DESMAN

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  8,  1896.

Number 655

CO NG RESSIO NAL  DEBATING.
During  the  present  session  of  Con­
gress  there  seems  to  have  been  an  un­
usually  full  surrender  of  all  questions  to 
unlimited  debate.  Whether 
it 
is  that 
there  is  more  in  the  proposed 
legisla­
tion  to  give  opportunity  for  oratorical 
effort,  or  whether  there 
is  an  unusual 
liberality  in  giving  opportunity  for  the 
display  of  ambitious  talent,  the  fact 
remains  that  there  is  a  vast  quantity  of 
apparently  idle  and  useless  talking.

Some  of  the  matters  presented  have 
certainly  given  unusual  opportunity  for 
jingo  and  buncomb,  as  well  as  patriotic 
effort.  The  threatened  Venezuelan  com­
plications  and  our  attitude  toward  Cuba 
have  been  especially  prolific  of  op­
portunity  for  all  three  kinds  of  oratory. 
Indeed,  in  the  Cuban  matter  the  oppor­
tunity  seems  infinite.

Those  who  have  patiently 

followed 
the  speech-making  through  the  tedious 
weeks  have  been  impressed  with  the lit­
tle that has been said that was  new.  They 
have  wondered,  as  they  have  read  the 
axiomatic  utterances  which  everybody 
knows—the  reiteration  of  platitudes  and 
the  threshing  over  of  old  straw—what 
can  be  the  reason  for  the  delay  of 
im­
portant  legislation  and  the  waste of pub­
lic  time  in  such  vocal  pyrotechnics.

The  explanation 

in  Congress,  and 

is  astonished  at  their 

is  to  be  sought  in 
the  need  of  political  prestige  of  the  in­
dividual  members of Congress.  As  these 
debates  are  followed  as  a  whole,  the  ob­
server 
resem­
blance  to  the  Pharisee’s  prayer,  in  that 
they  are  full  of  vain  repetitions;  but 
there  are  very  few  who  thus  follow 
them.  Each  individual  speech  is  made 
for  the  admiration  of  the  limited  circle 
of  the  constituents  of  each 
individual 
member.  Now,  there  are  a  good  many 
members 
it  will  be 
readily  seen  that  it  takes  a  good  deal  of 
talk  to  go  around.  There  is  a  tacit  un­
derstanding  among  the  old  members 
and  professional  politicians  that  all  are 
entitled  to  an  opportunity  to  play  to 
the gallery  of  their  own  constituencies. 
But  there  are  some  members  who do 
not  seem  to  understand  this  situation. 
Occasionally,  after a  question  has  been 
discussed  to  satiety,  such  an  one  will 
make an  honest  effort  to  get action.  But 
such  efforts  are  usually  abortive—the 
“ member  from  Maine”   or  elsewhere 
will 
interpose  his  objection  and  urge 
that  there  must  not be  undue  haste  on 
such  important  questions.  He  does  this 
to  carry  out  the  arrangement  that  cer­
tain  ones  shall  have  their  opportunity 
on  the  question. 
It  doesn’t  signify  that 
more  than  enough  has  already  been  said 
—the  additional  speeches  will  be  new 
to  the  audience  for  which  intended.

Occasionally,  an  inexperienced  mem­
ber,  urged  by  an  unseared  conscience, 
will  protest  against  this  condition  of 
things. 
sensation  was 
caused,  a  few  weeks  ago,  by  such  a 
protest.  But  the  protester  was  quickly 
“ sat  down  upon,  ”   and  he  resigned 
himself  to  the  inevitable.

A  decided 

This  element  of  obstruction  in  Con­
gressional  work  is  not  of  recent  origin. 
It  has  long  been  an  obstacle  to  action. 
It  is becoming  more  noticeable,  how­
ever,  for the  reason,  probably,  that  it  is

it 
increasing. 
In  the  present  Congress 
has  assumed  such  proportions  that  it 
is 
becoming  a  very  serious  matter,  as  it 
bids  fair  to  prevent  the  consummation 
of  any  considerable  legislative  work.

W H A T’S  TO   HINDER?

in 

There  is  nothing  which  will  touch  the 
average  American 
these  United 
States  of  America  “ down  to  the  quick”  
so surely  as  to  imply 
in  his  presence 
that,  as  a  whole,  the  Nation  has  but  lit­
tle  enterprise.  They,  the  citizens  of 
the  Great  Republic,  delight  to  talk  of 
“ the  greatest  country  on  earth;“   they 
like 
to  “ expatiate”   on  the  biggest 
waterfall,  the  largest  lakes,  the  highest 
mountains,  and,  with  an  overpowering 
pride,  they  point  to  “ the  page  of  his­
tory,  whose  pen  is  all  aglow,  as it writes 
what deeds  were  done  by  the  fathers  of 
the  greatest  country  on  earth!”   And 
yet  this  nationful  of  enterprise  has,  for 
last  two  or  three  years,  been  won­
the 
dering  “ how 
is  going  to  get  along 
with  a  large  and  increasing  family  on 
its  hands, 
if  business  doesn’t  pick  up 
pretty soon, ’ ’while business stands twirl­
ing 
its  thumbs  because  Europe  finds 
fault  with  its  meats  and  refuses  to  eat 
is  worse, 
its  stuffed  cheese,  or,  what 
quarrels  with  England 
for  eternally 
foraging  for gold  mines.

it 

in  other  countries,  if 

What’s  to  hinder—and  the  question  is 
asked  in  all  seriousness—some  of  this 
American  enterprise  from  finding  an 
outlet 
it  is  idle 
at  home?  Why  not  display  a  little  of 
the  boasted  Yankee  energy  by  striking 
out  for  itself  in  some  E l Dorado  outside 
of 
The 
Promised  Land 
is  not  too  far  off,  in 
these  days  of  steam  and  lightning,  and 
the  rewards  would  be  great.

the  home  neighborhood? 

Is 

it  gold  and  silver  that  American 
is  after?  Six  hundred  and 
enterprise 
fifty-three  million  dollars'  worth  of  gold 
and  silver  has  been  taken  out  of  this 
modern  E l  Dorado  since  the  middle  of 
the  sixteenth  century!  From 
to 
1882,  §122,000,000  worth  of  gold  was 
taken  from  one  section  alone,  a  section 
where  one  may  be  said  to  “ walk  on 
gold,”   and  where the  gold veins are still 
worked by  the aborigines with the  rudest 
implements!

1801 

Is  it  coal  mining  which  is  the  heart’s 
desire?  How  wiil  a  coal  mine  with  an 
area  equal  to  the  State  of  Alabama 
answer,  with  coal  veins  twenty  feet 
thick  and  sixty  miles  long?

Is  marble  wanted?  Here  are  quarries 
covering  sixty  square  miles,  from  three 
to  forty  feet  thick,  equal  in  texture  and 
ingredients  to  the  celebrated  statuary 
and  bandillio  marbles  of  Carrara,  which 
an  expert  pronounces  “ the  finest  I  have 
ever  seen  in  any quarry, ”  and which are 
located  only  one  mile from  the  sea.

Perhaps nitrate of soda,  the demand for 
which 
increasing  every  year,  is  an 
attraction.  As  a  possibility,  how  will 
this  do?  The  visible  supply  of  these 
nitrate  deposits 
is  7,372,800,000  tons 
of  raw  caliche,  which  is  worth,  to-day, 
§37,000,000,000  gross 
in  New  York. 
The  net  profit  on  the  visible  supply 
would  be  §30,000,000,000—an amount al­
most  large  enough  to  attract  the  atten­
tion  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company.

is 

Where 

is  this  country,  this  veritable 
El  Dorado?  The United States of Colom­
bia,  South  Am erica;  and 
the  ques­
tion  comes  as  a  fitting  close  to  this 
article:  Why  isn’t  the  Yankee  at  work 
there  now—what’s  to  hinder?

GREATER  PHILADELPHIA.

The 

iconoclast  has  again  been  at 
work,  and  the  old  joke  of  a  dead  Phil­
adelphia 
is  shattered  beyond  all  recog­
nition.  The  city  of  William  Penn  has 
been  resting—napping,  if  you  please, 
like  the  Pennsylvania  Dutch  farmer—in 
her  chair;  and,  now  that  nap  and  rest 
are  over,  the  thrifty  old  town  on  the 
Delaware 
like  a 
strong  man  from  sleep  and  shaking  her 
invincible  locks.”   True,  she  may  have 
been  asleep ;  but  she  has  been dreaming 
and,  with  an  earnestness  and  an  energy 
becoming  to  her  years,  has  determined 
to  realize  the  dream  that  has  blessed 
her  slumber,  and  a Greater Philadelphia 
is  to be  the  result.

“ arousing  herself 

is 

It 

is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that,  in 
accomplishing  this  work,  she  will  cling 
to  her  old  traditions.  There  will  be  no 
fencing 
in  of  the  prairie  with  a  “ See 
how  big  I  b e !”   when  the  last  rail  is 
la id ;  neither  will  there  be  a  generous 
“ taking  in’ ’  of  the  surrounding  towns, 
with  an  exultant,  “ Now, 
then!”   but, 
on  the  old  theory  of  going  slowly  and 
making  the  most  of  every  foot of ground 
in  her  progress,  she  is  working  her  way 
towards  the  leading  place  in  the  line  of 
cities.  An 
inland  city,  like  Sterne’s 
starling  she  has  been  shouting  for years, 
“ I  want  to get  out!”   and  getting  out 
is  exactly  what  Philadelphia  has  deter­
mined  to  do.  A  short  cut  to  the  sea 
is 
the  means  of  accomplishing  this—not, 
as  most  suppose,  across  New  Jersey. 
Not  there  lies  the  line  of 
least  resist­
ance  and  greatest  usefulness.  That  has 
been  found  to  be  up  the  Delaware 
twenty-six  miles  to  the  neighborhood  of 
Bordentown  and  on  to  the  head  of  Rar 
¡tan  Bay.  The  route  of  this  proposed 
waterway 
is  something  over  thirty-two 
miles,  from  the  Delaware  to  Raritan 
Bay,  and  the  cost,  exclusive of the  right 
of  way—not  heavy—is  estimated at §12,- 
500,000,  an  amount  which  covers  the 
extension  of  the  ship  canal  north  to  the 
Hudson.

to  New  York 

Aside  from  the  saving  of  §3,000,000 
yearly 
in  her  coal  bill, 
Philadelphia’s  wish for quick  communi­
cation  with  the  sea  will  be  gratified. 
No  longer  will  she  be  forced  to  zigzag 
her  way  to  the  ocean.  The  time  be­
tween  the  city  and  Europe  will  be 
shortened.  Much  of  the  foreign  com­
merce  of  Philadelphia,  now  from  the 
north,  will  be  in direct line  of  travel  for 
ocean  vessels  bound  to  and  from  the 
great  inland  port.  The  swamps  and  low 
lands  through  which  the  canal  will  pass 
will  be  drained  and  fitted  for  agricul­
tural  and  manufacturing  purposes,  and, 
so heralded,  the  Quaker  City  will  make 
her  triumphal  march  to  the  sea.  Once 
that  march  is  made—-and 
long  before, 
if signs  are  worth  anything—there  will 
be  a  Greater  Philadelphia,  well  worthy 
of  the  name,  and  a  city  which  will  be 
to  Greater  New  York  what  that city  now 
is  to  Brooklyn.

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GRAND  RAPIDS  IN  1850.

CHAPTER  XI.

W ritten  for the T r a d e sm a n .

Any  sketch  of  the  legal  lights  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  bar 
1850  would  be 
incomplete  unless  prefaced  with  a  pen 
picture  of  the  old  courthouse :

in 

At  the  west  end  of  the  old  Bridge 
street  bridge  stood  a  square  one-story 
wooden  building,  utterly  destitute  of 
outside architectural ornamentation—not 
even  a  tower  or  a  bell.  This  was  the 
courthouse. 
Its  general  appearance  was 
that  of  an  overgrown  country  school- 
house.  This  uncouth  building'  occupy­
ing  this  out-of-the-way  location  was  the 
result  of  a  conflict  between  the  super­
visors  of  the  townships  divided  by  the 
river  and  the  extensive  real  estate  in­
terests  on  either  side.  None  of  the 
county  offices  were  located  on  the  West 
Side and  neither  judge  nor  lawyers  had 
residences  there.  There  was  nothing  to 
shelter  it  from  the  burning  sun  or  the 
winter  blast. 
It  stood  on  the  open 
plain,  solitary  and  alone.  The  inside 
arrangements were more in keeping with 
It  stood  end  to  the 
its  legitimate  uses. 
street,  its  single  door  opening 
into a 
vestibule at  the 
left  hand  corner.  To 
the  right,  entering  the  auditorium  from 
the  vestibule,  were  the  judge’s desk and 
rostrum,  at  the  rear  of  which  a  door 
opened  into  a  small  private room.  Still 
farther  to  the  right  was  the  jurors’  con­
sulting  room,  which  opened  near  their 
seats  and  the  prisoner  s  dock.  The 
clerk’s  desk  and  the  witness  stand  were 
on  the  rostrum.  A 
long  plain  table  in 
front  of  the  court  accommodated  the 
lawyers.  Imagine  a  courthouse situated 
at  least  a  half  mile  from  the  places 
where  the  county  and  probate  court 
records  were  kept.  You  can  then  take 
in  the  difficulties  in  the  way  of  rapid 
dispatch  of  legal  business.

bar  his  progress.  He  was  studious  and 
in 
painstaking,  and  was  conscientious 
the  discharge  of  all  the  duties 
incident 
to  his  profession.  Yet  he  found  time 
to  store  his  mind  with  a  fund  of 
litera­
lent  a  charm  to  his  private 
ture  that 
character. 
In  the  capacity  of  husband, 
father  or  friend  he  was  the  same  Chris­
tian  gentleman.  His  appointment  as 
the  first  to  occupy  the  bench  of  the 
United  States  District  Court  for  the 
Western  District  of  Michigan  was  a  de­
served  tribute  to  his  judicial  qualifica­
tions  and  moral  worth.  There  are  many 
residents  of  Grand  Rapids  who  will 
verify  all  I  have  written and drop  a  tear 
to  his  memory.

The  late  Judge  John  T.  Holmes,  who 
was  one  of  my  traveling  companions  by 
stage  on  my  first  visit  to  Grand Rapids, 
comes  next 
in  my  list.  Many  of  the 
Tradesman’s  readers  will  recall his jolly 
face  and  rotund  form.  His  laugh  was 
contagious,  his 
jokes  were  perpetual. 
He,  too,  was  made  of  the  stuff  from 
which  successful  pioneers  are  made.  As 
a  favored  friend  the  writer  has  listened 
to  his  narration  of  the  struggles  through 
which  he  passed  in  acquiring  an  edu­
cation  to  fit  him  for  his  legal  studies. 
With  the  goal  of  his  ambition reached— 
admission  to  practice—came  the  total 
stagnation  of  business  that  followed  the 
wild-cat bubble  that  burst  over  M ichi­
gan.  Sickness,  which  proved  long  con­
tinued,  invaded  his  home;  yet  through 
all  he  exhibited  a  character  for  courage 
and  fortitude  seldom  met.  Through  all 
this  he  was  comforted  and  sustained  by 
a  patient  Christian  wife,  one  of  the 
noblest  of  her  kind.  All  these  trials 
past 
surmounted, 
years  of  successful  practice  followed, 
which  were  rounded  out  by  an  honor­
able  career on  the  bench  of  the  Record­
er’s  Court  of  new  Grand  Rapids.

difficulties 

and 

There  were  many  notable  cases  tried 
in  this  old-time  courthouse,  by  some  of 
the  most distinguished  lawyers  of  that 
early  day.  My  memory  reverts  to one 
of  special  local  interest.  It  was the  trial 
and  conviction  of  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Grand  Rapids  for  the  crime  of arson, 
the  burning  of  the  extensive  tannery 
owned  by  C.  W.  Taylor,  at  Coldbrook. 
Hon. 
John  Van  Arman,  formerly  of 
Michigan,  then  of  Chicago,  assisted the 
prosecution  as  counsel  for  the  people. 
He  was  considered  the  best  criminal 
lawyer  in  the  West,  and  was remarkable 
for  his  close  reasoning  powers  and 
im­
pulsive  eloquence.  Hon.  Thomas  B. 
Church,  of  whom  I  shall  say  more  here­
after,  appeared  for 
respondent. 
Associated  with  him  as  counsel  came 
that  silver-tongued,  persuasive  orator, 
Hon.  Charles  E.  Stuart,  of  Kalamazoo. 
It  was  a  “ battle  royal,’ ’  lasting  two 
weeks,  resulting  in  the  sentence  of  the 
respondent  to  fifteen  years  hard 
labor 
in  the  State  Prison  at  Jackson.
The  Kent  county  bar,  in 

the 

1850,  was 
in  point  of 

only  equaled  by  Detroit, 
numbers  and  legal  talent.

George  Martin  was  Circuit 

Judge. 
His  rulings  were  impartial,  his courtesy 
was uniform and dignified.  That  he com­
bined  the  elements  necessary  to  a  use­
ful 
judicial  career  was  proven  later, 
when  he  was  elected  one  of  the  Justices 
of  the  Supreme  Court  and  afterwards 
its  Chief  Justice.

The  late  Judge  Solomon  L.  Withey, 
of  the  United  States  Court,  was  raised 
in  Kent  county.  Meeting  in  his  youth 
many  formidable  obstacles  to  success, 
he  surmounted  them  all  and  fought  his’ 
way,  step  by  step,  to  distinction  and 
honor.  Even  his  physical  disabilities, 
borne  with  Christian  fortitude,  did  not

Edward  E.  Sargeant  was  a  native  of 
New  England,  born  and  bred  in  an  at­
mosphere  of  profound  scholarship.  He 
was  cordial  and  polished  in manner  and 
of  a  quiet  and  happy  disposition.  The 
able  partner  of  Mr.  S.  L.  Withey,  his 
specialty  was  the  thorough  preparation 
of  all  cases  that  came  to  the  office,  also 
the  general  details of  office  work.  His 
was  a  frail  constitution,  with a tendency 
to  a  cancerous  affection  of  the  lungs  or 
bronchial  tubes, 
from  which  he  died 
early.  Brave  endurance  of  suffering  had 
developed 
in  him  a  most  lovable  char­
acter.  The  writer  enjoyed  the  pleasure 
of  being  his  nearest  neighbor,  and  the 
example  of  his  resigned  yet  cheerful 
waiting 
for  the  end  of  his  sufferings 
was  one  to  be  long  remembered.  His 
eyes  were  closed  in  death  at  the  home 
of  his  faithful  friend,  Mr.  Ezra  T.  Nel­
son,  of  your  city.

Hon.  E.  S.  Eggleston  was  also  a 
partner of  Judge  Withey  for  a  time,  but 
finally  drifted  into  politics  and  was  ap­
pointed  to  a  foreign  consulate,  a  mis­
fortune  that  too  often  befalls  rising 
young  men  in  the  legal  profession.  He 
never  worked  up  a  very  lucrative  prac­
tice.

John  Ball  was  the  pioneer  of  the  pro­
fession  and  the  oldest  in  years;  yet  he 
lived  to  see  nearly  all  his  brothers  of 
the  old  Kent  county  bar  pass  away.  His 
was  entirely  an  office  business.  Con­
veyancing,  money  loaning  and  real  es­
tate  transfers  occupied  his  whole  time. 
His  was  an  eccentric  character.  Plain- 
spoken,  honest  opinions  came  natural to 
him  and  were  often  expressed  in  very 
forcible  English.

The  late  C.  C.  Rood  was  another  of 
those  ever  busy  office  attorneys,  but  he 
seldom  engaged  in  long,  tortuous  liti-

T h e“EUREKA”

Patent Self-Locking

Hand  Potato  Planter

TO THE TRADE.

As usual,  the  unparalleled  success  of  the  “Eureka”  Self-Locking  Hand  Potato 
Planter has called forth a >-mall crop of  imitators,  who,  quick  to  recognize  the  ad­
vantages of the Tube, have jumped at  the  conclusion  that  the  Tube  is the “whole 
thing,” whereas, without the Self-Locking Jaws it is robbed of half  its  effectiveness. 
The  “ Eureka”  alone  combines  these  two  essential  featu res-th e  Tube  to  receive 
the  potato  as  the  planter  is  swung  forward,  and  the  Locked  Jaws  to  prevent  its 
dropping through.  Furthermore, the “Eureka” is the only tube planter that has had 
a practical test in the field.  The others are experiments, liable to  “fall  by  the  way- 
W   side,” when brought to a practical test.  The “ Eureka”  for  1896  is  greatly  s‘re“ g^ '  
¡M  ened  and  improved  throughout.  We  unhesitatingly  guarantee it to be the lightest, 
S i  strongest, best finished and most perfect working hand planter on the ma- ket.  In the 
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m   a  simple  device-strong  and  durable, and little likely to get out of repair.  We espe- 
m   cially note.” continues  this great journal, “the absence of springs and other  devices 
¡)U  so objectionable in a tool of this character.”  Over 300 “Eurekas”  were  sold  at  retail 
in  this  city  last  season,  but  then,  Greenville  is  the  greatest  potato  market  in the
m   World  and every farmer hereabouts knows a potato  planter  when  he sees it.  W hile
$   other towns we might mention did almost as well, we do not advise you to order 300 or 
anything like it to start with.  But you owe it to your customers to give them a chance 
(uj  IO buy the best.  Place side by side with any other planter made, and it will outsell  it
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Buhl, Sons & Co., Detroit. 
Standart Bros., Detroit.
Saginaw Hardware Co., Saginaw, Mich.
Gr|„ d  Rapids M'f’g and Imp. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hibbard, Spencer.  Bartlett & Co., Chicago.
C. Sidney Shepard & Co., Chicago.
Sidney Shepard & Co., Buffalo, N.  Y.

1  Greenville  Planter Co.,

(Successors to Eureka Planter Co.)

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gated  cases.  He  was  a  safe  counselor 
and  adviser.  His  financial  success  was 
the  reward  of  persistent  industry  in  his 
profession.

Last,  though  not 

least,  in  the  list 
comes  the  name  of  Hon.  Thomas  B. 
Church.  He  was  a  giant  intellectually, 
asjvell  as  physically.  His practice  was 
principally  arguing  cases  from  briefs 
prepared  by  others. 
It  was  said  that 
he  had  a  dislike  for  the  minute  details 
impor­
necessary  in  the  preparation  of 
tant  cases,  but,  the  brief 
laid  before 
him,  he  grasped  the  situation  with  a 
masterful  mind.  His  reasoning  and 
eloquence  were  of  the  magnetic  kind 
that  carried  conviction  to  the  mind  of 
juryman.  Outside  of  his 
the  average 
professional 
life  he  was  at  home  in  all 
the  walks  of  literature  and science.  The 
political  history  of  his  own  and  other 
countries  was  at  his  tongue’s  end.  By 
nature  a  statesman  of  comprehensive 
views,  had  his  early  ambitions  been 
realized,  he  would  have  been  a  power 
in  the  councils  of  the  Nation.  His  race 
for  congressional  honors  was  a  race 
between  Brains  and  Beef.  But  Beef 
had  the  more  money  and,  as  a  conse­
quence,  won  the  more  votes.  The  con­
test between  the  two  candidates  so  far 
as  fitness  was  concerned  was  a  roaring 
farce.  Mr.  Church  was  the  last  of  his 
brothers  of  the  Kent  county  bar  of 
1850 
to  pass  away.

W .  S.  H.  W e l t o n .

Owosso,  Mich.

THE  BACK  OFFICE.
Rev. 

Dr. 

The 

Parkhurst 

says 
that  “ one  of  the  most  expensive  and 
disastrous  mistakes  a  young  man  ever 
makes  is  in  supposing  that  a  decision, 
a  resolution,  contains 
the 
its  own  execution, 
means  of  working 
and  that  something  besides  power  will 
suffice  to  overcome  power.’ ’

itself 

in 

It  is  doubtful  if  the  young  man  ever 
supposes  any  such  thing.  He  does,  in­
deed,  make  decisions ;  too  frequently— 
much  to  be  regretted—he  binds  them 
with  an  oath;  he  makes  the  most  sol­
emn  resolutions,  with  his  spirit,  for  the 
time  being,  in  the  coarsest  of  sackcloth 
and  his  penitential  head  in  ashes;  but 
he  knows—none  better  than  he—that 
these  are  only  “ shows  of  g rie f,’ ’  re­
pentance  and,  if  need  be,  humiliation. 
It  is  barely  possible  that  he  may  hope, 
in  the  depths  of  his  penitence,  that  the 
sorrow  may  atone,  at  least  a  little,  for 
what  he  has  done ;  but,  beyond  that,  it 
is  safe  to  conclude  he  never goes.

Year  after  year  the  wheels  of  time 
slowly  but  surely  turn  around  and  just 
so  surely  do  they  bring  the  day  for 
swearing  off  and  resolving  to  lead a bet­
ter  life.  Do  the  few  stainless  days  that 
follow,  hedged  as  they  are  by  his  own 
decisions  and  resolutions, 
the 
young  man  that  the resolutions alone can 
accomplish  the  work  he 
laid  out  for 
himself  that  first  day  of  the  year?  Per­
sonal  experience  answers  with  a  No, 
be  the  questioner  young  or  old.

teach 

Not  many  moons ago  a  young  fellow 
was  filling  the  Back  Office  with  the 
fumes  of  the  detested  cigarette.  Chance 
and  circumstance  had established  a  cer­
tain  degree  of  intimacy  between  them, 
so that  the  elder  man  was  sure  that  he 
was  not  “ rushing  in  where  angels  fear 
to tread, ”  and when the right time came, 
the question,  “ Why  not  make  up  your 
mind  to  stop  this  dance  with  death?”  
respectfully  asked,  was  as  respectfully 
“ The  making  up  my  mind 
answered: 
is  easy  enough,  but 
it  is  the  keeping  it 
made  up  that  bothers  m e;”   and  the 
young  man  is  no wiser  than  the  rest  of

statement: 

straightforward 

just  going  to  stop  it. 

the  young  men  of  this  day  and“  gener­
ation.  Other  things  were  said  in  the 
good-natured  discussion which followed, 
the  matter  being  finally  dropped  with 
this 
“ I 
know  that  every  word  you  say  about  the 
habit  is  true;  and,  one  of  these  days, 
I ’m 
I  haven’t 
made  up  my  mind  exactly  when  it  will 
be,  because  I  haven’t  made  up  my 
mind  that  I  really  want  to  stop  it. 
It’s 
going  to  be  hard  work,  and  when  I  feel 
equal  to 
it  I  shall  start  in ;  but  all  the 
good  resolutions  this  side  of  tophet  are 
good  for  nothing  when  a  fellow  grap­
ples  with  a  bad  habit. 
It  will  be  nip 
and  tuck—I  can  tell  you  that;  but  I  can 
recall  enough  of  my  Sunday  School 
training  to  be  reminded  that 
Jacob 
wrestled  with  the  angel  and  threw  him, 
and  if  he  came  out ahead  with  the  an­
gel,  I ’m  convinced  that  I  can down  this 
devil.  Never  you  fear  for  m e.”   Not 
much 
the 
strength  of  a  resolution.

there  upon 

dependence 

That young  man  of bibulous tendency, 
too  lazy  to  say  his  prayers,  yet  desirous 
of  going  through  his  devotions  with  a 
show  of  proper  spirit,  who  wrote  out his 
prayers  and  pinned  them  to  the  wall 
above  his  head  and,  on  those  occasions 
when  his  latchkey  was  won’t  to  play  a 
hide  and  seek  game  with  the  keyhole, 
waved  his  hand  toward  the  paper  with 
a  “ Them’s  my  sentiments!”   knew  per­
fectly  well  that  he  was  a  liar  and  a 
sneak  and  a  coward ; and the  very  paper 
that  he  stuck  up  in  trying  to  make him­
self  believe  that  he  was  true  to  himself 
was  as  pitiful  as  it  as  false  and  mean 
and  contemptible!

The  young  men  of  to-day  may be  bad 
in  a  thousand  ways,  but  they  are  not 
fools;  and 
it  is  doubtful  if  any  one  of 
them  has  ever  pressed  his  pillow  after 
a  shameful  night  without  saying to him­
self  that  the  decision  and  the  resolution 
likely  then  to  be  made  are  as  worthless 
as  the  breath  that  expresses  them  unless 
there  is  enough  strength  of  purpose  be­
hind  them  to  make  the  vaunting  true.
R ic h a r d   M a l c o l m   St r o n g .

Appreciate  Fine  Footwear.

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It  is  well  undertsood  that  a  plain  shoe 
is  not  favored  by  the  average  woman 
any  more  than  is  a  plain  face.  While, 
however, 
latter  cannot  always  be 
made  handsome,  the  former,  by  attract­
ive  embellishment,  can. 
The  majority 
of  women  consider  stylishness  in  a  shoe 
quite  as 
imporant  as  fit  or durability, 
and  every  dealer  knows  how  hard  it 
is  to  sell  a  plain  shoe  alongside  of  a 
handsome  one.  As  the  love  of  beauty 
is  ingrained  in  the  feminine  mind  the 
trade  not  only  recognizes  it,  but  seeks 
to  encourage 
it  by  providing  elegant 
footwear  which  will  be in  keeping  with 
the  dainty  dressing  that  women  are  so 
fond  of  indulging  in.

The  Niagara  Power and^Development 
Company  is  about  to  let  the  contract  for 
the  building  of  a  power  canal  from  the 
upper  Niagara  R iver  to  Lewiston  to 
cost  about  $4,000,000.  The  company  is 
the  promotor  of  Model  City,  an 
indus­
trial  site  near  Lewiston,  where  it  is  in­
tended  to  develop  unlimited  power  for 
manufacturing  purposes.

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they have been for many years  back, at  this  season.  We  do  not  ex-
pect to see these low prices rule very long, and feel confident that pur-
chasers now will make  good  profits.  We  are  prepared  to  fill  orders
even at these low prices.  We must keep things  moving  regardless  of
profits.  We will make low prices on Pork (new pack and  bright  as  a 
new dollar) and  Lard.  We  want  business,  and  will  have  it,  if  low 
prices and fine quality of goods will bring it.  Special attention given
to mail, telephone or telegraph  orders.

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We would also remind you that the dealer 
who places  his  orders  early  for  his  fall 
stock of  Rubber  Boots  and  Shoes,  Felt 
Boots and  Sox, will have  them when  the 
wearer  wants 
them.  We  guarantee 
prices.  Ask  for price  list.

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4  Monroe S t. 

Grand  Rapids.

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Around  the State

Movements  of  Merchants.

Locke—G.  H.  Price  &  Co.  succeed 

Price  Bros,  in  general  trade.

Paris—Simon  Fincham  has  sold  his 

general  stock  to  Durkee  &  Rose.

Lansing—Chas.  A.  Pray  has  sold  his 

grocery  business  to  Henry  Hunt.

Lyons—F.  E.  Marcy  has  purchased 
the  meat  business  of  \ ance  &  Barrens.
Haslett—Aaron  J.  Smith,  grocer,  has 
removed  from  Williamston  to this place.
Battle  Creek—W.  C.  Henry  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  business  of  Cole 
&  Co.

Iron  Mountain—Swanson  Bros.,  mer­
chant  tailors,  have  removed  to  Glad­
stone.

Rockwood—Milliman  &  Miller  suc­
in  general 

ceed  Wm.  Milliman, 
trade.

ML  Morris—J.  D.  Bentley  has  pur­
chased  -the  grocery  business  of  H.  E. 
Lamb.

Eden—Fay  &  Shaw,  general  dealers, 
have  dissolved,  Rolland  A.  Fay  suc­
ceeding.

Jr., 

Eaton  Rapids—The  Star  Dry  Goods 
Jonas 

incorporated, 

succeeds 

Co., 
Manche.

Monroe—Chas. 

J.  Meyer  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  business  of ^Geo. 
Rambler.

South  Boardman—Albert  Price  suc­
ceeds  Dagle  &  Price  in  the  agricultural 
implement  business.

Grand  Ledge—Shane  &  Taber  suc­
in  the  jewelry  and 

ceed  D.  D.  Shane 
wall  paper  business.

Big  Rapids—R.  Peterson  continues 
the  grocery  business  formerly conducted 
by  R  Peterson  &:  Co.

Hart—M.  Kelley  &  Co.  succeed  Mar­
in  the  clothing  and  men’s 

tin  Kelley 
furnishing  goods  business.

Reed  City—C.  D.  Wood  has  com­
pleted  arrangements  for  embarking  in 
the  bakery  business  here.

Milan—Gauntlett  Bros.,  dealers in  ag­
ricultural  implements,  have  dissolved. 
The  business  will  be  continued  by  Jos.  j 
Gauntlett.

Fennville—W.  M.  Bale  &  Co.,  gro­
cers and crockery dealers,  have dissolved 
partnership  and  are  succeeded  by  Cad- 
weil  &  Tucker.

Detroit—Lewis  Mark  &  Co.,  com­
mission  produce  dealers,  have  dis­
solved.  The  business  will  be continued 
by  E.  H.  Hovey.

Tekonsha—J  W.  Randall,  dry  goods 
dealer  at  this  place  and  also  at  Sher­
wood,  has  sold  his  stock  at  the  latter 
place  to  Arthur  W.  Morris.

Palo—H.  D.  Pew,  druggist  and  gro­
cer,  and  C.  H.  Mandeville,  clothier and 
dry  goods and boot and shoe dealer,  have 
merged  their  business under  the  style  of 
Pew  &  Mandeville.

interest 

Cheboygan—Fred  S.  Frost  has  sold 
in  the  grocery  firm  of  E. 
his 
J.  James  &  Co.  to  E.  J.  James and  taken 
the  management  of  the  dry  goods  busi­
ness  of  E.  0 .  Penny.

B ig  Rapids—Al.  E.  Wells,  formerly 
engaged  in  the  hardware  business,  has 
purchased  the  H.  Goldstein  clothing 
stock  and  will  continue  the  business  at 
the  same  location.

Cadillac—The  John  Turner  furniture 
and  undertaking  slock  has  been  pur­
chased  by  C.  C.  Durham  and  FI.  B. 
Spafford,  who  will  continue the business 
at  the  same  location.

Deerfield—E.  H.  Burnham has uttered 
chattel  mortgages  on  his  general  stock 
to  tbe  amount  of  $6,000. 
Ira  Z.  Mason, 
firm  of  Clark,  Mason  &  Co., 
of  the 
Adrian,  is  named  as  trustee.

Belding—S.  E.  Mikesell  and  Nevin 
j  Lloyd  have  purchased  of  E.  R.  Spencer 
I the  Cusser  &  Spencer  grocery  stock, 
and  under  tbe  firm  name  of  Mikesell  &
|  Lloyd  will  continue the  business.

Fenwick—The  hardware  stock  of  B. 
j C.  Loree  &  Son  has  been  sold  by  the 
assignee,  H.  H.  Howe,  to  M.  A.  De­
Hart,  of  Vickeryville,  who  will  con­
tinue  the  business  at  the  same  location.
Elm ira—Jacob  L.  Weisman,  who  has 
been  conducting  a  branch  of  his  East 
Jordan  dry  goods  and  shoe  store  here 
under  the  style  of  Chas.  Pizer  &  Co., 
has  closed  out the business here  and  re­
moved  the  stock  to  East  Jordan.

Hesperia—The  Barnhart  Mercantile 
its  general  stock  to 
Co.  has  removed 
White  Cloud,  where 
its  main  store  is 
located.  Ward  Barnhard  has  leased  the 
store  thus  vacated  and  will  occupy.same 
with  a  general  stock.

Burnip’s  Corners—J.  M.  Gordon  has 
sold  his  stock  of  millinery  tc  Jessie 
Chamberlain,  of  Salem,  who  has  re­
moved  the  stock  to  that  place.  Mr. 
Gordon  will  continue  his  furniture  and 
undertaking  business  the  same  as  here­
tofore.
2  Traverse  City—Hastings  &  Bugbee, 
druggists,  have  dissolved  partnership, 
C.  A.  Bugbee  having  purchased  the  in­
terest  of  his  partner,  R.  A.  Hast'ngs, 
who  resides  at  Sparta.  Mr.  Bugbee 
will  hereafter  conduct  the  business  in 
his  own  name.

Bay  City—Emma  Rossman  has  ut­
tered  two  chattel  mortgages  on  her 
| clothing  stock.  The  first  is  to  her  son, 
Harrv  L.  Rossman,  as  trustee  for  cred­
itors  whose  claims  amount  to  $2,2I2.q2. 
The  second 
in  favor of  Rosenburg 
Bros.  &  Aronson,  of  Rochester,  N. 
Y.,  for $5,090.

is 

Manufacturing  Matters.

Saginaw—D.  A.  McGrath  succeeds 
the  Metallic  Curtain  Pull  Co.  at  this 
place.

Bath—W.  S.  Hall,  blacksmith  and 
wagonmaker,  has  sold  out  to  Albert  E. 
Edwards.

Evart—E.  C.  Cannon  has 

Rogers—I.  &  M.  Bertram  succeed 
Wilhelmina  (Mrs.  F . )  Bertram 
in 
general  trade  and  the  sawmill  business.
leased  the 
creamery  for  the  coming  season.  He 
expects  to  commence  business  May 
11.
Jackson—The  Wayne  Manufacturing 
J.  Welling  & 
in  the  hammock  manufacturing 

Co.  is  succeeded  by  W. 
Son 
business.

Bailey—LaRue  &  Britton  are  putting 
in  a  line  of  machinery  for  the  manufac­
ture  of  baskets  and  will  be  in  running 
order  in  a  short time.

