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GRAND  RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31,  1895.

S U C C E S S F U L   S A L E aM fcN .

Knights of the  Grip.

J. J.  Frost,  Treasurer  of  the  Michigan 
James J.  Frost was born at  Royal  Oak, 
Oakland 
county,  Nov.  21,  1844,  bis 
father being a Vermonter and his mother 
of  Scotch  extraction.  He  lived  on  the 
farm  with  his  parents  until  he  was  14 
years of age,  when  he  entered  the  Dick­
inson  Institute,  at  Romeo,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  on  the  English 
course four years later.  During the next 
three years he taught school  in-  Macomb 
and  Oakland  counties,  and  for  three 
years  was principal  of the graded  school 
at  Lakeville. 
In  1868  he  embarked  in 
the dry goods business  at  Romeo,  under 
the style of Frost,  Flumerfeit & Co.  The 
firm burned out in  1877,  when  it  discon­
tinued  business,  paying every creditor in 
full.  Mr.  Frost then  went  on  the  road

Mr.  Frost lives in  a $7,000 residence at 
517 Grand  street,  South,  and  holds stock 
in  two  Lansing  banks.  He  belongs  to 
no secret order,  but has  been  a  member 
of the M.  C.  T.  A.  for  the  past  sixteen 
years,  and  was a charter member of the 
M.  K.  of G.  He was  made  Treasurer  of 
the latter organization  in  1892 to  fill  va­
cancy;  was chairman  of  Post  A  during 
1894,  and at the  last  annual  meeting  of 
the State organization  was elected Treas­
urer  by  an voverwhelming  vote,  which 
betokened  his  wide  popularity  among 
the boys.

Mr.  Frost  attributes  his  success  as  a 
salesman  to  the  fact  that  he is able  to 
hold the  customers he  makes,  and,  as an 
evidence of his ability  in  that  direction, 
he  points  to the fact that the same deal­
ers he sold to on  his  first trip out, sixteen 
years ago,  are still his customers.

Number 619

Price  Marking  Goode.

One of the most important matters con­
nected  with  the  mercantile  business  is 
In  doing  this 
the  marking  of  goods. 
three  objects  should  be  kept 
in  view: 
Profit to the  merchant,  ready  sale,  and 
satisfaction  to  the  customer.  This  last 
object is often  lost  sight  of,  but  we  in­
sist that a policy on  the  part of the sales­
man  which does not aim at  securing  sat­
isfaction  to  the  customer  is  a  short­
sighted  one,  and  will  ultimately prove 
disastrous  to  the  dealer.  A  customer 
will  pay  for  a  suit  of  clothes  a  price 
which  will  yield  to  the  merchant  a  fair 
profit,  and  yet  be  content  with  his  bar­
gain,  but were a sack of sugar  marked to 
yield  halt  as  large  a  profit, a customer 
would  feel  that  an  attempt  had  been 
impose  upon  him.  On  some 
made  to 
kinds  of  goods, 
then,  customers  will 
willingly  allow  the  merchants  a  good 
profit,  but others they  will purchase only 
at a very small margin above cost.

It is  the duty of the  salesman  to  con­
sider  all  the  circumstances  attendant 
on  this  feature  of  his  business,  as  the 
amount  the  capital 
invested  ought  to 
earn,  the probable amount  of  the  year’s 
sales,  the  running  expenses  of  the es­
tablishment,  the  kinds of goods  handled, 
the competition  to  be  met,  the  class  of 
trade  catered  to,  what  will or will  not 
satisfy  his  customers,  etc.  A  volume 
could  be  written  upon  this  one  feature 
of  mercantile  business, but practical ex­
perience  and  native  good  judgment  are 
the only  means by which  a salesman  can 
become proficient in  it.

Having considered every  circumstance 
which  ought to influence him  in marking 
the goods,  the salesman  should  make  his 
prices  and  then  adhere  to  them.  A 
rumor  that  a  house  has  two  or  more 
prices,  according to the customer  who  is 
buying,  will  spread  rapidly  and  soon 
create a distrust very  hurtful to its  busi­
ness. 
It is unfair, undignified and down­
right dishonesty to make  different  prices 
to different customers, other things being 
equal,  such as quantity,  time,  etc.  Uni­
form-dealing, one-price  houses command 
a respect among customers which sliding- 
scaie dealers never enjoy.

Careful  investigation  has  shown that 
in  nearly  all  cases  of  bankrupt  retail 
dealers  a  large  proportion  of  the  goods 
on  their  shelves  were  unmarked,  and 
hence in  a condition of  confusion  which 
could  not  but result in  loss and  disaster. 
The  retail  dealer who puts his goods on 
the  shelves  without  marking  them  is 
tolerably  certain  to  learn  by  bitter  ex­
perience.  sooner or later,  the folly of  his 
course;  and  the  wholesale  dealer  who 
fails to keep  a  suitable  record  of  prices 
as  the  market  fluctuates  is  omitting  a 
vital  feature of success.

B. F. C u m m in g s,  Jr.

The  Brooklyn trolley system has caused 
the death of  114  persons  since  it  went 
into operation.  The number of fatalities 
greatly exceed in proportion those of any 
other city in the country.

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ANTON  G.  HODENPYL,  Secretary

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sure  and  profitable  results.

JAC1ES  J.  FROST.

for  Ketchum  Bros.,  carriage  manufac 
turers of Romeo,  with  whom he remained 
two years. 
In  1879 he removed to Lans­
ing  and  engaged  to  travel  for Clark & 
Co.,  with  whom  he  has been identifidd 
for the past  sixteen  years,  covering  the 
retail  trade  of  Michigan,  Northern In­
diana and Ohio,  and the jobbing trade  of 
Wisconsin,  Minnesota, 
Iowa,  Illinois, 
Missouri and  Kentucky.  On  the  organ­
ization  of  the  Anderson  Road Cart Co., 
he  was elected a director and Vice-Presi­
dent,  subsequently succeeding to the  po­
sition of President.  He  handles the line 
of  that  corporation  in  connection  with 
the line of Clark  & Co.

Mr.  Frost was  married  in  1868 to  Miss 
Margaret Flumerfeit, of  Pontiac,  and  is 
the  father  of  two  children—Louis  K., 
aged 23,  who is a graduate of the Cayuga 
ake  Military  Academy  and is now en­
gaged  in  business at Honolulu, Sandwich 
lands,  and Cass,  aged  21,  who  is  now 
doing  office  work  for the Michigan  Fuel 
Co., at Lansing.

Personally,  Mr.  Frost  is a  genial  gen­
tleman  whom it is  a genuine  pleasure  to 
know and a  privilege to  know  well.  He 
is a man of strong likes and dislikes,  but 
makes  and  holds  as  many  friends,  so­
cially,  as he is enabled  to hold customers, 
in  a  business  way.  Satisfied  with  the 
success he has  achieved,  as a citizen and 
a business man,  and  happy  in  the  pos­
session of a comfortable  home and  in  his 
family  relations,  Mr.  Frost enjoys an en­
viable existence and  has  reason  to  look 
forward to the  future  with  a  reasonable 
degree of complacency.

Frank Jewell  (I.  M.  Clark Grocery Co.) 
was so proud  Monday that his  associates 
could not  surmise what had happened to 
him  unless it  was  that  he  had  received 
another  of  those  $100,000  checks  from 
that Tacoma bank.  Enquiry at his home 
as  to  the  cause  of  his vanity disclosed 
that a third son arrived Sunday afternoon 
and  that both child and  father was doing 
as  well as could  be  expected  under  the 
circumstances.

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I H j i   R IG H T S   O F   JUAN.

dence  Through Repetition.

Mistaken  Notions  Which  Gain  Cre­
A large share of  the  political  difficul­
ties  of  the  times  arises  from  mistaken 
notions  in  regard  to  the rights of man. 
The anarchist,  the  single-tax  men,  rail­
road strikes  and labor  difficulties  gener­
ally,  may  all  be  traced  in  one  way  or 
another  to  the  fact  that  people  do  not 
have a clear conception  of  man’s  rights 
and duties.  Men  talk  about  “rights  of 
labor,” the  “wrongs which capitalists are 
inflicting upon  laborers.” about  poverty, 
the  “crime  of  capital,”  and a thousand 
other things in  the same  category,  all  of 
which are based  upon  the  thought  that 
one  man  is  as good as another and  that 
the world owes every man a living.

Carried 

to  their 

logical  conclusion 
these  ideas  finally  take  the trade union 
form.  Every  man  should  receive  ab­
solutely the same  wages,  no matter  wbat 
kind of work he may be engaged in;  that 
these wages should  be paid  regardless  of 
the  hours  of  labor  or  the  results  pro 
duced,  and  carried  a  little  further  we 
find that the  ultimate  conclusion  would 
be that no man  has  a right to property or 
anything else beyond a bare  subsistence. 
To  those  who  are  at  the bottom of the 
social scale it seems eminently  right  and 
proper that others  who have by  labor  or 
fortunate circumstances been  able  to  ac­
cumulate  should  be  brought  down  to 
their own  level.  Why, except  for selfish 
personal ends  and  gain,  intelligent  men 
of the higher classes should  be willing  to 
advocate  such  nonsense  it is difficult  to 
say.  That  such  men  have  not  been 
taught  bow to reason  or  what  relation­
ship to give to  their  observations  seems 
to be  the  simplest  and  most  charitable 
solution of  the problem.

Edward  Bellamy,  in his famous novel, 
“Looking  Backward,”  draws  a  picture 
of  society  under  the likeness of a coach 
upon  which  everyone is trying to climb, 
in order to be carried  forward  with  ease 
and comfort by others  who  are  not  suc­
cessful 
in  getting  up  out  of  the  hot. 
dusty  road.  The  workingman  and  the 
tramp alike feel and talk  as  though  the 
world  went around  because  of  their  un 
aided exertions,  and  the idea is very com­
mon and is frequently expressed  that the 
world  owes  them  a  living.  Unable  to 
see the principles upon  which  the  whole 
creation  is  founded  they  miss  the fact 
that the world owes nobody  a living.

Neither  bird,  beast  or fish can  be said 
to  be  provided  with a living by nature. 
The  more  highly  developed  the  animal 
the more is  he  called  upon  to  exercise 
his  brain  and  to  work.  We may take it 
as a  fact  that  when  a  man  is  unable  to 
earn a living he has no  right  to  demand 
a  living  of the world.  When  be cannot 
earn his daily  bread,  then  his  only  right 
is to starve to death in a  decent  manner 
When  the  savage,  nnable  to  hunt  and 
fish,  can no longer gather  food  for  him­
self,  he  calmly  draws  his  blanket over 
his  head  and  dies.  This  is  the fulfill­
ment of the  natural  law.  When  a  man 
cannot  find  the  wherewithal  to  gratify 
his taste or supply  his wants it  is  just  as 
well  for him  to remember that he  has  no 
longer any  business in this world.

Humanity  has its duties in  this matter, 
but  humanity’s  duties  in  this  case are 
not rights for  the individual.  The  right 
which  is conferred  upon  him  in  civilized 
countries  is  the  right to go to the poor- 
house and there receive  such  support  as 
the state chooses to  furnish.

company  are c»paole ul  vuuu^  *u  mcut- 
' ings  of  stockholders.  No  one  thinks 
that stock  and bondholders generally are 
capable  of  managing  the  affairs  of  a 
railroad,  and yet these  stockholders as  a 
rule are vastly  more  intelligent than the 
voters of a country,  taken as a whole,  in 
these great money  companies there is  no 
pretense  whatever 
that  stockholders 
without  knowledge  of  financial  affairs 
have the right to  rule  the  company. 
It 
is conceded that they do  not  know  bow, 
and  that the most they  may ever do is to 
vote  for persons  who  are  to  select  still 
other  persons,  who  will  be  the  actual 
rulers.
> A  man’s right to regard himself ceases 
wlieu  he  has  insufficient  knowledge  to 
look  after  bis  own  personal  interests. 
The  idiot,  the  imbecile  and  the  feeble­
minded  are not allowed even the freedom 
of  personal  self-control.  This 
is  too 
well  recognized  as  right  and  proper  to 
need  discussion.  When  the  individual

u u  an luauiliucut auiuuut ul intelligence 
to understand the  results of bis political 
action  we may  safely  draw  the  conclu­
sion  that  be is not fit to  take  part in  the 
general  government  of the country,  nor 
to vote at general elections.

In general,  men’s rights are  very much 
more restricted than  the great  unwashed 
multitude  are  willing  to  believe.  Men 
may  not have the right  to  vote,  and  yet 
have the right to keep honestly governed. 
The intelligent class may  have  the right 
to direct those  who are ignorant,  and the 
rich,  by  reason of tneir wealth  and  edu­
cation,  may  be  entitled  to  numerous 
privileges denied to those in different po­
sitions.  On  the  other  hand,  the  poor 
have the right to  demand  the  right  use 
of  the  wealth  and power of those above 
them,  socially,  mentally,  physically and 
legally. 

W.  E.  Partridge.

Marshall  Field,  the Chicago  dry  goods 
man,  now takes a  valet  with  him  when 
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  Mich.

If you  knew

rI lie  satisfaction  given  to  yourself  and 
cus’orners  by  selling  IIighland~Brand 
Vinegar,  you  would  not  be  without it. 
Thousands  of’ merchants  will  tell  you 
this.

H ig h la n d   B r a n d   V i n e g a r  

i s   S u p e r i o r .

Tne  woikiugiuau  is  ver>  prune  to  talk 
about the sins of millionaires,  and in this 
he  outrages  public  decency.  The  mil 
lionaire can  with  just as much propriety 
say  that  all  workingmen  are  swindlers 
and defraud their  employers  of  a  large 
amount  of  time  and  labor as the work­
ingman can  say  to  the  millionaire  that 
bis money  has  been  obtained  by  fraud 
and  oppression.  The  millionaires  have 
sins,  some  of  them  have  committed 
crimes;  but,  in general,  sins  of  the  mil­
lionaire  against  the  workingman  have 
been no greater than those  of  the  work 
ingmen  to their employers,  and  the  two 
should  be  considered  an  offset  to  each 
other.

There is  a  principle  which  has  been 
recognized  since the days when the world 
was  young,  that  every  man  should  be 
paid according to the value  of  his labor. 
He  who can do much,  therefore,  receives 
more than  be who can  do  little.  Again, 
it  has  been  recognized  as  fair that com­
modities  vary  in  value  aud  some  are 
worth  much  more  than  others.  There­
fore,  it also has come to  pass  that  some 
kinds of  labor are  worth  more than other 
kinds.  Since this  is  so,  some  men  re­
ceive more for  their  work  than  others. 
It is one of the rights of  men,  therefore, 
to  receive,  every  man,  according  to  his 
work,  having  regard  both  to  kind  and 
quantity.  The reasonableness of paying 
a  man  who  can  do  fifty  days’  work  in 
one day  in  proportion  to  what  he  per­
forms  has never been  called  in question, 
until  the army  of  the  great  unwashed, 
headed  by  men  without  conscience,  at­
tempted  to set the  world  aside in the  in­
terest of the Lord  knows  what.

In  utter 

When,  during the last century,  royalty 
and  aristocracy  bad  trodden  down  the 
common people to a depth of degradation 
which  can  scarcely  be  conceived,  the 
gieat savers of the people, as they called 
themselves,  made  it  fashionable  to  talk 
about  the  rights  of  man.  They  little 
dreamed  wbat a whirlwind  would  follow 
as fruit from  the  seed  which  they  were 
ignorance  of  what 
sowing. 
rights  man  bad,  and 
imbued  with  a 
frightful  hatred of the  aristocracy,  their 
movement  went to the  extreme  which  is 
scarcely conceivable.  They held that all 
men were equal and that they all had  the 
same rights.  They  utterly  failed to see 
that  the  peasant  was  not  equal  to  his 
lord,  that  by neither birth,  education nor 
mental  ability  was  he  entitled  to  the 
rights and  privileges  which  belonged  to 
the  well-bred  and  educated  man.  Be­
cause the country  had  been  badly  ruled 
by the injustice,  greed  and  recklessness 
of the king and  his nobles  was no  reason 
why  the  government  should  be  turned 
over to the greed,  recklessness and injus­
tice of the  common  people. 
It was then 
calmly  taught  and  accepted  that  these 
ignorant peasants,  who were only one re 
move from  the cattle by whose sides they 
toiled,  were capable not only of self-gov­
ernment  but of taking a part in  the  gov­
ernment of one of the greatest nations of 
the  world,  aud  this  absurd  proposition 
was  argued  wilh  such  force,  and  there 
was such a reaction on  the  part  of those 
who  had  been  rulers  and  belonged  to  the 
ruling  classes, 
that  these  statements 
were generally  believed  and  accepted  as 
facts. 
If  the  results  had  not  been  so 
fearfully  disastrous,  not only  for  Europe 
but  for  the  whole  world,  the  matter 
would  have  been one for laughter.

No  one  dreams  for  a  moment  that 
minor children  owning  stock  in  a  great

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besides reversing the ordinary geography 
of buyer and seller.

The  Magnificent New  Fast Steamships,

Via  D.,  G.  h .  &  M.  Ry. and GOODRICH LINE. 
ATLANTA  and  CITY  OF  RACINE
L ea ve  G rand Rapids daily via D., O. H. & M.  Ry.
Returning,  Leave Chicago  daily  at  7:30  p.  m.. 
arrive G rand  Rapids 0:40 a.  m.

a t 7:40 p.  m., arrive Chicago 6:30 a. m. 

SC H E D U L E :

GRAND  RAPIDS to 
CHICAGO.  ONLY 

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e n   FOR THE ROUND TRIP.  Stateroom 
s ’' ' - B e r t h  Included.  Through  tickets and 
stateroom  berths can be had at th e city office and 
depot of the  D., G. H.  &  M.  Ry..  G rand  Rapids: 
also at all  stations on the  D.. G.  II.  *   M  Ry  J) 
I.. &  N., G.  R.  &.  I. an d  T.  S. &  M.  Rys.

Goodrich Trans. Co., Chicago.

H.  A.  BONN,

G eneral  Pass.  Agent. 

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Chicago  the  Greatest  Twine Producing 

Center in  the  World.

twine  consumed 
total 

A  Chicago  manufacturer  produces 
enough  binding twine every working day 
in  the year to reach half way around  the 
earth.  The capacities  of  his  factories, 
of  which  there are two,  is eighteen  miles 
every  minute,  or about 3,333,330  miles  a 
year.  The weight of the annual product 
is 26,000 tons,  and it would  stretch  from 
the earth to the moon thirteen times with 
a loose end  left  over  that  would  girdle 
the earth nine times. 
If a train  were  to 
travel as fast as twine is  made in  the fac­
tory  it would speed from Chicago to New 
York  in about forty-five minutes.  These 
factories  make  about  one-third  of  ail 
the  binder 
in  the 
United  States.  The 
amount 
would  therefore  be  about  10,000,000 
miles,  or  48,000  tons.  Allowing  about 
two  feet  of  twine  for  every  bundle of 
wheat,  the total number of  bundles  har­
vested  would be 105,600,000,000,  a simply 
inconceivable amount.
Chicago  is  by  all  odds  the  greatest 
twine producing center of the world, and 
it distributes its output  “from  China  to 
Peru.”  The  largest amounts are used in 
Minnesota and Dakota,  but  other  states 
are also great buyers.  Of  foreign  coun­
tries, Argentine  is  far  in  the  lead  as a 
twiue consumer,  but large sales are made 
in South  Africa  and  Australia;  in  fact, 
everywhere in  the  world  that  wheat  will 
grow.
The best twine is made  from  East  In­
dian  manilla hemp. 
It is a  product of  a 
plant  known  to  botanists  as  musa  tex­
tiles,  a  variety  of  banana  palm  which 
grows  only  in  the  Philippine  Islands. 
Some  fairly good  varieties  of  hemp,  al­
though  far  inferior  to  the  manilla,  are 
now  being  grown  in  Southern  Mexico 
Yucatan  supplies  the  much-used  sisal, 
which comes from a plant  known  as  the 
American  aloe,  resembling  the  century 
plant in appearance.  The liber takes  its 
name from Sisal,  a seaport  town  in  Yu 
catan.  The  work  of  cutting  the  fiber, 
stringing it out,  suspending  it  on  racks 
to dry,  and packing it  for  shipment  em­
ploys thousands of the  natives  during  a 
part  of  the  year.  All  the  rest  of  the 
time they employ  in  a  magnificent  leis 
ure,  spending their earnings and  waiting 
for the next sisal  season.  The  Yucatan 
hemp  is now  much  used,  although  it  is 
not as strong and durable as the East In­
dian  products.
The various kinds of hemp come to the 
factory  storehouse  in  bales  containing 
from 270 to  375  pounds.  Some  of  them 
are bound in rattan  and palm leaves, and 
are covered  with  cabalistic  lettering  in 
some foreign language.  Recently a little 
of the hemp grown in Kentucky as an ex­
periment has  been tried,  but  it  was  not 
found  to be fit for  binding  twine,  which 
must not only  be strong  and  smooth  but 
uniform in size so  that it will  work  well 
in the  machine.
The  warehouse  is  three  stories high, 
275  feet  long  by  100  feet  wide,  and is 
packed  from  top  to  bottom  with  hemp 
bales,  the  entire  capacity  being  5,000 
tons.  Great caution  has to  be  observed 
in  providing  fire  protection,  for  if  the 
piles  of  bales  once  became 
ignited  it 
would be almost impossible to extinguish 
them.  Superintendent  Michaels  has  to 
keep a sharp eye out when  the  bales are 
unpacked,  for the  wily  Mexicans  do  all 
sorts  of  things  to  make  them  weigh 
heavy.  Oftentimes  great  chunks  of 
grindstones  and  cobblestones,  to  say 
nothing of wood  and  cheaper  grades  of 
hemp,  are found  packed  inside the bale.
It  pays  better  than  hemp-raising,  and 
doubtless  the  Mexican  chuckles  more 
over getting money in  this  way  than  he 
would if he had earned  it.
The  twine  factory  proper  is  a  great 
new building. 
In one corner of it is one 
of the largest  engines  in  the  world. 
It 
has  the  thirty-two-foot  fly  wheel  which 
attracted  so much attention in machinery 
hall during the  World’s Fair,  and the in­
dicator registers up to 2,000 horse-power. 
One man  who  stands  on  the  clean  var­
nished  floor  is  the  sole  master  of  the 
great engine  which  keeps  the  hundreds 
of spindles in the factory  clicking  away 
so busily.
I^When the bales of hemp come  in  from

to 

The  hemp  now  goes 

the warehouse they are torn apart, and the 
workmen shake out each of  the  separate 
bunches,  which are knotted  at  the  end, 
and somewhat resemble a horse tail, only 
they  are  nearly  white,  and  very  coarse, 
thefioers varying from two up to six feet 
in  length.  So closely is  the hemp  packed 
tnat  a  bale  more  than  doubles  in  size 
when it is  loosened.
The hemp now goes  to  the  prepariug- 
room,  where the roar of machinery  is  so 
deafening that  it is  impossible  to  speak 
loud  enough  to  be  heard.  The room  is 
remarkably  high,  so that the thick  hemp 
dust which  fills the  atmosphere  will  be 
swept out,  and  will  not  injure  the  em­
ployes.  The  hemp  goes  first  to  the 
scutching frame,  which  is a broad  wheel 
about  eight  feet  in  diameter,  the outer 
surface  being covered  with  short,  sharp 
pegs set close together.  This is covered 
all over with a shield,  which  is  pierced 
at one side with a square hole.  Through 
this hole the hemp  bunches are  switched 
until  the teeth have combed the fibers out 
straight,  tearing away,  also,  a  good  deal 
of dust and short,  value.oss fibres.
first 
the 
spreader or breaker.  This consists of two 
sets  of  belts,  both  covered  with  short 
metallic teeth or  pegs,  the  first  moving 
more slowly than  the  second.  On  being 
fed  into the machine the  hemp  is  spread 
out,  carded  and  straightened,  the second 
belting  pulling  it  apart  longitudinally 
and  making  the  ribbon  thinner.  From 
the end to the first  spreader a girl atten­
dant,  who is  powdered  with  dust  from 
head  to  foot,  guides  the  big loose rope 
into high tin pails,  from  which  it  is  fed 
into the  second  spreading  machine,  and 
so  on  through  eight  of  them  until  the 
hemp  ribbon  is  smooth  and  even  and 
much thinner and  narrower than  at first.
It now  goes  in  high  tin  pails  to  the 
bell machines,  where  it  runs  over  nu­
merous spools and  rollers,  which smooth 
it down  beautifully,  twist  it and draw  it 
out finer and thinner,  making  the  fibres 
more  and  more  compact.  After  going 
through two of these machines it is ready 
to be sent to the 600 spindles or looms on 
the second and third floors.
It  is  difficult  to  give  an  idea  of  the 
scene in the spindle-rooms.  Hundreds of 
machines,  all just alike,  with  each  part 
moving in  unison,  each  belt  flapping  in 
line,  and over all  a  deafening  sound  of 
whirling  wheels  and  clicking  spindles. 
Among the  machines  a  few  girls  move 
about  quietly,  keeping  them  free  from 
dust  and  seeing  that  their  insatiable 
mouths are always full.  Here the ribbon 
of hemp runs  from  the  pails  through  a 
very  small  hole,  and  then  it  is  pulled 
very fast,  so that it grows  thinner, at the 
same time being  twisted  a  little.  Then 
it is fed on a big spool  or  bobbin  in  the 
form of  the  finished  twine—650  feet  to 
every bobbin.  A  very  complete  system 
of inspection and  examinatiou  is  in  use 
at the  factory  for  insuring  absolute  ex­
actness in  the  size  and  strength  of  the 
twine.  The binder  attachment of a har­
vester is set up in the room and a bundle 
of rag bags is  bound  from  time  to  time 
to see if the twine is  perfect  practically.
The  bobbins  are  now  sent  up  to the 
balling department.  Here a  great  num­
ber of girls  with  incredibly  nimble  fin­
gers are engaged  in  operating busy  little 
machines  which  wind the twine from the 
bobbins  into  the  well-known  shape  of 
the twine balls.  The balls  are  so  made 
that the twine unwinds  from  the  inside 
out instead of from the  outside  in.  Be­
ing paid  by the piece,  some  of  the  girls 
make as high as $1.30 a day.
The balls are now weighed and  twelve 
of them are placed in a fifty-pound  pack­
age and  covered  with  burlaps  ready  to 
be shipped to the farmer.
Twine mills  are  operated  only  about 
ten  months,  beginning  in  the  fall  and 
continuing until late  the  next  summer. 
The selling season is,  of  course,  before 
and  during harvest time.

It  is  an 

inversion  of  the  ordinary 
course  of  trade  to  have  wheat shipped 
from East to West in  this country;  but  it 
has been done a number of  times  in  not­
able quantities of late.  One of the  larg­
est  of  these  transactions  was  the  pur­
chase,  by the  Cleveland  Milling  Co.  of 
125,000  bushels  of  wheat stored in  Buf­
It was a large transaction in itself,
falo. 

Our Yarns and  Underwear

Are now in stock, and  more coining every  week.  Be  sure  and 
see the line before buying.

Our  Floor  Oil  Cloths

Can be delivered  now  -Qualities  Nos.  i,  2, 3A,  4.

Also  RUGS—in  Qualities  1,  2, 3A,  best  line  we  have  ever 

shown  and at  prices very  low.

P.  S te k e te e   &   S o n s

GRAND  RAPIDS

Are you aware that we make a specialty of

Is being erected  in  Oregon, so the  report goes, and 
all on account of the bicycle.  The horse must go.

A  Horse  Canning  Factory

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Our  line  of  Duck,  Kersey,  Mackinaw  and  Leather  Coats, 
M ittens,  Gloves.  Lumbermen’s  Socks  a n d   Kersey  Pants 
is immense.  Values that make a man’s eyes “stick  out.”  Send 
us your card and our Agents  will  call.

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MOVEMENTS O ?  MERCHANTS.

Grand  Ledge—S.  W.  Briggs  succeeds 
N.  M.  VanAtor  in the hardware business.
St.  Johns—0.  S.  Atlisou,  jeweler,  has 

sold  his stock to R.  G. Allison.

Ionia—W.  S.  Bouk  succeeds  W.  S. 

Bouk & Go.  in  the harness  business.

Diamondale—N.  H.  Widger has  closed 
his grocery  store on account of poor busi­
ness.

Central  Lake—W.  H.  Clark  has  pur­
chased  the  furniture  stock  of  Dennis 
Crothers.

Constantine—A.  C.  Sheffer  has  pur­
chased the grocery  and  baking  business 
of Beecher Dentler.

Hudson—The  Brown  &  Stowed  gen­
eral stock  was sold  at  auction  Aug.  24 
to  E.  T.  Binns,  of  Bryan,  Ohio, 
for 
87,700.  The stock  was  valued at 812,000.
Belding—E.  U.  Deatsnian  has  leased 
his double stores on  Bridge street to  Mr. 
Luther,  of Greenville,  and  W. A. Dennis, 
of this city,  who  will from  a  partnership 
and embark  in  the furniture  and  under­
taking  business.

Flushing—Parrish  &  Davis,  who have 
been engaged in  the  bazaar  business  at 
this  place,  have  dissolved,  F.  U.  Davis 
retiring from  the  co-partnership.  C.  W. 
Parrish  and  G.  D.  Parrish  have  pur­
chased  the  stock  and  will continue the 
business.

Belding—Lee  Cusser  has  purchased 
the interest of Thus.  Welch  in  the  gro­
cery  business  of  Bond,  Spencer  &  Co. 
and  the  firm  name 
is  now  Cusser  & 
Spencer.  Mr.  Cusser  has  been empiojed 
in  the People’s Savings  Bank  as  Assist 
ant Cashier.

Alto—Scott &  Hunsicker  have  closed 
out their stock of dry  goods  to  McCart­
ney Bros.,  of Lake Odessa,  and  have dis­
solved  partnership,  P.  W.  Uuusicker 
retiring.  J.  M.  Scott  has  moved  the 
grocery  stock  into his hardware building, 
where  he will continue  the  business.

Muskegon—Geo.  E.  Lovejoy,  who  has 
been at  the head of the  dress  goods  de­
partment of the  Win.  D.  Hardy  Co.  for 
eleven  years  has,  resigned  to  identify 
himself  with  a  Jackson  house.  The 
other clerks  in  the  store  presented  him 
with a gold  headed  ebony  cane  on  the 
eve of his departure.

Ionia—J.  T.  Webber  and  John  Wag­
ner have purchased  the stock of clothing 
of  the  Rochester  Clothing  Co.,  at  St. 
Johns, and Mr.  Wagner has already gone 
there  to  take  personal  charge.  Mr. 
Wagner was  formerly  with  Mr.  Sheets, 
of Grand Ledge,  and  has  been  with  Mr. 
Webber here for four or five j ears.

Holly—The  U.  J.  Heinz  Co.  wishes 
Holly to secure  for  it  the  grounds  and 
buildings of the  Holly  Vinegar  and  Pre­
serving Works,  and  it  will run  them  for 
three  years,  buying  all  the  fruit*  and 
cucumbers  the farmers can  raise. 
If  at 
the end  of  the  three  years  it  has  not 
made a success of the business  it  agrees 
to turn  the plant over  to the  village.  A* 
there  is  a  mortgage  of  84.500  which 
would  have  to  be  satisfied  before  the 
proposed  scheme could  be  carried out.  a 
citizens’  meeting  has  been called  to  con­
sider the  matter.

Detroit—Tne  Fletcher  Hardware  Co. 
has filed a certificate of  limited  partner­
ship,  for  two  years  from  July  1,  1895. 
The  general  partners  are  Chas.  T. 
Fletcher,  Geo.  G.  Byrne  and  James  T. 
Whiting.  The special  partner's are Alice 
H.  Ducharme  and  Sara  E.  Maclean,  of

Dcliuil,  anil  Cuiiici.d 
it.  oil. J.ie.11,  o 
Kalamazoo,  as  executrices  of  the  late 
Theo.  P.  Sheldon’s  will,  with  a contribu­
tion of 850.000 each  to the common stock.

m a n u f a c t u r in g   m a t t e r s .

Hanover—Groger  &  Keeney  succeed 
Ansterberg  Bros,  in  the  flouring  mill 
business.

Battle Creek—H.|B. Sherman, manufac 
turer  of  hose  clamps,  has  merged  bis 
business  into  a  corporation,  under  the 
style of the  H.  B.  Sherman  Manufactur­
ing Co.

Hart—Harry  C.  Nelson  and  Samuel 
Sivertson,  of  Ludington,  have  formed  a 
copartnership under the style  of  Nelson 
&  Sivertson  and  opened  a  cigar  factory 
here on a small  scale.

Evart—H.  E.  Henry,  of Battle Creek, 
is  building a sawmill  of  25,000  feet  ca­
pacity  on  Doc  and  Tom creek,  near this 
place.  He  has 4,000.000  feet  of  timber 
to cut  in  the vicinity of the mill.

Ludington—The  Danaher  &  Melendy 
Co.  has started  its logging camp  in  Ne­
waygo  county,  after  a  shut-down  of  a 
month.  The  camp  will  employ  sixty 
men,  and  will  put  on  cars  for  the  mill 
at  Ludington  100.000 feet  of  logs  daily.
Oscoda—Pack,  Woods,  &  Co.  have  a 
large  force  at  work  raising  sunken  logs 
in  Au  Sable  River,  the  present  low stage 
of  water  being  favorable  for  the  busi­
ness. 
is  said  there  are  100,000,000 
feet  of  these  logs  in  the  bed  of  that 
stream.

it 

E>tey—The  new  heading  mill  of the R. 
H.  Sayers & Son Co.  is about ready to be­
gin  operations.  The  mill  cost  815,000 
and  is  modern  throughout.  A  stave mill 
will  also  be  erected  this  season.  The 
concern  proposes  to  manufacture  nail 
keg and  butter  tub  heading,  hoops  and 
staves.

Houghton—T.  W.  Davison,  of  Bay 
City,  and  W.  J.  Tenney,  of  Roscommon, 
have contracted  to cut and  bank  35,000,- 
000  feel of pine  logs  in  this  county  for 
J.  T.  Hurst,  of  Wyandotte.  The  logs 
will  be  run  down  the  Ontonagon  River 
to Kenton,  where  they  will  be  sawed  by 
the Sparrow-Kroll  Lumber  Co.  for  ship 
mint  to  Marquette. 
It  will  take  two 
years  to complete the contract.

Manistee—Our  railroads  are  making 
improvement  all  the  time.  The  Man­
istee & Grand  Rapids,  which  had  a  line 
graded  around  to the river two years ago, 
abandoned  that route and  is  now grading 
a new  route  through  the  ravines.  The 
Manistee &  Northeastern  is  grading  an 
extension  of  its  road  from  its terminus 
through  Maxwelltowu  to  the  site  of  the 
new taunery,  as  most  of  the  nark  to  be 
used  there  comes  over  this  road,  and 
they have contracted  to supply  from  12,- 
000  to  15,000 cords of  baik yearly.

