4 ‘7 ee + ——— ame Michigan Tradesman. VOL, © S. G KETCHAM, DEALER IN Lime, HNair,Cement BRICK, SEWER PIPE, TILE, ETC., 14 West Bridge St., GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICH Gook & Bergthold, MANUFACTURERS OF SHOW GASES. Prices Lower than those of any competitor. Write for cata- logue and prices. 67 Canal St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Fehsenfeld & Grammel, (Successors to Steele & Gardner.) Manufacturers of BROOMS! Whisks, Toy Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom Handles, and all Kinds of Broom Materials. 10 and 12 Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids. Have an Electric Bell Full Can be put up by any one in one In your residence. Complete outfit #2.50. instructions. hour. Address PENINSULAR COQO., Grand Rapids. REMPIS & GALLMEYER, FOUNDERS #% General Jobbers and Manufacturers of Settees, Lawn Vases, Roof Crestings, Carriage Steps, Hitching Posts and Stair Steps. 54-56 N. Front St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Best and Cheapest Thorough, Practical and Complete. |The West Michigan | Business University AND NORMAL SCHOOL, McMullen Block, 23 South Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Is the Best Place to obtain a Thorough, Prac- tical and Complete Education. The Best ACTUAL BUSINESS Department in the State. The most thorough and practically conducted Short-Hand and Typewriting Department in the West. Do not fail to write for particulars. A. E. YEREX, Presi-ient. SEEDS! Write for jobbing prices on Mammoth, Medium, Alsyke and Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Red Top, Blue Grass, Field Peas, Beans, Produce and WOOL. C. Ainsworth, 76 So. Division St., Grand Rapids. Semi-Annual Clearance Sal Fine Millinery. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. A Fine Opportunity to Buy Trimmed Hats and Bonnets Cheap. Adams & Co., 90 MONROE ST., OPPOSITE THE MORTON HOUSE. W. C. WILLIAMS. A. SHELEY. A. 8. BROOKS. WILLIAMS, SHELEY & BROOKS FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CO., Wholesale Druggists, AT THE OLD STAND. Corner Bates and Larned Streets, Detroit. For Sale! Or will exchange for city property, saw- mill and about 600 acres of hardwood timber land, situated near Kalkaska. Geo. Metz, 480 Cherry St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ALLEN DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH. Allen Durfee & Co., FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. SEEDS! If in want of Clover or Timothy, Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top, or, in fact, Any Kind of Seed, send or write to the Grand Rapids Seed Store, 71 Canal St, GRAND RAPIDS. W.T. LAMOREAUX. S. A. Morman, WHOLESALE \ | M K, » AKRON, BUFFALO AND LOUISVILLE CEMENTS, Stueco and Hair, Sewer Pipe, Fire Brick and Clay. Write for prices. 69 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS. PETOSKEY, MARBLEHEAD AND OHIO GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1890. LUCK. A Story of Two Young Men. “Do you see that big, new granite building over there, James? That be- longs to David Tannahill.’’ ‘“‘Well, Archy, what of it?’’ ‘Well, ten years ago, he hadn’t a baw- bee to his name.’’ The time was thirty years ago. The speakers were two youths, dressed in the flaring scarlet gowns and square caps which the rules of Glasgow College pre- scribe to her students; and they stood a moment to look admiringly at the huge block of white stone. “Such luck!’ said Archy; ‘‘and I mind him well enough in our village chipping stone. His father was a stone-mason, and David learned his trade with him.’’ ‘© *Tannahill & Co., Importors of In- dian and Turkish Goods,’ ’’ read James. ‘“‘How’s that, then? What’s a stone- mason doing with Decca gauzes and mus- lins from Stamboul, eh?’’ “That’s the story, and I mind the be- ginning of it. It was one summer after- noon, and David was chipping away in his father’s yard at Hamilton. Iand a wheen other boys were sauntering off with our lines to Coila-Linn for trout, when a gig, with a gentleman in it, came dashing through the village. The horse had run away and taken all things its own road. 1 don’t know just how, but David flung down his mallet and caught the beast. The saved man was John Orr, the great Turkey merchant, and he offered David money or schooling, or what he wanted. But David would naught but a chance to learn trading, for he had aye the gift to turn one bawbee into ten; and so John Orr took him back to Glasgow with him. “Up, up, from one desk to another; then to London; then to Constantinople; syne a partner; by and by a son-in-law; last of all, heir of John Orr’s house and land and business. It’s like a page out of the ‘Thousand and One Nights.’ A fellow had better be born lucky than rich. There were plenty of young men in Hamilton you’d have picked out for Fortune before David Tannahill; but it was just his luck.’’ ‘“‘Luck! I don’t know that. David must have been clever, industrious, honest and agreeable, or his chance would have done him small good. He had the qualities that turn opportunity into gain, ’m thinking, or he would have been chipping stone in Hamilton yet.’’ ‘“‘Nonsense, James! It’s all luck. David Tannahill is that fortunate, that, if you flung him into the Clyde, he’d come up with a fish in his hand.”’ “Luck is an unlucky word, Archy, to be aye on aman’s lips; and I’ve heard say that luck follows them who look for it. One proverb is as good as another, you know, until you try them both.”’ Here the young men were joined by some more scarlet gowns and square caps, and the conversation drifted at once into the approaching examinations, and the prospect of degrees. Probably neither Archy nor James thought again of Tanna- hill & Co. It was one of those incidents so often dropped into life, which seems at the time an intruder, and only comes to find its connecting link years after- ward. James took high honors and then went for a pedestrian tour among the Chevoit Hills. He wanted recreation and he wanted solitude to consider what road he should now take. He came home deter- mined to be a trader, and to accept the first good opportunity that offered, no matter whether the trading was to be in leather, sewed muslins, or Dunlop cheeses. “That is what I have made up my mind to, father,’’ he said, very decidedly. “Then I needna show you a letter fra Doctor Wilson o’ Edinboro? Itcam’a | i | NO. 356. _ week syne; he was vera proud o’ the | stan’ ye took i’ your classes, an’ he just offers to gie ye his ain profession. But if ye think it good to be a merchant, ye dinna want to be a doctor.’’ “Good is good, father, but better car- ries the day; and I’m for taking Dr. Wilson’s offer.’’ ‘“That’s the way laddies ‘mak’ up their minds,’ but there’s naething to prevent ye changing—only ye’ll tak’ notice that changing an’ bettering dinna follow by ony natural law.’’ However, James insisted that a road ready-made was better than one to make, and the next week saw him studying medicine and surgery with the very same enthusiasm with which he had studied David and Homer and Horace. Perhaps all the more intelligently, indeed, for this very reason; for that ‘‘specialty’’ is the most complete that draws depth and breadth and light from every source un- der heaven. About five years afterward, Dr. Wilson looked into James’ little office in the Canongate and said: ‘James, how old are you?”’ “Tam twenty-six, or thereabouts.’’ ‘“‘And how much are you making?”’ ‘Perhaps two hundred pounds a year, Doctor.’’ “Does that and your future chances here satisfy you ?’’ **As long as I can see nothing better to be had.”’ “J thought so. The Seventh High- landers sail for India next week, and their colonel and I are kin by our wives. He asked me to-day about a doctor for the post. What do you think of it?’’ “The climate is very trying.’’ ‘**Nothing but alternate doses of tropies and poles could ‘try’ you, James.’’ ‘“‘And the salary? It isn’t much, I dare say.’’ “Only double what you are making; but, then, there is the local practice, and a native court besides. The king’s household is somewhere in the neighbor- hood of six hundred people. I should think, altogether, that it was better than a street or two in Edinburgh.”’ “A prudent man could find chances, too, to trade or speculate a little, Doctor: there is a prejudice against physicians doing that kind of thing here.”’ ‘““Very properly; but that is a thing by itself, James; the main question you'll give me an answer to to-morrow.”’ “No need to wait, Doctor; I accept. I’ll never say ‘No’ to the good that comes to me. When do we sail ?”’ ‘Next Wednesday, by the Indra, from the Broomilaw, Glasgow.”’ So next Wednesday morning, Doctor James Laing, of the Seventh Highlanders, was waiting at the Broomilaw for the tender that was to carry him and the troops down the river to the open frith, where the Indra lay waiting for them. He was a little early, and as it was rain- ing, he satin the ‘‘noddy’’? smoking and speculating about the hurrying crowds. Presently a figure passed that he knew, and he bailedit. It was his old friend and classmate, Archy Maxwell. ‘“‘What are you doing here, James ?”’ Perfection Scale. The Latest Improved and Best. ——————— Dues Not Require Down Weight Will Soon Save Its Cost on any Counter. For sale by leading wholesale grocers. 2 _THE MICHIG4s) pee ‘“‘Waiting for the tender. I sail in the Indra.”’ “Oh, that’s your next move, is it? When will you be back ?’’ “I cannot tell. I shall work up this event to the best of my power. When the next comes, I shall be ready for it. What are you doing ?’’ “With Reid & Thom—their shipping clerk—beastly business—but there’s a bit of good luck waiting for me, if lL could make up my mind to take it.’’ “What do you mean ?”’ ‘“T mean Robina Baird—she has ten thousand pounds and that nice little place at Ewington.’’ “But I thought you loved that sweet Jenny Burnside ever since you and she played ‘tag’ together ?’’ “Jenny’s poor. > — The Honest Boy. A gentleman from the country placed | his son with adry goods merchant in—— For a time all went on well. At street. | length, a lady came to the store to pur- |chase a silk dress, and the young man The second was the tact, prudence | waited upon her. The price demanded was agreed to and he proceeded to fold the goods. He discovered, before he had finished, a flaw in the silk, and pointing it out to the lady, said, ‘‘Madam, I deem it my duty to tell you there is a fracture in the silk.”’ Of course, she did not take it. The merchant overheard the remark and immediately wrote to the father of the young man to come and take him home; ‘‘for,’’ said he, ‘the will never make a merchant.’ The father, who had ever reposed con- fidence in his son, was much grieved, and hastened to the city to be informed of his deficiencies. ‘‘Why will he not make a merchant?”’ asked he. *‘Beeause he has no tact,’’ was the answer. ‘Only a day or two ago he told a lady, voluntarily, who was buying silk of him, that the goods were damaged, and I lost the bargain. Purchasers must look out for themselves. If they cannot discover flaws, it would be foolishness of me to tell them of their existence.”’ ‘“‘And is that all the fault?’ asked the parent. ‘“Yes,’’ answered the merchant, ‘‘he is very well in other respects.”’ “Then I love my son better than ever; and 1 thank you for telling me of the |matter; 1 would not have him another | day in your sture for the world!’’ Katon, kyon & Go,, Fishing Tackle, Base Ballsand Supplies, Croquet, Hammocks, Lawn Tennis, Ete. State Agents for A. J. Reoch & Co.’s Sporting Goods. Send for Calalogue. EATON, LYON & CO., 80 & 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids How to Keep a Store. By Samuel H. Terry. A book of 400 pages written from the experience and observation of an old merchant. It treats of Selection of Busi ness, Location, Buying, Selling, Credit, Adver- tising, Account Keeping, Partnerships, etc. Of great interest to every one in trade. 0 THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. Wall Paper and Window Shades, House and Store Shades Made to Order. NELSON BROS. & CO., 68 =MONROE STREET. I, M. CLARK & SON,, Importers and Jobbers of Fing Havana, Key West and Domestic CIGARS! Sole Agents for V. Martinez Ybor & Co., ‘‘El Principe de Gales’’ Factory, Key West; Baltz, Clymer & Co.’s ‘‘El. Mereto’’ and ‘‘Henry Clay’”’ brands; Celestino Palacio & Co.’s ‘‘La Rosa’’ (full line); Seiden- berg & Co.’s ‘‘Figaro’’ and ‘‘Knapsack.”’ We want your trade on Havana and Key West goods and are prepared to give you satisfaction in every instance. I. M. CLARK & SON. PEHEREINS & HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. Fine Frosting Sugar. For Fine Frosting and Pastry this Sugar has no equal, and only has to be used to be appreciated. ing. | With it there is no trouble in making Nice, Soft, Smooth frost- No eggs, beating or cooking required; simply mix the sugar with a little water or milk to the proper consistency, flavor to taste and spread upon the cake with a thin knife. You can also use, in place of milk or water, Orange, Lemon or Pineapple juice, or the Syrup from any kind of Canned Fruit or Berries with most excellent results. Sold by all Grocers. Warranted Pure, and manufactured by PUTNAM CANDY CO., Grand Rapids, Mich, ee oa i —"s Se ad “Se i a THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN: : SUNSTROKE. Some Practical Rules for Its Avoidance and Relief. It is the easiest thing in the world to avoid sunstroke or heat prostration dur- ing the warm, humid days, if you will only exercise a little care and judgment and observe a few very simple rules. In the first place wear the very lightest flannels and the airest clothing in your wardrobe, and don’t be ina hurry. Per- sons of an excitable temperament are more liable to sunstroke than those of a more phlegmatic disposition. So it is with those who have heart trouble, and it is well for them to bear in mind that it is exceedingly dangerous for them to| be affected by the heat. Sunstroke | causes a change in the blood by robbing | it of its power to take up oxygen, which, as everybody knows, is the very essential of life. Soon the blood becomes satur- ated with carbonic acid, and unless this is quickly removed, death must ensue. With the heart function already inter- fered with, no matter how slightly, heat stroke, as it is more properly designated, becomes a very serious matter. The same is soin the case of stout people, who, as arule, are more liable to suffer from the heat than others. ‘Some care should be exercised in the character and quantity of food and drink taken. It is not by any means necessary to change one’s mode of living, but at the same time heavy, heat-giving articles of food, small quantities at frequent intervals. This is about all that can be done in the first stage of prostration, and it will gen- erally suffice, for by this time the doctor willbeon hand to take care of thesee- F'PUits, Seeds, Oysters ; Produce. All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty. o> If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be pleased to hear from you. MOSELEY BROS. —WHOLESALE—— The Enemy of Trusts. From the New York Shipping List. Notwithstanding the hostility of public sentiment, the expense and annoyance ; of hostile litigation with adverse de- 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., - - cisions from the highest appellate courts, the persistent efforts of State and na- tional legislatures to pass hostile and | prohibitory laws, and opposition on every | hand, Trusts have continued to flourish— | GRAND RAPIDS cc fF APY 4 CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN | yea, even to increase in number. Almost | j s s a from its organization the Sugar Trust has | been engaged in a hand-to-hand conflict | orel nN an omes 1C Tul S. with those who have sought its destruc- tion; a legislative committee tried to 9 Ne. IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. investigate it, three courts in this State, | Mr. C. N. Rapp was for two years partner and general manager of Geo. E. ine j 2 , F f 2a1s ave | if a including = _ me — = nh Howes & Co. and for the past year has been the senior partner and general manager gan a oo | of the Grand Rapids Fruit and Produce Co. Congress has passed a general anti-trust | law, and labor organizations have boy- | cotted its product, and yet the Sugar| ¢ ih A BROWN ' i 5 Wholesale dealer in Foreign, Tropical and Domestic Trust sails calmly along, apparently un-| disturbed by any of these things, paying | regularly a 10 per cent. dividend, and | actively engaged in the refining of sugar. The Cotton Oil Trust met with the same hostility and ran up against a | similar decision by the courts of Louisi- ana, but it quietly changed its dress, took off its trust coat and put on a New| Jersey corporate garment and_ pro- that take along time to digest, if not! eeeded on its way rejoicing. The Chi-| —— —— = least hse oe | cago Gas Trust has been dissolved by the eS = eS. nis certainly | eourts and placed in the hands of a re- does not inflict a hardship upon anybody, cate cae it is very much alive i and, for in nine cases out of ten the craving | although nominally dead, has recently oo —— —_ articles of food is | paid a dividend and appears to be pur- Guus desases yet ne perry tne At | suing the even tenor of its way. In the s y because the syste es er ee, au pA Ea eakis hee. ii decd, Geavt ont 6 Chait | very face of these proceedings Trusts 1 Tae x ae . have continued to multiply, and during mas dinner ~ the Fourth of July. Much | the past twelve months it would seem as oe and hires ag = 7 by | though the trust principle had been earning to drink slowly. As the skin is | prought into operation in almost every apt to act freely, it is necessary to keep | pranch of human activity, conspicuous Frvjits and Seeds, Direct Receivers of California Oranges=— ——_AND— | | | HEADQUARTERS FOR BANANAS. —Messina Lemons, When in want of large lots of California Oranges, we are prepared to make you the body supplied with liquid. Most} people are possessed of the erroneous idea that the sensation of thirst is located somewhere in the stomach, and hence it is that they keep on drinking until they can hold no more. The work of throw- ing off this large quantity of liquid falls upon the skin and other glands, which are apt to become paralyzed in their action as soon as the slightest tendency to heat prostration manifests itself. Bear in mind that thirst is located in the throat, directly behind the tongue. This can be demonstrated by anybody who will go to the trouble of sipping a glass of water in- stead of gulping it down. In this way it will soon become apparent that halfaglass of water will as effectually quench thirst | as half a dozen glasses, and, what is more, without producing that sensation of full- ness which is so annoying on a warm day. Once having learned how to drink ju- diciously, half the danger from heat prostration is overcome. Cooling drinks should be freely partaken of in the way above indicated, but bear in mind that suddenly chilling the blood with very cold, iced fluids is an extremely hazard- ous proceeding. Have the water and other drinks moderately cold, and, be- sides being safer to take, they also be- come more palatable. By paying but trifling attention to these rules, sleep on a warm night becomes natural, and this alone is half the safeguard against heat prostration, for there is nothing so in- vigorating and refreshing as a good night’s rest. Now, a word about how to assist a person who has been prostrated by the heat when a doctor is not near at hand. The very first thing to do is to) remove the sufferer to a shady spot and loosen all the clothing. To get rid of the carbonic acid in the blood, keep the | limbs in motion, not violently, and thus | induce freer respiration. A tendency, | however slight, to returning conscious- | ness is always a hopeful sign, for it indi- cates that the brain is receiving a supply | of healthy blood. Apply cold cloths to the head and along the back of the neck. Sometimes, when the patient’s hair is very thick, it is well to shave off part of it and place the cloths directly in contact | with the scalp. If the feet are cold, apply hot bricks and administer stim- ulants, such as brandy and water, in ideveloped and _ fixed, and in forty-five /nies, delivers a frame when one cvin is | |secret, and it is largely owing to their | low prices from fresh cars. 16 and 18 North Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. send for Price List, Issued Weekly among which have been the formation of the School Book and Ice Trusts, and lastly, in order that even a man’s dead carcass may be brought under contribu- : tion to this ubiquitous monster, there is i} ! ) d ge Bertse | ' ‘) a Coffin Trust. In view of this condi- 3 9 tions of affairs it is at least consoling to read the opinion of a recognized author-/ Hop warm weather we would call attention ity upon all questions of economic science. