there  was 
such a thing in existence as care and busi­
ness.  Everything  of  that  nature  was 
thrown  to  the  winds and only the imme­
diate pleasure  at hand was given aDy at­
tention.  The attendance was not as large 
as  expected,  possibly  owing 
to  the 
fact  that  many  of  the tourists found it 
impossible to reach  the  city  before  Sat­
urday,  their routes having been  laid  out 
for  them  long  before the party was an­
nounced.  However,  the sixty couples or 
more made up,  in activity  and  thorough 
enjoyment,  anything  that  might  have 
been 
lacking  in  numbers.  The  party 
was a most informal  one.  The  commer­
cial  men  themselves  are very informal.

That’s  the  way  they  make  a success of 
life on the road and they are not the peo­
ple to do things in  “company” that  they 
do not practice in everyday life.  No re­
freshments  were  served and at a season­
able  hour  the  party  was  brought  to  a 
close,  everybody having had an excellent 
time and voting  the  commercial  men the 
best of entertainers.

The  Grocery  Market.

by 

Sugar—An advance of  a  sixpence  all 
along the line occurred Monday  aud  the 
price is still strong,  the  general  opinion 
being that values will  move up fully  j^c 
during the next month.

Fruit Jars—Another  advance has  been 
promulgated 
the  manufacturers. 
Those who have not yet  purchased  their 
season’s supplies would do  well  to  do  so 
before further advances occur.

Bananas—The  demand  still continues 
greater than the supply  and  prices  are, 
in  consequeuce.  very  firm  at  advanced 
figures.  Up  to  the  present  time  stock 
has carried very nicely,  hardly  a  bunch 
being  too  ripe  on  arrival,  but with hot 
weather  nearly  upon  us  it  will  soon  be 
different,  as  the  fruit  ripens  very  fast 
when the mercury stands in the nineties. 
It  is  safe  to  assert  that  prices  will  be 
more in  favor of the buyer very soon.

Oranges—Seedlings are getting so  ripe 
that  wholesalers  are  reluctant  to  order 
in excess of actual needs, as the fruit de­
cays so rapidly.  Navels are nearly  gone 
and  the  balance  of  them  are,  practi­
cally,  in the  hands  of  the trade.  Some 
have placed a few cars  in  cold  storage, 
but,  while  they  will  come  out  fairly 
sound,  it will not be safe  to  order  more 
than  a  three  days’  supply at a time,  as 
they  will  melt  down  like  froth on a pail 
of milk as soon as they  leave  the  refrig­
erator.

Lemons—Arrivals at the Eastern ports 
continue  to  be  light 
in  volume  and 
prices,  as  advanced  two  weeks ago,  are 
fully  maintained.  About  60,000  boxes 
will be sold in New York this week, and, 
while  prices  may  weaken  a  trifle,  the 
chances  are  that  they  will  not  go  low 
enough  to  make  any  great  difference in 
the net total.  Two steamers will be sold 
in  Montreal  on  May  2  and  8,  and,  as 
their cargoes consist of some  fine  marks 
of  choice  November  cuttings, 
is 
thought good prices will be obtained—es­
pecially  as  the  fruit  purchased  at  that 
port usually keeps well.

it 

slowly, 

Foreign  Nuts—Move 

and 
there  is  no  change  in  prices.  The de­
mand is  always  light  at  this  season  of 
the year, and prices do not cut much of a 
figure,  in  view  of  which  deep cuts are 
not made.

Figs  and  Dates—Sell 

in  a  moderate 
way  at  regular  prices.  Dates  are held 
easy,  while figs are a little firmer.

The  Grain  Market.

During the past week  the  wheat  mar­
ket  has  experienced  one  of its old-time 
booms.  To sum  it up short,  it  has  been 
a boom week.  Price on  wheat scored an 
advance of fully 5c  per  bushel  and  the 
chronic bears brought all the influence to 
bear they could  to  depress  the  market; 
but  large  clearances  from  all the ports 
and the milling demand in wheat centers, 
as the country  elevators  seem to be bare 
of wheat  and  farmers  are  unwilling  to 
sell, caused an advance.  Another factor 
in the advance is the extreme drought in I 
the winter  wheat  belt.  We  are  of  the I 
opinion that farmers  who  fed  wheat  to 
their stock,  claiming it  was worth noth-1

T H E   M IC H Z G A J S r  T R A D E S M A N ,

5
ing,  will wish they had it  in  their  gran­
aries,  for,  should  the present dry weather 
continue  much  longer,  wheat  certainly 
will  be  a  very  short  crop this harvest. 
European demand seems to  keep up  and 
our visible is decreasing as  fast as,  if not 
faster than,  was anticipated.

Corn  advanced  also,  while  oats  re­

mained stationary  but firm.

Receipts  of  wheat  during  the  past 
week  were  75  cars,  which  was  rather 
above the usual amount.  There were  14 
cars of corn and  11  cars of oats received. 
Wheat  took another  jump  to-day.  Mil­
lers are paying 15c per bushel above low 
Points. 

c. G.  A.  Voigt.
Wants  Column.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

758

F OK  SALE,  NO  TRADE—ONE OF THE FIN 
est  drug  stores  in  Grand  Rapids.  Clean 
stock, hardwood  fixtures, everything  first-class 
at a bargain.  Stock and  fixtures  invoice  about 
*1,000.  Reason for selling,  other business.  Ad 
dress No. 759. care  Michigan Tradesman. 
759
ANTED—A  GOOD  LOCATION FOR  FUR 
t T  mshing and notion  store  in town  of  from 
2.009 to 4,0 0, Southwestern  Michigan  preferred 
Will purchase small stock  if  at  a bargain  Ad! 
dressT58, care  M'chigan Tradesman, 
■ OR SALE—SMALL  DRUG  STOCK  IN  Lo­
cal option county and only stock In town  A 
snap for  the  right  party.  Reasons  for selling, 
other business.  Address Ipecac, care Michigan 
Tradesman.  _______  
ygg
~E10R  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—HOTEL  PROP 
A-  erty  Good  location.  For  particulars  ad 
dress J. C. Tracy, Custer. Mich. 
755
TpOR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—GOOD  CLEAN 
A-  stock  of  groceries.  Address  No. 754, care 
Michigan Tradesman.  _________  
75 <
TpOR  SALE—OLD ESTABLISHED  GROCERY 
A-  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 N o.'. 5 j, care Mich. Tradesman. 
TpOR  SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS,  OLD ESTAB- 
A-  ashed 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. 
TJIOR  SALE—THE  MONROE  SALOON  AND 
J-  grocery property ;  best  location  in  Lexing 
Mich  APPly  t0  Pabst  *   Hixson,  Lexington,
■ OR  SALE—CLEAN  GENERAL  STOCK  IN- 
voicing  about  *4,000.  Only  store  in  town 
with mill regularly employing  fifty  men.  Will’ 
rent building so low  that  purchaser  cannot  a f­
ford  to  buy.  Address  No.  747,  care Michigan 
Tradesman. 
XXTANTED—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. 
I F   YOU  WANT  TO  BUY  OR  SELL  REAL 
J.  estate, write me.  I  can  satisfy  you.  Chaa 
E. Mercer, Rooms 1 and 2, Widdicomb  building!
653

752

749

747

7!1

E ig h ty  c en ts  w ill  buy  11  w orth  of 

a  clean  stock  of  groceries 
about*5,000.  Terms,cash;  sales,*30,000annually■ 

inventorying 
strictly cash store;  good  town  of  7,0fo inhabi’ 
tants  Address 738. care Mich. Tradesman.  738

MISCELLANEOUS.

757

T f  EN  iO   SELL  BAKING  POWDER TO  THE 
grocery trade.  Steady employment, experi­
ence unnecessary.  $75  monthly  salarv and ex 
penses or com. 
If  offer satisfactory, address at 
once, with particulars concerning yourself, U S 
Chemical Works, Chicago. 
AliTANTED—POULTRY,VEAL, LAMBS  BUT 
ter  and  eggs  on  consignment.  Ask  for 
f V 
quotations.  F.  J.  Dettenthaler,  Grand  Rapids
Mich._____________________  
760  ’
W f  ANTED—BUTTER,  EGGS,  POULTRY 
potatoes,  onions,  apples,  cabbages,  etc 
vv 
Correspondence  solicited.  Watkins  &  Smith’ 
81-S6 South  Division St., Grand  Rapids. 
873  ’ 
YTTANTED—MEN  TO  ORDER  ON  APPKOV 
7 T  al  one of the  best  “ready  to  wear”  suits 
made at *13.50, any  stvle cut.  Strahan  &  Greu- 
lich, 24 Monroe street, Grand Rapids. 

727

■ ANTED-EVERY  DRU G G IST  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.

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

W f  ANTED—POSITION  BY  YOUNG  MAR 
TV  ried man in grocery or general store, small 
town preferred.  Eight 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. 

■ ANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED 

pharmacist.  Enquire  590 South Division 
street, Grand Rapids. 

53

734

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

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

1)

MANUFACTURER  OF

Crackers

AND FULL LINE  OF

Sweet  Goods
252  and  254  CANAL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

b

6

THE  BACK  OFFICE.

W ritten fo r Thk Tradesman.

The American  Orocer,  in  speaking  of 
the death of  Mr.  Stone,  said  that  it was 
a matter of pride with  him  that  during 
the four and forty  years  of  his  connec­
tion  with the Journal  of  Commerce,  he 
had  never  taken  a  vacation.  The  St. 
Lonis  Dry  Quod#  Reporter  thinks  that 
there isn’t anything  to  be  proud  of  in 
such  slavery  as  that;  that  the  editor’s 
death at seventy-seven should  be  looked 
upon as a warning,  and that “those who 
don’t know enough to take a  rest should 
be compelled to do so!’’

I have read the item and  the  comment 
and am inclined  to  think  that  the  Re­
porter  is  a  little  “off.”  It  depends  so 
much  upon  the man—this taking  a vaca­
tion—and with Mr. Stone’s  idea  of work 
and his evident fondness  for  it,  it  may 
be safe to assume  that, if  the Reitortcr's 
heroic treatment  had  been  acted  upon, 
the editor of  the  Journal  of  Commerce, 
instead of  living  until  he was  seventy- 
seven,  would, years ago, have  gone from 
his work to his reward.

There is no use of a vacation to  a  man 
who  doesn’t  know  what  a  vacation  is 
made for. 
I’ve no desire to be  the  trav­
eling companion of  a man who takes his 
business with him wherever he goes, and 
it doesn’t make any  difference what  that 
business is. 
It may be no end of  fun  to 
camp out, for example, with a man whose 
mind is so intent upon  the  market  that 
be isn’t willing  to  get beyond the reach 
of  the  telegraph  wire,  and  who  would 
just as soon think of going to sleep  with­
out knowing how  the  market  stands  as 
he  would  of  admitting  that  somebody 
else in the party shot the  biggest deer or 
caught the  biggest  fish.  How I  should 
enjoy  a  sea  voyage  with  a  man  who 
couldn’t see a vessel  under full sail—and 
what a beautiful sight it is!—without cal­
culating how much per cent.the man made 
who furnished the  canvas  for  the  sails; 
or,  what is quite as bad,  worrying all the 
time lest the steamer may  not  reach  her 
dock exactly on time, and so prevent that 
interview  the minute  he  strikes  Liver­
pool!  Think of  a  trip  up  the  lakes, a 
jaunt to the White Mountains or a sojourn 
at  Newport with  au  editor  who  didn’t 
want to go anyway,  and  whose tab  is  al­
ways on his  knee  and  who,  if  he  isn’t 
writing something for the paper, is grind­
ing out in his mind  an  editorial  on  the 
sights and sounds about  him,  and  who, 
in reply to some  attraction  pointed  out, 
wonders if  that  fool  of  a  foreman will 
know enough to set  up  that  copy with­
out compromising everybody  in  the  es­
tablishment!

One of the greatest attractions to draw 
such a  fellow from  “life’s  dull  round” 
is  his  old  home  “ up  in. the  country.” 
The good wife,  seeing,  or  thinking  she 
sees, that  John is  simply  wearing  him­
self  out  in  that  office,  finally  accom­
plishes her purpose and they all start for 
the  farm.  Worse  than  that,  they  get 
there;  and then  the  fun  begins.  After 
he  has  been  kissed all around and after 
he has been  to  the  barn,  and  seen  the 
pigs,  and heard the  rooster crow once or 
twice,  and  heard  Jerry  and  Jedediah 
wonder over and over again why Cy Huz- 
zington  isn’t  willing  to  tell  what  he’s 
been offered for his turkeys; after he has 
looked the farm all over,  and let the bars 
down  just  as  he  used  to  years ago, he 
saunters back  to the house  to  look  over 
his  exchanges.  From  that  time  on  he 
has what  in common  parlance  is  called

,  

STICK  CANDY.Cases  Bbls.  Palls.
3 7
6 7
6 7
8

Standard,  per lb........................ 
“  H.H..............................  
Twist  .......................... 
“ 
Boston Cream................  8V4
Cut  Loaf......................... 
Extra H  H.............. 
...  314
MIXED  CANDY.
Palis
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Bbls. 
Standard....................................... 5
Leader......................................... 5*  
6*
7 *
g e y » 1 .........................................................................6  
Nobby........................................... 7 
8
8H
English  Rock...............................[7 
Conserves.................. ..............   ¿X 
7V4
7
Broken Taffy.................... baskets^ 
“  7 
Peanut Squares................. 
8
French Creams.............................  
9
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Valley  Creams........................ 
. 
Midget, 301b. baskets.....................................  8
Modern, 30 lb. 

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls
Lozenges, plain............................................   8H
printed.........................................   ml
Chocolate Drops............................................   11
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  12
Gum Drops....................................................   5
Moss Drops....................................................
Sour Drops........................................................8
Imperials.................... 
9
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................  50
Sour Drops............................................. ” '"'50
Peppermint Drops.....................................i! .  60
Chocolate Drops.............................................!65
H. M. Chocolate Drops................................   76
Gum Drops................................................35050
Licorice Drops..............................................100
A. B. Licorice Drops......................... ..****  75
Lozenges, plain.............................................‘ |eo
printed................ .....................  "66
Imperials...................................... ■............... 'go
Mottoes...................................................... !!""70
Cream Bar.........................................!...” !.” .56
Molasses Bar....................................."""."¡SO
Hand Made  Creams...................... .".’..""¿¿©90
Plain Creams.............................................69@80
Decorated Creams......................................   90
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String  Rock.......................................... 
Burnt Almonds................................  " 90@i  25
Wlntergreen  Berries.................. 
 
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ORANGES.

No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes.........................  34
.........................  51
No. 1, 
no. 2, 
..............%
California Seedlings—126,150,176,200,216.  -  2 75
250.............................
Fancy Navels—112........................................

126.................. .....................3 50
150, 176,200...,.................... 3 75
Messina  Oranges,  200..................................... go

LEMONS.

Choice, 300....................................................
Extra Choice, 300..................................."."Ill 4 Co
Extra Fancy, 300............................  ****  .  450
Choice,  360  ................................................. *
Extra Choice,  360  ..............................*******  375
Fancy,360......................................  
...I  ."   4 00
Extra  Fancy, 360. gilt packing................."  4 60

Large bunches...................................... 1  75@2 50
Small bunches.....................................  1  25©l  50

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

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NUTS.

Figs, fancy  layers  161b........................  
“  SOtt...  ....................
“  141b..........................
............................................. 
50-lb.  “ 
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“  extra 
“  bags 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box...................... 
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6x4
a  714
0  5
Persian,  G. M.50-lb  box...........  © 454
Almonds, Tarragona............................. 
a   14
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Ivaca....................................  
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California,soft  shelled 
Brazils, new............................ ..... 
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FU berta
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Walnuts, Grenoble............................... 
«14
French................................... 
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Calif  No. 1 
Soft Shelled  Calif...................  ©13
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Table Nuts,  fancy................................  
choice.......................  
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© 9 
Pecans. Texas, H.  P.,  ...................
8  ©11
Chestnuts.......................................
Hickory Nuts per  bu., Mich.........
Cocoannts, full sacks...................
Butternuts  per bu................................
Black  Walnuts, per bu...... ........... I” "

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PEANUTS.

Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................   © 5H
“  Roasted....................   6© 6K
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  © 5H
“  Roasted...................   g a  gu
Choice, H. P., Extras............................  © 4M
“  Roasted.................  5© g

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FRESH  MEATS.

BNBF.

Fore quarters... 
Hind quarters...
Loins No. 3 .............
Ribs...................
Chucks........

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P E R K IN S   &  H E SS,

DEALERS  IN

WE  CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL USB.

Nos. 122  and  124  Louis  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow.
Chocolates It is not  necessary  to go 

to  New  York,  Boston,
________________________________   Chicago,  or any other re-
——     ............... *...............*  ■" 
mote place, for a fine line
of Chocolates or Candy.  We have as Fine Goods as any house 
in  the country and  at popular prices.  Don’t forget us 
A-  E .  Brooks & Co
SECURITY Storage and 
T ransfer Co.
floving,  Packing,  Dry  Storage.

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

5  and 7 South  Ionia S t. 
GRAND  RAPIDS, nich.

Office  Telephone  1055.

Barn Telephone  1059

in

Expert.Packers and Careful, Competent Movers of  Household  Furniture. 

Given.  Business Strictly Confidential  Baggage  Wagon at ail hours.

Estimates  Cheerfully 
F. S. ELSTON, Mgr.

Chocolates!

HAND  MADE  CREAMS,  FRENCH  MIKED 
and  STANDARD  MIXTURES.

OUR  GOODS  ARE  WINNERS  FROH  START  TO  FINISH.

P u tn a m  C andy Co.
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W h o l e s a l e  G r o cer s

Grand  Rapids

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

and the

O u r  Bounder, lOc 
Mai Fest, 5c

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

for

us.

Cigars.

PORK.

Dressed............
Loins.................................................... 
Shoulders  ........
Leaf Lard.........

MUTTON.

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

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the  merchant  gives  him 

A d v an tag es  o f th e   C ash  S ystem .
[Kntered in competition for  prizes  offered  by 
Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association.] 
Why is  it  that  a  merchant will  give 
great amounts of merchandise  to  a  per­
son  with  absolutely  no  security?  This 
same merchant might  not lend  a  friend 
.$50 without security of  some  kind, even 
if that friend were  possessed  of  real es­
tate to the amount of  thousands  of  dol­
lars, but,  when  a  stranger  comes  along 
and  says,  in  a  plausible  manner,  that 
he  needs  a  little  time  on  a  bill  of 
goods, 
the 
goods  at  once.  Why  should  he do this? 
The  reason  is  simply  this:  The  mer­
chant’s  anxiety  to  do  business  over­
comes  his  better  judgment,  or  else  he 
is  located  in  a  community where every­
one  gives  credit.  To  overcome 
the 
former  fault  lies,  of  course,  with  the 
individual, who needs  training; to  over­
come  the  latter  needs  organization—no 
halfway  organization,  but 
complete 
unity of  all  merchants  in  that  line  of 
goods.  The retail  grocers,  for  instance 
—there  Is  no  class  of  merchants  who 
give credit so promiscuously as  do  they. 
And  why?  If they were  thoroughly  or­
ganized,  they would not be compelled  to 
give  credit,  simply  because  the  person 
who applied for it and  was refused could 
not get it  at any of  the  retail  groceries 
which  the community might contain. 
It 
only one grocer gave  credit  it would  be 
an easy  matter  to  overcome  his  objec­
tions after three months’  time. 
If  thor­
oughly organized,  what trade  you  might 
lose by refusing credit would be counter­
acted by those  your  neighbor  loses who 
now come to you.
Now,  if you were doing business  on  a 
strictly cash  basis,  see what  the  advan 
tage would  be.  You would  be  able  to 
discount  all  your  bills,  besides  being 
able to  get  a  better  bargain  from  the 
wholesaler,  who  knew  his  money was 
forthcoming;  you  would,  consequently, 
make larger profits,  as you would  be buy­
ing your goods cheaper,  and  there would 
be  no  loss  to  be  deducted  from 'your 
profits,  as there  is  now when  you  have 
given credit to some  of  these  plausible- 
talking dead-beats with which  the  coun­
try  abounds.  E.  Alphonse Ci.oonan.

St.  Louis, Mo.

T H E   N E W

Neatly packed in cases.  Do not get spoiled  in 
shipping.  Take very little room  in store.  Han­
dles  easily  attached.  Every  one  guaranteed. 
Send for prices.
PENINSULAR
BROOM  CO,

92  LARNED  ST.  W. 
DETROIT.

NOTHING  SUCCEEDS  LIKE  MERIT!
Rocker  Washer

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

a vacation.  He eats,  and  he  rides,  and 
he visits, and  he  goes  afishing along the 
same old stream that blessed his boyhood 
and that greets him  now  with  the  same 
ripples of laughter as in  the  olden  time, 
and he makes  believe  that  there  never 
was  another  such  a  vacation  taken  as 
that(!);  and  then he  shakes  hands  with 
them all some happy morning,  and,  with 
a joy he doesn’t  try  to  hide,  gets  home 
just  as  soon  as  he can,  where his wife, 
with that  plainness of speech sometimes 
assumed by her sex,  declares that that is 
the last vacation that she shall ever urge 
John  to  make.  He  made  his  own life 
wretched and everybody else’s who came 
anywhere near him.  No  more  vacation 
for him!

*  *  *

A New York  salesman,  who  claims  to 
know  what he is talking about, says that 
his sales are increasing and that it is due 
to the fact that people  want  pure goods. 
Of course,  this particular salesman never 
has anything but pure  goods to  sell,  be­
cause  the  house  he  travels  for  never 
handles  anything  else—a  condition  of 
things  which  cannot  be  too much com­
mended.  Admitting  that  to  be  true, 
what I  want to  say  is  that  no  brighter 
sign of returning prosperity  has,  so  far, 
appeared than that the  people  are want­
It means  that  they  are 
ing pure goods. 
coming to  their  senses. 
It  means  that 
they have,  at last,  found out  that  cheap 
goods  are  cheap  because  they  are  not 
good  for  anything;  that  they  have  got 
tired of this, and are willing to pay what 
goods  are  worth  for  the sake of having 
them good and  “pure.”

Now that the tide has turned,  whatever 
enters into the wants and wishes of  men 
will  be  of  the  same  stamp.  “I want 
something that will wear. I want it all wool 
and I want it  to  be  just  what  it appears 
—good, clear through.”  The  pure  food 
question is taking good care of itself.  It 
is going to be quite a while before the real 
coffee berry takes the place  of  the  chic­
ory  and  the  bean,  but  it  will come in 
time; and who knows but that one of these 
days  when honesty gets to be  more  and 
more  what 
they 
may be brave enough to ask  for oleomar­
garine, no matter what its color  may  be, 
and refuse to buy fresh farm butter  that 
has  been  dyed  the  color  of the butter­
cup?

the  people  want, 

The desire for the  good  and  the  pure 
will not stop here.  When it is distinctly 
understood what the people are not  only 
wanting but are determined to have,  the 
reform  will  set  in  in  good earnest. 
I 
can  imagine  that  the  time is not far off 
when a man  wilj  detest  a  filled  watch- 
case as he detests a filled  cheese!  What 
a  glorious  world  to  live  in  it  will  be 
when the call  for  pinchbeck  jewelry  is 
over  and  all  the  acid  is left out of the 
molasses!  Think of the sweat-shop clos­
ing  its  doors  because  the  business and 
all that belongs to the  debasing  idea  is 
to  be  tolerated  no  longer!  And  who 
would doubt the dawn of the Golden Age 
if “the people” should  turn  their  backs 
upon those in purple and  fine  linen  and 
upon those not so clad who  get  gain  by 
cheating and exultingly flaunt the  result 
the  world! 
of  their  shrewdness  upon 
“People  want  pure  goods.” 
It  is  the 
most cheering  sign yet of the good times 
coming,  and  the  surest,  for  when  the 
people begin to call for the best—because 
it is the best, on the  principle  that  like 
seeks  like—it indicates a wholesomeness 
and  a  healthiness  of  the  body  politic 
which  has not existed before for many a 
day. 

Rich a rd  Malcom  Strong.

R06KtR Usiti

Has proved the most satis- 
factoiy of any Washer ever 
p aeed  upon  the  market. 
It is warranted to wash an 
oidinaiv  family  washing 
of

too  Pieces in One  Hour 
as clean as can be washed 
on the washboard.
Wiite for Catalogue and 
Trade Discounts.

Lit

The

/ 'i I vor ite 
Ch urn

POINTS  OF  EXCELLENCE.
It is  made  of  thoroughly  seasoned  material 

It  is  finished 
smooth  inside  as well  as outside.  The iron  ring head  is strong 
and  ii* »t  liable to break.  The  bails  are  fastened  to  the  iron 
ring,  where they  need  to  be fastened. 
Itissim ple in  construc­
tion  and  co  venient to operate.  No  other  churn  is so nearly 
perf  ct as The  Favorite.  Don’t buy  a counterfeit.

SIZES  AND  PRICES.