At one time,  aoout  fifteen  years  ago, 
Senator  Jones,  of  Nevada,  was  worth 
85,000.000.  A  severe  streak  of bad  luck 
followed  and in  two years he  was  broke. 
During his  flush  period  he  presented  his 
wife 800,000  worth  of  diamonds.  When 
he  reached  i lie  financial  zero  he  asked 
his  wife to  lend  him  the  diamonds.  She 
did  so  He soid  them  and  invested  the 
proceeds in  mining stocks.  The  venture 
was  lucky,  and  in  less  than  a year the 
860,000 had  been  increased  to  8500,000. 
He  then  returned  the  diamonds  to  his 
wife,  increased  by 25 per  cent.  Jones is 
interested in  mines  in  Nevada,  Califor­
nia,  Arizona  and Colorado.  His  wealth 
is now  up  in  the  millions  again.  Rich 
or poor. Jones is always happy.  He is  a 
firm  believer in  his  own  luck.  He is  a 
spirited,  but not wise, poker play er.  He 
lost 885,000 at one sitting  at  Tombstone, 
Ariz.,  and  raked 
in  825,000  of  Tom 
Bowen’s money  the first  week  the  latter 
served in the Senate.

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W ritten for  The Tradesman.

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A daily  paper  ventures  the  Statement 
that “Grand Master Workman Sovereign’s 
hair-brained  scheme  of  boycotting  Na­
tional  bank  notes clearly  proves that  he 
is  not a safe man  to  place at the head  of 
a great army  of  laborers;”  but  I  guess 
be is. 
It  is the  kind of  man  who  is  al­
ways chosen  to head  such  schemes;  and 
it looks as if Providence  has a great deal 
to  do  with 
it.  They  never  succeed. 
They  never  were  intended  to  succeed; 
and,  when  they  get  almost  there,  the 
same foolishness  which selected  the man 
for  leader,  blossoms,  bears  its  wormy, 
immature fruit  and  down  it  drops  and 
another takes  its place to bloom  and  get 
wormy and drop in  the  same  old  sense­
less  way;  and  so it  will  be to  the end  of 
time.  One  would  fancy  that 
in  the 
course  of  centuries  they  would  learn 
something,  but  they  don’t  seem  to  be 
built that way.

Just  take  that  Tower  of  Babel  busi­
ness, the parent of all this nonsense which 
is constantly  cropping out every now and 
then.  Looking at it across  the centuries 
one  would  naturally  suppose  that  brain 
power  had  sufficiently  developed,  even 
in that early period of the  world,  to con­
vince the men of the time that they  were 
making  fools  of  themselves;  but  they 
kept pegging away  until  Heaven stepped 
in and  unexpectedly  finished the job  for 
them.

Ot  course,  in these later  times  the  in­
terference  does  not  take  place  in  just 
that way,  but it is well  to observe  that it 
takes place just the  same.  Debs,  iu  his 
way,  had just  as much  hope  ot  ever car­
rying  out  his  senseless  senerue  as  his 
antediluvian ancestor,  and no more.  He 
created just about the  same  chaotic  dis­
turbance,  and his  pretty  little tower had 
got  pretty  well  up  into  the clouds,  when 
that flash from  the United States bayonet 
completed the comparison  and  Babelized 
the  whole contemptible  business.

If your foot 
the m.iiiuuaue every  time. 
is lung and slender,  have  hope. 
If  your 
toes are iu  proportion,  be of  good  cheer; 
but  if,  in addition  to  the  above  require­
ments,  your  toes  are  practically  of  the 
same length from  the  big  one  down  to 
the  liitle  one,  you  had  better  go  bare­
footed—you  have  the  foot  of  a  mil­
lionaire.

Of  course, 

the  Trilbyitic 

scientist 
hasn’t the matter  down  to  a  fine  point, 
as  yet.  He  is  unable,  at  the  present 
state of the science,  to  say  whether  the 
foot has a tendency to adapt itself  to  an 
improved condition  of  things.  He  can­
not  tell  whether  the  toes  can  be  de­
pended on  as a correct  barometer  of  the 
financial  atmosphere;  but he  urges,  with 
all  the  zeal  of  the  scientist,  that  that 
young man  will  be  classed  among  the 
level-headed  who  finds  favor  with  the 
young  woman  with  level  toes.

It is  pleasing  to note  that  the  science 
is losing  its  vagueness  and  is  entering 
the realm  of unequivocal  fact. 
It  is  be­
ginning  at  the  very 
Its 
single  contribution  is  worthy  a  distin­
guished place at the  end of  the  century, 
aud  will  probably  do  more  to  make  a 
boom  in  the  matrimouial  market  than 
any,  purely  scientific,  which  has  so far 
been discovered.

foundation. 

R ic h a r d   M a l c o l m   S t r o n g .

A curious use for a husband is reported 
from  Cierkenwell,  near  London,  where 
a  Mr.  Lamb  and  his  wife  keep  a small 
general  store.  For  fourteen  years  the 
firm  has  avoided  paying  taxes  by  the 
wife’s  sending  the  husband  to  jail  to 
serve  out  the 
time  for  unpaid 
taxes,  while she  remains at the  store  at­
tending  to  business. 
It  is  beyond  ques­
tion  that the Lew  woman,  who  supports 
a dead-beat  husband,  will  find some  use 
for the  partner  of  her  sorrows.  When 
he wooed  her he  said  he  would  die  for 
her.  When  in  trouble  she  asks  him  to 
please go to jail  for  her;  and he goes.

legal 

It  would  be supposed  that  the  recent 
instance  would  settle  this  business  for 
awhile,  but  it  is  altogether  evident  that 
it  hasn’t made  the  slightest  impression. 
This new  scheme confirms it.  Given  the 
tangible  to  produce  the  impossible and 
the  old  Babel  builder  goes  bravely  to 
work.  His  reasoning  is  easy  and  con­
vincing and,  with  the zeal  of  the school­
boy,  he  takes his  slate  and goes  to  work. 
Once  naught  is  naught,  and  five times 
that  is  five  times  as  much.  There  you 
have  it;  and  the  old  tower  is  started 
again on  the  old  foundations.

Tnere  is  no doubt about  the hair-brain 
idea  of 
part  of  the  scheme,  but  the 
safety  need  not  be entertained.  So long 
as the multiplication continues  to  be  so 
many  times  naught  there  will  be  no 
harm. 
It is  when  five  times  naught  be­
comes  five that the  mischief  begins  and 
wheii Grand  Master  Workman Sovereign 
reaches that  poiut  his  overturned  tower 
should  be  made  to  produce  tue old-time 
confusiou.

#  #  *

it is  safe to say  that  the days of  palm­
istry  are  over.  Tne  crossing  of 
the 
hand  with  silver  will  vauish  with  the 
gipsy  and  in  its  place  will  come  the 
same  skill  with 
the  other  extremity. 
Trilbyism  is  putting  its  best  foot  for­
Its ! 
ward,  not as a fad  but  as a  science. 
single  discovery  bears 
the  stamp  of 
genius.  From  all  sorts  and  conditions 
of  feet  it  can,  with  the  instiuct  of  a 
Joan of Arc,  pick  out  the  royal  foot  of |

P R O V IS IO N S

SAUSAGE.

ru e  G rand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

PORK  IN  BARBELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess..................................................
12  00 
Short c u t .........................................
U  50 
Extra clear pig, short cut  .........
13  50
Extra clear,  h e a v y .......................
Clear, fat  back................................
12  75
Boston clear, short c u t..................
13  Ou
Clear back, sh o rtc u t......................
12  75
Standard clear, short cut. b e s t...
13  00
7*
Pork, lin k s........................................
5*6
Bologna  ...........................................
L iver...................................................
3*6
Tongue  .............................................
Blood  .................................................
6
Head cheese 
...................................
10
Sum m er.............................................
Frankfurts  ...............................
7‘/2
Kettle  R endered....................................................  7*4
G ra n g e r...................................................................... 714
5 »
Family 
5
C om pound.........................................................  
Cottoleue....  . .  
054
Cotosuet............................................................... 
6
50 lb.  Tins, *^c advance.
2u lb  pails. V4c 
ttc 
111 lb.  “ 
5  lb 
S c
31b 
1 c  
B E E P   IN  BA RR ELS.
¿A irs  Mcm,.  w arranted 2U0  lbs 
.................. 
Me*s, « Ihlcago  packing 
... 
..  . 
t-oieless.  rum p butts................................  
smoked  meats—< ’anvassed or Piale.
mui».  HVersge 20 l b s ......................................... 10

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

7  00
7  uO
..  9  75

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16 l b s . . . . ..............   ......................10)4
12 to 14 l b s ...................................10/a
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.......  

 

... 

DRY  SALT  N EA TS.
.... 
PICKLED  PISS'  FEET.

snoulders 
Breakfast  Bacon  boneless 
Dried beef, ham  prices 
. 
Long Clears, h eavy. . . . __  
Briskets,  medium. 
Half  b arrels.............
Q uarter barrels.........................................
K its ................................................
Kits, honeycomb  ... 
Kits, prem ium 
....................................
Creamery,  ro lls...................................
D airy,  rolls......................

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

TRIPE.
................ ............

BUTTKRINK.

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75
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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

rendered  better by  the  strong  statistical 
position  of  the  article,  stocks of desira­
ble grades  being  very  low,  in  fact  lower 
than ever  before  at  this  season  of  the 
year.  Very  nearly  four  months  will 
elapse  before  new  crop  goods  come  and 
from  present appearances  there  will not 
be  enough  to  go  around. 
In  New Or­
leans  stocks  are  practically  exhausted, 
except the black  stuff,  which  is  unsala­
ble.  Foreigu  molasses  is  in  fair demand 
at steady  prices.  Holders  are  confident 
regarding the future,  as  stocks  are  well 
concentrated  and  under  excellent  con­
trol.

Spices—Buyers have not  as  yet  taken 
any  considerable quantities of goods, but 
they  appear to be feeling their  way  pre­
paratory  to  the  fall  trade.  About  the 
only  feature of importance  this  week  is 
the  break  in  the  Loudon clove  market. 
It is said that the operators  are  working 
the market,  as they  want  to  get  control 
of  the  unsold  portion  of  the new crop, 
and as soon  as they  accomplish that, that 
values  will  advance  again.  Several  va­
rieties  of  pepper  are a trifle lower,  but 
there has  been  no  business  of  moment 
done.  Calcutta  ginger  is  slightly  off, 
while African  is somewhat  easier on  the 
large  stock  here. 
In  mace  and  nutmegs 
trade  is  quiet.  The  former  is  a  little 
stiffer,  while  nutmegs  are  weaker.

Oranges—The California crop is  pretty 
well  cleaned  up.  The  few yet to come 
forward  are soft  and  spongy  excepting, 
possibly,  a few  Bloods and  St.  Michaels, 
but  these  grades  are  too  high  priced  to 
sell 
freely  with  the  general  trade  in 
small  towns.  For the  next  two  month 
Rodi  and  Sorrento  offerings  will  com 
prise all  that  is  worth  handling  in  the 
orange  line  and  prices  will  probably 
range from $o.50@ 4  per box.

Lemons—Really  good  fruit  continues 
to  bring  fair  prices.  There  is  a  great 
amount of Verdella stock  being  offered, 
which sells  very cheap,  but  the  unlucky 
buyer will,  undoubtedly, consider it  high 
priced  before  his  stock  is  disposed of. 
With  any  kind of  to-be-expected  weather 
during August,  there is sure to be an  ad 
vance over present  prices,  especially  for 
fancy  grades.

Bananas—Local  dealers  report  a  most 
uncertain  and  vacillating demand,  which 
renders it difficult to  keep  provided  with 
dock,  and  some  of  the  dealers—those 
who handle  domestic  fruit  largely—are 
thinking of dropping  out  bananas  alto­
gether until  the demand  is  stimulated  by 
cleaning up of the small  fruits,  which 

seem to have the call  at  present.

is 

Spearmint 
in  better  demand  and 
stronger.  H.  G.  H.  pepper-mint  is  very 
firm,  and  very  little  stock  is  obtainable.
Flowers—Arnica  and  chamomile  are 
both 
in  good  demand  and  steady  at 
quoted  prices.  American  saffron  has 
quieted  down  aud  only  a  light jobbing 
demand  is  reported.

Gums—There is a little  more  doing  in 
camphor  without  change  in  prices,  but 
the tone is  firmer,  owing to advices  from 
primary  sources,  and  there  are  indica­
tions of another  upward  movement.  The 
continued disturbed  condition  of  affairs 
in Formosa  is expected  to stop shipments 
from  that point.  Kino  is  in  seasonable 
demand  aud  steady.

Leaves—The general  market  is  quiet, 
with  little doing outside of  short  buchu 
and senna.  The Tinnevelly  varieties  of 
the 
latter  are  steadily  hardening  and 
stocks are very much  reduced.  Alexan­
dria are meeting with  a largely increased 
demand at the old  range of  prices.

Morphine—Has ruled  easy in sympathy 
with  opium,  and  on  Monday  last a gen­
eral  reduction  of  10c  per  ounce  was 
made in  manufacturers’  quotations.

Opium—Estimates of the  new crop are 
unchanged  but thought  to  be  somewhat 
exaggerated,  although  a  total  yield  of 
10,000 baskets  may  be looked for.  Opium 
being  a  favorite  article  of  speculation 
among  the  Armenians  and  natives  of 
Turkey,  and  the fact that  the  profits  ac­
cruing to the  wool  growing  interests  of 
those countries have  been  something ex­
traordinary  this  year,  it  is  among  the 
possibilities'  that  unusually  low  prices 
for opium  may  result in  the  bulk  of  the 
current year’s output  being taken  up  by 
speculators,  and  that  foreign  buyers 
would  be compelled to pay  advanced  fig­
ures.  Another  factor  not  to  be 
lost 
sight of is  the  internal  dissensions  now 
existing in  Turkey  and  the  strained  ef­
forts of that government to obtain money, 
which  may  result in  the impost of an ex­
port duty on  opium.  Such  action  would 
be gladly  welcomed  by  the  native  mer­
chants,  as  they could  easily recoup them­
selves from  foreign  purchasers,  and thus 
prevent  the  curtailment  of  their  re­
sources.

Roots—There  is  a  continued  strong 
market  for  ipecac,  but  the  demand  is 
seasonably  light and  no  business of con­
sequence  is  reported.  Jalap  has  been 
more  active  and  prices  for  desirable 
qualities are somewhat  steadier.

Be on hand  for new Japan Teas.  They 
are  now  seasonable.  Gillies’  Fans  are 
the best. 

J. P.  Visner,  Ag’t.

U iT H l  R  .1.  W ATKINS

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Leslie  &  Co.  have  opened  a  grocery 
store at Cadillac.  The  Musselman  Gro­
cer Co.  furnished  the stock.

C.  H.  Personette,  formerly  of  Indian­
apolis,  will  shortly open  a grocery  store 
at Kalkaska.  The Musselman Grocer Co. 
has the order for the stock.
□ Owen  F.  Hands  and  James  H.  Selby 
have formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style of Hands  &  Selby  and  purchased 
the  meat  market  of  James  Broffee,  at 
203 Plainfield  avenue.

Abraham  Epstein  has  purchased  the 
grocery stock  of Mrs.  Howard  (formerly 
Mrs.  Win.  Karreman),  at 206 Plainfield 
avenue,  and  will  continue  the  busine 
at the same  location.

O.  D. Price & Co.  have  purchased  the 
fixtures of J.  M. Smith,  at  220  Plainfield 
avenue,  and  embarked  in  the  grocery 
business at that location.  The Lemon  & 
Wheeler Company  furnished  the stock.

A.  F.  &  Daniel  Meloche  recently  be 
gun  foreclosing  proceedings  against  W 
I.  Benedict & Co.,  the Belding druggists, 
whereupon  their  claim  was  purchased 
by the  Hazeltine  &  Parkins  Drug  Co., 
which discontinued  the  proceedings  and 
placed  Benedict &  Co.  in  possession  of 
the stock.

Samuel  Krause,  who  conducted  a  re 
tail  shoe  store  at  Ann  Arbor for three 
years,  and  for  the  past  five  years  has 
traveled in Mich!gau,  Nebraska  and  Col 
orado  for  the  Harrisburg  Shoe  Co.,  of 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  has  purchased  an  in 
terest in  the leather  and  findings  estab­
lishment  of  Hirth,  Krause  &  Co.  and 
will  remove  to  this  city  and go on  the 
road for the house.

The boys connected  with  the  Lemon  & 
Wheeler Company and the Ball-Barnbart- 
Putman Co.  played  a  matched  game  of 
base  ball  at  the  Fountain  street  park 
Saturday,  resulting in  a score of  26  to  6 
in  favor of the  former.  The  victors  at­
tribute  their  success  to  their  battery, 
Roy  H.  Dailey  and  Chas.  J.  Watkins. 
Byron Stockbridge  Davenport  (Olney  & 
Judson Grocer Co.)  officiated  as  umpire 
in a highly satisfactory  manner.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  market  has  ruled  steady 
and  unchanged during the  period  under 
review,  but demand  has  been  less active 
as  compared  with  last  week.  Refiners 
have  caught  up  on  their  oversales and 
are  now  shipping  all  grades  promptly. 
The outlook  is favorable  in  the  near  fu­
ture for a continued steady  market,  with 
unchanged  prices  and,  if  anything,  the 
tendency  is  upward  in  sympathy  with 
the firm  market  for the raw  material.

Tea—The market  remains without an­
imation  and the trade is simply  awaiting 
the beginning of operations  on  the  part 
of country  buyers.  As not  a  great  deal 
is expected at this season, sellers are  not 
showing any  disposition  to  force  matters 
in  the way of  concessions,  as  they  think 
prices are on  too low a basis now.  There 
is  nothing  to  stimulate  the market and 
for  that  reason  holders  are  content  to 
await the legitimate  trade  wants  rather 
than depress the market  further.  Stocks 
are light throughout  the  country  and  it 
would  seem  that  a  more  liberal move­
ment must soon  begin.

Molasses—Prices  are fully maintained 
and holders show much confidence in the 
future of the  market.  The  situation  is

D

The  Grain  Market.

the 

The past  week  has seen sharp changes. 
The  longs  forced  an  advance  of  5c  aud 
the  bears  forced  it  down  2@3c. 
then 
Finally, 
longs  had  their  innings, 
and,  at  the close of  the  week,  it  was  on 
top  again.  The smart ones on both sides 
had  their innings,  with  the longs  on  top. 
The  visible decreased  1,254,000  bushels, 
leaving only 38,000,000  bushels,  against 
about 55,000,000 ill  1894.  While  the  ex­
ports are the smallest since  1891,  the  re­
ceipts are of the same tenure,  being very 
small.  The fact  is,  higher  prices  will 
have  no prevail.  The only  question  is, 
When  will  they  come?  Our  opinion  is 
that it  will  be  in  the near future.  While 
we do not expect to see it go to $1  all  at 
once,  we do feel  positive  it  will  be  con­
siderable above  the present  level,  as  we 
now  have  an  advance  of  50  per  cent, 
from  the low  point in  April.

Corn  is about  the  same  price  as  last 

week.

Oats  have dropped  a  few  points  and 
are,  probably,  about as  low as  they  will 
be on this  crop.

The  receipts  of  wheat  are  nominal, 
being only 46 cars.  Fifteen  cars  of corn 
and nine cars of oats also came in.  This 
is above the average for  oats.

C.  G.  A.  V o i g t .
M ason  F ru it  J a r s

We  quote  for’  immediate  orders  the 
following  prices;  packed  one  dozen  in 
box,  each  jar  in  separate compartments. 
Price  subject  to  change.  No  charge  for 
iox  or  cartage.
Per  (iross.
Pints,  w id e   mouth...........................   S ti.2^
Quarts,  wide  mouth.........................
Half  gallons,  wide  mouth............... 
s. 7^
Same  packed  in  straw  as  before,  25 
cents  per  gross  less.
Extra  caps and  rubbers..................
' ."-o
Rubber  rings  for  Mason  jars........ 
M ail  o rd e rs  d ire c t  to  II.  L eonard  A  Sons 
G ra n d   K ap ld s.

The  Drug  Market.

Acids—Citric  has  been reduced  lc  per 
lb.  by  manufacturers.  Salicylic  is  un­
settled  and irregular  and  the  market  is 
thoroughly  demoralized. 
is 
without further  quotable  change.  Tar­
taric is  meeting  with  an  average demand 
and  values continue firm.

Boracic 

Balsams—Copaiba  is  jobbing  steadily 
at  the old  range,  but  no  large  sales  are 
reported.  The recent  heavy  arrivals  of 
gurjon  balsam  are  attracting  considera­
ble  attention,  being 
largest  on 
record.  Peru  and  tolu  are  both  quiet 
but steady.  Canada  fir  is  in  better  de­
mand.

the 

Essential  Oils—The  market  has  a 
steady undertone, with continued activity j 
in  the  various 
leading  descriptions.  I 
Anise has  been  advanced.  Cassia is also 
j higher.  Holders  of  cajeput  have  ad­
vanced  their  views  owing  to  scarcity. |

W ATK INS&  A X E ,W holesale Product

FRESH  EGGS, CHOICE CREAMERY and  DAIRY  BUTTER

N orthern Trade Solicited 
:ir  Meats and  Produc

....
84 and 86 South  Division St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

Phone 395 

Special  A ttention to < 'onsigiim entj 
___ ___|  
and  Buying on  Track.

INCLUDE  A  CASE  OF

KOFFA-AID
THE KOFFA-fllD CO., 

A  NEW  ARTICLF  i°  be u*;*!  in connection w ith Coffee.  G uaranteed not 
to contain one particle of chicory or deleterious ingre­
dients.  It p a j» you a profit of 33 per cent.  Saves the consum er 25 per cent.

DETROIT,  MICH,

In  your  next  order  to  your  Jobber.

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

AN  UNSU C C ESSFU L  CLERK.

C o n f e s s io n s   o f  a   M a n   W h o   N e v e r   M a d e  

H is   M a r k .

HI.

My  first  afternoon  with  Samson  & 
Crown  was one of interested and  wonder­
ing  investigation.  The  senior  partner, 
whose  good  sense  and  business  ability 
were  tinged  with  a  pleasaut  vein  of 
humor, sat down with me, and talked for a 
half hour  upon  the  opportunities  before 
me,  and  the  things  that  it would  be to 
my advantage to  undertake  or  to  avoid.
“Don’t learn too fast,  Henry,” said he, 
“and  let  us  older  heads  manage  the 
store for the present.  There  is one  boy 
I  like  a  little  less  than  the  one  who 
knows nothing,  and that is  the  one  who 
knows it all.  Keep  your  eyes  and  ears 
open,  and ask all the  questions you  wish 
of us  here in the store,  but don’t  do  any 
talking on the outside.  Look among the 
goods and learn  all  you  can  concerning 
them,  but don’t think you know all about 
them  too soon. 
If you  are waiting upon 
a  customer,  and  are  not  certain  as  to 
price or quality,  come  to  one  of  us  and 
find out.  Be sure your  figures  are right 
before  your  customer  goes,  and  couut 
over your change a dozen  times,  if neces­
sary,  until you  know  it is correct.  Treat 
all  who come iu  with  politeness. 
If any 
one angers or aggravates you, keep silent, 
and come  right  to  me.  One  feature  ot 
my department is to do all  the  swearing 
and jawing-back  for the  whole establish­
ment.”
Turning to a slim  and  pleasant  young 
man,  who  was  my  senior  by  some  two 
years,  Mr.  Samson  said:  “Alrnon,  1  turn 
this  boy  over  to  you.  Teach  him  the 
cost and selling marks  and  instruct  him 
in his  present  duties.  Help  him  iu  ail 
possible  ways,  and  see that he does not 
learn too fast.  We don’t  want  his  vital 
energies so exhausted in  the  first  week, 
that  he  will feel  permanently  tired  ever 
after.”
(I  thought  to  myself  as  he  spoke: 
“Tired!  1  gness  not. 
It  must  be  the 
pleasantest  kind  of  fun  to  work 
iu  a 
place like  this.”  1  was  longing  to  get 
back of the counter at once.)
The store of Samson &  Crown  was  lo­
cated  upon  Market  street,  was  of  brick 
and consisted of three stories and a base 
meut.  The  firm  had  been  in  business 
for a number of years,  and  held a steady, 
reliable  trade,  many  customers  comiug 
from  poiuts  from  ten  to  twenty  miles 
away.  Wnile  diy  goods  comprised  the 
bulk  of  their  stock,  they  also  handled 
furs, carpets,  boots  and  shoes,  hats  and 
caps,  took orders  for  men’s  clothing  to 
be  made  up,  and  bought  butter,  eggs, 
dried apples,  feathers'  paper-rags,  etc. 
In  accordance  with  the  custom  of  the 
time and  place,  they marked  their  goods 
at a fair price,  and tbeu took  what  they 
could  get  after  haggling  with  the  cus­
tomer;  charged  a  great  deal  upon  the 
books, 25 per cent,  of  which  was  never 
collected; and  paid  for the produce above 
enumerated  in trade.
They  enjoyed  the  company  of  three 
employes, counting  the  youth  who  had 
just  arrived.  The  bead  clerk,  Smith 
Raymond  by  name,  was a  man of middle 
age  and  uncertain  temper,  who  looked 
after  the  finances  and  kept  the  books. 
His associate,  Aimou Nichols,  was a most 
excellent clerk,  a student of books and of 
people; a pure,  high-minded  boy,  whose 
influence and example upon me were ever 
of the most  helpful  and  beneficent  kind. 
His kindness,  during the  time  we  were 
together,  was of a most tender character, 
and  the  memory  thereof  has  abided iu 
my soul  with pleasant fragrance through 
all these years.
Almon  took  me  in  baud,  aud  revealed 
the  mysteries  of  store keeping,  as  seen 
from  various  poiuts of  view,  from  attic 
to cellar.  Of the dried  apple aud  feather 
department  upon  the top  floor,  he  said: 
“You  will  be  immediately  made  full 
manager  up  here.  1  have had  that honor 
for two years past.”
My young heart glowed  at the prospect 
of responsibility.
“Will I stay  up here and  buy  and  sell 
these goods?”  I asked.
“No.  But  you  will  come  up  about I 
once  in  two  weeks  and  pack  them  for I 
It will  take another day each 
shipment. 
week for the eggs,  and about two for the

butter.  The paper-rags come  on the list 
only  when  the buyer come around, which 
is  about  once  each  month. 
Is  your 
muscle pretty good?”
A somewhat brighter  prospect was  re­
vealed  to  me down  in  the  store  proper. 
We spent an hour in going over the stock, 
and locating the departments.  My Men­
tor  made  a  couple  of  diagrams,  and 
asked  me  what  they  meant.  The  first 
one was like this;

H I
J K L M N O P Q
1 2 3 4 5 6   7 8 9 0

“Is it a game?”  1 asked.
“Don’t  make  game  of  everything  you 
don’t  understand,  my  boy.  That’s  our 
cost mark.  Look  at  the  tags  on  these 
dress  goods.  Do  you  see  that  upper 
line?”

I did. 
“Each  letter on  the  top  line stands for 
the  figure  underneath.  The  IO  means 
that this  piece of goods cost twenty-eight 
cents  a  yard.  Now  this  is  our selling 
mark:

It was:  I O.

S  E  T  F   O  R  G  A I N .
1 

2  3  4  5  6 

8 9 0

7 

Even 

“You see this  mark ou the  upper  line 
of  the tag:  F N?  That  means  that  this 
piece of goods,  which  cost  twenty-eight 
cents  per yard,  is to  be  sold  for  forty— 
if  we can get it.”
iu  the  silent  watches  of  the 
night,  1  arose  aud  studied  these  price 
marks  They  were plastered all over the 
barn and school house at  home,  as  these 
familiar  scenes  returned  to  me  in  my 
dreams;  Samson  and  Crown  and  both 
clerks  were at  my elbow at  various times 
between  bed-time  and  dawn,  shouting 
them into my ears.  The rest of the time 
I  was  packing  eggs,  dried apples  aud 
dress goods into a great butter tub.
There  were other causes for dreaming. 
Almon  had explained  the  arrangements 
that  had  been  made  for  my board and 
lodging.
“You will  take your meals with  me  at 
Mr.  Samson’s,” he said, “and sleep in the 
store for its protection.  Are  you  afraid 
to stay  here alone?”
I  could  truthfully  answer  that I was 
not.
“Here’s your bed.”
He  led  me to a long,  broad  table at the 
further  end  of  the  store. 
It  was  used 
during  the  day  for the display and sale 
of  cotton  cloth,  several  bolts  of which 
were ever in evidence.

‘•Do  1 sleep ou these?”
He showed  me a feather bed,  a  pillow 
aud some  blankets  in  a  box  under  the 
table.  “You  pull  this out,  pile  them  ou 
the  table,  and  there  you  are.  Here’s 
your guu,”  he added,  producing from the 
drawer au  ancient Colt’s revolver, as long 
as  his  arm.  “If a burglar tries to get in, 
just pull  the  trigger,  aud  let  him  have 
it.”
It  struck  me  that  this was  thrusting 
considerable  responsibility  upon  a  boy 
from the country,  at $100 per  year.  But 
I  took  the  weapon  as  though shooting 
midnight prowlers  was  an  incidental  of 
the  business  that  could  not  be  over­
looked.  Thank  heaven,  there  was never 
any  need of carrying his instructions into 
effect.
The labors of this first day of exhilirat- 
ing excitement ended  with  the  filling  of 
the coal  box,  the putting up of  the  shut­
ters,  and a half-hour’s exercise  with  the 
broom.  With  head  upon  the  pillow,  1 
was able to review  my  experiences  with 
some  measure  of coolness,  and then  pass 
into  dreamland  down  an  avenue  bung 
with the garlands of  hope  and  promise. 
—Hardware.

The  Spanish  government  has  placed 
orders  to  the  extent  of  $12,500,000  in 
England  for gunboats  and other war ma­
terial.  That’s  right.  She’ll  need  ’em. 
If she doesn’t look out  for  herself,  she’ll 
have something besides poor  little  Cuba 
on her  hands.

She  does  that  once 
indulged 

Connecticut  has  been  making  herself 
in  a 
ridiculous. 
while.  This  time  she 
in  a 
frost  on  July  20.  Eleven years ago she 
had  the  same  lark  on  the  1st  of  the 
month,  when,  if  reports are true,  there 
was a frost every month in the year.

C A N D IE S,  FRUITS  and  NUTS

T he P utnam  Candy Co. quotes as follows :

STICK CANDT.
Cases

Bbls.  Palls.

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Standard,  per  lb ...........
H .H ..................
Tw ist  .............
Boston  C ream ................
8 *
C ut  L oaf.........................
E x tra H  H ...................... ..  8 *
MIXED CANDT.

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S tandard..........................
L eader..............................
R oyal.................................
N obby..............................
English  R ock................
C onserves.....  ..............
Broken T affy..................
Peanut Squares..............
F rench C ream s..............
Valley  C ream s..............
Midget, 30 lb.  b ask ets..
“  __
Modern, 30 lb. 
fancy—In bnlk

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Bbls.
.5 *
.6
• 6*
.7
.7
.6*
7

7
7
8

Palls
6 *
7 *
8
8 *
7 *
8
9
12*

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Lozenges,  p la in ...............
p rin ted ...........
Chocolate D rops..............
Chocolate M onumentale
Gum D rops.........................
Moss D rops.........................
Sour D rops....................... .
Im perials.......................   .

f a n c y — In 5 l b .   boxes. 

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

Lemon Drops..............................
Sour D rops..................................
Peppermint Drops.....................
Chocolate Drops.........................
H. M. Chocolate  Drops.............
Gum  Drops..................................
Licorice Drops.............................
A. B. Licorice  Drops................
Lozenges, plain...........................
im perials......................................
Mottoes.........................................
Cream Bar....................................
Molasses  Bar...............................
Hand  Made  i>eam s.......  
...
Plain Creams...............................
Decorated Creams....................
String  Rock.................................
Burnt Almonds...........................
Wlntergreen  Berries................
CARAM ELS.
No. 1,  wrapped, 2 lb.  b oxes... 
No. 1, 
No. 2, 

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2 

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Palls 
....  8* 
....  9>4 
11©12 
—   18 
....  6 
....  7* 
....  8 
....  9
Per Box
............50
..............50
........... 60
............. 65
........... 75
35® 50 
. ..1 00
...........75
.........60
......... 65
...........60
........... 70
...........56
...........50
...I f '090 
. ..6  @80
...........90
...........60
90@  25 
...........60

.......   34
........  51
........  28

ORANUES.

Medt. Sweets—126......................... 
3 00
...........................................................  3  j>
150,  176,200 
R odi’s,  200’s ............................................................. 4  00

. . . .  

LEM ONS.

E xtra Choice,  360  ........................................... 
  4  so
Fancy 36  ................................................................  5  00
E xtra Fancy, 360  ................................................... 5  50
E x tra Choice,  30)  ...............................................  4  75

BANANAS.

Large bunches. 
Small bunches.

ex tra 

O TH ER   FO R EIG N   F R U IT S .
Figs, fancy  layers  16tt>  ..........................

aOtt
141b......................
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Dates,  F%rd, 10-lb.  b o x ......................
50-lb.  “ 
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Persian.  G.  M .50lb  b o x ...

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NUTS.

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Almonds, T arragona.........................
Iv aca.....................   .........
California, soft  shelled
drazllB, n ew ........................................
...............................................
Filberts 
W alnuts, G ren o b le...........................
French  ...........  ................
......................
Calif  No.  1 
Soft Shelled  C alif.............
T able  N uts,  fan cy .............................
ch o ice...........................
Pecans. Texas, H.  P . , .....................
C hestnuts..............................................
H ickory N uts per  bu.,  M ich...........
Cocoanuts. fu ll sack s......................
B utternuts  per  b u .............................
Black  W alnuts, per bu......................

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PEANUTS.

Fancy, H.  P., Game Cocks..............
“  KnasiHU.............
Fancy, H.  P., Association . 
.
“  R oasted.............
Choice, H. P.,  E x tras.......................
“   R oasted...........

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B E E F .

Carcass.........................................  ...............5  @ 7
Fore  quarters...............................................3*@   4
H ind q u a r te r s ................................ 
. 8   @ 9
Loins No. 3___'
...........................................  @10
Ribs.................................  ............................. 8  @12
R o u n d s ..........................................................6*@   7 *
C h u c k s ------ 
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P la te s .............................................................2Ji@  3

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PO R K .

D ressed...
Loins.........
Shoulders 
Leaf Lard.

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C a rc a ss.....................   .................................4*@   5*
Spring lam bs................................................ 6  @ 7

6  @ 6*

CHICAGO 

n el6 - 1695
A N D   W EST  M IC H IG A N   B ' l .

- ^

TO  AND FROM  M USK EG O N .

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.
Lv. G’d Rapids  6:00am  1:85pm  *6:30pm *11:30pm 
Ar. Chicago 
.. 12:05pm  6:50pm  6:00am*  6:85am 
Lv.  Chicago....................7:2Cam  5:00pm *11:45pm
Ar. G’d R a p id s ...........18:40pm  10:40pm  *6:30am
Lv. G rand R apids........  6:00am  1:25pm  6:30pm
Ar. G rand R apids.........11:30am  5:15pm 10:40pm
T R A V ER SE C IT Y .  C H A R LEV O IX   AND  PB T O SE E Y .
ll:l0pm
Lv. G rand  R ap id s..  *8:00am  1:00pm 
Ar.  M anistee.............  12:55pm
Ar. T raverse C ity__   *1:80pm  4:50pm 
4:00am
Ar. C harlevoix.........  *3:50pm  6:30pm 
6:30am
Ar.  P etoskey__  
*4:80pm  6:55pm 
7:00am
T rains arrive from  north at  5:30 am,  11 ;45am, 

1:00 pm, *1  :30 pm.