Owosso—D.  R.  Salisbury,  for  fifteen 
years  a  retailer  of  shoes  on  Washington 
street,  has  begun  the  manufacture  of 
bicycle  shoes  and  other novelites  in  the 
shoe  line  in  the  rooms  over  his  store.

Hopkins—Fremont  D.  Miller has sold 
a  half  interest  in  his  cheese  factory  to 
J.  C.  Leggett  and  the  business  will 
hereafter be  conducted  under  the  style 
of  Miller  &  Leggett.  The  factory  will 
begin  making  cheese  April  15.  Cream­
ery  machinery  was  put  in  last  fall  and 
butter  has  been  manufactured  daily 
since  January  1.

the 

sawmill  and 

Muskegon—Frank  Alberts  &  Co.  will 
start  their  mill  at  North  Muskegon 
about  April  20  for  the  season’s  run. 
Both 
shinglemill 
will  be 
in  operation  and  a  full  force, 
a  portion  of  which  has  been  already 
engaged,  will  be  employed.  Nearly  all 
the  timber 
is  from  up  the  R iver and 
will  be  cut  for other  parties.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRA DESM A N

Detroit—The  Detroit 

Iron  &  Wire 
Works  has  been  organized  for  tbe  pur­
pose  of  manufacturing  and  dealing  in 
iron  and  wire  goods,  elevators,  machin­
ery,  etc.  The  capital  stock  is  $10,000, 
of  which  $3,000  is  paid 
in.  The  in­
corporators  are  Thomas  L.  Dates,  55 
shares;  Grace  B.  Meginnity,  185;  El- 
bridge  F.  Bacon,  55;  Robert  Megin­
nity,  5  shares.

Hastings—The  City  Bank  of Hastings 
has  purchased  the  whip  factory  (ex­
clusive  of  building)  for a  reported  con­
sideration 
$3,000.  The  Walters 
patent,  for  which  the  factory  paid  $15,- 
000,  was  sold 
for  $24.  The  Bank  has 
leased  the  building,  grounds  and  ma­
chinery  for a  period  of  four  months  and 
has  started  up  for  the  purpose  of  work­
ing  up  the  stock  on  hand.

of 

interest 

Cheboygan—O.  M.  Clark,  of  the  firm 
of  Clark,  Farnham  &  Co.,  lumbermen 
and  sawmill  operators  at  Ewen,  has 
purchased  L.  P.  Sw ift’s 
in 
Swift  Bros.’  saw  mill,  and  the  firm  will 
be  known  as  Swift  &  Clark.  H.  W. 
Swift  and  Mr.  Clark  were  former  part­
ners 
lumber  business  at  Big 
Rapids.  Mr.  Clark  is  a  thorough  lum­
berman,  having  had  fifteen  years  ex­
perience  in  the business.  The  firm  of 
Swift  Bros,  will  continue,  the  firm  hav­
ing  other  business 
interests  here  and 
also  extensive  and  successful  operations 
in  California.

in  the 

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—Refiners  report  that  the  de­
mand  ruled  only  fair up to Friday,  when 
there  was  quite  a  spurt,  causing  the  in­
dependent  refiners  again  to  withdraw’ 
from  the  market.  They  are  heavily 
oversold,  although  the  trust  refiners  are 
shipping  all  grades 
fairly  promptly. 
The  market  closed  very  strong  and  sen­
sitive  Saturday  and  the  general 
im­
pression  prevailed  that  another  advance 
was  close  at  hand.  Monday  the  market 
opened  strong  and  Tuesday  morning'the 
expected  advance  was  made,  all  grades 
being  marked  up  a  sixpence.

Provisions—The  course  of  the  market 
has  been  almost  steadily  downward  dur­
ing  the  past  week  and  a  new  record  has 
been  made  about  every  twenty-four 
hours  concerning  “ the 
lowest  prices 
ever  known.’ ’  The  holdings  of  lard 
Chicago  had  been  estimated  at  about 
126,000  tierces,  but  the  actual  number 
of  tierces  is  130,000,  which  is  a  gain  of 
fully  32,000  tierces  for  the  month.  The 
stocks  of  ribs  are  28,000,000  pounds, 
or  an 
increase  of  8,000,000  pounds, 
w’hile  of  new  pork  129,500  barrels  are 
122,000  barrels  in  the 
held,  as  against 
previous  month. 
It  is  this  certainty  of 
large  stocks  against  the  uncertainty  of 
the  future  of  the  export  trade,  and 
its 
present  dull  condition  that  causes  the 
pressure  which  results 
in  low  figures. 
Spasmodic  reactions  have  been followed 
by 
It  is  almost 
impossible  to  get  the  countrymen  into 
speculative  deals,  and  packers  for  the 
most  part  have  the  market  to  them­
selves. 
The  disparity  between  the 
prices  of  hogs  and  the  products  con­
tinues,  the former holding  altogether  too 
high  for  profits  to  be  turned  on  pack­
ing.  The  general  distribution  of  sup­
plies  to  home  consumers  is  regarded  as 
full  at  the  low  figures,  but  it  is 
insuffi­
cient  materially  to  help  the  position.

increasing  weakness. 

Prunes—While  not  quotahly 

lower, 
there  is  certainly  an  easier  feeling  on 
prunes,  due  to  the  falling  off  in  the, de­
mand,  presumably  owing  to  the  ap­
proach  of  warm  weather.  Sellers  do 
not  make  much  of  a  show’  of  confidence 
and 
concessions  would  probably  be 
made  on  quoted  prices.  On  the  coast

an  easier  feeling  is  also  reported,  and 
this  may  explain  the  lack  of  confidence 
shown  by  holders  of  stock  generally.

Canned  Goods—No  general 

improve­
ment  to  the  demand  for  canned  goods 
has  manifested  itself  during  the  period 
inquiry  for  nearly 
under  review, 
the 
everything  on  the 
list,being  moderate 
and  not  of  seasonably  strong  propor- 
ions. 
In  futures  there  is  comparatively 
ittle  doing,  and the outlook  does  not  fa­
vor  an  eaily  revival of  interest  on  the 
part  of  buyers,  who  are  adhering  strict­
ly  to  their  conservative  policy  and 
purchasing  almost  entirely  to meet  their 
actual  wants.  At  a  price  which  means 
material  concessions 
from  prevailing 
quotations, 
there  are  buyers  ready  to 
j jck  up  any  desirable  lots  offered,  but 
sellers,  as  a  rule,  do  not  seem 
inclined 
to  go  below  the  already  low  prices  that 
revail.  About  the  only  change  of  im­
portance  that  has  occurred 
in  values 
luring  the  week  is  a  decline  in  canned 
corned  beef,  which  has  been  marked 
down  from  5c  on  1  pound  tins  to  25c  on 
14  pound  tins.  The  decline  is  due  to 
the 
intense  competition  on  the  part  of 
packers.

improvement  this  week. 

Tea—The  demand  has  shown  just  a 
It  is, 
shade 
however,  not  all  pronounced,  but 
just 
sufficient  to  say  that  there  is  an  im­
provement,  and  this  is  due  entirely  to 
an  increase  in  the  orders, from the  coun­
try  trade.  Taken  as  a  whole,  the  de­
mand 
is  disappointing,  as  there  is  no 
sign  yet  of  a  speculative  feeling  in  the 
article.

Lemons—During  the  period  under 
review  the  demand  for  lemons  has  been 
exceedingly  good,  and  prices,  while  not 
higher,  are  somewhat  stiffen  The 
low 
pi ices  have  brought  about  some  specu­
lative 
inquiry,  and  buyers  are  storing 
goods,  feeling  that  at  present  rates  they 
cannot  lose.

is 

Fish—The  demand 

for  all  kinds  of 
fish  has  been  very  quiet  during  the 
period  under  review,  and  the  market 
has  a  downward  tendency.  The  stocks 
of  mackerel  are  moderate.  Codfish 
is 
quiet and  weak,  although  not  quotably 
changed.  Herring  is  dull.
Currants—The  market 

in  an  un­
settled  condition,neither buyers nor sell­
ers  being  anxious  to  do  business  until 
the  duty  question  is  settled.  The  de­
cision  of  the  United  States  Court  was 
adverse  to  the  importers,as  was reported 
last  week,  but  just  what  action  the 
lo­
cal  customs  authorities  will  take  is  a 
question,  and,  as  far  as  known,  no  in­
structions  have  come  from  Washington 
¡regarding  the  stock  on  the  Pocasset. 
Stocks  of  barrels  are  concentrated.

Bananas—A  marked  i mprovement  has 
been  shown  in  the  demand  for  bananas 
this  w eek;  while  the 
local  trade  on 
ripe  fruit  has  been  dull,  orders for ship­
ping  stock  have  come 
in  freely  from 
out  of  town,  and  prices  have  shown 
quite  an  advance.  The  quality  of  the 
fruit  coming  shows  improvement.

Rice—There 

is  a  good,  steady  de­
mand,  but  no  new  features  have  devel­
oped,  and  orders  are  coming  111 
freeiy. 
Japan  varieties  are  in  strong  demand. 
Trade  at  New  Orleans  is  quiet.

Dollars  for  Cents.

Send  10  cents  in  stamps  to  Charles  P. 
Hill,  Manistique,  Mich.,  and  get  his 
book  on  stock-keeping  and  you  will 
learn  how  to  make  money  in  your  busi­
ness,  where  you  now  lose  it.

Gillies for New York Teas that are Teas 
at  bargains  that  are  bargains.  Yisner.

Smoke  the  Dodge  Club  Cigar.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

5

Grand  Rapids  Gossip

F.  H.  Ziegler,  meat dealer at 420 West 
Bridge  street,  has  discontinued  busi­
ness.

Lily  Eichelsdorfer  succeeds  Mrs.  E. 
Bieneman  in  the  millinery  business  at 
126  Canal  street.

Miss  Mary  Baker  has  opened  a  m il­
linery  store  at  Fowler.  The  stock  was 
furnished  by  Corl,  Knott  &  Co.

Macham  Sisters  have  opened  a  m illi­
nery  store  at  Lagrange,  Ind.  The stock 
was  furnished  by  Corl,  Knott  &  Co.

Trask  &  Lawrence  have  embarked  in 
the  millinery  business  at  Charlotte. 
Corl,  Knott  &  Co.  furnished  the  stock.
Jacob  J.  Berg  has  embarked  in  the 
grocery  business  at  281  Alpine  avenue. 
The  Worden  Grocer  Co.  furnished  the 
stock.

S.  R.  Johnson  will  shortly  open  a gro­
cery  store  at  Alaska.  The  Olney  &  Jud- 
son  Grocer  Co.  has  the  order  for  the 
stock.

The  name  of  the  Union  Foundry  Co., 
located  at  34  and  38  Mill  street,  has 
been  changed  to  the  Grand  Rapids 
Foundry  Co.

Miss  Cora  Cook, 

late  of  Traverse 
City,  has  opened  a  millinery  store  at 
Lyons.  The  stock  was  furnished  by 
Corl,  Knott  &  Co.

Henry  Stadt  has  sold  his  stock of  gro­
ceries  at  281  Alpine  avenue  to  Ritzema 
Bros.,  who  will  remove  it  to  their  store 
at  86  West  Leonard  street.

J.  N.  Loucks  has  re-engaged 

in  the 
grocery  business  at  Macatawa  Park  for 
the season.  The  Lemon &  Wheeler Com­
pany  furnished  the  stock.

John  Kloote  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  the  corner  of  Fulton  and  D ia­
mond  streets.  The  stock  was  furnished 
by  the  1.  M.  Clark  Grocery  Co.

A.  A.  Conklin,  grocer  at  Lawrence, 
has  added  lines  of  dry  goods  and  m illi­
nery.  The  Root  &  McBride  Co.  fur­
nished  the  former  and  Corl,  Knott  & 
Co.  supplied  the  latter.

Abram  Black,  Jr.,  and  Burt  Hilliard 
have  formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style  of  Black  &  Hilliard  and  opened  a 
grocery  store  at  Holt.  The  I.  M.  Clark 
Grocery  Co.  furnished  the  stock.

The  article  published  in  last  week’s 
paper  relative  to  the  change  made  by 
Watkins  &  Axe,  commission  and  prod­
uce  dealers  at  80  South  Division  street, 
was 
It  should  have  read 
that  W.  A.  Walters  has been admitted to 
partnership  and  that  the  business  will 
be  continued  under  the  style  of  Wat­
kins,  Axe  &  Co.

incorrect. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Bark  and  Lumber  Co.,  the  cap­
ital  stock  was  increased  from  §25,000  to 
$40,000.  The  old  directors  were  re­
elected  and  the  former  officers  were  se­
lected  to  serve  the  corporation  for  the 
ensuing  year:  President,  W.  A.  Phelps; 
Vice-President,  C.  F.  Young;  Secre­
tary  and  Treasurer,  Chas.  A.  Phelps. 
In  addition 
its  bark  business,  the 
company  has  handled  during  the  past 
year,  3,000,000 
feet  of  hardwood,  the 
same  amount  of  hemlock  and  125,000 
hard  and  soft  wood  ties.  The  corpora­
tion  has  recently  acquired  2,000 acres of 
timber  land  near  Thompsonville,  which 
it  will  lumber  the  coming  season.

to 

A.  D.  Plumb  has  removed  to  this 
city  from  Rockford  and  taken  the  man­
agement  of  the  Wolverine  Spice  Co., 
having  purchased  the  stock  held 
for 
many  years  by  Chas.  H.  Phillips,  who 
has  retired  from  the  position  ot  Presi­
dent  and  Manager  of  the  corporation. 
The  present  officers  are  as 
follows: 
President,  A.  D.  Plumb;  Vice-Presi­
dent,  Henry  I).  Plumb;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  Will  E.  Gill.

The  Reeder  Bros.  Shoe  Co.,  which 
was  organized  as 
a  stock  company 
about  three  years  ago,  will  be  dissolved 
in  the  course  of  a  few  weeks,  all  of  the 
stockholders  retiring  with  the  excep­
tion  of  Geo.  H., 
J.  P.  and  Milton 
Reeder,  who  will  continue  business  at 
the  same 
location  as  a  copartnership 
under  a  firm  name  to  be  hereafter  de­
cided  upon.  In  the  meantime  the  leath­
er goods  will  be  closed  out  as  rapidly as 
possible,  the  new  firm  carrying  lines  of 
rubber  goods  exclusively.  Whether  the 
new  firm  will  handle  rubber  clothing  as 
well  as  rubber  footwear  will  be  decided 
upon  later.

institution 

The  local  manager  of  the  Bell  tele­
phone  office  announces  a  reduction  of 
50  per  cent,  in  rates,  business  phones 
having  dropped  from  $48  to  $24  per 
year  and  residence  phones  from  $36  to 
$18  per  year.  Heretofore  the  Bell  peo­
ple  have 
insisted  that  they  could  not 
afford to do business  for less  than  the  old 
schedule  of  $50  and  $40  per  year;  but  it 
is  now  intimated  that,  if  the  present  re­
duction  does  not  avail,  the  price  will 
be  made  $10  flat,  and  that,  if  this  does 
not  bring  the  people  to  time,  free  tele­
phone  service  will  be given.  This  is  in 
line  with  the  policy  pursued  by  the 
Bell 
in  other  cities,  but  in 
only  one  instance—so  far  as  the  Trades­
man’s 
information  goes—Las  the  Bell 
been  able  to  stifie  competition,  when 
the  price  of  Bell  phones  was  put  up  to 
a  higher  rental  than  ever  before.  The 
competing  company  here 
is  composed 
of  300  Grand  Rapids  citizens,  and  the 
people  of  Grand  Rapids  will  stand  by 
their  home  company,  even  though  they 
are  offered  Bell  telephone  service  free, 
as  they  realize  that  the  Bell 
institution 
has  taken  nearly  or  quite  a  million  dol­
lars  out  of  Grand  Rapids  during  the 
past  fifteen  years  and  that,  if  competi­
tion 
is  strangled,  rates  will  go  up  to 
the  old  figures  again.  The  reduction 
in  the  price  of  phones  does  not  apply 
to  the 
long  distance  Bell,  which  still 
commands  $72  and  $84  per  year  for 
stationary  and  desk  phones, 
respec­
tively.

Purely  Personal.

F.  F.  Ward  has  removed  to  this  city 
from  Kalamazoo  and  taken  the  position 
of  window  decorator  for  L.  Higer  & 
Sons.

Oscar  Allyn  has  exchanged  his  farm 
located  on  the  River  road  in  Walker 
township  fora  beautiful  home  in  Grand 
Rapids  at  415  Horton  avenue,  valued  at 
$4,500.  He  will  take  possession  of  the 
new  property  this  week.

Chas.  E.  McCrone,  for  several  years 
connected  with  the  Grand  Rapids  office 
of  R.  G.  Dun  &  Co.,  has taken the man­
agement  of  the  Marquette  office.  His 
successor  here  is  O.  A.  Pound,  who was 
formerly  manager  of  the  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,  office  and  removed  to  this  city 
several  years  ago  to  take  the  position  of 
manager  of  the  collection  department. 
The  vacancy 
in  the  collection  depart­
ment  has  been  filled  by the  appointment 
of  E.  Clare  Avery, who  comes  here  from 
the  Detroit  office.

requirements. 
sellers  to  turn  buyers.

This  caused  the  early 

Coarse  grains  followed  wheat,  but  not 
so  strongly.  Corn  and oats  advanced  j£c 
per  bushel  each.

The  receipts  were  very  small,  being 
only  22  cars  of  wheat,  8  cars  of  corn 
and  5  cars of  oats.  The  millers  are  pay­
ing  68c  for  wheat.

C.  G.  A.  V o ig t.

Local  Show  Windows.

Show  window  display  is  coming  to 
be  more  and  more  appreciated  as  a 
trade  bringer  in  the  'leading  retail stores 
of  the  city.  The  proprietors  are 
learn­
ing  that  the  secret  of  success  in  this,  as 
in  any  other  kind  of advertising,  lies  in 
the  oft-repeated  admonition  to  “ keep 
everlastingly  at 
In  the  districts 
where 
location  makes  rents  high  it  is 
incumbent  on  the  thrifty  merchant  to 
see  that  the  advantages  of  such  location 
are  as  fully  realized  as  possible.  To do 
this  the  window  dresser  must  not  relax 
in  his  duties  for  a  moment.

it.”  

During  the  opening  spring and Easter 
trade  much  of  the 
local  window  work 
has  been  very  effective.  The  general 
display  all  along  the  streets  has  been 
ingenuity  has 
very  fine  and  unusual 
been  exercised 
in  decorative  display 
and  novelties.  One Monroe  street  dealer 
hit  upon  the  expedient  of  devoting  a 
window  last  week  to  the  repeated  dress­
ing  and  undressing  of  a  dummy.  The 
novelty  of  seeing  the  sham  lady  going 
through  the  different  steps  of  making 
her  toilet  was  such  an  attraction  that 
there  were  crowds  constantly  before  the 
window,  supervising  the  work  with  the 
greatest 
fact  that  the 
mysteries  of  the  dummy  woman’s  toilet 
were  being  performed  by  a  person  of 
the  opposite  gender,  while  another  per­
son  of  the  masculine  persuasion  made 
suggestions  from  a  point  of  vantage  at 
the  side  of  the  window,  seemed  to make 
the  spectacle  all  the  more  amusing  to 
the  window  gazers.

interest.  The 

For 

their 

for,  with 

ingenuity  and  taste,  as  well  as 
constant  industry,  there  are  few,  if  any, 
displays  superior  to  that  of  the  Treusch 
cigar  store  at  the  corner  of  Monroe  and 
Ionia  streets.  Looking  at  the  handsome 
display,  one  can  hardly  realize  that  all 
its  material  is  found  in  the  tobacco  and 
cigar  trade.  Messrs.  Treusch  evidently 
appreciate  this  auxiliary  to  their  busi­
ness, 
characteristic 
they  are  constantly  re­
thoroughness, 
arranging  and  renewing  the  display. 
It 
always  presents  a  novel  and  fresh  ap­
pearance  to  the  passer-by,  who generally 
pauses  to  see  what  new  combination has 
been  devised  since  he  last  saw 
it.  An 
ingenious  and  taking  scheme  was  the 
formation  of  a  large  wheel  from  smok­
ers’  implements,  with  lettering,  which 
was  rapidly  rotating  without  any visible 
propelling  power. 
The  curiosity  of 
many  was  aroused  to  such  an extent that 
they  would  enter  the  store  to  seek  the 
solution  of  the  mystery.  Such  were  in­
formed  that  the  wheel  was  propelled  by 
an  “ Armstrong”   motor,  the 
informant 
illustrating  his  answer  by  giving  it  an­
other  whirl.  Another  scheme  having 
good  results  was  to  change  the  exhibits 
from  one  window  to  the  other,  the  ar­
rangement  being  the  same.  Many  were 
attracted  by  the  change  and  consider­
ably  puzzled  to  account  for  the  fam iliar 
appearance.

There 

is,  perhaps,  no  direction  in 
which  constant  industry  in  trade  is  bet­
ter  rewarded  than  in  the  arranging  and 
in  all  parts  of  the 
display  of  goods 
salesrooms,  but  more  especially 
in  the 
windows.

Feed  and  Coarse  Grain  to  Be  Sold 

for  Cash.

The  feed  dealers  of  the  city  held  a 
meeting  recently  and  decided  to  sell 
goods  for  spot  cash  only  on  and  after 
April  15.  This  arrangement  applies  to 
the  city  trade  only, 
there  being  no 
agreement  on  the  outside  trade.  The 
close  margins  on  which  feed 
is  sold 
nowadays  have  driven  the  dealers  to this 
action  as  a  matter  of  self-preservation. 
The  following  circular  has  been 
issued 
to  the  trade,  in  order  that  all  may  be 
properly  informed  of  the  new  method : 
the 
undersigned  millers  and  feed  dealers  of 
Grand  Rapids,  desiring  todo  what  we 
believe  to  be  for  the  best  interest  of  the 
trade  we  serve,  would  respectfully  call 
your  attention  to  the  fact  that  grain  and 
its  products  are  cash  commodities  and 
should  be  sold  both  at  wholesale  and  re­
tail  for  spot  cash  only.

Grand  Rapids,  March  30—We, 

A  custom  has  prevailed 

in  this  city 
of  extending  more  or less  credit to retail 
dealers  and  they,  in  turn,  to consumers, 
resulting 
loss  to  both  and  the  em­
ployment  of  unnecessary  capital.

in 

To  assist 

in  correcting  this  evil,  we 
shall,  on  and  after  April  15,  sell  coarse 
grain, 
feed,  meal,  bran,  middlings, 
hay  and  straw  to  dealers  for  spot  cash 
on  delivery  only,  and  trust  all  retailers 
will,  so  far as  possible,  do  likewise  for 
the  permanent  betterment  of  the  trade.
Another  careless,  unbusinesslike prac­
tice  which  results  in  constant 
loss  we 
desire  to  correct  at  the  same  time,  and 
ask  your  hearty  co-operation.  We  refer 
to  the  practice  of 
loaning  bags  and 
sacks  for  storage  purposes,  and  request 
that  all  dealers  handling millstuff,  grain 
or  feed,  provide  storage  bins  or  bags  of 
their  own,  on  or before  April  15.-  After 
that  date,  when  goods  are  delivered 
in 
our  bags  or  sacks,  we  shall  ask that they 
be  either  emptied  at  destination or  paid 
for.  No  bags  will  be 
loaned  for  any 
purpose.

Financial  conditions  are  such,  and 
margins  of  profit  so  small,  that  loss  anc 
waste  must  be  reduced 
in  every  way 
possible,  and  we ask  you  to  kindly  kee[ 
step  with  us  in  this  reform  movement.

K.  Dykema  &  Son.
Thos.  E.  Wykes  &  Co.
Valley  City  Milling  Co.
G.  H.  Behnke.
Watson  &  Frost.
Smallegange  &  Goudzwaard.
Morris  Dykema.
De  Jonge  &  Van  Heulen.
O.  E.  Brown  Mill  Co.
N.  V.  Henderson  &  Sons.
E.  D.  Caswell.
F.  Van  Driele  &  Co.
C.  G.  A.  Voigt  &  Co.
Voigt  Milling  Co.
Beach,  Cook  &Co.
A.  Verhey.

The  Grain  Market.

Wheat  remained  remarkably  steady 
during  the  week,  No.  2  red  showing  an 
advance  of  about  4c  per  bushel on Tues­
day’s  close.  While  the  situation  war­
rants  this  advance,  it  was  rather  sudden 
and  took  the  trade  by  surprise.  The 
news  was  somewhat  conflicting,  but 
it 
was  mostly  on  the  part  of  the  crop  re­
port.  Ohio  reports  only  57  percent,  and 
Missouri  77  per  cent., while  Indiana and 
Kansas  report  the  crop  to  be  somewhat 
damaged,  which  caused the  upturn.  The 
winter  wheat  receipts  remain  as  low  as 
ever,  while  the  receipts 
in  the  North­
west  are  about  the  same  as  last  year. 
The  exports  were  of  a  diminutive  char­
acter  (being  only  1,693,000bushels),and 
they  will  not  be  much  larger  until  navi­
gation  opens  on  the  lakes,  so  that wheat 
can  be  moved  to  the  seacoast  at  a 
less 
rate  than  the  rail  tariffs.  The  visible 
decrease  was  only 725,000 bushels,  while 
a  much  larger  decrease was  anticipated. 
The 
factor  outside  of  the 
crop  report  was  the  small  world's  ship­
ment,  which  was  only  4,650,000 bushels, 
being  3,000,000  bushels 
less  than  the

largest  bull 

The  Story  of  Mary  Juliette  Flynn.

W ritten for the T r a d e sm a n .
*  Mary  Juliette  Flynn  had  a  headache. 
When  Mary  Juliette  had  a  headache, 
people  said,  “ Beware! 
and  got  out  of 
her  way.  You  see,  she  had  red  hair, 
and  the  freckles  which  go  with 
it,  anc  j 
the  temper,  too.  No,  she  wasn  t pretty. 
Her  mouth  and  chin  were too  heavy  for 
the  rest  of  her  face  and  she  had  irregu­
lar  teeth  and  a  pug  nose.  Her fc rehead 
was  wedge  shaped  and  short  and  hei 
fiery  locks  had  an  ugly  way  of  growing 
down  on  her  temples.

But  then  she  was  only  a  clerk  in  a

department  store  at $5  a  week.

The  night  before  it  had  been  rain­
ing  and  the  snow  had  changed 
into 
slush.  The  stove  wouldn  t  burn  and 
the  milk  had  turned  sour.  By  the  time 
her  breakfast  was  ready,  the  tempera­
ture  had  risen  to  90  degrees  in  Mary Ju­
liette’ s  room.

She  had  a  long  walk  before  her. 

‘ ‘ I 
“ I ’m 
just  too 
declare,”   she  snarled, 
tired  of  this  blasted 
life !  What  are 
people  made  for,  anyway,  if  they  can­
not  be  rich  or  smart  or  something? 
I 
had  to  be  tormented  all  the  time  I  was 
a  little  girl,  because  of  my  round  face 
and  the  color  of  my  hair. 
I  can  hear 
that  Tom  Burnell,  this  minute,  say, 
•Halloo,  Moon-face!  What  started  you 
off  so early  this  morning?  Oh ! 
I  sup­
pose  to  give  the  sun  a  chance  to  shine. 
Excuse  me,  M iss 
July,  but  don  t  let 
the  sun  burn  you  u p !

But  law s!  about  the  time  I  was  needed 
at  home  her  father  made  a  lot  of  money 
out  of  a 
lumber  deal,  and  then  they 
moved  into  the  city.  Sallie  wrote  to  me 
after  they  got  settled—how  she  was  go­
ng  to  a  private  school,  and  her  father 
was  giving  her dancing  and  music 
les­
sons.  She didn’t  care  to  hear  about  the 
chickens  or  the  crops  or  who  was  the 
new  teacher 
in  the  schoolhouse  at  the 
forks.  No  more  did  I  want  to  know 
what  ‘ our  set’  was  a-doing,  and  so  I 
haven’t  heard  from  her  for  long,  long 
ears.  Last  week,  her  mother  had  a 
reception  for  hei  ‘ comingout.  Coming 
out  from  where, 
I 
wasn’t  given  a  party  when  I  came  out 
of  the  country.  She  is  a  young lady  now 
and  has  beaus,  and  people  are  telling 
her  how  pretty  she 
is  and  how good ; 
but  she  don’t  know  me.

I ’d  like  to  know? 

‘ And  there  is  Gertrude  Drake.  She 
was  pretty  and  she  had  a  mother.  Her 
mother  had  time  to  let  her  go  to  school. 
She graduated and  then she was sent here 
to  the  Normal.  She  taught  a  couple  of 
years  and  then  some  lady  got  interested 
in  her  and  helped  her  to  go  to  the  Uni­
versity. 
to  m e;  but, 
really,  what  is  there  to  say?

She’ll 

speak 

“ Here  I  am  to  the  store. 

I  must 
dust  boxes  and  spend  most  of  my  time 
on  my  knees—though  I ’m  not  in  a  spe­
cially  prayerful  mood,  goodness  knows !

almost 

Our  sap  pails  are  full 
size  and  are  guaranteed 
not  to  leak.  They  are 
made 
straight, 
flaring  enough  to  pack 
conveniently  Our  syrup 
cans  are  double  seamed, 
both top and bottom, with 
packed screws.
Prices lower  than  ever.
Send  for  price  list  of 

general line of tinware.

wpi.  BROmmELER  &  SONS,

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Pieced  and  Stamped  Tinware.
Dealers in Rags, Rubbers and Old Metal.
2e ^ s nio®it°St.  Grand  Rapids.

NO  OLD  SEEDS
BEACH,  COOK  l  GO.,

Highest market price paid for Beans.

128 to  132 W .  Bridge S t., 

Grand  Rapids.

I  TipiE  FOB PLANTING 18  P R .  1

‘ T ’. 

“ Thank  Heavens! 

It’s  six  o’clock 
and  I  can  have  something  warm  to  eat. 
My!  wouldn’t  Aunt  Lois’  pie  taste 
good,  and  she  does  know  how  to  bake 
beans  to  a 
I  m  sick  of  bread 
and  butter  and  eating  alone.  Guess  I ’ll 
have  some  ham  and  potatoes  and—oh, 
yes,  to-morrow  is  the  New Year.  I  must 
lay  in  a  little  something  extra. 
I  won­
der  how  Willie 
is.  Wasn’t  he  cute 
though,  and  I  was  mean  to  talk  so to 
Aunt  Lois.

sfc 

♦  

♦

“ A  whole  evening  to  myself! 

I ’m 
tired  enough  to  go  to  bed.  And  nobody 
to  talk  to. 
I  suppose  I  ought  to  think 
on  my  ‘ marcies, ’  asAuntRach  used  to 
say.  Yes,  and  to-morrow  is  the  time  to 
makegood  resolutions.  But then, resolu­
tions,  like  the  churches,  belong  to  good 
and  rich  people.

#  sfc  *

“ I  liked  school  well enough,  but I was 
mighty  glad  when  Aunt  Lois  needed 
me  at  home.  But,  gracious!  that  got 
to  be  hard  enough  before  I  left  her. 
had  to  get  up  at  five  o’clock  every 
morning  and  rub  and  scrub  all  day. 
It 
did  seem  as  though  Aunt  Lois  was 
never  young. 
She  always  wanted  to 
have  things  done  her  own  way  and,  if 
did  any  of  the  work  a  little  differently 
she  would  always  say,  ‘ How  dumb  you 
are,  child,  anyway!  Why,  before  I  was 
your  age, 
I  did  all  the  washing  and 
ironing  for  a.  family  of  ten,  besides 
most  of  the  other, work.  When  I  was 
only  twelve,  my  mother  left  me  alone 
one  afternoon,  and  I  cut  out  and  nearly 
finished  a  dress  while  she  was  gone! 
From  that  time  on  I  did  the  sewing, 
I  declare,  girls  aren’t  worth 
too. 
much, 
these  d ays!  There  you  are— 
squalling  again !  Why  don’t  you  take 
a  little  interest  in  the  work?  There  are 
the  peas  to  be  picked  and  the' carrots  to 
be  weeded  out,  and  you  certainly  must 
help  about  your  muslin  dress,  or  else 
you  won’t  have  anything  to  wear  to 
church  come  a  Sunday.  There,  W illie’s 
awake!  You  run  and  amuse  him,  while 
I  knead  the  bread.  I  declare,  the work’s 
all  behind. 
I  wish  I  had somebody who 
knew  how  to  help. ’

I 

“ My!  Wasn’t  she  mad  when  Bertha 
got  me  the  place  here. 
let  her  know 
I  wasn’t  a  charity  patient  any  longer. 
But,  am*  I  any  better  off  here? 
I 
thought  I  should  have  lots  of  money  to 
spend  but  it  hasn’t  shown  up yet.  Yes, 
and  I  am  expected  to  dress  well,  and 
to do  up  my  hair  in  the latest style—and 
that  takes  time—and  to  act  smart,  when 
I  am  fairly  starving !  And then,  there’s 
nothing  but  boxes  to 
look  at  all  day 
I ’m  tired  of  the  whole  business!  Go 
out  evenings  and  have some fun?  Thank 
Heavens,  I  don’t  belong  to  that  set 
But  I  don’t  see  anything  for  me  to  do 
but  die.  What  am  I  here  for,  anyway?
is  Sallie  Brown.  She 
used  to  live  just  across  the road from us. 
We  went  barefooted  to  school  together 
and  she  carried  a  tin  dinner  pail  and 
wore  gingham  aprons 
like  me.

“ Now,  there 

just 

“ Such  a  dream  as  I  had.  My  mother 
was 
living,  and  she  came  to  me,  and 
jhe  put  her  arms  around  my  neck  and 
kissed  me  on  my  forehead,  just  as  she 
used  to  do.  And  she  said, 
‘ Dearie’ 
(imagine  my  being  called 
‘ Dearie’— 
more  likely  ‘ Darnie’  !)  ‘ I  want  to  have 
a  little  talk  with  you.  There  is  not  an 
hour  in  the  day  when  I’m  not  thinking 
about  you  and  I  am  troubled. 
You’re 
barely  twenty,  and  so 
full  of  bitter 
thoughts.  People  are  not  your  enemies 
—the  fault  is  with  yourself.  Now think 
about  it  and  see  whether  you  can’t  find 
where  the  blame  lie s!’  And,  before  I 
could  say  a  word,  I  found  myself  wide 
awake.

‘ ‘ Yes,  it  would  have been lots better to 
have  laughed  when  the  boys  teased  me, 
and  not  have  seemed  to  care;  but  then,
I  was  such  a  little  girl.  Yes,  Aunt  Lois 
didn’t  have  any  easy  time  with  me,  and 
interest  in  the  work. 
I  didn’t  take  any 
It’s  no  good 
But  am  I  any  better  now? 
looking  back—I  can’t  be 
somebody 
else  and  have  money  and  all that sort of 
thing.  What’s  the  use  of  trying  to  be 
anybody  or  amount  to  anything? 
I ’m 
only  a  shoe  clerk  at  £5  a  week.  What’s 
living,  anyway?  There  go 
the  use  of 
the  bells  a-ringing. 
It  must  be  one 
o’clock. 
I  must  go  to  sleep,  or  I ’ll  be 
a  worse  sight’n  ever  in  the  morning.

No.  4  American 
Corn Planter

Acme

Potato Planter.

(  The  Babcock  Corn  Planter. 
We  also  have \  The Trium ph  Corn  Planter.
( The Monitor Potato Planter.

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L“ I  might  go  up  and  see old Mrs.  Gid- 
dings  this  afternoon.  T ’would  tickle 
Aunt  Lois  mightily,  though  I ’ve been so 
stubborn  and  waited  all  these  months. 
And  I  believe  I  will  try  and  see  what  I 
can  make  out  of  the  shoe  business. 
What’s  the  matter  of  my  studying  even­
ings? 
I  might  take  up  book-keeping —
I  used  to love figures.  And why not read, 
too?  There’s  the  great  Public  Library, 
which  I  pass  every  day,  yet  I ’ve  never 
seen  inside  its  doors.

*  *  *

ladies  would 

“ It  doesn’t  seem  possible  that  it  is 
only  three  years  since  I  was  so  utterly 
wretched  and  had  that  dream  about  my 
mother.  But,  really,  the  time  has  flown.
I  made  up  my  mind  to  put  my  heart 
in  my  work  and  to  think  more  about 
other  people.
““  It  worked  beautifully  with  the  shoe 
trade.  Women 
learned  to  know  me 
and  would  allow  no  one  else  to  wait  on 
I  more  than  had  my  hands  full. 
them. 
say  a  kind 
But,  when 
word  and  send  their  friends  to  me, 
I 
did  not  mind  the  backaches.  And  then 
there  was  dear  Mrs.  Giddings  to  go 
home  to.  She  made  me  come  and 
live 
with  her. 
If  there  is  one  perfect  wom­
an 
in  the  world,  she  is  the  one.  And 
the  book-keeping  went  finely.  Before 
six  months  I  was  installed  as  book­
keeper  with  the  firm.  My  employer  was 
always saying that  if I  was not a  firstclass 
book-keeper,  he  would  put  me  back  in 
my  old  place,  and  that,  as it was,  he was 
strongly  tempted  to  do  so,  for every cus­
tomer  inquired  for  me  and  it  was easier 
to  fill  the  book-keeper  position  than  my 
old  one.

live  near  us  at  home ! 