No. O-  5 gill., to churn-¿gal*.......................* 8 00!  No. :i—¿0 gal., to chum 
ilg a ls.......................  iu  00
No.  1  -Hi gal., to chum  4gals.......................   S 50  No. 4—25gal., to churn  l-'gnls......................  l-j  00
No. 2  15gal., to churn 7g als.......................  

Write for discount.

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WEDNESDAY,  MAY  1.

JOURNALISTIC  FAKES.

The American  system of  news  gather­
ing for the press is,  perhaps,  as practical 
as any that can  be devised and it is prob­
able that it will progress on substantially 
its present lines until  it  reaches  a  high 
degree  of  efficiency. 
Its  prestige  and 
usefulness  are  greatly  impaired,  how­
ever,  by the fact that so great a  percent­
age of the most sensatioual of its gather­
ings is baseless  fabrication.

Of course,  it is  impossible  to  prevent 
the gathering and  use of much,  based on 
rumor or with no foundation,  that is  not 
entitled to credence,  by any system  pay­
ing for the space  occupied  and  employ­
ing correspondents of  all  grades  of  re­
liability;  but there may,  and  should  be, 
an exercise of scrutiny and  judgment on 
the  part  of  the  officials  of the associa­
tions or editors that will  greatly  reduce 
the quantity of such literature  now  cur­
rent. 
in much of this  the  falsity  is  so 
manifest  that  it  causes  a  suspicion  of 
collusion  on  the  part  of  those  who 
“pass” it.

Recently there seems to  have  been  an 
epidemic of “fakes”  and  all  degrees  of 
ingenuity are resorted to in  giving  them 
plausibility  or  inventing  localities  and 
surroundings,  making  it  impossible  to 
detect  their  falsity.  Thus,  we  have  a 
series of  thrilling  accounts,  such  as  a 
combat between a lion and a grizzly bear 
from an inaccessible locality in Northern 
Mexico; stories of long  imprisonment  of 
American citizens in the  Mexican  moun­
tains,  without trial,  although  accused  of 
crime;  the enslaving of negroes  in  Mex­
ico—Mexico seems a favorite location for 
fakes.  Occasionally,  there  is more  au­
dacity in the location  and  surroundings, 
as in the case of some  great  mystery  of 
crime which has long engaged  public  at­
tention.  Thus,  we have  the solution  of 
the mystery  of  the White  Chapel  mur­
ders  in  a  long  and  circumstantial  ac­
count,  said  to have been given  at  a  pri­
vate  banquet  of  medical  men  in  some 
Western  city,  reciting  that  the  crimes 
were committed  by  a  mad  physician  in 
London,  since  confined  in  an  asylum, 
and  that  these  facts  had  been  known, 
ever since the occurrence,  to  the London 
detectives.  The  impossibility  of  this 
becomes apparent  when  one  remembers 
to  what an  extent public  enquiry has al­

ways been engaged  in this  mystery,  and 
it is hard to believe that  its  falsity  was 
not apparent to those whose duty  it  was 
to pass upon it.

It seems as though the temporary  gain 
resulting from such  sensations would  be 
more than counteracted by the loss of re­
liability  and  respect  among  intelligent 
people,  but,  evidently,  this  is  not  the 
opinion of the news  conservators.  This 
feature of daily journalism  is  becoming 
too  prominent,  however,  and  unless  a 
halt is called in this direction  the public 
will  soon  manifest  an  interest  and  an 
ability in discriminating  between record 
of fact and that invented to pander to de­
praved taste,  and  will  learn  to place  a 
just  estimate  on  the  value  of journals 
which  resort to  such  methods to enlarge 
the circle of their readers.

ENGLAND  AND  NICARAGUA.

Perhaps no act  of  this  administration 
has been so widely  criticised  as  the  ap­
parent indifference  it  has  shown  in  al­
lowing  the  British  Government to  land 
troops in Nicaragua. 
It is  claimed  that 
it amounts,  practically,  to  an  abandon­
ment of the Monroe doctrine,  permitting 
its  provisions  to  be  flagrantly  violated 
without  even  a  protest.  The  criticism 
has greatly exceeded that caused  by  the 
refusal of  the  administration  to  accept 
the  proposition  of  annexation 
from 
Hawaii,  and the responsibility for the in­
difference is charged to the same  lack  of 
“Americanism” that  was  manifested  in 
that instance.

It is probable,  however,  that  the  ad­
ministration is governed by the belief that 
Great Britain has a real grievance and that 
it  would be as great a  perversion  of  the 
intent of the  Monroe  doctrine  to  inter­
fere with the enforcement of  her  claims 
as it would be to allow any of  the Amer­
ican republics to  use  it  as  a  protection 
in  disregarding  the  rights of  European 
nations.  There seems, unfortunately,  to 
be  sufficient  precedent  for  England’s 
action  in  the  manner 
the 
United  States  has  treated  her  weaker 
sister republics, like Paraguay, Chili and 
others.

in  which 

Of course,  the principal interest in the 
matter  is  on  account  of  the  Nicaragua 
Canal. 
It has  been  suggested  that  the 
British  occupation  of  Corinto  is  with 
reference  to a permanent  station  giving 
the control over,  or  a  large  interest  in, 
the  affairs  of  the  canal, 
if  such  were 
the case, and if  the  English  Government 
should proceed to dig the canal,  it  would 
serve this country right for  her  indiffer­
ence and procrastination in regard  to  it; 
but there is no  probability  of  any  such 
occurrence.  The  continued  occupation 
of Corinto would only serve to  keep  the 
canal project in abeyance.  If the United 
States  has  any  active  part  in  the  con­
struction  of  the  canal,  England  will 
scarcely  attempt  any  authority  in it on 
account of military occupation of the  lo­
cality.  She  will  depend  on  amicable 
treaty  tor any advantages she may claim. 
That England should take  possession  of 
Nicaragua and open the canal on her own 
responsibility,  in defiance of  the  wishes 
of this country, is  a  contingency  hardly 
to be  imagined.

China is having some difficulty  in con­
vincing her government officials that she 
is whipped and that an acceptance of the 
treaty  of  peace  offered  by  Japan is ad­
visable. 
It  is  to  be hoped that their ob­
tuseness on these points will not  lead  to 
the administering of another drubbing.

THE  W AR  CLOUD  IN  EUROPE.
That  a  great  war  is  approaching  in 
Europe is  the  impression  of  nearly  all 
intelligent on-lookers.  In what quarter it 
will  break  out  first  is  quite uncertain. 
The relations of the great  powers  are  so 
entangled, especially through  their  rela­
tions  to  the  smaller  ones,  and to their 
own  dependencies  in  Africa  and  Asia, 
that a chance for a collision  offers  itself 
.whichever  way  one  may  turn.  A  few 
weeks ago it seemed not  impossible  that 
France and England might come to blows 
because  of  French  aggressions  on  the | 
Upper  Nile.  The  materials  for  such  a 
conflagration  are  always  present  at the 
mouth of the river.  The Chittralise  war 
is a distinct  menace to Russia,  and gives 
that  nation  a  chance  to  stir  up  the 
Afghans  against  the  English  advance, 
and so on.

At present the storm center is Norway. 
The  struggle  for  greater  independence 
of Sweden, which has gone on  for  more 
than a generation, has  become  suddenly 
acute.  The  Norwegian  Storthing  has 
made  it  simply  impossible  to  form  a 
Ministry  acceptable to  King  Oscar. 
Its 
leaders talk of impeaching the  Conserva­
tives  if  they  take  office.  They  them­
selves  will  serve  only  if  the King con­
cedes  the  country  a  separate  staff  of 
consuls.  This  is  a  matter of  more im­
portance  than  appears  on  the  surface, 
as  Norway  is  more  largely  engaged  in 
shipping  business  than  any  other  coun­
try in proportion  to  its  population,  and 
the  Norwegians  think  that  the  Swedish 
consols  are less  zealous  for  their  inter­
ests than  consuls of their own would be.
As  Russia has a common frontier with 
both countries, and has  good  reason  for 
using the hatred the Norwegians in com­
mon  with  the  Danes  feel  toward  Ger­
many, it is natural that  there  should  be 
reports of a Russian intervention in their 
behalf.  Natural 
reports 
should spread that the  German  Emperor 
has assured his support  in  that  case  to 
Sweden,  whose  abstention in the Schles­
wig  war  of  1804  was  so  useful  to  Ger­
many.  But  whether  all  this  is  dipio- j 
matic  romancing  or  sober  fact  is  too 
early to say.

that 

also 

polite  designation  of  swine,  and  it  is 
probable that the Mayor will not take the 
care of  paupers  from  the  poor  depart­
ment,  where it belongs,  to  saddle  it  on 
the grocers and other  classes  of  trades­
men.  As  the  time  approaches  it  be­
hooves the grocers to use  diligence,  that 
their rights in this matter  may  be  prop­
erly  presented  to  the  incoming Council, 
and it will be  unfortunate if  they  allow 
the discouragement caused by last year’s 
failures and mistakes to  jeopardize their 
interests this year.

The friends of S.  A.  Sears (New York 
Biscuit  Co.)—and  they  are  legion—are 
urging his appointment as  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Police  and  Fire  Commis­
sioners  and  the  indications  are  that 
Mayor-elect Stebbins will  honor  himself 
and  the  city  by  naming  Mr.  Sears  for 
that  responsible  position.  The  friends 
of the other candidates are pressing their 
claims,  mainly  on  grounds  of  political 
expediency, 
the  only  argument  used 
against Mr. Sears being that he  is  not  a 
member of  “de gang” which assumes the 
right to control the appointments  of  the 
incoming  Mayor.  Mr.  Sears  is  not  an 
active  politician,  albeit  he  has  always 
been  a liberal contributor  to  Democratic 
campaign  funds  and—in  common  with 
most  Democrats—invariably  votes  his 
ticket  straight.  The  argument  that  he 
is not a professional  politician  ought  to 
have  no 
influence  with  Mayor-elect 
Stebbins,  for  the  office  of  Police  and 
Fire  Commissioner  is  not  a  political 
office, 
in  any  sense  of  the  word,  but 
should  be  occupied  by  a  man  who  is 
actuated solely by a desire  to  serve  the 
best interests of the city,  irrespective  of 
the dictates of party.  The  appointment 
of Mr.  Sears would ensure that the city’s 
business be kept out of the mire of party 
politics,  and T h e T radesm an urges  Mr. 
Stebbins  to  consider  the  matter  solely 
from a  business  standpoint  and  bestow 
the honor  on  a  man  whose  ability  and 
energy and character are such  as  to  en­
able him to discharge the  difficult duties 
of  the  position with  credit  to  himself, 
with honor to the city and with  profit  to 
the people.________________

There is  considerable  interest  among 
the retail grocers as to the  probable atti­
tude of  the  new  city  administration  in 
the matter  of  peddlers’  licenses,  as  the 
time approaches for the  consideration of 
that subject.  The  inconsiderate tender­
heartedness  of  Mayor  Fisher,  which 
prompted him to  actually exceed  his au­
thority in the granting of permits  to  the 
poor and unfortunate, to those who came 
with the endorsement of that most excel­
lent organization, the  Charity  Organiza­
tion Society, so  thoroughly  demoralized 
the  license  system  that  all  concerned 
have  became  thoroughly  disgusted  and 
disheartened.  The  demoralization  has 
not only  caused  a  contemptuous  disre­
gard of the  ordinance  by  the  peddlers, 
but it has so thoroughly disgusted the of­
ficers whose duty it is to  see  it  enforced 
to  have  that  enforcement  so constantly 
frustrated by the  flourish  of  a  mayor’s 
permit,  that  it  has  become  little more 
than a dead letter.  There is strong hope 
that matters will be improved by the  in­
coming administration.  They  cannot be 
made worse.  At  all  events  the  gentle- 
manly(?)  chairman of  the  Committee  on 
Licenses,  Mr.  Shaw,  will  probably  be 
superseded  by  a  man  who  will  not go 
out of his  way  to  give  the  grocers  the

The rehearing of the income tax  ques­
tion before the entire  bench  of  the  Su­
preme  Court,  to  begin  May  6,  will  be 
watched with greater interest  than  even 
the first hearing occasioned. 
It seems to 
be taken for  granted  by  many  that  the 
burden of the decision  will  rest  on  Jus­
tice  Jackson,  who  was  sick during the 
first trial, and there is  considerable  con­
jecture as to his position on the question 
to be considered and  his  personal  inter­
ests  and  prejudices. 
It  is  generally 
thought  that,  on  account  of  being  a 
Southerner,  he  will  be  in  favor of the 
law, although his large interests  in  real 
estate  will  tend  to  make  him  satisfied 
with the  decisions  as  they  stand.  The 
Government,  however,  expects  to  make 
a more thorough presentation of its  ease 
and it will not be strange if  the  position 
of other justices be changed by the argu­
ments on one side or the other.

The  World’s Fair  diplomas  are  to  be 
ready  for  delivery  from  the  bureau  of 
engraving  and  printing  in  about  sixty 
days.  They  will  be  elaborately  en­
graved  and printed on  Japan paper  and 
will contain the name  of  the  exhibitor, 
the  article  exhibited  and  the  comment 
made thereon.  The  number  issued will 
be about 24,000.

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The  good  people  of  New  York  City 
have  for  some  time  been  entertained, 
if  not  edified,  by  exhibitions  of  human 
statuary  under 
the  denomination  of 
living  pictures.

First,  the  figures  of  men  and  women 
partially  nude,  but  deceutly  draped, 
were  shown  upon  the stage. 
It appears 
that  there  was  too  much  drapery  to 
please  the  public  taste,  and,  in  order 
to meet popular  requirement,  the  drap­
ing  was  curtailed  as  much as possible. 
But, since the law forbade the public ex­
hibition  of  figures  without  some  cover­
ing,  the models were clad in the thinnest 
possible tight fleshings, aud so presented 
for popular delectation.

The tights, however,  proved to  be  too 
much covering for those who wanted the 
real,  undisguised  truth,  and  so the de­
vice was resorted to of gilding  or  bronz­
ing  the  naked  bodies of the actors,  and 
so giving  them  to  the  admiring  specta­
tors.  This  process  consists  of  coating 
the skin with a  light  sizing  of  varnish, 
and  then  rubbing  on  bronze  powder. 
Any  white persons so treated would pre­
sent the  effect  of  nude  mulattoes,  with 
nothing between  them  and  the  rest  of 
the world save a coat of varnish.

The police could see  nothing  but  un­
lawful  exposure  in  the  bronzed  per­
formers and arrested  them.  The matter 
thus  being  brought  into  court,  a  test 
case was tried  in  the  Court  of  General 
Sessions by Police Judges Feitner: Hogan 
and  Meade.  The  models,  Bessie  Stan­
ton, Pearl Nahlen and Otto Kohler,  were 
on hand as defendants,  with  their  man­
ager.  The court, after gravely consider­
ing the case  and hearing testimony,  de­
cided that a coat of varnish on the naked 
body  is  less  suggestive  and 
indecent 
than is a  suit  of  tights,  and  dismissed 
the case.

Thus  it  has  been  judicially  decided 
that  no  clothing  is  a  more  moral  and 
edifying  condition  of  the  human  form 
than is a  complete  covering  of  silk  or 
cotton,  and this settles the  matter so far 
as morals  are  concerned.  A  varnished 
skin would  certainly  give  a  person  so 
treated an  appearance  of  being  highly 
polished;  but polish  and  refinement  do 
not always imply morality  and purity of 
character.  Nevertheless,  in  New York 
law,  varnish  satisfies  all 
the  require­
ments of judicial  modesty  and  decency.
But the relation of this external polish 
to art is quite another thing.  The beauty 
of the nude human form  resides, next  to 
its symmetry and pose, in  the  whiteness 
of  the  skin.  Figures  in  clothes should 
be cast  in  bronze;  but  the  nude  form, 
particularly of  a  woman,  should  be  in 
white marble.  Whiteness is an essential 
to the  idea  of  beauty  and  purity  in  a 
woman,  and if there be  only  beauty and 
no purity, at any rate the  charm  should 
be  preserved  by  an exhibition of white­
ness.

If,  then,  varnish can  cover,  in the eye 
of the law,  all  the  immoral  suggestions 
of  nudity,  why  not  use white varnish? 
That would obliterate all  the  stains and 
discolorations of  birthmarks,  and  show 
up  a  beautiful  figure  in  perfect white­
ness. 
It is to be hoped,  in  the  interest 
of  art,  that  bronze  has  not  been judi­
cially set up  as  the  color  of  allowable 
and legal nudity.  There should be a lat­
itude in the coloring, and,  if  so,  let  the 
living pictures be  whitewashed  with  an 
honest brush, as well as  by the  sentence 
of a bench of judges,  who  may,  indeed,

be  suspected  of  expressing  a  personal 
prejudice when  they preferred a  coat  of 
paint to clothing  as an  expression of de­
cency and morality.

The  modern  juryman is likely to have 
a very severe strain laid upon his  power 
of  judgment,  if  hypnotism  is  to  be  ac­
cepted as a plea of defense.  He  already 
was  sufficiently embarrassed by the plea 
of “emotional insanity,” which was sup­
posed  to  convert  murder  into  an  act  of 
virtue.  But if every  weak  and  muddle- 
headed  fellow  who,  under  the  influence 
of  a  stronger  will  than  his  own,  may 
plead  that he had no responsibility for his 
acts,  it is not the juryman  only  who will 
be perplexed by  the  consequences.  Yet 
a Kansas jury has acquitted the man who 
actually  committed  a  murder,  and  a 
second has found the  alleged  hypnotizer 
guilty;  and  this  verdict  has  been  con­
firmed  by  the  Supreme  Court. 
In  this 
case  the  “hypnotizer”  had  strong  rea­
sons  for  wishing  to  have  the  murder 
committed,  aud  this  fact  weighed  with 
the jury.  On the other hand,  the  actual 
murderer was not  a  passive  instrument, 
as he  had  been  roused  to  active  resent­
ment  against  his  victim  by  statements 
made  with  regard to his own  wife.  The 
case for mere hypnotic suggestion,  there­
fore,  was  not  the  strongest  possible. 
And  while  hypnotizers  and  snakelike 
fascinators  may  be  dangerous  persons, 
they are neither so  common  nor  so  dan­
gerous  as  the  weaklings  who  would 
throw the responsibility of their acts up­
on other men’s wills.

Razors  are  very  slow  of  sale  in  Ja­
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them,  are  accustomed  to  use  a  bit  of 
broken glass.  The soap in  common  use 
is made of  cocoanut  oil  and  homemade 
lye,  and a delightful soap it is.  When  a 
native Jamaican wants to shave, he takes 
his cocoanut shell of  soap,  a  donkey-tail 
brush and an old  bottle,  of which  there 
are  myriads  scattered  everywhere,  and 
goes to a convenient pool, which supplies 
him with water and serves  as  a  mirror. 
He breaks his bottle on a stone,  selects a 
good,  sharp  piece and  proceeds  to  busi­
ness. 
It  is  said  that  a  good  piece  of 
glass works quite as well as a  razor, and 
the user rarely cuts himself.

One  of  the  most  wonderful  of  the 
many  discoveries  in  science  which have 
been  made  during  the  last  few  years  is 
the  fact  that  a  ray  of  light  produces 
sound.  A beam of sunlight is  caused  to 
pass  through  a  prism,  so  as to produce 
what  is  called  the  solar  spectrum,  or 
rainbow.  A  disk  having  slits  in  it  is 
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of 
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material.  As  the  colored  lights  of  the 
spectrum  fall  upon  it  sounds  will  be 
given  by different parts of the spectrum, 
and there will be  silence  in  other  parts.

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serum from  the  blood.  Taken  into  the 
veins,  it is thought that they have  an ac­
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serpents,  which  some  suppose  to  be  a 
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THE  CANNELTON  STRIKE. 

W ritten fo r Thc  Tradesman.

for 

“The men have struck,  father.  1 just 
came by the shaft house,  and there  must 
have been fifty of them,  all shouting and 
hurrahing 
‘Forrester  and  more 
wages!’ ”

The  speaker  was  a  blonde  slip  of  a 
lass,  about  eighteen  or  twenty  years  of 
age,  pretty  and  sparkling  all  over  with 
the 
freshness  of  early  womanhood. 
Such  was  Leckie  Harding.  Her  father 
was the proprietor of Cannelton’s largest 
store—the only general store,  in  fact,  of 
which  the  little  mining  town,  nestling 
among  the  mountains  of Pennsylvania, 
boasted.

To make clear the  significance  of  the 
news conveyed in  the  girl’s  sudden  an­
nouncement as she  entered  her  father’s 
store,  we  must  go back a little.  A year 
previous to the time of which  we  write, 
the miners of Cannelton  Mine bad struck 
for more wages,  but,  through  the  wise 
counsel of a few cool-headed among their 
number,  had  compromised  on  an agree­
ment by the company  to pay the existing 
scale for one year and then  grant the ad­
time  bad  now  arrived 
vance.  The 
when  this  promise  was 
to  be  made 
to  hard 
good.  The  company,  owing 
times  and  a  serious  accident 
in 
the 
mine,  causing  the  loss  of  many  thou­
that 
sands  of  dollars,  notified  the  men 
the  existing  wages  could  not  be 
in­
creased;  that  if  the  men  still  insisted, 
the mines would have  to  shut  down  for 
the present.

Wise counselors were scarce among the 
miners this time, and  Leckie’s announce­
ment to her father shows the state of  af­
fairs at the opening of this narrative.

“The idiots!  1 knew it would come to 
that, finally, but 1 still hoped  something 
might happen to stave it off.”

Robert  Harding  was  a  man  of  iron 
resolution.  He bad lived and dealt with 
the miners in Cannelton for many  years. 
He was marshal of the place and many  a 
struggle  had  he  had  with the drunken 
and  quarrelsome  men  in  preserving or­
der.  Yet,  in  spite  of  his  authority, he 
was  very  popular  among  them, for  the 
roughest and  most  brutal  respect  fear­
lessness  and  stubborn  honesty  in  their 
associates or superiors,  and  these  quali­
ties  Robert  Harding  possessed 
to  a 
marked degree.

He  had  but  one  genuine  enemy 
among the whole mining population,  and 
this existed in the person  of  Ralph  For­
rester,  a man whom  he had placed under 
arrest,  during  the  trouble  among  the 
men  the  year  before,  for inciting a riot. 
Forrester was an  English  miner—one  of 
the  foremen—who,  to  judge  from  his 
conversation and  appearance,  was  born 
far  above  the  low  estate  of a common 
coal miner.  He was a  strong  handsome 
man  of  about  thirty  years  and  had al­
ways been a  leader  among  his  fellows. 
His greatest redeeming trait was the love 
and reverence  he  bore  his  mother,  who 
was feeble with age and quite an invalid. 
His  care  for  her comfort and happiness 
was a proverb in the community,  and his 
cottage  contained  many 
luxuries  and 
evidences  of  refinement  lacking  in  the 
homes of bis  rougher  companions.  For­
rester  was  a  total  abstainer,  and  this 
partly  explained  bis  leadership  among 
the men—his head was always clear.

“You take care of the store for a while, 
Leckie,” said Harding;  “I’m going down 
to see what’s going on.”

When he arrived at the mine, he found

Forrester haranguing the men.  Harding 
could not get  near  enough  to hear  what 
was going on,  but he could see,  from  the 
excited  faces and  violent  gesticulations 
of  the  men, 
that  their  leader’s  words 
were entirely to their liking.

the  time  Forrester  got  through, 

By 

Harding had crowded up to him.

“Ralph,  are  you  urging  these  poor 
devils  into  another  strike,  with  winter 
facing  them? 
I supposed you a man  of 
more  sense  and  humanity.  Don’t  you 
know they will  starve,  along  with  their 
wives and children?  Yes, and your  old 
mother will suffer with the rest.  Stop it, 
Ralph!  You can do it, if you will.”

Forrester  winced  a  little  at  the  men­
tion of his mother;  but his English obsti­
nacy stood in the way  and  he  answered, 
“ You  mind  your  own  business,  Robert 
Harding.  These  men are being starved 
by slow degrees by  the  bosses,  and”  (in 
an  undertone)  “ they  might  as well  die 
soon  as  later.”  And  he  turned  away 
with the men,  who were dispersing.

*  *  *

The  miners  of  Cannelton  were  little 
short  of  absolute  starvation.  True  to 
their word, the  owners  of  the  mine had 
shut down.  There  was  no  employment 
of any nature and,  therefore,  no revenue 
with which to fill the hungry mouths and 
clothe the little ones against the rigors of 
a Pennsylvania winter. 
In  nearly every 
home could  be  seen  the  ravages  of hun­
ger.  Thin, drawn  faces, shrunken bod­
ies, clothing in rags, and very little even 
of those,  spoke mutely but most pathetic­
ally of the  suffering  thrust  upon the in­
nocent  dependants  by  their  misguided 
and stubborn breadwinners. 
It was piti­
ful, indeed, to see the children  huddling 
around  their  bit  of  a  fire,  or  delving 
among  tfie  refuse  heaps  for  fuel  with 
which to keep life in  their  puny  bodies.
The  mining  company  now  refused  to 
allow the miners coal  to  burn  and  were 
threatening to evict  them  to  make room 
for other tenants.  They had decided  to 
open the  mines  with  outside  workmen. 
And ail this wretchedness  was the direct 
result of the  criminal  stubbornness  and 
lack of common  sense on the part of  the 
miners!  Led on to the belief that capital 
was their natural  enemy,  they had sacri­
ficed  everything  in  their  blind struggle 
against it and dragged  down, in the gen­
eral ruin, those dependent on them.