PA R L O R   AND  B LEEPIN G   CARS.

pm : 
Cars leave G rand Rapids  *11:30  pm ; 
cago *11:45 pm.

Parlor Cars  leave  G rand  Rapids  6 :00 am , 1:25 
leave  Chicago 7:20 am, 5:00 pm.  Sleeping 
leave Chi 
♦Every day.  O thers w eek days  only._________

DETROIT, 

oct  88  1894

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

Lv. G rand R apids.........  7:00am  1:80pm  5:85pm
Ar. D e tro it.....................11:40am  5:30pm  10:10pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.  D etroit.....................  7:40am  1:10pm  6:00pm
Ar. G rand R apids.........12:40pm  5:80pm  10:45pm

T O  AND  FROM   SAG IN A W ,  ALMA  AND  ST .  L O U IS.

Lv. G R   7:40am  5:00pm  Ar. G R . 11:35am 10:45pm

TO  AND  FROM   LO W ELL.

Lv. G rand R apids............   7:00am  1:20pm  5:85pm
A r.from  Low ell................12:40pm  5:20pm  ............

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  betw een  G rand R ap­
ids and D etroit.  P arlor ca r to Saginaw  on m o rs, 
ingtraln.
_______L.  M.  F uller  Chief Clerk, Pass. Dep’t.

T rains  week days only.

Michigan (Tentrai

“  T xe Niagara Falls Route.”

. 

. .«A tlantic  E x p ress....... 

♦Daily.  All others dally, except Sunday.

D epart
A rrive. 
10 20 d m ...........  D etroit  E x p re ss .........7 00 a  m
6  30 a m 
.11  20 p m
11  45 am  .......New York E x p re ss...........  6  00 p m
Sleeping cars  ru n  on  all  n ight  trains  to  and 
from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  D etroit  a t  7:00  a  m, 
reaching D etroit at 12:20 p  m ;  returning,  leave 
D etroit 4:35 p m ,a rriv in g  at G rand  Rapids  10:20
p m.
D irect  com m unication  m ade  at  D etroit  w ith 
all through  trains e rst  over  th e  M ichigan Cen­
tra] Railroad  (Canada Southern Division.)
A.  ALMquisT, T icket A gent, 
Union PaRsengerStatlon.

D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   st  »111

W A U K E E   R a ilw a y .
EASTW ARD.

.. .A t 11 30 am 435pm 837pm 
7 05pm

itNo.  14 tN o.  16 tN o.  18 *No.
T rains Leave 
G’d  Rapids, Lv
6 45am 1020am 325pm 1100pm
I o n ia ........... . Ar 7 40am 1125am 4 27pm 1235am
St.  Johns  .. .A r
8 25am 1217pm 5 20pm 1 25am
O w o ssi....... . Ar 9 00am 1 20pm 6 05pm 310am
E.  S aginaw . . Ar 10 50am 3 45pm 8 00pm 6 40am
Bay City 
715am
F l i n t ........... A t 10 05am 345pm
5 40nm
Pt.  H uron.. .A t 12 05pm 5 50pm 850pm 730am
Pontiac  — .A t 10 53am 305pm 8 25pm 5 37am
D etroit......... A t 11 50am 4 05pm 925pm 7 00am
F or  G rand H aven  and Interm ediate
P o in ts.........................................   ....... *8:40 a. m.
F or G rand H aven and  M uskegon....... t l  :00 p. m
“  Mil. and C hi..  +5  35 p. m.
F or G rand H aven  Mil. and  Chi.........  *7:40 p. m.
For G rand H aven and M ilw aukee__ tl0:05 p. m.

W ESTW A R D .

“ 

“ 

11 

«Daily.

t  Daily except  Sunday. 
T rains  arrive  from   th e  east,  6:35  a.m .,  12:60 
p.m., 5:30 p. m .,  10:u0  p.m.
T rains  arrive  from   th e  w est,  6:40  a,  m.  8:15 
a. m.  10:10 a.  m.  3:15  p m   and 7:05 p .m .
Eastw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  Parlor  B uffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor  Car.  No. 82 W agner  Sleeper.
W estward — No. 11  P arlor Car.  No. 15 W agner 
Parlor Buffet car.  No. 81 W agner Sleeper.

SOUTH ERN   D IV . 

Schedule in effect Ju n e  23,1895.
Lv. 
N O R TH ER N   D IV . 

J ab. Cam pbell. City T 'ck et A gent.
Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  R.  R. 
Ar.
Saginaw and t ad illac.............+7  00am 
t i l   30am
Trav. Cy. Petoskey & M ack.... *8 00am  + 5 25pm 
Tj av.Cy.Petos.& Harbor S p s.. .tl  40pm 
tlO  15pm
Saginaw and Reed  C ity............t4  45pm  t i l  00pm
Petoskey and  M ackinaw .........tlO  45pm  t   6 20am
8 00 am train has  parlor  cars  for  Traverse City  and 
Mackinaw.  140 pm train has buffet parlor car for Har­
bor Springs.  10 45 pm train  has  sleeping cars  for Pe­
toskey and Mackinaw.
Lv. 
t   9  15pm 
Cin.  F t. W ayne & K alam azoot  7  25am 
t   1  30pm 
Ft. W ayne and K alam azoo., .t  2  15pm 
Cin., Ft. W ayne & Kalamazoo*  6  00pm  *  6  50am 
Kalamazoo........................... 
*11  40pm  *  9 20am
7 25 am train has parlor  car  to  Cincinnati.  6 00 pm 
train has sleeping cars to Cincinnati, Indianapolis and 
Lonisville.
I.v. G rand R apids...t7 25am 
t8  15pm  *11  40pm
Ar. Chicago................   2  40pm 
9 05pm 
7  10am
215 pm train has through coach.  1140 pm train has 
through coach and sleeping car.
Lv. Chicago.............  t6  50am 
t3  00pm  *11  30pm
Ar. G rand R apids...  1  30pm 
6  50am 
9  15pm 
3 00 pm  train  has  through  coach  and  11 SO pm  has 
through coach and sleeping car.
Lv.G d.Rapldst7 25am 
t l  00pm  78 30am  1 5  50pm 
210pm  9 55am  7  08pm 
Ar. M uskegon  8 50am 
Lv.M uskegontO 13am  112 05pm  76 30pm  t 4   03pm 
A r.Gd.Rapids 10 30am 
1 15pm  7  55pm  5 20pm 
C. L. LOCKWOOD,
A. ALMQUIST, 

t  E xcept Sunday.  • Dally.  7 Sunday only.

M USKEGON T R A IN S.

CHICAGO  T R A IN S.

Ar.

T icket Agt. U n. Sta. 

G en. Pass.<& Tkt.Agt.

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

F ru its and  Produce
Value  of Position  on  the Morning Mar­

ket.

Whoever  loiters along the  line of  tnar 
ket wagons  with  his ejes half  open  will 
come  to  the  conclusion,  before  ¡16  has 
gone far,  that there  are  things  to  learn 
there besides the price of fruits and  veg­
etables.  The  growers  have  a  belief, 
amounting  almost  to a superstition,  that 
some particular pls.ee  along  the  line  is 
sure to secure the earliest  and  the  most 
profitable  sales.  There  may  be  some­
thing in  this theory,  for a  place  held  by 
a  thrifty  grower  until  those  who have 
purchased  his  produce come  to  like  him 
and his goods  may  be more desirable than 
another location  not  usually occupied  by 
a thrifty grower,  but  1  would  be  willing, 
were  I that grower,  to  take  my  chances 
and not be wandering  over  the  country 
in  the  small  hours  of the night for the 
sake of getting exactly in  the  middle  of 
the line.  Choice  produce  and  fruits  is 
what the early marketer is  after  and  he 
will not put up  with  an  inferior  article 
from  the  middle  wagon,  when  one 
farther  up  or  down  has  better  goods. 
Position,  then,  is  one  thing,  but  by no 
means all.

I am open to criticism  in  making  the 
statement  that  the  best  produce  is  al­
most sure to come  in  company  with  the 
best  cared  for  teams.  Of course,  there 
are exceptions; but a snug wagon,  with  a 
well-cared-for horse or horses,  is  almost 
sure  to  have  a  clear-eyed  driver  with 
certain signs  about him  which  lead  one 
to  expect  good  and  attractive  produce 
when  the  covering  is  removed. 
If  he 
has raspberries,  the chances are  that  he 
has the best in the market, 
if blackber­
ries make up  his  load,  the old  prompting 
of boyhood comes  back,  and  it is  hard  to 
get by that wagon  without  sampling. 
I 
have  never  cared  particularly  for  rad­
ishes,  but  I found  it no easy matter to let 
some 
crisp  specimens  go  untouched 
which I saw the other morning,  so  fresh 
and  so  pink  and  so  clean they  looked. 
They,  too,  were 
in  a  well-cared  for 
wagon,  drawn  by a  well-groomed  horse. 
As  I said,  there are exceptions,  but  one 
thing a rambler on  the market  can  learn 
if he will—that like  produces  like—and 
that the farmer  who  brings  good  goods 
will  never  be  compelled  to  take  them 
home.

for 

favorable  conditions 

uriant growth  of  microbes,  that  of  the 
grape only  less so;  and  when  these skins 
are  taken  into  the  stomach  they  have 
more 
their 
lively  and  rapid  idevelopment,  which 
cause the decay of the  fruit  before  it  is 
possible to digest*-it.  This  is the season 
many  persons think  they  cannot eat raw 
fruit. 
If they  would  in all  cases discard 
the  skin  they  could  derive  only  good 
from  the  fruit  itself.  Nature  provides 
the skin  for the  protection  of  the  fruit 
from  the  multitude  of  germs which  are 
ever ready  to attack  it,  as  is  evidenced 
when  the  skin  is  bruised  or broken  in 
any  way.  The  microbes  at  once  begin 
their work‘of decay,  and the fruit  is  un­
fit for food.  Children  are chief offenders 
in  respect  to  this  rule,  and  should  be 
carefully  watched  and  frequently  cau 
tioned.  A daintiness  as to the condition 
of fruit should also  be cultivated,  to pre­
vent  its  being  eaten  unripe,  or too old, 
on  the  verge  of  decay.  Remember  that 
it  is sweet and  ripe  fruit,  in  prime  con­
dition only that is recommended.

Cinch  bugs  have  been  having a picnic 
in Central  Tennessee,  and  the  way  they 
are  trying  to  get  rid  of  the  pests is a 
novel  oue. D Infected  bugs  are to be dis­
tributed among the swarms  in  the  hope 
that the disease  will  spread.

It  looks as if Southern  California  will 
pull  through.  She  lacks  a  little  good- 
for-nothing  $150,000  to make her income 
from oranges this season $2,000,000.  To­
day she is busy  selling  Bartlett  pears  at 
$25 a ton.

New Jersey  has  been  doing  what  she 
can  for  the  Thanksgiving  dinner.  Her 
cranberries  never  gave  better  promise, 
and it looks now as if the crop will equal 
that  of 1893,  the largest one on  record.

Delaware is  reported  as  looking  good-1 
natured—with  the prospect  of  1.500,000 
baskets  of  peaches  worth  $750,000,  the 
biggest crop she  has  had  in  ten  rear«.

PRODUCE  riARKET.

Apples—Home grown are  in  adequate  supply 
and  are  m eeting w ith  fair dem and.  D uchess of 
»ildenbnrg com mand 40c,  while  yellow  harvest 
fru it  and  Red  A strachans bring 2SVfti30e.

Beets—New,  10c per doz.
Blackberries—Lawtons, 8@10c per qt.
Butter—Factorj’ cream ery isfstationery  at  18@ 

19c.  Dairy is in fair dem and at  15@,16c.

Cabbage—Home grow n is now in am ple supply, 
com m anding 50®60c per  doz.  The size is small, 
but the quality is  fair.

Onions—Green 

Celery—Home  grown  com m ands  I8ffft20c  per 
doz.  bunches.  The  quality  is  good.  Demand 
fair.

Desiring to test the truth of this  state­
ment,  I concluded to follow it  up.  By 8 
o’clock,  the  market  is  usually  as  lone­
some as a graveyard. 
Is it possible that 
day after day every  box  and  basket  has 
its buyer and nothing left  over?  Wagon 
after  wagon  became  empty  and started 
homeward;  and.  finally,  when  waiting 
became weariness,  I said  to a jolly young 
farmer whose razor  had  been  misplaced 
for several days,  “Do  you  ever  have  to I 
take any peaches home?’-'

Cucumbers—Home grown, akffcSc per doz.
Eggs—Handlers pay 10c and  hold  at  10*4<§jllc 
in a regular jobbing way.
Green  Corn—*» 10c  per  doz. 
In  ordering 
dealers  should  be  particular  to  specify  sweet 
corn, or they  will  be likely to  receive field  corn, 
as  the  growers  find  it  easier  to  produce  field 
corn, which is  very  much  inferior  to  the  sweet 
variety.
command  ■  8@10e  per  doz. 
bunches.  H om egrow n  Yellow  Danvers  are in 
m oderate request and adequate supply at «us 75c 
per bu.
Peaches—The m arket has been flooded all  the 
week with  A lexanders,  w hich  havesold down as 
low as 12c per bu., which involves a considerable 
loss to th e grower.  U ntil  this  season.  A lexan­
ders h a v  met a fair dem and,  but, for some rea­
son. the trade has  refused  to  take hold of them  
to any considerable ex ten t  this  year,  and  most 
f the growers assert th at they  » ill cu t down ail 
th e tre 
___
they have of that variety, o rg ra ft them
 
l .
u v   ito *.S n f l n e  
1  with  other varieties.  The A lexanderslook well 
so far as appearances go,  but they are of no use! 
I  except  to  eat  from   th e  hand,  as  the  juice is 
about all  th at can  be  utilized.  Local  handlers 
j have billed them  out at  2o@5Cc  per  bu.,  accord- 
|  in g to th e   condition  of  the  m arket  the  day  of 
I  sale.  Hale's  Early  will  begin  to  come in next 
R a m b l e r .
i  week.
I  Pears—$1.25 per bu.  for Southern  fruit  Home 
Fruit  S k ins  Sh ould  N ot  B e  E aten.
grown have not yet put in an  appearance.
— 
!  Potatoes—I5@50e per bu.  for Missouri  or home
Fruit  skins  carry  germs,  and  are no  grown.  Nearly enough is  brought  in  by  local

When  1  left  the  market,  there  were 
signs that the unkempt young man had a 
bountiful  breakfast to dispose  of  before 
going back to  his peach orchards.

“Never,”  was the  prompt  reply.  “If i 
we  can’t  do  anything  else,  we  eat up
every d----- d one of ’em!”

more  intended  for  human  sustenance  &r2 were to supply this m arket.
than  potato  skins,  melon  rinds  or  pea 
pods.  The bloom of the peach  is  a  lux-

Tom atoes—50@60c for 4 basket crate. 
W aterm elons—12J4@45c  apiece,  according  to 
Wax  Beans —50c per bu. fo r home grown.

size and quality.

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The  Peach Crop
promises  to  be  large  this  year  and as we 
have had some rains lately,  expect  that  quaiitv 
will  be  good.  We  shall  handle  more  this year 
than ever before and are  in  position to give  your 
orders  prompt  and  careful  attention, 
i ’orres­
pond  w ith  me early and  let me  know  how  many 
you  will  need  daily.  A lexanders  have  been 
coining  in  for  the  past  week,  prices  ranging 
from 40c to fI  per bushel.  They  are  clingstones 
and are not very desirable  goods  to  handle, but 
if  you  can  use  any, shall  be p eased  to receive 
your orders and  will  make prices a-  low  as  pos­
sible on day of sh  pm ent.  Apples  are coming in 
better  every  day,  and  we  have  a  good supply 
daily  of  A strachans,  Dutchess.  Sweet  Boughs, 
Sour Boughs and all  other  varieties  that  are  in 
m arket.  Q uote you  A strachans,  Earlv  Harvest 
and  Sour Boughs at $2.50 to -fs.oo per  i.'b 
isngar 
bbls.i  4G  bu.  Dutchess.  Maiden  Blush  and 
Sweet I toughs $2 to 12.25 for 3-bu.  bids.  Po atoes 
50c per bu.  Beets, 60c per bu.  Turnips.  (iOc  per 
1  bu. Wax  Beans,
*50c 
j er  bu.  Celery,  20c  a 
doz. < Cucumbers.
>5c  a  doz.  Onions.  Radishes 
•  and ( 'urrots,  10c  a
¡doz.  Home-grown  cabbages. 
] 40 to 75c a. doz.  M
Melons,  16 to  18c.  Tomatoes. 65 
to 75« .  Pop corn.
i, 3c per lb.  Shall'be  pleased  t  > 
have your ma  1 orders.

HENRY  J.  VINKEMULDER,

W HOLESALE  D EA LER  IN

W.  H.  BEACH
HAY, GRAIN,
SEEDS,
PRODUCE,

< >r<it.-r 
Write

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for Quotations

418-420-445-447 S. Division St,  M  Grand Rapids

HOLLAND,  n iC H .

E verything fo r the

F ie ld ,  a n d   G a r d e n
Clover,  Medium  or  Mammoth,  Al- 
syke, Allalfa  and  Crimson, Timo 
thy,  Hungarian  Millet,  Peas  and 
Spring  Rye.  Garden  Seeds 
in 
bulk and Garden Tools. 

Headquarters 

for  Egg  Cases  and 

Fillers.

B.  E.  PARKS,

DRAFTSM AN^ and  ENG INEER,

Lock  Box  So,  G rand  Rapins,  filch.

Inventions and  New  Ideas perfected 
Power Plants designed, erection superintended 
Steam Engines indicated and  power m easured

The  Trade  is 
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mer prices on C O A L
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

128  to  132  W .  Bridge  St.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

We guarantee the Highest 
M arket  Price  for  B utter 
and  Eggs.  If you have any 
to dispose of, let  us  know 
at once.

Yours truly,

f. Dull

A .  H I  M B S .

W holesale Shipper

GOAL,  LIME,  CEMENTS,

SEWER  PIPE,  ETC.

1  CANAL  ST. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.
T W O S .  B .   W Y K B S

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Correspondence  solicited.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  niCH.

42 Jefferson  Avenue 
142  Woodbridge St.W.
DETROIT,  Mich.

LIME,  CEMENT,  HAIR,  SEWER 

PIPE,  BRICK,  LAND  PLASTER, 

FIRE  CLAY.

We sell  AIs 
best in th e w

erm an P ortland ( 
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SEEDS, POTATOES, BEANS

We  handle  all  kinds  FIELD-SEEDS,  Clover,  Tim othy.  H ungarian,  Millet,  Buck 
wheat,  Field  Peas, Spring Rye,  Barley,  Etc.  Buy  and -sell  Potatoes,  Beaus,  Seeds 
Eggs,  Etc.  Car; lots or less.

EGG  CRATES  and  EGG  CRATE  FILLERS.

BUTTER, ERGS, FRUITS and VEGETABLES. We can get you the  Highest Mar­

ket Price at all times.

F.  J.  D ETTEN TH A LER,

117-1

19  Monroe  Street, 

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If you wish to buy or sell w rite us.

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W EDNESDAY, 

JULY 31,  1895.

THE  SACBEDNESS  OP  THE  STREET.
It is a common  idea that  the  abuse  of 
whatever pertains  to  the  public  is  the 
individual’s  peculiar  privilege.  The 
one  has  no  rights  which  the  other  is 
bound  to  respect.  Time,  thought  and 
money are expended  to promote the pub­
lic  welfare;  convenience  and  comfort 
are sacrificed for  the  public  good;  and, 
when the result is reached, private inter 
est  steps  in  and  appropriates  to  itself 
what  was intended to be  sacred  to  com­
mon  weal.

There is nothing  which conduces  more 
to the heaithfulness of a  city  or  village 
than  the care  of  its  streets.  They  are 
the arteries  and  veins  through  which  its 
life currents  flow.  Clog  these  and  the 
municipal  health  becomes 
impaired. 
Neglect them  and  the  town  languishes. 
So true is  this  that  they  who  have  in 
hand the sanitary conditions of  the  city 
and  town  have  come  to  consider  the 
streets as a charge little less than  sacred 
and they have come to  believe  that,  un­
less the sacredness of the street becomes, 
as  it should be,  a matter  of  public  con­
cern,  little  can  be  done  to  secure  and 
maintain  that  high  development—moral 
as well  as  physical—which should  be the 
aim and  boast  of  every  urban  commu­
nity.

Much of tbe desecration of  the  streets 
is,  doubtless,  due  to  thoughtlessness. 
The banana gives up its  nutritious  pulp 
and  the  careless  consumer  tosses  the 
skin to the  sidewalk  or  the  pavement. 
The peanut bag and the newspaper wrap­
per are given to the winds,  to  scare  the 
horses,  to wreck  the  carriages,  and  en­
danger the lives of both  pedestrians and 
drivers.  Bottles,  no longer  needed,  are 
thrown into the  street where,  whole  or 
in pieces,  they  lie  in  wait  to  cut  and 
lame the boy  or  beast  who  treads  upon 
them.  The  carbon  stick, 
its  mission 
over,  rests from  its  labor  in  the  street 
where it has  been  dropped  by  the  arc 
light tender;  and,  as sure as  tbe  coming 
of  the  morning,  the  sweepings  of  the 
store  are too often  thrown  out  upon  the 
sidewalk or into tbe  gutter.  Wagons go 
and  come  and  the  streets  are  littered 
with their loads.  Here  the  manure  cart 
leaves its offensive trail;  there  the  saw­
dust sifts  as  the  wagon  joggles  along. 
Loads of  hay  and  of  straw  go  by  and 
each leaves a sample as it passes.  What 
difference does  it  make?  It  is  a  public

street.  Thoughtlessness and convenience 
are here the leading traits,  and  it is con­
sidered the  individual’s  peculiar  privi­
lege to abuse what  pertains to public in­
terest.  There is  nothing  sacred  which 
the city owns—the streets least of all.

This desecration of  the  streets  is  not 
always the result of  carelessness and in­
difference.  There is too much method  in 
tbe  lawlessness  to  locate  the  mischief 
with either.  Chance never set up one of 
these poles and  strung  it  with  wires  to 
disfigure  the  arteries  of  trade.  Not  a 
thoroughfare has ever been  torn  up  and 
left to the detriment of tbe town because 
somebody  forgot.  Public sidewalks have 
never  been  turned  into  private  store­
houses,  nor made  the  dumping places of 
empty  boxes and  ash  barrels  without  a 
thorough  knowledge,  on  the  part  of 
somebody,  of  what  has  been  going on. 
In  fact,  the sacredness  of the streets has 
never been  violated  in  the  interests  of 
private gain,  unconsciously,  and  if  the 
public has  any  right  to speak  of it,  it  is 
the  peculiar  privilege  of 
individual 
greed to abuse it.

is 

Paris,  by  common  consent, 

tbe 
cleanest  city  on  tbe  face  of  the earth. 
For an  hour or more  every  morning it  is 
washed  and scrubbed. 
It  is  literally as 
clean  as  it  can  be.  Not  a  particle  of 
paper,  not  a  bit  of refuse is seen  about 
the  streets;  and  whatever  is  offensive 
and  unavoidable 
is  at  once  removed. 
Once clean,  it  is taken care  of,  and man, 
woman  and  child  are  taught  that  tbe 
leading virtue of a true  Parisian  is  best 
seen  in the care he helps  to  take  of  tbe 
finest city the  world knows.  The streets 
of Paris are  held  sacred  in  the  eyes  of 
her citizens,  and this  is  one  of  tbe  vir­
tues  which causes Paris to be the wonder 
and tbe envy of all.

The  principle  upon  which  municipal 
life depends  in  America  is  wrong.  The 
individual  is  not more than  the state and 
never can  be.  The  public has rights and 
the individual  is  bound  to  respect  them, 
and  when  carelessness  and  convenience 
and  personal  greed  interfere  with  these 
rights,  the public—which  is the guardian 
of us all—is  bound  to  protect  itself  and 
it is  the general  good  that is sought 
us. 
after,  and  tbe  citizen, 
irrespective  of 
age,  sex or condition,  can  work  for  this | 
general  good in  no way  more  effectively 
or more surely,  in season and  out of sea­
son,  than  by  insisting  upon  holding in­
violate the sacredness of the  street.

Tbe Cuban situation,  while  increasing 
in interest, is rather monotonous  in  that 
every  movement goes  through  the  same 
routine  First,  there  is  a great Spanish 
victory,  in  which  the  insurgents suffer 
severe loss.  Then a  rumor is sent out to 
the effect that tbe Spaniards did not have 
it all their own way,  and,  finally,  comes 
full information  that  the  Spaniards  are 
badly  beaten  and  frequently in imminent 
danger  of  being  cut  to pieces.  With  a 
continuance of such victories,  it  wilt  be 
some time before the island is reduced  to 
submission.

One result of  the  changed  conditions, 
on  account  of  the  war  in  China,  is  a 
great stimulation in  the  trade  with  this 
country in ornaments for women’s  wear, 
such  as  shell  buttons,  bangles,  “cat’s 
eyes,”  etc.,  as  well  as  beads,  rosaries, 
earrings,  bracelets  and  necklaces  and 
other ornaments  where pearl  is used. 
It 
is stated  that the Chinese utilize as  many 
as fifty species of shell fish.

BING  IN  THE  NEW.

In  the heat of  the  discussion  which  is 
I going on among the press and the people 
in regard  to the New  Woman—what  she 
shall do and  what she shall  wear—would 
it not be well  enough  to  ask  something 
about  tbe  New  Man,  and  whether,  after 
all,  the newness lies only in the develop­
ment of something old  as  creation  itself 
—the human nature  which  first  found  a 
home in Eden?

It may  not be a pleasure for  the  man, 
new  or  old,  to  consider;  but,  if  he be 
true to tbe mother who bore him and to the 
wife  who  loves  him,  he  willingly  ad­
mits  that  the  new  conditions  of 
the 
woman  are due  to her  love  for  him  and 
her  sympathy  for  him;  and  that these, 
as  lasting as eternity,  have prompted her 
to lighten  his burden  by  taking  it  upon 
herself.  When  times are prosperous and 
tbe returns of his  toil  are  abundant,  she 
gladdens  his life,  by the  sweet  graceful­
ness  of  her  own;  but  when  dark  days 
come,  with  the same  sweet gracefulness, 
she takes without a murmur her share of 
their burden—and often  his—and  with  a 
laugh  and a song  plods,  barefoot  if need 
be,  over  tbe  rough  road,  until  easier 
times return.  Once  there  was  but  oue 
way;  and  with  a heart as happy as  when 
she  donned  the  wedding gown,  she  put 
on  her linsey  wooLey  and  in  the kitchen 
did  what  she  could  to  make  herself  a 
blessing. 
In  time  she  learned to teach, 
and  many  a  wrinkle  has  she  smoothed 
thereby  from  the  anxions  brow.  Art 
whispered to her one  day  and  with  the 
one thought in  her heart  to  shift  to  her 
own  shoulders  the  burden  she  felt  she 
ought  to  carry,  she  listened  and  gave 
good  herd;  and  now,  with a bar nowhere 
to her progress,  she  still  stands  by  tbe 
ride of father and  brother  and  husband, 
ready  with  tbe  old  laugh  and  the  old 
song  and  the  old-time  gracefulness,  to 
gladen  by  her  own  thrift  the  life  ad­
versity has darkened.

“Ring in  the new?”  There is  no  new 
to ring in. 
It is simply the same old  hu­
man  nature asserting itself.  The woman 
has grown  tired of seeing the  man  carry 
his  burden  and  hers  while she saunters 
along by his side  with  a  parasol  and  a 
poodle.  That  is all there is to it.  In the 
hour of ease,  there is no reason  why  she 
shouldn’t be uncertain,  coy  and  hard  to 
get  along  with;  but  when  pain  and  an­
guish and hard times  wring  the  brow,  it 
isn’t the  New  Woman—there  isn’t  any 
such thing—that  becomes  a  ministering 
angel,  but it is tbe  same old  precious ar­
ticle that  badgered  poor  old  Adam’s life 
almost out of him  aud  drove  them  both 
out  of  the  garden  and then  set to  work 
and  made him think that  the  best  thing 
that  ever  happened  to  him  was  going 
through the  gates of  Eden and  having it 
bolted  behind  him!  Ring  in  the  new! 
Very  well,  ring.  Only  remember that it 
is the newness of the  springtime  which, 
instead  of  hiding  the  dear  old  face  of 
Nature, only makes  it  attractive  iu  an­
other of her ever-varying forms.

That business in  the  United  States  is 
unusually good  is shown  by  the  Govern­
ment  report  of  receipts  for  postage 
stamps,  postal  cards  and  stamped  en­
velopes.  Receipts increased  last quarter 
$1,820,000 over the second quarter of 1894 
and  $1,220,000  over  the  corresponding 
period of  1893,  which  held the record  up 
to the panic.

As  will  be  noted  by  the  official  call, 
1  published elsewhere in this week’s paper,

the  second  annual  convention  of  the 
Northern  Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Asso­
ciation  will  be held at  Reed City on Tues­
day and Wednesday,  Aug.  13 and 14.  An 
exceedingly  interesting  and  varied  pro­
gramme  is  being  prepared  and  wili be 
announced  in  full in  next week’s  paper. 
The ietail grocers of  Reed  City are mak­
ing extensive preparations for the  enter­
tainment  of  their  brethren,  having  se­
cured  the  city  ball  without  expense to 
the Association and  having  arranged  to 
tender their guests a complimentary ban­
quet on the evening of  Aug.  13.  Every 
grocer doing business contiguous  to  and 
north  of  the  line of  the D., G. H.  & M. 
Railway  is  cordially invited to  become a 
member  of  the  Association,  and  it  is 
hoped and expected  that a  large  number 
will attend  this convention.

Increasing  war  rumors  indicate  that 
there is  likely  to be an epidemic of  petty 
warfare in  many parts of the world.  Be­
sides Spain’s efforts  to subdue her  rebel­
lious American  dependency,  which  has 
assumed  proportions  by no means  petty, 
serious disturbances  are  in  progress,  or 
threatened,  in  various parts  of  the  bor­
der land  between Turkey  and  Russia;  a 
few  little wars are in progress  in  differ­
ent  parts of Africa,  and  Francois propos­
ing  to  give  the  black  mountaineers of 
Abyssinia  a  trouncing,  while  Japan  is 
still  pounding away at  her  new  acquisi­
tion,  Formosa.  Even  the United States, 
not to  be an exception,  has a little Indian 
war,  which  has  already  cost the lives of 
a large  number of settlers  in  one  of  the 
valleys  of  Idaho. 
It  looks as though it 
will  be sometime yet  before  the  science 
of warfare shall  have  become  one of the 
lost arts.

The  general  trade  outlook  continues 
favorable.  Tbe iron and steel industries 
lead in  the  advance,  which,  of  course, 
give  the  greatest  assurance  of  perma­
nence.  The  demand  for  all  kinds  of 
manufactured  iron  is constantly  increas­
ing.  Orders for rails amounted  to  713,- 
000  tons  during  the  last  six  months, 
against 502,000 tons for  the  correspond­
ing period  in  1894.  Copper  is  still  ad­
vancing,  with greatly  increased  demand. 
Grain  has advanced  again,  and  there is a 
greatly  improved  outlook  for  textiles, 
with  a  tendency  to  advance  in  most 
lines.  Sales of wool are  very  heavy,  be­
ing  nearly  double  those  of  tbe  corres­
ponding time last year.

Fusataro  Tokano  thinks  the  content­
ment of the lower classes  of  Japanese  a 
great  misfortune.  Their  artistic  sim­
plicity,  which foreigners admire,  he con­
siders a great  obstacle  to  progress,  and 
he thinks it the imperative duty  of  Jap­
anese friends of humanity  to  agitate un­
til  Japanese  labor  becomes  as  discon­
tented  as  American.  When  Debs  gets 
out of jail,  Mr.  Tokano  can  engage  his 
services to  make  Japan  unhappy,  upon 
tbe line of thought that if a  workingman 
is happy  with  his  lot,  it  is the duty of  a 
committee of  walking  delegates  to sand­
bag him,  and make him  think  the  world 
is against him.

The Dry Goods Chronicle  thinks it is a 
good  thing  to “be  in  touch”  with  your 
employes.  That’s  all  very  proper  but 
when  it  is  suggested  as  well,  to  be on 
“easy  footing”  with  them,  the  employe 
will be  found  to  object.  Fun  aside,  a 
common regard  for  the  proprieties  will 
prevent  either  extreme,  a  condition  of 
' things always to be deplored.

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HUM AN  DBMONS.

There are  men who devote  to the  ser­
vice  of  crime  talents  and  accomplish­
ments  which,  if  applied  to  useful  and 
honorable  purposes,  would  have  made 
them eminent as good  citizens  and  fam­
ous  in  commerce,  science  and  learning.
It is a common  belief that all men  who 
were born of  respectable  parentage  are 
naturally good,  and  only turn out  other­
wise because they  were  exposed  to  evil 
and  unfortunate 
influences,  and  that 
there  is  never  a  time  in  their  calmer 
moments  when  they  would  not,  if  cir­
cumstances  were  favorable,  repent  and 
turn to better things. 
It is good  to have 
so high  an  estimate  of  human  nature, 
but in not a few cases  it  is  one  wholly 
erroneous and  false.  There  are  people 
who have gone wrong  only  because  they 
have been  the victims  of  extreme  mis­
fortune and of overwhelming temptation; 
they have been  virtually  driven  to  evil I 
courses,  and  these  are  they  who  sin­
cerely mourn  their  faults,  and  would,  if 
they  could,  gladly 
turn  to  the  right. 
But there  are  other  evil-doers  who  are 
diametrically different.

When a human  being is  wholly selfish, 
and any restraint or  any  individual is in 
the way of a  desired  gratification,  that 
being will soon  reach a  point  where  he 
will  hesitate  at  nothing  to  accomplish 
his desire.  He will not  stickle  at  mur­
der,  robbery or  any  other crime  if  that 
will assist him to  his object, and  he will 
never  be  troubled  by  any  twinges  of 
conscience  or  regret  for  his  evil  acts. 
The  possibility  of  punishment 
is  the 
only care  he  feels,  and  the  inordinate 
egotism of such  a  man  enables  him  to 
postpone the fear of  punishment  to  the 
last moment.

These are the  criminals  who  are  sel­
dom brought to punishment for even  the 
most  flagrant  crimes.  They  are  so un­
moved in the  presence  of  the  strongest 
evidence of their crimes that they attract 
a  favorable  regard  from  all  spectators 
who will not believe that persons  so  ap­
parently respectable  and  with  so  much 
coolness  and 
self-possession  can  be 
guilty.  One of  these  remarkable  crimi­
nals is a  young  medical  student  named 
Durant,  now  undergoing  trial  at  San 
Francisco.  He  had  a  reputation  for 
piety and associated  much  with  church 
people,  being  the  librarian of a Sunday 
school  of  a  Baptist  church.  He  had 
special  keys  to  the  church  and  spent 
much  time  there  when nobody else was 
supposed  to be present.