“ But  the queerest part happened later.
It  must  be  about  a  year  and  a  half  ago 
that  one  of  the agents came.  Mr.  Graves 
called  me  down  to  the  shoe  department 
— said  the  boys  did  not  understand  the 
trade—and  who  should  stand  there  as 
life  but  Jim  Bailey  who  used 
big  as 
to 
Imagine  my 
surprise,  for  I  had  not  heard  from  him 
in  years.  He  was  traveling  for  a  Bos­
ton  shoe  house. 
It  did  not  seem  as 
though  we  had  ever  been  separated. 
He  asked  if  he  might  call.  And  ever 
afterwards  he  came  to  see  me  when­
ever  he  was  in  town—and  after  a  time 
that  began  to  happen  pretty  often.  Be­
tween  times,,  he  sent  me  the  dearest 
letters. 
I  would  not  have  changed 
places  with  any  girl  living,  and—But  I 
hear  his 
in  the  door,  and  I 
must  run,  for  the  next  thing  he  will  be 
calling  upstairs,  ‘ May  wifie?’

latchkey 

Z a id a   E .  U d e l l .

Berlin,  Prussia.

Indian  medicine  men  make  a  mess  of 
it  when  they  attempt  to work  miracles. 
A  report  comes  from Western  Oklahoma 
that  the  various  bands  of  the  Pawnee 
Indian  tribe  are  encamped  on  Black 
Bear  creek  and  engaged 
in  the  wild 
dances  and  revels  of  the  annual  medi­
cine  making.  Crazy  Horse,  one  of  the 
medicine  men,  made a  medicine  which 
he  declared  to  be  a  protection from  bul­
lets  when  applied  to  the  body.  His 
brother  volunteered  to  pose  as  a  target 
after  rubbing  the  mixture  upcn  his 
body.  He  fell  dead  at  the  first  shot  with 
a  bullet  through  his  heart.  Crazy  Horse 
barely  escaped  lynching  and,  a  council 
of  chiefs  being  held,  it  was  decided  to 
dispossess  him  of  all  his  property,  in­
cluding  herds  of  horses  and  cattle.

It 

is  said  that  a  secret  society  has 
in  Washington  which 
been  organized 
represents  that 
it  will  be  able  to bring 
pressure  to  bear  on  the  Government,  so 
that  every  one  of  its  members  will  get 
in  cold  cash  from  the  treasury. 
$qoo 
Meanwhile  the  organizers  of  the  scheme 
get  the  “ dues.’ ’

John  and  the  Piano.

A  Chinaman,  who  must  have  boarded 
in  a  house  where  someone  was  learning 
to  play  on  a  piano,  lately  returned  to 
his  own  country  and  treated  his  coun­
tryman  to  the  following  description  of  a 
piano: 
“ The  Europeans  keep  a  four­
legged  beast,  which  they  can make  sing 
at  will.  A  man,  or  more 
frequently  a 
woman,  or  even  a  feeble  girl,  sits  down 
in  front  of  the  animal  and  steps  on  his 
tail,  while  at  the  same  time  striking  its 
white  teeth  with  his  or  her  fingers, 
when  the  creature  begins  to  sing.  The 
louder  than  a 
singing,  though  much 
bird, 
is  pleasant  to 
listen 
to.  The 
beast  does  not  bite,  nor  does  it  move, 
though  it  is  not  tied  up.”
—-+—9--+—  ■

indorse  checks.  This 

Many  people  do  not  understand  how 
to 
is  explained 
as  follows:  “ Indorse  by  writing  your 
name  on  the  back,  about  one 
inch 
from  the  top.  The  proper  end  may  be 
determined  this  way:  As  you  read 
the  check,  holding  one  end 
in  each 
hand,  draw  the  right  toward  you  and 
turn  the  check  over;  the  end  farthest 
from  you  is  the  top. 
the 
check 
indorsed  by  another  person, 
it  is  proper  to  write  your  name  directly 
under  his,  even 
it 
across  the  wrong  end. 
Should  your 
name  in  the  check  be  spelled  wrong,  or 
initial  changed,  and  the  check  is 
an 
clearly 
for  you,  write  your 
name  as  the  check  has  it,  and  under 
the  usual  signature.’ ’

if  he  has  written 

If,  however, 

intended 

is 

It  is  proposed  to  put  a  check  on  the 
wandering  musician  of  the  hand-organ 
variety  in  Washington City by  imposing 
a  big  license,  which  must  be  taken  out 
in  June  for  a  whole  year,  and  fining 
him  for  playing  within  two blocks  of  a 
church,  a  hospital  or  a  sick  person.

Don’t  spread  your  net  for big  custom­
ers  only.  The  size  of  its  meshes  may 
be  over  estimated.

Our Spring line of Ready-made

Clothing

Includes all the latest Novelties in  ad­
dition to our complete  line  of  Staples 
Write  our  Mich  gan  Representative 
William  Connor,  Box  346,  Marshall 
Mich.,  who  will  call  upon  you  with 
samples.  We guarantee  fit and  excel­
lently made garments and  prices guar­
anteed as low  as  can  be  made.  Mail 
orders promptlv attended to by
M IC H A EL  KO LB  &   SON,

Wholesale Clothing ITanufacturers,

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

Wm. Connor will be at Sweet's Hotel, Wednes 

day, Thursday and Friday, April 15,  16, and 17.

The  Bradstreet 
Mercantile  Agency

THE BRADSTREET COMPANY 

Proprietors.

E x e c u t iv e   O f f i c e s —

279, 281, 283  Broadway,  N.Y. 

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

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THE  M ICHIGAN  TRA DESM A N

7

Hardware  Price  Current.

AUGURS  AND  BITS

Snell’s ...............................................................  
70
Jennings’, genuine...........................................25410
Jennings’, im itation........................................60410

AX ES

First Quality. S. B. B ronze...........................   5  50
First Quality,  D.  B.  Bronze...........................   9  50
First Quality. S. B. S. Steel...........................  
ti  25
First Quality. D. B. Steel — ........................  10 25

BARROWS

R ailro ad ..................................................*12 00  14  00
Garden......................................................  net  30 00

BOLTS

Stove .....................
Carriage new list. 
Plow .....................

60
65
. 404 10

Well,  plain.........................................................? 3 :£

BUCKETS

BUTTS,  CAST

Cast Loose  Pin, figured............................. •’. ■ 
70
Wrought  Narrow.............................................. 75410

Ordinary Tackle...................... ......................... 

BLOCKS

Cast Steel.................................................per lb 

CROW  BARS

CAPS

Ely’s  1-10................................................. perm  
Hick’sC. F ..............................................perm  
.per m 
.per m

D.
u sket.

70

4

65
55

CARTRIDGES

Rim  Fire.  .. 
entrai  Fire.

.504  5 
.254  5

CHISELS

Socket Firm er.................................................... 
Socket Fram ing................................................ 
Socket  Corner.................................................... 
Socket  Slicks..................................................... 

80
80
80
8u

DRILLS

Morse’s Bit Stocks........................................... 
60
Taper and Straight Shank.............................. 504  5
Morse’s Taper Shank....................................... 504  5

ELBOWS

Com. 4 piece, 6 in ...............................doz. net 
60
50
Corrugated.................................................. dis 
Adjustable...................................................dis 40410

EXPANSIVE  BITS

lark’s small, *18;  large, *26.......................... 30410
Ives’, 1, *18; 2, *24:  3, *30................................. 
25

FILES—New  List

New A m erican.................................................. 70410
Nicholson’s ........................................................  
70
Heller’s Horse  Rasps........................................60410

GALVANIZED  IRON

Nos.  16 to 20; 22 ana 24; 25 and 26;  27.  ... 
List  12 
16......... 

14 
Discount,  70—10

13 

15 
GAUGES

Stanley Rule and  Level  Co.’s .........................60416

28
II

KNOBS—New List

Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings......................  
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m ings................... 

70
80

MATTOCKS

Adze Eye...............................  ....*16 00, dis  60410
Hunt Eye.........................................*'5 00, dis 60410
*18  50, dis  20410
H unt's..................................

MILLS

Coffee, Parkers Co.’s .................   .......- •  ■
Coffee,  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables
Coffee, Landers, Ferry 4  Clark *........
Coffee, Enterprise.......................................

MOLASSES  GATES

Stebbin’s Pattern.........................................
Stebbin's G enuine.......................................
Enterprise, self-m easuring..........

NAILS

60410
60410
30

Advance over base, on  both  Steel  and  Wire.

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

Steel nails, base..............
Wire nails, base................
10 to 60 advance..............................................  
8 ..........................................................................
¡ and6..........................¿0
t
Fine 3 ...................................  ................
Case 10....................................................
Case  ......................................................
Case  6.....................................................
Finish 10................................................
Finish  8 ................................................
Finish  6 ................................................
Clinch 10................................................
Clinch  8 .............................................. .
Clinch  ..................................................
Barrel  %................................................

65 
2  70
«0

j 55

90
90 
10 
70 
80 
90 
1  75

PLANES

PANS

.  @50 
.60410 
.  @50 
.  @50 
60

Ohio Tool Co.’s,  fancy........................
Sciota B ench.......................................
Sandusky Tool C o’s,  fancy...............
Bench, first quality..........................- - ■
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood..
Fry, A cm e...................... .....................   ■ - .60410410
704  o
Common, polished...................................... 
Iron and  T in n e d ............................................  
60
Copper Rivets and Burs................................. o04iu
“A”  Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27  9  20 

PATENT  PLANISHED  IRON 

RIVETS

Broken packages y2c per pound  extra. 

HAMMERS

M aydole 4  Co.’s, new  lis t ............................d is  33Vj
25
K in ’s 
.................................................................. d is 
Yerkes 4 Plumb’s ................................--• -dis 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.................- • 30c list 
TO
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand 30c list 40410

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS

Stamped Tin W are............................new list 70410
Japanned Tin W are....................................  ■  ®410
Granite Iron  W are........................... new list 40410
Pots.......................................................................60410
K ettles................................................................ 60410
Spiders  ..................  
60410
Gate, Clark’s,  1, 2, 3..................................   dis 60410
State..............................................per doz. net  2  50

HOLLOW  W ARE

 
HINGES

 

W IRE  GOODS

B right................................................................. 
Screw Eyes......................................................... 
Hook’s...................  ..........................................  
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................................ 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s.  ............... dis 

LE V E LS

ROPES

Sisal, Vi inch and larger..................................  
Manilla...............................................................  
Steel and  1 ron.. 
Try and Bevels. 
M itre.................

SQUARES

*0
80
80
80
70

6J4
9Vi
SO

SH EET  IRON
.............................*3  30 
3 30 
3  45 
3 55 
3  70 
3  SO

com. smooth,  com. 
*2 40
2  40 
2  60 
2  70 
2  80 
2  90
<0.  18  and  lighter,  over  30  inches 
than 2-10 extra.

Nos. 10 to  !4 
Nos.  15 to 17 
Nos.  IS to 21 
Nos. 22 to 21 
Nos. 25 to 26
No.  27.......
All sheets 
wide not les
List  acct. 19, '86...........................................dis 
50
Solid  Eyes............................................ per ton  20  00

SASH   WEIGHTS

SAND  PAPER

TRAPS

60410
Steel, Game.................................................. 
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .......... 
50
Oneida Community, Hawley 4  Norton's 70410410
Mouse, choker...............................per doz 
15
Mouse, delusion........................... per doz 
1  25

WIRE

__ dis 

HORSE  NAILS

Bright Market...................................................  
75
Coppered  Market................................ ............70410
..........   62^4
Tinned Market....................................
50
..........  
Coppered Spring  Steel......................
..........   2 30
Bin-bed  Fence, galvanized  ..............
..........   1  95
Barbed  Fence,  painted.....................
Au Sable................................................ ....d ls 4041C
5
Northwestern....................................... .. ..dis 10410
30
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..........
50
Coe's Genuine.......................................
80
Coe’s Patent  Agricultural, wrought
80
Coe’s Patent, malleable......................
50 
Bird  Cages  ...........................................
75410 
Pumps, Cistern.....................................
85
Screws, New List..................................
Casters,  Bed and  Plate...............................50410410
40410
Dampers, American................................... 
600 pound  casks................................................ 
6Q
Per pound..........................................................  
63i

MISCELLANEOUS

M ETALS—Zinc

WRENCHES

SOLDER

TIN—Melyn Grade

Vi@V*............................... ...........i
The prices of the many other qualities of solder 
in the market indicated  by  private  brands  vary 
according to  composition.
10x14 IC, Charcoal...............................  .......
14x20 1C, C harcoal.......................................
20x14 IX, C harcoal............................. .........
14x20 IX, Charcoal........................................
• Each additional X on this grade. *1.75.
10x14 IC, C harcoal...........................................  §
14x20 IC, C harcoal...........................................  5  00
10x14 IX, C harcoal...........................................  6  CO
14x20 IX, C harcoal...........................................  6  00

.*  5  25
6  25 
6  25

TIN—Allaway  Grade

Each additional X on this grade, *1.50. 

ROOFING  PLA TES

14x2010, Charcoa  , Dean................................   5  00
14x20 IX, Charcoal  Dean................................   6  00
20x28 IC, Charcoal, Dean...............................  10  00
14x20 IC, Charcoal, All  way Grade..............  4  50
14x20 IX, Charcoal,  Allaway Grade..............  5  50
20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade..............  9  00
20x28 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade..............  11  00
14x56 IX, for*¡No.  8  Boilers,  I 
pound 
9
14x56 IX, for  NO.  9  Boilers, f per pouna ’

BOILER  SIZE  TIN  PLA TE 

Cow Butter and 
Hen’s Eggs

I can supply a lim ited number  of  custom­
ers with choice butter and  fresh eggs,  and 
solicit correspondence with merchants who 
prefer to deal direct with  the  buyer,  thus 
saving  the profits of  the  middleman.  Al­
legan, Barry,  Kalamazoo  and  Van  Buren 
counties are noted  for  the  superiority  of 
the dairy  products—I draw  supplies  from 
all  four  counties. 
In  writing  for  quota­
tions,  please  mention  name  of  grocery 
jobbing house with whom you are dealing.

A.  B .  C LA R K ,

Plainwell,  Mich.

Scales!

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middlemen’s  profit. 
W rite for prices and 
description  before 
purchasing  elsewhere.  Scales  tested  and  re­
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VALUE  OF  PAID  C IR C U LA TIO N . 
The  advertising  which  best  serves  its 
:h  does  something

that  which 
pass  under 
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shots  as  possible.

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vertising  which  passes  under  the  eye 
of  the  casual  observer and  that  which ; 
commands  attention.  Many  times  the j 
novice  in  business  enterprise  attempts! 
to  gain  the  attention,  and  so  the  cus­
tom,  of  purchasers  by  the preparation of | 
vast  quantities  of  handbills.  These  are i 
so  much  cheaper  than  the  newspaper! 
advertisement  that  in  his 
inexperience 
such  an  one  fondly  anticipates  effective 
results  from  the  great  quantities  obtain­
able.  Experience  never  realizes  these 
anticipations,  for,  while  there  may  be  a 
slight  value  attaching  to  their  use,  on 
the  principle  that  it  is  always  of  value 
when  the  name  of  a  business  enterprise 
is  brought  before  the  eye,  dependence 
on  such  means  of  reaching  buyers  is 
as 
ineffectual  as  the  attempt  to  fatten 
cattle  on  chaff.

the  influence  of  premiums  and  similar 
schemes  to  gain  subscribers,  but  be­
cause  it  is of  such  intrinsic  value  as  to 
command  its  price.

It 

And  one  of  the  most  difficult  things 
to accomplish  is  the  gaining  of  a  paid 
circulation  on  this  basis. 
is  easy 
! enough  to  gain  a  circulation  for  a  peri- 
: odical  for  which  nothing 
is  charged.
; The  steps  necessary  are  patent  to  all— 
get  a  list  of  such  as  would  seem  to  be 
most  likely  to  be  interested  in  the  ad­
vertisers'  wares  and  then  mail  them  :be 
paper. 
If  the  postai  authorities  object, 
a  nominal  price  may  be named,  to  meet 
the  requirements  of  postal  laws,  with  a
the  collection 1
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i as  a  spe:cial  favor.  All merchants  are j
1 familial:  with  examples of  such  peri- j
, : odi cals, and  most  will concur 
in  the j
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iD  propontion  to the  price  paid j
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j promimant  advert isements,  but  they  do
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requiring 

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is  a  work  of | 
subscriber  of  many  years’  j 
far  more  value,  in  the I 
degree  in  which  he  may  be 
influenced 
by  its utterances,  than  the newer friends,  j 
however  highly  these  may  be  appre- j 
ciated. 
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For  a j 
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must  be  put 
into  it  the  personality  of j 
its  publishers.  These must study  the re­
quirements  of  its  subscribers  and  must 
spare  no  personal  effort  to  meet  these 
in  every  way. 
In  the  degree  to  which 
each  subscriber  may  be  brought to  value 
the  personal  interest  of  the  editor  will 
the  influence  of  the  paper  be  enhanced. 
.And  to  bring  the  subscribers  to  value 
that  influence  the  editor  must  feel  that 
genuine 
interest.  To"  thus  cover  an 
editorial  held  is  a  laborious  task.  Last­
ly,  there  must  also  be  a  liberal outlay  of 
money.  Periodicals  of  the  handbill  or­
der  may  be,  and  are  usually,  very  effi­
ciently  edited  with  the proverbial shears 
and  paste  pot.  These,  however,  will 
not  answer  for  a  paper  demanding  pay 
from  its subscribers on the score of value. 
It  is  not  sufficient  for  such  a  paper  that 
it  appear  as  the  echo  of  the  current 
¡press—it  must  have  originality 
and 
ideas  of  its  own ;  and  these  cost  money.
A  valuable  subscription  constituency,
| to  repeat, 
is  difficult  to  attain;  but, 
when  it  is  attained  on  the  lines  indica- 
j ted,  it 
is  of  value,  and  then  it  is  not 
¡difficult  to  suitably  fill  the  columns  of 
such  a  paper  with  good  advertising  at 
j fair  prices,  and  the  announcements  ap 
pearing  in  its  columns  command the  at- 
! tention  of  its  readers  in  a  way  to  make
value.

The  Senate  bill  providing  for  the 
creation  of  a  Department  of  Commerce 
and  Manufactures  is  receiving  a  good 
deal  of  favorable  attention  at  the  hands 
of  commercial  bodies  in  different  parts 
of  the  country. 
is  remarkable  that 
these  interests  have  not  been  recognized 
by  the  establishing  of  such  a  depart­
ment  long  before  this.

It 

After  five  weeks of effort for  the recog­
nition  of the  garment  workers’  unions of 
Baltimore,  the  strike  has  been  declared 
off  until  circumstances  shall  be  more 

WHO?

When  Alexander  III.  of  Russia  died 
and  the  youthful  Czar  was  seated  upon 
the  throne  of  Peter  the  Great,  the  polit­
ical  world  drew  a  sigh  of  relief.  With 
voutb  and  inexperience  at  the  head  of 
the  Russian  nation,  the  dream  of  the 
Russian  Bear  would  still  go  on—only  a 
dream—while  Constantinople  would still 
remain  in  the  hands  of  the  Turk,  con­
trolled  by  the  Powers;  and  for  some 
vears,  at  least,  no  fear  was  to  be  enter­
tained  of  the  Muscovite.

is  a 

laid  plans, 

With  that  point  satisfactorily  fixed, 
the  wise  old  world  settled  down  to  see 
what  could  be  done  to  benefit  mankind 
influence;  but 
without 
the  Russian 
when,  after  "the  best 
re­
sults,  fondly  anticipated,  are  not  forth­
lifting  of  the  eye­
coming,  there 
brows,  a  mingled 
look  of  wonder  and 
astonishment  and  an  explosive  “ Who!”  
all  indicating  that  something  has  gone 
wrong,  that  an  element  has  been  over­
looked  or  left  out  and  that,  instead  of 
the  rapid  march  of  civilization  over  a 
well-built  piece  of  the  political  high- 
wav,  the  progress  is  slow  and  attended 
with  danger.

For  half  a  century  England  has  been 
coquetting  with  China.  Not  a  move  has 
been  made  in  the  Celestial  Empire  dur­
ing  that  time  which  has  not  resulted  in 
England's 
improved  opportunity  to 
crowd  a  little  nearer  to  the  steps  of  the 
throne.  A  gain,  once  secured,  was  kept 
at  any  cost;  and  when,  at  last,  the  Eng­
lish  influence  at  Pekin  was  looked  upon 
as  a  fact,  it  was  found  that  somebody 
had  been  at  work,  that  the  British  su­
periority  had  been  transferred  to  Russia 
and  that  the  labor  and  cost  of  half  a 
century  had  been  scattered  to the winds, 
j What  was  done  was  done  quickly. 
If 
¡China  could  afford  to  indulge  in  such 
I faithless  measures.it  might  teach  her  a 
| lesson 
if  the  strong  arm  of  England 
! should  be  thrown  around  conquering 
I Japan ;  but,  when  the  arm  was  placed 
about  the  waist  of  the  almond-eyed 
maiden,  a  stronger  arm  had 
lifted  the 
fainting  form  of  China  fiom  the  dust, 
land  a  voice  with  a  threat,  which  Jap 
j and John  were  impelled to heed,  stopped 
! the  Japanese  march  upon  Pekin,  forced 
'the  Mikado  to  relinquish  the  fruits  of 
! his  victory  and  promised  the  Celestial 
government  the  money  to  pay  the  war 
indemnity.

For  twenty  years  Italy  has  been  try 
ing  to  do 
in  Abyssinia  what  England 
has  done  in  India.  Life has been  looked 
I upon  as  nothing,  treasure  without  limi 
I has  been  paid  for  the  consummation  of 
j  Italia’s  cherished  desire;  and,  when 
the  eastern  skies  of  Abyssinia  are  be 
ginning  to  flush  with  the  dawn,  Ion« 
looked  for on  the  peninsula  laved by the 
! Adriatic,  without  the 
loss  of  a  singl 
life  or a  single  kopeck,  the  Abyssinian 
the 
Italian  sunrise  and,  pleased  with  the 
glittering  bauble  which,  as  a  symbol  of 
vassalage,  has  been  placed  about  his 
neck,  proclaims  to  the  astonished  world 
the  wonder  which  has  been  wrought 
in 
Africa  by  a  political  magician  of  mod­
ern  times.

" ! Emperor  turns  his  back  upon 

It  need  not  be  said  how  dear  to  the 
heart  of  England  are  her  precious  pos­
sessions  in  the  East.  She  has  toiled  for 
them,  she has bled for them,  and English 
hearts,  to-day,  are  grieving  for  those 
who  have  died  there  for  them ;but,  even 
there,  the  despoiling  hand  has  been  at 
work.  England  is  no  longer  the  watch­
word  at  Cabul.  At  Teheran  the  influ­
ence  of  the  English  has  been  paralyzed, 
and,  while  the  Shahzada  has  been wear: 
ing  out  his  welcome 
in  England,  his

its 

father,  the  Ameer  of  Afghanistan,  has 
been 
listening  to  the  martial  airs  of 
Russia  with  applauding  hands.  The 
identity 
shadow  of  Turkey  has  lost 
in  the  heavier  one  of 
its  master,  a 
shadow  which  the  sunset  of  the  Powers 
has  lengthened  till  it  falls  upon  the 
Dardanelles.  At  Belgrade  the  heart  of 
the  populace  has  softened  until  Saint 
Petersburg  is  no  longer  a  hateful  name 
to  ear or  lip s;  and  those  who  claim  to 
be  familiar  with  the  footprints  of  the 
Bear  can  see,  in  the  troubles  of  Norway 
and  Sweden,  the  impress  of  the  politi- 
:al bruin’s  well-known  claw,  so  that  the 
r*ower supposed  to  be asleep and dream- 
ng  is  not  only  awake,  but 
is  realizing 
the  dream  which  for  centuries  has  been 
the  nightmare  troubling  the  fitful  sleep 
of  Europe.

Who—and  the  question  comes  with 
gathering  force—is  this  wizard  whose 
wand  is  exerting  its  tremendous 
influ­
ence  everywhere? 
It  is  the  Chancellor 
of  the  Russian  Empire,  an  ease-loving 
Prince,  who  “ wished  to  bring  Russia 
nto  closer  touch  with  the  rest  of  the 
civilized  world” —the  Prince  Lobanoff, 
a  man  who  accepted  his  present  office 
at  the  request  of  the  young  Czar and  the 
widowed  Empress,  a  man  who,  during 
the  brief  period  he  has  been 
in  office, 
has  shown  himself  to  be  “ the  one  of  all 
others’ ■’  to  act  as  mentor  and  guide  to 
so  youthful  an  autocrat  as  Nicholas  II.

TRADE  C O N D IT IO N S .

The  story  of  dulness  was  continued 
throughout  the  week,  the  principal  sen­
sational 
feature  being  the  tendency  to 
hold  up 
iron  prices  by  combinations. 
This  week  starts  out  with  improved con­
ditions,  especially  in  cereals.

Textile  manufactures  áre  still  very 
unsatisfactory.  Lack  of  orders  has  al­
ready  stopped  a  considerable  propor­
tion  of  the  woolen  mill  machinery. 
Wool  declined  in  price 
per  cent. 
Sales 
in  March  were  smaller  than for 
any  other  month  since  1884.  Reductions 
in  price  have  not succeeded  in  starting 
the  cotton  demand  and  goods  are  piling 
up  in  advance  of  orders.

It 

is  proposed 

The  iron  manufacturers  seem  deter­
mined  to  take  control  of  the  situation 
by  combinations. 
to 
restrict  the  output  by  compelling  the 
members  of  the  pool  who  may  exceed 
their  allotment  to  pay  a  penalty  of  $2 
per  ton  to  the  other  members.  The 
talk  of  organizing,  as  might  be  ex­
pected,  has  served  to  stimulate  demand 
to  some  extent.  Minor  metals  continue 
dull,  except  that  tin  has  advanced  to 
$ 13-55-

The  wheat  situation  showed  a  tend­
ency  to  improve  last  week,  which  was 
followed  by  a  sharp  advance  of  about 
three  cents,  corn  and  other grains  fol­
lowing  in  sympathy.

There  seems  to  be  an  improvement 
in  trading  on 
’change,  in  which  con­
fidence  figures  more  than  advance  in 
prices.  The  Moore  stocks.  Diamond 
Match  and  New  York  Biscuit,  continue 
on  the  gain.  The  former  touched  180 
Saturday,  the  highest 
it  has  ever been 
quoted,  but  there  was  a  reaction  of  a 
few  points.  Biscuit  went  up  to 96,  but 
afterward  declined  to  94^.  The  usual 
spring  outflow  of  gold  has  been  antici­
pated  but  has  not  yet  begun.

A  favorable  report  has  been  ordered 
by  the  House  Committee  on  Agriculture 
on  the  bill  providing  for  the  creation  of 
a  special  commission  on  highways. 
Since  this  measure  has  been  under 
consideration  there  has  been  such  an 
interest  manifested  by  the  sending  of 
letters  and  telegrams  endorsing 
the 
measure  as  to  demonstrate  that the ques­
tion  is  a  live one.

To  make  advertising  effectual  there 
must  be  some  means  used  to  gain  at­
tention—to gain  the  thought  and  con­
sideration  of  purchasers.  The  prin­
ciple  of  the  handbill  will  not  do  this— 
there  must  be  something  in  connection 
with  the  announcement  that  will  aid 
it 
to  gain  entrance  into  the  mind.  All  are
familiar  with  the multitudinous scheme
used  in  the  announcements  themselves j tbem  Qf  the  greatest  advertising 
designed  to  accomplish  this  purpose- 
schemes  which  are,  doubtless,  of  value 
but  which  alone  are  but 
little  more 
effective  than  handbills.

What  is  it  that  is  required  to  accom­
is 
plish  this  purpose?  The  answer 
The  announcement  must  ap­
b rie f: 
in  a  medium  which  will  carry  it 
pear 
with  a  direct  authority  and 
interest  to 
the  mind  of  the  customer.  To  do  this 
effectually  there  must  be  a  value  attach­
ing  to  such  medium.

For  a  newspaper  to  successfully 

fill
the  position  of  an  advertising  medium 
the  first  essential  is  a  paid  circulation,

circulation  that  is  paid,  not  through | favorable  for  renewing  the  effort.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TR A DESM A N

9

M U N IC IP A L  W ASTE.

It  would  be  generally  considered  the 
greatest  political  heresy  to  suggest  that 
there  are  advantages 
in  the  forms  of 
government  of  other  towns  and  cities 
which  make  them  superior  in  many  re­
gards  to  those  of  this  country.  There 
is  on  the  part  of  the  average  American 
citizen  such  an  admiration for the theory 
of  absolute  equality  that  a  suggestion 
involving  the  idea  that  a  difference 
in 
responsibilty  and  intelligence  should  be 
recognized 
in  the  affairs  of  municipal 
government  would  be  considered  as 
amounting  to  little  less  than  treason  to 
the  American  idea.

in 

When  our  American  cities  are  com­
pared  with  those  of  the  Old  World, 
however,  there  is  a  difference  manifest, 
which  argues  that  there  is  some  factor 
operative 
the  administration  of 
affairs  in  the  latter  which  gives  them  a 
decided  advantage;  and  it  is  a  question 
whether  the  advantages  of  our  advanced 
doctrine  of  equality  are  sufficient  to  off­
set  the disadvantages  we  labor  under as 
compared  with  the  more  conservative 
methods 
inherited  from  a  less  liberal 
age  in  the  Old  World.  There municipal 
government  has  been  an  evolution.  The 
privileges  of  the  aristocracy  little  more 
than  a  century  ago  formed  an  absolute 
and  impassible  barrier to the aspirations 
of  the  plebeian  classes.  The  revolutions 
of  France  caused the  violent  destruction 
of  this barrier,  but 
in  the  reorganiza­
tion  of  city  governments  the  habits  of 
aristocratic  prestige  and  plebeian  ser 
vility  soon  practically  restored  the  old 
order  again.

During  the  present  century  there  has 
been  a  real  development  of  liberty  and 
equality.  To  judge  from  our  American 
boasts  these  are  mostly  monopolized 
this  country,  but  as  a  matter  of  fact 
there 
is  fully  as  much  real  liberty  in 
England  and  in  other of  the  European 
countries  as  obtains  here.

In  the  development  of  the  municipal 
administration,  of  course  the  advance 
ment  from  the  lower  ranks  against  the 
prestige  and  position  of  the  aristocracy 
has  been  open  only  to  those  of  ability 
and  fitness.  Thus  there  has  long  been 
a  tacit  civil  service,  and  the  desirabil 
ity  of  the  positions  to  the  incumbent 
ii 
security against  any  waste  or  careless 
ness  which  might  hazard  them.  Thi 
has  made  it  possible  for  such  cities  to 
do  many  things  in  the  way  of  commer 
cial  co-operation  and  the  prosecution  of 
municipal  enterprises  which  else  would 
be  impossible.

In  America  things  are  different.  The 
principle  of  American 
liberty  and 
equality  makes  every  member  of  the 
vast  armies  of  the  ignorant  off-scour 
ings  of  humanity  poured  upon  our 
shores  by  other  nations  the  peer  of  any 
person  he  may  meet.  Naturally  these 
acquisitions  are  principally  for the  ben 
efit  of  the  cities,  and  become  material 
for  the  use  of  the  demagogues best qual 
ified  to control  such  elements.

The  consequence 

is  our  cities  have 
become  the  paradise  of  demagogues. 
The  offices  and  positions  which 
in  the 
Old  World  cities  areappointiveor  elect 
ive  by  a  select  class  of  voters  whose 
position 
is  above  the  reach  of  dema 
gogism  are  here  elective,  and  the  vote 
of  the  most  ignorant  degraded  pauper 
outside  the  almshouse  has  as  much  ir 
fluence  as  any.  Thus  those  in  munic 
pal  position  are  they  who  can  control 
most  of  such  votes,  either  directly  or 
through  subordinate  leaders.

The  exercise  of  this  control  consti­
tutes  the  ring  or  machine  politics, 
which 
feature  of

is  the  distinctive 

American  cites. 
In  a  majority  of  these 
the  better  classes  have  given  the  control 
of  affairs  entirely  into  the  hands  of such 
leaders.  The  consequence 
is  familiar 
to  all  of  us.  The  administration  of 
American  cities 
is  most  hopelessly 
wasteful.  The  “ spoils  system”   gives 
employent  to  hordes  of  the  most  incom­
petent  incumbents.  These, 
instead  of 
erforming  the  duties  they  cannot do, 
delegate  them  to  others  selected  for 
their  political  influence.  The  pay-rolls 
are  permitted  to  increase  far  beyond the 
needs  of  the  duties  performed ;  even 
in 
some 
instances  names  are  carried  on 
such  rolls,  in  regular  receipt  of  wages, 
in  their 

hose  owners  have  long  been 

graves.

it 

is 

A  consequence  of  this  situation 

Every  work  carried  on  by  cities  in 
this  country  is  wasteful.  Constant  dis­
closures  are  appearing 
in  the  press 
hich  demonstrate  this  fact.  Thus  the 
ifference  in  the  cost  of  certain  work  rn 
the  various  cities  is  a  reminder  of 
in­
creasing  jobbery.  For  instance,  in  M il­
waukee,  which  seems  to  be  governed  by 
class  which  represents  more  German 
thrift  and  honesty  than  most  American 
¡ties,  the  cost  of  cleaning  streets  is 
$8.50  per  mile,  while 
in  Chicago  the 
is  done  at  a  cost  of  $18.50.
same  work 
is 
that 
impossible  for  any  of  our 
ities  to  undertake  municipal  enter­
prises  requiring  careful  supervision  or 
economy  in  administration.  The  dis­
tribution  of  water 
is  of  a  character  to 
require  very  little  administration  or em­
ployment 
in  proportion  to  the  magni­
tude  of  the  undertaking,  so  that  some 
ties  may  venture  this  with  reasonable 
is  probably  no 
safety,  although  there 
other  class  of  engines  operated 
in  this 
country  which  cost  proportionally  half 
as  much  as  those  whose  power furnishes 
the  aqueous  circulation  for our  munici­
In  every  other  branch  of  in­
palities. 
dustrial  service  private  enterprise 
is 
cheaper and  more  efficient  than  public, 
and  will  continue  to  be  so until  we  shall 
have  developed  a  more  rational  system 
of  city  government.

The  commander  in  chief  of the Salva­

It 

tion  Army,  General  Booth,  has  sent 
number  of  his  best  officers  to  assist 
Commander  Booth-Tucker  and  his  wife 
n  their  efforts  to  reclaim the disaffected 
n  the  American  ranks  of the army.  The 
utmost  efforts  to  accomplish  this  end 
will  be  put  forth,  for  the  American  di­
vision  of  the  army  is  far  more  wealthy 
and  profitable  in  a  pecuniary  way  than 
the  English. 
is  not  very  probable, 
however,  that  their  efforts  will  be in any 
great  degree  successful,  for there  is  no 
great  amount  of  Anglo-mania 
in  the 
classes  reached  by  the  army  methods, 
except  such  as  are  immigrants  from  the 
English  cities.  It  is  out  of  the  question 
for  the  London  headquarters  to  retain 
its  authority  here  and  the  best  policy 
would  be  for  the  aged  General  to  ac­
cept  the  situation  and  form  a  friendly 
alliance  with  the  American  army.  But 
this 
is  not  to  be  expected  of  British 
obstinacy.

The  Standard  Oil  Company  is  about 
to  try  the  experiment  of  towing  freight 
barges  on  the  Atlantic,  the  same as  is 
so  generally  and  profitably  done  on  the 
lakes.  The 
first  experiment  will  be 
with  a  single  barge  in  the  tow  and,  if 
successful,  two  more  barges  will  be 
tried.  It  is  intended  to  keep  the  system 
in  operation  as  long  as  the  weather 
is 
suitable.  Of  course,  it  would  be  im­
practicable in stormy seasons.  The plan, 
if  successful,  will  work  a  great  saving 
in  freights.

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Into the future would  en­
able  almost  anyone  to 
make  a d v a n t a g e o u s  
deals, but  dealing  in  fu­
tures is not  our  business. 
We are,however, making

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facturing  concern  like  ours  can  save you m oney. 
W e   m anufacture  both  S p rin g  
and  W in ter 
W h eat  F lo u r  and  sell  direct  to  the  retailer. 
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point?

Of  course,  you  see  the 
It’s big enough, isn’t  it?

O ur  “ C rosb y’s  Superior”   brand  of  Sp rin g  
W h eat  F lo u r  has  given  better  satisfaction   in 
m any  p laces  than  any  of  the  so-called  “ H ig h ­
est  grades  of  Sp rin g   W heat  F lo u r  m ad e.”  
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Sole makers of the famous Lily White Flour,

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Getting the  People

Art  of Reaching and  Holding  the  Peo­

ple  by  Advertising.

The  more  one  writes  advertising  and 
devises  methods  of  “ Getting  the  Peo­
ple,’ ’  the  easier 
it  becomes  to  make 
your advertising  attractive.

There  are  all  sorts  of  possibilities 
which  arise  with  the  opening  of  spring, 
and  just  now  is  the  time  whet,  good  ad­
vertising  appeals  most  strongly  to  the 
public.  The  new  woman  and  the  old 
woman  both  want  new  bonnets  and 
wraps.  Most  of  them  want  a  bicycle. 
It  will  soon  be  a  fad  for  the  merchant 
to  offer  a  bicycle  with  every spring  bon­
net  sold,  or  vice  versa.

if 

legitimate,  will 

I  believe  that  anything  which  savors 
‘  Get 
of  bicycling, 
the  People”   easier  this  spring  than 
any  other  form  of  advertising  on  earth.
I  don’t  care  what  business  you  may  be 
in,  or  what  kind  of  goods  you  want  to 
sell,  if  you  mention  “ Bicycle”   some­
where 
in  your  advertising,  you’ve  got 
’ em.