The  men  were  desperate.  Harding 
had long since refused them credit.  How 
they eked out an existence no  one  could 
tell.  Even  Forrester’s  gray-haired  old 
mother was in need  of  the necessities of 
life,  and she an invalid.  This threat  of 
bringing in new  men  acted  like a blow, 
stunning some of them  into  apathy;  but 
only for the moment.  The men began to 
wear  a  more  gloomy  and  determined 
look;  the  women  to  appear  even  more 
miserable,  and the  little  children—well, 
let that pass.

*  *  «

“Leckie, you  are  the  one  responsible 
If  you  had  said 
for  all  this  misery. 
‘yes’ a year and a half ago,  when I asked 
you to marry  me,  we would  have  had  a 
happy  home  and  I  would  never  have 
urged the men on to strike.”

It  was  Ralph  Forrester  who  spoke. 
He  had  met  Leckie  as  she  left  h er! 
father’s  store  and  had  roughly—almost' 
forcibly—detained her  to  speak  to  her. 
Before  the  trouble,  Leckie  had  looked 
not unfavorably upon  Ralph  Forrester’s 
suit for her hand;  but her father had op­
posed the match  and  she  had  dutifully

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yielded to his  will—with  great  wisdom, 
as it now appeared.

“You do well to accuse me  of' all  this 
suffering,  Ralph  Forrester!  - You,  and 
you  only,  are  to  blame  for  it.  Your 
word is  law with  the  men.  You  might 
have  saved  all 
then—per­
haps—”

this,  and 

The  girl’s  voice  faltered  and 

she 

turned as if to leave him.

“Perhaps  what,  Leckie?” 

eagerly 

asked Forrester.

“Perhaps," her  eyes  flashed  aud  her 
voice had regained  its  accustomed  firm­
ness,  “ perhaps  there  might  have  been 
some  chance  for  your  future salvation; 
but for the misery you have  caused  you 
will suffer as long as you  live,  and when 
you  die—Ralph  Forrester,  I  hate  you! 
Let me pass!”  He  had  stretched  a  de­
taining arm across her path.

“Just  a word,  Leckie! 

If  you’ll  say 
you’ll  marry  me  sometime,  even  if  1 
have to wait a year or  more,  I  give  you 
my word that I will  stop  all  this  trou­
ble  and  get the men to  return  to  work, 
for they will do just what  I tell them to. 
The company is  going  to  bring  in  new 
men next week,  and,  if we don’t go back 
to our old places  before  they  get  here, 
there’ll be worse trouble  than  we’ve bad 
yet.  Say  you  will,  Leckie,  for  I  love 
you!”

“ You had my answer a long  time  ago, 
Mr.  Forrester,  and you  have  done  noth­
ing to make me change  my mind.  Now, 
let me go!”

His hand dropped to his  side  and  his 
face worked with  strong  emotion,  as  he 
watched her graceful  figure out of sight.
The good angel of Ralph  Forrester  un­
furled  her pinions and  took  flight when 
Leckie left him.  The  bad  all  came  to 
the surface  then,  and  even  his  mother 
was forgotten.

*  *  #

The  new  miners  had  arrived.  The 
company had served  eviction  notices  on 
its  former  employes.  The  newcomers 
were all single men,  and lived in shanties 
until better accommodations could  be se­
cured by the evictions.  The  mines  and 
property  of  the  company were guarded 
by armed men, who also served as a body­
guard  to  the  new  arrivals;  still,  there 
had  been  several  collisions  between 
them  and  the  old  men,  and  serious 
trouble would  undoubtedly  ensue  upon 
the eviction of the miners’  families.

Through  all  this Ralph  Forrester had 
been the leading  spirit.  His  word  was 
law among the men, and,  had  he  so  de­
sired  and advised,  they  would  have  re­
turned  to work long  before  matters  had 
arrived  at  this  crisis—surely  a serious 
responsibility  for  a  man  to  take  upon 
himself.

A dozen of  the  old  miners  were  con­
gregated,  late  in  the  afternoon  of  the 
day the eviction notices were  served,  iu 
an  isolated  shanty  far up the mountain. 
They conversed  in  low  tones—it  could 
hardly  be said they conversed,  for Ralph 
Forrester did  most of the  talking—and  a 
desperate purpose  showed  in  the  hard­
ened lines of each countenance.

“Can you manage that part of  it,  Mil­
ler?”  asked Ralph of the swarthy  heavy- 
browed  fellow nearest him,  after giving 
certain instructions.  The man  took  his 
band from his pocket and exhibited, with 
an ominous gesture,  a large stick  of  dy­
namite.

“That’ll  fix  th’  shanties  where 

the 
new fellers are,”  he leered,  “an’  here’s 
another fer  ter  fix  old  Hardin’  an’  his

--------old store! 
I ain’t  forgot  how  he j
refused  ter  give  my  ol’  ’ornan  a bit o’ I 
flour, an’  her an’ th’  kids astarvin’, curse 
him!”

“Well,  then,  we’ll attend to the mines, 
and I’ll warrant  Cannelton’ll get a shak­
ing  up it won’t forget in a jiffy!”

As  he  spoke,  Ralph  Forrester  arose 
and the miners filed out into  the  wintry 
night  and  scattered  to  the  abodes  of 
misery which, on the morrow, they could 
not name as home.

They  had  determined  to  destroy  not 
only  the  mines,  but  all  the company’s 
property,  as  well  as  Robert  Harding’s 
store.  This 
last  piece  of  business 
troubled  Ralph  Forrester,  but  Leckie’s 
rejection of his suit  had  hardened  him, 
and be smothered his conscience.

*  *  *

Twenty-four  hours  later,  Ralph  For­
rester left his  house  and  took  bis  way 
down the mountain side toward the meet­
ing place decided  upon  by  the  miners. 
He was early at  the  rendezvous.  Some­
thing seemed to weigh  him  down  as  he 
thought  of  the  awful  thing about to  be 
perpetrated, and for which he  was  mor­
ally—if  not  in  all  ways—responsible. 
He  must  see  his  dear old mother again 
before  he  went  on  with  this business. 
He might  be  killed,  and  he  wanted  to 
feel her hand upon  his head in a mother’s 
blessing once more, as  when a boy he had 
knelt in innocence at her knee.  “Thank 
God, she’ll never know,”  he thought,  as 
he  retraced  his  steps  up the mountain.
“And Leckie--------”  as  the  thought  of
the girl  he loved came  into his mind,  the 
girl  whose  father  would  be 
ruined 
through  him  before  to-morrow,  he  de­
termined to pass her  home and  catch,  if 
he could, a glimpse of her.

Entering his home, he thought he heard 
voices as he passed  through  the  shed  at 
the rear.  Stepping  cautiously to a win­
dow,  where he could  see  and  hear with­
out discovery,  a sight met his eyes which 
completely unnerved him.  On the table 
stood a basket containing delicacies such 
as  invalids  like;  and  there  sat  Leckie 
Harding,  while  near  her  was  bis  gray- 
haired mother in the  attitude  of  prayer. 
And  she  was  praying  for  him!  “Dear 
Father in  heaven,  bless  my boy to-night, 
and  keep him  from all evil.”  These were 
the words that fell on  Ralph  Forrester’s 
ear,  as he gazed  through  the  little  win­
dow at the scene.  Then all his love  for 
the dear old  mother strove  with him and 
arrested the evil  in his heart.  His mother 
arose  to  her  feet.  Leckie  came  to  her 
and,  putting  her  pretty  young  face  on 
Mrs.  Forrester’s shoulder, sobbed, “Dear­
est,  I  love  your  boy,  and,  if  I  had  told 
him so,  this  terrible  trouble  would  not 
have  come  upon  us  all.  Will  you  for­
give  me  and  tell  him  this  when  he 
comes? ”

Ralph  Forrester  waited 

to  bear  no 
more.  He  must  stop  this  murderous 
work going on down the mountain!  The 
horror  of  it  all  came  over  him  like  a 
flash. 
It had never seemed so hideous to 
him before.  Would he be too late?  He 
had tarried on the mountain  longer  than 
he dreamed,  listening to  the  revelations 
which had  awakened  him  to  a  realiz­
ing sense of the  awful  crime he had  un­
dertaken.  He  flew,  rather  than  ran, 
down the mountain  side, never  stopping 
for  the  path  in  his  mad  rush.  The 
bushes  and  rocks  tore  bis  clothes  and 
bruised him cruelly, but he heeded  them 
not.  To  save  his  comrades  from  the

Here’s a “ P>icnic”

10  Boxes “STAR”  Soap,  100 bars each, at 
$3.70 and ONE  BOX  FREE.  Or 
5  Boxes  at*,$3.85  aud  ONE-HALF  BOX 
FREE,  Freight paid.
This oiler is good  until  >Iay  11th,  only. 
You all know  the  goods. 
Just  the  right 
time  to  buy  Soap,  too.  Chuck  iu  your 
orders.

H e r e ’s   Æ n o th er!

Biggest Seller on reeonl.  NICKEL BONE- 
LESS  CODFISH,  wrapped  in  cloth  with 
handsome paper label.  Retails at 5 cents. 
Packed  2  do/,  in  a  hinge  top  box, at  15 
cents per doz.  Don’t order less than 4 or 
5 boxes.  If you do, you will be out before 
you can get another lot in.  Fact.

A n d   F r u it  J a r s.

(let your order in  quick.  Ship  later—say 
some time  in June.  Prices are so low that 
we  are  ashamed  to  name  them,  but  the 
boys will whisper ’em to you and you  will 
save money by ordering NOW!

N e w  O rle a n s  M o la s s e s .

Order  NOW  and  get  your  stock  in before 
warm  weather  comes  on. 
Impossible  to 
handle 'em then  without  their leaking all 
over everything.  You  remember  what  a 
time  you  had getting  ’em in  last summer 
—some of you had  to do  without  entirely 
and  lost  lots  of  sales.  And  the  prices! 
Why,  they  are  simply  ridiculous.  We 
have ’em  from  10  cents  up.  They  never 
were so cheap and  Dr.  Parkhurst  will  be 
running a saloon before they  are cheaper.

Olney & 

Judson 

G rocer 
Co.

“Ceresota”

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

crime  be  had  planned  and  they  were 
about to commit,  was bis only idea.

The gang detailed  for  the  destruction 
of the company’s  buildings  had left,  ex­
pecting  to  find  him  at  the  mine.  The 
man  named  Miller  and  his  crowd  were 
already on their way to  destroy  the new 
minérs’ shanties.  Ah, just God!  He was 
too  late,  and  worse  than  a  murderer! 
But  there  was  one  chance.  The  men 
were  to  approach  the  mine  by  a  way 
known  only  to  themselves—a  deserted 
shaft. 
If he  could  notify  the  guard  in 
time, they could  stop them,  and he might 
yet be in time to  save  the  shanties  and 
the store from destruction.

His story was told  to  the  guard  in  a 
breath,  and  then  he  started  back ou a 
run to stop the other party.  As he came 
in  sight  of  the  shanties,  he  found  all 
quiet—no signs  of  the  dynamite  party. 
Miller had determined  to  destroy  Hard­
ing’s store first and attend to the shanties 
afterwards.  This  must  be  the  case. 
Forrester’s  limbs  almost  refused 
their 
office, as he realized that he must  be  too 
late.  With a determined effort,  however, 
he gathered  all his strength  and  started 
for the store.  Harding  was on the steps 
with a rifle in his hands,  while the crowd 
stood  still  in  hesitation.  As  Forrester 
came  up,  Miller  threw  something  past 
Harding into the open door  of  the  store 
and the miners crowded back away  from 
the building. 
It was a stick of dynamite 
with a burning fuse attached!

With  a  gasping  cry,  Ralph  Forrester 
rushed up the steps,  past  Harding,  who 
fired  at  him  as he came out.  Forrester 
staggered  a  little,  but  kept  on  to  the 
edge  of  a  deep  ravine,  where  he  cast 
something  which  blazed  like  a  will-o’- 
the-wisp far down the hollow.  Forrester 
fell  as  he  cast  the  burning fuse away. 
There was a deafening explosion,  which 
shook the very foundations of the  moun­
tain; and then Robert  Harding  knew  he 
bad shot the man  who had saved him and 
his property!

The suddenness of the events unnerved 
the miners and no  further  attempt  was 
made  on  the  store.  Picking Forrester 
up, they carried him  into  the  store  and 
found that he had an ugly  hole  through 
his shoulder,  a serious aud  perhaps fatal 
wound.

For  days  and  weeks  Forrester’s  life 
hung  in  the  balance;  but  the  magic of 
Leckie’s untiring nursing finally  brought 
him  back  to  life,  which now seemed to 
him to be worth the  living.

The guard was enabled,  by  his  timely 
warning,  to  stop  the  men  before  they 
could reach the mine; and  the  only  one 
injured was  Ralph.  The  men,  brought 
to  their  senses  when  the magnitude of 
the  crime  they  were  about  to  attempt 
dawned on them,  and also by  Forrester’s 
calamity, made overtures and  were  once 
more taken into the service  of  the  com­
pany.  Realizing  that,  if  it  was Ralph 
Forrester who intended to  lead  the  men 
in thtfir expedition against  the  mine,  it 
was also he who had saved their property, 
the  company,  on bis recovery,  tendered 
him a more responsible  position,  believ­
ing him, through his terrible experience, 
to be  much  more  trustworthy  than  be­
fore.  And bis future  life  showed  their 
confidence not to  have  been  misplaced. 
From one responsible position to another 
he  was  advanced,  until,  to-day,  Ralph 
Forrester is one of the  principal  owners 
of the Cannelton Mine and a high author­
ity in the  community.

To Mrs.  Leckie he said:  "My mother’s

prayer  and  your  words  saved  me  that 
awful night and gave you to me. 
I owe 
my life in all  ways to you,  through Prov­
idence.” 
Not  Always  Wise  To  Harp  on  Low 

F d c.  F o s t e r F u l l e r .

Prices of Goods.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle.
A  great  many  advertisement  writers 
are now making the mistake of using the 
price of an article as the sole inducement 
for  its  purchase.  Some  advertisements 
which  we read in the daily  papers of the 
large  cities  are  continually  harping  on 
the  prices  being  so  wonderfully  low. 
Nearly  every  item  which  is  quoted  is 
said to be either half price,  or  one-third 
price, or at least  some  marvelous reduc­
tion from the figures  at  which the goods 
ought to sell.  Now this  reduction  busi­
ness is all very well upon some occasions 
where it can be truthfully said about the 
goods for sale;  but  it  is  manifestly  im­
possible for any  firm  to  be  continually 
selMng goods at half their  value  and ex­
ist in  business  for  any  length  of  time. 
Therefore,  the  great  amount of this im­
mense  reduction  must  simply  exist  on 
paper,  and not in fact.
There are other things  which could be 
dwelt  upon  with  much  better  results, 
without  compromising  one’s  truthful­
ness,  as it is frequently  necessary  to  do 
where  nothing  but  prices  are  talked 
about.  There are, of course,  many  per­
sons  who  think  only  of the price of an 
article  in  buying;  still, 
there  is  an 
equally  large  class  who  like  to  know 
something about the style and the beauty, 
or  the  quality  of  the  goods  which  are 
offered, and  while we  would not have an 
advertiser forget the fact  that  the  price 
of au article is often the greatest induce­
ment that can be offered,  still it is some­
times better to  talk  of  the  quality  and 
the beauty of the goods,  and then let the 
price speak for  itself,  without  it  being 
necessary  to  say  what  a reduced value 
it is.
Where a firm  is  continually  dwelling 
upon 
the  fact  that  they  sell  goods so 
cheaply,  their customers  frequently  get 
into  the  idea  that  they  must  expect 
everything  in  the  store  at  half  price, 
and, 
therefore,  when  you  really  have 
first-class goods to  offer  that  are  neces­
sarily sold at a legitimate profit, they are 
inclined  to  turn  up  their  noses  unless 
you  can  convince  them  that  it  is  a  re­
duced price at which you are selling  the 
goods.  This  leads  to  more  lying,  and 
the  clerk  is  expected  to say to the cus­
tomer that these goods were just reduced 
to  this  price,  although  they  may have 
never  before  been  sold  for  anything 
higher.
Merchants,  as  we  have  said  before, 
must necessarily sometimes  dwell  upon 
low  prices,  and  can  always  do so in a 
general  way; but there are features about 
their business which can better be talked 
up by praising the  goods,  and  showing 
the quality, so as to make them look cheap 
at  the  price,  rather  than  to  make  the 
price  appear  little  by  saying  that  the 
goods  have  been  reduced  from  some 
higher  value.

For the past eighteen years  George W. 
Keller,  of  Philadelphia,  has  been  con­
fined  to  his  bed  with  a  disease  that the 
doctors  have  been  able  to  do  nothing 
with.  By  slow  degrees  he  is becoming 
ossified.  The first symptoms were mani­
fest in 1873.  The case  was diagnosed as 
rheumatoid  anthritis.  He  has  lain  on 
one side for the last  thirteen  years.  He 
retains a slight motion of  the  neck  and 
left shoulder.  His muscles have become 
rigid and stiffened.  His claw-like fingers 
have  turned 
inward  with  such  per­
sistency that it has  become  necessary  to 
pry  them  open  and  place  cotton in the 
palms of the hands to prevent them  from 
piercing through.  Notwithstanding Kel­
ler’s  suffering  and  living  death,  he  is 
cheerful and  even  buoyant,  and  spends 
most  of  his  time  smoking  a  briar-root 
pipe. 

______

Signal 1, 2,3,4, Five.

CHICAGO 

-g°-v-18'1894
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  K’Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

TO AND PROM MUSKBSON.

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  3:06pm 10:25pm
TBAVBB8X CITT. CHARLEVOIX AND  PKTOSKET.
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 

PARLOR  AND  SLEEPING  CABS.

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- ^ 1894

L A N SIN G   &  N O R T H E R N   R .  R .
GOING TO  DETROIT.

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

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

TO AND  FROM  SAOINAW, ALMA  AND ST.  LOUIS.

Lv.  Detroit..................  7:40am  l:10pm:c6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 12:40pm  5:20pm  10:45pm
Lv. G K 7:40am 5:00pm  Ar. GR. 11:35am 10:45pm
Lv. Grand Rapids............7:00am  1:20pm  5:25pm
Ar.from Lowell..............12:40pm 5:20pm  ..........

TO AND FROM LOWELL.

«

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4

*

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(Tentra!

“ Tie 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  LOjp m  ......New York Express........   6 00 p m
Sleeping cars run on Atlantic  and  Pacific ex 
press trains to aud from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at 7:00 a m;  re 
turning, leave Detroit 4:35 pm, 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. A lm^u is t , Ticket Agent, 
Union PasRengerStation.

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

w a u k e e   Railway.
EASTWARD.

OC •No.
1 

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 2c

Trains Le  ve
G’d  Rapids, Lv 6 45am 10 20am 3 25pm 1100pm
Ionia......... Ar 7 40am 11 25am 4 27pm 1235 am
St.  Johns  .. -Ar 8 25am 12 17pm 520pm 1 25 am
Owosso...... Ar 9 00am 1 20pm 6 05pm 3 10am
E. Saginaw.. Ar 10 50am 3 45pm 8 00pm 6 40am
Bay City — Ar 11 3 am 4 35pm S 37 pm 715am
Flint  ......... Ar 10 05am 345pm 7 65pm 5 4fam
Pt.  Huron.. . Ar 1205pm 5 50pm 8 50pm 7 30am
Pontiac__ .Ar 10 53am 305pm 8 25pm 537am
Detroit........ .Ar 1150am 4 05pm 925pm 7 00am

WESTWARD.

“ 

“ 

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

«Dally.

J ab. Ca m pb e l l, City Ticket Agent.

Grand  Rapids & Indiana.

TRAINS  SOIN«  NORTH.

North

Leave going 
For Traverse City, Petoakey  and Saginaw .... 7:14a.  tr.
For Saginaw.............................................................6:00 p- w  .
For  Petoskey  and  Mackinaw.............................5:25 p  m.
Leave going 
For  Cincinnati.........................................................7:26a.m.
For Kalamasoo and  Ohioago............................. 2:16 p. m.
For  Fort Wayne and  the  Bast...........................2:16 p.m.
For Cincinnati..................................................... *6:40  p.m .
For  Kalamasoo and Chicago......................... *11:40  p. m

trains so m e SOUTH.

South.

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

Lv Grand Rapids.............7:25am  2:16pm   *11:40 pm
Arp  Chicago.....................2:40pm  0:06pm 
7:10am
2:15 p  m  train  has through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor 
Oar and coach.
11:40 p m train dally,  through Wagner Sleeping Oar 
and Coach.
11:30 pm
Lt  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
7:20 am
3:30  p  m  has through  Wagner  Buffet  Parlor  Oar 
11:30 pm   train daily .through  Wagner  Sleeping  Oar 

3:S0pm 
9:15 pm  

0:50am 
2:50pm 

For Mnskegon—Le are. 

M uskegon, G rand R a p id s & In d ia n a .
9:50 a m
7:25 a m 
1:00pm 
1:15pm
5:40 p m 
6:20 P

From Muskegon—Arrive,

O X . LOCKWOOD*
General  Passenger and Ticket Agent.

EATON,  LION A CO.

20 &  22  Monroe  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

Everything for the

Field  and Garden
Clover,  Medium  or  Mammoth,  Al- 
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in 
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Fillers.

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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TRADESMAN  COMPANY

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Advantages  of the  Cash  System.
[Entered in competition for  prizes  offered  by 

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association.]

The evils of the credit system and ben­
efits of the cash  system of selling goods, 
considered  from  the  narrow  standpoint 
of the parsimonious  retail  dealer who is 
in the business merely for the  money  he 
can make out of  it,  are so  apparent that 
they  would not require  the  profound in­
telligence of Darwin’s ancestors  to  com­
prehend them;  but,  when  we  look  upon 
it  in  all  its  length  and  breadth  and 
height,  and 
take  into  account  all  the 
opportunities  it  offers  for  the  develop­
ment of  character,  from  the  lowest  to 
the highest type,  it  becomes  a  question 
of no small importance. 
In  considering 
it from this point of view I  shall  find  it 
necessary to reverse the  proposition  and 
mention,  first,  some of the benefits of the

C O N G R E S S

C I G A R S

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

1 3

credit system.  To  the  philanthropist— 
or,  to be more explicit,  the man who has 
in his heart a desire to spend the best ef­
forts of his life and a large  share  of  his 
income in helping to bring ease and com­
fort  to  the  masses  of  the  people—the 
credit system affords  an  unlimited  field 
for  labor,  for  there  are  vast  numbers 
who go  without  the  comforts  and  lux­
uries,  and  sometimes  even  the necessi­
ties,  of  life  just  because  they  have  no 
credit with which to buy.

The man  whose greatest ambition is  to 
do a large volume of business has  a  fine 
opportunity  to  excel  all  his  more con­
servative competitors by doing a  general 
credit business.  He boasts of  the  thou­
sands of dollars of goods sold in  a  given 
time,  in  which  his  brother  dealers sell 
only hundreds. 
It is a great boon,  also, 
to clerks,  book-keepers and collectors, as

it gives employment to  many who would 
otherwise  find nothing to  do.  Even  the 
courts and lawyers get their share of the 
benefits,  in  the  suits  that  are  brought 
against delinquent debtors.

If the cash  system  were  adopted,  the 
goods of these  merchants,  instead of go­
ing out to bless the hearts  and homes  of 
the masses,  might  stay  on  the  shelves 
until  they  became  dust  covered,  moth- 
eaten and worthless.

If,  perchance,  there  is  a  man  who  is 
doing business for the purpose of money­
making,  the  cash  system,  strictly  en­
forced by wholesaler  and  retailer  alike, 
would  possess  for  him innumerable ad­
vantages. 
It  would  greatly  reduce  ex­
penses,  as it would not  require the large 
clerical force necessary to a  credit  busi­
ness;  and there would be  no  losses from 
bad debts.  There would be no  sleepless

nights nor worrisome days over the prob­
lem of how  or  when  he  would  pay  his 
bills,  for  he  would  make  no bills,  and 
when his goods were  sold he would have 
money  with  which  to  buy  more.  He 
would buy goods as  low  as  his  compet­
itors, and so be able to  sell  as  cheap  as 
they  without  sacrificing  all  his profits. 
He would feel it a  pleasure  to  do  busi­
ness  and  not  an  everlasting  horrible 
grind. 

O. W.  P e t t it.

Grand Rapids,  Mich.
The  emigration from Ireland last year 
is the lowest  recorded  since  the  collec­
tion  of  returns  that  were  commenced 
in  1851.

The Signal  Five  leads,  all  others fol­

low.

