ea Me 2 me VOL. 7. REMPIS & GALLMEYER, POUNDERS General Jobbers and Manufacturers of Settees, Lawn Vases, Roof Crestings, Carriage Steps, ‘fi g Posts and Stair Steps. 54-56 N. Front St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Medium Clover Mammoth Clover Timothy Red Top Orchard Grass All kinds seeds and lowest market values at The Alfred Brown Seed Store, BROWN BUILDING, N. Div. St., GRAND RAPIDS, as MICH. SEEDS! Write for jobbing prices on Mammoth, Medium, Alsyke and Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Red Top, Blue Grass, Field Peas, Beans, APPLES AND POTATOES. C. Ainsworth, 76 So. Division St., Grand Rapids. ALLEN DURFEE. A. D, LEAVENWORTH. Allen Durfee & Co., FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. Katon, kyon & Go. Schoo! Supplies, Miscellaneous Books School Books, blallonery. Our Fall Line Now Ready EATON, LYON &CO, 20 and 22jMonroe St.,Grand Rapids. OYSTERS Will arrive Sept. 3. Let your orders come. We quote: SOLID BRAND—Selects..... ............. 0 - . BP... oi... 5 ee . " eS 22 DAISY BRANDY Seiccts...... ..............2 ’ . Oe ne _ c Pee. ee wee te Choice Full Cream Cheese, 8!¢c. “* Dairy Butter, 6c. Fresh Laid Eggs. Choice 360 Lemons, $7. Pure Cider Vinegar, Full Strength, 10e. Our Mince Meat. Best in Use, 6¢¢ lb. 2-lb. Cans (usual weight), $1.50 per doz. . . [ $3.50 iy 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., W. C. WILLIAMS, A. SHELEY. A. 8. BROOKS, WILLIAMS, SHELEY & BROOKS Successors to FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CO., Wholesale Druggists, AT THE OLD STAND. Corner Bates and Larned Streets, Detroit. 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. $1.50. THEATKADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. ENGRAVING It pays to illustrate your business. Portraits, Cuts of Business Blocks, Hotels, Factories, Machinery, etc., made to order from photo- graphs. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. PATTERN MAKING! Models, Mechanical and Patent Office Drawing Made to Order. WM. HETTERSCHIED, 1318S. Front St., West End Pearl St. Bridge. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 38, 1890. _ A Grocer’s Failing. From the American Grocer. I His goods are of the latest, and their quality the straightest, and his trade is quite as booming as any merchant in the land; Very few can touch his prices on flour, teas or spices, and his sugar it is guiltless of a single grain of sand. 1 He is spry enough and clever, and he makesa strong endeavor to anticipate his patrons with agility and dash; But his nature is too trusting, and he’s on the point of busting; for he always gets the credit and too seldom gets the cash. Ce ~~ o “Only a Little Chap.” “I Kknow,’’ said a G. R. & I. conductor, as he finished counting up and lighted a cigar, ‘‘that most people call us a hard hearted lot, but we’ve got to be, or at least must appear to be. A railroad company has little todo with sentiment and a great deal to do with business. I ean’t afford to let people ride at my ex- pense, so what am I to do?’’ No remedy being suggested, he smoked away in silence for two or three minutes, and then continued: “TI didn’t use to have so much heart about it, always excusing myself on the plea of duty; but one night about three years ago something happened which has kept my heart pretty soft ever since. It was on the run out of Ft. Wayne, and when I came to take up the fares I came across a woman and child. She was pale- faced and poorly clad, and she hada world of trouble in her face. I saw that in a general way, but it was not my busi- ness to pity her. The child with her, a boy of seven or eight, was lying back on the seat, with her old shawl for a pillow. She offered me one full-fare ticket toa point about forty miles below, but I de- manded one for the boy. ** ‘Please, sir.’ she said, ‘we are very poor, and he’s only a little chap, and I’m taking him home to die.’ “That was no excuse, and I plainly told her that she must pay for him or he’d have to get off. I thought she was trying to beat his way, but in that I was mistaken. lt was a dark and rainy night and she’d never have got ready to leave the train at the next stop if she’d had money to pay for the boy. I felt a bit ashamed when I saw her making ready, and it hurt me to see her lean over him and both ery together, but one of our men had been discharged only the week before for overlooking a one-legged sol- dier who only wanted a lift for ten miles.”’ ‘“‘And no one offered to pay the boy’s fare?’’ ‘“‘For a wonder, no. There was a full crowd in the ear, but all seemed to look upon the pair with suspicion. I hated to put them off, and I was hoping the woman would make one more appeal and give me a show to back water, when the train ran into , and she made ready to get off. The least I could do was to help her with the boy. I picked him up and started to follow her out, but I had scarcely taken notice of his white face and tear-wet cheeks when he uttered a shriek of fear, straightened out in my arms, and next instant I knew I held a Michigan Tradesman. NO. 363. corpse. Yes sir, the life went out of him in that ery, and the mother turned on me with a look I can never forget, and cried: ** ‘He’s dead! He’s dead! And you have killed him!’ ‘‘T don’t like to think of it,’’ whispered the conductor, after along silence. ‘‘I had my month’s wages in my pocket, and I gave her every dollar of it, and the passengers raised as ‘much more, and when I left her with her dead at the next station, | had done everything I possibly could, but that didn’t clear me. I had been too harsh and cold. She had told me the truth and I had doubted her. She had asked for merey and I had ordered her out into the night and the storm with a dying boy in her care. She has never forgiven me and never will, and try hard as I may I can never forgive myself.’’ Oe The Sex Are Queer. There were four passengers of us who got off at a country junction to wait two hours for the train on the other line— two men and two women. None of us had ever seen each other before. The station was little better than a barn, with no house nearer than a quarter of amile. The women gave each other a look and entered the waiting room, where they sat down as far apart as possible. ‘Well, old boy,’’ remarked the strange man to me, ‘‘thave a smoke?’’ ‘‘You bet.’ And in five minutes we were well acquainted, and playing eucher under the shadow of a box ear. He didn’t take me for a thief and I never suspected him of murder, and the two hours went by in a hurry. For the first half hour the two women glared at each other. Neither would speak first. Each was afraid of the other. One looked out into a turnip field and the other into a swamp. Now and then one or the other mustered up courage to approach the door and look out, but always to return to her seat again. Only one had a watch. She consulted it every five minutes, but the other dared not ask her what time it was. As an offset, however, a wooden pail, half full of warm water, stood near her, and though the other lady was dying for a drink she dared not go over to the pail. One had a novel and the other had a bundle of shells and curiosities, and they could have chatted and visited and read and had a good time. But they dared not. They had not been intro- duced. What an awful, awful thing if they had spoken and acted civilized, and then one had found out that the other was only a hired girl! Not so in the depot, however. _—_—___-—~<-o << Glass Cloth. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. Glass cloth is a linen cloth usually woven with a slight open pattern of colored threads, and was used originally as a toweling for drying fine porcelain, glass, ete. Itis now employed as a back- ground for fine embroidery, and also represents a woven fabric made of threads of glass, which is very pliable when ex- tremely thin. The fibers are bunched without twisting, and the stuff is woven of these bunches or groups. ‘> ~~ “They’ve got a boarder down to Widow Hale’s,’? my Uncle John said, emerging from the depths of a roller towel in the kitchen; ‘‘a likely-looking man, nearing thirty, | reckon. from Bosting, Sary; him.”’ ‘“‘What is his name?’’ was inquiry. “Richard Wolfe. I spelled it out on his trunk. He’s a doctor chap, I heard "em say over to Hale’s. 1 declare, Sary, Ido wish you would perk up a little. You look as peaked to-night as you did when you first came.”’ *‘] am tired,’’ L said, truthfully enough. my natural ‘I have been helping Maggie pickle cherries.”’ ‘Sho, now!’ said my uncle, ‘‘you let the cherries alone. You was sent here to get strong after the dre’ful fever you had, and not to stew over a kitchen fire in June. *Tain’t fair, nuther, seein’ your pa’s payin’ a big board fer you, though he needn’t.”’ **I Know that,’’ I said, letting my tired head rest on my uncle’s broad breast, while he stroked my hair with his hard hand. ‘Ll know you love me and like me to be here; but papa thinks he has not the same claim on you since mother died.’’ ‘¥en. Well, we won’t talk about it. Is supper most ready?”’ “We are only waiting for you.” . ‘We?’ 9 ‘Daisy Hale came over to spend the afternoon. She told me they were going to have a boarder, but did not remember his name. I think it was afitof shyness that made her come over.’’ For | knew that Daisy was shy, very retiring in disposition, and totally unac- quainted with the forms and customs of society. She was very pretty, with brown yes. hair and eyes, and a fair, clear complex- | ion. Two years before, when I had spent asummer at Rye Station, Daisy and I looked so much alike that sure we were related; He hails | p’rhaps you know) | blossoms, her beauty THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. A VICTIM TO CIRCUMSTANCE. | ‘wees, laden with rosy-tinted blossoms, | when, having turned from the end of the | path nearest the house, as I was slowly walking back to the other end, I heard | Daisy’s voice calling: ‘Sarah! Please wait a minute!’’ I obeyed, turning slowly to face her, | for surely, Lheard a voice dear and famil- iar Say: *‘What a beautiful orchard!’’ My face was fully exposed, for I had discarded my hat when the sun went down, but when Daisy introduced Miss Sarah Smith to Dr. Wolfe, both bowed courteously, and no one would ever have | Suspected these two had ever vowed eter- nal love and constaney to each other. Richard spoke to me with quiet, gentle- /manly ease, commenting upon the beauty of the evening, the grand sweep of land- | scape from the elevation where we were standing, but there was no ray of recog- nition in his eyes, no touch of feeling in his voice. And I answered in monosyl- lables, and told Daisy I had a cold, when she noticed how hoarse my voiee had be- come. We lingered in the orchard until the moon rose, and I dropped out of the conversation as often as _ possible, although it cut me to the heart to see | how well Richard and Daisy seemed to understand each other. As I watched them strolling homeward, Daisy’s brown curls wreathed with peach softened by the j}moonlight, and in her eyes a shy happi- ;ness | had never before seen, I dropped upon a rustie seat under one of the trees and buried all the undefined, vague hope [ must unconsciously have cherished. I had said, over and ever, that my note of | | dismissal was the end of my life’s ro- |mance, but in that hour of bitterness I knew myself self-deceived. I knew that under my stern self-renunciation there had been an undercurrent of hope that, if Richard ever met me, he would hold ;me fast, even with my searred face and ;emaciated form to mock the beauty of people were | but that was over. | my youth and health. And he had not recognized me. Lying in the shadow of the great trees, | With the moonlight glinting between the Since that 1 had been prostrated by a} malignant fever, contracted in North Carolina, where | went with papa ona business trip. door, recovering to ured by a deep red surface, my lovely brown curls all gone, and acrop of stiff, dry hair in them, my inflamed and sore, and every vestige of prettiness gone. find my face disfig- eyes My first act on recovery was to write to my betrothed lover, releasing him from our engagement; my next, to fly to Rye Hall, and hide my ugliness at Uncle John’s. Uncie John was my mother’s brother, and my own name was Sarah Smith; after my father had been four years dead, and I was still but a child six years old, my mother married Judge Weyer, and | was better known in my home as Sadie Weyer, than by my true name. eighteen when my mother died, and my own father’s property, tune became mine. loved me as fondly as he loved children, and 1 never thought of him as other than ‘tpapa,’’ or loved less than I had loved my mother. his own three I did not fear that any old friend would | recognize pretty Sadie Weyer in homely Sarah Smith, but my heart was a little troubled when I knew Richard Wolfe was boarding within a stone’s throw of Uncle John’s, and that, unless I returned to Bos- ton, I could seareely avoid meeting him. I-had never received any reply to the note I wrote releasing him, but I knew that he worshipped beauty, and had heard too much sweet flattery from his lips to be willing to see them curl in disgust at my altered appearance. One wrench was better than slow torture, so I severed the tie that bound us, and fied to Uncle John’s, only to find, three weeks later, that my old lover was to be an inmate of the next farm, liable to meet me any hour of the day. [have been told many times that I have ‘‘more pluck than patience,’’ and I fretted to have the first meeting over, bear the reproach of false faith if made, secure if there was no recognition. tcame at twilight. one perfect sum- mer evening. I wasin the orchard pacing up and down or resi For weeks I lay at death’s | color over the entire | place of | waving branches, I buried my love, my hope, my youth itself, and over the grave 1 breathed a fervent prayer for Richard’s happiness. 1 was sure that it was not alone the moonlight that had made his face so deadly pale, and that the plea of overwork upon which his summer vaca- | tion was founded had also heart-ache and but | I was | a moderate for- | But my step-father | him disappointment to aid in the broken health that made change of air a neces- sity. It was very late when I softly opened the kitchen door, fastened its bolts, and went tomy own room. Nota light was burning in the house. Uncle always re- | tired early, and our one servant rose and rested with the hens, being rarely visible after sunset, but vigorously at work by day-dawn. I slept but little, and in the morning found I had a slight return of the fever, headache and sore throat. It was not a serious illness that followed, but suffi- | cient for an excuse to keep in my room, and I hailed it as a friend, since it took away the danger of meeting Richard. Every day Daisy came to see me, and every day I noticed that the shy happi- jnessin her soft brown eyes was more and more apparent. 1 drew her on to talk of Richard, and I told her I had known friends of his in Boston, who spoke most warmly in praise of him, of his great professional skill, his manly worth and his high standing, socially and morally. She was not very frank with me, nurs- ing her sweet secret with shy reticence, as maidens will, and yet letting me know enough of his intentions to her to lead me to hope he was learning to love her sweet, womanly nature, her winsome beauty and her tender, loving heart. Oh, how old I felt, lying upon my broad lounge by the window, planning and hoping for these young lives, as if I had outlived all youth and love years ago. One morning, when August was a week old, Daisy came to tell me Dr. Wolfe was going to leave Rye Station, to return to Boston. She sat beside me blushing and smiling, her fingers softly turning a new between rows of peach ring upon the first finger of her left hand. | I would not force her confidence, but presently she said: “Dr. Wolfe told mea secret last eve- ning, Sarah, but I want to repeat it to you. I know it will be safe in your keeping, for I have told you my secrets all my life.’’ “It will be safe with me,’’ I said, keep- ing my voice steady by a great effort. *“‘“He was engaged to be married to a lady in Boston.’’ ‘“‘What was her name ?” “He only told me her Christian name, ‘Sadie.’ He told me she looked like me, but Lam sure she was prettier, for he talked of her beauty as if he loved it. She was accomplished, too, and sang beautifully. He must have loved her very dearly, for he spoke tenderly of her even in blaming her.’’ ‘‘Why did he blame her ?”’ ‘‘Because, having won his love, having promised to be his wife, she suddenly wrote to him from the South, where she was traveling, and broke her engage- ;jment, giving no reason for her false | faith.’’ | **No reason ?”’ | “She simply stated that circumstances |had arisen which made their marriage |impossible; bade him farewell, returned his ring, and said all was ended between | them.”’ ‘“‘But there may have been stances she could not control.’’ “Oh !? said Daisy, more harshly than I would have thought she could speak, “‘she probably met a suitor she _ pre- ferred.’’ ‘*‘Does Dr. Wolfe say so ?”’ ‘““No, he evidently thinks, with you, | that she was the victim of some strange | combination of circumstances.”’ “Give her the benefit of the doubt,’’ 1 said wearily; ‘‘especially since it seems he has found comfort.’’ “Oh, Sarah !’ she cried, pitifully, ‘‘do you think it is wrong for him to love me? He was so sad when he first came to us, that 1 could not help trying to cheer him, and now, when he tells me he loves me, he is frank about this old love, and I know it will be long before I claim her place in his heart.’ ‘‘I hope not,’’ I answered. ‘I hope you will soon so fill it, that all memory of that first love will fade like a dream. For you are worthy of a man’s whole heart, Daisy, and I know you will bea true, loving wife to Richard Wolfe.’’ She was sobbing quietly, as I spoke, |and I was dreadfully exhausted, so there | was a long silence, until I asked: “Is that the ring Sadie sent back, Daisy ?”’ ‘“‘No, he would not give me that. He says he has locked it away, where he will never see it again, with her picture anda little cross made of her hair.’’ ‘‘That was wise,’? I said. ‘And when will the wedding be ?’’ ‘In October. He will come for me, and we will return to Boston together. Oh, Sarah, is it wicked to be so happy ?”’ ‘“‘No, Daisy, no. If you are happy, look upon your happiness as Heaven sent. And,’? I said solemnly, for my heart was full, ‘‘may God bless you and your husband with His best blessing.’’ She stole away presently, and I lay Jong unconscious of all around me. The next day I wrote to papa to come for me, as | was sure I needed my old doctor’s care, and, to Uncle John’s loudly ex- pressed grief, I returned to Boston. But in my trunk I carried patterns of all Daisy’s garments, and my first shop- ping, as health returned to me, was to procure a trousseau, such as Rye Station | had never seen, and send it to Richard’s | bride. Not until the young couple were settled jin their Boston home, did 1 see Daisy jagain, and it was months later before | Richard saw my searred face in broad | daylight, and knew from my faltering | lips the ‘‘circumstances’”’ that had dic- | tated my note. He was too happy, then, | to refuse to forgive me, and Daisy never | knew who was her husband’s first love. fam an old maid, and by no means a handsome one, but I have a life of happy usefulness, and I think Daisy’s children divide their love pretty equally between | their papa, mamma and ‘‘Aunt Sadie.’’ ANNE O. MEADE. circum- The Preservation of Lard. Some experiments have lately been un- dertaken by Mr. James L. Demoville, Ph. D., in order to ascertain the relative advantages of certain preservatives. He finds, says the London Grocer, that the alum process for preserving lard is all that can be desired. In this process, the lard is melted and a little finely pow- dered alum carefully and gradually stirred in. While still hot, the lard is strained and is then allowed to cool, As soon as it has regained its usual consis- tency, it is turned out upon an inclined slab of slate or other suitable material; here it is well worked with a mullar, while a stream of water is allowed to trickle over it. It is then ready for pack- ing. —— —>_ The Rat Escaped. The Wells-Stone fire at Meredith had a queer origin. A large dog owned by the concern was in the cellar with a young man, alamp andarat. Thedog saw the rat but the young man did not, and when the dog made a spring for the rodent and overturned the lamp, setting fire to the floor, the young man was too much sur- prised to put out the blaze. The dog escaped, likewise the rodent, and $10,000 worth of property escaped at the same time. FIT FOR 4 trentleman § 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 shall 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, oe New York City. a7 | Established 1780. ] “LA BELLE CHOCOLATIERE.” W. BAKER & CO.’S ReGistgerep Trape-MARK. No Chemicals are used in any of Walter 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. A -> nee RAIN REIN -> - Oe oe. nee RAIN REIN THE SWEET POTATOES. How the Virginians Raise the Delicious Crop. The sweet potato erop requiries some little attention the year round, but the work is never heavy and is brisk only during the planting and harvest seasons, Says a writer in the Sun. The planter begins to prepare for next year’s crop in midsummer by cutting eight inch sprouts from the growing vines. These he buries in pretty poor soil somewhere handy to the house and leaves them there, keeping the weeds away from them, however, until they have produced a crop of fin- gerlings, or little potatoes the size of a man’s finger. These he gathers and stores away in a shed or barn by burying them in ‘‘pine shat,’? the long, wiry leaves raked up in the pine woods. ‘There the little potatoes lie until March. Then the planter rakes them out and puts them in a bed. The soil is dug out of a hillside (the hills are very low in this country) that slopes to the south, until a wide trench a foot deep is made. Into this he shovels barnyard manure, and packs it down until it is eight inches deep. Then he covers the manure with two inches of black mould, brought from the woods. If the weather is cold, he may wet the bed with boiling water. On the mould he lays the fingerlings so that they are about half an inch apart all over the bed, and then covers them over with two inches more of black mould. Then, around the trench he builds a shallow box with a window glass cover, just as hot beds are arranged around in the north. Though the wind may be cold, the sun is warm, and the temperature in the bed rises. The little potatoes sprout right speedily, and the farmer must needs hump himself te prepare his fields by the time the plants are ready. Behind the boss, who walks off the patch, come the hands to plant. First there is a man or woman or a big boy with a little scoop-shaped trowel. This hand straddles the ridge, jabbing the trowel into the soft earth between the footmarks, draws it back toward himself three or four inches, forming a little trench. Right alongside is a boy or girl with a basket full of shoots from the little potatoes in the hotbeds. The young- ster hands a shoot to the man, who drops it into the trench he has made and goes on to repeat the operation midway be- tween the next two footmarks. Behind this pair comes a hand with a bucket of water and acup. Each plant and little trench is moistened with a cup of water. Last of all comes one, who, straddling the ridge, stoops down and with his hands draws the earth up over the plant, but does not pat it down. Farmers say that one gang of hands can plant a five acre patch in a day. In July the harvest begins, and it is a golden harvest, worth gathering. A short crop is fifty barrels to the acre, anda good 100 barrels, while exceptional land and exceptional seasons produee such crops as may not be told of without ex- citing incredulity. A northern farmer would pay for his farm out of every crop and live well. At Onancock, alone, were sold last season, while the ship- ments from even the least-favored vil- lages were numbered by the thousand. Every day two trains of freight cars roll up over the Cape Charles route. They stop at every station, and grow with the stops, until at last the locomotives can handle no more. —_—— > > The Free Buyer. From the American Grocer. He is a treasure, provided his means warrant his buying everything that he fancies. He belongs to a class that need no coaxing, being possessed of a desire for everything that tickles the palate, pleases the eye, has style or beauty. Will Freeheart was one of that sort; a pro- fessional fellow, with modest income and big aspirations. He paid more rent than he could afford; his family grew faster than he deemed desirable and so he built a house a trifle larger and much more expensive than any other in the neigh- borhood. Hedid not know how to say no, if anything shown him suited his taste. Therefore, it was naturai that all 1,000,000 barrels hands in the store kept ever before him the temptation to add to his aecount. In fact they always found him a ready vic- tim whenever they found it desirable to unload a line of expensive goods. There was in stock a decorated dinner set, somewhat damaged, the spout of the tea pot being chipped. Freeheart had just moved into his new house and was in the market for crockery. The dinner set was put before him, the defeet shown, but for that $10 would be thrown off. | | | | The bait took and so a very undesirable | piece of property was transferred and | charged to his account. He loved good | things and so bought freely of expensive | bottled goods and delicacies of all sorts. | His account grew very fast and while he | managed to pay something every month | Foreign and Domestic Fruits the balance kept increasing. It wouldn’t do to dun him as he was a high-tempered fellow and so the risk was assumed. As a buyer he was an immense success, for there were ten in family, and a great deal of company was entertained. But that account grew burdensome, and finally, when reminded of the large bal- ance over due, he suggested a settlement, Micawber like, with anote. This was accepted and we felt easier, but evidently Freeheart took it for a new lease of life, and kept on buying more than he needed, so that when the note beeame due there was $210 on open account. The note went to protest, and a new one was given for the entire amount. His big house was a burden, and was sold at foreclosure sale. When the second note came due that too was protested, and then came a fight for our money. Making up our mind that threats were useless, and legal processes futile, we asked him to pay for what he got, and then commenced a seige to eol- lect the amount of the note. We never tired of going after him; never lost our temper, coaxed, cajoled, and by degrees succeeded in collecting the entire amount, although it took over one year. We never could decide whether that sort of trade was profitable, but we en- countered folk of his sort all the time. Then we had another sort of fine buyer —a Mr. Goitbig—who made money fast and spent it freely. His wife was proud of her dozen boys and girls, and he de- lighted in entertaining his friends. His account would crawl up to $100 per month. Neither he nor his wife ever questioned price; always demanded the best goods, and paid his bill with prompt- ness. The only thing that ever raised trouble was the delivery of a poor ham or a bad lot of butter, or goods in any way inferior. Of course, everybody in the store tried to please Goitbig, and we kept his account for years, and we are sure to this day that such free buyers are profitable customers. Don’t you think so ? Urniture protest vente Nelson, Matter & Co.’ Styles New, Cheap, Medium and Expen-» sive Large Variety. Prices Low. Foreign Fruits aud Produce, MICHIGAN 21S DESMAN. MOSELEY BROS. —WHOLESALE-——- Fruits, Seeds, Oysters: Produce. All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty. If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes ; will be pleased to hear from you. | 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St.. GRAND RAPI” — MAES 2 CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 9 No. IONIA ST., Mr. C. N. Rapp was for lHiowes & Co. of the Grand Rapids Fruit and Produce Co. two ars GRAND RAPIDS, partner and § and for the past year as np eta the senior partner and general manager MICH, general manager of Geo. E. We are handling potatoes in ear lots. tia® FI J. BROW WN, WHOLESALE DEALER IN DIRECT RECEIVER OF California & F lorida 0 Oranges MESSINA LEMONS. Headquarters for Bananas. 24 and 26 North Division St., - Weekly Price List - GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. sent on application. ClUnTISS & CoO., WHOLESALE Paper Warehouse. FLOUR SACKS, GROCERY BAGS, Houseman Block, - TWINE AND WOODEN WARE. Grand Rapids, Mich. feu metu COIL, CO. Wholesale and Reta il Dealers in Oils and Makers of Fine Lub1icants. OFFICE—19 and 21 Waterloo St. Telephone No. 319. WORKS—On C & W. M. and G. R. & I. R mile north of Junction. The largest and most complete oil line in Michigan. . R.,one Telephone No, 611-3R Jobbers of all kinds of Cylinder Oils, Engine Oils, W. Va. Oils, Lard Oils, Neatsfoot Oils, Harness Oil, Signal Oil, Axle Grease, Boiler Purger, Kerosene Oils, Naptha, Turpentine, Lin- seed Oils, Castor Oil, Cooking Oils, Axle Oils, Machinery Grease, Cotton Waste, Ete. See Quotations. ; We Manufacture in the line of ~ Gandy Correspondence solie- ited and prices quot- ed with pleasure. Write us. Everything W M.S: BAM & CO, Gracker Manufacturers, 37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. We Are Headquarters, as Usual, for Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Fruits and Produce GHAND RAPIDS FRUIT Generally. AND PRODUCE CO, C. B. METZGER, Proprietor. 3 NO. IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, AMONG THE TRADE. | THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. firm has also purchased the furniture | stock of S. H. Jones. AROUND THE STATE. Big Rapids—Chas. H. Milner has sold his drug stock to T. J. Milner. Evart—W. W. Lamb has re-opened his bazaar store in the Trip building. Hart—Roberts & Spencer succeed P. P. Roberts in the drain tile business. Portland—H. G. Stevens is succeeded by D. C. Shuert in the harness business. Owosso—Chas. Peacock has removed his drug stock from Corunna to this city. Lansing—Chas. Mier has purchased the confectionery stock of J. C. Huffman. Traverse City—W. L. Brown succeeds Leland & Brown in the bakery business. | Negaunee—John Sweeney has sold his stock of groceries to Peterson, Erickson & Co. White Cloud—John Harwood succeeds John Harwood & Co. in the grocery bus- iness. Monroe—E. F. Mills & Co. Henry Eisenman in the dry goods busi- succeed ness. Burlington—Geo. W. pur- chased an interest in Milt Ogden’s meat market. Jackson—Sam Levy has purehased the | stock of variety goods of V. (Mrs. E. C.) | Beecher. 3ailey—A. W. Fenton, dealer in drugs | and groceries, will shortly add a line of | hardware. Charlotte—A. C. Walters has purchased the agricultural implement business of | T. J. Green. Bellevue—H. Hodgman will open the | Cronk store with astock of boots and | Love has | | | } | shoes and clothing. Iron Mountain—Rusky dealers, have dissolved. 3ros., general | S. Rusky will} continue the business. Manistee—Willson a line of schoo] books and 386 and 388 First street. Battle Creek—John Walz, the butcher, has disappeared, leaving debts which | will aggregate about $2,000. Muskegon—A. P. Conner & Co. opened a branch clothing and boot and | shoe store at Ashland, Wis. Kalamazoo—Thoma have dissolved, W. E. John Thoma continues the business. Muskegon—Charles Elliott has opened Bros. have opened | stationery at | have 3ros., jewelers, Thoma retiring. a boot and shoe repair shop and later will put in a full stock of boots and shoes. Holland—Wykhuizen & Rinck succeed Walter C. Walsh in the furniture and carpet business. The transfer took place Sept. 1. Cedar Springs—Frank L. Fuller and W. H. Wheeler have formed a copartner- ship and engaged in the butter, egg and poultry business. Belding—C. W. Ives has sold his drug stock to A. F. Malocher, of Detroit, who will continue the business in the corner store in the Belding block. Greenville—Elliott D. Bradley tired from the firm of William Sons, general dealers. W. will continue the business. Cedar Springs—The Provin hardware stock is being closed out as fast as pos- sible. What is left at the of a couple of weeks will be shipped to Grand Rapids. has re- sradley’s N. Bradley end Paw Paw—Arthur Prentice and Ed Goodale, of Kalamazoo, have formed a copartnership under the firm name of Prentice & Goodale, and bought the un- The dertaking business of J. W. Ball. Detroit—A company has been formed to succeed to the business of Geo. E. Mc- Culley, dealer in turf goods. Wm. Y. Hamlin is President, and Thos. N. For- dyce Secretary and Treasurer. company will do business under the name of Wm. N. Carlisle & Co., Mr. Car- | lisle being Vice-President. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Interlochen—Benedict & Co. are put- ting in a shingle mill. Evart—S. E. Martin Ruby saw and shingle mill. Crofton—Mr. Roberts is putting in a shingle mill at Short’s Mill. Copemish—The Nixdorff Krein Manu- | facturing Co. are about ready to start up their hame factory. Gresham—M. Stall has purchased the interest of Geo. A. Williams in the saw- | mill firm of Merriam & Co. Charlotte—C. C. Field, of Hastings, has been engaged to run C. H. MecClure’s | flouring mills the coming year. Nessen—J. O. Nessen is doubling the | eapacity of his sawmill by the addition | of better boilers and a larger engine. Tawas—The Winona Salt & Lumber Co. has temporarily shut down its saw- | mill on account of the docks being full. Jackson—Keeley & Fromholtz, pro- prietors of the Jackson City Works, are succeeded by Keeley & Crow- ley. Irving—F. A. Taylor has sold his in- terest in the flouring mill of A. D. Hughes & Co. to H. C. Strong. name remains the same. Bay City—Bay City business men are interested in the construction of a rail- road to Sebewaing, where extensive coal mines are being developed. Au Sable—D. A. McDonald has con- tracted to put in 10,000,000 feet of logs | on the Au Sable for Pack, Woods & Co., and is starting camp this week. Manton—Williams Bros. last block factory. They have received a contract of 125,000 shoe lasts. Mt. Pleasant—The Mt. Pleasant basket factory is estimating on the manufacture of 3,500,000 baskets the coming season, for Petoskey and other Indians to sell to easy-mark resorters. Bay City—The shingle mill of Miller & Lewis has started up and will be hustled during the remainder of the season. 5S. A. Hall’s shingle mill is plodding along, cutting 30,000 feet daily. Bay City—Frank Pierson, head man of the Sage & Co. concern, says they have stock enough to keep their big mill an- other year. Mr. Sage owns a vast tract of hardwood and other timber in the Upper Peninsula. Onekama—H. W. James, who has run a sawmill here fora number of years, has taken it down and removed it to Farnham in the Upper Peninsula, where he has secured some timber and can get all the sawing he wants to do. Tawas—The business men here expect a proposition will shortly be submitted by the J. E. Potts Lumber Co., regarding the transfer of the extensive lumber and salt manufacturing business of that com- pany from Oscoda to this place. Big Rapids—The Rodney Lumber Co. has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $15,000. The company owns fif- teen million feet of hemlock and hard- wood timber in the township of Morton, The new | has leased the | engaged in| Boiler | The firm | are making | | extensive repairs on their boiler in their and is now erecting a sawmill at Round Lake. Alpena—The Ansell Spool Co. was or- | ganized on the 23rd, with State Treasurer George L. Maltz as President. The new company will at once erect a factory for the manufacture of spools, fish-net floats | and like contrivances, using the Ansell patent. Tawas—John Arn, who is operating a | shingle mill near this place, is averaging 75,000 daily with two machines. He is manufacturing 1,500,000 for Sibley & | Bearinger, and has also contracted to cut 3,000,000 for Robert Merrick, of East | Tawas. Bay City--The mill of W. B. Rouse is | cutting 80,000 feet daily, and has manu- factured over 5,000,000 feet since May 15. | J. R. Hall, the jumbo shingle manufac- | turer on this river, is producing 240,000 ‘daily. The E. Y. Williams & Co. mill is cutting 150,000 feet daily. Lansing—The Marple-French-McGrath Co. has taken possession of the Shaw block on a five years’ lease. The block is 66x85 feet in dimensions and three istories high. The company now uses fourteen fires, the present plant having a | capacity of forty-five fires. | Bay City—John G. Owen has purchased four miles of steel rail and will shortly | begin extending his railroad at Owendale. When completed, he will have ten miles of road, and he proposes to lumber next winter on an extensive scale and make up for the time lost last winter by reason of lack of snow. Bay City—For many years Rust Bros. & Co. have put in and manufactured at their mill here and at Saginaw, 35,000,000 feet of logs annually. The mill here was destroyed by fire several months ago, but | they will put in 35,000,000 feet of logs | the coming fall and winter, on the Rifle river and the Harrison branch. Saginaw—H. B. Nease, Son & Co. have jleased a planing mill recently erected |here by W. H. Van Norman, and will operate it at once. The insurance on their property recently burned has been adjusted and paid in full. They are well pleased with the treatment they re- ceived at the hands of the insurance men. Traverse City—The Traverse City Po- tato Planter Manufacturing Co. has been incorporated, with J. W. Milliken as President, Alfred W. Black as Vice-Pres- ident, W. L. Hammond as Secretary and J. T. Beadle as Treasurer. The com- |pany will proceed to manufacture and |put upon the market a potato planter, |the invention of Mr. Black, who is also | the patentee. | Bay City—A logging railroad, about | three miles long, is being constructed on | the Au Gres, connecting with the Loon | Lake branch, and extending into the tim- | ber being lumbered by L. D. Sanborn. | Rust, Eaton & Co. have also built a spur track several miles in length, connecting |timber owned by them with the A. W. Wright Lumber Co.’s road in Clare and | Gladwin counties. Saginaw—James Tolbert, of this city, |who is interested in a flouring mill and | sawmill at Vassar, has exchanged his in- terest in the latter for the interest of C. |F. Phillips in the flouring mill. Mr. | Phillips becomes the sole owner of the | sawmill property and will put the plant lin running order at once. It is expected that he will saw a number of million feet of logs belonging to Mr. Tolbert, on | the Cass and tributaries. He proposes | also putting in machinery for the manu- ' facture of box shooks. 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 advertise- ment taken for lessthan 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES, 7. SALE CHEAP—A ‘NO. 1 LOCATION FOR A coal, wood and lumber yard, with all the neces- sary equipments. Address O. W. Pettit, General Real Estate Dealer, 25 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 98 | gee SALE — STOCK GENERAL MERCHANDISE Best location in town; stock reduced for purpose of selling; no real estate wanted. Address P. O. Box 130, Caledonia, Mich. 99 ne SALE—STOCK OF HARDWARE AND BUILD- ing in the best town of Northern Michigan. Ad- dress No. 96, care Michigan Tradesman. 96 OR SALE—A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STOCK AND business in Grand Rapids worth $2,500 must be sold owing to the absence of proprietor on account of sickness; correspondence solicited. Address L. J. Shafer, 77 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids. Mention this paper. 7 r SALE—THE BEST DRUG AND GROCERY BUS- iness in live railroad and manufacturing town in Michigan of 1,200 inhabitants, with splendid farming country to back it up, with no large town within 20 miles; the business comprises drugs and medicines, groceries, school books, crockery, wall paper, notions, ete.; also express office and mail to carry to depot in connection; mail and express pay clerk hire; stock complete; business pays $1,000 per year net; stock will invoice about $4,000; business mostly cash: in brick block; rental low; best location in town; also own one-third interest in the block, which rents for $1,500 per year; will sell one or both; reasons fer selling, sickness and death, with other business to attend to. Address No. 91, care Michigan Tradesman. 91 rr SALE—THE MAGNIFICENT ELEVATOR AND warehouse at Carson City, Mich., recently built by the Carson City Elevator Co. at a cost of $10,000; having become the property of the Carson City Sav- ings Bank now in liquidation, will to close out, be sold for $5,000; will give time for part. Address J. E. Just, Ionia, Mich. 86 . SALE—A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SMALL investment to secure a light manufacturing busi- ness paying large profits; correspondence solicited only from parties meaning business. Drawer No. 831, La Crosse, Wis. 90 OR SALE OR RENT—A GOOD TWO-STORY BUILD- ing, 24x80 feet, with basement 24x60 feet; the second story is rented for lodge hall. For ——— write to J. R. Harrison, Sparta, Mich. pF SALE— GROCERY STOCK AND FIXTURES, either by inventory or by bulk; good trade for cash customer. No. 85, care Michigan Tradesman. 85 i les SALE—25 PER CENT. BELOW COST, ONLY hardware stock in Baldwin, lively town on line of two railways; ill health compels sale; store building cheap. Joseph H. Cobb, Baldwin, Mich. 84 rt SALE—MACHINE SHOP PART OF OUR BUSI- ness; arare chance. The Castree-Mallery com- pany, Flint, Mich. 82 OR SALE—STOCK OF FURNITURE AND UNDER taking goods in one of the best towns ih Michi- gan; stock will invoice about $3,000; terms cash; reason for selling, are engaged in the Manufacturing business. Address No. 81, care Michigan coumaumcuiar te SALE—FIRST-CLASS DRUG STOCK; INVEN- tory $2,000; also real estate; a good chance for young physician. Address P. M. Cleveland & Son, Nunica, Mich. 75 . JOB OF CONTRACT SAWING FOR SOME RE- Va sponsible party; Michigan preferred. Address Holley & Bullen, North Aurelius, Mich. Ce JAOR SALE—STOCK OF GROCERIES AND FIXTURES, splendid location; good reasons for selling. For particulars, address No. 58, care Tradesman. 8 Warten HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY FOR A general or grocery stock; must be cheap. Ad- dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman. 26 SITUATIONS WANTED. gine sea WANTED OCT. 1ST—AS TRAVELING salesman, by a man of 30, with 17 years’ experi- ence in the retail drug and grocery business; would be willing to work for moderate salary and expenses to start with, Address W, care Michigan Tradesman 94 SITUATION WANTED—BY REGISTERED PHARMA- WO cist of eight year’s experience; first-class refer- ences. Address 92, care Michigan Tradesman. SITUATION WANTED—BY TRAVELING SALESMAN b of four years’ experience in furnishing goods Address 87 care Michigan Tradesman. 87 HELP WANTED. \ ANTED—THREE SALESMEN TO SELL SALERA- tus and baking powder for DeLand & Co.—one for Wisconsin, one for Minnesota and one for the Dakotas; must be able to furnish good references as to character and ability. Address A. F. Peake, Jack- son, Mich. 300 line. MISCELLANEOUS, A BOLISH THE PASS BOOK AND SUBSTITUTE THE ea Tradesman 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 receipt of $1. The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. QIAMPLES OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE- tailers will be sent free to any dealer who will write for them to the Sutliff Coupon Pass Book Co., Albany, N. Y. 564 Bicycles, Tricycles, Velocipedes AND 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 8t., Call and see them or send for large, {llustrated cata GRAND RAPIDS } logue. 4 _ Pea ET ere anes GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. W. R. Owen has engaged in the grocery business at Belding. The Ball-Barnhart- Putman Co. furnished the stock. S. P. Bunnell has opened a grocery store at 75 Pearl street. The Ball-Barn- hart-Putman Co. furnished the stock. E. E. Wood, dealer in dry goods and boots and shoes on West Bridge street, is packing his stock, preparatory to re- moving to another location. H. S. Hanes has opened a dry goods and grocery store at Nessen City. Spring & Company furnished the dry goods and I. M. Clark & Son the groceries. The Crescent Tea Co. has opened a tea and fancy grocery store at the corner of Grandville and Fifth avenues. The stock was furnished by the Ball-Barnhart-Put- man Co. Guy A. Johnston is negotiating for the purchase of the triangular piece of land on Shawmut avenue, at the junction of the G. R. & IL. and L. S. & M.S. Rail- roads. In case he is able to obtain it, he will shortly erect thereon a grain ele- vator, with a capacity of 100,000 bushels. Musselman & Widdicomb recently ob- tained a judgment for about $250 against Henry J. Bressen, the Kalamazoo grocer. Bressen thereupon ‘‘sold’’ the stock to his brother, John, whereupon Musselman & Widdicomb levied on the stock. The alleged purchaser replevined the goods and the matter will be settled in the courts. W. T. Lamoreaux has leased a tract of land of the C. & W. M. Railway, between the line of that road and Winter street, fronting on West Bridge street, and will erect thereon a warehouse, 50x100 feet in dimensions, with an elevator having a capacity of 15,000 bushels. He expects to be able to occupy the new structure by the middle of October. te Gripsack Brigade. A. D. Baker asserts that his son is fond of potato, especially the Grand Traverse variety. W. F. Blake and family have returned from Maine and Fred has resumed his visits to the trade. ‘“‘By Gee Crip’”’ Jennings has returned from Buffalo, N. Y., where he spent a fortnight with his sister. Chas. L. Lawton is now covering the trade of Southern Michigan and North- ern Indiana for the New York Bis- cuit Co. Wm. Connor, the Americanized Johnny Bull clothing salesman, was in town sey- eral days last week and beamed on his friends as usual. Windy Hawkins is putting in his time at Detroit during the exposition, pinning advertising mementoes on the ladies—a job very much to his liking. John W. Califf writes THe TRADEs- MAN as follows: ‘‘There has been a mis- understanding between the proprietors of the ‘Churchill,’ Alpena, and the K. of G. in regard to the matter of members’ wives accompanying them on one trip during the year, which is now satisfac- torily arranged and the ‘Churchill’ goes ‘on the list.’ ”’ The traveling men are telling a good story on Steve Sears, which is too rich to go untold. LI appears that on the occa- sion of Steve’s recent visit to Traverse City, one of the light-weight table wait- ers at the Park Place brought him a NN RS LAELIA AE NR THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. small cup of coffee with his dessert. Handing the coffee over to one of his children, he remarked: ‘‘That is just my boy’s size. Bring me a regular cup.’’ Algernon E. White, city salesman for Lemon & Peters, has taken the position of traveling representative in the Mis- souri Valley for Rolla Thomas, the New York spice house. He left Sunday night for New York City, where he will spend a couple of weeks posting up and get- ting out hissamples. Im all probability he will remove his family to St. Louis or Kansas City. Byron S. Davenport writes THE TRADESMAN as follows: ‘‘We did not have that ball game Saturday. Hi. out of town and Van Leuyen got a nine together and played us two innings anda part of athird. At the commencement of the second inning the score stood 7 to | 2in my favor and, as they would not finish the game or five innings of it, the umpire’s decision was 9 to 0 in my favor. This ends the much-talked-of traveling men’s base ball game.’’ A St. Louis drummer says he has found by experience that a small diamond worn in the necktie—not in the shirt front— served as a badge of respectability where ever he went. If he went into a restau- rant and found that he had forgotten his pocket-book, he was never asked to leave his watch until he could pay his bill, and he was never asked to pay in advance by a hotel clerk if he went to the hotel with- out baggage. In short, whereever he went, that little $60 diamond proclaimed that there was aman who was not pressed for money and who could be trusted. — oo Purely Personal. E. S. Houghtaling, the Hart grocer, was in town Monday. Chas. W. Jennings is spending amonth with his sister, at Buffalo, N. Y. E. A. Parkinson, the Traverse City druggist, was in town acouple of days last week. H. L. Welling, the Mancelona clothier and dry goods dealer, was in town a couple of days last week. Chas. F. McCrath, formerly local man- ager for Swift & Company, has resumed the string butchering business. L. Cook, the Bauer general dealer, has returned from a fortnight’s rustication in the vicinity of Luther, Deer Lake and Paris. ©. B. Piekett, of the firm of M. V. Gundrum & Co., general dealers at Leroy, is in town for the purpose of buy- ing a stock of furniture. Kryn and Leonard Dykema left Mon- day for Gladstone and will visit Minne- apolis before returning. They expect to be absent about two weeks. B. B. Luton succeeds Jas. W. Seymour as billing clerk for the New York Biscuit Co. Mr. Seymour has taken the position of book-keeper for Hiram Collins. Chas. E. Bird, the Saugatuck druggist, was in town Friday on his way to Char- lotte, N. Y., whence he will return on his vessel, which has been running be- tween Rochester and the Thousand Islands during the summer season. Chas. E. Olney and family have re- turned from ‘Thompsonville, Conn., where they spent the summer. Mr. Olney announces that he will not spend the winter at Santa Barbara—probably beeause he has no desire to meet the ex- asperated denizens in front of whose premises he has secured the privilege of constructing a narrow gauge railway to the sea. | last week. was | E. E. Small, traveling correspondent | for the Boot and Shoe Recorder, of Bos- | ton, put in several days at this market | Aside from looking after the subscription list of that excellent pub- | |lication, he writes a comprehensive re-| | view of the shoe trade of each city vis- ited, embellished with such illustrations | |as he is able to procure of buildings oc- | |eupied by manufacturers and dealers and | portraits of leading representatives of | | the trade. Mr. Small called at the Board | iof Trade for data in the preparation of | | his history of this city, but asserts that | | he was given the cold shoulder. i —_— | | Bank Notes. | The stockholders of the defunct Car- | | son City Savings Bank received their first | dividend on Saturday. Mancelona is still without a bank en- | titled to be called a bank and the bus- | iness men begin to despair of anyone} coming to their assistance. The man| who opens a reputable banking institu- tion at that place will put ducats in his pocket. | ———_ > P. of I. Gossip. The Big Rapids Current is authority | for the statement that the President of | McCabe Association, P. of I., No. 1,509, does not know how to milk a cow. Prob- ably his wife does the milking and fol-| lows the plow, while he expatiates on the wrongs of the down-trodden farmer | | | | } > © ~<. — Repentance Column. The following are some of the merchants who |! have been under contract with the P. of I., but | a snare: Altona—Eli Lyons. Aurelius—John D. Swart. Belding--L. S. Roell. | Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash. | Big Rapids—Verity & Co. | Blanchard—L. D. Wait. Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard, Carlton Center—J. N. Covert. Casnovia—John E. Parcell. Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner. Chapin—J. I. Vanderhoof. | | | | | | United | condition of exasperation for a long time ;} although he produces on an have found the level profit plan a delusion and | A SKILLFUL PENMAN, He Copies Uncle Sam’s Currency and Passes It Easily. | From the Washington Star The most remarkable counterfeiter at present living has been keeping the States secret service in sucha | past that no trouble or expense would be equsidered excessive for the accom- plishment of his capture. And this average not | more than two bogus notes in a year. The remarkable thing about these imi- tations is that they are executed entirely with apen. Once in six months, almost as regularly as clock work, one of them turns up at the treasury here, to the dis- gust of the government detectives, whose | utmost efforts cannot discover so much as a clue to follow. The strangest point about this matter is that the work of producing the bills |in this fashion, merely considered as a question of labor, remunerative or other- wise, cannot possibly pay. They are always either fifties or twenties, and to |; make one must require pretty constant | toil for quite half a year. The last one, which was received only a few days ago, was a double X. Funnily enough they come each time from a different city, and the supposition is that the forger leaves town for another locality immediately upon passing one. He gets rid of the note he has just com- pleted, which may remain in circulation for some time before reaching a bank, and departs long before the police agents have a chance to arrive upon the scene. The most plausible theory seems to be that he is a monomaniac of means, who gratifies a morbid taste in this astonish- ing way. His imitation bills are so per- fectly done that no one short of a profes- sional expert would hesitate to take them for good money. From the vignettes to the signatures the work is performed with accuracy that bears scrutiny with a powerful mag- nifying glass. Im all likelihood, the rea- son why the notes are not made of larger denominations is that they would be pro- portionately more difficult to pass. One can imagine that this eccentric counterfeiter indulges in the employment simply for the gratification of his vanity. It is not improbable that he himself has | been shown the frame at the treasury | building in which two specimens of his | handiwork are shown by polite attend- Charlotte—C. P. Lock. Chester—B. C. Smith. Clam River—Andrew Anderson. Clio—Nixon & Hubbell. Cloverdale—Geo. Mosher. Coopersville—W. D. Reynolds & Co. Dimondale—Elias Underhill. Dorr—Frank Sommer. | Dushville—G. O. Adams. Eaton Rapids—E. F. Knapp, G. W. Webster, H, | Kositchek & Bro. Fork Center—D. Palmer & Co. Fremont—J. B. Ketchum, W. Harmon, Boone & Pearson. Grand Ledge—A. J. Halsted & Son, F. O. Lord, Geo. Coryell. Grand Rapids—F. W. Wurzburg, Van Driele & Kotvis, John Cordes, Huntley Russell. Harvard—Ward Bros. Hastings—J G. Runyan. Hersey—John Finkbeiner. Hesperia—B. Cohen. Howard City—Henry Henkel. Ionia—E. 8S. Welch, Wm. Wing. Irving—J. T. Pierson. Kent City—R. McKinnon. Lake Odessa—Christian Haller & Co., E. F. Colwell & Son, Fred Miller, McCartney Bros., | Fred. Miller. | Lansing—Etta (Mrs. Israel) Glicman. Lowell—Charles McCarty. McBride’s—J. McCrae. Manton—A. Curtis. Maple Rapids—L. 8. Aldrich. Marshall—John Fletcher, John Butler, Charles Fletcher. Millbrook—T. O. (or J. W.) Pattison. Millington—Forester & Clough. Minden City—W. A. Soules, F. 0. & Son. | Mt. Morris—H. E. Lamb, J. Vermett & Son. | Nashville—Powers & Stringham. Newaygo—W. Harmon. New Era—Peter Rankin. North Dorr—John Homrich. O’Donnell—J. E. Edwards. Olivet—F. H. Gage. Otisco—G. V. Snyder & Co. Potterville—F. D. Lamb & Co, | Ravenna—R. D. Wheeler. | Reed City—J. M. Cadzow. Richmond—Knight & Cudworth. Rockford—H. Colby & Co. | St. Louis—Mary A. Brice. | Sand Lake—C. O. Cain. Sebewa—P. F. Knapp. Shepherd—H. O. Bigelow. | Sparta—Woodin & Van Wickle, Dole & Haynes. Springport—Cortright & Griffin. Stanton—Fairbanks & Co., Sterling & Co. Sumner—J. B. Tucker. Wayland—Pickett Bros. Williamston—Michael Bowerman. Hetfield ants to visitors, as the most extraordinary samples of forgeries in the government collection. Anyway, he goes on turning out the | bills at intervals of six months, thus oeca- sioning periodical spasms of exasperation in the Secret Service Bureau. 2 Stub Ends of Thought. It is better to be right than be caught. The man who guesses gets his shins skinned in the dark. Some people will never go to heaven, because they think heaven ought to come to them. The devil’s tail is a continued story. It is easier to pick a thorn up by its rose than it is to pick arose up by its thorn. It requires pious gall to play all day with the devil and at night ask God to save you. A rolling stone gathers strength. A red-headed woman who loves the truth will swear on the witness stand that her hair is auburn. Clover blossoms are the bonbons of the bees. Tobacco is too juicy to be as polite as chewing gum. Only a great musician can make good music with one string to his fiddle. Welcome is better than pie for dinner. When a woman begins to get as sweet |} as sugar, look out for sand. A weak slip of a girl can shake the heart out of a powerful man W.J.L. _ i 2 CANTON NNEL. Newmaerket......... ire ooe +... .... 1... % T ‘ae pues BL s/ Middlesex No. a.» Hawards............ @¢)Branswick ......... 4% Hamilton N. 64 | = --. RED FLANNEL. . 7 o oe Diesen. ..... ..... 3214 a... ....... Rw Middlesex a. 8 . ° J----' TT ee 32% z....,...9 “ r ft. 7p aa... ‘30 o ae, ox -.00 _ No. 2 _- Nameless ..... | muckeye.... .......- 32% BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL. MIXED FLANNEL. Hemiton M......... 7%4| Middlesex AA...... li Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW..... 17% Middlesex PT...... 8 _ - 2 lee B.... 236i Western W ......... 18% r at. 9 ' AO... i ee 18% c a A....., 9 . oe. 17% | 6 oz Western........ 1 iWiamiing EX... .. 23% e Zz .... 10% . es 16 a a 2244|Manitoba.... ......- 23% DRESS GOODS: Omer FLANNEL. ion .......... a... ... 20 ina... Bae UFC 9 @10% a = ee sKo10 aie 12% et | | paenies 27% CANVASS AND PADDING. GG Cashmere...... ee seers 30 Slate. Brown. Black.|Slate. Brown. Black. Nameless — 16 ga 32% 9% 9% 914/13 13 13 ol i “ oe i 10% 10% 10%} 15 15 15 CORSET JEANS. 11% 11% 11%4/17 17 @ ee 6 |Naumkeagsatteen.. 7% | 1214 121% 12 col 20 20 Brunswick. ... Se 6% PRINTS. Severen, 8 0z.. _ 934 0 est, Point, Son... e All len, staple. . . 544|Merrim’ck shirtings. 4% | Mayland, 8o0z....... ‘10% 1002....12% fancy... ...., 5% . a . on Greenwood, 7% oz. Of Rav en, oe... 1.13% nobes........ 5 |Pactie taney... __.. Greenwood, 8 0z.... 11%} Stark le 15 perce tency... 5 | = eebed......... 63 WaDDINGS. American indigo.... 63%{|Portsmouth robes... 6 | white. doz : Per bale, 40 doz....87 00 American shirtings. Simpson mourning... 6% Colored doz. : ce - ie Arnold 6% ' grey aa et 6% : ee an ( o 0% - « 4 ' : = “ th B.10 ' 7 hichiitienaes a 64 | Slater, Tron Cross... 8 awtucket..........10% century cloth 7 | Turkey robes.. 7% | : Red Cross.... 9 |Dundie........ 2 gold séal.....10%| ‘‘ India robes.... 7%; {i Best ........- a Bedford.... ... ...10% “ Turkey red. 10% “ plain 7" "ky x % 8% Best AA.....1244) Valley City a 10% | Berlin ealids........ Si “* 10 CORSETS. ol tbiue...... oc Onna fur. (Ooraee. oo. #9 50/Wonderful . ..84 75 " green .... G36; wevrea...........- 6 Schilling’s. . 9 0O/Brighton.. . Bn -keled 2h Wrouehtinside Bling. 60&10 | £ = ale: a Gomis A ‘nickeled... AA a Wrought Brass............ -.... 2.2.22... eS 15 35 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, 75 —. ... . ........................ — 15 35 | Coe’s Patent, malleable i Th&iO Blind, Gears ee eee ce a 20 40 a a MISCELLANEOUS. ain (eeCeeee ee i. os ? eT wi BA BLOCKS. | 40 6) Pumps, Cistern.......__. .. ' 75 Ordinary Tackle, list April 17,’85............ 40/4 60 % | Screws, New List weenie 5) 00 1 50| Casters, Bed and Plate Se LALO CRADLES, 12 50 2 00| Dampers, American 40) eS el a . dis. 50&02 | 50 2 00} Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods 65 | 60 SS: ee CROW BARS. | 7 1 00 METALS, CONG OOO eee oF %) 1s " PIG TIN CAPS. 85 1 GO| Pig laree... ' 26¢ eee perm = 65 00 a 25) Fie Bars... ee 28¢ Hick’s ce 60 | 15 1 50 ZINC. ss = SSO i 35 | = % o. id eas Xs ac per ‘Pound ee 60 r ( 90 pound casks...... . i " j 15 1) Fer pound. ................ 7% Hoanummen CERES 5 REE alias 175 «= 250 ea a foe... 50 | PLANES. dis. 4@% . in Ta ‘6 i dis. 25 | Ohio Tool Co.'s, fancy ........ @40| xtra W iping | oe - CHISELS. dis. | Sciota Bench.-....... 3.0.0.0... eee @6)| The prices of the many other qualities of aoceoe Wee 70&10 | Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy................. @40 | solder in the market indicated by private brands MOCMCt PON 70&10 — fat — r: re cr ny - | Vary according to composition. Socket Corner CT T0410 tanley Rule anc pax. By ee wit en ee MOM 70&10 Cogkson........ per pound 16 ’ Fry, Acme. tee ee oe Se aa I pound 16 Butchers’ Tanged a eee a 40 Gecaee. polished. ie dis. 70 | Haliets ss ia . RIVETS. TIN—MELYN GRADE. oe | roe eee Tree. i................. “go | 10x14 10, Charcoal / 86 Ww Chee 35 | Copper Hivets and Burs.................. 50 | 14x20 Ic, ' 6 6N CHALK PATENT FLANISHED IRON. 10x14 IX, , 8 35 “A” Wood's — planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20} 14x20 IX, i. § 35 White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 | «B Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20 Each additional X on this grade, 81.75, COPPER. Broken packs 4c = pound extra. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. 21 | OPES. Mz Ic, C ] 6 60 Planished, cue tae tee --. per pound = | Sisal, 4% inch and EB co 12% | 14290 Ie’ harcoa ; 4 cae RE ee ae aa Uae ete aIo alae ial a > 50 = —- 14x56 and 14x60... a. = SQUARES. aia 14x20 TX’ i : = Ne | ee ee tesa eee 7 Each additional X on this grade 81.50, ee ee ce cl Weta a eo alelaad Bulue oa. - ‘ Try i 60 Se DRILLS. ee 20 on ul ore +! ' Morse’'s Hit Stocks. 50 | SHEET IRON. 14x20 7. ‘| Worcester 6 00 Taper and strai ht Shank... 50 | Com. Smooth. Com. on IC. ‘ aan Moree es Taper shame SO, OG TOGO te eee aig) aes EN, 12 50 Iw Ps 6 an | 14x20 IC, Aue: Grade \ 5 2% DRIPPING PANS (Nee mt 3 20 30 1X ih ih . = . | Nos. 18 t021......-......--e eee. $20 820] XIX, & | i 675 Sramtl Sines Gor pOWNG 2... 8... Ne a ae 3 30 coe J i a i” vee 11 00 Largosikes, per pound...) Lo , CG Noe Sto 40 34g) Mee, 14 00 ELBOWS. | No. 27... 4 & 3 50 ‘“ BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. at An sheets ‘No. 18 and ‘lighter, “over "30 Tacoes | 14ec8 TZ .............. ' i #13 pe Merged into a Corporation. The flouring mill, water power priv- ilege and farms belonging to the Henry merged into a corporation under the style of the Kritzer Milling Co. The corpor- paid in. Chas. C. Kritzer is President and General Manager of the company and Wm. H. Kritzer Secretary and Treas- urer. J. F. Standish will represent the General Manager Kritzer has duct it successfully. cn nn Still They Come. It is stated that all the preliminaries for forming atable glassware combine powerful syndicate is interested in the deal. It is claimed that thirty-one out of fifty-four factories in the country have signed the compact. All the lead- ing factories of Pittsburg, with extensive > «> —— Good Words Unsolicited. Chas. Rietz & Bros. Lumber and Salt Co., lum- ber, salt and general dealers, Manistee: “We | find the paper very interesting and useful.” > -. <— Bay City—The Saginaw Lumber & Salt | logs of S. O. Fisher, cut on the Tobacco. : r : “* | for the supply of their mill next season. | stimulus of such legislation as Mr. Ed-| They have about 2,000,000 feet yet to cut | | on the Tobacco, whick will be put in this | deny her the benefit of the opportunity, | but it will be only by the removal of all the restrictions on Cuban commerce she has laid, not for Cuba’s benefit, but her own. ii lilies Europe is having another very serious alarm about the spread of the cholera. It never has been completely extinct sinee the French troops brought it home to Toulon from Cochin China; but this summer it appears to show more vir- ulence and power to spread than at any) time since its first coming. Spain is the season, and will probably purchase a few | imillion feet more during the fall and | winter. Next season they will bring a) number of million feet of logs here from | Georgian Bay. They have 15,000,000 | feet yet to cut on Fitzwilliam Island in| ithe Emery Georgian Bay, and are interested with Lumber Co. in 150,000,000 feet, which Thos. Pickard has taken the contract to lumber on the Wahnapitae river. The mill of this concern is lo- cated at Crow Island, three miles below this city, where they also have a yard for the car trade. They handle about | 7,000,000 feet in the car trade, and the| Mail Orders Receiwe Prompt Attention. country where infection most prevails, | rest of the mill cut goes by water. had | | |charge of the business for several years |/and has demonstrated his ability to con- auing bards WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Daniel Lynch, 19 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. HIRYH & KRAUSE, HEADQUARTERS FOR Russet Sho Porpoise Shoe Laces in light, medium Polish, Buttons, Laces, and heavy. Parisian Leather Reviver, Glycerine Leather Reviver, ‘“Rubberine’’ a waterproof dressing. We carry 13 distinct shoe dressings and a complete line of Shoe Store Supplies. Send us your orders. ESTABLISHED NEARLY 30 YEARS. Michael Kolb & Son., THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE GENTILE Wholesale Clothing Manvfacturers, ROCHESTER, N. Y. aoe rT : 3 Pr ere ee a. : eee ee eee! | eee 4 Or 4 i re at ESS A Dido HM mora —-—f = a The name of Michael Kolb is so famil- iar in the clothing manufacturing busi- ness, he being a practical mechanic from his boyhood, and so great in his judg- ment of the stability of goods that other manufacturers ask at the mills or their representatives for what Mr. Kolb has and make up Their reliable and sold to bought, and his styles are being constantly imitated. goods are always retailers at one and the most equitable prices and terms. It will pay merchants who have not seen their line to write their representative, WILLIAM CON- NOR, Marshall, Mich., to call upon them, and if they decide to buy, they will soon find that they will save money and busi- ness increase. All garments guaranteed as represented. WILLIAM CONNOR, | For eight years our Michigan representative, attends periodically at Sweet’s Hotel, in Grand Rapids, where many merchants meet him, and whose expenses are paid. Mr. Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 10 and 11. Room 82. er. J. DE TIT ENTHALE SS. JOBBER OF bls onesie Salt Fish See Quotations in Another Column. CONSIGNMENTS OF ALL KINDS OF WILD GAME SOLICITED. 9 PRO AND CON. Views of Dealers Who Have Been Under Contract With the Patrons. THE TRADESMAN recently sent out the following enquiry to those dealers in the State who are selling the Patrons of In- dustry under contract: GRAND RApips, Aug. 26, 1890. We are revising our list of dealers who are selling the Patrons of Industry under contract and should be pleased to have you inform us whether you are still un- der contract with the Patrons, and, if not, the date the contract expired. Thanking you in advance for the favor of areply, we are Yours truly, THE TRADESMAN COMPANY. Among the responses received to the | enquiry are the following: Eli Lyons, Altona—My contract with the P. of I. expired May 20. Jacob McCrea, MeBrides—My contract expired two or three months ago. E. Glieman, Lansing—My contract ex- pired last May and I did not care to re- new it. Frank Sommer, Dorr—I have not been | under contract with the Patrons for three months. H. Kositchek & Bros., Eaton Rapids— Our contract with the Patrons expired April 26. M. C. Barney, Flint—I am under con- tract with the Patrons and am having a| nice trade in tombstones from them. W. H. Hanks, Otisco—We are still sel- ling to the P. of I. ona verbal contract, which continues as long as satisfactory to all parties. Herold Bros., Howard City—We are still doing business at the old stand un- der contract, which will soon expire, but hope to renew it. H. O. Bigelow, Shepherd—We are not} selling to the Patrons of Industry on a | contract and have not since April 22, the date the contract expired. J. D. Benjamin, Coldwater—In reply to your favor, will say that I am still un- der contract with the Patrons, and will remain so, for some time to come. C. J. Buck, Imlay City—I had to give up my contract about July 1 on account of the Patrons not fulfilling their part. They have no Patron furniture house here at present. O. J. Knapp, Howard City—Your favor of the 26th, soliciting information con- cerning Patron dealers, received. In reply, would say that my relations with the Patrons are of a very agreeable nature and that I am still doing business with them at the old stand, six days in the week. J. S. Newell & Co., Coral—We are no longer under contract with the P. of L., but do not wish to be placed in your Re- pentance Column, as we have nothing to repent of. Our contract expired Aug. 23 and it has been a very satisfactory deal in every respect, having increased our trade 25 per cent. Burrell Tripp, Cedar Springs—In reply to your card, will say that, strictly speak- ing, I presume it is no business of yours whatsoever; but if you had taken as much pains to look the matter up as you did my financial standing, when you} publicly attacked my credit the first or second issue of February, you would not now have to be informed that my con- tract with the P. of I. expired over six months ago, and there has been none other made. >> Saginaw—Brown & Ryan have made Mitchell & McClure an offer for the mill | of the latter, four miles below this city, | on the west side. Mitchell & McClure will exhaust their timber here this sea- son. The mill is well adapted to the busi- ness of Brown & Ryan, as there are over 700 acres of land connected with the mill | property. The deal is not concluded, but it is quite probable that it will be a go. | | | |INCREASE YOUR THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The Barley Crop. In a circular to the trade, the Asmuth Malt & Grain Co., of Milwaukee, presents a summary of the condition and prospects of the barley crop. Briefly stated, they say that the barley crop of 1890 shows not only a largely reduced acreage, but the yield per acre as well will fall short of that of 1889. The heaviest loss of acreage occurred in California, owing to heavy inundations last winter; on high ground, however, the yield there is ex- cellent. Canada’s extraordinary loss of acreage, variously reported as from 25 to 50 per cent., in part ascribable to wet lowlands, is mainly the direct result of the fear that congress would so increase the import duty on foreign barley as to exclude the Canadian cereal from the United States. Except in California, Utah and Montana, and more especially in Oregon and Washington (which ex- hibit ‘‘most magnificent results in every respect’’), the weight of the berry will be considerably less than last year, ow- ing to the excessive heat which settled over the chief barley-producing region at an inopportune time, ripening the grain before the heads were well filled. |The color of the berry will be much brighter than last year, and as this is accompanied by general excellence of the grain, the brewing and distilling indus- tries of the United States may hope to be as well supplied as in1889. Itis expected that the year 1890 will be one of higher prices, say at least from 15 to 20 per cent. above those of last year. u a Eaton Rapids—A. D. Gallery, manager of the James Gallery’s Sons’ foundry and planing mill, has bought the stock of pine and hemlock lumber belonging to Wm. Smith, and located at the river saw mill. The stock amounts to about 250,000 feet of lumber and is probably the larg- est single purchase ever brought to this city. This stock is now being removed to the Gallery lumber yard. SALES BY A WELL-LIGHTED STORE. NO. 2 ANCANDESCEN No 2Incan. Lamp, as shown, brass ' © ‘* without springs at top and with tin reflector only, complete 3,50 Each No 10 Mammoth Rochester, same style COUDIOER ie cay tad an aie ded oils OMe Each Send for Complete Catalo H. Leonard & Sons, T. | . 85.50 Each gue. / 134-140 Fulton St., G’d Rapids BHSTER & Fox, Manufacturers’ Agents for SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, —— ENGINE WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S&S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF | STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. C2:-y Engines and Boilers In Stock jme" Mt we for immediate delivery ; “ae Oe 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 Sampie Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PHEREINS & 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 Muskegon Cracker Co CRACKERS, BISCUITS AND SWEET:GOODS. LARGEST VARIETY IN THE STATE SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MAIL ORDERS. 457, 459, 461, 463 W. WESTERN AVENUE, MUSKEGON, MICH. No Connection with Any Cracker Trust Write for Prices. oe eee TT ete ter eel newer nee ens tenenseneenepeneeseeeereernnseee J. HEERINCA, GENERAL MERCHANT, find dealer in Butter, E33s. Seeds & Grain, EAST SAUCATUCK, - MICHICAN. 4 tags, delivered to any express office or jobbing We quote the following prices on No. house in this city: 1,000 2,000 2.80 5,000 4.50 We carry allvother sizes of tags and ean fill orders on short notice, THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. $1.50 BROWN & SHHUER, Dealers in ENGINES, BOILERS and MILL MACHINERY, Farm Machinery, Agricultural Implements, Wagons and Carriages. Corner West Bridge and North Front Sts., - GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs & Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Two Years—Staniey 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. “reasurer—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Next meeting at Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing. Sec’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detreit. Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. Treasurer— Wm Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—c. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan; E. T. Webb, Jackson; D. E. Prall, East Saginaw; Geo. Mc- Donald, Kalamazoo; J. J. Crowley. Detroit. Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday | of September, 1890. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President. J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott. Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. President, F. Db. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smith. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society President, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, P. Van Deinse; Secretary, John A. Tinholt. To Prevent Decay of Fabrics. From the Manufacturers’ Gazette. A method has been brought forward by a Belgian chemist for rending fabrics, of the textile class, no matter how deli- eate they may be in texture or color, proof against the ravages of decay for an indefinite period. It is known that the wonderful stateof preservation exhibited by the head bands of Egyptian mumies is due to their having been impregnated with a kind of resin, and, acting that fact, the inventor in this case made certain experiments with the substances | extracted from birch bark, to which the peculiar aroma of Russia leather is due. it was ascertained by these investigations that the green tar whichis left over after the oil used in tanning has been extracted from the white bark of the birch tree yields neither acid nor alkaloid, and that | in solution with alcohol it forms a liquid of remarkable fluidity, with the power of resisting when once becoming dry, even the action of alcohol itself. This substance, it claimed, the property of uniting with the most deli- eate and brilliant colors, and them apparently imperishable. is possesses >> Will Be at Saginaw Convention Week. | Chas. E. Watson, State agent for S. A. Maxwell & Co., of Chicago, will be at the Everett Saginaw (E. S.) the annual meeting of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association, Sept. 16, 17 and 18. He will the full line of is now exhibiting at Detroit, House, have } goods he comprising twenty-four sample cases, and will be pleased to show his custom- ers—present or prospective—all the nov- | elties in the book, stationery and sundry attending the conven- the jolly salesman and inspect his lay-out. Druggists 1s > ine. tion should not fail to eall on ee >> — There is no doubt but that the great tendency of the present times is to specialize in all the avenues of life. This is noticeable in both professional and commercial pursuits. We find immense establishments devoted to the production of a single article while professsional | men of great ability devote all their time | and energy to one branch of some science. | This means that to succeed these special- | com- | ists must be met and considered as petitors. This is as true of pharmacy and the drug business asitis of the man- ufacture of wagons or the practice of law. It should bean incentive for young men to apply themselves to pharmacy as | a profession and endeavor to master all | the problems connected with it. oO Ce 50 Merpencarmm ................. 50 Devore... 5... 60 Caen. 60 Ve 50 ‘Veratrum Veride............ 50 MISCELLANEOUS. Aither, Spts Nit,3 F.. 6@ 28 ‘ “ec sc 4 F He 30@ 32 Amen... 2%@ 3% r ground, (po. 1... 3@ 4 a... 55@ 60 Antimoni, pe.......... 4 5 et PotassT 55@ 60 AMaiovEm ............. 1 35@1 40 ee ee 25 Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 83 Arvaenicum ............ f J Balm Gilead Bud..... 38@ = Bismuth S. N. -2 10@2 2 oe Chlor, ‘ts, ‘(is i; tae, oe)... @ 9 caninesians Russian, Dee ceepeetoee sae @1 75 Capsici Fructus, oo... @ 2 Ea . 16 “ ae 14 Caryophyllus, (po. ) 10 18 Carmine, No. #)....... @3 75 Cera Alba, 8S. é ry... 50@ 55 Core Piva... ........ 38@ 40 eee @ 40 Cassia Fructus...:.... @ 2 Cdt—rtrmi 0 @ 10 oer ............. @ Chloroform to 50@ 55 uibbs . @1 00 Chloral Hyd ‘Crest oe 4 oe 7 Chondrue ............- 25 Cinchonidine, P&WwW oo 20 German 4@ 10 Corks, list, dis. per Come ................ @ 60 Creasstim ............ @ 50 Creta, — CSS! @ ¢ i ee Petesletece 4 - - — tee @ 8 Creeee . 1... 35@ 38 Coghear...... 15... @ 2# Cue Supm........... 8&@ 9 DeeGree .............. 10@ 12 Ether Sulph 68@ 70 Emery, = numbers. @ @ 3 Ergota, (po.) 50@ 55 Flake W. agg eued bono 12@ 15 —................ @ 2B Gambier eae cee 8 @9 Gelatin, Cooper @ 9 " erenee........ 40@ 60 Glassware flint, 70 per cent. by box 60 less Glue, a 4 15 We can 25 IvCOnmee............. 1820 25 Grana Paradisi........ @ WR eras: .. 14... 2@ 40 Hydraag — i @1 00 @ 9 a Ox sae @1 10 ca Ammoniati. @l1 20 " Unguentum. 47@ 57 Hydrargyrum...... ‘ @ 8 0 aga Am. .1 25@1 50 Teo... 75@1 00 toatne. Beevull........ 3 75@3 85 ee @4 70 Dies ............... 85@1 00 Lycopodium .......... 55@ 60 ce ne cee 80@ 85 Liquor Arsen et - Were OOO... esse. @ 2 Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12 Magnesia, Sulph (bbl Py eine ae 2 3 Mannia, 6. 7 ......... 45@ 50 Morphia, S. P. & W...2 8%5@3 10 | Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 2} Lindseed, boiled .... 64 67 ae n. ¥. & & . wpe axe oe @ 18] Neat’s Foot, winter ee .. 2 oe @ 30 Streamed 50 69 Moschus Canton...... 40 | Snuff, a De SpiritsTurpentine.... 4644 53 Myristica, No.1....... 7 %5| Voes i @ 3 PAINTS bbl. Ib Nux Vomica, (po 2).. @ 10} Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 35 aoe pn Oe Seta 33@ 38 | Soda Boras, (po. 13). 12@ 13| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3 Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Sods et Potass Tart... 30@ 33 | Ochre, yellow ao . Br a a 800) Soda Carb............ 14@ 2 ween 2G Picis Lig, N. C., % gal - Soda, Bi-Carb......... *@ “5 | Putty, commercial. 24 244@3 Dh aD @2 00| Soda’ Ash............. 3%@ 4... Strictly pure.....2% 24@3 Picis Liq., quarts . @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2{| Vermilion Prime Amer- ne pints . @ 1%0|Spts. Ether Co........ 5O@ 55) ,iCan.................. 13@i6 Pil midiease (po. 80)... @ 50 “"Myrcia Dom... @2 00 Vermilion, English .. see Piper Nigra, (po. 22). @ 18 “ Myrcia Pe @2 50 Green, Peninsular TO@T Piper Alba, (pog5).... @ 35| “ Vini Rect. bbl. Lead, ao “+ : = oe a 73a)... 2 35 : yEESe .-- . Gi4 Plunibi Acet .......... 14@ 15| Less 5c gal., cash ten days. Whiting, white Span.. @W Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strychnia Crystal..... @i 10| Whiting, Gilders’...... @X% Fysethram. boxes H | Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ 3% = aa I we cong aay 1 00 _ 2. Co. doe..... @1 25) ° Rou... 24@ 3 & atts n Pyrctiram, pv........ 30@ 35|Tamarinds . ie 8@ 10; © lift .. sie ees oe 40 ee 8@ 10} Terebenth Venice..... 28@ 30 | Pioneer Prepared Painti ot 4 Quinia, S.P. & W .... 39@ 44| Theobromae . .... 50@ 55| Swiss Villa Prepared “ S. German.... 30@ 40| Vanilla... ....... -...9 00@16 00 | Paints ...............1 00@1 20 Rubia Tinctorum..... i i) Zmmet Sulph........... 7@ VARNISHES, Saccharum Lactispv.. @ 30 No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 Saleen... 1 80@2 00 OILs. Extra Turp............160a1 7 Sanguis Draconis..... 0@ 50 Bbl. Gai | Coach Body mene ence ee TO Ge a a @4 SO} Whale, winter........ 70 70 | No. 1 Turp Furr... 4 00@1 10 we Dee neal, = . a — aa 55 60 toa Turk Damar ...1 55@1 60 Bed cease ara WG ft... 50 | Japan Dryer, No. it . @. @ 15| Linseed, pureraw.... 61 64 mre. .....4_...... 7 75 1 HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO. Importers and Jobbers of ~-DRUGS— Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries Dealers in Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes. Sole Agents forithe Oelebrated Pioneer Prepared Paints. We are Sole Proprietors of WEATHERLY’S MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines, Rums. Weare Sole Agents in Michigan for W. D. & Co., Henderson County, Hand Made Sour Mash Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky. We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guar- antee Satisfaction. All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the,same day we re ceive them. Send in a trial order. Harelting & Perkins Drvg 6o., | GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 12 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GRVUCERIES. *‘Only One Per Cent.”’ From the American Grocer. Bad debts are inevitable wherever busi- ness is conducted upon the creditsystem. That system may, in time, be ov erthrown | in the retail trade, but the chances are | that it will exist long after readers of trade journals aredead. There are many points in its favor, but the one | which finds expression at the head of this | Yet | there are thousands of retailers who are | contented with their system of credits | article must not be so considered. because losses from bad debts ‘‘are only one per cent.’’ We are frequently asked if this is too large, reply—Yes! It is fully one-eighth of the net profit of a well-conducted retail business and is a burdensome tax upon the earnings. Many long as the year’s greater loss, showing indicates no eongratulating themselves that only $1 out of every $100 credited is | lost. If retailers would figure the per cent. of loss on the net earnings rather than on the volume of credits, they would find that their loss ‘‘of only cent.’’ has increased to 10 to 15 per cent. of the reward of their year’s labor. Take, for instance, a business of $30,- 000 per annum, with gross profits equiva- | lent to 16 per cent. on the cost of the) goods. This would result in a net profit of about $2,000, provided store expenses were not over 8 per cent. ‘“‘only one per cent.’? means 15 per cent. of the net profit. Is not this, then, a serious matter? In our conversations with grocers, we | hear frequent complaints about the} amount tied up in credits. a class who, to give one grocer’s ex pres- sion, ‘pay $5 on account and trade $10.” There is a fear which almost amounts to commercial cowardice, that a loss of the entire credit. Rather than take that risk, Tom, Dick and Harry are permitted to trade and pay on account, doing it in a manner that keeps the bal-| It is the} exception when such an account is desir- | ance steadily growing larger. able. Sooner or later the most of such customers manage toleave the retailer in | the lurch. As credit a general rule, no such ing title to real estate. Know your customers thoroughly be- fore extending an account, and far better find out all about them credit. Render bills promptly and make it the rule that all accounts shall be set- tled at least case of delay close the account. Better lose a few customers through being over | eareful than to pass to profit and loss a considerable sum. A credit business should be kept as close as possible to the | line of sharp cash. patrons. of giving offense. Money is a tool and if tied up in accounts lessens the efficiency | of the merchant, robs him of opportuni- | ties for bargains and desirable purchases, lessens his power of expansion, robs him | himself, sets him to making excuses with his That is a great deal of mis- ‘“‘only one per cent.”’ of confidence in shunning and ereditors. chief for plish and excuse enough for our opinion | that such an annual leak is too great for | the permanency of a well regulated retail | store. A A Female Customs Broker. Cincinnati Correspondence Pittsburgh Dispatch. A modest appearing young lady came into the office of Appraiser of the Cus: toms Burdsal yesterday afternoon, said something to that official in alow voice, received an answer, smiled her reply, and went quietly away. Beyond an attractive face and pretty ways, her com- | ing would call forno comment, especially by any one bent on business. She is | Miss H. R. Groser, Cincinnati’s female | Custom House broker, probably the only | lady in the world engaged in that busi- | ness. She is a great success, and has} the largest business in that line in the} city, and is another example of what! women can do if given an equal chance with men. The business is a most diffi- | the present | and unhesitatingly | are contented so | one per! A loss of | All mention | if such an} account is cheeked orstopped, it involves | should be extended, unless to aj party of known responsibility and hold- | before granting | onee every month, and in| Cater to the good | payers and weed out the slow and risky | Do not hesitate through fear | cult one, and is about the last one that a young lady would think of engaging in. |Miss Groser is decidedly young and pretty, and celebrated her twenty-first | birthday in July. It is an extraordinary | business in its numerous details in which | she is engaged. She must know the dif- | ferent ratings and figures, the duties on | every manner of goods from every coun- try under the sun. The bills are made out in the coin of the country from which they come, and she must reduce that to United States currency. She must be posted on the tariff laws and regula- tions. Miss Groser has the patronage and con- fidence of the largest importing firms in Cincinnati. Their goods are consigned direct to her. She figures up the duties, | pays it and delivers the goods. She can handle a drayman to perfection, despite her demureness. Miss Groser’s father was formerly a Custom House broker. He died and her sister took up the busi- ness, but after two years gave it up. Miss Groser was too young then, but sev- jeral years later determined to earn her own living, and soon received the patron- age of her father’s old customers. Her sharp business methods soon brought additional customers, and to-day she is the leading Customs House broker in the city. Wool Quiet---Hides Firm. Wools remains quiet, with the market in favor of buyer. If cloths could be readily changed into money, manufac- | turers would take more freely. A strin- |gent money market makes the market lower and uncertain. Sales of wool are | small and confined to those who have or- ders to make up. The whole supply vis- |ible would disappear in lots taken for samples, if manufacturers are given a little time. No change for higher prices | need be looked for until some disposition is made of the tariff bill. Hides are lower, 4{@%e per pound. Tanners held off and would not buy at | the extreme price which let them accu- While the supply is ample for all wants, there is no surplus, but what would disappear if leather would re- spond. Noadvance need be looked for at present. Tallow is firm, with a slight advance /on a choice quality. At the extreme | price only late rendering and prime stock is taken. The demand for oleomar- garine is light and the price is low, tend- ing to make tallow more plenty. > ++ Lower---Tallow | mulate. To Retail Grocers. We have a limited quantity of large | cucumbers, which will continue coming | during the season and which we offer at '60e per bushel. Cash with the order. | Walker & Son, Box 456, Grand Rapids. a For the finest coffees in the world, high | grade teas, spices, ete., see J. P. Visner, | 17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids, Mich. | City. 352tf _ > <—- VISITING BUYERS. oung, Ravenna James Riley, Dorr Scott,Lowell B Gilbert & Co., Moline Granger, Plainwell D W Shattuck, Wayland Walbrink, Allendale HJ Fisher, Hamilton Northway. Fremont | en Hoor, Forest Grove W H Pipp, Kalkaska | | I araous ee C 8 Comstock, Pierson Meijering, Jamestown 8 H Ballard, Sparta M A Side, Kent City | H L Weiling. Mancelona Barry & Co., Rodney EE Rice, Croton J M Cook, Frand Haven | C W Ives, Belding, J McKelvey, Maple Grove Bird & Peelps,Saugatuck P Mulder, Graafschap ¥ A Parkinson,Traverse Cy J McConnell, Jennings j : T Perham, Kent City 7 MeNitt, Byron Center | JL Ash, West Troy AMC Church, Englishville | WH Hicks, sori J Kinney, Kinne ey J VanDen Bosch, Zeeland W McWilliams, Conklin W R Lawton, Beriin D F Watson, Ada Eli Runnels, Corning |JR arrison, Sparta EE Hewitt, Rockford | § Cooper, Jamestown John Gunstra, Lamont H Van Noord, Jamestown Isaac Quick, Allendale | Wm Karsten, Beaver Dam A Purchase, So Blendon | WmV erMeulen, BeaverDam J L Purchase, Bauer N Harris, Big Springs Geo P Stark, Cascade |; LN Fisher, Dorr Caspar Schutt, — View | Smallegan & Pickaard, T D Hobbs, Kalkas | Forest Grove = A Woodard & a Lake 1A Woodard, Ashland W J Clark, Harbor Springs | Rhodes & Leonard, Hart ES Haughtaling, Ha: | G VanLopik&Son,GdHaven M V Gundrum & Co, Leroy Severance & Ric Middleville Cook, Ba’ 7 A Brott, east | JJ Bynne, Grattan W D Struik, Byron Center | Agent for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York} to accom- | An English Tobacco Syndicate. An English syndicate is now pushing a FISH and OYSTERS. F, J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: FRESH FISH, scheme by which they expect to obtain | Whitefish...........---..--- 2 @ % control§ of the tobacco warehouses of eae WAOKOR. 6. esl g i“ Louisville and Cincinnati. The Western fa oa Tobacco Warehouse Trust, as the new | Ciscoes ess @4 syndicate is to be known, will have con- ——— steer eee eee eee eeeee ee wereees 25 trol of the market for Western tobacco. en ‘ it is @xpected that the WarehOUSeEMen Of) Goa @10 Clarksville, Tenn., will join this syndi- | California ar soe sees cate. The warehousemen solicit the Fairhaven Counts.......... A @35 eonsignment of the tobacce crop from! J. 1. Selects.......-.... -.........-.. @30 the planters directly, and then sell by ee devesrtncrieoerecscessres seer sors ee auction, in this way the planters arog ae almost wholly at the mercy of the ware- — housemen. FRESH MEATS. Swift and Company quote as follows: Beef, Gaccwe.. .......-.-... ee. : e ou PRODUCE MARKET. ae Apples—Dried, 8@8%ec_ for sun-dried and| * loins, No. 3..........-..--++--+++: T%®D 8% 11@ize for evaporated. The market is strong. “ ee a @8 Apples—Fall fruit commands SW@75e per bu “ ee @ 6 Dealers hold at $2.25@$2.50 per bbl. Oe @ 9 Beans—Dry stock continues to get firmer, being Hogs oe eo ees @ now held at $2.25@#2.50 for city hand-picked. ee ee OE ee @5 Beets—New, 50@60¢ per bu. cece @8 Butter—Dairy is in good demand at 14@16c he eee ee ee @6 per Ib. : 1 i Sausage, blood or head................. @5 Blackberries—Wild, 6e per qt. Cultivated are “ ae ic. @5 about out of market. “ ae — @ 7 ea ear grown, 75¢e per doz. or $6 per ateen Ee g 100. a. ee Carrots—i5¢e per doz. Celery—20@z5e per doz. CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. Pee ilaes barrels,81.25; producebarrels| mye putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: Cucumbers—10c per doz. STICK CANDY. Eggs—The market issteady. Dealers pay 14c See, 1-y Pe eee ee el eae es 8%@ 9 and hold at 1éc. TH... ee cece ee eee eee ee tees 84@ 9 Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, #4.75 per bu.; . Twist chet eee enseecnn Shou eens ee 8%@ 9 medium, $4.60. Timothy, $1.€5 per bu. Cut Loaf. . Spee cep be ee pees Conese eee ee 10 Grapes—Concords and Ives are in good supply, | Assorted Cream ....... eee 12 commanding 4c per Ib. i ee ii Green Corn—8@l0e per doz. MIXED CANDY. Maple Sugar —8@l0c per lb., according to} Standard, per Ib..............0.--ececeeceneeee 8% quality. eee eu 8% Maple Syrup—75@85c per gal. Roy al ey 9 Musk Melons—Home grown, 75¢c per crate. ee i 10 Onions—Green, 15¢c per doz. Home grown, English eT 10 $1.25 per bu. Comserves.... . oo 10 Pop Corn—4c per Ib. Been. 2.3... . Potatoes_ttome grown slock in in good de-iGiutloat..... ....................0..0......... “10 mand, dealers paying 65@70e for choice stock. Pee COONAN. 12 Pears—Bartlett stock, $2.50 per bu. ; California, | Valley Creams...............-2+ sess eeeeeeee es 13 $3 per box. i Peaches—California $3 per box. Lemon Drops ieee --R SEN Gee. 12 Piume—Green Gages and Damsons, 82.50 per} a rope 6. oe eee cees cece ooee ce ool 13 bu.; California, $2 per box. Pep erik Sica Ee eM aed diel 14 Sw = ee $4 per bbl; Jer Fi “a LE GT LA GAN 14 seys, & per bbi colate DrOps.-.... 0... .seeeeeeeseeeeeeees Tomatoes—Home grown are coming in freely, ae a Le ee ee een a iaricic . being held at 81 per bu. oun Be ae ee ede eae ea . Turnips—5o@eve per bu. ‘A B 7 iaeetae ‘Drops eee eee ereececeesecees see 14 Watermelons—Indiana stock is coming in very | Lozenges, plain........-...+-+.+ scsccseceeeee. 14 plentifully, being held at 10@15ce apiece. “ ' printed Ce iN Gal a i ii a ch 15 Whortleberries—A bout out of market. Imperials......... le Maeaane 14 “TES z Mottoes..... 15 0% aS. . er ee 13 The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. | Molasses Bar.............2..00-seeeseeveee sees 13 quotes as follows: a 16@18 PORK IN BARRELS. ee meee Cee... 18 MESS, MEW. .-.---- eee eee eee tenet eee es RD cele cues vee y 16 Short Cut ......... . 0. e eee eeeeeeee cece cece es 22 OOP eae OPOND 20 Extra clear pig, short out................... Ci 15 Extra clear, heavy................--+.-.++4. et eee 22 Clear, fat back...... . --- O& OO) Wintorsneen Bortteg. 14 Boston clear, short cut.. ees oe In bulk. Chee Wack, re ee... 12 50 L lai oa, oe Standard clear, short cut. best.............. 12 50 | Lozenges, plain, aes - ed beta ee ches home on 12 sausaGE—Fresh and Smoked. aii ' rinted, in oy Se 13 ee 7 ocolate Drops, in palls..............-+sseee. 12 ee 9 oe brie att A an 6 Tongue Sausage..... Cs Gi a eh g | Moss Drops, in pails...................-.2..0-. 10 PPCMOOEE DOTORES. 68 ae oc oe oe on sn a g | Sour Drops, tn pedis... ........ pune wae GigE 12 Blood anger a EE 5 Imperials, in pails. “ORANGES. eee 12 ee ee. 5 . r ie ie eee 5 Rodi, —S gia aN A Rg arama std @ 7 50 ee ee eee @ LEMONS. : LakD—Kettle Rendered. Messina, choice, 360.............2..... , ere NO og oe eek heme ic eee oats ve 7 eee ee @ ee o» 70 ss Pa Pe NE eed «“ py * Wi manIgeRAReDR g 7 LARD—Family. OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS, a 6 | Figs, Smyrna, new, fancy layers...... @16 eS 64| ‘ Fard,10-Ib. box.................. @10 2 Pel A 7 " Soe TE @ 8 Ci Pa, eee. Cx: * Persian, SOtD. box... 6 @7 Pe ee rch actrees ca, 6% NUTS, re Pee CI ROO 6% | Almonds, eee. dinite e's ¥in eetiy nie tg @17% el 6% 7 essay deo aa @i7 BEEF IN BARRELS. ela ok California pede ebe cee nee ee 2 Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 7 060 Walt ve G ae @15% Extra Mess, Chicago packing................ 701°". cacees Ce. or | Ss, Reeve es eee seas cs Sie. lle !ldDUm”m!lUCUUl Ce ‘ OnSEG, FERN SUN OO) pesie, Senet, OB... 00s. sc0sccccsas 134@i5 SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain, Cocoanuts, full sacks... a Hams, average 20 -~ pee ee ote co diate cease ce pe - H. P., Bell PEANUTS, loge ancy, ao et | i eee 10 “ “ 12 to 14 ae: LL ye a Sit _ oe... te. 8 Fancy, i. Ps Game Cocks..... ....... ° OC ON eta % . Roasted...... @ I kee ek ae: Fancy, i P, eM i ee a, @ 9% Broaktest Bacon, boueless.................... 8% | eee Lo @11% | Died beck, ham prseen....... 2... 10% Choice, Hi. P. Ex PeeeOG ts... @ 9}, | Lon Clears, Nee ee see aces 6 oe. @l1 | Briskets, medium. ee 6 Fane r, B, P., Steamboats bees a @ 9% . ————— _ Roasted. @l1 j | | j | | | } | j For Sale by Leading Wholesale Grocers. dink 2 Pee nay bans eo? STEGER » Be ‘ i ' Pt eenenpeaneatre TGS a Pn Me Senne a at THE MITICHTG AN TRADESMAN. 13 Wholesale Price Current. The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash bwyers who pay promptly and buy in full packages. APPLE BUTTER. E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 6 AXLE GREASE. Peers... 82 40 Bee 1% ee 1 80 BAKING POWDER. Thepure, 10¢ packages. $1 20 ST oie 1 56 —. oon. a 2 28 - \% Ib. . 2 76 si 1202. 8 oe 4 20 “i. es 5 40 . Se a A 00 26 Less 20 per cent. to retailers. Absolute, si cans, 100s..11 75 50s..10 00 - a - ews Acme, x 1b. cans, — 75 ig a . i " i a “ mee 20 Our Leader, se. cans..... 45 ees 90 Fp: go 1 60 Telfer’s, 4 _ cans, doz.. 45 e _ = “ 7 1b. “ - 1 BATH BRICK. English, 2 doz. in Case..... 80 Bristol, 2 5 American. 2 doz. in case... 70 BLUING. Dozen Mexican, 4 - ase atl 30 -............. 60 ' 16 ea aa 90 BROOMS (Oe 1g reeks ee ee es 2 00 — : Carpet ele. 22 a 2 50 Foe OM oc ees nes 27 Waeeee....... ........ CANDLES Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes eis ae ee 10 ce 9% Ce 11 eee 25 CANNED eoops—Fish. Clams. 1 Ib. Little Neck..... 1” Clam Chowder, 3 IbD........- 210 Cove Oysters, 1 Ib. stand.. «i 2 1b. <2 Lobsters, 1 Ib. picnic ewes 1 90 Su Co... 2 65 ' 1 Tb. Meer... 4. ..... 2 50 - oo eier.... 2... 25 Mackerel, 7 Touneio Sauce.2 25 - stand i 1a - ~~ « {LL 2 00 . 3 lb. in Mustard.. 2 25 _ Sib. soused....... Salmon, . = Columbia 1 75@1 96 Alaska. . @!1 _ musi ae \s. ns sh . s......@ 8 . Mustard %s...... @1 . imported 48... @12 . spiced, %s....... 10 Trout, 3 lb. ewe, 2 50 CANNED Goops—Fruits. Apples, gallons........ ....- Aprioom ......-..-.-......-. 2 50 Blackberries. . Lok Cherries, red.... “ec pit ted .. . ee Egg Plums.. L-tcybet oe oe Gooseberries .. beac ceteee 1% GUDON ioe ce cree ce ewe sae ee een Coeee................ 15 Pouemes, Te .......--....... 1 90 . — ES 230 . —_ 2 65 ™ Saitediin. 2 85 Pears... ......---.-.--... 1 50 Pineapples, common. 1 25 - Meeee .... 4... 2 50 . gretem.... ...... 