The 

church,  disappeared 

Two young girls,  of  good  reputation, 
with  whom  Durant associated much and 
who were last seen in  his  company  near 
the 
from  their 
homes,  and  were,  after  many  days  of 
search,  found  murdered,  under  circum­
stances of great atrocity,  in  the  church. 
One of the girls had  been  most  brutally 
assaulted  and  the  other  had,  doubtless, 
been the victim of the  murderer’s  wiles.
indications  of  guilt  pointed 
strongly  to  the  religious  Durant.  The 
parse of one of the  murdered  girls  was 
in  his  pocket;  many circumstances con­
spired  to  fix  the  crime  upon him,  and, 
despite his pretensions  to  piety, it  came 
out  that  he  is  a  man  of  brutal  lusts, 
which had been most unscrupulously  in­
dulged.  It was evident that he had mur­
dered  one  of  the  girls because she had 
resisted his assault,  and would, if spared, 
have denounced him to her friends.  The 
murder  of the other was necessary in or­
to  prevent  an  exposure  which
der 

life 

would have  been  damaging  to  his  repu* 
tation.

A still more remarkable  criminal is  in 
jail in Philadelphia,  under conviction for 
swindling  a 
insurance  company, 
while detectives in half a dozen cities are 
seeking  evidence  of  numerous  murders 
charged to him.  This man has had,  per- 
Laps,  the  most  astounding  criminal ca­
reer of modern times.  His name, picked 
out from numerous aliases  under  which 
he  has  passed,  is  Herman  W.  Mudgett, 
but he has become so  infamous as H.  H. 
Holmes  that  every  newspaper 
in  the 
country  has  been  lately  filled  with  his 
doings.

Born  in  a New  England ¡village,  Bel­
knap,  N.  H.,  he  has  extended  his opera­
tions to many parts of the  country.  Ac­
cording to a Chicago  newspaper,  he  has 
developed  “fake”  mineral  springs  and 
sold  the water from  Lake  Michigan  at  5 
cents a glass and 25 cents a quart; he has 
swindled people  on  a  “gas  generator,” 
the gas he claimed to be  generating  was 
floating into his machine  from a Chicago 
company’s mains;  be  has duped innocent 
and  confiding  women  out  of  fortunes 
ranging from  a  few  hundred  dollars  to 
$75,000 and $100,000; he has bought land, 
and built fine houses on  credit,  and then 
borrowed money  on  the  results;  he  has 
deceived  life  and  fire  companies  right 
and left,  and he now  has  many  murders 
charged  against  him  in  the accomplish­
ment  of  this  work.  He  went  through 
Ann  Arbor  University  while  his  wife 
worked  to  pay  his  tuition;  he  has had 
six  wives  and  twenty-five  children,  lo­
cated  in  different  parts  of  the  United 
States; he has floated fraudulent corpora­
tions  with  almost  unlimited  stock  aud 
bonds  and  successfully  gulled  business 
men  of  sagacity  and  ordinarily shrewd 
business sense,  and  he  has  operated  in 
Ann  Arbor,  while  a  student  there;  he 
swindled people in  Texas,  in  Denver,  in 
Boston,  in New  York,  in  Chicago,  and, 
no  doubt,  in  many other places that are 
yet to be  heard  from.  The  schemes  he 
carried  out,  and be worked so carefully 
he  was  never  caught,  are  sufficiently 
numerous to fill  a  volume  if  related  in 
detail.

This man got into trouble through hav­
ing swindled  a  life  insurance  company 
in Philadelphia,  and the trial of the  case 
brought out the fact that he had  secured 
insurance  upon  the 
lives  of  persons 
whom  be  murdered  in  order  to  get  the 
money. 
In one case he  killed,  or caused 
to  be  killed,  three  children,  who  were 
also heirs to an insurance policy in which 
he had  an  interest.  His  influence  over 
women seems to have been extraordinary. 
They  fell  in  love  with  him  and  made 
their  property  over  to  him,  and  were 
then murdered to make room  for  others. 
Almost every day  fresh developments  of 
this man’s crimes  are  being  brought  to 
light,  but he expresses no remorse.  The 
only  regret  he  has  is  that  he  was  so 
elumsy as at last to have  fallen  into  the 
hands of the law.
These are some of  the  criminals  who 
are so,  not because they  are  the  victims 
of  evil  fortune,  but,  because,  being 
wholly  selfish  and  having  resolved  to 
gratify  their  desires  at  any  cost,  have 
taken,  without scruple and  without hesi­
tation, the property,  the  honor  and  the 
lives of women and  men,  and have  acted 
as if they had a right to all  they  wanted 
and  much  more  than  they  got.  These 
are the most dangerous  of  all  criminals 
and the most difficult to bring to  punish­
ment  They are devils so far as a human 
being in this life can be so,  and they  are 
able to deceive even the elect  They are 
truly marvels in the history of  crime.

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

it lias  Lun  u.y  1 a.i .uuc  iu iia>c cnarge 
at one time of the  composing  room  of  a 
well-established  paper  of  high  reputa­
tion.  Some  few  of the ads.  were espec­
located  and  were  paid  for  at  a 
ially 
is  no  doubt  that 
higher  rate.  There 
these  certain 
locations  were  of  more 
value to the advertisers,  but  for  special 
reasons.  For  instance,  the  front  cover 
was a preferred spot and was really much 
more valuable,  in some  ways,  than ether 
places,  and so with other locations.  But 
the majority of the  advertising  was  left 
to the discretion of  the  publishers  as  to 
position.  The  result  was  that  my  in­
structions and  best  efforts  were  toward 
the classification of  advertising  and also 
to give each individual advertisement its 
full share of desirable  positions.  Every 
ad.  in  the journal,  with  the exception of 
those mentioned,  had  a different location 
each issue,  and  1  may claim  that  seldom 
a  space-purchaser  was  dissatisfied  with 
his results.

In the old days o'  placing a  milliner’s 
ad.  in close companionship  with  that  of 
a horseshoer,  or an  advertisement  for  a 
bunion  cure  next  door  to that of a con­
fectioner,  advertisers  had quite sufficient 
reasons for  locating  their  “People  Get­
ters,”  if only  for the sake of getting away 
from  undesirable  and  incongruous  com­
panions.  But,  as 1  have  said,  classifica­
tion  has changed  all this and for retailers 
it is just as  well  or  even  preferable  to 
have the location  to the judgment of the 
publishers. 
If the latter are progressive 
and  really  want your money  in exchange 
for their space,  they  will  certainly  give 
you  all the show  possible.
The  Right  Bower

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Hold  Your  Nose

To the  grindstone,  if you  want to,  but if 
you would rather straighten up and move 
throng’ll  this  world  with  less  wear  and 
tear and  more  money  in  your pocket,

Sell Lily White Flour

N ote  th e  fo llo w in g

Pointers!

This  Flour is always the  same. 
People always want  more  of  it.
\\  here  they  buy  Flour  they buy 

Pleased  customers  are  good  ad­

(groceries.

vertisers.

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A d vertisin g.

Written for The Tradesman.

“Top of column,  next to  reading  mat­
ter—at any rate,  it  must be next to read­
ing matter!”

This remark,  perhaps, more often  than 
any other,  is  heard  by  the  advertising 
man,  until  he becomes  so  accustomed  to 
it that he expects  and is  prepared  for it. 
He even  forestalls  the  bu>er  of  adver­
tising,  sometimes,  by  telliug  him  that 
special  locations  are  charged  at a higher 
rate.

The belief  that an  advertisement  must 
be placed in  a certain  part  of  the  news­
paper  or  magazine  in  order  to  have it 
noticed  by  the buying public is old  fogy- 
ism  and is  an exploded fallacy.  Modern 
readers  are  educated  to  a  point  where 
they look  for what they  wish  to  see,  no 
matter  where it is and they  will find  it  if 
it  is  only  legibly  and  attractively  dis­
played  and  written  in  a logical,  striking 
and forceful  manner.

The matron of to-day  takes  as  much, 
if not more,  pleasure  in  reading  the  ad 
vertisements  of  various  lines  of  goods 
and articles in  which  she  is  interested, 
as does her lord  in  perusing the  Harvey- 
Horr debate  or  the  financial  and  stock 
markets.  First,  the  society  column  is 
scanned,  then  Madame  turns  her  atten­
tion  to  Mr.  Finesilk’s  list  of  bargains. 
Nor does she stop there,  but everything, 
if she  be an economical  and discriminat­
ing  woman,  which 
illustrative  of 
cheapness in price  and  worth  in  value, 
passes under her bargain-seeking eye.

is 

This is true of the maid, as well  as  the 
matron,  and  is  as  true  of  the  man  or 
youth as it is  of  the  finer-textured  sex. 
Advertisers are slow  to  realize  the  pro­
gression  which  has  taken  place in nine­
teenth  century  advertising  methods. 
They do not sufficiently  realize  that  im­
proved  and  cheapened  methods  in  the 
manufacture  of  type  faces  and  orna­
ments,  and  the  universal  lessening  of 
cost of the production  of  engravings  by 
a number of processes, have transformed 
the plain,  ugly,  forlorn and cheerless ad- 
vertisement'of  twenty  years  ago  into  a 
work of art  which  is appreciated and en­
joyed  by everyone. 
I  will  venture to as­
sert  that the advertising  columns of cer­
tain  papers  which cater to only the high­
est class of trade are as  eagerly  scanned 
and as  thoroughly  digested  by  the  eye 
and mind  alike  of  the  reader  as  is  the 
reading portion.

Classification,  both  in  magazines, daily 
papers and trade  journals,  has  come  to 
be recognized  as the  correct  and  equita­
ble  manner  of  locating advertisements. 
This gives each  space-purchaser an equal 
advantage,  and  is of  the  utmost  benefit 
to  all  alike,  for if  the reader is looking 
for the ad.  of a  certain  line,  he  cannot 
help  but  see  the  announcements  of  all 
others in  that line.

While classification occasionally bring- 
your advertisement at the bottom  of  the 
page  and,  perhaps,  away  from reading 
matter,  yet you will find,  if  the  location 
is left to the discretion of the newspaper, 
that the  number  of  advantageous  loca­
tions given you  will  be fully  up  .to  your 
desires.  The reason  for this is, that the 
publishers,  if left to  themselves,  aim  to 
satisfy  all  their  advertisers,  which,  it 
can readily be seen,  is very much  to  the 
financial  interest of the former  by  hold­
ing his advertising.

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It’s quite a 
trick  to dress in such  a m anner  th a t  your  lady 
acquaintance w ill give you  the  smile  and  turn 
the cold shoulder to  the  other  fellow.  We  are 
full o f  such  tricks  in  all  the  nobbiest  styles, 
both 
in  business  suits  and  suits  for  even­
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to be the best value for the money you ever saw. 
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III- 
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-catch'"  for 
a young lady.  Let us fit your  pretty  teet w ith  a 
pair ot  elegant Tan  W alking  shoes, c  .sting  you 
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Stationery  and  Ipecac 
Salts  and  Toilet  Articles 
Confectionery and  Headache  Powders
Everything your wife needs 
Everything your baby needs 
Everything your hired girl  needs  | 
Everything you need 

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Stationery,  etc., to be had of

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C lerk s’  C orner
It  is  possible,  boys,  that I am making 
too  much  of  neatness in and around the 
store,  especially the  grocery  store;  but, 
when  you  remember  that  those  clerks 
who understand the  divine  art  of  keep­
ing  clean  are  those  who  possess 
the 
most  battering promises  of  success,  you 
will  then see  why there is so much  harp­
ing on this one string.

Our  boy,  Pete, did  something the other 
day  which  in some eyes is little less than 
atrocious,  and yet it  was  done  so  inno­
cently that I concluded  to make a note of 
it,  for the benefit of Pete and  the  rest  of 
his class,  with  the bare possibility of bit­
ting the “boss” himself.

It  was Saturday,  and that  means  busy 
clear  up to  where you  part your hair.  It 
was a hot day and the dust was  plentiful 
there  on  the  corner,  and  by  10 o’clock 
Pete’s face looked as if he’d  been shovel­
ing  coal.  He  was  wanted  in  the front 
store  and,  feeling  that  he  was  hardly 
presentable,  he  threw  off  his  cardigan, 
ran  to  the  wash  basin,  gave  his face a 
wipe  with  his  wet  hands  and  wiped it 
and them on the towel.  The  result  was 
a  very  dirty  towel  and  a streaked face. 
He  went  into  the  front  store,  but  was 
back  again  a moment after,  the boss with 
him,  who  went  straight  to  the  towel. 
“There  you  cub!  It’s  you.  is  it,  that 
wets your hands and  face and theD  wipes 
the dirt off on  the towel?  Now you wash 
your hands and  face  with  that  soap  and 
water.  That’s  what  they  are there for. 
After you  get  through,  dry  your  hands 
and face on  the towel  and then throw the 
water out of the basin.  Who do you  sup­
pose  wants to do that for  you?  Another 
thing: you  have an  idea that if there is  a 
little  round  place clean in  the middle  of 
your face,  the rest  will  take  care  of  It­
self. 
It  does,  and it tells a pretty dirty 
story  about a boy who does’nt know  how 
to wash bis  face.  There;  that’s  better. 
Take that towel  home with yon and  have 
it  washed.  If  yon  cut  that dirty caper 
here again,  you can find  another  place.”
Don’t  tell  me,  boys,  that  my  story 
doesn’t  hang  together  because  grocers 
don’t stop in the hurry and drive  of  Sat­
urday morning to “jaw”  a  boy  for  wip­
ing a little dirt off on  an old  towel.  Gen­
erally, no; but  it is  the  unexpected  that 
is always happening and that is  what  in­
duced  me  to  make  a note of it.  A  man 
who has an  attractive store knows,  in the 
first place,  that it  must be clean  and that 
everybody  having anything to do  with  it 
must  be  clean,  also.  He  knows,  too— 
from  his  own  experience,  possibly—that 
there is an  inherent antagonism  between 
wash  water and boyhood  and  that  unless 
this is overcome,  at  least  partially,  there 
is more hopes of that boy in  the  field  of 
politics than in  the grocery  store.

So  then,  boys,  wash  with  soap  and 
water  and  do  it  thoroughly.  Keep the 
towel for drying purposes  and  remember 
that the dryer the hands are  after  wash­
ing,  the less liable they are to  be  rough, 
especially in  the  winter  when  they  will 
become chapped  and  sore  unless  they are
thoroughly dried.

Another thing  which  1  will  give you to 
think  of.  A  half-washed  face,  like  a 
half-blacked  shoe and  a half-swept  floor, 
has  mined  the  prospects of many a boy 
and  they will  ruin yonrs  unless you  look 
oat for them. 

U n c l e   B o b .
The successful merchant advertises.

I- or this juicy  fru it  rem inds us  th at  we  have 
ju s t received a  lot of the juiciest,  sw eetest  and 
most  soul-satisfying  W atermelons  and  Cante- 
lopes you ever  put  tooth  into.  A  fine  line  of 
o th er  seasonable  F ruits  and  Berries,  together 
w ith  an  up-to-date stock of Groceries.

L.  G.  DEEDDATSGOOD.

Ever Step on a Cat’s Tail 

In the Gloaming?

How he did holler!  But  th a t's n o th ­
ing to the  vociferations  of  our  com­
petitors.  We  are  treading  on  their 
toes and the w eight of our  low prices 
and  high  values  make 
'em  fairly 
yell!  Never  m ind—it  don’t  h u rt  us 
and  puts  money  in  your  pocket. 
“ We are th e people!”

PINCHEf!  &  CO.

Don’t Ask for Grease

When you w ant good  butter,  and  don’t 
let anyone sell you a  poor  article  for  a 
good one.  We have  just opened a  lot  of 
the  finest  cream ery  B utter—at  18c—that 
ever  struck  town  (it  d id n 't  walk  in). 
We don't expect  to  m ake  much  out  of 
it  at this  price,  t u t  its  excellence  and 
purity  will give us your trade.
A com plete line  of  the  best  Groceries 
in  connection w ith th e butter.

FA1RDEALER  &  CO.

“I’d  much  rather beat a train than  beat a car*

. —  Pet,”
Said a Weary Willie, asking for a meal. 

“I’ve no doubt  that’s  very  true,”  replied  the 

As she turned the  bull-dog  loose  upon  his 

lady,

heel.

W hen you  really w ant a  square,  hunger  satis­
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I’ll go and see it to-morrow.”  A  catchy 
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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

JANE  CRAGIN.

How  She  Turned  the  Tables  on  a 

Chronic  Nlbbler.

Jane  Cragiu  put  down  the  morning 

store  1  can’t  have,  and  1  won’t.  The 
twins  bawled  and  the  dog howled, and 
we had quite a concert here.  Mrs.  Ken­
worthy  wanted  some  gingham  for  an 
apron—at  least,  she  said  she  did,  and, 
while we were busy with the  prints,  the 
twins were making the most of  their  op­
portunity.  Amelia  adores sweet things, 
and  Parmelia  hankers  after  the  sour; 
and,  while  one  was  up  to  her eyes in 
sugar,  the  other  was  trying  to  fish  up 
the  biggest  pickle. 
I  kept  looking  at 
them,  that  their  mother  might  see  that 
I  was  annoyed.  Finally,  1  said  that  I 
was afraid that  if  Parmelia  should  lose 
her balance,  she would  go head first into 
the pickle barrel; hut  that  woman,  with 
an  ‘O,  I  guess  not,’  never  so  much as 
looked around.  Well,  I  stood  it  awhile 
longer,  and  throwing  on  the  counter a 
new  piece  of  print,  I took  Amelia from 
the sugar  and  covered  the  barrel  tight, 
and  wiped  Parmelia’s  hands  on  her 
apron,  and covered  the pickle barrel, and 
then  I went back to  Mrs.  Kenwortby. 
I 
got there about the time the twins  found 
the peauuts.  They ate what they wanted 
and filled their pockets,  and  then  began 
to tease  to go home.

“Of course,  where they are right in the 
village  here,  we  can  charge  up  their 
tasting  on  something  else,  and  it’s  all 
right;  but,  take  such  a  case,  now,  as 
Deacon  Phelps:  He  doesn’t  have  any 
charges.  What he  brings  from  his farm 
is always good,  and just what we want in 
every  way;  and  yet  that  man  goes  for 
the  crackers  and  cheese  the minute  he 
strikes  the  store. 
I  wonder  how  he’d 
like it if I should start in  on  his  butter 
and  eggs  in  that  way,  or  on anything 
else that he brings in?”

“You can try  it,  Miss  Cragin,  for here 
be  comes. 
I  dassent—I  tell  ye  that 
b’foreband.  Why  not let Cy see what he 
c’n dew?  Come,  now,  you’re  the  boss, 
Cy;  jes’  go out,  ’n’  most  eternally  dew 
’im  up!”

Into Jane Cragin’s face  crept  that  lit­
tle spot of pink—the pennon  on  the cas­
tle  tower  annonncing  that  her  majesty 
was  at  home—and,  slipping  from  the 
high stool,  she gave that portentous little 
flirt to the immaculate apron and,  with  a 
cheery  “good  morning,”  went  out  to 
wait  upon  her  thrifty  farm  customer, j

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paper  with a  laugh.

“I  wish  Mrs.  Kenwortby  would read 
that story.  Read it,  Cy, 1 think  there  is 
a hint iu it for us.”

"Haven’t time.  Give  us the p’int on’t 

’n’  let the rest go.  What is  it?”

“ Why,  a jeweler when  he stepped  into 
his grocer’s just tasted  whatever  he  got 
bis  hands  on.  The  grocer  got  tired of 
it,  and the first chance he got,  went  into 
the jeweler’s to look at  some  unset  dia­
monds.  Picking up the best looking one, 
he  threw  it  into  his  mouth,  exactly as 
Mr.  Jeweler always picked  out  the  best 
strawberries  and  tossed  them  into  his 
mouth.  Of  course,  this  made a rumpus 
and,  when  the  grocer put back the dia­
mond,  he gave the jeweler to  understand 
that the latter would  pay  for  his  tasting 
thereafter, or there’d  be  a  reason  why.”
Cy  laughed.  “That’s  all  right  for  a 
story,  but  what you goin’ t’ dew  in  berry 
time  to  keep  folks fr’m eatin’ a handful 
every  time they go by?  I can’t stop ’em. 
There’s  that  old  man  Dawkins—he’ll 
come along any time and put a claw  into 
a tray o’ berries ’n’ take half of  ’em  at  a 
grab—he’s got a hand’s big  ’s  the  hand 
o’  Providence—’n’  what  he  don’t  take 
he’ll mash.  Say  anything,  ’n’  in half an 
hour it’ll  be all  over town that  we  made 
a fuss because Dawkins picked up one or 
two huckleberries,  while he  was  dewin’ 
s’me  tradin’;  ’n’ Dawkins ain’t the  only 
one,  by a long shot.”

“ Well,  I  should  say  nix!”  Jim took 
the floor.  “Old  lady Walker came pranc­
ing in  here the other day,  with  her  nose 
tipped up. 
‘Hahve you  a-ny  su-pe-ri-or 
proones?’—the  fellow  imitated  exactly 
the  woman’s  tone  and  manner—’some­
thing  a-bove  the  ahv-er-age?’  ’u’  she 
stuck up them  specks o’ her’n  011  the end 
of  a  stick,  with  her  left  hand,  ’u’ 
squinted at the prunes, ’n’ her right band, 
somehow,  got all tangled up in  them  tip­
top strawberries that we got from Wilcox. 
It took  her the longest time  to  make  up 
her mind ’bout the prunes,  ’n’ after she’d 
et  a  dozen  r’  so  of the biggest berries, 
she  didn’t  want  the  prunes.  Then,  ail 
of a sudden,  she  saw  the  strawberrie-— 
’x  made  b’lieve  she  did.  O oh!  what 
love-ly  straw-ber-rie>!’  ’n’  that hand o’ 
hern  hovered  over  the tray  like a hawk 
over a chicken coop, ’n’  Pll  be  doggone 
if she didn’t  take  the  three  biggest  ber­
ries there was.  She smacked  her lips  as 
the last one went down. 
‘How much  are 
these  re-al-ly  fine  ber-ries?’ 
‘Fifteen 
cents, ’n’ mighty cheap,  at  that,’  says  I. 
Up  flew  her hands,  ’n’ down  bobbed her 
head 
like  an  ol’  hen-turkey,  ’n’  she 
yeppedout: ‘O,  my!  I  new-er  could  think 
of  pay  ing  that  price  for  strawber-ries 
and  these are not quite sweet yet!’ ’n’  off 
she teetered,  with  berries  enough  in  ’er 
to keep ’er alive for a  fortnit!  Buy  any­
thing?  Of  course  she  didn’t.  She was 
full as a tick; what should she  buy  any* 
thing for?”

“Well,  that’s  taking  one  at  a  time,” 
said  Jane,  “but  when  Mrs.  Kenwortby 
comes  in  with  the  twins  and the dog,  1 
confess  I’m  ready  to  give up. 
I think 
we  shall  have  to  draw  the  line  right 
there.  We  simply  cannot  afford  to  let 
this thing go on.  Tne  other  day,  Mrs. 
Kenwortby  came 
look  and,  of 
course,  the other three came  too.  Zippy 
was  promply  put  out;  for  a  dog  in  a

in  to 

Already,  the green cover  of  the  cheese- 
box  was  turned  back  and  a  generous 
slice of cheese  was  in  the  hands  of  the 
deacon,  who  was  peering  over his spec­
tacles for the  crackers.

“The Hillfarm folks  are  all  well  this 

morning,  I hope.”

The deacon  managed  to  say,  with  bis 
mouth  full  of  dry  crackers and cheese, 
that “they wus putty  wal.”

isn’t 

“What  have  we  here?  Some of Mrs. 
Phelps’  Dutch  cheese?  Well, 
it 
nice?”  Reaching  for  the  cbeeseknife, 
she cut the biggest  ball  of  snow  in  two 
and took a generous mouthful.  “If that 
isn’t good,  I  wouldn’t  say  so!  Here,  Cy, 
you  and Jim  may  have  that  half.  This 
belongs to me.  So long  ago  as  I can  re­
member,  I  used  to tease  for ginger snaps 
and  Dutch  cheese.  When  I  have  good 
crackers—these  are  rather  nice,  don’t 
you think they are,  Deacon?—I  just like 
to dip into a jar  of  Mrs.  Phelps’  butter 
and spread it on thick.  The Phelps but 
ter,  I call it,  i3  just  salt  enough  to  go 
with  these  flaky  white  crackers  in  the 
box here—help yourself.  Deacon—and  if 
anybody  is  cracker  hungry—Cy  says  1 
always am—and  will slice  the  butter  off 
like this,”—she suited  the  action  to  the 
word—“by  the time it gets  melted in the 
mouth  with the cracker,  it’s  what  I  call 
good eating.

“A-ha!  What’s- this?  Well,  Deacon, 
these are the finest  radishes  we’ve  seen 
yet.  Here, Cy, just try that.  Want one, 
Jim? 
’M—’m!  Aren’t they  good?”  and 
three of the  best radishes  disappear in  a 
shower of praise.  “There!  I  guess  I’d 
better get these out of sight  before  they 
are all gone.  Jim, take the butter in and 
weigh  it,  and  the  cheese,  too,  and I’ll 
count  the  radishes.  Cy,  I  wish  you 
would  wait  on  the  Deacon,  for I must 
get  on  with  the  books.  Tou  must  re­
member me to Mrs.  Phelps,  Deacon,  and 
just tell her from  me  that  we  want  all 
the radishes  and  Dutch  cheese  she  can 
possibly spare.”

A  minute  later,  the  high  stool  was 
again  occupied  by  the  book-keeper,  Cy 
was filling the  Deacon’s  order,  and  Jim 
was  sampling  still  further the radishes 
and the butter in the back store.

Deacon  Phelps?  O,  yes.  He  didn’t 
say  anything;  but  never  after  in  the 
Milltown  store  did  he  help  himself  to 
the crackers and cheese.

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

FORTY  YEARS  AFTER.

We climbed to the top of Goat P oint Hill,

Sweet Kitty, my sw eetheart, and I,

And w atched the moon make stars on the waves 

And the dim  w hite ships go by:

W hile a throne we made on  a  rough  stone  wall, 

And the King and the Queen were we,

As I sat w ith my arm  about Kitty,

And she with her arm  about me.

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CORBIN’S

The w ater was mad in th e m oonlight,

And the sand like gold  w here it shone,

And our hearts kept tim e to the music 

As we sat in th a t splendor alone.

And K itty's dear eyes tw inkled brightly,
And K itty’s brown hair blew so free.

W hile I sat w ith my arm  about Kitty,
And she w ith her arm  about me.
Last night we drove in our carriage,
To the w a I at the top of the hill,
And thougb we’re forty years older,

We re children and sw eethearts  still.
And we talked again of th at m oonlight 

T hat danced so mad on the sea,

When I sat w ith my arm  about Kitty,
And she w ith her arm  about me.

The throne on the wall was still standing.

But we sat in the carriage last night,

For a w all is too high  for old people

Whose foreheads have linings of white.

And K itty’s w aist m easure is  forty.

W hile mine is full  fifty and three.

So I can’t get my arm  about  Kitty,

N or can she get both hers about me.
If a Michigan chemist  realizes  his  ex­
pectations  the  sawmills  in the pine for­
ests  will  become  active  competitors  of 
the  Louisiana  sugar  plantations.  The 
audacious scientist declares  that  he  can 
make  granulated  sugar  out  of  sawdust, 
and,  in support of the claim,  he exhibits 
a  substance  which  looks,  smells  and 
tastes like glucose.  He says be first con­
verts the sawdust into starch,  and  turns 
the starch into sugar,  which  he  declares 
crystallizes 
into  as  pretty  granulated 
sugar  as  was ever turned out of a sugar 
refinery.  But his most astonishing claim 
is that when  he has perfected  his  process 
he  will have no use for a tariff or bounty, 
for  he  will  make  sugar  cheaper  than 
Cuba, China,  Germany or any other coun­
try can possibly produce it.

The  much  talked  of  banana  flour  or 
meal  has apparently  found  its  place  in 
industrial economy,  and not  for  making 
bread  or cake either.  It is  said  that  it 
is now used  in breweries to replace a part 
of the malt,  and has been found very  de­
sirable 
in  the  manufacture  of  yeast. 
This  last  use  is  probably  as near as it 
will ever come to a bread-making  mater­
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R ic h a b d   M a l c o l m   S t r o n g .

A year ago a Danish  merchant  experi­
mented  by  taking Danish  milk,  which  is 
peculiarly  delicate  and  rich  in  flavor, 
freezing it by the use of ice and salt  and 
sending it in  barrels  by rail  and steamer 
to  London.  On 
its  arrival  the  milk 
proved  to  be as sweet and  well  tasting as 
if it had been just  drawn  from  the  cow 
in the middle of Sweden.  The milk  was 
so much in  demand and proved  so  profit­
able an article of commerce  that  the  ex­
porter immediately took out a  patent  on 
the shipment of frozen milk from Sweden 
and Denmark  to  London.  He  then  sold 
the patent to a stock company  with large 
capital,  which on Feb.  1  last  bought  one 
of  the  largest  Swedish creameries,  con­
verted it into a factory,  and,  having  put 
in a special  freezing apparatus,  began on 
May 1  the export of  frozen milk in  large 
quantities.

Frances  Willard thinks that poverty is 
the  chief  cause  of  the  drinking  habit. 
There  may  be  something  in  it,  but the 
experience  of  thousands 
is  that  the 
drinking habit  is  an  extremely  efficient 
cause of poverty.

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“It’s  as good  as  Sapolio,”  when  they  try  to  sell  yon 
their  experiments.  Your  own  good  sense  will  tell  —S  
you  that  they  are  only  trying  to get you  to  aid  their  —g  
new  article. 

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public?  The  manufacturers,  by  constant and judi- 
cious advertising, bring customers to your stores whose  —g  
very  presence  creates  a  demand  for  other  articles.

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

in  any  manner. 

Yes,  1 had many  friends. 

The  Cashier Who Robbed the Bank.
Our bank  was the  First National  Bank 
of Scottville,  a town  having a population 
of  about  10,000.  There  were  two  or 
three  private bauks,  but no other institu­
tion  having  the  capital  and dignity we 
carried.  The  stockholders  numbered 
nearly  thirty  people,  and  all  were  resi­
dents  of  the  city  and  county.  Among 
them were four or five widows,  and quite 
a  number  of  minors  and  orphans  were 
also represented.  At  that  date,  1  was a 
young  man  ot  23  and  acting  as  cashier 
and  bookkeeper for a manufacturing con­
cern.  1  had  S3,000  in  cash,  and  with 
this  1  bought  stock  in  the new bank.  The 
organization  had been completed, and the 
institution  wa> ready to  open  when  the 
president sent for me and said:
"James.  1  have known you  for the past 
three  or  tour  years.  Everybody  in  the 
mans seem-  to speak  well of you.  Your 
employers  tell me they have  the  utmost 
cnntid* ii‘-e  in  your  integrity,  and  each 
one of our  Executive  Board  has  spoken 
in your  tavor.  1  have  purchased  $2,000 
worth  ot  stock  in  your  name  to  bring 
your holding up to $5,000, and am author­
ized  to offer you  the position of cashier.”
I was ambi­
tious and industrious.  1  was  also  hon­
est.  No  man  could  say  1  had  ever 
wronged  him 
I don’t 
mean  to  convey  the  idea  that 1 was an 
exception.  There  has  never  been  any 
scarcity  of  thoroughly  reliable  young 
men.  nor  will there ever be. 
1 accepted 
the  position  with  a  feeling of gratitude 
toward  those who had  tendered it,  and  1 
made  up  my mind to prove  myself  com- 
peient  am i  worthy in every particular.
In  one  year  we  had grasped  half the 
business  of  the  county. 
In  two  years 
thoie  was  only  one  private  bank  left. 
We  had any amount of money  to  lend on 
easy  le i m s,  and  whenever  an  extension 
was  wanted  it  was cheeriully  granted.  1 
h hi  done  more  than  any  other  rnati  to 
bring  about  this  state of affairs.  1  say 
so because all  the officers and  stockhold­
ers said  so. 
In  two years my salary  was 
advanced three different times.  No  man 
could  have been more fully  trusted  than 
1  was.  My advice was sought and  invar­
lol  owed,  and  everybody  compli­
iably 
mented  the  bank  in  securing  my  serv­
ices. 
I  had  been  with  the  bank  two 
years and  tour  months  when  a  singular 
incident  happened.  One evening as 1 sat 
reading  in  my  room  the thought  came  to 
me like a Hash  to rob the bank and escape 
to a foreign  country.  1  pledge  you  my 
word  1  was  frightened for a  moment. 
It 
was as if a voice had whispered in my ears. 
Rob  the  bank!  Why, I would chop off a 
finger  sooner  than  embezzle  a  penny! 
What could  have  given  birth  to  such  a 
thought?  1  was  upset  and  indignant, 
and  yet  1  could  not  shake off the idea. 
To  my  alarm,  1  found  myself  beginning 
to reason  and  .-peculate. 
It  was  as  if  1 
had a double,  and the double said  to  me:
“You  are  working  like  a slave to en­
rich  others.  You  are  getting  a  fair 
salary,  but  it  >hould  be double what it is. 
Why slave away  for years  to  get  a  few 
thousand  ahead  when  you  can  lay  your 
hand on a  fortune  any day?  It would be 
stealing,  but then  we all  steal.  You  are 
young and full of  energy  and  ambition. 
With $50,000 to back you,  you  can  go  to 
some foreign country and  make  millions 
and  become a nabob in  a lew years.”
I should  have trampled  such  thoughts 
under foot on  the instant.  No man  in  a 
It 
trusted  position  turns  thief in  a day. 
is  only after he  has  fought  with  tempta­
tion  and  been  overcome—allowed  him­
self to be overcome. 
I  made an  effort to 
rid  myself of the thought,  and  it  would 
have  vanished  but  for  a silly  action on 
my  part.  A  week  later,  as  I  smiled  in 
contempt at the  idea of my  turning  rob­
ber,  I  allowed  my self  to  speculate  on 
what would  happen  in case  1  did.  That 
is,  I  wondered  how  much  I  could  get 
hold of,  what  country  I  should  go  to, 
and  so  forth  and  so  on.  When  I sud­
denly  found  myself  greatly  interested,  I 
jumped  up  in shame  and  confusion,  but 
half an  hour later was deep  in  imagina­
tion again.
It seemed as if the evil one  did  every­
thing in his power  to aid me after  I  had 
finally determined on  my  course. 
I  had 
the  “luck”  to  meet  an  American  who 
had just returned  from  South  America.