An  enterprising  carpet  house 

in 
Grand  Rapids  recently  arranged  with 
an  expert  wheelman  to  ride against time 
on  a  home  trainer  in  their  show  win­
dow. 
the  “ profesh”  
The  moment 
mounted  the  wheel, 
that  moment  the 
crowd  came,  and  remained.  Of  course, 
while  watching  the  gentleman’s  extrem­
ities  moving  swiftly  -up  and  down  in 
unison  with  the  pedals,  the  monotony 
occasionally  prompted  a  glance  toward 
the  well-decorated  windowful  of  goods 
surrounding,  and  every glance  meant  an 
advertisement.

AFTER  AWL 
A  NAIL  in  the Shoe

Afflicts some persons more than 
the death of a conjugal spouse. 
The  inside  finish  and  perfect 
manufacture of the De Comfort 
Shoes  sold  in  this  city  exclu­
sively  by  Ketchum  &  Holdem 
occasion  many  self-congratu­
lations and no weary references 
to profane history.

JOHN  LA ST   &  CO.

The increase of
The  Liquor  Habit
and the decrease of
The  Marriage  Habit

are  subjects which  command 
increasing  attention.  The 
immensely increased stock of 
Spring  Goods  and  the  won­
derfully  decreased  prices  in 
those  goods  at  Ketchum  & 
Holdum's,  on  Fairview  Ave., 
account  for 
increased 
travel on the street cars.

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Mr.  and  Mr5.  High  Price
take pleasure in  announcing  the 

divorce of their  daughter 

KATHYL1NE  GOOD  VALUE 

from

MR.  FA LSE   AND  SHODDY

Yankton, South Dakota,

April  First,  1896.

Advice from  reliable  sources 
states  that  it  is  now  “good 
form”  to  issue  divorce  cards 
and that the above is correct. 
Divorce  gifts  are  becoming 
common  and  express  a  deli­
cate  attention.  They  are, 
however, not as yet  absolute­
ly obligatory.  See our line of 
Fine  Jewelry  and  Watches 
before making either wedding 
or  divorce  gifts—it  will  be 
money in your pocket.

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Their new Spring Goods,  including White Goods,  Prints,
Ginghams,  Embroidery, etc.,  are very inviting.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

wheel.  And  a  whole  lot of 

Offering  a  bicycle  as  an  inducement j 
to  purchase  is  far  ahead  of  giving  away 
bronze  clocks  or  any other article.  From 
the  3-year-old  just  able  to  walk,  to  the 
octogenarian,  each  and  every 
individ­
ual  resident  upon  the  civilized  globe 
secretly  or  openly  cherishes  a  desire  for 
’em  will 
deny 
to  say 
naught  of  luxuries,  in  order  to  gratify 
their 
longing.  Therefore,  if  you  want 
to  “ Get  the  People”   where  the  “ hair 
s  short,”   in  advertising,  you can  do  no 
better  than  to  “ give  ’em  wheels,”   no 
matter 
in  what  form  offered  or  dis­
played.

themselves  necessities, 

As  soon  as  the  Röntgen  rays  become 
sufficently  cheap  to  permit  of  their  use 
by  advertisers  generally,  I  imagine  the 
world  of  advertising  will  be  turned 
topsy-turvy.  How  easy  it  will  be  then 
for  the  merchant  to  put  his  little  “ ray- 
box”   in  operation  and  expose  to  the 
public  the  fallacy  of  believing  a  rival’s 
advertised  statements,  for  I ’ve  no doubt 
the  rays  will  be  brought  to  such  perfec- 
ion  as  to  photograph  the  false  as  well 
as  reveal  truths.  And,  then,  think  of 
the  disgusting,  nauseating  photographs 
the  druggist  will  be  enabled  to  display 
his  window,  showing  the  action  of 
pure  drugs  on  the  human  system,  to­
gether  with  samples  of  the  evil  effects 
of  impure  nostrums.  Clothiers  will  ex­
hibit  cathode  ray  revelations  of  the 
shoddy  materials 
in  garments,  and  in 
large  type  below  will  say,  The  search- 
ng  fluorescence  reveals  nothing  shoddy 
n  our  clothing.”   The  dentist  will] 
show  how  easy  it  is  to  fill  a  tooth  prop­
erly,  by  making  a  “ ray  picture”  of well 
and  ill-filled  teeth.  The  butchers  will 
vie  with  each  other  in  the  multiplicity 
of  their  photographs,  showing  an  entire 
absence  of  disease  or  disease  germs 
in* 
the  flesh  offered  for  sale. 
I  don’t  know 
how  they’ll  manage  about  the  sausage 
probably  won’t  take  any  pictures, 
though;  cathode  rays  would  reveal  alto­
gether  too  large  a  collection  and  variety 
of  animal  and  molecular  forms.  No.  I 
don’t  believe  the  time-honored  sausage 
s  a  good  subject.
There  are  large  and  potent  possibili­
ties 
the  X   rays—let  us  hope  the 
thing  won’t  be  carried  too  far  in  adver­
tising.

in 

The  German  professor  who  has  in­
vented  a  luminous  paint  for  bill-board 
advertising  has  either  brought  forth  a 
great  blessing  or an  untimely  curse  on 
mankind.  Will  the  nocturnal 
felines 
who  nightly  assemble  upon the roofs and 
hold  their  dismal  wassail  be  frightened 
into  silence  by  the  phosphorescent  dis­
play,  or  will  the  terrors  of  the 
inferno 
be  heightened  by  the  louder  caterwaul- 
ings  of  the  animals  when  their  vision 
is assailed  by  the glittering letters?  And 
the  young  man  who  “ dassen’t”   go  all 
the  way  home  with  his  girl  on  account 
of  disturbing  her  father’s  peace of mind 
—how  can  he  kiss  her  good  night in  the 
benevolent  shadow  of  the  bill-board? 
Many  a  fond  heart  will  break  and  many 
an  unuttered  kiss  will  be  charged  to  the 
account  of  luminous  paint.

in 

the 

advertiser 

But,  leaving  the  ridiculous,  there  are 
for  the  pro 
wonderful  possibilities 
gressive 
strides 
science  is  making  during  the  wind-up 
of  the  century.  Every  new  discovery 
gives  the  man  of  publicity  something  to 
talk  about  and  something  with  which  to 
them 
embellish  his  ads.  and  make 
‘ People  Getters.”  
the  daily 
papers—every  one  will  fdrnish  you  with 
a  new  idea  upon  which  you  may  elabo­
rate  with  surprisingly  profitable  results.

Read 

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

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received 

of  the  situation  having  been  that  that 
unfortunate  gentleman  was  obliged  to 
pay  an  enormous  bonus  over  and  above 
the  cost  of  the  dinner,  to  induce  the 
“ fraternity  of  the  frying-pan”   to  post­
pone  their  attack  upon  their  employer 
until  after  the  meal  had  been  served. 
Of  course,  a  full  explanation  to all  the 
assembled  guests  was 
impossible,  and 
although  at  his  own  table  Mr.  High- 
Clymer  told  of  his  dilemma,  all  sorts  of 
stories 
credence,  and  the 
charm  of  the  entertainment  was  over. 
The  dance  which  followed  was  dull  and 
spiritless.  People  kept  together  in  little 
knots  and  refused  to be  hilarious,  and 
the  much-talked-of  function  which  had 
promised  to  be  so brilliant  was  a  dis­
tinct  failure.
“ A  setback  of  several  years  for  the 
High-Clymers,  I  should say !”   remarked 
Mrs.  Caustic,  who  had  not  been  invited 
to  the  dinner  dance. 
is  the 
trouble  with  that  kind  of  people;  you 
never  can  tell  what  they  will  d o!’ 
“ But  he  could  not  help  a strike,”  urged 
good  natured  Mrs.  A -----.  “ H ’ m, ’  re­
turned  the  other  lady, 
incredulously, 
“ that 
is  their  story;  but  who  knows 
what  the  trouble  really  w as!”
A  Munificent  Offer.

“ That 

“ Charley,”   said  the senior member of 
the  firm,  as  the  young  traveling  man 
came  in,  “ I  want  to  see  you.”

“ Yes,  sir.”

You  have  been  with  us  for  some 

time  and  you  have  done  well.”

“ Thank  you,  sir.”
“ And  we  appreciate 

it.  Let’s  see, 
you  commenced  on  $12.50  per  week  and 
we  are  now  paying  you  $14,  are  we 
not?”

“ Yes,  s ir.”
“ Well,  I  want  to  convince  you  that 
faithfulness  pays  in the  end,  and  I  want 
to  tell  you  that  we  have  decided  to  ad­
vance  your  salary. ”  
“ Thank  vou,  s ir.”
‘ * Now,  I "have  watched  you  carefully 
for  some  time,  and  from  the  first  of 
the  month 
1  have  instructed  my  book­
keeper  to  pay  you  $14-5°  per  week, 
which  I  hope  will  be  appreciated.”
“ I  am  awfully  sorry,”   said  Charley, 
as  the  tears  trickled  down  his  cheeks,
‘ ‘ but  your offer  comes  too  late. 
I  have 
just  accepted  a  place  with  another  firm 
at  $14.65  and  was  just  going  to  notify 
you. ’ ’ 

______  ^  ^ ______

“

Blasts  From  Ram’s  Horn. 

Backsliding begins when praise  leaves 
„
The  man  who  has  not  a  friend  will 

the  heart. 

,   . 

, 

often  need  one.

A  golden  opportunity  never  knocks  at 

the  same  door  twice.

inflicted  by  a  friend.

The  hardest  wound  to  heal  is  the  one 
Treasure  laid  up  in  heaven always en­

riches  somebody  on  earth.

If  good  seed 

is  put  in  good  ground 

some  of  it  will  be  sure  to  grow.

The  love  that  never  speaks  until  it 
does  it  on  a  gravestone,  keeps  still  too 
long. 
It  is  so  much  easier  for  some  people 
to  pray  for  the  preacher  than  to.contrib- 
ute  to  his  support.

„ 

, 

. 

,

IN TER ES TIN G   D ILEM M A .  •

How  Society  Is  At  the  Mercy  of  O r­

ganized  Labor.

instance 

It  was  decidedly  hard  on  the  High- 
Clymers  that,  after  carefully  and  suc­
cessfully  planning  their  winter  cam­
paign,  which  they  had  determined  to 
crown  with  the  smartest  and  altogether 
the  most  elaborate  dinner  dance  of  the 
season,  they  should  be  made  the  vic­
tims  of  a  social  problem. 
It  is  a  well- 
known  fact  that  the  greatest suffering  in 
labor  difficulties  between  tne  employers 
and  employed  falls  upon  those  who  are 
not  personally  concerned  in  the  contro­
versy.  The  H. -C. ’s  certainly  felt  that 
innocent  victims  of  a 
they  were  the 
most  cruel  fate,  in  that  their  best 
laid 
plans  should  “ gang  aglee. ”   This  hap­
pened  through  the most untoward chance 
of  their  having  selected  the  very  night 
for  their  grandest  effort,  in  the  way  of 
an  entertaiunment,  that  had been chosen 
by  one  of  those  “  inconsiderate  labor 
unions’ ’ 
for  one  of  their  periodical 
efforts  of  self-assertion. 
In  this  partic 
ular 
it  was  the  “ culinary  ar 
tists’ ’  that  elected  to  take  this  method 
of  seeking  redress  for  their  grievances.
When  it became  bruited  abroad  that 
the  High-Clvmers  were  about  to  give 
not  only  the  handsomest  but  the  most 
select  function  of  the  winter,  and  had 
secured  the  most  eligible  people  going 
for  their  dinner  dance,  those  who  had 
turned  the  cold  shoulder  to  them  when 
they  first  tried  to  storm  society  felt  that 
they  had  made  a  mistake  which 
it 
would  be  difficult,  if  not  impossible,  to 
rectify.  ‘ ‘ It  is  one  of  the  most  perplex­
ing  problems  of  modern  life ,”   said  lit­
tle  Mrs.  Lineage  plaintively,  “ to  know 
how  to  discriminate  between  these  new 
people.  First  the  question  seems to be, 
‘ Shall  we  visit  them?’  and  before  one 
has  really  time  to  make  up  one’s  mind,
the  next  q u e ry   seems  to  be,  ' Will  they 
visit  us?’  ’ ’  And 
in  the  case  of  the 
H .-C .’s  the  question  that  was  upper­
most  in  society  after  the invitations  had 
been  sent  was,  ‘ 4 Who  has  been 
left 
out?”  
,
The  entertainment  was  to  be  at 
s, 
whose  lovely  ballrooms  and  unsurpassed 
cuisine  are  wont  to  insure  the  success 
of  any  entertainment  given  under  his 
auspices.  On  the  evening  named  the 
guests  arrived,  and  the  scene  was  bril­
liantly  beautiful. 
The  best-looking 
women 
in  town  were  present,  resplen­
dent  in  their  most  gorgeous  gowns  and 
jewels.  A  whole  forest  of  huge  palms 
and  flowering  plants  decorated 
the 
rooms,  which  were  artistically  lighted 
by  rose-screened  electric  lights,  while 
the  dining-room,  with  its  round  tables 
beautifully  arranged  with  a profusion  of 
flowers,  elicited  even  a  greater  amount 
of  admiration.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  High- 
Clymer  were  radiant; nothing  seemed 
wanting  to  the  complete  success of  their 
entertainment,  and  consequently of thei 
social  aspirations.
But  after  the  soup  had  been  served 
came  an  ominous  pause.  The  guests 
began  to  feel  that  something  was wrong. 
‘ ‘ What 
is  the  matter?”   was  asked  at 
the  various  tables.  The  men  servants 
were  seen  whispering  to  each  other  it 
agitated groups ; finally,  the H. -C.  s but 
ler,  who,with  his  own  footmen,wasserv 
ing  his  master’s  table,  approached  thi 
latter  with  a  scared  face.  After a  hur­
ried  conference  in  low  tones  Mr.  High- 
Clymer  with  an  apology  rose  and  quit­
ted  the  room.  With  ghastly  composure 
his  poor  wife  kept  her  seat,  and  tried 
to  look  as  if  nothing  unusual  was  hap­
imaginings 
pening  while  the  widest 
confused  her  brain.  The  guests  who 
were  not  at  her  table  gave  free  rein 
to 
their  surmises,  which  were  certainly not 
charitable:  “ Their  host  had  been  sud­
denly  arrested;”   “ His  fortune  had  col- 
lapsed  like  a  pricked bubble. 
Z.  had 
refused  to  serve  dinner  unless  his  ac­
count  was  paid,”   etc.  Everything  was 
thought  of  but  the  true  explanation  ot 
the  difficulty,  which  was  a  strike  on  the 
part  of  the  afore-mentioned  heads of the 
kitchen  and  their 
subordinates,  with 
which  the  unlucky  host  had  nothing 
whatever  to  do.

After  a  wait  of  ten  minutes,  which 
seemed  hours,  Mr.  H.-C.  returned,  and 
the  dinner  proceeded,  the  only  solution

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TOLEDO, OHIO, and  KANSAS CITY,  MO.

CHAS.  E.  STO RRS,

Dairy and  Food Commissioner.

Lansing,  Mich., Feb. 25,  1896.

E.  B.  M i l l a r   &  Co.,

Chicago,  111. ,

Gentleme^ p ecem^er  number  of  the  Bulletin  of  this  De­
partment  contains  the  analysis  of  a  sample  of  Pepper  from 
R .  B. Shank  &  Co., of Lansing, produced by your firm
In a re-examination of this  Pepper  it  has  been  found  that 
a mistake was made in classifying  it as an adulterated  product 
which correction will be published  in  the  next  number  of  the
Bulletin. 

Respectfully yours,

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(Signed) C.  E. STO RRS,

Dairy and  Food Commissioner.

Note these  Prices:

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JANE  CRAGIN.

Milltown  Makes  a  Few  Improvements.
The  day  after  the  dedication  of  the 
new  church  at  Milltown,  Mrs.  Bettis 
came  to  the  store  to  talk  it  over.

“ I  know  it’s  only  Monday  morning, 
but  I  couldn't  wait,  and  so  I  got  up  at 
four  o’clock  and  got  my washing out  the 
first  thing;  and  as  soon  as  He  had swal­
lowed  his  breakfast,  I  tells  Him  to  har­
ness  old  Kit,  and  here  I  b e.”

“   ’ Twas  a  good  time,  and 

ev’ry 
thing’s  as  nice  and  putty  as  can  b e ; 
but  I  says,  goin’  home,  ‘ 1  don  t  want 
no  more  meetin’  houses 
in  mine! 
’em  does  bring  out  the 
Buildin’  on 
mean  streaks  in  folks,  don’t 
it?  How- 
somever,  there 
it  stands,  the  puttiest 
meetin’haouse that 1  know on,  anywheres 
and  when  we  git  some  vines  aclimbin 
all  over  it,  and  things  fixed  so  it 
looks 
ez  if  the  Laud  lived  in  it,  it  s  goin  to 
be  a  comfort  to  go  in  there  and  rest.

“ Did  ye  ever  see  anybody,  though 
act  quite  so—thunderin’  mean,  if  1  must 
say 
it,  as  them  there  Bassetts.  Once 
or  twice  it  did  seem  to  me  ez 
if  I 
must  git  up  right  in  meetin’  and  bang 
Amasy  Bassett’s  old  head  agin  the  side 
o’  the  house 
’til  what  little  sense  she 
hed  was  spilled  all  over  the  floor;  and 
that  night,  when  that 
little  mincin’ 
Almeny  stuck 
in  her  clack,  ef  I’d  a 
be  n  near  'nough,  I d a   shook  her  liver 
out  uv  her !  Then  them  there  Pelseys ! 
If  that  wan’t  the  greatest  performernce 
that  I  ever  went  any where 1 
I  believe, 
my  soul,  if  Poll  Pelsey  hadn’t a stopped 
with
jest  ez  she  did,  I’d  a  dabbed 
er 
some  o’  that  butter  that  Hile  stole

“ Waal, 

its’  all  over  with,  and  the 

is  put  up  jest  where 

meetin’  haouse 
wanted 
they  want  to. 
raound  fast  'nough  when  they  see 
nobody  cares  anything  about  ’em .’

it,  and  they  may  whistle  all 
they’ ll  come 
that

1  guess 

It  had  been,  indeed,  a  time  which 

The  little  b 

‘ ‘ tried  men’s  souls.’ 
a  building,  which  had  served  lor  many 
years  the  double  purpose  of  church  anc 
school  had  never  been  ‘ ‘ beautiful  fo' 
situation”   and  the 
first  battle  whicl 
had  been  fought  over  the  new  structure 
had  been 
in  regard  to  location.  The 
only  point  to  be  made  in  its  favor  wa 
that  the  lot  belonged  to  the  Society  and 
as  Amasa  Bassett  put  it  “ that  was  so 
much  to  start  on  and  with  that  fer  ; 
‘ nuclis’  the  church  could  go  on  con 
querin’  and  to  conquer.”   The  offer  of 
a  new  and  a  better  site  removed  that 
objection.  Then  the  opponents  to  the 
change,  with many a ' 1 waal”   and  ‘ ‘ arter 
a ll,”   declared  that  “ no  new  site  could 
never  make  up 
idee  o 
goin’  up  to  Jerusylum  and  a  worshipin 
in  the  same  temple  whar  ver  fathers 
hev  warshiped  unto  the  third  and fourth 
gineration. ”

fer  the  old 

That  was  an  idea  to  touch  the popular 
heart,  especially  of  that  portion  who 
“ wan’t  agoin’  to  hev  no  new  site 
and  here  was  where  ‘ ‘ them  there  Pel­
seys”   made a  point.

‘ ‘ Seems  ter  me. ”   wailed  Polly  Pel­
sey,  “ ez  if  I  never  could  be reckonciled 
to  the  idee  o’  movin’  the  old  meetin’­
haouse  where  par  and  mar  and  sister 
Alviry  used  ter  come  and  set  under  the 
drippins  o’  the  sanctuary,  nohow;  and 
when  I  think  as  how  long  they’ve  slept 
and  slumbered  out  there  under  the 
shadder  o’  this  here  old  ark  o’  Zion 
which  the  Laud 
in  his  marsy  hezz 
planted  here  ter  a  wicked  and  a  pre­
verse  gineration,  it  does  se-em 
jest  ez 
i-f  I—oo  hoo—”   and  the  house resound­
ed  with  the  woman’s  sobs.

“ I, 

io r  one,”   solemnly 

remarked

like 

it,  my 

Deacon  White,  after  a  moment  or  two 
of  respectful  waiting  for  the  sobs to sub­
side, 
‘ ‘ acknowledge  and  confess  that 
M is’  Pelsey’s  words  hev  met  with  a 
corresponsible  chord  in  my  heart.  Out 
there  within  sound  of  my  voice  lies  my 
father  and  my  mother  and  my  grand­
father,  fer  1  don’t  know  how  many  gin- 
erations  aback ;  and,  when  I  think  o 
pullin’  up  stakes  and  pitchin'  my  tent 
a  day’s  march  nearer  home,  I  can  hear 
ev’ry  blessed  one  on  ’em  a  turnin’  over 
in  their graves  and  proclaimin’  agin  it. 
They  wouldn’t 
frien’s; 
and,  Sunday  arter  Sunday,  as  I  set  a 
like  ter  look 
aout  the  winder  and  see  therobings  and 
the  blue  jays  a  fightin’  over  the  juniper 
berries  that  grows  on  the  graves  of  my 
loved  ones,  and  I  say  with  Mis  Pelsey 
and  the  large  numbers  of  others  within 
saound  uv  my  voice,  ‘ Don’t  remove  the 
old  lan’m arks;’  but  fix  up  the  old  sanc­
tuary  with  the  money  the  Laud  hez 
pervided,  and  come  up  here  with  aour 
wives  and  aour  children  and  aour  fam- 
blies  and  lay  aourselves  upon  the  altars 
which  aour  forefathers  hev  raised  up 
the  wilderness  fer  us,  ter  be  a  sign 
and  a  guidepost  fer  the  avenging  angel 
to  see  and  pass  over!”

stenin’  to  the  Word,  I 

With  the  reference  to  the  robins  and 
the 
juniper  berries  there  were  lively 
manifestations  on  the  part  of  Mrs.  Bet­
tis. 
Josiah,  who  had  seen  the  comical 
side  of  the  Deacon’s  remarks  and  was 
wondering  “ why  somebody  didn’t  say 
suthin’  ter  stop  that  there  nonsense, ”  
felt  Mrs.  Bettis’  elbow  in  his  ribs  and 
heard  her  loud  whisper  telling  him  to 
‘ ‘ Git  up  and  say  somethin’ !”   or  she 
would,  a  threat  which  was  full  of  dire­
ful  meaning  and  which  accomplished 
its  purpose,  for  no  sooner  had  the  dea­
con  ceased  speaking  than  the  burly 
frame  of  Josiah  Bettis  arose.

‘ ‘ I  think,  with  the  Deac’n  and  M is’ 
Ptlsey,”   said  he,  “ that  the  old  folks 
juniper  ought  to 
out  there  under  the 
have  suthin’  ter  say 
’baout  this  there 
meetin’haouse  business.  Take  old  Zeb, 
that’s  tew gineration back o’  theWhites’. 
There  wa’n’t  a  Sunday cock-fight within 
twenty  mile  o’  the  old  place  that  he 
ever  missed;  and, 
ter  think  o’  them 
there  birds  a  fighting  right  over  his 
grave  and  he  not  seein’  uv  ’em !  Then, 
there’s  the  Pelseys. 
I ’ ve  lived  here, 
off  and  on,  man  and  boy,  fer  nigh  on 
ter  forty  years,  and  I ’ll  be  dumbed  ef  I 
ever  see  a  Pelsey—a  he  one—any nigher 
a  meetin’haouse  than  them  aout  there; 
and  it  seems  ter  me,  b ’  gosh!  by  this 
time,  between  their  hollerin’ 
fer  a 
drop  o’  water  to  cool  their  parchin’ 
tongue,  they’re  a  screamin’  with  all 
their  might  and  main  ter  put  the  meet­
in’haouse  plump  daown  outer  the  new 
site  where  it  b ’longs  and  git  the  Whites 
and  the  Pelseys  inter  it  ez  quick  as  ye 
can ;"instid  o’  whimperin’  and  a talkin’ 
’baout  turnin’  over  in  ;their  graves,  ter 
take  a  bush  scythe  and  cut  daown  the 
sumac  and  the  sweet  fern  that hev  be’n 
growin’  over 
its  b ig’s  my 
wrist!  That’s  what  the  third  and  fourth 
gineration  are  asayin’,  and  I  say,  let’s 
hearken  to  ’em  and  begin  termorrer

’em  till 

And  then  “ that  Almeny  Bassett”   got 
up  and  said,  “ Yis,  dew,  so  that  that 
there  M is’  Bettis  can  have  somewhere 
ter go and wear  them  twelve  new  dresses 
that  she’s  atalking  abaout  all  the  hull 
tim e!”

A  motion  to  adjourn  was  put  and 
carried ;  but  from  that  time  on,  for  a 
season, 
in  Milltown. 
it  was  over  and  the  clouds  had 
When 
rolled  away,  the  new  church 
its 
gothic  arches  and  unpretending  spire

there  was  war 

lifted 

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COSTS S5 
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H andsom e  Sh ow   C ards, 

H an gers, 

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Will  make 1,000 sample glasses. 
Keep a pitcher full  and  serve  all 
your  customers  free,  and  you 
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This outfit is  packed  in  three 

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Total, *51.

(Will last small  store  one  week.)

Ttie  following goods  FREE:

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makes  2.000  glasses;  one  tray; 
two 
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muslin  banners: 
ten  colored 
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In  one-gallon  bottles;  price,  *2. 
Will  make  thirteen  gallons  fine 
syrup at a cost of only  50c.  a  gal­
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under a  magnificent  elm  on  one  side  of 
the  square  to  be  converted  into  a  com­
mon.  When  the  spring  opened  the  fol­
lowing  year,  it  was  apparent  that  the 
time  had  come  for  further 
improve­
ments,  and,  finally,  after  matters  had 
been  pretty  thoroughly  talked  over  in 
the  office  of  the  Milltown  store,  there 
was  a full  meeting  of  the  Association  in 
the  rooms  upstairs,  where 
it  was  dis­
cussed  and  decided  what  had  better  be 
done.

“ Ever  since  the  hotel  has  been 
opened,”   said  the  President,  “ the  vil­
lage  has  been  the  favorite  stopping- 
place  of  a  large  number  of  first-class 
traveling  men ;  and,  while  I  wasn’t  fa­
vorable  to  the  opening  of  that  house  at 
first,  I  see  I  was  mistaken  and I ’m  will­
ing  to  say  so.  Now,  I  have  something 
else  to  say:  Every  once  in  a  while,  I 
get  a  letter  asking  if  there  are  any  va­
cant  houses  to  be  rented  here during  the 
summer,  and, 
if  there  ain’t,  whether 
there  are  places  here  where  board  can 
be  had  for  grown  folks  and  children. 
Now,  that  means  that  people  have 
heard  pleasant  things  about  Milltown, 
and  I  want  ’em  to  hear  more;  and  I ’ll 
leave 
it  to  any  of  you  if  a  village  is 
what  it ought  to  be  which  hasn’t  a  foot 
of  decent  sidewalk  and  hardly  a  tree  on 
its  single  street.  Now,  1  don’t  want  to 
turn  Milltown  into  a  city—that  isn’t  my 
idea,  but  I  do  want  to  see  it  a  pretty 
village,  with  shady  streets  and  grassy 
lawns  well  taken  care  of,  and  flowers 
blossoming 
front  yards,  and 
roses  climbing  over  the  doors,  and 
verandas  shaded  with 
vines,  and— 
and  all  that  sort  o’  thing. 
I  think  there 
ought  to  be  a  decent  road  through  the 
village  and  a  good  many  miles  each 
side  of  i t ;  and  I  want  to  have  it  so  that 
we  can  go  across  the  street  without  get­
ting  knee  deep 
in  the  mud  in  wet 
weather,  and  without  getting  covered 
with  dust  when 
it’s  dry.  We  have  a 
church  and  a  tavern  and  now  we  want 
a  good  schoolhouse. 
Just  fancy  a  fine 
handsome  schoolhouse  on  the  side  of 
the  common  opposite  the  church! 
I 
tell  you,  we  must  have  these  things,  if 
we’re  counting  on  having  a  likely  town 
one  of  these  days;  and  that’s  what  we 
must  count  on.

in  the 

The  Commercial  Traveler’s  Mission. 
With a cheerful air that drives off care,
With a smile that’s never sad,
Is the way he comes—the man who drums— 
And everybody’s glad.

If sales go low and collections slow,
And the m erchant’s feeling  blue.
The spell's s'  ort lived, for his hope’s  revived, 
When the commercial traveler comes  in  view.
And though he may  feel way  down  in  the  heel 
The commercial  traveler  comes  in  with  a  nod 

And think he is almost broke,

and a grin

And tells him  a funny joke.

And then he will show  him  some  prices  so  low 
That his wearied lot is soon forgot 

And samples which please him so well,
And he thinks how much he will sell.

Then he goes away ti  1 another day.
He takes a new heart,  makes another start,

And the merchant forgets  his woes—
And once more his business goes.
Now this is the way day after day 
He has a work that he doesn’t shirk—

That the commercial traveler goes and comes— 
All praise to the man who drums.

Don’t  Be  Too  Ambitious.

is 

Those  who  start business  in  a  country 
town  frequently  make  the  mistake  of 
laying  in  a  stock  suitable  for  city trade, 
and  proclaim 
in  their  advertisements 
that  everything  can  be  secured  at  their 
store.  But  the  trouble  is  that  their  trade 
doesn’t  call  for everything ; it only wants 
some  things.  And  what 
left  after 
these  are  supplied  has  to  be  sold  at 
discount  (or,  may  be,  not  at  all),  which 
knocks  a  hole  in  the  profits.  Don’t  be 
too  ambitious  and  lay  in  a  stock  that  is 
not  suited  to  the  wants  of  your  trade, 
even  though  it  may  present  a  finer  ap­
pearance.  People  don’ t  purchase  what 
they  have  no  use 
for,  as  a  general 
thing,  and  unsalable  stock  always  has 
to  be  placed  on  the  wrong  side  of  the 
profit  and  loss  account.

Improve  your  memory.  Ahead  with­
out  a  memory  is  like  a  garrison  without 
a  fortification.

M e x ic a n
In te rn a tio n a l
R a ilr o a d .
Eagle  Pass  Route

it? 

“ Now,  what  I  want  of  you  is  to  work 
up  the  matter  of  sidewalks  and  tree­
planting ;  and  I  want  that  last  to  come 
first.  What’s  the  reason  we  can’t  make 
a  splurge  on  Arbor  Day—there’s  need 
enough  of 
I ’m  willing  to  do  my 
share—you  know  that;  but  I  want  the 
folks  here  to  wake  up  and  do  some­
thing  for  themselves.  There  isn’t  any­
thing  worth  anything  which  doesn’t cost 
something;  and  I  want  to  get  our  folks 
to  want  these  things  so bad  that  they'll 
be  willing  to  pay  something  for  them. 
What  do  you  say—shall  Milltown  have 
an  Arbor  Day?”

There  was  an  unanimous  vote  in  the 
affirmative  and  the  Society  adjourned, 
amid  great  enthusiasm,  to  meet  at  the 
call  of  the  President.

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

The  recent  split 

in  the  Salvation 
Army  has  brought  out  the  fact  that  the 
organization  owns  some 
000,000 worth 
of  property,  and  that  General”   Booth 
owns  it  all.  The  manner  in  which  he 
provides  for  his  own  children  and  the 
lavish  way 
in  which  he  spends  the 
money  contributed  by  people  of  small 
means  shows  that  he  is  anything*  but  a 
genuine  leader  of  men.

Love 

is  blind  when 

it  cannot  see 
that  the  bride  has  faults  and  that  the 
bridegroom  has  no  money.

STANDARD  GAUGE  STEEL  RAILS.

1HE SHORT  AND  DIRECT  LINE

from

D e tro it,  T o le d o , 
C h ic a g o ,  S t.  L o u is

and all  Northern  Points  to  all  points  in 
the  Interior  of  the  Mexican  Republic, 
and to the

CITY  OF  MEXICO

and Offers more Attractions  to  the  Sight 
seer, Tourist, or  Traveler,  than  any  other 
Route.  Traversing  a  country  unrivaled 
in Scenery—ripe with  Ancient  History—to 
the land of the Montezumns and Aztecs. 

eq u ip m e n t  u n s u r p a s se d .

Pullman Palace Bullet Sleepers

San  Antonio  to

M E X IC O   C I T Y .

Direct  connections  at  San  Antonio  with  all 
lines from the North and East.

For information  concerning  Mexico,  Tickets, 
Time Tables, and  Particulars,  and  the  journey 
to Mexico or intermediate  points,  call  upon  or 
address,

W .  G.  NEIMYER,

Gen. Western Agent Mex. Int. R. R., 
230 Clark street, Chicago.

C.  K.  DUNLAP,

G. P. and T. A. Mex. Int. R. R.,

Eagle Pass, Texas.

.......Nothing  Like....... 

^

I   M a n i t o w o c   P e a s .   I

Green  Peas  all  the  Year  ’ Round. 

^

Pronounced  by  all  who  attended  the  Pure  Food  Show  in  —^  

Grand  Rapids  and  tested  them, equal  to  fresh  peas  from  the
Grand  Rapids people made  them  a  standard  of  excellence 

at once. 

S  
9  

Nothing to compare with them on the  market. 
Wherever  Manitowoc  Peas have been tried,  F rench  Peas  have

been  abandoned. 

•
We are the largest packers of hand-picked  peas in the country.  —^

. 

—

^

  W O R D E N   G R O C E R Y   C O .,  w S T  

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S U l i U U M W W U M W U M U M U M S S

T h e   B e s t   S t a r c h

In  the  flark et.

§1  me Onlu Starceli Bliiino In it,,  ¡g

Requires  No  Cooking.

W e  are  Agents  for  Western  nichlgan,  and  until  March 

First will give

2 5 -5 C   P A C K A G E S   F R E E

WITH  EACH  CASE.

l.M .G iarkG roceru Go.

G R AN D   R A P ID S.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

to  crowds  that 

in  small  towns  for  a two weeks’ stay,  ac­
companied  by  a  brace  of  decayed  farce 
performers  and  perhaps  a  group  of  real 
Indians, 
to  attract  attention.  A  tent 
performance  is  given  each  night,  with 
variations, 
linger  to 
catch  the  last  war  whoop  or  to  deposit 
their  silver  for  a  medicine  to  fit  each 
one’s  diagnosis,  based  upon  a  most 
learnedf?)  lecture  sandwiched  between 
the  acts.  Not  unfrequently,  he  induces 
the  resident  druggist  to  stock  up  with 
his  remedies,  in  anticipation  of  the de­
mand  that  he  asserts  will  follow  these 
advertising  methods  long  after  the  pro­
prietor  has  left  for  pastures  new.  Some­
times,  he  even  succeeds,  by  a  similar 
plausible 
inducement,  in  securing  or 
ders  from  jobbers.

One of our 
Dainties  for

Herold-Bmscli  Shoe  60.,

5  and  7  Pearl  Street, 
GRAND  RAPIDS,  niCH.

1 4

C R E D U LIT Y   AND  S C E P T IC IS M .^  

W ritten for the  T r a d e sm a n .

in  thrall 

This  is  not  the  age  of  superstition. 
We  have  relegated  that  to  the  Dark 
Ages  and,  proud  of  our  mental  enlight­
enment-education  having  dissipated 
the  mists  of  prejudice  and  ignorance 
that  once  held  the  world 
fondly  cherish  the  presumption  that 
human  nature  has  attained  the  acme  of 
mental  supremacy.  Yet  even  a  casual 
observation  of  mankind  will  reveal  the 
tact  that  no  such  optimistic  conclusion 
is  possible.  There  are  thousands,  to­
day,  in  every  walk of life,  whose doubts, 
based  on  ignorance,  and  whose  beliefs, 
controlled  only  by  unsatisfied  desire, 
have  no  more  solid  foundation  than  the 
superstition  of  former  days.  You  may 
find  them  every  day,  in  the  business 
world,  exploiting  both  with  an  earnest­
ness  justified  neither  by  reason  nor  by 
the  result  of  personal  experience.

It 

is  as  common  for  intelligent  men 
to  doubt  against  reason  as  it  is  to  be­
lieve  without  evidence,  and  both  doubts 
and  beliefs  cover  a  wide  range  of  sub­
jects.  They  remind  one  of  the  old  lady 
whose  seafaring  son  was  entertaining 
her  with  marvelous  tales of adventure  in 
foreign  lands.  When  he  told  of  moun­
tains  of  sugar  and  seas  of  rum,  of  hor­
rid  tragedies  and  hairbreadth  escapes 
from  fire,  flood  and  cannibal  savages, 
of  tornadoes,  wondrous  birds,  beasts 
and  sea  monsters,  she sat open mouthed, 
accepting  every  word  as  truth.  But, 
when  he  dropped 
into  commonplace 
narration—and  mentioned 
the  well- 
known'experience  of  travelers  seeing 
fish  flying  from  the  sea  and  alighting 
on  the  ship’s  deck,  she  was  quick  to 
reprove  him  for  the  sin  of  lying.  “ My, 
mother,”   said  he,  “ that  is  not  half  so 
wonderful  as  the  story  of  Jonah  and  the 
whale  that  you  always  assured  me  was 
true.”   “ Now,  George,”   was  her  reply, 
“ you  know  that  there  is  a  wide  differ­
ence  between  the  story  of  Jonah  and 
your flying  fish  yarn. 
I  can  believe  the 
first,  because  it  is  in  the  B ible;  but  no 
man  can  make  me  believe  that  fishes 
created  to  swim 
in  the  water  ever fly 
like  birds;  and  I  hope,  for  my  sake, 
that  you  will  never  repeat  that  foolish 
story.