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, ofthe trade to our in an address recently delivered before . . the Phi Beta Kapa Society of Dartmouth line of walki ng College, said : 4 “The products of the world cannot be shoes at popular cornered. No trust, no corporation, no prices. We carry eombination can resist the competition i a line of russet SS ES and black,in turn people with the utmost product at the re / ce Pewost charge consistent with doing the} and M. S., tips and plain, opera and common work: while out of this greater abun- d : it . ti dance and wider distribution each indi- sense toes, an invite Inspec 10N. It is therefore competition rather than the courts or the legislatures that will | eventually use up and finish the trust, the only difficulty being that the opera- of capital with capital, or labor with labor, or State with State, or of nation with nation in their efforts to furnish all vidual gains more than he had before, : and _— — pate a the correlative We also solicit your fall order for Boston and Bay State rubber goods, and res ) ow cost of production.’ : : om cones a6 5 - er . guarantee prices and terms as low as any house selling the same brand. 12, 14 AND 16 PEARL ST., : 7 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 'tion of this force is so slow that the | . | publie become restive under the robbery | R to which it is meanwhile subjected. e e9 ———___—<>-2<—_— A curious development of the ‘‘nickel (or penny) in the slot machine’’ has ap- peared in England. It is proposed to erect automatic photographing machines, corresponding in a general way to the other machines of this class for weigh- ing, selling candy, ete., with whieh the public is now familiar. In the photo- graphic machines a penny is placed ina slot, the person stands in front of a lens for about five seconds, being notified by the ringing of a bell when to cease | posing. By the mechanism the plate is | Gracker Manufacturers, 37, 39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. We Manufacture Everything in the line of Candy Correspondence solic- ited and prices quot- ed with pleasure. Write us. seconds the photo is passed out to the purehaser. “A second slot, for half-pen- | dropped intoit. It is claimed that the | profit on each photograph is over one | half-penny. The chemicals used are a| low cost that the figures given can ”) realized. eseninneie asst eae aS cae RS IN AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. Mec Brides—L. A. Boice & Co. L. A. Boice in genera! trade. Avondale—E. J. Terrill has sold his general stock to W. D. Welch. Caro—-Wm. H. Sprague succeeds W. A. Rowley in the harness business. Alpena—Chas. A. McGregor succeeds Creighton & McGregor in the boot and succeed shoe business. West Bay City—Lambert & McDonell are succeeded in the hardware business by Lambert & Weir. Kent City—R. McKinnon will remove his general stock to Hopkins, where he will conduct a P. of L. store. Hastings — Blinston & Son Townsend, Blinston & Son in the agri- succeed cultural implement business. Muskegon—A. M. Barden has opened a ry store on Clay avenue. Andrew Wierengo furnished the stock. Saranac—L. M. Lester has rented the Hunter, stock of dry goods. groce store recently occupied by L. C. and will fill it witha He intends to occupy it, if possible, this week. Otisco—Burglars drilled two holes in the safe of W. H. Hanks on the night of the 5th, but did not succeed in getting it open. Some goods were taken from the stock Wayland—John C. Yeakey has pur- chased the interest of Mr. Tishhouse in the firm of Pallett & Tishhouse, meat dealers. The new firm will be known as Yeakey & Pallett. Saginaw—E. H. may secon remove to Chicago and aban- don active lumbering for a responsible position with a large banking establish- ment in the Garden City. Charlevoix—Marion Black has formed a copartnership with Douglass & Boughey, the Traverse City agricultural implement dealers, under the style of Marion Black & Co., and will engage in the implement business. Sunfield—Lamont M. Knapp and Homer M. Knapp have formed a copartnership under the style of Knapp Bros. and pur- chased the general stock of their father, Henry Knapp. The latter will continue in charge of the drug department. Walkerville—L. E. of the hardware firm of Felter & Johnson, dis- appeared on the 6th and his whereabouts Pearson, it is said, Johnson, is unknown. Domestic difficulties led to the separation. The business will be continued by the remaining partner, Gus. Felter. Plainwell — Chamberlain Bros., who conduct a grocery and bakery business here anda grocery and hardware bus- iness at Mackinaw City, will shortly dis- partnership, one partner contin- uing here and the other at Mackinaw City. The firm commenced business and at Mackinaw City in solve here in 1869 1882. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Eaton Rapids—J. E. Selby has engaged in the manufacture of steam fruit dryers. Mancelona — Foote & Co. succeed Libarker & Co. as proprietors of the Mancelona Cigar Co, Copemish—The Babcock hoop factory is now in full operation, turning out 30,000 hoops per day. Sault Ste. Marie—J. R. chased the interest of E. M. Ruggles in the brick business of E. M. Ruggles &| Co. and will continue under the style of | the Ryan Brick Co. tyan has pur-| Detroit—The Wolverine Manufactur-| ‘ing Co. has increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $25,000. Muskegon—The Muskegon Wagon Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $200,000, of which $20,000 is paid in. Stantop—C. T. Cadwell and Frank Coon have formed a copartnership to handle lumber and shingles on commis- sion. Hilisdale—H. T. Buchanan succeeds W. T. Buchanan & Son in the manu- facture of milk safes, screen doors and fanning mills. Mt. Pleasant—The Mt. Pleasant Man- ufacturing & Lumber Co. has finished sawing for the present. The mill has cut 2,000,000 feet. Albion—Parmelee & Sons are succeed- ed by F. R. Parmelee & Co. in the lum- ber business, C. F. Parmelee retiring and F. R. taking his place. Niles—Niles is to have a new excelsior factory, the city council having sold the Andrews building for $6,000 to Enoch Bowling, of Detroit, for that purpose. Ludington—The Danahers have re- cently been making some investments in timber on the Pacific Coast, and have put in $50,000 as an experiment, and will probably follow it up ata future date. Muskegon—The Beedle & Kelly Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $100,000, of which $10,000 is paid in. The corporation will manufacture agri-| cultural implements here and at Troy, | Ohio. Detroit—The Detroit Plumbers’ Sup- | ply Co. has been organized with $20,000 | capital. Stephen A. Griggs, S. W. Way-| son, John Williamson, David T. Rodger | and Sarah A. Cooley, of Jackson, are the | stockholders. Lansing—The Lansing Lumber Co. put in 6,000,000 feet of white pine logs at its mills in Clare county last winter and is also putting in logs by rail. The company will cut 15,000,000 feet this season, and 40,000 shingles per day. Manistee—Thos. Friant informs THE TRADESMAN correspondent that White & Friant will transfer their interests to the Pacific Coast, where they have large holdings of timber, as soon as their mills cut their timber tributary to this point. Saginaw—The West Side Lumber Co. is cutting logs from Georgian Bay, owned by R. G. Peters and others. The logs were rafted here from Georgian Bay, and will average about four and one-half to the thousand. It is classed as $20 stock, log run. Detroit—The Anderson Manufacturing Co. has been incorporated to manufacture and sell chemicals, chemists’ supplies, ete. The capital stock is $25,000, of which $7,000 is paid in, the stock being held by E. S. Anderson, Byram C. Rob- bins and George Watson. Detroit—The Montana Mining and Re- duction Co. has been incorporated, with $250,000 capital. The company will operate mines in Madison, Montana and elsewhere. W. M. Lillibridge is the only Detroit stockholder, the balance of the stock being held in Cleveland and Mil- waukee. Rogers City—Rogers City has voted $10,000 bonds to aid in the construction of the Potts railroad from Montmorency _county to Lake Huron, and hopes at no distant day to be out of the woods. The road will traverse, it is said, the finest hardwood fract in the State. There is also a large quantity of hemlock in |was then the firm name. ‘Presque Isle county, and the manufac- ture of hemlock bie has already | begun. West Bay City—It is said the mill of H. W. Sage & Co. has a stock sufficient for only two or three years more, unless it is reinforced by logs from Canada. This mill was built in 1864, and began running in May, 1865. Sage & McGraw In 1868 Mr. Sage purchased the interest of the late John McGraw, and the firm has since been known as H. W. Sage & Co., it being composed of H. W. Sage, his sons, W. H. and Dean Sage, the latter having charge of the lumber yards at Albany. The mil! cuts about 30,000,000 feet a year. He Made the Teller ‘‘Come to Time.” The autocratic paying teller of a cer- tain city bank had an unpleasant ex- perience one day last week. A tall young man with whiskers trimmed as though | they had been laid out by a landscape gardener hurried up to the window and presented a check for $250. **Please let me have it in—’’ he began. ‘““Mind your own business,’’ snapped the red-headed autocrat within. ‘I'll give you what is convenient.’’ The tall young man followed this ad- vice, took the money handed him and started away. In a moment he returned. “You’ve made a mistake,’’ he said, mildly. ‘“‘Not responsible for any mistakes after leaving the window,’’ responded the paying teller, sharply. “But you—”’ ‘“‘We make no corrections; move on.”’ “Oh, very well,’’ said the tall young |}man, cheerfully, waving a bill at the | grating, ‘‘I was only going to tell you you had given me $50 tco much, but I can stand it if you can,’’ he added as he turned away. The change that came over the red- headed teller was extraordinary. ‘*Hey, there, hold on,’’ he called “Mind your own business. I shall suit my own convenience.’’ “But wait a moment,”’ called the teller, growing more and more agitated, as he! | hastily unlocked the window and thrust} > | out his head. ‘Don’t grow excited,’’ responded the overpaid young man, soothingly, ‘‘we never make corrections after leaving the | window.”’ “Oh, don’t mind that; come back here,’? pleaded the head from the win- dow, beseechingly. By this time the dialogue was attract- ing attention, and the tall young man stepped up to the teller and_ said, sharply : “IT have come to you again and again with checks to be cashed for the firm, and you are always grumpy, ungentlemanly and disobliging. To-day you thought you had underpaid me, and you were going to let me suffer. Instead of that, you gave me $50 too much, and I have got you just where I want you. If you will apologize for your meanness and agree to be pleasant and obliging here- after, you can have the $50 back, but un- der no other condition.’’ Those who listened did not hear what the paying teller answered, but his meek tone and the return of the $50 bill told a sufficiently plain story. ne Rich Without Money. Many a man is rich without money. Thousands of men with nothing in their pockets, and thousands without even a pocket, are rich. A man born with a good, sound constitution, a good stomach, a good heart, and good limbs and a pretty good headpiece, is rich. Good bones are better than gold; tough muscles than silver; and nerves that flash fire and carry energy to every function are better than houses and land. It is better than a landed estate to have the right kind of afather and mother. Good breeds and | bad breeds exist among men as really as among herds and horses. Education may do much to check evil tendencies or to develop good ones; but it is a great thing to inherit the right proportion of faculties to start with. The man is rich who has a good disposition, who is nat- settee © kind, patient, halal hopeful, and who has a flavor of wit and fun in his composition. The hardest thing to get on within this life is a man’s own self. +4 The Zerwes Failure at Muskegon. Jacob Zerwes, the Muskegon tebacco- nist, made an assignment last week to Ernest Eimer. The assets are estimated at $2,242.35. The liabilities are $2,162.18, divided among the following creditors in the amounts named: Alex Rodgers, Jr., aa. ic leees bees #940 .00 Cavan & Os.......... Loveenpau 31.00 a. a, eae ....... essay ewas 14.50 Daniel Scotten & ee Detroit cetceen cereue 99.92 ee sie wee 35.52 Rothchild & pucecden, Chicago cee ee 165 85 me eee Oe ee nce eee 150.00 PF. ¥. Adams & Co., Mitwaukee....... .... 289.44 Hochstein & Engichardt “ ._.....-..... 140.35 Julian Hinsberg, Philadelphia........ 195.65 SUUEinnnsatttnaciltiaeac ne Good Words Unsolicited. A. D. Farling, grist mill, Millbrook: ‘Could not run my mill without THe TRapESMAN.” >< — VISITING BUYERS. John Crispe, — ell oe ngton & North, Trent EE Rice, Croto W H Hicks, Morley GM Hartwell, Cannonsburg X VJ Whitney, - A E Smith, Cadillec Eli Runnels, ‘Corning EA Ferguson, Middleville D O Watson, Coopersville E 8 Botsford, Dorr Rockafellow Merc Co, C8 Keifer, Dutton Carson City Sullivan Lum Co., Sullivan Geo A Sage, Rockford Albert Retan, St Johns EE Hewitt, Rockford Edson Roberts, Sparta W G Tefft, Rockford Neal McMillan, Rockford John Gunstra, Lamont Hessler Bros., Rockford Gilbert B W A Swarts&Son,Fennville § T McLellan, Denison HS Baron, ForestGrove Gooding & Son, Gooding R G Beckwith, Bradley WS Clark, Holton AJ White, Bass River Alex Denton, Howard City DeKruif, Boone & Baca E Z —— Hastings eeland Col & Chapel, Ada CK Hoyt & Co, shoei Dev oist Bros., Alba FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one centa word for each subsequent insertion. No adve ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES, = er FOR $1,506; ONE OF THE BEST PER- S4 500 kins shingle mills in the State; ample | power for two machines; nearly new, complete in every respect, no old trap; also complete wood outfit if desired. John N. Ehle, Colby, Montcalm Co., —" Q MALL STOCK OF DRUGS FOR SALE CHEAP. AD: » dress No. 63, care Michigan Tradesman. OR SALE—OR TRADE FOR STOCK OF GROCERIES or beots and shoes, five acres of land; good house; good farm; good well; all kinds of fruit trees; high state of cultivation; good location. Address T. Maisey, Millington, Mich. 64 OR SALE — OLD-ESTABLISHED GROCERY BUSI- ness at Kalamazoo; clean stock; good location and low rent; reason for selling, owner engaged in other business; a rare chance and nota large invest ment. Address No. 60, care Michigan Tradesman. 60 “ROCERY STOCK—IN THE LIVELY VILLAGE OF Chelsea, a stock of groceries and fixtures; a paper takes all my time; $800 required. Wm. Emmert, Sacksos, Mich. 57 OR SALE—STOCK OF GROCERIES AND FIXTURES, splendid location; good reasons for selling. For particulars, address No. 58, care Tradesman. 58 | Ce SALE—STO°CK OF HARDWARE FOR CASH; business established 20 years. Address Lock box 368, Charlotte, Mich. 54 Q PLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO RENT STORE—RARE \O chance for opening a successful business in inaw, east side; handsome store, 256x117; building three stories; splendid location on center of principal busi- oly street in city. Max Havenrich, Saginaw, E. 8. 55 ,,0OR SALE—TWO WHEELS, UPRIGHT AND PRESS, used in manufacture of excelsior, for sale cheap. center & Zuist, 216 Elizabeth St.,Grand Rapids. 