He mentioned several sure things  in  the 
way of speculation,  and  painted  such  a 
glowing picture of the country that I was 
excited  and  impatient.  The  bank  had 
large deposits that fall,  and  on  the  13th 
day of September we had  nearly  $70,000 
of what was called outside money.  This 
was  cash  temporarily  deposited  by  the 
county  treasurer  and by  the cashiers of 
three  or  four  manufacturing  establish­
ments.  1  had been  waiting  for  such  an 
opportunity. 
I  could  have  taken from 
$20,000  to  $35,000 almost any day,  but  I 
had  planned  to  practically  clean out  the 
institution.
Between  the 4th  and  11th of September 
1  planned  the  details  of  my  flight. 
I 
knew  the  time  tables  of  the  different 
railroads 1 should  pass  over,  what day  I 
should  take the  steamer,  and  every  de­
tail  had  been  carefully  worked out.  1 
might be pursued,  but  1  flattered  myself 
that 1  had  laid  my  plans  too  well  to  be 
caught.  1  planned  to go to  the  bank  at
0 o’clock  in  the  evening  and  secure  ad­
mission.  The  watchman  would not hes­
itate to let me in.  1  would  then  assault 
and  overcome  him.  He  could  not give 
the alarm  before  morning,  and  I  would 
then  be far away.  1 planned to make my 
coup on the  night  of  the  13th.  At  the 
close of business on  the afternoon of that 
day  we had $107,000 in greenbacks in the 
vaults.  After  a  bank  has  closed 
its 
doors  to  the  public  at  3  o’clock p.  m. 
there is  work to  keep the  force  busy for 
an hour or more.  For  a  year  1  had  al­
ways  been the last one  to  leave  and  my 
hour had been 6 o’clock.  The trusty day 
porter was then  left alone until 8 o’clock, 
when he gave place to the  regular  night 
watchman.  At half  past  5  o’clock  that 
afternoon  and just as the  last  clerk  had 
departed  the  night-watchman  came  to 
notify me  that  his  wife  had  died  sud­
denly and to ask that a substitute be em­
ployed.  He named a man, but I told him 
that  I  would  make  my  own  arrange­
ments.
When  the  watchman  had  departed  I 
notified  the  day  porter  that  he  might I 
leave at (3 o’clock,  as I  had  work  which 
would detain  me till  about 8.  Five min­
utes after 6  I  was alone in  the  bank and 
its  funds  were  under  my  thumb.  The | 
train  by  which  1 should  leave  town  was 
not due  until  10:50,  and I was  therefore ! 
in no hurry.  1  locked  up  and  went  to 
my  boarding  house  to  snpper.  At  7 
o’clock  I  returned  to  the  bank,  pulled 
down the shades,  lighted the  gas,  and in 
the course of twenty minutes had packed 
every dollar in the vaults into  a  satchel 
provided for the  purpose.  This  satchel
1  placed  on  a  chair outside the railing, 
and had sat down  for a smoke when there 
was  a  rap  at  the  door.  I knew it was 
one of our force,  but hardly  expected  to 
see the president himself.
“I expected it  was  you,”  he said  as he 
entered;  “always  the  last  to  go.  You 
are working  too  hard  and  must  take  a 
rest.  At  a  meeting  of the board to-day 
it  was  decided  to  give  you  a  month’s 
leave  and  a  gift  of  $500 in cash.  You 
have been faithful and  efficient,  and  we 
wish  you  to  know  how thoroughly you 
are appreciated.”
I don’t remember  what I said in  reply, 
but I do  remember  that  something  like 
horror seized  upon me  at  the idea of my 
own baseness.  Right there within reach 
of his hand was the  money I intended  to 
fly  with,  and  yet  he  was  lavish in his 
praises  of  my  integrity.  He  remained 
only a brief time,  and soon  after  his  de­
parture I went outside to walk about and 
plan a little. 
I hadn’t  given up the idea 
of robbery and  flight,  but  a  still  small 
voice  was  whispering  to  me.  On  the 
first street corner I encountered a tramp.
I  was very much perturbed,  but  I  shall 
always remember  what  he  said.  When 
he  asked  for  alms I suppose I stared  at 
him,  for he added:
It’s my 
“Yes, I’m ashamed of myself. 
own  fault  that  I’m  down  here. 
I  let 
temptation get the better of me.”
That was another  prick of  conscience, 
but he actually hurt me when he  said:

“Thanky,  old  man.  May  you  never 
know what it is to lose the respect of the 
world.”

Within 

twelve  hours 

it  would  be 
known  that  I  was  an embezzler and an 
absconder!  Not  only  that,  but  I  was 
robbing widows and orphans and helpless

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to   ui_-  i  e u u id   a.- 
old  meu!  It  te e m e d  
ready  hear the newsboys  crying  out  the 
headlines  of  the  article  telling  of  my 
shame  and  dishonor. 
I  stood  looking 
after the tramp as he walked away, when 
a  hand  was laid on my arm and  l turned 
to confront the leading  merchant  of  the 
town,  I knew him  well and favorably, al­
though he had never been a patron of our 
institution.
‘•Look  here,”  he  said,  as we  walked 
along  arm  in  arm,  “I’ve  always  done 
business  with  Gleason,  because I  found 
everything all right,  but I’m going to be­
gin  with you  to-morrow.  Gleason  is  as 
good as gold himself,  but  I  don’t  fancy 
his  new  cashier.  He’s  a  high  roller,  1 
hear,  and someday he may turn  up miss­
ing with all the boodle  he can carry.  No 
fear of that in your case.”
And 1 had $100,000 all packed,  and  was 
only  waiting  for  train  time  to  become 
the meanest and most  contemptible  rob­
ber ever heard of in  the state!
in  your 
speaking 
praise,”  he continued,  “and  you  deserve 
all  that  is  said.  Just keep a level head 
and  you’ll  find  the  road  to  honor  and 
wealth.”
When  he  had  left  me  I  had  to  lean 
against  a  dead  wall  for  support.  The 
sound  of  his  footsteps  was  still  in  my 
ears  when  I  suddenly  felt  that  1  was 
saved.  There  had  been a terrible strug­
gle  of  conscience,  but  right  had  tri­
umphed at last.  I was pulling myself to­
gether to return to the  bank  when  a  wo­
man accosted me by name and said:
“How lucky I happened to see  you!  1 
was on my way down  to Black’s to see  if 
he wouldn’t take charge of  this  package 
till  to-morrow. 
It’s  money  I  got  only 
two hours ago—$2,000.”
“Come  in  here  and  I’ll give you  a re­
ceipt.”
“Never mind that.  We  all  know  you 
and trust you.”
Her  parting  words  gave  me a shiver. 
How  little  they  knew  me!  A  hundred 
rods  away  was  evidence to make me an 
object of contempt in the  eyes  of  every 
man, woman  and child in the community! 
1 had one more trial  to undergo.  Almost 
at the door of the bank  1  met  two  busi­
ness  men  of  high  standing  who  were 
holding an animated  conversation.
“Heard  the  news?”  asked  one  as  I 
came up.
“What is  it?”
“You  remember  the  clerk 
in  my 
brother’s  office 
in  Philadelphia  who 
skipped out two years ago  with  $30,000? 
Well,  he’s  been  overhauled.  He went to 
Peru,  no doubt expecting  to  have  grand 
times. 
It  seems  that  everybody  soon 
knew  that he  was a thief,  and  he  was an 
object  of  general  contempt.  He  wan­
dered about,  always  a  marked  man, and 
at last was so overcome  with  shame  and 
degradation that be  asked  to  be  arrested 
and  sent back.  He was despised,  insulted 
and  plundered,  and  did  not  have  one 
hour’s  solid  comfort  out  of  his  stolen 
funds.  He  will  go  to prison for ten  or 
fifteen years,  and  he  might  as  well  die 
then.  Say,  isn’t  it  a  curious thing that 
men  will  so destroy  themselves?”
“Take  your  own  case,”  added  the 
other,  as  be  placed  a  hand  on  my 
shoulder. 
“You  are  young,  but  re­
spected, trusted and  honored,  and on  the 
sure  road  to  wealth.  You  might  crib 
$100,000  from  the  bank  and  get  away, 
but  would  that compensate  you  for  the 
sacrifice?  No.  Even a million  wouldn’t.
1  tell  you the man  who has got to outlaw 
himself  to  enjoy  his  plunder  must see 
days  when  be  would  almost give  his  life 
to  be  set  back  in  the  position be once I 
held.”

I  passed  into  the  bank and carefully 
locked  the  door  behind  me.  My knees 
were  so  weak  that  1  had  to  rest for a 
good  twenty  minutes.  Even  my  hair 
was 
sopping  wet  with  perspiration. 
When  1  felt  strong enough I  carried the I 
satchel  to  the  vault,  opened  the  doors, 
and  replaced  the  money,  and  it  was  not j 
until  the  iron  doors  were  locked  again j 
that 1 felt sure 1 had  won.  There  would  i 
be  no  watchman  that  night. 
1  had  j 
I took off my coat,  kicked  \ 
planned  it so. 
off  my  shoes  and  made myself comfort­
able 
I  did  not  feel 
in  an  armchair. 
sleepy,  but when  the day  porter came  at 
seven 
in  the  morning  to  relieve  the 
It got  to |
watchman 1  was sound asleep. 

t u e   C a l s   o l  
I n t -   t i l l i c t r l s   IJU a t  1  i i u d   s a c r i ­
ficed  my  night  because  of the death  of 
the watchman's  wife,  and  the  president 
feelingly said:
“Bless the dear boy!  He  is  a man out 
of a  million!”
Am  I still cashier?  Well,  never  mind 
about  that. 
I  am  still  regarded  as  an 
honest  man,  and  I  doubt  if  you  could 
make any of my  business friends  believe 
that I had ever been  tempted  for  an  in­
stant.

"T hese  B ull-H ead ed  F oreig n ers.”

Written  for The Tradesman.

Every now and  then  one  part  of  the 
country or another has  something to say 
about  “these  pull-headed 
foreigners.” 
A colony  of  Europeans  from  the  same 
town settle together  in  a  Western  state 
and they name the new  settlement  after 
the old  home.  They all speak  the  same 
language,  they have  the  same  customs, 
and,  so far as they  can  make  it,  it  is  a 
little  corner  of  the  old  world,  brought 
over the sea  and  set  down  to  thrive  on 
the  Western  prairie.  After  a  time,  a 
school  is established and  the  country  is 
told that these bull-headed  fellows think 
the  United  States  is  going  to  furnish 
them a  school  to  teach  their  particular 
language.

Two years,  ago  in  the  midst of its  use­
fulness,  the  great  Fair  was  brought  al­
most  to  a  standstill,  because  some  of 
these bull-headed  foreigners  were deter­
mined to carry  out  their  ideas  of what 
Sunday ought to be;  and  now New  York 
City is on the  verge of revolt because  the 
same  bull-headed  foreigner 
is  deter­
mined  to drink  his  beer  when  and  where 
he pleases.

It is safe to predict  that  the  question 
will be adjusted  without  bloodshed;  and 
in the meantime  it may  be  well  enough 
to look a little at  “the  bull-headed  for­
eigners.”  It is easy enough  to  say  that 
if they  don’t  like  what  they  find  here 
they can  go  back  where  they  came from, 
but that sort  of  remark  is  as  uncalled 
for as it is  unkind,  and  is,  probably  due 
to  a  forgetfulness  on  the  part  of  the 
American,  as reprehensible as  the. given 
characteristic of the foreigner. Take away 
the idea of time and  the  one  is  as  bull­
headed  as  the other.  The  same impulse 
which drove the  foreigner  to America in 
1620 is driving him here  in  1895.  What 
was wanted  then  is wanted  now—certain 
liberties  which  the old  world did  not and 
cannot furnish.  They come now,  as they 
did then, clinging to what  they like of the 
old—determined to  have  it,  if you  please 
—but yet with  the  tacit  understanding 
that concessions will be,  must be, made if 
necessary.  So the colony  fights  for  the 
teaching  of 
its  native  tongue;  so  the 
European  insists on opening  the Fair  on 
Sunday,  and  the  German  contends,  with 
might 
for  his  Sunday 
beer—bull-headed  every  one  of  them, 
and yet,  school  and  Fair  and  beer  are 
nothing  when  compared  with that liberty 
which  brought  them  here.  That  stands 
first always;  and,  with  that  threatened, 
the three  admit  that  liberty  was  what 
they came for and  not to teach  a  foreign 
language in  America,  nor  see  sights  on 
Sunday  and,  most  of  all,  not  to  drink 
beer.

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“What becomes of all  the  old  rubber 
overshoes and  boots  that  are  cast  aside 
in  the course of a year by  the  70.000,000 
people of this country?”  asked a reporter 
of  a  manufacturer  of  rubber  goods,  re­
cently.

“There  are  tricks  in  every trade but 
ours,”  replied the manufacturer, smiling.
“Your  question  is  a  leading one,  and 
one that few  men in my line  of  business 
would  like  to  answer  truthfully.  The 
fact of the matter is that  millions  of  old 
rubber shoes and  boots  are  gathered  up 
every  year  by men  who make a business 
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tories  where  they  are  made  over 
into 
new  boots  and  shoes. 
In  this way  one 
pair  will  enter  into  the  composition  of 
perhaps a hundred  pairs.”

“Of course,  this process results  in  the 
placing of inferior goods on  the  market, 
but they  are cheaper and serve very well. 
In fact,  rubber soles made  of  such  stuff 
are  better  than  others. 
If  you  would 
like to get an  idea of the extent to  which 
this  is  carried  on,  take a trip  to Nauga­
tuck,  Conn.,  where  there  are  immense 
rubber works.  You  will  probably  see  a 
stack  of  old  rubber  boots  and shoes in 
the  rear  of  the factory,  towering above 
the building.

“But it is not  only  in  the  making  of 
boots  and  shoes  that  old  rubbers  are 
used.  They  are  used  in  the  making  of 
rubber  mackintoshes,  rubber  tubes,  fire 
hose,  machine  belting  and  packing, 
pneumatic  tires  for  bicycles,  carriage 
wheel  tires,  railroad-car springs,  and.  in j 
fact,  almost everything  made  of  rubber. 
If this were not done the price of  rubber 
articles  of  all  kinds  would  be so great 
that there would be no market  for  them 
and no profit in the manufacture.

“The scrap  rubber  industry  is  cou^e 
quently a very  important oue,  though lor 
obvious  reasons the people engaged  in  it 
do  not  like  to  have  it  become too well 
known.

“Serap  rubber  makes  excellent  pack­
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The  inside  rubber  must  be  strong,  but 
the outside  wrappings are just as good Lf 
made of the  cheaper  material.  Carriage 
tires  and  car  springs  may  be  made  of 
scraps  without harm.”

C alls  for  E arly  D elivery.

Retailers  who  have  not  been  getting 
their goods from  the jobbers early are be 
ginning  to  complain,  aud  asking if the 
jobbers are going to  try  and  get  out  of 
filling orders  because of  the  advance  in 
prices. 
It  is  much  more  pertinent  for 
the jobber to ask  the  manufacturer  this 
question,  as there is  no denying  the  fact 
that some of the smaller and less reliable 
manufacturers are endeavoring  to  avoid 
filling  their  orders.  Delay  in shipping 
goods  will,  they hope,  result in  cancella­
tion  of the order.  The  jobbers  will  not 
have an easy time filling their orders,  for 
if  one  manufacturer  fails  in  filling his 
orders,  the jobber cannot buy  the  goods 
elsewhere without losing money.

Retailers  generally  want  their  goods 
early,  not  alone on account of their low 
stocks and  anticipated  large  fall  trade, 
but so as to be sure of having  the  goods. 
Those  who bought prior to  the  advances 
are  particularly  desirous  of  having the 
goods in stock.

Present business is chiefly that of ship­
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boot and shoe houses  will  be  busily  oc­
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in  filling  orders.  Jobbers  are 
shipping just as fast as they can  get  the 
goods  from  the  manufacturers.  The 
reputable  manufacturers are filling their 
orders even though at a loss,  and  this  is 
occurring more frequently than they care 
to have  it.  One  manufacturer  recently 
remarked:  “I am  shipping  goods  every 
day that are a loss to me,  but I am  going 
to fill every one of  my orders. 
I can  see 
now  where I  was wise in  marking  up  my 
goods,  and  1  only  wish  1  had  marked 
more of them  up.”
H ave  Y ou  O rdered  Y our  R ubb ers  Yet?
From the Shoe and Leather  Gazette.
Of course,  in  this  hot  weather  every­
body is inclined to take matters as easily 
as possible,  but it  is  a  very  seasonable 
suggestion  to make to the jobbers in rub­
ber boots and shoes,  as  well as to the re­
tail  dealers,  that  the  prices  in  rubber 
footwear are going  up  very  soon.  The 
price of rubbers,  as  every jobber knows, 
is to be advanced 5 per cent,  to  the  job 
ber Sept.  1 and 5 per cent to the retailer 
Oct.  1,  so that  all  dealers  who  want  to 
take advantage of the  present low  prices 
must have their  orders in in time for the 
goods to  be  shipped  them  before  these 
two dates.  The jobber’s  order  must  be 
in so that the  factory  can  ship  him  the 
goods by the last of  August  or  be  loses 
this 5 per cent.
The  factories  have  been  exceedingly 
busy  this  summer.  The  orders  which 
have been received by the  different  fac­
tories of the  United  States  Rubber  Co. 
have greatly exceeded the  orders  of pre­
vious years.  This can  be  accounted  for 
in  two or three different ways:  First, by 
the  general  revival  of  business;  and, 
second, during the dull times of  the  last 
t*o or three years,  both  jobbers  and  re­
tailers  have allowed their  stocks  to  get 
very  low.  Accordingly,  the orders to the 
factories  have been  unusually  large  and 
the factories of the United States Rubber 
Co.  are  running  full  time  with  orders 
way  ahead.  This  means  that  jobbers 
who  wait  until  the  last  of  August  be­
fore  putting in their orders,  or who  even 
wait  until  the  1st  of  August,  are  very 
uncertain  about  having  their  goods de­
livered before the  1st of September.  The 
J 5  per  cent, 
is  well  worth  saving  and 
. dealer»  who do not save it  will  certainly 
be at a marked disadvantage  with  other 
letailers  who take  time  by  the  forelock 
and  take advantage of this  percentage.

L arge  S h o es  for  Sum m er.

The feet have  more  to  do  with  com­
fort  during  the  hot  weather  than  the 
wind and the thermometer.  Tight shoes 
will destroy  peace of mind  more  rapidly 
thau philosophy and  virtue can  create it. 
Tight shoes  will  make  even  moderately 
warm  weather  trying,  and  will  render 
the  recoid  breaking  days  absolutely  un 
endurable.  The feet follow the example 
of other things and are expanded  by  the 
heat. 
It is,  therefore, necessary  to  buy 
summer shoes a little larger  than  winter 
ones.  They  should  be  changed  fre­
quently.  A pair of  fresh  stockings  and 
a pair of fresh  shoes  are  frequently  as 
cooling as a cold shower bath, and are far 
superior to cold drinks.

An  electric motor on  a  branch  of  the 
New York, New Haven & Hartford  Rail­
road  was  recently  tested  for speed,  and 
mado  sixty  miles  an  hour without diffi­
culty.  Then it  drew  seventeen  heavily 
laden  freight cars,  with a  weight  of  500 
tons,  at  the  rate  of twenty-five miles an 
hour.  The  motor  has  been  placed  on 
regular  train  service,  and  its  perform­
ance is expected to lead to  some  import­
ant changes in railroading.

Money  drawers,  showcases,  sample 
cases,  counters,  shelving  and  all  kinds 
of  tools  at  Jim  Travis’, 67 Canal street. 
Grand Rapids.

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

Agents  for  the

BOSTON  RUBBER 
SHOE  CO.’S 
GOODS

RINDGE,
KflLMBACH
J G 0 . I »

■2,  14  and  16  P earl  S treet

M anufacturers and Jobbers of

Boots  and  Shoes

We m ake th e best line of Medium Priced Goods in  the 

m arket.  You can im prove your trade by handling o u r goods. 

LINDEN

NEEDLE  TOE.

O w in g  to  th e  G reat A d van ce  in  L eather,

lioots and Shoes are necessarily m uch advanced  In price.

Bros.  Shoe  Go.

Have  a  great  m any  things  purchased  before 
the  advance  th a t  they  are  still  selling a t old 
prices, and balance of the line a t  not one-half 
of the advance of th e cost to  m anufacture the 
goods to-day. 
It will  pay you  to exam ine  our 
line of sam ples w hen our  representative  calls 
on you.

H i Bit Slot CO.

5  and  ?  Norm  l o i   $1..  Grand  M

.

H e r o l d - B e r t s c h   S h o e   C o .

Manufacturers  and  W holesale  Dealers  in

BOOTS,  SHOES &  RUBBERS

5 and 7  Pearl  Street 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN
stale Agents  wales-goodyear  rubb  rs
We carry  in stock Regular,  Opera, 
Piccadilly and  Needle Toes.

We are prepared to  furnish a  R ubber  of 
superiority  in quality, style mid  lit.

Myear=filove=Runners

Are the  Best.

Hirth,Krause

&  Co.

W e  Carry  a  L arge  S tock .

GRAND  RA PIDS,  MICH.

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17

although  the Street  Railway Co.  and  the 
caterers at Reed’s  Lake  were  willing  to 
concede that a  grocers’  picnic  showered 
at  least  810,000  into  their  coffers,  they 
were  unwilling to  share  any  portion  of 
the  profits  of  the  event,  which  would 
leave the  Association  without  funds  to 
provide the special attractions  which the 
people have come to  look  upon as neces­
sary to the success of a great  picnic.

The  Reed’s  Lake  caterers  will,  prob­
ably,  protest against  holding  the  picnic 
away  from the city  on  the  gronnd  that 
we  ought to  “keep  the money  at home.” 
The admonition  is so flimsy as  to  be  un­
worthy the consideration of broad-minded 
people.  Grand Rapids has been  favored 
during the month of July  with the  visits 
of a thousand  furniture dealers  from  all 
parts  of  the  country,  who  have  come 
here for the  purpose  of  placing  orders 
for  fall  goods.  Suppose  the  furniture 
manufacturers of New York City  should 
say  to the dealers of that city  that  it  is 
unpatriotic  for  them  to  go  to  Grand 
Rapids to  buy  goods—that  they  should 
“keep their mouey at home.”  The aver­
age  Grand  Rapids  man  would smile at 
the foolishness of such  a suggestion  and 
point to the  fact that  we  are  cosmopoli­
tan; that  we believe in  the policy of “live 
and  let live”  and that  we have  made  our 
city  great  and  our  furniture 
industry 
famous  by  a policy as broad as  the  hori­
zon.  Considering  that our prosperity as 
a manufacturing center and  fruit market 
is  due  to  the  liberality  with  which we 
been have  patronized  in  all  parts of the 
country  and that  the success of  this  city 
as a jobbing point is due  to the generous 
patronage of dealers  in  all  parts  of  the 
State,  the attempt  to  narrow  the  retail 
grocery  trade down  to a four-mile ride to 
Reed’s Lake,  on  the ground that it is un­
patriotic to go thirty miles away  to  cele­
brate a holiday, should meet with merited 
contempt.
E veryth in g  In  R ead in ess  for  th e   Gro­

convention  of 

Call for th e  S econ d   A nnual  C onvention.
G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  July  30—The  second 
annual 
the  Northern 
Michigan  Retail  Grocers’  Association 
will  be held in the city hall at  Reed  City 
on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  Aug.  13 
and  14,  convening  at  10  o’clock on  the 
day  first  named.  Every  grocer  doing 
business in Michigan  north of the  D.,  G. 
H.  & M.  Railway is invited to  attend  the 
meeting,  as matters of  great  importance 
to the trade  will  come  up  for  discussion 
and  action.  Among  the  topics  already 
assigned  are the following:
“Was the invalid peddling law of  1895 
a move in  the right direction?” —Hon.  C.
E.  Hoyt,  Hudsonville.
“Should  this  Association  recommend 
the adoption  of  the  Blue  Letter  collec­
tion  system?”
“Is it possible to improve  the  present 
exemption law?”
“Is it desirable to pay cash for produce, 
instead  of  store  trade?”—Frank  Smith, 
of Leroy.
“Wherein can this Association  greatly 
benefit  the  grocery  trade  of  Northern 
Michigan?”
“It it desirable  to  substitute  weights 
for measures in the handling of produce?
Other topics  are  under  consideration 
and  will probably  be introduced.
Extensive preparations have been  made 
by the grocers of Reed City for the enter­
tainment of their guests on  the  occasion 
of  the  convention,  including  a  compli­
mentary  banquet,  which  will  be  given  at 
the Hotel King on  the  evening  of  Aug. 
13.  Half rates have  also been secured at 
the Hotel King and,  in the event of there 
being  100  present  who  have  paid  full 
railway fare in coming,  the railways will 
sell  return  tickets  at  one-third  regular 
fare.  This concession cannot be secured 
unless the purchaser of  a  ticket  secures 
a certificate from  bis ticket agent  at  the 
time ticket is purchased.
Believing that our  Association  is  des­
tined  to  accomplish  much  good  for the 
grocers of Northern  Michigan  and  confi­
dent  that  you  will  feel like doing your 
share  to  assist  in  the  good  work,  we 
earnestly invite you to be present on  the 
occasion  of  our  second  annual  conven­
tion.  Come one,  came all!

E.  A.  S t o w e ,  Sec’y.

J.  F.  Tatman,  Pres.

electric launches and  three  room  house 
boats.  Possibly  there  may  be  such  a 
place as Holy Island  and  such  a  publi­
cation as  the  East  Jordan  Paper,  but, 
aside from these two features,  the  entire 
matter is a myth, beautiful  to look  upon, 
but too improbable to be considered seri­
ously.

T he  G lut  in  A lexan d er  P ea c h e s.
The market for Alexander peaches has 
been  in  a  sorry  plight  for a week,  the 
supply  being largely in excess of the  de. 
mand.  Some  were evidently  brought  in 
with  the  hope  that  a  little  something 
might be got for them,  so small and  bul- 
lety and deadly  the little  things  looked; 
others,  with  some  claims  to  bringing- 
up,  had  a well-to-do-air about them, little 
in  keeping with  the  disreputable  speci­
mens which  were bringing disgrace upon 
the  whole family  of  peaches,  while  the 
patricians  in  baskets,  commendable  in 
size  and  rejoicing in all the virtues of a 
long line of clingstone  ancestry,  turned 
red  with anger at  the  ignominious  price 
of  a  shilling  a  bushel,  irrespective  of 
quality.

A shilling  a  bushel!  It  does  not  pay 
for the picking,  to say  nothing  of  bring­
ing the fruit to market in  the small hoars 
of  the  night;  and  the  question  which 
comes  promptly  to  the  front  is,  What 
can  be done to  prevent this glut,  so  dis­
astrous to the producer?

It  is  needless  here  to  say  anything 
about the clingstone  peacb.  God  might 
have  made a meaner peach  but  he  never 
did.  The  fruit  is  here,  however,  and it 
is  flooding  the  market.  Can 
its  wild 
waves be stayed?  Is  it  possible,  for ex­
ample,  to  prevent  the forcing of the  in­
ferior article on the  market,  and,  if not, 
can no way  be devised  to  dispose  of  the 
glut in some more  profitable  way?  The 
sound common sense  which  has  always 
been  the distinguishing  characteristic of 
the fruit grower ought to find  relief  and 
avert, 
if  possible,  the  ruinous  price 
which  the  glut  has  produced  on  the 
market.

Association  M atters
Grand  Rapids Retail Grocers' Association 

President,  K.  W h it e :  Sc jw Lh t ,  E.  A.  Stuvk: 

Treasurer, ,1. Geo.  Lehman,

S u g ar  Card  G ranulated, 

10 p o u n d s  fo r 50 c e n ts. 

cen ts  p e r p o u n d . 

I1»  p o u n d s  fo r 25 cen ts
20 p o u n d s fo r ft.
Jackson  Retail Grocers’ Association

President.  Hyuon  C.  IIii.l :  Secretary. W.  II.  [’ou­

t e r :  T re a su re r. 

F .  II elm eh.

S ugar  Card  G ranulated.

5 ‘i  c e n ts  per p o u n d . 

O’.  p o u n d s  fo r 50 cen ts

19  p o u n d s fo r i t.

Northern Mich. Retail Grocers’ Association 
P re sid e n t.  -I.  F .  T  atm an.  C lare:  S ecretary .  F.  A. 
St o w e, G ra n d  R apids: T re a su re r, F rank S m ith, 
Leroy.

Owosso Business  Men’s Association. 

P resid en t,  A.  I).  W hiimm.e :  S ecretary   «¡.T.  Ca m p­

b e l l ;  T re a su re r,  \V.  E. C o i.i.in s.

Michigan  Hardware Association. 

P re sid e n t.  F.  S.  C aki.eton.  Ca  m u et:  V ice  I’resi- 
d e n t.  H en r y  C.  W e b e r   D etro it :  Secretary- 
Treasurer, H en r y C.  Min n ie ,  E a to n  R apids.

THE  NINTH  A N NUAL.

G rand  R apid s  G rocers  To  Picnic  a t 

O ttaw a  B each .

After considering the  matter  for  sev­
eral days  and reviewing the  propositions 
from  the  several  resorts  in  and  about 
Grand  Rapids,  the  Picnic  Committee  of 
the  Retail  Grocers’  Association  finally 
decided to accept the proposition  of  the 
Chicago  &  West  Michigan  Railway  to 
hold  the ninth annual  picnic  of  the  or­
ganization  at Ottawa Beach.  A  contract 
has,  therefore,  been closed  in  the  name 
of the Association,  providing for a round 
trip  rate  of  75  cents  on  the day of the 
picnic  for  adults,  and  40  cents  for 
children  between  the ages of five and  12 
years.  Trains  will leave at 8 a.  m., 9:15 
a.  m.,  10 a.  m.  and 1:25  p.  m.,  returning 
from  the  Beach  at  7  p.  m.,  8 p.  in. and 
9:10  p.  m.  The  retail  grocers  of  Hol­
land  will join  with  their brethren in cele­
brating  the  anniversary,  and  at 
ten 
o’clock two ball games  will  be  called— 
one  between  the  grocers  and  grocery 
clerks of Grand Rapids  and the other be­
tween  the  Holland  grocers  of  Grand 
Rapids and the grocers  of  Holland  City. 
Dinner will be in order at  12  o’clock,  the 
railway company having  agreed  to  place 
tables and  benches  for  1,000  people  in 
the casino,  in  addition to  the  tables  and 
benches  already  in  place  in  the grove. 
At 2 o’clock the steamship Soo  City  will 
give an excursion of two hours’  duration 
on Lake Michigan,  free  to  all  who  hold 
railway  tickets  purchased  at  the Grand 
Rapids depot.  On  the  return  of the ex­
cursion,  at  5  p.  in.,  an exhibition drill 
will be given  by the crew of the life  sav­
ing  station.  Other  sports  and  contests 
are  under consideration and  will  be  an­
nounced 
It  is  expected  that 
every grocer  in  Grand  Rapids  will  im­
prove this opportunity  to  join  with  his 
brethren in  making  the  ninth  anniver­
sary  picnic  memorable in  point of num­
bers and interest.

later  on. 

#  *  *

It  will,  possibly,  be a  source  of regret 
to some grocers  that  the  Committee  did 
not designate Reed’s Lake as the location 
for the picnic,  eight  of  the  nine  annual 
picnics given  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Association  having been  held at that  re­
sort.  The  reason  for  selecting  Ottawa 
Beach,  instead of Reed’s Lake, is that the 
caterers  at  the  latter  resort  took  the 
same position they did two years ago and 
positively  declined  to  contribute  any­
thing  toward  the  success  of the event. 
It takes  money  to conduct a large  picnic 
successfully,  and a  good  deal of it;  and,

c e r s’  Picnic.
Juiy 

J a c k s o n , 

2 6 —An  adjourned 
meeting of  the  Jackson  Retail  Grocers’ 
Association  was held  July  25,  President 
Byron C.  Hill  in  the chair.
The regular order of business  was  dis­
posed of,  there  being nothing out  of  the 
usual order,  and the reports  of  the  sev­
eral  special  committees  on  excursion 
were received and considered.
The  chairman  of  the  General  Com­
mittee  (Ex-President  Fleming)  reported 
that the  arrangements  with  the  Michi­
gan Central  Railway  for  transportation 
were completed and  were  very  satisfac­
tory,  as the officers of that  line  were  do­
ing everything possible to  make  the  oc­
casion  a grand  success,  both on their part 
and for the Jackson grocers.
A resolution  was  adopted,  giving  the 
General Committee full  powe^ to arrange 
all further details relating to  the  excur­
sion,  without further action  on  the  part 
of the  Association.
The  committee further reported  that a 
toboggan slide had  been  built  and  that 
bath houses  were completed and in readi­
ness  for  the  uuwashed,  at the resort at 
Diamond Lake.
The Committee on Invitations reported 
that the city officials and  members  of the 
Common Council  had accepted  the  invi­
tation  to  attend  the  excursion,  as  had 
also  the  United  Commercial  Travelers, 
and  that  several  travelers  from  other 
places had  written  that they  would  go.
W.  H.  P o r t e r ,  Sec’y.

D utch  v s.  D utch.

H o l l a n d ,  July  29—Noticing  that  the 
retail  grocers  of  Grand  Rapids  are  to 
hold  their ninth  annual  picnic at  Ottawa 
Beach on August  8,  1  hereby  challenge 
tne  grocers  of  Holland  extraction 
in 
Grand  Rapids to play a matched  game of 
base  ball  with the retail  grocers  of  Hol­
land  City. 
In  case  this  challenge is ac­
cepted,  we  will probably close our stores 
on the day of the  picnic  and  assist  our 
Graud  Rapids  brethren 
in  celebrating 
the event. 

J o h n   K r t jis in g a .

L ack s  Only  One  E lem ent.

From the East Jordan Paper.

The Michigan  Traveling  Men’s  Asso­
ciation  have  determined  to  organize  a 
summer  resort for themselves  and  their 
families and  have  an eye  to  Holy Island 
for that purpose. 
If they succeed  in ob­
taining the  location,  they  will  erect  a 
large hotel,  several  cottages,  run a dock 
out,  build  boat houses,  construct a prom­
enade  around  the  entire  island,  with 
band  stand,  seats,  awning,  hammock 
swings and all the luxuries  refined ideas 
of comfort can call for.  Their  fleet  will 
consist of steam  and  electric  launches, 
large and  small  fishing  and  row  boats 
and canoes,  and house boats.  These lat­
ter are  large  scows,  with  two  or  three 
rooms  on  deck,  on  which  parties  can 
spend a few days at anchor  at  any  spot 
along the  shore  they  choose,  and  it  is 
the most  comfortable  way  of  picnicing 
known.  The investment  will  be a heavy 
one;  but,  as the Association  has  almost 
unlimited wealth at its  command,  no ex­
pense will be  spared  in  making  every­
thing as it  should  be.  They  will  print 
a small journal  on  the  spot,  in  which 
will be recorded  the  adventures  of  the 
week,  the comers and  goers,  and  every­
thing else worthy  of  note—not  to  men­
tion  a  certain  amount  of  fiction.  We 
wish the  venture  speedy  and  complete 
success.

Seldom has  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   seen  a 
more idealistic picture than  that  painted 
by  the  East  Jordan  artist.  Unfortun­
ately,  the picture lacks  but  one element 
—the single  element of truth.  There is 
no organization in  existence  having  the 
name given,  nor has any traveling men’s 
organization  “untold  wealth”  behind  it. 
Traveling men,  as a  class,  create  homes 
before they do summer resorts  and  most 
of them prefer  7 per cent,  mortgages  or 
stock in  the  house  employing  them  to

P u rely   P erson al.

J.  M.  Hayden  (J.  M.  Hayden  & Co.) 
has returned  from  a  week’s  visit  with 
friends at Tecumseh.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler will return  early  in 
August  from  a  three  weeks’  pleasure 
trip  about the Chesapeake Bay and Balti­
more.

John  Smyth,  local  representative  for 
the  Riverside  Yeast  Co.,  has  returned 
home after  a  fortnight’s  visit  at  Balti­
more,  Philadelphia,  Washington  and At­
lantic City.