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Lemon  &  Wheeler Co. 
Musselman  Grocer Co.
Putnam  Candy Co.
I.  M.  Clark  Gi •ocery  Co. 

Tanglefoot
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Olney  & Judson Grocer Co. 
Worden  Grocer Co.
A.  E.  Brooks &  Co.

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14

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GREELEY'S  HANDWRITING.

Amusing  Incident  in the  Career of the 

Great Editor.

(H ayden  Carruth in  H a rp e r’s M agasine.  C opyrighted
1895  and  reprinted  by  perm ission  o f  H arper  &
B ros.)
1 had never known a  tramp  printer  of | 
sufficient age who had not worked on the i 
New  York Tribune in the  Greeley  days, i 
and  who  did  not,  consequently,  have 
reminiscences of  the  great editor’s copy. 
With this fact in mind one evening, when 
old  Mark  Wallis,  my  compositor,  was 
sober,  and,  therefore, 
in  a  colloquial 
mood, I gently led up to the subject.
“Yes,” he  said,  with the utmost confi­
dence,  “I  was on the Tribune for  a  year 
in  the  early  sixties. 
I never saw much 
of Greeley’s copy, as that was set mostly 
by  one  man—a  hoary-headed  anachro­
nism,  who  smoked a  cob  pipe  with  the 
corn  still  on  it.  He  boasted  that  he 
could read Greeley’s copy at  three  yards 
with one eye shut.  Tangled and terrible 
as it was,  it  was  said  to  be  really  less 
difficult  to  read  when  taken  in  detail 
than you might suppose,  much of its bad 
reputation having sprung  from  the  hor­
ror inspired in  surveying a page of it  as 
a whole.  But,  whether  difficult  or  not, 
there were few errors made  in setting it.
1 never knew of an instance in  the  Trib­
une office like the  one  I  met  with  in  a I 
small Ohio town,  where  the  editor  was 
one week obliged to put on his first page, 
after  his  second  and 
third  had  been 
printed:  ‘Erratum: For “Price of Nails,” 
in  the  foreign  editorial  on  our  inside, 
read  “Prince of Wales.” ’
“This  man  of  the  agricultural  pipe, 
who  was  named  Larkway,  and  who,  1 
hope, in  the interest of  archaeology,  has 
been preserved in some  museum,  was  so 
much given to bragging about his ability i 
to read Greeley’s copy that he was a bur­
den to  the  office.  There  came  to  be  a 
tacit  understanding 
that  an  attempt 
must be made to humble  him;  but  when 
the attempt was made it  was  practically 
a  failure.
“Mr. Greeley was constantly  receiving 
offerings  of  the  products  of  the  earth 
from rural admirers,  as if he  were a sort 
of modern Ceres  and  the  Tribune  office 
his temple. 
¡Sometimes it would be a big 
melon;  again a prize squash;  on  another 
occasion  a  champion  pumpkin.  From 
the  choice  ears  of  corn  which  he got, 
Larkway used to make his  pipes.  Often 
he  would  not  even  remove  the  husks, 
and on one occasion these  caught fire, as 
he  was  studying  an  obscure  word, 
and gained considerable  headway  before 
he  noticed  it. 
¡Sometimes  an  aspiring 
country boy  would  send  Mr.  Greeley  a 
whistle made out of a  pig’s  tail,  just  to 
show that it could  be  done,  despite  the 
popular belief to the contrary; and Lark­
way would take one of these,  bore a hole 
through it,  and  use it  for  a  stem  to  his 
pipe,  thus getting,  in a crude form, along 
with his tobacco,  that  Southern  staple, 
hog and  hominy.
“One  day  a  worshiper  in  Herkimer 
county sacrificed on the Greeley altar two 
young roosters,  alive.  They  were  of  a 
new strain,  originated by  the  man,  and 
he  had  named  it  the  ‘Go-West’  breed. 
Mr. Greeley was much  interested  in  the 
new  fowls,  and  gave  the  man  a  good 
notice  in  the  agricultural  department, 
and cooped them under his desk,  bestow­
ing upon them an old straw hat for  their 
nightly  abode,  since they were not large 
enough to roost.
“In fact,  the man,  in  his  eagerness  to 
pour out his feathery  libation,  had  sent 
these cockerels when they could not have 
been  over  a  mouth  old.  They were so 
young  that  they  required  soft  food, so 
Greeley  used to bring down corn meal and 
mix  it  up  with  water  for them.  This 
pabulum,  together with the cockroaches, 
v. liich they soon learned  to run to  earth, 
constituted  their  diet,  and  they  pros- 
peied and grew.  But they had not been 
in  the office a  fortnight  before  they  de­
veloped a trick which  brought them into 
disfavor.  They learned to eat the paste. 
They would hop on the owner’s desk and 
gorge  themselves  from  the paste pot as 
regularly as he went out,  seldom leaving 
enough to stick a gumless postage stamp. 
It  was  a  favorite  plan  of  Greeley  to 
clip  an  item  from  a  loathed  contempo­
rary, paste it on the top of a sheet of copy 
paper, and then proceed to  tear  the  un-

BARREL  SWINGS.
This is a convenience no  grocer  can 
afford to be without. 
It keeps sugar and 
other stuff under the  counter  out  of  the 
way  and  free  from  dust  and  dirt,  and 
saves  eovers. 
It  will  swing  a  barrel of 
sugar  with  perfect  ease.  Telegraph 
name,  Swing.  Price, each, $1.
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Lansing:,  Mich.

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Boilers, Fronts, Roofs, etc. 

Especially adapted  to  painting Iron 
Work of Agricultural Implements.
Contains  no  coal  tar.  but  is  made from Pure 
Asphalt Gums.  Will  not  crack,  blister or peel, 
and is a wonderfully smooth, easy-flowing paint. 

We warrant this paint a  superior article.
Sold  in  bids.. 

bids., 5  and  10  gal.  pails  or 

cans.  Send for sample gallon and prices. 

Manufactured and sold by

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency.

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Offices  n the principal cities of the United 
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Mine Agents and Jobbers for

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MANCFACTriiKUS AND JOBBERS OF

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We  make  a  Specialty  of 

Tin and Copper W ash  Boilers.

Writ e for our New  Price List.

260 3. IONIA Si.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

HERCULES  POWDER».'

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FOR

DESCRIPTIVE 

PAMPHLET.

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H E R C U L E S ,

:h e   g r ea t  s t u m p a n d  r o ck 

A N N I H I L A T O R .

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

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

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

Standard  Oil  Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  HICHIGAN

D E A L E R S  IN

Illilminatiog  and  Lubricating

Naptha  and  Gasolines.

Office, Michigan  Trust Bldg.

Works,  Bntterwortb  Ave.

BULK  WORKS  AT

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
BIG  RAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN,

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the procession,  look us over  and 
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Voigt,  lierpolsheimer  &  Co.

Wholesale  Dry  Goods,

Grand  Rapids.

ill Ml NUKING A LARGE LINE OF

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For  GIRLS,  BOYS  and 

MEN,

At prices ranging from $1.75 to $1.50 perdoz., also

at $0 and $6.50 per dozen.

fortunate  author  of  the paragraph limb ' 
from limb,  beginning  with the truculent 
‘You lie, you villian,  you lie!’ and ending 
with 
the  crushing  ‘We  don’t  want  to 
hear  from  you  again.’  Several  times, 
when  boiling  with rage at something he 
had  just  clipped, he started to dab it on 
a  piece  of  paper,  and  found the paste 
pot  polished  out  like  a  lamp chimney, 
and  saw  those  two  roosters  standing 
about in a calm attitude almost  ready  to 
burst.  He  sent  for  the  foreman,  and 
said to him:
“ ‘Do  you  see  those  two  confounded 
young  roosters?  They’ve  eaten  up  my 
paste.  They’re full of it.  They’re wait­
ing  for  me  to  get  some  more. 
I  want 
you to take ’em  upstairs,  and  never  let 
me see ’em again!’

"The  foreman  tucked  a rooster under 
either arm and did as  he  was  told;  and 
thus  they  came  to  make  their home in 
the composing room.

"Here  they  continued to prosper, get­
ting plenty of cockroaches and corn meal, 
with  an  occasional  snatch  at  the fore­
man’s  paste pot; and once in a while the 
galley-boy  used to give them a mouthful 
of news ink on  the end of a column rule, 
which  seemed  to  agree  with  them,  al­
though  this,  or  something  else,  had  a | 
bad effect on their tempers,  and they  be­
gan  to fight each other a good deal.  They 
constantly grew more combative,  until it 
seemed that,  instead of being  called  the 
Go-Wests,  a  more  appropriate  name 
would have  been  the  On-to-Kichmonds.
“After they had been  with us a couple 
of  weeks  the  boy  one  day  left the ink 
roller  of  the  proof  press  on  the  floor. 
One  of  the  roosters walked over it,  and 
then across a piece of white paper.  The 
foreman saw him,  and a great light burst 
upon  his  mind  which  nearly  stunned j 
him.  He slapped his leg  with  his  hand | 
hard enough  to  break  it  and  shut  his 
jaws together like  a  vise  to  keep  from 
breaking  out  in a volcano  of  laughter. 
He  walked  to  his desk as if in a trance, 
keeping his eye on Larkway.  Before  he 
went home he spoke  to  the  proof reader 
and  one  or  two  others,  and  they  frac­
tured their  legs  with  their  hands;  and 
then they all went off to the  hospital  for 
the night.

the 

the 

They 

paper. 

they  carefully  inked 

“The next afternoon they were back at 
the  office  two  hours  before  the  usual 
time.  The foreman  caught  one  rooster 
and the proof reader the other,  and  they 
took them over In the corner  behind  the 
imposing stones.  They  had  previously 
sent  the  devil  down  to  Mr.  Greeley’s 
room to get a dozen sheets  of  the  paper 
he always  wrote on.  These  were spread 
on  the  floor  in  the  form  of  a  square. 
the  feet 
Then 
of  the  fowls  and  set  them  to  fighting 
on 
copy 
had 
a  meal  of  cockroaches, 
just  had 
and  they  went  at  each  other savagely. 
Every 
two  or  three  minutes  the  men 
would take them off, ink the  bottoms  of 
their  feet  and  toss  them  into  the ring 
again.  At  the  end  of  twenty  minutes 
every  sheet  of the  paper  was  covered 
with  their  tracks,  and 
foreman 
gathered up the  pages,  numbered  them 
and scrawled a head on the first one, ‘The 
Plain Duty of Congress,’  in  imitation  of 
Greeley’s hand,  marked  the  whole  ‘Bre­
vier—Double  Lead,’and  hung  it  on  the 
copy hook.
"Pretty  soon  the  men  began to drop 
in,  but they all heard  of  the  game  that 
was  on  and  picked  around  the article. 
After a while  Lark way came  lumbering 
In.  He had just made a new pipe out of 
the  biggest  ear  of  corn  ever  raised  in 
Cayuga  county, 
and  a  particularly 
crooked pig’s  tail  from  Brattleborough, 
Vermont,  and seemed unusually pert.  He 
started  the  conflagation  in his pipe,  put 
on  his  spectacles  and  walked  to  the 
hook.
“ ‘Hey?  You  fellers  still  soldiering, 
ain’t you?’  he cried. 
‘Still afraid of the 
old  man’s  stuff,  hey?  Can’t  rastle  it, 
can you?  Had to leave it  for  old  Lark­
way, didn’t you?  Well,  that’s all right;
I like it.  You do me  a  favor  when  you 
leave it for me.’
“He took it,  walked over and slammed 
it down on his case,  planted a handful of 
leads on the bottom of it  and  picked  up 
his stick.  Every man in  the  room  held 
his sides  and watched to see the old  fos-

Spring &  Company,

THE  DAVIS,  Nos.  8 and 9.

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BECAUSE  our goods are continually  advertised  all

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«

VALLEY CITY MILLING  CO.

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

THE  BATUS,  No.  13.

The above  cuts  are  new shapes and are fast 

sellers.  Write for samples.

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D

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MICHIGAN  STATE  AGENTS, 

for Catalogue,

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

sil flabbergasted; bat, by tbe  Goddess  of 
Truth, he began to set it!
“Yes,  Lark way  started  to  set it.  At 
the  end  of  the  second line he began to 
look  a  little  troubled,  laid  down  his 
stick,  and  we  thought  our  moment  of 
victory  had  come;  but  he only swore a 
little, knocked the ashes out of his  pipe, 
refilled  it,  lit  it  with  a  husk  stripped 
from  the  outside,  picked  up  his  stick 
and went on,  and never looked  up  again 
until he got almost to the bottom  of  the 
last page.  Here he stuck on a place where 
one  of  the  roosters  had  slapped  down 
the edge of  his  wing,  also  inky.  Lark 
way  studied over it for a long time,  then 
he said to the foreman:
“ ‘Darn it,  the best of us get  hung  up 
on a word once in a while.  What’s that, 
down there?’
“ ‘Don’t  ask  me,’  said  the  foreman. 
‘You  know  I  can’t  read  the  stuff.  Go 
down and ask the old man himself.’ 
“Larkway shuttled out with a long face, 
carrying  his  pipe  in  one  hand and the 
copy in the other.  He went to the chief’s 
room,  and  said  in  a  low  tone:  ‘Mr. 
Greeley, I’m stuck.  What is that word?’ 
“Greeley snatched the  sheet  from  his 
hand  impatiently,  studied  it a  moment, 
and then squeaked,  in his highest  voice: 
“ ‘Unconstitutional,  sir!  Great  Je- 
hoshaphat! it seems to  me  sometimes  as 
if  this  office  was  full  of  pesky  college 
graduates, even after I’ve given the  jani­
tor strict orders not to  allow  one  of  ’em 
in the building!’ ”

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association.

A d v an tag es  of th e   C ash  S ystem .
[Entered in competition for  prizes  offered  by 
The practice of people obtaining goods 
from one another and paying for them at 
different 
intervals,  commonly  called 
credit,  has  become  so  common,  nowa­
days,  that  some  people  do business on 
credit almost entirely.

The  credit  system  has  became so mo­
notonous that the average  business  man 
of  to-day  is  trying  more  and  more  to 
bring his business to a cash basis,  which 
is the most successful mode  of  conduct­
ing business, with the  consumer  as  well 
as the dealer.  The  advantages  that  the 
cash system affords to  the  consumer  are 
worthy  of  attention. 
It  allows  him  to 
go to the stores as often  as he pleases,  to 
select  his  goods  from  the large assort­
ments and to lay in such quantities as he 
daily requires,  thereby getting fresh  and 
wholesome  goods. 
If  tbe  consumer  is 
around  the  different business houses, he 
can watch the bargains that  are  thrown 
out  by  the  cash merchants and can take 
in  one  as  he  desires. 
In regard to the 
consumer,  if he should go into a store in 
which he has been trading for some time, 
and should see something inviting to  the 
eye,  he has not the  same  hankering  for 
it as when he gets credit; and,  should he 
be  approached  by  a  salesman  and  be 
urged  to  purchase  something,  he  can 
simply  say  that  he has no money to in­
vest in merchandise  to-day,  whereas,  if 
he  were  obtaining  credit,  he  would be 
apt to make a purchase to get rid  of  the 
salesman’s  pertinacity.  The  consumer 
who pays cash has no accounts—large  or 
small—confronting him on pay day,  and, 
through  his  system  of  buying  for cash 
and  taking  advantage  of  markets  and 
bargains,  soon becomes in shape to  have 
money to carry  on  a  successful  career. 
And  he  avoids  all  annoyance likely to 
arise  from  disputed  accounts.

Again,  the  retail  dealer,  by  selling 
goods for cash,  has  no  accounts  to  look 
after  or  keep  in  memory,  nor  does  he 
have to spend valuable time figuring how 
he is going to get even  with  tardy delin­
quents.  He is not  troubled  over  worth­
less  accounts  contracted  by  the  well- 
dressed  dead-beats,  who are continually 
looking  for  the  generous  merchants;

We

To  the  Common  Sense  of  the  Clerks  as  well  as  the  Mer­
chants.  The Clerks prefer the CHAMPION because it shows 
which  person  in  the  store  is  making  mistakes.  Therefore, 
they  are not blamedTor the faults of others.

neither has he  to  worry  as to how he  is 
going to make  both  ends  meet, nor  how 
he is going  to  continue  his  career,  nor 
does he have  any  fear  of  coming to  the 
mercy of  his  creditors. 
If  he  sells  for 
cash  he  can  go  anywhere  without  the 
least fear of  meeting  enemies  who have 
business grievances that have long  stood 
between them.  If a merchant sells goods 
even in small amounts  for  cash,  he is  in 
better position to buy at the lowest living 
prices and get the best  discounts thrown 
out by the jobbing houses.

The cash  system  gives  a  merchant an 
advantage  over  his  competitors  doing 
business  by  the  credit  system. 
If  the 
jobber  has a rare bargain  to offer,  he in­
variably gives  the  inside  chance  to  the 
merchant who is selling for cash, because 
he knows he can make a quick sale with­
out having to extend credit.

The jobber,  too,  rejoices  over  the ad­
vantages  of  the  cash  system.  He  does 
not have  to wait for  merchants  who  are 
plodding along in  the  old  way;  neither 
must he transfer tbe  amounts of  bills  to 
the different books that  constitute  a job­
ber’s office.

The advantages of the cash system are, 
they 

in fact, too numerous  to  mention; 
would make a very large volume.

1  think that T h e  T radesm an' s  many 
readers  will  all  unite with me in saying 
that the cash  system  is  the  only way  to 
do  business—from  the  smallest  store at 
the  most  obscure  “ four 
corners”  to 
the  largest  establishments of our metro­
It is to be  hoped the agi­
politan cities. 
tation  of the subject will come to a focus 
soon,  and  that  some  day  in 
the  next 
generation  its  advent  will  be  an  event 
commemorated.

Jackson, Mich.

T h o s.  H o u g h t o n.

R in d g e ,
K a lm b a c h
&  Co.

12,  14  and  16

PEARL  STREET.

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

We want your business  and  will  take  good 
care of you.  We  carry  as  large a stock as any­
one, and keep all  the  novelties, such as PICCA­
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 Oo.’s goods.

Our No. !l Machine with  lid open, exposing interior view, showing accounts as 

sepa rated into proper  columns.

REMEMBER  THAT  WITH  THE

Champion

T h e   c a r e l e s s   p e r s o n   I M P L I C A T E S   o n l y   H I M ­
S E L F ,   a n d   N O T   e v e r y b o d y   in   t h e   s t o r e ,   a s  
w i t h   o t h e r   r e g i s t e r i n g   s y s t e m s .

Every essential  feature  of  the  CHAMPION  I 
is  fully  protected  by  patents  owned  and  con- | 
trolled" by  the  Champion  Cash  Register  Com­
pany.  Users  will  be  protected  and  infringe­
ments will not be allowed.

fSfM erchants desiring to inspect our Registers 
are  requested  to  drop  us  a card, so that one of 
our agents can call when in the dealer's vicinity. 
It will cost nothing to see the machine and have 
its merits explained.

MANUFACTURED  ONLY  BY

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

The Future of Pacific  Commerce.

Written for Th b T radesman.

in 

In a recent number of the North Amer­
ican  Review  an  instructive  article  ap­
pears from  the pen of ex-Minister Thurs­
ton,  of  Hawaii,  on  the  development  of 
Pacific countries.  The writer  first gives 
an  interesting  review  of  the  condition 
of  Pacific  trade  forty  years  ago and of 
the state of development of the countries 
commercially  tributary  to  it.  Commer­
cial statistics are not given,  for  the  rea­
son that on account of the chaotic  condi­
tion of trade and intercourse  there  were 
In  this  country  there  were  no 
none. 
railroads 
the  western  half.  San 
Francisco was a crude frontier town  and 
the settlement of California  consisted  of 
a string of mining  camps  depending  on 
the importation  of  provisions  from  the 
East at fabulous  prices.  From  Oregon. 
Washington and British  Columbia  there 
were  practically  no  exports,  excepting 
furs.  The southern and western  islands 
of  the  Pacific  were  mostly  unclaimed, 
inhabitated  only by  savages  and  canni­
bals.  Australian  colonies  were just be­
ginning their career and China  had  only 
just  been  forced  to  reluctantly  open a 
few  of  her  ports  to  foreign commerce, 
while Japan was  a  sealed  mystery,  for­
eigners  being  rigorously  excluded,  and 
for  a  native  to  leave the country was  a 
capital crime.  Alaska, or  Russian Amer­
ica,  and Siberia contributed  a  few  furs 
obtained from  the  natives  in  exchange 
for fire-water and trinkets  by  adventur­
ous traders.

In his review of the contrasting  condi 
tions obtaining now in  those  regions  his 
statistics  are  too  bewildering  to cite in 
an article like this.  The  Pacific Coast is 
one of the world’s chief sources  of  grain 
and  lumber  supply  and  its fruits go to 
all the world.  It is not necessary to men­
tion its mining wealth. 
It  is  significant 
that  while  the  shipping  owned  in  the 
Atlantic and  Gulf  States  decreased  710 
in number and  135,000 in tonnage during 
the  ten  years  ending 1894,  the increase 
during  the  same 
the  Pacific 
Coast was 499 in  number  and  121,690  in 
tonnage.

time  on 

British Columbia,  since the completion 
of the Canadian Pacific Railway,  has ad­
vanced  from  the  position of an obscure 
British colony to the port  of  entry  of  a 
great international commerce,  and  is the 
center  of a  continental railway and tele­
graph system, with numerous lines radiat­
ing east  and south. 
Its population grew 
from  56,000  in  1881  to  98,000  in  1891. 
The population of  its  capital,  Victoria, 
increased from 5,000 in  1881  to  17,000 in 
1891.  Vancouver was forest  in  1881;  in 
1891  it was a city of 14,000 people and the 
port of entry of four lines of trans Pacific 
steamers. 
It is the site of  a  powerfully 
fortified  and 
fully  equipped  British 
naval station,  with dry docks and  repair 
shops,  and is the base  of  operations  for 
the Canadian  Pacific  steamship  service.
It is not necessary to more than hint at 
the importance of  Australia  in  the  Pa­
cific trade. 
Its  wonderful  development 
is  familiar  to  every  one;  yet  her  com­
merce  is  in  its  infancy  and  the island 
continent is  possessed  of  boundless  re­
sources yet  untouched.

There is not space to more than glance 
at  Siberia,  the  largest  country  in  the 
world. 
Its southern limit is the latitude 
of Chicago.  The longest  single  railroad 
in the world will soon be completed from 
St.  Petersburg  to  Vladivostok,  on  the 
Pacific,  6,000  miles  apart,  at  a  cost  of i

The conjectured advantage accorded  to 
Russia,  in the  settlement  of  the eastern 
war, of  a  more  southern outlet through 
Corea  gives  added  significance  to  Mr. 
Thurston’s prediction of  the  the  impor­
tance of Eastern Siberia in the immediate 
future.  This will afford  an  outlet  dur­
ing the months  when the  more  northern 
harbors  are  closed  by  ice and will con­
tribute in no small degree to the opening 
of the whole of Northeastern Asia.

that 

The  ending  of  the  Eastern  war since 
Mr.  Thurston’s article was written  gives 
added importance to China and  Japan  as 
factors in the future  Pacific  trade.  The 
conjecture 
the  conservatism  of 
China  will  be  broken  down  becomes a 
certainty and the importance of Japanese 
commercial development  can  be  hardly 
estimated.  The  war  itself  has  greatly 
increased the intercourse of the  belliger­
ents with other nations in  the  purchase 
of munitions and supplies and  opened  a 
trade that  will  not  be  discontinued  but 
will be turned into other  lines.  The  at­
tention of the world  has  been  attracted 
to these nations in a manner to give them 
the  widest  commercial  advertising,  and 
this  fact  will  not fail  to make commer­
cial development an immediate  result  of 
the war.

Mr. Thurston indulges the prophesy, in 
closing,  that  within  ten  or  fifteen years 
the  Siberian  railroads  will  have  been 
completed, and  Vladivostok  will  be  the 
port of entry for lines  of  steamships  to 
Vancouver,  San  Franciseo,  the  Nicara­
gua  Canal  and  the  Southern  colonies. 
The  railroad  system  of  North  America 
will have been extended to Alaska on the 
north  and  to  Chili  on  the south.  The 
Nicaragua  Canal  will  have  been  con­
structed  and  will  have  diverted  a  large 
proportion  of  the  enormous  commerce 
which  now  pours 
the  Suez 
Canal.  Honolulu  will be the center of a 
cable system  radiating  to  Tahiti,  Aus­
tralia, Japan, Vancouver  and  San  Fran­
cisco; and between the main ports of  the 
Pacific will be  in  use  steamships  of  the 
speed and size of  those  now  plying  be­
tween New  Tork and Europe.

through 

W.  N.  F.

Low water in the Fox  River,  Wis.,  is 
seriously interfering  both  with  naviga­
tion and the paper  manufacture  depend­
ent on it—an  unusual  condition  for  the 
spring months.

It is stated that  the  farmers  of  South 
Dakota  are  using  the  wires  of  their 
fences  for  a  telephone  system.  The 
statement suggests  a  possibility  in  that 
direction.

Use Tradesman Coupon Bool<s.