No  less  credulous  and  skeptical  are 
the  crowds  that  follow  the  traveling 
healers  of  to-day.  Doubting  what  ex­
perience  has  taught  of  practical  thera­
peutics,and  believing  in  the  mysterious 
incantations  of  an  unknown  conjuror 
they  resemble  the  animal  in  the  fable 
that  dropped  his  bone  to  grasp 
its 
shadow.  Schlatter  and  Burke,  with 
host  of 
imitators,  are  sure  to  draw 
miraculous  draught  of  believers  with  an 
influence  almost  as  wonderful  as  that 
displayed  on  the  shores  of  the  Sea  of 
Galilee.  And,  as  in  fishing,  the  seine 
gathers  of  every  kind,  so  divine  healers 
weave  the  web  of  confidence  over  the 
wise  and  foolish  alike,  since human  na 
ture  and  animal  instinct  have  much 
ii 
common.

Education  does  not tend  to  lessen  the 
tendency  of  mankind  to  discard  the 
material  and  tangible 
in  favor  of  the 
improved  medicaments 
unknown  and 
of  the 
smooth-tongued  mountebank. 
So,  through  our  broad  land,  companies 
of  so-called  doctors,  with  titles  self-be­
stowed  and  remedies  prepared  for  every 
human  ailment,  appeal  to  the  thousands 
of  every  age  and  sex  who  ever  felt  a 
symptom  of  disease,  however  trivial, 
and  wherever  they  go  they  never  plead 
in  vain.

Sometimes,  a  long-haired  disciple  of 
appear

removed—will 

Galen—thrice 

imbibed 

In  daily  observation  of  men  in  every 
condition  of  life,  we  notice  a  similar 
tendency  to  credulity.  Almost  against 
one’s  will,  the  first  sight  of  a  new  move 
suggests  results  favorable  or  otherwise. 
The  traditions 
in  childhood 
have  a  wonderful  hold  on  the  man,  as 
from  time  to  time  he  meets  psychologi­
cal  evidence  of  their  power  to  influ 
ence  individual  action.  As  a  proof  of 
the  innate  propensity  of  the  mind to  ac 
cept  blindly  what  can  have  no  connec 
tion  with  reason, 
I  may  cite  the  fact 
that,  of  all  the  free  literature  that  cum 
bers  the  counter  of  the  dealer,  none  are 
so much in demand as advertising  dream 
books.  Even  a  professor  of  the  higher 
branches  of  learning  is  not  always  ex 
empt  from  the  mental  frailty  that  con 
nects  the  carrying  of  a  buckeye  in  hi 
pocket  with  its  virtue  as  a  prophylactii 
against  some bodily  infirmity.

likely  to  be  adulterated, 

As  to  the  doubting  propensity  of  the 
influence 
human  mind  in  matters  that 
individuals  everywhere 
the  action  of 
the  evidence 
is  continuous  and  over 
whelming.  The  business  man  meets  i 
every  day  of  his  life  in  customers  who 
distrust  either  the quality  of  his  goods 
or  the  value  he  has  fixed  upon  them 
The  druggist 
is  confronted,  often,  by 
unbelieving  applicants  for  all  sorts  of 
remedies,  both  solid  and  liquid.  They 
take  especial  pains  to  ventilate  the 
distrust  of  powdered  drugs,  “ because 
they  are  so 
and  of  spirituous  liquors,  also,  and  for 
no better  reason.  They always  insist  on 
having “ the best, ”   in a tone insinuating 
doubt,  and  not  seldom  they  volunteer 
the  uncomplimentary  assertion that “ the 
best  is  none  too  good.”   The  physician 
is  distrusted  by  legions  of  unthinking 
people 
their  hours  of  ease  and 
health,  or  when  suffering  only  minor 
ailments.  The  lawyer  is  discredited  on 
general  principles or ex parte testimony 
but  the  politician  for  cause,  especially 
when  conditions  adverse  to  the  doubter 
have  soured  personal  ambitions.  Yet 
a  blind  faith  in  the  wondrous  ability ¡of 
each  sometimes  gets  the  upper  hand  of 
an  unbeliever’s  normal 
judgment,  'as 
occasion  may  prompt  him  to  reverse  a 
too  hasty  decision.

in 

The  tendency  to  doubt  the  wisdom  or 
honesty  of  legislators  is  a  mental  proc­
ess by  far  the  most  common  and  per­
sistent  among  popular  sceptics.  No 
doubt,  it  is  too  often  justified  by  facts 
for  one  to  rashly  charge  injustice  upon 
the  persons  compelled to entertain them 
Still,  there  may  be  mitigating  circum­
stances  that  condone  many  of  the  worst 
acts  of  that  branch  of  government, 
since  it  is  impossible  for a  private  cit­
izen  suddenly  elevated  to  a  position  of 
public  responsibility  to  leave  his  per­
sonal  prejudices,  crude  theories  of  leg­
islation,  and  ambitious  projects  on  the 
outside  of  the  gripsack  he  takes  to  the

Is your stock  complete for spring trade?  >  Look  it  over  and 

write us for samples in  Misses and Children’s.

Our Bob and  May  is the best grain  shoe made.
For a  Kangaroo calf, we can  give  you  one  that  competition 
,
You ought to see our Berlin  Needle  toe,  Misses  and  Childs 

cannot meet. 
Dongola;  this is the neatest shoe out for spring.

Our  Little Gents’ 9-13,  1-2  is on  Needle  Toe  and  as  tony  as 

, 

any made. 

Our Rochester Misses and Childs  Dongola they all swear by. 
Send  us your order for turns 2-5 and 4-8.

Hirth,  Krause  &  Co.

, 

„  

,

G R A N D   R A P I D S .

R U B B E R S   F O R   18 9 6 . 

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I   —just what the boys want  We will have them.  They  are  packing 
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nearly all the specialties in bulk, and we will carry  them  in stock and 
E  be able  to  take good  care  of  any  orders  given  us.  Discounts  and 
terms are as favorable as offered by any  agent of  the  Boston  Rubber 
- 
I 
Shoe Co.  Wait and see our salesmen before placing  your order. 

^  
The  Boston  Rubber Shoe Company are  making a  great many  new 
kinds this season, embracing all  the  new  styles in  toes,  including the 
3
 
extreme 20th Century; also  Boys’ and Youths’  Sandals in  narrow toes  —^  
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3

^   Discount—Bostons,  15  per cent.;  Bay  States, 15  and  12  per cent. 

Payable  December  1,  1896. 

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RINDGE,  KALMBACH  &  CO., 

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

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RUBBER <§)TAttPS
SEAL) # STENCILS 
W l l t - J -W E IL E R   '“ S ie te 0 “

C O I N !

C O I N ! !

C O I N ! ! !
Should be neatly and ac­
curately  wrapped  before 
banking.  We  make  the 
>nly  device  lor  doing  it 
properly.
S u c c e ss f u l  B a n k e r s 

give these to meir depositors. 
If  you  prefer  to  buy. 
ask any  stationer for them or send to us for prices and 
free samples.
9 0   grand  river Avm..  Detroit.  Mich. U .8-*

ALVO RD-BO LTO N CO ..  M FRS.

Reeder  Bros  Shoe  Co. 
are closing out their entire 
Leather  Stock  of  Boots 
and  Shoes.  Come in and 
see  the  bargains  or  see 
samples of our men on the 
road.  We  will  do  an  ex­
clusive rubber  business in 
the  future.  Hold  your 
rubber orders until we  see 
you,  as  Lycomings  and 
»Keystones are the best.

I H  I M E  CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

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r
t  DOES YOUR NAME

Appear on  our  books?  If  not,  it  should, 
as  it  would  be  proof  positive  that  you 
were  selling  the  BOSTON  RU BBER 
SHOE Co.’s goods—acknowledged to be 
the best  Rubbers  in the world.
We  sell  nothing  else.

trade, 

is  often 

feats  of 

interests, 

State  or  National  capital.  Besides,  the 
petitions  he  receives  from  cranky  con­
stituents,  and  the  lobbying  pressure  en­
countered  every  day  of  the  session,  are 
enough  to  unhinge  the  best balanced 
mind.  Between  the  credulity  of  some 
and  the  scepticism  of  others,  common 
sense,  the  natural  guardian  of  the  peo­
ple’s 
laid  on  the 
table,  while  folly  or  greed  dictates  stat­
utes  for  weal  or  woe,  perhaps  also  for 
subsequent 
judicial  criticism  and  re­
peal.
In 

these  days  especially,  when  the 
minds  of  men  are  stirred  by  the  won­
derful 
inventive  genius]that 
have  drawn  the  latent  forces  of  Nature 
into  the  sunlight  of  observation  and 
made  them  servants  to  an  endless  chain 
of  progress,  credulity  and  scepticism 
find  wide  manifestation.  Nor  seldom 
do  they  appear 
in  one  and  the  same 
person.  There  are  many  who  believe  in 
new  theories  of  finance,  new  methods  of 
conducting 
new  schemes  of 
ameliorating  the  condition  of  the poorer 
classes,  none  of  which  have  any  con­
nection  with  worthy  precedent,  but  are, 
for  the  most  part,  tentative  and  crude 
in  conception.  Many  are  the ghosts  of 
old  failures,  now  revived  in  hope  that 
the  new  air  of  progress  will  give  them 
power to  produce  more  satisfactory  re­
sults.  Their 
class  that  distrust  the  wise  lessons of ex­
perience  and  scoff  at  any  reference  to 
the  equities  of  the  case  by  those  who 
conservative  policy  that 
revere 
guided  our  National  progress  to 
its 
present  advanced  stage.  Under  our 
form  of  government  they  have  power  to 
work  incalculable  mischief  to  the  busi 
ness 
interests  of  the  country  and,  cor 
respondingly,  to  the  happiness  of  all. 
The  will  of  the  majority  often  fails  to 
secure  expression,  by  reason  ofthevari 
ous  schemes  that  are  forced  into  prom 
inence  by  each  discordant 
faction, 
Clamor  drowns  the  voice  of  reason,  ob 
scures  the  main  points  of  essential  pop 
ular  agreement  and  overturns  policies 
that  have  heretofore  formed  the  basi 
of  true  prosperity.

supporters  constitute 

the 

It 

The  business  interests  of  the  country 
have  suffered  more  harm  from  the  dis 
trust  engendered  by  false or exaggerated 
charges  against  accumulated  wealth 
both  private  and  corporate,  than  from 
accidents,  poor  crops  or  all  other causes 
combined. 
is  so  easy  for  men  to 
believe,  without  reason,  what  appeals 
to  the  selfish  side  of  their  nature  that 
the  demagogue  finds  here  a  fertile  field 
to  sow  seed  which  ripens  into  panics, 
strikes  and  violent  methods  of  redress 
ing  grievances,  and  which  seriously 
curtails  the  legitimate  rewards  of  indus 
trial  enterprise.  As  confidence 
is  the 
foundation  of  all  successful  business 
whatever  weakens,  without  cause,  the 
faith  of  men  in  each  other’s  integrity 
an  evil  whose  effects  can  hardly  be 
overestimated.  When  it  crystallizes  in­
to  wild  methods  of  class 
legislation,  as 
has  been  too  often  apparent,  the  condi­
tion 
is  perilous  to  the  rights  of  every 
citizen.  The  security  of  the  whole  peo­
ple  depends  on  the  will  of  the  majority. 
If  that  will  is  wisely  exercised  accord­
ing  to  the  principles  of  abstract  justice, 
we  would  have  little  cause  to  deplore 
the  credulity  or  scepticism  that,  to-day, 
exerts  such  a  powerful  influence  upon 
legitimate  business  enterprise.

S.  P.  W h it m a r s h .

When  you  overpower  yourself  you  are 

indeed  a  powerful  man.

Whenever  your  competitor  begins  to 

call  you  a  liar,  you  have  him  downed.

Clerks’  Corner

If the  Shoe  Pinches,  Put  It  Gn.

little  story 
“ I  suppose  you  read  that 
i  the  Tradesman  the  other  day  about
the  college  dude  who  didn’t  want  to 
take  the  blacksmith ing  which  came 
in 
the  Cornell  course  because  he  didn’t 
want  to  dirty  his  hands,  didn’t  you?”  

“ Yes,  why?”
“ Don’t  you»think  there’s  a  little  hint 
n  it  for  some  of  you  clerking  boys?”  
“ Hardly.  We  don’t  stop  for  no  dirty 
job;  I  know  I  don’t  and,  while  I  don’t 
have  any  dirty  shafts  to  forge,  as  that 
feller  did,  I ’ll  bet  I ’ve  forged  just  as 
in  my  line  as  ever he  did ;  and 
many 
hain’t  seen  any  raising  of  salary,  and 
f  I ’ve  climbed  a  round  or  two  in  the 
old  man’s  opinion,  he’s  been  mighty 
careful  to  not  let  me  know  about  it. 
Do  you  know,  you  could  knock  me 
down  with  a  feather 
if  the  old  man 
should  come  down  handsome  some  day 
and  say,‘ Look  here,  now,  Tom,  that was 
job  you  turned  out  the 
other  day. 
I ’ m  going  to  remember 
that.’  There  ain’t  no  danger,  though, 

mighty  good 

ittle,  because  he  may  then  be 

can  tell  you  that.
“ Humph!”
“ What  you  ‘ humphing’  for?”
“ Didn’ t  I  hear  a  fellow  of  your  size 
say,  the  other  day,  that  if  there  is  any 
thing  that  doubles  him  all  up,  it’s  a 
fellow  that  is  all  the  while  trying  to  get 
somebody  to  say  something  good  to 
him  about  himself?  That  sounds 
; 
ittle  familiar,  does  it?”
“ Oh,  well,  that’s  a  different  thing.’ 
“ Yes,  I  know  it’s  different,  because 
it  is  a  little  meaner thing  than  the  one 
you  don’t  like.  Honestly,  now, 
isn’t 
the  real  reason  why  you  want  the  old 
drake,  as  you  call  him,  to  spoon  on  you 
in 
dined  by  and  by  to  give  a  lift  to  your 
wages?  Yes,  I  know  that  a  fellow  likes 
to be appreciated,but when  the Almighty 
Dollar  lies  at  the  bottom  of  the  liking, 
we  all  know  what  it  amounts  to.  The 
drake  knows  that,  too,  and  he  does  not 
propose  to  do  any  preliminary  quack­
ing.  The  point,  though,  I  want  to  make 
is  this:  The  student  did  no  end  of 
kicking  about  the  blacksmithing,  and 
we  can  both  of  us  tell,  pretty  accurate­
ly,  what  he  said  and  how  he said  i t ;  but 
he  did 
it—that’s  the  point—he  did  it, 
and  there  isn’t  a  question  in  my  mind 
but that  he  was just  as ugly about it as he 
knew  how  to  be,  and  that 
is  ugly 
enough.  Then,  when 
it  was  all  over, 
and  he 
from  some  pretty 
lively  experience  that  he  was  wrong, 
that  the  old  drake  was  right,  and  that 
he  had  made  a  blooming  idiot  of  him­
self,  did  you  notice  how  he  went  to 
the  professor and  thanked  him  for  mak­
ing  the  student  do  his  work—did  you 
notice  that?”

found  out 

“ Well,  that  was all  right,  wasn’t  it?”  
“ Certainly.  Did  you  notice,  too,  that 
the  professor  was  pleased,  although  the 
story  didn’t  say  anything  about  that?”
* * He  must  be  a  fool  not to  be.  What 

are  you  driving  at?”

“ Nothing;  only  I  wonder  how  Pro­
fessor Drake would feel to have you come 
to  him  some  day  and  tell  him,  in  words 
as  plain  as  the  student’s,  that  you 
want  to  thank  him  with  all  your  heart 
for  his  insisting  ‘ many  a  time  and  oft’ 
on  your  doing  your  duty;  that  just  that 
insisting  was  the  making  of  you,  and 
that  nothing  gives  you  greater  pleasure 
than  feeling  this  and  saying  this. 
I 
believe  it  would  make  the  old  man  feel 
good.  What  do  you  think?”

The  fellow  went  off  with  a  “ R ats!”

W. A. McGRAW & CO.,

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Sec’y and  Treas.

We  are  now  ready  to 
make  contracts  for  bark 
for the season of 1896.
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1  He Sllnpn Computing Scale

Declared  Honest by the  Court  and 

all  dealers and their customers.

Nothing is more important to the  retail 
Grocer than a perfect scale.  Why waste 
time and  increase liability of mistakes by 
using a complicated  scale  that  must  be 
adjusted with absolute accuracy to  every 
change in price  and  which  at  best  only 
gives  one-half  the  information  sought?
The Stim pson gives both w eight and value 

by  the  movement  of  one  poise 

without adjustm ent  of 

any  kind.

•Customers prefer to trade with  grocers  using  the 
Stimpson Scale, which  gives  pounds  and  ounces 
as well as money value.

BARBER & CRAW.

L. O. Barber. 
C. B. Craw.

Fruits, Groceries and 
L o w e ll,  Mich.,  March 16, 1896.
After using the Stimpson  Computing  Scale  for  two  months 
we are pleased to say that we are perfectly satisfied with them and  no  money 
could take them  off our counter.  They are saving money for us every day.

Farm   Produce. 

Gentlemen: 

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BARBER  &  CRAW.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TR A DESM A N

them  with  the  means  with  which  to  ac­
complish  results  which  otherwise  would 
have been unattainable.  Deducting from 
the  gains  thus  made  all  the 
in­
curred  by  the  credit  system,  an  enor­
mous  balance  remains  in  favor  of  that 
system,  which  it  would  have  been  folly 
to  lose.  Mischievous-  as  credit  is,  we 
cannot  dispense  with  it.

losses 

The  only  thing  to  be  done,  therefore, 
s  as  much  as  possible  to  restrain  credit 
within  safe  limits.  As  there  is  a  point 
below which,  if  it be reduced,  enterprise 
stagnates,  so there  is  one  above  which 
ts  expansion  is  perilous.  The  difficulty 
is  to  kjiow  when  the  danger  line has 
been  reached,  and  to  know 
it  soon 
enough  to  stop  going  beyond  it.  Look­
ing  back  over  the  events  of  1893,  for 
instance,  it  is  easy  enough  now  to  see 
how  the  catastrophe  of  that  year was 
made  possible  by  the  inflation  of both 
the  currency  and  of bank  credits  arising 
from  the  operation  of  the  Sherman  act 
of 
1890,  and  by  reckless  speculation 
in  industrial  and  railroad  stocks.  As 
subsequent  events  have  shown,  these 
stocks  were  advanced  in  price  by  the 
use  of  borrowed  money  until  most  of 
them  soared  far  above  their  real  value. 
It  may  be  that  they  are  now  lower  than 
they  deserve  to  be,  but  it  is  none  the 
less  certain  that  they  were  then  far too 
high  and  were  destined  to  an  inevitable 
fall.

independent 

The  inflation which preceded the crash 
of 
1893  would  not  have been  suffered 
to  become  so  great  as  it  did,  and,  con 
sequently,  its  collapse  would  have  pro 
duced  less  havoc,  if  the  bank  credits  of 
the  country,  instead  of being  dealt  out 
by  many  thousands  of 
stitutions,  had  been  under the  control of 
a  select  few,  managed  by  competent 
men,  not  disdainful  of  receiving  and 
imparting  information  of  the  doings  of 
their  customers.  Had,  for  example,  the 
financial  situation  been  communicated 
in  good  season  to  all  the  banks  of which 
they  were  borrowing  money,  the  true 
value  of  their  stocks  would have become 
1 
known  to  the  public  much  earlier  t 
it  was,  and,  probably,  the  great  lo: 
which  purchasers  of 
suffe 
would  have  been  prevented.  If,  in  1 
manner,  all  the  borrowings  at  diffei 
banks  by 
insolvent  debtors  could 
known  to  sortie  central  source  of 
mation,  a 
before  they  became  excessive.

infor 
limit  would  be  put  to then 

them 

Against  the  craze 

for  speculation

follows 

or  “ R o t!”  
I  don’t  know  which;  but 
I  want  to  say  to  you,  boys,  that  there 
are  two  sides  to  this  question. 
It  may 
be  a  good  thing  for  the  boss to  come 
around  once  in  a  while,  give  you  a  fa­
miliar  slap  on  the  back  and  tell  you 
that  he  couldn’t  get  along  without 
you;  but,  unless  he 
it  with 
something  more  substantial,  it  will  be 
hard  work  for  you  to  keep  up  your 
diminishing  respect  for  him ;  and  it 
is 
fam  liarity  that  breeds 
that  kind  of 
contempt.  The  fact 
is,  you  are  after 
that  raise  of  wages;  and  another  fact  is 
that  you  will  get 
it  only  in  the  same 
stupid,  old,  stereotyped  w ay:  earning 
it.  That  done,  all  you  have  to  do  is 
to  bide  your  time. 
It  may  be  long  in 
coming,  it  may  never  come  at  a ll, but 
you  have  the  satisfaction  of  doing  your 
duty,  and,  better  than  that,  you  have 
the  intense  satisfaction  of  never  play­
ing  puppy  or  fawning  after  compli­
ments  which  are  as  empty  as  the  heart 
that  longs  for  them.

U n c l e   B o b.

Advantages and  Disadvantages of Bank 

Credits.

The  present  commotion 

in  banking 
and  commercial  circles  calls  attention 
more  especially  to  the  delicacy  of  the 
business  system  of  the  country  and 
its 
sensitiveness  to  the  slightest  shocks. 
The  leaves  of  the  aspen  tree  do  not  re­
spond  more  quickly  to  a  breath  of  air 
than  do  the  minds  of  our  business  men 
to  rumors  of  disaster,  however  unfound 
for  real 
ed  or  however  trivial.  As 
irre 
causes  for alarm,  they  seem  to  be 
sistible.  On  their 
appearance 
¿very 
individual,  every  corporation 
and  every  financial  institution  hastens 
to  protect  itself,  regardless of the others 
like  a 
frightened  audience  escaping 
from  a  burning  theater,  acting  like  a 
mob  instead  of  a  disciplined  army.

first 

The  reason  of  this  lies  in  the  enor 
mous  extent  to  which  credit  enters  into 
our business  transactions.  For  the  most 
part  we  buy  and  sell  stocks,  bonds 
merchandise,  agricultural  products,  real 
estate,  and  everything  else  which  can 
be  bought  and  sold,  not  for  money  paid 
down  at  once,  but  for  promises  to  pay, 
to  be  fulfilled  at  a  future  date.  These 
promises,  like  the  fresh  promises 
ceived  upon  resales,  the banks  are  ex­
pected  to  accept  as  the  bases  of 
loans, 
and  thus  the  aggregate  of  daily  trans­
actions, 
in  what  are  called  good  times, 
goes  on  expanding  in  volume,  present­
ing  a  superficial  appearance  of  solidity 
so  long  as  it  keeps  in  motion,  but  col­
lapsing  as  soon  as  anything  stops  or 
even  checks 
course. 
Usually  this  check 
is  given  by  banks 
rejecting  the  promises  of  a  few  dealers, 
and 
it  needs  only  that  the  rest  of  the 
banks  should  do  the  same  with  the  re­
maining  dealers  to  produce  a  widely 
spread  and  ruinous  catastrophe.

customary 

its 

An  effectual  remedy  for  the evil would 
be  the  abandonment  of  the  credit  sys­
tem  altogether  and  a  return  to 
the 
primitive  mode  of  buying  and  selling 
for  cash  only.  Unfortunately,  this  rem­
edy  would,  itself,  be  an  evil  greater 
than  that  which 
it  would  cure.  We 
should,  indeed,  have  no  more  panics 
and  but  few 
insolvencies,  but,  on  the 
other  hand,  enterprise would  be  fettered 
and  trade  would  be  restricted  to  the 
mere  supplying  of  one  another  with  the 
necessaries  of  life.  The rapid  develop­
ment  of  the  country’s  resources,  of 
which  we  are  all  so  proud,  is  due  to  the 
liberality  with  which,  for  many  years, 
credit  has  been  given  to  active,  ener­
getic,  and  able  men,  and  so  furnishing

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and  Disinfectant.

Sample  (14  pint  can)  and 
prices sent to dealers free on 
receipt of business card and 
20  c e n t s   postage.  S ee 
wholesale  quotations 
in 
Grocery Price Current.

F.  Henderson  &  Co.,
Sole  Manufacturers,

2952  Cottage Grove Ave.,  CHICAGO.

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should 
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Best equipped and largest concern in the State.

wildest  excesses  of  speculation,  no de 
fence  has  as  yet  been  invented. 
It  i 
an  ineradicable  weakness  of  human  na 
ture  which  must  be  endured 
like  other 
human  weaknesses  and 
its  effects  ac 
cepted  with  resignation.  Here,  how 
ever,  that  very  sensitiveness  to  rumors 
impending  evil  which  at  this  mo 
of 
ment  is  making  itself  felt  comes 
in  to 
check  the  rising  madness and  keep 
within  manageable  bounds. 
In  these 
days  of  electric  telegraphs,  when  all  th 
world  hears  the  news  of  the  world  every 
twenty-four  hours  and  oftener,  the  ebbs 
and 
floods  of  popular  enthusiasm  oc­
cur  more  frequently  and  have  a  much 
shorter  duration  than  they  otherwise 
would. 
It  is  a  true  saying  that  a  man 
can  be  wiser  than  another  man,  but  not 
wiser  than  all  other  men ;  and  when  all 
men  pause  to  think  on  any  subject  their 
judgment  prevails.

M a t t h e w   M a r s h a l l .

The  trade  of  the  man  who  does  not 
read  a  trade  paper  is  usually  not  worth 
the  effort  necessary  to  secure  it.

That  Old,  Leaky  Shingle  Roof

Why not cover it with our Trinidad  Asphalt 
Ready  Roofing  coated  with  our  asphalt  roof 
coating?  We can tell you all about this if you 
will send for circulars,  samples  and  prices  to 

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President,  S.  E.  S ym o n s,  Saginaw;  Secretary, 
Geo. F.  Ow en,  Grand  Rapids;  Treasurer,  J .  J. 
F host, Lansing.
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association.
President, J. F. C o o per,  Detroit;  Secretary  and 

Treasurer, D. M o r r is, Detroit.

Gripsack  Brigade.

Windy  Hawkins  has  the  sympathy  of 
the  fraternity  in  the  death  of  his  wife, 
leaving  six 
which  occurred  Sunday, 
small  children  without 
a  mother’s 
watchfulness  and  care.

Chas.  L.  Lawton  (New  York  Biscuit 
Co.)  has  given  up  his  residence  in  this 
city  and  taken  up  his  residence  in  To­
ledo,  that  city  being  nearer  the  center 
of  his  territory  than  Grand  Rapids.

John  J.  Hansen,  who  has  achieved 
something  of  a  reputation 
in  Central 
Michigan  by  reason  of  his  skill  in 
handling  bankrupt  stocks,  has  gone  to 
Munising  for  the  purpose  of  embarking 
in  the  grocery  and  feed  business.

The  annual  election 

¡of  officers  of 
Michigan  Division,  T.  P.  A.,  will  be 
held  at  the  office  of 
the  Michigan 
Tradesman,  April  26,  at  12:36  p.  m. 
Geo.  F.  Owen  is  President  of  the  D i­
vision  and  Jas.  B.  Mclnnes  is  Secre­
tary.

The  farmer  oftentimes  looks  upon  the 
commercial  traveler  with  eyes  of 
jeal­
ousy  on  account  of  his  up-to-date  ap­
pearance,  his  sojourn  in  the  best  hos 
telry  of  the  town,  etc.,  but  he  little  re 
alizes  that  this  very  same  drummer  has 
his  difficulties  as  well  as  he,but he does 
not  whine.  Whining 
is  foreign  to  his 
calling,  because  he’s  able  to  take  care 
of  himself.

Too  much  time  and  energy 

that 
might  be  devoted  to  better  purposes  are 
wasted  in  repining.  For  such  a  thin^ 
the  commercial  traveler  has  no  time, 
but,  instead,  teaches  his  trade  to  think 
little  about  what 
is  unsatisfactory,  to 
cease  sowing  discouragement  and  to 
meet  every  complaint  of  others  with 
the  manly  confidence,  characteristic  of 
him,  which  alone 
lays  the  foundation 
for  a  prosperous  era.

The  buyer  who  welcomes  the  travel­
ing  salesman  earns 
for  his  house  the 
reputation  of  being  alive  and  enterpris­
ing,  for  every  novelty  handled  by  the 
army  of  commercial  tourists  is  shown  to 
him  first,  thus  giving  him  a  chance  to 
investigate  every  opportuniry  to  make 
a  drive.  There  are  some  buyers  who 
think  they  have  fulfilled  their duty when 
they  have  purchased  enough  goods  to 
keep  the  stock 
in  fair  shape  and  buy 
from  the  same  houses  as  each  season 
rolls  around.  This policy  begets  a  state 
of  affairs  that  sooner  or  later  leads  to 
the 
loss  of  reputation  to  the  house  and 
the  stock  never  contains  anything  out 
of  the  ordinary.  Buyers  should be com­
pelled  by  their  employers  to  inspect 
every  line  in  the  market  and  thus  be­
come  convinced  that  many good chanCes 
and 
lost  by  giving  the  trav­
eling  salesman,  with  his  up-to-date 
samples,  the  cold  shoulder.

ideas  are 

Albert  C.  Antrim  (Alabastine  C o.) 
told  a  good  many  characteristic  South­
last 
ern  stories  on  the  occasion  of  his 
visit  to  the  city,  but  one  story 
in  par­
ticular  seemed  to  give  him  unusual 
pleasure  to  relate.  He  said  he  was  in 
a  small  town  in  one  of  the  Mississippi 
River  counties  of  the  Slate,  and  while 
waiting  for  a  train  struck  up  a  conver­
sation  with  a  colored  brother  who  was 
loitering  about  the  depot. 
“ Say,  old 
man,”   said  A.  C.,  “ what’s  the  pop­

ulation  of  this  burg?”   After  scratch­
ing  his  head  a  while,  the  negro replied : 
in  de  neighborhood 
‘ ‘ Reckon  she  am 
ob  fo’ hun’red.”  
“ Have  you  much  of 
a  floating  population,”   inquired  A.  C. 
once  more. 
“ Now  yer  shoutin’,  boss,”  
said  the  darkey.  “ E f  yer  am 
lookin’ 
bout  fur  a  popylashun  dat  does  mo’ 
floatin’  dan  we  does,yer  has  jess  got  ter 
trabble  back  er  de  days  uv  ole  man 
Noah.  We jess got ober one rise dat  toted 
us  down  de  Mississippi,  an’  it  tuk  us  a 
week  er  walk  back,  an’  I  reckon  ’twon’t 
be  mo’n  anudder  mont’  befo’  we’ll  be 
takin’  de  same  trip  agin.  Oh.  yes, 
boss,  in  de  floatin’  line  dis  is  de  mos’ 
unanimous  popylashun  yo’  eber  will 
cum  across.

lot  of 

Bill  Nye  once  made  over  a  poor  min­
ister 
into  a  successful  drummer.  A 
Vermont  minister  wrote  to  him  offering 
him  a 
jokes  and  witticisms  he 
had  collected  that  were  not quite  the 
thing  to  “ fire  off”  
in  the  pulpit,  but 
which  would  be  invaluable  to  a  humor­
ist.  He  was  willing  to  retail  them  at 
so  much  per  dozen.  “ I  wrote  him  u p ," 
said  Bill  Nye,  ’“ in  one  of  my  syndi­
cate  letters,  inserting  his 
letter  anony­
mously,  but  just  as  it  came  to  me.  A 
week  later  came  a  furious  epistle,  say­
ing  his  parishioners  had  read  it  and 
caught  on,  because  of  the  mention  of  a 
certain  h a ll;  that war  had  been  declared 
and  he  must  resign.  Two  years  later, 
while  James  Whitcomb  Riley  and  I 
were  on  a  reading  tour,  we  struck  St. 
Louis,  and  I  hadn’t  been  in  my  hotel 
an  hour  when  a  man’s  card  was  brought 
me. 
‘ Show  him  up,’  I  said  to  the  bell 
boy;  then  it  dawned  on  me  that  it  was 
this  minister. 
I  am  no  coward,  but  I 
was  unarmed,  so  I  rushed  to Riley,  cry­
ing,  ‘ For  heaven’s  sake,  Riley,  help 
me,  help  m e!  Hunt  up  a  revolver,  the 
poker,  anything.  Here’s  a  man  after 
Just  then  the  door opened 
my  pelt. ’ 
and  a  tall,  smiling, 
fair-haired  chap
ntered,  who  grasped  my  hand  with  a 
cordial  squeeze,  saying  heartily,  ‘ Mr. 
Nye,  I ’ ve  come  to  thank  you  for  the 
kindest  thing  ever  done  to  me. 
I  was 
of  no  use  in  the  ministry;  now  I ’m  one 
of  the  most  popular  and 
successful 
irummers  on  the  road.’

The  Hardware  Market.

is 

General  trade 

improving  a  little. 
While  no  one  is  disposed  to buy largely, 
there  is  quite  a  demand  for  seasonable 
spring  goods  and,  if  we  have  the  right 
kind  of  weather,  it 
is  believed  that  a 
fairly  good  volume  of  trade  will  result. 
Recent  developments  in  the  steel  mar­
ket  have  produced  a  slight  advance 
in 
all  raw  material,  which  is  gradually  ex­
tending  to  the  manufactured  article; 
and,  while  it  is  not  reasonable  to  sup­
pose  prices  will  rule  as  high  as  last 
year,  it  is  believed  that  values  will  be 
higher  on  heavy  goods.

Wire  Nails—At  present  there  is  no 
change,  but  manufacturers  have  given 
notice  of  an  advance  for  May  of  15c 
per  keg.  While  this  brings  them  up 
pretty  high,  it  is  claimed  that  the  As­
sociation  will  be  able  to  hold  this  price 
until  July  1,  if  not  indefinitely.  We  do 
not  advise  overbuying  at  the  present 
price.

Barbed  Wire—In  sympathy  with  the 
advance  in  steel  billets,  all wire  has  ad­
vanced  $2  per  ton  and  may  go  higher, 
should  another  advance 
in  billets  be 
made.

Sheet 

Iron—Orders  are  now  being 
placed  for  fall  shipment  and  those  who 
place  them  now  will,  undoubtedly,  save 
$2@\  per  ton  by  not  waiting  until  later.
Window  Glass—Is  firm  at  the  price 

last quoted.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—$2.75@3.50  per bbl.  for  good 
quality  Michigan  and  Ohio  fruit.  The 
favorite  varieties  at  present  are  Ben 
Davis,  Greenings,  Baldwins,  and  Ro­
man  Beauty.

Beans—During  the  period  under  re­
view  there  has  been  a  fair  demand  both 
for  home  consumption  and  export,  and 
values  have  generally  been  well  main­
tained,  although  in  one  or  two instances 
a  slight  decline  has  occurred.
Butter—Fancy roll  ¡scorning in  freely, 
quotations  ranging  from  I5@i6c.  Fair 
to  choice  dairy  corfimands 
I3@i4c. 
Factory  creamery  is  in  fairly  active  de­
mand  at  19c.

Beets—25c  per bu.
Cabbage—5o@6oc  per  doz.  for  home 
grown.  Florida  stock  has  declined  to 
$3  per  crate  of  about  3  dozen  heads.

Carrots—Southern grown,  50c  per  doz.
Celery—13c  per doz.  bunches.
Cider—I 5 @ i8 c   per  gal.  ;  Crabapple, 

20c.

Cranberries—Jerseys  in  boxes  are  still 
in  limited  demand  and  supply  at  $2.50 
per bu.

Eggs—About  the  same  as  a  week ago, 
handlers  holding  quotations  fairly  firm 
at  10c.
per  bu.,  large,  $1  per  bu.

Hickory  Nuts—(Ohio)  Small,  $1.25 

Honey—Dealers  ask  I5@i6c  for  white 

clover,  I3@i4c  for  dark  buckwheat.
^

Lettuce— i2>^c  per  lb. 
Onions—Home  grown  are  in  fair  de­
mand  and  ample  supply,  commanding 
3o@4oc  per bu.  Bermudas command  $3 
per  crate.

Pop  Corn—Rice,  3c  per  lb.
Potatoes—The  market  is  not changing 
for  the  better. 
Buyers  at  Northern 
points  are  getting  all  they  require  at 7c.'
Radishes—30c  per  doz.  bunches.
Seeds—Clover  command  $4.75@5  for 
Mammoth,  §4.501^4.75 
for  Medium, 
$4.75  for  Alsyke,  $3.50  for  Crimson  and 
$5@5-25  for  Alfalfa. 
Timothy  com­
mands  $1.55  for  prime  and  $1.75  for 
choice.

Sweet  Potatoes—The  market 

is  high­
er,  Illinois  Jerseys  bringing  $4.50  per 
bbl.  and  §1.60  per  bu.

Jackson  Jottings.