Daniel Steketee and  David M.  Hooger- 
hyde (P.  Steketee & Sons)  and Geo.  Mul­
der,  of the firm of  Mrs.  Anna  Mulder  & 
Sons,  general  dealers  at  Spring  Lake, 
capsized  the  boat  in  which  they  were 
fishing  on  Spring  Lake  a  few  days 
ago and  narrowly  escaped watery graves.
H.  M.  Reynolds  was one of the twenty- 
six charter members of  the  National As­
sociation of  Composition  Roofers,  which 
recently  held its  eighth  annual  conven­
tion  at  Buffalo,  on  which  occasion Mr. 
Reynolds  was  elected  President  of  the 
organization—a worthy  honor,  worthily 
bestowed.

T hree  G reat  Picn ics.

Grand Rapids  Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
Saginaw  Retail Grocers’  Association— 
Jackson Retail  Grocers’  Association— 

tion—At Ottawa Beach,  Aug.  8.
At Port  Huron,  Aug.  8.
At  Diamond Lake,  Aug.  8.

It is a little singular  that  the  leading 
grocers’  organizations of the State should 
have selected the same date  on which to 
hold  their annual outing.

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

best.  From  them there is no appeal  and 
the result is  “a pure  well of English, un- 
defiled.”

A  chance  opening  of the book  brings 
to  the  eye  “companion.”  After  the 
word,  in  syllables,  comes the pronuncia­
tion,  and  here arises  the  first  objection: 
Will  a  dictionary  which  necessitates 
learning a new  key to  pronunciation find 
favor? and  was the change  from  the  old 
diacritical  marks to  new  phonetic  char­
acters  needful,  or even desirable?  If o, 
halved by a curved line with the inverted 
curve  beneath,  has the sound of u short, 
would  it not have been as well  to use the 
familiar u?

The objection is easily met.  The diacrit­
ical  marks  are  not 
learned.  The  new 
characters are exact,  simple and  easy  to 
remember.  Not  readily  mistaken,  they 
always tell the same story,  and are,  then 
the best.

“Companion”  is then defined as a verb, 
and  its  use illustrated  by an extract,  lo­
cated.  The  use  of  the  word  as a noun 
follows,  with a sentence from  Goldsmith 
as  an  illustration.  Six different phases 
of the word are then given.  Then comes 
its derivations—so full  of  meaning—fol­
lowed  by  synomyms,  and  the  preposi­
tions  with  which the word  is  used.  The

whole  is  exact,  concise,  complete; and, 
on that account,  is ready  for the test any­
where.

The typographical  part of  the  book  is 
in  harmony  with  the  rare excellence it 
enshrines.  The paper is of  fine  texture 
and strong.  The printing is'unexcelled, 
and  the  stout  and ^handsome binding— 
the  useful  and  the  beautiful  in  one— 
make the book,  as  a  whole,  “a  thing  of 
beauty and a joy forever.”

Another  point  upon  which  too  much 
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given  to business  terms. 
It  can  hardly 
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profoundest  scholarship  fails  to express 
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J ohn  E.  Peck
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A  Financial Experience.

When  1  go  into  a  bank  I  get rattled. 
The clerks rattle me;  the  wickets  rattle 
me;  the sight of  the  money  rattles  me; 
everything rattles  me.
The moment 1 cross the  threshold of  a 
bank 1 am  a hesitating jay. 
If I attempt 
to  transact  business  there  1  become an 
irresponsible idiot.
I knew this beforehand,  but  my salary 
had  been  raised to §50 a month and  1 felt 
that the  bank was the only  place  for  it.
So  1  shambled  in  and  looked  timidly 
around at the clerks.  1  bad  an  idea that 
a person  about  to open  an  account  must 
needs consult the manager.
i  went  up  to  a  wicket  marked  “Ac­
countant.”
The accountant  was a  tall,  cool  devil. 
The very sight  of  him  rattled  me.  My 
voice was sepulchral.
“Can  1 see  the  manager?”  I  said,  and 
added solemnly,  “alone.”  1 don’t  know 
why I said  “alone.”
“Certainly,”  said  the  accountant,  and 
fetched  him.
The manager was  a grave, calm man.  1 
held my $56 clutched  in  a  crumpled  hall 
in my  pocket.
“Are you  the manager?”  I  said.  God 
knows  1 didn’t  doubt  it.
“Yes,” he said.
“Can  1  see you,”  1  asked,  ••alone? ’  1 
didn’t  want  to  say  “alone”  again,  but 
without it the thing seemed  self-evident.
The  manager  looked  at  me  in  some 
alarm.  He felt that  1  had  an  awful  se­
cret to reveal.
“Come in  here,”  he  said,  and  led  the 
way  to  a  private  room.  He turned  the 
key  in  the  lock.
“We are safe from  interruption  here,” 
he said;  “sit down.”
We both  sat down  and  looked  at  each 
other.  1  found no voice to speak.
“You  are  one  of  Pinkerton’s  men,  I 
presume,”  he  said.
He  had  gathered  from  my mysterious 
manner that I  was a  detective.  1  knew 
what he  was  thinking  and  it  made  me 
worse.
“No,  not  from  Pinkerton’s,”  1  said, 
seemingly  to  imply  that  1  came  from  a 
rival agency.
“To tell the truth,” 1  went on,  as  if  1 
had  been prompted  to  lie about  it,  “1  am 
not  a  detective  at  all.  1  have come to 
open  an  account. 
I  intend  to  keep  all 
my money  in tb s  bank.”
The manager  looked  relieved,  but still 
serious;  he concluded  uow that  l  was  a 
son  of  Baron  Kotbschild  or  a  young 
Gould.
“A large account,  1  suppose,” he said.
“Fairly  large,”  I  whispered.  "1  pro­
pose to deposit $56 uow,  and $50 a month 
regularly.”
The  manager  got  up  and opened  the 
door.  He called  to the accountant.
“Mr.  Montgomery,”  he  said,  unkindly 
loud,  “this gentleman  is  opening  an  ac­
count;  be  will deposit $56.  Good morn­
ing.”

I arose.
A big iron door  stood  open  at the side 

of the room.

“Good  morning,”  1  said,  and stepped 
into the safe.
“Come out,”  said  the  manager, coldly, 
and showed me the other way.
I  went up to  the  accountant’s  wicket 
and poked  the ball of money  at him  with 
a quick convulsive movement  as if 1 were 
doing a conjuring  trick.

My face was ghastly  pale.
“ Here,”  1  said,  “deposit  it.”  The 
tone of the words seemed to  mean,  “ Let 
us do this painful  thing  while  the  fit  is 
on  us.”
He took the money and  gave  it  to  an 
other clerk.  He made me  write the sum 
on  a slip and  sign  my name in  a book.  1 
no longer knew  what  I  was  doing.  The 
bank swam  before my eyes.
“Is it deposited?”  I asked in a  hollow, 
vibrating voice.
“It is.”  said  the accountant.
“Then  I  want to draw a check.”
My  idea  was  to  draw  out $6 of it for 
present use.  Some one  gave me a check 
book  through  a  wicket,  and  some  one 
else began telling me how to write it out. 
The people in  the bank  had  the  impres­
sion  that 1  was an  invalid millionaire. 
I 
wrote something on  the check  and thrust 
it in  at  the clerk.  He looked at it.
“ Whal!  are  you  drawing  it  all  out 
again?”  he  asked,  in  surprise.  Then  I 
realized  that  I  had  written  fifty-six  in­
stead of six.  1  was too far  gone  to  rea­
son  now. 
I  had  a  feeling  that  it  was 
impossible  to  explain  the  thing.  All 
the clerks  had stopped  writing to look  at 
me.
Reckless  with misery,  I made a plunge.
“Yes,  the whole thing.”
"You  withdraw your  money  from  the 
“Every cent of it.”
“Are  you  not  going  to  deposit  any 
“Never.”
An  idiot  hope  struck  me  that  they 
might think something  had  insulted  me 
while I  was writing the check and  that  I 
had  changed  my  mind. 
I  made  a 
wretched  attempt  to  look  like  a  man 
with  a fearfully  quick temper.
The clerk  prepared  to pay  the  money.
“ How  will  you  have it?”  he said.
“What?”
“ How will  you have it?”
“Oh!”  1  caught  his  meaning  and  an­
swered  without even  trying to think, “in 
fifties.”

more?”  said  the  clerk,  astonished.

bank?”

He gave me a $50  bill.
“And  the six?” he asked  dryly.
“ In  sixes.”  I said.
He gave it to me and  I  rushed out.
As the big  doors  swung  behind  me  I 
caught  the  echo  of  a  roar  of laughter 
that  went up to the ceiling of  the  bank. 
Since then  I  bank no  more. 
I  keep  my 
money  in cash in my trousers’ pocket, and 
my  savings in  silver dollars in  a sock.

T he  Stan d ard   D ictionary.

The  test  of  a  text-book  is  the  class­
room.  Given  an  earnest,  enthusiastic 
teacher aud  a  roomful  of  students,  and 
a  text-book  which  comes  from  the  or­
deal  unharmed  needs  no  further  trial. 
The Standard  Dictionary  seems  to  have 
been taken  in  hand  with the idea of pass­
ing just that ordeal.

Its  task,  at  the  outset,  was  clearly 
marked out.  A  vocabulary of more than 
300,000  words  was  to  be  spelled,  pro­
nounced  and defined.  Synomyns and au­
tonyms  were  to  be  given.  Quotations 
and their location  were to  be  furnished. 
Lists  and  tables  were  to  be made out. 
Illustrations  were  to  lend  their  aid  in 
conveying  the  full  meaning  of  a  word 
and,  when  all  this  work  was done, the 
bookmaker was to be called in, and what- j 
ever was best in  his art was to be  turned 
to practical  account to meet  successfully j 
the test to which the  work would be sub-1 
jected  in  the  practical classroom of the ■ 
world.

There  was  but  one  line  to  follow in 
this  stupendous  work  and  it  has  been 
pursued.  Every  word of the 300,000 has j 
been subjected to the ordeal of a class  of j 
experts everywhere  acknowledged as the

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S ulphate,  com 'l,  by
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Salvia officinalis, *4s
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Conium  M ac............
C opaiba.....................
Cubebie.......................  1
E x e c h th ito s............   1
E rig ero n ....................  1
G au lth eria................  1
G eranium ,ounce__
Gossippii,Sem. gal  .
Iledeom a.......  .........  1
Ju n íp era....................   1
L avendula................
Lim onis.....................   1
M entha  P iper.........  1
M entha V en d ...........  1
Morrhua;,  g a l...........  1
Myrcia, ounce...........
O live...........................
Piéis  Liquida...........
Piéis Liquida, g al...
R ic in a .........  ...........
Rosm arini..................
Ros*,  o u n ce............   6
Suceini  .....................
S a b in a .....................
Son ta l.........................  2
Sassafras 
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Sinapis, ess.,  ounce.
T ig lii..........................
Thym e 
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Thyme,  o p t..................
T heobrom as............
P otassium
Bi  Barb.......................
Bichromate 
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Bromide.....................
Carb...........................
Chlorate.-po. 17®19c
C yanide.............. .......
Iodide.........................   2
Potassa.  Bitart, pure 
Potass«.  Bitart,  com 
Potass N itras, o p t...
Potass  N itras............
Prussiate....................
Sulphate  po  ............
Radix
A conitvm ..................
A lthaj.........................
A n ch u sa...................
Arum po.....................
C alam u s...................
G entian«.........po  12
G lychrrliiza.. ,pv. 15 
H ydrastis Canadeu . 
Hydrastis Can.,  [io 
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Inula, po...................
Ipecac,  po..................  1
Iris plox 
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Jalapa,  p r..................
Marmita.  14s............
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Rhei, c u t...................
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S anguinaria... po. 25
S erp en taria..............
Senega .......................
Similax.officinalis H
Sm i lax.  M..................
S eill* .................po.35
Symploearpus, i ’oeti-
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Zingiber a ..................
Zingiber j ..................
Semen
A nisum ...........po.  20
A pi um  (gravel eons)
Bird. Is.......................
C arui................po.  IK
Cardam on..................  1
C onundrum ..............
Cannabis  Sativa. 
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Cydonium..................
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D ipterix  O dorate...
Fienic.ultim ..............
F enugreek. po.........
L in i............................
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Lobelia  .....................
Pharlaris  C anarian.
R a p a ...........................
Sinapis  A lbu............
Sinapis  N igra...........
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A rn ic a .......................
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K arosm a...................
C antharides..............
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C atechu.....................
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C olum ba...................
Cubeba.......................
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D ig italis...................
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G en tian .....................
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G u iac a.....................
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Iodine.........................
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Kino............................
Lobelia......................
M yrrh.........................
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Q u assia.....................
R hatany.....................
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A lum en.....................  2U©
3
Alumen. gro’d .. po. 7 
3©
4 
A nnatto...................  
40©;
50
4©
A ntim oni,  po........... 
60 
55©
Antim oni et PotassT 
A ntipyrin ................ 
©.
1  40 
©
A ntifebrin 
............. 
15 
©,
Argenti  Nitras, oz  .. 
53
A rsenicum ................. 
5©
40 
38©
Balm Gilead  Bud  .. 
1  30 
Bismuth  S. N ..........   1  20©
9
Calcium  Chlor.,  is.'. 
@
do.  10
Calcium Chlor.,  tis. 
©   12
Calcium Chlor.,  tis. 
do, 1  00
Cantharides, Rus.po 
dh 
Capsici  Fructus, a f . 
l ‘>
©  15
Capsiei Fructus,  po. 
dt.  15
Capsici  FructusB.po 
10©  12
Caryophyllus. .po.  15 
Carm ine, No. 40__  
©  3 75
50©;,  55
Cera Alba,  S.  A  F   . 
Cera  F lav a................ 
42
40©, 
40
©  
C occus....................... 
25
©  
Cassia F ru ctu s......... 
C eutraria...................  
10
©  
©  
C etaceum ................... 
40
Chloroform ............... 
60© 
63
do  1  25
Chloroform , squibbs 
Chloral Hyd C rst__   1  15©,  1  30
C hondrus..................  
20©, 
25
15©  20
<'inehonidine,P.& W 
Cinchonidine, Germ  3H©;  12
C ocaine.....................   5  00©  5 25
65
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct. 
35
Creosotum ................  
2
Creta............... bbl. 75 
5
Creta, p rep ................ 
Creta,  precip............  
11
Creta,  R ubra............. 
8
C ro cu s....................... 
Cudbear
Cupri S ulph..............
D extrine.....................
E ther S ulph..............
Emery, all  num bers
Em ery, po..................
Ergota..............po. 40
Flake  W hite............
G alla...........................
G am bier.....................
G elatin, Cooper.......
G elatin, F ren ch .......
Glassware, flint, box 
Less  than  bo x __
.>  ^ U1UV,  uruw u............
13© 25
Glue,  w h ite..............
13© 20
G lvcerina..................
0 ,
22
0 2  00 G rana  Paradisi  __
25ff/
55
H um ulus...................
79
Go,
do, 1  10 Hydraag Chlor  Mite
69
dt.
Hydraag Chlor  Cor
89
dt.
85 Hydraag O.x  Ruh m.
0
99
dt
H ydraag Ammoniati
45(a
55
65 H vdraagU nguentuni
0
65
0 ,
75 H ydrargyrum ...........
0
1  25© 1  50
Ichthvobolla,  A m ..
750 , 1  00
0
1  40 Indigo.........................
Iodine,  R esubl......... 3  80©,. 3  90
©i  4  70
Iodoform ...................
© 2  25
50 L upulin .....................
do,
60© bo
50 Lycopodium ............
0
75
7067
50 Macis...........................
do.
60 Liquor  Arsen et Hy-
d.
27
50
drarg Iod...............
0
©
10© 12
50 L iquorPo tass Arsini t
dt
2K 0'
4
60 Magnesia,  S ulph. . .
50fa
1*.
di
50 Magnesia. Sulph,bbl
0
6(% 63
@ 50 M anilla,  S.  F ............

© 
dr 
©  
9© 
© 
50©
© 
5do 
10© 
75© 
©  
©  
30© 
12©

50fil

20
© 5  50 Siedlitz  M ixture__
M enthol.....................
©
Morphia, S.P.& W ... 1  65@. 1  90 S inapis.......................
18
©
30
©
Morphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
Sinapis.  o p t..............
C.  Co....................... 1  55© 1  80 Snuff,  Maccaboy, De
© 40
© 34
Mosebus C anton__
Voes.........................
65© 80 Snuff,Scotch, DeVo's
34
M yristica,  No.  1.......
©
Nux  V om ica.. .po.20
6*/,©
9
@ 10 Soda B oras................
9
Os.  Sepia....................
15© Ì8 Soda Boras, p o .........
6*4©
24® 25
Soda et Potass T a rt.
Pepsin  Saac, H. & P.
© 2  00 Soda,  C arb................ U£©
2
I). Co.......................
3©
5
Picis  Liq. N.N.*Sgal.
Soda,  Bi-G'arb...........
doz............................
3 H©
4
© 2  00 Soda,  A sh..................
Picis Liq.,q u arts__
© 1  00 Soda, Sulphas...........
2
©
©1.
© 2  60
85 Spts. Cologne............
Picis  Liq., pints.......
50© n;:>
© 50 Spts.  E ther  C o.........
Pil  Hydra r g .. .po.  80
d t
© 2  00
18 Spts.  Myrcia  D rill...
Piper N ig ra... po.  22
© 2  51
Piper Aliba__ po.  35
80 Spts.  Vini  Rect. bbl.
do,
© 2  56
0,
P iix  B urgun.............
Spts.  \  in iR ect.'jb b l
© 2  59
100
Plum bi  A eet............
12 Spts.  Vini Rect.lOgal
Pulvis Ipecac et opii 1  10© 1  20 Spts.  Vini Rect.  5gal
© 2  61
Pvrethrum . boxes H.
© 1  25
&  P.  D.  < Io., d o z ...
Pyrethrum ,  p v .........
2ÍXf>
Quassise.....................
8© 10 Sulphur,  SubI...........
Q uinia, S.  P. & W .. 341/4© 39*4 Sulphur,  R oll.........
Q uinia,  S. G erm an.
27© 37 T am arinds................
Quinia.  N.Y..............
.•«!■;©. 37*4 Terebenth  V enice...
Rubia T in cto ru m ...
12© 14 Theobrom ie..............
Saecharum Lactis pv
18© 20 V anilla.....................
S alacin....................... 2  500 2  60 Zinei  S u lp h ..............
Sanguis D raco n is...
40© 50
Sapo,  W  ...................
14
12©;.
10© 12 \V hale,  w inter..........
Sapo,  M.......................
Sapo,  G.......................
©1
15 Lard,  e x tra ...............

30 Strychnia, C rystal... 1  40© 1  45
3
2 Vo©
2© 2*2
10
8©
28©.
80
48
45©.
9  00© 16  0()
K
7©
BBL. GAL.
70
65

Less 5c gal.  cash

10 days.

Oils

70
60

19

Lard, No.  1..............
Linseed, pure  raw .
N eatsfoot,  w i n t e r
stra in e d ..................
Spirits T u rp e n tin e..

P ain ts
Red  V enetian.........
Ochre, yellow Mars 
Ochre, yellow  Ber. 
P utty, com m ercial. 
Putty, strictly  pure 
V erm ilion,  P r i m e
A m erican..............
Verm ilion,  English
Green,  P a ris ...........
Green,  Peninsular.
Lead,  R ed................
Lead, w h ite ............
W hiting, w hite Spai 
W hiting,  gliders’. 
W hite, Paris Amer 
W hiting. Paris  Eng
c liff.......................
U niversal Prepared

45
40
64
61
66
63
70
65
38
33
BBL.
L B .
1%  2 @8
l?i  2 @4
1%  2 ©3
2*4  2‘4@3
2*4  2?i©3
13© 15
70© 75
20*4® 27
13© 16
5*4®
6
6
5 tí®
©
10
90
©
© 1  00
© 1  in
1  00® 1  15

Varnishes 

No.  1  T urp C oach..
E xtra  T u rp ............
Coach  Body.............
No. 1 T urp  F u rn ... 
Extra T urk D am ar.. 
Jap. D ryer.N o.lTuri

1  1 0 © 1  20
1  60© 1  70
2  75© 3 00
1  00© l  10
1  55® 1  60
75

70®.

I “Sanitary”

T he
Perfect

T o o th
S o a p

F o r   C l e a n i n g ,   B e a u t i f y i n g  
a n d   P r e s e r v i n g   t h e   T e e t h  
a n d   H a r d e n i n g   t h e   G u m s

III DH Ë.

O n e   D o z e n   o n   H a n d s o m e  
S t a n d .   S e n d   u s   a n   o r d e r  
for  a   t r i a l   d o z e n .

8

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

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

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

COCOA  SH ELLS.

35 lb  bags......................... 
0 3
Less  q u a n tity ................  @354
Pound  packages............. 6M@~

CO FFEE.

RlO.

Santos.

G reen.
Fair............................ 
18
Good.......................................... 19
Prim e........................................ 21
Golden...................................... 21
Peaberry..................................23
Fair............................................19
Good..........................................20
Prim e........................................22
Peaberry  ................................. 23
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair............................................21
Good.......................................... 22
Fancy........................................ 24
Prim e....................................  23
M illed ...................................... 24
25
Interior............................... 
Private Growth...................... 27
M andehllng..............  
.28
Im itation................................. 25
Arabian.................................... 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

R oasted.

P ackage.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add  Vtc. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
Arbnckle..............................  21  30
Jersey  ................................   21  30
I i o n C o f f e e
In   1 lb. P ackages .Without Glazing.
16 Full Ounces  Net

. 

21  3=10
C abinets 120 lbs. Same Price, 
90 f Extra  for Cabinets. 
£]  30 
M cL augh lin ’s  X X X A  
E xtract.
Valley City  Vt  gross 
75
Felix 
...........1  15
Hanunel’s, foil,  gross ........  1  65
“ 
2 85

KQEEAJID

“ 
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100 packages In  ca-e  .......
60 packages in  case  ___
B alk.. 
Red..................................... 

CHICORV.
....................... 

tin 

5
7

CLOTHES  L IN E S. 

per doz.  1  25 
140
1  60

Cotton,  40 n  
50ft 
. . .  
60 ft 
... 
70 ft  .......... 
80 f t ............ 
60 f t .......... 
7 2 f t .......... 

“ 
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“ 
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*’ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
» 
“ 
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C O N D E N SE D .M IL K  

4 doz.  in case.

1 76
1 W
85
1 00

N. Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gall Borden Bagle..............   7  40
Crown.........................................6 25
Daisy...........................................5 75
Champion..............................   4  50
Magnolia  .................................4  25
*!me...........................................3 35

A X L E  G R E A SE .
Mica 
.........................  70 
Aurora.......................  55 
JastorOU................  
60 
Diamond....................  50 
Frazer’s .................... 
75 
Paragon 
..................  55 

doz  gross
8  00
600
7  00
5 50
9 00
600

B A K IN G   PO W D E R . 

Acme.
“ 

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‘
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Arctic.

BLU IN G .

Our Leader,  54 .b cans....... 

“ 4 doz  “ 
“ 2 doz  “ 
“ 1 doz  “ 
V4 ft  “ 
l  ft  “ 

14 ID.  ;ans. 3  doz---- 
..................  
Vt lb. 
1 lb . 
B u lk .............................................. 
¡4  ft cans 6'doz  case........... 
st  1b 
1  ft 
5  ft 
Red Star, % ft cans............  
“ 
■■ 

45
75
1  “   ......................  1  «
1°
55
..............  1  10
................ 2  00
..............  9  00
40
..........  <8
............   1  40
85
1  65 
3 25
45
..  i   au
45
*
1  50

“ 
“ 
“  No. 2, sifting box. 
“  No. 3, 
*'  No. 5, 
“ 
“ 

Van  Anrooy’s  Pure.
>4 lb. cans, 6  doz. case.......  
» lb 
1  lb
elfer’s,  >4 lb. cans,  doz. 
“ 
•* 
“ 

4  doz. 
2 doz.
I t lb. 
1 lb. 
vt lb can s... 
1 lb can s.  ..
BA TH   B R IC K  
2 dozen In case.
...  80
E n glish .........................
Bristol.................................
60
Qonv-stlc.................
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals............ ..  3  60
6  75
8oz 
pints,  round......... ..  9 00
..  2  75
4  00
.  8  00
1 os b a ll................ .  4  50
..  3  60
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz 
..  '»  80
“ 
BROOM S,
..  1  90
No. 2 Hurl-----
........................... ..  2  00
No. 1  “ 
.  2  15
No. 2 Carpet..................
....................... .  2  50
No. 1 
“ 
2  50
Parlor Gem............  
85
Common W hisk................ .. 
................ ..  1  00
Fancy 
Warehouse......................... ..  2  85
BR USH ES.
1  25
stove, No.  1...................
“  10....................... ..  1  i>u
“  15....................... ..  1  75
85
dice Root Scrub, 2  row
Kioe Root  Scrub, 8 row ..  1  26
Palmetto,  goose................ ..  1  50
Hotel, 40  lb. boxes.......... .  10
9
Star,  40 
...........
... ..  18
Paraffine 
24
W lc k ln g ...........................

CAN D LES.

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

8 oz.......

.........

.......

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C A N N E D   GOODS.

** 

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“ 

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F U h .
Clams

“ 

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“ 
“ 

Mackerel.
standard, 1 lb ...............
2  l b ................
M ostarci,  2 l b ..................
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb —
soused, 2  lb .......................

Little Neck,  l i b .............. ...1  20
“  2  lb .............. ...1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb .................... ...2  25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  l i b ................
...  SO
..1  45
21b..................
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb ........................... ...2  30
. .3  35
“  2  lb ...........................
..2 ¡a
Picnic, 1 lb .........................
.  2  90
“ 
21b .........................
. 1   10
2  10
. .2 25
. .2  25
.2 25
Salmon.
jiumbia River, flat — -.1  £0
“  »alls.......
..1  -.5
..1  30
Alaska, R ed.......................
pink.......................
..1  20
.1  95
iSlnney’s.  flats..................
Sardines.
American  14«................... @  4
/4s................... @  6
imported  Via..................
@  9
@13
® ................
@  7
a w a r d   Ms................
Boneless 
.................
21
Trout.
a -00k  8, lb
2  5u
F ru its.
Applet.
i  ID. standard 
York Siate, galloni 
Hamburgh. 
*'
Apricots.
Live oak..............
1  40
Sauta  Crus............
1  40
Lusk’s .............................
1  SO
Overland.....................
1  Vt
Blackberries.
F.  A  W ...........................
85
Cberries.
R ed .................................
@1  15
W hite.............................
1  40
B rie................................
1  15
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
E rie........... 
1  00
California.

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

Gages.

90
3 uu

“ 
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.

.

“ 
“ 

Pears.

1  10
1  00 
1  40 
1  40 
@1  55

Gooseberries.
Com m on.......................
Peaches.
P ie .................................
M axw ell.......................
Shepard’s ....................
California.....................
Monitor 
........................
Oxford...........................
1 0 
Dom estic........................
Riverside.......................
1  25
Pineapples.
Common........................ 1  oo@l  30
2  50 2
Johnson’s  sliced
grated.........
Booth’s sliced..............
@2 5) @2 —
grated............
Quinces.
Com m on.......................
1  10
Raspberries.
R ed..................................
95 
Black  Hamburg...........
1  40 
1  10
Erie,  black  ..................
Strawberries.
L aw rence.....................
1  25 
Hamburgh....................
1  75
Brie.................................
1  05 
Terrapin...........................
9i>
Whortleberries.
Blueberries..................
85
Corned  beef 
...............
.  2 35
Roast beef 
2 35 
Potted  ham,  54 lb __
.  1  30 
80 
. 
tongue,  Vt lb
. .1  SO
35
95
chicken, 54 lb ..........  

M eats.
......................
“  54 lb .............
54 lb .......

“ 
V egetab les.

“ 
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“ 
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Beane.

“ 

“ 
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Peas.

“ 
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“ 
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Corn.

Hamburgh  strlnglesa............1  15
French style.........2  00
Limas...........................l  25
Lima,  green.................................. l lg
soaked.........................   70
Lewis Boston  Baked............. 1  25
Bay State  Baked..........................1 25
World’s  Fair  Baked............. 1  25
Picnic Baked...........................  95
Hamburgh...............................1  15
Livingston  B d en ...................l   00
P urity.......................................   90
Honey  D ew ............................. j 25
.......
Morning Glory......... 
Soaked.................................... 
6C
Hamburgh  marrofat.............1  00
early June 
...1   2D
Champion B ug.. 1  20
petit  p els............. 1  40
fancy  sifte d .... 1  65
'Oaj.ec!  ....................................   ?g
ti arris standard......................  7»
VanCamp’s  marrofat............1  it,
early June....... l  80
Archer’s  Early Blossom __ 1  25
French......................................2  15
Mushrooms.
French..................................19©21
Pumpkin.
  90
B rie..................... 
 
Squash.
Hubbard........... .....  
1  15
Succotash.
Hamburg.................... . . . . . . 1  SO
Soaked......................................  go
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 so
E rie............................................ 1 3b
H ancock..................................  po
E xcelsior....... .............  
  gu
Bcilpse............................  
85
E a m b u r g .„ ...........................1  30
G a llo n .............................. _ . . 2  10

Tomatoes.

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28
37
45

CH OCOLATE,

Baker’s.

C H EESE.

German Sweet..................... 
Premium............................... 
Breakfast  Cocoa................ 
Amboy  .......
Acme.........................
Jersey...........................
Lenawee......................
R iverside....................
<»oid  Medal................
Skim .............................
Brick.............................
Bdam  .......................
L eiden................   . 
..
■■imburger................
Pineapple 
Roquefort
Sap  Sago................
Schweitzer, Imported 
domestic

“ 

CATSUP.

Blue Label Brand.

10
10
1010
10
607
11
1  00 
20 
015 
024 035 
018 024 
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Half  pint, 25 bottles.............2  75
Pint 
...............4  60
Quart 1  doz bottles 
....... 8  50
Half pint, per  doz.................1  35
Pint, 25rbottles........................4  50
Quart  per  doz  ......................3  75

Triumph  Brand.

CREAM   T A R T A R .
Strictly  pure........................ 
3i>
Telfer’s  Absolute............... 
30
Grocers’ ................................15025
CLOTHES  P IN S.

D aisy  B rand.

5 gross b oxes................... 40045

“ttnperlor.”
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1 3
1 5
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3 00
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4 00
5 00
.  6 00

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..10 
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I  1  books, per hundred 
13 00
“
1
2
3  50
1 3 “ 
4  00
“ 
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5  00
W0 
“ 
6  00 
120 
“ 
7  01
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
¡as, books or over..  5  per  cent 
800  " 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PA SS  BOO KS. 
jCan  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from W0  down. | 
20 books............................ |   1  00
50
2 00 
100
3  00 
250
6 25 
500
10  00 
1000
17  50
500, any one  denom’n ....... 13  00
5  00
1000,  “ 
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2000,  “ 
........8  00
Steel  punch 
75

C R E D IT   CHEGK 8.

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CRA C K ER S.

Butter.

Soda.

Seymour XXX.......................   514
.  6
Seymour XXX, cartoon 
Family  XXX.........................   5*
Family XXX,  cartoon 
6
Salted  XXX........... 
5 ,
... 
Salted XXX,  cartoon 
6
Boston......................................  6vs
sears  T ea.............................
Soda.  XXX 
.............. 
ki/„
Soda XXX. carton.................... g
Soda, c ity .......................  
7
g
Soda.  Duchess 
... 
 
Crystal  Wafer  . 
ip^
Long  Island  Wafers 
11
oyster
S. Oyster  XXX 
g
Cltj * ryster. X S X 
g
g
Farius  Ovate» 
S w eet  Goods.
Iced Coffees  .......................  
9
G  nger Snap •................  
g
Graham  Crackers 
.. 
.8  
..  8
Oatmea  Crackers. 
g
............. 
Pretzels. 
Molasses  Cake___.. . .  
7
Sugar  Cake 
......... 
714
C EM EN T 

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Major’s,  per gro.

Vtoz size.  .$12  00 
1  o z siz e ...  18  On
Liq.Glue.loz  9  60
Leather Cement
1  oz size...  12  00
2  oz size...  18  »
Rubber Cement 
2  oz size ...  12  0“

1 vt
7Vt
@8)4
8\

svt
£14

gvt

D R IE D   FhU IT S 

Donnes tie.

Apples.

Peaches.

••»undriea........... 
Evaporated  v  l> 
Apricots.
California In  bags 
Bvaporatedin boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes.........................
Nectarines.
70 lb. bags...........................
251b. boxes........................
Peeled, in  boxes.............
 
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
“ 
In  bag-.........  
Pears.
C»,,,'TUIn  111  b^g.
California boxes............  
Pitted  Cberries.
Barrels 
........................
50 lb.  boxes 
...............
25  “
Prnnelles
3  ' t.  noz e s......................
Raspberries.
In  barrels
5» lb. boxes.......................
25 lb  “ 

“ 

................
Raisins.

■Scbuit’s Cleaned

25 lb.  boxes  ...........................  5)4
5') lb.  boxes 
1 lb.  packages 

......................... 5
...  6

Peel.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

25  “ 
25  “ 
Raisins.

Citron,  Legborn. 251b.  boxes  12 
8
Lemon 
Orange 
10
Ondnra, 29 lb  ouxe>.. 
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Valencia. 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120 ................   4 %
90x100 25 lb. bxs.  5Q
. . 6
80x90 
70x80 
6 Vt
60x70 
.  7V4
Vic less in bags.

© 6
@  634

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

I»I8IN FE C T A N T .

Zenoleum, 6 oz  ....................  2  00
Zenoleum, qts.............................  4 0»
Zenoleum, H  gal.......................   7 20
Zenoleum,  gal............................12 10

Peas.

“ 

Green,  bu............................   1  10
Split  per I b .................... 
2Vt

Rolled  Oats.
Schumacher, bbl........... 
..  $4  go
„  
54 b b l...  ------2  44
Monarch,  bbl  ......................  3  90
Monarch, Vt  bbl.................. 2  10
Quaker,  cases......................  3  20
Oven Baked........................... g  25
Lakeside.................................  2  25
Germ an..................................  3
Bast India.............................’  314
Cracked...................................  g
FLA V O R IN G   EXTRACTS.

Wheat.

Sago.

Souders*.

Oval  Bottle, with corkscrew. 
B estia the world for the money

f i s h —emit.

. 

“ 

................................  13

"  %  “  40  " 
Mackerel.

Cod.
Georges cured..................  4
Georges genuine 
...........5
Georges selected...............  554
Boneless,  orlcks.. 
6%
Boneless,  strips......... 
6M@fi
Halibut.
Smoked 
i ’@i-z
...........  
Herring.
80
Holland  white boups Keg 
bbl  10  0
“ 
“ 
Norwegian 
11  1,0
........... 
Round,  4  bbl 100 lbs 
. 
2  55
.........   1  30
Scaled 
No. 1,  loo lb s......... 
11  00
No. 1, 40 lbs 
4  7
................  
No. 1,  lO lbs.................  
1  25
No. 2,100  lbs.......  
9  On
No. 2,40  lbs...........................  3  9 j
No. 2,10  lbs  .........................  1  115
Famllv. 90 lbs  .......
Sardines.
Trout.

