peared er ee Michigan Tradesman. VOL. 8. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, N NOVEMBER 5, 1890. NO. 372. BOLTON STEEL SAFE Is better than the best. Over 12,000 sold and have given uni- We have them in sizes to accommodate the Grocer, Druggist, General Mer- chant, Physician, Lawyer, Real Estate or Insuranee Agent. They versal satisfaction. range in price from $25 to $500. FREIGHT PREPAID. Mishigan Office Supply Co,, DETROIT, MICH. ALLEN DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH. Allen Durfee & Co., FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. ESTABLISHED 1841. Oe eeell THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R.G. Dun & Co. Reference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada. PATTERN MAKING! Models, Mechanical and Patent Office Drawing Made to Order. WM. HETTERSCHIED, 131 S. Front St., West End Pear! St. Bridge. ENGRAVING It pays to illustrate your business. Portraits, Cuts of Business Blocks, Hotels, Factories, Machinery, etc., made to order from photo- graphs. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. REMPIS & GALLMEYER, FOUNDERS General Jobbers and Manufacturers of Settees, Lawn Vases, Roof Crestings, Carriage Steps, Hi g Posts and Stair Steps. 54-56 N. Front St. Grand Rapids, Mich. SEEDS! Write for jobbing prices on Mammoth, Medium, Alsyke and Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Red Top, Blue Grass, Field Peas, Beans, APPLES - POTATOES. Cc. Ainsworth, 76 So. Division St., Grand Rapids. Ss. A.Morman WHOLESALE Petoskey, Marblehead and Ohio LIME, Akron, Buffalo and Louisville CEMENTS, Stucco and Hair, Sewer Pipe, Fire Brick and Clay. Write for Prices. 20 LYON ST., - GRAND RAPIDS. IT WILL PAY YOU To Buy ALLEN B.WRISLEY’S 6000 CHEER SOAP Leadin$ Wholesale Grocers keep it. OYSTERS Season is now under way. Let your orders come. We quote: SOLID BRAND-—Selects............ ......-. 25 - _ RP... 4... 23 a . Stamgeras. .... --.....-:- 21 DAISY BRAND-Selects Dios Vl ceescepons 23 i —. ed a Sian, in bulk, $1.35 ‘per ‘gal. Mince Meat. BEST IN USE. 20- ‘Dib, Pails ee ane per Ib. %D 6 2 ib. Cais (usual weight), _- .50 per doz. in Cider, Pure, 15c per gal. Pure Cider Vinegar, 10c a Choice Dairy Butter, 16c. Fresh Eggs, 20c. E, FALLAS & SON Prop’s Valley City Cold Storage, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH EEDS! 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, WEST BRIDGE ST. W. T. LAMOREAUX & CO. W. C. WILLIAMS. A. SHELEY. WILLIAMS, SHELEY & BROOKS Successors to FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CO., Wholesale Druggists, AT THE OLD STAND. Corner Bates and Larned Streets, Detroit. THE MYSTERIOUS THIEF. Written for THE TRADESMAN. Just previous to the rebellion a young man and his wife from an Eastern State settled in a small village in one of the Southern counties of lowa. They brought a goodly sum of money with them and proceeded at once to build a store and house together, intending to engage in trade with a general stock. The entire main building was of brick, with rooms for residence in the second story, with a small one-story brick addi- tion for dining room and kitchen adjoin- ing it in the rear. The bedrooms, closets, drawing room and library were over the store. There was a stairway leading from the dining room below to the rooms above, also a stairway from above open- ing upon the ground at a back corner of the building. The only entry to, or egress from, the store in the rear was a door opening into the dining room. A small frame two-story wocdshed was put up roughly twenty feet back of the brick kitchen and connected with the latter by a narrow, covered hall-way of rough lumber, so that in case of fire in the shed, this hall could be quickly torn out and the brick buildings saved from destruc- tion. The second story of the woodshed was boarded up tightly for about three feet from the floor with three-eighth inch material, and the balance of this room was left unfinished. A substantial stair- way led from the outside door below to this chamber, which was used in summer as a general store-room for the family, and in cold weather was nearly empty. I have been thus minutely particular in describing the premises so that what is to follow will be made more plain. Mr. Clark’s new store had been in operation about a year, and during the last quarter of that period many daring burglaries had occurred in the villages of this and adjoining counties. A few of the thieves had been captured and convicted, but a number had escaped with their plunder. The country was comparatively sparsely settled; the locality was near the borders of a State known to be hostile to a civil- ized and enlightened people, and the question of slavery and secession rapidly approaching a climax when outlaws and criminals of all grades might be expected to ply their calling in all parts of the West. Allsigns of the times boded im- pending trouble of a political nature to the nation, and this and the numerous recent robberies were the general topics of conversation in the stores and taverns of every village; and eyery stranger was looked upon with suspicion, unless bear- ing well-approved credentials. Mr. Clark was exceedingly nervous over the situation, and many a night the clock struck the heur of twelve before the dis- cussion of the subject between him and his wife ended. She noticed that his rest was broken and that he talked a lit- tle in his sleep and occasionally cried out about robbers. He would also suddenly start up and call for help. Mrs. Clark was one of those plucky and nervy little women with undaunted perseverance and grit and faith in her own power to conquer, and she made every effort to ae away the fears of her husband. ‘We have a double barreled shotgun in the house and also ‘Bernie,’ who is worth any two men in a case of emer- gency,’’ she said to him one day, ‘‘and I want you to dismiss all anxiety about me, as I fear nothing in this country ex- eept fire.’’ ‘‘Bernie,’’ to whom she referred, was a large and highly intelligent New Found- land dog which they had brought with them, and he now had comfortable quar- ters in the store at night. The stock of goods was valued at from six to eight thousand dollars; trade was booming, and there were no banking privileges nearer than ten miles away, and rightly Mr. Clark reasoned that he was obliged to keep too much cash in the store. His courageous little wife made bi-weekly trips to the bank with the cash on hand and to obtain the needed drafts to send East, neyer starting before.11 o’clock a. m., so as to have the highway with her treasure in the most seasonable hours of the day. On returning, she had less fear of being molested, when it would be in- ferred that her pockets were empty. She earried a good revolver, which she would not hesitate an instant to use if her com- mands to strangers were not obeyed. “They take the chances, not I,’? was her suggestive remark one day, when asked what she would do if people insisted up- on a too close acquaintance. The only clerk Mr. Clark had in his employ was a stout, sixteen-year-old lad who lived at home with his parents and who came early in the morning and left at 9 o’clock at night. If trade was unus- ually lively, Mrs. Clark was called as an assistant, to tide over such contingency. One day, after a period of more excite- ment in the community with regard to thieves, Mr. Clark said to his wife: “J am losing money for which it is im- possible to account, unless it is stolen, and how the thief manages to reach it and cover up his footsteps is a mystery. I am systematically robbed almost every week and have been for the past three months, if not more. Nothing except duplicate keys can account for it, and even then, how the money is always readily found and only a part of it taken, and the dog silenced, still deepens the secret. I have purposely hidden my cash in some of the most improbable places and at other times under lock and key, and still with all my precautions it disappears. If 1 were a spiritualist, I should surely think the ghosts took it. You will recollect asking me several Perfection Scale. The Latest Improved and Best. Does Not Require Down Weight. Will Soon Save Its Cost on any Counter. For sale by leading wholesale grocers. 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. times why our deposit was so much band had occasion to open some boxes of smaller, when our business was appar- bottled goods which were packed in saw- ently improving? lLIevaded your ques- ‘dust and which had become quite wet tion, hoping to discover the leakage, but | from standing in the rain. It occurred confess my inability to do so.’ to him that this would serve a good pur- | ‘Have you ever missed any from the | pose, by scattering a thin layer of it over | cash drawers?” enquired the wife, “‘and | the floor. It would take up some of the may not the thief be your clerk?” dust and deaden the noise and for one ‘Impossible! I would as soon expect day would be a change, and he gave or- my wife or father to rob i :, ders to the young man to omit sweeping 6s 7 2 2 villag ‘ ‘ . Has not some one in the village made | +. next morning. Being in the store at * ‘ = 9? 99 ; s, Clark. | * a friend of ‘Bernie”” queried Mrs. Clark. | . early hour the following day he no- vt had not thought . nm, and ? ose ticed with surprise footprints in the damp noticed, too, that every man in town pets | .. dust from the back door to several him. It may be best for me to sleep in distant points in the store, of a person i store for a few woe a wae going and returning, and his surprise — vealed ae or habits was increased as he discovered footprints 1860. Mr. Clark had slept in his tude of a dog that had evidently accompanied every night during the previous two him constantly. The footprints of the person were small and might have been weeks, ‘‘Bernie” lying on a mat within th f in Siok . * se y » aS ) three feet of the cot on which he himself ee oF. eee © ' oo were to all appearances encased in some ‘ y he had retired late and - — i i kind of moccasin. Those of the dog risen early—often lying awake an hour cath eae + : ; aaa ae after his light was extinguished. |“?"® ®uSwer Im size to “es — . . ‘Bernie,’ although it could not be told From some unknown cause his sleep was ei tal een nape disturbed and several times he had hee riage a on en doors with the person or not. As no started up suddenly under the impres- ea ' i : sion that some one beside himself was | °°! disappeared that night this discov- ery was still more astounding. Mrs. in the room; but, upon striking a light, as du wes found “t his place and show- Clark declared she was not off her cot, “— i that ‘‘Bernie’’ had been unusually quiet, ing no signs of alarm. During this time and that the back door was locked that 3 been taken from several places _— , morning. where it had been secreted in the store,/" One night soon after this occurrence and once from a secret drawer that had she was awakened by a-low whining been locked by Mr. Clark and was found | +. «Bernie” close to her cot. She sat still locked in the morning. As an ex- bolt upright instantly and reached for periment he had one night deposited $50! 16; gun in the darkness. She did not beneath his wife’s pillow in her bedroom, dare strike a light, but felt for the dog unknown to her, locked the door of the! 254 nor left hand, placing it confidently room after she slept and carefully laid on his head, meanwhile listening in- the key in a secret place in the kitchen, tently. She could hear at intervals a where it was found next morning, and slight noise in some part of the building, both to his and his wife’s astonishment in the rear end of the store, but could the $50 had disappeared during the night distinguish no talking or whispering. and left no trace. A part of this money How to prevent “Bernie” giving an was silver coin and only a few days af- alarm was the question. She waited in terward ‘‘Bernie” was found playing} .ijence a reasonable time, thinking the with two silver half dollars, tossing them thieves would either enter or try to énter up and catching them again in his mouth the store. She was now thoroughly on the grass. As half dollars were not awake and determined. Her plans were very common in that year—paper money | 4).9 quickly formed. She remembered being principally used—it was readily that some small linen twine was within remembered that probably these belonged a few feet of her and it took only a to the missing money from the package moment to obtain a ball, bite off a suf- in the bedroom, but this only served to ficient length, and noiselessly tie ‘“Ber- make the enigma still more inexplicable. nie” by the neck to a stout column which It was not possible that the dog was the supported a part of the upper floor. thief, as he was securely locked in the Then putting her mouth to his ear, at store that night and, had he been re-| tne same time striking him sharply with leased by the thief, how should the silver the palm of one hand on the head, she come into his possession without any | to1q himinaloud whisper to “lie down!” outery or evidence of a struggle. It fol-| Feeling that he had obeyed and would lows that ‘‘Bernie’’ could prove an alibi make no more noise, she grasped the gun and call upon his master as a witness. and felt her way to the door leading into It now seemed plain to Mrs. Clark that | yp. dining room. Unlocking and open- more than one person was engaged in ing the door cautiously and leaving it this strange series of robberies and she open, she felt her way along the wall and prevailed upon her husband to allow her into the kitchen, the door of which was to quietly take his place in the store at left open at night. Passing to the door night, while he slept in the room above. | 4+ the entrance of the hallway, a few She would remain awake constantly and, rays of light showed that the way was armed with the shotgun, would capture clear to the woodhouse and sounds came or kill at least one of the robbers. For from the upper room of it as of persons a week or more she watched in vain. Al- walking about. Determined to ‘beard though she slept some during the day, the robber,” she cocked both barrels of she occasionally fell asleep for a short the shot gun and, holding it at the posi- time during the night. Several times tion of “make ready,” she was quickly she was startied by a cat-like tread, ap- ‘on the stairway, her head on the line parently in the room, but, on striking a with the upper floor, and a single glance light, the dog, who was on the alert and across showed the outline of a man ina standing near, would look at her se in- | stooping position near one side of the ptemt and then about the em oe tei building. Without even a warning sound, ~ “everything is all right,” and then Mrs. Clark nervously raised the muzzle eur! himself up again on the mat. of her gun above the floor and fired both One evening, while Mrs. Clark was /parrelsin the direction of the shadow. | still acting as nightly sentinel, her hus- The next instant she wasrunning rapidly LEMON & PETERS, IMPORTING AND Wholesale Grosers. 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. ESTABLISHED NEARLY 30 YEARS. Michael Kolb & Son., ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE Wholesale Glothing Manufacturers, ROCHESTER, N. Y. The name of Michael Kolb is so famil- iar in the clothing manufacturing busi- ness, he being a practical mechanie 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 bought, and his styles and make up are being constantly imitated. Their goods are always reliable and sold to 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 toobuy, 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 Thursday and Friday, Nov. 13 and 14. Room 82. HOGLE OTL CoO, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Oils and Makers of Fine Lubiicants. OFFICE—19 and 21 Waterloo St. WORKS—OnC & W. M. and G. R. & I. R. R.,one Telephone No. 319. | mile north of Junction. Telephone No. 611-3R The largest and most complete oil line in Michigan. 