651 OR SALE—AT A GREAT BARGAIN, A FIRST-CLASS water power, fully developed, with ten acres of land; good house, barn and other out buil . wor particulars, address E. B. Martin, Reed City, Mich. 50 a a, FOR SALE—DOING GOOD oe ness; to a practical mana good chance. W. H. Davis, Elk ‘Rapids, Mich. ANTED—I HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY FOR A general or grocery stock; must be cheap. - dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman. rT SALE—STORE, DRUG STOCK AND FIXTURES including postoffice fixtures, for sale on easy terms, owing to ill health; only drug store in town, situated in center of fine fruit section, Address Dr. 8. J. Koon, Lisbon, Mich. 4 SITUATIONS WANTED. a WANTED—BY A YOUNG MAN AS BOOK- keeper or clerk in general store; best of refer- ences; state wages. Address S. H. W., Bo mont, Mich. MISCELLANEOUS. A JOB OF CONTRACT SAWING FOR SOME RE- sponsible party; Michigan — Address Holley & Builen, North Aurelius, Mich A THE PASS BOOK AND SUBSTITUTE THE adesman Coupon, which is now in use by over 5,000 Michigan merchants—all of whom are warm in praise of its effectiveness. Send for sample order, which will be sent prepaid on soins of $1. The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. auras OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE a aera. to ae ee a any ed a will w ‘or them e Su u Boo \. Albany, N. Y. age Bea” x 354, Fre — THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5 GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Chas. G. McIntyre is arranging to open a grocery store at the corner of East Bridge and Brainard streets. Gleason & Duffy have engaged in the grocery business at Lake City. The Ol- ney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. has sold the Eseott drug stock, at 75 Canal street, to Wm. H. Tibbs, who will con- tinue the business. C. N. Rapp, whocame to Grand Rapids three years ago and engaged in business under the style of Geo. E. Howes & Co. and for the past year has been the man- aging partner of the Grand Rapids Fruit and Produce Co., has engaged in business on his own account at 9 North Ionia street under the style of C. N. Rapp & Co. G. A. Watts and F. D. Watts, late of Seranton, Pa., have formed a copartner- ship under the style of Watts Bros. and engaged in the buying and shipping of butter, cheese, eggs and produce at the corner of South Division and Cherry streets. The business will be managed by G. A. Watts, the senior member of the firm. oO Purely Personal. Fred Leonard returned from Europe on Sunday. S. M. Lemon went to Petoskey Sunday night, returning Tuesday. N. J. Whitney, the Kalamazoo specialty jobber, was in town last Friday. E. Y. Hogle, the Hastings dry goods and clothing dealer, was in town Mon- day. John W. S. Pierson, the Stanton mer- chant, is sojourning at St. Clair fora few weeks. Frank A. Rockafellow, of the Rocka- fellow Mercantile Co., at Carson City, was in town Monday. Frank Stone leaves on his summer vacation Aug. 4, having a water trip to Duluth in contemplation. Charley North, the rear end of the general firm of Carrington & North, at Trent, was in town last Friday. Chas. L. Harrison, of Sparta, has taken the position of prescription clerk for Frank Smith, the Leroy druggist. Frank E. Leonard has gone to Chicago, whence he goes to Pittsburg and New York, where he will remain until Aug. 1. Matthew Heyboer, senior member of the firm of M. Heyboer & Bro., general dealers at Oakland, was in town last Friday. Cc. L. Bennett, formerly engaged in the grocery business at Newaygo, has taken a position as salesman in the grocery de- partment of the Converse Manufacturing Co., at that place. W. H. Downs and wife are located in their cottage at Ottawa Beach for the season Mrs. Downs is entertaining her niece, Miss Belle Sharer, and Miss Mabel Thorpe, of Coldwater. D. D. Cody, Willard Barnhart and O. A. Ball are camping on Bear Lake, near Clarion. They have purchased a tract of land on the lake and are erecting cottages for the reception of their fam- ilies. W. H. Hicks, the Morley druggist, came to town last week to attend the races and will probably remain a couple of weeks longer, as he considers Grand Rapids as cool and comfortable as the resorts farther north. Albert Retan, formerly engaged in business at Pewamo and St. Johns, but for the past few months a gentleman of leisure, was in town a couple of days last week. Mr. Retan has lately returned from a trip through the South and the Pacific Coast, and bases his hopes on Little Rock, Ark., near which place he has invested in acreage property. Gripsack Brigade. Joe F. O. Reed has gone to Iowa, where he will spend acouple of weeks with his parents. Lewis Cass Bradford, traveling repre- sentative for the Muskegon Cracker Co., is now a resident of Holland. W. R. Mayo has transferred his alle- giance from the Grand Rapids Fruit and Produce Co. to C. N. Rapp & Co. Sam. B. Taylor has resigned his posi- tion with I. M. Clark & Son to go on the road for C. W. Inslee & Co., of Detroit. E. A. Withee, traveling representative for the Telfer Spice Co., will remove his family from Vernon to the city about August 1. J. H. Beamer, formerly engaged in the grocery business at Hastings, has gone on the road for the Michigan Whip Co., of that place. The Detroit traveling men are consid- ering the idea of holding a picnic at Sugar Island, at the mouth of the Detroit River, early in August. Frank E. Powers, formerly book-keeper for I. M. Clark & Son, is now on the road for C. C. Folmer & Co., buying shingles. He is working the Tawas district this week. D. A. Harrison, who represented the former house of Farrand, Williams & Co. on the road for many years, now Car- ries the card of Farrand, Williams & Clark. Albert H. Mangold, for several years past in the employ of C. G. A. Voigt & Co., has engaged to travel for the Acme Bag Co., of Chicago, taking Michigan and Indiana as his territory. J. H. Burrows, formerly with M. C. Russell, when the latter was engaged in the commission business here, but now connected with E. R. Nichols & Co., of Chicago, was in town Monday. Geo. E. Preston, Michigan representa- tive for E. B. Preston & Co., of Chicago, has been assigned to duty in the Far West and left Saturday for Chicago, where his family will reside for the present. The semi-annual report of the Secre- tary of the Michigan Commercial Travel- ers’ Association, issued on July 1, shows a present membership of 557—a net gain of twenty-nine members since the last report, which was made on Dec. 27. Three death losses have been paid in the meantime, leaving a cash balance on hand of $3,404.52. “The funniest thing I meet in my travels,’? said ‘‘Hub’’ Baker, the other day, ‘‘is the order book of J. W. Kinney, that hustler down at Covert. First he reads it down, then sideways, then up- side down, discovering new memoranda every time he turns ita different way. It sometimes occurs to me that he must stand on his head to get. his data twisted so completely.”’ Ce a A Public Benefactor. Jones—Do you see that man across the | street ? I tell you he isa public ben- efactor. Jenks—How so ? Jones—He keeps still when he hasn’t anything to say. FIT FOR \ Gentleman Table: All goods bearing the name of THURBER, WHYLAND & CO., OR ALEXIS GODILLOT, JR. Grocers visiting New York are cordially invited to calland see us, and if they wish, have their correspondence addressed in our care. We shal] be glad to be of use to them in any way. Write us about anything you wish to know. THURBER, WHYLAND & 00., West Broadway, Reade & Hudson Streets, New York City. Bicycles, Tricycles, Velocipedes AND General Sporting Goods Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s Sporting and Athletic Goods and American Powder Co.’s Powder. | We have on hand a complete line of Columbia, Victor and other cheaper bicycles, also a splen- did assortment of Misses’ Tricycles, Children’s Velocipedes and small Safety Bicycles. E. G. Studley, 4 Monroe 8&t., Calland see them or send for large, {llustrated cata GRAND RAPIDS HIRTH & KRAUSE, HEADQUARTERS FOR Russet Sho Porpoise Shoe Laces in light, medium logue. Polish, Buttons, Laces, and heavy. Parisian Leather Reviver, Glycerine Leather Reviver, ‘‘ tubberine’’ a waterproof dressing. We carry 13 distinct shoe dressings and a complete line of Shoe Store Supplies. Send us your orders. [ Established 1780.] “LA BELLE CHOCOLATIERE.” W. BAKER & CO.’S ReGistgerED TRADE-MARK. No Chemicals are used in any of II ‘alter Baker & Co.'s Chocolate and Cocoa Prep- arations. These preparations have stood the test of public ap- proval for more than one hundred years, and are the acknowledged standard of purity and excellence. We respectfully call your attentino to the fact that we carry the most seeds in eomplete stock of Western Michigan. Send for our wholesale price list and catalogue before buying Clover, Timothi, Red Top, Ete, kts, ONION SKTS, In fact, everything in our line at lowest Brown's Seed 11S GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. DO YOU NEED AN Engraving of Your Store In advertising your business ? If so, The Tradesman Company is glad tosend samples and quote prices. | | | 81 SOUTH DIVISION ST., We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1890. Correspondence solicited. GRAND RAPIDS. THE MICHIGAN TRADES Soe eereees Li eee he ae eS TS Cres SMAWN. ee ee ere eee ee Dry Goods. Prices Current. Opportunities for Young Men. In a recent number of The Office, Vannant writes as follows in regard to the opportunities possessed by young men of the present day. A young man asked me the other day if 1 thought there were as many oppor- tunities for the bright young man of the present day as existed when his father and grandfather were young men. His mind was evidently dwelling upon the conspicuous examples of success which the generation just passing off the stage had presented. Iasked him in turn if he knew of any real bright fellow that was out of a job just now—if he knew of any one who had real merit that was not in demand in half a dozen different directions. I asked him further if he had reflected upon the daring and enter- prise, hard work and unremitting in- dustry in the face of discouragement that built up the establisnments that are now his admiration. I asked him also if he realized that in the days of their founders these concerns which are now household words were new departures, enterprises in which the community could see no real good—no success or usefulness. Then I asked him, as a final question, if he for a moment could per- suade himself that the same keen insight as to the future wants of the people, the same heroic devotion to a principle or line of conduci, and the same persistent energy and industry would not accom- plish quite as much at the present time as ever before. He said I had given him some new ideas. For this I was thank- ful. The trouble is when we look back we see only the giants of the forest that have weathered all the gales. We do not realize that they are the few out of the many who were standing when the first storm came. When we look at the present we see the multitude of common- place persons who, from lack of natural endowment or from disinclination to work, will never amount to anything. We are not bright enough to single out the few who are slowly, but surely forg- ing ahead in the race, and whoa few years hence will stand pre-eminent in the business world, just as afew names of men of a preceding generation now stand for about all that that generation accomplished. For my part, I think the present time and the present condition of business in general afford quite as many opportunities to the young man of brains and energy as any other period in our history. There is no reason for hold- ing back. If you have got a good busi- ness idea jump into the fray and strike boldly. The best man will win every time. 2 Where Cast-Off Clothing Goes. From the New York Sun. Thousands of Southern negroes wear the cast-off clothing of New Yorkers. Such clothing is bought for little or noth- ing by peddlers, who sell it to whole- salers in the central European quarter. The wholesalers clean, patch and press the garments, arrange them according to size in dozens. and await the Southern merchants. The latter come from Wash- ington, Richmond, Charleston, Mobile, and half a dozen other considerable | cities, and buy as best they may. The} wholesalers sell on ninety days credit, and if one merchant does not offer fair prices they await the coming of others. Nobody’s profits are extraordinarily large, but those of the Southern retailer are probably the best. > - 4 = A Man’s Best Help. A man’s best help is himself, his own heart, his resolute purpose—it cannot be | done by proxy. A man’s mind may be aroused by another, but he must mold his own character. Whatif a man fails | in one thing? Let him try again—he | must quarry his own nature. Let him try hard, and try again, for he does not} know what he can do till he tries. a The manufacture of Smyrna rugs in| this country has grown to enormous pro- portions. Philadelphia is somewhat over $1,500,000 annually, and other makers will prob- ably bring the total up to $47000,000. The output of one firm in| UNBLEACHED COTTONS. Atiantic A.... —- eee Cec........ 6% r a... -- 6% “Arrow Brand 5% ' Fr... 6 “ World Wide.. 6x . Ss. a ||. Pe... eg ee 5% |Full Yard Wide..... 6 aa... 74|Honest Width....... 6% Archery Bunting... 414/Hartford A Beaver Dam A A... 5% |Madras cheese cloth 634 Blackstone O,32....5 (Moibe R............. s mock Beck ........ 7 |Our Level Best..... 6% Ee 74jOxford R .......... 6% Chapman cheese cl. 334 |Pequot Dooce eeec eee 7% ee ee % Dwight Star......... rglTop ¢ of the Heap.... 7 BLEACHED COTTONS. ee 7 hen Wee.........- 7 Blackstone AA..... & (Gold Medal......... 7% eee oe... ...... 4%/Green Ticket....... 84 ‘Cioveiesed ...... ... 7 *orest Pars. ......-.. 6% aes... 3 ee. |... 7% ao. 5... 6xiJust Out...... 4%@ 5 Dwight Anchor eee 9 |King Phillip ee 7% shorts. on oo... 7% aee........... Lonsdale ww, -10% ........-....- Lonsdale. . - @8&% ewe... .......-. ix Middlesex... .. @5 Fruit of the Loom.. 8% oe eeee........... 7 Pibehyee ...... .... 7%|Oak V — eee oe 6 Pom Freee.......... 6% SO ee es 5% Fruit of the Loom %.8 |Prideof "the West...12 Pees... oo es %< a T% Full Value..... -. Scomiiens............. 4% Geo. Washington... "Se a 8% HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. ee 7%|Dwight Anchor..... 8% Pie. 7%) UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL. arco B...... 5% Middlesex No. 1... Hamilton N......... 6% -.. a0 | ... 7 o CS oe Middlesex AT...... 8 . = +... . a... 9 a _ ' Ro. %.... 9 BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL. Heseliten N........-. 7% Middlesex -< ee 11 Middlesex z . ewe t+ * .. £....: 2 nn 9 a i. me < a —— 9 ence 17% ” zy... 10% Bocce 16 DRESS GOODS. aioe .........- ; Paes... 20 eS eee ee ee ers 25 eee “10% eae eee eg 27% GG Cashmere...... ‘21 - bee ea aaa... ... 16 ewe 32% - 18 Se 35 CORSET JEANS. eee... 6 [Naumkeag satteen. . ™m ae. .... .... Ciimockport...... . .... 6% PRINTS. Alien, staple........ 5%|Merrim’ck shirtings. 444 ie 5 a er furn . on . eo... .... 5 jPacific fancy.. ma American fancy.... 6 . ee ou American indigo.... 634|/Portsmouth robes... 6 American shirtings. Simpson mourning.. 43 Arnold 6% mere... .... 6% long cloth B. 10% o solid black. 6% _ C. 8%|Washington indigo. 6 ** century cloth 7 “« Turkey robes.. 7% — iG, * India robes.... 75 “= Turkey red.35 * plain - "ky x % on Berlin a... 5 C on bee... 6%; ‘“ “ “ green a 6% Cocheco eT 6 madders... 6 Eddystone fancy... 6 Ottoman " ee 6 Martha Washington Turkey red X..... 7% Martha Washington Hamilton fancy. ... 6%) Turkey red........ 9 . staple .... 54%/Riverpoint rebes.... 5 Manchester ancy..6 |Windsorfancy...... 6 new era. os . gold ticket Merrimack D fancy. 6%} indigo blue....... 10% TICKINGS. Amoskeag ACA....33 JAC A............... 12% an 2m .......-. TH) Scns AAA....— _ p......... oe 10% ' ae a pees vet.......... % Farmer.. cesses SS Ee Bever......... 12% First Prize.......... -11%4}Warren Lee eee nee 14 COTTON DRILL. Boot" -... ox Stark a cS ce el 7% = & ee SATINES. ee mo Vompere....... -__- 10% week ees 18 Black eee ue ~, o% Se Se 10% Cercnce...... .._..- 104%) P. STEKETEE WHOLESALE Ury Goods and Notions, DEMINS. Amoskeag cate seu Wei vatrey........ ....-- 11% Sos..... 14%) Lancaster........... 12% ny brown .13 Lawrence, woe... 5. 138% eS — 11% No. ....18 Everett, blue........ 12 e No. 250....11% . brown. ....12 ” No. 280. ...10% GINGHAMS. Glenarven.......... 6%{Lancaster, staple. . - 6% Lancaghire.......... 6% so fancies . 7 Noemandic..... .... 7% e Normandie 8 Renfrew Dress...... ™% Ww estbrook eee oe oe ee 8 el Ge Tre... Oe othe eee 10 Amoskeag cece e cues oe 6% AFC. “108 Hampton s+ on Sie 8% Wingcermeecr.... .... 5 eee ee 6%|Cumberland.... .... 5 ere... ...... 84% econ oe 4% CARPET WARP. Peerless, white...... 18% \Peerless colored.. GRAIN BAGS. Azmoskeag......... -17%[Valley City.......... 17 ene th eee 17 |Georgia.... .. + ee i aa “114% Aeros... 2. 17% THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's..........- 88 come, 2. aF......: a5 iMoershelrs.... .....- 88 Teiyere.............. 2% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. ee 38 White. Colored. ae 42 . +30 ot .hlUre 2-39 44 _ =. 36 41 - =... 40 45 CAMBRIC ee ee ~ Ww cohington eo 4% ‘White Ster......... eee Cees... ......... 4% oe Geere..........- a iocewoed.... ...... 4% os - ees ou eee 4%, wee... ......+- Edwards.. ones 4%; {Brunswick ......... 4a RED FLANNEL. a 32 . - eee 22% Creedmore.. on I ees 6 oc 32% Talbot XXX......... "30 J r = ace........; 35 ee 27% Buckeye i 32% MIXED FLANNEL, Red & Blue, plaid. .40 |Grey § Buy .....---- 17% pee... 2214) Western W ......... 18% wae. ..... ...... a eT 18% Sos Western........ 21 |Flushing XXX...... 23% oe oS... 2246| Manmitoba........... 23% DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless ..... 8 9 ee 9 @10% ne 8%@10 a 12% CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. ~— _ Brown. Black. 9% % 41: 13 13 10% 10% 198 lis 15 15 11% 11% 11% 17 17 17 234 12% in 20 20 20 Severen, § oz........ 9% iWest Point, 8 0z....10% Mayland, ca. ...... 10% 10 oz....12% Jreenwood, 7% 0z.. 9% Ray on, Pee... 13% Greenwood, 8 oz. ..11%|S oe 15 WADDINGS. White, Gos......... 25 ee bale, 40 doz... .87 00 Colered, Goe........ 20 SILESIAS. Slater, Iron Cross... 8 |Pawtucket.......... 10% " Red Cross.... 9 Dandie . Poe 10%|Bedford.... .... "10% . Best AA..... 124%|Valley City......... 10% CORSETS. Cortes... : +... 99 50)/Wonderful .... .... . %5 peerings. ........ 9 00|Brighton.. ........ 475 SEWING SILK. Corticelli, doz....... 75 {Corticelli knitting, twi st, doz. = per %oz ball...... 30 50 yd, doz. .374 HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS. No 1 BI’k & White.. 10 -12 No : BV’k & euasaee = ” 3 - 7 _ 10 = "3 NS. No 2—20, M C....... 50. “No 4—15, F 3%...... 40 * &-16,8C.......- 45 OTTON TA No 2 White & BI'k 12 |No "3 White & BI’k. 20 15 - 2 “oe : “oe 18 | oe 12 “ ; 26 SAFETY PINS. eee eee a 36 NEEDLES—PER M. BP cei a nee 1 eo Steambpost.... ...... 40 corey s....... .... i = (one Beyed.......... 150 eee s........,.. 1 Oo TABLE On CLOTH. 