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THE  TRADESMAN 

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i n  WHY

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President—E . W h it e .
Secretary—K. A. St o w e.
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5 pounds for 35 cents.
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
$175,000,000.  The present Emperor,  be­
fore his accession,  was at the head of the 
Commission  having  this  in  charge  and 
devoted  most of his  time  to  that  work. 
His Government is pushing  the coloniza­
tion of Eastern Siberia  and  Vladivostok 
is already a city of 20,000, with dry docks 
of the largest capacity  and  fortifications 
which  make  it  impregnable.  Siberia 
produces, 
already,  one-sixth  of  the 
world’s  annual  output  of  gold  and the 
railway is opening vast deposits of  coal, 
iron,  lead  and  silver.  Her  forests and 
agricultural  lands  will  soon compete in 
the  lumber  and  grain  markets  of  the 
world.  With the Emperor for a patron, 
backed by the imperial treasury,  the  de­
velopment of Pacific Siberia  will proceed 
with  the  rapidity  of  a  transformation 
scene.

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

Drug  D epartm ent

State Board  of Pharm acy,

One Year—George G undr uni, Ionia.
Two Years—C. A  Bugbee, Charlevoix. 
ThreeYears— S. E. Pnrkhill. Owosso.
Four Years—F. W. R Perry. Detroit.
Five Years—A. C. Schumacher, Ann Arbor. 
President— Fred’k W ,R. Perry, Detroit.
5eeretary—Stanley E. Parkili, Owosso. 
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
Ooraing  Meetings—Detroit  (Star  Island),  June 
Lansing. Nov 5.
Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Aas’n 
President—A. 8. Parker, Detroit.
Vice-President—John E. Peck, Detroit. 
Treasurer—W. Dupont, Detroit.
Secretar—F. C. Thompson. Detroit.________
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society 

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

C hances for E n terp risin g  D ruggists.
Because the druggist must surrender 

that 

is  undergoing 

part of what was formerly  his,  it  by  no 
means  follows 
the  loss  is  irre 
trievable or that he is  without  means  of 
effective 
retaliation  against  his  de 
spoilers.  The  process  of  merchandise 
distribution 
incessant 
change and readjustment.  Every branch 
of retail trade must  expect  some  losses 
but to  the  enterprising  and  alert  there 
are usually corresponding gains. 
If per 
fumes must go,  why  not  supplant  them 
with  school  books  and  school  supplie 
generally? 
If  toilet  articles,  why  not 
introduce a select  line  of  artists’  mate' 
rials, engravings,  etchings,  frames,  and 
related  supplies?  Anything  of  cleanly 
and ornamental character,  if  adapted  to 
the  space  limitations  of  a  drug  store 
and particularly if its  advantageous sale 
be largely dependent upon  the  informa 
tion and personal judgment  and  reiiabil 
ity  of  the  merchant,  will  find an espe 
daily  appropriate place in the druggist’ 
stock.  To this class belong  also  lamps 
glassware,  fine  wail  paper,  watches 
clocks,  the  better  class  of  jewelry,  fine 
cutlery,  and a  variety  of  other  articles 
quite as germane to the drug business as 
soda water and cigars, and quite  as  dig 
nified  and  profitable.  Optical  supplies 
are peculiarly appropriate,  provided the 
druggist be familiar with the  art  of  fit 
ting glasses;  the same is true  of  trusses 
and  similar  goods. 
In  short,  anything 
that will  not detract  from the dignity of 
the store and that is associated with edu 
cation,  home decoration,  popular sanita 
tion,  and physical comfort,  and that  can 
be made to sell,  merits the  consideration 
of every druggist to the limit  of  his  fa 
ciiities. 
Insurance  agencies,  carefully 
chosen  agencies for bicycles (with one or 
more samples to keep  the  soda  fountain 
company),  agencies  for  society  engrav­
ing, comprising  specimens  of styles  and 
facilities for prompt  estimates  and  exe­
cution  of  orders—ail  these can  be made 
to contribute generously to the store rev­
enues and to fill  in  most  agreeably  and 
profitably  many a leisure  moment of  the 
proprietor or  clerk.  We  mention  these 
additions not  as  desirable  accessions  to 
the  “practice  of  pharmacy,”  but  as 
proper extensions of the retail drug busi­
ness in  localities  where  an  exclusively 
prescription  or  medicine  trade  would 
fail  of  adequate  returns  for  all  of the 
druggist’s  time  and  his  incidental  ex­
penses.
Detroit Travelers Ready To Cross Bats.
Detr o it,  April  24—The  Detroit  trav- 
el’ng men’s base ball club  organized last 
evening,  with the following officers: 
President—John McLean. 
Vice-President—Thos.  L.  Hilton.
Sec’y and Treas.—Chas.  L.  Morgan. 
Manager—Wm.  H. Baier.
Captain—E.  W.  Reynolds.
We would like to have the  Grand Rap­
ids boys organize, so  that we  may  come I 
there some time during the  summer  and 
play with them.

Wm.  H.  Ba ie r ,  Manager.

At 

In  Northern  Michigan's
Early Days.

Experience 
Written for Thb Tradesman.
the  time  of  which  1  speak,  the 
county line road  running north  to  Char­
levoix lay in a sparsely settled  portion of 
the  Grand  Tiaverse  region. 
It  wound 
about  the  forest  in  a  vain  search  for 
more  level  ground, 
through  swamps 
which were at  times  nearly  impassible, 
skirted steeps  hills  or  plunged  into  the 
dense growth of water  maples and black 
ash in the low-lying  valleys.

Traveling this road on  horseback,  one 
afternoon,  my ride was uneventful  until 
about four  o’clock,  when  a  voice  from 
the bushes just ahead sang out:

“Throw up yer ban’s an’ surrender!” 
The muzzle of a  gun  protruded  from 
the  brnsh  and 
I  could  hardly  do 
less than comply with the polite reques 

“Git offen that horse!”
“ What for?”
“Climb  down,  will  yer?”  came  the 
swift reply,  winged  with the  harsh  em 
phasis of a cocking gun. 
I  dismounted 
Hoi’  yer  ban’s  over  yer  head  an 
don’t yer  move.  Billy,  you go  an’  take 
away his shootin’  irons.”

After  a  short  consultation  and  some 
hesitancy “Billy” appeared.  He was not 
more  than  ten  years  old  and  seemed 
badly scared.

“Go on,  Billy,” said the voice.  “ Take 
away his weepins.  The’s  nine  buckshot 
an’  two slugs in Aunt  Hanner.  an’ ef  he 
moves a hair he gits plunked.”

Billy found  nothiug  more  formidable 
than a pocketknife, and  when he  had se^ 
cured that the joint  owner  of  the  voice 
and musket came out of the thicket.

He was  a  boy  of  about  fifteen,  long 
haired,  barefooted  and  arrayed  in  the 
icantiest possible  attire  consistent with 
Northern ideas of propriety.

“ Vo’ go on ahead,  an’  don’t  you  wig 
gie a ninch outen line or  I’ll  shoot yo’!’ 
As I moved on I  could  not  help  won 
dering what that boy might  do  with  his 
gun.

“Where are you  taking  me?”  I asked 
“To our place.”
"What for?”
“Show yo’ to dad.”
“ What does he want of me?”
“ You'll fin’ out!”
We soon  reached  a  little  clearing, in 
the middle  of which  stood  a  small  log 
shanty, and the larger of the  boys began 
to call:

“Dad!  Dad!  We got ’im.”
“Dad,”  who  had  been  mowing  his 
back yard,  came from  behind the bouse, 
carrying a  scythe.  Considerably  to  my 
relief he called me by name and said: 

“ Why,  jess  come  in  an’  take  a  set 
down.  Supper’ll  be ready  right  away, 
im,  yo’  stau’  the  little  boss  in  the 
table.”
“Really,” said  1,  “I  haven’t  the  time 
stay;  but I seem to be the  prisoner  of 
If  you  could  get  him 
point his gun some  other way and tell 
me what it’s all  about, perhaps  I  could 
explain  matters  and  be  allowed  to  go 
on.”

this young man. 

“ What yo’  ben  adoin’ of,  Jim?”  asked 

the old man,  sharply.

The boy looked as though there might, 
after all,  be some  mistake,  but  he  held 
up stoutly and said:

“ Why,  dad,  yo’  know  Pete  Duffy’s 

mules was stole?”

“ Yes.”
“An’ Dud  Hodges’s  three-ye’r-olds  is 

amissin’?”
"W all?”

“An’  Cy  Hollenbeck  hain’t  saw  bis 

mooly heifer fer two weeks?”

“ What of it?”
“Wall,  when Billy an’ me seen this fel­
ler acomin’ along down ther road ahorse­
back, we suspicioued him o’ bein th’  gent 
what’s  been  astealin’  of ’em, so we jess 
hel’ ’im up  like—like—er—er—like  Ben 
Burbank,  the  boy  detective  o’  Roarin’ 
Gulch, did th—”

But Jim never  finished  that  sentence. 
“ Dad”  seized  him  by  his  flowing locks 
with a jerk that  lifted  him  clear  of  the 
ground and sent the musket spinning  off 
into a neighboring brush fence.  Then he 
sat down  on  a  convenient  log,  laid  the 
how shrieking youth  across  his  stalwart 
knees and, as  I  mounted  to  ride  away, 
was diversifying an instructive discourse 
with the conclusive arguments contained 
ia several feet of hemlock lumber.

“You Jim!”
Whack!
“ Wanter be a bad  man!”
Thump!
“ Eat raw meat an’ drink coal ile, eh?” 
Thump!  whack!
“Pulverize  widders  an’ 

little 

lick 

young  uns,  would yo’?”

Thump! whack! thump!
“Bad man f’m Arizouy,  you be!” 
Whack!  ‘.bump! whack!

“Chaw terbacker an’ swear in meetin’!” 
Whackety thump!
“B’en readin’ dime novels,  eh?” 
Thumpety whack!
“Fight Injins  an’  ketch  hoss  thieves, 

will yo’?”

Board  broke!
“Git  out,  yo’  mis’bie, no  ’count,  orn­
ery,  low  down  yap!  Go  an’ fight  that 
woodpile  with  Dad’s  ax  ’til  supper’s 
ready.  Arter  that,  yo’  kin  detect  th’ 
cows  outen 
th’  woods  an’  milk  ’em. 
Termorrer,  take th’  mules an’dime novel 
th’ foller with th’  two-shovel  cultivator. 
Ef ye’r boun’  ter be  a  public  character, 
what yo’  want  is  eddicatin’ an’  l’arnin’, 
an’ >er ol’ dad  ’ll  give  ’em ter  yo’, ef he 
haster buy  a sawmill  ter  cut th’  lumber 
ter baste yo’  with!”

George  L.  T hurston. 

h e a d a c h e
POWDERS 

Central  Lake,  Mich.
Be wise and buy the Signal Five.

E 3   FT C " TJT 9 QL 
L  L j W  I V   O  
Pay the beat profit.  Order from your jobber

IÍ0¡ lope¡S T RADESMAN

O f f i c e  S t a l u n e r i j
t 6 TTER,N o T É   ^ b Í l H E A D S

COUNTER  BILLS.  I  COMPANY,
COMPANY.
X   GRAND  RAPIDS.
G R A N D   R A P I D S .

M ail and  telegraph orders receive  special  attention
T h e r e   a r e   t h o u s a n d s   of S I G N A L S ,  
b u t   n o n e   so  g o o d   a s   t h e

ED. W. RUHE  CHICAGO. 

“SIGNAL FIVE”
S. C. W. CIGAR

A  Fine  Havana  Filler  Cigar  for  5  cents.
E.  BUSHnAIV,
523 John St., KALAMAZOO

Best 5  cent

WHEN  DEAF  MUTES  WANT  THE

F*  E  BlJSHnAN’ AgCnt’

CIGAR

T h e,  D Q   T H I S

Sold  by  all  Wholesale 
Druggists,  Confection- 
ers  and  Grocers  travel­
ing  from  Grand  Rapids, 
and the Manufacturer,

C . J .

GRAND  RAPIDS.

IT  IS-----Making- a 
Name =====

WHEREVER SOLD.

THE  BEST  5c.  CIGAR 
EVER  PUT  IN  A  BOX !

MILWAUKEE,  WIS.
Wholesale  Distributors.
J.  A.  GONZALEZ,

¡Michigan  Representative

T H E   M IC H IG ^ L lSr  T R A D E S M A N ,

1 9

Wholesale Price  Current•

Declined—Spirits Turpentine, in bbl. lots.

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S.  N. Y. Q.  A

Morphia, S. P. A W.  1 85@2  10 
CL Co....................  1  75@2 CO
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  15®  18
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.»C., Vi gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  @  3
PUxBurgun...............   @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  1C®  12
Pulvis Ipecac et opll.. 1  10@1 20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H 
A P. D.  Co., doz......  @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv..........   20®  30
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Quinta, S. P. A W......34M@39Vi
S.  German__  27®  37
Rubla  Tinctorum......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
16®  18
Salacln.......................2 30@2 50
Sanguis  Draconls......   40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
M.......................  10®  12
“  G .......................  @  15

“ 

® 20
Seldllti  Mixture........
Slnapls.......................
18
©
30
“  opt..................
®
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes....................... @ 35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 35
Soda Boras, (po. 9-10).
8® 10
Soda  et Potass Tart... 24® 25
lVi® 2
Soda Carb.................
Soda,  Bi-Carb............
3® 5
Soda,  Ash.................. 3Vi@ 4
Soda, Sulphas............ @ 2
Spts. Ether C o........... 50® 55
“  Myrcia  Dorn......  @2 00
“  Myrcia Imp.......   @2 50
•’  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ........................2 45@2 55
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Stiychnla Crystal..... 1 40@1 45
Sulphur, Snbl............ 2M@ 3
“  Roll..............  2  @ 2Vi
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.. ...  28® 30
.  45  @ 48
Theobromae.........
Vanilla..................
.9 00® 16 00
Zlncl  Sulph........... ...  7® 8

OILS.

Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............ ..  60
Lard, No.  1............ ..  40
Linseed, pure raw. ..  59

Bbl.  Gal
70
65
45
62

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faints. 

Linseed,  boiled.........  62 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   66 
SplrltsTurpentlne__  35 

65
70
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............im  2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ IX  2@4
“ 
Ber........1M  2@8
Putty,  commercial__2M 2Vi®3
“  strictly  pure......2%  2M®3
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
White, Paris  American 
1 
Whiting.  Paris  Bng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Universal Prepared  ..1  C0@1  15
No.  1  Turp  Coach —  1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................160@1  70
Coach Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp........................  
70®75

VABNISHKB.

Advanced—Flint Glassware.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum..................... 
8® 10
Benzolcum  German..  65@  75
Boraclc 
................•>. 
15
Carbollcum................  
21(2 31
Citrlcum.....................  41@ 41
Hydrochlor..................  3@
Nltrocum 
...................  10® 12
Oxallcum....................   10®  12
20
Phosphorium dll........ 
Salicylicum.................   70® 75
Sulphurlcum.........  
Hi®  5
Tanni cum.................. 1  40@1  60
Tartarlcum..................  30® 33

AMMONIA.

Aqna, 16  deg................   4®  6
“ 
20  deg................   6®  8
-  bonas  ....................   12® 14
lorldum...................  12® 14

Black..........................2 00®2 i&
Brown........................   80@1  OO
Red.............................   45®  50
Yellow.......................2 50®3 00

Cnbeae (po  25)..........   20® 25
Junlperus..................   8®  10
Xanthoxylum..............   25® 30

BALBAMUM.

Copaiba.......................   45® 50
Peru............................  @3 25
Terabln. Canada  —   45®  50
Tolutan........................  35® 50

COBTBX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................  12
Cinchona Flava  ............—   18
Bnonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca Cerlfera, po.............  20
Primus Vlrglnl....................  12
Qulllala,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ......... 
12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

 

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KXTKACTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
po.........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is............
Vis...........
34s.........
Carbonate Precip.......
Citrate and Quinta —
Citrate  Soluble...........
Ferrocy anldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure............

f b b b u

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XIiOBA.

24®  25 
33®  35 
11®   12 
13®  14 
14®  15 
16®  17

®  15 
@3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
®  15 
.9®  2
®  7

** 

TOMA.

........ 

Arnica.......................   12®  14
Anthemls...................  18®  25
Matricaria 
18©15
Barosma 
...................  14®  30
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tln-
nlvelly........  .........   18®  25
“  Alx.  25®  30
  12®  20
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Vis
UraUrsl 
..................  

and  Vis..............  
OUMMI.

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
•• 

2d 
8d 
sifted sorts... 
po.........   60® 

Acacia, 1st  picked—   ®  60
....  ®  40
....  ®  30
®  20
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
So co tri, (po.  60).  ®  50
Catechu, Is, (Vis, 14 Ms,
16)............................  ®  1
Ammonlae.................  55®  60
Assafetida, (po .40) 
35®  40
Bensomum.................  50®  55
Camphor«...................  44®  50
Buphorbium  p o ........  35®  lo
Galbannm...................  ®2 50
Gamboge,  po..............  65®  80
Gualacum. (po  85) —   ®  30
Kino,  (po  3  00).........   @3 00
Mastio.......................  @  80
Myrrh, (po. 46)...........  ®  40
Opll  (po  130@3 50). .2 C0®2 10
Shellac  ......................  40®  60
bleached......   40®  45
Trigacanth................  50®  80

“ 
nsBBA—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Eupatorlnm.........................  20
Lobelia................................   26
Majoram.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  28
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue......................................   30
Tanacetnm, V ......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat.............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat..........   20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M —   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings.  35®  36

MAONBSIA.

ouruw.

Absinthium................ 2 50@3 00
Amygdalae, Dule........  30®  50
Amvdalae. Amarae__ 8 00®8 25
Anlsl........................... 1  90@2 00
Aurantl  Cortex...........1  80@2 00
Bergamll  ...................3 00@3 20
Cajlputl.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll................  75®  80
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodll................  @1  60
Clnnamonll...  ..........1 35®1  43
Cltronella...................  ®  45
Conlum  Mao..............  85®  65
Oopalba......................  80®  90

25@J 40

60@l to
20@1 30
20@1 30
50@l 60

Cubebae.......................1 
Rxechthltos  ............   1 
Brlgeron..................... l 
Gaultherla.................. l 
Geranium,  ounce.......  ®  75
Gosslpli, Sem. gal......  60®  70
Hedeoma  ...................1 
Jumperl.....................   50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonls...........................1  30@! 50
Mentha Piper 
........... 1  85@3 00
Mentha Verid.............1  80@2 00
Morrhuae, gal.............1  25@1  30
Myrcia, ounce............   @ 50
Olive..........................  90@3 00
Plcls Liquids, (gal..35)  10®  12
Rlcinl.......................  88®  96
RoBmarlni........... 
l  00
Rosae, ounce...............6  50@8 50
Succlnl.......................  40®  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  ....................... 2 
Sassafras.  .................  50©  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce...  @  65
Tlgll!..................   ....  @100
Thyme.......................  40®  50
...  ........   ®1  60
Theobromas...............  15®  20
BiCarb...  .................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   11®  13
Bromide....................  40®  43
Carb.........................  .  12®  15
Chlorate  (po,17@19)..  16®  18
Cyanide.....................   50®  55
Iodide.........................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  23®  25 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @  15
Potass Nltras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  80
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

POTASSIUM.

50®7 00

opt 

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BADIX.

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Aconltum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus.....................   20®  40
Gentians  (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 plox (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jaiapa,  pr..................   40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut.....................   @1  75
“  pv.......................  75®1  35
Splgella.....................   36®  38
Sangulnarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  50®  55
Senega.......................  55®  60
Simllax, Officinalis.  H  @ 40 
M  @  25
ScUlae, (po. 85)..........   10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po....................  @ 35
Valeriana, Bng. (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
ingiber a ...................  
18® 20
Zingiber  j ................... 
18® 20
Anlsum,  (po.  20)..  ■.  O  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  14®  16
Bird, Is.........................  
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)..............  10® 12
Cardamon....................1 
00®1 25
Corlandrum.................  12® 14
Cannabis Satlva.........   4® 
5
Cydonlnm....................  75©1 00
Cnenopodlum  ............   10® 12
Dlpterlx Odorate.........1 80®2 00
Foenlculum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
Lin!............................. 3V,® 4
Llnl, grd.  (bbl. 3Vi)..  3*®  4
Lobelia.........................  35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian—  
4®  5
Rapa..........................  4V4@  5
Slnapls  Albu...............  7®  8
f   Nigra..........   11®  12
BPIBITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00ffi£ 50
D. F. R......2 00®2 25
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T —  1  65®2 00
“ 
Saacharnm  N.  B.........1 90@2 10
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll............1 75@6 50
Vlnl Oporto.................1 
Vlnl  Alba....................1 

25®1 50
75®3 50

25®2 00
25@2 00

SBMBN.

1 
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Florida  sheeps'  wool
carriage..................2 50@2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
2 00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
1  10
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage ....................... 
65
75
Hard for  Blate  use—  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
use..........................  
140

SYBUFS.

Aocacla...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferrl Iod.............................  50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  56
Rhei Arom..........................  50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
....  50
Senega................................  50
ScUlae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Toiatan...............................  50
Pranas  vlrg.........................  50

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Aconltum  Napellls R.........  60
p .........   50
Aloes...................................  60
**  and myrrh..................   60
Arnica................................  so
Asafoetida............................  o
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
„  “  ,  Co..........................   50
Barosma.............................  50
Cantharides..........................   75
Capsicum...........................   50
Ca damon...  ........................  75
„  “ 
Co......................  75
Castor................................ l 00
Catechu.........................  
  50
Cinchona.............................  50
Co......................  60
Columba...............................  so
Conlum................................   50
Cubeba................................  so
Digitalis.................. 
50
Ergot...................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co.............................   60
Gualca..................................  50
“ 
ammon.................   60
Zingiber...............................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine..................................  75
Colorless................  7B
Ferrl  Chlorldum...............  35
Kino...................................   50
Lobelia................................  50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opll......... :.............  .........   85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deoaor........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Khatany  .............................  50
Rhei.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
CO..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

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dither, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  35®  38 
“  4 F ..  38®  40
Alumen....................... 2M@ 3

“ 
ground,  (po.

“ et Potass T.  55®  60

7).............................  3®  4
4®  5

Annatto............................  40® 50
Antimonl, po.............  
Antlpyrln.......................   @1 40
Antlfebrln..................  ®  25
Argent!  Nltras, ounce  ©  53
Arsenicum.................  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N...........1  20@l  30
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Vis
12;  Ms,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharides  Russian,
po................................   @1 00
Capslcl  Fructus, a f...  ©  is
p o ...  @ 15
B po.  @  15
Caryophyllus, (po.  IS)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40..............  @8 75
Cera  Alba, 8. A F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  40®  42
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  25
Centrarla....................  ©  10
Cetaoeum..................   ®  40
Chloroform...............   60®  68
squlbbs..  @1  %
Chloral Hyd (hat....... 1  25®1  50
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Clnohonidlne, P.  A  W  15®  20 
German 8Vi@  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
65
cent  ...................... 
Creasotcm.............. 
@  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)...... 
@  2
prep.............. 
5®  5
9®  11
preclp.............. 
Rubra...............   @ 8
Crocus.....................   50®  55
Cudbear.....................   @  24
CuprlSulph...............   5©   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Bther Sulph...............   75®  90
Bmery,  all  numbers..  @  8
po..................   ©  6
BreoU.  (po.)  40 .........  30®  35
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  ©  28
Gambler.....................   7  © 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........  Q  60
French..........   30®  50
Glassware  flint, by box 80.
Less than box  70.
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  is
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerins..................   13®  20
Grana Paradis!..........   Q  22
Humulus....................  25®  56
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  75 
“  C or....  @  65
Ox Rubrum  ©  85
Ammoniatl..  @  95 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  60
lohthyoboUa, Am..  ..1  25®1 50
Indigo.............................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl..........3 80®3 90
Iodoform........................   @4 70
Lupulln..........................   @2 25
Lycopodium..............  60®  65
M arts.........................  70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  19®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannla,  B.F..............  60®  88

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We  have  a full  stock  and solicit your 
orders at Best Market  Prices.

H AZELTINE 

X  PER KUSS  DRUG

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich•

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TH E  M I C H I G A N  

’I’RA.OiaSMA.N';

GROCERY  PR IC E  CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are  for the  trade only,  in each 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.

Farina.
Grits.
Hominy.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 
2Vi

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

Walsh DeRoo'A  Co.’s .......  1 85
B arrels......... . 
2*
Grits..................................   34
Dried............................ 
534

Lima  Beans.

55

Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 121b. box__  
Imported.................... 104@ll
Pearl Barley.
Empire................................   3
Chester................................ 2Vi
Green,  b u ...r ? ^ ...........  1  10
Split  per l b .................  
2Vi
Schumacher, bbl.............   84  65
"Vi bbl............ 2 50
Monarch,  bbl 
.................  4 00
Monarch, V4  bbl...................... 2 13
Quaker,  cases.......................   3 20
Oven Baked..............................8 25
German.............................   3
Bast India..........................   34
Cracked..............................  3

Rolled  Oats.