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 Etc. See Quotations. a THE MICHIGAN TRADES) c AW. back through the hall to procure a light. She had not reached the kitchen before she heard a fearful racket of overturning chairs and other furniture and ‘‘Bernie,”’ growling and whining at every jump, bounded through the hall and up the stairway. Returning ina moment with her lamp, she came near falling at the sight before her. Half reclining against the siding at the head of the stairs, with ‘‘Bernie’’ licking the blood from his face, sat Mr. Clark. He was bareheaded and in his night dress only. Blood was run- ning from one upper arm and also from the top of his head down ever his blanched face, and his white clothing was already transformed into a ghastly picture. He had fainted. It required but an instant for his wife to take in the situation. Water and cloths were quickly brought and questions were soon asked and answers rapidly given. Neighbors who had been aroused by the two almost simultaneous reports of the gun soon crowded into the house and Mr. Clark’s merely flesh wounds were soon dressed. Very fortunately, the gun was in her haste aimed too low and on one side or the man would have been killed instantly. It is thought that he was kneeling on one knee and the bent position of his body brought his. head within twelve inches of the floor. A few shot had struck the top of his head, tear- ing a portion of the scalp badly and mak- ing a ghastly flesh wound in one arm, near the shoulder, but severing no im- portant arteries. It was equally myste- rious to Mrs. Clark as to her husband and neighbors, how he came in the place and position where he was injured, as he could give no account of it himself and remembered nothing except that he had experienced a shock. He had heard no report of the gun, and only when he found his wife bathing his face with cold water, and realized her distress, did he wonder what it all meant, and how and why he was in the woodshed. The doc- tor suggested that he must have been dreaming and arose and went out par- tially asleep; but all agreed that watch- ing for burglars any longer (unless special police were employed) was a practice fraught with extreme danger and must be discontinued. The morning following this exciting and tragic night Mrs. Clark repaired to the woodshed to examine the effects of her shot on the wall of the chamber. Her amazement cannot be described at the revelation disclosed. The discharge of her gun at that short distance from the stairs upon which she stood had torn a hole eight or ten inches in diameter completely through both the inside ceiling and clap- boards and within afew inches of the floor. This discharge must have been concentrated and _ terrific. Scattered over the floor near the spot were quanti- ties of bank bills, both entire and in pieces and the four inch space between the inner and outer boards was quite filled with the same valuable paper, in- termixed with considerable coin in gold and silver. Upon raising a window of the room and looking upon the ground, money was also seen scattered beneath in large quantities. A basket was brought to her aid and, after her entire find of cash was harvested and properly repaired in condition to use, it amounted to nearly $800. Another conference be- tween the Doctor and Mr. and Mrs. Clark gave the probable and satisfactory ex- planation of the mysterious robbery. Mr. Clark recollected that when a small 3 boy he had been told by his mother that he was a somnambulist and she was care- | wM., A. THOMPS ON & CO., ful where he slept and usually he was | WHOLESALE obliged to pass through her room to| COMMISSION MERCHANTS. leave the house, as she feared he would SPECIALTY meet with accident. They all saw that | Mr. Clark’s mind and nerves had been | so wrought upon by the knowledge of | robberies at that time, and the anxiety | ‘ 7 " | in regard to his money, that the disease | No. 166 South Water St., Chicago. Fair cash advances made on consignments, | had re-appeared and he had from time to | Offers of stock for direct purchase, in car lots, will not be entertained unless time concealed his own money in this | quality, size, variety and condition of stock is stated, condition guaranteed, and out of the way place. ‘Bernie’ had | price named per bushel delivered track Chicago, with weights guaranteed not to : fall short over two per ¢ 2 g. evidently watched and followed him | short over two per cent. from invoice billing while in the store, but reasoned that as | it was his master, all was right. Mr. | V V MM. Fe. Kem LER, Clark had moved about the premises at | JOBBER OF night in his stocking feet only and had, | no doubt, deposited all that money in the | : 1 4 open space in that unfinished wall, (ill Bg OGTY dll [lll ll \ dll Wars where it might have still remained were ; , it not for the untiring preserverance of 412 SOUTH DIVISION ST. TELEPHONE 92-3R. his faithful and plucky wife. The cic- ee atrized scars upon his arm and head are My stock includes everything generally kept in my line, which I sell at rock bottom quite sullidient to remind’ the now hapey prices. Send me your mail orders. 1 will guarantee satisfaction. couple that some pitying angel must have partially turned aside that fearful im- MOSEHLE Y BROS. plement of destruction on that eventful __WHOLESALE——_ night. EA. += Fruits, Seeds, Oysters: Produc. From Charlevoix to Hoosierdom. A. Rosenthal, dealer in clothing and All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty. dry — at ee noted an item If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will bs in THe TRADESMAN to the effect that a pleased to hear from you. clothing store was needed at Shipshewa- na, Ind., and immediately started for that 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., ic [ GRAND RAFI! place to investigate the field. He was so well pleased with the prospects that he ‘ N R A PP PP thereupon leased a building and is now C : r & CO a engaged in transferring his stock to the WHOLESALE DEALERS IN E R FE CT | O N Foreign 9 and sT., Dome Stic Fruits, Meat CUTTER Headquarters for Jersey Sweet Potatoes BEST ano tk WE HANDLE MICHIGAN POTATOES IN CAR LOTS. ror Famity Use. wick ina oe al, Eee Cl) VV Oe, ay SEEDSMAN AND Requires sa tceciaie, Fruit Commission Merchant. We are direct receivers of CALIFORNIA and FLORIDA ORANGES and are headquarters for BANANAS all the yearround. The leading features in our line just now are Cranberries, Grapes, California Frnit, Bananas, Oranges, Ete, Ete Parties having Clover Seed and Beans to offer please mail samples and we will endeavor to make you a satisfactory price. THE ALFRED BROWN SEED STORE, Grand Rapids, Mich. S W.H. MOREHOUSE &CO | E E DS GRAIN, CLOVER and TIMOTHY on Our oF Hungarian, W hite Clover, Red Top, Orper. Millet, Alfalfa or Lucerne, Blue Grass, No. 1—$2.00. No. 2-—$2.75. No. 3—$4.00, Orchard Grass, Lawn Grass, POPCORN, ete. Liberal discount to the trade, and CHOICE CLOVER and _TIMOTHY SEEDS descriptive circulars on application to a specialt AMERICAN MACHINE Co., Orders for purchase or sale of Seeds for future delivery EQualtep By NONE FoR Famicy Use. Simpce To Use. Easy To CLEAN. CaNNoT GET Dutt —AN D— MANUFACTURERS OF HARDWARE SPECIALTIES, ie eee ee oa er solicited. Lehigh Ave. and American St., Philadelphia, Pa. Mention this paper. Offce—46 Produce E xchange, § TOLEDO, OHIO. JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., wens. Acenrs. 113 Chambers St, New York. | WE Are Headquarters, as Usual, for Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Fruits and Produce Generally. GRAND RAPIDS FRUIT AND PRODUCE C0, C. B. METZGER, Proprietor. 3 NOLIONLAZST., GRAND RAPIDS. FPEaREINS & HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. aS = ee SAMPLE SHEET PRICES BARLOW BROS.GRAND RAPIDS, MICH WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE, AROUND THE STATE. Detroit—E. F. Lee succeeds E. F. Lee & Co. in the glass business. Petoskey—C. Whitten has grocery stock to ©. A. Bacon. Belding—Mrs. A. M. Lang has removed her millinery stock to Greenville. Bangor—B. F. Winch has sold his grocery stock to Martin Kingston. Snginaw—D. B. Cook succeeds Leonard Art in the second-hand clothing busi- ness. Minden City—Marshall A. Coss is suc- ceeded by George H. Dillon in general trade. Owosso—G. J. Gibson, late of Howell, will shortly open a dry goods and notion store here. Plymouth—John M. Moore has re- moved his grocery and confectionery stock to Farmington. Owosso—Geo. Ingle and E. A. Conuis have leased the Williams elevator and are in the market for grain. Dimondale—S. M. Horner & Co. will shortly remove their hardware stock from Potterville to this place. Flint—Wetmore, Smith & Begole suc- ceed Smith & Begole and. H. & A. Van Essen in the flour and feed business. Cadillac—E. D. Dunham—not C. C. Dunham, as stated last week—succeeds A. Rathman in the grocery and bakery business. Marcellus—Chas. C. Long has moved his grocery stock into his new store. He has lately purchased the Harris Hartman stock, at Three Rivers. Manton—Ballard & Phelps have pur- chased the. hardware stock formerly owned by Frank Rose and recently man- aged by C. A. Shepard, Agt. Caledonia—Nagler & Beeler, who have conducted a drug business here for the past seven years, have dissolved. The business will be continued by C. F. Beeler. Dimondale—C. E. Norton and Elmer Jones have formed a copartnership under the style of Norton & Jones and will em- bark in the sale of agricultural imple- ments as soon as a warehouse can be erected. Fruitport—G. S. Putnam did not sell his general stock to Geo. Truax, of Spring Lake, as was reported. The drug stock was sold to W. D. Ballou, who re- moved it to Grand Rapids. The remain- der of the stock was purchased by John H. Westover, late of Nunica, who will continue the business at the old stand. Muskegon—Dr. F. C. Van Deinse has sold his drug stock at 137 Pine street to Geo. A. Abbott and John Tinholt, who will continue the business under the style of Tinholt & Abbott. Both partners are men of considerable experience, Mr. Abbott having been behind the counter for A. H. Eckerman for several years, while Mr. Tinholt has been prescription clerk for W. A. Sibley for some time past. Detroit—A couple of weeks ago the old Hull Bros.’ store property was sold under foreclosure proceedings, George H. Barbour buying a three-fourths inter- est for about $19,000. He now files a motion in the Cireuit Court to have the sale set aside for the reason that the Dick & Meyer case, pending in the United States Court, is a lien on the property or a cloud on the title. He asserts that no notice was given at the sale of the United States Court case, and he was not aware of its existence. sold his MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Manistee—Wm. H. Beverly has opened a cigar factory at 321 River street. Hastings—John C. Cole has engaged in the manufacture of cigars, employing five hands. Detroit—The Deveraux Truck Co. has been organized, with an authorized capi- tal of $10,000. Detroit—The Hercules Keg and Barrel Co. has been organized, with an author- ized capital of $100,000. Rhodes—The Estey Manufacturing Co., of Owosso, is building a sawmill and table leg factory near this place. Grandville—H. E. Velzy has leased the Grandville feed mill for a term of years and has already begun operations. Marcellus—Frank H. Drummond has sold his carriage factory to M. E. Gart- ner, and will remove to Three Rivers. Manton—A. Green & Son are building an addition to their planing mill, which they will devote to the manufacture of chair stuff. Rhodes—A. M. Bently, who operates a sawmill near this place, has made arrangements to put in a shingle mill in connection. Owosso—The Robbins Table Co. has completed an addition to its factory, which will be used for finishing and storage purposes. Detroit—The Easy Wagon Gear Co. has been incorporated, with a paid-up capital | of $20,000. The stockholders are Jere- miah P. Johnson, James E. Howard, Thos. T. Leele, Jr., Daniel A. Waterman and Henry H. James. Saginaw—Yates & Co. have leased the lumber yard of the Saginaw & Averil Lumber Co. and will do a general yard business. Mr. Yates has been buying and selling extensively of late, and shipped over fifty car loads in October. Bay City—The sawmill of Hargrave & son started for the season on March 10 and has only lost one week’s time, hav- ing cut about 18,000,000 feet. It is in- tended to operate the mill until Christ- mas. The mill has been provided with an electric light plant. Manistee—Seymour Bros. have sold to the Charles Rietz & Bros. Salt & Lumber Co. about 5,000,000 feet of logs, to come in over the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad, which have lain in Lake Ann, a tributary of the Platte river, for a year or more. The price was $12 in the water here. Grayling—Salling, Hanson & Co. will build an extension to the Vanderbilt branch of the Michigan Central, which will traverse several hundred million feet of pine in the vicinity of Turtle lake, owned by themselves, Burrows & Rust, of Saginaw, and a number of others. Adrian—The Standard Candy Co. has been organized here, composed of C. L. Truesdell, L. S. Wilcox, C. L. Spence, W. T. Moreland, R.S. Moreland, E. W. Crane and J. S. Moreland. R. S. More- land will serve the corporation in the capacity of President, C. L. Spence as Secretary and L. S. Wilcox as Treasurer. Both manufacturing and jobbing will be carried on by the company. _— oo -2 Advices from Sioux City, lowa, report that the farmers in that section are about to engage heavily in sugar-beet culture, and will put up a bond for $150,000 with the Oxnard refinery people, pledging thomselves to raise 2,000 acres of beets next year, if the Oxnards will build a re- finery to cost $500,000 at South Sioux City. ” Gripsack Brigade. Cornelius Crawford and family have closed their mansion for the winter and taken rooms at the Warwick. W. N. Ford, Western representative for Jas. G. Butler & Co., of St. Louis, was in town several days last week. A. L. Braisted and family are now pleasantly settled in their handsome new home at the corner of Henry and Buck- eye streets. Wm. A. Warner, who has represented T. H. Hinchman & Sons on the road for many years, has sévered his connection with that house. C. L. Spence, formerly on the road for the Crescent Candy Co., of Toledo, has joined his fortunes with the new Standard Candy Co., at Adrian. John Cordes, Jr., who has traveled several years for Sherman Bros., of Chicago, will hereafter do the buying for the John Cordes grocery store, on Canal street. Ed. L. Forsyth, formerly engaged in the retail drug business at Detroit, suc- ceeds H. E. Tremayne as _ traveling representative for Williams, Sheley & Brooks. It should not be forgotten that a regu- larly called meeting of the Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association will be held at Eik’s Hall on Saturday evening of this week for the purpose of making ar- rangements for the annual social party and the transaction of other business. ‘It amuses me to hear the jobbers prate about dispensing with their travel- ing men,’’?’ remarked a_ representative drug salesman, the other day, ‘‘for my experience satisfies me that the traveling man is worth all he costs in fixing up shortages, adjusting rebates and patch- ing up disagreements with the house. Our house could not hold half its present trade if its travelers did not see its cus- tomers at regular intervals and set aright the little annoyances which inevitably arise between the jobber and retailer.” = An Elevator Wanted. RIVERDALE, Nov. 1. — The business men here feel the necessity of having a grain elevator and will give a generous bonus to the man who will meet that re- quirement. ——_—__—~- << ___— VISITING BUYERS. F E Campau, Alaska LN Fisher, Dorr N Bouma, Fisher AW Blain, Dutton AL Power, Kent Cit; J J Byrne, Grattan Gibbs goon Mayfiel N B Blain, Lowell Buys & Son, Sullivan N F Miller. Lisbon A Norris & Son, Casnovia H Van Noord, Jamestown D Wellbrook, Rockford John De Vries, Jamestown J C Benbow, Springdale 2 Meijering, Jamestown R A Hastings, Sparta G@ Ten Hoor, Forest a A Bilz, Spring Lake Smallegan & Pickaa: Dr H C Peckham, Freeport Somant aoe JL Thomas, Cannonsburg C Westerhouse,Ferrysburg cs i Dutton W MeWilliams, Conklin ES Botsford, Dorr Geo Burley,Canada Cors Hessler Bros., Rockford Thos Boven, Holland Neal McMillan. Rockford J Netzorg, Millbrook W R Minnick, Bailey John Bishop, Montague A J White, Bass River D F Watson, Ada L Cook, Bauer John Damstra, Gitchell Severance & Rich E L Boynton, Griswold Middleville M Heyboer & Bro., Oakland Matthews & Chapel,WTroy W R Lawton, Berlin ES Fitoh, Wayland W D Struik, Byron Center Robert Rouse. Pearl Den Herder & Tanis, C8 Comstock, Piersun Vriesland C E Coburn, Pierson J D Noah, Moline W Watson, Parmelee M A Side, Kent Cit; W R McMurray, Ada WH Pipp, Kalkaska Isaac Quick, Allendale Ellen Kinney, Ensley J F Sleesman, Alpine ore Gunstra, ena J C Benbow, Harriette Ba: Co., Ri E H Bok, Hudsonville EE E Hewitt, “Mockaewa MiloBolender, Hubbardston Geo A Sage, Rockford M M Ekstine, Mapleton Gilbert Bros., Trent J S Barker, Morley sT McLellan, Denison T H Atkins, Carlisle : A Knowles, W Troy Eli Runnels, Corning Alex Denton, Rowand City 8 Cooper, Jamestown John Dursema, Fremont J Colby, Rockford Vinkemulder & Sons, T J Sherid one Grandville Eagle River, Wis RB Gooding, Gooding Mrs E Bont enieavt ille CAUTION! Our Absolute Spices in bulk can be obtained only by ordering direct from us, as they are never sold through the wholesale grocery trade. Telfer Spice Company, GRAND RAPIDS. RED The most effective Cough Dropin STAR MANUFACTURED BY Grand Rapids, Mich. The Fine the market quickest and pays the A. E. BROOKS & CO. CO UG Line of Gandy in the State, Sells the best. them. DROPS Try HESTER & FOS, Manufacturers’ Agents for SAW AND CRIST MILL MACHINERY, send Tor —_ an Prices. a ATLAS ions STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. Cesrry Engines and Boilers in S' "tor immediate delivery. Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of oii tiions Machine Saws, Belting and Oils. ory And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Samp'e Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH. NARS is aa RTE scenes GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Moseley Bros. are putting in an ele- vator for the handling of beans. J. B. Graves & Co. have purchased the lumber yard and planing mill of the Lake Shore Co., at Benton Harbor. J. C. Benbow, general dealer at Harri- etta, has added a line of groceries. The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. furnished the stock. W. D. Ballou has purchased the Put- nam drug stock, at Fruitport, and con- solidated it with his own stoék at 545 Ottawa street. The Elliott Button Fastener Co. is now running its factory every evening until 10 o’clock in the effort to get out ma- chines fast enough to fill its most urgent orders. Frank Cordes has retired from the management of John Cordes’ grocery store, at 127 Canal street, being succeeded by John Cordes, Jr. Judd Cordes will remain with the establishment. Alfred Coe has purchased an interest in the hardware stock of Benjamin Ran- kans, at Lamont, and the new firm will be known as Rankans & Coe. A line of groceries has been added, which was pro- duced in this market. John Vissers, Jenness Vissers, Jerome Miedema and Louis Jacobussen have formed a copartnership under the style of the Valley City Soap Co. and pur- chased the soap factory formerly con- ducted by H. Weiden, on Walker avenue —>-2 <<. ___— Purely Personal. Will Pipp, buyer for Pipp Bros. & Martindale, of Kalkaska, is putting in a few days at this market. Milo Bolender, the Hubbardston drug- gist, has been in town several days, pur- chasing goods for the holiday trade. The sympathy of the shoe trade will go out to Geo. H. Reeder in the loss of his wife, whose death occurred on the 29th. It is reported that a movement is on foot to secure the revocation of the nota- rial commission of Heman G. Barlow, on the ground that he is altogether too careless in taking acknowledgments. One of the merchandise brokers of this city recently sold a piece of property, which necessitated his wife signing the deed. The latter thoughtlessly signed her maiden name and the equally thoughtless notary re-wrote the name, without discovering the incongruity of the situation. Of course, the deed was rejected by the Register, who pronounced it invalid, at the same time hinting that the notary was either incompetent or subject to spells of absent mindedness. Any one wishing notary work done from this on can be accommodated by apply- ing to Mr. Barlow, free of charge, by simply mentioning this circumstance. ——_ > Wool Still Higher---Hides and Tallow Dull. Wools are strong in price and higher. The demand keeps up, as manufacturers have good orders ahead for goods. New spindles and old rusty ones are being set in motion, and all create a demand foor wool. Thereis a stimulus felt in the trade which has not existed for years. Many are straining their credit, which has been none too good in the past and a strong reaction is not improbable. Con- servative dealers are selling and consery- ative manufacturers are only buying for THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. immediate wants. The sales and receipts of wool at Boston have been the largest for a long time. Hides are again lower, with the ten- dency downward. They are now 8 cents lower than in June and there are pros- pects of another 1 cent drop during the month. All prices quoted are nominal on the demoralized market of both hides and leather. Tallow is lower and dull. All lines connected with the beef trade have a downward tendeney, on account of the large supply of light cattle. ~_ «> The New Deal of the Starch Combina- tion. The National Starch Manufacturing Co. has promulgated a scale of selling prices, as follows: LUMP IN BULK. Demve hexesn and baridia. cs. 4% 1 Oe 53g GLOss, Cie, OACNee 6 Se PACER 4 OO, POCERSCR 7 CORN. te ee EEE US cee as BIG he 7 oe OOSee 6% The above prices go into effect Nov. 3. The quantity discount is as follows: 20,000 lbs., freight paid and 9 per cent. 4,000 lbs., freight paid and 7 per cent. 5€0 Ibs., freight paid and 5 per cent. 200 lbs., freight paid. Sannin cantina iene At the Old Stand. F. J. Dettenthaler is still doing busi- ness at the old stand, handling the sev- eral brands of oysters which have given him a reputation second t@ none. _ All the favorite brands of last season are handled this year, but the sales are far in excess of anything he has ever before experienced—in fact, he has had to ‘hump himself’? to keep pace with his orders. 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 less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. WILL SELL FURNITURE AND RENT SHERWOOD House, Charlotte, Mich., three or five years, to a good hotel man; or will sell the entire property. en dress G. W. Sherwood, Charlotte, Mich. OR SALE—CLEAN STOCK OF BOOTS AND aORs ina rapidly growing town, surrounded by fine farming country; stock will inventory about -_ Stowe & Gray, Shipshewana, Ind. OR SALE—A COMPLETE DRUG STOCK AND AK tures; stock well assorted can be bought at a bargain. Address for particulars 8. P. Hicks, Lowell, Mich. 124 ‘OR SALE—WE WILL SELL WHAT IS KNOWN AS the “‘Model Cash Grocery,” the only cash grocery in the city: most centrally located upon the west side of Main street; annual sales about $35,000 cash, no eredit; reason for selling, the junior members want to go West. Address C. S. Mather & Sons, Elkhart, Ind. 125 OR SALE—NEW STOCK OF GROCERIES AND fixtures; one of the best locationsin city; reason for selling, poorhealth. Address Grocer, care Mich- igan Tradesman. 13 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 O. H. Richmond & Co., 141 South Division street., ~— Rapids. Mention this paper. OR SALE—$300 STOCK OF DRUGS. — eare Michigan Tradesman. OR SALE—BRADT’S BAZAAR AND MILLINERY store at Flint, Mich. OR SALE—STOCK OF HARDWARE AND Sore. ing in the best town of Northern Michigan. Ad- dress No. 96, care Michigan Tradesman. 96 ANTED—I HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY FOR A general or grocery stock; must be cheap. Ad- dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman. 26 SITUATIONS WANTED. Vy ANTED—SITUATION AS CLERK IN A GROCERY or to do collecting by young man of four years’ experience; best of references furnished. Address No, 128 care Michigan Tradesman. 128 ANTED — SITUATION IN OFFICE BY YOUNG lady of 20, who has had the advantage of col- legiate education; does not write short hand, but is good penman; wages Lot so much an object as a pleas- ant place to work. Address Z, care Michigan a man 12 MISCELLANEOUS, OR SALE OR RENT—A NICE BRICK STORE IN the village of Morrice; size of estore, 25x60 feet insurance low; good opening for general store. Call on or address B. F. Rann & Son, Morrice, Mich. 121 BOLISH THE PASS BOOK AND SUBSTITUTE THE Tradesman Coupon, which is now in use by over 6,000 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. AMPLES OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE- tailers will “Ss —_— — to any — who will write for them to the Sutliff Coupon Pass Book Co., Albany, N. Y. 564 5 et. Furitano Cigar. The Finest 10 Gent Cigar ON EARTH. ~~ EL PURITANO MANUFACTURED BY DILWORTH BROTHERS, PITTSBURGH. TRADE SUPPLIED BY i) 1. M. CLARK & SON, 3 Grand Rapids. - BRADDOCK, BATEMAN & CO., Bay City. & Company, Manufacturers of Show Cases Of Every Description. WRITE FOR PRICES. First-Class Work Only, 68 and 65CanalSt, - GRAND RAPIDS. CURTISS & CO., WHOLESALE Paper Warehouse. FLOUR SACKS, GROCERY BAGS, TWINE AND WOODEN WARE. Houseman Block, - Grand Rapids, Mich. Pr. 3. DE TIENITHALAE Uysters ——_AND— Salt Fish Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See Quotations in Another Column. CONSIGNMENTS OF ALL KINDS OF WILD GAME SOLICITED. We Manufacture Everything in the line of ~ Gandy Correspondence solic- ited and prices quot- ed with pleasure. Write us. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ry i DEMINS. D Goods. Prices Current. Amoskeag...... ....12%(Jaffrey..........---- 11% . DOk.<.-. - M% Lawrence, 8 is ceues 13s | UNBLEACHED COTTONS. ' brown .1 awrence, 902Z...... A Qestion Which Will Not Down. | Atlantic A.......... z_ jolifton CCC........ 6% | Andover eee H6) aoe. 2 WHOLESALE. Written for THE TRADESMAN. eg ~ m6 Gane 5% «” brown. .-.-12 « No. 280....10% This isa somewhat thread bare subject | ee 5 GINGHAM : | « pp722722.12! 53¢4eun Yard Wide. |... 6% | Glenarven.......... L 16 ter, staple... 6 Linoleums to introduce for, perhaps, the thousandth | gyorg Di" SRR teed wide | tener... exftananmg, mame | Carpets, Tinoleums, time. but it is one which will bear much | Archery —-_- . 4\4|Hartford A ...... 5% | Normandie..... .... 7% “ Normandie : Mattings, Oil Clot S, r : Beaver Dam A A... 5%!Madras cheese cloth 6% | Renfrew Dress...... 7% Westbrook a Sane d M D discussion. You can hardly take up a Biackstone om Ss isoite Ti cE Bie Ame an Nord.. aR er ere 0 Rugs an ats, Ta- : . . i | Bisek Mock ........ 7 |Our Level Bes ONE coe hoe WOR. eee kis > trade journal of any kind which has not | Root, \arereeee 74 Oxford R be 7 SiR... 1034) Hampton <1... 64 peries, Brass and Wood p rains Svs Ch cheese cl. 3% |Pe ... 7% Ouentr.. 5... -. indermeer........ 3 e some argument against the yom [i os ag a ag eS . ei — 6% aio. 5 Poles, Brass Rings, retail credits and more or less flimsy ad- | Dwight Star......... 7%4\'Top of the Heap.... 7%, | Warwick... Gee... oo... 4% Pilnte Etc vice about ‘‘getting around” or avoiding | BLEACHED COTTONS. eS ie , i e: : i Anpbury........... 7 \Gien Mite.......... 7 | Peerless, wuite...... 18 [Peerless colored. ..20% Send for circular and price list. i it; yet only a yearor two ago 4 COTT€-| Blackstone AA..... 8 |Gold —— oe 4 cia ws fe S s 7 | Copper Rivets and Bur................._.. 50 | 14x20 I Ee 700 CHALK awn PATENT lanighed IRON. aaa ix, m 8 75 : z ae “A” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 27 10 20| 14x2 Oe 8 7 White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 | ««R» Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 2 to 27... 9 20 Each additional X on this grade, 81.75. COPPER, Broken packs 4c = pound extra. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE, Plani hed, 14 oz cut to size...... PES. 10x14 IC, Chare a... oa 5 r i4x 32 ixSb. 14x60 ee - ae = Sisal, ia inch and ledger ee ul. -- 19%] 14x20 IC, " ee . Z = Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60... 71212102217) BD | I a nn none sara nine owns nee eases 15% | 10x141X, 775 Pe Pe 28 SQUARES. dis. |14x201X, “ 775 WO ee 75| Each additional X on this grade 81.50. DRILLS, UC CGD ! , ROOFING PLATES ; Moree BN Stee 50 SHEET IRON. 14x20 IC,“ Worcester............. 6 25 Taper and straight Shank........... 1.2... 50 | Com. Smooth. Com.) Sto «wT ‘? Ores TAPOC RENE 50 | Nos. Ce eee eeu $2 $8 10 aa ‘s Anh 13 00 cidade ecie, ee a SE 4 2 3 20 i. — « Allaway Grade........... 5 50 Smnall dines, ner pound 6... 07 |» zo 20x28 IC, mi rae este 11 50 Large sizes, per pound............ ae 6% 3 49| 2x28 IX, * . " oe ELBOWS. a i a ae 4 = 3 50 ‘ice oe BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. 3 oy All sheets No. 18 an ghter, over inches ee ee s, $14 00 ee G92. vet «i> | wide not less than 2-10extra 14x31 IX. . 15 50 ee ‘dis. 40&10 ‘amma, bara 14x56 » for No. 8 Boilers. ee Tr ii 10 aie dis, | Listacct.19,’86......... dis.40&10 | 14x60 ee Clark’s, small, $18; _ e. ec. 30 Ives’, 1, 818; 2, 824 3 ees eee cee. 25 ea List. dis. j Disston’s ioe . 60416 New American. 60&10 Nicholson’s ee ae 60&10 ee. 50 Heller's Horse Raspa. .......... 50 GALVANIZED [RON 8 Nos. 16 to 2; 22 and 2%; 2 and 2; 27 28 List 3 13 14 15 18 Discount, 60 GAUGES. dis. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ........: 50 HAMMERS, Manage OCG e...... ws. ds. & ee eee el -dis 25 Were @ Pee ew... ec... se, dis. “40&10 Menon’s Solid Cast Steel................. 30c list 60 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand... .30c 40&10 HINGES. ee Cram 6 025.5... 2. _- 60&10 a fase 2 50 Screw _ and Strap, to 12 in. er or and wae. ees. ce, 3% Screw ‘Hook and Bye, Meee ec net 10 56 Jie | $o " “ . - .... net 7% “ a in %- ai +14, Oe TG Strap and T.. Pee ece lisse eee | HANGE dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Weed track... .50&10 Champion, aiti-friction................... 6010 Kidder, wood CO ls. i ! 40 HOLLOW WARE a ) Kettles....... ee oe ay , 60 Spiders : ste ar Gray enameled. es ; 40&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware.. ...... -new list 70 Japanned Tin WAG Granite Iron Ware .....:........ “new list 3344 .&10 WIRE Goops. di Te 70&10&10 —_, We le ee Lect ne on Gate Hooks and Byes........ Feet Wd10G10 Rifle, Eagle Ducking, Choke Bore, Blasting, Crystal Grain. We have been appointed Wholesale Selling Agents for Western Michigan. If the jobber of whom you buy will not supply you, order of us direct. Foster, Stevens & Co., 10 and 12 Monroe St., 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis St., GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH. 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The seep Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, Tradesman Company, Proprietor. ery Price, One Dollar per year, payable strictly in advance. Advertising Rates made known on application. Publication Office, 100 Louis St. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, NOV*MBER 5, 1890. IN A DILEMMA. The New York State authorities have notified the Sugar Trust that they do not consent to any of the devices by which it has been trying to evade the force of the adverse decision of the Superior Court, and that they must take steps for the ap- pointment of receivers for each of the companies which united to organize the trust. The first plan submitted to the Attorney General of the State was the organization of a new corporation under the general laws of the state, which might take over the property held by the Trust both within the State and else- where. This seemed feasible under the laws of New York, but it was prescribed that the amount of capital should corre- spond exactly to that actually paid up by the stockholders of the old companies. This would have suited the New Yorkers exactly, as they had been obliged to al- low the New England refineries a share in the organization much in excess of their paid-up capital in order to induce them to join it. But the New Englanders refused to accede to any such plan, and as the Attorney General would not con- sent to the injection of this ‘‘water” into the stock of the new concern, the plan fell tothe ground. The next plan was to organize under the laws of New Jer- sey; but the Attorney General refused to assent to the transfer of the control of New York corporations to a foreign cor- poration of any kind. He has to protect the interests not only of the stockholders, but of the holders of the certificates is- sued by the Trust, and sold like any other securities. These have tangled up the question of the final settlement, and it now looks as though the New York re- fineries would have to be responsible for the whole volume of these, as the law cannot reach corporations outside the State. It is niin that iniiisithinins is making arrangements for the erection of an im- mense anti-trust sugar refinery in New York. Jay Gould is onitiel with saying: ‘‘I expect money will be a drug this winter. There should be no trouble about funds in this country as the season advances.”’ It is to be hoped that the Wizard of Wall Street is sincere in what he says. Judge Wheeler, of the United States District Court, at Rutland, Vt., has de- cided that the law prohibiting the mail- ing of envelopes having on the outside words calculated to reflect injuriously on | : , i | quirer on application. the character of any one, is violated by sending through the mails letters con- tained in envelopes bearing the words | “Excelsior Collection Agency,” the envelope. This decision is a sweep- ing one, as it will prevent any collection agency from using its name on the en- velope. The proverbial carelessness of the Western Union Telegraph Co. has met a deserved rebuke at the hands of the Su- preme Court of North Carolina. The suit was brought by J. T. Young, of Craven county. It appears that Young’s wife went to Greenville, South Carolina, and there became severely ill. Her hus- band was telegraphed for, but the tele-. gram was not delivered until six days later. Meanwhile Mrs. Young died and was buried, Young not knowing of either fact until all was over. The Superior Court overruled the demurrer of the Western Union Telegraph Co. and held that the action was properly laid and that the plaintiff was entitled to dam- ages. The defendant, without waiting for the case to come to trial, appealed to the Supreme Court, which promptly sus- tained the opinion of the Superior Court. Business men, as a class, are proverbi- ally remiss in neglecting the primary work in political matters, while the lat- ter part of the campaign finds them de- voting altogether too much time to insig- nificant discussions and unnecessary ab- sences from home, often to the serious neglect of their own business No part of any political campaign is so impor- tant as the selection of delegates and candidates. If we make the best possi- ble selection of men, the battle is more than half won. Todothis it is neces- sary for every one interested to give both their presence and voice at the primary meetings, that the choice may, so far as possible, meet with the approval of de- cent people. If any neglect of business must come, let it be during the last half of the campaign, at a time of the year when absence from business not only en- tails serious losses, but also disappoint- ment and loss to patrons. ‘*The eye of the master is worth both his hands.” Typographical Blunders. Granp Rapips, Nov. 3.—In the article upon the growth of the jobbing grocery trade, published in THE TRADESMAN of two weeks ago, the following typograph- ical errors occur: ‘‘Launching out into the wholesaling of groceries exclusively until about seven years” should read ‘‘seventeen years;’’ also where it reads ‘“‘the proprietors or partners of which did more or less of their own trading” should read ‘‘their own traveling.” |Your type makes the writer say a ‘‘car load of salt would cost $2.25.’ Itshould read ‘‘$225.” However, it may be admitted, without disputing the fact, that the readers of Tuer TRADESMAN are of the most intelli- gent class and could of themselves dis- tinguish the difference between a typo- graphical error and an inexcusable blun- der. JOHN CAULFIELD. —_—~-2 == More Openings at Shipshewana. SHIPSHEWANA, Ind., Nov. 1.—We all feel very thankful to THE TRADESMAN for securing us a good clothier, who will open up his stock here next week. We need another grain and produce buyer, as the producing capacity of the country roundabout is greater than one buyer can manage. A flouring mill would do well here, as the farmers would patronize such an in- stitution liberally. We need a jeweler, a photographer and a local newspaper, and would accord all of these enterprises a cordial support. Full information will be given any en- POSTMASTER. —--— The charter of the First National Bank of Mason having expired, the institution printed | has been re-organized as the First State in large letters across the upper half of | Savings Bank of Mason. H. L. Hender- son, who was cashier of the old bank, becomes president of the new institution. Odd Places of Business. Written for THE TRADESMAN. Forty years ago last summer a canal boat was fitted up as a dry goods store and made rather irregular trips during the season on the Erie canal, between Troy and Buffalo. In shape and build, it was what is known as a line-boat. About one-eighth of its length at the bow was partitioned off for a living room and berths for sleeping, while the re- mainder was shelved up all around, with drawers beneath, similar to stores on land. Across the boat, near the parti- tion, and the entire length on one side, was a handsomely finished counter. The several*‘towing companies” having horses to let expressly for the purpose of tow- ing boats, it was comparatively easy and cheap to have the boat drawn from one point to another, as desired. This float- ing dry goods and notion house would tie up at a convenient spot on the heelpath side of the canal in any village along its route and remain from twe days to two weeks, according as trade would war- rant. The firm were both retailers and jobbers and, as there were then few (if any) commercial travelers on the road, many a merchant was pleased to see the boat and to replenish a low stock of goods with no additional expense for freight or boxing. It may be added that this store was literally ‘‘packed” with goods and—during an afternoon in many places—with ladies also. If I am not mistaken, butter, eggs and cheese were all taken at this store in exchange for goods. As this boat was taken down the Hudson river to New York City on these trips, new stock could be purchased often and the farmers’ products disposed of at the best prices obtainable any- where. In the main, this was a pleas- ant and quite profitable way of doing business. A man by the name of Breed, of Buf- falo, a few years later fitted up a book store on wheels and purchased a splen- did span of heavy horses to place before it, with the remark that he should wear out that vehicle traveling about and sell- ing books in Canada. This wagon was in size and shape not unlike some of the handsome circus wagons of to-day, al- though not so heavy. The main part of the large box, with doors opening from its roof, was constructed for carrying the goods in stock—books and stationery —in packages as purchased. Doors on the sides and rear end of this body were hung upon hinges near the roof and opened upward from the wagon bed and were quickly and easily fastened in place at the ends. Well-made shelves, ten to twelve inches in depth, were then re- vealed, all filled with handsomely bound volumes as in any first-class book store. In truth, these books were nearly all standard publications and included bi- bles, dictionaries, English reprints, etc. Beneath these shelves all around was a row of shallow drawers of convenient sizes for receiving stationery and no- tions. Still beneath the drawers a nicely finished counter, eighteen inches in width, was drawn out to place, and hinged supports dropped in position to hold it firm'y. In front was the driver’s seat, roofed and tightly enclosed on three sides, with a water-proof apron in front. When all closed and on the road, this traveling store was veritably water- proof. In fair weather, Breed would drive up in front of a hotel or other pub- lic place in a village, unhitch, put out his horses and, when ready for business, open up his doors (which formed a grate- ful shade in a hot day) pull out the counters and would soon be surrounded by customers. The vehicle was in that eondition for business very attractive in all country towns and cross-roads. He would frequently drive long distances into quite new sections of country, where books were scarce and high, and here he usualiy reaped an abundant har- vest. His average daily sales were from $30 to $40. After following the business five or six years, it is said he sold out the store to advantage within the prov- ince, and not many years ago he was the wealthy proprietor of a large book and stationery establishment in Buffalo. A Chinaman in San Francisco was the owner of a small tobacco store and cigar factory on wheels, so small and light that one horse could draw it from place to place, as desired. It was about 8 x 10 feet and finished in the oriental style of architecture, with a really pretty pagoda roof. He had what he called ‘‘a hdme lot,”? upon which it usually stood, but upon the oceasion of any unusual gath- ering in the city, such as fairs, public meetings, or out-door exhibitions, he would promptly secure an 8x10 bit of ground for the time being and move store and stock thereon in short order. I think he was not permitted to manu- facture, except when the building stood on the home lot. He was an industrious heathen—nearly always found at work— and sold a far better cigar than many other dealers for the same price. He had one peculiar trait which I distinctly recall, that it would be well to imitate— he possessed a most extraordinary amount of suavity; in fact, every one noticed and admired it and went far out of their way to buy his tobaccos. It was said that he had studied how to be po- lite and obliging on purpose that he might be more successful in business. He had many well known characteristics which must have been acquired in this country. He was often found with an open book before him while at work. On one page it was in Chinese characters and on the opposite it was in English. The book—which I was permitted to look at—was made up of short sentences, mostly questions and answers which would naturally be used in commercial business and conversation. F. To -8- FINANCIAL. Local Stock Quotations. Reported by the Michigan Trust Company. Be ee 8 nce ec ons cee Seen 150 Aipeen Geaver Monn Oe... -.. oo... = Aldine Manutacturnme Co................- Belknap Wagon & Sleigh Co.............. ..-+ 100 Canal Street Gravel Moad Co.................- ees ees ee. 190 Were PARLOR on oe ee ce ccs 100 Grang Masses Preen Oe.... .-................ 85 Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. ...102 Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co.. ........... - Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power Co.. Grand Rapids Savings Bank.............-:...- Grand Rapids Chair Co ........... Grand Rapids National Bank...... ; irene Rapids Felt BootCo.............. --... 107 Grandville Avenue Plank Road Co bids sueanee 150 Kent County Savings Bank.............. ...<: 125 ee ee ke ee = New England Faraitave Ne eis pe oy eemewien Nationa EN ci ibes ees one whee eee 132 meee eee 8 oe = Plainfield Avenue Gravel Road Co...........- PE URI cs ink ios aes oven onesies 60 Paes eee cl co 85 Street Railway Co. of Grand Rapids.......... 40 Walker Gravel ik bh is pins chee ceteese 80 Peninsular Club 4 per cent. Bonds............ % _— oOo In buying your blank books, don’t for- get that Barlow Bros., Grand Rapids, keep in stock ledgers and journals made from A 1 linen paper and bound with the Philadelphia patent flat opening back— the strongest blank book ever made. Send for sample sheets with prices. ae _ ae _ THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 9 M. B. M. A. Official Call for the Fifth Annual Con- vention. The fifth annual convention of the Michigan Business Men’s Association will be held at Grand Rapids on Tues- day, Nov. 25, convening at 9 o’clock a. m. All local Business Men’s Associations are requested to send full delegations, and a cordial invitation is extended all business men to attend the convention, irrespective of affiliation or opinion. All will be accorded equal privileges of voice and vote, the intention being to make the convention truly representative of the business interests of the State. Recognizing the importance of the con- vention, and ifs influence on the business public, the Railway Association of Mich- igan has kindly accorded the usual one and one-third rate of fare te those who procure certificates of the Secretary prior to the meeting and secure the signature of the ticket agent at the time ticket is purchased. A most interesting programme is being arranged for the meeting and it is to be hoped that all will come prepared to at- tend every session of the convention. Assurances have been received from most of the pioneers of the movement that they will surely be on hand, so that the meeting will take on the character of a re-union, as well. Come one, come all! E. A. STOWE, Sec’y. Cc. L. WHITNEY, Pres. THE PROGRAMME. So far as already arranged, gramme will be as follows: MORNING SESSION—9 0’ CLOCK SHARP. 1. Call to order. 2. Prayer by Rev. Chas. Fluhrer. . Address of welcome by Mayor Uhl. Response by Geo. R. Hoyt, Saginaw. President’s address. . Secretary’s report. . Treasurer’s report. . Report of Executive Board. . . Report of Committee on Transpor- tation. 10. Report of Committee on Legisla- tion. 11. Report of Committee on Insurance. 12. Report of Committee on Building and Loan Associations. 13. Report of Committee on Trade In- terests. 14. Appointment of special commit- tees on President’s address, Secretary’s report, Treasurer’s report, Credentials, Order of Business and Resolutions. AFTERNOON SESSION — 1:30 O’CLOCK SHARP. 1. Report of Committee on Order of Business. 2. Report of Committee on Credentials. 3. Paper—‘‘How to Improve Our Col- lection System,” by E. W. Hastings, Traverse City. 4, Paper—‘‘Fire Protection,” by P. J. Connell, Muskegon. 5. Consideration of reports of standing committees. 6. Paper — ‘‘The Lard Bill now be- fore Congress,” by H. C. Bannard, Chi- cago. 7. Paper—‘‘How to Secure Manufactur- ing Enterprises,’ by F. H. Holbrook, Muskegon. 8. Address—‘‘What Shal! We Do to be Saved?” by L. W. Sprague, Greenville. 9. Paper—‘‘Some Phases of the Insu- | rance Question,” by Geo. B. Caldwell, | Grand Rapids. | EVENING SESSION—7:30 O'CLOCK SHARP. | | the pro- 1. Report of Committee on President’s address. 2. Report of Committee on Secretary | and Treasurer’s reports. 3. Address—‘‘What I Know about Oil | Wells,’’? by H. H. Pope, Allegan. 4, Paper—The Value of Persistency,” by Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo. 5. Unfinished business. 6. Election of officers. 7%. Report of Committee on Resolu- tions. 8. Adjournment. A Mixed Collision. A drummer for a Buffalo house had observed that he meant to buy an acci- dent insurance policy, but forgot it, when the agent for a Wisconsin windmill replied: “T had a little experience that way about ten years ago, and since I got well I prefer to travel on my shape, watched over more or less by Providence.” Of course, we all wanted to hear the particulars, and he kindly continued : ‘It was on the Illinois Central. I got an accident policy in Chicago, and started out feeling that 1 had done a correct thing. Six hours later, just as the por- ter was making up the first berth, we struck a horse on the track and half the train went into the ditch. ‘““You were in the half?’ queried one of the group. “Of course. Our car turned com- pletely over and fell or rolled down a bank twelve feet high.” ‘‘And all the passengers were killed or hart?’ ‘*No, sir, not a person was killed, and I was the only one out of twenty who was hurt. I had my skull fractured, my leg broken, five teeth knocked out, and a foot smashed, and not another person could show a scratch.”’ ‘“‘How do you account for it ?”’ ‘*T was the only one with a policy.”’ “But that couldn’t account for it.” ‘Well, then, all the others had just accepted and were reading tracts just handed them by a roving evangelist. 1 didn’t take one.’’ “But that wouldn’t explain it, either,’’ persisted the other. “Oh, well, then, I had just called a chap with whom [ was playing euchre a liar, and I think he and I and the collis- ion got mixed up. However, there was a mistake in the date of the policy, and I got no benefit, and I want nothing more to do with such insurance. Makes a policy holder too reckless with his mouth.” —__—~< +4 How to Get Rich. From the Boot and Shoe Weekly. The average millionaire, when re- quested to indicate the particular qualifi- cation necessary to bring affluence, usu- ally brings up the old chestnuts of in- dustry, frugality, courtesy to customers, ete. Of course, everybody knows that these virtues are necessary to any man’s suecess. Alone they will avail very lit- tle. Few men are willing to give the real reason or reasons for their success in life, even if they know it themselves. Not many are as candid as the Lynn shoe manufacturer, who some time ago, when asked by a well-known Boston job- ber how he got to be worth a million dollars, looked his inquirer in the face fora moment, and said: ‘By kicking out of my reach every obstruction that stands in the way of making honest dol- lars.” Besides being economical and honor- able in all dealings, men must know how to get rid of the obstructions which are constantly arising in the path of every suecessful man, no matter what kind of business he pursues. Wall Paper and Window Shades. House and Store Shades Made to. Order. NELSON BROS. & CQ, 68 MONROE STREET. RUBBERS WALES GOODYEAR-, First Quality. WOONSOCKETS, First{Quality. CONNECTICUTS, Second Quality. RHODE ISLANDS, Second Quality. HOME RUBBER CO., Third Quality. Write for Discounts. G. R. MA YHEW, = Grand Rapids’ e Spring & Company, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons, We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. BROWN & SEHLER Dealers in ENGINES, BOILERS and MILL MACHINERY, Farm Machinery, Agricultural Implements, Wagons and Carriages. BS eaten ds. Ge Ben << "tog ‘sso13 ied ‘fat1eg Ayayeg asdipoy 10 ‘¢g ‘sso1s aod “aploy, You JO SSO1F POVe UTM UALS ANY [NJ yNvog sia L ‘aheyoed sag pue Duissaig seq HIRTH & KRAUSE, 118 Canal St., Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH PETER cRponi aay yO Mr Ea» 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs® ial | swer. Both arms then dropped and he State Board of Pharmacy. Une Year—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Two Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Next meeting at Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—D. E. Prall, Saginaw. First Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. Second Vice-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor. Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detreit. Secretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan. Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit. Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in October, 1891. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott. Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. President, F. D. Kipp; Golkceaee, W.C. Smith. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society President, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, C.S. Koon; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler. Next meeting—Nov. 14. Life Hung in a Balance. Written for THE TRADESMAN. Iama telegraph operator and drug- gist. At one time in my life I was at work in San Francisco, in a drug store. A branch office of the Western Union Telegraph Co. had been opened in one of our rooms in the rear of the store, which was located about two miles from the main city office. The stock of goods be- ing strictly in the drug line and nothing else, even one man could, if necessary, attend to customers, and, being within a few feet of the instruments in the back room, could answer its calls at the same time. An old Morse register, instead of a sounder, was used for receiving, as be- ing more convenient, for it was only ne- eessary to start the clovk work and give the signal letters, ‘‘“G. A.’’ (go ahead), and go on with your work, and half a dozen messages could be sent you, if re- quired, and could be taken off and de- livered at leisure. The building was narrow but deep and there were two bed rooms back of the room in which the in- strument was located. The first one, with a wide open archway instead of a door between the two, was occupied by the proprietor of the store, a bachelor and Russian gentleman by the name of Hollman, and one of the warmest and best friends Lever had. The room still in the rear of this was mine, separated from the others by a hall running across the building and a door between, which we generally left slightly ajar, that | might hear the calls, if any came during the night, as I was the night operator. However, it was only in urgent cases that we were called after 10 o’clock. In the ‘‘wee sma’ hours’? of one hot summer night—probably 2 o’clock—I was awakened out of a half conscious idea that I was wanted by a rapid and nervous call which I readily distin- guished was an alarm of fire from the main office. Not wishing to disturb my friend at this unreasonable hour, I par- tially dressed myself and walked out as gently as possible in my bare feet and without a light, answered the summons and was just tip-toeing across the carpet of Holiman’s room, within a few feet of his bed, when a sharp loud ‘Ha!’ brought me toa stand instantly. Turn- ing my eyes toward the bed, I saw by the dim light of the moon that came through the blinds of a window, the outline of Mr. H——, facing me and sitting bolt upright in bed, with his revolver in one hand. Fortunately I did not hesitate one instant. ‘‘What is the matter?’ I asked, my blood fairly freezing in its course from the thought that the man might be insane. “O, my God! is it you?” was his an- ; fell back on his pillow as if dead. I | rushed to the bed, but for a few moments | he could not speak tome. By this time I had a light and the expression of that pale face I shall never forget, as he said, ‘One moment more and I should have committed an act which would have haunted me to my dying hour! I was just pressing my finger upon the trigger as you spoke. My involuntary warning word of two letters alone saved your life. You came creeping across the room so cat-like, with one arm extended in which imagination pictured a knife in the hand of some burglar and assassin who was approaching my bed. Your steps in the office had first attracted my attention, when I grasped my revolver and sat up in a listening attitude. Never, never again pass my bed at night without waking me.”’ He arose and dressed himself and there was no more sleep for us that night. The writer’s only apology for inflicting this incident upon the readers of TuE TRADESMAN is the hope that it may be a lesson to the thousands who sleep in their places of business all over the land, never under any circumstances to take the risk of using firearms without the most convincing proof that it is not a friend instead of an enemy. Hi. ———~—- Should Draw the Lines Closer. ‘“‘What is business coming to’ re- marked a retail druggist the other day, ‘“‘when dry goods, hardware and grocery stores will persist in selling our sundries at actual cost, purposely to draw trade in their legitimate lines. I can’t turn my store into a junk shop and deal out napkins, cheese and nails at cost, on purpose to geteven with them, and yet almost daily i am accused of charging exorbitant prices and lose sales because people can buy the same thing across the street at a dry goods store for a quarter or third less money. Business was not always done in that way and I am strongly inclined to believe the day is not far distant when jobbers will find it to their interest to draw the lines of trade a little closer to legitimate dealers and emphatically frowu down this species of piracy.”’ —_ > <> Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association was held in the Hotel Cadillac parlors on the evening of Oct. 28. J. F. Peppler was appointed Critic. The final report of the retiring Secretary was read and approved. He then bade adieu to the office with an appropriate address. Offi- cers for the ensuing term were then in- stalled in office as follows: President—C. S. Koon. Vice-President—Nick Miller. Secretary and ‘Treasurer — A. T. Wheeler. Excellent addresses were delivered by the new, as well as by the retiring, offi- cers. Discussions upon the paper upon ‘Di- alysis,” by A. T. Wheeler, were post- poned until the next meeting, at which time also a paper upon ‘Percolation and Repercolation,” by J. T. Peppler, will be read and discussed. The Critics report was read, and accepted, and tbe meeting adjourned until Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1890. A. T. WHEELER, Sec’y. >_>. > A College of Pharmacy at Detroit. Geo. S. Davis, of Parke, Davis & Co., proposes to establish a College of Phar- macy in connection with the Detroit Col- lege of Medicine. He will supply an outfit to cost about $2,000 and will keep it in good repair for an indefinite period. Two chemists, from Parke, Davis & Co’s laboratory, will act as professors. WILD SQUIZZELEM. Some of the Wonderful Properties of the New Preparation. Written for Taz TRADESMAN. The following letter explains itself: SWEETWATER, Neb., Oct. 20, 1890. Dear Mr. DiorcAa—Yewr Wild Squiz- zelem cum all rite by the express and now I must tell yew what it done. But firstly, say! did you know what it duz tew animils? They air scart tew deth or sot crazy by the smel of it, and sech a time as we’ve had yew never see. Yew don’t say nothin’ about anamils on the bottle, so [ consated yew didn’t no nothin how it effected ’em. Yew see I’ve bin usin the Squizzelem on my _ cousin’s baby’s club foot according to directions and the baby’s better—the foot, 1 mean— and jest as I got thru yesterday and had- dent washed my hands, Johnson’s ole cow, that can lift a gate off its hinges in a twinkle of yer eye, broke into a shed to git at our cabbages. I dropped every thing andrun. As I put my head in the door that confounded ornery cow got a smel of the Squizzelem on my hands. Land 0’ massy! She give one snort and went past me, hed and tail both up and on the keen run, and the last seen of her she was goin’ over the hill, tail a flyin’, about a mile an’ a quarter north o’ here. I tell you, Dioica, it’s one o’ the wonders 0’ this world, and bound to make a stir. O, yes! I must tell youof Miss Jenkins’ trip tew the village sense that cow trouble happened. Miss Jenkins, yew no, has an old kanser on her somewheres, and heerd in the paper about yewr Squizzelem, so she bundled up and took a big role o’ butter and six duzen aigs, hitched up the ole white mare and started. She’d heerd things wuz high, on account 0’ the Makinly bill, and the groceryman offered her 26 cents a dozen for the aigs and 15 cents a pound for the butter. She sed she was mad as a wet hen in a minnit and asked him why if the Makinly bill made aigs high, it didn’t serve butter the same way. He said he didn’t no onless the canucks were smuglin’ in all the butter they made, fer it was mighty plenty jest now. “If ye don’t give me 25 cents all round I’ll jest take my aigs and butter both hum agin,” she said tew him, but he wouldn’t dew it, and so she packed ’em in the buggy agin, pade cash for a bottle of Squizzelem and a few other things and started fer hum. The road want very smooth and in going down a hill pretty fast the cork flew out o’ that Squizzelem o’ yourn. The ole mare stopped jest long enuf tew look round and git a sniff o’ that medi- cine; then she took the bridle bits in her teeth and started. Ther’? want any whoa tu her. Miss Jenkins dropt the lines and hung on with both hans and twan’t many minnits afore the aigs was all bustid and flyin all over Miss Jenkins’ back. Purty soon butter and aigs was well mixt, reddy fer cake. Sich a ride as that woman had! She never knowed what the matter was til! I told her about the ole cow. It took three men to quiet and onharness that mare, when she stopt in the barnyard. I don’t know but Miss Jenkins will sue yew fur damages. She’s made all over, you bet. Mebby you’ll hear from me agin. Yewrn amazinly, JERUSHY DopDGeE. ——~ -6- The Drug Market. Foreign quinine a trifle lower, but very firm. Opium is steady. Morphia is unchanged. Castor oil has declined. Linseed oil is lower. Nitrate silver is lower. Carbonate of ammonia has ad- vanced. Prussiate of potash has de- clined. Arnica flowers are firm and ad- vancing. Quicksilver is lower. Hops have advanced. Cocoaine has advanced. Salacine is higher. Sugar of milk has advanced. Balsam peru is higher. Oil erigeron has advanced. Oil pennyroyal is higher. se a Good Words Unsolicited. A. T. Burnett, general dealer, Cross Village: “Enclosed find $1 for Tue TRADESMAN another year, Oan’t keep store without /t,” For Fall painting you have to use a DRYER in mizing WHITE LEAD USE OUR GROWN JAPAN [JRYER We call your attention to our CROWN JAPAN DRYER, that we can guarantee equal in every respect to any on the market. Its points of superiority over all others, are: 1st. lt will mix with RAW or boiled oil. 2d. It will dry any paint without tack. 3d. It will dry with a good gloss, thus ADD- ING a GLOSS to the paint, rather than making it FLAT, as most Dryers do. 4th. It is free from Rosin, and is entirely without sediment, and will not thicken. 5th. It is always reliable and is the STRONG- EST LIQUID DRYER in the market. Put up in one gallon square cans. Write for special prices. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. furniture Nelson, Matter & Co.'s Styles New, Cheap, Medium and Expenes» sive. Large Variety. Prices Low. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address PECK BROS., “Gun Rare” TES MOSTHELIABLE FOOD. ; 9 For Infants and Invalids. qe Sd Used everywhere, with unqualified{ FOOL Katon, kyon & Go,, stomach. TZake no other. Sold druggists. In cans, 35¢. and u cooked food, suited to the sity OOLBRICH & Co. on eve' Ww F Tabe School Sapplies, MiscellaneousBooks School Books Stationery. Our Fall Line Now Ready EATON,LYON &CO, 90 and %3jMonroe St.,Grand Rapids. 4 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Carb Ammonia, Balsam Peru, Oil Erigeron, Chloroform, Hops, Sugar Milk, Salacine, il Pennyroyal. Declined—Castor Oil, Prussiate Potash, Nitrate Silver, Quicksilver, Linseed Oil. ACIDUM. ooo... 8@ 10 Benzoicum German.. 80@1 00 eee. 54. 30 Cermolenm ........... 30@ 38 eo erreemt .>.........<5. 50@ 55 Beperocrier ......<...- 3@ 5 Me 8. oe eee 10@ 12 ee 11@ 13 Phosphorium dil...... 20 Beey cule ..........- 1 40@1 80 Salphuricum.......... 14@ 5 oe 1 40@1 60 Tartaricum...........- 40@ 42 AMMONIA, ian 3 16 G28 Ses 84@ 5 ee ee 54G@ cpm el 12@ 1 Chloridum ........-.-- 12@ 14 ANILINE. bide eae ce wanes 2 OO@2 2% eee. kc. 80@1 00 ede ecco aa ee ces oee 45@ POMN 5 oo5.4. oon + ee 2 2 50@3 00 BACCAE, Cubeae (po. 1 50....... 1 60@1 75 Junineras ...<........- 8@ 10 Xanthoxylum......... %@ 30 ee. Copaiba . 60@ 65 ei acess 3 acon @1 40 Terabin, Canada ..... 35@ 40 45@ 50 CORTEX. Abies, Canadian..........-. 18 a 11 Cinchona Flava ..........-- 18 Euonymus atropurp.......- 30 Myrica Cerifera, po......... 20 Prunus Virgini.............- 12 Quillaia, grd............---- 12 ww 12 Ulmus Po (Ground 12)...... 10 EXTRACTUM. 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Poneman ewes oe 5 00@5 50 Ammydatae, Dulce... .. 45@ 75 alae, Amarae....8 00@8 25 Bt giup ace. ..2 00@2 10 a Cortex. ae @2 50 2 i . 3 25@4 00 ee oe ophylli . -s cedar ee 8B, enopodii . ai Cinnamonii . --1 40@1 50 Citronella a @ 6 Conium Mac a aot 65 Mee pews ogke way ae a Go 13 a 00 Exechthitos........... 1 00 Meee 1 9002 00 Gatnere ............ 2 00@2 10 Geranium, ounce..... @ % Gossipii, Sem. gal..... a: 75 Ce 85@2 00 ment... 5. 3. ‘Sa Taveras .....--..- .. 9@2 00 a 1 50@2 2 Mentha Piper. ......... 2 %@3 75 Mentha Verid......... 2 50@2 60 Morrhuae, ga]........ . 80@1 00 — Ounce... 50 eee eee ea ce 90@2 75 Picls Liquida, (gal. -_ —_ 12 PO es. 16@1 = Rosmarini..... iin oo 1 Si Rosae, ounce.......... @6 00 REIL co ck . ee 40@ 45 Deeeee 5... 90@1 00 Sememe 5.25. 2... ..3 50@7 00 ere... 50@ 55 Sinapis, ess, ounce @ 65 eee. @i 50 Thyme hee gee che ceae, 40@ 50 Oe @ 60 TRCOREGMAS........... 15@ W® POTASSIUM. nee... 18 EiGmromete ........... 13@ 14 Mreeeee.............. 3i 40 Cee ee. 12@ 15 Chilesaia. (po. 16)... .. 14@ 16 Cyemtee............ 50@ 55 Pome 2 80@2 90 Potassa, Bitart, gg wWO@ 38 Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15 Poetass Nitras, opt a 8@ 10 Potuss Mitran.......... am § eg ET Suiphate po........... 15@ 18 RADIX, BOORMAN ...0..5...... 2@ 25 eines... 8... 25@ 30 Ge... Lo... 15@ 2 BIO, O0,............. @ CeMge. ... 6. 