5—4....2 2% 6—4...3 26/5—-4....195 6—4...2 9 a = eee & and Embroideries. SONS, Lawns, Challies, White Goods, Nainsook Outing Cloths--All Kinds. ‘New Line Umbrellas and Parasols, Summer Gloves and Mitts. ‘in all grades, | Agents for Georgia and Valley City Bags. Wadding, Twit We areselling Hammocks 1e8, Batts. ‘83 Monroe and 10, 12, 14,16 & 18 Fovntain Sts, GRAND RAPIDS, SIX-CORD © 0 Cotton WHITE, BLACK AND COLORS, FOR Hand and Machine Use. FOR SALE BY P. STEKETEE & SONS Volt, Herpolsheimer & Go,, Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods Shirts, Pants, Overalls, ts. Complete Spring Stock now ready for inspection. guaranteed. 48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St., GRAND RAPIDS, - - Chicago and Detroit prices MICH. AVOID THE Curse of Credit BY USING Coupon Books Manufactured by “TRADESMAN” oR “SUPERIOR” THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. See quotations in Grocery Price Current. Bunting AND vin ¢ (OQ AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Chas. A. Coye, 11 PEARL STREET. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. HARDWARE. It was None of His Business. From the St. Louis Republic. For cool self-possession or a remark- able display of indifference in trying and exciting times the descendant of Ham when he wants to be is hard to discount. This fact was forcibly illustrated in an incident connected with the recent trial of the Chambers ease at Ironton. It will be remembered that one of the principal witnesses for the defense was Frank Jenkins, a negro and eye-witness of the tragedy. Frank was whitewashing a chicken-coop only a few feet away when the shooting occurred. On the direct examination he told his story in a plain, straightforward way and his evidence was very material. The cross-examiner propounded the usual questions and made a strenuous attempt to tangle the witness in giving his testimony. Con- cerning the facts immediately preceding and at the time of the shooting, a ques- tion would be asked Frank, to which he would give a prompt reply, and then the attorney would ask: ‘What did you do then ?”’ “J just went on whitewashing the chicken-coop.”’ “But when the defendant appeared with the gun and it seemed as if some one was going to be hurt, what did you do then ?’’ “T kept on whitewashing the chicken- coop. It was none of my business, and where I came from in Woodward county, Kentucky, I long ago learned not to in- terfere with two white gentlemen en- gaged in settling a question of honor. I turned up one end of the coop and kept right on with my whitewashing.”’ ‘When the shot was fired what did you do?’’ “Kept right on whitewashing.”’ ‘Did you do anything when they re- moved the body ?”’ “Yes; kept right on whitewashing.”’ The judge smiled, the spectators tit- tered and the whole court-room appreci- ated this wonderful display of disposi- tion to attend strictly to one’s own affairs. i 2 A New Roofing Material. A new roofing material is mentioned in the German papers, in the shape of a sort of metallic slate, similar to those used among us, but enameled so as to be proof against moisture or acid vapors. Metallic slates of tin and galvanized iron have long been used in Germany, and galvanizing has been pronounced by the highest scientific authority to be the best protection against rust that has yet to be applied to iron, but it is acknowledged that the bending necessary to form the locking joints of the metallic tiles are apt to throw off the protecting covering, leaving the iron exposed to corrosion. In order to provide against the bad ef- fects of this, the new plates are made of sheet iron, stamped into shape in the usual manner, and are then dipped into an enamel paint, which, when heated, forms a continuous coating, unaffected by acids or alkalies. It is too soon to .say how long a roof laid with such a material will last, but it promises to be of considerable value. li — tl nn Genius Should Be Recognized. It is ungenerous to withhold an expres- sion of sympathy for those who have failed in the accomplishment of great undertakings, in which they have em- barked ali their pecuniary, physical and intellectual resources. As a general rule, people are hardly considerate enough toward the unsuccessful. There is too great a disposition to forget their pluck and perseverance and sneer at their trustfulness. We ought to bear in mind that it is this sublime audacity of faith to which we are indebted for the marvelous achievements of our age, nn Precepts are useful, but practice and imitation go far beyond them; hence, the importance of watching early habits, that they may be free from what is ob- jectionable, and of keeping before our mind as much as possible the necessity of imitating the good and the wise. ; LEVELS. dis. SASH CORD. Prices Current. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s........... a 70 Silver Lake, Were Bo. . list 50 : KNoBsS—New List. dis. ee, 55 These prices are for cash buyers, who Bom, ee. ——- ee 55 " Whe " 50 : oor reelain, jap. trimmimgs............ 55 . Drab B. a pay promptly and buy in full packages. | Door’ porcelain, pleted trimmings......2... 55 “ — “3 AUGURS AND BITS. dis. Door, porcarein, trimmings................. 55 Discount, 10. ese 60 | Drawer and Shutter, porcelain............. 70 SASH WEIGHTS. eee 40 LOCKS—DOOR. dis. Sota Eves... 8. per = _ denne COANE 95 | Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 55 SAWS. Jennings’, imitation ..........--+-+++++++++- 50&10 | Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’8...........-....-+. 55 “ Mone "20 con . Branford ee 55 i Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.... 70 First ity, 8. B. B Pee. Leese cae 55 = Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 50 Qua ty, momee............... & 8 50 MATTOCKS. iy cial Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 i D. B. Bronze.................. oe A ee. $16.00, dis. 60 : c hampion and Electric Tooth X t oe oS ees.........-.....-... bill a: $15. 00, oe ce: «6a, ee Tae... 2 > See... a ee $18.50, dis. —" ie TRAPS, dis. BARROWS. dis. is. Steel, ee a eal ela du a baal oe 60410 ee 8 14 00 Sperry & Co.’s, Post, Sentied Bee cege cana Oneida C ommunity, Newhouse’s . . 35 fae en net 30 00 MILLS. dis. Oneida C —— _— & + Norton’ an 70 Coffee, resect Ca6......-. ........... 40 | Mouse, choker.... . . «+ +--.18@ per Gox, BOLTS. dis. P. 8S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s _— 40 Mouse, demeanor $1.50 per doz. SE ee ea, soi ‘| Landers, Ferry & Cle 40 WIRE. dis Carriage aia. LL. Enterprise eee pets es rt ieigs Rees 65 Ce ans MOLASSES GATES. dis. Annealed RE ee Sleigh a. 70 nin anae : a. ee ed a ae ena ¢ ——— a See es teehee ee. 60 ee a ee a — Enterprise, self-measuring.................. Coppered Spring Steel. En S pring Vea eae. $3 50 NAILS Barbed Fence, galvanized. beets oe ae eee ieee as 200) Stoel natin Bade 2 00 . EE 3 60 BUTTS, CAST. din, | Wire nalis, base................... -.....-... 2 60 HORSE NAILS Cutten is Geed........ ......-...... 0& wr ance over base: —<. bates —— Ce eee ee lal, dis. a Wrought Narrow, bright Sast joint.......... ee re - oe - ec a Wrought Loose Pin..........0+0eereesseess GOE10 eC Ce ie et ” “10a10 roug cece 60&10 ¢ Wrought Inside Blind. ..222222222222220022.0. 6010 20| Baxter's Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30 Weccise eda "5 au) Coes Gengine p Blind- aa 70&10 35 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, soar. a 75 as... ae ae ie aoe. 70 a) tid Cie | "MISCELLANEOUS, asia BLOCKS. 65 | Pumps, Cite a = Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, °85........... 40 a cautene _— te wai pager ves se aio GO| Casters, Bed and Pisie........... ......2 ( CRADLES. 2 00| Dampers, American.......... i ee dis. 50&02 2 00} Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel ‘goods... Le é CROW BARS. 4 a aca Cae perb 5 125 Tae — .. CAPS. 1 Gy) Eee eres 26¢ ag 2 ep re ren per m | 1 at Pee Bere... tk. 28¢ eT a ee 150 ZINO. G. ' 35 %5| Duty: Sheet, 2%c per oe. ae......... [ 60 90 | 660 pound PE 6% CARTRIDGES. sa ai = = 1 = Per vee. 7 ee So eae Tey 7 is an Commas Fae... dis. 25) Ohio Toot Co.’s, — tee Wee ae ca “on yas Ry ne CHISELS. dis. a ea ae STE OW aay bey SEED The prices of the ‘many other qualities of Socket Firmer it 70&10 eas a 8, fancy.............+.-- 4 solder in the market indicated by private brands ee ee eee ee eres ie as sees sisic cane ee cms y e 8 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... .... &10 ae or Dee eT 70&10 ca ‘0 I a Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ Ce 40 | Fry, Acme..........-.-.-.----0e sees eres dis.60—10 odicnrs SLO A oer 2 i fa poliahed a din, ye ee ee ane 13 COMBS. dis. RIVETS. dis. TIN—MELYN GRADE. Cieey, Eewrenees | fron ee Tees... 10x14 IC, Charcoal a ee eeu ec $6 60 eee 5 | Copper Rivets and Burs.................... 50} 14x20 IC ee cee eel —— A” Wood's patent planished, Nos, 34 to 27 10 20| 14x30 “ =e cn ‘A’? Wood’s patent planishe os, 24 to x% : . ss White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 | “B» Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 920] Each additional X on this grade, 81.75. COPPER. Broken packs 4c per pound extra. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE Planished, 14 oz cut to size...... rpound 28 a tac, Charéoal 0). ue 5 idxsa, 14x56, 14x60... 98 | Sisal, _ and larger .........-....-.-.-. Ree ee *e 0 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60... ........... og | Matille o-oo e sens cee seeeeene es 16 | 10nt4Ix, ‘* ae Cold Rolled, OE os chehondeedon dauaeons ie lh tees SQUARES. ~, 14x20 IX, atts mal X guy ii a cae NRT TER : % iy Gee Movem...... 60 ach additional X on this grade $1.50. DRILLS. aad 20 ul ROOFING PLATES Miese’s BE Giecia.................. 50 SHEET IRON. 14x20 IC, ‘* Worcester............. .... 6 00 Taper and strai ht Shank.. 50 om. Smooth. Com. | 14x201X, LL aaa east aan oa ae 7 50 Morse’s Taper Shank.. Sol Neon te 4 #4 20 $3 10 20x28 IC, wittesteresesse. 12 50 ae A RN Nos. ee en 4 20 re i”, , Allaway Grade........... . = Small sizes, ser pound ......+..-2+esse00 a|Ree Peg RR Sk Ide Taree aimed, por pound. a 1.440 340] 2OxesIxX, “ c OT deal ai ELBOWS. ee, sass i aes 4 . i = 50 a BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE, 4 plcce 64h... ._... % sheets No. an ghter, over ne Me rs... $13 ee or. Bet iogiS | wide uot tess than 210 extra. ee Ae ME BME wens Re dis. 40410 ! 14260 TX . {per pound... 9% EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark’s, small, 818; — , 826 ooo. ace cea 30 Ives’, 1, 818; 2, 824; See aca 25 Sad tae List. dis. Deoee 60&10 Boe Berean. 60&10 O S eC - e V eC nN S €) eee 60&10 3 a ee 50 Heller’ s irae Te 50 GALVANIZED IRON Nos. 16 to 2; 2 and M; Band B; @% 3B List 12 13 14 15 18 Discount, 60 GAUGES. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 50 HAMMERS. dis. 25 Maydole & Co.’s Ki . Yerkes & Plumb’s........ ... is, 40&10 Mason's Solid Cast Steel................. 30e list 60 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand....20c 40&10 HINGES. Geto. Claret. 2 3 ........-............ dis.60&10 ae pe: = — and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and r doz. net, 2 50 3% screw Hook and Eye, Vy 10 8% “c “o ™% “ oe 1% es ci ww HANGERS. dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 Chamolon, autifriction.................... 60&10 Kidder, wood Ree... .... oe. HOLLOW WARE. ee a, 60 ieee eo 60 EEE 60 en ee 40&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOOD Stemped Tin Ware................. new list 70&10 sepenned Tim were.............:........... Granite fron Ware ............... new list 3334 &10 wai WIRE GOODS. a... - eye teas a. “ones moana The best one i ee eee e ane oe 70&10&1 Gate Hooks ene Beee............... 70&10&10 Wholesale Hardware, 10 and 12 MONROE ST., 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 LOUIS ST., GRAND RAPIDS, : MICH. We are agents for the (aor) Bench VV ringer, made. 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Ne INST oS ee oe PRE Ey ete GIL OE IOS AEE ET EE NIGMS, The Michigan Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable strictly in advance. Advertising Rates made known on application. Publication Office, 100 Louis St. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office. E. A. STOWE, Editer. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1890. A CHANCE FOR BLAINE. The process of unifying the States ef | Central America into a federal republic | seems to have met with a backset in the death of President Menendez, of Salva- | dor, and the overthrow of the govern- ment of that State by a revolution. three northern States are those which | have given federation their lively sup- | port, have formed a plan to keep in their own | hands the presidency of the federation, and to coerce the two southern States into accepting it. But the revolt of San Salvador against its President has thrown the numerical majority on the other side, leaving Nicaragua, Costa Rica and San Salvador arrayed against Honduras and Guatemala. in revolt have invoked the help of Mex- ico, which is jealous of the preponder- ance of Guatemala in Central American affairs, and has interfered before now to restrain it. This seems to be a case for an ‘‘Amer- ican concert’ of action to restore peace on an equitable basis. of both the Central Americans generally that these fiye States should unite in some equitable compact or federation for the maintenance of peace and efficient government; and, also, that this should be effected with the most eareful regard to the rights of all par- ties. Here is a problem for Mr. Blaine, whose solution would go far to convince the continent of the value of the Pan- American association of free States, and of our own good faith in our professions of desire for their welfare. ANOTHER KNOCK-OOUT. The Supreme Court of Massachusetts | has just dismissed a bill in equity, brought by Cigarmakers’ Union No. 97, a member of the International Cigarmak- ers’ Union of America, to restrain Lester Brayton from using a label closely coun- terfeiting that of the Union. The gist of the decision is contained in the follow- | ing excerpt: When an association such as the Cigar- makers’ Union, embracing many mem- bers and divisions as subordinate unions, has adopted a device to be used on boxes of cigars made by its members, such de- vice not indicating by whom the cigars are made, but only that they are made by some of the members of the union, and when the right to use the device or symbol belongs equally to all the mem- bers, and continues only when they are members, a bill cannot be maintained by individual members of such association to restrain others from wrongfully using the device or symbol. If THE formed, this is the ninth court of last resort which has pronounced the blue label to be worthless. The life of the P. of I. dealer is nota bed of roses these days. Not content with dictating what percentage of profit he shall exact, the sturdy Patron now as- The | and their Presidents are said to} At the same time the party | It is the interest | Americans and of | TRADESMAN is correctly in- | umes to direct where the merchant shall buy his goods and of whom he shall not purchase supplies. The man who signs a P. of I. contract has about as much latitude as a caged canary. The cloak- makers’ strike in New York is of unusual interest as concerning a class of workers almost as helpless as the laborers in the East End of London. This is one of the many industries which are carried on in New York by small capitalists, and are very badly remuner- ated. The people it employs are mostly | workmen imported from eentral and /eastern Europe, to the exclusion of the The | wages they have been getting are so in- | sufficient for their needs, that they have | been driven to resistance. When they struck in some establishments, they were | locked out in others; and their sufferings |ill-paid American needle-woman. | have been such as to lead to riotous dis- |turbanees, in which many were badly At this writing ;it looks as if they would carry their | point. | beaten and some shot. The P. of I. Picnic at Spencer Creek. BELLAIRE, July 7.—Below 1 give you P. of I. picnic, held in Spencer Creek on July 4, which was opened by prayer and closed with a fight: Traveling men (with a very few ex- ceptions) were branded as men unfit for decent society, and should be compelled to get right down to hard labor and earn their bread by the sweat of their brow. They were nothing but gorillas, too lazy to carry their satchels to and from the cars, and the farmer had to foot the bill. Another speaker, a Baptist minister, after hoping he had not eaten so much | that he would bust, opened his remarks by abusing the traveling public. He de- clared the drummer not to be a drummer but a bummer, and said, ‘‘I call them bummers because some one has called us Pigs of Ireland, and upon the same grounds I have aright to and shall call them bummers.’’ Once in the course of his remarks he called them drummers, but asked to be excused and allowed to correct the error by calling them bum- mers. He admitted that he knew noth- ing of them as a class, but they were bummers, anyway. The merchant was a non-producer and should be dispensed with. No person should be allowed to sell merchandise unless he was able to go direct to the manufacturer and purchase a sufficient stock of general merchandise to carry him six months and ten cents on the dollar was all the margin he | should be allowed. Education was driv- | ing the boys from the farm and throwing the burden of the household upon the shoulders of the mother. After two hours and a half of mudthrowing, the President of the P. of I. organization discovered a silk hat in the audience. |He hereupon arose, giving his lungs a four inch expansion, declared that a man i who would start out and get so big as to | wear a plug hat and linen collar was a |lazy bum. Taking one more look at the | hat, he sank back in his chair and dis- |missed the meeting. No point was ar- | rived at as to why or for what they were |organized, only that the traveling men | were a useless set of bummers. One | speaker did not know where to send for |information concerning the order, but | thought they were similar to the grange. | Many of the P.’s of 1. regret that somuch | abusive language was indulged in by the | speakers and hopes it may never be re- | peated from their rostrum. | OBSERVER. ——— | The Clove Cure. | She was talking confidentially to her | bosom friend. | ‘Now that we are married,’’ she said, | ‘John has stopped drinking entirely. I |have not detected the odor of liquor | about him since our wedding day.’’ | ‘Was it difficult for him to stop?” in- | quired the bosom friend. “Oh, no; not at all. He just eats cloves. He says that is a certain cure.”’ a synopsis of the speeches delivered at a | | P. of I. Gossip. Frank O. Lord, the Grand Ledge gro- cer, refuses to renew his contract with the Patrons. Three more dealers have thrown up their contracts with the P. of I.—Pickett Bros., Wayland; Andrew Anderson, Clam River; J. T. Pierson, Irving. ‘“‘We have never refused to sell a P. of I. dealer who is well rated by the mer- cantile agencies,’’ said a Detroit jobber, the other day; ‘‘but merchants of small means who go into the contract business cannot secure any goods of us on time, because it is our experience that no dealer can do business on the 10 per cent. basis and live. and we do not care to be on the mourners’ seat when the end comes. While we have no love for the P. of I., we have never refused a man goods simply because he catered for that trade. There must be better reasons than that for our refusing him credit.’’ A Mt. Morris correspondent writes: ‘As I was the person who reported to you the names of the dealers here who were doing the P. of I. business, I think it no more than right to let you know how they are getting along. One of the places of business, the store of H. E. Lamb, was shut up for about two weeks and then sold out to a new firm who wish no P. of I. on their plate. Lamb has flattened out completely. Vermett, the blacksmith P. of I, was in my placea week ago and said he was completely disgusted. Cowles, the only remaining dealer of the trio, told a traveling man from Detroit the other day, whom he owed $2.80, that if he would throw off the 80 cents he would pay him the even $2; that he had ‘been making his money on his customers heretofore, but was now going to make it off the wholesale houses.’ That shows what sort of a dealer he is.’’ Portland Observer: ‘‘According to re- ports, one day last week, at Ovid, M. B. Divine purchased 80,000 pounds of wool at one cent per pound commission. This is $800, sure pop, and no mistake. No matter what the farmers may get in Bos- ton or Philadelphia, Divine has nailed that $800 for his day’s work. Suppose he buys 200,000 pounds of wool in Ionia county of the Patrons this season—and that is not a big figure at which to put it—he makes a net profit of $2,000. If Divine plays his hand right and takes all the tricks he will, at the end of his wool season, be at least $5,000 better off than he was when he began the season. No trust or monopoly about that! Neither are there any flies on Divine. It makes no difference what the farmer gets in the Eastern market, Divine gets his one cent per pound anyway. The wool season will last perhaps two months; $5,000 for two months’ work is about all any farm- er is making these days.’’ Grand Rapids Star: ‘‘Politicians are already at work in the ranks of the Patrons of Industry, just as for many years they have been at work in the labor organizations. There are always a cer- tain number of blatherskites who are ready to sell out their cause, and even the secrets of their orders, for a little money or a little temporary prominence. Politicians in both parties who have no money to spend in circulating news- papers and documents, and using honor- able and intelligent means to bring sup- port to their respective parties, always have money with which to line the pock- ets and pay the expenses of these blath- erskites, who are usually so treacherous that they have to be watched. It looks now as though the Lansing meeting of the P. of I. people would be attended by a lot of those blatherskites, and that all manner of means would be used to create disaffection in the Patrons’ ranks. It is to be hoped that the real movers in these disreputable. schemes will be discov- ered.”’ “Pay as You Go!”’ Under the above head, Kolvoord & Teravest, the Hamilton general dealers, send out the following circular to their patrons: This advice is always good, but es- pecially now. Crops are good, there is plenty of work and everybody feels cheerful. You have, perhaps, many times said, “If [ could only get my old bills paid up, I would not be caught this way again.”’ Now is a good time to turn over a new leaf. Do not get trusted. Pay for what you get, and pay up your old bills at once. The relief from old debts will be like the recovery from a boil. You feel better when it is well, and the comfort of feeling that the little pile you accu- mulate is subject to nobody’s lien is surely a great pleasure. The man who buys what he is unable to pay for at the time of the purchase is mortgaging his life and increasing a bur- den which he will regret. “Pay as you go,’’ is a wise maxim for yourself, honest, and, for your neighbor, just. Its observance will lighten the cares and burdens of life, encourage in- dustry, reward honesty and induce pros- perity. If you mean to pay your debt, why not now? If it is but little, so much the better for you, but give it your atten- tion. As an inducement to pay cash, we will give a discount of 10 per cent. on dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes from now until Sept. 1, 1890. After that date we will give you special prices on every- thing that admit of no room to do a credit business. Those having accounts will receive a statement and are re- quested to come in and settle. Bank Notes. The Plymouth National Bank of Ply- mouth has been incorporated, with a cap- ital of $50,000 and _ forty-five stock- holders. E. S. Harris, the Eaton Rapids grocer, has taken the position of Assistant Cashier of the Michigan State Bank, at that place, C. S. Cobb having resigned. All arrangements have been made for the retirement of the Muskegon National Bank on August 27, when it will be suc- ceeded by the Hackley National Bank. The directors of the City National Bank of Kalamazoo have voted to carry $10,000 more to the surplus fund, making that fund $100,000. There is still an un- divided surplus of $2,000. This Bank has been organized about six years, and each succeeding year shows an increased business. Charlevoix Journal: ‘State Commis- sioner of Banking C. T. Sherwood, who with his deputy, E. A. Sunderland, have been in town for several days, adjusting matters at the Savings Bank, authorizes the statement that depositors need have no fears, as the assets are far above the liabilities.’’ —— lO Struck a Snag. From the Detroit News. The Farmers’ Alliance at Wabash, Ind., have encountered a snag in their endeavor to compel the merchants to sel them goods at a 10 per cent. advance and show invoices. The merchants all refuse to do so, probably not seeing any more reason why they should show their in- voices than there is for farmers showing the small potatoes in the bottoms of the loads they sell to the merchants. 9 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. | THE FIRST TOMATOES. The History of Their Introduction in This Country. A good many years ago, aman who had recently arrived from the Bermuda Islands was sent to York county, Pa., jail for some offense committed against the laws of the commonwealth. He had with him a few seeds which he planted in the rich soil of the jail yard. Before the plants which sprung from the seed _ reached maturity he was discharged, and no one knew the nature of them. They grew luxuriantly, bearing fruit of a large size and unusual appearance. As this strange fruit ripened, its color changed from green to a brilliant red, and became an object of wonder and admiration to all the inmates of the jail. Mrs. Kline- felter, the lady keeper, cautioned all the prisoners against eating any of the fruit, as she was sure it was poisonous, but saved some of the seed, as she desired to preserve specimens of it for him should he return in time. Just as the fruit was fully matured, the Bermuda prisoner re- visited the jail and asked to see the plant. This request granted, he next called for pepper, salt and vinegar, and, to the horror of the good lady, commenced to eat of the supposed poisonous fruit, with arelish that astonished the beholders. After enjoying the strange repast, he informed Mrs. K. that the fruit or vege- table was the tomato, or love apple, and that it would be found wholesome and nutritious. The seeds of the remaining tomatoes were carefully preserved and distributed among the friends and neigh- bors of the lady, and thus this popular esculent was introduced into the ancient and goodly borough of York. For many years thereafter it was cultivated as an ornament rather than for table use, but by degrees its merits began to be more fully understood and appreciated, and there, as elsewhere, it grew into general public favor. ————___—<>-o<—___- Domestic Uses for Ammonia. A little ammonia in tepid water will soften and cleanse the skin. Spirits af ammonia will often relieve a severe headache. Door plates should be cleansed by rub- bing with acloth wet in ammonia and water. If the color has been taken out of silks by fruit stains, ammonia will usually re- store the color. To brighten carpets, wipe them with warm water in which has been poured a few drops of ammonia. One or two tablespoonfuls of ammonia added to a pail of water will clean win- dows better than soap. A few dropsin a cupful of warm water, applied carefully, will remove spots from paintings and chromoes. Grease spots may be taken out with weak ammoniain water; lay soft white paper over, and iron with a hot iron. When acid of any kind gets on cloth- ing, spirits of ammonia will kill it. Ap- ply chloroform to restore the color. Keep nickel, silver ornaments and mounts bright by rubbing with woolen cloth saturated in spirits of ammonia. Old brass may be cleaned to look like new by pouring strong ammonia on it and scrubbing with a scrub brush; rinse in clear water. A tablespoonful of ammonia in a gal- lon of warm water will often restore colors in carpets; it will also remove whitewash from them. Yellow stains left by sewing machine oil, on white, may be removed by rub- bing the spot with a cloth wet with am- monia, before washing with soap. Equal parts of ammonia and turpen- tine will take paint out of clothing, even if it be hard and dry. Saturate the spot as often as necessary, and wash out in soap suds. Put a teaspoonful of ammonia in a quart of water, wash your brush and combs in this, and all grease and dirt will disappear. Rinse, shake, and dry in the sun or by the fire. If those who perspire freely would use a little ammonia in the water they bathe in every day, it would keep their flesh clean and sweet, doing away with any disagreeable odor. Flannels and blankets may be soaked in a pail of water containing one table- spoonful of ammonia and a little suds. Rub as little as possible, and they will be white and clean and will not shrink. One teaspoonful of ammonia to a tea- cupful of water will clean gold or silver jewelry; afew drops of clear aqua am- monia rubbed on the under side of dia- monds will clean them immediately, making them very brilliant. arr ene ntee The Drummer and the Cork. Tom Armel, a commercial traveler for Bishop, the cigar man, is looking for somebody to run a wheelbarrow over him. Tom is an inventive genius, and to his last postal cards sent out to his trade he attached a cork, with the request that ‘‘the recipient put it in his ear until Tom Armel came for his order.”’ Tom sent them out and followed them in due time, but the first man he met was a new one he was not acquainted with, and he broke him all up. “Good morning,’’ sang out Tom, going into the store, cheerily swinging his grip, with his hat on the back of his head. ‘‘Hey ?””? replied the man, funneling his hand over his ear and sticking the opening end toward Tom. “J said ‘good morning,’ shouted Tom, getting close to him. ‘‘What can we do for you in cigars to-day ?”’ “Hey 9”) “What can we do for you in cigars to- day 2’ repeated Tom, with forty-lung power. “Yes, it is a dark day.”’ “~ said, ‘What can we do for you in cigars to-day ?’”’ “No, we don’t want any scissors to- day,’’ answered the man, innocently. “Blank your scissors; I said cigars.’ But the man only said, ‘‘Hey,’’ so Tom rigged up a piece of garden hose witha vinegar funnel in the far end of it, and sticking the nozzle in the man’s ear, he shouted : ‘Do you want any cigars to-day? What’s the matter with you ?”’ “No, I don’t want any cigars to-day nor no other day. Ionly had one ear that was worth a dang, and the other day I got a postal card from some blamed drummer with a cork to it, telling me to put it in my ear, and I done it, and now the gosh blasted thing is fastened in there and I can’t even hear the cows bawl, and I’m almighty sure I can’t hear anybody who wants to sell cigars. I wish, though, you would show me a con- founded cuss by the name of Armel that travels for the old man Bishop.”’ Tom dropped the hose and went out sadly, while the man got behind the door | and laughed a button off, remarking be- tween smiles that he would give his vic- tim a double order next time as a balm to his wounded spirit. - 2 <—- The Woman of It. Scene—A raft in mid-ocean. Dramatis persone, a shipwrecked party that has been floating for several days without food or water. Shipwrecked Mariner—A sail. A sail. Woman Passenger (reviving) —Excuse me, but did you say a sale? Shipwrecked Mariner—Yes, and not) far off. Woman Passenger—What do the bar- gains consist of ? >.< Can’t Afford to Look Comfortable. Customer—How much are those em- broidered shirts for evening dress ? Dealer—Those are $6 each. Customer—And how much are those silk neglige shirts ? Dealer—Those are $17.50. Customer—Give me half a dozen of the dress shirts; I can’t afford to be so very darned neglige. > <—- The Whole is Greater than Any Part. A man who had foolishly ventured upon a verbal contest with his wife was met, as he was retiring from the scene, by his little son, who had just begun to study grammar. ‘‘Papa,’’ said the child, ‘‘what part of speech is woman ?’ “She isn’t any partof speech at all, Gregory; she’s the whole of it.’’ S. K. BOLLES. EK. B. DIKEMAN. Ss. K. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. W holesale Cigar Dealers. eee UP The “TOSS UP” Cigar is not a competitor against any other 5c brands, but all 10c brands, because it is equal to any 10c cigar on the market. BROWN & SHHULER, Dealers in ENGINES, BOILERS and MILL MACHINERY, Farm Machinery, Agricultural Implements, Wagons and Carriages. Corner West Bridge and North Front Sts., - Have Some Style Abovt You! The dealer who has no printed letter heads on which to ask for cireu- lars, catalogues and prices, and conduct his general correspondence with, suffers more every month for want of them than a five years’ supply would cost. He economizes byusing postal cards, or cheap, and, to his shame, often dirty scraps of paper, and whether he states so or not he expects the lowest prices, the best trade. He may be ever so good for his purchases, may even offer to pay cash, but there is something so careless, shiftless and slovenly about his letter that it excites suspicion, because not in keeping with well recognized, good business principles. When such an enquiry comes to a manufacturer or a jobber, it goes through a most searching examination as to charac- ter, means and credibility, half condemned to begin with. It would be examined anyhow, even if handsomely printed, but the difference to begin with, would be about equal to that of introducing a tramp and a gentleman on a witness stand in court. _ Besides, the printed heading would answer the question as to whether the enquirer was a dealer and at the same time indicate his special line of trade. Bad penmanship, bad spelling and bad grammar are pardonable, because many unedu- cated men have been and are now very successful in business. But even those are less objectionable when appearing with evidences of care, neatness and prosperity. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Please write us for estimates. The Tradesman Company; GRAND RAPIDS, MICH HESTEHR & FOX, Manufacturers’ Agents for SAW'AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, Send for Catalogue and TLAS ik 4 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. &. A: M ANUFACTURERS OF Teed STEAM ENGINES & B AM ER! BOILERS. Carty Engines and Boilers In Stock ces for immediate delivery. Mian = Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. Staite Board of Pharmacy. One Year—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Two Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Meetings during oe Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6 ‘Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing. See’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. | Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. Tre sasurer—W m Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan; E. T. Webb, Jackson; D.E. Prall, East Saginaw; Geo. Me- Donald, Kalamazoo; J. J. Crowley. Detroi Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday of September, 1890. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott. Grand i Drug Clerks’ ee. President Kipp; Secretary, W. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. President, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, C. 8. Koon; Secretary, J. W. Hoyt. Fifty ‘‘ Remembers” for Druggists. 1. Remember that saltpeter and sul- | phur may explode if pounded in an iron | mortar. » can be kept in the pulverent form by the | addition of 14 per cent. of paraffin oil. 3. Remember that a ‘‘want’’ book is of no value unless used. 4. Remember that sugar added to or- dinary ink forms a good copying ink. 5. Remember that quinine will pre- serve mucilage, paste, ete. 6. Remember that aniline colors fade | with age. Records should not be writ- ten with aniline ink. 7. Remember that kid gloves can be | cleaned by rubbing them with a clean | chamois dipped in sweet milk. 9. gen water is best preserved in glass- stoppered bottles with the stopper pro- tected by petrolatum. %. Remember that cherry laurel water and morphine salts are liable to form the | poisonous cyanide of morphine. 10. Remember that powdered may produce spontaneous combustion. 11. Remember that an application of a/| weak solution of hydrochlorie acid, fol- lowed by a weak solution of chlorinated lime, will remove logwood stains from the skin. 12. Remember that rose water made with carbonate of magnesium and to make eye water by dissolving zinc or lead salts will form an irritating precip- itate. a. ticles be mended can by covering the edge with glacial acetic acid and pressing | yaiseh’s Organic Materia Medica are two them firmly together until dry. 14. Remember to mix acids with water by pouring the acid into the water, and not the water into the acid, as the latter | process May cause an explosion of steam. 