Wheat.

Sago.

“ 

Bloaters.

FISH—Salt.
Yarmouth.................. 
Georges cured.................  4
Georges genuine.............. 6
Georges selected.............. 7
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6%
Boneless, strips................6%@9

  1  65

Cod.

 

.

“ 

“ 

Halibut. 
Smoked...................  
  11012
Herring.
Holland, white hoops keg 
80 
bbl  10 ro
“ 
“ 
Norwegian.......................  11  00
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs........  2 55
14  “  40  “  ........  1  30
Scaled.................................. 134
No. 1,  100 lbs...........................12 00
No. 1, 40 lbs..............................5 50
No. 1,  10 lbs............................  1 ?5
No. 2,100 lbs.......................... 10 no
No. 2, 40 lbs............................  4 36
No. 2,10 lbs  ......................  1  15
Family, 90 lbs....................
10  lb s.................

Mackerel.

“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

Russian, kegs....................   55
No. 1, 4  bbls., lOOlbs...........4 25
No. 1 J4 bbl, 40  lbs............. 1  95
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.............. 
56
48
No  1, 8 lb kits  ................ 
No. 1  family
A bbls, 100 lbs.......... 86  25  3  15
14  “  40  “  ...........  2 80  1 69
10 lb.  kits  .........   .  ..  78  48
..........  65  41
8 lb.  “ 

Whltefish.

FLY  PA PER.

FL A V O R IN G   EXTRACTS. 
Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best la the world for the money.

8 ou d ers’.

XX Grade 
Vanilla.
I 2 oz......81  75
14 oz...... 3 50

“ 
“  

J en n in g s.
Lemon. Vanilla
2 os regular panel.  TO 
1  20 
4o* 
...1  50
2  00 
601 
...2   00
3 00 
No. 3  taper.......... 1 36
2 00 
No. 4  taper.......... 1  50
2 50
Northrop’*
Lemon.'
’ Vanilla. 
1  101  75 
1  20
2 25

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

“ 
“ 
GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs.................................... ......
.3 25
Half  kegs................................. 1 90
Quarter  kegs...........................1 10
1  lb  cans.............................   30
Vi lb  cans............................ 
is
Kegs......................................... 4 25
Half kegs.................................2 40
Quarter kegs.............................1 35
1 lb cans.............................   34

Choke Bore—Dupont’s

60

Eagle Duck—Dupont’s.

HERBS.

IN D IG O .

Kegs  ..................................11  00
Half  k eg s............................... 5 TO
Quarter kegs............................ 3 00
1  lb  cans.
Sage..................................
Hope.............................
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JE L L Y .
15  lb. palls.................
“ 
17  “ 
..............
LICORICE.

55 
50
@  37
O  45
@  70
Pure.....................................  30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily.................... 
12
Root.....................................  10
Condensed, 2  do*."............   1  20
4 dos...............2 25

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Aurora

Frazer’s .

AXLR GREASE.
doz
55
60
50
75
65
55

‘ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
•• 

BAKING  POWDER. 

Acme.
%  id .  jaiin. 3 do*....
“  ................
4  lb. 
1 lb. 
1  “  .................  1  80
Bulk...................................   10
Arctic.
u  1b cans 6 doz  case........ 
55
..............1  10
4  lb  “  4 doz  “ 
..............2 00
1  9>  “  2 doz  “ 
..............9 00
5  lb  “  1 doz  “ 
Red Star, J4 lb cans..........  
40
Vi lb  “ 
-------
. . . .   1  40 
l f c “ 
Sun Light.
4 doz. 
2 doz. 

4  lb. cans, 6 doz. case.  .
A lb.  “ 
‘  ----
1  lb.  “ 
“  —
Van  Anrooy’s Pure.
A lb. cans, 6  doz. case—
A lb.  “ 
4 doz.  “  —
1  lb.  “ 
2 doz.  “
Teller’s,  % lb. cans, dos 
Vi lb.  “ 
“  -
1 lb. 
’
Our l eader, % .b cans.  ..
4  lb  cans......
T lb cans 
BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen In case.

1  60 
90
1
3 30 
45 
35 
1 50 
45 
TO
...  .  1  50 

BLUING. 

English.......... ...................    80
B ristol.-............................  ™
Domestic..................... .  •••  w
Gross
Arctic, 4 os  ovals..............  3 60
“ 
..............6 TO
“  pints,  round.....9 00
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 TO
*•  No. 3, 
... 4 00
“  No. 5, 
... 8 00
“ 
1 os ball  ................. 4 50
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz........  3 60
*• 
8 oz......... 6 80

“ 
BROOMS,
AO. 2 Hurl.......................... 1  90
No. 1  “ 
.......................... 2 00
No  2 Carpet....................... 2 TO
No. I 
“ 
.......................2 »
Parlor Gem.........................« ®o
Common Whisk  ...............   ®
Fancy 
.................  *00
Warehouse............................. 85

”  
“ 

8 os 

“ 

1 

BRUSHES

• 

Stove, No.  l .......................J  £5
“  15.......................  1  76
Sloe Root Scrub, 2  row—   86
Rice Root Scrub, 8 row—   1  26
Palmetto, goose.................  1  50
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............  10
Star,  40 
..............  •
Paraffine  ..........................   10
Wicklng 
..........................24

CANDLES.

“ 

CANNED  GOODS.

Fish
Clams

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb............... l 20
“  2 lb................ 1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb....................2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................   80
21b....................145
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb.......................... 2 45
“  2  lb.......................... 8 50
Picnic, 1 lb.........................2 00
21b.........................8 90
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb..................... 1  10
2  lb...................2  10
Mustard,  2 lb ....................2 25
Tomato sauce,  2 lb........... 2 25
Soused, 2 lb....................... 2 25
Columbia River, flat......... 1  80
.......... 1 r>5
Alaska, Red....................... 1 30
pink........................1  20
Kinney’s,  flats............... .  1  9
Sardines.
American  M s...............   © 4
A *...............   Q 6
Imported  14s  ......   .........   @9
Vis..................   @13
Mustard  ¥ ■ ....................  @7
Boneless  .......................  
21
Brook  S,  ib 
......  2 50

Salmon.
“ tails 

“ 
•• 

“ 
“ 

Trout.
Fruits.
Apples.

Apricots.

3 lb. standard 
fork State, gallons  ... 
Hamburgh, 
"
Live oak.....................  
Santa Crus................. 
Lusk’s ......................... 
Overland................... 
Blackberries.
F. A W ....................... 

90
3 00

1  40 I
1  40
1  50
1  10
85

gross Red  ...........................
@1  TO
6 00 White.........................
1  4t
7 00 Brie..........................
1  16
5 50 Damsons, Egg Plums and Green
9 00
Gages
7  50 Erie.....................
1  Of
6 00 California..................
1  05
Gooseberries.
1  3
1  03 
1  40 
1  40 
@:  5

Peaches.

“ 
“ 

Pears.

Pineapples.

Common
Pie........
Maxwell 
Shepard’s . 
California. 
Monitor  .. 
Oxford__
Domestic.. 
1  0 
Riverside.
1  25
Common.....................1  oo@l  30
•Johnson's  sliced
2 50 
grated........
2 75 
Booth’s sliced............
@? 5)
grated.........
Quinces.
Common....................
Raspberries.
Red............................
Black  Hamburg.........
Brie,  black  ...............
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................
Hamburgh.................
Erie............................
Terrapin..................
Blueberries...............
Corned  beef  ............................
Roast beef  .........................2 25
Potted  ham, Vi lb.................l 25
tongue, Vi lb..............1 35
.
Chicken, 54 lb.........   95

1  10
95 
1  40 
1  10
1  25 
1  25 
85

Whortleberries.

541b_____  

“ 
Vegetables.

M eats.

14 lb

“ 
“ 

“ 

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

soaked

Hamburgh  stringless...........1 1
French style...... 2 00
Limas  ................i  25
Lima, green..........................1 15
Lewis Boston Baked.......’ „ 1  25
Bay State  Baked......................1 25
World’s  Fair  Baked........... 1  25
Picnic Baked.......................   95
Hamburgh............................... 1 15
Livingston  Bden.....................1 00
Purity..................................  90
Honey  Dew.......................... 1 25
Morning Glory
Soaked............................... 
75
Hamburgh marrofat............1 80
early June  . ...1  50
Champion Eng  . 1 40
petit  pole...........1 40
fancy  sifted___1 65
Soaked.
Harris standard.................]  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  io
early June....... 1 30
Archer’s  Barly Blossom  ... 1  25
French..................................... 2 15
Mushrooms.
French......................  
19021
Pumpkin,
  85
Brie................................ 
Squash.
Hubbard.................. 
1  15
 
Succotash.
Hamburg................ 
j 3
 
Soaked___ _______ 
go
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 80
Erie.....................................   as
Haucock.............................   fo
go
Excelsior ............  
 
Eclipse........................... 
',5
Hamburg..............  
1  ;o
 
Gallon 
....................
CHOCOLATE.
Baker’s.
German Sweet...............
Premium....................... .
Breakfast  Cocoa...........
CHEESE.
Amboy  ......................
A cm e........................
Jersey........................
Lenawee  ...................
Riverside..................
Gold  Medal  ..............
Skim..........................
Brick..........................
Edam ........................
Leiden.......................
Llmburger  ...  .........
Pineapple  .................
Roquefort
8ap Sago.............
Schweitzer, Imported. 
domestic 

11
10V<
©7
11
1  00 
20 
015 
@24 
@35 
@20 
024 
a n

Tomatoes.

10 
10 A

 

 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

 

“ 

Half  pint, 25 bottles...........2 75
Pint 
4 50
Quart 1 do* bottles................. 8 50
Half pint, per  doz................... 1 35
Pint, 25 bottles.................... 4  50
Quart  per  doz  ...................3 75

Triumph Brand.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure.....................  
so
so
Telfers Absolute.............. 
Grocers'............................ 15025
CLOTHES  PIN 8. 

Daisy  Brand.

COCOA  SHELLS.

5 gross boxes..............40@45
351b  bags......................  4J3
Less quantity...............   @354
Pound  packages......,.-6fi@7

COFFEE.
G reen.
RlR

Santos.

Fair.................. _ ............is
Good.................................... 19
Prime.................................21
Golden.................................21
Peaberry  .................... ". .. j s
Fair......................................
Good............................ 
20
Prime.................... .—.I-* » «
Peaberry  ............................ 23
Mexican and Guatemala.
Fair.............. 
21
Good...............
Fancy.................................. 24
Prime...............  
23
M ined.................................24
Java.
Interior............................... 25
Private Growth...................27
Mandehllng..................  ]|28
Imitation............................ 25
Arabian......................!!!! .28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Roasted.

« 

Extract.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add V4c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
McLaughlin’s  XXXX..  £1  80
Bunola  ...........................   21  30
Mon, 60or ioo lb.  case....  21  80 
Valley City  Vi gross..........  
76
1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross  ___  1  65
“ 
. 2  85
tin 
CHICORV.
lu ll 
ted..........................9
Cotton,  40 ft.........per dos.  1  25
140
1  TO
j  go
85
100

;; 
50ft........... 
“  ™ £»........... 
fOft..........  
.... 
60 ft 
78ft-......... 

T  ‘ 
jute 
1 
CON  -ENSED.MILK.

...........................  
CLOTHES  LINES. 

•• 
“ 
•• 
•• 
>• 

“ 

5

4 do*. In case.

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

Peerless evaporated cream  5 75 

COUPON  BOO KS.

"Tradesman.’
1 books, per hundred
2 

•* 

“ 

••

2  00 
2 50 
8 00 
8 OP
4 00
5 00

“Superior.” 
t  1 books, per hundred 
8 2 
13 
8 5
810 
820 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“

“ 
“ 
“
“ 
“ 

“
“
“
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2 50
3 00
3 50
4 00
5 00
6 00

_miuuni£»a_

Universal

“
“

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

.10 
.20 

CREDIT  CHECKS.

83 00 
8  1  books, per hundred 
3 50
.... 
* 2 
4 00
.... 
*3 
5 00
... 
J 5 
....  6 00
810 
*20 
7 00
.... 
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over..  5  per  cent 
500 
“ 
1000  « 
COUPON  PA SS  BO O K S.
I Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down.
20 books........................ 8  1  00
50 
2 00 
100 
3 00 
250 
6 25 
500 
10 00 
17 50
1000
500, any one denom’n ......83 00
1000,  “ 
.......5 00
....... 8 00
2000,  “ 
Steel  punch....................... 
75

“ 
“ 
CRACKERS.
Seymour XXX..............
Seymour XXX, cartoon
Family  XXX...............
Family XXX,  cartoon.
Salted XXX.................
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .
Kenosha 
..................
Boston..........................
Butter  biscuit...  ......
Soda, XXX........................   6 Vi
Soda, City...........................   7#
Soda,  Duchess......................8Vi
Crystal Wafer...................... 104
Long  Island Wafers 
8. Oyster  XXX....................  5*
City Oyster. XXX.................  54
Farina  Oyster...................... 6

Oyster.

Butter.

.......11

Soda.

“ 
“ 

eq
8 
-7Vi@8Vi
9

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

Peaches.

Sundried,.......................  
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
Apricots.
California In  bags..  . 
Evaporated In boxes.
Blackberries.
In  boxes.......................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags....................
25 lb. boxes..................
Peeled, In  boxes......... .
Cal. evap.  “ 
......... .
“ 
In bags........
California In bags......
California boxes.........
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels.........................
50 lb. boxes.................
.................
25 “ 
P nineties.
an Ib.  boxes.................
Raspberries.
In  barrels
50 lb. boxes.................... 
251b.

Pears.

“ 

“ 

9
14
9
8
64

9 4
22
22 vi
22*

Raisins.

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.
2 crown  ..........................   34
8 
.............................   4

“ 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
“ 

2  crown.............................
3 
.............................

F oreign .
Currants.

@4>4

Patras,  bbls..................
Vostlzzas, 50 lb.  cases.. 
Schuit’s Cleaned
251b.  boxes..................
1 Id.  packages
Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  12
8
10

25  “ 
25 “ 

non 
inge 

Peel.

“ 
“ 

5 Vi

“ 
“ 
Raisins.

Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes. 
Sultana, 20 
“ 
Valencia, 80  “

@6
.  6ViO 8

Prunes.
California,  100-120................334
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  5G
.. 6
80x90 
“ 
70x80 
6 Vi
“ 
60x70 
. 7
“ 
Turkey.........................
Silver.........................  7010

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Regular Size.

Per box__38c.  Per case.. 83 40
In  5 case lots, per case__3 30
In 10 case lo s, per case__3 20
Retails, per box  . . . . . .  
25
Costs, per case...................  1  75

“Little Tanglefoot.” 

LARGE  SIZE 

25 dbl. shts. In box, pr. bx. 8  38 
Per case of  10 boxes..........  3 40
25 double sbe°ts In  box,
Case of 10 boxes................  1 25
Case of 20 boxes................  2 50

DWARF SIZE.

M ATCH ES.

Globe Match Co.’s Brands.

Columbia Parlor.................81 25
XXX Sulphur...............  ..  100
Diamond  Match  Co.’s  Brands.
No. 9  sulphur.......................1 65
Anchor parlor...................... x 70
No. 2 home...........................  10
Export parlor...................... 4 00

M S I

81  75 
1  40 
70 
45 
40 
doz.
7 00 
4  TO 
3 TO

...  2

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

MEASURES.
Tin, per doien.

1  gallon...........................
Half  gallon.....................
Q uart........  ....................
Pint..................................
Half  pint  .......................
Wooden, for vinegar, per
1 gallon............................
Half gallon......................
Q uart...............................
Pint 

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar house....................  
Cuba Basing.
Ordinary.......................... 
Porto Rlcj.
Prim e............................... 
Fancy..................... 
 
N»w Orleans.
F air..................................  
Good  ...............................  
Extra good........................ 
Choice 
........................... 
Fancy... 
Half  barrels 3c.extra

 

 

14
is
20
80
18
22
27
32
40

PICKLES.
Medium.
©4 00 
Barrels, 1,200 coant...
Half bblz, 600  count..
©2  50
Small.
5 50 
Barrels, 2,400  count.
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
3 £5
PIPES.
Clay, No.  216...................... 1  70
“  T. D. fnll connt...........  TO
Cob, No. 8............................ 120

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

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

Carolina bead....................... 5%

BICE.
Domestic.
“ 
No. 1.....................5
“  No. 2.......................4*

Broken..............  
3%
Japan, No. 1......................... 5#
No. 2........................5
Java....................... 
5
Patna..................................   4%
SPICES.

Imported.

“ 

 

 

Whole Sifted.

“ 

Allspice...............................  8%
Cassia, China In mats........  9*
“  Batavia In bond— 15
Saigon In rolls.........32
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna...............22
Zanzibar................ lift
“ 
Mace  Batavia.....................TO
Nutmegs, fancy..................65
“  No.  1...................... 60
••  NO. 2...................... 55
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 10 
>• 
“  white...  .20
shot....................... 16
11 
Pare Ground In Bnlk.
Allspice.............................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia.................. 18
and Saigon.25
•< 
“ 
Saigon...................35
Cloves,  Amboyna............... 22
**  Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African.................. 16
••  Cochin..................20
Jam aica................22
" 
Mace  Batavia..................... 65
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste................... 25
Nntmegs, No. 2 — .........7 5
Pepper, Singapore, bl«3k— 16
“  Cayenne.................20
Sage.....................................20
••Absolute” In Packages.

Ms  Ms
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jamaica........  84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage...................   —   84
Granulated,  bbls................   1M
751b  cases........  1%
.......................  1%
Lump, bbls 
1%

SAL  SODA.

“ 

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

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80
4

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Kingsford's Corn.

 

 

 

“ 

Klngsford’s Sliver Gloss.

Common Corn.
“ 
Common Gloss
“ 
“ 

20 1-lb packages.................. 6%
401-lb 
634,
401-lb.  packages.................  6%
6-lb. boxes............  
7%
20-lb  boxes..........................   5%
40-lb 
5M
1-lb packages.........................5
8-lb 
...... ................   5
6-lb 
6%
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  3ft
Barrels................................   3%
Scotch, In  bladders.............37
Maccaboy. In jars................35
French Rappee, In Jars......43
Boxes....................................53»
Kegs, English....................... 4%

SNUFF.

SODA,

SALT.

Diamond Crystal.

65

 

 

 

“ 

Cases, 243  lb. boxes........8  1  60
Barrels, 320  lbs...............   2 50
115 234 lb bags....  4 00
“ 
lb  “ 
....  3 75
60 5 
“ 
3010  lb  “ 
....  3 50
“ 
“  20141b bags.............  3 50
“  280 lb  bbls...........  2 50
“  2241b 
2 25

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

Common Grades.

Worcester.
115 2%-lb sacks........................(4 (0
 
3
60 5-lb 
“ 
3010-lb  “ 
3 50
 
22  14 lb.  “ 
....................  3 30
3201b. bbl...............................  2 50
8 lb  sacks.......................   3234
. Jinen acks...............   GO
100 3-lb. sacks......................... 12 10
60 5-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb. sacks.......................   1 75
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags...  30
281b.  “ 
16
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75
75 
56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks 
56 In.  sacks....................... 
22
Saginaw.......................... 
90
Manistee  ..  ..................... 
90

Ashton.
Higgins.
Soiar Rock.
Common Fine.

Warsaw.

1  90

.. 

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THE  MICHra^JST  THAJDESMAJSr,

2 1

SALERATCS.

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 6z. F. M. $  90 doz.  810 20 gro
2  “  N. S. 1  20  “ 
12 60  “
2
14  40 “
F. M.  1  40  “ 
Vanilla.
1 oz.  F. M. 1  50 doz. 16 20 gro
2  “  N. S. 2 00  “ 
2  “  F. M. 2 50  “ 
Lemon.
Vanilla.
SOAP.
Laundry,

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

Rococo—Second  Grade. 

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;iots................................2 00
Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.
Old Country,  80  1-lb...........3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb...................3 90
White Borax, 100  %-lb........3 65

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

Concord...............................3 45
Ivory, 10  oz.........................6  75
6  oz...........................4 00
Lenox...............................  3 65
Mottled German.................3  15
Town Talk.......................... 3 25

Dingman Brands.

“ 

“ 

Single box...........................3  95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........  3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 
American  Family, wrpd..83 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 & Chute Co.’s Brands

“ 
Lautz Bros. A^Co.'s Brands.

SOAR

Silver.................................  3 65
Mono..................................3 30
Savon Improved................   2 50
Sunflower.......................... 2 80
Golden.................................3 25
Economical  ......................   2 25

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

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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,.includ!ng 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
Domino..............................84 87
Cut  Loaf..............................4 87
Cubes........ 
...................... 4 50
Powdered............................4  £0
XXXX  Powdered...............  4 75
Granulated  .  ......................4 12
Fine Granulated................   4 12
Extra Fine Granulated...  4  25
Mould A  ............................4  50
Diamond Confec.  A.........   4  12
Confec. Standard  A......... 4 06
No.  1.................................  3 94
No.  2 .................................3 94
No.  3.................................   3 94
No.  4.................................. 3  94
No.  5.................................. 3 87
No.  6..................................3 81
No.  7.................................   3 75
No.  8.................................  3 69
No.  9........................ 
 
No.  10.................................  8 56
No.  11..................................3 50
No.  12................................   3 44
No.  13.................................   3 31
3 18
No.  14................................ 

 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels........................ 
 
Half bbls..............................22
Pure Cane.

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

TABLE  SAUCES.
“ 

Lea <6 Perrin’s, large........4 75
small...... .  2 75
Halford, large.................... 3 75
small.................... 2 25
Salad Dressing, larg e......4 56
** 
small......   2 66 

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20

l

3 62

TEAS.

japam—Regular.

SUN GURSD.

BASKET PIRED.

P air...........................   © n
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  @2u
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............................. 18  @22
Choice...................    24  @28
Best.............................40  @50

OOLONG. 
IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

rouNa HTSON.

GUNPOWDER.

TOBACCOS.
Congress  Brand.

Cigars.

24
23
20
19

Fine Cut.

Invincibles  .................... 880 00
Imperials..............................   70 00
Perfectos.........   ...............6 > 00
Boquets  ...........................  55 00
P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands.
Sweet Russet.................   @25
30
Tiger..........................  
D. Scotten & Go’s Brands.
Hiawatha..................  
60
Cuba..........................  
32
30
Rocket....................... 
Spaulding & Merrick’s  Brands.
Sterling...................... 
30
Private Brands.
Bazoo............................  @30
Can Can.........................  @27
Nellie Bly.................... 24 @25
Uncle Ben.....................24 @25
McGinty....................  
27
25
“  % bbls_____ 
Columbia.....................  
Columbia,  drums  ........ 
Bang  Up....................... 
Bang up,  drums  .......... 
Sorg's Brands.
Spearhead................. 
39
27
Joker........................  
40
Nobby Twist................. 
Scotteu’s Brands.
Kylo...........................  
25
38
Hiawatha................... 
Valley City...............  
34
Flnzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty.............. 
4n
Jolly Tar.................... 
32
39
Climax (8 oz., 41c)__ 
Green Turtle.............  
30
27
Three  Black Crows... 
Something Good........ 
38
Out of  Sight.............. 
24
Wilson <s McCaulay’s Brands.
Gold  Rope................. 
43
37
Happy Thought.  ......  
Messmate..................  
32
No Tax....................... 
31
Let  Go....................... 
27
Smoking.
Gatlin's  Brands.

J. G. Butler’s.Brauds.

Lorlllard’s Brands.

Plug.

Scotteu’s Brauds.

Kiln  dried  ......................17@18
Golden  Shower................... 19
Huntress  ..........................26
Meerschaum  ...................29@30
American Eagle Co.'s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy....................... 40
Stork  ...............................  30
German...............................15
Frog....................................32
Java, Ms foil.......................32
Bauuer Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish..............36
Gold Cut 
...........................30
Warpath..............................14
Honey  Dew......................... 26
Gold  Block......................... 30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless............................... 26
Old  Tom............................. 18
Standard.......................  . •  22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................40
Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle  Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................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 & Merrick.

VINEGAR.

Brands.

81 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per gal  ..................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75 
WOODENWARE.
Tubs, No. 1.......................... 5 75
“  No. 2........................   4 75
“  No. 3.......................... 4 00
1 25
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  35
Bowls, 11 Inch...................
« 
.................... 
13  “ 
90
“  15  “ 
.....................   1  25
“  17  “  .....................   1  80

40 
4 >

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“ 

LAMP  BURNERS.