20@ 50 Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18 ee Canaden, aba oe ee @ 40 He bees, Ala, po.. 15@ 2 Inula, - es 15@ 2 Ipecae, p Puce Sete oeu « 2 40@2 50 Tris oie ‘on. 2@22).. 18@ 2 wereee Pro. 65@ 70 Maranta, %48.......... @ 3 Podophyllum, pe...... @ Pe 75@1 00 re aa eee ee @1 %5 vi - Rite oe cee dees 75@1 35 Meee... 6... 48@ 53 Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ Ww SOrpentarie.. 2.6... 40@ 45 Seneee 50@ 55 Similax, Officinalis, HH @¢@#® M @ Ww Beilias, (pe. 3)... .... 10@ 12 Symplocarpus, Feeti- Gak PO. ...-:... @ 35 Valeriana, = (po. 30) @ 2% erman. 15@ 2 reer @.... i. 10@ 15 Biagieer j......... 2@ 25 SEMEN. Antoun, (po. 20). @ 15 Sats (graveleons).. 156@ 18 ee, Oe: - 6 Carui, (po. 18) ‘ 12 Cardamon.. i oop! 25 Corlandrum.... 10@ 12 Cannabis Sativa 34@ 4 Cydonium.... . 75@1 00 Chenopodium 10@ 12 Dipterix Odorat -2 OO@2 Foeniculum.... @ — po , o@ a 4@4% 4@4% 35 40 Phariatis Canaria 3%@ 4% Mae... ee Sinapis, Ai Albu. . 2a & Migrk........ 11@ 12 SPIRITUS. Frumenti, 7 rE Co..2 00@2 50 Soke 1 75@2 00 os Sia all oe 1 10@1 50 Juniperis Co. GT ....4 Gee .-1 75@3 50 Saacharum N. 2s 1 75@2 00 Soe. Vor Gally........ 1 75@6 50 Vint Oporta ..-........ 1 25@2 00 Wind Alba. ....... 5... 1 25@2 00 SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ —. a 2 50 Nassau eiheepe’ ar Oniaee |... ........ 00 Velvet extra sheeps’ wool carriage....... 110 Extra yellow sheeps’ Corrie 6 . 85 Grass aaa wool Car- ee et tee ee 65 Hard’ for slate use. % — — for slate use. 1 40 SYRUPS. ee, Ipecac. 60 erri Iod.. 50 Auranti Cortes. 50 Ree Aro. ........- sess OO Similax ‘Officinalis eee 60 Ce... .- 50 ROO oti ieee eae. 50 I oe cress nos cca acne ees 50 Oe oe ce ag 50 RN aris ieee ceva sw 50 1 one OO TINCTURES. Aconitum Napellis R....... 60 . - Wc... 50 OG i, 60 Pe WANE... 60 ro ee 50 Asefowids............. ae cucs 0 Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 Benzoin ae ee 60 RM 50 Seuermeeem .. 5... 50 DOP ge 50 MAMET ok... 5 eNO ge 50 Coram... 2. 5k... 5 _ oc uc lees 5 coe 100 Cee 50 (Cipenhoee 2.8... 50 . Ce. . Comme 50 Clee 56 Wee. a 50 Ce 50 Le Se 50 MT cl. 50 © Cee. 60 OR es. 50 . Oumnen:...:......... 60 oe 50 SIVOREVSINUN ....- 22: .... 2+. 50 Oe we. 75 . Cmeriems............. 7 Werrt Chioridum...........- 35 ee ee ee 50 ee 50 ere 50 Mon Vortes. .........:.... 50 Opii SS i a 85 . Campmerated........... 50 ng 2 00 Ree Cee... .. ....... 50 —— uence 50 es De cee ca oe 50 SC SS Se 50 Cassia Acutifol.. 50 ee 50 Perna 8 t. 50 | ............. 60 aes. Nenoren :.........,. cecee OU Veratrum Veride............ 50 MISCELLANEOUS. ‘ther, Hin Nit, 3F.. B@ WB 4F.. D@ R Aree 2. 24@ 3% - ” (po. Ws. 3@ 4 ORE. 55@ «60 Antimoni, po oe eee Ge 5 et PotassT 55@ 60 Antipyrin beeeweseseuas 1 35@1 40 po on eae @ B Argenti Fe csgsayse ounce @ 74 Ateemscum 2... 5. on «6 Balm Gilead Bud..... 38@ 40 Piameth §. N........- 2 10@2 20 Calcium oo 1s, (48 i; Me, iey..-....... 9 caninariaes Russian, Me caecea ce couse @1 75 Capsici Fructus, af @ 16 @ W ac it @ 15 Caryophyllus, re PO) 1@ 18 Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 Cera Alba, S. & F 50@ 55 Cera Piava...0 |<. 38@ 40 Coctus....... @ 4 Cassia Fructu @ 2 Centraria.... @ 10 Cetaceum @ 6 se 60@ 63 . @1 10 00 25 20 12 60 50 2 5 il —. 8 to 30@ 35 WS on cy se @ xz Cupei Suiph........... 6@ 7 Pera... ........... 10@ 12 Ether Suiph........... 68@ 70 Emery, all numbers... @ ‘aie ae ee 0e - phe ny white” Me oe ea 12@ 15 Bee eee. @ B aoa eee cas ge cee. 8 @9 Gelatin, Cooper. ...... Prone... Glassware flint, 70 per cent. by box 60 less Glue, ore... 15 Wele.......... 25 Glvcaring .......5..... 1K b5) Grana a eyes @ 2 eee... 8 25@ 55 Hydrasg’ Chlor Mite.. @1 05 Cor @ % e Ox Sedan @i 15 7 Ammoniati. @l1 2 Unguentum. §0@ 60 Hydrargyrum...... @ Tchthyobolla, Am. 1 25@1 50 oe... ....-...-...- 75@1 00 Iodine, Resubl........3 75@3 85 Iodoform.... ue @A 70 Lupulin . ....+ 85@1 00} Lycopodium ... . SO & cas nee 80@ 85 ae ion Arsen et Hy- Dele coc cea 27 :- antee Satisfaction. All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we ‘> ceive them. Send in a trial order. Hazelt! ne & Perkins Drvg Go, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GRUVUCERIES. Sell Your Own Goods. From Hardware. “There are travelers and travelers,’’ it has been truly said; and we might repeat the words a dozen times and not yet rep- resent all the different kinds of commer- cial salesmen on the road to-day. If, in devoting a little attention to the drum- mers, we hurt anyone’s feelings, we want them to step right up and say so. Sell your own goods for your own firm and let opposition alone. There is, per- haps, no more pernicious habit among traveling men than that of crying down other travelers or opposition houses. Any buyer of ordinary intelligence un- derstands the motive that prompts the words; and, if he believes them all, he not only takes a large grain of salt with them, but is tempted to distrust the backer in what he says about his firm and his own goods. We have heard of instances where the customers not only did not believe the stories, but actually put off buying until the scandalized firm’s representative had called upon them, in order that they might judge for them- selves whether the stories had any truth in them or not. In this way the mali- cious traveler gave his opposition a free advertisement, when, by keeping quiet, he could have sold his own goods instead. First-class travelers will, perhaps, feel hurt at these remarks, but they need not, for the cap does not fit their heads. Tricks of this kind are only practiced by fifth-rate men. We have heard of many eases of this kind lately, and would warn the trade against such men. —~> 4+ The Potato Market. Potato buyers are still as active as ever, but the inability to secure any where near enough cars to move the crop is causing serious inconvenience. Some handlers claim that if the necessary number of cars could be secured the influx of potatoes into the principal con- suming markets would cause a break in the price, but this opinion is not main- tained-by all the shippers who continue to pay from 50 to 55 cents for good stock so long as they can secure cellars, ware- houses and cars in which to deposit their purchases. ———— The Grocery Market. Sugars are alittle lower, the market being dulland steady. The feature of the week has been the advance in starch by the combination known as the Na- tional Starch Manufacturing Co. It is ge on bulk, 4%con glossand 1c on corn. T. Kingsford & Sons have advanced ec on gloss and }4gc on corn. New prunes are expected to arrive in about two weeks. They will be worth 91¢c. Candy has been advanced all along the line, all the manufacturers within a cer- tain radius having joined hands to main- tain prices. H a HO Half Fare to Grand Rapids. Half fare rates have been arranged for next week by the managers of the Ma- sonic Fair, over the following roads: Tuesday—G. R. & L. Wednesday D. L. & N. Thursday—M. C., L.S. & M. S., and D., G. BH. & MM. Friday—C. & W. M. Tickets will be good going on date of sale and good to return the same day and day following. This will afford merchants an excellent opportunity to visit the city at the re- duced rate and place their orders for holiday goods. For the finest coffees in the world, high grade teas, spices, etc., see J. P. Visner, 17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids, Mich. Agent for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York City. 352tt Interview with a Merchant from the “Up Country.” Written for THE TRADESMAN. A certain merchant from away ‘‘up North,” came to town one day last week. I knew him well. His general character was good, but there was a first-class hook and line fisherman lost to the world when he made a ‘“‘bee” and put up his log store, with dwelling rooms above. His will never be a model store, but as his expenses are merely nothing and his profits large, he will generally pay cash and his credit will be good. I took him gently by the hand, looked mildly and calmly into his face, welcomed him to this free-hearted city and—well, I inter- viewed him; and this is what he said: ‘My mercurial friend, I am glad to see you looking so fine and so fat. I have arrove in your big village to lay in sup- plies of dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes and”—he looked cautiously around about thirty seconds and then in a lower voice and with a beautiful smile over the greater part of his face added—‘“ a small supply of ‘local option.’ You under- stand? The ager gits right down to bizness np north, and medicine must be had. My store is the only one within five miles and there is no drug- ger within ten. I keep some quinine, paregoric and camphor, but my neigh- bors and the hunters what come along allow that quinine is dangerous sense a State officer made a fuss about my sellin’ it at all, so we get along with local op- tion. You see, 1am the ‘local’ and the people have the ‘option.’ Still retaining his grasp upon my hand, he continued: ‘‘Lo! winter will soon spread her cloak over us. The drafts of Uncle Boreas willrush down upon us from the ‘‘Soo’’? and Lake Superior and chill us like a driving snow storm through a broken winder pane, while we are hastily changing our soiled seclusion. The dry and seriously faded leaf rustles under the tread of our heavy boots and the tree which was lately so lovely ex- tends its naked arms and nods in the wind, as if beckoning some one to bring back its underclothing and a winter over- coat. Pumpkin pies will soon be ripe and parin’ bee’s and sich will be meller. Spellin’ schools and huskin’s and red ears of corn and bussin’ bees will all be nu- merous. But why speak of these things that bring up the past, when we were young and had chapped feet, and a woolen string tied around several sore toes? The turkeys begin to step gently and carefully and are more suspicious than they were two months ago. They also held a mass meetin’ out back of the barn last week and sence then have roosted high in the poplars. Only day before yesterday one of them told me to ‘quit’ several times, when I had done nothin’, even to offend achicken. The squirrels have been busy with their har- vestin’ and the small hen-hawk, also. The sly old muskrat has his house nearly com- pleted and is only waitin’ for a heavy freeze, and the sound of the small boy’s skate near his door, when he will take possession, close the winders, and start up the furnace. Lucky for that old rat if before that time his best dress over- coat is not stolen from his back, and found lying with those of his relations in the back room of some country store. But, as I said, why should we dwell on this subjec’? Life is short, and the train goes at 10:30 to-night. I must git Lem- over his memo- all my truck ready to ship to-day. me see,” and he looked randum book, ‘candy, nuts, raisins, currants, figs, merlasses. You see the kids and the wimmen folks like sweet goods, and come toward Christmas all these things are wanted and I must lay in a good stock. If I can sell afew more earloads of railroad ties and telegraph poles, 1 shall run down agin once more this year. Good bye.’’ xxx PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Green, $3.50 for winter grades and ~ 75 for cooking stock. Apples—Evaporated are in small demand at 13c. Sundried are not yet in market in sufficient quantities to quote. Beans—The crop is coming in freely, purchases — made on the basis of $1.65@1.t0 for country hand-picked. City —" is held at $2@2.10. Beets—New, 50c Butter—Dairy is on anol demand at 16@18c per lb. Creamery finds moderate sale at 23c. Cabbages—50c per doz. or § per 100. Carrots—3v¢ per bu. Celery—20@<5c pe: oYsTERS—Cans. Peirhaven Counis....... cc... <..435..4, @35 DD, oe OOO oo cick cc @28 PN oi ose eek eee eae cs @25 We os oe ches hel, @23 I is is se pe as aio cee oo ee @21 SAO os. a esas Ci ce @19 FRESH MEATS. Swift and Company quote as follows: Beef, UI ee 4 @56% hind quarters 5%@ 5 ~ Soe 5 @ 3% . loins, No. 3 -. TH@ 8% ° vie. |... 7 @8 - rounds -5 @6 tongues @ Oe, coos... - 4B 4% Bologna .. @5 Pork loins.. -4 @e © should @6 Sausage, blood or head. . @ 5 BR ee. tl @5 . Peunkian fel s ebl che esc aeu ee @ 7, Mutton oa 6 @6b% PO os a ie ee ee ee oe t%@ 7 CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS, The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. r doz 9-ooperage—Pork Perwelitt: 25; produce barrels a, = a este e : 7 . Twist oe Se @9 Cranberries—Michigan berries are in fair de- “ mand at $2.50 per bu. Cape Cod commands $10 “ — i 4 gaeataie net weight. ...... $4 per -_ — Bell and Cherry are held at 88.50. The | Rocton Cream ........0. -esccecee ceeeeeeee. 11% cae te ti ee I wo ene nes enreceerse! benen ses Eggs—The market is firm, dealers paying 20c a ieee Sue Me dace cig cen cae 10% for fresh and holding at 22c. Cold storage and | ———— oa = pickled stock find moderate call at 20c. Standard, rib 8% Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, 84.60 per bu.; | St@nda we Se he ee a medium, $4.30@4.49. Timothy, 31.50 per bu. s aan een ee on oF enison, i8¢. per Ib.t Kabbits, 7S¢ per ape Be eres ashes sotyee sescennieone bis : den.; Paxton, 0 per pe: Been rt ereinnes Sintvereen sets br anenstsh oes : Grapes—All varieties are ut of market, exce a ee ee Hi Catawbas, which are held at 3@40c per oie ern noe ee ~ e = basket. MY MOUNE ooocceoca se cl sencbocdasauions ol 10 — Sugar — 8@10c per Ib., according to| Conserves.... ......ccccccse. vesecsveee cesta 10 qua Maple Syrup—75@85e pe es 10 ee ee ee ee hag a ane era ee ct ea ea Gah 10 ’ paying We | wioken Tatty... 0... lel, cee 10 and holding at 9@%ec PORE SOUR R 10% Potatoes—The activ ity in the market still con- Extra 11 tinues, but the inability of shippers to get enough ee 11 cars to move their purchases serves to prevent Seca tanaanien a Re ai EAs ai 12 mach fuctuation in price. ee ee ere = Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores, 82.75 per bbl; Jer Cr ee eee seys, 83 per bbl. FrANoy—In 5lb. boxes. Per Box. Turnips—30@35e per bu. Lous Swe Ce eee ag = PROVISIONS. ___ | Sour Drops..... ..........-. eee) The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. eet — as ars ua eate = quotes as follows: H. M. ChocolatesDrops. eee FORK IN BARRELS. HM Ceara Short ent e220 IIIT He £0 | Mlegrlee Drops, nosso cies ‘= Extra clear pig, short cut................... 13 75 cope i a da thee chee a MRAER GPOME, MONT nes... ies ae Lozenges, es ee 7) cae ee Se rr er tone in Boston clear, short cut... 000000050020... 13 50| yf es ee ea ee ene "5 Clear back, ee 13 50 Cre ae Standard clear, short cut. best.............. 13 50 oles Sn CaS IRENA ~~ sausaez—Fresh and Smoked. aoe — — ent naicscveanceceasnesesus 3, | Hand Made Creams..... ey *@1 00 ao | a ne Plain Seamer na or oterr rere oa eee See... et Le oi ciao 9 Decorated Creams. . 1 00 re ne cle tele ele oe 8 Se 75 eee S imate ¢ Bologna, aah eee 5 oo —-s -_ —— i : FaNcy—In bulk. AA SEG se AOE MINE ERASE Rain ¢ LaRD—Keitle Rendered. Losenges, ee ae ie oe Scie 6 ou cane beers ea se eueccco cues 7 Checaiate TOPS, ol pails.. 13 Liven es oste eessersecbieensouceesesces oweses ‘ rops, in pails....... 8 a. 7h | tees Pane. oss Drops, in pails....... 7 ee ew g | Sour Drops, in pails....... cr wee wih hans og | cee r Bin. Pel ei OG Gee... Jamaica, Bb bth Galle (inmene 6% Bee @ ih Calin Cinacame iwi > 450 20 = sng ee ee ee aoe ee 50 ee 6 i co Bike 1 Baa. 4 Messina, choice, 360..........2..6..22+. @ xtra Mess, warrante Bouvet ee. 7 06 Cc ee ae Extra Mess, Chicago packing................ 7 00 Malaga Sanetidabuetetanegeeete teers 3 : - Boneless, rump ee Lae ses 9 50 OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or n. Hams, average . = es ee ee oo 93 Figs, Smy a choice layers oe = , Mee eee oats 10 “ “ oe on “ oe ‘. eee eee 10% “ Fard, oh box +2. ot ne ee cee tema trae ae RR, MMI ee cic ale ela PO Coe eoee eres vececcescowens “e 50-lb. pekeea Gk aaa @8 . Oe Nl 10 ‘ ShombOes a. sn nas cocc sons convo conse ee ae woaktast Bacon, bomeless........ .....-5...0. 8 cL ieee Heel, bare peroee... 2. nas gone, a ee or Dame Coens BOOey.......:.... c 6 “ commen ee Q Briskets, medium... 02002000 0020000. as mh... ee ” light ...--.-. -2--2+-++-s00 eee sees 6% Walnuts, Grenoble. ..... eae eae @17% FISH and OYSTERS. MO @13% F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: - TO oc eh ee eee @1i7 FRESH FISH. . ee eee @12 Whitefis ole eeu Med pd ie ene die oe eee @™% Table Nuts, 9 eek ee eg @16 ies eos bes adn ates hee me Foe We ke @15 CE ee eases @™% hon tons? ee i ————— @15 Cocoanuts, full Pe oe @5 00 ee @4 PEANUTS. Flounders @9 Fancy, & P., ee @10% Bluefish @10 eee 3 @12% Mackerel. . @% Fancy, Hw. Ps Stars i. @ 9% oe... “ @10 asted “- @i1 California salmom................. @2 Choice, i, P, me Pere... .. 