15. Remember that etherial solutions | of iodoform are not permanent. 16. are the be not always accurate measures, and measured in a graduate. 17. Remember that granulated gum | arabic dissolves more readily than the powdered. i8. Remember that chloral and cyanide of potassium mutually decompose each other, and that hydrocyanie acid is one of the products. 19. Remember not to keep books of reference where you cannot find them. 20. Remember that itis wrong to accept apprentices who do not like the business. 21. Remember not to permit graduates, mortars, ete., to stand around dirty. It} is much easier to clean them immedi-| ately 22. Remember and presence of mind occurs, 23. Remember that a physician’s pat- | ronage may cost you more than worth, if you are over-anxious to hold it. 24. Remember that the druggist should | be able to detect any adulterations liable | to occur in the medicines he sells. Ignor- ance is indicated by the excuse, sold to me for the genuine.’’ Remember that the official chem- | icals are not always ‘‘C. P.”’. The terms do when an ae Aug. 13 and 14; | Remember that powdered camphor | Remember that sulphuretted hydro- | resin | used | | Remember that many celluloid ar- | Remember that prescription vials | quantity of liquid to be used should | "| quicker and render not lose your | accident | it is | “It was | | 5. P.”? and “C. P.” are not synony- mous. 26. Remember that the antidotal treat- | ment for the most common poisons should | be familiar to druggists. It is not suffi- | cient to know where to find them. | 27. Remember that pyroxylon should | be kept packed in glass and moist with |its own weight of water. 28. Remember that glycerin adminis- | tered in large quantity may produce | poisonous symptoms. 29. Remember that when alcohol and | water are mixed, the combined volume is \less than the sum of the two separate — Remember that | nished d surfaces. | 31. Remember that the druggist who |makes a failure of his own business | knows how to run every other store in| | the neighborhood. 32. Remember that moistening aconite | tubers with alcohol before powdering in }a mortar will prevent the irritating dust — rising. Remember that carbolie acid is | combustible. 34. Remember that the National Form- ulary is the authority for non-official | preparations. 35. Remember that iodine and the | iodides precipitate the alkaloids. 36. Remember that scaly iron salts dis- | solve more readily by adding the scales | gradually to the menstrum than by tritu- | rating in a mortar. 37. Remember that it is never safe to manufacture a preparation from me1.\ory. | Alw ays have the formnla before you. 38. Remember that acetate of lead ‘loses some of its acetic acid when ex- | posed to the air. | 39. Remember that cocaine and borax |form an insoluble borate of cocaine, | while boric acid and cocaine do not. | 40. Remember that black lead is not | plumbum, but a form of carbon. | 41. Remember that eulyptol is a pro- |prietary preparation and differs from | eucalyptol. | 42. Remember that the metric system | has been adopted for the seventh decen- | nial revision of the U. S. P., and it is | time to learn the principles of the system. | 43. Remember that 5 parts of phenol with 95 parts of water, or 5 partsof water with 95 parts of phenol, form clear mix- tures. | 44. Remember that the American | Pharmaceutical Association meets at Old | Point Comfort, Va., September 8, and that every druggist should attend 45. Remember that learning the an- | swers to a set of examination questions does not prepare you for an examination. 46. Remember that Bastin’s new Col- lege Botany and the fourth edition of books which should be every pharmacy student. 47. Remember that there will be plenty | left to learn, even if a clerk studies sev- eral text books, before he enters a college |of pharmacy. 48. Remember that your certificate of registration should be preminently dis- played. 49. Remember that many cabinet spec- imens of drugs and chemicals are easily ruined by rough handling. | 50. Remember to eat at regular hours |and take the usual amount of time for meals that other business men enjoy. Few things make a person ill-natured him more unsuitable for business than irregular habits about eating. Ithink that much of the proy- erbial crabbedness of druggists is due to their habits of eating behind the pre- scription case, where they are frequently | interrupted by customers. H. M. Weerriey, M. D., Pa. G. ~~ <> hina possessed by Misinformed. Mrs. McCorkle—What is your son do- |ing now, Mrs. McCrackle? Mrs. McCrackle—He is a pharmacist. Mrs. MceCorkle—A farm assist, is he? | Why, I heerd some one say he was clerk- ing in a drug store. —_— o> Antimony, it is said, means ‘‘monk- | poison,”’ deriving its name from the fact that in France it was used for poisoning | monks, and hence called ‘‘Anti-moine.’’ j } } i alcohol stains var- | After the Ice Cream Men. From the New York Sun. A good deal of satisfaction is expressed over the news that the authorities have undertaken to keep a vigilant eye upon the makers of ice cream. A great many people order their ice cream three times a week from the big dealers, just as they order potatoes from the grocery, and they are obliged to trust implicitly in the manufacturers of ice cream. The cases of poisoning and sickness which have | occurred of late have very seriously in- jured the family trade of some of the big ice cream makers, and they have welcomed the interest of the Health Board in the matter very cordially. When public confidence is restored in the ice cream men, it is believed that the sales will regain their old amount of import- ance. An instance of the scare which marked the last ice cream poisoning ex- posure was in a flat house on Forty- third street. Five families took ice cream regularly from a Sixth avenue dealer before the poisoning case came out, but after the details were published all of the families except one canceled their standing orders. 2 Damage Suit Against a Druggist. Jas. C. Raymond, of Attica, has brought suit in the Lapeer Circuit Court against John W. Peck, a druggist in the village of Attica, and Daniel West and Anthony Williams, his bondsmen, claiming dam- ages in the sum of $10,000 on the allega- tion that on May 30 last, Mr. Peck sold to Mr. Raymond’s son, a boy of 15 years, eight ounces of alcohol, by reason of which the boy and his younger brother became intoxicated and were run over by a locomotive on the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railroad and both were killed. > Who Wants a Clerk? A young man who has worked in a drug store about nine months and can put up ordinary prescriptions is anxious to finish learning the trade in the store of a thorough pharmacist, where he can | have an opportunity for both study and practice. The young man has good references from his former employers and other business men in the place as to his honesty and habits. Anyone de- siring such an assistant is invited to ad- dress the editor of this paper. iil The Drug Market. Opium has advanced. Morphia is tending higher. Quinine is steady. Al- cohol is higher, the price now being as follows: barrels, $2.19: half-barrels, $2.24; ten-gallon lots, $2.27; five-gallon lots, $2.29—all less 5 cents per gallon for eash in ten days. Less than five gallons, $2.29 net. Tonka beans are lower. Oil peppermint is advancing. >?—- mv An Apt Anower. Smith—How is the soda water season ? Brown—One entire fizzle. 4 There is a vast difference between the drug clerk who goes to college because the pressure of the times demands that the rising pharmacists must do so, and the one who takes up the college course thoroughly to learn the business which he expects to follow. The one looks for the school where he will have the least studying to do and the least money to pay. The other will seek the institution with the reputation of being thorough in its course of instruction. The states where physicians can register as pharma- cists are especially favorable to the first named individual. These lazy fellows find that in place of serving their four years’ apprenticeship and devoting two years at a college of pharmacy, they can take a two-year course in a second grade medical college and graduate as a doctor and then become a registered pharmacist. Some of the medical colleges realize this and work to secure just this class of students. “THE WEAR IS THE TRUE TEST OF VALUE.”’ We still have in stock the well-known brand Pioneer Prepared Paint. MIXED READY FOR USE. Having sold same to our trade for over ten years, we can say it has fulfilled the manufac- turer’s guarantee. Write for sample card and prices before making your spring purchases. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., GRAND RKAPIDS, MICH. SOLE AGENTS POLISHINA ™E£ FURNITURE Embossed Cards, Picture Advertising Cards, Advertising Folders, Having a lot of the above goods, consisting of several thousand of different designs, we offer the cards much less than‘ourzusual prices, The Tradesman Company, GRAND RAPIDS. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address ists, 8. PEGK BRO Wholesale Dru " GRAND RAP THE MOST RELIABLE FOOD For Infants and Invalids. } Sd Used everywhere, with unqualified} Nota asteam-| cooked food, suited to "ihe ‘weakest t : stomach. Take no other. _ Sold t druggists. In cans. . and upw: OOLRICH & x CO. on eve! SUSPENDED! eS. ° C ry UB} 10q}0 ZUIssoIg eoug wy BZuyyjes Aq WI UO “ 2 By His “Better Half,” esodmy 0} 1d[vap 9} FUIMOT[V IOT JE TTIN &. Warranted not to Thicken, Sour or Mold in any Climate. Quality Guaranteed Against Injury by Freezing. All others worthless after frees OS. See quotation. MARTELL BLACKING CO., Sole Manufacturers, Chicago, Ill. IF YOU sores “ES ——WRITE TO—— C. W. Johnson & Co., DRUGGISTS’ PRINTERS, 44 West Larned St., DETROIT, MICH ——FOR CATALOGUE—— THEY CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ae Do You Observe the Law ? If not, send $1 to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, For their combined LIQUOR & POISON RECORD. THE MICHIGAN TRADESM. AN. a8 Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Gum Opium—po., Alcohol, Oil Peppermint. ACIDUM. Aceticogm <..... ....-- 10 Benzoicum — soa 00 Boracic ... 30 Carbolicum 38@ 12 Cltricum ... 50@ 55 Hydrochlor .. 3@ 5 Nitrocum 10@ 12 Owalicum ............- 11@ 13 Phosphorium dil...... 20 Salicylicum ..........- 1 bt . Sulphuricum.. i %@ ‘Tannicum...........-- a ron 6 ‘Tartaricum...........- 40@ 42 AMMONIA. Aqua, aden ......... 1@ 6 ” mS Gee........-. 6@ 7 Carbomas ..........6-. 11@ 13 Chloridum ...........-. 12@ 14 ANILINE. Wise... 2 = 25 eee 1 00 ie. i... -.. oo 50 eee 2 50@3 00 BACCAE. Cubede (po. 1 50......- 1 60@1 75 SUnIPOrUs .......---+-- 10 Xanthoxylum........- oF 30 aaseaes. i Copaiba .. 60@ 65 cece aes 6 se @1 30 Terabin, Canada ..... 35@ 40 Totweem .........--..-- 40@ 45 CORTEX, Abies, Canadian..........-- 18 IN ns ccc dw ceeded ec cee li Cinchona Flava ......----+- 18 Euonymus atropurp.......- 30 Myrica Cerifera, po.....---- 20 Prunus Virgini.........----- 12 ee OPO... 3. 3. os 5s ene 12 Sassafras ..........-20++++s: 2 Ulmus ‘Po (Ground 12)...... 10 EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza Glabra... AG 25 Haematox, 19 Ib. box.. 1@ 8 « a 14@ 15 " Bie. 2. ss 16@ 17 FERRUM. Carbonate Precip...... @ 15 Citrate and Quinia.... @3 WwW Citrate Soluble........ @ 801 5 Ferrocyanidum Sol.. @ Ww Solut Chioride........ @ 15 Sulphate, oa" eae ue 1%@ 2 pure.......-- oe 7 FLORA. DO na nec ee ctw es 14@ 16 ee 2WQ@ 2% Matricaria ...... .---- 25 30 FOLIA, Basses .......-..--- 12@ Ww Guan. “Acutifol, Tin- nivelly ie eee 5@ 2 . Alx. 3@ 53 Salvia officinalis, 4s eee 10@ 12 ae 8@ 10 @UMMI. Acacia, ist picked.... @1 00 “” 9a 7 Ses @ # . 3d as @ 80 se sifted sorts... @ 6 eee been 75@1 00 Aloe, Barb, & 60)... 50@ 60 « Cape @).. @ 12 . oeeiet “co 60) . @ sa 1s, (is, 14 4s, “i TB oes ce cee cee ss Ammoniae ...........- 2@ 30 a. (po. 30) .. @ 15 Benzoinum........---- wW@ 55 Camphore®.......++--++ 50@ 52 Euphorbium po ...... 35@ 10 Galbanum.........-.-- @3 00 Gamboge, po ee de ces 80@ Guaiacum, (po. 60) . @ 55 Kino, (po. 25)......--- @ Ww ee eee @1 00 Myrrh, (po. a ....... @ Oplii Pesce 4 00@4 15 Shella ve 2 Semoun eae ee HERBA—In ounce packages. Absiethtam .....-.........;. 25 Eupatorium ...........-...-- 20 a: ee ee ae 25 Majorum ...... ......------- 28 Mentha Biperita ed aaleee 23 Ve 25 ican wena ee 30 ‘Tanacetum, V .....---- 22 Thymus, V........-.---+-++- 25 MAGNESIA, Caleined, Fat.......... 55@ 60 Carbonate, Pe deans 2@ 22 Carbonate, K. & M.. 20@ 2% Carbonate, Jennings... 35@ 36 OLEUM. Absinthium . 5 00@5 50 Amygdalae, Dulc.. 45@ 75 Amydalae, Amarae. .-8 00@8 25 ee 1 90@2 00 Auranti Cortex....... @2 50 Bergan! ...... cscs 2 80@3 25 ee 90@1 00 Caryophylli...... -. Naming the Dog. j *‘Nice dog you have there,’’ said one traveling man of another. “es,” ‘““What’s his name ?”’ “rip.” Why “rip?” ‘Because he was so easy to get and so| hard to get rid of.’’ ———e Oe For the finest coffees in the world, high grade teas, spices, etc., see J. P. Visner, 17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids, Mich. Agent for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York City. 352tf —_—~_- > Bricks impregnated with tar are said to be hard, durable and perfectly water- proof. The process of impregnation is extremely simple, ordinary bricks, or, still better, machine bricks being boiled in coal tar for twenty-four hours. Bricks | thus treated are claimed to ve especially | well adapted for paving working rooms, | depots, ete. They are also recommended | for the construction of sewers, cess | pools, the insulation of foundation walls, | and similar purposes. | to overcome such abuses. |for cost and give thirty days’ The Family Grocer. The family grocer is usually a family friend. Probably no tradesman main- tains so close a relation tothe household, is brought daily nearer to it, or is more relied upon than the efficient, honest, fair dealing grocer. The housewife re- lies upon his judgment with confidence orn of long experience, and, by her, his decisions are never questioned. Tested by daily intercourse and by years of ex- | perience, he wins absolute confidence | and stands supreme in his special field of trade. Neighbors may suggest, and | friends may endorse new lines of goods and wares, but because ‘‘my grocer’’ has not adopted them or offered them for sale, such suggestions are futile and use- less. All honor to the honest grocer who, through years of honorable dealing, has won the confidence and esteem of his customers. He plants faithfully who renders such service and his harvest is | not alone in dollars and cents; it is in the respect and friendship of his patrons, to whom he has become in a practical sense, the faithful family friend. The children follow in the footsteps of | the parents, and the little tot who has to | spend her first penny over his counter, eatches the confidence of the parents, and in the years of growth and develop- ment, learns, like them, to honor and |respect the family grocer, and to con- sider him, of all tradesmen, the closest to the family. The community owes | much to the character and probity of its merchants, and, in turn, the reliance of their patrons should never be misplaced. To labor is honorable, to work is neces- sary, to barter and trade is proper, and to labor and work and trade with high principle in mind, and perfect honesty and truthfulness as a standard, is to ele- vate employment and become an active force for good in the community. So we voice the intelligent housewives of Amer- ica when we say, all honor and praise to the faithful family grocer. ——?——— Where the Blame Lies. From the Denver Grocer. The majority of the grocers in the United States appear to court trade | abuses, inasmuch as not one out of 100 |exerts himself a particle to help others In cities where associations exist, the entire work is done by a dozen members; the rest say /nothing or do nothing but criticise the ;members who are doing the work. If there is any important question which affects the business of the association, they will exert themselves enough to | pass a set of resolutions and they will ithank God the question is settled. A large number of grocers are continually | erying about dull times and bad collec- | tions and close profits, and the same men have only themselves to blame for this state of affairs. They sell their goods credit, |also, and at the end of thirty days they | all are actually afraid to present their bills, for fear of hurting their customers’ feelings. When the grocers of this country arise to the fact that they are merchants and not slaves, and can get up courage enough to assert themselves, then a change will take place, but until then no reforms can be accomplished, simply because they will be opposed by a large number who are afraid to say their souls are their own, because some good customer might happen to differ from them. ee How to Make Iced Tea. | From the National Grocer. Would it not be a good opportunity, during the present heated spell, to call the attention of your patrons to the ad- vantages of using iced tea? But in doing so it is essential to tell what kind of tea to use, and how to useit. First of all, |it should be distinctly understood that | Japan tea will not make a drinkable iced | tea. | with it, we are under the impression that | the grocers should not recommend any- After a good deal of experimenting thing but fermented teas to be used in this way. Congo, or what is usually 'termed English Breakfast, is by far the best, and the finer the quality the more marked the result. Care should be taken to instruct the customers that the tea should not be allowed to draw more than ten or twelve minutes, and immediately upon the expiration of this time, the liquor should be drawn off the leaves. If this is done, the liquor can be allowed to stand for any length of time without deteriorating its quality or flavor. —_--— + A Considerate Debtor. Collector—When are you going to pay this bill. I can’t be coming here every day in the week. Debtor—Well, what day can you come on, convenientiy ? “TI could call on Saturday.”’ “All right; from now on I shall expect you every Saturday.”’ A beet sugar manufactory, with a ca- pacity of 400 tons a day, is said to be almost completed at Grand Island, Neb. The beet has 16 per cent. of sugar, and farmers realize $60 per acre at $4 per ton for the root. The diffusion process of extracting the saccharine principle is used. In a fourteen-battery circuit it is claimed that the remarkable result of 99.8 per cent. of the sugar can be ex- tracted. PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Dried, 6@6%c for sun-dried and 10@1ic for evaporated. The market is fairly active. Apples—Green, $1 per box. Beans—Dry stock is steady @82 for city hand-picked. Beets—New, 30c per doz. Butter—Not in shape to make any quotations. Cabbages—Cairo stock commands $1.50 per crate; St. Louis stock, $3 per crate. Cheese—Full cream ey commands 6%@7c. Cherries—82.50@%3 per — Eon ‘Si. 25; produce barrels commanding $1.85 Cucumbers—40c per doz. Eggs—The market is steady. = and hold at 14e. Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, $3.50 per bu.; medium, $3.50. Timothy, 31.60 per bu Green Beans—Wax or string, $iper bu. Maple Sugar — 8@10c per 1b., according to qualit a Sy TUP—T5@B5C per gal, Dealers pay 12% Ma Gulame—aeeen, 10@12¢ per doz. per bbl. Peas—Green, $1 per bu. Pop Corn—4c per Ib. Potatoes—New stock is higher, owing to the extremely dry weather in the South, which is — the crop. Dealers now hold at 83.25 per bb Raspberries—Both black and red are in good demand, commanding 8@10c per qt. Radishes—20c per doz bunches. Watermelons—20c apiece. CO Whortleberries—$2.50@&3 per bu. PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. quotes as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Southern, $3 oe oe 11 50 i oe ee rete eee 11 50 extre Clear pie, SROrt Cms................... ee ee 12 3 Boston oe a 12 50 coeur BOCK emOitomt............-.........2. 12 50 Standard clear, short cut. best.............. 12 %5 sAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. aoe 7 ee eee... ce. 9 ee eee ee 9 Praeecer Cemeere........... 2. 8 ee 5 eee See... 5 Deeeeen beeen... .. ne... 5 Head Cheese.. ies oe ecs Lanp—Kettle ‘Rendered. i ee 2 i, ee 7% Te... 7% LARD—Family. ee 6 a ee ere, Pe... 15... nee 6 Bim. Pei, Soin & Cope... 2 Sle Pees, ee eee... .. ...... 6% meth. Pals Gin acase.................. - 6% eee, eee, See eee. 6% ee 6% BEEF IN BARRELS, Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 7 06 xtra Moss, Chicago packing................ 7 00 ee ee e......... _............. SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Hams, average ee eee, 9% eee. 10 . ' eae eee. 10% S er ee 7% * on Oe 8 Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................... 8% Paes Weer, See Pees... o% Lon Clears, RN ee eee, Se a, 8 . ee 6 OYSTERS and FISH, F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: FRESH FISH, Whitefish heise smoked aroee........ Manees.......... Ciscoes. PS ©8980 mOAID 2 we ¢ OYSTERS—Cans, ee Paleo Coens. ... 2.0.2.0... FRESH MEATS. Swift and Company quote as follows: Beef, CONN 5 — se . home............__. 1 10} — pate on en = Cc C 1 : oe BATH BRICK. COFFEES—Package. Export parlor...............4 00 a ee — English, 2 doz. in case... wii. ’ spe pth Pure Sugar, a. lows: ieee HIDES — Se a vis) ‘in cabinets........-.. 2514 | Black Strap............... 20 half barrel....28@37 | Straw ........ ---.seseeeeeee 160| Part Cured.......... 7! _oo merican. 2 doz. - case... 7 | MeLaughlin’s XXXX....251; | Cuba Baking........ a SWEET GOODS. “ Light Weight.... ..... Sra ‘2 BLUING. Dozen Porto Rico.. ...... 39] Ginger Snaps.......... S (Sacer IRN 6 @ 6% in 665... .....-.. 30 New Orleans, a... 24 | Sugar Creams......... Ge ltavdware 2% sg ede oe -tes leas = ee ees |e eee 2d i ee CL 42|G a. ee preen...... Py 16 OB....--...--. % | Cotton, 40 ft....... per doz. 135] One-half nexrela. 3c extra Oatmeal Crackers.... 8 Sule Manilia ee eee es 8 — cured CO 4 ao te. ~. ee se a 235] Muscatine, reir barrels... 2 90| ettine, doz. in box...... 75] = ewiees, Tree No. 2 Carpet................ 2350 € sot «| oa “ ae ae 21 15@2 25 weet sae Fatierti ea ere eee 7 Jute 60 ft. Leo eee mn 90 ROLLED OATS. TEAS. a ——-. viper cere seeeceeee 22 Sneeriinen @2 aw a ee, eamerioonane” On Races coon oa Fancy CO inhi. 7 50 “ aa 2 1592 ee 14 @16 | Sea Island, assorted....... Sie oo War ST Tn 3 25| Anglo-Swiss.......... 6 00@ 7 60 OIL. Good ........+-++-++++- 18 @2 a5) washed 2028 Beomemne 1 8... 2% COUPONS. ee 9% Choice... sivco=~ =a im 4 gpmnines is CANDLES ‘“‘Superior.” Water White................ 10% Choicest.....2.+25 +++. = : an ee Hotel, 40 40 Ib. boxes.......... ‘ ee 1, per hundred........... 2 0 Medtum.. PICKLES. SUN CURED. Tallow ................ 3 @ 3% See a OT vaneecee 7 oleae g 00 | Grease butter ........ 1 saunas ed re aan 4 00 co... 3 5 7 ao 1% 2 — [os 5 00| Small, Dbl... 20.2.2... 11 00 | Choice. ............-+-.24 ; § 00| Sinseng ae i ea 8 © Go) * aH »...6 00 | Choicest......-.....+-. 30 Pails No. 1, two-hoop.. 1 30 OG : wee 7 . “ee ” > ' iG Clams. 1 Ib. Little Neck. ._.. 2 Mla 6 ee Me co pa 2 00 | Clay, No. “a EB i BASKET FIRED. ‘* No.1, three-hoop.... 1 % LUBRICATING OILS, Clam Chowder, 2 Ib......... 2 10| 8 1 PE ndred........--. s we Si SO ae @20 Clothespins, 5gr.boxes.... 55} The Hogle Oil Co. « a Cove Oysters, 1 1b. stand. 2lSe o sete eeeeees 2 Cob, = oo oo. . ; = ia = Bowls, fi inch 4 tel Solin: Co. quote as 16 ee ae ee OO re Oe ee eee es A oe 25 | Choicest Ties a “ 13 * 1 25 il Lobste 8,1 Ib. pienic...... $10, ‘ Se 4 00 PRESERVES. sere ui eo @35 ‘s “ i — = : L @5 r . - Plenic........1 7 : re Te 5 00| E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 8 Extrachoice,wireleaf @40 ni - rl 2 00 ee ars “ rb, a 3 10 a locate ae ealiie Carolina a 6% | Common to fair.......25 @3 _ eS ee Se oe Xe ee a ae Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 00| 200 OF over. -.------ 15 percent. Oe Bono \-+--2 cn | @65 | Baskets, —aa. sete - wan S'S | Hernene O81... -.40 Goo i > stand one cue iia es = a i — 2... 54@ Choicest fancy........ 75 @s85 ae i, mon eh | oe . H@1z2 — ee 2 00 eas oo a IMPERIAL. ‘“ “with covers 1 90 cong Winter, 8 @12 : ab. in omens. OO ee Baten . - P ee 6% | Common to fair....... 20 @35 “willow cl’ths, No.1 5 7 aera Test. veree 9 @IB Seem San CI MN. nen TE Be 28 wenn ens 8 fortofine........ 5 ee aa eee oe Dees ss nee ce oo , Salmon, . * Columbia 1 3 OD Seymour ‘ SNUFF. ee 7 “ “ No.2 6 25) od Reliable Cylinder "=. ‘Alsske..1 toat gp | Butter.........-..----eeeeee Scotch, in bladders......... 37 eet &« lint “ Rot 7 25 | 600 Mecca ae oro Sardines, domestic 48 a 5 x Maccaboy, in jars........... 35 | Common to fair....... 18 @%6 . o No. 2 4 25 Anti-monopoly ‘35 a . “aaa @ Se” French iappes. in Jara... 43 | Superior to fine....... 30 @40 “ “ ‘“ No35 00 cae ae mee @40 ae ~ O25 iL imported =" “joyore aa % Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands. ENGLISH BREAKFAST. —_— Mower and Reaper Oiizs @ 30 a. a... 1 8 a 6 Sapeioe GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS Castor Machine Oil...25 @ 30 eee 3 ib. coe Ora 5% | Queen Anne.. WHEAT Boiled Linseed Oil. -.63 @66 ser thease Sa a city ‘Oyster, a 5% | German Family.. .......... ; i ,,| Michigan WW. ....... @10 Fe ie . a 7 Weil G@emnen ll 3 00! Tea Dust... 8 @l0 White &4/ Turpentine...........46 @5l hace mag i 80 CREAM TARTAR. ed Gornan Sra Pec car arta ts Naptha........... 8 @iz ee di aie oe Strictly pure.....-.......-. 3g|U.S. Big Bargain..... . ...200| OOLONG. All wheat bought on 60 Ib. test. | Gasoline........ ...... 3 a 12 fz ‘pitted tana 1 40 Grose 25 | Frost, Floater ee 3% Common to fair. 2 Gao MEAL. Castor Oil, Pure..... $1 26@.1 30 er 115 DRIED rRurre—Domestic. Cocoa Cagle _._......... 3 00 Superior - Gee....... 30 @50 Motlea... |... i... 15 : Mineral....30 @35 Egg Plums, stand..... 1 15@1 35 Apples, sun- -dried.. @ 6 | Cocoa Castile, Fancy........ 3 36| Fine to choicest....... 55 @65 | Granulated............++++ 1 30 ‘“* Distilled ..$1 10@1 25 Gooseberries ................ 1 00 evaporated... @10 Allen B. Wrisley's Bennie, i Gee —-. ‘ a te o% = py Family, 75........-.- 2 9% Gruen Geren erries ‘ a eae 3 30 Green Gaget wiatand. Os oo| Nectarines ‘¢ .......-, 7. ee 3 65 ics «’ seconds ...... @1 90 — settee i iBawecr, 1G) 00000020.) 2 315 Already and within a year’s time, our es unc Se et eee Ce Raspberries © vanes wns Oe amr rarest 13 siness : or — ti 7” rare weenie ees ‘az! % il DRED ravine brines. See " business has grown to such proportions as Mey... -....-. 63 6 SAPOL iis - en ' _— 1 > i... i 4@ ae Kitchen, 3 doz. in box a 2 50 to demand larger quarters, which we have pberries, extra.......... 17% Cure... . —— Hand 7°. US 2 50 i ean DRIED FRUITS—Pee SOUPS. secure : aS res i i cami ee : ‘ans . Lemon seuiiate ioupoaminaalet 16 | Seidec’s Tomato... ....... 2 40 secured at 46 Ottawa St., where we shall be pleased to see our friends in the future. Whortleberries.............. gree ca beanies os 18 ePices—Whole. ‘ i i i BE OCOD e pE™ FRuITs—Citron. Alispice cone i: Net weights and fine goods tell the tale. Be sure to give them a trial. Co ee ssia, na in ma — us, Oyster Bay...... in beeen... ........... 9 : Batavia in wo io “E™* groom Limes...” @t $8| Zante, barrel. a x | Cloves Ss A £. BROOKS & CO 35 | Zante, in barrels...... ee ee 22 : oceeeaes 80; ‘“ inless quantity 6 @ ote Zanzibar ee tena 16 i seine oe, ee... .... 80 DRIED FRUITS—Raisins. Mace Vatevia....... .....-. “ Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 40 | Valencias........ ..... @9__| Nutmegs, fancy 43 Corn, Archer’ = ae be: 9 Cugmee.... @11% Re m | cher'Srorng Glory. 90| Sultamas...... 0... — + hls Ce , - . Early Golden. 90 — Layers, ~~ Pepper, Singapore, — -.16 Pods. Prenem.....:.......... 1 68 ee is ck wee ar 4 80 whit 26 “extra marrofat... @1 2% London Layers, for’n. ee UO ies : Ss oe La vee sey ccee ‘ 80 | Muscatels, California.1 wg? 25 anaes -_ ~. « “gifted. 22... 1 6@1 85 | Kegs ae Casa, Ba tavia..... 2D T T : Meee ae ae bere sre ctense = 3 ssia, Bai lav EAN 20 Mushrooms, extra fine...... 215 = on MERI ei ” [ Saigon oe aa H A Pumpkin. 1b. Golden @1 50 Farina, 100 Ib. * cae 04 | Cloves, Amboyna. ........ -.26 aes omuny, per Dbl..........-. 3 00 Peneeer. 2... 2... 20 same os gpeteet esos : = —. dom 12 1b box.. : a Ginger, _— Stee eeecceus: 12% , Red - _ 15 oo eae @1 00 2% ' Gememten...... 5... 18 ES a la @i 10 GO| Mace Batayia............... 90 8 pene om @ % 3 Mustard, English aide ees 22 6 and Trie. .25 Snider’ 5, % ~ ede ae bese 1 7 . Trieste 2 ones... 2... 2 30 5 | Nutmegs No.2 2 80 «pint ......----.-----2 30] Wheat, cracked..-.... @5 | Nutmegs, No.2 .......... aan +. 23 50 0 | Pepper, Si ‘ CHEESE domestic... @60 Pr es — s Fancy Full Cream.... @7 PISH—SALT. “ Cayenne ‘cane = G eer ee ae Ood: wihakes 0c 5 @6% SUGARS. " ~~ — Mea Sha 2 =. — — ecru ae Cee & 1 Cut Loaf.............. @™% eee ~~ 9% | Cubes .... 7 | ss ... @1 00| Herring, round, % bbl.. 2 90| Powdered .........2.”” S ix | m iS ae ie bel 2B Bunga’ Granulated. $68 | Is better and costs less than ost , 100 lumps........... olland, bbls.. 12 00 Wines 655 Tf nes aeeteon eee > - ein kegs, sata? 2 = Guseiene A ee g 8 packag e cormees. tee ee one Oo eaere ©........ @ 6% : ime Sovenahaed ‘ Mack. sh’s, No. 2, 2 —. . oie co ee = i. 100-POUND CASES, 24 3-4; 100-CABINETS, 25 1-4. a. +s imGa«.......... 7 1% 0 . 12 Yellow tec cescesenceus @ 5% FOR SALEJBY ALL GRAND RAPIDS JOBBERS inl TACTICS OF A CLERK. How to Trap a Customer by Skill in the Use of Titles. She was tall, tough, sharp-edged, hol- low-cheeked, sunken-chested and saucer- eyed, with shoulder blades that projected like rudders. She hadn’t teeth enough to go around, and her hair matched a red- rash complexion that was more suggest- ive of sand-paper than water. Her nose was long and sagacious, and gilded hoops tested the elasticity of her ears. Her vowels escaped through her nose and her dipthongs were brought out with feline intensity. She was at the silk and had selected for a dress pattern sev- enteen yards of dark-blue India silk, well flowered with ripe cherries. “What name, please?’ asked the ur-| bane salesman, dating a check. ‘*Baker.’”’ ‘‘Initials, please ?”’ “NM A. Baker.”’ **Address ?”’ “No. 261 —— street.”’ ‘Thank you,”’ said the clerk, carefully tearing the leaf from the stub and placing it between the folds of the goods. ‘“‘Now, Mrs. Baker, isn’t thing else this morning ?’’ A radiant smile flashed across the long, red face, the high shoulders squared themselves, and there was a perceptible straightening of her whole being as she said : “I euess not.’’ The shrewd clerk took bargains, waning season vice. brought specials from shelves and remnants from under the counter, and in less than five minutes the bony spinster was in a bewilderment of short lengths. The man se ized every there some- talked ser- remote his cue, and good opportunity to call her ‘‘Mrs.,’’ and when she left he had sold a blue check of | ten yards fora house dress, three two- vards lengths for sofa cushions, and three-eighths yards of plain gros grain for waist trimming. ‘‘How did I know she was married? I was dead certain that she wasn’t. That’s why I called her ‘Mrs.’ It takes a very small amount of diligence to woman. her immensely to be taken that is, after she is past the period. If she is married, it flatters her to be taken for a girl. ‘‘T rarely make a mistake. black about the unwooed woman that is self-evident as her features. A married woman gives herself away by her apathy If she is tired she looks it, and if she is} discontented she shows that. ‘The stern, stately meddle with. She she wants. always knows what Argument is useless, it becomes necessary to use an madame is the word. “The upstart I generally can master with ‘Lady.’ If a woman comes to the} eounter and shows a hand with big rings | and neglected nails, all I have to do is to spread out my goods. lower my voice toa} confidential point, ring in the ‘Lady,’ and if she has the money she will buy.” -_- > <-> The Condition of Trade. From the New York Shipping List. There has been very little change in the commercial situation, midsummer dullness having prevailed in the pal markets, acterized by a quiet feeling with little scope for the development of features. The volume of business has very naturally fallen off, speculation hav- ing been of rather meager proportions | and the distributive movement having slackened; but the decrease has been due entirely to seasonable influences, as the outlook is far more satisfactory than had | been expected. very counter, | and two | master a} If she is not married it pleases | for a wife— | charming | There is a| prim coquetry and a disappointed look | as | customer I never | but if | address, | princi- | and trade generally char- | new | Although the bank state- | -aae5 MCE an yh mange POR Na MICHIGAN _ TRADESMAN. by the banks. A considerable expansion of loans last week points to the confi- dence that prevails and this is further shown by the good investment demand | for all reliable railroad bonds as well as the strong undertone that has character- ized the stock market. The weather | throughout the country has been all that eould be desired, so far as the crops are concerned, and to this fact due the cheerful reports that come from the West and South. The harvesting of winter wheat has thus far made good progress, and points to a far better yield than was foreshadowed a few weeks ago, while spring wheat maintains the excellent position that it previously occupied. In other respects the crop situation has undergone no change. Growing corn has made good progress. The cotton crop has made rapid strides, and with unim- | portant exceptions the condition of the | fields good from South Carolina to | is is |Texas. In the latter state the bolls are | opening and in a short time ‘‘first bales’’ | will make their appearance on the market. The movement of old crop has been unusually light, with the export last week and last month considerably less than last year. The wool market continues to rule dull with prices shew- ing an easier tendency, while the out- look for woolen goods is equally unsatis- factory, a good many mills having shut |down, partly because of the glut of foreign fabrics which have been im- ported freely in anticipation of changes in the tariff. The market for all kinds | 6f cotton fabrics has ruled firm, but the demand has not been very brisk, the present month being between seasons in the dry goods trade. The demand for | staple groceries has been moderate, but 'dealers are anxiously looking for im- | provement. The coffee market is in a a attitude, the speculative in- | fluences that have so long controlled the isituation being still in force to the detriment ef legitimate trade. The ;}country is waiting for cheaper coffee, | while speculative bulls are struggling to | make it dearer and until the contest is | settled dealers are buying as sparingly jas they can. The demand for refined sugar is only moderate, considering that this is the season for active consumption, but dealers bought pretty freely last month and are waiting to distribute their | stocks before replenishing. Wheat has | advanced on account of speculative in- fluences and unfavorable crop reports from abroad. seroeeens & Glassware LAMP BURNERS. no Oe... 40 eee lace 45 —_—- rr 60 er... es] LAMP CHIMNEYS.—Per box. 6 doz. in box. eS beep ewes eeu e ce aoe 1% sh Uhh a — re ee 2 70 First quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp top be oe eee 2 § | No. : cee cee nebe cee: asec scenes 2 40 No.2 “ - Me 3 40 XXX Flint. No. 0 Sun, crimp top eons ek aoe 2 60 No. 1 ee 2 noe * " ge ne 3 80 Pear] top. | No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled ee 37 | s oo 47 2 Hinges, “ " a 47 — Bastic. 25 Bae 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz. No. ‘sa per, ae... No STONEW ARE—AKRON. Batter Ceecke ore wal......... -...02200++. 06% Jugs, Lg gal., per, doz beet eed oe eee en oo 75 Sg ee 90 - = Se 1 80 Milk Pans, % gal., per doz. ns — a = Magis Goffee Roaster. The Best in the World. ment issued last week shows a heavy de- | crease in surplus reserve, the actual con- | dition of the banksin this city is perhaps much more favorable than indicated, for the money market has ruled easy with an abundant supply of loanable funds, and, in addition to the large disbursements that have been in progress since the first of July, the interior flow of currency has | been towards this center, all of which has tended to increase the reserves held Having on hand a large stock of No. 1 Roasters—capacity 35 Ibs.—1 will sell them at very low prices. Write for Special Discount. ROBT. S. WEST, ' 48-50 Long St., CLEVELAND, OHIO KDMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker Jeweler, Ki GANAL 8Y,, ‘Grand Rapids - Mich.|* CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS sel PAMPHLETS. For the best work, at reasonable prices, address THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich, BEACH’S New York Qoffee Rooms. 61 Pearl Street. Five Cents Each for all dishes served from bill of fare. Steaks, Chops and All Kinds of Order Cooking a Specialty. . FRANK M. BEACH, Prop. WANTED. POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED FRUIT, BEANS and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to ship, or anything in the Produce line, let us hear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired. EARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Ohicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapida. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. Bowne, President. Gero. C. PIERCE, Vice President. H. W. Nasu, Cashier CAPITAL, - $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. Makea Specialty of Collections. Accounts Country Merchants Solicited. of Tadic =e eens Tl eal aida BARLOW BROS.GRAND NO TIME TABLES. Grand Rapids & & Indiana. In effect June 22, 1890. TRAINS GOING NORTH. A rrive. Leave Big Rapids & Saginaw............... 6:55 am Traverse City & Mackina 6:50 a 7:25am Traverse City & Mackinaw. 9:15am 11:30am Traverse City & Saginaw............ 2:15pm 4:10pm Mackinaw City. .......cccssesessoeees 8:50pm 10:30pm Train leaving at 10:30pm, runs Gao, Sunday in- cluded. Other trains daily except Sunday. GOING SOUTH. Cincinnati Express................- 6:00am 6:30am Fort Wayne & Chicago............ 10:15am 10:25am Cincinnati ao eiebaet . 5:40pm 6:00 pm Sturgis & Chicago............ 10:50 pm 11:30pm From Bi Rapids a Saginaw...... 11:50 am Train leaving for Cincinnati at 6p. m. runs daily, Sundays included. Other trains daily except Sunday. Sleeping and Parlor Car Service: North—7:25 a. m. and 10:30 p. m. trains have Wagner sleeping and parlor cars to Petoskey and Mackinaw City. 11:30am train parlor chair cars to Mackinaw City. South—6:30am train has parlor chair car and 6p. m. train sleeping ear for Cincinnati; 11:30 p m train, Wagner sleeping ear for Chicago via. Kalamazoo. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave Arrive ceonen time at Bridge street depot 7 sa oon: Through tickets and full information can be had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at depot, or Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe 8t., Grand Rapids, Mic O. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEsT. Leaves. tMorning Express. 1:00pm ¢Through Mail......... 6:15 pm rand Rapids Expres 10:30 p m *Night Express.. 8:45am *iiized........... 7:33am +Detroit Express 6:50am +Through Mail 10:20 a m +Evenin 3:45 pm *Night 10:55 p m tDaily, Sunday: ce. Detroit Express an oo 6:50 a m has Wagner parior and buffet car attached, and Evening Express leaving $:45 pm has parlor car attached. These trains make direct connection in Detroit for all points East. Express leaving at 10:55 8 m has Wagner sleeping car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a m. Steamboat Express makes direct connection a Grand Haven with steamboat for Milwaukee. — Ze sleeping car berths secured at D., G. H. & M.R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot. AS. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Jno. W. Loup, Traffic Manager, Detroit. BEEToledo, Ann Arbor & Northern. For Toledo and all points South and East, take the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Rail- way from Owosso Junction. Sure ora oe at above point with trains of D., G. , and connections at Toledo with igen: trains for Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincin- nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville and all promi- nent points on connecting lines. . J. PaisLey, Gen’! Pass. Agent MICHIGAN CENTRAL “* The Niagara Falls Route.”’ DEPART. ARRIVE DOtrOlE EXPO OM. .....060.ccccccccesees 7:20am 10:00pm ee ee 6:30am 5:00pm ————E 11:55am 10:00am eAtiantic, & Pacific Express......... 11:15pm 6:00am Bow Tork Beprees... ccc ccces 5:40pm 1:2pm * aily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor carsrun on Day Express and Grand Rapid Express to and from Detroit. * F rep M. Briees, Gen’l Agent, 85 Monroe St. G. 8. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union Depot _Gro. W. MUNSON, Union Ticket Office, 6 Monroe St. ¢ O. W. RUGGLES, G.P. & T. Agent., Chicago. BEFORE BUYING G GRATES zet Circular and Testimonials. Frec. Economical, PF OLACE. URu te “anistic, ALDINE FIRE PLA GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A True Combination of MOCHA, JAVA A and RIO. Picture Card Given With every pound package. For Sale everywhere. Woolson Spice Co., Toledo, 0. Ta To hyde <0 bd 14a aN wane Satele=h na Pre a een TCO ee Lak Boy w, WOOD & METAL VN Teal ec FURNITURE TOT N gM - THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. | 15 | sig taste. at anal mae couse mau | CURTISS & CO The following are the P. of I. dealers who had} The following are some of the merchants who | 8% not cancelled their contracts at last accounts: have been under contract with the P. of I., but | Ada—tL. Burns. have found the level profit plana delusion and | Adrian—Powers & Burnham, Anton Wehle, | ® S7are: WHOLESALE L. T. Lochner, Burleigh Bros. Belding--L. 8. Roell. | Aliegan—Chas. Spear. Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash. j 8 toon Dolman. Big —— | & Co. anaes 33 Pigectat—1, 3 Wa aper arehouse. tin eee ‘a Martin. Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard. | Altona—Eli Lyons. Casnovia—John E. Parcell. | Armada—C, J. Cudworth. Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner. | EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE KEYSTONE BINDERS’ Assyria—J. W. Abbey. Chapin—J. I. Vanderhoof. TWINE ee ee D. — ae ae ¢" —— | H oe Banfield—Andrew Brezee. Yhester—B. C. Smith. an . Rapi j . Bay City—Frank Rosman & Co. Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell & Co. ousem Block, Grand pids, Mich. Belding—Lightstone Bros. Clam River—Andrew Anderson. ee a Pon ~ + on : oo & gene 4 Big Rapids—A. V. Young, Shankweiler Cloverdale—Geo. Mosher. “ ¢ &Co, Mrs. Turk, J. K. Sharp, A. Markson. Coopersville—W. D. Reynolds & Co. | 5 @ GEO. H, REEDER Blissfield—Jas. "Gauntlett, Jr. Dimondale—Elias Underhill. i) foal ’ Bowen's Mills—Chas, W. Armstrong. Dushville—G. O, Adams. mo State Agent Brice—J. B. Gardner. Eaton Rapids—E. F. Knapp, G. W. Webster. t+ @ Burnside—John G. Bruce & Son. Fork Center—D. Palmer & Co. S a . Caldwell—C. L. Moses. _Fremont—J. B. Ketchum, W. Harmon, Boone Cy | Lycoming Rubbers Capac—H. C. Sigel. & Pearson. Bb ft Carlton Center—J. N. Covert. Grand Ledge—A. J. Halsted & Son, F. O. Lord. ni and Jobber of Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Sessions. Grand Rapids—F. W. Wurzburg, Van Driele & & — Springs—John Beucus, B. A. Fish, B. | Kotvis, John Cordes, Huntley Russell. wW * . Tipp. Harvard—Ward Bros. a Medium Price Snges Charlotte — John J. Richardson, Daron & Hersey—John Finkbeiner. = q — “ = ars py Cohen. ae * 2 Clio—John W. Hurd. oward City—Henry Henkel. " * s Coldwater—J. D. Benjamin. Ionia—E, 8 Welch, Wm. Wing. ® Grand Rapids, Micb. Conklin—Wilson McWilliams. Irving—J. T. Pierson. - Cook’s Corners—W. H. Hanks. Kent City—R. McKinnon. Coral—J. S. Newell & Co. Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros,, Fred. Miller. Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt. Lowell—Charles oe Dorr—Frank Sommer. Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich. “ . Dowling—Rice & Webster. Marshall—John Fletcher, John Butler, Charles Eaton Rapids—H. Kositchek & Bro. Fletcher. Evart—Mark Ardis, E. F. Shaw, John C. Devitt. Mecosta—Robert D. Parks. | Fenwick—Thompson Bros., S. H. Rinker. Millbrook—T. O. (or J. W.) Pattison. Flint—John B. Wilson, Geo. Stuart & son, Bar- Millington—Forester & Clough. | ney Granite and Marble ‘Works. Minden City—W. A. Soules, F. O. Hetfield | j sa & Clark. __,, see orester— mith Mt. Morris—H. . Lamb, J. Vermett & Son. Ty, a. Traveli 2a¢c Satchels. Ete riees re nad Of Freeport—C. V. Riegler. Wusitilis Powers & Sinan, Of Trunks and Traveling Bags, Satchels, Ete. Prices reduced 25 to 40 Gladwin—John Graham, J. D. Sanford, Jas.| Newaygo—W. Harmon. per cent. We are manufacturers and can and will save you money and Croskery. New Era—Peter Rankin. " Z c nap E & Gcwan—Rasmus Neilson. Olivet—F. H. Gage. at the same time furnish a better article, both as to durability, work- Grand Haven—N. J. Braudry & Co. Otisco—G. V. Snyder & Co. manship and finish come peaien hee S ae as ceg g 7 & Co. ian i aan jrand Ledge—Geo. Corye avenna—R. D. Wheeler. 'f Grand Rapids—Joseph Berles, A. Wilzinski, Reed City—J. M. Cadzow. N {) W } S t h e ] } Y } e to B UU ¥ Brown & Sehler, Houseman, Donnally & Jones, Rocktord 25. Colby & Co. ? Ed Struensee, Wasson & Lamb, Chas. Pettersch,| St, Louis—Mary A. Brice. As this sale will continue for a short time only. Trunks and Sample Morse & Co., Famous Shoe Store, Harvey & Hey- Sand Lake—C. O. Cain. i ‘ | uv stek, — Ss. - a, . Burkhardt. Sebewa—P. F. Knapp. Cases made to order. Repairing neatly done. Give us a call and con- i Greenyille—Jacobson & Netzorg. Sparta—Woodin & Van Wickle, Dole & Haynes. ——— ‘ 7. are se o » he ranest trnnks s \ Hart—Rhodes & Leonard, W. Weidman, Mrs. tnaeert Contciaie & Griffin. ; vince yourself that we are selling the best and cheapest trunks and __ el. on oe eS Co., Sterling & Co. bags in the city. , astings—. unyan. Sumner—J. B. Tucker. i ' Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Herold Bros., C. E. Wayland—Pickett Bros. H A N I S H & BE I FERT Pelton. Williamston—Michael Bowerman. ) Hubbardston—M. H. Cahalan. Telephone 13. 74 Waterloo St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ining ey coh Bros, wyeror & conc.3./ DISSOLUTION NOTICE | milay City—Cohn rOS., ycko® & Co., C.. Buck, E. 7 eee : i Ionia—H. Silver. Notice is hereby given that the copartnership | Jackson—Hall & Rowan. heretofore existing between W. G. Sinclair and \ Jenisonville—L. & L. Jenison (mill only). S. E. Crissman, under the style of W. G. Sinclair Jones—R. C. Sloan. & Co., has been this day dissolved, W. G. Sinclair Kalamo—L. R. Cessna. suc ceeding to the business of the late firm. All Kent City—M. L. Whitney. debts of the late firm will be paid by the suc- Kewadin—A. Anderson ceeding partner, who is also authorized to collect Kingsley—J. E. Winchcomb. all accounts due the late firm. _ Lacey an Thompson. W. G. SINCLAIR, A 4 Laingsburg—D. Lebar. : S. E. CRISSMAN. Lake City—Sam. B. Ardis. Grand Rapids, June 26, 1890. ——, pap cage po Haller & Co., E. F. wn Colwe on, Fre er. . . / 2 — H. C. Thompson, Andrew All & Copartnership Notice. IMPORTING i AND Langston—F. D. Briggs Notice is hereby given that a copartnership Lansing—R. A. Bailey, Etta (Mrs. Israel) Glic- | has been formed by W. G. Sinclair and Chas. E. man. Sinclair to succeed to the business of the late Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son, W. H. Jennings. firm of W.G. Sinclair & Co., under the same firm Lowell—Patrick Kelly. style. McBain—Sam. B. Ar is. Grand Rapids, June 26, 1890. McBride’s—J. McCrae. Mancelona—J. L. Farnham. Manton—A. Curtis, Mrs. > Liddle. i Maple City—A. & O. Bro a Marshall—W. E. estes. 5. rR, Lepper & Son. Mason—Marcus Gregory. Mecosta—J. Netzorg. ; soc arian li 8.) Knight, Chas. Gaunt ett, James Gauntlett, Jr. Millington—Chas. H. Valentine. SOLE AGENTS FOR Minden City—I. Springer & Co. Monroe Center—Geo. H. Wightman. Morley—Henry Strope. * AT Mt. Morris—F, H. Cowles : a ‘ <— . Mt, Pleasant—Thos. McNamara, McGin ty’s Fine Cut Tobacco, North DecrJohn Hemrich N els L B & Co’s S Nottawa Dudley Cutler. — < ) f hy autz Tos. avs OapSss Olivet. H. Gage. Niagara Starch, Onondaga—John Sillik. AN a tt e Tr ‘ a Orone—C. Ay Warren, Acme Cheese--Herkimer Co., N. Y. viatt—H. a ettingi : y Ht Boarle Geo, Sith & Co’S Castor Oil Axle Grease. Richmond—Knight & Cudworth, A. W. Reed. Riverdale—J. B. Adams. Rockford—B, A. Fish. oe a E. Shattuck, Braman & oe GRA D R & anchar 4 ] V J Sebewa—John Bradle m—iy LES ee eee Wolcott. Shepherd— gelow. N VW Sheridan—M. Gray. e ? Shultz—Fred Otis. Spencer Creek—M. M. Elder. ( : h e a Spring Lake—Geo. Schwab, A. Bitz > ee ies ee & Johnson, Wellington & M d : 1865. ammon mer Peters. . Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter. € 1 u ry. , Traverse City—John Wilhelm, 8. C. Darrow, AND ‘i H 0 : i i) a3 D. D. Paine. . HEADQUARTERS FOR Vassar—McHose & Gage. 1 Wheeler—Loulse (Mrs. A.) Johnson, H. C. Expensive. FRUIT erro Breerice Clond—J. C. Townsend, N. W. Wiley woe LEMONS ‘ Whitehall—Geo. Nelson, John Haverkate. F —_— NUTS ai 9 } Williamsburg—Mrs. Dr. White y + Woodbury—Henry Van Mouten, Chas. Lapo, Large Variety and ech e BANANA S, Willi —Th I 3 Wicd chepenter & Sak Fig. Sy Dates 9 N uts 9 etc. ; Yankee Springs—T. Thurston. toe a ices ‘Low. ¢, THE M MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Don’t Spend All You Make. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. We know many young and middle-aged men who receive a good weekly salary who never have a penny two days after receiving it. They think only of the present, and do not live within their means. If they only spent what they earn that would be one thing, but they borrow money from everyone who will loan it to them. They rarely if ever pay back these loans on account of the way they live. This class of men, however, usually have good credit with the saloon- keeper, for the reason that they will pay him and thus maintain their credit, rather than pay back the borrowed money. It is not necessary for a man to deny himself amusement, comfort or pleasure, but he should so live as not to borrow and deprive those who, in many instances, do not make as much as he does, and to whom the loan of a dollar is quite a large sum. It is every man’s duty to economize and to live within his means, which for the careful and industrious means a com- petency in their after years. The man who is always borrowing money and who receives a fair compensation for his labor, is not a good employe. He cannot and will not give the service for which he is paid. The man who spends every penny that he makes and borrows be- sides is not one whom society benefits or whose habits are commendable. He may be styled a good fellow, but a dangerous one to loan money to—or to employ. _ <—- He Lost a Sale. An ice-box, on which was a sign ‘‘For Sail,’”’ stood in front of a grocery store, the other day, and when a woman stopped to examine it, a man, with his hands and overalls showing grime, came out and said: “Shust so, madam, but der principles vhas der same. Dis vhas a ten-flue ice- box, mit a return draught. She vhas seex-inch stroke, patent cut-off, tested oop to 180 pounds, und vhas feexed oop mit a low-water indicator und all der latest inventions. If dot ice-box ex- plodes on youl gif you one million dol- lar, und any shild can run him.’’ “Explode! Mercy on me, but I don’t want anything around to blow me up! It must be some new-fangled arrange- ment.”’ ‘““Manam, I gif you my word he vhas as safe ashatrunk oop in der garret. He consumes his own smoke, was pro- vided mit a check-draught of der latest style, und—”’ “TI don’t wantit!’’ she said, with a de- cided snap in her voice, and hurried away as if she feared an explosion. At that moment a young man came out and asked : **Fadder, doan’ ms ‘“Vhas you tell her ?’’ ‘I say to her dot it vhas by her oop- right, horizontal rotary principle, mit return flues, seex-inch stroke, patent—’’ ‘‘Fadder, you go avhay and leaf me to sell him. You vhas too scientific. So mooch talk makes peoples afraid. I shust tell’em dot it vhas for sale by a family who vhas going to Europe for der summer, or to wind oop an estate, und before to-morrow he vhas sold. You vhas all right on engines und boilers, but you vhas way off on ice-boxes. All der principle about him vhas to sell him for $10 eash.”’ you make a sale ?”’ = 2 ——— Striped Goods Preferred. According to the New York Commer- cial Bulletin, itis now pretty generally understood that French manufacturers are bending their energies to the produc- “Madam, dot vhe er beegest bargai s : “ = a : d _ “4 . ons oe ae tion of. striped dress goods. Heretofore s oie Cou . S1 oa a ni : ' ee “pn Laat the supposition has been that the coming ice-box, und now | sells him for—for—|. | i : : : a i : : .,} season would show the supremacy of vhell, I make der price so sheap dot it : : — a a : ' h : +... | plaid effects, and English and German pays you to shplit him oop for fire- Luan: s tir manufacturers have been working ac- a :; . : anh cordingly. Now the whole complexio *“‘Been in use along time, I see,’’ she 6" ee of the situation is changed, as aresult s lof this Parisian edict, and in the way of tousand dollar |; aga oe 3 ak ia | fancies stripes are alone thought of for ' oo -,|the ‘“‘fall’? campaign. It is said that principle on which it]. . f | some American manufacturers have an : ‘ taken the cue from their French cc res “Der best principle in all dis worldt, | : : —e on . mnfrere : a : fe ’ | and are also making striped materials in madam. It vhas by der oopright, hor-|_ ; a ng . : | preference to other designs. izontal rotary principle, und nobody can observed as she looked inside. ‘Madam, I gif you fife if 1 doan’ buy him only “What's the works ?”’ beac it. My son he runs dis grocery for | Tr) erect rn me while lruns my boiler and engine! Krupp’s largest gun of cast steel shop. Dot makes me know all about ice- | weighs 135 tons, and the barrel is forty boxes.”’ ifeet long. Its caliber is 131g inches. ice-box,’’ she re- as she looked into it again. “A boiler isn’t an marked, The gun has been sent from the works at ' Essen to Cronstadt. Muskegon CrackerCo CRAC a RS, BISCUITS AND SWEET GOODS. LARGEST VARIETY IN THE STATE SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MAIL, ORDERS, , 463 W. WESTERN AVENUE, MUSKEGON, MICH. No Connection with Any Cracker Trust : El. Puritano Cigar. The Finest10 Cent Cigar ON EARTH 457, 459, 461 ~EL PUTAS ' MANUFACTURED BY ' DILWORTH BROTHERS, i) PITTSBURGH. TRADE SUPPLIED BY I. M. CLARK & SON, Grand Rapids. BRADDOCK, BATEMAN & CO., Bay City. Detroit. ¥ TE. BREVOORT, - aying Gards WE ARE HEADQUARTERS (Formerly Shriver, Weatherly & Co.) CONTRACTORS FOR Galuanixed Iron Cornice, Plumbing & Heating Work. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Daniel Lynch, "Daler Pumps, Pipes, Etc., Mantels 19 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. and Grates. Weatherly & Pulte, GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICH. 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