2 ee 10 aspherries, Deen. ..4 5.4.45 1 30 Wee) cul 1 40 cnceenten. eee cou. 13 Whortleberries.............. 1 40 CANNED Goops—V ee, Asparagus. . me Beans, soaked Tim ss. 85 «Green Lima........ @1 50 Bie. si... @ 9 « Silage. ..... ....--. 90 * Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 40 Corn, stand. brands..1 00@1 25 Peas, ia ieee eee % M MeIOIeL,,.... «20s. @1 30 © stenagJune.........-..- 1 40 TNO cee a ce wae @1 75 ss fine ae eee 2 to Mushrooms. . oe a 1 80 — ee eee eee ai 45 Squash ........ ceeceereecees 110 Suceotaahi, SORMOE.... ...04.. 85 TS 1 30 Tomatoes, stand br’ds 1 cain 10 CATSUP. Snider's, % _ eee e ees cees -1 35 PINE .......---.....- 2 30 _ on c ..3 50 SE. ror Full Cream.. -9 @ 9% Part itimena i ' 6%@ 7% Sa oo ere cee ees = orn Swiss, imported ...... 240 35 domestic .... 15@ 16 CHEWING GUM. Rubber, 100 lumps ace cus 30 eT a, Spruce, 200 pieces. cece 40 CHICORY. eS. TH CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S. German Swees.. .......... 23 a oo as 35 Fore. ..... ... .... 38 henakiinet Coen. ......... 40 ee 37 COCOA SHELLS. Bie... ceo. ole 4 @4% Pound packages........ @7 COFFEE EXTRACT. berg Ce... 8. 80 Pee 1 CoFFEE—Green. Rio, fair. @21 Mexican &G uatemala 23 @24 eave, neerior......... 24 @26 - Mandheling....27 @30 Poser |. 2... 22 @2A4 Mocha, genuine..... @28 26 To ascertain cost of ro asted coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. COFFEES—Package. ae ee 2434 — in Gaiipew.......---. 2514 MecLaughlin’s XXXX....254 Eee 25: “in cabinets Durham.. CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40'.....-. per doz. 1 35 ' mB...) 1 50 . 60 1h... - +. gg if ‘ Wer....... ’ 2 00 " So at....... ° 2 25 Jute en....... fe 90 ’ eee... - 1 10 CONDENSED MILE. meee 7 50 cae rie... 5k 6 00@ 7 60 COUPONS. “Superior.” 8 i, per bundred........... 250 3 * es 3 00 _ 7 eee eee 4 00 _— * ee ee eee 5 00 = * oe 6 00 “Tradesman.” $1, per hundred Pee e gee ces 2 CO a 2 50 eo, * Fe eetae cee 3 00 _ * a ee 4 00 ete ees 5 00 Subject to the following “= counts: 200 or over. ... oo per cent, eee eee 10 10 * a - ORACKERS. Kenosha Butter..........-. 7% oo ee % ae... 5% ee ee 5% = Geeean................ 6% aoe. ™% (ice Soca.................... 7% eee 6 BS. Oyacer .........--.-----.0- 5 City Oyster, eel. 5% Beeu.. . 6 CREAM TARTAR. Strictly pure.. ...- oo ee 25 DRIED FRUITS—Domestic. Apples, sun-dried..... 8%@ 9 beg evaporated. . @i4 Apricots, o oe C Blackberries “ a @ Nectermes “ ..-....-.. Peaches oo . Plums . Reapoerriwe “Olt... :- Turkey .. ee ee CSrforata,...,...-.-.. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes. “ @ - @ 8 DRIED FRUITS—Peel. toe... ...-... oo DRIED FRUITS—Citron. ee nie ............. 18 18 @20 DRIED FRUITS—Currants. 6% Zante, in barrels...... ° in less quantity 6%@ 634 4 DRIED FRUITS—Raisins. Valences........ ..... @ meee ........5..... @11% Suleeee........-.4.... 10 London Layers, Cali-. Pes cs os ace 2 75@3 00 London Layers, forn. @ Muscatels, California.2 00@2 ¢ GUN POWDER. on. 5 50 mie hoe 8! 3 00 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina, 100 1b. Kegs......... 04 Hominy, er OOe ea 00 Macaroni, dom 12 1b box.. 60 imported . @10% Poa: Baricy....-..... @ 3 Poa green... @1 10 Te @3 Sago, German......... @ 6 Tapioca, fi’k or p’rl.. 6@ 7 Wheat, cracked....... @ 5 Vermicelli, import.. @10% domestic... @60 FISH—SALT. Cod, wikile. 05... 5 @6 “ tenes. 22... 64@ 8 Bae @ Herring, round, % bbl.. 2 90 CS en 2% . folland, Dbols.. BO . kegs, . & eo . Sealed ...... @ Ww Mack, sh’s, No. 2, 2 bel 12 00 b kit..1 30 “ “oe a 20 Trout, i Uele.....-... @5 25 | 10 lb. kits. , 75 | White, No. 1,3 é bbis.. "@5 50 | 2 Ib. kits..... 1 00 1 - 0 Ib, Kits... 80 . Family, % bbis.... . 3 00 Dee. ....... 5 HERBS. eee 9 Ce 14 JELLIES. E, J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 6 Citeago goeds.............. 5% | “ee “ 5 LAMP WICKS. 30 C . 60 pocket.2 25 ae ee te ee ee Nl 50 7 ‘barrels... 17 LICORICE, SALERATUS. fare. 1. we... 30 | Church’s, Arm & Hammer...5% Cl Se 26 | Dewisht eComm........-........ 5% a. 16| tavirs... SC 54 LYE. DeLand’ 8 ‘Cap. Gheae 11 5% Condensed, 2 dos........... 1% P are oc, 5% “6 de —— Ger leager................. 5 No. o salpaur............... 2 00 . Anchor parlor.......---.----1 0} Gorn, ia. a Qs No. 2 home J eeee eased 20 0)” Gnehale Herrale. | Miepore perror............... 400} pyre Sugar, aa oan MOLASSES. | or ik ie... 20 | half barrel. ...20032 Caba Baking........ “ “| _, SWEET GOODS. Porto Rico.. oo 39 | Ginger Snaps.......--. 8 New Orleans, good .. ee 24 | a. eS oH “ fee eu 2 Graham Crackers... 8 One-half barrels, 3c extra Oatmeal Crackers.... 8 " OATMPAL. ; SHOE POLISH. WO eee en oe ee 6 00! Jott 9 et ees ee a0 ‘® ROLLED OATS Barret | ae an TEAS, Pet oes. ........... @3 25 JAPAN—Regular. OIL. Michigan Test.............. ee (-oos0? ae ia ete OREN = Water Wolte....-._....... Mel giaiee 24 @29 a emer eae 4 Medium... Chotcess.......... -.. 32 @38 bbl . SUN CURED. Small, vite a enh See ated ede cee = a 4 ROO 88 22 T oe Chee 24 @28 Clay, N eo oe 1 7% | Choicest...........--.. 30 @33 x D, “full icomné........ 75 | BASKET FIRED. Cob, No. Lae aa “Pn RVES. ee s @25 E. J. Mason & Co.'s goods.. 8 | Choicest @35 lbael | Choicest........ ect tees Carolina —_- le | Extra gpa @40 Noe 7........_....... 6% | GUNP “ Ma 2 1. 6 @ 7 ; Common to fair....... 25 @35 “ “ac... Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Japan, } No. 1. a 7 | Choicest fancy........ 75 @85 ee 6 | IMPERIAL. " SNUFF. | Common to fair....... 20 @35 scot, in ut. ...87 | Superior tofine........ 40 @50 Maccaboy, in jars........... = | i! French Rappee, in Jars..... 43 l ee soar. | oe to fair....... 18 @26 Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands. Superior to fine.......30 @40 oe 30 GQuecs Anne... 3 85 | a TR nuARPast German Painily.. ........-- | oho as 25 @30 Mottled German............ 3 00 | Choice.........-.--+++- 30 @35 td Germa , 270 | Best .......-.- 2 eee eee 55 @65 U.S. Big Bargain... i 2 00 | | ‘Tea Dos. ............. 8 @10 Frost, ona 3 % | OOLONG. Cocoa Castile ... 300] a : o Cocoa Castile, Fane y. i 3 36 eoeeeey = pl cn = = Allen B. Wrisley’ s Brands. Fine to choicest....... 55 @65 Happy Family, 75.. ~+--6 oO Old Country, ee 32 le 1... .-. 3 65 Bouncer, 100... beocuue 2 oo won | P. B eae 1% e e Granulated, boxes.......... 2 SAPOLIO. Kitchen, 3 doz. in box oe 2 50 Hand 7 CU 2 50 SOUPS. Snider’s Tomato... ........2 @ sPICcES—W hole. Allspice.. a Cassia, China in mats... 8 : 3atavia in bund....15 sodic : «Saigon in rolls...... 35 and satisfaction. Cloves, Amboyna........... 22 ne Zanzibar. eee be maes 16 Mace Batavia.. Eg eneee Nutmegs, faney.. Ses ce sgctaes } 1. wet eesa acess Pepper, singapore, black ....16 white... .% [ aoet ..........--_. 20 sPices—Ground—-In Bulk, >| allspice Ce eeeeyeaataes 15 Cassia, Batavia Cee ae eeke 20 and Saigon.25 " Seiwon ...........- 42 Cloves, ine Dee eee ca 26 Peneipar........... 20 Ginger, —_ Dee ce cdacuee 2% ia eu eae ym | : ee a i | Mace Vatayie............... o | Mustard, English cee ee = | and Trie..25 | “ Trieste Cli ccetcoeness me ot Nutmess, No. 2 ........-.... 80 | Pepper, Singapore, —— = | ‘| . eens. .......--. 25 | SUGARS | Cue teer.......-...... @ 7% | Ce @ 6% | Poydowd.......-..... @ 7% Standard Granulated. @ 6% | _ NG cas uo @ 6% | Confectioners’ A...... @6.31 White Extra C....... 54@ 6 i _— oo cc... @ 5% | 100-POUND CASES, 24 3-4; ee @ 5% | Yellow aceees Ca cacy an @5 Diamond Crystal, EEDS. Mixed bird. ........... 4%4@ : i Cemere 3% ae 4 ..... ...............,. 8 Ee i 6 | Maeere................--... T% SALT Common Fine per bbl..... @90 Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks..... 27 = pocket De suet oe 1% eee sted ce eee ace 2 00 100 eee eee tae ee 2 15 Aabton bu. Pages ............ 7 Higgins ‘‘ ee eee 7 Warsaw ‘‘ aa 35 . ne Lk. 5. 20 eee 1 3 = sacks 25 Be 5X ace. * anglish _ 4% topaccos—Fine Cut. D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands. Mawes... 62 Swees Cuba........... 36 Our Leader.......- . 35 TroBpaccos—Plug. Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. Something Good.. -.a0 Double a a 35 Feecn Pie....................- 36 Wedding. Cale. HEe..........: 35 eeeGe 37 ToBacco—Shorts, Cup Poedee 15 ToBpaccos—Smoking. Ove Leadee................- 16 Roo... bY Plow Boy, 2 oz.. oe Son 31 - 1G Oe... ol 32 VINEGAR, PAPER & WOODENWARE PAPER. Curtiss & Co. quote as fol lows: Co 150 « Tieht Weight.... -...- 200 SOGAE ..-. 5.5... eas. - 180 Vigceware....._.............. a Bakers . Ses wcaw Dry BT yy oor as.........-........ 8 Red Express No. a eee ce 5 Nae ...... 4 TWINES. i Cotem.................. Cotton, No. 1 Dee eee ed aeees 22 Seewetee bowcas 18 Sea Island, easorted. atau es 40 No. 5 Hemp . +o oe me 6 ol. 7 von. .._...... 8 WOODENWARE. wane Wo 1... 8 00 me... 7 00 ° WG So 6 00 Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 1 50 ss No. 1, three-hoop.... 1 7 Clothespins, Sere. boxes.... 5 Bowls, liinch.............. 1 00 eee ce 1 3 -_— = eeacees. 2G . a es 2% ‘assorted, 17s and 19s 2 50 . ‘* 15s, 17s and 19s 2 7% 40 Baskets, a hae! ............ 1 80 “ oe with covers 1 90 . willow eF ths, No.1 5 7 . No.2 6 % “ “ a“ No. 3 a 25 r splint ©“ Nei 3 oe . r “' Noz4e “ oe “ce No.3 5 00 GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS WHEAT. beg eee ee eee 91 Se 94 All wheat bought on 60 Ib. test. FLOUR, Straight, in sacks.. . ot barrels. _ 5 3 Patent 3 «6©* €«[eheke......... 6 10 ° “ berrem....... 6 30 MEAL. Bemee. 6... 1 35 Craneinted,............... 2 00 MILLSTUFFS. ee 16 00 eee 16 50 MevGentein............,... 16 oe oe 18 00 Mixed Weed............... 21 00 Comree menl............... 2 @ RYE. Mot. 52@)53 BARLEY. me 115 (ee 1m CORN. Pee Nee... ons... Ca yee 53 OATS. Gaul iote................... Car Me ee as 38 HAY. Ned 1¢ 00 TOG De eee 9 00 HIDES, PELTS and FURS Perkins & Hess pay as fol lows: HIDES. Green ................ Game 7 Pare Cave. ........... 7 @7% ie ee 7%@ 8 ey.................... 6 @8 Ripe, ereen (0... |. Q@ 6% - @ured............% @e Calfskins, green. 5 @7 cured.. eee 7 @9 Deacon skins. ...10 @oao No. 2 hides 1% off. PELTS. Shearings............. 10 @25 Estimated wool, per ® 20 @25 WwooL, weed... ............... 20@28 Umwasued............... Wig@eu MISCELLANEOUS. CCE ae 8 @4 Grease butter......... 1 @? Sucecnes.............. 1%@ 2 Ginseng.......... ....2 @@s LUBRICATING OILS, The Hogle follows: Oil Co. quote as Extra W S Lard Oil...53 @5s ~~ 2A 7............ 2 oo “ wo .............2. oe Pure Neatsfoot....... 52 @60 Harness Oil........... 40 @50 W Va Sanmumer... .... T4G@i2 ‘“ Medium Winter. 8 @12 7 Cold Veas..........- 9 @13 ne eee, ose 10 @l4 Old Reliable Cylinder @65 600 Mecca : @50 Anti-monopoly ‘S ..35 @40 Corliss Engine Oil.... @40 Golden Machine Oil..18 @25 Mower and Re: iper Oil2 2 @ 30 Castor Machine Oil...25 @30 Boiled Linseed Oil. ..63 @66 Michigan WW. .... @10 Eh, rig cia. 16 @B5l Napa. ..........._... : @12 Gasoline. . 414 Castor Oil, “264 1 3 Mineral. “30 @35 Distilled . .$1 10@1 25 OYSTERS. r- B. The packing and distributing of FRESH OYSTERS among the trade in Michigan is one of the features of our business, and from September first to the May following, we are headquarters for these goods, and shall appreciate and promptly attend to all orders sent us, as heretofore, guaranteeing quality, measure THE PUTNAM CANDY CO, EMEMBER THAT BUNOLA OPFE E.. Is better and costs less than most package coffees. 100-CABINETS, 25 1-4. FOR SALEYBYj{ALL GRAND RAPIDS JOBBERS 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. COURTSHIP. We lived in a lonely Western place when Ebenezer courted me. deer and panthers. work, spinning, Knitting. weaving, tail- oring, everything but shoemaking. I was | There was little | a very ‘‘capable’”’ girl. that I couldn’t do, and though I was fond of Eben, I was very independent. Women | were scarce and were valued accordingly, | and I had just as good a time as I cared | to have. Plenty of work to do; baking, brewing, dyeing. hands in summer time. Plenty of fun, too; bees and parties and singing schools and straw rides. could count. up and marry and settle down. Eben I'd have him some time, and thought he ought to be contented, though I’d kept him off and on for five years. and-twenty, big and strong, with black eyes and kinky black hair, and cheeks | like peaches. A beauty, they called me. All I had to do, if 1 wanted to settle, was to say ‘*‘Yes’’? to any one of twenty. I| was the sort of wife they wanted there, and I knew it. So it seemed to me Ebenezer had no business to be impatient. I'd said I'd have him some time; that should have been enough. He courted hard, for he “was in earnest. ing, and I don’t call myself an angel. It put me out of temper. One Sunday night he had come over early and he’d been staring at me all the evening. it, particularly, but it kept him from talking. I sat in the sitting room, though we might have had the parlor, pretend- | ing that work pressed. It was as dark as Egypt out of doors: neither stars nor moon, and the snow a foot deep; but the big wood fire blazed on the hearth, and we had lots of lamps and candles. About nine o’clock the children went up-stairs. About ten, mother took a lamp and went off, and father smoked out his pipe and followed. We were alone, Eben and I; and that minute, what did he do but come over to where I sat, kneel down beside me, with his arm about my waist, and say: “Peggy Piggot, what do you think I’m made of? Jl’ve been courting you five years to-night. When will you marry me?’’ I pushed him away. ‘Dear me,” said I, ‘when I’m ready to be a married woman, good and ready, too, and that time hasn’t come yet. Everybody says that courting days are twice as pleasant as married life, and I believe what everybody says must be true. There! I won’t be kissed. Get up.’’ He got up and sat down in ma’s rock- ing chair. ‘You don’t make my courting days over pleasant,”’ he said, ‘‘and I want to settle down. We're neither of us very young; [’'m thirty and you are twenty- five. Do stop spinning.”’ “Oh, yes; I’m an old maid,’’ said I. ‘You'd better go and find some gir! in her teens, don’t mind me, I have plenty of chances when I choose to take them.”’ *‘Peggy, you know how dearly I love you,’’ he said. girl, but I don’t like to be made a laugh- ing stock of, to be jilted after all, per-| haps, for you are a flirt, as you know well, Peggy.’’ Now I was fond of Ebenezer. At heart I did not believe his equal was to be found west of the Rocky Mountains, but I was not to be forced into making my- self cheap. My idea was that a man values more what is hardest to get. I went on spinning as if life depended on it. “It’s according to the way you be-| have,”’ I said, ‘whether I jilt you or not, remember that.”’ ‘I behave well enough, I’m sure too well,’’ said Eben. ‘I care for no one else. I come five miles to see you every | night, horse or no horse. I work hard, I’ve built a pretty home for you; I’m ready to furnish it, and I put by all I ean. Ido all I ean.” ‘*You really do too much,” said I. ‘Don’t be so very economical for my sake. You know I have a home already, Wild ani- | mals were plenty—wolves and bears and | We did all our own} Father’s clothes, all | our dresses, dinners for troops of farm | More beaux than I I didn’t want to give it all | I told | 1 was five- | | He was always bother- | l was spinning. No need of} **] never look at another | see me, I really hope you won’t come so | often or stay so late, for it’s really quite a bother.”’ It was hateful of me, but Eben had brought it on himself, by being so ready | to coax me into good mature again when I was cross. He had never resented any- thing before. This time I’d gone too | far. He just got up, took his lantern from the corner and lit it at the fire; put | his hat on his head and went to the door. Then, without so much as a good-bye, he | shut it after him. I laughed. I expected that he’d come back to beg pardon in a minute, but 1 heard his steps crunching | away through the snow until the sound died out; he was not coming back; I had done it, this time. I ran to the window and saw far away the light from his lan- tern fading into a little speck of red, and allmy pride and vanity and sauciness seemed to die within me. What if Eben never should come back! It looked like it. A thing was seldom done lightly with him. Andif he had gone, I could marry if I liked. I had my choice— | Doctor Crane and Lawyer Lynn, the handsome music teacher and organist at | Tallahee, and either of the three clerks | at the store. | “Rich old men with forty cows to | milk,’’ and ‘‘poor young men with pock- | ets lined with silk;’’ but you see J didn’t | love one of them, and I did love Eben- ezer. I tried to think why, for there was no denying that he was lean and lank and had red hair. I couldn’t give myself any answer. Somehow he was my choice. He wasn’t rich, and he wasn’t handsome, but the thought that he would never come back again nearly broke my heart. First, | cried, and then I wanted to beat myself for doing as I'd done. I | gave the wheel a push that overset itand sat down before the fire, in mother’s rocking chair, with my elbows on my knees, and my chin in my hands. The pan of boiled chestnuts was rest- ing on the hearth. ('d meant to offer them and someapples and cake before he went off. I'd really intended to have a good time, but the old boy was in me, tempt- ing me, and I’d spun, without a word hardly, all that evening. Queer spells like that come to folks, you know, some- times. And he had’nt been cross; he’d played with the children and told them conundrums, and agreed with father about politics, and listened to mother’s descriptions of the style she used to live in when she was agirl. He'd given me alot of candy and he’d whispered all sorts of sweet things in my ear, and there I’'d gone and packed him off without a good word or a mouthful to eat, with a nasty speech for him to think over. “Oh, Eben,” I said, ‘‘what did I do it for?” It was cold, winter weather, but I grew hot with my thoughts. 1 shoved up the window to cool my face, for ’d never felt so in my life, except once, when I had a fever. The marks of Eben’s feet going away from me were plainly to be seen, where the light from the room fell out on the packed snow. Beyond, all was darkness; the road dark; the sky dark; the bare tree branches blacker lines on its darkness. The wind was rising; I heard it moan, but I heard an- | other sound, also, that made my blood run cold. A low, long, dreadful sound | that I knew only too well. The howling of a pack of wolves. The weather had been cold and every- thing frozen of late. The wo!ves were fierce with hunger. The wind brought their voices down toward me. I knew | which way the wind blew. Eben had | gone that way. He hadn’t a pistol; he | hadn’t even a stick; and the wolves had | killed more than one man, on hungry winter nights, on Hawkleigh Acres. Had I been kind, had he sat with me |later, the beasts would have passed on; | but he had just gone out to meet them. Blundering on, angry and thinking only of me, he would meet them, and then—I | gave a shriek as I thought what would happen. Then I made up my mind to isave him if I could, and I ran to the |hearth. A good, long brand I had only put on a while before was blazing at one | end like atorch, and father’s pistols were ‘on the wall and always loaded. and, as for your exertions in coming to | j Already and within a year’s time, our EMO | Al business has grown to such proportions as to demand larger quarters, which we have secured at 46 Ottawa St., where we shall be pleased to see our friends in the future. Net weights and fine goods tell the tale. Be sure to give them a trial. A &. BROOKS & CO, Putnam Gandy Go. iene HEAP QUARTERS FOR FRUIT Soyrceuveycy NUTS, ETC. LEMONS; 1890. BANANAS, Nuts, etc. 1865. Figs, Dates, rave 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. Please write us for estimates. The Tradesman Company, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH LEMON & PETERS, IMPORTING AND Wholesale Grocers. SOLE AGENTS FOR McGinty’s Fine Cut Tobacco, Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Soaps, Niagara Starch, Acme Cheese--Herkimer Co., N. Y. Castor Oil Axle Grease. GRAND RAPIDS. ee Ae | I buckled, the belt around my waist, stuck them both into it, seized my torch and only stopped to shut the window and pull to the door, for the wolves might come that way. Then away I went, led on by the black holes on the white snow where Eben’s feet had been set, on toward Hawkleigh Acres. The howling of the wolves grew loud- er, nearer 1 heard a man’s voice, now I saw a little gleam of red light, and nowl was in the midst of it. A great crowd of the lean, famished beasts pressing down upon one man, who faced them and still kept them a little at bay by the swinging lantern with which he flashed the light in their eyes as he walked backward. It was Eben. 1 was at his side in a moment. I flour- ished the blazing log over my head, and showered the sparks toward the beasts. For a moment they were held in check by it. Eben turned. “Great Powers! You here, Peggy?’’ he cried. But I answered with a shriek of: ‘*Be on your guard! Take one of these pistols! Fight your way back; it’s not far!’ He snatched the pistol. time for words. We dared not turn our backs. Facing the horrible creatures— how many I shall never know—we fought our way backward through the deep snow, firing among them and flinging the fiery sparks into their red eyes. One or two dropped, but the rest kept on, angrier and more determined than before, until we stumbled and nearly fell over the edge of the old porch at home, burst the door open and dashed the burning brand in the face of the beast who strove to fol- low us, slammed it to, and were safe. We heard the fiends howling outside, but the bolts were strong, and soon they rushed away to the chicken coops and the sheep fold, where they found easier prey than we had been. Nobody had been awakened. The fire burned on the hearth, the lamp was alight, there lay my spinning wheel on its side. Had it really happened, and was it all over? I was not a girl who often cried, but the thought of what might have been the end of if set me sobbing. I looked at Eben, pale and panting, with a great seratch on his hand thata wolf had given him with its teeth, and I forgot all my airs, and fairly threw my arms about his neck. “Oh! Eben, darling,’’ | cried; should I have done without you?” ‘*You do care for me, then?” he said; and he sat down in the rocking chair, and took me on his knee, as if ’d been a little child. We sat there until the gray dawn broke, and then he went away; and 1 never teased him again, and a happier couple never lived, I think, thanheand I. At least, I never knew one. AMANDA REED WILLETT. Ce ae — There was no “what Buying on Time. The following conversation between a salesman for an Eastern house and a dealer with an uncertain credit was re- cently heard in a sample room in a hotel rotunda: “‘T take de gudes on ninety days.’’ ‘‘Well—er—yes, but I can’t give ninety days.’’ “No? Vell, I buy less unt take dem on sixty days’ time.”’ ‘“‘Ahem. Yes, but I fear I can’t sell them on sixty days.’’ ‘“‘Not on sixty days? Gude graashious! Vell, I take not so mooch, unt I puy on thirty days’ time.’’ “Well really—er—now, but I must re- fuse to sell on thirty days.”’ “Why 999 ‘Your store might burn up in thirty days.’’ “Ah, vell, I am inshured fooly.’’ “True; but you might die.”’ “Yes, but mine Gott in himmel a man doan’t die on thirty days’ time.’ —- am Fast Express from Lansing and East. *5:15 p m Express from Lansing and Detroit... +9:50 p m oll Ex. from Saginaw, St. Louis and Almati0:50 p m |} *Daily. tDaily except Sunday. The shortest line to Detroit and the East. Elegant parlor cars between Detroit and Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS AND REED’S LAKE TIME TABLE. | Daily trains leave Union depot at 9, 10. 11am, 1,2 4,85, 6,7.8,9,10 pm. Sundays only—1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:3 5,5:30p m. Daily trains leave Reed 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 p m. 6pm. For tickets and information. WM. A. GAVETT, Acting Gen. Pass. Agt. as Wagner sleeping secured at | Leaves Traverse City at 6:15 | | | OME col CANT SWC Yom the se s Lake (Alger | ia LEADS A oF sve RY 3 a SE : Park) at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 a m, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, | Sunday trains—2, 3, 4, 5, 5:30, | 15 MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “* The Niagara Falls Route.’’ | DEPART. ARRIVE | PSGrONG EC OWOGs... ecw cee ecceee, TAM 16-60 p me Mi coeeteccscesectebtrectisesececs Con | | Sn ae OO i ec tcc s cee 11:55am 10:00am *Atlantic & Pacific Express.........11:5 pm 6:00am Mow Worm Rupees i. ol, 5:40 pm 1:25pm *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand Rapid Express to and from Detroit. FRED M. Briaas, Gen’! Agent, 85 Monroe St. G. 8. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St O. W. RuGGLES,G. P. & T. Agent., Chicazo CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS a R——— PAMPHLETS. For the best work, at reasonable prices, address THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich, KDMUND B. DIKRMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker = Jeweler, AA GANAL 8°, ‘Grand Rapids - Ich _ EADIE ORME EIS IA BEFORE BUVING GRATES et Circular and Testimonials Sent Free. Economical, Sanitary, ant and Artistic. ALDINE FIRE PLACE, (GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 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, QOhicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapide. DRINK LION COFFEE A True Combination of MOCHA, JAVA and RIO. Picture Card Given With every pound package. For Sale everywhere. Woolson Bpice Co., Toledo, 0. o MGI i Biase adage e BULAN wal Woop & METAL FURNITUR TT Na Sart eae hg Wty Fd i MAPLE . THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The P. of I. Dealers. The following are the P. of I. dealers who had not cancelled their contracts at last accounts: Ada—L. Burns. Adrian—Powers & Burnham, Anton Wehle L. T. Lochner, Burleigh Bros. Allegan—Chas, Spear Allendale—Henry Dolman. Almira—J. J. Gray. Almont—Colerick & Martin. Armada—c. J. Cudworth. Assyria—J. W. Abbey. Banfield—Andrew Brezee. Bay City—Frank Rosman & Co. Belding—Lightstone Bros., Weter & Wise. Bellevue—John Evans. Big Rapids—A. V. Young, E. P. Shankweiler & Co., Mrs. Turk, J. K. Sharp, A. Markson. Blissfield—Jas. Gauntlett, Jr. Bowen’s Mills—Chas. W. Armstrong. Brice—J. B. Gardner. Burnside—John G. Bruce & Son. Caldwell—c. L. Moses. Capac—H. C. Sigel. Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Sessions. Cedar Springs—John Beucus, B. A. Fish, B. — Charlotte — John Smith, F. H. Goodby. Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell & Co. Coldwater—J. D. Benjamin. Conklin—Wilson McWilliams. Cook’s Corners—W. H. Hanks. Dansville—Levi Geer. Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt. Dowling—Rice & Webster. Evart—Mark Ardis, E. F. Shaw, John C. Devitt. Fenwick—Thompson Bros., 8. H. Rinker. Flint—John B. Wilson, Geo. Stuart & son, Bar- ney Granite and Marble Works. Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark. Forester—E. Smith. Freeport—C. V. Riegler. Gladwin—John Graham, J. D. Croskery. Gowan—Rasmus Neilson. Grand Haven—Braudry & Co. Grand Junction—Adam Crouse. Grand Rapids—Joseph Berles, A. Wilzinski, Brown & Sehler, Houseman, Donnally & Jones, Ed Struensee, Wasson & Lamb, Chas. Pettersch, Morse & Co., Famous Shoe Store, Harvey & Hey- stek, Mrs. E. J. Reynolds, E. Burkhardt. Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg. Hart—Rhodes & Leonard, W. Weidman, Mrs. Covel. Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Herold Bros., C. E. Pelton. Hubbardston—M. H. Cahalan. Hudson—Henry C. Hall. Imlay City—Cohn Bros., Wyckoff & Co., C. J. Buck, E. E. Palmer. Ionia—H. Silver. Jackson—Hall & Rowan. Jenisonville—L. & L. Jenison (mill only). Jones—R. C. Sloan. Kalamo—L. R. Cessna. Kent City—M. L. Whitney. Kewadin—A. Anderson Lacey—Wm. Thompson. Laingsburg—D. Lebar. Lake City—Sam. B. Ardis. J. Richardson, Daron & Sanford, Jas. E Lakeview—H. C. Thompson, Andrew All & Bro. Langston—F D. Briggs. Lansing—R. A. Bailey. Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son, W. H Jennings Lowell—Patrick Kelly. Ludington—Wm Huysett. McBain—Sam. B. Ardis. Mancelona—J L. Farnham. Manton—Mrs. E. Liddle. Maple City—A. & '). Brow. W.E Bosley,S. V.R —Marcus Gregory. Mecosta—J. Netzorg. Mecosta—Robert D. Parks. Milan—C. C. (Mrs. H. 8S.) Knight, Chas, Gaunt- lett, James Gauntlett, Jr. Millbrook—Bendelson. Millington—Chas. H. Valentine. Minden City—I. Springer & Co. Monroe Center—Geo. H. Wightman. Morley—Henry Strope. Mt. Morris—F. H. Cowles. Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara. Nashville—H. M. Lee. Nottawa—Dudley Cutler. Ogden—A. J. Pence. Olivet—F. H. Gage. Onondaga—John Sillik. Orange—Tew & Son. Orono—C. A. Warren. Oviatt—H. C. Pettingill. Pearle—Geo. H. Smith. Remus—cC. V. Hane. Richmond—aA. W. Reed. Riverdale—J. B. Adams. Rockford—B. A. Fish. _ Lake—Frank E. Shattuck, T. J. Blanch- ard. Sebewa—John Bradle Shelbyville—Samuel Sheridan—M. Gray. Shultz—Fred Otis. Spencer Creek—M. M. Elder. Spring Lake—Geo. Schwab, A. Bitz. Springport—Powers & Johnson, Wellington & Hammond, Elmer Peters. Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter. Traverse City—John Wilhelm, D. D. Paine. Vassar—McHose & Gage. Wheeler—Louise (Mrs. A.) Johnson, H. C. Breckenridge. White Cloud—J, C. Townsend, N. W. Wiley. Whitehall—Geo. Nelson, John Haverkate, Williamsburg—Mrs. Dr. White. Woodbury—Henry Van Heuten, Chas. Lapo. Williamston—Thos. Horton. Woodland—Carpenter & Son. Yankee Springs—T. Thurston. A > Net Cash. When the term ‘‘net cash’? is used in contract of sale it is understood that no discount is to be allowed upon the bill But the term has been used so much in connection with some qualifying word, as “‘prompt,’’ ‘“‘ten,’’ ‘‘thirty,’? or even Lepper & Son. Wolcott” s. C. Darrow, ‘“‘sixty’? days, that when used without such qualifying word it is not understood to imply anything as to the time of pay- ment, but is taken to mean simply that no discount will be allowed. ‘‘Net cash, prompt,’’ or ‘‘net cash on shipment,’’ mean immediate payment, but where ‘net cash’? is used without any qualify- | ing word, the time of payment, accord- jing to this custom, is left to be deter- mined by a further agreement or by the custom of the trade. Crockery & Glassware LAMP BURNERS. a 40 . 45 60 7 Pee o........-... i= ee ee Ss Ct 2 70 First quality. ae eon oe oe... Rat * ve ee ae ..2 @ me * " ee 3 40 XXX Flint. ao eon, Oo we... ot r EEE 2 80 | Ra? * [ ee 2 & Pearl top. No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled.............. 3 70 No.2 * oT a SS ee 47 No. 2 Hinge, ‘“ . —_— 4 70 La Bastic. | No. i Sun, plain bulb, pordos. ............. 1 25 | es “ ' ' as es dee ccee sees et ee No. 1 crimp, per doz..... es 1 35 as = gS a 1 60 STONEWARE—AKRON. a eee ea. 06 na ee 7 ’ om CS 90 a. ee eee 1 80 Milk Pans, % gal., per doz. (glazed 66c).... 65 t iii 1 ac “ ( “ee 90¢e) \ 7 FRUIT JARS. Mason's, Boyd’s or Rowley’s caps. Pia. ..... one. oe ee cee oe $7 50 oe oe 8 00 —— es. SO... 11 00 Above quotations are f. o. b. Trunk Factory. Trouks and Traveling Bags, POCKETE*BOOKS,;, ETC, All Styles of Trunks Made to Order. Theatrical Trunks a Specialty. Repairing Neatly Done. Groskopf Bros., 89 and 91 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. (Formerly Shriver, Weatherly & Co.) CONTRACTORS FOR Galvanized Iron Cornice, Plumbing & Heating Work. Dealers in Pipes, Etc., Mantels and Grates. Weatherly & Pulte, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Pumps, EFroldfasts An appliance to prevent Ladies’ and Misses’ Rubbers from slipping off from the shoe. The neatest and best device ever invented for the purpose. Do not fail to try the men’s Lycoming, Pa., Stocking Rubber. It is the King of all Stocking Rubbers made. Both only manufactured by the Lycom- ing Rubber Co. For sale by G. H. REEDER, Grand Rapids. Rindge, Bertsch & Co. As it nears the time for school to start, SEND FOR PRICE LIST. NDE? SD Me 4 Siz» fore, fo pe ® \ our line of school shoes. we would call the attention of the trade to We make our Also a i * ‘el Bi own factory line, dandies for wear. Mundell’s lines in grain with heels, and in goat and dongola in heel and spring heel, turn and M. S., at popular prices. We solicit your fall order for Boston and Bay State Rubber Goods, and guar- antee prices and terms as low as any house selling the same brand. 12, 14 amd 16 PEARL ST., Grand Rapids, Mich. El. Puritano Cigar. The Finest 10 Cent Gigar ON EARTH CHILDREN Sa PURTTANO MANUFACrURED BY DILWORTH BROTHERS, PITTSBURGE. TRADE SUPPLIED BY I. M. CLARK & SON, ‘ Grand Rapids. BRADDOCK, BATEMAN & CO., Bay City. Detroit. "'T. E. BREVOORT, - WM. RR. KEELER, bina Fr, sa Giga ST. 92-3R. My stock includes everything generally kept in my line, which I sell at rock bottom prices. Send me your mail orders. 1 will guarantee satisfaction. S. K. BOLLES. E. B. DIKEMAN. §S. K. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. W holesale Cigar Dealers. va ieee Ae 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.