D.  S.  Fleming,  of  the  Parker-Flem- 
ing  Co,  has  returned  from  his  Western 
trip,  with  his  wife  and  daughter.  They 
greatly  enjoyed  their  trip  through  the 
land  of  fruits  and  flowers.

Losey  &  Haven  have  purchased  the 
grocery  stock  and 
fixtures  of  B.  C. 
Drake,  707  South  Blackstone  street,  and" 
will  continue  the  business.

Riggs  &  Winslow,  504  North  Black- 
stone  street,  have  sold  their  grocery 
stock  and  fixtures  to  Hoyt  &  Vedder.

G.  A.  Chisholen  has  purchased  the 
grocery  stock  and fixtures of  M.  Nielsen 
921  East  Main  street,  and  will  continue 
the business.
James  Greenwood,  grocer  at  206  West 
Trail  street  has  taken  a  partner  and  the 
business  will  be  conducted  in  the  future 
by  Greenwood  &  Eldred.

After  many 

contradictions 

and 
amendatory  reports  it  seems  to  be  set­
tled  that  a  combination  has been formed 
of  all  the  important  steel  billet  manu­
facturers  of  the  country.  This  action 
is,  probably,  an  outcome  of  the  combi­
nation  which  had  been  formed  to  put 
ore  ap  to $4  and  the  other which had ad­
vanced  the  price  of  coke  $1.  These 
operated  to  increase  the  cost  of  produc­
ing  the  steel  about  $3  and  so  were  made 
the  basis  of  advancing  prices  from  §17 
to  $20  per  ton.  There was  a  report  that 
the  combination  included  all  the  manu­
facturers  of  other  countries  as  well  as 
this  but  it  was  without  foundation.

Business  men  who  buy  Robinson’s 
Cider  Vinegar  are  always  to  the  front in 
trade. 

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Smoke  the  Dodge  Club  Cigar.
Cutler  House  in  New  Hands.
H.  D.  and  F.  H.  Irish,  formerly landlords at 
the  New  Livingston  Hotel,  at  Grand  Rapids, 
have leased the Cutler House,  at  Grand  Haven, 
where  they  bespeak  the  cordial  co-operation 
and support of the traveling  public.  They  will 
conduct the Cutler House as a strictly first-class 
house,  giving  every  detail  painstaking  at­
tention.

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Association Matters

Michigan  Hardware  Association 

President,  F.  S. C a r l e t o n ,  Calumet;  Vice-Pres­
ident,  H e n r y   C.  W e b e r ,  Detroit:  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  He n r y  C.  Min n ie ,  Eaton Rapids.
Northern  Mich.  Retail Grocers’ Association
President, J.  F. T atm ai 
S to w e.  Grand  Rapid 
Maneelona.
1896.
Traverse  City  Business Men’s Association 

Next  Meeting—At Grand  Rapids,  Aug.  4  and  5, 

Clare:  Secretary,
;  Treasurer,  J.  Wi

E. A.

President,  Tuns.  T.  Ba t e s  ;  Secretary,  M.  B. 

Ho l l y ;  Treasurer, C .  A .  H am m ond.
Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers’ Association 
President.  E. C.  W in c h e s t e r :  Secretary, H o m er 
K l a p ;  Treasurer,.!.  G eo.  L eh m a n.
Regular  Meetings—First  and  third  Tuesday 
evenings of each month  at  Retail  Grocers'  Hall, 
over E. J.  Herrick’s  store.

Owosso  Business  Men’s  Association

P residen t,  A .  I).  W h ip p l e :  S e c re ta ry ,G .T .C am p­

b e l l ;  T reasu rer,  W .  E .  C o l l in s.

Jackson  Retail Grocers’ Association 

President, B yro n C.  Hi l l : Secretary,  W.  II.  P or­

t e r ;  T rea su re r, J .   F .  II k l m e r .

Alpena Business Men’s  Association 

President,  F.  W.  G il c h r is t :  Secretary,  C.  L. 

P a r t r id g e .

Lansing  Retail Grocers’ Association

President.
D a r l in g

F.  B.  J o h nso n:  Secretary,  A. 
;  Treasurer,  L .  A .  G i l k e y .

Bridge  Street 

...House...

Corner  of  Bridge  and 
Kent Streets,

Grand  Rapids,  flieh.

Rates $1  and  $1.25  per day.

Best  House  in  the  State 
for  the  rtoney.
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Drugs==Chemicals

ST A T E  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.

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One Year— 
Two  Years.— 
Three Years—- 
Four Years— 
Five Years— 

C. A. B u g b e e , Charlevoix
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S.  E.  P a r k il l ,  Owosso
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F. W. R. P e r r y ,  Detroit
-  A. C. S ch u m ac h er, Ann Arbor 
G eo.  G u n d r u m , Ionia

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President, C. A. B u g b e e .  Charlevoix. 
Secretary, F. W. R.  P e r r y , Detroit. 
Treasurer, G eo. G u n d r u m ,  Ionia.

Coming Meetings—Detroit (Star Island), June 23.

Lansing, Novembers.

MICHIGAN  ST A T E  PHARMACEUTICAL 

ASSOCIATION.

. 

_ 

. .  

( S.  P.  W h itm a r sh .  Palmyra;

President, G eo. J.  W a r d , St. Clair.
... 
Vice-Presidents  -j  q   q  P h il l ip s ,  Armada. 
Secretary,  B. S ch ro u d er, Grand  Rapids. 
Treasurer, W m.  D upont. Detroit.
Executive  Committee—F.  J.  W u r z b u r g ,  Grand 
Rapids:  F. D. S t e v e n s, Detroit;  H. G .C o lm an, 
Kalamazoo:  E. T.  We b b ,  Jackson:  D.  M.  R u s­
s e l l . Grand Rapids.

The  Drug  Market.

Acetanilid—The  demand  has  contin­
ued  light  and  wholly  for  small  parcels, 
with  prices  nominally  steady.

Acids—The  general  movement  has 
been  only  moderate,  but  one  or two  im­
portant  changes  in  prices  have  occurred 
during  the  week.  Pyrogallic  has  been 
reduced.  Manufacturers  of  salicylic 
have  advanced  quotations,  but 
limited 
quantities 
in  second  hands  can  yet  be 
had  at  old  figures.  Carbolic  continues 
firm.

Alcohol—Grain  continues  to 

find  a 
moderate  consuming  outlet  at  former 
prices.  Wood  is  moving  steadily.

Arsenic—There 

is  a  continued  firm 
market  for  prime  English  makes  of 
powdered  white  and  the  principal  hold­
ers  continue  to  offer  sparingly.

Balsams—With the  exception  of  a  fair 
jobbing business  in  Central  American 
copaiba,  within  the  old  range,  there  is 
a  quiet  general  market  and  there  are  no 
new  features  of  special  interest  except 
a  reduction  in  prices  of  Peru.

Beans—All  varieties  are  held  with  a 
fair  degree  of  steadiness,  and  there 
is 
a  good  general  inquiry  from consumers. 
Mexican  vanilla  continue  active  in  a 
jobbing  way  and  firm.

Bismuth 

Preparations — Quotations 

have  been  revised  and  show a decline.

Cacao  Butter—A  continued quiet mar­
ket  is  noted,  and  prices  remain  nomi­
nally  steady.

Cassia  Buds—Dealers  report  a  con­
tinued  good  jobbing  demand,  with  val­
ues  steady.

Cocaine—Shows 

improvement
either here  or  abroad,  and  the  market 
remains  inactive  and  featureless.

no 

Cod  Liver  Oil—The  .large  manufac­
turing  consumers  are  said  to  have  cov­
ered  their  immediate  and  nearby  wants 
and  the  only  business  reported  is  of  a 
moderate 
jobbing  character,  but,  not­
withstanding  the  quieter  condition  and 
more  favorable  accounts  from  the  fish­
eries  in  Norway,  prices  have  a 
fairly 
steady 
support.  Holders  generally, 
however,  are  not anxious  sellers,  as 
in­
dications  favor  a  considerable  shortage 
before  the  consuming  season  closes.

Colocvnth  Apples—Are  unsettled  and 

easier.

nominal.

Cubeb  Berries—Remain  dull 

and 

Cuttle  Fish  Bone—A  continued  good 
in  progress,  with 

is 

jobbing  business 
prices  steady.

is 

Essential  Oils—Anise 

slightly 
is  firmer  and  holders 
easier.  Cajeput 
have  advanced  quotations.  Clove  has 
declined. 
is  stronger,  and 
natural  has  been  marked  up.

Sassafras 

Flowers—The  only  feature  of  interest 
in  this  department  is  a  general  reduc­
tion  in  American  saffron.

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

Glycerin—Is  finding  a  moderate  con­

suming  outlet  at  the  old  quotations.

Gums—One  of  the  principal  features 
of  the  market  this  week  is  the  sudden 
and  unexpected  decline  of  4c  per  poind 
in  the  price  of  refined  camphor.  The 
revision  of  the  quotations  by  American 
refiners  is  in  sympathy  with  a  break 
in 
the  London  market,  and  the 
important 
change  is  attributed  to  forced  offerings 
of  crude  camphor by  the  English  syn­
dicate.  There 
is  a  belief  that  the  for­
eign  speculative  holders  have  more 
stock  than  they  can  carry,  and  that  the 
lower  prices  indicate  a  weakened  posi­
tion,  although  the  cables  received  are 
not  of  that  tenor.  The  situation 
is 
somewhat  mixed  at  the  moment,  but 
later  developments  may  clear  up  the 
uncertainty.  Arabic  continues  strong, 
with  first  picked  advanced.  Kino  is 
strong,  the  recent  cheap  offerings  hav­
ing  been  absorbed.

Leaves—There  is  a  good  demand 

for 
short  buchu  and  prices  continue  steady. 
Senna  of  all  kinds  continue  to  harden 
in  price,  owing  to  light  stocks,  together 
with  the  disturbances 
in  the  Soudan, 
which  materially 
interfere  with  ship­
ments  of  new  crop.

Lycopodium—The  demand  has  begun 
to  improve,  in  anticipation  of  the  com­
ing  political  campaign,  and  values  are 
steady.

Manna—The  inquiry  continues 

light 
for  small  parcels,  with 

and  wholly 
prices  unchanged.

Menthol—Is  weak  and  freely  offered, 
but  buyers  are  not  inclined  to  operate 
in  excess  of  existing  wants,  which  are 
light  and  unimportant.

Opium—Business  has  been  slow,  and 
jobbing 
during  the  week  only  small 
sales  were 
from 
Smyrna  report  sales  at  8s.,  but  later  ad­
vices  indicate  a  firmer  tone,  with a frac­
tional  advance.

reported. 

Cables 

in 

done. 

Quicksilver—Continues 

limited 
request,  but  prices  are  well  sustained.
Roots—A  continued  firm  market  is 
reported  for  ipecac  with  a  good  season­
able  demand,  and  a  fair  business  has 
Jalap 
been 
is  unchanged. 
Jamiaca  ginger 
is  very  firm,  owing  to 
scarcity,  nearly  all  recent  arrivals  of 
new  crop  having  been  taken  for  export 
to  London.  Senega 
is  weak.  Prime 
galangal  is  very  scarce  and  firm.
Salol—Manufacturers’  agents have ad­
vanced  their quotations  for  bulk.

Seeds—The  general  seed  market  has 
not  developed  much  that  is  particularly 
new  or  interesting,  and,  as  a  rule,  the 
situation  has  been  quiet,  with  the  lim­
ited  transactions  almost  exclusively  of 
the 
jobbing  order.  All  varieties  of 
canary,  except  Sicily,  are  dull,  weak 
and  depressed.  Dutch  caraway 
is  % 
cent  higher  in  Holland,  but  supplies  on 
the  spot  are  yet  quoted  on  the old  basis. 
Cardamoms  are  very  firm,  with  a  fair 
business  reported.  Coriander  is  barely 
steady. 
Russian  hemp  and  German 
rape  continue  firm.  Mustard  o£  all 
kinds  are  quiet,  with  California  brown 
showing  a  decline.  There  is  no  further 
change  in  Italian  fennel,  which  remains 
nominally  steady.

Sponges—No  business 

Spermaceti  The  market  has  ruled 
quiet  without  further  change  in  prices.
reported, 
and  the  market  is  characterized  as  dull 
but  firm.  Latest  advices  from  Florida 
state  that  the  fleets  from  various  points 
have  started  for  the  Rock  Island  fishing 
grounds,  but  the  outlook 
is  considered 
poor,  owing  to  the  recent  numerous 
storms.  The  disturbance  in  Cuba  has 
practically  shut  out  that  market,  as 
lit­
tle  can  be  done  in  the  way of gathering, 
and  latest  reports  from  Nassau  indicate 
continued  high  prices  for  all  varieties.
Sugar  of  M ilk—The  market  is  steady 
under  a  continued  active  demand,  with 
values  maintained.

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Smoke  the  Dodge  Club  Cigar.

Testing  the  Legality  o f  the  Rebate. 
From the New York Shipping List.

last 

As  stated  in 

issue,  a  Cincinnati 
firm  of  patent  medicine  dealers,  having 
a  National  reputation  for  cutting  prices 
and  furnishing  cut-rate  stores  with  sup­
plies,  has  threatened  to  inaugurate  an­
other  war  against  the  rebate  plan.  Pre­
vious  litigation  of  the  same  sort  was 
fruitless  and  costly,  but  the  firm 
in 
question  finds  it  more  difficult  to  secure 
rebate  goods,  and  prosecution 
is  now 
threatened  under  New  York  State  laws, 
which  provide  against  conspiracy  and 
boycotting.  A  great  deal  of  bluster  has 
been  indulged  in,  and  lawyers  engaged 
by  the  prosecution  seem  to be  very  anx­
ious  to  talk  tor  publication  and  to  give 
away  their  plans  in  advance.  Officers 
of  the  National  Wholesale  Druggists’ 
Association  came  in  for  a  good  share  of 
condemnation,  but  they  have  stood  such 
fire 
in  the  past,  and  are  not  likely  to 
retreat  in  the  present  engagement.

What  does  this  Cincinnati  firm  want? 
To  procure  goods  on  its own terms.  Sys­
tematic  attempts  have  been  made  for 
years  by  this  concern  to  wreck  the  re­
bate  system  and  to  demoralize the  whole 
trade.  No  regard  is  paid  to  rebate con­
tracts,  and  the  firm  in  consequence  can 
only  obtain  goods  from  manufacturers 
and  jobbers  at  long  prices.  The  firm  is 
only  boycotted  on  the  rebate,  which 
is 
refused  to  all  cutters.  Not  being  able 
to  dictate  terms  to  all  the  trade,  it  goes 
from  court  to  court  to  secure  alleged 
rights,  and 
in  the  meantime  the  daily 
papers  are  given 
information  concern­
ing  patent  medicine  combinations,  to 
prejudice  the  public  mind.

It  is  thought  that  the  proposed  suits 
are  intended  to  frighten  the  manufac­
turers,  with  the  view  of  securing  their 
goods  on  more  favorable  terms  under 
cover,  but  we  believe  it  is  a  mild  April 
fool’s 
joke  and  hardly  worth  serious 
consideration.  All  prosecution  of  this 
sort  reflects  credit  on  the  management 
of  the  rebate  system.  With  reference  to 
the  legality  of  the  action  of  the  manu­
facturer  who  endeavors  to  guard  his 
terms  under the  rebate  system,  the opin­
ion  of  Chief  Justice  Fuller,  given  in  the 
case  of  Fowle  vs.  Park,was  that  “ ven­
ders  are  entitled  to  sell  to  the  best  ad­
vantage,  and  in  doing  so to  exercise the 
right  to  preclude  themselves  from  en­
tering  into  competition  with  those  who 
purchased,  and  to  prevent  competition 
between  purchasers;  and  purchasers  are 
entitled  to  such  protection  as  is  reason­
ably  necessary  for  their benefit.”

Soon  after  the  anti-trust 

law  was 
passed  the  Committee  on  Proprietary 
Goods  got  an  expert  legal  opinion  upon 
the  question  whether  the  contract  exist­
ing between the proprietors of ‘ ‘ patents’ ’ 
and  the  wholesalers who  secured  a  re­
bate  was  a  violation  of  the  new  law, 
and  the  consensus  of  opinion  was  that 
it  was  not. 
legal  opinions 
were  secured by D.  Jayne & Son,  Tarrant 
J.  C.  Ayer  Company  and  the 
&  Co., 
Hostetter  Company, 
lawyers  of 
distinction.  Their  opinions  were  sus­
tained  by  a  decision  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  in  the  case  of  Fowle  vs.  Park.

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T H E   P E R M A N EN T  B E A U T IF U L  W A L L  FIN ISH

The only Cement  Base  Finish that does not set or settle 
in the dish.  Well advertised,  both  generally  through 
the newspapers and  locally  by  means  of  the  Special 
work that we do for each dealer.

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and plan of special local advertising

DIAMOND WALL FINISH CO..

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

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W H O L E S A L E   PR IC E  C U R R EN T.

Advanced—Gum  Arabic.

Declined—Balsam  Peru  Cream  Tartar,  Gum  Camphor, 

Anise, Oil Cloves, Sub. N. Bismuth.

Morphia, S.P.& W ... 1  75© 2 00
Morphia,  S.N.Y.Q.&
C.  Co...................... 1  65©  1 90
Oil Moschus Canton__
© 40
65© 80
Myristlca, No.  1.......
@ 10
Nux Vomica... po.20
Us  Sepia...................
15© 18
50 Pepsin  Saac, H. & P.
50
©   1 00
D. Co......................
50 Picis Liq. N .N .4gal.
@ 2 00
doz...........................
60 Picis Liq., quarts__
©  1  00
@ 85
50 Picis Liq., pints.......
© 50
60 Pil  H ydrarg.. .po.  80
@ 18
60 Piper N igra.. .po.  22
50 Piper Alba__ po.  35
@ 30
@ 7
50 Pilx  B urgun............
10© 12
60 Plumbi  Acet............
50 Pulvis Ipecac etOpii 1  10©  1  20
60 Pyrethrum, boxes H.
©   1 25
& P.  D. Co., doz...
50
27@ 30
50 Pyrethrum,  pv .........
8® 10
75 Quassia;.....................
37© 42
50 Quinia, S.  P. <& W ..
30© 40
75 Quinia, S. Germ an..
35© 40
75 Quinia, N.Y..............
12© 14
1  00 Rubia T inctorum ...
24® 26
50 SaccharumLactis pv
50 Salacin...................... 2  50© 2  60
40@ 50
60 Sanguis D raconis...
12© 14
50 Sapo,  W .....................
10© 12
50 Sapo,  M......................
© 15
50 Sapo. G......................
50 Siedlitz  M ixture__ 20  © 22
50

Sinapis........................... 
© 18
Sinapis, opt..................  
@ 30
Snuff, Maccaboy, De
Voes............................  
@ 34
Snuff,Scotch.DeVo’s 
@  34
Soda Boras...............   7  @ 
10
Soda Boras, po.........  7  @ 
10
Soda et Potass T art. 
26© 
28
Soda,  Carb...............   14©  
2
Soda,  Bi-Carb..........  
3© 
5
Soda,  A sh.................  34@ 
4
Soda, Sulphas..........  
©  
2
@ 2  60
Spts. Cologne............ 
50©  55
Spts. Ether  Co........  
©   2 00
Spts. Myrcia Dom... 
@  2  49
Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. 
Spts. Vini Rect. 4bbl 
@  2  54 
Spts. Vini Rect. lOgal 
@ 2  57 
Spts. Vini Rect.  5gal  @  2  59 

Less 5c gal.  cash 

10 days.

Strychnia, Crystal...  1  40©  1  45
Sulphur,  Subl..........   24©  
3
Sulphur,  Roll......... 
2©  24
Tam arinds...................  
8@  10
28©  30
Terebenth Venice... 
Theobromae.............. 
45
42© 
V anilla.....................  9 00@16 0o
Zinci  Sulph.................  
7©  8

Oils

Whale, winter..........  
Lard,  ex tra................. 

BBL.  GAL.
70
60

70 
53 

40 
37 
39 
65 
33 
Paints  BBL. 

Lard, No.  1...............  
Linseed, pure  raw .. 
Linseed,  boiled....... 
Neatsfoot,  w i n t e r
strained................. 
Spirits Turpentine.. 

43
40
42
70
40
LB.
Red V enetian......... 
13S£  2  @8
2  @4 
Ochre, yellow  Mars. 
Ochre, yellow  B er..  14  2  ©3 
Putty, commercial..  2 4   2 4 3 3  
Putty, strictly  pure.  2 4   2?i@3 
Vermilion,  P r im e
American............... 
13© 
15
70©  75
Vermilion,  English. 
Green, P a ris............  15  @  24
Green,  Peninsular. 
13© 
16
Lead, R ed.................  54©   5g
54©   54»
Lead, w hite............ 
@  70
Whiting, white Span 
Whiting,  gilders'... 
@  90
@  1  00
White, Paris A m er.. 
Whiting, Paris  Eng.
c liff........................ 
©   1  40
.Universal Prepared.  1  00©  1  15

Varnishes

No.  1 Turp C oach...  1  10©  1  2
Extra  Turp..............  1  60©  1  70
Coach Body..............  2  75© 3 00
No.  1 Turp  F u m __   1  00©  1  10
Extra Turk Damar..  1  55©  1  60 
Jap. Dryer,No.lTurp  70©  75

Acidum

Aceticum...................8 
8@8  10
75®  80
Benzoicum,  German 
15
©  
Boracic......................  
40
29© 
Carbolicum .............. 
C itricum ................... 
46
44© 
H ydrochlor.............. 
5
3@ 
10
8© 
N itrocum .................  
10© 
12
G xalicum .................  
@ 
15
Phosphorium,  d il... 
Salicylicum..............  
55©  65
Sulphuricum............  1%© 
5
T an n icu m ...............   1  40©  1  60
Tartaricum ...............  
38® 
40
Ammonia
Aqua, 16  deg............ 
Aqua, 20  deg............ 
Carbonas................... 
Chloridum ...............  
Aniline

4© 
6© 
12@ 
12@ 

6
8
14
14

13©
0©
25©

45@
@ : 
40© 
75©

Black..........................  2 00© 2 25
B ro w n ......................  
80©  1  00
.......................... 
■Red 
45©  50
Y ellow ......................   2  50@ 3 00
Baccse.
Cube see........... po. 18 
Juniperus.................  
Xantnoxylum ..........  
Balsam um
Copaiba.....................  
Peru...... ....................
Terabin, C anada....
Tolutan.....................
Cortex 
Abies,  Canadian—
Cassise......................
Cinchona F lava.......
Euonymus atropurp 
Myrica Cerifera, po.
Prunus Virgini........
Quillaia,  gr’d ..........
Sassafras................. .
U lm us.. .po.  15,  gr d 
Extractum  
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra. 
Glycyrrhiza, po.  ...
Hsematox, 15 lb box.
Hsematox, I s ............
Hsematox, 4 s ..........
Hsematox, 4 s ..........
Ferru
Carbonate  Precip.. - 
Citrate and Quinia.
Citrate Soluble......
Ferrocyanidum Sol.
Solut.  Chloride.......
Sulphate,  com’l .......
Sulphate,  com’l,  by
bbl, per  cw t..........
Sulphate,  pure  .......
Flora
A rn ica......................
A nthem is.................
M atricaria................
Folia

24©
28©
11©
13©
14©
16©

12©
18©
18©

20@  30
18®  25
25@  30
12©  20
8@ 
10

Barosma..................... 
Cassia Acutifol, Tin-
nevelly................... 
Cassia Acutifol,Alx. 
Salvia officinalis, 4 s
and  4 s ................... 
Ura Ursi..................... 
Gummi 
©
Acacia,  1st picked..
©
Acacia,  2d  picked..
©
Acacia,  3d  picked..
©60©
Acacia, sifted  sorts.
Acacia, po.................
14©
Aloe, Barb. po.20®28 
©
Aloe, Cape .... po.  15 
©
Aloe, Socotri.. po. 40 
55©
Ammoniac
22©
A s s a fc e t id a — po. 30
50@
B enzoinum ..............
©
Catechu, Is...............
@
Catechu, 4 s ..............
Catechu, 4».............. 
_
61©
Camphor®................ 
Euphorbium .. po.  35  @
Gafbanum.................  
@
65@
Gamboge  po............  
Guaiacum.......po. 35 
/a
Kino..........po.'83.00 
© 3   00
M astic......................  
©   65
M yrrh..............po.  45 
©  40
O pii.. .po. $3.10@3.30 2  15©
40@
Shellac.........
40@
Shellac,  bleached..
50©
Tragacanth ..............
Herba

Absinthium..oz. pkg 
Eupatorium .oz.  pkg
Lobelia.........oz. pkg
Majorum — oz. pkg 
Mentha Pip.  oz. pkg 
Mentha Vir..oz. pkg
R ue................oz. pkg
TanacetumVoz. pkg 
Thymus,  V..oz. pkg 
riagnesla.
Calcined, Pat............
Carbonate, P at........
Carbonate, K. &  M.. 
Carbonate, Jennings
Oleum

55©
20©
20©
35@ 36

Absinthium............  3  25© 3  50
Amygdalae, Dulc—  
30©  50
Amygdalae, Amaræ .  8 00©  8 25
Auranti  Cortex.......  2 30©  2  40
Bergam ii...................  3 00© 3  20
Ï5
'ffi© 
Cajlputi..................... 
55©  60
Caryophylli.............. 
Cedar.......................... 
35© 
65
Chenopadii...............  
@ 2  50
Cinnamonii..............   2  50©  2  60
Citropella.................  
75©  80

90© 

35©  65
Conium  Mac............... 
80©  90
Copaiba.......................  
Cubebse......................  1  50@  1  60
E xechthitos............  1  20©  1  30
Erigeron...................  1  20@  1  30
G aultheria...............   1  50@  1  60
Geranium,  ounce...  @ 
75
50©  60
Gossippii, Sem. g al.. 
Hedeoma...................  1  25©  1  40
Junipera.............. . 
1  50@  2 00
Lavendula..................  
Limonis.....................  1  30©  1  50
Mentha  Piper.........  2 25©  3 00
Mentha V erid.......... 2  65©  2 75
Morrhuse,  gal..........   2  00©  2  10
Myrcia, ounce.......... 
@  50
75©  3 00
Olive.......................... 
Picis  Liquida..........  
10@ 
12
Picis Liquida, g a l... 
@  35
R ic in a ......................  
91@  96
Rosmarini...............  
@  1  00
Rosse,  ounce............  6 50© 8 50
S u cein i..................... 
40©  45
90©  1  00
S abina..................... 
Santal........................   2  50© 7 00
50©  55
Sassafras................... 
@  65
Sinapis, ess.,  ounce. 
Tiglii.......................... 
©   1  00
T hym e...................... 
40@  50
Thyme,  opt.............. 
@  1  60
Theobrom as............ 
15©  20
Potassium
Bi-Barb.....................  
Bichromate  ............ 
Bromide....................  
Carb.......................... 
Chlorate..po. 17@19c 
Cyanide..................... 
Iodide........................
Potassa, Bitart, pure 
Potassa, Bitart,  com 
Potass Nitras, opt...
Potass Nitras............
Prussiate...................
Sulphate  p o ..........
Radix
Aconitvm ...............
20©
22©
Althse......................
12©
A nchusa.................
Arum po...................
©
20©
C alam us__
12©
Gentiana__
po  15 
Glychrrhiza 
16©
pv. 15
Hydrastis Canaden 
©
Hydrastis Can.,  po 
©
15©
Hellebore,Alba, po 
15©
Inula, po
Ipecac, po.................  1  65©  I  75
35©  40
ris plox 
40©  45
Jalapa,  pr
@  35
Maranta,  4 s ..........
15©  18
Podophyllum,  po...
75©  1  00 
Rhei  ........................
©   1  25 
Rhei, c u t.................
75@  1  35 
R hei.pv...................
35©  38
Spigelia....................
Sanguinaria.. .po.  1
©
Serpentaria.............. 
30©
Senega...................... 
55©
Similax,officinalis H
@
Smilax, M.................
@
Seillse..............po.35
10©
Symplocarpus, Foeti-
dus,  po...................
Valeriana, Eng, po. 30 
Valeriana,  German.
Zingiber a .................
Zingiber j .................  

18
15© 
15
13© 
45@
48 
15 
12©
18 
16©
55
50©
90©  3 00 
30©  31
15 
8©
10
7@
25©
15©

©15©
12©
23©

. po35@38

Semen
Anisum..........po.  20
Apium  (graveleons)
Bird, Is......................
Carui.............. po. 18
Cardamon.................
Coriandrum.............
Cannabis  Sativa—
Cydonium.................
Cnenopodium  .......
Dipterix  Odorate..
Foeniculum............
Fcenugreek, po.......
L in i..........................
Lini,  grd— bbl. 21/.
L o b elia...................
Pharlaris  Canarian
R ap a........................
Sinapis Albu..........
Sinapis  N igra.........
Spiritus

©
14@
4©
10@
1  00©  1 
8®
34@
75@  1  00 
10©  
12 
2  90©  3  00
©
6@
24©
34©
35©
34©
44©
7©
11@

Frum enti, W.  1). Co.  2 00© 
00©
Frumenti,  D. F.  R
1  25©  1  50 
F ru m en ti..............
1  65©  2  00
Juniperis Co. O. T
Juniperis Co............  1  75© 
Saacharum  N.  E —   1  90© 2  10
Spt. Vini G alli.........  1  75@  6  50
Vini Oporto..............  1  25© 
Vini  Alba.................  1  25© 

3 50

2 00
2 00

2  75
@ 2 00 
©   1  10
®   85
©  65

1  10

Sponges 
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage.................   2  50©
Nassan sheeps  wool
carriage.................
Velvet extra  sheeps’
wool, carriage.......
Extra yellow sheeps’ 
wool,  carriage—
Grass  sheeps’  wool,
carriage.................
Hard, for slate use..
Yellow  R e e f,  for 
slate  use...............
.  
Syrups
A cacia......................
Auranti Cortes.........
Zingiber....................
Ipecac......................
Ferri Iod...................
Rhei Arom...............
Smilax Officinalis...
Senega......................
Seillse.........................

©

©
©50©

.

2 00

rtiscellaneous 

Sc ill® Co...................
T olutan.....................
Prunus virg..............
Tinctures 
Aconitum Na pel 1 i s R 
Aconitum Napellis F
Aloes..........................
Aloes and M yrrh__
A rn ica......................
A ssafcetida..............
Atrope  Belladonna.
Auranti  Cortex.......
Benzoin.....................
Benzoin Co...............
B arosm a...................
Cantharides............
Capsicum ............
Cardam on...........
lard anion  Co..........
Castor........................
Catechu....................
Cinchona...................
Cinchona Co............
Colum ba...................
Cubeba......................
Cassia  A cutifol.......
Cassia Acutifol Co  .
D igitalis...................
E rgot.........................
Ferri Chloridum __
G entian.....................
Gentian Co...............
G uiaca......................
Guiaca ammon........
Hyoscyamus............
Iodine........................
Iodine, colorless__
Kino...........................
Lobelia......................
Myrrh........................
Nux  Vomica............
O pii...........................
Opii, cam phorated..
Opii,  deodorized__
Q uassia.....................
Rhatany....................
Rhei...........................  
S anguinaria............
Serpentaria..............
Strom onium ............
Tolutan......................
V alerian...................
Veratrum Veride ...
Zingiber....................
.Ether, Spts.  Nit. 3 F 
30© 
34©
.Ether, Spts. Nit. 4 F 
Alum en.....................  2 4 @
3©
Alumen, gro’d  po. 7 
A nnatto................... 
40©
4©
Antimoni,  po..........  
55©
Antimoni et PotassT 
A ntipyrin................ 
@
A ntifebrin...............  
©
Argenti Nitras, oz .. 
@
10©
Arsenicum................ 
Balm Gilead  Bud  .. 
38©
Calcium Chlor.,  Is.. 
Calcium Chlor.,  4 s. 
Calcium Chlor.,  4 s. 
Cantharides, Rus.po 
Capsici  Fructus, a f. 
Capsici Fructus,  po. 
Capsici FructusB,po 
Caryophyllus..po.  15
Carmine, No. 40.......
Cera Alba, S. & F
Cera  Flava...............
Coccus......................
Cassia F ructus........
Centraria...................
Cetaceum..................
Chloroform...............
Chloroform, squibbs
Chloral Hyd Crst__
Chondrus..................
Cinchonidine,P.& W 
Cinchonidine, Germ
Cocaine....................   !
Corks, list, dis.pr.ct.
Creosotum................
Creta...............bbl. 75
Creta, prep...............
Creta, precip............
Creta, Rubra............
C u d b ear__
Cupri Sulph.
75©
Ether Sulph.............. 
®
Emery, all  numbers 
@
Emery, po.......  .......  
30©
Ergota..............po. 40 
Flake  W hite............ 
12©
©
Galla.  .  ..................... 
8©
Gambier.................... 
Gelatin, Cooper..  .. 
©
Gelatin, French....... 
30©
Glassware, flint, box  60,1
Less  than  box__
9©
Glue,  brow n............ 
Glue,  white  ............ 
13©
19@
G lycerina.................  
Grana  Paradisi  __  
©
25©
Humulus................... 
© 
Hydraag Chlor  Mite 
Hydraag Chlor  Cor. 
© 
Hydraag Ox Rub’m. 
© 
© 
Hydraag Ammoniati 
HydraagUnguentum 
45@
Hydrargyrum..........  
@
Ichthyobolla, A m ...  1  25©  1  50
Indigo........................ 
75©  1  00
Iodine, Resubi.........  3 80© 3  90
Iodoform................... 
@ 470
Lupulin..................... 
@  2  25
Lycopodium............ 
60©  6f
65©  75
Macis.......................... 
Liquor  Arsen et Hy-
d ra rg lo d ............... 
@  21
LlquorPotassArsinit 
10© 11
Magnesia,  Sulph__  
!
2© 
©   IY
Magnesia, Sulph,bbl 
Mannla. S. F ............ 
60© 
fi
Menthol..................... 
©  5  51

HAZELTINE 
PERKINS

Importers  and Jo b b e rs  of

D R U G S

Chemicals aim 'Paient  medicines

Dealers in

Paints,  Oils 
and  Varnishes

Full  line of staple druggists’  sundries.
We  are  sole  proprietors  of  Weath­

erly’s Michigan Catarrh  Remedy.
We have  in  stock and offer a  full  line 
of Whiskies,  Brandies,  Gins,  Wines, 
and  Rums.

We  sell  Liquors  for  medicinal  pur­

poses only.
We  give  our  personal  attention  to 
mail orders  and  guarantee  satisfaction.
All orders  shipped  and  invoiced  the 
same  day  we  receive  them.  Send  a 
trial order.

URTI k PERKINS DISC Cl.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TR A DESM A N

GROCERY PRICE CURRENT.

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

AXLE  GREASE.
doz.
Aurora...........................55
Castor O il.....................60
Diamond.......................50
F razer's........................75
IXL Golden, tin boxes 75
Mica...............................70
Paragon........................ 55

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

6  00

COFFEE.

Green.
Rio.

F a ir .............................................
Good............................................19
P rim e................................ 
Golden  ...................................... 21
Peaberry  ...................................23

BAKING  POWDER.

Absolute.

home.

JaXon

Acme.

10
45 
85 
1  00

1  00 

45
85
lb cans doz.....................  1  50
45

$4 lb cans d oz....................  
34 lb cans doz..................... 
1 
34 lb cans 3 doz................... 
34 lb cans 3 doz............... .
1 
lb cans 1  doz.................
Bulk.....................................
34 lb cans 4 doz case..  .
>4 lb cans 4 doz case-----
1  
lb cans 2 doz case-----
34 lb cans 4 doz case-----
34 lb cans 4 doz case-----
1  
ib cans 2 doz case —
34 lb cans.........................
34 lb cans..........................
1 
lb cans..........................
34 lb cans.........................
34 lb cans..........................
1  
lb cans.........................
BATH  BRICK.
A m erican.........................
English...............................

1  30
45
1  50 
70
...80

Our Leader.

Lynch.

2  00

2 20 
1  75 
1  60
2  50 
%
1  00 
2  50

.  10 
9
... 10

1  00 
1  30 
1  40 
1  05

BROOriS.

No. 1 Carpet......................
No. 2 Carpet......................
No. 3 Carpet......................
No. 4 Carpet......................
Parlor Gem ......................
Common W hisk...............
Fancy Whisk....................
Warehouse..........   ...........

CANDLES.

Hotel 40 lb boxes............
Star 40 lb boxes...............
Paraffine
CANNED  GOODS, 
rianitowoc  Peas.
Lakeside  M  rrow fat.......
Laseside E.  J ...................
Lakeside. Cham, of Eng. 
Lakeside. Gem  Ex. Sifte 
.Columbia. 
pints..........
Columbia,  34  pints.........

CATSUP.

GEM 1-NT.

Major's, per gioss.

34 oz size  .
12  00 
18 01
1  oz size..
Liq. Glue,loz  9 60
Leather  Cement,
1 oz size...... 12 00
2 oz size...... 18 00
Rubber  Cement. 
- 2  ozsize__   '2   00

CH EESE.
Amboy......................
Acme  ........................
Lenawee...................
Riverside...................
Gold  Medal..............
Brick..........................
Edam.........................
Leiden.......................
Limburger................
Pineapple..................
Sap  Sago...................
Chicory.

Bulk
Red

@
12
@
@
@ 12
(ft, 121
12
11
@
@1 00
@ 20
@ 15
@ 24
@ 18
5

.31

CHOCOLATE.

CLOTHES LINES. 