5. oe @ 9% OYsTERS—Bulk. ‘© Roasted... oo a @i1 Standards, per ON ing tec ce ts laces @1 35 Fancy, a. P., Steamboats Ss Wates baa cont @ 9% re acs eee ce ee @1 75 Roasted....... @il1 Order a Case of the Reward Baking Powder. Packed Two Dozen 1-lb Cans. With Two Dozen, One Yellow GLASS Oil Can, “THE PEARL.’’ ARCTIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. _ Beans, soaked Lim THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Wholesale Price Current. The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who pay promptly and buy in full packages. PLE BUTTER. Chicago an Sa a AXLE GREASE. wemeer es. ............. ai hcaa #2 40 WN os ccc ke cess cseee 1B meee: cs le Te occ 2 25 BAKING POWDER. Thepure, 10¢ packages. $1 20 oe 1 56 ie 6 oz. - . 2 28 - % lb. ee 276 - - eo, ee 42 bia 11b. ee 5 40 . 3. iy co Less 20 per cent. to retailers. Absolute, 4 oo cans, doz...1 00 _ * . 4 = 1. * oo Acme, 4 lb. cans,3doz ... 75 "5 mom * £7. a . 300 “ce ulk E 20 Telfer’s, 4 - cans, doz.. 45 ” 4 ag baat al id 5 Arctic, yy b Cans ... ...... 60 oe C2... 1 20 " 7 ein ge 2 00 “ Oe becasue 9 60 Red Star, is tb cans........ = “ 4D eT ee BATH BRICK. English, 2 doz. in case. 80 eee el Cn nese v6) American. 2 doz. in case. 70 BLUING. “Gross Arctic, 4 0z ovals eles iene 400 . a jf. 7 00 cay pints, cnuitt cde 10 50 - 2a.% sifting box... 2 = > - 4@ “ . -. &&O “ 1o0z Ball Es 459 BROOMS. No. 2 Hurl De eee ee eee 1% No.1 eee eee eee 2 00 No. 2 Car t ie . 2 _ i 2a Parlor Gem........- .2e Common Whisk.. - BORCG sete ceneeees 1 20 ae 3 Warehouse........ --.---.. 2% BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. Ridie San. .....-.....-.-- 6 00 Oe FARIS... ce wee ew eee CANDLES Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes ee 10 Star, 40 Cece 9% dD og occ cs tea cose -- 11 ere a 25 ANNED Goops—Fish. Clams, 1 Ib. Little Neck..... 110 Clam Ghowder, 3 Ib......... 2 10 Cove Oysters, 1 1 » mgt. ok 5 Lobsters, 1 ~ “plenie ceen oe 1 90 Sa ol . 1m. “Star eT 2 50 - 2 oh. Seee......... 32 Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 25 1 Ib. stand Seseese 1 20 . cca anes 2 00 - 2 Ib. - ustard 2 8 lb. fed: 2... Salmon, i ib. Columbia i T5Q@1 96 i1lb. Alaska.. @1 60 Sardines, domestic 48 eal “ : " Mustard % a Z any ‘@10 ~ imported a 11 @12 “ spiced, 4s ...... 1 Trout, 3 lb. brook ....... 250 CANNED a Apples, gallons. . Apricots ......---- ce Blackberrics.... .....--....- ..1 20 Cherries, a ik eens 1 30 pitted ........... 1 Damsons.......-- oes Egg Plums........---------- 159 Gooseberries .........+++-++- 1 25 Green 2 Pies aes ees ; = Peaches, pie........--....-- - eae .........--. 2 30 “ mee 8 2 65 - Califormia. ........ 2 85 ee cedu ae ease ; = Pinea _? — tee ae oe eee 250 ns grated Se 2% ee a 110 pberries, black a * red... -1@ Givaw berries .......... 1 Whortieberrics.............. 1 40 CANNED eoops—Vegetables, © Green Lima........ @1 60 “ _Strin @ eee...) se ‘“ Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 40 Corn, stand. brands..i 00@1 2% Peas, soaked................ %5 i eeenoees...... ....-< @1 30 - stand June Les oueecau 1 40 cian ns @1 % fine French ......... -2 10 Ware. <5 s.ee 1 80 — ieee awe a eee @1 00 eM ca TY 1 10 Succotash, soaked.. 85 eteanderd......... 30 ‘Tomatoes, stand br’ds 1 05@1 10 CHOCOLATE BAKER'S. German Sweet.. 22 Premium.... ... 34 Breakfast Cocoa.......... 40 csi ag coe et sk 37 CHICORY. Red......... ck cle ae cabal ea 1% CHEESE. Fancy Full = --11 @1% +«k0 Qs Part a baaeol es 8 @9 — Sago.. oe @22 ee toe Soca @l1 Swiss, imported _..... 24Q 25 domestic .... 15@ 16 CHEWING GUM. Rubber, = Tumps.........-. 30 Spruce, a0. — a ATSUP.. Snider’ 8, of pint eee eee -1 35 Ce 2 30 . a pac ae CLOTHES PINS. Geross bomee oo... c.f €5 COCOA SHELLS. es ee 4 @4% Pound packages........ @7 COFFEE EXTRACT. Weer (ae... st %5 Wee. ins eer oC... 65 cOFFEE—Green. Rio, fair. good.. ai an ee. ..........- ‘* fancy, washed.. @24 ~ sole. ....--..... (23 @2A4 Oe 22 @23 Perignon @%4 Java, Interior.. ‘ @rx% _ Mandheling.. -.2% @30 eee 8. -e ws 22 @24 Mocha, genuine..... 26 @28 To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \%c. per lb. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. COFFEES—Package. PN ns ek 8, * te cabinet.......-.-. 2544 McLaughlin’s XXXX....254 lion... 2514 ~ te cabinets ...... ..-..- 26 Ce ee 25 CLOTHES LINES. Cotten, i....... per doz. 1 35 . woe....... _ 150 : mr....... 1% ue aon. ...:.. .* 2¢ ' a “ 12 Jute @fr....... . 1 00 i Se... _ 1 15 CONDENSED MILK. aes oo . 7 50 aie owe... .... 6 00@ 7 70 COUPONS. “Superior.” $1. per hundred seca 2 50 a SS 3 00 $5, cae 4 00 ao, eS 5 00 $20, a eee 6 00 “Tradesman.” $1, per hundred 2 00 ‘se Oe 250 + . 3 On =o _ eee 40 - ees 00 counts: 200 or over _ per cent, o 1000 “ ee “ CRACKERS. Kenosha Butter............- ™% Ce 5% eee. 5% i ee A 5% yst City Ogster, 52x. ........... 5% CREAM TARTAR. Rivietly pure............... 38 a, 25 DRIED FRUITS—Domestic. Apples, sun-dried — @13 Apricots, - ie @21 Blackberries “ cine @10 Peaches ase cece 16% DRIED FRUITS—Prunes. URRY... 5, 04s iene @ 7% ee EE ae @ 8% DRIED FRUITS—Peel. ee Orange. ............... 18 DRIED FRUITS—Citron. i Gee. @18 a oe.............., DRIED FRUITS—Currants. Zante, - barrels...... @ 5% n %-bbls...... @ 5% * in less quantity @6 DRIED eae Valencias. . @8 Ondearas........ Suliemes........-..-.-. London Layers, Cali- POON coe Leas 2 2% Mus’ ‘tels, Cal., 2crown @ "3 @2 35 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina, 100 lb, kegs......... Hominy, per bbl...........- Macaroni, dom 12 lb box.. 60 imported ie @i1 @3 @i 10 plit @3 Sago, German......... @6 Tapioca, fi’k or p’rl 6G 7 Wheat, cracked....... @5 Vermicelli, import. . @ll domestic... @60 FISH—SALT. Cod, — poi ered eat 5 @ ‘. Mack, sh’s, No.2, % bbl 1200 a . “ 12 Ib kit..1 30 “ “ ; 20 ” Herring, — \% bbl.. 2 90 2% a head, “pbls.. 12 00 “ “ kegs, --- %@ 8 = Scare ...... ._2 2 aroun, 4 Dee... .... @5 25 isl 0 Ib. kits ey White, No. 1, i bbis.. @5 50 2 Ib. kits..... 1 00 . 10 ib. Kite... . 80 e Family, % bbls.... - ' oe... FLAVORING extnacrs Jennings’ BC Be Lemon. V: anilla 20z foldingbox... 75 1% 3 02 ~ __.. 150 402 . 1 50 2 00 6 oz . 2 00 3 00 8 02 _ ..3 00 4:0 GUN POWDER. n—- bee eee es eee ea bao 5 50 ioe foe. 3 00 HERBS, 15 oo JELLIES. Citieago goods.............. 5% LAMP WICKS. ne ... i. ae Pe 0. cc. 40 ne Be 50 LICORICE, Bee le. 30 Ceeeeee.... . 25 ee... 18 LYE. Condensed, = dos........... 1% MATCHES. Ne. @ eiipeee....... C. 2 00 Anchor pare... 170 ae 110 Mees parioy......:........ 400 MOLASSES. Black Sivap............... < Cuba Baking........ nl 22 Porto Rico.. a ion Oe New Orleans, good.. Sea ces 35 — ets 40 . fancy. ...... £0 One-half eaenie. 3c extra OATMEAL. ereeee . 5c. c ec. tee 6 50 Half barrels.. ee ROLLED OATS. eee ae @6 50 Half pois Se eed ee @3 38 Michigan Test. ee 9% Water Witte .-............. 10 PICKLES emi $8 CO “oe 4 25 Small, ~ Sas eee esas eee 9 00 ¥% bbl. 4% Clay, No. 216. eee ee oe 1% =. — fall count........ vis] Cob, No. 12 Carolina head. os cease cca tes a oones, Wat. 7 scates— Perfection. Tea, 2- hb, tin scoop. ..8 6 50 oe «C“«w 72 - & », tin ecoop....... vé - " eee 87 Grocers’, 11- bb, tin scoop. 11 00 brass “ .. 12% ° 2m, tin eS “ _ —— oo Seotch, in aaees oe 87 Maccaboy, Wh OP. 35 French appee, in Jars..... 43 SAPOLIO. Kitchen, : doz. in box i 2 50 me 6U6el lmtCC#*C# 2 50 UPS. Snider’s Tomato. ocean oe sPicEs—Whole. ieee. 10 Cassia, China in mats...... 8 ‘¢ Batavia in bund....15 “ Saigon in rolls...... 35 Cloves, ee 22 ZOneter..... <..... 16 Mace Halavime....... ......: 80 Nutmegs, No. 1 ice eceeccce « 80 se Pepper, singapore, > black. ne shot sPic—es—Ground—-In Bulk. Ae = Cassi a, Batavia ee ae and Saigon. = . eee Cloves, Am ae 36 - a 20 Ginger, African......... 12% er 15 - Jenaica ........... 18 Mace Hatavia..............- = Mustard, —. ee nd Trie. 35 * VION. oon con 27 —.. 2 be 8 epper, Singapore, blac ee 30 “ oa. eae ue tus 25 SUGARS. Oot boat.......-...... @ 7% Cope |... @ 7% Powdered ieee aes @™ Standsrd Granulated @ 6% Bigs... ..... @e Confectioners’ A...... 6%@6. White a Co... @ 6% _— +. eee aa @6 c. . @ 5% Sale @ 5% Dark “Molasees........ @ 5% Church’s, Arm - ae: . 5% Dwewarecom....... ....... 5% Teyten's... .. 5... . 5G DeLand’ 8 ~~ Sheaf.. --5% ee --5% Our ike tereee 5 SYRUP Com, barréis.......... _ ee «one-half barrels. ...@36 Pure Sugar, Le ee ae 30@40 half barrel 32@42 SWEET GOODS. Ginger Snape.......... Sugar Creams......... Frosted Creams....... Graham Crackers..... Oatmeal Crackers.... SHOE POLISH. Jettine, 1 doz. in box...... 3 TEAS. JaAPAN—Regular. a... @v Goee.......... eauce @22 Choice. .. 24 @20 Choices woe Oe @36 Do 10 @l4 SUN CURED. Pele... cee on Good .... : @22 Cote 24 @29 CO eee 32 @°6 Dust -10 @14 @20 @25 @35 Extra choice, wire leaf @40 GUNPOWDER. Common to fair....... 25 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Choteest fancy......-.. 7 @ss OOLONG. Common to fair... ... 235 @v0 Superior to fine....... 30 @50 Fine to choicest....... 55 @6F SOAP. IMPERIAL. one Soap Co,’s Brands. Common to fair....... 20 @35 — ee a decor ees ; = Superior tofine........ 40 @50 oon Mee ermean Vamily.. .......... aoe Mottled German............ 3 00 | Common to fair....... 18 @% Olt Gorin 2 70 | Superior to fine....... 30 @40 oy en ‘ aa ENGLISH BREAKFAST. 08) ee @30 Gocoa Castle 000 3 00 Choice (oo a @35 Cocoa Castile, Fang pee’ 38 gy egaemari ae eo en B. Wrisley’s Brands, | DSts--------++-e-ee += aaa. 3 20 Mea Diaak. 2000 § G0 es 3 50 SODA. ounces, 00. ..-......... ... Sr ewes... 8 5% is SAL SODA. ‘ Menem Mie. 4% oe a Granulated, = ee 2 ToBaccos—Fine Cut. EDs. A. = & Co.’s Brands. reo bird. ......::... 4 awatha ............ 5 Cor - 5 Sweet Cuba........... 36 oo 3% Topaccos—Plug. ~— ee idea) aaa asc a Gal a a Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. SS Something Good.............. i ee Penen Pte 34 “Tobacco”................-++- 35 Tropaccos—Smoking. eee 8, 17 Plow Boy, 2 0oz.... 32 cs OM cine 31 ” 1 es. 32 VINEGAR. 75 | 40 gr.. Lace o RN 9 Diamond Crystal, cases ...1 50}; PAPER & WOODENWARE 28- b sacks = PAPER “ce “ce 56- lb my o “ “ 60 pocket. 2 = Curtiss & Co. quote as fol- oc i = ‘ 4 10 | lows: , " arreis .. .1 75 SALERATUS. ee : 5 5 4 TWINES. Oe 8 ie a 25 Cotton, No. Se. 22 ee 18 Sea Island, assorted....... 40 a. 0. Pails, No. 1, two- -hoop.. ‘* No, 1, three-hoop.... 1 75g Clothespins, Ser.boxes.... 55 Bow tiem. ........... 1 00 - Oe oo 12 - 2. .... 2 00 ia De a Re 2% ‘assorted, 17s and i9s 2 50 . “158, 17s and 19s 2 75 Baskets, st 35 Deeberl ..........-. 1 50 ° willow cl'ths, No.1 5 %5 e No.2 6 25 co “oe “oe No.3 7 25 bi splint o No.1 3 530 . . ‘6 No.2 4 2 as “ “ No.3 5 00 GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS WHEAT. were... ...... 93 meee All wheat bought on 60 Ib. test. MEAL. woe. ........... ..., Foe Granulated............ 1% FLOUR. Straight, in sacks ........ ” Sane... 0. Patent “ sseke :. ..-- - ™ Derrem........ Grates “ seeke.... _-. Rye “ eee MILLSTUFFS. Bran ee ee 16 50 ee 16 ww Mieeebien. 18 00 Mises Peed... 23 50 Cogree mead... 23 00 RYE, eG ee ae @55 BARLEY. ee Nae... 10 CORN. Salt eee... 62 Car ee ee ee 59 OaTs. _——_——————————eoeeee 52 Car ll 48 Hay. wat... 9 00 es. 8 00 HIDES, PELTS and FURS, Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows, nominal: . HIDES. ie 44%@ 5 Part Cured.. aa e 5% rua * atdsccreae UGE OE a... € @7 Bipa green ..... ..... 4 @s a 5 @ 5X Calfskins, green. ..... 5 @7 cured... .. 6 @8 Deacon sking.......... 10 @30 No. 2 hides 4 off. PELTS. Shearlings. . -10 @25 Estimated wool, ‘per 20 @28 WwooL. Wane. |... 20@30 Unwashed o toga MISCELLANEOUS. Welw 20 3 @4 Grease butter ........ 1 @2 i 1%@ 2 Ginseng 2503 09 LUBRICATING OILS, The me Oil Co. quote as follow ANIMAL OILS. Extra W S Lard....... 53 @58 . = ig 45 @50 No. ee 35 @40 Paréilékteten: ace. 52 @60 LUBRICATING OILS. W Ve Suminer... .... 74@12 “ Medium Winter. 7 @I12 Pan Cold Tasg........... @13 oe ceases cle 14 10 @ Old! Reliable Cylinder @65 600 Mecca @50 Anti-monopoly ‘ _.35 @40 Corliss Engine ....... @40 Golden Machine...... 18 @25 Mower and Reaper....25 @30 Castor Machine....... 25 @30 CASTOR OIL. rare... | --81 2%@1 30 Distilled .. .-81 10@1 25 ee 35 BURNING OILS. Water White -.......: @10 Michigan test ve Casgine........ ...... ' 9%@14 PAINT OILS. Linseed Oil, boiled... .65 @m raw.... .62 @72 Baptna ............. 2. eas Turpentine. .... ..-..- P. B. and satisfaction. OYSTERS. 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 heretcfore, guaranteeing quality, measure Fr. B. THE PUTNAM CANDY CO, 10 POUND CASES, 24 3-4; THAT BUNOLA REMEMBER COFFEE. Is better and costs less than most package coffees 100-CABINETS, 25 1-4. FOR SALE YB ALL GRAND RAPIDS JOBBERS 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Popular Goods for the Holidays: Library Lamps, Piano Lamps, Banquet Lamps, Parlor Lamps, Rochester Lamps, Kitchen Lamps, Mill Lamps, Tea Sets, Dinner Sets, Toilet Sets, Rose Jars, Motto Teas, Shaving Mugs, Novelties in China, Bread and Milk Sets, Plate Sets, Etc., Etc, Locomotives, Steamboats, Sail Vessels, Horse Cars, Iron Wagons, Railroads, Sawmills, Steam Pumps, Fire Engines, ic... ec. H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids, Mich. $ Street Lamps, Etc., Etc.| | 7) THE PRA: Perhaps in no line of merchandise are there combined so many useful and desirable articles for the Holidays as can be ‘found in the Extra Laree Asvortinen ‘Shown by us this season. We have spent months of labor i and travel in gathering from every leading factory at home and abroad the cream of their wares for our home trade. Our lines are the useful ones needed in every family. Our selections have been made along the lines of inex- pensive necessities for the home and fireside. Our prices are at the bottom—no advances, even where combinations and extraordinary demands have forced a rise at the factories. We bought our goods early in anticipation of a rising market and we are prepared to give our customers a benefit. This Is No Idle Talk. Values are rising and if you have watched the markets you know it. | Our lines have reached such proportions that you can select your complete assortment of us, and we shall be ipleased to sell you your stock of this line. : | If you have not received our illustrated catalogue No. 103, we will send it on request. Our complete Holiday cata- ‘logue will be ready in a few days. Please write for it, if not received. CALL AT OUR WHOLESALE SAMPLE ROOM, Only one block from Union Depot, where you will feel well repaid in looking over our line in person, as there are always many of the choicest sellers that cannot be understood or { : ‘even shown in type. Do not delay. Call early as possible, before our assort- Hook & Ladder Wagons,'ments are broken. Yours Respectfully, | Modern Glassware, Fancy Water Sets, Opalescent Water Sets, Richly Gilt Water Sets, Condiment Sets, Ruby Glassware, New Designs and Rich Effects in all table wares, etc. Picture A B C Blocks, Games for 1890, McLaughlin’s Books, Standard Novels, Child’s Reading Books, Papeteries-New Designs, Novelties in Brass, Perfumery, Fancy Soaps, Mechanical Toys, mtc., Ete, Special Department of Fine Bisque Dolls, Kid Body Dolls, Papa—Mama Dolls, Fancy Dressed Dolls, Washable, Bisque, and China Babies, Show Dolls, Dolls’ Furniture, Children’s Furniture, Etc.,. Etc. J a 8. OI ct Sari et a is NED ant enh i l } THE MICHIGAN TRADES SMAN. Resolved to Be a ‘‘Kicker.” “You saw that fashionable looking young man wearing a silk hat who en- tered the store as we came out,” said a well to do acquaintance of mine, as we stepped outside a gentlemen’s furnishing store the other day. ‘‘Well, he works in one of the railroad offices at $40 a month, wears better clothes than I do and stands off every one he deals with, until the last minute, and he can buy goods 10 per cent. less than I ean when_1 pay cash.” ‘““How is that?” I asked, with much surprise. ‘‘I always supposed the cash buyer had the advantage every time.” ‘‘Well, that’s where you are fooled,” my friend replied. ‘‘This young man’s parents are wealthy, therefore he is con- sidered good for any reasonable amount, and is allowed to run up bills accord- ingly. Im his case, itis assumed that this ‘limb’ will some time pay, even if he is assisted by his maternal parent, to protect the credit of the family tree. He invariably ‘kicks’ on the price of every- thing and generally gets a reduction. Then, when his bill is presented, he makes another ‘roar’ and wants some- thing off for cash, as he terms it, and he not infrequently gets it. I know it to be a fact that when he paid a bill of $75 a short time ago, the proprietor of that store presented him with the very hat you saw him have on, and it is no un- common occurrence for him to be allowed a selection from a choice lot of neckwear or handkerchiefs on such oceasions. But such is the competition in trade now and the pulling and hauling to get all there is from your neighbor in every kind of business, that modesty and diffidence with a buyer don’t count at all. It is the ‘kicker’ who gets the advantage ev- ery time. I go into a store, order what I want and pay for it without a word, and I have known instances where 1 paid more for the same goods than others who wrangled over the price and then had it put on the slate. It seems to be human to impose on good nature, and I have made up my mind to become a ‘kicker’ from this time on.” And away my friend went down the street to register his first kick on the price of a ton of coal. a Charlotte—John L. Dolson is sueceeded by J. L. Dolson & Sons in the manufac- ture of patent seat fasteners. Crockery & Glassware LAMP BURNERS. ma Ooee.... 2.5... 