First qualltv.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
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CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE
No. 0 Sun......................................................
No. 1  “  .............................................
n o . 2  “
........................................................................... ;;
Tubular.....................................   ................
Security.  No. 1........................................... .
Security,  No. 2............................................ ,.
80
Nutmeg...................................................
50
25
Arctic........................................................ ’  ‘ ’ i
LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—6  dOZ.  In   ¡»OX.
Per box.
__  _ „ 
No. 0 Sun........................................  ........... 
i 75
No. 1  “  ........................................................ i  88
No. 2  “  ........................................................... 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped aud labeled. .2   10 
No. 1  “ 
...2 25
No. 2  “ 
.  .3 25
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top, wrapped and labeled.  2 eo 
No. 1  •; 
...ago
No. 2  “ 
. ..3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
..................   4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
..................   4 88
Fire Proof—Plain Top.
No. 1, Sun,  plain  bulb................................... 3 40
“ 
No. 2,  “ 
...................................4 40
“ 
La Bastle.
No. 1 Sun, plain bnlb,  per doz. 
.1  25
No. 2  “ 
.1  50 
No. 1 crimp, per doz................
.1  35 
No. 2  “ 
.................
.1  60
Rochester.
No. 1, lime (65c doz)................
.3 50 
No. 2, lime (70c doz)................
.4 00 
No. 2, flint (80c doz)..................
4 70
No.2, lime (70c d o z)............................................4 10
No.  2 flint  (80c d oz)........................................... 4 40
Doz.
Junior, R ochester..............................................  50
N utm eg....... 
15
Illuminator Bases.................................................1 00
Barrel lots, 5 doz  ................................................  90
7 In. Porcelain Shades.......................................... 1 00
Case lots, 12 doz...................................................  90

Pearl top.
“ 
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Miscellaneous.

Electric.

“ 

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Mammoth Chimneys for Store  Lamps.

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

OIL  CANS.

Box

4 20
4 80
5 25
5 10
5 85
6 00

 

 

 

 

 

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Pump Cans.

...........................  I  50
9 5o

LANTERN  GLOBES.
“  
“  

Doz
1  gal  tin cans with spout...................  
1  to
1  gal  galv iron, with spout....................................2 00
2  gal  galv iron with spout  ..............................3  25
3 gal  galv iron with spout............ 
4  50
5 gal  McNutt, with spout.....................................  6 CO
5 gal  Eureka, with spout.....................................  6 50
5  gal  Eureka with faucet.....................................   7 uo
5  gal  galv iron  A  & W  
5 gal  Tilting  Cans,  Monarch...............................10 00
5  gal  galv Iron Nacefas..... 
3  gal  Home Rule.....................................................10 50
5 gal  Home Rule.................................................   12 00
3  gal  Goodenough................................................. 12 00
5  gal  Goodenough................................................. 13 50
5  gal  Pirate  K in g ...............................................   10 50
No. 0,  Tubular, cases 1 doz.  each...............   45
“  2  “ 
No. 0, 
.4 5
No. 0, 
4U
bbls 5  “ 
bull’s eye, cases 1 doz each. 1  25
No. 0, 
LAMP WICKS.
No. 0,  per  gross...............................................
20
No. 1, 
.................................................
3b
No  2, 
.................................................
No. 3, 
.................................................
66
Mammoth, per doz..........................................
1  60 
%  Pints,  6 doz in box, per box  (box 00)... 
*  doz  (bbl 35)....
% 
.  20 
%  “ 
“  box  (box 00)__
1  80 
%  “ 
“  doz  (bbl 35)__
22
06
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal................................
“ 
“  % gal. per  doz.......................
60TO
Jugs, % gal., per doz..............................   .  ..
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal..................................
07
Milk Pans, % gal., per  doz....................
6072
“ 
....................
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal........................  
6%
Milk Pans, % gal. per  doz.................. .......  65
78

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JELLY  TUMBLERS—Tin Top.
24  “  “ bbl, 
6  “  “  box, 
18  “  11  bbl, 

1  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK  GLAZED.

STONEWARE—AKRON.

* • • * . . . .  

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OILS.
BARRELS.

The Standard Oil Co  quotes as follows:

 

 

 

11%

FROM TANK WAGON.

Eocene.........................  
12%
XXX W. W.  Mich.  Headlight.................  
11
Naptha.......................................................   @11%
Stove Gasoline.........................  
  @11%
Cylinder...................  
.........................   @39
Engine.........................   ...........................13  @24
Black,  winter............................................ 
Black, summer................................................  
Eocene...................... 
1C
XXX W. W. Mich.  Headlight................. 
8
Scofield, Sburmer  &  Teagle  quote  as  follows :
Palaciue........................................
13
Daisy White............... .................
12
Red Cross, W W  Headlight..........
11
Naptha..........................................
11%
Stove Gasoline.............................
11%
FROM TANK  WAGON,
Palaclne........................................
...11
...  8%
Red Cross W W Headlight...........

BARRELS.

 

 

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YEAST.

Magic.................................. 1  00
Warner’s  ............................1  00
Yeast Foam  .......................1  00
Diamond.............................  75
Royal 
..........  so
HIDES  PELT8  and  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol-

FÜRS.

lows:
40 @  1  25
Mink...................
Coon..................
30 @  75
Skunk.................
60 @  1  15
Rat Spring........
15 @ 
18
Rat,  winter.......
08 @ 
11
Rat, fall.............
03 @  C8
Red  Fox__ ___ 1  CO @  1  60
40 @  6)
Gray Fox.,........
Cross Fox.......... 3 00 @ 5  00
50 @  1  00
Badger...............
Cat, wild............
ro @  75
10 ©  25
Cat,  house........
Fisher................. 5 00 @  6 00
Lynx................... 1  on @  2  50
Martin, dr rk __ 1*8 00 @  3 00
Martin, pale, vel 1  00 @  1  50
Otter.................. 5  00 @  8  0j
Wolf................... 1  00 @  2 00
Beaver............... 3 00 @  7  00
Bear.................... 15 00 @25  00
10 @  25
Opossum............
10 @  25
Deer Skin, dry..
05 @ 
Deer Skin,’green
12*
Green........................   4%@5 %
Part Cured...............  
@6%
Full 
.................  6%@ 7%
Dry.............................  6  @ 8
Kips, green  ...............   5  @6
“  cured.................6%@ 7‘i
Calfskins,  green.......   6*@  8
cured........8%@i0
Deacon skins........... ..10 @25
No. 2 hides % off.
PELTS.
Shearlings.............. ..  5 %  20 ?5
WOOL.
12 @15
Washed..................
Unwashed.................  8 @12
Tallow .........................  3%@  4%
Grease  butter  ............  1  @ 2
Switches......................  l%@  2
Ginseng.............  .......2 00©2 25
G RAINS and FEED STBFF8 

MISCELLANEOUS.

HIDBB

“ 

WHEAT.

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

FLOUR  IN  SACKS.

63 
63

•Patents..............................   4  00
Second P atent...................  3 5j
Straight..............................   3  30
Clear....................................  3  10
•Graham .............................  3  30
Buckw heat........................  4  50
Rye.......................................  3  55
•Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Bolted..................................  2 35
Granulated.........................   2  su

MEAL.

FEED AND  MILL8TUFFS.

St.  Car  Feed,  screened... 821  00 
St. Car Feed, unscreened,  so  50
No.  1 Corn and  Oats  .......  20  00
No. 2 Special...................  19  50
Unbolted Corn Meal........   19  50
Winter Wheat  Bran  .......  lb  uo
Winter Wheat Middllhgs.  17  00 
Screenings  ........................  14  uu

CORN.

OATS.

Car  lots.................................. 51
Less than  car  lots................53

Car  lots  ................................ 35
Less than car lots  ..............  37

RAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__ 11  00
No. 1 
ton lots  ........12 00

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FISH   AND  OYSTERS.

FRESH  FISB.
...................  @ 8
Whltefish 
T ro u t...........................  @ 8
Black Bass..................  
15
H alibut,.......................  @12%
Ciscoes or Herring__  @  6
Bluefish........................  @12%
Fresh lobster, per lb .. 
18
Cod  ...  ..............  ....... 
10
Haddock......................  @ 8
No. 1  Pickerel............ 
@ 8
Pike..............................   @7
Smoked  W hite...........   @ 7
Red  Snappers.............  
14
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ........................... 
12%
Mackerel......................  18@25
Scallops.......................
Shrimps  .....................  
Clams...........................
SHELL  GOODS.

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

1  25

OYSTERS— IN CANS.

F. J. Dettenthaler’s Brauds. 
40
35
30
25

Falrhaven  counts—  
F. J. D.  Selects.......... 
Selects.........................  
F. J. D., Standards..  . 

OYSTERS—IN  BULK.
Oscar Allyn's Brands.
New  York  Counts................... 40
Extra  Selects...................  
40
Selects.......................................35
IX L Standards..........................30
Standards.................................. 25

Q O

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

Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association.]

A d v an tag es  o f th e   C ash  S ystem .
[Entered in competition for prizes  offered  by 
The  grocers  of  Grand Rapids deserve 
credit  for  the  spirit  of  enterprise  and 
progressiveness evinced in offering a sub­
stantial  reward  for  the  best  written 
essay concerning the  advantages  result­
ant upon the adoption of the cash system. 
It shows that  the  Retail  Grocers’  Asso­
ciation  of  Grand  Rapids  is a live factor 
in the upbuilding and maintaining of the 
reputation for  push  with which  the  big 
furniture town is everywhere credited.

Gash  and  Credit  are  twin  brothers. 
They  are  as  old  as  commerce  itself. 
Cash, or  “Ready  Pay,”  was  strong  and 
popular from the very start, while Credit 
was  timid  and  had few friends.  When 
civilization  advanced  and 
commerce 
grew,  men  felt  more and more inclined 
to place confidence in each other;  hence 
Credit  gradually  came to the  front,  and 
has been gaining strength in thecommer 
cial world ever  since.  Confidence,  or  i 
more generous faith in  mankind,  is  one 
of the most glorious results of  our  mod 
ern  Christianized  civilization.  The  ef 
feet of this is a stronger tendency togiv« 
credit;  but,  as  modern  civilization  has 
also evolved a reckless spirit of  specula 
tion and a senseless,  insatiate  greed  for 
wealth,  Credit  has  outgrown  its  swad 
dling  clothes.  To  drop  the  metaphor 
it  is  this  abnormal  over-extension  of 
credit, resulting,  as it  does, from a gross 
violation of the “live and let  live”  rule 
that is the direct cause of  nine-tenths  of 
all  the  evils  growing  out  of the credit 
system.  To know  when,  where  and  to 
what  extent  to  give  credit  is  a simple 
but  highly  essential  bit  of  knowledge 
which  the  average  retailer  fails  to  ac­
quire.  His only  aim,  apparently,  is  to 
scatter  his  goods  and  keep  his  book­
keeper  and  collector  busy,  under  the 
fatal  delusion  that  he  is  “doing  busi­
ness.”  He tears off,  weighs out,  delivers 
and charges,  trusting  not  to  reason,  of 
course,  but to blind chance, for remuner­
ative  returns  in  due  time.  That  “due 
time” never arrives,  as  countless  thou­
sands know to their sorrow.

Credit is said to  be the  foundation  of 
business in  all  civilized  countries,  and 
to  do  away  with 
it  would  diminish 
the volume of  business  to  an  unneces­
sary and alarming extent.  The  truth of 
this statement no man in his  right  mind 
will deny;  but it  is  made  in  a  general 
way,  having  reference  to  the  compli­
cated conditions  that  govern  operations 
in the  great  world  of  industry  and  ex­
change,  and has no  bearing whatever on 
the feasibility or desirability of adopting 
the cash system in the  retailing  of  mer­
chandise.

That  a  new  business  can  be  safely 
launched on a cash  basis;  that  even  an 
old, long-established credit  business  can 
be satisfactorily  converted  into  a  cash 
business,  and that  there  are  advantages 
to be gained by  adopting  a  cash  system 
are facts  clearly  demonstrated  in  every 
trade center in  the  country.  The  num­
ber of cash stores is increasing daily, and 
the universal testimony of  all  who  have 
given it a fair trial is that  the  cash  sys­
tem is far more satisfactory  than the old 
system.  Now,  let us look, fora moment, 
at the advantages  claimed  by  those who 
have  adopted  the  cash  system.  The 
reader may accept what follows  as  a  di­
gest of opinions gleaned from interviews 
with practical men  who  are working out 
the problem,  and not as  mere  imaginary 
ideas of the writer:

The selling of goods on  indiscriminate . 
credit is an act utterly  devoid  of  sound 
business  principles.  “But  we  do  dis­
criminate,” say the credit dealers.  Well, 
if  you  do,  all  I have to say is that your 
powers of discrimination,  judging  from 
the general  result  of  their  application, 
are abnormally  undeveloped.  The  fact 
is that a safe  discrimination  in  a  retail 
grocery store is well-nigh  impracticable. 
The men who smile at us so blandly from 
behind  fiour-laden  and  moisture-stained 
counters are as brave and  courageous  as 
any other class of men;  but,  when  they 
attempt to  play  the  discrimination  act, 
they find that  their  spinal  columns  are 
nothing but tow strings.

Business  is  a  warfare;  the  man who 
engages in it is commander in chief,  and 
the capital dollars invested are  the  only 
available forces at  his  command.  Com­
mon sense should teach him  that  victory 
can  be won only by good  generalship  in 
the  preservation  and  proper manipula­
tion of these metallic forces.  The aver­
age  retailer  is  not  encumbered  with a 
surplus of capital.  If he could command 
more,  he  could  use  it  to  advantage  a 
good share of the  time,  in  replenishing 
stock,  in  taking  advantage  of the mar­
ket  and  in  discounting  his  bills. 
It 
stands to  reason,  therefore,  that  every 
dollar invested should be kept constantly 
in  sight—that  is,  available  for  use  as 
the'exigencies of  the  business  may  re­
quire.  Every dollar  of  working  capital 
—the only  capital  the  average  retailer 
possesses—that passes  beyond  the  con­
trol of the retailer  imperils the  solvency 
of the business  to just that extent. 
It is 
no longer a vital  force  in  the  business; 
and,  although  it  may  return—a  mere 
matter of chance—it is dead  and  utterly 
unavailable  for  use  in 
the  business. 
Suppose A invests $2,000  in  the  grocery 
business.  At the start, his working capi­
tal  consists  of  $2,000,  every  dollar  of 
which,  if properly invested, represents a 
live factor in the business.  At the close 
of the first year,  he  takes  an  inventory, 
with the following result:  Merchandise, 
$1,500;  personal  accounts,  $1,00Q.  As­
suming  cash  on  hand sufficient to cover 
all liabilities,  A is  well pleased with  the 
result.  He is new  in  the  business  and 
fancies he has  lived  out  of  it,  paid  all 
expenses and  cleared  $500.  Fatal  delu­
sion!  This  is  the  ignis  fntuus  of  the 
credit  system.  The  beginner  always 
increasing 
counts 
available  as­
personal  accounts  as 
experience 
sets, 
ripens,  he  learns  that 
ledger 
is 
mocker in  time  of  calamity  and  that 
only from 50 to 60 per  cent,  of  its  con­
tents  are  even  realizable.  To  the  re­
tailer  operating  with  a  limited  capital, 
there  is  a  vast  difference  between  an 
available  resource  and  a  realizable  re­
source; the former is a goods-purchasing, 
bill-discounting and  debt-paying  factor, 
ready  to  be  drawn  upon  in  a  time of 
emergency,  while the  latter  lacks  these 
properties,  becoming  available  at  a fu­
ture and uncertain time and  never when 
most needed.  But,  assuming that  all  of 
A’s personal accounts  in  the  case  sup­
posed  are  realizable,  the  fact  remains 
that he commences his second  year  with 
25  per  cent,  less vital force, or working 
capital,  than  he  began with.  His busi­
ness must be kept up,  although his avail­
able resources have been  cut  down  one- 
fourth.  This weakens him  and,  instead 
of  being  able  to  discount  bills,  he  is 
forced to ask for renewals.  To follow A

perpetually 

his 
the 

those 

but, 

when 

THE  MOST  COMPLETE

EGG'
CARRIER

In Existence.

Without  the  Fillers,  this  Crate can be used as a half bu. 

package for fruit, etc.

PRICE,  $2.00  PER  DOZEN,  NET.  We  print  your  business  card  on  each 

Crate  FREE  OF  CHARGE  on  lots  of  Five  Dozen.

Cadillac,  flichigan. 

CUnriER MFG. Co.
Duck 
Coats 

Q

.  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  tit and  wearing qualities.  We 
are  also  headquarters  for  Pants,  Overalls  and  Jackets  and 
solicit  correspondence  with  dealers  in  towns  where goods  of 
our manufacture are  not regularly  handled.
L a n s i n g   P a n t s   &  O v e r a l l   Co.,

LANSING,  niCH.

GRAND RAPIDS, 

MICH.

IS and  19 Widdicomb  Bid.

N.  B. Clark,  Pres.

1 1  W.  D.  Wa d e,  Vice-Pres.

C.  U. Clark,  Sec’y  and  Treas

W  We  are  now  ready  to maki 
/  contracts for bark  for  the  sea 

son of 1895.

Correspondence Solicited.

Do  you 

Sell  Soap.

OUR

IF  YOU  DO,  WE  CAN  INTEREST  YOU.

Will  Increase

Your Sales

O r d e r  f r o m   Y o u r   J o b b e r

G r a n d   R a p i d s   S o a p   Y ^ o r k s

OR

in  bis  struggles  to  keep  up  business, 
from  year  to  year,  with  a  too  limited 
capital,  a considerable portion  of  wbicb 
is  kept  in  a  sink  bole  where  it is un­
available  for  use,  and where,  at least 40 
per  cent,  of  it  has  passed out of sight 
forever—l say, to follow A  in  his strug­
gles and to note bis frantic efforts to keep 
his head above water as he appeals again 
and  again  to  that  hateful  misleading 
ledger  for  relief  that  never  comes;  to 
listen to the wrangling over disputed ac­
counts;  to  mark  the  ill  will caused by 
desperate attempts to realize  on  “charge 
it’s,” and to gather up all the false prom­
ises,  broken  pledges,  bitter  disappoint­
ments,  degrading  subterfuges,  sleepless 
nights,  heartburnings and  headburstings 
—all  this  would  be  an  object  lesson in 
the true inwardness of the credit system.
1 am not  overdrawing  the  picture  in 
the  least. 
I  place  A  among  the  little 
flock that finally  succeed  in  overcoming 
the  “ world,  the flesh aud the devil,”  in 
spite of the  disadvantages  of  the  credit 
system. 
If I were  desirous  of  present­
ing my readers with a picture that would 
wither the rose on a marble tombstone,  I 
would depict the  sickening career of the 
mighty majority who are  floundering  in 
the quicksands of credit. 
Is it  any  won­
der that these men,  on  being  extricated 
from this horror,  with  nothing  left  but 
misspent  lives  and  the  clothes on their 
backs,  should  curse 
that 
robbed  them  of  their  capital,  deprived 
them  of 
freedom, 
cheated them out of life’s  best  opportu­
nities,  destroyed 
their  happiness  and 
blasted their  faith in mankind?

their  commercial 

the  system 

But enough has been said to  show  the 
disadvantages of the credit  system.  Be­
tween the lines may be read  the  reverse 
side—the advantages of the  cash system. 
Safe business can be  conducted  only  on 
sound  business  principles.  Every  ele­
ment entering into a  business  should  be 
either  a  resource  or  a  liability.  Re­
sources are  of  two  kinds—commodities 
and evidences of debt—and  both  should 
possess a present  value,  capable  of  ad­
justment  and  ever  available  for  use 
when  needed.  The  difference  between 
these  two  classes  of  resources  is  that, 
whereas a commodity possesses a market 
value subject to fluctuation,  an  evidence 
of  debt  should  possess  a fixity of value 
as immutable as the coin of the realm.  I 
say “should possess,” for if it does not,  it 
cannot be a resource according  to  sound 
business principles,  which  demand  cer­
tain  present  values 
in  order  that  the 
manager of a business may  at  all  times 
keep his finger on the  financial  pulse  of 
his affairs.

With 

these  simple  propositions 

in 
mind,  let any grocer  who  is contemplat­
ing a change  from  credit  to  cash  open 
his ledger in quest of resources.  He will 
find evidences of debt amounting,  proba­
bly,  to  thousands  of  dollars;  but,,  inas­
much as he cannot,  of his  own free  will, 
make use  of  a  single  one  of  them  for 
meeting current expenses, for liquidating 
a  matured  bill,  for  discounting  at  the 
bank,  or for any other  business purpose, 
they  are  not  resources  at  all  and  are 
worse than dead stock.  What  are  they? 
Simply a bundle of uncertainties,  a mill­
stone  around  the  neck  of  their owner, 
the great nightmare of the credit system, 
whose only use is to  worry  their  unfor­
tunate possessor into an  untimely  grave.
The cash system, or that system which 
demands  value  for  value  in  all  ex­
changes, is the  only  safe,  sound,  satis­

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

2 3

I

R U T   U R   I N   T I N .

XL GOLDEN.........

AXLE  GREASE

KEEPS  AXLES  BRIGHT.  KEEPS  AXLES  COOL. 

NEVER  GUMS.

Guaranteed  to  Give  Satisfactio 
Tin  Boxes 

Equal.  Put  up  in  1*2-3  lb.
ired  by

itiatS a££ 
it?
Diamond Crystal Salt

' The general public are recognizing m ore and m ore every day the desirability  of pure 
’ salt.  The result  is  a  largely  increased  dem and  for  D iam ond C ry s ta l S a lt,  o f course 
’ you  aim   to  handle  the  best  goods  in  every branch 01  the trade.  Why  not in  salt?

profit  equal to th a t m ade on  inferior

$ahandlc

Is now packed so the grocer  can  handle  it 
, goods.  Note these greatly n  tlneed prices:
120  ‘-t1,,  lings In
“
75  4 
40  7 
“

“ 
« 

tian-cl, in  $3.00

For other sizes in proportion see price eurrent on  another page.

D iam ond C ry s ta l is m uch  lighter  than  com m on  salt,  and th e ? 1.,,  J,  and 7 lb. bags 
are  about,  the sam e  size  as  :{.  5.  and  10  II).  lines  of  the  ordinary  product.  D iam ond 
C ry s ta l  is  purer, stronger, and  goes  farther.  The  bags  a re  handsom e, and  m ade  of 
the  very  best  m aterial—saving  w aste  from  broken  hags.
D IA M O N D   CRYSTAL  SALT  C O ..  ST.  CLAIR,  M IC H .

factory system of doing business.  Adopt 
it and  henceforth  you  are  a  free  man. 
No longer will you chafe  under  the gall­
ing yoke  of  the  jobber;  you  will  be  at 
liberty to buy where you please, and you 
will be able to do business  with less cap­
ital,  for every dollar will  be at your com­
mand.  Your profits will  be  greater,  for 
you  will be in a  position  to  secure  bot­
tom prices and discount your bills.  Then 
the  demons  that  keep  you  tossing  at 
night on your pillow will  take  their  de-
parture;  your appetite  will  return,  and 
life  will  present  you  with  pleasures 
never dreamed of before.  The dead-beat 
will  cease  to  harass  you,  and  your 
brother man will no longer be the totally 
depraved thing he now appears to be.  If 
for no other reason,  adopt  the  cash  sys­
tem  for the sake  of  your  customers. 
It 
will make them  more  industrious,  more 
economical,  more  truthful  and  better 
citizens in more ways than one.

E.  A.  Ow e n .

Everyone smokes the Signal  5.

FOR  RENT.

Three-story  and  basement  f.'Ct'»ry  building, 
size 50 x  150 fe6t.  West end  Pearl street bridge. 
Water and Steam Power.
Full line of Wood Working Machinery. Bench­
Also other property  with  power for  manufac­
Opera House Block.

es, Dry Kilns, etc.
turing purposes. 

WM.  T.  POWERS,

SMITH-HILL  ELEVATORS

Electric,  Steam  and  Hand  Power. 
PRICES  LOW.  nECHANISM  SIMPLE.
NOT  LIABLE  TO  GET  OUT  OF  REPAIR.
Call and  see  me  or  telephone  I ICO  and  I will 
accompany enquirer  to dozens of local  users  of 
our elevators. 

J.  C.  flULBERRY,  Agent. 
Kortlander Building. Grand Rapids,  Mich.

L.  6.  DUNTON  It  GO.

Will  buy  all  kinds  of  Lumber— 

Green or Dry.

Office  and  Yards,  7th  St. and  0. & W. M  R. R. 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.. 

B .  K I V O ll L S O A ,
Wholesale Shipper

Cement,  Lime, Coal, Sewer  Pipe,  Etc.

I

CARLOTS  AND  LESS 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

KENT CO. 
SAVINGS  BANK

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

J n o.  A.  C o v o d e,  Pres. 
IIenkv  I d e m a .  Vice-Pres. 
J.A.S.Vebdier, Cnsh’r. K.  Van  Hop, AssT Cash'r
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
Solicits  the  Accounts  of  nerchants  and  Indi­

viduals.
D ir e c t o r s—.1 no. A. Covode,  1).  A.  Blodgett, 
E.  Crofton  Fox,  T.  .1.  O'Brien,  A. 
.1.  Bownc, 
Henry Idema, Jno.  W.  Blodgett, A. G.  Ilodenpyl. 
J. A. S.  Verdier.
DEPOSITS  EXCEED  ONE MILLION  DOLLARS

C h a s. A . C o y e

MANUFACTURER OF

All  K i n d s   of  P r i n t i n g  
All  K i n d s   of E n g r a v i n g

ii  PEARL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

LOUIS  AND  OTTAWA  STREETS
GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIGH. 