Walter Baker & Co.'s.
German Sw eet......................
Premium.................................
Breakfast  Cocoa..................
Cotton, 40 ft. per  doz 
Cotton, 50 ft. per  dez 
Cotton, 60 ft, per  doz 
Cotton, 70 ft, per  doz 
Cotton. HO ft.  per  doz 
Jute, 60 ft,  per  doz...
Jute, 72 ft,  per  doz...

CLOTHES  PINS.
5 gross boxes............................ 45
COCOA SH ELLS.
234
20 lb  bags.......................... 
Less quantity................... 
3
Pound  packages.............. 
4
CREA1T  TARTAR. 
Strictly Pure, wooden boxes.  35 
Strictly Pure, tin boxes.........  37

Santos.

Mexican  and  Guatamala.

Fair  ............................................19
Good  ..........................................20
P rim e......................................... 22
Peaberry  ...................................23
F air  ........................................... 21
Good  ..........................................22
Fancy 
...................................... 24
Prime 
......................................
Milled.  .................................  ••
In te rio r..................................
Private  Growth......................
Mandehling.............................

Maracaibo.

Java.

Mocha.

Roasted.

Package.

Im itatio n .................................
Arabian  ....................................
Quaker Mocha and Jav a .......
Toko Mocha and Java..........
State  House Blend.................
A rbuckle..........................  19
Jersey................................  19
I i o n  T o f f e e
8k  I E  Pack ages.Without Guzwk
W  Fu l l Ou n c es  N e t .
Casts 100 ibsi  EqualitylPrice 

■ 

60  "  J  less2 c  per lb.
Cabinets 120 lbs. SahePricc, 
90* Extra  for Cabinets. 
rtcLaugnun  s  XXXX. 

.19  45 

KOFFA-AID.*üj

Extract.

3 doz in case.
Valley f'ity 
gross  —
Felix 34  gross.................  
Hum rue iV foil 34 gross... 
Hummel’s tin Vt  gross.. 

1
I
CONDENSED  MILK.
4 doz. in case.

N.  Y.  Condensed  Milk  Co.’s 
brands.
Gail  Borden  Eagle............... 7 40
C row n..................................... 6 25
D aisy ....................................... 5 75
Champion  ..............................4  50
Magnolia 
..............................4 25
Dime 
3  35

 

Peerless evaporated  cream .5  75

COUPON  BOOKS.

ymm
-M ffP ! § § !

21

“ Tradesman.”

$  1 books,  per  100 ...............   2   00
$ 2 books, per  100 ...............   2  50
$ 3 books, per  100...............   3  00
$  5 books, per  100 ...............   3  00
$10 books,  per  100 ...............   4 00
$20 books, per  100 ...............   5 00

“ Superior.”

$  1 books, per  100 ...............   2  50
$  2 books, per  100 ...............   3  00
$  3 books, per  100 ...............   3  50
$ 5 books, per  100 ...............   4  00
$10 books, per  100 ...............   5  00
$20 books, per  100 ...............   6 00

“ Universal.”

$  1  books, per  100 ...............   3 00
$ 2 books, per  100 ...............   3  50
$ 3 books, per  100 .................  4 00
$  5 books, per  100 .................  5 00
$10  books, per  100 .................  6 00
$20 books, per  100 .................  7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 books or over...  5 per cent 
500 books or over... 10 per cent 
1000 books or over.  .20 per cent

Coupon Pass Books,

denomination from $10  down.

Can be made to represent any 
20 books..............................   1 00
50 books..............................   2 00
100 books..............................   3 00
6  25 
250 books. 
.10  00 
500 books. 
.17  50
1000 books.

Credit  Checks.

500, any one denom’n .......3 00
1000, any one denom’n .......5 00
>000, any one denom’n .......8 00
Steel  punch.......................... 
75
DRIED  FRUITS— DOriESTIC 

Apples.

Sundried..........................  @  334
Evaporated 50 lb boxes.  @  634

California  Fruits.

Apricots........'................. 9  @11
Blackberries....................
N ectarines......................   8  @7
Peaches............................   5  @14
Pears.................................  834@
Pitted Cherries...............
Pmnnelles.......................
Raspberries....................

California  Prunes.

100-120 25 lb  boxes......
90-100 25 lb boxes......
80 - 90 25 lb boxes......
70 -80 25 lb boxes.......
60 - 70 25 lb boxes..  ..
50-60 25 lb boxes......
40 - 50 25 lb boxes —
30 - 40 25 lb boxes......
14 cent less In hags
Raisins.

@ 6?; 

©   73

London Layers...........1  00@1  25
Loose Muscatels 2 Crown  334
3%
Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 
Loose  Muscatels 4 Crown 
5

FOREIGN.
Currants.

Patras bbls.........................@ 434
Vostizzas 50 lb cases........@ 434
Schuit’s Cleaned 25 lb bxs@  6 \ 
Schuit’s Cleaned 50 lb bxs© 5 
Schuit’s Cleaned  1 lb pkg©  7 

Peel.

Citron Leghorn 25 lb  bx  @13 
Lemon Leghorn 25 lb bx  @11 
Orange Leghorn 25 lb bx  @12 

Raisins.

Ondura 29 lb boxes....... ?34@8
Sultana 20 lb boxes....... 634@734
Valencia 30 lb boxes —   @

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.
B u lk .................................... 
3
Walsh-DeRoo  Co.’s ...........2 00

Farina.
Grits.

Hominy.

234

Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Lima  Beans.

Pearl Barley.

Barrels  ............................... 3  25
Flake, 501b.  drum s...........1  50
D rie d ................................... 
4
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.
Domestic,  10 lb. box.........  60
Imported,  25 lb. box......... 2 50
Empire  ............................... 
2%
C h ester................................1X@2
Green,  b u ............................  90
Spilt,  per lb ........................ 
Rolled Avena,  bbl..........3 30
Rolled Avena, 34bbl..........1 78
Monarch,  bbl..................... 2  90
Monarch.  34  bbl......................1 58
Private brands,  bbl....... 2  65
Private brands, 34bbl........1  45
Quaker, cases.......................... 3 20
Oven  Baked............................3 25
Lakeside  ............................2  25
G erm an............................... 
4
East  India.......................... 
334
Cracked, bulk..................... 
3
24 2 lb packages......................,2 40
Pettijohn’s Best.......................3 10

Breakfast  Food.
Buckwheat Flour. 
Excelsior  Self Rising.

Case of 2 doz.............................1 90
Five case  lots...........................1 75

W heat.

Sago.

Fish.
Cod.

Hackerel.

Georges cured.............  @ 45Si
Georges  genuine........   @ 6
Georges selected —  
@  634
Strips or  bricks..........   6  @  9
Halibut.
13
Chunks................................  
19
Strips....... 
........................  
Herring.
Holland white hoops keg 
55
Holland white hoops  bbl.  6  50
Norwegian..........................
Round 100 lb s.....................  2 30
Round  40 lbs.....................  1  10
Scaled................................... 
12
No.  1 100 lb s........................  13 00
No. 1  40 lbs........................   5  50
No. 1  10 lbs........................   145
No. 2 100 lbs........................   11  75
No. 2  40 lbs........................   5  00
No. 2  10 lbs........................   132
Family 90 lbs......................
Family 10 lb s......................
Sardines.
Russian kegs......................  
56
Stockfish.
No. 1 ,1001b. bales..............  1034
834
No. 2, 100 lb. bales..
Trout.
5 50 
No. 1100 lbs................
2  10 
No. 1  40 lbs...............
70 
No. 1  10 lbs................
59
No. 1 
Whlteflsh.
No. 1 No. 2 Fam
3  00
100 l b s ... ....  7  25
1  45
40 lbs__ ....  3 20
45
10 lbs__ .... 
88
39
8 lbs__ .... 
73
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

6 75
3 Oil
83
71

8 lbs.

Oval bottle,  with  corkscrew. 
the

in  the 

for 

Souders’ .
world 

Best 
money.

Regular
Qrade
Lemon.

doz
2 oz.........  75
4 oz...........1 50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz.......... 1 20
4 oz..........2 40
XX  Orade 
Lemon.

1  50 
..3 00

FLY  PAPER. 
Tanglefoot.
'Regular” Size.

Less than one case, per box 
32 
One to five cases, per case..  2 75 
Five to ten cases, per case.  2  65
Ten cases, per  case............  2 55

“Little” Tanglefoot.

Less than one case, per box 
13 
One to ten cases, per case..  1  45
Ten cases, per  case............  1  40

FURNITURE 

Cleaner  and  Polish. 

Henderson’s “ Diamond.”

Half P in t...............................  1  75
P in t..........................................3 50
Q u a rt.....................................   5 40
Half Gallon............................7   75
G allo n ........................................ 14 40

HERBS.

Sage...........................................     15
H ops..........................................  15

GUNPOWDER.
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke  Bore—Dupont’s.

K eg s.............................................3 00
Half Kegs................................1  75
Q uarterKegs...............   .......1  00
1 lb  c a n s ...............................  30
34  lb  cans.........•......................   18
K eg s............................................. 4 00
Half Kegs.................................... 2 25
Quarter  Kegs.........................1  25
1 lb  cans...................................  34
K egs............................................. 8 00
Half Kegs............................... 4  25
QuarterKegs............................... 2 25
lib  cans..................................   45

Eagle  Duck—Dupont’s.

Madras, 5  lb boxes................  55
S. F., 2. 3 and 5 lb  boxes___  50

15 lb  pails...............................  33
171b  pails...............................  40
30 lb  pails...............................  60

1NDIOO.

JELLY.

LYE.

Condensed,  2  doz  ................ 1  20
Condensed, 4  dnz..................2  25

LICORICE.

Pure.........................................   30
C alab ria.................................  25
Sicily..........................................  14
Root...........................................   10

MINCE  MEAT.

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

HATCHES.

Diamond Match Co.’s brands.
No. 9  sulphur.........................1  65
Anchor  Parlor.......................1  70
No. 2  Home............................ 1  10
Export  Parlor....................... 4  00

n o L A S se s.
Blackstrap.

Sugar bouse.....................  10@12
O rdinary..............................12@14

Cuba Baking.

Porto  Rico.
P rim e..................................  
Fancy 
...............................  

20
30

New Orleans.
F a ir.................................
G ood...............................
E xtra good.....................
Choice............................
Fancy  ................................. 
Half-barrels 3c extra. 

au

PICKLES.
(Tedium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count............  3  25
Half bbls, 600 count............2  13
Barrels, 2,400 count............  4  25
Half bbls.  1,200 count........   2  63
Clay, No.  216........................   1  70
Clay, T.  D. full count......... 
65
Cob, No. 3.............................   1  20

PIPES.

48 cans in case.

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

POTASH.

RICE.

Domestic.

Carolina head......................   634
Carolina  No. 1  ...................  5
Carolina  No. 2.....................  434
Broken...................................  234
Japan,  No. 1........................  5
Japan.  No. 2........................  43<
Java, No. 1............................  45£
Java, No. 2............................  434
P a tn a ....................................   4

Imported.

SALERATUS.

Packed 60  lbs. in  box.

Church’s ................................ 3  3C
Deiaud’s ................................ 3  15
Dwight’s ................................ 3  30
Taylor’s .................................. 3  00
Granulated, bbls................1  10
Granulated,  100 lb cases.. 1  50
Lump, bbls.......................... 
1
Lump, 1451b kegs............... 1  10

SAL SODA.

SEEDS.

A n ise ...................................  13
Canary, Smyrna.................  
6
C araw ay.............................   10
Cardamon,  Malabar.........  80
Hemp,  Russian...............  
4
434
Mixed  B ird........................  
Mustard,  w hite.................  
634
Poppy  ................................. 
8
R ap e.................................... 
4
Cuttle Bone........................  20
Scotch,  In bladders..............  37
Maccaboy, In ja rs.................   35
French Rappee, in  jars  __   43

SNUFF.

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels.................................  14
Half  bbls............................  16
Fair  ....................................  16
G ood....................................   20
C hoice.................................  25

Pure Cane.

SPICES.
Whole Sifted.

Pure Oround In Bulk.

Allspice  .................................  934
Cassia, China in m ats........... 10
Cassia,  Batavia in  b und...  15
Cassia, Saigon in rolls.........32
Cloves,  Amboyna..................15
Cloves, Zanzibar..................10
Mace,  B a ta v ia ................... 70
Nutmegs, fancy..................... 65
Nutmegs, No.  1..................... 60
Nutmegs, No.  2..................... 55
Pepper, Singapore, black.. .10 
Pepper, Singapore, w h ite.. .20
Pepper,  shot........................ 16
Allspice  ...........................10@15
Cassia, B atavia......................17
Cassia,  Saigon.......................35
Cloves,  Amboyna..........   .. .15
Cloves, Zanzibar..................10
Ginger,  A frican....................15
Ginger,  Cochin..................... 20
Ginger,  Jam aica................... 22
Mace,  Batavia................60@65
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20
Mustafd, Trieste................... 25
N utm egs,........................ 40@60
Pepper, Singapore, black9@12 
Pepper,Singapo re, whitel5@18
Pepper, Cayenne.............17@20
Sage........................................18
“ Absolute”  in  341b.  Packages
Allspice..............................7 6 6
Cinnamon...........................  75
Cloves..................................   70
Ginger, Cochin..................   75
Mace.......................................... 2 10
M ustard...............................  75
Nutmegs....................................2 10
Pepper, c ay e n n e ..............  75
Pepper, white  ...................  75
Pepper, black shot............  60
Saigon........................................1 50
“ Absolute  ’’Butchers’  Spices.
Wiener and Frankfurter__ 16
Pork Sausage....................... 16
Bologna and Smoked S’ge. .16 
Liver S’ge and H’d Cheese..16

SALT.

Diamond  Crystal.

W orcester.

Common Qrades.

Cases, 34 3-lb  boxes...............1  60
Barrels,  l'K)  3 lb bags.........2  75
Barrels,  40  7 lb bags.........2  50
Butter, 56 lb  bags...............  
65
Butter, 20  14 lb  bags.............3  00
Butter, 280 lb  bbls................2 50
100 3 lb sacks.......................... 2  60
60 5-lb sacks...........................1  85
28 11-lb sacks.........................1  70
50  4 
lb. cartous...............3 25
115  2%lb. sacks..................... 4  00
60  5 lb. sacks........................ 3  75
2214 lb. sacks........................ 3  50
30 10 
lb. sacks...................3  50
28 lb. linen sacks....................   32
56 lb. linen sacks.....................  60
Bulk In barrels...................... 2  50
56-lb dairy in drill bags.......  30
28-lb dairy in drill bags.......  15
56-lb dairy in linen  sacks . ..  60 
56-lb dairy in linen  sacks 
60
56-lb  sacks.........—..................  22
Saginaw  ........ 
®
Manistee  ...............................  ®
B oxes........................................ 6k
Kegs, English.........................   4%

Solar  Rock.
Common Pine.
 

Ashton.
Higgins.

W arsaw.

SODA.

STARCH.
Diamond.

5  00 
5  00 
5 00

64 10c  packages  ................
128  5c  packages..............
32 10c and 64 5c packages., 
Ktngsford’s  corn.
20 1 -lb packages.....................
40 1 lb packages.......... ••••••
Klngsford’s  Silver  Oloss
6 k
40 1-lb packages.........
6-lb boxes  ............................  *
20-lb boxes.............................   •*
40-lb  boxes.............................   4*i
1-lb  packages........................
3-lb  packages........................  ’ J*
6-lb  packages........................  “M
40 and 50 lb boxes.................
RorrglS  .......................................
SUMMER  BEVERAGES. 

Common Oloss.

Common  Corn.

, 
Thompson’s 
Wild  Cherry 
P h o s p h a te  
“H u m m e r 
Case” 
c o n ­
tains  3  doz. 
25c  8  oz  bot- 
1 1 e s,  $5 00. 
One  Big  Bot­
tle  Free.  24 
oz.  50c  size, 1 
doz. to a  case 
4  00.  Special 
Soda  Foun­
tain  Extract 
per gal. $2  00. 
Big  Demon­
strator 
con­
tains  15  doz. 
25c size, 1 doz 
50c size, 1 jug 
and  fixtures. 
See add.

TOBACCOS.

Cigars.

J. Johnson’s  brand

.......... 35  00

H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand.
Clark Grocery Co.’s brand. 

Q u in tette...................................35 00
New  B rick................................. 35 00

Gowans & Sons’ Brands.

SOAP.
Laundry.
2  85
■Crow............................
1  85
•German Fam ily..........
3  00
American  Grocer  100s 
2  40
American Grocer  60s.
3 80 
Mystic  W hite..............
3  »• 
IL otus............................
3  00
Oak Leaf..............  —
Old Style............................... J ®
Happy Day............................  2  85

JiXON

-........... §

Single  box............ 
5 box lots, delivered............3 20
10 box lots,  delivered..........-3 10
Lautz Bros. &  Co.’s  brands.
Acme  ...................................... 3  35
Cotton  O il.............................. ®  *•?
Marseilles................................4 00
uoctp 1* 
...•...••.••3   70

Henry Passolt’s brand.

Single box................................3 00
5 box lots, delivered........... 2 9o
10 box lots,  delivered........... 2 80
25 box  lots, delivered........... 2 75

Scouring.

Single oox 
.................   .......3 25
5 box lot, delivered............3  20
10 box lot, delivered............3  15
25 box lot, delivered............3  10
Allen B.  Wrisley’s  brands.o
)ld Country 80  1-lb..............3 20
Good Cheer 60  1-lb............... 3  90
White Borax  100 5£-lb.......... 3  65
Sapolio, kitchen, 3 d o z .......2o40
Sapolio. hand. 3 d o z ............2  40
STOVE  POLISH. 
Nickeline, small, pergro. 
4  00 
Nickeline, large,  pergro...  7 20 
TABLE  SAUCES.
Lea & Perrin’s,  large....... 4  75
Lea & Perrin’s, small. — 2  75
Halford,  large..................:3  75
Halford sm all..................... 2  25
Salad Dressing,  large....... 4  55
Salad Dressing. 3mall....... 2 65
Leroux Cider.............................10
Robinson’s Cider, 40 g rain ..  .10 
Robinson’s Cider, 50 grain.  ..12

VINEGAR.

SUGAR.

Below  are  given  New  York 
prices on sugars,  to  which  the 
wholesale dealer adds the local 
freight from New  York to your 
shipping  point,  giving  you 
credit  on  the  invoice  for  the 
amount  of  freight  buyer  pays 
from  the  market  in  which  he 
purchases to his shipping point, 
including  20  pounds  for  the 
weight of the barrel.
Domino........................................5 87
Cut  Loaf......................................5 87
C ubes........................................... 5 50
Powdered  ..............................5  50
XXXX  Powdered..............  .5  62
Mould  A ......................................5 50
Granulated in bbls.....................5 25
Granulated in  bags................... 5 25
Fine G ranulated.........................5 25
Extra Fine Granulated....... 5 37
Extra Course Granulated.. .5 37
Diamond  Confec.  A ..................5 25
Confec. Standard A................... 5 12
1 .................................... 4  87
No.
No
No. 3.................................... 4  81
4 
........................... 4  75
No.
No. 5 _  _ -............................. .4 69
6 .................................... .4  62
No.
7 .................................. .4 56
No.
8 .................................... .4  50
No.
.4  37
No.
10 .................................... .4  37
No.
1 1 .................................... .4  31
No.
................................ 4  25
No.
No. 13.................................... A  18
No. 14.................................... .4  00
.3 75
No. 15....................................
WASHING  POWDER

fxiQ cM a

100 packages in  case.
WICKING.
No. 0, per gross............
No. 1, per gross............
No. 2, per gross............
No. 3, per gross............

Crackers.

Soda.

Butter.

Oyster.

The N. Y.  Biscuit  Co.  quotes 

as follows:
Seymour XXX.....................  5k
Seymour XXX, 3 lb.  carton  5%
Family XXX........................  5k
Family XXX, 3 lb  carton  .  5%
Salted XXX.......................   5k
Salted XXX, 3 lb carton...  5k 
Soda  XXX  ........................  6
Soda  XXX, 3 lb  carton....  6k
Soda,  City..........................   J
Crystal  Wafer...................  10k
Long Island  Wafers.........   11
L. I. Wafers, 1 lb carton  ..  12 
Square Oyster, XXX.........   5k
Sq. Oys. XXX, 1  lb  carton.  6k
Farina Oyster,  XXX........5k
SW EET   GOODS—Boxes
Animals
Bent’s Cold-Water..............
Belle  Rose...........................
Cocoanut Taffy...................
Coffee Cakes........................
Frosted Honey . ...................
Graham Crackers............• •
Ginger Snaps, XXX round. 
Ginger Snaps, XXX  city... 
Gin. Snps.XXX home made 
Gin. Snps.XXX scalloped..
Ginger  V anilla...................
Im perials.....................
Jumbles,  Honey.........
Molasses  Cakes..........
Marshmallow  ............
Marshmallow  Creams 
Pretzels,  hand  made
Sugar  Cake............
S ultanas.................
Sears' Lunch..........
Vanilla  Square....
Vanilla  W afers...
Pecan W afers......................   15k

88
118
6k8

6k
6k
6k

10k
12

8

pails 
6k@ 7k 
fik@  7‘/2 
6k@ 714 
7k@ 6k 
cases 
@ 8k 
@ 8k

bbls.  pails
£@ 6 V 
6k@ 
6k@ 71/ 
6k@  7V 
7  @ 8 
7k@ 81/ 
@  9 
@12

Pails 
@ 8 k  
©  9 
iik@ i3

Boxes.

Per Box 

@ 8 
© 8 
©   9

@50 
@50 
@60 
@65 
@75 
@50 
@ @50 
@55 
@60 
@60 
@65 
@s0 
@50 
@90 
@80 
@90 
@60
@@55

Fresh  Fish.

16

Per lb. 
W hitefish..........
@
T ro u t........................   @
Black Bass...............   @
H alib u t.....................  15©
Ciscoes or Herring..  @
Blue fish.....................  @
Live  Lobster..........  
©
Boiled Lobster.........  @
C o d ............................  @
10
Haddock...................  @  8
No.  1  Pickerel.........  @  9
Pike............................  @ 
8
Smoked W hite.........  @ 8
Red Snapper............   @  10
Col  River  Salmon..  @ 1 3
Mackerel 
...............   16@  20
Oysters,  per  100.......... 1  25@1  50
Clams,  per  «00 ..........   90@1  00

Shell  Goods.

Oysters.

F. J. D ettenthaler’s Brands.

Per Can.
35@
30@
25@
22@
20@
18@
Per  Gal. 
@2  00 
@1 |H  

@1@1 20

Fairhaven  Counts 
F. J.  D.  Selects...
Selects 
.................
F. J.  D....................
Anchors.................
Standards..............
C ounts..........................
Extra Selects...........
Medium  Selects..........
Anchor  Standards__
Standards.....................
Scallops  ......................
C lam s............................
Shrim ps........................
Oscar Allyn's Brand:

@1  75 
@1  25 
©1  25
Per  Can. 
40@
C ounts.................
30@
Extra  selects__
25®
Plain  Selects.......
22@
I X  L ...................
Mediums  .....................  2U@
Standards  ...................  18@
F av o rites.....................  16©
Per  Gal.
New York Counts.......  @2  00
Extra  Selects..............  @1  75
Plain  Selects...............   @1  50
I X L Standards..........   @1  20
Standards.....................  @1  10
Grains and Feedstuffs

@30

3  75
4  00

3  OC
2  50

@2 75
@3 00

@3  25
@3  50
@3  50
@4  00

@  8

@ 5k 
@ 4k

@13
@
©12V 
@  9 
@10V 
@13 
@12

@12 
@  9V

W heat.

68

W heat.................................... 
W inter  W heat  Flour.

Local  Brands.

P a te n ts................................   4  25
Second  P atent.....................  3 75
Straight...............................  3 55
Clear.....................................  3 25
Graham  ...............................  3 35
B uckw heat..........................  3 25
R y e .....................................   2  ©
Subject  to  usual  cash  dis­
count.
Flour in bbls., 25c per bbl. ad­
ditional.
Wordan Grocer Co.’s Brand.
Quaker,  k s..........................   3 75
Quaker, k s ..........................  3 75
Quaker,  k s ...........................3  75

Spring  W heat  Flour. 
Olney A Ju d so n ’s Brand.

Meal.

Feed and  Millstuffs.

Entire W heat Flour. 

Ceresota, k s .........................  3  85
Ceresota, k s .........................  3  75
Ceresota, k s ........................   3  65
Ball-Barnhart-Putman's Brand.
Grand Republic,  k s............3  85
Grand Republic,  k 8............3 75
Grand Republic, k s ............. 3  65
Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s  Brand.
Parisian, k s .........................  3  85
Parisian, k s .........................  3  75
Parisian, k s ....................   • ■  3  65
William Callam <Sc Sons  quote 
as follows, delivered^ in  Grand 
Rapids:
Wood...................................   4  00
10 lb. cotton sacks....................   4 00
l-16s.............................................  3 85
k 8...................... -................  3 75
B olted........................................  1 75
G ranulated...............................  2 00
St. Car Feed, screened__ 14  00
St. Car Feed, unscreened.. 13 75
No.  1 Com and  Oats........... 13 50
Unbolted Corn Meal........... 13 00
W inter Wheat  B ran........... 12 00
W inter Wheat M iddlings.. 13 50
Screenings..................................11 00
The  O.  E.  Brown  Mill  Co. 
quotes as follows:
Corn.
Car  lots........................
Less than  car  lots........
Car  lots..........................
Less than  car  lots.......
16 00 
No. 1 Timothy, ton lots 
14  00
No. 1 Timothy carlots..
hides  and  Pelts.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

33k
35k
23V

Oats.

Hay.

5k

6
5

The  Grand  Rapids  Packing
i fol­

quote
and  Provision C 
low
Barreled  Pork.
li  50 
Mess  ...............................
Back  .............................
10  00 
Clear  back  ....................
10  00 
9  50
S hortcut.........................
Pig......................................  11  00
Beau  ................................
Family  .............................
Dry Salt  Meats.
B ellies.......................... 
Briskets  ...........................  
Extra  shorts...............  
Smoked  Heats.
Hams,  12 lb  average  —   9k
Hams, 14 lb  average 
... 
9H
Hams, 16 Id  average......  
83k
Hams, 20 lb  average. 
Ham dried beef  .............. 
9k
Shoulders  (N.  Y. cu t).  . 
6k
Bacon,  clear...............  
California  ham s....... 
Boneless ham s...
Cooked  ham ......
In Tierces.
Lards
Compound.......................
Fam ily.............................
G ran g er..........................
Musselman's Gold  Leaf. 
Worden's Horn  M ade.. 
Worden's W hite Clover
Cottoleue........................
Cotosuet  ........................
551b Tubs.
80 lb Tubs.
50 lb Tins  .
20 lb Pails.
10 lb  Pails.
51b Pails.
31b Pails.

. advance 
.advance 
.advance 
.advance 
.advance 
. advance 
.advance

8
6k

6'/

8k

11

5
6
6/4

Sausages.

. 

Beef.

Tripe.

Bologna  ........................
Liver...............................
Frankfort......................
P o rk ...............................
Blood  ...........................
Tongue  ..........................
6
Head  cheese.................
.  7 00
Extra  Mess...................
Boneless  ...................... ..10  00
Pigs’  Feet.
80
Kits, 15 lbs.....................
.  1  65
k   bbls, 40 lbs................
y2  bbls, 80 lbs............... ..  3  00
75
Kits,  15 lbs.....................
k   bbls, 40 lbs............... ..  I  50
k   bbls, 80 lbs............... ..  2  75
25
P o rk ............................... .. 
Beef  rounds................. .. 
5
7
Beef  middles................
Butterine.
10
Rolls,  dairy...................
9
Solid,  dairy.................
Rolls,  cream ery..........
Solid,  cream ery..........
Canned  Meats
Corned  beef,  2  lb — ..  2 00
. 14  00
Corned  beef,  15  lb .......
Roast  beef,  2  lb ....... ..  2  00
75
Potted  ham.  k s .......
..  1  25
Potted  ham,  k s ----
Deviled ham,  k s — .. 
75
Deviled ham,  k s — ..  1  25
75
Potted  tongue k s —
..  1  25
Potted  tongue  k s  ...

Casings.

F r e s h   M e a t s .

Beef.

C arcass........................ 5  @  7
Fore quarters........-... 4 
5
Hind  quarters............ 6 
8
Loins  No.  3................ 9  @ 10
Ribs............................... 8  @12
5k@   6k
R ounds......................
4  @  5
Chucks...................
Plates  .......................... 3  ®   3 k
Pork.
Dressed........................ 4  @  4Vj
®   7k
L o in s............................
@  6
Shoulders.....  ............
@  7
Leaf L ard.....................
C arcass........................ 5k@   6 k
@10
Easter Lambs..............
4  @ :

Mutton.

O ils.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes 

as follows:
Barrels.
Eocene  ......................
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt
W  W Michigan..........
High Test Headlight.
D., S. Gas.....................
Deo. N ap th a..............
.30
C ylinder.....................
Engine..........................>»
Black, w inter..............
Black, summer............
Eocene.
XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt. 
D. S.  Gas......................

From Tank  Wagon

@11 
@  9 
@ 8k 
@  7k 
@ 9k 
@ 8k 
@38 
@21 
@  9 
@  8k
©  9k
@ ok
@ 7

@1  40 I

© 5k 
@  7

lows:
Hides.
G reen.....................
Part  cured..............
Full Cured..............
D ry ..........................
Kips,  green............
Kips,  cured............
Calfskins,  green...
Calfskins, cured...
Deaconskins  .........
Pelts.
Shearlings.............
L am bs...................
Old  Wool...............

3  @ 4 
@ 4V
4  ©   5
@  4 
@  5 
@  6 
©   6k 
@30

5

10  @  30 
40  @1  00 
40  @  75

Scofield,  Shurmer  &  Teagle 

Barrels.

quote as follows:
Palacine....................   @12
Daisy  White..............  @11
Red Cross, W.  W.........  @9
Water  White Hdlt—   @ 8k
Family  Headlight....  @ 8
N aphtha......................  
©   8k
Stove Gasoline............  @ 9k
Palacine....................   @10
Red Cross W.  W........  @  6k
Gasoline....................   @ 7k

From  Tank  Wagon.

21

Crockery  and

Glassware.

LAMP  BURNERS.

45
No.  0  Sun.............................  
No.  1  Sun............................. 
50
75
No.  2  Sun.............................  
50
Tubular................................. 
65
Security,  No.  1..................... 
Security, No. 2......  
85
 
50
Nutmeg  ...............................  
Arctic....................................  1  15
LAMP  CHIMNEYS—Common.
Per box of 6 doz.

0  Sun.............................  1

 

First  Quality.
0 Sun,  crimp  top,
1  Sun,  crimp  top,
2  Sun,  crimp  top,

wrapped and  labeled__   2  10
wrapped and  labeled__   2  25
wrapped and  labeled__   3  25

No. 
No. 
No. 

XXX  Flint.

No. 
No. 
No. 

0 Sun,  crimp  top,
top,
1  Sun,  crimp 
2 Sun,  crimp 
top,

wrapped and  labeled__   2  55
wrapped and  labeled__ 2  75
wrapped and  labeled__   3  75

CHIMNEYS,
Pearl  Top.

No.  1  Sun,  wrapped  and
No. t   Sun,  wrapped  and
No. 2 Hinge,  wrapped  and 

labeled...............................  3  70
labeled...............................  4  70
labeled..................................4 88

Fire Proof—Plain Top.

No. .1 Sun, plain bulb........   3  40
No. 2 Sun, plain bulb........   4  40

No.  1  ! 

La  Bastie, 
i.  plain  bulb,  per 
1,  plain  bulb,  per

doz
doz  ....................................  1  50
No.  1 Crimp, per doz..........   1  35
No. 2 Crimp, per doz.......... 1  60

Rochester.

No.  1,  Lime  (65c doz)........   3  50
No. 2,  Lime  (70c doz).. 
..  4  00
No. 2, Flint  (80c  doz)........ 4  70

Electric.
Lime  (70c doz) 
Flint  (80c doz).

No. 2 
No. 2

4 00 
4  40

Miscellaneous, 
te r........

Junior,  Rochester.............. 
50
15
Nutmeg  ............................... 
Illum inator  Bases..............  1  00
Barrel  lots, 5 doz...............  
90
7 in.  Porcelain Shades.......  1  00
Case lots,  12  doz................. 
90
Mammoth  Chimneys for  Store 
Lamps.  Doz.  Box 
No. 3 Rochester, lime  1  50  4  20 
No. 3 Rochester,  Hint  1  75  4  80 
No. 3  Pearl 
top,  or
Jewel  glass............  1  85  5 25
No. 2 Globe Ineandes.
lim e..........................  1  75  5  10
No. 2 Globe Ineandes.
f l i n t ........................  2 00  5  85
No. 2 Pearl glass.......  2  10  6 00
Doz.
1  gal tin cans with  spout..  1  60
1 gal galv iron with  spout.  2 00
2 gal galv iron with  spout.  3  25
3 gal galv iron with spout.  4  50 
5 gal  Eureka with spout...  6  50 
5 gal  Eureka with faucet..  7  00
5 gal galv iron A A  W .......  7  50
5 gal Tiltiug cans,  M'n’ch  10 50 
5 gal galv iron  Nacefas__   9 00

OIL  CANS. 

Pump  Cans.

3 gal Home Rule....................... 10 50
5 gal  Home  Rule....................... 12 00
3 gal Goodenough..................... 10 50
5 gal Goodenough..................... 12 00
5 gal  Pirate  King...............   9  50

LANTERNS.

No.  0 T ubular.....................  4  50
No.  1  B  T ubular...............   6 00
No.  13 Tubular Dash.......... 6  00
No. 
1 Tub., glass fount__   7  00
No.  12  Tubular, side lamp. 13  00 
No.  3 Street  Lamp............  3 75

LANTERN GLOBES.
No. 0 Tubular, cases 1  doz.
each, box 10 cents............ 
45
No. 0 Tubular, cases 2  doz.
each, box  15 cents............  
45
No. 0 Tubular,  bbls 5  doz.
each,  bbl 35......................  
40
No. 0  Tubular,  bull’s  eye, 
cases 1  doz.  each............  1  25

LAMP  WICKS.

No. 0 per gross..................... 
24
No.  1 per gross..................... 
36
50
No. 2 per gross..................... 
SO
No. 3 per  gross..................... 
Mammoth per doz.............. 
75
JE L L Y   TUM BLERS—Tin  Top. 
k   Pints, 6 doz  in  box,  per
box  (box  00)  ...................  1  70
k   Pints. 20 doz in  bbl,  per
doz  (bbl  35)......................  
23
k   Pints,  6  doz In  box, per
box  (box  00).....................  1  90
k  Pints, 18 doz  in bbl,  per 
doz  (bbl  35). 
25

 

 

THE  MICHIGAN  TR A DESM A N

Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  brands. 
American  Family,  wrp’d ...3  33
American Family, plain__ 3 27

Thompson A  Chute's Brand.

Candies.
Stick  Candv.

bbl

Fish  and  Oysters

Provisions.

Standard............
Standard  il.  II.. 
Standard Twist. 
Cut  Loaf............
Extra H. H .......
Boston  Cream.

Standard..........
Leader  ............
R oyal...............
Conserves.......
B ro k en ............
K indergarten.. 
French  Cream. 
Valley C ream ..

Mixed Candy.

Fancy—In Bulk.

Lozenges, plain.......
Lozenges,  printed..
Choc.  Drops............
Choc.  Monumentals
Gum  Drops..............
Moss  Drops..............
Sour Drops...............
Im perials.................
Fancy—In  5  lb.
Lemon  Drops..........
Sour  Drops..........
Peppermint  Drops..
Chocolate Drops__
H. M. Choc.  Drops..
Gum  Drops..............•  35
Licorice Drops.........1  IX)
A. B. Licorice Drops
Lozenges,  plain__
Lozenges,  printed..
Im perials.................
Mottoes.....................
Cream  B ar...............
Molasses B a r ..........
Hand Made Creams.  80
Plain  Creams..........   60
Decorated Cream s..
String Rock..............
Burnt Almonds.......1  25
Wintergreen Berries
Caramels.
No. 1 wrapped, 2  lb.
boxes  .....................
No. 1 wrapped, 3  lb.
boxes  .....................
No. 2 wrapped, 2  lb. 
boxes  ...................

Fruits.
Oranges.

Fancy Navels
 

126.......... 
176-200........................ 

 

Fancy  Seedlings

150-176-200 ................. 
250-288 ...................... 
Lemons.
Strictly choice  360s.. 
Strictly choice 300s.. 
Fancy  360s...............  
Extra 360s................. 
Fancy  300s...............  
Extra 300s  ...............  
Bananas.

A  definite  price  is  hard  to 
name, as it varies  according  to 
size  of  bunch  and  quality  of 
fruit.
Medium  bunches... 1  25  @1  50
Large bunches.........175  @2 25

Foreign Dried  Fruits.

14 @
@10

Figs.  Fancy  Layers
20 lbs.....................
Figs, Choice  Layers
101b........................
Figs,  Naturals 
in
bags,  new ..............
Dates, Fards in 10 lb
boxes.....................
Dates,  Fards in 60 lb
cases  .....................
Dates,  Persians,  G.
M. K„ 60 lb cases.. 
Dates,  Sairs  60  lb 
cases  .....................

Nuts.