10  lbs ....................
Russian,  kegs........................ 
No. 1, Vt  bbls., 1001 bs___ 
No.  1 M bbl, 40  lb s____  
No. 1, kits, 16 lbs.... 
No  1,81b  k its.......  
Whlteflsh.

55
5  00
2  3(>

No.  1 family
vt  bbls,  100 lb s............(7  00  2  5ii
%  “  40  “ ............ 3  10  1  30
10 lb.  kits 
40
8 lb. 
35

..................  
“ 
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FL Y   P A P E R .

85 
71 

fc5
55

“ 

 

Regular
Grade
L e m o n .

dos
2 oz 
...»   75 
4 oz  ....  1  50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 o z .........W 20
I 4 o z ........  2 40

BX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.........W 50
4 o z........  3 00

XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 o z.........W 75
4 oz.......... 8 50

J en n in g s.

Lemon. Vanilla 
1  20
2 oz regular panel . 7 5  
2  00
4 oz 
.  1  50 
3 00
6oz 
2 00 
No. 3  ta p e r .......... 1  35 
2 00
No. 4  taper  .......... 1  50 
2  50

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. 

G U N PO W D E R .
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Kegs..........................................8  25
Half  kegs............................... 1  90
Quarter  k egs........................ 1  10
1  lb  can s.............................  ..  30
V4  lb  cans................................   18
Kegs.........................................4  25
H alf  kegs................................2  40
Quarter k egs........... 
..  1  35
1  lb c a n s.........  
.. .   34

Cboke Bore—Dupont’s

L&ROB  SIZE

D W A R F  SIZE.

25 dbl.  shts.  in  box.pr. bx.  9  38 
Per cate of  10 boxes...........  3 40
25 double sheets In  box,
Case of 10  boxes..................  125
Case of 21  boxes..................  2  50
COM BINATION  CASE.
5 boxes Large  Decoy  | 
...  ...
12 boxes Dwarf Decoy f • • 
FA K IN  ACEOU*  W IO IK  
115 ib.  kegs......................  
2Vt
Walsh  DeRoo  <&  Co.'s.......  2  ‘ 0
Barrels—  .............................  2vt
G rits........................................  3Vt
Dried.........  
6V4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.
Domestic, 12 lb. box___ 
55
imported........................10Vt@l 1
Pearl Barley.
Empire......................................  3)4
Chester........................................2Vt

Farina.
Grits.
Hominy.

Lima  Beans.
 

 

W ild  C herry  P h osph ate.

40 oz. size 

per doz.  $8

25c  size 

per doz.  $2

Bagle Duck—Dupont’s.

K e g s ............................................. 11 00
Half  k e g s .................................... 5 75
Quarter kegs.................................3 00
1  lb  cans...................... 
H E R B S.

60

 

 

Sage........................................  15
H o p s.....................................   15

IN D IG O .

Madras,  5 lb.  b o x e s ........ 
8. F.  2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

55
50

15  lb  palls 
17  “ 
*> 

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JE L L Y .
. 

@ 3 8
........  ... 
@ 4 4
..................  @ 6 5
LICO RICE.

Pure. 
......................................   30
Calabria....................................   25
nelly 
..  12
Root 
........................................  10

LYE.

Condensed, 2  d os......................1 20
4  do*..................... 2 25

“ 

M INCE  M EAT.

Mince meat, 3 doz. 
in case.  2 75
Pie Prep. 3  doz.  In case____2 75

M EASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon................................  W  75
Half  gallon.................... ....   1  40
Q u a it..........................  
 
70
P in t........................................ 
45
Half  p in t ...........................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar,  per dor.
1 g a llo n ...................... 
7 
00
.  4  75
Half gallon 
Q uart....................................  3  75
Pint 

...................................  2

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

“Tradesman.’

COUPON  BO O K S. 

Peerless evaporated cream  5  75 

Loose  Muscatels In  Boxes.
.....................................  4
.........................   5

2 crown 
8  ** 
* 
“ 
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
t   1 books,  per  hundred__   2 00
2  crown......................................3V4
“ 
8 
........................  ...  8*
2 50
.... 
* 2  
.... 8 00
*8 
*5 
....  8 00
WO 
.... 
4 00
5 00
... 
100 

Patras,  bbls......................  @3?»
Vostizzas, 50 lb.  cases.........3vt

“ 
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“ 
“ 
.................. 
“ 
“ 
•* 
•• 

Foreign.
Currants.

« 
“ 
“ 
“ 

3Vt

 

Colum bia  M atch Co  ’s  Brands.
Colum bia P arlo r..................$1  aa
XXX S u lp h u r........................  1  uO
D iam ond  M atch  Co.’b  Brands.
Mo. a  sulphur 
..................... te a
A nchor  p a r l o r ...................... l  70
No. 2 home  .............................l  10
Export  parlor  ....... ................4 00

M O L A SSE ».
B lackstrap
Cuna Baking.
Porto fella.

Sugar house.......................  
O rd in ary ............................... 
P rim e ....................................  
F a n c y .........................—. . . .  
F a ir 
.  ................................. 
Good  ..................................... 
E x tra good...........................  
Choice 
............................... 
F an cy ..................................... 
H alf -barrels Sc.extrs 
OIL.  CA N S

New Orleans.

14
16
At
30
18
At
27
32
40

Crystal Valve, per doz..........4  00
C rystal V alve, per g ro ss.. .36  00 

P lU hL lS H .
Medium.
Barrels, 1,200  c o u n t... 
H alf bhls, 800  c o u n t.. 
Barrels, 2,400  count. 
H alf bbls, 1,200 count 

Small.

P IP E S .

@4 25
@: 85
5 25

3  15

Clay, No.  216................................. 1 70
Cob, No.  8 ...................................... 1 20

“  T. D. fu ll c o u n t............   70

P O T A S H .

48 cans In case.

B abbitt’s .................................. 
P enna Salt  Co.’s .................... 

4 00
8 00

R IC E .
Domestic.

“ 
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C arolina h e a d ....................  .. ■ 554
NO. 1...........................5
No. 2 .........................   4 *
B roken.......................................  3 #
Jap an , No. 1..............................554
No. 2 ..............................5
J a v a .................................— . .   5
P a tn a .........................................  454

Im ported.

“ 

8 P IC E S .

W hole Sifted.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  w hite 

P ure G round In Bulk.

Pepper, Singapore, black 

Cloves,  A m boyua.............. 
Mace  B atav ia................ 
Nutmegs, fancy 

A llspice  ....................  ...........
Cassia, C hina In m a ts.........  9*
.5
B atavia In  bund 
Saigon in  ro lls..........32
. a
Z anzibar................. . . i l k
7c
.............  65
No.  1..........................ttb
No.  2......................  5a
10
20
sh o t............................ 16
A llsp ice.....................................15
Cassia,  B atavia......................18
and  Saigon.25
S aig o n ...................... 35
Cloves,  A m boyna...................22
Z anzibar...................18
G inger, A frican ...................... 16
C ochin.......................20
.22
Jam aica 
Mace  B atav ia..........................65
M ustard,  Eng. and Trieste. .22
T r ie s te ................ . 2 5
.....................75
N utmegs, No. 2 
16 
Pepper, Singapore, black 
“ 
w hite 
.24
C ay e n n e...............  20
Sage............................................20

•  A bsolute” In  Packages.

*• 
“ 

*• 
“ 

“ 

“ 

A llsp ice.........................   84  155
Cinnam on  .................. 
84  155
C loves.............................  84  155
G inger,  J a m a ic a .........  84  1  55
A frican  ...........  84  1  55
M ustard .........................   84  1  55
P e p p e r...........................   84  155
Sage..................................  84

“ 

S T A R C H .

K ingsford's Corn.

“ 

K ingsford's Silver Gloss.

..  .............  654
20 1-lb packages. 
4 0 1-lb 
......................  6Ü
40 1-lb.  packages  ..................69S£
6-lb. boxes.............................   714
Common Corn
20-lb  boxes..............................   534
...........................   5 k
40-lb 
“ 
Common Gloss
5
1-lb packages  ..................
5534
“ 
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8-lb 
6-lb 
....................
“ 
40 and 50 lb.  boxes.........
334334
B arrels...............................

SO D A .

SA LT.

B o x e s.........................................51«
Kegs, E n g lish ...........................4M

Diam ond  Crystal.
Cases, 243  lb. boxes....... 8  1  60
2  50
Barrels, 320  lb s..................
“ 
4  00
115 254 lb b ag s.... 
3  75
“ 
lb  ’• 
....
80 5 
3  50
“ 
30 10  lb  “ 
...
65
B utter, 56 lb  bags..............
3  50
20141b bags  ...........
“ 
2  50
“  280 lb  bbls  .  .........
2 25
224 lb 
“ 
...........
Common Grades.
100 3-lb. sack s................
60 5 lb 
..................
28 10-lb.  sack s..................

12  10
.  1  90
.  1  75

“ 

“ 

Warsaw.

“

“ 

56 lb. dairy In drill  bags 
28 lb. 
56 lb. dairy  m linen sacks . 
-•  lb. dairy In linen sacks

Ashton.
Higgins.

3J
a6
75
.5

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

21

0„.à;  uu<.t. 

58  I n .  SRCZS

Common  Fine.

Saginaw  
Van!* tee  .............................. 

ro
90

S N U F F .

Scotch, in  bladders............. 37
Maccaboy  In Jars.....  ......... 35
French Rappee, In J a r s ......43

S A L E R A T U S.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

C hurch’s ...............................3  30
DeLand’s ...............................3  15
D w ight’s .................................3  30
Taylor’s  ..................................3 00

SO A P.

L a u n d ry .

Allen  B.  W risley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  1-lb  .......... 3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb ...............3  90
W hite Borax, 100  34 l b ...... 3  65

Proctor A Gamble.

“ 

Concord..................................3  45
Ivory, 10  o z.............................6 75
6  oz...............................4 00
L enox...................................   3 65
Mottled  G erm an..................3  15
Town T a lk .............................3  25

Dingman Brands.

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

Jas. S. Kirk A Co.’s  Brands.

“ 

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A merican  Fam ily, w rp’d . .*3 33 
p la in ...  3  27
N.  K.  F alrbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa C laus...........................  3  90
B rjw n, 60  b ars........................2  10
80  bars  ......................3  10

“ 
Lautz Bros.  & Co.’s  Brands.

A cm e........................................ 3 65
Cotton O il.......  
6  00
M arseilles.....  
.....................   4  00
M aster 
....................................4 00
Thompson A Chute Co.’s Brands

 

 

 

Silver 
................. 
3  66
Mono 
......................................3  30
Savor,  in proved....................2  50
Sunfinwr ................................. 2  80
Gol-> en 
.................................3  25
Eccuom  Cal  ......................     2  25

Henry Passolt’s Brand.

A tlas, 5 box lots,  d e l. 

...  83 80

S c o n r i n g

Sapolio, kitchen, 3  d o z ...  2  40 
2  40

hand.3 •’oz  . . .  

“ 
W A S H IN G   P O W D E R

LA  BESTA

100 packages ill case...........  3  35

.  U G A K .

Below  are  given  New 

i.-ik 
prices on sugars,  to  w hich  tne 
w holesale  dealer  adds  the  lo­
cal freight  from  New  York  to 
your  shipping  point,  giving 
you  credit  on  the  invoice  for 
the  am ount  of  freight  buyer 
pays from the m arket  in which 
he  purchases  to  his  shipping 
point, including 20  pounds  for 
the weight of the barrel.
D o m in o ...............................  65  31
Cut  L oaf.................................  5 31
C u b es........................................ 4 94
P ow dered...............................  5 00
XXXX  P ow dered.................  5 18
G ranulated 
........................4  62
Fine G ranulated...................  4 62
E xtra  Fins G ranulated...  4  7s
Mould  A  ..............................   4  94
Diamond Confec.  A ............  4 8:
Oonfec.  Standard  A ..............4 50
No.  1....................................   4  37
No.  2 ....................................... 4 37
No.  3......................................   4 37
No.  4............................... 
4  i>7
No.  5.........................................4 31
No.  6........................................ 4 25
No.  7......................................   4 Is
No  8  ....................................  4  12
No.  9........................................ 4 06
No.  10......................................  4 10
No.  11........................................3 94
No.  12....................................  3  87
No.  13......................................  3 75
No.  14......................................  3 *a»

AH'*-“ 
Canary, Smyrna........... 
C ara w ay ............................. 
Cardamon, M alabar... 
Hemp,  R ussian........... 
M ixed  B ird ..............   . 
M ustard,  w h ite........... 
Poppy.........................   . 
R a p e .............................. 
C attle  bone.................. 
S A L  SO D A .

7

4* ; 1
4
80
4
434
9
8
434
80

“ 

G ranulated,  bbls...................  134
751b  cases.........  134
Lump, bbls 
...........................  134
1451b  kegs.....................134

“ 

SYRU PS.

Corn.

B arrels.....................................22
H alf bbls................................. 24

Pure Cane.

F a ir .............................................  15
G ood...........................................  20
C hoice.........................................  25

T A B L E   SAU CES.
“ 

Lea A  Perrin’s, la r g e ....... 4  75
sm all.......   2  75
H alford, la r g e ..................... 3 75
sm all...................  .  2  25
Salad  Dressing,  large  .  ...  4 55
s m a ll....... 2  65
” 

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T E A S .

japan—Regular.

.........

F a ir .......................~ ...
@17
G o o d ..............................
@20
Choice........................... 24 @26
.32 @34
C h o ic e st.....................
10 @12
D ust 
SUN CU RED .
F a ir .............................. .
@17
G ood..............   ............
@ 20
Choice............................ 24 @2t’
Choicest....................... .32 @34
Dust 
... 10 @12
...............................18 @20
Fair 
@25
»holce...........................
@35
t  holcest.......................
@40
itra  choice, wire leaf
TOBACCOS.

................. 
BASKET  FIR E D .

C igars.

Edw. W.  Ruhe’s Brands.

Signal  F iv e.........................3 5 .0
R  R  R..................................  35  00
Mr.  Thom as 
__   3 ■  10

G. J   Johnson's  t rand.

S  C. W ..................... ............  3 - 00

B. J. Reynolds’  Brand.

Ho  net's N est....................  835  0)

F in e  C nt.

Sweet R u s s e t.............
T iger............

i\  Lorillard  \   Co.’s  Brands.
@25
30
D.  Scotten A  Co’s Brands.
60
H iaw atha...........
32
C u b a.  — .........
30
R ocket.......................
Spaulding A  Merrick s  Brands.
¿*0
S terlin g .....................

Private Brands.

C h erry ............................  @32
@30
B azoo..........................
ffi-V
Can  Can..................... .
Nellie  Bly................... .24  @2:
.24  @25
Uncle B en..................
27
M cG lnty.....................
25
54 bbls.........
C olum bia...................
Columbia,  drum s —
Bang  U p................... __  
Bang up,  drum s 
. 

“ 

.

24
23
2d
19

P lu g .

Sorg’6 Brands.

Spearhead  ..................
Jo k er 
..................
N obbyT w ist............

.. 

Scotten’8 Brands.

H iaw atha....................
Valley C ity ................

Flnzer’s Brands.

Old  H onesty..............
Jolly T a r.....................

39
2?
40

38
34

4C

Lorlllard’s Brands.

—

39
30
27

J. G.  B utler’s Brands.

Climax  (8  oz., 41c)...
Green T u rtle ..............
Three  Black Crows.
Something G ood.......
38
36
Heart. 
24
Out of  S ight..............
Wilson  A  M cCaulay’s Brands.
43
Gold  Rope....................
37
Happy T ho u g h t...........
32
M essm ate.....................
31
N o T ax ...........................
27
Let  G o...........................
S m o k in g .

Catlin’s  Brands.
Kiln  d rie d ......................... .@17
...19
Golden  Shower  .............
.26
H untress 
..........................
.............. .29@30
Meerschaum 
American  Eagle Co.’s  Brands.
M yrtle  N avy............................40
Stork 
30
German 
.................................15
F ro g ..........................................32
Jav a,  Ms fo il...........................32
Banner Tobacco Co.‘s Brands.
B anner............  
.......................16
Banner C avendish.................36
Gold Cut 
............................... 30

......... 

... 

.'in*  k   n g -  Lulll  1.IH-1. 

'«-i.it. i  s Bt-tints 

V\ a rp a u i....  .......................... 14
H oney  D ew ..............................26
Gold  Block............................. 30
F.  F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless.....................................26
Old  T om ...................................18
S tandard...................................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
H andm ade........................       .40

Brands

Leidersdorf’s Brands.
 

Rob  R oy........................ 
26
U ncle  Sam........................  @28
Red Clover............................... 32

Spaulding A Merrick.

Tom and Je rry ........................ 25
T raveler  C avendish.............38
Buck H orn...............................30
Plow  Boy..........................30@32
Corn  Cake  ..............................16
P. Lorillard A Co.’s  B rands
A lligator  ...................  
30
Red  Cross..........................  
30
Rose L e af.................................30
S ensation................................. 32

V IN E G A R .

H ighland  B r a n d ..............   1254

W E T   M U STA R D .
Bulk, per gal  .....................  
Beer mug, 2 doz in case  .. 

30
1  75

Y EA ST.

 

D iam ond. . .  
E urek«....... 
Magic.....................  
Yeast  Cream 
Yeast Foam 

75
1 fO
1  00
..................... 1  00
................... 1  00

 

W O O D E N  W A K E .

“ 

“ 

“ 

it 

Tubs.  Nu  1.........................  4 00
3 ¡.0
”  No.  2................ 
“  No.  3.................  
3 00
95
Palls, No.  1, two-hoop.. 
1  10
“  No. 1,  three-hoop 
Bowls, 11 in c h ..................... 
80
“ 
90
............. 
“ 
1 25
.................... 
.....................   1 80
“ 
an d   F t  R s
Perkins  A  Hess pay  as  fol-

H ID E S   FE L T S

13  “ 
15  “ 
17  “ 

.0
0
. 5

WOOL

W H SA T.

MISCELLANEOUS.

7»
.............  s i

cu re d ...,...12  6 1354

HIDES
. . . . . .
..............

FL O U R   IN  SACKS.
................... 

lows:
..  8 *4 0,7 y,
•ire tu  
i  8
Part  Cured
Full 
454 3  #/*
D ry.....................
654  , 11
t >*. i,  7 -4
Kins, green
cu re d .............. ...  8VJ1U
9 %  11
(’alfsbliis.  g reen .
2 
3
Deacon skins
P«5L  *
ñ 
Sue»' lings. 
.
in 
Lambs 
.........
40 
Oid  Wool.
W a slie u ................
U»  @  8
U n w ash ed .............. ...  5  & id
...  3  @ 4
T a llo w ...................
Grease  butter
1 0   2
Switches
I5t@  2
.  2  0>-  2  25
Ginseng
G R A IN S   a n d   F E E D S T U F F »  
O ld.......................................  
N ew ..............  
'P a ten ts 
4  50
Second P a te n t....................  4  CO
S traig h t................................   3  »0
C lear......................................  3  60
»G raham ..............................   3 6 <
Buckw heat 
........................  4  50
Rye.........................................   3  75
»Subject  to  usual  cash  dis-
count.
Flour in  bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
B olted....................—  
2 30
G ranulated................ 
2 55
St.  Car  Feed,  screen e d .. .820 50 
St. Car Feed, unscreened,  to  00
No.  1 Corn and  Oats  .......  19  50
No. 2 S p e c ia l.................... 
9  00
U nbolted Corn  M eal.........  ,9  00
W inter W heat  Bran  ........   16 cO
W inter W heat M iddlings.  17  50
Screenings  ...........................  1» 00
Car  lo ts.................................  49
Less than  car  l o t s ............... 52
Car  lots  ...................................31
Less than car  lots  .............  35
No.  1  Tim othy, car lo ts___17  50
No. 1 
18  00

H A T .
ton lots 

P E E D   AND  M ILLSTU FFS

COEN.

M EAL.

OATS.

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@15

.....................   @1254

F IS H   A N D   O Y STERS.
FBBSH  PISH .
....................  @  8
......................  @754

Whlteflsb 
T rout 
Black  B ass...........  
H a lib u t,.........................  13 ¿15
Ciscoes or  H erriug —   @ 6
Bluefish 
Live  lobster,  per lb ... 
16
Boiled lobster........ 
12
Cod 
. 
H addock.............   @ 8
@  8
No.  1  Pickerel 
P ik e ...........  ..................  @ 7
Smoked  W hite 
.. 
@ 7
Red  Suappers  ............  
15
Columbia  River  Sal­
mon ............................. 
¿5
M ackerel.......................   18@25
. 
Shrimps,  per gal 
1  25
1  25@1  50
Oysters  pei 
Clam* 
75@1  00

SH ELL  OOODB

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18

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OYSTERS— IN  CANS.

F. J. D ettenthaler’s Brands.
40
35

F alrhaven  C ounts__  
F . J. D.  Selects........... 

I

no. Ï "" *•J : : :. : : :
No. 2  “  ...........
T u b u la r...........
Security.  No.  1. 
Security,  No. 2.
N utm eg....................................................................  50
A rctic...........................................................................1 15

LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—6  dOZ. In bOX.

 

 

 

 
 

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Per box
, T 
No. 0 S u n ...................................................................1  g5
2  80
No. 1 
No. 2 
a  80
F irst quality.
No. 0 Sun, crim p top, w rapped and labeled.. .2  10 
;; 
N 0.1 
...2 2 5
No. 2 
...8 25
XXX F lint.
top, w rapped and labeled.  2 £5
No. C Sun, crim p 
“ 
No. 1 
a 7s
-  
“ 
75
No. 2  “ 
Pearl top.
“ 

No. 1 Sun, w rapped and  labeled.................. 
No. 2  “ 
.................. 

3  70
4  70

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“ “ 

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“ 

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‘ 

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“ 

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No.’l, Sun,  plain  b u lb .......................................... 3 40
No. 2, 
........................... ............. 4  40

F ire Proof—Plain Top.
“ 

“ 

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La Bastle.

11 

11 

“ 

No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per d oz...........................1  25
No. 2  11 
.................1  50
No. 1 crimp, per d oz.......................................! !  1  35
No. 9 
......................................" 1 .1   60
“ 
Rochester.
No. 1, lim e  (65c d o z )...............................................3 50
No. 2, lim e  (70c d o z ).................................  
  4  00
No. 2, flint  (80c doz)...............................................4  70

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Electric.

No.2, lim e  (70c d o z ) ............................................. ..
No.  2 flint  (80c d o z )....................  .............. .. ..4   40

M iscellaneous.

Ju n io r, R o c h e ste r...............................
N utm eg........................................... 15
j  M
Illum inator Bases...........................................  
90
Barrel lots, 5 doz  .................................. . . . . . . 
7 in. Porcelain Shades............................ "  '.’” ‘‘1  do
Case lots, 12 doz...................................... . . . . .  
gn

M ammoth Chim neys for Store  Lamps.

Doz.
No.  3  Rochester,  lime  . 
1  5o
No.  3  Rochester, flint. 
..1  75 
No.  3  Pearl top or Jew el gl’s .l  85 
No.  2  Globe lncandes.  lime.,.1  75 
No.  2  Giobe  lncandes. flint.. .2  00 
No.  2  Pearl glass....................... 2  10

OIL  CANS.

1  gal  tin  cans w ith spout.....................
I  gal  galv  iron,  w ith spout..................
-  gal  galv iron  with  spout  ..................
3  gal  galv  iron  w ith spout.............  ...
5  gal  E ureka, w ith  spout......................
5  gal  E ureka  w ith faucet....................'
5  gal  galv iron  A  A W  
'
5  gal  Tilting  Cans,  M onarch................  
5  gal  galv iron  N acefas.......................... " 

........." 

Box 
4  20
4  80
5  25 
5  10
5  856 00
Doz
1  b0 
.  2 00 
.  3  25 
4  50 
.  6  50 
.  7  00 
.  7  50
10 5o
9 00

Pump Cans.

3  gal  Home Rule.................................................  10  50
5  gal  Home Rule............................... 
12  OC
3  gal  G oodenough....................... .......12 00
5  gal  Goodenough  .............................. .............13  ( q
5  gal  P irate  King  ...............................10 00

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LA N TERN   «L O B E S.
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11 

4.1
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2  “ 
45
bbls 5  “ 
bull’s eye. cases 1 doz each j   25
-t,

No. 0,  Tubular, cases  1  doz.  each.........  
No. 0, 
No. 0, 
No. 0, 
No. i 
No. 1,
no  2, 
............................................&.
NO. 3, 
.......................................... ..........  65
Mammoth,  per doz................................................  7«

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

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

LAM P  W ICKS.

.. . .  
 

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654
65
79

(box 00)... 

1  60
doz (bbl 35).........  28
1  so
22

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JE L L Y   TUM BLERS— Tin Top. 
24  “  “  bbl,  1 
6  “ 
IS  “ 

k   Pints,  6 doz in box, per box 
54 
“  box,  “  box (box 00).
54 
”  bbl,  “  doz  (bbl 35).
54 
STONEW ARE— AKRON.
B atter Crocks,  1 to 6 g a l............................
“ 
54 gal. per  d oz....................
Jugs,  54  gal., per doz....................................
”  1 to 4 gal., per g a l..............................
Milk Pans,  >4 gal., per  d o z..............
“ 
.....................
STONEW ARE— BLACK  «L A Z E D .
B utter Crocks, 1  and 2 g a l.........................
Milk Pans,  54 gal.  per  doz....................

1  “ 

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F R U IT  JA R S .
Mason—old  s ty le ,p in ts ...................................
quarts....................................
n aif  gallons.......................
Mason—1 doz.  in case, p in ts.............................
quarts.........................
h alf  gallons...............
D andy—glass cover, p in ts.................................
q u a r ts .............................10 60
h alf  gallons.......   .  . 
.13 SO
O ILS.

The S tandard Oil Co. quotes as follows:

BA R R ELS.

E ocene........................... 
....................
XXX W. W.  Mich.  H eadlight..................
N aptha..........................................................
Stove G asoline.............................................
C ylinder................. 
........................... 31
E ngine...........................................................12
Black,  w in ter...............................................
Black, sum m er.............................................

1654
9@ 8JÍ 
@11 k 
@38 
@21 9k 8k

FROM  TANK  WAGON.

 

Eocene.....................................................  
XXX  W. W.  Mich.  H eadlight......................... 
Scofield, Shurm er  A  Teagle  quote  as  follow s:

BA RR ELS.
Pa’acin e................................... 
.1154
Daisy W hile............................................................1654
Red Cross,  W W  H eadlight.................................  0
N ap th a...........................................  .................... 
9 k
Stove G asoline..... 
................................................I l k
P alacine.................... 
........................-............10
Red Cross W W H eadlight.....................................7

FROM  TANK  WAGON,

 

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

HINTS  ON  ROAD  IMPROVEMENT.

W ritte n  fo r T hk Tradesman.
VL

After the road  is graded  to  the  extent 
that may be found  absolutely  necessary 
or practically feasible,  by filling  hollows 
and digging down elevations  which  can­
not be avoided  in  its location,  and  while 
the matter of drainage is  receiving  care­
ful attention,  the shaping of the roadway 
must be considered.  For ordinary  coun­
try  roads,  it  is  the  most economical  to 
provide  the  hard  roadway  or  wearing 
surface  to  the  width  of  from  eight to 
nine feet, while the entire width between 
the  ditches—that  is,  the  entire  convex 
road  surface—should  be  at least sixteen 
feet,  to allow  for  teams  passing  at  any 
point. 
In case of extreme  economy,  this 
may  be  reduced,  if  frequent plaees for 
passing are provided. 
If  there  is  much 
traffic,  the  hard  surfacing  should  be 
made the full  width—sixteen  feet—as  it 
will  be  so  much  more  durable  than  a 
single  narrow  track,  where  the ruts or 
wheel  tracks must needs  be in  one place.
The shape of the road should  be  truly 
convex,  to the full  width of sixteen  feet. 
The  rise  in  the  center  should  not  be a 
ridge  with  straight slopes  each  way,  as 
such a surface will soon  wear  into  mud- 
holes; but it must  be  rounded  from  the 
highest  part  in  the  center  both  ways. 
The road must not  be  made  too  high  in 
the  center  as  it  will throw too much of 
the load on the lower wheels, causing the 
vehicle to run hard  and  tending  to  slip 
sideways, thus injuring the road surface. 
But it must  be  given  enough  curvature 
to  secure  the  quick  removal of surface 
water.  This  removal  must  always  be 
provided  for  by  the  water  flowing  off 
from  the  surface—never  by  its  sinking 
into the  road.

The best material with  which to  make 
a permanent surface is, of course, broken 
stone of uniform  hardness.  But this, or 
any other  material,  will  be  worse  than 
wasted  if  it  is  put  on  an  unsuitable 
foundation.  Probably the worst founda­
tion  for such material  is  clay,  subject  to 
softening  by  the  action  of  water  and 
frost.  A  stone  surface  put  on  such  a 
foundation  will  sink  into  the  clay 
in 
spots and  will become broken,  with miry 
places almost impassible for teams.  The 
filling of these places  with more stone  is 
of no use,  as the sinking  will  go  on  in­
definitely—wet  clay  is  a bottomless pit. 
Perhaps  the best material  to  put  on  the 
clay as a foundation for  the  surfacing is 
sand.  This  will  not  mix with the clay, 
provided there is a sufficiently hard  sur­
face above it to protect it from  hoofs and 
wheels. 
It follows that  sand  is  a  good 
foundation  where  it  is  the natural  ma­
terial of the  road,  but  it  must  then  be 
properly shaped and  compacted  by  roll­
ing.

Some townships and  localities provide 
themselves with  machines  for  breaking 
stone  for  road  metal.  The advisability 
of such an enterprise  is  worthy  of  con­
sideration  in  many  places.  But,  where 
this is impracticable,  a good  surface can 
be made of gravel,  which  is generally ac­
cessible for this  purpose.  The  rounded 
stones of the gravel are  much  harder  to 
keep in place than  the angular fragments 
of broken stone,  and such a road requires 
more care as to  width  of  tires,  and  re­
quires  more  attention  in  maintenance, 
but it is so much cheaper that frequently 
it is the only material  practicable.

With a properly  prepared  foundation, 
which,  if made of  sand  over  clay,  need

|  not  be very  thick,  thoroughly  compacted 
by rolling a surface of broken  rock  four 
inches  thick,  with  the  interstices  just 
filled,  and  no  more,  with  small  gravel 
and  sharp  sand,  also thoroughly rolled, 
will afford a  durable  and  fairly  perma­
nent roadway,  with  little care for a con­
siderable  traffic.  A  gravel  surface  of 
the same thickness, if thoroughly drained 
and  compacted,  will  do very well;  but, 
where practicable, it should be somewhat 
thicker.

If,  with the other necessary tools, such 
as scrapers,  etc.,  a  community  could  be 
provided  with  a  steam  roller,  it would 
be of great value,  but  is  not  absolutely 
essential.  An  effective  substitute  may 
be found  in  co-operation  in  the matter of 
tires. 
In  fact,  the work of  the  heaviest 
steam  roller  will  soon  be  undone  by 
heavily loaded  wagons with narrow tires.
If all tires  used on  an  improved  high­
way,  even the slightest  improvement de­
scribed above,  were of proper width,  the 
passage of every loaded  vehicle would be 
a benefit to the road,  until  such  time  as 
worn  places should  appear,  which  could 
be  easily  filled  with  gravel  to  be com­
pacted to the smooth  surface by the pass­
ing  wheels.

The matter of tires is  of  great  impor­
tance. 
It  is  a mistake to remit taxes as 
a premium for the use of  wide  tires,  for 
the  taxes  are  needed;  but  a  penalty 
should be put on the use of narrow tires. 
Any one driving over an  improved  road 
with a tire so narrow  that his load is en­
dangering the surface, should be arrested 
and  fined. 
If  there  are  poor  farmers 
who cannot afford the $10  or  $12  it  will 
cost to change to  wide tires,  let  them  be 
aided  to  this  extent, either by subscrip­
tion  or  public  funds;  but  set  it  down 
that narrow  tires must  not  be  used.  A 
proper discussion of this matter  will  se­
cure  co-operation  sufficient  to  prevent 
that danger to the improved  road.

Finally,  let us recognize  the  fact  that 
our  interests  are  mutual  in this matter. 
Every  effort  which  leads  to  improved 
conditions causes an increase  in the sum 
total of the wealth of the community.
W.  N.  F.

" P l e a s e   R e m it."

A  reporter  on  the  Utica Observer has 
discovered  in  the  hands of a descendant 
of  the  anaient  debtor  a  dunning  letter 
written ninety-eight years ago.  We pre­
sent  it  as  being  in pleasant contrast to 
the  curt  “Please  remit”  of the present 
day:

W h i t e s   T o w n ,  16  J u n e ,  1798.

H o n o u r e d   S i r :  a   few  months  ago 
you  did  me  the  honour  to  become  my 
debtor  for  the  purchase of goods at my 
store amounting to 12  dollars  and  eigh­
teen  pence.  I have no doubt that a small 
transaction  of  this  nature  may  have 
slipped  your  mind,  and I trust you  will 
pardon  and  excuse  me  for  mentioning 
it  to  you  upon  this  occasion. 
If you 
could  find  it convenient to forward it by 
safe  means  the  same  would  be greatly 
appreciated,  for 1  am  in  expectation  of 
the receipt of some nine barrels of  extra 
fine rum,  for which  I  shall  owe  the  con­
signor a part of  the  purchase  price,  and 
which  1  desire  to  pay  at  the  earliest 
convenience. 
If  you  should  not find it 
convenient to forward the same,  take  no 
thought of what  1  have written until  you 
might  chance  to  come  this  way,  when 
you  may  quit  the  indebtedness in your 
own time.
I should be pleased at any  occasion  to 
receive a visit from you,  and  should  you 
be  in  need  of  rum,  axes,  log chains or 
some  very  heavy  boots  for  self or ser­
vants I should be pleased to sell them  to 
you.  Y’r ob’t servant,  Wm. Gr e e n .

imison - jnalter  Furniture  Company

MAKERS  OF

FURNITURF.

FOR  CITY  AND  COUNTRY  HOMES

33=35=37=39 Canal St., GRAND RAPIDS

Sell Furniture ai  Retail—

Bedroom  Suites,  Sideboards,  Bookcases, 
Chairs,  Tables,  Chiffoniers,  Couches  and 
Lounges,  Upholstered  Parlor  Furniture, 
Lace  Curtains  and  Drapery  Silks.

Correspondence and orders by mail  solicited.

NELSON-MATTER  FURN. CO., Grand  Rapids

B uy  P h illip s’
Show = Cases
SHOW CASES,  STORE  FIXTURES, Etc.

J.  P H IL L IP S  &  CO.,  D etroit,  M ich.

ESTABLISHED  1864.

J  T.  M URPH Y ,  ria n u fa c tu re r

K  "  FinUHES,o™?1"FUB|ilTURE

99  N.  Ionia  Street,  Grand  Rapids

TELEPHONE  738.

Grand  Rapids 
....Brush  Co.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

B R U jS H B S

Our Goods are sold by all Michigan Jobbing Houses.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Give  Us  Your  Ear

W e  have  a  carload  New  l eas  due 
next  week.  If any  of our  friends are 
interested  in  Japan 
l eas,  new  or 
old, we can  do  them  lots  of good.

WOODENWARE....... has  declined  un­
til  present  prices  are  so  extremely 
low  we  dare  not  publish  them. 
Write us.