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Bichromate  of  Potash—The  condition 
of the market has not improved and pur­
chases are  limited  to  current  wants  of 
consumers.

Balsams  Copaiba  is  active  in  a  job-1  Big  as  the  elephant  is,  he  needs  a 
bing way, and Peru is meeting  with  less  friend.  A  number  of  friends  of  the 
inquiry,  but  prices  for  both  are  un-  African elephant in Berlin  have  banded 
changed.  Tolu is in better demand,with j  themselves into a society for his defense.
the  undertone  firmer,  the  improvement 
The fact that  between  50,000 and 60,000 
being due to depleted  stocks, absence  of 
elephants are  killed  annually  in  Africa 
arrivals and a decided  upward  tendency 
has moved them  to  do  all  that  in  them
abroad.
lies to prevent the animal’s  total  extinc 
tion.  The society does not mean to leave 
the  elephant  undisturbed  in  the enjoy 
ment of his natural  freedom,  nor are  its 
motives  purely  humanitarian.  At pres 
Brimstone—The market remains quiet,1 ent the commercial  value of the elephant
If, instead of 
is about £1,000,000 a year. 
being killed for his ivory,  he were tamed
and employed for transport purposes, hi 
value  would  be  increased  tenfold  in  i 
country like  Africa.  The poor elephant 
is proud of his ivory and does  not  know 
enough to keep it in his trunk.  For that 
he is slaughtered.

with quotations  unchanged  and  steady.
Caffeine—Is unchanged in  price, small 
lots  being  obtainable  at  $8  and  larger 
quantities $10.

2 4

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

N ew s  from   th e   M etro p o lis-- -Index  of 

th e   M ark ets.

the  town  begins 

Special  Correspondence
N e w   Y o k e,  April  27—The  past  week 
has been a fairly satisfaetory one in  job­
bing  circles  in  almost  all lines. 
If any 
one  department  is  better  than  another 
we  should  say  it  was  hardware.  The 
utmost activity is displayed and the side­
walks  are  almost  barricaded  with  the 
great piles of farm implements  going  to 
every  quarter  of  the  Union.  The  gro­
cery trade has been good, too,  and,  with 
the  arrival  of  some  genuine  warm 
weather, 
to  receive 
new  life.  Many  buyers  are  here  and 
those  who  do  not  come  in  person  are 
sending in excellent  reports  and  orders 
for  goods.  The  Food  Exposition  is  in 
full  blast  and  the  attendance  has  been 
very satisfactory.  The  most notable ex­
position in this part of the country,  how­
ever,  promises to  be  held  at  Asbury 
Park, N. J., in August.  The  location 
so desirable that the  attendance  is  sure 
to  be  “simply  immense,” and  your cor 
respondent  thinks  that  Michigan  food 
manufacturers  will  do  well  to  take ad 
vantage  of  this  exhibition  and  send 
good representation.
The  coffee  market  remains  “funny. 
Really desirable sorts of Brazils are  said 
to be hard to find.  Buyers  are not  over 
anxious,  and  quotations  are  nominal 
There  are  afloat  465,505  bags,  against 
488,218 at the same time last year.  Mild 
sorts  of  coffee  are  firm  and  the  bulk 
seems to be going  to  Europe.  Sales  not 
large and there has not been a  fractional 
change in quotations.
No change has been made in the quota 
tions on refined  sugar,  the  demand  for 
which has been somewhat disappointing 
Higher  rates  were  anticipated  and  are 
looked for at any time,  although this has 
not been any  incentive,  apparently,  for 
buyers  to  purchase  ahead  of  everyday 
legitimate wants.
A  little  more  activity  has  been  dis­
played in the tea market  during the past 
few  days  and  a  good many mail orders 
have  come  to  hand;  but  they  are  for 
small lots and there is  not  much  expec­
tation of any higher prices.
Syrups and molasses  are  dull  and  ir­
regular.  The market  seems to be under 
the influence of a “hot wave” and quota­
tions are nominally unchanged.
Even the poor despised tin can of eata­
bles feels the  thrill  of  better  times,  at 
last, and there is a perceptibly better de­
mand,  while prices on many articles have 
materially advanced. 
It has been a long 
time coming.  New  goods  will  soon  be 
here,  and  whether the  improvement will 
continue or not remains to be seen.
Butter has met with  a  backset  in  the 
shape of hot weather.  There is a falling 
off in demand and  quotations  cannot  be 
maintained with any degree  of  firmness.
Large  size  new  cheese  has  met  with 
considerable  export  demand  at  a  rate 
varying  from  7@8c.  Old cheese is sell­
ing moderately well at 10@ll}£c.
Eggs  are  worth  13^c  for  both  best 
Western and N.  Y.  State.  The  demand 
is pretty good and accumulations are not 
excessive.
Lemons are meeting with  an excellent 
demand.  Orders  come  from  every  sec­
tion  and,  if  rates  are  not  much  higher 
than a week  ago,  the  feeling  is  one  of 
continued strength and  this  is  likely  to 
remain.  Pineapples,  oranges,  bananas, 
etc.,  are all doing well.
The National Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
tion met and abjourned to  meet  at  Min­
neapolis,  April  24,  1897.  Resolutions 
against  department  stores  were  passed 
and some  profitable  discussions  ensued. 
The attendance was fair.
Retail  trade  is  good  and  dealers  are 
congratulating themselves upon  the fact 
that they are  gradually  “getting  out  of 
the woods,” with no presidential election 
in sight for eighteen months.  “Peace and 
prosperity is the motto from now on!”

The  D rug  M arket.

Acids—Aside from an advance of lc in 
prices of carbolic,  there  are no new fea­
tures of consequence  and  nothing  to re­
port beyond a  steady,  active  movement 
of seasonable varieties.

Will Canfield, house  salesman  for  the 
Olney & Judson Grocer Co., is slowly  re­
covering from a three months’ seige with 
nervous prostration.

PR O V ISIO N S

 

 

 

 
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LARD.

7
6
6
6
10

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

is so
12  50
H  50
13 50
13 50
13 75
14  10

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

quotes as follows:
Mess,.....................................................  
Short Cut...............................................  
Extra clear pig, short cut...................... 
Extra clear, heavy................................
Clear, fat  back............................ 
Boston clear, short cut......................... 
Clear back, shortcut.............................  
Standard clear, short cut, best.............. 
SAUSAGE.
Pork, links............................................
................................. 
Bologna.......................................... .
................................................  5*
Liver.............................................. .
................................. 
Tongue...........................................  *
..........................................  8J4
Blood....................................................
................................. 
.....................  
Head cheese..............................” ’..".1
Summer................................................
................................  
Frank furts.................................... .
................................................  7*
Kettle  Rendered...........................................   3
Granger....................................... 
714
. V 5*
Cottolene.......................................................... t>*
Cotosuet............................................................ «{?
50 lb. Tins, ¡4c advance. 
*
20 lb. palls, He 
*c 
101b.  “ 
51b.  “  %e 
31b.  ” 
l c  
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs...................  6 60
Extra Mess, Chicago packing......................  6 75
Boneless, ramp butts................................... ao 00
Hams, average 20 lbs....................................... 10
i6 lbs...............................::::.io >4
12 to 14 lbs.............................   10U
picnic...................................................  7
best boneless.............................  
9
Shoulders..........................................................7
Breakfast Bacon  boneless............................... 9
Dried beef, ham prices.................................. ill
Long Clears, heavy......................................... ...
Briskets,  medium...............................  . . . . . . .
Half  barrels....................................................    00
Quarter barrels...............................1.........*' ‘ j  65
K its.....................................................................go
Kits, honeycomb...........................................  
75
Kits, premium.............................................     35
Creamery,  rolls.............................................  17
tubs...................................   ."....lfi
Dairy,  rolls........  .............................. 
12
tubs.................................. 
.1154

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plidn.

PICKLED  PISS’  FEET.

BEKP  IN  BARBELS.

DRY  SALT  MEATS.

BUTTBRINB.

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TRIPE.

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E g g s   W a n t e d   !

Prices  quoted  on application.

N O T E   L O W  P R I C E S

On following goods:

 

 

40

£0

Mrs. Withey’s Home Made Jelly, made  with 
boiled cider,  very  fine.  Assortment con­
sists  of  Apple,  Blackberry,  Strawberry, 
Raspberry and Currant:

30-lb.  pall....................................... 
¿0-lb. pail  ................................................... ” 
45
17-lb.  pail..............................  
15-lb. pail...... ....................... 
37
1  quart Mason  Jars, per  doz.....................   1  40
1  pints  Mason  Jars, per  doz.........   ..........  1  00
Per case, 3 doz.  In case................................  2 85
Mrs. Wlthey's Condensed Mince Meat,  the
best made.  Price per  case  ......................  2 40
Mrs.  Withey’s bulk mince meat:
40-lb. pail, per  lb...........................................   g
25-lb. palls, per lb .......................................... '  gv
12-lb. pails, per lb....................................” ...  g2
-lb. cans, per doz..........................   ........j  49
lb. cans, per  doz................................ " " "   350
Pint Mason Jars, per  doz............................’  1  25
Quart Mason Jars, per doz  .................  
"  2 00
Pure Sweet Cider, in bbls., per gal__ 1314
Pure Sweet Cider, in less quantities, per gal  14 
Maple Syrup, pint Mason Jars, per doz. 
1 40
Maple Syrup, quart Mason Jars, per doz__2 25
Maple Syrup, tin, gallon cans, per  doz........  9 00
Peach Marmalade, 20-lb pails  ...  ...............   1  00
Peach Marmalade in pt  Mason jars, pr dz..  120 
No  1 Egg Crate  Fillers, best  In  market,  10
sets in case, No. 1 Case  Included..............  1  25
No. 1 Egg Crates with fillers complete........ 
33
Special prices made on ICO Crate lots.
EDWIN  FALLAS,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Michael  Kolb 

&  Son

W h o l e s a l e   C l o t h i e r s

Rochester,  N.  Y.

Our  representative.  WILLIAM  CONNOR, 
of  Marshall,  Mich.,  w ill  be  pleased  to  call 
upon  the  Trade  and  show  you  samples, if 
you will favor him  with a line.

Mail orders promptly attended to.

Cocaine—The anticipated reduction re­
ferred to in our last issue was realized on 
Tuesday last by  the  announcement  of  a 
further  decline  of  25c  per  ounce,  but 
there is no improvement  in  demand  and 
the market remains quiet; the easier tend­
ency is wholly  due to the  better outlook 
for  obtaining  fresh  supplies  of  crude 
from primary sources.

Gums—There is  a  continued  good de­
mand  for assafutida,  and a better feeling 
has  developed,  owing  to  higher  prices 
having been realized at  the  last  auction 
sale in London.  Kino is firm.

Leaves—Continued activity is noted in 
short  buchu  and  prices  are  firm.  The 
demand for  intermediate  grades  of Tin- 
nevelly senna is also active and the tend­
ency  of  values  is  upward.  Coca  are 
quiet,  with the tone easy,  and there is no 
further change in quotations.

Mercurial  Preparations—The  upward 
movement in quicksilver has  imparted  a 
stronger  tone  to  the  market and  manu­
facturers have advanced their quotations 
2c per lb. on the leading varieties and  lc 
on minor preparations.

Naphthaline—Manufacturers are over­
sold and only able to make  deliveries  on 
contracts.  The result is a firmer market 
with stocks light,  and  prices  have  been 
advanced.

Quicksilver—Cable advices  from  Lon­
don of an advance  of  5s.  by  Rothschild 
have had a tendency  to stiffen the market 
here;  the flask price is  $1.50  higher  and 
the quotation by the  pound has been  ad- 
anced.
Roots—Jalap remains quiet  and  easy. 
Ipecac is dull  and  featureless.  Jamaica 
ginger  is  arriving  freely,  but  it  is  all 
finding buyers for either home  consump­
tion or export,  and  a  good  business  has 
transpired at steady  prices.

Seeds—Canary  is  depressed  and 

is 
tending  lower.  Celery  is  without  ma­
terial change.  Millet  is  decidedly  firm 
and an early advance is considered prob­
able.  Poppy  has  advanced,  caused  by 
an improved  condition in Europe.  Sun­
flower has declined  to  the  lowest  point 
on record.

Large sums of money have  turned  up 
in odd places,  but $1,000,000  in  a warm­
ing pan is a little  unique.  An  old  lady 
of 88 named Tanies recently died  at  her 
country home in France,  leaving  all  her 
fortune,  which  she  said  amounted  to 
,000,000  francs,  to  the  city  of  Paris. 
The  house  was  carefully  searched,  as 
well  as  her  flat  in  Paris,  but  nothing 
could be found.  She was  not  known  to 
have any banker,  and  the  authorities  of 
Paris were beginning to  think that  they 
were victims of  an  old woman’s  self-de­
lusion,  when  some  one  peered  into  an 
old  warming  pan  without  a  handle, 
which  was  stowed  under  a  sink.  The- 
pan  contained  the whole  sum  in  gold, 
bank notes and bonds.

A curious case is reported as occurring 
recently in the Johns Hopkins  Hospital, 
Baltimore,  recently,  where  a  copper 
smith  died  whose  hair  and  beard were 
distinctly green.  His skin also showed  a 
faint tinge of the same color.  The physi 
cian states that the reason for the phenom 
enon,  which is  very  rare,  was  that  the 
patient did not use  the  precaution  com 
monly taken by copper workers  of  daily 
bathing with a strong  alkaline  solution 
The coloration was caused  by a fine  dust 
of  copper  oxide,  which  settled  in  the 
lungs,  producing  a  distressing  cough 
and finally death.

PR O D U CE  M A R K E T .

Apples—Slow sale at $1 per bn.
Asparagus—60<5>75c per doz.  bundles, 
flutter—A little weaker than a week ago,  wit! 
very  indication of a  continuation of  the weak 
ess.  Choice  dairy  brings  l:ki/ l«o,  with  no es
tahlished  price  for  lo

( 'reunion

trade

tbh.

fle e ts-1)

r bu.
mwn is about 
California  stock  is  beginning  t  
manding $5 per crate of 4 doz.

1I<

>ut of market 
arrive,  com

Cauliflower-—$2 per doz.
* clery—California stock has put  in an appear­
ance  and  finds  limited  sale at $1 per doz.  The 
stock is  large  and  presents  a  tine  appearance, 
but  (like  everything  else  grown  in  California) 
it  is  utterly  devoid  of  flavor.  Local  growers 
claim they  will have a limited amount of celery 
in the course of a month.

Cranberries—If a n y  of The T radesm an' s read­
ers  can  use  any  choice  stock,  they  can  be  in­
formed, o n   application,  of  a  place  where  they 
can procure a large amount of stock at any price 
they are inclined to offer.  A local  dealer  has  a 
large quantity  of the fruit ill his  cellar, but  the 
demand  lias entirely ceased.
Cucumbers—$1.50 per doz.
llggs—The  market  is  a  little  higher  than  a 
week ago, short arrivals and  unprecedented de­
mand  having forced tile  price up to 12e a couple 
of days  last  week.  Eleven  cents  is  about  the 
ruling  figure  this  weak,  but  the  high  price of 
meat is holding the price of eggs very firmly and 
may precipitate a slightly higher  quotation  un­
less the supply increases soon.

Onions-Home  grown  dry  stock  is  dull  and 
about played out, occasional sales being made at 
55@60c per bu.  Bermuda  stock  is  in better de­
mand at $2.50 per bu.  Green  stock is meeting  a 
large demand, which  is amply  supplied by local 
growers, at 7(5.90 per doz. bunches.

Pieplant—1 !»e per lb.
Potatoes—Outside  markets  are  stronger  and 
the  price  is  gradually  moving  upward,  local 
handlers  paying  GfX&fSc  and  holding at G5@70c. 
Bermuda stock has  reached the market in limit­
ed quantities,  but  the  price  is  so high as to  be 
practically prohibitive.
.Spinach—50c per bu.
Strawberries—Tennessee stock commands 30® 

25c per qt. box.

Sweet Potatoes—Plenty of choice stock in mar­
ket,  but  few  sales,  even  at  the  very favorable 
price of $1.25 per bu.

Beans—The market is firm, but no higherthan 
a week ago.  Handlers who have  stocks  of  any 
consequence refuse to make concessions,  claim­
ing that  the  price  will  go  still  higher  before 
midsummer.

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RETAIL  SALESROOM,  280  Wabash  Avenue,

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DID  YOU  NOTICE

s

O N   Y O U R   C R A C K E R S ?sEARS’ 

UPERIOR 
EYMOUR
T h a t   is  w h a t   it  m e a n s — 

“ THE  ACKNOWLEDGED  LEADER 

OF  CRACKERS! ”

T H E Y

Originated in  MICHIGAN 
A re Made in  MICHIGAN 
A re  Sold in  MICHIGAN

And  all  over  the  World.

Manufactured  by

The New York Biscuit Co.,

Successors  to  WM.  SEARS  &  CO., 

/

Muskegon  Bakery  Brackers

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

Are  Perfect  Health  Food.

There area great  many  Butter  Crackers  »11  the  Market—only 

one  can  he  best—that  is  the original

fluskegon 
Bakery 
Butter 
G racker.

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

Nine
Other
Great
Specialties
Are

M uA kegon  T o a s t ,
R o   a l  F r u i t   B is c u it , 
M u s k e g o n   F r o s t e d   H o n e y ,  
I c e d   C o c o a   H o n e y   J u m b l e s ,  
J e lly   T u r n o v e r s ,
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 g o n   B r a n c h ,
Mlik  Lt  neh.

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

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

LAW RENCE  DE PEW,  Acting  Manager,

Grand  Rapids,  flieh.

Muskegon, 

- 

Mich•

THE  BEST 
ON  EARTH

REDUCED
PRICES

NEW  IDEAL  SHAPE.  Original  Assorted  Crates.

NO.  141010.  IDEAL  SH A PE  

NO.  15168,  ID EA L  SH A PE

.

O riginal  Assorted  C rate,  Alfred  M eakin s’  W h ite  G ranite  W are.

O rig.  A sstd .  C tc .,  Alfred  "ltakin.s’  W hite  G ranite. 
6 doz 5 inch  I’lates.
30 do/. 7 Inch  Plates.
2 dor 8 inch  Plates.
6 only 6 inch  Baker 
6 only 8 inch  Baker 
6 only 24>  Bowls...
12 only 30s Bowls__
12 only 3tis Bowls__
12 only Os Open  Chambers...
6 only 9s Covered Cham bet,
12 only 0 inch Scollops..........
12 only 7 inch Scollops..........
12 only 8 inch Scollops..  __
6 doz 4 inch Fruit Saucers..
4 doz Individual Butters__
15 set  handled St. Denis Teas 
15 set handled Henshall Teas
31 set unhandled St. Denis Tt
34 only Oyster Bowls,  30s__
6 pairs 9s Ewers and  Bastes
6 only  9 inch Dishes............
6 only 10 inch Dishes............
6 only 11 inch Dishes............
Crate and Cartage.......

1  42 *  2 52
5 doz 5 inch  Plates.................i
42 <2  10
2 only Teapots. 24s  ..........
12 20
2 doz 0 inch  Phiti-s..................
52
4 only Sugars.  24s............
1  04
1  40
12 doz 7 inch  Plates 
.......
61
3 only  Us  Jugs..................
7 32
47
2 doz 8 inch  Plates.............
1  40
70
il only 12s .Tugs....................
85
61
2 doz 7 inch Plates.  Soup__
3 only 24s  Jugs....................
I  22
47
28
0 doz 4  inch  Fruit Saucers 
ti only 30s  Jugs....................
1  68
75
2 doz Individual  Betters.......
38 G only 38s  Jugs....................
19
63
2 only  s inch  Dishes............
16
94
ti only 24s Bowls..................
3 00
3 only  9 inch  Dishes............   1 13
28 18 only 30s Bowls..................
2 25
0 only  III inch  Dishes............  1 69
85 12 only 36s Bowls.................
94
0 only 11  inch  Dishes...........   2 25
1  12
ti only prs. 9s Ewers A  Bus;
1  13
3 only 12 inch  Dishes__  
2 81
70
0 only covered Chambers 1
1  69
3 only 14 inch  Dishes...........   3 94
99 13 only TJncov'd Chambers
1  6k 12 only 3 inch Scollops...........
66
66 10', set hdld. St. Denis Teas
76
0 only 5 inch Scollops...........
75
38 10', set hdld. Daisy  Teas..
5 63
12 only 0 inch Scollops............
94
94 31 
set unhdld. St.Den is TV
5  62
13 only 7 inch Scollops...........   l 13
Crate and Cartage ...
0 62
13 only s inch Scollops...........   1 69
1  50
6 only 9 inch Scollops...........   3 25
Total..................
3 57
3 only 7 inch Covered  Dishes  3 94
56
3 only 8 inch Covered Dishes  4 50
85
2 only Sauce  Boats................   t 50
1  13
3 only Pickles.........................  | 13
2  50
2 only 7 inch Casseroles........  4 50
—
3 only 8 Inch ('asseroles........   5 06
•158 72
3 only 5 inch i’overed Butters  3 38
All  t h e s e   g o o d s   in  O p e n   S t o c k   a t   s l i g h t   a d v a n c e .

61
TO
9*
1  59
94
75
63
3  00
4  50
94
1  13
1  69
2S
19
37J
37 *
271
75
7  13
1  13
1  69
2 25

1  13
1  69
1  13
66
75
25
2k
75
84
56

3 00 
3  90 
3  iU 
0  02 
2 50
01  99

47 
1  13 
03

Total

H, LEONARD & 50N 5, Grand Rapids
The  D ayton Computing  ¿ c a le !

‘SUMMERTIME,”  English  Dec.  SemUPorcelain

*3  04 
1  24

',  doz Sauce Boats... 
1» doz Pickles............
1  doz Cov'd Dishes., 
doz  15. .v  15. Plates.
V» doz Cov'd  Butters
Vi doz 24 Sugars........
Vi doz Creamers 
.... 
18 doz Teas...............
2 doz Coffees............
3 doz30Oyst'r Bowls 
Crate  and Cartage.

PENCIL  OR  BROWN  COLOR.
NO.
13116,  “SlinriERTIME” 
A ssorted  C rate.
4 doz 5 in Plates.... 
2 doz 0 in Plates....
12 doz 7 in Plates__
2 doz 8 in Plates,...
0 doz 4 In Fruits__
0 doz Ind. B utters.. 
>2 doz  9 in Dishes..
doz 10 In Dishes.. 
Vi doz 12 in Dishes.. 
l-0doz 14 in Dishes.. 
2 do* 3 in Bakers... 
doz 7 in Bakers...
13 doz S in Bakers... 
Vi doz 0 in  Scallops. 
Vi doz 7 in  Scallops. 
Vi doz 8 in  Scallops.
Vi doz 12 Jugs..........
ii doz 24 Jugs..........
Vt doz 30 Jugs..........

1  38 
08 
1  35
1  01 
2 03
1  13 
3 38
4  73 
79 
1  58 
79
1  25
45 
08
2 03
57
1  13 
1  35 
07
2  01  1  02 
2  70  1  35
1  38 
79
.1  35

100  PIECE  DINNER  SET. 
open  siock. $6.25

5 49  5 
1  80 
4  05  2 
3 64  1 
1  20 

90  10 
1  05  2 
90  2

00 
03 
52 
63 
20 
10 
70 
2 50
163  79

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, lstG, 1888,1191,1893 and 
1894.  And  we  will  prosecute  all  infringers  to 
the full  extent  of  the  law.  The simple using 
of Scales that infringe  upon  our  patents makes 
the  user  liable  to  prosecution,  and the  impor­
tance  of  buying  and using  any other Comput­
ing  and  Price  Scales  than those manufactured 
by us and bearing our name and date  of patents 
and thereby Incurring liability to  prosecution is 
apparent.  Respectfully, 7 
The  Computing  Scale  Co.

.   . «

See  What  Users  S a y:
Office of  CHICAGO  LUM BERING  CO.

M anistique,  M ich.,  A pr.  2,  1895. 

M essrs.  H oyt  &   C o.,  D ayton,  O.

G entlem en:  W e bought th ree  Standard  ria r- 
ket  Scales and tw o  TeafScales of yo u ,  Feb.  n th , 
for ou r.tw o stores,  and  h ave  th row n   out all our 
oth er scales,  and  had  th ese in con stan t  use e v e r 
since.

W e are  very  m uch' pleased}w ith ‘them   and 
th in k   TH EY  H AVE  SA V E D   US  ABOUT  $5.00 
PER  D A Y ,  or  n early  th e cost  of  th em ,  b y fth U  
tim e. 

Y o u rs  tr u ly ,
THE  CHICAGO  LUMBERING^CO. 

It  S ells 
Heenuse  of 
I ts 
Alone
Ain kin a-' 
Fen tares!

For  further  information 
drop  a  postal  card- to

HOYT &  CoÏT1 p H t iy  ^  Sales Agents,  Dayton,  Ohio.

P er C .  S.  H ill,  M anager.