Almonds, Tarragona..
Almonds, Ivaca..........
Almonds,  California,
soft  shelled..............
Brazils new .................
Filberts  ......................
Walnuts, Gren., new .. 
Walnuts,  Calif No.  1. 
Walnuts,  soft  shelled
C alif..........................
Table Nuts,  fancy__
Table Nuts,  choice... 
Pecans, Texas H. P ... 
Hickory  Nuts per bu.,
O hio..........................
Cocoanuts,  full  sacks
Black W alnuts per bu

Peanuts.

8
.  11
8
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Game
.  16
Cocks........................
.  8k
n  6k Fancy,  H.  P.,  Game
Roasted.....................
.  8
Fancy,  11. P.. Associa-
..  12
tion Roasted............
..  7k
|  Choice, II.  P., Extras.
..  8
1  Choice, H. P„  Extras,
..  14
..  15k '  Roasted 
.................

22

Bicycles

The  Bicycle  and  Street  Cleaning. 

W ritten for the T r a d e sm a n .

Among  the  questions  which  are  de­
manding  consideration,  resulting  from 
the  rapid  increase  in  the  use  of  the b i­
is  that  of  the  proper  care  of 
cycle, 
streets. 
The  conditions  which  have 
hitherto  obtained  seem  to  depend on  the 
hypothesis  that  the  city  streets  are  de­
signed,  primarily, 
if  not  exclusively, 
for  the accommodation of vehicles drawn 
by  horses,  except  the  special  provision 
for  street  cars.  The  standard  of  clean­
liness  established  is  that  to  meet  the re­
quirements  of  animal  traffic,  which  are 
not  exacting.  The  only  other  consider­
ations  are  that  the  poisonous  dust  from 
the  pulverized  tilth  shall  be  confined  by 
moisture  so  that  it  shall  not  bring  dis­
comfort  to  pedestrians  or  intrude  upon 
the  denizens  of  adjacent  buildings  or 
work 
injury  to  the  merchandise  along 
the  wayside,  and  that  the  accumulated 
filth  shall  be  removed  when  the  streets 
have  become  so  much  like  the  slovenly 
stable  yards  to  which  the  horses  are  ac­
customed  as  to  make  excavation  neces­
sary.

From  time 

is  such  that 

immemorial,  the  side­
walks,  with  channels  cleared  along  the 
crossings,  have  served  the  purpose  of 
the  pedestrian—the  rest  belonged  to  the 
horse.  The  advent  of  the  bicycle  has 
changed  this  condition,  but  as  yet  little 
has  been  done to  adapt  the street  to 
its 
new  use.  But  the  urgency  of  the  de­
mand 
in  all  the  larger 
cities  of  the  country  there  is  taking 
place  what  may be  termed  a renaissance 
is  re­
of  street  cleaning.  The  subject 
ceiving  wide  consideration,  and 
inves­
tigations  and  experiments  are  being 
prosecuted  on  an  unprecedented  scale. 
While  the  movement  is  more  backward 
in  smaller  towns,  the  subject  is  gaining 
attention  and  will  soon  be  a 
live  one 
everywhere.

The  bicycle  emphasizes  the  desira­
bility  of  cleanliness  in  streets.  To peo­
ple  of  fastidious  instincts  the  filth-cov­
ered  pavements  have  always  been  an 
abomination;  but  the 
idea  that  there 
might  be  a  remedy  for  the  disgusting 
situation  was  too  remote  for  considera­
In  the  use  of  the  bicycle  there  is 
tion. 
such  an 
intimate  relation  to  the  actual 
filth  that  the  question  is forced  upon  the 
attention  of  every  wheelman ;  and,  now 
that bicycles  already  exceed  in  number 
all  other  vehicles  in  the city streets,  and 
a  few  weeks  will  see  the  number  great­
ly  increased,  a  change  in  the  situation 
cannot be  far  distant.

It  is  still  too early  to  predict  as  to  the 
methods  that  will  be  finally  adopted, 
but  the  requirements  of  the  wheel  will 
not  be  met by  the  wetting-down  system. 
Filth  must  be  removed.  Whether  that 
removal  shall  be  by  mechanical  sweep­
ing  or by  a  system  of  street  flushing 
is 
yet  to be  determined  upon.  From  the 
results  of  the  experiments  tried  in  this 
city  so  far,  the  probabilities  seem  to 
point  to  the  latter  method.  Flushing  a 
street  cleans  it.  Sweeping leaves  a  res­
idue  of  filth  which  must  be  confined  by 
sprinkling.  Sprinkling  and  the  wheel 
are  decidedly  antagonistic.

It  would  seem  that  a  system  of  early 
morning  flushing  of  paved  streets  could 
be  devised  that  would  be  fairly  eco­
nomical  and  that  would  obviate  most  of 
the  need  of  sprinkling. 
If  this  could 
be  done  every  morning,  there  would  be 
little  need  of  sprinkling  for  the  entire 
day.  Thus  the  cost  of  this  brigade  of 
terror to  pedestrians  and  vehicles  might

it 

be  abolished  and  the  cost  applied  to  the 
effectual  removal  of  the  cause  of  their 
necessity.  The  only  demand  for  them 
then  would  be  for  the  purpose  of  cool­
ness  in  intense  hot  weather;  and 
is 
a .’ question  whether  their  room  would 
not prove  more  valuable than  their  com­
pany  for  this  object.

The  advent  of  the bicycle  marked  the 
commencement  of  the  era  of  general 
road 
improvement.  This  will  extend 
to 
include  street  cleaning.  The  ad­
vent  of  the  horseless  vehicle  will  sim­
plify  the  task;  and  not  many  years 
hence  we  shall  look  back  upon  the  filth­
laden  streets  of  the  present  with  wonder 
that  their  condition  could  ever  have 
been  tolerated.

N a t e .

News  of  Gossip  of  Interest  to  Dealer 

and  Rider.

It 

There  will  be  more  tandems  built 
this  year  than  were  put  together  in  the 
last  three  years. 
“ A  bicycle  built  for 
two”   is  a  wheel  that  meets  with  ready 
popularity,  for  several  reasons. 
is 
possible  to  be  more  companionable  on 
a  two-seater.  The  wheelmen  who  ride 
in  pairs  can  converse  along  the  road, 
while  on  single  wheels  this  is  a  difficult 
occupation.  Then,  too,  the  exertion  is 
much  Less.  Two  men  on  a  thirty-five- 
pound  tandem  can  cut  pigeon  wings 
around  cyclists  on  single  wheels,  and 
then  not  half  try.  A  woman  who  is  not 
able  to  guide  the  silent  steed  may be 
escorted  around  the  country  without 
danger  of  a  mishap,  or  at  least  without 
so  much  chance  of 
it  as  though  she 
were  riding  a  single  wheel.

*   *   *

The  dog  is  not  going  to  have  things 
all  his  own  way,  after  all—at  least  not 
in  the  State  of  Massachusetts.  There  is 
a  law  there  which  provides  that  any 
person  may  kill  a  dog  that  suddenly  as­
saults  him  while  he  is  peaceably  walk­
ing  or  riding  without  the 
inclosure  of 
its  owner  or  keeper.  Riding,  as  used 
in  the  statute,  may  not  signify  riding  a 
bicycle,  but  the  courts  would  undoubt­
edly  construe 
it  to  have  that  meaning 
at  the  present  time,  especially  as a  man 
on  a  wheel  is  more  exposed  to  the  at­
tacks  of  dogs  than  a  man  on  a  horse. 
Dogs  are  certainly  a  great  nuisance and 
source  of  danger  on  country  roads,  and 
a  cyclist  would  apparently  be 
justified 
in  resorting  to  almost  any  means  to  de­
fend  himself 
in  case  of  attack,  but  no 
one  would  actually  kill  a  dog  unless 
forced  to  do  so.  To  disable  him  by  the 
use  of  ammonia  or  by  some  other 
method  would  assuredly  be 
justifiable. 

*  *  *

The  manufacturer of  the  modern  bi­
cycle  encounters  one  of  the  most  com­
plex  and  delicate  problems  known  in 
mechanical  engineering. 
The  reason 
is  that  what  scientists  call  “ factor of 
safety”   is  lower  in  the  bicycle  than 
in 
almost  any  other  mechanical  product. 
In  high  pressure  of  guns,  for 
instance, 
the  factor  of  safety  is  even  as  great  as 
twenty,  which  means  that  the  guns  are 
made  twenty  times  as  strong  as 
is 
for  the  strain 
theoretically  necessary 
they  must bear. 
In  ordinary  guns  the 
it 
factor  of  safety  is  twelve,  in  boilers 
is  about  six,  in  bridges  usually 
five, 
in  almost  every  construction  of 
and 
machines 
is  at  least  four.  These 
wide  margins  of  extra  strength  are  con­
sidered  necessary  as  an  offset  to  errors 
in  theoretical  computations  or defects 
in  construction  and  material.  With  the 
lightness  of  construction 
in  bicycles 
this  factor 
is  reduced  to  a  very  small 
margin,  being  as  low  in  some  instances 
as  1.25.  This  being  so,  one  can  read-

it 

THE  M ICHIGAN  TR A D E S M A N

Monarch

King  of  Bicycles

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A s near perfect as the finest equipped  bicycle factory  in  the  world 

can  produce —the acme of bicycle construction. 

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FOUR  STYLES 
$80.
and
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FOUR  STYLES.
$80.
and
$IOO.

If anything cheaper will suit you, the best of  lower-priced  wheels  is  Defiance; 
eight styles for  adults and children, $75, $60, $50, and $40, fully guaranteed.  Send 
for Monarch book.

Lake,  Halsted  and  Fulton  Sts., 

- 

CHICAGO.

Monarch  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.,

GEO.  HIL8ENDEGEN, Agent for Michigan,
ADAMS  i  HART, Agents,

- 

Grand  Rapids.

310  W oodw ard  Ave.,  Detroit.

THE  TALLY-HO  TANDEM

ftade by the only exclusive Tandem Hanufactory in the World.

TANDEM  TRUTHS.

1.  An  expectant  public  Is  just  beginning to  realize  the 
pleasures that come from Tandem riding.
2.  Long wheel base,  excessive  strain  on  the  front  fork, 
clumsy steering, and many other disagreeable features  have 
heretofore  made  Tandems  inconvenient  and  undesirable.
a   The Tally-Ho, the result of careful experimenting, en­
tirely overcomes all these objections.
4.  The Tally-Ho is distinctly a Tandem, and, unlike many 
others, is not constructed of bicycle  parts.

5.  You should write for  further particulars.

TH E  T A L L Y -H O   TA N D EM   CO.

TOLEDO,  O.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

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ily  understand  why  the  makers of  stand­
ard  machines maintain  such  a  rigid sys­
tem  of  inspection.

*  *  *

largely 

One  of  the  most  popular  topics  of 
conversation,  when  a  number  of  people 
begin  to  talk  of  cycling,  is  the  high 
cost  of  wheels  and  thejprobability  of  a 
reduction  in  prices  within  the  near  fu­
ture.  The  favorite  argument 
is  that, 
with  the 
increased  number  of 
bicycle  factories nn  the  country,  and 
new  ones  constantly  springing  up,  an 
over-production  must  result,  and,  fol­
lowing  the  ordinary  laws  of  supply  and 
demand, 
lower  prices  should  ensue. 
Were  there  only  one  grade  of  bicycles, 
such  a  conclusion  would  not  be  far 
wrong,  but  from  the  present  outlook, 
while  there  may  be  an  over-production 
of  cheap  grades,  there  is  a  strong  prob­
ability  that  manufacturers  of high-grade 
machines  will  experience  considerable 
difficulty 
in  supplying  the  demand  for 
some  time  to  come.  There  is  really  no 
reason  for  any  outcry  against  the  price 
of  wheels. 
In  a  wheel,  the  price  of 
which  is  maintained  at $100, the buyer is 
sure  of  obtaining  his  $100  worth,  if  not 
more,  while 
if  he  pays  only  $40,  the 
chances  are  vastly  against  his  getting 
even  $40 worth,  gauging  the  proportion 
ate  value  from  the  $100  wheel.

*  *  *

There  is  something  new  in  chain  ad 
justments.  Riders  who  have  had  oc 
casion  to  tighten  the  chains  on  thei 
bicycles  are  well  aware  that  not a 
little 
skill 
is  required  to  get  the  rear  wheel 
set  exactly  true.  On  some  wheels  there 
is  an  adjusting  screw,  or something cor 
responding  to 
it,  on  each  side;  on 
others  the  adjusting  is  all  done  on  one 
side,  and  then  the  wheel  has  to  be 
“ trued”   with  the  eye  or  by  measuring 
the  distance  between  the  tire  and  th 
rear  sidebars  of  the  frame.  This  has
been  the  general  principle  in  all  wheels 
until  recently.  Now  there  is  a  bicycle 
on  the  market  in  which  the  notches  for 
the  rear  wheel  are  cut  on  the  under sid
of  the  sidebars,  so  that  the  wheel  can­
not  be  moved  forward  on  either  side. 
Thus  it  is  impossible  for  it  to  get  “ out 
of  true.”   The  chain  adjustment  is  pro­
vided  for  in  connection  with  the 
large 
sprocket  wheel,  and  by  a  simple  appa­
ratus  the  chain  can  be  tightened  or 
loosened  much  more  easily  than  is  the 
case  when  it  is  necessary  to  loosen  both 
nuts  on  the  rear axle  and  move  the  at­
tachments  on  one  or  both  sides.

*  *  *

Cyclists  who  think  of  going  to  Can­
ada  will  be  interested  in  the  new  order 
issued  by  the  Customs  Department 
in 
reference  to  tourists’  bicycles,  which 
does  away  with  the  order  previously 
in 
force.  The  order  prescribes  that  per­
sons  bringing  bicycles  into Canada  shall 
deposit  at  the  port  of  entry  an  amount 
equal  to  the  duty  on  the  retail  price  of 
the  machine,  with  a  full  description  of 
the  machine  and  a  statement  of  the 
place  and  date  at  which  the  bicycle 
is 
to  be  taken  out of  the  country.  At  the 
place  and  date  mentioned,  the  amount 
of  the  duty  will  be  refunded,  but  if  re­
port 
is  not  made  at  the  time  named, 
and  if  evidence  of  the exportation of the 
wheel  is  not  furnished  to  the  collector 
at  the port  of  entry  within  fifteen  days 
thereafter,  the  duty  will  be ¿retained. 
Such  a  provision  will  not  encourage  b i­
cycle  tours 
in  the  Dominion,  for  a 
wheelman  is  liable  to  change  his  plans 
at  any  time,  or  circumstances may com­
pel  him  to  cut  his  trip  short,  so  that  he 
may  not  be  able  to  depart  at  the  point 
It  would  seem 
and  time  previously  set. 
that  a 
forth  the 
amount  paid  should  be  sufficient  to 
cause  its  refund  from  the  collector  at 
any  point  where  the  rider  goes  out  of 
Canada.

certificate  setting 

If
You
Are
Looking

For  a  Bicycle  that  has  more 
points of  merit  about  it  than 
any you ever saw  and  with  a 
style  and  finish  that  would 
sell  it  alone,  to  say  nothing 
of  the  fact  that  it  will  pay 
you  to  handle  it,  correspond 
with us about

V

13 Fountain  St.,

Grand  Rapids.

Also agents  for  Sterling;,  Day- 
ton,  Phoenix,  Ben  Hur

Agents  Wanted.

We  have  wheels  from  $40  to  1100.  Cor­
respondence invited.

Are  you  “ in  it”  for  Money?

If  so,  you  should  handle  good,  reliable 
wheels—wheels with a  good  reputation. 
When  you sell a wheel  you want to know 
that  it  is  sold,  and  that  it  will  please 
your customer.  There is no  necessity for 
buying  an  experiment.  A  good  many 
wheels  are  made  this  year  for  the  first 
time and  are therefore experimental.

Here  1$  Our  Line

Every wheel in it has an

ESTABLISHED  REPUTATION!
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March 

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Outing

Envoy  and  Fleetwing 
Featherstones.

Wolverine

Write us for Territory,  Prices, etc.

ADAMS & HART,

Bicycles  and  Sundries—Wholesale  and  Itetail, 

12 W est Bridge St., Grand  Rapids.

The Truth is Mighty 
And  Will  Prevail

We never deceive our friends—anything we  advertise 
to do, we carry  out  to  the  very  letter.  A  false  adver­
tisement  is suicidal and  poor  business  policy. 
It  tears 
down a business,  instead of bunding one up.

Our  offers  are  so  tempting  that  our competitors say 
that they cannot be, and  will  not  be,  carried  out.  Our 
reply is, “Just try  us and  see.”

We  adhere  strictly  to  cash  and  we  are gaining new 
customers  every  week. 
It  is  the  only  true  way  to do 
business,  decidedly  so  at  the  present  time,  with  the 
heavy  depression  that  is  overhanging  the  business  in­
terests of this country like a  hideous nightmare.

Lent is over and we quote in the provision line for this 
week,  Morgan  Short Cut  Pork at S8.90;  Clifton  Family 
Pork  at  $8.90;  Heavy  Mess  Pork  at  $8.90;  Nonpanel 
Short  Cut  Pork  at $8.90;  Sunderland  Short Cut  Pork at 
$8.90 per barrel.

Lard Compound, in 50 pound tubs, 4j£c;  Pure  Lard, in 

We renew last week’s offers on dried fruits.

50 pound tins, 6c.
Sugar  Cured  Hams,  mild  cure,  8*(c;  Bacon, strips, 
7 # c;  Picnic Hams, 6>£c;  Shoulders,  5 j^c;  Briskets, 5Me; 
Dried  Beef, ham sets, gMc.
We offer 225 boxes 2 Cr. L. M.  Raisins at 3c per pound.
We offer 150 boxes 3 Cr.  L. M.  Raisins at 3!4c per  pound.
We quote good Lemons 300's at $1.95 per box.
We quote choice Lemons 300’s at $2.15 per  box.
We quote strictly fancy Lemons 30u's at $2.40 per box.
less collection charges.

Cash  with  order  in current exchange; local checks taken only 

THE JAM ES STEW ART CO.,

(LIMITED)

SA G IN A W ,  MICH.

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G O THA M   GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis— Index  of 

the  Market.

S p ec ia l  C orrespondence.

New  York,  April  4—The 

idiotic 
young  man  who  always  puts  on  a  light 
overcoat  April  1  is  now  admitting  that 
he  made  a  fool  of  himself,  for  a  colder 
spell 
in  early  April  has  seldom  been 
seen.  True,  we  have  no  snow  eight 
is  reported  from  North­
feet  deep,  as 
ern  Ohio,  but  it  is  so  cold  that  there 
is 
no  fun  in  living.  The  weather  has 
its 
influence  on  trade,  too.  Nevertheless, 
none  of  these  things  move  us.  This  is 
the  biggest  town 
in  America  and  of 
course  we  devote  a  great  deal  of  energy 
to  feeding  this  republic.  People  must 
eat  and  grocers  are  here  for  the  purpose 
of  selling  them  food  products.  Dry 
goods  may 
languish,  boots  and  shoes 
grow  dull,  hardware be slack,  but the gay 
and  festive  grocer  has  never  any  reason 
to  complain.  This  week  we  find  a 
spirit  of  general  contentment  hanging 
over  the  jobbing  district  and  dealers 
actually  report  themselves  quite  satis­
fied.

Coffee  is  duller  than  last  week  upon 
the  whole  but  the  dtmand  has  been 
pretty  good  and  stocks  in  the 
interior 
do  not seem  excessive.  Orders  are  quite 
fiequent  by  mail  and  brokers  seem  to 
be  fairly  active. 
It  was  rumored  thal 
European  dealers  had  cabled  an  offer  to 
sell  some  coffee  here  and  a  reply  was 
returned  th?t  this  country  could  send 
the  same  grade  abroad  at  '/2C  less  than 
the  foreign  offer.  The  invoice  value  of 
Rio No.  7  here is 13&C,  it having taken a 
tumble  of  a 
little  fraction.  Amount 
afloat,  449,969 bags,  against 448,425  bags 
last  year.  Mild 
at  the  same  time 
coffees  are  held 
firmly  at  full  former 
rates.

Sugar  hesitates.  Refined has advanced 
i - i6c  since  last  report  and  the Trust  has 
made  some  large  purchases  of  raw  at  no 
advance.  Quite  a  good  many  orders 
come  in  but  mostly  of  small  character 
and  there 
is  no  difficulty  in  meeting 
them  without  delay.  Granulated  is  held 
at  5  3-16c.
There  exists  a  pretty  fair  demand  for 
rice  and  considerable  favoritism  is  be­
ing  shown  at  the  moment  for  foreign, 
especially  Japan,  the  stocks  of  which 
are  now  considerably  dtpleted.  Prices, 
while  not materially  advanced,  are  most 
firmly  adhered  to.

Molasses 

is  meeting  with  about  the 
usual  inquiry.  The  grades  not  up  to 
best  are  neglected,  but  the  fine  sorts 
are  taken  quickly.  Of  course,  trade 
is 
not as  active  as  at  a  later  period  in  the 
year,  but  dealers  are  quite  well  pleased 
and  the outlook  is  for  a  pretty  good  sea­
is  some  new  crop  Porto 
son.  There 
is  selling  within  a 
Rico  here,  which 
range  of  2S@3Sc. 
It  is  very  good,  that 
is,  the better  grades  are.

Syrups  remain  so  nicely  balanced  as 
regards  demand  and  supply  that  the 
tone  of  the  market  varies  scarcely  a 
hair’s  breadth  from  one week to another. 
There  is  certainly  no  great  accumula­
tion  of  the  best  grades  of  sugar  goods 
and  they  bring  prices  which  are  fairly 
remunerative.  Choice  to  fancy,  sugar 
syrups  are  worth  from  i8@26c,  the 
lat- 
ret  being  the  outside  point  reached.

The  spice  market 

is  held  day  after 
day 
in  the  same  condition.  Supplies 
are  fairly  large,  prices  satisfactory  and 
demand  even.  No  'anxiety  seems  to  be 
displayed  either  to  buy  or  sell.

Teas  are  dull  and  listless,  as  usual. 
The* little  spark  of 
vitality  which 
seemed  to  spring  up  last  week  has  been 
extinguished  and  the  market  once  more 
is  asleep.

Canned  goods  are  rather  depressed. 
Reports  of  new  canneries  being  erected 
continue  to  come  in  in  a  plentiful  man­
ner,  and  one  can  scarcely  take  up  a 
country  paper  without  seeing  the  famil­
iar announcement,  together  with a state­
ment  showing  the  enormous  profit  there 
is  in  the  business.  This  latter  point  is 
most  ingeniously  explained,  however, 
issued  by  makers  of 
in  the  catalogue 
canning  machinery. 
It  is  clearly  shown 
that  an  independent  fortune  is  sure  to 
overtake  the  man  who  puts  51,500  into 
the  machinery  they  make—and  this  in a 
very  few  years.  Beware  of  the  state­
ments  of  the  canning  machinery m aker!

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

It 

Butter  is  firm  and  the  demand  is  al­
most  excellent.  Orders  are  from  large 
jobbers,  however,  and  not  for  wants  far 
ahead,  and  if  we  have  some real spring­
like  weather  we  shall  see  a  drop  in  the 
market.  Extra  creamery  is  worth  21c.
Home  trade  in  cheese  is  fairly  satis­
factory  to  dealers.  Stocks  are  decidedly 
low  and  the outlook  is  for  a  good  firm 
market  from  now  on  until  new  goods 
arrive.  There 
is  a_  little  doing  m  an 
export  way  on  a  basis  of  about  6}4c.
Receipts  of  eggs-are much smaller this 
week  and  the  tone  of  the  market  is 
materially 
is  likely  the 
advance  is  owing  to  the  Easter  holiday.
There  are  a  good  many  methods to 
gain  notoriety  here,  but  the  most  orig­
inal  I  have  heard  of is  for  a  man  to buy 
a  box  at  a  theater  and  send  one  of  his 
menials  into a cheaper part  of the house, 
so  that  the 
latter  can  call  attention  to 
his  master’s  presence during  the  acts by 
“ Do 
saying  to  the  man  next  to  him : 
in  the  box? 
you  see  that  gentleman 
That’s  Mr.  Slickun, 
the  celebrated 
lawyer.  Never  heard  of  him?  Why, 
he’s  at  the  top  of  his  profession!”   This 
fake 
is  not 
infrequently  followed  by 
some  fat  fees.

improved. 

Lofty  offices  overlooking  the  build­
ings  and  rivers  are  at  apremium among 
seekers  after  new  quarters. 
In  one 
office  the  windows  have  been  painted 
over  simply  because  the  boss  found  he 
was  catching  the  habit  from  his  clerks 
of  watching  the  ships  instead  of  grind­
ing  away  at  his  desk.  The  marine 
views  to  be  obtained  from the downtown 
structures  are  certainly fascinating,  and 
in  summer  time  they  give  a  fellow  that 
tired  feeling  which  cultivates  a  longing 
for  something  else  besides  the  daily 
routine.

Herrmann  gave  a  private  exhibition 
in  a  club  a  few  nights  ago.  When  he 
had  finished,  the  members  surrounded 
him  and  the  spokesman  stepped  for­
ward. 
In  a  graceful  speech  he  told  the 
magician  how  flattered  and  entertained 
they  had  been,  and  to  commemorate 
the  event  they  bad  decided  to  present 
him  with  a  ring.  Herrmann’s  heart 
fluttered  as  the  speaker  raised  his hand. 
It  came  down  suddenly  on  a  bell  on  a 
small 
table.  Hermann  blushed,  de­
clared  it  was  the  best  trick  he  had  ever 
seen,  and  paid  the bill.

The  small  stores  that  were  opened 
here  two  years  ago 
for  the  sale  of 
aluminum  articles have  grown  into  big 
stores,  and  the  trade  is  increasing every 
day. 
It is  interesting  to  learn  that  nov­
elties  are  being  added  all  the  time  to 
their  stock. 
I  pass  a  couple  of  these 
shops  almost  every afternoon,  and  every 
time  I  inspect  the  show  windows  some­
thing  new  attracts.  When  aluminum 
can  be  soldered  and  when  prices  drop  a 
few  notches,  cooks  will  be  handling 
lighter  kitchen  utensils  and  those  peo­
ple  who  now  carry  bags  filled  with  all 
sorts  of  flasks  and  toilet  articles  will 
tote  lighter  goods.

in  the 

A  detective  in  one  of  the  big  depart­
ment  stores  uptown  said  recently  that 
his  experience  with  women  arrested  for 
shoplifting  was 
invariably  the  same, 
whether  the  woman  was  a  professional 
thief  or  not. 
“ There  is  always a denial 
first,”   he  said,  “ and  that  is immediate­
ly  followed  by  emphatic  threats  of a suit 
for  damages  against  the  firm  unless  the 
woman  be  at  once  released.  This  hap­
pens  generally 
little  room  to 
which  we  take  the  women  after  they 
have  been  positively  detected,  and  it  is 
surprising  to  see  the  pertinacity  with 
which  a  woman  will  stick  to  the  asser­
tion  that  she  is  innocent,  even when  the 
stolen  articles  have  been  taken  away 
from  her.  We  expect  this  naturally 
enough  from  professional  shoplifters, 
but  it  is  surprising  in  the  case  of  wom­
en  who  have  never  been  arrested  be­
fore  and  may  not  be  justly  held  respon­
sible  for  what  they  have  done. 
In  those 
cases  where  we  know  the  woman  is  not 
a  professional  and  is  probably  suffering 
from  some  mental 
irregularity,  she 
would  probably  fare  very  much  better 
after  the  articles  have  been  returned 
if 
she  admitted  her  weakness  and  went 
quietly  home.  But 
it  seems  a  part of 
the  disease—if  it  is  that—to  protest  in­
nocence  and  threaten  revenge,  and none 
of  the  women  ever  omit  that  feature  of 
it.  One  woman,  for  instance,  was  ap­

prehended 
in  the  store  several  times. 
She  was  the  wife  of  a  rich  man  who 
knew  her  peculiarity  and  had  offered  to 
pay  for  whatever  she  took.  She was  al­
ways  followed  and,"stopped  in  order  to 
enable  us  to  tell  what  the  extent  of  her 
thefts  had  been.  Every  time  that  hap­
pened  she  maintained  that 
she  had 
taken  nothing  and  threatened  to  bring  a 
suit  for  damages  against  us.  We  saw 
what  she  had  taken,  sent  the  bill  to  her 
husband,  and  he  paid  it. 
In  another 
case  a  girl  was  arrested  and  a  number 
of  small  articles  were  found  about  her. 
for  some  time 
She had  been  watched 
and  there  was  no  doubt  of  her  guilt. 
If 
she  had  confessed—as  she  was  a  re­
spectable  girl  who  had  never  been  ar­
rested  before—that  might  have  ended 
the  matter.  But  her  employer  engaged 
a  lawyer  and  threatened  us  with  a  suit 
of  $20,000  for  damages.  For  our  own 
protection,  we  bad  to  press  the  case, 
and  the  jury  convicted  the  girl  without 
leaving  their  seats. ”

The  new  woman,  having  had  a  shy 
at  almost  everything  that’s  going  now­
adays,  has  concluded  that  she  wants  to 
be  an  office  boy.  The  other  day  the 
little  owner  of  a  golden  head  popped 
into  an  office  and  surprised  the  man  at 
the  desk  by  asking:  *  Please,  sir,  do 
you  want  an  office  girl?” ’  The  sur­
prised  gentleman 
told  Miss  Golden 
Head  that  there  was  no  vacancy,  and 
then  she  went  on  up  to  the  top  story  of 
the  skyscraper, 
same 
question  to  the  occupants  of  offices  and 
meeting  with  the  same  success.  But 
the  little  new  woman  had  determination 
written  all  over her  rosy  face,  and  be­
fore  she  quits  she’ll  probably 
inaugu­
rate  a  new  era  in  office  boys.
Flour  and  Feed.

repeating 

the 

for 

flour. 

The  market  for  the  past  week  has  not 
been  very  active,  yet  the  demand  is  in­
creasing,  especially 
The 
is  now  quite  general  that  at 
opinion 
present  prices  an 
investment  is  safe. 
The  stock  of  flour continues to  decrease, 
even  more  rapidly  than  wheat,  on  ac­
count  of  the  fact  that  so  many  mills  are 
idle  or  are  running  simply  for  local 
business.

Should  any  serious  foreign  complica­
tions  arise, 
the  price  of  breadstuffs 
would  be  quickly  affected  and  likely  to 
sell  much  higher  within  a  short  time. 
The  city  mills  have  been  running  quite 
steadily  for  the  most  part, 
losing  now 
and  then  a  day  because  of  an  insuffi­
cient  supply  of  wheat  or a  lack  of  ship­
ping  orders.

The  demand  for  feed,  meal  and  mi 11- 
stuffs  has  been  good  and  prices  are  well 
maintained.  The  city  mills  are  well 
sold  ahead  on  millstuffs  for  the  month 
of  April.

W m .  N.  R o w e .

Good  Value.

American,  Central  Park  and  Lodi 

Shirting  Prints,  3 ^   cents  per  yard.

P.  St e k e t e e   &  S o n s.

Satisfied  customers  are  good  advertis­
ers.  Such  are  the  customers  who  use 
Robinson’s  Cider  Vinegar.

n C r * l / > C   HEADACHE............
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...............POWDERS
Pay the Best Profit.  Order from your jobber

DO YOU WANT

A  man  that  will  take  that  extra 
worry or burden  from  you?  One 
who  will  do  it  honestly  ahd  is 
competent to attend to buying and 
knows values in dry goods, cloth­
ing,  millinery;  am  a  worker, if 
you  employ  me  you  will  find  it 
out.  W rite

jPl   X x ffie la ig & m . 
Tradesman Co.

I X E a n  

W A N T S   COLUM N.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

1 * 7 ANTED—PARTNER TO TAKE  HALF  IN- 
V ¥ 
terest in good  dry  goods  business  having 
capital of from $2,000 to  $2,500;  or  will  sell  the 
whole  business  on  good  terms.  Address  Box 
26, LaGrange, Ind. 

(X RAND  OPPORTUNITY  IN  THE  COPPER 
X  Country.  My stock of general merchandise 
for sale.  Reasons  for  selling  made  known  to 
buyer.  Andress  T.  Wills,  Jr.,  Agt.,  Calumet* 
Houghton County,  Mich.__________________ 9 _

8

2

Dr u g   s t o c k   f o r   Sa l e —b e s t   p a y in g

store in Muskegon.  Will sell at  a  bargain, 
I. 

cash or time, at about $1,500 if  sold  at  once. 
F.  Hopkins,  Muskegon,  Mich. 
10
'1X 7 ANTED—STOCK  OF  GENERAL  MER- 
1 V  chand ise or dry goods, groceries, hardware, 
or boots and shoes,  in  exchange  for  city  prop­
erty  or  desirable  farm.  G.  H.  Kirtland,  1151 
South  Division St., Grand Rapids.________ 999

I70R  SALE—A  GOOD  LIVERY  AND TE ED  

barn and a  small  livery  stock  and  a  good 
dray line in one of the  best  towns  of  Northern 
Michigan cheap  for  cash;  or  will exchange  for 
stock of goods.  Address  No.  2,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

PARTNER WANTED—TO TAKE  ONE-HALF 

interest in paying hardware business.  Good 
t>»wn in good farming country.  No competition. 
This is an opportunity  seldom  found.  Address 
for  particulars.  Hardware,  :  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.___________________ 
lAOR  RENT—STORE BUILDING AND  BARN 
JU 
in good trading point  in  center  prosperous 
farming  community.  Only  two  m erchants— 
room  for  more—especially  druggist.  Building 
large  enough  for  hotel  purposes.  Will  ex­
change  property  for  a  farm.  J.  L.  Thomas, 
Cannonsourg, Mich._______________  
/~XOAL  KILNS—THE  LARGE  AMOUNT  OF 
\ J   suitable tim ber in  this  vicinity  offers  extra 
inducements for the location of coal kilns.  Cor­
respondence  solicited.  Address  Box [53,  Alan- 
son,  Mich.______________________________ 993
W HO WANTS THIS?  AN  INTEREST  IN  A 
well-established  wholesale  grocery  house 
for sale to the right man that will take an active 
interest.  Address  Business,  care  Michigan 
996
Tradesman. 

1

5

997

fXOR  SALE—THREE  PAIRS  COUNTER 

scales, one coffee mill, two show cases, four 
tea  chests,  one  spice  cabinet,  one  dried  beef 
cutter, one self-measuring oil pump and siphon, 
two oil  tanks.  Will  sell  cheap  for  cash.  Ad­
dress W, care  Michigan  Tradesman. 
VX7ANTED—1TO  EXCHANGE  GOOD  GRAND 
tv  Rapids estate for  stocks  of  merchandise. 
Address No. 969, care Michigan Tradesman.  969
I70R  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  IN 
IXOR  SALE-STAPLE  AND  FANCY  GRO- 

city of 3,000 inhabitants.  Stock and fixtures 
will inventory about $1,500.  Best location.  Ad­
dress No. 933, Care Michigan Tradesman. 

cery stock, invoicing about $1,400, located in 
live Southern Michigan town of 1,200 inhabitants; 
good trade, nearly all cash.  Reasons for selling, 
other business.  Address No. 907, care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

I70R   SALE—A  FIRST-CLASS  HARDWARE 

1  and implement  business in  thriving  village 
in good farming community.  Address Brown & 
Senler, Grand Rapids,  Mich. 

907

933

881

MISCELLANEOUS.

4

Y o u n g   m a n o f  25 w o u l d   l ik e  a  s it u a -
tion as book-keeper  or  general  office  man. 
Competent  business  man.  Best  of  references. 
Address M, care Michigan Tradesman. 
6
W ANTED—TO  SELL  THE  BEST  PATENT 
in the United States to make money out of. 
Will sell one-half interest  or  all.  Address  Box 
1121, Traverse Ciiy, Mich. 
ANTE D—POSITION  BY YOUNG  MAN  OF 
good habits  and  with  eight  years’ exper­
ience  in  the  grocery  business.  Can  furnish 
good  references.  Address  R,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

WANTED—POSITION  BY  REGISTERED 
pharmacist.  Address No. 7, care Michigan 
Tradesman. 
\X 7A N TED —GRIST MILL, STEAM.  NO MILL 
Vi  nearer than 10 miles.  Center of fine  grain 
raising  country.  Give  right  free  of  charge. 
Ora Gordon, Hopkins Station,'Mich. 
SALESM AN—W A N T E D ,  EXPERIENCED 
IO  salesman  to  sell  our  high-grade  lubricating 
oils and greases.  Liberal and satisfactory terms 
will be made with a competent  man.  Equitable 
Refining Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 
TX7ANTED—AGENTS  TO  CANVASS  FOR 
TV  books;  $6  to  $10  a  week  salary  paid;  no 
commission.  Michigan  Publishing  Co.,  Cor­
unna,  Mich. 

987

998

990

7

3

970

WANTED, BY APRIL 1—A LINE OF GOODS 

for Lower  Michigan  or  Upper  Peninsula; 
last six years in  Upper  Peninsula;  the  highest 
reference to character and ability.  Address No. 
970, care Michigan Tradesman. 

WANTED  TO  CORRESPOND  WITH  SHIP- 
pers of butter and eggs  and  other  season­
able produce.  R.  Hirt, 36 Market street, Detroit.
W ANTED—SEVERAL  MICHIGAN  CEN- 
tral  mileage  books.  Address,  stating 
price, Vindex. care Michigan Tradesman.  869
TX7ANTED—EVERY  DRUGGIST  JUST  COM- 
VV  mencing business,  and  every  one  already 
started, to use our system of poison labels.  What 
has cost you $15 you can now  get  for  $4.  Four­
teen labels do the work of 113.  Tradesman Com 
pany. Grand Rapids.

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