W e Offer for a S n ap

150  cases  Nunley  Hynes  Marrow­
fat  Peas.  2s,  new,  at  48c  per  dz. 
350  cases  Eclipse  lomatoes,  3s,  at 
77/W  per  dz.  in  5 case  lots,  net 
cash.
-•••Cheap  Plug Tobaccos***—

We  are  in  the swim  on  all  Plugs  at 

12/-^  up to  16c  per  lb.

The Jas. Stewart Go.

(LIMITED.)

EAST  SAGINAW,  MICH.

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Mr.

Thomas

IS  NOT  A  nUSICIAN,  BUT-----

THE  BEST  FIVE  CENT  CIGAR

IN  THE  COUNTRY.

ED.  W.  RUHE.  MAKER,

CHICAGO.

F.  E. BUSHMAN, Agl.,  523 John 81.,  KNJUUZOO

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

MEN  u F   MARK.

Jas.  S tew a r t,  M anager  o f  th e  Jae.

S tew a r t  C o.,  L im ited.

James Stewart  was born  at  Stratford, 
Ont.,  Aug.  18,  1845,  removing  to  Detroit 
with his parents  six  months  later,  where 
he attended  the  public  schools  until  he 
was  20  years  of  age,  when  he traveled 
eighteen months  for his health.  He then 
went to Saginaw  as the representative of 
J.  L. Hurd  & Co.,  who  at that time oper­
ated  a line  of  steamers  competing  with 
the  Ward 
line  between  Saginaw  and 
Cleveland,  which position  he  tilled  with 
satisfaction  to  all  concerned  for  seven 
years. 
In  1872,  he leased the  warehouse 
and dock at the foot of Tuscola street and 
launched out in a small  way  in  the  flour, 
grain  and produce business.  Two years 
later he leased  the store and dock  at  the 
foot of Genesee avenue,  succeeding  John

JA M E S   STEW  AKT.

G.  Owen  in  the  wholesale  grocery  busi­
ness.  He  continued  the  business at this 
location  for  seventeen  years,  during 
which time the business was  merged  into 
a special  partnership  under  the  style  of 
the  Jas.  Stewart  Co.,  Limited,  which 
now  has a capital  stock  of  $75,000  and  a 
surplus  of  $20,000.  Although  not  the 
nominal  head  of the business,  Mr.  Stew 
art is General  Manager of tbe  institution 
and  his ideas and  business  methods  pre­
vail  to  that  extent  that  the  trade  has 
come  to  realize  that  the  policy  of  the 
house  is  tbe  policy  of  its  founder and 
manager.  The  business outgrew the old 
quarters  three  years ago,  when the com­
pany  took  possession of a  handsome  and 
commodious  four-story  brick  building, 
erected  especially  for  it  and especially 
adapted  for  the  wholesale  grocery  bus‘- 
ness.

Mr.  Stewart  was  married  March  19, 
1868, to Miss Annie  Young,  of  Paisley, 
Scotland.  The  engagement  was  a  re­
markable one in  point of romantic  inter­
est, 
it  being  a  case  of  “love  at  first 
sight.”  The  youug  people  met  while 
Mr.  Stewart  was  on  a  tour  of  Europe, 
but  all  plans  were  abandoned  and  all 
other  countries  forgotten  in  the  ardor 
with which  the  young  man  pressed  his 
suit  for  the  hand  of  the  Scotch lassie. 
Persistence  finally  won—as  it  usually 
does—and  the  marriage  subsequently 
took  place  at  New  Orleans,  while  the 
bride  was  on  a  visit  to  friends  in  this 
country.  Five  children  have  lived  to 
bless  the  union—four  daughters  and  a 
son—Duncan  Young  Stewart,  now  22 
years  of  age,  who  is  Secretary  of  the 
Stewart Co.

Mr.  Stewart  is  an  attendant  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  is  a  member  of 
ail  the Masonic orders,  including the 32d 
degree and the Shrine, tbe Saginaw Club, 
the  Royal  Arcanum,  Uniformed  Rank 
K.  P.,  and Elks,  having served the latter 
organization  in  the  capacity  of  Exalted 
Ruler.  He has made  three  trips  to  Eu­
rope and has also visited  Egypt and  Pal­
estine in  the far East, wandering through 
Iceland in  the North.  He is  full of rem­
iniscences of his  travels  and  the  noted 
men he  has met.

Personally,  Mr.  Stewart  is  one  of  the 
most peculiar of men  to  lie  found  in  tbe 
State.  As  would  uaturally  be  inferred 
from  his  Scotch  antecedents,  he  is  de­
cidedly  pugnacious,  tielonging to the cat­
egory of people  who are  aptly  described 
as  those  who  would  “rather  fight  than 
eat,” and he  has  carried  into  his  busi­
ness relations a  spirit  of  aggressiveness 
which  has  caused  him  to  be  very  much 
disliked  by  some  of  his  competitors. 
True to the Scotch  instinct,  he  cares  lit­
tle  for  the  praise  of  his friends or tbe 
censure  of  his  enemies,  but  pursues  a 
straightforward course,  as  it  appears  to 
him,  never  swerving  from  the  path  of 
duty,  as  be  sees  it.  Beneath a rugged 
exterior and  an  aggressive  temperament 
there lurks a big  warm heart which beats 
in sympathy  with the  needs  and  aspira­
tions  of  everyday  humanity  and  many 
needy  people  have  had  their  burdens 
lightened and  their  lives  brightened  by 
his uno>tentatious charity.

"M ICHIGAN BARRELCO.
Bushel  Baskets,  (Jiiet-se  Boxes, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH, 

MANUFACTURER  OP

Bail  Boxes,  Axle  Grease 

Boxes,  Wood Measures.

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The  GAIL  BORDEN EAGLE  BRAND

Condensed  Milk
is  not  rivaled  by  any other brand of m ilk.  This is the universal 
testimony  of  Consumers,  Dealers  and  Jobbers,  and  accounts  for 
the largely increased sales each year.

The  demand  for

*®**arflE signature, 

,

BORDEN'S  PEERLESS  BRAND

Evaporated  Cream

is  also  growing  rapidly.  Of course,  this  indicates  merit 

Prepared  and  guaranteed  by  the

IT  HAS  NO  EQUAL.

For Quotations see Price Columns.

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

New  York  Condensed  Milk  Company.  ABSOLUTELY PURE.

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

797

802

1 A H   BUYS 80 ACRES (ONE-HALF  PRICE;
I  8Tt " *""  ten  acres  cleared,  good 
log  house 
eighty  rods  from  Rhodes.  Mich.  Address  M 
I  Bentley. Rhodes,  Mich. 

IT'OR  S A L E -E S T A B L IS H E D   bRUG  BCsl 

.  ness in  booming  N orthern  M ichigan  town 
Owner lias interests in the South,  m aking  it  lie 
cessary to close out  this business.  Correspond 
ence  ihust  be  prompt.  Address  No.  803,  cart
M ichigan T radesm an. 
______803
IT'OR  S A L K -T H E  DANIELS STOCK Or  GKO 
JD  ceries.  Best location  and  cheapest  rent  in 
tow n.  Strictly  cash  business 'an d   well  estab­
lished.  Stock  worth  about  $4.800.  Will  take 
five-sixths of inventory, cash.  Fixtures the best. 
A dd• ess  Box 97. Traverse City.  Mich. 

17V > It  s A L E  STOt'K  77v   1 >R O usT   IfilFlKiv 

in  one  of  the  best  towns  in 
Southern  Michigan.  Invoice about $4,000.  Terms 
ea  y,  if secured.  Would sell  one-half interest to 
right party.  Address,  w ith  particulars,  No. 798
care  M ichigan  Tradesm an._______________ 798
T7VIR  sA I.E -ST < )(5K OF CLEAN  GROCERIES 
T  
in good town, well located.  Inventories from 
$1.800 to $2,000. 
lie-t of reasons for selling.  Ad 
dress  No. 785.  care  Michigan Tradesm an. 
IT'OR  SALE—DRUG STOCK AND  FIXTURES: 
JL  corner location:  stock in good condition and 
business paying.  Good  reasons for selling.  Ad­
dress  Dr.  Nelson Abbott.  Kalamazoo.  Mich. 770

.  wall  paper, 

IT'OR  SALE—DRUG  STOCK, CONSISTING OF 

.  staple  drugs,  patent  m edicines,  s  utio  'ery. 
blank  books, wall paper, etc., inventorying about 
$4.000,  for one-half cash  and  two  years'  tim e  on 
balance.  Cash sales last year. #8,000.  store  has 
steam heat, electric lights,  hot and  cold  w ater— 
everything in  first-class shape—and is situated In 
best town  in U pper Peninsula, in m ining district. 
Reasons for sel  ing.  ill  health, necessitating a re­
moval to  warm clim ate.  Address  No.  709, care 
Michigan Tradesm an. 
TTTANTED—PARTNER  TO  TAKE  HALF  IX- 
Vt 
terest in my 75  bbl.  steam  roller  mill  and 
elevator, situated on railroad:  m iller  preferred; 
good  w heat  country.  Full  description,  price, 
terms and inquiries given promptly by addressing 
11.17.  H erkim er, May bee, Monroe county,M ich. 711 
/'to o n   OPENING  FOR  BARBER  SHOP,  and 
Y I   residence  to  rent  cheap.  A ddress  No.  779.
tie  Michigan Tradesm an.

769

785

779

MISCELLANEOUS.

J. 

824

812

816

V IRAN TED   -R E G IS T E R E D   DRUG  CLERK. 
T  t 
state age, experience, salary expected and 
nam es  o f  form er  employers. 
Ilaiiselm an, 
M anistee,  Mich. 
\I7 A N T E D   PINT  AND  Q U A R T   M A SO N  
T ? 
jars.  Would  like to hear from parties who 
bought early and are  located  in  sections  where 
fru it  i- scarce and  have no call  for them.  Edw in 
F allas, G rand Rapids,  Mich. 
V 'lli;  SAI.K7(  0M PLETE  s e t   o f   i h t c i i - 
JL  er s 
tools  and  m arket  fixtures.  Address 
Edison  Benge. Q uincy,  Mich. 

1 ^OK SALE  FOUR (4) STAND AR D COUNT EU 

m arble  platform   Dayton  com puting  scales; 
have been used  but  a  few  m onths;  all  in  good 
order.  A ddress Hovt Scale Co..  At  anta.  bn.  805
\V 7 E   BUY ALL KINDS SCRAP IRON, METAL, 
i  t  
ags.  shirt  and  overall  cuttings  and  rub­
ber.  W rite for prices.  Wm.  Brum m eller <k Sons, 
260 S. Ionia St..  Grand  Rapids.  Phone  640.  804 
V V IltS  A LE  C1 IE A F -C < »MPLET E  S E f t  IX 
-L 
tier's tools.  A ddress P. W. H olland, Chapin. 
Mich. 

UrANTElV-TiH^W SHLlitiUS.  POUT/Fr Y*.  P o ­

tatoes. onions,  apples,  cabbages, etc.  Cor­
respondence  solicited.  W atkins  &  Axe,  84-80 
South  Division street. G rand  Rapids. 
BIOR  SALE—#5,000  NICE  CLEAN  STOCK  OF 
V   boots,  shoes,  clothing  and  dry  goods  at  50 
cents cash on  th e  dollar  of  the  w holesale cost. 
A ddress  No. 810, care  Michigan Tradesm an.  810 
jTAXTED—EVERY  DRUGGIST  JU ST  COM 
m encing business,  and  every  oi e  already 
started,  to use o u r system of poison labels.  W hat 
has cost you $15 you" can now  get  for  $4.  F our­
teen labels do the  work of 113.  T r  desm an Com­
pany, G rand  Rapids.

073 

784

BOMERS’

Express  and  Transfer  Co.

nOVING  and  STORAGE 
BAOGAOE  a  Specialty

Office. 56 Ottawa St.
Telephone 509-3r.

Grand  Rapids

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON, 

Wholesale

Clothing Manufacturers,

ROCHESTER,  N.Y.

Write  our  representative,  W Il LIAM 
CONNOR  of  Marshall,  Mich,  Box  346, 
to call  upon  you  and  see  our  fall  and 
winter 
lines  of  Overcoats,  Ulsters and 
Suits  for  all  ages,  prices,  fit  and  make 
guaranteed,  or  meet  Mr.  Connor  at 
Sweet’s  Hotel  on  ,Thursday  and  F ri­
day, August 8 and 9.  Customers’  expenses 
allowed.  Established  38  years.

Are  You  Looking 

..... for  Business?

W e offer for sale

The Plicnipri Iron Worts Flam

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Buildings,  Machinery,  Foundry  and 
Boiler  Shop,  with  Tools,  Patterns  and 
good  will of the business.  Located  right 
in center of the  city,  on  the  bank  of  the 
river and near the  railroad.  Now  in  op­
eration and doing a fair business.
Size  of  ground.  160 x  170  ft.  M achine  Shop, 
one  story,  r>0 x 65  ft.  Foundry.  60 x  60  ft., two 
cupolas.  Boiler and  P attern  Shop, tw o  stories, 
50 x 100 feet.  Blacksm ith  Shop,  in  rear,  50x60 
ft., tw o forges.  Engine  Room. 33 x 20 ft.  Engine 
and  Boiler of 75  horse  power  capacity.  V acant 
ground  for storage, 60 x  100 ft.

Will  be sold cheap and on easy terms,  to  close 
G rand  Rapids,  Mich. 

an estate, 
By  Wm. T.  Powers,  Survivor.

W M .  T.  POW ERS  &  SON,

TO  CLOSE  UP  AN  ESTATE

Good  Furniture
Business ••••••

Established  1887.  Always  good 
rowing business.  Occupying new build­
ing  in prosperous  city  of  100,000  people. 
Large territory tributory to it.

Well selected and complete stock of all 

kinds of Household goods.

Yearly business of §50,000 can  be done. 
Will be sold at a bargain.
Address  No.  1000,  care  M ic h ig a n  

Tr a d e s m a n .

Walter Bader &  Go.  Limited.

T he L argest M anufacturers of

PURE,  HIGH  GRADE
COCOAS A N D  
CHOCOLATES
on  this  continent, 
HIGHEST  AWARDS

have received

from  the  great

V.  SEBRING  HILLYER

Consulting  Engineer

stru ctu ral Iron Work
A ttention given  to Draw ings fo r P atents

80 3  H ic h ig a n   T r u s t   B u ild in g  
GRAND  RAPIDS

For  Bargains  in  Real  Estate, 
in  any  part  of  the  State, 
write  to .....................

Q. W .  A m es

■06  Phoenix  Block 
BAY  CITY,  MICHIGAN

EXPOSITIONS

IN

Europe and America.

I  I v l l   ■  im itations  o f 

O A I I T I r t M »   In view o f th e  m any 
th e  
labels and w rappers on  o u r goods,  consum ­
ers should m ake sure th a t our place o f m an­
ufacture,  nam ely  D orch ester, M a ss, 
is p rin ted  on each package.

SOLD  BY  GROCERS  EVERYWHERE.

Walter  Baker & Co.  Ltd.  Dorchester, Mass.

Mad is

of m erchandise.  Addre 
avenue, G rand  Rapid
L'v >i;  r e n t —in   l i v e  t o w n   i n   Mic h i g a n ,
J c   dry goods store 25 x 82 feet, plate glass front. 
Can be rented w ith  L 10x25 feet.  Only one oilier 
dry goods store in town of 1,800,  which  has  two 
paper m ills em ploying o v er400people:  also chair 
factory em ploying over 125 people.  Weekly ppy- 
roll of ail  factories, $3.000.  Good reasons for va­
cancy.  F o r term s, address W. C. Edsell, Otsego. 
Mich. 
\ TANTED—TO BUILD FIV E STORY BLOCK 
\
t   t  50 x  100  feet,  on  my  lot,  34  South  Ionia
street, to suit ten an t w ishing to  rent  to r a  term 
of years.  Location one of the  finest  in  th e  city 
for wholesale  house  or  for  m anufacturing  and 
jobbing  com bined.  Only  about  ten  rods  from 
Union depot.  Will m ake term s reasonable.  Ad­
dress E dw in  Fallas, G rand  Rapids. 
u p  IM  B E  R E D   LAND  FOR  SALE  OR  EX- 
JL  change for clean stock of groceries or  furo-
Dried fruits,  foreign  and  Pacific,  are  ishing  goods.  Address  Bisbee  Bros..  Paris,
800
IT'OR  SALE—DRUG  STORE,  GOOD  LOCA- 

,  - 

808

809

tion, cheap.  Good reasons forselling—own-
er not a druggist.  Enquire  of  J. G. Jackson,  43 
Pearl street. Grand Rapids. 
801

- 

Lemons  are  firmly  held  and  the ten­
dency  of  the  market  is  toward  higher 
prices,  Sicily  ranging  from  S3  all  the 
way  to $5.  Oranges are firm  and  stocks 
are not excessive  Pineapples are steady 
and  bananas  lower.
For peas and  beans the  market is dull. 
Prices rule very  low and the  finest  mar­
row  are  offered  at rates less  than S2.25. 
Pea beans,  S1.S5@2.05.
Evaporated  fruits are in  light  request, 
evaporated  apples  selling  from 6@8%c. 
New dried  cherries  and  raspberries  are 
in  market,  but  are  not meeting.with  any 
great request.
Apples  are  worth  75c@Sl  for  fruit 
which  is  good,  but  the  greater portion 
of stock  which is coming  now  is  not  of 
the  best  and  sells  for  next to nothing. 
Peaches are selling  well  when  of  desira­
ble quality.  A few  New Jersey  arrivals 
have  put  in  an  appearance,  but,  for  the 
most  part,  they are very  poor.
G ripsack  B rigade.

A.  B.  Hirth and Samuel Krause (Hirth, 
Krause  &  Co.)  have  gone  to  Boston, 
where  they  will spend  a couple of  weeks 
in  familiarizing themselves  with the rub­
ber situation.

It  is  reported  that  Jas.  A.  Morrison 
has a contract  for  building  government 
piers  at  Macatawa  Park  and  that  he  is 
carrying stones  down  to  that  resort  on 
the train each evening for the purpose of 
saving freight.

A decision of great  interest  to  travel­
ing  men  was  recently  rendered  at  Find­
lay,  Ohio,  in  the case of Arthur J.  Mor­
ton  vs.  L.  E.  &  W.  Railway  Company. 
The plaintiff,  a ticket  broker,  purchased 
a  thousand  mile  book  in  an  assumed 
name.  After 286 miles had been used  up, 
it was confiscated  by  a conductor  on  the 
ground  that  the  man  who  was  using  it 
was not the one in  whose name it  was  is­
sued.  Suit  was  brought against the rail­
way company  for f  14.28, the  value of the 
mileage  still  unused. 
Judgment  was 
rendered  in  favor of  the  plaintiff for the 
full  amount,  the  court  holding  that  the 
ticket  could  not  be claimed  by the  rail­
road  company,  unless its value was prof­
fered the owner.

WANTS  COLUMN.

A dvertisem ents  w ill  be  inserted  under  this 
head  for  tw o  cen ts  a  w ord  th e   first  insertion 
and  one  cent  a  word  for  each  subsequent  in= 
sertion.  No advertisem ents taken for less than 
25  cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.
i:il ANCE

FOR  SOMEONE—JK\VELKY 
J . \   stock, tools and fixtures,  to  the  am ount  of 
$1.300, can be bought for $550.  w ith  first class lo­
cation.  Address  No. 813. care  M ichigan Trades­
m an. 

813

815

A N T E D -T O   EXCHANGE  DESIRABLE 
idence property  or  vacant  lots  located 
iu  1 teuton H arbor,  Mich., for stock  of  groceries 
or general stock.  Address Box lent;, Benton H ar­
bor,  Mich. 
L ti Hi  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—A  FIN E  MILL 
I   property, 40 horse w aterpow er:  would make 
a  good  fish  hatchery:  excellent  spring  creek; 
well  located on  railroad:  store building, 2'i x 00: 
hay scales:  side track: agricultural ware house: 
saw mill and  planing  m ill; 
tw o  sm all  houses: 
one nice large residence:  all  well rented  except 
m ills run by ow ner;  excellent potato  and  wood 
m arket:  plenty of hardw ood saw tim ber near by. 
Exchange  lor  farm   or  city  property.  Address 
W.  I I .  N.. care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

IT'OR SALE OK  EXCHANGE—80 ACRE FRUIT 

.  and stock  farm   ten m iles from city, for stock

811

GOTHAM tfO dSIP.

N e w s   f r o m  

t h e   M e t r o p o l i s ------I n d e x   o f
t h e   M a r k e t s .

Special  Correspondence

is 

this 

these 

the  one 

Tea?  Well, 

interior  points. 

New  Y o r k ,  July 37—With  cooler  and 
more 
livable  weather  comes  a  better 
feeling among  tradesmen.  The  grocery 
jobbers are feeling better than last week, 
for they  have an  influx  of  visitors  and 
some goodly  mail  orders. 
Inquiries  as 
to prices  and  the  probable  outlook  for 
the future have  been  numerous  and  all 
indications point to  good  times  by  and 
by.  Stocks in  all directions  are  said  to 
be low and  there must come a purchasing 
time  that  will  make  things  warm  all 
around.
During the week  considerable  foreign 
refined sugar has  come  bitber  and  been 
sent  to 
Samples  on 
view show an excellent product of Dutch 
refining at prices considerably  less  than 
the  Trust’s.  Of  course, 
im­
ports may cut no great  show,  and  it  is 
intimated that the  price was  allowed  to 
go unchallenged  by the Trust in order to 
influence the price of  raw  stock.  Gran­
ulated sugar is  iu  light  demand  at  the 
moment and  no difficulty  or delay  is  ex­
perienced in  tilling all orders at  present. 
Granulated is without change  at  4 7-16c.
An  excellent  jobbing  trade  has  been 
done in coffee and  some  Western dealers 
have placed  large  orders.  Statistically, 
there  are  afloat  508,856  bags,  against 
368,909  bags  last  year.  No.  7  Kio 
is 
held,  nominally,  at 15%c.  Mild  coffees, 
in sympathy  with the  ranker  sorts,  have 
experienced a very  firm  market  all  the 
week  and sales of  Maracaibo  have  been 
on  a  basis  of  19%c  for  good  Cucuta. 
Padang  Interior,  27%@27%c.  Mocha, 
25%@26c.  Mexican is within  the  range 
of 19(321.
thing 
which  no  one  ever  grows  enthusiastic 
over,  except  in  the decoction.  The  mar­
ket is dull.  Buyers are  taking  supplies 
to  “ last  over  ¡Sunday,”  but  prices  are 
low  and  unremunerative.  Offerings  at 
auction comprise about  the  usual  qual 
ities and quantities.
All desirable stocks  of  molasses  here 
are  concentrated  in  a  few  hands.  For 
first-class stock  full  quotations  must  be 
paid and  buyers seem  to  realize  that  for 
such  there  is  no  earthly  use of  "shop­
ping  round.”  They  take  it or leave it. 
Inferior sorts are in  ample supply.
Syrups seem to be in  rather  firm  posi­
tion.  There  is  no  great  accumulation 
liberal. 
and 
Prime to choice,  18@22c.
There is a very steady trade in rice and 
rates are firm.  The demand seems to  be 
mostly  for  best  sorts  of  Japan. 
It  is 
hinted  that an  advance may occur,  but  it 
is hardly  likely,  in view  of  the  near  re­
ceipt of  domestic.
Spices are rather dull.  Trading at  the 
moment 
light  and,  perhaps,  a  few 
“ bargains” could be  picked  up.
in  canned  goods  have 
been rather limited during the  w e e k ,  but 
there is a  feeling that this is going  to  be 
a profitable  season  for  the  canner  and 
broker.  Stocks of old tomatoes  seem  to 
be very  well cleared up  and  the  article 
shows an advancing  tendency.  Western 
packers are  said  to  have  held  from  90,- 
000 to 100,000 cases on  July  1.  Futures 
of New Jersey pack  are worth  80c.  The 
Western pack of peas is  said  to be  25,000 
cases less than last year.
The butter market is  quite  firm,  with 
17’%@18c quoted  for the best Elgin.  The 
latter,  however,  is certainly extreme  and 
receipts are such as keep the article from 
advancing at the present  time.
Cheese remains practically  unchanged, 
the best State  small  full  cream  selling 
for 8%c.
Eggs are steady  at 13%  for  best  West­
ern,  and  15c for near-by.  Accumulations 
are  not  excessive  and  holders  express 
confidence  in  better  prices  in  the very 
near future.
Nuts  are  in  better  request  for  some 
lines and Sicily shelled, almonds  are said 
to be  worth 16%@17c.  California paper- 
shell are worth  ll@12c.
doing  better  and  quite  a  good  demand  Mich, 
has been experienced  for  loose California 
and  Valencia  raisins.  Stocks  are  not 
large.

the  movement 

Transactions 

is  fairly 

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G E T   R E A D Y   F O R   T H E

EXACT  SIZE

OUR

BOTTLE

TH E   E C LIP S E
woier Sprier vim  siller or Duster H m i.

IS  A  NEW  AND  VALUABLE  mPROVED|

(P atented 1886.  Im proved 1889. i

Especially adapted for  applying  P aris Green  W ater,  Powder Compounds, 
Plaster,  etc., to Potato V ines and o th e r plants.
THE  ECLIPSE is m anufactured in such a durable m anner as to be p racti­
cally indestructible, and also so simplified as to be quickly and easily detached 
fo r  any  purpose  necessary,  m aking  it  th e  Cheapest  and  Most  Convenient 
S prinkler for all purposes—in doors or ou t—and a  practical device  indispens­
able for effectually destroying the Potato Beetle and other plant insects

For  Dusting.

For  Sprinkling. 

For  Store  or  Floor.
For  Vines  or  Plants.

Acme Plaster Sifter

FOR  POTATOES  AND  OTHER  VINES.

EIGHT  Í0  TEN  ACRES  COVERED  PER  DAY.

To  Operate  the  Sifter.

Place the square piece o f Sheet Iron w ith points dow n over the 
ag itato r in the bottom .  P ut  th e  P laster in  can  on  top  of  square 
piece.  This square piece takes part of the w eight of plaster, which 
is very  heavy, from   the  agitator  and  allow s  it to w ork freely.  A 
slight tu rn  of the w rist, easy or hard, as you m ay wish m uch or lit­
tle plaster to be  delivered,  is  all  th a t  is  necessary  to  operate  the 
sifter.

W ith  one  in  each  hand  a  m an  can care for two rows a t once, 

covering from  eight to ten acres per  day.

Retails for Over 100 per cent. 

Costs  $5.00

PROFIT.

Contains 2^  dozen  25  cent 

size  (at  $2  per dozen), $5.

FREE!

2%  doz.  15-cent  trial 
bottles,  one  forty  oz. 
#1  bottle, tw o  glasses, 
one  tray,  signs,  cou­
pons, posters, etc.,  300 
coupons  to  advertise 
w ith.

The 40  ounce  bottle 
makes HO qts.,  o r  1,000 
glasses.  Keep a pitch­
e r m ixed and  serve to 
all  your  custom ers  a 
sam ple  free,  and  you 
will sell  a  ease  every 
day.

Special  Triple  Ex­
tract,  for  soda  foun­
tains  and  soft  drink 
trade,  in  one  gallon 
bottles, price 83.  Will 
m ake  13  gallons  fine 
syrup a t a cost of only 
50 cents a gallon.
ORDER  OF 
YOUR  JOBBER

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ATABLE SPOONFULL MAKES A QUART

DIRECTIONS:

. One tesspoonfn]  extract,  three of sugar,  or sweeten to 
taste in tumbler water.  Drink  freely as you would lemon« 
ade.  Can  be  used  with  either  hot  or  cold  water. 
For 
Coughs» Colds,  Sore  Throat}  etc.»  use  boL  Never  drink 
water  without  adding a few  drops  of extract, as it will des­
troy all  Cholera and germ  diseases, rendering imptsrw water 
harmless.  To maae  the  beverage  in  larger  quantity» use 
i  gal. of water. 2 to 4 ounces extract,  1  pound sugar.  Never 
mix  in  tin  vessels.

A GftCAT NCAVC TONIC.

Invaluable  for  Nervousness.  Headache,  Sleeplessness, 
Dyspepsia,  Rheumatism, Stomach,  Liver and  Kidney troub­
les.  Read circular.  None genuine without signature.

: 

Daily  use will  positively  prevent  any disease from  gain- 
' n foot  hold on the svstem,  as if is one of the best  known
test  injury
PRICE  25c., MAKES  16 QUARTS.
S I . O O   S I Z E   M A K E S   8 0   Q U A R T S .

TftÖMPSÖN*PH0SPHATE  CO.
613  WJLAKE  ST  C HI CACO, USA.

For  sale  by  the fol­
low ing  w h o l e s a l e  
dealers:

Grand  Rapids
cer Co.

Olney  A  Judson  Gro­
Lemon & W heeler Co. 
M ussulman Grocer Co.
I. M.Clark Grocerv Co. 
W orden G rocer Co. 
Ball-Barnhart-Put-
H azeltine A  Perkins 

m an Co.
D rug  Co.

|   Putnam  Candy Co.
A. E.  Brooks A  Co.

Saginaw

Wells-Stone  Merc. Co. 
Jas.  Stew art  Co.,  Ltd. 
Symons Bros.  & Co. 
Melze, Sm art & Co.
D. E. Prall A Co.
G-. A. A lderton.
J. P. Derby.

Bay  City
W.I. Brothwrton A  Co. 
R.  P. G ustin Co.
Melsel A Goeschel.
W .  Bay City
W alsh & T anner 
Kalamazoo 
B  D esenberg A  Co.
Muskegon
Geo.  Hume & C’o.
Fred Brundage.

Battle Creek

John F .ïïallad ay  & jo. 
Godsm ark,  D urand 

A Co.

S E E   Q U O T A T I O N S .

M o r g a n   &  Co.
AWNINGS, TENTS,

M anufacturers of

FLAGS AND CANVAS COVERS 
YACHT SAILS A  SPECIALTY

187  Jefferson  Avenue 
DETROIT,  nich.

¡The  Bradstreet 
Mercantile  Agency
Proprietors.

E x ec u tiv e  Of f ic e s —

THE BRADSTREET COMPANY 

279, 281, 283  Broadway,  X.Y. 

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

CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres.

G rand  R a pid s O f f ic e —

Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

HENRY R0YCE, Supt.

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Saving  Scale

PAY 5  FOR  IT S E L F

Every  two  months  and  makes you  6oo per cent,  on  the 
investment. 

It  prevents  all  errors  in  weighing  and

STO PS  T H E   LEAKS

in  your business  these  hard  times.  You  can  not  afford 
to  be without  one.

YOU  N EED   IT!

SE E   W H A T   U SE R S  SA Y .

BOSTON  STORE,

118-124 State  st.. and 77-79 M adison St.,

Cash  Mer c h a n d ise.

Chicago. Dec. 31,  1894. 

The Com puting Scale Co.. D ayton. Ohio: 

Gentlemen:  We have had  your  scale  in  use 
since  November  24.  1894, in  our  butter,  cheese 
and  meat  departm ent.  We  find  them  to do ev 
actly  what  you  claim .  O ur  clerks can w ait  on 
more custom ers and  assure them  accuracy in ev 
ery  respect.  We  can  recom mend  them   as  the 
most econom ical  scale in use  for  m eat  m arkets 
and groceries 

Yours truly,

B oston St o r e.

.1.  W.  W UITELEY  A  SON,

Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries, etc.

Bonaparte. Iowa. A pril 22,  1895. 

D ayton Computing Scale Co.,  Dayton, O.:
In  reference  to  yours  of  recent 
I  Ge n t l e m e n : 
I date regarding the Com puting Scales w hich you 
! sent  us.  perm it  us  to  state  th a t  they  have ex- 
! ceeded our  expectations,  giving  ns  th e  utm ost 
satisfaction.  We consider it one of our greatest 
conveniences in our store, and  know ing it, as we 
|  now do and  from   the  experience  we  have  had 
from   its usage  in  th e  store,  we  would  not  dis­
pense w ith it for ten tim es  its value.  Any o rd i­
nary clerk,  w ith com mon school  education,  c in 
expedite business  equal  to  tw o  or three clerks, 
and we  prize it as  one  of  our  forem ost  fixtures 
in our store.  We consider and feel th at ours has 
paid for itself in tw o m onths.

Yours truly,

J.  W.  W h it e l e t  & Son.

Investigate  the  Dayton  Computing  Scale.  For  further  particulars  call  or  write

THE  COMPUTING  ¿CALE  CO.,  Dayton,  Ohio.

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GLASS  an d   CROCKERY 
Assorted  Package of New  Crystal Glassware.

We can save you enough on every package of Glassware to more than  pay the freight

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lesigli.  Frosted an I  fi g u : ed  all  ov •r. "■ he edgesai c seal lo 1cd a n d ’t he whole
Koset
make up is bright and capti vating.  “ Our B ggest B argain“ consists o f th e fc 1 low ing:
%  dz. 41 C. sets  d, 82  28  81  50
dz.  8 in. ov Ds!i8  75  8  38 I-Odz.Tin op.Bwi-8J00  $  34
J. -lugs. 
4 l-6dz.8in op.Bwl »00 
50
2  dz. ft. inblers. 
20 V.dz.2btl « 'asters
40 
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90
l-i dz. < 'e ieries. 
90 
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65 2  dz. Sa tsAPep
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1 dz. 8 i 1.  Napps.  1  00 
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3  dz. 4 i 1.  Napps, 
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P: ck ge. 81.25.
$10  95
Write  for  our  New  Illustrated  Catalogue,  118

2  00  1  no L) dz. Mn.cans P.J..I.1  20 
80 G  dz.  Piekles
40 
30 >4  dz  9 in.  sa Ivi  is  2  60 
50 I-6dz  10 in.  Sa v e rs  3  Ou 
60 K dz.  Bread  1 lutes  <15 
60 l-6dz.7in.cv.B m is  2 75 
68 1 Odz.Siii.cv.B jw ls  3  75 

To tal.
Less  10 p.Ct

Assorted  Package  Glassware.

NO.  1895  ASSORTED  FOUR  PIECE  SETS.

Butter. Spooner, (  ream er.  Sugar.  We have especially arranged this package to give  our 
custom ers a good variety of small quantities of the  best setting 4-piece sets on th e m arket, at 
the sam e tim e saving you  10 per cent.  < 'ontents of package as follows:
‘¿doz.  No. 
>4 doz.  No.  15909 4 piece S ets,.......  2 25 
l-6doz.  No.  39D 4 piece Sets.........  «  00 
1-tidoz.  No. Alex is 4 piece Sets.......  5  00 

94  4 piece Sets.........82 25  8  56 
56 
67 
83 

6-1  doz.  No.  491)  4 piece S ets.........86  00  81  00
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Less 10 per cent-.................... 

Barrel. 35 cents.

“Mikado" Decorated Toilet Sets.

For ;a cheap Toilet Set “ Mik ad o "can n o t
be  ex«celled.  Asstd.  Dec. in  3  desirable
cols.. Pink.  Pencil1.  Brown . in artisticallv
arranged groups <if  flowers  and  foliage.
Good quality.
Per Sc■t of  10 pieces.........
..................$1  75
Per Sest of  12 pieci
..................3  00

H. LEONARD S SONS.GRAND  RAPIDS

MICH.