45 me 50 TT ieee cae ote co oe ee ea oe 75 LAMP CHIMNEYS.—Per box. 6 doz. in box. 0. 2 First quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp top ee eee eee 22 ee ee 2 40 a2 o OF ee ee eee ee 3 40 xx Flint. No. Sun, crimp top Bese eebs ciaa ee cn! ie 2 60 ee ees 2 80 Rat “* - ig Pereira aC U GIGI Dab gel 3 80 Pearl top. No. ; Sun, wrapped and labeled Se 3% ee nweectecacseu 470 No. 7 ge, - _ Pe ocde ayes 47 La B No.1 Sun, ‘plain bulb, per doz. . 2 ee ee al ele an so 1 50 No. : crimp, per. ee ee a a 1 3 eee ee eee. 1 60 STONEWARE—AKRON. Butter Crocks, per gal.. hoes e. Oe Jugs, ~ gal., per, doz peseecpicee secede e. cs 7 a ae Milk Pans, % gal., per doz. (glazed 66c) ... 65 Ty “ i “ “ { oe 90¢) a 3 FRUIT JARS. —e 8, Boyd’s or Rowley’s — i ele ccs, vue aes i 50 aie. 00 alf-gallons . ....... cata v0 — on fruit “jars and lamp chimneys are f. o. b. Bicycles, Tricysles, Velocipedes AND General Sporting Goods i 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 S8t., Calland see them or send for large, illustrated cata- GRAND RAPIDS logue. FIT FOR \ bentlemans Table: All goods bearing the name of THURBER, WHYLAND & CO., OR ALEXIS GODILLOT, JR. Grocers visiting New York are cordially invited to calland see us, and if they wish, have their correspondence addressed in our care. We shal] be glad to be of use to themin any way. Write us about anything you wish to know, THURBER, WHYLAND & 00, West Broadway, Reade & Hudson Streets, New York City KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP ’ Would you like to carry a side line and establish agents or sell to the trade? If so, address Bell Furniture and Novelty Co., NASHVILLE, MICH. Langeland Mfg. Co. Wholes Manufacturers of SASH —AND— DOORS DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath and Shingles. Office, Mill and Yard: East Muskegon Ave., on C. & W. M. R’y. MUSKEGON, MICH. | Grand Rapids & Indiana. In effect October 5, 1890. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave eee | South. rth. For Saginaw, solid train ....... t 7 30 am Wer Traverne CMGy 6 os. ase es 5:15am + 7:05 am For Traverse City & Mackinaw] 9:20am +11:30 am For Saginaw, solid train........ + 4:30 pm er CMe + 2:15pm + 5:00 pm For Mackinaw.... ..-t 8:50 pm 10:30 p m From Kalamazoo... + 3:55 p m TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going —: South. Poe Cinema. | 6:00am + 6:30 am | For Kalamazoo and er -ti0:15 am +10:30 am | Pree Sagseew. 2... ns - 11:45am For Fort Wayne and the Ea + 2:00 pm For Cincinnati... + 5:30 pm } 6:00 pm} For Kalamazo and .. 10:50 p m 11:30 pm Wires Ce le +10:30 p m Trains marked (|) run daily; (+) daily except Sunday. Sleeping and parlor car service: North—11:30 a m train. parlor chair car for Mackinaw City; 10:30 pm train, Wagner sleeping car for Mackinaw City. South— 6:30 a m train, parlor chair car for Cincinnati; 10:30 a m train, through parlor coach to Chicago: 6 p m | train, Wagner sleeping ear for Cincinnati; 11:30 p m | train, Wagner sleeping car for Chicago. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegon--Arrive. 7:00 am : 11:15 oo 5:40 p 3:45 pm 8:45 pm Throneh tickets and full information can be had by | calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at Union Sta- tion, i Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Cc. L. LOCKWOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEST. Arrives. Leaves. Do ee eee 12:50 pm :00 pm Trerouee Mal, ............ - 5:00pm 5:10 pm +Grand Rapids Express..... -10:25 pm *Night — Dcgces edu . 6:40am 7:05 am Te ene 7:30 am GOING EAST. PDCEHOEE TERDOTOON, 0000.6 cccecctecces 6:50am vrereeee wan... ‘ 10:20 am tEvening Express. 2 3:45 pm —_—a secs sec ac ea ane 9:50 pm 10:55 p m +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Detroit Express leaving 6:50 a m has Wagner parlor and buffet car attached, and Evening Express leaving 3:45 p m has parlor car attached. These trains make direct connection in Detroit for all points East. Express leaving at 10:55 p m has agner sleeping ear tojDetroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a m. Tickets and sleeping car berths secured at D., @. H. & M.R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot. JAS . CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Jno. W. Loup, Traffic Manager, Detroit. Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern. For Toledo and all points South and East, take the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Rail- way from Owosso Junction. Sure connections at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and connections at Toledo with evening trains for Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincin- nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville and all promi- nent points on connecting lines. . J. ParsLey,Gen’l Pass. Agent eee & WEST MICHIGAN RAILWAY. Fruit Belt Line. DEPART. Mail and Express for Big Rapids, Lud- ington, Manistee & Traverse City.. *7:25 a m Express for Chicago and Muskegon.. +9:00 a m Fast Mail for Chicago.. ~asce (120 2 Express for Muskegon and Hart...... +5:0> pm Night Express for Chicago «-+«- Seace0 Pp TH Night Express for Indianapolis ... §11:35 p m Mail for Big Rapids, Manistee and Traverse City .. +5:05 p m Ex. for Grand Haven & Muskegon... . +8:40 pm ARRIVE. Night Express from Chicago ......... *§:30 a m Night Express from Indianapolis ... $6:30 am Ex. from Muskegon, Hart & Pentwatert10:45 a m Express from Big Rapids, Baldwin ong Traverse Clty ......... 1. 1... +12:15 p m Mail from Chicago and — _ tooo pm Express from Grand Haven. «esas foo Pp Fast Express from Chicago . ....... “10515 pm Ex. from Muskegon and Pentwater.. + 5:50 p m Ex. from Baldwin and Traverse City. 5:40 p m Express from Traverse City...........*10:40 p m *Daily. ea except Sunday. “ €Daily except Saturday. tDaily except Monday. Through Chair car for Chicago on 9:00 a m train; no extra charge for seats. Trains leaving Grand Rapids at 1:00 p m and 11:35 p m run through to Chicago solid. Through sleeping cars between Grand Rapids and Chicago on night express trains. Through combination sleeping and chair car between Grand Rapids and Indianapolis on night express trains. Wagner drawing room buffet cars on trains leaving Grand Rapids 1 p m and Chicago 4:10 pm. 4:40pm train leaving Chicago connects with sleeper leaving Grand Rapids 11:30 p m for Traverse City. The5:.5pm train has through free parlor car to Manistee via M. & N. E. R’y For tickets and information, apply “at Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, and Union Depot. Gro DEHAVEN, Gen Pass. & Ticket Agt., Grand Rapids. iro. LANSING & NORTHERN R. R. Lansing Route. DEPART. Express for Saginaw and Bay City.... +7:: Mail for Lansing, Detroit and East... Express for Lansing, Detroit and East +1: m m m + Mail for Alma, St. Louis and Saginaw +4: m Fast =x. for Detroit, New York, Boston*6:2: m ARRIVE. Mail from Saginaw and Bay City. ...+11:45 a m Mail from Lansing, Detroit and East.+12:10 a m Fast Express from Lansing and East. *5:05 p m Express from Lansing and Detroit... +9:50 p m Ex. from Saginaw, St. Louis and Almati0:30 pm *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. The shortest line to Detroit and the East. parlor cars betweer Detroit and Grand Rapids. Solid trains between Grand Rapids and Saginaw. Two solid trains between Grand Rapids and Detroit, leaving Grand Rapids 7:2 ae and 6:25 p m, leaving Detroit 1:15 p m and 5:00 p For tickets and ret ct apply at Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, and Union Depot. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass, & Ticket Agt., Grand Rapids. Elegant or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 | MIcHIG IGAN Centrar “ The Niagara Falls Route.’ DEPART. ARRIVE DOORN 7:20am 10:00pm ee waves 6:30am :00 p m Pee MOO. 11:55am 10:00am *Atlantic & Pacific Express......... 1: bpm 6:00am New —" Pee Le 5:40pm 1:23pm *Dai ily. 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’l Agent. 85 Monroe - G. 8S. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union Depo Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 ainiie St. O. W. RuaeiEs, G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS —OR— PAMPHLETS For the best work, at reasonable prices, address THE TRADESMAN ,COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich, EDMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker Jeweler ik CANAL. 87. Grand Rapids 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, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BOWNE, President. D, A. BLopeEtt, Vice-President. H. W. Nasu, Cashier CAPITAL, - - - $300,000. Transacts a genera. banking business. Makea Specialty of Collections. Accounts of Country Merchants Solicited. a BEFORE BUYING GRATES get Circular and Testimonials. —* Economical, Sanitary, Cleanly 7 “aitis ALDINE FIRE PLACE, GRAND RAPIDS, MCR. ROTDY LECTROTYPERS, bila bd ate ing Photo& Zing Engrav) area 13 © LEADS SWES BRass RULE SULT \a SVL Gae oo hole)? nal Sete Loree} MAPLE. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The Changes of Seventy Years. Written for THE TRADESMAN. Does the reader ever stop to think of the past—say seventy years ago—as he takes a walk around any city and halts in front of the various store windows? What a magical change has taken place! None but the aged can realize this in all its wonderful imitations. To the ex- ternal vision, hardly a shadow of the past is perceptible. The store itself has been touched by the wand of a fairy and transformed into a palace of beauty. The windows are bright with the bril- liant display of goods, each seemingly more beautiful than the other. Let us walk within. Nodark and dingy room, dimly lighted by an 8x10 window pane or a tallow candle is here. Walls of purest crystal admit the softened rays of sunlight through mediums grateful to the eye, while at night the shaded glare of the lightning fills the room. Beneath our feet, mats and rugs and carpets of the orient deaden the sound of our foot- steps, and in mid-winter the balmy air of June enters from some invisible aperture for our comfort and happiness. And what mountains of goods in these stores, systematically piled beneath the lofty ceilings! It suggests a new and supe- rior world to be fed, clothed and sup- plied. Here, again, are the wide open doors of a grocery establishment, five stories in height, and filled from base- ment to attic. Step into the elevatora moment and merely glance at the con- tents of each floor. Here you see a stock of goods which would have been an ac- tual curiosity to any one on this con- tinent seventy years ago. Many of the goods then sold, and which are now in this stock, would not be recognized even by our grand parents, so changed in ap- pearance and improved are they in their new dress. Walk farther on. Here is this store in the broadest contrast with the past in the display of ladies’ ready- made wearing apparel—all unknown seventy years ago—novel in style and elegance, and bewildering in their beauty. Next door to this is a book store. It bears some resemblance to those of the past, but the paper and _ bindings of these volumes, the genius of science and art could not have produced in 1820. Here we pass a drug store. What a change in it in seventy years! The ‘“‘doctor’s shop’? then stood in its place, as its modest and unpretending predeces- sor. The various aids to the more per- fect and rapid transaction of mercantile business has been equally progressive. Elevators have taken the place of stairs; young ladies and type writers have crowded out the prosy old letter writers; speaking tubes and telephones have nearly supplanted the errand boys: cables and telegraphs have kept pace with the growth of the mails; fast trains do the work formerly covered by stages and coaches. We live in a fast age, but are we any happier than our predecessors of seventy years ago? A. Ss. Mt. —_—__—~>-9- <> The Grocer’s Recompense. A grocer works fifty-two weeks per year; that’s labor. Once in a while some- body pays him for his goods; that’s cap- ital. Once in a while some son of a gun of a dead-beat runs up a big bill and van- ishes without paying it; that’s anarchy. Later on justice will overtake the last named creature, for there is a place where he will get his just deserts; that’s hell. RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO., 12, 14 AND 16 PEARL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. We ask the trade to examine our line of Lumbermen’s Socks. All the staple kinds, men’s and boys’, at popular prices; also the best line of Felt Boots made, in prices from $9 to $14. foxed and plain, turns and M. S. el 4\oSnulu Rosszen COFFEES J} THIS CABINET HOLDS 50 ths and cost you nothing. worthless boxe:. the store is apparent. We can show you a fine line of Beaver Shoes and Slippers, Agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Company. DON'T SCATTER YOUR FIRE, OR WASTE COSTLY AMMUNITION UNNEGESSARILY--DECIDE UPON WHAT YOU WANT,THEN REACH FOR IT. 8S. K. BOLLES. E. B. DIKEMAN. §S. K. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Wholesale Cigar Dealers. “lOSs wri” 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. EHoldfasts 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 & CoO. WM.SEARS & CO., Cracker Manufacturers, 37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. P. & B. Brand Oysters. The trade throughout Western and Northern Michigan are requested to order the reliable P. and B. BRAND OF OYSTERS, Your order may be sent to any of the Grand Rapids wholesale houses or given to their agents, and same will be promptly filled. They are fine goods—packed daily—and guaranteed to be the equal of any brand ever placed upon the market. We shall appreciate your favors, either to us direct or to your jobber. The Putnam Candy Co. Muskegon Cracker Co CRACKERS, BISCUITS AND_SWEET GOODS. LARGEST VARIETY IN THE STATE SPECIALATTENTIONOPAIDOTO MAIL ORDERS. 457, 459, 461, 443 W. WESTERN AVENUE, - MUSKEGON, MICH. No Connection with Any Gracker Trust —— SEND FOR PRICE LIsT. HERE IT IS! AND WE GIVE THEM AWAY FREE! and cents to you, Boxes and Barrels are good in their place, but these Cabinets dress up your store, of making Boxes, consequently we can use them instead of the old-tumbled-down-Barrels and ed Coffee of the Woolson Spice Co., or order through your Jobber. You assume no risk for we fully guarantee the Coffee to give perfect satisfaction. It will cost you only one cent for a Postal Card . addressed to the Woolson Spice Company, Toledo, Ohio, for Price-list of Roasted Coffee in Cabinets. = ! 8@°LION COFFEE NOT SOLD IN THESE CABINETS.“@a They are made by regular Cabinet Makers at a slight expense over the cost These Cabinets are beautifully Panelled, Painted and Varnished. Their use in The 50 Ib. Cabinet is made particularly for the Counter Shelf; the 100 Ib. Cabinets to take the place of the unsightly Barrels so often seen on the floor. To secure these Cabinets you have only to buy your Bulk Roast- They are dollars THIS GABINET HOLDS 100 Ibs. et ~~ << PO ee Mes ee